University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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As executive director of the American Council of Learned Societies, Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, the youngest dean ever to head the Lit- erary College of the University of Michigan, brings to the Uni- versity his extensive knowledge and experiences in the field of hu- manities and the liberal arts. Zoo 38 has much to offer a student besides four hours credit in natural sci- ence. Other than a glimpse into the mysteries of peck-order and protective inhibitions, a student may listen to Marston Bates, a man of unique wit, extensive education and renowned reputation in his field. Dr. Bates is now writing the greatest book since THE NATURE OF NATURAL HISTORY. Diversity of Greatness Characterizes Its Faculty 18 '

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local natior Election night at the University television station. Weeks in advance, the staff familiarized themselves with the national picture in order to broadcast complete coverage and analysis. Here is a professional devotion developed in an atmosphere of tension and teamwork. Here is practical and artistic experience within the Lit School where students bring the University to over half a million people in Michigan. Born and bred under closely controlled conditions in the Mason Hall experimental psych lab, rats run through mazes suffering bumped noses and electric shocks, but are happy in revealing important factors in learning that will implement scientific investigation. To really know and appreciate art, one must be continually exposed to it. This often entails virtually taking up resi- dence at Alumni Memorial Hall for a more detailed study of color and line. 17

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Dr. Hazel Losh, assistant professor of astronomy, takes an avid interest in personal as well as celestial relationships. Former students will testify that her memory for names is nothing short of phenomenal. Supplied with students who are demanded by various curriculums to absorb the complexities of economic theory, Professor Shorey Peterson effectively stresses the social implications of economics. Student interest in Russian History may be attributed to Professor Lobanov-Rostovsky in addition to the inter- national situation. To the class he brings wit, charm and narrative delivery of the course which he animates with rare spontaneity and polysyllabic names. ' fit IBO MT.