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“Something tells me it’s all
happening at the zoo . .
Oregon’s zoo is located in
Portland. It claims to be the
“elephant capital of America,”
and has a “beautiful
penguinarium,” a “fabulous zoo
railway,” and sports a children’s
zoo and a special performance
theater.
But more than , its self
proclaimed assets, the zoo also
offers regular zoo-type things: a
good place to walk around in, all
kinds of animals to talk to, watch
and feed and lots of zoo-type food.
It costs 75 rents to get into the
zoo. Children 6 through 15 are
admitted for 35 cents and
children 6 and under are ad
mitted free.
The zoo is open every day of the
year except Christmas, from 10
a.m. until dusk.
■kw;«?s55 OMSI
On Sept. 29, 1896, John Cyprian
Stevens foretold the future of
OMSI—the Oregon Museum of
rience and Industry.
“Oregon needs a museum for
consultations. Your children need
such a museum as one of the
educational advantages to which
they are entitled.
“Will you not put your shoulder
to the wheel and establish the
nucleus of a collection that will
someday be the pride of
Oregon?”
Oregonians did, and OMSI,
with its main branch located in
Portland, is the result of con
tributed efforts —money,
materials and services—and has
never been supported by tax
money.
Self-defined as an en
tertaining and educational living
science museum,” OMSI is open
during the fall, winter and spring
seven days a week. Admission for
adults is $1, for students, 50 cents,
and for senior citizens (65 and
over), 50 cents. OMSI members
are admitted free.
OMSI’s major e>hibits are:
—Hall of Electricity. A series
of viewer-operated exhibits
explains the scientific principles
K electricity. Frequently, lec
re-demonstrations are held in
the hall.
—Aerospace Hall. Persons can
view a Gemini space vehicle,
exhibits from the National
Aeronautics and Space Ad
ministration, and other displays
on aerospace science.
—Lon Hancock Memorial Hall.
Persons can see “the outstanding
collection of Oregon Eocene
fossils in the nation,” plus a Mio
mastodon skull nearly six feet in
length.
—Max Lehmann Memorial
Agricultural Hall. Exhibits in the
hall are designed to tell the story
of modern scientific agriculture,
including a full-size mechanical
cow, operating beehive, and
hatching chicks.
—The S.S. Sam Diack. Persons
can handle all the equipment of
this ship’s bridge, as they take an
imaginary ocean trip.
—Walk-in Heart. It is 14 feet
high and 22 feet long, telling how
the human heart works and
peripheral displays further
demonstrate the function of the
circulatory system
-Transparent Lady. It is a
show, done at regular intervals,
telling how the human body
works Each organ and system in
her body lights up for persons to
see it and hear its function
—Fluidica. A series of 22
exhibits on fluid mechanics, each
one clearly demonstrates a basic
principle of the science.
—Harry C. Kendall
Planetarium. Persons can see
“star shows” in the nation’s
newest planetarium. New
programs are produced every
three months. Planetarium
shows happen every day, and an
additional admission is charged.
OMSI has a smaller branch
here in Eugene, located at 27 E.
5th.
The Eugene museum is the
southwestern branch of OMSI
and features two Burlington
Northern railroad cars and the
planetarium that was in Portland
before the new exhibit was built.
Photo by Phil Waldstein
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