Budget cuts shorten museum hours
Danzig, permanent collections
point to a prestigious “image”
The courtyard in the University Mu
seum of Art exhibits tranquility
While metallic loons gaze intently
from the rooftop, the Indian Maiden
and Fawn silently watch the Japanese
fish swim beneath them Other works of
art stand in secluded corners of the
garden, creating a delightful sense of
harmony.
People visit this "inner sanctum' to
relax and pitch pennies into the court’s
pond Indirectly, the pennies will feed
the fish
"Although people aren’t aware of it,
the money thrown into the pond pays
not only for the fish, but for the flowers
and maintenance of the courtyard as
well.” says Richard Paulin, art museum
director
"There’s nothing in anybody's bud
get for fish food ” Paulin says
Extra revenue of this sort from pa
trons and a group called Friends of the
Museum has protected the museum
from budget cuts However, with an
other 20 percent funding decrease
looming, even these benefactors won't
be able to shelter the museum from
program cuts
Due to lack of money, the museum
will be forced to close its doors for the
entire months of August and Sep
tember As a result, most of the full-time
staff will be requested to take a two
month vacation — without pay
When the museum reopens its doors
in October, a new schedule will be
implemented, with the museum open to
the general public Wednesday through
Sunday only
The museum has absorbed cuts
quietly in the past, Paulin says, but
"this time the cuts must be made ap
parent to the public ”
The slashed schedule may be all
that's needed to alert the public to the
museum s financial plight In 1981,
over 80,000 people visited the mu
seum The Danzig exhibit alone at
tracted well over 2,000 visitors
Dismay over the museum's budget
difficulties is not restricted to the
Eugene area, nor even the Northwest
According to Paulin, the east coast
recognizes the Museum's accredita
tion more than the west coast, as the
Danzig exhibit suggests The University
art museum was one of the -few mu
seums in the country chosen to show
the exhibit.
"We were invited to host the Danzig
display primarily because the director
of the Jewish Museum in New York felt
that the University Museum of Art was
the best location for the show in the
Northwest," Paulin explains "From
here it goes to Harvard."
Like the prophet who isn't recog
nized in his home town Paulin asserts
that Eugene does not realize the
prominence the museum holds
“We easily have over 12,000 per
manent works, with one of the three
most outstanding Chinese textile ex
hibits,” Paulin explains “I wouldn't
even want to guess the value of the
permanem exniDiis nowever, n s
clearly in the millions.”
The Museum staff of 70 is remarkable
in itself, he says
“I don't know of any other museum
with a collection this size and a staff
this small."
The museum's accreditation goes
beyond its permanent treasures It is
cultivating a growing reputation for
''finding” new talent and introducing it
to the community
One such undiscovered artist is Lyn
da Lanker of Eugene Last November
the Museum invited her to hold a one
person watercolor and oil painting ex
hibition
Lanker says the museum show
"definitely furthered” her career
"There is a certain prestige in a one
person museum show " she says
Museums are not required to do any
show for any reason, personal, political
or otherwise They judge works on their
artistic merits and not on saleability
Lanker praises the museum's organ
ization and staff "I am thouroughly
impressed with the University Museum
of Art.” Lanker emphasizes "It's a joy
in a town this size
"I only wish more people knew about
it ”
Story by Brenda Thornton
Photos by Mark Pynes
Tests can provide cheap college credit
By Brian Bubak
Of the Emerald
Tuition has jumped through the roof but inexpen
sive college credit is available
Ellen Rowe, at the University's testing service is the
person to talk to.
Rowe, whose office is in Susan Campbell Hall, Rm
311, can probably recommend a couple of programs
offered through the testing service that give students
the chance to earn credit through examinations, for a
fee that might total less than one month's EWEB bill
The nationally recognized College Level Examina
tion Program can provide students with college credit
whether they are in school or not, Rowe says
Two types of examinations are available through
the CLEP program, she explains
The first is a series of general examinations de
signed to measure your understanding in a general area
of social science-history, natural science or humanities
These exams can be worth nine credits each.
The second type of examination offered through
the CLEP program, Rowe said, deals with specific
subject examinations.
The test covers a specific area of study, says Rowe,
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and is comparable to the tinal examination of a typical
class
A number of subject areas are available through
the CLEP program ranging from history to economics,
she says
You can also receive credit through the testing
service's Credit By Examination program
Commonly referred to as “challenging'' a course,
the program provides the chance to earn up to 12
credits, says Rowe The exams are compiled by the
individual University departments.
An IQ of 135 isn’t a prerequisite to passing these
exams.
“About 75 percent of the people who take the
tests get credit for them," Rowe said
But don't think any preperation isn't required
They're not just a push-over test, Rowe explained
Studying for the exams is highly recommended by
Rowe, adding there are even study guidelines available
for some of the CLEP exams.
Tests challenging Economics 321, English 253 or
German 101, "obviously involve a little bit of prepara
tion,’’ Rowe suggested
The cost of these exams is quite reasonable, Rowe
explained
With the cost of the CLEP program at $25 for each
subject test, or $47 for 18 hours of general examination
credit, the program is quite a bargain. Rowe points out
And the Credit By Examination is a bargain as well,
says Rowe
For a $15, one can petition a course, take the test
and depending upon the results, receive up to 12
credits
There is more available at the testing service than
just credit examinations though
Also available, according to Rowe, are programs
involving waiver exams, placement exams, General
Educational Development (GED) exams, graduate
placement exams, admissions exams and vocational
and personality tests
All this keeps Rowe and two work-study employees
busy.
Nearly 6000 tests were administered by the testing
service last year, Rowe said
And, she adds, "the majority of what we do has
some positive outcome for someone."
This abundance of business is forcing the testing
service to expand its facilities. Rowe says
The testing office will move to Rm 222, 1509 E 13th
street, across from Oregon Hall, sometime in mid-April.
Wednesday, March 10,1982