‘Mr. Mike’ adds personal touch to University museum
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Eighty-war-old Mika Smith tpandt tom* voiuntaar tima « Mm Muaaum of Natural
History making a "concrata blbla" tor an axhibit.
By Mandy Baucum
Emofafd Reporter
Mike Smith. ambles around the muic
um he has come to know so well Point
ing to all of the little additions he has
created for the museum, he fondly re
members the exhibits and people he lias
worked with over the years
Smith is affectionately called Mr
Mike by his co-workers The paintings
made for film by the program director's
daughter are a symbol of the family-llke
relationship he has formed with people
from the Museum
Smith often works with University
students and has come to enjoy them
like family as well
The old Museum of Natural History
building was opened In HIM. and was
forced to move when the old science
complex was torn down
Allhough the US Department of En
ergy science project grant gave $485,000
in replacement costs lo fund the new
Museum, lire Howerman and Aul/.en
Foundations and private Individuals
helped contribute to the Museum's relo
cation The Museum's own efforts raised
$150,000 for the project. After learning
that the construction bid was higher
than expected, they began fundraising
again.
Finally, the now Museum's shell was
completed in 1487. During his 11 years
with the Museum. Smith has seen all of
these changes take place und his volun
teer work has helped to (111 the muse
um's empty interior. He says that the
Museum's lack of money ha* made his
job a lot more fun
Now the museum has those full-time
paid positions, including program direc
tor and assistant Patty Krier and Erika
Kemmy, and conducts several tours a
month Twenty-seven tours are schod
7 couldn't wait to retire,
and I’ve loved every
minute of it I get up late.
I sleep late. I love It.’
— Mike Smith,
Museum of Natural History volunteer
uled for the month of May
Smith spends about four hours a day
making things like shelves, cabinets and
platforms dial will give kids a (letter
view of tlie waist-high exhibits. He's
made platforms for kids to stand on, set
up the lighting for certain exhibits and
made hundreds of what the museum
calls "sculpture stands."
"Really, they're |ust boxes,” he said
"They just c all them that to make things
more complicated."
Soon after retiring. Smith took oil
painting classes from Maude Korns Art
('.enter and says he discovered he wasn't
cut out lo tat an artist One day ho de
cided to ask if he could do volunteer
work there, hut someone said he would
have to talk to someone with more au
thority on the matter and asked if he
could return at a later date.
Smith said he walked out of the art
center and "just kept walking down the
lull" until he found the Museum of Nat
ural History He asked If he could vol
unteer there and started working that
day.
The museum needs the help of its vol
unteers and would prohubly have trou
ble replacing the HO yeor-old Smith.
Smith saiit he tried usking around at
local senior centers lo find u volunteer
who could fill his place, but didn't huvu
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Hypnotists say evil doctor stereotype is Pom ot ignorance
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
"You are getting sleepy, sleepy, sleepy." murmurs
the mysterious, evil Dr. Death. As he swings his pocket
watch back and forth before his innocent victim The
victim’s eyelids slowly close and the person's body re
laxes until it resembles silly putty.
"Ha Ha Ha." Dr. Death catdtles. "Now you are under
my complete and utter (x>ntrt>l."
This is the stuff of bod movies shown on television in
the wee hours of the morning and a far cry from what
hypnosis is really like or how it's used, hypnotists say.
Certified hypnotherapist Rosemarie Elsenberg said
people usually have misconceptions about hypnosis
based on what they see on television and in movios
"l don't use a gimmick technique like moving a
watch back and forth,” Eisenberg said. ''I really want
people to know it's not a magical, mystical thing It's
helping you get in touch with yourself."
Contrary to popular belief, hypnotists can't make
people do anything they want them to, Eisenborg said.
Instead, hypnotism merely lowers people's inhibitions
so that they’re more open to suggestion. Hypnotized
people continue to tie awure of their surroundings, she
said
"It's kind of like tieing in a movie theater," Eisenborg
said "You’re focusing on that If someone whls[>ers,
'L)o you wunt popcorn?' you probably won't hour it, but
if the person says, 'Them's a fire' you’ll probably hear
It.”
Eisenborg said she usually works with clients for two
to four sessions and each session lasts from an hour to
an hour and a half She said she uses hypnotism mostly
with people who want to stop smoking, lose weight or
manage their stress.
While tier clients ure under hypnosis, Eisenborg said
she emphasizes the positive results that will occur if
they break their bad hubits.
The American Council of Hypnotist Examiners in
Glendale. California has certified about 7.2(H) people
in 21 countries, suid Gil Boyne, ACHE executive dime
lor To bocomo certified, people must complete more
thiin 150 hours of instruction in hypnosis from an
ACHE upprovod school, pass a ACHE approved exam,
and hold a city business license.
Boyne said people must bo self motivated if they are
to successfully break a bod habit through hypnosis.
“If they loll me. "Oh, my wife yells at me Sho's u
non-smoker and slut's sick of my smoking, so I figured
what the hey I'd try it,’ " ho said “I lull them, 'Your
motive is not a strung enough motive ’ Hut if they say.
'It bothers my wife und kids, but most of all I want to
quit,' that's u great motivation."
Kay Anthony said hypnosis helped her break a puck
a-day smoking habit. She smoked her lust cigarette four
days uftor her first session with Eisnnborg in I0B5.
“It worked great," Anthony said. "It was very non
threatening and very pleasant. She convinced me I was
a non-smoker That's why I didn't feel I needed a ciga
rette, because 1 foil like I'd never started (smoking) "
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