Jack Harris, who received a semester sabbatical leave from EMU to help plan the program for the Towner House Children's Museum and who has since received a grant from the Michigan Council for the Humanities to do a series of public discussions on the museum (see p. 1 of the Newsletter for the program which the Foundation will host on Sept. 27), reports that plans are well underway for later meetings and events. Members will soon be receiving more specific information about this important series.
It should be noted that the MCH grant paid for two significant aspects of the Children's Museum activities during Heritage Festival - the story teller and the Detroit Historical Museum's "Yesterday on Tour" group. Scheduled for the near future is the moving of EMU's Youth Art Program from Ford Hall on the campus to the Towner House. This is a Saturday art class for talented students. The first meeting at the museum will concentrate on the historic architecture of the area, with a tour, followed by work in the museum. The class is taught by Meg Lewandowski, art teacher in the Ypsilanti Public Schools, and runs for 8 consecutive Saturdays.
The September 27 Foundation meeting, when Judy White will give us an overview of the plans for the museum, is only one of several meetings planned for the fall.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND WISHING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES SHOULD ATTEND THIS MEETING.
Volunteers are needed in all areas of the museum project: working with children on a regular basis, fund raising, maintenance, collecting and collections, special events, etc. Call Judy White's office or Jack Harris.
Below, you see the poster used to advertise this program.