Thursday, September 18, 1947
THE DAILY NEBRASKA
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Farmers Sec Research
Results At Fall Field Day
Farmers attending the annual j
Fall Crops Field Day on ag earn-'-' r .-.. ,,,
pus Wednesday saw what the VxiU OlCl Id JJjlOlU
-camei crops me sorgnums
Will do in a year like 1947.
The sorghums 'were viewed in
the afternoon tour of the ag col
lege farms east of Lincoln. Corn '
on the farms looked poor while J
the sorghums are green and somej
of the combine types may yield
as high as 50 to 60 bushels ofj
grain to the acre.
Earlier, the visitors saw some i
A I New Local ion
With the beginning of classes
on Thursday, the new Ag Cafe
teria will offer complete service
Foods and Nutrition building.
Although all the equipment has
not yet arrived, students will
find the service improved in the
streamlined modern installation,
and, as soon as furniture arrives
YMCAToIIold
Informal Parly
An informal reception for all
new men students will be held
Thursday evening by the, univer
sity YMCA, at the Y rooms in
Temple building. Entertainment,
refreshments, and games and a
presentation of the VM's program
of activities are scheduled.
The second of two consecutive
evening receptions, the "get-ac-quair.ted"
session tonight will
again feature the novelty numbers
of a five-piece swing band and
vocal number by the "Wander
ing Quintet" under the direction
of Raymond Moore. Negro spiri-
Lloyd Hurlhul Named Ag
Engineering Chairman
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piomising single cross nyDiios in - . tuals ire a niviiltv of th nuin
4i -r j i for the new nrivate dinine room luals a,e spec im oi me quin
ure pun. im'v aiso ifwni mihii- ; - -- " ,
nrw Hnvplnnmontc in Ki,ii.:iirf:ic t will have an over-all larger
tillsue work and Took a look at .capacity man us pi eciceessor.
some of the chemurgy crops! i,lc 1UU"'.
planted on the university farms. uie lul i-ym,m,
(ho dinners, and other
morning audience about the ex
perimental work under way on
the control of corn root worm
which was very bad in 1946. He
reviewed some preliminary work
underway where several dif
ferent chemicals were used. Dr.
Hixson, chairman of the en
tomology department said a lot
remained to be solved though in
using the compounds as sprays.
He also described the various
corn root worms in Nebraska.
Robert Olson told the farmers
that nitrogen applications in 1947
to small grain and bromegrass
brought good results. He told of
good results obtained from the
use of 60 pounds of nitrogen fer
tilizer on bromegrass plots at the
ag college farms not only in in
creased forage yields but also in
the production of seed.
Extension Agronomist D. L.
Gross presided over the morning
program where other members
of the ag college staff answered
cropping questions from the audience.
BuildingUiuler
Way On Swine
Industry Plant
The foundation for the new
University of Nebraska's swine in
dustry building is being completed
this week, it was announced today.
The construction of the build
ing was authorized by the Board
of Regents last Saturday. Work
immediatly started and it is ex
pected that the initial work will
be completed within 60 days. It is
being built at the University Hog
Farm, east of Lincoln.
It will be a U-shaped building
with two wings adjoining the cen
tral building for hog breeding re
search work now in progress at
the College of Agriculture under
the direction of Dr. L. E. Hanson
The central building will house
aa elevator, feed storage space,
living quarters for research assis
tants, classroom and laboratory
space. Overall dimensions of the
central building will be 100 feet
long and 30 feet wide. The eleva
tor will rise four stories an the
adjoining portions of the building
two stories. The farrowing wings
will be 80 feet long, 25 feet wide
and about one story high. The en
tire building will be constructed
of red brick with limestone trim.
The farrowing wings, Mr. Sea
ton said will be completed in 60
days and the central building as
soon as equipment becomes avail
able. YW Hello Hour
.Welcomes Frosh
About forty-five girls attended
the annual YW Hello Hour held
in the Ag Student Union on Wed-'
nesday afternoon. i
Th affair is sDonsored each !
year to welcome freshman girls
to the campus and to encourage
their participation in the YW ac
tivities. -The afternoon was spent in play
ing games and group singing.
Several special musical numbers
were presented and Bernice
Young, president of the organi
zation, officially welcomed the
girl to Ag campus.
Transportation Facilities.
With acquisition of a pair of ice
skates as a gift from Bill Holden
upon completion of Paramount'
TJear Ruth," Joan Caulfield found
berself admirably fitted to cope
with Hollywood's transportation
problem. She also hat an auto
mobile and a bike.
meetings,
functions
which the cafeteria may serve.
Originally planned to include
the cafteria, the Foods and Nu
trition building was dedicated
incomplete in 1943.
A LOCATION BY ANY OTHER
NAME.
For magnificient Tyrolean-like
background sequences for Para
mount's "The Emperor Waltz,"
which stars Bing Crosby and Joan
Fontaine, Director Billy Wilder
and Producer Charles Bracket
look the entire company to Can
ada's picturesque Jasper national
Dark for several weeks' shooting.
tefs. Approximately 85 men at
tended the first reception last
nieht.
Although the receptions are de
signed particularly for new stu
dents, all men are invited to at
tend, according to Gordon Lippit,
executive secretary.
Ted Sorcnson, city campus YM
president, will welcome the guests,
and social chairman Bill Reuter
will emcee the program. Cabinet
members will explain the various
interest groups and student pro
jects sponsored by the YM.
IF THIS BE TREASON.
Brenda Marshall, now appear
ing opposite Alan Ladd in "Whis
pering Smith" at Paramount, lived
for six years in San Antonio, Tex.,
yet she has never been inside the
Alamo.
Lloyd W. Hurlbut has boon
named chairman of the University
of Nebraska agricultural onginecr
ing department. Chancellor H. G.
Gustavson announced Friday. He
succeeds Prof. E. E. Bracken who
is retiring from the post.
Hurlbut, 33, a native Knsan
took his Bachelor's degree In agri
cultural engineering at Kansas
State College in 1932. ,He later at
tended the University of Nebraska
where he received his Master's
degree in 1934.
The new chairman taught agri
cultural engineering at Nebraska
from 1933 to 1942. He .served with
the Navy from February, 1 943. to
November, 1945 and was released
with a Lieutenant's rank. He was
overseas 19 months in harbor de
fense anti-submarine warfare.
Alter he was discharged. Hurlbut
served as assistant professor in
agricultural engineering and as
sociate in the agricultural experi
ment station at Purdue University.
Prof. Hurlbut was a member of
the Nebraska Board of Tractor
Testing Engineers from 1936 to
1942. He also did some of the
earliest work on determining the
practibility and efficiency of tires
on tractors while at Nebraska.
Prof. Brackett. widely known in
engineering fields has been with
the University since 1913. He be
came head of the department in
1930.
i Staff Mcmhrrs lo lr
Heard On Oiicajin Station
Four members ot the stalf of
the College of Agricultuic will be
heard on "Farm Service Pro
gram" during the next ten days
over WGN, Chicago, a men. her of
the Mutual Broadcasting system.
The interviews were recorded by
Hal Totten. WGN's farm direc
tor, on a recent trip to Lincoln,
and will be played on the pro
gram from 6:30 to 6:45 a. m.
(SDST).
CROSBY. I'NLTI).
According to a recent arfkle
I about Bing Crosby's business ac
tivities, there s no end to the
groancr.
GOOD NEIGHBOR WARDROBE.
I Inasmuch ns the plot of Para
! mount's "Road to Rio" is set in
i Brazil, Edith Head has giv en all
i of Dorothy Lammir's costumes a
1 S'outh American twist.
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