THE NEBRASKAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1933.
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Survival of Fittest in Nebraska
, Plants Is Subject of Research
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. Plants and trasses, like humans, are constantly engaged in a struggle
for existence, imdi Dr. J. E. Weaver of the University of Nebraska, Above
Is shown Dr. Weaver arid several pictures showing the competition between
plants and its results. In one view is shown the relative size of heads of
wheat, ranging from one-half normal density at the. left to four times
normal density at the right
Nature's Artillery Stages Some
Colorful Warfare in State Fields
Nebraska is constantly in a
state of war. Constant "warfare"
waged in nature, especially among
plants such as grasses, grains
trees, and weeds, is the subject of
a study that has been conducted
for the past five years by the Car
negie Institution of Washington
through Dr. J. E. Weaver, re
search associate of the institution
and professor of plant ecology at
the University of Nebraska, who
worked with Dr. Frederick fc,
Clements, institution ecologist in
Washington, and Herbert C. Han
son.
A large part of this research has
been earned on by Dr. w eaver ana
his associates in Nebraska with
native Nebraska plants. In report
ing on Dr. Weaver's study, the
Carnegie Institution says:
"A tradition still current in the
Middle West holds that the prairies
and plains were once carpeted by
a dense turf of buffalo-grasses and
that these disappeared in the wake
of the vanishing bison, presumably
because of seme vague bond of
sympathy between the two. An
other belief held that the tall blue
stems had trailed westward after
the pioneers and had filed on
claims long before staked out by
the short grasses.
Studies Problem.
"Much field study had been
given this problem in Nebraska
and Kansas especially, Lcfoie an
oppoitunity oltered to lest tne
merits of tall and short grasses in
mtii.il competition. Within sight
of the graceful obelisk f Ne
braska's capitol was found a
stretch of nearly pure buffalo
grass, lagging half a century be
hind its departed namesake.
Dotted thru it were vestiges of
tall grasses, apparently hopelessly
discouraged by their diminutive
antagonists. The area was fenced
to demonstrate the part taken by
grazing in their effort, and was
charted annually for three years to
trace the court of competition."
During the first season the tall
grass recovered rapidly increasing
its lead each year until it eventual
ly dominated and actually replaced
the buffalo-grass in much of the
territory. This prpved that when
the bison roamed the plans by the
millions, they damaged the tall
grasses more than their shorter
competitors. As the buffalo were
killed off or driven westward the
taller grasses, handicap removed,
soon regained the rank allotted
them by the character of the cli
mate. The research also engaged in
study of the competition between
forest and prairie. On this phase
the report states that grasses of
the prairie type can offer such
competition to trees that without
some artificial assistance grasses
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made by forests.
Dr. Weaver plans to continue his
study of the prairie grasses and
has recently been named by the
National Research Council as one
of a committee of six to study the
ecology of the grasslands of North
America. The purposes of this
committee are, in part, to stand
ardize methods of studying grass
lands, to outline plans for grazing
research and to acquire areas of
grasslands for permanent preservation.
ATTEND ENGINEERING MEET
Nebraska Is Represented at
Series of Sessions
In Chicago.
A number of members of the
faculty of the college of engineer
ing are attending the meetings of
the A mn ican Society of Mechan
ical Engineers, the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineei s, and
the Society for the Promotion of
Engineering Education in Chicago,
at the present time.
They are Prof. XV. L. DeBaufre,
chairman of the department of ap
plied mechanics; A. A. Luebs, as
sociate professor cf mechanical en
gineering; C. M. Duff, professor cf
applied mechanics; Prof. J. W.
haney, chairman of the depart
ment of mechanical engineering;
and Prof. O. J. Ferguson, dean of
the college of engineei ing.
Dean Kerguscn, at the meetings
of the Society for the Promotion
of Engineering Education, will
present a paper, "Interchange
Among Faculties of Engineering
Schools." The paper is a review of
a treatise written by D. C. Jack
son, professor of electric power
production at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Follow
ing the Chicago meetings Der.n
Ferguson will attend a weeks con
ference of presidents and deans of
engineering schools at Madison.
Wis.
NEW PLACEMENTS CITED
Seventeen Nebraskans Find
Openings or Promotions
in Teaching Field.
That positions are still opening
up in the teaching field is indicat
ed by the latest report of the de
partment of educational service at
the University of Nebraska which
lists a number of Nebraskans who
have recently secured teaching
positions. They are as follows:--
Mrs. Mae Bunker, Lincoln, who
will receive her masters degree in
secondary educatioin at the end of
the summer session, commeiicial
work, Martinez, Calif.; Clara
Koenig, of Plymouth, normal train
ing and Latin at Newman Grove;
Eleanor Dixon, Blair, home econ
omics at Eagle.
Helen Julsnn, Siioux Falls, S. D.,
English and Latin at Beaver cross
ing; Ina Hanson, Worland, Wyo.,
first grode, there; Neva Beth Tur
ner, Lincoln, first grade at Scotts
bluff; Ralph Canada, Bcrtrand,
superintendent at Fiilcy; Rutli
White formerely of the Ploasan
ton public schools, principal at
Scotia.
Florence Velte, Crete, principal
at Clearwater; Frances Bronn,
Lincoln, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th
grades at Roca; Abrar.-. Epp, Bea
trice, vocational agriculture at
Anselmo; Marguerite Peters, prin
cipal at Goehner; Stephen Epler,
Bethany, science, manual training
physical education at Chester;
Marie Hornung, Roca, home econ
omics at Phillips.
Lloyd Shepard, last year super
intendent of Union Center at Lib
erty, superintendent at Palisade;
Alcen Neely, Lincoln, hisjh school
work at Marion ; and Elnora Cline,
Lincoln, home economics at Gotb
enburg. t
ON YEARBOOK STAFF. ,
Dr. Knute O. Broady, professo
of school administration, has re
ccived notice of his appointment
as a member of the 1934 Yearbook
Committee for the Rural Depart
ment of the National Education
association. Title of the yearbook;
is "Enriching the Curriculum o
the Small Secondary School Eco
nominally." Notice of the appoint
ment was received from Frank W
Cyr, of Columbia university Teach
ers College who is editor of the
yearbook. Mr. Cyr was formerly;
superintendent of schools at
Chappell, Neb.
Arthur Jones announced that
Mr. Hahn's orchestra has been en
gaged to play for the party on
July 7, at the coliseum. Further
entertainment will be furnished by
the Kosmet Klub quartet.
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EASTERNERS VISIT MUSEUM.
Among the visitors at the uni
versity museum this week were
Dr. Madison Bcntly of Cornell uni
versity and Dr. Edward J. Foyles,
director of the museum of natural
history of Rochester university,
Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Foyles
brought with him a group from
Rochester university including Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Moore who do
modeling and making of minia
tures there.
LEAVES FOR FAIR.
Miss Luvicy Hill, assistant pro
fessor of commercial arts, left
Wednesday evening for Chicago, to
attend the Pi Lambda Theta con
vention. She will also attend the
commercial section of the National
Educational association. She plans
to return next week, at the close of
the summer session recess.
PLAN COAST TRIP.
Col. and Mrs. F. A. Kidwell will
leave next Sunday for a trip to the
Pacific coast with their daughter,
Cathro Kidwell, who is an instruc
tor in Mount Holyoke college in
Massachusetts. Colonel Kidwell is
connected with the military de
partment. The trip will be made in
Miss Kidwell's car.
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