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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1939)
- Tuesday. November 13. 1939 Tlie DAILY NEBRVSKAN 3 illlllllillll I on ag campus I Kg rsmpni Editor R Rrawa Reporter oa this Imim Kll Toinarh Randall PraU Leo Cookley Krlth fltlninra Rowmary Kanp. Judging fream takes second in ICC. meet Alternates will enter Chicago competition slated for Dec. 1-2 Out-ranked only by the Okla homa A. Sc M. representatives, the University's crop judging team again placed scftond in the annual . Intercollegiate crops contest held yesterday in Kansas City. Mem- . bers of the Nebraska team, which is coached by Dr. A. L. Frolik, of the agronomy department, are Milo Tesar, Tobias; Jean Lam bert. Ewing; and Will Pitner, Stratton. Last year the univer sity judging team also placed accond in the contest which is sponsored by the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade. Livestock show From Kansas City the team, together with Andrew Andresen and August Dreicr, alternates, will go to Chicago to compete Dec. 1 and 2 in a judging contest held in connection with the Interna tional Livestock show. The Kansas City contest con sisted of three phases, the first of which required the identification of 185 varieties of crops, weeds and diseases, giving the scientifica and common names of each and the regions where they are most common. The second requirement consisted of judging the more common crops and the third was the grading according to federal standards of cotton, grain and hay. Talks at Fremont Dr. G. V. Rosenlof addressed Fremont high school teachers last week on "The Importance of the Library in Curriculum Construc tion." Friday evening he addressed the annual fall meeting in Lincoln of Scottish Rite Masons. University will send judging teams to Chicago for International Show The university will be well rep resented at the International Live stock show in Chicago, Dec. 2-9. Four-H clubs will also attend from the Cornhusker state. Live stock entries and various agricul ture and home economics judging teams will make up the list. The animal husbandry depart ment Is to be represented in the intercollegiate judging contests by two teams. Prof. R. R. Thalman coaches the livestock team com posed of Keith Gilmore, Edwin Rousek, Wayne Smiley, Lyle Rob- the University of Nebraska and exhibited by Oklahoma A. & M. to the grand championship in Chi cago in 1S37. The other two Short horns were sired by -half brothers of Ashbourne Orange. In addition, two Hereford and one Angus steer are officially entered. The third collegiate team to represent the University of Ne braska at Chicago is in crops judging. Dr. A. L. Frolik took his team to Kansas City over this week-end to compete in a contest there Monday before continuing erts, Gus Hokanson, Leo Tupper on to Chicago. Results of the Kan- and Eric Thor. Another potential national in tercollegiate championship meats sas City event will be known early Wednesday. The Nebraska team has won top place in the national judging team is entered at Chi- contest at Chicago for three con- ca go and is coached by Prof. Ross Miller. On the team will be Eric Thor, Lyle Roberts, Marvin Kruse and Paul Fidler. 50 to congress. More than 50 state champion 4-H club members from all parts of the state will take part in the National Club Congress in Chi cago at the same time the live stock show is on. The group gath ers at Omaha Saturday, Dec. 2, and entrains there for the Windy City where it will attempt to an nex national honors. Prof. R. R. Thalman reports that several Angus and Shorthorn cattle from the college of agricul ture will enter the Chicago show. Irenmere's Qumetta, an Angus, is to show in the junior calf division. N. U, Clovermere is to show as a senior bull calf. The two animals also show as a pair. Both were first prize winners at the Ne braska state fair.- Golden Chain Fifth Is entered as a senior Shorthorn heifer calf. In addition, two junior Angus bull calves, two Hereford bull calves and one Hereford heifer will be sent to Chicago. Nebraska also has a number of entries in the steer division. In eluded are six Shorthorns. Four of these are half brothers to Ash bourns Orange the steer sired by secutive years. The squad mem bers: Andrew Andresen, August Dreier, Jean Lambeit, Will Pitner and Milo Tesar, or every 160 subscriptions Salesmen can take home a new five-tube desk radio The Cornhusker Countryman enough subscriptions during the snbsprintion driv started todav Contest to make a total of 160 1 L. A.1 X . being sponsored by the Coun tryman to enlarge the student sub scription list and increase interest One semester's subscription will eoual one vote, and anv salesman among ag students in their mag- wno geta ni3 total votes up to at azine, the circulation manager lest 160 will be entitled to a radio stated. Th driv will close De- sweeepstakes prize. No limit has cember 18. To the ag student War involving United States improbable-says Bengtson By Hugh Wilkins. "There now seems to be little chance that the United States will become engaged in tlie current war; at least it is not in the range of probable events, is the opinion isting, thus causing an advance in prices. Another factor tending to raise prices would be the demand of the allies for American goods, if the United States joined them, and of Prof. Nels Bengtson. chairman snipping became scarce due to of Nebraska's reoerranhv depart- continual German sea raids. With menL shipping at a premium thexnear "In the hypothetical case that nesa Canada and United States this count rv should be drawn into to England and France would pro- the war." he continued, "prices of mote foreign trade between the wheat, cattle and other products -llla and the North American raised bv Nebraska farmers prob- countries instead of allied trade ably will not go as high as they w,th South America, went before (1917)." . Ptash beds Although reneral commodity Classifying another sandhill "prices would undoubtedly rise U boom in potash production as im war were declared because of a possible, the geography depart- decrease in workers and an in- mcnt fieaa declared that the dis creased demand. Professor Bengt- covery and exploitation of large son exDlained that prices would s of potash in New Mexico and be limited to a reasonable profit Texas, together with production by law. irom ocanes juaxe, tjamomia, Produce for patriotism. would meet future demands for "In the next war the farmer U mineral. will produce because of patriotism Professor Bengtson expressed rather than because of a desire personal approval of government to make an unreasonably high profit," stated the geographer. Recalling that during the World war the price of wheat on the control of prices in time of war, saying that imposition of this con trol recognizes the belief of the American people that part of the Chicago market was limited to population is not entitled to annor- $2.20 by federal control, he fore- mal profits at the expense of lives cast a virtual dictatorial control of fellow Americans. He also of prices in event of another con- pointed out that war prosperity flirt. A i a. further illustration of is not true prosperity, because it this control he pointed to the cop- is not based upon increased na per market. British copper pro- tional production. ducers are now being forced to sell their product at about nine cents per pound to the British govern- . ment, instead of obtaining tne American price of twelve and one half cents. Why high prices? In elaborating on causes which would result in somewhat higher prices for wheat and cattle. Pro fessor Bengtson directed attention to the fact that large numbers of workers would be drafted for government duty, thus taking them from gainful employment in ag riculture and Industry. However, war time demand would be added to the normal demand already r- ill '- 4 r-jilS Hear 11 O'clock irion of tk 'DAILY" Station KF03 Prof. Davis reads paper in Chicago Prof. H. P. Davis, chairman of the dairy husbandry at ag college, will go to Chicago this weekend to present a technical paper at a meeting of the Amencan Society of Animal Production Friday, Dec. 1. His discussion will be based on studies on increasing breeding ef ficiency conducted by himself and N. K. Williams, now at the Uni versity of Vermont. The program is a part of the thirty-second annual meeting of the National Animal Production organization to be held from Dec 1 to 3. Prof. Davis will be ac companied by Dr. Gravers Under bjerg, also of the animal hus bandry department. A new course in the study of war causes has been instituted by the College of New Rochelle. Cornell university has a fresh man student who represents the fourth generation of her family to enroll at that institution. For vacation votes the Countryman will award a five-tube desk radio. who sells been set as to the number of peo ple who may win any one prize. Many prizes Huskers get turkey dinner ot Jones' Members of the Huskcr football team arc celebrating Thanksgiving a little previously, as Major "Biff Jones is entertaining the boys this week. Last night the Husker linemen went out to the Joneses' for their turkey dinner, while tonight the ends and backficld men will be guests. They didn t all come out on the same night, because there were too many of 'em. but the Biffer's making sure he gets them all by taking two nights to do it. Second prize offered for which 80 votes must be made, is a five dollar camera, and third in the list is a Two dollar cash prize for 40 votes or semester subscriptions. In addition any salesman who makes either 10 or 20 votes will receive a convenient folder in which copies of the magazine can be kept for reference. Cooksley emphasized that any student who wishes to enter the contest may do so by registering at ag hall 301. He urged that all men and women interested in working on the Countryman sub scription drive get their subscrip tion books and begin selling as soon as possible. Countryman staff goes to press confab Four students, prof will attend two-day conference in Chicago Four members oi the Corn husker Countryman staff and R. T. Prescott, faculty adviser, and his wife, will leave Thanksgiving day for Chicago to attend the annual covention of Agricultural College Magazines, Associated, as repre sentatives of the Countryman. Sylvia Zocholl, Wendell Thacker, Merritt Boone, and Leo Cooksley, are the staff members going to Chicago to confer Friday and Sat urday with representatives from other agricultural magazines thru out the country. W. A. Sumner, head of the department of agricul tural journalism at the University of Wisconsin, and head of the na tional organization, will preside over the two day session. Students attending will have the opportunity to hear men and women prominent in agricultural journalism. The group will drive to Chicago Thursday, and will attend conven tion meetings Friday and Satur day at the LaSalle hotel. Saturday afternoon students attending the event will be guests of the Inter national Livestock Exposition offi cials. The Nebraskana will return to Lincoln Sunday. Two dairy husbandry grads visit campus Two graduates of Nebraska's dairy husbandry department were recent visitors in Lincoln accord ing to Prof. H. P. Davis, chair man of the department. Ray McCarty, a 1936 graduate, was here for Thanksgiving and the Oklahoma game. Last year he received his master's degree at the University of Missouri where he had been studying under a fellow ship, and is now a Farm Security administration supervisor at Mex ico, Missouri. Earlier in the week, Joseph Huffer. also a 1936 graduate, was in Lincoln. 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