Wednesday, May 1, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
ome Ec students prepare
series of household exhibits
Demonstrations include display of frozen foods,
dress making, designing and furnishing
Home economics exhibits and demonstrations will be on display
Saturday at the Farmer's Fair. Home economics students are now
busy preparing numerous food, clothing, home-design, and household
utilities exhibits.
One of the food exhibits will show "The Preparation of Food for
Freezing Lockers," in which different steps of the preparation will
be described in verse. Other exhibits will be "Dressing the Salad"
by Etholyn Findley, and "Preparation of Rice," by Dorothy Mattley.
Carrol Briggs, Home Ec Junior, will exhibit "Lard Cakes." Nebraska's
native farm products will be featured in another exhibit. Co-chairmen
of the Foods Exhibit are Doretta
and Virginia Oster-
Schlaphoff
gard.
Among the clothing exhibits,
Betty Rose Conway will demon
strate how to drape patterns on a
form so that different ideas may
be used in making one dress. An
other exhibit will show the college
wardrobe in outline form. This
exhibit will be illustrated by dem
onstrating versatility in changing
of accessories and combinations.
The chairmen of the Clothing Ex
hibit are Charlotte Peckham and
Helen Scheve.
Design exhibit
The theme of the design exhibit
is "Street Fair." The exhibits will
be a revue of the college woman's
activities in the classroom all year
Continuous demonstrations will
show block printing, ship carving,
and finger, painting. Attending
guides in appropriate costumes
will assist in this exhibit. Amolic
Svoboda and Betty Jean Spalding
are co-chairmen
At the nursery school there will
be an exhibition of children's
books, pictures of the daily rou
tines in the nursery school, and
articles that nursery school stu
dents have made. The building
will be open all day for inspection, j
The housing and equipment ex
hibit will be in the Activities
building. The purpose of the show
is to point out the change in
small household equipment and
house planning; in the past 25
years. Chairnvn of this commit
tee are Jean Flory and Miriam
Griffin.
Home furnishing
The home furnishing exhibit
will include demonstrations on slip
' cover finishes and flower arrange
ments. The exhibit will be in de
sign laboratory.
Another exhibit will show girls'
projects which represent periods
in home and plans for colonial,
modern and Spanish furnishings.
Decorative objects in the home
such as wall paper, pictures,
etc., will be the subject of still an
other exhibit.
A home-made pressing and
cleaning outfit will also be ex
hibited and demonstrated. The cor
rect way to press different types
of fabrics will also be shown.
Chairmen of thig committee are
Vivian Brown and Helen Klatt.
Designers to give
puppet shows
Pulling strings is just another
part of the Farmers' Fair activi
' ties, for puppet shows will be pre-
sentcd alternately in the afternoon
of May 4. "Alladin," and "Little
Red Riding Hood," are the playa.
ten cents is the admission and
Home Economic social rooms is
the nlaee.
Made by the Design 22 class, all
characters, properties, and stage
are a result of their work. The
plays are dramatized by Margaret
Miller and Louise Reed. Doris Ken
nedy and Helen Cartner are in
charge of programs.
Given Monday niorninr, for the
nursery school children, the shows
were a howling success. They
were shown Tuesday night .for Uie
Home Economic faculty, who
stamped their enthusiastic ap
proval on the shows.
A preview of "Little Red Riding
Hood," will be given at the'Pre-
Fair dance during intermission i
Wednesday night.
Puppeteers are:
Property committees are:
Julia WiiMo, Kllpn Wlelnne, Ruth Ann
FiMter, MaiKiirt't Miller, Ji'iiiMte BoolwiR.
IjmiIh Rcfil, MarRaret Moore, Virginia
McDermund, nnil Rohh Kniduchm.
Margnrrl Miller, Irene Jensen. Louie
Blair. Kuther Munion, Kuth Rune, Mary
Oiplen, Mlnti Carol Klsher, I-milne Keed.
lori Kennedy, and Helen (jurtner.
Block, Bridle
plans 13th
meat judging
Set annual contest
for May 10; entrants
to compete in 9 classes
The Block and Bridle club, spon
sor of the thirteenth annual meat
judging contest to be held on Fri
day May 10, at the Lincoln Pack
ing Company, is planning to make
this year's the biggest contest in
its history. Block and Bridle, ac
cording to Marvin Kruse, member
of the 1939 judging team and man
ager of this contest, expects a
larger number of entrants than
they have ever had before.
The contestants, he continued,
will probably judge nine classes,
two beef carcasses, two of whole
sale beef cuts, one pork carcass
class, two of wholesle pork cuts,
and two lamb carcass classes.
Trophy for top man
The three high men in the pork,
lamb, and beef carcass judgments
.will receive ribbons, and the high
individual of the entire contest will
be awarded the championship
trophy given by the National Live
stock and Meat Board. Last year
Paul Fidler, now taking his mas
ter's degree at Oklahoma A. & M.,
won the trophy. Fidler was high
in beef-judging. James Saunders
was high in judging pork, and
Tom King was high man in the
lamb class.
Those interested in competing in
the contest may get practice train
ing every Monday and Thursday
at 4 p. m. at the Lincoln Packing
Company. The temperature in the
cold storage room is about freez
ing and would-be contestants are
advised to dress warmly.
Coeds show
'My Year'
in fashions
Outdoor theater to be
scene of style parade;
six attendants model
"My Year," a diary depicting
school life, parties and campus life
will be the theme of the style show
at the Farmers' Fair May 4. The
outside theater near the Dairy
building is the scene of the show
which will be presided over by
Gwendolyn Jack, Goddess of agri
culture, and her six attendants.
Attendants of the Goddess who
will model the new fashions are
Alice Lideen, Amollie Svoboda,
Lois Hammond, Annabelle Hutchi
son, Joy Pestal, and Woodie
Campbell. All are seniors.
Frosh help to.
Dressed in pastel colors, 25
freshmen girls will form a ring
about the audience and add color
and charm to the affair. Miriam
and Ardith Hackman and Norma
Jean Campbell will play a trio con
sisting of piano, violin and cello
during the show. A commentator
will talk about the dresses as girls
pass in review. The show will be
similar to that of the AWS Coed
Follies.
Phyllis Chamberlain, last year's
Goddess and Mrs. Katterson of
Ainsworth, who in 1916 was the
Goddess presented will be present
ed and will be the guests of honor
with the present queen.
Mary Schriken and Mary Lloyd
are co-chairman for the affair.
All clothes to be styled were
made by the girls themselves and
add more to the occasion. Men's
clothes shown will be from Har
vey Brothers.
Ag students prepare
for annual festivities
Collegians boast of biggest Farmers' Fair in history;
booster parade scheduled for 10:30 a. m. Saturday
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resemble huge flowers; horticul-
tuA Viaiici la ofill a oap of Hut
Engineering, tractors; home tn ' WQn first ize lagt year'with
in a graphic presentation of . . traa mrh.mo: rht.
tne growm or nome ec siuoymg artillery wiU show off its
from 1920 to today; poultry, chick- guns; and boxing and wrestiing is
ag
ec,
ens, and birds hKe inai; dairy
cows are their meat; farm ma
chinery; 4-H Club, "The 4-M Club
Builds Better Homes" is their slo
gan, and the student-members on
the float will be wearing hats that
Farm House
wallops Phi Sigs
Farm House ran all over Phi
Sigma Kappa, 24-1, in a League 5
Softball game last night to feature
intramural play. Theta Xi won
over Zeta Beta Tau, 9-4, and Kap
pa Sigma defeated Sigma Alpha
Mu, 6-1, in the other games played.
Fair preview
party scheduled
Previewing the Farmer's Fair
on Saturday will be the apron and
overall party tonight in Activities
building from 8 to 12 p. m. All
ag college students who show fair
tickets and those who wear ban
danas will be admitted free.
During the intermission a pup
pet show will be presented by the
Design 22 class as a preview of
the puppet shows which will be
shown on Saturday. Music for the
party will be furnished by a public
address system.
Since 1923 sixteen colleges and
universities have made R. O. T. C.
optional or abolished it altogether.
Of the nation's 10 largest edu
cational institutions, five are
members of the Big Ten.
This year is the 100th anniver
sary year of the founding of the
first U. S. dental college in Bal
timore, Md.
It's not "Hello Day" at Morning
side College. Students there are
more informal, they call it "Hi
yah Day."
Midway tops
Farmers Fair
attractions
Bingo stands, weight
lifting, food stands
add color to show
With a Midway that would put
the World's Fair to shame, the
Farmers' Fair is featuring one
complete with bingo stands, weight
lifting and food stands. The Mid
way ring will be located in front
of Activities building and food will
be served in the cafeteria.
Playing bingo may be a profit
able proposition since very good
prizes are being given. The game
costs only ten cents and the
chances for winning are amazing.
William Clark will guess your
weight down to the gram for a
small compensation.
Archery meet.
Not to be outdone by the men,
an archery meet will be held by
the ag women. There will be a
shooting gallery and a stand where
you may get your name written
in bone, beef, pork or otherwise.
The two food stands "will fea
ture Farmer's Fair hamburgers
and aggravating "hot dogs" ice
cream, pop, candy and the feature
of the day, old fashioned pink
! lemonade.
Telling the fortunes of future
farmers will be Beryl Weaver and
Ellen Wflkins. Lunches will also
be served in the Activities build
ing. Decorated in the style of "Old
McDonald's Farm," the Home Ec
cafeteria will become a festive
part of the celebration. The en
tire cafeteria will be run by stu
dents on that day and special
lunches will be featured.
Given Jack, acme ofag royalty,
hopes for better student housing
By Bob Sen later.
Better housing for ag students
is the hope of Gwendolyn Jack,
diminutive, blue-eyed, Goddess of
Agriculture who will preside over
the annual Farmers Fair, May 4.
and Norma Shearer and Frederick Ing your reporter pretty much un
March are Gwen'a Hollywood favo- der the spell of a sunny person
rites. She likes adventure, travel ality and soft, low voice, "may be
and stories with-vou guessed it a pretty stiff one. but I believe
romance.
"My idea
of a perfect date,"
Gwen is a vocational education Gwen continued, by the way hold-
senior from Tekamah. A new dorm
or more co-op houses are badly
needed, she avers.
Describing favorites, Gwen
named her favorite sports as
"swimming and dancing, but I like
other things too." She is especially
fond of wearing sweaters and
skirts, but is equally happy when
she can step out in a formal. She
also is an ardent football and
basketball fan.
In presenting the Goddess of
Agriculture, a large moon arose
and Gwen stepped out as the new
Goddess at the ag spring party.
Standing on a small green hill
with grass from a well known
mortuary she was officially pre
sented with six attendants. The
Goddess is chosen by popular vote
of, not the boys, but the girls! In
speaking of this affair, Gwen said,
,'It was the nicest pHrty of the
year and I was both surprised and
thrilled."
One never know, doct one?
Dislikes include mystery Hlorlen
and movies because "I can never
figure out what is going to happen
next. She likes musical picture
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GWEN JACK.
there arc people that measure up.
He must be, above all, considerate,
have a sense, of humor, be a good
dancer, and be someone who is in
terested in something except him
self. (From the way she talked
I think she has found her heart
beat.)
No small job.
Activities of this queen include
Home Ec association, ag executive
board, Phi Upsilon Omieron, Barb
A.W.S. and Palladian. She is a
real student, according to one of
her classmates, and has earned
excellent grades.
Presiding over the Fair is no
small job. She must take the sent
of honor at several of the day's
events and see that all is going
as a proper fair should. A special
plot of ground was laid out many
years ago for this event and is a
formal garden with a raised stone
platform for the goddess. "There
is a possibility that the first God
dess of Agriculture will return for
this year's fair but it isn't cer
tain," Gwn said. As for her fu
ture: "I like foods courses and
am going to teach Home Eco
nomics nt Kimball next year."
I'm letting you in on a secret.
Kimball Is fortunate to get royalty
such as Miss Jack.
expected to have a ring on their
float with an assortment of raa-
slers and fisticuffers mauling one
another. The Goddess of Agricul
ture, Miss Gwendolyn Jack, will
have her own private float, and
she'll be surrounded by the myriad
of Misses who are her attendants.
Semi-official dispatches from a
source high in the affairs of the
festivities revealed that a band
will probably blare forth with mu
sic to keep the paraders in step
end to keep the watchers musical
ly soothed. Plans are being made
to have a truck for the band mem
bers to ride.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Lincoln last year gave a cup to the
best float with the stipulation that
in order to keep it permanently it
must be won three times by one
organization. Ribbons are to be
awarded to the five best floats,
and the cup goes to the best of all.
Horticulture won the cup last
year. With the parade the Fair is
formally opened.
Goddess of Agriculture Gwendo
lyn Jack will be officially pre
sented the first thing in the after
noon. . . from then on, she will be
the ruler-supreme. She will ascend
her throne amid all the pageantry
and glamour of authentic royalty.
Homage will be paid her by the
home economics girls in their pre
sentation of a style show. Theme
of the style show will be a diary
motif, in which Her Royal High
ness, the Goddess, will recall past
events of her college career. . .
different dresses for different hap
penings of the past. The men are
not to be neglected in fashions,
for Harvey's will show some of
their masculine masterpieces of
I apparel.
Amidst the dust and noise and
excitement of a true wild west
ern epoch, wild steers, bronchos,
wild roosters will rampage and
rant in the horse show and rodeo
in the afternoon. At the Interso
rority ride last Saturday, 12 girls
finalists were selected to ride five
gaited horses in the exhibition.
Anybody with no particular desire
to keep on living is invited to par
ticipate in the wild steer riding
contest. . . this game is no dish
! for arm-chair cow-punchers, the
I ag men revealed in a secret press
conference with the DAILY cor
respondents here at ag on special
mission from the home office. Calf
roping, too, is to be featured in
the rodeo, as is also western stock
saddle riding by man and girl
teams. Plaques will be awarded to
the winners by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Politicians have been promising
"a chicken in every pot" for as
long as we can remember, but this
is the first time we've heard of
the plan being carried out even to
a small degree and there isn't a
politician connected with it. All
non-partisans who want a chicken
can keep any one they catch in
the Rooster-Catching contest at
the Rodeo.
A new twist in the Fair's pro
gram will be the circus. . . it is
currently being billed as the "Hae-
! g e n b a c k-Wallace, Sells-Floto,
Ringling-Erothers, Barnum anil
Bailey. Clyde Beatty" Show (and
any resemblance to actual persons
or things, living or dead, is purely
coincidental, the backers of the
shows revealed to DAILY staff
members in smuggled reports to
day.) The Circus will receive its
first baptism at 3:43 p. m., and
again be given at 6:45 Saturday
night. 'The Rolling Rockets,' and
the Tumultous Tumblers" are to be
spot-lighted at these performances.
Clowns, bare-back riders, rope
walkers, and all the other per
sonnel and paraphenalia of a lull
fledged circus will be there.
There will be boxing and rass
ling for those that crave the bloody
stuff. . . there will be food shows
for the epicureans. . . there will
be agricultural and home eco
nomic shows for all ho care tn
gaze upon, and feast their eyes
and intellects.
Here on the ag front the stu
dents have spent weeks of prepa
ration. . . now their efforts are
culminated in this production. The
Farmers' Fair is a masterfully ex
ecuted job of preparation, work,
planning, and execution, the com
muniques revealed.