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THE DAILY NEBRASKAM
Tuesday, February 20, 1951
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The University has a research
project underway which prom
ises to .boost the amount of
power a farmer can get out of
bis tractor.
The agricultural engineering
department is conducting tests
on 15 tractors supplied by farm
ers in the Lincoln area. The
tests, under the direction of
Prof. C. W. Smith, are designed
to give the exact adjustments to
the engine to bring it to the peak
of performance.
Professor Smith said very few
farmers are now getting the
maximum available power from
their tractors. The tractors rep
resent three different makes and
they are Being tested on the
University tractor testing labora
tory's dynamometer an instru
ment not available in most re
pair shops.
Power and Fuel
The engineers continue to
make adjustments on the tractor
until the engine comes up to its
rated power. It's tested for fuel
consumption as well as power.
After the tractor is examined
and brought up to its top per
formance the machine is re
turned to the farmer. The engi
neers have fitted a carrier with
a chart . on which the farmer
will keep a record of the trac
tor's service fuel consumption,
efficiency and repairs. Some of
the tractors will have hour
meters which will tell the engi
neers how long the tractor has
been used.
Professor Smith said the data
on the tractors will be sum
marized to help other farmers.
"If we can boost the power out
put of the tractors by 2 per
cent," he said, "there will be a
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PUT PUT The tractor test lab at Ag college tests all kinds of
tractors from small garden implements to .40,000-pound crawler
types used for heavy construction. Here, a Choremaster, weigh
ing 165 pounds, undergoes a drawbar check with lab assistant
Henry Lentfer driving. (U. of N. Photo.)
substantial amount of money
saved."
Tests
The tests are being conducted
during the time when the nor
mal operations of the tractor
testing laboratory have stopped
for the winter. The tractor test
ing season starts March 1 and
ends Nov. 30.
The tractor lab was set up in
to protect Nebraska farm
ers. Manufacturers are unable
to sell tractors in Nebraska un
less a stock model of their ma
chine passes a rigorous test at
the Nebraska laboratory.
A total of 18 tractors of all
sizes were tested by the labora
tory in 1950 alone.
Fifty-one Colleges Registered
For Debate Conference
Fifty-one colleges and univer
sities have registered for the an
nual University Debate and Dis
cussion conference to be held
Feb. 232and24, Donald Olson, de
bate director, said Monday.
More than 300 students have
igned up and entries are still
arriving. Several more schools
are expected to enter. Olson said
that calls for entrance blanks are
still coming in.
Annual Affair.
Last ymr 50 schools partici
pated in th two day conference
with represtatives from all over
the country. The annual speech
conference Includes debate, dis
cussions, oratory, extemporaneous
speaking and radio newscasting.
"What should be the status of
youth in the defense program of
the future?" is the topic of three
grounds of discussion. Debaters
will argue the year's topic: Re
solved: That the non-communist
nations should form a new inter
r.iKiooal organization.
Debate team entries now num
ber 104 and about 200 have reg
istered for discussion rounds. En
tries in oratory number about 27,
extemperaneous, 35 and radio
newscasting, 28.
University Entries.
About 100 debate teams will en
ter from the University accord
ing to Mr. Olson. Thirty will be
entered in the discussion erouDS
in addition to individual evfents.
A special parliamentary session
will be conducted in which su-
Mortar Boards
Honor Alumnae
The Mortar Boards sponsored
their annual Founders Day lunch
eon, Saturday, in the Union.
Mortar Board alums, besides
1951 members, attended. The
present Black Masques honored
the classes of '21, '31 and '41.
Ruth Small Pierce, 1924; and
Genene Mitchell Grimm, 1949,
were the speakers at the luncheon.
jvirs. nerce represented mother
hood, Mrs. Grimm, careers. They
told how their college and Mortar
Board activities have effected
their careers.
After the luncheon, alums had
the opportunity of seeing the
Mortar Board room in the Union
When some of them went to the
University, there was no Union.
Nancy Porter, president of Mor
tar Board, gave the welcoming
speech. Norma Chubbuck was in
charge of the luncheon.
Faculty alums who attended the
luncheon included Miss Helen
Snyder, Miss Marjorie Johnston
and Miss Elsie Ford Piper.
perior discussers will draw up a
resolution for the entire confer
ence about the discussion topic.
Copies will probably be sent to
delegates' congressman. Partic
ipants will be named later.
Debate coaches, Donald Olson
and Bruce Kendall, arein charge
of the proceedings.
Plans for Soil
Project Made
At Ag Meeting
A stepped-up dryland soil re
search project will be underway
lor western Nebraska this spring.
That's the word from Agrono
mist R. E. Ramig of the Univer
sity's North Platte substation. He
outlined the proposed research
during the annual meeting of the
University's outstate experiment
station workers here Friday.
One of the main problems, he
said, is maintaining organic mat
ter in dryland soil. Researchers
and farmers have been unable to
do it with barnyard manure, green
manure or varying rotations.
Tests at the substation show, he
added, that some of the dryland
soil has lost 20 to 42 per cent of
its organic matter between 1908
and 1934.
Research, Mr. Ramig said, is
going to have to find ways to
handle legumes better in order to
get more nitrogen in the soil. An
other problem, he added, is get
ting a balance between nitrogen
and moisture. When there is too
much nitrogen in the soil with
out adequate rainfall the crops
will burn.
A stepped-up research program
also is needed, he said, on the
use of commercial fertilizers on
native meadows to increase pro
duction. Hugo O. Graumann, U.S. De
partment of Agriculture research
er at the University, new varieties
of alfalfa which are suited for
dryland pasture are in the offing.
He said cooperative research with
Canadian experiment stations had
paid off in the project. New
strains developed from that co
operation at the College of Ag
riculture, he added, show good
possibilities.
Meanwhile, Mr. Graumann said,
research is continuing to get bet-1
ter irrigated alfalfa varieties
which are more resistant to dis
ease, insects and cold and which
have a greater yield capacity.
The substation personnel con
tinued their conferences with Lin
coln campus personnel through
Saturday morning.
Hanson Pleads
For Talent
Development
A plea to accept responsibility
"to develop the talents the Lord
has given us" was presented by
Dr. Howard Hanson, director of
the Eastman School of Music, at
the third annual School of Fine
Arts honors dinner Thursday
evening, Feb. 15.
Hanson stated that we should
take a responsibility in develop
ing the arts in the United States
as well as assisting other na
tions to develop the creative
arts.
"Sometimes we get the core
rather than the apple after we
have graduated and received our
degree," quoted Hanson. Few of
us will make the "bright lights"
with our artistic talents but we
must all have faith and belief
in our art.
"Those artistic persons pre
senting their art to the commu
nity must work with the people
and material they have and com
municate to those people honesty
nanson concluded his speech
on "Music in American Culture"
saying, "The world as never be-
xore needs spiritual inspiration
and beautv. I beli
artists and musicians will make
your contributions."
Certificates of honor were
awarded to Kathleen Burt, Janis
Cnlly, Gerald Deibler, Kathleen
Forbes, Janet Jensen, Gwen Mc
Cormick, Lois Nelson, Eugene
Sundeen, Cynthia Tanderup, Sid
ney Tingle, Dennis Vernon and
Frances Wallace in their respec
tive departments of art, music
speech and dramatic art. These
honors were Dresentvi hv nr.
Arthur Westbrook, dean of the
School of Fine Arts.
"Marriage means the ability to
communicate effectively."
So said Dr. Janet Palmer in
her discussion of "Sexual Adjust
ment in Marriage" in the Union
faculty lounge Monday afternoon.
Dr. Palmer is the University lect
urer on medical information for
social work and acting director of
the division of mental health at
the state department of health.
"Communication is most impor
tant in marriage," stated Dr. Pal
mer. She said that learning to
communicate, both verbally and
nonverbally comes from the de
velopment of the five senses as
far back as babyhood.
The ability to compromise, she
said is directly associated with
this communication. She asserted
that it is not a one-way, but a
two-way proposition.
"Communication is difficult,"
she said. "We get scared of our
feelings." She recommended cry
ing or swearing if it enabled bet
ter communication,
"Many youngsters grow up un
able to communicate," remarked
Dr. Palmer. She explained that
muteness is an undesirable trait
in this respect.
On the other hand, she warned
that one member of the union
should not do all of the talk
ing or entirely dominate the other.
According to Dr. Palmer, the
key to "disagreeing profitably"
is the ability to communicate
more effectively. She compared
the United Nations to the family
in this respect. She said the tend
ency was to get "clogged up with
feeling" and to let "all theory go
out the window."
"Marriage is a symbol of
grown-upness," Dr. Palmer said.
"It is a symbol of our tendency
to oe interdependent."
Following this up, she pointed
to the dependency of one person
upon another. She recommended
the interchange of rings in the
wedding ceremony as a symbol
of interdependence. "We aim for
interdependence rather than de
pendence," she stated.
Dr. Palmer believes that the
man and the woman both play
definite roles in marriage. She
said that most people live in the
'happily ever after' illusion as
portrayed in story books.
"Mating is a skill," she said.
"not a recipe you find in a cook
book." She maintains that books
deal only with a theoretical per
son and not the individual. Fur
ther, making marriage work
Brass Choir
Will Present
Public Concert
little Man On Campus
by Bibler
Progress will be demonstrated
in at least two ways when the
University Brass choir presents its
public concert at 4 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 25 in the Union ballroom.
This is the annual rnnort fn.
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Bafein Group
Studies Local
Problems at Ag
The Nebraska Coordinating
Committee for Missouri Basin
resource development considered
local problems in connection
with the Harlan reservoir at its
meeting here last week.
A subcommittee of the group,
headed by John Huehlbeier of
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture at Lincoln, reported on its
findings in interviews with farm
ers, town residents, county of
ficials, business and professional
men. The committee was formed
to ascertain some of the local
problems involved in the estab
lishment and operation of large
reservoirs.
Here is a thumbnail sketch of
the problems involved as found
by the committee:
Limitation of amounts that
can be paid for damages to
property resulting from con
struction work.
Cost of moving, disturbance, or
loss of income when homes,
farms and other firms are dis
placed by the reservqir.
Criticism of appraisal pro
cedures. The problem when only part of
a farm is purchased.
Recreation problems in reser
voir development.
Necessary information for lo
cal people.
Other members of the subcom
mittee include: Dan Jones, Roads
and Irrigation department; Paul
Gilbert, Game Forestetion and
Parks commission; Clyde Noyes,
A. W. Epp and Norris Anderson
of the University; B. H. Williams,
Bureau of Plant Industry.
comes with practice. She com
pared the 'process to becoming
proficient in golf or tennis.
In determination of whether
to be married or not during war
time, Dr. Palmer offered one
precautionary question: "Are you
sure of yourselves?" Furthermore,
she believes that the strength of
communication, as in letter writ
ing, plays a large part here. As an
example of this thing, she pointed
to the book, "South racific."
Dr. Palmer received her mas
ter's degree in psychology at Ob
erlin university and her Doctor of
Medicine at Western Reserve uni
versity in Cleveland. She has at
tended the international congress
on mental health in London.
This lecture was the third in a
series of marriage relations dis
cussions sponsored by the Union,
YM and YW. The final lecture in
the series. "Marriage in War
time," will be Monday, Feb. 26.
The speaker will be Dr. Kenneth
Cannon, assistant professor of
family relations at Ag college.
AUF Pledges
Due Friday;
Goal, $5,000
All students must fulfill their
pledges to the All-University
Fund before the 4 p.m. deadline
Friday if this year's $5,000 goal is
to be reached.
Donations may be paid at
booths in the Union Wednesday
through Friday from 12:30 to 4
p.m. From 4 to 6 p.m. donations
will be taken to Room 309 of the
Union.
Representatives of the fund ar
also collecting delinquent pledges
this week from University houses.
The following members of the
AUF advisory and divisions
boards will also accept donations:
Jo Lisher, Bill Dugan, Ginny
Koch, Jan Lindquist, Gene Berg,
Joel Baily, Jody Loder, Tish
Swanson, Sarah Fulton, Jackie
Sorenson, Dick Billig, Gene John
son, Kent Axtell, Anne Barger,
Jackie Hoss, Bev Larsen, Ivy
Slote and Marianne Kellogg.
The success of this year's cam
paign depends upon payment of
tnese pledges made last fall. Fri
day, February 23, is the latest that
such payments can be accepted
for the fund.
AUF, an annual project at the
university since 1943, supports
ine community Chest, the World
Student Service Fund, and the
Crusade for Freedom, Its purpose
is to protect students from exces
sive charity drives throughout the
year.
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EVENING SNACK Bo Tritsch, Jim Massey, Dick Hollander,
Harold Hollander and Dave Noble crowd around the sandwich
man as he makes his evening rounds to the organized houses on
campus. Hungry students make the sandwich job a paying job
for the salesman.
Coeds to Hear Nursing Head
Irma Kyle, director of the Uni
versity School of Nursing, will
hold a discussion in Ellen Smith
hall, Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5
p.m. for all women interested in
nursing or who are undersided
about their careers.
Several nurses will accompany
her from the University Hospital
in Omaha to assist in the discus
sion and her conferences. She
will be available for private con
ferences during the day and any
women who would like to talk
with her should make arrange
ments with Miss Augustine, as
sistant dean of women.
Miss Kyle and her staff will
discuss the various aspects of
nursing industry, public health,
teaching, schoo) nursing, college
jods ror nurses, diatetics work
and hospital practice.
Girls who feel that they do
not want to marry immediately
after graduating and would lika
to work first, but do not know
what jobs will be open for them
with the course they are taking
are of special interest to these
guest speakers.
All girls interested are invited
to attend these discussions and
interviews at Ellen Smith hall,
Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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since its organization as a unit of
the University's ROTC Symphonic
band.
The concert will show how far
music for brass instruments has
come since the days when silver
cornet bands only occasionally
varied their solid programs of
marches with a waltz or nnfrnti
selection.
Among the numbers which .
ensemble will play is a symphony
composed especially for brass
choir by Victor Ewald, and the
three-movement "Suite in A Ma- ;
jor" by McClay. The march tra- 1
dition won't be neglected, how-!
ever. The choir will plav Darcy's
"March of the Free Peoples."
John Blyth, assistant professor
in piano at the University, will be
soloist with the ensemble in two
numbers, "Dreams of Olwen," by
Williams, and "Prayer and Dream
Pantomime," by Humperdinck.
Also featured will be a trombone
quartet playing Bennett's "Trom
bone Troubadours." Members in
clude Robert Van Voorhis, Chad
ron; John Thorin, Neligh; Robert
McPherson, Neligh; and Norman
Rasmussen, Central City.
Dean Killion, music department
stafff member, is conductor of the
Brass choir. He will be assisted
by Robert Stepp, instructor in
brass instruments at the Univer
sity. The concert will be free.
To Enter West Point
A former University student,
Paul Johnston, now a pre-law
student at Peru State Teachers
college has been accepted for
West Point Military academy.
He will enter in July. Johnston,
who is a junior, was a member of
Delta Upsilon while at school.
Store to Show
i nze winning
Photographs
Miller and Paine will display
more than 100 prize-winning
photographs in the Popular Pho
tography $25,000 contest at their
auditorium Feb. 24 throus-h
iviarcn s.
The exhibit which has recent
ly started a tour of the principal
American cities is the largest an
nual event in international rho-
tograph. While the exhibit was
being show in New York City.
ever ia,uuo,uoo people viewed the
collection.
The prize-winnine Drints were
selected from a record-breakine
number of entries, which repre
resented every state and territory
in the United States. Outstand
ing and amateur photographers
alike took honors and winners
were found to be in all occupa
tions. A total of 280 U.S. saving
bonds were awarded to the win
ners. The two $2,000 prizes were
given to a mechanical designer
from New Jersey and a Cali
fornian. Their prints depicted a
blind boy reading Braille and a
mother and daughter skinnine
rope, respectively.
A New Jersey butler won one
of the major prizes with his color
film and a Chinese laundry man's
son tooK three prizes in the con
test. The exhibit is 'the sixth of its
type and is open to the public
wunoui cnarge.
NU Students Tell
Ideas on U.S. Aid
Two University students were
questioned by The Lincoln Jour
nal about their feelings toward
sending U. S. troops to Europe.
Virgil Kendall, business administration-
senior, said, "Em
phatically, No." Kendall thinks
that if there was another war
the proposed 100,000 men would
be only "a drop in the bucket"
compared to what Russia has in
the way of manpower. He advises
concentration on the air force.
Carl Bader, a history major,
thinks that the men should be
sent if it is necessary for the wel-
Individiials 31a
Represent Nations
Individuals or groups of indivi
duals may represent nations at the
model political committee of the
United Nations this year.
Sponsored by NUCWA, the con
ference, which will be held the
first week in April, will include
delegates from all members of
the United Nations. In order for
all University students, including
those not members of an organ
ized house, to participate, th
steering committee of the confer
ence has urged individuals to sign
up as representatives.
fare of the country. He said that
we should realize that the de
fense of the U. S. "no longer rests
in our hemisphere alone."
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