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DAILY NEBRASKAN FRIDAY, JULY; 2D, 1951 PAGE 4 NU Business Research Head Makes -Study of Omaha's Metropolitan Area Families in Omaha's metro politan area enjoy incomes higher than the average of 17 other similar-sized areas representative of all sections of the nation. This is reported by Dr. Edgar Z. Palmer, head of the University of Nebraska Business Research Department, in a study based on the 1950 census. Dr. Palmer found that Omaha area families had average in comes of $3,508 contrasted with a $3,283 average for all the report' ing areas. The highest reporting area showed an average $3,788 per family, and the lowest $2,584. According to Dr. Palmer's study, Omaha has. in comparison with the other reporting areas: (1) Slightly smaller households; (2) More people moving into the area; (3) A larger proportion of the school-age population in school; (4) A larger percentage of the population employed ia the area; (5) Fewer persons 65 years old and above in relation to the area's working population. Dr. Palmer said Omaha's met ropolitan area includes Douglas and Sarpy counties in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie in Iowa. The other similar-sized reporting areas representative of all sections of the nation ranged from Duluth with 253,400 persons to Louis ville, Ky., with 576,700 persons. Ttie Omaha area population is listed as 365,400. in general, the Omaha area makes a fine showing as compared with the average," Dr. Palmer said. In addition to having aver age incomes $225 larger than the average area, Omaha's smaller households indicates less crowded living conditions. He said the larger than average migration to the Omaha area demonstrates the growth and drawing power of Omaha. Dr. Palmer explained that per sons 65 years old and above in the average area constitute 20.8 per cent of the total civilian em ployment, contrasted with the average elsewhere of 22.3 per cent. The figures were prepared in this manner, he said, to measure 'tne actual and potential burden of, supporting older persons upon the city's working population." Omaha area workers are dis tributed by class almost exactly as the average of the other areas There is 79.1 per cent privately employed; 10 per cent working for local, state and national govern ment; and 10.2 per cent self-em- nloyed, "Of these the highly important group is the self-employed. The ments, professional men in their own offices, and the independent workers comprise this class which we usually refer to as that of in dividual enterprise," Dr. Palmer said. "This class is rapidly be coming extinct. In ten jrears it has dropped from 16 to 10 per cent. Larger business firms are taking the place of the small con cerns." Dr. Palmer was at a loss to ex plain why clerical workers con stitute 19.5 per cent of the total civilian employment in the Omaha area, contrasted with the average of 13.9 for the other reporting areas. Transportation and public util lty employes constitute 16.2 per cent of the total workers in the Omaha area, which is far above the 8.9 per cent average for the other areas. "In the field of small manufac tures Omaha has come up rapidly and is now almost up to the aver Palmer said. "It is in the heavier, age of the other areas," Dr. metal and machinery industries, that the area is still lacking." 50 Geologists Studying Soil Fifty of the foremost midwest ern geologists are studying the nature and significance of soil and mineral deposits laid down by glacial ice sheets in Nebraska and adjacent states. The eleven-day field conference includes study of surface expo sures of glacial and related oil deposit areas in southeastern South Dakota, western Iowa, east ern and southern Nebraska, and northern and western Kansas, ac cording to E. C. Reed, associate chief of the University of Ne braska Division of Conservation and Survey. The group will study glacial formations in the Lincoln vicinity Thursday morning and near Falls City Thursday afternoon. Representatives from Ohio, Il linois, Minnesota, Missouri, Kan sas, Iowa, South Dakota, Colo rado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mary land and Nebraska are attending the conference. Geologists and soils experts from federal agen cies in Washington, D. C. are also members of the party. This is the fourth field conference on glacial deposits held in various parts of the U. S. North America was invaded by Psychological Drama Marks Half-Way Point at Hayloit By Bea Bentel For a month and a half Hay loft Summer Theatre has been presenting exceptionally fine en tertainment in the field of com edy and mystery, but this week the play that marks the half- one established since her faithful care in his drinking days. Marie becomes more involved in her affairs with the young ath lete, and Doc meets "Turk," played with muscle by David Andrews, coming from one of the bedrooms one morning. Driven four huge ice sheets beginning about 1,000,000 years ago and ending about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, according to Mr. Reed. Three of them invaded Nebraska, two of which covered eastern Nebras ka. The glaciers brought with them huge quantities of soil which forms the basis of eastern Nebraska's rich farm land; and large quantities of sand and grav el which have supported small industries in Nebraska for many years. W3l 0t lvJJl ito a point of horrible-anger, he probably be remembered by ."-jsneaksthe bottle of whiskey he! aire goers as uic iiiuk BUl,h forotten for a vear out of presentation of the season. "Come Back, Little Sheba," a the house and disappears for a night. Lola hides her fear from psychological drama in two acts Marie and a former boy friend by William Inge, is this week's wn0 nag come to dinner when play which kept Monday's audi-she discovers the bottle missing, ence an an almost suspended state I The next morning Doc returns as each curtain fell. Practically home drunk, and in a scene well airaiu 10 tuip jot ivar vi luor.-; played, Mr. uirard portrays the ing the spell, they well rewarded fear , bejng dragged to the hos Alexandra Jack and Lou Girard jtai by two friends, while Miss in what seems to be their best -jack cringes in fear of his mad-t performances of the season. jness. A week later Doc returns, "Doc," is capably played by Mr. j and things are straightened out Girard, who finds life tedious with to a plausible satisfaction, his still child-like wife "Marie"! This week's drama is one which Alexandra Jack. When young, Lincolnites should not miss. It the promising doctor and beautiful is a presentation of understanding girl had Joyfully shared each' acting in which Lou Girard and other's comoanv and found neces-! Alexandra Jack not only play sity in an early marriage at the their parts to perfection, but real-! expectancy of their illlgitimatc 1y live and breathe each word. If j child. The young couple had the remaining Hayloft presor.ta-j given up the doctor's growing pro-1 tions equal even half the perfec-j fession and moved to another .tion of "Come Back Little Sheba,", town, when they at temped to be-j the group or fine New York actors gin a new life. At the beginning. is in for a very successful season, of the play. Doc has re-cstab-l The cant of characters Include lished a small business. As the the postman, Arthur Howe; Mrs. years have progressed, Marie's Cofmann, a next door neighbor, I beauty and neatness have some- Paulle Clarke; the milkman, Rob what faded, though her childlike rt Sh.-irpnaek, a local nctor; love of music and young folks Hruce, the boyfriend, Rlrh Miller; have remained as they were in txl Anderson and Klmo Huston, the past. Living in happy mem- two Alcoholic Anonymous friends, ories, she is Incapable of under- Toby Britton and Dwight Smith, standing Doc's fears for "Mario," , also local actors. Elizabeth Caldwell who is a young! Hayloft presentations for the art student living with the couple rest of the season will be: 24 July, and interested in a love-making '"Here Today"; SI July, "The younjt athlete. Doc has become High Ground"; August, "The Im staunch in neatness and proper-' portance of Being Earnest"; 14 ncss, trying to forget his past August, "Meet The Wife"; 21 mistakes and cured alcoholism, yet August, "The Winslow Boy"; 28 living the fears of the past fori August, "The Ninth Guest"; 4 Marie. He has the problem of September, "Biography"; and the spoiling his child-like wife, per-final production, opening Septem haps in the fear of losing her, ber 10, vill be "Charlie's Aunt" Wanted: Rider to New York June 26. Help drive, share ex penses. Call Jo Hoff 2-7371. 'Dull!' Expresses Attitudes Of Summer School Students Dull! That's the way most students feel about the last few weeks of school. The term papers that they post poned until instructors began to demand them: the day-by-day re ports that they were supposed to to have kept and the books that they didn't read because they didn't have any tests in it before the final. These students succumbed to the ancient disease known as post- ponitus. "Do it now," could well be the motto of the students as they spend the wee hours of the morn ing preparing the assignments that they should have done weeks ago. "I'll do better next semester" is always their cry. They usually begin the next semester by keep ing up, and then, well, somehow they begin to have coffee or go to a show or "out" with the kids and get behind in their studies. It happens every semester. Rare indeed is the student who is not behind in something by the end of the semester. With an "I'll do it tomorrow" attitude, they do the things that,are much more fun than studying. Approximately 20 to 23 hours of the day are spent in serious study toward the end of the semester by many students. They spend their daylight hours In the library fer reting out information. During the fall semester, this is much easier for the average stu dent to bear. The weather is usually cold, and not very good ofr other activities anyway. But in the summer, picnics, baseball games, swimming and numerous other activities are so much more inviting than is studying. Many potential "9" students only get "5" because they just didn't get around to doing their assign ments. During the course of studying, the student usually paces the room, turns o nthe radio, reads the latest magazines and finally grudgingly sits down to work. He finds himself unable to concen trate, and as a result takes twice as long to accomplish the ap pointed task. It happens every summer. Ecker, Former Associate Editor Of 'Time,' Here Allan B. Ecker, former associ ate editor of "Time" magazine will conduct a round table discus sion Friday, July 20, from 1-3 p.m. in Koom u 5 Burnett. The first half hour of the dis cussion entitled "The How and Why of a News Magazine" will be devoted to a description of the operations of 'Time' as a news me dium. 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