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warts Tuesday, November 25, 1952 Poge ' THE DAILY NEBRASKAN 1 t i J I v '1 Emphasis On Military 177 Highlight Opening Ball Of formal Season, Dec. 5 Most people may think of the Military Ball as the opening dance of the formal season and an opportunity to hear music by a name band and seldom actually connect the Ball with the Mili tary. This year spectators will see the Military as en important part of the ball. At 8:30 p.m., the color guard will open the evening by present ing the Colors. The Pershing Rifles Crack Squad will drill on the Coliseum floor. The Saber Guard, who cross sabers to form an arch for the Honorary Commandant, will per form next. Members of the Saber Guard are: Cadet 2nd Lts. Robert Howard,. Melvin R. Smith, Jack L. Pulec, Owen E. Beach, Gerry Fellman, and Don Davis, Juniors in Air Force ROTC: Mid shipmen Don Lehmkuhl, Ted Bareer. James Skinner, Harlan Wiedperspan, Rockford G. Yapp and Eldon Park, juniors in Navy ROTC: and Cadet 2nd Lts. Dick Duerr, L. R. Feller, G. V. Perry, D. L. Geckley, M. R. Norton and Gene A. Yost, juniors in Army ROTC Senior Cadets and their ladies will enter and circle the Coli seum floor. The Ak-Sar-Ben Queen's Hus sars, who will serve as the Hon orary Commandant's personal es cort, will then be presented. They are senior cadet officers in ROTC at Omaha Central High School, coached and trained by MSgt. Darrel W. Miller to act as ascort of ceremonies, will present the Honorary Commandant. The Honorary Commandant and president of the Cadet Officers association will lead the senior cadets and their ladies in the Grand March after the presenia tion. '' Dr. Hand Calls For Instruction About Military Dr. Harold Hand,, professor of education at tne university 01 Il linois said, high' schools have a "moral obligation" to help their boys prepare properly for military service. Dr. Hand spoke at the Ne braska Association of School Ad couitw Ltocoi.rJji.i ministrator? banquet, Friday. Iff r:i i UA v. v y"'f. ri'v Jh i - fg COA HEAD . . . Directing the activities of the Military Ball will be Wayne Handshay, presi dent of the Candidate Officers Association. for Queen of the Quiversa at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation. The Hussars are: Cadet 2nd Lts. Ben nett Alberts, Gary Bunny, Alfred Curtis, Dave Haggart, Jim Ga brielson, Harrison Peddie, John Wilmarth, Warren Zweiback and an alternate, Ted Nittler. Cadet Lt. Col. Phil Alberts, A' ROTC, is in charge of the entire drill presentation. Cadet Richard Shubert, master .Dr. Hand urged administrator? to set up programs to answer questions, young students have about military life. The Illinois educator said schools should try to explain what military life is like and show it is not the bleak picture that what the termed "rumor an folklore" paint it. This would include instruction about registering for the draft selecting the branch of service, and advice on the problems which come with induction. These recommendations, he said are made against a background of world struggle between free men and Communists, OMAHA TOUR YW Finds Mental Disease Overplayed Mental disease is not the re pulsive thing that it has been pictured. This was the general opinion of the YWCA Work Project Group which visited the psychiatric unit of the University hospital in Omaha last weekend. The crouo was under the chair manship of Kay Burcum and was accompanied by Janice Osborn, executive director of the Uni versity YWCA. Lectures from the staff on the work of the hospital were pre sented Saturday morninr by Mrs. Sholders, teacher of psy chiatric nurslnf , and Mrs. Box, head of the out-patient pro s-ram. Mm. Sholders explained that unpleasant In any way, he can develop unhealthy attitudes in the patients," explained Mrs. Sholders. Mrs. Box discussed the . out patient plan for the group. The group of out patients which comes in weekly for consultation or psy chiatric help for outnumbers the 30 patients in the hospital. She must establish the contacts be tween the people who need help and those who can administer aid. The need for psychiatrists and psychiatric nursing was stressed by Mrs. Box. She explained that the hours spent with a psychia trist are the most expensive. The group was conducted through the occupational therapy denartment of the hospital where 'Datients worked on Christmas same old records and got tired of the oatients at the hospital are cards, candle making, pottery and them. - ... a X 1 i 1 , n . & . -J mt'iai wors. ivaca paiieiu uun The group brought bed rolls and stayed overnight in an Omaha settlement 5iouse. The settlement house is a center of recreation for low - Income groups and the YWCA members washed windows before they left to pay for their stay. The party had been planned for a month and the. group was in formed by the nurses and at tendees that it was just what the patients required and that they had never responded so well, Vir ginia Cooper declared. "We brought our own, records," Miss Cooper said. "That helped the dancing program out since one patient told me that at the last dance they had no one would dance because they played the Ag Road Show Will Include Farm Course Twenty western and northwest ern counties will view a traveling short course for farmers and their wives this winter. The road show, made up by the University Agricultural Extension Service, will take to the highways in mid-January. The project is fi nanced largely by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. The show, which will include che latest developments in live stock production, soil conserva tion, youth activities, poultry oreeuing and nomemaKing, is made up of panels of display ma terial and models. College of Ag riculture experts will accompany the exhibits to answer questions The main aim of the Nebraska :aravan is to enable farmers and ranchers who" are unable to visit the college to see and discuss new ;hings in agriculture and home making. Exhibits will be changed m fit into the various places the road show, will visit. Places the caravan will visit and the dates: Thedford, Jan. 19; Stapleton, Jan. 20; North Platte, Jan. 21; Grant, Jan. 22; Chappell, Jan. 23; Ogallala, Jan. 26; Osh kosh, Jan. 27; Bridgeport, Jan. 28; Sidney, Jan. 29; Kimball, Jan. 30; Scottsbluff, Feb. 2; Allianca, Feb. 3; Harrison, Feb. 4; Chadron, Feb, o; Rushville, Feb. 6; Valentine, Feb. 9; Ainsworth, Feb. 10; O'Neill, Feb. 11; Butte, Feb. 12; Burwell, Feb. 13. n ' m low Go Ico By By PAT PECK Feature Editor Cooking Chinese which is the way the people in the know describe the preparation of Chi nese food may seem an unusual hobby for a professor of Physics Yet Theodore jorgensen, pro fessor in the Physics Depart ment says that the interest of physicists in cooking Chinese is of nationwide proportions. Jorgensen's interest in cooking and eating Chinese came during his study at Harvard through the interest of a professor there. The professor, who wanted to stuay Chinese philosophy, made the ac quaintance of Chinese in Boston Chinatown.' They introduced him to Chinese food at restaurant where the Chinese ate not one of the neon-lighted places set up for the benefit of Americans. The taste for Chinese food seemed to catch on immediately with the graduate students and other faculty members. Soon all the paoplo who knew about the restaurant were doing much of their entertaining there. The place was the Yee Hong Guey restaurant in Chinatown, Boston, Students who became interested in Chinese food at Harvard went all over the United States and carried the interest with them. Bizad Survey Finds 1952 Increase In State Industry Firm evidence exists of Indus trial growth in the, state due to the shift of workers away from the farm and into the city indus tries. This is the conclusion reached by the Department of Business Research in the University Col lege of Business Administration in an analysis of the 1952 U. S. cen sus reports. Between 1940 and 1950, the agricultural labor force in Ne braska lost 10,000 persons. From 37.5 percent of the total labor force in 1940, the number of selected on their type of mental condition, and the possibility of imnrovement. The hospital does not try to do too much; it is just a matter of care. A phychiatrist, who is the chief of the hospital, a clinical psychia trist, a clinical psychologist, psy chiatric nurses and aides and the janitor comprise the staff of the. hospital handicraft prescribed by the psy chiatrist especially ior mm. A party and program of games, singing, entertainment, dancing and refreshments were given the patients Friday evening. Presenting the program were Peggy Larson performing a tap dance. "Ballin' the Jade;" Miss Burcum and Mary Lou Beermann The ianitor is considered veryisinging "Just Because;" Joy Cun- Important on the staff since he is ningham playing a saxophone important in establishing at- solo, "Souvenir" and Joyce Wiest titudes. giving a reading "Morning "If he is sloppy, rrouchy, or 1 Order . "The trip was educational as well as a lot of fun," com mented Miss Burcum. "It taught us that mental disease is not the horrible thinr that it has been pictured. I wish every one had had the opportunity that we had." Those going on the trip were Gretqhen DeVries, Leone Spencer, Pat Moran, Jacqueline Pieper, Joyce Peterson, Margaret Weber, Dorothy Juufs, Miss Burcum, Miss Beermann, Miss Cooper, Miss Cunningham, Miss Wiest, Miss Larson and Miss Osborn. JB1 S'Ki VIWSILF! Test Facts That May Save Your Life I f T 1 I 1 1 B 30 FT. I 63 M ICO DO 140 160 ISO 3O0 I I I I I I I 21 n. ON DRY CONCRETE 1 1 I 1 I I 1 CONVENTIONAL TIRES I izr 1 I I i I I 20 n. WINTERIZED TIRES I I I I lit rr. MUD-SNOW TIRES 201 rr. Thia thowi average leaking Distance- from 20 m.p.h. on flare ice of conventional natural rubber tirea, apeciat winter fires and tire chaina pn regular tirea. ,, Skid diatancea for synthetic rubber tirea are 10 to SO per cen t mora. I I I I I I I I I WINTERIZED MUD-SNOW TIRES T TIRE CHAINS I I I 77 n. 190 rr. T i - CONVENTIONAL TIRES I I I WINTERIZED TIRES I I 31 us. 34 us. MUD-SNOW TIRES 31 X i r 512 WINTERIZED MUD-SNOW TIRES i i i i r Thla illuatratea average Putting Cows on looaely packed anow of regular , natural rubber tirea, tpecialized winter tirea of rarhua typea, and tire chaina on regular tirea. Traction ability of cold eynthetic tirea averagea 35 per cant lest. 2 University, Debate Teams Go Undefeated Two University debate teams remained undefeated at a one-day practice tournament at Kearney State Teachers College Nov. 22. The tournament included en tries from eight schools with a total of 30 teams participating. Two teams from the University won all four of their debate ses sions. The team members in cluded Doris Carlson, senior; and Jack Krueger, senior; and Wayne Johnson and Dale John son, juniors. Three berinnin debate teams on the University squad . won five out of eirht rounds at the tournament. They were com posed of: Norman Alexander, senor and Russell Guttif, fresh man; Paul Sheele, sophomore, and Don Rosenberg, senior; Don Overholt, sophomore and Charles Kiffln, senior. Don Olson and Don Kline, as sistant professors of speech, ac companied the debate squad. - Eleven Women Initiated farm workers dropped to 29 per cent of the total labor force in 1950. Chiefly through the reduction of unemployment the non-agricultural labor force gained 80,000 active workers besides these 10, 000 workers it absorbed from the farm workers.' Altogether the civilian labor force including un employed persons who wish to work as well as those holding jobs was smaller in 1950 than in 1940. Approximately 45,000 of the new 90,000 workers went Into construction,' ' manufacturing; and public utilities such as transportation and communication. In the ten years between 1940 and 1950, workers in manufacture ing jumped over 58 percent, while the number of .workers in the construction leaped, by 91 percent due to the building boom. How ever, the number engaged in pub lic administration and ' education went up only 15 percent. About 39,000 , more women were at work in the state in 1950 than in 1940. ' it : 1 3 .- i i mmummrtr-rr"' Courtesy Lincoln Journal COOK-INSTRUCTOR . . . Theodore Jorgensen, Chairman of the department of Physics, has as his hobby cooking Chi nese. His taste for Chinese cook ery stems from an interest ac quired while he was a student at Harvard University. All Sports Tickets On Sale In Coliseum A. J. LewandowskI has an nounced that students and faculty basketball and all-sports day tick ets are on sale in Coliseum lobby mrougn weanesaay. Student basketball tickets are $3 and faculty .tickets,; are $4 .this year. ' The present 1952-53 basketball schedule is: Dec. 6, South Dakota at Lincoln; Dec. 11, Minnesota at Minneapolis; Dec. 17, Springfield (Mass.) College at Lincoln; Dec. 20, Bradley at, Peoria, 111.; Dec. 23, University of California at Lincoln; Dec. 26-30, Big Seven tournament at Kansas City. Jan. 3, Harvard University at Lincoln; Jan. 5, Colorado at Boul der; Jan. 12. University of Kan- as at Lincoln: Jan. 17. Iowa 363 us. 1 REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS OH CONVENTIONAL TIRES 00 -r- 100 its. 300 I MO I 400 I I soo I too I 700 I i 900 I tooo I 1100 I 1200 I 1M0 I 1,370 LM. nru 7 1400 I 1300 I Enghoms Find! Answer to VJmtor Traction Puzsh Winterized tires and mud-snow tires may or may not stop somewhat shorter on glare ice than con ventional tires made of natural rubber, but tire chains stop much shorter. Not shown on above charts but generally understood is the fact that tires made of cold synthetic rubber which wears better skid or spin 10 to 35 per cent more than natural rubber. Tests were made at Clintonville, Wis., by National Safety Council's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards. This committee consists of public officials and automotive and safety engU neers. Tests were made to end, confusion "over'', conflicting claims which involve traffic safety during winter months. , (, M1, SAFE WII4TER DUIVII 10 "Hps" frem National Safety Council jnr vc lire cumin w ic mini """-tsuvy v'9 anMar 'i tir Mir nrirtv t xti ( rv. 1 1 Get the "feel" of the road by trying your brakes while driving slowly and when no other vehicles are near. I s Keep your windshield and windows clear of snow and ce, fog and frost. Be sure your headlights, windshield-wiper blades, and defrosters aw in jr-od working order. You must see danger to avoid it. Use tire chains on ice and snow. They cut braking distances on cars and trucks 40 to 70 per cent and provide needed "go" traction. Even with definite help of chains, careful driving la necessary. 5 r When you have to stop, pump your brakes W Up nd down jamming them on may lock the wheels and throw your car into a skid. Adjust your speed to road and weather conditions. Slow down on wet, snowy or icy roads so you can stop when you have to. fL Follow other vehicles at a safe distance remember that, without chains, it takes from 3 to 12 times as far to stop on snow and ice as on dry concrete. I , 1 Into Phi UDSllon Omie:ron'State College at Lincoln; Jan. 19, pm iwinf Vw Wmi""l University of Missouri at Lincoln nmfpLE LlCTn' nati?nal,Feb. 7, Kansas State College at fLnftl ?T efonom,cs '"- Lincoln; Feb. 9, University of Col- ternity, initiated nine members orado at Lincoin and two honorary members Sun- r,, - , rt) i u day morning. ,Fb- 6- Un'vrsit f Oklahoma Mr,. Bfh ..!,, La Norman; Feb, 21, University of .i...-t i u -"- Missouri ai Columbia; Feb. 28, Dr Ruth I rTonr'f; and I University of Oklahoma at Lin Dr. Ruth Leverton, head of the nu- coin; March 2, Iowa State College iTnioV.f.J 7k-. I 81 Ames a"d March 10, Kansas warmembe. hn-j State College at Manhattan. The nine Initiates are EUzabeth'CnrvtY '' OnAVMlAfr Anderson, Shirley Marsh, MarypP1" wperCITOrS Lou Mudra, and Phyliss Zeilinger,'A . Cla J r seniors; and Stephanie Allen, ClarajV-OUlSe O I CI 16(3 rOT uicKersan, ucra junnier, joan i . . Relfschneider, juniors. irGDrUCiry 5 At Ag A short -course in aerial spray operators win dc given at the Uni versity College Agriculture, Feb. 5-7. The course, designed for pilots, will feature the latest. Information on control of insects, plant disease ann wecas. Cooperating in presenting the course are the agronomy and plant pathology departments at the College of Agriculture, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, State Aeronautics Department, the State entomologist. State Game, Forcs tation and Parks Commission; State Noxious Weed Division and the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Jorgensen reports that the Chi nese food was the one thing he regretted leaving behind when he left Cambridge. The history of his hobby from that time on has its setting in the Midwest. One summer in search of books on deep freez ing vegetables he found a Chi nese cook book in the Ag Col lege library. The book, "Cook At Home In Chinese," by Henry Low, although out of print for a long time is now being pub lished sgaln. Jorgensen reports that according to the card It has ben used seven times in the last 10 years. In addition he recom mends two other books to stu dents Interested In cook'n? Chi nese. "How To Cook And Eat In Chinese," by Buwei Yang Chao and "Joy of Chinese Cooking," by Doreen Yen Hung Feng. The first cookbook has the symbols for the strange seasoning that the Chinese use in their cook ing. Jorgensen obtains these sea sonings through a shop in Boston or from Quong Yick, 238 W. 23rd St., Chicago. The ordering should be done by symbol. To Ftart cooking Chinese the following list of ingredients should be added to the family laraer, soy sauce, rrssh g nger root, black beans, (dowsce) and brown bean sauce. With the ex ception of the ginger these are fermented soy bean products. During the war, these products were made in America, but now they are again being imported. In his quest for Chinese food Jorgensen has had some amusing experinces. One occurred in a Chinese restaurant in Denver. For lunch he had eaten Chinese greens with pork. Being in the city at dinner time he re turned to the same restaurant and placed the same order. The wait ress looked at him and said, "You don't want to eat that that's what you had for lunch." Jorgensen always carries with him a card bearinr the symbols for Ch'nese d.:shes an1 sauces. This makes It easv to order what he wants in a Chi nese restaurant. He recommends ordering dishes which are rec ommended by the rss'aurant for they are usually good. Asked about the Chinese method of cooking ricef Derhans to be recommended to thrift brides) Jorgensen described the process as it was demonstrated to him by a Chinese in the Con sular service in Chicago. Take one cup of rice, wash it and pour off all the water. Add one cup of water and cook in a closed kettle at a low temperature so that no steam escapes. If steam is escap ing from the kettle the tempera ture is too high. Eating Chinese In the Jor gensen household depends on the time of year. In the sum mer time, when the garden fur nishes part of the things nec ressarv to cook Chinese, they eat Chinese frequently. Jor gensen raises some of the veg etables used in the cooking. He Is even raising his own ginger, although he was told lt could not be done in this climate. The Chinese, ha-'e the best method of cooking vegetables Jorgensen declares. You do not cook vegetables Chinese unless you could eat them raw. The vegetables are heated in a little peanut oil. One of the primary Chinese considerations is to get them hot enough to kill any bac teria. All the liquid is saved, no through heat or liquid. The liquid inerals or vitamins are lost is mixed with a little cornstarch and all the flavor is preserved with the vegetables. The food somewhat resembles a hot salad with gravy, Jorgensen said. Many people object to cooking Chinese because of the number of sauces used. However, Jorgensen said, the Chinese diet is composed largely of rice and the sauces make it palatable. While working on the atomic bomb in New Mexico Jorgensen introduced the hobby of cooking C..inese to many physicists. It began when the people who lived upstairs smelled the string beans with beef which he was preparing. They asked to be allowed to join in the cooking and a Chinese dinner club of about 24 people grew up. They met once a month with the host provid ing rice, tea and fruit for des sert. The members each pro vided a Chinese dish. They still have Chinese dinners In Los Alamos, Jorgensen reports. Students in the department of Physics at the University have become interested in . cooking Chinese. One student became ac quainted with a Chinese student on Ag campus. He was invited to the professor's home. He was also invited to bring a girl. He ap peared, extremely late, according to Chinese custom and without the girl. When he smelled the food being prepared he asked to use the phone, to try to contact the young lady. It seemed that he was afraid to bring her for fear the food would not be "the real thing" and when he smelled it he knew it was and wanted her to get in on It. Later that student wrote an article on the cooking and sent it to China where it appeared in farm publication. He pre sented Jorgensen with a copy in Chinese. Cooking Chinese can be very expensive if one wishes to order birds' nests and shark fins to ex periment with, or one can cook ordinary foods Chinese and derive the same satisfaction Jorgensen said. For those who may wish to ex periment Jorgensen presents the following recipe for Shrimp with Giant Lobster Sauce: Ingredients: 1 pound raw shelled shrimp. Lean meat from one pork chop. 1 teaspoom of black beans soaked until soft and mashed with two cloves of garlic. Z ejffs broken in a bowl. A little cornstarch mixed to a smooth paste with water. 2 tablespoons of peanut oil. The best utensil for cooking is a metal bowl with a rounded bottom, but an ordinary skillet can be used. Heat the oil, add the pork and black beans, mix and cook for "a couple minutes." Add shrimp,' fry for "a little while." Add "enough hot water to almost cover the shrimp." Add a dash of black pepper and one level teaspoon of Accent or Tang (from corner grocery). Put a lid on the pan and steam for a while." Thicken the juice with cornstarch until medium thick. Salt to taste. Add egg, onion mixture and stir until tho eggs break. Put on the lid. turn out the fire and wait for the eggs to coagulate. Pour the sauce over a bowl full of cooked rice, pick up the chopsticks and enjoy yourself. And good luck. It took the professor 15 years to learn this one. Calendar... Continued From Page One Istratlon start Jan. 28 and end Jan. 30. Pre-reelstration tests are Jan. 28 and 29. Medical ex aminations will he held Thurs day, Jan. 29. Jan. 30 there will be under graduate registration. Graduate college registration will be held from Jan. 30 to Feb. 7. South Da kota will meet Nebraska cagers in Lincoln, Jan. 31. First semester ends Saturday, Jan. 31. 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