State's. Youth: Operation Exodus
By Judy Harrington
ATTENTION ALL CITI
ZENS; A warrant for the
arrest and safe return of
some runaways. They are
all young Nebraska men
and women. Most are
armed with college diplo
mas and an urge to travel.
Their action is considered
dangerous to the progress
of the state.
Young Nebraskans are
some of the biggest run
aways in the country.
By the end of June many
graduates have packed their
families or their bachelor
wagons for the big exodus
... a move out of the state
to what they call "bigger
and better things." In sim
pler language it means
Lincoln, Nebraska
Index to Inside Pages
OPERATION EXODUS - Nebraska's young people
are searching for better jobs, more money, more enter
tainment and different climates. Many leave the state in
search for greener grass. The result is a decreasing popula
tion and a state lacking young leadership. For the cause
of Midwest Migration and the proposed remedy see.'.'.
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WHAT TO DO? Summertime in Lincoln offers an oppor
tunity for both entertainment and education in the center
of state, city and county activity. To learn what to see at
the State Historical Society and the Nebraska Capitol,
see . . .
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COOL VIEW KUON-TV, Channel 12, televiewing provides
enlightening entertainment for those who wish to stay at
home and "cool off" during a warm summer evening. A
list of special programs and the week's schedule appear
on . . .
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RHINO RETURNS A rhinoceros that spent over 50 years
In the state museum in Morrill Hall has returned home to
the western part of the state. The fossil will be on display
at the Trailside museum. To see rhinoceros fossil picture,
turn to . . .
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PUPPETS PERFORM The Student Union presents
Llord's puppets "International" on Wednesday evening at
the Family Night program. For a complete list of Family
Night activities, including babysitters, see . '. .
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BOOKSHELVES The Love Memorial Library staff has
prepare da list of books for summer reading, including
fiction, reference books and technical works on . . .
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EDUCATIONAL TV Two University staff members have
prepared a report recommending a national control
center for educational TV. The report, which also sug
gests a wide exchange of recorded educational prop-am s
between TV stations accrosi the country, is summarized
on . . .
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Dental College
Lose Your Nose? It Can Be Restored
By Dave Wohlfarth
Ever wondered how new
faces are made out of old
ones? Restoring lost facial
structures is one of the many
jobs performed by the Univer
sity of Nebraska's Dental Col
lege. Dr. Ray H. Steinacher,
Chairman of the Prosthodon
tics Department, is in charge
of this process, known as
"maxillo facial prosthesis."
He defines this as "making
artificial substitutes for lost
structures in the facial area
due to carcinoma or accident
al injuries."
Carcinoma is a cancer
which necessitates the remov
al of parts of the face, either
extrorally (outside the mouth)
or Introrally (inside the
mouth).
It is the task of Dr. Stein
acher and his associate, Dr.
Jack M. KnoJle, to make
and restore these parts. The
process is accomplished in co
operation with the Surgical
Department of the College of
Medicine. -
Extraoral Replacements
There are various examples
of the types of facial tissues
that are made. Extraorally,
Dr. Steinacher and his staff
make replacements for the
(1) nose, (2) eye, (3) eye and
portions of the nose and
cheek, (4) eye, portions of the
nose, hard cleft palate and
cheek' and (5) the mandible
(lower jaw). . '
He illustrated the lower
Jaw replacement by a case of
more jobs, more money,
more entertainment and
milder climates.
Criticism comes from the
four winds.
Recently University of Ne-
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braska students teed off on
the subject in the Nebraska
Alumnus magazine.
What's Here?
"What's to keep us here?"
Don F r i c k e of Hastings
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a man who couldn't breathe
when he lay down due to an
occlusion of his air ways. The
new Jaw brought his muscles
back into their normal posi
tion and he was able to
breathe reclining.
"In most of these instances
the teeth are removed be
cause the cancer involves
their supplementary structure,
and in order for the
patient to eat, new teeth are
attached to the Prosthesis
(artificial replacement) for
those that had to be re
moved," Steinacher said.
Of all the prosthesis re
placements he called the eye
the toughest to fit. "It must
be perfectly placed with the
other eye; the pupil must be
the same size and the depth
at which it is placed must be
the same as the other eye,"
he said. '
Orientation
'.'The coloring, due to the
use of glasses, is not nearly
as important as the orienta
tion to the relation to the oth
er eye and the size of the
eye," he added.
pr. Steinacher has handled
five eye replacements and is
working on another one now,
for which he has the mold
made
He is also currently, en
gaged in preparing a substi
tute for a man who has lost
his , nose due to cancer. This
man's infection has spread
near the brain case, but he
wouldn't allow an operation.
Instead he went ahead with
the prosthesis.
asked. "What is there for
our engineers? There's no
aircraft or missile industry.
Why should they stay here
if they can make twice as
much money by going to
California?"
Lincolnite Herb Probasco
answered Fricke. "There
should be some satisfaction
in staying here and having
done something to make the
state a better place. The
move is west, and we can
ignore it or take advantage
of it and build Nebraska."
"Nebraska has nothing
but potential," said Scott
Killinger of Hebron. "It has
all the possibilities in the
world."
Mary Ann Harris of Belle
vue criticized Omaha high
Summer Nebraskan
"The man is now a terminal
case the infection can't be
stopped and he has about a
year to live) but he still want
ed a new nose so we're work
ing on it," Dr. Steinacher ex
plained. He explained the process of
facial prosthesis in the fol
lowing five steps:
"I. We make a facial
moulage, a repetition of the
face as it is. An impression
mat is used and this is
called the 'working model.'
1 Modflcations are made
if any Intraoral structures
are to be replaced.'
3. A wax pattern is fitted
duplicating the structure of
the other side of the face.
4. With the wax pattern,
the patient is fitted for fine
adjustments.
5. The model is fabricated
into the materials availa
ble." The 42-year old professor,
who has taught at Nebraska
for 15 years, listed the ma
terials available in the past
as a soft rubber type and a
hard plastic.
The soft rubber type didn't
last too long and was not col
orfast and there was a weight
problem involved with the
hard plastic, Dr. Steinacher
indicated.
New Material
He said that recently a new
material has been' developed.
This new plastic is made up
of silicone rubber mixed with
methyl methacrylate, which
is an acrylic (plastic) mater-
sghool administration for
adding to the problem. "It
used to be that Omaha dis
couraged its students from
coming to the University,
encouraging them to go oth
er places," she said.
"So much depends on our
teachers," Probasco added.
"They are the ones who in
, fluence a student's decision
to stay in Nebraska or to
leave. Yet we don't offer
these teachers .much In the
way of salaries.
"We are too cynical and
too bitter about the state
and I think we are led along
these lines by the adult gen
eration. They promote Ne
braska as the "White Spot
of the Nation' because we
have the lowest taxes in the
Dr. Bowman
To Discuss
Peace Corps
Robert Bowman, a field rep
resentative from the Peace
Corps headquarters in Wash
ington, D.C., will be on the
University campus tomorrow
to discuss the aims and oper
ations of the Corps.
Dr. Bowman will speak at
a public convocation at 11
a.m. in Love Library auditor
ium. In a message to Dean of
Student Affairs J. P. Colbert
the Corps headquarters indi
cated that the principal ob
jective of Bowman's visit will
be to explain the operations
of the program rather than to
recruit.
Peace Corps
Tests Given
Qualifying examinations for
the Peace Corps will be given
in six Nebraska cities Thurs
day and Friday. They will be
the second round of tests giv
en. ' .' . ""
Post offices in Lincoln, Mc
Cook, Norfolk, North Platte
and Scottsbluff and the Fed
eral Building in Omaha will
be the centers for administer
ing the tests.
Many of the jobs to be filled
do not require college train
ing. According to Edwin R. Bay
ley, Peace Corps director of
public information, requests
for volunteers with skills
ranging from athletics to taxi
dermy have dictated the sec
ond nation-wide testing.
ial which gives strength to the
rubber.
The advantages of it are
colorfastness and more ease
in adaptibility, according to
Steinacher.
In cases of eye replace
ments, the plastic has been
preferred to the glass eye re
cently, he commented.
"The new structures are
held in position by various
means. Glasses are used for
the eye and special adhesives
have been used for the Bor
der attachments," he said.
Time Varies
The time involved in mak
ing a replacement depends
upon "the structures to be re
placed and how accurately we
feel that we can color the
surrounding structures in the
first attempt," he continued.
Facial prostheses have been
made at Nebraska for approx
imately three , years and
he has worked on 14 cases,
said Dr. Steinacher.
He pointed out that these
cases varied in complexity
"from prosthetic restoration
of a portion of the hard palate
to complete restoration of the
eye and jaw."
"The complexity varies, de
pending upon the magnitude
of the cancer," he said.
"There is no pain in the
process if the patient if prop
erly, fitted," he added.
Problems
Occasionally a. problem re
sults from the prosthesis,
Steinacher remarked match
ing the complexion.
country. This only reflects
on what you are getting in
the way of returns," Pro
basco said.
Common State
"We're just a common, '
ordinary agricultural state
noted for beef cattle and
corn," Ronald McKeever of
Wymore concluded. "People
in big cities just don't ap
preciate these things."
Who and what's to keep
them home?
The biggest attraction in
the state's favor appears to
be the opportunities it gives
residents to develop their
potential.
Yet students, professors,
businessmen and state offi-
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Tuesday, July 11, 1961
Education
Teachers
"Education in the 1960's"
is to be the theme of the
Teacher's College annual con
ference, according to Dr.
Frank E. Sorenson, director
of Summer Sessions.
The conference which is
jointly sponsored by the Uni
versity, the Nebraska Depart
ment of Education and the
Nebraska State Educational
Association begins at 2:00
p.m. tomorrow in the Student
Union ballroom.
Sorenson pointed out that
the conference will, feature
guest speakers who are na
tionally knowt either as a
practitioner, experimenter, or
researcher in the field of
teaching.
Gov. Frank B. Morrison,
Dean W. K. Beggs and Dr.
Wesley C. Meirhenry are
among the Nebraskans fea
tured at the conference, ac
cording to the program out
lined by Dr. Sorenson.
Programed Earning
Sorenson said that the em
phasis In the conference will
be on "Programed Learn
ing," an area in which teach
ing machines play an impor
tant role.
Featured siwaker at the
first session will be Dr. John
S t e r n i g, assistant super
intendent in charge of in
struction at Glenco, 111. Sor
enson said, "Sternig is a na
New Faces
"Possibly we should use a
prosthesis for every season of
the year to compensate for
the change of a person's com
plexion during the year."
Dr. Steinacher, who gradu
ated from Nebraska with
three degrees (Bachelor's,
DDS and MS), admitted that
the restorations "do require
some Amount of time, artistic
ability and knowledge of anat
omy." He teaches some of the
techniques of prosthesis to his
senior class in the Prostho
dontics Department. He also
teaches freshmen, sophomore
and Junior classes in the Dent
College.
His co-hort, Dr. Krodle, is
33, has been at NU seven
years, and is also in the
Prosthodontics Department.
He was graduated from Ne
braska and obtained his
Bachelor's at Montana .State.
Cleft Palates
The two dentists also com
bine their talerts to restore
cleft palates.
"For these cases, in which
the hard, soft, or both pal
ates may be missing, the ap
pliances are used to close off
the nasal cavity to the mouth
so the patient can minimize
his eating problems and speak
more coherently," Dr. Stein
acher stated.
"The majority of these
cases are people between the
ages of two and 20," he said,
"because we are working in
cooperation with the Crippled
Children's Service of the State
Division of Public Welfare.
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MIGRATION Young people leave the state of Nebraska
every year. Many, like J. Marshall Ruhr, University sen
ior pictured above, leave to serve in the Armed Services.
Others leave to seek new climate and job opportunities.
Many never return.
in '60's Highlights
College Conference
tionally known pioneer in new
educational practices in the
several levels of public edu
cation. In implementing new
educational practices Dr.
Sternig emphasises the new
er teaching media including
teaching machines."
"His address is to be fol
lowed by a question and an
swer period to be directed by
Dr. William Ferris, of the
University's dept, of school
administration," S o r e ns o n
said.
The second general session
will begin at 10 a.m., Thurs
day and will again be 'held in
the ballroom, according to
Sorenson.
The featured speaker at
this session will be Dr. Lloyd
N. Morrisett, specialist for
"Programed Learning Proj
ects, which are sponsored
by the Carnegie Corp. of New
York. Dr. Morrisett com
pleted work- for his Ph.D. at
Yale University in 1958 with
a major in experimental psy
chology. The team of educators who
will question Dr. Morrisett
will be headed by Dr. Wes
ley C, Meierhenry, assistant
to the dean of Teachers Col
lege. Luncheon
A luncheon will be held
Wednesday noon in the Pan
American room of the Union.
The featured guest will be
Dr. C. Walter Stone, director
of the educational media
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PROGRAMED LEARNING Dr. Wesley C. Meierhenry
and Dr. Robert E. Stepp exhibit four models of teaching
machines on display In the Student Union this week dur
ing the Teachers College Conference.
Teaching Machines Still
'In Experimental Stages'
Nebraska teachers attend
ing the University of Nebras
ka Summer Sessions will have
the opportunity Wednesday
and Thursday to inspect sev
eral models of the most high
ly experimental teaching aid
in education, the "teaching
machine.
A two-day "Teaching Ma
chines Panorma" will include
displays of auto-instructional
devices and literature from 20
national manufacturers.
Proponents of the devices
stress that the machines are
not intended or expected to
become teacher replace
ments. Instead, they say, the
machines are being developed
to:
Save the time of the
classroom teachers by free
ing them from the routine
of drilling student on fun
damental bits of informa
tion which must be mas
tered before advance in
subject matter areas can be
made;
Provide students with
devices which permit them,'
by themselves, to master
yi
f A
.ill
branch of the U.S. Office of
Education. "Newer Media
Programs and Implications
for the Future" will be Dr.
Stone's topic according , to
Meierhenry.
Reservations for the lunch
eon must be made in the
Summer Sessions office by 5
p.m. today. Tickets are $1.50.
Sorenson pointed out that
the afternoon session which
begins at 2 p.m. will feature
Governor Frank B. Morrison
and W. K. Beggs, dean of
Teachers College.
Gov. Morrison will present
his concept of education in
the 1960's in Nebraska, and
Dean Beggs will draw from
the conference presentation
the more outstanding high
lights and will talk about
"Education beyond the
1960's," Sorenson said.
Exhibit
Another feature of the con
ference will be an exhibit of
programed learning materi
als, teaching machines and
related informational b r o
chures on display in 233, 234
and 235 Student Union during
the conference.
Sorenson said that about
100 off-campus educators are
expected, but the conference
is open to all students on
campus and to all other ed
ucators in the area. He also
pointed out that participants
will be asked to register, but
no fee will be charged Teach
er's College classes will be
dismissed while the confer
ence is in session.
fundamental information at
their own rate.
Dr. Wesley C. Meierhenry,
professor of history and prin
cipals of education at the
University, says some edu
cators believe that, properly
developed and used, the ma
chines can speed the progress
of a class by as much as 100
per cent during the semester.
Experimental Stage
The machines range in
complexity from electronical
ly manipulated workbooks to
simple, paper reading rolls
turned by hand. Almost all
are in the experimental stage
of development, according to
Dr. Meierhenry.
"The devices do not, in
themselves, teach anything,"
he said.
The actual "teaching" is
programmed into the equip
ment by a team of experts
which include subject matter
authorities, programmers and
editors.
Dr. Meierhenry, who serves
on the national three-man
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