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TATER TESTING Three-year old Patty Pan sing and her cat, Smokey, aren't really con
cerned about potato chips being good for testing potato varieties, but they do know potato
chips are good to eat. Patty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ii. Pausing of Lin
coln and sister Of Ginny Pansing, an NU Summer Sessions student.
Where Are the June Bugs:
Where are all the June bugs this year? Many of
them must have forgotten this is "their month," as
they don't seem to be as prevalent this summer as in
the past.
Some species of June bugs have two or three-year
life cycles, so in certain years there are more adult
bogs than in other years, said Dr. Roseoe E. Hill, chair
man of the Department of Entomology.
"It just may be that this is the year the adult June
bugs aren't as abundant," he added.
"There are a lot of things we don't know." Weather
conditions the dry spring and the recent moisture
might have affected this year's "crop," Dr. Hill said.
Whatever the reason, if yon see Mr. June Bug around
your porch light tonight, be friendly there aren't too
many like him around.
High School Math Teachers
Learn Concepts at Institute
Forty -four high school
mathematics teachers from
13 states are attending the
University of Nebraska's sec
ond Summer Institute in
Mathematics June 11-Aug. 3."
Sponsored by the National
Science Foundation, the insti
tute is geared to strengthen
the subject matter back
ground of the participants by
offering two special courses,
one in algebra, the other in
geometry.
These courses will empha
size structure and new con
cepts in interpretation.
The participants will be di
vided into three groups and
will meet two afternoons a
week to discuss subject mat
ter covered in the morning
lectures. These seminars will
be two-hour sessions.
About two additional hours
each week will be devoted to
Briefing Team
Here June 21
A U.S. State Department
briefing team will be on cam
pus this Thursday to discuss
the United States' policies
and programs in foreign af
fairs. Heading the team will be
President Kennedy's special
representative and adviser
on African, Asian and Latin
' American affairs, Chester
Bowles. Other members are
Frank M. Coffin, deputy ad
ministrator for program for
the Agency for International
Development, and Robert E.
Matteson, member of the Dis
Armament Advisory Commit
tee and the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency.
Students, faculty and the
public are invited to hear a
discussion on "New Concepts
in U.S. Foreign Policy" at
2:30 p.m. in the Union Ball
room. The morning session at the
Nebraska Center for Continu
ing Education will be attend
ed by official delegates from
all counties in Nebraska.
Girls and Boys Staters Campaign,
Hold Primary and General Elections
Nearly 800 Nebraska high
first-hand about tne operation
of their state government as
they attend the 1962 Corn
husker Boys' and Girls'
States on the University cam
pus. And the learning isn't just
coming from books and lec
tures the delegates have
set up their own govern
ments. They conducted cam
paigns and held primary and
general elections for state,
county and city offices.
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a seminar discussion of topics
in mathematics which are not
ordinarily covered in tradi
tional courses.
Each week a specialist in
mathematics from the Uni
versity campus or elsewhere
will visit the institute to lec
ture and conduct discussions.
Devaney Tells
Fall Coaching
Assignments
A new emphasis on fresh
man football at the Univer
sity of Nebraska was indicat
ed with the announce
ment by Coach Bob Devaney
of the coaching assignments
for his assistants next falL
Two" men, John Melton and
Cletus Fischer, have been as
signed to handle the newcom
ers. Generally the yearlings
have been guided by only one
freshman coach, assisted by
graduate students. The gradu
ate assistants for next fall
are Tom Osborne and Dal
Dyer.
The Devaney system calls
for the freshmen to be in
doctrinated at once in the of
fense and defense used by the
varsity. The first-year players
will not be used to demon
strate opponents' plays and
defenses as in the past. The
varsity scout squad will han
dle these assignments.
The varsity coaching assign
ments include Jim Ross, ends
and defensive backs; Mike
Corgan, offensive backs, Carl
Selmer, offensive line; George
Kelly, defensive line.
Group to Tour Capitol
The Nebraska Union has
planned a tour of the State
Capitol Building and Gover
nor's Mansion for Tuesday,
June 26. All interested per
sons are invited to sign up in
the Union Program Office
and to meet m the south foy
er of the Union at 2:00 p.m.
Battling for the office of
Girls' State governor in yes
terday's election were Candy
May of Omaha Benson, the
National Party candidate,
and Betty Swoboda of Nor
folk, candidate for the Fed
eral Party.
Heading the slate for Boys'
State Governor were Steve
Marcus of Omaha Central
High School and Doug Soren
Ben of Scottsbluff High
School.
About 362 Boys Staters and
423 Girls Staters are attend
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Journalism-
Aii All-State First
Students enrolled in the
School of Journalism's pro
gram at the University of Ne-1
braska All-State High School
Course are participating in
the first All-State program.
The School of Journalism
joined the department of art,
speech and music for the All
State program this year.
The All-State journalists will
produce three newspapers,
covering the entire All-State
program, in addition to a
yearbook.
The siaffs for these publica
tions will be advised by Pro
fessor Robert J. Cranford,
newspaper, and Assistant
Professor W. J. Morrison,
yearbook. Keith Blackledge is
instructor for photographic
work and Leonard A. Hamsa,
teacher of journalism and ad
visor to student publications in
Fremont, will assist in all
phases of the operation.
Twenty-eight students will
staff the All-State newspaper,
and 11 will work on the year
book. University Gives
Veterinary Aids
The University of Nebraska
has awarded educational
grants to ten Nebraska stu
dents who will continue their
veterinary education at
neighboring state universi
ties. Funds for the grants come
from a special legislative ap
propriation administered by
the University of Nebraska
to help provide veterinary
medical training for a limited
number of Nebraska students.
The University offers pre-vet-erinary
training but main
tains no veterinary medical
college.
The grants will not be giv
en to the students directly,
but will be sent to the institu
tion to help defray costs of
education for these non-resident
students, according
to Dr. George A. Young,
chairman of the University's
Department of Veterinary
Science.
Students selected must have
earned at least a "6" aver
age in their pre-veterinary
work at the University of Ne
braska .or equivalent to that
average if attending other
schools.
ing the week-long study of
government, sponsored by
the American Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary,
respectively. The two groups
will get together Thursday
night for a dance in the Ne
braska Union.
Their week wiH end with
an examination to determine
their knowledge of their gov
ernment's" functionings.
The Boys Staters are meet
ing at the Nebraska Center
for Continuing Education,
while the girls are meeting
on city campus.
Things are looking chipper
on Ag campus this summer.
Chippier and chippier, in fact,
as this is the best season for
making potato chips in the
Department of Horticulture . -
As potato samples come to
the University from various
parts of the state, they are
tested as to whether or not
the variety is good for proc
essing. Potato chips are made
from them for this 'purpose
because, according to Robert
O'Keefe, head of the potato
breeding and improvement
program in Nebraska,
"what's good tor cmpping is
suitable for any kind of proc
essing such as. french fried
or instant mashed."
There are distinct differ
ences between processing po
tatoes andj the table variety
ordinarily grown in Nebras
ka. The higher the amount of
dry matter or specific gravi
ty, measured Dy a "potato Hy
drometer," the better the po
tato is for making chips and
fries. "Usually Nebraska po
tatoes are low. in dry mat
ter. ' O'Keefe .said, "but
we're steadily increasing the
percentage of acceptable po
tatoes.
Oil Absorption
The potatoes are also test
University Population Grows
Library Uses New Circulation
The population of the Uni
versity of Nebraska grows
each year and with it grows
the number of individuals to
be served by the University li
braries. As clientele grows to
the 10,000-15,000 range, there
is need for a new circulation
control system, and that's ex
actly what has happened.
Last week the University li
braries began using a new
circulation control called the
McBee Key sort marginal
punched cards to replace the
Gaylord System installed in
Love Library in 1948. The
Gaylord system was designed
to serve the needs of medium-
sized libraries.
The number of library nsers
has increased so in the past
few years that the shuffling
and filing of book cards, the
maintenance of registration
files and the typing of over
due notices become major
clerical operations. "The time
has come to shift part of the
clerical load back to the li
brary users our students
and faculty," said Richard A.
Farley, associate director of
libraries.
Under the new charge card
file system, used in most col
leges and universities, the
borrower fills out the charge
card with call number, au
thor, title, borrower identifi
cation number, signature and
address. The card and the
date due slip in the book are
stamped with the due date.
The card is punched for due
date, type of borrower and
Dewey Decimal Number. It
is filed by hand in the master
file. Master file cards are
marginal punched, but only
for Dewey numbers.
This provides a visual aid
in sorting and prevents mix
ing of Dewey Numbers, as,
for example, all the 300 cards
have a punched groove in the
same place.
When the book is returned
it is matched manually with
the card in the file. The card
Degree Applications
All students who expect to
receive bachelor's or ad
vanced degrees or teaching
certificates at the close of the
summer session in August
should apply by June 26, 1962
if they have not yet done so.
Application should be made
at the Registrar's Office, 208
Administration Building, be
tween the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, or 8:30 a.m.
to 12 noon on Saturday.
ATl Professor to Sing
For Eight Governors
Leon Lishner, Professor of
Voice at the University of Ne
braska, has been invited to
sing before a gathering of
eight governors and other dig
nitaries from the oil produc
ing states of the nation on
June 19, when the state of Ne
braska will host the Interstate
Oil Commission in Omaha.
Professor Lishner will present
a varied program of songs.
ed to determine the amount
of oil they absorb. After some
chips are made from one va
riety, they are ground up, and
toluene is added to determine
this factor. .
The last important quality
of a good processing potato,
aside from taste, is color,
which is determined by t h e
amount of reducing sugars
present. The University uses
a spectromoscope to test the
color of the , chips, and low
reducing sugar content is
associated with desired light
color.
Since 1952, when testing po
tatoes for processing qualities
began in Nebraska, 686 indi
vidual varieties have been
screened. Approximately four
potatoes from each variety
are used and the department
can sometimes make chips of
over 50 varieties in a single
afternoon. The chips are
made just as they might be
processed in one "of Nebras
ka's four potato chip plants.
Making potato chips not
only checks which varieties
are best, but also what effect
storage has on the potatoes.
During the winter, chips are
made from stored potatoes,
whereas in the summer and
fall the department is "really
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CHECK-OUT SYSTEM This is a reproduction of the McBee Keysort marginal punched
cards now being used by the University libraries for checking out books and periodicals.
The borrower fillswt the card which is then p unched for filing and statistical purposes.
is pulled and set up for a
is completed the card is de
stroyed. The new system allows the
library staff to compile statis
tical data as to how many
books have been checked out
by undergraduates, graduates
and faculty, and how many
have been checked out in a
semester or summer session,
said Miss Mary M. Doak, pub
lic service 1 i b r a r i a n. Re
search has not been done in
the past because it was too
costly to hire enough staff to
do the job, she said.
Needle Sorting
Under the new system, the
entire file can be needle sort
ed by hand. All cards for
books checked out by facul
ty members, for example, are
punched in a square marked
"faculty." When the file is
needle sorted for faculty
check-outs, all cards punched
for faculty will fall out to be
statistically recorded.
Periodically the entire file
in the chips," using freshly
harvested spuds.
Growing Conditions
As well as storage, the con
dition under which potatoes
are grown plays a large part
in the value of processing po
tatoes. This must be where
Nebraska's 85 potato growers
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is needle sorted for overdues.
Overdue notices are prepared
by photocopy, and the charge
returned to the file. Photo
copies of the charge are
placed in window envelopes
has supplied his name and
address on the original card.
This new system for over
dues will eliminate having a
clerical staff type all overdue
notices.
Less Costly
The new system is less cost
ly than the old one in that it
saves on clerical and library
staff needed. Miss Doak said.
A major clerical job faces the
Loan Desk personnel this sum
mer as the master file must
be copied on McBee master
cards.
"The master file should be
about half the size it is now
when we get through' Miss
Doak said. She explained that
the punched cards will elim
inate having to put a clip on
master file cards.
Besides saving on library
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SUMMER 'READING The staff of Love Memorial Library
recommends a group of books each week for your summer
time reading enjoyment. For a brief review of the books
recommended this week, see
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POPULATION EXPLOSION Suburbia is crowding the cows
grazing land in Nebraska's Sarpy County. A report of the
effects of the population explosion and nrbanlzatioo appears
on
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HIGH SCHOOL VACATION Many Lincoln high school stu
dents have a new summertime "vacation" activity. For a
report of what these students are doing this summer, see ... .
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TELEVIEWING KUON TV presents a complete listing of
programs for the following week on
Page 4
UNDER MILK WOOD The Nebraska Union Artist Series
will present the play Under Milk Wood tomorrow night. For
further information, see
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develop their headaches, as
not only do they have to con
sider natural climate and soil
conditions, but they are urged
to follow published recom
mendations such as:
"In central Nebraska har
vest potatoes only during the
early morning and late after
noon when temperatures do
not exceed 80 degrees."
In the spring of 1961 the
Nebraska Experiment Station
Quarterly said, "Each year
more than 800 cars of potatoes
(600 bushels per car) are
used by makers of potato
chips in Nebraska. Another
300 or more carloads are re
quired by the drive-ins and
other public eating places
which feature french fried
potatoes.
"Nebraska-grown potatoes
comprise probably not over
two per cent of these car
loadsNebraska potato grow
ers have not grown the vari
eties required or have not
used growing practices that
produce suitable potatoes.
Examples found now of Ne
braska's efforts to supply its
share of potatoes are these
varieties: Haig, 315.48-3X
(alias Pioneer, best for french
fries), Redbake, Excel, Do
zac and Bounty.
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staff and clerical work need
ed, the new circulation sys
tem will teach students what
call numbers and title pages
are, said Miss Doak. "This
is going to be a good thing."
"We've been highly pleased
with the cooperation of the
students and faculty this first
week," Farley said. "We've
had only a few complaints
from a few graduate students
because they check out so
many books. I'm just waiting
for one of them to bring a
rubber stamp of their signa
ture and address it is ac
ceptable, you know," fee
added.
So, for the first time in 13
years, a major change has
been made in the circula
tion control system of the
University libraries. "The
next logical step is IBM ma
chines," Farley said. "At the
moment our volume is not
great enough, but when we
get 15,000 rtudents, perhaps
well take that step."
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