Seven NU Water Research Projects
Financed By New Institution
Research efforts involving
water, its behavior, use and
many forms in nature, are
being broadened and strength
ened through the new Water
Resources Research Institute
at the University.
Eugene C. Reed, acting di
rector of the Institute, said
that seven projects are being
financed as a result of the
Water Resources Act passed
by Congress in 1964. The
federal allotment for the 19f5
66 fiscal year is $87,500.
Among the research efforts
supported by the Institute is
that of Dr. W. A. Scheller, as
sociate professor of chemical
engineering and Dr. Carl E.
Georgl, professor and chair
man of the department of
microbiology.
Drs. Scheller and Georgi
are investigating the potential
of using microorganisms to
produce electrical energy
which, in turn, can be used to
change brackish to fresh wa
ter. The scientists are collecting
and growing cultures of bac
teria found in certain Nebras
ka ponds, organisms adapted
to a brackish water environ
Museum Trades
Camel Skeletons
The University museum Is
in the process of exchanging
two camel skeletons for a
tiger, a wolf and a tarpool.
Dr. C. Bertrand Schultz,
director of the museum, said
that the University was ex
changing the Nebraska camel
skeletons with a Los Angeles
museum for a saber tooth
tiger, an ice age wolf and a
Ranchola Brea tarpool.
He noted that the museum
continually trades and ex
changes with other museums
throughout the world.
A" Researchers Contribute To Text
Two University sciestists
are co-authors of chapters in
a textbook that has become
known as the most cnmnletp
and authoritative in its field.
The book is "Forages," pub
lished by the Iowa State Uni-
NU To Receive
Industry Grants
The 3M Company of St.
Paul, Minn, has announced
that the University of Ne
braska will receive $6,800
from them as an annual part
of their aid-to-education.
The University, according
to the announcement, will re
ceive $5,800 for technical
grants-in-aid for electrical en
gineering and chemistry, and
$1,000 for undergraduate tech
nical scholarship use.
The announcement said that
the scholarships are awarded
at the direction of the Uni
versity and may be used for
one or more qualified students.
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ment. These organisms are
believed to produce a cer
tain enzyme which in turn
might be used successfully in
a fuel cell to furnish electrici
ty to produce fresh water.
Still another Institute s u p
ported effort is that of Dr.
Norman J. Rosenberg, asso
ciate professor of agroclima
tnlogy in the department of
horticulture and forestry, and
Hoyt Hart, a meteorologist
and instructor in the depart
ment. Dr. Rosenberg and Hart
are studying soil moisture
losses in the Great Plains ef
fected by solar (sun) energy,
winds and plant life.
Their research will involve
the use of lysimeters, com
plex soil weighing devices
which will reflect very small
moisture chanees in the earth.
The research goals include an
analysis of the physics in
volved in moisture loss, and
the formulation of general
principles which will enable a
prediction of such losses un
der variant conditions every
where and especially for irri
gation practices in the Great
nains.
Tractor Lab
The University's tractor
testing laboratory, which has
tested more tractors than any
other lab in the world, set a
record total of 55 tractors in
1965.
This was the largest num
ber ot tractors tested since
the facility was established in
1920.
Among the 55 tractors were
four English models, several
American models with Eng
lish engines, and a Japanese
model. The Japanese tractor
was the first from Asia to be
tested at the Nebraska lab
oratory.
versity.
Dr. L. C. Newell, researched
chapters on bromegrasses and
on hay and pasture seedings
for the northern Great Plains.
Dr. H. J . Gorz, research
genetisist and professor of
agronomy, contributed to the
chapter on sweetclover.
The 707 page volume was
edited by H. D. Hughes of
Iowa State University. Mau
rice E. Heath of Purdue Uni
versity and Darrel S. Met
calf of the University of Ari
zona. Its 64 chapters, revised to
include the most recent de
velopments in forage crops,
cover the origin, history, ad
aptatios, improvement, char
acteristics, varieties and
strains, utilization, stand
establishment, seedbed prep
aration, and place in rotation
of forage crops throughout
the United States.
It was first published 15
years ago and has since
gained an international reputation.
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Clayton Yeutter, instructor
In agricultural economics and
an attorney, is investigating
the administration of water
law in six midwestern states
with the aid of Institute funds,
His research is directed at de
termining efficient mtthods of
underground and stream wa
ter administration by various
agencies and courts.
Other Institute supported
projects:
Dr. Turgut Sarpkaya, Re
gents professor of engineering
mechanics, is studying th
water storage effects of stream
beds and banks.
Dr. E. J. Kinbacher, as
sociate professor of horticul
ture and forestry, is research'
ing the internal water status
of certain plants. Co-investi
gators in the project are Dr
C. Y. Sullivan, assistant pro
fessor of horticulture and for
estry, and Dr. J. D. Eastin
assistant professor of agrono
my.
Dr. H. D. Wittmuss, assO'
ciate professor of agricultural
engineering, is investiagting
the engineering phases of land
movement for water conser
vation.
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"We expect it to be the first
of many," Frank Zoz, instrue
tor of agricultural engineer
ing and tractor testing at the
University, said.
The Nebraska lab, the only
one operated by a university
in the United Mates, has
tested a total of 931 tractors
since it was first started.
Included in this figure are
tractors from Poland, Czech
oslovakia, Sweden, Italy
France, Germany, Canada
and England.
The Nebraska tractor test
ing laboratory is the result of
a Polk County state senator's
disappointment with his trac
tor. He felt that its perform
ance did not meet the manu
facturer's claims, and pro
posed a bill calling for meas
urement of performance by
an unbiased authority.
The senator's bill received
only one negative vote from
his fellow legislators. The bill
stipulated that before a model
of a tractor could be placed
on the Nebraska market, a
corresponding model must be
tested at the University lah
The tractor company also
had to maintain stocks of re
pairs and parts in the state
for any tractors it sold in
Nebraska.
Medical Exams
To Be Monday
Medical examinations for
those who want to participate
in spring sports will be given
at the University Health Cen
ter at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28.
Those wishing to participate
in spring sports must be
there.
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iSheldon To Present Short Filmsl
Sheldon Art Gallery will be
presenting another in a ser
ies of "short films of var
ious kinds, reflecting wide
variety of subjects and tech
niques and representing some
of the most creative talent
in contemporary film mak
ing" on Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 20.
Five films will be shown
at that time spanning a var
iety of countries and sub
jects. The films include:
The Jinx, by Luigi Zam
pa, an Italian comedy featur
ing Toto.
The interview, by Ernest
ASUN Senators
Entertain Curtis
ASUN senators and associ
ates will meet with U.S. Sen
ator Carl Curtis at a coffee
3:30 p.m. Monday in the Ne
braska Union.
"It will be rather an In
formal get-together," said
Cathy Shattuck chairman of
the ASUN Senators commit
tee, "where the students and
Sen. Curtis can just sit around
and get acquainted. Anyone
who is interested in meeting
the Senator is welcome."
She added that Curtis is
making the trip for the ex
press purpose of meeting with
and talking to University stu
dents. Seven
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Pintoff, a color animation
featuring Henry Jacobs and
Woodrow Leafer. The music
will be done by jazz-musician
Stan Getz who played to a
large crowd of University stu
dents in front of Sheldon in
September 1964.
The Reality of Karel
Appel, by Jan Vrujman, pro
viding an impression of the
Dutch action painter at work
in his Paris studio, with mus
ic by Appel and Dizzie Gil
lespie. Momma Don't Allow, by
Karel Reisz and Tony Rich
ardson, an on the spot study
of typists, students, butcher
Lutheran Students Study
Contemporary Theology
A group of approximately
20 University students, all
m e m b e r s of the Lutheran
Student Association, returned
Monday from a week-end
course in contemporary the
ology. The students visited the
Ecumenical Institute in Chi
cago. Phil Boardman, president
gf the church group, ex
plained that at the institute
the students study contempo
rary theologists and "are of-
tered a new look at religion."
"They try to stress a more
years ago Ron Landergott was in your shoes. . .
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Seven years ago Ron Landergott was a senior in Coe College in Iowa. After getting his
B.A. degree in history, Ron joined the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Agency as a Special Agent.
With the help of Prudential's professional training program, he has placed a million
dollars of life and health insurance protection on men and women in the
Cedar Rapids area in each of the last four years. Ron is a man who knows
the thrill of setting a high goal and achieving it.
If you are aiming for an income of at least $20,000 a year
and you're willing to work hard to get there, Pru has a spot for you.
A career in Life Underwriting can make you a professional adviser to men of importance,
and give you the satisfaction that comes from providing a needed service.
Ron's goal through college was not an insurance career, but
he investigated it and liked what he saw. Perhaps you will, too.
If this opportunity matches your ambitions, you owe it to yourself to make
a date now through your placement bureau with the Prudential Repre
sentative. He will be on campus Thursday, February 24. It could well lead
you to a date with your own future I
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boys, dental assistants and
shop girls dancing to the
music of Chris Barker's band.
Orange and Blue, by Pet
er and Clare Chermayeff,
music by Joseph Paposo, pro
duced at the Film Study Cen
ter of Harvard University.
Two large balls, one orange,
one blue, visit a junk and
surplus yard in a charming
and witty experimental film.
Tickets may be secured
directly or by mail from the
an snop ot tne sneiaon Art
Gallery. Single admission is
50 cents for adults and 25
cents for children under 12
years old.
direct connotation between
religion and the world we live
in today," he said.
He noted that the institute
stesses the fact that "one
must choose a goal and then
structure one's life toward
that goal."
He said the institute has a
permanent staff of twenty-one
families who live in a com
munal type situation.
Boardman said that about
eighty students from Lincoln
nave visited tne institute dur
ing the last year.
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Seniors Enthused
About University
A little starry-eyed, excited,
extremely interested and wide
awake doesn't sound like the
normal University student,
but it does describe the over
700 high school seniors who
visited the University Satur
day.
John Aronson, director of
admissions, said that this was
thought to be the largest
group of Nebraska high school
seniors ever to attend a tra
ditional Senior Information
Day at the University.
He noted that the Saturday
program included mostly stu
dents from the Omaha-Bel-leviie
area. In addition high
school groups also attended
from Osmond, Seward, Gree
ley, Holdrege, Oakland and
Lincoln.
Comments from the future
University students as they
toured the halls, visited class
rooms and heard lectures
were many and varied.
One Omaha Central girl's
only comment was a loud, "I
like it." When asked what she
liked about it, she wasn't sure,
out she did insist that she
couldn't wait to be a part of it.
Another Omaha Central eirl
praised the library in stating
tnat tne "library is pretty
good especially since it's so
large."
A Westside boy, John Mc
Collister had praise for the
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information he had received
on the English program and
thought it would be great
reading books "and concen
trating more on the subject
than the composition."
In addition to University
professors and graduate stu
dents, undergraduate students
who volunteered their time for
the project included the mem
bers of the Nebraska Human
Resources Research Project,
and student representatives
from all sororities and fra
ternities on campus. .... .
Aronson said he was highly
gratified that so many Ne
braska youngsters are taking
advantage of the special pro
gram in which they are given
the opportunity to experience
something of university-level
study and college life.
He said that the seniors
showed heavy preference for
lectures and information con
cerning such subjects af psy
chology, English and mathe
matics. The students, he exDlainerl.
heard lectures in a number of
areas and had the onDortnnitv
to meet the dean of the col
lege in which they plan , to
enroll.
"There were more Omaha
area students taking part in
this sinele Droeram than there
were students attending from
an over Nebraska in 1962,
Aronson said.
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