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Tuesday, June 27, 1967 Summer Nebraskan Page 3 Students Discover Nebraska Through Highlighted Travels This .is the summer to discover Nebraska. Ne braskans are becoming conscious of what their communities have to offer and are more than willing to show-off the resources they are just beginning to realize for themselves. Several tours close to the Lincoln area have been de signed especially for the summer student taking a weekend spree by Dick Schaffer, head of the state tourism department. One suggested tour takes the traveler east on Ne braska Highway t to Ne braska City and then north to Omaha. This trip could last one or two days de pending on how much sight seeing is done. John Brown's Cave In Nebraska City was one of the most important sta tions of the famous "under ground railway." It was dug by friends of John Brown to hide the runaway slaves until they could be sent on to their freedom. It is not known how many slaves were hidden in the cave, but a great many were transported across the Missouri River at this point. Visitors can follow the tunnel from the cabin to the creek bed, the route used by fleeing slaves. Replica Built A replica of the old Ft. Kearny blockhouse, from which the soldiers and ear ly settlers protected them selves from the Indians, is located on Central Ave. The blockhouse also was one of the sites of Nebraska's first newspaper, The Nebraska City News-Press. Just northwest of the city, on U.S. 73-75 is Arbor Lode State Park. In t h e park a 52 room mansion houses a museum of early day Nebraska and contains historical relics of state and national importance. The mansion was the for mer home of J. Sterling Morton, farmer-statesman, SUMMER; When a Yowr MAMS One block north of Vine on 27th Easily accessible from W and Pear Sts. HOME OF THE CHUBBY STEAKBURGER WE NEVER CLOSE . if T: -X i -8 nr J'.: Lowest Prices in Town DIVIDEND BONDED GAS 16th & P Sts. Downtown Lincoln f wis . . W I "T , ' .1 Hi"" hi ii . i. Sandy Naber and Terry Buzek try to decide which route the most rewarding and enjoyable. Secretary of Agriculture and founder of Arbor. Day. On the beautifully land scaped grounds is a replica of an old settler's cabin, formal gardens, a popular Tree Trail and picnic grounds. Native and planted forest and fruit trees and shrubs constitute an arboretum of over 150 varieties. Going north to Omaha tourists pass S.A.C. Head quarters, an 1,800 acre base with 12,000 personnel in 7 Air Force installations. Its, underground center directs the global SAC force of bombers and missiles. From the highway it is pos sible to see the Atlas Mis sile, and control center. Turning east on Highway 370 the traveler passes the Bellevue Church. It is t h e oldest in Nebraska, con structed in 1856 by Presby terian missionaries and now used by the Episco palian Church. . Cabin Moved A little further on is the 4.t - Ft-1 .-"' I fill "' -" r. ( - ii ill Bellevue log cabin at 1805 Hancock St. It was first lo cated on the Missouri riv er bottom land and later moved to Its present site as a memorial to pioneers who founded the area in the early 1800's. A replica of Washington's Mount Vernon gardens pre sents a good view of the Missouri River basin from the site passed by Lewis and Clark in 1804. It is on 13th St. Continuing on 13th St. to Dodge St. the tourist will find the Union Pacific Mu seum which tells the story of the Old West. Remind ers of events, people and places Involved in construc tion of the railroad are found there. Portions of Lincoln's funeral car are also on display. The Joslyn Art Museum is located at 2218 Dodge St. The permanent exhibitions tell the development of art and design from ancient to modern times, with a unique presentation of t h e early history of this West ern region. Traveling exhi bitions of original art from other museums and private collections are presented monthly in the $4 million cultural center. The Mormon Cemetery, the site of B r i g h a m Young's encampment the brutal winter of 1846 when over 600 died, can be found at 30th and State Sts. A statue of parents by an open grave of a child is mute tribute to these pio neers. Homes and Parks The Omaha Home for Boys and the World War II Memorial Park are located along 52nd St. and Happy Hollow Rd. The home is a 70 acre tract with extensive 4-H programs emphasized. The park was built by Oma han's dimes and dollars and has become a $500,000 me morial. Boys Town is an lncor- Spacts Available RAINBOW TRAILER COURT Halfway betwMn Ag ond City computet. 1801 Adam 4353417 "THE CLIMATE FOR EDUCATION IS PROGRESS . . . the technique is Innovation? FloriHii HAS A PLACE FOR ELEMENTARY SECONDARY TEACHERS Want more facts? SEND FOR FREE COPY H PAGE BOOK IN . COLOR! s, GET THE COMPLETE JTORYI ' i. 'Vi'ere fhe action hi" i. W. BURT. TmcHw Racraitnwnt Knoll Bldg. Stats Oaat. s? Education TallohaiM, rierida 32304 Moior Cr to North Platte will prove porated village of 1,000 boys founded In 1917 by Father Flanagan. The town, lo cated at 132nd and Dodge Sts., has its own post office and city council. Union Stockyards, the world's largest, has 100 acres in the heart of the meat packing area. Over six million head of cattle, hogs, and sheep are bought and sold there each year. This completes the first tour. The second tour goes through Hastings, Red Cloud, Minden, Ft. Kearney and Grand Island. The House of Yesterday and the J. M. McDonald Planetarium are the fea ture points in Hastings. The. House has three floors of exhibition space displaying. , 28,000 items, many rare and historic pieces. Collec tions range from the world's largest display of the rare Whooping Crane to a glass cameo. The planetarium was a gift from the J. M. McDon ald Foundation to the city of Hastings. The visitor can sit comfortably in a seat and see the stars, planets and moon on a domed ceil ing. The various phases of astronomy is the topic of a 40 minute lecture. Cather Museum The Willa Cather Pioneer Museum and Archives oc cupies the former Farmers' and Merchants' Bank Building, erected in 1889 by Silas Garber, early gover nor of Nebraska. The mu seum s t a n d s on Webster St., the main street of Red Cloud. The Red Cloud depot of My Antonia, the old mill in One of Ours, the island of Lucky Gayheart all can be seen in the Red Cloud area. Pioneer Village in Min den has long been famous for its detailed displays. The year 1830 was chosen as a starting point since it marked the beginning of the age of mechanization. The Village traces the evo lution of the marvels we enjoy today. The old fort at Ft. Rear ny and the new Stuhr Mu seum in Grand Island re late to visitors the history of the West and of Nebras ka. Other tours reaching into the northeastern, southeast- I ern or western part of the i state hold exciting prom- ise as travelers discover j Nebraska for themselves i All-State Centennial Concert alut WiSIo Pershing Auditorium Friday June 30, 1967 8:00 P.M. Many Books Tell About Africa No Longer an Unknown Continent By Cosctte Kics Senior Assistant Librarian C.Y. Thompson Library Africa the Dark Conti nent. Africa the Mysteri ous. Africa the Unknown. But Africa today is no long er unknown to the rest of the world. The map of Afri ca is no longer blank in its center as it was only a hun dred years ago. Africa of fifty years ago; the Africa of British district officers, French Foreign Legion naires, American mission aries and wealthy white hunters is almost as extinct as the Dodo bird (once an inhabitant of Africa). Political activity in Afri ca has had Hi place in the news of the past decade. New names for new coun tries and the names of new leaders are the Africa of to day. . Africa's past is perhaps unfamiliar to many. Never the less, sophisticated cul tures once existed in Afri ca. Basil Davidson's Africa: History of a Continent is a magnificently illustrated, pictorial account of Africa's past. Great trading centers flourished, such as the leg endary Timbuktu, and hand sonre art forms developed as well. Davidson's large book is a fascinating intro duction to the background of the continent of Africa. High Elevation Africa's late discovery by Europeans was due mainly to the elevation of the main body of the continent. The abrupt fall line caused wa , terfalls and rapids on most of the large rivers. Henee explorers could not use the rivers to penetrate the vast jungles and deserts of Afri ca. But the nineteenth cen tury brought about an up surge of fascination for Af rica; and explorers, adven turers, missionaries and sci entists determinedly made their way into the heart of the continent. Perham and Simmons summarize these explora tions in African Discovery: an Anthology of Explora tion. Sir Richard Burton (not connected with the hus band of Elizabeth Taylor), David Livingstone, Henry Stanley and other greats of nineteenth century African exploration are included. Later figures, such as Martin and Osa Johnson, Theodore Roosevelt and Carl Akeley are not includ ed, but most of these fam ous figures wrote accounts of their travels and adven tures in the African contin ent. HiiiiiniitiitiuiiiicMiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiiitiiiiiin Summer jVebraskaii Cdilar Crti Cranklt Builneu Uft Kofr Bon Inform Ud lor puWictioa may b turned la It Room Jl Ntbri Hall or called In at 471-MM. Tht SUMMER N EBB Ml KAN ta Mbllhd rh Tueaday durinf tha ummar Aaaauma. New Trovelarc Caf ond Mottl 4940 .Ctrithwikw W kwrnj Oft 24 Mrt Cd Eattiif Spwlali, 4It-$l CUtnllnttf Our Matt e to Co frier'1 It is the white man's ver sion of Africa with which we are most familiar. One of the most beautiful ac counts of this colonial Afri ca was described in Karen Blixen's Out of Africa. Al though primarily autobio graphical, this small vol ume contains a feeling and love for Africa; its peonle, animals and scenery. Her great love for Africa was expressed many times: "If I know a song of Africa, I thought, of the Giraffe, iand the African new moon lying on her back, of the ploughs in the fields, and the sweaty faces of the coffee-pickers, does Africa have a song of me? Would the air over the plain quiver with a colour that I had on, or the children invent a game in which my name was, or the fullmoon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or would the eagles of Ngong look out for me?" A Different Africa Karen Blixen's Africa is a different Africa than the Africa of today the Africa of the Africans. Or is it so different? Translations of Africa lit erature reveal a similar em pathy for nature and a rev erence for life and death that seems peculiarly spe cial to this continent. A Se lection of Hausa Stories, col lected and translated by H. A. S. Johnston, Is a sampl ing of this attitude. Most of the tales have a fairy-tale Capitol City Mobile Home Sales Headquarters for Great Lakes, Van Dyke, Namee mobile homes, local bank financing. Will deliver throughout Nebr. 432-0736 2703 Wert 0 VfWWjl-l',tpW'll!W - : ; -j T V . : ' -1 - t- -tn ; t $ sz4rl ml y Jr. 2 1 y - -... . S7 U to' ', rj m Meet RICK KRYNEN, High School Junior He Climbs Rocks, Skis and Collects Stamps He Reads 4500 Words Per Minute Rick is not i naturally fatt render. Ha learned tliij revolutionary technique of rapid reading at our Institute in Denver. He in one of more than 250,000 graduates of thii world wide organization. Rick'i favorite Hiure activity ft rxk col lecting. It's no wonder a he wanlt to go to college and become geolngiit. Rick and hi parents decided that he'd have to get better grades if he wai going on to college. Rick ifarted the Reading Dynamic? cotirae at 400 words pet minute and finished reading 4500 words per minute with good compre hension. Discusiing the course Rick Krynen says, "It ha shown especially ca my grades, FREE LINCOLN TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH C0KNHUSKER HOTEL (LANCASTER ROOM) 13TH AND M ST. 6:30 AND 800 PJM. Evelyn Wood 124 North 16th Street Mai) Coupon Today quality or perhaps a re semblance to folk tales. Yet they reflect the life of the Africans with their feeling and attitudes as no social history can. It is perhaps easier to come to a' partial under standing of African civiliza tion by .means of these stor ies tan bv reading count less, lengihy, weighty vol umes of scholarly works. For another look at Afri can life, The African Cook book presents another side of daily life in Africa. Based on menus served at the New York World's Fair in 1964 65, Ihe recipes have been adapted for easy cooking at home, v The various countries of Africa represented with un-, usual and delicious recipes, such as the Congo with baked bananas, Kenya with baked lobster tail Malagasy and Senegal with hot avoca do soup. "Always something new out of Africa." (Pliny the Elder, Historia Naturalis, Bk. viii, sec. 6) Indeed, yes. And this newness is re flected in the many books available about Africa its history, art, music, econom ics, geography, literature, education, etc. in the Uni versity of Nebraska Libraries. NEED EXTRA COPIES OF YOUR Thesis or Term Paper?? Join the parade of students who are having their extra copies reproduced professionally at BOOMER'S. Finest copy machine equipment available. Prompt service while you wait! 15c for first copy, 10c for tach additional copy. BOOMER'S I 1212 0 Street raising them a whole score. I now go right through my homework with total ease and comfort knowing that I will receive a full understanding." Ruk was one of our hotter students. II itArtcd the course at about 400 words a minute and increased his rate 12 times. Our average student begins at about 300 words a minute and graduates at speeds over 1,500 words a minute. You may not team to read quite as fast as Rick Krynen (and then again you might!), but the nationally known Reading Dynamic Institute guarantees that you'll at least triple your reading speed with good comprehension or receive a full tuition refund. DEMONSTRATION & READING DYNAMICS INSTITUTE Lincoln, Nab. atka PhtRt 435-2161 a TOt Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics hititvto 124 North 16th St., Lincoln, Nibr. Fl riecae tmd teerilire fold. , ' I understand 1 am under no obligation ond no 11 Nam QsrraaT.. ...................... ............. Cty State... Books Referred to in Article 1. Blixen, Karen. Out of brary, 1937, 1952, 389 Library, 1937, 1952, 389 pp. (Available at the C. Y. Thompson Library: DT434. E2B6. 1952. Avail able at Love Library, in the stacks, 916.76BBlo.) 2. Davidson, Basil. Africa; History of a Continent. N.Y., MacMillan, 1966, 320 pp. (Available in the stacks of Love Library and C. Y. Thompson Li brary: fDT20. D28. 1966.) 3. Johnston, Hugh, comp. A Selection of Hausa Stor ies. Oxford, Clarendon, 1966, 241 pp. (Available in the stacks of Love Li brary and C. Y. Thomp son Library: PL8234, Z95 ES. 1966.) 4. Perham, Margery and J. Simmons. African Dis covery: an Anthology of Exploration. Evanston, 111., Northwestern Univer sity Press, 1957, 280 pp. (Available in the stacks of Love Library and C.Y. Thompson Library: DT3. P4. 1957). 5. Snadler, Bea. The Afri can Cookbook. N.Y., Har vest House, 1964, 63 pp. (Available at C. Y. Thompson Library: TX 725. A4S3.) 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