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One of the state's most
popular attractions, The
University of Nebraska State
Museum, was 100 years old last
week.
Established June 14, 1971
by the Board of Regents which
provided a $1,000
appropriation and known as
the University "Cabinet" or
"Museum", it occupied one
room in the University Hall
until 1888.
Establishment of the
Museum at that time was
remarkable since the first
classes at N.U. were not held
until September 7 of 1871.
i One of the earliest natural
science museums west of the
Mississippi, its formation
showed that scientific
specimens and exhibits were
important to teaching of
natural science.
Professor Samuel Aughey
was the first professor of
natural science and "Curator of
the Cabinet. The first
specimens were some 1,000
minerals purchased at the cost
of $200 plus freight.
Prof. Aughey, who was
interested in paleontology,
published research reports on
the invertebrate and vertebrate
fossils found in abundance in
the loers deposits of Nebraska
and Iowa. His theory that a
primitive race of man caused
the extinction of the
"mammouth tribes" was 50 or
more years ahead of its time.
, The first botanical collection
or herbarium was also
established by Professor
Aughey and his students, who
in 1875 published a "Catalogue
of the Flora of Nebraska"
listing 2,100 species of plants.
He also made various
entomological investigations
concerning the Rocky
Mountain locust, the chinch
bug and other insects.
' In 1885 Professor Lewis E.
Hicks was appointed Museum
Director and in 1 886 Professor
Charles E. Bessey began an
extensive plant collection and
exchange program for the
Herbarium. About the same
time the entomology
collections became associated
with the Nebraska Experiment
Station and under the direction
of Mr. Conway McMillan and
Professor Lawrence Bruner
grew to include 3,000 named
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species by 1890.
In 1888 the Museum moved
to the second and third floors
of Nebraska Hall and in 1891,
Dr. Erwin H. Barbour became
acting director of the Museum
and a change in emphasis
resulted. Because of rapidly
growing collections and
limitations of space, the
Herbarium became associated
the the Botany Department
which Dr. Bessey headed and
the entomology collections
were associated with the
Department of Entomology
and Ornithology.
Dr. Barbour, who was
director from 1893 to 1941,
turned the direction of the
Museum's collections toward
the earth sciences, with some
attention to anthropology.
Under his guidance the
display portion of the Museum
gained importance. The
collecting of vertebrate and
invertebrate fossils, as well as
geological specimens, was
emphasized although
anthropoligical, botanical,
paleobotanical and zoological
materials were also collected
and exhibited.
A member of the Board of
Regents, Charles H. Morrill,
became very interested in Dr.
Barbour's work and in the
Museum. He personally
donated funds amounting to
more than $100,000 over a 50
year period to help finance
Museum field work.
In 1908, the collections
were moved into a new
four-story museum building,
which also housed the
Department of Geology and
the State Geological Survey. In
1924 Dr. Barbour reported
that three or four times as
much material was stored in
attics, cellars and steam tunnels
around campus than could be
held in the museum building.
In 1927 the Museum again
moved, this time into a new
building especially designed as
a museum. The building was
named for the Museum's
long-time benefactory, Charles
H. Morrill.
The Museum's exhibits were
displayed in the corridor and
gallery areas of the lower two
floors but Morrill Hall lacked
space for the proper storage of
the research collections, a
situation that was eased bv the
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construction of Andrews Hall
next door.
With the new museum
building completed, the
collections and displays began
to grow rapidly. This was due
in part to the support of
friends of the Museum such as
Mr. Morrill, Hector Maiben and
Childs Frick. These men
provided large sums of money
which was supplimented by
WPA, CCC and NYA programs
used to hire efficient field and
laboratory help and to collect
and prepare fossils, display
cases and other equipment.
The exhibit program
developed at a particularly
rapid rate. More than 50
skeletons of fossil mammals
were mounted and the now
internationally famous
collection of 14 modern and
fossil mounted proboscidians
were formed into "Elephant
Hall".
In 1939 the name of the
Nebraska State Museum was
officially changed to the
University of Nebraska State
Museum and a new era that
would bring the museum to its
current highly respected status
was about to begin.
The modern development
of the University of Nebraska
State Museum has been
directed by Dr. C. Bertrand
Schultz who administers an
exhibit program that draws
more than 200,000 visitors
annually and a scientific
collection rated as amoung the
top 20 in the nation.
Dr. Schultz, who had been
associated with Dr. Barbour
since 1927, became director in
1941. That same year the
Board of Regents decided that
all of the University's
departmental research and
natural science exhibit
collections should be
centralized in the Museum and
a Museum Advisory Committee
was appointed to develop
policies for the operation of
the museum.
Although the Board of
Regents had asked for a
consolidation of the various
departmental collections,
World War II and its aftermath
prevented rapid development
of an all-University Museum.
It was not until the late
1940s and early 1950s that the
Museum's collections became a
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significant part of the '
systematic biological research
program of the University. The
collections were stored in seven
buildings on the City and East
Campuses and at the Mead
Field Laboratory.
They have all been moved
now to newly completed
quarters in Nebraska Hall. The
new systematic collections area
of the museum includes 65,000
square feet of air-conditioned
and well lighted space.
The Museum's exhibits have
also been greatly expanded
during the past 30 years. These
displays have been chiefly
financed by private funds
through the University of
Nebraska Foundation. The
Cooper Foundation provided
funds to prepare 14 natural
habitat groups for the Hall of
Wildlife.
Mr. Ralph Mueller gave
money in 1958 for a
planetarium building and for
the equipping of two health
galleries in 1952. He also
provided a sizeable endowment
to insure the continuation of
these two important parts of
the museum. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Behlen have supported
the acquisition of several new
fossil exhibits and lifelike
recreations.
"The Museum is very
fortunate to have many, many
loyal supporters who have for
years donated and continue to
donate collections, financial
support and even their time,"
said Dr. Schultz.
Professor E.F. Schramm,
who was on the Museum and
Department of Geology staff
for 40 years, provided the
largest single gift the Museum
has received and Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert E. Reller have given
the Museum a tract of
woodland and prarie near
Lincoln as a natural history
research area.
The leadership of
outstanding directors and the
support of the Board of
Regents, the State and many
generous friends have brought
the University of Nebraska
State Museum to its peak of
excellence just in time for the
celebration of its Centennial.
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Future Cornhuskers? Two of the 93 high school boys participating in the University of Nebraska Football school
practice a difficult manuever. The school, which began June 13 and ended June 19, was coached by Monte Kiffin and NU football
players. It was designed to help the boys improve individual and team techniques and fundamentals.
Power Plays An Important Role
In NU Student Government
By Pam Hogenson
NU Journalism Student
Ch.ldren are to be seen and
not heard. That philosophy
may have worked fifty years
ago, but today more than ever,
students are not only being
seen, but heard as well,
through their voice on
campus-student government.
Ten years ago student
government mainly sponsored
charity dances and served as a
continuation of the university
power structure. O.J. Nelson, a
member of Associated
Students of the University of
Nebraska, ASUN, said student
governments were "paternal,
self-serving and Greek
dominated." Nelson added that
student government then was
"not creative, but good for
that time."
Then times began changing.
A new movement swept the
country and reform became
the key word. The need for
student government underwent
drastic change. Faculty,
students and administrators
re-examined their goals.
In recent elections at NU,
the University Coalition was
the majority party. Its
Nebraska Union Building Hours
Monday through Friday
Building 7:00 a.m.-IO:30 p.m.
Crib 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Harvest Room Cafeteria
Coffee Hour 9:00 a.m.-l 1 :00 a.m.
Lunch 1 1:00 a.m.-l: 15 p.m.
Colonial Dining Room .' 1 1 :30 a.m.-l : 1 5 p.m.
Games 9:00 a.m.-l 0:00 p.m.
Bookstore 12:00 noon-3:00 p.m.
Barbershop 8:00 a.m.-5: 15 p.m.
Note: On Saturdays and Sundays the Nebraska Union will be
operating in the South Portion of the building only.
Please use the R Street entrance.
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platform stated :
"The University of Nebraska
is, and can be many things. To
realize its true potential, its
growth must be directed and
shaped by the community
within it. If the University' is to
fulfill its role as an educational
instutituion, it must structure
itself to be more responsive to
our changing society."
In order to respond to
student needs and to the
1970's, student government
needed power. Steve Fowler,
ASUN president, said that
student government "has
varying degrees of power."
The broadest, most
complete area of power lies in
the initiation of projects,
Fowler said. The Student
Co-op Record Store and Free
University are among projects
sponsored by ASUN. Records
at the Student Record Store
are sold at a discount price.
Free University allows a
student to study an area of
interest with other students.
Student government has also
taken strides in the area of
Faculty Senate Committeees,
and students have recently
gained voting membership on
several of these committees,
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Fowler explained.
One example is the Council
on Student Life. This
committee is composed of
eight students and seven
faculty members. The
committee works in areas such
as discipline, discrimination
and living unit policy, and its
decisions are subject to Board
of Regents approval.
Influence is the third area of
power, according to Fowler.
"The amount of influence,"
said Fowler, "depends on the
people in power." Fowler said
that influence is difficult to
measure. ASUN is never sure,
he added, of the effect its
opinions have on
administrative policy or
student action.
Student participation is low
on some projects, Fowler said.
Daniels: Abortions Should Not
Be Under o Legal Umbrella
By Jay Chipman
NU Journalism Student
A pregnant teenager. She has
a choice of either having the
child or having an abortion
What should she do? Where can
she go? The decision she makes
will have an effect on the rest
of her life.
'The Morality of
Abortions" was discussed by
Mrs. Twig Daniels and close to
50 interested persons in
Harper Hall last Wednesday.
Mrs. Daniels is the executive
director of the YWCA in
Lincoln and counselor for
Clergy Consultation Services
on Problem Pregnancies.
"Many people think of
abortions as murder or killing,
but most of the women who
seek abortions are in a position
of personal crisis. They don't
think of the fetus as being in a
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He attributed this mainly to
apathy.
"It's easy to blame
students," said Fowler, "but I
think you'll find apathy in a
large group of people. If a
project is worthwhile, there's a
much better chance of
involvement."
One can only guess how far
student involvement may
extend in the future, said
Nelson.
"Student government in the
future will probably be less
flamboyant," he added. "We
met the utlimate in
flamboyancy in the student
strike of 1970. I think we're
going to start seeing less ASUN
showmanship. It's time for less
rhetoric and more
production."
position of life or death," said
Mrs. Daniels. She also said that
an abortion is a grim
experience although it is legal
in some states.
Mrs. Daniels felt that
abortions should be medical
matters-not legal or religious
matters. "Abortions should not
be under a legal umbrella-it's a
personal thing," she stressed.
Mrs. Daniels said that she
was dismayed at the number of
"quack" abortionists who are
still practicing. She added that
she was also upset with recent
attempts to present the matter
of legalizing abortions to the
Nebraska Legislature. The
topic was never introduced.
"There was an attitude that
no one in the state of Nebraska
would want an abortion, but as
an abortion counselor I know
this isn't true." said Mrs.
Daniels.
She also commented that
most of the people who are
strongly against abortions are
those who say every child
should have love. "You hardly
ever see these people going out
and adopting the unwanted,
orphaned, or foreign child,"
said Mrs. Daniels.
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