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vegetation
map
A map showing major zones of native
vegetation in Nebraska around 1850 has been
developed by a UNL botany professor.
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Robert Kaul has been researching the map's
content for 10 years, he said. In 1974 the UNL
Conservation and Survey Division which
publishes a series of maps depicting different
areas of Nebraska, became interested m Kaul s
work. The result was the map.
Kaul said the project's purpose was to educate
laymen and to contribute to science.
Thirteen major zones are depicted on the
map, each in a different color keyed to its
dominant plant or plants. The distribution of
forests 125 years ago is included along with the
earlier range of salt marshes and many kinds of
grasses.
Kaul said he put in "3,000 miles of leg work
for the map's production." He said great changes
occurred in Nebraska since it was part of the.
Nebraska territory.
He said today's richer prairie soils are used so
extensively for crops and grazing that only
scattered remnants of the virgin prairie remain.
Prairie fires, huge herds of grazing buffaloes,
cutting down Nebraska's woodlands and weeds
that compete with native species have all affected
the distribution of vegetation throughout the
state.
The goal of the map project, according to
Kaul, was to look behind the changes brought
about by historic factors affecting vegetation and
to recover the distribution and character of
vegetation zones in this region before Nebraska
was admitted to the Union in 1867.
Searcy: no pressure to leave position
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Donald Searcy, executive director of
the Nebraska American Revolution
Bicentennial Commission, said he has
been under "no pressure" to leave his
position.
Searcy has been criticized in news
articles for mishandling commission
funds, renting the commission's office
furniture from his mother's antique shop
in Wilber and for hiring members of his
family to do commission work.
After a meeting of the commission
Tuesday, Margaret Hasebroock,
chairwoman, said she has not yet decided
if the commission should retain Searcy.
She said this was her own opinion and she
could not speak for the entire
commission, which has the power to
remove the director.
State audit
A tat audit conducted in mid-March
revealed that $6,500, which should have
been transferred to a special cash fund
under the state treasurer, is missing.
The Bicentennial Commission received
$31,961 from royalties on the sales of
Bicentennial medals. The report said only
$25,380 has been transferred to the state
fund.
The Bicentennial medals are being sold
through the Nebraska Bankers
Association as a public service at about
250 Nebraska banks, Searcy said.
According to Ray Johnson, state
auditor, "the mingling of funds between
the commission and the Nebraska
American Revolution Bicentennial
Association prevents a complete and
accurate separation of commission
expenditures."
Money making group
The Bicentennial Commission was
established by the Nebraska Legislature in
1972 to handle the state's Bicentennial
celebration. The Bicentennial
Association, a nonprofit group, was
established to make money for the
commission, Searcy said.
He said the Bicentennial Association is
important because it can produce
bicentennial products which the state
does not want to sell.
The commission and association funds
are combined, Searcy said. He added that
no association iunas are usea ior
commission salaries, but they may be
used for office rent.
The 15 commissioners, who serve as
state officials, also are on the
association's board of directors.
No attempt
A representative from the state
auditor's office is working with the
commission to set up proper accounting
procedures for the commission, Searcy
said. But, he added, his office is making
no attempt to account for the $6,500 the
commission may owe the state treasury.
The auditor's report criticized Searcy
and the commission for their handling of
state Bicentennial funds.
The important thing, according to
Searcy, is that the state auditor's report
revealed no misappropriation of funds,
but poor accounting procedures.
Hasebroock, said it appears that the
money is missing, but it may have been
spent for a purpose which may be billed
to the state.
The audit did show some matters with
wluch the commission has been lax, she
said.
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Housing newsletter
to continue next fall
By Lisa Brown
Housing Review, a four-page UNL housing newsletter
distributed before spring break, explained and clarified housing
policies, alerted students to summer housing and discussed
innovations in (he residence halls.
Fawzi Hermes, associate director of housing and chairman of
the Housing Review newspaper board, said Thursday he considered
the first issue a success and plans to publish the newsletter four
times next year. ,
Five thousand copies were printed by the University Printing
Department and distributed to each " residence hall resident
principals and counselors at the principal-freshman conference,'
housing employes, all deans and directors, the chancellor and vice
chancellor's offices and the NU regents, Hermes said.
Net distributed off campus
The newsletters weren't distributed to off-campus students
because the housing office couldn't find a means of delivering them
before the printing deadline, he said.
Topics included in the newsletter were the Centrex telephone
system, the possible installation of closed-circuit television and
cable television in the residence halls, the room and board increase,
the cost of summer housing and the icsiuciicc hall security
program.
Ideally the newsletter should be printed once a month, Hermes
said, but the staff isn't organized to do the kind of work needed to
produce it that often.
The March issue is the last for this year, he said.
Late release
The housing office formerly released the student handbook and
contract after spring vacation. Occupancy has consistently dropped
for the last two or three years, Hermes &jd.
There are several reasons for the occupancy drop, he said, but
the late date of the handbook's release could have been a factor, so
.handbooks were distributed earlier this year.
Members of the housing staff in all divisions contributed to the
newsletter, which was compiled by members of the newspaper
board, iCaren Veal, food service secretary; John Sipp, CZZ:Zl2!
of maintenance and operations; and Mike Eyster, complex program
director.
It was edited by Hermes and Richard Armstrong, UNL housing
director.
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fridiy, april 4, 1975
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