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daily nebraskan
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jdy complex
en Thursday
Phase one is financed by $1.1 million
from the sale of university property at
75th and Adams streets. Peo said the
animal science department is expected to
have its livestock moved from the property
by July 1 of this year.
The swine research complex at East
. Campus is 30 years old, Peo said. The new
complex will provide areas for research in
swine breeding, nutrition, reproductive
physiology and management.
The field lab is located six miles east of
the Highway 63 and 77 intersection north
of Lincoln. Peo said signs will be placed
along the highway to direct visitors.
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Become more active during second semester
Nebraskan opens an East Campus bureau.
Nobel winner
to talk on corn
at East Union
The secrets of corn will be unfolded
Tuesday en East Campus by a Nobel Prize
winning researcher,
Wahoo native George Beadle, who won
the prize in 1958 for work in physiology
and medicine, will sneak on 'The Mvsterv
of Maize" at 3:30 p.m. in the Prairie Suite
in the East Union.
Beadle's visit will be sponsored by
Sigma Xi scientific honorary, the UNL
Agronomy Department and the University
Research Council, according to Francis
Haskins, a UNL agronomy professor.
Haskins said the address will cover
genetic, biochemical and anthropological
aspects of corn. The lecture is open to the
Public.
Beadle received his bacheM of science
degree from the University of Nebraska in
1927 and a doctorate in philosophy from
Cornell University in 1931, He was
President of the University of Chicago for
en years and chairman "of the biology
department at Stanford University and the
California Institute of Technology for 14
years.
He also was president of the Chics
Horticultural Society and director of the
tostitute of Biomedical Research of the
American Medical Association.
Beadle's research has been in genetics,
cytology and the origin of Indian corn,
genetics tnd development of the fruit fly
Jrosophila and biochemical genetics of thf
bread mold neurospora.
nstitute wants international recognition
The vice-chancellor of the UNL Insti
tue of Agriculture and Natural Resources
says he wants the institute recognized as
an international leader in agricultural re
search. Vice Chancellor Martin Massengale said
salaries must be improved to attract and
hold quality faculty members. Buildings
and other facilities also must be expanded
and improved, he said.
Increased funding will be necessary to
compensate for inflation in the coming
years to keep the institute growing.
'Ihe institute is counting on money
from the University of Nebraska Founda
tion and Agricultural Alumni Association
fund drives because state funds will not be
adequate to pay for the growth.
Institute faculty members are also being
encouraged to seek research grants from
private industry, Massengale said.
A six-year capital construction plan has
been approved by the NU Board of
Regents and is awaiting financing from the
Nebraska Legislature, he said.
The plans include remodeling of the
Agricultural Engineering Building, the
former Veterinary Science, Plant Industry
and Agricultural Communications build
ings and Filley and Agricultural halls.
Massengale said he hopes to complete ani
mal science facilities.
In the future, but not in the six-year
plan, are new buildings to house Natural
Resources and Academic Services de
partments. Continued agricultural progress is neces
sary to feed a growing world population,
Massengale said. He noted the world's
population is expected to reach 6.5 to
eight billion by 2000 and predicted ag pro
duction would have to increase 50 per cent
to feed it.
Massengale said he foresees a shortage
of scientists, bankers and businessmen in
agriculture.
"Right now we are not meeting de
mands," he said adding the university
could place many more graduates in agri
culture related positions.
Current surpluses of food in the
U.S. should not cause a decrease in re
search and production. At this time the
world has only a 40- to 50-day food
supply, he said.
"There is a thin line between surplus
and starvation," Massengale said.
Massengale predicted that Nebraska will
enjoy an increasingly important position
among the world's food producers. There
are good farmers, soil and enough water
and other resources to insure increased
production, he said.
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Martin Massengale, Vice Chancellor
Institute of Agricultural and Natural
Resources
New ag courses meet industry ideas
In response to agriculture industry sug
gestions the College of Agriculture is offer
ing a number, of new courses, according to
the college dean.
Dean T.E. Hartung said changes in the
college's internal structure necessitated
other changes in course offerings. The
poultry science department was combined
with Animal Science, he said, and wild
life management was combined with fores
try and related studies. Formerly Wildlife
Management and Poultry Science shared
quarters and staff.
Among the new courses is Animal
Science 315, which Department Chairman
Irvin Omtvedt said wUl trace meat produc
tion from the packer to the consumer. In
the past, courses emphasized livestock
production and slaughter, he said. The
change reflects UNL's role as a leader in
meat product research, he added.
Agriculture 200, taught by Coordina
tor of Environmental Programs Roger
Gold, will satisfy state and federal require
ments for certification of private applica
tors of restricted pesticides.
According to a course outline prepared
by Dolg, the Introduction to Pesticides
class will provide an overview of pesticides
and alternatives to their use.
Elvis Dickason entomology department
chariman said his department's course
number 309 will provide career experience
through summer internships with govern
ment, teaching, research, business or indus
try employers.
"The objective is to give students
experience under supervision to draw on
their classroom experience," he said.
Students will be required to find their
own employers and faculty advisors, with
whom they will make an agreement on
what they plan to accomplish, Dickason
said.
Nursery Management, offered by the
horticulture department, will reinforce
laboratory work with field trips to com
mercial nurseries, according to department
chairman Roger Uhlinger.
Horticulture 362 will look at selling and
advertising nursery products, nursery
design for customer traffic and protection
of nursery stock from winter and summer
weather stress.
Mary Quinn, water resources specialist
with the Water Resources Research Insti
tute, will offer a hydrogeography course
crosslisted as Geography and Natural
Resources 281.
She noted the course was incorrectly
identified as Environmental Quality in the
schedule of classes for the spring smester.
, She said the class will study the earth
and man as' they relate to water, specifi
ally rivers and lakes. The approach of the
class will be scientific, cultural and histori
cal, she said, and will include study of the
development of federal water agencies.
Agriculture 201, Introduction to Bio
metry, is intended to help students "cope
with the information explosion," according
to Wilfred Schutz, head of the Statistical
Laboratory.
Ir will be difficult to add new courses in
the future, Hartung said, because of the
Agriculture College Enrollment.
He said there may be a slow down or
even a moratorium on new courses in the
future until more members are added to
the faculty.
Hours are set for new office
ijl
The Daily Nebraskan has opened an
office in the East Campus Union to bet
ter serve the East Campus community.
The office is located on the second
floor of the Union in the Activities
Suite. Office hours will be from 8 a.m.
to 5 p an. weekdays.
Classified ads may be placed from
8 a-m.to 12 noon, The Daily Nebraskan
has four reporters assigned to the office
under the direction of the East Campus
bueau chief.
The office is opened for the conven
ience of the East campus community,
to increase communication, and to
allow the Daily Nebraskan to bring East
Campus news to the rest of the campus
and the state.
