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Page 2 Summer Nebraskan, Tuesday, Juno 12, 1979 ' , . ' 'I t '-' .N At age 76, UNL student By Gordon Johnson Soaring fuel costs spurs UNL to reduce gasoline allocations By Gordon Johnson The total number of miles put on by auto pool vehicles in 1978 was 3.9 million. In 1978 67 thousand more miles were The University of Nebraska has already done everything driven by the auto pool vehicles with 3 percent less gas it can to conserve energy without laying out a large sum of being used than the previous year, he said, money, a check of University officials found. This savings has been brought about gradually by Vice President of the Administration, William Erskine cutting down the engine size from v-8s to six cylinder, said that the University is not presently having problems Cacak said. Minor savings have also been brought about obtaining fuel, but that the major problem was soaring by thtfuse of radial tires on passenger vehicles and the use of electronic ignition wnicn Keeps the car tunea up longer. This has been a gradual change, said Joseph Pospichal, director of support services, because the University can not get rid of the older cars that are still serviceable to replace the newer cars. Most cars are used for five years before they are gotten rid of, he said. Suggestions to ftoskens Some suggestions made to NU President Ronald Roskins by support service on how to save fuel included mandatory car pooling for employees and staff members going to the same place. This will primarily affect travel between Lincoln and Omaha. It was also suggested that the LincolnOmaha shuttle bus be better utilized by employees when the time frame is convenient. To make the shuttle bus service more convenient one more run could be added. Another suggestion involves eliminating department behicle purchases especially when vehicles are purchased just to utilize funds at the end of the fiscal year. Policy statement These suggestions along with others have been presented to University officials who will write a policy statement on energy which will be accepted or rejected by NU President Ronald Roskins, Erskins said. This policy statement will also cover the area of heating photo by Gordon Johnson Dr. Owen Sletten fuel costs. To help cut these costs the administration has been pushing energy conservation of both buildings and vehicles on university campuses since the Arab Oil Embargo, Erskine said. Although the University hasn't had a shortage of fuel, the June allocation of gasoline for the UNL Auto Pool was cut by 30 percent, said Mike Cacak, Manager of the Auto Rental Pool. Cacak said the auto pool has been getting around the problem by cutting the amount of the average fill from 15 to 18 gallons to 12 gallons per day. The auto rental pool has 154 sedans, 20 station wagons, and 22 12 and 15-passenger vans. Regular Prices If the department renting the vehicle needs more than the 12 gallons of gas in one day, they will be forced to get their gas on the private market and pay regular prices, Cacak said. pursues nnnmer 8 Spending half days working in a public library may not be the most exciting way of spending the day for one who la listed in Leaders In American Science, but for one 78 year-old UNL student it fills it need. a South Dakota one-room school, m-adea one through eight Teaching was also his first real chance at serving cooling buildings. others in a big way, . Sletten started plugging away in 1923 when he taught in a South Dakota or.e-room school, grades one through eight Teaching was also his first real chance to serving others in a big way. As with the auto pool, steps have been taken to conserve energy since the 1973 embargo. Jim Hines, energy conservation officer for the physical plant said the use of computer technology in saving energy is his primary project at the present tune. According to Dr. Owen Sletten, his purpose tot betas h fete'' here is to serve others. Ana serve he has. cwAn' wm... . Acomnuter svstem rrvntw mnM unit hAfttw ma Sletten's bushy eyebrows resemble miniature horns him to earn degrees m micro-biology, public health, civil cooing 17 buildings, Hines said. The computer, he MrtAPtitfl Avar va that m iAmt(im Kl.tA mvsA . . .. . . w r-v ..vwin., vmt k.lk m . . engineering, epidemiology statistics and theology. expiainea, is aoie to monitor ana control me temperature However, Sletten'a success can not be said to be only 01 lfte wwaing well as the tunes the equipment is run. centered over eyes that are sometimes blue and sometimes green. His presence is enough to spark the curiosity and wonder of those around him as if by the process of osmossis, his curiosity is transferred to others. Just because he has seven degrees ranging from a Bachelor's in English and a Ph. D. in theology to civil the result of his hard work. Wife helped "I think the reason for my success is attributed to the ereeringhesaiddoesnotmaJcehim Sletten said with a smile. ' kN0B. ' registered nurse, helped him v wuum vaui irom wuang wfl oieura vnai ww through his years of schooling, he said. eighth degree he is pursuing, a Ph. D. in educational psychology, does not mean a great deal. "I consider myself and ordinary person, but I want to emphasize that an ordinary person can do things if they plug away," he said. Sletten started plugging away in 1923 when he taught in A Did C3 cpeclal so yours 'dossiVGo'iho'V&iy bsst The love you have for your special Dad can be expressed so well with a Hallmark card and gift Remember him on Father's Day, Sunday, June 17. PEANUT Qmdm: Copr. 16S2. 1951 Unflad Fcatura Syndics toe. 1979 Hdm 001. Open 8-5, UanSay-SsSurtisy 432-CTH sletten may also be something of a romantic, as is seen from the dedication of a text book he wrote "To Pearl, my wife, the gem in my life." The text book is probably the most important contribution Sletten has made. The book explains some equations which Sletten formulated which cuts the time needed to figure probabilities by as much as one-tenth. Sletten said he figured od the equations in 1974. They can be used, he said, by anyone with a 10th grade understanding of math. That was his greatest contribution. The largest is probably the 93 volume diary he has written over the past 63 years. Computer use Only 17 buildings are hooked up to the system, Hines said, because the mechanical systems in the other buildings are not designed so they can be used with a computer. Summer Nebraskan The Summer Nebraskan is published weekly by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln of Journalism during eight weeks of the summer sessions. Summer Nebraskan office is 112 Avery Hall, City Campus. Telephone 472-3210. Editor: Shelley Smith Business Manager Rosemary Wiltsie Reporter Gordon Johnson Advertising Representative: Becky Caredis Advisors: Jack Botts, Don Glover School of Journalism Director: Neale Copple (BAEUIDOT CdDMEEMr JUNE 13 7:00 pm n n Diuearass m c ru JUNE 15. 7:00 pm S C2 sade sour C3 ash to t?3 cefcas ;LrzJ