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Daily Nebraskan
By Kevin Hanken
After years of discussion and anticipa
tion, supporters of the state museum in
Morrill Hall have formed a corporate
organization.
About 50 supporters met Wednesday
at the Lincoln Center Building, 215 Cen
tennial Mall south, to initiate the cor
poration, adopt articles and elect officers.
Allan Griesemer, interim director of the
museum, welcomed the group at the
luncheon.
"I am very pleased, in fact, very grati
fied to be here this noon," Griesemer
told the group. "I hope you re as grati
fied as I am. To seek a stronger support
base is essentially why we are here to
day." Griesemer said he anticipated three
major goals to be undertaken by the
elected officers and board of directors:
- To develop an endowment base
that would provide funds for public
services such as mailing lists, brochures,
etc.
- Continue the services of volunteer
groups, such as the Medical Auxiliary and
the Junior League of Lincoln, in providing
help for major funding efforts like the
Health Gallery and the climate control
system.
- Bringing together people of similar
interests to discuss and share concerns
about natural history.
"Through an organization like this,
people can find a place to volunteer their
time," Griesemer said. "Besides the cama
raderie, people can enjoy working toget
her." In past years, the museum has received
support through volunteer groups like
the Medical Auxiliary and the Junior
League.
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"It became obvious that we needed an
organization to pull these groups toget
her cohesively," Griesemer said.
The Medical Auxiliary, which consists
mainly of doctor's wives, has helped
raise $340,000 since 1974 and also has
helped in building the Mobile Health
Program.
The Health Gallery, currently being
constructed in the museum, will be con
cerned primarily with the health of the
human body and how it functions and
relates to other organisms, Griesemer
said.
The Junior League, a community
volunteer organization of about 250
women, has raised $80,000 for the
museum in the past five years.
Marilyn Rembolt, chairman of the
Junior League's sponsorship of the En
counter Center, said all money raised is
given back to the community through
various projects.' Last year, the league had
eight or nine projects, she said.
"Our basic thrust is to demonstrate
the effectiveness of a trained volunteer,"
she said.
The Encounter Center is a "hands
on" room located in the museum where
visitors can touch organism specimens
and explore ideas about them. It also
provides visitors with a resource cen
ter, laboratory equipment and free ser
vices for anyone seeking identification
of fossils or rocks they have found.
Kay Young, coordinator for the En
counter Center, said that interest in the
Friends of the Museum has been expressed
statewide. Visitors to the museum number
about 170,000 annually.
"After high school, most adults don't
have time to learn about natural science
education," Young said. "In regards to
natural liistory, museums provide one of
the most important ways they can edu
cate themselves."
Across the country, museum officials
are aware that most people are inteiested
in the services an encounter center can
provide, she said.
"The main goals of the museum,"
Griesemer said, "are to collect, preserve,
research and interpret. Interpretation is not
as well supported by state dollars and so
an organization like this, we feel, can do
so."
He congratulated the spirit of the group,
adding that he looked forward to working
with such a "unique group."
Betty Anderson, a registered pharma
cist was unanimously elected to her post
as president. Vice President Diane Walko
wiak, owner of a small computer systems
business in Lincoln; Secretary Lewis
Hinkley, a supervising engineer with Lin
coln Telephone Co. and Treasurer Jeane
Shankland, a retired deputy clerk for the
U.S. District Court were also unanimously
elected.
The next scheduled meeting of the
Friends of the Museum is Jan. 26.
Crop-swap may be a mixed deal
One man's gain could be another
man's loss, especially when dealing with
President Ronald Reagan's new crop-swap
program.
While not all the payment-in-kind
details are complete. UNL Agricultural
Economics Professor Loyd Fischer said the
plan is "relatively attractive" for farmers.
However, it could hurt small agribusiness
men, he said.
According to the plan, a farmer can cut
production in hair and receive u to y5
percent of their average grain yield from
government grain storage, Fischer said.
The farmer has the option of storing the
grain for five months for free, taking deli
very of the grain or welling it. The amount
of grain replaced is minus the production
costs normally covered by the farmer,
Fischer said.
By reducing the amount of surplus
grain, the market value of the commodity
will rise, Fischer said. While the price
of cars or trucks has gone up, the price of
grain is lower than 10 years ago, he added.
Although farmers may benefit, the plan
could have an adverse effect on farm sup
pliers, Fischer said.
One farm implement dealer, who asked
not to be identified, said business will
decline while everyone is waiting for de
tails, talking to landlords and deciding
which acreage to farm. He said that sales
might drop in the short-term, but might
increase in three or four years.
"Farm production is a victim of its own
efficiency," the dealer said. "We'll just
have to grow a new set of Fingernails every
month in order to hold on here."
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