Too Often Fail to See the Many Great Blessings Have So Generously

Published by The School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota November, 1946 Too Often Fail to See the Many Great Blessings Ag Union Scene of Reunion of Have So Generously Been Bestowed Members of Last Man's Club The Ag Union was the scene of a i my office some of you may have unbroken success we have become too self reunion of the members of the Last · a fine wood carving bearing this sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming Arabian proverb, "I had no shoes and and preserving grace, too proud to pray Man's Club and their families on aed--lllltil I met a man who had to the God that made us." And President July 14. Present were Mesdames and Ret." This wood carving was made by Lincoln then concludes this proclamation Messrs. Victor Christgau '17 of St. un past 80 years of age who had lived by saying, "It behooves us, then, to humble Paul, Lloyd I. Nelson '18 of St. Paul, '•b the early day and real hardships ourselves before the offended Power, to Arthur True '24 and Sherman John of pioneer life in confess our national sins and to pray for son '19, both of Washington. D.C., Northern Minnesota clemency and foregiveness." Elmer Starch '18 of Lincoln, Nebr., AI but who had always Isn't the thought of this proclamation Sjowall '20 of Stillwater, Walter been thankful for particuarly timely today? The size of LeMon '19 of Cottonwood, Rudolph the opportunity to -church contributions in the United States Froker '21 of Madison, Wis., and their carry on and to be is reported to have decreased greatly from 15 of service to his fel children. 1935 to 1945. Yet during those same years One outcome of the reunion was the low men.• .the per capita--expenditures for satisfac Many of us are decision to set up a memorial honor tion of pure~y personal desires of pleasure too impatient-we ing the late Principal D. D. Mayne. of one type or other for the moment has A ·committee of three with AI Sjowall become irked if all increased tremendously. It is also reported of our own personal that the year of largest per capita contri as chairman was named to plan the desires cannot be butions to churches was in the depression memorial. tend to subordinate the wei -we year of 1932. the group to our own. We too often 1o see the many blessings which we Perhaps we need to give more thought School of Agriculture Faculty We complain even though our lot to the Arabian proverb and to thought of Admits Many New Members infinitely better than that of many President Lincoln's proclamation of 1863. Many new faculty members have been . President Lincoln in his proclama Ideas and philosophies fundamental to added to the teaching staff to take care of appointing a National Fast Day and worthwhile individual and national life not only the large school but also larger of Thanksgiving in 1863 during the should not lose their significance just be college classes. ~ War said, in part, "We have been cause they are old. We have been too New staff members who are teaching recipients of the choicest bounties of prone to discard all that was old with the school classes are: Ralph Wands, Bio We have been preserved, these thought that only the new was good, and chemistry; R. R. Beneke, Agricultural Eco years, in peace and prosperity. We in so doing we have often cast out that nomics; A. M. Flikke and V. H. Johnson, grown in numbers, wealth and power which was most basic to our very exist Agricultural Engineering; W. J. Aunan, no other nation has ever grown, but ence. We need to resurvey our measure Elwin Stringham, Animal Husbandry; have forgotten God. Intoxicated with of values. E L. Dery, Entomology; Katherine Francis, Mrs. Melva McCart, Gertrude Esteros '31, Home Economics; Thor Kommedahl, Plant Miller Addresses Royal Swedish Agric Academy Pathology; Mrs. Shirley Martin, Music; · l Meeting of Two Y's Honors Petersen for Research Miss Lillian Ericsson, Dramatics; and H. F. Y. W. Secretary, Marian Hagen, and Dr. W. E. Petersen, professor of Arneman, Soils. M. Secretary, Melvin Milbrath, dairy husbandry at University Farm, ~ forces to hold a meeting of both was named a member of the Royal Miss Narva Nelson of Fertile, was mar Swedish Academy of Agriculture at a ried to Ned Boyce at Triumph on August on Thursday evening, October 10, 31 and the young couple are making their !he gymnasium for the purpose of recent academy meeting in Stock home on the Boyce farm near Triumph. ti.n.g acquainted. holm. Dr. Petersen who is interna Mr. Boyce and his father operate the farm Professor Ralph Miller was intro tionally known for his scientific re in partnership. ed. He gave a talk stressing the search in dairy science, was elected Miss Elizabeth June Jacobs '45 of tid for religion in everyday life. to the Academy as a result of his in Farmington and Mr. Edwin K. Volkert l'he meeting ended with the serving vestigations in the physiology of lac were married on November 30 in St. John's :elreshments. tation. Lutheran Church at Rich Valley. A - 2 AGREVIEW When Atoms Shoot Gamma Two Y's Hold Joint Meetings Beadle Directs Singing Rays for Protection You Will The October twenty-fourth meeting was And Proposes Problems a panel discussion on "What Do We Be Wear Lead Armor Two At the first meeting of the SAUl(. lieve" led by Miss Jean Wendell, a senior Gophers 4-H club meeting of Friday eve Inches Thick in the College of Education on the Uni There are five major problems to be ning, October 18, Rudolph Hillig was ad versity Campus. Elaine Lucht, Averyl ing chairman. solved before atomic power will become Leslie, Iris Finke, and Ruth Johnson each Each member introduced himself lDd practical on a commercial basis. The gave a short talk on this subject. related his experiences in 4-H club WOit. first, that of perfecting a system of re The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. met in the leasing this potential power from the Many new students indicated they wished auditorium for a joint meeting, October to become active members. atom, was detailed in the last issue of thirty-first. The movie "Let My People Group singing was led by the guest THE AGREVIEW. Live" with the Hall Johnson choir was The second problem, discussed this time, speaker Mr. B. V. Beadle, District 4-B shown. Also a movie promoting religious club supervisor. His talk dealt will is shielding human beings from gamma understanding in America. Joe Tomek changes that are taking place in world asn rays and Dying neutron particles. played several numbers on his accordion. There are various ways of shielding but community relations all of which 4-H club Loren Kroehler was the student leader for members must know and face. in some instances they are not practical. the evening. Afterwards the Y.W.C.A. New students who are 4-H'ers are elici Some of the particles are very simple to elected Ruth Hawick as their new presi ble to membership and are invited to join shield but great complications arise when dent. trying to find a shield for the neutron with the SAUM-Gophers in their regular Professor Robert Lansing, spoke at the semi-weekly meetings. particles and the gamma rays. November 14, meeting. Ruth Hawick presi It has been estimated it takes the dent presided. equivalent of two inches of lead to shield Under the joint guidance of the two Y. Eleventh Bean Feed Is against gamma rays and six feet of water secretaries, Miss Marian Hagen and Mr. Held in the Dining Hall to shield against the neutron particles. Melvin Milbrath, the fall programs of Kieth McFarland assistant to Dean In both cases this shielding does not en Sunday Morning Song Service, the Henry Schmitz, was master of ceremonill tirely stop the particles and rays but Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. were planned at the 11th Annual Bean Feed on October merely decreases their speed and intensity. and consolidated in an attractive leaflet 17 at the Dining Hall sponsored jointly by It is clearly seen then why it is almost published this fall. the school and college. impossible to use this tremendous power Scanning it carefully, no one would Dr. W. C. Coffey, President Emeritus of in automobiles and airplanes. guess who had sponsored it. Excessive the Universty, speaker of the eveniDg, The third problem to be overcome is modesty-must have prevented the secre spoke on the subject, "The Most Wonderful "Will we have enough materials." This taries from permitting their names to ap Thing in the World, Love." problem will be discussed in the next issue. pear! Or did some little gremlin sit on Pastor Lael Westberg, ex-director of the '' the printers' shoulder? Honor to whom L.S.A. Foundation led the group in a song ~ ~ Eligibility Rule Is Changed honor--. "They" doo-ed it. fest. Accom~ed by Mrs. Maxine Kamm, 1 ~ According to this leaflet, the December Mrs. Shirley Martin sang a solo. I' One old rule relating to eligibility was programs scheduled are these: Various instrumental solos were con modified by the faculty of the School of Song Service: December 1, Mary Miller, tributed; a cornet solo by Lester Ward, a I• Agriculture this fall. leader, Dr. J. 0. Christianson, speaker; baritone solo by LeRoy Erlandson, a piaDo ~ ~ It read, "The student will be regarded December 8, James Dose, leader, Profes solo, Margaret Ellison; and an accordioo I' as ineligible if at any time there is stand sor P.

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