20 cents IBRA | CURRENT SéAtal rie w eh iF 3 t AS. DEPARTING OF agmoUL Tung hy SSN J es Ms (tamed. SS A Soliloquy “T’'ve heard it said the world’s a dismal place. But I know better... SS SS NS for I have seen the dawn, and walked in the splendor of a morning’s sun... blinked at the brilliance of the dew, and beheld the gold and crimson of an autumn landscape. SS “I’ve heard it said the world is sad. I can’t agree... Roe ; nn for I have heard the cheerful songs of feathered masters . . . heard the low laughter of the leaves, and the everlasting chuckle of a mountain brook. “I've heard it said the world’s a musty, sordid thing. It can’t be true... for I have seen the rain . . . watched it bathe the earth, the very air... and I have seen the sky, newly scrubbed and spotless, blue from end to end... and I’ve watched the Winter’s snow drape tree and bush, to look like Nature’s freshly laundered linen hung to dry. “T’ve even heard it said the world is evil. But they are wrong... for I have known its people .. . watched them die to save a freedom, bleed to save a life . . . spend of themselves to stem disaster, of their wealth to ease distress... and \ I have watched them live, love, and labor... watched them hope, dream, and pray, side by side. re! Sr e — - ° “T have heard them say these things. But I would disagree... because, for every shadow, I have seen a hundred rays of light . . . for every plaintive note, I’ve heard a symphony of joy .. . for every pennyweight of bad, I have found a ton of good .. . good in Nature, in People, in the World. And I'm thankful I belong.” SS MOLINE, ILLINOIS © Quality Farm Equipment Since 1837 insects YOU SHOULD KNOW How to Identify These Crop Destroyers CUTWORMS Family Noctuidae When you find young plants cut off at the ground, a cutworm is probably responsible, and might well be found in a small burrow in the soil close by. A cutworm is the larva, or caterpillar, of a night- flying moth. There are many kinds. The com- moner ones are stout, well-fed, soft-bodied, smooth or nearly smooth, and cylindrical, with color vary- ing from gray to brown or nearly black. Some- times they are spotted or marked with stripes. 2 ed COTTON FLEAHOPPER Psallus seriatus (Reut.) The fleahopper pierces and sucks sap from the terminal buds and newly formed squares -. . breeds on goatweed (croton), primrose, horsemint, and other plants. One field of goatweed may hatch millions of fleahoppers. The adult is a flattened, oval-shaped, pale-green winged insect approxi- mately 1%'' long. The body is spotted with four black marks near the wing tips. The young cotton fleahopper is very small, green, and wingless. toxaphene DUSTS - SPRAYS For full color booklet showing these and other insects write to Hercules MEADOW SPITTLEBUG Philaenus leucophthalmus (L.) Spittlebugs attack alfalfa and other leg- umes. The yellow- or coral-colored imma- ture bugs are first found in tiny specks of foam or froth on the plants in early Spring. They suck sap from the young, tender plant parts as they travel upward, always enlarging the spittle masses. In June, the bugs develop wings and swarm over the fields as brown or gray, wedge-shaped, quick-jumping hoppers which infest hay. Naval Stores Department, HERCULES POWDER COMPANY II King Street, Wilmington 99, Del. May, 1953 W HEN pullets get to be about eight weeks old their feeding habits change and their feed needs change. G.L.F. Growing Mash is made to order to fit those needs from eight weeks until the first egg. For one thing, birds at this stage are beginning to eat more scratch grain. The grain provides a lot of nutrients, but they’ve still got to get theif vita- mins and minerals from the mash. So in G.L.F. Growing Mash the vitamin D is doubled and the minerals stepped up. On the other hand, there are some ele- ments that the chicks need when they are tiny that they no longer need when the get half-grown, and these are omitted from G.L.F. Growing Mash. The net result is that you get a mash which actually is better fitted to this Made-to-Order G.L.F. Growing Mash Fills the bill from 8 weeks to ust egg - sav second half of the growing job, and still costs less than Chick Starter. Using G.L.F. Growing Mash from eight weeks on can cut feed bills by as much as two to three dollars per 100 birds. G.L.F. GrowingMash is well suited for birds raised in confinement, because it is high in energy and furnishes all the nutrients that a growing bird re- quires. Growing Mash is available in pellet form too, since some poultrymen like to feed pellets to birds grown on range. With its advantage in price and in healthy growth, this high energy mash is ideal to get birds ready for a profit- able laying flock. Cooperative G.L.F. Exchange, Inc. Ithaca, New York es money, too THe CorneLL CouNTRYMAN Editorial Staff slic The Cornell Countryman DANA DALRYMPLE Associate Editor ARTHUR DOMMEN Managing Editor STEPHEN SANDLER Editorial Assistants BARBARA BARNARD LOIS CRANE JOHN CLARKE RHODALEE KRAUSE DOROTHY NIELSON CONTENTS EDITORIAL OPINION Home Ec. Editor JOAN BEEBE DEAN VINCENT by Roberta Manchester ’53 Vienne De FI attests by Jean Little 53 Club News VIRGINIA PAQUETTE Alumnotes LYLE GRAY amis Art and Photography Editor by Joan Beebe 54 BETSY COLLINS INTRODUCING YOUR FRIENDS. ocscsssssccocersssossssssusessssssssevnsseeeseessssseeseetessssssssumssssssseeenee ae Dot Klimajeskt, Roberta Manchester Phil Foster Bob Snyder Art and Photography Board R. Cannon C. Gabel R. Fallon M. Gilman R. Ferrari H. 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His eyes too, are turned over the hills and far away. Auf wiederseh’n! Cover drawing by Kay Wolf ’54 The Cornell Countryman is published monthly from October to May by students in the New York State Colleges of Agriculture and Home Economics, units of the State University of New York, at Cornell University. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Ithaca, New York. Printing by Norton Printing Co. Subscription rate is $1.25 a year or three years for $2.50; single copies, 20 cents. Vol. L—No. 8 LALA LNG NRT Ne TR GARAGE A thn RN SRNR IE SRG atREoNgRRRRENNNNEaRANREEAkNRSANmeNNNNNRRRARRARRSeeRRR nee os ereenaoosnnutesencesenpeceananimenante cerneensiapecee: i HT} fi New Idea one-row picker ‘When you and your Dad Clearing drum Shelled corn saver below husking unit femoves ears fh f delivers clean kernels to wagon. & from } ta aq out arming broken stalks. = Presser Wheels over husking rolls adjustable for thick or thin ears. 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The subject of extra-curricular activities has been thoroughly chew- ed, swallowed and digested at peri- odic intervals by various groups, interested and disinterested alike. What ultimately influences a stu- dent to affix his signature to the contracts of a dozen alluring organ- izations, or to painstakingly avoid any commitments whatsoever, is the degree to which he wishes himself to be a joiner. In these days of hectic competition in love and war, it is small wonder that literally thousands of college students are desperately seeking membership in organizations. Extra-curricular activities are to- day as strong as ever. That fewer students sign up and compete for registered organizations is no indi- cation that interest is waning. On the contrary, there is no reason to believe that persons selected for of- ficers in the agglomeration of clubs, publications and societies on cam- pus should exhibit less enthusiasm for responsibility than their prede- cessors, unless it is the fact that corporations seeking college grad- uates are paying less homage to the string of titles in the yearbook. Student participation in extra- curricular activities is necessarily measured by total numbers, but a decreasing enrollment is not by force indicative of a growing apathy. Just as old roots that have be- come useless to the plant are slough- ed off, those students who once join- ed an organization merely for the sake of “being in it” are finding themselves an unwanted minority. The hangers-on grow fewer year by year. This is not apathy; it is a form of maturity. In the long-term trend, we see the end of the mad scramble to join clubs, and a greater appreciation of the gifts which the university offers to all alike. One doesn’t have to be a member of X Club or Y May, 1953 Council to read the Saturday Re- view of Literature in the Ellis Room, or to have an off-the-record talk with a professor, or to attend a lecture on Chinese philosophy in Anabel Taylor. It is indeed a great pity that certain groups continue to stress so strongly extra-curricu- lar “participation.” Perhaps, too, students are taking a greater interest in purely aca- demic matters. At least they may be becoming more conscious of the wealth of knowledge which they catch glimpses of at every corner. Few students have the chance to realize, in the short span of four years, that interest in extra-curric- ular activities as denoted by total numbers declines when the quality of university -instruction improves, and vice versa. To be sure, this is a long-term trend, but a logical one. Would it be too hazardous a guess to say that teaching at Cornell has been getting steadily better for the past decade? The “Sun’s” poll on declining enrollment in organiza- tions need not be taken so omino- usly after all. The fertile years of college life, the hours in which one assimilates new material the most rapidly, should be devoted to some goal more worthy than scurrying from one club meeting to the next. In conclusion, there is really no apathy towards extra-curricular activities, only a better realization of their true value. The picture is an optimistic one, and grows more so every year. If trends mean any- thing, and the statisticians assure us they do, it may be said that students are exercising more fully their right of decision, and only after a good look around, are un- dertaking wholeheartedly the res- ponsibility of leadership in organ- izations with which they feel them- selves allied by a genuine interest. Arthur Dommen It’s As Simple as A.B.C. To Wire Flowers Anywhere See your Nearest Florist “In Collegetown” Lountlery Blowers 409 College Ave. Phone 3327 Credit Cards Acknowledged CRISSEY*S MOTEL and Socony Service Station Five New Modern, Heated Rooms (Only 2 miles from Cornell Campus) ROUTE 13 AT VARNA Phone Ithaca 4-1997 Dean Elizabeth Vincent Scholar, Educator and Writer Mountains and Dancing Theme of Retiring Dean by Roberta Manchester ‘53 Mountains and dancing—seem- ingly unconnected—have followed Dean Elizabeth Vincent of the Col- lege of Home Economics through much of her career. Dean Vincent retires this sum- mer to fulfill her long-time plan of a career in writing in the area of child development and family re- lations. Dr. Vincent has previously written several text books in this field and many magazines have car- ried her professional and semi-pro- fessional articles. When her book- plate was designed in the early twenties, she purposely chose the two themes, mountains and dancing, which she loved so well. Dr. Vincent was brought up in a gold mining center, Victor, Colo- rado, which has since become a ghost town. Here the mountain scenery is some of the most beauti- ful in the world. Her college days were spent at the University of Colorado, where she earned her A.B. and M.A. Neither these col- lege days nor her first jobs as psy- chology instructor at the University and as director of the Psychology Clinic at a Juvenile Court in Den- ver, took her away from the moun- tains. It was not until she came East to start working on her Ph.D. in education psychology at Colum- bia University, that she had to leave her beloved mountains and substitute the sky scrapers of New York City. Dancing and Music While in New York Miss Vincent took ballet lessons for pure pleas- ure. In her childhood she had re- ceived dancing training from pro- fessional artists in ballet and in- terpretive styles. At fourteen her first job offer came for a dancing position on the stage. Although she turned this down and partially end- ed her dancing career, her deep- rooted feeling for dancing has ex- isted throughout her life. Also during her childhood, she trained to become a concert pianist. Both her parents were musicians, and they wanted Lee to be one too. She had to spend such long hours practicing at the piano, that she sickened of piano playing, even for her own amusement. Nevertheless, music and concert-going are among her many interests. Dean for Seven Years From her cheerful office in the College of Home Economics, Dean Vincent has for the past seven years promoted the growth and develop- ment of the College and the Uni- versity. Hanging on the wall of her office is a soft-toned modern paint- ing, done for her by Virginia True, head of the Housing and Design Department. The Dean wasn’t con- sulted as to the picture’s theme; it turned out to be coincidentally, mountains and dancing. Dr. Vincent has demonstrated great skill in her administrative work and associations with the stu- dents and faculty. Her job as head of the psychology department at the Merrill Palmer School in De- troit for twenty-one years, helped her for her work at Cornell. Being interested in child development and family relations, she worked closely with the home economists at Mer- rill Palmer, Faculty, and it was there that her home economics future began. Interest in Children Dr. Vincent’s keen interest in children started when she was at the Juvenile Court. She admits that her experiences with delinquent children were some of the most val- uable assets in her training. Her future work, writings, and student relationships here at Cornell have shown this interest. She has al- ways taken part in student activi- ties and has worked to promote both men’s and women’s groups on campus. As a speaker and lecturer, Dr. Vincent is well-known. Before com- ing to Cornell she did part-time lecturing in the areas of child de- velopment and family relations at many universities throughout the nation. She can hold forth equally well at a political economy meeting or a gathering discussing the phil- osophy of religion. Throughout the (Continued on page 16) Tue CorNELL CouNTRYMAN Cornell’s Vest Pocket Jungle Any day of the year a visitor to the Plant Science Conservatory may find anything from a Ladyslipper orchid to an African violet. Imagine yourself in the fragrant, moist, tropical jungles, surrounded by ferns, palms, and exotic flowers. What a pleasant thought on some raw, windy day, you say. And yet did you know that right here on the Cornell campus you don’t have to use your imagination at all? In the Conservatory at the rear of Plant Science you'll find tropical plants from all over the world, grow- ing undisturbed by the climate of upstate New York. This collection of nearly 900 species and varieties is used for everything from Bailey Hall decorations to taxonomy courses, To most people, tropical flowers mean orchids. In the collection of 250 species and varieties are flowers ranging from the size of a dime to the popular Cattleya of corsages which may be 8 inches in diameter. Always In Bleom Orchids could well be called the rainbow flower since there are red, yellow, blue, purple, green, and white ones, as well as many pastel shades. Because so many different kinds are represented, it is almost im- possible to go into the Conserva- tory and not find at least one or- chid in bloom. Hanging from their pots above your head, the moth orchids remind you of their name- sakes, and the Ladyslipper orchids attract you with their subdued green and brown. Among the plants from Central America is what is probably this country’s largest collection of Mexican orchids. Uses of Plants Many of these plants serve a use- ful purpose, too. They are being used in a series of experiments to help commerical florists grow better orchids. One of the most interesting programs is that of growing them under different temperatures and daylengths. Eventually the com- May, 1953 - by Jane Little ‘53 mercial grower hopes to have all kinds of orchids in bloom at any season. Another experiment being con- ducted is that of finding new root media, that is, new types of soil. At present, orchids are grown in fern roots, an expensive undertaking, for all the roots are gathered by hand. Since so many orchids are now be- ing grown, ferns are becoming scarce. A study of the watering fre- quency going on for three years, has shown that daily watering pro- duces the most flowers. Other Tropical Plants As a background for the delicate orchid flowers, there are many tropical ferns and palms. These add to the effect of a true jungle as they tower above you. Those of you who are familiar with that popular house plant, the African violet, may not realize that it has many attrac- tive relatives. A collection of these shares bench space with varieties of their widely publicized cousin. While the tropical plants catch your attention first, you may won- der about the many other plants that grow in the cool part of the Conservatory. In the fall term, stu- dents in Floriculture 1 use part of this as a laboratory. Anytime in November or December, you will be sure to find someone who wonders if he will have his Paper-white Nar- cissus in bloom at the right date. In the spring, flowering plants for the Willard Straight rock garden or the Lua A. Minns Memorial Gar- den on Tower Road are started here. At any time of year you may see a Wardian case, like a minature green- house, filled with tiny plants being grown, experimentally. For those who associate bananas, figs, pineapples, oranges, and coffee only with grocery stores, the Con- servatory offers a view of them as they would be in their native habit- at—the making of a tasty breakfast. There is no need to visit the tropics; your chance for a sample is right here in Cornell’s pocket-sized jungle. —Ferreri A close-up of a few of the orchids that are included in the Plant Science Greenhouse 7 FERTILE LOAM to Make Your Ga the Showplace of Neighborhood WOW. EVEN IF YOU NEVER PLANTED A SEED BEFORE..YOU CAN GROW LUX > 3 | PHOTO PROOF OF RESULTS—TEST URIOUS FLOWERS. BIG LUSCIOUS VEGETABLES, HAVE A COLF GREEN LAWN CONDITIONS SOIL AND FEEDS PLANTS AT SAME FLOWERS, SEEDS, NO HARD WORK! Don't Waste PLANT FOOD! | GROW MORE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS! TESTS BY PLANT SCIENTISTS REVEALED! HAVE A LAWN LIKE THIS ALL SUMMER VEGETABLES GROW FASTER, B JUST SPRINKLE AND RAKE | AMAZI GROWT?E Don't burn leaves. Don't throw away a single table scrap ¢ peeling-if you want rich soil that grows lush lawns and prize HOW [Osim scemtotres PHOTO PROOF OF AMAZING RESULTS, “HAVE SOIL 1S SAVED! AMRZING NOW! PLANTS GR 3 TIMES FASTER! A THICK GOLF GREEN LAWN QUICKLY vr 104 rimes o Soil Conditioners .. . The Aftermath by Arthur Dommen ‘55 “Give new life to your garden instantaneously!” To those whose custom it is to mull over the garden section of their Sunday paper, this line is cer- tainly familiar. Such words as “mir- aculous,” “remake” and “equiva- lent” have become standard terms in the advertisements of soil condi- tioner manufacturers, and the op- timistic how-to-do-it articles that complete the pages are no less hazy. The excitement that accom- panied the announcement of Kri- lium in the spring of 1952 still surges on. But among research workers and chemical company ex- ecutives, it has crystallized into an awareness of the need for more and more knowledge concerning soil structure. There is no doubt left in anyone’s mind that the development of these synthetic materials, such as Krilium, is the most important definite step towards simplifying the control of soil physical condi- tions. 8 It was by an undetermined coin- cidence that Krilium originated, in the laboratories of the Monsanto Chemical Company. Yet, more than a year later, research on these ma- terials is still in its infancy. As an example of the problems still ahead, one product at least has the dis- advantage of producing an undesir- ably dry soil surface, with the con- sequence that small seeds may fail to germinate. How this difficulty can be countered is yet to be seen. In the main, however, many of the existing conditioners perform successfully their semi-permanent function of improving soil struc- ture, and their temporary functions of preventing crusting and erosion, all at a nominally high cost. Fol- lowing the pattern set by DDT, the soil conditioner has proved to be a very expensive child indeed. Never- theless, it is said that one green- house in St. Louis treats all its soil with Krilium; the easier watering of plants in a well-granulated medium, and the consequent elimination of much labor, offsets the initial cost of the conditioner. Lawsuits... Much of our present knowledge of these products has been acquired through industrial contracts at agri- cultural colleges. But before samples of an entirely revolutionary product have been compared through a satisfactory, standardized test, there is much confusion and bitter name-calling. In one recent instance, the manufacturers of a material receiving a low rating in a release published by an eastern university have filed suit against members of the department con- nected with the injurious bulletin. The case is a grave one, for the amount of the suit runs to six fig- ures. , There is good reason to believe that, by finding improved materials and better methods of production, soil conditioners will continue to create interest in the physical con- dition of the soil. Furthermore, with lowered costs, these substances are sure to find their way out of the flower pots, nurseries, and football fields to the general farm. However, it is at no time to be forgotten that soil conditioners do not create, but merely preserve, the good struc- ture in the soil to which they are applied. But No Miracles Man, never satisfied with Nature by herself, constantly strives to im- prove upon her slow-but-sure me- thods. He is ever running ahead, breaking his traditional bonds, im- patient in his conquest of the unex- plored. The farmer’s occupation is pecu- liar in that it will always require the exertion of manual labor. True, his hands are no longer on the plow; instead, they are on the tractor steering wheel. It is an exacting job, keeping ahead of Nature, pushing her, pulling her—as you will. We have learned not to expect miracles from soil conditioners. This field of industry is a large one, and exaggeration has no place here. Thus, it is well to keep in mind the moral of Professor Carew’s little leaflet on ERUNAM, the “wonder” soil conditioner. Spelled backwards. Tue CorneELL CounTRYMAN The Taxonomy of College Professors An unusual and telling description of some of the men who make up modern education by Prof. R. M. Smock The genus “Professor” was stu- died on campuses from the Atlantic to the Pacific while on a sabbatic leave. This snooping survey was made with the thought of self im- provement through examples from various species of the genus. The resulting disillusionment led the author to arrange the following taxonomic classification. Fast Pace The Floor Walkers: These gentle- men walk slowly or rapidly (de- pending upon their glandular gifts) across the lecture platform. Some of them would do better in a large department store. Instead of looking at the faces of the students, they study objects on the floor not visible to the students. If they hap- pen to be fast walkers and interest- ing enough to listen to, the neck muscles of the students are as tired after an hour as though they had been attending a tennis match. One of my favorites in this cat- egory was a gentleman in the dan- gerous forties who only looked up enough to scrutinize the calves of the ladies in the front row. He had seated a few girls in the class in the front row to better facilitate this scrutiny. The Other Extreme The Hypothyoids: This category includes the gentlemen who don’t have the energy to do much walk- ing or much talking. What talking they do simply can’t be heard ex- cept by the eager beavers in the front two rows. Some of these men lean on the window sill and com- mune with God’s out-of-doors. Edu- cation is supposed to engender a May, 1953 little curiosity, but the only curio- sity aroused in such class rooms is the wonderment as to what the pro- fessor m'ght be talking about. The only enjoyment students get out of listening to such a man is in watching his face for a possible smile. If a smile appears, the stu- dents laugh uproariously at what was presumably very amusing. Posterior Professors: These men can be viewed from the front only when coming into the room. They talk all hour to and presumably with the blackboard. Illustrations on the blackboard are good but students have a right to know what the teacher is talking about. Some professors write so faintly on the blackboard that they could be drawing pornographic pictures for all the students know. In one class at least one student was determined to learn something in spite of the professor. He was using field glasses. Blinding Results These men look at the black- board so much that they probably should be excused on the basis of night blindness. Should they turn around to look at the class, the lights of the room would probably blind them. “Take it or Leave it” Professors: Some seemingly well intentioned teachers seem to take pride in defy- ing their students to really learn. Their attitude seems to be “I am paid to dish it out: you can take it or leave it.” Questions by stu- dents on the life history of Bacci- lus amylovorus are treated as as though there were skeletons in the closet of even this morally un- impeachable organism. Professor Smock, preparing to go incognito. What is shameful about making lecture material clear and under- standable? Some professors give students the idea “this material is clear to me but you couldn’t pos- sibly understand it.” This suggests to the student that the professor is fearful of losing his job if too many people know what he knows. The Bone Drys: Some professors strive to make material as uninter- esting as possible. Why can’t the learning process be just a little less painful? It may seem difficult to inject interesting illustrations during a discussion of the sex life of Venturia inequalis but one pro- fessor did just that. It made the next ten minutes very bearable. The constant rebuttal one gets from professors on this point is “we are not here to entertain” or “this is dead serious business.” The first adjective is the more appropriate. Odd Characteristics You have not heard me complain about the odd little idiocyncrasies that characterize some professors: students should have something to remember their college teachers by. (Continued on page 21) An Answer to... The Whys of Ithaca Weather by Tom Sanford ‘55 Spring weekend will be a com- plete washout! Perhaps you resent that statement or accept it with an experience-backed “no kidding.” Or possibly your college curiosity urges you to listen to an explanation as to just why such a depressing out- cry is made in the first place. In this Ithaca area, and more generally in the Southern Tier of the state, the occurrence of periodi- cal rainstorms during the spring and fall is not uncommon. The sorry thing about them is this; the clouds time their outbreaks in this region at approximately one week inter- vals, and quite frequently without warning. As a rule, warm south and southeast winds are the cause for convertible tops to be rolled back early in April—but on this weekly basis, these winds build up their rainclouds and carry them to the skies directly over the Ithaca area. Here they proceed to precipitate, and consequently there is the quite —Collins . Our own... An Explanation for the Cornellian’s Pet Gripe... regular and abrupt shift in weather from good to bad. Exasperating as it may be, Cor- nellians can well afford to plan on a rainy Spring Weekend, IF on the Friday or Saturday before, the city was struck by one of those twelve to 36 hour showers. A Well-Spread “40” But even with the disappointing consistency of Ithaca’s spring and fall rains, the quantity of precipa- tion in the area continues to re- main quite normal with regard to the “lay of the land.” The output around here is about 38 to 40 inches per year. It just spreads itself out over a greater period of time. The frequency of Ithaca rain- storms, however, is not the only phenomenon of the skies around here; and while we’re on the subject of weather we'll continue with fac- tual explanations concerning a few more of Ithaca’s so-called “freaks” of nature. Of course there’s always the gripe that condemns Ithaca’s excessively cloudy weather. But once you find out the reason behind our gloomy days, you may in the future feel a little bit more at ease while grop- ing your way to classes through the unflinching “smog.” The basic fact is that warm south winds traveling over the lower lands to our south have to strike our higher topo- graphy to cool. When these breezes cool to a certain point, their water vapor content condenses into the low hanging stratus type clouds, and we experience a period without direct sunshine. Naturally this phenomenon can’t be defeated either; unless somebody suddenly discovers how to lower the altitude of Tompkins County—or possibly some one could devise another route for the south winds. Ice Skating Maybe you've seen it or maybe you haven’t, but there have been occasions when the sun has been shining on Ithaca and Lake Cayuga while at the same time a gray over- cast has covered the campus and East Hill. But here again, we can only talk about this weather, as the adage goes. At any rate, the ex- planation is this; a thin overcast is carried east with the westerly winds, comes down over West Hill into the warmer valley, evaporates, and again condenses upon reaching the top of East Hill. The current trend toward milder winters has put the skids on win- ter sports enthusiasts. In 1935 Cayuga Lake was frozen as far down as Taughannock Point and Cornell had a hockey team on Beebe Lake. Now the ice skaters —Collins Ithaca weather. polish their blades for about two or three trials before stashing them away again for another year. But don’t be too sad—its happening all over the Northeast. Or better yet, come back in 25 years and the cycle of winters will have reversed from warmer to colder! Well anyway. . . With or without mild winters, Ithaca, as you must know, is defi- nitely subject to a few pretty rug- ged snow storms in the latter part of winter. Most of these storms come from the west and pass over with only the “conventional” flur- ries; but sometimes we get a coast- (Continued on page 22) Tue CorneLL CouNTRYMAN Picnic Pointers For... The Spring Picnic Rush To Aid You In Planning Your Latest Urge for Outdoor Eating... A luscious steak sizzling over a hot charcoal fire; potatoes and fresh sweet corn roasting in the coals; ice-cold lemonade waiting in the thermos jug—mmm, don’t you be- gin to get that picnic urge? Well, summer isn’t very far away; c’mon —make some plans, pack your bas- kets, and let’s go! Food cooked outdoors has a won- derfully appetizing flavor, and this is one of the reasons why people look forward to picnics. But it’s wise to make a few careful prepara- tions before embarking on an ex- cursion over an unfamiliar country- side. Carry a bag of charcoal with you instead of counting on finding enough good wood for the fire. A small folding grill to set over the fire will keep pans steady, and is handy to broil steaks and ham- burgers. Water, Etc. If you picnic often, you might like to keep a basket packed with a supply of necessary equipment, so you can be ready to go in a jiffy. Some useful items for such a basket are a long-handled fork, non-spilling salt and pepper shakers, paper toweling for wiping out utensils, thermos jug for drink- ing water (don’t forget to take some fresh water along with you), waxed paper envelopes for sand- wiches, and a tightly-closed tin box for sugar. And of course you'll re- member to take matches and news- paper for starting the fire. What would be good to broil over a picnic fire? Well, there’s bacon, sausages, lamb chops, hamburg pat- ties (onioned, shaped, and ready to cook), steak, fish, and tomatoes. For hot things to carry along (in a thermos jug or to reheat): scallop- ed potatoes, cooked vegetables, baked beans, soup, goulash, or chicken fricassee. Cold things to May, 1953 by Joan Beebe ‘54 tote?—try whole tomatoes, cold meats, stuffed eggs, cheese, and salad greens (washed and dried, with French dressing in a tightly- corked bottle). Everyone will be thirsty, so bring along plenty of beverage: chocolate milk or hot cocoa, fruit juice or pop, or hot vegetable soup or consomme. And don’t forget dessert! You might bring fruit and cookies, turnovers, ice cream packed in dry ice, or per- haps baked custards (but pack them carefully). Cool, crisp salads are always good on a hot summer day. Try potato, cooked vegetable, chicken, fish, or Ws eh y If you like the flavor of food roasted in hot coals, in addition to’ potatoes and corn you might have a small boneless ham, chicken, or clams. Here’s a tasty treat: split a banana nearly through lengthwise and put brown sugar in the middle. Then wrap the banana tightly in alumninum foil, and let it bake in the hot coals for ten or fifteen min- utes. A Roll On A Stick People usually enjoy cooking a few things themselves, so let them make their own hot rolls! Wrap Bisquick dough around the end of a by Wy —Paquette One of the uninvited guests who is apt to be present at every picnic. any salad that won’t be injured by being prepared very long in ad- vance or by being tightly packed or shaken. Cooked dressing is safer than mayonnaise, which may sep- arate if mixed with the salad too far ahead of time. Wash lettuce, toma- toes, cucumbers, etc., and wrap separately in waxed paper to be sliced and mixed with French dress- ing when ready to serve. one inch thick stick for five or six inches, and hold the stick over the fire. When the roll puffs up and is brown, remove it from the stick and fill the center cavity with, jam, peanut butter, or sandwich filling. Here are a few other little sug- gestions: Brown sugar mixed with creamed butter makes a delicious sandwich filling. Put devilled eggs (Continued on page 20) 11 Dot Klimajeski As one of the trio of managing editors for this school year, Dot Klimajeski has been wrapped in the variety of tasks that make up the job. Taking turns with the other two editors, it’s up to Dot to see that the odds and ends of ideas for the next COUNTRYMAN get put to- gether. Though her interest in journalism started in high school, she waited till her sophomore year to compete for the staff. The fourth floor of Roberts is one of her “homes.” The home ec cafe- teria, where she has worked for three years, has been another. A general home economics major, Dot was a dorm V.P. for a couple of years as well as serving as the presi- dent of Wayside Aftermath last year. Long Island is Dot’s home, but she doesn’t come from the popu- lated part (though Riverhead is far from wilderness). She has spent most of her life on a potato farm within sight of the Sound. In spite of nearly drifting away in the Ocean at the age of two, she is still fond of salt water. “My sister claims I’ve never floated well since then.” Living on the south shore at the time, Dot vividly remembers the ocean flood following the °38 hurri- cane “when we had all sorts of in- teresting dead fish floating in our cellar.” Dot has had a variety of summer experiences. After her freshman year, she went back to a job in her home town “as general errand girl.” Introducing... The next year she and her room- mate found positions as cooks and waitresses for a private family on Fisher’s Island “where we swam and watched the submarines go by.” This summer Dot was one of the five Go Westers who headed for Seattle. She got a job at Boeing Aircraft with the official title of “blueprint cutter and folder.” “I guess I'll always recognize an 81% by 11 rectangle,” she says. “Other than that I’m not sure how I'll fit that experience into my future.” The engagement ring that sparkled on Dot’s left hand since Easter is a clue to her future. She plans to marry Jack Porter ’52 after his stay in the Army. As a farmer’s wife, she'll go from CouNTRYMAN to “countrywoman.” L.C. Phil Foster Roberts 492 has been Phil Fos- ter’s senior stronghold. Here in the crowded “inner room” is the heart of the CounTRYMAN, where be- tween 4:30 and 6 almost every afternoon, are found any and all kinds of people discussing any and all kinds of problems. These problems, the small ones that come with dummying a maga- zine page, or the large ones in the form of printer’s bills, have inten- sified Phil’s interest in journalism. He competed for the staff in his freshman year, has been with the magazine ever since, and this year served as editor. —Ferrari —Collins Phil Journalism first preoccupied Phil in high school at Alfred, N. Y., where he had to find some activity as an outlet for his nervous energy. “T spent most of my time reading— in those days, I was hog wild over science.” Music has rivaled Phil’s enthus- iasm for journalism and _ science. That interest started in high school, “The band needed a French horn player, so that’s what I learned to play.” He spent the next two sum- mers in music camp, taking lessons at the Eastman School in Rochester between times. He almost decided to continue there after high school, studying for a position in a con- cert orchestra. But Phil came to Cornell to learn to be a teacher. Until this year, music has predominated in his list of activities. While a freshman, he joined the fleet-footed Big Red Band, as well as the Concert Band. A bass, he has sung with the Alpha Zeta quartet and the Presbyterian choir. This year, though, Phil has had to limit himself to his other major interest—journalism. He sees the CoUNTRYMAN as serving a real function for those ag students want- ing practical experience in writing. “But,” says Phil, “You can’t sit up in this office day after day without learning a lot about people, too.” To that, the “people” of the COUNTRYMAN staff might answer, “We’ve learned from Phil as well.” K. K. THE CorNELL CouNTRYMAN Roberta Manchester June 15th and 16th will undoubt- edly be the most memorable days in the college life of Roberta “Bobbie” Manchester. Those two days, merely an ordinary Monday and Tuesday to most of the under- graduates, will feature for Bobbie graduation from Cornell and an introduction to the popular custom f marriage. Next term, while living at her home in Irondequoit, New York, Bobbie will attend graduate school at the University of Rochester to get her Master’s degree in educa- tion. Then she will teach for about three years until her husband com- pletes his three years as a naval officer. Bobbie’s days as a science teach- ing major at Cornell have also been busy and eventful. She started her freshman year as social chairman for her corridor in Dickson V. During the following years she was a member of the Congregational Church Group for two years and worked on the CouNTRYMAN for three years. She was also social chairman of her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, in her sophomore year, and a VP in Dickson VI in her " Sees May, 1953 ... Your Friends junior year. This year Bobbie was president of her sorority. Bobbie has also been successful along scholastic lines. She was init- iated this spring into Phi Kappa Phi, a university honorary society, and is also a member of Pi Lambda Theta, a national educational hon- orary. Bobbie’s sincere and good-natured personality make her well suited to teaching. She evidently enjoys it, for when asked what her num- ber one college experience was, she replied that the seven weeks spent teaching general science to 34 fresh- men at Ithaca High School last fall was IT! Those kids who had her as a teacher last term and the many more who will attend her classes in the future may be envied to have such a capable and charming instructor. ia Bob Snyder The white yachting cap, the Buick convertable, and the sleepy look add up to a familiar senior named Bob Snyder. Working at the home ec cafeteria, in the CounTRY- MAN office, or planning an Ag Domecon exhibit for the Activities Fair, Bob is bound to be found anywhere on campus. Bob has many interests, but pri- marily he just “enjoys people.” Chiefly for this reason activities are quite important to him. As the advertising manager of the CouNTRYMAN for three terms, he had many interesting experiences with people. He discovered that selling ads is quite an art. For in- stance, when trying to sell an ad to the Royal Palms last year, he ran into all sorts of opposition. Finally Bob mentioned that his AGR fraternity brothers were regu- lar customers. Bob sold his ad. Aside from the “interesting people” that one meets in activities, Bob feels that they also help stu- dents feel part of a closely knit group. He considers this especially important to freshmen, who are apt to be a bit lost. But, he empha- sizes, “You shouldn’t take on too —Collins Bob many offices at once.” You can’t do a good job on any one of them if you do. Although most of Bob’s activities and courses have centered around the ag campus, he is a firm believer in a well-rounded education for ag students, including as many Arts courses as possible. He feels that any stress on one type of subject is not good, whether you're an ag stu- dent or an engineer. After he comes back next fall to finish his advanced ROTC, Bob plans to take pilot training and then do graduate work in ag at Cornell or the University of Southern California. Working three of his four col- lege years at Home Ec or correcting papers, Bob feels that you should not work any more than is neces- say. “College comes only once; you should really enjoy it.” Even though he has worked, Bob has definitely managed to enjoy college. One of the highlights in this line came last spring vacation when he took a trip to Florida with sev- eral of his fraternity brothers—for a total cost of thirty dollars! It really helps to have friends who can furnish a five room bungalow in Florida. One final word on Bob; he thinks there should be twenty minutes between classes so that ag students could get to their arts courses on time. If the day comes when we can stroll rather than pant into G.S., we can thank Bob Snyder. BG. 13 Campus Clearinghouse Ag-Hec Day Successful; Over 300 Attend Barbecue Judging from the enthusiastic par- ticipation of students of the upper campus, “Ag-Hec Day,” sponsor- ed by the Ag-Dom Council on April 11, was a great success. Over 300 people attended the chicken barbe- cue and square dance, held at the judging pavillion in the evening, and there was a large audience at the five preliminary contests in the afternoon. “bake a cherry pie,” for her entry won first place in the pie-baking contest, although Bill Staempfli 53, had the best appearing pie, Pat Lind °56, the best crust, and Mike Kelsey °53, the best filling. Perhaps the most profitable con- test of all—the pie-eating contest, was won by Dick Dikeman 753, with Mike Kelsey °53, a close second. —Matejka Contestants Bernie Rodee ’57 and Ken Tillapaugh race to finish in the cherry pie eating contest while Pat Conlon ’55 and Bill Hughes ’54 look on. The tractor operators’ contest, a very close struggle, was won by Joe Bokman ’53, with Don Wick- ham Sp., and Al Dries ’54, winning second and third, respectively. Tops among sorority dairy maids was Hazel Bowdren ’55, of Sigma Kappa. Mary Gentry 54, was sec- ond, while Grace Fox ’55, won for the independent women. Over-all winner of the famous “greased pig” contest was Dave Call 54, of Alpha Gamma Rho. Professor Brady was the leading faculty contestant, Don Wickham, Sp., was the winning independent, and Mary Holmes ’56, the winning girl. Betsy Murphy 754, can really 14 The Ag-Dom council is so en- couraged by the success of its first Ag-Hec Day that it plans to make the affair an annual event. The next Ag-Hec Day will probably be held next fall, on an off-football weekend according to Wolcott Stewart °53, chairman of this year’s event. Ag-Domecon Elects Ag-Domecon election results were announced on April 14 by Russ Smith 7°54, elections committee chairman. Agriculture sophomore class rep- resentative next year is Bill Doer- ler, and the freshman class is repre- sented by Henry Wadsworth. Agriculture representatives - at - large are: David Diver, Alfred Dries, Glenn MacMillen, Bruce Marion, Don Marion, Pete Nesbitt, Keith Norton, Bob Reid, Jim Ritchey, Mary Ann Smith, and Nat Talmadge, all °54, Ben Hawkins and John Johnson °55, and Daryl Griffin and Ginny Paquette °56. Doris Wunsch was elected Home Ec sophomore class representative, and Sandy Taylor freshman class representative. Home Ec Reps-at-large are: Barbara Reed °54, Hazel Bowdren, Pat Hewson, and Charlotte Reit, °55, and Jean Grant and Alice Platt, 56. The new representatives were oriented at a regular meeting of the old council on April 15. They took over officially at the April 29 meeting. Round-Up Club The Round-Up Club held its annual banquet on May 5, under the chairmanship of Al Dries ’54. The affair honored the two honor- ary members of the club—Profes- sor J. P. Willman of the an hus department and Mr. K. C. Sly, manager of MacDonald Farms. Awards won at various judging contests throughout the year were also presented. The club held a Spring Livestock Judging Contest, on May 8, in the Judging Pavillion, and a similar cattle judging contest was held on May 9. The final event of this year will be a picnic at Taughannock Park on May 19. Home Ec Club At its recent election the Home Economics Club elected the follow- ing officers for the year of 53-54: Ann Farwell ’55, president; Rudy Clarke °55, vice president; Nancy Knickerbocker 7°55, recording sec- retary; Sue Mc Kelvey ’55, corres- ponding secretary; Lou Roberts ’55, treasurer; Linda Mandelbaum 755, journal correspondent. The New York State Home Eco- nomics Association, college clubs (Continued on page 18) Tue CorneLL CouNTRYMAN YY! iN / vee NN i \ ~Fi\\ SS = ~ = aa = \\ \ Vi f xg Wp ‘ Wha?t’s in it for them? Ane OF HAY can be tasteless rough- age for a cow to nose around and chew halfheartedly ... or it can be a palatable feed, rich in protein and vita- mins. What makes the difference? The University of Wisconsin looked for an answer. They found that an acre of good alfalfa, cut at the right time and put up fast was about 57% leaves and yielded 3 tons per acre. The feed value of those three tons equaled a ton of linseed meal and a ton of corn and cob meal. The same hay, left to dry and deteriorate in the hot sun, was only 30% leaves. That’s the same as losing 1,100 lbs. of linseed meal and 700 lbs. of corn and cob meal, or, about $70 per acre! YOUR FUTURE IN FARMING Each year, New Holland selects graduates Speed is the answer. Once hay has reached the right stage of curing, the faster you get it out of the field the richer it will be. This rich- ness shows up fast in improved grain-milk, grain-weight ratios. New Holland long ago saw the value of speed in harvesting hay. Today, New Holland balers have the highest capacity of any on the market up to 10 tons an hour, up to 100 tons a day! é é 4 Engineering based on farm research is a basic rule at New Holland. It’s the reason why farmers turn to New Holland for grassland machines they can depend on. The New Hol- land Machine Company, a subsidiary of The Sperry Corporation. of agricultural courses for training in engi- De NEW HOLLAND neering, sales and other fields of the farm machinery industry. For information, write to the New Holland Machine Com- pany, Dept. ,Box16, New Holland, Pa. “Zrst in Grassland Farming’ New Holland,Pa. +* Minneapolis + Des Moines -°* KansasCity °¢ Brantford, Ontario May, 1953 15 Dean Vincent. . . (Continued from page 6) state, she has lectured and advised Home Bureaus and other women’s organizations. Her work in exten- sion has been invaluable. Home Economics Leader Cornell, as well as the state and nation, have felt her strong drive for the advancement of home eco- nomics and for increased college op- Fowl Pox .. FRE First and Foremost in Protecting Poultry Health! ror more than 38 years, Vineland Poultry Laboratories has s been a household word among poultrymen. It is a name that is symbolic of security from losses arising from common poultry diseases. Yes, wherever poultry is being raised—the supremacy of Vineland Vaccines is universally recognized and acclaimed. Victory after victory has been scored by Vineland Poultry Laboratories in its end- less research and unrelenting battles against | ures a complete line the ravages of Newcastle . . . Tracheitis ...]of poultry biologics, Pullorum and numerous |including Vineland other devastating diseases. In the wake of | Stained Antigen - K each Vineland conquest, thousands of poul- | Formula, also K Poly- trymen have—for a few pennies—through immunization. minimized the risk of mortal-|aline Mixes, ity. They have also learned that Vineland | and Disinfectants. Vaccines are unmatched for dependability ! portunities for women. In 1950 she helped coordinate and _ develop home economics and other areas in the State University units of New York. During her years here at Cornell, she has been elected to Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Nu, for which she is most honored. She belongs to the Agricultural Missions Board of Di- rectors and participates in the Na- tional American Association of Uni- versity Women Fellowship Award Committee. She is the only wo- man member of the United States This is VIPOL’S 37- ocre home. On these = premises are found our own breeding ~ = flocks from which we “4 @.- produce our world & = famous egg-propa- 4 Sond = gated vaccines. ee es Vineland manufact- valent, Sulfaquinox- Handbook on Poultry Disease Control with special attention to the prevention of Newcastle Disease, eum TJracheitis, Fowl Pox, Pullorum and Coccidiosis. VINELAND POULTRY LABORATORIES Li VINELAND, 16 ga Committee of the Armed Forces Educational Program. Dean Vincent speaks of her seven years at Cornell as “the peak years of my career.” Cornell regrets her leaving but her future writing and teaching human growth and de- velopment at the Pennsylvania College for Women hold new chal- lenges for her. In her cheerful, quiet, but effective way, Dr. Vin- cent has certainly fulfilled the promises made by her predecessor, Miss Sarah G. Blanding: Leads Forward “The College and Cornell have found a woman who will carry for- ward the fine tradition of the Col- lege and with whom members of the staff and the Administration will have great delight in working. Her training, background, and personality eminently qualify her for the deanship. The members of the faculty will find her an ex- cellent administrator, a woman of ideas and ideals, and I predict for her an enviblae record as dean of this college.” MANCUSO’S PERSONALIZED DRY CLEANERS for 4-Hr. Emergency Service > Rentals of all Formal Wear and Our usual, friendly Cleaning Service > 406 College Ave. Ithaca, N. Y. THe CornELL CouNTRYMAN RESEARCH Makes A Difference o SCIENCE at WORK ery mec tibet: et tee oe 3 Baeae j * 8 t5 5 Bo Bex Se Aer BEES MAKE A DIFFERENCE—Honeybees working CUS Ue: thr se 3 ss %: Be ra “Big Top" (screened cage) produce a big crop of Birdsfoot Trefoil, the newest hay and pasture legume for New York farmers. The bees concentrate their flower visits on the new Viking variety developed by Dr. H. A. MacDonald, Cornell agronomist. He is showing Dr. Wm. L. Coggshall, extension apiarist, how seed pod production in the cages surpassed pod development in the open field. Mainly because of poor pollination only one-fourth of the national re- quirements of 12,000,000 pounds of this legume seed has been produced, but the specialists hope to meet the demand when they ES, Cornell research makes a difference in your living standards. Both consumers and farmers benefit from better quality foods and lower operating costs that frequently re- sult from the activities of your College of Agriculture . . . its extension specialists . . and research scientists. Investigations are being carried on with fruit, forage crops, pollination, engineering, animal nutrition, and many other elements of a farm business. But these are only a few of May, 1953 learn the number of honeybees needed for efficient pollination. The New York State College of Agriculture of Cornell University the areas in which important research is un- derway. “Science at Work” brings the results of some of this research to the attention of the public. Other information is _ presented through radio, television, bulletins, and other media. All of the departments of the College of Agriculture work together in developing new ideas that will increase the quality and quan- tity of farm products at lower cost. Home Ec Club (Continued from page 14) department, held its state conven- tion in New York City the first week end in May. Aura Freedman °56, Frances Wollner °54, Janet McGinnis ’56, Janet Van Aken °55, Connie Jones ’55, Janet Frost 55, Ann Farwell 55, state secretary, and Ruth Strong 55, national of- ficers were selected to represent the club in New York. Lord & Taylor, Good Housekeeping, McCalls Mag- azine, and Simplicity Patterns were among the places they toured as MARSHALL BROTHERS Serving Progressive Poultrymen in the Northeast S 4 Production and Broiler Breeds Sf MARSHALL BROTHERS Ithaca, N. Y. well as attending meetings and lectures. Next year the state con- vention will be held in Ithaca. Poultry Club The Poultry Club elected the fol- lowing officers for next year: Presi- dent, Richard Reading °54; vice president, John Monroe 55; secre- tary, Peter Gage °54; treasurer, Douglas Bancroft 7°54; reporter, Schurett Whitworth 56. 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The Case Eagle Hitch Hammer Mill takes but a The fast-growing mass of technical knowledge the farmer few minutes to mount on the tractor—no belting up, must have and use takes a mind that works fast, sees ahead, ties %° St@king down. Lift it with hydraulic power and zip away to the job. Dozens of other Eagle Hitch loose ends together. Implements make Eagle Hitch Farming the most Such a superior mind is the product of the training and exper- Lo ——we of a generation. ience you are getting right now in the field, in laboratory and : " class. Insecticides, fertilizers, defoliants. Crop drying, herbi- cides, hybridization. Hydraulics, theoretical hitch points, lines of draft. New methods and new machines challenge old habits, promise new rewards. A brilliant, almost revolutionary approach to all manner of farm work is Eagle Hitch Farming. A mighty SERVING AGRICULTURE stride in conserving soil and increasing crop yields, in making every man-hour more productive, it answers the aspirations of SINCE 1842 your generation. May, 1953 Picnic Pointers... (Continued from page 11) together in pairs, and wrap each pair in a lettuce leaf held with a toothpick. Carry a loaf cake along right in the pan in which it was baked. Why not have a neighborhood picnic? Invite the whole block. Ask BUTTER WwW EGGS HOMOGENIZED VIT D Phone 4-1271 Serving Many of Ithaca’s Finest Homes & Restaurants for Than 30 Years INLET VALLEY FARMS, INC. For Complete Information On Quality Dairy Products Service You Will Enjoy TELEPHONE 2015 NORTON Printing Co. 317 East State Street Ithaca, New York all the women bringing casseroles to follow the same recipe, and then poo] all the resources. In arrang- ing salad trays, dash tomatoes and cukes with salt, avocado with lemon juice, and add chives to some of the cream cheese. Have each family bring half a cup of ground coffee, and mix it all in a friendship blend More MILK WwW CREAM COTTAGE CHEESE 7:45 P.M. HERE'S HELP Are you worried about finals? Well, if you get College Outlines which are done by experts, you'll get a great deal of help so you can really smack those “finals.” And have you placed on order for that official Cornell Ring? It’s awful nice to have that ring when you are away from Cornell this summer. Add’s to your prestige, eh what. Turn your used books into good Coin! That's the way to be a Modern Aladdin—You'll always do better at The Triangle. You'll enjoy TRIANGLE BAAK SHAP EVAN J. MORRIS, Prop OPEN EVENINGS for good “boiled” coffee made on the spot. Here’s a novel idea for a “hobo hike:” Tie your lunch in a square of red-checked gingham—open it up and it’s a napkin and a lapkin. In each bundle put fried chicken, whole wheat lettuce sandwiches, a tight- topped waxed-paper cup of baked beans, a tomato, a wedge of cheese, and a banana. Tie the opposite cor- ners and tuck in the picnic silver. Backyard Picnic Don’t be discouraged if you haven’t time or transportation to get away from home—you can have a picnic right in your own back yard! Invest in a little charcoal broiler, set it up in the driveway, and just get a whiff of the steaks you can cook on that little broiler! Or if you have a little fireplace in your back yard, invite your friends over for a hotdog roast on a starry night. Warm weather is almost here, and it’s not too early to begin thinking about how you can make the most of your picnic days, and have a rolicking, picnicking good time! _ —_—<—_———- ee ing at the 7:45 P.M. THe CorneLL CounTRYMAN Professors . . . (Continued from page 9) No student complains because his professor forgot his tie, but he will complain if the teacher neglect- ed to prepare an interesting discus- sion. Students sometimes scare off pro- fessors from telling the same stories year after year. The average pro- fessor cannot afford a gag writer; so if the stories are good, let him tell them endlessly! The Over-Hanging Mossbacks: This type hangs over his lecture and reads his lectures. It is difficult for students to understand why a man who has been giving a given set of lectures from five to twenty- five years has to read them. Stu- dents rightfully complain “he doesn’t know the material, why should we be expected to?” If these professors had the real interest of the students at heart, they would make recordings and let the stu- dents play them in the comfort of their own rooms. Education Resembles Battle The Untouchables: Some profes- sors make students feel that they are above human contact. One can’t deny that in modern mass educa- tion the old Marc Hopkins’ concept is impossible. Neither can one deny that with a class of 100 or 500, the professor can’t get to know the family tree of every student. On the other hand, students like to feel they could talk with the professor. Besides helping the students, this has definite psychological advan- tages. If the student knows the prof a bit, he will be a lot more tol- erant of him. A person can’t hate the enemy quite so much if he knows him. And that brings me to another beef. Modern college education tends to resemble a battle! The contest is to see who can outsmart whom. The student participates in the contest by seeing if he can ferret out the “right stuff” to get by on examinations. The professor all too often dishes it out with the attitude of “get it, if you can” and then tries to catch up the students on examinations. Is this education? Too Good To Teach Holier than Thou Professors: The highly successful researcher sometimes fits this category. He sometimes takes too seriously the prestige bestowed upon him by the public and the college administra- tion. One professor in this category was at least honest. Several stu- dents complained plantively that they hadn’t the slightest idea what he was talking about during the lec- ture hour. His lofty reply was, “I SPRING WEEK-END and GRADUATION HUNTINGTON GARDENS We Can Wire flowers anywhere for MOTHER’S DAY am not a teacher, I am a “RE- SEARCH MAN.” A halo was sup- posed to appear over his head but none was visible to his students. They rightfully dread a student attitude of “This guy may be a full professor but what is he full of?” Nonetheless, a very high pro- portion of the professors listened to could afford to hark to the gospel of “good teaching.” Professor Perfectus: This rare species, a rose among thorns, in- spires one with a faith of what can be done. He gets little nourishing praise from his administration and most of his students seem to take for granted that a rose is a rose. Doubltless he has the genetic capa- bilities of greatness but he seems nurtured by his own determina- tion and enthusiasm. The only re- ward he can look forward to is to be flattened into a herbarium speci- men; he will then be as he always has been—“pressed for time.” Distinctive Floral Arrangements for - CALL 3486 Ice Cream At Its Best Arctic Ice Cream & Milk Co. May, 1953 402 TAUGHANNOCK BLVD. 9932 - Phones - 3401 Ithaca Weather .. . (Continued from page 10) al storm moving up the Atlantic Coast with size enough to reach as far inland as Ithaca. In this case the wind is from the east or north- east, and this is the way it remains for 12 to 24 hours. The snow gets deep and students cut classes. Arising from the frequency of such precipitation there are nat- urally a number of yarns to be told. But we'll get by with just a small one from the flood of 1935 (the flood that poured 11 inches of water into downtown Ithaca in a matter of 60 hours). A traffic accident on State St. during that July could easily involve both motor and oar- driven transporters—according to the tale, one did. When we get right down to it, it does seem rather easy to visualize automobiles dunking rowboats on State St. at the peak of some of this “Ithaca” weather. But with our highest hopes for successful weather on the Saturday of May second and ninth, and con- sequently no rain on the cherished sixteenth—we sign this thing off. Splash. .. ? People in The Know WE BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW Always Go to Al’s 4-H Club Joe Matejka heads the slate of Phone 4-9053 new officers for the 4-H Club as president for 53-54. The other of- ficers are: James Ritchey, vice pres- BARTHOLF ident; Hazel Bowdren °55, secre- tary; Kenneth Sheldon °54, treas- ‘ ‘“ urer. Service Station The recreation team recently led a recreational program for the oe state PTA meeting at Cornell, April 29th. This team, formed in MOBILUBRICATION the fall, has gone out into sur- rounding county councils many MOBILGAS times during the year to teach the council members games, songs, square and folk dancing. Kenneth Sheldon and Mary Ann Smith are TIRES co-chairmen of the committee for the coming year. OIL Ag Ec Club ACCESSORIES A new slate of officers has just taken over the Cornell Ag Eco- nomics club. They are Mike Host- age °54, president; Roger Seefeldt Corner of °54, vice president; Mary Ann Kane °54 and Carrol Eberhard ’54, secre- Maple and Dryden Rd. taries; and Saul Salonsky 54, public relations officer. So THAT WE HAD IT! Since we moved into the Old Armory and got some room to spread out, our customers have | discovered a lot of items which they never saw before. We had them all the time, but they were hidden away on shelves, because we didn’t have room to display them. For instance, our Athletic Department has blos- somed out with a fine assortment of sports | equipment and clothing. Our customers can Dair Bar meander around among the displays and inspect 9 the sport shirts, windbreakers, tennis rackets, softball and baseball equipment and many other items at their leisure. A number of fra- ternities have selected the equipment for their “Hot Sandwiches A Specialty” softball team all ready. Come in and browse around often. You'll be Superior Snacks and Ice Cream surprised at the fine assortment of items, the reasonable prices which are made even more Special Daily Dinners reasonable by our 10% trade dividend. COLLEGETOWN OPEN ‘TIL 12 THE CORNELL CAMPUS STORE Old Armory THe CorNnELL CouNTRYMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING BY LINK-BELT MAKE FARMING EASIER, MORE PROFITABLE Why chain is best for agricultural drives and conveyors = LINK-BELT builds a complete chain line ... engineered for today’s higher speeds and heavier loads wee it’s a high-hp, heavy-impact cylin- der drive or relatively slow-speed conveying service—America’s top agricultural machinery de- signers know they can depend on Link-Belt chain. For Link-Belt builds a size and type of chain for every purpose. Each is engineered to meet specific operating conditions. And each will provide smooth, positive, all-weather service . . . with sustained high efficiency for the long life of the chain. Whenever you see a chain bearing the Link-Belt double arrow >———<, you can be sure of com- 8 he. sod i dil amma lt Steel Link-Belt, widely popu- lar for moderate-strength power transmission and conveying, transmits power on this combine. plete uniformity. Continuous field and laboratory research, exact control of materials, careful testing are your assurance of no weak members. You'll find the products of Link-Belt research and engineering on the farm machines of more than 300 leading manufacturers. Conclusive evi- dence of Link-Belt’s vital role in making modern farming easier, more profitable. LINK CHAINS AND SPROCKETS One source .. . one responsibility for materials handling and power transmission machinery RR LINK-BELT COMPANY: Plants—Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Colmar, Pa., Atlanta, Houston, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Springs (South Africa), Sydney (Australia). Sales Offices in Principal Cities. May, 1953 13,231 23 AGRICULTURE 1929 William Bullock was in the Countryman’s driver seat during his senior year at Cornell. On grad- vating he went with the Traveler's Insurance Company in Yonkers, New York. He married Miss Elea- nor Corruth in 1930 and now has two sons. In 1930, Mr. Bullock started with the Mead Corporation of Chillicothe, Ohio where he re- mained until 1937. 1932 Robert Jonas is with the Soil Con- servation Service at Warsaw, N. Y. 1935 Merrill Knapp has seen quite a bit of the world, and without a uniform. In 1935 he became Tech- nical Director to the Albanian American Institute at Kavaje, Al- bania. Following this he came back to Cornell as an instructor in ex- tension teaching. In 1943 Merrill again got the itch to travel. This time he became a United States Foreign Economics Administrator, serving in Washington, D. C., Lon- don, Egypt, and Greece. In 1945 he became a super market man- ager in Batavia, New York. He held this position until 1947 when Cor- nell again beckoned. He is now di- rector of the Rural Radio Network here in Ithaca. 1936 William French is teaching agri- culture to war veterans in Groton under the government's Farm Train- ing Program. 1943 Angelo Fiscella is the Mt. Morris, N. Y., field man for the Birdseye Division of General Foods. 24 Ps 4 e ye, ene | a Nik; ar: Oe a c“* ge i 7 f ‘1 : 4 odes CP i ; P e ee yl a " : == “e we So ge + ia a 2: yin y<- Alumunrts 1947 Mrs. Marjorie Paquette Magurie received her Ph.D. from Cornell this fall. Marjorie who was a botany instructor last term, recently gave birth to a baby boy. 1950 Lee Oliver is completing his first year at Yale Divinity School after taking two years in the Di- vinity School of Boston University. His wife, Helen Malti Oliver ‘51 is also studying for a Bachelor of Divinity degree and will graduate next year with Lee. The Olivers often return to Ithaca during their vacation from school. Lee hopes to take a rural parish associated with a college town. His wife is special- izing in religious education. 1951 Henry Blewer is selling farm ma- chinery for the Petzold Equipment Co. in Owego, N. Y. Bill Kirsch is working on market- ing surveys for the agricultural economics department at his home in North Syracuse, N. Y. Bill Blair is in his second year at Western Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pvt. Ralph Blumenthal (M.F.S. ‘52) is working with the Army chemical engineers at Camp Det- rick, Maryland. His address is 9766 TSU Chemical Corp, Camp Detrick. 1952 Arnold Weinberg was married last June and is in his first year at Harvard Medical School. Field artillery lieutenants John Talmage, William Hodges and Sheldon Butlien are presently sta- tioned at Fort Bragg, North Caro- lina. Willie and Sheldon will be sailing for Germany in the latter part of May. i in tf Y ‘ ‘ > i | Fi ee each. ir F Wd : we a wd ms She. Deir Bee ‘ a & A) i r] , .. o 1953 Among Army and Air Force lieu- tenants we find Bill Ash, John Hoff- man, Belton Johnson, Joe McLaugh- lin, and Dan Fricke. Hank Charlap has embarked on the Home Dairy business in Buffalo. Toro Fuchigami is engaged in nursery greenhouse and turf ex- perimental work in Davis, Calif. John Mallory is working for the GLF Farm Supply Store in Canton, N. Y. HOME ECONOMICS 1950 Esther Clark is food service man- ager for the Suffolk County Tuber- culosis Sanitarium. Charlotte Heinzleman is Assist- ant Home Demonstration Agent in Schenectady County, N. Y. 1951 Mrs. Myrna Carter Rapp is a GLF secretary in Ithaca. Barbara Ennis teaches high school home ec in Swedesboro, N. J. Joan Goedert has the position of assistant 4-H Club agent of Nassau County, N. Y. Mrs. Marie Waterbury Layer is a home service representative with the Long Island Lighting Co. of Mineola, N. Y. 1952 Ann Burrhus and Mary Alice Moore have weathered the storm of one term of teaching kinder- garten in Dansville, N. Y., and Candor, N. Y., respectively. Eleanor Carey is a dietetic in- terne at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. Gertrude Strong Neff is continu- ing her education as a graduate student in home ec here at Cor- nell. Tue CorNELL CouNTRYMAN nah te @ ie 7 i MINNEAPOLIS- MOLINE, PN ME MODERN MACHINERY MODEL BF TRACTOR... Here’s the hydraulic 3-point hitch that’s "way out ahead! It’s the MM QO Hirtcuor for the Model BF Tractor that offers the modern farmer-businessman double value because it gives him this double action: (1) This advanced MM QO Hitcuor offers new ‘“‘Free-Floating”’ action that allows attached im- plements to move up and down independent of the tractor. And, unlike any other 3-point hitch system, the MM HitTcHor allows split-second lifting, even in “‘Free-Floating” position. This means that a moldboard plow attached to the HircHoR can be set “free” to hold a uniform depth just like a wheeled plow. And, the tractor operator can pull the plow in “‘free” position and still lift the implement for easy transport. The farmer gets high-quality, pull-behind plowing with all the advantages of the MM 3-point system. (2) Now, suppose the farmer wants controlled down pressure. He moves just one pin and QO Hitcuor applies pressure evenly and smoothly to hold a disc plow into the ground, to put pressure onto a scraper or scoop. It’s that quick, that easy. Tools mount and dismount in minutes. Truly, the MM QO Hitcuor offers the last word in 3-point operation . . . offers more, because it does more. cep MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINNESOTA | TOP VIEW SHOWS BUILT-IN STABILIZER . Stabilizer Bar (F) is standard equipment on the MM QO HITCHOR. Bar oper- HERE’S THE QO HITCHOR IN “FREE-FLOATING” POSITION When implements are al- lowed to “float”, pin (A) is locked out. Then, lifting roll (B) controls linkage arm (C) only when Uni- Matic jack (D) lifts linkage arm at (E) for transport. Hitchor offers hydraulic pitch control from tractor seat. HERE’S THE QO HITCHOR IN “CONTROLLED” POSITION Note that pin (A) is now locked in. This permits the operator to maintain full control of mounted imple- ments and apply down pressure when desired. ates three ways: (1) to stabilize draft links and center on the tractor (2) to stabil- ize links but center to right or left of tractor, and (3) to make links free- swinging but limited in swing to clear tires for contour work, A report to you about men and machines that help maintain Internatior-al Harvester leadership HERE’S WHY IH ENGINEERS DESIGNED Variable-Speed Propulsion for the McCormick No. 127-SP IH engineers know that a combine must have a wide range of instantly adjustable field speeds to help farmers do a fast, clean, thorough job of harvesting under all conditions. This is why they have built the McCormick No. 127 self-propelled harvester-thresher with a 4-speed transmission and a variable-speed, V-belt propulsion drive. The handy propulsion control lever, mounted on a 9-position quadrant, changes the diameter of two variable-speed sheaves simultaneously to furnish accu- rate speed adjustments within each gear range. Farmers can maintain a constant separator speed, yet match their travel speed to varying crop conditions instantly . . . to do a better job of combining and cover more acres a day! Fourth Speed ranges of the four forward gears overlap to give farmers a wider choice of travel speeds in each gear. With 9 speed adjustments in each of its four gears, the No. 127-SP has a total of 28 different speed settings—ranging from a slow crawl for inching over ditches and rough spots, to 1242 mph. for road travel. IH engineering teamwork produced the variable-speed propulsion of the McCormick No. 127-SP Harvester-Thresher. Another example of how IH re- search, engineering, and manufacturing men are constantly pooling their tal- ents to solve problems—to provide equipment that makes work easier and the farmer's time more productive, more profitable. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER International Harvester products pay for themselves in use— McCormick Farm Equipment and Farmall Tractors ... Motor Trucks ...Crawler Tractors and Power Units...Refrigerators and Freezers — General Office, Chicago 1, Illinois e600