Show n 14 -- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 28 1987 Great pumpkins wait tor kids at Jensen Farm By Patrick Williams Information Services USU Although the “Great Pumpkin” of Peanuts fame might not make an appearance there are some great pumpkins waiting to be found at the Jensen Living Historical Farm “We have a lot of pumpkins in the garden for young children to find” said Dave unkey a graduate student in American studies at Utah State University Linkey is coordinating activities for the farm's October Pumpkin Day OcL 31 from 10 am until 4 pm “While this is a fun modern activity we also want to show Halloween in a historical context — how old customs began and how they USU advising Information Services By USU Utah State University's academic advising program is one of four programs nationwide to receive an outstanding institutional advising program award from the American College Testing Program (ACT) and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) In addition two college advisers Mona Higbee and Charles Lutz were awarded certificates of merit for outstanding achievement at the same NACADA conference held recently in Chicago According to LaVell E Saunders director of academic services the success of USU's academic service center during its first decade is due to the efforts of the entire campus community With the support of administrators Saunders’ continue” said Linkey Pumpkin Day at the farm was one of the most successful and popular events of last season and is an ideal family activity Children may select a pumpkin and with help from Iiarents or farm workers carve a ehild Pumpkins are limited to one per The farm family obtained special carving knives which are guaranteed safe for the youngest child Activities will be supervised all children must be accompanied by parents Halloween has been known by many names All Hallows Eve All Saints Day and the Celtic Day of the Dead Linkey said But by 1917 according to his research Halloween in Cache Valley was much like we know it today — staff trained faculty to be better advisers and taught students their rights and responsibilities when dealing with advisers They produced a variety of orientation and how-t- o pamphlets aimed at high schoolers and of college freshmen as well as every fiarents university student Academic services initiated a computerized early warning system that alerts both student and adviser when the student’s performance drops below a certain level The success of the advising push is measured in two surveys of students — one taken in 1984 and the other completed in 1986 Students' awareness of the advising program rose eight percent and 12 percent more students thought their advisers were better prepared Mona Higbee has the distinction of being packaging making convenience food better matter tried to dress them up the original TV how you dinners and boil-in-t- he bag meals weren't too appetizing People bought them mainly because they were convenient and in most cases cheap Increasing numbers of two- income families single parent- ing and generally hectic sched- ules have created a second Seneration ofandconvenience diet entrees are being made especially at- tractive to single working peo- pie and people who just don’t New convenience foods are also being marketed to the more than 50 percent of Ameri- can households that now own microwave ovens New advances in packaging technology will soon make con- venience food even more con- - X th pBn?fl h lege of SJ®Fmej70ty St plastics are the key to new denfpEmBa?np or tne most important developments is dual ovenable plastic trays made of crystallized polyester (CPET) or laminated molded fiber These new trays allow you to put a TV dinner into either a oven or a conventional microwave oven Previously you had to make a choice Trick-or-treati- Linkey has been a member of the farm family for one month and is among the ceremonies weapons map reading tactics military between tin trays that wouldn’t work in microwave ovens or plastics that would melt in a conventional oven Olsen says the new plastic trays have another advantage They are sealed so they are “shelf stable” The problem with many of the old plastic packages was that they allowed air to pass through the plastic into the food This quickly spoiled or discolored it Olsen says This gives the new packages the added advantage of not needing to be frozen! Not only does this save you freezer space but it greatly reduces the time it takes to heat up the food he says He savs the new plastics still dont al“w the extended shclf life of a can or jar but they are months This for means they are not suitable for food storae unless you rotate them regularly gg In addition to their conve- nience prepackaged meals are being marketed as an aid to dieters The controlled portions with total calories marked on the package are excellent for people trying to keep track of calories Researchers at the University have a theory about why exercise seems to reduce the risk of cancer of colon and the 45-5- Andrianopoulos “However we need to gather more data" The study published in the Relatest issue of search a European journal was conducted in rats that exercised or were confined to a but has sedentary in humans applications Anti-Canc- er life-sty- le 0 6-PA- CK ONLY n 'tPSCOU EPSI O' ®epsi I? CLOVER CLUB Leas POTATO E CHOPS anioH Reg price price $5 qq gSSSffifdSj ftestore PUBCMSE2GAlS tJSSa 2 FOR PAK REG o' 69$ 6 02 SMOKECRAFT BAT®— ASP®® GIANT BEEF lERKT' PEPPERSTIKo CAJUN sm 24ct BEG REG 89$ OCT 2829 30&31 SPOOCCmCULA "HALLOWEEN SPECIAL" 2-da- barrier against chemical agents that can promote the development of cancer" said Dr Georgia meeting Lutz photographs his advisees to help him match faces with folders Lutz vigorously pursues the advising portion of his job If a student doesn’t come in every Lutz tracks him to discuss his Juarter find out why progress For the past two summers on his own time Lutz has attended special advising workshops and continued to advise those students who spend the summer on campus Utah State has a reputation with ACT and NACADA for excellence Last year four academic advisers were recognized with certificates of merit They are Kathleen E Bayn and both from the College of Nile Merservy Humanities Arts and Social Sciences James J Kennedy College of Natural Resources and Judith Odell-Po- e College of Education e MSSa pSlREHli “Our hyphothesis is that exercise alters the activity pf enzymes in the body and this a full-tim- mi im bowel change creates 245-40- 64 across campus Higbee created the department’s centralized advisement center where she and three other advisers track the progress of more than 1000 students annually Before her retirement this summer Higbee taught the orientation course each year and personally advised some 400 students Charles Lutz a faculty member in the administration systems and business education department for six years advises 0 undergraduate students annually At their first Calif Wilkes is a 1984 graduate of Ugan is a 1986 graduate of School View Sky Logan High School High of Illinois Hospital in Chicago 89-9- 1 Moverik Country Store Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Andrew S Ugan son of retired Air Force Major James S Ugan of Orlando Fla and Jan E Roush Logan has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas courtesy military justice first During the six weeks of aid and Army history and training the airman studied the traditions Air Force mission organization of 1987 Mclff is a graduate and customs and received School Logan High special training in human relations Army Pvt 1st Class Robert D Wilkes son of Clifford and In addition airmen who has Joan Wilkes Smithfield basic training earn complete completed a Spanish language credits toward an associate course at the Defense Language degree through the community Institute Presidio of Monterey college of the Air Force Tips The Jensen Living Historical Farm recreates farm life on a 1917 Cache Valley Farm It is located six miles southwest of Logan on' Adult admission to the US Highway farm is $2 senior citizens $1 and children 850 Family and season passes are available to au farm activities For information call academic adviser a post 19 years ago on a temporary experimental basis in the department of elementary education She is credited with develattitude toward oping a healthy university-wid- e advising and improving advising programs USU's first she filled Military news Pvt John W Mclff son of Ellen J Mclff North Logan has completed basic training at Fort Bliss Texas During the training sutdents received instruction in drill and graduate students participating in the USU’s outdoor museum and living history program Admitting a keen interest in living history he enrolled m the program after moving to Utah from Missouri where he was a cabinet maker He has participated in historical for approximately eight years His diverse background includes an undergraduate degree in art and service in the Air Force as a pilot program earns national recognition New No wasn’t common because houses were too far apart butpranksters were busy overturning outhouses Today the modern version of outhouse tipping is toilet papering someone’s yard Linkey said Other games and activities may be held throughout the day at the farm combining fun and folklore Apple bobbing for instance is a traditional activity and the first person to successfully retrieve an apple would marry his sweetheart Another variation of apple bobbing was attempting to take a bite from an apple suspended from the rafters by string j ys only! r CAB Ii$ Ii r I II ft Call Thursday & Friday only (October 29th & 30th) Call between 9am 752-973- 1 & 7pm |