Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 8

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1973 FOOD FASHION FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT HOMES FOCUS PAGE 9 Schellie Queen Daisy She never wore the crown of homecoming queen, though there were those who said it rightfully belonged to her. After all, a vigorous write-in campaign had been waged in her and though the vote totals were never made public, it was believed she outpolled the other candidates. But because of a technicality she was ruled ineligible. She was a cow. And besides, said University of Arizona officials, Daisy wasn't a member of the junior or senior class, and only a junior or a senior could reign as the university's 1960 homecoming queen.

It all started as a protest or a prank, or maybe both. The independent students those who had no sorority or fraternity affiliation felt left out in the cold because all five of the queen finalists were members of There wasn't an independent in the bunch. Others were peeved because they didn't like the idea of homecoming queen contests in general, and still other students had a hankerin' for a bit of good, clean fun. So forces were joined and Daisy's candidacy was proposed. It seemed the sensible thing to do.

Now, Daisy was not your everyday, common, ordinary cow. A prize Holstein, she came of impeccable family lines. Her proper name was of A Omeonta Koba Daisy, and at the University of Arizona's dairy research center, she was a cow among cows. When she ran for homecoming queen she was 14-going-on-15 and she was the mother of 10. Her lifetime milk production would total 202,288 pounds about 94,000 quarts which put her in very exclusive company.

Daisy's disposition was described as "wonderful," and what's more, she was very fetching, as cows go. In appearance (black and white peek-a-boo color scheme) she was rated in the top four or five per cent. So she was the perfect write-in candidate. There were posters and rallies and plenty of ballyhoo as the campaign got into full swing. It was a lark.

Great sport. Everybody thought it was funny. Except for the other five candidates for queen, the alum association, sponsoring organizations, fraternity and sorority members and the University of Arizona officials. One girl contestant said she was a "little hurt" by it all. The student body president said Daisy's candidacy if only unofficial took "away from the dignity and prestige of Homecoming." When Daisy was ruled ineligible, her supporters rounded up close to 2,000 signatures on a petition asking that she be named an HONORARY homecoming queen, but a university official turned thumbs down on the last-ditch proposal.

And so a Homecoming Queen.was duly crowned. She was a girl a pretty brunette from Phoenix and. not a Holstein. Three months later, on Feb. 6, 1961, Daisy died.

The dairy research center's official record shows that her demise came as a result of "old age and a broken heart." UA professor foresees meat production changes Citizen Photo by Lew Elliott Foreign students meet A session with a Citizen photographer brought German exchange students Solveigh Kaehler (left), Volker Joedecke and Claudia Lenel together for their first informal chat since the three arrived at the University of Arizona in August. They didn't know- each other in Germany, and until this point, the trio hadn't had a chance to get together. All are graduate students. ByJOHNBURNHAM College of Asricttlture of the University ol Arizona "If a carpenter building a house wanted 10-inch boards and a dozen '2 by 4s and if the lumber company sem him a tree instead that would be inefficient, ludicrous and silly." says C. B.

Roubicek, professor of animal science at the University of Arizona. "But it is no more so than for the packing plant to send sides of beef to a retail store which sells steaks and roasts to its customers," he says. "Sooner or later and it may be soon the antiquated and wasteful method of distributing and selling meat will be ended." the UA meat expert believes. Roubicek, himself the son of an old-time meat market owner in the Midwest, notes that processed meats, cheese, bacon and similar foods shifted long ago to modern consumer packages. All meat sales inevitably will go the same way.

Roubi- on Food cek believes, and ihe change will be desirable for several reasons. For one. the efficiency of having meat consumer- packaged at the packing plant could save consumers a nickel to a dime per pound. For another, the bones, fat and other trimmings discarded at the retail level would be saved and utilized for human or animal food at an efficient packing plant. Third, if meat were consumer-packaged at the packing plant, it would be possible for retail outlets to purchase only those cuts their clientele desires.

In an affluent neighborhood the retailer would stock heavily with T-bone steaks and standing rib roasts. In an area of lower economic status, the retail outlet would feature the cheaper cuts, which its clientele could afford. things will delay this inevitable change." Roubicek believes. One is the fact that many packing plants are old- some are outmoded and it will take much rebuilding to provide for the added operation. The other source of delay will be the retail meat cutters' union, whose members would be affected by the change.

On another meat topic. Dr. Roubicek notes the government's ban on feed additives designed to speed weight gains in feedlot cattle. Diethylstilbestrol (DES). a growth hormone, now is banned.

The UA animal physiologist suggests that instead of castrating male meat animals and feeding steers, "We can utilize the natural growth hormones best by feeding young bulls to. for example. 17 to IS months, harvesting them at the peak of their greatest period." This would eliminate one of the chores at roundup time and also would eliminate a wound which is susceptible to screwworm invasion and other infectious hazards. "One thing more we mighi do," continues the meat expert, "is to feed only to a "high good' level. Meat at that stage is excellent, and much of our grading standard system is artificial anyhow." With the saving of grain pushed into animals to attain grades of choice and prime.

there would be grain to feed more animals, aiming at the goal of more meat and lower cost to the consumer. UA German students find A merica different By SHERYL R. KORNMAN Citizen Staff Writer Their studies give them little time to dwell on the lush, green forests they left behind and the "intensity of the sun" remains quite a novelty, but Claudia Lenel, Solveigh Kaehler and Volker Joedecke say they're grateful for a chance to study at the University of Arizona for a year. Having heard so much about America and curious to see for themselves, they applied for scholarships to U.S. universities through the Federation of German American Clubs in Germany.

The local affiliate is the German Club of the UA department of German. Claudia and Solveigh are from Hamburg, and Volker is from Wuerzburg in Bavaria. None had met the others until they arrived in Tucson. Claudia and Volker are guests of the Rev. and Mrs.

Leslie J. Ross, 1718 E. Lind Road. He is pastor at St. James Methodist Church.

Sol- veigh is staying with a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Gray, 2340 E. 1st St. Gray is a postdoctoral student at UA.

They've all done a little sightseeing, courtesy of their hosts and new-found American friends, that has taken them from Old Tucson to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum to Nogales. Volker and Claudia came to America to study Chinese. Volker wants to develop a reading knowledge of the language and Claudia is learning both the Chinese and Japanese languages. Volker is studying for a career in psychoanalysis, and Solveigh, who also has studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, is taking an intensive graduate program in English literature from 18th century prose to the Romantic period. They all plan to continue graduate work when they return to Germany.

Getting accustomed to the desert isn't easy for them, and the adjustment to the climate has been the most difficult adjustment so far, they say. The casually dressed student relaxing on the grass under a palm tree between classes is something that will take some getting used to. In Germany, university buildings "are situated right in the city, with pavement instead of gardens on the "campus grounds." One thing that most amazes Solveigh is the price of beef. She can't understand why so many Americans are aghast at having to pay a pound for steak when Germans pay a pound. Gasoline also is much less expensive here.

Germans pay for one liter (about a fourth of a gallon) what Americans pay per gallon of gas, Solveigh says. She and a friend have visited a western-style Tucson steakhouse twice. "I wish I could take a picture of that huge piece of meat on my plate. They (friends in Germany) would never believe it!" Claudia has until October before she must return to Germany. She hopes to find a job and a travel opportunity after she finishes her May exams.

The self-proclaimed "baby" of the trio at 20, Claudia said she would like to travel in Mexico, Canada and the United States, but "it all depends on how homesick I'll be." This is her first experience studying abroad. Volker and Solveigh both are 24. Other German students in the same exchange program are studying at Rutgers, Oberlin, the University of Texas at Austin and Weleyan University, to name only a few of the cooperative U.S. Universities. Oskar Grunow, who teaches German culture and advanced German conversation at UA is the exchange students' adviser.

The German department has three students studying in Germany this year. To keep the program going, Grunow needs local families to provide room and board for several German students who will enroll in the UA next year. Families must be able to provide a room and three meals a day to a student and should live within walking distance to the university or near a bus stop. Extras (movies, clothes) are up to the student. "We used to depend on sororities and fraternities to provide housing," Grunow said, "but since their financial situation is worse, we have to look to the community for help." The most important thing is that the home be one in which the student will feel comfort- able, Grunow said.

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