Magazines

Dr. Merlyn Nielsen, Professor Emeritus Animal Genetics UN-L accepted the "Presidential Necktie" of the Seward Magazine Club last evening with his eyes wide open (even though they appear to be closed in the picture). Gerry Meyer conducted the installation and passed the Tie after serving 2 years. Merlyn and wife Elaine, have lived on a farm in the Seward community for a number of years while on the Lincoln UN-L staff. He is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Agriculture Achievement among other organizations. Merlyn and Elaine have a herd of Red Angus cattle at the farm where they live. We look forward to the leadership he will provide when monthly meetings resume after summer vacation. The Club dates back to a time when Magazines were a novelty.

A group of Seward Businessmen and Professionals decided to organize a system whereby members each subscribed to different magazines. They would get together frequently and report on an article from "their" magazine that may be of interest to the group. Wives were included in these meeting. However, when lunch was served, they sat at a separate table. The segregated lunch table is maintained due to custom but women are totally integrated into the reporting of Magazine Articles. Since moving to Brookdale, we have reduced our number of subscriptions. Gone is the National Geographic, Readers Digest and others. More will go as subscriptions expire. For the past several months we have exchanged "Time" for "This Week" with the Everts. We did extend The Saturday Evening Post for 1-year and maybe from among our number shown, we can continue to trade for "This Week". It is an ideal magazine for us older people who enjoy getting a "middle-of-the-road " perspective on political issues and getting it in a brief form.