October 14, 1976
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By Uane Lewis
If homesteading, by modem
definition, is a back-to-the-land
life style aimed at complete
self-sufficiency, then Professor
Bubel, of the engineering
department, his wife and two
children are true homesteaders.
On their completely diversi
fied farm near Dills buig, the
Bubels produce most of life's
basic necessities. Although
most of their 90 acres is woods,
they have about 20 acres cleared
for the garden and meadow.
Their vegetable garden con
tains over 34 varieties of fruits
and vegetables. Many of these
are new and unusual kinds
which the Bubels have found to
be easy to grow and store.
The meadow provides grass
used to make hay for the
livestock. Professor Bubel is
always experimenting to im
prove the palatability and
nutritional value of the hay.
There is a fruit orchard and
nut grove which provide a wide
variety of fruits and nuts
including: apples, pears, plums,
peaches, almonds, pecans and
black walnuts.
And, of course, there are
animals: goats, chickens,
sheep, pigs, ducks and geese
which provide milk, eggs and
meat for the family. And bees
which provide honey.
Student
By V. Lehman
Our Student Government
Association forms committees
to handle special problems.
The senators work on a
committee minimizing the time
each student must devote to the
student government At a
general meeting the entire
government body is informed of
the decisions and actions taken
by the committees.
Four committees are active
in the SGA during this term.
The election Screening Commit
tee members are reviewing the
Interview With...
The Bubel’s barn is built
By experimenting with
grafting and propagation tech
niques, Professor Bubel is
trying to improve the yield of his
orchard. He said it is also
necessary to test the soil
frequently for minerals neces
sary for good nutrition.
In addition to raising most
of their own food, the
availability of wood allows the
Bubels to use their fireplace as
the chief source of heat, thus
reducing their dependence on
outside energy sources.
Professor Bubel lived on a
farm when he was a child, but
he said most of his knowledge
of running a farm was gained
from his recent experiences. He
and his wife share what they
have learned with others who
are new to homesteading.
Mrs. Bubel writes for
“Country Journal” and “Mother
Earth News”, both of which are
back-to-the-land magazines.
Her columns contain practical
solutions to minor farming
problems.
Professor Bubel has pub
lished several photo essays of
various aspects of farming
including one on making hay.
The Bubels have recently
finished a book entitled “Wood
Butchering”, a do-it-yourself
carpentry guide with hints for
finding, preparing and storing
wood. The book is filled with
Government Committees
petitions of each junior and
graduate student candidates.
Charles Aleksy, chairman; John
Stemick; George Rovnak; and
Robin Platts are running the
elections as well as screening
the candidates.
The Who’s Who Committee
is the next active organization.
Katie Fee as chairperson, Lenny
Klonetsko and Kitty Nestor are
the members who prepare the
form letters to be distributed to
faculty, administrations and
clubs. The form letters will ask
for students to be nominated to
Enfinurins Department
things the Bubels have learned
while working on building
projects around their farm.
Every summer the family
works on a special project
Their most extensive one was
the barn they built several years
ago. Using wood salvaged from
two old barns which were being
tom down, the only new
materials used were for the
roof. The two story structure
now houses the livestock below
and provides storage space for
hay in the loft
As you can imagine Profes
sor Bubel’s life is hectic; he
said that his forty-five minute
drive to school every day gives
him time to think. He plans for
his classes or spends the time
thinking of alternate ways of
doing things. He said, “Doing
so many things makes it
necessary to find easier, less
expensive, or more efficient
ways of doing them.”
“Homesteading,” said Pro
fessor Bubel, “takes a great
deal of time but it is very
rewarding. Life in the summer is
very busy. In the fall and winter
my wife is the farmer doing
most of the chores while the
children and I are at school.”
“When we have free time we
go fishing, camping or hiking.
We like to go foraging in the
woods, picking wild fruits and
nuts and enjoying the beauty.”
the Who’s Who of American
College Students. The commit
tee will go over biographical
information, student records
and community involvement to
agree before submitting the
students name for nomination.
At the beginning of this term
the Finance Committee chaired
by Beth Kopas, treasurer, was
active in determining the money
allottment given to each club on
campus. This committee
reviews the club’s budget
proposals and arrives at a
comparable figure.
C.C. Reader
Mora Small Talk Cont’d. from page 2
However, if the person is
boring you too much, you could
do what I did recently. Rising
from the couch I said to my
small-talker, “Excuse me, but
Tm bored to death. I think HI go
study.” (But don’t tiy this too
often because small-talkers are
Consciousness Raising
The Capitol Campus chapter
of N.O.W. is sponsoring
Consciousness Raising groups
for students. One group will
meet Mondays, beginning Oc
tober 18, from 2:00 to 3:30 in
W-117. The second group will
meet Thursday, beginning
October 21, from 9:25 to 10:40
a.m. in W-138. If their are
enough men interested in
consciousness raising a sepa
rate male C.R. group will be
formed.
The objective of conscious
ness raising is to better
understand oneself in relation
to one’s society. Specifically,
understanding what it is to be a
woman in a patriarchal society.
The group is informal and
flexable permitting members to
introduce topics of importance
to them, and giving everyone an
opportunity to speak and learn
from each other. No one is told
what to think, or what to do. No
advice is given. Rather, it is an
internal growing process.
A C-Rr group is a place for
women to discuss their
feelings, anger, frustrations,
Graduate Info.
The Graduate Admissions
Council is planning a Graduate
Management Admission Fair to
be held November 4, 5 and 6 at
the Roosevelt Hotel near Grand
Central Station in New York
City. Juniors and Seniors from
all academic disciplines, who
might be considering graduate
study in the field of Business
Administration or Management
are invited to attend this
conference. The fair will offer
an opportunity to meet directly
with the Directors of Admission
for some seventy graduate
schools of business administra
tion from across the country
and to get the answers to some
questions about career objec
tives, curricula, finacialaid, and
job opportunities that become
available to those who have
earned an MBA or MM degree.
School representatives will
be available from 2:00 to 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, November
4th, from 10: 00 to 7:30 p.m. on
Friday, November sth, and from
10:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday,
November 6th. The Admission
fair is free. For more
information contact the Gradu
ate Management Admission
Fair, 848 Lincoln Avenue,
Winnetka, Illinois 60093, (312)
441-7123
The last committee in the
government is the Charter
Review Committee. The
member's duties are to read the
new and revised version of the
clubs charter and to check
proper phrasing and correct
wording. George Rovnak heads
the committee along with Ray
Martin and Charles Aleksy.
Students also participate in
faculty committees. Several of
these are the Faculty Council,
Academic- Affairs, Student
Affairs and the Graduate and
Faculty Affairs committees.
a very sensitive bunch and they
will stop telling you stories.)
Finally, the best small-talk
is like exchanging cookies with
a friend. It keeps people
together. And it is light and
easy, and really has nothing to
prove.
By Local N.O.W.
joy and hope in a supportive and
confidential atmosphere. It is a
place to compare experiences
and talk about the feminists
movement, and how feminism
has helped women.
If this sounds like it’s for
you, join one of the groups. You
can sign up on the N.O.W.
bulletin board, next to the
S.G.A office (W-110). If you
have any questions please leave
a message for Linda Rhodes or
Christine Van Zandt in the
N.O.W. mailbox in the S.G.A
office. K you’re interested but
neither group time fits your
schedule let us know about it
We’ll be running C-R groups
again next term and we’ll try to
fit into your schedule then.
You can let us know at any
of our upcoming meetings,
which are scheduled October
29th, 4th period in Room E-338;
November 9th, 2nd period in
Room E-334; and November
23rd, 3rd period in Room W-202.
Mark the dates on your calender
so you wont forget We’ll be
showing interesting films and
having good conversation.
Go Fly A Kite
The Capitol Campus Out
door Committee recently circu
lated survey’s designed to find
out where student interests lie
in regard to outdoor activities.
The following, in order of
popularity, are the results of the
survey:
Camping-53%
Hiking-51%
Canoe Trip-47%
Horseback riding-41%
Swimming-40%
Hayrides-38%
Ice Skating-38%
Bonfines-36%
Picnics-35%
Sailing-35%
Cycling-33%
Rock Climbing/
Rappelling-33%
Water Skiing-32%
Archery-31%
Caving-30%
Fishing/Hunting-30%
Tfcap Shooting-29%
Other activities that were
suggested on the survey were,
Roller Skating, Skin Diving,
Wilderness Survival, Target
shooting, Rock Festival.
Today, there will be an
Executive meeting to decide on
activities and membership.
Monday, Oct 18, at 3:00
p.m. (location will be posted)
there will be a general meeting
of people interested in going on
an outdoor trip to Seneca
Rocks, West Virginia. Activities
planned for the outing include,
camping, hiking, caving, rock
climbing, kaiyaking.
To date furthur information
concerning the trip is unavail
able; however, if you would
like further information, attend
Monday’s meeting or leave your
name and phone number in the
Ski Club's mailbox in the S.G.A
office.
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