AWARDS
BANQUET
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.Dr. David announced the
recipients of the Parnassus A-
Waras, which are presented
yearly to one freshman and
sophomore student. These awards
are given to the two campus
minded students who have con
tributed much of their time to
extracurricular activities.
This year's winners were soph
omore Mark Denke and freshman
Ricky Nork. The students of
the Hazleton Campus voted on
a list of nominees prior to
the Banquet.
Rolland Loomis announced
the results of the voting for
Teacher of the Year. Mr.
Lawrence Biacchi captured this
honor. This, also, was voted
upon by the student body.
Dean McCallus explained
the Eric A. Walker Award and
then announced that Mark Denke
had not only won the award on
our campus, but was also select
ed as the Pocono Region winner.
Mr. Stuart J. Erwin, 1973-
74 faculty chairman, presented
Academic Honor Awards to Joseph
Lotwick, Business Administration;
Edward Connor, Engineering; and
Joseph DeMarinis, Natural Sci
ences. Mr. Erwin also presented
the Faculty Academic Leadership
Award to Mark Denke.
A special tribute was paid
to Mrs. Elizabeth Bodenstein
for her years of dedication to
Penn State.
After all the awards were
presented, Mark Denke, outgoing
president of student government,
installed the new president,
Richard Nork.
The banquet closed with
the Penn State Alma Mater. A
dance was then held until mid
night to cap the evening's
activities.
Adam and Eve had many
advantages, but the principle
one was that they escaped _
teething.
The difference between
the right word and the al 7 oww.
most right word is the differ
ence between lightning and
lightning bug.
GYPSY
MOTHS
by Barbara Mace
In the past years, the
caterpillars of the gypsy moth
have been damaging our most nat
ural possession- -the forests.
Yet, these caterpillars can be
anywhere - -yes, even at out cam
pus. But just how much do you
know about the problem? How
did the gypsy moth get here?
What damage does it do? What
can we do about it?
The gypsy moth originated
in the continents of North Af
rica, Europe, and Asia. How
ever, the moth was introduced
into Massachusetts by a French
scientist trying to breed a
new strain of insects to produce
silk. Unfortunately, a few of
the caterpillars escaped and in
just a short time, disaster
struck the surrounding areas.
The leaf-eating creature feeds
on trees such as oak, white
pine, apple, birch and poplar.
Surprisingly, a single defoli
ation of a leaf can kill Pen-
nsylvania's state tree, the
hemlock. Furthermore, studies
were taken which show that oak
trees are deteriorating because
of the caterpillar. With oak
forming the natural ground
cover of much of the Northeast,
the disaster seems inescapable.
Something that was once a prob
lemis now a threat.
But we can overcome this
national threat. How? First,
realize that there is a grow-
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ing problem. Some people read
about the destruction the
gypsy moth caterpillar does,
and really don't care. Are you
one of those individuals who
say,"l don't have to worry.
They won't come to our area"?
But they can--and they have.
. Second, tie burlap around
the barks of trees in late April
or early May, since this is the
time when the larvae (caterpil
lars) emerge from the eggs. The
caterpillars will seek shade
during the heat of the day on
the burlap. The burlap is
then destroyed with caterpillars
on it.
Third, inspect your car,
camper, or trailer for fuzzy
or tan-colored egg masses after
coming from a national forest
or park. Because they drop
from trees easily, inspection
is one of the quickest ways of
decreasing the spread of the
caterpillars. Also, try wash
ing your vehicle - -it's a good
excuse to finally wash the car
that you neglected during exams.
Finally, if a mass of cat
erpillars is on any of the trees
in your garden or area, scrape
the mass off and burn, boil or
bury it. It's not cruel; they
are doing damage to something
that is necessary and beauti
ful--our woodlands. Without
our forests, where would we get
shade? Where would birds and
the deer give birth to their
offspring?
Think about it. If you
think long and hard enough, you
will realize that now it's a
question of survival - -the cater
pillars' or ours.