SR Bewoocai atc Bellefonte, Pa., August 10, 1928. Concerning Evolution. Note well that evolution is Not one of several theories— Lamarck’s idea that life is bent To suit a new environment, Thus grew the long neck of the giraffe— ‘Which reference used to make us laugh; Or Darwin’s “Natural Selection,” Or the “mutations” of de Vries Of Mendel’s laws a fine projection; For these and other views like these Are only efforts to explain The modifications that pertain To animals and plants. That grain Does vary, every farmer knows. By giving chosen plants a boost Burbank varieties produced. The history of fossils shows The earliest horse had several toes. And do you think that cultured man Was shut out from the general plan? The Trinil race, you ought to know, Lived half a million years ago; From such rude stock, on brutedom verg- ed Our present high-brows have emerged. We know from Embryology Each animal, whate’er it be, “Climbs up its own ancestral tree,” As Huxley cleverly remarked. When you as embryo embarked You had a wee tail, simianish, And unless gill-slits of the fish. The proofs are various, multiplied, That life-storms have been modified Continuously, without the break Creative fiats have to make. That’s evolution, deathless fact No pulpiteer can counteract. —C. C. Ziegler HOW THE 4H GIRLS ENJOYED THEIR CAMP. Interesting Description of Week's Outing Written by One of the Members. The second 4H tri-county, includ- ing Centre, Clearfield and Clinton counties, leadership training camp closed at Camp Hironimus, Weikert, after its second year of a week’s in- tense training. There were nineteen representatives from the various coun- ties, two chaperones and two super- visors. The Centre county members were Mary Strouse, Helen Hunter, Pine Hall; Margaret Reese, Sarah Odenkirk, Betty Ebright, Centre Hall; Catherine Vonada, Elsie Hays, Hublersburg; Mildred Aley, Sarah Vonada, Jacksonville; Mrs. Vonada, Hublersburg; Mrs. Melissa Wood, Grampian, chaperones; Miss Harmony Hutchinson and Miss Mary Reynolds, the former in charge of Northumber- land, Union, and Snyder counties, the latter Clearfield, Centre and Clinton, supervised the camp. These girls were 4H club members who had been outstanding in the qual- ity of work which they had done in their club and also outstanding in their ability to act as a leader for their club. The camp was for the purpose of developing this leadership, increasing interest in 4H clubs, in- stilling in them a type of training which they would not otherwise re- ceive in regular 4H projects, and thus help to develop each one inte a bet- ter citizen for her club and her com- munity. The Centre county bankers and Centre Hall Fair asociation showed a deep interest in Girls 4H Club work by sponsoring the Centre county camp expenses. The Fullington Auto Bus company, of !Clearefild, transported the Clearfield, Centre and Clinton county girls to and from camp. It is only through the help of interested business men that towns, communi- ties, and rural sections can and do benefit by such projects. To give an idea what a girl may receive at a 4H training camp, following is a theme written by a camp member. The theme was one of the assignments given to each girl at the close of camp and this was one of the best, written by Elsie Hays, of Hublersburg club: THEME. About ten o’clock Monday morning I left home for Bellefonte where I met the Fullington bus which took us to camp Hironimus, at Weikert. At Bellefonte we met six girls from Clearfield county, four girls from Clinton, two girls from Centre and our two chaperones, Mrs. Melissa Wood, Clearfield county, and Mrs. Frank Vonada, Centre county. We left Bellefonte around eleven o’clock and picked up two of our girls at Pleasant Gap. Our last stop was Cen- tre Hall where we added three more to our number. We then resumed our trip to camp, arriving there around one o’clock. We were met by Miss Reynolds, Miss Hutchinson and Miss Haggy. Miss Reynolds assigned us to our du- ties. We then unpacked our dishes and put them in their places. Each girl received a card with a number. We were divided into four groups with five girls in a group. Each group had one breakfast, one dinner one supper, a house cleaning, and a newspaper duty assigned for some time during the week. We were then told to go to our places, which had the corresponding number, and un- pack and make up our cots or beds, whichever they were. At 4:30 we were given a talk by Miss Reynolds on table setting and etiquette. The knife and spoon to be on the right side of the plate, three quarters of an inch from the edge of the table with the sharp ‘edge of the knife turned toward the plate, the fork on the left side the same distance from the edge as the knife, the glass at the end of the knife, a little to the right, the bread and butter plate at the end of the fork, a little to the left, the napkin to the left of the fork and a center piece to give an attractive appear- ance. The center piece may be of flowers or fruit, if it is flowers it should not be high and the flowers should not be crowded into small vases and containers. : ir The supper group, consisting of numbers one, two, three, “our and five, prepared the su..:gh © aich was from six to seven¥%¥ .. k The girls were diviled into groups ! called the greens and the whites. These groups were distinguished by the wearing of the green and of the white bands, the 4H club colors. The first camp fire was given from 7:00 to 9:00 by the greens. The camp fire was opened by Big Chief, Betty Ebright. Each of the greens address- ed the Big Chief and gave a law to be carried out through the week. Sev- eral of these laws were, that there be no talking during the lighting of the camp fire, that all members addrzss the Big Chief before giving a report, that there be no chewing of gum dur- ing the camp, that there be no scratch- ing of mosquito bites, and that there be no powder or paint used in camp. At 9:00 we had taps and 9:15 the lights were out. We arose Tuesday morning at 7:00, with the exception of the breakfast group who arose a little earlier. We washed and brushed our teeth then hurried to the cabin for exercise. We had breakfast at 8:00. After break- fast one of the groups cleaned up camp, each group having its turn, another group had newspaper duties for that day and each person in the group had to write an article. on a cer- tain thing to be read at the camp fire. From 9.30 to 11:30 we had class which consisted of talks given by Miss Brown and Mr. Blaney. Miss Brown spoke on Line and Color. She told us how to distinguish colors. Red, yellow, green, blue and purple are the five principal colors. In speaking of light and dark colors we speak of value. Light in color is high in val- ue, dark is low in value. Intensity is speaking of dullness and bright- ness. Colors opposite each other on the color wheel are complements of each other and are at their greatest intensity. In mixing or combining colors opposite each other they be- come dull. Brighter color is more 1n- tense. In putting complements to- gether we form a complementary harmony. In putting complements together there is more of one color and that is the dullest and in putting colors together which are side by side we form neighboring harmony. Same color but different shades is similar harmony. Light colors, as yellow and red, are warm colors. Blue, purple, and green are cool colors. Shade means value and low value— tint means high value. Mr. Blaney gave a talk on extension work and told us how the Boys 4H clubs were organized and how exten- sion representatives obtained their money. The money is appropriated by the Federal State government funds paid in taxes. In each county is a committee known as the Agri- cultural Extension association which makes arrangements to better their community and they work out local projects. At 12:00 we had dinner. From 1:90 to 2:00 we had rest period and from 2:00 to 3:30 recreation which consist- ed: of swimming. From 3:30 to 5:30 we were given a talk by Miss Hutcn- inson on Health. There are five points to health; first, stand tall; second, regular exercise; third, sleep and rest; fourth, plenty of fresh air, sun- light, water and food; fifth, cleanli- ness. Around 6:00 we had supper. In the evening from 7:00 to 9.00 the whites held campfire with initiation. Mrs. Vonada was taken into the club. We then had taps and the lights were out at 9:15. Wednesday morning we arose at 7:00, washed, brushed our teeth and hurried to sitting up exercises. At 7:30, after breakfast, the breakfast group did the dishes and the house cleaning group their cleaning up. Later we were given instructions by Miss Cross, the Centre county public health nurse, on how to treat a fractured bone. We should have three splints and bandage tightly. For a cut artery to tie something real tight between the wound and the heart for thirty minutes then open for blood circulation and tie it again. again. We had dinner at 12:00, then rest hour, after which we had swimming. In class Miss Reynolds gave a talk on personal hygiene. We were told to bathe often, never use cheap, high- ly perfumed soaps or powder, wash the hair every two or four weeks, de- pending upon the condition of the scalp, whether it is dry or oily, keep our finger nails clean but never high- ly polished, keep the clothing clean, mended and pressed. We were also told ways of removing different stains. Around 6:00 we had supper. From 7:00 to 9:00 we had a masquerade, the Christmas tree being the winner. Each person dressed up and ran around the camp fire and as her name was guessed, if they were right, they had to remove the mask. At 9:00 we had taps and 9.15 lights were out. Thursday morning we arose at the usual hour, washed, at 7:30 had our setting up exercises, and at 8:00 had breakfast. In class Thursday morn- ing Miss Hutchinson gave a few ques- tions for discussion as: How we could better our club, a list of qualifications of young people in order to be lead- ers in a 4H club. We must be re- spected in our community, be respons- ible, be honest and be friendly. What type of 4H service is most worthy? One that is cheerful, honest and help- ful to others. At 12:00 we had dinner, then rest period and after rest period swim- ming. In class we had croft and were taught how to make parchment pa- per lamp shades. We took our paper, cut it in half lengthwise, measured evry half inch and folded so as to make pleats then the two pieces were pasted together. Thursday evening we had a picnic and marshmallow toast. We were then given a talk by Grace Snook on National camp. We had our candles lighted frem the candle from Wash. fon then taps and lights were out at :15. . Friday morning we arose at 7:00, washed, brushed our teeth, 7:30 set- ting up exercises, and 8:00 breakfast. After breakfast everyone helped to work. The house cleaning group tore up the cots and we packed and clean- ed up the cabins. dinner and all the dishes were then packed. Around 1:30, we left for home. It was a jolly bunch but yet a sad one for our camping trip, which we all enjoyed so much, was over. - On our way home we sang all the songs we could think of. At Aarons- burg, Mr. Fullington treated us to ice cream cones. When I arrived at Bellefonte I was met by the home folks and was soon home. ‘Health Movies at School Planned. Cambridge, Mass.—Plans for a complete series of health education {films designed specifically for class- room use in public schools have been completed under an agreement by which the Department of Biology and Public Health will cooperate with the Eastman Teaching Films, Inc., in what is said to be the most compre- hensive programme of its kind ever attempted. One of the leading authorities on child education, Dr. C. E. Turner, Professor of Biology and Public Health at Technology, will direct the production of the films The series of films, Dr. Turner said, will be extensive and complete and will present teaching material in the field of health in much the same way that recent films have contributed to the teaching of geography, civics and other subjects. “The motion picture,” he said, “has a tremendous contribution to make to public education. Its possibil- ities have been little realized up to the present because very few films have been made specifically for the class room. The type of film adapted for general and adult audiences has little value as a definite tool in education. “The nature and functions of the body and problems in health control of the environment, all presented with the greatest scientific accuracy and so produced to interest the child, are in- included in the program of films sub- jects.” One of the greatest opportunities offered by this method of education, Professor Turner pointed out, is that films present life in motion. The child will be shown those basic facts of physiology and health procedures which are now a part of the best health educations of the country. These will be presented within the scope of his understanding and in a manner which would be impossible without the aid of motion pictures. Every film will be prepared for a particular grade level and will defi- nitely recognize the extent and limita- tion of the health knowledge already acquired by the child. The first pro- ductions, it is expected, will be for the use of upper intermediate and junior high schools. When completed the series will prosent a complete Aid Being public schools. Special equipment for miscrosco- pic motion picture photography is now being installed at Technology. The new work will proceed hand in hand with further developments in the bio-cinema research laboratory established in 1921 for motion picture research and for the production of education films dealing with the na- ture of bacteria, the disposal of sew- age, diptheria organism, the prepara- tion of antitoxin and other subjects. More Companies Making Airplanes Than Automobiles in This Country. Between 140 and 150 companies in the United States are manufacturing airplanes. The number is increasing. Postmaster General Harry S. New, who encouraged the aircraft industry by turning over to private interests mail contracts until he took the Gov- ernment out of the business of trans- porting the air mails, thinks it re- markable that there are more airplane than automobile makers in this coun- try. Only 85 concerns turn out mo- tor cars. “This new industry—the making of aircraft—has passed the hundred million dollar mark now,” said Mr. New today. “Of course the automo- bile business is far greater and em- ploys many more people, but there has been wonderful growth in air traffic and our manufacturers are keeping pace with the demand. “There are 307 aircraft schools to teach men and women to pilot air- planes.” . - Air traffic is growing so fast that it is difficult to provide sufficient air- ports. Manufacturers of airplanes and accessories are well distributed throughout the Nation. They are scattered from Maine to California and from Florida to Washington. Mr. New expects to see a large in- crease in air mail because of the re- duction in air mail rates Aug. 1. This, in turn, will bring new demands for aircraft, and the industry will benefit accordingly. Civil War Pensioners Reduced to 79,300. Washington.— The mounting death rate among Civil war veterans reduc- ed the number in March to only 79,- 300 pensioners. A total of 1,283 died recently, the pension bureau announc- ed Once, in 1898, these pensioners to- taled 745,622, which was the peak, but it remained for increases in appro- priations to bring the highest in the amount of pensions in 1923, when $141,377,615 was disbursed. Every Civil war pensioner is now more than eighty years old, but it is estimated at the bureau that a few will live 25 years more. This esti- mate is based on the fact that five Mexican war pensioners are still on the roll, although it has been 80 years since that war. - The last survivor of the Revolution- ary war, Daniel F. Bakerman, disd April 5, 1869, at the age of one hun- dred nine years, and 90 years after the war of 1812 Hiram Cronk, the last survivor of that war, died. Lost—Fox terrigig rough coat; black on head, side tail.—Ad. in a California paper. At 12.00 we had! MUST VACCINATE CHILDREN ~~ BEFORE SCHOOL OPENING. Harrisburg—Dr. J. Bruce Me- Creary, medical director of the bureau of child health, in a statement issued last week calls attention to the re- quirements of the State law in refer- ence to the successful vaccination of all children before they may legally be admitted to school. Parents should see that their children are vaccinat- ed now so that they may be provid- ed with the proper certificates prior to the first day of school. It requires at least ten days before a legal cer- tificate may be issued and in some cases where a second attempt is nec- essary to secure a successful result twenty or twenty-five days are in- volved. Children who have had two at- tempts at vaccination without a suc- cessful “take,” or those who had been admitted to school last year on an of- ficial temporary certificate must be revaccinated by the authorized school medical inspector of the district. If his official revaccination does not pro- duce a successful result he will grant a new official temporary certificate which will admit to school for the cur- rent year. The official vaccination is performed free of charge. Teachers and principals of schools particularly are cautioned not to ad- mit any child to school unless they present or have already presented the legal certificate of successful vaccina- : tion, or in the case of unsuccessful re- i sults, the official temporary certificate ‘ of revaccination signed by the author- ,ized school medical inspector, which ; certificate must have been issued since July 1928, when temporary certifi- cates issued during the previous term of school become void. . Due to lack of appropriation for the ' complete inspection of all fourth class school districts annually only about half of such districts of a county are receiving medical inspection. Howev- er children living in districts not re- reciving inspection, who require of- ficial revaccination will be revaccinat- ed by the authorized school medica! inspector in adjoining districts or by the county medical director. fourth class school districts had com- plete school medical inspection dur- ing the last term. Therefore there will be no medical inspection of fourth class school districts in these counties for the coming term. Nevertheless, the regular school medical inspectors will be continued as special school physicians for the coming term auth- | orized to perform the official revaccin- jation whenever required. This ap- i plies to the following eighteen coun- | son, Juniata, Mifflin, Mnrooe, Perry, ! Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Union, Wyom- ‘ing and also the following eight coun- ; ties in which there will be medical in- , spection of schools in but three to five programme of health education for fourth class districts: Carbon, Indi- | ana, Huntingdon, Dauphin, Columbia, { Fayette, Clinton, Lawrence. i Citing the law it is also explained ! that teachers may not accept certifi- cates issued by the family physician of the school medical inspector ex- empting pupils from vaccination be- cause ‘of alleged physical disability. Cases of actual physical disability are rare. Generally speaking, any child that is well enough to go to school is a fit subject for vaccination. The au- thorized school medical inspector or school physician will refer county medical director any cases of actual physicial disability for final disposition by said official. School medical inspectors are required by the regulations of the department to ver- ify the existence of the required vac- cination scar and pass upon the valid- ity of the vaccination certificate pre- sented for admission to school. Special Delivery Rate is 15 Cents for Auto Licenses. Motor car and truck owners re- questing license plates by special de- livery are advised by the Pennsyl- vania Department of Highways to make sure that sufficient special de- livery postage is enclosed with their application because of a postal regu- lation of the Post Office Department, made effective July 1. This new schedule on postal rates includes a provision that the special delivery fee on fourth-class mail shall be 15 cents instead of 10 cents. This will include special handling as well as special de- livery. There are many cases each day where applications are received by the bureau of motor vehicles, accompan- ied by a ten-cent special delivery stamp, which, of course, is not suffi- cient fee to send the tags special de- livery. In those cases the tags are and the ten-cent special stamp is enclosed with the registra- tion certificate. School Superintendents Meeting at State College This Week. | The annual conference of county and district school superintendents of the State is now in session at State College. The conference, conducted by the State department of public instruction and the college, is held for the purpose of enabling sup- erintendents to keep in touch with the latest developments in education and to meet outstanding leaders in the | field of education just before they re- sume active work with their own schools in the fall. Among those who have places on the program for this year’s confer- ence are Dr. Walter S. Monroe, direc- tor of educational research at the University of Illinois; William Mec- Andrew, editor of the Educational Review; Joseph F. Noonan, president of the State Educational Association; W. R. Straughn, of the Mansfield schools; A. D. Thomas, superintend- ent of schools at Hazleton; and R. Shaw and C. F. Hoban of the State department of public instruction. Prospective guest: “Is this a quiet room ?” Landlady: “Sure, an’ it’s that quiet ,ve can hear thim blasting fer an apartment house next door.”—Life. In a number of counties all of the ties. Adams, Cameron, Cumberland, | Elk, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Jeffer- | to the | sent by the bureau in the regular mail . delivery : ‘Reckless Automobile Drivers. The startling week-end toll of mo- ' tor casualties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey prompts the Keystone Automobile Club to emphasize the importance of care in the operation of automobiles. There can be no de- crease in the number of accidents, in the opinion of the Club, “so long as reckless, careless, hare-brained, in- competent drivers range the high- ways.” “A member of our staff, a careful driver with a record of ten years’ op- eration without an accident, was so impressed with his experiences last Sunday afternoon that he turned in a report, showing how boorishness, selfishness and downright reckless- ness on the part of other drivers had imperilled his life not less than five times on a two-hour trip. “His first experience was with a motorist who rounded a curve at high speed, on the left side of the road. Watchfulness and good brakes pre- vented a smashup in this instance. “Twenty minutes later the Key- stone driver took to the ditch to es- cape collision with a car, the driver of which was so busy pointing out the scenery to a companion he had no - eyes for the road and approaching traffic. “Aware of the danger that lurks in the old “covered bridge,” the Club driver sounded his horn and slowed to ten miles an hour as he approach- | ed a bridge of this type. To his con- sternation, a car emerged from the covered structure, on the left side of the roadway. Quick application of | the brakes brought his car to a stop, allowing the other machine to swerve to the right, with not more than an inch to spare. “All these happened within the first hour. The driver figured three narrow escapes was a full quota for a day, but he was to learn his error. A youth, driving slowly on the right, suddenly was imbued with a desire to kiss and caress his sweetie, and while thus engaged allowed his car to zigzag across the road, just graz- ing the Club driver as he attempted to pass. “Five minutes later the most se- rious of the day’s experiences was recorded. As the Keystone driver ‘neared the bottom of a sharp incline {on one of those “toboggan” roads, he I saw a car attempt to pass two others in the line of oncoming traffic. | other drivers sensed the danger and ' speeded up, while the Keystone driver pulled to the side of the - road and stopped, allowing the foolhardy pass- er enough room to slide back into his ' proper lane. | “In every instance, lack of care and consideration for the rights of others was responsible. If the Key- stone driver had not been alert in the handling of his car, any one of the incidents might have resulted in se- rious injury.” The Federal Estate Tax. . | Emergencies have caused the fed- eral government to turn to inherit- ances as a source of revenue. To help | finance the Civil war and the Spanish- { American war the federal government i levied such a tax. In each case it was ' repealed soon after the war. During | the World war this source was again | taxed, although the entire estate was i made the base of the tax rather than | the share of each beneficiary. The highest rates are not found ia | the war revenue acts, but in the rev- enue act of 1924. Under this act the ‘rates were progressive from 1 per cent. to 4 per cent. on graduations | ranging from $50,000 to $10,000,000. This apparent intention of the feder- al government to retain the tax brought forth a storm of protest from State officials. One of the principal grievances was that the federal gov- ernment was entering a field already pre-empted by the States. If this reason be considered valid, then the federal government could tax neither incomes nor corporations for both were used as sources of State funds before the federal government be- gan to tax them. The law was changed in 1926. The maximum rate was reduced to 2 per cent. on the amount of an estate in excess of $10,000,000, while the ex- will be allowed for State taxes up to an amount not exceeding 80 per cent. of the federal tax. Thus, if on an estate the federal tax amounted to $200, and the tax levied by the State was $150, the federal government would collect but $50, since it would allow a credit of any amount up to 80 per cent. of the $200 tax. Some State officials have been es- pecially hostile to the 80 per cent. credit provision. Those of Florida feel that their State was particularly in mind when the provision was in- serted, since only recently Florida had adopted a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of inheritance taxes. They take the position that Congress, by the 80 per cent. credit provision, is attempting to force Flor- ida to adopt an inheritance tax, for otherwise sums would be going to the federal treasury which might other- wise go to that of the State. Should the federal government give up the estate tax, as many demand, then the loss in receipts must be made up from some other source. If the States abandon this field, as some suggest, then property, or some other i base, must be taxed more heavily. In the end, the justice of the entire tax system must be considered, and there is no good reason why the tax may not. be used by both the federal and State governments, nor why they should not cooperate to make it just and uni- form. lee ee Farmers. Kill Deer Destroying Crops. Farmers killed fifty-one deer caught destroying crops during June, accord- ing to a survey of reports made to the Board of Game Commissioners. Dur- ing the same period last year only twenty-four were killed. Officers of the Commission ascribe the increased kill to the ever mounting deer population of the State and the ydstermingtion of farmers to end de- struction of crops. The ° emption was raised to $100,000. The law provides, further, that a credit | FARM NOTES. —Weeds allowed to grow in the cornfield rob the crop of much mois- ture and plant food, and make harv- esting difficult. Shallow cultivation will destroy most of them. —Keep the nests clean and on rainy days do not allow the birds to run out. of doors until late in the afternoon. Provide one nest for every four hens. Marpst the eggs at least twice a wee —=Sell as broilers all pullets that. are not developing as well as the av- erage of the flock. These small weak birds are the first to contract disease: and never do make profitable pro- ducers. —See that there is a good supply of picking baskets and ladders on hand for the fruit harvest. When the fruit is ready to pick it will be too late to even think about getting the: equipment. —Points to consider in picking out. specimens for vegetable exhibits are general appearance, market condi- tions, uniformity, and trueness to type. Remember the largest speci- men seldom wins. —Sow the clover crop in the culti- vated orchard now. Crimson clover, and oats, mammoth clover, rye and vetch are all good. Only remember that if rye is sown it should be turn- ed under in the spring. . —Conscientious and diligent spray- ing with bordeaux mixture will save the 1928 potato crop from the ravage of late blight. Sufficient pressure: should be used in the spraying opera- tion so that 125 gallons per acre are applied. —The practice of higging off small fields of corn is considered a good one: in most sections. Where small fields of sweet corn have been planted ear- ly they are a big help in furnishing feed for the hogs from one to three: weeks before the regular plantings of dent corn are ready for feed. —Where early potatoes, canning peas, or oats and Canadian field peas for hay are harvested early enough, an excellent seedbed can be prepar- ed for August seeding of alfalfa. Such crops leave the soil compara- tively clean, loose, and fairly moist. Use a disc or spring-tooth harrow to work up the soil. Sow 20 pounds to the acre. —Now is a good time to dip all sheep that have been neglected to date. Lambs which do not have to fight ticks make better use of their feed in the finishing-out period. There also is an enormous loss entail- ed in the feeding of high-priced grain and roughage to breeding ewes which are infested with ticks. Any coal tar preparation will kill the ticks if used’ according to directions on the pack- age. —Road patrols in charge of the federal government cooperating with. the Pennsylvania department of agri- culture will be stationed on all main: traveled highways leading out of the European corn borer infested area, starting August 1, the bureau of plant industry said here today in mak- ing public the plans for the summer and fall campaign against the corn: borer. No permits of any kind will be issued for transporting field or sweet corn, broom corn, sorghum or sudan grass from the quarantined area. : The present area which is known to- be infested with the corn borer com- prises all or portions of forty-two counties in the northwestern two- thirds of the Commonwealth. The most extensive scouting ever attempted to determine the extent and density of corn borer infestation will be done this year. The Federal Gov- ernment will have scouts cover every township outside the present known infested area, while the State depart- ment will survey the area of light in- festation to ascertain the density of infestation as a basis of future clean- up work. | The clean-up work which was done by farmers during the past spring {6 destroy the over-wintering larvae of . the borer is reported as the most sat- isfactory ever carried out in Pennsyl- vania. All or portions of four coun- ties in the extreme northwestern corn- er of the Commonwealth were in the designated clean-up this year. —One of the main reasons why the people of Pennsylavnia rural districts are likely to favor approval of the proposed bond issue amendment for $8,000,000 for new buildings at the Pennsylvania State College, lies in the fact that college aid to the farmer and the housewife is greatly appreci- ated in practically every community in the State. Any movement that as- sures increased service not only to the agricultural groups, but to commerce and industry as well, is bound to win approval with progressive Pennsyl- vanians, it is pointed out by those who have become familiar with the: State College situation and its needs. Fifteen years ago most of the work of State College was confined to the campus. An occasional printed bul- letin told of agricultural research work. Then came the establishment of the agricultural extension service, which slowly but surely convinced farmers that in the county agents they had real friends and progressive representatives of the college right at their own front doors. There fol- lowed visits by specialists from the college, demontrations were started on farms, boys and girls became in- terested in calves, pigs and truck crops, until today thousands of rural communities are proud of new rec- ords, new achievements and better farming conditions where frequent mention is made of State College and its service. | Practically all prosperous farmers iwill say that State College should keep going forward in all its branch- ies, and keep pace with other large | State colleges and universities. As ' college officials point out, the passage {of the State College bond issue at the | Rovere. election will relieve crowd- | ed conditions in all departments of the college and give agricultural research | men, among others, added opportun- ity to do more for the people of the | State. | { =——Subscribe for the Watchman.