PAGE TWELVE E. 1 1 44. WELSH of _ .er, represen. _ig the Dearborn Motors, presents Dr: Lyman Jackson, School of Agriculture dean with a copy of "Waves of Green" new sound, color movie as a tribute to the Land Grant Colleges and Universities of the nation. "Waves of Green" was shown to Farm and Honie crowds on Ag Hill last week. The 16mm film will be made available to classroom and other educational uses. 5,000 Crowd Ag Hill For Farm Program Nearly 5,000 persons—less than a third the crowd ex pected—migrated to Ag Hill last week for the School of Agri culture's Farm and Home program for three days. J. K. Thornton, form superintendent and general chairman of ar rangements, said that numerous special tours to the College had been cancelled when far-' mers took advantage of weather conditions. Army worm invasions, perfect haying weather, and attention to late planted corn were the princi pal reasons many of the groups •planning to join the Farm and Home crowds gave for last min ute cancellations, Thornton said. Those who did visit the cam- PUs were enthusiastic over the special bus tours, educational dis-* plays, demonstrations, and other features prepared both in the School of Agriculture and School of Home Economics. International Aspect The Farm and Home crowds took on an international aspect When four Austrian farm , ma chinery experts, a British school For Musical Supplies RECORDS RADIOS UKELELES Be Sure To See. The Selection At The Harmony Shop 135 S. Frazier 2130 FAMOUS BRAND SHOE STORE Women's CASUALS $2.95 to H t0 00 5 D 5.95 • MEN'S SHOES by JARMAN f $9.95 to $12.95 . tl • BEAVER AVENUE "Across from the Post Office" TI•IE SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE CCILLtGE, PENNSYLVANIA Film Presented Huge 'Farmer' For Big Event "Pony Edition" was the name given the special Farm and Home issue of the Penn State Farmer, when it appeared on campus June 27-29. Edited by William Mohn and Charles Zellner, the 32-page booklet carried an official 4-page program of the big farm event, extensive advertising, and pro motional material about the mag azine. Smaller in size than usual, this special "pony" brought to seven the number of issues pub lished this year. Ten thousand copies, the larg est circulation the Farmer has ever seen were printed for this occasion. The magazine has been in existence since 1908. The staff of the Farmer also operated a food and drink con cession and a subscription booth during the week-long affair. girl, a German youth, and a Hol land farm organization official mingled with the crowds froth all parts of Pennsylvania for the special program. One group of a hundred men and women, The Retired Railroaders Club of Al toona, chartered buses to visit Penn State. One county sent five busloads of 4-H boys and girls for a day, another four' busloads. College May Get Goat ConVention Penn State may play host to the nation's goat breeders next summer. At a recent meeting of the Pennsylvania Dairy Goat Asso ciation, the organization voted to hold its 1951 convention here. In voting to ask the national group's sessions, the state asso ciation suggested combining Pennsylvania's annual meeting with the national deliberations. E. G. Wassonof of State Col lege RD, was re-elected presi dent of the Pennsylvania asso ciation, which has delegates from seven regional and - county organizations on its board of di rectors. Most of the annual meeting Was devoted to a pro posed research study to compare goat milk with cow milk in children's diet. The proposed research project would be conducted by the Ellen H. Richards Institute of the Col lege, with Dr. Pauline B. Mack in charge. Dr. Mack addressed the goat keepers to outline de tails of the proposed study. Oldest State Interscholastic Track and Field• record on the books is in the 100 yard dash. The record of 9.8 for the century was set in 1925 by Wes Foster of Wenatchee high school. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Summer. is. Still Young II M DRESSES SPORTSWEAR SWIMWEAR SKIRTS - BLOUSES SMART SHOP s?t:k.M,?Rvxis ~if.«: anSiao :stidx;~Yt~'~.'":~~:'~i . Pa. Broadens Crop Research Research on forage crops in Pennsylvania hds been broadened to include 'trials and tests at 14 locations. throughout the State, Dr. Herbert Albrecht, head of the agronomists at the College an nounced recently. Studies now under way, include breeding work in grasses and legumes, combination tests for various spe cies, management problems, and fertility work on forage crops. Work in legumes involves alf alfa, birdsfoot trefoil, ladino, red clover, crimson clover, and les pedeza, as species and numerous strains within each. Grasses involved in the studies include: bromo, fescues, meadow foxtail, orchardgrass, perennial ryegrass, reed canarygrass, tall oatsgrass, timothy, Ken tuck y bluegrass, sudangrass, and the millets. Many strains of each of these are under tests. • By scattering test plots in 'var ious Areas, results can be more easily applied to local conditions, Dr. Albrecht pointed out. gag Mog Reports !ordan Plots The famous Jordan Soil Fertil ity Plots, oldest plots of their kind, on the North American continent, are featured in the new issue of "Science for the Farmer" publi cation of the agricultural experi ment Station. The Jordan plots are located just north of Mac- Elwain Hall. A large picture of the plots, laid out in 1881 appears on the cover of the new publication going into the mails this week. Some of the voluminous research stgdies which have come from the plots during their 68 years of experi mental work, are reported in the new issue. The same issue contains reports of honey marketing, rural migra tion, broiler quality, tractor safety, cherry sprays, fruit rootstocks, wild turkeys, and insecticides for cabbage pests. Copies can be ob tained at the mailing room in the Agriculture Building. Reception— (Continued from page one) cation, is the chairman. Committee Others on the committee are Christine Salmon, assistant pro fessor of housing and home art, and Edward Mattil, assistant pro fessor of art education, in charge of decorations; Ann Free, assis tant professor of foods and nu trition, and Ellamae Jackson, assistant to the Dean of Wom en, in charge of the hostesses; Edith Johnson, supervisor of dining halls for women, in charge of, refreshments; and Clarence Sykes, instructor in physical education, in charge of recreation. Now is the time you'll want to . be wearing Thrilling Summer Dresses and other Summer Apparel to make these hot days cooler. 123 S. ALLEN >..w~hi`x..,E.;rM.iaws':.~Mi~?~>'rn: ~~~':iir .~r`.':"€`:sß,a~x;.a;.r.~.~'~i>3~tih` WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1 28th Division A.E.F. Reunion The Society of the 28th DiV sion, A.E.F., will hold their an nual reunion in Pittsburgh, July 20. 21 and 22. Veterans of World Wars I and II will be in attend ance. Headquarters for the re union will be the Roosevelt Ho-, tel. Reservations are now being accepted. College Gets Two Grants The College received two grants in aid of 'research from th e Research Corporatinn , which has allocated nearly $250,000 in the form ofB3 grants to colleges and scien tific institutions in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The allocation was announced today by Dr. Joseph W. Barker, presi dent of the foundation. Research in .crystal structure of the ergot alkaloids, and investi gation of the, magnetic and ther modynaimic properties of para magnetic salts below four degrees Kelvin, were the two grants 'in t aid of research given to the Col lege. The total of 83 ayvards, which include both Research Corpora tion General Grants, and Freder ick Gardner Cottrell Grants to .t small institutions, brings to a to tal of about $500,000, the funds granted since Nov. 1, 1949, the start of the current fiscal year. • , Projects Vary Projects range from Dr. Dan H. Pletta's analysis of skewed frame bridges at Polytechnic Institute ) to the continuing study of Dr. George W. Kidder and his asso ciates. This study concerns meta- t bolic inhibitors in the control of cancer at Amherst College and the Universities of Massachusetts and Southern California. Of the 64 Frederick Gardner Cottrell grants, 31 are renewals 3 on projects already being support ed by foundation funds, and 33 are new grants. Nineteen- Gener- 1 al Grants were made, including new grants and renewals. Distributed $5.000.060 - Since 1912, when it was found ed as a non-profit organization, , Research Corporation has distrib uted more than $5,000,000. This amount includes grants of the Corporation - administered Wil liams-Watterman fund, for grants in aid of scientific research, gen- ,) erally in the fields of chemistry, - physics, mathematics, and engi-. neering, and for studies . in the field of dietary deficiencies. DROP. IN to see our Towels and Wash Cloths Laundry Bags Shoe Bags Bedsprfcids and our New Collection of Summer Fabrics Egoll' "Fashions 126 East Col
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