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Researchers Battle
Oak Tree Disease
The battle against oak wilt, a disease fatal to all species
of oak trees, is being waged by researchers in the Depart
ment of Poitany and Plant Pathology and the School of For
estry, in cooperation with the State Department of Agri
culture and the Department of Forests and Waters.
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The research has been support
ed by the Department of Agri-
Young Demos culture since 1951. This year's
grant totals $24,000.
Oak wilt was first discovered
near Speech in Pennsylvania in 1950.1 t war- .
found in the Midwest 10 year;
earlier. Dr. Charles L. Fergus, as-
On Integrity sociate professor of botany and
plant pathology and head of the
T',f e• mid I hi' di dI ive to get oak wilt research for his depart
pf•ol)lP Of ~ IA 11 ay ,•1.1.9 public men t, identified it in the state
office• at 'her rA4I I level, at (01 thrig seven years ago. So far, it has
to Iti( hal a M. Sharp, district at-,been restricted to a rectaligular
tot tic v-I iect of Cc ntre County, area of about 320 square miles
speaking, to members of the in south central Pennsylvania and
Young Democratic Club.
,to small spots near Pittsburgh
Since party organization is loose and Erie
at this level, he said, voting should The disease is caused by a
be for the person and his ability fungus, geratocystis fagacear
and not for the party. He said urn. The red oak is more sus
men at this level must have a ceptible to infection and dies
sense of civic responsibility be-i faster than other species. The
cause many of the jobs do not first symptom of the disease is
Day well. " wilting of the leaves. After the
Sharp called this civic respon- leaves die, the buds wither and
sibilitv important because local the tree dies from a lack of
government leads to county and water.
state positions where integrity
Researchers have found that
and intelligence are essential.
the disease could be spread over
The Citizenship Clearing House
land from the mycelial mats, re
has allotted $5O to be shared
productive bodies of the fungus,
jointly by the club and the Young• but could not determine by what
Republicans Club, it was report
means Studies have been made
ed at a business meeting
concerning the role of insects in
The Clearing House is an organ- the
spreadfungus spores
ization which subsidizes groups
Histological studies to find
through money from various foun
s of the in-
Dr. Ben Euvv erna, dean of the
elation... as the Ford Foundation .' out wild. the leave
fectedcon =tell an• ! trees wilte d l
.t
havewas cis
al
so
College of the Liberal Ail-, is its
been
.
represent,itm I:
eat the nivel-it) cover ed that certain bodies
called tyloses formed in the
vessels of the trunk and branch-
SDT Skit Wins ewsataenrci,
thus blocked cau s 1. h i n
g e f; l a e ss t a r g e e e o to f
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Hold Stunt Cup die of thirst. The tyloses are
believed to d e y e 1 )p as a re
sult of enzymes and growth
Six hundred f-iudcrits saw Sig-, hormones produced by the fun
ma Delta Tau sorolity emerge as gus.
first place winner in the Hillel Use of chemicals in preventing'
Stunt Night Saturday evening in the spread of oak wilt also have;
the auditorium of the foundation. been studied. A treatment of all',
The winning skit wes entitled„trees within a 50-foot radius of an
"The Modern Rage." A skit by infected tree involving treating;
Alpha Epsiion Phi. "A Glow in the stumps with chemicals to kill i
the Darkness," won the second the fungus. use of chemicals to
place cup. The third place was prevent the mat formation, and;
awarded to Phi Sigma Delta for r em o v ing the bark during the!
its skit, "Ring Around the World." peeling season has proved most
Masters of ceremonies were effective for Pennsylvania con-1
Lawrence Jacobson and Stuart'ditions. It has resulted in very'
.Kahan. Co-chairmen of the event.l ow incidence of spread.
were Brvna Mae Nelson and Mari-'
lyn Cohen.
'More than fifty dollars was N i ttany 37 29
raised by voluntary contributions ,
at the door for Chanukah care .
packages to be scitt to Israel. Win Contest
Chapel Choirs
To Sing Carols
- -- - .
The second annual festival of, Other winners' in the indoor
lessons and carols will be pre- division were Nittany 30, second;
sented by the Meditation Chapel Nittany 28, third, and Nittany 24
Choirs at 8 tonight in the Helen and Nittany 25, honorable men-;
Eakin Eisenhower Chapel. 'tion.
Seven Scripture lessons, each, Nittany 37 took second place in
followed by appropriate hymns., the outdoor division with Nittany
carols or anthems. constitute the 34 third. Nittany' 25 and Nittany'
main part of the service. 'Thek.3 received honorable mention.
choirs, under the direction of : The council last night approved
'Willa Taylor. will sing "The Truth: a resolution calling for the estab-
Sent From Above" a Sussex carol.:lishment of a Nittany area dance;
"'Le. How a Rose E'er Blooming"' band.
by Michael Praetorius. "This - En -: A committee- has been formed
dris Night" by Arthur Whitehead. l and will hold auditions next se
"Christrrias Day" by Gustav Holst, ,m ester. The band will be avail
" Thou Sweet Love" by Johann able to play at all functions of
Bach. George E. Ceiga. organist.:Nittany Council.
will play several selections.
A reception for guests and choir' •
members will be held in the Me- AFROTC Detachment
inorial Lounge immediately fol- Adds Staff Sergeant
lowing the serv - ce. i
Staff Sgt. Merle R. Dewey of
Sch-- - Millerton has been assigned to
olarship Begun duty with the Air Force ROTC
. 'detachment.
For Die Casting : Prior to this appointment Dew-,
The American Die Casting In
ey was stationed at Suffolk Court
r Force Base, orce Base, West
N.Y.
stitute has established two schol-
ty Air
arships for students interested in
Beach. Long Island,
die casting.
Final selection of applicants Pollock Council to Award
will be made by the scholarship
committee of the College of En- Members Service Pins
gineering and Architecture. Nom-, Pollock Council last night voted
;nations will be made by faculty to award service pins to members
members of the Department of,of the council willing to pay one
2ndustrial Engineering based .on, half the cost.
applicants' original papers on; It is expected that the cost' :
some phase of die casting. ;would not exceed five dollars.
Each award will be 5300 to be :
paid in two MO installments dur-• FOh GOOD RESULTS i
ang the current year. (USE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDSI
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN 'STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Ntttanv dormitories 37 and 29
have been named winners of the
indoor and outdoor first place
awards in the Christmas decor
ation contest sponsored by Nit
tam• Council.
BLIND MUSICIAN George Shearing plays the piano with his ADS MUST BE IN 131 . II:00 a.n
PRECEDING D DAT
quartet in Hecrc•ation Hall for jazz fans at Sunday night's concert. RATES—in II word,
Shearing started his concert 45 minutes late because of plane
troubles traveling from Fort Worth, Texas.
History Group to Meet
. AF Researcher to Speak
The History Round Table will Wayne Hering, U.S. Air Force
meet at 7:30 tonight in the Hetzel Geophysical research director, will
Union assembly hall to see the speak an "Stratospheric Circula
film, "The Battle of Britain," a tion" at 4 p.m. today at the
sequel to the previdusly shown meteorology seminar in 202 Wil
"The Nazis Strike." lard.
—Daily Collegian Photo by George Harrison
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1957
Protest--
(Continued from page one)
and told student council presi
dents, "It's now up to you to ap
proach your college deans."
Steele had asked Walker for
the extension after unsuccess
ful requests to Dennis and the
University Senate. He had been
directed by Cabinet to seek the
extension.
Cabinet voted to request the
extension on Nov. 21.
The matter was presented in a
motion by Russell Beatty, presi
dent of the Agriculture Student
Council.
Supporters of the motion stress
ed the danger involved with stu
dents driving back on the night of
Jan. 2 to attend classes on the
following day.
The motion was passed by 14
members over 10 dissenters who
held that insufficient cause was
given and that the request was
futile.
CLASSIFIEDS
110.50 On• Insertion
$0.7.5 Two Insertions
SI.OO Three insertions
Additional words 3 for .33
for oath day of Insertion.
FOR SALE
BASS FIDDLE-240. Call Dave, Theta Chi.
AD 7-4702.
NAVY BLUE wool suit and light grey
tweed o , .ercoat—both like new. Size 3E t.
Call Wayne AD 7-2R9.
MARLIN 30-30, case and cleaning kit.
Excellent condition. only used 4 or 5
thrice-550. Mac AD 7-2548.
1956 35-FOOT 2-bedroom Mobile Home.
Ideal location, must sell. Phone AD
7.7455 after 5 p.m
CAR t OAT. new, site 38. Chino cord fab.
ITC; quilted lining, has- toggle front
closure, detachable hood. Call eat- 30b9.
TRIPOD, 4-SECTION. extends 63 inches:
Kalart flash unit attachment and German
rangefinder. Excellent value, sacrifice-415.
Jack ext. 3073.
HENS SKIS. bindings. poles—sls: Ski
Boots. size 10 , ;—55: Hockey Skates—sss
Rink Roller Skates—ss:, Women's Skis,
bindings, poles—fill Ski Boots, size 6—ss;
Ice Skates—ES. Phone AD 8-1037.
29 FOOT 1954 Genetal Deluxe Hous•
Trailer, excellent condition, priced rem.
sonably. Call EL 6-4374 after 6 p.m.
weekdays or anytime weekends or write
Box 437. Milesburg. •
1955 35-FOOT, two-bedroom trailer, cont.
pletely winterized. Ideal location. Must
sell in January. Phone AD 7-7946 any
time.
1956 MARIETTE Trailer. 35 feet long. 2
bedroom!. full batb. Financed can be
Arranged. Call Daniel Keller at EL 5-6891
between 5 and 8 p.m.
1953 VENTURA Trailer. Completely equip.
ped, winteriezd, other extras. Your own
home. Children allowed. Huey. Hoover
Trailer Park.
CREW AND boat neck sweaters. 100%
imported wool. All colors. ;11 to 514
'values only $9. Nittany - 44-1.
WANTED
WANTED TONIGHT. Elves at Santa's
Workshop—lslittany 25. All in‘ite.l.
RIDE WANTED to Scranton Sat.. Dec. 21.
Call ext. 3442.
ONE BLACK Tuxedo. size 3647 to fit
5'9" person. Call est. 3127 after 9 p.m.
ROOMMATE WANTED to share room with
3rd semester AeroEng student. Would
prefer 3rd semester Eng student. New
house, pri‘ate bath and entrance. Call Ed
Gabriel AD 7-3020.
DO YOU need money for Christmas? We
need waiters for fraternity houses. Call
AD 8-8841 from 8 till 12.
WRIST SWATCH in vicinity of Nittany and
Pugh Sta. If found please contact David
Griswold, AXE. Reward.
MAN'S LIGHT brown overcoat exchanged
at Christmas Party. Eisenhower Chapel.
Saturday. Call ext. 2224 ask fur Suendar.
KEY CHAIN with 5 keys. around Nittany-
Pollock area. Call ext 274. aisk - for
John Hovermale, Room 18.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Me_ .g—lost—
grey gabardine topcoat In parking area
behind Grange. Finder - please contact
Chuck ext. 294 (Rim 7).
LOST—BLACK Velveteen Bag at Alpha
Tau Omega. Call est. 224. I have yours.
yours.
LOST %-LENGTH green jacket in Eng-D.
If seen please call Joel Steen AD S-6718.
BROWN LEATHER Notebook containing
Math book lost in Waring dining hall.
Needed for finals. Reward. Call AD 8.8441
ext. 2921.
ONE GRAY pen and pencil set and two
Ballpoint pens. Phone AD B-1.-$5O. There
will be a reward.
DIETZGEN Log Log Slide Rule, black
case, in M.B. Building Saturday. Terry
Seybert. Nittany 28. ext. YES.
MISCELLANEOUS
HORSES BOARDED. Fed. watered. pad.
dock exercise and stalls cleaned. Phone
ext. 1064 ask for Judi or Diane.
ATTENTION ALL Students! Tickets for
the annual Berka County Penn State
Dance are available on campus for 25.00.
Take advantage of this reduced student
rate for you and your friends elsewhere
now by calling AD 7-49.57 or ext. 3444.
TURKEY SHOOT. Torkeys or cash prizes
every Friday nite S :00 P.M. Ferguson
Lions Club. Lions Park. Pine Grove Mills.
Pa.
LOCAL REPAIR Service on all makes of
typewriters We will call for and delisitt
your typewriter. Nittany Office Equipment.
AD 114/2,6.-