THURSDAY, JANUARY 31. 1963 Strip Mine Scar Cure Found Pennsylvania can and must do something about the ugly scars left on its surface by strip mining, W.G. Jones, director of jthe Penn sylvania Conservation Associa tion. told the Forestry Convoca tion. yesterday. Reclamation of strip mining lands has been underway'in the central part of the state for over ten years, Jones said, and results seem to show that strip mined areas can easily be restored to usefulness. ' DEMONSTRATING this point with slides, he explained how strip mines are graded by construction equipment to insure proper water flow after rainfall. The land is SWEATERS REG. $8.95-$15.95 NOW $6.99 Parish's Mens Shop 113 S. GARNER ST. The Accrediting Commission (or Business Schools, Washington, 0. C., as a "Junior College of Business'* -s«r GBffitaw i Mr. Charles Shop I (AMPUS SHOPPING (ENTER | I TODAY - DOLLAR DAY { !gminmum>innmiiiiHiiu!t!i)iiimisiiii!!;tisiii!iti{HiimiHm:iiii;!m!mintiiii<)<i!i<i!;.i!iii!i'i;i:N<!!tii'iit;iMi:i!i u || ( A Large Group $6.95 1 1 [../ SHIRTS (I || ■ at ? 2.99 -j§ 1 Big Savings in Sportswear || j bulldozed to blend with the sur rounding terrain. After necessary grading, the areas are given a definite useful ness. In central Eennsylvania, sev eral fir tree plantations are now located on sites that formerly were strip mines. ' . ■ . NUT AND FRUIT orchards also develop well in reclaimed mine areas and yield abundant, healthy fruit, Jones added. The land can also be converted to farming, he said. Citing other Jones said ■ reclamation of strip mines often results in improved game lands. Trees and bushes which provide food and cover for ani mals are grown for the benefit New College I)iner Downtown, Between the Movies i PRIVATE SECRETARY AY, PRESTIGE FOR COLLEGE GIRLS iess.training to your college knowledge! Let spare you for a top secretarial job in the field \oice—advertising, law, TV, medicine. Enroll i short, intensive course designed especially > women. Write, come in, or call PE 5-2100 ire. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 1420 Pine Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA of sportsmen. Access roads are made to facilitate the ease of reaching these game lands. In the event of a forest blaze, these roads could speed fire-fighting equip ment, he said. Because of their hard base, abandoned strip mines are also ideal water basins, Jones said. Reservoirs now occupy the pit left by many mines. Four towns in central Pennsylvania will soon re ceive their water from a single reservoir constructed in the shell of a strip mine, he said. - PRELIMINARY TRYOUTS for Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Reading Festival Eastern Poetry Reading Festival East Stroudsburg Reading Festival TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 3-4 P.M. 4-5 P.M. 5-5:30 P.M. Read 5 minutes of your favorite prose, poetry, or drama Sign the list on door of 311 Sparks Bldg, indicating the hour convenient to you not later than Feb. 4, 5 P.M. \ ' * TICKETS Now at Main Desk, Hetxel Union Bldg. Military Ball Committee Offers $25 For Best Decoration Idea The 1963 Military Ball Com mittee is offering a $25 prize for the best decoration design for the Hetzel Union ballroom, where the annual dance will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Feb. 22. The design itself should cost no more than $25, They are due to morrow at the HUB desk. Music for the dance will be by the seventeen-member Fourth District Naval Band from Phila delphia. The band is composed of professional musicians who have $1.50 to general public and $1 for children 12 years and under Free to students who must present Identification Card with ticket joined the Navy. Tickets, which cost $4 a couple, will go on sale in Wagner Mon day, with a special sale in the HUB basement. Feb. 11-13. After that date, a limited number of tickets will be available at the HUB desk until the day of the dance. During the evening, a coed will be named Mil Ball queen. She will be chosen by application and an interview. Girls may apply until tomorrow. PAGE THREE
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