o
o
Three ragon Colleges Selected For Science Training Program
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington Three Oregon
colleges have been selected by
the National Science Foundation
to participate
in a program
for helping
strengthen the
training of sci
entists in the
United States.
The founda
tion is putting
up 55,340,000
in g r a n ts to
support sum
mer institutes for science teach
ers at the Univerrsity of Oregon,
Oregon State College and Reed
College and 101 other institu
tions elsewhere.
The institutes at Oregon and
Oregon State will be for college
biology teachers. At Reed it will
limited to high school teachers,
in the field of physics.
A Roht Smito
Grants to each institute will
cover costs of tuition and fees
for 20 tc 100 teachers. Most in
stitutes will also pay stipends
directly to participating teach
ers up to S75 per week, plus al
lowances for as many as four
dependents and for travel.
"The summer-institutes pro
gram of the foundation is in
step with current plans for
strengthening the training of
scientists in the United States,"
explained Dr. Alan T. Waterman,
director of the foundation.
Expect To Attract 5250
The foundation expects to at
tract about 5000 high school and
250 college teachers of science
and mathematics during the 1958
summer program. Directors of
the institutes, who are taking
applications, are Robert W. Mor
ris at the University, Henry P.
Hansen at Oregon State and
Kenneth E. Davis at Reed.
In Washington, the state col
lege is the only participating
institution, offering institutes in
biology, chemistry, earth science,
general science, mathematics and
physics. Alfred B. Butler is the
director.
"Good science teachers are apt
to be the first to stimulate an
interest in science among our
young people in secondary
schools," said Dr. Waterman.
"But if instruction is not stim
ulating, and contains" outdated
concepts," it tends to weaken
youths' motivations toward sci
ence careers."
The foundation is supported
by appropriations from Con
gress, which for the past two
years have included S9. 5 million
earmarked for supplementary
training of secondary-school sci
ence teachers.
The problem of . keeping science-trained
teachers in the
schools is becoming more acute,
according to the National Educa
tion Association. This is especial-
Medford
Tribune
SectiorT Section MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1957 Pages 1-6
Breaking Elberta Peach Barrier
May Be Boon To Food-Growing
By DELOS SMITH
United Press Science Editor
New York -rAP) Science has
broken the Elberta Peach bar
rier which, in its way, is no less
exciting than breaking the sound
barrier was during the first
year)of the jet propulsion age.
You see, nothing is quite so
stubborn as a natural "law," and
no naturc(f) law was any more
.stubborn than the one which
deemed to govern the behavior
of the Elberta peach tree.
After it dropped its leaves in
the fall, nothing whatever would
induce it to put forth new ones
until after it had endured a pe
riod of cold days.
You could put it in a hot house,
into the soil most liked by El
berta peach trees. You could cre
ate artificially the weather it
likes best. But all this to no
avail.
Productive in Georgia
For that reason the Elberta
peach tree is unknown in all-
Wall Street Visions
Tug of War in Next
Session of Congress
BY ELMER C. WALZER
United Press Financial Editor
New York HP) Having listen
ed to a week of discussion by the
nation's manufacturers. Wall
Street conclud
ed today that
a tug of war is
shaping up for
the next ses
sion of Con
gress. On the one
side will be a
group, strong
ly supported by
the National
Manufacturers,
Elmer Waizer
Association o f
seeking to keep nondefense ex
penses down and thus make way
for a tax cut.
On the other, will be a group
seeking Go spend the nation's
money helter-skelter for defense
without cutting down on non-defense
items.
The latter group may even
seek a tax increase, according to
the Wall Street discussions.
Satellite Failure
The spenders received new am
munition whep the nation's sat
ellite tailed to get off the ground
Wall Street studied carefully
the speech before the NAM by
Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.) who
warned that a tax rise of even a
billion dollars in any
techniques, and wasteful prac
tices; eliminate extravagance in
foreign aid and put more em
phasis on military aid while re
ducing economic aid: and squeeze
every non-essential dollar out of
domestic-civilian programs.
Program Favored
The Byrd program is seen as
sound in Wall Street and to that
extent not the type of operation
that would result in a sprightly
advance in the stock market.
Such program, it is held, would
fight further against inflation
which many regard as a real
market rise incentive.
Only the speculative element
in Wall Street favors wild gov
ernment spending and a return
to inflation. There are many con
servative experts who are plan
ning to help along the moves sug
gested by Senator Byrd, holding
that these basic ideas would pro
vide a strong underpinning for
a long-range bull market.
Highway Accident
Brings Damage Suit
would bring grave consequences.
Byrd did not favor a tax re
duction at the expense of a bal
anced budget. '
He estimated that it would
cost the government $6 billion in
revenue to give a moderate gen
eral overall tax reduction "which
is so badly needed in this coun
try." He would explore the whole
field of spending to bring sav
ings in outgo. He would rechart
defense expenditures on the basis
of a reevaluation of the relative
priority of present and develop
ing methods of warfare; elimi
nate obsolete weapons, methods,
Robert E. Harnish, Central
Point, has filed a complaint in
; circuit court asking SoO.000 m
! general damages and S2.984.62
bracket J in special damages from Leroy
V. Fellows and William Skyr
man, Central Point, for injuries
received in a highway' accident
Sept. 5, 1956, on Butte Falls rd.
According to the complaint
Fellows was operating a loaded
log truck owned by Skyrman
when it crossed the center line
on the highway six miles east
of U. S. Highway 62 causing the
logs to fall onto a dump truck
diven by the plaintiff.
Harnish claims that he suffer
ed severe pain, mental anguish,
and shock as well as several frac
tures in the accident. He is rep
resented by W. E. Duhaime, Med
ford attorney.
year warm climates. This is why
the trees are most productive in
such areas as Georgia where
winters are long enough for the
purpose of the trees, but still
short enough for growing sea
sons to be long ones.
To put forth new leaves, an
Elbert peach tree must first go
through 950-hours or 39 24
hour days in which the tem
perature is below 45 degrees.
It doesn't matter if there are
more than 39 such days. But
there can't be fewer.
Clive W. Donoho Jr. and David.
R. Walker of North Carolina
State college, Raleigh, are the
peach .scientists who broke the
barrier. They did it with the
experimental plant growth sub
stance, gibberellic acid which is
a chemical manufactured by a
Japanese fungus.
They experimented with trees
which had had no more than 164
hours of cold before they were
transplanted from orchard into
large cans and. put into a stor
age room with a continuous tem
perature of 65 degrees.
After 95 days, the trees still
were dormant, as was to be
expected. Donoho and Walker
then sprayed them twice with j
solutions of gibbellic acid, and i
behold! The barrier was broken
the trees began growing and
putting forth leaves.
Finding Right Solutions
Not many sprayings were
needed in any experiment, but
the strength of the solutions was
all-important. Solutions contain
ing 1,000 to 40,000 parts of the
substance per million parts were
highly effective. Weaker solu
tions were not.
In reporting to the American
Association for the Advance
ment of Science, they said that
gibberellic acid evidently either
put the whammy on a specific
Elberta peach chemical which
kept it dormant or needled its
over-all chemistry into function
ing despite the "law."
This is the newest horticultur
al wonder attributed to gibber-
ellic acid which is exciting hor
ticulture scientists throughout
the world. It has hastened the
germination and the early
growth of a number of important
food plants. It may some day
put a new face on food-growing.
Overturning Tractor
Kills Man at Mulino
Oregon City (IP) Francis
Foltz, 24, was killed Sunday
when a tractor overturned on
him at Mulino.
The coroner's office said Foltz
was trying to tow a loaded
truck which was stuck and the
tractor turned over backwards,
crushing the victim. Foltz was a
staff sergeant stationed at the
Portland air base.
Tired of feeding a gas hog?
Little foreign cars too cramped?
GIVE THE FAMILY
A RAMBLER
FOR CHRISTMAS
It's the smartest gift you can give, a new
jet-stream-styled Rambler. Most practical,
too first in economy, first in trade-in value.
Roomy! Easiest to handle! See it now. .
tet the Best of Both :
A Get American Q Get European
big car room small car economy,
and comfort handling ease
LEA MOTORS
Go Rambler f
American Motors Means More For Americans
ly trure in colleges
Fewer and fewer of the new
doctor's degree graduates have
been joining the teaching ranks
in colleges' and universities the
past four years, an NEA survey
showed.
"The production of Ph Ds is
four times greater than it was
10 years ago, the study shows.
But these new graduates are
turning their backs on teaching
and heading for jobs in business
and industry," said NEA.
Teaching Hardest Hit
"Science teaching is hardest
hit. Three of every four new
Ph. Ds in chemistry who take
new jobs upon graduation go
outside education's environs.
Three of every five new Ph. Ds
in physics and the other physical
sciences take the same path."
NEA reported that 88 per cent
of all colleges and universities
cite a serious shortage of quali
fied teachers. It said almost 14
per cent of all new full-time col
lege teachers for the last two
years came directly to the col
leges from high school positions
where teachers can hardly af
ford to be lost.
The study by NEA suggests
three possible methods of ob
taining better educated teachers:
(1) more encouragement to wom
en to pursue graduate study;
(2) possibility of part-time teach
ers; (3) more opportunities for
upgrading by teachers now in
service.
The federally-financed sum
mer institutions come under this
method of trying to halt the
"deterioration in the quality" of
science teaching staffs caused
the attraction of science teachers
and science graduates into industry.
J TOYS
7? OPEN
.f EVENINGS
- MOORE -
Outdoor Supply
3 816 S. Riverside
S&H Green Stamps
See Our Large Selection of c
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Imprinted and Personalized Cards, Boxed Assortments, etc
To Buy or Sell - Use Tribune Classified Ads
1 M mm mm. u K
PMtUhORD 0
STOCKS ARE COMPLETE! BUY NOW!
I3KC YL-
ror ii oe
STORE HOURS: 9:30 to 5:30
OPEN MONDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 9:00 P.M.
THE IDEAL GIFT FOR COMFORT AND RELAXATION!
Family
isX JWV f-, Kv k V v- Mk '.j' "A
f L. - -
i r
- -
f - - s
. i
PENNEYS
SATIN BOWED
DUSTER
For Her Personal Life!
Not just nylon, but quilted nylon
tricot that's luxurious and gentle as
a duster should be! Penney's pick it
as the perfect gift for college and
career girls, housewives alike who
insist on easy care virtues! (Natural
ly it hand washes and drips dry per
fectly). Come see it in new, cheery
colors . . . mink, aqua, pink, coral,
blue! Sleeves adjust as you please.
t 7
''AH '
sizes
10-18
NYLON SHEER
DUSTER
95
Jf 10-18
rick nylon sheer or chiffon
feathered with lace. ' Beauti
fully sudsable, they drip dry,
need no ironing! Good pickins'
at twice this thrifty price!
PLAID CHENILLE
DUSTER
98
4!
10-18
Plaid pretties, full swirl back
wear belted or loose. Generous
pockets. Full pile fluffy fab
ric. Completely washable.
GIRLS' GIFT ROBES
Washabje pretties to delight the heart of
any little girl. Fairy tale styles in che
nilles, corduroys, cottons, quilts, cotton flan
nels and nylon.
Sizes 4-6X
Sizes 7-12
I98,.
298
to
595
695
WASHABLE FULL
LENGTH CHENILLE
Gives comfort and warmth in easy
care chenille. Colors galore, deep
tones, pastels. Novel
ty self-overlay woven
with silver lurex . . .
multi-color overlay.
12-20 14Vi -2414
LjdlUIC,
4
98
PICK A PAISLEY
ORIENTAL
Percale swirled with color closes
with an oriental cluster. Machine
washable in luke
warm water . . Full
pockets, generous
sweep. .
SIZES 12-20
LK
-m v ' ja
How regal the robe! tayonAcetate
FLARI N ANEW in COLOR
Penney's triumphs the cluster
into new night fashion. Cuffs, rk C
the sleeves, ribbons the col- 1 1
lar, fashions skirt to pouf - 1 1
like a cloud! Champagne to. 11 jq to 18
flaming coralsl Prints & solids.
'Si
1 '
jfifi ! .. 1 1
WASH'N'WEAR
TERRY ROBES!
5
sizes med:. large, extra large
Penney's ideal all-purpose
robe for the beach . . . the
house! Thick loop terry is
long wearing, machine wash
es, needs no ironing. Town
craft tailored.
QUALITY BUILT
PENNEY ROMEOS!
98
4!
Sizes
6 to 12
Great in the house . . . around
the yard! Penney's builds
them of fine side leather with
snug-fit elastic gore. Com
position soles, rubber heels.
Sanitized. C and E widths.
' 1
PENNEY'S SOFT
BUNNY MOCS!
2
98
Smooth, long-wear sheep
leather upper, white rabbit
fur collar, hand beaded toe.
Dark blue, red or white. Girls
sizes 12-3, women's 4-9.
I '
GIVE HER A DAZZLER
IN VELVET!
98
3!
sizes 5 to 9
Rayon - velvet hostess slipper
with flexible leather sole
and instep-deep in "jewels"!
A treasure with Penney's low
price! Black, blue. AA-B.
' wilts
HARD SOLE
SATIN LOUNGER
498
sizes. 5 to 9
widths AA-B
So sturdy, long-wearing ...
it's practically a shoe . . .
-yet comfy as only a slipper
can be! Rayon in black, royal
blue.
5th and Bart left, Medford