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              in the 'beginning three sonemes met i with favor from several members of | tjhe class. proposition was made ito split memorial among departments, for making needed improvements. another plan ihait re, ceived consideration remodeling and enlargemeait infirmary. this, together witlh'the one that adopted acted upon at meeting. decision th'at reached a large majority, class an whole seems well satisfied as finally decided upon. faculty educational club held delightful meeting ife -17.1.. ~r> h/.1 vwb- -five members of the facultyl educational cluib bloomsburg staiie normal school held a most lnlerestlng meeting in callie hall t< riday evening, with program devoted to some modern authors. j. c. foote gave recitation from kipling and one his own composition, "the bumtble bee." both •which were very well received. miss anna m'clsride series or five monologues, return ©primg," appearing successively as decrepit old woman 7.">, widow fifty, 2f>, child thirteen, baby long clotnes. cumberland gaive an aesthetic dsmce prof. william brill talk on literature kast." refreshments served. tennis good as an alarm clock apr normal students have the fever and coiirts are in favor. tennis amd things pertaining thereto are distinctly the thing at nor- ( mal, and have been for last few . days. courts put in- ; to shape play, aind new supplies j l ordered, result being a | crowd of players that keeps well tilled during every hour not occupied iby study—according regula- • tlon. in fact, so eager students, even cany morning hours used playing, enthusiasts prohibited by regulation from using before six o'clock —no need alairm clocks normal, you see. four nets ihave placed ■the courts, tape has 'been ordered is on way. large order was plai-ed students week or two ago, seizure throughout school. 1013 elwts base ball officials. meeting class 1913 held saiturday, final election officers toase team were made. resulted close as captain, c. hess manager. officials replace temporary choice made weeks ago. philos, and callies give receptions € new members of both are tendered reception on same night. interesting program dancing a feature society reception.-other normal notes. by the two literary societies schools to who have joined their ranks during spring term marked session school satur- i day evening. in evening proved most delightful one, and, something which has not hitherto been these receptions, was en- joyed at both. i'lillos have busy evening. the evening in fhilologiam society was decidedly a one. addition to reception, business of importance transacted, and strong program wais rendered, members fourth year class public giving most numbers. number alumni were present addressed present, commenting on quality work that is doing. music for furnished by an orchestra, especially organized. refreshments, punch, ice cream cake served. program: recitation. miss ada davis; piano solo, elsie morgaui, recitation, maibel shuman; helen pegg; vocal ■ alma mann. dennis wright, president 1911, hauel hartman, isabella thomas, 1912 gave addresses. session which preceded it decided, after some lively discussion, purchase busts 'beethoven, -bryant, dickens hall. there attendance nearly two hundred reception.. callie deception l,ai»cly attended. large marked reception held iby prograim, especial interest, orchestra added not little numiber faculty attendance. amd cake, | dancing during course evening, furnishing music. the, reading, "the higher education," gertrude smith; "country courtship," marian forscht; selection, orchestral; cora mill; duet, misses marie snyder lida miller. one new member was admitted to the society during business meeting which preceded program, improvements in hail were discussed meeting. chestnut blight's bavages discussed v\as k.now wore about disease than they ever did before. chestnut tree iblight. its ravages, tmd methods or treatment and prevention formed the subject matter of an interesting address given students normal school last evening, 'by k. e. rockey, [blight commission. owing to difficulty in procuring a ktereopticon for slides which are issued by the commission, it was necessary to give lecture in biological room science hall. (hied its capacity, especial stress having been laid upon staff, result being a turnout or -practically every student of biology at school. mr. rocky opened his with brief statement daimage done liy blight, which he said, has caused loss millions dollars eastern part country, and is only beginning strike this district. spoke some length value chestnut •tree, aind emphasis tact that growth tree makes especially valuable for 'building purposes. time an oak grown large enough base baill bat, salu lie, .is make telephone pole. seriousness situation faces view disease threatens, -was pointed out anil discussed, rockey ... af .liunick with. the distribution of disease. within a twenty-five mile radius aibout philadelphia, he saitd, there is scarcely heaflthy tree to be found, percentage diseased trees running as high eighty or ninety per cent, one goes farther away from sinks twentyone percent, two and in western pari state cases blight are scattered infrequent. several times during course lecture fact was 'brought prominently attention aiudience that cutting down chestnut 'which has been attacked v>y does not usually mean will total loss. various ways utilizing lumber bairk which cut down, use 'being made after proper precaution have taken, were presented. worst districts, said lecturer, down' tne obligatory by state, 'but districts where only ai slight foot-hold every snown disease under compulsion. it is difficult to account ror some tf the scattered oases in western part of stajte. one or two, however, have been shown be due shipment nursery stocck from districts where blight was prevailing. nature blight, and tne' •ways which spreads were dis- 1 cussed thoroughly, with especial attention summer winter spores. slides showing ra;pldity growth o-f spore flitshed upon screen. methods determining whether not a tree attacked by blight. fan- khapcd masses mycelial threads, sails mr. hockejs furnish an alrtiost celftaih means identification the' iilllrht. • spread frf the disease in elk county where entire outbreak was shown to be due a single tree riiscumed. effects of gashes bark trees, affording means entrance the,spore blight, were graphically "by slides, wounds left by climbing irons telephone men, gash an axe furnishing illustrations point. methods treatment blight discussed. some time ago, saiii | mr. rwe key, report spread; that it had been found .'■•prayingj with bordeaux mixture ef-, fectual cure for blight. this is wholly erroneous, since no sprauy, nature disease, can reach source trouble. cutting purpose eliminating diseased -portions thoroughly treated fn lecture, and slides showing procedure,' shown. ! concluding parts lecture! devoted general discussion forest conditions state. normal plays harrisburg y.m.c.a. 4/30/ game schedulad for mt. lolvmous this afternoon, it her dope. the-weather of this week has been | anything hut favorable ifor coach weimer's cci'lts aind thus far it impossible for them to get in any practice week. better -weathi er conditions aire being hoped on mt. olympus. 'harris-burg r. 'k. y. m. o. a. will go against normal held today, and they come here '.lth the reputaition a fast amateur team, saturday lock haven normal, always one normal's strongest rivals, be what (promises b*e ol best games season. base ball jottings. independent nescopeck team 'will open its season feiaturday when play seniors the'ir home grounds. manaiger kipgffley williams ts authority statement -there'll toe lots class his once he gets going. charley shorten, iscrlanion boy who formerly 'played susquehanna league started outtteld scranton last year, then went worcester new kirgl'and league, loft yesterday worcester. pete kualherty, ißelfcwlek, anc another lad, are suspended list but expect sign up. "(babbie" craig is no longer in state college's line-up. was playing him 'in his iwrong position this year—at short. he's an outfielder and a mighty good one. the imx score indicated he having about as much troutble covering short-stop for had bloomsburg. with "bhlie" ponvnall it js different. has been lirought into by allbright 8s a> rattling game that position. atlso hitting pill hard college circles. "charlie" mitchell, former i clram'p., back 'from south mitch, never strikes gait there.