Wherein are recorded the recollections, the ruminations and the raspirations of those who have drunk from the foaming fount of the Dep- artment of Plant Pathology of the University of Minnesota and who now spout forth in divers ways Ktt fount foam an3 ncbpl; run bry Report from the Acting Head

Our new Department Head, Jim Hunter, will arrive about July 15. Presently he is busy terminating his responsibilities at the Geneva Station of Cornell University. We look forward to his arrival and are excited about the future of our Department.

This has been a good year for the Department. Probably the best news is that the State Legislature appropriated $574,000 to prepare working drawings for additions to the Plant Pathology, Agronomy and Soils buildings. The total building program, which we hope will be approved by the 1980 Legislature, calls for over $14,000,000 and will provide our Department with 24,654 square feet of additional space. In addition, the Department will share a 250-seat lecture room.

A committee will soon start planning the new buildings and although there was some thought of having working drawings ready for the 1979 Legislature, this will not be possible. We are optimistic, however, that the building will be started in 1980. The location of the new structure has not been decided but very likely it will fill part of the space between the west ends of the present Agronomy and Pathology buildings. In addition to acquiring some new space, Plant Pathology will take over the two floors of the Plant Science building now occu- pied by Agronomy and Soils. The Plant Science building, which was built in 1966, will thus be occupied entirely by Plant Pathology.

Approval of the planning funds by the Legislature demonstrates their interest and support for agriculture. We are most appreciative of the support we had from many organizations in the state.

The added space will greatly enhance our research programs and we are optimistic that we will finally have the teaching facilities that we have needed for many years. New space is especially important be- cause we now have 45 graduate students with more in prospect. Our regular staff is growing and we have accommodated a number of visiting scientists.

To help alleviate space problems we are in the process of converting the basement of the headhouse into offices for graduate students. The storeroom on the first floor (Room 111) will be modified to provide space for the mycotoxicology project which had to evacuate their space in 201 so the air pollution project could expand. Mycotoxicology is also occupying space in Veterinary Medicine and the College of Biological Science. More storage space was sacrificed to expand the EM facility in Plant Science.

In spite of limited space, research progress has been gratifying. Over 50 papers were published in 1977, which does not include several chapters for books.

Presently the Department is advertising three staff positions. We are looking for a cereal pathologist (actually announced as a wheat pathologist), who will work on non-rust diseases of cereals, cooperating with Agronomy in developing disease resistant varieties. Another position is in epidemiology to replace Dr. Shrum. Still a third posi- tion is that of Assistant Extension Specialist to replace John Mizicko. It is hoped that all of these positions can be filled by Fall, 1978.

The Plant Heal th Technology undergraduate program continues i ts development and gradually more satisfactory programs are being evolved. At present about 70 students are enrolled, making the teaching load greater in a number of courses. In the graduate group, Principles of Plant Pathology will be taught by Dick Zeyen, starting Spring, 1979.

John Skelly taught the course in forest pathology this Spring and the Department enjoyed having him with us. The students enjoyed the course, and from all reports, John enjoyed a party in his honor the night before he left. We hope he made it home with his station wagon loaded with class material. The Department has profited much by the presence of people like John Skelly and John Ayers. Dr. Ayers will be with us for 6 months working on diseases of small grains. A shorter visit which was a highlight for many of us was Alex Shigo's 3-day stay which included 3 lectures and special discussion sessions with students and faculty.

A recent bit of good news is that the College of Agriculture has received "equ i ty" funds, to he1 p adjust salaries of the facul ty .

Dr. Stakman, who suffered a paralytic stroke July 19, 1977, is now living in The Presbyterian Home on Lake Johanna, just a few miles north of the campus. He has a large, sunny room and has access to their lovely grounds which have been nicely landscaped. He is now receiving physical therapy and apparently is contented with his situation. He thoroughly enjoyed his birthday party at a local restaurant.

Everyone should remember that the annual meeting of the Phytopath- ological Society will be held in Minneapolis in 1980 and we hope all of the Old Timers, including the recent ones, will take the opportunity to visit the Department.

With best wishes to all of you.

D. W. French

Dr. Stakman's address is:

The Presbyterian Home 3220 Lake Johanna Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55112 Volume 49, No. 1 AURORA SPOREALIS May 1978

OLD TIMERS COL'JMN Ta Ching Loh, PhD 1933, reports, in a letter to George Hafstad, that he has re- Harry C. Young Jr, PhD 1949, Professor tired and has moved back to his own house of Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State U., in Kwang Chow (formerly canton). There vis i ted severa 1 educational and research he has leisure for reading and writing institutions in Venezuela in August, 1977 but also does some woodworking. This he to help plan academic programs for grad- says "will provide me with enough daily uate student education in plant pathology. excercise and I like it, for it keeps my mind from thinking too much". According to HeShii Chang, Paul Sun, Loh has had some heart trouble, but is MS 1966, was appointed Chief of the fortunate in having his oldest daughter, Plant Industrial Division of the Joint an M.D., staying with him and his wife. Commission of Rural Reconstruction in He would like to come back to the U.S. Taiwan, effective Nov. 1, 1977. Paul has and visit some of his friends "of forty been with the JCRR for several years. years ago". Beverly Bergman and her husband moved Dr. Colin Booth, Director of the into a new apartment in Minnetonka in Commonwealth Mycological Institute, has June, 1977. She says they still miss pub1 i shed a book, "Fusar i um, Laboratory Roseville. Beverly was Sr. Clerk Guide to the Identification of Major Typist in the plant path office in 1975- Species". Dr. Booth was Visiting Pro- 76. She now works for the Rural Physi- fessor in the Department during the cians Associate Program in the Medical Spring of 1971. School. John Ohman, PhD 1961, will leave for Kenneth Old, PhD 1964, left his pos- Washington, D.C. in June to become ition with the University of Dundee in Director of the Forest Insect and Disease Scotland in January 1978 and moved to Research, U.S. Forest Service. He Australia. There he has accepted a new leaves the position of Director of the position with the CSlRO Division of North Central Forest Experiment Station Forest Research as plant pathologist at St. Paul. with headquarters at Canberra. He will work on die-back of eucalyptus. Roberta Brehmer, Sr. Lab. Technician on the potato project in the early 701s, is Dr. Howard F. Schwartz, MS 1975, is now an Agricultural Extensionist with the working on bean diseases with ClAT Peace Corps at Otavalo, Ecuador. Bobbie (~entrolnternacional de Agricultra graduated in horticulture and is helping ~ropical)at Cali, Colombia. He finds the people in Ecuador raise more and bet- the work very interesting and challeng- ter vegetables. She says the country is ing, eg, evaluating 7 hectares of bean beautiful, but it is difficult to get a progeny for resistance to Bean Common hot shower. Mosaic Virus and Rust. "The rust epi- demic is proceeding beautifully----my Lloyd Brinkerhoff, PhD 1962, spent exposure to rust in Minnesota with you August - October, 1977 in Pakistan where (M.B. ~oore)is being very valuable and he was consultant on bacterial blight of will hopefully be productive as well". cotton with the Food and Agriculture Or- Howard is planning new greenhouse facil- ganization of the United Nations. Lloyd ities (a big job) and during his slack is on the staff of Langston University, time is co-editor of a Handbook on Bean Langston, Okla. He retired recently from Diseases in Latin America, for which he the ARS, USDA at Oklahoma State Univer- is writing several chapters. sity.

The last issue of Aurora was Volume 48, rdo. 1, dated June 1977 Kenneth G. Elclndoe, an Old Timmer who E.E. (~ene)Saari, PhD 1966, favored got his PhD in agronomy, is presently Aurora with a 2-page letter describing retire'd and living with his wife, Ethel, some of his activities in the period in Leesburg, Florida. They have a son, May 27 - October 12, 1977. Gene is Kenneth, who is married and lives in New Regional Plant Pathologist with CIMMYT Jersey. He is an artist. in Cairo, Egypt. His summer duties in- cluded a month in China, travelling with In a recent letter Mac recalls that he Norm Borlaug, Glenn Anderson and Haldore and Frank Kaufert started to New York Hanson, learning first hand of the prob- (in 1930) in a Model T Ford. Frank was lems of wheat growing and sampling headed for the University of Halle, in Chinese food, including Peking duck. Germany (~takwas there that year too) o om King take notice). and Mac for his home in New Zealand. But He also spent a few days in Japan, "in New York Stak diverted me and I went where he saw Dr. Tadaoki Inaba, who was to Liberia (to work for the Firestone in the Department from Nov. 1975 to Oct. Plantations CO). I held that job for some 1976. Hemet O.T.L.M. Joshi, (R.F. 37 years until they sacked me because Fellow, 1963-64) in India and sees they said I was too old". Tewfik Abdel-Hak frequently in Egypt. At a workshop in Honolulu in July, Mac tooka course in mycology from Gene saw Delf in Lapis (PHD 1970) Mal Louise Dosdall, and as part of the re- Shurtleff (P~D1953) and Mrs. Shurtleff quirements, drew a family tree of the (former P1 Pa Secretary Margaret ~ohnson). Basidiomycetes. It was a classic. See Like a good Minnesota Finlander, Gene p. 15. He never found out what Dr. Dos- went fishing in the Pacific off Honolulu dall thought of his effort, but presum- and caught a blue marlin weighing 390 ably he passed the course. pounds. The "battle" to use fisherman's jargon, lasted 1.5 hours. Gene says the Lauren Carlson, PhD 1965, was elected reel is hooked to a vest worn by the Vice President of the National Cattle- fisherman and, unless the line breaks, mans' Association and had his picture in the fisherman lands the fish or vice the St. Paul paper for February 11, 1978. versa. This caused him some concern, he Lauren is President and Manager of said, but knowing Gene, we can't believe Western Farms, Inc., Chokio, Mn. Chokio he was downright scared. He is having is in west central Minnesota. the fish mounted and writes "I have not yet resolved where to house the fish. Harry G. Ukkelberg, MS 1932, sent us Currently there is no space large enough the pub 1 i cat ion "Chemotec" for November in any of the dwellings of my relatives. 1977 containing his "latest and pyobab1;l Someday, if you hear of a new tavern in last literary effort", an interesting Northern Minnesota with a big fish you paper on the production of rubber by will know that I built it in self-de- go1 den rod, so1 i dago 1 eavenwort h i i . Byron fense in order to house my fish". Vanderbilt of Arizona was co-author. Harry was in charge of plant breeding In November, 1977 W.E. Sackston, PhD studies of goldenrod at the Edison 1949, was back at his post as Professor Botanic Research Corporation, Fort Meyers of Plant Pathology, MacDonald College of Fla. from 1932 to 1936. He then worked McGill University in Canada. Sax has on new farm crops for Henry Ford at been in Cordoba, Spain for several years Richmond Hill Va. From 1949 until he as Research Coordinator for the Depart- retired in 1965, he worked at the mento Nacional de Plantas Oleaginosas. Tidewater Experiment Station, USDA. Harry passed his 80th birthday in Jan- C.C. Bernier, PhD 1965, was elected uary, 1978 and reports that he is in Vice President of the Canadian Phyto- "rather good heal th". He 1 ives at pathological Society for 1977-78. Richmond, Va. Jon D. Jeresek, MS 1976, write "All Norman Krog, PhD 1952, Plant Physiology, is fine in Alpine, Arizona. Kris and I writes that he was in the People's purchased land here and have built a Republic of China in November, 1976, barn for her horses. We may build a under the auspices of the National Coun- home here later. Working for the Forest cil for U.S. - China Trade, a commercial Service is the most enjoyable thing thus organization. He works in the Agricul- far in my working career. Fire season tural Division of the FMC Corporation, is very 'bad' in the region and Califor- and presented papers on insecticides at nia. Much overtime and away from home meetings in Peking. more than I 'm home". Norm located Tung-Fan Chao, PhD 1952 George Hafstad, MS 1933, who retired at the Agricultural University of in 1967 as leader of Dutch elm dis- Chekiang at Hangchow, however, Chao has ease control effort in Wisconsin, is since returned to Shanghai. He has still very active. Besides his under- worked in grain storage most of the time standable interest in trees and nature, since he returned to China. While at George started collecting glass milk Minnesota he had a joint major in Hor- bottles about 12 years ago and, by a ticulture and Plant Physiology. recent count, has around 1232. Like many other lowly items in common use Pat Rincker Donald, who was Junior only recently, the glass milk bottle is Sc ien t ist for Dave MacDona 1 d , 1972-74, now scarce. George's collection in- is scheduled to take the MS final exam cludes many variants and physiologic May 20 at North Dakota State U. Her races, which makes it extremely valuable thesis covers a survey of nematodes in as collectors know. He is giving the North Dakota, which is pioneer work for collection to the Wisconsin State His- the state. Pat is expecting her first torical Society where they will be out child a week after the MS exam, and as in the Agricultural Museum, a fitting she always has done things on schedule, display in a dairy state. we expect that is how it will be. George and Mrs. H. live in Cambridge Wisconsin. He corresponds with a few Gerald Anderson, PhD 1963, will be Old Timers like Mclndoe, T.C. Loh, Assistant Director in charge of the N.E. Duck Hines, Bamberg and Holton. Forest Experiment Station, Durham, N.H. after June 1978. He will move from Wm. W. (Bill) Donald, MS 1974, has ac- Washington, D.C. where he has been with cepted a position as Assistant Professor the Forest Insect Disease Office in in the Department of Botany and Plant the Forest Service. Pathology, Colorado State University, Jeri Ooka, PhD 1975, was Acting Super- Ft. Collins, where he will do research intendent of the Kauai Experiment Sta- on herbicides. Bill has been doing tion, U of Hawaii, Kapaa, from December similar work for the USDA in a fancy new 15, 1976 to December 31, 1977. He found lab on the N.D.S.U. campus. He got it "an interesting experience" but was his PhD in the Agronomy Department at glad to get back to his regular job of the U of Wisconsin. He and Pat will research. move to Ft. Collins in July. Chuck Logsdon, PhD 1954, will retire Ray Rose, MS 1915, keeps us up on con- June 30, 1978 from his position as As- ditions in Florida where he lives in re- sociate Director of the Agriculture tirement with Mrs. Rose at West Palm Experiment Station at Palmer, Alaska, Beach. While Dutch elm disease is kill- Being still in the prime of life, Dr. ing elm trees in Minnesota, lethal yellow- Logsdon is considering a number of at- ing is doing the same with coconut palms tractive occupational options to keep in Florida. Rose wrote that all efforts busy. He says it had been suggested to halt the disease, including antibiotic that he run for the legislature, but he injections, have been dropped. apparently doesn't consider that one of the more attractive possibilities. NEW OLD TIMERS--THE DEAR DEPARTED On September 15, 1977 Dr. N.V. Rama Raja Urs resigned his position as Junior John Mizicko resigned his position as Scientist to become Plant Pathologist Extension Pesticide Specialist in the with Dahlgren and Co., Crookston, Minn. Department, effective March 24, 1978. He will be working principally on diseases He accepted a job with the FMC Corpora- of sunflower, a crop that was grown on tion at Davis, Calif., where he will be over half a million acres in Minnesota in Plant Pathologist in the Vegetable Seed 1977. Rama got his PhD at Iowa State U. Department. John came to Minnesota as a He had been at Minnesota since November, Research Specialist and became Extension 1975- Pesticide Specialist in 1975. Amberwati Tjokrosudarmo, MS 1976, re- Darrell Cox, who passed his MS October turned to Gadjah Mada University to con- 20, 1977, left for Purdue University, tinue her career as teacher and investi- where he is Technician in the Department gator in mycology and plant pathology. of Plant Pathology. Sunny Hsi, MS April 1977, is in charge Donna Spaller resigned August 31, 1977 of the transmission EM facilities of the and got married. She had been working Owens-Corning Fibreglass Corp., Granville on the pollution project and now lives Ohio , making use of the skills she ac- in Arnery, Wisc. See elsewhere. quired in Dick Zeyen's lab, but on non- biological materials. Sunny's husband, Dennis Johnson took his PhD final on a Minnesota PhD, is an engineer with the January 6, 1978 and left here soon there- same company. after for Texas where he is Assistant Professor (cereal diseases) at Texas Supranee Gavinlertvatana, MS November, A & M. He is working at the Vernon 1976 is keeping house and taking care substation. of the family while husband, Paribooya completes his work for the PhD in Hort. Dr. Robert D. Shrum resigned October 7, 1977 from his position as Assistant Dr. J. N. Gibbs left in March, 1978 to Professor. Bob had been on the staff return to England. He was on leave from since July 1974, developing a program in the Forestry Commission Research Station, epidemiology and disease simulation. He Farnham, Surrey, where he is Forest Path- made good progress in his research. ologist. He did research on oak wilt His reasons for leaving were personal. while in Minnesota. Bob plans to work with a private orchard operation in Pennsylvania for a year and Frank Russo, Research Fellow on the then resume his professional career in pollution project, resigned June 30, 1977 plant pathology. and took a position as Plant Pathologist In addition to his expertise in dis- in the U. S. Environmental Protection ease simulation, Bob took a great inter- Agency, Pesticides and Toxic Substances est in the affairs of the Department Law Enforcement Branch, Washington, D.C. and contributed much in that area. We are sorry to see him go. Prof. Emeritus M.F. Kernkamp and wife Marge spent January and February 1978 in Dale Bergdahl, MS 1974, accepted a pos- Sun City, Arizona. They were favorably ition as Assistant Professor in Forestry, impressed and bought a home there and University of Vermont, July 1, 1977. will leave Minnesota in September. OT's Stu Holton and Lee Hines are already res- Michele Meyer left June 6, 1977 to be ident there as is George Fisher, who re- a timber cruiser with the Forest Service. tired from Washington State U. a few She is now taking graduate work at the years ago. George was a visiting scien- Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State tist in the Department for a few months University, Corvallis. during the 30's. VlS ITORS (Starting June, 1977) August 12. John A. Laurence, PhD 1976, and Katy spent a couple of days in town ,June 17. Twefik Abdel-hak, PhD 1948. before the meetings. They missed the Dr. Hak is Director of the lnstitute of farewell party for A1 Wood, being in Plant Pathology in the Ministry of Ag- Madison, Wisc. However, with the help riculture of Egypt. The lnstitute is at of Craig Grau, PhD 1975, they managed Giza. Hak's organization employs about a pretty good substitute. The Boyce 400 professional people, 35 with PhD, Thompson lnstitute will move from Yonkers 80 with the MS. There are also about N. Y. to lthaca during the coming year 200 non-professional employees and 50 in and so will John. He doesn't mind. administration. The lnstitute of Plant Pathology comprises 3 branches: cereal August 12. J. G. Harrar, PhD 1935, diseases, horticultural crop diseases and Ster 1 ing Wortman, PhD 1950 (P 1 ant and general research. Courses are of- reeding) were in town to visit Dr. fered in plant pathology and graduate Stakman. Dr. Harrar retired about 5 students are trained. years ago as President of the Rockefeller Foundation. He still does considerable Dr. Hak was in the U.S. on official consulting. Dr. Wortman, as a Vice- business and, among others, had visited President of the Foundation is involved Harry young, PhD 1949, in Oklahoma. He in a number of international programs. stopped in Lincoln, Nebraska, but Boosalis, PhD 1951, was not in. (After August 22. Ho-Shii Chang, PhD 1972, all, Boo is a Dept. ~ead). visited the Department for several days in August. His principal interest was June 30. Kenneth R. Bromfield, PhD in discussing diseases of wild rice with 1975, Research Plant Pathologist, Plant Drs. Kernkamp and Percich. Ho-Shii is Disease Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, presently with the lnstitute of Botany, Frederick, Mary1 and. Academia Sinica, Taiwan, where he spends most of his time studying the biology July 7. Dr. R. G. Timian, Research and pathology of Phytophthora spp. which Plant Pathologist, ARS, USDA, North are highly important soil-borne pathogens Dakota State Univers i ty, Fargo. in Taiwan.

July 18 - 22. Old Timer lsaac Wahl. August 26. Arvid Monson, MS 1964, was lsaac spent his time working on data in in the Cities about a month doing some the Cereal Rust Laboratory. After a work in the Genetics Department of the week at Iowa State U., he returned home College of Biological Sciences, U of M. to Israel. Arvid teaches genetics, microbiology and statistics at Allegheny College, Mead- August 4. Bobby Renfro, PhD 1960, He ville, PA. Oliver Dalrymple, first had been visiting his sons in the area. bonanza farmer in the Red River Valley One of said sons has finished the U and in the 1870's, graduated from Allegheny. is working for a seed corn company. An- other is still in school. Bobby is still September 11 and November 18. F. A. working with maize downy wildew in Wood, Dean for Research, U. of Florida, Bangkok with the RF. Gainesville. A1 still gets around. His November trip was made to pick up one of August 3. D. E. Munnecke, PhD 1950, his planes that was left behind last stopped on his way to the meetings. Don summer when he moved. He came to coffee and Mrs. M., both natives of St. Paul, in the morning and it was just like old were travelling by camper and planned to times. April 6 - 8, 1978. A1 arrived spend some time in Northern Minnesota on business just in time for the evening before the meetings. Don says the Dutch seminar and the intellectual feast which elm disease has left St. Paul looking followed at the Ground Round. Talk about like a disaster area. Old Times! October 10. Richard R. Nelson, PhD was studying the problems of developing 1954, who gave a seminar on "Some science curricula for elementary students. thoughts on breeding for disease resis- He planned to visit Wisconsin, Florida, tance in plants". Dick is Evan Pugh New York and several other states and Professor of Plant Pathology at Pennsyl- then go to England to spend 4 months at vania State University and Editor of a the University of London. book, "Breeding plants for disease re- s i stance". March 1. Paul R. Fridlund, PhD 1954, stopped off on his return to Prosser, November 2. Prof. Bob Olien, PhD 1956, Wash. from San Antonio, Texas, where he now at Michigan State U. Bob attended gave a talk at a meeting of the National meetings on cold hardiness in the Stu- Peach Council. Paul began his studies dent Center. He said Myrtle Norquist in 1953 and is now one of the leading Smith, MS 1952, is pathologist for the U.S. authorities on virus diseases of winter hardiness program at Michigan stone and pome fruits. With this has State. come various responsible positions in national organizations and professional November 4. Norman Borlaug, PhD trips to foreign countries, including called on Dr. Stakman at his home on Poland and Roumania. He has been asked Hythe St. Norm was in the area on to return to Roumania in the near future. personal business. February 16 - 17. Dr. Santiago Fuentes, December 17. John Gronqui st, MS 1976. MS 1958 and Dr. Enrique Torres, both Potato Seed Certification, Scotts Bluff, plant pathologists with CIMMYT in Mexico, Nebraska. spent a couple of days with John Rowel1 and the other uredinologists in the December 21. Dr. George Hudler, MS Cereal Rust Laboratory. Their principal 1972. Extension Specialist in diseases mission was to take notes on some wheat of trees, Cornell University. breeding lines that they had sent to the lab to be inoculated with the collection Same day. Jon D. Jeresek, MS 1976, of races of P. g. t. used by the lab for Forest Service, Alpine, Arizona. the identification of specific genes for resistance. December 27. John T. Siwula, MS 1971. John teaches science at Jefferson Jr. April 11. Charles Schneider, PhD 1956, High, Jamestown, N.Y. and is working was here on official business. Chuck is for an EdD in educational administration Research Plant Pathologist, SEA, USDA, at at the University of Buffalo (round trip Michigan State U. 150 mi 1 es) . John says his woodworking ski 11s have now reached the point where Apri 1 19. Dr. Robert Kohut, who works he can make fine furniture. for an ecology type consulting company in Fort Collins, Col. He was attending December 27. James Berquam, McCurdy the Air Pollution Workshop in Minneapolis Seed Co., Fremont la. Mrs. Barbara (see elsewhere). Bob was Research Fel low Berquam worked in the Department in the on the pollution project in the Department early '70s. They have a son born from 1975 until March 31, 1977. September 24, 1977. April 25 - 26. Mary Ooka stopped in to February 8, 1978. Alwyn Gibbs, PhD visit and see the new EM equipment. She 1971, spent several days around the old was on her way back to Hawaii after sev- homestead. Alwyn, who is Lecturer in eral weeks in Florida for further train- Science at Mitchell College, Bathurst, ing with the Air National Guard. Mary N S W, Australia, came from a 4-month was in training at Alcoa, Tennesee for a visit at the Lawrence School of Science, couple of months early in 1978. She is U of Cal., Berkeley. He was on a 12- now a Lieutenant. month sabbatical leave during which he NEW STAFF

Dr. James E. Hunter has accepted the pdsition as Head of the Department and will begin his duties in July 1978. Dr. Hunter leaves his position as As- sociate Professor and Department Chair- man, New York State Agricultural Experi- ment Station, Geneva, N.Y., where he has been since 1972. Before going to New York he did research on diseases of tropical fruits at the Hawaii Agricul- tural Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, Hilo. Before that he taught microbiology at California State Poly- technic College. He holds a BA in micro- biology and the PhD in plant pathology from...... the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Erik Stromberg joined the Depart- ment in June, 1977 as Plant Pathologist with APHIS, USDA. Erik works under the new program for surveying and reporting plant diseases which was started in 1977 in 10 upper midwest states. He is a native of California, received his BS at U of California, Riverside and the PhD (1977) from Oregon State University. He was named Adjunct Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology, University of Minn., effective July 1, 1978.

Dr. James Burleigh has accepted the position in the AID program which the Department has in Morocco. Jim graduated in agronomy from Fresno State College, California, in 1958. He Dr. Asimina Gkinis became Assistant has an MS (1962) in agronomy and a PhD Extension Special ist in January, 1978. (1965) in plant pathology, both from Her speciality is shade tree pathology. Washington State U. He spent several Dr. Gkinis majored in agronomy and re- years as Research Plant Pathologist at ceived the BS degree at the Aristolelian Kansas State and since 1971 has been University of Thessaloniki, Greece in Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant and 1968. She holds the PhD in plant path- Soil Science, California State U., Chico ology from the University of Wisconsin, 1977. Her Doctor's dissertation was on He will be stationed at the Institute factors affecting resistance of elms to Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II at Dutch elm disease. Rabat, where he will conduct research on horticultural crops, especially vegeta- Search and screening committees have bles, teach graduate courses and develop been named: For epidemiologist: Dick programs for MS candidates in plant path Zeyen, Chm., E. Banttari, Alan Roelfs, and related fields. He is presently Sagar Krupa, Fred Baker. For cereal boning up on French and expects to be in pathologist: Roy Wilcoxson, Chm., Paul Minnesota for a while this summer before Rothman, John Ayers, Elwin Stewart, Jim going to Morocco. Percich, Hunt Wiley and H. Bissonnette. VISITING PROFESSORS

Dr. John M. Skel ly is teaching the Dr. John E. Ayers arrived March 1, 1978 course in Forest Pathology during the to spend six months as Visiting Associate spring quarter of 1978, relieving Dave Professor in the Department,doing re- French, who is Acting Head. Dr. Skelly search on disease resistance and popula- is Visiting Associate Professor in the tion genetics. He is working principally Department. He is on leave from Virginia with Roy Wilcoxson and Alan Roelfs. Dr. Polytechnic Institute and State University Ayers is on sabbatical leave from where he is Professor of Plant Pathology. Pennsylvania State U. where he is Asso- ciate Professor of Plant Pathology.

Professors Skelly (L) and Ayers (R) are sharing Dr. Stakman's former office ...... VISITING SCIENTISTS

Three foreign scientists spent short Dr. Tsung-Che Tseng, Associate Profes- periods in 1977 studying mycotoxins in sor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, the laboratories of Prof. Chet Mirocha investigated mycotoxins produced by and Regents' Prof. Clyde Christensen. Fusarium, and especially methods of anal- Dr. Peter Onesirosan (MS, 1968) worked ysis. Ms. lli-eva and Dr. Tseng were here from July to December, concentrating on from October thru December. mycotoxins produced by molds in cowpeas...... He was on leave from the Department of Dr. Alex L. Shigo, Chief Plant Pathol- Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, ogist at the Northeast Forest Experiment University of Ife, Ife-lfe, Nigeria. Station, Durham, N.H., was a visitor in the Department April 24-26, 1978. He Ms. Vessalina Ilieva, who is Biologist lectured to the class in forest path and in the lnstitute of Grain and Feed In- presented a seminar on April 25. On dustry, Botevgradski Chaussee, Sofia, April 26 he participated in a tree in- Bulgaria, was interested chiefly in meth- jection short course held at the Hotel ods for determining Fusarium toxins and Leamington, Minneapolis. aflatoxins and possible methods of con- trolling toxins in feed. HONORS Sigma Xi initiated new members on Janu- mndMay 10, 1978. Plant Path- ,Frank Kaufert, PhD 1935, Dean Emeritus ologists honored were: of the College of Forestry, U of M, was presented the Gifford Pinchot Memorial Elected Associate Members: Lois E. B. Award early in October, 1977. This award, Johnson, Laura E. Sweets, Katherine D. given every other year, recognizes major Widin, Darrell Cox and Winston Hagler. contributions to administration, practise and professional development in forestry. Promoted to Full Membership: Dennis A. Johnson, John A. Laurence. Dr. E. C. Stakman received the A. I. B. S. Distinguished Service Award August 22, Elected to Full Membership: Jeri J. Ooka. 1977. The citation was read at the Plenary Session of the Annual Meeting at Thor Kommedahl was elected President- M.ichigan State U. Summarizing Stakman's Elect for 1978-79. Neil Anderson has distinguished career, it concluded: "The been Secretary-Treasurer for 2 years. heaping of honors, the sound of applause have not turned your head nor clouded E. C. Stakman is the oldest living mem- your vision. Every person you meet is ber of the Minnesota Chapter. He was special. Every mind is fertile ground. elected in 1906. Every day is an adventure. We drink from your cup tonight as we recognize you, Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Elvin C. Stakman, Distinguished Scientist Agriculture, initiated the following on of the American Institute of Biological April 20, 1978: SC i ences .I' Facul ty: David H. MacD~nald Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, PhD 1941, re- ceived the 1978 lowa Award on February Graduate Students: Michael P. Grisham, 8, 1978 at lowa State University, Ames. Mary E. Palm, Laura E. Sweets, Katherine The award was created in 1948 by Govern- D. Widin, Hunt B. Wiley. or Robert D. Blue as part of the 1946 observance of Iowa's centennial. It is Seniors in Plant Health Technology: Iowa's most prestigious award. Borlaug, Timothy J. Arlt, Steven J. Leiser. who was born near Cresco, lowa, also de- ...... livered the annual Food Institute Lecture as part of the Presentation program. Dra. Ma de Lourdes de la lsla de Bauer, MS 1957, was appointed (October, 1977) as Laura Sweets, who received the MS in treasurer of the Academia Mexicana de la December, 1976, was awarded the Class of lnvestigacion Cientifica, A. C. Dra Lulu 1890 Fellowship for 1978-79. The fellow- is also Presidente of the Sociedad ship, which was established by alumni of Mexicana de Fitopatologia, A. C. and a the class of 1890 on the occasion of staff member of the Colegio de Postgrad- their 25th reunion, includes an award uados, Escuela Nacional de Agricultura of $300. It is open to graduate students at Chapingo. She was Secretary of the in Liberal Arts, Science or Engineering Sociedad de Fitopatologia in 1974-76. and recognizes outstanding scholarship. Recipients are chosen by the Fellowship David Gottlieb, PhD 1942, was the first Committee of the Graduate School. Laura, recipient of the Fisher Scientific Com- who is Director of the Plant Disease pany Award for Applied and Environmental Clinic, is continuing work for the PhD. Microbiology. Gottlieb is recognized as one of the most prominent investigators G. C. Papavizas, PhD 1957, was made a of antibiotics. The award: A plaque, Fellow of the American Phytopathological expenses to the 1977 annual meeting of Society at the 1977 Annual Meeting at the American Society of Microbiology Michigan State U. George is Chief of and $1000 spending money. the Soi 1 borne Diseases Laboratory of the Plan Protection Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. 10 NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS SINCE JUNE, 1977

Name, academic background, starting date Adviser and thesis topic

Achouri, Mohamed. Diploma in Agronomy, Neil Anderson. Verticillium. 1977, lnstitut Agronomique et Veterinaire, Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco. Fall 1977.

Andrews, Mark, Edina West High School, D.W. French. Dutch elm disease. 1973. B.S., Forestry, U of M. F. 1977.

Christ, Barbara J. High school, Kutstown James Groth. Genetics of host-parasite Pa., 1973. B.S., June, 1977, Penn State relationships of bean and bean rust. W, 1978.

Conner, Robert. High School, Portage Jim Groth. Taking course work to apply Collegiate, Partage la Prairie, Manitoba. on PhD under O.T.C.C. Bernier, U of B..S., 1976, U of Manitoba. F. 1977. Man i toba.

Gardner, David. B Sc, 1975, Bedford S.V. Krupa. Chemistry of rain relative College, U of London. S, 1977. to vegetation around a SO2 point source.

Hill, Curtis B. Lincoln High School, Neil Anderson. Rhizoctonia on potato. Manitowoc, Wisc., 1971. B.S., U of Wisconsin, 1977. F, 1977.

Kellogg, Dale. Stowe, VT, High School, D.W. French. Biology of stem rust on 1973. B.S. 1977, Bates College, jack pine. Lewiston, Maine. F, 1977. de Naza reno, N. R. B. Sc. , 1974, Federal A.P. Roelfs. Adult plant resistance University of Parna, Brasil. F, 1977. to stem rust.

Pratt, Gregory. Minnehaha Academy. S. V. Krupa. SO2 - 0 3 interactive 1974, Minneapolis. B.S., 1977, Botany effects on soybean. U of M. F, 1977.

Shrief, Saleh Hadi. High school, Garian, R.D. Wilcoxson and Elwin Stewart. Lybia, 1968. B.S., 1973, College of Septoria leaf spot of wheat. Agriculture; M.S. 1975, Washington State University. W, 1978.

Sederstrom, Scott G. High school, 1973, B. W. Kennedy. Soybean seed pathology. Montevideo, Mn. Assoc. in Science, 1975, U of M Tech. Col., Crookston, Mn. B.S., 1977, Plant Path., U of M. F, 1977.

Stennes, Mark A. High school, 1969, D.W. French. Control of Dutch elm Bemidji, Mn. B.S., 1977, Forestry, U of disease with systemic fungicides. M* F, 1977.

War1 ich, Kathryn. High school, 1972, S.V. Krupa. Pollution. Mounds View, St. Paul. B.S., 1976, St. Olaf, Biology and Psychology. S, 1978.

Furnier, Glenn R. High school, 1974, N.A. Anderson. ScJeroderris. Ann Arbor, Mich. B.S., Apr. 1978, Bot- any, U of Michigan. Su, 1978. 11

NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS

Saleh Hadi Shrief Barbara J. Christ Mohamed Achour i

David Gardner Dale Kellogg Curtis B. Hi 11

Scott Sederstrom N. R. de Nazareno Gregory Pratt NEW ONES ;: Continued

Mark Andrews Robert Conner Mark Stennes

GRADUATE STUDENT ROUND-UP (Pre-June, 1977) -Name Degree Adv i ser Thesis Topic or Title Adams, Scott Ph D C. J. Mirocha Sexual reproduction in Gibberella.

Baker, Fred M S D. W. French Control of dwarf mistletoe in black spruce. Grisham, Michael Ph D N. A. Anderson Rhizoctonia crater rot of carrot. D, H. MacDonald Hagler, Winston Ph D C. J. Mirocha Biosynthesis and metabolism of T-2 toxin. Hijano, Edgardo MS F. I. Frosheiser Studies on spring blackstem of alfalfa. Johnson, Lois Ph D R. D. Wilcoxson Interaction of Corynebacterium F. I. Frosheiser insidiosum and Fusarium oxysporum in alfalfa.

Josephson, Mark Ph D R. M. Brambl Mitochondria1 respiratory enzyme synthesis in germinating fungal spores.

Knous, Ted Ph D F. I. Frosheiser Phytophthora root rot of alfalfa. C. J. Mirocha Lang, David Ph D T. Kommedahl Effects of submicron sulfuric acid S. V. Krupa aerosols on vegetation.

Musick, Roger Ph D R. D. Wi lcoxson Spot blotch of barley.

Ostry, Michael M S D. W. French Bird dissemination of dwarf mistletoe.

Palm, Mary M S E. L. Stewart The genus Trichocladium Harz Graduate Round-up, Continued -Name Degree Adviser Thesis Topic or Title Pusposendjojo, N. Ph D E. L. Stewart Survival ability and otogeny of Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. spores from coconut fruit.

Sarbini, Gusti Ph D T. Kommedahl Biological control of Phytophthora root rot in soybean.

Schmidt, Elmer Ph D D. W. French Development of new methods of evaluating wood preservatives based on spore germination.

Somodiryo, J. K, M S N. A. Anderson Pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia solani on soybean and garden peas.

Southern, Joseph Ph D R. D. Wilcoxson Stability of slow rusting in wheat infected with Puccinia graminis tritici

Sunderwirth, S. M S A. P. Roelfs Single gene adult plant resistance of stem rust.

Sweets, Laura Ph D H. L. Bissonnette Storage rot of potatoes

Swanson, Steve M S C. J. Mirocha Isolation of binding protein for zea ra1 enone.

Wallace, Monica M S D. H. MacDonald Plan BdPaper.

Wenzler, Herman M S R. M. Brambl In vitro translocation of messenger RNA isolated from dormant and ger- minated fungal spores.

Widin, Katharine Ph D B. W. Kennedy Microorganisms associated with nodules on soybean roots.

Wiley, Hunt M S T. Kommedahl Biological control of seedling blight of sweet corn.

Woodruff, Wi 11 iam M S R. D. Wilcoxson Plan B Paper, Helminthosporium J. A. Percich leaf spot of wild rice.

ORAL EXAMINATIONS PASSED, 1977-78 GOOD NEWS FROM NORTH DAKOTA

June 10. Margarita Palmer, MS Pat Rincker Donald passed her final MS June 17. Katherine Widin, MS exam at NDSU on April 28. On May 18 she July 8. Joe Southern, Prelim. Stak and Bill became parents of a boy named was there. Mark. Oct . 12. Dennis Johnson, Prelim. Pat did her thesis and completed the Oct. 20. Darrell Cox, MS other requirements for the degree in one Nov . 3. Michael Grisham, Prel im. academic year (9 months) . Thi s is Apr. 12. Nursamsi Pusposendjojo, Prel im. unusual. May. 11. Winston Hagler, Prelim. The predictions made on page 3 of this Aurora are hereby amended. OB l TUARY R. H. Bamberg, PhD 1933, died February 22, 1978 at Dallas, Texas. He was born Guthrie B. Sanford, PhD 1925, died at Winona, Mass., June 22, 1905 and grad- December 4, 4977 in Edmonton, Alberta. uated from Mississippi A & M. College He was born June 7, 1890 in Nova Scotia. in 1927. Bam was Pathologist with the Guthrie's MS thesis (1923) was on the Cereal Division of the USDA, stationed relation of soil factors to the develop- at Bozeman, Mont. There he was Coordin- ment of potato scab, a study that he ator of the wheat improvement program for continued for the PhD. He found evidence the Western Region. In 1948 he became that other microorganisms were antagonis- Budget Examiner in the U.S. Bureau of tic to the scab organism and that the the Budget. He returned to the USDA microbiological balance in soil could be in 1960 with the Division of Plant Pest changed by altering soil conditions, eg. Control and retired about 3 years ago plowing under green rye. He was a pio- for disability. He is survived by his neer and continued to contribute to widow, Frances, and two daughters. knowledge in this field for many years. His early papers are still cited by Paul V. Siggers, PhD 1939, died July students and investigators of soil path- 2, 1977 at his home near Queenstown, Md. ogens and antagonism among microorgan- He was 87 years old. Paul entered the i sms . U.S. Forest Service at New Orleans, the Dr. Sanford was Officer-in-Charge, first forest pathologist to be assigned Canada Science Service Laboratory, Uni- to the southern states. There he began versity of Alberta, from about 1927 un- research on diseases of southern pine. til he retired in 1925. He was active He remained in charge of this project in professional and university affairs, until he retired in 1952. His PhD was appointed Fellow of the American thesis was on brown spot needle blight Association for the Advancement of Sci- of long leaf pine. ence in 1929, was president of the Before joining the Forest Service he Canadian Phytopathological Society in was in the armed services for 2 years 1940 and on retirement became an Honor- during WWI and spent several years as ary Life Member of the Society. pathologist with the United Fruit Co. in Guthrie was a faithful Old Timer for Costa Rica. more than half a century, writing fre- Paul was born in Washington, D.C. on quently to people in the Department and July 19, 1889. He received the BS from maintaining an active interest in the the U. of Michigan and the MS from the events that occurred. U. of Wisconsin. He is survived by his ...... widow, Clemencia, a daughter, Yolanda Jose Vallega died April 10 in Rome. Siggers Caputo and a sister, Mary Calvert. He was born May 29, 1909 in Genoa, Italy but grew up in-and was a -citizen of Argentina. He held the degree lngeniero Dr. Dwight Powell, Professor of Plant Agronomo from the University of Buenos Pathology, University of Illinois, died Aires. He came to Minnesota in 1938 and May 8, 1977 at urbane. Dr. Powell, who spent a year studying in the Department was 69, was an authority on fire blight. of Plant Pathology. He was a member of the Department at Vallega contributed extensively to Minnesota February - June, 1967 with the agriculture and plant pathology in rank of Lecturer. He taught the course Argentina, both as investigator and as in Principles of Plant Disease Control a teacher and leader. In recent years during the spring quarter. he was a high administrator in the FA0 in Rome. Among the many honors he re- ceived was the Stakman Medal, awarded in 1960. This drawing was made in partial fulfillment of the requirements for credit in my- cology, taught by Dr. Louise Dosdall in 1928 - 29. Be of good cheer, suffering graduate students, Kenneth Mclndoe was hol lering 0 Tempora! 0 Mores! 50 years ago. MINNESOTA FUSARIUM WORKSHOP A HUGE SUCCESS

rom ted States. Over 60 people wished to attend but registration was limited by lab space. Seven Old Timers were among the lucky ones. APHIS HOLDS TRAINING SESSIONS The workshop was organized by Thor APHIS conducted a 2-week workshop in Kommedahl, Carol Windels and Elwin the Department, starting June 21, 1977, Stewart, who were assisted by Fusarium to train personnel for a new plant dis- experts Shirley Smith and W. C. Snyder, ease detection and information program U. of California, Berkeley, and P. E. in 10 upper midwest states. The program Nelson, Pennsylvania State U. Chet is under the Animal and Plant Health Mirocha and Dick Meronuck gave lectures Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA, and is on mycotoxicology. coordinated by Mark A. Smi th (P~D1968), Much of the time was spent working with Staff Officer, Plant Protection and cultures of Fusarium in the lab, getting Quarantine. Dr. Eric Stromberg attended experience in the identification of spe- the workshop and is now stationed at cies and cultivars. For these studies St. Paul as Minnesota representative in Thor and Carol had about 150 cultures the program. available representing 9 species and 11 cultivars and originating from all the continents of the globe except Anarctica. Travelling Scientists PLANT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Prof. Bill Kennedy will leave June 13 About 65 undergraduates are now en- on sabbatical leave. He expects to spend rolled in the Plant Health Technology most of his time in the Department of Program, according to Jim Groth, Director. Plant Pathology at the University of Most of these are Juniors and Seniors be- Bari, Bari, Italy, where he will do cause students usually enter the program research on phytopathogenic bacteria with from other institutions or after a couple Professor Gian L. Ercolani. He will of years in another field at the Univer- also attend the Third lnternational Con- sity. Thirty-five to 40% of the students gress of Phytopathology and visit labora- are women. tories in France and Copenhagen. He will This year the seniors will graduate af- return to Minnesota in September. ter the summer session because they were required to postpone their clinic experi- Dr. Sagar Krupa left November 23, 1977 ence until after taking certain courses and spent 3 weeks in India. Among other offered during the current academic year. things he presented an invitation address Clinic experience involves 200 hours of on sulfur pollution problems at the duty in the plant disease clinic, diag- lnternational Symposium of Environmental nosing diseases on specimens brought in Pollution and Toxicology, which is being and answering telephone inquiries. sponsored by the National Academy of Graduates have so far had little diffi- Sciences of India. He also addressed culty in finding suitable jobs. meetings at the Water Quality Institute, The Plant Health Technology Club has Bombay and at the Environmental Sciences had an active year, holding meetings in Institute, Goa. Mrs. Krupa went with. the Seminar room to hear outside speak- ers and enjoy refreshments. There have Prof. C. J. Mirocha attended the Xlll also been several outings. V. P. Glen Poultry Symposium in Barcelona, Spain Hartman took over the office of president during the first week of December, 1977. when Nick Verstagen dropped out temporar- Spanish poultry growers have recently ily to recoup his fortune. experienced serious losses because of the presence of fungi in feed ingredients, a problem Mi rocha, Chr istensen and others The 10th Annual National Pollution at Minnesota have studied extensively. Workshop was held in Minneapolis, April Chet presented (in Spanish) an invitation 17 - 19, 1978. The Department of Plant paper on Mycotoxins: chemistry, metabol- Pathology and the Extension Service Of- ism and effects on animal health. After fice of Special Programs were local hosts. leaving Spain he visited Prof. H. K. Sagar Krupa was in charge of local ar- Frank, Bundesforschungsanstalt fur rangements. John M. Skelly, Chairman of Ernahrung, Karlesruhe, West Germany. the Technical Committee planned the pro- Mrs. Mirocha went with him. gram. The workshop was attended by about 140 people, including Old Timers Allen Acting Head D. W. French attended a Heagle, Axel Anderson and Robert Kohut. meeting of the lnternational Research Group for Wood Preservation, Nordewi jk Following the workshop, a special con- aan Zee, The Netherlands. The meeting ference of the Air Pollution Control As- was in late September, 1977 and Dave pre- sociation was held at the same place to sented a paper on wood stains for exter- discuss "Methodology for the assessment ior use. He also spent some time with of air pollution effects on vegetation". Dr. Heydroek inspecting plantations of This will also be the title of one of a elm resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. series of books dealing with techniques for studying air pollution problems. Editors of the new volume are: S. V. Krupa, W. W. Heck, USDA and S. N. Linzon, Ontario Ministry of Environment. MEET l NGS U.; R. M. Natour, MS 1957, U. of Jordan, Amman; Kenneth Old, PhD 1964, Dundee U., Between 20 and 30 staff members and Scotland, now at Canberra, in Australia; students attended the annual meeting of Dr. Martha Kotila Roane, MS 1946, Blacks- the American Phytopathological Society, burg, Va.; Paul M. Sun, MS 1966, Joint held August 13-18, 1977 at Michigan Commission for Rural Reconstruction, State University, East Lansing. Taiwan; Henry H. A. Wallace, MS 1951, Twenty-two papers were presented or Canadian Dept. of Agriculture, Manitoba, authored by present or very recent mem- Canada. bers of the Department. This included two by Erik Stromberg and Roger Musick Elwin Stewart maintained his perfect on work done in Oregon and Oklahoma, record of attending all of the Inter- respectively. national Mycological Congresses, having Three months (we waited too long) gone to the first one at the U. of Exeter, after the meetings, impressions by the England five years ago. He was impressed participants were surprisingly vague. by the breadth and depth of the coverage "Yah, the papers were (good, fair, lousy). of the science at the recent meeting. We I met a long of interesting people, etc". did not see a figure of the total number One of the group remembered that near of papers, but the abstracts covered 773 the meeting place MSU had a gymnasium pages, with one per page. Even without with a fine running track. This gave a computer, that comes to about 773 pa- individuals weary of listening to papers pers, with a mighty small P. There were a choice of relaxation: some jogged and 115 symposia and special interest events some bent their elbows at the Minnesota covering everything from Hormones and hospitality room. Some did both. Mating to Ethnomycology. Neil Anderson OT Axel Anderson was Chairman of the organized 3 symposia which were chaired Local Arrangements Committee and de- by Jim Groth, T. Kommedahl and Darroll serves high praise for a good job. Skilling, Dr. Martha Roane, MS 1946, organized and chaired a symposium on A number of people in the Department C hemotaxonomy . opted to attend the Second International Mycological Congress at the University FORAY of South Florida, Tampa. They were Another mycological event following the Elwin Stewart, Gloria Warner, Jim Groth, Second Congress was the Third Alexander Bob Brambl, Bill Bushnell and T. Komme- H. Smith Foray, held at ltasca State dahl. Kommy went to the phytopath Park, September 16 - 18. It was attend- meeting too. ed by about 30 people, including mycol- Among the 8,000 registrants at the ogists from Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Congress were a number of Old Timers Norway and Canada, as well as 5 of the from all over the globe. Because we United States besides Minnesota. don't hear from some of these very often The Foray, held each year in one of the we list their names: A. H. Abu-Zinada, North Central States, is named in honor MS 1967, U.of Riyad, Saudi Arabia; of Prof. Emeritus Alexander H. Smith, Andrew Asare Nyako, PhD 1965, Cocoa Re- the "Father of Agaricology", of the U. search Institute, Ghana; Dr. Col in Booth, of Michigan. This year it was hosted by Visiting Professor, W 1971, Commonwealth Dr. Elwin Stewart, assisted by Gloria Mycological Institute; Ed Butler, PhD Warner and Mary Palm. 1964, U.of California, Davis; Ho-Shii The weather was favorable and fungi Chang, PhD 1973, Academia Sinica, Taipei, abundant; a preliminary list includes Taiwan; Hoo Sup Chung, PhD 1967, Seoul about 140 species. Prof. Smith was National U., Korea; Dr. J. M. Daly, MS impressed by the opportunities for 1947, U. of Nebraska; A1 Ellingboe, PhD collecting at ltasca and with the 1957, Michigan State U.; Duane Le faci 1 i ties for study. Torneau, PhD 1954, U. of Idaho; Larry Littlefield, PhD 1964, North Dakota State POTATO MEETINGS STAKMAM I S 93

The 62nd annual meeting of the Potato Dr. Stakman's 93rd birthday was ob- Association of America was held in beau- served at a party at Nino's, a local res- tiful spring weather, April 16-20, in taurant. The affair was planned and car- Orlando, Fla., where several Old Timers ried out by the graduate students, prin- acquired their first sunburns of the cipally Dave Lang, Mary Palm, Kathy Widin season. Howard Bissonnette and Laura and Ted Knous. There were 54 guests. Sweets attended from the Department. There was a cake with rust decorations, Ex-leader Wood gave an opening welcome including germinating teliospores, and on the glories of Florida almost con- for decorations at the head table, wheat vincing the Northerners they should (early dough stage) and barberries (with stay permanently. aecia). Old Timers who attended included A1 The program was short. Dave read the Wood, PhD 1961; Monty Harrison, PhD 1961, citation written for the presentation of Colorado; Edmundo Dav i la, MS 1961, the A. I. B. S. Distinguished Service Mexico; Kenneth Knutson, PhD 1960, award which Stak received last August. Colorado; John Gronquist , MS 1976, There were slides to show how things had Nebraska; Ed French, MS 1963, Inter- been in the Department and Kathy read a national Potato Center, Peru; Robert few apt quotations from the Classics. Goth, PhD 1961, Beltsville; and Robert Anita Dille led the singing of "Happy Slattery, PhD 1977, Wisconsin. Birthday". It was a beautiful party and the guest SPORTS - THE FIGHTO-PATHS TRIUMPH of honor, with a new suit, shirt and tie, enjoyed it hugely--in fact he positively The Fighto-paths volley ball team won glowed. His remarks were necessarily the all-University title May 21 by de- short, but they showed the old Stakman feating the Minneapolis campus winners spirit was still there. (see page 23.) 2 games out of 3. On the PlPa team were Roger Musick, Debbie Baden, Laura Sweets, STUDENTS WIN ANNUAL STAKMAN CLASSIC N. R. deNazareno, Fred Baker and Tom Robison. The Fighto-path team used only The Annual Stakman Softball game was play- 4 players because, according to the rules, ed May 20, 1978. The score: Students-10, the sexes had to be equal ly represented. Faculty 4. The faculty made all of their The other team had 6 players. Cathy and runs in the last inning, showing that they Jerry Behrens, also on the team, were had great potential, needing only a little not present. practice to outclass the students.

Suzanne Lannan Conn ie Vosberg , Debbie Baden, Gregg Anita Dille Receptionist since Pratt, Ted Knous. Center, Dave French. She led the singing January, 1978 (Ice cream party in Kommedahl's Lab) (she can type, too) THE EM LAB GETS A NEW SCANNER

The EM lab on the ground floor of the Plant Science bui 1 d i ng has been expanded to provide space for a new scan- ning electron microscope. (Phi 1 i ps Mode 1 500 X) I t was necessary to move the trans- mission EM (Philips 300) to provide the most efficient use of the available space. New areas include 2 EM rooms, a darkroom and a large prepara- tion room. Funds are available for an X-ray microanalysis unit to use with the scanner. Technician Susan Palmer and Professor Zeyen.

The EM laboratory, under the direction of Associate Professor Dick Zeyen, is under the direct administration of the Experiment Station. In the past 8 years it has been used by over 75 researchers from eight departments in the Col lege of Agriculture. A physicist " with the rank of Research Special ist has been added to the EM staff to work with the scanniny EM and develop analytical procedures for use with the X-ray micro- analysis...... unit. "Gilbert ("~ib") Alstrand.

Bl RTHS - 1977 & 78 LOCAL

July 18, Daniel, to Dave and Linda Lang. Prof. Fred Frosheiser, PhD 1955, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA, suf- June 21, Taryn Renae, to Katherine and fered a broken leg when a ladder col- Ted Knous. lapsed. It was Saturday, Nov. 19, and Fred was working in the greenhouse. He July 20, William Fletcher, to Bill and claims it was legal for him to work on Emi ly Woodruff. Saturday and recovered normally after Sept. 7, Marta, to Jerry and Kathryn several weeks on crutches. Behrens . On the evening of August 30, 1977, Oct. 16, Nicholas John, to John and about 4 inches of rain fell between 8 and Linda Vukelich. 10 p.m. (7.27 was recorded at the airport). Jan. 19, Jesse David to Darrell aad Lightning struck the northeast corner of Carrie Cox. Stakman Hall, loosening bricks, some of which fell to the ground below. Dr. Mar. 25, Kathryn Cecelia to Greg and Kernkamp's picture hangs in the NE cor- Pat Pratt. ner of the Seminar room but it is not Mar. 4, Zachary Todd, to Katie and believed that this had anything to do John Laurence with the lightning strike. Apr. 14, David Lee, to Virgil and Sara Donna Marie Spaller and Charles Elwin Jons. Dorshorst were married October 15, 1977 Apr. 17, Michael, to Bonnie and Mark at Utica, Mich. There was a reception Bailey, at Portland, Oregon. at a country club at Mt. Clemens, Mich., Th is makes Roy W i 1 coxson a and, on October 21, a wedding celebration Grandpa for the second time. in Brandl's Ballroom, Milladore, Wisc. SEM l NARS BARKER RECALLS PIONEER LIFE

The Thursday Night (~iterature) Semi - Henry D. Barker, PhD 1923, recently nar Committee for 1977-78 included Hunt sent the Department a copy of a brief Wiley, Roger Musick and Scott Adams and autobiography emphasizing his childhood they did a good job of getting interest- and youth until his graduation from ing speakers, both foreign and domestic. Clemson College in 1915. University staffers who spoke included R. L. Thompson, Agronomy; John Lofgren, It is a unique contribution to Americana Richard Biege and Howard Deer, Entomolo- because where Henry was born and raised gy; Debra Brown and P. H. Li, Horticul- in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North and ture; Russell Adams, Soils and Donald South Carolina real pioneer conditions G. Baker, Agricultural Climatologist. prevailed in the 1890's when he was a From outside of the U. there were Walt child. For example, one of his early Lyon, TV weather expert; Mike Coleman homes had no glass in the windows, they Harrell and Daryl Ehrensing. From the cooked in an open fireplace, made their Department: Mirocha, Pusposendjojo, own soap and spun wool to make socks and Sarbini, Somodiryo, Groth, Stewart, Palm, sweaters. Baker, Southern, N. Anderson, Bi ssonnette, Gibbs and D. Johnson. There were several School terms were 3 to 5 months a year, open sessions but informal literature but Henry's mother made up for any de- review seems to be a lost art. ficiencies by teaching him and his sister The Commi ttee (very systematic fol ks) and brother at home. She did a good job made a list of hosts (who furnish the because, with only 3 months of high refreshments), beginning with Jim Percich, school, he was awarded a scholarship at September 29, 1977 and ending with Fred Clemson College, which was situated about Baker, June 1. (seminar is suspended twelve miles from his home. He graduated during the summer months). with honors and then went on to get an MS in agronomy at the University of Wis- Special Seminars were held to take ad- consin and finally a PhD in plant path- vantage of extra-mural speakers of repute, ology at Minnesota. including S. P. Raychaudhuri, India; 1. H. McNaughton, Scotland; Jim Fitts, Exten- His professional career took him to the sion Sugar Beet Specialist; Harold Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Sta- Kaufman, Texas A & M and Asimina Gkinis, tion for a year and then to Haiti where now our Extension Specialist for tree he helped to establ ish a modern agricul- d i seases. tural college and experiment station. In On Oct. 10, 1977 Dr. Richard Nelson, 1936 he joined the U S D A, becoming PhD 1954, now professor at Penn State, Chief of the Cotton and Cordage Branch spoke on "Some thoughts on breeding for in 1949. He retired in 1963 and now disease resistance in plants". This lives in Washington D. C. special seminar was sponsored jointly by the Agricultural Experiment Station and The brief story of Henry's life shows the Department of Plant Pathology, show- clearly the fact that I'd i sadvantaged" ing that Dick is too hot to be handled by children can get an education without one sponsor. benefit of government subsidy. Of course, Henry wasn't really disadvantaged. He Tuesday Seminars continued to be short, had the supreme advantage of having in- scholarly and satisfactory. There was telligent parents who provided the gen- a wide range of subjects, including et ic and envi ronmental background for papers on rusts of soybean and hard pine achievement. but none on cereal rusts. THE CHR l STMAS PART l ES PLANT D l SEASE SURVEY

The annual Plant Pathology Christmas Six students took advantage of the party was held December 15 at the Com- Bissonnette teaching technique last July. monwealth Terrace Community Center. It Loaded with survival equipment, they was a huge success. For $3.00/head the started west with Howard, looking at soy- % committee supplied roast beef, ham, bean fields (iron chlorosis and bacterial bread and rolls of several kinds, baked bl ight) , cereals (leaf spots) and other potato, beer,soft drinks, coffe and hot crops exhibiting plant pathological phen- chocolate. Each family was asked to omenon in the raw. The students making bring salad, vegetable or dessert, re- the trip were Monica Wallaca, Hunt Wiley, sulting in bewildering array of same, Kaselan Somidiryo, Laura Sweets, Marge all excellent and some outstanding. Palmer and Nursamsi Pusposenjojo.

Guests could bring their own spirits Toward the end of the afternoon they if they wished, and several did, the arrived at the palatial lakeside home of more affluent and sophisticated display- Herb Johnson near Glenwood, Minn., where ing miniature portable bars with a choice they cast off the cares of the day and of 'pizen'. On the whole, however, it went swimming, water skiing and indulged was a very temperate meeting, most folks in other sports the Johnson ranch is limiting themselves to a few beers. equipped for. Then after an appetizer or two they had a typical Johnson style The party was planned by the Seminar steak cook-out. When weariness over- Committee, Roger Musick, Hunt Wiley, came them they sought their sleeping bags. Scott Adams and Prof. Jim Percich, as- sisted by several volunteers. They did In the morning Howard made pancakes for the work too, and deserve the highest all and another day of field surveys was praise for a very fine party. There begun. The second night was spent at a was no "entertainment". motel in East Grand Forks.

For the benefit of Old Timers of 10+ The trip was accounted a huge success years, the Commonwealth Terrace Com- from all standpoints. According to munity Center is about a block south of Monica it is the sort of thing every grad Commonwealth Avenue in the vicinity of student should do, more than once if pos- the power plant. There is a large sible. They were impressed by the scale pleasant hall upstairs and a kitchen of Minnesota agriculture, by the abun- downstairs, plus a fireplace room for dance of armyworms (an unusual outbreak) people who may want more privacy. and by the friendliness of the farmers. One man practically dismantled his com- On the afternoon of December 20, 1977 bine to show them how it worked. What the girls in the office entertained the appeared to be canoe racks to the water- Department with a wide choice of goodies oriented scholars were finally identified and hot apple cider. A good time was had as field cultivators folded up for trans- ...... by all. port. Some Old Timers will be reminded by On August 10, 1977 the Commonwealth this of the "Melander Days" of the 30's Terrace was the scene of a farewell par- when, on the first week after July 4, ty for A1 Wood. Emphasis was on liquid, carloads of staff and graduate students rather than solid, refreshments, certain took off in all directions to "evaluate" public spirited individuals furnishing the severity of stem rust on wheat and the booze. There was canned music to incidentally to learn everything pos- add class to the occasion but it could sible about plant pathology in the field. scarcely be heard over the happy voices, It wasn't all drudgery, of course, but well-oiled and wishing A1 good luck and swimming and cocktails, yet. Heavens! God speed. As Bissonnette says, things change. He st&( fikes science and xkntists...

St&, Dave Long (&red Rust Lab) but he fi.sg~b even mope. (May IT 1978)

Mary Palm, Gloria Warner, Stak, Kathy Knous, Suzanne han, Debbie hden POSTAL CARDS RECE l VED TEAM TEACHING

From Munster, Germany, "Stadt mit Air In December, 1977 there was a und Flair". 13-10-77. "Some of the of what might be called "diplomatic Thursday night seminar Old Timers send notes" about a course in Plant Disease the best wishes from the 1977 German Control. It started when the Teaching National Plant Path meetings in Munster. Committee sent out an appeal for volun- We hope to see many of you in Munchen in teers to teach control of diseases 1978". caused by (1 ) fungi , (2) parasitic seed Dr. Peter Wilde, President, Farm plants, and (3) viruses. Evidently the Research Corp., Sackingen, Germany. other kinds of pathogens already had inn. 1957-58) volunteers.

Dr. Wolfgang Koch, Head Library. The committee explained that it be- Biologische Bundesanstalt, Messweg. lieved that "no one staff member can jus- i inn. 1958-59) tify the time and effort that is re- quired for him to be knowledgeable about Dr. Helmut Stingl, Landw. Entw. Abt. the control of all of the various kinds Hoechst A. G. Hessendam. (P~D1964) of pathogens to teach the 'control' course". Later Wolfgang wrote that the 3 had decided to promote a meeting of Minne- This elicited a strong response on the sota Old Timers at the 3rd International part of several staff members. Congress in August. That, alone, will be worth making the trip. "BUNK" said Kommedahl , 12-13-77. lllnconcievable" said Kernkamp, 12-19. "~nbeli eveable" sa id Bi ssonnette, 12-29.

From lnstituto de Patologia Forestal The three professors en larged upon E Agraria E Contro di Studio per la their indignations with suitable profes- Patologia delle specie Lignose Mantane, sorial prose, the gist of which was: Firenze, Italy. Sept. 15, 1977. "To my very best friends in U of Min- 1. Teach principles, not recipes for nesota. My best greetings and wishes1!. controlling any one pathogen. Vincento Grasso, Old Timer. 2. Teaching by committee is poor Dr. Grasso studied at Minnesota as teachi ng. Honorary Fellow in 1953 and again in 3. Any staff member should darn well 1954-55. The postal card is unique: a be able to teach such a course. solid field of conidia of Coryneum After all, the students are expect- cardinale Wag. ed to learn it. 4. What the hell are you being paid for, anyway?

From Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Rep. The course was finally taught by Neil Argentina, "--la cuidad mas austral del Anderson, Bill Kennedy, Ernie Banttari, mundo". December 1977. "My best wishes and Dave MacDonald. Student opinion to all the people of Plant Path. There (before the final exam) is that the are 31 years since I left the campus but course was good, some parts of it out- the Spirit which I breathed there keeps standing. in my soul something 1 will never forget. The great Jefe, Dr. Stak., Dr. Chris, Miss Hart, Miss Hamilton, etc. I am retiring this year but will continue doing some- thing. 'Aurora Sporealis' comes to me like the springtime. Old Timer Elisa Hi rschhornl'. E 1 isa was Guggenheim Fel low in the Department in 1944-45. Below are two individuals essential to getting things done in the field. Officially "Research Plot Coordinators", they often have to coordinate the researchers as well.

Art Stark, St. Paul Orville Bielenberg, Rosemount