t T'HE NEW YEAR -The Annual Meeting

The 19th Annual Meeting of the Society cras held in Ithaca, New York on the campus of SBptember 8-10, 1952, in conjunction with meetings of other inember societies of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, The arrangements were excellent. Dr, Charles Chupp, our representative on the AIES committee and Chairman of our Committee on Local Arrangements, along with Dr. P1.F. Barrus, Dr. D, S, Welch, and Dr, Richard Korf who served with him on the Local Committee, are to be especially complimented on the fine arrangeinents that were made for the Society, The majority of our members were housed in IJillard Straight Hall since many had arrived early to attend the Annual Foray,

The program carried the titles of 77 papers resulting from original research and three special features; the Presidential Address by Dr, J. C, Gilman on "The Pure Culture in Taxonomyu, The Third Annual Lecture of .the Mycological Society of America by Dr. Benjamin M, Duggar who spoke on llCharacteristic of Certain Selected Species of Actinomycetesll and a symposium on "Physiology of Fungit1 which was sponsored jointly by the Bociety and the ~licrobiolo~icalSection of the Botanical Society of Aaerica. Most of our pcper-reading sessions were joint sessions also with the ~ficrobiological Sction, The concensus seemed to be that this could be looked upon as one of our outstanding annual meetings, A11 sessions were well attended,

At the business meeting on Monday September 8th, the Society approved a number of recomflendations of the Council as presented in the Council Report. The Society agreed to accept the invitation of the Agricultural Research Institute to become a non-dues paying nember and designated Xr, John A, Stevenson to be the official representative to the Institute. Dr, C, L, Lefebvre was appointed as his alternate. Two new standing committees were apyroved: A Finance Committee to be appointed by the new president, and a Committee on Publication of 14emorials to consist of the Editor-in-Chief of bfYCOLOCIA, the Historian, and the President of the Society, Since all members should receive the program of the Annual Meeting which is printed in the August ;lumber of the AIBS BULLETIN along with programs of other member societies of ADS, the individual program of the 31ycological Society will not be printed next year,

Miss Dorothy I. Fennel1 was complimented for her work on the NmTSLETTEZ last yearo She served as editor during this period when the Secretary was unable, 2ecause of a leave of absence from his academic position, to do this work. The Council has designated the issuing of the NEXSLETTE8 as a function of the Secretary's office.

The Chairmen and members of the Committee on Local Ar~angementsand of the Foray Committee were compliri~ented for their work, Reports were presented by the Editor-in-Chief and the ihnaging Editor of IlYCOLCGIA, and by chairmen of several committees, New members were formally elected by the Society and the results of the election were announced, A proposed change in the Constitution relating to life membership dues was also presented. Several of these reports and the new officers of the Society are included in other secticns of this NEI:ISLE:TTm* Officers of the Society for 1953 President - Charles Thoin, Port Jefferson, N.Y. Vice-President - William \I, Diehl, Bureau of Plant Inclustrjr, USEA Secretary-Treasurer - Leland Shanor, University of Councilors - East - Kenneth B. Raper, University of Wisconsin, '52-'53 Josiah L. Lowe, New Yorlr College of Forestry, Syracuse, '53-,t54 West - Clyde M, Christensen, University of I.!innesota, '52-'53 Joseph C, Gilman, Iowa State College, '53-I 54 Historian -Donald P, Rogers, New York Botanical Garden

Official Representatives and other new appointments Representatives on the Council of American Association for the Advancement of Science - IJesley G , But chinson, University of Pennsylvania, 1520'53 Grant D. Darker, Ben Venue Laboratories, '53-I 5L, Representative on the Governing Board, American Institute of Biological Sciences - John N. Couch, University of North Carolina Representative on Board of Trustees, American Type Culture Collection - C. L, Lefebvre, Office of Experiment Stations Representative to National Research Council - F, K, Sparrow, University of lfic'nigan Representative to Agricultural Research Institute - John A. Stevenson, Bureau of 2lant Industry, USDA C, L, Lefebvre, Office of Experiment Stations, (alternate) New member of the Editorial Board of 1.IYCOLOGIA for a five year term - F, L. Drayton, Department of Agriculture, Canada

Conmtttbes of the Societx

Committee an Nomenclature

D, P, Rogers, Clm. J, N, Couch G, W. Fischer C. W. Dodge F. D. Kern L, E. lilehmeyer A, H. Smith G, B. Cummins -Committee on Ibledical ~vcolom C , W . Emmons , Chm. Me F, Conant Libero A jello C, \la Dodge R. W, Benham E, D. DeLarnater A, L. Carrion Idembership Committee

C, J, Alexopoulos, Chm. E, B. Elains I;, A. Petty S. M. Pady H. R. Rosen Rene Pomerleau Morilis Moore Roderick Sprague C. E. Yarwood C, F, Weber 3. P, Backus W. H. Weston F* T, Wolf S. J, P. Chilton 11. B. ?.forrow L, S. Olive

Committee on Sustaining l\lembershi~s

W. D. Gray, Chm. John Routien G, D. Darlrer A, H. Smith E. T, Reese L. B, Lockwood E. J. Backus Alma IJhiff en James IJ, Sinden

Finance Committee Committee Publication & IIemorials

William J, Robbins, Chm, Edi tor-in-Chief of IflCOLCGIA, Joseph C, Gilman G, W, Tiartin Kenneth B. Raper Historian of the Society, . . Leland Shanor, Treasurer, ex gfficio D. P, Rogers Presitent of the Society Charles Thom

Committee -on Research Grants t& --hblication G, D. Darker, Chm., '53 J, N. Couch, '54 Ralph Emerson, '55 -

Committee to Aid A.1 .Bas. on Biological Handboo& V, M. Cutter W. J, Nickerson G. D, Darker

George B, Cumins, Chm. Leland Shanor E, B. Mains I!]. G. Solheim G, W, Martin Zrdinan !Jest D, P, Rogers C. E, Yarwood D, B, 0, Savile

Committee an Arrangements for 1953 meetinp, with A .I .I? .S,

G. V. Keitt, Chm, M. P. Backus I<. B. Taper H. C. Greene Committee on Arrangements for Forax 7-- - lm Ha C. Greene, Chm.

Annual Lecture Committee - 1953 Alexander He Smith, Chm, G. W, Martin John S. Karling

Report of the Secretary-Treasurer

The year beginning September 10, 1951 and ending September 8, 1952 has been one of continued growth for the Society and one in which new activities have been initiated, Research G~antswere made this year for the first time as a result of stucly and recommendations of the Committee on Research Grants and Publication. A total of $950 was awarded to sui3port cost of publication, mterials for research, and travel in connection with research projects. One hundred dollars of this amount was returned to the Society because the recipient was prevented from carry- ing out the proposal for ~hichthe grant was made. A ~eportof the Committee on Research Grants and the anno~tncementconcerning those grants for 1953 will be found elsewhere in the N'EtJSLZT'lTIR. . . .

A committee headed bp Dr. G. B, Cwnins was appointed during this past year to study the feasability of establishing a monograph series and make its recom- mendations to the Council, This committee presented a very encowaging report at the Council Meeting in Ithaca, Since sone aspects of the study need further in- vestigation before a final report can be presented to the Council and to the Society at its business meeting for action, the committee will continue its work and it hopes to have its recomniendations ready by the the of our next annual meeting in Madison in September 1953.

The membership of the Society continues to grow at a healthy rate, Between September 1951 and September 1952 a total of 59 regular members, one new associate, and one new sustaining member have been addedb the roll of the Society, Five former members were reinstated, one regular ne,.lber became a Life Member, and two regular members became Emeritus Members. Over tnis sanie period there have been 7 resignations, 21 names removed foi non-payr~ent of dues or because mail was returned repeatedly and we were unable to obtain a correct address, and 7 members were lost by death. Last ycar at this time the total membership of the Society was 602 in all categories of membership. This year the total is 635 distributed as follows : 600 regular iieiilbors, 5 life mer~be~s,2 corresponding members, 7 emeritus members, 5 associa*Les, 2 affiliates, and 14 sustaining members. The finances of the Society are in good shape, Last year at the time of the annual audit there was in the checking account a total of $1535.35, $885.35 in the operations fund and $650 in the Sustaining 2,lembership fund not yet disbursed. This ycar we had $1399.35, 5999.35 for operations and $400 remaining in the Sustaining idembership fund. We have been able to add something to the operations reserve each year for the past several years. In 1948 the balance at the end of the year was ':~269.43, in 1949 it was $438.34, in 1950 it was $837.75, in 1951 it was $885.35, and this year it was $999.35, This reflects a healthy condition far, in spite of rising costs, we have been able to expand activities and still operate on our in- come and have a slight balance each year, From tie look-out post of the Secretary-Treasurer, it would appear that the Society car. look ahead witn confidence to another good year.-Leland Shanor

F- F- 7The 1952 The 1952 Foray was held at Ithaca, New York, on September 4, 5, and 6. Excursions were made to Coy Glen, ~ichi~anHollow, and the Lloyd-Cornell preserves at Ringwood, McLean, and Slaterville, Favorable weather preced.ing the Foray had resulted in an abundance of fungi, especially fleshy forms, and the ~01- lscting was excellent, The weather during the Foray was ideal and contributed much to the pleasure of the excursions, As many as 80 participants were present on some of the trips, Excellent facilities for study and identification of fungi collected were available in the I4ycological Laboratory of the Department of Plant Pathology, The excursions were well plannerJL and well, guided, the local committee being aug- mented by a number of Cornell graduate stuZents \.rho are familiar witn the area. The cornnittee in charge, consisting of Dr. Richard P. Horf, Chairman, I*, M. A. Rosinski, and Dr. Charles D. C'nupp, and Dr. J, L, Lowe, is much to be congratulaged, and the Society is very greatful to them.

At thc conclusion of the Foray, a very good picture bras taken, 90 members of the society, and guests, being assembled in front of the Plant Science Building.

On Sunday following the Foray the members of the Society were entertained at a picnic at Mycoloclge, hosts being Dr, Korf and his prents. This bras also well attended by more than 80 !4ycologists and was a most enjoyable affair.--A.J. Eijx

~I~coloaicalSociety Research Grants

R,eport of the Committee on Research Grants for 1951-1952

The first Committee on Research Grants of the I$cological Society of America, consisting of Drs. Lee Bonar, Grant D, Darker, and J. N. Couch, Chairman, was appointed by President Gilrmn in the fall of 1951. Dues received by the Society from Sustaining cons%itutes tine fund from which grants-in-aid may be made. The Sustaining 14embers of the Society at present are as follows:

Abbott Laboratories E. I* Dupont do Nemours & Co, The American Sterilizer Co, Eaton Laboratories, Inc. Baltimore Biological Laboratory, Inc. Hoyden Chemical Corporation Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. E, R, Squibb and Sons Bristol Laboratories, Inca Standard Brands, Inca Buckman Laboratories, Inc. Tho Arthur 11. Thomas Co. Difco Laboratories The Wallorstein Co.

Grants were limited to $100 g person. Thirteen applications were received and ten were a]?';~roved,nine for $1,100 and one for $50, One grant of $100 was not used and was returned to t'ne Treasurer. The following grants were made:

Gladys l?,, Baker, Pi-ofcssor and Chairman, Plant Science Deprtment, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie , Netr York, $100, (To buy glassware for microbiological rescarch on soil and trator, at Flathead Lake, f.Iontana. )

Salvatore Billeci, High School Instructor, San Francisco, California, $100, (To buy composts for growing mushrooms ) Beatrice her, Associate Professor of Biology, Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, Thibodaux, Louisiana. $100. (For subsistence while studying genetic: and cytology of Corticium SJ. and others, with Chilton and ~d~erton.) -Xelen g. Gilke~,bofessor of Botany, curator of Herbarium, Emeritus, Oregon State College, Corvallis, Oragon. $100, ravel expenses to study types of Tuberales in herbaria, )

John T, Middleton, Associate Plant Pathologist, College of Agriculture, , University of California, Riverside, Salif ornia. $100, (TO buy chemicals, glassware, equipment to messure oxyien tensions, )

Frana Petrak, Professor Emeritus, Wien II,, Austria, ?10. (~elpin publi- cation'r -George a. Scherr, Assistant Professor, Deprti~entof I.licrobiolopj, School of Medricine, the Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, $100, (Help with - expenses to Alaska to collect fungi pathogenic to animals from soil, etc. ) Dr. Scheer was unable to use the gfant and returned it to the Treasurer.

Harry I). Thiers, Assistant Professor or" Biology, Texas A. and M. College, College Station, Texas. $100. ravel expenses for collection of ~naricales.)

Alfonso Tre-ios, Head of the Laborat,ory, Hospital San Jmn de Dios, San Jose, Costa Rica. - $100, (TOhelp pay publication costs.)

Frede'ick 2. I.Jolf, Associate Professor, Departl~entof Botany, ~anderbilt University, Nashville A, Tennessee, $50, the amount requested. (For purchase of chemicals to study utilization of purinos, pyrimidines and nuclcic acid derivatives by fungi .) J. N, Couch, Chairman

A-ounce~ncnt concerning a-,:>lication for grants for 1952-1953

Thg l~lycologicalSociety of America has decided, through its Council, to make available to its regular members the,annual income received from its Sustaining Members "to promote interest in the field of nqvcology, to further research and to serve as a special publication fund". The honorarium of tie speaker for thc Annual Lecture is to be.paid from this fund, an6 the re~ninderisto be used for grants- -.It is suggested that grants be limited to $100. Application blanks my be obtained from Dr. Leland Shanor, Secretary-Treasurer, Departinsnt of Botany, Univorsity of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Applications, submitted in triplicate to tho Chairman of the Research Grants Committee, should be in the hands of tho Chair- man by February 1, 1953.

Members of the Committee : John N, Couch, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ralph Emerson, University of California, Berkeley, California Grant D, Darker, Chairim, Committee on Rcsecrch Grants, Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., Bedford, Ohio -Manuscript co~yfor BCOLOGIA - On the inside back cover of Il!EOLOGIA, the third, fourth, and fifth paragr~~phs contain directions for the prepamtion of manuscript, Contributors are requested to read these paragraphs before submitting manuscripts and to attempt to conform to them. Failure to do so greatly increases the work of the editor and may result in delay if the paper must be sent back to the author for retyping, A very large proportion of the manuscripts submitted fail to comply with tne requirements as listed.

A greot many authors submit the body of the manuscript double-spaced but-soem to think that foot-notes, bibliographies, legends for figures, addresses, etch should be single-spaced, Inasmuch as those items, particularly bibliographies, usually need a great deal of editorial marking, double-spacing for them is quite as important as it is for the rest of the paper. Try.&cing annotations, underlines, and corrections in red pencil on single-spaced copy and see how it looksf The editor has tried to be liberal in allowing for individual preferences as to style, as examination of recent issues will demonstrate, but obvi~uslyno journal can permit too great deviation from its standard format, It is earnestly requested that authors attempt to follow the simple rules as printed,

A substantial number of ~,lanuscripts'wasawaiting the editor upon return from a summerts absence of nearly four months, These are being reviewed as rapidly as possible. At the present time approximately eight months must elapse between acceptance of a paper and its publication, Individual papers demanding excessive editorial attention may ta!:e longer, Authors can relieve the situation by observ- ing the rules mentioned and, above all, by making their papers as brief as adequate treatment of the material will permit,--Ci. We lhrtin.

Experienced m.ycolo~istwantea

"Experienced mycologist to be responsible for research program in I\lycology, especially in vivo antifungal drug screening, in research laboratories of large pharmaceutical rmn~facture~located in eastern U, S. Salary open."

Any member interested should communicate with the Secretary of the Society, Leland Shanor, Department of Botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. He will send on the information provided to the organization desiring to employ a mycologist. -Do .vou plan to attend & International Botnnicnl Congress in Paris? The Committee on Organization for tho International Botanical Congress to be held in Paris in 1954 is requesting the names of those who intend to go to the Congress, The Secretary of tho Hycological Society has been asked to supply the names and addresses of those members whointend, at least tentatively, to go to Paris so that the Committee may provide these persons with information regarding preparations for the Congress. If you would like to be one of those to receive t'nis information, ploase so indicate to the Secretar:~, Leland Shanor, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois before January 15, 1922, the date on which the list is to be submitted. Arthur's lrlIanual of tho Rusts in the United States and Canadau

Dr. George B. Cummins reports that thero are available still a limited npber of copies of Arthurfs manual and that these may be obtained by sending $6 per copy to the Purdue 3esearch Foundation, Furdue University, Lafayette, Indianc. . The impression seems to have gotten around that this manual out of print, If you want a copy, you should get your order in soon.

Drawings of important Penera of Fungi Imperfecti

Dr. H, L, Barnett has prepred a set of drawings for his students in at West Virginia University which he is willing to send to membors-requesting them. Some of those drawings are originals and some are from published works, The set is not for sale, If you wish a set of these drawings, write to Dr. Ha L, Barnett, Department of Plant Pathology, West Virginia Unive~sity,Morgantm, W. Va.

-"The Microthniaceaell llFun~ifrom Cosh Rim and Panam" A limited number of -the above publications, the first by Stevens and Ryan and the second by Fa La Stevens,. . issued as numbers of ILLIIIOIS EIOLCGICAL liONOC?APHS cre.:available and will be imiled free to menibers of the Society as long as the supply lasts. If you would like to kve a copy of either of these, send your request to Leland Simnor, Department of Botcny, University of Illinois.

Bullerts flResearches on Fungif1, Vols. 1-6 wanted

If any nlornber has a set that he would like to sell, write Dr. Reginald '&skins Prairie Regional Laboratory, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The Life Cycle of the Yeast Cell - An educational sound movie by this title, prepared under the direction of Dr. Carl C, Lindegren, is available for purchase or rental from Audio-Visual Aids, Southern Illinois Universitj, Carbondille,,Illinois.~ In-formation regarding this film my be obtained by trriting to Audio-Visual Aids at the above address.

Allen, John P. Youngstown, Ohio Bakerspigel, Alexander Edmonton, Alberta Barton, Richard B. Wooster, Ohio Brandt, FJilliam 13. Columbus, Ohio Campbell, Robert N. St. Paul 1, Minn. - Cali, Carmen T. - , N.Y. Collins, Ralph P, East Lcnsing, Mi&. Curmnin~s, Jean M. Cleveland, Ohio Goodman, Joseph J, Pearl River, N.Y.. Hayes, Bruce N. Detroit, Fiich. -New FIembers continued Hunt, John Syracuse, N.Pm Keplinger, Joseph A,, Jr. St. Paul Q Winn. Icoch, William J. Chapel Hill, N.C. Lewis, Ilichard M. Ames, Io\?a Littmn, ikxwell L. Tenefly, N.J, Mnckall, Henry C. ?inneapolis, Minn , bhcLe od , Donald 1.1. Sault Ste, Marie, Ontorio Manlrowski , Zbigniew T . Philadelphia, Pa. Miranda, Jose L. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Naqvi, S . H. Znmin Karachi, Pakistan Panasenlio, Vctsil San F2~.ncisco, Calif, Ruiz, Amdo San Jose, Costa Rica Saksena, Shyan Badhur Sagar, InGia Scott, Edmrd J. Fort Custer, mch. Silva-Santiago, Ihrgqrita New Pork, N .Y. Sloan, Rermrd J. Detroit, Mich, Teschdjian, Claire L. New York, New ~ork Tarbet, Josephine E. Sanb blonica, Cal, Ulrich, John A. Rochester, Minn. - I.lells, Doreen Edith Ottawa, Ontario Wyllie, Thorns D St, Paul 1, rjlinn,

MEMBERS DECEASED

&. _W. Lawrence White

The death of Dr. White on July 31, 1952 at Concord, Massachusetts, as the result of injuries received two days earlier in an automobile accident, came as a tragic blow to his mycological colleagues, his many friends, and his family. He never regained consciousness following the accident.

Dr. William Lawrence White was born st Salina, Pennsylvania on May 29, 1908. He received his undergraduate training at Pennsylvania State College and his graduete training at Cornell University where he was awarded the Ph.D. degree in 1940. He served as Assistant Plant 'athologist at Cornell from 1934 to 1938 and as Instructor in Mycology in 1938 and 1939. In 1940 he went to Harvard University as Bibliographer and Assistant Curator of Fungi of the Farlow Library and Herbarium. During the war and immediately following it, he directed his efforts toward solving some of the problems relating to deterioration of materials used by the Armed Services, working first at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the Tropical Deterioration Research Laboratory of the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. In 1948 he returned to Harvard University as Director of the Farlow and Associate Professor of Botany, the appointments he held at the time of his death.

During 1948 Dr. White served as Vice President of the Society. He had served, also, as Secretary and later as Chairman of the Microbiological Section of the btanical Society of America, and was a charter member of the Society for In- dustrial . Dr. klhite's qualities of leadership will be greatly missed by all of the scientific organizations with which he was affiliated. In the death of Dr. White the Mycological Society has lost an important member and the field of mycology a critical student, especially of Discomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti.

Dr. Melville x. Cook Dr. Melville Thurston Cook died in Washington, D.C., on August 11, 1952 following a brief illness. He was 82 years old and a charter member of the Mycological Society. Dr. Mel. T., as he was affectionately known to his many friends, had given up his post as Visiting Professor at Louisiana State University in June of this year and had moved with HI-s. Cook to Washington to be nearer their children.

Dr. Cool< was born at Coffeen, Illinois on September 20, 1860. In 189b he received his A. B. degree from Stanford University, in l9Ol his Master's degree from DePauvr University, and in 1704 was avrarded the Ph.D. degree by Ohio State University. DePauw University and the University of Puerto Rico conferred honor- ary Sc.D, degrees on Dr. Cook in l9L!,O. Among the positions that T)r. Cook held at different times during his long career as a plant pathologist were: Professor at DePauw and at Rutgers University, Plant Pathologist of the Delaware Lqeriinent Station, the Cuban Experiment Station at Santia:;~, the New Jersey Experiment Station, and the Insular Experiment Station in Puerto Rico. From 1927 until his retirement in 1940 he served as Vice Director of the Insular Experiment Station in Puerto Rico. In 194L!, he was called from retirement to take tne position of Visiting Professor at buisiana State University, the position he held until his second retirement in June of this year.

Althou-g11 Dr. Cook is best known for his contributions in the field of plant pathology, especially those on diseases of tropical plants, he had a wide interest in natural history. His early contributions in biology vrere on iilsect galls of glants and the insects responsible for them, In recent years he had devoted his time principally to a study of the fungi belonging to the genus Synchtrium. He was a member of many scientific organizations and served as Vice President of the American Phytopathological Society in 1916 and as President in 1317.

-Dr. Samuel G. Damon I1 The death in Kingston, R.I. on August 9, 1752 of, Dr. Eamon cut short tile very gromising qycological career of one of the younger menibers of the Society. Dr. Danon had been in failing health for sometime but continued in his devotion to the study of fungi at the Quartermaster Depot Research LaSoratories in Philadelphia until slzortly before he died,

Dr. Samuel Chester Damon 11 was born at Baltimore, lhryland on November 18, 1923. He received his undergraduate training at Brown Universkty , graduating in l9&3 with the A.B. degree. Froq 1943-19k6 he served in the U.S. >Taw. He re- turned to Bro~em University and,,obkained a.Kasltms ,degree '5% .1948. He:-$hen moPede.. to Iowa State University to pursue his war!: for the doctorate in q~cologyb bpon completing the work for this degree in 1951, he was appointed to the position of . Taxonomic Qycologist in the Biological LaSoratories of the Philadelphia Quarter- master ilepot. Tinose who knew Sam well adxired his entllusiasm for the study of the taxonomically difficult Fungi Iq~erfecti,his knovrledge of the group of fungi, his ready wit, and his genuine humility and friendliness,

-Dr. x. 2. Ivimey Cook I'?ord has bee11 received since the last issue of the NI%?SLZTTZRbras miled that Dr. W. R. Ivimey Cook of the Departnent of Botany, University College, Cardiff, England died on January 2, 1952. It is with deep reget that we note the passing of this distinpished overseas member of the Society.

Honors

Professor Selman A. T?al,:sman, Director of the Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers Unfvdrsity, was awai.ded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for 1952 in recognition of his work bn streptomycin.

Dr. H. J. Erodie, Indiana University, Bloomington, has been awarded a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for 1952 to study in England.

Dr. Regins1.d Haskins of the Prairie Regional Laboratory, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, C~iada,was nade Presfdent of the University of Saskatchewan Biological Science Association for 1952-53.

Dr, J. B. Kendricl:, Sr., University of California, was given an Iowa State College Alumni Award in June 1952.

Dr. Walter J. Nickerson, Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, has been elected a member ofthe Editorial Board of SCIEbTi;E and of the SCIEPTIPIC MOVTHLY.

Dr. B. 0. Dodge, Dr. B. M. Duggar, and Dr, Charles Thom were honored at a dinner arranged in their honor at the time of the Cornell Meetings. These three distinguished microbiologists are over 80 years of age and the dinner wes attended by abut 80 of their friends and admirers who were on the Cornell campus for the Meetings. Dr. Dodge was not present but was extended greetinus and congratulations by those assembled for the occasion. Dr. Dodge responded by te1egram:ae-:fdElQw~c: ffAcknowledging your greetings and congratulations. Please convey my best thanks for this high honor. May all you microbiological friends eventually become octogenarian^.^^ Dr, Dqdge served the Society as President in 1935 and Dr. Thom was elected President for 1953. All three of these men have been honored by the Mycological Society by being selected to present the Annual Lecture to the Society, Dr. Dodge initiated the series and Dr. Duggar presented the lecture at the Cornell Meetings. HSlE AND TKERE

Dr, Peter A, Ark, University of California, was promoted to Fi.ofessor on July 1, 1952 . i.irs, Joan Anastasion, formerly at the Prairie Eegional Laboratory, Sns!:atoon, Saslzatchewan, has gone to the University of British Columbia, Botcny Department, to continue gr~duatestudy.

Idr. John :I, Applegardh, formerly of the University of Ehryland, has joined the. ficulty of California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispa, Cnlifornia, and is teaching general bacteriology.

Plr. Alexander Bakerspigel, formerly at Mcksters University, ks joined the staff of the Provincial Lzboratory, University of Alberta.

Dr. John W. Boxter, formeriy at Purdue University, has gone to Iowa State College as Assistant Professor,

Dr. A. R, Bechtel has retired at Wabash College where he has offered work in mycology for the past 32 years, Dr. Paul Romborg, formerly at the University of Nebraska, has joined the faculty of %bash College and will carry on the work in , . mycology ,' Dr. Frank P. Brancato, formerly at kshington State College, Pullman, was appointed Bacteriologist of the U.S,P,H.S. Hospital in Seatle, IJcshington,

Miss Margaret S, Brewster, formerly a gradurte stu6ent at the University of Kansas, has become Instructor in Biology and Cnemistry, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas.

Dr, Thomas D, Brock, formerly associated with the Ohio Agricultural Expri- . ment Station, Wooster, and Ohio State University, Columbus, has joined the staff of the Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Ilichigan as mycologist working with antibiotics, In-September 1952, Dr, Brock married Miss Yiry Lowden.

Dr, Harold J. Brodie, Department of Botmy of Indiana University, is on s~bbnticalleave this year and is a visiting recenrch worker at the Rothamsted &perimental Station, Xarpenden, Herts, England, On October 22nd, Dr. Brodie lectured at the ExperimentalSb.tion and on Novomber 20 at Cambridge University in England, He has been invited to speak before the British idycological Society, London, on January 16, 1953. Dr. Thomas H. Ccmpbell, formerly at the University of Wisconsin, became Instructor in Botany 2nd Plant Pathology at tho University of Tennessee on September 1, 1952,

Mr. William Camchael, formerly at the Provincial Lrzboratory, University of Alberta,is spending some time this year at the Farlow Library and Herbarium of Hamrd University, Dr, Fernando Carvcljal, Head of the Division of Microbiology at Schenley Laboratories, hwrenceburg, Indiana will participate in the Symposium on Micro- biology at the AAAS Meetings in St, Louis in December. He will speak on the topic I1Phage Problems in the Streptomycin Fermentationf1. Among the recent visitors to Dr. Carmjr?lts laboratory were. Dr. !,!cclaw Saybalslci and ~r,N, Viaconti from the Carnegie Institution at Cold Spring Harbor, New York; Dr. Ricardo Urgoiti, Mr. G . Julio Nogues ,, Plr . Juan J . Que~clt,cmd Mr. ~nri~ueEs cudero from the Spanish firm, Antihioticos; Dr. Giuseppe Caruso, Dr. Vittorio Camboni, Dr. Aldo Schiavello, Dr. D, f.iartinuzzi and Dr. L, 7~llerfrom the Italian firm which makes antibiotics, Lepetit of Napels ; and Dr. Plilippe, l.Iicrobiolo~ist, from the hris firm Sofrapen.

Professor William Chnr,ibers Coker celebrated his 80th birthday on October 2.4, 1952. ?lhile wtble to work in the l<~boratory,Dr. Co1:er still retains his interest in Natural History.

EIr. 1. L. Conners is the proud grandxrent of Kenneth L. Crane, born to his daughter, Iiolen, (iks. Paul L. ~rane)at hfryctto, Indiana on July 29, 1952.

Dr. Ilillinm Bridgc Cooke, U. S. hblic Health Service, Cincinnati attended - tho Conference onHistoplasmosis at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, November 17-19. . He is ~mkinga comgcrative study of soil mold isolation media cad requests that any fo-r'mulae favored by NEWSLETTER readers should be reported as soon as possible. This work is in connection with the isolation of mold populations of sewage trenk.lent plants,

Dr. J. M. Crall, formerly at Iowa SkhCollege, has gone to Leesburgh, Florida with the liatermelon and Grape Investigations Laboratory, Florida Experi- ment Station.

Dr. George Be Cummins, Purdue University, spent tvro areelrs last i%y at Belts- ville, lhrylcand working in the rust collections in the Division of i.~&cologyand Disease Survey, U .S .D ,A.

Dr. Victor i3. Cutter, Jr., formerly Associcte Professor of Plant Science at Yale University, has been appointed Professor of Biology and Chaimn of the Biology Department at the Woman's College, University of North Chrolj-na, Greens- boro, North Carolina.

Dr. William W. DieN and Miss Cynthia Lanior 1,hrsh wero married at Savannah, Georgia on July 5, 1952.

Dr. Wendy N, Dion has begun her work as l~lycolo~istat the lhternationcl Research Centor for Chemical Microbiology, Institute Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy. -

Dr. Anna C. Dodge, St. Louis, daughter of Dr. C. W. Dodge, married Dr. Dale Hooper on June 17, 1952. Both Drs. Hooper are now interning in Seattle, !lashing- ton.

Dr. and Elks. Jmes Dore, St. Louis, llissouri, became parents of a new dnughter, Barbara Lynn, on July 15, 1952.

Dr. F. L. Drayton was hospitalized rt Ottawa, Canada as a result of an operation in early October but is recovering nicely and is expected to be back at work soon.

Miss Martha Dresner , Teaching Assistant at Columbia University, rec;ntly . married Mr. S. Newton Berliner. She will continue her work at Columbia. Dr. Ernest P. ~u~harme,Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred, Florida, reports thct Dr, C. B, Sherbakoff has returned to his home in Tennessee November 1, 1952 after spending several months assisting at the laboratory in the work on the fungus flora of citrus roots,

Dr, George We fi'ischer., !Jashiqgton State College, was granted a six month sabb?.tical leave to write the third of his books on smut fungi, This one is on the biology of smut.f'ungi and Dr, C, S, Holten is co-author.

Dr. Helen TI, Gilkey has been at the New York Botanical darden for two months this fall working on the Tuborales for North American Flora,

Dr, Joseph C. Gilm.cn, 101ra State College, presented a lecture entitled "Ncturers T4ycologiml Laboratory - the Soil1', at tho fifth annual Industrial Flicrobiology Institute at l?urdue University on last July 24'

Dr, Matililde Bensaudo Gota, guest scientist from Portugal, has been working at the hborztory of the 1)epartrilcnt of Plant Pathology, University of Cclif ol?lia since August 1, 1952, The Dopartxent of Plant Pathology at the University of California has had as recent visitorsr Ivir. Josue A, Doslmdos from Brazil; Dr. L. 0, Kunkel of the Roclcerfeller Institute; T, 13. Thung and J. G, ten Kooten from Holland;

Mr. Ralph F, Green has been appoin+,ed. Instructor in Mycology, Division of Biological Sciences at Ihrdue University,

Dr, Arthur Harrison, forinerly at the University of Maryland, joined the staff

of the De~rtmentof Biology- - at Vanderbilt University on September 1, 1952, as Assistmt Professor.

Dr. Reginald Haskins and i.irs, Haslcins of tho Prairie Begional Laboratory at Saslratobn, Saskatchewan, Canada are parents of a new daughter, Susan Gay, born i%.y 11, 1952,

Dr. Rufus Clay Hatfield, California State Polytechnic College, San Louis Obispo, klifornie has accepted a position at Cmp Detrick, Frederick, l~hryland, to begin the first of this next year, Dr, Hatfield ks recently issued a r:~anual, wPractical Experiments in General BacteriologyK, published by ltJilliam C. Brown.

:Ire Jerry Holzman has become a member of the staff of hncrican Bie-Engineers, New York, a concern which deals with microbiologicnl syntheses, fc:~;ientations, 2nd control,-

Itr. S, J, Hughes, formerly of the Cornmonwcalth I.lycology Institute, Kow, England has joined the staff of the 1.lycology Unit, Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Science Service, Ottawa, Canada.

Dr. S, lvlurtaza IIussain, Abbottabad, Pakistan, was married on July 20, 1952.

Dr, D, Rudd Jones, f ormcrly .of Cambridge University, England, is at present working as cr postdoctoral fellow in mycology at +he hairie Regional Laboratory Saskatoon, Saslcatchevan, Canada.

Dr. John Keller, formerly a graduate student at Cornell University, has joined the staff of the Division of Plant Pathology at tho University of Ilarylnnd where his work will deal primarily with diseases of ornamentLls, Mr. Eugene D, Kitzke, C. S. Johnson & Co., Racine, Wisconsin, has reccntly returned from a field trip to Brazil and Trinidad,

Mr. Robert Laffin, formerly Department of b!icrobiology, Yale University has been appointed Research Instructor in the Department of Biology, the Women's CoZlege, University of North Carolina, Greensboro,

Dr. Lindsay B, Loring, formerly with the U, S, Plant Inspection Service at Honolulu, has assumed the position of antPathologist for the Cregon Shte Department of Agriculture, Salem, Oregon.

Dr. Joskh L. Lowe, New York College of Forestry, Syracuse, has been promoted from Associate Professor to Profossor beginning July-1, 1952. In mid-August Dr.. Lowe received severs leg burns from a gesoline fire and was hospitalized at Cnmpbellton, N,B, for 4 days and at home for 3 weeks. He has now nearly recovered, During the early part of June he carried on studies of tropical Polyporaceae in the Mycological Collections at the Plant Industg Station, Beltsville, Thryland, Dr. John .A. Maclaren is-studying with Dr. W. J, Nickerson at the institute- of '14icrobiolo~~at Rutgers as Fellow of the National Research Council. Dr, Joseph R, Merkel and Dr. Ifichel Webb are stuclying also with Dr. Nickerson as postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Neil Allan MacLean resiped his position in the Departncnt of Plant Pathology, University of California on July 1, 1952, to engage in commercial floricglture,

Dr, Velma Dm Ijathews, Coker College, Hartsville, S,C., reports that the lJilliam Chambers Coker Science Building at Coker College, which has boen named in honor of Dr, W. C, Coker of Chapel Hill, has been completed and will be dedicated on March 31, 1953. Dr. M, Be Mo'rrow, University of TCX~S,was a recent visitor of the U,S,P.H, Mycological Unit at Cincinnatti,

Dr. Albert S, Muller has boen appointed Professor of Plant htl~ologyand Counselor to Latin American students in bgriculture at the University of Florida. Until recently he has served as Sub-Director of the Pmamcrim School of Agriculture @I Honduras, Control America;

Dr. C. R. Orton, Morgantown, West Virginia, who has been on a mission to Liberia for the pnst two years, expocts to return to Morgantown by &!arch 1, 1953, Dr. John T, ~swald,university of Calif ornia, was promoted to Associato Professor on-July 1, 1952,

Dr; S. M. Pady, formerly at "&ill &iversity where he hs been taching since 1946, returned to Kansas State College on August 1, 1952 as Head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology,

Miss Joan Pangborn has joined the stcff at ivlichigan 'State College, . She was formerly associnted with Parke Davis & Co. Dr. Harold Em Parks, Trinidad, California, has bcen suffering from an illness for about the past four years, Dr. Zenon Patrick, formerly at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadaj has joined the staff of Science Service, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Harrow, Ontario Candad.

Dr, Adrian W, Poitras and Ibs. Poitras are parents of a new daughter, ihrgaret Mae, born July 12, 1952.

Dr..Robcrt; D. Raabe, on August 15, 1952, joined the staff of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, IIe was formerly with U.SID.A. stationed at the University of Wisconsin,

Dr. Kenneth B.. Raper, who has been for a number of years in chargo of the Culture Collections of the Fermentation Division, Nort'nern Regional Research Laboratory, Peoria, and Visiting Professor of Botany nt the University of Illinois during the second semester of each year, in January becomes Professor in the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin.

Mrs. Elizabeth F,. o oar don) Redelmeier reports that her claughter, Elizabeth Virginia, c~lcbrated.herfirst birthday on November I.Jo had not received word of the arrival of Elizabeth Virginia to-announce in an earlier NETISLET'IER, Mrs. He S. Jaclrson, now resic?ont in East Orange, Ncw Jcrsey, is godmother of Elizabeth Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Seaver visited the New York Botanical Gar6.m in June. Dr. Seaver, now retired, fi13,kes his home at Winter Parls, Florida.

Dr. Rolf Singer has just mturned from Tucurnan, Argentina, and is at present at Farlow Herbarium.

Dr. Alexander H, Smith, Uni~e~sityof Ivlichigcn, spent six weeks during September-October as a collaborator on the naturalist staff at ivIomt Ranier National Park studying fleshy fungi of the park. He reports that, although the season was exceptionally dry, a large collection of subalpine species was obtained among which are many representing records of new or noteworthy species. Dr, Rodericlc Sprague spent seven weelss during this past smer in Alaska as mycologist on an expedition sutdying plant succession in deglaciated. areas, This expedition was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the American Geographical Society, Dr. Sprague was born in Alaska and had not been back since leaving when about a year old., Dr. Sprague also reports that his oldest daughter, Anne, was married on September 19 to Gregory Vainwight Geandreau,-Jr.

Dr. Delbert ~wartz,University of Arkansas, was a visitor at I.lichigm State College this fall.

Dr. J,. A. Thorn, Mycological Biochemist, who has been at the Prairie Regional Laboratory, Snslsatoon, Saslratchewan, Canada, has joined the staff of Rohm & Haas, Philadelphia.

Dr. Olli Voartaja, who spent last year at Yale University, has returned to the Dominion Laboratory of Forest Pathology, Saskstoon, Saskatchewan, as Forest Pathologist.

Dr, Helen Simpson Vishniac and Ifr. Wolf Vishniac have a new son, David Obediah, born October 13, 1952. Dr. Alma J, Whiffen, on June 27, 1952, m~rriedI@. I!, Li.ne Garksdnlo of New York. On-January 1, 1953, Dr. Glhiffen brill become Research Associate at the Mew York Botanical Garden, Bronx krli, New York.

Dr. N, H, Wkitc of the University of Sidney, Australia, was a visitor at the New York Botxnical Garden in August and also visited the University of California,

Dr. L. J. Wickerham, Fermentation Division, Northern Region21 Research kboratory, Peoria, has recovorod from a serious automobile accident which occurred on August 20th.' In this accident I4rs, Wickorham was killed and their C!aughtor, Anne, was injured but has rocovered,

Dr, Lloycl Wilson, formerly qt the University of Wisconsin, hs joined the staff of the Department of Botclny and Plant Pathology, Michigan State Collogo, cs Research Assistant Professor,

Dr. Vernon E. ~ilson,formerly at Iowa Shto Collcge, hcs accepted a position as agent with the U, S. Department of Agriculture in the Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases and,is now stationed rt Twfn Balls, Idaho, Dr, i"ic1vin L. Winer recently addressed t he medical staff of tho Veterans Admknistration Xospitcrl of North Little ROC~C,Arlcansas, and tho physicians of -the Little Rock area, speaking on thc subject, tlPungous Infections of tne Central Nervous SystemeW

Dr. Arthur W. Ziegler is this year Acting Head of the ~otan~Deprtment at Florida State University, Tallahassee, during tho absence: of Dr, Smuel L, 14eyor r.rho has gone to IJashington for the year to some as Executive Director of AIBS and Executive Secretary of the Division of Biology and Agriculturo, National Resecrch Council,

Dr. Robert K. Zuch, Drew University, !kdison, M,J. Reports that a former student of his, George Bistis, has gone to Columbia University to continue his graduate work,

--Vord from Affiliates The Boston l4ycological Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts has had a very active year. The Secretary of the Boston Cfuh, Mr. George S. Coffin, keeps us posted on club activities with the regular newsletters issued by his club.

The Oregon ~cologicalSociety reports having two very successful week-end forays during the fall, one ,n October 5 and one on Octcber 25, which were con- ducted by Dr. Alexander H. Smith of the University of Michigan. A number of interesting and unusual fungi were obtained on these trips. The Oregon Mycologii cal Society hapes that at some future date, the ~cologicalSociety of America may he able to have a joint foray with it somewhere in the Nor\thwest. -A Message from our President-Elect for 1952, &. Charles Thom Members of the Mycological Society of America:

I thank you for the honor which you have conferred upon me in .electing me president for 1953. Three days of a successful meeting at Ithaca impressed upon me the responsibility of your officers if we are to carry on and to build a stronger end more influential society year by year. I have attended such meet- ings with a notebook in hand for a.bout half a century. The eaFer worker has gone away inspired. The facetious reporter has lampooned the titles of our papers. Between these extremes, most of us have siexed upon the good and tried to ignore faulty. About forty years ago, I sat in a botanical meeting beside Frofessor Charles E. Bessey for a, wholu forenoon. As the lunch hour was slipping away while a long-winded fellow was reading to us every figure from about 25 charts hung up before us, Dr. Bessey began to write on his program. He was to preside that afternoon. From those notes, he opened the afternoon meeting with a brief talk -- so far as I know, that talk was never published. One line only I remem- ber exactly--I will paraphrase the remainder. The talk was about as follows: !'The best way to rend a paper is not to read it". If you heve something to pre- sent: first, tell what it is about and why it ought to be done; second, sketch the procedures successfully used; third, tell what you think you got; finally, fit those findings briefly into some eternal scheme of things; then, sit down. If there are five people in the room that went the details, they will either ask from the floor, or find you outside; the others will escape the mass of items that they can't remember. One thing more'- if you are not accustomed to speaking, before you leave home, post a critic in a back corner of a room thet will seat 100. .Talk to your critic, he should hear every word. Put your head straiyht up and your chin down level and throw your message at him. There is no excuse for you if any one in such a room is unable to hear every word (end of paraphrase).

Bessey made a deep impression on me. Many a good piece of work is ineffective bece.use poorly presented or lacking perspective in its composition.

Yours for better meetings,

Charles Thom