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MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OF AMERICA

NEWS - LETTER

J U N E 1959

V O L. X (^) NO. I

IiXOLOGICAL SCCIEI!Y OF AilERICA NEbE LETTER - JUNE 1959

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Edited by : E.^ S.^ Beneke

Assisted by: Ilrs, Fat Bulmer

C 0RTEI;PFS

Presidential Remarks

The Annual Meeting - 1959, l'lontreal, Canada

The Gaspe Peninsula Foray Trip, Aug, 11 - 19, 1959

~ ~ y c o l o g i c a lSociety F e l l o ~ ~ s h i p

Election of Officers

Membership

Sustaining Members

Mycological Fublications

Research I*Iaterials and Fungal Cultures

Major Research Projects

Mycological Instruction in the Summer of 1959

X I I. (^) Vacancies f o r P.tycologically Trained Personnel

X I 1 1. Assistantships in Mycology

XIV. Q-cologists^ Available f o r Teaching or^ Research^ Positions

XV. News of General. I n t e r e s t

XVI. Recent Appointments

XVII. Visiting S c i e n t i s t s

XWIII. Honors, Degrees, Promotions and I n v i t a t i o n d Lectures

X Other News About Nembers

X X. News from the Affiliated Societies

XXI. The F1 - F Generations 2

11. THE^ ANNUAL^ I'IEETING^ -^ 1959,^ MONTREAL,^ CANADA

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America w i l l not be held f o m a l l y w i t h the American I n s t i t u t e of Biological Sciences i n 1959, Mem- bers attending the AIBS meetings in the Pennsylvania State University may want

to contact Dr. Charles L, Fergus, the l o c a l representative f o r the Society, f o r

assistance while attending the meetings,

It was agreed a t the meetings of the Society a t Blocanington, Indiana, t h a t

only the Council meeting will be held a t Montreal, Canada as most of the members

would be attending t h e M International Botanical Congress a t this time, T h e

Council meeting xLU. be held on Thursday, August 20th a t 8 : 00 p a , Room arrange-

ments are being made through PlurieP V, Roscoe, C h a h a n of the Local Organization

Committee f o r the Congress, An announcement concerning the location w i l l be made i n the near future,

For further information on the Congress meeting, write t o Secretariat, Df

International Botanical Congress, Science Service Building, Ottawa, Canada,

In, THE^ GASPE^ F'E3JINSUL.A^ FORAY TRIP,^ AUG.^ II^ t o^ 19,^1959

The Society, as previously announced, has accepted the invitation t o attend the planned foray t r i p t o the Gaspe Peninsula, August U. to 19, 8959, under the

leadership of Dr. Rene Pomerleau, The cost per person, including t r a i n and bus

transportation, accomodations and meals, is 9bl25.00. Dr. Lindsay S, OUve, Vice

President of the Society, cooperating with Dr. Reno Pomerleau, i s wiUing t o help members of the *A should there be any questions or problems a r i s e concen- ing the Foray, Vice President Olive's address is: Dept, of Botany, C o h b i a University, New York, New York,

IV. SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP

The Research Grants Connnittee of the Mycological Society of America takes

pleasure i n announcing t h a t it has selected M r. Glenn S, Bulmer, Department of

Botany and Plant Pathology, l'Iichigan State University, E a s t Laming, mchigan as the recipient of the mcological Society Graduate Fellowship f o r 1959-1960, MI-. Bulmer is doing research on the developnent of Calvatia s p. i n r e l a t i o n t o s t r a i n developnent and tumor inhibiting principles , m e t t e e consists of

Drs, Leland Shanor, Chairman, H a r r y E. Wheeler, and Alma W. Bark~daleo

V. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Nominations have been received f o r the 5 offices of the Society f o r 1959-

1960 and the b a l l o t s w i l l. be mailed out as soon as the nominees have sent l e t t e r s

of acceptance of t h e i r nomination i n t o the Secretary.

A s of May 24, 1959 the membership of the Society including applications on hand t o be presented f o r election a t the annual business meeting in August was constituted as follows:

Members

L i f e Members--------------------------------------- 7

On the c r e d i t side the secretary i s happy t o report the membership shows a s l i g h t increase over l a s t year although on the debit side there are over 56 mem- bers who have not y e t paid 1959 dues. The number of unpaid members a t this time i s s l i g h t l y l e s s than last year a t the same time. I f yau are one of them, the secretary would appreciate an e a r l y return of the balance due.

1349 PIembership Drive

The Sustaining Membership Committee, under the able direction of Dr. John

E o Peterson, has had marked success this year i n adding a number of new names t o

the sustaining membership list. C u r^ regular membership^ l i s t^ has not grown^ as

rapidly proportionally s o do not forget t o urge students, and your colleagues

who are working o r are interested in fungi t o become members. Application cards

may be obtained f r m e i t h e r Dr. Haskins, Chairman of the Membership Committee, National Research Council, Prairie Regional Laboratory, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,

Canada, o r E, S. Beneke, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, mchigan S t a t e

University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Flew Sustaining Members

Three new Sustaining Members have joined the Society since the l a s t News- Letter. These are the Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, The Upjoh Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the Butler County b h r o m Farm, West Winfield, Pennsylvania.

We welcome these new Sustaining Members t o the Society, we thank them f o r

t h e i r i n t e r e s t and support in things mycological, and w e trust t h a t t h e i r assoc- i a t i o n with the Society w i l l be profitable, pleasant and long.

May the members of the Society take every opportunity t o patronize, t o

V I I. SUSTAINING MEMBERS OF THE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The Society is grateful f o r the support of its Sustaining Members, They are

l i s t e d below i n alphabetical order, Patronize them and l e t t h e i r representatives

know of our appreciation whenever it is possible.

AI3B(YM" M3 ORATORIES

Phamaceutical Products f o r the Medical Profession Since Ji

North Chicago, I l l i n o i s

BAL!CIH(XB BIOLOGICAL M3ORATEtY,, I N C , A Division of Becton, Dickinson and Company Products f o r the Microbiological Laboratory

BUC OIAN LAB ORATORIES (^) I N C I n d u s t r i a l Microorganism Control. Specialists

!lemphis 8, Tenn.

BUTLER COUNTY MUSHROOM FARM

West W i n f ield, Pennsylvania

C I B A PHAFWCEUTICAL. PRODUCTS I N C , I n the Service of Medical Science Summit, New Jersey

DIFCO MCIRATORY PRODUCTS The Complete Line of Mic~obiologicalReagents and Media

THE FLEISCHMANN LABaRATORIES Standard Brands Incorporated

IIEIlEXU3 LABCIRATORIES DIVISION,. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY Antibiotic, biological and pharmaceutical research and manufacture Pearl River, Mew York

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and agricultural and i n d u s t r i a l products 740 South Alabama Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

THE NOFtWICH FIIARMACAL COMPANY, EATUN LABORATCKlIES DIVISION

Ethical Pharmaceuticals

Momrich, Mew York

ORTHO PIURMACEUTICAL CC%LPORATION

Obste%rical& Gynecological Products, Biologicals Raritan, New Jersey

CRBS, PFIZER & CO., I N C.

U. B a r t l e t t Street, Brooklyn 6 , New York

Fine Chemicals and pharmaceuticals by means of microorganisms

SCHEXING CORPORATION

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Bloomfield, New Jersey

THE SQUIBB INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH E, R , Squibb & Sons, Dive of O l i n Mathieson Chemical Co~poration New Buntmick, New Jersey

THE UPJCHN COMPANY Kalamazoo, Michigan

ARTHUR H e TIiOrrIAS COMPANY 22,000 items of Chemical and Biological Apparatus f o r immediate shipnent Vine S t r e e t a t Third, Philadelphia, Pa,

VIII , MYCOLOGICAL PUBLICATI aJS

Due t o lack of s u f f i c i e n t time t o e d i t the t i t l e s , all items are l i s t e d as

submitted.

Publications Offered f o r Sale or Available :

1 A lon l i s t of odd numbers af Botanical, Entomological and Phytopathol-

ogical journ7d+are available in exchange f o r lfycological and Phytopathological papers and wanted &ers of some journals in these fields. Please address off-

ers t o Dr. Jorge E, Wright, Secc, Identification de Plagas y Enfermedades, Paseo

Colon 922, 4 piso, Buenos Aires (Argenti~a), frcm whom lists can be obtained.

2. Cfiton G. P,, Plant Pest Handbook f o r Connecticut, 11. Diseases and 1 n j u r i e s. e ~ ~ .Exp, Sta. 1934. D o Pease, Biology Dept., Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York,

3. Coob^ 9 M.^ C.,^ Pests of Garden Vegetables.^ 2 colored plates,^1 black

and w h i t e one, Jour. Royal Horticultural Society 37~802- 831. 1903, This i s i n Part N, 1201 pp, containing papers, notes, abstracts, plus 62 pp. of Extracts

fram proceedings (1902), reports of Committees e k e , with same i l l u s t r a t i o n , D,

Pease, Biology Dept,, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York.

4, De^ B a r y ,^ A.^ Ccanparative^ Morphology^ and^ Biology of t h e Fungi,^ Mycetozoa and Bacteria, Translated by Henry^ E^.^ F^.^ Garney.^ D^ ,^ Pease,^ Biobgy^ Dept-,^ Brook- lyn College, Brooklyn, New Yak,

5. Ha e l s t e i n P. The Mycetozoa of North America can be p u r c h m d a t The New York h E n a t $6.00 per copy, Clark T, Rogerson, N. Y. Botanical

Garden, Rromc Park, New York, N. Y.

6, Jenkins, E. H1, F i f t y Year Index, 1877-1927, B u l l , 309. 1929. Corm,

AS. Sta.^ D.^ Pease,^ Biology^ Dept.,^ Brooklyn College,^ Brooklyn,^ New^ Pork-

M. RESEARCH MATERIALS AND FUNGAL CULTURES

The l i s t i n g of cultures available f o r distribution is limited t o unusual fungi p a r t i c u l a r l y suitable f o r teaching purposes o r f o r special types of research when the individual is willing t o d i s t r i b u t e such cultures. Other types of^ re-

march materials will also be accepted f o r this section,

C d t u r e s Available f o r Distribution:

1. An^ easy-to-grm^ i s o l a t e of^ A m i l l a r i a^ m e E a^ t h a t^ i s^ particularly^ s u i t

able f o r classroan demonstrations of r h i z o m o r p h s ~ b i o l u m i n e s c e n c e. Philip J o Snider, Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Lab,, Oak Ridge, Tenn,

2, An i s o l a t e of Fusarium roseum taken- f r m human burns and which has in-

dieated possible theropeutic potential. John^ E^ .Peterson,^ Dept,^ of Botany,

U n i v e d t y of Missouri, Columbia, MOO

3. CuLtures of Hobsonia mirabiIis (peck) Linder; Helicoma mor^ ani^ Linder.

G. W. Martin, Dept. of Botany, S t a t e University of 1owa,-ty,^ *,

C. A. Fuentes, Dept. Exp. Path., University of

Havana, Cuba.

5, Nigrospora sphaerica - clonal cultures, D.^ D.^ Sutton,^ Dept.^ of^ Mic~o- biology, Indiana University, Medical Center, Indianapolis ,Indiana.

6. Cultures af Phycomycetes, Ascomycetes, Fungi Imperfecti, G. F. O r r ,

1. A, Plunkett, University of California, 405 Hilgard Ave,, Los Angeles, C a l i f.
   7. Various fungi^ for^ research and t e s t i n g f o r a n t i b i o t i c a c t i v i t y ,^ Abraham

Weintraub, 299 East 48th St,, Brooklyn, N. YO

Cultures Wanted:

31. Cultures of strains of Absidia and related forms, C.^ R.^ Benjamin,^ ARS

Culture Collection, Northern ~ t i s Research andn Developnent Division, U .S .D .A,, Peoria, Ill.

2. Specimens^ of any species of the genus Acontium^ Morgan,^ especially^ A.

-^ album^ Morg.^ W.^ G.^ Solheim,^ Dept,^ of Botany,^ University of Wyoming,^ kramie,^ Wo.

3, For Volume^ I1^ of^ a t r e a t i s e^ on^ the^ actinomycetes^ (detailed description

of v a r i o w genera and various species within those genera) I w o u l d appreciate descriptions of new organisms and photographs of organisms already described. S e h a n A, Waksman, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J,

4. C d t u r e s of Algae - Chlorella IT, (Living cells). We would also l i k e

someone t o prepare these c e l l s f o r us by freeze-dried, dehydrated, and powdered

methods. Abraham Weintraub,^ 2-99^ E o^ 48th^ St,,^ BrooUyn,^ N,^ Yo

5. Cultures of Amanita^ p a n t h e r b e^ and^ Inocybe^ (any^ species).^ Sam^ I,^ Stein, Bertram & Roberta ~ t e E o s ~ s ~ c h i a t r i cResearch Programs Inc,, IiLncolmrood, Ill..

6. Asian discmycete coURctions and/or cultures: R.^ P.^ Korf,^ Dept.^ of

plant Pathology, ~ormeU.University, Ithaca, New York

7. Bacillus chitinworus Benecke, Glenn S. Bulmer, Dept, of Botany and Plant pat-&chfgan State University, East Lansing, Mch,

8, Ce halos rim cultures, Michael Pisano, Dept. of Biology, St. Johna

University, +-=?- m i c a , N. Y o

9. Any available cultures of the following genera: CyUdrocladium sp,; and Calconnectria sp. Dr. Don B, Creager, State Plant Board Station Box 3777, Gainesville, Fla,

U, Di^ M^ a^ %as^ (~chw,)^ Lev,.^ D,^ macros ora Earle;^ D.^ me^ alos^ m a^ Berk. & Curt,; k75ETobtuss ( ~ c b. l~ o o h t r y o s p h a ~ r i * - & D;

BotryosphaerxaP^ v-m),^ me Winter.^ R u s s e 3 1^ B.^ Stevens,^ kpt.^ cf^ Botany,

George Washington University,

11, I s o l a t e s of Fusarium sp. wbich appear t o be out of the ordinary i n any

way, or which show much v a r i a b i l i t y in culture. Also any i s o l a t e s of the f.ruiG

i n g myxobacteria, John E. Peterson, Dept. of Botany, University of Missouri, Columbia, b,

12, Transfers r refer ably named) of Graphium sp, and I s a r i a sp, f o r studies

on coremium f orma-tion, Dr.^ W.^ A.^ Taber,^ Prairie^ Regional^ Lab.,~askatoon,^ Saske

13, C d t u r e s^ of^ blminthosporium^ victoreae and^ IIelminthosporium^ o

R. Nelson, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Florth hmd.ixm 'State Cone@,

a. Cultures wanted of Histo l a m a ca ulatum which are o r have become avix-

ulient, if such exist. Dexter-TI+--- Howard, pt, of nfectioua Disease, School of

Medicine, UCLA,

15. Cultures of &cromonospora. Americo Woyciesjes, 320 S. Wilbur Ave.,,

Syracuse, N. Ye

16. I359 collections of myxmycetes, A l l species are welcome except

e idendrum1 Specimens s h d d be glued i n boxes and mailed t o D r. C. J. Alexo

9--BDept. of otany,^ S t a t e University of^ Iowa,^ Iowa City,^ Iowa,

17, Recent collections^ (1956^ on) of^ rqyxomycetes,^ Ian^ K.^ Ross,^ D e ~ t.^ of

Botany, Y& University, New Haven, Conn,

18. Nidularia^ sp.^ wanted f o r culture studies.^ Also herbarium material of the genus on loan f o r examination and return, J,^ T.^ Palmer,^ The^ Hartley^ Botani-

cal Laboratories, University of Uverpool, Liverpool, England.

. Any samples of Phomo sis sp. on trees, (conifer o r hardwood) and c u l t u r e s

of same if available, W.^ +r, G.^ Forest Biology Laboratory Laboratory,^409

Federal Building, Victoria, B. C 6

20. Cultures of Rhizoctonia sp. other than solani wanted by Dr. 0. V d a j a ,

Canada Agriculture Research Lab,, University Post Office, Saskatoon, Sask.

Hchigan S t a t e Universit., East Lansing, Mch.

Dr. E. S. Beneb has been awarded a two sear =ant f r m the National Cancer

I n s t i t u t e t o study the growth and developnent-of n& strains of Calvatia sp. in r e l a t i o n t o tumor inhibiting principles. D r. Joseph Stevens a n d m u h e r w i l l continue working on this project.

Kew Mt. S i n a i HospitalL Toronto, Ontario.

The following studies are being carried on here: Cytology of nuclei in veg- e t a t i v e raycelium of several fungi;- - pleomorphism- in dermatophytes; and morpho- l o g i c a l studies with Cryptococcus neof ormans and Candida albicans ;

North Carolina S t a t e C o l l e ~Raleigh, N o C,

D r. R. R. Nelson reports research work being done on the evolution of sexu-

a l i t y by means of interspecific crosses.

Horthern Utilization Research & Developent DivisionL ARS Culture Collection, Ill. A 3-.year study of Absidia and closely related genera of the Mucoraceae has

been i n i t i a t e d , leading t o a monograph of the genus by C. W. Hesseltine and C. R.

Ben jamin.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Dr. Philip J o Snider reports t h a t his major project a t Oak Ridne is a b a s i c

study of the cytology and p n e t i c s of ~ c h i s o ~ h y l l kEonurmne with special emphasis upon the genetic control of the process of heterokary=ione

Rutgers Universit;~,New Brunswick, N. J. D r. Selman A, Waksman is in the process of preparing a comprehensive trea- t i s e on the a c t i n ~ n y c e t e swhich m i 1 1 comprise three-vol&es. Vol. I is nan being published by the W i l l l a m s & Wilkins Co.

Syracuse University Syracuse, No Y.

D r. Josiah L, %we reports t h a t Anton Slysh is expected t o cmplete prep-

ation of an i l l u s t r a t e d taxonomic manual of the genus Peniophora i n New York by

June; publication arrangements^ are^ being made.

S acuse, New York. =XT^ e r i c o Woyciesjes^ is^ working^ on isolation,^ cultivation and media research with Streptomyces and 1Iicrmonospora.

University of California, Los Angeles, C a l i f o

Dexter He Howard reports t h a t studies on host-parasite relationships of the

human mycoses on a c e l l u l a r l e v e l are being carried on,

Athens, Ga.

reports research work being done on variations i n Wocardia

asteroides isolates.

-^ University of Michigan,^ Ann^ Arbor,^ Mich. Dr. Yamuna Tiingappa and Prof. A. S o Sussman are working on the melanization

process in pathogen& fungi, using Pullularia pullulans & Cladosporium mansanii.

University of Missouri, Colmb?a, Mo. Dr. John Eo Peterson has been awarded a 2-year National Science Foundation grant f o r study of nCulture and Physiology of the Myxobacteriaen Other work -11-

being carried on is the study of the microflora on the bark of l i v i n g t r e e s and

the study of proteo1jdA.c properties of Fusa3.iwn sp.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C,

W. J. Koch i s studying the structure and action of motile c e l l s of fungi.

Dr. J. N. Couch reports work being done on the l i f e histories and pure culture

studies of lower fungi particularly chytrids and the sex and genetics of lower fungi.

Madison, Wisc. g is completing a doctoral dissertation of the compa3.ative biochemistry of the decay of mod by white and brown r o t fungi.

VassarColle Paughkeeps&e,N.Y, +^ o u s e^ F.^ Potter and Gladys^ E.^ Baker have a National Science^ Foundation grant f o r three years t o continue t h e i r work on the microorganisms of lake water

and associated bottom muds. During the summers the project w i l l be based a t

Montana Biological Station on Flathead Lake. The project^ is^ f o r physiological studies of these organisms, particularly t h e i r psychrophilic nature and t h e i r r o l e in the B 12 cycle.

Pale Universitx, New Haven, Conn,

D r. Ian K, Ross reports research work being done on the studies of the l i f e

cycles, cytology and development of the myxonryc&tes.

Duke University, Durham, N , C. Medical Mycology w i l l be offered from July 1 - 25, 1959. N , F. Conant,

Marine Mycology, graduate; special problems i n mycology, graduate; resea3.ch i n

mycology, graduate. These a3.e offered f o r a I2 week summer session, Beaufort, N. C,, Duke Marine Lab. T. W. Johson.

Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil. A summer course in mycology including medical mycology is being offered here*

Prof. Carlos da Silva Lacas.

Ins-tituto Miguel Lillo, Tucunan, Argentina. Aside from ordinary mycology course ( as p a r t of the course on crytogamic

botany offered every year), the I n s t i t u t o Mguel LilLo will offer a t the end of

this year a course on ttiselected subjects i n mycology$t f o r graduate students and poatgraduaks, also f r m other provinces, Lecturer: D r. Rolf Singer.

S t a t e University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa Fungi. A^ f i e i d^ and laboratory course i n the collection,^ identification

and culture of fungi comrnon in eastern Iowa. No p r e r e q u i d t e ~ I n s m c t o r : Dr.

Unimrsity of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. We have training courses on Medical Mycology and Lhnology. A,^ Chaves Batista.

writing t o Dr, Leon R e Kneebone, 117 Buckhout Lab,, University Park, Pa,

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. M,Sc, of Ph.D, candidate interested i n morphology or taxonomy of molds or yeast-1 ike fungi, W r i t e J .We Camdchael, ~ e ~ t .of Bacteriology,- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,

University of Kansas$ Lawrence, Kansas. One % time graduate assistantship f o r academic year 1959-~960i n nlycology.

W r i t e t o R. W. Lichtwardt, Dept, of Botany, University of Kansas, Lamence, Ran.

University of North Carolina, Chapel H i l l , N. C. Teaching assistantships a r e available i n botany and students holdinn- such assistantships can s e l e c t &cology as t h e b special-field, J. N. Couch,

X I V. MYCOLOGISTS AVAILABLE^ FQR^ TEACHING^ QR^ RESEARCH POSITIONS,

Ilr, Alexander Bakerspigel - Ph.D, 1958. Desires teaching and research^ position. Available September 1959. Interested in medical mycologg, fungal cytology and morphology. Present address - New S i n a i Hospital,^ Dept,^ of^ Bactk* iology, Toronto, Ontario.

John T. MU3.m - Expects to get the P h d , degree i n August 1959. He specializes i n -ism and genetical studies i n Pringsheimella - dioica - q a u t i c

fungi. Major Professor: Dr. J. N, Cauch, University of North Carolina,

Chapel H i l l , N e C ,

F, Fern Och - Received Ph.D. degree in March 1959. Dissertation was concerned with a physiological study of configation in Hansenula wingei. Major^ Pro- fessor w a s D r. W. D. Gray, Ohio S t a t e University.

John We Rippon - Phd. degree i n June 1959 i n Medical Mycology, Prefers position

i n the &icago area, Address is 808 S, Wood St., Dept, Microbiology, Chicago,

C a r l Sava - has received his Fh,D. degree i n Spring of 1959 from Ohio S t a t e Univ- ersity. Specialty t Metabolic pathways i n ethyl acetate production by - Hm-

-^ s e n d^ anomala.

Anton S1 h^ -^ Research specialty^ -^ mycology,^ Thesis^ on Taxonomy of^ hniophora +^ e^ ephoraceae)^ College of Forestry,^ University of^ Syracuse.

Donald D. Sutton - P h d , (Microbiology, Univ. of C a l i f '. 1957). Mstaboliam and

ecologg of bacteria and fungi. Preesnt^ address^ is^ t h e^ Dept.^ of^ Mcrobiologg,

Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.

23 , NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST

The Botany Department i s endeavering t o r a i s e funds f o r the publication of D r. S n e l l l s water-color drawings of mushrooms - Boletaceae, He is continuing t o work on these fungi a f t e r his retirement on July 1, 1959.

Currently, the Department has about $4500 of a hoped f o r $15,000 t o be ad- ministered by the University in the form of a grant, Checks should be made pay-

able to Brown University and designated f o r the Walter H, Snell Fund,

Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada

I n the recent reorganization of the Canada Department of Agriculture the former Hycology U n i t is now the Mycology and Taxonorny Section, Plant Research I n s t i t u t e , Research Branch, Central Experimental Farms, Ottawa, Canada,

Mycological Society of America

Several changes have been made i n officers, representatives and c o m i t t e e s

of the Society since the December, 1958 News Letter. Dr. F. K. Sparrow, Jre^ has

accepted the appointment t o represent the Society f o r another year as representa- t i v e t o the National Research Council,

Dr. C. L. Fergus has agreed t o be our l o c a l representative a t Pennsylvania S t a t e University f o r the American I n s t i t u t e of Biological Science Meetings, Aug-

u s t 30 t o September 3, 1959.

Dr. D. P. Rogers has accepted the position as the Society representative a t

the AM3 meetings t o be held in Chicago, I l l i n o i s in December, 1959. Program

arrangements w i l l be announced l a t e r i n the year,

Due t o the change in the Constitution a t the l a s t Business Meeting, our l a s t

past president, Dr. John R. Raper is a Councilmmber and cannot hold another

elected office a t this time. The Council has appointed^ D r.^ R.^ P.^ Korf^ t o^ f i l l

the remainder of the term i n 1959 and 1960 a s Councilor in the East.

Miss Edith Cash has agreed t o serve the r e s t of her term on the E d i t o r i a l Board of Mycologia a f t e r her retirement this past year.

Two changes have been made in the Committee on Medical Mycology, M..^ Libero

Ajello has agreed t o become the new chairman. Dr.^ C.^ W.^ Emmons^ was chairman

p r i o r t o being elected President-Elect f o r 1959, D r. Orda A. Plunkett has been appointed as a new member of the Cormnittee.

Mycologia. After unavoidable delays and d i f f i c u l t i e s with the annual Index

f o r the journal, we a r e pleased t o f i n d out t h a t our Editor-in-Chief, D r. Don P.

Rogers reports t h a t the November-December and January-February issues are a t the printers and should be mailed soon. Should your issues not arrive a f t e r suffic- i e n t time has elapsed, then we s h a l l be glad t o investigate and see what has happened.

XVI , RECENT APPOINTIENTS

Dr. A, Chaves Batista, I n s t i t u t e of Mycology, University of R ~ c i f e , Pernam-

buco, E r a z i l reports two additions t o the staff: Dr,^ Geraldo^ Lam0^ Siltveira^ haa

been added t o work on G y n e c c q c ~ h o L o g y ; and D r e Jose Americo db Lima, who d U

w r k on general mycology,

Dr, George Bistis will join the group a t Colambia University who are working

on the genetics of homothallic fungi, He has f o r the past two years worked with

D r , John Raper a t Hanard University on a National Science Foundation grant*

T. D. Brock who is currently with t h e Department of Biology, Western R e s e m

University w i l l transfer i n the Fall of 1959 t o the Department of Mic~oBiology,

School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, C l e v e h d , Ohio-

Dr, Robert N. Campbell, fonnerly w i t h the Farest Products Lab,, Madison,

Wisconsin, recently accepted a position in the Department of Plant Pathology a t

the University of California, Davis, California.

D r. Bowen S, Crandall is being transferred by the International Cooperation

Administration, U. S, Department of State t o G u a t e m a l a City, GuatemaIa where he has been Food and Agriculture officer, USOM t o Honduras. He w i l l be returning t o technical work a s P k n t Pathology A M s o r t o ~ ~ ~ M / ~ u a t e m a l aprimarily worldng on the kenaf f i b e r developent project.

D r , E. D. DeLamater, P4.D. has been appointed Consultant in Microbiology and

I$mology in the Skin and Cancer Hospital of Philadelphia; and a member of t h e I k d i c a l Advisory Board of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern Penn-

sylvania Chapter, D r. DeLmater reports t h a t Dr, Giwanna R e Ma~zanti has accep-

ted an appointment a s Assistant Fkofessor in Biochemistry of Cutaneous Disease a t

the Skin & Cancer Hospital, Philadelphia,

Oswaldo Fidalgo and &ria Eneyda K, Fidalgo, formerly a t the Rio de Janeiro

Botanical Garden have been transferred to Sao Paulo, Brazil, as staff members of

the Cryptogamic Section of the Institute de Botanica, t o work under Mr- A. R.

Teheira. Needless to say, the two new members are going t o work on polypores.

Dr. Paul R e Harding, Jr,, P, 0, Bax 700, Pmona, California, resigned t o

accept a position with Sunldst Growers, Inc,, b t a r i o , California.

Frank L. Hawards University of Rhode Island, Khgston, reports two new mem-

bers added to t h e staffz Richard^ I?.^ Stouffer,^ a s Assistant Research Professor,

frm Cornell; and Ralph Kurtz;man, fran the University of Wisconeh.

Dr, Anna E. Jenkins of WaBton, New York, reports t h a t since her appointment

with the International Cooperation Administration (1952-199) she has been Con-

&orator, E#~ologyand Plant Msease Reporting Section, Crops Researeh Dividon,

U. S. B p t , of Agriculture, B e l t d l l e , Mde

Dr, Leon R. Kneebone, Buckhout Lab, Pennsylvania S t a t e University reports t h a t Chester M, Gibson, M S ,, Pennsylvania State University, 1959 has accepted a research position with Brandydm Mushroam Corp, of West Chester, Pa,

Prof. Carlos da S i l v a Lacas reports two additions to the Faculdade de Med-

icina, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Dr.^ Thales^ de Brito and^ Dr.^ Colos^ Lole^ Vernin.

Dr. C. E. Miller, who received his h. D. froan University of North C a r o l h a

i n August 3958, is now a t Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He^ is^ Assistarrt

Professor of Biology.

Itr. John E. Peterson, University of Missuuri reports t h a t Ih.. FrankLin S t a U

has joined t h e i r f a c u l t y as Associate bofessor. Coming from C a l. Tech., Dr.

S t a n l i s a geneticist but h i s work is i n the area of phage and b a c t e r i a l genetics.

Dr. John A. Schniitt, Ohio S t a t e University, inf oms u s t h a t Dr. W. D. Gray

left in February on a one year FuLbright award t o work a t the Department of Bot-

any, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, SdAsbury, South Rhodesia.

Africa. Dr.^ Gray arrived a t^ Salisbury^ the day^ martial^ law^ was^ declared,^ however,

he writes t h a t t h e i r s i t u a t i o n is not considered serious, but that the inhabitants

f e e l the L i t t l e Rock s i t u a t i o n i s very serious. Ib^ says^ the^ mycological^ laborator-

ies a r e equivalent t o the b e s t ones in the U. S. even though the department has

had a mycologist f o r only about 2 months.

Dr. John A. Stevenson of the National Fungus Collections, Beltsville, Margo

land reports t h a t Dr. Marie L, Lack has joined the staff. Dr. Lack received her degrees a t Michigan S t a t e University and a t the University of Iowa. During 1958 she w a s associated with Dr. Chaves Batista a t the University of Redfe, Brazil.

Dr. D. D. Sutton, Indiana University &dical Center, reports an addition t o

t h e i r staff% Dr.^ Alvin^ S.^ Levine,^ virologist,^ formerly^ waa^ a t^ H a r r r z u d^ Nedical

School in t h e Department of Bacteriology and Imrmmology.

Dr. Thamas Theia of the Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

reports t h a t Rr. Donald McVey has joined t h e i r staff a f t e r having completed his

work f o r t h e Ph.D. degree a t I l l i n o i s w i t h Dr. J. W. Gerdemann. The work f o r his

thesis w a s on r o o t r o t of forage legumes. H i s present assigrrment is i n a program

of winter t e s t i n g of cereals f o r resistance t o rust diseases.

Harry D. Thiers has resigned his position of associate professor i n the De-

partment of Biology a t Texas A. & M. College and has accepted a position a s assoc-

i a t e professor of biology a t San Francisco S t a t e College. His^ appointment^ is

effective aa of September 1, 1959.

Dr. 0. Vaartaja of the Canadian Agricultural Research Laboratory, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan reports that Dr. H a r i Saksena, from India, is working with them aa a research fellow on species of Rhizoctonia.

XVU, VISITING SCIEWTISTS

Rr. Const. J. Alexopoulos reports t h a t Prof. Roger Heim of the Natural H i s -

t o r y Museum, Paris, France v i s i t e d the mpological laboratories of the S t a t e

University of Iowa and lectured on Hallucinogenic Mushroanso The^ lecture^ was

arranged by the Department of Botany and was given under t h e auspices of the

College of Nedichee