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Study Of Peronospora Trifolioum Debary On Species Of Leguminosae, I. E. Melhus, M. K. Patel Jan 1929

Study Of Peronospora Trifolioum Debary On Species Of Leguminosae, I. E. Melhus, M. K. Patel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The downy mildew, Peronospora trifoliorum deBy. of alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., is a widespread disease occurring in almost all countries of the world where alfalfa is grown. This disease assumes importance in the middle-west during wet seasons, particularly in the spring and fall. In Iowa it is most destructive on fall seedings and on the first cutting in the spring. The present studies were undertaken to throw light on the relation of moisture and temperature to spore germination and infection, the possible host range of the downy mildew, and its method of overwintering.


Some Problems In The Classification Of The Fungi, Guy West Wilson Jan 1929

Some Problems In The Classification Of The Fungi, Guy West Wilson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The variation in the method of oosphere behavior as well as the method of germination of the conidia in the Oomycetes has been a field fruitful of speculation as well as observation by mycologists. The members of this group are exceptionally susceptible to external conditions so that there is considerable diversity in reported observations and the interpretation which has been placed on them. There has also been considerable diversity of opinion as to the taxonomic value of some of the observed peculiarities.


How The College Textbooks In Botany Treat The Prairie Problem, B. Shimek Jan 1929

How The College Textbooks In Botany Treat The Prairie Problem, B. Shimek

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The usual inadequate attention which is given to this subject is pointed out.


The Plant Life Of A Prairie Province In Polk County, Iowa, Winifred Gilbert Jan 1929

The Plant Life Of A Prairie Province In Polk County, Iowa, Winifred Gilbert

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A brief description of the topographic features of one of the bottom prairies compared with an adjacent hillside prairie on Beaver Creek. The population given in percentages. Also an account of the plants recently migrated into the area.


What Are We Teaching In Biology?, C. W. Lantz Dec 1928

What Are We Teaching In Biology?, C. W. Lantz

Science Bulletin

This subject in order to be of real value must be an actual study of plants and animals. I have observed in my teaching that pupils, when given recognition characters of trees, may be able to pass a satisfactory examination on these characters, but fail to recognize the trees they describe when they see them in the field. They have simply memorized words that mean nothing to them.


Highway Signs In Science Teaching, Winifred Gilbert Dec 1928

Highway Signs In Science Teaching, Winifred Gilbert

Science Bulletin

Let me assume that the General Science teachers of the state have been well prepared for their work and that at the present time they are more or less efficient teachers. Still there is the ever present task of keeping up with the curricular and learning studies that are going on in the field of General Science. New texts are appearing, yearly, new studies on content and methods seem to be on the increase and it takes rather nimble stepping on the part of the teacher to keep pace.


Science Bulletin, Vol.1 No.2, December 1928 [Complete Issue] Dec 1928

Science Bulletin, Vol.1 No.2, December 1928 [Complete Issue]

Science Bulletin

A Service Bulletin for Teachers of High School Science.


A Correspondent Reminds Us . . . Dec 1928

A Correspondent Reminds Us . . .

Science Bulletin

A correspondent reminds us that some teachers of science leave the impression in the class that our present knowledge of science was given to the world ready made or grew out of the presses that printed the text.


Laboratory Equipment And Experiments For Determinations Of Density, L. Begeman Dec 1928

Laboratory Equipment And Experiments For Determinations Of Density, L. Begeman

Science Bulletin

Laboratory experiments in Density require the following apparatus: beam balances, meter sticks, graduates, calipers, tumblers, test tubes, and hydrometers. There should be as many of each as possible· in order to reduce the amount of group work. The objects for study should include pieces of lead, zinc, marble, paraffin, beeswax, glass stoppers, shot, gasoline and solutions of salts such as blue vitriol.


Some Suggestions For Winter Study Of Biology In High Schools, Roy L. Abbott Nov 1928

Some Suggestions For Winter Study Of Biology In High Schools, Roy L. Abbott

Science Bulletin

Considerable criticism has recently been directed against the commonly accepted methods of teaching Biology in our secondary school and colleges. John Burroughs once re- marked that he had never dissected an animal and was glad of it, implying by this, I take it, that we do not learn Nature by dissecting her children. Recently Wheeler of Harvard, has voiced a similar criticism by saying that our teaching of Biology is suffering from academic dry rot; that laboratory dissection of a dead animal gives the student a knowledge of the details of structure of that animal without giving any knowledge of, …


Science Bulletin, Vol.1 No.1, November 1928 [Complete Issue] Nov 1928

Science Bulletin, Vol.1 No.1, November 1928 [Complete Issue]

Science Bulletin

A Service Bulletin for Teachers of High School Science.


Some Suggestions For Fall Laboratory Work In Animal Husbandry, H. Earl Rath Nov 1928

Some Suggestions For Fall Laboratory Work In Animal Husbandry, H. Earl Rath

Science Bulletin

Now that the seed corn is selected for next spring, and the frost has put an end to grasses and other outdoor crops, the agricultural instructor often feels that little outdoor material is available for further study. With this in mind I would like to present a laboratory exercise that will provide for some valuable outdoor work, and can be used as the basis for much classroom study as well.


Organize That Club! Nov 1928

Organize That Club!

Science Bulletin

Now is the time to organize your Science Club. The cold months are club months. With the closing of the out-door athletic sports the pupils naturally turn to inside activities as outlets for their energies.


Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Fall 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Oct 1928

Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Fall 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.


The Alumni News Letter, V12n4, October 1, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Oct 1928

The Alumni News Letter, V12n4, October 1, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumni News Letter

Contains news of the College and its alumni.


Summer Term Commencement [Program], August 23, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Aug 1928

Summer Term Commencement [Program], August 23, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.


Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Summer 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Jul 1928

Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Summer 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.


Spring Term Commencement [Program], June 5, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Jun 1928

Spring Term Commencement [Program], June 5, 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.


Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Spring 1928, Iowa State Teachers College Apr 1928

Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Spring 1928, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.


Officers, Past Presidents, And Members, Iowa Academy Of Science Jan 1928

Officers, Past Presidents, And Members, Iowa Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Color Photography — Methods And Applications In Biology, Ralph O. Marts Jan 1928

Color Photography — Methods And Applications In Biology, Ralph O. Marts

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Color photography by the screen-plate method belongs to the additive processes. The principle is based upon the fact that all color variations can be obtained by the mixing of the three primary colors - red, green and blue. It is not the purpose of this paper, however, to present a discussion of various screen-plates, but rather to show some of the results which may be obtained by the use of such media.


1928 Old Gold, Iowa State Teachers College Jan 1928

1928 Old Gold, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the Iowa State Teachers College, later known as the University of Northern Iowa.


Teaching Of Biology In Junior Colleges And High Schools, L. H. Pammel Jan 1928

Teaching Of Biology In Junior Colleges And High Schools, L. H. Pammel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Not very long ago I was in the city of Decatur, Illinois, where I made a little talk on the subject of conservation to the students in botany. I asked the instructor in charge of the work in the high school about the teaching of biology and he promptly said, "We have not changed our plan of teaching Botany in the high school. We are following the old method of giving a strong course in botany and one in zoology, and we believe that these courses fit the needs of our students better than general courses in biology or in …


A Recount Of The Baltimore Orioles Nesting In Mount Pleasant, Iowa, H. E. Jaques Jan 1928

A Recount Of The Baltimore Orioles Nesting In Mount Pleasant, Iowa, H. E. Jaques

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

During the winter of 1920 and 1921 a count was made of the Baltimore oriole nests to be found in the trees within the city limits of Mount Pleasant as published in the proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science. A recount was made during February of 1927 for comparison with the first census taken six years earlier.


Table Of Contents Jan 1928

Table Of Contents

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Proceedings Of The Forty-Second Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, Held At Grinnell, May 5, 1928: Minutes Of The Meeting; Staff & Committee Reports Jan 1928

Proceedings Of The Forty-Second Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, Held At Grinnell, May 5, 1928: Minutes Of The Meeting; Staff & Committee Reports

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


In Memoriam: J. H. Paarmann; Bruce Fink; Melvin P. Somes; Addie Grace Wardle; Clifford H. Farr, L. H. Pammel, A. O. Thomas, Nicholas Knight, Robert B. Wylie Jan 1928

In Memoriam: J. H. Paarmann; Bruce Fink; Melvin P. Somes; Addie Grace Wardle; Clifford H. Farr, L. H. Pammel, A. O. Thomas, Nicholas Knight, Robert B. Wylie

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


The Nitrate Assimilating Power Of The Soil And Some Nitrate Assimilating Soil Bacteria, Frederick B. Smith Jan 1928

The Nitrate Assimilating Power Of The Soil And Some Nitrate Assimilating Soil Bacteria, Frederick B. Smith

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The utilization of such crop residues as wheat and oat straw presents a perplexing problem, especially to the grain farmer who would maintain the organic matter content of his soil. It has been generally observed that such materials added to the soil decrease the yields of the following crops.


Bacteria In Some Iowa Soil Profiles, P. E. Brown, T. H. Benton Jan 1928

Bacteria In Some Iowa Soil Profiles, P. E. Brown, T. H. Benton

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Recent developments in soil science have called attention to the importance of studying and describing soils according to their profile characteristics. The various horizons or layers represented in each profile have certain definite and significant characteristics which may aid in the classification of the soils and may also have some effect on the fertility or crop producing power of the soil. The chemical and physical properties of the distinct horizons in typical soil profiles are being studied and some interesting data are being secured. The study will not be complete, however, until there is investigation of the biological properties of …


Tests On Soilvita, L. W. Erdman, P. E. Brown Jan 1928

Tests On Soilvita, L. W. Erdman, P. E. Brown

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Soil vita (soil life) is a preparation on the market for the inoculation of all crops. It is claimed that this culture "grows better and larger crops of all grains, vegetables, beautiful lawns and luxuriant flowers." The culture is supposed to contain all desirable soil organisms except the legume bacteria and the introduction of these organisms into the soil is supposed to bring about a great stimulation in the production of available plant food and hence in the yields of all crops.