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PAGE 12 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1976 Outline Three New Army Programs April 8, MCC Three new Army programs designed to benefit young men and women graduating from community colleges will be discussed Thursday, April 8, with McHenry County college students, it has been announced by SSG Bill Cunningham of the Woodstock Recruiting station. The program are Project HEAD (Army Help for Education and Development) which provides a way for students completing a prehaccalaureate program to finance their final two years of college; Stripes for Skills which allows grads with an associate degree in a vocational area to enter the Army at an advanced rank and pay grade; and Stripes for Education, which recognizes education already gained by allowing enlistment at advanced rank and accelerated promotions. "We're extremely pleased with the opportunities presented in these new programs and glad that McHenry County college has been selected to test student response," SSG Cunningham said. Students may talk to the Army representatives April 8 between 1 and 5 p.m. at the main lobby of the new campus Applied Science building or contact George Cowgill at McHenry County college, for further information. 100 Years Ago Apri l In I l l inois (Special from the Illinois State Historical society, Old State Capitol, Springfield, U., 62706) Preparations for the nation's Centennial claimed more state­ wide newspaper attention in Illinois during April a hundred years ago than any other subject. Not only were plans being made for sending a variety of exhibits to the Philadelphia Exposition but many cities and towns were also organizing their own special Fourth of July celebrations. The month had the traditional Easter observances and a great amount of local political activity. The year was also one of worse-than-usual flooding along the Mississippi river according to a check of the century-ago newspaper files in the Illinois State Historical library. The Philadelphia Exposition was scheduled to open May 10, with "grand ceremonies on the grounds on July 4." The closing date for exhibits was April 10 and the exposition was to end Nov. 10. In an abbreviated "Centennial Calendar" the Rock Island Daily Union listed the dates for the judging of livestock and farm implements as well as parades and meetings of a variety of fraternal organizations. There were to be several yacht races and an "International series of cricket matches, June and September." A Cairo Bulletin reporter visited the Exposition grounds April 20 and found that the Illinois building on State avenue "had all the framework up" and that, while many buildings were completed, ground had not yet been broken for a few. Illinois' exhibits, according to Springfield's Illinois State Journal, were to display "almost every species of the product of the soil of Illinois including several packages of our famous soil itself." A few of the products of the soil" were "hominy, corn flour, grits,... spring and winter wheat, corn, barley, oats, rye and other grains; vegetables of all kinds . . . mustard, cider, wine, sugar; samples of all kinds of native woods, fruits," clay and coal products, "and others decidedly too numerous to mention." The Journal also.described in great detail the Climax Corn Planter the Springfield Manufacturing Co. was sending to Philadelphia. And die Rock Island Union told of the plows being sent by the Rock Island Plow Works, the Moline Plow Co., and Deere & Co. The plows, the paper noted, "are beauties." A large part of Illinois' exhibit was to consist of materials from the state's schools gathered by Samuel M. Etter, superintendent of public instruction. The Journal reported that he had shipped two carloads: one "consists of examination papers ... and other specimens of school work, and the other of school room furniture made by students of the University." These parts of the exhibit irritated the Cairo Bulletin, which commented, in part, "In Philadelphia they will excite only surprise-surprise that any sane man could imagine that such a mass of 'stuff would command the attention of wonder-hunters- -surprise that it should be assigned a place under the roof of the Exhibition building." While the papers were publishing news and comments about the Centennial throughout the month, Easter was mentioned only on that weekend and then in varying amounts of space. The Rock Island and Springfield papers described the religious services briefly, but the Chicago Inter-Ocean devoted more than a page and a half of very small type to the church decorations and services and even included the texts of several sermons. Several papers called the Mississippi River flood of 1876 the worst in twenty-five years. The Rock Island area seemed to escape serious damage, but four miles north of Quincy the river was said to be 20 miles wide-15 miles of which was on the Illinois side. From that point south, miles of railroad track were washed out and farms flooded. A span of the bridge to Hannibal, Mo., was washed out when struck by the steamer Dictator and a barge; ten lives were lost. The levee at Cairo broke but further damage was averted by cutting sycamore trees and tying them to the bank and then sinking two old barges in the break. You And Your Pet 11 The Fresh Idea Company HORNSBYS V- f am i l y cen te r s OPEN DAILY 9 til 9 SUNDAY 10 til 6 4400 \\. Rt. 120 McHENRY, ILL. Rt. 47 & Cntry.Clb. Rd WOODSTOCK. ILL. (By Robert L Stear.D.V.M.) Kquinr Influenza -- Prevention Is The Key For years, horsemen and veterinarians have been aware that influenza virus commonly produces respiratory infection in horses In the spring of 1963, however, the seriousness of this disease in the US took a dramatic turn for the worse A new strain of influenza virus appeared at Miami race tracks just prior to the racing season With remarkable speed, horses being trained in Florida carried the new flu virus to New York. Kentucky and other areas of racing competition The effect on the track in­ dustry was considerable. In Chicago and Toronto, for example, half the 1963 racing seasons were cancelled. Horses affected by influencza developed fever, loss of ap­ petite and stiffness, as well as respiratory problems, and simply could not train or compete. Fortunately, the epidemic spurred the development of preventive vaccines for equine influenza. Today, several manufacturers produce vac­ cines that can prevent infection caused by both forms of in­ fluenza virus. Prevention is definitely the key to controlling the disease because treatment after the fact has little effect on any virus. In severe cases of equine influenza, convalescence and a ± flHi AMsal Can one foretell anything about the weather by care­ fully noticing the color of the clouds above? The answer is that only limited weather information can be detected from obser­ vation of cloud colors. The truth is, in fact, clouds have no color. It may be hard to believe but clouds are col­ orless. Their apparent color re­ sults from reflection. The particles of moisture in a cloud reflects so much light at so many angles, they give a white appearance. Take away the sun, and clouds become darker ob­ jects on the earth below, too. Little can be learned from watching the apparent color changes in clouds. Dark clouds on bright sunny days in summer do indicate a concentration of moisture so heavy as to blot out the light of the sun, and may indicate rain. But other color hues may mean only that certain clouds are at the moment reflecting col­ ors from below, on the earth. * • * * Most denunciations are motivated by ignorance. persistent cough may last as long as six months. To recover fully, the horse must not have any strenuous activity during the recovery period. This, of course, prevents an 'affected animal from being used for work, pleasure, or show and racing competition. Horse owners should also be aware that influencza and equine rhinopneumonitis in- . fections have similar symp­ toms Laboratory tests are, necessary to distinguish bet­ ween these two respiratory diseases. In both diseases, signs include a rapidly rising fever up to 107 degrees F usually lasting several days, along with coughing, depression and loss of appetite. Horses with rhinopneumonitis usually have a mucous discharge from the nose and eyes which is more pronounced than in cases of influenza. If you vaccinate only for in­ fluenza. your,horse could still develop rhinopneumonitis and show symptoms that could be mistaken for flu. Fortunately, vaccines are available for both influenza and rhinopneumonitis so that horse owners can protect their animals from these two troublesome respiratory diseases. Like many infectious agents, respiratory viruses are easily transmitted wherever horses are in contact with each other. I strongly advise preventive vaccination for both influenza and rhinop­ neumonitis, particularly if you plan to enter your horses in competition. (Dr. Stear regrets that he is unable to personally answer letters from pet owners. He suggests that readers consult ' their own veterinarians when their pets have problems). in and register for two 3-foot stuffed Easter . Bunnies! 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