Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science

Proceedings
of the
Oklahoma Academy
of
Science

Volume 45—1965

CONTENTS EDITOR —GEORGE A. MOORE Associate Editors—U. T. Waterfall, Harley P. Brown, V. Brown Monnett, George Gorin, Rudia Halliburton, Robert C. Fite, Stephen M. Sutherland, Bryan P. Glass, J. Bennett Clark, E. Leigh Secrest
INVITED CONTRIBUTION \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \| Section C, Physical Sciences \|Section D, Social Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \|Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Factors affecting adolescent behaviour James L. Dennis, M.D.; 45 (1965); pp. 1-5
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS \| Invited Contribution \| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \| Section C, Physical Sciences \|Section D, Social Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \|Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Oklahoma Academy of Science in Action A. D. Buck; 45 (1965); pp. 6-9
SECTION A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES \|Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section B, Geology \| Section C, Physical Sciences \|Section D, Social Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \|Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Subsection Botany
	Effect of 2, 4-D on protein pectin and sulfhydryl content of excised epicotyl sections of pea Arthur G. Carroll and Leland L. Hardman; 45 (1965); pp. 10-16
	Some algae from Lake Carl Blackwell, Oklahoma Mickey Cooper; 45 (1965); pp. 17-19
	The vegetation of an actively eroding canyon in Canadian County, Oklahoma L. A. Galloway; 45 (1965); pp. 20-23
	Additions to the literature on the vegetation of Oklahoma T. H. Milby and Wm. T. Penfound; 45 (1965); pp. 23-33
	Influence of Temperature on rates of respiration and photosynthesis in cotton seedlings James McD. Stewart and Gene Guinn; 45 (1965); pp. 34-38
	Lomatium foeniculaceum in Oklahoma Francis H. Means; 45 (1965); p. 38
	Vegetational changes in a black willow forest over a four-year period Wm. T. Penfound; 45 (1965); p. 39
	Replacement of a population of Johnson grass by a vine-form community Wm. T. Penfound, M. C. Jennison and J. S. Shed; 45 (1965); pp. 40-41
	A plant community dominated by vines Wm. T. Penfound, J. S. Shed and M. C. Jennison; 45 (1965); pp. 41-43
	Inhibition of nitrogen-fixing and nitrifying bacteria by seed plants III. Comparison of three species of Euphorbia Elroy L. Rice; 45 (1965); pp. 43-44
	Comments on the vascular flora of Oklahoma R. John Taylor and Constance Taylor; 45 (1965); pp. 44-46
	Subsection Zoology
	A casualty count of wildlife following a fire Sam Bigham, Leland Hepworth and Richard Martin; 45 (1965); pp. 47-50
	Oklahoma treehoppers (Homoptera, Membracidae) Clifford J. Dennis; 45 (1965); pp. 50-64
	Eighteen additions to the spider fauna of Oklahoma Richard C. Harrel; 45 (1965); pp. 64-66
	Mites associated with Popilius disjunctus (Illiger) (Coleoptera; Passalidae) in McCurtain County, Oklahoma Richard C. Harrel and Billy J. Mathis; 45 (1965); pp. 66-68
	A new size record for the chestnut lamprey, Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard in Oklahoma Geo. A. Moore and Mickey Kernodle; 45 (1965); pp. 68-69
	The Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) of Oklahoma Kurt F. Schaefer and William A. Drew; 45 (1965); pp. 69-71
	Branchiura sowerbyi (Tubificidae, Annelida) in Oklahoma K. F. Schaefer, R. C. Harrel and B. J. Mathis; 45 (1965); pp. 71-73
	Spectacle development in the pygmy sunfish, Elassoma zonatum, with observations on spawning habits Charles Taber; 45 (1965); pp. 73-78
	New locations for Gastrophyrne carolinensis and Rana clamitans in Oklahoma R. John Taylor; 45 (1965); pp. 79-80
	The badger (Taxidea taxus) from Johnston County, Oklahoma R. John Taylor; 45 (1965); pp. 80-81
	The Scarabaeinae of Oklahoma (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) F. Lance Wallace and W. A. Drew; 45 (1965); pp. 82-93
SECTION B, GEOLOGY \|Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section C, Physical Sciences \|Section D, Social Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	A new species of Septemchiton Robert B. Sanders; 45 (1965); pp. 94-98
	Rational mineral analysis, computed from complete empirical chemical analysis in the detection and correction of errors in quantitative analytical geochemistry A. C. Shead; 45 (1965); pp. 99-107
SECTION C, PHYSICAL SCIENCES \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section D, Social Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \| In Memoriam \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	A study of the autooxidation of cyclohexene in the presence of benzoic acid and benzoic anhydride K. Darrell Berlin, Darrell Hopper, and Don E. Gibbs; 45 (1965); pp. 108-111
	Proton resonance frequencies in several organophosphorus acids K. Darrell Berlin and M. Nagabhushanam; 45 (1965); pp. 111-115
	Ionization in hydrogen plasma; comparison of two methods of calculation R. E. Bruce and F. C. Todd; 45 (1965); pp. 116-125
	Diffusion in diamond V. A. Fratzke and W. J. Leivo; 45 (1965); pp. 125-129
	Design and construction of a helium gas gun for hypervelocity impact B. A. Hardage and F. C. Todd; 45 (1965); pp. 12-138
	The dispersion of dielectric constant and resistivity in stannic oxide ceramics Herman E. Matthews, Jr.; 45 (1965); pp. 138-143
	A quantitative examination of nicotinamidase activity in various tissues of Ricinus communis L. Jon A. Newell and George R. Waller; 45 (1965); pp. 143-147
	The incorporation of mevalonic acid-2-C¹⁴ into the triterpene saponin of zanthocephalum George V. Odell and Bernie J. Camp; 45 (1965); pp. 147-149
	Linear heat conduction with temperature-dependent physical properties L. J. Peery and F. C. Todd; 45 (1965); pp. 150-158
SECTION D, SOCIAL SCIENCES \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section E, Science Education \|Section F, Geography \|Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Arkansas' anti-evolution referandum R. Hallibuton, Jr.; 45 (1965); pp. 159-166
	The court of star chamber - a Tudor creation? Marvin M. Lomax; 45 (1965); pp. 167-172
	An economic analysis of the 1964 election in Oklahoma Amos D. Maxwell; 45 (1965); pp. 173-175
	An exploratory study of preeschool children's freedom of expression Elizabeth K. Starkweather and Peggy L. Azbill; 45 (1965); pp. 176-180
SECTION E, SCIENCE EDUCATION \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \| In Memoriam \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Classroom recognition of conflict between theology and the evolutionary origin of life Ruth Farmer; 45 (1965); pp. 181-185
	Interdiscipinary synthesis in science and communication Maizie Foister; 45 (1965); pp. 185-188
	Science education in a cooperative venture Kenneth E. Wiggins; 45 (1965); pp. 189-192
SECTION F, GEOGRAPHY \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section E, Science Education \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \| In Memoriam \|Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Factors of temperature and hunidity in relation to aircraft performance *Thomas L. Bryant; 45 (1965); pp. 193-197
	A comparison of Köppen-Thornthwaite semiarid boundaries Arthur H. Doerr; 45 (1965); pp. 198-199
	Some climatic extremes in Oklahoma in the period 1923-1958 *Arthur H. Doerr; 45 (1965); p. 200
	Landform characteristics affecting watershed yields on the Mississippi-Missouri interfluve John J. Hidore; 45 (1965); pp. 201-203
	Pearson and Oklahoma State Highway No. 18 John W. Morris; 45 (1965); pp. 203-205
	How many counties does Oklahoma need? John W. Morris; 45 (1965); pp. 205-208
	Earlsboro - boom and bust *John W. Morris; 45 (1965); pp. 209-211
	The beef cattle industry in the Coastal Plains Region of Oklahoma Joe V. Sims; 45 (1965); pp. 213-215
	The industrialization of Nigeria Phyllis H. Williams; 45 (1965); pp. 215-218
	* Papers presented at the Fall Meeting in 1963
SECTION H, MICROBIOLOGY \|Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section E, Science Education \| Section F, Geography \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	The use of Phytohemagglutinin as an aid to cellular repair during constant X-irradation Clifton Aldridge, Johanna G. Gray and J. B. Clark; 45 (1965); pp. 219-220
	Algal succession and bacterial reduction in bio-oxidation ponds Ernst M. Davis, Maxwell J. Wilcomb and George W. Reid; 45 (1965); pp. 220-227
	A preliminary report on isolations of arboviruses from mosquitoes and migratory birds Mary Jo Hellmer, Roy W. McGuire and L. Vernon Scott; 45 (1965); pp. 227-228
	Isolation and cultivation of iron and sulfur bacteria from domestic sewage Choudhry M. Ishaq, Maxwell J. Wilcomb and George W. Reid; 45 (1965); pp. 229-233
	Magnetic field effects on radiation damage to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Joseph F. Tinney and Clifton Aldridge; 45 (1965); pp. 233-234
SECTION I, ENGINEERING SCIENCE \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section E, Science Education \| Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| In Memoriam \|Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	A solar aspect sensor for spinning rockets Oscar L. Cooper; 45 (1965); pp. 235-240
	Control of natural chlorides - Arkansas River Basin R. R. DeBruin; 45 (1965); pp. 241-248
	The role of Engineering Extension work in the expanding economy of Oklahoma and the Southwest W. L. Hughes; 45 (1965); pp. 248-250
	The role of Engineering Extension as a service to industry Monroe W. Kriegel; 45 (1965); pp. 250-260
	The functions of Engineering Extension E. Leigh Secrest; 45 (1965); pp. 261-266
IN MEMORIAM \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section E, Science Education \| Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \| Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science \| Home
	Elbert Frank Allen; 45 (1965); p. 267
OKLAHOMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE \| Invited Contribution \| Presidential Address\| Section A, Biological Sciences \| Section B, Geology \|Section C, Physical Sciences \| Section D, Social Sciences \|Section E, Science Education \| Section F, Geography \| Section H, Microbiology \| Section I, Engineering Science \|In Memoriam \| Home
	Selected Papers
	A study of the effects of six drugs on chick embryo development Cynthia Fite; 45 (1965); pp. 268-274
	The gravitational separation of ions in solution Robert Edward Galloway; 45 (1965); pp. 275-277
	The effects of steroids on the virulance of Cryptococcus neoformans Robert Duke Lonian; 45 (1965); pp. 277-281
	An experiment in mathematics Paul Raymond Patten; 45 (1965); pp. 282-284
	Selected Abstracts of other Junior Academy Papers 48 (1968); pp. 285-288