Show A18 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 16 2003 ‘Wives of Presidents- hi - By USUMedto Relatione College of Utah to Utah State : Current university first lady ' Phyllis A Hall reviews the lives and contributions of past first ladies in the next presentation by the Friends of Utah State University Libraries Halls presentation is Friday March 21 and begins at 7:30 pm at the Merrill Library on campus The event is free and all are invited Hall will base her remarks on a small pamphlet she recently assembled “Wives of the Presidents: Agricultural "StartUniversity 1890-200- 2 ing with Belle Graham Osborn Sanborn the first first lady at the Agricultural College of Utah and moving to the present Hall takes a look at the institution’s 14 first ladies “There seems to be no direct evidence that Belle moved to Logan" Hall wrote in the pamphlet “Her fourth child was bom 18 years after her first child in Missouri the? same year that Jeremiah became president At this time they also had a three year old son Their oldest son Harry became a student in die Agricultural College rtf Utah Evidence for this exists in the demerit books where Harry’s name appears Nothing further is known about Belle Graham Osborn Sanborn” Hie university’s second first lady Annie Maria Fettegrew Paul chose not to live on campus with her family Her husband reported in 1893 that: “I found it necessary in order to meet what seems to be public requirements of die presi- - ' i'' - dent of the college to remove ladies had multiple interests ‘ from the College House buitft rangiiig from work with the for the Resident to a more PTA to writing Leah Endow accessible portion of Logan ' Dunfocd Widtsoe spoke often City” Renovations were made on hesddi and hutrituxLPhdie to the president's tame n : Ahum Nebeker Peterson wiu: a graduate of the Agricultural ' campus when the third presi- dent Joseph Marion Ihnnet College and as first lady she and his somewhat extended organized tta Dames Chib for 'wives of married students and family moved back into the form house on campus The ' the Newcomers Chib Her first dinner party at the school following renovations were ' was for the entire football : ' requested: “electrification team Many of foe university's plumbing a new furnace and the installa-- first ladies were teachers tion of a telephone” including HalL Hall found that various first Hall joined the first ladies ‘ - I"1 ‘‘'-- 4 club in 2001 when Kennit L Hall became the university's 14th president She received a bachelor degree in tiwtinii at the University rtf Akron and earned a master's degree fat ' ' library science from Geotge Peabody College for Teachers She has worked as a teacher ‘and children’s fibrariafa She is member bftheAmerican Library Association Phi Delta ‘Kappa minitanatiohal dation for professional educa-tore and a member hf tta Utah and radio yiuy finiiy telling guilds assb-indo- Vaccinate horses for WNV By USU Media Rotations Several western states escaped the onslaught of the West Nile Virus (WNV) last summer because the frosts came soon enough to subdue the mosquitoes before the disease moved in However its almost certain that WNV will occur in all the western states this summer and at least some horses will become infected Data from the last two years would predict that 23 percent of the horses infected with WNV will die or require euthanasia The expansion of WNV in 2002 was interesting and frightening to observe says Clell Bagley Utah State University Extension veterinarian During the summer of 2001 there were 416 equine cases of WNV identified in the entire United States In 2002 there' were 14717 cases which is an increase of 3338 percent and it occurred in 40 states There was great variation by state with Colorado having 378 cases and Nebraska 1 1 00 cases If WNV is almost certain to occur and to do so in an erratic pattern and if 23 percent of affected horses die or must be euthanized what should horse owners do? “The one small piece of good news about this disease is that a vaccine is available for use in horses to protect them against WNV” Bagley says “It is produced by Fort Dodge Laboratories has received a conditional use license and is available through veterinarians It has been used widely in horses the past two years and with minimal numbers of reactions or problems confirming that it is safe for use The vaccine's effectiveness is currently calculated to be 94 percent which is high for any vaccine Kentucky reported for 2002 that 1 73000 doses of vaccine were used and of 129 horses that died or were euthanized because of WNV disease only three had been vaccinated as recommended" Vaccination of all accessible horses is recommended for this year Bagley emphasizes Give the first dose at least two months prior to the expected mosquito season Give a second dose three weeks later Realize that the horse will likely not achieve a protective level of immunity until two weeks after the second dose of vaccine If WNV activity is heavy in your area during the summer a booster (third) dose could be given at three to four months after the second dose he says If an individual horse s immunity had begun to decrease or' was never optimal this extra vaccination may boost it up to the protective level Additional measures to protect horses include reducing the mosquito population and protecting horses from mosquitoes ‘‘Both pregnant mares and foals can be vaccinated withr out causing harm” Bagley says “So the important decision is about the timing of the vaccination to give the best protection to both mares and foals Because of the great variation in foaling dates and emergence of mosquitoes it is best to discuss this with your' veterinarian as you make the decision for your horses” ' m When it comes to children’s health care IHC is head and shoulders above the rest according to a survey the Utah recently published by Department of Health In the survey of 3000 Utahns IHC ranked highest in 10 of 14 'categories and was rated the highest or any Utah plan in providing health care to children The next highest health plan received three top ratings For all those who participated in the study thank you for rating us so highly And thanks to the 24000 doctors nurses employees and other health professionals who made it possible I For more information about this survey the link on our Web site at ihccom visit a ‘December 2002 Minrey of commercial health mainteaaace organization! 1HC The Number One Intermountain Health Care Integrated Health Care' System In The Nation t iiiawamnanatlliMkSM or |