European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 education Bonn squashes a space tomatoes by Jimi Jones education writer West German officials have knocked . Students experiments with a space tomatoes out of orbit. The government will not allow nasal a Tomato seeds from its a seeds in space program to enter the country because the seeds carry Stem canker disease the . Embassy in Bonn has told the department of defense dependents schools in West Germany. Some of the seeds however already have made their Way to Dodds schools in West Germany. Sixth graders at the Naples elementary school in Naples Italy Are even growing the plants. Frank of Gara a Dodds Germany spokesman said the seeds were i advert education Roundup entry shipped before the seed company realized that Apo and Fpo addresses were located overseas. Of Gara said it is not known How Many schools in Germany received the seeds. Earl Morse science coordinator for Dodds Germany said seeds were shipped to about 155 teachers worldwide. The 12.5 million Tomato seeds spent the last five years in space and were one of Many experiments aboard the Long duration exposure facility. The space shuttle Columbia retrieved the satellite in january. A unfortunately the seed company that volunteered the seeds and managed the distribution program never intended these seeds for Export and consequently did not select Tomato seeds that were certified As being free from Stem canker disease a of Gara said. Those not certified free of the disease cannot be imported into West Germany of Gara said. A the disease is endemic in the . And does not greatly affect the Quality of fruit thus not greatly concerning . Growers. Seeds of infected plants however do carry the  it is not known whether the a seeds in space Are affected he said. A since the disease is not endemic in Germany the government does not wish to risk widespread dispersal of the disease and Dodds Germany teachers have been denied the import a of Gara said. Morse said tomatoes already grown can be harvested and cooked in a sauce. Cooking destroys the embryo in the seeds he said. A remember most of these plants Are not affected. The seed company Only said they did no to Check so the overwhelming majority of seeds Are probably not affected a he said. Morse said plants can be checked for Plant canker. A if the Plant looks perfectly healthy and there Are no irregularities on the Stem there is nothing to worry about a he said. A then you can cat them fresh uncooked any Way you  Morse said in planted seeds should be burned. Immature plants should be pulled up and destroyed he said. Only about 30 plants survived the sixth Dersy care in Naples. Those were taken ome by students to be cared for Over the summer a school administrative assistant said Friday. Those that survive will be returned next school year said Nancy jenkins.3 we Brucken students earn a Roth scholarships we Brucken West Germany a three graduating seniors from we Brucken High school have received four year scholarships to colleges of their Choice. Chris Rabourn Jennifer Biggs and Mike of Neill members of Wei Brucken a air Force Junior Reserve officers training corps unit won the scholarships which include full tuition Book costs lab fees and a $ 100 monthly stipend. A Boumy a $12,000-per-year scholarship will cover his Pursuit of a computer engineering degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Biggs will use her $10,400-per-year scholarship to study civil engineering at Santa Clara Calif University. Of Neill will attend the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana to study mechanical engineering. The amount of his scholarship was unavailable. The 1990 graduates earned the scholarships through the commandants afr oct engineering scholarship program. Over the past six years 14 Wei Brincken seniors have received these scholarships.$23,000 in scholarships awarded to Hanau seniors Hanau West Germany a a Hanau military Community fund raising organization has awarded a total of $23,000 in scholarships to 17 seniors graduating from Hanau High school. The All Volunteer Panther education assistance program picked the scholarship recipients after reviewing their academic achievement extracurricular activities writing skills and need. Sally n. Abrahamson Shelly Lynn Miller David j. Bjarnason and Carey Moser received $2,000 each Heidi Muller Kristin Mcfetridge Brita Munsinger Kimberly of Brien Marcia Wiley and Michael Wieb Ner received $1,500 each Elizabeth Ratschki Brad Phillips Jennifer Koch Keely Cox and Tobias Fischer received $1,000 each and Kevin Arnold and Mark Kidder received $500  graduate wins 2nd place in science event Wiesbaden West Germany a a june graduate of the Gen . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden won second place in the 1990 National Junior science and humanities symposium. Nicholas i. Morsels showing in the event sponsored by the . Army research Laboratory and Academy of applied science was the Best Ever for an overseas military school student during the 16 years of Competition. As the laureate of the 1990 european symposium Morse represented students from International and department of defense dependents schools throughout Europe last month at the annual meeting in Huntsville Ala. Morse earned the selection for a research project that experiments with Modem materials to improve the pumping efficiency of boat drives. Morse is considering seeking a Patent on the idea. He is interested in furthering his studies in the environmental sciences. He will attend Brandeis University in Waltham mass., in the fall. His recognition includes scholarship Money. Morse is the son of Earl and Joanne Morse both educators in Wiesbaden. Classroom close  amps Lynda Davidson fifth graders at Kaiserslautern elementary schools Field Day on Friday dig in during a tug of War against unseen opponents soldiers of the 1st in 7th air defense arty at Rhine ordnance Barracks in West Germany. Once a year the soldiers adopt a school and help them renovate. Dodds regional Leader retires Alexandria a. A the director of the Mediterranean Region of the military a overseas schools retired last month with 32 years of service. Robert b. Manring who held the directors position since 1987, started his career with the department of defense dependents schools in 1959. He had taught elementary school for nearly 10 years before that in the los Angeles school District. Manring a first Dodds assignment was Zaragoza Spain where he was an elementary teacher for a Short time before becoming the assistant principal. From there he became the principal of Seville elementary school also in Spain. He became the social studies education specialist in the office of the superintendent of schools in Karlsruhe West Germany in 1969. From 1972 to 1977, Manring served at Hickham fab Hawaii As special assistant to the director of in service training and evaluation for military schools. He returned to Germany in 1977, and until 1979 was assistant chief of the instructional service division for Dodds Europe in Karlsruhe. He then transferred to the Mediterranean Region to become the chief of the evaluation and supplementary services Branch at regional Headquarters. In 1983, he was promoted to head the education division a position he held until being promoted to regional director. Manring and his wife will live in California. Scholarship fulfils a goal Ramstein a West Germany a amps a Cut Ina Loran Belton fulfilled one of her longtime goals when she received the $10,000 european networking Council scholarship. Paying for her own College education was a goal she set at an Early age she wrote in a biography submitted to the scholarship selection committee. To help achieve it the student from general . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden West Germany spends her afternoons working at an cafes store after school. Belton daughter of staff sgt. Larry and Martha Belton will attend the University of Texas in Austin this fall where she plans to take engineering courses and pursue a career m biomedical engineering. She will use parts of the scholarship for her four years of study. The 17-year-old Belton graduated with a 3.81 Grade Point average and was the Only applicant among 42 entries to achieve the highest score possible in each scholarship selection category said Beatrice Small a member of the enc. The enc scholarship Money was provided by american sororities fraternities and the National association for the advancement of coloured people. In her biography Belton said she always has persisted in making Good grades and never has Given up on a task or turned away from a Challenge. Despite being involved in numerous school and Community activities she said she has been Able to Excel academically. Belton was selected As vice president of her schools National Honor society chapter. During the awards ceremony at Ramstein a West Germany the guest speaker who is president of Fisk University in Tennessee offered Belton a four year scholarship