1952Year NURSERYMEN say that the demand for elm trees has fallen off in recent years because of the spread of Dutch elm disease and its devastating toll of this favorite tree in many areas. Elms are still being planted by optimistic tree wardens, but there are interesting and rather sharp differences of opinion among arborists and landscape architects as to the best trees to plant, either to supplement the elms or to serve a similar purpose. START OF A TREND

1990Year LEAD: WHEN he was growing up, John Triano loved the trees at the Kensico Dam Plaza here. He climbed their branches in spring, rested in their shade in summer, crunched through their leaves in the fall. THE VIEW FROM: KENSICO DAM PLAZA

1996Year In a neighborhood richly endowed with rubble-strewn lots, the Save the Land garden at 603 East Sixth Street was a lush refuge for local children and migrating birds. Or at least that's the way Mario Careaga saw it. Two decades ago, the 39-year-old Cuban immigrant cleared debris from two city-owned plots between Avenues B and C and oversaw what he calls "a community oasis open to all peoples of the neighborhood." NEIGBORHOOD REPORT: LOWER EAST SIDE/EAST VILLAGE

1929Year Feature article on Madrid Symphony Orch and orchestral music ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN SPAIN

1928Year with Phila Orchestra, on instruments from R Wanamaker collection MUSIC

1927Year Announces engagement of 5 guest conductors for N Y Symphony Soc HARKNESS ENGAGES FIVE CONDUCTORS