the following statement has been submitted to IAU Circ. I would like to join the choir singing congratulations to Patrick Schmeer ! U.Munari "0.1 nm/pix, 435-495 nm range spectra of U Sco were obtained around UT February 26.14, 1999 with the B&C+CCD spectrograph on the Asiago 1.22 m telescope. U Sco spectrum appears completely dominated by wide emission blends which identification is made uncertain by extreme broadness of the features (FWZI from 8600 to 11000 km/sec). Probably present are NIII, CIII, CIV and hydrogen emission lines. Presence of HeI and HeII lines is suspected too. Monitoring continues." A.Niedzielski, Center for Astronomy, Torun Univ., Poland T.Tomov & U.Munari, Padova and Asiago Astron. Obs., Italy