ashington Council Contributes ants for Cancer Research
tional Research council of Washing-D. C., through the committee on th, has made an American Cancer so-gift of $6000 and a committee on crinology grant of $3000 available to Richard Winzler, associate professor iochemistry and nutrition, for cancer arch.
ramatized by the death last week of e Ruth, the cancer research gifts are of a total of $140,000 announced by sident Fred D. Fagg Jr. as received ing the last quarter for use in scientific arch in departments of the university, ifts for projects sponsored by the ted States department of health in-’e one fon $13,000 for a study on the ivation of endameba histolytica under direction of Dr. James N. DeLamater, ociate professor of bacteriology, paralogy, and tropical medicine. to other health department projects
under Dr. Douglas R. Drury, professor of physiology, received a total of $18,900. One gift of $8900 was to be used for experiments in high blood pressure and the other of $10,000 for research on the mental state of digestion.
Dr. Harry J. Deuell, professor of biochemistry and nutrition, is directing a study on blood proteose with a grant of $6000 from the department of health, and is also directing research in the development of arteriosclerosis with a grant of $15,750 from the Life Insurance Medical : Research fund.
Lever Brothers have granted $4000 for a fellowship to study hydrogenated vegetable oils. Dr. Deuell is also directing this study.
Physical therapy studies under Dr. Ora Huddleston, professor of physical medicine, have been aided with a grant of $2100 from the National Foundation for Infan-
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CALIFORNIA
Summer News
III—No. 24 Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Aug. 23, 1948
Night Phone RI. 5471
Geologists Hold Field Trip at Santa Maria
In the first summer field trip since the war, Dr. Thomas Clements, Hancock professor of geology, and 29 students moved to Hancock field, Santa Maria, for the Summer Session.
Working in an area 15 miles west of the Cuyama Valley Richfield strike, the class spent
CHARLENE HARDEY
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Charlene Hardey, that beaute-3' ^R/flection of eye-filling has bowled over the ?s again and added another el to her already sparkling en-of-beauty crown, his time the victim of Ghar-pulchritude were the pickers Pic magazine’s Queen of contest, who chose the SC one of the ten most beau-
1	girls in the universities of United States.
e story , of the contest, with and statistics, will appear the September issue of Pic. miable Charlene wasn't one of se slow starters who wait until y get to college to begin copig honors for being beautiful, t Charlene."While she was still senior at Brawley Union high lool, she was chosen queen at the w .Mexico military institute. n ,94jI Charlene began attract-ntion and evoking whistles SC campus and in that ■as elected Hello and Smile during the week of the name which used to be isored annually by the mem-of Blue Key.
six weeks mapping about 30 square miles, according to Forrest Hicks, geology student.
“We were in a fire hazard area,” Hicks said, “and were on fire cflll while we were in the area. We didn’t get called out, but I got home just in time to get called out on the recent Puente fire.” Permission to work in the area had to be obtained from the forestry department due to the fire hazard, Hicks said. Members of the class were not allowed to carry matches or lighters in the area.
Mapping the area, which ranged in elevation from 800 to 3503 feet, the class found volcanic rock, fosiliferous marine deposits which extended to the highest elevation, and other types of minerals.
Reports indicate that all the rock encountered during the six-weeks geology course in the field were “strictly noneconomic.” Oyster fossils found were perfectly preserved, and measured up to 18 inches across. The larger ones weighed up to 30 pounds.
Dr. Clements is now vacationing in Wyoming, his office reports.
BABE RUTH shown receiving ovaiion of Ians on '’his day" at Yankee Stadium, built through his popularity.
LePine Gives Info on Virus
Stresses Electron Microscope As Aid to Curb Disease Cerms
Through the medium of the electron microscope bacteriologists have observed the frosted-glass shadows beyond the doorway to the unknown, exploration of which may lead to control of viruses inimical to man.
This significance was implied by Dr. Pierre Lepine, dl-
DR. CLEMENTS . . . takes trip
rector of virus research at the Pasteur institute, Paris, Prance, in his address to the southern California branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists last Tuesday.
PHOTOS SHOW
Illustrating hi» recent experimentation, he exhibited ’scope photographs of viruses which had been treated with certain enzymes.
Dr. Lepine based his experiments on the fact that there are two types of protein common to all forms of life. His purpose was to show that viruses are actually living organisms, and not merely an amorphous mass, by proving that virus particles possess nuclei.
“The delineations in these photographs,” he said, “may indicate that a portion of the virus Is of a nuclear composition.”
His experiments were suggested when observation of the foul pox virus under the ’scope showed its mass to be non-homogeneous.
VENOIVI USED
In the .second experiment, cobra venom, containing an enzyme active against nucleo-protein, was used. This resulted in a digesting out of thr nucleus—which, incidentally, isn’t necessarily centrally located—leaving a pit.
“Thus the experiment indicates that it’s highly probably that the nucleus is composed of nucleo-protein,” Dr. Lepine concluded.
Wampus Due, Says Willie
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Normally a quiet and serene spot on campus where tired journalists may rest on their laurels, the Summer News city room became a seething mass of bowing, scraping humanity Friday afternoon when a funny-looking organism slid in from the hall. The bowing and scraping began when the aforementioned organism announced that lie was none other than Willie the Wampusbird.
Of course, none of the pundits in the office had ever heard of Willie making such an unobtrusive entrance, because he usually comes in with a whir of mighty wings to light on a convenient ledge before making with the predictions of things to come.
After the formalities necessitated by a visit from such a person-
age, an enterprising journalist, whose early training had evident-
WAMPUSBIRD . . . slides in
ly been good, asked the bird, “What’s new?”
“Well,” said Willie, clearing his throat, “the pride of Pisino Beach, Andrew Anderson, is working his staff ahead of time, this year.’’ Pencils flew, for this was really news.
“We figure we can get the funny mag out in the first couple weeks of school,” he went on “It’ll be an orientational and back-to-school issue.”
Other predictions from the missing link included high quality copy, some new and different features, and some jokes.
“We still need some staff men to aid us in our task of censoring out the good jokes,” WiiUe declared as he slid back through the door.
Heisner Urges Pre-Education In Democracy
“Secondary schools must provide students greater responsibility, affording them a real opportunity to practice democracy,” said Dr. Fred Heisner, superintendent of schools, Inglewood.
Speaking at Phi Delta Kappa’s final luncheon meeting of tha summer, he proposed three immediate tasks for educators this fall.
Dr. Heisner advised teachers to “get down to earth, get humor, and get democratic.”
PLAN DESCRIBED
Dr. Bent had described the progressive program of a community school in his state and Dr. Heisner said that the practical interest embodied in those projects was precisely what he meant by “getting down to earth.” Dr. Heisner also illustrated his point by endorsing the method used by an Inglewood teacher who supplemented his general math course with actual road maps and contracts in order to establish a “real concept" of numbers.
“Our guidance programs fail to provide the student with the very assurance and security they aro designed for,” he said, deploring student fear of teachers. He recommended that teachers do more smiling to provide the sympathy and sense of humor needed.
CASE CITED
Dr. Heisner spiritedly endorsed student government and state association of student councils as basic to the promotion oi democracy.
He told PDK members about the case of a girl who faculty sponsors considered not quite suitable for student office. “It serves as a warning against faculty interference,” he said. The girl was persuaded beforehand to decline the nomination, but when she ad done so, one of her fellow students took the floor to protest. Were-upon the nominee reversed her decision and accepted.