Fruit Fly Discoveries
Made by C. W. Clancy
' W. Clancy, associate pro
f'" wor of biology, haH found that
11 nit flies, which inherit black
tumors of tb<' <*yc, also have their
kidney.like organs splashed with
a dark-red pigment.
The discovery was announced
this week by the American Can
cer Society which supports
Clancy's research.
Clancy is investigating the pig
mented eye tumor* In fruit flies
which is caused by a broken and
healed hoc Mon of one stringy
chromosome. Oenes are displaced
on the broken < hromosonie mak
ing It impossible for the flies to
manufacture nucleic ackl, an es
sential compound In the living
substance. However, If the fruit
file are fed the nucleic acids
they are unable to make, the
large black tumors of the eye can
he corrected.
The unusual color effects may
he due to a broken chromosome
In either the male sperm or fe
Employee Assn.
Receives Report
The Oregon State Employee*’
association on campus was host
to the ICulane (highway em
ployees) chapter at a recent
meeting in the student Union.
The two groups met together
for the purpose of hearing a
rejjorl by two state officials on
tho recent legislature’s acts
which affct state employees.
The speakej were Rudy Meffert.
assistant state executive secre
tary of ttie assn iutton. and Ross
Kewcombe, district director.
Also at the meeting new of
ficers were elected for the local
chapter. The new officers are
William C. Strong, physical edu
cation department, president;
Clarence Elliott, foods and dor
mitories department, vice-presi
dent; Gladys Smith, registrar's
office, secretary-treasurer; Vera
Harrington. Student Union, as
sistant secretary-treasurer; El
liott, delegate to the state con
vention, and Mewcombe, recom
mended for district director.
Barker Wins
Award in RO
Richard Barker, Junior in busi
ness administration, was award
ed the Jimmy Burleson scholar
ship Thursday afternoon at the
Army ROTC drill.
The award was presented to
Barker by Lt. Col James Burle
son of Dallas, Texas, a former
Oregon student. Lt. Col. Burle
son is the ROTC co-ordinator for
the state of Texas.
The award is presented an
nually to the outstanding Army
ROTC junior who is specializing
in accounting. Last year's win
ner was Gary McAdams, senior
in business.
“E" company was named the
outstanding company on the
basis of the previous drill hour’s
performance. Don Crawford, first
year student in law, is the cadet
company commander.
Campus Calendar
Noon ORDN Lunch 110 SU
Spanish Tbl 113 SU
6:30 Orides Gerl 3rd FI
7:30 Co-op Bd 110 SU
8:30 RE Wk Fxec YM SU
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male egg, or It. may be caused
by *ome Indirect, effect’,
Clancy has found that as eye
tissues deteriorate, the animals’
excretory organa redden. He
wantH to know whether the cells
collect pigment from the black
tumor of the eye, or whether the
broken chromosome strand Is di
rectly responsible.
Awards Given at
Library Banquet
The Association of Patrons
and Friends of the University
Library will hold Us annual din
ner meeting Saturday evening
at 6:30 in the Student Union.
Harry C. Bauer, director of
libraries and professor of librar
ianahip at the University of
Washington, will be the guest
speaker at the dinner and will
discuss "The Best Competition."
Also at the meeting. librarian
Call Hints will pre.sent awards
to winners of the Student Li
brary contest and the Peter Pau
per Press essay contest.
Visitors are welcome to the
meeting and reservations ran be
made through Tuesday. Tickets
are priced at $1.75 each.
ROTC Teams Vie
For Drill Trophy
The Army and thi<- Air Force
ROTC drill teams will compete
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
for the Master Sergeant Walter
Ledbetter award. The award is
given annually to the winning
drill team.
Hayward field Is the site of
competition and the public is in
vited. In case of rain Tuesday,
the competition will he held
Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
M-Sgt Ledbetter is a technical
assistant at the ROTC depart
ment. He initiated the award last
year when it was won by the
Air Force drill team.
Professor Emeritus
To Conduct Seminar
George Polya, professor emer
itus of Stanford university, will
conduct a math seminar for fac
ulty members and students
Thursday night.
Topic of discussion will be the
“Definition of Probability." Polya
will speak at a joint meeting of
the University and Oregon State
college mathematics students
Tuesday at Corvallis. He will
trace mathematics “From Ele
mentary Solid Geometry to. Dif
ferential Geometry."
Professors on KOAC Give Panel Discussion
A panel discussion “Why Is
America Misunderstood?” will
| be broadcast on KOAC tonight
at 8:30. The program will fea
ture Max Ascoli, editor and pub
lisher of The Reporter magazine.
E. S. Wengert, 'lean of the politi
cal science department, and
Charles T. Duncan, professor of
journalism, will act as modera
tors.
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What young people are doing at General Electric
Young scientist
works on new ways
to handle “hot”
radioactive fuel
Vt henever uranium is “burned” in an atomic
reactor, certain valuable elements such as
plutonium are left behind in the “ash.”
These products are highly radioactive, but
they must be recovered because of their great
value to the atomic energy program.
This is the job of 31-year-old H. Ward
Alter, Supervisor of the Separations Chem
istry Unit at the AEC's Knolls Atomic Power
Laboratory, which General Electric operates
in Schenectady, N. Y.
Alter’s Work Is Vital, Important
Alter is doing his job well. He has already
received the Coffin Award, General Electric’s
highest honor, for developing an apparatus
that makes possible faster, safer, and more
efficient recovery of the valuable elements in
the “ash.”
The work done by Alter and his group
helps low'er costs, increase efficiency and ex
pand our know ledge of the chemical process
ing of spent radioactive fuels.
25,000 College Graduates at General Electric
When Alter came to General Electric in
1948, he already knew the work he wanted
to do. Like each of the 25,000 college-gradu
ate employees, he was given his chance to
grow and realize his full potential. For Gen
eral Electric has long believed this: When
fresh young minds are given freedom to
make progress, everybody benefits —the
individual, the company, and the country.
H. WARD ALTER joined G.E. in 1948
at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
after receiving a B.A. in 1943 and
Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1948 at U. of
California. He served with the Man
hattan Project at Oak Ridge, 1944-46.
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