Scope - Volume 05, Number 09

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Vol. 5, No. 9 Wednesday, July 10, 1968
Effective July 1, 1969
School of Nursing dean named
chrlgtla
Marilyn J. Christian became
dean- elect of the School of
Nursing July 1 following action
taken by the University Trus
tees last May. She will succeed
Maxine Atteberry, dean of the
School of Nurs- i
ing, followingl
Miss Atteber- J
ry's retirement;
in June 1969.
The new-:
dean- elect, who:
lives in Corona, "
received a
bachelor of sci-ence
d e g r e e
from Columbia
Union College, Takoma Park,
Maryland; a master of science
degree from Catholic Univer-
LLU faculty member
named chief medical
examiner- coroner
A Loma Linda University fac
ulty member, who headed the
team of pathologists who con
ducted the autopsy on the late
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, has
been given permanent status as
chief medical examiner- coroner
for Los Angeles County.
Thomas T. JVoguchj, MD, as
sociate clinical professor of
pathology, six months ago, had
been assigned to the post on a
temporary basis. The board of
supervisors by a unanimous
vote on June 11 confirmed his
permanent appointment.
The motion was accompanied
by praise for Dr. Noguchi's
work in handling the post- mor
tem examination of Senator
Kennedy, who was assassinated
in Los Angeles last month.
The team headed by Dr. No-guchi
removed Senator Ken
nedy's brain for further re
search and tests following the
six- hour autopsy.
Dr. Noguchi has been on the
University faculty since 1961.
sity of America, Washington,
D. C.; and has completed some
work toward a doctoral degree
at University of California at
Los Angeles.
Miss Christian is currently
associate professor of nursing
and administrative coordinator
for Loma Linda University's
home care program. Profession
ally she is a member of the
American Public Health Asso
ciation; Southern California
Public Health Association; Na
tional League of Nursing; and
the American Association of
University Women.
Hygiene student
hit by automobile;
knocked 50 feet
A. Jane Timothy, senior den
tal hygiene student, suffered
only minor abrasions after be
ing knocked 50 feet by an auto
mobile late last month as she
was crossing Anderson Street
about 150 feet south of Stewart
Street.
Miss Timothy, a resident of
Lindsay Hall, was struck by a
southbound vehicle driven by
sophomore dental student Ar
nold E. Plata.
California Highway Patrol of
ficers said Mr. Plata was trav
eling between 35 and 40 miles
per hour as he approached the
pedestrian crossing without no
ticing Miss Timothy until he
was almost upon the crosswalk.
He then braked hard, but
Highway Patrol officers said he
was still going fast enough to
knock Miss Timothy 50 feet
across the crosswalk after hit
ting her.
Mr. Plata was cited by CHP
officers for a pedestrian right-of-
way violation.
Miss Timothy was taken to
University Hospital emergency
room where she received treat
ment for her injuries.
University inaugurates
School of Education
Loma Linda University inaugurated a School of Education last week, according to
University President David J. Bieber.
The new professional school, built upon the existing department of education in
the College of Arts and Sciences, is the eighth academic unit within the University to
Dr. Meier
achieve full school standing. It
offers programs leading to
bachelors and masters degrees
in several areas
of teaching and
school adminis
tration.
Willard H.
Meier, EdD, as
sociate profes
sor of educa
tion, was nam
ed by the Uni
versity T r u s-tees
as the first
dean of the school. Dr. Meier,
49, lives with his wife and their
12- year- old son in Riverside.
Programs offered by the
School of Education include a
diversified major for future ele
mentary school teachers and a
straight elementary education
major, both leading to bache
lors degrees. At the masters de
gree level eurriculums in ele-mentarv
education, seeondary
education, educational adminis
tration and supervision, and
student personnel services are
being offered.
Both the undergraduate ma
jors call for students to be con
currently enrolled in the School
of Education and in the College
of Arts and Sciences. Masters
programs in elementary educa
tion and secondary education
will be developed cooperatively
with the Graduate School to
provide a balance of advanced
studies in liberal arts and in
professional education, Dean
Meier explained.
" In launching the new school
we're simply acknowledging
and preparing to expand the
Essential key discovered
in organ transplantations
A Loma Linda University as
sociate professor of physiology
and biophysics has discovered
an essential key to the mystery
of organ transplantation.
The successful way of over
coming the body's natural re
jection of foreign material was
found by Weldon B. Jolley, PhD.
This discovery, some sources
say, is a discovery of immense
and incalculable importance to
this and future generations.
Without the method develop
ed by Dr. Jolley and a research
team at the University, the
chance of medical science's ever
achieving total success in organ
transplanting would be nil.
Successful grafts
Successful skin grafts have
been permanently made by per
fusing the skin to be transplant
ed in ribonucleic acid ( RNA),
which is one of the Basic nat
ural constituents of every ani
mal cell.
The method developed by Dr.
Jolley at Loma Linda Univer
sity has been used successfully
at the University of Colorado,
Boulder, in kidney transplanta
tions with laboratory animals.
Other experiments performed
at the University of Colorado
include liver transplantations
with laboratory animals.
The laboratory animals have
lived as long as 59 days with
the transplanted livers soaked
in the RNA solution, while
other animals having untreated
livers transplanted in them, liv
ed only an average of eight
days.
The most sensational succes
ses have been the transplants
used in human patients.
A heart or kidney transplant
operation cannot now be suc
cessful in the same sense that a
tonsillectomy or appendectomy
is " successful," according to Dr.
Jolley.
New hearts or kidneys cannot
be substituted for damaged ones
and then forgotten while pa
tients go about living normal
lives, Dr. Jolley states. Success
ful transplantations are tem
porary and eventually, history
shows, the substitute fails. The
longest that a patient has lived
with a kidney transplant is nine
years.
The reason transplants are
not permanently successful, Dr.
Jolley says, is the immune re
sponse, the fundamental physio
logical function that protects
the body from invading organ
isms such as bacteria, and from
such other matter as pollen and
dust. The immune response is
part of the delicate balance of
life, and so are the invading bac
teria. But it must be overcome
if transplanted organs are ever
to be permanent in any reason
able sense.
RNA solution
The RNA solution used by the
University researchers is made
by International Chemical &
Nuclear Corporation, Los An
geles, but the University has
applied for the patents for the
use of RNA in perfusion, or
soaking, and will retain the
commercial rights.
Five skin grafts using the
RNA solution have been com
pleted by the University team
on patients who were severly
burned. All the operations in
volved used skin from cadavers.
One patient has lived for four
years with no rejection of the
graft, an unheard of length of
^ ime.
Skin grafts ordinarily last
Continued on page 9
strong program built up over
the past 20 years by education
department chairman George T.
Simpson," he noted. Dr. Simp-son,
current head of the depart
ment, will continue as a full-time
professor in the new
school.
Statistics released by the
University last April showed
more than 300 graduate stu
dents enrolled for full- time or
part- time study in the existing
department of education in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Many are teachers in southern
California school districts study
ing for higher certification;
courses qualifying them for
certification to teach at ele
mentary, scondary, and junior
college levels have been offered.
Undergraduate students plan
ning on teaching careers have
been active this past semester
in the Corona, Riverside, Al-vord,
and Jurupa unified school
districts, gaining teaching ex
perience. Graduate students
have been engaged in field work
and internships in administra
tion, supervision, and guidance
in several southern California
counties.
At its outset, the school's
facilities include a testing lab
oratory listing more than 400
standardized tests. The service
is administered by a full- time
psychometrist who serves some
students at other schools as well
as students and applicants at
the University itself. A separate
on- campus curriculum labora
tory and media center contains
instructional materials adapted
for requirements of both ele-
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Helicopter rescue effort
fails to save Arizona man
The efforts of a helicopter
rescue crew, in- flight first aid
by a physician, and treatment
by a medical team at University
Hospital all failed last week to
save the life of a 54- year- old
Arizona man who collapsed
from a heart attack while hik
ing in the mountains near Bar
ton Flats.
Ralph Vega of Phoenix died
at 5: 03 p. m. after he was flown
from Camp Radford, located be
tween Big Bear Lake and Sev
en Oaks, to Loma Linda by
Western Helicopter Service,
Rialto.
During the flight, M. R. Ran-dazzo,
MD, of Sacramento, who
was staying at the camp
ground, administered external
heart massage to keep Mr. Vega
alive.
Mr. Vega was strapped to a
litter located outside the cock
pit of the helicopter and Dr.
Randazzo was forced to lean
outside the craft to aid the vic
tim.
The helicopter touched down
in a parking lot adjacent to the
emergency room at 3: 05 p. m.
and Mr. Vega was rushed in on
a stretcher for treatment.
In the emergency room, doc
tors administered several com
binations of drugs in an effort
to stimulate the heart and re
store circulation, but the heart
did not respond.
Despite the tragedy, physi
cians at University Hospital
Hospital credited Dr. Dandazz
with doing a " tremendous job"
in his efforts to keep Mr. Vega
breathing and keep his circula
tion going.
Bruce Bauer, pilot of the heli
copter, said his office received
a call from the Yucaipa sheriff's
substation about 2: 25 p. m. last
Wednesday. The pilot landed
the craft on a baseball diamond
near the camp 20 minutes later.
Mr. Bauer said it was risky
for Dr. Randazzo to treat the
victim while hanging out of the
aircraft in flight. " It took us 20
minutes to get down off the
hill," he said.
Staff photo
EXTERNAL, HEART massage is administered to Ralph Vega by
M. R. Randazzo, MD, of Sacramento. Combined efforts of Western
Helicopter Service, Rialto, Dr. Randazzo, and University Hospital
physicians failed to save the life of Mr. Vega.