Scope - Volume 01, Number 27

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Vol. 1, No. 27 Friday, March 13, 1964
THE LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
University Plans to Expand Services
For Inland Empire Area Communities
Working with Riverside
The University School of
Medicine has established a
close relationship with River
side County General Hospital.
Presently 12 students and a
teaching staff are engaged in
a teaching and training pro
gram at the hospital in Arling
ton. Next year, according to
Dean of School of Medicine
David B. Hinshaw, MD, the
University will have a larger
number of senior students at
the Riverside hospital.
Founded in 1905
Loma Linda University had
its small beginning in 1905
when property was purchased
here and the foundation laid
for Loma Linda University
Hospital. The University now
has taken steps to consolidate
its School of Medicine and oth
er related schools and curri-culums
on the Loma Linda
campus. First phase of this
program will be reached by
1967 when construction of the
medical center will have been
completed.
Orange Grove Goes
Bulldozers this week cut into
the orange groves south of
University Church, a plot which
has been designed for the pro
jected University Medical Cen
ter at Loma Linda. Ground
breaking has been scheduled
for June 7, at which time some
350 students will graduate
from the University.
California Physicians from LJLU
A large proportion of the
Loma Linda University School
of Medicine graduates are en
gaged in general practice, spe
cial work, teaching and public
health activities in the state of
California. The school takes
first place in number of physi
cians located in California. As
the school is church supported,
this service comes at no cost
to the state.
New Alumni Head
On Speaking Tour
Jack W. Provonsha, MD, as
sociate professor of Christian
ethics in the Division of Reli
gion, will spend the week of
March 15- 21 in Takoma Park,
Maryland, as guest speaker for
the Week of Religious Empha
sis at Columbia Union College.
His theme will be the char
acter of God and the implica
tions for human experience of
the Biblical expression " Our
God Is One Lord."
While in Takoma Park, Dr.
ProvoHsha, who was recently
elected president of the School
of Medicine Alumni Associa
tion, will meet with the Tako
ma Park chapter of the Alum
ni Association.
Alumni Convention Reaches
Climax- Presenting Honors,
Gifts, Installing Officers
Sot*
EXPANSION CONTINUES despite file recent fire in Edward Kteley HalL Immediately behind the
bumed- out building, a new greenhouse rises for the use of graduate students in biology.
Students to Hear
Hospital Chaplain
The Protestant chaplain of
Patton State Hospital, San Ber-nardino,
will address University
student and faculty members
March 16 for the convocation in
the University Church. He is
Jess Moore, member of the As
sociation of Chaplains, super
visor in the Council for Clinical
Training and committee chair
man of the Mental Health Com
mittee of the Council of
Churches, San Bernardino
County.
Mr. Moore's
topic will be
" The Condi
tions of Man."
Prior to
coming to San
Bernardino,
the chaplain,
a native of
Ifjifisagj at
tended Texas
Christian Uni
versity and
the University
of Chicago
Divinity
School.
He took his riJniral training
at Manteno State Hospital in
Illinois, and his supervisory
training at Saint Elizabeth
Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Moore pastored a church
from 1944 to 1948, after which
he taught psychology at Phil
lips University, Enid, Oklaho
ma. In addition he worked for
two and one- half years at the
University of Chicago with a
committee on human develop
ment, a cross section discipline
of psychology, sociology and
biology.
LOS ANGELES More than
800 physicians and 600 other
participants concluded a seven-day
session of the Alumni Post
graduate Convention of Loma
Linda University School of
Medicine this week.
Daring the last few hours
of the convention, the Class of
1939 presented a gift of $ 12,000
to the University ( to be report
ed in next issue of University
SCOPE). Members of the
alumni association were hon
ored and a series of scientific
sessions were rounded up with
a banquet and several alumni
get- togethers.
The final three days saw
medical authorities from across
the United States present lec
tures and research papers to
the convention's scientific as
sembly at the Ambassador Ho-
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THE NEXT ISSUE of Univer
sity SCOPE wiU contain a re
port of ttie 32nd annual School
of Medicine alumni postgrad
uate convention.
Recent actions by the Uni
versity administration include
extension of services to the
people of the Inland Empire,
an area comprising San Ber
nardino, Riverside and Orange
counties. In addition to serv
ices of medical and dental na
ture, the University will offer
facilities and programs of spe
cial interest to the communi
ties here.
The University is seeking to
relate itself constructively to
the entire community, accord
ing to Oliver Jacques, director
of public relations. At present,
University schools and curricu-lums
are engaged in several
preventive and curative health
projects involving the area.
A number of hospitals and
educational institutions are
working on a cooperative basis
with the University. The School
of Dentistry welfare and teach
ing clinics and the University
Hospital's special services have
been available to the entire'
area for a number of years.
The University would wish
to include other types of serv
ices to its neighbors, said Mr.
Jacques. Already high schools
and colleges are making use of
the facilities on this campus,
hundreds of visiting groups
studying science teaching and
research programs. The Uni
versity Councillors, an advisory
group of businessmen and pro
fessional people from all over
the country, now have laid
plans for a program which will
finance an auditorium suitable
for professional and health
meetings.
For Cultural Programs
The Councillors decided at
their fall meeting that they
would concentrate on a pro
gram of providing an auditori
um for the University. At then-last
meeting, March 8, Clar
ence A. Miller, hospital and
campus administrator, suggest
ed plans for the auditorium.
The Councillors recommend
ed that the University admin
istration give priority to a
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GOING OVER THE PROGRAM of the School of Medicine alumni
postgraduate convention are Jack G. Hallatt, SM' 39, ( left) and
Samuel H. Fritz, SM' 48. Dr. Hallatt, who was general chairman
of the convention this year, is succeeded by Dr. Fritz.