Scope - Volume 03, Number 10

              Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, Calif. 92354
Vol. 3, No. 10 Friday, December 17, 1965
New Lindsay Hall Wing
Construction Under Way
Construction began last week on a $ 750,000 addition to Kate Lindsay Hall, wom
en's residence hall at Loma Linda University.
Officials of the L. C. Havstad - Del E. Webb Corporation, contractors for the proj
ect, have set September 1, 1966 as the completion date for the building.
The 47,000- square- foot struc
ture will include laundry areas
and storage room on the ground
floor, and an area for sun- bath
ing on the roof. Plans call for
larger rooms with increased
closet space and an elevator to
serve the wing.
The main entrance and lobby
of the present residence hall
will continue to serve the new
wing. To accommodate the ad
ditional residents, desk space
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WORKMAN IS SURVEYING near the spot where south wall of
the new Kate Lindsay Hall will rise. The addition will run parallel
to this wall of the present building, and be joined to it at the entry-way._______________________________________
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Free Glucose Tolerance Test
Scheduled For ' Positives'
Loma Linda University continued testing for diabetes by ad
ministering glucose tolerance tests to the persons who earlier re
ceived positive results on their diabetes screening tests.
The " positives" were scheduled for glucose tolerance tests in
dividually at the Diabetes As- ____
sociation- sponsored detection
center on campus in November.
Since testing of the 294 " posi
tives" would run through
March, officials rescheduled the
tests for administration Dec.
6- 16.
A supplement to the original
research grant enabled the Uni
versity to hire two additional
technicians to handle the 10 -
15 three- and- one- half- hour tests
administered daily.
Those who were unable to
meet appointments before De
cember 16 at the temporary test
center in Griggs Hall will be
tested at the University Hospi
tal clinical laboratory. Test di
rector Jerald C. Nelson, MD,
hopes to complete testing before
Christmas.
Over 50 per cent of the " posi
tives" are expected to register
positive on the glucose toler
ance test, indicating the pres
ence of diabetes, according to
Dr. Nelson, assistant professor
of medicine at the University.
' 66 Alumni Journal
Makes- Its Debut
The 1966 Directory of the
Alumni Journal, official publica
tion of the Loma Linda Univer
sity School of Medicine Alumni
Association, has just been pub
lished.
Statistics compiled in the di
rectory issue indicate that near
ly 200 graduates of the School
of Medicine are practicing out
side the US and Canada. These
alumni are located in 62 foreign
countries.
LLU Alumnus Writes
$ 2 Million Book,
Makes History
The largest, most complex,
and costliest single publication
in the history of the US Gov
ernment Printing Office has
been written by a Loma Linda
University alumnus with con
tributions from two University
personnel.
" Poisonous and Venomous
Marine Animals of the World"
by Bruce W. Halstead, SM' 48,
is scheduled for release in three
volumes. The first volume will
be available early in 1966. Vol
umes 2 and 3 will follow in
1967 and/ or 1968.
All sections of the book deal
ing with chemistry were writ
ten by Donovan A. Courville,
PhD, associate professor of bio
chemistry in the School of
Medicine. Robert A. Kreuzing-er,
audiovisual service staff art
ist, did many of the publica
tion's illustrations.
The monograph, 22 years in
preparation, is the most com
prehensive work ever compiled
on its subject. All aspects of
marine zootoxicology are dis
cussed. An extensive' glossary
of new and little- known tech
nical terms pertinent to the
field is included.
Published jointly by the US
Air Force, Army, and Navy, the
work represents a total invest
ment to date of $ 2 million.
will be increased, the telephone
and intercom systems will be
expanded, and additional mail
boxes will be installed.
Capacity More Than Doubled
The four- story addition will
accommodate 200 women, ac
cording to Helen S. Menkel,
dean of women. The present
residence hall, now filled to
capacity, has space for 174
women.
" At the beginning of the
year we even had to house girls
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LLU STUDENT
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Students from all Loma Lin
da University schools and cur-riculums
are invited to " San
ta's Surprise," a Christmas
party at the campus cafeteria
December 18 at 7: 30 p. m.
Games, entertainment, carols
by candlelight, and free refresh
ments are planned for the pro
gram.
Students should bring blank
ets to sit on at the casual party.
Included on the student plan
ning committee are chairman
Michael D. Anderson, SM' 67;
James P. Barrett, SPT' 66; Wil
liam V. Holderbaum, SD' 68;
Darrel J. Ladders, SM' 67;
Kathleen A. McAllister, SN^ S;
Dynnette E. Nelson, SN' 66;
Robert L. Roy, SD' 67; Cheryl
A.- Seifert, SN' 68; and Martha
L. Severson, SPT' 66.
The party is planned under
the direction of Dean of Stu
dents LaVerne E. McClain.
Pink Ladies Plan
Recruitment Party
Members of the Loma Linda
University Hospital Volunteer
Service League are planning a
recruitment reception at the
home of Mrs. N. A. McAnally in
Yucaipa, 3 p. m., December 19.
Mrs. McAnally is president of
the " pink ladies" league.
A program of music, panto
mime, and skit will be followed
by refreshments.
Attendance at the reception
will be by invitation only. Those
who may be interested- in the
Volunteer Service League pro
gram may call their office at the
University Hospital, extension
300.
Photo by Eugene Hood
WILLIAM J. DRIVER ( center), director of the US Veterans Ad
ministration, is shown at the University Medical Center construc
tion project during a recent visit to the campus. With him are
Congressman Ken W. Dyal ( left), David B. Hinshaw, dean of the
School of Medicine, and Godfrey T. Anderson, president.
Veterans Director Discusses
VA Hospital Potential Here
Nineteen hospitals approved or under construction by the US
Veterans Administration will be on medical school campuses, ac
cording to William J. Driver, director of the US Veterans Admin
istration. ____________________
Mr. Driver, invited to inspect
the veterans hospital potential
of the San Bernardino valley,
visited the Loma Linda Univer
sity Medical Center construc
tion project recently with Con
gressman Ken W. Dyal, who
invited him here. They were
accompanied by a number of
representatives from the coun
ty government, chambers of
commerce, and veterans organ-group
which requires the most
frequent medical attention. He
estimated the number will soon
jump to nine million as World
War II vets reach that age
bracket.
Good Hospital Site
izations.
Speaks at LLU Luncheon
Mr. Driver spoke briefly at a
noon luncheon hosted by the
University. Other speakers were
Godfrey T. Anderson, PhD,
president; Erwin S. Hein, dis
trict hospital chairman for vet
erans organizations; and Arthur
B. Groos, director of the coun
ty Economic Development
Commission.
" The VA administration is
much attracted to medical
school locations," Mr. Driver
said. " We won't lose sight of
the interest in this area, and I
hope, as time passes, we can
enjoy a closer relationship."
Declines to Predict
Mr. Driver declined to make
any predictions on whether a
Veterans Administration hospi
tal will be located in the San
Bernardino valley. He prom
ised, however, to carry the in
formation given him back to
Washington and put it into the
hands of VA hospital site plan
ners.
" We know," Driver said,
" that veterans are migrating
in large numbers. The older
population goes to Florida, but
the younger vets come to Cali
fornia. We know that there
will be a heavy load here."
The director said that only
two million of the 22 million
living war veterans have
reached 65 years of age, the
Veterans organizations esti
mated that a VA hospital at
Loma Linda would serve more
than 200,000. Mr. Hein stated
that the San Bernardino val
ley " traditionally has been a
health haven."
" Nature has given us a good
hospital site. It is a well ven
tilated plateau affected only
slightly by smog," Hein said.
He stated that the VA hos
pital proposed for the Boyle
Heights- Hazard Park area
would be located in the worst
smog area in Los Angeles.
Dr. Anderson pledged the full
support of Loma Linda Univer
sity to any project to locate a
VA hospital in conjunction with
the University's medical school.
Male Chorus Slated
To Perform Jan. 22
The University Men, a sing
ing group of 16 University fac
ulty and staff members directed
by Bo Ying Wat, MD, profes
sor of pathology, School of
Medicine, are rehearsing Mon
day evenings for an appearance
at the Festival of Male Voice
Singing at the White Memorial
Church on January 22.
Choruses from Pacific Union
College, Angwin, La Sierra Col
lege, and the Ministers Asso
ciation of the Southern Califor
nia Conference of Seventh- day
Adventists, and the quartets
from the Voice of Prophecy and
Faith for Today are on the
program.
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