NEWS
The American Scientific Affiliation
NEW FELLOWS ELECTED
The following ASA members have been touched with the scepter wielded by existing
Fellows and thereby elevated to that position:
Donald E. DeGraaf Harvey 0. Olney
Frederick H. Giles E. Mansell Pattison
Lars I. Granberg Paul H. Ribbe
Philip H. Harden Karel M Van Vliet
Glenn I. Kirkland A. Kurt Weiss
John W. Montgomery Edwin M. Yamauchi
Congratulations, gentlemen!
FEDERATION MEETING
ASA members and others interested are invited to attend the 1966 meeting of the
Federation Christian Fellowship, Tuesday, 12 April, in the Hotel Jefferson in
Atlantic City, New Jersey. Coffee will be served at 9 P. M., followed by a time
of fellowship in Christ's name among scientists attending the 50th Annual Meeting
of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. The FCF will
again be listed among Special Events on the official Federation program. Walt
Hearn, Biochemistry, Iowa State, and Kurt Weiss,, Physiology, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, are making the arrangements.
Just what goes on in these satellite meetings of the FCF? A good answer for the
non-biologists appeared in the Sunday Digest of 19 September 1965 (David C. Cook
Publishing Co.) in an article by writer James C. Hefley. It seems Walt Hearn
invited him to "The Meeting in Room Nine." Getting off the elevator they walked
down the red-carpeted corridor to the room. Entering, there were about 40 scientists being served coffee by a red-coated waiter. Their badges showed a wide representation of American and Canadian universities.
The speaker, Charles Troutman of IVCF, introduced by Walt, emphasized the magnitude
of the responsibility of the Christian professor to his students. ' Bob Herrmann
of
Boston University told of the Christian Medical Society on his campus. Walt Hearn
told of his exciting times lecturing on college campuses. Kurt Weiss, a Jewish
scientist and world-renowned authority on the aging processes in man, said, "I
have found that the best service to students is to teach a Bible study." Jim
Ashwin, a Canadian professor, a victim of polio and speaking from his wheelchair, told of
the close relationship that can be established with students. A Harvard professor
reported on the impact Billy Graham had on his campus among the faculty and of the
400 who responded to the invitation in another meeting.
The writer concludes, "I drove across the city to my suburban home, feeling grateful for these men who are
Christian, examples and witnesses.
NEW ENGLAND
On Friday, 18 June 1965, at Eastern Nazarene College, the section held a cookout
followed by a talk by Dr. Walter Thorson of MIT on "The Open-Endedness of Truth
in Relation to Human Freedom - Some Support for a Christian Epistemology." Also
on the program was a presentation of color photography by Vivian Dow, "An Unscientific Look at Some Scientific Objects." Dr. Thorson, who is Associate Professor of Chemistry at MIT delivered a similar
invited paper at the special international symposium on Christianity and Science last summer in England. The talk
dealt with the personal and subjective aspects of knowledge and drew from the works
of Godel, Polanyi and Teilhard de Chardin. The downfall of logical positivism was
described and science was seen more as a heuristic search for beauty in the universe, albeit rational, from the newer viewpoint of Thorson. At times Thorson
touched on Hegel and Kant in a way that disturbed the philosopher in the audience,
Dr. Dow, who kept Dr. Thorson occupied to a late hour during the question
period. About 30 members and wives were present.
On Thursday, 28 October 1965, at Park Street Church in Boston, the Section had the
privilege of hearing Dr. Robert Herrmann, Associate Professor of Biology at Boston
University School of Medicine speak on "Genesis and Biogenesis: A Christian Biochemist's View of the Origin of
Life." About 60 people including many students
from Gordon, Eastern Nazarene and Barrington Colleges heard an informative, popular
presentation on the details of processes of "chemical evolution" and the part they
may have played in the evolution of life. Herrmann reviewed recent experiments of
production of complex molecules under special conditions such as radiation and the
replicative powers in the RNA and DNA molecules. By means of such
information bearing systems (quoting Quastler, "information is the accidental thought remembered") Herrmann believes one can conceive a mechanistic evolution from non-living
systems to a protein. Herrmann's bird's-eye view of total evolution proceeds in
four stages from 1) randomness through 2) gradual selection of chemical molecules
(with some groups of molecules having survival value) to the critical point of 3)
creation of the first living system and thence by 4) biological evolution to man.
Herrmann sees little conflict between such a view and Christian belief because they
are two different ways of looking at reality. He quoted McKay in describing God
as the pattern-maker rather than the crank turner. He feels the actual conflict
is between "Scientific Relationalism" and Christianity over questions such as,
"Can
real things lie outside of science?"
Herrmann's view's were disturbing to some, perhaps many, when he opined, for example, that the difference between bacteria and man is much less than the difference between bacteria and a pre-living form. As a result the discussion period
lead to a thorough review of the philosophical implications of these views, e.g.v
if man is derived from this system without any "emergence" or special "creation"
acts inserted someplace, then one must conclude that somehow man and his seemingly
complex spiritual nature are derivable and thus explainable in terms of presently
known physical principles which now presumably underlie and explain biochemical
processes. A stimulating evening was the result and from there Dr. Herrmann went
the following week to even more thoroughly "air" his views when he appeared on
radio over a Boston station. (Reported by John M. Osepchuk)
WASHINGTON D. C.
Host Glenn Kirkland states that the only unique thing about the Washington Section has been its inactivity! Therefore he does something about it by giving
members an opportunity to cast their vote for a change by attending an informal
meeting on 4 February 1966 at 8 P. M. at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, 5500
River Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Al Hedrich, Physicist at NASA, will speak on
the subject, "Is a Committed Scientist Unique?"
(FLASH: George Fielding hurried home from California to attend. Did he make it?)
NORTH CENTRAL
The North Central Section reports the following slate of officers:
Eugene Chenette, Vice President
Karel M. Van Vliet, Secretary
Paul Christian, Treasurer
Marilyne Backlund, Publicity
Charles Wright, Membership
Robert L. Bohon, Nominating Committee
(Thanks to Karel Van Vliet and Marilyne Backlund)
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
The fall meeting was held on 16 October 1965, complete with banquet, at a local
restaurant in State College, Pennsylvania. Thirty-seven people attended,
including thirteen ASA members, some coming from as far as Philadelphia and Harrisburg
to be present. This was the third meeting of this new section.
Donald W. Munro, acting as toastmaster, asked Dan Eastman, Norman Frisbey and Jack Sparks
to tell what the ASA had meant to them. The purposes and benefits of
the ASA were presented.
Brian Jones introduced Clement Schrifreen, research engineer with the Philadelphia
Electric Company, who spoke on, "The Triune God, His Triune Universe and His
Triune Salvation."
At this meeting the necessary signatures were obtained to submit a petition to
the National Executive Council for formal recognition. This was acted upon favorably by the Council during their meeting at
Wheaton, 4 December 1965. Welcome
to the fold.
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK
The fall meeting was held jointly with the local chapter of the Christian Medical
Society. In addition, the New York area Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship was
invited. The meeting was held at Biblical Seminary, NYC. At the beginning of the
afternoon session there were 16 ASA people, 21 CMS and 40 IVCF students., The
evening session had a total attendance of about 100.
Dr. Clinton Hyder spoke at the afternoon session on "Christian Theism." He
pointed out that Christian Theism must meet the challenge of modern humanism,
which attempts to give man the status of God. Undergirding Christian Theism are
two guiding principles:
a) God is Creator and as such He does not depend upon the
world to exist.
b) God is a person - He can say "I", think, command, will, and have purpose. Dr. Baker then pointed out evidence for these principles found in an examination
of the human body, human history and finally the human mind.
The other speaker of the afternoon was Dr. Walter Thorson who spoke on the necessity and essential attributes of a Christian theory of knowledge. Dr. Thorson
began by succinctly stating the world view of modern scientism which limits knowledge of reality to facts found by the "scientific method". value judgments excluded. He stressed the point that scientists must develop a theory of knowledge
consistent with their own creative experience and not have a philosophy of science
imposed upon them by philosophers who have never done research in science. The
Christian must proclaim the totality of all forms of experience as knowledge in
God's world.
After dinner Wayne FraiE of ASA, Dr. C. Reilly of CMS and John Nelson of IVCF described the work of their respective organizations. Dr. Thorson then summarized
the activities of the Oxford Conference on Science and Faith which was followed
by questions and discussion.
(reported by Walter Jim Neidhardt)
The 1966 officers and Executive Council for the Metropolitan New York Section,
very tired since the transit strike, are:
Howard W. Mattson Vice-President
Ralph Ellenberger Secretary
BREAKFAST MEETING DURING AAAS
A Tuesday morning breakfast during the AAAS meetings in Berkeley attracted a total
of 21. ASA members attending the meetings included: Stanley Lindquist (Fresno
State College, psychology, Robert Fischer (Palos Verdes State College, chemistry),
Richard Terman (William and Mary, biology), Marie Berg (Northwestern College,
chemistry), Elizabeth Zipf (Biological Abstracts), E. Mansell Pattison (University
of Washington, psychiatry), Elving Anderson (University of Minnesota, genetics),
Donald W. DeJong (biologist, Western Regional Lab., Albany, Calif.), and William
R. Nesbitt, (Private Practice of Medicine, Fairfield., Calif.)
There were several visitors and guests from the Berkeley area who expressed considerable interest in the activities of the ASA during a brief open discussion
following the breakfast.
In 1966 (Dec. 26-30) the AAAS will be held in Washington D. C. We should begin
now to plan for another breakfast at that time, probably with an announced speaker.
Those presenting papers were:
E. Mansell Pattison, "The effects of a religious culture's values on the
psychodynamics of personality"
C. Richard Terman, "Adrenal gland weights of prairie deermice from populations with a long duration of asymptote"
V. Elving Anderson, "Genetics and behavior in mental retardation"
LE TOURNEAU COLLEGE
Acting Academic Dean, Dr. Robert L. Stephens, writes telling of faculty needs on
his campus. They need a person in the area of chemistry, preferably one with a
doctor's degree and interested in physical chemistry and related fields. This
person would have an excellent opportunity of becoming head of the department
eventually or at least the directing member of the department and concerned with
the direction of the total science piogram.
Le Tourneau is also in need of faculty members in the engineering area, primarily
mechanical and industrial engineering although there is some possibility of using
someone in chemical engineering. This individual would share some of the responsibilities in the chemistry department and in the division of technology and
engineering.
(Dr. Paul R. Bauman and Dr. Stephens have been considering the possibility of
establishing a south or southwest section of the ASA. This could be only another
inducement for prospects to write to Dr. Stephens concerning the above needs:
Le Tourneau College, Longview, Texas.)
MALONE COLLEGE
Malone College is seeking Ph.D.'s in chemistry, mathematics, psychology, English
and economics. The college opened in 1957. It now has full accreditation by the
North Central Association and over eleven hundred students.
Malone is a conservative, evangelical college with a non-denominational outreach
to Christian youth and a heterogeneous community. Dialog between the committed
and non-committed is seen to be a strength for the academic and Christian purposes
of the college. The college deliberately brings together for mutual confrontation
the challenge of the Christian faith and the diverse interests and educational
needs of all its students and the world in which they live. Catalogs and brochures are available for the asking. Those interested should write to R. Waldo
Roth, Instructor in Mathematics, Malone College, Canton, Ohio 44709.
HOPE COLLEGE
Hope College is interested in adding some new faces to its psychology staff.
Their primary interest is in an experimental psychologist but they can also use
some help in the areas of developmental, personality, social and clinical. Ph.D.
or near-Ph.D. is required. Anyone interested should write to Dr. F. Phillip
Van Eyl, Chairman, Department of Psychology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
MATTSON ON RADIO
Howard W. Mattson, an editor of INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and member
of the council of the Metropolitan New York Section of the ASA, appeared on the
midnight to 5:30 A. M. Randi program over radio station WOR December 11. It was
his second recent appearance. The topic of discussion for the all-night session
was "Biology" and appearing with him was managing editor of Science Digest, two
college biology professors and a high school biology teacher.
After doing the rounds of DNA, RNA and various side paths, about 2 A. M. Howard
sensed the ideal time and mentioned his belonging to the American Scientific
Affiliation and told briefly what it stood for. With this a clear statement of
his belief in God as the Creator of life was made. Now the discussion REALLY got
under way. One of the biologists happened to be a rabbi and he very nicely concluded the discussion by indicating the moral responsibility of science teachers
to consider the spiritual welfare of their students. (Thanks to Wayne Frair for
losing enough sleep to cover this event for NEWS!)
KRABILL TO SAIGON
Not by a 1-A classification, but by an A-1 reputation in his field did Dr. Willard
S. Krabill of Goshen get to Viet Nam. Dr. Krabill flew to Saigon as a member of
a five-man team to evaluate the refugee problem in Viet Nam and to report its
findings to government leaders in Washington D. C. Representing the Mennonite
Central Committee, other members of the team represented CARE, Catholic Relief
Service, Lutheran World Relief and the relief arm of the National Council of
Churches. Dr. Krabill was the only medical man on the team. Serving in this area
is not new to Dr. Krabill. In 1955-58 he served in Indo-China after the withdrawal of the French following seven and a half years of war.
FRANK ALLEN
The lead article in the last issue of NEWS told of the recent activity of Dr.
Frank Allen, Head of the Department of Physics, University of Manitoba for many
years. The strong Christian witness of this man has influenced a generation.
Little did we know that as the article was being written, Frank Allen had already
gone to meet his Maker.
ROBERTSON MINISTERS TO MINISTERS
Dr. Donald S. Robertson, Genetics Department, Iowa State University, has taken
upon himself the task of straightening out some of the thinking within church
circles concerning science. He presented an address, "The Church In Our Scientific
Age", to some 300 pastors assembled at the Iowa District Pastoral Conference of
the American Lutheran Church at Dubuque last September. Although some were surprised to learn that there were Christians on the University faculty, the response was very favorable.
This opportunity grew out of talks given previously to the Des Moines area of
Lutheran pastors on the subject of evolution. This led to an invitation to address a still larger pastors group, and then this larger opportunity. As a result
of the Dubuque talk other invitations have come. One was to address a similar
group of American Lutheran pastors in Illinois (which was not accepted) and the second, which he was able to accept, was to address a group of high school Students at a winter retreat at the Riverside Bible Camp on "Science and our Faith"
in three lectures.
Instead of just being disgusted with some of the attitudes that we run into in
church circles why not follow Don's example and do something about it?
ERRATUM
Shooting from the hip one is bound to miss one once in a while. Wayne Frair
points out that Duane Gish was not responsible for the proposition that ASA
support the Viet Nam policy, reported in CONVENTION FEEDBACK issue of NEWS. He
merely brought it to the floor because he was on the committee responsible for
bringing such things to the attention of the group. Sorry, Duane. We promise
it will not happen again until there is another shot from the hip!
NOTES FROM HEADqUARTERS
Another printing of Dr. Russell L. Mixter's Monograph H entitled, "Creation and
Evolution", brings this very helpful paper back into circulation. A good summary
of basic issues and all for 50t,, per copy.
I think it is just a sneaky trick to get the editor to send his in but the main
office urgently asks each member to fill out the questionnaire and send it in.
The information thus gleaned will form the basis for deep thought at the next
Executive Council meeting in March.
Gift subscriptions to the ASA JOURNAL are really catching on. A total of 96 such
subscriptions have been received as a result of the recent appeal. This is a
good way to extend the influence of the ASA to pastor, Sunday School teacher or
special friend, and especially to young Christian graduate students.
MIT SUMMER PROGRAM
The changing role of the church in an increasingly urban environment, the sources
of these changes, and their effects and future consequences will be examined in
a special summer program on religion and community cooperation in city and regional planning. Social and cultural conditions in today's cities, the implications of racial tensions and the possibilities for cooperative action by churches,
government agencies and the community will be discussed.
Enrollment in the program is open to church officials and lay representatives and
to government and private professionals serving any religious organization in a
staff or consulting capacity. The seminars will be under the guidance of Paul
Oppermann, Bemis Lecturer in Metropolitan Planning at MIT. The time: 18-22 July,
1966. The cost: $200. Write Director of the Summer Session, Room E19-356, MIT,
Cambridge, Mass., 02139.
HATFIELD ON TV
Christianity Today (21 January 1966 issue) reports on an interesting TV panel
show, "Does the Bible Conflict With Modern Science? Dr. Charles Hatfield, Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, University of Missouri, Rolla,
participated in the panel discussion. The give and take as
reported in Christianity Today is most informative and incisive and it is to be noted that videotapes of the program are available for
rental by church groups for showing on TV. The sponsoring agency is the Educational Communication Association, P. 0. Box 114, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Why shouldn't the ASA become a source of such material for TV use?
MEDICINE OF THE PERSON
Dr. William Standish Reed has temporarily left his surgical practice in Tampa for
Medford, Oregon, where he, as President of Christian Medical Foundation, is in the
process of founding a hospital. This is no ordinary hospital. It is a Rehabilitation Hospital which is concerned not only with physical rehabilitation but also
spiritual reconstruction of man. They are attempting on the basis of their nursing
staff and those who work in vital contact with the patient to see if vital Christianity will not effect profound changes in patients many of whom are chronically
ill or hopeless.
From the scientific point of view the "atmosphere" of a hospital is not measurable
by ordinary devices. The effect upon the patient and the staff members themselves
will be the mode of evaluating the method. Since this work was started two years
ago, definite and profound changes have been noted in many patients.
Dr. Reed feels the importance of keeping up on surgical techniques, but orienting
himself more and more toward the whole patient which can only in truth be done
through Jesus Christ. He says, "I am thrilled to see this same interest displayed
in the American Scientific Affiliation by scientists of many different fields."
They ask for the prayer support of ASA members in this novel experiment.
ELDER BLOWS HIS HORN
Dr. Samuel Elder, Associate Professor of Physics at the United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, has long been a devote'e' of that ancient woodwind instrument, the recorder. But a physicist is never satisfied with just the music that comes out the
end, he wants to know WHY! and HOW! His inquiry is beginning to pay off as he has
presented a paper before the Acoustical Society of America at their recent meeting
in St. Louis. Of course it is called "Jet Resonator Dynamics."
Organ pipes, according to Sam, generate sound by the vibration of a jet of air
which moves to and fro in the mouth of the opening near the lower end of the pipe.
Research workers around the world have investigated the way in which this jet
motion is related to the shape of the pipe. His present theory is based on electrical analogues and the pipe appears to act as a feedback circuit. Formulas derived from this model show how the loudness and character of the sound produced
depend upon the size and shape of the pipe.
Dr. Elder decided last year to follow in his father's footsteps and accepted an
associate professorship in physics at the Academy. His father, the late Captain
Fred K. Elder, USN (Ret), was head of the Naval Academy Physics Committee during
World War Il. Previously Dr. Elder was in fluid dynamics research at the Applied
Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University.
Samuel Elder and Graham Gutsche are elders and organizers of the Evangelical
Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church,
Evangelical Synod, a fast-growing conservative branch of Presbyterianism with
roots going back to Colonial times.
ANDERSON IN ETERNITY
Magazine, that is. "Public Schools, Science and Your Children" is the title of
an article by our retiring President, Dr. V. Elving Anderson, Professor of Zoology
and Associate Director of the Dight Institute for Human Genetics, University Of
Minnesota. Tackling some of the questions bothering Christian parents concerning
new curricula and new attitudes considered antagonistic to the faith of the
children, Dr. Anderson presents an excellent positive approach to such problems,
The new courses of science instruction, aided by grants from the National Science
Foundation and other sources, emphasize science as inquiry. Elving tells parents
there is a close relationship between the doctrines of providence and creation
and the picture is more complete if we consider both together in the instruction
of our children. There are four important ideas involved. (1) The sovereignty of God must be upheld because if God is not acknowledges as Lord of all a subtle
and sophisticated form of nature worship may creep in. (2) Must God interfere
with natural laws in order to make his existence known? This reflects a kind of
deism with an impersonal God not presently involved in nature which smacks more
of Greek than Hebrew ideas of God. (3) God's purposes are good, and this has
answers to the problem of personal existence. (4) Man stands in a personal relationship with God. The doctrines of creation and providence give freedom in
science, ever testifying to God's imminence and leading us to a reverent attitude.
The article concludes with specific advice to teachers, pastors and parents as to
the attitude they should entertain and impart. An excellent summary of the evolution problem is also included.
CAPS SCHEDULES CONVENTION
The Christian Association for Psychological Studies has scheduled their 1966 convention 6-7 April at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, around the theme, "Christian
Perspectives on Hostility." Emphasis is to be placed on group discussion which
will be based on presentations by such persons as Richard Westman, Elton Eenigburg, Donald H. Bouma, Marion Snapper and Truman Esau. For further information
contact Dr. William L. Hiemstra, Executive Secretary, CAPS, 6850 S. Division
Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508. This group is also sponsoring a "Workship
For School Counselors" at Calvin College, 26-27 April.
TAPES IN MIS LIBRARY
You didn't know MIS had a library? Well it has; administered by Dr. Russell L.
Mixter of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. Books and other material are available free of charge with a slight obligation of returning them at the end of the
specified time.
A recent addition are some magnetic tapes recorded at meetings of the Southern
California local section of the ASA. The topics include:
"Mathematics and Christianity", Charles Hatfield "Witness of the Scientist", a panel including
Lawrence Johnston, Eric McAllister, William MacPherson and Robert Frost.
"Implications of Evolution", review of a book by this name by Kerkut
by Kenneth Allen, Richard Beltz, Lee Harvill.
"What is Life?", a discussion by Kenneth Allen, George Howt and David Siemens. Also a review of
Aldert van der Ziel's book,
"Natural Science and the Christian Message" by Robert Dilworth and of David Siemen's
book, "Exploring Christianity" by Marvin Darsie.
"The Hermeneutical Problem", a lecture by Bernard Ramm and a panel
discussion, "Conflicts Between Christianity and Science" by Siemens, Darsie, Stanley Lindquist
and Adrian.
MAXIMUM WORK FOR MINIMUM AREA
David Siemens has submitted his second paper to the Mathematics Teacher magazine
on the subject of the bees' construction of the cell of the honeycomb, a subject
growing out of his work at Moody Institute of Science on the film, City of The
Bees. Now Dave's field is philosophy (with a strong background in science) and he
feels that the subject deserves the attention of a good structural engineer or a
professor of structural engineering who might turn a student loose on it. There
is also need for empirical information which beekeepers or other pros could obtain
by careful measurements. The basic problem is to prove the theory that the bee
builds the cell in a way which involves maximum economy in the use of wax. Anyone
interested should communicate directly with Dave at 693 N. Camphor Way, Upland,
California 91786.
MIS MOVES
After twenty years in a cast-off Masonic Temple and augmented by eight years in an
abandoned bank building annex in West Los Angeles, Moody Institute of Science has
moved cross town to Whittier into "new" facilities. The 35,000 sq. ft. building
formerly occupied by the Fluor Corporation and Autoneutics Division of North American Aviation, set on a five-acre plot, promises to provide that elbow room so very
much needed for many new scientific photographic projects. The new address is
12000 East Washington Blvd., Whittier, California, 90606.
GROSE ADVANCES RELIABILITY
Vernon L. Grose, whose background is in physics, is head of the Reliability Staff
at Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, California. Reliability has developed into quite a
science with the entry of the United States into space exploration. With success
dependent upon the perfect functioning of thousands of components and sub-systems,
the dependability of each link of the chain becomes a most important study. Vernon
has a long string of published papers on the subject, the latest being the presentation of an invited paper at the Statler-Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles in July,
1965, entitled, "Reliability Can Be Predicted." (Annals of Reliability and Maintainability, Volume 4i (1965) 119-129.
While they sometimes feel outclassed (at least, "out-talked") in the company of
the theoretically and philosophically-oriented ASA members, engineers and scientists in the applied fields have an important contribution to make within the ASA.
More power to you, Verne, and hundreds of others like you in the ASA. (You can
tell it's an engineer talking, can't you!)
CHRISTMAS CARD DISTILLATIONS
Donald C. Boardman has throttled back to half time in the geology department at
Wheaton College to work half time reconstructing the skeleton of a mastodon uncovered nearby in excellent condition.
His daughter, Ann Boardman, working on her master's in biology at Western Illinois
University has found her master in the form of Bob Hein and she will find herself
the wife of a high-school wrestling coach-history teacher come June. Well, Bob,
you -have the editor's favorite biologist!
Leaving a "fascinating industrial job" for an even more fascinating job of molding
the hearts and minds of young people as President of Covenant College, Marion D.
Barnes states that "the pay is much less but the compensation is much greater.'
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Having all seven of the family united after five years of globe-hopping for the
Sulphur Institute, "Brimstone" Barnes plunges happily into the task of strengthening the college, housed in a former hotel at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
H. Harold Hartzler reels off an imposing list of activities. He is teaching
Mathematics and Astronomy at Mankato State College, Minnesota, this quarter teaching Vector
Analysis, Advanced Calculus, and Celestial Mechanics.
Roland N. Icke, M. D., has moved into a new, modern medical office equipped with
all the most up-to-date conveniences including Hi-Fi music to sooth the troubled
ones waiting for attention, a minor surgery operating room and examining rooms vitb power-operated
table, a plaster room with vacuum system for removal of dust
from casts, a call-light system and plenty of room for business office, laboratory
and nurse's station. In Coalinga, California, Roland ministers physically and
spiritually to many oil field workers.
Walter R. Hearn states that "the conference in Oxford this summer (1965) on a
Christian Philosophy of Science was high point of the year for me."
The Robert Sanders family claim that a 2000 mile move from California to Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, does not remove them from the "Westernersil classification. The Mississippi River is still 50 miles east of them!
As Associate Professor, Bob teaches Entomology, Ecology, Limnology, Invertebrate
Zoology and Histology (but not all at the same time!). We do not agree with Bob's
summary of the situation in the old aphorism:
Those who can, do
Those who can't, teach
Those who can't teach, teach teachers.
J. Frank Cassel took 10 students to a field camp 70 miles west of Fargo on Lake
Ashtabula where they did bird and mammal population studies in soil bank grassland,
shelterbelts and potholes. On his birthday, Frank sent his students home to write
up their results and packed his wife Peg on the plane and flew to London. Peg did
London while Frank attended the Oxford Conference after which they motored through
England, Wales and Scotland.
Marvin L. Darsie is still very much involved in the heart program at St. John's
Hospital in Santa Monica. He is president this year and president-elect of the
Southern California Council of the Christian Medical Society. To get his mind off
other people's hearts and on to his own, Marvin and Florence back-packed into the
Banner-Ritter "high country" in the High Sierras. They carried in their packs,
EVERYTHING they lived on and with for 8-days.
PERSONALS
V. Elving Anderson, retiring as President of the ASA, was named as President-Elect
of the Academy Conference which meets each year during the AAAS convention and
brings together representatives from the 47 state academies of science. This
should provide some contacts and opportunities relevant to our Christian concerns.
John Bennett and his family have returned to South Africa where John is engaged in
a hospital and clinic ministry in Zululand. He reports that opportunity for evangelism and church extension are greater than ever because of the dynamic developments in the area. The Evangelical Alliance group state that 50 additional missionaries of varied qualifications are needed to reap the harvest.
Edwin W. Brown has resigned as Assistant Director, Division of International Medical Education, Association of Medical Colleges, in order to assume duties as Director of Project Viet Nam, a program undertaken at the request of President Johnson
to supply volunteer physicians to work among the civilian population of Viet Nam
for a minimum of 60 days each. one hundred physicians have been assigned to the
program within the past three months and are being sent to Viet Nam in groups of
8 every two weeks. The project is underwritten by the Agency for International
Development.
F. Alton Everest, Editor of ASA News, is laying plans for an eleven-week swing
through Central and South America in the interests of the Moody Institute of
Science film program. MIS has an intensive program of translation of films and
filmstrips into Spanish and Portuguese and is hoping to encourage widespread use
of the science films among leaders and, eventually, on television throughout Latin
America.
David A. Faber is now a mathematics instructor in the Job Corps urban center in
Astoria, Oregon.
Frieda L. Foote has left her position at Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri,
to be an Instructor in the Department of Sociology at Purdue University. If she
finishes her dissertation on schedule this spring she may stay on in a regular
faculty position.
Walter R. Hearn is on his fifth and final year as a Visiting Biologist to Colleges
for the American institute of Biological Sciences. In December he visited Kearney
State College in Nebraska under AIBS auspices; on 24-25 February he will visit
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and later in the Spring Southern Colorado
State College in Pueblo. In addition Walt addressed the Laymen's Leadership Institute in Colorado Springs 26-29 January and is due to lecture on Science and
Faith at a regional Danforth Conference at Berea College, Kentucky, 4-6 March and
to give a colloquium talk on Christianity and Creativity at Greenville College,
Greenville, Illinois, 25 March. Then he plans to retire from public speaking for
a few years!
Willis Kaufman will be returning from his teaching position in Nigeria this fall
to take a position in the chemistry department, as Assistant Professor, at
Houghton College. He indicates his gratitude to ASA NEWS for helping him locate
a position from such a distance. He has been at Qua Iboe Secondary School,
Etinan via Uyo, Eastern Nigeria.
John W. D. Kay has left Hess and Clark to join Abbott Laboratories as a Research
Biochemist in the Infectious Disease Research Division with emphasis on virus
characterization, his first love which he could not follow in his former job.
LOVE a virus?
Paul E. Leonard is presently engaged in a Ph.D. research program at the University
of Manchester, England, under Professor F. F. Bruce in the New Testament field.
He is doing a study in eucharistic backgrounds.
John E. Lothers, just completing his doctoral program in zoology and genetics at
Kansas State University, has joined the Covenant College faculty as Assistant Professor of Biology.
Thomas J. Manetsch, Assistant Professor of Engineering at University of California
at Los Angeles, is engaged in research in the systems analysis of socio-economic
systems. On 16 February he is scheduled to present a paper before the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Beverly Hills. "Systems Analysis of
Economic Systems" is his topic and an example will be given of the application of
the transfer function concept to macro-economic systems.
Micah Leo has been editing Chinese Christians Today since 1962. This magazine
is sent Tree to Chinese overseas in 70 countries. As Dr. Leo has introduced the
ASA to his readers on many occasions, it seems only fair that we support his
worthy enterprise which is having such a fruitful spiritual ministry. Such gifts
are tax deductible and should be sent to Dr. Leo, Chinese Christian Mission,
15128 Caravaca Road, La Mirada, California 90638. The Chinese translation of Dr. John McIntyre's
article ' "A Physicist Believes" made a good impact on the
readers, reports Dr. Leo.
Henry Morris presented a series of eight lectures on creation and evolution in
the Fall Lecture Series at the Los Angeles Baptist College and Seminary at Newhall,
California last December.
Philip N. Parks is doing graduate work at Kansas State University in nuclear engineering with an Atomic Energy Commission Traineeship program.
E. Mansell Pattison has a paper, "Transference and Countertransference in Pastoral
Care" appearing in the winter issue of the Journal of Pastoral Care, 1965. "Religion in Psychotherapy" will be published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental
Diseases. He also presented a paper, "The Effects of a Religious Culture Value
on Psychodynamics of personality" to the Anthropology Section of the AAAS at
Berkeley in December.
Paul H. Ribbe, attended an international conference on the crystal structures and
crystal chemistry of rock-forming silicates which was held at Lake Vermillion,
Minnesota, last September. Science (12 Nov. 1965) reports that "P. H. Ribbe
(University of California, Los Angeles) gave preliminary results of a structural
investigation of anorthoclase with an intermediate degree of Al-Si order." Incidentally, the grapevine says that you are forsaking UCIA to establish a new laboratory in Virginia, Paul, how about a full report?
John S. Setchell, Jr., LTJG USNR has been transferred from the USS Moale (DD 693)
to the University of Illinois where he is Assistant Professor of Naval Science.
He welcomes being a part of the academic community.
Donald F. Tweedie, Jr., of the Fasadena Community Counseling Center, was on the
faculty of the Pensacola (Florida) Theological Institute, 22-29 August. He has
also passed his State Board examination and received certification in psychology
in the State of California. He also attended the Rorschach Workshop at the University of Chicago.
A. James Wagner has recently moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Washington
D. C. area in order to begin work as a research meteorologist with the Extended
Forecast Division of the U. S. Weather Bureau. The work is fascinating, Jim
reports, and the many remaining unsolved problems in geophysical processes necessary to understand how the atmosphere "runs" present a great challenge. He is
still registered at MIT and hopes to complete his Ph.D. wock by next June.
C. Eugene Walker's "practicum" program for Westmont College students is attracting
considerable attention. Students registered in the course participate in the
activities at Camarillo State Hospital, working alongside the professional staff
on a variety of projects. He presented a paper on this program before the Western
Psychological Association in San Francisco recently.
A. Kurt Weiss has been elected the Secretary of the Southwestern Section of The
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. He is also serving as Visiting
Scientist under the program sponsored by The American Physiological Society. In
this latter connection he spent a half week in December at Bishop College, in
Dallas, Texas. (Well Kurt, I guess you are accustomed to being at the bottom of
the list - alphabetically, that is!")
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