CONVENTION, LAST CALL!
The 1962
ASA Convention plans are being finalized, and one of our
most interesting meetings is in prospect. The Psychology Commission is
acting as the program committee and thus Dr. Paul C. Davis, Dr. David F. Busby,
Dr. Lars Is Granberg, and Dr. Norvell L. Peterson are at the helm.
Webster Muck, Chairman of the Local Arrangements Committee, has
everything in hand., the welcome mat out and has even placed the Minnesota
State Fair across the street from Bethel College and arranged for it to
start just as the ASA meeting is over.
The topic...Modern Psychology and the Christian, has very strong
applications for modern day livings. Authoritative strength will be given
by such speakers as Orville Walters of the University of Illinois, President
Vernon Grounds, of Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, President- James
Forrester of Gordon College., Russell L, Mixter of Wheaton College, Philip
Van Eyl of Hope College and Frederic Norstad of Luther Theological Seminary.
They will range over such subjects as Mental Health, Genetics and Human
Behavior, Guilt, The Christian Homes, Pastoral Psychology - all with Christian
and biblical orientation.
Time: August 21, 1962
Place: Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Information: Webster Muck, ASA National Convention, Bethel College, St. Paul MN.
FUTURE CONVENTIONS
The ASA Executive Council does not intend to be accused of improvidence. They are now in the process of dropping elaborate hints that they
would be happy to entertain invitations from colleges offering their
facilities for the 1966 convention (Midwest) and the 1967 convention (West).
ASA JOURNAL EDITORSHIP CHANGES HANDS
Dr. David O. Moberg, Chairman of the Department of social Sciences,
Bethel College, has been recommended by the Editorial Board and confirmed
by the Executive Council as the new editor of the ASA journal. We congratulate David on this honor, admire him for his aplomb in the face of so
formidable a job and pledge our support in the continual battle to upgrade
the Journal.
The happiest ASA member at the moment is Delbert N. Eggenberger, past editor of the Journal for many
years. No one
knows
the long, thankless
hours of toil Del has put into this job with a singleness of vision and
persistence rarely equaled in the ASA. Del was faced with the job of
molding a scholarly journal from too few papers, many of dubious
quality. All too frequently the choice was to have an issue, or reject the
low quality manuscripts. In the face of these obstacles, Del did a splendid
job and the ASA rises to thank him for his faithful service.
Incidentally) David Moberg is earnestly soliciting suggestions
from the members concerning their ideas on improvement of the Journal Suggestions for
content, policies and personnel of the Journal should be
sent to Dr. John MacIntyre, Sloane Laboratory) Yale University,
217 Prospect Street, New Haven CT, who is Chairman of the Editorial Board or to Moberg at Bethel
College, St. Paul MN.
GATES AUTHORS BOOK
Dr. John F. Gates., Professor of Bible and Philosophy$ St. Paul Bible
College, is the author of ADVENTURES IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY published
by Zondervan in 1961 (251 p.($4.95).
ADOLPH GETS AROUND
During the month of December., 1961,
Dr.
Paul E , Adolph and his wife
travelled to Ethiopia where he spoke at a medical missionary conference.
Dr. Adolph also recently taught a class in Mental Health in the Wheaton
Bible Church Sunday School. His research activities have been most
interesting. He made a survey of 61 missionaries from Africa who had
contracted a certain disease and published it in the January issue of the
Journal of Tropical medicine and Hygiene the paper, "Diagnosis and Treatment of Acanthocheilonema Perstans
Filariasis." Collaborating in the work
and the publication were Dr. Russell I. McQuay, paras tologist, Sinai
Hospital in Chicago and Chicago Medical school, and Dr, I. G. Kagan of
Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, GA
VICTORIA INSTITUTE OFFERS SCHOFIELD PRIZE;
The Victoria Institute of Great Britain offers a prize of 40 pounds
for an essay on the subject, "The Conflict Between Christianity and Science:
A Hundred Years Ago and Now."
Limited to 7,000 words and a deadline of
31 December 1962., details may be obtained by writing to V. I. at, 15 Quarry
Road, London, SW 18.
GOD & THE SCIENTIST a'la TIME MAGAZINE
Ma the Religion section of the June 29th issue of Time Magazine was
an article purporting to give the cross-section of views held by scientists
regarding God. Geneticist George Beadle of University of Chicago relates
God with the origin of primordial hydrogen. Botanist Edmund Sinnott, former
Dean of Yale's Graduate School, stated that most of the scientists he knows
"believe in the immanent principle of life in the organic universe. "If
they are religious$ they call it God." Dr.
James Van Ness, Professor
of Electrical Engineering at Northwestern University stated, "Any time
religious beliefs come in conflict with the things we learn about the
world, we must modify the beliefs."
About this point Dr, George K. Schweitzer, Professor of Chemistry at the
University of Tennessee, and long-time ASA member popped enough blood
vessels to excite him to write to the editor. In the July 23th issues George's letter was
published. He pointed out that many of today's
scientific concepts are simply convenient schemata that impose order
upon the experiences we have collected so far, having little or no relation to
reality. He further stated: "Scientific beliefs can conflict with religious
beliefs, but the large number of modified or even
discarded scientific theories should serve as a useful warning relating
to Dr. Van Ness's pronouncements. We should be very careful about junking
our deep, personal religious committals because of certain presently
hold schemes that we are attempting to apply to the natural worlds however
useful they may be at the moment.
Dr. Schweitzer sends his regrets that he, will be unable to attend
the St. Paul meeting. He and his wife will be in Hawaii speaking at the
Baptist Religious Camp.
AUIT RETURNDU TO 1-TAINLUM
Speaking of Hawaii, we have word from Dr. Wayne Ault that he is
on his way back to the mainland...(just try the old phrase on someone from
Hawaii, "back to the States," if you like fireworks). Completing a tour
of duty at the Volcano Observatory on the Island of Hawaii, Wayne writes..
"I'm writing this while in the midst of packing and getting things finished at the
Observatory....the double move, first back to the US Geological
Survey in Washington and then soon thereafter to Isotopes Inc. at Westwood,
New Jersey.....arrive in New York
3
August. Then I'11 be in Washington, DC
for a short stay. If at all possible I'll catch a ride with someone from
Washington to the annual convention in St. Paul)."
HELP WANTED
Neal Braces 221 Edgewood Road, Alapocas, "Wilmington
3,
Del. has decided to retire to the Middle West to go into teaching. A combined program
of teaching at a Christian college with high academic standards
together
with a research program at a nearby university would be most desirable to
him. His field is organic-inorganic chemistry. Anyone interested in obtaining a chemistry teacher or
researcher whether in the above form or not contact Dr. Brace directly.
WHAT ARE ASA MEMBERS MADE OF?
Dr. H* Harold Hartzler: Executive Secretary of the ASA thought it
would be interesting to know the colleges in-which ASA. members received their
first college degrees* A check through the files revealed the following:
Goshen College 91
Houghton College 24
University of Minnesota 22University of California, LA 20
Calvin College 19Eastern h1ennonite 16
DECEASED
Carl S. Wise, 1911 North Bigelow, Peoria, IL died on June 6.,
1962 after a long illness. He was a member of the ASA and had been
chosen as a candidate for Fellow this year.
MOORE WITH PEACE CORPS
Dr. Carl A, Moore, chairman of the University of Oklahoma School
of Geological Engineering and professor of geology
has been named to
represent the University in the Peace Corps health and sanitation projects
in Bolivia.
Dr, Moore will take a two-year leave of absence from his
teaching duties to serve as university administrator for the Peace Corps
Projects and will act as liaison between Oklahoma University and the Peace
Corps and Bolivian universities. He will establish headquarters.. probably
in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. and travel to other key cities. His
duties will include (1) setting up the groundwork for Peace Corps*volunteers
to receive college credit for completing their tours of duty, (2) check
the possibility of the volunteers teaching in Bolivian universities after
their tour, (3),work out an exchange of professors between Oklahoma University
and Bolivian universities and
(4)
make arrangements for Bolivian students to
come to OU.
Dr. Moore is a specialist in South American geology, petroleum
geology and subsurface geology. He is one of eight educators who toured
Venezuelan petroleum installations in 1957 under the auspices of the Creole
Petroleum Company.
SHINGLE HANGING
F. Willard Larson, MD, announces the opening of his office for the practice of psychiatry as of 1 July 1962 at suite
623, Southdale Medical
Centers 66th Street and France Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Larson
is also a resident in child psychiatry at the Wilder Child Guidance Clinics
Ste Paul, MN. He recently completed three years of graduate work in psychiatry
at the University of Minnesota.
If Dr.
Larson can manage to hang on until the Psychology Commission
gets through with the ASA membership at the annual convention at Ste Paul,
he should be getting some very challenging cases.
FILM REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS
Dr. Robert P* Dilworth is chairman of the ASA Film Review Committee with a sort of a permanent assignment to cast a critical eye over new Moody Institute of Science releases to see whether they should bear the phrase. "Reviewed by the American Scientific Affiliation." That Dr. Dilworth has been on leave from Caltech for a year working at Princeton and has spent the summer in England posed a temporary problem which has been solved.
Dr. Kenneth W. Allen, UCLA, was appointed chairman pro tem. to serve in Dr. Dilworth's absence. Serving with him on the latest assignment were Dr. Robert C. Frost, Westmont, Robert Re Sanders., Los Angeles Valley College, and Oliver G. Titrud., LA Pacific College. On June 26, they reviewed a tentative and Preliminary version of CITY OF THE BEES. They were so fascinated by the story and the pictures they had trouble keeping their minds on the job at hand. Bob Sanders called attention to a very recent paper on the dance of the bees which resulted in revision and strengthening of one of the sequences$ much to the delight of MIS personnel. This "Reviewed by ASA statement works two ways. As Dr. Moon says. It doesn't hurt ASA to have its name placed before 10,OOO,000 people each year."HATFIELD ATTENDS INSTITUTE
It seems such a waste of government energies, writing a letter
to Dr. Charles Hatfield, Jr. at the University of North Dakota and have
it forwarded him to a spot a few blocks from the writer. This happened
to the editor recently for Dr*'- Hatfield is attending a Numerical Analysis
Institute at University of California at Los Angeles. This Institutes designed especially for college mathematics teachers., is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation and treats numerical analysis both from the
theoretical standpoint and application to computers. The teacher of the
course is Porter Henrick of Zurich-whose reputation is what really pulled Dr. Hatfield this far away from
home. A week-end with old University of 11innesota friend
Dr. Lawrence H. Johnston at Palos Verdes (now with Aerospace Corporation)
provided a plus. Hatfield is very much interested
in philosophy of science, having studied in this area while teaching mathematics at University of
Minnesota.
BLOCK OF CHICAGO
Dr. Stanley M. Block is Associate Professor of Production Management
at the University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business. He has accepted
an appointment as Professor of Industrial Engineering at Illinois Institute
of Technology in Chicago effective 1 September, 1962. He is looking forward
to the wider scope of administrative and public relations responsibilities
including further development of the curriculum$ the research program, and the
faculty and student enrollment.
Dr. Block was the commencement speaker at Northwestern College in Minneapolis of which
Dr.
Curtis Atkinson is President and Dr. Billy Graham
former President. He spoke on "Problems and Potentials of Educated Evangelicals and enjoyed the contact with both faculty and
college.
Incidentally, they are looking for a young man with a PhD degree
in industrial engineering to serve as Assistant Professor of industrial
Engineering. Young men with such qualifications are difficult to find points out
Dr Block, and he has asked that members of the ASA send in to
him any suggestions they night have. Dr. Block hopes to attend the annual convention at
St, Paul but has yet to know whether his summer teaching
commitments will allow it.
TENTMAKER MISSIONARY OPPORTUNITIES
According to an article in 16 April issue of
Chemical and Engineering News the Peace Corps has urgent requests from many of
the underdeveloped countries for 300 teachers in high schools and colleges$ including 325
chemistry teachers.
The University of Ghana is taking applications for lecturers in
organ-lo and physical chemistry according to an advertisement in the same
issue (page 121).
Dr. James G. Ashwin, research associate with the Department of
Physiology and Pharmacology the University of Saskatchewan: does
physiological research from a wheelchair after losing a round to polio
while on the mission fields His work is in the medically important field
of thrombosis.
Jim has been granted a leave-of-absence to do collaborative research
on pu1monary,erbolisn at the University of Miami School of Medicine. His wife,
Mrytle, chief navigator, will be accompanying him as he leaves
around September 1st for Miami. He'll be traveling via Buffalo, Washington, and Richmond and would like to hear from
any ASA members he might be
able to meet in these places, He would be glad to talk to appropriate
audiences on "Pulmonary Embolism and Seretonin," fields in which he has
had several recent publications-*
CHRISITAN COLLEGES
ASA members are almost universally interested in the efforts toward
upgrading Christian colleges. Dr. Roger J. Voskuyl, President of Westmont
College, Santa Barbara, CA hosts the 1963 ASA annual convention
recently released some interesting statistics as to what has happened at
Westmont during the past 10 years. During this period: Westmont has increased
student enrollment from 242 to 510, increased tuition from $330 to $850;
faculty salaries from 2,600 to 5900 average; campus value from $372,OOO
to $2,800,000; faculty increase from 19 full-tine equivalent to 32; scholarships and grants increased from
$10.000 to $87,000. We rejoice with Roger
in these tangible marks of progress and in his activity with the Council
for the Advancement of Small Colleges.
CHRISTIANITY AND SCIENCE AT WHEATON
An issue of the Bulletin of Wheaton College (May, 1962) was devoted
to this topic, a statement of convictions set forth by a faculty committee from the Divisions of Science and of
Biblical Education and Philosophy.
Emphasizing that theology and science represent two paths to truth, the
statement rejects a belief that blind chance is the source of our universe
or of life. It also stresses the uniqueness of man and points out that the Bible is silent with respect to any exact chronology
in the creation of
the earth. The theologian must, like the scientist. Be ready to test his
interpretations in the clear light of the data of scripture. A letter
from Dr. Russell L. Mixter to the President of the college states Russell's personal
views on creation.
PAYNE TO CONGO
Edward De Pavne, MD
who has, until recently been in Washington, wil1 be leaving for at least a year in the Congo,
for Kinpese -
Institut Madicale, Evangelique and will be engaged in teaching and practicing.
This is the only orthopedic 'Set-up in that part of the world'. His address will
be Institut Liedicale Evangelique., Kinpese - via Leopoldville, Congo Republic.
McLAREN EDUCATIONAL TV
After teaching assignments in Japan and Germany$ David I.IcIaren returned to California and took a job as Science Center Specialist (Secondary)
with the Los Angeles City Schools. An early assignment was the production
ct a television series to be aired on the commercial station$ IMCA-TV. The
series was designed as an in-service training project for up-grading secondary
science teachers of the areae Over 1200 teachers received credit for the
course of 16 weekly lectures. Four presentations each were given by such
outstanding local scientists as Dr. Jesse Le Greenstein (Gosmology)s Dire
Norman Horowitz (Geneti0s)., Dr. Ross of UCLA School of Medicine (Biological
Effects of Radiation).,
Dr.
J& Savage (Marine Biology).
GRIFFITHIS OF STANFORD
Robert D. Griffiths has just finished work on his degree in
Physics at Stanford University. After finishing writing his dissertation
on paramagnetic resonance it made the usual rounds of faculty readers who
suggested only a couple of improvements in grammar. This summer Bob is
making some further calculations on exchange-narrowed paramagnetic resonance
lines and in August will read a paper on the subject at the Seattle meeting
of the American Physical Society. And while in Seattle what would anyone
do but go to the Fair to see George Spoaks at the Sermons From Science
exhibit.
This fall Bob will go to the University of California at LaJolla,
where he will be studying theoretical solid-state physics under a two-year
postdoctoral fellowship awarded by the National Science Foundation.
Bob states that the Christian brotherhood around the Stanford Campus
is eagerly awaiting LW. Richard Bube's arrival. An interesting thing
happened to Bob recently. An international student thanked him for introducing him to some of the Christians on the
campus. "0therwise" (he said)
"I would have had a totally different impression about your country".
WORLD IS FAIR
The Sermons From Science exhibit at the Seattle World's Fair is
being carried forward
by Dr.
George E, Speake with great success
as
measured by any standard," It is one of the most popular exhibits at the Fair; - the
SORRY-FULL sign is almost worn out, it has been put up so many times. Over 180,000 people have sat for a half-hour of
Moody science film
or Speake's demonstration, including the million-volt bit. The spiritual hunger
of people is shown by the fact that the partitions had to be knocked out between the
counseling rooms in order to accommodate the great number
of inquirers. The cumulative effect of seeing a plurality of films and
demonstrations seems to be a common factor in those that respond. Many
professional people and entire families have made decisions. The August Moody
Monthly carries a cover feature on this work.
TAINT SO DEPARTMENT
There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that
Henry M. Morris, co-author of THE GENESIS FLOOD, has anything to do with the TV program
PRICE IS RIGHT.
AV MAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA
There is need for a person experienced in the production of audiovisuals for missionary work in South
Africa. Mr. Donald K. Smiths
Secretary for Literature, South Africa General Mission recently revealed
this need for someone who could adapt existing filmstrips and films to
the South African ethnic groups and eventually originate such material
for use in Zulu, Sotho and Xhosa. Anyone wishing to inquire further
should communicate with Mr. Smith, c/o 108 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY.
ASA PERSONALS
Merrill J. Alexander, MD has just been elected to the Board of Directors of the Christian Medical Society for a term to expire in 1966. Dr. Alexander is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery.
Kenneth W. Allen Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Zoology, UCLA$ was one of Leo Rigiffits doctoral corrattee. Former member Larry Kulp of Columbia University had a number of ASL members receive degrees under him, and Walt Hearn of Iowa State University has served on committees for a number of younger ASA members. This overlapping of academic generations would seem to be an excellent opportunity of strengthening the scholastic fiber of the overall testimony.
V. Elving Anderson PhD member of the ASA Executive Council., spent the month at Silver Spring, MD on a work-vacation. (Sounds like a contradiction of terms!) He plans to return to St. Paul about 1 August.
Albert S. Bright, M.D., a practicing physician in the Washington area, recently spoke under the auspices of the Christian Youth Crusade at the First Baptist Church of Riverdale. Dr. Bright's testimony appears in one of the tracts published by the American Tract Society.
Dewey Carpenter, PhD of the Chemistry Department of Georgia Tech attended the 1st Biennial Meeting of the Polymer Division of the American Chemical Society hold at Lansing Michigan June,19-22. His research activities are in the area of high polymers, particularly molecular conformation in solution, and adsorption from solution. Dewey needs competent graduate students. Who doesn't!
Richard J, Ellis, graduate student in botany., University of California, Berkeley took unto himself a wife from within the ASA circle Rebecca Everest, daughter of the ASA NEWS editors It is a carefully planned campaign to load the San Francisco Bay area with so many ASA members that they will just have to start a local section up there.
Allan J. Harder, a student of Wheaton College from Marshalltown, Iowa, and an Associate of the ASA, is in Palestine on an archaeological tour this summer. He is a Physics major, anticipating the BA in 1963.
Lee Le Harvill is winding up his work for the Ph.D degree in geology at UCLA. His dissertation is on the
subject, "The Deformational
History of the Pelona-Schist". He has accepted-a position as
Instructor in Geology, Rutgers State University, College of
South Jersey, Got ready to welcome him, ASAers of that area; don't let the big grin scare you -- it's because of a recently
adopted baby girl who has completely revolutionized the Harvill household.
Thomas D. S. Key,
and his wife, Caroline, visited Moody Institute of: Science on June 15th on their way to Berkeley where he is
studying radiation biology for the summer.
Glenn I. Kirkland MS, of the Applied Physics laboratory Of Johns Hopkins managed to work in a quickie vacation trip to Florida with the family. He was very much impressed with modern electronic navigational aids recently when he had the opportunity to "navigate" a friend's Beech Twin Bonanza.
Gladys J. Kleinschnidt, MD served as a Crusader with World Vision in Guatemala in January, 1962s on her vacation time. The purpose is to reach the leaders of Guatemala for Christ. She has been busy giving illustrated talks of her experiences since returning.
Leonard Kingslay, BS, formerly Mennonite Central committee relief worker in Indonesia, is taking part in his second NMA counseling and guidance institute this summer at Western Illinois University's Kingsley serves as Director of pupil Personnel Services$ Berne High School, Berne, Indiana.
Frank T. Kocher, MA has been involved in numerous stages of a programmed course in elementary algebra since last summer. It is to be published this fall by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Sponsorship of the Penn State Chapter of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship keeps him and his wife hopping.
Thomas H Leith, PhD has accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department of the University of Rhode Island. He will be teaching courses in Philosophy of Science and Logic. We suspect that about the middle of next winter Harry and his wife will be wondering why they left the balmy clines of Southern California (adv.).
Lloyd J. Montzingo, Jr. Ph.D., is moving from Buffalo, New York to Seattle, Washington, where he has accepted a position as Professor of Mathematics and Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Seattle Pacific College, starting in September, His now address is 2914 Third Avenue West, Seattle 99.
J. Edwin Orr, PhD, prominent minister to youth on several continents, is not an ASA member yet, but is applying, Dr. Orr recently returned from an extended European trips,
Robert R. Sanders M.S., is leaving the smell of chalk dust behind and will be attached to the US Naval research activities at Point Mugu, just North of Los Angeles. He will be working on ' biological project between the bottom of the ocean and outer space (which sounds very exotic) or kelp flies (which sounds slightly less so.)
Roger C. Troup, MD, who has been superintendent of Bingham Memorial Hospital, Jos., Nigeria, for the Sudan Interior Mission is taking a leave of absence to return to the states to put their boys through college. His now address: 795 Florida Avenue, Akron 14, Ohio.
Paul H. Wright's Ph.D on a trip west stopped at Enid, OK for the wedding of his brother's daughter, So what do he and his wife do? They casually pitch in and bake and decorate a 5-tier-10-layer bride's cake, just like that!
Frank Walmsley B.S., now at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Plans to receive his PhD in Chemistry in August. He wi11 then be joining the staff at the University of Toledo as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. His wife received her Ph.D. in chemistry this past June.
Harold H. Key, has been with the Institute Linguistico in Bolivia and is now back home. His address is c/o i)r. Royston Roberts, 841 East 28th Street, Austin 5,t Texas.
Stephen Calhoun, has been named Dupont Teaching Fellow for the summer at Ohio State University where he is finishing the
PhD requirements in Chemistry, He is
on
leave of absence from
Houghton College where he is Associate Professor of Chemistry.
H. Harold Hartzler
Executive Secretary
414 South Broad Street
Mankato, MN
F. Alton Everest Editor
947 Stanford-Street
Santa Monica, CA