NEWS

The American Scientific Affiliation

VOLUME 9 NUMBER 4     26 November 1967

 

NEW COUNCILMAN ELECTED

Dr. George K. Schweitzer emerged victorious in the annual ASA intramural contest to select a new member if-the Executive Council. This race is something like Sadie Hawkin's Day in that it is so very difficult to figure who really is the loser. Is it Dr. Donald C. Boardman who happened to gets few less votes? Or is it Big George who will now have to attend Council meetings?

Dr. Schweitzer is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee so that noble field will still be represented as Dr. Robert Fischer retires from both the Council and from the national presidency.

This will teach you, Don, that you Just-can't fight City Hall with only one Ph.D. George has three doctorates, Ph.D. Chemistry University of Illinois, Ph.D. Philosophy of Religion NYU, and ScD History of Science at Central College.

All jesting aside, we welcome George to this place of leadership in the ASA and, in the same breath, give a hearty "thank-you" to Bob Fischer for the excellent way he has guided the ASA during his term.

The Executive Council line-up is now (with year of 'retirement):

Dr. Richard H. Bube (1968)
Dr. Wayne U. Ault (1969)
Dr. Virgil H. Freed (1970)
Dr. Charles Hatfield, Jr. (1971)
Dr. George K. Schweitzer (1972)

NEW FELLOWS ELECTED

Every so often the vital juices of the ASA stir and out come some nominations for the grade of Fellow from the Council and the other Fellows decide if they want some more Fellows. Here is the latest group . to be elevated to this rank:

Purnell H. Benson
John W. Haas, Jr.
George J. Jennings
F. Wilmer Larson
Thomas J. Manetsch
Stanley R. Obitts
Robert Vander Vennen
C. Eugene Walker

AAAS BREAKFAST

Richard L. Ferm
John S. Hyde
Samuel Richard Kamm
Kenneth A. Lincoln
Michael Mecherikoff
Lee Edward Travis
F. Phillip Van Eyl

Dr. H. Harold Hartzler, Executive Secretary announces that the Affiliation is being considered by the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) as a cooperating organization. There will be a breakfast meeting of ASA members attending the AAAS Annual Meeting in New York City. Further notice will appear in the AAAS program. Watch for it.

ASA LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS



Great Doctrines of the Bible, The Way of Holiness. The Christian Doctrine of SanctificatioR by K. F. W. Prior, Vicai of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove.

These books may be borrowed from the librarian.
Prof. Russell L. Mixter, Wheaton College, Wheaton,Illinois 60187

Lt. Cmdr. William C. Sones was killed in an aircraft accident off the Southern California coast near Pt. Mugu on 18 September 1967. Cmdr. Sones graduated from Rice Institute with A degree in Chemical Engineering. Since that time he was a Naval Aviator.

Clement S. Schifreen died on 3 June 1967. Recipient of the 1964 Habirshaw Award, Clement was an outstanding Electric al Engineer, serving with Philadelphia Electric for over 40 years. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1923 and received the LL.B. degree from Temple University in 1932. Known in the field as an expert in power transmission systems, he was a. member of the Edison Electric Institute Joint Task Force on DC Transmission which is directing the study of parallel operation of dc and ac lines. He was a member of.,Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu honorary societies and many professional groups.

Clement will always be remembered for his attendance at ASA national conventions with Mrs. Schifreen and for his happy, outgoing personality. His Christian witness was very much a part of his life. We shall miss him.

SCATTERGOOD HANEY

William E. "Ted" Haney has devised a very efficient way of testing the effectiveness of a given radio transmitter-antenna installation. By sending out a very high-power pulse over the system and then examining the "scatter" returned as a function of time, Haney can obtain an overall evaluation of coverage which includes the factors of ionospheric effects, antenna directivity, transmitter power. For example, he can pulse a transmitter at a particular frequency in the U. S., feed the energy into an antenna beamed Eastward and tell whether his signal is coming into Malaya or skipping over it.

Ted is Director of CAVE (Centro Audio Visual Evangelico) of Campinas, Brazil, and serves as consultant to missionary broadcasters to fill up his "spare" time. He recently received his Ph.D. from Stanford University and the backscatter project was the subject of his dissertation.

FISCHER AND USSHER

Dr~ Robert B. Fischer, President of the ASA is also Dean of Natural Sciences and Math. at California State College, Dominguez kills, This is a new institution, still operating in temporary buildings, but Bob says that their plans are carefully laid through 2002 A. D. When you come right down to it, this is a long way from 4004 B. C.

WALKER'S RATS

Westmont College has issued an attractive brochure extolling the advantages of the psychology department. As Dr. C. Eugene Walker is chairman of this department, of course we give the brochure more than the usual casual glance. What do we see? Right there on the front cover is a photograph of a white rat carefully sniffing a bunch of Rorschach tests. Ponder, ponder, what is the meaning? That members of the department like Mike Mecherikoff are rats? Hard to believe. Or are they dismayed at interpreting the Rorchachs and finally turned the job over to the test animals? Or are these smart rats that did these Rorschachs on themselves? It is reported that what these rate do in the psych lab is simply 'mazing.

NEW YORK METROPOLITAN

On 4 November 67 the Metropolitan section of the ASA held their fall meeting at Nyack Missionary College, Nyack, N. Y. Walter Thorson and Donald Morton were the speakers. There was a particularly good attendance and interest shown by students from an IVCF conference at Hudson House and from Nyack Missionary College and King's College. Approximately 50 people attended the afternoon program at which Mr. Morton spoke, about 45 had dinner and 125 attended the evening session to hear Mr. Thorson.

This section is looking forward to hearing Charles E. Hummel as speaker for the Spring meeting as announced by Dr. Thomas D. Parks, Chairman.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

After a serious consideration of the great pile-up of events in the fall, it has been decided to try eliminating the fall meeting and scheduling three spring meetings. The first one is scheduled early in January, the second early in March and the third possibly in May. The January meeting will be held at Cal. State, Dominguez Hills, if the selected date can be accommodated.

MEMBERSHIP

The present count of ASA membership, according to Miss Fetherhuff of Dr. Hartzler's office, stands at:

                    Associates 244

                              1,603

Since the ASA NEWS of 16 July 66, this represents an increase of 142.If the membership were double its present figure, the program could be expanded very materially and it would be better all around. This could easily happen if each member were to assume responsibility for interesting his Christian professional friends in the ASA.

BUBE PROLIFIC

On a publish or perish basis, Dr. Richard H. Bube of Stanford University is probably one of the healthiest men around. During just the past year he has had nine major papers appear in the standard scientific journals. These include, "Laser Saturation of Photoconductivity and Determination of Imperfection Parameters in Sensitive Photoconductors", J. Appl. Phys. 37, 4132 (1966) with C. T. Ho; "Comparison of Solid State Photoelectronic RadiatioTbetectors", Trans. Met. Soc. AIME 239, 291 (1967); "Photoconductivity", Ch. 13, pp. 657-705, in Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Compounds, North Holland, Amsterdam (1967); "Theory of Thermally Stimulatea Conductivity in a Previously Photoexcited Crystal", Phys. Rev. 155, 764 (1967) with G. A. Dussel; "Photoelectronic Processes in ZnS Single Crystals", Phys. Rev. 156, 998 (1967) with C. S. Kang and P. B. P. Phipps; "Contact Mechanism for Dark-Conductivity Maximum in Cd.S", J. Appl. Phys. 38, 2399 (1967) with V. V. Serdyuk; "Photoelectronic Analysis", Ch. 11 p. 461 i7n-iemiconductors and Semimetals. III. Optical Properties of III-V Compounds, Academic Press, N. Y. (1967); "Photoconductivity Decay in Perfect Crystals", J. Appl. Phys. 38, 3515 (1967) with W. M. Grove and R. K. Murchison; "Self-Diffusion of Sulphur in ZnS", J. Appl. Phys. 38, 3795 (1967) with George H. Blount, who is an ASA member working on his doctorate and G. A. Marlor.

Then there is a review of R. H. Tredgold's book, "Space Charge Conduction in Solids" which Dick wrote up for J. Franklin Institute, 282, 264 (1966) and a letter to the editor on "Where to Find Values" which appeared in Physics Today 20, 15 (1967).

I Is this the end? Oh, my no! There are also five articles which appeared in Eternity
Magazine: "Scientists Face Crucial Decisions" 17, 9 (1966), "Answering Some of the Body-Spirit Questions", 18, 1 (1967), "Frozen For the Future", 18, 6 (1967), "How Scientific is Velikovsky" which is a review of the book: The Velikovsky Affair by  DeBrazia, Editor, Eternity 18, 1, 45 (1967) and "Speaking the Scientific Lingo", 10, 35 (1967)

During the intervals Dick polished the brasswork and managed an annual ASA convention on the Stanford Campus and served on the Executive Council.

FREED INVOLVED IN WATER POLLUTION

Correcting it, that is. A $217,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare made possible the establishment of a new Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University. Our own Executive Council member, Dr. Virgil Freed, has been named its director. One of the first research projects, financed by the U. S. Public Health Service ($38,500), will be to find ways to make useful products from waste materials such as paper. At the present time, more than 2 million tons of bark are burned annually in Oregon. Other projects will focus on air pollution. Virgil, just between us girls, what can we do about Los Angeles smog? Suck it out every night through underground air sewers as one man has Seriously suggested?

HELP WANTED

Dr. Stanley M. Block, Professor and Chairman, Department of Industrial Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago 60616, has written as follows:
    "We have an opening on our staff, beginning September 1968 (or sooner) for a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research or Applied Mathematics. The rank would be Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, depending on teaching, research and/or industrial experience4 Our school pays competitive salaries and offers excellent opportunities for consulting and/or sumer teaching. Last year IIT granted 25 B. S. I, E.j 38 M. S. I. E. and 4 Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

    "If you could publicize this opening, and ask anyone interested to write to me, I would appreciate it very much."

There it is, Stan, brace yourself for the deluge!

MUNN AT GEORGE FOX

And George Fox is a college. At Newberg. Where's Newberg? In Oregon, not far from Portland. Herbert Hoover grew up there as a boy. Who's Herbert Hoover? What's a boy?

Well, one ASA boy is Hector J. Munn who has interrupted his degree program at Oregon State University to accept a position at George Fox College as Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Science Division. This college was founded 76 years ago but only recently was accredited as a result of renewed backing of the Friends Church (Quaker) of the Pacific Northwest to see that the school became one of the outstanding Christian liberal arts schools of the region. The science Division has a solid faculty of 8 and enjoys a new science building.

"We would welcome the interest of all ASA members and extend to each a standing invitation to stop by and visit with us whenever you may be traveling in the Evergreen Country", states Munn.

FRAIR-DAVIS BOOK

"The Case For Creation" is still available from the ASA head office for 95C per copy. If we can't sell more copies we may have to raise the price (and hence the prestige) of the volume. Or, worse, we may put Wayne Frair on the street corner with dark glasses and a tin cup and have him discovered by an editor of Evolution. Just anything to get some publicity and get these books out where they will do some good.

                          PERSONALS


George L. Bate has joined the Division of Natural Science, Westmont College, as Professor of Physics. Dr. Bate taught at Wheaton College and Columbia University and since 1965 has been senior scientist at Isotopes, Inc. in New Jersey. He has written numerous papers in his field of study.

Douglas A. Block has resigned his position of Associate Professor of Geology, Wheaton College, to teach at Rock Valley College, Rockford, Illinois.

Neal 0. Brace, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wheaton College, is the recipient of a $10,368 grant from the American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund for fundamental research in the Petroleum field. He will explore free radicals during the next two years. (Are we talking about hippies?) Dr. Brace has served as an industrial chemist with Eastman Corporation, Kingsport, Tennessee, and with E. I. duPont de Nemours, Delaware, before starting his teaching career at North Park College, Chicago.

J. Lowell Butler, self-employed, of Greshem, Oregon, has written "Asteroids Used In To-ah's Deluge!", a chapter in "The earth in Time, Space, and the Bible" by himself and 1. L. Williams. Mr. Butler suggests that our planet was hit with several asteroids and many large meteorites in a relatively short time during one stage of its history, namely, during the time of Noah's deluge.

Louis L. Carter, Jr., has completed the orientation course for officers of the U. S. Air Force Medical Service at Sheppard APB, Texas, and is assigned to Laredo AFB, Texas, to practice as a surgeon with the Air Training Command.

D. Lee Chesnut, Fellow of the ASA and retired from General Electric Company, has settled in Phoenix, Arizona. Talk about an expression of Lee's faith! He and his wife purchased a home unseen - selected by his son John. After several bouts with pneumonia he finds the salubrious Arizona climate to be all it is reported to be.

David A. DeVries has joined the faculty of Wheaton College as Associate Professor of Geology. He comes from a position at Mississippi Southern College.

 Irvrving W. Knobloch, Contributing Editor of the ASA Journal, has been elected Secretary of the Teaching Section, Botanical Society of America, and President of the American Fern Society. In October he gave a talk on the dilemma of the intellectual in regard to the Christian religion before the Lower Western Michigan Chapter of the ASA held at Calvin College. Dr. Knobloch edited a book in October, the second edition of "Readings in Biological Science" published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, a book which should find good use in the biology classes taught by our members.

Thomas H. Leith did not travel indefinitely in a Northern direction and become swallowed up in the Canadian arctic, but rather stopped just short of that at York University, the so-called "instant university" which has grown to a student body of about 10 kilopersons in 6 years. Harry says he enjoys being a dean, but insists on, continuing to teach. Last summer his class had 250 and this term he performs (what better term is there when one does it on a theatre stage?) to 800. The course is a sort of historical and philosophical analysis of some ideas in the physical sciences.

Bruce J. Lieske has been awarded a scholarship from Aid Association for Lutherans, a fraternal life insurance society. He is a student at Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois, and he graduated from Penn State and University of Washington. The scholarship was used during the summer of 1967.

Russell L. Mixter did not attend the ASA annual convention at Stanford University. It now has been discovered why. He went to Audubon Camp in Wisconsin instead. Russ, you should have gone to Stanford. They really have some rare birds on that campus!

Albert J. Smith has left Judson College as Head of the Biology Department to accept
an Assistant Professorship in biology at Wheaton College.

Jack N. Sparks has given up his work as Associate Professor of Educational Psychilogy, Pennsylvania State University, to go with Campus Crusade For Christ. He is participating in the initiation of a new campus ministry among professors in recognition of the great influence professors have in the lives of their students.

George E. Speake returns to home base at Moody Institute of Science after a most productive six months at the Sermons From Science Pavilion at Expo 67. The big... job ahead now is preparation for a circuit among military bases in Europe.

James P. Spradley has received his Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Washington. Congrats, Jim. At the same time his wife, Bobbie, received her master$ s degree in nursing from the same school. Double congrats, Bobbie!

Haven Whiteside has taken a leave of absence from Oberlin College, Ohio, to do some research work in high energy physics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His work is with the resonance states of the Xi hyperon.
      1. 1968 Convention

      Robert Bohon, Chairman, Program Committee, is looking for suggestions

      for topics to be discussed at the 1968 annual convention. Please

      write him at: 1352 Margaret Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55106.


      2. Constitution Revision Underway

        Have you ideas for the revision of the ASA Constitution? If so, please send them to the National Office.


      3. Future Convention Sites

      Preliminary plans are underway for the annual conventions for the

      years 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971. The latter is to be held in the

      western United States. Invitations for the 1972 convention in the

      Midwest and 1973 convention in the East are solicited. Please

      send them to the National Office.

                        NEW A. S. A. MEMBERS


                          California



Karl L. Dern, 2105 Roosevelt Ave., Burlingame, Calif. 94010. BS in Chem. Engr. Rank: Member

David A. Lewis, P. 0. Box 2, N. Hollywood, Calif. 91603. Ordained minister - Theology. Rank: Associate

Deane N. Parker, 465 Ford Place, Apt. 1, Pasadena, Calif. 91106. Student at Fuller Theol. Sem. BA in Relig. Phil. Rank: Associate

Dr. Ralph D. Winter, 533 Hermosa St. S. Pasadena, Calif. 91030. BS in CE; MA in Eng. as For. Language; PhD in Linguistics Anthro. & Math. Statis.; BD in Div. Rank, Member

Mark K. Preis, 5013 Anita Lane, Santa Barbara, Calif. 92705. Degree in Chem. Rank: Member
                          Illinois


,/-Stanley E. Anderso2, 1010 S. Oak St., Champaign, Ill. 61820. BS in Chem. Rank: Member

T. Gordon Scott, 606 W. Ohio St., Urbana, Ill. 61801. AB in Chem. BA in Org. Chem. Rank-: Member
                            Iowa


David L. Newquist, 429 Pammel Ct., Ames, Iowa 50010. BS in Physics. Rank: Member
                            Kansas


Donald S. Metz, 1533 Sunvale, Olathe, Kansas 66061 AB in Rel. & Hist.; BD Tbeology; MA Hist., Eng.; DRE in Rel. Ed.; PhD in Ed. Phil. Rank: Member
                          Massachusetts


Charles E. Hunt, 8 Lexington Rd., Billerica, Mass. 01821 DVM; PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry, Path. Rank: Member

Cliff R. Benzel, 11 Hedding Ave., S. Hamilton, Mass. 01982. BS in EE Rank: Member

Cecil R. Paul, 131 Beach St. Wollaston, Mass. 02170. ThD in Rel., Phil; BD in System Theol.; PhD in Psychology and Pastoral Counseling. Rank: Member

Robert W. McIntyre, 904 Garfield St., Port Huron, Mich. BA in Sociology. Rank: Member
                          Minnesota


Earl E. Grice, 2448 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. 55406. BA in Bible; AB in Bible; BD in Ministry. Rank: Associate

Reuben L. Katter, 4318 York Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. 55410. BS in M. E. Rank: Associate
 'i
Missouri

John R. Gilbert, 12 Cedar Drive Trailer Ct., Columbia, Mo. 65201. AS; BS in Physics and Math. Rank: Member

Montana

Kenneth E, Tuinstra, 900 North 7th - No. 11, Bozeman, Montana 59715. BS in Range Management; PhD in Botany (Ecology), Genetics. Rank: Member

New Jersey

Carole I. Cichon, 178 Albert St., N. Plainfield, New Jersey 07063. BA in Biology; MS in Rehab. Couns. Rank: Member

Roger G. Anderson, 1108 Preakness Ave., Wayne, New Jersey 07470. BA in Bible and Greek. Rank: Associate

Oregon

David M. Larson, 1911 North 23rd St., Corvallis, Oregon 97330. BA in Bible. Rank: Associate

Pennsylvania

Daniel T. Doupe', Mifflin County, Milroy, Pa. 17063. BS in Physics and Math. Rank: Member
                          South Carolina


B. Theodore Cole, 3910 Glenfield Rd., Columbia, South Carolina 29203. BS in Zool & Chem.; MA in Zool., History; PhD in Physiology, Zoology. Rank: Member

Virginia

Paul T. Yoder, Rt. 1, Box 236, Stuarts Draft, Va. 24477. BS in Nat. Sci. Rank: Member

Washington

George T. Haglund, 6508 102nd Ave. N. E., Kirkland, Wash. 98033. BS in Atmospheric Sciences & Math. Rank: member

Roger A. Hinrichs, 5523 15th N. E., Apt. 4, Seattle, Wash. 98105. BS in Physics. Rank: Member

Canada

Elizabeth Sutherland, 53 Rugby Place, Montreal 29, Quebec, Canada. Student. Rank:
Associate

ASA Executive Secretary

H. Harold Hartzler
324k S. Second St.
Mankato, Minnesota 56001

ASA News Editor

F. Alton Everest
6275 South Roundhill Drive
Whittier., California 90601