WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1048
AEC Approves College
To Use Radioisotopes
Penn State is one of more than 300 institutions qualified to employ radioactive iso
i topes, which are by-products of the Oak Ridge, Tenn., atomic energy plant, for research
work,' according to a report of the Atomic Energy Commission to Congress.
Radioactive isotopes are abnormal atoms that disintegrate radioactivity, can be de
tected and counted by Geiger counters, and hence may be used to “tag” certain chemical
building units, permitting them to be traced throughout chemical and biological reactions.
The biosynthesis of penicillin is the first College project to be approved for obtaining
radioactive carbon, in the form of barium carbonate. The project, headed by Dr. Robert
W. Stone, professor of bacteriology, will be conducted by the department of bacteriology,
| School of Agriculture; and
i the department of chemistry,
j School of Chemistry and
i Physics.
! Dr. Richard C. Raymond, as
j sistant professor of physics, is
I chairman of a committee on the
| use of radio-active elements. It
i passes on all campus requests to
j the Atomic Energy Commission
; for the isotopes from the Oak
• Ridge uranium piles.
[ Other members of the commit-
I fee are Dr. Henry M. Davis, as
, sociate professor of metallurgy;
: Dr. Michael A. Farrell, assistant
director of the agriculture exper
' iment station; Dr. Herbert R.
LGlenn, director of Health Service;
Dr Arthur Rose, associate pro.
■'Wsor of chemical engineering;
~‘nd Dr. John A. Sauer, head of
Ae department of engineering
: nechanics.
Dr. Glenn, a naval reserve offi
cer, has applied for a two-week
/course in radiology, given at the
National Naval Medical Center in
j Bethesda, Md.
4 Penicillin
, The mechanism by which cer
tain Pennicillium gaolds synthe.
. size the molecule of penicillin is
to be studied. Various carbon
, compounds will first be added
i separately to fermentation med
iums.
The resulting penicillin will be
carefully purified. Radioactivity
of the drug will be compared
with that taken up by the mold
and the residual radioactivity of
the medium.
In more advanced studies, pen
nicillin tagged with C-14, radio
active carbon, will be chemically
broken down into simpler com
, pounds, which will be isolated
land tested to discover where the
radioisotope located.
Three Year Studies
Future plans call for experi
mentation with radioactive sul
fur, S-35, and with stable iso
topes of carbon. C-13. and of
nitrogen, N. 15. The expected
duration of the studies is three
years.
Supported by the Schools of
Agriculture and Chemistry and
Physics and by industrial grants
from fou r pharmaceutical man
ufacturers, the project expects to
work on a first year budget of
$25,500.
Ejlcteriologists, chemists and
physicists are cooperating in the
program. Romeo B. Wagner and
Harry D. Zook, assistant profes.
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sors of chemistry, will have
charge of the chemical degrada
tions.
Metallurgy
Source of the carbon dioxide
gas bubbles formed when vitre
ous enamels are fired will be in
vestigated by Dr. Davis and co
workers when their request for
radioactive carbon is approved.
The special isotope will be pla
ced either in the glass of the
enamel, or in the steel backing
by a carbonization process. The
gas liberated during firing will
be collected and tested with
counters to measure the radioac
tivity.
Special problems will be en
countered because of the use of
carbon i n the gaseous compound.
Radiation of C-14 is so weak that
it is easily stopped, even by the
skin. Precautions, however, must
be taken to prevent breathing of
the radioactive gas.
Another proposed study in
metallurgy, involving the use of
radioactive sulfur, is to trace the
slag reactions in blast furnace
operation.
Equipment is now on order for
the laboratory which is expected
to be set up in the fall. Space in
Mineral Industries has been as
signed for it.
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Scott-
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ing by enabling him to imitate
closely the styles of leading pop
ular pianists. Haunting South
American dance halls while on
shore leave from a cruise shin
gave his man understanding of
rumbas and tangos.
Carnegie Hall
Scott has made two appear
ances in Carnegie Hall and pre
sented concerts in Town Hall as
well as in Philadelphia, Boston
and Chicago.
At various times he has had a
-chool of music, a successful or
chestra. composed, and invented
a special mitten to strengthen fin
gers during practice. These mit
tens appear on the program as
props for an arangement called
“Mittens on the Keys.”
In addition to being a versatile
'’oncert pianist, Scott, a Syracuse
University alumnus, is a compos
er, arranger, humorist, actor,
writer, educator and inventor.
Dancing was not permitted on
the campus until 1890, then be
cause of the lack of girls, the boys
sometimes held dances among
themselves.
Church Calendar
VESPERS
Services will be held at 7:30
p.m. Sunday in Schwab Audi
torium. The guest speaker will
be Claude S. Conley, executive
secretary of the Presbyterian
Synod of Pennsylvania. Mr. Con
ley will speak on “Releasing the
Power of God.” Reverend Don
ald Carruthcrs will assist at the
services.
WESLEY FOUNDATION
A picnic at Po Pattie Park will
be held Saturday afternoon for
all Methodist students and their
friends. Anyone interested in at
tending should cal l , the Founda
tion office for reservations by
Friday noon. The cost will be
approximately $1 which will in
clude transportation ar.d the
evening meal. The group will
leave from the Foundation at 2
p.m. Saturday.
The church school service for
students will be conducted by
Louise Seitzinger at 9.30 a.m.
Sundav.
EPISCOPAL
Sunday services will be held
The sermon will be delivered by
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at the Episcopal church at 7:45
and 10:45 a.m. There will be
Holy Communion this Sunday,
the Reverend John W. Peabody.
Open House for all Episcopal
students will be held in the rec
tory from 7 p.m, to 9 p.m. Sun
day.
HILLEL
Services will be held at the Phi
Sigma Delta fraternity house at
Fairmount and Allen street, at
8 p.m. Friday. Refreshments will
be served after the service.
A combined swimming party
and weiner roast, sponsored by
IXFA, will be held 1:30 p.m.
Sunday. The group will leave
from Hillel Foundation. The
price i c fifty cents per person.
BAPTIST
Sunday services will be held at
the Roger Williams Baptist
church at 9:40 a.m. There will be
Holy Communion at 10:45 a.m.
The student group will meet for a
6:30 i .m. Sunday.
LUTHERAN
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tion will me.et at the Lutheran
Church at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
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