PAGE EIGHT Innoculates Fowl Gentry Uses Chickens For Cancer Research Can you imagine cancer research in a chicken coop? Well, this is being done by Dr. Robert F. Gentry, associate pr ofessor of veterinary science, who is conducting research on the protection of chickens from cancer. Gentry's specialty is lymphomatosis, a form of tumor diaractei ized by an excess of white blood cells lie began woik on it in 1947 at the Regional Re sedich Laboiatoty in East Lan sing, Mich It was there that the fa( t that lymphomatosis is caused by a vntv; vas discoveied. Gentry said that his plan at present is to isolate the virus strain of lymphomatosis. A vir us extract is secured from the tumors of infected birds and injected into special commercial crosses of birds susceptible to the disease. The formation of tumors would prove that the virus strain was the one which causes lymphomatosis. This is neccs , ,ary because the one pieviousl3. grown in eggs ano titi-ue cultures does not affect the average comincmal bird The virus is han , mitted in the field either by dnect contact of bud to bud or by indnect meth ods such as drinking water, Gen tiy The chickeiv, are sus cuptiLde to the di:,ease during the in , t tint e \leeks of then life Theietwe, the chickens being tp,ed in the expel orient are in hoculated 1N It }1 the new stiain of tins b( fore they ale thice flecks ()Id "A major problem at present is developing the virus in large enough quantities to use for a vaccine and finding ways to de crease the number of innocula tions necessary," Gentry said. "We are trying to lower the number to three at the maxi mum. instead of the 12 to 20 which are now necessary for good results." As a result of this experimenta tion, Gentry hopes that many chickens will be piotected from lymphomatosts, "We are trying to I ,, olate a new am of virus to use for %acme pi odoction and attempt immu nization of field flocks, or com mercial bird , ,," he said Diem to Speak On 'Patterns' Albert E. Diem, vice president for business administration. will di , cuss the movie "Patterns" aft er its 'Showing at 6 30 p m. tomor row in Wining lounge. The movie will also be shown at 630 tonight in McEl‘‘ ion lounge; at 4 . 15 p m. Thursday in the Het?el Union assembly room; and at 6•30 p.m. Thursday in the Stephens recreation loom "Pattei Os," starling Van Hef lin, tells about a young man ap pointed to a vice presidency in a cmporation, and his struggles to further his principles in the cm porat The movie sponsored by the Student Ctuistian Association part of its re , ,idence hall program. Admission is free. Stadium Readied For Graduation Football players and football fans who used to visit a "field" on the west side of the campus will now visit a "stadium" on the east side. Old Beaver Field which be came New Beaver Field when it was enlarged in the late 40's will become Beaver Stadium at its n e w site, University officials said yesterday. The University expects to use the enlarged stadium ftn com mencement exercises in June The new seating capacity will be 44,- 500 as compared to 30.000 at the old site. Moving of the all-steel stands from the "field" to the "stadium" was completed several weeks ago Mote than 15.000 men and wom en have enrolled in agricultural short courses at the Univet say during the last 07 years. By SUE TAYLOR Williams to Give Talk The Rev. Preston N. Williams, acting chaplain at the University, will participate on Feb. 29 in Re ligious Emphasis Week at Lock Haven State College. lie will speak on "Religion in the New Decade." THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Send For This Today! Write now for your copy of the new brochure, Training Courses for Col- Sege Graduates". It con be on outline of your future! Write Public Service, 80 Pork Place, Room 2152 A, Newark, New Jersey, for your free copy 4i /:- _ , / .. k\ • , _ • LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN NEW JERSEY • . Prof to Conduc t !me Students Initiated ,Deike Given Board Post Inft:i Arnold Air Society i President Eric A. Walker today Nine students were recently TV Interview .. 'initiated into the Arnold Air So-'G por , l announced the appointment of Le H. Deike, senior member iciety, Air Force ROTC honorary, - "Postscript," a series of tele- organization. of the University's Board of Trus i vision news-interview programs,l They are Fitzwilham King began yesterday with Marlowe D. !Association as regional director of the Louis Plants, Lynn Berringer,Association of Governing Boards Froke, assistant professor of jour nalpqn, as Intel viewer, John Glagola, Edward White, Al-'of State Universities. The Pitts !beet Plecirillo, Ronald Matuii, burgh industrialist has been a The programs are scheduled for David Bigelow and David Yoder.'member of the Board since 1925, 9:50 a m. every Monday, Wedne; da yand Ft iday on Channel 10, A toona Fioke's first guest was Albe. E. Diem. vice president for bus ness administration, who d' 'cussed how 7 large universe seeks to handle its parking al traffic problems. Dr. Clarence R. Carpenter, d: 'rector of division of academi residence and service, will discui 'the University's future in educ: tional television tomorrow and niday Walter H. Wiegand, dire tor of the physical plants, w' explain the problems Involved moving a football stadium. t g ~'';,:s..[ • ,". ~ ~:...,, Here is your opportunity to learn about your future in a rapidly growing company which is a leader in one of today's most dynamic industries. The electric and gas utility companies are among the most rapidly growing industries in the country, and there is every indication that Public Service's unit sales of electricity and gas will increase by 100 per cent in the next ten years. This is more than twice as great as the pre dicted growth in the Gross National Product during this period. This means one thing to you . . . opportunity! So look for the Public Service man the next time he is on your campus. PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY ... UT YOUR TUBE NEWARK 1, NEW JERSEY TUESDAY. 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