Med Center makes it with music
The Medical Arts Symphony of the University of Kansas Medical Center begins its 10th season this year.
Melvin P. Mohn, professor of anatomy and president of the symphony said the season promises a full and exciting year.
"The Medical Arts Symphony was organized originally," said Mohn, "to provide an opportunity for members of the student body, faculty, house staff and their families to maintain and improve musical skills. At the same time it provides a pleasant source for recreation and diversion from the day-to-day routine."
Getting the correct balance of instruments is just one problem faced by the group, Mohn said. Finding a time when all members can rehearse is another.
To help support the symphony mints are sold in the hospital cafeteria. This nets only about half the amount needed to keep the group going. This year they are returning to a membership fee of $10 for students and $20 for other members to help defray expenses.
The money is used for renting instruments when they are needed, buying music and stands, paying professional musicians when it's necessary to balance a musical section and financing publicity efforts.
This year the group is learning the same music as the Kansas City Kansas Symphony so member reciprocity can be utilized. Leopold Shopmaker, a music instructor and member of the Kansas City Philharmonic, conducts both the Medical Arts Symphony and the Kansas City Kansas Symphony.
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Fear of mononucleosis is unfounded
Mononucleosis, a disease generally attributed to fatigue should not greatly alarm students, said Dr. Raymond A. Schweegler, director of Watkins Hospital.
Schwegler said there had been an increase in the number of cases of mononucleosis reported at Watkins Hospital, but added this was not unusual for this time of year, Margaret E. Haggan, a doctor at Watkins, increased the number of cases increased during midterms and finals when students are usually not getting as much rest.
The number of mononucleosis cases has increased from three
hospital cases and ten clinical cases in September to ten hospital cases and twenty-one clinical in October. Out of twenty-three people in Watkins Hospital on Monday, seven had.mononucleosis, Schwegler said.
Mononucleosis is believed to be a virus, she said. It is a disease of the white blood cells and glands, and almost always involves the liver and spleen. Because mononucleosis affects the white blood cells, which are defenses against infections, other infections may arise.
Dr. Haggan said mononucleosis is sometimes known as the "kissing disease," but if two people were dating, and one contracted mononucleosis, the other is not likely to get it. When a patient learns he has mononucleosis, she said, he usually panics, but the disease is usually not cause for
such concern.
Only a small proportion of students with mononucleosis are confined to the hospital. Most patients are treated on an outpatient basis. Students that do stay in the hospital are allowed
Appointment made
to go to classes if they feel like it, Dr. Haggan said, and they are allowed to have visitors. The disease usually runs it's clinical course in about three weeks, she said.
Thomas W. McKern, professor of anthropology, has been appointed an editorial adviser in anthropology to Science Digest, a monthly magazine with a circulation of more than 150,000.
McKern has had articles in scientific and professional journals and general interest magazines for adults and children.
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A blood test determines if a patient had mononucleosis. Treatment varied according to the individual case, but rest and a good diet are always prescribed, Dr. Haggan said.
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