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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Oct. 3, 1952
KU Parasitology Professor Performs Vital Health Service
Bv JERRY KNUDSON
The postman bears many zoology department—and the portant.
They are addressed to Miss Mary Larson, assistant professor of zoology, and they come from most of the states and several foreign countries.
Miss Larson is a parasitologist which means the packages contain samples of blood or bodily excreations to be analyzed for internal animal parasites. The samples are sent to her by doctors who have learned of her service or by former students.
Miss Larson has performed this work as a public service for years. Unusually busy since Sept. 1, she has been analyzing two or three samples every day.
These kinds of diseases are not
Members are still needed to go on the trip to the regional convention of the Independent Student association at Omaha, Nebraska Oct. 10, 11, 12.
ISA Members Needed for Trip
Vicki Rosenwald, vice president of the University ISA, announced today that four cars are making the trip and that those who are interested in going should phone her at 980 or Lewis Clum, at 3865.
The group will leave Friday, Oct. 10 in the morning and return on Sunday evening. The main work of the convention will be to discuss the ways of enlarging ISA, and how it can be a workable charter and constitution.
Miss Rosewald, who is the nine state regional secretary, will preside over the first meeting. This panel will deliberate over "What Value Is a Constitution." Clum, president of the University ESAS, be the chairman of the workshop and discussion group of finances and membership.
Saturday evening. Oct. 11 the banquet will be held and will be followed by a dance. A farewell breakfast will end the convention on Sunday morning.
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packages to a certain office in the behind reason he is vitally im-
Permission to publish throughout the world an article on "Flood Disaster Insect Control", written by two members of the University of Kansas staff, has been requested by the Foreign Information service of the U.S. State department.
The article was written by Ivan F. Shull and Dr. Burton Hodgden, members of the division of sanitation, Kansas State Board of Health at KU. It was published in the May issue of Modern Sanitation.
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common at all in this area," Miss Larson said, "but a negative report is just as important since a parasitic possibility can then be eliminated."
Work like hers is especially necessary in the case of returning veterans, missionaries, travelers, and those in the diplomatic or consular fields.
"We have become sufficiently conscious of these diseases to the extent that all such persons returning from foreign countries are receiving proper medical attention," Miss Larson said.
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The three most common animal parasites she detects—by finding their eggs in feces—are pinworms“very common in children in Kansas”-ascaris, and whipworm.
Miss Larson has never had a local whipworm case, but many veterans back from China have been infected with this parasite, she said.
In the considerable number of veterans' cases which she analyzed immediately after the war, malaria —detected in blood smears—was most prevalent.
A certain kind of filaria parasite was particularly bad in the South Pacific, she said. In this type the adult parasites live deep in the body and the larvae appear in the bloodstream at night—at the only time when mosquitoes, which transmit the parasite, are present. "This is an amazing synchronization," Miss Larson said.
The dormant eggs of the various worm parasites or the cysts of the protozoans are very resistant, she said. She has hatched hookworm eggs which have been kept in a preservative over a year.
"We got so excited about foreign diseases becoming serious here when our boys returned," Miss Larson said, "but our cleanliness, screening, and the excellent medication received by the men have prevented this."
At present the only pathogenic intestinal proteozan in man, Endamaeo histolytica, is causing some trouble in Korea, Miss Larson said.
Trichinosis, a nematode parasite obtained from eating partially cooked infested pork, is much more common here than is supposed, Miss Larson said. Actually, about 10 to 15 per cent of the population have it, but aren't badly infested enough to realize it, she added.
Miss Larson is interested in continuing this kind of service, and she has seldom been stumped on a sample to analyze.
Students seeking further information and application forms should go to the office of the School of Engineering, 111 Marvin hall. Interested students may also sign the interview schedule in the same office.
Personnel representatives from several companies will interview February graduates of the Engineering School next week.
Interviews
Scony-Vacuum Oil company is interested in interviewing chemical and mechanical engineers.
Monday
Wednesday
Cities Service Oil company will hold a special interview in 305 Lindley for geologists who will graduate in February.
Cessma Aircraft company is interested in interviewing aeronautical, mechanical, civil, and electrical engineers.
Thursday
Wagner Electric corporation will interview mechanical and electrical engineers.
Cities Service Oil company will interview civil, chemical, electrical mechanical and petroleum engineers.
Thursday and Friday
Oil Industry On Increase
The Kansas petroleum industry is still growing, according to a recent publication of the Kansas State Geological survey.
The recently issued annual development report, "Oil and Gas Developments in Kansas During 1951," states that more than three-fourths of the counties in the state contributed to 1951 increases in both crude oil and natural gas production.
The report points out that last year's production of crude oil increased 6 per cent, both in value and volume, over 1951. Natural gas production was up $ 12_{1/2} $ per cent, also value and volume wise, over the 1951 output.
Last year's pool discoveries, 147 oil pools and seven gas pools, far exceeds those of any previous year according to the report. Leading counties cited for the number of pools added in significance to such discoveries, Stafford, Barton, Rooks, Graham, Ellis, Phillips, and Seward.
Most prolific producers of the past decade, Barton and Russell counties, continued to hold their one and two positions. The Barton-Russell Trapp pool remains the top producing pool in the state.
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New Scholarship Residence Has All Modern Conveniences
Equipped with modern furniture, fluorescent lights, inlaid mahogany walls, and new limoleum, the Pearson scholarship hall opened this fall.
Pearson hall was completed in September after two years of building. It is steam heated.
Mrs. R. H. Wilson, housemother, said she felt "it is one of the nicest buildings on the campus."
The three-story structure has a fine dining room and kitchen on the basement level. Included in the kitchen are such conveniences as an automatic potato peeler, home freezer, and dishwasher.
Through the combined efforts of the 52 students staying there, Pearson hall is kept neat and clean and offers wonderful facilities for each of its members.
Each member is obligated to work one hour each day.
Some of their duties are helping in house cleaning, doing the laundry, and preparing the food.
Soon the grounds around the hall will be landscaped and a draining
Safety Leaders Plan Conference
Traffic safety leaders will meet today at the Faculty club to make plans for the Kansas Conference on Traffic Safety and chart the way for the coming year.
The traffic safety board represents representatives of both state traffic groups and private groups interested in traffic safety. Last year the group concentrated on driver education. This year a topic that is expected to get a lot of consideration is driver education for school bus drivers.
Here for the meeting are Mr. Harold Pellagrino of the traffic department, State Highway commission; Maj. Walter Dunn, traffic director, Kansas Highway patrol; Marvin Goebel, assistant adjutant of the Kansas Department of the American Legion, and three members of the University Extension service, Dean F. T. Stockton, George Brooks, and E. A. McFarland.
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system will be added. Already a retaining wall has been built around the structure.
Each of the 26 bedrooms is supplied with two beds, built-in cabinets, and desks. Each of the beds has durable inner-spring mattresses.
Each day, new pieces of furniture are added. Two pianos are being sent from England and should arrive soon.
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