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Barnes To Test Cathedral Bells
Ronald M. Barnes, carillonneur to the University of Kansas, has been appointed "impartial expert" for the testing of the 53-bells for the carillon of the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
The selection of Barnes was by mutual agreement of the National Cathedral and the John Taylor Company of Loughborough, England, which will cast the bells and manufacture and install the carillon.
BARNES WILL go to England in the summer of 1963 to execute his part of the assignment. Accompanying him will be the Cathedral's representative, Richard Dirksen, its associate organist and choirmaster.
The National Cathedral carillon will have 53 bells, same as KU's World War II Memorial instrument which also was made by the John Taylor Company. However, the former will have larger bells, the largest weighing 12 tons compared to 7 tons for the KU giant bell. Approximate cost will be about $200,000.
The National Science Foundation is sponsor of the institute which will be conducted by the Universities of Michigan and Colorado on the latter's campus. It deals largely with engineering synthesis and process design and operations.
Northwestern Researchers Report Discovery of 'Anti-Heart Serum'
CHICAGO — (UPI) — Northwestern University researchers have reported discovery of a substance which may lead to solution of a cause of congenital heart disease.
The substance, still unidentified, was found to cause development of deformed hearts in baby chicks, the researchers said in a report on the "Anti-Heart Serum" in the current issue of the Northwestern Medical School's Quarterly Bulletin.
THE REPORT was prepared by Dr. Richard H. Licata, Northwestern anatomy lecturer and chairman of congenital heart disease research at Hektoen Institute of Cook County Hospital; Dr. Maurice Lev, Northwestern pathologist and director of Hektoen Heart Research; and Dr. Eric R. Brown, Hektoen Immunologist.
The substance was isolated by making a powder of the hearts of newly-hatched chicks. The powder then was injected into rabbits, which reacted by producing the "Anti-Heart Serum" in their blood.
When injected into eggs containing three-day-old chick embryos, all sorts of heart abnormalities—similar to those found in human babies—resulted.
STUDIES WITH fluorescent antibodies that glowed in the dark showed that the muscle wall of the heart was probably the primary target of the serum.
The Northwestern team currently was seeking to find the same substance in the blood of pregnant women who previously have given birth to children with heart defects.
"Finding this serum has widespread significance." Licata said. "It may give us an idea of the mechanism by which birth defects are caused. It may be of diagnostic value. And it may eventually lead to preventive measures."
THE RESEARCHERS hoped that the discovery might open the prospect of analyzing the blood during pregnancy, to tell in advance if the child is apt to be born with a defective heart.
which will permit scientists to create abnormalities at will and under controlled conditions to learn more about why and how birth defects occur, Licata said.
It will also create a research tool
For Drunken What?
LEEDS, England — (UPI) — Stanley Roberts, 40, was fined $56 for drunken steamroller driving.
Police said he was arrested as he drank from a whisky bottle while his 10-ton steamroller zig-zagged along the road.
New Students
Western Civilization Exam Announced
The Western Civilization comprehensive examination will be given Saturday, July 28 from 8-12 a.m. All those wishing to take the comprehensive examination should plan to register between July 9-13 in the Registrar's office.
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Previewers will be housed in KU scholarship halls as all dormitories are in use during the summer session.
Nearly 60 per cent of the new freshmen have attended Previews in recent years.
NEW STUDENT orientation will begin Sunday, September 9 for those who attend a summer Preview. Other new students will report on Friday, September 7, so they can complete the two placement examinations and be ready for the same orientation schedule.
Dr. Fahrbach noted that none of the examinations is for determining or denying admission to KU, but that the results are used for better counseling of students with reference to their careers and courses of study.
PORT WASHINGTON. Wis. — (UPI) — Bridgroom David Cooper knelt down at his wedding to Marilyn Ratatori, and drew some chuckles from the congregation.
Bridegroom Wants 'Help'
Neatly lettered in white across the soles of his shoes was the word "Help."
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