Washington University School of Medicine Digital Commons@Becker Washington University Record Washington University Publications 4-17-1997 Washington University Record, April 17, 1997 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record Recommended Citation "Washington University Record, April 17, 1997" (1997). Washington University Record. Book 757. http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record/757 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington University Publications at Digital Commons@Becker. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington University Record by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Becker. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS iecord Vol. 21 No. 28 April 17, 1997 Thurtene Carnival continues a near-century of tradition tep right up, ladies and gentle- and the proceeds were donated to the "C men, boys and girls! For a mere Athletic Association. Dual performances 10 cents —just one thin dime of the main show were highlighted by a — you, too, can bear witness to the tightrope act and a quartet that sang t^Jk™ 'Grand Gigantic Galaxy of Gorgeous "Won't You Fondle Me?" backwards. The Glittering Generalities.' That's right, side shows — which included Wahsousa, -v. \ behold aerial acrobats, mystifying magi- The Three-legged Wonder — made outra- \^ 1 ^^ / cians and tenacious tightrope walkers. geous claims of dubious sincerity. And gaze and gape and gawk, if you Wahsousa, alas, turned out to be a three- dare, at Wahsousa, The Three-legged legged chair chained to a post. Wonder...." A crowd of 400 made the event a So went the banter 90 years ago as roaring success. -I*"*' / ; the first "Younnivee Surrkuss" was Nearly a century later, the Thurtene w staged May 9, 1907, at Francis Field. Carnival does bear some familial resem- The proverbial grandfather to the blance to its enterprising ancestor. Char- ^^H modern-day Thurtene Carnival, the ity, comradery and good clean fun still \ J^ Younnivee Surrkuss was conceived by are the driving forces. But Wahsousa has Pralma, Washington University's then- given way to Ferris wheels. The flapping senior-men's honorary. The seven-hour "Big Top" has been replaced by sturdily festival was run much like a real circus constructed facades. And the crowd of i and featured side shows and a main 400 has swelled to a two-day throng of 1 attraction. General admission was about 80,000. 10 cents, side shows were a nickel., Continued on backpage 'It's For the Kids!' on April 19-20 Funnel cakes, facades, and the Popular traditions of Thurtene Carni- wgm Phi Delt movie. Throw in Ferris val will continue, including six facades wheels and fun, and you've got the main (scenic walls from which students per- ingredients for the uniquely Washington form skits), 14 major rides (five of them University recipe known as Thurtene for children), a spread of food ranging 4 J^VT 5 * Carnival. from ethnic edibles to chocolate-covered This year's event, which continues the bananas, and more than 10 games. w 1 tradition of the nation's oldest and largest Proceeds from Thurtene Carnival student-run carnival, will be held from benefit Cornerstone Center for Early 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Learning, an inner-city center that pro- April 19 and 20, in the North Brookings vides high-quality, affordable and com- Hall parking lot at Millbrook and Skinker prehensive care and education to chil- boulevards. There is no admission fee, dren. The Rock-o-Plane lights up the night at the 1964 Thurtene Carnival, one of many but tickets are required for the rides. The For more information, call (314) photographed by Herb Weitman, director emeritus of photography, during the theme of the event is "It's For the Kids!" 935-3125. past 50 years. (University Archives) Professor emeritus Kurt Hohenemser finds answers in the wind On those rare dry Missouri days helicopter-type rotor with its helicopter- possible helicopter types, but the actual young man pretty well and had no idea with gusts up to 30 mph, Kurt H. type controls is more suitable for wind product didn't even exist, " Hohenemser that he would do something like that." Hohenemser is gone with the wind. turbines than commonly used propeller- said. "He was ingenious as an inventor, Hohenemser landed on his feet by Hohenemser, Dr.Ing., professor emeri- type rotors. Even in areas with high but he was not an analyst. I did the helping design aircraft for a well-known tus of aerospace engineering, scurries into average wind speeds, wind power plants analysis for his inventions. I told him German stunt flier and then began his his car and drives Interstate 44 some are not yet a clear economic alternative to which ones worked and which ones association with Flettner who, like 16 miles from his home to gather wind fossil fuel or nuclear power plants. Thus, didn't." Hohenemser, came to the United States turbine data at Washington University's improvements in wind turbine designs are The association with Flettner lasted a after World War II. Hohenemser's Tyson Research Center. A trail through important. dozen years and happened in a round- harrowing war experience— which Tyson's oak-hickory-cedar forest leads to about way owing to a different turbu- included fleeing with his young family An aviation analyst a 60-foot-tall tower that holds a 25-foot- lence — the turmoil of Germany with from bombed-out Berlin first to Silesia diameter wind turbine Hohenemser There are several remarkable aspects of the rise of Adolf Hitler. Hohenemser then to a monastery in southern designed about two decades ago. The Hohenemser's research. The first: He is 91 received his doctorate in engineering in Germany — set the stage for his turbine's rotor, patterned after that of a years old and has been gathering data at the 1929 from the Institute of Technology, discovery in America. helicopter, needs testing in its various Tyson site since 1980. ^^^^^ HH^^ Darmstadt, An American engineer published in configurations in gusts up to 30 mph. This The second: Since Germany. He English Hohenemser's reports on the is a condition — in the absence of thun- 1985 he has con- While the term began teaching and design of the Flettner helicopter. The derstorms or snowstorms— that occurs at ducted the research researching applied exposure made Hohenemser well Tyson only a few times a year. without being "pioneering" often is used mechanics at the known in American aeronautical circles, At such turbulent times, Hohenemser funded. The third: University of and he came to the United States in receives a research windfall. "The best The design of the loosely to describe Gottingen, Continued on page 6 times are spring and fall," he said. "In wind turbine arose researchers, that is not the Germany, the summer, high winds occur only in thun- from his pioneering following year. In In this issue derstorms. Moisture and humidity disrupt work in helicopter case with Hohenemser. 1933, Hohenemser the electronics." research and devel- was abruptly Elderly challenges 2 Various electronic devices attached to opment, which ^^^" relieved of his Older adults burn less fat during the wind turbine relay data to a nearby launched an amazing academic duties within a week of Hitler's career during a dramatic historic era. exercise, making it harder for shed. There, Hohenemser videotapes the election as chancellor. them to lose extra pounds data — represented by motions of seven While the term "pioneering" often is "I had organized a small discussion different light points generated in an used loosely to describe researchers, that group that met regularly and had invited Lifesaver 3 obsolete oscillograph for which Eastman is not the case with Hohenemser. He a young research assistant whom we all Kodak Co. stopped producing light- began designing and testing helicopters knew to be a Nazi," Hohenemser Saving lives in the trauma room is sensitive paper years ago. In a long video- with the Flettner Aircraft Co. in Berlin in recalled. "We were quite critical of just another day at the office for tape, Hohenemser is happy to find a few 1935 when the concept was being Hitler but didn't think our discussions Timothy G. Buchman, M.D., Ph.D. minutes of suitable data that will take him explored by the famous German inventor would be of any consequence. After Science education 6 hours to analyze. Anton Flettner and the only competition Hitler came to power, the acquaintance Hohenemser, who became professor came from another famous German heli- reported our critical attitude toward Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon emeritus in 1975, gathers electric copter developer, H. Focke. Hitler to the police, and we were hence- Lederman will deliver this year's energy while the wind blows. He is "When I began work on helicopters, forth forbidden to enter university Feenberg Memorial Lecture seeking proof that a properly designed Flettner had developed some ideas about ground. We all thought we knew the 2 Washington University Record Medical Update Joel Cooper named cardiothoracic surgery division director Joel D. Cooper, M.D., the Joseph C. Bancroft Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has been named director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The appointment, effective June 1, was announced by Samuel A. Wells Jr., M.D., the Bixby Professor of Surgery and department chair. "Dr. Cooper has earned a worldwide reputation as an innovative surgeon, but he also is a talented administrator and an excellent teacher," Wells said. "We are excited to have him lead the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery." Cooper serves as chief of thoracic surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.