Yeast Proteins Win Over Soy Beans in Tests Using Human Hguinea Pigs
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Yeast Proteins W in Over Soy Beans In Tests Using Human HGuinea Pigs" The protein of the much-publicized soy bean ranks very normally available to serve as the growing medium for the close to beefsteak in biological value, but both are inferior food yeast strains. Food yeasts as supplements to traditional to recently developed types of food yeasts which in the foods may be of immense importance in feeding famine near future may be available to serve as low-cost supple ridden European nations released, or about to be released, ments to meat in the human diet. from Axis domination. These facts have been brought to light in careful studies Dr. Murlin expects to continue the protein research of animal and vegetable proteins made in the University's project over a long period. Peanut and cottonseed flours, Department of Vital Economics under the direction of Dr. with most of the oils removed, have been tested. Due for John R. Murlin-studies in which human subjects have investigation as possible additions to the human diet are been used instead of rabbits, rats, and guinea pigs. corn germ, wheat germ, and sunflower seed. The sunflower Ten young men, who between meals are orderlies in seed has won wide recognition as a poultry food, but its Strong Memorial Hospital or laboratory assistants in the place on the dinner table has been largely neglected, except Vital Economics laboratories, have been given carefully in Russia. controlled portions of the proteins under investigation for The protein studies at the University are sponsored by long periods of time. For a week the group eats nothing the Office of Scientific Research and Development of the but soy bean products, for example, supplemented by a United States Government. limited range of non-protein foods-sugar, cornstarch -R- muffins, lettuce salad, butter, etc. Then the ten subjects may switch to eggs for a week; then comes a week of V-I2 Slash Is Break for Civilians~' straight· yeast, then a week of· beefsteak: This series" of Fraternity Houses to Become Dorms diets goes on for ten weeks, and then for ten days they may eat what they wish. When one of these diet "breaks" The departure of Rochester's V-12 Marines on Novem came recently, some of the ten two-legged guinea pigs in ber 1 and the reduction of the corps of V-12 seamen to sisted on a breakfast of lobster! 500 men will enable the University to make dormitory fa Even a week of straight beefsteak isn't a source of un cilities available to civilian men students for the first time diluted joy to the subjects; and soy bean crackers, soya muf since early in 1943. Fraternity houses, formerly housing fins, soya soups, can get frightfully monotonous when eaten Navy and Marine students, will serve as temporary dormi three times a day for several days. tories for these hitherto homeless civilians. Strangely enough, the new yeasts have been found quite The enlistment of Marines for the college trtaining pro palatable. One variety-a "primary grown" yeast, not a gram has halted, and the few Leathernecks remaining here by-product of brewing-made by the Anheuser-Busch after graduation on November 1 are being transferred to Brewing Company, of St. Louis, producers of Budweiser, other colleges, those taking basic courses going to Dart comes to the laboratory in the form of a fine brownish mouth and the engineering students to Yale. powdeJ; it's produced by the ton in'huge vats. It tastes During the term ending November 1, there were 110 something like mellow cheese, and makes a marvelous Marine students at Rochester; when the V-12 program was soup, Dr. Murlin says. initiated in July, 1943, the Marine contingent numbered Meat, milk and eggs are, of course, the principal sources 370, and was one of the largest among the colleges partici of animal protein in the normal human diet. Egg protein pating in the program. rJ.nks highest in the biological value scale of proteins, with The Navy will retain the Theta Chi House for the pres a rating of ninety-seven; beefsteak ranks at eighty-four; eLlt. The other six lodges-Deke, Alpha Ddt, Psi U, Theta soy bean protein, eighty-one; and the Anheuser-Busch Delt, Sigma Chi, and DU-will be available as civilian "Kitchen Food" yeast, eighty-seven. Another new type of Gormitories. yeast, with a pleasant smoky flavor, rates as high as the Many of the fraternities have managed to continue to other yeasts. (The b:ological value is determined by com function during the past eighteen months, holding meetings paring the nitrogen content of the foods with that of the in River Campus buildings or at the homes of members. subjects' excretions.) Each society is permitted to pledge a maximum of four In addition, the yeasts contain all of the important men from each entering class. With this limited member B-complex vitamins. A newly discovered wild yeast prom ~hip, none of the fraternities was in a position to operate ises to be an important new product for often-impoverished its house, and all welcomed the University's proposal that West Indies islands, where large quantities of molasses are the homes be retained for dormitory purposes. 2 ROCHESTER ALUMNI-ALUMNAE REVIEW YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT'S COOKIN' IN OUR .NEW KITCHEN! See the new kitchen with the ventilated range at the R. G. & E. showroom at 89 East Avenue. No grease, no grime, no cooking odors. Cooler in summer, heat-saving in winter and cleaner the year around. Open for inspection daily from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC Table of Contents Page Yeast Proteins Win Over Soy Beans in Test Using Human "Guinea Pigs" . 2 V-12 Slash Is Break for Civilians; Fraternity Houses to Become Dorms . 2 New "University School" to Be Ready When Peace Brings Service Men Home 5 Growing Prestige of Women's College Sends Dorm Occupancy up 700 Per Cent 8 Elmer Burnham Wins Fans' Approval; Grid Pupils Stun Colgate in Upset 9 Lou Alexander's Green Court Squad Faces Tough Schedule of 17 Games 11 Record Enrollment at Prince Street; Over Half of Frosh from Out of City 12 Class of 1889 Bows to Travel Ban, Holds Fifty-fifth Reunion by Mail . 12 Dr. Perkins Scans Postwar Problems at First Alumnae Meeting in October 12 Caro FitzSimons Spencer is Chosen to Serve at 1944-5 Alumnae Leader . 13 University, TIME, LIFE, and WHAM Combine to Teach Painless Spanish 14 McCurdy Booth, Staffed by Alumnae, Sets High Mark in War Bond Selling 14 Regional Alumnae Associations 14 Widespread Medical Insurance Due, New Physicians Told by Dr. Corner 15 Graduate Funds in Eight Months Top Totals for Full '43-44 Year . 15 Robinson, Remington, and Allyn Chosen in Record Board Polling . 16 University and City Educators Join in Study of High School Curriculum 16 Meanderings 16 Your Classmates-College for Men . 18 Your Classmates-College for Women 20 In Memoriam. 22 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Paul McFarland, Editor; Ernest A. 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COLE, '25, Director, University News Bureau The University of Rochester, in common with most col others who may have had their educational progress inter leges the country over, is facing postwar changes in the rupted by work in war industries will have different needs, number and age of enrolled students, and in the type of and University School will be able to adapt itself quickly to instruction that will be given them. such needs on an experimental basis such that any perma Many educators believe that the increase in the number nently good features may be retained and the purely tem of college students after the war will be the greatest in porary ones dropped when the need for them has been history. After World War I there was such an influx, and satisfied. indications are that the emphasis placed on education by University School also is prepared to cooperate with such the armed forces through various specialized training pro schools as the Rochester Institute of Technology, formerly grams, together with the "G. 1. Bill" guaranteeing eligible Mechanics Institute, in offering degree programs to stu ex-servicemen educational benefits, will result in a tre dents who wish to t:neet university standards.