Nanook News, Vol. 14, No. 10 (November 20, 1970)

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Publisher Office of University Relations, Dept. of News Service, University of Alaska

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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3877 Two men who loved and studiedAlmost the 500 craters were christened by The crater namings took place after , lights in the night-time sky have beenthe IAU, which includes astronomersextensive photography of the moon’s far immortalized by fellow scientists andfrom nearly every nation. side, which is always turned from the astronomers. Of the numerous Americansearth, made possible accurate mapping of Craters on the dark side of the moonrepresented, inventors Samuel Morsethat and once-unknown region. Three years of have been named for Sydney ChapmanAlexander Graham Bell are probably thework by an international committee and Christian T. Elvey, two scientistsbest-known. Craters have also beenpreceded announcement of the names associated with the University of Alaskanamed after six American astronauts, severalthe months ago; maps with the new « until their deaths earlier this year. Thefirst time those associated with space designations have only recently become International Astronomical Unionexploration voted have been so honored.available. recently to assign the names of these menAnders, Borman and Lovell, the first to to craters appropriately located nearcircumnavigate the the moon, have beenBoth Chapman and Elvey were moon’s north pole. given craters near the large area Apollo,associated with the University’s Chapman and Elvey thus joinnamed for the U.S. manned-landingGeophysical Institute during its early * company with a host of otherprogram. And near the Sea ofyears; both remained active in its work distinguished scientists, poets andTranquillity are craters Aldrin, Armstronguntil their recent deaths. Buildings on the ‘ philosophers, including Pythagoras, andOmar Collins, named for the U.S.College campus have been named for the Khayam, Pascal and Hippocrates, afterastronauts who accomplished the firsttwo scientists. whom nearby craters have been named.manned lunar landing. - Dr. Elvey, director emeritus of the Geophysical Institute, was a physicist, astronom er and astrophysicist. Specializing in light emanations of stars and nebulae, he collaborated with several other scientists to develop a spectrograph, an instrument which provided the first measurements of hydrogen in the Milky Way galaxy. Later, his growing interest in the aurora borealis brought him to Alaska, where he began a systematic investigation of the phenomena. In the course of these investigations he contributed greatly to the development of an all-sky camera still in use in auroral studies conducted at the Institute. !fP.r-v^- VT'T'T"' -* r ^ An administrator as well as a «■ I.Vrf— ~>lg..alt-* researcher, Elvey was director of the Volume XIV. No. 10 Geophysical Institute from 1952-63 and was the University’s first vice-president for Research and Advanced Study from 1961-63. Until his retirement five years ago, he was a research professor and university land Performs:special assistant to the University president. Renowned geophysicist Sydney Chapman was president of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in Fugue,” a composition in one movement1957. Advisory Scientific Director of the The University concert band offers, in Geophysical Institute, he frequently its first public appearance of the year,with a two contrasting themes by Vaclav Nelhybel, will • be next, followed byserved as visiting professor there. program of contemporary music varied His mental and physical stamina with older favorites for wind instruments.Vivaldi’s “Concerto Grosso,” one of that composer’s best-known works.inspired many, and he gained almost “Variations on a Korean Folk'Song,”legendary an stature among his colleagues Music department head Duane Mikowexotic piece by John Barnes Chanceand is students for his remarkable vigor. A will conduct the band, composednext of on the program; the concert’sbrilliant and boldly creative scientist, he nearly 70 students from every collegecharming of conclusion will be Johnpublished five books and over 400 the University, in the program, scheduledCacavas’* “Symphonic Scenario scientific for articles during his 50 years of for 4:00 Sunday afternoon in theBand,” Great based on the melodies of Lernerprolific scientific study. Hall. and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” Dimensions of the lunar craters have Opening the show on a romantic note been divided into first, second and third will be Vittorio Giannini’s “Dedication degrees of magnitude. The crater Overture,” which will be followed by There is no admission charge for thenewly-named for Chapman is of the Vincent Persichetti’s four-partconcert, which promises to be a delightfulsecond magnitude, while Elvey’s crater is “Symphony for Band.” The “Preludepre-holiday and musical event. of the third degree. S KAlh LH J . n a n o o kn e w s PAGE 2 November 20, 1970

An electron microscope is a veritable scientific work-horse, allowing its user to examine specimens as thin as a wave of Lawrence E. Davies was named light. Distinguished Lecturer in Journalism at But the University’s electron the University last week. microscope seems to have been put out to Davies, who retired from the New pasture. York Times last spring after 44 years, is Purchased five years ago for ice-fog manager of UA News Services. studies not presently in progress, the huge He began his career with the Portland instrument is still not used to capacity (Oregon) Telegram and later joined the today. “There’s no reason why five times staff of the European edition of the New as much work couldn’t be done with this York Herald Tribune. In 1926, after a machine,” claims its operator, George year and a half with the Paris Herald, he joined the Times city staff in New York Lindholm located with the microscope City. in the Elvey Building. Later that year he opened a bureau in Philadelphia and became chief of the Right now, the U.S. Public Health lab operation. He held that job until 1941 is the microscope’s main user. Dr. Lyons when he was transferred to San Francisco of that agency, who is investigating to open a West Coast Bureau. He was lysosome activity evident in rare genetic chief of that news bureau until his diseases, uses the microscope to examine retirement this spring. minute changes in these tiny intra-cellularLINDHOLM AND FRIEND Upon retirement he took an particles. * assignment to write three books, one on Where the use of the optical Alaska, for a series of 50 that the Times is microscope ends, that of the electronx “We can easily magnify up to 400,000publishing on the individual states. microscope begins. A beam of electrons,times with photographic enlargement produced by a heated tungsten filament,processes,” Lindholm explains. The penetrates the tiny specimens machine and makes photographic records of projects an image magnified up specimens to for further study. 200,000 times for the investigator to Lindholm' emphasizes that the KS view. Because electrons have instrument a is an analytic tool, and the wave-length of only 1/2000 that of light,investigator must have some idea of whatDr. Arthur Buswell was installed last the machine allows the user to “see”he is seeking. “Otherwise, you could putweek as president of the Northwest Adult specimens of almost incredibly smalla piece of gold in there, and not be ableEducation Association at its annual dimensions. to tell it from a piece of lead,” he laughs.meeting in Vancouver, Washington. Most widely known for experimentsThe in University’s machine, boasts its On assuming the position, Dr. Buswell, virus detection, the electron microscopeoperator, is the “best electron microscopeUniversity vice-president for public, is of use to physical as well as biologicalin Alaska.” It doesn’t have muchservice, pointed out that continual scientists. Defraction patterns of metalscompetition. It’s the only one inlearning the is now accepted as a necessity of can be studied and photographed as easilystate. And as such, its low utilization is lifeall in our rapidly changing society. as can organic structures. the more regrettable. “The real challenge to education today,” he said, “is to change from the traditional teacher-oriented concept of dispensing knowledge to a concept, and organizations, based on the needs of the student learner.” Elected to serve on the Association’s The University’s well-known pianisttowns will be. included in his itinerary.Board of Directors were Eugene Short, and professor of music, Jean-Paul Billaud,All the scheduled concerts will be Dean of Anchorage Community College, began the first leg of a state-wide concertperformed at 8:00 p.m. and will spotlightand Dr. Charles Lafferty, Director of the tour this week with an appearancethe at music of Beethovan. Although eachDivision of Statewide Services. Glennallen. local concert is organized through the auspices of a local concert association, This portion of the tour includesBillaud stops donates his talents as a University NANOOK NEWS, the at Palmer, November 17; Kodiak,service to the community. faculty-staff bulletin of the November 18; Seward, November 21; Billaud came to Alaska from France in University of Alaska, is Homer, November 22; Valdez, November1963 to represent his country at thepublished each week during the 24, and Nome, December 11-12. Alaska Festival of Music. In 1965 he academic year by the Office of Billaud will climax this part of his tourjoined the faculty of the Department ofUniversity Relations, with performances on December 17 andMusic at the University. A prize-winningDepartment of News Service, 18 at Alaskaland with a benefit for thepianist, he is also an accomplished teacher 10S Bunnell, phone 479-7581. new Fairbanks Community Hospital.in The piano performance and pianoLarry Davies, News Service second leg of the tour, in late January,literature. His concert tours have becomeManager; Patricia Monaghan, takes the pianist to Anchorage, Southeastannual events through which he has editor; Eddi Parker, contributor. Alaska and Whitehorse. A total of 22become well known throughout the state. I NANOOK NLWS PAGE 3 November 20, 1970

Paul Rosenthal’s BACH CONCERT tonight has One of the rarest early atlases of the Northwest been moved from Schaible Auditorium to the Greatcoast of America, the ATLAS Hall; it begins at 8:00 p.m. SIEVEROZAPADNYKH BERGEGOV AMERIKI (Atlas' of the Northwest Shores of America), has The University of Alaska now has a dog-mushers joined the rare book collection at the University club. Instruction is given in this typically — Alaskan Library. Compiled by Russian navy captain Mikhail activity at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at 301 Hess Avenue, Dmitrievich Tebien’kov, the atlas is resplendent with College, by Instructor Ken Hobson of Civilthree illustrations and 39 maps covering the Engineering. If you are interested and desire more Northwest from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes, the information, call 479-7241 or 479-6493. Aleutian Islands, upper California, and all places in The local chapter of the AMERICAN FIELD between. SERVICE is seeking a “typical American” family to This week, ANIMAL REGISTRATION TAGS and house next year’s Lathrop High foreign exchange information became available in the department of student. Applicants need not have children in the Safety and Security, 19 Bunnell. These tags are in teen-age bracket, although that is optimal; the addition to the registration tag required by the program is open to any couple or family whoborough can or city. Only residents living in four-unit provide room, board and laundry facilities forapartment a complexes or smaller units may have house , high-schooler from another country. Spending moneypets on campus. Be sure to pick up a list of rules and and all graduation expenses are provided. If you’reregulations when you register your pet, or you may interested, contact Doug Bruce, evenings and find it impounded one fine day for violations of these weekends, at 456-5808. regulations. DR. DONALD J. COOK, currently on sabbatical leave, has been invited by Cheng Kung University and STEPHEN F. SHELDON joins the University the National Science Council of China to teach and tofaculty on December 1 as Instructor in Library help initiate a graduate program in the department of Science to work primarily with the map and Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at the university government documents collections. After receiving a in Tainan, Taiwan. He and his family leave in B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Sheldon February for the university’s second semester. attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his M.S. in Library Science this The Department of Safety and Security would like year. Originally from Oregon, he lived in Fairbanks to remind the campus community that parking areas from 1954-1965. Another former Alaska resident have recently been color-coded to correspond withreturns home! motor vehicle decals. This new color-code system was created to deal with the severely crowded parking Residents of Wickersham, Moore and Stevens Halls situation. Citations will be issued to violators of wishthe to invite all faculty and staff to their FIRST color code and a fine will be accessed. Please noteANNUAL FUNK, to be held tomorrow at the that the Ballaine Lot is now open to commuter Alaskaland Civic Center from 8:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. students, and offers quick access to the campus core (that’s right, folks). The dorm bash will replace the area. traditional open-house this year; liquor and food will Faculty who make extensive use of the RESERVE be catered for the event, at which “Fast Ice” and a BOOK ROOM in the library are asked to remind their jug band will perform. students to return borrowed books from that collection to that same counter only. Many studentsSKIING FACILITIES near Patty Gym are available inadvertently return these books to the Circulation Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 p.m., Saturday and Desk resulting in several days’ virtual loss of theSunday from 1-4 p.m. Evenings when no one is using book. Since Reserve Book Room fines are computed the facilities, the rope tow will be shut down at 7:20. at $.25 per hour, the net effect can be a heavy fine. During class periods recreational skiers are not allowed on the tow, which is otherwise available for In observance of Thanksgiving, there will be noall activity card or student body card holders. NANOOK NEWS next week. Publication will resume on Dec. 4. THE FLYING NANOOK OF THE WEEK AWARD goes to the department of Safety and Security for “Environmental Effects from the Alaska putting up stop signs at the Taku-Tanana intersection, Earthquake of 1964,” presented by Martha Gilmore, previously a hazard to those entering the campus. will be the program at Monday’s EARTH SCIENCES Keep up the good work, boys, and more Nanooks will SEMINAR, 4:00 p.m. in 201 Brooks. wing their way to you! NANOOK NEWS PAGE 4 November 20, 1970 i fytyyali l n R i t ...... cyiiu^u., Nationally -published photographer he prepared an exhibit for the Montana Don Wright, an assistant professor of Repertory Theatre from 1967-70, which journalism here, opens a one-man travelled with the group throughout that exhibition of his work at the Fine Arts state and others. He has used children and Gallery next week. Atnerican Indians as models for other The show, which runs through work. December 13, will consist of 26 color and A writer as well as photographer, black-and-white photographs, all Wright completed an M.F.A. in creative landscape compositions taken in writing at the University of Montana Montana. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. daily earlier this year. He has completed one except Monday. novel and plans to begin a second soon. Wright readily admits that it’s not easy to avoid the pictoral cliche in landscape photography. But he emphasizes that Wright teaches photography through there are important differences between the department of journalism here; he “postcard” photographs and successful previously taught the same subject at the scenic compositions. He strives for artistic University of Montana. He was a effects through low-angle shooting, professional photographer for several unusual lighting and other devices. years, and provided landscape Most of all, he attempts to compose photographs for Montana’s department of his works around what he terms a “point advertising, many of which saw of energy,” an area of the photograph natioTi-wide distribution through which gives the viewer a sense of magazines such as WOMAN’S DAY, movement and dynamism.Wright demands MADEMOISELLE, NATIONAL that a composition have “tensionPHOTOGRAPHER and DON WRIGHT GEOGRAPHIC and HOLIDAY. impact” to convey this sense of energy. Wright enjoys landscape photography because, he smiles, “I’m basically an introvert and enjoy being alone.” He enjoys hiking, and likes to bring his camera along on woodland treks. “It slows me down,” he explains. “I payFifty-six individually selected headgrowth of rate, the berries and vegetables, more attention to my surroundingsIowa’s when finest corn fed hogs were flownaccording in to the theory, will provide an I’m looking for shots. this week to become pioneer participantsexcess of oxygen which, when circulated Although he specializes in landscapes,in a closely watched Arctic agriculturalto the lower floor, will have a Wright also enjoys theatre photography;experiment. “ supercharger effect” on the ini The Durocs, Yorkshires, spottedphysiological processes of swine growth. Poland Chinas and Hampshires are to beThe University of Alaska and Iowa used in testing an innovative conceptState University, in as well as a group of which hogs will live out their lives on chemical,the electrical and machinery lower floor of a two-story “Pork Palace”companies, are cooperating in the Delta David Brower, one of the country’sand greenhouse while strawberries andJunction farming project in which most militant conservationists andvegetables the will theoretically thrive on thelarge-scale grain growing is envisioned as center of a series of sharp environmentalupper floor the year around. an important Alaskan industry. controversies, will speak in Great Hall atConstant temperatures will be The animals were trucked to a circu. 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, underautomatically maintained regardless oftwo-deck enclosed building known sponsorship of the Associated Students.weather, which sometimes sends the commercially as a “Bacon Bin”. To a dirt There will be no admission charge. mercury plunging to 65 degrees belowfarmer it is a hog barn. To the Ames As executive director of the Sanzero or lower in this interior regioncampus 100 this type of structure is “a swine Francisco-based Sierra Club for 17 yearsmiles south of Fairbanks. confinement facility”, Mr. Merdes Brower fought, with full-page newspaperThe concept, suggested by Universityrelated. Within a few weeks the first litter ads and skillfully prepared news releases,scientists, is focused on the use andof pigs is expected. Next Spring the first against building dams in the Grandinterchange of oxygen and carbonof 10 projected combination “Pork Canyon and for establishing a Redwooddioxide in such a way that the swine andPalaces” and greenhouses is scheduled for National Park. greenhouse enterprises complement construction. each A slaughter house is being Resigning his Sierra Club post underother. built nearby. pressure during an internal dispute inCarbon an dioxide is a waste productMeanwhile, thousands of acres of organization that had jumped from 7,000from the swine unit that must bebrush and small trees — spruce, to 77,000 members, Brower foundeddisposed of to prevent its becomingcottonwood an and birch — are being cleared Friends of the Earth, of which he is environmental pollutant. Thus,for thelarge-scale grain growing to feed a hog president. Its League of Conservationprogram calls for its transfer to andraising operation designed to produce Votes was set up to back candidates circulationfor on the upper level to 14,000benefit marketable hogs a year — dressed office who would work to protectplant the growth. At the same time, down to 150 pounds apiece — in 10 environment. depending on the plant densityyears. and