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Searches For Ways To Destroy
Thompson Delves Into Bacteriocins
By Edward Mason
Bacteriocins? No, this is not j
the name of a cough drop or
new type tooth paste. Bae-'
teriocins are microscopic or-!
ganisms which cause rare di-:
seases in man. Bacteriocins i
are research material for;
Dr. Thomas L. Thompson, as-!
sociate professor of Microbi-i
ology.
Microbiology is the science I
and study of germs and or
ganisms which are microsco-l
pic in size. That is, the or-!
ganisms can not be observed:
with the naked eye. Thomp-
son has been doing research
on these organisms since he;
received his PhD from the
University of Texas in 1953.
Thompson came to the Uni- i
versity the year he obtained,
his degree and started teach
ing. He became interested in1
microscopic organisms called
bacteriocins and started doing
research work to find out
about the deadly little ani
mals. Bacteriocins are about the
same size as virus organism?,
and they are viral in nature,
Thompson said. Chemical
ly, bacteriocins react much
the same as do virus germs.
That is, they live and repro
duce much alike.
Virus organisms are much
smaller than ordinary germs.
There size would be like com-1
paring a pea to a marble J
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Ties For First
Winning $250
A tie for first place in the
Eighth Annual Stanley Drama
Award contest sponsored by
the New York City Writers'
l Conference has been awarded
I to the play "Thompson," writ
ten by Dr. Joseph Baldwin,
' professor of Speech and Dra
matic Art at the University.
Baldwin will share the
five hundred dollar first place
prize with Megan Terry, a
1 Connecticut playwright.
Baldwin's three-act drama,
"Thompson" will be presented
! on the evening of July 16,
1964. at Wagner College, Stat
Abel. Hall Announce
Six Broadcast Grants
RESEARCH I)rs. Jess M. Shivcly and Thomas L. Thompson, professors
biology, do research on bacteriocins in a laboratory in Lyman Hall.
micro-
If other
en Island, New York. Miss
j T e r r y's play "Hothouse,
which tied for first place, will
also be presented during the
j July 5-17 Writers' Conference.
The local playwright plans
to attend the writers' confer-
f bacteria, thev plate is said to be infected f nce a,nd sef,"e Production of
ain specific or or contaminated. j!IS P1?: Thompson was
Afw ,k k ; ;o first performed at the Uni-
quentins
town & campm
Most viruses are transmitted a particular bacteria. Because! out of the broth
from one person to another! the bacteriocin will grow on germs do enter, the culture i
through the respiratory sys-' only one kind of
tern. When a person coughs, are called strain
the virus is thrown from his strain special. After the bacteria is grown
lungs into the air. Then, an-1 Bacteriocins arc studied bvlin the culture plate, a bacter-' ve'Miy ol a01"
other person breaths in the i cultivating or growing a bac-j iocin is applied. If the bac-1 " c , , . 5r JV .
same virus. Bacteriocins are I teria and finding the bacterio- j tcria dies, the bacteriocin is 1 f ' ef j g ? w j
much like these organisms. ' cin that will destroy it. Then. : proven to be the right strain, i Pa" $. naJ, iJP.lJi
There are many different ; different methods are tested Then a method is attempted
types or strains of bacterio-; which might kill the bacterio-j to destroy the bacteriocin. If
cins, so the disease they cause c- As yet, none have been : the bacteria lives, the wrong
are often rare. Each bacterio-j discovered. type of bacteriocin is present,
cin will grow on only one The only real advance has and the experiment must be
type of food. This food is i been in finding the bacteria started over.
tliat that corresponds to the . It is lmDortant that the
bacteriocin. Because there right strain of bacteria andhave been performed at the
are so manv strains, match- bacteriocin is present. The; State University of Iowa, the
ing is very difficult. Dr. j qualities of the bacteria which ! University of Alabama, the
Thompson has discovered sev-' grow the bacteriocin reveal University of Mississippi,
eral matching strains, and is ; chemical information about .Wichita University, and
now searching for a means to i the bacteriocin. That is. if a ; others.
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versity of Alabama in 1951.
Arts Festival. April. 1964
Four of Baldwin's one-act
plays have received publica
i tion, two by Samuel French,
j Inc., New York City, and two
; by Dramatic Publishing Co..
' Chicago. His longer plavs
destroy the bacteriocins.
These strains have not been
given names.
Beef broth is used to grow
the bacteria which is used in
the bacteriocin experiments.
bacteriocin grows on an acid-
Other playwriting awards
lWteria grow and multiply ' about bacteriocins including
when fed beef because of the cultivation and types, but
high food value of blood and their destruction is still a
meat. The broth is sterilized I problem. When a method of
and placed in culture plates. : destruction is discovered, sev
These plates are small glass eral of man's unnamed rare
discs which keep other germs ! diseases will be cured.
ic bacteria, a base chemical won by Baldwin have been:
may be applied to kill the The Texas Playwright's
bacteriocin. Award, given by the Houston
The 40 year old doctor said , Little Theatre, ' for the play
that much has been learned "The Other," in 1951; the
Theordore Marburg Award
given at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity for the play "The Rail
road Upstairs," in 1952; and
the Birmingham Festival of
Alabama, for the play "Bron
son Leaf." in 1958.
City Of Science Planned
Project Will Aid Illiterate Nations
By Kathy Scheele
Methods for education of
illiterate nations maybe found,
according to Dr. Wesley C.
Meierhenry, Assistant Dean
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henry was one of three Ameri- Bv the year, 2000 there will
cans who attended an interna- fi mMon ,e in
tional conventiom in Mila, i ..... .
Ttoiv in nffr, i the world which means that
. ' , , in the next 35 vears popula-
Plans have been made lor ' . ... .
!an international citv of I Uon W,H doub,e
i science to be constructed near J H the project goes through
; Milan. Universals teachers in as is planned, the University
education, economics, politics, 1 0f Nebraska will probably
etc. will live in the city. Their jtake t If toe university
job will be to use visual aids i . . , . . , .
to educate the people. ! does take Part we wm Probal
. . . .... . i ly have an exchange of stu-
Meierhenry SUd I that . h e . he sad. We will also
p an is to use radios televi-1 dQ research on methods
u ' thef being used. This will include
visual aids. h&t Mnd of fQrms ljmit of
It will take a long time to i time, who should receive the
book educate the people and : information, and what kind of
in the mean time they can be f0uow material to use. These
working on some small methods could, if thev prove
cralts. These crafts can then successful, also be used in the
be soId- ! United States. Meierhenry
The cost of this project,1 said. Nebraska too. has her
which is to be paid by de-. illiterates to educate and
veloped nations, will be j this project might just sup
around 20 million dollars i ply us with the answers, he
There is a vital need for 1 said.
Six freshman broadcast
scholarships, with a total val
ue of more than $1500, will be
available at the University's
School of Journalism for
qualified 1965 Nebraska high
school graduates.
The new broadcast scholar
ship program was announced
jointly Thursday by A. James
Ebel, Lincoln, president of the
Nerbaska Broadcaster Asso
ciation, and Dr. William E.
Hall, director of the School of
Journalism.
More than SI. 000 already
has been subscribed toward
that goal by 15 member sta
tions of the Nebraska Broad
casters Association. The schol
arships will be administered
by Robert E. Spearman of the
Journalism School's radio
television faculty through the
University of Nebraska Foun
dation. "Our goal in broadcasting,
as with our advertising and
news-editorial programs, will
jbe to offer a program of in-;
Istruction that will compare
! favorably with any in the na
Uion." Hall said. "This schol-;
larship aid from Nebraska's
broadcasters will help us to
attract the caliber of student
! required to develop such a
program."
In announcing the scholar-;
ships Ebel said, "the broad-1
casters of Nebraska recognize
I an increased need for trained
young people in radio and
; television. It is for this reason
the member stations of the
Nebraska Broadcasters Asso
ciation are cooperating in this
scholarship program."
Responsibility for building
the University's program in
broadcast education was
transferred to the School of
Journalism in the fall of 1953.
Broadcast staff members in
clude Spearman, a former
Nebraska broadcaster and
more recently a news pro
ducer with Station KPIX-TV,:
San Francisco: Albert C.
Book, a former New York ad
vertising agency executive,
and Dr. M. Schcffcl Pierce,
whose experience includes 15
years of teaching.
Stations to date participat-!
ing in the scholarship pro-!
gram include:
KOLN-TV. Lincoln. KGI.V
TV, Grand Island: a $250
grant for a student resident
within the coverage area of
these two stations. KOLN-TV ;
also sponsors a $250 grant for
a junior or senior broadcast
journalism major.
The Stuart Broadcasting
Company, owners of KFOR.
Unrnln: KRGI. Grand Island.
and KMNS. Sioux City: $264
scholarship for a student re
siding within the coverage
area of these stations.
The Beef Empire Stations,
owners of WJAG, Norfolk,
KVSII, Valentine; and KCSR,
Chadron: a $264 scholarship
for a student from the areas
served by these stations.
i Other contributors include:
KRVN-AM-FM, Lexington;
i KHUB, Fremont; KNEB-AM-i
FM, Scottsbluff ; KTNC, Falls
Citv; KSID. Sdiney, KCNI,
: Broken Bow; KNCY, Nebras.
ka City; and KOLT, Scotts
bluff. Application forms will be
sent to all Nebraska high
schools early in the fall for
distribution to those students
interested in applying for the
broadcast scholarships.
YR's Hear Talk
On Convention
The University Young Re
publicans met last Tuesday
evening. This meeting w a s
the first time that the
group has gathered during a
summer sessions.
Mrs. Edna B. Donald, for
mer National Committeewom
an, spoke to the group. She
cautioned against assuming
th?t Goldwater is a shoo-in.
"If Goldwater had the nom
ination sewed up, Scranton
wouldn't be campaigning as
hard as he is." said M r s.
Donald. Mrs. Donald has been
a National Committee woman
since 1943 when she was the
youngest member of the ar
rangements committee of tha
National Convention, and is
now retiring as the oldest
member.
Mrs. Donald said she feels
that if the National Conven
tion gets deadlocked, that
dark horse Thurston Morton
might well have an inside
track.
William Waddell. co-chairman
of the Scranton organi
zation in Nebraska was also
present.
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