Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Dr. J. Lloyd Bohn, professor of physics, headed a six-man team which developed equipment for detecting micrometerorite (dust particles from outer space) density for the Nike-Cajan, U.S. experimental rocket. Ever wonder what makes up the perfume that women wear? Dr. Floyd T. Tyson, professor of chemistry, who came to the University in 1925 after a varied career in teaching and industry is assem- bling apparatus that will answer the question in a matter of minutes. The recent development responsible for the ap- pearance of this equipment is known as gas chroma- tography. General principles have been known for at least a century but the rapid development of elec- tronic means of detecting or sensing small differences in a mixture of gases has brought about the devel- opment of this new technique. The equipment, expected to be completed shortly will be used mainly by staff members and graduate students. In his spare time, Dr. Tyson enjoys gardening and bee-keeping in his back yard. Scientific Research f- roaram to expand Dr. J. Lloyd Bohn ' s most publicized work has been the development of micro-meteoric detectors, used in space satellites. Working on grants from the Air Force, Dr. Bohn has also been supervising work on such projects as exploding wires, high-speed photography, and ultra-sonic sound detection. Dr. Bohn is looking forward to completion of the new Science Building, with hopes that the University will be able to increase its basic research program. He notes with pessimism that the United States will have a man in space soon— after the Russians. Unlike others who decry our failures but fail to suggest alternative courses, Dr. Bohn has a definite program in mind. The basic problem, he says, is in our school sys- tem—not our universities. This problem is a qualita- tive one and, in the long-range point of view, we must start with improving our elementary schools. Dr. Bohn offers these suggestions: increase salaries for teachers; require examination of instructors to de- termine their qualifications; raise standards in the teachers colleges, and do away with the tenure system. Dr. Floyd Tyson, professor of chemistry, records data as Michael Troisi, biology-chemistry instrument maker, times a perfume mixture experiment. 28

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Temple University ' s Law School and Medical School produce students who will serve the public with their professional knowledge. At the Tioga and Park Clinic, future doctors receive practical experi- ence througli working with neighborhood patients. The Law School also performs a community service through their public aid department. These future doctors and lawyers, through research and careful study, will unlock the doors to vital information which will perpetuate the betterment of society. Dentists and Pharmacists in a serene atmosphere. Coeds find time to study in Klein Law Library. Operation with Heart-Lung Machine involves interested interns and doctors. Lawyer finds this is a case that requires much research and careful thought. 27

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Dr. Ralph Wichterman, now completing his 30th year at Temple, looks back at his pioneering researcli in the biology of the amazing protozoa, and forward to even more intensive work on the biological effect of high dosage X-rays on those single-celled animals. Dr. Wichterman has been the foremost autliority in the United States in this field and his book. The Biology of Paramecium, is the only one in the English language on this subject. To the layman, perhaps the most important facet of Dr. Wichterman ' s work is testing the effects of certain chemical reagents as they make certain cells more radio-sensitive to X-rays. These experiments on protozoa could eventually be successful on man in his fight to conquer cancer. One of Dr. Wichterman ' s hobbies is photography. He enjoys taking motion pictures and still photo- graphs through his microscopes. Dr. Wichterman spends his summers at Cape Cod, Massachusetts working at the Marine Biological Laborat ory on X-irradiation of Protozoa. Dr. Ralph Wichterman, professor of biology, is doing research on the biological effects of high dosage x-rays on the protozoa. wUn opening, of- new Science ouilaing next fall Dr. John M. Word, associate professor of biology, is doing research on the cultivation of the slime mold in his study of protoplasmic streaming. Dr. John M. Ward came to the University in 1954 as an assistant professor of biology. He was appointed chairman of the department this summer. He was graduated from Rutgers University in 1949 with a BA and received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1953. Dr. Ward has been doing research work under the sponsorship of the Institution of Microbiology at Rutgers, U.S. Public Health Service and Labor Foundation. In 1956 he was appointed research associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Last summer. Dr. Ward did research at the Univer- sity under the auspices of the National Science Foundation and U.S. Public Health Service. He studied biochemistry of morphogenesis in plants. Dr. Ward said, When I try an experiment one day, I cannot wait until the next morning to see the results. He added, I only hope some of this excite- ment rubs off on the students . CM lt Of mt Kuci.l 29