University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Rev. Joseph N. Garvin, C.S.C., and Rev. Astrik L. Gabriel, O.Praem. in the library of the Medieval Institute. Notre Dame ' s Medieval institute is one of the foremost centers of studies of the life and thought of the Middle ages. Medieval Institute Within the Graduate School, the Medieval Institute offers separate facilities for research and study on the life and thought of the Mid- dle Ages. It offers degrees of Master and Doc- tor of Medieval Studies. Its program includes a general course of studies coupled with spe- cialization in the student ' s major interest. The library of the Medieval Institute is one of the most important adjuncts to research in Medieval history, philosophy and literature. It contains many priceless old manuscripts and standard reference works as well as thousands of frames of microfilm for use by students and researchers. Rev. Astrik Gabriel, O.Praem., Canon of Premontre, is the present Director of the Insti- tute. Rev. Joseph N. Garvin, C.S.C., is assistant director. Jacques Maritan, the world ' s foremost Thomistic philosopher. M. Maritan is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University and lec- tures annually at Notre Dame. 17

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Rev. Paul E. Beichner, C.S.C. Dean of the Graduate School Graduate School Notre Dame first started to offer advanced degrees in 1918. Since then the Graduate School has expanded to offer at least Master ' s degrees in every department of the University. It grants seventeen Doctor ' s degrees. Many fellowships are available to graduate students. These offer practical teaching expe- rience and the opportunity to pursue a degree with a minimum of expense. The University Library with almost half a million books offers excellent opportunities for research in many fields. Many corporations and several bureaus of the U. S. Government provide generous funds for research in scien- tific fields. Rev. Paul E. Beichner, C.S.C., is Dean of the Graduate School. Under Father Beichner it has offered constantly expanding facilities. Father Parry conducts a seminar in Political Science in one of the seminar rooms in the O ' Shaughnessy Hall of Liberal and Fine Arts. Notre Dame offers good facilities for graduate study. 16

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LOBUND The administrative staff of Lobund with a model of one of the rearing tanks. They are (1-r) James A. Reyniers (Director), Philip C. Trexler (Asst. Director) and Rob- ert F. Ervin (Business Mgr. ). Two workers feed animals in germ-free tanks with rubber gloves attached to tank. Equipment in foreground is uncompleted. Air is sterilized and fed into tank through piping. Lock at right of tank enables materials to be sterilized and then placed inside of tank without contaminating contents with outside air. Lobund is the common name for the Labo- ratories of Bacteriology, University of Notre Dame. In the laboratories animals are reared in sterile cages so that they are completely without germs. This germ-free life is used in medical and biological experiments. Currently, Lobund is testing effects of radiation on these animals for the Atomic Energy Commission. Professor James A. Reyniers is the founder and director of the laboratories. Lobund began with one sealed home-made tank in a room in the Biology Building. It now occupies three buildings on a large plot of ground and plans have been made for quadrupling the size of the project. Man in diving suit inspects germ-free animals in main rearing tank. He must pass into tank through a passage filled with germicidal solution. This insures that the animals will not come into contact with bacteria from the outside air or car- ried by the worker. Air entering tank is sterilized. 18