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NOTES
Ralston Purina Research Fellowship Awards Program. Again this year, ten FeUowships in the amount of $1800 each will be granted for graduate study in Agricultural
Research. Awards will be made in the fields of (1) nutrition and physiology research
as applied to dairy, poultry and animal husbandry, and (2) research in transmissible
diseases of livestock and poultry.
Any individual qualified for graduate study in any Land-Grant Agricultural College
or approved Veterinary College (including Canadian Colleges) who possesses desirable
personal qualifications and submits a completed application may be eligible. The application and required information must be in the hands of the Awards Committee by
March 1 of the year the Award is to be made. The selection of the recipients of the
Annual Research Fellowship Awards, as well as the rules governing the awards, shall
be made by a committee of an officially appointed representative of each of the following organizations: Poultry Science A~ociation, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Annual Production,
American A~ociation of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities and the Ralston
Purina Company.
Application blanks for these Fellowship Awards may be obtained by writing the
Ralston Purina Research Awards Committee, c/o Mr. J. D. Sykes, Ralston Purina
Company, St. Louis 2, Missouri.
The Tenth International Congress ol Genetics was held at McGill University,
August 20-27, 1958, under the distinguished patronage of IIis Excellency, the Right
Honourable Vincent Massey, C. H., Governor General of Canada. The Right IIonourable John George Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, and other eminent statesmen and ~holars of Canada, constituted the IIonourable Committee. McGill University
was the host institution of the Congress which was sponsored by the Genetics Society
of America, and eleven other biological organizations of Nerth America acted as cosponsors. These co-sponsors were: The Genetics Society of Canada, the Agricultural
Institute of Canada, the American Cancer Society, the American Eugenics Society,
the American Genetic Association, The American Society of Agronomy, The American
Society for Animal Production, The American Society for tIorticultural Science, The
American Society of Human Genetics, the American Society of Naturalists and the
Society for the Study of Evolution.
The membership of 1672 greatly exceeded the 863 of the previous Congress, and
consisted of representatives from fifty countries. There were 1310 Active Members
(of whom 72 were non-participating, i.e. did not attend), 362 Associate Members (of
whom 12 were non-participating) and 196 children. Twenty countries were represented
by 58 official delegates who included representatives of 16 overseas universities.
The scientific programme consisted of 33 reports in seven Symposia, 543 Contributed Papers in 43 sessions, three Public Lectures, a session of 40 Demonstrations
and a Panel Discussion on The Teaching oJ Genetics. It is obviously impossible to
comment, even briefly, on the contents of these contributions. A special feature was
an extensive Exhibit illustrating the topic Genetics in the Service oJ Man, covering
the entire ice area (85' x 200') of the McGill Winter Stadium, and open to the public.
The Proceedings consist of The Programme (71 pages) and Volunte l I : Abstracts
(339 pages, 576 abstracts) both of which were available at registration, and Volume l
which will contain the full texts of the Presidential Address, Invitation Papers and
Public Lecturers, and records of Business Meetings, etc., and will be published about.
April, 1959. These Proceedings can he ordered from the University of Toronto Press.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Purdue University announces the establishment of the Population Genetics Institute
to coordinate an expanding research program in population genetics. The major objective of the Institute will be to investigate the effects of various types of gene action
on response to selection under various mating systems and varying environmental
conditions. In addition to theoretical studies, problems will be investigated experimentally with laboratory organisms such as Drosophila, Tribolium and mice.
Facilities for the Institute in Purdue's new I.ife Science Building will include offices,
fully equipped laboratories, and three specially designed controlled environment
chambers. The facilities of the statistical and computing laboratory, including a
digital computer, will be used for expanding the theoretical or mathematical approach
to problems of population genetics. Dr. A. E. Bell, professor of Poultry Science, was
named chairman of the Institute. Others from the Purdue staff named to the Institute
include Drs. V. L. Anderson, B. B. Bohren, S. C. King, W. tI. Kyle, J. H. Martin,
T. G. Martin and II. E. McKean.
The fourth biennial Symposium on Animal Reproduction will be held June 18, 19,
and 20, 1959, at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. The theme of the program
will be, "The Effect of Germ Cell Damage on Reproduction". inquiries concerning
program ;rod reservations should be addressed to P. J. Dzuik, 111 Animal Genetics,
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
Southern Regional Graduate Summer Session in Statistics. The 1959 session will
be held at North Carolina State Cellege, Raleigh, from June 8 to July 17. Like previous
sessions under this program, it is intended to serve: (1) teachers of introductory
statistical courses who want formal training in modern statistics; (2) research and
professional workers who want intensive instruction in basic statistical concepts and
modern statistical methodology; (3) professional statisticians who wish to keep informed about advanced specialized theory and methods; (4) prospective candidates
for graduate degrees in statistics; and (5) graduate students in other fields who desire
supporting work in statistics.
The National Science Foundation is offering grants to college teachers of introductory statistics who wish to attend the 1959 session. Stipends of 375 per week for
the six weeks of the session plus $15 per week per dependent (up to four) will be
made available for a maximum of 30 applicants; in addition, there will be a travel
allowance of 4 cents per mile, round trip. Tuition and fees will be paid by the National
Science Foundation. Participants will normally be enrolled in clasps for graduate
credit.
Applicants 'for National Science Foundation grants will be selected on the basis of
interest in continued teaching of statistics, evidence of excellence as a teacher, previous
academic record of the applicant, number of introductory statistics courses now teaching, and number of students contacted. Applications must be received not latter than
February 16, 1959, to be assured of full consideration. Applicants will be notified of
the selection committee's action not later than March 16, 1959, and must accept (or
decline) a fellowship award not later than April 1, 1959.
Requests for application blanks for the summer school and for National Science
Foundation grants should be addressed to: F. E. McVay, Department of Experimental Statistics, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina.
The joint meetings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal
Production and the Western Division of the American Dairy Science Association
will be held on the campus of the University of Arizona, Tucson, on July 13 to 15,
1959. The officers of the Western Section for the year 1958-59 are as follows: President,
M. E. Ensminger, State College of Washington, Pullman; Vice-President, G. P.
Lofgreen, University of California, Davis; Secretary-Treasurer, O. F. Pahnish, University of Arizona, Tucson.
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The North Atlantic Section of the American Society of Animal Production will
meet at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, August 25 and 26, 1959.
Titles for papers to be presented relative to teaching, extension, or research should
be sent immediately to Professor G. W. Vander Noot, Department of Animal Husbandry,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
E. E. Bartley, Kansas State College, George K. Davis, University of Florida and
W. P. Lehrer, Jr., University of Idaho, have been appointed to the Editorial Board
of the Journal.
Robert L. Blackwell has been appointed Director of the U. S. Sheep Experiment
Station and Western Sheep Breeding Laboratory, Dubois, Idaho, effective January 5,
1959. Dr. Blackwell has been Associate Professor of Animal Husbandry at New
Mexico A and M. He received his B.S. degree from New Mexico A and M, his M.S.
from Oregon State College, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His research has
been in animal breeding with sheep and beef cattle. Dr. Blackwell will replace Julius
E. Norby who retired recently.
Neil W. Hilston was named Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Wyoming on October 9, 1958.
Dr. Hilston joined the staff of the Animal Production Department in 1945 and became
head of the Department in 1949. His present appointment fills the vacancy created
last June when Dr. ttilton M. Briggs resigned to become President of South Dakota
State College.
Mr. E. G. Godbey, Animal Husbandman at Clemson College retired December
31, 1958.
Edgar P. Young, who received his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University in 1958,
has been appointed .Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of
Maryland. He has charge of the swine teaching and research program. He succeeds
Dr. Francis C. Wingert who resigned September 1 to accept a position as head of
swine research at Cargill-Nutrena research farm, Elk River, Minnesota.
E. S. E. Hafez, Visiting Professor (Rockefeller Foundation appointment) at Washington State College has joined the Animal Science staff as Associate Professor. He
received his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, England, and did his post-doctorate
work at Worcester Foundation of Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts,
University of Cairo, Egypt, and "Lazzaro Spallanzani" Institute for Experimental
Spermato]ogy, Milano, Italy. He will be engaged in teaching and research in reproduction and physiology.