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Institute Meets Mid-Way Mark In Blood Drive At the half-way mark of RIT's current blood drive participation has neared the half-way mark on the quota set by drive chairman Bob Van Auken. Better than 300 students and In- stitute personnel had pledged a pint of blood for the March 3 cam- paign. Of this number, 243 ap- peared and offered their blood. Others standing in line were turned away but requested to call at Red Cross Headquarters and donate. • The reason for the turn-away was lack of facilities to properly han- dle the unexpectedly large crowds that descended on Drive Head- quarters in the Eastman Building. Van Auken points out that April 28 will determine whether or not RIT goes to the head of the class as far as blood donations by insti- tutes of higher learning are con- cerned. Princeton now holds top honors with a 59% pledge. Van Auken says that those away on block can better the Princeton mark by contributing the same as did the students now in attendance. Van Auken expressed keen de- light at the spirit of eagerness \that enveloped the entire student body. Those who gave, gave gen- erously and then went out in search of other donors,\ Van Auken states. The chairman expressed high hopes of reaching the 600 pint quota set at the start of the cur- rent campaign. He said, \I know that it will mean almost tripling the best that has ever been achieved at RIT but I feel certain that with the help being given by campaign workers that we can reach our goal.\ Shape Spring Weekend Plans from Arab tribal soldiers was made by Chester Stevens (PT '51) and other members of an archeologi- cal expedition recently. Turn to International Incident,\ page 5. Third Major Merger in Fifteen Years The absorption of the Mc- Kechnie-Lunger School of Com- merce by RIT marks the third such major moves by the institute during the past 15 years. In 1937 the Empire State School of Printing, established at Ithaca by NYSPA in 1922, was relocated at RIT as the Department of Publishing and Printing. Giant strides made by this department in training facilities, program of instruction and research have established its reputation throughout the world. In mid-year 1950 the School for American Craftsmen was in- corporated as a department of RIT, and similarly has gained national and international dis- tinction. Prior to its becoming a department of RIT, the program was carried on at Alfred Univer- sity as part of the instruction there. RIT, a privately endowed in- stitution, has a 123-year history of constant merger, absorption and expansion. The first consoli- dation was in 1891 when the Rochester Athenaeum was merged with Mechanics Institute. Scholarship to Al Bernreuther The annual $100 Scholarship Award of the Rochester Chapter of the American Society of Tool Engineers was presented at the February meeting of the chapter. The presentation was made by William Kamola to Alvin F. Bern- reuther of 36 Willets Ave, Belmont N . Y. Bernreuther is cooperatively em- ployed by the Moore Steam Tur- bine Division of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Company in Wellsville, N.Y. He is a member of the class of 1953. The award is granted on the re- cord of the first year's work to the student in the Tool Engineering major of the Mechanical Depart- ment on the basis of scholarship, attitude, cooperation, general abil- ity, and who is most likely to suc- ceed in the Tool Engineering field. Volume 26 Rochester 8, N. Y. March 11, 1952 No. 11 Chemistry Department Adds Med Tech Major Another major program gets underway next fall at the Institute when the Chemistry Department begins a program in medical technology for the training of hospital laboratory technicians. The program which has the approval of the Medical Technology Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists will be a full-time two ing of local representatives of medical societies, hospital and health officials. Dr. Ralph L. Van Peursem has met with many of these representatives and has re- ceived their support for the pro- gram. Absorbs McKechnie-lunger RIT Adds 10th Department Jim Nolan, a senior in Publish- ing and Printing, was recently named chairman of the Spring Weekend Committee by Student Council. Spring Weekend is an annual affair sponsored by the Student Association of RIT, and is the biggest event of the school year. It consists of an affair on Friday evening in which the various or- ganizations at Tech each take part. A semi-formal dance is held on Saturday evening for which a \name\ band is engaged. Festivi- ties generally end on Sunday with an informal coffee hour and open house at Kate Gleason Hall. Other committee members se- lected by Nolan to assist him are: Kay Murray, secretary; Nancy Drake, treasurer; Bill Reynian, ticket sales; Jack Smith, public- ity; Ron Freiman, Friday night activities; Gil Thompson, pep rally; Bob Slutsky, liaison; Joe Cornacchia, printing; and Roy Getman, art work. Jack Stumpf and Granville Bentley were named honorary co-chairmen. The committee has been very active this year and a formal meeting is held each week. Nu- mercus informal meetings are also held by the various committee members to determine just how far they have directed their re- spective activities. Jim Nolan is particularly enthusiastic and claims that a strong foundation for the Weekend has been laid and that the committee is working with a noticeable amount of en- thusiasm, ironing out the problems as fast as they arise. Details on the Spring Weekend will appear in the forthcoming issues of the Reporter. The courses in medical techno- logy include a total of 81 semester hours of college work, 21 more than required by the Council of Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Associa- tion. In addition to general, organic and quantitative analysis chem- istry, courses in biology including physiology, microbiology, biochem- istry, histology, and parasitology will be included in the program. Algebra, trigonometry, and physics are part of the program as are 20 semester hours of general educa- tion courses. It is expected that graduates of this program will be awarded the Degree of Associate in Applied Science upon completion of the program at RIT. At present there are about 29,000 medical technologists in the country, about 16,000 of them registered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. It is esti- mated by Mrs. Ruth Drummond, registrar of medical technologists for the ASCP that by 1960 more than 45,000 will be needed to fill the demand. Medical technologists are needed in the armed forces; in city, state and federal public health agencies; in industrial medical laboratories; in the many cancer research pro- grams being carried on by various groups, both public and private. The pre-medical training requi- rements are provided in the two years of study in addition to train- ing in the study and application of ( Continued on Page 3) The Rochester Institute of Technology has expanded its program of instruction fur- ther into the field of business education by absorbing the McKechnie-Lunger School of Commerce, courses to begin at RIT April 1 as this school's tenth department. Alterations are now under way to accommodate the new depart- ment in the three-story structure located between the Clark and Eastman buildings. Staff to Join School Present enrollment of the School of Commerce is 190 students, of whom 120 are receiving instruction in evening courses. Further expan- sion of the program following its re-location at RIT is planned to provide facilities and increased area of instruction to accommodate additional day and evening stu- dents. Incorporation of the School of Commerce into the Institute's program will bring equipment records and staff members of that firm to RIT. The Institute will acquire those items of equip- ment essential for immediate oper- ation of the training program be- ginning April 1. To insure con- tinuity of present instruction, most of the instructors of the school will also join the Institute faculty. Howard B. Stauffer, president of the School of Commerce, will be- come supervisor of the new depart- ment. At the time of its move to RIT, the McKechnie-Lunger corporation will be dissolved. School Has High Rating Foremost among the advantages resulting from the move will be presentation of the Associate in Applied Science degree to gradu- ating classes beginning in 1953. Those completing the present program this spring will be able to secure the degree by completing additional work in the Institute's Evening and Extension Division. The School of Commerce is one of only three proprietary business schools in the state which have been accredited on the college level by the New York State De- partment of Education. The two major areas of study offered by the school are two-year program in business administra- tion, including majors in account- ing, management, real estate and insurance, and executive secretar- ial work, as well as the medical- dental secretarial training. The school also offers short courses in legal and insurance secretarialship, and selling and advertising. The cooperative courses in the ( Continued on Page 6) year program, not cooperative as is the industrial chemistry pro- gram in the same department. Training for medical technolo- gist has been set up as a result of inquiries over the past few years by high school students and by hospitals' interest in training lab- oratory technicians. The new program has the back- Pl~oto by Sim o n s: Perfectlng preparations for Spring Weeken_d are _cp,mn;Htee_ memb~ti Naney Drake and Kay Murray , seated on either side of Chairman Jim NolJn; stand i ng from the left are Bill Reyrr,on, Joe Cornacchia, Rori Fre i man , Jack Smith, and Bob Sluhly . .. . • • O.fFICIAL PUBLICATION Of THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY h i o F . Bemrruther Pictured at the right 11re Presidents of RIT and McKechnie- Lunger School of Commerce. Mark Ellingson of RIT sha~es hands with Howard B. Stauffer following the 11nnouncement that RIT ha s absorbed the School of Commerce ,
