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Jan. 16, 1963 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three McKerr Exhibit Jest Student Teachers; Plan Registration, Tea Displays Works Of Art Faculty The McKerr Observatory is open ing the new year with a selection of sculpture, oils and watercolors by the Mundelein art department faculty. Located in a unique and pictur esque setting atop the Board of Trade Building, 141 W. Jackson Blvd., the gallery show includes the work of Sister Blanche Marie, B.V.M., chairman of the art depart ment, Mrs. Edward Matula and Mr. Kenneth Izzi. The exhibit includes an assort ment of recent oils by Sister Blanche Marie and Mrs. Matula's watercolors and oil paintings. Non- objective paintings by Mr. Izzi are being shown with pieces of his sculpture. Mr. Izzi said that the use of the figure as subject matter often lim its the artist. Its tendency to hin der the realization of the ideal in mind, explains the use of the freer non-objective approach. Executed in a distinctively origi nal variety of mixed mediums, the show offers a strong contrast in colors, textures and pattern treat ments in oils, inks, watercolors and tempera. The McKerr exhibit opened Jan. 13 with a reception for the three artists. The exhibit concurs with the college policy endorsing re search and creativity in all depart ments. The education department re cently announced events important to both prospective teachers and to graduates of Mundelein's Teacher Preparation program. The department has announced the registration dates for prospec tive student-teachers, and the days on which government tests will be administered. Students who have been officially notified of their acceptance in a Mundelein teacher education pro gram may register for 1963-64 stu dent teaching Feb. 5 and 6 in Room 503. GOVERMENT TESTS, covering the national and Illinois constitu tions will be given April 10 and 25 at 4 p.m. in Room 501. Girls plan ning to apply for elementary or secondary teaching certificates in the state of Illinois are required to take the test. For further infor mation, students may contact Sister Mary Donalda, B.V.M., Room 501a. Pupils and the PTA will be probable topics for discussion at the traditional Education-Alumnae Tea Feb. 10 in McCormick Lounge. FOR THE GUESTS who are '62 graduates of Mundelein's Teacher Preparation program, the tea is a Sunday afternoon homecoming. For the hostesses members of the Mundelein Student Education Asso ciation informal chats with pro fessionals blend a subtle learning process into the social event. A panel of four '62 alumnae, representing both elementary and secondary, private and public edu cation, will offer the girls some inside pointers on the teaching profession. Next on the NSEA's program of activities will be Educational Ma terials for Teachers, a travelling exhibit sponsored by the National Education Association. Argonne Experiments HOLDING CRYSTALS of the new rare gas compound, Dr. John Malm of Argonne National Laboratory discusses the xenon tetrafluoride crystals with four senior chemistry majors, Judy Letkewicz, Gail Grundmann, Grace Peters and Adrienne Lubanski after a recent lecture. Scientists Disprove Theory Holds Peace Corps Test The Peace Corps Placement test will be given at Mundelein College Feb. 23. The test will begin at 8:30 a.m. All appli cants who wish to participate are asked to sign with Sister Mary Eloise, B.V.M., in Room 201-A, before Jan. 18. Although many students might disagree with their textbooks, few students have the opportunity to prove them wrong. Two Munde lein alumnae however, recently as sisted in doing just this. The recent combination of two elements xenon and fluorine marked the end of a theory that had always been taught in chemistry classes. Aiding in this death of a theory Microtechnicians Investigate Method Of Making Original Biology Slides Do you recall your microscope- peering days in freshman biology? Did you ever wonder where all the slides you viewed came from? Were you ever curious how a stom ach cell from an amphiuma could possibly be transferred to a glass slide and seen in a classroom ? Each week 13 junior and senior biology and chemistry majors (who really knew all along) spend two credit hours in a course called his tology and microtechniques learn ing to make their own semiprofes- sional slides. At the same time they are becoming intimately ac quainted with the tissue makeup and microscopic anatomy of the plants and animals they study. The class is an informal relaxed one with no exams or quizzes. Each girl puts in as much time as she can spare to complete her required 50 slides before the semester's end. No equipment or expense is denied the girls to make sure they profit as much as possible from the work they perform. The slide-making process is a Mundelein, St. Joseph Plan Freshman Parly Mundelein College freshmen are hopeful that music, song and dance will prevail when they play host to St. Joseph's College fresh men at a party Feb. 8, from 8 to 12. They will use the facilities of McCormick Lounge and Lewis Cen ter. In charge of party arrangements are: Eileen O'Connor, Eileen An derson, Alice Fetterman and Joan Haas. by Janice Jearas fairly complex one but as the se mester has progressed each girl has worked with a variety of plant and animal tissue to broaden her un derstanding by doing. After killing the animal by a non destructive method, i.e., bleeding or beheading, the tissues are cut. De pending on the effect to be studied, whole organs or pieces no larger than a half-centimeter may be used. After the tissues have been cut they are placed in a fixing solution to retain the cell's original condi tion. So far the sixth-floor slide makers have experimented with combinations of mercury, picric acid, alcohol, chromic acid and formaldehyde as fixatives. The slides are then washed and the water is replaced with a 100 A DO-IT-YOURSELF slide-maker, Fran Zandrew examines one prod uct of her Microtechniques course. per cent alcohol solution. After this, xylene is added to the solution until the tissues are saturated with 100 per cent xylene. After the re quired xylene density is reached, paraffin melted in an oven is added until paraffin replaces the xylene. Blocks Harden Then the whole mixture is placed in a paper boat to set. After the paraffin blocks have hardened, they are taken from the boat and placed on a wooden block prior to cutting with the microtome. Once on the microtome the par affin-imbedded tissues are sliced into a long slim ribbon. The ribbon is cut into sections and mounted on a slide with a glue composed of egg white, glycerine and carbolic acid. The rough paraffin slide is then placed over heat until it is smoothed to the proper degree. Then it is allowed to dry overnight. Construction Reversed The next day the cellular con struction process is reversed from paraffin to xylene to alcohol. This is done so the tissue can stain ef fectively. The girls have used only two kinds of stain so far the Mallory Triple Stain and a hemo- txylin and eosin blend but with very good results. After the cell has been stained, the section is im bedded in a gum and a cover is added. Finally after the gum dries, the slide is cleaned and the finished product labeled for viewing pur poses. The finished results are exciting to see and excellent examples of what beginners can accomplish if they have the drive. From this in troduction to slide making the girls will be qualified to go on as appren tices in biological supply houses. Or they can perfect their technique themselves and supplement their income as some biology teachers do by the sale of their semiprofes- sional slides. by Gail Grundmann were two members of the class of '62, Geraldine Knapp and Mary Ann Stitch. The theory that the group of ele ments helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are inert or chemi cally unreactive has always been a fundamental concept in chemistry. Chemical reactions take place be cause of a loss gain, or sharing of electrons between the two combin ing elements in such a way as to attain eight electrons in the outer most orbit. The inert elements already have eight electrons and therefore were considered unreac tive toward other elements. Theory Disproven In September a group of scien tists at Argonne National Labora tory succeeded in disproving this theory when they successfully re acted xenon (Xe) and fluorine (F) to form XeF, xenon tetrafluo ride. A few weeks later Geraldine began work at Argonne. Gerry's work is never routine. In fact, she never knows from week to week on what she will be work ing. In the three and one-half months she has been with the group she has helped prepare another im possible compound, XeF,. xenon hexafluoride, worked with physi cists making spectrographs of XeF. xenon difluoride, and attempted the decomposition of xenon tetra fluoride. Although the work is not considered dangerous, the schedule is occasionally enlivened by minor explosions. In any job new things are learned, but at Argonne it is not always sci ence. Gerry has learned to handle a wrench with the dexterity of a master mechanic and has become a Michelangelo in the art of glass- blowing. The wrench is necessary to seal the high vacuum lines used Attend Meeting Sister Mary Ignatia, B.V.M., aca demic dean, is attending a meeting of the Association of American Col leges and Universities in Atlantic City Jan. 15-17. Sister Mary Ann Ida, a member of the Commission on Legislation, will be present for the last day's session. Sister Mary Ignatia, also at tended a meeting of the Ameri can Conference of Academic Deans in Atlantic City Jan. 14, serving as recorder for a panel The Students We Teach. in the experiment and the glass- blowing since much of the equip ment and glass apparatus has to be handmade. Compounds Photographed Mary Ann Stitch came into con tact with the same research group when she helped take special high- powered photographs of the xenon tetrafluoride crystals. The photo graphs will be used on the cover of Science magazine and later in the various textbooks that have to be revised. For scientists, the experiments were almost shocking since they destroyed a dogma previously un questioned. The lesson learned from the experiments can be ap plied outside the world of science. The essential ingredient in the ex periments was not money, man power, or equipment but the germ of skepticism enabling researchers to question long-standing ideas. Science magazine editorialized on this point. The imaginative and original mind need not be over awed by the imposing body of pres ent knowledge or by the complex and costly paraphernalia which to day surrounds much of scientific activity. What is really needed is more of the healthy skepticism wli'di generates the key idea the liberating concept. Magazine Picks Fashion Board Mademoiselle magazine recently announced the appointment of sen ior Constance Bergeron and sopho more Barbara Mounsey to the magazine's national College Board. As College Board members, they will report news from the college to Mademoiselle. They are also eligible to compete for the 20 Guest Editorships awarded by the maga zine in May. Guest editors will shai'e New York offices with the magazine's editors for a month. Constance, majoring in home economics and minoring in art, has been a member of the magazine's board for two years. Her interest is concentrated on fashion design. Barbara, whose home is Denver, is majoring in English and minoring in art. She wrote the freshman class act for last year's Variety Show and is a contributor to the Mundelein Review.
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