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Duke Hospital, InterGom Page 3 Z)kU #1^ Tjkat Personnel Personnel is now staffed by four lelatively new folks. K. A. Binde- wald, director, and Miss Marie Hern don, receptionist and secretary, joined the department the first of June. ]\Iiss Helen Faiist, payroll clerk, came dur ing' the second Aveek of August and Miss Peyton C’lements, assistant per sonnel olifieer, in September. I\Iiss dements replaces Ann Weisend (]\Irs. Wendell), who is now at home witli the new Weisend danghter, Wendy Ann. The personnel office is moving from •MlOl to M117, as part of an over-all building expansion program, which will culminate with completion of tlie new wing. Baker House With the coming of Winter, Baker House takes on a more residential air. The bridge games begin earlier and last longer and, the ping-pong room justifies the space allotted, with more participants develoi)ing their skill. The music lover who doesn’t own a record player would do well to post liimself outside Dr. C. 11. Turner’s room on the third floor. A classical jn-ogram is in progress almost ever,y night and it truly gives the hall a pleasant atmosphere. To date our three most active ex- l)lorers of North ('arolina are Drs. (Uiu, (’hen and Leen, all from For mosa. Three Baker House regulars are ])ursuing assignments in other areas. Humberto Echeverri is visiting North and Houth Carolina hospitals. Object: I'o enlarge liis total view of adminis trative practi(‘es wliicli could benefit liis home hospital, St. Vincente de Paul in Sledeliin, Colombia, “iluni” Meng is touring New England and Paond llamoui is visiting (’harity Hospital, New Orleans. Tliis column wants to express appre ciation for Mrs. Holt’s many services to Baker House habitues. She is our good friend, our favorite seamstress (all those countless buttons she lias sew'cd back on) and our favorite re pository for messages. Friend, we salute yoTi. The Friday niglit meetings of the Baker House Irregulars have brought a genial, friendly atmospliere to the house and should include more peoi)le. Come on, you organizers, the festive season is at hand. Let’s get with it!—I)on McGrath. Social Service The Social Service Dejiartment is very sorry to lose two members of its staff this month. ]\lrs. Dorothy 31. Johnson, psychiatric casework su])er- visor, who has been with us since Sep tember 24, 1951 has resigned to take a position as chief ])sychiatric social woi’ker in the Florida State Alcoholic Rehabilitation ]irogram. ("tur con gratulations and best wishes go with lier in her new position. ilrs. Hosalyn Lightsey Bast, a medical social M’orker with us since March 1951, is moving to St. Peters burg, Florida where her husband, (''harlie, is going into private practice. We are very glad to welcome to the Department Miss Buth Pike from Ahoskie, who joined us November 2G replacing Sis Bast on General Sur gery, Tlioracic Surgery and Urology Services. Ruth is a Duke graduate and received her IVledical Social Work Training at Tulane University School of Social AVork, getting her blaster’s deg]-ee there in 1949. She has had so cial work ex])crience in (’harity Hos pital in New Orleans and in the Tl^ni- versity of Oregon Medical School anil Hospital Department.—Janet M’ini. Medical Illustration The Dept, of Sledical Illustration has now added to their staff Mrs. Libby Hayes, letter artist and Paul Fairchild, Medical Artist from the University of Ohio. To Move Office Dean Davison’s office, after being in the iledical Kesearch Building for two and a half years, will be moved back to the Medical School Building in the near future. Dean Davison will occupy quarters across from the Dope Shop now being used by Per sonnel. . Dr. Harris Named Dr. Jerome S. Harris has just been appointed chairman of the Pediatrics Department. Dr. Harris, professor of pediatrics and associate ])rofessor of biochemistry, succeeds Dean Davison as chief of the Department. A native of New York City, Dr. Harris received the A.I}, degree at Dartmouth, the il.D. at Harvard iledical School and served at Chil dren’s Hosi)ital in Boston before com ing to Duke in 193G. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant- colonel in the Medical Corps. Research Award Dr. Charles Horton, resident [)lastic surgeon, has been awarded the Ameri can Society of Plastic and Beconstrnc- five Surgery fii’st ])rize for research work. The award, announced by th(> Be- seai-ch Foundation of the Society, was given for Dr. Horton’s work on “Ureteral Bcconstruction Using Free Skin (ii'afts.” He has been invited to present the work in Englaiul and other W^estcrn European (‘ounti'ies in the Spring. New Posts Dr. Eugene A. Stead recently was named to two top national i)osts. He will serve on the National Advisory Arthritis and ]\letabolic Diseases ('ouncil and has been named vice chairman of the American Heart Asso ciation’s Scientific ('Ouncil. Veteran Employee Dies Tlie Rev. Earlie Evanster Jones, for 24 years an emi)loyee in the Anatomy Department, died at his home, 1105 Sinnnon St. on November 7. Pastor and founder of the Jacob Well Mis sionary Church and a nunnber of the White Oak Bai)tist Church, the long time Duke employee is survived by his wife and one daughter and six brotli- ers and sisters. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Novend)er 11 at the Wliite Oak Baptist Church. .
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