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MEDICAL CENTER
DUKE UNIVERSITY
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VOl.lLAIE 12, NrMHER 5
X()VE:\riiEK, 1965
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
A Turkey Can Be a
Sign of Christmas
December 2oth (hiwiis just as
cheerfully at Duke Hospital as
elsewliere, and for this we have
the Hospital Auxiliary members
to thank.
p]very Christuuis the Auxil
iary is transformed into oiu>
]arre “Santa,” and can be
found distributino: ha])i)iiu>ss (in
the form of toys) to those chil
dren who must “liau" their
stockings” in the lios[)ital wards
at Christmas.
What has all this to do with
a turkey?
The presents for the children
are j)urchased from the proceeds
of the Auxiliary’s annual
Thanksjivin" Pood Sale.
(lobhle. Gobble.
This year the Food Sale will
take place Tuesday, November
23, from 10:00 a.m. until 12.30
]).m. It will be held just off the
main lobby. If you don’t know
the spot, just look for flic crowd.
'riu're’ll be cookies, cakes, and
other culinary wonders. In addi
tion, Ihere will be a drawiu" of
the liu-ky numbers on three
beautiful turkeys and three
lus'.'ious snack baskets! The
drawinr will take ])lace at 12:00
noon, but you do not have to be
present to win.
Tickets for the drawin>- may
be ])urchased in tlie Auxiliary
Offic-e, Room 1007, IIosi>ital.
The Auxiliary hopes that each
participant w'ill enjoy lielpinjr
to fill an empty stockin"; it
.shoidd be a fulfHliii" experience.
Efforts of Many
The Food Sale will involve the
efforts—and certaiidy the jjener-
osity—of man^^
I\lrs. Robert (’olver, as chair
man of the sale, and ilrs. Rich
ard Leach, Auxiliary President,
w'ill be in char"e of organizing
(Continued, page 2)
Native Canadian
Dr. Kaufman to Head Cytotechnology School
Dr. Nathan Kaufman, Profes
sor of Pathology and former
Associate Director of the School
of Cytotechnology, has been a))-
poiuted Director of the School.
A native Canadian, Dr. Kauf-
ituin was born in La-jhine, Que
bec, Canada, lie received his
B.Sc. Degree at McGill Univer
sity in IMontreal in 1941. He
spent both his internship and
his residency years also in ilon-
treal, interning at the Royal
Victoria Hospital and complet
ing his residency in pathology
at flewish General Hospital.
In 1947 Dr. Kaufnuin left
Canada aiul came to the United
States. From 1947 to 1960, he
served on the staffs of We.stern
Reserve University ^Medical
School and Cleveland Metropoli
tan (ieneral iros]Mtal, both in
Cleveland, Ohio. During 1949
Dr. Kaufman had the honor of
studj'ing with Dr. George Papa-
n.icolaou, the famed originator
of nuiny of the dye stains used
MEDICAL ALUMNI WEEKEND—Tlie Medical School Aluiniii Weekend
hold October 8 through 9 was a full one for the returning members of the
classes of 1935, 1940, 194o, 1950, 1955, and 1960. Their two-day schedule
was full, but well planned, and included panel discussions, presentations of
scientific papers, and the necessary business meeting—with time-out for dis
cussing things both past and present, professional and personal. But that was
not all. The alumni were iilso introduced, dined, lunched, and toured—and
on Saturday many attended the afternoon football game between Duke and
Pittsburgh.
Shown above (left) is Dr. William G. Anlyan, Dean of the Duke School
of Medicine, as he talked with the Medical Alumni AVeekend officials at the
beginning of the October 8 scientific session. The officiiils are, left to right,
Dr. Everett Sawyer, new vice president of the Medical Alumni Association;
Dr. Joe Van Hoy, new president of the Association; Dr. George X. Harrell,
Dean of Ilershey Medical Center; Dr. Joseph S. Hiatt, Jr., outgoing president
of the Association; Dr. Talmadge L. Peele, Duke Medical Center Alumni
Secretary who spearheaded plans for the Alumni Weekend; Dr. George Baylin,
of the Duke Department of Radiology, w'lio participated on a panel; and
Dr. William DeMaria, of the Duke Department of Preventive Medicine, who
planned the seientitic program.
Dr. Kaufman
in cytotechnology—the most
familiar of which is the Papani
colaou (or “Pap”) smear.
Prior to coming to Duke
Medical (.'enter in 1960 as Pro
fessor of Pathology, Dr. Kauf
man was an Associate Professor
of Pathology at Western Reserve
University and Pathologist in
Charge at Clevc'land Metropoli-
trin General Hospital. As Pa
thologist in (’harge, Dr. Kauf-
nuin was Director of the hos-
])ital’s School of Cylotechnology.
As Director of the Duke
School of (Cytotechnology, Dr.
Kaufman succeeds Dr. -I. V.
Klavins, who is now Director of
Laboratories at Hrooklyn-('um-
berland ile.lical (’enter in
Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Klavins
com])leted his training at West
ern IJeserve University under
Dr. Kaufnuin. The two nuni
came to Duke at the sanu» time
and worked together in setting
up the School of ('ytotechnol-
ogy.
In addition to ))ublishing
several articles in scientific jour
nals and serving in 1952 as As
sociate Editor for Laboratory
Investigation, Dr. Kaufman
holds membershi]) in ahnost a
dozen professional organizations.