NTERCO MEDICAL CENTER DUKE UNIVERSITY m mm 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.

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