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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 47
December 8, 1972
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
E. L. Jones Cancer Research Building
Earth To Move For Cancer Center
Earth will be turned tomorrow at a
formal groundbreaking ceremony for the
Edwin L. Jones Cancer Research
Building.
The Jones Building will be the first
structure of Duke's Comprehensive
Cancer Center. The federal government
has selected Duke as the location for one
of the major cancer research, diagnostic
and treatment facilities in the United
States.
The groundbreaking ceremony will
begin Saturday at 2 p.m. at the
construction site on Research Drive
adjacent to the Alex H. Sands Building, a
medical sciences building now under
construction.
Among those scheduled to attend is
Dr. Frank Rauscher Jr., director of the
National Cancer Institute.
Others who will speak at the ceremony
are Dr. William G. Aniyan, vice president
for health affairs; Edwin L. Jones Jr.;
President Terry Sanford; and Dr. W. W.
Shingleton, director of the
Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Also present will be members of the
University Board of Trustees, the full
body of which is meeting here this
Founder's Day weekend.
A $1 million gift in the name of the
late Edwin L. Jones of Charlotte was
made to Duke toward establishment of
the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The private gift was made up of
contributions from 16 members of Mr.
Jones' immediate family and from the
J.A. Jones Construction Co., which Mr.
Jones headed as chairman of the board
until his death last year.
The 60,000-square-foot Edwin L.
Jones Cancer Research Building will be
occupied by scientists engaged in cancer
research in virology, immunology and cell
bilology, as well as by clinical scientists
carrying out research on problems related
Everybody's Going to the Party!
Yes, Duke, there is a Santa Claus.
And he’ll be at the annual Medical Center Christmas Party next
Thursday afternoon and Thursday night in the new addition to the
Hospital Cafeteria.
The hours will be from 2-4 p.m. for those who work a daytime
shift and from 10:30 p.m.-midnight for people on night duty.
Circle Thursday, Dec. 14, on your calendar right now and don’t
miss out on your share of food, punch and entertainment.
to patients.
An extensive clinical cancer program,
however, figures in the second phase of
the Comprehensive Cancer Center's
development.
As part of this first construction phase
along with the Jones Building will be a
separate isolated laboratory called Animal
(Continued on page 4)
Plans Announced
For New Library
The university will construct a $5.3
million medical communications center
and library as part of its long-range plan
for an expanding medical and health
sciences complex.
In making the announcement.
President Terry Sanford and Vice
President for Health Affairs William G.
Aniyan said the new five-story facility
will be named the Seeley G. Mudd
Building, (see artist's sketch on Page 3).
A gift of $1.5 million toward the
building's costs is being provided by The
Seeley G. Mudd Fund of Los Angeles.
Dr. Mudd, who died in 1968, created
the fund in his will. The fund is to be
totally expended during the decade of the
70's for buildings at privately endowed
colleges and universities throughout the
country. It is estimated that over $42
million will be disbursed to 28 colleges
and universities.
Dr. Mudd was graduated from the
Harvard University Medical School, with
honors, in 1924. For 17 years he was
engaged in research in radiation and x-ray
therapy at Caltech. He served as dean of
the University of Southern California
School of Medicine.
Dr. Mudd had been a trustee of the
(Continued on page 3)