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Page Four THE SALEMITE December 7, 1956 French Engaged In Cancer Research Could it be that we have a cele brity amongst us here at Salem? Dr. B. Carson French, professor of chemistry in the Salem Science De partment, is the candidate. Since the spring of 1952, he has been hard at work on a project which he hopes will contribute to the con trol of cancer. His research in this field is being accomplished under a recent $3,000 Frederick Gardner Cottrell grant from the Research Corporation of New York. Dr. French’s interest in develop ing a possible control for certain types of cancer came about when he began work on his Ph. D. He began experiments with riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, which works with enzymes in the body to promote cell growth. The agents which produce cell growth are known as met:d)olites. Stop Abnormal Cell Growth Since cancer is essentially abnor mal cell growth (the rapid and often fatal multiplication of cells). Dr. French is trying to develop an antimetabolite, a substance which will stop or even reverse this ab normal cell growth. The object involved in producing the antimetabolite is the substitut ing of a flourine atom for a hydro- g;en atom in the riboflavin com- jiound. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. Actually, it was four years, from 1951 to late fall of 1955, be fore Dr. French discovered an ef fective method of substituting flourine for hydrogen. Intricate Steps Necessary Fifteen or twenty intricate steps are necessary in producing these compounds. They must then be purified and analyzed by weight, melting point, and other methods. By March 15, 1956, Dr. French had five compounds, more than enoiggh to win his Ph. D. from the Uni versity of North Carolina. ■ Dr. French hopes to have a number of new compounds by Christmas of this year. The next step is testing them on animals, which will be done by a large pharmaceutical company. Until this testing process is completed. Dr. French will not know if the com pounds will work; however, an en couraging factor is that there has been successful treatment of other diseases with drugs based on the same principle. Seven Nights A Week bias Dr, French been at any time discoura.ged or disappointed in the course of his research ? According to the man himself, the only dis appointment he experienced was in iiscovering that the process of de velopment was long and slow, re quiring many hours of diligent and concentrated labor. Last year he worked seven nights a week till one and two o’clock a.m.—much to the distress of Mrs. French! But with twenty-four semester hours of teaching, and with no assistence, these additional hours were neces sary for the advance of his ex periment. This year Dr,^ French has an able research assistant in Mrs. Mollie Johnson. She is a Phi Beta IF You like next to NO Permanent . . . then you’ll like a Silver Seal Pin-Perm The cost: $2.98 for materials plus $2.00 for your shampoo and set. Haircut if desired $1.75 extra. THE HAIRDESIGNERS BEAUTY SALON 416 N. Spruce Dial 4-2411 Kappa with a B. S. degree from the University of Kentucky, and has done research work at Tulane University. A member of the Salem faculty since 1949, Dr. French received his B. S. degree from Wesleyan Uni versity, his masters at Yale, and has at Harvard done research work. At present he is North Carolina director of the National Science Teachers Association and treasurer of the Central North Carolina sec tion of the American Chemical Society. Dr. French is one of hundreds of persons throughout the United States engaged in chemotherapy as a means of combating cancer. —Ruth Bennett Noel, Noel Today. Opening of Antigone, Lib rary Arena, Wake Forest, 8:00 p.m. . water festival. Moods from the Moon, two performances, Reynolds Gymnasium, 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. . . . Candle Tea, the Brothers’ House, from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. ... at the Carolina, Shiirk Fighters . . . Huk at the Winston. Saturday. I. R. S. Christmas Dance, !»■ iff* k' - \ ■il mil Dr. B. Carson French and Mrs. Mollie Johnson, his research assistant, work on a project which they hope will aid in the control of cancer. Corrin Refectory, 9:00 till midnight . . . Junior Breakfast at midnight. Student Center . . . Antigone at 8:00 in Wake Forest arena . . . Moods from the Moon water show, Reynolds Gymnasium . . . Candle Tea, 7:00 to 9:00. Sunday. Collegium Musicum Salem, all vocal, reception center. Old Salem, 8:00 p.m. . . . Messiah, Wake Forest Christmas vesper ser vice, Wait Chapel, 4:00 p.m. . . . Christmas Oratorio of Bach, or chestra and choir directed by Clif ford Bair, Home Moravian Church, 7:30 p.m. . . . beginning at the Winston-Salem Drive-In, The King and I ... at the Robin Hood, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts and The Shrike . . . Candle Tea, 7:00 to 9:00. Monday. Sophomore-senior volley- i)all for the crown at 5:00 . . . students play the faculty at 7:30 in the gym . . . 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