PAGE TWO TH1E MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY. NOVEMBER. 23, 1:x20 .. } .. « ......... «.....y .. ... ... wr+.., . _.. x . ___ V B ICOD~I N Victor Clarence Vaughan, 1851-1929 Profec FAMOUS SCIENTIST. y Wpogrds DIESINRICHMOND9' Received First Ph. D. Degree,',t ;"y 4?sxr lie is di Given by Universty ~~ excavati in1876.' 'ootu PIONEERED IN HYGIENE ( =' y eg Was Dean of University Medical -, School Until Retirement.i LA in 1921.; (Continued from Page ,1) after he entered upon this service., hiss attention was given to the in- 1.. vestigation of the cause~ of foodr poisoning, especially that of cheese; y and1 milk. At this time, though bac- t" terlology was in its infancy, heI soon realized that the poisonous products were due to' bacterial! action. He was among the first to teach that cholera infantum was ! wit due to contamination of milk by jba harmful bacteria.. }ea Recognizing the need of an insti- tution in Which problems pertain-I ing to health and disease, could be studied, with the co-operation of - the state board of health, hie pre--.----- -___ __-_- vailed upon the state legislature o £ Ihonor. logical chemistry and associate 1887 to establish the hygienic lab-j As a member of the National Pie-; professor of therapeutics and ma- i oratory, the first of its kind in this I search council, which came into be-~ teria medica. He was director of the the country. As stated at the time, te(nga h eus fPeietWl abject of, this laboratory was first; g a h eus fPeietWl hygienic laboratory from 1887 to Screen totsud hecauaton f dseaeson, Dr. Vaughan participated in 1909. In 1891, Dr. Vaughan became second, to make analyses of food he work of that body by his wise ;dean of the Department of MVedi-1 and of water supplies, and third, council and his vast experience. cine and Surgery, now -the medical teaching the causes of disease. The Dr. Vaughan's academic duties, school, which position he held until laboratory was opened for work in other than those connected with his retirement in 1921. At the time Ili January, 1889, and for 20 years Dr.I the hygienic laboratory, began in of his death, he was professor em-!Fis Vaughan was active as its director. 1883 with his appointmenit as pro-; eritus of hygiene and physiological' Ail- In 1903 on the occasion of the first .Iessor of physiologica and patho- chemistry. Talki serious outbreak of rabies; in Mich- Pictur-~.. .. igan. Dr. Vaughan asked for, and pbtained, the establishment of a Pasteur institute as part of thel - hygienic laboratory. At that time I the anti-rabic treatment was not IthsTheI given except in two or three places J0hs__________________ in this country. Pro gram famou No mention of Dr. Vaughan's tne world fmosLI Activities would be complete with.- doesn't radio and record MWS out reference to his services in theMO AtV otra fteS-Star E L army. ntte otra o h pa please CL ish