THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1949 11D TO BETTER LIVING: Later Years Course Aids Older People Adults who wish to learn how to live their older years in a satisfy. ing, useful and healthful manner may take an extension course, Liv- ing in Later Years. It is a course designed for oldel people, and points the way to a later life that is a gratifying ex- perience instead of a barren pe- riod of inactivity and uselessness. * * * IT HELPS prevent the malad- justments of later years by pre- paring for a more constructive and a happier life. Extension Service presents the course in cooperation with the Institute of Human Adjust- ment. The series of lectures and discussions is divided into two eight-week sections which to- gether form a complete unit. Similar courses are being given in Bay City, Jackson, Grand Rap- ids and Detroit. In a discussion of the psycho- logical aspects of the aging proc- ess, Dr. Wilma Donahue, coordi- nator of the series, said, "The mental organs of an individual are the longest living organisms of the human body. It is up to the in- dividual to keep mentally active, and thus to feel alive and be use- ful." DR. DONAHUE made it clear that many personality changes take place because of physical changes in the individual, such as loss of hearing or sight. Contrary to many opinions,] older people are not necessarily] more forgetful or harder to get along with than those of the other age groups. "Memory of; older people should be just as keen as that of younger people if there are no physiologicala reasons for this decrease in memory," Dr. Donahue declared. "Many older persons neglect to stimulate the brain and therefore seem to be becoming less intelli- gent and less efficient in mental fields. However, continued use of IL 'T * *; COORDINATES OLDER PEOPLE'S COURSES - Dr. Wilma Donahue, left, coordinates courses given in several cities on living in later years by the University Extension Service and the Institute of Human Adjustment. Here she talks with a pupil in one of the courses. * * * * ' the brain keeps it at its peak of efficiency," she added. *. * * YOUNGER PERSONS often be- lieve that they should help older persons in every way possible. One of the worst things that can hap- pen to an older person is to have someone do all the work. "Not having to do any work often makes an older person settle back into a useless, and therefore unhappy, world," Dr. Donahue said. "Losses in efficiency usually occur only in the physical realm; mental activities should make up for the loss of physical ac- tivities," according to Dr. Dona- hue. ACADEMIC RAT RACE: Prof. Shepard Claims Rats Learn Just as Fast as People Future lectures in the series will consider Mental Hygiene of Old Age, Living and Housing Prob- lems of Older People, En'iployment and Social Security and Religion and Religious Observances. * * * SPEAKERS included in the se- ries are such experts as Dr. Dona- hue, who is a research psychologist at the Institute for Human Ad- justment and a lecturer in psy- chology at the University; Dr. Moses M. Frohlich, professor of psychiatry in charge of Veteran's Readjustment Center; and Prof. Ralph Fletcher, of the Institute of Social Work at the University. Research on Brain Aids Eye Defects Research is aiding in the loca- tion of certain kinds of brain de- struction that cause abnormal eye movements, according to Dr. Eliza- beth C. Crosby. Dr. Crosby, professor of anat- omy, gave the first annual Max M. Peet lecture at University Hos- pital yesterday. Dr. Peet was head of the neurosurgery department before his death in March. * * * IN A PAPER entitled "The Ap- plication of Neuroanatomical Data to the Diagnosis of Selected Neur- ological and Neurosurgical Cases," Dr. Crosby showed how research1 on the anatomy of the brain and its nervous system is of use in diagnosing causes of certain ab- normal eye movements. "The clinical fields themselves must supply the final tests for the application of the neuroana- tomical data," Dr. Crosby said. Atom Effects Surveyed By 'U' Professor Report Victims' Blood Unaffected Blood of Hiroshima survivors now shows little difference from that of Japanese living in a neigh- boring town, according to a re- port co-authored by Dr. James V. Neel, University professor of in- ternal medicine. The report, dealing with the ef- fects of the atom bomb, appears in the current issue of "Archives of Internal Medicine." THE ARTICLE was written by Dr. Neel, who is also associate geneticist at the University's Lab- oratory of Vertebrate Biology, and Dr. Frederick Snell, of the Brook- line Board of Health Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Mass. The reported study was made between March 1947 and April 1948 under the auspices of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commis- sion of the National Research Council. Dr. Neel was acting director of the commission and Dr. Snell, then a Navy lieutenant, was assigned to work on the commission. Studies were made on 924 Hiro- shima residents who had suffered loss of hair at the time of the bombing, an indication of epo- sure to large doses of radioactive waves. STUDIES WERE also made of 935 residents of the city of Kure, 18 miles away. "These studies have revealed only a very slight reduction of the red blood cell count in the Hiroshima residents," Dr. Neel reports. "This could be an effect of the atomic bombing, but nutritional differences between the two groups could have been a factor." Studies conducted by commis- sion immediately after the bomb- ing had revealed that many of persons wholosthair were also anemic, Dr. Neel said. * * * "IT MAY BE presumed that many of the people had made on almost complete recovery from anemia in the interval between the two studies," he added. Approximately 16,000 screen- ing questionnaires were used in locating the study group in Hiro- shima. Persons studied in Kure were selected in such a manner that in age and sex the sample was nearly identical with the Hiroshima group. A large percent were school children, Dr. Neel explained. Once an individual was select- ed for observation, Dr. Neel con- tinued, a detailed history with emphasis on the individual's posi- tion at the time of the explosion, signs and symptoms of radiation sickness and associated shock, was obtained by a trained interpreter. Varsity Night Seeks Capable Entertainers The biggest and most popular variety show on campus-Varsity Night-is in need of top-flight en- tertainers. Whether you whistle "Dixie" backwards or play the violin like Heifetz, you are eligible to make an appointment for a Varsity Night audition. APPOINTMENTS for auditions may be made by calling 3-1511 extension 2114, at any time during the day. They will be held Oct. 25 and 27 in Harris Hall. Varsity Night, sponsored by the University bands, will be staged Nov. 18 at Hill Audito- rium. It is to provide entertain- ment for the pre-game Ohio State football crowds. Always drawing large audiences, Varsity Night has been a perennial favorite at the University for many years. The University concert band supplies the backbone of the- show, playing popular tunes of today and yesterday, with several stu- dent and professional acts provid- ing diversity and rounding out the program. Saturday is 3 P.M. 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