T H E JA! LY MAGA 30, 1958 Sunday, March 33yTHE MICHIGAN DAILY ZINE ' Bi er Than a Riot N Atomic Radiation Resear SGC Hopefuls Consult Poli Si Majors, 10 30 ARDEE - A THE LEAVES fade from the trees and again as they reap- pear, a curious rite occurs on the University of Michigan campus. Some believe it to be a sacrifice to the great and powerful god, THINK, deity of bureaucracy. Some consider it an athletic con- test resembling the Apache endur- ance trials. The more realistic, or less imaginative, among us simply sigh or groan or exclaim, "SGC elections are this week aren't they?" Bigger than a riot, but smaller than a revolution is the impact of Student Government Council elec- tions on the campus. The impact on the candidate more closely re- sembles that of the wrecking crews on the Romance Language Building. While the "powers that be" sit quietly in their rooms discussing the relative merits of sin, the can- didates scurry from "organized" housing units to disorganized din- U U Break the Spell! Choose from a wide selection of syyles and prices. Also many orig- inals for the man of distinction. As an added enjoyment-Sample Wolverine Blend NO. 118 Monday thru Friday 'til 9-Saturday 'til 5 PIPE CENTER 118 East Huron - Opposite County Bldg. - Ph. NO 3-6236 ners consisting of candy bars and black coffee to more housing groups to hurried conferences with election experts who are usually roommates, fiancees, and Poli Sci majors. Between speeches, the bleary- eyed individuals plan strategy- usually humbug, eat nourishing food-usually hamburgers, and keep smiling-usually half-heart- edly. BEFORE the first three days of campaigning have passed, the candidates realize that running for alderman from a district of 24,000 is not the work of a mo- ment, or a few hundred moments. As an SGC candidate, the former student faces some problems that no other candidates in any other elections have to face, a fortun- ate thing for the preservation of the state and prevention of an- archy. First, the term "run" for office is hardly applicable to an SGC election. Everywhere in the United States, a candidate runs for office; in Britain, he stands for election; but at the Athens of the Midwest, he bicycles for office. After a day on a bicycle, the candidate begins to feel the British have the right idea. Mastery of the villainous bike, while it is not usually used as cri- teria for voter support, is an achievement in which a candidate can well take pride. It would be worth a Master's Degree to find out how the candi- Jo Hardee, a junior in the literary college, knows where- of she speaks. Miss Hardee has been a candidate for Stu- dent Government Council twice and has served on sev- eral of that group's commit-' tees. ./r-q y + k al. ? . . /~ ), $y JOHN AXE Daily Staff Writer MONG the University's many colleges and departments, few are less publicized in relation to their importance than the Medicat School's.Department of Human Genetics. Nestled next to the building housing the Social Research In- stitute on Catherine. St., the genetics department's offices are hidden to all but the most prying eye. Despite the lack of fanfare, im- portant research projects, ranging from distribution of blood types throughout the world to the effects of ionizing atomic radiation upon future generations are carried on. According to Prof. James V. Neel; chairman of the Department of Human Genetics, the depart. ment lias- just completed a typical project, notably, a ten-year study of the delayed effects of ionizing radiation on the children of the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. This particular study, Prof. Neel explains, was set up to answer the very pressing question of the sensi- study by physicians over a fen- year period on over 65,000 infants, were "any clear and certain dif- ferences between chiriren of ir- radiated parents and those whose parents had, not been exposed to, radiation were not detected," ac- cording to Prof. Neel. "The only possible exception was .a change in the 'sex patio,. with fewer, daughters being born to exposed fathers and fewer sons to exposed mothers." ALTOUGi ithe study thus yielded relatively little in the way of positive finding, it did, according to Prof. Neel, serve the important function of quieting ill- founded rumors concerning the genetic effects of the atomic bombs. Immediately after the war, there were a number of wild and ex- aggerated stories dealing with the possible effects of the bombs In the next generation, many of these reports can now be discounted. GENETICISTS now believe there may be no actual threshold of exposure below which radiation Vitality Si famous for Fashion after year may ultimately produce as may defective descendants as a much larger dose given all at the same time. THE UNIVERSITY researcher indicated a greatly expanded dates solve an interesting space- time relationship problem which a sprawling campus and fifty .to sixty speaking engagements pre- sent. WHEN A FUTURE "leader of men" discovers that he is to speak at seven fraternities, at '1 p.m., all of which are more than seven~ blocks apart, he begins to feel that seven is not his lucky number. Then, there is the problem of the uninitiated into the Greek letter system. One candidate re- versed two names and made a sur- prise visit to a fraternity on Hill Street while a disappointed femin- ine audience went to dinner with- out the benefit of his inspiring words. Far worse than the problem of arriving at a house while there is still someone around to listen, let alone to pay attention, is the question of what to say. Many is the golden-voiced ora- tor who smilingly chews off his foot and is working on his knee- cap when he realizes that the group is grimacing instead of smiling back at him. No cases have been reported lately of can- didates who thought they were at one house and .suited their viewpoints to that group, only to discover that their geography and their politics were equally poor.. But, it is safe to say, that ev- program .of research as- well as much patient research is necessary before the dilemma is solved. This, the Department of Humar Genetics takes in stride. The realize research must be carried on without fanfare, and often ery amateur politician has shud. dered at the thought of both sit- uations. The more professional politicos have learned either stick to the same viewpoint, or learn better geography. FEMININE candidateshave, on- ly occasionally, the interesting quandry of h aving nothing to say. This is especially prevalent towaard $ ... . .. ~~oi r . .. f; ;l ' -a Wi /Y BLOOD TYPING-H. Henry Gershowitz and Ellen Waigren read blood types in a laboratory in the Dep-artment of Human Genetics. P' ".vVh, ::??:'" ' ,a} ;,tX ";x",. ,;+:,::::. >.tv: ::t:'. sy 1CX" ,y f..A.r.v v..; y r + .rr. r t s... Y"aAr.",,r XV7' "i.t. 5:}, ,....... '';%:% : : :",.'.'Y"s: s. {'.. ?