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The Contribution of George W. Bartelmez to the American School of Neurology and Biological Science

THE CONTRIBUTION OF GEORGE W. BARTELMEZ TO THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEUROLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE* ANATOLE S. DEKABAN, M.DA Bartelmez's lasting contribution to human embryology and his active part in the formation of the American school of neurology constitute an interesting aspect of the recent history of medical sciences . In order to provide the necessary background for his scientific pursuits, a brief description of an important turn in the field of neurological sciences in this country at the end of the nineteenth century is given. Largely out of their own efforts and talents, in the 1890s the brothers Clarence and Charles Judson Herrick originated an evolutionary approach to the study of the structure of the nervous system. They set themselves to interpret the neural structure in the context of its function, hoping to extend the information so gained to speculation on behavior, and even psychobiology and sociology. The older brother , Clarence, was a particularly brilliant generator of ideas which he promptly put to test. Unfortunately, he had to give up all these activities prematurely because of failing health, and his brother C. J. undertook and carried out an enormous load of work for both of them [I]. C. J. Herrick's contributions during the course of seventy working years were immense; equally great has been his influence on neurology and on his contemporaries. The term "neurology" as he and his followers used it includes all scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of the nervous system in all living creatures . As a result of his fundamental studies, Herrick became a flag * This paper was presented at the Washington Society of the History of Medicine, October 1970. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. D. Bodian for his generosity in letting me read a copy of his manuscript on George William Bartelmez, submitted to the National Academy of Sciences. The manuscript has been an invaluable source of biographical details, especially during the early phase of Bartelmez's life. t Section on Child Neurology, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Summer 1972 | 543 George W. Bartelmez, 1885-1967 bearer of the American school of neurology renowned internationally for its excellence and its important contributions [2]. Herrick was a strong advocate of a broad multidisciplinary approach to any scientific problem. The crowning of his philosophy of science was his last book, The Evolution of Human Nature, published in 1956. He died four years later at the age of ninety-one. The American school of neurology which CJ. Herrick inspired, includes numerous close associates and students, a number of whom became outstanding scientists in their own right. Of the many distinguished contemporaries at the University of Chicago who contributed significantly to the high tradition of American neurology, the following may be mentioned: George Bartelmez, Elizabeth Crosby, Marion Hines, Percival Bailey, J. L. O'Leary, and David Bodian. Biographical Note George William Bartelmez was born on March 23, 1885 in New York City. Both his parents were of German extraction and modest financial means. At home they spoke in their native language, and it was George's task and privilege to read German historical romances to his blind grandfather [3]. After completing primary and secondary schools in New York City, he enrolled at the University College of New York University, where he received the B.S. degree in zoology in 1906. Subsequently, he worked as an assistant in the zoology department under C. L. Bristol while extending his general study to literature , chemistry, and geology. Bartelmez's insatiable curiosity in biology and his promising research work were instrumental in his receiving a fellowship in zoology at the University of Chicago. While there he worked toward a doctorate in embryology, which he received in 1910. In 1912, he married Ermine Hollis, whom he had previously met in Bermuda while working on marine biology with Professor Bristol. In the same year, Bartelmez was asked by Bensley to join his Department of Anatomy, where C. J. Herrick was already working; Bartelmez 's assignment was to develop a human embryology collection. After seven years of marriage his wife died of meningitis, leaving him in utter despair and with...

Setsuko Nakata (1930–1971)

Miss Setsuko Nakata passed away from cancer, on 3 April 1971. Miss Nakata had been employed at Bishop Museum continuously since early 1952. She began as Assistant in Entomology on the Insects of Micronesia project (Pacific Science Board of the National Research Council), working part-time while attending the University of Hawaii. In January 1953 she obtained her B.S. degree in Zoology (specializing in entomology) from the University and commenced working full-time at the Museum. She became successively Assistant in Entomology, Associate in Entomology, and, in June 1962, Administrative Assistant to the Chairman of the Entomology Department.

Helminth Fauna of Suckers (Catostomidae) of the Gila River System, Arizona. II. Five Parasites from Catostomus spp.

Isoglaridacris hexacotyle (Linton, 1897) Mackiewicz, 1968 (Cestoda: Caryophyllaeidae), metacercariae of Clinostomum marginatum Rudolphi, 1819 (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) and Ornithodiplostomum ptychocheilus Faust, 1917 (Trematoda: Strigeidae), Neoechinorhynchus sp. Hamann, 1892 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae), and Illinobdella moorei Meyer, 1940 (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) were recovered from Catostomus iinsignis and C. clarki from one or more of the following localities: Upper and Lower Verde and Salt rivers, tributaries of the Gila River. All but the first parasite are new host and locality records. Methods of fish capture and processing of worms, notes on the ecology and food habits of hosts, sites of infection, host-parasite interrelationships of the five parasites, and a morphological growth study of the first two are included. INTRODUCTION Between July 1966 and January 1967, 200 Catostomus clarki were captured from the Upper and Lower Salt, Verde, and San Pedro rivers of the Gila River, Arizona, and 375 C. insignis from all but the Upper San Pedro River (Amin, 1968). All were systematically examined for helminth parasites, which were absent from the San Pedro River. This is the second and last paper of this series. MATERIALS AND METHODS Native suckers, genus Catostomus, were obtained from streams by seining, gill netting, or shocking using the current supplied by a 110-v 900-w generator. The fish, always examined within 24-38 hours after capture, were kept, prior to examination, covered with ice in coolers, in a cold room (about 5 C), after which they were handled individually. Additional specimens were placed in tightly sealed plastic bags, quick-frozen by placing in another cold room (about -15 C), and were thawed shortly before dissection. Procedures used in dissection of the hosts and processing of I. hexacotyle, C. marginatum, 0. ptychocheilus, and I. moorei were previously described (Amin, 1969). Acanthocephalan worms recovered were not permanently mounted. Upon recovery, they were placed in 70% alcohol; an equal volume of glycerine was then added and the vials containing the worms were placed in a warm place after loosening the vial caps. A period of 2-4 weeks was necessary for the complete evaporation of alcohol and the 1 Abstracted from a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy degree in zoology at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281.

Food Habits of the Green Frog, Rana clamitans, in Southern Illinois

Food Habits of the Green Frog, Rana clamitans, in Southern Illinois

Immunological Identification of Human Seminal Stains

Terrence W. Mischler received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology from Michigan State University following which he spent one year with the Indiana University, Department of Police Administration, conducting a survey of alcohol and road traffic problems in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Upon completion of this survey he returned to Michigan State University to pursue graduate work. The data reported herein are taken from a thesis submitted by Mr. Mischler in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Physiology. E. P. Reineke is a Professor of Physiology at Michigan State University. Professor Reineke, who supervised Mr. Mischler's graduate work, has EDITOR.

Ernest G. Osborne, Family Life Educator

ERNEST GLENN OSBORNE was born in Riverside, California on September 3, 1903. He died in New York City on December 8, 1963. He attended Pomona College, Claremont, California, where he read for Honors in Ornithology and received the A.B. degree in Zoology in 1926. In that year he began his long professional association with Teachers College of Columbia University in New York as a recreation club leader in the Horace Mann Elementary School. He later served in the capacities of sixth grade teacher, director of recreation, and director of the family camp. From 1932-37, he was an associate in parent education in the Child Development Institute of Teachers College. He was granted the Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology by Columbia University in 1937.