Milford chronicle., 1940-03-15
UNIVERSITY NOTES


A twO-vOlume translation OF the
work of a Russian Mathematician
Professor A. B. Lietnikov, has been
undertaken by Professor C. ]. Rees
and A. G. Makarov Of the Department
of Mathematics of the University Of
Delaware.
The work Of LietnikOv on interlim-
iting or broken derivatives has been
buried for many years in Russian
Journals where, because Of language
difficulties, il is nearly inaccessible
and consequently unknown.
Because of the growing interest
and the increasing applications OF
broken derivatives LietnikoY's work
was assembled and translated. Five
comics were typed and cOmpleted--as
far as the tipping could be carried
The greatest portion OF the labor
however, was left to be done for ON
each of the $50 pages there were
many mathematical equations and
formulate, all of which had to be in
serted by hand and with the utmost
care. Since there were five copies,
that meant two thousand two hun
dren and fifty pages, on every one OF
which many mathematical express
ions and equations had to be written,
C0pying the formulate by hand was
undertaken as a National Youth Ad-
ministration project, and at this
stage the work is we'll over half
done. II is hoped that the five vol
umes will be completed next year
when the copies will be permanently
bound and placed in the local library
as we'll as in the Library Of Con-
gross where they will be accessible
to all who may wish 10 use them.
The calendar for Mitchell Hall at
the University of Delaware includes
some interesting programs for the
near future. On Thursday. March
IA, the Footlights and Puppets clubs
are presenting the third play-bill OF
the season with three Oue-act plays.
The FOOtlights Club will present
The Giants Stair by Wilbur Daniel
Steel; the Puppets Club will present
Hyaeinth Halvey by Lady Gregory,
and the third play, by the Whining
ton Drama Group Workshop, Id
guest performance, will be Moon
shine. a comedy by Arthur Hopkins.
On April 4. DR.. Firmin Swimmer
will give an organ recital, and on
April IL there will be q Curtis con-
cert through the courtesy of the
Newark Music Society.
On April 25 the E-52 Players will
give their third production Of the
year. ShakesDeare's comedy. Twelfth
Night
The University will close for the
Spring vacation on Saturday, March
%, and reopen at 8 A. NJ. on Monday.
April I. This year the Spring Vaca-
tion comedies with the celebration of
Easter.
II is estimated that almost a mil
lion dairy COWS in the United States
are infected with the disease known
as mastitis. The losses to the dairy
industry from mastitis are estimated
to amount to more than S72.000,0OO
per year. Research workers at the
University of Delaware are studying
the disease in an effort to learn its
cause. how it spreads. how Il may be
diagnosed, and what methods may be
employed to prevent the disease or to |
cure infected animals. This investi- |
CATION, which is OF such great inn |
portanee to dairy farmers and TO the |
general public. has been made pos !
sible through the generosity of a
friend of the university. II Is being |
conducted by the Department OF Bac-
teriology Of the School Of Arts and
Science.
One Of the important conclusions
reached during the past year by the
scientists engaged in the
Haskell Animal Disease Research Is
that mastilis may be diagnosed by a
special laboratory test OF the milk
known as the blOod-plate test by
means Of this test it Is now possible
for daifymen to detect COWS in their
herds infected with mastltis, and by
having the milk tested OF all new
additions TO the herd Il Is also pos
sible 70 prevent the Introduction Of
The infection into herds which are
Iree Of the disease. Since the results
lf this research have been announ-
sed, favorable comments have been
received by the university from own
srs OF dairy cattle as far away as the
State of Washington.
One OF the problems encountered In
he study of mastitis has been the
difficulty Of growing or cultivating
n the laboratory the germ which
,auses the disease. BY adding to the
Medium used for growing bacteria a ,
substance known as tryptose, the I
scientists have found q
oOd substance which stimulates lux
lriant growth Of the mastitis strep-
oe0eci. This factor makes It pos
ible to study the Characteristics Of