September 17, 1998
Campus quiz: This rhythmic pattern adorns which campus structure? Answer below.
Master class
Have a yen to observe the masters at work? The opportunity is at hand: This fall, the School of Art's Fine Arts Institute will present a series of three workshops at the Gallery of Art in Steinberg Hall. Using masterworks from the Gallery's collection as starting points, three contemporary artists will put paint to canvas using the same techniques employed by the original creators. On Oct. 3, Margery Imster will discuss Matisse's "Still Life With Oranges"; on Oct. 10, John Sarra will discuss Corot's "The Evening Star"; and on Oct. 17, Matt Anderson will focus on Abraham Rittner's "Job." Each class costs $15 and takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information or to register, call 935-4643.
Diabetes lecture
For persons with diabetes and those interested in learning more about the disease, the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at the School of Medicine is hosting a free lecture titled "The Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy" at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in the third floor auditorium of St. Louis Children's Hospital. The speaker will be Henry J. Kaplan, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Diabetic retinopathy, a potentially blinding complication of diabetes that damages the eye's retina, affects half of the 14 million Americans with the disease.
There will be free parking at BJC and medical school garages for the lecture. For more information, call 454-4381 or 454-2720.
Did you know?
In 1869, the law department at Washington University, now the School of Law, became the first chartered law school in the United States to admit women. The nation's first female law students, Lemma Barkeloo and Phoebe Couzins, were also the first women admitted to the University as a whole. Couzins was Missouri's first woman law graduate and the country's first woman marshall. Barkeloo became Missouri's first woman lawyer and the first woman in the United States to try a case in court.
Answer: This elegant geometry adds a decorative touch to the Psychology Building's south facade.
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