{"id":1362,"date":"2013-06-10T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/biology\/?page_id=1362"},"modified":"2013-06-25T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T15:33:09","slug":"biology-department-history-labresearch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/biology\/biology-department-history\/biology-department-history-labresearch\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Department History – Lab\/Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Biology Laboratory in Old Main, ca 1905<\/p>\n

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Biology Lab in Holland Hall, ca 1926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Biology Lab, ca 1946<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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St. Olaf College News Bureau<\/p>\n

May 18, 1959
\nUpper\u00a0 Midwest farmers who have just seeded their corn fields might be interested in this photo of six-week-old corn plants taken in a St. Olaf college biology lab.\u00a0 Both samples developed from the same brand of well-known hybrid seed; they both received the same amount of water and fertilizer.\u00a0 The difference in growth resulted when the plants on the left were injected with corn smut at the age of three weeks.\u00a0 A regular hypodermic needle was used for the study.\u00a0 The two students are part of a class in mycology, studying various forms of fungus.<\/p>\n

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\"Tree\u00a0Text with photo<\/p>\n

With magnifying glass in hand, a St. Olaf biology student ponders over the history etched in tree growth rings.\u00a0 By close examination, students found 119 rings in this oak slab.\u00a0 One ring is an annual growth, but weather and soil conditions each year affect the size of the rings greatly.\u00a0 Editorial dept<\/p>\n

Additional info in photograph – from left to right
\nKittlesby and Kildahl 1957, Boe Memorial Chapel 1953, Rolvaag Memorial Library 1942, WCAL Radio Building 1931, Holland Hall 1925, Ytterboe Hall 1900, Old Main 1878, St. Olaf College founded 1874<\/p>\n

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\"Howard\u00a0\"Orr\u00a0\"Orr<\/p>\n

Text on back of photo – Professor Howard Orr changes the recording disc on device to record environmental changes.\u00a0 It records each movement of the mice in the cages shown at the bottom of the picture.\u00a0 Mice can look out plastic windows placed at intervals in the runways.\u00a0 A nest box for each mouse is located at the end of each runway. 1961<\/p>\n

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1961<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Dissecting
On back of photo – Forward Fund Report Publication, 1961, photo by Michael Christian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"New
New Science Center 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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New Science Center 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Stan\u00a0\"Stan\u00a0\"Stan<\/p>\n

Text on back of photo – St. Olaf biology student pulls a 50-yard cord releasing a gopher which had been kept for one week in an artificial gopher hole.\u00a0 The long cord is necessary to avoid frightening the gopher unnecessarily and to allow the student to observe the gopher\u2019s natural movements when released. 1961<\/p>\n

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Middle and far right photos were taken in 1977<\/p>\n

\"sum\u00a0\"student\u00a0\"walking<\/p>\n

L – Summer research 1977, Far right – Walking sticks. Top one is from New Guinea, bottom one is local, ca 1960<\/p>\n

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