BERRY 



The final session contains the only paper on hibernation that is 

 to be presented. Several participants suggested that someone con- 

 cerned with this subject be invited, but most investigators are 

 interested in the physiology of the hibernating animal. Little atten- 

 tion has been paid, however, to the fascinating possibilities such 

 animals provide for the study of host-parasite interactions, Mr, 

 Schmidtj who spent several years at the Arctic Laboratory, is a 

 pioneer in this work and will, I am sure, be welcomed back to Alaska 

 by his many friends. 



The program is tobe concluded by two men, Drs. Emil Blair and 

 Colonel John Moncrief, who are really on the front line of the fight 

 for knowledge about cold and infectious diseases. They have success- 

 fully used hypothermia as a therapeutic tool primarily against 

 Gram negative infections in human beings. They are also applying 

 their clinical experience to the design of animal experiments capable 

 of elucidating some of the mechanisms involved inpatient recovery. 

 The significance of this work is evident, and we will be pleased to 

 hear of the progress made in this applied field. 



Before proceeding with the program, I want on behalf of us all to 

 express our appreciation to the Arctic Laboratory for making this 

 Symposium possible; to Mr. Robert Becker for the detailed arrange- 

 ments he has made for our comfort and relaxation; to Mr, Alfred 

 George of the University of Alaska for his travel arrangements; 

 and to Dr. Eleanor Viereck for her editorial assistance, we voice 

 our thanks. We are grateful to Major Sproul, Commandant of the 

 Laboratory, for the hospitable accommodations he has provided for 

 these sessions. 



As you are aware, Colonel John D, Fulton is not here. This 

 Symposium is his dream, and I hope it proves to be all he expected. 

 He asked me to undertake its organization and has given at all times 

 his fullest cooperation. If thereareany omissions or deficiencies in 

 the organization of the scientific program, they are mine and not 

 his. 



