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THE BATTALION
Tuesday, March 22, 1960
College Station, Texas
Page 3
For ‘Scope ’ Slides
A&M
Wants
“ An A&M research-teacher is
working on new microscope slide
staining techniques, which if per-
^ fected, will mark another im
portant step in cancer research.
The scientist is Dr. Frederick H.
Kasten, assistant professor in the
Department of Biology.
He is evaluating new reagents
for staining tissue to make cancer
cell identification easier and faster.
Attracted Attention
Kasten’s work already has at
tracted attention in the science
world. He has had papers re
cently published in Histochemie, a
German journal, in December,
, 1959; Nature, a British journal,
Dec. 5, 1959; Stain Technology,
Ardiitects Slate
City Planner
At Talk Here
Reginald R. Isaacs, interna
tionally known architect, city
planner and educator, will be the
featured speaker in the guest lec
ture series sponsored by the Divi-
► sion of Architecture next Monday.
He will speak at 4 p.m. in the
Biology lecture room at the college.
Isaacs is, at present, serving
with Charles Dyer Norton, pro
fessor of Regional Planning and
chairman of the Department of
City and Regional Planning at
Harvard University. He is also a
partner in Associated Consultants,
city and regional planners, archi
tects and landscape architects in
Cambridge, Mass., and is serving
as a consultant to the Puerto Rico
Planning Board and the San Juan
Planning Commission.
A graduate of the University of
Minnesota, with an M.S. degree in
architecture from Harvard, Isaacs
has served as city planner for the
Chicago Plan Commission and the
Syracuse Plan Commission, was
director of planning for the
Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago
and director of the Community
Conservation Study, Metropolitan
Housing and Planning Council of
Chicago. He is also a specialist
for the U. S. Department of State,
International Educational E x -
change Service in Central and
South America.
Isaacs has lectured at leading
colleges and universities through-
>ut the country and is the author
Df many magazine articles and
other publications.
A&M Consolidated
Plans Folk Opera
Thursday, Friday
Kurt Weill’s “Down in the Val
ley,” an outstanding example of
American folk opera, and the pat
riotic “Ballad for America” will
be presented by the A&M Consoli
dated A Cappella Choir Thursday
and Friday in the A&M Consoli
dated High School Auditorium.
“Double Feature,” as the pro
duction is entitled, is under the di
rection of Frank Coulter, director
of the 90-voice chorus.
“Down in the Valley” is set in
the southern mountain area of the
United States at the turn of the
century. The characters are all
country people, who tell the tragic
story of love of Jenny Parson and
Brack Weaver.
Many familiar folk tunes are
featured in Weill’s folk opera, in
cluding such favorites as “Down
in the Valley,*’ “Sourwood Moun
tain,” “Hop Up, My Ladies,” “The
Little Black Train” and “Lone
some Dove.”
“Ballad for America” sketches
the country from the Revolution
ary War in 1776 to the Machine
Age as historical characters and
quotations are interwoven into a
modern contata. A picture is cre
ated by a combination of choral
parts, solos and choral speech and
effects.
Tickets can be obtained at Pru
itt’s Shop, Loupot’s and Jones
Pharmacy.
Prof
Stains
September, 1959; and in Experi
mental Cell Research, February
1960.
The scientist, who also teaches
undergraduate and graduate bi
ology students, divides his research
into three main phases. They are:
developing new staining techniques,
application of these techniques to
cancer research and the study of
dye impurities in certain biological
stains.
The whole object, he says, is
early detection of cancer in man.
Several doctors and pathologists
locally and in Houston are co
operating on the project by pro
viding Kasten with tissue speci
mens.
Staining of tissues for micro
scope study is nothing new. Ex
tremely thin sections of specimens
are mounted on slides and then
dipped in certain dyes. When
viewed under the microscope, cells
and their parts are seen in color
and make identification and study
easier and more accurate.
Kasten, however, has found some
of his reagents fluoresce. That is,
they produce an eerie glow of
various colors when examined
under a microscope illuminated
with ultra-violet light. Only cer
tain parts of a cell will glow, de
pending on the kind of stain. These
reagents are different from those
ordinarily used in laboratory work.
He also has found some dyes
contain impurities which can inter
fere with staining reaction.
Associates working with the
biologist include technician Vivian
Burton and students Norman
Aviles of Puerto Rico; David
Adams, Sherman; Charles J. Kling-
man, Amarillo; Johnny Salas, Col
lege Station; and Carol Calder of
Dallas.
Kasten is conducting his re
search under grants from the
National Cancer Institute, Atomic
Energy Commission and the Bio
logical Stain Commission.
Brazos Countians
Lend Crippled
Children Support
Eighteen leading residents of
Brazos Valley will lend support
to crippled children as sponsors of
the Brazos County Society for
Crippled Children, Mrs. Clarence
Kemp, general chairman of the
appeal, announced this week.
Sponsoring the work for crip
pled children by the Brazos County
Society for Crippled Children are:
Mrs. Bryan Butler, Bryan; Morris
Clary, Bryan; Mrs. Clarence Kemp,
Bryan; W. R. Mathews, Bryan;
Henry McQuaide, M.D., Bryan;
Mrs. J. R. Reed, Bryan; Mrs.' Da
vid Fitch, College Station; Luther
Jones, College Station; H. H.
Womble, Caldwell; W. Taylor Rie
del, College Station; Johnie Sch
ulte, Brenham; Milton Aalen,
Hearne; Mrs. W. S. Hoyt, Hearne;
W. B. Crossle, Madisonville; Mrs.
Marius Hansen, Navasota; Erwin
B. Flencher, Sr., Somerville; Wil
liam Stolz, Washington; and J. 0.
Alexander, Jr., Wellborn.
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Cancer Research
Dr. Frederick H. Kasten, assistant professor in the Depart
ment of Biology, works with a specially equipped micro
scope used in his cancer research project. The scientist is
evaluating new reagents for staining tissue to make cancer
cell identification easier and faster. Dr. Kasten has found
some of his reagents glow eerily when examined under an
ultra-violet-illuminated microscrope. Only certain parts of
a cell glow, depending on the kind of stain. The researcher
hopes this characteristic will expedite early cancer detec
tion in man.
Delegates Told Top
Survival Methods
Interconnection and power sup
ply pooling, generally speaking,
are becoming increasingly im
portant to the survival of our
small publicly owned electric sys
tems, the fifth Municipal Electric
Short School was told Monday.
The speaker, James L. Grahl, is
assistant general manager, Ameri
can Power Assn., Washington,
D. C.
For Managing Personnel
The short school is planned for
the managing personnel of the
municipal electric system. More
than 50 top-flight men of the in
dustry from throughout the United
States are attending.
The speaker declared publicly
owned electric systems in Texas
are performing an invaluable pub
lic service as locally owned, locally
controlled agencies dedicated to
serving the best interests of your
communities. It is of great im
portance that they survive.”
Grahl said “obviously, a good
deal of progress has been made in
the way of interconnection. At
least 33 municipal systems and a
number of rural co-operatives are
interconnected with the Lower
Colorado River Authority and
numerous distribution cooperatives
are interconnected through the
Brazos River Electric Power Co
operative system. In both cases,
there is central generation and a
transmission grid to provide whole
sale supply for the municipal and
cooperative systems.
‘Power Pooling . . .’
“I understand that discussions
have been held looking toward
power pooling and the joint use
of generation capacity among
Brazos and a number of municipal
systems.
“As a consequence,” the speaker
declared, “the consumer - owned
systems in central Texas have in
being a combined transmission
grid of considerable dimensions.
“As of 1958, the Authority had
290,000 kilowatts of hydro capacity
and the total thermal capacity of
the Authority, San Antonio,
Brazos, Bryan, Denton and College
Station approximately 970,000 kilo
watts.
Generating Capacity
“Assuming an average growth
rate, this consumer-owned complex
will have need of a total generat
ing capacity within 10 years of
close to three million kilowatts.”
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virtual exclusion of all other beverages. The
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Board Enacts Age Amendment
An individual’s abilities, ment
ally and physically, to perform
satisfactory service in his particu
lar assignment was the basis for
an amendment to the Rules and
Regulations of the A&M College
System by the Board of Directors
effective September 1.
The Minute Order 31-60 stated
specifically that an individual’s
employment within any part of the
System is predicated upon his abil
ities, mentally and physically, to
perform satisfactory service in his
particular assignment.
Other Provisions
It also included the following
provisions:
(b) Subject to Paragraph a (the
one concerning physical and men
tal condition), at the beginning of
the fiscal year following the at
tainment of the 65th birthday, em
ployees of the System; except
those normally employed on less
than a full-time monthly basis,
A definite site for “Crestview,
a Community for Senior Citizens,”
located at the corner of 29th
Street and Villa Maria Road, has
been chosen by the Bryan Chamber
of Commerce Geriatrics Center
Project Committee, said Louis
Newman, member of the publicity
committee for the project.
Newman said the chosen site
was decided most accessible of the
two locations under consideration,
because it is closer inside Bryan
and there is a city bus line run
ning near it. The other considered
site, located at the corner of
Briarcrest Road and 29th Street,
does not have a surfaced road lead
ing to it and is farther out of
Bryan, said Newman.
“The property belongs to J. W.
Lester of Bryan and has not yet
been purchased by the Committee,”
said Newman. “We have a 120-day
option to pay for the 25-acre tract
of land, at $1,000 an acre and in
may be placed on a part-time basis,
not to exceed two-thirds of their
last preceding employment basis,
both time and pay.
Submit Request
(c) An individual desiring to
render part-time service shall sub
mit a request, detailing the pro
posed employment arrangements,
through regular administrative
channels, to the President or Di
rector concerned. An employee
rendering such part-time service
shall be paid at a rate commen
surate with his abilities and the
time devoted to such part-time em
ployment.
(d) No employee shall be re
tained in an administrative posi
tion beyond the fiscal year in
which he attains his 65th birth
day. Such administrative officers
may be retained in other positions
of recognized service at a rate
commensurate with similar posi
tions and to the time devoted to
that period of time, we plan to
raise the money through our drive
scheduled for. May 9-23?’ ! j; , J
Another meeting of the Com
mittee ” is scheduled for Thursday
night in the Bryan Chamber of
Commerce Conference Room, at
which time trustees will be desig
nated to receive funds from the
Committee’s drive, said Newman.
He stated the meeting would be
open to the public.
The Campaign Office has been
•set up in the building located at
25th and Washington Streets,' the
building being loaned to the com
mittee by Henry Moehlman of 1416
Beck Street.
An y o n e wishing information
about “Crestview” or desiring to
make a contribution can contact
the campaign office or Dr. Karl
Bayer, district superintendent of
the Melhodist Church, at TA 2-
1321.
such employment, subject to the
preceding regulations covering
other employees in paragraphs (a)
and (b) above.
None Over 70
(e) It is the policy of the Sys
tem that no individual be employ
ed beyond the fiscal year in which
he attains his 70th birthday.
(f) Part-time employment shall
be considered, approved and bud
geted in the same manner as other
appointments.
(g) The rate of pay for a per
son approved for part-time serv
ice shall not exceed the proportion
ate annual salary rate for that em-
When the Rio Grande Valley
Police Academy begins June 20 in
the A&M College System Agricul
tural Experiment Station facilities
in Weslaco, it will mark the first
time the complete four-week Texas
Municipal Police School, normally
held on the A&M campus, has been
offered away from the college ac
cording to Wallace D. Beasley, co
ordinator of police training for the
Engineering Extension Service of
the A&M College System.
Law enforcement officers from
tHhdugHbut 1 the state will be
brought to the Valley to assist in
providing police instruction, Beas
ley declared. The four weeks of
basic police training at Weslaco
is an extension of the Municipal
Police School oonducted on campus
since 1953, he pointed out, and it
will be a permanent school con
ducted in the Valley several times
a year, or as needed.
The school, developed at the re
quest of and in cooperation with
chiefs of police, mayors and city
managers of the Rio Grande Val
ley area, will offer economical
training for Valley officers, Beas
ley said. He estimates policemen
will be able to attend this area
school for the same total cost of
sending one officer to the A&M
campus school.
Beasley and H. D. Bearden, di-
ployees for the fiscal year immed
iately preceding that during which
part-time service begins. How
ever, the basic salary rate may be
adjusted in conformity with any
general adjustment of salaries.
(h) These foregoing regulations
do not apply to individuals above
the previously specified ages who
are employed by or through the
System for special assignments in
other countries.
(i) Any proposed deviations
from these regulations shall be
submitted through regular admin
istrative channels to the Chancellor
of the System and the Board of
Directors.
rector of the Engineering Exten
sion Service, participated in the
planning meeting for the school
held recently in Edinburg and at
tended by city officials represent
ing the Valley area. At this meet
ing an advisory committee was
named, with Sidney Jones, chief
of police, Weslaco, being appoint
ed committee chairman. Other
members of the committee include
J. M. Payton, chief of police of
Pharr; Marshall Rousseau, chief
of police of Harlingen; Jack Rey
nolds, city manager of Edinburg;
V. Q. Thompson, city manager of
Weslaco; Gus Krausse, chief of
police of Brownsville; and L. V.
Eastin, chief of police of Edin
burg.
HIS KIND OF FUN
PITTSBURGH UP)—James
Pearce, 9, was reported missing
from his home in nearby St. Clair
Village.
James’ mother, and father were
worried. The neighbors were wor
ried. Searching police were wor
ried.
But all this worry changed to
a slight flare of anger and then
to laughter when James showed up
safe and sound.
He’d been perched in a tree neal
his home watching the search par<
ty until it got too cold and he
decided he’d had enough fun.
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‘Crestview’ Site
Chosen by C of C
Valley Police School Marks
First Time Held Off-Campus
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Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25
For undergraduate and graduate students majoring in
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