Page 4 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, March 20, 1969 SOMETHING IN COMMON Mrs. Gerald Morse of London, England, and her grandson, Daniel Potter of Plainfield, N. J., have both recently under gone open heart surgery. The Boston operations were to fight the same life-threatening heart conditions. (AP Wire- photo) Architects Begin State Meet Today Dean Raymond Reed of Iowa State University, chairman of the American Institute of Archi tects Committee on Education, keynoted the Texas Regional Conference of Associated Stu dent Chapters here today. The two-day meeting also highlights Sidney L. Katz Fri day. Katz, affiliated with Pratt Institute, chairs the AIA’s Com mittee on Student Affairs. Texas Regional Director Rus sell King of Beaumont, architec tural senior responsible for ar ranging this year’s program, esti mated between 200 and 300 stu dents and professional architects are attending the conference. KING, POINTING out that Texas is one of the few regions taking advantage of available funds for regional meetings, said many students and architects feel “the future is concerned with the changes taking place in the profession, in education and in the methods of practice.” He added the conference “is an attempt to bring about commun ication between the students and the practitioners and the educa tors, with an emphasis on the ‘and’.” King hopes “they will estab lish a common language with which they may discuss the changes that are taking place within the profession of envir onmental design.” This makes the third year As sociated Student Chapters of the American Institute of Architects have held a regional conference in Texas. The 1967 meet was in Austin with Dallas host last year. STUDENTS AND faculty members participating represent six state institutions including Rice, University of Texas, Uni versity of Houston, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Tech and A&M. San Antonio College also was represented. Discussion groups will be di rected by architectural deans from each institution, King said. The first regularly scheduled meetings started today with statements from Edward J. Romieniec, chairman, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, said King. The conference is co-sponsored by the Texas Architect Founda tion. Judge Dewey Suggests Law Repeal To IP’s, Constables At Meeting Judge B. H. Dewey Jr. of Bry an suggested this week the pos sibility of repealing a law requir ing a transcript of criminal cases to the Grand Jury by justices of the peace. Dewey, a keynote speaker for the three-day Justice of the Peace and Constable School here, noted only two jurists in ovei; 100 attending the seminar-type program had ever provided the transcript. “Maybe we ought to get it repealed,” he challenged. He added it would save “much work for our secretaries” if it is not effective and will not be used. Dewey also pointed out that the “people’s court,” as he re ferred to the JP system, provides certain forms of security through small claims. He said persons with claims of less than $200 for labor and $150 on merchant’s goods — for a $5 fee — can save costs of collec tion agencies and others by get ting a judgment resulting in a lien on an individual’s property, subject to execution, for 10 years. Ira E. Scott, chief of A&M’s Police Training Division, a unit of the Engineering Extension Service, praised this year’s school. He called it “one of the best” with 103 jurists and con stables registered. The school was sponsored by Scott’s division and the Justice of the Peace and Constables As sociation of Texas. 'Air Taxi’ Role i Envisioned For Business Jets Airways of the future may contain a small but versatile bus iness jet proposed by an aero space engineering major who graduates next January. The “businessman’s air tax” conceived by Michael B. Walsh of Mons, Belgium, incorporates several recently developed com ponents for “postage stamp” take-off and landing capabilities. With two presently available upgraded jet engines, Walsh’s air taxi would have sufficient thrust for vertical take-off and landing, he believes. This advantage alone makes the aircraft economically sound, Walsh suggests, since it would be able to arrive or depart from any improved or unimproved site where the pilot or passen gers might have business. Dr. Charles A. Rodenberger, aero engineering professor to whom Walsh reported this con cept, says the plane has merit but would be difficult to fly. With additional development of movable nozzles now employed in the British Hawker Hartier fighter, Walsh argues that con trols for vertical takeoff and landing modes could be extreme ly simple. ADDITIONAL features of the 20-foot long, eight-foot high and 15%-foot wingspan dimensioned craft are suggested by Walsh to make the jet light, economically operated and moderately expen sive to build. The aero senior indicates bleeding air into the second tur bine of a current stock engine will produce 4,000 pounds thrust each through two independently operated power plants. “With an X-pattern duct sys tem, the aircraft could be flown at cruise speed with one engine shut down,” he described. “The crossover system would make it possible to close two front noz- gles at will and enable two rear nozzles to propel the aircraft.” Front nozzles of the stubby winged jet would be tilted down ward for vertical take-off and landing. “NO OTHER special controls will be needed,” added the son of Air Force Col. and Mrs. Howard B. Walsh. Mike has traveled over most of Europe and Scan dinavia with his parents and graduated from Kecoughtan High in Hampton, Va. The crossover system would improve the plane’s overall econ omy, range and attractiveness to prospective customers concerned with cost of operation. Walsh also suggests hydrau lically-operated tricycle gear and inflatable rubber covers for land ing gear doors, to reduce weight. He noted this system is in use on the Boeing 737. Advantages over the helicop ter, as the nearest competitive means of pinpoint air travel, in clude range, fewer maintenance points and his design’s glide cap ability in case of power loss, Walsh added. Kadets To Meet The Flying Kadets will vote Monday night on what type and make of airplane they will buy. During the 7:30 meeting in Room 2-C of the Memorial Stu dent Center, the club will also discuss a new organization, di vorcing the club from the Coun cil and Directorate. Secretary Don Parks said that the meeting is open to both ex perienced pilots and those want ing to take lessons. 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