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' THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1949 Page 5 Lewis A. Burton, senior ME major from College Station, will be one of The Battalion’s man aging editors for this school year. Abbott Again Set For Annex Duties With great capability and a soft Tennessee drawl, Dr. j. P. Abbott has carried out his duties as act ing dean of the annex for the past two jears. Born in Nashville in 1904, Dr. Abbott attended Hume Fogg High School, and received his BA in - For Information About Aggieland USED BOOKS See LOUPOT the Aggies Friend TRADE OR BUY North Gate at Texas A & M The Colonel Gets His Wings Clipped Good LONDON—(A > )—The man slouch ed on the bench at London’s Water loo station was just what a mili tary policeman should not be: Cap over eyes, buttons undone, ciga rette dangling from lips. The ob vious colonel in civilian clothes bristled with indignation. “Stand up man,” he said. “What do you mean by setting such a slo venly example?” “Eh, chum?” murmured the re clining figure. “Dammit sir, what’s y r? Who’s your c.o.?” your num- bellowed ber? the colonel. “Now look here, mate . . .” At that moment he was called to take his place with other extras on the station platform for film ing another scene in “Seven Days to Noon.” The colonel, speechless and scarlet, retreated. English and philosophy from Van derbilt in 1925. He did graduate work in Eng lish at Vanderbilt University, Tu- lane University, University of Wis consin, and received his PhD at the University of Iowa in 1939. From 1926 to the present time, Dr. Abbott has been in the English Department at A&M,' and in 1947 was made Assistant to the Dean of the College in charge of the A&M Annex, a position he has held ever since. Dr. Abbott is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American As sociation of University Professors, the South Central Modern Lang uage Association, and the Texas Conference of College Teachers of English. He is course chairman of Eng lish 210, 301, 328; secretary of the Arts and Science Faculty 1939- 1947; member and one time presi dent of local chapter A.A.U.P.; founder and faculty advisor of the A&M Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, a Freshman Scholastic Honor So ciety, and various committees of the Arts and Science faculty. Last spring Dr. Abbott received a Battalion Award “for his capable administration of the A&M Col lege Annex and for his untiring work with the Freshmen students.” In 1947 Dr. Abbott and Dr. Geo. Summey Jr. published “A Man ual For Freshmen English.” WELCOME BACK AGGIES Portraiture of Distinction Frames Kodak Finishing Kodak Supplies Aggieland Studio Established 1918 Joe Sosolik, Proprietor North Gate Aggies Wake up and Live! Gifts.... Decorations .... Aggie Glassware Sporting Goods Hunting and Fishing Needs Live at school like you live at home ... We’ll help you PARKER-ASTIN HARDWARE COMPANY Bryan Franklin A. Cleland has been appointed commanding officer of the Composite Regiment with the rank of colonel. Cleland is from Genoa and is majoring in chemical engineering. i Oceanography Department to Be Added to Curricula in ’49-50 By LEWIS BURTON A&M has entered a new field of teaching and research. A De partment of Oceanography is be ing organized now, according to Dr. F. C. Boiton, president of the college. The new department is the first project of its kind in the Gulf Coast area, M. T. Harrington, act ing dean of the college, said. The Scripps Institution on the Calif ornia coast and Wpodshole on the Atlantic coast are the only major oceanography units now operat ing. Dale F. Leipper is the acting head of the new department and is making a survey of the field dur ing the fall semester, Harrington said. Previously, Leipper was ocean- ‘Fish ’ To Dean is Harrington Story ographer with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif ornia. Work Begun in 47 Two years ago the A&M Re search Foundation began the stu dy of marine life in the Gulf Coast area. The increasing losses of oysters set the project in moa- tion. The research work, seeking cause for the losses of oysters, has developed into one of the maj or marine investigations in the nation. Biologists, chemists and others of the college staff did re search work. “In the course of the work al ready accomplished,’’ President Bolton said, “it has become ap parent that the Gulf Coast rep resents one of our greatest natural resources and that conservation measures are urgently needed. Any. program of conservation or development should be based on fundamental research. While un- Dean M. T. Harrington entered A&M in the Fall of 1918 to begin a long and enviable record in the service of the college. In running the scale from “Fish” to Dealt of the School of Arts and Sciences, and acting Dean of the college, Dr. Harrington has prov ed to be a friend of the student and is always ready to lend a hand in the event assistance is needed. Being a native Texan, from Plano, and also a graduate of A&M places Dr. Harrington in a good position to understand the everyday problems which confront students both new and old. His biggest assets in dealing with the students are his genial ity and friendliness. Any student needing his advice is immediately impressed by his sincere desire to help in solving any problem which might have arisen. While attending college Dr. Har rington achieved many honors which come to students only by virture of hard work and a pro found interest in their school. Corps Activities His corps activities include such accomplishments as becoming cap tain in the Infantry Shock Troops and winning the Drill Medal of Company E in 1921. Other campus activities include president of the Collins County Club, member of the “Y” Cabinet, member of the Chemistry Club, the Dramatic Club and Tau Beta Pi. Upon graduation 'in 1922 Dr. Harrington entered the commercial field as an analytical chemist with the Texas Company. He was later a chemist for the Lone Star Gas Company until he became interest ed in teaching. He began his teaching career here on the campus in the Chem istry Department in 1924 as an instructor. It was while teaching that he began his graduate work obtaining his M. S. in Chemistry here in 1927. More Graduate Work The next 14 years were spent in doing more graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan and the University of California. Also during this time he advanced to the position of As sociate Professor. He received his Doctor of Phil osophy Degree in Organic Chemis- Welcome Aggies Let us serve your GROCERY & MARKET Needs Charlie’s Food Market North Gate try from Iowa State and on his return to A&M in 1942 was ap pointed Professor of Chemistry. The next step up the academic ladder was taken when the end of the war came, flooding the campus with old and new students neces sitating the opening of the Bryan Field Annex. At this time Dr. Harrington was appointed Assist ant to the Dean of the College in Charge of the Annex. Appointed A&S Dean His success in this roll and his popularity with the students re sulted in his appointment in Sep tember 1947 as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Dean and Mrs. Harrington and their son Norris are now living in tlie house on the campus which was formerly occupied by Pres ident F. C. Bolton, when he was Dean. Dr. Harrington is a member of the American Chemical Society in the field of research and Phi Lamda Upsilon honor society of chemists and chemical engineers. Locally he is a member of the Ath letic Council and the Bryan Rotary Club. Send Your College Newspaper Home The Daily Battalion For One Year .... $5.00 For One Semester . . . $2.00 | THE BATTALION i Texas A&M College College Station, Texas Please send The Battalion to the following for months. Address Name. City. State. -BAND- (Continued from Page 4) merely by telling a representative of the housing office that he wants to live with the band. All the unusual instruments will be furnished, free of charge, Col. Adams said. In addition, all the accessories necessary for a bandsman will also be provided with no charge. Practice sessions will be held twice a week during school hours so that they will not interfere with studies and extra-curricular activities. When all men who wish to re^ port for duty with the band have done so, Col. Adams said, tryouts for drum major will be held. - LIBRARY - (Continued from Page 4) istration Building. Special em phasis is placed on the required reading • material for Freshman English courses, but recreational and popular volumes are also kept there. General reference books and popular periodicals complete the Annex library. Engineer’s Library The Texas Engineer’s Library is a joint project between the Col lege and the State Board of Reg istration for Professional Engine ers. This library is located on the ground floor of the Mechanical Engineering Shops. Students and faculty have ac cess to this library and may bor row books and use other library materials. However, the library is developed primarily to serve the registered engineers of the state and this is done on a “mail order” business. The librarian for the College, Paul Ballance, has offices located on the second floor of the main library. dertaking this fundamental re search, we must, at the same time, train scientific oceanograph ic investigators, since very few of them exist. “The Gulf Coast is. relatively untouched, and we feel that we should contribute to its develop ment in this way.” Major Field The department, which is being organized by Professor Leipper, will be developed in the major field of oceanography, including studies of ocean chemistry, meter- ology, marine biology, and botany and submarine geology and stu dies of the physical forms of waves and currents. Specific problems under study will be corrosion and fouling, con tamination control, sedimentation, beach erosion, restoration and preservation of sea life for the sea food industries and designs for off-shore structures. In addition to Leipper, it is ex pected that there will be four oth er members on the department staff, Harrington said. Work will be done in coopera tion with the Research Founda tion, the Departments of Geology, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Chemical, Petrol eum, Civil and Mechanical Engine ering and the Agricultural and Engineering Experiment station of the college. MS Degree Offered The department will be under the School of Arts and Sciences, Har rington said, and will offer a Master of Science degree in ocean ography. Although most of the courses offered, and the research work, will be conducted in the graduate school, it is expected that some under-graduate courses will be offered to stimulate stu dents to follow this field of study. No classes will be offered dur ing the Fall semester, since I^eip- per is engaged in studying the field and organizing the depart ment, Harrington said. First class es will be offered in the Spring semester. Industries, especially the oil int erests, will no doubt help the .de partment in their research studies, Harrington added. Weather Officer During World War II Leipper served as oceanographer and weather officer with the U.S. Ar my Air Forces in the Aleutian Islands. He has been with the Scripps Institution since 1946. A' native of Ohio, he took .his master’s degree at Ohio State Un iversity and his bachelor’s at Win- terberg College. He did further graduate studies at the Scripps Institution and the University of California. Leipper has taught at Ohio State University and the Scripps Institution, and has done much research work; Harrington added, saying that Liepper has establish ed an excellent reputation in this field. Welcome Aggies . . . Come in and Say "Hello” .. . When You’re at the Gate Holick Boot Shop Established 1891 at A&M Gilbert Holick ’39, Owner Attention Newcomers!! The Betsy Ross Dress Shop at East Gate, College Station has the latest Styles in ... . 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