The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 21, 1951, Image 6

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THE BATTALION Wednesday, November 21, 1951
Teaching, Research Behind
Physics Department Head
.A man with an outstanding
background in teaching and re
search is responsible for heading
A&M’s physics department. Dr.
James G. Potter, who has held the
position for the past six years has
taught in several of the nation’s
colleges and universities and has
done considerable research work in
the field of physics.
Immediately prior to his accept
ance of the position of head of the
Department of Physics here, Dr.
Potter worked in the laboratory of
the Bell Telephone Co. in New
York. Here, he did considerable
research in the field of radar.
Dr. Potter received his Bach
elor’s degree in 1928 from
Princeton. However, he spent
only two years as a physics ma
jor. The first two years of his
college work was done at Purdue
where he was an electrical engi
neering student.
In 1931, the physicist received a
Master’s degree at New York Uni
versity but spent the last year of
his studies at the Naval Research
Laboratoiy in Washington, D.C.
He served .as a, graduate assist
ant at MIT from 1931-33 and at
Yale from 1933-35. In 1939 Yale
conferred the PhD degree on Dr.
Potter.
Previous teaching positions held
by Dr. Potter include four and one-
half years at the South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology.
This position was held prior to his
work at the Bell laboratory. Be
fore the South Dakota post, the
physicist taught for five years at
the Illinois Institute of Technology
in Chicago. Here he was an in
structor and assistant professor.
Dr. Potter, who is a native of
Kansas, said he was greatly im
pressed with Texas during the
time he has been in the state.
“Texas industrial development
during my short period here has
thrilled me,” he said. “There has
been more expansion of industry in
this section of the nation than in
any other.”
The college as well as other sec
tions of the state are expanding
also, he continued. When Dr. Pot
ter came to A&M there were nine
members on the staff of the phy
sics department. Today there are
16 teachers as well as 14 graduate
students, the majority of whom
help conduct some of the courses
offered by the department.
Dr. Potter has held various po
sition during his educational ca
reer in addition to his academic
work. He headed the physics
division of the American Society
for Engineering Education from
1941 to 1947 and was a member
of the council of the society in
1948 and 1949. He is now on the
ASEE committee for secondary
schools.
Since World War II there has
been an increasing number of stu
dents majoring in physics, which
Dr. Potter feels was caused by the
war itself.
“Before the war, very few people
had ever paid much attention to
physics and such related subjects
as atoms and radar. Now there is
a greater emphasis on these topics
and consequently an increasing
number of students,” he pointed
out.
Buffet Service Set
For MSC Nov. 29
Visitors on the campus will have
another food service available to
them over the Thanksgiving day
football game. ’The MSC is opening
a buffet service for the expected
crowds.
“The service has proved success
ful in providing meals for a large
number of people in a short time,
eliminating having to stand in
lines waiting to be served,” J.
Wayne Stark, director, remarked.
Menu for the buffet luncheon
with sendee starting at 11 a. m.
will be traditional Thanksgiving.
It will be served on the second
floor of the center, Nov. 29.
Churchill Sidesteps Labor’’s
Atom Bomb Use Question
CS Charters
To Be Mailed
December 1
Copies of Home Rule Charters
are expected to be mailed about
Dec. 1, according to Ran Boswell,
assistant city secretary.
Election date for the charters
was set for Jan. 8 at the last coun
cil meeting. The copies are to be
mailed to College Station residents
who own property and who have
paid their poll tax, said Boswell.
College Station has been under
the General Law government since
its incorporation, but now that the
population exceeds 5,000 this plan
of government may be adopted.
The new plan increases the city’s
taxing power and provides for
more efficient law enforcement.
Records
London, Nov. 21—UP)—Prime
Minister Winston Churchill refused
Tuesday night to promise left-wing
laborites that he would ask Presi
dent Truman to consult Britain be
fore any atomic weapons might be
used in Korea.
Churchill told the House of Com
mons it would “not be fitting for
me to make a public statement now
about the matters on which I hope
to have confidential discussions
with President Truman in Wash
ington.”
The reply set off an angry flurry
among the left-wing Labor party
group. Mrs. Barbara Castle, who
had asked Churchill if he would
seek the assurance, demanded an
immediate adjournment of the
scheduled order of business.
She insisted she wanted to bring
up “a definite matter of urgent
public importance—the danger of
the use of atomic weapons in Ko
rea without the consent of the
British Government.”
The Speaker of the House, W. S.
Morrison, ruled the request out of
order. “I can, not accept this as a
matter of urgent public importance
because the use of atomic weapons
is still in the realm of the hypo
thetical aid could be discussed at
any time,” the Speaker said.
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god six for 172 yards. Howard
Moon, Shorthorn end from John
Reagan of Houston, has caught
five for 92 yards.
Rushing
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Student Activities office by 10.a.m. on the
day before publication.
• FOR SALE •
5 FOOT Frigidaire. Good condition. $40.
30-X Vet Village.
LATE MODEL wringer-type washing ma
chine. In excellent condition, reason
ably priced. Leaving town this week.
Must sell at once. Can be seen at 2700
Maloney St. Bryan.
EASTMAN Signet Camera. Unused. Camp
bell, 6-6574.
MODEL "B” Ford Roadster. $65. J. M.
Copeland. Room 121, Dorm 17.
37 CHEVY. Make an offer. McCoy, 5D
Law.
ONE SIMMONS baby bed, one Hollywood
bed. one dressing table, one baby chest
of drawers. 4-9394.
TURTLES, TROPICAL FISH,
GOLD FISH, BIRDS, DOG
AND CAT SUPPLIES
Gilkey's Pet Cottage
301 E. 28th St.
• LOST •
RED LEATHER billfold containing money
and identification in or near Pruitts
Thursday afternoon. Reward. Phone
6-6041.
SHORT COAT taken by mistake from
coat rack at Fountain Room of MSC.
Two vertical gashes under AMC patch.
Contained 2 pipes and green senior cap
in pocket. Two gold class stripes and
ground force patch. Valuable to owner.
Contact Student Activities Office.
Directory of
Business Service
ALL LINES of Life Insurance. Homer
Adame, North Gate, Call 4-1217.
• WANTED •
A&M student for Houston Chronicle Route.
Must have car and afternoons free from
2:30 p.m. on. Call V. P. Goff, 2-S103.
LEGAL NOTICE
Ordinance No. 167
An ordinance entitled “The Traffic Code
of 1951” defining words and phrases; pre
scribing regulations', providing for proce
dure and methods of traffic control; pro
viding for reports of accidents; prohibiting
driving under influence of drugs and pre
scribing a penalty therefor; prescribing driv
ing rules; providing for safety measures in
turning, starting, signaling, and stopping:
prescribing right of way; providing for
pedestrians’ rights and duties; regulating
special stops and restricted speeds; regula
ting stopping, standing, and parking; mis
cellaneous rules; regulating equipment on
vehicles; providing for inspection of ve
hicles; prescribing a penalty for violation
of this ordinance; prescribing procedure
upon arrest; prescribing an effective date;
repealing all ordinances in conflict here
with; and providing a saving clause.
Official Notice
Third Installment, payable November 1-21:
Board to December 18 (Thanksgiving
recess excluded) $31.70
Room Rent to December 18 9.00
Laundry to December 18. . 2.90
Total payable to Fiscal
Department $43.60
Fourth Installment, payable December 1-18:
Board to January 26 (Christmas
recess excluded) $33.00
Room Rent to January 26 13.00
Laundry to January 26 (Christmas
excluded) 2.65
Total payable to Fiscal
Department $48.65
TOTAL, FIRST SEMESTER. .. .$254.45
THANKSGIVING RECESS
Attention is called to the statement in
the 75th Annual Catalogue setting the
Thanksgiving recess frem November 29 to
December 2 inclusive for all students and
staff members.
C. Clemfcnt French
Dean of the College
Dr. Carlton R. Lee
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Chapman Bucks
Tideland Lease
Washington, Nov. 21—GP)
Interior Secretary Oscar L.
Chapman told Sen. Tom Con-
nally of Texas Tuesday he
won’t issue tidelands oil leas
es unless a legal way is found.
It has been decided that the In
terior Department lacks the power,
but authority of other officials and
agencies is heing explored,,,,Chap
in an said.
Chapman protested to Oonnally
against the Texas Senator declar
ing his department planned to seize
the submerged coastal area by ex
ecutive order, and in defiance of
Congress. Control already has
been taken, based on a, Supreme
Court decision, Chapman said.
The tone of the Chapman letter
to Connally was generally concil
iatory.
“Far from wishing to act with
out congressional authority, the ex
ecutive branch has urgently re
quested the Congress, over a per
iod of years, to lay down the rules
to be followed by the executive
branch in the administration of the
submerged lands of the Continen
tal Shelf,” Chapman said. ,
Much of Chapman’s reply to
Connally’s telegram of Nov. 7 from
Marlin expressed the same views
given previously by Interior De
partment Solicitor Martin G.
White, in a letter to Rep. J. Frank
Wilson of Dallas.
Chapman and White both pointed
out that the Interior Department
issued an order the day of the Su
preme Court decision against Tex
as and Louisiana Dec. 11, 1950,
providing for continued operation,
under federal supervision, of pro
ducting wells in the tidelands.
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The order, Chapman said, was
based on conservation and protec
tion of the submerged lands and
their oil and gas deposits, but not
for a full-scale development, Chap
man said.
What’s Cooking
AGGIE CHRISTIAN FELLOW
SHIP: Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.,
YMCA Cabinet Room. Every Ag
gie invited.
AGRICULTURE COUNCIL:
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., Dean Shep-
ardson’s home. Dean Shepardson’s
home is the second house west of
the college hospital.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:
Thursday, 7:30 p. m., basement of
St. Mary's Chapel.
LAMAR - FANNIN COUNTY
CLUB: Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.,
Room 2-1) MSC. Very important
business meeting.
LAREDO CLUB: Wednesday,
7:30 p. m., Room 127 Acad. Bldg.
Important meeting to discuss or
chestra for dance.
MARSHALL CLUB: Thursday,
7:30 p. m., YMCA Assembly Room.
Students from Harrison, Panola,
and Marion counties arc to be pre
sent.
PASADENA CLUB: Wednesk
day, 7:30 p. m., MSC. Party plans
to be discussed.
SADDLE & SIRLOIN CLUB:
Wednesday, 7:30 p; m., A&I Lec
ture Room.
SHREVEPORT CLUB: Wednes-,
day, 7:30 p. m., Room 106 Acad.
Bldg.
SQUADRON 8: Wednesday, 5:00
p. m., YMCA Lobby. Last minute
discussion of party plans.
WESLEY FOUNDATION: Wed
nesday, 7:15 p. m., A&M Metho
dist Church. Thanksgiving skit
“Proposal by Proxy”; recreation
and refreshments; devotional.
Player
Carries
Gain
Quinn, Texas
56
378
Kachtik, A&M
16
183
Self, A&M
26
171
Kelley, Texas
38
163
Simcik, Texas
40
162
Patton, A&M
30
154
Sandusky, A&M..
29
116
Graham, Texas....
15
85
Dyer, Texas
7
61
Burket, Texas
14
59
McGowan, A&M..
12
54
Hennig, A&M
18
48
Passing
Player
Att Cmp
Yds
Howard, A&M
... 6 4
135
Hennig, A&M
...19 5
99
Burket, Texas
...24 9
92
Miller, Texas
...11 3
67
Smith, A&M
...16 3
30
Pass Receiving
Player
Caught
Yds
Sinclair, A&M
6
172
Moon, Texas
5
92
Delaney, Texas....
3
37
(All the rest have caught
only
one pass)
Punting
Player
No.
Avg.
Sam nelson, Texas
3
40
Sandusky, A&M...
12
39.2
Nennig, A&M
2
38
Cook, A&M
1
36
Patton, A&M
5
33.2
Dyer, Texas
17
30.8
Smith, A&M
1
30
Scoring
Player
Pts.
Kachtik, A&M
... 24
Quinn, Texas
... 18
Patton, A&M
... 12
Self, A&M
... 12
Kelley, Texas
... 12
Harlow, Texas
... 7
A&M Student
Polio Hospital
Houston, Nov. 21—(vP)—An
18-year-old A&M student who
became ill while here for the
Rice-Aggie football game last
Saturday was in the Hedgecroft
Clinic Tuesday with poliomyelitis.
The young student, whose home
town is Fort Worth, was in an oxy
gen tent. His condition was de
scribed as serious.
His case and that of an 11-year-
old boy from Weimar (Colorado
County), who was also confined to
an oxygen ten at Hedgecroft Clinic,
brought to 52 the number of non
resident polio cases reported here
this year. On the Same date* last
year, 109 non-resident cases had
been recorded.
There have been 168 city cases,
with nine deaths, and 72 county
cases, with four deaths, this year.
Last year, on the same date,
there were 209 city cases, with
16 deaths, and 99 county cases,
with one death.
Robert Means Yards
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during previous years.
The offensive back choice show
ed new life and looked as if he
had regained his old form of
ground eating running. Ramblin’
Robert continuously brought back
pictures of performances which
made him an All-American last
year. This was truly Bob’s great
est performance of this year, as
he carried the pigskin 10 times
for 70 yards for an average of 7
yards per try.
In the Rice game “the man in
the mask” received three kickoffs
and toted the ball at total of 80
yards. Twice Bob was almost clear
to go all the way, but he needed
only one more key block to shake
him loose. Another time he was
slowed up by a man hanging on to
his jersey long enough for him to
be overtaken.
Numerous times when ground
was needed and Bob was given a
chance, the Cadets found them
selves moved down field by one of
Robert’s rambles.
This season Smith has carried
the ball 95 times for a total of
419 yards and one touchdown on
the ground. Not only on the ground
has this boy picked yardage, for
he’s caught 7 passes for a yardage
mark of 111 yards, which in
cludes one touchdown via the air
lane route.
As a seasonal total of kickoff
returns, Bruisin’ Bob has assumed
187 to present, for an average of
26.7 yards per return.
With the return of Ramblin
Robert Smith to what looked like
his old form of locomotive run
ning, the Aggies took a definite
step toward being the team they
were forecasted to be.
If Bob can operate on the same
plane the 29th as he did last week,
the Aggie’s ground game could be
on the move toward that orange
and white goal stripe.
These two Cadets will be should
ering the weight along with nine
other players Thursday week, but
if all eleven perform like these
two stars shone in the Rice game,
it will bring about a chance for an
Aggie victory.
Pint-Sized
Kegler Class
Mrs. Lester of the MSC
Bowling Alley announced to
day that a junior bowling
class for boys between the
ages of 8 to 14 has been or
ganized and will last through the
length of the bowling season.
Benefits of this class are free
instruction and help featuring team
matches.
' The class starts at 9 p. m. in the
MSC bowling alley every Satur
day Morning,
Mrs. Lester would like to have
16 boys taking advantage of this
free instruction which would divide
the sixteen into four, four men
teams.
All the facilities of the bowling
alley are available for the class
and the boys will pay for their
own lines.
Forum
(Continued from Page 1)
director of the southwest section
of the Electro Chemical Society.
Lyon was co-chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
national convention of the Amer
ican Institute of Chemical En
gineering, held in Houston in Feb
ruary, 1950.
The panel member is a past di
rector of the TMA and has served
on various committees of that
organization. He is active in an ef
fort being made by Diamond Al
kali Co. to sponsor a junior
achievement program in the Pasa
dena schools.
OPS Sets (Tiling
Price on Used Cars
A Houston District Office of
Price Stabilization summary of
regulations, amendments and ac
tion during the past week shows
the OPS:
Issued a dollars-and-cents coil
ing price regulation on sales of
used passenger automobiles. Ef
fective Nov. 20.
Set dollars-and-cents ceiling
prices for all sales of antimony
metal. Effective Nov. 21.
Issued a new celing price regu
lation specifically designed for the
construction industry. Effective
Nov. 20.
Extended until Nov. 27 the man-
ditory effective date of CPU 79, af
fecting processed ducks. Effective
Nov. 12.
Issued a formula regulation for
manufacturers of turned, shaped
and other allied wood products un
der which ceilings will be deter
mined. Effective Nov. 21.
Extended until Dec. 3 the effec
tive dates of the frozen fruits and
vegetable ceiling price regulations.
Effective Nov. 15.
Exempted edible molasses from
price control at the producer level.
Effective Nov. 16.
Extended until Nov. 29 the ter
mination date of a temporary pric
ing method for calculating ceiling
prices for certain canned tomato
products. Effective Nov. 14.
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