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Page 2 THE BATTALION Thursday, December 31, 1953 Police School Qualifies Men for All Departments A PROMISING BEBUT Three poliecmen who have at tended the Texas Municipal Police School were voted the most out standing- in their respective de partments, ?ind 89 others are bet ter qualified because of the tr-ain- ing- received at the Police School, which is conducted at the A & M Colleg-e under the direction of the Texas Engineering- Extension Service. Five sessions were conducted during 1953, according to Wallace D. Beasley, co-ordinator of t h e i school. Purpose of the school is to make a g-ood policeman better. The subjects covered in the five schools were taug'ht by 24 out standing Texas policemen f r o m various departments in the state. The courses of instruction were supplemented with assistance from the following- agencies: National Automobile Theft Bureau, State Youth Development Council, Tex as Liquor Control Board, Texas Department of Public Safety, coun ty attorney and Bryan district Economists Rap Pension Proposal WASHINCTON—</Pi—The Unit ed States Chamber of Commerce today found its proposal to qualify five million more older citizens for social security pensions attacked in an'economists’ debate as a “baby Townsend Plan.” The proposal, part of the Cham ber’s plan to put social security on a pay-as-you-go basis and halt federal aid for direct relief of the aged, was argued before two of the 10 economic societies in ses sion here. All the speakers—including W. Campbell, research economist of the Chamber—agreed that the so cial security tax should be allowed to rise to 2 per cent as scheduled on Saturday. President Eisenhower last year asked congress to freeze the con- tilbution at 1V> per cent each on workers and employers. Congress <Jid not act. Some have speculated he might again ask for a freeze, retroactive to New Year’s Day, after Congress reconvenes. The boost would nullify the benefits of the income tax cut, also due Jan. 1, for many low income families. Evidence that professional econ omists believe the country is in for a mild recession throughout 1954 was the highlight of yesterday’s sessions of the American Statisti cal Assn. Sen. Knowland, B-Calif., the Senate GOP leader, took issue with the view that a recession is in progress and with Sen. Douglas D-Ill., who contends the govern ment shoidd be moving in with plans for further tax cuts and pub lic works. “There are no indications of a substantial recession or depres sion,” Knowland told reporters to day. “There have been some ad justment from the wartime highs, but no one expected an economy based on wartime peaks,” A Ford Motor Co. official said in remarks prepared for the econo mists’ meeting that “prospects for the automobile industry are good.” It. J. Eggert, program planning manager, noted that consumers hold 60 per cent more liquid as sets than before the war, and that consumers’ spendable income is ex pected to continue in the next three months “at its present rec ord high level.” “The movement of population is toward the suburbs, thus creating an increased need for cars,” he added. “One eighth of car-owning families now have two cars.” The economists’ attention swung to social security at a joint session last night of the American Eco nomic Assn, and the Industrial Re- At one meeting of some 300 of | lations Research Assn. judge’s office, Texas A&M library, and law instructors at Texas A&M College. The accumulative law en forcement experience of the in structors amounts to well over 400 years. Upon completion of each subject covered in the school, each student is given material contributed by the instructors. The material is multigraphed and placed in a note book that becomes an invaluable reference for future use. The Tex as Municipal Police School fills a need for basic police training, and smaller cities have taken advan tage of the opportunity to get their men trained. Many civic organ izations now are establishing schol arship funds within the police de partments to enable one deserving man each year to attend the Mu nicipal Police School. The instruction at the police school is designed to give the of ficers basic knowledge in the laws they are required to enforce, the authority of an officer, the tactics and procedures of law enforce ment, public relations, basic prin ciples of criminal investigation and traffic control. Public relations is emphasized with each subject. In order to gain practical experience, actual demonstrations are used on streets and in the classrooms. Field trips are made to the State Peni tentiary at Huntsville and to the Department of Public Safety at Austin. The student policemen observe a rigid schedule while in training at the school. They attend classes six hours a day for five days per week. Since the school lasts a month, the students get at least 120 class hours. In addition to classroom work each man is re quired to do library work at night and turn in at least one book re port ji week concerning some phase of police work. The next school will begin Feb- ruary 1, 1954, and will end Febru ary 26. This next school is ex pected to be better than any of the previous sessions. Applications are being' received now tit: Texas Municipal Police School, Eigineer- ing Extension Service, P.O. Box 236 F.E., College Station, Texas. the economists, the delegates in dicated by a show of hands that they expect a 1954 production de cline of 5 per cent or more from 1953’s record. This drop still would leave 1954 the nation’s second and most pros perous year, but it contrasted with the expressed view of Eisenhower administration statements that the autumn dip in business activity is a “readjustment” of probably only a few months’ duration. None of the economists, however, forecast the decline would progress into a serious depressiorr. Film Critics Pick llest Film of 1953 NEW YORK—(SP> — The New York film critics have picked “From Here to Eternity” as the best film of 1953; its director, Fred Zinnemann, as the best of the year, and its star-, Burt Lancaster-, as best actor of the year-. The 15 critics from nine metro politan newspapers voted these three honors yesterday to the Co- Jumbia Pictures production. Audrey Hepburn was selected as best actress of the year for “Ro man Holiday.” Rep. Kean, R-NJ, sponsor of ad- ministrati on-supported legislation to broaden social security coverage by millions of workers and improve benefit payments, said the proposal to freeze social security contribu tions has “political appeal” but added: “I’m opposed to a freeze at this time. Benefits are now greater than can be supported at the pres ent contribution rate. Also, it would raise the problem of whether to enter a pay-as-you-go plan in stead of building a trust fund re serve for payment of future bene fits. If we freeze today, we would almost inevitably have to adopt the pay-as-you-go system in the future.” Kean criticized the U. S. Cham ber plan to pay minimum benefits —increased from the present $25 to $30 a month—to about five mil lion retired persons over 65 who are now ineligible for social secur ity and have not contributed to it. This would rain the social security trust fund of $1,800,000,000 a year, the legislator - said, would “break faith with those who have paid into the fund,” and might make of social security a “political foot ball.” Salimeter Aids ‘Old Salts’ By Electronics For centuries men have spoken 1 of the “salty sea” and the “briny ! deep.” But until relatively recent years, no one bothered to find out ; how much salt was there or how it was distributed. Recent developments in warfare and research, however, make it j mandatory that some method be j found for quickly and easily meas- J uring not only the precise amount j of salt present, but also the tiny but important changes in salinity readings caused by temper-ature variation. One example is the submarine commander. In order to fight ef fectively—even to steer his ship safely—he must know the salt con tent in terms of parts per thous and, and temperatur-e variations accurate to two decimal places. No suitable instrument existed for this purpose during World War II, nor even during the Korean ac- The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $ .75 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under tije Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. 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Co-Editors Chuck Neighbors Managing Editor Harri Baker Campus Editor Bob Boriskie Sports Editor Jon Kinslow City Editor Jerry Estes Basic Division Editor Bob Hendry Feature Editor Barbara Rubin Society Editor .lorry Wizig Associate Sports Editor Frank Hines, Jerry Neighbors, Bob Domey, Jim Collins, Ray Wall, A1 Kisenberg, Arnold Goldstein, Bill Parsons, Bill Warren, Jack Farley, John Union. King McGowan, Jay Ireland, Charles Kingsbury, Ceofgc Manitzas. E. B. McGowan Staff Writers Gardner Collins. ; Exchange Editor j Gob Palmer, Tom Skrabautk . . ... Ad-ertisiag Staff Tames Earle Staff Cartoonist ; Seymour Smith, Will liolladay, Jolui McacUer Staff Photographers I Carry Ughtfool ■ Circulation Manager Roiand Baird, Jewel Raymond. Monroe Odotu, Tom Syler, Buddy Williams. Russell Reed Circulation Staff ‘ tion. But it exists now, through the efforts of a researcher in the Oceanography Department at Tex as A. and M. College. Called a “salinimeter,” w h i c h means a meter of salinity or salt content, the device was developed by Dr. K. E. Harwell, an organic chemist by training. Using the electrical conductance of salt and water—actually meas uring the increased conductivity of water as salt is added—the device is complete except for calibration j of the temperature coefficient ; phase. Any electrical frequency useful | to radio can be used by the salini- J meter to measure the precise salt ; content and temperature of a | stream of watei which flows con- j stantly through it while a ship is j in motion, or is pumped through ; while the ship is at rest. The device will make it possible j for the first time for these meas- J urements to be taken by direct { reading in a manner even approx- ‘ imating the degree of accuracy | needed, and within a useful time > span. Formerly precision meas- j urements were available only from j land-based laboratories. Funds for research on the prob- j lem were provided by the U. S. J Navy Bureau of Ships through a j contract of the Texas A. and M. j Research Foundation. Dr. Harwell, the man who devel- | oped the salinimeter, received his bachelor of science degree from j Baylor University, and his master | and doctoral degrees from the Uni- | versity of Texas in organic chem- | istry. 1 Tests Pose Ouestions On Heredity Concept Sfe'C- SwtfttyJwI -A.-,™.. ■ 'MS vZsjC/e/S- BOSTON — UP) — Some new ex periments with brewer’s yeast pose questions about the validity of cer tain present-day concepts of hered ity and evolution, two Southern Illinois University scientists said today. Researchers Carl C. Lingegren and Dayid D. Pittman reported that tests on yeast cells have shown that a trait that is induced or “added” rather than inherent in a parent cell may be carried through successive generations. This finding, they told the Amer ican Assn, for the Advancement of ^Science, is contrary to the con tentions of modern geneticists who hold that: Characteristics acquired by liv- ng organisms—such as man, ani mals and plants—because of en vironmental conditions, are not passed on to their offspring, ex cept. for some degenerative trails I like those induced by radiation damage or certain poisons. They said they had been able to induce in certain yeast cells a previously unpossessed ability to feed upon a certain kind of sugar —and that, the cells were then able to pass the acquired trait along to their offspring. The trait was in duced through immersing the orig inal cells in the sugar pollution for a long period of time—in other words—environmental exposure. 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