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Number 9: Volume 57 ii|4 gsiZMi am. h Lhb COLT..EGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1957 ©Hve Carefully Price Five Cents Sponsors cw HOISTING THE LAST BEAM IN PLACE marks the near completion of the unusual bridge recently erected on FM Road 2038. The bridge is made of pre-stressed concrete beams which may revolutionize the entire bridge building field in the future. Deadline For A dvertising In Bait Set Attention all merchants! Now is the time to plan your adver tisements for the freshman edi tion of The Battalion. The ad vertising- deadline is Aug. 15. Remember, the edition is sent to every new student who is ex pected on the campus in Septem ber. If the Batt’s ad salesman has not yet been to see you why not call the business office at VI 6-4910 for an appointment, (irants-in-aid, Gifts By Ag Experiment Given Station Eight grants-in-aid, an extension »f a grant, two gifts and two loans have been made recently to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. According to Station Di rector R. D. Lewis, each will be used to further I'esearch studies in several different fields. The extension was made by the Bi'ewers Yeast Council of Chicago and is being used to support studies on the value of dried brewers yeast in feeds for growing turkeys. Work under the extension and two of the grants is being direct ed by Dr. J. R. Couch in the De partments of Poultry Science ,and Biochemistry and Nutrition. The grants were made by the National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., and the Sterling-Wirithrop Research Insti tute, Rensselaer, N. Y. They are for $3,000 and $1,500 respectively and will be used to support re search on “A Study of the Histo- pathological Effects of Various Levels of Gossypol in the Diets of Chickens” and studies on poultry diseases. Merck and Company, Inc., Rah way, N. J.,. has made available $5,000 to support studies on the chemical control of plant growth as related to cotton. These studies are being directed by Dr. J. L. Liverman, Department of Biochem- istry and Nutrition arrd Dr. S. P. Johnson, Department of Plant Phy siology and Pathology. The same company made a second grant for $2,000 to study plant gi-owth as related to ornamental plants. Drs. Liverman and Johnson will direct the studies in cooperation with the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture. The Stauffer Chemical Company, Chauncey, N.Y., has made available a grant for $500 to support existing research on the control of crop dis eases by means of fungicides. Dr. G. M. Watkins, head, Department of Plant Physiology and Pathology is supervising the work. The Texas Random Sample Tests Committee has made available $1,700 for the purchase of equip ment for the Texas Random Sam ple Tests. Burke Brothers of Corsicana have loaned a registered Brahman bull to the Department of Animal Husbandry for six months use in the Department’s herd. This ani mal is valued at $5,000. The Tri-Pak Machinery Service of Harlingen has loaned to the De partment of Horticulture a Tri Wax applicator which will be used for applying waxes and other ma terials to fresh fruits and vege tables to extend their storage life. Value of the machine is $890. One of the two gifts was made by the same concern, a roller grad ing table complete with dump hop per, drain pan, motor and variable speed reduction unit. It will be used in the Department of Horti culture for post harvest handling and storage studies with fresh fruits and vegetables. It is valued at $020. G e i g y Chemical Corporation, Yonkers, N.Y., has donated a mite brushing machine and attachments to the Station for use on the Wes laco substation in connection with studies on inserts attadking cirus. It is valued at $250. The Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Del., has made avail able a grant for $600 which supple ments their present agreement cov ering test work to determine the toxicity upon beneficial insects of toxaphene. It will be used to-eval uate toxaphene dust and spray for residue determination on vegetables and the studies will be conducted at the Weslaco substation under the direction of Supt. W. R. Cow ley. Hess and Clark, Inc., Ashland O., has made available a grant for $100 which will be used at Substa tion 18 to support research on the study of nitrofurazone in garbage fed pigs. Supt. J. (£. Williams of the- Prairie View Substation will supervise the work. Construction Method Pres i ressed Concrete Test By JIM NEIGHBORS Under the sponsorship of the Texas Transportation Institute located on the A&M campus, the State Highway Department has erected a pre-cast, pre-stressed, light weight concrete bridge. The first bridge of its kind, the unique structure was designed by members of the TTI and the method of con struction will save taxpayers in Texas several million dollars a year. Besides being extremely economical, the 7iew structure is a very rapid method of bridge construction. The two span bridge was erected in four or five days as opposed to the 20 to 25 days needed to erect a bridge of the old type. It is possible under the new Carl Zietlow Tooth Decay Topic Of Kiwanis Talk Dr. Herbert Hooper was the speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the College Station Kiwanis Club. He spoke to the group on the subject of “Tooth Carpentry.” A member of' the local club, he told the club some of the back ground of the research being done on tooth decay. Hooper is a den tist and has his office here in College Station. Hooper explained why teeth be came decayed and what could be done to help pi’event frequent trips to the dentist. He was introduced to the gath ering by John Longley, first vice president of the club. It was an- nouced that the percentage of at tendance at last week’s meeting was 81.6.' Minnesota IV! an Named YMCA Associate Head Carl Zietlow of Rochester, Minn., has been named asso ciate secretary of the YMCA of A&M. Zietlow and J. Gordon Gay, co-ordinator of Religious Life and General Seci’etary, will devote their time to the development of the YMCA program. Zietlow with his wife and baby wall move to College Station this fall upon be- ‘Y’ Associate Secretary trig reToased from military service.4— Zietlow holds two degrees from the University o f Minnesota. While in college he belonged to Silver Spurs and Gi’ay Friars, hon- oray organizations and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. He was also active in the pro gram of the YMCA serving as chairman of the Freshman Camp Committee and as a counselor for the camp. Zietlow attended sev eral student conferences of the YMCA on sectional, state and nat ional levels. During the summer of 1953 he participated in the New York Leadership Training School for YMCA presidents. He received the King. Gustav award for his work with the In ternational Students at the Uni versity of Minnesota. In addition to his work with the YMCA he was active in other campus activ ities, serving as chairman of the Campus Political Party, Campus Chest Committee and the Inter national Relations Committee. Lions Hear Talk On Guided Missiles Wayne Stark, director of the Memorial Student Center, present ed a program on guided missiles to the Monday noon meeting of the College Station Lions Club. He spoke to the members of the civic club about the progress being made by the army in their missile research program. Stark recent ly spent two weeks active duty at the Pentagon working in the Army’s missile program. He showed a film recently re leased by the army which gives a rundown of all the missiles cur rently being used by the aimy. Stark announced to the group that Gen. Alvin R. Luedecke, head of the nuclear warhead pro gram for the Department of De fense and a former aggie, would be a great issues speaker on the campus this fall. Two Local (}irls Perform In MSC Duo Piano Recital method, according to Steve Bryant, research assistant at the TTI and construction su perintendent for the new bridge, to construct the entire bridge in ,15 woidcing days. The new bridge is located on FM 2038, six miles south of High way 21 and fifteen miles from Bryan. The bridge spans Bow man Creek. Thei’e are nine beams in each span. They are 45 feet long and 3 feet wide, making the bridge 90 feet long and 25 feet wide from curb to curb. Another innovation is that the curbs are built-in and were cast as a part of the side beams. One span is made of light weight concrete and the other is of con ventional material. Weight of the light weight concrete is six and a half tons per beam as compared to ten tons for the regular weight concrete. The structure will he used for testing and research. For this purpose both types of concrete were used in construction. As an aid in testing the bridge, electric strain gauges were attached to the beams. Pre-stressed concrete has only been used in this country to any extent in the past four or five years. The principle is the same as a wooden barrel with the staves representing the stressed concrete and held together and compressed by a metal band which makes the barrel water-tight. With pre-stressing, the con crete can be made virtually weightless as pi’e - stressing counteracts the weight of the material. The idea for the bridge was born three years ago at the TTI H. K. Stephenson is head of the Structural Research Division of TTI. Japanese Hoy Wants Oilman To Correspond The A&M Information Of fice has become accustomed to handling many unusual in quiries, such as “where do I pick up my meal ticket?” or "my niece is coming to town - , and is it all right for her to date Aggies?” This week, however, the office received an air mail letter from Japan which offers a real chal lenge, since the young man hope fully awaits an answer. Hei’e is the letter. Dear sir: I am a 21-year-old Japanese boy who now resides in Western Japan, and please forgive me for writing to you suddenly, sir. I was working until recently as a clerk on the U. S. Air Force Base in Japan, but at present I am unemployed, sir. I know you are very busy, so I hesitate to ask you this matter, but if you don’t mind, I would like to ask you a favor, sir. I recently heard that there is, in almost every oil city in Texas, at least one example of the Holly wood idea of an oilman, sir. I feel I would like to correspond with some of them, so would you mind letting me know the names and addresses of them, sir? If you would even feel like helping me in this matter, I would be very happy and grateful, sir. I hope everything is all right with you and in your college, sir. Cordially yours Seiro Makidono, No. 1993, Gaza Hano, Tabuse Town, Kamuge County, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Any Hollywood-type Texas oil man seeking a pen pal can corres pond directly with Seiro. Actual casting of the spans was done at the District 17 Mainten ance Yard in Bryan. Food Paper Given G. T. King, professor in the Animal Husbandry Department will present a paper to the Texas Independent Meat Packers As sociation on Food Technology in Dallas on August 15. Wea th or Today PARTLY CLOUDY The temperature at 10:30 this morning was 81 degrees. Yester day’s high and low mercury read ings were 91 and 72 degrees. HANDLING (H/ 2 TONS OF CONCRETE is not an easy job even for two cranes. The Texas Highway Depart ment, under the direction of the Texas Transportation Institute used spans such as this one in building a unique bridge. Claire Rogers and Martha Fletcher are the featured per formers at a recital being held Sunday, Aug. 11, in the Me morial Student Center. Another in the series of MSC Summer Recital Series, the two girls will play duo piano in the Lobby. Both are former students of Mrs. A. B. Medlen. Miss Fletcher, of 749 N. Rose mary, Bryan, is a freshman at Texas University. While attending Stephen F. Austin High School, she sang in the a capella choir, was a member of the Panamerican Club, the girls forum, National Honor Society and is an accom panist at the First Baptist Church in Bryan. Miss Rogers, of College Station, is a sophomore music major at North Texas State College. She is a member of the Grand Chorus there. While attending CHS she won the Avion Award as the out standing instrumentalist of her class and received a Lions Club award for making the highest grade in music her senior year She has also accompanied at two summer operettas in The Grove. Some of the selections they will play include Dance in G Minor by Gluck, Brazielei’a by Milhaud, Rainbow Concerto by K i m e s, Rhapsody Mignonne by Koehling, Rhapsody by Brahms, songs of Victor Herbert, Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, Tea for Two by Vin cent Youmans and Stormy Weather. Each girl will also play one solo piece. Martha Fletcher and Claire Rogers DRAWING LAYOUTS FOR THE FRESHMAN EDITION is Dudley Stewart, advertising salesman for The Batt. The deadline for advertising in the special edition ‘which will be mailed out soon’ is August 15.