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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texai
Four - Day Holiday Claims
377 Highways Fatalities
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traffic
377
Fires
61
Miscellaneous
113
Total
551
Traffic accidents over the four-
day New Year’s holiday cost the
nation 377 lives, more than for an
ordinary 102-hour period but few
er than expected for the holiday.
The final count for both the
New Year’s and Christmas holi
days, each covering a four-day pe
riod, was under preholiday esti
mates of safety experts.
In addition to the New Year’s
traffic toll, there were 61 deaths
in fires and 113 in miscellaneous
accidents for an over-all total of
651.
The number of traffic deaths
was 13 under the National Safety
Council’s estimate of 390 for the
holiday, which began at 6 p.m.
local time Wednesday and contin-
ued to midnight Sunday. The
council had estimated 620 would
be killed.
An Associate Press survey of
deaths from traffic, fires and mis
cellaneous violence during a re-
Eight Ags Chosen
For Pistol Squad
Eight men have been chosen on
a competitive basis from 20 en
tries for the 1958-59 A&M Pistol
Team, according to Maj. K. D,.
Reel, coach. i
The roster includes Charles
Bollfrass, senior; Charles Benson,
Cyril Adams, James Wilson and
Henry Gill, juniors; David Her
ring and Tom Wilson, sopho
mores; Franklin Sprague, fresh
man.
Reel said two more positions
were still open for the team which
finished among the nation’s best
in competition last year. Aspi
rants must be undergraduate stu
dents and have had previous ex
perience on a pistol team.
cent nonholiday 102-hour period
showed 341 killed in traffic, 106 in
fires and 105 in miscellaneous ac
cidents, an over-all total of 552.
The number of deaths tabulated
for both the Christmas and New
Year holidays, including traffic,
fires and miscellaneous, was 1,335.
This included 93 in fires and 97
in miscellaneous type accidents in
J. W. Amyx, ’46, associate pro
fessor of the Department of Pe-
troltum Engineering, has been
named “Piper Professor of 1958”
and has received a $1,000 cash
award from the Minnie Stevens
Piper Foundation.
The presentation was made at a
meeting honoring the “Piper Pro
fessors of 1958” in the office of
the Foundation at San Antonio,
Dec. 19.
The Foundation set up the award
for a staff member of A&M’s De
partment of Petroleum Engineer
ing with the recipient being se
lected by a committee composed
of the college president, dean of
the college and dean of engineer
ing.
In selecting Amyx for the hon
or, President M. T. Harrington,
John B. Page, dean of the college
and Fred J. Benson, dean of En
gineering noted that he has done
an outstanding job. He has been
responsible for the development of
manuals of instruction for use in
the laboratory and classroom, en
gaged with others in the writing
of two textbooks, acted as depart
ment head during the absence of
R. L. Whiting last summer, and
has served the college and its stu
dent body faithfully on committee
assignment^ and as student ad
visor.
Amyx graduated from A&M in
1946 with a bachelor of science
addition to traffic, during the
Christmas weekend.
The worst New Year’s holiday
trafic toll was counted in 1956-57
when a record 409 deaths occurred,
also during a four-day weekend.
Christmas of 1956 also was the
record year for traffic fatalities
for that holiday. The toll was
706.
degree in petroleum engineering.
He joined the staff of the college
in 1953 and received his master's
degree in 1956. He is a registered
professional engineer.
He is a native of Eastland and
a graduate of Burkburnett high
school.
10 Army Cadets
Make Solo Flight
Ten of the eleven men enrolled
in the Army ROTC flight training
program have made the solo flight,
according to Maj. H. A. Lowe, di
rector of the flight program. One
man has been delayed because of
a broken ankle.
The eleven in the program took
the CAA examination for their
civilian pilot’s license Dec. 10.
The flight program’s quota has
been raised from 25 to 28 next
year, Lowe said.
RED HOT TERMITES
GEORGETOWN, Ky. WP)—An
exterminating company either kill
ed or scared the blazes out of the
termites in the George South-
worth’s house.
A termite-hunter left a can of
insecticide near a hot water heater,
and it exploded. The house was
heavily damaged by the fire which
followed.
Pet. E. Professor
Gets Cash Award
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FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
FALL SEMESTER 1958
Jan. 17-24. 1959
Jan. 17, Sat., 1-4 p. m., TWF 8 or TTKF
3, TF 3; Jan. 19, Mon. 8-11 a. m., MWF
8; Jan. 19. Mon. 1-4 p. m., TTh 8 F 1:
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2- 3:15.
Final examinations in courses with only
one theory hour per week as Shown in the
catalogue will be given at the discretion
of the department head concerned, at the
last meeting of either the theory class or
practice period before close of the semeeter.
H. L. Heaton, Director of
Admissions and Registrar
REGALIA FOR THE BACCALAUREATE
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE
All students who are candidates for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy are re
quired to order hoods as well as the doc
tor’s cap and gown, and to leave the hoods
with the Registrar no later than 1:00 p. itt.
Tuesday, January 13. The Ph.D. hoods will
not he worn in the procession since all
such candidates will be hooded on the
stage.
Candidates for the Master’s Degree will
wear the master’s cap and gown; those
who are eandidafee for the Bachelor’s De
gree, except mUitary students, will wear
the bachelor’s cap and gown. AH military
students who are candidates for degrees
will wear appropriate military uniforms.
Rental of caps and gowns may be ar
ranged with the Exchange Store. Orders
may be placed between 8 rOO a. m. Decem
ber 8. and 12:00 noon, Saturday, Januarf
10. Rental is as follows: doctor’s cap and
gown $4.25, master’s cap and gown $3.75;
bachelor's cap and gown S3.25. Hood
rental iS the same as that for cap and
gown.
The Comroen cement Exercise will be
held in Guion Hall and due to the limited
seating capacity each candidate will be
limited to four (4) free tickets for guests
who will be in attendance. These tickets
will he mailed to each candidate from the
Office of the Registrar.
C. E. Tishler, Chairman,
Convocations Committee
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Federal Scholarships
Open for Foreign Study
Research Grants
Renewed at A&M
Renewal of three grants to sup
port scientific research in the De
partment of Physics has been an
nounced by Dr. J. G. Potter, head
of the department.
The gj-ants, totaling $37,741 are
for periods through Sept. 30, 1959.
A grant of $17,531 has been re
newed by the Air Force Office of
Scientific Research for a continua
tion of a study on the vibrational
structure of the electronic spectra
of simple molecules.
The Air Force Office of Scien
tific Research has also renewed a
grant of $13,010 for the continua
tion of a study of the physical
anomalies in binary solutions us
ing nuclear magnetic resonance.
Since the initiation of these two
projects, one in 1952 and the other
in 1954, the Physics Department
has received $157,985.97 from the
Office of Scientific Research. The
funds have been administered
through the A&M Research Foun
dation.
The American Petroleum Insti
tute has renewed a grant of $4,200
for a study of wetability by nu
clear magnetic resonance. The
funds for this project are admin
istered through the Texas Engi
neering Experiment Station.
NATIONAL RECORD?
DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Folks
hereabouts say maybe Radford
Bennett Ranson may hold a na
tional record. He has been on the
town council for 46 years. The
American Municipal Assn, says it
knows of no longer service.
If so, it is in spite of Ran
son. Once he decided against run
ning because of the press of pri
vate business. Voters elected him
anyway.
New United States government
scholarships covering round trip
travel, tuition and maintenance
for one academic year are now
being offered for study in any
of the following countries: Co
lombia, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Para
guay and Venezuela.
These will be in addition to
those previously announced under
the Inter-American Cultural Con
vention program and are made
available through the Internation-
Vet Professor
Presents Paper
On Lizard Genus
James R. Dixson, instructor,
School of Veterinary M'edicine,
presented the paper “Variations
in Skeletal Structures in the
Lizard Genus Phyllodactylus,” at
the annual meeting of the Texas
Academy of Science held at the
Texas Medical Center in Houston,
last month.
His paper was based on studies
utilizing the technique of clear
ing, which renders transparent the
soft parts of an animal and stains
the bony parts of the skelton. This
approach is being made in a de
tailed study of the process of
species formation in this group of
lizards.
Dixon has collected specimens
on numerous trips to Mexico and
plans to make several extended
trips to that country to study the
ecology, habits and distribution of
these lizards.
al Educational Exchange Pro
gram of the United States De
partment of State.
Applications may be obtained
from the office of the Fulbright
program advisor, Dr. J. M. Nance,
head of the Department of His
tory and Government. The basic
part of the application must be
received at the IEE by Jan. 15
and all supplements to it must be
received soon thereafter.
Eligibility requirements include
United States citizenship, a bach
elor’s degree or its equivalent in
work experience before departure,
sufficient knowledge of Spanish
for use in both daily life and study
and good health. A demonstrated
capacity for independent study is
also necessary.
Preference will be given to stu
dents with a well-defined study
project, who already have a good
foundation in their field, and so
are well prepared to gain from
foreign study. Grantees will be
required to maintain university af
filiation through formal courses or
by carrying out their projects un
der the guidance of a professor.
A successful candidate will be
expected to take up his grant in
July 1959 although an earlier de
parture date may be arranged if
convenient to the grantee. To
facilitate the adjustment to life
abroad, all grantees will attend an
orientation program in Washing
ton, D. C. prior to departure.
Ontario Forest Rangers partrol
their wildlife preserves mostly in
45 aircraft equipped with floats.
The 200,000 lakes in this section
of Canada provide plenty of nat
ural “landing fields.”
StudentsAttend
Science Meet
The 21st annual state meeting
of the Texas Academy of Science,
Collegiate Acadejny, was held at
the Texas Medical Center in Hous
ton Thursday, Friday and Satur
day with State President John
Thomas of A&M presiding.
The meeting was held in con
junction with the 62nd meeting
of the Texas Academy of Science.
Purpose of the meeting was to
give students who have done re
search in the past year an oppor
tunity to present their research
papers before the Academy. A&M
students who gave research papers
include Jim Crook, “The Evolu
tionary Meaning of the Neander
thal Peoples”; Ed Hill, “Imported
Fire Ant Controls and their Ef
fects on Wildlife”; and Norman
Marhenholz, “Peppermint and
Spearmint.”
Delegations were present from
22 colleges and 39 research papers
were presented by the students.
Students who attended the
meeting from the A&M Chapter
included Ed Hill, Jim Crook, Rog
er Sarley, Walter WUlms, Bill
Cleland, Wayne Woods, and Nor
man Marhenholz.
History Dept. Head
Attends AHA Meet
Dr. J. M. Nance, head of the De
partment of History and Govern
ment, attended the 73rd annual
meeting of the American Historical
Association, held in Washington,
D. C, Dr. Walter P. Webb of the
University of Texas, is president
of the organization.
WILLIAM F. BLOOMFIELD, B.S.I.E., LEHIGH, '53, SAYS;
"Join me for a day at work.?"
Bill is Plant Service Supervisor for New Jersey Bell Telephone Com
pany at Dover. He joined the telephone company after graduation,
has held many jobs to gain valuable experience. Now he has three
foremen and 32 craft people working for him. “It’s a challengirfg
job and keeps me hopping,” says Bill. “See for yourself.”
"8:30 a.m. With my test bureau fore
man, I plan work schedules for the com
ing week. Maintaining equitable sched
ules and being ready for emergencies is
imperative for good morale and service.”
"1:30 p.m. After lunch, I look in on a
PBX and room-phone installation at an
out-of-town motel. The installation super
visor, foreman and I discuss plans for
running cable in from the highway.”
"9:10 a.m. The State Police at Andover
have repbrted trouble with a mobile
radio telephone. I discuss it ivith the
test deskman. Naturally, we send a re
pairman out pronto to take care of it.”
"2:45 p.m. Next, I drive over to the
central office at Denville, which is cut
ting over 7000 local telephones to
dial service tomorrow night. I go over
final arrangements with the supervisor.”
"11:00 a.m. As soon as things are lined
up at the office. I drive out to check on
the mobile radio repair job. The repair
man has found the trouble — and to
gether we run a test on the equipment.”
"4:00 p.m. When I get back to my office,
I find there are several phone messages
to answer. As soon as I get them out
of the way. I’ll check over tomorrow’s
work schedule — then call it a day.”
)
“Well, that’s my job. You can see there’s nothing monotonous about it.
I’m responsible for keeping 50,000 subscriber lines over a 260-square-mile
area in A-l operating order. It’s a big responsibility—but I love it.”
Bill Bloomfield is moving ahead, like many young engineers in super
visory positions in the Bell Telephone Companies. There may he oppor
tunities for you, too. Talk with the Bell interviewer when he visits your
campus and get the whole story.
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