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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas Thursday, January 29, 1959 PAGE 3 * One-Year Leave of Absence Dillon Receives Science Fellowship For Research, Teaching in Australia New Coaches Join Athletic Department 1 Dr. Lawrence S. Dillon, associate professor in the Department of Biology, has received a Science Faculty Fellowship from the Na tional Science Foundation for a year of research and teaching in Australia. He plans to leave for Australia Feb. 3, to enter the Department of Zoology, University of Queens land, Brisbane. Dillon has been granted a one-year leave of ab sence by the college. “Evolution of the Vertebrate^’ is the broad topic of Dillon’s re search program which will involve a study of primitive reptiles and fish that are found only in Aus tralia. To Study Mammals He is scheduled to make a study of the duck-billed Platypus and the spiney anteater egg-laying mammals, and Marsupials, or pouch mammals, such as the kan garoo, pouch mice and koalo, and Lung fish. In addition to his research work, Dillon expects to do a limited amount of teaching and plans to observe Australian teaching meth ods. Mrs. Dillon will accompany him to Australia and will assist in his research, both in the field and in the lab. She is a secretary-tech nician at the Forest Genetics Lab oratory of the Texas Forest Serv ice. Expenses Paid The National Science Foundation is providing Dillon with a grant to cover his general salary for one year plus travel expense ac count. Dillon, a member of the A&M faculty since 1948, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his scientific achievements. He has been participating in activities of Dr. L. S. Dillon . research in Australia Lone Star Gas Requests Call For Rate Hike If a request by Lone Star Gas Co. is ultimately approved, gas utility rate in College Station will increase 33% per cent over present figures. The firm is seeking a one-third increase in the gate rate it charges 318 Texas cities. A hearing was scheduled for Jan. 12 before the Texas Railroad Commission to de cide the matter, but city officials asked for, and received, a 60-day continuance of the hearing so that cities might studv the comuanv’s evidence of need for the rate hike. From a group of 18 municipal representatives at the Jan. 12 hearing, a 7-man study committee on “utility rate-making” was cho sen. The committee will review methods used in other states in establishing fair utility rates. Louie Welch of Houston, council- man-at-large of the Texas Muni cipal League, said the puruose of the committee is to bring both lai’ge and small municipal repre sentatives together to studv means qf assuring that all utility rates are fair and just. “Many of our smaller Texas cities,” Welch said, “are faced with numerous rate increase re quests and do not have the neces sary funds to hire rate specialists. Rate determination is a highly technical problem and requires considerable research and thus a great deal of money on the part of citiess to protect the public in terest. “This committee will pool the knowledge and experience of our large and smaller municipalities to see if some method of determining fair rates can be implemented.” News of the World By The Associated Press Earth Looks Like Pear From Space’ NEW YORK—Old Mother Earth is actually a little pear- shaped. She’s a bit bulgy in the south, and pointed in the north. This hidden truth was dicovered by tiny Vanguard, the grapefruit-size U. S. satellite launched last St. Patrick’s Day. Vanguard’s discovery was announced Wednesday to the American Physical Society by Dr. J. A. O’Keefe, Miss Ann Eckels, and R. K. Squires of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ★ ★ ★ Ben Jack Loses Final Trial AUSTIN—BenJack Cage of Dallas Wednesday lost his final round in state courts on his appeal of a 10-year sentence for embezzling $100,000. The Court of Criminal Appeals voted 2-1 to turn down his motion for rehearing. At Dallas, Judges ordered for feiture of $6,000 in appearance bonds when Cage failed to show for trial on two other charges of embezzlement and theft. ★ ★ ★ Atlas Achieves Most of Goals WASHINGTON—An'Atlas missile apparentlv traveled about 4,500 miles Tuesday night in a test the Air Force said achieved most of its goals. The 120-ton rocket blazed sky ward from Cape Canaveral, Fla. A&M Faculty, Staff Members Attend Annual College-Industry Conference Sixteen A&M staff and faculty head of the Department qf Me chanical Engineering; H. & Dill ingham, Mrs. Marie L. Reel and W. P. Worley of the Department of Electrical Engineering; B. F. K. Mullins, Paul M. Mason and L. E. Stark, Department of Engineering Drawing; and R. H. Gibbs, De partment of Mechanical Engineer ing. Calhoun was a member of the Program Committee for the 1.959 conference. members attended the 11th annual College-Industry Conference on the University of Houston campus, Jan. 26-27. The Conference was sponsored by the Relations With Industry Division of the American Society of Engineering Education. Attending the conference from College Station were John C. Cal houn Jr., vice president for en gineering; Fred J. Benson, dean of engineering; C. W. Crawford, as sociate dean of engineering; and Aaron Rose, director of Texas En gineering Experiment Station. Others include J. D. Lindsay, head of the Department of Chemi cal Engineering; G. D. Hallmark, head of the Department of Elec trical Engineering; R. L. Whiting, head of the Department of Petrol eum Engineering; W. E. Street, head of the Department of Engi neering Drawing; C. M. Simmang, SALE 20% off on Engineering & Drafting Supplies (Except Franchised Items) Special—All Brands Slide Rules $19.50 Leather Case With Belt Loop Special—AH Mechanical Lead Holders .... $1.25 Formerly $1.75 SCOATES INDUSTRIES 603 Old Sulphur Springs Road Bryan, Texas “Buy Where the Professionals Buy.” the association since 1951. He is active in the American Association of University Profes sors, Entomological Society of America, Mengel Natural History Society, Baird Ornithological Club, Texas Ornithological Society, Am erican Society of Zoologists, So ciety of Systematic Zoology, Society of Sigmi Xi and Texas Academy of Science. A&M Graduate Dillon received his degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1933; M. S. in 1950 and Ph. D in 1954, both from A&M. Prior to joining the A&M faculty, Dillon was a zoologist at the Reading Museum in Reading, Pa. He is the author, of a number of scientific articles, including a report of systematic studies on beetles, one on evolution of living things in general and also a re port on climatic conditions and ecology of North America during the time of the last Ice Age. A manual on beetles of North America written by Dillon and his wife is now being published by Row-Peterson Company of Evans ton, Illinois. He is also writing a textbook on general biology. Coach Jim Myers now has a com plete rostrum of athletic person nel with the coming of Tom Chandler, new head baseball coach, and Matt Lair, assistant football coach. Chandler comes to A&M from Adamson High School of Dallas, where he has been head baseball coach for the past six years. Also during that period he has spent his summers coaching the semi-pro Alpine Cowboys. He will take over his duties here Feb 15. Lair will take his A&M post with five years of experience as defensive line coach at the Uni versity of Kentucky behind him. 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