Veteran’s Day Ceremony
The Corps Staff comes to present arms while a wreath of
white mums is placed on the South Gate Memorial. This
is an annual ceremony honoring the Aggie war dead. The
wreath was furnished by the Department of Floriculture
on the campus.
Houston -Bou n d
Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959 Number 31
Atomic Energy Conference
Attracts Leading Scientists
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Alvin J. Luedecke
Heads MSC Meet
Grid Clash, Parade
Top Rice Weekend
By BOB SAILE
Battalion Staff Writer
The A&M-Rice football game at
2 p.m. Saturday in Houston and a
Corps parade down Main Street at
9:30 a.m. highlights Corps Trip ac
tivities for the coming weekend.
Aggies will begin leaving the
campus for Houston after their
last classes JCriday to reach “Big
H.” in time to set up weekend head
quarters.
The Corps Trip parade will start
at 9:30 Saturday morning at Clay
and Main Streets in downtown
Houston and will move north on
Main to Tetfas Street. Marching
units will turn right at Texas
Street and continue to Fannin
Street, where they will again turn
right. They will continue down
Fannin to Clay Street, the original
stai’ting point.
The various commanders and
guidon bearers will meet at 8:30
Air Force Juniors
Visit Air Base
Air Force ROTC Juniors Chal-
mcT Wren, Norman K. Dyson, Aub
rey C. Elkins, Glenn A. Jones, Ger
ald J. Walla and David G. Webb
accompanied Capt. Gene A. Wil
liams, Air Science III Instructor,
to Bergstrom A.F.B. at Austin on
Friday on a familiarization tour
of the base.
The Aggies were shown points
of interest about the base such as
the flight line, base operations, and
the officers club. High point of
the tour was inspecting a B-52
Stratofortress and the KC-135, the
all-jet tanker used to refuel the
B-52’s.
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Capt. Wil
liams took Air Foi’ce ROTC Junior
Richard Vander Stucken to James
Connally A.F.B. at Waco, where
they flew a navigational training
mission in a T-29 aircraft to Tu-
cumcari, N. Mex., and returned.
a.m. in the four-block area con
tained by the intersections of Clay
and Bell Streets with Main Street.
Other unit members will form at
9 a.m. Units will begin moving
out at 9:30.
Order of march for the parade
will be' as follows: The Band, 1st
Wing, 2nd Wing, 1st Brigade and
2nd Brigade.
The official reviewing, stand for
the parade will be located at Main
and Rusk Streets in front of the
Rice Hotel.
Corps headquarters will be lo
cated in the Rice Hotel.
Bonfire Tops CSC
Discussion Tonight
In Senate Chamber
The nearing Bonfire Week will
headline the discussion at the Ci
vilian Student Council \peeting to
night at 7:15 in the Senate Cham
ber of the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
Other business includes dormi
tory presidents’ meeting, the Stu
dent. Senate meeting, projects for
Thanksgiving and the Campus
Chest.
The recently named standing
committees will also be outlined
at the meeting. There are five
standing committees— the Execu
tive Committee made up of Charles
Graham, Roland Dommert, Mike
Carlo, Ben Havard and Jim Hall,
the Traditions and Public Informa
tion Committee made up of Lee
Griggs, James Hall and James
Tucker; the Civilian Weekend Com
mittee made up of Larry Clark,
Carlo and James Croucji; the New
Student Week Committee made up
of James Manley, John Garner,
James Lively, Ken Dorris and John
Heber; and the Outstanding Coun
cil Award Committee made up of
Griggs, Tucker, Crouch, Paul Cor-
der and Charles McLaren.
Thirty of the nation’s top scientists converged on the
campus today to open the second annual Texas Conference
on the Utilization of Atomiq Energy in the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
Alvin J. Luedecke, ’32, general manager of the U. S.
Atomic Energy Commission, is serving as general chairman
of the two-day conference and will speak on aspects of atomic
power and training at a banquet for the delegates tonight.
The conference is concerned with a number of problems
relating to the uses of atomic energy in connection with the
physical life and sciences.
Varied Topics +
Topics include such sub
jects as the effect on residual
natural gas if radioactive
waste materials are stored
in abandoned gas reservoirs, types
of reactors for propulsion of man
ned aircraft and missiles, uses of
radiobiological techniques in agri
cultural research and problems of
economical production of atomic
power.
Design considerations for the
construction of the new $3,000,-
000 regional science facility to be
built here are*also being discussed.
Three members of the staff of
the A&M System will serve with
Luedecke in operating the confer
ence. Dr. George M. Kidse of the
Radiation Biological Division of
the Texas Engineering Experiment
Station, is the local chairman. Vice
chairmen are R. G. Bader and Dr.
R. E. Wainerdi.
The conference is open to repre
sentatives of educational, govern-
ntdntal and industrial organizations
throughout Texas.
Physical Sciences
Today’s sessions were concerned
with the use of atomic energy in
relation to the physical sciences.
Papers on the agenda today were:
“The Determination of Trace
Elements by Activation Analysis,”
by Dr. George W. Leddicotte, Oak
Ridge National - Laboratpry;
“Chemistry of Fission Products in
Circulating Fuel Reactor Sys
tems,” by Dr. George Watson, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory; “The
Effect on the Residual Natural
Gas If Radioactive Waste Matei'ials
were to be Stored in a Suitable
Abandoned Gas Reservoir,” by Dr.
George Crawford, University of
Texas; “Nuclear Power — How,
When, and If,” by W. Dickinson,
Bechtel Corporation; “Reactors
for the Propulsion of Manned Air
craft and Missiles,” by Lt. Col.
(See Atomic Energy Page 3)
Junior College
Press Meet
Opens Sunday
The seventh annual conference
of the Texas Junior College Press
Assn., featuring a wide variety of
discussions by prominent Texas
journalists, will be held Sunday
through Tuesday in the Memorial
Student Center.
Discussions are scheduled to be
gin at 8:3.0 a.m. on Monday.
Hal Lewis, managing editor of
the Dallas Times Herald, will dis
cuss “The Reporter at Work” and
“Build a Better Newspaper.”
Thomas E. Turner of the Central
Texas news staff of the Dallas
Morning News will give pointers
on spotlighting news features.
A yearbook workshop section will
be under the direction of Dr. Otha
C. Spencei’, professor of journal
ism at East Texas State College.
Other talks will include “The
Voice of The Newspaper” by Bob
Sellers, public services director of
the Fort Worth Press, and Terry
Walsh, Sunday editor of the Dallas
Morning News will discuss “Mak
ing tjie Newspaper Speak.”
Bill Van Fleet of the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram will talk on “Sports
Come Alive In Print,” and Ann
Badolati of the Waco News-Tri
bune will discuss “News For Wo
men.”
Featured speaker for the awards
banquet at 7 p.m. Monday will be
Ellie Hopkins, editor-in-chief of
the Estes Publications of Long
view.
The conference will conclude
Tuesday at noon following a meet
ing of sponsors and a general busi
ness session.
The First Log
Four members of the Aggie Band stand by the first log the Band by Mr. O. L. Finley of Lufkin. Left to right are:
of the 1959 bonfire. The log, which is 69 feet long and Jim Ellison, Raymond Mayfield, Larry Christian and Jim
weigh about 32,000 pounds, was cut in a timber area near Finley.
Lufkin and transported to A&M. The log was donated to
A&M Debate Team
Members of the A&M debate team—Andy 20-21. This group placed 9th and 10th in
Schouvaloff, Don Williamson, Dennis the recent Fort Worth meet in an array of
Schepps and Jay Hirsch—pause to discuss 140 schools,
the coming Debate Tournament here Nov.
Up For Vote Tuesday
Committee Explains Plans
For Bond Issue Revenue
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in
a series of articles explaining the
provisions of the $350,000 bond for
the A&M Consolidated School Dis
trict to be voted on Tuesday.)
By ROBBIE GODWIN
Battalion News Editor
One of the topics covered at the
public meeting of the voters in the
A&M Consolidated School District
last Tuesday night was that of
exactly where the money from the
$350,000 proposed bond issue would
go.
J. B. (Dick) Hervey, chairman
of a committee to study the sub
ject, reported the findings to the
group, using charts to show the
breakdown.
New Elementary School
First on Hervey’s list was the
proposed new elementary school.
Hervey reported that the school
building would consist of 10 class
rooms, a cafeteria, and adminis
trative offices. He said the esti
mated size of the building was
lfi,000 square feet.
The estimated cost of the build
ing is $145,009. This is about
$9.50 per square foot of floor space.
He said furnishings for the build
ing would run $10,000, and that
the land and its development would
cost $30,000. “Whatever is pro
vided in the building, it will be de
signed for expansion,” said Hervey.
High School Additions
The second chart showed the es
timated expense of the proposed
additions to the high school facili
ties.
A total of four classrooms and
two homemaking units are planned,
at a cost of $55,000. The current
homemaking unit would be con
verted into a science unit, contain
ing a laboratory, at a cost of
$7,000.. Furnishings for the new
classrooms would run $5,000 ac
cording to the committee’s figures.
This is a total of $07,000 for the
high school.
Lincoln School Improvements
The committee also studied the
additions needed at Lincoln School.
The plans call for two new class
rooms, two new sets of restrooms
and one all-purpose room. Con
struction of these units would cost
$35,000.
In addition, needed repair and
renovation would cost $20,000, and
furnishings and equipment for the
new buildings would run $5,000.
Local Reserve Unit
Ordered to Expand
To Full Strength
The local United States Army
Reserve Unit, the 358th Inf 1st
Battle Group, commanded by Col.
Joe E. Davis, has received word
from Division Headquarters to re
cruit to full strength.
Many veterans are now eligible
to enlist in grades Up to M.Sgt.
Grade determinations are made on
prior service and current civilian
training and experience.
Another enlistment program al
lows young men to enlist now and
take six months active duty after
they complete.high school. Under
this special program young men
complete their active duty in six
months and their active training
obligation in three years.
An all-day conference on com
munications in business and indus
try, designed to improve news and
advertising dissemination, will be
held Friday, Nov. 13, in the ball-
i'oom of the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
Sponsored by the Journalism Ad
visory Council, the communications
conference is open to all faculty,
staff and students in all depart
ments of the college, according to
Don Burchard, professor and head
of the Department of Journalism
here.
Frank Fields of the Humble Oil
and Refining Co. employee rela
tions department will be confer
ence chairman.
Beginning at 9 a.m., the program
will include J. Harve Washington,
director of employee communica-
Bus Shod and Warehouse
Hervey’s committee, also request
ed a bus shed and warehouse for
the school’s equipment. This could
be built at a cost of $10,000, ac
cording to Hervey.
Architect’s and other profes
sional fees would run $14,000 ac
cording to the study. Bond fees,
which are standard for a bond is
sue, would run $3,000 and a con
tingency fund of $11,000 would
bring the total of this expenditure
group to $38,000.
In way of a summary, Hervey
presented a chart showing the gen
eral breakdown of the $350,000 to
tal.
Elementary School ....$185,000
High School
Additions 67,000
Lincoln School
Additions 60,000
Bus Shed &
Warehouse 10,000
Architect Fees 14,000
Bond Fees 3,000
Contingency Fund 11,000
tions of Continental Oil Co., who
will talk on communications in in
dustry, and H. D. Ward, manager
of Humble Oil and Refining Co.’s
traffic department, whose subject
is “Communicating on the Job.”
“Communicating Through Com
pany Publications” is the title of
a talk by C. M. Schauerte, employ
ee communications editor of Con
tinental Oil Co., and Val Jean Mc
Coy, public relations manager for
Shell Oil Co., will explain commun
ications with the public.
Other speakers- and their sub
jects are Robert Fitzpatrick, pub
lic relations director of Texas Eas
tern Transmission Corp., “Com
municating with Stockholders,” and
Dolores Williams, chief copywriter
for McCann Erickson, Inc., “Com
municating with Consumers.”
Total $350,000
Journalism Council
Slates Conference