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qp MlfiiMHl *v 1 THE BATTALION Tuesday, February 23, 1960 College Station, Texas Page 3 i * elling tfelop. and iown are in- bad ines. ' < * ™;,, i |S ’'dip % : - ' *'* f * r ‘'; \\V k\ \v, / m I s jjji# Open House J. T. Kent, associate professor in the Department of Mathe matics, talks with Frankie Dollar, Squadron 11 freshman, during the open house held for faculty members by the First and Second Wings last Friday night. Three New Employees Added To Oceanography Department Several new employees have joined the staff of the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology. They include John Antoine, lessee Eckelcamp and Dr. Yasushi Kit ano. Mr. Antoine joined the staff of Project 24 research project spon sored by the Office of Naval Re search) as a research scientist. He comes to A&M from Lament Geological Observatory where he worked for five years on Marine Seismic programs (primarily in seimic refraction). Mr. Eckelcamp is a research en gineer and is working on the elec tronic analog computer now being designed for the U. S. Army Sig nal Corps, under the direction of Dr. William H. Clayton, research scientist, Department of Oceano graphy and Meteorology. He is a native of Willacy County, Texas. His undergraduate work was done at Pan American College in Edin burg, Texas and at the Univer sity of Texas. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1956 from the University of Tex as. Graduate studies hae been at Southern Methodist Uniersity. Dr. Kitano has joined Dr. Don ald W. Hood’s staff in chemical oceanography as research scien tist He will work in the field of organogeochemistry, doing re search in biogeochemistry on the Robert A. Welch Foundation grant, and will also do some postdoctor ate studies. He received his B.S. degree at Hokkaido University in 1947 and was granted his Ph.D. from the same university in 1956, while a staff member in the De partment of Chemistry. 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These are sunlight, day length, temperature, humidity and wind. Underneath the chamber, soil con ditions also can be controlled, such as moisture, temperature, aeration and texture. All these variables cannot b4 handled in a greenhouse and Dr. Bloodworth believes that his Con trolled Environment System is the only setup of its kind in existence! which gives control both above ancy below ground. ) Why go to all this trouble? Why not simply study plants and s<*ls out in the open under natural cpn-J ditions ? This is being done, of cohi se, and valuable information is learned. But too often, a rain, pry that spell or some other weather quirk comes along and then hard-earned data go askew. The answer, then, is for man to corral weather and soil and make them do his bidding, such as th’e Bloodworth system provides. Simulates Texas One of the unique features of the Controlled Environment Sys tem is that it can simulate soil and atmospheric conditions any where in Texas. “This chamber can reproduce climate and soil conditions found on the High Plains, for example. And then ).5 minutes later, we can put you down on the Gulf Coast Students, Profs Attend Conventibn Four students, majoring in dairy manufacturing, along witlv Dr. A. V. Moore, professor in the De partment of Dairy Science, will attend the annual convention of the Dairy Products Institute of Texas in Dallas from Feb. 28 until March 1. The students to attend the insti tute are James W. Bennett, Joel A. Gambrell, Jim C. Hagler, and Alvin L. Novosad. Theme of the institute is “The Challenge of the Sixties.” This is mainly a meeting of com mercial milk, ice cream, and cheese producers of the state. Annually they discuss various business con ditions and study the outlook and general business trends of the dairy industry. E. E. Burns Presents Talk At Conference If everybody in the world sat down at one dinner table, with the diners sitting opposite feach other and allowing 1 foot of space per person, the table would reach around the e&rth about 21 times at the Equator. Dr. E. E. Burns, associate pro fessor in the Department of Horti culture, presented this comparison i to illustrate his talk on the future of food technology during a tech nical conference of the Texas Sec tion of the Institute of Food Technologists held here Feb. 19-20. He said the world’s population is increasing so fast that it would require enough leaves to extend this table approximately 26 miles per day. Providing food for the galloping rise in world population will be come a problem, one which could drop in the laps of food technolo gists, he said. Burns deplored the fact that the nation is producing only about 300 food technology graduates a year to sejwe the $67 billion per year food industry in the United States. A mere dozen colleges and uni versities in this country are offer- ing training in the new field and A&M is one of them. Food technology is the applica tion of science and engineering to production, processing, packaging, distribution, preparation and Utili zation of foods. Burns, who also js councilor of the Institute’s Texas Section, said the science is an ex cellent bridge between agriculture and industry. or in East Texas,” Bloodworth said. Typical Projects A typical project is the study of water use in cotton, Texas’ main cash crop. In a case like this, such variables as wind, day length and light intensity are kept constant, preventing them from affecting data obtained. The only factors allowed to vary are water and air humidity, since these are the items under study. Another example is the study of soil temperature. Again, variables are kept constant in order that temperature results will show up unscathed. Field Research Field research workers, harried by fickle weather and soil condi tions, often call on Bloodworth and his Controlled Environment System for help in determining what cer tain crop plants or soils will do under a given set of conditions. Summing up, the Controlled Environment System allows plants to become accurate indicators of their surroundings. The chamber itself is an airtight, box affair four feet by four feet by 10 feet. Sides and top are plexiglass. At one end is an ad justable louvered opening through which various atmospheric condi tions are simulated. These include cooler and dehumidifier, heat ex changer, humidifier and a blower fan. The fan can produce a gentle bi’eeze on up to gale forces that can strip plants of their leaves. “Sunlight” is provided by a battery of 64 fluorescent tubes, each eight feet long. The light in tensity can be varied from that of darkly cloudy days to a sunny brilliance that irritates the eyes. Although Bloodworth is pri marily a research scientist, he teaches two agronomy courses. His Controlled Environment System was used as a thesis subject to obtain his doctorate degree. Fuzak To Address Teacher’s Meeting Dr. John A. Fuzak, chairman, Department of Industrial Arts, Michigan State University, will de liver a major address Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC ballroom. Dr. Fuzak will address the Indus trial Teacher Conference at A&M Feb. 26-27. Watermelons were cultivated in the Nile Valley in Egypt thousands of years ago. r ’ • BODIES IN MOTION 219-220 Advanced Pursuit of Females Professor Stalk Time & Motion Study. Study of time required to set dates in motion, (I) with ordinary hair tonics, (2) with 'Vaseline’ Hair Tonic. Con clusive proof that latter more effective on men’s hair and women’s reactions. Special emphasis on common use of water on hair. Evaporation of same with dire consequences noted. Proof that 'Vaseline’ Hair Tonic does iwt evaporate but replaces oil that water re moves. Laboratory specimen: H. Ragmop, be fore and after 'Vaseline’ Hair Tonic. Before, awaiting Hayloft After, B.M.O.C. This course specially suited to Bachelors of Science, Bach elors of Art, and just plain bachelors. Materials: cne 4 oz. bottle 'Vaseline’Hair Tonic {full) one little black book [empty) '•jaite&asi wm a riiV 1 *pin** *rft***rf*?& ' ' Vaseline \ ’tMAO* HAIR TONIC it’s clear, it’s clean, it’s Vaseline HAIR TONIC 'Vasriin*' is a resist tret) trademark ot Chesatroiigh-Pond's Inc. <S> m Your Vaseline Hair Tonic May Be Purchased At Mon AGGIELAND MAIN RIDGECREST HOSPITAL PL ctrmcicif Climate Control Chamber Dr. Morris Bloodworth, associate professor perature, aeration and texture—also are in the A&M Department of Agronomy, possible. Purpose of the system is to study places cotton plants in his Controlled En- plant growth and soil under a given set of vironment System, which he designed and conditions without interference from weath- built. A plexiglass enclosed chamber gives er. Dr. Bloodworth says the setup is the control of such weather variables as sun, only one of its kind in existence which prc-.. day length, temperature, humidity and wind, vides controls of all these variables. Control of soil conditions—moisture, tem- Navy Is Training Submarine Men By The Associated Press WASHIINGTON—The Navy has about 4,000 men in training to man the nuclear submarines it is building or has ordered. This is only the beginning of a training program expansion to meet the manpower demands aris ing out of the rapid upbuilding of the undersea service, including the new Polaris missile fleet, officials said today. They are unable to predict now how many men and officers for A-powered submarines may be needed in the next half dozen years. However, top Navy officials cur rently talk of an eventful fleet of 40 or more Polaris subs. In addi tion to these Fleet Ballistic Mis sile FBM submarines, the Navy will continue the steady replace ment of its conventionally pow ered, World War II design sub- mersibles with nuclear-driven sub marines designed for the dual pur pose of attack and anti submarine work. These combined programs—the FBM’s and the attack submarines —apparently could mean that be tween 15,000 and 20,000 officers and enlisted men might have to be trained for the highly special ized handling of atomic-powered submarines in the next five or six years. The vastly increased technology demanded for nuclear submarines makes the new training problem correspondingly complex. On the other hand, a substantial portion of those to be trained for A-sub duty will have had conventional submarine experience. The population of The Nether lands is about 10 million persons. WESTINGBOUSE REVOLVING AGITATOR LAUNDROMAT • WASHES CLEANED • RINSES BETTER • CLEANS ITSELP Terms: $10.00 Down $10.00 Per Month KRAFT FURNITURE CO. Downtown Bryan The telephone company really helps you grow with your job’ John T. Bell majored in History and Eco nomics at the University of Georgia. On graduating in June, 1957, he joined the Southern Bell Telephone Company. Today—less than three years later—he is a Public Office Manager for the com pany at Orlando, Florida. His office serves 50,000 telephone accounts and handles more than a million dollars’ worth of revenue every month. John says: “I chose a telephone career over a number of others because I was impressed by the company’s Management Training Program and the opportunities offered for rapid advancement. It was the best decision I ever made.” John got his initial training at Jackson ville and Daytona Beach, where rotational assignments familiarized him with over all company operations. Then he trans ferred to Orlando, where he trained as a business office representative, attended an instructor’s school, and then taught classes himself for several months. Dealing with people —his “first love”— is John’s main job as Public Office Manag er. Besides handling personnel and other administrative duties in his office, he makes many customer contacts in and out of the office. “Fm kept busy giving talks about the company at meetings of busi ness and civic groups,” he says. “Also, I work closely with leading citizens on various civic projects. It’s mighty satis fying, and I feel it’s making a better man ager of me. The telephone company really helps you grow with your job.” * * * Why not look into career opportunities for you in the Bell Telephone Companies? See the Bell interviewer when he visits your campus—and read the Bell Telephone booklet filed in your Placement Office. At left, John Bell explains a telephone training device to Mrs. Carolyn Dent of the Orlando office. At right, he and banker William Dial discuss the local United Fund Drive, in which both were active. BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES