We come To
Aggieland Class of ’64
FRESHMAN
EDITION
The Battalion "
Volume 69
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1960
Number 132
The A&M College of Texas
composite picture of points of interest
Architecture Prof Invents
New Construction Process
An A&M professor has devel
oped a rapid and inexpensive proc
ess for constructing thin shell
architectural shapes for modern
building design innovations.
He is James H. Marsh III, who
teaches structures courses in the
Division of Architecture and
serves as a researcher in the
Architectural Research Division
of the Texas Engineering Experi
ment Station.
His process for constructing the
thin shell architectural shapes was
developed on his own time and
has a patent pending status with
the U. S. Patent Office.
In the process proposed archi-
Only Best of Men
Go Through A&M
(An Editorial)
Although this edition of The Battalion is intended to
give the incoming freshman and his parents a glimpse of
what Texas A&M is like, the edition cannot start to tell a
freshman many of the things about the college he would like
to know.
This edition also cannot tell the incoming freshman, nor
his parents, many of the trials and tribulations of a college
freshman, especially a college freshman at Texas A&M.
It takes the best in a man in order for him to make it
through college, but it takes the best of the best men to make
it through Texas A&M, which is what makes an Aggie always
proud of his school.
When the freshman enters Texas A&M he will be enter
ing a completely new environment—unlike anything he has
ever known.
For many it will be their first time away from home for
any length of time. For almost all, it will be their first time
away on their own. They won’t be able to ask their parents
to make many seemingly small decisions for him. They will
have to make many decisions every day—some of the de
cisions will be small, but many of them will be decisions that
will affect their future.
There are many ways in which parents can help their
sons make it through college.
Most of the groundwork for how the son will behave in
college has already been laid, but there is still much for the
parent to do.
The first thing for the parent to remember is that their
son is on his own at college. They shouldn’t be too prone to
treat him as a teenager once he enters college. At college he
is treated as a man and is expected to act like one. He should
receive the same treatment from his parents.
When the freshman gets to Texas A&M, there will pro
bably be many minor things that he will not like at first, or
may never like. These things, however unpleasant they may
be, are all parts of his college education—and college educa
tion involves more than just what is learned in course work.
Probably the best advice that can be given to the enter
ing freshman is to realize even before he arrives on the cam
pus that he is a man, and as such, will be treated accordingly
throughout not only his college career, but the rest of his life.
The Battalion joins the entire faculty, staff, administra
tion and the Men of Aggieland in extending a welcome to
each member of the Class of ’64. Our only hope is that the
actions of both the incoming freshmen and their parents will
earn them a right to become part of the Men of Aggieland.
tectural shapes are graphically
projected to a flat surface so that
steel reinforcing can be laid out
on the ground for fabrication.
After steel bars are in place
and secured, steel mesh is at
tached to the top surface of re
inforcing steel. Upon, completion
of steel fabrication, the projected
shape is then transformed into
the desired three-dimensional
shape by applying tensile forces
at predetermined points. The geo
metric form is shaped as the legs
are drawn toward one another by
cables.
Once the steel shape has reached
its final form, it is attached se
curely to its foundation.
Lightweight concrete, plastic, or
other surfacing material is then
sprayed or applied to the wire
mesh covering the steel frame.
At this stage the “shell” forms
the roof and parts of the walls.
(See ARCHITECTURE on Page 2)
Orientation Week Opens
, 13; Closes Sept 17
Wainerdi To Go
To Denmark Meet
A&M’s research to further improve science’s new analyti
cal tool—radioactivation analysis—will be described to an
international gathering of nuclear scientists at Copenhagen,
Denmark, Sept. 6-7.
The research is that- of W. E.4
Kuykendall and Dr. R. E. Wainerdi
which is being conducted in the
Department of Petroleum Engi
neering in cooperation with the
Texas Engineering Experiment
Station.
Wainerdi will travel to Denmark
to give a resume of the work en
titled “An Investigation of Auto
mated Activation Analysis.”
The conference is sponsored by
the International Atomic Energy
Agency in cooperation with the
United Nations Educational Scien
tific and Cultural Organization.
Radioactivation analysis is a re
latively new microanalysis method
which is now being used frequently
to determine microgram and sub
microgram amounts of various ele
ments in different substances. It
can accomplish in seconds what
would otherwise sometimes require
hours of effort in conventional
chemical analysis. Also, it does
not result in disintegration of the
material being analyzed.
The work Wainerdi will describe
consists of research efforts to fur
ther speed the analytical process
in coordination with data process
ing techniques.
Other A&M scientists who have
participated in the research are
J. C. Mitchell, B. C. Moore, R. L.
Smith Jr., R. L. Roots Jr., J.
Shanks, D. W. Hood, B. Buglio,
Walter Breen, Bill Heye and Wayne
Sanders.
A&M’s participation at the in
ternational conference is at the re
quest of the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission which is the sponsor
of the research.
While he is in Europe, Wainerdi
will also attend the fifth Interna
tional Instruments Conference in
Stockholm, Sweden, and visit
various laboratories conducting
activation analysis research at
Harwell, England; Saclay, France;
and Munich, Germany.
Police, Civic
Workers End
Meeting Today
More than 70 police officials and
civic administrators concerned
with police-community relations
problems are attending the third
annual Institute for Police-Com
munity Relations which closes here
today.
The institute, which opened Sun
day, seeks to provide an inter
professional approach to improve
the relationship between the police
and community agencies to assure
a more wholesome community in
which to live.
Batt' Edition
Written, Edited
For Freshmen
This edition of The Battalion
is designed for incoming fresh
men at Texas A&M.
In it the freshman and his
parents will find many stories
and pictures that the staff of
The Battalion hopes will give
them a better understanding of
life at Texas A&M.
The first section contains
general news stories about cur
rent events at the college and
College Station. In addition
there are welcoming letters from
the deans of the degree-granting
schools and several stories
which deal with the campus.
In Section II and Section IV
are more stories on traditions,
buildings, activities, religious
life and other parts of Texas
A&M.
Section III is devoted to the
sports of Texas A&M. Included
is a story on every major sport
participated in by Texas A&M
athletic teams in addition to
stories on records and histories
of some of the sports.
During the school year, The
Battalian, written and edited by
students, is issued daily Tues
day through Friday afternoons.
The Battalian becomes a weekly
publication during the summer.
CS Boys, Girls
End Swimming
Approximately 360 boys and girls from the College Sta
tion area will complete their final week of swimming classes
this week.
The swimming program held each summer in the P. L.
Downs Jr. Natatorium will end Fri-'t '
day.
The program which is under the
direction of A. D. (Art) Adamson
is sponsored by the College Station
Recreation Council.
The program is designed not
only to teach youngsters how to
Air Conditioning Work
Nears End in Buildings
Four more buildings on the
campus are to get air conditioning
before the start of school in Sep
tember, according to J. L. Barrie,
foreman of the Mechanical Equip
ment Shop.
Work has been done on the
Dairy-Biochemistry Building, the
Highway Research Center, the
meats lab of the Veterinary Sci
ence Building and the Academic
Building.
The Dairy-Biochemistry Build
ing will be ready in 30 days, and
the other buildings are finished,
Barrie said.
These projects were started and
worked on this summer in order
to be ready for the fall semester,
said Barrie.
Year-round air conditioning has
been put into the Dairy-Biochem
istry and Academic Buildings.
However, said Barrie, the rotunda
of the Academic Building will not
be cooled, but will only be heated
in the winter.
Also having complete air con
ditioning is the new Petroleum
Engineering Building, which is
now finished and will be ready for
the fall semester.
Tons of air conditioning in the
three completed buildings are
Academic—250 tons; Dairy-Bio
chemistry—170 tons; and Petro
leum Engineering—178 tons.
Krenitsky Working
At TWU Library
The Department of Library Sci
ence at Texas Woman’s University
has acquired the services of an
A&M faculty member this sum
mer.
Michael V. Krenitsky, assistant
librarian of the Cushing Memorial
Library, is teaching two library
science courses during the second
summer session at TWU which
ends Friday.
Krenitsky is working on his
Ph.D. in library science here at
A&M and has been a member of
the library staff since 1949.
In addition to these five build
ings, according to Barrie, other
classrooms on the campus that
have been air conditioned for some
time are the new wing and old
lecture room of the Chemistry
Building,Hecture room of the Bio
logical Sciences Building, Room 13
in Nagle Hall, library in the Vet
erinary Sciences Building and the
Data Processing Center.
Other buildings on the campus
used by students and faculty are
the MSC, All-Faiths Chapel, Ex
change Store, Coke Building,
Cushing Memorial Library and the
third floor of the YMCA.
Henderson Hall, the athletic
dormitory, is the only student
dormitory that is completely air-
conditioned on the campus, Barrie
said.
Looking into the future, said Bar
rie, wings of the Physics and Mili
tary Science Buildings will get
air conditioning and the Plant
Sciences and Architecture Build
ings, which are planned, will be
completely air conditioned.
swim, but also to teach them the
many different types of swimming
strokes, the technique of diving,
general principals of life saving
and many other principals of swim
ming, said Adamson.
There are two sessions held each
summer. The first session starts
each summer at the same time as
the first semester of summer school
at A&M and ends the same time
aS the school session.
The second session of the swim
ming classes , also starts and ends
at the same time as the second
semester of summer school.
These swim classes are not under
the direction of the A&M system.
Each session consists of two 45-
minute meetings each week for
six weeks, said Adamson.
The sessions are divided into six
divisions based on the skill of the
swimmers. Low Beginners “C” is
for pupils who are just learning
how to swim. Low Beginners “B”,
Low Beginners “A”, High Begin
ners, Intermediate and advanced
swimmers are the other divisions.
Junior and senior life saving in
struction is also offered. These
courses are taught in such a way
that when the pupils completes the
courses their training will be equal
to that taught by the Red Cross.
There are no age limitations on
these courses. The only limitations
are that ,the pupil be at least 52
inches tall or be able to swim half
way across the pool, Adamson said.
Eight instructors besides Adam
son are used during the program.
Four instructors and Adamson are
on hand at each meeting.
More than 2,000
Frosh Expected
More than 2,000 freshmen are expected to begin arriving
on the campus Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, for
New Student Orientation Week which will be held Tuesday,
Sept. 13, through Saturday, Sept. 17.
The five days will be spent paying fees, getting uniforms,
attending meetings, hearing speeches, holding conferences
and registering.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, will be devoted to paying fees, re
ceiving housing assignments and drawing uniforms from 8
a. m. to 5 p. m.
First Assembly
The first general assembly for the new students will be
held Tuesday night at 7 in G."
Rollie White Coliseum. C. H.
Ransdell, assistant to the
dean of the School of Engi
neering and chairman of the
New Student Orientation Commit
tee, will preside at the meeting.
Student Senate President Roland
Dommert will welcome the new
students prior to an address by
A&M President Earl Rudder. Fol
lowing the talks, Dr. A. M. Soren
son, assistant professor in the De
partment of Animal Husbandry,
will lead the freshmen in group
singing.
Assemblies Wednesday
Wednesday will be devoted to
assemblies of the freshmen, ac
cording to their academic majors.
All agriculture majors will meet
in the Memorial Student Center
Ballroom with Assistant Director
of Agricultural Instruction R. C.
Potts in charge.
Division of Architecture Head T.
R. Holleman will meet with all
architecture majors in the Biologi
cal Sciences Lecture Room.
All arts and sciences majors will
meet with Associate Dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences G. W.
Schlessman in Guion Hall.
Business administration majors
will meet with Division of Busi
ness Administration Head T. W,,
Leland in the Chemistry Building
Lecture Room.
Assistant Dean of the School of
Engineering Ransdell will meet
with engineering majors in G. Rol
lie White Coliseum.
Pre-veterinary medicine majors
will meet with Dr. E. D. McMurry,
assistant to the Dean of the School
of Veterinary Medicine, in the Vet
erinary Medicine Building Audito
rium.
To Be Sub-Divided
At the general meetings the stu
dents will hear an address by the
presiding faculty member and will
then be sub-divided into groups to
meet with advisers from the re
spective departments.
Wednesday night another gen-
(See ORIENTATION on Page 6)
President Greets
Class of 1964
To the class of ’64:
The faculty and staff join me
in extending to you a warm wel
come to the Agricultural and Me
chanical College of Texas. You
have chosen a college which has
made an enviable record in educa
tional achievement for over 84
years.
All of us are dedicated to the
job of developing each student to
the maximum of his capabilities—
mentally, physically and spiritu
ally. We seek to accomplish this
by providing outstanding profes
sors, who want you to grow aca
demically. We offer you fine fa
cilities, including well-equipped
laboratories, stimulating programs
and healthful living conditions.
You face a real challenge as you
begin your college career at A&M.
The amount of hard work you can
do here in preparation for life’s
opportunities is practically unlim
ited. As you adjust to college life,
you may wonder at times whether
the effort is worthwhile. No doubt
many of the outstanding graduates
of A&M have had these same
thoughts when they were fresh
men here—men like Bernard A.
Schriever, the son of immigrant
parents, who graduated from A&M,
Class of 1931. Today he heads
the U. S. Air Force Missile pro
gram. James Foley, Class of 1932,
today is ^president of one of the
major petroleum companies of the
world. Di\ William E. Morgan,
Class of 1930, is president of
Colorado State University. This
mentions only three of the thou-
m
Earl Ruddfer
.. . A&M president
sands of graduates who have had
the determination and persever
ance to complete their college edu
cation here at Aggieland and go
on to assume their places of lead
ership. We trust and hope this
will be your experience also.
May yotor years at A&M be
productive and happy, and may
they be ones which contribute to
a richer, fuller life for you in the
years ahead.
Earl Rudder,
President
Texas A&M