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T ■ ' ' - • ' . ; ^---rrs: 1 Dec. 23 1 °f Sam d Browi. fo right: ireenvilli ig tonight orm ns tired i Kiwani nization o citizens Hebert G nt of Busi the clul rent stage d Kenagy s of mei nd after i decide or the club, at the clul etired pro is, mostl; mbers an ion to pro ’ emotion! ist to thi tired M.D e club las Memoria ecently re man whi ding con elfare ii given hin elfare As DR. CARL VANDERZANT Dutchman - Prof Didn’t Know Brmker Back in the late 1940’s two young native Dutchmen attending Iowa State University were doing their nervous best to answer the usual questions about their home land. They had reason to be un easy. Their interrogators were members of a women’s club. It was a situation which would shake the bravest man. After answering the standard inquiries on windmills, tulips and wooden shoes, the students from the Netherlands felt that their ordeal was almost over. But then one of the ladies stood up and asked sweetly, “Tell us all about Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates and Peter and the Dike.” A painful silence followed. Fi nally, one of the students leaned toward his companion and whis pered, “Quick, who are these fel lows, Brinker and Peter?” The leaner in this case was Dr. Carl Vanderzant, an associate pro fessor in the Department of Dairy Science. “I had never heard of Brinker or this business of sticking the finger in the dike,” Dr. Vander zant said, looking back on the incident. His embarrassment probably was something akin to that of a native-born American TOYS TOYS TOYS See Our Complete Line Dolls, Games and Madame Alexander Dolls. STUDENT CO-OP STORE North Gate TUESDAY “BACK STREET” with Susan Hayward Plus FRIENDLY PERSUASION” with Gary Cooper STARTS TOMORROW Peter Ustonov In Sandra Dee In “ROMANOFF & JULIET” (In Color) Plus $1 , iT x ~ \ tip CIRCLE LAST NITE Ist. Show 6:45 “ARMORED COMMAND” with Earl Holliman & “7th CAVALRY” with Randolph Scott PALACE Bryan Z-SS79 LAST DAY Edger Allen Poe’s “PIT & THE PENDULUM” (In Color) STARTS TOMORROW “SNOW WHITE & 3 STOOGES” QUEEN DOUBLE FEATURE Stephan Boyd In “BIG GAMBLE” & Fred MacMurry In “GUN POINT” who suddenly finds he has never heard of George Washington and the cherry tree. The scientist has come a long way, literally and figuratively, since he arrived in this country from the Netherlands in 1949. He officially became an American citizen in 1956 (he likes to say he’s been Texanized) and very likely knows more about United States history and .government than the average American. He refuses to speak Dutch any more. “Dutch is for Dutchmen,” he said flatly. “I’m an American now, and English is my language.” Nevertheless, his many friends here are pleased that Dr. Vander zant still represents just about everything they would expect to find in a typical Dutchman. He’s blonde, blue-eyed and has a fair complexion. More important, his friendly disposition and positive mindedness are as engaging as his slight accent in speech. And then there is his name. Considering his profession as an agriculturist, it couldn’t be more appropriate. He was born in 1925 in the farming community of Ny- megen. His complete monicker: Wilhelmus Carl van der Zant. Literally translated, it means Wil liam Carl of the Soil. After coming to Texas, he de cided to make his name just plain Carl Vanderzant. The professor divides his time about .50-50 between teaching and research. Teaching subjects are market milk (production and proc essing), technology of dairy test ing, and ice cream making. His main area of research is the study of low temperature bacteria. Such bacteria are a big problem in refrigeration because of food spoilage. He wants to find newer and better ways to prevent these troubles. The first place to look for Dr. Vanderzant is in his laboratory, where things are quiet and con centration is easier. It was here he recently completed a research proj ect on rapid tests on protein de termination of milk. Findings in this work are significant, he said, because old milk protein de termination methods are long and tedious. Dr. Vanderzant described his re search as important and satisfy ing “but not glamorous like some other sciences.” The professor’s extensive re search is indirectly responsible for his ever-present bowtie, an ap pearance trademark now known around the campus. He said he has a whole closet full of all kinds of ties, but he sticks to the bows since they don’t get dipped in chemicals or tangled in labora tory apparatus. Higher education started for Wilhelmus Carl van der Zant at the State Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands, where he received his B.S., in 1947 and M.S. in 1949 in dairy science. In 1949 he attended Iowa State University, where he earned an other M.S. degree in dairy science. His doctorate, specializing in dairy bacteriology, was awarded in 1953 at the same school. He came here shortly after getting the Ph.D. The dairy scientist is married to Dr. Erma S. Vanderzant, an A&M biochemist. They, have two sons, Christopher William, 8, and Gregory John, 6. The family lives at 509 Helena in Bryan and at tends St. Mary’s Catholic Church in College Station. The teacher-researcher also ’is a student of Texas history, and can discuss Sam Houston, San Ja cinto, Davy Crockett, the Alamo, Washington On The Brazos, etc. And he has made a special point of boning up on another subject. “If anyone ever asks me again, I can now tell about Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates and Peter and the Dike,” he said with a big smile. The Los Angeles Angels pulled a big surprise by winning 70 games in their first American League season. 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Cush ing L i brary Releases Christmas Holiday Slate “Serving Texas Aggies’ Schedule for Cushing Memorial ness Administx-ation the club Here is the Christmas holiday Library: Wednesday, Dec. 20: close at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... .. . . Friday, Dec. 22: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23: 8 a.m. to noon. Sunday, Dec. 24: closed Monday, Dec. 25: closed Tuesday, Dec. 26: closed Wednesday, Dec. 27: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30: closed Sunday, Dec. 31: closed Monday, Jan. 1 : closed Tuesday, Jan. 2: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3: resume re gular schedule. THE BATTALION Tuesday, December 12, 1961 College Station, Texas Page 5 South African Prof To Talk Thursday The head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Univer sity of South Africa, Prof. J. E. B. Jennings, will lecture here Thurs day. His talk, to be given at 7:30 p.m. in the Biological Sciences Lecture Room, is “Foundation En gineering and Science in South Africa.” The public is invited. Jennings \yas born in South Africa where he received his basic education. The BS degree was a- warded in 1930 from the Univer sity of South Africa, followed by the MS degree in 1936 at Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, and a year of special graduate study at the University of Cali fornia in 1936-37. He served the South African Railways as research engineer, 1937-46, gaining experience in all phases of his profession. In 1936 he became Director of National Research Institute and served in this capacity until 1954. From 1955 to date, he has been inter ested in research and teaching, serving as head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Uni versity of South Africa and (jean of the engineering faculty. In addition, he has served as vice president of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 1957-60. Jennings is now a recipient of a fellowship providing a year of world travel. He is visiting uni versities, colleges and engineering institutions, principally in western Europe and the United States. The profesor has been an active leader, in his country in the fields of education, research and engi neering and design. He is a re cognized international authority on application of foundation en gineering in South Africa. 5: vaSSSS? “Women are inferior*' So says George S. AI bee in this week's Saturday Evening Post. He tells why they're inferior. And gives his recipe for putting “the little beasts’’ in their place. (.P.S.: Mr. Albee is happily married.) 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