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Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, January 4, 1962 THE BATTALION JOIN FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS Prof, Two Students Na/med To A n tarctic Research Team Dr. Don Hood, professor of oceanography, and graduate stu dents Irwin Supernaw and David Berkshire have been appointed to research work in Antarctica. They will join more than 1,200 scientists from universities, re search institutions and govern ment institutions that will con verge on the “White Continent” for exploration. The United States launched the program during the fall, support ed and coordinated by the Na tional Science Foundation at an estimated cost of $5,500,000. The exploration during the sum mer season will be the first since the United States signed the co operative Antarctic Treaty with 12 other nations for the peaceful use and exploration of the con tinent. The Eltanin, an 1,850-ton ship, is being converted on Staten Is land, N. J., to this country’s first vessel designed exclusively for polar research. She was built in 1957 in New Orleans as the first of a new class of ships designed to resupply the Arctic radar sta tions. When outfitting is com plete she will set sail approxi mately Feb. 1 for Antarctica. The Eltanin, named for a navi gational star, differs from con ventional ships in that her bow is cut back so she can ride over the ice instead of hitting it. The ship also has double hulls but is not designed for cruising in heavy ice. The Eltanin’s part in the na tional research program will be to conduct observations of the wa ter and the ocean floor beneath it, marine life at all depths down to several miles, observations of the turbulent atmosphere and phe nomena in space. The ship will have laboratories Students Helped In Basic Chemistry A&M has begun a program to recognize and encourage superior students in basic chemistry. Supervised by Dr. Richard M. Hedgefe, assistant professor in .the Department of Chemistry, the sys- terd’ is. Set up to select freshman students and to develop their atti tude for independent scholarship and study. “In this way, we can give these freshmen a real sense "of respons ibility and a knowledge of their own ability. We are focuSing at tention on the independent scholar approach,” the professor said. The program actually begins at A&M’s Counseling and Testing Center, an agency responsible for pre-college student testing and evaluation. Here, Dr. Lannes Hope, a counselor, conducts screening tests to determine which students show promising aptitude in mathematics and chemistry. Then Dr. Hedges takes over. There are about 50 students participating in the program this semester. Instead of taking the usual general freshman chemistry and qualitative analysis, they dig deeper into these subjects and ac tually conduct some research. A different and more advanced text book is used. Another characteristic of the program. Dr. Hedges said, is the flexibility of laboratory work. The Uvacek Speaks At Cattle Conference Ed Uvacek, livestock marketing specialist with the Texas Agri cultural Extension Service, was one of the main speakers during a recent cattle feeding conference at Lubbock. More than 400 persons heard Uvacek discuss “The Profit Pic ture Ahead for Southwestern Cattle Feeders.” The conference was sponsored by the Cattle Feeders Division of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. JGWWEfSSSS fTHlUREtUONOEB 12 YEARS- f R£t THURSDAY AND FRIDAY “THE 'MARRIAGE GO-ROUND with Susan Hayward “RING OF FIRE” with David Janssen “HEROD THE GREAT” with Edmund Purdom PALACE Bryan 2'8£79 NOW SHOWING EIMSpresut* f WLUB ' if HmWaius Watch For Our 1962 Sneak Prev. Sun. Night 7:30 p. m. academically talented students can take a regular, organized lab, or an individual can request a cer tain project and go into semi research under the direct guidance of Dr. Hedges and other chemistry professors. Some of the freshmen are al ready at work on the individual projects and are showing the cu riosity and spark of the true sci entist and researcher, the profes sor said. For example, one boy is study ing the destructive distillation of wood and its resulting fractions. Several others are delving into the use of ion exchange resins, and chemical microscopy and pa per chromotography of amino acids. Another student is work ing with tear gases. “We treat these freshmen as mature individuals, and they usu ally react accordingly,” Dr. Hed ges said. A cross section of study fields indicates that the students plan to eventually go into engineering, veterinary medicine, mathematics, chemistry or physics. Dr. Hope said he plans a four- year follow-up study of the group to see how well they do in chem istry and other studies. Ed Winston Wins Houston Firm’s Award Edmund P. Winston Jr., ac counting senior from Lufkin, is winner of the Haskin and Sells Award. The $500 prize, awarded by the Haskin and Sells Foundation, was presented to Winston by James F. Dunn Jr. of Houston, a member of the public accounting firm. Winston received the award at a meeting of the A&M Accounting Society. He was selected from the top five students who are sen- accounting majors this year. NOW SHOWING TROY p DOROTHY] DONAHUE McGUIRE CONNIE LLOYD STEVENS 11 NOLAN a oautt ms fwoucyoH • TECHNICOLOR® from WARNER BROS. I CIR C L E TONIGHT 1st Show 6:45 Connie Stevens & Troy Donahue In “PARRISH” (In Color) Also Paul Newman In “LEFT HANDED GUN” constructed for some 30 to 40 sci entists on board for the cruise. Participants in the initial one- year program include Lamont Geological Observatory of Colum bia University, the University of Southern California, the Bernice P. Bishop Museum of Hawaii. So much extra equipment has been added to the ship that she is undergoing special stability tests to make sure that she is not top heavy. A railroad has been temporarily set up athwartehips so that a car laden with weights can be rolled from side to side to help determine stability. Attorneys Say Woman Writer Not Guilty AUSTIN (AP) — Attorneys for Mrs. Margaret Davis told the Court of C ri m i n a 1 Appeals Wednesday the Houston newspap erwoman was improperly cited with contempt of court. The Houston Press reporter was fined $100 by County Judge Billy Regan Dec. 11 after she sat at a table inside the railing of his courtroom in violation of his or ders. She is free on $200 bond pending final decision on her appeal. In a “friend of the court” brief, United Press International, the only wire service received by the Press, argued that affirming Ra gan’s decision would have “an ad verse effect . . . upon the entire free press of the state.” UPI asked that the case be dis missed. The brief said Mrs. Davis had been punished “because of adverse criticism of the trial judge by the relator’s newspaper and had nothing whatsoever to do with the alleged contemptuous conduct.” B. H. Dewey Enters May State Primary Bryan Attorney B. H. Dewey, ’44, has announced his candidacy for re-election as state represen tative of Brazos County’s 28th District. Dewey will be in quest of his sixth term to the legislature in the May 5 Democratic primary. The representative, a member of A&M’s Clas's of ’38, graduated from Bryan High School in 1934, the University of Texas law school in 1941 and gained admittance to the State Bar in 1941. FRIDAY Jan. 5th nszo 5SS8 " s zwttxmtfzzmst BASED ON THE FACTS OF THE BEST-SELIERI \ TbMY4/ CURDS co-starring ROBERTMIDDLETON eoA n lg|fffi MflLUtN a “ f -A UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SATURDAY Jan. 6th * . XEiRO’CQLDWW-MYIR-,,. .... 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However, guardsmen and re servists called up to help deal with the Berlin crisis won’t be heading home very soon. While White House pres secre- teary Pierre Salinger declined to speculate on the timing, all signs pointed to their being held on ac tive duty for at least several months. The announcement Wednesday said the two National Guard divi sions, the 32nd of Wisconsin, sta tioned at Ft. Lewis, Wash.; and the 49th of Texas, training at Ft. Polk, La., “will be released this year as the international situation and the readiness status of the two new divisions permit.” Kennedy’s announcement of the activation of the two new Army divisions was described as a di rect result of two days of con ferences here with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and top de fense officials. The 1st Armored is scheduled to be activated at Ft. Hood, Tex., from a nucleus from combat com mand “A” now at Ft Hood which includes armored and in fantry battalions. The other division, the 5th In fantry, mechanized, is to be ac tivated at Ft. Carson, Colo., from a nucleus of the 2nd Infantry Brigade at Ft. Devqns, Mass.; the 57th Field Artillery Group at Ft Carson and the 5th Medium Tank Battalion at Ft. Irwin, Calif. The remaining manpower foi the two divisions will come from draftees who are completing theii eight weeks of basic training. Six-month trainees are not in volved. A Pentagon spokesman said in Washington expanded draft quotas since last August, when partial mobilization commenced, have provided a big enough manpower pool to supplement the ex perienced cadres upon which the divisions will be built. Draft quotas rose from 13,000 in August to 25,000 in September and have — fallen to 15,000 this month. The divisions will be the first organized under the new Army divisional structure. The 1st Armored will contain six mechanized battalions and four tank battalions. Its strength will total 15,593. The 5th Infantry will consist of two infantry battalions, six mech- anized battalions and two tank oattalions with 16,119 officers and men. The White House statement said (hat, pending their relief from ac tive duty, the guardsmen will continue on duty as a key element of the Army strategic reserves. There had been some gripes re sulting from the callup of the two Guard divisions and other • units. At that time, Kennedy said the gripes came from only a few. IMPERIAL SUGAR 5^45 PEPSI “COLA (plus dep.) 12 Bottles 49< MARYLAND CLUB COFFEE ^ 59 FEATHER CREST GRADE A EGGS Large LILLY OR SANITARY MELLORINe Skyway Strawberry Preserves . . . 18-oz. 37c Lite Fluff Biscuits .... 6 Cans 49c Libby’s Crushed Pineapple . . INo. 2 Can 29c Libby’s Fruit Cocktail .... 2 - 303 Cans 49c Best Washing Powders . Gt. Box 49c Dozen 49c Y2 Gal. Sq. 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