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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1962)
•'-:*,.a ••***'* Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, February 15, 1962 THE BATTALION .AMONG TIIE PROFS Potter Named Counselor For Physics Organizations Dr. James G. Potter, head of the Department of Physics, has been named regional counselor foi Texas by the American Associa tion of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics. In this new post, Potter wit work actively with educational authorities in Texas to' improve the quality of high school physics teaching in the state. Announcement of his appoint ment was made today by Dr. Frank Verbrugge, acting dean of the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, president of the American Association of Physics Teachers, and Dr. Elmer Hutchis- son, Director of the American In stitute of Physics. Highways Move Homes What happens when home own ers are displaced by expressway construction is told in a new publication by William G. Adkins and Frank F. Eichman Jr., of the Texas Transportation Insti tute. Titled “Consequences of Dis placement by Right of Way to 100 Home Owners, Dallas, Texas,” the bulletin is designed to help in the evaluation of alternatives if any sentiment for changes in law qr policy axdse and to func tion as a yardstick against charges or assertions regarding the severi ty of non-compensable consequ ences of displacement by right of way. Edmondson Promoted Dr. Vance W. Edmondson, as sociate professor in the Depart ment of Agricultural Economics And Sociology, has been promoted io the rank of major in the U. S. Air Force Reserve. The professor, a member of the D807th Air Reserve Squadron at Easterwood Airport, has served the past four year's as alternate instructor for two officer training classes in the squadron. He also has served as program monitor. Market Consultants Two members of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Sociology are working with the U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service as consultants on market develop ment projects in foreign countries. They are Dr. Randall Stelly, as sociate professor, and James E. Kirby, graduate assistant. The discussions will end to morrow in Washington, D.C. Last year, Dr. Stelly and Kirby conducted an economic evalution of market development operations in Italy under Public Law 480. Livestock Show Judge Dr. M. A. Brown of the De partment of Dairy Science served as an official judge of Jersey cat tle in the annual Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest for Senior Colleges at Fort Worth’s recent Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. Dr. Carl Vanderzant of the same Department presented a paper, “Some Nutritional Characteristics of Pseudomonas Flourescens,” at the recent Southern Division meet ing of the American Dairy Sci ence Association at Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. I. W. Rupel, head of the Department of Dairy Science, part icipated in the meeting as secre tary-treasurer. With the close of the meeting year, Rupel complet ed his term and was advanced to the office of vice president of the Pre-Vet Society Reveals Officers The Pre-Vet Society has an nounced the results of their elec tion of officers for the spring semester. Heading the group as president will be James L. Mos ley. Named president-elect was Terry Oddson. Secretary-treasur er will be George Marshall. Selected faculty advisors were Dr. Gene M. Gowing and Dr. Frank A. Fear, both instructors in the School of Veterinary Medi cine. Southern Division for 1962-63. Hall Plans Symposium Dr. Wayne C. Hall, dean of graduate studies and professor of plant physiology, will participate in a Plant Science Symposium March 5-6 in Philadelphia, Penn. Hall will be a discussion leader and will give a short talk on his research at A&M involving high light intensity and high tem peratures on fruit set in tomatoes. Mayors Name Next Week For Engineers Bryan Mayor John R. Naylor and Ernest Langford, mayor of College Station, have issued simul taneous proclamations designating the week of February 18-24 “Na tional Engineer’s Week.” Calling on the citizens to give “proper recognition an honor to the engineers of our communities, our state, and our nation, “dur- inng this week, the officials point ed out that the observance is espec ially timely since the birthday of George Washington, who gained quite a reputation as an engineer before he began his military and political career, falls within this week. Co-ordinating the observance of “National Engineer’s Week” for the Bryan-Colleg'e Station area will be the Brazos Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Eng ineers, headed by Carl W. George Jr., president, assisted by Joe G. Hanover, chairman of the Engi neer’s Week Committee. Various activities, including luncheons, talks and a banquet at the Briarcrest Country Club are planned for the week and many displays will appear in the win dows and lobbies of co-operating business establishments. Our future is in the hands of men not yet hired At Western Electric we play a vital role in helping meet the complex .needs ot America’s vast communications networks. And a career at Western Electric, the manufacturing arm of the nation-wide Bell Telephone System, offers young men the exciting opportunity to help us meet these important needs. Today, Western Electric equipment reduces thousands of miles to fractions'of seconds. Even so, we know that our present communications systems will be inadequate tomorrow; and we are seeking ways to keep up with—and antici pate — the future. For instance, right now Western Electric engineers are working on various phases of solar cell manufacture, miniaturization, data transmission, futuristic telephones, electronic central offices, and computer-controlled production lines—to name just a few. To perfect the work now in progress and launch many new communications products, projects, procedures, and processes not yet in the mind of man — we need quality-minded engineers. If you feel that you can meet our standards, consider the opportunities offered by working with our company. In a few short years, you will be Western Electric. Challenging opportunities exist now at Western Electric for electrical, mechanical, industrial, and chemi cal engineers, as well as physical science, liberal arts, and business majors. All qualified applicants will re ceive careful consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color or national origin. For more information about Western Electric, write College Rela tions, Western Electric Company, Room 6206, 222 Broadway, New York 38, New York. And be sure to arrange for a Western Electric interview when our college representatives visit your campus. WcAcTn Ejects MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY ' UNIT OF THE BELL SYSTEM Principal manufacturing locations at Chicago, III.; Kearny, N. J.j Baltimore, Md.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Allentown and Laureldale, Pa.; Winston-Salem, N. C.; Buffalo, N. Y.; North Andover, Mass.-, Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Columbus, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Okla. Engineering Research Center, Princeton, N. J. Teletype Corporation. Skokie. III., and Little Rock. Ark. Also Western Electric’distri bution centers in 33 cities and installation headquarters in 16 cities. General headquarters; 195 Broadway, New York 7, N, Y. $3,000 Scholarship Open For New Agronomy Student A $3,000 four-year scholarship will be awarded an agronomy stu dent entering A&M next Septem ber, R. G. Perryman, secretary of the Faculty Scholarships Com mittee announced today. Hillel Members Attend UT Meet Members of the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation will attend the State Hillel Institute at the Uni versity of Texas Hillel Founda tion Friday and Saturday. Rabbi Oscar Groner, assistant national director, and Tom Fried man, director of the Echo Hill Camp and member of the Univer sity of Texas faculty, will be the principal speakers. Students from A&M, Sophie Newcomb, Tulane, the University of Houston, Rice Institute and the University of Texas will partici pate in the institute. Candidates must be residents of either Taylor, Nolan, Mitchell, Runnels, Callahan, Scurry, Fisher, Jones, Haskell or Knox counnties, and plan to study agronomy. Deadline for submitting appli cations is March 1, Perryman said. The forms may be obtained from high school principals, county agri cultural agents, vocational aricul- ture teachers or Perryman. The $3,000 scholarship has been made available by Western Com press and Storage Co., with main offices at Abilene and compresses and cotton warehouses at Abilene, Hamlin, Rule and Sweetwater. Previous winners of Western Compress and Storage Co. scholar ships are David Than Richburg, Roscoe, ’60; Herman Ray Adams, Route 4, Winters, ’62; Wesley A. Robinson, Route 1, Clyde, ’63; Charles E. Hearn, Rochester, ’64, and James Arnold Fuchs, Route 1, Ballinger, ’65. ’56- ’57 Corps Chaplain To Speak To BSU Frida Dwayne S. (Dub) Bailey, ’57, corps chaplain here during the 1956-57 school year, will be fea tured speaker at BSU Vespers Friday at 7 p.m. While a student Bailey served as president of the BSU, president of the Arts and Sciences Council, president of the Accounting Soci ety and member of the Intercoun- Grant Awarded Ag Experiments The Texas Agricultural Experi ment Station has been awarded a $4,291 veterinary research grant from the National Institute of Health. Research funds will be used to study the epizootiology of ornitho sis in domestic turkeys. Dr. L. C. Grumbles, professor and head of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, is the project’s principal investigator. oil Committee and wrestlingti Following graduation ini! served in youth-led revivals m the sponsorship of the Teas vision of student work ot Baptist General Conventionot! as, and then entered the a services in October of 1957, Bailey is now doing grai work at Southwestern Theological Seminary in | Worth in preparation for ig mission service. J'WuU’jSaitf Books are masters who mine ivithout rods or ferules, words or anger, without ini money. If you apjwoiKl) they are not asleep; if jm them, they do not hide; if blunder, they do not scold; ifi are ignorant, they do nol Is at you. —Author Unit; ♦Eugene Rush, Life m agent, North Gate IMPERIAL SUGAR ELCOR TISSUE TIMBER RIDGE EGGS Grade-A-Med LITE FLUFF BISCUITS HILLS DALE PINEAPPLE sliced Fiat 5 Lb. 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