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libfary F» 12 COPIYS ]fc. ?*| 4 »ence Mar.gi'j !. I# 91 ) 62 ;ih), Bt tomidt,! 5th), m and Jn ,TTT TTnr- enter" or [Mt Ctn iervice 'fi(m Cu TA 24i; ■mnim The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1962 Number 94 s JVM S lODS Ancient Greeks ‘Missed Boat,’ Speaker Says The Greeks may have “a word for it,” as the old saying: groes, but for some reason they “missed the boat” when it came to jump ing from the level of scientific knowledge in about 300 B.C. to the modern era. Why? Dr. Robert S. Cohen of Boston University offered some tentative explanations while visiting here Tuesday. He lectured on the topic, “Why Are Some Civilizations Sci entific?” Cohen also spoke at a physics seminar. Holding degrees from Wesleyan and Yale Universities, he heads the Department of Physics at Bos ton University and is a visiting lecturer at M.I.T. He is a philoso pher and historian as well as theo retical physicist. Cohen’s lecture on campus was co-sponsored by the Graduate School and the American Institute of Physics. The Greeks, at approximately 300 B.C., had such developments as a steam engine and the reali zation that mathematics was a tool for the understanding of nature flut the steam engine developed by Hero of Alexander, mathematics and similar knowledge never were further developed. “Greece could have stepped sci entifically from the third century B. C. to the seventeeth century,” Cohen said during an interview. And the Chinese, even earlier, de veloped a body of scientific know ledge. This growth “was stunted roughly at the point which Leo nardo de Vinci reached centuries later.” Other great civilizations such as the Incas and Aztecs of our own hemisphere developed only limited scientific knowledge. Why these variations and what has caused our own civilization to push scientific knowledge far be yond the point reached by any «ther ? Cohen said the reasons appear to lie within several sets of fact ors. Basic to the discussion is the realization that science affects cul ture and vice versa. This inter play goes on continuously in many areas of life. The Greek culture, authorities observe, made extensive use of salves as a source of mass labor. Cohen said that there were salves in Western Europe in the Sixteen th and seventeenth centuries, but they were not so numerous as to be used as the primary labor sour- ce. “Mass slavery separates the head and the hand, and science demands a marriage of both,” Cohen said. “There must be thought and ex perimentation joined together.” “Perhaps” the Greeks also miss ed out due to their politico-religi ous system. They lived in a cul ture which did not point the way in thought to developing universal laws of nature and forming a uni versal legislation over men. Cohen also stressed that the Greeks did not have the capitalis tic system with its economic in centives to stimulate scientific de velopment. This leads to the question of Why European Feudalism evolved into capitalism, while Chinese feudalism existed for centuries. But this raises another whole trend of thought, namely the history of modern industrial capitalism. i kM Two Researchers Study A&M Naval Contracts Here Two scientists from the office of Naval Research, Chicago branch, Chicago, 111., will visit the De partment of Oceanography and Meteorology Wednesday. Louis Kornicker, associate pro fessor of the Department of Ocean ography and Meteorology, said the purposes of the visit is to study the progress of naval contracts a- Warded to A&M. They will also an nounce assistance to the college which would achieve quicker pro gress in carrying out the contracts. . ^ yfe-: .. n m % I s / : 0' < i»: Agronomy Students Win Scholarships Three A&M agronomy students each re- ; ceive $200 scholarships from the Trans- Mississippi Golf Association. Left to right are George E. Turner of Sweetwater; D. P. Stephenson of San Antonio, liaison officer for the association; Charles D. Berry of Jacksboro and Charles K. Curry of Kosse. Stephenson presented the awards to the stu dents, who were chosen on the basis of their interest in turf improvement, scholastic standing and need. Another scholarship winner, Richard L. Duble of Galveston, was not present for the picture. (College In formation Photo) App roves Senate To Abolish State Measure Poll Taxes WASHINGTON <A>> _ The Sen ate, in a burst of speed, ap proved Tuesday a proposed con stitutional amendment to outlaw the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal election. The 77-16 vote, more than the required two - thirds majority, brought an abrupt end to a fight that had tied up the Senate for nearly two weeks. Southern senators, usually unit ed in opposition to civil rights measures, were split over the poll tax issue and did not undertake a fullscale filibuster to block ac tion. For 10 days, however, during which the Senate met for extra hours and virtually closed down its committee work, some of them had resisted preliminary motions with a barrage of lengthy speeches. Dodson Leaves To Seek TMA Appropriations Capt. B. M. Dodson, head of the new Texas Maritime Academy, left for Washington, D.C., Wednesday for a session with the Congres sional Committee on Appropria tions. Dodson said the purpose of this meeting is to seek the necessary funds which will provide each ca det of the Texas Maritime Acad emy $600 per year plus a uniform, textbooks and other expense al lowances. An additional $7.5,000 will be ap propriated to the Texas Maritime Academy provided the academy agrees to admit non-resident stu dents, Dodson added. This quota of non-resident students must be 10 per cent of the academy’s total capacity. Dodson added that he also plans to collaborate with the Depart ment of the Navy while in Wash ington to discuss the naval science curriculum which will be a part of the academy. Assisting Dodson in his meeting with the Congressional Commit tee on Appropriations will be Con gressman Clark W. Thompson ol Galveston and Congressman Olin E. Teague of Bryan. Dodson said, “I have high hope; for the success of both of the ven tures that I am undertaking.” Before departing for Washing ton, Dodson will address the Bryan Rotary Club. But they called a halt late Mon day. The proposed constitutional a- mendment, one of two civil rights measures urged , by President Kennedy, now goes to the House. If approved theVe, it will have to be ratified by three-fourths of the 50 states to become effective. Sen. Spessai’d L. Holland, D-Fla. was its chief sponsor in the Sen ate. Two years ago the Senate ap proved the anti-poll tax amend ment by a 72-16 vote as part of a package of three constitutional amendments, but the House took no action on it. Only five states-Alabama, Ar kansas, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia-still require voters to pay a poll tax in federal elec tions. Before approving Holland’s a- mendment, the Senate tabled and thus killed by a 59-34 vote a move by Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y., to outlaw the poll tax as a re quirement for voting in federal elections by legislation, rather than by constitutional amendment. Holland’s amendment first was substituted for a resolution that would make the former New York City dwelling of Alexander Hamil ton a national monument. This was done by voice vote, despite the objections Southerners originally had raised to calling up the monument bill as a vehicle for getting the anti-poll tax amend ment before the Senate. Senate leaders resorted to this round about procedure because Holland’s constitutional amend ment had become stymied in the Senate Judiciary Committee, head ed by Sen. James O. Eastland, D-Miss. On the final vote, 15 Democrats and one Republican, Sen. John G. Tower of Texas, voted against the proposed amendment. ‘Saints’ Perform For SFA Dance The Saints, first place winners in this year’s Aggie Talent Show ti’aveled to Stephen F. Axxstin Col lege Monday night to pei'form for an All-College Dance. Members of the group who trav eled to Nacogdoches for the show were Bill Sturgen, Jim Woodfin, Glyn Bai’rows, Warren Dillard, Fred Brison, George Clark and Paul Hickman. Sturgen, Barrows and Clark, who together make up a group known as the Wayfarers, made an in dividual performance at the dance. The Wayfarers also placed in A&M’s Talent Show this year. Democrats opposed included Sens. Harry F. Byrd and A. Willis Robertson, Va.; James P. East- land and John Stennis, Miss.; Al len J. Ellender, La.; Sam Ervin, N.C.; J. Williams Fulbright and John L. McLellan, Ark.; J. J. Hickey, Wyo.; Lister Hill and John Sparkman, Ala.; Olin D. Johnston and Strom Thurmond, S.C.; Richard B. Russell and Her man Talmadge, Ga. The Senate began to move after Southern senators subsided late Monday after conducting a 10-day talkfest against bringing up the pi'oposal. The Southern forces reportedly decided at a meeting that they had made their position clear to the folks back home and that it would be useless to try to con tinue the debate. Science Students Ends Four-Day Study Here 64 Students Attend Research Conference Outstanding science students from 17 Texas colleges ended Wednesday the Third Collegiate Science Research Con ference. It began Sunday evening and adjourned at 3:45 this afternoon. Sponsored by the Texas Academy of Science, the con ference was attended by 64 students and 17 science faculty members. Howard E. Joham, professor of plant physiology. Department of Plant Sciences, was chairman of the session. The Texas Academy of Science program is the only one of its kind in the U. S. It is designed to bring together out standing students to discuss science research and careers. After a welcome by Dr. Wayne C. Hall, dean of the * Graduate School, Monday, the students heard speeches by faculty members of each of the degree-granting schools. Monday afternoon, they toui’ed A&M’s research facilities and heard explanations of current x’esearch projects. Laboratox-y visits and confer ences with individual professors were scheduled Wednesday morn ing. The students, who were di vided to three groups accoi'ding to special interests, also toured the Nuclear Science Center. Afternoon conferences were held with each gx-oup by faculty mem- bei*s in the Memorial Student Cen ter. , John J. Sperry, professor in the Department of Biology, and Julius W. Dieckert, professor in the De partment of Biochemistry and Nu trition, were the chairmen of the group interested in biological and biochemical sciences. Roger D. Whealy, professor of analytical chemistry in the Depart ment of Chemistry, conferred with those students interested in chem istry. Peter Dehlinger, professor of geology in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, was the chamnan of the physical sciences group. ‘Plus Factors’ Aid Graduates, Dean Declares The associate dean of the Pur due University School of Agricul- tui’e, Verne C. Fx-eeman, said here Monday that agriculture students have several “plus factors” going for them in their search for career opportunities. Speaking at the annual convo cation for agriculture students, he said there is a big demand for gi'aduates who learn to sell them selves in their chosen field by utilizing certain natural gifts. Plus factors listed by the dean included native ability and char acter, \yhich he described as hered itary hand-me-downs from the pio- neei’s who settled and built the nation. Another factor is “your profes sional training,” backed up by loyalty and dependability. And then there is the kind of person ality characterized by humility, youth and strength. However, such natural traits need to be augmented by individ ual initiative and common sense in seeking career employment, Freeman said. “Be willing to go the second mile. Be alei’t and enthusiastic. Too many of you haven’t followed up like this,” he said. Golf Rates To Increase Soon On A&M Links Rates for single play and mem^ bership fees on A&M’s golf course will be increased soon, accoi'ding to C. E. Tishler, head of the De partment and Health and Physical Education. Beginning Apr. 1, the single play green fees will be increased. A&M student xates will be changed from 50 cents to 75 cents. The faculty, staff and area residents rate will be increased from 75 cents to $1 on weekdays and $1.50 on Saturdays, Sundays, and holi days. Area children who are currently enrolled in Bryan or College Sta tion public schools will have a rate increase from 50 cents to 75 cents. Begining June 1, membership rates will increase. The tei'ms fol low college semesters,.axxd are di vided into fall, spring and sum mer. Student memberships for each term will be increased from $10 to $12.50, while faculty, staff and area resident fees will in- cx-ease fi'om $16 to $20 per term. Area children’s membei'ship fee is to inci'ease fi’om $5 to $7.50. Tishler said there were several reasons why the golf course ad visory committee recommended the change in rates. Play is steadily increasing, with incx-easing neces sity for maintenance. He said more fertilizer and maintenance is needed to keep the course in top shape. “This is still a vei’y nominal fee for this caliber of course,” Tishler added. “It is below most fees for golf courses in this area of Texas.” National Problems Topic Of Meeting National problems in transpor tation—road, air and rail—will be spotlighted at the fourth annual Transportation Conference that will open hei*e Friday. C. V. Wootan, conference chair man for the Texas Transportation Institute that is sponsoring the meeting, said some 150 executives and management from all phases of the transportation industry are expected for the meeting in the Memoxial Student Center. Dr. George P. Baker of Harvard University and president of the Transpoi'tation Association of Am erica will be keynote speaker. A recognized authority on trans port policy, he will discuss “Na tional Transpoi'tation Problems” at the 9:30 a.m. session. Baker is professor of transportation in the Harvard Gi’aduate School of Business Administi’ation and is Dr. George P. Baker ... named keynote speaker president of the Transportation Research Foundation. “The Airlines—Past, Present and Future” will be the topic of V. A. Kropff, Bi’aniff Internation al Airlines, Dallas, at the 10:30 a.m. session. He will trace the development of the industry, de scribe its cux-rent financial diffi culties and plans to improve its financial position. A speech on the government’s role in transportation will be given at a luncheon meeting of the con ference by U.S. Senator Ralph Yai’borough (D.-Tex.). He is a member of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. “The Illegal For-Hire Ti'ucking Problem” will be aii-ed at 1:30 p.m. by Maj. Gen. John P. Doyle, USAF, Ret., a member of Ti’ans- pox-tation Consultants, Inc. As ex ecutive director of the committee against unlawful transportation, Doyle will tell how a growing number of truckers are engaging in for- hire transpoi’tation at pared-to-the-bone rates beyond the authority of the Interstate Com merce Commission or responsible state regulatory agencies. A forum on pros and cons on development of the Trinity Canal will begin at 2:30 p.m. Repre senting the public’s viewpoint will be Col. R. P. West, U.S. Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth. Opponents of the canal project will be represented by B. V. Rey nolds of the Texas Railroad As sociation, Dallas. He is director of the TRA’s traffic research com mittee. Wire Wrap-Up By The Associated Press World News ALGIERS—Long military convoys rolled into Algiers Tuesday to help French garrison troops and riot police bring the 300,000 European settlers of this strike-crippled capital under control. Army sources said about 60,000 soldiers—most of them newly freed from field duties by the cease-fire ending the Algerian nationalist rebellion—are being massed in the defi ant city. ★ ★ ★ THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A Russian scientist whose defection last fall led to a parting from his wife—and an air port fight between Dutch and Soviet officials—headed back to the Soviet Union Tuesday. The Dutch government said he was homesick. The scientist is biochemist Alexei Golub, 35. Golub quit a laboratory job at the technological univer sity in Delft without notice last weekend, turned up at the Soviet Embassy here Sunday and, after Dutch authorities assured themselves he was leaving of his own free will boarded a Soviet plane at Amsterdam. U. S. News WASHINGTON—Cuba has been converted into one of Latin America’s most formidable military powers with an estimated $100 million in aid from the Soviet Union and other Communist nations, the United States said Tuesday. But Cuba apparently has no missiles and no Communist- supplied bombers. A State Department summary on Cuba’s military pro gress, issued it said in response to requests stated the Cubans now have some high performance MIG 19 Soviet fighters and a 300,000-man ground force with armored power that in cludes heavy tanks and antitank equipment. ★ ★ ★ FT. POLK, La.—Pfc. Bernis Owen, 23, outspoken in meetings at which Army reservists sought release from active duty, drew six months at hard labor in the Ft. Polk stockade Tuesday. A special court martial panel of five officers convicted the Seadrift, Tex., reservist of disrespect and neted him maximum penalties. Texas News AUSTIN—Gov. Price Daniel’s office announced Tues day the approval of a $41,000 emergency appropriation to Prairie View A&M to replace supplies, furniture and equip ment destroyed in a Jan. 9 fire. A bill to replace the equipment and two buildings des troyed in the fire died in the last special legislative session.