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The Battalion
Volume 60
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1962
Number 121
Degrees, Gold Bars Highlight Week
3 Profs Given
Top Awards
In Engineering
Dr. Charles H. Samson, Charles
W. Crawford and Norman F. Rode
were named award winners Wed
nesday at the annual A&M Col-
eg-e’s School of Engineering Fac
ulty Awards meeting.
Samson received the General
ynamics - Fort Worth Award of
1,000 for outstanding teaching,
e is a professor of aeronautical
ind civil engineering.
H. W. Hinckley, chief engineer-
ur frames, for General Dynamics,
md M. F. Towsley, engineering
idministrative group supervisor,
General Dynamics, presented the
ward to Samson. The professor
vas selected by a faculty commit
tee for the honor.
I Crawford, professor of mechani
cal engineering and associate dean
>f engineering, and Rode, profes
sor of electrical engineering, each
'eceived $100 for “Distinguished
Service to the School of Engineer-
ng.”
At the same time, a large wall
daque was unveiled which will be
mown as the “Charles W. Craw-
ord Award for Distinguished
Wire
Review
By The Associated Press
BERLIN — Soviet forces held
up a west bound U. S. Army con
voy nearly six hours Tuesday after
letting this divided city’s tensions
iase off .for two months.
The convoy was finally allowed
;o go on its way after a stiff pro-
;est. But it was the first interfer-
ince within Berlin traffic since the
Soviet Union dropped its harass
ing tactics in the air corridors last
March. It also was the longest de
lay on the Autobahn since the
Communists built their wall
through the city last August.
* * :j:
PARIS — A French special
military tribunal Wednesday
convicted ex-Gen. Raoul Salan
of treason and sentenced him to
life imprisonment.
The court found there were
extenuating circumstances that
moved the judges to spare him
from the death penalty.
U. S. NEWS
WASHINGTON — President
Kennedy invoked emergency pow-
|rs Wednesday authorizing the ad
mission of refugees from Commu-
ist China, and disclosed that sev-
ral thousand now in or near Hong
Kong have been cleared for entry.
The Justice Department said the
flow would start in about two
^eeks.
1 Officials disclosed that Kennedy
met with Raymond F. Farrell, as
sociate commissioner of immigra
tion and naturalization, to put the
machinery in motion.
* * *
WASHINGTON — Chairman
Wayne Aspinall, D-Colo., of the
House Interior Committee said
Wednesday he expects his group
will approve, in about two
weeks, a bill to authorize a na
tional seashore area on Padre
Island off the Texas Gulf coast.
The measure was approved
(Tuesday by an Interior subcom
mittee.
Aspinall said some questions
might be raised before the full
[committee about one or two pro
visions in the bill but that he
thought it would be approved
substantially as it now stands.
The measure provides for a
park 74 miles long.
Service to the School of Engineer
ing.” The first two names en
graved on the plaque are those of
Crawford and Rode.
All the awards and the Craw
ford wall plaque came as complete
surprises to the recipients.
School of Engineering Dean
Fred Benson, who presented the
honors to Crawford and Rode, said
the award may be given to any
member of the faculty and staff in
engineering, including the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station
and the Texas Engineering Exten
sion Service.
Samson’s distinguished teaching
award came after only two years
at A&M. He was formerly employ
ed by General Dynamics. He re
ceived his BS degree and MS de
gree in 1947 and 1948 at Notre
Dame University, and his doctor
ate at the University of Missouri
in 1953.
Six engineering students also
were named award winners for
outstanding- achievement.
They were John H. Striegler of
Stephenville, majoring in chemical
engineering; Edward N. Pitrucha
of College Station, electrical engi
neering; Thomas C. Paul of Albu
querque, N; M., mechanical engi
neering; Elmer E. Goins of Me-
Gehee, Ark., aeronautical engi-
nneering; Walter R. Frazier of
Dallas, architecture and civil en
gineering; and Robert K. Wright
of College Station, aeronautical
engineering.
Crawford, who came to A&M in
1919, will retire as associate dean
of engineering in August. He will
then go on modified service in the
M.E. Dept.
President, General
Featured Speakers
Over 890 candidates will gather in G. Rollie White Col-
| iseum Saturday morning at 9 to receive their degrees, begin
ning a weekend full of activities.
About 800 of the candidates will receive baccalaureate
degrees, while more than 90 will receive advanced degrees.
The graduates and visitors will hear Rice President Kenneth
S. Pitzer deliver an address entitled “Opportunity and Re
sponsibility. M
Pitzer is an internationally known chemist who was
associated with the University of California at Berkeley be
fore coming to Rice University. He was appointed by the
president to the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic
Energy Commission in 1958 ♦
and has served as its chair-
These three professors were named award
winners Wednesday at the annual School of
Engineering Faculty Awards meeting. From
left are Charles W. Crawford, Norman Rode
and Dr. Charles Samson. Samson received
Top Engineering Profs
a $1,000 award for outstanding teaching.
Crawford and Rode were given $100 prizes
for distinguished service to the School of
Engineering.
Cushing Exam Schedule
Attracts ‘NightowV Aggies
. Cushing Memorial Library, turn
ed into an air-conditioned study
hall by its midnight closing hour,
during dead week has attracted a
large nightly attendance of Ag
gies seeking a quiet, comfortable
place to prepare for final exams,
according to Robert A. Houze, li
brary director.
The 8 a.m.-midnight service
which began Monday will extend
through final week and end Fri
day. One exception will be Sunday
when the library will be open from
1 p.m. to midnight. On Saturday,
the last day of finals, the library
New Seniors Don
Boots For Dance
The Class of ’63 will celebrate
becoming seniors at the annual
Boot Dance Saturday from 8:30
p.m. to midnight in Sbisa Dining
Hall.
Tickets for the occasion are $3
per couple, and are on sale at the
cashier’s window of the Memorial
Student Center, and at the door.
Dress for dates will be semi-
formal. Cocktail dresses and short
formals will be appropriate. Civil
ian students should Wear suits and
ties, and members of the corps
should wear Class A summer uni
forms with boots.
Corrections Made
In Summer Bulletin
The following corrections and
revisions in the summer registra
tion bulletin have been announced
by H. L. Heaton, director of admis
sions and registrar:
FIRST TERM
Additions: Education 601, daily
11-12; Marine Transportation 101,
daily 1-2:30; Mathematics 685,
daily 7-8 and 11-12; Mechanical
Engineering 310, TTh 1-5:30; Me
chanical Engineering 599, daily 9-
10 and 1-2 TTh 4, Daily 7-8 and
I- 2 TTH4.
Drops: Education 638, daily 11-
12:30; Mechanical Engineering
309, TTh 1-5:30
SECOND TERM
Additions: Education 638, daily
II- 12:30; Marine Engineering 102,
daily 1-2:30; Mechanical Engineer
ing 600, daily 7-8 and 10:30-12,
TTh4.
Drops: Education 601, daily 11-
12; Mechanical Engineering 310,
MWF 2-5.
Decorations for the event will
include two boots over five feet
tall. Music will be furnished by
the Aggieland Orchestra.
The Boot Dance committee con
sists of the new senior class offi
cers. The new president is Charles
Blaschke; Charles Nichols is vice-
president; Reggis Richardson is
the social secretary; Jim Scott is
the treasurer; Brooks Bader is the
historian, and the entertainment
manager is Randy Jones.
“This is the first dance of the
social schedule planned for the
new seniors, and we want to make
it a large success,” Blaschke said.
“It is to be more or less an inform
al get together for the seniors to
show off their new boots, and to
review events of the past year.”
Blaschke expects a large turn
out of about 300 couples for the
dance.
Ou tdoorSwim m ing
Pool Opens Again
The new outdoor swimming
pool has reopened after a tem
porary shutdown according to
Carl Tishler, head of the De
partment of Health and Physical
Education.
The pool had been closed due
to several minor hindrances,
mainly those connected -with the
landscaping which is being con
ducted around the pool, said
Tishler.
Operating hours for the pool
are week-days from 2-5:30 p.m.;
Saturdays from 10-12 a.m. and
1:30-7 p.m.; and Sundays from
1:30-5 p.m.
will be open from 8 a.m. until
noon.
Library staff members reported
good attendance up until shortly
before closing time during the
first part of the week, stated
Houze.
“As finals draw nearer, all seats
will undoubtedly be filled each
night until midnight. It is hoped
that everyone will benefit from
this extension of the library’s
schedule,” Houze said.
During the 10 p.m.-midnight
hours a skeleton staff will remain
in the library to provide loan, peri
odical and required reading serv
ice. Although the reference and
document rooms will be open, but
no reference or document service
will be offered after 10 p.m.
The library’s exam schedule be
gan last semester and proved to
be a success despite January’s ice
and snow. The extent to which
students take advantage of the
special service will determine
whether it will be continued,
Houze indicated.
Rose Named Top
Physics Beginner
Douglas N. Rose, freshman
physics major from Amarillo, was
recently named the outstanding
beginning student in the physics
department by J. G. Potter, head
of the department.
Awarded to Rose was a copy of
the 42nd Edition of the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics, a 3,000
page table of quantitative infor
mation on every conceivable as
pect of physics and chemistry said
Potter.
man since 1960.
Eugene B. Darby, president
of the Board of Directors of
the A&M System, Chancellor M.
T. Harrington and President Earl
Rudder will hold key roles in the
commencement exercise.
Following the commencement,
at 1:30 p.m., Lt. Gen. Carl Henry
Jark, commanding general of the
Fourth Army, will deliver the
principal address to over 220 Ar
my and Air Force cadets as they
receive their commissions in the
Coliseum. Thirteen Marine Corps
commissions will also be given.
A native of Nebraska, Gen.
Jark graduated from the U.S.
Military Academy with the Class
of 1929 and was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the field ar
tillery. He has been in command
of the Fourth Army at Fort Sam
Houston since December, 1959.
Gen. Jark has served in various
argas of the nation, in the Orient
and in Europe during his Army
career, and held several assign
ments during World War II before
moving into the European Theater
as executive officer of the 63rd
Division Artillery.
New Officers
Assume Senate
Posts Tonight
Student Senate officers for the
1962-63 school year will assume
their positions in the last meeting
of this year’s Senate Thursday at
7:30 p.m. in Room 3-D of the
Memorial Student Center.
The change of officers and re
ports from Senate committees ai’e
the only items listed in the Sen
ate agenda.
Sheldon J. Best, ’63 from Miami,
Fla., will take over the Senate’s
top post from out-going Student
Body President Malcolm Hall.
Other new officers will be Greg
ory H. Laughlin, vice president;
James W. Carter, parliamentarian;
Thomas R. Arnold, recording sec
retary; Douglas G. Hotchkiss, stu
dent issues chairman; Joel B. Ter
rill, public relations chairman; Jer
ry E. Vion, student life chairman;
and William K. Stanton, student
welfare chairman.
Final Exam Schedule
Date Hours
May 28, Monday 8-11 a.m.
May 28, Monday 1-4 p.m.
May 29, Tuesday 8-11 a.m.
May 29, Tuesday 1-4 p.m.
May 30, Wednesday 8-li a.m.
May 30, Wednesday 1-4 p.m.
May 31, Thursday 8-11 a.m.
May 31, Thursday 1-4 p.m.
June 1, Friday 8-11 a.m.
June 1, Friday 1-4 p.m.
June 2, Saturday 8-11 a.m.
June 2, Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Classes
Classes meeting MWF 8
Classes meeting TThSFl
Classes meeting MWF9
Classes meeting MWThl
Classes meeting MWF1
Classes meeting TF1 or TF1-2:15
Classes "meeting MSTThlO
Classes meeting MWTh2
Classes meeting MWF11
Classes meeting M4TThll
Classes meeting TTh9F2
Classes meeting TF2 or TF2-3:15
CEREMONY FRIDAY AT 2
Nuclear Center Dedication Set
Dedication of A&M’s Nuclear
Science Center — designed to pro
vide a ready source of nuclear en
ergy for the use of science and in
dustry — will take place at noon
Friday on campus.
Scientists and industrial repre
sentatives from throughout Texas
will join with faculty and research
staff and Bryan-College residents
at a dedication luncheon in the
Memorial Student Center ball
room.
A 2 p.m. ribbon cutting cere
mony at the Nuclear Science Cen
ter, located southwest of Easter-
wood Airport, will formally open
the facility that houses one of the
larger swimming-pool-type reac
tors iri this region.
Faculty and staff members
are invited to attend the dedica
tion luncheon. Tickets will be
available at the main desk of
the MSC. Price is $2.50 per per
son.
The public is invited to attend
both functions. Tours of the Nu
clear Science Center will be staged
during the afternoon so the visi
tors may see the operating reactor
and view the glowing reactor core,
down through 27-feet of water in
the pool.
Dr. J. R. Maxfield Jr., Dallas
radiologist and specialist in nu
clear medicine, will be principal
speaker at the dedication. His sub
ject will be “The Challenge of a
New Dimension.” Dr. M. T. Har
rington, chancellor of the A&M
College System, will preside at
the luncheon.
The.idea and goals of the Nu
clear Science Center will be dis
cussed by Dr. John C. Calhoun,
vice-chancellor for development of
the system.
Dr. Robert G. Cochran, head of
the Nuclear Science Center and
nuclear engineering department
head, will preside at the ribbon
cutting ceremony. After talks by
President Earl Rudder and E. B.
Darby, chairman of the board of
directors, the center will be form
ally opened.
Designed as a high-power re
search-type reactor that will have
an eventual output of up to 5,000-
000 watts (5 megawatts), the re
actor is presently licensed to oper
ate at a maximum power-level of
100,000 watts.
As a major nuclear facility op-
DR. COCHRAN (RIGHT) AT CONTROL BOARD
... center operated from huge panel
erated as part of the Texas Engi
neering Experiment Station, the
reactor is. available to research
scientists in colleges and universi
ties throughout the south and
southwest as well as industrial sci
entists. They will be able to per
form neutron radiation and gam
ma radiation experiments and
process materials that will pro
mote new knowledge in this Space
Age.
A&M research scientists and
faculty are utilizing the Nuclear
Science Center for nuclear engi
neering education and diverse re
search involving activation analy
sis and radiation experiments.
Another major research facility
at A&M, the Data Processing Cen
tex’, provides an essential support
function for the science center.
Basic studies about low-intensi
ty radiation involving various ani-
mal species are being conducted by
Dr. Sidney O. Brown, head of
A&M’s biology radiation labora
tory, and scientists in veterinary
medicine and animal husbandry.
This research group has con
tracts with various branches of
the Armed Forces to study effects
produced by various types of
gamma and neutron radiations
from the reactor.
The reactor is now operating at
100 kilowatts. With completion of
a cooling system, it eventually
will operate at power levels up to
five megawatts.