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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1962)
TITREF-SF.MF.STFT? YF MI THE BATTALION Thursday, Septpmb^r 13,19(13 College Station, Texas Page ?? Vet Medicine Program' Will Change Next Fall ' of \ of'the !e speafe ilso h ii Sunej’ ( fe Plate zation iport. ancil’s )0 majoi an i r is recis f the :il sera issociati, d Catai nent pent i thatf ie non-te ged sis flier ti than fe nicals a] i 19684 ollarva!! om who its receW in 111 Their i ■ salai; rage mputat ionallyi ae of tf ch haJt i vote d to a ■alue ri year ering! electrit ar the lest sti ■eceivel tartin? srs b* A major curriculum change has been approved for veterinary med icine students effective next fall. Students in the School of Vet erinary Medicine will then regis ter for classes under a trimester, plan rather than the semester sys tem, Dr. Alvin A. Price, dean of the school, has announced. The new program has won ap proval from students, faculty and the A&M System Board of Direc tors. The proposal has been under study by A&M veterinary medi cine officials since 1960. Price said the trimester system is designed to provide additional student contact hours in the pro fessional curriculum and reduce the total time investment on the part of the student. First Of Its Kind The new program is the first of its kind among - the 18 schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. The trimester plan is also the first major - change in veterd- nary education since adoption of the two-year preveterdnary re quirement. Present training involves a six- year course of study, including two years of preveterdnary medi cine and a four-year professional study. The trimester plan reduces the overall amount of time required in the professional curriculum by 9% months. More specifically, the program provides for 9 trimesters of 15 weeks each or 135 weeks of professional training. “It’s a compromise between se mester and quarter systems,” Price said. “But the student’s time invested is nine and a half months less than the semester plan.” A typical school year begins with the first trimester in early September and ends before the Christmas holidays. The next term begins after the New Year holiday and continues until mid- April. The final term continues from April to early August. More Instruction The trimester system provides 663 net days of instruction com pared to 576 days in the present semester program. At the same time, the holiday schedule would include four days for Thanksgiving, two weeks for Christmas, three days for Easter, three days for July 4 and five additional weeks per year. employ lowevei ms. Hi ter am 1, the i ped to id CUSTOM BOOT MAKERS BOOT & SHOE REPAIRING LEATHER GOODS GIFT ITEMS SHOE STORE WESTERN BOOTS Made-to-Order Makers of The Famous TEXAS AGGIE SENIOR BOOTS ^JSoiich 3, ^3nc. A&M Since 1891 North Gate College Station Like any program, the veteri nary school officials realize the program has some disadvantages. “Advantages outweigh the dis advantages, however,” Dean Price said. That students may “burn out” under the faster pace is one dis advantage most frequently men tioned. Another is that the tri mester plan leaves the student less time for summer employment. Price was quick to point out, however, that a student could withdraw from school and work a full year, if necessary. Also stu dent expenses in college will be reduced by one year. Greatest advantage to the new approach will be more classroom exposure in fewer calendar years. Major General Rank Received By 3rd Aggie Brig. Gen. Raymond L. Murray, USMC, A&M ’35, has been selected for promotion to Major General, becoming one of three highest ranking former Aggies in the his tory of the college. Gen. Murray started his career in the Corps when he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant upon graduation from A&M. A member of the “Old Corps,” as the rugged members of the “new” Marine Corps are termed, Gen. Murray served as a model for the ficitious commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Sixth Marine Regiment in the famous WW II novel, “Battlecry” by Leon Uris. Gen. Murray’s nickname in those days, as the nickname of the novel’s hero was, “Highpockets.” Gen. Murray commanded the unit, serving as a platoon leader, company commander, battalion ex executive officer and finally as the Commanding Officer during the great war. He was awarded his first silver star with the Regi ment on Guadalcanal and his sec ond such award on Tarawa. Won Naval Cross Still serving as commanding of ficer of the 2/6, Gen. Murray won a Naval Cross on Saipan, awarded for his heroism in remaining at his post, although seriously wound ed, and continuing to direct his battalion during the initial as sault. As a Lt. Colonel, Murray land ed the 5th Marines at Pusan as the Commanding Officer in the Korean War, and won his third and fourth silver star while com manding the unit. Cadets Aboard New Ship These four new Maritime Academy cadets Galveston, Paul Hermann of Galveston and are inspecting - the TMA’s new ship, a 7,000 Don Bilanchch of Kemah. The academy will ton vessel delivered to the academy during the summer. The new cadets are, from left, Frankie Lawless of Marlin, Carl Haglind of open for the first time this fall, with the freshman class attending lectures on the local campus. New Oceanography Ship Named For Old Explorer An early-day explorer of the New World will be honored when A&M’s new oceanography vessel puts to sea next year. The 180-foot oceanographic re search vessel will be known as the “R. V. Alaminos” in honor of An ton de Alaminos who accompanied Columbus, and later Cordova and Cortez on expeditions to New Spain between 1499 and 1519. Suggesting the name “Alami nos” was Miss Ester Sell, research assistant at the A&M Marine Lab oratory at Fort Crockett near Gal veston. She submitted the name in a contest conducted by the De partment of Oceanography and Meteorology. The freight-type vessel is being converted and refitted as an oceanographic research ship under an $875,000 National Science Foundation grant to the A&M Re search Foundation. It is expected to be ready for research voyages In mid-1963. When renovation and refitting LOU S TRADING POST NOW HAS PLENTY OF ROOM AND LOTS OF TIME FOR EVERY CUSTOMER LOU DOT'S Ii “LOUPOT’S WHERE AGGIES TRADE & SAVE” Free Parking On Sides And Rear of the former Army freight ship is completed, the vessel will be one of the best scientifically equipped ships available for edu cational research. It will replace the smaller R.V. Hidalgo currently being used by A&M oceanogra phers. Researcher Begins Study Of Sea Water The most complete study ever undertaken of the organic com pounds, such as proteins, found in sea water is in the preliminary stage here. Researchers around the world—• including Russians—thus far have made only limited studies of these components. In addition to the pro teins, there are the organic acids or their salts, including fatty acids and lipids, carbohydrates and other components. A two-year, $40,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will finance the study by Lela M. Jeffrey, a research associate in the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology. The grant was received by the A&M Research Foundation, Dr. Archie M. Kahan, executive director. “The ultimate purpose of this research,” Miss Jeffrey said, “is to devise an analytical scheme for identifying - the major organic com pounds in large samples of sea water.” Once the procedure has been worked out, samples will be taken at various depths and at various seasons of the year in both near—and off-shore locations in the Gulf of Mexico. “Most people believe,” Miss Jef frey said, “ that these components play a role in the life cycles of marine organisms. But much more must be learned about the com ponents.” The organic compounds are found in minute quantities in sea water— at the ratio of only 1 to 10 milli grams to a quart of water research thus far indicates. That’s not enough materials in the water to be seen easily by the naked eye. Thus Miss Jeffrey’s task is something like that of chemically identifying the needle found in 3 haystack. s p e c i a l Light Weight Trousers For Fall! 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