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Pegs 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, September 13, 1962 THE BATTALICDN
College Group Studies
Clouds From Outside
Meteorologists have long dream
ed of being able to look at the
clouds from the “outside-in” to
learn more about the weather.
Today, A&M research meteoro
logists are doing just that, thanks
to thousands of photos from TIROS
-—the Television InfraRed Observa
tion Satellites.
Because of the wealth of inform
ation being made available by the
satellite transmitting pictures from
some 450 miles in space. Dr. A. H.
Thompson, associate professor of
meteorology, is heading up a $28,-
000 research project for the Air
Force’s Office of Aerospace Re
search.
As Satellite Orbits
After a Thor-Delta rocket boosts
a weather-watching TIROS satel-
I lite to its orbit in space, the two
cameras go to work and photo
graph —• on command from earth
stations — an area some 800 miles
wide and several thousand miles
long. They store the series of pic
tures on magnetic tape and then
send them to earth to a television
receiver. Long strips of 35 mm
film record the images on the TV
screen. These are what Thompson
receives to analyze for weather
phenomena.
Using photo data from the “far-
out weather eye,” Thompson and
his colleagues are making a three-
phase study of the weather clouds
over the Gulf regions.
Recent Shortcomings
Until recently, meterologists
could report weather conditions
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on only some 10 per cent of the
earth’s surface because of the lack
of observation stations. This was
especially true of the Gulf of
Mexico.
Now the A&M researchers can
take a regional view — an area
stretching from Louisiana to Mexi
co’s Yucatan peninsula and north
west to New Mexico — as they
study hundreds of photos.
They are interested in learning
more about (1) vertical motions
and related cloud patterns, (2)
Gulf storm and hurricane develop
ment, (3) Gulf fog and stratus
clouds along the Texas-Louisiana
coast.
Research Task Stated
It is the task of the research
meteorlogists to correlate all this
new visual information with the
weather data that is on record
from other ground observations.
“We are looking for interesting
weather situations but not nec
essarily uncommon ones,” Dr.
Thompson says. Pointing to an en
largement of a 35 mm photo
graph, he said, “We look for a
particular cloud pattern and ask
ourselves: why is it there? why
is it lined up as it is ? what does
it tell us about what will happen?”
In other words, meteorologists
do not yet completely know what
TIROS is showing them. By relat
ing the TIROS view of the wea
ther to what is actually observed
from the ground, more knowledge
of weather phenonmena is being
recorded for future use.
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MSC Hikes
Room Rates
Rates for guest rooms in the
Memorial Student Center have
been increased for the coming
year, according to an announce
ment by Charles E. Cosper, as
sistant director and business
manager of the MSC.
New rates will be $6 for a
standard single room, $9 for a
standard twin bedroom, $6.50
for a large standard single room,
$9.50 for a large standard twin
room and $11 for a deluxe twin
bedroom.
According to Cosper, the change
was necessary “to provide our
guests with the type of ac
commodations they expect and
deserve when they are on cam
pus.”
System Asks
Budget Hike
A staggering 41 per cent in
crease from the Texas general
revenue funds is being asked by
the A&M System for operational
funds for the year 1963-64, and if
it is granted the additional amount
will mean almost eight million
more for the college complex.
Total amount sought is $25,-
294,042 as compared with the
$17,915,430 already granted for
this fiscal lear. The proposed
budget was submitted by mem
bers of the A&M Board of Direc
tors and admisitrators at a meet
ing with state officials here.
Representing the state at the
annual meeting is the Legislative
Budget Board, Executive Budget
Office and the Texas Commission
on Higher Education. The re
quests are for A&M, Arlington
State, Prairie View A&M and Tar-
leton State, all members of the
A&M complex.
A&M’s individual request for
funds represented an increase of
$2,296,632 from the general reve
nue fund for 1963-64. This in
crease would give A&M a total of
$8,200,777 from the state.
A forecast decrease in revenues
from “other sources” such as
grants, federal funds and interest
on time deposits was one of the
major reasons in asking for the
large increase, A&M is expecting
a large increase in enrollment in
the coming years, another, major
reason for the increased budget
request.
These projected “other revenue
sources” is expected to yield $2,-
006,732 in 1963-64, down from the
projected revenue for this fiscal
year.
AT PALL PRESENTATION
Great Issues Features/
Best-Selling Authori
William L. Shirer, author of
several best-sellers, will be on cam
pus this fall as student-sponsored
Great Issues program.
Shirer, whose radio voice from
Berlin became familiar to millions
during the Hitler regime, will be
one of several outstanding pro
grams for the 1962-63 Great Is
sues.
Slated to speak Oct. 16, Shirer
has lived and worked in Europe
and Asia for two decades. He has
received many honors, including
the George Foster Peabody Award,
radio’s coveted prize, with Wen
dell Willkie One World Award for
his outstanding achievement in
journalism,r; and the Legion of
Honor from France.
His best-known works include The
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,
Berlin Dairy, End of a Berlin
Dairy, The Traitor, MidCentury
Journey and the Challenge of Scan
dinavia.
His subject during his A&M
visit will involve “Russia and Ger
many—Keys to the Future.
Although plans are still not com
plete, the Great Issues Committee
plans to hold a two or three-day
space fiesta in early February. The
program is to feature space of
ficials of national importance,
along with exhibits of equipment
and methods used in space flight.
The Great Issues Committee is
3 Vet Graduates
Take Exam Honors
Two of the A&M graduates in
veterinary medicine won national
honors and a third student won
regional honors in the National
Board Examination, officials of
the School of Veterinary Medicine
here have been advised.
The three students received
their degrees late in May. They
and 24 other A&M students com
pleting their studies in veterinary
medicine voluntarily took the ex
aminations in April on the Okla
homa State University campus.
All passed.
Harry B- DjPJge, sonjol^il^pp,
T. Dodge of 2209 Oldham Street,
Austin, tied with another student
in the group for the top score in
the entire examination. He also
was top scorer in the Bacteriolo
gy-Parasitology and Surgery fields,
two of the eight subject matter
areas included in the examination.
A 1955 graduate of Stephen F.
Austin High School in Austin, he
plans to accept a U. S. Army com
mission as first lieutenant.
Barry S. Phillip, son of George
L. Phillip of Route 2, Richmond,
was the top scorer in this region
in Anatomy and tied for top score
in the nation. He graduated from
Uamar Consolidated High School
at Rosenberg in 1948. He plans to
enter private practice in Rosen
berg. |,;
Steven S. Nicholson was the top
scorer in Medicine and tied for
national high in that area of sub
ject matter. He is the son of W. C.
Nicholson of Rt. 4, Robstown, and
a 1956 graduate of the College
Academy in Corpus Christi. His
plans have not been announced.
A veterinarian to practice in
Texas is not reqired to take the
National Board Examination, but
27 members of the graduating
class at A&M wanted to do so and
made the trip to the Oklahoma
State campus in April.
The National Board Examina
tion is compiled by a professional
examining service and is admisis-
tered by the official licensing
board of the state.
another Memorial Student Ce
based committee, whose goal
bring to the campus speaker;
will broaden the student’s t
edge.
Featured in previous years
been authors, statesmen, dipt
and people in other fields wti
give the student knowledge k
never receive from books.
Jack V. Walker
Receives Grant
For More Study
Jack V. Walker, an instruct!
nuclear engineering, is onei
recipients of Southern Fete
Fund awards for advanced s
during 1962-63. He will study!
These dissertation year !i
ships have been made to pn
who, having completed all d«
degree requirements except
sertation research, writing ai
fense, expect to complete tics
quirements during the year!
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The Southern Fellowships!
in announcing its eighth sere
awards, also announced tlat
fellowships for 1962-63 are
final awards in programs ii
in 1954 through funds grand
the Council of Southern Util
ties, Inc., by the General Edse
Board.
NSF Grant Will Assist
Study Of Math Models
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A National Science Foundation
grant to develop mathematical
models that describe the opera
tion of actual distillation columns
in petro-chemical plants has been
made to Dr. C. D. Holland, pro
fessor of chemical engineering.
Made through the A&M Re
search Foundation, the $14,000
NSF grant is for research on
“Convergence Methods for Distil
lation Calculations.”
The project is a continuation of
research supported by the Humble
Oil & Refining Co. and Esso Re
search and Engineering Co. to seek
the best mathematical models pos
sible using the best data available.
Long range applications of this
type of research include making
of more exotic rocket fuels,? an( ^
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Holland include developmeS
convergence methods for &
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streams (under a $6,300 $
and studying the fundament
volved in rate of transfer ol
terials between vapor and S
gases (under a $27,700 grad!
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