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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1963)
OPPORTUNITIES EXPANDED THE BATTALION Thursday, September 12, 1962 College Station, Texas Page 7 Interdepartmental dps are so ba 2S. The iston Se| i Rouge be game. IN will irning of ock that contest. College er each .ige, thet uests of | ■ Student! nner. Inj is Aggie] )ecue fori FIREMEN SHOW INTEREST Sales representative explains sprinkler system 1,500 Attended S this fall r and Lul In 19611 Iremen’s School ;e teaml following! Lbout 1,500 firemen from more n 400 Texas towns participated lA&M’s 34th annual Texas Fire- made byl^g Training School in July, ngelos, ® ere -were also men from about Lggies phi s t a tes, Mexico, Venezuela and Itherlands Antilles, heir schooling was varied, ome climbed ladders to learn cue operations, then moved, to 5-acre Brayton Training Field, e; Easterwood Airport, to fight types of fires. Withers learned to repair MM| iipment. offer first aid, and use ijest fire-fighting gear, including IHm makers, fh’e-resistant mate- 1s and chemicals that disperse |mable materials, till others listened to tips on investigation, learned to han- 1$ arson cases and received in- uction on courtroom procedures ml public relations. iP^f^Klasses were held all over the n ipus, in the air-conditioned Me- Brial Student Center, in the shad- ws of Kyle Field Stadium and on pie hot training field near the air- t. Ladder rescue operations ere taught outside dormitories. "HE FIRE FIGHTERS battled , ry type of fire instructors could d lady fair, l a m up. This year’s repertoire ling to wear, illuded house, airplane, oil pit, i hand, Itomobile, butane tank and over bad pipe fires. r invourliaiff lenry Smith was director of 1 his program sponsored by the fexas Engineering Extension Serv ile. Two-hundred-ninety veteran firemen and manufacturers served as instructors. A second week of training was offered this year for industrial firemeni As it does each year, industry loaned more than $200,000 worth of equipment for use during the school. Smith said the program used 70,000 gallons of petroleum in fire fighting courses. TWO NIGHTS during the train ing school the firemen and instruc tors put on public demonstrations of new equipment and techniques. Spectators saw a chemical pow der that converts ordinary water into a gelled material used to coat building walls and roofs to prevent spread of fire. They also watched underwater rescue operations in a glass tank atop a special truck. Special fire trucks were on dis play and the crowds also saw spe cial clothing, foam makers and a new fire-resistant plastic that will withstand heat from a butane torch. AT THE SECOND demonstra tion people saw an airplane rescue operation. There was a special saw capable of cutting through a brick wall or easily removing doors from automobiles. Also at the second demonstration were a portable winch, a smoke ejector and various chemicals. The firemen were housed in A&M dormitories, motels and ho tels. Most of the men ate in Sbisa Dining Hall. )0 00 stapi* 1 »28 CUBOes 1 ■ ler only t 1 -* 1 ;k of gui" anteed! vhere! ry. 3! • Fable. yNOCdVi.n' ;line R ased Store o-gies” WELCOME to AGGIELAND aiid Cade Motor Co. Bryan, Texas Your Friendly Ford Dealer 47 Years With Ford 1309 Texas Ave. TA 2-1333 1700 Texas Ave. TA 2-7136 JUST SAY, “CHARGE IT”. Program Started A program to encourage and facilitate interdepartmental promo tions for classified college employes became effective Aug. 1. C. C. Munroe, Driector of Per sonnel at A&M, said the new pro gram will expand opportunities for all employes and should increase levels of experience in high-rated classifications. The plan will at first be confined to positions on campus. Basic to a workable program by interdepartmental promotion is campus-wide advertisement of all position vacancies, the director said. $4 Million, Plus, Awarded In Contracts A total of $4,011,566.60 in con tracts was awarded for construc tion projects and $411,151 in funds were appropriated at the June meeting of the Board of Directors. Among the contracts awarded were: To H. A. Lott, Inc., of Houston, $3,112,425 for construction of new dormitories and lounges at A&M. To J. M. Odom Construction Co. of Austin $596,000 for renovation of existing dormitories at A&M. To W. E. Kutzschbach Co. of Bryan, $172,755 for utilities for dormitories at A&M. To McCann Construction Co. Inc., of Fort Worth, $31,346 for utility extension at Arlington State College. Among the appropriations ap proved by the board were: At A&M University: $95,000 for waterproofing of masonry of six buildings. $22,000 for construction of an Activation Analysis Research Lab oratory at the research annex. $800 for plans for a seismic station at the Junction Adjunct. At Arlington State College: $200,000 for moveable equipment for the library. $17,000 to supplement previous appropriations for utility exten sions. --j $18,451 for construction of park ing lots. $8,600 for plans and preliminary expenses for central utility plant expansion. At Prairie View A&M College: $11,000 for storm water drains. $1,000 for preliminary plans for warehouse and computer center plans. ; \ ‘•THE MEDIUM used for this advertisement is a “Job Opportuni ties Bulletin” which will be issued periodically by the College Per sonnel Office,” Munroe explained. “This bulletin will list all classified vacancies by title, indicate the pay range and give a brief description of requirements. Each vacancy will also be given a code number.” He emphasized the following three requirements for interdepart mental promotion applicants: 1. THE POSITION for which application is made must carry a higher classification than the em ployee’s present position. 2. ’ Regular budget employes should have been on their present jobs for at least six months. An hourly employe may apply regard less of length of service. 3. Unless otherwise specified, applications will be accepted only from persons who will be resident in the area for at least two years. OTHER REQUIREMENTS are these: Applications must be sub mitted on the standard “Applica tion for Employment” form avail able from the College Personnel Office. Applications will be ac cepted from present employes only for specific vacancies as advertised in the Job Opportunities Bulletin. Each application must have at tached to it a letter of concurrence or recommendation from the em ploye’s current supervisor. These can be sent direct from the depart ment to the College Personnel Office. MUNROE SAID the bases for selection are the following: 1. Applicants will be considered according to their qualifications for the advertised position and their record of past performance, includ ing attendance. 2. Other factors being equal, preference for all vacancies will be given to college employes. 3. The responsibility for final selection of applicants rests with the department in which the va cancy exists. $900,000 ARCHITECTURE BUILDING Building was occupied in second week of June Architects Have New Home With 47,000 Square Feet The School of Architecture set up housekeeping in its new $900,- 000 home during the second week of June. The three-story building con tains 47,000 square feet of enclosed space, which provides an estimated 30,000 square feet more space than the school had in its old quarters on the top floor of the Academic Building. THEO R. HOLLEMAN, head of architecture, said there is actually only one more classroom in the new facility but there is now much more space for design laboratories. A 200-seat auditorium for lec tures and special programs is lo cated on the first floor of the new building. Across the hall is a 12,- 000-volume library. An adjoining facility to the class room building is the research cen ter, a silo-shaped structure capped with a dome to provide a “simu lated sky” effect. With the additional floor space, Holleman mentioned specially de signed movable partitions that will enable the school to vary floor area to accomodate different sized classes. Another of the unique features of the structure is the use of “gray glass” that stretches almost the entire length of the building. Hol leman explained that the tinted glass, separated from the windows, allows natural lighting and pre vents glare. TWO LARGE courtyards will be a new aid to landscape archi tecture students. Holleman said they are slated for use as “experi mental labs” for the landscape students, as well as for displays. Holleman pointed out that a steadily increasing enrollment in the School of Architecture was one of the major reasons for con struction of the new home. Three- hundred-seventy students regis tered in architecture last Septem ber and the, total is expected to reach 4^)0 this fall. Welcome! Coach Norton's Pancake House featuring 30 Varieties Pancakes and Waffles Also Steaks, Chops, Shrimp and Other Fine Foods Where Old Friends Meet And New Friends Are Made 6 A. 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