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Volume 60
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1963
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Machine Prints
8,000 Per Hour
The Battalion gets a face-lifting today, beginning with
this issue, as its new $33,750 Goss “Community” printing
press makes its debut.
Purchased last spring, the new press arrived on campus
last month and was recently installed. It was originally
scheduled to begin operation in October.
Frank Tucker, general manager of the A&M Press said
the machine is designed to print 8,000 copies of The Battalion
per hour at top speed. I
“I DON’T KNOW of another college newspaper in the
Southwest that has its own offset press,” Tucker said. There
are other school papers printed by the offset process, he ex
plained, but those are done by 4 "
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OLD PRESS RETIRED
Machine will be sold to Texas weekly.
Irst Electronics Program
\Begins At Research Annex
ctivity at the A&M Research
Development Annex quickened
(inday when the first of several
purses planned by the Engineer-
ig Extension Service at the An-
■c began.
^^■Twenty-four students will en-
: fjll in the institute of Electronic
cience, the first two-year pro-
|-^y ’)3 ram offered by the University to
rain persons in the technical phase
, ~ a ?la lelectronic technology.
Ip. K. Jonas, head instructor,
*^iild classes will be limited to 24
CIf^ term. The first session will
tinue through March 3.
HE TWO-YEAR course will
consist of four terms of b'A-months
each. Students will be admitted
in March or September, and clas
ses will meet six hours daily
Monday through Friday.
In addition to this term’s 24
students, a dozen applicants have
been screened for the spring ses
sion, and others have applied for
schooling a year form now.
Graduates will convert engineers’
ideas into shop drawings, working
models and prototypes, Jonas add
ed. They will be able to perform
product development and testing
with the minimum of supervision.
Jonas said the institute is the
livil Service Tests
or ’64 Available
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the Winf
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onday to|
ich will
s in th e Rrhe United States Civil Service
ris ( up fommission has announced that ap-
a ' n ’ , dications are now being accepted
s, Denr or 1954 Federal Service En-
i: ' 1 ranee Examination.
EvanstoiJr r j le 0 p en ^. 0 co i] e g e sen _
open
ors, graduates and persons of equi
ty Art!
eX p er j ence an( 3 provides a
an zone ® ance one qq occupational
ifelds.
roftheB-pjjg s. Civil Service Commis-
III °I ;ion has announced that applica-
.ibns are now being accepted for
iWfe 1964 Federal Service Entrance
team c Examination.
Depending on qualifications of
lie candidates, starting salaries for
aersons appointed from this ex
amination will be $4,490 and $5,-
79 5 a year. A written test is re-
ired for all candidates except
ose who have scored sufficiently
high on the Graduate Record Ex-
nination Aptitude Test.
Applicants who file by Thursday
ill be scheduled for the first
ritten test Oct. 12. Six addi
tional tests have been scheduled,
[losing date is April 14.
Management internships with
starting salaries of $5,795 and $7,-
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(Silver Taps Held
lior Traffic Victim
The Silver Taps ceremony was
ield Tuesday night at 10:30 in
■emory of Richard Pierre Jeffrey
■r., who was killed in an auto
mobile accident Aug. 11.
B The Dallas youth and his com
panion, Betena Gray of Longview,
died when thier car crashed into a
Concrete embankment at an under
pass in south Longview.
The 20-year-old Jeffrey, a phys-
3 major, was to have been a
nior in the Corps of Cadets this
dl. He was a member of Com-
ny F-2.
030 a year will also be filled from
this examination. Applicants for
these positions must also take an
additional written test. Filing for
management internships must be
completed by Jan. 16.
Further information about the
examinations, procedures for apply
ing, and positions to be filled are
given in Civil Service Announce
ment No. 311, which is available at
post offices, college placement of
fices and the Civil Service Com
mission.
only state-wide program of its
kind.
The two years of preparatory
training will provide graduates a
high level of competence in both
thpory and its applications in elec
tronics, he added.
HOME OF THE institute will be
the building formerly used by
Bryan Air Force Base personnel
for a bowling alley. The structure
has been converted into laboratory
and classroom spaces.
When fully-equipped, the build
ing will house several thousand dol
lars worth of equipment.
Jonas said in today’s world the
professional engineer has become
more of a scientist. The engineer
in industry has been pulled away
from the application phase of engi
neering.
The ratio of electronic techni
cians to electronic engineers today
is about one to one, Jonas com
mented, when a more desirable
figure would be three to one.
“IN THE NEAR future,” he ad
ded, “industry will need about 10
trained technicians to each engi
neer. Those completing training
here will be capable of backing up
the engineer, thereby releasing him
for further creative effort.”
Students attending the institute
will be housed in dormitory facili
ties at the Annex. They will use
dining accomodations available to
to other students living at the An
nex.
NEW OFFSET PRESS INSTALLED
Begins printing Battalion today.
POTENTIAL UNREALIZED
Sbisa Cafeteria
Termed Success
Wire Review
By The Associated Press
WORLD NEWS
PANMUNJOM, Korea — Com
munist North Korea has turned
down for the 11th time a de
mand by the U.N. Command for
the release of two U.S. Army
captains held since May 17.
The two, Capt. Ben W. Stutts,
30, of Florence, Ala., and Capt.
Charleton W. Voltz, 26, of Frank
fort, Mich., made a forced land
ing in their helicopter just north
of the demilitarized zone. Since
then they have not been heard
from.
U. S. NEWS
WASHINGTON — The House
civil rights subcommittee nailed
four more sections into the ad
ministration's civil rights bill Mon
day, leaving only the controversial
public accommodations provision a-
waiting initial approval.
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WASHINGTON — Defense
funds totaling $4.3 billion for
the current fiscal year were voted
Tuesday by the Senate Appropri
ations Committee, which added
$298 million to the total the
House had agreed on.
This is the biggest item in the
national budget but is $1.6
billion below President Kennedy’s
estimates and $978 million under
last year’s total.
TEXAS NEWS
BEAUMONT — A state of em
ergency was declared Tuesday
night in Jefferson County as cloud
bursts continued to douse the area
with rains of more than a foot.
Civil Defense officials warned
residents of the southeast Texas
area around Beaumont, Port Ar
thur and Orange to expect another-
er foot of rain by Wednesday.
Weather Bureau spokesmen said
remnants of Hurricane Cindy —^
causing a tremendous low pressure
area — were responsible for the
flooding downpours.
More than 12 inches of rain had
fallen on soaked Beaumont in about
28 hours. Localized flooding occur
red in Beaumont and Port Arthur
as the heavy rains, following in
the wake of Hurricane Cindy, con
tinued.
According to many reports, the
new cafeteria in the basement of
Sbisa Hall is a success.
Frank Nugent, Food Services
Director, said Tuesday night that
although the cafeteria has only
been open for two days, the food,
atmosphere and service have been
pleasant to those who have eaten
there.
Nugent emphasized that the full
potential of the cafeteria is yet
to be realized since most of the
civilian students purchased meal
tickets, which are not refundable.
AS SOON AS the meal cards
become dated, however, students
may choose to eat in the cafeteria
instead of purchasing another meal
ticket, Nugent pointed out.
The cafeteria’s purpose is not
to serve all civilian students, but to
provide an increased selection of
food and a better atmosphere in
which to eat for those who are
willing to pay extra.
The cafeteria also caters to staff
and faculty members, Nugent said.
Nugent announced that the Sbisa
staff provides some 2300 people
with meals daily.
Sbisa serves banquet style meals
to 96 athleteS, family style meals
to both cadets and civilians, and
the cafeteria food.
DURING THE SUMMER the
basement was repainted , more
lighting installed and curtains
hung. In addition, potted plants
have been added to held create
a desirable atmosphere in the cafe
teria.
At first, difficulty with the
plants was anticipated because of
the lack of natural light in the
basement. However, with the co
operation of F. A. Werth of the
department of soils and crop
sciences, this trouble is expected
to be overcome.
Behind the serving line are eight
Aggies wives. At the moment the
main disadvantage of the cafeteria
system is the slow passage through
the serving line.
Nugent said that this problem
does not lie as much with the girls
as it does with the students.
The cafeteria’s serving hours
are: breakfast, 7-9 a.m.; lunch,
11 a.m.-l p.m.; supper, 5-7 p.m.
Local Area Opens
Development Drive
A&M President Earl Rudder
spoke at a 7 a.m. breakfast meet
ing Wednesday at the Triangle
Restaurant to kick off the county
A&M Development Fund drive.
Co-chairmen for the event, Sen.
W. T. (Bill) Moore and Dorsey
McCrory, said they expect to raise
$6,000 in the two-week campaign
of A&M former students.
Goal of the Brazos County drive
is a contribution from three of four
former students.
Over-all goal of the Development
Fund is $238,000, of which about
$131,000 has been raised in other
cities.
printing establishments.
The offset or lithographic
printing process, as it is some
times known, is based on the prin
cipal that water and grease do not
mix. The first lithography was
done in 1796 by a playwrite in
Munich who could not persuade
anyone to publish his plays. Old
lithographers placed the image
they wished to print in greasy ink
on slabs of stone.
As used today, the process is
known more commonly as photo-
offset-lithography, and the term
rotary might be added, as most of
the work is done from cylindrical
plates.
THE IMAGE IS placed as read,
on a plate and is then transferred
in reverse to a rubber blanket, and
then turned back around on the
newsprint. The process is espe
cially useful in printing photo
graphs.
So specialized will the new ma
chine be, that Tucker sent Henry
Kindt, the man responsible for
operating the new press, to Roches
ter, N. Y., where he is receiving
special instruction in the use of
the press from Goss representa
tives.
Tryouts Being Held
For Singing Cadets
Auditions for the Singing Ca
dets are being held daily from
3-4:30 p.m. in the Music Hall on
the second floor of the Memorial
Student Center.
Robert L. Boone, director of the
Cadets, said tryouts will be held
.through Sept. 27.
Changes Made
On 4th Floor ;
In Ac Building
For the first time in almost 50
years, the fourth floor of the Acad
emic Building accomodates stu
dents and faculty members other
than those in architecture.
A&M architect now have a new,
$900,000 building they occupied
early in June.
The top floor of the Academic
Building is s&ll the scene of furni
ture in motion but already houses
the Department of Education and
Psychology. Soon it will provide
offices for 32 members from the
English and mathematics depart
ments.
Dean F. W. R. Hubert of the
College of Arts and Sciences hopes
the final items of furniture for
the faculty offices will arrive this
week.
The faculty offices were created
by partitioning about one-half of
the about 20,000 square feet of
floor space on the fourth floor.
Dean Hubert said a seminar
room suitable for graduate classes
and various meetings also has been
provided.
The first floor space formerly
used for the Department of Edu
cation and Psychology will be oc
cupied by some faculty members in
the Departments of Economics and
History and Government.
The $60,047 remodeling contract
went to the B-W Construction Co.
of Bryan.
Play Practice Begins
Rhea Smyth, left, and Sally Wynn rehearse Wife.” The W. Somerset Maugham play will
their parts during a casting session Tuesday appear at Guion Hall, Nov. 4-9 under the
in the Music Hall for the Aggie Players first direction of C. K. Esten of the Department
production of the semester, “The Constant of English.