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LlDKAf.t J'E 12 COPIES Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1064 Number 39 Just A Reminder To Vote In an effort to remind eligible voters of at 25th and Main streets in downtown Bry- their responsibility to vote in Saturday’s up- an. Pictured left to right are Jerry Blades, coming primary elections, three members Ridley Briggs and Jim Corbin, of the Bryan Jaycees painted a big “Vote” Machine Records Confab Discusses Computer Uses Parents’ Day May 10; Kyle Field New Site For Corps Awards State Institute Shows Growth In First Year Failure Study Yields Success The A&M University Institute of Statistics, in its first year of full operation, has active, growing programs in teaching through the doctoral level, in on-campus advis ory or consultation service and in statistical research. This is the report of Director H. 0. Hartley. He spoke briefly to the monthly Graduate Faculty Colloquium and presented Dr. A. W. Wortham who gave an illustrated lecture on re liability studies as one aspect of A&M’s research in statistics. “Reliability as a technology is a study of failures, failure mechan isms, and their statistical charac teristics,” Dr. Wortham said. The statistician develops and ap plies analytical and statistical methods to determine answers to such questions as how long a component, such as a transistor, or a system, such as a rocket, will perform, he pointed out. Often the engineer and statis tician must extrapolate, forecast on the basis of limited data, the per formance of a system which cannot for economic or other reasons, be tested as a whole. “We have or can get component information, although it’s expen sive,” Dr. Wortham said. “Information on, a system de rived from its components can contribute significantly to design improvement if our evaluation techniques are proven,” he con tinued. Dr. Wortham also told of plans for a three-semester hour seminar this summer in the field of re liability as an example of the Institute’s current research, teach ing and advisory services. An honors program that will provide financial support to new students in petroleum engineering has been initiated by the Depart ment of Petroleum Engineering. Students selected also will be provided with three-months em ployment with petroleum com panies during the summer, Dr. Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS MOSCOW — U. S. Ambassador Foy D. Kohler and the Soviet first deputy premier, Anastas I. Miko- yan, argued Wednesday over whether the United States has the right to continue U2 flights over Cuba. It was the first personal con frontation the two countries have had over the issue. ★ ★ ★ SAIGON, South Viet Nam— Vietnamese troops over-ran a Communist arms factory today in their offensive against a sprawling Viet Cong base in the mountains near Do Xa, 300 miles north of Saigon. A U. S. military spokesman called it a major success. U. S. NEWS FT. CAMPBELL, Ky.—An Army helicopter carrying six persons crashed and burned Wednesday while on a training mission at Ft. Campbell. There were no sur vivors. Maj. William Lewis, public in formation officer of the 101st Air borne Division, said all aboard were military personnel. STATE NEWS AUSTIN—The State Supreme Court refused today to change a Texas constitutional provision preventing out-of-state service men stationed here from voting in the Lone Star State. The ruling upholds a consti tutional amendment, adopted in 1954, which states members of the armed forces may vote “only in the county in which they re sided at the time of entering the service.” Class scheduling and registra tion by computer will likely be standard procedure in the next decade at many colleges and uni versities. Edmund N. Roots Jr., assistant professor of electrical engineering, said the system “is a coming thing” in view of increasing enrollments and need for top efficiency from faculty, staff and administration. Robert L. Whiting, department head, announced. The financial support will range from $450 to $1,000 for each nine months of the individual’s college career. Summers, the students will be employed with the, spon soring companies. Overall intent of the program is to attract outstanding high school and college transfer students into the petroleum industry, Whiting said. For three years, he pointed out, the demand for petroleum en gineering graduates has exceeded the supply. The professor also mentioned that petroleum engineering stu dents with practical, industrial ex perience along with formal aca demic background are “more val uable to the petroleum industry.” Whiting said several firms have already indicated an interest in sponsoring students. He expects the program to begin this fall. “We have always required in dustrial experiences as a prere quisite to registration in our sen ior petroleum engineering courses,” Whitng said. “With the summer training program, we can eliminate the so-called tool courses from the curricula and place more empha sis in other areas.” No company will be allowed to sponsor more than eight students, Dr. Whiting added. He hopes the program will attract 30 additional students annually. Locals Are Invited To Student’s Fair Bryan-College Station area resi dents are invited to the Texas In dustrial Arts Student Fair ex hibition between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday to see a wide range of outstanding projects, general chairman James L. Boone Jr., said Wednesday. The exhibition will be set up in DeWare Field House at A&M Uni versity as part of the fifth annual fair for high school students. “Last year we had 800 items ranging from ear rings made in a lapidary clas to a four-poster bed room suite.” the Texas assistant professor said. Roots opened the final session of the College and University Machine Records Conference at A&M Wed nesday with introductory comments on the “State of the Art of Auto matic Scheduling and Registra tion,” Discussion was then taken up by a panel from schools using or ex perimenting with the system. They were H. D. Bareither and Victor A. Abell of the University of Illinois, J. F. Blakesley and George Morgan of Purdue Uni versity, G. Ernest Anderson of Harvard University, Robert Holz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Gordon Sherman of the University of Tennessee. About 400 persons, representing 150 universities in the United States and Canada, registered Mon day for the three-day conference. Roots said automatic scheduling and registration is already under way at Purdue University. Many other schools, including A&M, the University of Massachusetts and MIT, are experimenting. The process has been under study at A&M for about a year. “We hope to have a master schedule worked out this summer,” Roots pointed out. He explained that the system in volves building a time schedule with a timetable for each class, teacher, room and student space. Computers will eliminate class con flicts and balance class sections. Roots said the main advantage of the system is speed. Using present methods, complete class scheduling and registration re quires two weeks to a month. Elec- Corps Of Cadets Has Free Weekend Says Commandant “Because of the fine perform ance of the Army ROTC units dur ing the annual Federal Inspection conducted last week-end, all sche duled activities of the Corps of Cadets this Saturday are cancell ed,” said Col. Denzil L. Baker, Commandant, Wednesday. No leadership laboratory will be conducted for either Army or Air Force cadets and Practical War fare will be cancelled for Army cadets, said Baker. “The Corps looked fine,” said Baker. “Many highly compliment ary remarks were made by the Army Inspection team regarding the appearance and conduct of the cadets.” Although Air Force cadets did not participate in the inspection, they were also given a “free week end” because their performance had been highly commendable this year, said Baker. An official report has not been sent to A&M regarding the inspec tion, but it is expected to be satis factory, Baker said. Cadets are to report back to the dormitories at the normal time Sunday, said Baker. tronic equipment can do it in a day. The speed also allows schedule ex perimentation and research on such factors as course “drops and adds.” Students would stand in one line —to pay fees—and that is all, Roots said. Complete registration would require no more than an hour, compared to half a day under current systems. The same time saving would also apply to professors, who spent one to two days getting students signed and settled in courses, Roots said. Approximately 1,500 persons are expected to attend the annual A&M Consolidated School community picnic supper from 5 to 7 p.m. May 5. Weather permitting, the supper will be held in the A&M Conso lidated football stadium, Mrs. Daniel C. Pfannstiel, publicity chairman, reported. The meal will be served in the school gymnasium if the weather becomes inclement. The annual event is sponsored by the Mothers and Dads Club of A&M Consolidated, and pro ceeds will be used to buy visual aids equipment for the school sys tem. The menu includes fried chicken, baked beans, potato chips, relishes, bread, homemade cake and bev erages. The chicken will be pre pared by the A&M University dining hall staff, and the cakes will be donated by parents. Tickets may be purchased from students, school offices or at the gate. Costs are $1 for adults, 75 cents for children 13 years and older and 50 cents for other chil dren. General supper chairman is ; Marshall Miller, with Dr. M. R. Calliham as co-chairman. Other committe heads and their | responsibilities are Mrs. Earl Fish, Sophs Enter Livestock Judging The annual Freshman-Sopho- , more Livestock Judging Contest ! will be held this Saturday at the | animal husbandry pavilion at 1:30 p.m. The contest, sponsored hy j the Saddle and Sirloin Club of the j Department of Animal Husbandry, j is open to all freshman and sopho- | more students. Contestants will place classes j of cattle, sheep, and swine, both live and slaughtered. Wool judg ing will also be a part of the con test. Members of A&M’s senior judging teams will act as officials of the contest. Top contestants will be presented awards May 8 during the annual Saddle and Sirloin Club Banquet. Kyle Field will be this year’s site of the crowning of the Aggie Mother of the Year and the nu merous awards given at the annual Parents’ Day program Sunday, May 10, said Dean of Students James P. Hannigan. A review in honor of the parents and guests present will be held at 2 p.m. on the main drill field, said Hannigan. This procedure differs from that followed in previous years. In the past the awards have been present ed during the review, which was held the morning of the Parents’ Day activities, said Hannigan. The program will begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast in Duncan Mess Hall. The usual ceremonies in the dorm areas will follow, starting at 8 a.m., said Hannigan. The flower-pinning ceremony will be first on the agenda. Traditionally, the mother of the commanding officer of each unit will pin a flower on each cadet in the outfit. A red flower will symbolize that the cadet’s mother is living while a white flower in dicates that she is deceased. Special awards are given next. These include medals for the Best Drilled and Best All-Around Fresh man and Sophomore. Units may also present their C.O.’s a watch or some other gift of appreciation at the ceremony and Commander’s Keys will be presented to unit Commanders by their military ad visors. “Students and parents will move to Kyle Field at 9:30 where they will be seated in the stands while the Ross Volunteer Company per forms and the Aggie Mother of Rudder, meat; Mrs. Bill Cooley, desserts; Mrs. M. L. Cashion Jr., bread and relishes; Dr. F. A. Gardner, beans; Lucian Morgan, properties and supplies; J. E. Lou- pot, beverages; Bob Schleider, tickets, and Dr. E. D. McMurry, treasurer. Grad Invitations Here For Seniors Graduating seniors may pick up their graduation invitations in Record Room 2 of the Mem orial Student Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Receipts must be presented be fore the invitations are secured. the Year is crowned and numerous individual and unit awards, medals and sabers are presented,” said Hannigan. At 12:30, parents and families may dine in the Mess Halls with their sons. The Cadet Corps will assemble at 2 p.m. to honor the guests with a pass-by review on the main drill field in front of the Memorial Student Center. No awards will be given at the review, said .Hanni gan. Following the review the Fish Drill team will perform on the Seven A&M University faculty members will become full profes sors and 13 others also will be promoted effective Sept. 1, A&M President Earl Rudder announced Thursday. Advanced to full professor: F. W. Gould, range and forestry; R. J. Baldauf, wildlife management; R. A. Zingaro, chemistry; Claude H. Hall, history and government; W. W. Meinke, chemical engineering; Joseph N. Beasley, veterinary pathology; and Richard H. Davis, veterinary physiology and pharma cology. Promoted to associate profes sor; N. A. McNiel and J. D. Smith, plant sciences; R. S. Fan- guy, poultry science; John J. Treacy, economics; P. T. Eubank, chemical engineering; Charles Pin- Science Teachers To Study At A&M Thirty junior high school sci ence teachers from 17 states will participate in the Academic Year Institute opening Aug. 24 on the A&M campus. The National Science Foundation sponsors the 12-month program to help upgrade science teaching at the junior high level. The successful applicants came from among 130 science teachers, C. M. Loyd said. Electronic computers were used to help evaluate test scores and other information about each ap plicant. Director of the Academic Year Institute is Professor J. G. Potter, head of the Physics department. Students entering the program will study varied science courses, mathematics and education. Cre dits may be applied toward the Master of Education in Science Education degree. main drill field in honor of parents and guests, said Hannigan. Open house in the cadet dormitories will be observed by most units that afternoon from 3-4:30. “Saturday and Sunday also mark the beginning of Armed Forces week. Consequently, we will have a large Armed Forces display on the campus for parents and stu dents to observe,” added Hannigan. Some of the larger exhibits will be displayed on the grassy area just east of the coliseum in the lot where the Commandant’s house once stood. nell, civil engineering; Herbert M. Barnard, electrical engineering; James H. Eearle, engineering graphics; Thomas J. Galvin, vet erinary parasitology; and James D. McCrady, veterinary physiology and pharmacology. Advanced to assistant professor: D. C. Carter, wildlife manage ment; A. R. Stephens, history and government; and Willard P. Wor ley, electrical engineering. The A&M Board of Directors al so confirmed the promotion, ef fective Sept. 1, of Alvin W. Jones to chief instructor, heavy equip ment operator training, Texas En gineering Extension Service. Jones serves as an instructor. New Mexico UFOs Puzzle Searchers SOCORRO, N. M. <A>) — One of the things that bothers the scientist investigating New Mexi co’s unidentified flying object re ports for the Air Force is the lack of mention of radar contracts. “It’s my understanding New Mexico is infested with radar equipment,” said Dr. J. Allen Hynek of Northwestern Univer sity, an astronomer who is a special consultant to the Air Force. “I’m going to check to see if there have been radar con tacts that might tie into these reports.” Hynek visited Wednesday the secluded hill where Socorro police man Lonnie Zamora reported see ing an egg-shaped object fly away from a draw last Friday evening. State and military authorities confirmed a scorched area where the object was supposed to have landed, and wedge-shaped impres sions that appeared to have been left by some type of landing gear. Navy Drill Team—Texas Style Members of the Texas Navy Drill Team per- son; Debby Hargrove, Fort Worth; Sally form outside the Texas pavilion at the New Anthony, Dallas, and Doris Bever, Dallas. York World’s Fair. Handling the wooden (AP Wirephoto) guns are, left to right: Dianne Henry, Deni- Honors Program Set By Engineers A&M Consolidated Sets Picnic Supper Rudder Announces Faculty Advances