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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