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A Mid-Cretaceous Shale En-
ironments Field Conference will
held at Baylor University Sat-
rday and Sunday. The purpose
)f| the conference is to study out-
irops of the Del Rio Clay, Blue-
aonnet member of the Lake Waco
formation.
trea geologist have been invited
attend.
CIVILIAN FRESHMEN
Aggieland ’65
Civilian Freshmen will have
their pictures taken for the Ag
gieland ’65 starting the 5th of
October and running through
the 16th of October. Pictures
will be taken at the Aggieland
Studio at North Gate between
the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00
p. m. Coat and ties should be
worn.
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ATTENTION
- ALL HOMETOWN
I CLUB REPRESENTATIVES
Ifhe hometown club section
of the “Aggieland” staff has
.announced that the last date for
scheduling club pictures for the
"Aggieland” will be 18 Decem
ber, 1964. The final day for
having the pictures made will
'el March, 1965. Please make
rrangements to have your pic
ture scheduled before the dead
line.
Dave Baker, Section Editor
_ R. D. Baker
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Amyx Memorial Scholarship
Joe Bricker, center, A&M sophomore major- provided annually by the Gulf Coast Section
ing in mechanical engineering from Lexing- of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Mrs.
ton, receives a $300 check as first recipient Amyx, left, and Fred Benson, dean of en-
of the J. W. Amyx Memorial Scholarship gineering, make the presentation.
PICTURE SCHEDULE
AGGIELAND ’65
| Outfit pictures for the AG
pIELAND will be made accord
ing to the schedule below.
| Uniform will be class A Win
ter. Outfit C.O.’s will wear sa
bers; seniors will wear boots.
Ike jackets may be worn if all
seniors in the outfit can obtain
them. Guidons and award flags
vill be carried. All personnel in
he outfit will wear the billed
service cap 'issued by the college.
The type of cap worn by under
classmen to and from the picture
‘laking area is left to the discre-
;ion of the outfit C.O.
Outfits should be in front of
he Administration Building by
230 hrs. on the appointed day.
rrangements should be made
)y first sergeants with the Mess
’ all supervisors to allow the
outfit to be admitted to the Mess
Hall early.
October
5 — C-2, D-2
7 — A-3, B-3
8 — C-3, D-3
9 — E-3, F-3
12 — G-3, H-3
13 — Sqd 1, Sqd 2
14 — Sqd 3, Sqd 4
15 — Sqd 5, Sqd 6
16 — Sqd 7, Sqd 8
19 — Sqd 9, Sqd 10
20 —Sqd 11, Sqd 12
21 — Sqd 13, Sqd 14
22 — Sqd 15, Sqd 16
23 — Sqd 17, Sqd 18
26 — M-Band,
W-Band
Traveling Prof Develops
Automatic Lawn Sprinkler
By The Associated Press sprinkler heads, the only mater- to get a mechanical mower-brain
For Theodore (Ted) A. Noyes, ials he had to buy. to do that,
watering the lawn is just a chore He took the interior from an
THE BATTALION
Wednesday, October 7, 1964
College Station, Texas
Page 3
G THE PR OFS
| Ledbetter Named 1
| To Highway Board |
Dr. W. B. Ledbetter, assistant
research engineer of the Texas
Transportation Institute at A&M,
has been named to a national com
mittee of the Highway Research
Board. He will serve on a Com
mittee MC-B1 Durability of Con
crete—Physical Aspects.
He was recently appointed to
the concrete and aggregates com
mittee of the American Society for
Testing Materials and the light
weight concrete and aggregates
committee of the American Con
crete Institute.
★ ★ ★
P. M. K. Gandhi, senior sci
entific officer of the Central
Road Research Institute of New
Delhi, India, has been employed
as a research assistant in the
Department of Highway Mater
ials of the Texas Transportation
Institute at A&M.
He will be working toward
an advanced degree in civil en
gineering with a major in high
way materials and engineering
under the direction of professor
Bob M. Gallaway, head of the
Department of TTI Highway
Material.
Grandhi holds a B.S. degree in
mathematics, physics and chemis
try and B. Tech, degree in civil
engineering, both with first class
honors... He worked two years
for the Central Water and Power
Commission of India and four
years with the Central Road Re
search Institute before coming to
A&M.
★ ★ ★
Ronald Pine, a graduate student
in management, worked in Pakistan
this summer for the University of
Maryland in connection with di
sease study.
“The disease, scrub typhus, is
transmitted to animals by chig-
gers,” Pine said, “and I shot and
trapped animals in the Himalayas
in nothern Pakistan for study pur
poses.”
Before making the trip, Pine
spent a month at the Smithsonian
Institute in Washington, D. C. stu
dying examples of animals native
to Pakistan.
The average height of eucalyptus
trees in Australia’s forest belt is
150 feet.
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TA 2-2864
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221 S. Main
TA 3-3616
State Farm Life Insurance Company.
Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois.
that sorta messes up a day-or
a trip.
So the mechanical engineering
professor at A&M developed his
own completely automatic water
ing system. The system even
tells itself whether or not the
grass needs water.
This came about when Noyes
decided to enroll at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technolo
gy two summers ago.
One major problem was what
to do with the plush lawn he had
spent years cultivating. The pro
fessor hired a high school lad
to carry the water hoses and to
mow the lawn.
Before the next summer ar
rived, Noyes felt he could save
money by installing his own sys
tem. That’s what he did, but
one problem still remained: how
to turn the underground sprink
ler system on from Massachu-
ssetts ?
Noyes decided the thing had to
be completely automatic.
Now, at exactly 10:30 each
night, a collection of mechanical
gadgets makes the decision
whether to water or not, while
Noyes is sleeping.
Here briefly is how the system
was designed.
Noyes purchased valves and
old clock and fastened the gears
to a long cyclinder-shaped, hol
low pipe. An extra gear in the
mechanism resulted in one com
plete revolution of the drum for
each 24 hours.
A piece of brass screen, buried
about two inches down, serves
as the moisture sensor. Eight
valves feed water to different
areas of his lot.
At 10:30, the mechanical brain
comes on, Noyes explained.
“It first determines if the soil
is wet or dry,” the professor
added. “If the soil is wet, an
electrical current flows and
switches off a circuit to the
sprinklers.”
“If the soil is dry, current
reaches the solenoid valves in a
times sequence to begin the water
ing. Each watering circuit is
individually timed to ration water
needs, depending upon the area
of the lot.”
This operation is repeated
every 24 hours while the Noyes
family snoozes on.
The A&M mechanical engineer
said the unit has reduced his
water bill over 50 per cent. The
entire system, minus his own
labor, only cost $300.
One problem still plagues
Noyes, however — mowing the
lawn. He’s studying about how
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
Official notices must be brought or
mailed so as to arrive in the Office
of Student Publications (Ground Floor
YMCA, VI 6-6415, hours 8-12, 1-5, daily
Monday through Friday) at or before the
deadline of 1 p. m. of the day preceding
publication—Director of Student Publica
tions.
DEGREE FILING DEADINE SET FOR
OCTOBER 19, 1964
Applications for degrees are now bei
accepted in the Registrar’s Office from
students who expect to complete their de-
uirements by the Fall Semest<
ng
all
gree requirements by the ball Semester.
Candidates for advanced degrees must file
their applications with both the Registrar’s
Office and the Graduate Dean’s Office.
The deadline date for filing applications is
October 19, 1961.
H. L. Heaton
Director of Ad
missions and Registrar
80t8
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For your convenience
Loupot
wilt be open every Wednesday 'till 8 p. m.
Ph.D. Language Examination
Examinations for meeting the foreign
language requirement for the Ph.D. degree
will be given Tuesday, November 10, from
6 :00 to 9 :00 p. m. in Room 129, Academic
Building. Students wishing to take this
examination should apply to the Graduate
office for a letter of authorization not
later than October 26. Instruction sheets
are available from the secretary in the
office of the Department of Graduate
Studies.
Wayne C. Hall
Dean of Graduate Studies 79tl2
January Graduates may begin ordering
their graduation invitations starting Octo-
r 1-30, only, Monday-Friday, from 9-4,
the Cashier’s Window, Memorial Student
bei
at
Center.
76tl9
Students interested in applying for a
Rhodes Scholarship should confer with
R. H. Ballinger, 302-C Academic Bldg.,
prior to October 9. 74t8
It is now time for all student organiza
tions to apply for official recognition at
the Student Finance Center, Memorial Stu
dent Center. The deadline is October 15,
1964.
:r 15,
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WANTED TO BUY
Late model jeep in good condition with
towbar. Please stf
phi
College Station.
model, pric<
c/o Battalion, Box
and
on,
79tfn
SPECIAL NOTICE
Fast efficient service reasonable prices
cataloges, magazines, programs, bro-
TYPING SERVICE-MULTILITH PRINT
ING, thesis-dissertations-yearbook-brochures
-term papers-business letters-job resume
applications-blanlc forms, etc. REPRODUC
TION : Copy negatives and prints-lantern
slides - paper masters - metal plates-custom
photo finishing. Camera and movie pro
jectors repair service. PHOTOGRAPHY.
J. C. Glidewell’s PHOTO LAB. TA 3-1693,
2007 S. College Ave., Bryan. 12tfn
HELP WANTED
A:
wo:
Aggie wife for counter work at excellent
rking conditions, above average salary,
early morning hours. Call Burt Mullens
for appointment, VI 6-9968 or VI 6-6146,
Dutch Kettle. 80tfn
Female Help Wanted
Hostess, no experience neces
sary. Must be over 18, neat in
appearance. Apply in person
at the
RAMADA INN
Female Help Wanted
Waitress, no experience neces
sary. Must be over 18, neat in
appearance. Apply in person
at the
RAMADA INN
perienee necessary, ca
man
11 VI
n, ex-
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The Organization of American
States comprises 21 nations of
North, Central and South America
and the Caribbean.
Allen Blind & Drapery
“Complete Window Coverage”
HOME & CAR
RADIO REPAIRS
SALES & SERVICE
Blinds, Draperies, Shades
Rods, Shutters. Repairs
KEN'S RADIO & TV
3812 Texas Ave. VI 6-4510
303 W. 26th TA 2-2819
ELLISON RADIO & TV
DR. J. R. PARKER
Used TV’s for sale or rent.
Chiropractor
FM tuner alignment.
TV, Auto Radio, Hi-Fi,
College Station, Texas
Stereo Repair
Phone: VI 6-4603 118 E. Walton
2703 S. College TA 3-5126
WE
BUTCHER
Import Motors
LIVESTOCK
Authorized Triumph
WE PROCESS
Volvo Dealers
BEEF and PORK
100% Financing
FOR YOUR LOCKERS
and HOME FREEZERS
To Graduating Seniors
Sports and Economy Cars
WE FREEZE TO
New and Used
PLEASE
Complete Service Dept.
HANSON'S
2807 Texas Ave. TA 3-5175
AUTO REPAIRS
TYPEWRITERS
All Makes
Rentals-Sales-Service
Terms
Just Say:
“Charge It”
Distributors For:
Royal and Victor
Calculators &
Adding Machines
Cade Motor Co.
CATES
Ford Dealer
TYPEWRITER CO.
909 S. Main TA 2-6000
CASH AVAILABLE FOR BOOKS, SLIDE RULES & ETC.
5,000 AGGIES CAN’T BE WRONG
LOUPOTS
New Store Hours — 8 a. m. ’til 5:30 p. m. — 6 Days A Week.
CHILD CARE
Child care, experienced, VI 6-7960. 80tfn
Ages 3-5, hot lunch, large fenced yard, ]
playhouse, toys, Mrs. John Belew, 302
North Ave., VI 6-6351. 64tfn
HUMPTY DUMPTY NURSERY, Li
censed by Texas State Dept, of Public
Welfare. Children of all ages. Virginia D. '
Jones, Registered Nurse, 3404 South Col- }
ledge Ave., TA 2-4803. 64tfn
Child care with experience. Call for
information, VI 6-8161. 64tfn
FOR RENT
906-B Welsh, completely furnished, utili
ties paid, two bedrooms, living room and
kitchen, $48.00. Call VI 6-7334. 80t3
Furnished, two bedroom apartment, 4407
Foch. See after 5:00 p. m. or on week
ends all day. 80t5
Air Force People—-Four bedroom, two
baths home, $130.00 per month. Call VI 6-
7581 after 5:00. 76tfn
Two quiet rooms, both oversized, hugh
closets, each with outaide entrance, one
with twin beds and one with double bed,
two baths in house, excellent neighborhood,
also weekend rooms, bus service, TA 2-
6888. 70tfn
For single men, three bedroom apart
ment, furnished, 1% blocks from campus
on south side, large rooms. $60.00, VI 6-
6630 after 6 :00 p. m. 63tfn
Breaded veal cutlets, french
fries, salad, rolls, gravy.
85*?
The Chicken Shack
GIL'S RADIO & TV
Sales: Curtis Mathis,
Westinghouse
Service: All makes and models,
including color T. V.
& multiplex F M
2403 S. College TA 2-0826
DAMAGED and UNCLAIMED
FREIGHT
(New Merchandise)
Furniture, Appliances, Bedding,
Tables, etc. A little of everything.
C & D SALVAGE
E. 32nd & S. Tabor TA 2-0605
AUTO INSURANCE
Single and “under 25” drivers at
standard rates! Unusually large
dividends for preferred risks.
For all your insurance needs
Call: George Webb
Farmers Insurance Group
3400 S. College Ave.
TA 3-8051 Bryan
LOST AND FOUND
Lost ladies prescription sunshades, brown
frames, at students grease rack. Return to
C.V. or Housing Office. 80t2
FOR SALE
Let us handle your repairs
us I
ig needs,
ock work,
job too
four r
Room additions, painting, sheet-
new
laru
roofs
or too sm
and remodel-
inting,
what-have-you.
nail. For free
Co. VI 6-5711,
80tll
PIANO SHOPPING?
Buy your piano or Organ
from an Aggie — If you
want to buy the finest
piano or organ that money
can buy or a lower priced
make — Phone TA 3-5045,
ask for Vic Penuel 79t3
Large group of us<
$10.00 up. VI 6-6267.
ed rifles and pistols
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FISH AND PICNIC
at original Hilltop Lake, 9^4 mi. south
of college on Hwy. 6. Some reports
of bass catches up to 6^4 pounds. Clean
picnic grounds, ovens and tables.
For Reaervatlona Call VI 6-8491.
SOSOLIKS
T. V., Radio. Phono., Car Radio
Transistor Radio Service
713 S. Main
TA 2-1941
• Watch Repair
• Jewelry Repair
• Diamond Senior
Rings
• Senior Rings
Refinished
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