rators fo
demandii,
into a ^
iistributii; fo
Valley Firemen
To Hear Hackney
B. M. Hackney, teacher trainer
■»— the Texas Engineering- Ex-
lrs ^ ^ tension Service at A&M, will ad-
Iress the Rio Grande Valley Dis-
red that. ' r * c t Firemen Tuesday in Weslaco.
16 studeJ More than 250 firemen, county
changes city officials are expected to
tarn. Ta hear Hackney speak on “Leader-
ixistencet ship, You and Your Men.” His
alongside! talk is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at
, both stt the Firemen’s Recreation Center,
s have a I
satisf & 1 district meeting will pre-
ents part |F e ^ e -"-^th annual Rio Grande
»f the • ^ a d e y Firemen Instructors’ Con-
rses ' |erence Jan. 13-15 in Weslaco.
I ★ ★ ★
icojis*; | 0 c Jenkins of Fort Wor th will
here is' s l°' n the A&M faculty effective
e ‘liberal ^ an ' ^ as an ass i s t a nt professor
who kr teaching duties in the School
the tk ii
knowledp
of Business Administration and the
Institute of Statistics. The ap
pointment was announced by Dr.
H. O. Hartley, director of the in
stitute, and Dr. John E. Pearson,
head of the School of Business.
Jenkins holds the BA and MBA
degrees from North Texas State
University and also has done grad
uate work at Southern Methodist
University and the University of
Texas. His undergraduate major
was mathematics and physics, his
graduate studies have been in busi
ness and mathematics.
He holds membership in both
Kappa Mu Epsilon, honorary math
ematics fraternity, and Beta Gam
ma Sigma, honorary business fra
ternity.
Never Too Big
An article in the current issue of Harvard Medical Alumni
Bulletin claimed ladies’ slippers are too big for drinks,
but Daniel White and showgirl Julie Daire disprove it.
(AP Wirephoto)
THE BATTALION
Thursday, January 7, 1965
College Station, Texas
Page 3
Student Says Parachuting
Not Dangerous, Difficult
By PHIL PLACE
Special Writer
Arthur W. Hicks, a sophomore
industrial distribution student from
Portland, Maine, has proved to him
self that parachuting isn’t as dan
gerous and difficult as he thought
it was.
“My interest had been fostered
by seeing the national meet on
television so I decided to try it
when I came to A&M,” Hicks said.
Last spring the Sky Divers, the
A&M parachuting club, packed
their gear and took off for the
National Collegiate Parachute Meet
at Lake Geneva, Wis. With only
12 previous jumps to his credit,
Hicks parachuted to a first place
in the novice class.
He had had no previous experi
ence before coming to A&M, but
learned quickly through the teach
ing provided by the 25-member
Sky Divers Club.
The beginner can expect between
seven and eight hours of instruc
tion before he ever leaves the
ground, he said. The training in
cludes packing the parachute, use
of the reserve parachute, emergen
cy procedure, maneuvering in the
air, exit of the aircraft and land
ing, Hicks said.
The club charges the newcomer
a fee of $35 which pays for. his
training, the first five jumps and
membership in the Texas Para
chute Club. After 10 jumps, the
club gives the novice jumper a
parachute with the only cost being
for modifications in the canopy.
Members of the club usually
jump once a week at Hearne Air
port. The jumps are usually made
from a height of 3.500 feet and are
classified as static line jumps or
free falls. The rip cord is pulled
automatically in a static line jump,
while in a free fall, the jumper
delays pulling the rip cord from
five to 30 seconds.
“Parachuting is actually one of
the safest sports,” Hicks said. The
beginner’s seven to eight hour pre
jump instruction period is con
ducted primarily to instill the
jumper with confidence in his
equipment and confidence in him
self. Each jumper wears two para
chutes, a protective helmet, gog
gles, and jump boots.
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