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ji ns Commit! the fli omputers Talk, Sing, Play Computers that talk, sing and iccompany themselves musically vere examples of unusual appli- :ations demonstrated by Dr. E. E. a religifi David Jr., in an address to the , ne gc |,. funior Engineering Technical Society Friday. His speech, titled “Unusual Applications of Computers,” was students, teachers and leard by more than 500 high counselors during the opening session of the one-day meeting. David, director of the Comput- jf ing and Information Research Center of Bell Telephone Labora- ories Inc., said computers will jecome increasingly important to iociety, defense and the economy, articularly in the field of re- Denton teer woj nat 97 p populatj iC ^ 0 °l r ement; akes umi :rease It search. computer singing “A Bicycle Built for Two” with a nasal tone. It sounded like someone singing in a barrel, but the rhythm was certainly there. The speaker in dicated it would be some time before a computer could be pro grammed for opera singing. David said computers may be used in the future for editing tapes of music and replacing imperfect portions of the tape. In another demonstration, he showed an animated movie pro duced by a computer on a tele vision tube. He said computers are creating a new field of en deavor in teaching and demons tration work. “Many more surprises are in A tape recording featured a legislat; ■ht schof hildren uthorizi sas Tei Constit sion. /erm Process uzzles A&M Researchers FP l S KAb- »J*U» dee :n Can A 2-451 scopal pus ereste; arch ft LASS Researchers at A&M University attempting to discover what ippens to bacteria in foods that ve undergone the relatively new eeze-drying process. ‘In certain foods these experi- ents may prove valuable for alth purposes and help determine e shelf life of freeze-dried foods,” id Dr. Carl Vanderzant, profes- in the Department of Dairy ience. “Instead of experimenting with tual foods, sponges are inoculated ith bacteria commonly found in ods. This is called the ‘model stem,’ ” said Vanderzant. “We e it in order to know the number id kinds of micro - organisms ed.” The inoculated sponges are then ozen and placed in the vacuum amber of the new $20,000 freeze- ier. The temperature is raised id the vacuum draws the mois- re from the sponges as is done ith foods. The types and number of living teteria in the sponges are deter- ined after freezing and again ter freeze-dying. The conditions drying are varied to study the langes in bacterial population ider varying conditions of freeze- ying operations. Most of the work is done with icteria that can influence the lality' of a product by rendering it undesirable in flavor, odor, ap- arance, etc. Polygraph Session Set For May 10 The second polygraph school of 1965 has been scheduled for May 10 through June 18 under the di rection of Ira E. Scott, school supervisor. Enrollment is limited to small groups of municipal and state police, county peace officers, in dustrial and retail security, and persons responsible for personnel investigation. Sponsored by the Engineering Extension Service in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency, the course gives a basic under standing of polygraph examination and qualifies those who take it to conduct examinations. The Polygraph Examiner’s School is part of the Police Training Di vision headed by Wallace Beasley. Landscape Artist Schedules Visit Garrett Eckbo, a landscape artist from Los Angeles and San Francis co, is scheduled to visit the School of Architecture Friday. Robert F. White, professor of architecture who announced the visit, said Eckbo will meet in formally throughout the afternoon with landscape architecture stu dents and other interested persons. Eckbo’s work has won many honors in the United States and abroad, White commented. He said Eckbo is the author of three out standing books dealing with land scape architecture. store for the future in reference to the coalition between man and machine,” he emphasized. In an address prepared for de livery Friday afternoon to high school teachers and counselors, David discussed “Engineering Concepts for the High School Program.” Feedback control, logic and memory of computers were stressed in his coverage of basic principles of computers and com munications. “High school students ought to know about computers by con tact, the same as they know about automobiles,” David said. David said the Commission on Engineering Education is not try ing to attract more people to engineering or have professional ly oriented courses in high school, but is seeking to give students a basic understanding of engi neering which they will be called on as mature citizens to evaluate, pay for, and live with. THE BATTALION Tuesday, March 9, 1965 College Station, Texas Page 3 Texas Weather Seems Cold To 2 Researchers Texas weather really isn’t cold er than that of Antarctica. It just seems that way to two A&M Uni versity researchers back from the polar region. Professors S. Z. El-Sayed and Guy A. Franceschini returned to A&M this week after spending most of February aboard the Argentine icebreaker General San Martin. Research information gained concerning biological pro ductivity, Dr. El-Sayed’s field, and air-sea interaction, a special interest of Dr. Franceschini’s, is believed to be the first for a considerable area of Antarctica. It’s the end of summer in Ant arctica and the season has been marked by exceptionally less ice than usual, so the icebreaker had easy time. Saved By Goggles John Robison holds the pair of safety goggles that pre vented serious injury while he broke concrete on the campus with an air hammer. A chunk of concrete flew up, striking the goggles and breaking one lens. It is rare to have the lens broken. 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Sea temperatures usually were just below the freezing mark. “One of the exceedingly rich areas of the world ocean, from the standpoint of biological productiv ity, is the Gerlache Straits,” El- Sayed said. Microscopic biologi cal organisms were found in such quantities as to discolor the sea which “teems with life.” “We didn’t find anything start ling from my viewpoint, condi tions were as antcipated,” France schini said of his studies. He measured the sunlight as ab sorbed and reflected by the sea and sea ice. “Light is the limiting factor for biological productivity in that area,” El-Sayed sad of the Bel lingshausen Sea and Gerlache Straits. The biological oceanographer was surprised to find phytoplank- Bryan Opens Adult Class Registration Registration for adult education classes at Stephen F. Austin High School for the spring semester began Monday, according to John Lucas, evening school director. Any person 16 years or older who does not attend high school during the day may register for the evening courses. English, American literature, English literature, world history, American history, government, ap plied science, algebra geometry, business arithmetic, bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, and art will be offered. Other courses will be available if as many as 15 regis ter, Lucas said. Art classes will meet for three hours, one night a week. Academic and commercial classes will meet one hour on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. Three courses may be taken during the 10-week semester. Students may receive high school credit for the courses. Tuition for courses is $15 per course. ton in enormous quantities on the underside of sea ice. “This great abundance of the plankton under ice is puzzling,” El-Sayed said. “For a long time people have thought plankton could not live under the ice due to the lack of sunlight.” Apparently these particular creatures are “shade-adapted,” able to thrive in the partial light filtered through the ice. The Argentine icebreaker with the A&M scientists aboard almost made history with a landing on Peter I Island. The rocky island usually surrounded by ice last was visited in 1928 although sev eral expeditions since have at tempted to put landing parties ashore. The General San Martin crew got within one-fourth of a mile of the shore before rough seas and winds prevented landing either by launch or by helicopter. The scientists, both veterans of Antarctica cruises, have high praise for the Argentinians ef forts in the polar region. A&M and the Argentine Hydrographic Office with National Science Foundation assistance are co operating closely in an extensive survey of biological productivity of the oceans beyond South America. Oin this latest cruise biological observation or “sta tions” were made at nearly 350 points. Franceschini’s observa tions were made continuously for 12 days before the storm ruined his equipment. Morse Code Course Slated The Memorial Student Center Radio Committee will begin con ducting Morse Code classes Wed nesday night for anyone interested in learning the code. There will be two sessions each week on Wednesday and Friday evenings in the language lab on the first floor of the Academic Building from 7 to 7:45. The instruction will be presented through the use of special tapes that begin with an introduction to the code and carry the student up through 20 words per minute. Though primarily designed for fulfilling requirements peculiar to amateur radio licenses, anyone in terested is urged to attend. The classes will be continued until each student’s desired level of proficiency is attained. Students Given Inside Track On Income Tax Working students got word to day on how to fulfill their tax obligations to Uncle Sam from Clarence E. Carlson, administra tive officer, Internal Revenue Serv ice in Bryan. 1. Students earning $600 or more during 1964 must file an in come tax return, even if the stu dent is claimed as a dependent by his parents. 2. Students with incomes of less than $600 during ’64, and who have had income tax withheld, should file a return to get these taxes refunded. Usually, a Form 1040A will do the trick. 3. Single students filling a re turn should claim one exemption for himself, even if he is also claimed as a dependent by his parents. 4. In a community propertjy state, such as Texas, the total combined income of husband and wife is considered one-half attri- bulate to each. Thus, married per sons, including students, may elect to file a joint return by combining their total incomes; or separate returns with each reporting exactly one-half of the combined income. 5. Married students filing joint returns and who are furnished their chief support by their parents cannot be claimed as dependents by their parents. Usually, a telephone call to IRS will get answers to many tax ques tions. Marines Send Selection Team The United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Team is visiting the campus through Wednesday to explain the various officer train ing programs. The team, commanded by Capt. John H. Gray, will be located in the Memorial Student Center from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily. 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