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Volume 61
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1966
Number 265
Ridgway Says
Dolphin Ready
To Aid Man
By ROBERT SOLOVEY
After 60 million years in the
ocean, the friendly porpoise is
coming to the surface and the
service of man.
Dr. Sam Ridgway, concluding
speaker for the Hydro-Space
Fiesta, revealed some of the many
ways that porpoises are being
trained, in a film-accompanied
presentation Thursday in the
Memorial Student Center Ball-
WINTER SUN BATHING AT LAKESIDE
Ronnie Winn and Richard Rasmussen, left lake, just outside Dorm 11, was formed by
to right, take advantage of a rare winter torrential downpours that drenched the
sunny day to soak up a little sunshine. The area Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ridgway, a Texas A&M gradu
ate, presently research veteri
narian for the Marine Sciences
Division of the U. S. Naval
Teague Cold War GI Bill
Wins Unanimous Approval
Missile Center, Point Mugu,
Calif., had the task of training
and studying the behavior of the
bottlenose porpoise named “Tuf-
fy,” who was later used in the
Navy’s SeaLab II experiment.
The porpoise is a warm-blood
ed, air breathing mammal with
teeth that are adapted to eat
WASHINGTON <A>)—A “cold
war GI bill” more costly than
the administration wanted was
sent to President Johnson on
Thursday with the unanimous en
dorsement of Congress.
The bill was sponsored in the
House by Rep. Olin E. Teague of
College Station.
It would set up a permanent
system of education and other
benefits for veterans who served
more than six months in uniform,
and would be of immediate bene
fit to an estimated 3% million
veterans discharged since the
Korea GI benefits program ex-
Pest Control
Meet Draws
Top Bugmen
The Mid-Winter Pest Control
Operators Workshop Monday and
Tuesday will draw some of the
nation’s top entomological au
thorities, Conference Chairman
Phil Hamman has announced.
Hamman, assistant Extension
entomologist at A&M, said one
of them is Dr. Arnold Mallis of
the Gulf Research and Develop
ment Company in Pittsburgh,
Penn., author of the widely used
book, “Handbook of Pest Con
trol.”
Mallis’ talk on identification,
biology and control of Texas ant
pests is at 11 a.m. the first day.
Another authority, Hamman
said, is Dr. Philip J. Spear of
Trenton, N. J., technical director
of the National Pest Control As
sociation. His discussion at 2:45
that afternoon will cover termite
habits, control and reduction of
retreatment.
At 9:30 a.m. new materials
in rodent control will be described
by Andrew J. Brooks of the Com
municable Disease Center at At
lanta, Ga.
The overall program starts at
8:15 a.m. with registration in the
Memorial Student Center, follow
ed by an address of welcome by
Dr. R. E. Patterson, director of
the Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station.
A banquet is set for 7 p.m.
with Clell Smith of Dallas, presi
dent of the Texas Pest Control
Association, as master of cere
monies. The speaker is Ken Wolf,
Extension economist in agribusi
ness at A&M, who will talk on
“Time Use and Profits.”
Hamman said the workshop is
sponsored by the Department of
Entomology and the Texas Agri-
cultral Extension Service. Art
Herwald of the Herwald Exter
minating Company in Bryan is
program committee chairman.
The second day’s program,
which ends at noon, starts with
a discussion on fumigation meth
ods and materials by J. S. Cook,
president of H. T. McGill, Inc.,
of Houston. The last speaker is
Hamman, who will describe con
trol of ticks and fleas.
pired on Jan. 31, 1955.
The House, in passing the bill
Monday 381 to 0, reduced some
what the education benefits call
ed for in a version the Senate
had passed last July.
The Senate went along with
these changes, but did add some
new language before sending the
bill back to the House, 99 to 0.
The House promptly accepted
the Senate change and sent the
bill to the White House by voice
vote.
The administration had pro
posed limiting the benefits to
veterans with active duty in com
bat areas, but Johnson is expect
ed to sign the more costly meas
ure.
The cost is estimated at about
$335 million the first year and
about $500 million annually for
five years when the outlay
would level off. The administra
tion figured its proposal would
have cost $150 million yearly.
The bill would provide for edu
cation payments ranging from
$100 to $150 monthly, depending
on the number of dependents.
Payments would be made directly
to veterans, who could choose
their own schools. Unlike the GI
bill of World War II, this one
does not cover tuition costs.
Veterans with six months or
more of active duty since Jan. 31,
1955, could collect one month of
education payment for each
month in service, with a maxi
mum of 36 months.
No payments would be made
retroactively for veterans who
have attended school since 1955.
Anyone wishing to return for
graduate study could, however,
receive payments.
Young men who volunteer for
six months of active duty who
then go into the reserves would
not be covered.
Veterans would have to go to
school at least half time to get
any benefits, with the payments
scaled down to match the study
load. They would be allowed eight
years from the date of discharge
to complete the educational bene
fits. For men already discharged,
the eight years would begin June
1.
Effective on enactment of the
bill, the Veterans Administration
would guarantee home loans up
to $7,500 and make direct loans
up to $17,500 if no private fi
nancing was available.
The change made by the Sen
ate was designed to make it clear
that veterans who have not grad
uated from high school would be
eligible for the education bene
fits. House sponsors said that
was the intent of their bill, but
Sen. Ralph Yarborough, D-Tex.,
insisted there was doubt and had
the Senate write in clarifying
language. The House accepted the
change without debate.
In addition to the approximate
ly 3% million veterans discharged
since early 1955, Yarborough es
timated that 2% million more
will be covered when all persons
entering military service through
1967 have been mustered out.
Briefcase Missing
A briefcase, last seen in the
Memorial Student Center about 5
p.m. Thursday, has been reported
missing by Rihardo Arocha. The
case contains engineering books,
a slide rule, and some important
car papers.
Arocha is offering to pay a
reward to anyone that can locate
these papers, since he is on a
visit to this country from Mexico
and cannot get his car back into
his country without them.
If anyone knows of their
whereabouts, Arocha requests
they call him at 846-3698 or come
to Apartment 205, 1700 Jersey
Street, College Station.
small, shrimp-like creatures.
The animal has a temperature
reading near that of a human,
similar lungs and suffers from
the same diseases, but does not
possess sweat glands, is easily
overheated and must be kept
moist, he added.
Ridgway told about attempts to
get Tuffy’s confidence by playing
wtih him in his pool and supply
ing numerous fish. Porpoises con
sume 15 pounds of food daily.
Later he was able to attach
sensory instruments to record the
porpoise’s various reactions.
Next he trained the mammal to
come to a signal buzzer, some
thing that Tuffy learned well and
has utilized ever since.
After a year of training and
captivity Ridgway released the
porpoise into the open ocean for
short periods of time, and fortu
nately Tuffy always returned to
the sound of his buzzer.
“The animals like their civil
service position,” Ridgway
quipped.
Through experimentation the
research scientists found out
that the porpoise can be trained
to react to a great number of
sound signals and respond ac
cordingly.
Porpoises can hear 170,000
megacycles, considerably higher
than human capabilities.
“I am convinced they rely more
with their sonar than they do
with their eyes,” Ridgway said.
When blindfolded, the porpoise
does not lose any sense of direc
tion.
They have been found able to
retrieve almost anything in this
condition, and one porpoise tested
found a “BB” at the bottom of
the pool and brought it to his
trainer.
A lost diver who carried a
small buzzer device could be
helped by a porpoise that towed
a line from a sea lab, he added.
Ridgway also works with sea
SCOUTS SCRUTINIZE SUB
Local Cub Scouts inspect a scale model of Student Center during the Hydro-Space
the Alvin research submarine used for ocean Fiesta, will remain on exhibit until noon Sat-
exploration at extremely deep levels. The urday. The Fiesta closes with a film in the
two-man model, on display in the Memorial MSC Sunday.
lions, who he says “will sell their
soul for a fish.” Both types of
animals are given daily check-ups
to make sure that they are in top
shape.
Hydro-Space Fiesta exhibits
will remain on campus until noon
Saturday.
Sophomore Ball
Slated March 12
The Jades will provide mu
sic for the 1966 Sophomore
Ball, scheduled from 8 p.m.
to 1 a.m. March 12 in Sbisa
Hall.
The ball will be patterned
after the annual Combat
Ball, with uniform for mili
tary students being fatigues
and combat boots. Civilians
will wear sport shirt and
slacks.
Selection of the Sopho
more Sweetheart will high
light the dance. She will be
chosen at the ball from a
field of seven finalists, who
will be selected a week ear
lier.
Sophomores desiring to
enter girls in competition
for Sophomore Sweetheart
should turn in a 3x5 or larg
er picture to the Student
Programs Office in the
Memorial Student Center be
fore March 4.
LAST-MINUTE REGISTRANT
A prospective student enrolls with clerk Brenda Zieren for
the spring semester as the first week of classes nears a
close. Spring enrollment is expected to hit 8,500 before
registration closes at noon Saturday, also the last day for
adding courses.
Talent Show Officials Begin
Widespread Search For Acts
A four-state talent hunt looms
for the annual Intercollegiate
Talent Show March 5.
Pete Belinsky, chairman of the
Memorial Student Center Talent
Committee, said 15 sites have
been selected for auditioning tal
ent from universities and col
leges in Texas, Arkansas, Louisi
ana and New Mexico.
First audition in Feb. 9 at Sam
Houston State College. After
that a whirlwind schedule will
carry talent committee represent
atives to Baylor, Prairie View,
Rice, Texas Southern, Texas,
Southwestern University, South
west Texas, Trinity, TCU, Arling
ton State, SMU, Arkansas, LSU,
Tulane, Stephen F. Austin, Mc-
Murry, Texas Tech, Eastern New
Mexico State and New Mexico
University.
Houston disc jockey Bob White
will emcee the 12-act variety
show featuring a special per
formance by the Tyler Junior
College Apache Belles.
The show is slated for 6:30
Market Analyst To Report
At Poultry Institute Meeting
p.m. March 5 at G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
Dr. Robert E. Branson, widely
known consumer market analyst
at Texas A&M, will report re
sults of a major market test to
the American Poultry Institute’s
National Fact Finding Confer
ence today in Kansas City.
The researcher, a professor in
the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Sociology, also
will challenge the U. S. broiler
industry to compare its market
ing policies with those of success
ful food processing industries.
His report deals with a 900
household panel test using froz
en, cut-up broilers. His asso
ciates on the project were Dr.
Bernard Lester of the Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
and Sociology and Dr. Fred Gard
ner of the Department of Poultry
Science.
They believe the industry can
improve its marketing policies
and also make an important step
in stabilizing product prices by
adopting the frozen product.
Broiler pricing is a major in
tress selling and less favorable
pricing.
Branson and Lester found that
housewives rated cooking quali
ties of frozen chickens on a par
with the unfrozen type bought
in most stores today. Eating
quality also was rated tops.
Gardner said the industry can
give the customer a fresher, more
sanitary product by adopting
frozen birds for retail marketing.
The research was conducted in
the Dallas-Fort Worth area and
was the first major test of its
type in the United States, Bran
son said.
“We constantly are interested
in market research that stays
ahead of the industries we work
with,” he said. “In this wey, we
and the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station can be of most
benefit to the food industries and
the consumers they serve.”
Other ITS officers are Charles
Segrest, vice chairman, Alan
Backof, program chairman; Hen
ry Cisneros, treasurer; Dan Spil-
ler, arrangements chairman; Rog
er Killingsworth, set design
chairman, and Dave Schlueter,
public relations chairman.
Service Fraternity
Schedules Smoker
The A&M chapter of Alpha
Phi Omega, a national service
fraternity, will sponsor a smoker
Saturday after the A&M-Texas
basketball game in the Social
Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
All members, their guests,
pledges and students having an
interest in serving the university
through the fraternity are invit
ed to the informal affair. Re
freshments will be served and en
tertainment will be provided by
the Wayfarers.
dustry problem, Branson said.
Most broilers are currently mar
keted in an ice pack container to
keep the bird fresh, a system
which has sometimes meant dis-
Health Conference
To Begin Tuesday
Texas A&M will sponsor a
three-day public health course
for campus and community food
service personnel Tuesday
through Thursday.
The program in Sbisa Hall is
co-sponsored by the Brazos Coun
ty Health Department. About 100
University dining hall workers
and 50 commercial food handlers
from Bryan-College Station are
expected to attend.
John Dodson, University sani
tarian, and Fred W. Dollar, di
rector of the food service depart
ment, will host the short course.
Instructors from the Texas De
partment of Health will conduct
the class sessions.
“Foodborne diseases are pre
vented when proper techniques
are used,” Dollar pointed out.
“We believe this course will be
of value to our campus workers
and to the restaurant owners in
this area.”
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE Talent Show is scheduled March 5
in G. Rollie White Coliseum That’s right, it comes on
Saturday instead of Friday this year
The event falls on the same weekend as Military Weekend, as
usual, but the show precedes the Military Ball instead of the
Combat Ball this year
Cadets have always been able to pack ITS into an already
tight weekend schedule by having the Combat Ball later in the
evening
And fatigues and informal female dress are much more com
fortable and consume less space than full dress uniforms and full
length formals
Some students might be discouraged from attending ITS be
cause of the switch And if the event is suffering the
financial strain that it has reported in the past, these absences
could be disastrous
The talent exhibition has always been a fine show, and it
would be unfortunate if it didn’t receive the support it deserves
A GROUP OF students will accompany staffers from the Food
Services Department on visits to other university cafeterias in an
effort to discover methods of improving food service here
The delegation is visiting the University of Texas today
STUDENTS WHO USE another student’s Dining Hall card and
get caught will be assessed a $5 penalty before disciplinary action
is taken The card owner will receive the same penalty
College Station morbidity report for last week: 18 cases of
flu, 13 cases of chickenpox, 7 septic sore throats, 5 measles, 3
pneumonia, 2 strept throat and 2 gonorrhea
CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT in Bryan-College Station is 827,
with 219 clerical and sales workers leading the list , . . . . Current
shortages existing in the following occupations: insurance sales
man, stenographer, librarian and physical education teacher, accord
ing to the Texas Employment Commission
QUOTE AND UNQUOTE from Red Skelton: “I didn’t go
to college because I was poor. Poor in history, English and math”
See Ya ’Round — Mortimer.