Research Attracts World Beauty THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 4,1 WORLD BEAUTY AT TEXAS A&M Miss South Africa tours Texas A&M Uni- analysis equipment. Joan and Ernest Uken versity Space Technology facilities with her will be at Texas A&M University for a year husband, Nuclear Physicist Ernest A. Uken. while he conducts joint research with Wai- They watch Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi, labora- nerdi. tory head, operate automatic activation 9 Educators Will Go South For Latin American Tour A Bryan schoolteacher and eight graduate assistants at Tex as A&M will tour five South and Central American countries this summer through Programa de Educacion Interamericana. The university intercultural education project will send 35 Texas teachers to Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. Mrs. Mary E. Vincent, Bryan Public Schools modern languages chairman, will be part of a teacher-team touring South Bra zil. The four teachers will visit Belem, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Curi tiba, Port Alegre and Panama, Brazil, and Caracas, Venezuela. Educational attaches for each teacher-team include Mrs. Amy Mann of Norristown, Pa., with the Mexico group; Argentina, Mrs. Zorayda Ibarbia of Cagayan, Phi lippines; Guatemala, Mrs. Helen Williamson of Gladewater; Peru, Mrs. Pauline Freed of Worces ter, Mass.; South Brazil, Rumal- do Juarez of Robstown, and North Brazil, Dr. Earl Jones, Programa director. “The attaches will be well-in formed on all aspects of the coun try and its educational system,” Dr. Jones said. “They will be familiar with travel arrangements and assist teacher-members of his team in any way possible.” From tour teacher research, Programa officials plan to de velop units of study, curricular materials, teaching guides and other resources for use in Texas schools. Pre-trip orientation and de briefing following the tours will be held at A&M. Team travel will be from late June until mid- July, Jones noted. The project is coordinated through the Bryan Independent School District and a Title III grant. Mrs. Vincent has studied at Mexican institutes and spent a summer traveling in England, France, Germany, Italy Switzer land, Spain and Portugal. A Brazos County native and Bryan high graduate, she re ceived the bachelor degree at Daniel Baker College at Brown- wood and her masters at Texas Woman’s University. Mrs. Vin cent taught at Mumford and Brady before coming to Bryan. Attention Aggies Cash Scholarships For Overseas Trips For Summer 1967 ELIGIBILITY: Must have completed Sophomore work in college by May 1967 Must have a GPR 1.5 overall and 1.5 last semester and on no probation Must plan to return to A&M fall semester 1967 Must be interviewed by MSC Council Scholarship and Loan Committee PROGRAMS: 1. A $200 Scholarship to be used through Experiment in Inter national Living for a visit in a Mexican home. Trip to be made with nine other college students during July and August 1967 Two scholarships of $200 cash to be used for overseas trip to South America or Europe for summer 1967. Can be used for Experiment, Operations Crossroads, a Hitchhiking Trip or to support a job experience HOW TO APPLY— Make application in MSC Student Programs Office, March 29 - April 7 The Activation Analysis Re search Laboratory brought one of the world’s top 15 beauties to the A&M campus. Mrs. Ernest A. Uken, wife of a Republic of South Africa sci entist, is the reigning “Miss South Africa” and one of 15 finalists in the Miss World contest at Lon don last November. The Ukens will be in College Station a year while he partici pates in research headed by Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi. Ernest is on leave of absence as head of a neutron activation lab of the South Africa National Institute for Metallurgy, a branch of the Republic’s Atomic Energy Board. A striking beauty, Mrs. Uken is the former Miss Joan Carter of Johannesburg and daughter of a wheat and dairy farmer of the Orange Free State. She is 5-feet- 8, blonde, hazel-eyed, plays ten nis and is a perfect match for her scientist husband. “Miss South Africa,” who will reign through August, received her bachelor’s degree in zoology and botany at Natal University of Johannesburg in 1963. She has worked in nutrition, biology and medical research and is seek ing employment here. As representative to the Miss World contest, she travelled all over the 3,000-mile long Repub lic for engagements, placing the winner’s wreath on Pedro Rodri gues when he won the Johannes burg Grand Prix. She also went to Portuguese East Africa to crown “Miss Mozambique.” Her duties completed, “Miss South Africa” plans to paint, study German and relax through several sports she enjoys. “I’m very keen on tennis,” the South African-born beauty of English descent said. “Ernest and I like to swim and I’m fond of squash, horseback riding and watching horse and motor car racing.” Her father’s 3,000-acre farm on the 5,000-foot high plateaus of the High Veld taught her ap preciation of outdoors. “We are eager for the football season,” Ernest said, voicing gen eral Aggie anxiousness. “Rugby is the closest thing South Africa has to football. We’ve never seen it before, except on film.” He and Mrs. Uken met on the tennis court and have been mar ried a month. They arrived at A&M three weeks ago. The beauty winner said her spare time goes to studying Ger- “Ernest speaks German and his mother converses in it exclusive ly,” she explained. “I want to be able to talk to her.” Joan also speaks Afrikaans and Sotho, a native dialect. Ernest works with an inter national set of scientists in acti vation analysis at A&M. Others involved in the joint research are Drs. Herbert Yule, John S. His- lop of Scotland, M'anchery P. Menon of India and Emile Sch- weikert of Switzerland. Ernest received his master’s degree at Natal in 1961 and is working on a Ph.D. in nuclear physics. The 30-year-old scientist is a captain in the Republic’s Army. “I feel very fortunate to be able to participate in this re search,” Uken said. “Dr. Wein- erdi’s activation analysis work is known throughout the world.” LET US ARRANGE YOUR TRAVEL... ANYWHERE IN THE U. S. A. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Reservations and Tickets For AH Airlines and Steamships — Hotel and Rent Car Reservations Tickets Delivered —Call 822-3737— Robert Halsell Travel Service 1016 South College Avenue Bryan The Ukens like Texas hospital ity and weather. “The climates are much the same,” he went on. “Being in the Army myself, I was impress ed by the Cadet Corps review (on Military Day.) And the Aggie Band is really great.” F,Lnd: THE BRYAN ARMS APARTMENTS “Congenial Living” Separate Adult & Family Areas “Children Welcome’’ Model Apts. Open For Inspection From $120 - All Utilities Paid 1602 S. College Avenue Resident Manager - Apt. 66 Phone 823-4250 Make Your Deposit Now 365tfn VICTORIAN APARTMENTS Midway between Bryan & A&M University • All General Electric built-ins • 1 & 2 bedrooms with 1 or iVi bathe • Central heat & air • Large walk-in closets • Beautiful courtyard with swimming pool • Carpets & Drapes • Carports & laundry facilities • Furnished or unfurnished • Resident manager. 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