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m w*- »T*m ;e a ar the ted i rs! es! Van ;ar t, ,e i the f ? lize /an ever y i? L you in I Nuclear Engineering (Continued From Page 1) ne of the biggest assets of the epartment is its visiting profes- or, Dr. Curtis G. Chezem, from ihe Los Alamos, N.M., Scientific laboratory. He adds the other- rise missing element making the epartment a well-rounded one. The new undergraduate degree rogram available this year for he first time requires only 137 lours, slightly less than other ngineering curriculums. But lis degree is not as easy to get s it sounds. Most of the courses squired are in some way related o mathematics, so if you are ot so inclined, then the road gets ocky. | BUT NUCLEAR engineering is itruly the field of the future in engineering. Right now, in 1966, for instance, 66 per cent of all the contracts given by major Selectrical plants in the United States were given to nuclear fa- ffilities. This fact alone indi cates the impact that nuclear en gineering will have in the near future. 1 "Then, why, among students VOLKSWAGENS New & Used 3 — 1965 Bugs 1 — 1964 Bug 1 — 1966 Bug 1 — 1957 Bug Used Cars Carry 100% Guarantee Hickman Garrett Motors Authorized Dealer 1701 S. College Bryan 822-0146 is there no particular enthusiasm for the field itself?” Dr. Emon asked. “The only answer I can give is that the students are just not informed as to what the op portunities are in the field. “The masses do not realize the true facts and the importance of nuclear engineering on their fu ture. The Atomic Age is upon us and no one can deny the impact it has already had.” AND THE facilities at A&M are some of the best to be found anywhere in the nation. Stu dents have access to the AGN-201 Laboratory, the Nuclear Science Center, a small accelerator which produces neutrons, and a radio isotopes development laboratory. And now that the Cyclotron Insti tute is completed, students will have another research facility at their disposal. Nuclear engineering does not take a vacation even during the vacation season. Starting con currently with the Texas A&M summer session will be a nuclear engineering summer institute sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission. The AGN-201 re actor is in use year-round for the benefit of everyone. TEXAS A&M was also the site for a National Topical Meeting On Coupled Reactor Kinetics in January. The gathering attract ed eminent nuclear scientists from all across the country. The meet ing accomplished a far greater task, however, as it proved to the nation that A&M could compete with anyone in nuclear engineer ing. Wives of aspiring nuclear en gineers at A&M are doing their bit of learning, too. Every fall, Dr. Emon teaches a short course to the wives of nuclear engineer ing majors to give them a better understanding of their husbands’ problems and work. The meet- Father, Son Now In Viet Service Two member of the Mims fam ily of San Antonio like the same things. Both have the same name, are graduates of Texas A&M and live in the same area—Saigon, South Vietnam. Second Lt. Forrest M. Mims III, 22, recently joined his father, Lt. Col. Forrest M. Mims, 43, in Vietnam. The young Mims last saw his father before the colonel was assigned in Vietnam last ings are more of a discussion per iod than a class, but a film is presented each time. The ma terial is simplified, leaving out most of the higher mathematics so the wives can understand it. TO SAY THAT the depart ment of nuclear engineering has a good secretary is to say the least. Her name is Beth Hutch inson and more often than not she manages to practice what she preaches. And what she preaches has to do with being an outstand ing secretary because she is the president of the Bryan-College Station chapter of the National Secretaries Association. So now the small, struggling department has finally started to move. The new undergraduate curriculum alone attracted 10 freshmen and 14 transfers this fall. Dr. Cochran expects the present enrollment of about 50 to double in the next five years. IT TOOK EIGHT years but finally the pace picks up. In this era when scientific technology is growing at a rate unsurpassed in history, nuclear engineering is forced to mature rapidly or be left behind in the path of prog ress and the department at Tex as A&M has begun to mature. BATTALION CLASSIFIED WANT AD RATES 0m itj 4# per word >4 per word each additional dar Minimum eharare—564 Ciauified Diepia $04 per column inch «aeh iniertion DEADLINE 4 p.m. day before publication CHILD CARE ! Will baby sit any time, day or evening, 846-1429. 427t3 ; Child care all ages. 846-8151. 341tfn Gregory’s Day Nursery—846-4005. 218tfn HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDREN CEN- 'B, 3400 South College, State Licensed. 1-8626, Virginia D. Jones, R. 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Exam- be given April 13 at 4 107, Biological Sciences Building, inees should bring pen, pencil, and diction- The English Proficiency Examination for students majoring in Business Administra tion will be given Thursday, April 13, 1967, at 4 :00 p. m. in Room 202 of Francis Hall. Students who take this examination must register in the office of the School of Business Administration not later than 6 :00 p. m. Wednesday, April 12, 1967. 424t6 tte 95 semester hours of credit may purchase the A&M ring. The hours passed at the time of the preliminary grade report, April 3, 1967, may be used in satisfying the 95 hours requirement. Those student qualify ing under this regulation may leave their in the Registrar’! le th ers fi be taken between April 17 and May 31, ’ rra —' —be returned to this on or about July on duty from 8:00 a. m. to 12 :00 noon, Monday through Frida me with the Ring Clerk in the Regis ‘fice in order that she may check cords to determine their eligibility to order the ring. Orders for the rings will Ma ay. H. L. Heaton, Director of Admissions and Registrar 420t32 ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION The English Proficiency Examination re quired of all junior students majoring in Education or in Psychology will be offered April 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 p. (Thursday) and again from 5:00 to 7:00 ne da; Students may take rt- ing to Academic 108. JSxaminees snould bring pen, pencil, dictionary and compo*i. tion paper. 417tl3 p. m. the same day. Students may tal the examination at either time by repor ing to Academic 108. Examinees shoui NOTICE—PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE STUDENTS Pre-veterinary medicine students who ex- et to qualify as applicants for admission to the professional curriculum of the Col lege of Veterinary Medicine in September 1967 may secure application forms in the Registrar’s Office beginning Monday, Feb ruary 20, 1967. May 1, 1967 is the deadline for filing applications and transcripts with for filing applicatb the Registrar. H. L. 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Lieutenant Mims’ father met him on arrival at Tan Son Nhut air base. “He helped me get settled,” the young Mims said. “Naturally, it’s great to be able to see my father once in a while.” The only difference is the Mims’ jobs. Colonel Mims is deputy for engineering for the Saigon-based Air Force Regional Civil Engineer, which monitors Air Force construction programs in Vietnam. The lieutenant is a photo inter preter in the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron intelligence develop ment center at Tan Son Nhut, near Saigon. Colonel Mims is a gradu ate of A&M. He attended the universtiy under the Air Force Institute of Technology program and went to Vietnam after assign ment at Randolph AFB. The colonel’s comments on the importance of the Vietnam job influenced his son to go to Viet nam. The lieutenant volunteered for Vietnam while finishing his senior year in the AFROTC pro gram at A&M. When he gradu ated last May, he was commis sioned a second lieutenant and attended a five-month intelligence school at Lowry AFB, Colo. “During the short time we have been together in Vietnam, a closer father-son relationship has de veloped between us,” the father said. “We certainly know one another better.” MEMORIAL FRAMED IN BLOSSOMS Japanese cherry blossoms frame the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C., in this view of the Tidal Basin. The blooms are nearing their peak of beauty. (AP Wirephoto) Transportation Institute Gets Auto Collision Study Grant Protective devices to stop ve hicles before they collide with solid objects adjacent to the high way will be subjected to testing at the Texas Transportation Insti tute Safety Proving Grounds under a $90,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Public Roads to the Texas A&M Research Founda tion. The testing of the protective devices, or impact attenuation devices as they are generally called, will be conducted under the direction of I. J. Taylor, supervisor of the proving grounds, announced Prof. Charles J. Keese, executive officer of the institute. The institute’s program include safety-oriented research endeav ors and the testing further rounds out its quests to sameguard the highway traveling public, Keese said. Impact attenuation devices are contrivances or special obstacles located in front of hazardous im movable objects along the high way to decelerate the speed of vehicles that are about to collide with immovable objects so that the likelihood of injury to drivers and passengers is lessened. The grant to Texas A&M stems from a recent feasibility study to impact attenuation devices by institute researchers. The study is being conducted in research for the Bureau of Public Roads and the highway departments of 13 states and the District of Colum bia and deals with breakaway sign post and sign windload studies. The new work, to start immedi ately, will involve protective de vices for bridge ends, massive posts and other immovable fix tures. A&M Gets Grant For In-Service Teacher Training Texas A&M is recipient of a $20,820 National Science Founda tion grant renewal to conduct teacher in-service training at Tyler and Galena Park, announced President Earl Rudder. The grant supports 1967-68 geology and astronomy programs at Lee High School in Tyler and geology and oceanography pro grams at Galena Park North Shore High. Directed by Dr. Dale Leipper, A&M oceanography professor, the programs will accommodate 25 school teachers per semester from grades 7 through 12, noted Cole man M. Loyd, A&M’s NSF pro grams coordinator. Class meetings will be held at Lee and North Shore High Schools. Astronomy will be of fered next fall at Lee, while geology is under study at North Shore. Spring programs will offer geology and oceanography at Tyler and Galena Park, re spectively. Qualifying teachers will receive stipends to cover books, tuition and travel to attend classes, Loyd added. Further information and appli cations are available from him, 105 YMCA, Texas A&M, College Station, 77843. Students Tour Industrial Plants Forty chemical engineering juniors at Texas A&M University have been touring industrial plants this week in the Houston The tours included visits to Sinclair Refining Company, Lu- brizol Corporation, Rohm and Haas Company, Diamond Alkaili, Du Pont and Champion Paper Company. TYPEWRITERS Rentals-Sales-Service Terms Distributors For: Royal and Victor Calculators & Adding Machines CATES TYPEWRITER CO. 909 S. Main 822-6000 THE GREAT ISSUES COMMITTEE 'rv'iv r ‘ S . >’ -f ‘ Memorial Student Center f j!i i~. ■ • W Presents Space Fiesta 1967 With UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AEROSPACE PRESENTATIONS TEAM Lt. Col. James S. Wall Major Dannie R. Hoskins Capt. David L. Fredrick from Air University, Maxwell A.F.B., Alabama TOPIC: “THE U. S. SPACE PROGRAM” Friday, April 7, 8:00 p.m., Memorial Student Center THE PUBLIC INVITED —NO ADMISSION CHARGE EXHIBITORS: NASA—Manned Spacecraft Center Lunar Orbiter Satellite Spacesuits—Mercury, Gemini, Apollo Gemini space capsule Mercury space capsule—fullsize Apollo space capsule Saturn rocket U. S. Air Force Titan II missile—full scale Space medicine Photographic Society of America—space photographs Office of Naval Research Project Stratoscope Project Skyhook Nuclear Physics Naval Research Laboratory General Dynamics—Fl-11 Southwestern Bell Telephone Westinghouse—laser LTV Aerospace Corporation Naval Ordnance Laboratory General Electric North American Aviation Texas A&M Activation Analysis Laboratory Grumann Aircraft Engineering McDonnell Company Films will be shown continuously throughout the day during the entire Space Fiesta ’67 Week in the Memorial Student Center. TITAN II MISSLE WILL BE HERE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WALK THROUGH TITAN MISSILE —PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED— FILMS: “Apollo Lunar Mission Profile” “Apollo/Saturn 202 Quick Look” “Destination Moon” “Extravechicular Activity—Gemini IV” “Gemini XI” “Living in Space” “Missile From the Sea” “National Space Program for 1970” “ONE FOR ZERO” “Progress Toward Mach 3” “Project Gemini Mission Review 1965” “Returns From Space” “Roads to the Stars” “Telestar” “The Story of the X-15” “Titan Rocket Power” ilCN****