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Che Battalion •i;: Saturday — Partly cloudy, winds i;:: southerly 10-15 m.p.h. High 86, low 68. •V Sunday — Heavy thunder showers, jg early morning and late afternoon, &: winds southwesterly 10-15 m.p.h. High g: j:j: 84, low 70. % Kyle Field, Saturday — 81°, low 65. £: Winds South - Southeasterly, 10-15. £: VOLUME 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1967 Number 481 civilians Approve | Pootball, ‘Standclls’ Act University Dance A proposal to hold an all- council, said tentative plans call university dance October 28 after for free admission to civilians the Baylor football game was ap- who have paid their student activ- proved Thursday night by the Civilian Student Council. Griff Venator, president of the USDA Plans To Build Labs Near Campus Representative Olin E. Teague ana Senator Ralph Yarborough have announced that the General Services Administration will ac cept bids Oct. 19 and open them Nov. 28 for construction of two U. S. Department of Agriculture laboratories at Texas A&M. The facilities are the $3.25 mil lion Southwestern Veterinary Toxicology and Livestock Insect Research Laboratory and the 1700,000 National Cotton Disease Research Laboratory. Teague said the toxicology lab oratory will be the largest of its kind in the United States. Most of its research will be centered on toxicity of chemicals (including pesticides) used in agriculture that affect livestock. Other ac tivities will be development of chemical'and non-chemical meth ods of livestock insect control. The cotton disease laboratory will study diseases of that crop in all the nation’s production The laboratory will consist of two main buildings and 12 small er buildings to be built across the road and south of the A&M Dairy Center and north of the College of Veterinary Medicine complex. Matthews and Associates Arch itects and Engineers of Bryan designed the structures. The General Services Administration is in charge of federal buildings and their construction. Dr. R. D. Radeleff, director designate of the toxicology lab oratory, said construction of the two labs is expected to start in December. He said advance staff members of the toxicology unit, in addi tion to himself, are Dr. R. H. Singer and Dr. H. E. Smalley, research veterinarians, Dr. Ivan Berry, research agricultural en gineer; and R. L. Rogers, gen eral engineer for the overall com plex. ity fees to their dormitory presi dents. Venator explained that this $2 charge was similar to the $5 “outfit fee’ paid by all members of the Cadet Corps. CIVILIAN students who have not paid their activity fees and all Corps members will be charged $1.00 whether they bring a date or not. Neal Ford and the Fanatics will be the feature attraction of the affair and will probably perform in Sbisa Dining Hall. Doug Ferrata, chairman of the Memorial Student Center Dance Committee will aid the Civilian Student Council in publicizing and managing the all-university dance. In other council business, Tom Osborn, a civilian member of the Bonfire Committee, asked for a unified civilian effort in building the 1968 Aggie bonfire this No vember. He requested each dorm itory president organize “dorm work teams” to be used especially during the critical weekend of Nov. 17-19 when the Cadet Corps will be in Houston attending the Rice game. OSBORN ALSO asked for help in obtaining needed trucks, cranes and chainsaws. The absence of a flag in the Sbisa area quadrangle was also discussed by the councih Venator appointed a committee to either request the housing office to make sure a flag is flying every day or else establish a system by which the civilian dormitories could assume the responsibility. THE COUNCIL also aired a number of student grievances. Councilmen questioned the pres ent system of lighting and allott ing parking lots. They expressed displeasure at the levying of fines for turning in laundry late and the closing of Sbisa Dining Hall in the evening before intramurals were over. Venator reminded councilmen that Oct. 13 was the last day that dormitories could file for recog nition with the Student Finance Office in the MSC. He also announced that the Menu Committee, appointed to voice student grievances and sug gestions to the dining hall staff, was to meet with Col. Fred Dol lar, director of food services today at noon. Head Weekend Schedule Tessie Hopefuls To Visit Campus ■ .. FACULTY-STAFF RECEPTION Col. J. H. McCoy, commandant of the Corps of Cadets, welcomes faculty members dur ing- Thursday’s faculty-staff reception in the Memorial Student Center. President and Mrs. Earl Rudder were hosts for the annual fall event, which honored all new members of the faculty. Many Scientists Needed In Petroleum Exploration The petroleum exploration and producing industry needs the tal ents of scientists of a wide num ber of disciplines-from architects to oceanographers. Acceleration of technology, de mand for petroleum products and the industry’s movement into new frontiers have developed the diversified need, according to G. E. Nevill of Houston, Texas A&M Engineering Lecture Series speaker. “From 1918 to 1965, the world’s production of crude oil has in creased from a half billion to more than 10 billion barrels a year,” the Cameron Iron Works staff engineer noted. SINCE 1859, when Col. Edmond Drake drilled to find oil the first time and punctured 69% feet of the earth’s surface, man’s drill ing ability has multiplied 350 Aggie Takes ‘Smooth Ride’ During First Solo Flight Alan C. Jaeckle of Covina, Calif., became the first Air Force ROTC student to solo in Texas A&M’s Flight Instruction Pro gram. "It was real smooth,” grinned Hie fifth-year architecture major as he climbed out of the Cessna 172 at Easterwood Airport. Jaeckle was congratulated up on completion of the five-minute solo flight by his instructor, Jack Taylor of Texas Airmotive and A&M Aerospace Studies Depart- DOWN SAFELY ompleting the first solo by a Texas A&M student in the niversity Air Force Flight Instruction Program, Alan C. leckle of Covina, Calif., goes over points of the flight with Ustructor Jack Taylor. Jaeckle, a fifth-year architecture lajor, is one of 46 A&M AFROTC students in the fall gram. ment officers headed by Col. Ver non L. Head. Texas Airmotive contracted with the Air Force for in-flight instruction. TAYLOR said others of the fall semester 46-student FIP group will be soloing soon. Jaeckle accomplished the circuit of Eas- terwood’s pattern twice by him self after five hours of instruc tion, but he had previous flying experience. Maj. Deward Johnson, FIP ground school instructor, said a new student pilot normally solos after about 10 hours. The pro gram consists of 20 hours ground school and 36% hours airborne instruction, dual and solo. Jaeckle flew earlier in Cali fornia, when his father, Robert H. Jaeckle, 324 Lombard, Pomona, was taking flying instruction. The student actually soloed for the second time, having completed all instructional requirements in California except a final check ride for his private pilot license. THE A&M student now has 45 hours flying time. FIP is designed to assist the Air Force in screening future fighter and bomber pilots, for a lower washout rate among train ees. The program can lead to a private license if the student completes the Federal Aviation Agency written examination and check ride, which are not included in FIP. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. times or m ore, to 23,800 feet, depth of a Pecos County produv- er. Problems have multiplied at a faster rate, Nevill indicated in his address, “From Titusville to Cook Inlet—The Evolution of the Oil Well Drilling Industry and the Outlook for Engineering Respon sibilities.” In the engineering series in augural, Nevill briefly traced technological developments in drilling, from Drakes cable tool rig to hydraulic rotary methods employing three-cone bits with tungsten carbide-coated cutting teeth. THE EARLY driller had a throttle and brake. Now he has controls for the engine, weight on the draw works and bit, drill stem and bit r.p.m., fluid pit capacities and levels, pump pres sures, casting pressure, mud weight and viscosity and gas within the returning mud,” Nevill described. Future possibilities include en closed pressurized rigs on the ocean floor, away from wave action and weather. “Ordinary development has produced numerous inventions,” the speaker noted. “Break throughs enabling rapid progress include the roller rock bit, re search in physics and chemical properties of drilling fluids and hard-facing on bits,” he noted. Equipment, technology and over all sophistication of drilling and producing suggest areas for re search and development, Nevill added. HE LISTED mechanics of soil and rock failure, underground No Rain Seen pressure gradients, increased power at cutting and drilling faces, sensing capabilities of con ditions at the drilling point, ways to control the tool at the bottom, reasearch of physics and chemi cal properties of drilling fluids “where only a start has been made,” salvage of contaminated land, disposal of wastes, new ap proaches of offshore drilling-sur face and bottom, studies of nu clear methods and new materials and mechanical processes with “corrosion and corrosion fatigue now a critical area” Nevill said the industry can use the ideas of chemists, me chanical, aerospace, agricultural, petroleum, nuclear, electrical and chemical engineers, geologist, metallurgists, oceanographers, and architects. The A&M-Florida State foot ball game, a Town Hall perform ance by “The Standells” and the presentation of candidates for Aggie Sweetheart will highlight an activity-filled weekend here. Kyle Field will be the scene of the Saturday night clash between the three-times defeated Aggies and the Florida State Seminoles who tied Alabama but have yet to post a victory. A crowd of from 30,000 to 35,000 is expected. THE FOURTEEN candidates for Aggie Sweetheart are due to arrive at the Memorial Student Center at 3 p.m. Friday. Activi ties scheduled for the candidates include the Town Hall perform ance, Midnight Yell Practice and the Florida State game. The Sweetheart candidates will be presented to the student body at the Friday night Town Hall per formance. “The Standells” will bring their unique sounds to the A&M cam pus for the 8 p.m. Town Hall performance Friday. “Dirty Wa ter,” the “Standells’ ” first hit, will be included in a program of guitar, organ,^ and drums. Midnight Yell Practice will be held in Kyle Field Friday. A change in the band’s route to the stadium was announced. THE PROBABLE ROUTE of the band will be from the Dun can dormitory area north up Military Walk to Old Main Drive which runs between the YMCA and Richard Coke Building. The procession is expected to turn west onto Old Main and pass the Grove outdoor theater before en tering Kyle Field for the yell practice. The Corps of Cadets will par ticipate in a stand-by inspection of dormitory rooms by military officers from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Visitors can take ad vantage of the opportunity to see the dormitory rooms during an open house to last from noon till 4 p.m. SWEETHEART CANDIDATES will enter Kyle Field by 6:30 p.m. Saturday to view the march-in of the incomparable Corps of Ca dets prior to game. A new seating arrangement will be used for this week’s game. The new arrangement calls for the fish to occupy sections 120- 124, sophomores, 125-127, juniors, 128-130, corps seniors and the band, 131-132, civilian seniors, 133-134, and graduate students in 135-137. The halftime performance of the Aggie band will feature a salute to members of the new Texas Aggie Band Association. The drill during Saturday’s half time will include an 80-yard-long “Hi Bandmen” with letters 10 yards high. Win or lose, the Aggies have planned many parties and dances after the game, sponsored by sev eral groups ranging from archi tecture students to hometown clubs. For those who survive the first half of the football weekend, John Ciardi, noted columnist, author, and poet, will lecture in the MSC ballroom Sunday at 3 p.m. “What Good is a College?” will be the topic of discussion presented by the former host of CBS-TV’s weekly show, “Accent.” Walsh Will Speak On Oceanography Navy Lt. Cmdr. Don Walsh, Texas A&M oceaigraphy doctoral candidate who commanded the deepest ocean dive of the bathy scaph ‘Trieste,” will speak to the university’s Oceanography Club Tuesday. The 7:30 p. m. meeting will be in Room 2B of the Memorial Stu dent Center, announced President Bill Cross of Dallas. Walsh will speak on Oceanog raphy from Space.” Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. —Adv. AFTER RECORD SPEED FLIGHT IN CALIFORNIA Air Force Maj. William J. Knight, left, walks away from X15 at Edwards Air Force Base in California after flying the plane at a record speed of 4,534 mph. Knight also held previous record which was 4,250 mph. (AP Wirephoto) For Saturday Astronaut Killed In Crash The weatherman is smiling on the Texas Aggies. Early week forecasts for the weekend carried a possibility of rainshowers for the 7:30 p.m. Saturday football contest between A&M and Florida State on Kyle Field. An updated forecast for Sat urday and Sunday by the A&M Weather Station removed the precipitation prediction. Jim Lightfoot, station manager, said the skies will be cloudy for the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoons. “There’s a slim chance of thundershowers Sunday,” he added. The forecast for kickoff time is 81 degrees, 65 per cent relative humidity and winds south-southeast at 10 to 15 mph. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. <A>) — One of the nation’s astronauts, Marine Maj. Clifton Curtis Wil liams Jr., was killed Thursday when his T38 jet plane smashed into a wooded area near the Flo- rida-Georgia border and exploded. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Wil liams was alone in the craft when it plunged to earth and disin tegrated. Air Force Maj. Joe Johnson of Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Ga., said Williams’ body was re covered by members of a Moody helicopter crew that arrived after getting Mayday call from Wil liams. Maj. Johnson said only shred ded wreckage was found at the bottom of the 15-foot crater dug by the crash impact. The crash- site is about 20 miles northeast of Tallahassee. Williams, 35, who liked to be called “C.C.” by his fellow as tronauts, was en route from Pa trick Air Force Base near Cape Kennedy to Brookley Air Force Base, Ala., near Moblie. Camera Club Plans Slide Program A slide program on the capa bilities of color film and a two- division slide contest will high light a Camera Committee meet ing Monday. The 7:30 p.m. meeting will be in Rooms 3B and 3C of the Mem orial Student Center, announced committee chairman Frank Tilley of Jacksonville. The 45-minute program, “How Anscochrome Works,” includes photos showing different light conditions under which the film works. Beginners and advanced slide contests will complete the pro gram. The winning slide in the novice division will compete in the advanced division, noted Dale Bolyard of LaMarque, program chairman. The top four slides will be entered by the committee in Gulf States Camera Clubs Coun cil competition. Tilley said only a brief busi ness session is planned. First Bank & Trust now pays 5% per annum on savings certif icates. —Adv.