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THE BATTALION Page 8 College Station, Texas Thursday, June 6, 1968 Early To Bed, Early To Rise Can Make Deer Hunting Easy White-tailed deer are teaching Texas A & M researchers that hunting lore of yesteryear is amazingly correct most of the time. A key discovery by Dr. Jack M. Inglis and Ron Hood of A&M’s Wildlife Science Department in dicates deer are even more pro vincial than many experts be lieve. The researchers observed also that deer “go to bed with the chickens.” Inglis, assistant professor of wildlife science, and Hood, wild life graduate student from Bay- town, pored over stacks of data collected in extensive radio track ing studies. Their research was conducted between February, 1967, and Jan uary, 1968, at the Welder Wild life Refuge near Sinton. Inglis and Hood shouldered tranquilizer guns to stop deer long enough to strap on collars containing minute radio trans mitters. They then “tracked” the deer with remote sensing equip ment. “We tracked a yearling buck a long time,” Inglis noted. “With a fix every 16 minutes for 690 fixes, we stayed right with him. Surprisingly, a data check showed he never moved out of a one- fourth square mile area in which he was marked.” Hood heard virtually the same story by eavesdropping on a fe male deer. “The old gal sulked the first week after being tranquilized, 1 he reported. “After staying in small bottomland area along the Aransas River for four months, she moved to high ground when Hurricane Beulah hit. She sorta took her range along . . . never moved outside a quarter square mile area.” “We knew all along that deer have a small range,” Inglis ex claimed, “but we never dreamed they would be this restricted.” Researchers logged notations after each reading as to whether deer were moving or still. Later, they checked percentages of times the deer were moving or still dur ing a specified period. Observations by Inglis and Hood will undoubtedly be of in terest to deer hunters. They in dicate deer bounce out of bed at daybreak, become most active around noon, again a little be fore dusk, and finally at mid night. “There are two peaks of acti vity in winter,” Hood related. “Deer move around pretty well all day long and at midnight. That’s it!” All deer, the surveyors insisted, undoubtedly take a “coffee break” from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. through out the year. “This information will no doubt be interesting to the headlight- ers,” Inglis chuckled. “They can just wait until midnight to go hunting.” 4 Short Courses Set For Electronics TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT Jim Northrup (5), lower left of the picture, crawls out of the crowd of fighting ball play ers on the mound at Oakland Coliseum. Northrup charged Athletic pitcher Jack Aker after he was hit by a pitched ball. A huge brawl involving players from both teams took place following the incident delaying the game for 15 minutes. (AP Wirephoto) Aggies Help—One Way Or Another Texas A&M students are deter mined to help U. S. troops in Vietnam—one way or another. The Aggies held a blood drive in December for wounded fight ing men, recalled Dean of Stu dents James P. Hannigan, but student body leaders were later informed by the Defense Depart ment the blood was not needed. Blood Services of Houston, the firm which collected the blood, offered to pay $2,562 to settle the account. Not to be outdone, the A&M students have now turned the money over to the USO office in Dallas, with the stipulation to be earmarked for use in Vietnam. Two electronics short courses based primarily on practical ap plication are set this summer at Texas A&M’s Institute of Elec tronic Science. Both schools, June 3 through July 12, and July 15 through Aug ust 23, parallel regular summer sessions at A&M, announced Floyd Lambert, the institute’s chief instructor. “There are no pre-requisites for this course,” Lambert said. “All candidates need do is demonstrate ability to assimilate the informa tion offered.” “The idea,” he continued, “is to give people who think they would like electronics an oppor tunity to try it before they com mit themselves to a college or ad vanced study course. Practical application of electronics through experience is emphasized.” Lambert said the short course also will fill a need for college students who plan to pursue en gineering subjects. He added that each course can be taken independently or consec utively as a combined effort. All classes are to be conducted at the Institute of Electronic Science, located at A&M’s Re search Annex. Living accommodations, Lam bert observed, are available in annex dormitories. Tuition is $180 for each course, the chief instructor noted, with an additional charge, not to ceed $25, made for supplies, Transistor studies, Laml* said, are designed for radio an teurs, radar operators, collegea high school students who n have special interest and ap tudes in electronics. All will taught techniques of designji and prepared printed circuitsa bread boarding transistorizedt cuits, he continued. Conference Cues Plan Golf Tourn School administrators andst] ervisors at Texas A&M fori annual June conference next»( will play a golf tournament St day on the campus course. About 50 players are expeci to compete for prizes provit by Martin Hamilton of theBi four Company. Trophies will to the medalist, low net, lowpn and high scores. Suitable prit will be awarded for birdies,^ les and holes-in-one. Play by the Calloway handki system begins at 8 a.m. Siin4 announced Luke Harrison, A4 course manager who will conda the tourney. Winners will be announced a conference general assent Wednesday in the Memorial St dent Center. Junior Gymnastic Group Scheduled A College Station Recreation Council program in tumbling will register children Monday at the A&M Consolidated Junior High gymnasium. Instructed by Lindy Baer, health and physical education instructor at Texas A&M, the six-week pro gram will include three weekday classes for two age-groups. Reg istration starts at 9 a.m. Baer has charge of the Health and Physical Education Depart ment gymnasium program. He will be assisted by A&M students. He said tumbling classes will initiate with simple developmen tal activities and exercises. La ter, fundamentals including in struction in vaulting, balance beam work, hand balancing and other activities will be added. “We’ll keep the kids busy,” he said. “They will be given a good time, new experiences and the opportunity to learn something.” Two half-hour classes for five to nine-year-olds will be from 9 and 9:30 a.m. Children 10 and older will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Registration fees of $2 per student (5 to 9) and $3 (10 and older) must be paid Monday. Council programs in tumbling, swimming, softball, bowling, golf, tennis, art, crafts and other acti vities are supported 1 by registra tion fees, United Chest contribu tions and city of College Station support. Mrs. C. V. Wootan is president of the council. Course Offered For SCUBA Divers A summer basic SCUBA diving course will be offered to both men and women beginning June 13, William Schroder, chief in structor, has announced. All interested persons must be at least 16 years old, pass a med ical examination at the University Hospital and pass a swimming test, Schroder said. A basic SCUBA certificate will be awarded to those who success fully complete the course. SCUBA equipment will be pro vided to participants, but each student should have swim fins, face mask and snorkel, he said. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. in Room 305, Goodwin Hall on June 13. The class will meet twice each week from 7 to 9:30 p.m. An $18 fee will be required. For further information contact Schroder in Room 107, East Biz- zell Hall. Del Monte Spinach Rich lB .r 0 n 6;r $ i Tomato Sauce Hunt's. Flavorful. 9c», $ l New Potatoes Del Monte. Whole. 6£r $ l Golden Corn Gardenside. Cream Style. 6 Dash Dog Food DOLLAR DAYS Hteepleehaae Sll/EEFSTAKES Texas Grown! Cantaloupes io< Sweet, Juicy, and Meaty. —Lb. Safeway Special! Mellorine Joyett. Assorted Flavors. Vi-Gal. Ctns. $ 1 Safeway Special! Toilet Tissue Zee.* White or * Colored. 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