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il Che Battalion VOLUME 64 Number 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1969 Telephone 845-2226 AGGIE ENGINEERS? Maureen Turk (left) and Nancy Nielsen are studying- nuclear engineering at Texas A&M, the first girls to seek B.S. degrees in the tough field at the predominately male institu tion. They watch as Dr. Robert S. Wick, nuclear engineering professor, explains opera tion of A&M's giant nuclear reactor. Miss Nielsen is a junior transfer student from San Antonio and Miss Turk is a freshman from Terre Haute, Ind. Coeds Seek Tough Degrees In A&M Nuclear Engineering “My biggest problem is getting ^everyone to accept the idea I’m pot kidding,” insisted Nancy Nielsen, a pretty brunette. Maureen Turk, an equally pret ty blonde, agreed. Their “problem” is that they re studying nuclear engineering ’at Texas A&M. They are, in fact, the first coeds to seek B.S. de- rees in the tough nuclear field at the predominately male insti tution. “Everybody’s waiting around |for me to switch to business ad- Jininistration,” quipped Miss Turk, ® a freshman from Terre Haute, pnd. While she would rather Right than switch, she confided ; she would probably go into jour- Rialism if she ever gave up her ; engineering ambitions. I MISS NIELSEN is a junior ||rom San Antonio, but also is in f her first year at A&M, having Rransferred from San Antonio tjhinior College. I Asked how she felt about the i likelihood of being the first girl tin Texas to earn a B.S. degree in nuclear engineering, Miss Nielsen | replied: “Wow.” f Texas A&M is the only school f in the state and one of few in the nation offering undergraduate degrees in nuclear engineering. ‘While it has offered master’s and Ph.D. degrees several years, A&M initiated the B.S. program in 1967 and now has 83 students majoring in the field. Miss Turk, who lived in Arling ton before her family moved to Indiana a year ago, by-passed nearby Purdue to attend Texas A&M. “I WANTED to come to A&M,” she explained. She said she was impressed by A&M’s facilities, particularly its nuclear reactor, cyclotron and space center. Miss Nielsen was considering a career in chemical engineering when she first visited the A&M campus on an American Chemical Society field trip. She changed her mind when she “saw all those goodies.” The “goodies” meant the reactor, cy clotron and other facilities and not the Aggies, but she said they too were fine. “Being a girl at A&M is great,” Miss Nielsen observed. Miss Turk agreed. The San Antonio lass is the only girl in all her classes, which, because of her junior classifica tion, include only science, engi neering and related subjects. Miss Turk is joined by several other girls in her English and other basic classes. NEITHER OF the young ladies has any complaints about being surrounded by Aggies. “I think they think I’m just another freshman—but they may talk to me a little more,” Miss Turk reflected. The pert blonde has a perfectly logical explanation for the often- asked question of why she chose to study nuclear engineering: “I’ve always wanted to be an engineer and figured there would be more acceptability for a girl in a new field, such as nuclear, than in older fields like mechani cal or civil engineering.” Ambitious as well as pretty, Miss Turk hopes eventually to earn a master’s and also a man agement degree and then work her way up to a management engineering position in industry. MISS NIELSEN said she prob ably will work in some research capacity after graduation. SEE COACH, IT’S EASY Clown Prince Meadowlark Lemon spins the ball for coach- played Leon Hillard of the world famous Harlem Globe trotters who will be appearing here Feb. 4 to start off the spring semester. Tickets may be purchased for the 8 p. m. exhibition at the Student Programs Office in the Memorial Student Center, most Bryan and College Station banks or by mail. Geddes Named Visiting Prof Dr. L. A. Geddes of Baylor University College of Medicine has been appointed visiting pro fessor of biomedical engineering at Texas A&M, announced A&M Engineering Dean Fred Benson. Dr. Geddes, professor of physi ology and director of Baylor Medical’s Division of Biomedical Engineering, will present his first A&iM lecture under the new ap pointment Feb. 11. He has been a member of the university’s graduate veterinary medicine fac ulty since 1965. Benson said the new appoint ment is part of an overall pro gram in which Texas A&M and the Houston medical school are collaborating in the field of bio medical engineering. At A&M the program is a cooperative en deavor of the College of Engi neering and Veterinary Medicine. Geddes joined Baylor Medical in 1952 as a biophysicist in the Department of Physiology. He was named director of the Divi sion of Biomedical Engineering in 1962 and promoted to full pro fessor three years later. He will continue to serve in his present capacity at Baylor. The new A&M visiting lecturer received his Ph.D. from Baylor Medical in 1958 after having pre viously earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from McGill University in Mon treal, Canada. Dr. Geddes, author of more than 130 publications, is a mem ber of numerous professional and honorary societies, including the I.R.E. Professional Group on Medical Electronics, National So ciety of Professional Engineers, American Society of Military En gineers and Sigma Xi. A&M, UT to Establish Biomedical Institute FormalDedica tion Set Far Saturday Minimum Wage Set On Campus The University of Texas Med ical Branch and Texas A&M are jointly establishing a marine bio medical institute in Galveston with formal dedication set Sat urday. Announcement of formation of The Marine Biomedical Institute was made by Dr. Truman G. Blocker Jr., president of the UT Mledical Branch, and A&M Presi dent Earl Rudder. Ceremonies dedicating the new facility are set for 11:30 a.m. in the Shriners Burns Institute auditorium. Scheduled to join Dr. Blocker and Rudder in the ceremonies are W. H. Bauer, a member of The University of Texas System Board of Regents; L. F. Peterson, presi dent of The Texas A&M Univer sity System; Dr. Harry H. Ran som, chancellor of the UT Sys tem; and Dr. A. D. Subtle, A&M vice president for research. Guest speaker for the program will be Dr. H. R. Schreiner, direc tor of research for Ocean Sys tems, Inc., Tonawanda, New York. He also will serve as spe cial consultant to the Marine Bio medical Institute. Objectives of the new institute, as stated in the dedicatory procla mation, include advancement of man’s knowledge of the marine environment and use of this knowledge to enhance the prac tice of medicine in all environ ments. The facility also is assigned the task of accumulating new data to assist in the development of sys tems to support man in the sea. It also will provide consultation from medical and related fields to scientists, engineers and man agers regarding application of the data to environmental prob lems associated with underwater exploration and exploitation. Another function of the insti- A 22-patient stroke care unit providing a cerebral vascular- accident center for Dallas and North Texas will be installed in Presbyterian Hospital under the direction of Texas A&M. Prof. Edward J. Romieniec, chairman of the School of Archi tecture, said the school’s Re search and Graduate Center will participate in a demonstration project to install an adaptable building system in the Dallas hospital. Work on the building system was begun by A&M researchers. It progressed through four stages under U. S. Public Health Service sponsorship totaling $550,000, said Jerry Trost, A&M project director. The stroke care unit will be built on the ninth floor of the hospital. The system utilizes a prefinished stacking wall and molded fiberglass bath units which permit the hospital to re arrange its interior spaces to suit the rapidly changing require ments and technology of patient care and treatment, Trost added. The U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare funded about half of the estimated $500,- 000 construction cost. Rod Bell, hospital administra- WEATHER Friday — Partly cloudy to cloudy. Wind Northerly 5 to 10 mph. High 63, low 39. Saturday—Cloudy. Wind East erly 5 to 10 mph. High 68, low 43. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M. —Adv. tute will be training medical and other personnel in the science and technology required to support man in the oceanic environment. Col. Robert W. Martindale, ad ministrative director of the insti tute, said biomedical problems to be investigated by the institute include those produced directly by the wet, cold, dark, high-pres sure climate of the ocean. Martindale said specific studies will involve increased resistance to breathing during exertion and at rest; central nervous system narcosis by nitrogen and other inert gases; long, slow decom pression necessary for safe elimi nation of excessive inert gas from the tissues; toxicity of oxygen at high pressure; loss of body heat during prolonged submergence, and the complex interaction of these factors. The director said a marine study center is also planned where other institutions may perform research in conjunction with The Marine Biomedical Institute. Housing Increase Noted For Spring Texas A&M students returning for the spring semester next week will likely find themselves with a little more elbow room, says Housing Manager Allan Madeley. “We anticipate plenty of space in the 30 campus residence halls, partly because of the high num ber of students who graduated last week,” Madeley said. University housing for married students, however, will remain tight. Calvin Moore, manager of student apartments, noted that the university’s 660 apartments were already filled and that 50 applications for rooms would likely be turned down. tor, has been appointed the in stallation program’s principal in vestigator. James Patterson, di rector of A&M’s Research and Graduate Center, was named co principal investigator. Associate project director is Russell Stogsdill, also of the School of Architecture, who will Texas A&M employes will re ceive a minimum wage of $1.30 per hour effective Feb. 1, accord ing to R. Clark Diebel, controller of accounts. The new wage is in keeping with the Fair Labor Standards Act as amended in 1966, Diebel said. “Generally, overtime at one and one-half times the regular rate will be paid for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours dur ing the work week, Thursday to Wednesday,” Diebel added. He pointed out the wage in crease does not apply to certain employes partially exempted from the act, such as agricultural workers and seamen who will be paid for all hours worked at Texas A&M has received 1,150 student inquiries about its 1969 “Summer School at Sea,” some 1,060 more than it can accommo date for the 10-week Mediter ranean cruise. Adm. James D. Craik, superin tendent of A&M’s Texas Mari time Academy, noted, however, applications are still being ac cepted for the June 5-Aug. 10 jaunt. Pointing out much of the current correspondence is still in the informational stage, he urged all applications be submitted be fore March 1. “Summer School at Sea,” joint ly sponsored by A&M’s College of Liberal Arts and TMA, offers spring high school graduates and college freshmen an opportunity to earn six hours of college credit while visiting five foreign ports. The cruise, originating in Gal- coordinate system installation with Rosco DeWitt Architects in Dallas, who are responsible for non-system construction. The Avery Mays Construction Company of Dallas was awarded a contract earlier in the month for installation of the unit, Trost said. straight time rates. Diebel called attention to the fact that the minimum wage was raised to $1 in 1967 and $1.15 in 1968. It will continue annually until it reaches $1.60, he said. He emphasized that a “large number of employes” are already receiving $1.30 and that the new rate will apply primarily to ir regular wage employes such as student workers. No overtime was paid prior to June 10, 1968, in compliance with state law, he pointed out. Diebel also reminded employes, faculty and staff that Social Se curity deductions were increased Jan. 1 to 4.8 per cent of the first $7,800 of earnings during the calendar year. veston, will be made aboard the “Texas Clipper,” a 15,000-ton oceanliner which Texas A&M has converted to a floating classroom. Ports of call on the 13,676-mile voyage are Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Barcelona, Spain; Pirai- evs, Greece; Naples, Italy, and Funchal, 'Madeira. The “Clipper” also will make one U. S. stop en- route and return via New Orleans. Craik said TMA has arranged several top but economical tours in the foreign countries, particu larly Greece. Qualified male students may enroll for two courses in fresh man English, history or mathe matics, the admiral noted. Credit may be applied to a standard degree from Texas A&M or an other college or university. It also can be applied to a TMA course of study leading to a B.S. degree in marine engineering or marine transportation. “Summer School at Sea” fees and expenses total $550 for Texas residents and $700 for non-resi dents. The charges include tui tion, room and board. Applications or additional in formation may be obtained from the Texas Maritime Academy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843. Bryan Building & Loan Association, Your Sav ings Center, since 1919. BB&L -Adv. LIVELY EXCHANGE A pair of Texas A&M students engage in an animated discussion with two of the 13 East Asian students visiting the university this week. Sponsored by the Experiment in In ternational Living, the group will continue its tour of the United States Friday. From left are Sim Kay Wee of Singapore, Robert Holcomb of College Station, Wai-Chei Leung of Hong King and Paul Parsons of Bryan. A&M To Construct 22-Patient Stroke Care Unit In Dallas Maritime’s Summer School Flooded With Applications