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E Uuu POLITICAL FIGHT Lyn Nug-ent grabs the glasses of Sen. Everett Dirksen as Grandfather Johnson chats with the Senate minority leader at a reception honoring' the former chief executive in Washing- Ton. Glasses fell to floor but were not broken. AP Wirephoto) J Industry Gap Narrows Closing the university-industry gap is a prime goal of Dr. Charles D. Holland, head of chemical en gineering and an authority on multicomponent distillation, one of industry’s many operations. In the interest of promoting a closer relationship between uni versities and industries, he has established certain department programs which provide specific ways the two giants may coop erate. “It is hoped that these exam ples will lead to the generation of other means of cooperation,” he said. Holland, a consultant with Esso Research and Engineering Co. and author of several books, finds A&M’s working relationship be tween students and practicing en gineers beneficial. INITIALLY, freshmen are mo tivated “toward wanting to make something of themselves” by visiting nearby industry shortly after arrival on campus. “Most of our entering fresh men have the aibility to handle the program in chemical engi neering, but they may not neces sarily have the desire and will to do so,” Holland emphasized. He feels the trip helps build a foun dation. Sophomores also take a trip to give students an overall picture of industry. One such trip, sched uled Feb. 12, will take students through Humble plants and En- jay Chemical Corp. in the Hous ton area. Juniors maintain a conventional three-day trip. A cooperative program in which the student works in industry and attends the university on alternate semesters is available too, Holland said. I P J s* START THE NEW SEMESTER with the Texas A&M directory % Student Listings • ^acuity-Staff * University Calendar • Campus Map * Student Senate Listings On Sale STUDENT PUBLICATIONS dept., exchange store SHAFFERS UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE, MSC GIFT SHOP New Institute Aids Study Of Environment Man’s conquest of the sea moved a step closer to reality Saturday with dedication of The Marine Biomedical Institute, jointly sponsored by The Univer sity Medical Branch and A&M. “The institute will combine for the first time under a single pro gram the fields of marine medi cine, marine biology and the phys ical sciences to provide life sci ences support to man’s conquest and full use of the environment of the sea,” noted Frank C. Erwin Jr., chairman of The Uni versity of Texas System Board of Regents. A&M President Earl Rudder said The Marine Biomedical Insti tute will encompass the first “multi-disciplinary approach to the biomedical problems encoun tered as man ventures farther into his new environment.” ASSOCIATED WITH this ap proach, Rudder added, is the quest for greater knowledge of funda mental biomechanisms in man through the study of simple ma rine organisms. “When fully developed,” point ed out Dr. Truman G. Blocker Jr., president of the Medical Branch, “The Marine Biomedical Institute will provide many of the answers to existing questions about life beneath the sea and will con tribute materially to the research and teaching capabilities of both The University of Texas Medical Branch and A&M. Objectives of the new institute, as stated in the dedicatory proc lamation, include advancements 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 as signed the task of accumulating new data to assist in the develop ment of systems to support man in the sea. It also will provide consultation from medical and related fields to scientists, engi neers and managers regarding application of the data to envi ronmental problems associated with underwater exploration and exploitation. 1‘|-|£ BATTALION Tuesday, February 4, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 3 No. 1 In College Sales Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company 303 College Main 846-8228 .■£/ jin STARS IN “RED, WHITE AND MADDOX” Jay Gamer, star of “Red, White and Maddox,” which opened on Broadway, applies makeup just before the per formance. The play, a sharp-edged satire about segrega tionist governor of Georgia, moved to New York intact from Atlanta and is the first production from a regional theater transferred in to a Broadway show. (AP Wire- photo) Vets Given Teletherapy Cobalt Unit The College of Veterinary Med icine has been presented a cobalt teletherapy unit by the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, announced Dr. W. C. Banks. Dr. Banks, head of radiology clinic, said the addition of the unit will place the veterinary hos pital here among the best equip ped in the nation. The $51,000 five-year-old unit was in use at Anderson immedi ately prior to being presented to A&M. The unit was replaced at the Houston facility as part of a change to equipment of all one make. BANKS SAID the unit will be a multi-purpose machine, used for treating animals, but also avail able for research. He pointed out Man And Ape Share New Genetic Code Ape, mouse and vegetable are terms often applied to persons held in particularly low esteem, but a biologist here says anyone has lots in common with those three forms of life. Man and ape share some 85 percent of the newly discovered genetic DNA code, notes Dr. Johannes van Overbeek, director of A’M’s Institute of Life Sci ence. “It is no longer a question of ‘man or mouse,’ but we are both man and mouse — 25 percent of us,” Dr. van Overbeek maintains. He adds that we also are “a few percent vegetable.” “IT IS not surprising that we share DNA code with plants,” the biologist explains, “because, after all, cellular respiration in the roots of grass is exactly the same as cellular respiration in our own heart muscles.” Dr. van Overbeek, in a paper entitled “Biology and Society,” emphasizes that the fact man shares 85 percent of his DNA code with aps does not make us “naked apes.” “Wine contains 85 percent water and no one would confuse wine and water,” nisists the pro fessor, who owns a California vineyard. “It is the 15 percent difference that counts.” The difference between man and ape lies largely in brain de velopment, van Overbeek points out. HE NOTES the degree of com- plimentarity between the DNA strands of man and other forms of life can be determined by using radiotracer techniques. Dr. van Overbeek considers dis covery of the precise nature of the DNA code one of the greatest intellectual achievements ever made by man. Drs. James D. Watson of Harvard, Francis H. C. Crick of Cambridge and Maurice H. F. Wilkins of the University of London won the Nobel Prize for the discovery. “What has yet to be achieved is realization of the significance of the genetic code among men, so that its principles can be applied more fully to the planning of our society,” the professor observes. VAN OVERBEEK points out that just as the Morse Code con sists of a sequence of dots and dashes, the DNA code consists of a sequence of four kinds of chem ical units, nucleotides. “Just as in the Morse Code, the sequence of dots and dashes trans lates into words and messages,” he explains, “so in the DNA code the sequence of nucleotides trans lates into a sequence of amino acids.” The amino acids form the proteins that catalyze the bio chemistry of the body. it also can radiate plants. The professor said he believes the unit is the only one of its type in a veterinary hospital. It will complement an older 250,000-volt x-ray unit presently used for therapy. The unit is expected to become operational within the month. Banks added he “anticipates a great deal more therapy,” much of which will be referrals from veterinarians in the field. Noting the unit’s advantages over the x-ray unit, Banks dis closed that treatment in a shorter length of time will be possible. He said this is important since animals, unlike humans, must be placed under an anesthetic for treatment. “THE REAL value is doing therapy for malignancies. You do less damage to superficial tis sues of the body because of its higher energy output. It allows deeper penetration of tissues,” said Banks. The unit is housed in a 30-inch walled room for protection pur poses, he added. The unit will be on exhibit for hospital personnel Thursday with representatives of M. D. Ander son on hand to examine facilities. Bait Editor Wins Writing Award John W. Fuller, editor of The Battalion, won honorable mention laurels in an editorial contest sponsored by the William Ran dolph Hearst Foundation. The San Angelo senior was awarded a foundation scroll for his Dec. 11 Battalion editorial, “Will The Real SDS Please Stand Up?” An Air Force ROTC Distin guished Military Student and a member of Second Wing staff in A&M’s Cadet Corps, Fuller was twice named the Journalism De partment’s outstanding student. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fuller of San Angelo. Fuller’s award marked the sec ond honorable mention for a Bat talion staff member in a Hearst contest in three months. Staff writer Tom Curl of San Juan won in the news reporting category in October. JVllNlSKIRT: Garden of Edenwise Eve’s wardrobe costs a lit tle more these days—a factor that bears directly on every young husband’s financial security. True, you may not be a young husband. Yet. Sta tistically, however, the odds are heavily against the per manency of that condition. And it’s smart to plan now— before the wife and family make the scene. Here’s one way. 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