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Sales nioi ipany lltll’Slf. i'f mmi , T«ai ‘‘V Fingerprints’ Place In History Explained By Police Instructor Fingerprints as an identifica tion science is relatively new, although tatooing was apparently used among uncivilized tribes of long ago as a means of identi fication. “Tribesmen used various de signs and figures which to them carried different meanings,” po lice instructor Arthur C. Butler told police officers attending A&M’s first Fingerprint Science School. The three-week school is spon sored by the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Police Train ing Division in cooperation with the Industrial Education Section, Texas Education Agency. "Designs would show several things,” Butler said, “including the respective tribe, clan, or caste to which they belonged.” He added designs indicated if a person had a certain disease, was a warrior, champion or tribal chief. “And, of course, it was often a brand for criminals,” he empha sized. Butler, a former assistant po lice chief, pointed out fingerprints were used by the Chinese over 1,000 years ago, but their identi fication value was unknown. He said the Chinese used finger prints to show they had signed “certain official papers and docu ments,” and noted they were used on a “commercial basis.” Others to make early use of fingerprints were the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, although there are “no authenticated rec ord” of their use, he said. The first known attempt at a system was about 1823 when Physiologist J. E. Punkinze of the University of Breslau named patterns. “His ideas were too revolution ary for the times, however, and were not adopted,” said Butler. Sir William Herschel made an other attempt 35 years later when he took impressions of the natives who entered into contracts with the British Government. He, too, failed to convince officials of their value. Others, including Sir Francis G a 11 o n , an Englishman, and Frechman Alphonse M. Bertillion, made “great strides in the art of fingerprinting” and the first published work appeared in 1880. THE BATTALION Wednesday, February 12, 1069 College Station, Texas Page 3 Wets, Drys Clash In Annual Debate Ml ml KIRK' Urn WEf IHOOE igiral N Call 822-1441 Allow 20 Minutes Carry Out or Eat-In THE PIZZA HUT 2610 Texas Ave. FINGERPRINTS MADE EASY Police instructor Art Butler (left) gives a practical demonstration in taking fingerprints during the fingerprint school. Two of the officers attending the three-week school are Patrolman Donnie Carlisle (center), Texas City Police Department, and Deputy Sheriff Joe R. Pena of Port Lavaca. Students will attend classes in physiology as well as locat ing, developing and comparing fingerprints. Chili Factory Refugees Become Scientific Tool Spanish goats, sometimes called refugees from the chili factory, make far more significant strides in science than they ever could as a main dish served with crack ers and salad. The relatively high intelligence of this particular breed of goat, plus his natural stamina, learning capacity and agility, has made him of prime interest to radio biologist Dr. Sidney O. Brown. During the past seven years, many of these goats have been assembled for tests to determine the effects of radiation on them, Brown said. “We have studied acute and BATTALION CLASSIFIED m SAt| f L iOPJ UFA itvooi WANT AD RATES One day 4(f per word 3<* per word each additional day Minimum charge—50^ Classified Display 90^ per column inch each insertion DEADLINE 4 p.m. day before publication FOR RENT HORSE STALLS with or without feed, feeding, grooming, exercising track - training ring — Padlocks $100 and up per month 846-7842 66t4 ith. 402 Oak. 822-5276. bedrooms with private bath. Close to campus. 846-2471 Small furnished house, »ith private bath. 822-5276. For rent. 1, 2. and 3 bedroom ai with central air. Some carp< 846-4717 or 846-8285. 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Meals may be inc 64tfn OFFICIAL NOTICE Official notices must arrive in the Offict Student Publications before deadline of 1 p.m. of the day proceeding publication. of Stu THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: El Hag, Hassan Eltayeb Degree: Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering Dissertation: MECHANICAL AND PHY SICAL PROPERTIES OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM) STALKS. Time: February 14, 1969 art 2 p. m. Place: Room 317 D of Agricultural En gineering Building. George W. Kunze Dean of Graduate Studies "SPRING AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS” Application forms for Spring Awards Scholarships may be obtained from the ’Student Financial Aid Office, Room 303, YMCA Building during the period Feb ruary 17th - March 31, 1969. All appli cations must be filed with the Student Financial Aid Office by not later than 6:00 p. m. April 1, 1969. Late applica tions will not be accepted. 66t26 Applications for degrees are now being eepted in the Registrar-’s Office from all u: their accepted all undergraduates who expect to complete degree requirements by May, 1969. Candidates for advanced degrees must file . 1 * — IS AS S . . 1 A' ] A- TV — vanced degree their applications with the Graduate Dean’s Office. The deadline date for filing appli cation ‘ ” ' is -« dlii s is February 21, 1969. H. L. Heaton, Dean of Admissions and Records id si Meals may be included, for information. Wanted, two registered nurse* for su pervisor on 3 to 11 shift at Madison County Hospital, Madisonville, Texas. Excellent Salary. Call collect, DI 8-2631, Misa Gloria or Mr. E. G. Clark. 465tfn SPECIAL NOTICE =^n. 35c qt. Havolinc, Amalie, Enco, Conoco. $1.69 Gal. PRESTONE We stock all local major brands. Where low oil prices originate. 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He pointed out some of the goats are still alive, although they have received five Roentgen per day over the past five years. THE GOATS, trained to per form certain routined, have under gone detailed physiological tests to detect differences in blood pressure, respiration and effects on the central nervous system, in addition to the reproduction tests. AUSTIN UP) — “Wets” por trayed liquor by the drink issue Tuesday night as one of popular choice; “drys” raised the specter of increased alcoholism, crime and traffic deaths. The two sides collided in what has become virtually an annual performance before legislative committees. This time the battle was before the House Constitutional Amend ments Committee, which heard a proposal to wipe out the Texas Constitution’s ban on the “open saloon” and allow the legislature to pass a local option mixed drink law. After an hour and 45 minutes of testimony, the bill was re ferred automatically to a sub committee with a “wet” majority. “I imagine the subcommittee will report back next Tuesday, just as a guess,” said committee chairman John Traeger. “We feel this issue is not one of a wet-dry issue . . . It’s one of permitting the people to ex ercise the most basic form of our self-government — the form of self-determination,” said Rep. C. A. Davis, Houston, one of the measure’s sponsors. As a proposed constitutional change, the measure would not go into effect unless two-thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of the state’s voters approve. Davis said the date to submit the measure to an election would be worked out in subcommittee. “Texas is one of eight states out of 50 states that still have a denial of legal sale of mixed alcoholic beverages . . . The ma jority of states are adopting more realistic liquor laws,” Davis said. The measure’s proponents fin ished their presentation in 13 minutes. Don Cates, a Dallas lawyer who said he was “joining with the so-called drys, I suppose,” said Texas now ranks 41st in per capita liquor consumption, 32nd in deaths from cirrhosis of the liver, 34th in alcoholism and 49th in number of liquor outlets. Ag Finance Talk Set For Monday Dr. John A. Hopkin of the Uni versity of Illinois will discuss “The Finance Function in Agri cultural Growth” at a graduate lecture at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the library conference room. Dr. Hopkin joined the agri cultural economics staff at Illi nois in 1967 after 12 years with the Bank of America in San Francisco. He served the last three years as vice president in charge of the bank’s lending pro gram to farmers. He previously was associated with the Agricul tural economics staff at the Uni versity of Wyoming. A native of Wyoming, Dr. Hopkin received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Wyoming and Ph.D. from Iowa State. He later studied at the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College. Computer Wives Meet Thursday The Computer Science Wives’ Club will meet at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at the Bi-City Hobby Shop, 1001 S. Texas, according to Mrs. Daniel J. Wagner, pub licity chairman. A business meeting and re freshments will follow at Bryan Building and Loan, 2800 Texas Ave. The club is open to wives of students studying Computer Sci ence at A&M. Those who need transportation may contact Mrs. Gene Freid at 846-2350, Mrs. Wagner added. BUSIER AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans ■•I ■'? ARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 UJ&LL, I 6ET /HY AKT VSCflZEB TW/S SEMESTS* . WM7 CAU Conoco cffe* /ne ? 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