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; Spacecraft Center
THE BATTALION
Wednesday, October 29, 1969
College Station, Texas
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Dr. Marvin Gene Simmons,
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m jBuduate, has been named chief
noona for the Manned Space-
vaft Center in Houston,
ton W The Carrollton native is pro-
M wejfessor of geophysics at Massa-
of twusetts Institute of Technology,
he .I MSC director Dr. Robert F.
>f WaliBilruth said Simmons will serve
;o stay«5 MSC’s spokesman to the scien-
|fic community. Simmons also
|ill be responsible for planning
id developing the scientific pro-
am in conjunction with world
dentists.
Dr. Simmons was commissioned
V^-j in the U. S. Air Force following
|raduation from Texas A&M,
phere he was a member of “C”
flight in the A&M Corps of Ca
dets. He was a member of Tau
Beta Phi scholastic honor society
and the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
He will report directly to Gil-
ruth but will continue his ties
with MIT and spend only a por
tion of his time at the MSC.
Simmons will place “additional
emphasis" on the strong role
science will play in lunar explor
ation and other manned missions
of the future, Gilruth noted.
The post was created with a
view toward attracting “eminent
ly qualified scientists" from aca
demic life to NASA’s manned
spacecraft program, Gilruth em
phasized.
Simmons is a co-investigator
of the lunar surface heat flow
experiment scheduled to be de
ployed on the moon during a fu
ture mission and was engaged in
preliminary analysis of the Apol
lo 11 moon rocks.
Simmons received his master’s
degree from SMU in 1958 and
was assistant professor of geolo
gy at SMU from 1962-65. He was
a National Science Foundation
Fellow at Harvard University in
1961-62. Dr. Simmons received
his Ph.D. from Harvard.
The MSC has been criticized
recently by scientists claiming a
lack of scientific emphasis in
space flights.
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Engineers Visiting
Graphics Classes
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Thirty-three engineers from
exas industries are participat
ing this week in A&M’s Visiting
■ngineer Program.
■ Dr. James H. Earle, head of
lie sponsoring Engineering
■raphics Department said the
■siting professionals are provid-
lig general guidance and evalu-
]ting the preliminary ideas of
J70 freshmen who are working
on assigned planning problems in
Ingineering graphics.
I Student teams of six to eight
embers will plan an educational
|isplay system, a car rental sys-
for students, a pedestrian
|ow system for a campus area,
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‘McLintock’
or a supermarket checkout sys
tem, Earle explained.
When the visiting engineers re
turn Jan. 8-14, they will evaluate
the designs and oral presenta
tions of the student teams, the
professor added.
Initiated in 1966, the program
serves as a motivating influence
for new engineering students by
bringing them into contact with
practicing members of the profes
sion, Earle noted. A total of 228
engineers have participated to
date.
Taking part this week are Don
ald H. Clark, Baroid Division of
National Lead Company, Hous
ton; Alex Gillies, Marshall F.
Conover, J. E. Alexander, John
Devillier, Robert G. Olander, and
Robert L. Petty of TRW Systems,
Houston; Michael B. Hunn, Rohm
and Haas, Deer Park; R. L. Love,
Tellepsen Petro - Chem Construc
tors, Houston.
Also, Orphie Neathery and
Donald L. Parker, Mobil Oil; Lee
H. Erb, Bell Helicopter, Fort
Worth; Jerry M. Moore, Jeffer
son Chemical, Port Neches; B. R.
Clausen, Gulf States Utilities,
Beaumont; Richard A. Watson,
Rowan Drilling Co., Houston;
Noel C. Calkins, Cabot Corp.,
Pampa.
Others are J. R. Taylor, Amer
ican Petrofina; Frank Jones and
Robert Tribble, Cities Service Oil;
Herbert H. Fisher, Ronald G.
Turner, and William D. Myers,
Baker Oil Tools, Houston; Randy.
M. Johnson and Burt E. Moritz,
Dow Chemical; Charles Still and
Oscar Beard, Alenco; Darrel
Adams and Roy Roberson of the
Texas Highway Department in
Tyler; Trice Williams, Atlas
Chemical, Marshall; R. L. Shen-
kir, Texas Highway Department,
Hearne; Donald Garret, Texas
Highway Department, Bryan;
Lloyd L. James, City Engineer,
College Station; and Dwain May-
field from General Dynamics,
Fort Worth.
Foundation Gives
$80,000 to A&M
The Moody Foundation of Gal
veston has awarded Texas A&M
an $88,000 grant to equip a do
nated ship for oceanographic re
search.
Dr. Richard A. Geyer, head of
the Oceanography Department,
said the funds will be used to
purchase and install oceanograph
ic instrumentation and laboratory
facilities on the Mary Gene II.
Grady Clay
Urban Expert
Here Thursday
For Seminar
Grady Clay, editor of Land
scape Architecture Quarterly, will
conduct a semina^ Thursday at
the College of Architecture and
Environmental Design.
Robert F. White, head of the
Landscape Architecture Depart
ment, said the 2 p.m. seminar in
Room 209 of the Architecture
Building will generally pertain
to preparation of articles con
cerning landscape conservation
and urban affairs.
In addition to editing Land
scape Architecture Quarterly,
Clay serves as a consultant to
Northwestern University’s Ur
ban Journalism Center and con
sulting editor for the Urban
Studies Center at the University
of Louisville.
Clay was a member of former
President Johnson’s task force on
suburban problems and several
other federal study groups. He
also is a former president of the
National Association of Real Es
tate Editors.
A 1938 graduate of Emory
University, Clay received a mas
ter’s degree from Columbia the
following year and was a Nieman
Fellow at Harvard University in
1948-49.
He has authored or contributed
to several books, including “New
Towns for Appalachian A»neri-
ca," “The Exploding Metropolis,”
“The Subversive Science” and
“The Competitors.”
Clay’s seminar is jointly spon
sored by the Landscape Archi
tecture and Urban and Regional
Planning Departments.
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Armco Foundation
Gives A&M $2,000
The Armco Foundation has
awarded a $2,000 unrestricted
grant to the Industrial Engineer
ing Department.
Pat S. McCrory, employment
supervisor for Armco Steel Corp.
in Houston, presented the award
Tuesday to A&M President Earl
Rudder during informal campus
ceremonies.
McCrory, a 1954 A&M gradu
ate and brother of A&M Develop
ment Director Dorsey McCrory,
said the grant will be presented
in two $1,000 installments.
He noted the foundation, sup
ported by Armco Steel Corp., has
a policy of providing special sup
port to universities formerly at
tended by a sizeable number of
the firm’s employes.
Joining Rudder in accepting the
gift were Engineering Dean Fred
Benson; Dr. A. W. Wortham,
head of the Industrial Engineer
ing Department, and Dorsey Mc
Crory.
★ ★ ★
684 Foreign Students
Enrolled Here
Texas A&M has 684 foreign
students from 76 countries and
1,623 out-of-state students from
every state in the union in its
14,039 fall enrollment.
Almost 90 per cent of A&M’s
enrollment, however, is represent
ed by Texans, notes Registrar
Robert A. Lacey.
Three states have over 100 stu
dents each enrolled in Texas’ old
est public university. They are
Louisiana with 184, New York,
162, and California, 105.
Five foreign countries have at
least 40 students here, including
the Dominican Republic with 90;
China, 65; Mexico, 56; India, 57
and Pakistan, 44.
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3 Profs to Join
Visiting Biologists
Three A&M professors have
been selected to participate in
the 1969-70 Visiting Biologists
Program sponsored by the Office
of Biological Education of the
American Institute of Biological
Sciences.
The A&M participants are Dr.
Johannes van Overbeek, head of
the Biology Department and di
rector of the university’s Insti
tute of Life Science; Dr. Walter
H. Thames Jr., professor of plant
sciences, and Dr. Gary B. Donart,
assistant professor of range
science.
Primary objective of the Visit
ing Biologists Program, explained
an AIBS spokesman, is to enable
students and faculty to meet and
become acquainted with distin
guished biologists in the various
fields of the life sciences.
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Outside Pool to Close;
Indoor Pool to Open
Swimmers here go indoors next
month.
The university’s Olympic-size
Wofford Cain Pool will close Oct.
31 and P. L. Downs Natatorium’s
warmed indoor pool will open
three days a week on a request
basis beginning Nov. 3, announced
Dr. Carl W. Landiss.
The Health and Physical Edu
cation Department head stressed
that Downs pool will be open on
a participation basis only from
7:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays, Tues
days and Thursdays.
“If we don’t have enough swim
mers, the program will be discon
tinued,” he said. Downs facilities
will be available to A&M’s fac
ulty-staff members, their families
and university students.
A season pass will be $15 per
individual or family unit. Single
admission will be 50 cents per
adult and 25 cents a child or
A&M student.
A&M swim coach and instruc
tor Pat Patterson noted that on
occasion of classes and swim
meets, Downs Natatorium will
not be open. Patterson will be in
charge of the Health and PE
Department program.
Landiss said Wofford Cain pool
will reopen April 1, following the
end of the indoor swimming sea
son on March 23.
Grad Announcement
Orders Due Friday
Students expecting to gradu
ate in January have until Friday
to order graduation announce
ments.
The announcements are on sale
in the Cashier’s Office in the
lower level of the Memorial Stu
dent Center. The office is open
from 9-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily.
Prices are $1.10, 50 cents, 30
cents and 15 cents each. There
is no minimum order, however
they must be paid for when
ordered.
Delivery is expected about Dec.
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$6/couple for Non- VIP
members
Oct. 30 — 8-12 p. m.
American Legion Hall,
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We have several floor models to choose from and any number of models
which can be ordered. Orders must be placed now to be sure of delivery
by Christmas.
Other items which we have in stock are:
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Hamilton Watches
Imported Crystal and China Pieces
Blue Danube and Mikasa China Sets
Kay Dee Handprinted Linen Aprons, Towels
and Fiberglass Salad Sets
Imported Table Linens, Place Mats and Bridge Cloths
Carl and Edna Thomas, Owners, will be happy to assist you in any way
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TWO SUPER ATTRACTIONS
I
MANTOVANI
And His Orchestra
‘The Biggest Musical Phenomenon of the Twentieth Century’
G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5, 1969
8:00 P.M.
ADMISSION:
A&M Students-Activity Card and I.D.
Town Hall Season Ticket
Rotary Community Series Season Ticket (General Admission)
(General Admission) Reserved Seats
(Limited Number)
A&M Student (Activity Card & ID) $2.00
A&M Student Date $2.00 $2.50
General Public $3.00 $4.00 & $4.50
Other Students $2.00 $4.00 & $4.50
II
RAY PRICE
And Orchestra
“One of The Greats of Country Western Music”
Winner of Columbia Records First Gold Guitar and Award for His Million Seller ‘Crazy Arms’
G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM
FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 1969
8:00 P.M.
ADMISSION:
A&M Students-Activity Card and I.D.
Town Hall Season Ticket
Other Ticket Prices for Each Attraction
(General Admission) Reserved Seats
(Limited Number)
A&M Student (Activity Card & ID) $2.00
A&M Student Date $2.00 $2.50
General Public $3.00 $4.00 & $4.50
Other Students $2.00 $4.00 & $4.50