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• ; BATTALION $12,000 Awarded To Dr. Schuessler Dr. Hans A. Schuessler, associ- gssi li iii ill ite professor of physics, has been warded a $12,000 Research Coi-p. Frederick Gardner Cottrell grant ' or resonance experiments on itored ions. Dr. Schuessler explained •»*'*; hharged particles float in free 1 jj.'S ipace for long periods of time and na ^ e studies of the structure of "?•*«& 1 ons, ion molecules and other par- 1 ''S, ides possible. Simple atomic systems are of jarticular interest, he noted. •3: Measurements are being con- *•*{“ lucted to determine the shape of wclei, atoms and. molecules, their 1 nagnetic moments and various jarameters in ion-atom collisions, le added. Research Corp., created in 1912, ;rants over $2 million each year Wednesday, December 3, 1969 College Station, Texas Page 5 °r research in physical and bio- aSSJCli::’ nedical sciences and for public ’»*«»Il!'!»ealth nutrition programs. '••Ml M ill it beer cas A&M’s Sigma XI Gives Library $500 A $500 gift has been presented io the University Library by the A.&M chapter of the Sigma Xi S6 in OsatPociety, announced chapter pres ident Dr. Page W. Morgan. Part of the chapter’s program ;o encourage research on campus, /)|i| ihe gift will be used to purchase w\5ll proceedings of international and lational scientific conferences ind symposia, Dr. Morgan noted. “The funds should speed up ac- juistion of such volumes and as sist many research efforts on sampus,” the professor of plant sciences pointed out. Sigma Xi is a national honor irganization devoted to the en- souragement of research in pure md applied science. The A&M nembers said they hope their gift dll be the first of many by pro- ! essional societies to the univer sity library. en 'or the tom ; money wl prizes for irza said, ■ of prizes umber of icy. time limit ill allow er hour. :ulty, andS mi pete id. Va. W-! erence toi West Virps I Geyer Named To House Committee Dr. Richard A. Geyer, head of 3ceanography Department, has )een named to the Interim Com- roducing st nittee on Oceanography for the in 1742 ni Texas House of Representatives, r Salley n mnounced Speaker of the House his party! lus F. Mutscher. small stni Headed by Rep. Ray Lemmon )f Houston, the group will con- lider the feasibility for establish ment of an institute of oceanog raphy for the state. The commit tee is composed of five state rep- i resentatives and six laymen. t Reps. Bill Presnal of Bryan, L Murray Watson of Harlingen, Forrest A. Harding of San An gelo and Lauro Cruz of Houston will serve with Lemmon. The committee will report its findings and recommendations to the 62nd Legislature. Capt. Eller, ’58, Wins Bronze Star Air Force Capt. John N. Eller Jr., 1958 Texas A&M graduate now at Norton AFB, Calif., has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for service in Southeast Asia. Captain Eller distinguished himself as logistics plans officer in the office of deputy command er for material, 56th Special Op erations Wing, at Nekhon Pha- nom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. The 10-year Air Force veteran is now assigned to the office of (!Iole-3Haan SHOES 2um Starnes unibcrsiitp men’s toeaj: 329 University Drive 713/846-2706 College Station, Texas 77840 ATTENTION ALL CLUBS Athletic Hometown Professional and All Campus Organizations. Pictures for the club sec tions of the 1970 Aggieland are now being scheduled at the Student Publications of fice. 216 Services Bldg. the deputy inspector general for inspection and safety at Norton. A business major at A&M, Eller was a cadet major. First Group adjutant and member of the freshman track team. A&M Meteorology Prof To Teach in Tropics An A&M meteorology professor moves his classroom next sum mer to the tropical climates of Costa Rica and Colombia. Prof. John F. Griffiths will conduct an eight semester hour credit course for the Organization of Tropical Studies. OTS is a consortium of 25 uni versities which conducts annual studies in biology, earth sciences, forestry, geography and marine biology. Atmospheric science was added for the first time this year. Under Griffiths’ coordination, 10 to 12 graduate students includ ing at least two from A&M will study atmospheric energy budg ets at the University of Costa Rica, in Colombia and various field stations during July and August. Working with Griffiths will be Dr. L. G. Cobb, former A&M meteorology professor now at Colorado State, and Dr. Hector Grandoso, World Meteorological Organization professor at the University of Costa Rica. Scholarships and awards pay ing basic expenses are available. Feb. 15 is the closing date for 1970 summer study applications. men and sophomores. The PLC program, he noted, offers students the opportunity to receive Marine commissions upon graduation by successfully com pleting two six-week periods of summer training at Quantico, Va. Crane said the summer training can be conducted in one 10-week session if the student is an up perclassman when selected for the program. Abilene Choralairies To Perform Tonight The Abilene Christian College Choralaires and Orchestra will perform tonight at 8:45 p.m. in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. The 54-member Choralaires, un der the direction of Jack Boyd, associate professor of music and director of choral activities at ACC, will perform a varied reper toire of music from the patriotic “Be Glad Then, America,” to the sacred “The Last Prayer.” Ed George, assistant professor of music, will direct the 39-mem ber orchestra in selections from the Broadway musicals, “West Side Story” and “Fiddler on the Roof” as well as several classical arrangements. The Choralaires and Orchestra will be on a week long tour of Texas and will perform eight times in concerts at Temple, Aus tin, Port Arthur, Houston, Cisco, and Beaumont. Lt. Crane to Explain Marine Opportunities First Lt. Ronald E. Crane, the Marine Corps’ officer selection officer for Central Texas, is vis iting Texas A&M this week to explain commissioning programs to interested students. Crane will operate an informa tion booth in the Memorial Stu dent Center through Thursday. The Marine officer said he is particularly interested in explain ing the Corps’ Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) program to fresh- Gov. Smith Praises CS Annual Report Governor Preston Smith has complimented the City of College Station on its receiving the first place award for its Annual Re port at the recent Texas Muni cipal League Meeting at San Antonio. The compliment was contained in a letter addressed to Mayor D. A. “Andy” Anderson. 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Leabo, Journalism Department head, who said the course, Jour nalism 408, Science and Technical Journalism, will involve tech niques of reporting news and writing technical articles in the students’ respective fields. It will also include preparation of arti cles for mass media and for tech nical and trade journals. Leabo said both undergraduate and graduate students are en couraged to take the course. Tonight 7 p. m. Baptist Student Center Hear A PANEL OF STUDENTS ON CORPS VS. CIVILIAN TONIGHT DRUGS: V ‘ USE & ABUSE as seen by Dr. Thomas nr Ungerleider Head of UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute Director of Drug Abuse and Education Services (D. A. R. E.) Authority on effects of LSD and other psychedelic drugs Wednesday - Dec. 3 - 8:00 pm -MSC Admission Free of? a bebeet .j?/ gPteA&n/a/i&tt