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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 1, 1971 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle By Phi Eta Sigma Freshmen offered tutoring A new tutoring service is be ing offered to help the incoming freshman adjust more easily to the academic rigors of A&M. The service is being offered for the first time this semester by the A&M chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national freshman academic honor society. The Texas A&M Scholastic Service (TAMSS), is the largest of its kind in the nation. The tutors for this special service are members of the Greek organiza tion, Phi Eta Sigma. Membership for Phi Eta Sigma is selected on the basis of su perior academic performance and a grade point ratio of 3.5 or bet ter in their freshman year. TAMSS is composed of 112 tutors who form the 25% of the Phi Eta Sigma membership. Each student who elects to make use of this special service will be assigned a tutor with a high GPR and an “A” average in the course area in which the student desires tutoring. The tutoring service is avail able free of cost to all students, with incoming freshmen getting top priority in the scheduling of tutors. Salahuddin Sharia Yosutzai, a sophomore chemical engineering major from Dacca, East Paki stan, is chairman of Scholastic Service. He is assisted by dormi tory representatives who are re sponsible for overall coordina tion in their respective sectors in both civilian and corps areas. “Registration for the TAMSS is tentatively scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Sept. 9 and will con tinue till 5 p.m. the same day,” Yosutzai said. “Depending upon the response, registration will continue through the same hours on Sept. 10.” “TAMSS is scheduled to start operation on Sept. 13, when each NASA working toward quieter large jet engine student will be assigned a tutor,” Yosutzai continued. Tutoring will be available in three different course areas— math, chemistry and history. The tutoring will be concentrated pri marily in the freshman math and chemistry courses. Courses involved in the tutor ing service are: Chemistry 101, Analytic Geometry 104, Calculus 209, Biology 113. Also, subjects offered on a limited basis are: Algebra 101, Algebra 102, Math ematical Concepts - Pre - Calculus 130, Analytic Geometry and Cal culus 121, Calculus 122, Calculus 210, Calculus 307, Differential Equations 308; and Chemistry 102, Structure and Bonding 103, Chemistry of the Elements 104, Physics 218, and History 105, History 106, Animal Science 107, Mechanical Engineering 112, Ge ology 205, Geology 206, English 103, English 104, and English 101B. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration continued its attack on jet aircraft noise as the first ground tests of an experimental, quieter jet engine began this week in southern Ohio. “ . . . . but sir, maybe my haircut makes me look like a girl, because I am a girl!” Food prices to hold steady, Ag economists believe President Nixon’s new economic program for dealing with infla tion, employment, and the world position of the dollar has all sec tors of the economy guessing as to the eventual implications. Two major questions are (1) what will happen after the 90-day pe riod and, of particular interest to agriculture, (2) how will the ag ricultural domestic and export markets be affected ? These questions were posed by Dr. Carl E. Shafer, associate pro fessor of agricultural economics, and a committee of Agricultural Extension Service and .Experi ment Station economists in the Department of Agricultural Eco nomics at Texas A&M Univer sity. The committee, headed by Shafer, was recently appointed to determine what effects the new economic program is having on Texas agriculture. Shafer’s committee reminded Texas producers that “all farm level unprocessed products are exempt from the price-freeze provision while retail food (ex cept for unprocessed items like eggs and lettuce) and fiber prod uct prices are subject to the freeze. Of course, prices of items farmers buy are controlled. This should restrain the cost part of the price-cost squeeze dilemma farmers have had to face.” economists indicated that “farm level prices could vary selectively depending on the strategy of food marketers as dictated by current cost and margins. However, with retail and wholesale food prices frozen, there is little reason to expect farm level prices to in crease to any extent.” “Possibly the most significant aspect of the new programs could be the psychological effect of the turn-about in the administration’s economic policy,” pointed out Shafer. “If confidence in the economy is renewed, inflation is restrained, and unemployment drops significantly, then the de mand for food could increase. This would result in increased sales at the stabilized retail prices.” The agricultural economic group cited an example. If the demand increases for high con sumer preference items such as beef, there might be some in crease in cattle prices due to buy ers bidding for the given supply. But, again, cattle prices could not rise much because of market ing costs and fixed retail prices. Prelimary tests were conducted earlier this month to check put the mechanical integrity of the engine. Harry Bloomer, a Lewis Quiet Engine engineer, said it proved to be “a very smooth running engine” with no prob lems from vibration or stress on the fan blades. The engine also produced no visible smoke, an other NASA objective and a de sired trait of future jet engines. Bulletin Board The engine to be tested, known as Engine A, uses the same gas generator core as the commercial CF-6 and TF-39 engines built by GE for the DC-10 and G5A, re spectively. The committee of agricultural Tonight Intervarsity Christian Fellow ship will meet at 7:30 in room 146 of the Physics Building. During the next three months, 23 tests will be made to determine just how quiet the system is. Engineers will operate Engine A at conditions typical of take-off Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-pi ofit, self-supporting educational etUer- prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. 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EDITOR HAYDEN WHITSETT Managing Editor Doug Dilley News Editor Sue Davis Sports Editor John Curylo Assistant Sports Editor Bill Henry SIG II ONE STOP FOR CHIC II SHAMROCK GASOLINE DELICIOUS FOODS TO GO MAJOR BRANDS OF OIL Crispy Fried Chicken AND QUICK STOP ITEMS: French Fries Beer Milk Hamburgers Bread Ice Fountain Drinks Soft Drinks Serve Yourself and Save For Phone Orders Major Oil Co. Cards Call Accepted 822-2543 3510 SOUTH COLLEGE and landing (when noise is most noticeable) while changing the types of inlets and exhaust noz zles used. The full scale test engine was built for the NASA Lewis Re search Center, Cleveland, Ohio, under a contract with the General Electric Company’s Aircraft En gine Group. The initial noise tests will be conducted by GE at its Peebles, Ohio, site. Later in the test program various flow passages will be lined with acoustically absorbent material to reduce noise further. Once noise tests at Peebles are completed, Engine A will be de livered to Lewis where it will be mated to an acoustically treated nacelle (engine housing) to form a complete propulsion system for further ground test ing. “Except for Analytic Geometry 104, Calculus 209, Biology 113, Chemistry 101, and English 101 in which incoming freshmen stu dents will have first preference, tutoring in all subjects will be available on a first come, first serve basis,” Yosutzai said. ALLEN Oldsmobile He- Cadillac SALES - SERVICE ‘Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDREN CENTER 3406 South College Ave. 823-8626 announces their staff for 1971-72 KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Gwen Bledw 4 PRE-KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Joann Wimbiil 3 YEAR PRE-KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Judy Ely 2 YEAR PRE-KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Sharon BenntH TODDLERS (1 YEAR OLDS) Mrs. Lee Bond INFANTS Mrs. Ingeborg Bongs COOK Rachel Bensoi TEACHER ASSISTANTS Mn. Ra White, Mrs. Maureen Jurrak, and Mi Kathy Henshaw EDUCATIONAL CLASSES 8:30 to 11 ;30 ALL DAY CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE 7:30 to 5 30 7 :30 to 5 :30 ' i§ MONDAY — FRIDAY SCHOOL COORDINATOR MRS. NANCY WHITLOCK OWNER: MRS. LARRY JONES, R.N, ] c. Noi The goal of the Quiet Engine Program is to develop a 22,000- pound thrust engine that will be 15 to 20 decibels quieter than engines in current subsonic air transports such as the DC-8 and 707 jets. 'WHEN YOU CALL ON US FOR 846-3773 MEMBER VISIT OUR NEW OFFICE MSC Project officials hope to accom plish the reduction by use of a high bypass ratio engine with a low noise fan and by installing in the flow passages, a honey comb-like, acoustic material to muffle sound. To date, com ponent tests on candidate fans for the Quiet Engine have shown that it will be possible to meet or surpass this noise goal. ^4HI BEVERLEY BRALEY UNIVERSITY TRAVEL... a&m university ... One ds 4f ] BRYAN 1 'ail A ALU QO^KTiTq Rights B,s\fD. 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