CADET SLOUCH by jim Earie Xexas universities express interest in ocean research “ . . . Wouldn’t you think that a student going through registration would bring at least a pencil?” Bulletin Board Thursday Freshman Class Council will meet in room 146 of the Physics building at 7:30. Sophomore Class will meet in room 145 of the Physics building at 7:30. San Antonio HTC will meet in room 321 of the Physics building at 7:30. Cepheid Variable will meet in the physics building at 7:30. Williamson HTC will meet at the Memorial Student Center at 8. Pictures will be made. Friday Arab Student Organization will meet in room 3D of the Memorial Student Center at 7. Twenty-six Texas colleges and universities have expressed inter est in participating in A&M’s new program to share use of its seven research vessels. An organizational meeting for the cooperative program, to be known as Mini-NOLS, was held Monday with representatives at tending from most of the institu tions planning to participate. Mini-NOLS is patterned after the new University-National Oceanographic Laboratory (UNOLS), of which TAMU is a charter member, noted Dr. Rich ard A. Geyer, head of the uni versity’s Oceanography Depart ment. The statewide Mini-NOLS pro gram is designed to serve insti tutions which have qualified sci entists engaged in oceanographi cally related programs but have no sea-going capabilities. TAMU is the only institution in the state with deep sea-going capabilities. “All the participants seemed pleased with the potential for the concept,” Dr. Geyer said. Most of the institutions were interested in “getting time” on TAMU’s smaller vessels, he add ed. Among the institutions express ing interest in the program are Angelo State, Austin College, Baylor, Corpus Christi, Del Mar, Houston, Lamar, Lee, North Tex as State, Pan American, Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, South western, Stephen F. Austin, St. Thomas, Sul Ross, Texas A&I, TCU, Texas Southern, Texas Tech, Texas Wesleyan, Texas Woman’s University, Trinity and Marine PLC program gets additional benefits, money Stipends of $100 per month and free civilian flight training are now being offered to students en rolled in the Marine Corps’ Pla toon Leaders Class (PLC) Pro gram for officer candidates. These new aspects of the PLC Program were explained to mem bers of Texas A&M University’s Semper Fidelis Society Tuesday night by Captain W. E. Lucas, who heads a Marine officer se- Program includes two six-week periods of summer training at Quantico, Va. Students accepting the funds must agree to spend an additional six months on active duty for each college year they accept the money. Captain Lucas emphasized students participating in the PLC Program are not required to ac cept the funds, but rather may continue in a non-pay status and ground school and approximately 35 hours of dual and solo flight instruction, upon completion of which the student is eligible for a private pilot’s certificate. The captain pointed out the flight program is currently lim ited to students planning to be Marine aviators on active duty, but may soon be expanded to in clude all PLC students. Addition ally, students must have complet- lection team bn caffiliJIlM&' i^fe week- have only the basic two-and-one- ed both periods of summer train- The team will operate an infor mation booth in the Memorial Stu dent Center through Friday. Captain Lucas also noted the Marine Corps has altered its ba sic service agreement to require two and one-half years of active duty instead of three years. PLC students qualify for the $100 monthly allotments, for a nine-month scholastic year, upon successful completion of one ses sion of summer training. The PLC half-year obligation for active du ty. In addition to now including $100 monthly stipends, the PLC Program retains its unique fea ture of giving participants longe vity and retirement advantages, Captain Lucas pointed out. Under the new flight training program, the Marine Corps pays all expenses for qualified students at an approved civilian flight school. The training includes ing. FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter 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 I ll "s all in the Texas A&M University Directory • Student Listings • Faculty-Staff Listings • Student Senate • Board of Directors • Civilian Student Council • Corps of Cadets Commanders • University Calendar • Athletic Schedule • Campus Map AVAILABLE- STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OFFICE EXCHANGE STORE • UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE $1.50 the University of Texas System. Representatives of the institu tions attending the Monday ses sion agreed to meet semi-annually to arrange additional scheduling and analyze the program’s prog ress. The National Science Founda tion’s annual grant to TAMU for ship operations included limited additional funds to provide ship support for other institutions meeting special criteria. The TAMU Sea Grant Program also is participating in the proj ect. The Sea Grant Program in cludes a variety of activities to develop the nation's marine re sources. The Oceanography Department operates four vessels, ranging from the 186-foot R/V Alaminos used in deep ocean programs to the 36-foot La Mer II used for closed-in operations. The Environ mental Engineering Division of the Civil Engineering Department operates three craft suited for studies in bays and estuaries and on the Houston Ship Channel. 1971 wetter than average, 1972 to be around normal The year 1971 closed with more than average moisture, but not enough to make up for the rela tively dry January to July period. December’s 4.49-inch average of 38 observers in a Texas A&M meteorology research program ranked as the year’s third best. May, with 5.17 inches, and Au gust’s 4.61 surpassed it. The area fell about 10 per cent short of the annual rainfall average. An average start for 1972 is expected, according to a 30-day outlook issued by the Meteorol ogy Department weather station. Near normal rainfall of three inches and below normal temper atures are in the 30-day outlook. Lower temperatures between mid-January and mid-February will be due primarily to lower afternoon temperatures and near normal morning lows, according to meteorologist Jim Lightfoot of the TAMU department. He said the mean temperature will be 51 degrees, 1.5 below normal. A higher than usual number of cloudy days also can be ex pected, he added. December rain ranged from 5.99 inches in the Mobile Avenue area to 3.7 south of College Sta tion. Last month’s temperatures peaked at 79 degrees on Dec. 27 and dropped to a 37 low on Dec. 6. The mean temperature was 56.9 degrees. 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