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Sea Grant activities
given federal funds
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AdM will roeoiro $1.5 millioi.
from tko U. S. Department of.
Commerce for the continuation of
its Sea Grant College activities.
Senator John Tower announced.
( The award, made by the Na
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, will provide par
tial funding for the university's
diverse marine projects during
the 1972-73 academic year. Addi
tional support for the program
comes from the state and private
industi^'.
“The state’s vast marine re- *
sources are critically important
to all Texans.'* President Jack K.
Williams said in receiving the
new grant. “Continuation of fed
eral funding for Sea Grant is evi-
donee of the national concern for
wise use of our marine and coast
al resources and a recognition of
the university's leadership ht
these areas.**
The AAM program supports a
wide variety of projects in ma
rine education, research and ad
visory services to tl4 state. In
addition to the work conducted at
the university, the funds also will
support work at the University
of Houston, Lamar University,
BYexoeport College, Baylor Col
lege of Medicine, the Region II
Education Service Canter in Cor
pus Christ! and Southwest Re
search Institute.
According to Dr. John C. Cal
houn Jr., vice president for aca
demic affairs and director of the
Sea Grant College program, re
search efforts to be undertaken
include work on shrimp markul-
ture ip man-made ponds in Bra
zoria and Nueces counties, inves
tigation into the economic and
environmental impact of an off
shore port facility, environmental
quality analyses of the Houston
Ship Chapnel and bay waters and
assessment of the underutilized
fishery resources of t h e state.
Lamar University and the Moody
College of Marine Sciences and
Maritime Resources at Galveston
will continue to receive support
for coastal zone laboratory work.
Under the university' -ogram
the nation's first commercial har
vesting of shrimp reefed in man
made ponds has been accom
plished and this research-demon
stration project will continue
under the renewal grant.
The $1.5 million grant must be
matched by $750,000 in ndp-fed-
eral funds by dhe university. The
state has appropriated $200,000
for this purpose with the remain
der coming from the university
and private sources, bringing the
total Sea Grant College effort to
$2.25 million for the coming year.
In September 1971 A AM was
Academic Council revises
Ph.D. language requirement
AAM's Academic Council re
vised the Fh.tl. degree foreign
language requirement last Wed
nesday, making the doctoral pro
gram requirement a department
al option.
The Academic Council revision
becomes effective Sept. 1.
Each department will be re
sponsible for deciding tbe foreign
language requirement for Ph.D.
degrees authorised the. depart
ment, and for jk!ministering and
monitoring the requirement.
The Academic Council re vision
stipulates that each department
will list its option—including the
possible option of no language
requirement — in Che 1973 • 74
Graduate College catalogue.
Strongly supported by the
Graduate Student Council, the re-
viskA culminates four years of
study by the GSC, Graduate
Council, Graduate College dean
and graduate faculty members.
A wide diversity in foreign lan
guage requirements for doctoral
degrees at the nation’s leading
colleges and universities were
found in studies by the Graduate
Council's Subcommittee on For
eign Language Requirements and
independent surveys made by Dr.
George W. Kunze, Graduate Col
lege dean.
Provisions of 'the policy make
it mandatory for each department
authorized to offer the Ph.D. de
gree to decide exactly what the
foretfcn language requirement, if
any, will be for its doctoral stu-
Registration delayed
by program failure
A failure in the program used
for registration Monday night
caused a delay in processing
class schedules and fee assess
ments Tuesday, but this problem
was to be cleared up by this
morning, Robert Lacey, regis
trar, announced.
“It's a thing that happens
sometimes, “he explained. “We've
been using the same program
since 1968, end it’s the first
failure we’ve had.
“This inconvenienced the stu
dent who registered Monday,”
Lacey continued. "Those who
were told to come back Tues
day could not pay their fees at
that time. This may be done
until Sept. 1”
He added that add-drop re
visions were delay^i also. Sept.
1 in the deadline for adding
courses, and the twelfth class
day (Sept. 12) is the last data
for dropping courses.
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“We’re sorry this happened,
and we regret inconveniencing
anyone,” Lacey said. “It’s just
one of those things. This will
happen with a system this big.”
dents. . e
Departments may require one
or more foreign languages. The
individual department also is re
sponsible for determining how
the esndidate will he expected to
demonstrate required proficiency
in the language.
Each department will establish
deadlines for completion of for
eign language requirements and
determine that its requirements
were met satisfactorily before
the I'h.D. degree is awarded, un
der terms of the revision.
Dean Kunza emphasized that
after Sept. I, the Office of the
Graduate College will no longer
monitor sections of Ph.D. degree
programs listing. language re
quirements.
He said revisions adopted by
the Academic Council will pro
vide maximum flexibility in for
eign language requirements.
“It will also provide depart
mental autonomy insofar as the
foreign language requirement for
Ph.D. candidates is concerned.”
Dean Kunze indicated. “Each de
partment will now be able to de
termine exactly what foreign
language requirements, if any,
will contribute most fully to the
intellectual and professional de
velopment of its Ph.D. .candi
dates. and the department will
have full control over adminis
tration of its requirements.”
lie said the revision is in keep
ing with a national trend. Dean
Kunae noted that the Doctor of
Education and Doctor of Environ
mental Design now awarded by
TAMl' have no specific foreign
language requirements.
designated one of four Sea Grant
Colleges in the nation in recogni
tion of the institution’s “sus
tained excellence in research,
education, conservation and de
velopment of America's marine
resources.” Other Sea Grant Col
leges named by the Secretary of
Commerce at that time are Ore
gon State University, the Uni
versity of Rho<jc Island and the
University of Washington.
» During the coming year ma
rine advisory services will receive
accelerated support. Marine spe
cialists will be located in Harris,
Calhoun and Brazoria counties
and a marine education specialist
will be placed in Corpus Christ!
to work with 43 school districts
in South Texas. An environmen
tal quality advisory team will op
erate from the College Station
campaa, serving on an on-call
basis to tackle environmental
problems in coastal communities.
A new project with Baylor Col
lege of Medinue will investigate
the potential public health haz
ards In Texas coastal waters. At
the University of Houston work
in coastal and marine resources
law will be continued.
Technician training work at
(Seo Sea Grant, page 3)
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Workmen on top of the oceanography-meteorology building maneuver a 16-foot wide
load onto the radar pedestal. Two five-foot-wide antenna were mounted on stauts next to
the main diah. A 240-foot crane with a 140-ton capacity was assembled by the Westhei-
m«6 Co. of Houston for the installation.
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Radar antennae
Equipment added to building
A flying saucer landed Monday
on the JA-sUry o^agpograph) -
meteorology building St A AM.
The Ift-foot dish was the main
antenna of the Meteorology De
partment’s new radar system.
It was fOne of six loads raised
to the tolp deck of the building
by a 240-foot crane assembled
Friday and Saturday for the
mounting job.
Radar engineer Jake Cange lose
of the Meteorology Deportment
maid the antennae—easily visible
from approaches to the TAMC
campus—will remain in a stowed
position ‘(pointing straight up)
until the system transmitter and
auxiliary equipment is installed
in the building.
Building completion is expect
ed during the spring semester.
The radar unit, in stowed posi
tion. stands 12 feet high. With
the antennae pointed toward the
horizon, it will add 19H feet to
the height of the building. It will
be 27 feet wide.
The 4 ‘A-ton radar system built
by Scientific Atlanta Inc. will
have three side-by-side antennae,
including five-foot-diameter dish
es mounted on struts. They will
enable the system to operate at
3.2, 10.3 and 1.25 centimeter
wavelengths.
The shorter wavelengths pro-
por-
tant to study of cloud physics.
Installation of the pedestal,
struts and the antennae was co
ordinated with Jack Campbell,
superintendent for Manhattan
Construction Co. which is the
main contractor on the building.
Assembly was supervised by
Dr. Vance E. Moyer, meteorology
head; Cangelose; Joe Jsnac, his
assistant, and Dr. George Hueb-
ner, in meteorological instrumen
tation.
The base of the radar unit was
installed earlier for alignment on
true north, using the North Star
as reference.
Dr. Moyer said the installation
was designed to withstand winds
up to 100 m.p.h. The height of
the unit—216 feet above ground
level—will not increase the ra
dar’s range of essentially 400
miles but reduces obstruction by
other campus buildings.
The department's former radar
system was blocked out to the
northeast by the Academic Build
ing dome.
Components of the former sys
tem employed at the depart
ment’s Goodwin Hail site will be
incorporated into the new system
by Cangelose and Jsnac. The
antenna, pedestal and drive of the
oki system were tranafeoqd to a
federal agency project at San
Angelo last June.
“The new system will be a vast
ly *■ improved arrangement, the
only one of its kind in the world.''
Moyer said.
They hope to have it in opera
tion by the 1973 tornado season.
Political Forum speakers
announced for fall programs
Political Forum presentations
this fall at AAM will feature H.
Ross Perot on the POW/MIA is
sue, Dr. George Beto on inmate
release policy reform and other
major speakers.
Also on the Memorial Student
Center committee agenda are
CoL Wilson Speir, Texas Depart
ment. of Public Safety director,
and Daniel J. Mahoney, who will
discuss “Conservatives as a Po
litical Minority” as chairman of
the New York State Conservative
Party.
Political Forum Chairman Mike
Lindsey said the first major pro
gram is scheduled Sept. 13, with
Perot speaking.
“This program may be
changed,” Lindsey added, “as
Vice 1’resident Spiro Agnew’s
schedule may permit him to par
ticipate as a major program
speaker later in the month.”
‘ Dr. Beto. Texas Department of
Corrections director, and Col.
Speir will be noon series speakers
Sept. 20 and Oct. 4, respectively.
The DPS head will speak on “The
Texas Rangers in the “TOs."
Mahoney will appear as a ma
jor program speaker Oct. 18.
Other noon series and major pro
gram presentations are being
sought, Lindsey indicated, in
cluding a strong possibility of
Political Forum scheduling Unit
ed Nations Ambassador George
Bush.
One of 16 MSC committees
providing TAMU students a va
riety of activities and axperi-
enres, Political Forum brings to
the campus community prominent
state and federal spokesmen on
a broad range of topics.
And the heat goes on as A&M gridders participate in two-a-day football workouts
The Texaa Aggie* have taken to the practice field for fall drills, and the weatherman
m’t been as kind to the football team as many of the 100 athletes would have liked. At
kaan’
left, Pat McDermott touches up his soccer>8tyle kicking technique with the assistance of
senior yell leader Hank Paine. Below, Lex James gets set to run the offensive backfiekl
through one of Emory Bellard’s Wishbone plays. At right, the entire operation is under
the scrutiny of trainer-equipment manager Billy Pickard. See related story, page 7. (Pho
to by John Curylo)
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