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>e old v J ranchinjin w ho inj(l f lueroisalj, in moder,, ist as adapted (j ment aiij le. heap energy viewed as dead item THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1974 Page 7 “No matter what new discoveries of crude oil may be made offshore or e Arctic, no matter what new energy system technology may pre sent us in the next 50 years, it is not likely that ever again will energy be |vailable as cheaply as it has been in the past hundred years.” KTiese were the facts of the energy crisis as laid out by Dr. Earl Cook, dean of the College of Geosciences. | Technological man has ex- ded his numbers enormously raised his material standard of living strikingly, on the basis of an energy supply whose sources are fi nite and are being depleted more rapidly each day,” he began. “We are facing and experiencing a decline in the natural energy we have been enjoying during several generations of explosive economic and population growth,” Cook exp lained. “It seems unlikely that this natural subsidy ever again will in crease, more likely that it will con tinue to decrease. The costs of such decline are a decrease in the energy surplus available for reinvestment, public welfare, private enjoyment and mechanized agriculture and possible decreases in the economic strength and political security of our nation and losses of individual free dom. The cost most obvious to the average person is inflation. “For the next 50 years energy will cost more, and there will be greater competition for it, ” Cook predicted. “Conservation will become first a goal and then a habit with its former big spenders. Political control of energy resources will be the major factor in international relations. “Almost 20 per cent of the total U. S. energy consumption goes to feed automobiles,” he noted. “If at one fell swoop, all U. S. automobiles be came half as heavy and four times as efficient — and this is technically possible — they’d take about three per cent of the national energy sup ply. An Arab oil embargo couldn’t hurt us, our urban air would be cleaner, there wouldn’t be such a rush to tap Alaskan oil, and oil com pany ads wouldn’t feature conserva- tion. Cook added that the U. S. energy system wastes about 65 per cent of the gross energy input to the sys tem. “Some of this waste is unavoid able,” he said, “for thermodynamic reasons. Much however, can be av oided. “Like each of us, who begins to die the day we are bom, a non renewable resource such as pet roleum began to be exhausted when we started to consume it,” New arc drilling sparked by Aggie COLLEGE STATION—A re volution in drilling techniques, de veloped by a Texas Aggie, is being refined at Texas A&M University. Dr. Melvin Friedman announced that the Center for Tectonophysics is starting a two-year project to study “spark drilling” headed by Dr. John Handin and himself. an electric arc that is called spark drilling,” Friedman explained. “The industry has been constantly looking for new ways of drilling rock faster, deeper and cheaper. “The search is on not only for the petroleum industry but also for geothermal projects to develop natural heat and energy sources,” Isskaggs^LOW food prices Albertsons'- ' DRUGS & FOODS SPECIALS GOOD WED., THUR., FRI., SAT., AUG. 14,15,16,17, lf74 YOUR MAN IN GOLD FEATURES.... FRESH EGGS! mim mmi NfUHOFF'S SMOKED LINK SAUSAGE CANNED HAMS SWISS STEAK ALL MEAT FRANKS SMOKIES SLICED LUNCHMEATS SAUSAGE HOT LINKS SLICED CHEESE HEATS SERVE SHRIMP IEEE CHUCK ARM SWISS An Aggie, M. M. Newsom of he continued. Sandia Laboratories, New Mexico, In this new method, a spark is perfected a way of drilling rock with ignited at the bottom of a drill hole in a fluid medium,” Friedman pointed out. “This creates a pres sure wave which, in turn, fractures the rock in the bottom of the hole. Chips produced by the fracturing are brought to the surface by the fluids circulating in the hole. “Maximum drilling rates will be produced by coupling the energy to the rock to develop chips in the most efficient way,” he noted. “Now where A&M comes in is two fold,” Friedman observed. “We need to find out the mechanical properties of the rock at high temp erature, high pressure and fast strain rate. Next, we have to know how this tool actually fractures the rock to make chips. We ll do this by studying the bottom of the drill hole microscopically. “If our research is successful, the work at Texas A&M may enable the spark drillers to adjust the spark rate and intensity for a given rock type at a given depth in the earth’s crust to produce the most efficient drilling,” he said. NEUHOEFS LONE STAR All VARIETIES MARKET MADE NEUHOFF’S SMOKED SAUSAGE LINKS SKAGGS-ALBERTSON'S AMERICAN OR PIMENTO SINGLE WRAPPED SLICES 0Z. PKG.1 0Z. . PKG. 0Z. PKG. DELICATESSEN-SNACK BAR ECKRICH PEPPER LOAF r: Jl" OUR OWN « .INTO MANS B OWL *1P?ECE0FC0RNIREAD 88 c Pimir *7 HOT HQ CHICKENS nimi • 1 PT. BBQ REANS A I • 1 PT. POTATO SALAD •& DINNER ROUS $399 SANDWICH BAGS BROWNIE MIX TOMATOES COOKIES BETTY CROCKER SUPREME JANET LEE STEWED KEEBLER COCONUT CHOCOLATE DROP FOOD SPECIALS CREAM PIES ORANGE JUICE MET LEE | IjO 0Z CAN I a LIMEADE MUSHROOM! ONION RINGS A SKAGGS- ALBERTSON'S SPECIAL!!! 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Dr. Tollison currently serves as consultant, to the Office of the Sec retary, U. S. Treasury, and Office of Technology Assessment of the U. S. Congress. He instructed economics and public finance in Cornell University’s Graduate School of Business and Public Administration before coming to TAMU. His specialties include public fi nance and industrial organization. A Phi Beta Kappa, he graduated magna cum laude from Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C., in 1964. Tollison’s master’s and Ph.D. degrees are from Alabama and Vir ginia, where the latter was awarded in 1969. Bowling league set for faculty Texas A&M University faculty- staff are shaping a bowling league for the 1974-75 school year. Pins start tumbling on Sept. 9. The faculty-staff league will bowl two 15-week halves during the sea son, on Monday evenings at the Triangle Bowl. No matches are scheduled on holidays. An organizational meeting is planned for Sept. 2. Individuals and prospective teams interested in joining the league should attend the 5:15 p.m. meeting in Room 102, Data Processing Center. Team cap tains are asked to attend, or send a representative. The league is or ganized in teams of four bowlers. Information is available from Hank Lyle (845-4211) or Dave Moehring (845-2523). Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set— Sizing— Reoxidizing— All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE “Where satisfaction is standard equipment" 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002