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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 1976 Page 5 Campus Briefs | Cyclotron grant " : : : : onnHnnfifl from naee 1. At nresent. nies are beine treated n 'dents i y Exhibit of South and Central and ;r ^ C;in ai 'dfacts dating to 100 B.C. be shown in the Bryan Ward of on |flhurch of Jesus Christ of »°rdi£ Ja >' Sai S 2 J 00 ® arak Lane ’ mes rlS P- m '’ 6. The program ’“^iture Mrs. Byron Campbell ^ ifts traveled in Mexico visiting and studying ancient cultures. own will be a film, “Ancient fca Speaks, showing a rela- -bio BP between the cultures of the I litferranean and the Mayan and ^civilizations. latest issue of “Quartet” arts Jne is out. Fifty poets, eight m writers, a dozen artists, vari- rtain Jr eWerS anc ^ essa y ists of Texas nil “on topics from the Alamo to ■Coach Who Didn’t Teach tt ics. Copies are available this t trin IM 1 ^ ie bookstore or from Room ff. ^ ■terling Evans Library. Sub- e |ers receive issues through the quipnis se g I University Undergraduate , ni1 p Program is now accepting " 11 jations. That program enables a t who will be a senior in Fall and who has a GPR of 3.50 or better to substitute up to six credite hours of 485H (three per semester) for an equal number of course credits in their curriculum in order to pur sue research. Advantages include opportunities to gain research ex perience, insight into the methods of study, and the broadening aspects of listening to and participating in the discussions of the research. Degree application deadline is approaching for Texas A&M stu dents who expect to graduate this spring. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 13. Graduate and undergraduate students must apply in order to be granted degrees May 8. Degree ap plication is the student’s responsibil ity. Because of an anticipated record number of graduates at the spring Centennial-celebration com mencement, Registrar Robert Lacey says it is important that degree can didates meet the deadline. Applica tion should be made in the Richard Coke Building. After paying the $8 fee in the Fiscal Office, graduate students apply at the Graduate Col lege, Room 209. Undergraduates present the fee receipt in Room 7. cl/p With People t o smg on campus ol the three 150-member mies of the show Up With lie will perform here Feb. 5 at 8 in Rudder Auditorium. The tence is part of a United States jonsored by the Lilly Founda- iiring the Bicentennial year, group operates with 300 natelyBers, taking its show to 38 coun- s will Mid six continents. Members of Bast and crew are selected from high school and college students for a one year appearance with the show. During the year, participants live with 70 host families and perform as many as 12 shows or mini-shows a week. The participants must pay $3,500 for the year, because the organiza tion is non-profit. The cost covers costumes, transportation and equipment. £ —ym 111 Prsl ksatiJ cts toe: I ] Coil WANTED! < IS ntr* 1 Associate Sustaining Patron Life 10.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 1,000.00 Send dues to: The Friends of The TAMU Library Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843 Advertisement paid for by a Friend. -A— \ — i Small Ads... Big Results! CLASSIFIED ADS! Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 continued from page 1. tion. Total time averages 10 to 15 minutes. The side effects are basically the same as experienced with conven tional therapy. The skin turns red when the treatment has reached its limit. Other side effects include hair falling out and the eventual leather like condition of the skin. Social workers follow-up on the patients’ condition every month for the first year after treatment. The second year patients are checked bi-monthly, and each year afterward patients are advised to have an an nual check-up. “Fast neutron therapy’’ was first used in the summer of 1969 by Doc tors Dan Hightower, William Banks (deceased December 1975), James Smathers, Gilbert H. Fletchqr, and Jess B. Caderao. The A&M personnel donated their work time until 1972 at which time a government grant under the National Cancer Institute funded the program for three years. Tbe grant recently renewed until August of 1978. Dr. Banks treated dogs, cats, monkeys, and pigs both with and without tumors. Dr. Earl Morris has now taken over the animal program. The animal program is under the same grant as the human therapy. At present, pigs are being treated for the effects of fast neutron therapy on the skin. Special “mini-pigs from the University of Missouri have skin very similar to man’s. The project has a grant of $1.5 million for 15 months of research. Four separate projects are funded under this grant. All are neutron re lated. The grant was recently renewed until August of 1978. Special Lecture-Film co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University with support from the Sea Grant College Program through the Division of Continuing Education as a part of the Humanities of the Sea Series. Scott McVay Chairman, Committee on Whales, Environmental Defense Fund, and Executive Director, The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation will present a screening and discussion of “In Search of the Bowhead Whale” Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Award Winner American Film Festival June 1975 Thursday February 5 8 p.m. Rudder Theater Free To love is to share. That's why we created Wed-Lok®, our exclusive 14 karat gold matching wedding bands. a. Antique floral design, His $140 Hers $135 b. Antique floral design, 14 karat gold, His $140 Hers $135 c. 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