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i be nation ijj and / a way study lefore, ®omp|^ school lie site -OOOeop, excremei determi, ’ ate, I,, ley had relimina, ifestatii theeoasi '■ eoproli ilingofj ogical s| coproliii is used id at anvog osage levels not established THE BATTALION Page 5 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1976 wine flu shots to start A&M creating use for PBO fter months of delay, the omvide program to immunize all means against swine flu will fl- be initiated. Yet, it may take her month before quantities of vaccine will be available, ac- ing to Mary Scott, registered at the Student Health Center, cott, who attended a meeting of flu vaccination clinic coor- itors in Temple last Friday, d that the purpose of the meet- was to prepare vaccination ics throughout the Temple dis- addition to the several off-campus mass clinics located throughout the Brazos County. It is not known whether the vac cine will become available in li mited amounts or will come in one large shipment. All 90,000 inhabit ants of Brazos County will receive shots. The vaccination program, which thus far a preventive measure (no confirmed cases have been discov ered since the single Fort Dix fatal ity last February), will involve two different types of vaccines: the monovalent, and the bivalent. The former will be administered to the general public, whereas the latter will be given to those who are at least sixty-five years of age, or have chronic ailments. More details on the upcoming program will become available within a week, as Brazos County and campus health officials receive more substantial information. addition to the shortage of the line, which will be available in ted amounts after October 1, ntists have been unable to de- acelain 1 ' ne ^ le exact dosage required titutioii peop ! e lincler the age ot twent >'- We do know that those over nty-five will need one shot each, we are not yet sure how much ighteen year old would need,” said. The significance in find- out would determine whether will be an on-campus clinic, in Continuing education registration today Registration is today and Thurs day, Sept. 9 for more than a dozen liberal arts courses offered this fall by Texas A&M University on a con tinuing education basis. The 90-minute classes run on ook’s artist, contributors be honored at reception nca, >f the qi beenil xplorali ers iroject «i ocunmti site« lest Texas artist Monde 1 Rogers, ise paintings are featured in a A&M University Press book llished this month, and Mr. and I Joe Moore, whose gift made ■ publication possible, will be lored at a reception Thursday in leRudder Center Exhibit Hall. fromsM |°g ers book, Old Ranches of the but riel b Plains, is the first in the Joe of politit P e Ky Moore Texas Art Series. } f tec y . and Mrs. Moore provided a " gift to the Texas A&M Uni- mu sity Press to begin the series of books interpreting the various ally sou operatioi Brajj ions of Texas. Moore is a 1938 haltd i m * 1 m M Recounting lecturer to speak at AM sen sai Goven vith id ley vith ill bed peciali* stiffiifi vatersfr graduate of Texas A&M and was president of its alumni association in 1974. The reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. and include autographing op portunities, said Frank Wardlaw, director of the Texas A&M Univer sity Press, host for the reception. Wardlaw said the reception will be in the Rudder Center area cur rently utilized for an exhibition of paintings from Rogers book. The public exhibition opened Aug. 23 and continues for two more weeks. The 124-page book by the 1971 Texas Tech graduate features 80 paintings, including 57 in full color. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from mid-September through mid-November. Under continuing education guidelines, participants do not need to be formally admitted to Texas A&M to enroll for the courses. The only requirements are a> $30 fee and a desire for knowledge. Interested parties may sign up on the second floor of Rudder Tower today and Thursday. Topics offered include creative writing, adolescent social problems, Europe and Europeans, Texas ar cheology, Republic of Texas history, creative communication. Re volutionary Europe, philosophy of man and time, Texas’ legislative process, alcohol abuse, human be havior and human aging and the American novel. While finished work in these courses does not count towards a degree, certificates and continuing education units (CEUs) are pre sented upon completion. The program is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Texas A&M in cooperation with the Con tinuing Education Office. Texas A&M University currently has about one-quarter of the world’s supply of PBO, a high temperature resistant polymer (plastics are a member of this family) that is superior to titanium and which could start a revolution for new materials for aircraft and missiles. This amount, however, is about a gram which was synthesized by polymer scientists at the Air Force Materials Laboratory on Wright- Patterson AFB. Since about 1960 Air Force scien tists have been synthesizing polym ers that are extremely resistant to high temperatures on a very small laboratory scale. Their idea is to provide lightweight and strong materials to be used like metals. “Our task, here at A&M, is to de velop solvents which will dissolve these polymers and allow them to be cast into useful shapes, much as one would with metals,” explained project head Dr. David C. Bonner, a chemical engineer. “Currently, we are working with a variety of polymers and exotic sol vents,” he said. “If we can solve a few more problems we will have the beginnings of a revolution of new materials. The development of these materials which could supplant many of these hard to get metals would relieve U.S. depen dency on foreign sources. “This PBO is probably the best polymer they’ve (the Air Force) synthesized so far because it would be competitve with titanium in strength and heat withstanding capabilities,” Bonner said. “Our mandate though is to help the Air Force decide which materials they should spend their money develop ing- “We can dissolve the PBO and we can process it but we re still not cer tain that the hazards are justified at this point, ” he said. “Because of the tough nature of the materials, very corrosive solvents like acids are often needed. “What you get is a polymer with strength and temperature charac teristics better than steel whose chemical resistance is even better yet,” Bonner continued. “In addi tion to that they are practically im mortal. “Right now, it looks like applica tion will be limited to uses which cost is not a prime consideration such as in defense projects,” he said. “For instance, coating an elec tronic component with the polymer would make it impervious to sur rounding conditions. Use wouldn’t be wide scale because of the very complicated procedures needed to make the material. “One use for the polymer would be in the production of fiber rein forced laminates such as those used in the tail and fuselage of the Boeing 747,” Bonner said. “Currently, they use graphite fibers encased in epoxy resin which is strong but very sus ceptible to attack by water, even the water normally present in the air. “As a result, they have to be re placed often for safety,” he con tinued. “If the type of polymers we work with could be substituted for epoxy, one could envision a lami nate that would be good for the life of the aircraft. There would be structural support and aircraft struts that would last forever almost. “Right now we are just finishing our second year of research and are looking at an array of 15 polymers which took a couple of man years each just to make,” Bonner ob served. “Any of these, successfully developed, on a cost/pound basis could be the beginning of that re volution. ” Barnes sues paper in $20 million suit Associated Press BROWNWOOD — Attorneys have filed a libel suit on behalf of former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes against the Dallas Morning News in connection with a series of stories published earlier this week dealing with Barnes’ financial activities. Barnes alleges the stories have subjected him to “unwarranted abuse as a private citizen” and seeks $20 million in damages. The suit was filed by attorneys Dave Nabers and George Day be fore 35th District Court Judge William O. Breedlove in Brown- wood. Pieta on loan to Meadows Museum DALLAS (AP) — Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Museum has borrowed a 16th- century painting of the Pieta done by Spanish artist Juan de Juanes. The 60-by-40 inch painting is on extended loan from the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. • GIG E Cri UJ O O < ES • GIG E of. Raymond Chambers, of Iney University, 1976 American lounting Association Distin- International Lecturer, is this week for his only Texas jn mi learance on a 10-campus Ameri- tour for the accounting associa- ihal abm U shed slii ' e Chambers will lecture at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Rudder Tower 301. He is a former editor of Abacus and has held visiting professor status on numerous American, Japanese, Canadian, Australian and New Zealander campuses. Texas A&M’s Accounting De partment is Chambers’ host. His lecture on Wednesday is enti tled, “Asset Valuation and Financial Realism” and will feature a response by Marvin Ballard, Controller, Shell Oil Company. 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