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Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1977 Collection shows Texas history Rare Pancho Villa photos donated to A<b-M archives ‘Windchill factor’ Historically unique photographs of military activities along the Texas-Mexico border during 1913- 14 have been given to Texas A&M University. The collection of about 375 five- by-seven inch photographs was given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Smith of Houston. Smith is a 1921 graduate of A&M. The photos were taken by Mrs. Smith’s father, the late John David son Wheelan of Dallas. Wheelan was in the El Paso area directing a filming operation for Mutual Film Corp., producer of news documen taries. The photos show military ac tivities under the command of Gen eral Francisco (Pancho) Villa, ac- Oil man links big cars to U.S. energy problems •cording to A&M archivist Dr. Charles Schultz. The Mexican revo lution fighter is in several of the photos. A famous pose of Pancho Villa as tride is horse is an enlargement of a J.D. Wheelan photograph in the Smith collection. Nearly all of the photographs are in excellent conditon, Schultz said. They are applicable in research by military historians, and historians specializing in American revolutions and diplomatic relations, said Dr. Larry Hill, A&M history professor. The prints also reveal part of El Paso’s past. Hill said the finest Wheelan photos are in the Gustavo Casasola collection in Mexico City. “Many photographs in this collec tion are not in the Casasola collec tion,” Hill said. “The Smith collec tion has got to be an invaluable sup plement to those archives. Near the end of what probably will go down as the coldest U.S. winter on record, a Texas A&M University meteorologist says we ought to reexamine a term that has enjoyed wide usage this chilly year—the windchill equivalent temperature. “Previously, it has been custom ary for forecasters to tell both the temperature in a particular location and what the temperature would be if the effects of the wind were taken into account, said Dr. Dennis M. Driscoll. “This year, in some reports, the actual temperature wasn’t given at all; we’d only hear that the windchill at Des Moines was down to -40 de grees. “But like so many other applica tions of scientific concepts to every day living, the windchill equivalent temperature is the proverbial double-edged sword. It is a valid concept understood by nearly everyone, but it may only be a very crude approximation to how you perceive the uncomfortable combi nation of wind and cold. ” To attempt such an evaluation, scientists would have to subject people to various conditions and then ask them their perceptions of comforts and uncomfortableness. “This is asking for trouble be cause no two people would respond exactly alike,” Driscoll explained. “Individual responses vary because of age, physical condition and state of health. Equally important are psychological factors and whether or not we like cold weather. A lumber jack in North Minnesota who earns his living under severe winter con ditions is going to perceive differ ently than a little old lady in a re tirement colony in St. Petersburg, Fla.” Driscoll suggested that science not even attempt to do something like this. What science can do is to find some physical analog to a human being, and then make rela tively precise measurements of heat loss from it. “The earliest attempts to do this can be traced to Paul Siple (you re member, the famous Boy Scout leader, explorer, adventurer?) in Antarctica. He set out a can of water at a known temperature and then, under varying air temperatures and wind speeds, noted the time it took the water to freeze,” Driscoll con tinued. “He discovered, to quote some figures, that it took that can of water just about the same length of time to freeze when the temperature was 32 degrees and the wind speed 40 mph as it did when it was two degrees with a five mph wind. “You may already be thinking that this is an awfully crude approx imation to heat loss from a human being, and indeed it is. Two striking differences should be apparent. First, the human is required to lose heat at some nominal rate at all times and, secondly, we can protect against extremes by dressing for the environment. “These shortcomings in windchill equivalent temperature were rec ognized and attempts were made to modify Siple’s formula. Some even went so far as to ‘clothe’ the can of water,” Driscoll said. “Still, until a few years ago, the windchill equivalent temperature we heard on radio and television and read about in newspapers and magazines was based essentially on the presumed physical similiarities between Homo Sapiens and a can of water.” sumptions about skin surfs; perature at various parts oftfi; .] and even included the efedi; sorption of solar radiation. Most important, he assuiK an individual would be heavy winter clothing. Asat t >r f or In 1971 a professor of clothing and textiles took a more rigorous approach to the problem. R. G. Steadman developed a windchill equivalent temperature formula that explicitly accounts for nearly all the relevant variables. I WHIT lay witl Id trea: lodernu What, i esert p« ie cave-i ling R« He was able to calculate heat losses from a human due to convec tion and radiation, and even that due to respiratory heat loss (the air we exhale). He used aerodynamic theory to account for air move ments, made some reasonable as- his formula indicated grees and a 40 mph windwg the equivalent of 10 degrees; mph. In other words thee| the wind is not as chilling, "So now we hear the winj equivalent temperature aocg to Steadman’s formula, rig. Luy unfortunately, that doesn't LI 1 to be the case,’’ Dristdl\veni s | "It’s my guess that theij, agencies responsible for cal. • r ir windchill equivalent temperj I (Wirt are using the old Will and graphs and there’s ety of these. In a recent in TIME magazine, windchillap lent temperatures figures; more extreme than Siple’si used. 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Thomas of Puryear I goes up for two as J. Siefried of Aston I tries to stop him in the All-University Basketball game. See story at right. In a highly exciting, action- packed All-University Basketball game on the floor of G. Rollie White, Aston I fought a last minute surge from Puryear I to win the Championship game 51-42. With large crowds from both Dorms cheering them on, the two teams did battle in what was to turn out to be a thrilling test of skill, speed, and determination. The game started out to be an exchange of points with each team matching the other basket for bas ket. In the closing minutes of the first half, however, Puryear began to tire and Aston seized the oppor tunity to break out ahead and the half ended with Aston ahead, 29-21. Leading scorers for Aston in this first half were J. Tyree, with 9 points, and D. Welsh and R. Brown, both with 5 points. For Puryear, W. Harrington was the first half leader with 6 points fol lowed closely by P. Thomas with 5. The second half of action started out with Puryear determined to narrow the gap and catch up with Aston. Their efforts were valiant but their determination caused them to commit many fouls which resulted in point penalties that served to further widen the gap be tween the two teams. Their final attack came in the last minute of the second half when they were able to make Aston turn over the ball three times and thus inched six points closer. But it was not to be, as time ran out with the scoreboard showing 51-41 in favor of Aston. C. Clements was the leading scorer for Aston in the second half with 9 points, followed by W. Frost with 4. W. Harrington was once again leading scorer for Puryear with 6 points, with P. Thomas, D. Bour- quein, and S. Brown next with 4 points each. In Women’s Class A action, BSU beat Fowler, 43-32 to take the Fencing Winners The IM Fencing tournament was held all day Saturday, March 5 in the fencing room of G. Rollie White. In the Men’s Division, Randy Davis took first while Mark Smith won second, followed by Alan Heeurth at third. In the Women’s Division, Susan Longhofer and Kathy Curiker were tied at 29 points each but Lonhafer beat Curiker in a match to take first while Marie Delony took third. championship. Pam Williams was the leading scorer for BSU with 11 points, followed closely by Vickie Maxwell with 10. In Co-Rec action, however, the BSU team could not hold off the Shorties who won the Class A Championship with a score of 78-42. In this game, Marlene Car ter of the Shorties was by far the leading scorer for both sides with an incredible 39 points. Other Class A Divisional win ners included C-2, Corps; D-2, Fish; Fat City, Men’s Indepen dent; and Fowler, Women’s Dorm. In Class B action, Mitchell’s Barcelona beat the Wild Bunch, 46-42 to take the Men’s Division while C-l and Puryear II took the Corps and Men’s Dorm titles, re spectively. LD-50 beat the Sensu ous Shooter, 25-18 to take the Women’s Division, while the Giants beat L-l, 93-92 to win the Co-Rec Division. The Vet Wives finished with an undefeated season, winning the Women’s Class C title; The Junkies beat Tanglewood, 49-25 to win Co-Rec; and the C-Champions beat the Men’s Dorm winners, Puryear VII, 54-27, to win the Men’s Class C Title. This year’s Basketball season was the best yet with the most teams, games, and participants. We con gratulate all of these winners and all who participated in the game. 1.1* Kathy Carifer (left) trades thrusts with Susan Longhofer in the Women’s Division of the IM Fencing Tourna ment. Longhofer won the match to win the Division. Wrestlers Compete Flickerball Finals IM Flickerball action is in the final rounds this week with the All-University Championship to be held on Thursday, March 24, at 7:10 p.m. on the practice field behind Kyle Field. Tonight’s games include the second place Corps team competing against the first place Independent team; Dorm first against Fish second, Independent sec ond versus Corps first; Dorm second facing Fish first; and Corps first facing Dorm first. All of these games will be held at 7:10 p.m. except the last two, which will start at 8:10 p.m. Jim Junta referees as two contestants compete in the All-U Wrestling tournament. This ad is sponsored by McDonald’s on University Drive and is prepared by the Intramural Office, DeWare Fieldhouse. Photos and stories by Paul “Poogie” Netted. The IM All-University Wrestl ing tournament was held on the main floor of G. Rollie White on Tuesday, March 8. Competition was in Class A and Class B with three periods for each match. In the 118 Ih. class A, Bill Lewis of Leggett was the champion while Dave Nichols, an Independent, took the 126 lb. division. Scott' Cariker of B-2 took the 134 lb. divi sion and Steve Cooke, an Inde pendent won the 142 lb. division. In the 150 lb. division, Roman Plugge ofDavis-Gary pinned Terry Howard, an Independent, in the last second of the second overtime period to take the title. Al Dewey of Sq. II beat Boh Arnet of B-2, 8-0 to win the 158 lb. division. After 32 seconds of the second period, Kenneth Fulk of Sq. 4 pinned John Gilberoino to take the 167 lb. d'' sion. Next, Jud Dudley ofPur; won a 12-3 decision over Ji® Mooney of L-l in the 177 lb. di'i' sion. Willy DeSoto of’Sq. 1 pin®' Bryan Collie of B-2 in the fif ! period to win'the 191 lb. division And finally, in the Class A Unli® ited weight division, Dave ner, an Independent, pinn James Wendlant of F-l in the tW period to win. In Class B wrestling, Dt Hearn, an Independent, took th 134 lb. division; Steve SalazaU Sq. 15 took the 142 lb. division,. Walters, an Independent, wonth 150 lb. division, Larry Manuel i' 1 M-2 won the 158 lb. tide; Leonard of Crocker took the l® 1 lb. match; and Steve McNiffofM won the 177 11). division.