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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-
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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.
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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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world is not going to run out of oil
tomorrow,” John R. Hall, executive
vice president of Ashland Oil Co.,
told the 83rd annual meeting of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers.
“There is still a lot of known oil in
the world and perhaps a lot more to
be found. We do not need to go
back to the horse and buggy by
1980.”
But Hall and Z. D. Bonner,
chairman and chief executive officer
of Gulf Oil Chemicals Co., said con
servation and an expanded search
for alternative energy sources are
immediate necessities. They said
the automobile was one of the areas
where conservation is needed.
“We simply must jilt the great
American love, the large car,” Bon
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Aston Takes All-U
Basketball Title
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P. 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.
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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.
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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.