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Battalion/Page 3 January 22, 1982 local bookstores singing some textbook shortage blues A number of books are disappearing from local merchants’ shelves faster than they can be replaced. Bubba Clive of the Texas ie Bookstore says accounting books photo by Todd Woodard fairly short supply, but history and chemistry books aren’t clearing as quickly. tQ C kras turbine study blasting off at A&M irs had rail g Tyler’s was chani by Terry Duran Battalion Reporter ie Air Force has asked three its maydisi tch precipilf the nation’s top engineering leagan cotischools—Texas A&M Universi- recession. ty,the Massachusetts Institute of vc by the! echnolo gy anc l Indiana’s Pur- resolution^ 6 Universit y — to stud y gas , turbine engines, hoping for more efficient designs, trselves ‘V(} as turbine engines are used Jiridely in high-performance jet y will pow&rcraft, as well as trains, ships, e, we hantanks and electrical power owing wiligeneration. Texas A&M’s power r no presstrphnt uses a gas turbine to gener- dien up ate 40 percent of the campus’ fclectncal power. h,: L Texas A&M, with the nation’s mmip ■Lg est engineering school, will try pollcit» ect p, ve to e jgy, t engineering few ^ ear.ip^uafe students on both the ty to Oct.Pinaster’s and doctoral level, idar, These students will be paid i Tyler. Hi$1,100 a month by the Air Force t be in thist w lul e in school, and they will be guaranteed ajob with one of five major turbine manufacturers during the summer and follow- I ing graduation. ■ There is no military obliga tion involved, although students on military contract may request a graduate school educational delay to participate in the prog- m. About six faculty members [so will be involved in the re arch project, acting as advisers jp the students in the program. The Air Force will provide ab out $400,000 a year for the pro ject. Dr. Peter Jenkins, head of the turbomachinery laboratories, is coordinating Texas A&M’s part of the new program. He said stu dents will look at structural aspects of gas turbines to find improvements in overall engine performance. “We welcome programs of this type,” Jenkins said, “because they offer our students a chance to participate in practical, re lated research programs. “Industry is involved because they want to generate some more expertise and cultivate people they can hire. We (Texas A&M) will be able to pay the stu dents about half of what they’ll be getting in industry, and they’ll get a guaranteed job dur ing the summer and after they graduate, which is really great.” Jenkins said the program, which was announced last fall, will get moving in June when students selected for the prog ram go to work — at industry pay — for one of the five corpor ations involved. He said he ex pects the number of students in volved to gradually increase. 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Let your career pay off while still in college: Earn over $900 a month during your junior and senior years. Special Navy program guarantees you a teaching position after graduation. After graduation you get orientation in one of the most successful and sophisticated engi neering programs in the country; plus opportunity for advancement. Then, teach college and grad uate level math, physics, chemistry and engineering. If you are a junior or senior majoring in math, engineering or physical sciences, find out more today. And let your career pay off while still in college. For more information see the Naval Manage ment Programs team in the MSC January 26 & 27 or call collect (713) 226-2445. by Rachel Bostwick Battalion Reporter Contrary to popular belief, area bookstores don’t deliber ately run out of textbooks just when students need them. The Texas A&M Bookstore now has a shortage of about 1 percent of the 6,000 required textbooks, store Manager Ho ward DeHart said. The book store usually has about a 4 per cent shortage at the beginning of the semester, he said. Shortages can occur if a pro fessor is unsure how many stu dents will be in a class or if a new rofessor decides not to use the ook already ordered, DeHart said. If the problem is simply a numerical mistake, the books can arrive within seven days of EXPLORE THE ENCHANTED BOBBI’S BOOKS Paperbacks Price Trade 2 for 1 plus 10 Cents Comics! Comics! Comics! New comic book issues arrive first at the “only” comic in the Brazos Valley. comics bought and sold. We have “Savage Sword of Conan” placing the order by phone. However, during rush periods such as the beginning of each semester, DeHart said the bookstore is at the mercy of the publishers. Many times, a com pany can’t fill the order because a book may need to be re printed, it may be out of print or a new edition may be coming out. These book shortages can affect the price. Bubba Clive of the Texas Aggie Bookstore said if one merchant receives a parti cular book earlier than other merchants, the price may be $2 to $4, above its regular price. Bookstores determine the number of books to order through information from Uni versity departments. About two months before finals week, each professor requests the number of books he will need for the next semester. THE EARLY PREPARE FOR: store 3527 Texas Ave. iRidgecrest Center 10-5:30 Mon.-Sat. 846-7412 Collector Stamps MCA! DAT Start Early To Review for April Exams Permanent Centers open days, evenings and weekends. Low hourly cost. Dedicated full-time staff. Complete TEST-n-TAPE sm facilities for review of class lessons and supplementary materials. Small classes taught by skilled instructors. Opportunity to make up missed lessons. Voluminous home-study materials constantly updated by researchers expert in their field. Opportunity to transfer to and continue study at any of our over 80 centers. 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