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Volume XIII Number 3 THE STATE UNIVERSITY MARITIME COLL.NEWSPAPER 7 NOVEMBER 1960 iiidGOi m e eieiD trip Early Friday morning, October 28th twenty Nuclear Science students and two instructors from the Mari time College journeyed to the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The occasionwas the laboratory's annual \College Visitors Day\. Schiyler's cadets were among approximately 1000 science students, invited from colleges located in New York and her neigiiborlng states, \dio toured the laboratory. The Laboratory, a natl(xial re search center fcx- fundamental and ai^lied research in nuclear sciences and related subjects, is an integral part of the Atomic Energy Commission's nationwide pro gram. Its major objectives are to seek new knowledge in nuclear and other related sciences, assist die Atomic Energy Commission in the solution of specific problems, and aid in the training of engineers and scientists in the field of nuclear science and technology. The laboratwy was established in 1947 on the site of a W.W, I ‘ Army Induction Center, known as Camp Upton. It is joitly operated by the Atomic Energy Commission and Associated Universities, Inc., which consists of nine leading .Eastern Universities.M.I.T„ Cor nell, Harvard, Columbia, and Yale are among the nine. The laboratory employs over 2100 persons of which 400 to 600 are leading scient ists and 700 to 800 are technical personneL The research program is directed along several basic lines. These are the studies of atomic nuclei, effects of radiatitm upon matter, and use of radio isotc^s and other nuclear tools. Work on the studies of atomic nuclei are si^lemented by the use of several large particle ac celerators (atom smashers) in conjunction with bubble chambers. The bubble chambers offer a pic torial representation of atomic nuclear reactions. These studies which are basic to aU nuclear science, include not only the study of the atomic nucleus, but also the particles which constitute them, and the forces involved in their structure. One particular type of accelerator visited by all of the Synchrotron. This nuclear tool was of particular interest to all who saw it since it is the largest of its kind. The A.GJS. completed recently cost 31 million dollars. The machine's circumference is nearly 1/2 mile, yet a proton being accelerated around it, will make over 300,000 revolutions in one second, and will be discharged with an energy of 31 billion electron volts. The final velocity of the accelerated paricle is equal to 99.9% of the velocity of l i ^ . Con structed with utmost care, the amount that die radius of die A.G.S, was^ allowed to deviate from true value was .001 of an inch per 421 feet of radius. Before the actual construcdon of the Synchro tron was started. 14,000 tcais of concrete, necessary for shielding, was poured and allowed to settle for six months. The surveying of land was so accurate, that the effect of die diffraction of light in air had to be calculated and appled as a correction factor. The second majw field of study in the lab is the effect of radiation on matter. Studies are made indie areas of biology, medicine, genetics, and agriculture. Visitors were able to visit an area know as the \Hot Lab'', Mrhlch was a heavily shielded, completely en closed compartment where various items were placed next to an in tense radioactive source. All work inside the \Hot Lab'* was remotely controlled by a pair of mechanical hands, the capabilities of vdiich were able to write letters, screw nuts on bolts, and even i^utton jackets, all at a distance of over ten feet. In order to more fully explore (Continued on page 8) PR’S DRIll AT POlO GROUNDS On Friday, Company P-8 ad vanced \en masse** to the famed Polo Grounds on Coogans Bluff to perform their trick drill se- quence between halves of the New York Titans vs. Oakland Raider football game. This drill marked the diird time in three years that die Pershing Rifles have drilled at professional football games. At approximately 2100 company P-8 was introduced to the crowd. The trick drill unit came bouncing out of the dugout and formed be neath the west goal post. To no one*s surprise diey found ^ field one gigantic puddle, for it had been raining most of the evening and as diey took the field die rain contin ued unabated. The mud {Aayed havoc with die precisicm and timing of die boys as cmistant sl4>ping caused counts and beats to be lost. The rain also made die rifles pretty slippery, causing a few rifles to be dropped. Unhalted by these adverse con- diUoos, die trick drill team went through its paces to the best of its ability. At the end of its perform ance, the team was ushered off die fidd amidst a round of well earned cheering by the assembled throng. Much credit for the success of the company goes to Cadet Tom Lyndi, 1/c, who led the boys out onto the Add and put them through their paces in fine style. For a further in s l ^ into the activities of the Pershing Rifles, turn to their column on page three. PARENTS HOLD FIRST MEETING Last Friday night at 8:30, the College Armory served as the meeting hall for the first Parents Association meeting of this year. The meeting opened with the read ing of the minutes by die record ing secretary Mr. Joseph Dres- cher. The Treasurer, Dr. Walter Nelson, followed with the financial report. The expenditures of the as- sociaticHi were read and it was noted that a balance of $1,682.91 was in the Association’s treasury. After these preliminaries were comiAeted the chairman of the membership committee. Dr. Jos- ^ Bizar gave his report. He ex plained the functions of the asso ciation to the parents of the fourth (dass and mentioned some of the expenditures which were directed towards student welfare. Such a r ticles as a motion picture pro jector, special library shelves which are to be installed in the Empire State IV, and other school equipment has been donated. Dean A. O. Porter was the next speaker. He explained the academ ic standards of the Maritime Col lege and file numerous o[^rtunl- tles which are offered the gradu ates. He emphasized the amount of work which each cadet must do to graduate but, as he said, the rewards are well worth the effort. Captain A. F. Olivet gave a very interesting resume of past cruises. He mentioned some of the ports which he and the cadet corps had visited and the experiences which they had encountered. It was very interesting and the audience seemed to enjoy it very much. The final speaker of the night was the president of the college, Vice-Admiral H. C. Moore. The 'Admiral expressed a d e ^ feeling of responsibility towards the par ents of the cadets since he is in diarge of the student welfare and mentioned the benefits which the student body will receive when the new dormitories and messdeck are completed. He stated that the fed eral subsidy was intended as pay ment for uniforms, textbooks, and subsidiaries incurred by the cadet and that it was the responsibilities of the cadet to pay the mainten ance when due. Admiral Moore explained con duct probation status and academic deficiencies. (Cadets who go on conduct prtdsatlon are allowed only half of their original quota of de merits; if fills number is reached again, for a second time will have their records reviewed and par ents will be advised that the cadet will be disenrolled for inaptitude if he exceeds his demerit allow ances a third time their case is re viewed.) Those men who are repri manded for academic deficiency including two D*s one F, or for any combination of these must re turn at seven o’clock on Sunday nights. The Fort and library will be open late to facilitate the extra study period for these men. The association urges all par ents to join the group and attoid meetings if at all possible. The group has done many thingsforfiie benefit and welfare of the cadet corps. They can successfully con- (Continued on page 3) PORTHOLE ATTENOS PRESS CONFERENCE On Wednesday November 2, 1960 five representa tives of the Porthole; A1 Cheifetz, Roger Reis, Dick Wolantejus, Ted James, and Bill Culver departed for Syracuse, New York to attend the State University Press Association Press Conference. The purpose of this conference was for all representatives of all publications from the state uni versities to get together and dis cuss their problems and compli cations that go into putting together a newspaper, yearbook or college magazine. On Thursday afternoon regis tration, the keynote address and the first workshops took place. A cal ling of the roll showed that this was the largest showing of schools ever to attend this conference. dent of the State University as the guest speaker. The context of Dr. Hamilton's speech was the value of good writing in college publi cations. His speech took in the various good points of feature writ ing and the blase w iting that often appears in many papers. He con cluded that good writing in the college newspapers should be clear concise and to the point. The next day was filled with many workshops dealing with, the various aspects of the newspapers MR. J . LAWRENCE MURRAY The opening speech was given by the president of the association Mr. John Doser. Then the keynote address was offered by Mr. J. Lawrence Murray Secretary of the State University. The context of his speech praised the work done by student publications. He told the assembled representa tives what was expected of them in their papers and eiqiressed the various ways a school publication can help the smdent body. He con cluded his talk with the note that all newspapers should print only real facts and not the falacies around campus. Later that afternoon the work shops took place. These workshops were broken down into various classes; such as editorial writing, sports and photography. We at tended the editorial writing work shop where we discussed the pro blems of what towrlteinaneditm'- ial and the position of the editor and the facility advisor behind it. It was concluded after this meeting that all editors should be given the oppiortunity to write editorials at free will and that the faculty ad visor should not censor these edi torials but correct them ac curately. That night the banquet took place with Dr. Thomas Hamilton, P resi and yearbooks. One of these dealt with the importance of pictures in the newspapers and how the play a prominent role in making an average story an excellent one. Another workshop dealt with the problem of financing a newspaper. The talk covered the acquisition of advertising and the need of sub scriptions from parents to help finance the paper. One of the best workshops dealt with the writing of sports stories. Discussions were held on how a little extra in a good sports story can make it an outstanding one. The last day of the conference brought about the election of new officers and amendments to the constitution of the association. There were four slates of officers presented to the college in atten dance. The slate from the eastern region of the association won the election by a ver> close margin. The last event of the conference; (Continued on page 3)
