SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1978 l NEWSLETTER \ WOODS HOLE OCEANOG RAPH IC INSTITUTION

At right is the jaw of an Alepisaurus ferox, more commonly known as a Lancet fish, which was found in a blue shark ' s stomach on ATLANTIS 11 cruise 100 in June in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge southeast of Bermuda. According to Fishes of the Gulf of Maine they have one long dorsal fin and a small adipose fin like a salmon. They are mid-water fishes and no­ thing is known of their habita . They have very large teeth and are one of the fishes suspected of cutting buoy lines. Vhoto by Susan Tarbell.

FELLOWSHIP, DEGREE AWARDED AT DAY OF SCIENCE About 200 Associates and guests attend­ ed the 24th Annual Day of Science. In the The first Paul MacDonald Fye Fellows hip morning they heard talks by John Farrington, and the second w.n.o.1. Ph.D. in Bob Spindel, Bill Watkins and Val Worthington were awarded October 6 at the Annual Day of in the Clark 5th floor conference rocm. This Science luncheon. was followed by lunch at the Carriage House Susan Henrichs was awarded the Fellow­ and visits to the laboratories. s hip for the academic year 19 78-79. Susan, who entered the Joint Program in 1975, i s BOOK ABOUT ATLANTI S I S PUBLISHED in the Chemistry Department studying amino acids in interstitial marine sediments. The Institution's first ship, ATLANTIS, Peter Ortner was presented with his is the subject of the latest book by historian Ph.D. in Oceanography. He completed the Susan Schlee. On Almos t Any Wind: The Saga requirements for the degree last Decemb er of the Oceanographic Research Vessel Atlantis but this was the first opportunity to present has jus t been published by Cornell University the degree. He is working at the Environmen­ Press. It tells the his tory of ATLANTIS tal Research Lab of the National Oceanic during her career at the Institution along and Atmospheric Administration in Miami. with anecdotes about the people who sailed His dissertation is entitled "Investi­ on her. Susan wr ote in an article in the gation into the Seasons 1 Deep Chlorophyl September issue of , "she all but Maximum in the Western Atlantic, and Its monopolized the discoveries made at sea dur­ Possible Signifi cance to Regional Food Chain ing the first twenty five years of her excep­ Relationships." Peter Wiebe was his advisor. tionally l ong career. " TO, Non9rolil Orpnlu tlon Permit No. 46 Woods Hole, Mats.

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THE PEANtrr BUTTER CWB EXPERIENCE - "I got dem taxonomic blues, Louis agassiz had dem UP IllUNT WASHINGTON ON A UNICYCLE tooH was the refrain as Michael Dispezio DE David Epstein, wh o works part time with the Falmouth Academy and Dan Gibson of BUMP , John Stegeman. i s a high school student from who are pic tured above, entertained at Pea­ Lexington who rides a unicycle . On August nut Butter Club June 9th. Peanut But ter 7th , he and four other members of t he Lexing­ Club is the Friday noontime "lecture" at the ton unicycl e club r ode thei r unicycles up Rt!dfield Auditorium which originat ed i n the Mount Washington in 4 hours 20 minutes. early years of the Institution when someone Mount Washingt on rises 5 ,000 feet i n 8 miles. would get up and t alk about something he was One of the s tudent s' parents acted as support, doing while his fellow employees ate their team dispensing water and fruit juices every bag lunches. Peanut Butter Club has always mile or so. Everyone made it . But David, - had variety. There have been one, two and who had a cold at the time , said it was the three screen slide talks, mUSic, interesting hardest thing he has ever done and wouldn't films and old Navy films, and once everyone do i t again. . sat in t he dark to watch bioluminescent ORIENTAT I ON PROGRAM - There will be an o ri ~~­ crustacea Eloresce. But Dan and Michael mag tat ion program in the Clark 5th floor con­ have ushered in a new era . They sang and ference r oom Wednes day , Oct. 4th at 7:30 pm played seven hilarious blues songs the y had for employees and their spou, es who have written about science with background slides, been at the Institution a year or mo re. humor, costume changes and even a light show. Personnel practices and procedures will be They brought the house down. discussed. NDTlC.e: TO AU. CIreW "'~e6RS: SO~~~N~ G""~" '("U S'.Itr.Y ITS HAs Je~,. S7l!".u.,,,t; IotAIlD ""~ 1 VICTD", - rll,.T f'e~ TIEO i' THr ~M ,.... DL~. 1"4 AS'l \:.J!7~~ e 0/ 'i-a f' , ~ . 'L<"£ Hap To ( l I.I';I.I- ... ~ "'(61111;- cAIITi T~ ..... Q5 $ufl6 TIlt4r ,., KtUfI Ir ({-

"4 - 8" Cartoons by Steve McNutt

SHIP NOTES water column that are now leaking out of the atoll soils and sedtments. ATLANTIS II made a-bIology cruise from The July 13 issue of the Kwajalein Woods Hole to Glasgow, Scotlan~from mid­ Hourglass had a story and photo of KNORR June to mid-July. The purpose was dive headed "Oceanographic Research Vessel Visits collecting and trawl collecting. Plankton Kwaf'. The story describes KNORR I S special tows and hydro casts were made. In August features and her research program. and September two cruises were made for From mid-July until mid-August KNORR from GlasgOw to Glas­ made a cruise from Kwaja1ein to Pago Pago, gow and Glasgow' to Woods Hole. On leg 1 Samo~to investigate the bottom sediments ATLANTIS II participated in the International and interstitial water chemistry, the photo Joint Air-Sea Interaction (JASIN) project chemistry and radiation spectrum of the including deployment-recovery of W.H.O,I. euphotic zone. and the distribution and mooring and drifters and operations for chemistry of particulate matter in the water visiting scientists from SIO, Bedford Insti­ column. KNORR then went to Wellington, New tute, asu and Stanford University. The Zealand, and entered a shipyard for a mainten­ purpose of leg II was to recover a NOAA ance period. From mid-5eptember wti! early mooring, XBT sections and a drifter buoy and November KNORR is making a cruise from mooring south of Cape Cod. Wellington to Christ Church, New Zealand. Following ATLANTIS II's last cruise of and from Christ Church to Christ Church to 1978, October 25 to October 27, she will be make a physical oceanographic survey of the placed out of service. Planning continues late winter, early spring hydrography between to repoweri the ship with diesel engines in the south and east coasts of New Zealand and the first half of 1979. A final decision the Antarctic pack ice. to proceed will be made after shipyard bids OCEANUS now has a ship brochure. It i8 are received on or about November 1. beige with blue print. The rest of the fleet KNORR departed Kwajalein Atoll in the will be getting similar brochures as the old Marshall Islands in mid-June on a Kwajalein supply is used up. to Kwajalein cruise to study the history of At the end of May OCEANUS made a cruise down-wind, down-current distribution of c1ose­ to the New York Bight Apex to sample sediment in fallout in the Bikini area and to study organisms and water for the biology department. the distribution trajectories and biological In June she made a cruise for physical ­ availability of transuranic elements in the ography and ocean engineering as part of a r c:.L.6tN~J THe 1f.f.~/N L-41 C'''C.K, ~t'lte 0"1" oF" r-p~v - 6-u6.U' '"'hAt" 1: ST"AII.lti-. ,. .... '~ ~4 Ay

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multi-ship research program called Local 360 30' N and -380 30' W. This was followed Dynamics Experiment (LDE) of the larger US/­ by a cruise to Oceanogrpaher Canyon for the USSR POLYMQDE Expe'r1men~. Its purpose was Natignal Marine Fisheries Seryice. to Qbtain vertical profiles of verocity and other quantities in the area centered at 1979 CALENDAR TO FEATURE ATLANTIS 31 0 N - 690 3D' W and extending outward to a radius of 120 miles. In early July OCEANUS The InstitutiOn is publishing a 1979 made a biology cruise to collect phytoplankton calendar featuring photos of ATLANTIS. It samples, isolate phytoplankters, determine will contain photographs by Don Fay, David physical and chemical properties of the Owen, Claude Ronne, Jan Hahn and others. environment and carry out bioassay of the Vicky Cullen, who prepared the calen­ water for a study of comparative environmental dar, said this will be a preview of the physiology of tqe neritic-ocean boundary. Institutionts 50th Anniversary in 1980. This was followed by midvater trawls in the She said she used the best photos she could find and she hopes that this will prompt Florida Current between th& Straits of people to let her know about o~her photos Florida and Cape Hatteras to determine what which could be used during the 50th Anniver­ deep ocean midwater fishes of tropical origin sary. are carried north in the Florida Current. The calendar is expected to be ready In August a- benthic chamber was deployed in by November and will cost around $2.00. Buzzards. Bay near Penikese Island and the ship then continued to the New York Bight 4-8 FOOTNOTE - The current series of 4_8 Apex for biological sampling. In September cartoons ends with this issue. 4-8 is the OCEANUS made a cruise for ocean engineer- creation of Steve McNutt of the Marine Seiz­ ing to conduct underwater acoustics experi­ mology Department at Lamont who was a guest ments at stations A, B, C and D. OCEANUS ~nvestigator on ATLANTIS II cruise #94. He is making a cruise from Woods Hole to Lisbon drew the cartoons while on the 4-8 watch. Portugal in October for chemistry. Its Steve wrote in a recent letter of "the fine purpose is to examine the mechanisms of group of people on All 94". He said, "They lateral transport and mixing of the Mediter­ really created 4-8. I only observed". . ranean Sea water in the North Atlantic Ocean. MISSING JOURNALS - The following issues of ALVIN and LULU were engaged in voyage Sea Technology are missing from the Ocean 100 from mid-July until mid-September making Engineering shelves Room 213 Bigelow: 1977 geological and geophysical observations on January, August through December and 1978 the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the vici~ity.of January, February. SCE..'I ES FROM TIlE PAClflC

KNORR CRUISl;

These ph ot ogr aphs of KNORR #73 were taken by Joe Kirk, Messman on the run from Honolulu (15 May) t o Kw ajalein (13 June) while the ship was working along the Equator on Charles Erikson's current s tudies . Top Row - Left - Bridge wing reno­ vations. Center - Beaver Worthington, OS, mixing paint. Right - Geo r ge Murphy , Oiler, alert wa t ch below. MIDDLE ROW - Left - Tom O' Neil , Ed Brodrick and Frank Tibbitts repairing the und erside of starboard wing - or just looking? Right - All the gear for KNORR ' 73 and still room for a swimming pool. BOTTOM ROW - Left - Geo r ge Dunlap , AB , ace welder. Center - BiJ 1 Eident , 2nd Asst. En gineer, standing watch. Right - John Daly. OS , at the "ready", FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS - To N. H. Marcus for "Developmental Anomalies in Twin Sea Urchins", $60,105; The following are recent funding -To G. Metcalf and E. Schroeder for "Digitiz­ announcements for scientific support: ing- -Bathythermograph Data -to Aid the Study of Climate Change", $53,000: From the Department of Energy: _ To T. B. Stetson for "Support for the Vniversity National Oceanographic Laboratory '-To C. Hollister for "Purchase of One Sea .$..Istem t~OLS) Office~' t $.5.9-L667. Data Reader with Options", $10,350; rTo V. Worthington and J. Whitehead for "The -To J. Ryther for "Effects of Environmental flow of Bottom Water Between the North and Stresses on the Species Composition of Phyto­ South Atlantic", $110,000; plankton Populations'~, $100,000; -To J. Ryther for "Cultivation of Macroscopic Prom the Office .£!. Naval Research: Marine Algae and Freshwater Aquatic Weeds", $222,486; -To J. Ewing and W. Watkins for "Marine -To J. Teal and J. Farrington for "Biogeo­ Biological Sounds/lntercomparison Tests chemistry of Petroleum Components at the for ROSE Experiment", $43,230; Sediment-Water Interface", $169,280; From the ~ Nuclear Regulatory Commissi?!!: From the Environmental Protection Agency: hTo V. T. Bowen for l~e Environmental ,..To J. Fal'rington for "Biochemistry of Fossil Behavior of Transuranic Nuclides Leaked Fuel Aromatic Compounds in Marine Ecosystems from Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants", Research Lab (MERL) Experiments", in cooper­ $39,750. ation~with the University of" Rhode Island. $24,000; EMERITUS APPOINTMENTS POLICY ESTABLISHED -'[0 F. Grassle for "Benthic COUIIlunities in Experimental Ecosystems and the Effects of At the April 18th Executive Committee Petroleum Hydrocarbons", in cooperation with meeting the following policy statement was the University of Rhode Island, $48,081; approved: "Members of the Scientific Staff shall be eligible for emeritus appotntment From the National Science Foundation: 'upon retirement. 'Appointment as Scientist Emeritus will be made by the Executive Com­ - To C. R. Denham for ''Marine Sedimentary mittee of the Board of Trustees upon nomi­ Paleomagnetism", $31,000; nation by the Director. Such appointment -To W. Deuser for "Concentration and Isotopic continues the individual's association with Composition of CO2 Occluded in Polar Ice: the community of scholars at the Institution Implications for the Carbon Cycle and Its .. Coupling to Climate", $57,400"; The following were designa~ed as -To W. D. Grant and A. J. Williams 3rd for Scientist Emeritus: Dean F. Bumpus, Gifford "Combined Wave and Current Processes in the C. Ewing, Frederick C. Fuglister, Bostwick Coastal Environment'1 , $57,600; H. Ketchum, Frank J. Mather III, and Mary - To J. F. Grassle for "Biological Explora­ Sears. tion of the Galapagos Rift", $179,590; Earlier emeritus appointments had been - To J. F. Grassle and H. L. Sanders for made to Alfred C. Redfield and H. Burr "Community Structure and Small-Scale :Dis­ Steinbach. tribution of Benthic OrganiB~. in Galapagos Rif"t Areal! ~ $45,785; CPR COURSES SCHEDULED FOR THIS FALL i-To G. Grice for "The Ecology of Resting ;Egg Production in a Marine Calanoid Copepod", A series of cardiopulmonary resusitat­ $15,899; ion courses (CPR) will be held this fall for -To J. Heirtzler for "JOIDES Office Opera­ employees who wish to be certified in CPR and tion", $24,406; tqose who are in need of recer.tificat.ion. - To H. L. Jannasch for "Acquisition of There yere courses held September 5, 7 Equipment for Research in Marine Micro­ and 12 and October 3, 5 and 10 and there will biology". $4,300; be courses held November 2, 7 and 9; December - To E. J. Katz for "Annual Cycle in the 5, 7 and 12. If you are interested, please Western Equatorial Atlantic", $126,100; contact the Safety Office at Ext. 2451. NEW FACES

Donald M. Anderson David G. Aubrey John H. Batchelder Mary Burchard Postdoc. Invest. Asst. Sci. Res. Asst Secretary Bio.fR. Guilla rd G&G/J. Ewing Bi o. / J. Ryther Pers. /S . Long Clark 421/x2563 Clark 253/ x2852 ESL/ x2783 Big. 105/ x2704

Jodell J. Carlson Donna R. Christie Wayne R. Decker Christ opher S. Gr een Res. Asst. MP&QM Fellow MP&OM Fellow Trainee Mechanic G&G/B. Haq MP&OM/R . Mors e MP&OM/R. Morse Alvin/LuLu Ops . / Clark 121 /x2839 Crowell! x2449 Crowell/ x2773 1. Shwnaker Smith 301/ x2407

James R. McGoodwin Donald A. Mol l er Johne:l K. Moore Betsey G. Pratt MP60H Fellw Marine Ops . Coord . MP&OM Senior Fellow Graphics Tech. MP60M/R . Morse Mar. Ops.fR. Edwards MP&OM/R. Morse Gr aphics/D. Souza Crowell/ x2 77 4 Iselin 49/x2277 Crowe ll! x2571 Blake/ x2720 ROWE INVITED TO ECUADOR RESEARCH INSTITUTION

The Organization of American States has invited Gil Rowe to be a visiting professor for two months this fall at the Instituto Oceanografico do la Armada (Oceano­ graphic Institution of the Navy) in Guaya­ quil, Ecuador. Gil will assist them in the laboratory processing of samples and data which he and his wife Judy helped the Ecuadorians collect on board R/ V EASTWARD during the JOINT II expedition of the Coast­ al Upwelling Ecosystem Analysis (IDOE) Pro­ gram. He will also offer a short course in benthic ecology and initiate studies of the large mangroves surrounding the Gulf of Guayaquil, soon to be a site of exploratory oil drilling.

James G. Sanders Henry M. Stommel LOTS OF VISITORS - A total of 9,639 people Post Doc. Invest. Seni or Scientist visited the Institution's Exhibit Center Biol . /J. Ryther P.O./V/ Worthington in the upstairs of Endeavour House this ESL/x2782 Clark 31OA/x2529 summe r between the last week in June and Labor Day.

ARCHIVES WANT

This column is being run in each issue of the Ngwsletter to help fill in the gaps in the Institution's Archives . If you have any information or copies of the follOW1ng items, please cont act Bill Dunkle at DESC, Ext. 2471. Item I - Copies of The Woods Hole Log published in the early thirties . This was a community newspaper printed by the Darwin Press in New Bedford. Robe rt C. Thunnel Stuart G. Wakeham Item II - Copies of The Collecting Net Postdoctoral Schol ar Asst. Scientist published starting in 1928 and printed until G&G/W. Berggren Chem./J. Farrington 1953. This was a sunnner weekly .from July I Clark 11 3/x2593 Redf. 358/x2489 to S~p t embe r 15. Edited by Ware Cattell in Woods Hole and published by Darwin Press in New Bedford. Item III - Photographs of medieval falconry being r evived as a hobby of Prof. P. H. Bond of Yale University whi le he was at the Oceanographic. A story in the July 18, ]934 issue of The Woods Hole Log ran under the headline "Medieval Falconry Being Revived As Hobby of Oceanographic Scientists". Four sad-eyed falcons were pictured perched on various posts about the Oceanographic during the summer of 1934. FROM YOUR UNITED FUND CHAIRMAN - A reminder not to forget your pledge cards. I hope Per M. Wijkman this year all hands will find a little some­ MPOM Fellow thing to donate. To date 9% have contributed MPOM/R. Morse to the tune of $2903. Thank you, Nat Corwin Crowell/x2324 MATAMEK HAS SECOND "AT HOME ti RIGATIA The second annual "At Home" Rigatta was held June 30 at W.H.O.I .'s Matamek Research Station near Sept lIes, Quebec. The Universities of Laval, Guelph and Waterloo and W.H.O . I. were re­ presented at the "sporting events s uitable for scientific gentlefolk", cocktails, dinner (everyone dressed for dinner) and s ing- song and fire on the beach. Jacqueline McGlade won the row­ ing contest, John Gibson won the most improved rower award and Philippe Berteaux, Henri's son, won the Wet ~lader Waddle--a new event which has contestants waddle around the station in water-filled hip waders. Commi ttees and Functionaries: Rowing Club President (also umpire and starter) - R. John Gibson. Chairman of the course and color commentator Mr. Phil Ross. Judge - H. Evrade Boudreault. Wet Wader Waddle - MS. Fay Cotton and Mr. Peter Heinermann. Tea Tent - Ms . Deborah Hartin, Johanne Guibault, Lise Paquin and Fay Cotton. Flags and decorations - Ms. Lise Paquin and Mrs . Jackie McGlade. Offi­ cials of the Guelph delegation - Dr . and Mrs . H. R. MacCrimmon. Represen­ tatives of the British Crown - Dr. and Mrs. Cox . Insect Control - M. Jean Gus Carlson received a s urprise birthday cake on his Yves Charette. Comite de la Profon­ birthday in June. The bikini-clad cake inscribed deur de la Riviere Matamek - The Laval lIHappy Birthday Gus" was made by Shirley Phares . Engineers (Mario Caron, Denis Blanchet, Shirley and her granddaughter are at right i n photo. Mar cel Roy). Press Liaison - Mr. James Critchley. Cocktail Party - M. Henri Berteaux et fils. Dinner - Mlle. Lise Paquin e t Johnne Guibault. Toastmast­ er - Mr. Fred Whoriskey. After dinner s peakers : Welcoming address - Dr. R. J ohn Gibson. Lake r eply - Hr. James Critchley. Toast t o Salmon - Hr. Fred Whoriskey . After dinner music - lIDents and Jim". Fire and songs - Marcel, Mario, Denis et Gervais . Asa Wing i s pictured at left as Bob Dinsmore presented him with a photo­ gr aph of his boat at Asa ' s retirement party August 31. Abo~ 130 of his friends gathered on the lawn behind the Redfield Building at noon to say goodbye. He was at the Institution 20 year s . Asa also received the traditional aerial photograph of Woods Hole and an aluminum extension ladder to help him paint the house. Photos by Frank Medeiros. MATAMEK RESEARCH STAT ION'S

SECOND "AT HOME "

Photos by John Gibson PROMlTIONS, APPOINl'MENTS, TRANSFERS, Anne M. Thompson .. Chemistry .. Post - RETlREMENrS doctoral Scholar PROMlTIONS Per Magnus Wijkman - MP&OM - MP&OM Fellow CarlO. Bowin - Geology & Geophysics­ from Associate Scientist to Senior Scienti8t CIIANGE OF STATUS Peter G. Brewer - Chemistry - from Associate Scientist to Senior Scientist Robert R.P. Chase - Physical Ocean - Cheryl A. Burgess - Controller - 'ography .. from Postdoctoral Scholar to from Secretary II to Secretary III _Postdoctoral Investigator John M. Daly - R/v Knorr .. from Mess­ Bruce P. Deslauriers - O. E. - from man to Ordinary Seaman Trainee - Ocean Engineering Technician to Laura A. Fernandez - Controller - from Laboratory Assistant_1 Senior Accounting Clerk to Payroll Assistant I Thomas M. Leschine - MP&OM - from Larry D. Flick - Part-Time Cleaner - MP&OM Fellow to Policy Associate Services .. to Laboratory Assistant II - . Yoshiaki Matsuda - MP&OM - from MP&oM Ocean Engineering Fellow to Postdoctoral Investigator Penny C. Foster - Personnel - from Henry M. stoumel - Physical Oceanography­ Secretary II to Staff Assistant-Personnel from Non-Resident Reaearch Staff to Senior Representative Scientist Leon A. Cove .. Geology & GeoPhysics­ Wendy I. Wiltse - Biology - from from Research Assistant II to Research Postdoctoral Scholar to Postdoctoral In­ Assistant III vestigator Judy Lovering .. Personnel - from Secre­ tary II to Staff Assistant-Compensation TRANSFERS Marshall H. Orr .. Ocean Engineering - from Assistant Scientist to Associate Robert D. Ballard .. from Associate Scientist Scientist .. Geology & Geophysics - to Philip L. Richardson - Physical Ocean­ Associate Scientist .. Ocean Engineering ography - from Assistant Scientist to Pamela L. Saunders - from Trainee - Associate Scientist Clerk-Typist, G&G to Clerk-Typist - Derek W. Spencer" Chemistry - to Administration. Associate Director for Research .. Admin­ Ronald White - from Fireman/Water Tend­ istration er, R/V ATLANTIS II to Oiler, R/V KNORR. Craig D. Taylor - Biology - from Assistant Scientist to Associate Scientist. Patricia A. Thomas - Controller .. from Secretary II to Secretary III. Alexander T. Johnston" R/VKnorr­ Geoffrey Thompson - Chemistry - from. Radio Operator Associate Scientist to Senior Scientist Robert G. Ruiter .. Geology & Geophysics Ralph F. Vaccaro - Biology - from Research Assistant Associate Scientist to Senior Scientist Asa S. Wing - Facilities - Plant Mechanic NEW APPOINrMENrS SAFETY FOOTWEAR CREDITED WITH SAVING TOES Donald M. Anderson - Biology .. Post­ doctoral Investigator Ken Fairhurst is favorably impressed David G. Aubrey .. Geology & Geophysics with his safety-toed shoes. He wrote in a Assistant Scientist memo to Cy Fennelly of the Safety Office, Donna R. Christie - MB&OM - MP&OM "I wish to cOllDll.end the Institution for its Fellow safety shoe policy and offer thanks for it Wayne R. Decker - MB&OM - MB&OM saving me certain broken toes. Recently a Fellow large timber rolled from a stack of dunnage James R. McGoodwin - MP&OM .. MP&OM on the dock and landed on the toe of my Fellow shoe. Two people were required to move the Johnes K. Moore .. MB&OM - MB&OM timber from my toe but thanks to the steel Senior Fellow toed shoes, I was able to continue work with James G. Sanders .. Biology.. Post­ no damage done." doctoral Investigator W.H.O.I. FILM LIBRARY

The W.H.O.I. Film Library has been reviewed and pruned to 17 films that are in good condition and still useful for instructional purposes. These films can be borrowed by W.H.O.I. staff members, but because of the difficulty of maintaining the library, films can no longer be lent to schools. To reserve films (now housed in the Co-op Bldg.), phone Nancy Green, EXt. 2252.

ADAPTATION TO A MARINE ENVIRONMENT - SCIENCE OF THE SEA - WHOI, 1958, 19 min. McGraw Hill!LDGO, 1967, 18 min. Research A new print of this historically inter­ examines ability of a frog from Thailand esting film. to live in both fresh and salt water. Condition fairly good. SOUNDS IN THE SEA - U.S. Navy, 1970, 28 min. Sound-producing sea creatures ALVIN SR. - NET Science Film, 1967, 25 min. and the equipment used to study them. Quite out of date but still interesting. Quite good.

EXPLORING THE OCEAN BOTTOM - THE CAYMAN TEXAS TOWERS - Raymond-Delong, 40+ min. TROUGH - U.S. Navy, 1977, 27 min. Alvin Construction and operation of Texas and Trieste II in 1976 dives. Features Towers radar station on Georges Bank. R. Ballard. THAT VERY SPECIAL SHIP - NSF, 1974, 27 min. THE EARTH BENEATH THE SEA - McGraw Hill!LDGO, Results from research voyages of Glomar 1967, 25 min. Instruments used in exploring Challenger. the ocean floor. Heezen and Tharp explain mapping techniques. UNDERWATER SOUND - BASIC PRINCIPLES - U.S. Navy, about 1967, 20 min. Good FAMOUS - BOUNDARY OF CREATION - 1975, 25 min. teaching film. Diving to Mid-Atlantic Ridge with Alvin, Cyana and Archimede. Walter Sullivan narrates. WAVES ACROSS THE PACIFIC - McGraw Hill!LGDO, 1968, 30 min. Tracking Antarctic storms - U.S. Navy, 1971, 28 min. across the Pacific to Alaska and prepara­ F. Fuglister on the Knorr. tion for the study. Interesting though condition of film is shaky and titles are THE INCONSTANT AIR - McGraw Hill, 1960, missing. 27 min. Good introduction to meteorology, but outdated.

PLANKTON - LIFE OF THE SEA - U.S. Navy, 1972, 25 min. Life cycles, nutrient requirements, vertical migration, with R. Guillard and Missing from the library are two good G. Grice. films - RIVERS IN THE SEA and TURBULENT OCEAN. Any information on their whereabouts PROJECT DEEP PROBE: GLOMAR CHALLENGER - NET would be appreciated. Science Film, 27 min. Sea floor spreading studies, etc. Based at Scripps •.

RETURN TO THE SEA - U.S. Navy, 1975, 25 min. Use of submersibles in research. WHOI personnel and Alvin.

THE SALT MARSHES: BARRIER BETWEEN SEA AND LAND - Harper & Row, 1973, 24 min. Ecology of salt marshes and the_ir inhabitants. Lovely film though somewhat damaged. Titles missing. THE ANNUAL PICNIC - On August 20. after the Falmouth Road Race, about 200 people gathered on the lawn near the Clark Laboratory for a giant picnic. There were pony rides for the children, a magic act, popcorn, music and volleyball in addition to the usual picnic activities--eating and relaxing. Photos by Don Souza. - ATTENTION VOTERS

It is time for nominations for Staff Committee. Actual elections will be held start­ ing 1 December. All members of the scientific and technical staff are eligible for nomi­ nation. Nominations may be made by staff members and a1_1 other ~~_pJoyees. who have been at W.n.D.I. five years or more. The following form 1s for your convenience. All nominations must be received by the Secretary by 24 November. Send the completed form to Fritz Hess, Bigelow G-15.

NOMINATION FOR STAFF COMMITTEE

TO: Secretary, Staff Committee

We would like to nominate ______

as a candidate for member, Staff Committee.

Signatures (5): ______

For Caromi ttee Use Only Candidate Eligible Candidate Will Serve Signatures Validated

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Excerpt From Staff Committee Charter:

ELECTION PROCEDURE

Election to fill the vacancies on the Staff Committee shall occur annualy~ by secret ballot. The ballots will contain the names of all eligible persons who have been nominated and have agreed to serve. Nominations may be submitted to Staff Committee at any time up to one week before the ballots are issued. Each such nomination shall be signed by at least five members of the electorate. The vacancies shall be filled by those nominees receiving the largest numbers of ballots, ties to be dec ided by lot. PROGRESS ON NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM Murphy. too. has entered s new Dimension; his law was in spotty operation throughout the Institution on Tuesday morning. October 10, as our new Dimension 2000 received major exposure for the first time.

Over the long holiday, New England Telephone Company had a baker's dozen or more technicians on board changing rotary-dial instruments to touch­ tone instruments.

By Monday evening they had completed changes in all major buildings except Redfield Laboratory. On Tueaday and Wednesday work continued with a somewhat smaller crew to complete Redfield, Iselin, 5-10-11 School Street, 38 Water, 9 Maury Lane. in Woods Hole, and DESC. Shore Lab, ESL and GEOSECS at Quissett.

Principal problem areas seem to be in connecting new extension numbers, ringing locations Where two or three extensions are located in the same room or area and, under the same circumstances, having extension numbers appear on wrong desks. Where new wiring runs were required to provide service to new extension numbers. it was decided to change instruments and leave the old number temporarily connected. This permitted extension of DUDension feature services immediately to the largest number of people at the expense of some confusion in directory listings.

The initial reception of all the changes has been gratifying. Even those people Who have been inconvenienced by the problems cited above have reported them in good humour. Every effort will be made to correct problems as rapidly as possible.

Anyone Who needs a change in service arrangement such as instrument location change. additional instrument, new or different extension number, addition to or creation of pick-up group, etc., is requested to send his request to the Facilities office in writing. Please give name, building, room number, and describe change or addition, citing any appropriate existing extension numbers. Many thanks to everyone at the Institution for their patience while we struggle with Murphy. Special thanks from the Facilities office to the Telephone Company people who have worked so hard to plan and install Dimension. Over two years ago we started planning with Chris Kenney and Bill Sullivan. When they were transferred to other duties, Gerry Cooper and Bob Brennan stepped in and have borne the brunt of the myriad details required to put everything together. Gene Ramie, Gordon Campbell, Al Johnston from the cable engineering, facilities engineering and data groups respectively, as well as the women who conducted the training programs, plus many people unknown to us all, made contributions. That stalwart installer of many years' experience at W.H.O.I., Carl Paige, and his foreman, Dick O'Connor, guided the actual physical work in-house of putting all the bits and pieces together.

To Sam Long, Don Souza, and their helpers we owe appreciation for getting out the interim telephone directory in the shortest time ever--about three days.

Again, to you all many, many thanks.

Please note additional telephone instructions (not included in directory) elseWhere in this issue of the NEWSLETTER. J. R. Mitchell