The Sunday News and Tribune from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 25

Founders Day ceremonies to be held U. science center dedication set today By DON CULLIMORE lanPliaffP ac moll By DON CULLIMORE Lincoln University's bright new science building stands like a diamond in the rough on an aged campus which is slowly budding into a modern institution. Its clean, contemporary lines contrast dramatically with the somewhat architecturally archaic relics that surround it Today, that building is being dedicated with all the ceremonial pomp and circumstance that usually belie such an occasion. But to an often financially hard-pressed institution, it is truly a diamond, and a big one at that. From the first shovelful of dirt loosened in ground breaking, to the finishing touches of installing modern utili- tariam fixtures, more than has been spent in its construction.

The building is replacing architectural tradition among the major educational halls of the campus; and along with two other recently constructed companions--the student union center and the gymnasium--is fathering a new era in campus structures. The new science center has housed within its walls is a good deal of sophisticated equipment, designed to further the knowledge of Lincoln students. And as a tribute to the war-weary members of the 62nd and 65th Missouri Colored Volunteers in the Union forces who sparked the establishment of Lincoln University in 1866, the new science building shall be known as 'Founders HalL' The building is large and very-impressive. It will contain the mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and foreign language departments, as. well as a general shop area to serve each section.

The ultra-modern biology and chemistry facilities on the first two floors include a laboratory equipped for radio isotope work. Compressed air, distilled water and gas fixtures are also located in each laboratory. Step seating lecture rooms are provided for each department in the building. The third floor is shared by the physics and foreign languages departments. The language facilities include two electronically equipped laboratories using the latest methods for teaching.

Study lounges, filled with comfortable upholstered chairs, tables and small kitchenettes are located in the top two floors. Major mechanical equipment, such as heating and airconditioning units, are located in a penthouse atop the building. A combination passenger and freight elevator serves each floor. Naming the building Founders' Hall has a double meaning today. For it is today that Lincoln University celebrates its 102nd year.

Gov. Warren E. Hearnes, is attending the science building is also the guest speaker for the Found- ers'Day ceremonies. From a small number of newly emancipated Negro soldiers who were also hungry for knowledge and academic freedom, the school has grown to a student institution. How far this "soldiers dream" will no one knows.

But Lincoln University, with its new Founders' Hall Science Building, is meeting today's challenge of providing better facilities, for better education. DIAMOND THE ROUGH--would aptly describe Lincoln University's new "Founders' Hall Science Building" being dedicated today during ceremonies also celebrating the school's 102nd year. The simple, contemporary lines clash noticably against those of the much older structure in the background. But the building represents a major step forward for school. (News Tribune Photos by Don Cultf- more) LOUNGE AND LEARN--The bottom left photo is inside one of several lounge areas in the building.

Comfortable padded furniture and sturdy writing desks are provided. A small kitchenette (in the back) is also ready for use. The right photo is one of the 'step seating 5 lecture rooms. The gradually rising arrangement of seats allows each student to easily see the instructor. Classroom lighting is recessed and indirect.

ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTION-University Public Affairs Director James Saimders- demonstrates the electronic devices that will be used ia the new science buildmff tor teach foreign languages. The sophisticated equipment allows individual instruction' arid represents the very latest in teaching aids. Data available within a minute State Highway tota rmation eri INSTANT INFORMATION Highway Patrol Communications Director Harry W. Duncan, right, discusses an inquiry for information returned in less than 60 seconds from this National Crime Information Center (N.C.I.C.) in Washington with Troop communications operator Schwartze. by John Boland An orange button flashes.

Then a green. Ready for transmission. A uniformed technician. flips a switch and quickly types a message on a keyboard. Seconds later the machine clicks and whirrs and--from a thousand or more miles away-a return answer is rapidly relayed.

That's how the men from N. C. I. C. do it.

That's the new look- in what Missouri Highway Patrol Communications Chief, Harry W. Duncan, calls the "revolution in law enforcement." The initials N.C.I.C. stands for National Crime Information Center, a new, computerized department for speeding vital information to the nation's law enforcement agencies. N.C.I.C. headquarters was recently set up in Washington by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under a grant from the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance.

Administration of the department is in the hands of the F. B. but policy and procedure of the project is directed by a board of directors representing many law enforcement agencies across the country. N.C.I.C. "terminals" where information can be placed into, or received from any other "terminal" are now located in about 36 large metropolitan centers and in most states of the union.

Potentially there will be 60 or more such terminals located all over the U.S. the-near future. Duncan compares the national N.C.I.C. center to a huge electronic brain which stores tons of various types information concerning such things as stolen automobiles, property theft descriptions, identifications of wanted criminal suspects and vital information on weapons used.in connection with crimes. Any police or patrol officer or county sheriff in the country can request information from N.C.

I.C. headquarters in Washington through any one of the department's state or metropolitan "terminals" and get information on file in the N. C. I. C.

"electronic brain" in less than one minute. Troop communications operator Jerome Schwartze demonstrated the facility: Switch on orange button -request to transmit inquiry. Green button flashes request ready for transmission. Then in code: MOMHPFF Which means: Missouri Highway Patrol, Troop F. requests information concerning Missouri license number CJ5958.

Within five seconds the ans- News and Tribune Features Sunday, January 14, 1968 returned from the Washington office. The license, it said, was registered on a 1955 Chevrolet coach, blue, stolen January 9, 1968, in St. Louis County. Other information supplied included serial number of the car and the manufacturers' vehicle identification number. The significance of this information, Duncan explained, is the speed with which it was obtained.

It means that an officer who spots a stolen vehicle can verify identification in about a minute, where before it sometimes took hours, days and even weeks to identify a stolen car especially if it was stolen, say in Wyoming, and spotted several days later in Missouri. Similar information regarding identification of criminal suspects, other stolen property and weapons can be supplied equally as fast to local law officers through the almost magical N. C.I.C. "electronic brain." The National Crime Information Center will eventually also serve as a "clearing house" for checking out suspected stolen money orders and bank securities. When a businessman suspects that a money order presented to him might be stolen property, he will be able to call his local police department.

The police will check, electronically, with the N.C.I.C. office and an answer will be returned in a matter of minutes. Such law enfprcement service offers a revolutionary new aspect to crime detection and apprehension. Or, as Duncan observes: business computer has found its way into law enforcement to provide total communications" to law enforce- ment agencies. Highway Patrol Superintendent Col.

E. I. (Mike) Hockaday will ask the legislative session to approve S275.000 to set up a Missouri Crime Information Center aimed at specializing the N.C.I.C. system to fit the particular needs. No wonder golffg around these days about the possible formation of a new lobby 3o seek pensions for crooks.

The National Information Center located at FBI Headquarters, Washington D. C. Magnetic tape units appear in background and 1100 lines per minute printer appears in foreground..