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Friday, March 9, 1984/The Battalion/Page 3 t project a success II , project was to re imburse students whose property was damaged dur ing Christmas break: the goal was to raise $3,000; the means was through donations and I bicycle auction; the re sult was unexpected. John Me Master, head of “Operation: Mop-Up,” says the project was even more successful than he had hoped; when the donations were added up and the re sults of the auction were tal lied, the total was $3,445.32. McNfaster says die money will be delivered Thursday and today to the recipients of the aid. Operation; Mop-up was an effort by some Texas A&M students to partially or fully reimburse those students whose property was damaged by broken pipes this winter. Five dorms were involved, each having its own represen tative who collected and eval uated the claims from that dorm. The group planned to col lect the money solely through donations, but the university police heard about the pro ject and decided to help out. They donated about 75 bi cycles to be auctioned with all of the profits going to the project. The auction was held by Rudder Fountain last Fri day, bringing the project $2,08». The project had also col lected over $1,300 in dona tions. A committee, consisting of the five representatives, Mc- Master and two advisers, met Monday. Based on the eval uations of the claims made by the dorm representatives, the committee decided which of the claimants would receive the money and how much they would i-eceive. Thirty*four of the 36 stu dents requesting help from carr : Mop-Up will re- reimbutsement n operty, McM aster two students who receiving any re nt claimed only he says. "he committee elected not to reimburse for any carpets or momentos, McMaster says, though a few of the claims, like some stereos and shoes, were reimbursed in full. McMaster says he will have all of die checks delivered be fore spring break, after which Operation: Mop-Up will be mopped up. McMaster says there will be nothing more for Operation: Mop-Up to do unless some thing similar happens again. With Operation: Mop-Up coming to a close McMaster says the project was successful in more than one way. “It’s nice to see that we have people in the commu nity who really cate about each other,” he says. Forty cadets to spend break soaking up recruits, not rays By Mark E. Lish Reporter I “Texas A&M wants YOU!” I The Corps of Cadets will aim Biat message at high school stu- Hents during recruiting pro jams scheduled for spring reak. About 40 cadets will visit high hods in their hometowns to III students about life in the lorps and opportunities at exas A&M, Kirk Joseph, rps public relations officer, id Wednesday. “It’s important to keep our bength up," Joseph said. “The ,orps is not something that w ill oon forever by itself. We have |o work at it to keep it going.” The cadets recruit out of a lersonal commitment and ded- cation to the Corps, Joseph aid. ‘They want to get the kind of you $2of harp people they’d like to see • d n their units,” he said, pizza 11.60 B.C. offers a si« epriceofaj p 0 |j C e BGOt \s you can Ol >u pons exp xpire in A| at any Agj 1 for end-o ft get adi clothing, ik House, ■r’s Markei >f a dinner. Hisinessesi it* People I g to outdoi sure mudi edeemers. The main recruiting drive is during the Christmas holidays when about 400 cadets travel to schools all over the nation speaking to classes, giving slide presentations, and explaining the fundamental concepts and purposes of the Corps. Joseph said the emphasis during spring break recruiting is on cadets recruiting friends who are still in high school. he price ol^ The followng incidents were is these an eponed to the University Po ke Department through Thursday: MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • A General Electric desk amp was stolen from 300 Lang- 'ortl Architecture Center. doing okaf * A re d Schwinn Traveler .fLc ib 10-speed bicycle was stolen 3al & . , romihe Dunn Hall bike rack, next dock # ^ silver Molobecane Mi lage 10-speed bicycle was stolen rom the Walton Hall bike rack. • A Texas Instruments 5130 :alculator was stolen from 102 )oherty Building. merchants don’t j ooks are Its, so if VO! ie you redet it at Hardy coupon at our 50 pe' jr eyeglass* i senior f iter for Th i Earle belief IlET YOURSELF ©O The atmosphere is different perfect for your favorite cocktail. And what food! The menu is pure temptation with a variety of selections • Popular prices, too. 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Ross Perot offered him a guber natorial appointment if he would support Perot’s proposal to abolish the elected stale board and replace it with an ap pointed panel. Butler said Dallas attorney Tom Luce, chief of staff and le gal counsel for Perot’s Select Committee on Education, of fered him a spot on an ap pointed Board of Education if lie would endorse the disman tling of the current 27-member elected panel. “I don’t see how he (Luce) gels off offering,” said Butler, who has been at odds with Perot since the formation of the select committee. "I thought the gov ernor had appointment pow ers.” Two other board members. Will Davis of Austin and Mary Ann Leveridge of East Ber nard, said Perot himself had ap proached them about support ing an appointed board. They said that Perot had indicated they might be considered for a position on a seven member board appointed by the gover nor. Both Perot and Luce flatly denied making any such offers. Butler, Davis and Leveridge all said they adamantly refused to support Perot’s proposal for an appointed board. “There is no one calling for the abolishment of the State Board of Education except Mr. Perot,” Davis said. Butler supported Davis’ view: “My philosophy is that the schools belong to the people. They should not be subjected to a dictatorship and that’swhat Mr. Perot wants.” Davis, who also is a member of Perot’s select committee, said he did not think Perot made an outright offer of a position on the appointed board in ex change for his support. How ever, he conceded Perot gave the impression Perot would have a role in deciding who was on an appointed board. “Maybe he believes he could have some influence on who is selected,” Davis said. “Maybe he could. He is a very powerful man, a very wealthy man.” A proposal to scrap the elected panel already has cleared a subcommittee of Per ot’s panel. Davis said he thinks Perot has a one- or two-vote margin of support for the plan among members of the select committee. Any recommendations fi nally adopted by Perot’s com mittee must first be approved by the Legislature before they' are actually enacted. Leveridge said she discussed the prospect of an appointed Board of Education during a telephone conversation with Perot and was offended by his suggestion. “His general tone was that if I would support an appointed board my name would be con sidered,” she said. “I told him absolutely not.” Leveridge said Perot had told her that changes his panel would recommend were going to be unpopular with the public and that an elected board would not be able to take the political criticism associated with them. “I don’t think there’s a chance you’ll see a new system if it’s left to the state board,” Perot said in published reports Wednesday. 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