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1 1 I if THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, November 11, 1966 Sound Off— Arthritis Affects Editor; The Battalion: Dear Sir; The Judo Club appreciates your the Eagle concerning a former District Engineer C. B. Thames, who retired in June to accept an advisory post in Jordan. Even Youngsters fine article concerning our activi ties and aspirations in yester day’s (Wed.) Battalion. I wish to point out that we meet every week at 5 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. as stated. Thank you again. Sincerely, Don Scafe, Judo Club President ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion, Sir, Please place this in your next issue of The Battalion. . . . The Aggies will inherit the earth—by sheer numbers and dis tribution! There may be other, more im partial, observers who won’t agree, but that’s the conclusion of the Bryan Daily Eagle, according to an article sent to us by Dis trict Engineer J. G. Hanover. Latest example of the ubiquit ous Aggie is a story reported to After many years of upholding the honor of The University of Texas while surrounded by Ag gies in Bryan, Thames finally threw in the towel and moved 7,- 000 miles away from Aggieland. But not even that play was effective. As Thames worked out final arrangements with his new landlord in Jordan, the landlord asked what part of the States he was from. Thames answered, “Texas.” Whereupon his landlord im mediately rejoined, “I am a Texas Aggie!” and burst into the “Ag gie War Hymn.” Salim I. Kamal, the Jordanian Aggie, received a bachelor of sci ence degree in agriculture at A&M in 1930, and has been direc tor of agriculture in the Ministry of Education in Jordan. —from “Texas Highways” courtesy Geo. J. Kempen, Jr. ’21 Alpine, Texas The tragedy of arthritis in children may come as a surprise to many who thought of the dis ease as an adult problem. The local chapter of the Arth ritis Foundation is gearing up for a concerted public education campaign to prevent the disabl ing effects of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, potential ly the most crippling form, can also strike the very young and, when it does, the results can be even more devastating than in the fully mature. Treatment of juvenile arthri tis consists of a well-balanced combination of drugs to relieve in flammation, swelling and pain, along with physical therapy, first in the hospital and later at home. It is here that the unsung heroine of the treatment team must come to the forefront. “I can’t figure out why th’ upperclassmen got upset about my sugguestion! Why wouldn’t it be a good idea to let a contract for th’ Bonfire?” Professor Makes Lectures Early diagnosis and treatment of any form of arthritis in the young or old is the simple mes sage we wish to underscore to day. But in growing children, rheumatoid arthritis (or Still’s disease) can produce the cruelest deformities. The growth centers of the bones may be affected, but in a crazy pattern — so that only one leg or arm may be stunted, while the other grows normally. ONLY A MOTHER who has painstakingly learned how to care for her arthritic child at the side of a well-trained physical therap ist can fully know the teduim and strain of day-in, day-out exercis ing of the involved limbs. Rigid schedules must be set up under the supervision of a physician and closely followed to prevent immo bility. Hot baths or the applica tion of heat to the joints must be carried out. And, once or twice a day, if possible, she must exer cise each joint at least seven times to its fullest range — and there are normally about 24 ranges for each joint. From Phoenix To Pensacola Sea Ys. Maine by ROBERT C. CUMMINGS Associated Press Writer PHIPPSBURG, Maine UP) — Junk cars continue to plague Popham Beach. Rusted auto bodies, the subject of national publicity last spring when a Bowdoin Col- Texas A&M education profes sor Dr. T. M. Stinnett is in the midst of 10 lecture trips taking the former National Education Association assistant executive secretary from Phoenix, Ariz. to Pensacola, Fla. lege photo exhibit included a pair of pictures showing Views of the beach with discarded cars, are again stirring controversy in this resort community. But this time, the junkers are used in a controversial program to halt another perennial beach problem — erosion. Shirley Pratt, former first selectman, has deposited some 35 junk autos in front of his res taurant in an effort to halt ero sion which he claims last winter chopped 25 feet off the sea side of his property and over the past few years has cost him over 100 feet of parking lot and beach land. Pratt plans to cover the row of cars with an earth fill. He says he doesn’t expect the cars to halt the erosion but hopes they will serve as a stop-gap measure until a permanent solu tion is found. Pratt says that if the erosion this coming winter is as severe as last year, the waters at high tide will be licking at the founda tions of his restaurant and only a few feet from the summer cot tages he rents. Last winter a restaurant lo cated just south of his succumbed to the force of the tides, winter storms and the encrouching ocean. The White Spot, a land mark on the beach for a half a century or more tipped into the ocean and was burned to keep the debris from littering the beach. Although other Popham proper ty owners recognize the dilemma faced by Pratt, they don’t all agree with his methods. If the cars fail to hold the tides, some Popham residents fear the tons of earthen fill will de posit a layer of silt over much of the beach. Car bodies used to enlarge a parking lot at the north end of the beach were uncovered after only one winter and became the subject of one of the more dra matic pictures in the exhibit “As Maine Goes” by Photographer John McKee of Bowdoin College. Pratt defends his project as a conservation measure. He points out that it was undertaken only after efforts to have the town, state and federal governments act proved fruitless. At the request of Pratt, select men met with state parks and recreation officials and the rep resentatives of the Army Corps of Engineers to see if steps could be taken to halt the steady ero sion. At the time it was ruled that since only private, recreational property was involved, there was nothing the engineers could do. The Parks Department is con cerned because a 500-acre plot located several hundred yards south of Pratt’s beach is slated to become a state park if the Maine Legislature, that convenes in January, approves. But work by the Corps of En gineers is at least months and possibly years in the future. In the meantime Popham residents and the thousands of people who converge on the area during the summer months are going to have to cope with both erosion and junked cars. Most beach property owners still aren’t aware of Pratt’s erosion control project since he didn’t begin work until after the annual Labor Day exodus for winter homes. One long time resident of the town who has seen the face of the beach change periodically over the years, dismisses all such ef forts as useless, declaring. “What the sea wants, the sea will take.” Faculty, Staff Event Nov. 17 This year’s second Texas A&M University faculty-staff dinner- dance will be held in the Assem bly Room of the Memorial Stu dent Center at 7:30 p.m. Thurs day, November 17, according to Don Young of the Texas Forest Service, Faculty-Staff Dinner Club Committee Chairman. Deadline for buying tickets for this and the two remaining din ner-dances and individual-event tickets for this dinner-dance only is noon Wednesday, Young said. Tickets may be bought at the MSC Main Desk or from Dr. Rus sell J. Kohel, Soil and Crop Sci ences Department. Music will be furnished by Dick Baldauf’s Aggieland Combo. Dress is informal. Members of the faculty and staff of A&M employed at Col lege Station are cordially invited to attend and bring guests. CASA CHAPULTEPEC BIG 3 DAY SALE—FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY Fiesta Dinner Guacamole Salad, Beef Taco, Two Enchiladas, Tamale and Chili, Beans, Rice, Tortillas and Hot ,Sauce, Candy. Regular ^9 $1.50 ENCHILADA DINNER THREE Cheese Enchiladas with Chili, Beans, Rice, Tortillas and Hot Sauce, Candy. Regular $1.25 99c 1315 COLLEGE AVENUE OPEN 11:00 A. M. CLOSE 10:00 P. M. 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GENERAL GROWTH of the child is impaired, too, so that most children with the disease are small for their age group. If untreated, there can be progres sive destruction of the joints and atrophy or shriveling of muscles and other tissues. Fever may be the only initial presenting symp tom, making early diagnosis ex tremely difficult. IT IS ESTIMATED that some 50,000 children in the United States suffer from this cruel dis ease, a formidable statistic, which can be cut down to size by an unbeatable combination — the most dedicated team there is — physician, physical therapist, and parents with the love and emo tional stability to face the long hard pull back through rehabilita tion. Dr. Stinnett is presently visit ing universities across the coun try as consultant of the new Uni versity of West Florida. Dr. Stinnett and Dr. W. J. Woodham, education faculties dean of West Florida, are touring various insti- On Dec. 8, Dr. Stinnett address es two educational groups at North Texas State. A paper, “The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Texas Teaching Pro fession” will be presented at a Dec. 10 Texas Teacher Educa tion and Professional Standards Conference in Dallas. The teaching standards expert will address the American Associ ation of School Administrators at Indiana University during a Great Lakes Drive-In Conference Dec. 12. WHATABURGER 1101 S. College — Across From Weingarten “WORLD’S LARGEST PURE BEEF BURGER’ • Lb. Pure Beef In Every Whataburger • MADE WITH 100% PURE BEEF GROUND DAILY AT WHATABURGER PHONE 823--1864 — Your Order Will Be Ready BELL SYSTEM Recruiting Team On Campus vt-itf • '* November 16,17 & 18 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Represen ting Southwestern Bell Technical and non-technical students, particularly those seeking management and administrative assignments — E.E.; M.E.; I.E.; C.E.; Math-Physics; Physics-Math; Bachelor’s or Master’s in Economics, Accounting, and General Business. Location: South Texas principally. Bell Laboratories Research and Development — B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. candidates. Emphasizing E.E.; M.E.; Physics; Engineer ing Mechanics and Mathematical Sciences. Locations: New York and New Jersey vicinity. Long Lines Bachelor’s and Master’s candidates — Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Industrial Engineering candidates with broad interests in economic and management problems. Business Administration gradu ates who have interests in science and technology. Locations: Mid-West states initially. Sandia Corporation Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor’s candidates of out standing scholarship in Engineering considered for technical development program. Bachelor’s and Master’s in Business Administration and Accounting. Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Western Electric All Engineering disciplines needed to fill Technical Engineering positions in design, product, systems, military, research and management training. Positions for non-technical graduates are in purchasing, accounting, manufacturing, merchandising, manage ment training. Locations: Southwest—Mid-West—Eastern and Northern states. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER SCONA Delegate Application Time Growing Short Tuesday is the deadline for fil ing applications to serve as Texas A&M delegates to the 12th Stu dent Conference on National Af- fairs at A&M. Applicants must have 1.5 grade point ratios or better and be o{ junior classification or higher. Application forms are avail- able in the Memorial Student Cen ter director’s office, the Comman dant’s office, the Post Office-Gift Shop area of the MSC, and in the Student Affairs office of the YMCA. Interviews of prospective dele gates are set Monday through Friday, announced SCONA Chair man Bob Heaton. Twenty-four delegates will be selected. TAXI Phone 846-6777 College Station Cab Co. The most walked about slacks on Campus are HUBBARD with M DACROIM” The action is fashioned b] Hubbard . . . 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