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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 15, 1968 CADET SLOUCH ‘Left’ Arm Workout Fatal To Dieters It’s a weighty problem. Thousands of Americans are worried about their weight—too much extra poundage for that summer of sun, surf and bathing suits. College students don’t generally resort to the diet drinks, pudding, ice cream, breads, canned fruits, wafers, cookies and other sure cures for the bulge battle. Exercises are of course, recommended in varying de gree to help tone the muscles. B.ut which exercises, how much, and what diet plan to follow are challenging problems. Educational institutions have to keep in trim, also. They have various sets of exercises to maintain fighting strength. Professors and staff personnel are at times memoed exercising plans forwarded by administrators. But administrative exercises are not as physical as they are inspiring. One such set of exercises which are considered verboten by most universities or any large industry or business was included in a Michigan publication called the Project Public Information. by jim Earle Norwegian Ag, Family Depart For Home In Jostedalsbreen "SIR, l‘M f?EADY TO BOCKLE DOMJ AMD STUDY THIS LAST WEEK l WUAT MUST I DO TO BRIUG- UP MY 32/WEPA6-E P" Of all the idealistic principles which a student is ex posed to during his college career, perhaps the following, when framed above that first job’s desk, could do as much as anything else to contribute toward success. As applied to education, the exercises not recommended included: Berger To Battle Baboons In Africa —running down fellow educators, —jumping to conclusions, —side-stepping responsibility, —pushing one’s luck, —watching the clock, —ducking out, —pulling a fast one, —skipping over facts, —throwing the bull, —pitching a curve, —sinking the boat, —walking off the job. Both faculty and students here have been guilty of such exercises. Professors at times have enjoyed running down fellow educators, throwing the bull and, occasionally, ducking out. Battling baboons in Africa will soon be the work assignment of a Texas A&M Wildlife Science graduate student. Husky Mike Berger, a six-foot, 190-pounder from San Antonio, will head a team to trap baboons for use in medical research by the Southwest Foundation for Re search and' Education in San An tonio. “I’m also going to collect data for my thesis, which I hope to complete when this job ends in two years,” Berger said. “Natur ally, I’m going to have to learn baboon trapping in an orientation Almost every student at one time has watched the clock, pushed his luck or walked off the job of learning. And a small minority have recently indicated their form of educational exercise by several workouts in jump ing to conclusions, side-stepping responsibility, sinking any boat, and skipping the facts. They know “the real truth,” demand academic and student freedom and tolerance and yet are least tolerant of others. It is a new brand of athletic enterprise at A&M. It is a lip exercise of inept questioning, chronic complaining, few solid alternatives, lack of responsibility and under standing. The exercises causing the least amount of physi cal well-being in life seems to be the most cherished among dieters supposedly in the know. The years following the college womb should mellow the enthusiasm of the exercises listed above. Fortunately, only a few persist to play beyond their prime. Technically, Berger will be as sistant manager of the Primate Research Center in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya in East Central Africa. “Current plans call for me to be in the bush three weeks month,” Berger grinned. “I think I’ll have enough natives to help trap the baboons safely.” Berger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Berger, 1103 McKinley, is a graduate of San Antonio Central Catholic High School. He’s a January wildlife science graduate of A&M. A member of the Wildlife So ciety, Gamma Sigma Delta and the American Society of Mam- malogists, Berger was a member of the Student Agricultural Coun cil as an undergraduate. With wife Nancy and 15-month old son Mickey, Berger will fly from New York to Nairobi June 26. A Norwegian family will finish a year of study in the U. S. this month and take a cross-section picture of American living back to Stryn, Norway. Knut Jacobsen, a junior high school principal in the mountain ous Western Norway town, has been studying at Texas A&M University the past year through a National Science Foundation- supported Academic Year Insti tute. Jacobsen and his family scoured the Southwest on holiday and weekend trips. A week in New England and New York will pre cede their June 11 departure for Oslo. He wants to be back on the job by June 20. “It has been a good experience. We have made many friends,” commented the precise Jacobsen. The family, including Knut’s wife Marta and three teenage daughters, Vigdis, I n g e r and Brite, have loaded their Volks wagen at every opportunity. They’ve seen the Huntsville Pri son Rodeo, Hemisfair, the Hous ton Livestock Show rodeo and state capitol. “It has been a unique oppor tunity for us,” the 47-year-old teacher said. “The language was quite dif ficult for the youngest,” he went on, but Brite overcame the prob lem during the second semester. The family’s 10-acre farm near Stryn is 30 miles from Jostedals breen, largest glacier on the Euro, pean continent. During their absence, the re. gion had an “extremely hari winter.” “There was more snow thic any of the old people ever rt. member. 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The Peace Corps Club will show a free 20 minute color film, “Con frontation,” in Room 202, YMCA building, at 7:30 p.m. The film will feature segments from Dart mouth College, Quebec, and the Ivory Coast, Africa. The Orange Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Academic building. Elee- Land Is At Your AGGIELAND FLOWER AND GIFT SHOPPE North Gate • Cards • Party Goods • Baby Albums • Invitations • Personalized Stationary The Bryan Bass Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryan Cham ber of Commerce building. Color movies about fishing and the general outdoors will be shown. Members, prospective members, and guests are invited to attend. FRIDAY The Deep East Texas Home town Club will meet in the Me morial Student Center, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY The student A.V.M.A. Auxiliary is having a pet show Sunday afternoon. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. at Consolidated Field in College Station. 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