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THE BATTALION
Thursday, July 25, 1968
College Station, Texas
Page 7
Summer Programs Aid Kids
Instructors of College Station
Recreational Council summer pro
grams are “straightening the
twig.”
Young muscles develop and
achieve flexibility and tone in
numerous activities — swimming,
tennis, bowling, softball — but
probably to no greater extent
than in a tumbling program con
ducted by a Texas A&M health
and physical education instructor.
Clarence (Lindy) Baer gives
agility and confidence to 80
youngsters in three half-hour ses
sions each weekday. Five to nine-
year-olds learn basic tumbling and
10 to 15 and 16-year-olds re
ceive more advanced training.
“The children are learning
something and getting muscle
control and tone,” one mother
pointed out. “Other than that,
it’s fun for the kids.”
“'Mine eat better and are sure
sleeping good,” added Mrs. H. D.
Pittman.
The younger groups are learn
ing to bridge, do situps, pushups,
front, back and diving rolls. Side
straddle hops, one-leg hopping
and running in place shaped their
bodies for the exercise.
Baer and his assistants often
have to move fast to bridle en-
thusiam of the 30 to 70-pounders.
Older children have progressed
to fish flops, head stands, chain
rolls and knee-shoulder balance.
Some of the more agile boys are
achieving mid - air somersaults.
Girls will get balance work.
“Some of the kids were sore at
first,” Baer observed. “There was
a noticable lack of abdominal
strength and flexibility in legs
and hips. We’ve been using exer
cises to help this.”
The A&M health and physical
education faculty member who
will join the University of Colo
rado as head gymnastics coach
and PE instructor this fall said
a slow and easy approach has
been taken.
“The older group is impatient
to get on to bigger things fast,
but always take time to review
the previous day’s work before
going on to new movements,” he
said.
He has seen some strength
development. Others are gaining
confidence.
“Kids that couldn’t or wouldn’t
do things before are trying now,”
Baer commented.
Dr. Carl Landiss, Health and
Physical Education Department
head, arranged the tumbling pro
gram as a council member. As
sisting Baer with the program
have been his wife Robin; Lucin
da Kerley, of College Station,
A&M freshman modern languages
major and gymnastics club mem
ber, and Linda Krenek, Bryan
elementary school teacher.
“Quality of instruction is good
in all the council’s programs,”
observed Mrs. Kenneth Nimmo.
“My children also participate in
some of the other summer pro
grams.
ONE MORE BOOK
With the move on from Cushing Memorial Library to the $3.8 million quarters recently
completed, there are bound to be some mixups. Mrs. Mary Fowler and Mrs. Marsha La-
Motte, both of the Serials Department, look through the discarded moving boxes one
more time. The new structure adjoining the original library will hold one million volumes
and the move will be by sections so patrons will have a minimum of inconvenience.
AstroFacts
The Houston Astros have
scheduled eight special added at
tractions for their long 16 game
hamestand that begins this Fri
day, and continues through Sun
day, August 11.
Saturday, will be the “Louisi
ana Days” celebration with each
fan receiving a n autographed
picture of New Orleans native
Rusty Staub, and a pre-game
musical show by the Astroworld
Dixieland Band is set for 7:00
p.m. Louisiana Governor John
McKeithen’s representative will
throw out the first ball and more
than 100 Louisiana mayors will
be in attendance. San Francisco’s
Juan Marichal is slated to start
the Saturday night game for the
Giants.
Sunday, July 28, Sunday Aug
ust 4 and Sunday, August 11 will
all be “Family Days” with all
children, 16 or under and accom
panied by a parent, receiving a
dollar reduction on box and re
served seats.
Tuesday, July 30 will be a spe
cial “Family Day” as the children
receive the same discount, but
there will be a prize of a color
TV set to the largest family at
the game. A “family” is defined
as mother, father and their own
children. The starting time for
Ticket Demand
Reaches Peak
Pre-season demands for Texas
Aggie football tickets have
reached an all-time high.
Wally Groff, A&M athletic
business manager, announced
Tuesday that nearly 10,000 sea
son tickets have been ordered for
the four home games with Texas
Tech, TCU, Arkansas and Rice.
Groff said there still are tic
kets available and the general
public can order them by mailing
a check to the A&M Athletic
Dept. The LSU, Tulane and Flor
ida State game tickets are $6
each while the SWC games are
?5 each. An additional 25 cents
should accompany each order to
take care of handling and post
age.
A&M does not have any more
tickets for the Thanksgiving Day
game against Texas in Austin.
Groff said that all ticket or
ders will be mailed out on Sept.
1.
this game is 7:00 p.m., one half
hour earlier than usual.
Saturday, August 3 will be
“Surprise Night” as the Astros
take on the Philadelphia Phillies.
Saturday, August 10 will be
“Country Music Night” featur
ing a show at 6:30 p.m. by Buck
Owens, country’s No. 1 entertain
er, sponsored for the Houston
show by Houston’s KIKK radio.
The August 10 date with the
Pittsburg Pirates calls for a day
game at 1:15 p.m., the country
music show at 6:30 p.m., a night
game at 7:30 p.m., which is a
make up game of a game pre
viously postponed, and then a re
peat of the Buck Owens show at
the conclusion of the game.
Sunday, August 11 will con
clude the homestand and will be
highlighted by a “Father - Son
Game” as the Astros’ players
take on their own boys in a con
test at 1:00 p.m.
“Ladies nights” are scheduled
for each Wednesday with ladies
receiving a dollar reduction on
all tickets.
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CAMPUS
CLEANERS
LOTS OF FISH
Two Food Service employees spending the summer at the
A&M Adjunct near Junction caught this 56-pound yellow
catfish between cooking meals for incoming freshmen at
the camp. W. L. Coleman and O. C. Plantt landed the fish
on the South Llano River which runs by the summer school.
(Photo Courtesy Junction Eagle)
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