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CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle ON OTHER CAMPUSES Pag-e 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, July 9, 1969 THE BATTALION Editorial There is something happening in Bryan which deserves mention. It concerns the parents of mentally retarded children. Mr. and Mrs. James Robinette of Bryan urge all parents of retarded children to participate in a survey for the prevention of retardation caused by metabolic disorders such as PKU (Phenylkentonuria). As a result of this survey and other related research, this form of mental retardation could be prevented in the future. Dr. Holger Hansen of the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene’s Epidemiology Research Unit reported that there is some evidence that protein imbalance of the blood during pregnancy, without affecting the mother, may be harmful to the development of her child. It is imperative that Dr. Hansen’s survey reach a large number of parents of retarded children without regard to age of parents or type of retardation. Parents are urged to participate even if the child has died, or if only one parent is available. Participants in the confidential survey are mailed pieces of filter paper that are returned after being dipped in urine samples. Most urine samples will show normal results but any irregular findings will be forwarded to the participant. For this survey to be successful, all parents of retarded children must participate. It is a fine thing for the Robinettes to do, but their efforts will be wasted if there is no response. The number to phone is: Mr. and Mrs. James Robinette, 823-5204. R.M.C. Small Blazes Cause Damage By MONTY STANLEY The University of Minnesota plans a national first for the fall quarter — an American Indian Studies Department. Said a mem ber of the committee that drafted the program, “We don’t want just to pat all Indians on the back. We have to keep out of the trap of self-pity and self-image mak ing. We want the department to exist on its own academic merit.” The program, which will include courses in Indian culture and language, has great potential be cause of the large concentration of Indian population in the sur rounding area. At present the University of South Dakota has an “Institute of American Indian Studies” and the University of Arizona has a few, select courses, but the U of M will have the first full-fledged Indian Studies De partment. THE UNIVER SITY of Minne sota tries to make its education meaningful to its*’ students in many s ways, it seems. For example, criminal law courses at the school include such experiences as working in a prosecutor’s office or researching at correctional institutions. One course even includes a four or five day stay as an inmate at one of the state’s prisons, to gain a better perspective of “what peo ple experience on the inside. “Though the prisoners are aware that the short-termers are college students, they reportedly treat them the same as their fellow in mates. Now that is indeed edu cation of the “whole” man. ★ ★ ★ A University of Houston re porter was sent to Port Neches where, for the past few weeks, there has been an eerie image of some kind on the back screen door of a lady’s house. She says it’s the “image of Christ” and her pastor claims it is a sign of the Second Coming. Tests “in volving infra-red and ultra-violet light have been conducted on the screen and the door itself has even been unhinged and moved $40,800 Grant Environmental chambers in which Presidio-like weather was being simulated, associated wir ing, equipment and test plants and a small airconditioner motor were destroyed last Wednesday in two separate fires at Texas A&M. No one was injured in the eai*ly morning Plant Sciences Building blaze nor the 11:30 a.m. Chemistry Building electrical mo tor fire. The university’s volunteer fire department handled both fires. Chief Woody Sevison said the fourth floor chemistry building fire apparently started from an electrical short. A physical plant spokesman said the pne-third horespower motor driving an air- conditioner pump unit was a total loss. The graduate student labora tory-office was unoccupied at the time and did not contain experi mental equipment nor chemicals. No other damage was apparent, Sevison reported. Dr. Howard G. Applegate, as sociate professor in the Plant Sciences Department, said two custom-made environmental chambers costing $10,000 to $15,- 000 each were totally destroyed. Complete estimate of the loss will depend on how much overhead wiring and circulating units were damaged. He said the environmental chambers were in use by doctoral graduate student Richard D. Baker of Clovis, N. M. Baker was investigating move ment of insecticides through two plants native to the West Texas area which consistently records the nation’s highest daily temper atures. Applegate said the experiment and chambers had been running since January. He indicated speci mens of the plant—leatherstem— in the chamber can be readily replaced. The chambers simulated vir tually any type of atmosphere through controlled atmospheric components, temperature and hu midity. Applegate said the fire probably originated in one of the chambers or in supporting cir cuitry and conduits beneath the 10 - foot - square, glass - enclosed chambers. A passerby reported the fire at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday when he spotted smoke coming from fourth floor windows of the Plant Sciences Building. Damage ap parently was restricted to the fourth floor lab room, which car ries on its door a sign reading “Air Pollution Control Labora tory.” For Eco Research A $40,800 National Science Foundation grant has been made to the Texas A&M Research Foundation for economic sample distribution research to be con ducted by Dr. Robert L. Basmann. Recently appointed to the Eco nomics Department faculty by Dr. M. L. Greenhut, Basmann is an internationally recognized econo metrics statistician. He said the NSF grant was transferred to A&M from Purdue, where he has been investigating through Foundation support sta tistical distribution used for em pirical testing of economic theo ries since 1964. “The project is largely mathe matical,” explained the Econo metrics Society Fellow and author of more than 30 publica tions in econometrics and quanti tative economics. He indicated results will make it possible to produce correct probability statements. LET US ARRANGE YOUR TRAVEL... ANYWHERE IN THE U. S. A. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Reservations and Tickets For All Airlines and Steamships — Hotels and Rent Car Reservations -Call 822-3737- **n\. i*' Robert Halsell Travel Service 1016 Texas Avenue Bryan Che Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, and must be no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be with held by arrangement with the editor. Address corre spondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services. Inc., New York City, Chicago, Loj Francisco. os Angeles and San MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association er school to 4% ig rate lurmsnect on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Statii Texas 77843. ion, Members of hairm 3. Wl lark, College of College of Agriculture. rs of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal F. S. White, College of Engineering; Dr. Donald R. Veterinary Medicine; and Z. L. Carpenter, Arts ; Clark, Coll The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all new dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. EDITOR RICHARD CAMPBELL Managing Editor Monty Stanley to another area — still the image appears.” The UH Student Association has met with a $21,000 loss as a result of minimal sales of their Student Course - and - Teacher Evaluation publication which was issued in the spring. The hand book, which sold for 50 cents, in cluded “detailed descriptions of courses to be offered and uned ited evaluations of teachers em ployed during the spring of the 1968 semester.” The next Course- and-Teacher Handbook will be out in November, which might explain why the thing’s so hard to move. No one’s concerned with signing up for courses that time of the year — unless they have that wonder of the modern world, computer pre-registration. In which case, it really wouldn’t matter which teacher or section a student wanted anyhow. Learn ing about the prof after getting stuck with him would just make a guy feel worse. A UNIVERSITY of Texas play presented on the UH campus called “Now the Revolution” end ed with a “happening.” Mem bers of the audience joined hands with the cast and filed out of the theater, around the University Center walkways, around the fountain, and finally right into the fountain. During this part of the escapade, a member of the cast stepped on a light fixture in the fountain and had to be car ried away to receive 10 stitches. ★ ★ ★ University of Minnesota Per sonals: “GIRLS, UNHAPPY? Call: Dave—Sex; Steve—Diver sity; Carl — Laughs; Bernie — Waffles. 325-6015.” Less eloquent but just as direct: “Girls inter ested ni the enjoyment of life, call Steve, 335-3266.” (That num ber in Bryan is 823-5645, by the way. Ask for Monty). Library Now Has New Photo-Copier Two coin-operated photo-copy ing machines for use of students and faculty will be available in the Texas A&M library, an nounced John B. Smith, acting director. Copies of nine by 16-inch orig inals can be made for five cents each, Smith said. The Minolta copiers are oper ated by users. One is located adjacent to the service desk in the Humanities and Social Science Division on the third floor. The other, installation of which has been delayed briefly, will be situ ated near the Science and Tech nology Division service desk on the fourth floor. DUNCAN HALL BONANZA OF FRESH HOT BREAD Light fluffy and tender home cooked rolls at lunch daily, and hot biscuits for breakfast. Parents may make pictures of children on our “OLD-TIME WAGON”. Bring the whole family, and the neighbors too. OPEN MONDAY Thru SATURDAY 6:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. 4:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Sunday - Same, except open at 8:00 A.M. Easily operated, the machines make change for 10 and 25-cent coins. Smith noted the Xerox copier near the main check-out desk will continue to provide patron serv ice at 10 cents per copy, since it is attendant-operated. 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