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0 BATTALION Thursday, November 4, 1971 College Station, Texas Page 3 A&M debate team wins group, individual honors In the keen competition of in tercollegiate debate where points are scored for persuasiveness an( l rhetorical skill, a team of students, composed mostly of underclassmen, is proving it can more than hold its own. The debate team, coached by English instructor Russell E. Us- nick, travels to Texas Christian University next week to partici pate in its fourth tournament of the fall semester. At issue is the question of controls on the gath ering and utilization of informa- tion°about United States citizens by government agencies, the 1971-72 debate topic. Previous competitions at the University of Houston, Univer sity of Texas at Austin and San Jacinto College have already re sulted in several team and in dividual honors for the young A&M debaters. In the team’s season opener, a novice tournament at the Univer sity of Houston, junior history major Shannon McKinney and freshman zoology major John Nash, both of Houston, finished in first place, going undefeated in four rounds of debate. Sophomore accounting major Don Webb of Arlington and Mike Perrin, a freshman mechan ical engineering student from Odessa, posted three wins against one loss in the same tournament to give A&M the best overall record for the 15 participating schools. Nash, a President’s Scholar at A&M, received individual recog nition as the top speaker at the University of Texas Novice Tournament, ranking first in overall speaking in a field of 124 debaters. An all-girl A&M team com posed of sophomores Barb Sears, a zoology major from Columbia, Mo., and political science major Sheila Wilson of Pasadena fin ished 5th among 86 teams com peting last weekend at San Ja cinto College. While all ten of the A&M stu dents participating in the de bate program have high school debating experience, all but three are underclassmen and only four debated for the university last year. What the team lacks in col legiate debate experience, how ever, it more than compensates for in brainpower, as suggested by the presence on the team of two President’s Scholars, a Gen eral Motors Scholarship recipient and an Opportunity Award Schol arship winner. Seven of the team members were valedictorians of their high school classes and five have already received recognition as distinguished students at A&M. Team members, in addition to those named above, are juniors, Layne Kruse of McGregor and Scott Scherer of El Paso, and freshmen, John Broom of St. Paul, Minn., and Ike Thacker of Beaumont. Kruse, Sears, Cherer and Wil son debated for A&M last year, winning a total of nine trophies. The A&M debaters will be rep resented later this month at a second University of Houston tournament and hope to compete in meets at the University of Southern California and the Uni versity of California at Los An geles during Christmas holidays. A full schedule of spring events also is planned with A&M host ing the Southwest Conference tournament. Ecology groups blamed for water project delays DALLAS UP) — Ecology groups were blamed for causing delays to water projects by the chairman of the Texas Water Rights Com mission when he addressed the National Water Resources Asso ciation convention here Wednes day. Otha F. Dent said he would like to dry up some of what he called the state’s ecological ex tremists because “the state no longer can afford to have its water projects blocked.” A way must be found, he said, to measure out “the good and the bad of all water projects” but he warned that “procrastination costs too much and cannot be tolerated.” Dent expressed his concern about injunctive suits filed by ecological groups against the Cooper, Laneport, Wallisville and North San Gabriel water supply projects. He said the suits caused delay in the face of rapidly in creasing needs and raised con struction costs by seven to 12 per cent each year. While agreement can be reach ed with what he called “true en vironmentalists,” Dent maintain ed “the tamper of the status-quo preservationists” was another factor. “We cannot bring the wheels of our industry to a screeching bait or give up our search for future raw materials,” he said. To do so might satisfy their basic physical and social needs.” Dent asked delegates to “go directly to the public with an all- out campaign of education on the true issues concerning the en vironment and our future water dependency.” James R. Smith, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, said all agencies of his department, including the Bureau of Reclama tion, are feeling the results of environmental concern. “We are putting together en vironmental statements on vir tually everything we do,” said Smith. “I have told my people that we must prepare, to the point of assuming when we put together such a statement, that we are already in a court of law defending our actions.” Smith said a good example of this concern was the Central Ari zona Project. “We have undertaken exhaus tive studies to determine the en vironmental, economic, and social impacts of the project. All inter ests, including those of the In dians, will be protected.” Referring to the Bureau’s “tremendous backlog” of projects, Smith said 96 are now under way with an estimated total cost of $12.4 billion. “Congress has appropriated $6.4 billion toward these projects, leaving a backlog of about $6 billion,” he said. Ellis L. Armstrong, Commis sioner of the Bureau of Reclama tion, said there are few things right now in a greater state of confusion than public understand ing of environmental and ecologi cal needs. “We cannot close the circle of environmental and ecological bal ance by banning all pesticides, all germicides, all phosphates, all automobiles,” Armstrong said. “We are not about to turn off all the lights, air conditioners, or even the electric toothbrushes or razors. I doubt very much if we are going to tear down any dams. We are not going to close the circle by retrogression. “But neither must we let the gap of ecological imbalance widen under the pressures of civiliza tion, as it has in recent decades . . . This is the key to the future of natural resources conservation. It does not mean indiscriminate development but neither does it mean total non-development. Nevertheless, this latter appears to be the objective of some preser vationists, judging from some court actions in which we are defendants.” Armstrong said the United States Western Water Plan study is being re-assessed “to properly meet the future water require- inents of the West.” “This sweeping study is chart ing new areas in the multi-disci pline, multi-agency approach to planning,” he said. “Such an ap proach is essential if we expect to effectively chart our course for the future.” Efficiency in the use of water must be improved, Armstrong said, and “the mere possession of a primary water right is no ex cuse for wasting water which can be used elsewhere.” “Water ownership by right of prior beneficial use is written indelibly into western water law. But it is facing a challenge in the reordering of priorities to meet a wide assortment of com peting needs. Irrigation users can strengthen their defense of water rights by operating in such a manner as to assure maximum beneficial use.” Referring to emergency drought-relief cloud seeding serv ice this summer, Armstrong said that in Arizona, with a one-month $220,000 cloud seeding program, “about 475,000 acre-feet of water fell as gentle rain that would not have fallen otherwise.” About 650 delegates from 18 western states are attending the convention, which lasts until Fri day. NOTICE ALL ORGANIZATIONS (Hometown Clubs, Professional Clubs, Etc.) GROUP PICTURES ARE NOW BEING SCHEDULED FOR THE 1972 AGGIELAND AT THE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Room 216 SERVICES BUILDING Across from Chemistry Bldg. Fictures wiM be taken_on $ Monday and Thursday^Mghts. Sbisa Hall & Duncan Hall Meal Schedule Week Beginning Nov. 7 Thru Nov. 13, 1971 SUNDAY Breakfast * Assorted Fruit Juices: *Tomato Juice * Assorted Dry Cereal * Fried Eggs *Pan Fried Bacon ♦Milk Blueberry Pan Cakes Scrambled Eggs * Toast Syrup Coffee Lunch ♦Baked Ham ♦Candied Sweet Potatoes w/Marshmallows ♦Buttered Frozen Peas Harvard Beets ♦Tossed Salad ♦French Dressing, Italian Dressing, Green Goddess Dressing ♦Cherry Pie ♦Oleo Iced Tea Milk Assorted Fruit Punches Open Ice Cream Bar ♦Hot Rolls MONDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices: ♦Pineapple Juice Assorted Dry Cereal ♦1. ♦Scrambled Eggs ♦Home Fried Potatoes ♦Toast ♦Jelly *01eo *2. ♦Blueberry Muffins ♦Sausage Patties ♦Coffee Milk Hot Griddle Cakes Syrup Jelly Fried Eggs Glazed Donuts Cake Donuts Sweet Rolls Lunch Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Chicken Fried Steak, Cream Gravy ♦♦Beef & Noodles ♦Home Fried Potatoes ♦Brussel Sprouts Okra & Tomatoes Steamed Rice ♦Strawberry Jello Salad Lemon/Orange Jello Tossed Green Salad (French, Russian, Thousand Island Dressing) ♦Coconut Pudding Open Ice Cream Bar Sliced Chicken Sandwich Potato Chips Frito Chips Del Monte Fruit Tropical Whole Wheat & White Bread ♦Iced Tea Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Spaghetti & Meat Balls ♦Spaghetti Sauce L-31 Beef & Noodles Steamed Rice ♦Whole String Beans w/Ham Base ♦Salad Italian© ♦Vinaigrette Dressing French, Thousand Island Dressing ♦Toasted Garlic French Bread ♦Banana Cake ♦Iced Tea ♦Milk Hamburgers Hamburger Buns Potato Chips Frito Chips Pickle Relish Chopped Onions Assorted Fruit Punches Coffee TUESDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices: *Tang Assorted Dry Cereal *1. ♦Blueberry Muffins ♦Pan Fried Bacon *2. *Scrambled Eggs w/Bacon ♦Home Fried Potatoes ♦Toast ♦Jelly ♦Oleo ♦Coffee *Milk Fried Eggs Hot Griddle Cakes Syrup Glazed Donuts Cake Donuts Sweet Rolls Lunch Chicken Noodle Soup ♦Barbecued Franks ♦♦Chicken Chop Suey Steamed Rice ♦Baked Macaroni & Cheese ♦Buttered Chopped Broccoli Buttered Squash Tossed Green Salad (Italian Dressing, French Dressing, Green Goddess) ♦Grape Jello Salad (Lime & Cherry Jello) ♦Cherry Chip Cake—Peanut Butter Cookies ♦Bread *0160 Corned Beef Sandwich Potato Chips Frito Chips Whole Wheat, Rye, &, White Bread Pickle Relish Coffee Open Ice Cream Bar Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner ♦Bone-In Strip Steak Aujus Chicken Chop Suey ♦Mashed Potatoes ♦Buttered Yellow Corn Collard Greens Steamed Rice ♦Tossed Salad ^Blue Cheese Dressing Russian Dressing, French Dressing ♦Chocolate Pudding ♦White Bread ♦Oleo ♦Milk (yOf f 0© ♦Assorted Fruit Punches Open Ice Cream Bar WEDNESDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices ♦Assorted Dry Cereal ♦Fresh Fruit *1. Scrambled Eggs Finger Steaks Toast * Jelly *01eo ♦2. *Cherry Strudel Rolls ♦Finger Steaks ♦Coffee *Milk Hot Griddle Cakes Syrup Fried Eggs Sweet Rolls Glazed Donuts Cake Donuts Lunch ♦Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Assorted Cold Cuts of Meat: Salami, ♦Bologna, & Cheese, Sour Relish ♦Potato Salad Steamed Rice ♦Baked Beans Tossed Salad Strawberry & Lemon Jello Lettuce & Tomato Salad ♦ Salad Dressing Stewed Tomatoes Fruit Cocktail French, Thousand Is., Russian Dressing ♦Crimson Cake w/White Icing ♦White & Whole Wheat Bread ♦Oleo ♦Crackers ♦Iced Tea Shrimp Salad Potato Chips Frito Chips Open Ice Cream Bar Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Burritos w/Chili & Cheese Chuck Wagon Beef Chunks w/101 Sauce ♦Spanish Rice Wax Beans w/Ham Base ♦Combination Salad ♦Thousand Island Dressing, Russian Dressing, French Dressing ♦Dutch Apple Pie ♦Bread ♦Oleo *Pink Lemonade ♦Milk Grilled Hamburger Hamburger Buns Potato Chips Frito Chips Open Ice Cream Bar Coffee Chopped Onions Pickle Relish Assorted Fruit Punches THURSDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices: *Tomato Juice ♦Assorted Dry Cereal ♦1. * Cherry Strudel Rolls ♦Grilled Ham ♦2. *Scrambled Eggs Grilled Ham ♦Toast ♦Jelly *01eo ♦Coffee *Milk Sweet Rolls Hot Cakes Syrup Fried Eggs Glazed Donuts Cake Donuts Lunch Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Turkey Pot Pie ♦♦Foot Long Hot Dogs w/Buns & Chili ♦Buttered Rice ♦Cut String Beans Buttered Carrots ♦Sliced Cling Peaches *Ind. Tarts ♦Tossed Green Salad *French Dressing (Thousand Island, Blue Cheese Dressing) ♦Bread # 01eo *Iced Tea Coffee Grape, Orange & Cherry Jello Assorted Cookies Sliced Pullman Ham Sandwich Potato Chips Frito Chips Whole Wheat, Rye & White Bread Open Ice Cream Bar Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Baked Meat Loaf w/101 Sauce Foot Long Hot Dogs w/Buns & Chili ♦Buttered New Potatoes ♦Mustard Greens w/Ham Base Spiced Beets ♦Health Salad Tossed Greens Thousand Is., Italian, French Dressing Hamburgers Hamburger Buns Potato Chips Frito Chips Chopped Onions Relish ♦Marble Cake ♦Hot Rolls ♦Oleo ♦Chocolate Milk Coffee Assorted Fruit Punches FRIDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices ♦Assorted Dry Cereal ♦Fresh Fruit ♦1. Scrambled Eggs ♦Pan Fried Bacon ♦Toast ♦Jelly *0160 ♦2. *Coffee Cake ♦Pan Fried Bacon ♦Coffee *Milk Sweet Rolls Hot Griddle Cakes Syrup Fried Eggs Glazed Donuts Cake Donuts Lunch Chicken Rice Soup ♦Breaded Cod Fish, French Cut- Tartar Sauce ♦♦Hot Spicy Sausage & Mustard ♦Lyonnaise Potatoes ♦White Shoepeg Corn Buttered Turnip Greens Steamed Rice ♦Cole Slaw (Lemon & Strawberry Jello) Tossed Green Salad (Italian Dressing, French Dressing, Blue Cheese Dressing) Roast Beef Sandwich Apricots Potato Chips Frito Chips Whole Wheat, Rye & White Bread ♦Lemon Pie ♦Oleo Open Ice Cream Bar ♦Iced Tea Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner Chicken Noodle Soup ♦Grilled Beef Cutlet, Aujus Hot Spicy Sausage & Mustard ♦Dried Blackeyed Peas w/Salt Pork ♦Mashed Potatoes Steamed Rice Buttered Brussel Sprouts ♦Garden Green Salad ♦French Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing Blue Cheese Dressing ♦Gingerbread Cake ♦Hot Rolls *01eo ♦Milk Coffee Grilled Hamburgers Hamburger Buns Potato Chips Frito Chips Open Ice Cream Bar Assorted Fruit Punches SATURDAY Breakfast Assorted Fruit Juices: *Tang ♦Assorted Dry Cereal ♦1. *Coffee Cake ♦Sausage Patties ♦Toast *Jelly *0160 ♦2. *Scrambled Eggs ♦Toast ♦Jelly *0160 ♦Coffee ♦Milk Glazed Donuts Fried Eggs Cake Donuts Hot Griddle Cakes Syrup Lunch ♦Fried Chicken ♦Cream Gravy ♦Mashed Potatoes Steamed Rice ♦Green Garden Peas Buttered Cauliflower ♦Cherry Jello Salad Tossed Green Salad (French Dressing, Italian Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing) ♦Strawberry Cake ♦Sliced Bread ♦Oleo Coffee ♦Milk Open Ice Cream Bar Assorted Fruit Punches Dinner ♦Salisbury Steak ♦Brown Gravy ♦Hash Brown Potatoes ♦Okra & Tomatoes Buttered Mixed Vegetables ♦Perfection Salad Tossed Green Salad (Russian Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing, French Dressing) ♦Peach Flavored Ice Cream Open Ice Cream Bar ♦Bread # 01eo ♦Iced Tea Assorted Fruit Punches Coffee Milk MEAL SCHEDULE AT SBISA Monday through Friday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. Continental Line—7:00 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Lunch—10 :30 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Dinner—4:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m. Saturday: Breakfast—7:30 a. m. to 8:30 a. m. Lunch—11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Dinner—4:30 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Sunday: Breakfast—8:00 a. m. to 9:00 a. m. Dinner—11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. MEAL SCHEDULE AT DUNCAN Monday through Friday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. Lunch—M. W. F.—11:15, 12:15 and 1:15 p. m. T. Th.—11:30 and 12:30 Dinner—6:30 p. m. Saturday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. Lunch—12:15 p. m. Dinner—5:00 p. m. Sunday: Breakfast—8:00 a. m. to 9:00 a. m. Dinner—12:45 p. m. MSC Food Services Open 7:00 a. m. Close 7:00 p. m. Daily ♦Duncan Hall Family Style Menu ^♦Second Meat Item Served Duncan Hall Lunch—Sbisa Hall At Dinner ♦♦Served Duncan Lunch