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.
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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