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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1972)
V Pa** 2 THE BATTALION Coll*** Station, Tcxaa Wednesday, July ■*», 1972 A&M retirees remain active M I can’t put my finder on it, but for some reason I find it very difficult to concentrate when I'm studying!** Retirement doesn't always mean a fellow Is ready to han* 'em up. The spare of many retired AAM personnel never touch the pe* behind the kitchen door. The over-66 set keeps the row el to the flank in travel, consult ing, hobbies and activities that contribute to the communities, state and, in instances, countries other than the U.8.A. Retirees put in considerable time and effort to service proj ects, throu*h clubs and organisa tions. “My pace is slower,** admitted one gray-haired individual, “but I cant bear just sitting around.” The clean, orderly impression Bryan and College Station have on visitors is abetted by senior citisens. They pitch in individ ually and collectively on beauti fication projects. Their homes acquire garden magazine manicures and coif fures. with time available to do the myriad grounds and home upkeep tasks the 8-to-6 routine denied. Ripping the traditional fishing- pole, rocking-chair picture of re tirement are people like John T. Smith, C. C. Doak, Roy M. Sny der, Carl E. Sandstedt, and oth ers. **He’s busier than a three-leg ged paper hanger,” Jake Can*- lose described Henry Alsmeyer Sr.. Brazos County Civil Defense administrative officer. M Mr. A,” when not checking shelters or looking after CD affairs with the mayors, Brasoe County judge or THE MEANING IS THE SAME, even though the message is not quite the way we're used to seeing it. This “No Parking” sign seems to have been sabotaged ^somehow, but that won't stop violators from receiving tickets. (Photo by Kenneth Stroebel) Che Battalion Optnitms exprturd in The Battalion are those of the student u-riters only- The Battalion it a non tax- supported, non-profit, telf supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community new spa per. LETTERS POLICY letter; to Ike editor must be typed, double-tpaeed, and no more titan iOO words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be ••ilkheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to IJsten I/O. The Battalion. Room 217. Senders Building, College Station, Texas •77813, ot lb* Student Publication* Board era; Jim I m •: ■ / I TW Battalion, a •todant ixaupapar at SUtHiSii ia Colira* Station. Tnaa, daily Sunday. Monday and holiday parioda. Sc May. and oar* a waak during lummer ad Cangloee, also spends many hours • month hi Rotary Club, Boys’ Club aad First United Method ist Church activities. Another former Texas Agri cultural Extension Service mem ber, Roy Snyder, went several years past his retirement from the Animal Science Department and aa extension service meat specialist traveling over virtually all of Contra! America. Snyder provided meat process ing assistance in the Dominican -Republic, Panama and Guate mala. His experimental work in Paraguay was aimed toward meat-eating habits. He then dealt in tack room products. “Wood-working projects for around home keeps me happy and busy,** he remarked. Snyder and his wife Aline also raise African violsta. The driving force behind the Junior Museum of Natural Sci ence is C. C. Doak, professor omeritua of biology at TAMU. The junior museum provides va ried programs for area young sters. Other emeriti professors — Robert B. Bossier, petroleum en gineering; Fred R. Jones, agri cultural engineering; Fred R. Brison, horticulture; Ide P. Trot ter, agronomy and former Grad uate Collage dean, and Luther C. Jones, agronomy — have sim ilar track records. Bossier helped organise and heads the Brazos County Com munity Council, an organisation operated by and for senior eiti- r sons. It provides a telephone re assurance service, road runner service, volunteer bureau and in formation-referral o f f! c a, open weekday mornings at the Varis- co Building. He also is active in the Gems and Minerals Chib and Community House, Inc. Fred Jones and Brison have substantial farm operations. La ther Jones keeps his tennis rack et handy and sings in his church choir, among other projects. John Smith, former A&M Physical Plant paint foreman, stayed two years past his retire- Hector Gutumez back from Vietnam Air Force 1st Lt. Hector Gutierrez, Corps commander and 1969 A&M graduate, has arrived . for duty at Langley AFB, Va. An intelligence officer. Lieu tenant Gutierrez ia assigned to Tactical Air Command headquar ters. He previously served at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, and visited at TAMU last week be fore reporting to Langley. ment with the campus fire de partment, does some painting and relaxes through odd jobs on his son’s ranch. The standard picture of retire ment ia completely destroyed by Sandstedt, professor emeritus of civil engineering. He has taught an occasional class for out-of- town profs and assisted Texas Transportation Institute asphalt lab research of Dr. William B. Ledbetter and Bob M. Callaway. A publication bearing the trio’s name is pending. Acting bead of civil engineer ing during his 1982-69 tenure with the department, Sandstedt will be 86 next month. -=1 BRYAN AERO INC You want to belong to the in crowd. Learn to fly and get your Private Pilots Li cense at Bryan Areo Inc. the best place to learn to fly. Very highly qualified FAA instructors. Also ground school offered. 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