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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1972)
10 Oolkac* Station, Texas », 1071 THE BAHALION A&M student spends year studying in Scotland school David from AAM next May will bo like that of moat TAMU (radnatoo. Ho will wear a scholar's robs, gtos an toward aigfe of roliof wfeon tho commoncemont addrooo la fto- ishod aad roeoiso a diploma rsp- In Alamoyor's caao, as to soros othorm, tho itajrsi will tododo a fow coorsoo tranaforrsd from an- othor inatitation. Alamoyor baa erodit from the University of St. Aadrsws to Scotland to tbs “junior year of study abroad" procrams conducted at several U. & eoUecee aad univer sities. Alamsysr pot mors than top marks to eouraaa at St. Andrews, bovrsvor. Tito senior math major and boners procram student struck up several friendships, vis ited London, Coventry and York to England aad made a tour to Franca. At the end of the school year to June,* Alsmeyer and friend Jan Wight bicycled to Skye Island on Scotland's west coast, a cress country trip of 900 miles. "It’s the cheapest and bast way to travel," he recounted. “Hostels we stayed in were adequate if not particularly comfortable, but only 91-X6 a night. A day's mss Is cost $1.60." He made the eight-month trip on $MO0, including the cost of a 10 speed bike purchased to Scot land and round-trip sir travel. The A AM Consolidated High School graduate found loss con tact with professors and more out-of-class work for math and fine arts courses ho took at the 660-year-old St. Ajxfcvws. "Courses are structured differ ently than hare," his added. "Meet St. Andrews courses have large lectures that meet an hour a day five days a week. Once a weak students split into small Croups for individual help." Students there are held ac countable for more outside read ing aad study, explained Alsmey er, who has a 8JI overall grade point ratio. U. S. students In the “junior year" program were from all parts of the California sys tem, William aad Mary and a Philadelphia university. "Be sure and get this in so my buddies can eat their hearts out," Alsmeyer grinned. "I lived to a new dorm, which housed students one to a room. It eras a coed dorm. Each morning a cleaner made the bed and cleaned." "I think I’ll live at home this year," confided the eldest of three children of Mr. aad Mrs. Henry L. Alsmeyer Jr, 1207 Joe Orr. "After St. Andrews, I don't think I could go bade to Lagett Hall.’’ David’s dad is assistant direc tor of TAMU libraries. A tradition of the Scottish in stitution involves a slasvulsss, scarlet scholastic gown with a red velvet collar. During mild weather, it is worn so undergraduate class rank can be seen at a glance, Alsmeyer said. Freshmen wear it tight at the neck, sophs off tbs neck, jun iors off one shouldsr and omriors off both shouldaru, “like a shawl aad almost dragging the ground." "This is said to indicate the to- creastog amount of knowledge up perclassmen catty on their shoulders," David explained. 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