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nations and ts for all Hotels, Car il—Tours, ;—All over World." raley Tours, Travel 67 No. 196 Battalion College Station, Texas Wednesday, December 13, 1972 The Surest Way Not To Fail, Is To Determine To Succeed. THURSDAY—Increasing cloud iness this afternoon. 50% chance of rain tonight ending tomorrow afternoon. High 57, low 38. THURSDAY High of 59. 845-2226 University Put Under 4 Brown-Out’ If MIKE RICE Thanks to General Telephone ),and a few die-hards in A&M’s irchasing Dept, and Physical lant, students probably won’t ive to worry about studying id taking exams in dark rooms the ultimate joy — not having take some exams at all. The A&M campus went under ‘brown-out’ starting Tuesday a result of a shortage of avail- lile energy supplies to keep the niversity in operation for the mainder of the semester. To the casual observer, A&M ight have looked like the ‘same Id place,’ but to the person with a more discerning eye the Col lege Station campus took on quite a dark appearance Tuesday night with even the lighting gone on the Zachry Engineering Center. Tom Cherry, vice-president of A&M for business affairs, said Tuesday night he is asking stu dents to turn off all lights and equipment when not in use to help cut down on the amount of energy required to keep the cam pus running. “We will be in the brown-out for the remainder of this semes ter,” said Cherry. “Physical Plant employes are working night and day to turn off excess equipment and street lights and unscrew bulbs in office buildings. We are only doing this where it is safe to do so.” Physical Plant Director Logan Council said he thinks he has “fairly” firm contracts for 1.7 million gallons of diesel fuel from two firms. One of these is based in Houston while the other is in Hearne. Cherry said he doesn’t have much faith in the tentative mil- lion-gallon commitment promised A&M, but added that he hoped the school would not have to con tinue the brown-out into the spring semester. In cooperation with Lone Star Gas. Co., he said A&M might be able to add 420,000 gallons of the precious fuel to its inventory. “The oil is in Oklahoma,” he said, “but we don’t have any im mediate way of getting it to A&M. We think we’ll get it here, though. A place to store it will also have to be found.” ★ ★ ★ Council said the University has consumed almost all of the diesel fuel (about 1,000,000 gallons) it had previously obtained from Humble Oil and Refining Co. and another independent distributor. This has been burned since Nov. 14. Council said no other major companies will commit them selves. ★ ★ ★ While waiting for the cards to be dealt around the oil table, the Physical Plant is still burning the diesel liquid at about 2,000 gallons per hour. “Lone Star told us around 2 p.m. Tuesday that we would prob ably have to operate on about 75 per cent oil,” said Council. “At that rate it looks as if we will be able to operate at full steam for ★ ★ ★ about nine more days — about the length of time left in the semester.” “But, it’s looking like our at tempts to conserve energy sources is working,” he noted. “We could see noticeable drops in power needs by late Tuesday evening. “This doesn’t go without say ing the problem is still critical,” Council added. ★ ★ ★ Lone Star Says ‘Lots Of Gas’ By MIKE RICE While A&M is in the midst of an energy crisis, a spokesman for the University’s natural gas sup plier, Lone Star Gas Co., says his company is experiencing no short age in gas reserve amounts. Bob Bowen, manager of Lone Star’s office in Bryan-College Sta tion, said A&M is only experienc ing normal curtailment as allowed for in its contract with the com pany. “There is definitely not a gas shortage as far as we are con cerned,” Bowen said. “We have plenty of gas, it’s just a question of whether A&M wants to pay more to keep up its gas allow ance.” A&M is bound to a contract with Lone Star by which the school will be one of the first major users of natural gas to experience an allowance cutback at the onset of severe cold weath er. “The company has various con tracts users may agree to,” said Bowen. “A&M has what we call a ‘rate 3’ contract which means thei'e are two other classifica tions above it and A&M will have its gas allowance reduced before companies under the other rates will.” Bowen noted, however, that gas cutbacks are indirectly the result of his suppliers not fulfilling their contracts to the full amount. “The suppliers are the people running out of gas,” he said. “There’s plenty of gas under ground. The government has kept prices so low that wildcatters can’t afford to drill for oil and major companies don’t do much of their own supplying.” “In the long run it is much cheaper for A&M to stay on the contract it presently has,” he said. Tape Deck Thieves Arrested HRISTMAS uction On eed English es Galaxy. 'losed Mon. NEW LOOK AT TAMU—Sgt. Emmitt E. Folsom, left, takes Lt. Walter O. Walker’s iwboy hat from his head, signaling a new look for the University Police at A&M. The w military-style hat and colorful new uniform will make its appearance on campus week. The uniform, designed after the Texas Department of Public Safety uniform om in the 1950s, includes “pink” trousers and light blue shirts. (Photo by Mike Rice) niversity Archives To Receive Papers Of long. Olin Teague In Tuesday Ceremonies (Papers of Cong. Olin E. Teague be presented Tuesday to BM in ceremonies at the library, Inounced President Jack K. lilliams. Ceremonies beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the University Library conference suite are open to all interested persons, Dr. Williams said. medal Protection Planned for Cars Left On Campus Students who leave their cars on campus over the holidays will be iforded better security, thanks to a new policy. The new arrangement asks students who plan to leave their cars on Impus over the holidays to move them to parking lot No. 9, the ly-student lot west of Law Hall. With all the cars located in one mtral area, the University Police will be able to better protect them om theft and vandalism. In previous years, students have left their cars parked in the indom lots they used all year long. With the campus vacated, some its, especially those parked on the outer perimeter of the campus, i^ere hit by crime. “This is the first year for this type of arrangement,” said Associate bn of Students Howard S. Perry, “and I would encourage all students ■otake advantage of it.” Students may park their cars in lot No. 9 after 5 p.m. Saturday, b. 16 and must remove them before 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. University vehicles will also be moved to the lot during the oiployees’ holidays. Anyone with a suggestion, problem or question concerning holiday arking should contact the Student Affairs Office or the University 'olice in the YMCA building. Dorms, Dining Halls Close Tuesday [BERED anor East All residence halls will be tlosed and locked at 5 p.m. Tues- and dining facilities will 5 after the Tuesday evening meal, announced Housing Man ager Allan M. Madeley. The halls will be re-opened on Jan. 7, 1973, at 1 p.m. and board facilities will resume operation on the morning of Jan. 15. The Golf Course Snack Bar will be open each day during the holi day season except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Memorial Student Center din ing facilities will close on Dec. 21 and re-open for breakfast on Jan. 3. The Penniston Cafeteria will OSed Banking is a pleasure at First Bank & Trust. Adv. close after lunch on Dec. 21, and re-open for lunch Jan. 3. Schumacher Hall, Ramps D and E of Hart Hall and the fourth floor of Milner Hall will remain open during the holidays. Anyone other than residents of those areas desiring to stay on campus, should contact the Hous ing Office. This should be done by Dec. 19. Residents staying in the halls remaining open must report to the Housing Office. Any student found living in a hall without permission will be disciplined. All students are urged to close the windows and lock the doors before leaving. Bus service will be available from the campus to Bryan and return daily except Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Congressman Teague’s papers, consisting primarily of general correspondence during the 194G- 1968 period, will be prepared for research use through the Uni versity Ai-chives, located in the library. The presentation program will include remarks by Dr. Ralph W. Steen, S. F. Austin State Univer sity president; introduction of the Sixth Congressional District rep resentative by Dr. Williams, and presentation of the papers by Congressman Teague. Director of Libraries John B. Smith will accept on behalf of TAMU and Dr. Charles Schultz, university archivist, will describe preparation of the papers for re search use. A luncheon previously scheduled in conjunction with the presenta tion has been cancelled because of a change in Cong. Teague’s plans. A veteran congressman who has served in Washington since 1946, Teague is a 1932 A&M graduate and Distinguished Alumnus of the university. He has chaired the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs since the 84th Congress, is the second ranking Democrat of the Committee on Science and Astro nautics and chairs its subcommit tee on manned spaceflight. Splashdown of the final manned moonflight in the Apollo series will occur on the day of the cere mony. His 24 years experience and service in Congress have been widely recognized, by television networks, cities and organiza tions as well as contemporaries and TAMU. Teague was awaxded an hon orary Doctor of Laws degree here in 1956 and the multi-million dol lar research and data processing center was named in his honor in 1967. Among papers to be presented are some printed reports and the congressman’s correspondence through the 90th Congress. Dr. Schultz noted that the materials will require about 15 four-drawer file cabinets for storage. Working long hours and fre quently resorting to stakeouts, A&M’s University Police have solved 12 tape deck thefts recent ly which have occurred on campus this semester. Force Sgt. John Miller, the in vestigating officer in some cases, said the 12 were solved in the last two weeks and cuts in half the number of cases yet unsolv ed. Miller said Tuesday that charges were still pending against a sophomore curriculum and in struction major, for breaking and entering an auto Dec. 6 in park- Last Batt This Week Today’s Batt will be the last issue for this week due to finals. The last issue for the semester will be printed Dec. 20 for those still lingering in the College Station vicinity. The Battalion wishes everyone a happy holi day season. Drive friendly. ing lot 48. Miller said the student gave police written permission to search his room for additional stolen tape decks and that inves tigating officer Wayne Onstott found a plastic bag of seconal capsules while searching. The student was advised of his rights and told charges of posses sion of illegal drugs would be brought against him. He then produced a box containing mari juana for officers. Officers said the student then told them that another student, a junior physical education ma- por, had stolen two other tape decks in October. The second stu dent was questioned and later produced the two tape decks. Charges are pending against him also. In another case, the junior was arrested again Dec. 9 for suspi cion of tape deck theft, along with a student at Victoria Junior College. The Victoria student told offi cers he sold two tape decks in Austin and Edna while the TAMU junior produced two more tape decks and 17 tapes on Dec. 12. Charges are pending in this case also. In another drug-related case. University Police and College Sta tion officers Monday confiscated marijuana seeds, two hand-rolled cigarette butts of marijuana and a water pipe from a freshman nuclear* engineering major. Charges are pending lab tests and a grand jury investigation. “It all depends on the weather, though.” “A&M is on what we also call an ‘electric generation plant rate’ as far as costs go. We have no thing to do with A&M’s electricity output, but the school must also have a standby energy source of oil.” “If A&M wanted to pay the price,” Bowen said, “then it could probably have all the gas it wanted. But, the University would have to get on a different rate contract.” Bowen said his company distri butes gas to southern Oklahoma, north and west Texas areas, as well as the south central Texas region. He noted that the entire system must be balanced out and a dispatcher in Dallas handles this task. Bowen said his company has a commitment to residential areas to keep their gas pressure up and that Lone Star reserves the right to keep industrial allowance low. He said homeowners burned three times more gas in November than in October and his main con cern was to keep down the num ber of problems arising in resi dential areas. Book Exchange Ends Today The Student Government’s Textbook Exchange Service closed tout its final operations today with several hundred books hav ing been registered for sale in the program. Coordinator for the project, Fred Campbell, urged students to hold on to their books until the first week of. the spring se mester when the service will be re-started for one week, starting Jan. 15. The actual trading and pricing of the books is done between stu dents with the Student Govern ment providing the phone num bers. Chuck Cargill, manager of the Exchange Store, endorses the project and has provided a com plete list of books to be used next semester. He says he feels the Exchange Store exists as a serv ice to the students and the textbook exchange is a similar service. Shuttle Bus Routes, Funding Planned By VICKIE ASHWILL Route changes for the spring semester and the continuing in vestigation of funding for the 1973-74 school year were the main topics of discussion in a meeting Tuesday of the A&M Shuttle Bus Committee. An expansion of the bus serv ice will be made within the cur rent conti'actual arrangement of 55 hours per week with Transpor tation Enterprises, Inc. and will serve the Plantation Oaks apart ment area this spring. “We have received more re quests from the Plantation Oaks area for expanded service and trying to serve them is totally justifiable,” said Kent Caperton, committee chairman, in an ear lier statement. A recommendation passed at the Nov. 30 meeting will alter bus service beginning Jan. 15, 1973 as follows: * Route 1: One bus from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Route 2: Four buses from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Three buses from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. One bus from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The five buses will not run on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Seventy-nine and two-tenths per cent of 159 students complet ing a TAMU Shuttle Bus Survey said they would be willing to pay nine dollars per semester for con tinued bus service. The survey, conducted by Ed Davis, was taken to see if stu dents were willing to help support the continuation of the bus serv- University National Bank ‘On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. ice. Based on an estimated 2,000 users, the user fee would be ap proximately $18 per year averag ed out to 5.6 cents per ride. Twenty-eight persons qualified their answers by saying they would be willing to pay nine dol lars per semester if the parking fee was reduced or eliminated, improved dependability, addition of Plantation Oaks, etc. “From the results of the survey, we can definitely consider some implication of a user fee,” said Ron Holder of Texas Transporta tion Institute. “Another thing to consider is the occasional rider.” “Of course it would be much more satisfactory if all the fees came from one source,” said Da vis. Federal funding for the shuttle system was suggested for future investigation. ‘IN DRY DOCK’ could be the words to describe the bulkhead in the Downs Natator- ium indoor swimming pool. The bulkhead, which fell apart due to electrolysis, makes the pool regulation size for competition and will now be supported by cement bricks instead of copper and aluminum. (Photo by Mike Rice)