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-J ay, October ] Student-Run Day Care Center Folds After Two Weeks By VICKIE ASHWILL Competition and apparent lack of need caused the Student Gov ernment Day Care Center to close its doors after two weeks of oper ation. “We opened for the convenience and service we could offer the Ag-gies,” said Virginia Leahey, chairman of the board for the center which closed the middle of September. “When we (the board) found there was no longer a need for our existence, we decided to close down.” Three years ago A&M took a survey to see if a day care cen ter was needed, according to Leahey. “At that time a center was needed for students’ children. “Last fall when I took over the project the Ags still needed such a utility,” continued Leahey. “So the Student Senate approved the 411 project and agreed to sponsor it.” This year the area need for day care services was partially met by local churches. The remaining need was met with the opening of a community day care center in College Station. Originally the non-profit or ganization was set to open Jan. 15, 1973. The date was postponed to Feb. 1 providing an adequate number of children had paid tui- One Does Not Gain Much B yMere Cleverness. Cbe Battalion Vol. 67 No. 299 College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 16, 1973 tion. The Feb. 1 deadline was not met either and the opening of the cen- Student Senate, according to ter was set for the fall semester. Leahey did say the middle of the year was a bad time to open any type of day care service. SG President Randy Ross em phasized that the “center was a professional operation with an ed ucational environment for the children of A&M students in the two to four age bracket” in the Jan. 17 issue of The Battalion. “It is not a babysitting serv ice,” he continued. But according to Leahey the facility was turning into such a service. “We were attracting children two and under, some of whom were not trained to use the toilet,” said Leahey. “This was not a part of our purpose. “We were running our workers to death with such a young group,” continued Leahey. “They were at ages where they really couldn’t do anything.” Another reason the organiza tion folded was lack of interest on behalf of the public and the Leahey. “Our purpose was to help Ags out but they did not help us.” The state-licensed agency re quired the enrollment of 20 chil dren at $60 a month in order to meet the monthly bills. When the center closed, eight students were attending regularly. “The board decided why waste SG money when they could be spending it on something else ? ” Leahey said. | The price included one hot meal daily plus a morning and afternoon snack. The center was open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days at 305 Welbom Rd., a loca tion close to campus. The organization had initially planned to begin business in the Lutheran fellowship hall but amid other changes the center was re located. “Without the original help of the Lutheran Church the Day Care Center could never have opened,” said Leahey earlier. Leahey continued to say that the short operation of the center was successful for those who worked with it. “Even though it was not phys ically successful, it v/as mentally so,” said Leahey. “We connected with the cen ter learned a lot. The SG became acquainted with business and all of us met a lot of people in the Bryan-Gollege Station commun ity.” DEFENSIVE BACK Tim Gray bows his head to the astroturf in a moment of futility in Lubbock Satur day where the Aggies fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 28-16. UT Mascot’s Mother Dies “Hook Horn,” mother of the University of Texas mascot “Bevo,” is dead. “Hook Horn” died Sept. 28 at age 23, Parks and Wildlife offi cials said Thursday. She died at Ft. Griffin State Park where the official State Longhorn herd is kept. She was the matriarch of the official Texas Longhorn herd. Parks and Wildlife personnel gave the cow the name of “Hook Horn” because of the unusual configuration of her horns. One curved into the air, while the other dropped below her face. Spiro Bids Farewell With Emotional Plea WASHINGTON (A*)—Spiro T. Agnew bade farewell to public life Monday night with praise for Vice President-designate Gerald R. Ford and a call for political and judicial reforms as a result of “my nightmare come true.” Agnew, who resigned Wednes day and did not contest a charge of federal income tax evasion, vowed that his final moments on the national stage would not be spent in “a paroxysm of bitter ness.” And, while the words were emotional, his nationally-televis ed farewell address was delivered in calm, unimpassioned tones. Agnew repeated his denial of bribery and extortion accusations, and noted that his tax conviction stemmed from a plea of no con test, not a guilty plea. He was fined $10,000 and sentenced to three years of unsupervised pro bation. Teacher Graduate Hasn’t Changed An updated survey of A&M teacher graduates reveals the “typical” individual has not changed. He is nearly 40 years of age, holds a master’s degree, is a teacher or administrator in a Texas public school, holds two or more professional education cer tificates and is member of two or more professional organiza tions. Findings are detailed in a College of Education publication by Dr. Paul R. Hensarling. He directs TAMU’s Teacher Place ment Service. Hensarling noted that data on the year-long study is on file for use by researchers from depart ments of the College of Educa tion. The publication, “Follow-Up Study, Teacher Education Gradu ates, 1923-73,” involved work by graduate students Burton Her mann and Pamela Faulkner. The study was funded by the Council on Teacher Education. Hensar ling noted that the Association of Former Students and Registrar’s Record Section cooperated. It updates a study made in 1972. By combining data from both researches, the report was compiled on the basis of responses from 3,422 graduates, or nearly 70 per cent of the total popula tion. Hensarling said ages of re spondents ranged from 20 through the “over 60s.” “It is interesting to note that many who are over 60 gave their ages as a matter of pride,” the report states. “For example, statements like: T’ll be 84 in May’ were quite common.” Predominant teaching fields are vocational agriculture, gen eral science and industrial arts. The early history of TAMU teacher education emphasized vo cational agriculture and indus trial arts. The trend began to broaden in the 1960s. “Another point of interest,” the report indicates, “is the male/ female ratio of the respondents: 2,877 males or 81.2 per cent and University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” I Adv. 545 females or 18.8 per cent. This ratio can be explained by the fact that this study covers a span of 50 years, while women have been admitted to A&M for less than a decade.” More than three-quarters of the respondents live in Texas. They most frequently listed Cali fornia, Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma, New York, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennes see residences. One lives in Mex ico, three in Canada, and 50 over seas. Only slightly over half of the respondents have remained in some phase of education. Thirty- nine per cent are in public schools; 10 per cent, colleges and universities. Aggie Players Set Cast for ‘Wives School’ The upcoming play concerning the Women’s Liberation move ment produced by the Aggie Players, “A School for Wives,” was cast last week. It is a satire on sixteenth century attitudes toward women written by the French playwright Moliere. Analphe, played by Tim Mc- Canlies has raised Agnes, played by Stephanie Inman. He has fashioned her into what he feels is the perfect woman. However, she soon meets Horace and com plications ensue. “It says a lot about today, it is still contemporary,” said C. K. Easton, director. The date of opening night re mains unannounced due to a problem of location. The cast is as follows: Tim McCanlies, Analphe; Kenneth Dimmick, Chrysalde; Ken Brown, Horace; Jim Dennis, Alaine; Pat Lock- stedt, Georgette; Stephanie In man, Agnes; Bradley Ellis, not ary; Mark Scott, Enrique; Kevin Cowser, Oronte. Agnew departed with words of praise for President Nixon, who had personally approved major decisions made by government prosecutors in the bargain that led to his resignation and convic tion on the one tax charge. He said he had been proud to serve 57 months with “a great President,” who had advanced the cause of world peace. Agnew said that despite his personal sorrow, he sees only good ahead for the nation. Agnew said Nixon made “a wise nomination” in choosing Ford to succeed him as vice pres ident. The nomination of Ford, now House Republican leader, has been sent to a receptive Demo cratic Congress, which is expect ed to confirm the choice. “He’ll make an excellent vice president and he is clearly quali fied to under take the highest office should the occasion re quire,” Agnew said. Agnew complained that leaked accounts of the federal criminal investigation into his activities as governor of Maryland and as vice president had prejudiced his civil rights and put him in an impos sible situation. He had only praise for Presi dent Nixon, and for Ford, the man nominated to succeed him in the vice presidency. “In choosing Gerald Ford, the President has made a wise nom ination,” Agnew said. “ . . . He’ll make an excellent vice president, and he is clearly qualified to undertake the highest office should the occasion require.” Agnew said he did not want his last moments on the public stage to be spent in “a paroxysm of bitterness.” But he said he wanted the nation to understand fully the reasons for his resigna tion last Wednesday. Agnew said he hopes the trau ma of his case will “form the crucible out of which a new sys tem of campaign financing is forged,” to avoid even the appear ance of wrongdoing by public of ficials in raising political funds. Agnew urged an overhaul of political finance laws, to provide public financing for every candi date for office. He also urged re form of the system of justice, and specifically attacked the use of immunity to gain testimony against people accused of wrong doing. “As things now stand, immuni ty is an open invitation to per jury,” Agnew said. “In the hands of an ambitious prosecutor it can amount to an invitation to legal ized extortion and bribery.” Agnew specifically denied, as he had before, the accusations of bribery and extortion leveled by government prosecutors. And he said that while he accepted con viction on the tax evasion charge, his plea of no contest was not an admission of guilt for any other purpose. PAULA BOATRITE, a belly dancer, strikes a mystic pose for performances at the Brazos County People’s Festi val held in Manor East Mall Saturday. Thousands of people attended the second annual event. (For more photos see page 5) Five-College Conference Housing Problems Outlined Weather TUESDAY—Decreasing cloudi ness later this afternoon with scattered showers expected to dissipate. Warmer and partly cloudy weather anticipated for tomorrow. Today’s high 77° tonight’s low 67°. Tomorrow’s high temperature is expected to be around 83°. By GREG MOSES Representatives from five Tex as universities met here Sunday to exchange ideas on student fair housing committees. The TAMU Fair Housing Com mittee hosted the conference in the Rudder Tower. Jackie Heyman from TAMU began the preliminary presenta tion by explaining the compiling and distribution of TAMU’s apartment guide. She also men tioned plans for the next issue including an evaluation of duplex and house landlords. Of the four other schools par ticipating in the conference (Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin, North Texas State, and Southwestern) only North Texas had an existing fair housing com mittee. The other schools planned to institute programs of their own. North Texas related case his tories to the conference concern ing their tenant problems. One interesting case involved two co eds who served notice to their landlord that they would be leav ing in 30 days. The apartment manager then told them they had to leave the next day. When the girls did not comply he cut off their electricity and entered the apartment with force and tried to move a bed out of the apart ment. The North Texas committee, which usually refers students to the small claims court, has de cided to prosecute on a higher level. The case is pending. Kevin Rogers pointed out the desirability of a student fair housing organization because it is biased toward students. He felt this was more helpful than a disinterested third party such as the Better Business Bureau. “TAMU has one of the more strong fair housing committees in the state,” said Barb Sears, chair man of the TAMU committee. “We handle five to seven com plaints per week. North Texas refers most of its complaints to the small claims courts.” Other schools use their student attorneys to handle tenant com plaints, said Sears. Schools which did not partici pate in the conference sent in formation about their programs SONNY AND CHER in their Sunday night verbal ly having to work for points, while Cher—well, being Cher. the last live stop Rice) for use in the conference. The literature from the other schools was combined with in formation compiled by the TAMU committee in a display. The dis play included copies of new laws pertaining to tenant-landlord re lations, apartment guides from other schools and model leases. “Model leases show what the ideal lease should look like,” said Sears. “There are clauses stu dents should avoid; for instance, those which release the landlord from any responsibility of latent defects in the building. “The conference was a suc cess,” she said. “It broadened our knowledge of what other schools are doing and helped us analyze our own program.” The fair housing conference was the first in a series of con ferences hosted by the Texas Stu dent Association. Sears sent copies of all information gathered at the conference to the TSA headquarters. Next week SFA and Sam Houston will co-host a conference on dorm living at SFA. The pur pose of the conference is two fold: to discuss liquor on campus and refrigerator rental pro grams. ^1 Bio Control Of Insects Topic of Talk “Control of Insects by Biologi cal Rather Than Chemical Meth ods” will be discussed at the Free University session on “Biological Aspects of Social Problems” Wed nesday. Dr. Gordan Frankie, assistant professor of entomology, will be guest lecturer at the 8 p.m. pro gram in Room 146 of the Physics Building. Dr. Johannes van Overbeek, professor of biology, is coordi nator of the course. “Genetics of Human Resistance and Vulnerability to Disease,” with guest lecturer Dr. Norbert McNeil, will be the topic of the Oct. 24 program.