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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1974
Society open to folks with non-green thumbs
Horticulture offers plant, flower ideas
By RUBEN P. LOZANO
Have there been times when
you have tried to grow a plant
and it just dries up and dies, no
matter what you do? And when
you go to a friend’s house, you
wonder what kind of magic has
caused a jungle to grow in the
living room? Well, don’t give up
hope, because the Horticulture
Society may have the answers to
all your problems.
Open to all students, the Horti
culture Society provides students
with an opportunity to see what
can be done to beautify the house
or apartment.
Gary Derickson, society’s presi
dent, said that members of the
society learn how to select plants,
how to produce beautiful plants
and once you’ve got them grow
ing, how to keep them alive.
Derickson said, “I was really
surprised when I found out how
little people know about plants.
For instance, if I were to show
an orchid plant to some people,
most of them won’t even recognize
it.”
Sheila Bath, secretary of the
society, said the only requirements
for membership are an interest
in Horticulture and one dollar per
year.
Besides learning about plants,
members participate in picnics,
banquets, field trips and help with
various money-making projects.
The society, a member of the
Collegiate Branch of the American
Horticulture Society, not only pro
vides scholarships, but enables
the members to obtain a broad
er knowledge of agriculture.
Edna DeloSantos, senior Hor
ticulture major, said that being a
member of the society has not
only exposed her to different
plant varieties, but has taught
her how to become a better gar
dener.
Dr. Bruce A. Perry, professor
of Soil and Crop Sciences, said
the society offers a great ad
vantage to the students. “The stu
dents are able to learn diff®
techniques about planting
they also have opportunitiei ]
get first-hand experience byps
tical applications.”
If you have any desire tola:
about ornamental plants, fn
nuts and vegetables, think ak;
joining the Horticulture Socle
Who knows ? You might ban
green thumb, too.
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Pentagon
criticizes
clemency
WASHINGTON (AP)-Pentagon
sources say Secretary of the Army
Howard Callaway went far beyond the
recommendation of a clemency board
in halving Lt. William Galley’s prison
sentence to 10 years for the My Lai
massacre.
Callaway’s decision meant Galley
could come up for parole within the
year.
The Army said it could not make
public the recommendation of the
Army-Air Force Clemency and Parole
Board. But sources said the board
proposed only a slight reduction in
Galley’s 20-year sentence.
Callaway said he remitted 10 years
of Galley’s prison sentence because of
“mitigating circumstances indicating
that Lt. Galley may have sincerely
believed that he was acting in accor
dance with the orders he had received
and that he was not aware of his
responsibility to refuse such an illegal
order.”
At the same time, the Army secre
tary said Tuesday “there is no reason
able doubt in my mind that he per
petrated the acts for which he stands
convicted.”
The case is now before President
Nixon, who has said he will review it
personally and make the final decision.
Army lawyers said Nixon could affirm
the present sentence or cut it further
but could not increase it.
Galley’s civilian lawyer Kenneth M.
Henson, said in Columbus, Ga, that
the Army secretary’s ruling was disapp
ointing. “We’re still hopeful that the
President of the United States exoner
ates Lt. Galley,” Henson said.
Officials at Army headquarters said
they believe Galley spent only one
night in the Ft. Benning, Ga., stockade
after his sentencing by a court-martial
to life in prison at hard labor on March
31, 1971.
Nixon ordered Galley released from
the stockade April 1, 1971, and said he
should be confined to his quarters
pending review of his case.
The 30-year-old Army lieutenant
lived in those bachelor quarters under
minimum security until a federal judge
ordered him released on $1,000 bond
last Feb. 27.
Galley’s life term was reduced to 20
years by Lt. Gen. Albert O. Conner,
then commander of the Third Army,
Aug. 20, 1971.
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