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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1974
Documents hardly scary or dull
By MARY LYNN HYDE
Special to the Battalion
Many people steer clear of the
University Library Documents
Division, mistakenly thinking it’s
too scary or too dull. On the con
trary, one would be surprised at
the variety of information one can
find in government publications.
A gold mine of books, periodi
cals, pamphlets, technical reports,
posters, charts and maps are
available from the U.S. Superin
tendent of Documents by mail, or
at any one of 18 government book
stores (including one at Dallas)
or better yet, right here on cam
pus.
Texas A&M is one of the few
depository libraries for U.S. gov
ernment publications in the state.
The library, however, does not
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ment publications available, so it
selects to receive those that will
be most useful to students and
faculty at Texas A&M.
“Monthly Catalog,” the index
to government publications, has
the information a student needs,
including the call number. The
material is a few steps from the
index, and the chances of it being
on the shelf are extremely high.
A well-trained staff is there to
instruct and assist y o u in the
search for material.
The Congressional Committee
hearings are a wealth of informa
tion for those planning group dis-
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Chrysler has
profit losses,
raises prices
cussions, debates, or just a term
paper, on contemporary topics
ranging from the gasoline short
age to the Big Thicket.
Material is available on all as
pects of the current energy crisis
—its effect on agriculture, unem
ployment or tourism, on implica
tions for the future and alternate
sources of energy.
One can find the Warren Com
mission Report, transcripts of
Watergate hearings, climatologi
cal data, USD A publications, and
census material. One can find in
formation on sport fishing, small
business ventures, physical fit
ness, agricultural statistics, hous
ing, infant care, population trends,
national parks, drug abuse, trans
portation, patents, nuclear sci
ence, income taxes, geological in
vestigations, careers, environment
gardening and public laws.
In addition to the GPO mate
rials already discussed, the TAMU
Library Documents Division con
tains several thousand technical
reports, most of which are on mi
crofiche. The Aerospace Engi
neering students are currently us
ing the microfiche collection to
study NASA’s reports on the
Space Shuttle. Other studies cov
er atomic energy, remote sensing
and pollution.
In the Documents Division of
the library, a student gets the re
sults of the governments research
and knowledge in many fields of
human endeavor. It’s all there
waiting for you.
Mary Lynn Hyde is an instruc
tor of library science. She wrote
this article for National Library
Week—Ed.
HORNY BULLS
CHARGE A101 BUT NEVER
PAY THEIR BILLS.
DETROIT (AP)-Chrysler Corp.,
staggering from a 98 percent drop in
first-quarter profits, has boosted the
average price of its cars $99. It predicts
two more increases in the next five
months.
Director John T. Dunlop of the
Cost of Living Council condemned the
increase Chrysler announced on Mon
day as “irresponsible.”
It puts Chrysler’s average car and
truck prices $335 above their Decem
ber 1973 level.
The 2.9 percent increase in sticker
prices is Chrysler’s third since Dec. 10,
when the Cost of Living Council lifted
controls on the auto industry in return
for a promise from all auto makers
except Chrysler to limit price hikes to
$150 per car for the balance of the
1974 model year barring “unforeseen
major economic events.”
Chrysler Chairman Lynn Townsend
said the new increase is justified be
cause of skyrocketing costs, despite the
commitment
Dunlop fired back, “I view Mr.
Townsend’s statement as a display of
consummate gall in announcing an
interpretation of an agreement to
which he chose not to be a party.
“While his competitors are partici
pating in the effort through decontrol
commitments to stabilize prices
through the remainder of the 1974
model year, Mr. Townsend, in effect,
now calls on his competitors to raise
their prices in violation of their agree
ments with the council.”
With worldwide vehicle sales off 14
percent and U. S. car sales down 20.3
percent from 1973, Chrysler reported
sales of $2.7 billion, down 7 percent
from the first quarter of 1973.
The auto maker’s North American
operations recorded an $11.8 million
deficit. Overseas operations showed a
$13.4 million profit.
Campus Briefs
Fish victories
The Texas champion Fish Drill
Team swept every top trophy Sat
urday in winning the Lone Star
Invitational Drill Meet for the
second straight year.
The TAMU team lead by Com
mander James Patterson of Aus
tin conquered six other teams at
San Antonio. It was the final
meet of the year.
Four trophies the FDT brought
back from the three-day visit in
San Antonio also included first
places in inspection and basic
marching, besides the overall
championship trophy.
The TAMU team scored 906.86
for first overall. UT-Arlington
had 895.68; UT-Austin, 799.4.
Other teams, in order of finish,
were Tarleton State, UT-E1 Paso,
Hardin-Simmons and Northwest
ern Louisiana State.
Trinity University
the competition.
sponsored
Fellowship awards
Two students are among 12 na
tional recipients of State Farm
Foundation Student Fellowship
Awards.
Steven J. Eberhard, a junior
mathematics major from New
Braunfels, and David L. White, a
senior finance major from Fort
Worth, will each receive $1,500
stipends for any educationally re
lated expenses.
The TAMU students are the
only Texans among 12 national
winners, selected from 161 appli
cants representing 59 institutions.
Journalism honor
John Leidner of Mission has
been named outstanding journal
ism graduate this year.
Leidner, an agricultural jour
nalism major, was given the an
nual award by the Society of Pro
fessional Journalists, Sigma Delta
Chi.
The “Heavyweight Award,”
given by the journalism faculty
to the student who contributed the
most to the department in the
past year, went to Kathleen Oaks,
who received her degree in De
cember and is now a graduate
student in urban planning.
The SPJ chapter awarded Prof.
William C. Harrison a plaque des
ignating him the outstanding
journalism professor during the
past year.
Exa Ellis of Bryan was elected
SPJ chapter president for 1974-
75. Other officers will be Deborah
Blackmon, Bryan, vice president;
Terry Hardt, Devine, secretary;
and Mason Cloud III, Bryan,
treasurer.
The activities took place at the
annual journalism picnic at the
home of C. J. Leabo, Journalism
Department head.
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design and conduct experiments
in crop ecology.
The two hours of lectures per
week will cover relationships be
tween crops and their environ
ment. The three-hour laboratory
includes field training in the use
of modern instruments in crop
ecology experiments.
A basic knowledge of plant
physiology, meteorology and phy
sics is required for students seek
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The three-credit course will be
taught in the fall of 1974, and in
alternate years thereafter, in con
junction with Agronomy 621 —
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Dr. K. J. McCree, course in
structor, should be contacted for
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