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College Station, Texas
Vol. 67 No. 398
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By KATHY YOUNG
TAMU’s landscape plan moves
nearer to completion as bids will be
taken some time this week on the
Corps Dorm Area, according to
Gen. A. R. Luedecke, executive
vice president. •
Detailed planning on the Corps
dorm area has been completed with
few changes from earlier plans.
Some walkways will be enlarged
while others will be repaired.
Brick arches denoting the entr
ance to the corps area will be 11 and
one half feet high with a span of 15
feet. A recessed light will he located
at the top of each arch.
Bicycle parking areas are desig
nated around the corps area with
down ramps on the curbs to facili
tate the riders accessibility to the
area.
The war memorial located in front
of Duncan Dining Hall will lie ele
vated to five feet tall with different
surroundings than those now pres
ent. Luedecke emphasized that the
war memorial will remain the same
and that it will only be raised to
make it more noticeable.
The grass along the corps dorms
that face into the quadrangle will be
removed and replaced with same
kind of ground cover, according to
Luedecke. This is the only grass that
will be removed in the area,
Luedecke added, in response to
Corps complaints that this would
disrupt “quadding efforts. ”
At the same time bids are going
out for the Corps dorm area, bid
ding will commence on several
street projects. Lewis and Bizzell
streets will be double streets while
Ross Street will be converted into
the pebbled mall surface in some
areas while others will be of compos
ition to fit into the surrounding
landscape.
In other areas Luedecke said that
the parking lot across the railroad
tracks was completed and ready to
hold 500 cars. Another lot in the
same area with a 589 car capacity has
already had a contract let on it.
Luedecke also mentioned that
the athletic dorm is nearly com
pleted and will be ready for occu
pancy this fall.
The North Plaza area will be the
next division of the landscape plan
to be completed and ready for bids.
It is presently in the detailed plan
ning stage.
Although the landscape plan is
progressing, it is not without its cri
tics. Several student leaders in
volved in the Long Range Campus
Planning Committee felt that stu
dents’ opinions were not being con
sidered by Luedecke.
Barry Brooks, Steve Wakefield
and David White wrote their com
ments and suggestions to the land
scape plan and sent the letter to
Luedecke in March.
These three students suggested
that the proposed Northgate wall
was too much of a “physical barrier
whereas, a three foot wall would still
indicate a division, and could be
used by those walking by. ”
As an alternative they suggested a
“soft barrier such as shrubbery in
conjunction with sections of a lower
wall. ” The high cost of the wall was
also mentioned as a possible reason
for an alternative means of separat
ing the campus from Northgate.
The group also criticized the 18
inch Main Entrance Wall at the east
gate as being “asthetically too high
for the location.” They suggested
lowering it.
The next area the students ques
tioned was the possible retention of
an eight car parking lot by the Uni
versity Hospital in the center of a
pedestrian mall. The students
urged its removal.
The students pointed out the
need for designated bike paths
where bicyclists must share the
streets with automobile traffic.
They expressed a desire to rid the _
campus of potential hazard traffic
patterns where pedestrians must
cross the path of cars.
When Luedecke was asked about
the letter he said that “the com
ments in writing were reviewed by
the master architect in charge of re
viewing. ”
The students complained about
lack of input. Luedecke said that it
“was a misunderstanding and that
all of their comments were taken
into account.” He added that they
were present during the presenta
tion of the designer’s concept, the
sketches and the development
program phases. However,
Luedecke admitted that no students
were invited to the final review of
the plans as it was just a technical
review.
Luedecke explained, “They
didn’t understand the procedure.
They felt that their input was effec
tive only if changes were made.”
The procedure as outlined by
Luedecke is “to listen to everyone’s
comments and weigh them, have
the architects take a professional
look at it and then make a decision.
“If you take out everything they
complain about there would be no
thing left,” Luedecke said.
Luedecke felt the students must
have “a good reason other then T
don’t like it,’ in order to change
something. ”
Discussion was more beneficial
than concrete suggestions, accord
ing to Luedecke. “How to mark bike
paths and where to place bike racks
and such decisions were aided by
student discussions,” he added.
One of the most controversial
parts of the landscape plan perhaps
is the wall around the campus. Gen.
Luedecke said, “a wall is the very
last way I think it. It shows me this is
the campus. It will prevent us from
seeing the back end of a lot of cars,”
Luedecke said.
Degree
deadline
June 14
Registrar R. A. Lacey says June
14 is the deadline for first summer
term undergraduate degree candi
dates to make applications for
graduation.
Graduate and undergraduate
students who expect to complete
the requirements for a degree dur
ing the second summer term 1974
are also encouraged to make formal
application for their degree at this
time.
A six-dollar graduation fee will be
collected at the fiscal office in the
Richard Coke Bu(!ding. Graduate
students may make formal applica
tion for degrees' in the office of the
Graduate College, Room 209, and ^ i i
undergraduate students may file THE TEXAS BLEND” provided the music as the Grove got on to a
applications in Room Seven of the good start in it’s summer program Monday night. The music along
registrar’s office, both of which are with plenty of soft drinks smoothed out a rather hectic day of registra-
in the Coke building. tion and was met with general enthusiasm. (Photo by David Kimmel)
Coed breaks Texas record
in rocking chair marathon
arts
1-1669
LONG LINES and the hot sun made registration somewhat of a
hassle for the near 8,000 students who showed up for the first
summer term. Some people waited as long as an hour outside G.
Parking lot protested
Scandia runoff unwanted
By GERALD OLIVER
The College Station Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended
zone changes on four tracts to the
city council for approval, Monday
night.
A 7.9 acre tract on FM 60 north
east of FM 2818 was rezoned from
single family residential to general
commercial. Two other tracts in the
same area were changed from single
family to multi-family (apartment)
zoning.
The land is owned by A. P. King, a
Houston developer who plans to
build student oriented apartments
and a small shopping center. Com
missioner Tom Chaney expressed
concern that the commission might
have little control over building in
the complex once the rezoning re
quest had been approved. He re-*
commended that the commission
wait until the final plat for construc
tion was submitted to pass on the
request. Commissioner George
Boyett reminded him that the
commission must also pass final
plats before construction can begin.
The commission also approved
two similar requests for the rezon
ing of a 16.4 acre tract to general
commercial and a 39.8 acre tract to
apartment zoning in the area. Build
ing similar to King’s and coordi
nated with his are being planned.
Rollie White Coliseum to pay their fees and found the situation not
much better inside. (Photos by David Kimmel)
TAMU
research
in top 20
TAMU is now among the
country’s top 20 educational institu
tions in volume of research and de
velopment, according to data com
piled by the National Science
Foundation.
TAMU is the only college or uni
versity in the South or Southwest
ranked among the nation’s research
leaders.
The list is headed by Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
and includes the Universities of
Wisconsin, Michigan, California,
Minnesota, Washington, Chicago,
Pennsylvania and Illinois, along
with Harvard, Cornell, Columbia,
John Hopkins and Yale.
NSF’s survey covers activities for
1973, during which period TAMU
invested $33,618,226 in research
activities. This accounted for 44
percent of the total dollar volume
for Texas’ 26 senior colleges and
universities, based on information
Released by the Coordinating
Board, Texas College and Univer
sity System.
TAMU’s research funds so far this
year represent an increase of ap
proximately $2 million over the
same period in 1973, noted Dr.
Robert R. Berg, director of univer
sity research.
TAMU’s research program in
cludes projects ranging from high
way safety to agricultural and
marine resources, as well as air and
water pollution studies and several
medically-related activities.
By STEVE BALES
ROCKDALE—TAMU’s Julia
Jones broke the Texas Rocking
Chair Marathon record of 91 hours,
21 minutes, at the Rockdale Cen
tennial Celebration.
Jones, a very tired and sleepy
26-year-old TAMU coed, broke the
standing record held by Eugene
Suttle of Hamburg, Texas, at 1:22
p.m. yesterday.
“I’m going to stay with it and try
for 100 hours to keep in line with the
Rockdale Centennial,” Jones said.
Jones stayed with it to set a new
state record of exactly 100 hours at
10:00 last night.
The marathon started off the
Rockdale Centennial Celebration
Friday night at 6, with 30 entrants.
The youngest entrant was seven
years old and dressed like TV’s
In further action the commission
approved the rezoning of four lots in
Kapchinskie Subdivision from
single family to multi-family. The
lots are owned by Scandia Apart
ments. Two of the lots are to be used
for storage buildings and the other
two will be converted to parking
lots.
A group of concerned citizens led
by L. B. Groce expressed concern
that runoff from Scandia parking lots
was entering their yards. Groce was
assured by a Scandia representative
that if the next rain proved to pro
duce drainage into the adjacent
property a curb would be built to
prevent future instances.
Photo by STEVE BALES
JULIA JONES ROCKS at the Rockdale Centennial Rocking Chair
Marathon. Julia went on to set a new state record of 100 hours of
rocking time.
“Dirty Sally.” She only lasted until
1:30 Saturday morning.
Jones won $300 for placing first in
the marathon. She also won $200 for
breaking the state record in addition
to $100 given to her from the local
merchants.
“All totaled, Julia won more than
$1,000 including the other money
people gave her, ” Alan Jones, Julia’s
husband, said. “They auctioned off
her shoes after she broke the record
for $100. A local barber is supposed
to buy. her comb for about $25
today.”
Roger Sadler, third place winner,
said, “I think we’ve done a lot to
help the city of Rockdale. The peo
ple here have really been behind us
all the way.”
The marathon took place on the
porch of the Lucy Hill Patterson
Memorial Library. Jones wasn’t al
lowed to move from her starting
position.
Each of the entrants were allowed
a 15-minute snack break every four
hours and a seven-minute rest stop
every two hours. They had to keep
rocking after their breaks.
“I don’t know how she has made it
this far,” Jones’ husband said. “She
usually has to have from eight to 10
hours sleep just to survive. I know
she will hit the sack as soon as she is
finished here.”
There is goihg to be another rock
ing marathon this August at Vic
toria, Texas, for those interested.
Jones said, “I don’t think I’m going
to enter it. I’ve had enough rocking
to last me for a while. ”
TV feature
to spotlight
Gen. Rudder
The late Earl Rudder, former
president of A&M, will be among 10
Allied officers featured in a film pre
sented by KAMU-TV Thursday
nighh 10 p.m.
Dr. Mel Chastain, director of
TAMU’s educational television sta
tion, said the film “Ten Men Went
to War” chronicles the efforts of Al
lied officers instrumental in the
D-Day invasion of Normandy.