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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1971 Page 3 Gig dll. • • Romanians learn Aggie slogan, thumb up sign American tourists in Romania may be surprised by a greeting of “Gig ’em Aggies” in the future. The popular Singing Cadets returned to Texas Sunday afternoon ending a three-week tour of Romania. During several of the cadets’ 10 major performances director Robert L. Boone taught school children to give the thumbs up sign. With the aid of interpreter, Milel Leventer, Boone instructed them to give the sign and saying to any American they met. The Aggies went to Romania in conjunction with the Ambassadors for Friendship program sponsored by Readers’ Digest to promote in ternational friendship through music. Boone said, “I was disappointed in that our trip ended up with more emphasis on sightseeing than sing ing, but I still believe we accomp lished our goal. The Romanians re sponded to our kind of personal per forming very much like our audi ences do at home.” The group took an almost circular route through the country begin ning and ending in the capital, Bucharest. Performances began on their second day and the last concert was on the day of departure. The second concert was pre sented to a standing-room-only crowd in a music school in Timisoara, and was recorded for na tional radio broadcast. The audi ence clapped madly after every number and little girls ran to the stage with flowers. Repeats were demanded of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon”, “Whale of a Tale” and “There is Nothing Like a Dame" at virtually every perfor mance. Although they couldn’t un derstand the words, the message of Dame” was made clear by the Ag gies hamming it up. The head of the music school told the cadets, “Your performance was a great compliment to this au ditorium which is world-known for its accoustics.” Boone presented messages from Dr. Jack Williams, Gov. Dolph Briscoe and Mayor J. B. Hervey to each concert host. After most shows, listeners drowned the Aggies with pleas for autographs and addresses. There was scarcely a free hand to carry out equipment. The cadets favored the kids with maroon ballpoints and glow-in-the-dark Singing Cadet keyrings between autographs. Highlights in the sightseeing were three Moldavian painted monasteries and Dracula’s castle near Brasov. Most of the other places toured were Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in each town dating to 1400. The cathedral in Timisoara was the first to echo with “Rise Up O Men of God” sung by the all-male chorus. “It took me several minutes to get enough breath to tell Bob how great it sounded,” said TAMU In formation reporter John West. Romanian youth prefer light rock music, and the rythm provided by James Humphries on drums, James Haislet on bass guitar and Jeff Gin- now on guitar suited their tastes. Percussion students at the Timisoara music school said Hum phries had more drums to beat on than they had at the school. A special “Tele Top” program with the Singing Cadets was vid eotaped in the town of Bistrita for airing over national TV. There too, people crowded the aisles and were practically dangling from the bal cony. The Aggies looked forward to en ding the tour with five days on the Black Sea riviera. Due to cold weather only a handful of people went swimming. The girls in four other American college groups proved to be of much greater in terest. In three weeks and thousands of miles of travelling only one person was misplaced. David Anderson, soloist in “Whale of a Tale,” some how missed Delta flight 521 from New York to Atlanta on the return. He managed however, to catch another flight direct to his hometown, Dallas, and arrived there sooner than his buddies. Before departing from Bucharest Harry Morgan, president of Ambas sadors for Friendship, said that the singing Cadets was the most popu lar group ever to tour Romania. He said officials from each town the Ag gies performed in called him plead ing for one more concert. There will be one more trip for the cadets this summer to Chicago. They will sing for over 4,(XX) hospi tal administrators there in August. How to # win friends and influence people Consumer watch Chicken remains money-stretcher Forequarter beef cuts take the economy “spotlight” this season, one expert says. “These cuts are comparatively the best value now, although some stores will feature round cuts at lower prices, according to Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt, consumer marketing information specialist, TAMU Agricultural Extension Ser vice. Pork values include smoked hams, picnics, shoulder roasts and steaks, end-cut loin roast and chops, she added. “Fryer chickens remain the money-stretcher in many meat de partments, and grade A, large-size eggs generally are the economy- quality egg value. "Turkey, whole bird and parts, are plentiful and economical.” Turning to fresh fruits and veget ables, Mrs. Clyatt cited peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and nec tarines as priced “on the high side.” "Cantaloupe, watermelons and honeydew melons have more attrac tive price tags as supplies increase, and pineapple, strawberries, apples FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED and oranges are worth considering. ” Vegetable items in largest supply at the most economical prices are cabbage, carrots, sweet corn, okra, green beans, dry yellow onions, radishes and green onions. CONSUMER WATCHWORDS: Cottage cheese is featured at dairy counters. One and a third cups of cottage cheese supplies about the same amount of calcium as one cup of milk. Directors (Continued from Page I) the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department. The instructional phase of sociology was transferred to the College of Liberal Arts in 1970. In other business, the board approved new parking, diploma and student identification card fees at TAMU, with the increases re quested to offset rising costs in each of the categories. The parking rates will be doubled, beginning with the fall semester, resulting in a $48 an nual rate, for example, for faculty and staff in reserved parking areas. A special $4 rate was authorized for car-poolers if at least three persons join in a carpool. Student identifica tion cards will cost $3, up $1 from the present rate, with replacements to cost $6. Diplomas will cost $8 each, up $2, and replacements, $15, beginning Sept. 1. 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