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A&M STUDIO 303 Willow St. Bryan, Texas PORTRAIT SPECIALS YOU CAN AFFORD IN LIVING COLOR One 11x14 Reg. 29.95 value only 8.95 One 8x10 Reg. 22.95 value .Only 6.95 Permanent Gift-Size Proofs. Groups — $1.25 extra per subject One Special per subject please JOB APPLICATIONS PASSPORTS call 822-6377 by appointment only Texas Student Association THE BATTALION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1974 Page 3 Group may not exist next year By TERESA COSLETT Staff Writer The Texas Student Association (ISA) was told it may not exist next year. The TSA Convention was held this past weekend and sponsored by TAMU. Reporting on the association’s present financial records, Don King said, “We don’t know where we stand. We don’t know if were going to be able to exist next year. ” King said setting up a bookkeep ing system with separate operating, programming travel, wages and de velopment budgets will be the committee’s goal. The finance committee is chaired by King, student body president of Southwest Texas. TSA President Jack Martin set a fund raising goal of $5,000 to $10,000 in his State of the Associa- Science Fiction collection ranks among nation’s top 10 By BARBARA WEST Staff Writer “The size and completeness of the A&M science fiction collection 1/U6 flown Hall-Young Artist Series :00 pm I lissi'on th iion Ticfal >C Bo* ini I n.-Fri. Jeffrey Solow cellist FREE Workshop Nov. 11 8:00 pm Forum Concert Nov. 12 8:00 pm Forum TICKETS TAMU Students FREE Non-TAMU Student Date $1.00 General Public $2.50 Town Hall Season Tickets Honored No Reserved Seats Tickets and Information MSC Box Office 845-2916 Another MSC Activity A place happy to eat. The Tokyo Steak House is a place happy to eat The menu is traditional, the atmosphere authentic, the service polite, the food terrific. In the Teppan Yaki (iron grill) room, your choice of steak, shrimp, or chicken (plus bean sprouts, onions, zucchini and mushrooms) are cooked right on your table. Chef Toshio is a master of the Japanese cooking ceremony which makes cooking an adventure and eating a delight. There are chopsticks for purists, forks for those with hardy appetites and fortune cookies for everyone. Come as you are —but come hungry and in the mood to have a relaxing, happy dinner. TOKYO STEAK HOUSE Townshire/Texas Avenue/Bryan for reservations call 822-1301 Chinese Feast (7 traditional dishes for 2.95) Tuesday-Thursday places it among the top 10 in the country,” said Professor James E. Gunn at the formal announcement of the Texas A&M University Lib rary research collection Monday. Gunn also revealed that A&M has been named as the regional de pository for the Science Fiction Writers’ Guild. Gunn, a professor of journalism and English at the University of Kansas, teaches courses in fiction writing and science fiction. He has authored over 60 stories and 13 pub lished books. He also edited films shown as part of the dedication ceremonies. The films concerned the histoiy, ideas and directions of science fiction through the thinking of Isaac Asimov, Frederick Pohl and Harlan Ellison. Gunn explained the continued in terest in science fiction from the time it became a literary specialty in the late 1800s to the present as a matter of perspective and poten tials. “Science fiction might be consi- Coyote sponsors Ball Hookers’ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Com edian Vaughn Meader played the piano. A waitress undid the top of her gown to find relief from the heat of the ballroom. Six belly dancers performed. Others, in costumes ranging from mostly naked to white ties and tails, just did their thing at the first annual Hookers Ball which ended early Monday morning at the Longshoremen’s Hall. It was billed as “the social event ol the year for heterosexuals, bisexu als, trisexuals, transexuals, nonsex- uals and other minorities who feel they are discriminated against. ” The event which started Sunday night was sponsored by Coyote, an organization of prostitutes which describes itself as “a loose women’s organization.” ‘Isn’t this marvelous, ’ said Marge St. James, Coyote leader. “We just hope this will raise enough money so that we can lay down a financial base for the organization and establish a bail bond fund.” It was not immediately known how much the event raised. About 300 persons attended the party that preceded the ball, and they were supposed to pay $25 each. But those who couldn’t pay were admitted free. The same policy held for the ball, where participants were to pay $10. Meader, the comedian who be came famous with his imitations of the late President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s, came dressed as a lion tamer. Aggieland Pictures SENIORS & GRADUATES Oct 21 - Oct 25 G-K Oct 28 - Nov 1 L-0 Nov 4 - Nov 8 , , - - P-S Nov 11 - Nov 15 T-Z Students who have paid to have their pictures placed in the 1975 Aggieland should have their photograph taken according to schedule at— UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 North Main 846-8019 College Station dered letters from the future,” he said. “It provides different vantage points for looking at the world. ” Dr. R. E. Stewart, chairman of the Library Council, spoke of sci ence fiction as a mirror where “soci ety looks and smiles and says, ‘This is what we really can do.” “We need to consider more po tentials of humanity, Gnnn said. “In growing up we lose many pos sibilities. The educational system, by teaching something (in particu lar), also by implication leaves out all else. In science fiction all ideas can be made applicable.” The A&M collection is the result of four years of development and acquisitions. Donations to the col lection were made by aft A&M graduate, by Dr. Leslie M. Bagnall of the mechanical engineering de partment and by others interested in the collection. Part of the collection is three manuscripts of Howard Waldrop, author of “The Texan-Israeli War. ” The Texas A&M University Lib rary was chosen by the Science Fic tion Writers of America as a regional depository. “Our one wish, I think, would he that this collection may benefit and encourage scholarship in years to come,” said Dr. Henry L. Als- meyer, acting director of libraries. The science fiction works are now a part of the Special Collections sec tion of the library. tion address. The funds would be used for lobbying and travel ex penses. By-laws subcommittee chairman Ed Martin, a Texas Student Lobby (TSL) board member from the Uni versity of Houston, said the Univer sity ol Texas is doing research into the tax status of TSA and TSL as a dual corporation. “By-laws mean nothing if we don’t get down to issues, ” said Mar tin. The by-laws subcommittee will meet Nov. 2 at the University of Texas in El Paso. Administration subcommittee chairman Quincey Johnson, from North Texas State University, said the administration subcommittee Cigarette prices are going higher NEW YORK (AP) — Two major tobacco firms announced Monday they are increasing wholesale prices by 70 cents per 1,000 cigarettes. The increase by Lorillard Divi sion of Loew s Corp. will take effect Nov. 4 and the hike by Philip Mor ris, U. S. A., will begin Oct. 31. will be responsible for recruitment, fund raising and public relations. Also during the convention, TSA Vice President Larry Zacharias gave notice of his resignation due to lack of time to TSA President Jack Mar tin. Martin said he will send the name of his appointment to replace Zac harias within 10 days to association members for their approval. At the convention, finance, by laws and administration subcom mittees were established. At an informal TSL meeting at the end of the convention, Ed Martin said an interim committee on uni versity relations was needed to hold hearings, compile information and keep input going in between the legislature’s six-month sessions. Martin said it was vital to get a few students on each campus doing re search on issues in time to prepare proposals for the start of the legisla tures next session in January. This year TSL will concentrate on regulating building use fees, getting students on the Board of Regents and making students’ right to allo cate student service fees statutory. 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