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By ROSE MARY TRAVERSO
Selection of a committee to
choose textbooks for the A&M Con
solidated School District is
scheduled for the Board of Trustees
meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in room
7, Special Services Building.
The committee’s choices which
will be made from texts recom
mended by the State Textbook
Committee are subject to the
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board’s approval.
A teacher from each specific
course in which the texts are used
will be chosen for the committee,
Hopson said. Every year a different
group of courses require a change in
texts. Texts are changed “every five
years or so,” he said.
Fred Hopson, school superin
tendent, will give his “general re
flections” of the accreditation inves
tigation being conducted by the
Texas Education Agency (TEA). “I
will try to relate the things they ex
pressed to me. These things may or
may not be included in the official
report,” Hopson said.
No official report has been issued
by the TEA yet and Hopson said he
doesn’t know when it will be com
pleted.
“The Golden Pass, ” a proposal re
lating to senior citizens, will be pre
sented to the board. Hopson said he
was enthusiastic about the idea
“which is new to this area” but re
fused to explain what a “Golden
Pass’’ is or comment further until
the board hears his presentation.
The annual audit report, which
must be filed with the TEA by Dec.
1, will be presented at the meeting.
The Policy Committee will report
and give suggestions on building
use fees, Hopson said. The commit
tee was directed at the Oct. 22
board meeting to study fair proce
dures for renting school buildings to
community organizations when not
in use by the school.
The driver education contract
with the Texas A&M Safety Educa
tion program will also be considered
by the board. This will be the sec
ond year that area high school stu
dents will participate in the prog
ram usingTAMU facilities, Hopson
said.
BVDC approves drug abuse program
and additional one-year grant
By ROSE MARY TRA VERSO
Staff Writer
A program of Drug Prevention
and Intervention submitted by the
Brazos Valley Mental Health and
Mental Retardation (MHMR) Board
of Trustees was approved by the
Brazos Valley Development Coun
cil (BVDC) Executive Committee at
noon yesterday at the Ramada Inn.
The committee reviewed the
Brazos Valley MHMR Board’s ap
plication for a one year grant to the
State Program on Drug Abuse
(SPODA), which was made Oct. 17.
The Board has submitted alterna
tive budgets of $53,555 and $44,435
for SPODA consideration. The
larger figure includes salaries for
two graduate student interns for the
program.
The proposed budgets provide
such services as counseling, urine
surveillance, dissemination of drug
abuse information and limited job
placement and medical services.
The committee authorized Judge
W.C. Davis, chairman of the hoard,
to sign the contract with Southwest
Research Institute which it ap
proved in October.
Southwest Research, a San An
tonio firm, was appointed to study
and evaluate county emergency
medical services.
The committee rejected bids for
two mobile medical units to be
purchased for Grimes County
Memorial Hospital and Madison
County Hospital because the cost
was too high.
The bids received from Superior
Southwest of Dallas and Fire Fox of
Houston were $35,647 and $36,540,
respectively. Bids will be reopened
for the vehicles.
A $12,719 purchase of law en
forcement technical equipment was
accepted by the committee. Fund
ing for the equipment was a grant
awarded the BVDC by the Criminal
Justice Division in September.
The equipment, which will be
used by law enforcement agencies
in the seven Brazos Valley region
counties, includes crime search kits
totaling $1,095; 35 mm cameras to
taling $1,703; electronic surveil
lance trailing units totaling $890;
and “Secret Agent 500
transmitter-receiver units totaling
$500.
Play starts Tuesday
“Move Over Mrs. Markham,
starring Julia Meade, plays Tuesday
at 8 p.m. in the Bryan Civic Au
ditorium.
The play, a comedy written by
Ray Cooney and John Chapman, is a
broad farce, complete with double
meanings, double takes and double
entendres. It has received rave re
views from British critics.
Described by the English “Beck
enham Journal,” as “what happens
when a husband lends his flat to his
business partner on the same night
that his wife has lent it to the
partner’s wife, who was hanking on
being alone there with an interior
decorator. ”
It is presented by the Rotary
Community Series in cooperation
with the TAMU Town Hall Com
mittee. Tickets are $5.50 for the
general public, $2.50 each for
TAMU student and date, and can be
picked up at the MSC Box Office.
Funding of up to $1,000 for a pro
fessional library planner, who will
provide an architect with informa
tion needed to design the Caldwell
library was approved by the com
mittee.
The library plan, funded by an
Economic Development Act (EDA)
planning grant, will take into con
sideration the site selected, popula
tion served, state requirements,
volumes needed, hours of operation
and growth projections.
The EDA funds were left over
from the last fiscal year but the
BVDC needs EDA approval of the
Caldwell project before funding be
gins. The EDA decision is expected
in two or three weeks, said Glen
Cook, BVDC executive director.
The committee also voted to es
tablish an Adult Probation Service
for the 21st Judicial District, which
includes Bastrop, Lee, Burleson
and Washington counties.
Chemical chapter
receives praise
The TAMU student affiliate chap
ter of the American Chemical Soci
ety (ACS) has been cited by the na
tional organization for the caliber of
its programs during the 1973-74
academic year.
The chapter was one of 42 from a
total of 597 chapters receiving spe
cial commendation, Dr. Stanley
Kirschner of Wayne State Univer
sity stated in a letter to President
Jack K. Williams. Kirschner is
chairman of the ACS Council
Committee on Chemical Educa
tion.
Paula Crane of Lissie was presi
dent of the student affiliate chapter
last year. She received a B.S. de
gree in chemistry in May.
Salaries for the coming fiscal year
will be discussed at the committee’s
next meeting at noon Dec. 5. A
meeting site has not been named.
Zone to be
considered
A zone change request designed
to complete the zoning for an office
complex behind TJ’s on Texas Av
enue will be considered by the Col
lege Planning and Zoning Commis
sion at its Monday night meeting.
The proposal is to change the
southwest 171 feet of a lot from
apartment building district to gen
eral commercial.
The commission will make a re
commendation to the city council,
which will make the final decision.
In other action the commission
will hear a report on the Commun
ity Development Act.
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The Association of Former Students
Serves Students
STUDENT LOAN FUND. Since 1924, former stu
dents have contributed more than $500,000 to provide a
permanent loan fund which is administered by the Student
Financial Aid Office. Literally thousands of students have
utilized this fund in completing their educations.
SENIOR CLASS INDUCTION BANQUETS.
Members of the graduating class are honored each year as
they are inducted into the Association. The Class Agent is
elected at the banquets and the new members are acquainted
with the programs of the Association.
SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
The Association assists numerous student organizations in
cluding the Residence Hall Association, the Texas Aggie
Band, academic department organizations, athletic clubs
(Soccer, Rugby, Lacrosse), the women's swimming team,
and student service groups (Alpha Phi Omega and Omega
Phi Alpha).
Supports lexas A&M
OPPORTUNITY AWARDS. Originated by the
Association in 1940, this program is designed to provide
financial assistance to needy, high achieving freshmen. More
than 6,000 A&M students have benefited from these awards
which consist of a $100 or more annual scholarship with op
portunity for student employment and loans. A&M Clubs,
Mothers Clubs, individuals, business firms, industries, and
civic organizations add to the funds given by the Association
to enable these deserving students to attend Texas A&M.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. These
recognition and achievement awards go annually to 50 stu
dents enrolling at Texas A&M University. Recipients must
be in the top 10 per cent of their high school graduating
classes and have a Scholastic Aptitude Test score of 1250 or
higher. Support from the Association for this program is
augmented by donations from individuals, industries, and
civic organizations.
FACULTY DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS. More than 165 Texas A&M faculty and staff
members have been recognized for outstanding achievement
in teaching, research, extension service, and student rela
tions. A committee of faculty members, students, and for
mer students selects 12 recipients each year. The entire
faculty-staff attends a convocation at which each recipient
receives an engraved watch, a framed certificate, and a
$1,000 cash award.
DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE STUDENT
AWARDS. Outstanding Master's and Doctoral students
and Graduate Teaching Assistants are selected by a com
mittee of the Graduate College Faculty. The Association
annually presents cash grants and framed certificates to
three students in each category. Financial support is also
provided for organized graduate student activities.
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION CENTER. In the
fall of 1973, the Texas A&M University Information Center,
first of its kind in the nation, opened to tell the A&M story
SENIOR RING. TheTexasA&M Senior Ring is avail
able only to A&M students meeting specific academic re
quirements. The rules for ordering and wearing the ring are
stringently enforced. The Association of Former Students
zealously guards the tradition of the ring through the Senior
Ring Committee.
Serves Members
Information Center^
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to campus visitors. A unique blend of automated slide pro
grams, motion pictures, and pictorial displays enables the
viewer to see and hear in one place a concise story of all of
Texas A&M's educational programs and activities. The In
formation Center, representing an investment in excess of
$250,000, is open six days each week on the ground floor
of the Continuing Education Tower adjacent to the Me
morial Student Center. This "window" for Texas A&M was
created through the vision and support of Leslie L. Appelt
'41 of Houston, Association President in 1971. The Center
was officially opened at ribbon-cutting ceremonies this
morning.
Maintainslraditions
THE TEXAS AGGIE MAGAZINE. The official
publication of the Association of Former Students is distri
buted every month except June and August to every person
making a gift to the Association's Annual Fund.
DIRECTORY OF FORMER STUDENTS. This
book, published every three years, goes to people making
gifts to the Annual Fund each year. The current directory
contains more information than any other alumni directory
in the nation.
ASSISTANCE FOR A&M CLUBS. More than 200
A&M Clubs around the world focus support for Texas A&M
in the local communities. The clubs sponsor many functions
including receptions for area legislators following state elec
tions to acquaint them with local Aggies and major univers
ity officials. Association Field Director Tom K. Nelson '63
arranges campus speakers for club meetings and maintains
close Mason with club officers. To assist A&M Clubs in
maintaining contact with their members, mail tapes and
listings are provided by the Association office. Mail tapes
and lists are not available for commercial or political pur
poses.
FORSYTH ALUMNI CENTER. The spacious new
home for the Association of Former Students provides a
gracious rendezvous point for Association members visiting
the university. Located at the crossroads of campus activity
in the expanded Memorial Student Center, it is easily access
ible from all directions. The generous gift of Mr. and Mrs.
James M. "Cop" Forsyth '12 of Houston made possible con
struction of the alumni center. The Forsyth Tartan carpet
containing the Association Seal is the focal point of the
lobby.
ALUMNI RECORDS. The Association maintains
computerized biographical information on more than
70,000 former students of Texas A&M. More than 31,000
address changes and other information alterations are made
to these records each year. Over 3,000 graduating seniors
are added to the file every year.
Yyu Make It All Possible
Gifts to the Association of Former Students make pos
sible the continuing programs of support for Texas A&M
University, its students and its faculty.
ANNUAL FUND. There are no dues charged for
membership in the Association of Former Students and there
are no state funds available for its operation. Association
programs are supported totally by gifts to the Annual Fund.
CENTURY CLUB. The Century Club, a symbol of
dedicated support for Texas A&M University, is a growing
group of interested people making gifts of $100 or more to
the Annual Fund each calendar year. Chartered in 1965, the
Century Club is the solid foundation of the annual giving
program of the Association. Advanced levels of Century
Club membership are Silver Century ($250), Golden Cen
tury ($500), and Diamond Century ($1,000). Special recog
nition dinners honor Century Club members on the campus
each fall. All gifts are tax deductible.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. People who did not
attend Texas A&M, but who want to be a part of the strong
arm of support the Association provides for the university
are heartily welcomed as Associate Members of the Associa
tion of Former Students. These donors to the Association's
Annual Fund receive the Texas Aggie magazine, the
Directory of Former Students, and all other privileges
of membership. Anyone interested in supporting Texas
A&M University may call Association Executive Director
Richard "Buck" Weirus '42 or Annual Fund Director
Randy Matson '67 at (713) 845-7514 for more information.
MUSTER. This tradition dating from San Jacinto Day,
1903, pays tribute to those Aggies who have died during the
past year. The Muster on campus is an impressive memorial
ceremony. The Association fosters the Muster tradition and
provides a complete Muster ceremony kit for the April 21
observances and arranges campus speakers for many of
them. More than 300 Musters are held around the world
every year. A listing of Muster locations is published in the
March issue of the Texas Aggie magazine.
CLASS PROGRAMS. Texas A&M is almost singular
ly unique in its system of perpetuating class ties by bringing
graduating classes together in reunions every five years. The
leadership for these reunions is provided by the Class Agent.
He keeps his class informed about progress at Texas A&M;
about the Association and its programs; and about other
classmates.