THE BATTALION Page 5 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1975 Allocation increase asked RHA wants more for intramurals Federal or local? Rep. Sam Steiger (L) of Arizona, and Rep. Alan Steelman of Texas debated the need for the Federal land use bill Thursday. Steiger, who is against the bill, argued that funding should be on a local level. Steelman stated Photo by David Kimmcl. that although the Federal Government didn’t really want to make rules, they would fund states which implemented their own land use plans. Both SCON A XX speakers also answered questions. By DIANE GREENE Staff Writer The Residence Hall Association agreed last night to lobby with dorm councils and student senators for an increased student service fee budget for the intramural program. Intramural Director Dennis Cor- rington requested $170,000 from the Student Service Fee Allocation Committee, a $100,000 increase over last year. Rha President Greg Magruder presented statistics which showed that A&M's participation in in tramurals was up 48 per cent. Statis tics also showed that A&M had about twice as many intramural games as Texas Tech and about half the intramural budget. Tech was used for comparison because it has comparable enrollment figures. It was recommended that the new money be spent on extending facility hours. Magruder said in tramurals are an excellent relief from studying and stressed the im portance of the residence halls pushing for an expanded program. Recommendations for the new budget will come from the Student Senate. The RHA also passed a motion to send a letter to Dr. John Koldus, the vice president of student services, stating, “the appointment of stu dent members to the Laundry Board and the Sbisa and Krueger- Dunn Menu Boards should be made by tbe President of the Residence Hall Association instead of the Stu dent Body President. Since dorm students are the major patrons of laundry and dining facilities, Magruder felt the resolu tion to be an important one. The issue of getting civilians elected as yell leaders was brought up. Although the RHA does not feel they should endorse a candidate, they would like to do what they can to get the non-corps students out to vote in yell leader elections. Other business of the meeting in cluded: • An amendment which would require all RHA presidential candi dates to have taken at least 42 credit hours. This will be voted on at the next RHA meeting. • Suggestion by public relations chairman, David Reta, that the RHA publish its own newsletter. It was decided that since the MSC council offered to include dorm in formation in the INFORMER and DIAMETER, the RHA would use the media which proves itself least expensive. • Announcement of an opening for the office of RHA treasurer. Ap plications should be turned in at the RHA office. 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The board met to hear a presenta tion from Caskey on the implemen tation of the quarter system, scheduled to begin next fall. Very few, if any, other schools in Texas will operate under the true “student-centered” concept of the Quarter Plan, Caskey said. Under the system, the year’s work is divided into three quarters of 12 weeks each, rather than in the two parts, as was done in the semes ter plan. Each quarter is a separate and complete grading period and a student’s schedule will change each quarter. The system should provide a flex- Charity group sponsors walk to raise funds The Brazos Valley chapter of the National Foundation-March of Dimes will sponsor a “wal- kathon” Saturday, March 1, to raise funds for research to pre vent birth defects. Organizers have devised a 20-mile route beginning and end ing at Manor East Mall. The “walkathon” starts at 9 a. m., with registration opening at 7:45 a.m. “While we hope a maximum number of the participants will complete the walk, it is by no means a requirement, said Dr. Jacob Beal Jr., member of the Walkathon Steering Committee. Backers of the event are hoping to attract 1,000 participants of all ages. They expect the majority to be public school students in the 12-16-year-old age bracket, but several “senior citizens’’ have al ready expressed interest. The concept for the walkathon is for participants to sign up as many sponsors as possible who will pledge a predetermined amount of money for each mile walked. The sponsors can be either local firms or individuals. Registration and sponsor forms are available at all local 7-11 and U-Tote’M Stores. Prizes will be awarded in sev eral different categories. ible curriculum that will better meet the individual needs of the students, said Fred Hopson, school superintendent. At a previous meeting the board decided that 60 quarter credits would be required for graduation. The transposing of traditional units into quarter credits “takes a lot of clerical work” but basically involved multiplying each traditional unit by three, Caskey said. A wide variety of electives will be offered, decreasing the number of students per class, Caskey said. Elective classes that do not meet a minimum enrollment set by the school will be cancelled for that quarter except in the case of certain highly advanced physics and mathematics courses, he said. Courses will be labeled “level 1, 2 or 3” according to the amount of challenge it will present students, Caskey said. Although this will in some ways separate students who are fast learners and those who have learning problems, it will not be a “structural tracking or grouping sys tem, Hopson said. “Some students have certain learning disabilities and so some grouping has to be done to help pro vide for the needs of these stu dents,” Hopson said. In reply to a parent’s question, Hopson said that, although the number ratings of the courses will appear on transcripts, all courses meet minimum state requirements, therefore, level 1 courses will meet admittance requirements to a uni versity. The curriculum planned for the coming school year varies with home and family living courses such as “love and commitment” to ad vanced organic chemistry. Expan sion in the areas of social studies and culture courses and finance and banking courses may be future pos sibilities, since student interest has been high, Hopson said. Urgent needs seen by Tower The urgent need for a com prehensive energy plan which would bring the United States to an eventual energy independence was emphasized in Senator John Tower's weekly Report to Texans. The report speaks positively ol President Ford’s energy package saying that, “The president at least has a plan, which is more than can be said of his critics.” The senator strongly opposes gasoline rationing, which he sees as the only alternative to the $3 a bar rel tax on imported oil proposed in the president’s plan. ■iroiiiiiirJ C0U5H SYRUP 3or. •ll/WTlVVTTH COUroNI I . I /- f-rw \ ^ r- PAAA /1 X Johnson is o-z. &TU. Oh LEWIS 2'T©'75 35 TODAY BASEMENT COFFEEHOUSE every Frida> from 7:30 p.m. till midnight. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS holds a car wash from noon till 5 p.m. at the Texaco Station, Jersey at Texas Ave. MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. in room 302 of the Rudder Tower. Dr. A. K. Ayoub will speak. AGGIE CINEMA presents ‘‘Romeo and Juliet" at 8 p.m. and "Freaks" at midnite in the Rudder Center Theatre. Admission is SI for each film. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR FEATURES C.P. Booker and E.R. Copus on ‘ Fusion Reactor: Plasma Ignition and Fueling" at 1 p.m. in room 104D of Zachary CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT colloquium featur ing Dr. W. R. Erman di.scussing"Synthesis in the Sandalwood Series” in room 231 of the Chemistry Building. TAMU ANIMAL SCIENCE WIVES CLUB meets at 7 p.m. at University Realty, 500 University Dr. Valentine spaghetti supper for members and husbands. RSVP for food item to bring. CRICKET CLUB meets at 3 p.m. on the Parade Ground for spring practice. AGGIE BAND holds the Maroon Band-White Band football game at 1 p. m. at the A&M Consolidated Football Field. SUNDAY YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS hold an organi zational meeting at 8 p.m. in room 504 of the Rudder Tower. MONDAY ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT SEMINAR pres ents Prof. Royall Brandis of the University of Illinois speaking on “Justice between Genera tions: Economic Aspects" at 3 p.m. in room 100 of the Harrington Center. TUESDAY AGGIE CINEMA CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the con ference room. All members who want to stay members must attend. HORTICULTURE SOCIETY meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Plant Sciences Building. A&M WHEELMEN meets at 7:30 p.m. in room 23(1 of the MSC. WEDNESDAY EDCI GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION holds a brown bag seminar at noon in HECC Phase II, room 104. Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus will be featured speaker. BRUSH COUNTRY HOMETOWN CLUB meets at 7:30 p.m. in room 607 of the Rudder Tower. EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB meets at 7:30 p.m in room 404 of the Rudder Tower. CEPHEID VARIABLE SCIENCE FICTION7- FANTASY COMMITTEE presents 2001: A Space Odyssey at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. in the Rudder Auditorium. Admission is SI. QOLJ-EOE STATION Dear Bryan-College Station Resident We Cordially Invite \bu To Watch INSIGHT TO LIFE Sunday Night 7:30 On Channel 39. In Christian Love, Dan E. Warden, Minister A&M Church of Christ