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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.
Quarters increase costs,
improve learning process
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By ROSE MARY TRAVERSO
Staff Writer
Introduction of the Quarter Sys
tem of scheduling to the A&M Con
solidated School District will mean
increased costs to the district for ad
ditional faculty, building facilities
and a computerized scheduling
method, A&M Consolidated prin
cipal Bob Caskey told the school
board at a special meeting Thurs
day.
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.
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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