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GGIE CINEMA
presents
MIDNIGHT MOVIE
FREAKS
Trapeze artiste marries a circus dwarf for his money, then with the
help of her strongman boyfriend attempts to murder him. Discovering
the plot, the rest of the circus freaks band together to wreak revenge
on the guilty duo. The director collected real freaks from around the
world for this film. Grotesque tale is based on Tod Robbins novel.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
MIDNIGHT RUDDER THEATER
$1.00 PG
AGGIE CINEMA
presents
Popular Film Series
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
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AGGIE CINEMA
presents
International Film Series
THE DESERTER
The Deserter is among the most powerful of recent
films to explore a generation of youth, alienated
from the Establishment during the Vietnam War. Like
Alice's Restaurant and Sticks and Bones, it mingles
moments of sardonic humor, poignant lyricism and
grim tragedy in portraying a young man who has
grown detached from everyone around him.
Danish with English subtitles
TUESDAY MARCH 11
RUDDER THEATER
8:00 pm
$1.00
Ballroom Dancing:
a moving course
By DONALD L. FALK
“Men, always remember to begin
on your left foot. Ladies, you will
always begin on your right foot. ”
“Ready — begin — one, two,
rock back, now repeat.
This is the basic step to the jitter
bug, lindy or swing. Whatever you
call it, it can be seen in G. Rollie
White’s pseudo-ballroom. For the
first time in A&M’s history the
Physical Education Department is
offering a course in ballroom danc
ing.
Instructing the “twinkle-toed”
students is Barbara Landphair. Ms.
Landphair took social dancing in
college and also took courses in
teaching dance to others.
Though dances like the jitterbug,
waltz and fox trot seem outdated
compared to dances like the bump
and the walk, apparently some peo
ple see its revival.
“Now ballroom dancing is com
ing back; it is a good opportunity to
learn how to dance. Most students
didn’t learn in high school, so they
just move when they go to a dance, ”
Landphair said.
During the course the students
will learn such dances as the waltz,
fox trot, cha-cha, tango, rhumba and
the polka. The students learn to
dance with the aid of “big band”
type music and each other.
The records were especially
purchased for the course and were
arranged for dancing.
The course teaches one how to
dance, how to lead or follow a part
ner and how to move to different
types of music.
At present, there are two sections
of ballroom dance with a total of 86
students enrolled and some stu
dents had to be denied the course.
Ms. Landphair said the students
asked for the course and got it.
Instrumental in getting the
course going was Bruce Welch, a
senior management major. He and
other interested students compiled
a petition and submitted it to the
physical education department.
One dance student, Dennis
Womack, a senior nuclear engineer
ing major, summed it up this way: “I
don’t want to do the same dances
over and over, and I don’t expect to
rock dance the rest of my life. They
didn’t offer bellydancing, so I took
ballroom. ”
Tenure policy reviewed
By DONALD FALK
The Faculty Advisory Committee
met Thursday at noon to discuss the
standardization of the procedures of
nominating faculty members for te
nure or promotion.
The present process for nomina
tion of faculty members is left to the
discretion of college deans and de
partment heads.
To gain tenure, the department
head submits the name of the te
nure candidate to the dean of the
college. Upon statement of merit,
the candidate s name is given to the
Academic Council for review. The
final decision for granting tenure
lies with the Board of Directors.
The committee is trying to com
pile an acceptable one-page format
as a basis for the criteria to be used
in granting tenure or a promotion.
The forms proposed today in
cluded a rating system for the evalu
ation of a faculty member’s perfor
mance in teaching, research, publi-
Bonfire —
The past Bonfire was built by
hundreds of Texas Aggies. These
students had to be insured so that
they could work.
Very few people realize that there
is an insurance policy strictly for
Bonfire. The premium that has to be
paid amounts to $700.
APO will have barrels at the exits
after the basketball game this
Saturday afternoon. Bonfire officials
are asking all “good Ags” to donate
at least fifty cents for this Bonfire
insurance policy.
It will be a good day to think
about Bonfire — “the burning de
sire to beat the hell outta t.u.”
cations and university service.
Spaces were left for comments on
important contributions, areas of
weakness or strength and possible
effectiveness and development.
The proposed forms did not take
student evaluations into account.
Dr. Haskell Monroe, dean of facul
ties, said input from students could
be quite useful because some de
partment heads are uninformed as
to how a professor performs in class.
The present form of student
evaluation of professors does not
meet the committee’s standards.
The committee agreed that a more
viable form of student evaluation be
formulated before it is included in
the one-page criteria sheet. The
Dollars up
for research
Dollar value of new research at
TAMU for January totaled over $1.5
million, reports Dr. Robert Berg,
director of university research.
The $1,553,531 sum for January
boosted the cumulative total for the
fiscal year to $25,564,289, or almost
$2 million more than the same time
last year.
TAMU’s College of Science had
the largest research figure for the
month with $636,627. The College
of Engineering, including the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station
and Texas Transportation Institute,
had $500,074 of the total. Other
January figures included $246,900
for the College of Geosciences,
$140,625 for the College of Agricul
ture and Texas Agricultural Exper
iment Station, and $29,305 for the
College of Liberal Arts.
type of student evaluation is to be
approved by the university due to
its importance in the decision.
The committee has not yet sent a
recommendation for the inclusion of
student evaluations to Dr. John C.
Calhoun, vice president for
academic affairs, but did not com
ment on the possibility of such a
recom menda tion.
TODAY
THE TEXAS AGGIE CONCERT BAND will con-
duct a spring concert tonight in the Rudder
Center Auditorium. The program will begin at
8:00 p. m. Proceeds from the concert will go to the
scholarship fund of the Brazos County A&M
Mothers’ Club.
SPORTS CAR CLUB will leave for the Texas Trans
portation Institute proving grounds at 2:30 p.m.
from parking lot 7.
SATURDAY
THE PAKISTAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION will
esent a movie entitled "Intizar” at 7:30 p. m. in
doom 201 of Zachrv Engineering Center.
AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DINNER is
planned for 12:30 p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian
Church. Dr. Clessen J. Martin, head of the
Psychology department will speak on “Psychol
ogy, Science and Religion." Tickets are on sale at
the Foreign Student Office for SI.00.
SUNDAY
THE TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB will con
duct a public autocross. Those interested should
meet at 9 a.m. on parking lot 61.
THE WAR CLUB will meet in Room 225 of the MSC.
Board games and scale model set-ups are availa
ble for play.
THE PAKISTAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION will
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Fish camp’s new deadline
The Student Y Association has extended the deadline for Fish Camp
Counselor applications. These applications will not be accepted after Thurs
day, March 13th. Anyone interested in serving as a counselor at the camp
may apply. Applications may be picked up in room 216 of the MSC. Dates
for Fish Camp ’75 are August 24 through August 28.
Business seminar for students
Texas A&M University students interested in the business world can
hear from people who’ve been there next week in two seminars. A confer
ence on investments will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday (March 10) featuring
Roger Weiss, partner with Weiss, Peck & Greer Investment Counselors of
New York. That meeting is slated for Room 140 of the MSC. On Tuesday
(March 11), representatives of three major retailing firms will conduct a
seminar from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 230 of the MSC.
Faculty night at The Basement
The Basement Coffee House is sponsoring Faculty Night tonight. The
fun begins at 7:30 p.m. with the performers, faculty members, singing and
playing folk music. On Saturday, a regular show will be presented at 7:30
p.m. Admission is 25c.
present a movie entitled “Intizar” at 7:30 in room
201 of the Zachrv Engineering Center.
SUNDAY
THE TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB will con
duct a public autocross. Those interested should
meet at 9 a.m. on parking lot 61.
MONDAY
THE TEXAS A&M REAL ESTATE SOCIETY will
meet at 7:30 in Room 112 of the Oceanography
and Meteorology Bldg. A program on Texas re
sort communities will be presented by Mr. Wil
liam McCoy, president of Development Re
sources of Lakeway Resources.
THE STUDENTS CONCERNED FOR HAND
ICAPPED will meet at 7:30 in Room 231 of the
MSC.
DR. BILL BRYANT will speak about “Hydrocarbons
— Their Source, Their Use and Their Demise” at
3:30 p.m. in Room 112 of the Oceanography and
Meteorology Bldg.
THE STUDENTS CONCERNED FOR HAND
ICAPPED will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 231 of
the MSC.
DR. BILL BRYANT will speak about “Hydrocarbons
— Their Source, Their Use and Their Demise” at
3:30 p.m. in room 112 of the Oceanography and
Meteorology Bldg.
TUESDAY
THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WIVES
CLUB will meet in the Blue Flame Room of the
Lone Star Gas Company Bldg. The program is set
for 7:30 p.m. Dianne Reese, Lone Star Gas
Home Economist, will give cooking demonstra
tions on cooking with convenience foods. Faculty
wives are invited. Call 846-5240 for a ride.
AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY will present
"Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion — Why,
How and When.” The speaker for the program is
Dr. Charles E. Bush of the Thermonuclear Divi
sion, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It will
begin at 7:00 p.m. in Room 103 of Zachrv En
gineering Center.
MIDLAND HOMETOWN CLUB will meet at 5:15
in front of Sully. All people from Midland are
invited.
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WIVES CLUB
will hold a program at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue
Flame Room of the Lone Star Gas Company in
Bryan. The program will demonstrate cooking
with convenience foods.
THE BRAZOS VALLEY MODEL RAILROADERS
SOCIETY will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 1508
Dominik.
MIDLAND HOMETOWN CLUB will meet in front
of the Academic Bldg, at 5:15 p.m. All people
from Midland are invited.
WEDNESDAY
PRE-VET SOCIETY will have the Aggieland picture
taken at 7:00 p.m. in Room 102 of Zachrv En
gineering Center. A short business meeting will
follow to discuss the spring social and the tour of
the Vet School.
Tamale Wagon
IN REDMOND TERRACE
EVERYDAY LOW PRICES!
BURRIT0S .35 THREE FOR $1.00
ENCHILADAS 3 FOR .75
TAMALES $1.25 dozen
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FEATURING
SOFT FLOUR
TORTILLA
TACOS
ONE FREE TACO
WITH $1.00 OR MORE PURCHASE
OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 19th
WITH COUPON ONLY
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ALL UNESCORTED LADIES
DRINKS V2 PRICE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
No Cover Charge
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ALL THE FREE BEER YOU CAN DRINK.
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Now has their own disc jockey to play your records by request.
LADIES (UNESCORTED)—ALL DRINKS
HALF PRICE—ALL OF THE TIME.
Starting Monday, March 10,
these will be our weekly specials.
MONDAY-LADIES NIGHT
All unescorted ladies bar drinks 25c.
TUESDAY-DRINK OR DROWN NIGHT
All you can drink. Men $4.00 Ladies $3.00
WEDNESDAY-HAPPY HOUR NIGHT
All drinks Vz price all night long
THURSDAY-LADIES NIGHT
Free drinks to all ladies
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