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Reveille’s Casket
Photo by Chris Svatck
Staff Photographer
Company E-2, the traditional mascot
guardian, is responsible for Reveille Ill’s
funeral arrangements. The former school
mascot will be buried at Kyle Field tonight
in this black pine box. It will he covered
with a maroon and white Aggie blanket
during the rites. Pictured here with their
company’s handwork are (L-R) Charles
Demack, J. C. Floyd, Terry Ekeland,
Steve Read, and Paul H. Stelter. Reveille
will not lie in state.
Texas asks Feds for
exemption from Act
Associuted Press
WASHINGTON — The State of
Texas asked the U.S. District Court
here Monday to restrain federal ac
tion that could reduce the state s
chances of being exempted from the
extended Voting Rights Act.
A hearing on the suit, filed by
Acting Atty. Gen. David Kendall,
was scheduled for Friday morning,
but Judge Gerhard A. Gesell re
fused to grant a temporary order re
straining the publication of a notice
including several Texas counties in
the Voting Rights Act provisions.
The publication is scheduled for
Tuesday in the Federal Register.
Texas was included in the Voting
Rights Act when the act was ex
tended earlier this year.
States fall within the provisions of
the act if either less than 50 percent
of the voting age population were
registered on Nov. 1, 1972, or less
than 50 per cent of such registered
persons voted in the 1972 presiden
tial elections.
Under the act, once the U.S. at
torney general or director of the
U.S. Bureau of the Census deter
mines the voting statistics for a state
and publishes the findings in the
Federal Register, the determina
tion is not reviewable by any court.
Therefore, the state sought a court
order holding up any such publica
tion in the digest.
In the suit, Texas Secretary of
State Mark White asserted he has
The College Station City Council
is considering an amendment to the
city s subdivision ordinance which
would increase the park land availa
ble to local residents.
The present ordinance requires
developers to dedicate one acre of
park land for every 200 dwelling
units constructed. In apartment
zones, one acre is considered to he
20 dwelling units.
Apartment developers maintain
that any increase in the required
park land woidd entail a rise in
apartment rents.
Councilman Larry Bravenee has;
conducted a study of the situation
and says the rent increase would
evidence indicating that more than
50 per cent of Texas citizens were
registered to vote and that more
than 50 per cent of them voted in
the 1972 presidential election.
He said the state has been denied
a fair hearing to review his figures.
amount to a one to two per cent
increase over current rent prices.
The proposed amendment is
supposed to insure adequate recrea
tional facilities and green areas
within walking distance of all future
apartment complexes and other
dwellings.
Several councilmen have ques
tioned whether students woidd he
willing to incur a one to two per cent
monthly increase in their apartment
rents to insure a good park system.
Concerned students are encour
aged to inform their Student Gov
ernment representatives of their
opinions on this matter. The
SG office is located in room 216C of
the MSC.
Park amendment
will be considered
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Hopson concerned
THE BATTALION Page 3
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1975
47 classrooms needed
By PAULA GEYER
Staff Writer
A&M Consolidated Schools
Superintendent Fred A. Hopson
said Monday night that an addi
tional 47 regular classrooms will he
needed to meet school expansion
needs before 1980.
“If additional facilities are not
provided, average daily attendance
will go over 30 students per clas
sroom, Hopson said at a joint build
ing and long range planning com
mittee meeting.
Ideal attendance is 20 students
per classroom, he said.
Hopson said the proposed clas
srooms would possibly he paid for
by a $4 million bond issue.
The extra classrooms do not in
clude new ones for special educa
tion or new class facilities for voca
tional training at A&iM Consoli
dated High School.
Under Hopson’s proposal
hothcollege Hills and South Knoll
Elementary Schools would receive
nine new classrooms each. The
Middle School would get four new
classrooms and expanded food ser
vices facilities.
A new school accommodating
fourth through six grades is in
cluded in Hopson s proposal for ad
ditional facilities.
Enrollment in the school district
Additions to park
under consideration
Hensel Park, located on South
College Avenue, is being re
evaluated as a recreational area for
campus use.
“The area is about one-third de
veloped, said Robert Melcher, of
fice of student services.
A history of plans without action
has plagued the area. “We re finally
going to get something done, said
Melcher.
The area, which is bordered by
Pin Oak Creek and a smaller tribut
ary stream, is heavily wooded. Sex -
era! assaults have been reported
happening in the park.
Additional lighting, roads and
“picnic areas are under considera
tion for Hensel.
“The project is on a shoestring
budget, said Melcher, “hut we re
going to do it right. Safety is of
prime importance, said Melcher,
hut recreation is the aim.
Melcher is presently gathering a
committee to include Logan Wes
ton, who is presently handling
scheduling for the area, a parks and
recreation faculty and students who
are recommended by the parks and
rec
government.
“We are encouraging student in
put, said Melcher. He plans to take
the committee out to view Hensel
sometime Friday or early next
week.
The group will not only recom
mend improv'ement and extensions
to the existing facilities, hut will also
devise control measures for the
area, said Melcher.
Student Services has realized the
need for recreational land, said
Melcher, especially with the in
crease in enrollment and the need
for people to get away.
is predicted to he 3,635 students, an
increase of 578 students from 1975,
Hopson said.
School Board Trustee Lambert
Wilkes asked Hopson why the extra
classrooms are needed since exist
ing schools should hold 4,190 stu
dents.
Hopson replied that the addition
of special services classes in the last
few years had reduced the amount
of students able to use one clas
sroom.
The classes provide instruction in
health, speech, reading assistance
and wood work.
“It is not possible to just build
standard classes,” Hopson said.
“The scope of public education has
to include special services.
Cheating alleged
By JERRY NEEDHAM
Stair Writer
Two Brazos County residents
were among a record 167 cases of
alleged state welfare fraud filed re
cently.
The two local cases involved
Bryan residents who were repor
tedly not entitled to welfare be
nefits. Roland Searcy, Brazos
County Attorney, said the two
applied for welfare under the false
claim that they were unemployed.
He said one of the cases involved
the large sum of $1,900.
Bryan D. Chenault, senior inves
tigator with the Texas Department
of Public Welfare, said the 167 cases
represented $135,493 taken fraudu
lently from welfare programs.
“The situation in Brazos County
on welfare fraud is not as had as in
other Central Texas counties,
Chenault said. “The cases are
mainly increasing as a result of
caseworker awareness.
He said that out of 11 cases filed in
Brazos County in mid-April, nine
have been prosecuted. The defen
dants all received five years proba
tion and must make restitution to
the state. The other two cases are
pending.
Chenault said the efforts of his
investigative unit will continue until
all fraudulent recipients are purged
from the welfare rolls.
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