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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1976 Writing mysteries keeps prof off streets Page 5 By DEBBIE KILLOUGH The state’s leading author of adult , ysteries, Frank Peirce, says writ- ffleeps him off the streets and out bars. Pfirce, who has combined a teach- id writing career for the past 30 will have his fourteenth mys- ry story published soon in “Ellery pn Mystery Magazine.” vjJfesides teaching various English iHes and holding administrative B Pierce sometimes sends as any as 40 hours a week writing, ’niaddicted to it,” he said. Of his 14 published mystery •'Wifs five have been anthologized. ^teSt anthologies, or collections ^■epublish the best stories of the were “Ellery Queen An- Jgies,” “Mystery Writers of ca Anthologies” and “The Best dive Stories of the year in I” ■addition to his mystery stories. Peirce has also composed other types of writing to help his students in creative writing. His works include five unpub lished novels, gag lines for cartoons and comedy routines. Three of his novels won the top award offered by the Southwest Writers Conference. But Peirce still has not been able to find a publisher for his novels. “Competition,” he said, “is tre mendous in the writing markets for fiction today and there are a tre mendous number of people writ ing. ” However, he said that he never gets discouraged by rejection slips. Peirce said he writes whatever he is in the mood for when he sits down at his typewriter. He said, “I enjoy writing anything during the first few drafts. I write at least six drafts of everything I do, but the last four can really be drudgery. ” But this drudgery does not slow Campus Briefs Sfpas A&M students who expect Huluate in May have until Friday i apply for the degree. Application, involving an $8 fee, igldbe made at the Richard Coke Bing. Fee receipts should be presented undergraduate students in Room jby graduate students in the uate College office, nd Sci(|A| large graduating group is ex- aphy, H acted for spring commencement, a alism, a; lentennial-celebration event at lent of "mis A&M. Almost 2,500 had Bed by Monday. Robert Baine, listry |H$tant registrar, said another 200 1909, anJkUOO could qualify. Records checks Biologi(iB orrec hons for the large graduat- mmediiBg rou P require the lead time, brick filiation will be May 7-8. the TeiiB it Stafe A| former Texas newspaperman as no nd [current world authority on in- 000 str irnational politics visits Texas A&M soil week as a Centennial professor, itedfor sDr Charles B. Marshall, Paul H. uildin: litze Professor of International Poli- re coni cs at Johns Hopkins University, Electure at a variety of seminars B ess i° ns Friday through Sunday lus a Saturday appearance during le 21st Student Conference on Na- I /Mj'onal Affairs. Eeveille IV came home last •itekend, with a graduation certifi- ■IVIL . ortions result ivoj|ve®w ics can# fOWl ban scare ito Collett ted. ■ Associated Press its havetwASHINGTO N — A short-lived lections,Bon spray adhesives by the U.S. :udentl kmsumer Product Safety Commis- heriff o n frightened many pregnant ;hairmaiWien and led at least eight women Hss the country to have unneces- ssuesoftiB abortions, a new study says. ; is one jThe ban on the products was lifted areness I months after it was imposed in but the study by a New York tee plaiffite researcher says some doctors nsider 'ere flooded with calls from pre ion. Bt women worried about possible liquor fRi defects due to the product, ms, bikiBhe commission banned spray the aml lhesives in August 1973 because an Rhone a researcher said two de- 1 also re®ed babies and their parents had if electejm tie damage that might be linked n that is Be adhesives. In January 1974, the commission nise Etkwfersed its position, saying there is ^evidence the product causes birth | efects or genetic damage. Hill The safety commission urged pre- Iht women to contact their doctors 4genetic specialists immediately ' announced the ban on the Products. But Robert M. Hehir, director of FOOD DISCOUNT COUPON BOOKLET Discount food coupon booklets are now available at the Food Services Office, Sbisa Hall and the MSC Food Services Manager’s Office. Coupons are redeemable in campus cash food facilities. Quality First the iOmedical science for the com mi s- said the agency did not encour 11 any wonan to have an abortion. ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE "Where satisfaction is standard equipment" 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 Breofli are f :ial METHOD TIVO09 3VlU.*<T10 BHL VKftti 3i>i3n« ^.od}-• a>eH 7/A ^ V 3715 E^Srr 29TH ^ him down any. He writes everyday without exception. He said if he mis ses one day, it is wice as easy to miss the next. Ideas for his stories are reached by a variety of ways. He ges them from cate from obedience school. The purebred Collie mascot of the Texas Aggies was in Austin six weeks. She trained at the Canine Hilton. She attended the Baylor basket ball game Saturday, her first home game appearance since the Dec. 9 contest with Sam Houston State. Rev IV will join her Corps of Cadets guardian unit. Company E-2, in a Thursday review for the 21st Student Conference on National Affairs. Reveille, who arrived at Texas A&M last summer, learned to come, sit, stay and heel on lead. E-2 Com mander Mike Clark said J. C. Floyd, mascot corporal, can instruct her to stay and leave for long periods. Rev does not move. Rev’s Austin school studies actu ally included some graduate work. Because the nine-month-old Collie easily mastered the usual four-weeks program, she was invited to remain for extra work. Elated at being back on the cam pus, Rev romped with E-2 cadets an hour and a half, chasing her frisbee. The Texas Aggie Band’s annual dance will be held at Zachry En gineering Center Friday, February 13. The dance is scheduled to begin at 8:40 p.m. and dress is formal. Music will be provided by Doppleganger of Houston. The Corps of Cadets will pass in review Thursday, February 12 in honor of SCONA XXL The review will start at 5:20 p.m. on the main drill field. SCONA XXI delegates will be in the reviewing stand. The Freshman Class will meet today at 7:30 p.m. in MSC 230. Omega Phi Alpha will meet today at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Student Programs Office. Pakistan Student Association will meet today at 6:15 p.m. in MSC211. The TAMU Nursing Society will meet today at 7 p.m. in G. Rollie White 267. Women’s Soccer Club will meet today at 7 p.m. in Rudder Tower. Mid-Jefferson County HTC will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at the Pizza Inn next to the Bank of A&M. Free Pizza and drinks for students from the area. Sierra Club will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at University National Bank. Student Education Association will meet today at 7:30 p.m. in MSC 225. The Senior Class will meet today at 8 p.m. in Rudder 305. Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus will speak today at 7 p.m. in Bizzell 203. He is a visiting Centennial professor. “A Doll’s House” will be pre sented by the Aggie Cinema today at 8 p.m. in Rudder 701. reading newspapers, observing a happening around him, or hearing a striking quotation. For instance, he read the quota tion, “Give a man a mask that he can hide behind and he will tell you about himself.” Changing the quotation to, “Give a man many masks to hide behind and he will tell you about his world” resulted in the short story “Total Portrait” which was published in “The Best Detective Stories of the year in 1972.” Looking at writing from an economic point of view, Peirce said he tells his students not to go into the field of writing for the money. The most he has ever earned from writing in a year was $5800. Giving advice to those students wanting to write, he said the best thing to do is to submit stories. “Criticism,” he said, “can help a writer, but not if he does not write. You can learn more by developing habits of self discipline than from any other source.” Study in Guadalajara, Mexico The GUADALAJARA SUMMER SCHOOL, a fully accredited UNI VERSITY OF ARIZONA program, will offer July 5-August 13, anthropol ogy, art, education, folklore, his tory, political science, language and literature. Tuition and fees, $195; board and room with Mexican family $280. Write to GUADALAJARA SUMMER SCHOOL, Office of Inter national Programs, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721. 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