THE BATTALION
FfVOAY. i»m «-
Symbolism found
in building, wall
There it sits at the end of a grand
esplanade, crowning a sloping ter
rain Along the The Wall, it is the
symbol of the Texas AAr.Vf Administ
ration
Built in 1932 at a cost of $362,775.
the Systems Administration Build
ing was the first to face Texas Av
enue. The building is done in a gram)
classical style and was designed l>\
longtime campus architect S.C.P
Vosper.
Ionic columns are strung along the
front ol the Iniilding ami classical
touches can he found alt around it
But the exterior decoration is mini
WEST FACE OF THE
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Photos by Jim Hendrickson
mal when compared
flourishes within.
with the
CS bond issue up
(Continurd from page 1)
The committee also reviewed a
proposed $-400.0(10 expansion of the
administrative offices School Imard
nominees rejected it. saying the
student facilities should come first
New multi-purpose classroom
facilities at (aillege Hills and South
Knoll Elementary Schools are also
part of the bond issue.
One new building at South Knoll
will house two classrooms, a physical
education facility and Spanish and
music classes
Five other classrooms will he built
at South Knoll, while seven will he
available after the 5th grade
relocates to its new building. Six
other classrooms will Ik* used for
-kindergarten classes. One will
provide for future* growth The cost
for this construction will lie
$710,000 V
College Hills will have six
classrooms built, with six others
being vacated by the 5th grade’s
relocation. Six of these classrooms
will lie used by the kindergarten,
while four will help reduce the
pupil-teacher ratio. The other two
will provide for future growth The
exist of this construction will lie
$774,900 .
Classroom space is needed for the
kindergarten because the Texas
Education Agency has said that next
fall students will have to attend class
all day. The students are currently
attending half-day sessions.
One major reason for classroom
expansion is so the school district’s
pupil-teacher ratio goal can be
obtained. They are: kindergarten,
one teacher for every 18 students,
grades one through four, 1:22.
middle school and high school:
124-25
Not all the candidates for the
school hoard are in fav or of the bond
issue. George Boyett, school board
candidate for Place 2 said
overcrowded classrooms are an
example of improper utilization of
space.
"A professional engineer made
projections and long-range plans for
the school system in 1969. The
systems' projected enrollment was in
excess of 3,898 for 1975-76. The
present enrollment is less than
3085,’’ he said. ’’And they’re
complaining about overcrowding?”
Dr. H. R. Burnett, assistant
superintendent in charge of
curriculum said, “It is unfair tocount
special education teachers in
calculating a pupil-teacher ratio,
I >e cause a speech therapist, for
example, must work on a very
personal basis with each child.
“The state says that six students
per contact hour with a special
education teacher is fine.’’
The proposal will increase taxes 11
per cent. The current tax rate is
SI.77 per $ 100 of property valuation.
If the proposed issue passes, the
two-year increase will lie
approximately 20 cents, or $1.97 per
$100 of property valuation.
Faces of cadets resembling Gre
cian soldiers are carves! into the
elephantine capitals of the various
columns. A woman s face can he seen
on one of the* capitals, that of tin*
daughter of A6c M s superintendent
of construction during the 1930 s.
A huge map of Texas adorns the
floor of tin* central foyer It is ex
pertly c rafted of terrazzo and brass,
and depicts the history of Texas,
from the* time* of tlie Republic to the
Kh. Tlie lone Star svinlml can Ik*
found on walls and columns.
There are stained glass windows
throughout and the fine wrought
ironwork expresses the formal air of a
building which houses the offices of
President Jack k Williams and the
numerous Vice-Presidents of the
far-flung A6cM Swtein
Tlie front pla/a is the site ol the
annual Aggie Muster on April 21.
and the central )lag|N>lc is (ahem 1 the
tallest m Texas. Sculpted on its base
are portraits o1 military
functionaries.
Its impressive architectural scale
has been dwarfed, but not surpas
sed, by the monolithic structure of
the Oceanography and Meteorology
building, and now. the rising con
crete mass of the* new Gmgford Ar
chitecture building
In fact, it was the grandson of Mr
Vosper who had a hand in designing
the awkward-looking ()6c\t high-
rise. He attempted to match it by
encasing its exterior with a white
stone said to be taken from the same
(piarry as that used on tin' \dmiuist-
ration Building.
IONIC COLONNADE ON THE EAST FACE
Elect
Clinton
Robison
Place No. 4
C.S. Councilman
Pol. Ad Paid tor by Cbnton MoWaon
WROUGHT IRON DETAIL FLOURISHES INSIDE
Trucking strike
may be closing
Assoctalrd Press
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. Ill -
The Teamsters union’s coast-to coast
truck strike rolled into its second day
todav with Ivargainers reported “very
close ’ to agreement on a total
economic package.
But sources close to Imth sides said
disagreement on how the money
package should he distributed
among wages, cost-of-living lienefits
and other contract items remained to
lie settled when negotiations re
sumed today.
The work stoppage already has
begun slowing the movement ol
goods. produced some scattered \ io-
lence and has both government anti
business leaders deeply worried
alxnit the possible im|>act on the na
tion's commercial well-being.
All four U.S. auto makers said they
would haxe to start shutting down
production plants next week il the
largest walkout exer by truckers is
still on.
I^ilior Secretary W. J. L'sery, Jr.,
the key federal official involved in
the dispute between 400,000
Teamsters and the tnicking indus
try, remained at the liargaining site
in this Chicago suburb trying to re-
solxe the lingering money disputes.
Ford administration sources said it
appeared that the government
would refrain, at least temporarily,
from taking action to invoke the
Taft-Hartley Act while Ivargaining
continued and there were indica
tions of progress. The act provides
for a 80-day cooling-off period, but
that would take the pressure off
negotiators.
Usery’s continued presence at the
talks was taken as one hopeful sign.
He cancelled tentative plans to re
turn Thursday to Washington and
remained until negotiations recessed
at 1:20 a.m. this morning. An aide
said he would stay in the negotiations
again today. Users said five or six
money issues were all that kept the
two sides apart.
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