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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1976)
et fruitso recom uadei oup o| udustn er's de- ucation uidents “man. to pro- rmam ArcKitciOihtm'e^ Symbolism found in building, wall THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APR. 2, 1976 Page 5 WEST FACE OF THE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Photos by Jim Hendrickson 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 A6cM 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 grand classical style and was designed by longtime campus architect S.C.P. Vosper. Ionic columns are strung along the front of the building and classical touches can be found all around it. But the exterior decoration is mini mal when compared with the flourishes within. S bond issue up (Continued from page 1) he committee also reviewed a )osed $400,000 expansion of the inistrative offices. School board inees rejected it, saying the lent facilities should come first, ew multi-purpose classroom ities at College Hills and South §11 Elementary Schools are also I of the bond issue. §ne new building at South Knoll 11 house two classrooms, a physical ■cation facility and Spanish and /* lie classes. i/ r l! ve other classrooms will be built f {ylouth Knoll, while seven will be able after the 5th grade tes to its new building. Six classrooms will be used for ergarten classes. One will ide for future growth. The cost this construction will be 1,000. ollege Hills will have six rooms built, with six others g vacated by the 5th grade’s ation. Six of these classrooms be used by the kindergarten, four will help reduce the ■i-teacher ratio. The other two provide for future growth. The it of this construction will be Cl lingai P lull le Wis all e tliis icentfl tele I airolii o and ■d atd| I U.S. -best.' ountel is, ind scon led J nitef y po« 1,900. lassroom space is needed for the lergarten because the Texas [cation Agency has said that next Indents will have to attend class lay. The students are currently liding half-day sessions. |ne 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: 1:24-25. Not all the candidates for the school board are in favor 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 to count special education teachers in calculating a pupil-teacher ratio, because 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 $1.77 per $100 of property valuation. If the proposed issue passes, the two-year increase will be approximately 20 cents, or $1.97 per $100 of property valuation. Tucking strike be closing hargei isserlt turn l of will iisinf | ie ’|| Associated Press MiKfRLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. Teamsters union’s coast-to coast k strike rolled into its second day y with bargainers reported "very J e” to agreement on a total lomic package. J ut sources close to both sides said I™ I greement on bow the money <age should be distributed _ gi ng wages, cost-of-living benefits | J other contract items remained to settled when negotiations ed today. he work stoppage already has in slowing the movement of Is, produced some scattered vio- [lie and has both government and siness leaders deeply worried |j.it the possible impact on the na- ZSlSm s commercial well-being. Ill four U.S. auto makers said they lid have to start shutting down puction plants next week if the st walkout ever by truckers is on. bor Secretary W. J. Usery, Jr., key federal official involved in d' s P u * e between 400,000 ^2?amsters and the trucking indus- V, remained at the bargaining site tins Chicago suburb trying to re- |ethe lingering money disputes, rdadministration sources said it eared that the government Id refrain, at least temporarily, oni taking action to invoke the f-Hartley Act while bargaining inued and there were indica- of progress. The act provides 80-day cooling-off period, but ai 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. Useiy said five or six money issues were all that kept the two sides apart. i'rttiff. -Jr Tl\e Slv-p* Tlyngs RSHAPING EMPORIUM FOR MEN & WOMEN 846-7614 331 University (Upstairs above Kesami) SALOON 307 UNIVERSITY DR. COLLEGE STATION Monday, April 5 First Annual Chicken Dance Featuring Augie Meyer’s & The Western Head Band Two Shows Matinee - 7 - 9 Evening - 10 - 12 All Tickets 1.29 per show Pearl Longnecks 25c SALUTES THIS YEAR’S REPUBLIC OF TEXAS CHILYMPIAD! 307 UNIVERSITY DRIVE Faces of cadets resembling Gre cian soldiers are carved into the elephantine capitals of the various columns. A woman’s face can be seen on one of the capitals, that of the daughter of A&M’s superintendent of construction during the 1930’s. A huge map of Texas adorns the floor of the central foyer. It is ex pertly crafted of terrazzo and brass, and depicts the history of Texas, from the time of the Republic to the 30s. The Lone Star symbol can be 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 A&M System. The fr ont plaza is the site of the annual Aggie Muster on April 21, and the central flagpole is (ahem) the tallest in Texas. Sculpted on its base are portraits of 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 Langford Ar chitecture Building. In fact, it was the grandson of Mr. Vosper who had a hand in designing the awkward-looking O&M high- rise. He attempted to match it by encasing its exterior with a white stone said to be taken from the same quarry as that used on the Administ ration Building. IONIC COLONNADE ON THE EAST FACE Elect Clinton Robison Place No. 4 C.S. Councilman Pol. Ad Paid for by Clinton Robison Petal Pushers Register for $ 200 W ardrobe Gift Certificate To Be Given Away at Our Big Drawing Saturday, APRIL 3 CARNABY SQUARE ETD. CULPEPPER PLAZA IN COLLEGE STATION 693-4522 OPEN 10:00-6:00 MONDAY-SATURDAY