Page 6 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1976
A&M Consolidated
seeks architect
Aggies spelunk in West Tern
lie
By DEBBIE KRENEK
Criteria for hiring an architect to
draw up plans for the construction of
three buildings in the A&M Con
solidated school system were the
main concern of board members at a
regular meeting of the school board
this week.
Each member expressed a desire
for day-by-day supervision of each
construction site by the architect.
Architect Wes Harper told the board
than an architect would not be re
sponsible for this type of supervision
under the standard form agreement.
He discussed the possibility of a
clerk of works who would be paid by
the school district to visit the con
struction sites daily, keep progress
records and watch weather condi
tions.
The architect’s ability to enter into
a joint venture with an engineering
firm was a stipulation suggested by
board member Jon F. Botsford. He
said an engineer would suggest a
more functional design rather than a
fancy design that would run up the
cost of the architectural fee.
“The architect we choose must be
100 per cent willing to enter in the
kinds of associations the board
chooses,” Supt. Fred Hopson said.
He maintained that the architect
must be available for landscape ar
chitecture, as provided for in the
contract with no extra fee to the
school.
The board also called for a com
mitment from the firms of the time
required for the completion of the
project, their experience in building
public schools and letters of refer
ence from satisfied clients.
Hopson said he will mail a list of
the criteria to local architectural
firms and professional architectural
chapters within a 160-mile radius of
College Station by May 2.
Camp Champions
from Marble Falls,
Texas
Will interview on
April 22 from 1-3
Please contact Placement Office
for further information.
The board is unresolved whether
to deal with more than one architec
tural firm. Board member Bruce
Robeck said that employing one firm
would be a financial advantage and
would avoid differences in design
concept.
In other business, the-board re
viewed a committee structure report
submitted by Robeck and adopted
the financial report pending final au
dit.
By JOHN TYNES
The young man made a last check
of the ropes and webbing that encir
cled his body at various points to
make sure they were secure. He
glanced at the tense spectators
around him, took a deep breath, and
leaned back out over 136 feet of
empty space. The next instant he
was 10 feet down, sliding smoothly
downward along a blue rope into one
ofTexas’ most beautiful and yet least
known natural phenomenon: De
vil’s Sinkhole.
The young man was one of eight
Texas A&M students who explored
Devil’s Sinkhole over spring break.
The students were members of the
Aggie Speleological Society (ASS),
or the Caving Club, that took a day
out of their vacation to engage in
spelunking, their favorite sport.
Devil’s Sinkhole is located about
seven miles northeast of Rocksprings
in West Texas on a ranch owned by
Clarence and Katherine Whitworth.
The Whitworths allow experienced
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cavers to go into the Sinkhole at no
charge, provided they sign a dam
ages release. Whitworth has been
down into the pit himself many
times.
Although the entrance to the Sin
khole is 75 feet across, it is difficult to
locate. It is set on a rocky hill country
plateau in a dry area of scrubby
bushes and small oak trees. This
vegetation hides the hole from view.
A rough road runs close to the entr
ance but it still possible to drive right
past it without noticing it.
Once located, getting into the pit
is a formidable task. The walls of the
pit cut sharply back under the entr
ance, creating an overhang that
makes the entire cave somewhat
bottle-shaped. Below the entrance,
some 136 feet is the top of a steep
mountain, formed long ago when the
ceiling of the cave collapsed, open
ing the sinkhole to the outside
world.
The Aggie cavers descended to
the top of the mountain using high-
strength aluminum rapelling gear
and mountaineering rope. Each per
son was securely tied in to a second
“belay” rope in case the main rope,
which was tied to a truck, came
loose.
The descent is breath-taking. Un
derneath the overhanging lip of the
entrance are dozens of large hornets
nests. The nests are far enough away
from the opening so that the cavers
are rarely stung.
As the spelunker slides down the
rope, he observes a colorful variety
of clinging ferns and dripping moss
es. Closer to the bottom live hun
dreds of cliff swallows that whirl an
grily from their holes in the wall to
scold the descending caver.
Once on the mountain, the real
work began for the Aggies. They
clambered down the rocky slope for
about 200 feet until they came to the
bottom. The going is rough because
the slopes are covered with a thick
layer of soft guano, or droppings,
from the thousands of bats that in
habit the Sinkhole.
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At the base of the mountain Wjj
cavers turned on their cavingli •
Although some light still In J ,
down this far, it was not enoofl* ^
see clearly. The rest ofthei^B
stay in the pit was devoted toe A bunch
ing the many small passagestk in and Bi
away from the base of the mout'ffiy nig
These passages lead to small >m the S
with clear, pure lakes and aleiB cas Ai
cient formations. Hd s pr
The ASS spent almost six li jc | c ler C<
Devil’s Sinkhole before dim'Biging
out. Special attention was [ . eeinan ]
safety during the ascent, w a
girl was killed several yeariLJat 8 i
while climbing out of the SinllH . t
No mishaps occurred, howeverMr, slt .
the Aggies climbed out iinhaJr* uc . u
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Swedish monarch in HousP^'
Associated Press
HOUSTON — King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden, at 29 the western
world’s youngest reigning monarch,
will arrive here today for a two-day
visit that will include a tour of space
facilities.
The king will be welcomed at
Hobby Airport by Texas Gov. Dolph
Briscoe, Houston Mayor Fred
Hofheinz and other officials.
A tour of National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
facilities is scheduled Fridayroft ssor
ing and Hofheinz then will foan.
luncheon for the king. H e e vt
King Carl Gustaf arrived
United States April 2, to
Bicentennial tour of the f
States. During the tour,
mixed historical sites with bus® 11 sa '
discussions. “Our pi
King Carl Gustaf succeeddB 6 ^' c<
grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, e f[ e l nn ^
years ago.
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