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s eilands important to food chain iRere is a nursery in which the TL are often abused by unknow- Kxans. ps nursery is the tidewater area |e Texas coast referred to as the [nds. The food chain for much of Lean and, as a result, for many ^world’s people begins with the plant life in these coastal marshes. Damming to provide water for cities and for irrigation, however, diminishes the water’s flow into the wetlands which hurts the growth of this vital plant life. Man, always a creature of con tradictions, is at the same time trying Battalion photos by Steve Goble Ilf.- eel Don Sanders | Houston entertainer Don Sanders brought his personal blend of dry wit and folk music to the Basement Friday . night. Sanders, perhaps best known for his songs “Open % Third Eye, Moma and “Roaches,” was, as usual, |the hit of the evening. The artist plans a return appear ance at the Basement in September. 3716 t. 29th St. + Coon-r^ Gut.. POSTERS PRINTS GRAPHICS Wall hana inqs to save this cradle of life. Researcher Bob Benton of Texas A&M Univer sity s Remote Sensing Center is car- rying out a study on the impact of the storage and diversion of water on the Texas wetlands environment under contract by the Texas Water De velopment Board. “Acre for acre the wetlands are the most productive area on earth, Benton said. “Much of the life in the sea got its start in the wetlands one way or another. The food chain be gins with the growth and decay of marsh plants. The decayed material is eaten by zooplankton, the zoo plankton by shrimp, and so on to successively larger fish and to man. Only the plants are food producers; the rest are consumers.” “Since the basic food element in the wetlands is the marsh vegeta tion,” Benton continued, “if that’s harmed by man then the wetlands’ productivity is diminished accord ingly.” “So, by monitoring the growth, spread and condition of the wet lands’ vegetation and relating it to variations in fresh water inflow, the impact of upstream reservoirs can be determined,” he said. “The board is studying this effect using field inves tigations and mathematical models. We re providing remote sensing in formation on baseline conditions over a full growing season.” “Remote sensing, in this case from aircraft, using color infrared aerial photography, can provide an eco nomical method for determining the extent and species makeup of the marsh plant communities and for de tecting subtle changes in plant con dition and growth,” Benton ex plained. “This project is a study of seven critical areas of the Texas coast. A major purpose is to deter mine the seasonal changes in the plant communities.” “Construction of reservoirs changes the flow into the estuaries in some important ways,” he said. “For one, the amount of inflow decreases because of diversion and evaporation of the water in the reservoirs. For another, reservoir evaporation in creases the saltiness of the released water. These changes in quantity and quality can affect large sections of plant life. “As a result, the Texas Legislature passed what researchers refer to as an enlightened bill directing the TWDB to study the effects of water diversion on the ecological environ ment of the bays and estuaries and to recommend how reservoir outflows can be regulated to provide for maintenance of estuarine resources. It will then be up to the Texas Water Rights Commission to insure that re leases are made from reservoirs on schedule.” “Color infrared aerial photographs are used to identify vegetative species and their areal extent in addition to their relative condition,” Benton said. “We’re also providing seasonal maps showing the species makeup and boundaries of the plant communities.” WEDNESDAY Dinner Theater “The Fantas- ticks,” 6:30 p.m. Bridge Club meets, MSC 212, 7 p.m. Grove “Yellow Submarine,” 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY Grove “The Twelve Chairs,” 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY Commencement, College of Vet erinary Medicine, 8 p.m. Grove “Serpico,” 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY Alpha Zeta Conference, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. Grove “Paint Your Wagon,” 8:30 p.m. SUNDAY Alpha Zeta Conference, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. Chess club meets, MSC 212, 7 p.m. Grove “Bridge Over The River Kwai,” 8:30 p.m. MONDAY Grove “The President’s Analyst,” 8:30 p.m. TUESDAY Grove “Where Eagles Dare, ”8:30 p.m. Are your health insurance premiums too high? Interested in low-cost coverage? For an appointment call Jess Burditt III or Phil Gibson CLU, 822-1550. Presents THE Bargain Extravaganza of 1976: SWQMAQt*™ SUMMER CLEARANCE T-Shirts $2.00 Men’s Shirts $3.00 Men’s Shoes $5.00 20-50% Off On Girls’ Clothes THOUSANDS OF BARGAINS FOR ONE DAY ONLY! SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M 315 UNIVERSITY (NORTHGATE) 846-5515 CirvmOf i Cratters Market AUGUST SPECIAL Booths FREE to Aggies AUGUST 7 & 8 Held 1st Sat. & Sun. each month at 2200 S. College, Bryan Call 822-3251 or 822-4688 We’d like to take you for a ride Hey, Mr. suave and sophisticated . . try this on for size. It's the Raleigh Sports. Think bikes are for kids? Think again! This one's spe cially made for the guy who's a mover. Three speeds, safety- quick brakes, genuine leather saddle, touring bag . . . every thing you need to travel in style. See your Raleigh dealer, he's got a set of wheels waiting for you. Come on along! CENTRAL CYCLE 6c SUPPLY Sales •Service •Accessories 3505 E. 29th St. — 822-2228 — Closed Monday Take East University to 29th St. (Tarrow Street)_ THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1976 Bugle stand, gift of ’36, rebuilt and rededicated Page 7 Reveille will sound more solid this fall when the Corps of Cadets return to uniform. The “you can’t get ’em up in the morning” first bugle call of the day will be played through a renovated bugle stand. A 40 year fixture of the Texas A&M campus, the stand was re worked through contributions of the Class of 1936. The class originally conceived, donated and dedicated the stand. Until the 1950s, it was situated on a circle in the middle of the intersec tion of Houston Street and Old Main Drive, between the YMCA and drill field. It was later moved to the 12- dorm quad, and has been there since. The bugle stand was dedicated by the Class of ’36 in May of its senior year in memory of Edwin O. “Pat” Bellinger. A member of the Texas Aggie Band and Cadet Corps bugler, he died in an artillery summer camp mishap. The ’36 group, which includes Engineering Dean Fred J. Benson and Gen. Ormond R. Simpson, as sistant vice president for student services, at its 40th reunion last spring decided to renovate and re dedicate the stand. W.H. Taylor of College Station suggested the project. Class mem bers raised funds to replace the megaphone part of the stand, and attach a new plate: “Restored by the Class of 1936, TAMU, 40th Class Reunion, April, 1976. Library gets art prints Additions to the Texas A&M Uni versity Library lending print collec tion have been realized through a spring book sale. Sixteen prints have been ac quired. They are on display in the library until September, when they will be checked out to students. The collection previously consisted of 72 prints. Completely loaned out each semester, it was placed in circulation in the late 1960s. This is the first addition to the col lection. Dr. Henry Alsmeyer, associate di rector, said the library has never spent appropriated or budgeted funds on the collection. He noted that the library week committee chose to apply the hook sale funds to acquisitions for the lending print col lection. Mary Kuder, committee chair man, said the new works “are high quality prints of a variety of artists and artistic styles.” They were pur chased from the New York Graphic Society. Shown in second floor display cases, the prints are of paintings by Moran, Ekholxn, Monet, Aalund, Picasso, Corot, Van Gogh and Un- esco, among others. The collection of 88 prints willl he placed on loan to students early in the fall semester. They will he checked out on a first - come, first - served basis. The National Library Week hook sale, supervised by Tamara Frost, raised $1,000. Books sold were do nated to the Friends of the Library by library staff, students and com munity residents. (? . tJT ■SSuST ion plfioto bv Steve GoM* Untitled lady This untitled pen-ink-and-watercolor by Mary Pflander is part of a group of works currently on display at the MSC Gallery. Five local artists — Pflander, Gelia Jeter, Sherrie Eubanks, Ken Morris and John Mounce — con tributed to the show. All five are employed as art pro fessionals at A&M. Aggie flight trainer retires A man who has been on the Texas A&M scene 22 years closes the as sociation this week. Jack Taylor of Texas Airmotive Inc. also plans to end 34 years in aviation. He is selling interest in the firm that has contracted with the U.S. government to train ROTC flight cadets at A&M since 1957. A veteran pilot with 18,000 hours flying time, Taylor leaves the Easterwood Field office Monday. It was opened in 1954. Taylor plans to continue making Bryan his home. Since starting the flight program at Easterwood, Taylor and his in structor pilots have trained more than 2,000 Aggie pilots. “Some of them that started out with us are still flying, and nearing military retirement,” Taylor re marked. “A lot of people don’t realize that Texas Airmotive is the largest ROTC training organization in the U.S.,” the former military pilot added. “Through the years, it has been No. 1.” When the operation was at its peak, Texas Airmotive employed seven instructor pilots, plus Taylor. Military flight training has been drastically curtailed in the last few years. Along with the 2,000 cadets, the firm has trained numerous civilian pilots and conducted rental and charter business under Taylor’s guidance. The firm’s outgoing president is concerned about the automaton training requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, remarking that “pilots are being taught too much by numbers.” A member of the old Army Air Corps, Taylor flew B-17 bombers in World War II. He was recalled to active duty in the Air Force during the Korean conflict and flew F-84s. He was discharged as a captain. Taylor was chosen Flight Instruc tor of the year in 1975 by the Hous ton FAA district. The award recog nizes flight instructors who make outstanding contributions to air safety through flight instruction practices. He was chosen by FAA personnel in consultation with members of the aviation community. 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