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TEXAS AVE COLLEGE STATION Regents selected, bell returnei By JOHN TYNES Contrary to what some people might think, life did not come to a standstill in College Station when all the students left Texas A&M for a few weeks during Christmas break. In fact, many activities continued to liven up the Texas A&M campus except they were conducted in an area that was unusually empty. John B. Coleman, a Houston physician became the first black to serve on the Texas A&M Board of Regents when he was appointed to the post by Gov. Dolph Briscoe on Jan. 11. State Sen. Bill Moore, D-Bryan, said he will oppose Bris coe’s appointment of Coleman if it were made for political reasons. which were mainly grackles, star lings and brown-headed cowbirds. Between 22,000 and 25,000 birds had been killed by the time stu dents returned for classes. Officials said the killings, com bined with cannon blasts and rec ordings seem to be driving the birds away. Briscoe also appointed John Blocker of Houston and reappointed H.C. “Dulie” Bell Jr. of Austin to the Board. Blocker, class of’45, said he was suprised by his appointment to the post. Polling sites picked Polling sites were set for College Station city elections according to the recently adopted ward plan. The plan divides the Texas A&M campus into three districts, two of which will elect councilmen in April. No on-campus polling center was designated by the plan, and stu dents will have to go off-campus to vote for their councilmen. Birds Blasted Last fall about 2 million birds were peacefully spending their nights in the many trees on campus. But their peaceful rest came to an end in early January. The birds had covered many sidewalks and trees with up to one and a half inches of fecal matter. University officials were dismayed at the damage to school property and the cost and inconvenience of constantly cleaning the mess. Ags beat Gators In sports, the Aggies did pretty well over the holidays. The football team put on a fine show in El Paso on Jan. 2, defeating the Florida Gators 37-14. The basketball team defeated the University of Texas in the first of two games against them, but lost the second. They also won against Baylor and SMU. Maimed birds dying After trying several ways to chase the birds off, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department obtained ap proval to begin killing the birds. Bell returned A one-ton, copper alloy replica of the famous Liberty Bell in Philadel phia was returned to Texas A&M after a year-long bicentennial visit to Austin. The bell, which belongs to the State of Texas, was presented to Texas A&M by Gov. Allan Shiv ers on July 5, 1950 for safekeeping for the people of Texas. It was on display in Austin for the nation’s 200th anniversary, hut it has now been put into storage until new display facilities in the new li brary extension are ready. Dorm space scarce The University Housing Office put a moratorium on on-campus housing applications for next fall ex cept in the Corps dorms because the number of applications already exceeds the number of available spaces. Corps applications are the only ones which will be processed for next fall, but civilian applications can be submitted for later set ters. Signs Installed Finding your way around cut. should now be a bit easier thaijl help provided by new street sZ The bright green signs replace® engraved concrete posts that?' marked University streets forci; years. Eugene H. Ray, directo grounds maintenance, saidaboi new signs were installed at a cost of approximately $4,000, it, ing manufacture, purchase ofi rials and installation. s From Warner Bros. Cepheid Variable Presents . >—^ 8:00 & 10:30 p.m. Rudder Aud. ! Jan. - 20 $1.00 admission ‘Year of the Cat overnight succes Do Something For Tour Career: Investigate Learning To Fly With Onr Special •iSCOVERY FLIGHT... 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I’ll get to some of the new releases later, but right now I want to talk about a fine album that has been out for several months now — “Year Of The Cat,” by A1 Stewart. Stewart is another of those “over night successes” who work for years before getting the recognition they deserve. He started his musical career in Great Britain in the early sixties, playing rock n roll. He progressed through a Bob Dylan- style folksinger stage and eventually developed the unique style of writ ing and singing that characterizes his recent albums. This style, unfor tunately, is not easily described or categorized, and as a result Stewart has not, until now, been able to at tract more than a small “cult” fol lowing in this country. “Year Of The Cat” has done a lot to change that; it’s already his best-selling album, and many of its songs, especially the title cut, are getting plenty of airplay, even on AM radio. What distinguishes Stewart’s songs from so much of today’s popu lar music is their complexity, both thematic and musical. Stewart, who writes practically all of his own ma terial, does not restrict his writing to a few topics; he seems equally at ease writing about historical events like the Spanish Civil War, as he does in “On the Border,” or about Hollywood-style romance, as de scribed in “Year Of The Cat.” The music itself is just as interesting. Stewart’s lyrics are rich with evoca tive images and metaphors, and it’s usually easy to visualize the scenes being described. The band’s in strumentals provide a suitable backdrop to the lyrics without being overwhelmed by them. Stewart has used a large number of most! familiar musicians on his rect bums, and in addition to hi! abilities is a capable handle combining a diverse assortw instruments to produce a subi distinctive sound. Stewart li plays acoustic guitar and keyl on the album, and credits ai given for individual songs, s hard to tell for sure who is ( what. But it all sounds that’s what counts. All the songs on the albus good, but not all can be easily ten about; sometimes it’s belt just listen and let the music for itself. One that canbedesc is “On the Border,” which« literal level concerns gunrunn Spain. On another level, itwr the danger of the small ck around us that go unnoticed they become big changes—b worst. “Sand In Your Shoes’ isil twist on an old story — the bij of a relationship. It’s not as most songs about this subject, Stewart seems to take a cal view of the situation inslt the usual despairing view. “One Stage Before’ deals J' the odd feeling of deja vi), | vivid images of show busini F ’ convey the eerie impressiond | ing lived through a situation!) | Stewart uses special effect! p c here to set his mood, andthf trie guitar is nice, too. The best song on the all probably the title cut. Its romantic fantasy, said tobeii by a Bogart movie, and it m excellent showcase for Stewaii ical ability and for his bantkl ing. A string section is useaK back up the other instrument Bobby Bruce’s violin is esy good. Sax, piano, and get solos during the course song, and the only thing I do about it is the bass, which■ “disco madness” flavor outo ing with Stewart’s usual styl f ; McDivitt accepts school appointment OXFORD, Ohio (UPI) — James ness Advisory Council. A. McDivitt, the commander of the Apollo 9 space flight in March, 1969, was among a dozen persons yesterday who accepted appoint ments to Miami University’s School of Business Administration “Busi- McDivitt, who received honorary Doctor of Science in 1970, is currently pres" Pullman, Inc., a Chicag 0 ] firm. Which helps more, milk or whisky? long- J “I can’t say,” Clark repo f | HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — A script girl working on the taping of a tele vision show to celebrate American plied. 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