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Page 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1977 The Aggie Players present A nOOM TORTHC MISBEGOTTEN b Y EUGENE O'NEILL FORUM THEATER 8:00 P.M. Apr. 14 thru 16 and 20 thru 23 A&M Students $1.75 All Others $2.75 THIS SUMMER COME HOME TO RICE Full credit Rice University Summer Program Houston, Texas 77001 call (713)-527-4019 W. M. Rice University admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic background. Finals prompt Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 By CINDY JACOBSON If the thought of finals puts you in the mood for throwing eggs, eating fire-hot jalapeno peppers or just sit ting back and listening to music, then go by the mall area between the Memorial Student Center and Rudder every day this week. This is the annual Gas Week sponsored by the MSC Recreation Committee. Various musical groups, competitive events and special demonstrations will be provided by several MSC commit tees in the mall area from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The first event took place yester day. Car cramming was sponsored by the Student Conference on Na tional Affairs, and spectators near the MSC fountain looked on as bodies were crammed into a feehouse. Admission is $1 at the door or two tickets for $1.50 in ad vance. Tc...orrow, Chris McCarthy will demonstrate basic pottery and primitive firing near the MSC foun tain from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. If the last event didn’t fire you up, this one might. A jalapeno eat ing contest will be sponsored by the Committee for Awareness of Mexi can American Culture Thursday. Contestants eat as many peppers as they can in two hours and the First place winner receives a dinner for two at El Chico. The Entry fee is 25 cents. th< Judging will be based hairiest chests and prettiest legs. The applause of the audience will decide the winner. There will be an hour break while a music group provided by the Basement Committee performs. Then at 2:00 p.m., egg-throwing begins. For 25 cents, you can throw an egg to your partner below while you stand on the walkway between Rudder and the MSC. Later on Friday evening, “Instant By Moms an A&M Uni Funktion” will play from 8 p p are nts’Dj until 1 a.m. in the BasemenH corne d by tl feehouse. The eight-piecep^y the fami group is from Prairie View Ai 7 and is co-sponsored by the i{ The rain Awareness Committee. Tstudents ai Freeman Fisher, Gas Wfj , h owever - ^ chairman, expects good resultsfp students w Gas Week because the nurabe lives and ! student committees participafc “This type of joint cooperaSa will help build enthusiasm spirit for future programs, ” hesi Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.49 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 AM to 1:30 PM — 4:30 PM to 7 PM . Volkswagen. The winning team re ceived a 16-gallon keg of beer do nated by Budweiser. Progressive country singer T. Gosney Thorton will perform from 8 to 12 tonight at the Basement Cof- Also Thursday, the Opera and Performing Arts Society will have a harpsichordist in the MSC lounge. Friday’s events will range from legs to eggs. The Hospitality Com mittee will conduct a leg and chest contest from noon until 1 p.m. Prizes will include free tickets to Aggie Cinema and entries are re stricted to males. Speed reading clas stresses "pictures MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak Mexican Fiesta Chicken Fried Beef with Dinner Steak w/cream ■ Mushroom Gravy Two Cheese and Gravy Whipped Potatoes Onion Enchiladas Whipped Potatoes and ■ Your Choice of w/chili Choice of one other One Vegetable Mexican Rice Vegetable 1 Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Patio Style Pinto Beans Roll or Corn Bread and Butter 1 Coffee or Tea Tostadas ‘ Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee Top of the Tower Texas A&M University Pleasant Dining - Great View SERVING LUNCHEON BUFFET 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Each day except Saturday FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL “Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style” Tossed Salad Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee “Quality First” SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter Coffee or Tea Gib let Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup & sandwich 11.-00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Monday - Friday $1.50 plus drink Available Evenings For Special University Banquets Department of Food Service Texas A&M University “Quality First” By LYNN ROSSI Battalion Staff If you are a student with four novels to read before final exams, a professor with 50 term papers to grade, or if you just enjoy reading and want to read faster, a speed reading course is being offered for you. Speed reading is taught through the A&M Consolidated Community Education program. “There are as many different techniques to teach speed reading as there are people teaching it,” Michael Alvarado, class instructor, said. “I teach the students to read phrases, not single words,” Al varado said. “I also emphasize both speed and comprehension. Then I teach them better study techni- Alvarado uses a film st|| machine to begin teaching thef dents to read more quickly. Ai] they have boosted their spa I through the use of the machine,! emphasizes comprehension. “In order to improve understajl ing of the material, a three-stil process should be followed,”iI varado said. First, form a meiij outline of the material you\yillci)‘.| Alvarado said a reader sWj look over what he is going tor(ii| then read the introduction,! mary and main headings. ques. Alvarado a student at Texas A&M University who teaches a type of speed reading he came up with himself. He received a bachelor’s degree in zoology from A&M. He is cur rently working on a second bachelor’s degree—this time in ocean engineering. “The second step and the m] important in achieving better e: prehension is visualizing the m;| rial,” Alvarado said. at a S Alvarado suggested that a reji| try to form a mental picture o(f erything he reads so that it will easier to remember and undent: later. - Thomas academic sented to t “The third step is getting tot point. Some authors love wokL i You have to pick up the mostimMg^'^! n j tant ideas of whatever you raff.,.u. Alvarado said. 'fM.ams. Attention should be paid to all® Receivi words, however. Alvarado poi4!; ei H or ' L out that ignoring little words!| eac ^ co ^' "not” and “didn’t” can complet{P°' nt ra h ( change the meaning of a stoy q™ The two-hour long speed reacl^ 6 ^ 1111 ^ 116 course is held for two hours oiKt|® n stl ‘ <aei week for eight weeks. 1 v^rane ; “I will have taught them(tl dents) everything I can inl6homl Alvarado said. “I give them ad start. They have to keep practia;| Most of their improvement con* outside of class.” / McDonald's i ® MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS McDonald's m ' Field Events Produce Champs Above — An automatic pitching machine helped make the Home-Run Hitting Contest fair to all last week. Below — An entrant in the IM Track Meet last week prepares to leave the starting block in a relay race. Last week Men’s and Women’s All-University Field Events took place on the Practice Astro Turf right behind Kyle Field. There were four field events in the Men’s Division. The four field events were the Softball Throw, Long Jump, Shot Put, and the High Jump. The results went as follows. R. Arth, an independent, won the Softball Throw with a superb throw of 319’8 The Long Jump competition was won by B. Colvin representing the Mullets. Colvin leaped 21’8” across the sand pit. W. Swanson, also representing the Mullets, was the champion in the Shot Put competition. Swan son put the lead weight a distance of 56’6% ”, four inches further than his nearest competitor. The High Jump event was won by R. An drews, representing Gulf Coast AC, whose jump of 6’3” out distanced his entire field. Switching over to the Women’s Division; there were also four field events. The Broad Jump competi tion was won by M. Alexander, representing FPU Elite, who jumped a distance of 15’8.5” to edge out runner-up E. Mudd whose jump of 15’8” made the competition extremely close and challenging. E. Morcom and M. Alexander representing FPU Elite, placed first and second re spectively in the Women’s Softball Throw. Morcom hurled the softball a distance of 197’8 ”, while her teammate, Alexander threw the softball a distance of 188’8”. The High Jump champion was J. McKay representing the Road- runners, whose jump of 4’8” was the best in her field of competi tors. T. Chandler was the Wo men’s All University Champion in the Shot Put event. Representing FPU Elite, Chandler put the lead ball an impressive 34 .5”. Con gratulations to all the event win ners and competitors in the An nual TAMU Men’s and Women’s All-University Field Events Com petition. Women’s High Jump was one of the Field Events of the IM Track Competition. Coming IM Action High Jump Competition Tough x mms Entries opened Monday, April 18th and close Tuesday, April 26th, for the Annual Cross Coun try Race. The Cross Country Event is open to all Texas A&M Students, Faculty, and Staff. The contest will be held Wednesday, April 27th, at 5:30 p.m. There will be four divisions, consisting of men singles, women singles, men’s team, and women’s team. A team consists of a maximum of five persons, with the first three finishers scoring points for their team. The race will be held over a 2.5 mile stretch, located on the front section of the campus, adjacent to Highway 6 and University Drive. If you intend to represent a team, don’t forget to include the name of your team on the entry blank. Winners from each respective di vision will be awarded certificates. Entry blanks are available in the Intramural Office at DeWare Fieldhouse, between 8 a.m.-12 noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m., or call 845-2624. The Punt, Pass and Kick Com petition is scheduled for April 25th at 6 p.m. Any Texas A&M Stu dents, Faculty or Staff may come by the IM Office at DeWare Fiel dhouse at the previously men tioned times to fill out the neces sary entry form. The finals in the Co- Recreational Class A, Class B, and Class C Softball Tournament will be held on April 23rd and 24th. Check the IM Office for the time of your game. Spectators are in vited and encouraged to come out and cheer your team to victory. The site of the Softball Playoffs is at the Complex, located across the railroad tracks on the West By- Pass. If you happened to be at the Practice Astroturf field behind Kyle Field last Thursday, you would have been a witness to the annual All-University Women’s High Jumping event of the IM Track Meet. The participants were divided into two divisions. Repre sentatives from the Women’s Dorms made up one division, while representatives of Women’s Independent classification made up the other division. The turn out for the event was poor; in the Dorm Division there were seven entries, but only two competitors showed up. In the Independent Division, there were seventeen entries with only six participants showing up. In spite of this poor turn-out, there were some superb performances. The high-jump bar was set at a starting height of 3T0”. Each competitor was allowed three at tempts at each height. Participants began to drop out at 3T1” as com petition began to get tough. The bar was raised at intervals of one and two inches each time the competitors successfully cleared the preceding height. The competition went quickly and smoothly except for an anonymous jumper who decided she was going to jump out of se quence. Fortunately, there were no injuries during the competi tion. In the Women’s Dorm Divi sion, C. Key, representing Keath- ley Hall, took first place honors, successfully clearing a height of 4’4”. Second place went to D. Winship, also of Keathley Hall, who jumped 41”. In the Women’s Independent Division, J. McKay representing the Roadrunners outclassed the entire field of com petitors setting her mark at 4’8”, only three inches short of the IM 11-University record of 5T”. Sec ond place honors went to J. Bun- gie, jumping 4’6” representing the FPU Rookies; while third place went to E. Mudd of Gruders Gang who also jumped 4’6” but who had needed to clear 4 0 in two attempts earlier in the compe tition, while Bungie only needed one. Other participants, B Gnedin (4’4”), B. Bowling (41”), and E. Morcom (3T1”), finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respective ly. Congratulations to all the par ticipants, and an additional con gratulations go to C. Key and J McKay for winning their respec tive divisions. This ad is sponsored by McDonald’s on University Drive and is prepared by the Intramural Office, DeWare Fieldhouse. Photos by Paul Nettell and stories by Lome Hurov. Jc