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You may begin picking up your Gradua tion Announcement Orders April 18th in the Student Program’s Office, Room 216A, MSG, Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 to 5:00. Extra Announcements will go on sale April 21st in Student Finance Center, Room 217, MSG at 8:00 a. m. on a first come, first serve basis. Our hours are from 8:00 to 4:00, Monday thru Friday. Thank you. All Biomedical Science majors must have course request forms for the Fall Semester 1977 approved by Faculty Advisors for use at preregistration (April 25-29, 1977). The Fall semester schedule of classes will be available by April 18. Contact your faculty advisor as soon as possible after April 18 and deliver your approved course request form to Room 332, Veterinary Medical Administration Building (845-4941) prior to April 22. Return to the Biomedical Science office to complete prereg istration during preregistration week. SENIOR RING ORDERING PROCEDURE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS To be eligible to order the Texas A&M ring, an under graduate student must have at least one year in resi dence, credit for at least ninety-two (92) semester hours and be in good standing with the University. A year in residence may consist of the Fall and Spring semesters or one of the above and a full summer ses sion (both the first and second terms). The hours passed at the preliminary grade report period on' March 23rd may be used in satisfying this ninety-two hour requirement. Students qualifying under this regulation should leave their names with the ring clerk, Room Seven, Richard Coke Building. This should be done prior to March 23rd in order for all records to be checked to determine ring eligibility. (Any student having completed ninety-two (92) hours at the end of the Fall '76 semester may order at any time. There is never a dead-line once the hours have r been completed, with the exception of a monthly mail ing date.) Graduate students are eligible to order with proof (receipt) that they have filed for graduation. . Orders for mid-semester will be taken by the ring: clerk starting March 23, 1977, and will continue until! April 26, 1977. Students who do not place their order during this period may order after final grades are posted. All rings must be paid for in full when the order is placed. Please bring mid-semester grade re ports along when ready to order. Anyone having failed to leave their names in advance and fail to bring grade i report will be asked to return later to allow time for 1 records to be checked. The rings should arrive at the Registar’s Office on June 28, 1977. All rings ordered, regardless of whether on March 23rd or April 26th will arrive at the same time. The ring clerk is on duty from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. of each week, Monday through Friday. However, in order for records to be checked, orders must be placed prior to 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. We hope this information will be helpful and extend our congratulations. Edwin H. Cooper, Dean Admissions and Records Carolyn Wells, Ring Clerk *__w THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Johnson, William Carroll Degree: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Dissertation: AN ANALYSIS OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR AT NARROW BRIDGE. Time: 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 1977 Place: Room 337 in Zachry Engineering Cen ter G. W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College THE &RADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Sidner, Bruce Robert Degree: Ph.D. in Oceanography Dissertation: LATE PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AND UPPER CONTINENTAL SLOPE, NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. Time: 3 p.m. on May 6, 1977 Place: 306F in the Oceanography Bldg. G. W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College SPECIAL NOTICE Service For All Chrysler Corp. Gars Body Work — Painting HALSELL MOTOR COMPANY INC. Dodge Sales and Service Since 1922 1411 Texas Ave. — 823-8111 Weight Watchers has an exciting new program. College Station class meets Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Hillel Foundation, 800 Jersey Street. For further information call 822-7303. 83tfn FOR SALE BOOK SALE. Texas A&M University Bookstore. Large selection of scientific and technical books. $1.99 or $2.99. PURCELL AIR CONDITIONING Used Air Conditioner Sales 30 Day Guaranty Will Also Buy Your A/C, Running Or Not 822-1879 108t8 Senior boots Must Sell. 693-1654. 108t4 No use driving and hunting — just see Cowan’s White Auto Store, North Gate. We have it: auto parts, home appliances, bikes and repair, home needs and lawn mowers. ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE “Where satisfaction is standard equipment" 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 1971 Capri; 2,000 cc, 4 speed, stereo, tape. $625.00. * Sound de sign stereo, 8 track cassette. 6 mos. old. Paid $140.00, make offer — 693-1661. 108t4 20% off all standing plaster items. 4/25 — 4/30. We will have great armadillos as of May 6. The Plaster Nook 2010 South College Ave. 822-3546 108t4 2 bedroom unfurnished house, $135/month plus bills. 846-0838. int2 BOYS ONLY. Apt. for two. $90. Call 846-5132 after 6. mtfn 3 bedroom house for summer rent. Spacious yard. 3 miles from campus. CALL 693-7641 CARLA. lilts 1971 Mustang Grande, A/C, new radials, AM radio, automatic, power steering, $1799.00. 693-5149. I09t3 Senior boots, practically new, size 10. Will sell for $110.00. 693-8200. 109t4 ’73 Pontiac Grand-AM. Clean, loaded, 60,000 miles. Best offer over $2300. 846-1882. 110t2 72 Capri, V-6, 2600, air, automatic, vinyl roof, AM-FM, $1700 or best offer. 846- 5691. 108t4 FOR RENT JU Mobile Home For Lease: 2 bedroom, fur nished, central air, located on private wooded acreage on Hickery Road near A&M. Free cable, $165 per month plus utilities. Available June 1. 693-8534. 108t8 Attention Married Couples. One and two bedroom, furnished or unfurnished apartments. Ready for occupancy. 1-1V4 miles south of campus. Lake for fishing. Washateria on grounds. Country atmos-■ phere. Call D. R. Cain Co. 693-8850, or after 5, 846-8145 or 693-1884 . 64tfn THE LA SALLE a resident ’ _ hotel Faculty, Staff, Post-Grads, Stu dents. A quiet, dignified place to live & study. Rooms and Rooms With Board Monthly Basis * La Salle Hotel 120 SOUTH MAIN BRYAN 713/822-1501 ! 134 tin Pre-leasing for summer and fall semesters. Two bedrooms, one bath, four-plexes. Lo cated at 1824 Wilde Oak Circle in Bryan behind Town and Country Shopping Cen ter. Unfurnished $195 per couple or two students, three students $220. Furnished $210 per couple or two students, three students $235. Deposit $50 per student or per couple. Water paid. For further in formation, call 693-8808; after 5 and weekends 693-1884 or 846-8415. 106tfn Need to sublet a furnished, one bedroom apt. in Taos Complex for month of May. No deposit. Rent negotiable. 693-2008 after 5. note SPECIAL RATES FOR THE SUMMER Large two bedroom apts., AC, carpet, pool. Unfurnished — $139. Furnished — $159. Plus gas and electricity. FAIRWAY APTS. 3300 South College. 822-4964. On Shuttle Bus route. 103U3 TROPICANA APARTMENTS Summer rate, also 9 month leases starting Sep tember— large one and two bedroom apts., cen tral AC, pool, furnished or unfurnished, carport, private storage room — utilities included — quiet — 2710 Kent St. — 822-9055. 108tll HELP WANTED 3-C Barbeque #3, Culpepper Plaza, now hir ing for summer. All positions open. Apply in person between 2-4 p.m. Horse pasture and stalls. 846-7015. 109125 The MSC Craft Shop needs part time student worker beginning June 1. Graduate Assistant position for pro gramming in the MSC Craft Shop available June 1. Salary: $375.00/month. Graduate assistant position in charge of the woodshop in the MSC Craft Shop available mid-July. Salary: $375.00/month. Contact Karen Zan- tow, 11:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. at the Craft Shop, or call 845-1631. Appli cation deadline April 27, 10:00 p.m. 108t4 "BriarwwHT tJ!pariift«nts ITSy '■=7 INPATIENT COUNSELORS FULLTIME 23 bed Psychiatric Inpatient Unit has positions available. Training program. Contact Director Hospital Services, 822-7326 Ext. 33, 9 A.M.-5 P.M. CENTRAL BRAZOS VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER mts REGISTERED NURSES FULL-TIME PSYCHIATRY 23 bed Psychiatric Inpatient Unit has positions available. Experience not required. Contact Di rector Hospital Services, 822-7326, Ext. 33, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. CENTRAL BRAZOS VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER llltS Exercise Rooms (Men & Women) 2 Swimming Pools Sauna Baths Tennis & Volleyball Courts Recreation Center 1, 2, 3 Bedrooms Furnished and Unfurnished •ALL BILLS PAID • No Fuel Adjustment Charge • No Esculation Clause Part-time opening to do insurance physicals. Must have experience in vital signs and medical terminology. Medical Information Service. Send resumes c/o The Battalion, Box W, College Station, Tex. 77843. io9t4 Now Preleasing For Summer & Fall Semesters 1. Enjoy Discounted Summer Rates 2. Outdoor Recreational Facilities 3. Night Club-Zacharias Green House 693-2933 1201 HWY. 30 693-3014 HAVE LUNCH ON US! Everyone who leases an apt. through A&M Apt. Place ment Service will be given a FREE Lunch at T.J.’s. Our way of saying, “Thanks Ags.” LEASING NOW FOR FALL 77 Call for appointment A&M APT. PLACEMENT SERVICE A Free Service 693-3777 To work on floor and in con cessions. Mostly weekend work. Come by Pooh’s Park Skating Rink office weekdays between 8-5. lllt7 Summer Jobs. High School and College students. Work part- time now and full-time this sum mer. Apply in person only. Whataburger. Bryan or College Station. i03tfn SALES 3358. Gas and Oil Wells. 614-866-/ 96133 WORK WANTED Typing done after 5:30. 693-0267. I07tl2 Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds. 822-0544 . 83t33 Full time typing. Symbols. Call 823- :7723. 392tfh Typing. Symbols. 846-0360. 49t66 The Television Shop TV & RADIO SERVICE Zenith Sales and Services TV Rental 713 S. Main Bryan 822-2133 AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 JOB OPPORTUNITIES The birds, animals & flowers are dying to tell us... “Give a hoot, don’t pollute!’ SUMMER WORK The W.E.A.I. Student Assistance Program has numerous summer jobs available in the following areas: Houston Dallas-Ft. Worth Beaumont Austin San Antonio $190.00 WEEK TO START For information — apply Rudder Tower Room 504 Tuesday, April 26 Wednesday, April 27 8:00 A. M., 10:00 A.M., 12 noon, 2:00 P.M., 4:00 P.M. W.E.A.I. Equal Opportunity Employer SUMMER JOBS FOR STUDENTS Interview on Saturday, April 23 at 10:30 A. M. in room 704 Rudder. mu Join Woodsy Owl’s fight against pollution. Today. FOUND Keys at corner of Foch and Nagle. 846-3407 after 5:00 p.m. 110t2 ^ LOST At Pure Prairie League concert, one small diamond ring. Reward! 846-3407 after 5:00 p.m. U0t2 efe California still leader Texas surpasses Floridafu in population growth rac Texas is now the second fastest-growing state in the nation. After surpassing Florida in population, Texas now adds more people than any state except California. “Latest population estimates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census indicate that between July 1, 1975, and July 1, 1976, Texas’ population grew by 250,000,” said Dr. R. L. Skrabanek, an A&M professor and demographer with the Texas Real Estate Research Center. “During the same period, California increased by 322,000 and Florida by 144,000. ” Skrabanek said that in the state’s real estate industry, additional households are creating a greater housing demand. In the 1950’s, the number moving to Texas exceeded those leaving by an average of 11,400 per year. By the 1960’s, the number increased to about 21,000a The average annual increase was 58,000 from ISi and 112,000 per year from 1973 to 76. FORI Skrabanek attributed the state’s increased pop: )ins ac growth to a favorable unemployment rate, goodil ij en p and energy resources. iun ty 1 “Texas’ image as a place to live has become! g ta t e ] more favorable in recent years, ” he said. “ Nat «|)tion fc taken in the 1950’s and 1960’s showed Texas did# very high with Americans in others states as an tive place to live. “More recent polls, however, indicate Tesai ranks high on the list of preferred states in whicll and the movement to the state bears this out. Product liability crisis causes concern for insurance brokers 0 vyers i ; d in aid no Cave : nue cl to days iunce t [mpleti “That’ ejudg I Cave: tation shut am Aug. 2. Neithi United Press International SAN FRANCISCO — “Let the buyer beware” has been retired as a cliche of the marketplace in favor of, “Let the seller beware.” Only a few years ago it was tough luck if your lawnmower cut off your toe accidentally- Now you can sue the lawnmower manufacturer, the hardware store where you bought it, and the repairman who fixed it. Chances are their insurnace repre sentatives will get together and offer you a good out-of-court settlement. This is the “product liability” crisis which has the insurance industry more stirred up than medical mal practice did a couple of years ago. Thomas J. Ryan, senior vice pres ident of Marsh & McLennan, the nation’s largest insurance broker, believes there’s no real problem — just an adjustment to make. Up until two or three years ago it was generally assumed you could not collect damages from a manufacturer unless you could prove that he was somehow at fault. Now the public and courts seem to believe that “when anything happens to any body, somebody is going to pay,” Ryan said in an interview with UPI. “In the evolving and constantly changing attitudes of the American people — reflected in many phases of the national life — one of the un derlying feelings which seems to be emerging is that when something happens to an individual and he can not cope with it, somebody should cope with it — companies, the gov ernment, society.” Ryan says the insurance industry is the best vehicle for carrying out this service. The courts have moved from the concept of “negligence” to the con cept of “strict liability” which holds It 0lccm 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 $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup ir sandwich 11KH) 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” . .Jive s c that an injured person does Ml* Q ave to prove a product was faulty'““ILssible to collect. ■dude “If people want laws intapitpus that way, I think they ^houldM-j-^g terpreted that way, s 3 ' 1 ! ^Lily aft< “When the courts, juries andji® a i terr] say they want it, one has toconeB j^ e sa that this refelcts the needsandi,^^ of the people. ” Besenti He feels that what the pey|fty ( want, they will be willing topiiB e V en Prices will go up. Some produttB be priced out of the marketkB of the insurance required off manufacturers. “We had a client who man® tured boats. His premium* $20,000 a year to cover his liatiB the boat exploded in the wateraB was found to be defective, I Knov Ryan. bl 'd sav: . fling to “Now, just the fact that ploded, with no negligenceonJUgc part, makes him liable for danj^g, His premium went to ^<WB)anytl one year. He had to go onto: j- , es Q ness.” Broved Some insurance industry la®oard. feel the solution is for laws* written limiting the amolin,s Bip a ii can he collected, or the P r ™B 0 j n t s . Iwayers can make from . Motel a tingency” suits. But Ryan ™m rec ] ] would be better to accepti ehanged expectations ^^loday and go about adjusting prices* tetQ ally to cover the increased exptL^ Rons. jiuropi “Instead of saying that as oftoj ranee row, your premium is going up! I witze 600 or 700 per cent, we wouldlii re Ne be able to tell the small busine aik anc that the change will be madeow I extended period,’ said B\an. I . e says insurance companies alsooF more capital to cover tbe sue liabilities, and that tax intenlil could help generate it. I AB< “We had a committee studyM a | s ^ net liability and the conclusion' I l o that it is not great crisis, becausej insurance is available at a pri« “I think that the bottom lineisi!| when we see prices escalating'I wonder why. It can be traced bad | the fundamental way we are! ning to live. People must realiz if anytime someone is injuul someone is going to pay, thenutj all going to pay. . . Ride a bicycle Help keep our environment clean MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL SPECIAL Salisbury Steak Mexican Fiesta with Dinner Mushroom Gravy Two Cheese and Whipped Potatoes Onion Enchiladas Your Choice of w/chili One Vegetable Mexican Rice Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Patio Style Pinto Beans Coffee or Tea Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased Witli 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 WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Beef Steak w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and But 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 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 DlNp Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable