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frilled in ng found located ?et. iany. • Dolpli to help Charles m mea- 1 chance ;islation s eastoi Safety tn were from a )avis A. , 19, of fia. THE BATTALION MONDAY, JULY 25, 1977 Page 3 Indian dancer recognized as the best in competition United Press International IGNACIO, Colo. — Indian matrons danced* slowly, shuffling and bending their knees in time to the drums. At times, they clog the floor send ing Abe Conklin — the champ — to the sidelines. Conklin, who has won more traditional Indian dance powwows than anyone else, marked time on the edge of the floor, barely moving his feet to the drumbeat. “I was just resting on the song,” Conklin said. “There was a lot of women out there on the floor, and you just can’t run over them.” “Years ago the women didn’t do a War Dance, which was then called the Man Dance. It was only done by men. Down in Oklahoma, where I’m head of the Ponca Man Dance Society, we still don’t let the women dance the Man Dance.” Repair time Battalion photo by Jan Williams banks ie date execu- aid re- tbeen Argie v York vay by r heart jnt. A pared ndent :ance’' arring ked anson days o fur- Van J that it her :ed of ltd fered t was Jls, a licial hree ospi- f ce to tout. : and omic »ned nade A quiet weekend gave Dale Norwood time to repair the gears on a 10-speed bicycle be hind the Commons area. vanced study institute Ms seminar this week ^TO Advanced Study Insti- assemble some of the best linds in statistics and ecol- fexas A&M University for a [k study on a variety of top- task according to Dr. G. P. Penn State University will evelop analytical tools to the impact of changes in system, particularly man ed changes. Patil is also nofthe International Statis- mpus tivities Monday County National Organization tien. Sterling Evans Library 226, n. s Movie, "Dial VI For Murder, Tuesday Day For Dropping Courses e Movie, "Bless The Beasts And n,” 8:30 p.m. Wednesday eMovie, “Giant,” 8:30 p.m. Thursday ncr Yell Practice, Front of the ms, 6:30 p.m. er Theater, “The Apple Tree.” 201 1:45 p.m. eh Concert, Grate Bible Church, lerson, 7i30 p.m, [o Movie, "One Of Our Spies Is 8:30 p.m, _ Friday |ier Theater, "The Apple Tree," JSC, 6:45 p.m. fve Movie, "Oliver,” 8:30 p.m. Saturday 1 Energy Equipment Demonstra- Judcler Tower 301 and MSC Mall, 9 'eMovie, "Westworld, ’ 8:30 p.m. Sunday ess Committee, 140 MSC, 6 p.m. five Movie, "‘Don’t Drink The I’" 8:30 p.m. tical Ecology Program (ISEP). “The program is not to identify or explore issues, but to help identify tools and techniques that will be dependable and defensible in mak ing statements on ecological prob lems today,” said Patil. The group will explore areas such as: assessing the abundance of fish, birds and insects in a certain area; analysis of ocean fisheries; forestry problems; fire spread; rodent prob lems; the environment of the world’s cities; oil spill studies; and the management of the environ ment. They have turned out about 2,500 pages of scientific material so far. The meeting at Texas A&M is the first half of the program which will continue at the University of California-Berkeley “The object is to bring together ecological statisticians and statistical ecologists so that they get to talk to each other on the problems of ecol ogy,” Patil said. “Perfect communication between the statistician and the ecologist is a necessary condition,” said Dr. H.O. Hartley, head of Texas A&M’s Insti- Itute of Statistics. “Put in a more blunt form, the statiatician must be willing to tell the ecologiest, ‘Look, I am not an expert in your area, so you have to allow me to ask you stupid questions about your problem and I will allow you to ask me stupid questions about statistics’.” The NATO Scientific Affairs Divi sion and the ISEP are jointly spon soring the institute and research workshop along with /A&M’s Engineering Experiment Station, Agricultural Experiment Station, Center for Marine Resources, Insti tute of Statistics and Office of Con tinuing Education. tike. GIFTS • LAMPS GOURMET Culpepper Plaza College Station | onrt >iJ* isively' redi^’ einrt* ,Wl ROMANCE Of PASSION AND POWER $•••••••••••■■■■■ I0U SHALT NOT 0 ON Aa FOURS OU SHALT NOT UNT OTHER MEN OU SHALT NOT iED BLOOD EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER 902 Jersey (adjacent to southslde of campus) 846-1726 Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.: Eucharist & Supper Sundays, 6:30 p.m. Fellowship & Eucharist Fr. 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My goal was to beat them, which I did.” “It took me two seasons,” he said. “The first season, I just watched and saw how they danced and how the dances were judged. The second season, I competed and beat them.” Conklin, 51, dances only the “straight” tra- ********* ***************************** ditional dances, unlike younger powwow com petitors, who dance the Fancy Dance. The Fancy Dance brings more prize money, but is a modern development in Indian dance, compared to Conklin’s traditional dances. Conklin has won hundreds of competition — nobody knows exactly how many. He dances every weekend in one social club or another, and is on the road all during the summer in powwow competition. He is forced to change his dance rendition often because other dancers copy his style. Conklin danced in the $7,410 Powwow on the reservation in southwest Colorado. 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