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i ntz t3M l ! ALIUN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1977 Page 3 !W$ ^ood development otton pickin’ good day fe (-‘xpei'lind s that a dip. isses theC, eel Registn it the FisJ By ELLIE LAPORTE [When most people hear the word otton”, they probably think of boll vils, Dixie, clothes or a football Bine on New Year’s Day. Few lople think of food. Research is currently under way the Oilseeds Building, a division Ithe Texas A&M University Engi- Aggies sing bookstore )lues, again 13 with I By GARY WELCH > m. FilmeJ Ixhe first days of school have come prospers |(| gone and for the most part, the ng lines in the Texas A&M cainpusaM Ukstore are gone. But memories, ner ' jth good and bad, remain. We didn’t have any major prob- is other than the usual, ’ said ijloria Swain, a bookstore employe, me people were confused by the location of the cash registers ;ainst the south wall), she added, it that difficulty was soon over- me. Students were concerned over sitters other than the bookstore’s [tup, though. “Just about everybody was aware was really expensive,’’ said Aria [impbell, also a bookstore em- oye. She said the largest single rchase she saw was about $125. “Most freshmen spent an average she said. Many students agree that books lem more expensive this year. paid $110 for books this year,” id Grant Holmes, a senior nuclear igilieering student. “Three years I would have paid no more than for the same books. And I still |n’t have one book I need, he Ided. Of course, there are feasible ethods that would save when buy- g hooks. Dr. Henry Ander, a rmer statistics professor at A&M, is suggested a system to reduce uk costs. ‘When 1 was in graduate school,” ider said, “each professor would ganize his notes for the courses he teaching. He would submit lem to the university’s printing Idlities, which would print them lid make them available to students at much less than the cost of xtbooks. Ander pointed out that this ethod would do more than just ve students money. It would en- tudents to fully use the mate- dsthey were required to purchase (cause each set of notes would be ■signed for a certain professor’s urse, he said. “This way, he added, “the stu nts could save money, and maybe _e university could make a little tH from the printing. ’’ f/SD n Indepal ilie sevenll 11 USD will ired to k strict alwiil but lie sail mor igli Sell' a "freali I, priori^ , 17, as sign ofi le said, hy thejp beadcd ck positif neering Experiment Station, to de velop new protein supplements from oilseed plants such as cotton, peanuts, sunflower seeds, soybeans and coconuts. The primary goal of the project is to introduce the use of oilseed products as food additives or “non- conventional food protein sources”, stud Dr. Peter Wan, one of the prin cipal researchers at Oilseeds. The plants, primarily cottonseed and sunflower seed, which contain high quantities of oil, are hulled and processed into flour, texturized vegetable protein and protein iso late. The isolate, which contains 90 per cent protein, is what remains after the carbohydrates, fiber and other excess materials have been ex tracted from the flour. All samples are then tested for possible contamination by pathogenic microorganisms. Every thing is run according to Food and Drug Administration regulations and procedures. After the products have been cer tified safe for human consumption, they are substituted for various in gredients found in meat, grain and dairy products. The result? By replacing 25 per cent of the wheat flour used in baking cookies with glandless cottonseed flour, the protein content of the cookies is doubled. The department also uses texturized vegetable protein, made from cottonseed flour, as a protein supplement in some meat products such as meatloaf, hamburger pat ties, hot dogs and chili meat. These products undergo tests by a taste panel. The panel is asked to compare the food containing oilseed protein products with control prod ucts that do not. They then evaluate the taste, flavor, texture and color of the test products. On Aug. 25, Oilseeds conducted a taste panel test in the Memorial Student Center. Students were asked to sample six different kinds of chili meat. Actually, they were sampling six types of “meat exten ders made of cottonseed texturized vegetable protein. They were asked to rate the products separately, and most responded favorably. Six (weekend) ways to keep from studying As the homework stacks higher and higher, you must think of more and more excuses to keep from doing it. Here we come again to the rescue with six more ways to avoid reading that boring Lit. story for Monday’s 3 o’clock class. ★ The mad, fast world of wheels is waiting for you at Pooh’s Park. Jump into the seat of a go-cart and dream your way into the Indy (j us t don’t go outside the fence). Or, if you like even smaller wheels, try out the skating rink. It’s plenty big to allow for the inexperienced roller jock to land gracefully on his padded side. It’s located on South Texas Ave. just south of Hwy. 30. * For those of us with perfect taste in new homes (!) touring the work of area builders on Sunday af ternoon can be entertaining. Many new subdivisions have open houses on Sundays which provides good opportunity to critique what’s on the market. ★ For a true dining treat for Sun day lunch, mosey on down to the Brazos Belle, a reconstructed au thentic saloon in Burton, with the best down-home soul food you ever tasted. Drive to Somerville, take a left on Hwy. 36 and then a right at Hwy. 390 to Burton. ★ Last semester’s undefeated Texas A&M University polo club will be challenged Saturday, weather permitting, at 10 a. m. on the polo field across the from the golf course at Eastgate. The oppos ing team will be made up of former students who will try to defy old age and upset the champions. ★ If you were lucky enough to get tickets inside the stadium, you can bring your binoculars and watch the Ags fry the Jayhawks. ★ And then after the celebrating and the bars close, head for Rudder Theatre for the midnight special, “The Longest Yard” brought to you by Aggie Cinema. iTfUtC J*ldee SPECIAL ON PERMS All Next Week $25.00 for Perm, Cut & Style ... for guys and gals . . . from body waves to our no-hassle look. Open: Mon., Fri., Sat. 9:00-5:30 Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:00-8:00 In the 707 Complex 846-6933 Horse course offered j~ Across from A&M By MARSHA MOULDER Graduate course work geared to benefit the horse industry is offered at Texas A&M University. A student can earn his M.S. de gree or Ph.D. in Animal Science by doing specialized work with horses. There are three options open to the student working towards his M.S. The first is the degree with the thesis option. This plan requires a student to complete 32 hours of course work, a research project, plus a thesis. The research projects are in the areas of nutrition; psy chology, searching for better train ing methods; exercise physiology, striving for more complete physical fitness in the horse; and reproduc tion and management. The area of exercise physiology is a unique re search problem, according to Dr. Gary D. Potter, Associate Professor in Charge of Horses. A Master of Agriculture degree program is also offered for students who are mainly interested in prepar ing for work in a managerial position for a farm, stable, stallion station, or some other horse operation. To earn this degree the student must com plete 36 hours of course work, in cluding academic work outside the agriculture department, such as financing. An internship consisting of four months’ work on a horse op eration is also required. The student is critiqued by his employer. The third option enables a stu dent to receive an M.S. without writing a thesis. This is a generalized degree, including work not only with horses, but with vari ous other livestock as well. Requirements for earning a Ph.D. are such that the ability to define problems and conduct re search are essential. The student must complete approximately 96 hours of course work above the hours required for a B.S. degree. The student working within this de- Embrey’s Jewelry . We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair gree plan must conduct an original research project. A&M is the only school in Texas to offer such a horse research pro gram. There are only about nine schools in the nation with an active program of this nature. However, there are several schools that offer a limited amount of study in this area. Presently, there are 15 students at A&M working towards an M.S. de gree and five trying to fulfill the Ph.D. requirements. According to Dr. Potter, most of the students involved in this pro gram are interested in college teach ing, continuing their research o: doing extension work. fin a temp mi ou t ly shot far as th keep ih .■terrain Nation^ cal site ild inea HOMECOMING SEPTEMBER 11TH. 9:00 A.M. GOSPEL MEETING SEPTEMBER 12-14TH. JAMES LeFAN OF TEMPLE, TEXAS PREACHING. 7:30 P.M. NIGHTLY CAVITT CHURCH OF CHRIST 3200 CAVITT STREET. MICKY WINSTON WALKER, MINISTER 822-4844 or 846-6097 CLASSES 9:00 A.M. WORSHIP 10:00 A.M. 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