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Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1977 C. fl. PI. A.c. PRESENTS Joe Rernm. SPEAKING ON MEXICAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATS /tep Into the m/c Students run natural science museum — ■ By FRANK K. VASOVSKI A handful of unpaid but dedicated students and alumni of Texas A&M University has kept the Brazos Val ley Museum of Natural Science functioning while its board of trus tees has labored with the problem of nominating a new director. With the September resignation of its last director and no immediate replacement, the museum, located on 204 W. Villa Maria, Bryan, faced a prospect of prolonged “hiberna tion.” Sally Shelton, a Texas A&M Uni versity wildlife and fisheries science senior, lectures on fossils for six young pupils on the floor of the ver anda leading to the museum. There is no other place to accommodate them. “It would be nice to have an adequate indoor space but we have to improvise as best as we can until we move, hopefully soon, to the Oct. 27 Room 607 7:30 Rudder Tower W/Activity Card Free Other $.50 new facility,” Shelton said. She said she would like older pupils, including high school stu dents and interested adults, to at tend her lectures. However, the museum has no suitable facility to conduct such programs. A small cubbyhole crammed with stuffed animals barely allows Scott Nelson, a Texas A&M University zoology senior, to show exhibits to students in his mammals class. He, like Shelton, has no chair to sit on; instead, he uses a small open part of the floor to conduct his lessons. Ronald White, a parks and recrea tion senior, and Wayne Bryan, a biology senior, volunteered their services as instructors in the Fall 1977 nature classes offered by the museum. Both are instructors for bird recognition classes. Linda Schmid of Cache Cove De- William Crimes, wildlife fisheries science senior from Brv devoted more than 18 months time to the voluntary service!,|; museum. Grimes, a curator-collector ^ the museum, considers the | ac ^ space to be the biggest detriment! the development of the museum “This museum has a very fine(vj lection of shells, fossils and mg specimens,” Grimes said. "(Jnfoi tunately, we have to keep tg, boxed because there is no 4 space to properly display them. Grimes said movement oftlJ museum to a building yet to been strutted would bring more visitors The Brazos County Commissions Court had allocated $600,000g that building, to be built near lit east bypass in the area of the counts park. A' Grimes said the proposed span allocation for the museum in (1, county park would allow expan* of all current programs, making! museum a self-supporting instilt tion. Andrew Wood, another and fisheries science junior, shai museum management with Grim pending appointment of the new rector. logy senior Scott Nelson, an instructor at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Science, can use only a small part of the floor to conduct lessons. Scarce space is the problem. The stu dent being shown the racoon is Gina Pickerel. Battalion photo by Frank Vasovski Wood said initial investment county and federal funds to reloaj and expand the museum will it self-supporting. “Past experience indicates lli the museum is needed by bl cities to supplement the existim school programs with the exhibi available at the museum, Wix said. Soldier started run Texas A&M University & Performing Arts Society Tickets Available at MSC Box Office 845-2916 Serving Luncheon Buffet Sunday through Friday 11:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. $3.00 Zone 1 Texas A&M Student Regular $3.80 $6.00 Zone 2 Texas A&M Student Regular $3.10 $4.80 Top Floor of Tower Dining Room Sandwich & Soup Mon. thru Fri. $1.75 plus drink extra Open to the Public "QUALITY FIRST" Zone 3 Texas A&M Student Regular $2.60 $3.85 Friday, November 4, 1977 8:15 p.m. Rudder Auditorium m/c' velopment in Bryan decided to ac company her 9-year-old daughter, Vanderlyn, to one of the bird recog nition tours along the shores of the Municipal Lake in Bryan. Schmid, who recently moved from the West Coast, said she likes being close to nature and having space to move around. Vanderlyn shares her mother’s sentiments. “In San Francisco I raised quails and other birds at home, but I had to stop it because there was not enough space to make the birds feel well. ” Vanderlyn and her 7-year-old classmate, Doug Veitch Jr., of Bryan, eagerly absorbed all recogni tion tips offered by the instructors. Doug has a definite goal to achieve while attending the bird recognition classes, having collected and identified 113 bird feathers. He intends to use his collection for a special project required of second grade pupils at Johnson Elementary School in Bryan. Political Forum Colieg ion CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OCT 27 United Press International According to legend, a Creel dier in 490 B.G. ran from Maralfc to Athens to bring news of hiscoi trymen’s victory in a battle of till Greco-Persian War. The soldierm 22 miles and 470 yards. 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