Page 4 THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978
f Instructors misunderstood
Concepts not necessary
By LIZ NEWLIN
Battalion Stall
“Miscommunication ’ is the of
ficial explanation of the Concepts
mix-up, where students and in
structors were told the course was
required for graduation. It is not.
Dr. C. W. Landiss, head of the
P.E. and health department, ex
plained Thursday that P.E. 101 is
listed as a requirement in the un
dergraduate catalog, and P.E.
101 has been taught as Concepts
for several years. In that sense, he
said, it is required.
But it is not required in that the
registrar does not look for Con
cepts during a degree check, and
the course is not specifically listed
on transcripts. Concepts, or
“Physical Fitness Evaluation, as
it has been renamed, is not de
scribed in the catalog.
Emil Mamaliga, head of re
quired P.E. and elective activity
programs, said he also used the
catalog as a guide and instructed
Concepts teachers from that.
Mamaliga said the instructors
were told the course was a re
quirement for graduation, and
they just passed along the infor
mation to students.
“They (instructors) just follow
ing our instructions,’ he said
Thursday. Earlier this week
Mamaliga sent memorandums to
instructors telling them the
course is not required and that it
has been renamed.
The course has sometimes
been called a “departmental re
quirement, which generally
means P.E. majors must take the
course. Landiss said this could
have been interpreted by
teachers and students to mean
the course is required for all stu-.
dents. He said he has never told
students the course is necessary
for graduation.
But everything is straightened
out now, they say. Students are
encouraged to take Concepts,
which includes a swimming test
and physical fitness evaluation.
Council votes funds
for B-CS tourist centd
By CONNIE BURKE
The College Station City Council
voted Thursday to fund a tourist in
formation center for the Bryan-
College Station area.
Generating interest in the
Bryan-College Station area will be
the center’s main function. It will be
located on the 2500 block of S. Texas
Avenue.
The council agreed to donate
$50,000, five-sevenths of the
project’s two-year budget. Bryan
City Council will be asked to donate
$20,000.
The cities’ shares were based
upon the amount each received
from hotel and motel revenues last
year. College Station received
$70,000 from hotel and motel reve
nues in 1977. It was not indicated
how much Bryan received from
hotel and motel revenues last year.
In other business, the council
voted to allow further study of a
public transit system for College
The Battalion Classified
]
Station and Bryan.
The two cities are cm
studying areas to determimj
public transportation isned
survey conducted, earliertM ti
73 percent of those in hot™
wanted a transit system.
Preliminary plans ofthect
tion of Oaks Park will bet
by the council at a later (
seven and a half acre parlj
located on Highway 301
tion Oaks. The park will in
party areas, a jogging
nine-hole frisbee golf coursej
Astronauts
OFFICIAL NOTICE TO TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
In the past, certain information has been made pub
lic by Texas A&M University as a service to students,
families and other interested individuals.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974,' the following directory information may
be made public unless the student desires to with
hold all or any portion of it.
Student's name, address, telephone listing,
date and place of birth, major field of study,
participation in officially recognized ac
tivities and sports, dates of attendance, de
grees and awards received, and the most
recent previous educational agency or in
stitution attended by the student.
Any student wishing to withhold any or all of this
information should fill out, in person, the appropriate
form, available to graduate students at the Graduate
College and to undergraduate students at the Regis
trar’s Office, no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday January
31, 1978.
Edwin H. Cooper, Dean
Admissions and Records
Texas A&M University
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
STUDENT RECORDS POLICY
January, 1975
To comply with the requirements of the "Family Edu
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," Texas
A&M University has adopted policies and proce
dures publicly periodically. These policies and pro
cedures are intended to implement the requirements
of this Act and to clarify these requirements for all
members of the University student body, faculty, pro
fessional staff, parents and other interested parties.
Any person desiring further clarification of this policy
statement may request same from Mr Robert A.
Lacey, Registrar.
I. According to the Texas A&M Student Rec
ords System, records will be maintained in a
variety of administrative offices as outlined be
low. The chief administrative officer in each
office will be responsible for the records under
his control and for the release of information in
those records.
Robert A Lacey
L Tollefsc
Koidus i
Director ol Adm.ssions
Dean ol the Graduate
College
Director ol Academic
Counseling Center
Stui
O L Luther
R Clark Dtebel
Robert M Logan
Claude B Goswici
Ronald E Sasse
Chiel ol il
Police
Controller
il obligatory
Placement Office records
Provost of Moody College
Dean of the College ol Student records o
laymond D Reed
Dean ol the College of
Architecture S En
vironmental Design
Dean of the College ol
Dean of the College of
Education
'Doan of the College ot
Engineering
Dean of the College of
Deai
Geosciences
the College c
Liberal Arts
Dean of the College
John B Beckham
George C Shelton
The Seventy-two
Dean of the College c
Veterinary Medicine
Heads of the Academ
Departments
ion C San,
. Student Access to Education Records
All students (and former students) of Texas
A&M University have the right of access to
their education records for the purpose of re
view, with the exception of those records pro
hibited by the Act (see Section III).
A. Students have the right to obtain copies of
records relating to themselves at the ex
pense of the student. The reproduction
charge shall not exceed the actual cost to
the University.
B. The University will respond to all requests
for explanations and interpretations of
records or information, provided the re
sponse is not in violation of this Act.
C. The Act provides that a student may waive
his right of access to confidential letters of
recommendation in the areas of admis
sions, job placement and receipt of
awards. Students seeking employment
through the University Placement Office
may have signed such a waiver. Informa
tion concerning the status of such waivers
may be obtained from the Director of
Placement. Consent to release personally .
identifiable information, such as rank in
class, personal conduct, grade point ratio,
academic progress, etc., to non-
authorized personnel (see Section IV)
. should be obtained from the student by
individuals releasing such information.
Records Not Accessible to Students
A. Instructional, suoen
2l tic
live personnel records and educational
personnel records pertaining thereto in the
sole possession of the author and not re
vealed to any person other than a substi
tute (i.e., grade books, notes of observa
tion and notes for recollection purposes).
B. Records of a student in the custody of the
Office of University Police, provided they
are maintained solely for law enforcement
purposes, and are made available only to
law enforcement officials of the same
jurisdiction.
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823-8051
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
C. Employment records of a University em
ployee who is not a student.
D. Records and information on a student
maintained by a physician, psychiatrist or
psychologist employed by the University.
These records and information will be
made available to a physician or other ap
propriate professional of the student's
choice.
E. Financial records of the parents of a stu
dent and any information contained
therein.
IV. Authorized Non-Student Access to Student
Records — Under the following circum
stances and to the following people, educa
tional records (or personally identifiable infor
mation within a record) may be released with
out the written consent of the student:
A. Officials, faculty and staff employed by
Texas A&M University, if they have a
"legitimate educational interest "
B. Officials of other educational institutions in
which the student intends "or seeks” to
enroll, provided the student is notified of
what is being released and given a copy if
desired.
C. Authorized representatives of the Comp
troller General of the United States; the
Secretary of Health, Education and Wel
fare; administrative heads of educational
agencies; or state educational authorities.
Individuals needing this information in
connection with a student s application for,
or receipt of, financial aid.
State and local officials to whom state
laws (in effect on or before November 19,
1974) require information to be reported.
reasonable period of time (seven busi
ness days) after the conclusion of the
hearing.
Release of "Student Director Information”
Information on students, such as date and
place of birth, participation in officially recog
nized activities and sports, weight and height
of members of athletic teams, dates of atten
dance, degrees and awards received, and the
most recent previous educational agency or
institution attended, is defined and referred to
in this Act as "student directory information"
(this is a category of information and does not
refer necessarily to a publication known as a
"directory").
The information mentioned above will be re
leased by various campus offices periodically
or upon request unless the student requests in
writing that specific information be withheld.
A publication known as the Texas A&M Uni
versity Directory is one type of periodical
containing data classified as " student directory
information ". It will contain the student's name,
address, telephone listing, major field of study
and classification unless the student requests
that part or all of the data be withheld.
Periodically the Registrar will publish official
notice of the above policy so that students
wishing to do so can make requests known to
the Registrar (undergraduates) or the Dean of
the Graduate College (graduate students).
After the official notice has been published, the
Registrar will inform offices concerned of the
requests received.
. Destruction of Records
tion Board in connection with developing,
validating, or administering predictive
tests, administering student aid programs,
and improving instruction, but such or
ganizations must not show the personally
identifiable information to outsiders and
the information will be destroyed when no
longer needed for audit, evaluation,
and/or enforcement of federal legal re
quirements.
G. Accrediting organizations.
Texas A&M University constantly reviews
" education records" it maintains and periodi
cally it becomes necessary to destroy certain
records. In no case will the University destroy
records if the action is prohibited by state
and/or federal law.
H
Parents who certify a student is carried as
a dependent for federal income tax pur
poses. This certification must be ascer
tained by the University office concerned.
(It would include such items as grades,
transcripts, financial aid and probation re
ports.)
I. Appropriate persons, if the knowledge of
such information is necessary to protect
the health or safety of the student or other
persons.
J. Individuals requiring such information by
means of a judicial order or any lawfully
issued subpoena, upon condition that the
student is notified by the University of all
such orders and subpoenas in advance of
compliance.
V. Student Rights to Challenge Records
Students have the right to a hearing to chal
lenge records and information directly relating
to them. The 'hallenge is restricted to inaccu
rate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate
records and information. The following proce
dures shall be followed:
Basic scholastic records are kept permanently
in the Registrar's Office. Beyond these, the
variods departments and offices may deter
mine their own policies regarding retention of
records within existing law.
VIII. Letters of Recommendation
A. Students have the right to review confi
dential recommendations used in applica
tions for employment or for admission to
any educational agency or institution, or
information concerning honors awarded,
except when the student waives, in writ
ing, the privileges of examination.
B. Under the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974, thq;student does not
have access to confidential letters and
statements of recommendation which
were placed in the education records prior
to January 1, 1975, if the letters or state
ments are used for purposes for which
they were specifically intended.
IX. Former Students
These procedures apply to all persons for
merly enrolled at Texas A&M University as
well as to those currently enrolled.
SERVICES
A. Any student wishing to challenge records
or information directly relating to him must
notify the individual responsible for main
taining the record of the wish to challenge.
The notice must be in writing and specifi
cally identify the item challenged and the
basis for the challenge. This written re
quest must be filed in duplicate with the
custodian of the challenged record.
B. All initial hearings will be informal and par
ticipants will be the custodian of the chal
lenged records or information, the student
and the author (if appropriate) of the mate
rial.
C. If any of the participants (record custo
dian, student or author) are not satisfied
with the results of the informal hearing, a
formal hearing will be conducted under the
procedures adopted and published below:
1. The hearing will be conducted and the
results decided within a reasonable
period of time (seven business days)
following the request for the hearing.
2. The hearing will be conducted, and the
decision rendered, by an, institutional
official or other party who does not
have a direct interest in the outcome of
the hearing. The appointment of the of
ficial or party will be made by the Vice
President to whom the record custo
dian reports.
3. The student will be afforded a full and
fair opportunity to present evidence
relevant to challenging the content of
the educational records in order to in
sure that they are not inaccurate, mis
leading, or otherwise in violation of the
privacy or other rights of students. The
hearing also provides an opportunity
for correction or deletion of any inaccu
rate, misleading, or otherwise inappro
priate data contained in the record
and/pr to insert into the record a writ
ten explanation of the student respect
ing the content of the challenged rec
ord.
4. The decision must be rendered in writ
ing to all interested parties within a
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846-6800
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One Block West of Triangle
Bowling Alley
“OFFICIAL NOTICE”
SUBJECT: Filing Deadline Dates for Financial Aid
TO: All Students, Texas A&M University
The College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form serves as the
financial aid application at this University. To insure that financial
aid funds are available at the beginning of the academic periods
below, the following deadline dates for filing the Financial Aid Form
are announced for your information and appropriate action:
*Last Date Financial
Last Mailing Date for
Financial Aid Form
Period
Summer Session
(12 weeks, only)
An Academic Year
Fall Semester, Only
Spring Semester, Only
Need Analysis Reports
Will Be Accepted
January 1
April 1
April 1
September 1
January 15
April 15
April 15
September 15
*The Financial Need Analysis Report is provided to this office by the College Schol
arship Service and is based on information contained in tne Financial Aid Form.
Normal processing time for a Financial Aid Form at College Scholarship Service
(including mail time) is about two (2) weeks. Therefore, you should mail your Financial
Aid form to College Scholarship Service to allow sufficient time for proper processing
and mail time.
Applicants for financial aid from Texas A&M University have to compete for limited
funds. Deadlines are established so/ffeat all applicants are treated fairly and equally,
without last minute haste. Financial Forms submitted after the dates shown above
will be processed only if time permits and funds are available.74(30
SPECIAL NOTICE
ATTENTION MAY GRADUATES!
You may begin ordering your
Graduation Announcements
January 9, 1978 through February
17, 1978 in the Student Finance
Center, Room 217, Memorial Stu
dent Center from 8:00 to 4:00,
Monday thru Friday. 75,26
NEW APARTMENTS. Efficiency $135 month.
One bedroom from $150 month, two bedroom
from $175 month. All bills paid except electric
ity, Villa West Apartments, south of Villa
Maria, Lorraine Peterson, Manager. 822-
7772. 75tfn
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MACRAME LESSONS^
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CHEYENNE APTS.
Brand new attractive apartments. 2
bdrm., 1 bath. All modern
appliances. Washer, dryer connec
tions. Central air/heat. About 1 mile
from campus. 693-0285.
76tfn
Macrame I & II Classes
February 14-April 5
1 2hr./wk. in morning
Rosemary Boykin
693-0224, C.S.
FOR RENT
Your own room in a house two
blocks south of campus. Rent
plus utilities $70. No phone.
Come by 311 Fidelity, College
Station.
8313
Large two bedroom unfur
nished. Kitchen appliances,
air. Available immediately
three blocks campus. $150
plus bills. 846-5292. 82t4
LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PLACE TO LIVE?
WE VE GOT IT!
Can you believe a brand-new 3-bedroom house with all
appliances including washer and dryer, a carport and a
fenced yard if you want it. Located five blocks from TAMU.
$270 per month with tenant paying all utilities. We have sev
eral lease plans to suit your needs.
THE CRUSE CORPORATION
Thelma Costa Offices 8-5 693-2800 Larry Cruse
846-7318 Evenings and Weekends 693 - 3047 79,9
2 MONTHS FREE RENT
Beautiful! Spacious New! 4-plexes
2 bdrm. — unfurnished. All built-ins
Average mo. rent $164.29
Luxurious living was never cheaper!
Cheyenne Apts. 846-2426
Horse pasture and stall. 846-7015.
Trailer 10x55; 2'A bedroom. $125/montb.
693-9291. 7917
Apt. for rent at Monaco. Rent $220 a month.
Call after 5:00 p.m. 693-9687. 81t5
Sublease modern 1 bdr. apartment near
A&M. Unfurnished. Call 845-2434 office,
693-9588 home. 5512
Short term sublease available in C.S. through
June. 2-bedrm duplex, 8195/mo. Call 693-
0369 after 6 p.m. 84tl()
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JUDO Cl am size-. Phone 822-6967.
85,10
Typing. 846-3491.
77,55
Full time typing. Symbols." Call 823-
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2 bedroom 1 bath trailer $150 month &
utilities Oak Forrest Park. Kelly 693-5463. 84t2
Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds.
822-0544. 8.3tfn
New 2 bdr. apt. walking distance from A&M.
$195 unfurn., $225 furn. 846-5034. Bills not
included. 80t8
WANTED — Will do babysitting in my home.
823-2143. H2 t3
MONACO AND
POSADA APTS.
1, 2, 3, Bedroom apart
ments from $ 170 and up
or ask about our room
mate plan. 70-80-90 per
month. 693-2614.
76112
ROOMMATE WANTED
Need guy to share 2-bedroom duplex. Rent
$122.50 plus utilities. Near University. 846-
3676 after 5. 83t5
Roommate needed to share 2 bdr. mobile
home. Business major. No smoking. $125 per
month. Anvtiine 693-7994, 81t4
NOW TAKING
DEPOSITS
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and
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“A day or a lifetime” . ..
216 Dominik
693-1220
♦One & Two bedroom furnished
apartments.
*AII bills paid.
*No required lease.
*Total security system. eotso
Female roommate wanted. 2 BR, 1 Bath at
Plantation Oaks. Rent $99. Call Gayle, 693-
5198. 79t6
FOR SALE
For Sale. Dual 1218 turntable. Speed adjust
ment needed. Call anytime. 693-7994. 81t5
1967 Ford Galaxie 500, 60,000 miles, $650,
693-7039 after 5:00. 84t7
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place to live & study.
Monthly Rates
120 SOUTH MAIN
BRYAN
713/822-1501
5 older rental houses to
gether on 28,000 square feet
near Sears Service Center.
Potential commercial, but
now excellent tax shel
ter/annual income for in
vestment. Contact owner in
person at C-18-C, College
View Apts., C.S. after 5 p.m.
weekdays. ssts
may resciK
empty Skylj
Electric guitar, fender champ
amp, four hi-fi speakers, sharp
8-track record deck, Bic 960
turntable, Navaho citizen band
base with sideband. 693-1706.
8116
STEREO DISCOUNTS:
Complete systems and
stereo components at
20-40% discount. Also
high-end audio, P.A. equip
ment, guitars, and t.v.’s. Call
Jimmy Spalten— 846-5360.
All quality name brands in
factory sealed cartons —
fully guaranteed.82ti4
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LOST
Lost six month old German Shorthair pointer
on Cooner Street. Grey with brown spots. Call
846-0717. " 80t5
HELP WANTED
Secretarial position. Apply in person Ken
Martin’s Steakhouse. 80t7
Wanted: Part-time experienced dental labora
tory technician. 846-6515. 81t5
United Press IntenialmW
WASHINGTON - Tlie
agency plans to send two
into orbit in the space sh
year to try to keep the a
Skylab from meeting ana
trolled death like the onetk
a Soviet spy satellite Tuesdat
The 84-ton space station ha
slowly edging toward Earth
was shut down four yean251
entists expect increased solar
tion activity in the coming
two to accelerate its descent
creasing the drag caused bj
cles in the tenuous fringes
upper atmosphere.
As Skylab slows, it willdij
and closer to the atmosphere*
no longer is going fust em
remain in orbit.
The result would be thatth
foot station woidd enter the
sphere and break up under
celeration forces caused by lil
tion. Much of the assembly
burn up, but engineers hi
some parts would survive l!s|
entry heat and hit Earth
where.
Skylab, which is now abofi|
miles high, does not carry
active material like that ah ■f 1 1
ill-fated Soviet satellite. L, on
be
th
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FEMALE HELP WANTED. Full time.
Bookkeeping, Imcntorv Control, Counter
Sales. Send Resume. P.O. Box 4274. Brxan.
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The station was closed
1974 after housing r ^|'’ v
ppai
rs,
Part-time employee that is
super typist. Hours and salary
negotiable. Send qualifications
to P.O. Box 3041 College Sta
tion. An Equal Opportuni
ty/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Part-time position availa
ble, flexible hours,
mechanical or construc
tion background desir
able. Appy in person Cen
tral Texas Hardware, 202
S. Bryan. 85t2
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PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
405 W. 28th St.
Bryan, Texas
Therapeutic Community Milieu
23 Bed, Inpatient Unit
Small, Supportive Staff
Staff Development Program
Fulltime positions available for:
REGISTERED NURSES
and COUNSELORS
CONTACT:
DIRECTOR HOSPITAL SERV
ICES
822-7326, Ext. 39
Equal opportunity employer
through affirmative action.
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tec
ruary
tronauts for a record 84 days
lier had been manned by two
crews for 28 days and 59 days
“The situation with Skylab
it could come down in late
1980 or thereafter,” said Robe;
ler, a NASA engineer sperii
on the shuttle-Skylab mission laden
The agency originally plawden
fly to Skylab on the sixth spacefipnd
tie mission in March 1980. Biffhe
cause of the threat of an earh
entry, NASA decided earlier!
month to schedule the boldi
for the shuttle’s third test
now set for October 1979.
The hope is that Skylab a
raised into a higher orbit whel •
will remain for possible use*
time in the 1980s.
Bi;t After said there is a
that the space station will betci
when astronauts reach it. In
case, the hulk would be slowed!
would enter over an ocean '
there would be no danger to
areas.
The orbital maneuvering«
sary to send either Skylab higk
on a controlled re-entry will be
ried out by a small rocket unit
device, called a teleoperator]
trieval system, will he carried
orbit by the shuttle and guide
radio and television to a linkup
a docking port once used!))
tronauts.
The two shuttle pilots«
make no attempt to enter Sli)l
The only contact would bemadf
the remotely' controlled rockelii
gbt
lb
Nature rompM
WANTED
School Bus Drivers for
Bryan Public Schools.
Apply now for immediate
training for Students need
ing part-time work now or
during the second semes
ter. 3% to 41/2 hours per
day @ $3.00 per hour. 3 3 /4
hrs. guaranteed if availa
ble mornings. (6:45 to
8:30) and afternoons
(2:30 to 4:30). Some
longer. Car pools availa
ble. Medical Insurance
available at group rates.
Ph. 779-3220. 84,7
HELP WANTED
FULL OR PART TIME
Day Shifts (10-3 p.m.) (11-3 p.m.) (10-5 p.m.) Night Shifts 5
p.m., 2 or 3 nights a week and weekends. Also have full time
work. Ideal position for mothers with children in school or
students, we will arrange hours to fit your needs.
COUNTER AND CASHIER WORK
$2.75/hour
Bryan
1101 Texas
An Equal Opportunity Employer
apply in person only
WHATABURGER
College Station
105 Dominik
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Outdoors lovers will
through the woods south ofk
A&M University in these!
orienteering meet oftheyearS-j
day, Feb. 18.
Sponsored by the Texas
Pathfinders Club, the open meei
begin at 10 a.m. Entries are
pected from Sam Houston - 1
University and Stephen F, 1
State University, along with#
Scouts from the Houston area
Texas A&M students, faciilt!"*
and townspeople are invited lo|
ticipate, says Pathfinders Pres»
Marshall McKinney. Anentryk
$3 per adult, $2 for high school!
dents and younger, or $1 pei ::
vidual entered as a member
four-person team will be diar? (
Orienteering is similar toasp
ear rally. Using only maps and
passes, teams or individuals:
series of targets. Winners are io 1
determined on a .shortest-ebf
time and most-targets-foundl
Courses for the open meet' 1
3,000 to 5,000 and 5,000 to
meters with six to 10 targets $
Prizes will he awarded to tk
three teams on each con
provided there are enough eiiti
Individual awards are planned
the four persons on the wim
team, and for individual whine!
More information about enW
the meet may he obtained Iron'
club sponsor, Capt. RudiRusI#
the Military Science Depaitt
845-2814.
The Pathfinders in an atld
department-recognized extraii*
club that competes in intereolleiJ
events.