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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1978
Mendelssohn’s
‘Elijah’ opening
in Tower tonight
The Century Singers of Texas
A&M University, together with the
Bryan-College Station Chamber
Orchestra, will perform Felix Men
delssohn’s oratoria “Elijah” today
and Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Rudder
Theater.
The oratorio was one of Men
delssohn’s last major works. It is
based on the Old Testament story of
the prophet Elijah who brings down
a drought on the wicked idol
worshipping nation of Israel. Elijah
destroys the prophets of the god
Baal and almost brings the Israelites
back to God when he is persecuted
by the pagan queen Jezebel. At last,
Elijah is victorious and is carried
away to heaven in a flaming chariot.
The Century Singers are under
the direction of Margaret McAr
thur. Dr. Charles Johnson of the
Chamber Orchestra will conduct
both the choir and orchestra in the
performances.
Tickets for “Elijah” are $1 for stu
dents and $1.50 for non-students.
“Elijah” is a presentation of the
Memorial Student Center Arts
Committee.
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Hanging around A&M
Why does sophomore marketing major
Sheree Starry hang signs around campus? Be
cause it’s part of her duties as a member of
Lambda Sigma, a national honor society for
sophomores. The society has performed the
service for recognized campus organizafo*^^
for more than two years. Groups bringtltf Fjg U
flyers to the Lambda Sigma box in 216 MSljJered
for weekly distribution in various camj S emest<
buildings.
Plasticizers polluting
Eastern water and mt
Certain chemicals used by the
plastics industry to make its prod
ucts flexible have been identified as
widespread marine environmental
contaminants by Texas A&M Uni
versity researchers.
Their study found phthalate ester
(PAE) plasticizers in water, air and
sediment samples from the Gulf of
Mexico, in Gulf fisheries, and in air
and water samples in the North At
lantic off the densely populated Ear-
tem Seaboard.
The team was headed by Dr. C.S.
Giam, Texas A&M professor of
chemistry and oceanography.
Giam says PAEs are apparently as
widespread as DDT and that the
predominant grouped of plasticizers
— DEHP — occurred in higher
concentrations than DDT in certain
samples.
Although use of the latter class of
chemicals has been curtailed due to
enviornomental objections, rela
tively little is known about the dan
gers of PAEs to the marine ecosys
tem, said Giam. Since their use con
tinues, so must their influx into
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Industry sources report that there
are possible substitutes for the plas
ticizers, but the replacements are
generally more expensive to make.
Giam and his team urge a study of
the PAEs impact on the sea since
the chemicals’ relative toxicity has
not been well documented. Such a
study could answer whether DEHP
plasticizers disrupt reproduction
and therefore damage the marine
food chain.
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type thought most harmfulfc , sent
environment. Their abundans ‘y] el]
presence, however, does hi: ■ a |j,
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determined, although tL
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In connection with the Crystal Gayle concert, Town Hall will be stagio
several incidents on the interior campus this Wednesday, Thursday, an
Friday, February 22-24 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Anything fromi
heartfelt “Howdy” to a helping hand could win you and your date resell
seat tickets to the concert which will be performed Friday, March 3 at
Rollie White Coliseum at 7:30 p.m.
To win:
We
1. Student must be currently enrolled at Texas A&M University.
2. The participant in the situation will determine which student comes
aid first. None of the participants will be Town Hall members.
3. Town Hall reserves the right to determine the number of staged incident^;
and the number of tickets given away per day.
No student can win more than one set of tickets during the three-da
contest.
Town Hall members and families are ineligible to win. //
Town Hall reserves the right to end the contest at any time. \\
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