THE BATTALION
THURSDAY. MARCH 23. 1978
Page 3
1,800 hikers will try to collect $10,000
Corps walks for March of Dimes
By CONNIE BURKE
Texas A&M University’s Corps of
Cadets will march to the Brazos
River to raise money for the March
of Dimes April 1.
“Last year we raised $8,500 for
the March of Dimes, said Andy
Duffie, chairman for the trip. That
came close to the $10,000 Brazos
County raised with their Walk-A-
Thon last year. This year our goal
is $10,000.”
This year’s poster child, David
Taylor, was expected to make ap-
Historical Crafts Fair
will bring past to life
A Historical Crafts Fair, spon
sored by the Bryan Parks and Rec
reation Department, will be held
Sunday, at Tanglewood Park from
1-5 p. m.
What’s a Historical Crafts Fair?
Dr. John Hanna’s 322 Historical
Interpretation class in recreation
and parks department at Texas
A&M University thinks it is the
greatest thing going since seniors
were exempt from finals. This type
of interpretation is referred to as
“living history/’ The students will
dress in costume of the period
1820-1865 and demonstrate some of
the crafts of that time.
There will be everything from
goat milking and cheese production
to lead ball casting (to be shot from a
musket) to a table full of folk re
medies.
Slippery When Wet, a folk
fiddling group will provide live
entertainment. Plenty of barbecue
and refreshment will be on hand to
complete this special event.
pearances around campus with Duf
fie to make people more aware of
the march. However, Taylor, hos
pitalized since early February, died
March 6 in a Houston hospital.
Taylor was the son of Jack and Ada
Taylor of College Station.
Duffie expects 1,800 cadets, the
same number as last year, to par
ticipate. He said that participation is
mandatory, but members of the
Fish Drill Team will not walk since
they will be preparing for competi
tion here that afternoon.
The cadets’ 6.3 mile route starts
at the Corps Quad and ends where
Farm Road 60 crosses the river at a
large open field.
After the cadets have reached this
point, units will compete in three
events: the tug-of-war, the three-
legged race, and the army-stretcher
race. The cadets will then have
lunch and return to Texas A&M by 4
p.m.
“The idea of holding a Corps-wide
march to raise money for the March
of Dimes was started by the Class of
75,’ Duffie said. The Adjutant of
the Corps for 1976-1977 actually put
together the first march, he added.
“Last year we didn’t have any
idea how long it would take to reach
our destination,” Duffie said. “This
year we know it will take about one
hour and fifty minutes.”
“Also, responsibilities among
committees weren’t distributed
evenly. Most of the organization and
planning was done by one man. So
the three committees from last year
have been expanded to five commit
tees.”
The Corps expects national net
work coverage by NBC. They also
expect the local television station
(KBTX) to televise part of their
march. Duffie said the March of
Dimes may film the march.
“We help the March of Dimes
raise money; in return, they help us
gain publicity needed for recruiting
Corps members,” Duffie said.
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