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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1978)
Council hears gripes on power and pets Funeral services for Dv. Samuel Robert Wright, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Texas A&M University, were held Thursday in Bryan. Wright, 77, died Tuesday. A 1922 graduate of Texas A&M, Wright served as professor and head of civil engineering from 1946 to 1964. He retired in 1966 and was designated professor emeritus in 1967. Wright was born Feb. 12, 1901, in Weatherford. He joined the Texas A&M faculty in 1923, leaving in 1928 to serve eight years as a city [engineer in Waco. He was super visor of public utilities for Fort Worth in 1936-37. (Continued from page 1) Kraemer said the receptionist recognized her dog s description. She said she then discovered that her dog had been taken to the city dump and shot. Dr. Kraemer said the animal was destroyed three hours before the 72 hour limit had expired. Police Chief Marvin Byrd said the officer who destroyed the dog probably counted the number of days instead of hours the animal had been in confine ment. Mrs. Ray said that her black and white female puppy was listed by the police as a brown and white male. Because of the mistaken description, she too could not identify her dog and it was destroyed. Because of the incident, pet owners can now go to the animal hospital but are not allowed to view the animals. The councilmen said they would look into a way to better identify strays. Architects’ role defined T HE BATTAL ION FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1978 Page 3 Building costs have increased 150 percent since 1960, says Preston Bolton, a Houston architect and past director of the Texas Society of Ar chitects, but it is up to the architec tural profession to provide an aes thetically pleasing and functional environment for the benefit of all citizens. Bolton, son of the former Texas A&M University president F. C. Bolton, and a 1942 graduate of the school, addressed faculty and stu dents Tuesday as part of the Texas A&M Great Issues lecture series. “Architecture is the home of man,” Bolton said. “And if architec ture is separated from human social experience, it loses its values, it loses its ability to speak.” Bolton said architects must main tain a continuing collaboration be tween the profession and citizens for environmental quality. He said that present or future resource con straints need not diminish the qual ity of life in Texas. Architects must design for the future with a thorough understanding of the var iety of options for the citizens of Texas. He emphasized that too little building construction input comes from the ordinary citizen. Wright funeral services held j I I I I I Wright returned to Texas A&M in 1937 and taught civil engineering until his retirement in May, 1966. He worked part-time as a graduate student instructor and adviser fol lowing retirement. Wright received four degrees from Texas A&M, including a Ph. D. in municipal and sanitation engi neering in 1946. A Methodist and Rotarian, Wright was an avid golfer and stamp collector. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engi neers, Amercian Society of Engi neers in Education, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi and Chi Epsilon honor societies. MSC CAMERA COMMITTEE invites you to view the prints from Salon ’78. They will be in the MSC Gallery through March 25. “The individual citizen has very little chance to contribute to the process of interpreting what ‘quality of life’ means to the individual citi zen,” he said. “Both architects and their clients would benefit from knowing more about how people feel about the buildings that shelter all their daily activities. Bolton said change is essential to meet the needs of our diversified world. “I somehow do not have a feeling that if one building is good, two alike is twice as good. He said that along with the public’s concern for the quality of our current natural environment—such as air, water and noise pollution—we must also consider space and the oceans as an environment for people. GRAND OPENING Monday — 1st day of spring. What better lime to get* your house and garden in shape with new plants from Pots of Pride Everything from tomato plants to rubber trees. During^ Grand Opening Week, one plant per day given away in progresive sizes. 1903 Old Hearne Rd., Bryan (Behind Grace's Grocery) "Solid Wood Furniture” “Solid Wood Furniture” “Solid Wood SHOP SMART & SAVE $$$ 1 5%off EVERYTHING IN STORE! UNFINISHED FURNITURE 314 N. Main (’Downfown Bryan) 822-7052 .atniiumj poo/w P!|OS,, ..ajnimjnj poo/w P!|OS„ '.ainijujnj $ I VOTE APRIL 1st Homer Adams Ward 2 College Station City Council •Three terms on city council m College Station •Thirty years business experience in College Station •Graduate, T.A.M.U RAMKIiAN BAP APARTMENTS ATTENTION APARTMENT HUNTERS! 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ON WEEKENDS I CARRIED DEFENSIVE TACKLES, LINEBACKERS AND WEAK STRONG SAFETIES:’ Matt Snell Former All-Pro Fullback ©1978 Milfer Brewing Co.. Milwaukee, Wis