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Page 4 THE BATTALION MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1978 The Battalion Classified OFFICIAL NOTICE SENIOR RING ORDERING PROCEDURE For Students Completing 92 Hours at the End of the Spring ’78 Semester To be eligible to order the Texas A&M Senior Class Ring, an undergraduate stu dent must have at least ninety-two (92) semester hours, with 30 hours at A&M and be in good standing with the University. To order at mid-semester using mid-semester grades to fulfill the above requirements, please note the following instructions: 1. Leave your name, major and I.D. number with the Ring Clerk, Heaton Building, prior to Spring Break if possi ble, or at least one week in advance of ordering. This may not be done by phone. 2. Bring Mid-Semester Grade Report along when ready to order to verify passing hours. 3. Anyone having failed to leave their name in advance and fail to bring their Mid-Semester Grade Report along when ready to order will be asked to return later to allow time for records to be checked. 4. All rings must be paid for in full when the order is placed. Senior Ring Loans are available through Student Financial Aid in the YMCA Building. 5. Mid-Semester orders will be taken only from March 22nd until April 28th, 1978. 6. Students who do not place their order during this period may order after final grades are posted. (Whenever 92 hours have been completed and are on rec ord, there is never a dead-line, except a monthly mailing date on which we send orders to the factory). 7. The Ring Clerk is on duty from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, Monday through Fri day. However, in order for other duties to be carried out, Absolutely no orders will be taken between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. or between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 8. All rings ordered, regardless of whether on March 22nd or April 28th, will be de livered on the same day which will be approximately June 29, 1978. SPECIAL NOTICE THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Omiya, Shuichi Degree: Ph.D. in Chemistry Dissertation: “CHEMICAL FIXATION OF DINITROGEN UNDER MILD CON DITIONS” Time: 3:00 p.m. on April 3, 1978 Place: Chemistry, Room 1335 G. VV. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College SPECIAL NOTICE: “Sealed bids will be received in the office of the State Board of Control, L.B.J. Building, 111 East 17th Street, Austin, Texas, until 11:00 A.M. on: APRIL 27, 1978 covering the proposed lease of space lo cated in the City of COLLEGE STATION, Texas. Bid propo sals and specifications may be obtained from the State Board of Control. Lease Code: LE-7057-E THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS & EDUCATION proposes to lease 350 sq. ft. net usable office and storage for the period 9/1/78 to 8/31/83. 12211 ROOMMATE WANTED Roommates needed, male/female. 2600 S. Col lege 3 bdrm/2 bath. Fully furnished. Share expense of $150 & bills/mo. 823-7347; 823- 8580. 119t5 SERVICES Professional Typing Services 846-9109. 119tl8 Service For All Chrysler Corp. Cars Body Work — Painting HALSELL MOTOR COMPANY INC. Dodge Sales and Service Since 1922 1411 Texas Ave.—823-8111 Xerox copies, 10c per copy, serv ice while you wait. Transparen cies, oversized, and reduction capabilities. 112 Nagle, College Station, Greyhound Bus Station. LOST LOST: Woman’s gold Baylor LED watch. In vicinity of Sbisa or MSC on 3/3. REWARD OFFERED. Call 845-1279. 12013 INSTRUCTION Guitar, banjo, fiddle, lessons. 779-9871. 112tl5 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE “Where satisfaction is standard equipment 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 FOR RENT HELP WANTED 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 $180-$480 WEEKLY stuffing envelopes. On Campus Information. Rush stamped ad dressed envelope. Southern Publishing, Box 171802-TX, Memphis, Tend. 38117. 118t20 One bdrm. furnished apt., married couple preferred, 10 min. from A&M. 822-3627 air cond. 12112 Male and female full time help wanted. Inter views at 4109 College Main at corner Clay St. 122tlO 1 CHEYENNE APTS New 4-plexes 2 bedroom, 1 bath Washer/dryer connections refrigerator, dishwasher Fully carpeted 825 feet We pay water & cable Lease now ~Aug. $188/mo. unfurn. $230/mo. turn. Cheyenne Apt. 846-2426 693-6893 Mathematics Department will take applications for student employment for Fall 1978. Apply at Math Office, 102 Milner Hall, March 27 through April 7. 119113 Two part-time stock/inventory workers needed at Bryan Hospital. Can work around school hours within reason. Call Sharon Robinson 822- 1347. 117,10 UNIVERSITY ACRES APARTMENTS We now have 2 bedroom apts. available for immediate occu pancy. Located off Wellborn Road, 1 /2 mile past 2818 on FM 2154. New washateria, many new improvements. All bills paid except electricity. Rates begin at $155.00 to $170.00. Get country atmosphere close to campus. Duplexes available. CALL TOM CLEMENTS at 846-5796 or 846-6189 weekends and after 5 p.m. Joe Courtney, Inc. 108119 Now hiring for spring and summer semesters. Openings 4:30-9:30 for waiters and waitresses. 3-4 nights per week. Work your schedule and make good money. Come by 3-C Corral on Barak Lane. Early after noons preferred. 119*5 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Shift Production Employees Inquire at NORTON COMPANY, 1500 Independence Ave. Brazos County Industrial Park An Equal Opportunity Employer WANTED Used 3-or 10-speed bike. Reasonable. Good condition. 846-7617. 122tl Quality Typing & Editing. From 75c. 693- 9877 or 846-1360. 122110 Full time typing. Symbols. Call 823- 7723. 392tfn Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds. 822-0544. 83t(h Typing. 846-3491. Typing 75c page. 846-7577. H . ’ U7t30 Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate; All kinds. 822-0544. lists STUDENT MANAGER GROVE SUMMER MOVIE SERIES Must be enrolled as a stu dent for both summer terms. DATES: June 1 through August 18 DEADLINE FOR APPLI CATION: 5 p.m., Friday, 'March 31. Application forms and job description available at the secretaries’ desk in the Student Programs Office, Room 216 in the MSC. tutg Typing. 823-4579. FOR SALE 1977Cutlass Supreme. Loaded. 693-7302.119t5 1972 Cutlass Supreme. Loaded. 693- 7302. 119t5 450 Honda CL. Excellent condition. $600. Also 200 watt Palamor bilinear, $170. Call 822-1843 or 846-5018. 12115 1972 Toyota wagon. Auto trans, a.c. Needs work. Will sell cheap. 693-8242. 120t5 Bone China, filigree by Oxford. Crystal, Montclair by Lenox. 846-9566 after 4:00. 119t5 73 Yamaha 350RD. 14,000 miles. Excellent condition. Call after 5:00 p. m. 693-2847. 120t6 3-C Barbecue #3 is now ac cepting applica tions for summer for all positions. Apply in person April 27-30 be tween 2:00 and 4:00 Culpepper Plaza. 1973 Suzuki GT 380 very good condition, sev eral accessories included $500. 693-7913, 846-9235. 122tl0 STUDY GUIDES Before spending $900 or more on a new 125CC motorcycle check my 500CC Triumph in perfect condition for $750. Call 845-3514, 823-0826 after 7 P.M. 119t15 PRE-MEDICAL, PRE-DENTAL STUDENTS MCAT, DAT COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW MANUALS $6.00 MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, FREE INFORMATION DATAR PUBLISHERS, 1620 McELDERRY, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21205 . . . SPRING SPECIAL . . . COLLEGE STATION — 3 bedroom, 1 bath with carport, some with washers & dryers and fenced yards. Lawns are maintained for you. Rent now and save . . . $255 - $265 per month. THE CRUSE CORPORATION Thelma Costa 846-7318 Offices (8-5) 693-2800 Evenings & Weekends Larry Cruse 693-3047 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 apply in person only WHATABURGER Bryan 1101 Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer College Station 105 Dominik ; 75tfn THE BATT DOES IT DAILY Monday through Friday AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 I ^Battalion | Classified f Call 845-2611 Two fires reported on campus, / lab equipment destroyed in ont ‘Hi n it anytl A fire in a chemistry professor’s laboratory Sunday afternoon caused considerable water and smoke dam age to the east end of the Texas A&M University chemistry build- ing. Three units of the College Station fire department were dispatched to the scene about 4 p.m. Dr. George I. Glover estimated damage of “at least $5,000” to equipment in his lab on the fourth floor of the building. Smoke and water damage to the building has not yet been estimated, but Glover predicted it would be considerably greater than damage to equipment. Fire department officials specu lated that the fire had started when an electric motor on a freeze-drying unit overheated and papers on the shelves and desks near the machine caught fire. However, no official cause of the fire had been determined Sunday. Tammy Hardin, a graduate stu dent in chemistry who was working in a lab near Glover s when the fire broke out, said she couldn’t get near enough the lab to use a fire extin guisher because of the smoke. The fire department also received a call at 8:47 Sunday night reporting that smoke was seen in Dunn dor- HAVE LUNCH ON US! Everyone who leases an apt. through A&M Apt. Place ment Service will be given a FREE Lunch at T.J.’s. Our way of saying, Thanks Ags.” LEASING NOW FOR FALL 78 mitory. Dunn, a men’s dorm, was evacuated. Smoke was seen on the third and fourth floor of Dunn and firemen were checking rooms, Charles Yeager, assistant fire chief said. He said there was a high possi bility that someone had set off a smoke bomb. After checking the building, fire fighter Ray Neblett said he found a light haze of smoke that smelled like sulfur on the first and second floor of Dunn. He said the only thing he found was a burned spot about the size of his palm on the floor at the west entrance of Dunn. Fire Lt. Morgan Cook, said that someone might have set fire li paper cup at the stairwell ofi west entrance of Dunn. Hesaidtl this would cause most of the si to travel up the stairwell ti fourth floor where the heavij smoke had been found. Mark Humbert, head resident Dunn, said that when thei was seen on the fourth floor lea off fire alarms and called thefrei partment because no one couldl| cate where the smoke was ( from. Humbert said he thinks I someone was pulling a [ said that lately there have beenslj of trash chute fires that he tliaf have been set deliberately. Call for appointment A&M APT. PLACEMENT SERVICE A Free Service 693-3777 Bryan — ‘safe place to work/ says alien 'The pacity ihjor si jet up r ne int h; avenei ick occ (Continued from p. 1) EVERY TUESDAY NITE (10:00 p.m.-2 a.m.) PLAIN OMELETTE SPECIAL (3 EGG OMELETTE AND 3 PANCAKES) 80c 103 COLLEGE 846-1817 ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS You may be eligible for a two-year Air Force ROTC scholarship. The scholarship includes full tuition, lab expenses, incidental fees, a reimbursement for text books, and $100 a month tax free. How do you qual ify? You must have at least two years of graduate or undergraduate work remaining, and be willing to serve your nation at least four years as an Air Force officer. Scholarships are available to students who can qualify for pilot, navigator, or missile training, and to those who are majoring in selected technical and nontechni cal academic disciplines, in certain scientific areas, in undergraduate nursing, or selected premedical degree areas. Non-scholarship students enrolled in the Air Force ROTC two-year program also receive the $100 monthly tax-free allowance just like the scholarship students. Find out today about a two-year Air Force ROTC scholarship and about the Air Force way of life. Your Air Force ROTC counselor has the details. ROTC Gateway to a great way of life. 4>- In some cases, according to Maria, the illegal alien is paid more than the American because he works harder. Currently, no law forbids the hir ing of illegal aliens as employees, al though it is illegal for the illegal alien to work in the United States without a work permit. In the past, efforts have been made to pass legislation prohibiting the hiring of illegal aliens. The bill, introduced by New Jersey Rep resentative Peter Rodino, met with stiff’ opposition. Mexican-American leaders contend that the bill, which requires that proof of citizenship be carried at all times, violates a person’s civil rights, and could be carried to discriminatory extremes by overzealos law enforcement officials. Cav Raza Unida Party spokesman Jose Angel Gutierre asked why he should be required to show proof of his citi zenship because his skin is darker than others. The Raza Unida Party is a Mexican-American organization based in Crystal City, in South Texas. If periodic Border Patrol checks find that an employer has illegal •hit aliens working or him, the worker is taken to jail to await deportes Then The employer loses the worker.i rni wl can be replaced immediately j; id ant another illegal alien. fe, an( Ed Molina, district directorfi etupv vestigation for the Border Pati |uipm based in Sn Antonio, said, “Web fopital patrols all over the nation, 1 Dr. ' check places from time to tiiw.llk sury we cannot charge the employer#!! the any crime.” lack c: Local law enforcement officwindy-c said that in rare instances emph-M her may lie found to be repeatedly: ®th a illegal alens. The Border Patrol a make several checks in suchcaseil nothing else, the officials i costs the employer product®!T time. Local law enforce* ■J*- agencies do not look actively In Iff legal aliens, but may discover! . in connection with other crime pPp For the illegal alien, arrestm ijinr a paid trip back to Mexico, Mol ® said jn fb Those illegal aliens interne* ^ had similar attitudes toward l« y0f\ picked up and sent back toll * homeland. Juan summed it up by saying, | A miehingan, me man dan a Meiice ■ los tres dias regresso. — Iflij caught,they’ll send me Mexico and three days laterIlj back.’ ‘Solid Wood Furniture” “Solid Wood Furniture’ “Solid Wooi co SHOP SMART & SAVE $$$ 1 5%of EVERYTHING IN STORE! UNFINISHED FURNITURE 314 N. Main (Downtown Bryan) 822-7052 ^ainuuindl pooM P!|os„ ..ajnpujnj poo/vy P!I°S*. ..amiiujnj A POLITICIAN In September of 1969 I returned to school after my third summer in Europe. I had traveled all over western and east ern Europe as well as parts of North Af rica. This trip abroad had a profound ef fect on my outlook. For the first time my eyes were opened to see that there was more to life than my political ambition. I was raised in a conservative upper middle class home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My father was a doctor and my mother a professional artist. I had a wonderful childhood. My environment was one of education and achievement, and to my consideration, anything that frustrated my long-range objectives was’ nonsense and not to be tolerated. Suc cess meant everything to me. From early childhood, I was fascinated with politics. When I was in elementary school, I stayed up into the early hours of the morning to see if Chep Morrison had finally been elected Governor of Louisiana — he lost. In Junior High School I sketched out my political plans through my first term as Governor of Louisiana. I carefully weighed the signif icance of every election I could see ahead. Some years I would run for a less office, to gain support from other fac tions. Of course in the key elections I would take the top spot. From the seventh grade until the twelfth, all went as planned. I finished my senior year in high school serving as Student Body President, Governor of Louisiana Boy’s State, and Vice-President of Key Club International. Before I entered college I had already traveled and spoken all over the south and parts of the midwest and northeast. Having studied Louisiana politics and former successful politicians, I decided to attend L. S. U. rather than a private university. The political advan tages of this decision were foremost in my mind. Upon entering L. S. U., I began a cam paign for President of the freshman class. The night it was announced that I had lost to Ralph Hubbard, tears rolled down my cheeks; I had poured myself out on that race and felt I was by far the best qualified. I pulled myself together, went into the middle of the victorious crowd and started shaking hands. My next campaign began that night. As student issues became more in volved and political questions of the day more complex, I tended to turn inward. I became serious about finding the mean ing for human life. I read Plato, Marx, Nietzche, Sartre, Locke, and others. I began to realize there must be more to life than satisfying my ego. By the end of my sophomore year I was riding high on the political scene. But the more my political front grew, the more I felt in chains. I couldn’t even walk across the parade grounds without a thousand empty hellos. I was on more committees and in more meetings than I could stomach. I really wanted to be free. The more I studied philosophy, particularly existential thought, the more I realized I was living in a world of unreality. I had developed almost one criterion for every move I made — how about the votes? What will this mean in the next election and what about twenty years from now? There grew an ever in creasing inner battle. On one hand I felt if I could just make it to the top it would all be worth it; on the other hand I felt like such a hypocrite. I knew I was a hypocrite — what a hypocrite! What about truth! Was my life worth nothing more than attaining some political suc cess? The inner battle continued to in crease. During the summer before my junior year, I made my third trip to Europe. I was in Prague in late August of 1969, right in the middle of a nationwide upris ing in protest to the Russian overthrow of the Dubcek regime. While tanks, tear gas and soldiers filled my senses, and I witnessed human suffering and struggle as never before, I couldn’t help but feel ashamed of my egotistical political ambi tion. What was I doing? I was playing games with my life. A few weeks before, as I had stood before the Tomb of Napo leon in Paris, I remembered thinking: “He made it big. . . history has been written about Him ... in many respects he was great, but what about now? . . . Can he enjoy his former success?. . . What is he doing right now?” All my values came into question. I had become trapped at the age of nineteen to ambi tion. Politics had become my master and success my chains. My desire to escape all of that increased. After returning to L.S.U. in the fall of 1969,1 was back in the rate race; commit tees, issues, politics, empty words, fake hellos, and vain activities. But I con tinued, and gradually became the ac knowledged responsible student leader on campus. Inside, however, no one knew the pain and suffering I was ex periencing. My life was empty and very lonely. My years of careful political prepara tion resulted in my being easily elected President of the L.S.U. Student Body in April of 1970. A few weeks after the election, I re ceived a phone call from Governor McKeithen’s office informing me that he wanted me to lead a prayer at the Gover nor’s Annual Prayer Breakfast. When I hung up and told everyone in the office, we all had a big laugh. I thought, “what a farce!”, but I realized that every good politician also needed a little religion. So I did it. What a joke! I had heard the gospel of Jesus Christ only a few times in my life. I believe many Christians were afraid of me, and thought I wouldn’t be interested. I re member one day at “free speech alley” a young man boldly stood up and told how Jesus Christ had given meaning to his life. I was very interested; it seemed as if the words he spoke were like cool water. One night at a party while I was in politi cal high gear speaking to people, I ran into this fellow. I quizzed him for over an hour. Though I was supposedly a campus big-shot, and he a nobody, it was the other way around. He spoke with ease, confidence, authority, and enjoyment. I was fascinated. My emptiness remained. By the end of my junior year, after only a month as Student Body President, I realized my life was still empty. I was taking an hon ors class that semester, especially ar ranged for five students by the Chairman of the Philosophy Department. Our final was a paper and mine was the fourth to be presented. I read it out loud to my classmates and to Dr. Bigger. I said basi cally this: I’ve just been elected Presi dent of 19,000 students and yet there is no meaning to my life. I have no reason to get up in the morning. I have no pur pose in even writing this paper. Death or life — what is the difference? Die now or later — in time, who will care and what does it matter? Success or failure — in ten thousand years it will mean nothing. The whole class was silent. Dr. Bigger hung his head, told us to continue searching for the truth and dismissed the class. By the sovereignty of God there was a student in the class who knew Jesus Christ. The next week he presented his paper. As I listened it seemed as if those words were so refreshing. He said that we could live in a realm called Grace, which was Jesus Christ Himself. In Jesus, he said, everything was real. After class I quizzed him on several points. We had another class together. Con stitutional Law, and arranged to si four our final at my house. I’ll nf forget that night. There were four o(o: the room, two Christians and twoun! lievers. As we discussed cases and eepts of justice and mercy, theconw tion shifted to Jesus Christ. I dont member exactly what was said, but hours rolled by. I was mostly listeninji the two Christians spoke of the realit) 1 Jesus Christ. The words poured out them like streams of living water, a drank every word. It is hard to exactly what happened, except that whole being was opened to Jesus Cl I knew He was real; I knew He Reality. It seemed as if Lightpoured the room — my whole being was li with Light. I could hardly believe it, 1 knew it — Jesus Christ was real about 4:30 a.m. the phone rang, father of my Christian friend had fered a coronary heart attack and wail the hospital. Both of the Christiansld Chuck, the other unbeliever, and I^ mained. I was frill to the brimanJi 1 peace for the first time in over tweif years. When they left I remembera!'l ing, “I can’t believe it, but I’ve beconiej| Christian.” I shared with Chuck 10:00 a.m. about the reality of Ji Christ. I don’t know where it camefro® j but it just kept pouring out. From that day. May 22, ] whole life has changed. I rememl walking on campus the next day. Even' thing looked different. I had been / free; Jesus had set me free. My heart"* filled with love, real love, for everyone! saw. I couldn’t care less if I ever another vote. I didn’t need that ai? more. I had Jesus. He was Real. He"®: in me! I can’t describe the joy in u) heart. It was beyond description. It"® too great! Actually this is only the begin' ning, but what has happened since tlei is another story for another time, Jesi# Christ has set me free. Jesus Christ is] Reality. Colley Joseph 846-9708 Paid for by Christian Students on campus.