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Page 10 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1978 Next years plans started Workshop attendance poor By CHERYL HICKMAN Muddy ponds and Indians were topics of discussion in a nature workshop held Saturday and Sunday by the Outdoor Recreation Commit tee (OCR). The workshop was composed of 11 events with Texas A&M Univer sity professors either lecutring or conducting field trips. Topics in cluded aquatic ecology, ecology and the free market system, Indians of Texas, Texas wildflowers, and ter restrial ecology. Dr. Richard L. Noble, associate professor in Wildlife and Fisheries Sun Theatres 333 University 846-9808 The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS * ¥ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RHA CASINO NIGHT FRIDAY, APRIL 14th Ticket Sales This Week At MSC 11.00 - 3 SBSA 4:30 - 6:30 Commons 4:30 - 6:30 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * l. oommuriis h-.ou - o.ov ^ sciences, led the aquatic ecology field trip to Post Oak Pond, main tained by Texas A&M near Easter- wood Airport. Noble said generally the older a pond is the clearer it is. He said vegetation eventually dies and rots in a pond and the rot ting matter causes the mud to pre cipitate, making the water clearer. Muddy water makes it very difficult for any kind of plant life to survive, and the large amount of clay in this area makes the water brown. One solution to the problem is to dump hay into the pond and let it rot. Chemicals such as alum or gypsum also help precipitate the clay. Dr. Phil Gramm conducted a dis cussion on ecology and the free market. Gramm is a former eco nomics professor at A&M and is now campaigning for the U.S. Senate. A large part of the discussion cen tered on the national park system. Gramm advocated charging higher rates for park users and dropping the present program of maintaing the park system through taxes. “Should the guy who’s working in a black smutty hole be forced to pay for the Snake River so Teddy Ken nedy can go down it?” Gramm asked. Dr. Harry J. Shafer, associate professor of sociology and an thropology, gave a slide presenta tion on Indians in Texas. Shafer said most people think only of Apaches, Karankawas and Comanches in association with Texas Indians. Actually, there were about 12 major groups of Indians in Texas, and up to 12 different bands within each major group. For exam ple, within the Comanche group there were the Penateka, Tenawa, Tanima, Nokoni and the Kwahadi bands. Some of the major groups who lived in Texas were the Tonkawas, the Wichitas, the Caddos and the Kiowas. ATTENTION The following positions are now open on the Summer Programming Committee: Chairman Vice Chairman - Lectures Vice Chairman - Recreation Vice Chairman - Entertainment Secretary/T reasurer Public Relatione Chairman Come to Room 216 MSC FOR MORE INFORMATION Deadline for application is April 11 -MW—- stw —MW " ~^a<" ■ r >tK. . nv -*w- *« Wow! Montezuma Snowblasf with Fresca: Even a moose can bear it. Over ice or snow add IV2 oz. of Montezuma Tequila, the Noblest Tequila, to delicious Fresca. It’s a chiller! Almost all the Texas Indians are extinct now, Shafer said. They were the victims of European diseases and the superior technology of the white man. If populrity can be judged by at tendance, one of the most popular events of the workshop was Sun day’s Texas wildflowers field trip conducted by retired professor. Dr. John J. Sperry. Sixteen people at tended. The group drove near Navasota with Sperry naming flowers he or anyone else saw. Types of flowers observed ranged from the bluebon net, the Texas state flower, to the poisonous death campus, which re sembles a green onion. Dr. Fred E. Smiens, associate professor of range science con ducted a field trip on terrestrial ecology. The group examined land at the Navasota River area. Smeins said overgrazing and settlers have kept natural fires from burning off the saplings that take root in the pasture land. Most of the land around Bryan and College Sta tion is naturally savannah — open grassland with only a few scattered trees. Now most saplings grow to matur ity unless they are uprooted, caus ing this area to change from open Savannah to forestland. Other topics covered by the workshop were Texas mammals, campus trees and shrubs, birds of Texas, insect-plant interactions, vegetation history of Texas and Texas reptiles and amphibians. Helton said next year’s format will probably be changed to include some skills-oriented programs. Although attendance at the work shop entitled “Right in Your Own Backyard,” was very low, plans are already underway for some kind of outdoor awareness program next year, said Wayne Helton, junior wildlife science major and chairman of ORC. The workshop was designed to let people get more working knowledge of things in Texas, Helton said. Because dormitory regulations keep some pets away, many Texas A&M students have to leave their favorite animals behind. Patricia Daniel, Queen Cotton chosen in Agronomy Society pageanl By MICHELLE SCUDDER Mollie Ann Winston of Tyler was crowned Queen of the 44th Annual Cotton Pageant and Ball last weekend in Rudder Auditorium. She was selected from among 127 contestants. Winston, a sophomore pre-dent major, was representing Mosher Dorm in the Pagaent. The 19-year-old brown-eyed brunette received a crown and a FILM DEVELOPING SPECIAL! bouquet of fourteen red roses entwined with cotton puffs from King Cotton, Paul Vaculin of Came ron. Named to the queen’s court were Debbie Ann Kolodzie, representing the American Society of Agriculture Engineers; Kathleen Miller, repre senting the Texas A&M Women’s Social Club; Debbi Pigg, represent ing Alpha Delta Pi sorority; Lori El lis, representing the College Station Noon Lion’s Club; Pamela Grot- house, representing the Texas A&M University Jaycees; Lezlie Rummel, representing the Lubbock Home town Club; Loretta Francine Faz- zino, representing the Soil Conser vation Society of America; and Sandra Englert, representing the San Angelo Mother’s Club. Winston said, “The funniest thing about being Queen Cotton is that now when people pass times me.” Winston is a member ofl Phi Alpha sorority, Alpha Delta honor society, andi dent “Y. She was escorted! 1 Lloyd. The pageant was sponso the Student Agronomy Socif "The purpose of tliei Pageant is to promote goodi ships over the state, and promote cotton and showil tance to the state and nation importance as one of our nr natural fibers,” said Dr, McBee, Agronomy Society! Proceeds from the pageait used to sponsor students 01 tional tours. “The students take an annual trip to lookf farming practices and agi crops over the state,’ Me& me some- 1 Alaska parks bill discussi; Your color print film developed with JUMBO COLOR SNAP SHOTS 12 EXP. ROLL $1.99 20 EXP. ROLL $2.99 24 EXP. ROLL $3.29 Offer Good on Kodak, Fugi, Focal, Fotomat. GAF. 3-M or any C-22, C-41 Process Film. OFFER EXPIRES: WEDNESDAY. 4/12 1978 By PAUL BARTON What will be left when the Alaska pipeline runs dry? The scenic beauty of America s last frontier or a landscape scarred by unbridled development? Questions like those were dis cussed Monday night at a meet ing at Rudder Tower sponsored by the Bryan-College Station Sierra Club and the Parks and Recreation Club. On hand were representatives from the Alaska Coalition, an alliance of conser vation and environmental or Udiversity Drive at College Avenue ganizations seeking passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act now be fore Congress. The bill is designed to set aside 95 million acres of Alaska as national forests, national parks, wildlife refuges and scenic riv ers. Of the total, 75 million acres would be designated wilderness areas, meaning the land could not be developed commercially or opened to motor vehicles. “Were at the midnight hour for Alaska,” says Pam Rich, a member of the coalition. If the bill isn’t passed by Dec. says, the lands now beinS sidered for preservation | be re-opened for develops Rich says the lands anl able because, among] things, they contain An last major completely! veloped watershed arel area centers on the Noatafl of the Brooks Range mom Both Rich and Paul fi| another speaker from tin tion, urged the audiencel| letters to their senators a resentatives urging theffll! the bill. Jayli SATURDAY NIGHl FEVER IN DOLBY STEREO 7:30 9:55 THE BETSY 7:15 9:35 ANNIE HALL 7:35 9:45 THCO BELL WEST ODE TO BILLY J0£ PLUS RANCHO DELUXE EAST CATHERINE AND Cl PLUS MODELS SPRING SPECIAL SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT ^ ALL SEATS 1.50 VALUABLE COUPON TACOS * TOSTADAS PINTOS N CHEESE * BURRIT0S Qbc) INTERSTATE 1 _46-6714 & mw JJNIVFRSITY SQUARE SHCfl CINEMA ONLY WITH THIS COUPON WALTER GIB MATTHAU JACKfl Must be a student at Texas A&M QUANTITIES UNLIMITED!! j funny loves A Jl MINGS UNG Ql I A UNIVERSAL PICIURLUCld SOON! 1 Pete 1 s Draqoi 3901 S. 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