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The Batiatjon Vol. 71 No. 137 10 Pages Monday, April 17, 1978 College Station, Texas News Dept. 845-2611 Business Dept. 845-2611 Inside Monday Aggie Parents of the Year, p. 3. Ags take two from SMU in controv ersial baseball series, p. 9. OCSA researches use of shuttle buses for football games, p. 4. s\3 special weekend lonors parents By CONNIE BURKE Parents overran the campus this kend. rs and campers packed the parking and some drivers were forced to park e sidewalks or blocks away from the us. bdets wearing red carnations were en posing for pictures with smiling par- ats Groups sat in the shade drinking eer Girls with burned shoulders in sun- ssses handed food from picnic baskets to eir families. One cadet held a little boy who was |sed in a Corps uniform like his own. little boy plopped his head on his id’s shoulder, exhausted after watch- :he Fish Drill Team exhibition and the s Review. ile many of the events honored par- some of them honored students for [tanding achievements, e Thomas S. Gathright Awards were ented at the Student Government nts’ Day Program, Sunday. The top omore, junior and senior in each col- were honored. Deans of the colleges ted the winners on the basis of the test grade point ratios and involvement e University. ajor awards for the Corps of Cadets re also presented at the Parents’ Day Sgram. The Gen. Bruno Hochmuth ag for military achievements was irded to Company D-2. The George , Jouine Flag for scholastic excellence nt to Squadron 12. The Gen. George F. tore Award for the overall outstanding it was awarded to Company F-2. The day’s activities began at 7:30 a.m. th a flower pinning ceremony in the irps dorm area and lasted into the eve- with picnics and barbecues, e School of Military Science also an- mced the following awards at the pro- tn: }adet Colonel of the Corps awards: chael Gentry Outstanding Major Unit Commander «rd: Steven Kolb Outstanding Battalion award: Rodney ihm )utstanding Company-Squadron umander award: Michael Macmanus )utstanding Cadet Officer (Staff) award: re McAnefly lutstanding Second Classman Cadet toted for Corps Commander: Robert nensky )utstanding Second Classman Cadet ected for Deputy Corps Commander: Dtt Patton Outstanding First Sergeant award: Jere Swatzell Outstanding Freshman Cadet award: Billy Jones Best drilled sophomore: Michael De La Garza Best drilled freshman: Joel Malone The President’s award for the Battalion with the highest scholastic standing: Third Group, commanded by Lt. Col. Charles D. Nutt Veterans of Foreign Wars ROTC awards to an outstanding ROTC Cadet in each service: Bryan Foy, Andrew Herrman and Edward Franza Richard Hanes award presented to the newly designated advisor to the Fish Drill Team: Lloyd Walker Around noon, the Ross Volunteers per formed at Kyle Field. Their drill demon strated excellent precision. The women’s drill team, small in number but great in accuracy, performed next. In Kyle Field, the Corps review and the Fish Drill Team exhibition was accom panied by the presentation of more awards: Outstanding Color Award: First Brigade Battered Boot award: Company P-2 Overall participation for March to the Brazos: Squadron 12 Parson’s Mounted cavalry rode in its final review Sunday and transferred com mand to juniors. Members of cavalry began their ceremony by riding their horses around the field once and then again at a canter. Next, the cavalry presented their fancy serpentine drill. The men rode their horses in spiral inwards and outwards. They also ran figure eights. After the seniors rode the horses, the junior mem bers took the seniors’ place to symbolize filling the senior positions. Harry Wallace is the new commanding officer of Parson’s Mounted Cavalry. The Ross Volunteer Company awards ceremony ended the day’s events. The RV’s are divided into three platoons according to height. There are the trees, the tallest members of the company; the meatballs, the medium height members; and the squats, the shortest members. Outstanding member of the company: Peter Robredo Outstanding member of the first platoon (the trees): Herbert Vanderberry Outstanding member of the second pla toon (the meatballs): Mark Tilton Outstanding member of the third pla toon (the squats): John Verstegen. Smoking ‘fire Battalion photo by Bon Po The Ohio Players presented their talents before a crowd in G. Rollie White Coliseum Friday night. The group played loud, funky music — including their hit “Fire” — amid smoke and flashing lights. Comedian Larry Breezer opened the show. Off-campus Apartment housing surplus forecast for fall By PAM ABBE Apartments in Bryan-College Station are beginning to sign leases for the ’78-’79 school year, but according to the off cam pus housing office there is no need fof stu dents to rush. In making fall predictions. Student Af fairs assistant Brenda Anderson said, “There should be no shortages of apart ment whatsoever.’ Anderson attributes abundant off campus housing to the recent surge in the building of apartments and duplexes during the past two years. “We took two surveys of apartments this school year, one during October and another in January and found there were vacancies in many apartments,’’ Anderson said. Anderson said the bulk of the lease signing for next school term will take place during the summer. “Many students look for roommates first so they won’t be stuck with an apartment and have no roommates to help pay the rent,’’ she added. The Hassle Free office, which handles off-campus housing, provides services to help students find apartments and room mates. “The students can come in be tween 9 a. m. and 5 p.m., Monday through More than 50 prizes awarded ambling, showgirls highlight casino i By KAREN CORNELISON Would you bid $71 million at an auction for a bicycle? You would if you had won that much in play money at the Resident Housing As sociation casino last Friday night. An evening of gambling was fol lowed by an auction of more than 50 prizes donated by local merchants. More than 2,000 people crowded into the casino at the Memorial Stu dent Center to try their luck at games of chance. A $2.50 ticket entitled each person to $3,000 in play money and an evening of cards, dice, horseracing, and a floor show. Brian Eck, casino chairman, said $5,200 was collected from tickets and concessions. “We have not figured our ex penses, yet,” Eck said. “We cleared $1,000 in advance ticket sales,” said Bill Hill, ticket chairman and president of Hotard Hall. Joe Nixon, RHA president, said that last year the RHA made about $1,000 profit from casino. The money is used for RHA projects. Winning money at casino was not difficult. Several people became “multi-millionaires” in one evening. “The house is favored (in the odds),” Nixon said, “but we make sure that everyone wins and has a good time.” Later in the evening some dealers were giving players 5-1 odds. The house ran out of money and had to issue certificates for millions of dol lars. Entertainment for the evening featured such acts as “Love Me Av enue,” a rock group; the Kappa Pic kers, who sang a few “hillbilly” tunes; and Kim Moore and Mala Farmer, better known as Maxine and Gertie, who sang such classics as “You’re the Hangnail of My Life” accompanied by guitar and kazoo. Kent Crank, recently voted as the "most wild and crazy guy” on cam pus, also entertained casino goers with an imitation of a chicken laying an egg and other antics. “Casino is a good chance for everyone to get away from the routine of studying,” Crank said. “People seem to be into the gambl ing and the entertainment. ” All the entertainers were perfom- ing for free. Carolyn Brothers, Friday and let us know what they need,” Anderson said. The office keeps cards on file of available housing and prospective roommates. Roommate preference cards indicate the student’s personality type and what type of person they want to live with. “We also do counseling if roommates are having problems getting along. Some times we encourage students to participate in a roommate swap in order to match up personalities,” Anderson said. During the summer a list of all the roommate cards is compiled and sent to Robeck elected in school board run-off race Bruce Robeck, 38, of 117 Berkley, was re-elected to Position 6 of the A&M Con solidated School Board in a run-off elec tion on Saturday. Robeck was opposed by Ann Jones, a homemaker, of 901 Glade. Robeck was re-elected by a nine-vote margin. Of a possible 1,981 votes, Robeck re ceived 995, and Jones received 986. Robeck is currently serving as president of the A&M Consolidated School Board, and is an associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University. A run-off was necessary because neither Jones nor Robeck received 50 percent of the vote in the April 1 election. each student seeking a roommate. The lists are also handed out at orientation periods for freshmen and transfer stu dents. Another problem off-campus students face is living expenses and rising utility rates. “Out of the 74 larger apartment complexes only about 20 still pay all the electricity and other utilities,” Anderson said. “This could easily end up costing the students quite a lot of money if the aren’t aware of the utility system, especially the younger students who haven’t had to deal with utility companies before,” Anderson said. The Hassle Free office sponsors a Free University course in “How to Live on Less.” “We teach students about wise buy ing techniques, decorating, utilities, and other ways to save money, Anderson said. The housing office also trains Hassle Free representatives who are volunteers to work at the various apartment com plexes. These volunteers are available to students who have problems with apart ment management, maintenance or roommates. “We put them through an intensive training session at the beginning of the fall semester and shorter back up sessions dur ing the year,” Anderson said. Anderson encourages all students who are looking for off-campus housing next year to come to the Hassle Free office in the YMCA building and pick up a copy of the Survival Manual. The manual has maps, information about apartments, houses, duplexes, and mobile homes, and tips on finding roommates. Candidate waits tables to meet district voters RHA casino girls do a can-can routine to “Staying Alive,” by the Bee Gees, for the entertainment of the “gamblers.” They were chosen from the 120 girls who assisted the dealers at RHA casino Fri day night. entertainment chairman, chose the acts from all those who responded to her newspaper ad looking for talent. One of the most popular acts was a group of nine cancan girls. They drew a large crowd at all three per formances. Tim Wessel, a sohomore pre-med student and ventriloquist, intro duced the acts with his “partner” Andy. Most people who attended casino seemed to enjoy it, even those who lost all of their money. “I think casino is worth the money to get in,” said Phil Walters, a junior accounting major. “It’s bet ter than last year. ” Walters said this was the first time in three years he had won enough money to bid on something. He looked at the wad of bills he was holding and said, “I might have enough to buy a burger.” Items up for bid at the auction ranged from “burgers” and fish dinners to a bicycle and a television. John Buckwalter and Bill Schlafer, both sophomores, accumu lated $15.4 million between them. They won most of it playing blackjack. “We lost about one hand to every ten we played,” Schlafer said. They had hoped to win the television, but the bidding went up to $42 million. “Definitely, we will be here next year,” Schlafer said. Phil Naughton, a blackjack dealer for casino, was not as positive about the evening. “I still think they need a lot more work in organization,” he said. “They run out of money every year.” Naughton has worked at casino for five years. “The auction is not run very well,” he said. “The sound system is terrible.” The bicycle went for the most money — $71 million. It was pur chased by about 25 residents of Dunn Hall’s first floor, organized by Tony Lagalant. “We’ll probably have some kind of decision between us to see who gets the bike,” Lagalant said. “A lot of people put their money in to wards the bike ’cause they couldn’t buy anything with it by them selves.” It seems many people realized — too late — that the thousands of dol lars they had won at casino would not be enough to win any of the prizes being auctioned. The crowd gathered before the auction block was constantly rained on by showers of pink and white casino money as people threw wads of it over the balcony or up in the air. By ANDREA VALLS Battalion Staff Clearing dishes, wiping tables, and fill ing water glasses is a new method of “serv ing the public.” Chet Edwards, Democratic candidate for 6th Congressional District, catered to his constituency Friday at Ramada Inn as a busboy. Edwards also has served as a con struction worker, a hospital aide, and a ranch-hand in recent months. “This is my way of meeting the people in my district and becoming familiar with their needs and their problems,” said Edwards. Although young, 26, Edwards said his age will allow him to better serve his dis trict. “We need to elect ’em young and keep ’em there,” he said. Edwards found time between clearing tables to express his views on some of the campaign issues. The policy Edwards advocates for the energy problem calls for (1.) encouraged production of domestic oil and gas; (2.) energy conservation; and (3.) the de velopment of alternate energy sources, starting with coal and then planning ahead to the use of nuclear and solar energy. We need to develop these new technologies now because the energy crisis won’t go away just because we don’t like to think about it, Edwards said. Edwards offered his views on the na tion’s farmer problems. He said the country’s future, as well as that of the farmers and ranchers, depends on a fair, consistent policy that will pre vent unreasonable surpluses and enable farmers to earn a decent living. He added the policy should encourage the preserva tion and growth of small farms to prevent American agriculture from becoming dominated by large impersonal corpora tions. “Our farmers have a right to be upset. They have serious problems and several of these have been caused by the federal government,” said Edwards. Congress needs to look at a long-range program for the farmers, he said. “It’s not fair for farm ers to feed and subsidize this nation for the prices they have to accept. Turning to the recent controversy of the neutron-bomb, Edwards said that it was a mistake for the Carter administration to silence it with out getting something in return from the SALT talks. “I’m not the candidate who pretends to have an answer in this race. There just aren’t any simple answers,” he said. He added that he would be limited, as would the five other Congressional candidates, because they would be Freshman Con gressmen. Edwards served as a Legislative Aide to Congressman Olin Teague in Washington, and as a district administrative assistant to Teague. Edwards said that this knowledge of the legislative process gave him an abil ity to deal with people. It also gave him and “open mind” to have a reasonable ap proach to issues and the problems of people in his district,” he said.