The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 02, 1978, Image 6

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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MAY 2. 1978
Calhoun,
graduation
speaker
Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr.,
executive vice chancellor for
programs for the Texas A&M
University System, will be com
mencement speaker May 14 at
Tarleton State University.
Tarleton registrar John Whit
ing announced that 263 under
graduate and 32 graduate stu
dents have applied for degrees.
Graduation is scheduled at 3
p. m. in Wisdom Gymnasium.
Calhoun is a native °*\
Pennsylvania and received B.S.,
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from
Pennsylvania State University.
He holds an honorary Doctor of
Science from Ripon College.
From 1963 to 1965 he served
as an assistant and science ad
visor to the secretary of the inter
ior and as acting director of the
Office of Water Resources Re
search.
Washers and dryers might
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be installed in dormitories
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NOW OPEN
By PAUL BARTON
A resolution to install washers and
dryers in dormitories that do not
have them is expected to pass the
student senate at its Wednesday
meeting, said Kevin Patterson, vice
president for student services. He
said the bill will be presented for
emergency consideration.
Patterson lists two reasons why he
thinks the proposal will pass. He
says, an opinion poll taken by stu
dent government last fall “substan
tiates a need” for the machines, and,
many senators live in dorms that
would be affected and can see the
positive effects of the bill.
Only seven of 31 dormitories have
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washers and dryers, said Ron Sasse,
assistant director of student affairs in
the housing office.
Jim Bob Huff, former head of the
laundry subcommittee of student
government, said laundry problems
of on-campus students were a major
topic at a meeting of resident ad
visors and dorm representatives
held before the spring break. Many
complained that commercial laun
dromats were dirty * and the
machines were frequently out of or
der. Others objected to the incon
venience of having to go off-campus
to wash.
Students who do not want to wash
their own clothes may subscribe to a
semester laundry plan offered by
the University and Fabric Care
Service Inc. of Bryan. Cost is $53.00
Ron Vandiver, president of Fab
ric Care, says students not on the
plan can still bring clothes to a laun
dry substation on campus and have
them cleaned on a cash-and-carry
basis at below market prices. Shirts,
for example, cost 35 cents each.
Vandiver added that the cost of
the semester plan will probably in
crease next fall, mainly because of
he faces increased labor costs from
the new minimum wage law.
Corps Commander Mike Gentry
said he thinks on-campus students
are ready for another laundry op
tion.
“In my opinion, the majority of
students don’t feel the present
laundry plan is economical. That s
why a large number have dropped
off. Most would like to have washers
and dryers on campus.”
Vandiver said that the same
amount of clothes that cost an aver
age of $3.35 a week on the semester
plan would cost $11.30 off campus
and $7.95 on the cash-and-carry
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basis.
A poll taken by student govern
ment last fall indicates that many
students feel as Gentry does. The
survey was given to 851 Corps
members and 1,024 civilian stu
dents.
in response to the question,
“Would you he in favor of installa
tion of washers and dryers in your
dormitory?” 82 percent of Corps
members said yes. Seventy-five
percent of the civilians said yes.
Another question asked students
if they would be in favor of installing
washers and dryers in one of the
dorm rooms. Sixty-three percent ol
civilians said yes. In the Corps, I
percent said yes.
If the laundry resolution
passed, it would be sent to Dr. Jol
Koldus, vice-president for studenl
services. Koldus said he would have
to study the feasibility of the propo
sal with Howard Vestal, vice presi- i m e h
dent for business affairs.
Koldus said an agreement als
would have to be reached with Vai
diver before any action could 1
taken. Vandiver holds a five-year
contract with the University,
Ed Davis, also of the Business Af
fairs office, said the bid specifi
cations sent to laundry contractorsa
year ago stated the University
teve
;roup)
would not provide additional |T) m vi
Engineers get gifts
Awards totaling $13,000 have
been presented to Texas A&M Uni
versity’s College of Engineering by
Exxon.
Ray Tickner, coordinator of re
cruiting and placement for Exxon,
presented checks for a minority en
gineering program and the Junior
Engineering Technical Society
(JETS).
The minority engineering pro
gram was funded with $10,000, up
$3,000 from the Exxon gift in 1977.
The money is divided into $750 to
washers and dryers to compete with
the laundry service. He said it was
the only way they could get anybody;
to bid on a contract.
Vandiver said his contract will
the University gives him the option,**^
of running any new machines in-11 C
stalled on campus. He added tki |
Fabric Care and Texas A&M art P
presently analyzing the feasibility of' Jl
putting additional washing
machines on campus. A $f
. Evi
4&M
Rent I
iat the
$500 a year scholarships restricted ■ ^ r '
for minority students.
airn
is, ac
lance
llor
A $3,000 Exxon donation, an in
crease of $ 1,000 over last year, wiL _ .
aid operating expenses of the JETS |^ V1S
program. The state office of the So
ciety which informs high school stu
dents of engineering career oppor
tunities, is located at Texas A&M
The program is coordinated by Dr
Charles Rodenherger, assistant
dean of engineering who acce]
the Exxon grants.
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