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S >btain cefor ra G. iment been to be merely imoke a of a ig out pool- floor d. No is still ' a fire Mexico bed to miles Lake ke out d into about I dam- nonths than it esday. is now ng the ficitin test to {unici- 35 and mday’s iporta- ; at the s store ift into sh cos ocking lander est«; itising 11 what’s up Wednesday SPEAKER: The India Students Association along with the Phi losophy Department will present Swami Chinmayananda at 4 p.m. in the MSC 350. He will speak on Indian philosophy and contemporary culture. Everyone is invited. DANCERS: The TAMU International Folkdancers will prac tice at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC 228. GROVE: “Bugsy Malone.” Jodie Foster stars in this film about a bunch of kiddie gangsters in Chicago during the 1920’s. Movie begins at 8:45 p.m. Thursday ORIENTATION: Texas A&M will hold an orientation for new employees at 9:30 a.m. in the MSC 226. SPEAKER: The Philosophy Department will present John Lachs. Lachs will speak on the “Intermediate Man” at 4 p.m. in Rudder Tower 404. AGGIE PLAYERS: Auditions for the second dinner theatre production, “Pajama Tops” will begin tonight at 7 p.m. in the MSC 231. Auditions are open to students, staff and anyone in the community. People interested in working on crews should also attend these meetings. Performance dates for the play will be Aug. 2-5. BAHA’I CLUB: The Baha’i Club will hold a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Meditation Room in the All Faiths Chapel. GROVE: “Barbarella.” Jane Fonda plays a naive space woman in this bizarre science fiction comedy. Movie begins at 8:45 p.m. Friday AGGIE PLAYERS: Auditions continue for the second dinner theater production “Pajama Tops.” Auditions will begin at 7 p.m. in the MSC 231 GROVE: “Dirty Harry.” Clint Eastwood stars as a rough San Francisco cop who speaks with his .44 magnum. Movie be gins at 8:45 p.m. Saturday GROMETS: The Gromets meet again for an afternoon of war games. Action starts at noon in the MSC 140. GROVE: “A Boy and His Dog.” After the nuclear war destroys most of the world, two of the survivors, a boy and his dog, communicate their needs to one another. The dog needs food, the boy girls. Warped science fiction. Movie begins at 8:45 p.m. Sunday GROVE: “Cat Ballou. Lee Marvin won an academy award for his portrayal of a drunken gunfighter in this highly- recommended comedy. Jane Fonda also stars. Movie begins at 8:45 p.m. Interviews on campus increase by 38 percent THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1978 Page 3 Recruiters from business, indus try and government held 19,453 student interviews at Texas A&M University during the 1977-78 academic year, an increase of 38 percent over the same period a year ago. The annual report from the Career Planning and Placement Center shows that 571 organizations sent 1,300 recruiters to the Rudder Tower center. That’s 40 percent more organizations than a year ago. Director Louis Van Pelt said 2,229 students registered for inter views. In addition, the center had 1,011 education-related applicants, 2,030 alumni registered in the En gineering Executive Search Pro gram and 877 alumni registered for career opportunities other than education and engineering. Average growth for all services of fered by the center was 40 percent. The report covered activities from mid-September through mid- November and the spring semester. Van Pelt said an additional 2,910 interviews had been scheduled, but not conducted because of overflow caused by space limitations. Job opportunities for graduates with a bachelor’s degree were run ning 31 percent ahead of last year’s record. Van Pelt said, while mas ter’s degree offers were down 5 per cent from a year ago. Doctoral job offers remain unchanged, he said. Bachelor’s degree offers to women were up 37 percent com pared to a 29 percent increase for men. Academy says A&M right to emphasize rural medicine LOOK!! Buy One & Get One for V* Price With this coupon buy any size pizza at regular | menu price and receive the same size pizza orl next smaller size pizza at V2 price. ■ COUPON EXPIRES JUNE 27, 1978 , Valuable Coupon — Present With Guest Cheek L..Pizza inn » J 413 TEXAS AVE. (Across from Ramada Inn) 846-6164 1803 GREENFIELD PLAZA (Next to Bryan High) 846-1784 A National Academy of Science study indicates Texas A&M Univer sity is on the right track in training primary care physicians for rural areas through its new College of Medicine. The academy’s Institute of Medicine says 70 percent of all med ical school graduates should be fun- neled into family medicine and internal medicine, which are em phasized at Texas A&M. Among the study’s recom mendations are two already fol lowed here: 1) that medical schools provide all students with some clini cal experience in a primary care set ting and 2) that schools, in selecting students, should weigh “likely indi cators” that a student might be in terested in primary care. In the Texas A&M program, stu dents undergo clinical training at Scott and White Hospital and Vet erans Administration facilities in Waco, Temple and Marlin. One of the subjective guidelines for accepting students to Texas A&M’s College of Medicine, say of ficials, is a review of the student’s interest in community service. The NAS study did not favor in creasing medical school enroll ments, only placing more em phasis on primary care. It predicted the supply of physi cians would rise more than 60 per cent by 1990 if enrollments continue at their present level of 15,000 entering a year. Texas A&M, which registered its charter class only last fall, uses an accelerated program to allow un- Helping provide primary care dergraduates to enter medical doctors for non-urban areas in Texas school and finish two years sooner is one of the major goals of the Texas than traditional programs. A&M program. ie city of the »Iraqi •ategic lormal nt of a s most vas no mday s found lepart- Vet lab major line of defense against livestock diseases As it nears the 10th year of formal Operation the Texas Veterinary ledical Diagnostic Laboratory still has its hands full as the state’s major iline of defense against livestock dis- ses. Over 26,000 referrals were hand led by the College Station lab last ear and more than 27,000 are fore- ast for this year. The Amarillo ranch lab, opened in 1975, re- rted more than 5,000 cases last ear and predicts over 5,800 this |year. Gone or greatly reduced are the serious outbreaks of anthrax, red hose abortion and different poison ings in cattle. Livestock vaccines have been modified because of in formation gleaned inside the walls of the TVMDL, which is a state agency administered by the Texas A&M system regents. Texas livestock producers receive five to six times the cost of operating the lab in reduced disease costs each year, TVMDL director William Sippel says. The Texas economy benefits through the continued safeguard against diseases threaten ing the food animal industry, he said. By serving as cbrytral points for receipt of specimens from all over Texas, the two laboratories are in a unique position to recognize epidemics much earlier than would normally be possible. Speed and same-day service, de spite the heavy case load, are impor tant to scientists at the diagnostic facility. Bacteria and viruses in- fectng an entire herd—or spread statewide as cattle are bought and shipped—must be treated quickly to guarantee successful prevention and treament. Among the more celebrated inci dents of service has been the lab’s role in identifying and helping eradicate outbreaks of anthrax and hog cholera. The TVMDL has even been called on to investigate alleged cattle mutilations which had been the work of vultures, coyotes, and other animals. To detect various diseases and poisonings, the agency operates a battery of tests from pathology to toxicology and microbiology. No thing learned from the tests is for gotten; it is filed away in a computer for reference on the next similar case—which may appear in a matter of hours. Such procedures have made the Texas facility one of the “must visit’ stops recommended by the De partment of Agriculture for foreign visitors and has earned the labora tory top citations from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. Each morning, the staff of the lab meets to go over cases received the previous 24 hours, giving every case the benefit of consideration by all the specialists present. Since many problems are brought on by poisonous plants, the TVMDL has built up a collection of seeds from more than 400 toxic bushes, shrubs and plants. John Reagor, head of the toxicol ogy section, looks for these in the animals’ stomachs when he and his co-workers examine animal deaths thought to be linked to poisonous plants. Sippel says part of the TVMDL’s strength is Reagor, who is trained in both chemistry and botany and can augment personnel trained in vet erinary fields. Still, the Texas livestock pro ducer’s first line of defense against disease is the local veterinarian, who is often the person who calls on the special capabilities of the TVMDL. lion, ^1 hei einrt luj 1 . it Scrfl’ ,l ’\| tkl MSC SUMMER DINNER THEATER presents Leon Gershe’s heart-warming comedy BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE July 6, 7, 8 MSC Ballroom Tickets At MSC Box Office Call 845-2916 TAMU STUDENTS *4.95 GENERAL PUBLIC *7.00 Reservations close 24 hours prior to show Dinner - 6:30 p.m. Produced by the MSC SUMMER PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE and the AGGIE PLAYERS SPECIAL NON-DINNER PERFORMANCE JULY 5 8 p.m. Students Gen. Public $ 2.00 $ 3.00 Something mm AFiOINrFF R F'V •I mJr INER ;nchilada 19 REG. L MEXICAN ^A-^RESTACIRANTS Wednesday Only SUMMER SALE! Sale Runs Through Mon., July 3 Redbone Jeans 846-5580 111 BOYETT and pocket a quarter. Just clip out the coupon and next time you shop, you'll save 250 on any 6-Pak or 8-Pak of Dr Pepper or Sugar Free Dr Pepper. 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