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■ Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1978 THANKS, AGGIES! Facilities dept, director retires Ol’ Army Loupot thanks you for again bringing him your business. If you discover you brought the wrong book, bring back to Loupot’s RIGHT NOW for a refund. Refund good this week only Loupot’s Bookstore Northgate - Across from the Post Office GO FOR IT! In 1967, the completion of the largest cyclotron in the Southwest at Texas A&M University generated a new concept in construction for the campus. The position of facilities planning and construction director was born. Twelve years and 39 buildings later, J.O. Adams has re tired from that position. “They were having all sorts of problems with it (cyclotron) and needed some help,” J. O. Adams recalled as he leaned back in his chair. “You’d have a hard time con vincing me that wasn’t the reason I was hired.” Adams reflected that Gen. Earl Rudder (late president of Texas A&M) had got me down here, told me A&M had a lot of construction projects in the works and talked me into coming to work for the Univer sity.” "And a lot of things were changed from the time it was designed and bid on until the day it was com pleted. It’s a gorgeous complex, but I was really pleased to have it finished.” In his years of service, the Porum, Okla., native has overseen most of the major construction projects on the Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M, Moody College and Tarleton State campuses. T guess I’ve seen close to $400 million in construction go up on those four campuses,” the one-time Dow Chemical engineer related. ‘‘I’ve seen some pretty buildings go up, but it hasn’t all been placid. "My first few years were pretty hectic, Adams continued. ”1 guess the most hectic of all was when the Memorial Student Center was built. “That little project took about four years to complete,” he said. The MSC complex is only one of 19 major buildings on the Texas A&M campus the engineer was in volved with. During his tenure, Langford Architecture Center, Rudder Center, C. E. “Pat” Olsen Baseball Field and the Zachry En gineering Center also were con structed. “One project that sticks out in my mind, however, was the Kyle Field renovation that was going on when I came here,” Adams said. The Ag gies had a game with Southern Methodist University and we really had to speed up the project to have it completed by game time. “We accelerated our work schedule and did the best we could,’, he added. “But, we still had to rope off part of the stadium when the game began because it wasn t completed. I hope the same thing doesn’t happen to the new director on the current stadium addition.” While the retiring director has no concrete plans for his future, he is sure of one thing. ”1 plan to be out on that golf course every afternoon — weather permitting. I’ve been playing that game for almost 40 years now and still enjoy it. I just haven’t improved my game much, amd I figure it’s time to start.” what’s up? Tuesday CLASSIC FILM: Alec Guinness and William Holden star in Bridge on the River Kwai,” about a British POW commander^ with a dilemma: his troops need a task to occup\ tlieir time 1»!| build the bridge would aid the enemy. This movie willbeshmjj p.m. in Rudder Theater. uhers are invited to come andlui the skills of synchronized swimming at 7:00 at the indoor sunJj pool. rr.a^j' CLASS OF ’81: The first class of’81 council meeting will beia« 226 of the Memorial Student Center at 7:30p.m Anyone wishid join the class council should attend. RACQUETBALL CLUB Anyone interested in joining thei . ball club should meet in room 510 of Rudder Tower at T.OOp.m" AG ECONOMICS: The Ag Eco club will meet in room 112of^| Oceanography and Meteorology building at 7 30p.m. BICYCLE CLUB: 'Hie A&M Wheelmen Bicycle Club is invitii^ area cyclists to attend the fall semester’s first meeting at 7:30p.m j the fifth floor of the Rudder Tower. Discussions will center mini schedules, tours, races and cam pouts. FITNESS CI^ASSES: Adult fitness classes for faculty and staffw hers of the university will meet daily, Monday through niiml from noon to 12:45 in room 255 of G. Rollie White Coliseum! class will emphasize aerobic exercises to improve cardiovascuhrd ciency. Registration is every day this week in room 255ofC.lU White Coliseum at noon. Carter vows no wage, price controls for now The Battalion Classified • Call 845-2611 United Press International WASHINGTON — President Car ter says he is “philosophically op posed to wage and price controls and will not impose them — short of a national emergency — although he believes most Americans would prefer it. In an interview with the Interna tional Labor Press Association, re leased for Labor Day, Carter was asked about inflation and replied: "Whatever we might do in the fu ture, it would be short of mandatory wage and price controls .” “I would guess that a majority of the American people would prefer to have mandatory^ wage and price controls. I am philosphically op posed to it and would not impose such controls unless our nation faces a very serious emergency or crisis. ’ H e said the only way of dealing with inflation “is by very tough management of government” — getting control of the bureaucracy — and support of business and labor. Carter also told the interviewers he believes Congress prefers his phased approach to national health insurance, rather than Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s comprehensive plan. Some critics, including labor leaders, say Carter’s health plan falls far short of his promises, and they back Kennedy's universal program developed over the past 10 years. Carter, who criticized the unions for not pushing hard enough for his hospital-cost containment bill, said he is “strongly in favor” of a com prehensive and universal health- insurance program. SOPHOMORE CLASS COUNCIL: Any sophomore is inntei become a member of the sophomore class council by attending first meeting at 7:30 p.m. in room 226 of the Memorial Sta Center. But he feels “it can only be passed if the Congress and the American public (are) convinced it can work, that it can be administered, that it will have a net saving for a given level of health care compared to what they presently have and that overall costs can be controlled. Wednesday S(X:iAI. DANCE CLUB There will lx* a Social Dance Clubmef&i| at room 266 in G. Rollie White Coliseum from 7:00-10:00p.m STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Applications for freshman sbid(i| tooai government aids will be taken today. Anyone is urged to apply DANCE ARTS SOCIETY: The Dance Arts Society is nowoffeiail Men’s Movement Class for guys interested in limbering upandfanH ing the basic moves of dance. Ilie class begins September 11 Whe he held on Monday nights from 8 to 8:30. Phe registration mwtoir will lx* held ttxlay in Room 267 of G. Rollie White CoIisemi| 7:30p.m. AG COMMUNICATORS OF TOMORROW: All Ag-Jounuiil majors are welcome to come to the Ag Communicators ofTomom'J meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Journalism library on the thirdfloorjj Reed McDonald. ACCOUNTING SOCIETY p.m. in Rudder Theater. Tlie accounting stx'iety will meet at 4 ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB: The Anthropology club will meet p.m. in room 303. Bolton Hall Di Harrs Shafer will preiwH show from the summer field school in Mimbres Valley, NewMena^j^ Thursday WATER SKI CLUB: There will he a water ski club meeting tom at 7:00 in room 224 of the Memorial Student Center. Newmeniw| are urged to attend. OPA RUSH: A&M's service sorority, OPA, invites aH prosjw* 1 ’ pledges to come and find out what OPA has to offer at 6. P* room 145 of the Memorial Student Center. c * nr *n 9 xuninnumin TT1! TTT! !T A A & TI-57 Gets you into programming fast and easy. 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