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Some sites deserve a second look
At first glance, the library expansion con
struction may seem a bit shaky, but it is an
illusion, not faulty engineering. Photographer
Liz Newlin caught this angle of the library
Emission device
removal illegal
United Press International
NEW YORK — Many motorists still feel they can get better per
formance and gasoline mileage if they alter the car’s emission control
system.
However, the Automative Information Council recommends no
alterations for several reasons.
First of all, it’s illegal. All automobile service and repair facilities —
not just car dealerships — now are prohibited by Federal law from
knowingly tampering with a car’s emission controls.
An independent repair facility could be subject to a civil penalty of
up to 500, and a car dealership of up to $10,000. The Federal law
doesn’t prohibit car owners from tampering with the emission con
trols, but many states do have such laws.
through a second-story classroom window in
tlie Animal Science Building. The effect is
caused by imperfections in the glass.
United Press International
PORT ARTHUR — On the out
side of the Soul Man’s Shop
downtown, a colorful mural depicts
an Arab horseman riding a white
stallion across presumably Middle
Eastern sand dunes.
The nearby Robert E. Lee Print
ing Co. sports a depiction of the
steamboat Robert E. Lee.
One outside wall of Derrick Oil
Co. features a painting of oil wells
and refineries, a tribute to the
economic base of this refinery town
of 65,000.
The murals — building-sized and
striking — are part of a beautifica
tion program that grew from the
American Bicentennial celebration
and a desire to brighten a faded
downtown.
Since March 1976, the program
has used a combination of private,
city and federal job-training binds to
turn 18 downtown buildings into
brightly colored works of art.
The director, Normaj Broussard,
said a total of about $150,000 has
been spent on the program, but she
said the benefit is immeasurable.
“How do you measure your town
looking 100 percent better?” she
said.
There have been three main
themes, all harkening back to the
bicentennial origins of the program:
U.S. history, Port Arthur history
and a reflection of the city’s ethnic
mix.
The Keyhole Club, for instance,
features the Statue of Liberty and a
Civil War scene. Another building
features George Washington and
the U.S. Constitution. Still another
bears an artist’s idea of the Amrican
Eagle.
Port Arthur’s history is reflected
in a mural showing shrimp boats,
bait houses and refineries and one
underway on the Hampton Building
will depict the Kansas City Southern
Railroad station.
“A lot of people were upset when
the old KCS station was torn down
because it was historical,” Brous r
sard said. “ We ll show a train coming
in. It won t be quite life-size because
the building’s not big enough, but
it’ll be big.”
And, for ethnic background,
there are murals showing Cajuns,
Indians, Mexicans, the English,
Blacks — and, conspicuously, the
Arab, an increasigly prominent fi
gure in American history.
Broussard said some of the murals
were individualized by the needs or
requests of the owners of the build
ings used. Since they often paid for
the paint, they often got what they
wanted.
An Arab named Khlil Dabit owns
the Soul Man’s Shop.
“We also took a little artistic
license with the Robert E. Lee,”
Broussard said. “The Robert E. Lee
didn’t come here, but the man who
owns the building is a descendant
of Robert E. Lee and is named Ro
bert E. Lee.”
On a sewing shop owned by two
black women, black heroine Phillis
Wheatley sews an American flag and
Abraham Lincoln is silhouetted in
black.
City Manager George Dibrell
said citv officials have decided to
discontinue the murals Sept. 30
when the latest Comprehensive
Employment Training Act funding
expires.
“We don’t want to over-
muralize,” Dibrell said. “We’ve got
some nice ones and if you do too
many sometimes you lose the im
pact.
THE BATTALION Page 3
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1978
Business
seminar
set today
Four mini-seminars and a dem
onstration talk on the interviewing
process will be featured at the Col
lege of Business Administration’s
career seminar tonight.
Dick Drewelowe, a staff recruiter
for Shell Oil, will speak in the Rud
der Theater at 7 p.m. Interviewing
skits will be performed.
Following that gathering, the au
dience will attend meetings on ac
counting, finance, management and
marketing.
STUDENT AGGIE CLUB
ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING
ALL STUDENT AGGIE CLUB MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
YEAR.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 27, 1978
WHERE: Lettermans Lounge - G. Rollie White
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
WHAT: Guest speaker, Door Prizes,
Organization of Parties and Bus Trips.
THE
AGQIE
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