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iTJkjrf 41. i * k »*•*** f ^ » ♦'f * * . Page 12 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1978 Midnight run Saunter society strolling aheai ti United Press International is-y Br <> m j SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — As hordes of sweaty joggers clog the nation’s pathways, a campaign to re vive the lost art of sauntering is gain ing momentum — ever so slowly. Practitioners of the ancient pasttime, undaunted by the out break of physical fitness fever sweeping the country, claim to be winning new converts every day. The World Saunter Society, created during a front porch debate among faculty members of Lake Superior State College a few years ago, now boasts an international membership of about 6,000 card- carrying loyalists. a on r i v All are dedicated to the preserva tion in today’s jet-age mechanized society of such frivolous pursuits as the impromptu stroll through the garden. The saunterer has no particular destination and is in no hurry to get there. His hallmark is style and he rarely travels alone — but never with children of any age. “There’s a time and a place for it, said Austrian-born philosophy pro fessor ' Hellmuth Kornmuller, saunterer-in-residence at the small college. “If the spirit moves you, then you will know.” To saunter, by definition, is to walk about aimlessly at a leisurely pace. A speedy strut is not permit ted, for this would leave no time for diversion. Props such as walking sticks and umbrellas — tightly furled or otherwise — often are popular. At tire is up to the individual and de pends on the time of day. “If you know how to saunter, you will know what is proper to wear,” Kornmuller said. Some saunterers also jog, but most look with disdain on the formal regimens associated with the more physically exerting pasttime “You need special shoes for jog ging,” Kornmuller said. You have to wear certain dress now. You can t simply run. It’s become too or ganized. Pretty soon, you 11 have to read a book and take a test to leam how to run.” One new convert to the society s way of thinking, emergency room physician Jerry W. Brackett of Crosse Pointe, Mich., sees other advantages. “It’s possible to socialize more if you’re sauntering than jogging," said Brackett, who does both. “It’s a form of group therapy. In addition, he said, sauntering gives one “a greater appreciation of the surroundings” and "hasm a tranquilizing effect than then strenuous exercise.” The society has tried to reear, the spirit of days gone by J annual August Front Porch Sa at the plush Grand Hotel onn Mackinac Island, a popular where guests are chauffeuredJ in horse-drawn carriages driv* uniformed coachmen. There is no physical risk inv» in sauntering, except in highc, areas where “walking with pum is preferred. Medical authonts warn, however, against tryingj too much too soon. “You start out slowly, you ceed slowly and you finish slor said Dr. Russell Bruce, the cam, resident physical fitness expert Getting STAY AHEAD WITH SPEED READING Student Class Starts October 23 rd Business & Communication Services 846-5794 Tiny bits of PCB pose big threat wi As little as a millionth of a gram per liter of PCB in water may con taminate fish.eaten by humans and decrease fish harvests by reducing size as production of phytoplankton, first link in the marine food chain. Texas A&M University oceanog rapher Douglas Biggs says that con- Announcing the restoration, activa- |ition, and hopefully motivation of the San Angelo-West Texas Hometown Club. The masses should converge at Mil. Sci. Bldg., room 109 at 7:00 p.m. on Wed. Oct. 18, 1978. Discussion will in clude business and ! ACTIVITIES. centrations of PCBs (polychlori nated biphenyls) that reached one to 10 micrograms per liter adversely af fected phytoplankton growth and production. Biggs, who conducted the re search over four months at a New York tidal marsh with four col leagues from State University of New York-Stony Brook, says such concentrations could divert the flow of phytoplankton from harvestable fish to jellyfish and other predators, as well as contaminating what fish are harvested and eaten. Biggs collaborated with re searchers Harold O’Connor Jr., Charles Wurster, C. Donald Powers and Ralph G. Rowland of the Stony Brook marine sciences research cen ter. PCBs, used in various industrial tasks, are widespread and are con sidered by many scientists and ecologists to be one of the most harmfol pollutants that exists. “A two-pathway hypothesis has been developed for transfer of biomass through the marine food webs,” says Biggs. “One pathway leads from large phytoplankton by way of one-to three-step food chain to fish that can be harvested and eaten byki “The other leads from phytoplankton through abm] trophic levels to various gel predators, such as jellyfish. "If this hypothesis is PCB pollution of coastal could result not only in nated marine life and dimi production, but also redi harvestable fish,” he concl Cyclist discovers ‘better U.S. United Press International SPOKANE, Wash. — Joe Keba, pedaling across the roads and high ways of the nation for nearly six months now, reports he’s discov ered a better America. “Before I left home, my percep tion of this country was what I read, how messed up this country’s sup posed to be,” said Keba, 20, who set out from his home in Warminster, Pa., two days before Easter. “But what I’ve seen with my eyes, well, most of the people are friendly and the country is beautiful. y BfiCKGfimmon TOURmmenT WE’RE SPREADING THE NEWS They’ve never killed anyone. And I’ve yet to meet someone who’s killed someone else in an au tomobile accident. Seems like that’s all you read. “It’s not as messed up as I thought it was. And the further I go, the bet ter it gets.” Keba has traveled 12,000 miles through 40 states — including “all the states east of the Mississippi” — since kissing his mom, dad and sis ters goodbye on his bicycle tour of all the 48 adjoining states. Before him lie Oregon, Califor nia, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. “That’s my travel itinerary,” the lean, 6-foot college sophomore said. His goal is to return home by mid-December, in time for his 21st birthday and Christmas. When he passed through eastern Washington on his way to Oregon this week, Keba looked as if he had pedaled a lot of miles. He smiles through a gritty, road- tested face and calls the hand washed shirt, sweat shirt and cutoffs his uniform for temperatures above 40. He has changed tires “about 20 to 30 times” and wore his first bicycle out after the first 5,000 miles. His brother in Ohio got him a new one. Keba said he usually stops at a gas station for repairs, and that’s where he attracts the curious. “People in the Midwest mostly asked me what the ocean looks like. That surprised me. I told them to go out and take a look for them* Keba’s main diet has been butter and bread. “Itgottobei after a couple of months, so |l at wa the le; |Houstor mic bor Ml CO Ill pi jrs by sc If alone [points. [Ilie Agg the In Aggie lund ipH I’ve been drinking milk and; jp 1 the H doughnuts, too, said thewi* Astrod pounder. When he runs out of which is fairly often, Keba hires on as a ranch hand needs are few and so his used mostly to pay for ft bicycle repairs. His “hotel accommodations mostly been freeway undei, and his trusty waterproof ski * bag. “Worst one I slept unds right here in Washingtonlasli along Interstate 90. Awfiillyw The beauty he has seen stopped yet, Keba says. TLAIM T* HAMK’M Yellowstone Park and the! ™ We k Tetons — they were beautilii! ? them < KHOW THB «TBAM«Ke» AT THt X¥ONnVT CV5 A dtteAT Jo®, ANt? tr*t a«k F*ee... liked the mountain ranges, Id ne k ac k Rockies. But so far, the furthe the more beautiful it becomfs Keba said he’s not the on| checking out the country om wheeler. “There are plenty of bte there. I was talking to a fe»’ the other day. His son is only! they rode coast to coast Mistakes game. . TRT PRW* *TeAMWr-> <*V1 ToUIT PRY CUJTMP3. THe Jodoisnvi 3101 6. CoLUSCe Ten will ee AMA-2.ee> at rue Re*ULT*i We’re tooting our own horn BATTALION ADVERTISING GETS RESULTS! 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