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1 fcr ( IIS, »(iit ofwkt »(" lril 8niii|j flll l 'isitiq *8 a 8^ isttoSioj ®8ist fro: 'Umd! visit a con er. wen la ilatives toverninei S overw iv el, and i nd a visit! n,a acelebiiti nit the h emors I in view t in an theiri lio, Cal pital ofi i at the I band, ment, aet/’Snil light. Sn visit, ca aid ■nt Cai« are ani tes or his stall is voit 300-plus memorized each semester THE BATTALION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1978 Page 7 Aggie prof "names names’ in classes By MARK PERRIN Battalion Reporter It seems that Dr. Murray Mil ford, soil science professor at Texas A&M University, has a knack for names. Milford said his goal is to know each student’s name by the fourth week of the semester. He has had as many as 425 students in one semes ter. This semester, Milford has 308 students in two sections of his intro ductory soils course. He can call nearly each one by name. He said he tries to learn both the first and last names of a student, but he calls them by their first name. He admits he can’t remember all bis former students’ names, but if he has enough time, he said he can Dr. Murray Milford, profes sor of soil and crop sciences knows “what’s in a name.” usually recall most of them. He has taught more than 5,800 students since he began teaching in 1963. Before a teacher can remember names, Milford said, “he has to want to do it and think that it is worth while.’’ He said he has a better rela tionship with his students and a bet ter attitude in his classroom because he knows each student by name. Milford traces some of his skill of remembering names back to when he was a member of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. Remember ing names was very important in the Corps, he said. When Milford had fewer than 150 students in his classes, he could re member the students’ names with out having to study them. Now, he has a picture of each student, and seating charts in every class to help him learn names. Milford writes the student’s name has enough time, he said he can since he began teaching in 1963. Milford writ) Clean-cut guys needed, hard to find in jail today United Press International nary hearing Nov. 28. mention the logistical ant United Press International SAN DIEGO — There just aren’t enough clean-cut, all-American types behind bars these days — and that has become a problem to some lawyers who are trying to create a lineup for a robbery trial. They need 30 young men of that type to hold lineups for six accused robbers. All but one of the suspects are Marines. In a lineup, authorities put the real suspect before witnesses, along with five other people with the same physical characteristics. The fill-ins are usually taken from local jails. The victims must pick out the real suspect. The current case involves six young men, all about 20. Five are Marines from Camp Pendleton and one is a civilian. They are accused of robbing21 illegal alien Mexicans liv ing and working in tomato fields near the camp. Defense attorneys have de manded lineups before a prelimi nary hearing Nov. 28. The trouble is, the robbery sus pects all are young, white, short- haired, clean-shaven and of medium build — “your Joe Average American-Anglo Marine,” prose cutor Ron Jarvis said. Lineups for six suspects require 30 other people. For convenience and security, most lineups employ volunteers from the county jail sys tem. "There weren’t enough clean-cut individuals in the San Diego jail,” defense attorney Paul Riddle said. The most the system could supply was about five, he said. Prosecutors turned to neighbor ing Orange county. “They didn’t have 10 men who even came close,” Jarvis said. Even the large Los Angeles County jail system could not guarantee it had 30 young men of proper appearance on hand, not to mention the logistical and financial obstacles. H olding the lineups in Los Angeles would take three nights and cost San Diego County almost $14,000 in travel expenses and salaries. Oceanside Municipal Court Judge Suzanne Knauf said the court would not approve such an expense. Lawyers considered holding the lineups at Camp Pendleton, where there are 32,000 Marines. But the Marine Corps balked. Finally, defense attorneys ac cepted the responsibility for provid ing 30 clean-shaven, short-haired, white 20-year-olds willing to stand in a criminal lineup Nov. 18. The lawyers hired a private detec tive to find them. They said the investigator plans to go volunteer-hunting at Camp Pendleton, in criminal law classes at local colleges and at the San Diego SherifFs Academy. French’s Care-A-Lot School is Now OPEN YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR NEWEST CENTER AND LOOK OVER OUR QUALITY PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE: ALL DAY CARE, MORNING PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, & AFTER SCHOOL CARE. 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Bryan-College Station 3832 South Texas Avenue on the back of each picture, then uses them as flashcards to help him learn the names. Milford tries to match physical features with names to help him remember the names. "Mustaches and beards are not good to use for memory devices because when they are shaved off, you don’t know who they are,” he said. Milford has read a book on how to increase memory, but most of his techniques he developed himself. He has the most trouble remem bering common and Latin names. “Smith and Robinsons are difficult to remember because there are so many of them,” Milford said. “It pays off” to learn the names of students, and Milford encourages all teachers to try it. He said all college level teachers have the ability to remember names. Milford said many of the profes sors in the agriculture department know their students by name and he requires all his lab instructors to know the names of their students. 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Phil Gramm understands that the commitment to research demonstrated by Texas A&M provides the environment needed in the search for practical answers that will determine the kind of world we pass to our children. As a Member of Congress, he will provide leadership in finding solutions to America’s problems through a commitment to the kind of research effort for which A&M is noted. Phil, and his wife, Wendy, an Associate Professor of Economics at A&M, have long been active in youth and community programs in Brazos County. Phil was named Outstanding Young Man of Brazos County in 1977 for his “contributions to his profession, family, religion and community.” On Tuesday, November 7th, we can elect a Congressman who will always feel a kinship to Texas A&M and Brazos County. We need a home town Congressman working for us, and for the Sixth District, in Washington. Phil Gramm: Now, more than ever, the leader we need. PHIL GRAMM US. 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