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THE BATTALION Page 5 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1979 )n (Friends help in Legislature I appointment, 1 resignation at Consol meeting Monday it did in )ss ni »tionalpJ | (Conti' Hied from page 1.) | Sen , William T, Moore is dean of ^ J ' Ifinate this session — the man I h the longest term. A former l ' of the Senate Finance ‘ nittee, he is now chairman of State Affairs Committee, which Itrols the flow of legislation ! anges j in 4'oneh the chamber. he study ate * Rvf,rs 0n to cu t kea_ - "il since Aikin (the previous an) is gone.” Another Austin editor, Brenda And that s where Cherry comes rnalist Byers puts it, “Bill ihp kev euv. He’s the most erce nt and quirements d witl1 the m more efficientlj h a wich of the Texas Observer, lies that it’s not unusual for agen- | es to have lobbyists. rs J“0fcourse, Sen. Moore is the real ardian of A&M up here,” she By and large, we work with Pre- snal and Moore as our representa tives, the educator says. “We go through them or do what they suggest (in legislative matters). We keep them informed.” Cherry smiles. “And again, they make our job easy,” he says. With Moore and Presnal, Texas A&M seems to he in fine shape. Cherry also happily lists the five other senators who are Aggies and the 10 or so representatives who at tended Texas A&M. Even though the contacts are there, Cherry’s philosophy is to stay A&M view, the problem is solved. That s the easiest way to achieve your legislative objective — get the author to agree the hill will he bet ter with a change,” Cherry explains. Sometimes, however, letters will not solve the problem. Then he uses other tactics. He may ask other legislators, perhaps one of the many Aggies in the Legislature, to talk with the sponsor. One administrative aide credits this “conversation” as the reason higher education is well-funded. There’s a tendency for people to want to support schools in their dis trict, says the aide, who asked for anonymity. He adds: w ater andowners Yoakum, Tj nties in Westl 9 from easterns. not modest i E - GreshamJi group’s lized eorporati. th farmers fori vater. g threatened e water are Norman orary chairman; er. conceded oil companies. d a unitedefc«l man conference committeee owners couldli ed three area the fledglinf! Moore himself is bit his role or that of Bill Presnal, airman of the House Appropria- j ns Committtee — also of Bryan Texas A& M. (ill Presnal and I are the ones hobring it about for A&M,” lore said. “I try to look after frM. 1 always have. He said that although all agencies „» prospered lately, Texas A&M II been especially favored the last With Sen. William T. Moore and Rep. Bill Presnal, Texas A&M seems to be in fine shape. Bob Cherry, the Univeristy's liaison in Austin, also happily lists the five other senators who are Aggies and the 10 or so repre sentatives who attended Texas A&M. years — which is about how long has been in office. (The last 30 years have been good A&M,” he said. ‘T modestly l m it that I’ve had something to do Ithit.” Ipresnal says the only time he and loorc work face-to-face is near Lend of the session, when a mounts offresl? des in therecw otherwise be Itural use; between (an for the use oil ust reconcile the two versions of :appropriations bill passed by the gislature. Both leaders are on the puttee by political tradition. We do, you might say, exchange across the table at that time,” esnal confides. Otherwise, they e too busy to consult much. out of Austin as much as possible. By the week of Feb. 12, he’d been there only two days. “The legislative branch of gover- nemnt tends to resent the execu tive, he says, “which is why we try to keep from overexposing our selves. He likes to communicate through letters and over the tele phone, he explains. As an illustration, suppose one of the several hundred bills that affects higher education — out of the 3,500 introduced — would harm the Texas A&M System. The first approach, Cherry says, is to contact the author of the bill, especially “where the author does not realize how it affects us. Cherry writes a letter outlining how it hurts a part of the system, and usually suggests an amendment. If the legislator adopts the Texas “That’s the strength of higher education — everybody has a junior college or community college in his district.” Is the link trading votes? “That kind of happens,” he admits. If that doesn’t work. Cherry says he may ask leaders in industries that would also he adversely affected to lobby against the bill. Aggies and friends of Aggies oc cupy high positions in Texas indus try, and often they are willing to help, Cherry says. The educator, who taught at the University before moving into the administration, was willing to dis cuss his method if not his current objectives. During the two-hour interview, Cherry said half-joking that he didn’t want to give away any secrets. He didn’t. By DOUG GRAHAM Battalion Staff A&M Consolidated School board settled on a temporary replacement for one of its veterans hut was faced with the exit of another. While board members met in a late night executive session Monday to make Dr. H.R. Burnett acting superintendent on March 1, Olie Grauke, assistant superintendent of business and finance, resigned. Burnett, who is presently assis tant superintendent for instruction and personnel, said he was sur prised by the news only in that Fred Hopson was leaving the Consol school system earlier than antici pated. Other than that, his appointment to acting superintendent was a routine administrative move, Bur nett said. School board member Rodney Hill agreed. “That’s the normal operating procedure; he was next in line, he said. of product, companies wl of some Id the audience m a circular ini nd that an oil vent implemci Student senate to consider ti Mde range of bills tonight of Midland groundwater) ommission ale nd Lake in Tc ir Lake in Ci ;ed By DILLARD STONE Battalion Staff s dealing with subjects from king tickets to the Texas Legisla- ewill come up before the Texas j ssful at Wli M University student senate at bounty and ai ‘ght’s meeting. ^stifled before bwever, senate sources say only ;\vbills will be voted upon; many I remain in their assigned corn- tees for further consideration. Nihenate will hear the following on second reading: )urag gasal A bill that would urge the Texas mature to amend Chapter 3 ol |e Teacher Retirement Code so it graduate assistants would he in- ided as optional participants in Retirement System. , two bills that would urge the gislature to act on hills currently |fore it. One recommendation legislators to vote for a bill —----- •■at would establish a Texas - developniei« aranteet j jj tu[ ] ent i j()an Progn ole alternated International J ampa senate introduce^ to enable qualified students to re ceive a college loan. The other recommendation urges legislators to vote no on a hill that would abolish the Permanent Uni versity Fund, currently a significant source of funds for the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems. —A commendation to former Chancellor Jack K. Williams for his “leadership and outstanding efforts for the University. —A hill to recommend changes in the current method of recognizing honors students within the Univer sity. The bill would establish a Pres ident’s Honor Roll, consisting of the top 5 percent of each class in each college, and a Dean s Honor Roll, consisting of the second 5 percent of each class within each college. —A recommendation to signifi cantly change the proportion of stu dent to faculty members on several key University committees. The hill points out that although University administrators allow some students to he members of the committees, the number of student representa tives on each committee is small. Uncanny imitations of Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Moms Mabley . . . COMING TO THE As seen on Johnny Carson Merv Griffin Jerry Lewis l^Danny Thomas >(£) LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Straight from Las Vegas best demi sign Burnett will fill in for Hopson, whose secret contract renegotiation is the subject of a Texas Education Association hearing. Hopson signed a new contract after his old one had been prematurely terminated in a $52,000 settlement, and agreed to stay on at Consolidated until June 30, 1979. He was, however, given the op tion of turning in two weeks notice before he left for another job. Hopson recently took another superintendent job in Leander, north of Austin. This left the school board, which is continuing its search for a new superintendent, with a position to fill. It also left Burnett with a chance to prove he can handle Hopson s job. Burnett was already an appli cant for the job of superintendent. He said that his term as acting superintendent may help his chances. Burnett, who received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M, and his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Stephen F. Austin is in his sixth year with Consolidated. Grauke, who tendered his resig nation during an executive session that dragged on past 1 a.m., said, “I didn’t actually resign; I’m actually retiring.” Bad hearing was the reason, he said. “My hearing is getting progressively worse. There are times at the board meetings that I can’t hear what is being said,” he explained. Hill said that Grauke was an ex cellent worker who contributed a great deal to Consolidated. “I’m going to move to Freder icksburg and have a peach orchard,” Grauke said. “Not immediately, hut I have the place and have been working on it. It may be a few years from now.” BAND FOSTER STAINED GLASS STUDIO Largest Selection of Stained Glass Supplies Etching Workshop Saturday 9-12 (Call to reserve your place) 2801 S. 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