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< 24. THE BATTALION Page 3A MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979 campus Flag to be flown half-mast to honor vet- employee HProgram offers smaller classes ypA' u., tttt xt m/ATT nualifications mav narfioinatp mav hp pliVihlft later in his ool- teed in the honors Droeram. he said. Honors cl The flag in front of the Academic Building will be lowered to half-staff Tuesday to honor College of Veteri nary Medicine employee Arno Mohr, 52, who died Sept. 1 of a heart attack. An electronic techni cian in veterinary physiology and pharmacology, he had been em ployed at Texas A&M University just less than 10 years. nn By EILEEN WALL Battalion Reporter Students with an overall grade int ratio of 3.0, who prefer laller, in-depth classes which are light by professors who enjoy ' n a go-4 irking with smaller groups may be 311 lionoi erested in the University Honors n ® coni) ogram here at Texas A&M Uni- , yment,[J rs ity. Dr. B. L. Shapiro, Director of the ediatelyj liversity Honors Program said the pennjps a University-wide program in ich certain sections of some urses are designated as honors lling nployee, -ould he sses. They are not limited to any rticular curriculum, nor is there a number of courses in his of on sale it ipforefe ired, he said. Any student from -Mating J ! senate i dings pe, n records joy to the rity leads rt C. Bn y department who meets the qualifications may participate. The general qualification is a 3.0 overall GPR. Incoming freshmen who graduated in the top quarter of their high school classes need a combined SAT score of at least 1100 to be eligible for honors. Those in the lower quarters of their class need a minimum combined SAT score of 1200. Transfer students are admitted on an individual basis. There are additional require ments for admission, such as higher SAT scores or tests, for some classes. To take Biology 113H, for example, a student must pass a spe cial biology examination. Shapiro said although a student may not initially qualify for honors, he may be eligible later in his col lege career. Admission is on a semester-by-semester basis, he said. No separate application is needed for admission to the honors program because enrollment in the classes occurs during registration, he said. One of the advantages of honors classes is size, Shapiro said. He said general motto of honors programs across the country is “every student has the right not to be bored,” he said. In a lecture of 250 students, the class is so large that the profes sor has to teach to the average stu dent, he said. Consequently, the top 50 students get cheated. While small classes aren’t guaran teed in the honors program, he said, they are guaranteed to be smaller than non-honors sections. The aver age class size last fall was 24, he said. Not only are the classes smaller, but they are made up of students with similar ability, thus making the classes more stimulating, he said. Instructors for honors classes are chosen by their prospective de partments. The basis for choosing them is their background and inter est in teaching smaller groups, Shapiro said. Two of the main things that worry students about entering an honors program is the workload and grades, Shapiro said. Honors classes take a little more work than the regular sections but are more interesting, he said. “We don’t expect people to give up a normal life for the honors pro gram,” he said. Students can expect about the same grade they would in a non honors class, he said. “No matter what game you’re playing,” he said, “you always play up to the level of the competition you’re with.” Around 885 students are cur rently involved in the University Honors Program, Shapiro said. 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Second, be- ire of an apparently sophisticated alysis offered in a sales pitch. Nothing has been devised to take e place of clear thinking, common nse and sound judgment, Groth id. While common sense may help id a good investment in the first it can just as quickly elimi- te the hustle scheme offered by a it-buck promoter. I’ve known some smart people I doctors and lawyers — who have len taken,” Groth said. “Some eople will actually buy high-risk nyestment items like diamonds ver the phone. “When someone tells you the in- stment is guaranteed to go up, a hrning sign ought to go off in your |ad. There are no guarantees in rikk investments,” Groth said. JThere is nothing wrong with risk, said, as long as there is adequate compensation for bearing it. Still, an investor must decide if the expected returns are sufficient, compared to other risk return alter natives. Government bonds and sav ings accounts are considered risk less. In contrast, common stocks are more risky but can have much big ger dividends. On the far end of the investment scale are the high risk items like gold where there are vol atile prices and no dividends, but the chance of big money — but al ways the chance of loss, as well. With economic uncertainty and inflation high, Groth said people tend to seek high-risk investments. “It’s sad, but sometimes these searches are frantic, and too often common sense forgotten,” he said. “When it gets to that point, there are plenty of promoters, both reput able and less than reputable, ready to spring up and help a person in vest his money in a sure thing. “Beware of investments being promoted over the phone or by mail,” he said. “Carefully examine who is bearing what part of the risk and how are the expected returns to be divided among the participants.” In some schemes, promoters bear little or no risk and yet share signifi cantly in the returns, Groth warned. 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Room 103 845-1143 College of Business Administration Mr. Wayne Terrell Old Engineering Bldg. Room 215 845-4711 College of Education Dr. Bryan Cole Harrington Education Center Room 804 845-5311 College of Engineering Mr. Steve Yates Zachry Room 204 845-6431 The Cooperative Education Program at Texas A&M University is a program of work and study which allows students to gain practical work experience and a salary while at the same time pursuing their educational goals through their academic studies. Cooperative Education through participating colleges offers work opportunities through out the year in: Federal, State & Local Government Professional Career Development in Industry, Research and Business. CO-OP Coordinators are spreading out to give you information about CO-OP JOBS in your College Coordinators will be in the following locations for the CO-OP FAIR on Tues., Sept. 25 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Agriculture 1) First Floor of Ag. Halt and 2) First Floor of Kiel Architecture and Environmental Design Lobby of Langford Architecture Center Business Administration Second Floor of Francis Hall Education Harrington Educ. Center, Room 804 Engineering First Floor of Zachry Engr. Center Geosciences ^Meteorology only) Oceanography-Meteorology Bldg., Room 1204 Liberal Arts Harrington Educ. Center, Room 107 Science First Floor of Heldenfels Biomedical Science First Floor of Vet. Med. Admin. Bldg. University-wide CO-OP Programs: MSC Corridor Area (First Floor) General Information on all programs available. College Coordinators College of Geosciences Dept, of Meteorology Dr. Ken Brundidge O.&M. Building Room 1204 845-6013 College of Liberal Arts Dr. Henry Pope Harrington Education First Floor 845-7814 College of Science Dr. Omer Jenkins Biological Sciences Bldg. Room 315 845-7361 College of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Science Dr. A. I. 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