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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
campus
Flag to be flown half-mast
to honor vet- employee
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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.
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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
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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. The
program is expanding, and the
number of students has more than
doubled in the past two years. It is
expected to double again by next
year, he said.
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A&M teacher warns buyers
fancy analysis is needed to iden-
an investment hustle, whether
| based on diamonds, silver or
engold, said Texas A&M Univer-
y finance expert.
The first rule of thumb when in
sting in something unfamiliar is to
your seller, says Dr. John
l^oth of Texas A&M University’s
ance department. 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.
He said an investor should ask, “If
it is such a good deal, why are they
trying to sell it to me?”
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AN EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT
BLENDS THEORY AND PRACTICE
CO-OP FAIR Tuesday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. September 25 CO-OP FAIR
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College
Coordinators
College of Agriculture
Dr. Vernon Schneider
845-3711
System Bldg., First Floor
Office of the Dean
College of Architecture
& Environmental Design
Mr. Larry Priesmeyer
Ernest Langford
Architecture Bldg. 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. Flowers
Room 110-D
VMS Building
845-5310
COORDINATORS ARE MAKING
SPRING AND SUMMER 1980 CO-OP JOBS ASSIGNMENTS NOW
CO-OP FAIR Tuesday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. September 25 CO-OP FAIR
OFFICE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, CONTACT: DIRECTOR (845-7725) 10th FLOOR, RUDDER TOWER, PLACEMENT CENTER