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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979 Page 7 « XI12-4 -Ewoninj | ^ x i Can Tfieij - Everyoi ^ x'ship Iran study at; J United Press International JfUBBOCK — Byron Sampson s an unlikely task: building a lie, yet functional, waterfall on Iflat plains of Lubbock, iampson, 21, of San Antonio, took ob two summers ago as a city Isman. This year he was put in ge of building a 120-foot-long ! made — with a 38-foot vertical it 7:30puB—from scratch. The waterfall is ivill spealBcted to begin dumping white Iter into Canyon Lake Number 6 ' |^ ,ov ' L j Sampson, a Texas Tech landscape Tritecture major, studied the uieetingatifies of sandstone boulders that will from Ariffi-Mi a conduit for about 1,000 gal lons of water expected to ricochet off the rocks and toward the lake every minute. “I could talk about this for years,” Sampson said, smiling broadly. “I have this little nook all planned out,” and he scrambled atop a flat rock that provides a natural seat behind an imaginary waterfall. The $42,000 project — funded through federal community de velopment funds — has practical as well as aesthetic value, Sampson said. By exposing the water to air and rushing it over and on to rocks, the water will be recharged with the oxygen it loses after flowing several miles through a chain of linear lakes. “But the whole idea is to get the maximum aesthetic view when you drive down Quirt Avenue,” Sampson said. The monolithic, salmon-colored boulders — the largest of which weighs 37 tons and required a special trucking permit — were hauled more than 200 miles from Stephen- ville, southwest of Fort Worth. The entire waterfall actually will have four levels and provide recrea tion for youngsters and natural beauty for fishermen who line the lake on clear days. A hidden pump will force the water up the elevation to the pro montory about 40 feet above the lake. The project is a larger version of another waterfall farther upstream, one which Sampson used as inspira tion in designing his own. Sampson, who expects to graduate in December 1980, attributes much of his knowledge of water, however, to landscape architect Lawrence Halprin — designer of Fort Worth’s water gardens and author of “Notebooks: 1959-71.” “Besides God and Mother Na ture,” Sampson said, Halprin “is probably the only one who under stands water as well.” A genial young man, Sampson says his demeanor was not always so pre- the fo idams; ■amp Associ nger MellJ ■e $3.50, St] this suspes a world of; ome detec 8 p.m. tore! esus CWI T apartments may be destroyed dictable. At one point in the project — his hardhat flung to the ground — Sampson addressed his four crew men: “I’ve had it. I’m going to quit.” But the problems with convincing concrete to adhere to grainy sandstone soon were remedied. “The reason we did this was to reclaim this land,” he said. “It wasn’t man-made, but man was destroying it. To bring it back, we wanted to make a statement. A city park was not enough. We needed something more. “This is part of me, right now. It’s like an arm — something you can’t do without. You take it for granted, but you always know you can use it. “Someday, I’ll bring mygrandkids down here and they’ll say, ‘Hey, you know the guy who did this?’ “Yeah. I did,’ I’ll say.” niftraka ^BROOKS QconVERSE Men’s & women’s tennis apparel T-Shirts & custom-design transfers Complete selection of athletic clothing Vsiior OPEN 9:30-6:00 '7U l ocker Room GC "SPORTSHOES UNLIMITED" 806 VILLA MARIA RD ACROSS FROM MANOR EAST MALL 779-9484 Students fight to keep barracks United Press International USTIN — Married students love World War II barracks they live [ear the University of Texas. They the time-worn frame structures, |ch housed veterans returning to pus in 1946 and which UT offi- Is want demolished, provide a [Mpporting community and are on student budgets. | delegation of students will ap- ”r before the university’s Board of ;ents in Dallas today to oppose plan for tearing down the rows of racks located in a picturesque b along Lake Austin Boulevard, nunity coMWc feel that if they could get the be on diiBrmation that we’ve got, they Voild vote for us,” said Erica T RE CLli - it the Floi Luckstead, of the Brackenridge Neighborhood Council organized to oppose demolition of the apart ments. UT regents ordered an investiga tion of the condition of the Bracken ridge and Deep Eddy apartments earlier this year and UT officials rec ommended demolishing the struc tures. Student opposition prompted the regents to vote in July to delay any action until October and to order a new study of the prospects for re novating or replacing the apart ments. “This is a very supporting com munity, people watch each other’s children so we can attend school,” said Kelly Saenz, a leader of the neighborhood council. “The univer sity and the board of regents do not understand that we love this place.” Apartment residents complained that UT-Austin President Peter Flawn and UT System Chancellor E. Don Walker refused to say in ad vance what they would recommend to the regents at the meeting in Dal las. “No, I’m not going to release a recommendation prior to the board of regents meeting, prior to the board seeing it. Walker told a stu dent reporter. UT officials have revised upwards their estimates of the cost of replac- ing the 569 existing apartment units and the rent increases that would be necessary to cover construction costs. Constructing 500 one-story units would cost $21.3 million and require monthly rents of $336 for a one- bedroom apartment and $504 for a two-bedroom apartment, officials said. Current rents range from $85 for a one-bedroom apartment to $175 for a four-bedroom apartment. UT officials have expressed con cerns about fire hazards and com plained the frame barracks are ex pensive to maintain and energy inef ficient. • High Quality Rudder Fi Sons upheld by court estate fraud case • NoMBninnuns ers, ir n Doucet,! SC Recreatt.: United Press International 'USTIN — The Texas Supreme t at 7:15 p j lurt Wednesday rejected the ap- ll of an Irving woman facing a 600,000 lawsuit from two stepsons thissuspi irho contend she defrauded them in i world ol dministration of their father’s es- ime dele ate. i p.m. toniSflie court upheld a ruling by the B Court of Civil Appeals in Dallas i around IPt Sally J° Dallas Mallow Kelly i Kyle Fiel» rse fl cannot rely on the statute of itations to bar the suit by her er husband’s heirs. The statute of limitations for j,—jses of action based on fraud does 1 in fot commence running until the ud is discovered or until the lintiff acquires such knowledge as luld lead to the discovery of fraud / reasonable diligence was exer- ir0M ed ’” t ^ ie ^ a H as appeals court If v(|uled in the case. , yjames Byron Kelly of Plano died 141 March 27, 1969, leaving half his es- Hg to hjj. anc j () ther half to free sons. bTwo of the sons filed suit in 1977 searched the family tree and noticed one of the persons who purchased property from the estate was the stepmother’s daughter. The suit contends the ^tepmpther, lent money to her daughter and, son-in-law, Jo Katherine Pate and Edwin Bruce Pate of San Antonio, to buy an apartment complex from the estate and after the estate was divided filed title to the property in her own name. WE HAVE A XEROX 9400 — THE BEST COPYING MACHINE IN THE WORLD! 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