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campus & city THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1979 ISD proposes attendance plan Tarletons tuition stays low-priced ilue > OlyJ !ss Blueandl of updating lrt with Pon, material f eif . ome so conn!; malize theslj m told, isvui true-to-life« m Three \|j mrt. I would ’f Uranium )i By RICHARD OLIVER Battalion Staff ter more than a year of discus- jthe Bryan Independent School jet may have found a solution to ceS sive absences in Bryan schools. In a media breakfast held Tuesday P ie Holiday Inn, BISD Superin- |nt of Schools Wesley Summers ^details of a new plan designed combat student attendance prob- Bhat we have attempted to do is iSood attendance to the public,” said. “In order for students to |, they must be there (in class).” iiniimers pointed out the Bryan pol district has a 93.15 percent "lance rate, compared to a 92 percent state average in Texas. We receive money based on attendance of students,” he said. “Of course, it s helpful for the schools to get money from the state of Texas.” The attendance plan has five main points: Students in grades seven- through-12 who have more than eight absences during a semester in a course will not receive credit for that class unless unusual circumstances exist. —Students and their parents will be notified of a student’s absence problem after five absences are re ported. —Three unexcused tardies will be counted as an absence. ike to Green. Byi nd tables have law purope gaining in aerospace field I European nations are challenging United States leadership in the rospace industry, says a Texas A&M University aerospace engineer just back from a Stockholm meeting. ■ “The U.S. aerospace industry is still probably technologically Ijhead, but it will take our best efforts to stay there,” said Dr. Leland A. Carlson. | Carlson said Europeans are becoming more aggressive and competi tive, with the Germans and British leading the charge. I“I expect the Germans particularly to really compete with us in the airtransport market. They are working on a wide body jet to contest the Boeing 757 and 767. Both the British and Germans have plans to Miter the air bus area, Carlson said. I He was among 25 invited participants comparing numerical methods for use in the design of aircraft built to operate near the speed rfsound. The professor of aerospace engineering said many planes fly at velocities from about Mach 0.7 to 1.2. “This presents problems for designers,” he explained. “Most parts the plane are moving in subsonic air flows, but the wings — fesigned to increase air flow to create lift — are in supersonic flows. ” Carlson said computer programs created to handle aircraft design Joblems in the transonic region were compared at the conference of the Association for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. The meeting 'as hosted by Sweden’s Aeronautical Research Institute, the equiva- nt of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Participants earlier worked out solutions using their methods to test ses and submitted them to the conference hosts. At the two-day |tockholm meeting, they compared results. “We had some surprises,” Carlson said. “Some methods we ex ited to produce correct answers didn’t and we don’t know why. His mputer program, called TRANDES, “agreed quite well with what as agreed upon as the correct solution.” Numerical design methods obtained from such work will simplify Engineering work in designing new airfoils, Carlson noted. These will help reduce drag on new airplanes, allow lighter weight construction methods and increase fuel consumption efficiency. mn? lialist ell practice in Fort Worth sophy, they • them to A jrwise—rt movie they« try and western dance club, hiskey River is located on Azle luse ansportati® ; h, which 1 tenable, id* saving tips. |he first involves improving a pcle s gas mileage by having good N end alignment and wheel ba- r 6- This improvement occurs be- more energy is required to Ve ‘ r °nt tires that require align- ’ s ’ nce they are actually scrub- o v| ° ng ra ther than rolling ^ j pother tip involves using® „„ ocate thecf* ' eS SUC1 as air conditioning and ike trails y on camp" 1 tion. SyfJ ssfuilyW' vns. ITIUSt ai-r art ofbih 11 |;:j ss we cMSi one of my ie congestf; camp uS 9 OUT OF 10 PUPPIES PREFER THE BATTALION —. j.P.h* raduate c&t&s -^AaouoAou^ ^ ZVett... STARTING Nov. 27 fun to listen funtodance ESTABLISHKD IN 1074 —Any events sponsored or approved by the school will not count as absences. —After the eighth absence, a stu dent and his parents will be notified of the action to be taken. The parent may appeal for a review of attend ance records. Summers said the plan is similar to many plans being instigated in Texas at this time, but noted most of the plans are also fairly new. Summers also said the school is hoping for at least a 1 percent in crease in attendance during the next semester, when the new plan will be put into effect. “If we can improve the attendance slightly more than that, well be doing OK,” he said. “It would mean $40- or $50-thousand dollars for the district if attendance can be approved by this small percentage. ” Summers also presented a mod ified final exemption plan for Bryan High School Students: —Any student graduating at the end of a semester may apply for ex emption of finals in classes in which he or she has an “A” or “B” average. —Non-graduating students with an A-average in a course and no more than three absences may apply for exemption of finals. The same stu dents who have a B-average and no more than two absences may apply for exemption. —In each of the above cases, a student may not exempt more than two class finals. —Students must have no prob lems with fines, textbooks or fees, and must have no unexcused abs ences within three days of the final exam to be eligible for exemption. STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State University is happy to be on one bottom ten list. Tarleton State, part of the Texas A&M University System, is one of seven Texas schools ranked among the least expensive land grant col leges in terms of tuition and required fees, according to the National Asso ciation of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Tarleton required a median charge of $374 per student in 1979, said the NASULGC survey. Texas continued to be a good bar gain in higher education with a total of seven campuses in the bottom ten. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio top ped the list of least expensive schools with a $166 median charge per stu dent, followed by the University of the District of Columbia, $169; Uni versity of Alaska-Anchorage, $340; and University of Alaska-Fairbanks, also $340. Rounding out the list were Uni versity of Houston, $354; University of Texas-El Paso, $360; University of Texas-Dallas, $364; Tarleton State; Texas Southern University, $396; and University of Texas-Arlington, $396. The NASULGC poll showed only a 5 percent rise nationwide in me dian charges for tuition, fees and room and board among member schools. Sudden growth straining industry Americans move to mass transit The energy crisis is forcing Amer icans to use mass transportation, causing growth that the industry is not prepared to handle, say experts from Europe and the United States. Dr. Curt M. Elmberg, deputy technical director of Greater Stock holm Transports, said Americans are being forced to use mass transporta tion much as Europeans were forced to do after the world wars. Elmberg and about 50 other urban transportation planners gathered for an international symposium at Texas A&M University. The Swedish expert explained the need to move large numbers of peo ple during the reconstruction of Europe made mass transportation necessary. Europeans have been in doctrinated to its use since then, he said, adding that about two thirds of all Europeans use mass transit. In America that figure is as low as 10 percent. Alton McDonald, president of McDonald Transit Associates in Forth Worth, said Americans must realize their lives are changing and that private automobiles are becom ing a thing of the past. Conference participants agreed that Americans must be discouraged from the unnecessary use of cars and that urban transportation planners must be able to provide movement across urban sprawl. In those cities where mass transportation systems are already in operation, there has been a 20-25 percent increase in use in recent years. The sudden growth has strained the system, said Rodney Engelen, senior vice president of an Illinois transportation firm, and could leave them without enough government money to meet the needs. “We are critically in need of mass transportation,” Engelen said, “and since we are about to make major investments, we cannot afford to make mistakes.” c opt es 2S2L Qua,,ty OVERNIGHT RATES — M DURING THE DAY Reductions & Dissertations Conation & Binding CTPadiOng WE HAVE A XEROX 9400 — THE BEST COPYING MACHINE IN THE WORLD! Kinko’s Graphics, Inc. 201 College Man St. 17131846-9508 b ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR I"— Sign Ups November 19 December 5-6 Rudder Mall \\1// ? Sponsored By MSC CRAFTS AND ARTS COMMITTEE 7 Sign Ups in Craft Shop $5.00 per booth (2 days) For Information Call: 845-1631 Avenue in Fort Worth. Directions for Aggies traveling from College Station are: take Interstate Highway 35 through Fort Worth to Loop 820. Drive West on Loop 820 to the Azle Avenue exit. Turn left on Azle Ave nue and travel 1 mile. Whiskey Riv er is on the right. idnight yell practice for the game will be held Friday night drt Worth. Head Yell Leader Je Greaves said practice will be Bat Whiskey River, a Fort Worth involved me, and Honey, by! s of Money, 1 | nas is really! j HEB &M offers fuel-saving tips the Easy I! , f . ibringeveni Iuel becomes more scarce, is into the® re P eo pl e are taking an interest in ‘serving energy. For this reason, I Texas A&M University Trans- itation Center has published a few four-wheel drive. Best gas mileage is obtained when these options are not used, since the energy normally used to power the accessories will be available to propel the vehicle. 3D M/NUT& MKDELWm Thanksgiving Day at Wyatt’s... can be a very special occasion for you or the family. Here’s just a sample of the “homestyle” favorites we’ll be waiting to serve you. Entrees Roast Turkey with Cornbread Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranbeny Sauce Baked Meat Loaf with Creole Sauce Baked Ham with Fruit Sauce Tenderloin Tips in Burgundy Roast Beef with Natural Gravy Vegetables Old Fashioned Candied Yams Seasoned Whole Kernel Corn Baked Eggplant Broccoli with Cheese Sauce Seasoned English Peas Fried Okra Salads Fresh Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad Carrot, Raisin, and Pineapple Salad Special Shredded Slaw Raw Spinach Salad Cranberry Fruit Salad Cucumber and Onion Salad Desserts German Chocolate Cake Strawbeny Shortcake/Real Whipped Cream Hot Apple Pie with Cinnamon Sauce Pecan Pie Pumpkin Pie Mincemeat Re Serving 11 a.m., til closing Wyatt’s Cafeterias