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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.
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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.
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—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.”
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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
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