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Page 6 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1979 he ‘Impossible’ drill set for Aggie Band Saturday By CAROL AUSTIN Battalion Reporter It’s freezing cold, the sun has just about gone down, and the Aggie Band is still out there prac ticing. “We won’t get it perfect until Saturday, but we will have a perfect drill for the game, said James Dees, head drum major. Dubbed “the impossible drill a few years back after students ran the drill through a computer, it was promptly rejected on the premise that two peo ple cannot be in the same place at the same time. At midfield, the band splits into two segments which cross diagonally with each other. “It’s accomplished by putting your foot through the stride of the man in front of you, the one you re crossing through,” Dees said. “It takes a lot of concentration, said Thierry Work, a freshman from Normandy, France. A popular misconception is that the Band uses computers to plot its drills. Saturday’s drill was drawn up by Dees. “We re doing the impossible, plus. It s a cross- through with a new twist. Dees said. The 252-member marching hand will rely upon such staples as “the Aggie War Hymn, “Noblemen of Kyle,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and “Theme from Patton,” familiar crowd pleasers. There is an element of rivalry between the fight- in’ Texas Aggie Band and the Texas band, billed as the Showband of the Southwest. “Naturally, that’s to be expected just because of who they are,” said sophomore Rodney Kret. mMSC AGGIE CINEMA&mMW-fr/.- RATED PC The 5th Musketeer SATURDAY DECEMBER! ,,, ,, 8 P.M. RUDDER THEATRE '‘Y< $1.25WITH TAMU ID THE ODDS AGAINST THEM WERE 10,000 TO 1... BUT WHAT THE HELL! 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The elementary program, funded by the federal Sea Grant program and conducted by the Texas A&M Department of En glish, often provides young stu dents with their first glimpse of the world of water while intro ducing them to sea-related litera ture. The project is coordinated by David Stewart, head of the De partment of English. Publica tions and classroom materials have been developed by Norma Bagnall, also of the Department ITCOglU ujoritij of English. “We are stressing awareness,” Bagnall said,"'! the same time wearer the national re-einpliasis reading skills. The people in the United State within 100 miles of an ocean one of the Great Lakes, yeti® children within this grouptuv never experienced the oceans Great Lakes first hand." The first step of the proas involved the compilation a publication of a bibliography children’s marine-related lili ture and information books,n tied “Sea Sources. Thisledli pilot marine awareness le package developed and sroom tested by Bagnall. The package, for use in kindergarten through sev< based on eight hooks bynatiot ly recognized authors. Bagnall’s book will be availil in time for the third phase program, the fifth annual dren’s Literature of the Sea nar which will be Feb. 1 Texas A&M. L-o 2 Truck deregulations could aid consumers Deregulation of the trucking in dustry could mean lower consumer costs, says a Texas A&M University economics professor. Dr. Thomas Saving said deregula tion will force more competitive pricing and a wider variety of ser vices. The industry will provide quick shipment for expensive pro ducts that companies don t want to warehouse. Slower shipment will be available for companies that can afford to store their stocks, he said. Companies will have to pay more for the faster service, but they will not have to pay the more expensive cost of warehousing a product, Sav ing said, adding that could mean an overall decrease in consumer pro duct costs. The conclusions are among the re names Kn Agricultm suits of a study conducted byS> p. or l^ a ' for the National Science Founil Lnnstmas in which he tried topredictcoils prices ran ences of deregulating the trui industry. He predicted the outcome be much like what bappenediil airline industry when govemi recently took away its control day. Saving said, air travefei less for fares than before dere tion. The study pointed out thatnA United l tions requiring truckers to omnEW YOR on a first-come, first-serve bassHo was kidna government-sanctioned priu ombian terror through rate bureaus have adcRnplained tl the inefficiency of the iiakvn forgotte Truckers do not fall under (lit which he is sin trust laws and, therefore, adequate! prices. Bars Curtis, I 11*1$ 1 P' 000 '^ 631 Gunshot wound kills semC^j Taps to honor two Tuesdw^^ Silver Taps for Neal W. Hahn, 22, shot wound as cause of death. Ijhenon-jur and Douglas C. 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