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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1980 Meet Your Friends At Hffllowick Peaceful Atmosphere for living at its finest apartments Efficiency, 1, 2 Bedrooms Limited Storage for Fall Leases Only Efficiency, & 1 Bedroom $ 50/month 2-Bedroom $ 7 5/month Now leasing for summer and fall semester Summer Shuttlebus Free soft drinks and chips while you sign up. coo 100 4 30 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY 693-1325 COTTPnp STATION 693-1326 ‘Pothole professor , A&Minstructor's life ruled by strange events C ft Culpepper Plaza Sitae. Stosi&i 693-3577 Master Card • Visa By CINDY GEE Campus Reporter The caption reads: “A Texas A&M civil engineering professor and asphalt specialist for 35 years, has concluded that traffic is a major cause of potholes.” The professor is Bob M. Callaway, 63, a friendly man who smiled when he said Texas Monthly’s Bum Steer Award came about by a series of strange events and he didn’t know anything about it until after it came out in the magazine. The award is given jokingly to peo ple who Texas Monthly feels have done or said something silly. The Au stin-based magazine publishes about 20 such awards at the end of every year. In an interview at his office, Call away recalled several instances in his life that came about by a series of strange events. He said Jim West of Texas A&M’s University News Service came to in terview him about potholes a year ago and the story was picked up by The Associated Press and United Press International because people were having a lot of potholes in their streets and highways. “As a result, a number of radio and television stations called to interview me over the telephone about potholes. That just kind of snow balled. “One of these people who was in terviewing me, after we had talked for about 15 or 20 minutes, said, ‘By the way, professor Callaway, what causes potholes?’ “So I said, ‘Well, I’m really not sure but after studying in the field asphalt for 35 years, I’ve just about concluded that it’s traffic. No traffic, no potholes.’” Callaway said that statement went out over the wires. He said he had letters from friends he hadn’t heard from in 30 years. One friend living in England clipped the story out of the London Times and sent it to him and another friend in Sidney, Australia clipped it out of his paper. Not only did the professor hear from old friends, but also he heard from people living in other states. “I had one letter that was addres sed to ‘The Pothole Professor,”’ he said. “All that was on the envelope was ‘The Pothole Professor, Texas A&M.’ It came to me without any question. “In this letter a lady said that the potholes in Texas couldn’t hold a ATTENTION MSC OFAS (Opera and Performing Arts Society) IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP APRIL 14 - 18 APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEW S1QNUPS APRIL 22 - 24 INTERVIEWS APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN ROOM 216 MSC PROM SPO SECRETARIES OPAS IS FOR EVERYONE!' Residence Hall Association presents... Friday, April 18 th 8:00-12:30 A Night of Gambling, Prizes, and Entertainment Major prizes,donated by Diamond Brokers Int’l include 2- 5pt.diamonds 2-10pt. " 1 1/4 ct. » PLACE: MSC,2nd floor and Lounge TICKETS: $2.50presale $3.00 door Ticket sales: April 14-18 MSC, Sbisa, Commons,Duncan, Acad. bldg. light to the ones they had in Wyoming.” He said a paper in North Carolina picked up the story and did a whole page on potholes, taking it to a ridi culous extreme. “They showed a picture of a pothole with a hand sticking out of it,” he said laughing, “and another one with an ocean liner lodged in it. All because of this story where in the original article we said that in Texas we had the biggest and the most potholes.’’ Then the Texas Monthly picked it up and he said he didn’t hear about it until one of his friends called and told him he got the Bum Steer Award. He said he and his family got a kick out of the joke. Callaway, who holds three patents in the field of asphalt paving, likened his interest in highway materials and construction to the fun person might get out of solving a crossword puzzle. There are problems, he said, and there’s always a number of solutions to them. He said he looks for an answer that will solve the probelm effectively, efficiently and economic ally and when he can do that and the customer is pleased it gives him a good, warm feeling. For nearly 40 years Callaway has been a professor at Texas A&M and he said teaching is fun and challeng ing. “I bring my experience and background in research and problem solving into the classroom along with the lecture,” he said. Callaway plans to teach another year or two and then go into his con sulting and research business full time. He also plans to do more golf ing, fishing and gardening when he retires. Callaway grew up in the lower Rio Grande Valley where his family farmed citrus fruit. He graduated valedictorian from Mercedes High School and he said one major objec tive in high school was to finish with a good rating so he could get a scholar ship to go to college. He got a $25 scholarship and en ded up at Texas A&M, again by a series of strange events. “When I graduated from high school,” he said, wrinkling his tan forehead, “I started to Texas Univer sity. I think I had $63 in my pocket and I packed all the belongings I had, carried ’em out to the high, put ’em down and hitched a ride on a truck. ” He said the truck driver was haul ing a load of canned goods to East HAVE LUNCH ON US ... FREE! A&M Apartment Placement is once again giving away free lunch to everyone who leases thru us. Apartments • Duplexes • All Types Of Housing Call for appointment or come ny A&M APT. PLACEMENT SERVICE 693-3777 2339 S. Texas, C.S. ' i y “Next to the Dairy Queen” ■ I ALTERATIONS IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS DON T GIVE UP — WELL MAKE IT FIT!" AT WELCH'S CLEANERS WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPE CIALIZE IN ALTERING HAF\D TO FIT EVENING DRESSES. TAPERED SHIRTS. JEAN HEMS. WATCH POCKETS. ETC (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) WELCH’S CLEANERS 3819 E. 29th (TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER) Texas and the driver sail give him a ride to Carminel Th< “When we got to Carmine l becor asked him if he’d wait while ITexas phone call to see if theyslil: The room for me in the project ho® origin Callaway said. “When I calldi roads, fellow said, ‘Well Im sorryoil an< about two weeks too late, wi full.’ “So I went back and tc How about me riding on with you? There must be a® school somewhere where room.’ He said, “Yea, 1 A&M, I’ll go through Navasoi’ Callaway said he didn’t knwi bpired thing about Texas A&V buthtr y The it was a state school and hissd# . cratic ship would be good there. missio Pointing out his office winir -being the main entrance of the camp!: .Tempi said the dirver dumped hint jj Inci over there and he set his V; Kent, £ possessions” by the side of this ^coe in and walked to the Agrioi!'! *ijunexp: Building. ; formei He said he was told he’d b: viHightr stay in Navasota with dOOothfi! ^unexpi dents at the 1 loyle Hotel,anoii.H, Poei pidated hotel renovated with h: dents, because thecampusw- five st One of the students in the owned a cattle truck, he said, put a canvas over and some in and he would haul a loai dents in the morning and ei Callaway said he paid $13 a for room and boardand$la ride the truck. ~ • He graduated with theCbi'll and went to work for Standarffl He said he didn’t think their j paying him enough so he carnet 1L 3 to Texas AfvM and got a ms L/ * degree in chemical engineerkB Callaway then became inter* in civil engineering and he is jl| rently a civil engineering pro!: ® and head of the materials,ami struction division of the Transportation Institute. u ommi tenter -LOCK-IU 10’ x 20' _ S3I fen, 10'x20' — $2! 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