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Women Voters'
League to meet
The Brazos County chapter of the League of Women Voters will host
a coffee for prospective members at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the home of
Eileen Kramer, 1604 Dominik, College Station.
The meeting is open to all persons interested in affiliating with the
local, state and national League of Women Voters.
Kathleen Kenefick, president of the local chapter, says membership
is open to all citizens who are at least 18 years of age. Many new
residents find the organization a factual source of information about
Brazos County government and citizen concerns, she said.
Local members will be studying “Transit Alternatives in Brazos
County,” looking at public need, costs and possible revenue sources.
In addition, vote service information and assistance will continue
through the November general election.
At 7 p.m. Tuesday the League is sponsoring voters registration for
the Nov. 4 general election. The service will be at the cafeteria of A&M
Consolidated High School in conjunction with registration for adult
education courses offered at the high school.
Regular meetings are scheduled locally both in the evening and
during the day to make it possible for all people to participate, Kenefick
said. Annual membership dues are $20, which includes national, state
and local newsletters.
C.S. Community Education
sign-up slated for Tuesday
By JANA SIMS
Battalion Staff
If you’d you’d like to brush up on a certain skill, learn
to do something on your own to save money or are
interested in learning something different, the Com
munity Education program could offer a good place to
start.
Registration begins Tuesday for 118 courses spon
sored by the College Station Independent School Dis
trict. Interested College Station residents should regis
ter at the A&M Consolidated High School at 1300 Jersey
St. beginning at 7 p. m. Non-residents should arrive at 8
p.m.
Community Education Assistant Director Ann Pal
mer said the course instructors come from “all sources. ”
Some are teachers and others are active in the commun
ity in other ways — such as instructors who run their
own businesses.
“We are always on the lookout for new classes and
teachers,” she said, “and we encourage people to call
in with suggestions.”
New courses offered this term are canoeing, introduc
tion to micro-computers (for small businesses and home
use), introduction to home stereo systems and interna
tional folk dancing.
The most popular courses are aerobics, slimnastics
and auto mechanics.
Fees for the classes range from free, for programs
such as the Home Energy Conservation or Residential
Security and Crime Prevention seminars, to $6.30 for
speed typing, $14.80 for calligraphy and $31.80 for
private pilot ground school. Some courses, such as gour
met cooking, require an additional fee for materials used
in class. Fees can be paid at registration by cash or
check.
Lola Fares, a junior at Texas A&M University, taught
tennis in the summer of 1978 for the program and has
also participated as a student in the program’s tennis and
ping pong classes. She is planning to register tomorrow
for Slimnastics.
T’ve had a lot of fun,” Fares said. “I got to meet a lot of
different people. I thought is was well worth it.”
Janet Coonrod.a member of the Texas A&M Univer
sity staff, took a ballet class in the fall of 1979.
“I liked it. It was a pretty good class,” she said. “The
instructor knew her stuff.”
Palmer said the enrollment varies each semester, but
in 1979, she said about 10,000 people participated in the
program.
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is looking for musicians, especially in the string
sections. Our first rehearsal is September 9 and
is open to students, faculty, staff and community
members. For more information, contact Bob
Arnold 845-7147 or 696-1610.
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By VENITA McCELLON
Battalion Reporter
If you’re tired of thumbing a ride
Jome on the closest 18-wheeler, the
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liturgy requirt■ The Hitching Post, sponsored by
■ General Car Jlie V1SC Travel Committee, is a ser-
backtothedesflke that enables students to find
ntion in IDS®^ 5 o r riders to and from Texas
■i&M University or other cities in
Bexas and the United States.
"I call it a ride board,” said Janet
park, a senior marketing major from
troves, who is responsible for taking
jarcofthe Hitching Post. “It’s just a
poard for rides. ”
The Hitching Post board hangs in
Jlic main hall of the Memorial Stu-
Bent Center next to the student
lounge. The board includes two
laps, one of Texas and one of the
Jnited States. Each is divided into
leographic areas and designated by a
letter or number.
The board includes slots corres-
onding to each geographic area fil
led with cards — a gold one for those
poking for passengers, and a blue
for those who need a ride. The
ardasks for information such as des-
ination, departure date and time,
eturn date and time, information on
hether the person needing a ride is
filling to share costs, and the name
nd phone number of the applicant.
The student interested in a ride or
|in taking riders should check the
|lots for the geographic area he is
interested in. If he doesn’t find what
he needs there, he should then fill
out the appropriate card and wait for
interested callers.
Many take the cards away from the
board, said Theresa Chiang, prog
ram adviser for the Travel Commit
tee. Chiang said the students should
only copy the information from the
cards because “if the ride doesn’t
work out, that guy is left out in the
cold.”
Clark said she finds 25-30 new
cards in the Hitching Post a week.
The cards are mostly for Texas loca
tions. The board is especially popu
lar on weekends without football
games when everybody leaves town,
she added.
The peak usage for the Hitching
Post is before long breaks and holi
days.
“We usually don’t have much re
quest for out-of-state rides until a
long break,” said Chiang.
Some people are already putting
in notices for Christmas break.
Both cards used to find students
come with the warning that the MSC
Travel C ommittee recommends
meeting traveling companions be
fore leaving, but is not responsible
for occurrences on any trip.
Meeting and talking to prospec
tive passengers or riders is a good
idea, Clark said.
“Some people smoke a lot,” she
said, “or you might be scared to ride
with
if he acts like
Deadline for degree
applica tions Friday
Texas A&M University students
who plan to graduate this fall must
ipply for a degree by Friday.
The deadline applies to undergra-
uate and graduate students who ex-
ect to complete degree require
ments this semester, Registrar
Robert A. Lacey said.
Application begins with payment
of an $11 graduation fee at the Fiscal
pfficein the Coke Building. Under-
;raduates then present the fee re
ceipt at the Registrar’s office in Room
105 of Heaton Hall. Graduate stu
dents complete application at the
Graduate College in Room 125 of the
Teague building.
Fall commencement will be De
cember 12-13.
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maniac.”
Generally there are no problem
between students, Chiang said.
“You know Aggies. They’re all
pretty honest, so most of the time it
works out OK,” she said. “You have
the option of calling up several peo
ple and seeing if they are com
patible.”
Janet Hudgins, a senior range sci
ence major, uses the Hitching Post
often.
Hudgins, who filed a card stating
she needs a ride, said she leaves her
card in all the time.
T’ve already gotten three calls this
week and I’m not even going home,”
Hudgins said. “I just get their num
ber and we say we ll get together
next time.”
Feedback from students using the
service has been positive, Clark said.
“One time I got a letter from
somebody from Ohio who said it
really helped him find a ride,” Clark
said. T’ve gotten rides myself, so I
know it’s helped.”
The service is not restricted to
cars. Students have been known to
arrange flights, Clark said, or to
arrange that someone drive their car
to a specific destination for the price
of the trip.
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call 846- 5717.
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