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THE BATTALION Page 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1980 ontocal tpalt ) wood,«; lion Stall Jcluctivitv major-choosing anxiety Men stop watering lawns By SHERRY A. EVANS Battalion Reporter If you are having difficulty in slowdown;; ftcting a major or are not coin- in researcli Jetely satisfied with the one you’re tasA&Mli nldon’t worry — you’re not alone, ibout 50 pe Ipccording to Vernon Droessler of n Tuesday wPersonal Counseling Service, ab- a formed ftut one-third of the college popula- lecturer, si p' will not actually decide their tivityintlflfe s occupation until they are in at Issues'i leir 30s. ^Ris Droessler s task as a counselor stors are iJpe Personal Counseling Service provementylVlp students cope with problems ter, "Resno pf selecting a major, and dealing pli stress. 'Droessler said the Academic [punseling Center specializes in ptional interest testing as well as r forms of testing. The center does a great deal of academic Kfising and vocational counseling. his country cent teynolds sit res average! t. After 1SS i between lij last few las just n, JWe (Personal Counseling Ser- ynolds eip * ct tend to see more of the students are dealing with more personal ity has di four quins® 11 ”’ rs might (Mi ctivity, ukl > produdi ^Both the Personal Counseling Ser- and the Academic Counseling Center utilize the theories of John Holland in helping students select a course of study. John Holland is a Ph.D. psycho logist who became interested in de veloping a theory of vocational choice while working with the Amer ican College Testing Service, Droes sler said. Droessler said, “Holland believes that people’s interests develop be cause of their background experi ence from childhood on up. Some people’s background experiences very definitely focus in one direc tion.’’ “Nobody has the time to investi gate every career possibility,’’ Dores- sler said. Therefore, Holland’s pur pose is to help people break down the occupational world into smaller groups so that it’s less confusing, less overwhelming,’ he said. Holland divided the occupational world into six categories: 1. Realistic Type — these people usually have good physical skills, but often have trouble communicating with others. They, enjoy creating things with their hands and prefer occupations such as applied en gineering and agriculture. 2. Investigative Type — people in this category are task-oriented. They enjoy solving problems by thinking them through. Their occupations tend to center around the sciences and theoretical research. 3. Artistic Type — they are in volved in self-expression. They have little interest in highly-structured problems, prefer working alone and have a high measure of originality. Their occupations deal with music and the arts. 4. Social Type — these people are concerned about the welfare of others. They like attention, tend to solve problems by discussion with other and have little interest in phy sical exertion or working with their hands. They are involved in social work, teaching and counseling. 5. Enterprising Type — they have a great facility with words. These factors tk :rs down® r work, larel i, moreer.l e govemrrl rer workers f older peopki irk less now 'rown disputes Barron’s abilities recognize .pin that lUi subscribe W By SUE McNEILL ! Battalion Reporter Jeff Brown, candidate for county rney, said Tuesday he is not satis- id with the job incumbent county rney John Barron is doing. The county attorney is not doing at he’s telling us he’s doing ... (his) e is badly disorganized. His files I just a wreck, ” Brown said. Brown spoke at a meeting at Rud- Tower sponsored by the College lublicans. Brown, 26, is presently a self- P IC C/lf^hcing lawyer in College Station. U 1J ’vl| rown ] ie hag come j n contact j mth Barron through past court cases um and is dissatisfied with the way things are presently run in the coun ty attorney’s office. For example, Barron claimed he had six jury trials in 1978, Brown said. Brown checked the county re cords, which contained no account of any such trials. Brown also said Barron had claimed to prosecute more than a thousand D.W.I. cases. Brown checked the records and found the actual number of cases was 856, 15 percent less than Barron claimed. “A discrepancy of 15 percent is a lot when you start talking about D.W.I. prosecution,” Brown said. Brown also said the county attor ney’s office could raise $40,000- $50,000 from hot check restitutions and fines presently not being raised. Brown said that although for the past few weeks his campaign has been stressing the discrepencies in the present county attorney’s office, he will begin campaigning about what he’ll do if elected. Brown’s biggest concern in his campaign is doing something about the present disorganization in the county attorney’s office. “I would hope that in six months I could straighten up the mess that’s there now,” he said. YeinsteiM national pw of Texas al t raduate es Thursday lonsoredbyd* $ national Psyd® § niversity,' 501 Rudd outline tl budget, Miller commendation on student senate bill tonight i 1 people enjoy persuading others to their viewpoints and are effective in selling, dominating and leading. Their vocation preferences include management, sales and service occu pations. 6. Conventional Type — people in this category prefer highly ordered activities that characterize office work. They like knowing precisely what is expected of them. They tend to work within the business world as accountants, computer operators and statisticians. When students come to the Per sonal Counseling Service hoping to choose a major, Droessler said the first step is deciding which category they might fit into. People are mostly related to one category, with some interests in a couple others, Droessler said. Although “interests tends to be the most beneficial way to start out,” he said, the counselor look at the student’s values. “How important is money, being creative and job sta bility?” Droessler said a major problem is the myth that a mistake in selecting a career causes a disaster from which there is no recovery. Texas Forest Service gets new director Texas Forest Service Director Paul R. Kramer has announced his retirement. Bruce R. Miles has been named acting director of the state wide agency, effective Oct. 29. Miles, whose appointment was confirmed Tuesday by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, has served in the TFS since 1959. Miles, 45, rose through the ranks to his current position of asso ciate director. Kramer, 66, served the Texas Forest Service for 32 years. Radio now sprinklers ’ boss By GLENN KRAMPOTA Battalion Reporter Students caught on the sidewalks when the new radio-controlled sprinklers turn on may not think much of them. But the irrigation sys tem is held in high esteem by the Grounds Maintenance Department, which is responsible for watering the campus. Designed chiefly by Assistant Director Mike Goldwater, the sys tem is the only one of its kind, said Director Eugene Ray. Though no fi gures are in yet, it is expected to drastically cut man-hours and water usage, Ray said. About 350 acres of the main cam pus are irrigated. Before the new sprinkler system was installed, it took 20-30 man-hours just to turn off the old system, he said. Also, the new system eliminates the problem of adjusting the sprinklers in accord ance with the weather, said Ray. All of this can now be controlled automatically. A master control unit is programmed to water certain areas at certain times with given amounts of water, he said. For example, dry as it is now, grounds maintenance has the system set for three-tenths of an inch of wa ter per day, Ray said. The actual sig nal to activate the sprinklers is sent out by a 45-watt transmitter, Ray ex plained. Goldwater said there are more than 18,000 sprinkler heads, at $75 a piece, he said. Included in the system is a de tailed wall map of the campus that lights up to show which areas have been watered or need to be watered. “The map is as beneficial as con trols, from a management stand point,” Ray said. A supervisor can see at a glance what areas have been watered simply by pressing a button. Employees can coordinate water ing with activities such as mowing or fertilizing more effectively, he said. Ray said the system, which cost $30,000 to build, will shut off auto matically if the campus receives rain equal to or exceeding the irrigation levels desired. The campus can receive 10-12 mil lion gallons of irrigation water per week in a dry period, Ray said. When it rains, being able to shut down the system quickly “could save a million gallons of water,” Ray said. Installation is 80 percent complete now. Ray expects the whole system to be converted to remote control by this winter. So far, no problems have come up with the system, Ray said. The only breakdowns have come from damage to equipment in the field, not with the radio control system itself, he said. Ray said, the control units in the field are equipped with a bypass switch so that if problems arise with the console, grounds maintenance can change to the old system. Texas A&M University officials are considering a patent claim for the system, Goldwater said, because several irrigation companies have ex pressed an interest in the design. ATTENTION STUDENTS If you are planning a Christmas Trip you should make your reservation NOW! Seats are limited. The sooner you make your reservation the better your chance of getting the flight and date you desire. DO IT NOW! TODAY!! BEVERLEY BRALEY TRAVEL, INC. located in the Memorial Student Center. No tele phone reservations accepted for Christmas Travel. We have agents who speak Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, English and some Texana. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ By NANCY ANDERSEN Battalion Staff he student senate will take action Bits proposed $37,120 budget and ons inapp 1 ' || ee pj eces Q f legislation tonight, he iir'pro^^Bflie budget proposal has increased ’ e ’j i B^) from the original $36,370 by vecl ^TjHating a $1,300 program develop- ,turning | ment hind for the consumer guide ' l imi1 and by decreasing the professor in- icSkills' formation fund from $4,550 to Learning M d {)0() istituteofl^BL legislative action, the senate kills Group 1 ’ V0 (. c on a commendation for Jar- nstitute. V is E. Miller, former Texas A&M ictingane University president. If passed, the 'entories, senate would express on behalf of the instrument 1 lldgut hoJy jj s regret for Miller’s !S. Bnoval. Also, Miller would be in vited to a senate meeting for presen tation of a $125 plaque commemorat ing his performance as president. The senate will take action on a basement competiveness resolution. This would allow the senate to re quest that permission be granted for the Basement Coffeehouse to apply for a permit to sell beer on weekends. The senate will also evaluate the change in Silver Taps policy. Last year the senate changed the frequen cy of Silver Taps from the Tuesday following a student’s death to not more than once a month after it. Documentation of an academic minor and row indication in parking lots are bills on first reading, which therefore may not be acted upon. The first bill would ensure that a student’s minor be placed on his offi cial transcript. Currently there is no official documentation of a minor outside a student’s major field of study, said bill sponsor Phil Hannah, senior liberal arts senator. Hannah is also sponsoring a bill recommending that the University Police place row indicators in the parking lots. There are no markings now, which Hannah said creates a problem. Since the lots range in size from accommodating 475 to 1,118 cars, students who park for long periods of time have a hard time find ing their cars, he explained. Do You Need A Good, Honest Mechanic? Then, we are the automobile care and repair facility you have been looking for. We offer a wide range of services for your foreign or domestic automobile, from tune-ups to complete engine rebuilding, including custom work. WE ARE OPEN ON WEEKENDS! Muldoon’s, Inc. Open: Tues.-Sat. 8-6 Sundays 8-2 693-8682 USED GOLD WANTED! Cash paid or will swap for Aggie Ring Diamonds. W diamond brokers international, inc. % 693-1647 c Please, no plated, layered or gold-filled items as their precious metal content is minimal. PAS presents Houston Ballet’s ‘Papillon’ N DUFF! n Reporter >t have to# ” to particip jlt ig Pro^ Activities tff adership t( ' o develop' 1,,c lership styk* i can be us^ 1 ties Advise 1 ' tor of the pr^ i the Unive 1 ’ “We trietH 0 spring, hij! 1 jn said. ^ rested, but to igh for most he Houston Ballet will play be- a full house at Texas A&M Uni- sity tonight when they present ie revival of “Papillon. Tickets for ie MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society presentation were sold out early Tuesday morning. “Papillon,” last staged in 1862, was created for Emma Livry, who won critical acclaim for the ballet. The dance was dropped from the company’s repertory when Livry died in a fire. The performance is choreog- raphed by Ronald Hynd and begins at 8 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Tk •twt-e o Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN 822-6105 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. m. to get some f 3, but by to'i ady had pto’ E ee will paytof s and luutol Jay from 9a' f ;| C. 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