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Local THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1980 Page 3 LRB dazzles happy Ags SS By RICHARD OLIVER Battalion Staff . America and Australia met Friday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum, and judging by the Reaction of approximately 5,500 Aggies, the two countries parted good friends, i The Little River Band, five musicians from “down under” in Australia, wowed a less-than- capacity crowd with all of its old hits, plus a few new ones. The warmup group, The Dirt Band, known years ago as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, came out smokin’, treating the Texas A&M students to a wide variety of styles, from rock to hum- min’ cajun music. The Dirt Band was led by Jeff Hanna, whose rsatile voice took the crowd from Louisiana Review to Jamaica, and soothed the crowd with love attain, songs such as “American Dream” and “Make a beeajwe Magic.” 111 I was t ^ ie hard-driving, foot-stomping, ! let’s-be-glad-we’re-young-and-alive music gmat had G. Rollie hopping and jumping, noutb When The Dirt Band started the rhythmic r blacU Chords of “Badlands” and a cajun medley that lighscl ended with “Battle of New Orleans,” we were ;s, too. mystified. yntilijkkWhen they launched into the old classic, Tdister Bojangles," we were hooked. <r. aiThe Dirt Band was made for Texas A&M, i'-onto&,i and an unusually active Aggie crowd let them know it by forcing them to come back for an encore, the gospel tune "Will the Circle Re main Unbroken.” But perhaps the most popular member of The Dirt Band was John McKuen, a tall, bearded fellow who played everything from the ukelele to the fiddle — and he played a mean fiddle. That touch of America had Aggieland hyped up for the treat that was The Little River Band. Australia has given the world a lot of things: koala bears, boomerangs and Olivia Newton- John. But LRB is its greatest export. The Little River Band is Glenn Shorrock, lead singer; Beeb Birtles, lead guitar; Graham Goble, rhythm guitar; David Briggs, lead guitar and Derrick Pellici, drums. Shorrock is the leader. The pleasant singer plays no instruments, but does, however, play the crowd. In Australia, he hosts a humorous TV show and stars in several movies. On stage, he is the master entertainer. Shorrock pranced, mugged for the cameras, and oh, yeah, he sang. In fact, he sang very well. Ask the Aggies who stood and clapped for the last half of the performance. LRB look like the guys next door, all clean cut, but when the rock-n-roll surfaces in their ranks, they measure up to any band. The band opened with “Red Shoes,” a song written by Birtles, who is the primary songwri ter for the band. Architecture talk set Francesco di Giorgio’s influence on architecture will be the subject of a lecture Wednesday sponsored by the College of Architecture and En vironmental Design. Dr. Richard Betts, architectural historian at the University of Illinois, will present the lecture, entitled, “Alberti’s Dream Made Real: The Architectural Treatises of Francesco di Giorgio.” andParf of a statewide series ouchdofl he Ajgd eredr Grid’s T-shirt to Solar forum Thursday night By BEUNDA McCOY Battalion Reporter The concept of solar energy, or inergy from the sun, seems easy to inderstand, even for people who are lot scientists. But how to put it into ise is not quite so simple. Area citizens will have a chance to isk questions about practical applica- ions of solar energy at the Texas So ar Town Hall, a free public forum to )e held at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Irazos Center in Bryan. The forum is one of a statewide icries of 31 currently being con- lucted by the Texas Solar Energy lociety (TX-SES) in conjuction with he state energy office, the Texas Jnergy and Natural Resources Advisory Council (TENRAC). The Texas Solar Energy Society is t non-profit association organized to iducate the public on renewable inergy by providing information and lublic programs. The society has one if the most extensive solar informa- ion and resource networks in the tate. The speakers at the Texas Solar Town Hall, all of whom are associates of either TENRAC or TX-SES, will explain the problems and potential savings of present-day solar systems for residential and commercial use. “It’s a straightforward presenta tion of the pros and cons of solar energy, ” said John Carlson, Program Coordinator, Solar and Commercial, for TENRAC, and also a scheduled speaker for the Town Hall. “They (the Town Halls) are de signed to show people that many so lar energy systems are a reality.” McDermott to speak Wednesday night Most Cubans uninterested in English United Press International FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. — Cuban refugees struggling to learn English can write down their favorite jpod (“cheeken and rice”) and their favorite clothes (“bluejen”) for their . instructors, but officials said Sunday ' that most of the Cubans have shown little interest in English classes. Daily “survival” classes are being jffered to the refugees, who are thesejjaiting resettlement after being ngs c<%nsolidated in Arkansas from other parkinifelocation centers. r 30 iff But instructors say only one-third s (jgsifnfthe refugees have signed up for the arfi two-hour lessons and only 65 percent ^ o | ori of those registered attend regularly. , uJ The federal Education Depart- , ment is paying for the classes with a ie y 1 $664,000 grant rically* Former Little Rock school super- iy tk yntendent Dr. Paul R. Fair is direct- ey lAg the language project. He said ear tlie volunteer agencies who are trying to CODVeipd sponsors for the Cubans work v ^hardest on placing those who have . tmva - had at least 30 hours of English les- sons. ■J atl ’I But the refugees do not seem to ice ^ understand the importance of know- wenf ing the language, Fair said, and re- jsteWquiring the refugees to attend class ,inpafl'only would bring in “disgruntled and disruptive” elements to the clas- ms. Instruction coordinator Shirley dhnson said many of the refugees iparently are counting on living in Spanish-speaking areas once they wave Fort Chaffee or simply have too many other worries that keep them out of class. The annual Texas A&M Universi ty Faculty Lecture will be presented Wednesday by Dr. John McDer mott, professor and head of the Uni versity’s Department of Philosophy and Humanities. The lecture, entitled “The Cultu ral Immortality of Philosophy as Hu man Drama,” will be presented at 8 p. m. in 701 Rudder Tower. It is open to the public and admission is free. The faculty lecture is presented as part of the University Lecture Series. The 1980-81 series will also include speakers from the fields of education, engineering and business administration. McDermott was chosen by the University Lectures Committee on the basis of recommendations and nominations by his peers. Previous faculty lecturers have in cluded Dr. Vaughn Bryant of the anthropology department, who spoke last year on “Cavemen’s Diet: Then and Now,” and former chancel lor and professor of history Dr. Jack K. Williams, whose 1978 address fo cused on dueling in the Old South. Registration open for GMA Tnext week The Graduate Management Admission Test will be given Satur day, Oct. 25 at Texas A&M Univer sity. Students planning to take the test can pick up registration materials from Texas A&M’s College of Busi ness Administration, 214 Old En gineering Building, or from the Gra duate College located in the Teague Research Center. The GMAT will also be given Jan. 24, March 21 and July 15, 1981. Students who do not pre-register for the test may take it on a stand-by basis, if sufficient space and test materials are available after all pre registered candidates have been admitted. Candidates admitted on a stand by basis must present a completed registration form and a check or money order for the regular test fee, plus an additional $10 service fee. Phil Gramm to speak Congressman Phil Gramm will address a business breakfast at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Ramada Inn. He will speak on “Revitalizing the Free Enterprise System.” The breakfast is being sponsored by the Bryan-College Station Cham ber of Commerce, and is open to the public. Cost of the continental breakfast is $2.25, payable at the door. Persons planning to attend should call the Chamber office at 779-2278 no later than noon Tuesday. American illustrators’ exhibit to open Friday torid The work of three American illus trators will be featured starting Fri day in an exhibit entitled “American Illustration in the Eighties.” The featured artists are John Col lier, Jim Sharpe and Richard Sparks, whose paintings and drawings have appeared on the covers of Time magazine, U.S. government issue mi jttllio*', = 5isti»3 stamps, album covers and in other publications. The exhibit may be viewed in Rudder Exhibit Hall from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily through Nov. 14. Guided tours are available for groups by appointment. 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