Page 8 THE BATTALION FRIDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1980 the f „ o 5 O warehouse Local O Senior boot prices on the way up Sp Cadets order one year ahead to get French lea ther ETR T-IO's Are a 4-way tower designed I for maximum efficiency and sound reproduction capabili ty. 200 watts RMS. 1°" LY Si a pair ETR 412's Are a 4-way speaker equipp ed with a 12" woofer and a passive radiator for strong bass. 175 watts RMS. ONLY j._ pair By MARY ANN SNOWDEN Battalion Reporter You must be a senior to wear the Aggie boots. And if you want new ones, you must have about $350. Due to the higher price of hides, the cost of senior boots for the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets has risen signficantly over the past two years. John Holick, owner of Holick’s Boot Co. & Insignia Inc., a supplier of senior cadet boots, said the price of boots was approximately $275 in 1978. Today the standard price of his [FLUID COOLED SPEAKERS: ETR speakers feature ferro-magnetic fluid jcooling for an extended speaker life and a high power handling | | capacity. J ALL ETR SPEAKERS ARE CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTED AND HAVE | |A 5-YEAR WARRANTY. 2806 Pinfeather (Just north of the Cowboy) Mon.-Sat. 10-7 775-4290 "Owned & operated by Aggies. Class of '80" GOURMET FOODS 846-4360 E. 29th Bryan Rinil TEAS BLENDS OF GIF 1* GIVING I boots is $375, with spurs and chains costing an extra $30. Holick uses seven different kinds of leather when he makes a pair of boots, although it is all of French calf. He said the leather he uses must be imported from France, because he can’t find the grades of hide that he uses in the United States. “The United States does produce much shoe leather,” Holick said. “But the quality is not suitable for the senior cadet boots.” Holick said it takes about 18-20 hours of labor to construct one pair of boots. However, seniors must order their boots about one year in adv ance, because the store takes orders for up to one year of production. For every hide used for a pair of boots, about 30 percent is waste, Holick said. The scraps are then sold by the pound for one-tenth of the Most skins produced in the United States are unsuitable because they’re torn, cut or scratched by the barbed wire fences the cattle are kept in. original price. Victor Caudillo, owner of Victor’s Just Boots, another supplier of cadet boots, said the cost of his boots now is $339.95, up from $297.95 in 1979, not including chains and spurs. Caudillo also uses French calf skin. He prefers it because most skins produced in the United States are torn, cut or scratched by the barbed wire fences the cattle are kept in. Caudillo said the cadet must place an order about four months before the boots are needed. He said about 18-24 man-hours are put into each boot. About two skins are used in each pair of boots, Caudillo said, and ab out 40 percent is waste. The belly and the legs of the hide constitute much of the waste because those parts stretch too much to be of any value. TA Frank Dicharo, owner of Tk lage Cobbler, also supplies thei ^ to the cadets. He prices his boj j, $385, exclusive of chains andsj t . up from $325 in 1979. Dicharo said he uses Frenc; skins “because it is the best It, on the market.” Dicharo said the cadetsi order their boots about one yi advance and that it takes aboutti three days for construction ol pair of boots. The Model Boot Shop in Hot is another supplier of the« boots. Jerold Cecala, owner, si standard price is $450 a pair Model Boot Shop does not spurs and chains. Xa Traviata’opera set for Monday performance sZSMSC AGGIE CINEMAmmmmM. “ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES OF THE YEAR.” TIME MAGAZINE WeX*v2tntt>ni4 iho COOIM €HRE "THE GOODBYE GIRL" SUNDAY OCT. 27 7:30 P.M. The New York City National Opera Touring Company will be at Texas A&M Monday night to treat the local opera lovers with a perform ance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Tra viata. ” Based on Alexandre Dumas’ play “La Dame Aux Camelias” (The Lady of the Camellias), the opera is a story of passionate love, jealousy and »•••« »*•••• RUDDER THEATRE A RAY STARK PRODUCTION OF A HERBERT ROSS FILM NEIL SIMON’S *•••— A***'- “THE GOODBYE GIRE RICHARD DREYFUSS ■ MARSHA MASON and introducing QUINN CUMMINGS as Lucy Written by NEIL SIMON • Produced by RAY STARK Directed by HERBERT ROSS • Music Scored and Adapted by DAVE GRUSIN Song “Goodbye Girl” Written and Fferformed by DAVID GATES a-RASTAR Feature • Prints by MGM Labs ^SlnqieNw Avaiiabieon Eld