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THE BATTALION Page 5
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1980
hina ready to share with U. S.
Bowl teams compete
A&M prof observes China
By VENITA McCELLON
Battalion Reporter
day begins early in Peking
to music and exercises in the
|eet at 5 every morning. After that
ties breakfast and then the rush-
Jir traffic of the 3 million bicycles
he Chinese ride to work.
he influence of the United States
In’t changed these aspects of life in
K People’s Republic of China, said
R. John B. Herbich, a Texas A&M
diversity professor who spent a
Inth in China this summer on an
lhange program.
lerbich conducted seminars at
he Da Lian Institute of Technology
t,” Baxter 1br92 engineers, professors and gra-
njurieshe J uate students. While he contri-
evacuatioiB Juted his knowledge of ocean tech-
Camblep|.|ology, he also observed the
Chinese culture and the western in-
Dent offio: Pences that are becoming more ob-
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said theyiSj'ese.
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officials an® knowledge of the culture of the
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e, said Herbich, head of the
an Engineering Department at
:as A&M. The modernization of
|ina has become a major concern of
people, especially since the Un-
States opened diplomatic rela-
s with China on Jan. 1, 1979.
[[They’re getting impatient that
I United States is not responding
Jtheir quest for knowledge,” said
irbich. The Chinese are ready to
Irn and share with the United
ites, he said.
The advancement of some aspects
of Chinese life create an ambiguous
scene when compared to the tradi
tional Chinese culture.
“There are great contrasts be
tween very primitive methods of
agriculture and very modern trac
tors,” Herbich said. “You also see
products coming from the farm com
munes in horse-drawn vehicles and
you see 747s sitting at the airport.
People are digging trenches by hand
and you see an air-conditioned bus.”
The more primitive aspects are a
reminder that total modernization is
far away.
The morning exercise routine be
gan with a wake-up call of music,
Herbich said. Everyone took to the
streets for an hour of exercise, in
cluding calisthenics, table tennis and
jogging. The streets fdled from 7 to 8
o’clock as workers walked, bused or
hiked to work through a city of 8
million people. There are no private
vehicles in the city, but the bicycles
are parked in a lot with attendants,
similar to major parking lots in the
United States.
Although Herbich said most of the
people he was in contact with spoke
some English, his lectures were
channeled through an interpreter.
“After each sentence I would
pause and they would translate it,”
he said. “Everyone in China is trying
to learn English. On the radio you’ll
hear English lessons several times a
day.
“Almost everywhere I went they
stopped me on the street to say hello
Dr. John B. Herbich
and to try out their English words.
There would be groups of almost 10-
20 people surrounding me when I
went out.”
The people all responded to Her
bich in the same way, he said, as if
instructed to do so. Herbich said
their familiar introduction was, “We
are so happy about your coming
here. We are so happy that China
and the United States are going to
cooperate.”
“I think the press and radio are
most favorable to America, ” Herbich
said, “and the government really sets
ot Line workers will listen
hen nobody seems to care
the tone. The tone is to cooperate.”
Herbich’s part of the cooperation
began in 1979 when a delegation of
Chinese visited the University, in
cluding two from the Da Lian Insti
tute. The delegation discussed an ex
change of professors and students
and joint research efforts, both of
which they thought would benefit
China. Herbich’s trip was the first in
the exchange, which may later in
clude bringing graduate students
from Da Lian to Texas A&M.
Ocean engineering is of particular
interest to the Chinese, Herbich
said, because of oil exploration in the
Yellow Sea.
Herbich said that the Chinese
were good hosts.
“Several times I was invited to
their homes. I know it was difficult to
shop without supermarkets, and
they prepared a feast with 30-40
dishes.”
The majority of foods prepared
were vegetables and seafood, which
included octopus and seaweed,
Herbich said.
“After a while I wouldn’t put my
glasses on so I wouldn’t know what I
was doing,” he said.
Herbich said he hoped the United
States would take an interest in the
cultural and scientific exchange with
the Chinese. He said the Japanese
are already gaining a foothold on
trade with the country.
“I think the U. S. is a little late and
possibly missing the boat. I don’t
think we can ignore that many peo
ple. The only way they will learn is
from us.”
Three teams will participate in the
final matches of the Texas A&M Uni
versity College Bowl Tournament
tonight. Competition will begin at 7
p.m. in the Memorial Student Cen
ter main lounge.
Tonight’s winning team will enter
the regional tournament to be held
here in February.
Last year’s Texas A&M team
placed third in regional competition.
Graduation
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December graduates may pick up
graduation announcements begin
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throughFridayandlla.m. to9p.m.
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Graduates who did not place an
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Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
behind Rice University and Texas
Christian University.
College Bowl competitors quickly
respond to questions related to his
tory, politics and current events.
Each team consists of four University
students.
The College Bowl Tournament, a
special project of the MSC Council,
began last October with 25 teams.
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