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Former ambassador to teach class
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By TERRI ZAWACKI
Battalion Reporter
Former U.S. Ambassador Abe-
lardo L. Valdez has returned to
Texas A&M as a visiting professor,
teaching a graduate course on in
ternational economic develop
ment for the College of Business
Administration.
Valdez, a former Texas A&M
student and White House chief of
protocol during former President
Carter’s administration and now
an attorney practicing internation
al law, will also give lectures on
international trade, international
finance and personal management
to various classes.
Although Valdez will be on
campus for only three non-
consecutive weeks, the graduate
business course will be concen
trated.
“Basically we re doing more in
less time,” Valdez said.
The role of private investment
in developing countries, the trans
fer of technology from developed
countries to underdeveloped
countries and world immigration
— particularly in the Western
Hemisphere are some topics dis
cussed in the course.
“The course prepares students
to work in international business
in this increasingly interdepen
dent world,” Valdez said.
During the weeks that Valdez is
away from the University the stu
dents enrolled in the course are
required to write a term paper on
one of the topics discussed in the
class. Although Valdez will not be
at the University when the papers
are due, they will be sent to him to
be graded.
Valdez will then return to Texas
A&M in April to give a speech on
his proposal for the creation of a
Free Trade Zone extending 200
miles into the United States and
Mexico.
Valdez described this border
land area as a “historical culture
connection” between two coun
tries, where there is a spirit of
cooperation and a movement of
goods and services.
In this proposal, any products
grown, produced or manufactured
within the zone could move
throughout the zone without a
tariff.
Valdez said new jobs would be
created on both sides of the border
and new industries would arise.
He said if the trade zone is
accepted, it should be put into
effect for 10 years to test its feasi
bility.
“I feel that by starting small it
will be easier to get an agreement
with Mexico,” he said.
Valdez, who was a guest speak
er at the December commence
ment excersices, is a member of
the Class of ’64.
Valdez received his B.A. de
gree in civil engineering, and
while at Texas A&M he was a
member of Ross Volunteers for
two years.
He received his doctorate of
jurisprudence from Baylor Law
School in 1970 and his master’s
from Harvard Law School in 1974.
Valdez is now a partner in the
law firm of Finley, Kumble, Wag
ner, Heine, Underberg & Casey
in Washington, D.C.
Permit information
to go in directory
A student’s parking permit information will now be included in
Texas A&M University’s directory information, unless students fill
out a form with the University police department by March 27.
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974, the Texas attorney general has said that a student’s
parking permit information is public information unless the student
objects.
Robert A. Lacey, Texas A&M registrar, said students can with
hold parking permit information if they fill out a form in person at the
University police station on Houston Street.
RHA asked to protest tuition increase
By BERNIE FETTE
Battalion Staff
Members of the Residence Halls Association were re
quested at their meeting Thursday night to join a protest of
the proposed tuition fee hike now facing the Texas Legisla
ture by means of a letter writing campaign.
David Collins, vice president for external affairs, said
the tuition increase is the most important issue facing the
external affairs committee. “The impact on the students is
very important because it hits the pocketbook, ” Collins
said.
The legislature is considering a possible increase of 100
percent, he said, which would raise in-state tuition from $4
to $8 per credit hour and from $40 to $80 for out-of-state
students.
Collins said an another bill was filed Thursday which
would require students to pay a portion of the estimated
cost of educating a Texas college student which is now
$92.50 per credit hour. The proposed fee would be 10
percent of that figure, or $9.25, per semester credit hour.
He said letters from the Off Campus Aggies and the
Corps of Cadets, who are also being requested join the
protest along with the RHA, will hopefully influence the
legislature more than three or four students in Austin
woidd.
Some 1,200 forms were filled out in a recent survey
which addressed the proposed increase and the results of
that survey were to be tabulated today.
Other business at the meeting included progress reports
on the Casino, Parents’ Day and the National Convention
projects.
Distinguished plant sciences
professor dies of long illness
By DEBBIE NELSON
Battalion Staff
Dr. Frank Gould, 68, Disting
uished Professor Emeritus of
Plant Systematics at Texas A&M
University, died of a prolonged ill
ness in Austin on March 11.
Gould served as curator of the
Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M
from 1949 until he retired in Au
gust 1979. The Tracy Herbarium
is located in 312 Plant Sciences
Building.
Dr. Stephan Hatch, assistant
professor of Range Science, said
when Gould came to Texas A&M,
the herbarium had only about
3,000 or 4,000 specimens. By the
time Gould retired, he had built
up the herbarium to about
150,000 specimens.
Gould was internationally
known for his research and several
books on grass systematics and de
finitive treatments of grasses. His
research projects had taken him to
the Smithsonian Institution, Har
vard and the New York Botanical
Garden.
Movies now
available on
channel 4
The Movie Channel, a 24-hour
movie service, is available on
Channel 4 to subscribers of Com
munity Cablevision.
The service costs $8 per month
for on-campus residents of Texas
A&M University, while others in
the Bryan-College Station area
will be charged $8.95 per month,
said Vincent Rosas, a salesman for
the cable company.
While The Movie Channel
shows only movies, HBO, which
costs $6 per month for on-campus
residents, shows a mixture of
movies and other specials. HBO
usually runs only about 10 hours
per day.
“Because it runs for 24 hours, it
should be very popular,” said Bob
Carter, chief engineer of Com
munity Cablevision.
Campus residents have seen
the movies on Channel 4 without
charge since January as a promo
tion campaign. But, Rosas said,
since the promotion ended, the
signal has been scrambled for non
subscribers.
Like most professors emeritus,
he had an office on campus
although he received no funds
from the University.
Gould wrote five books and
numerous articles on grass syste
matics, and at the time of his death
was writing “The Grasses of Mex
ico.” Research and teaching took
Gould to Mexico, Costa Rica, the
Dominican Republic, Brazil, Sri
Lanka and England.
In lieu of flowers, Lucille Gould
has requested her husband be
honored by donations to the
Range Science Memorial Scholar
ship Fund.
A memorial service is planned
for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the A&M
Presbyterian Church in College
Station. The Rev. H. Bruce Fisher
will conduct the sevices.
Dr. Frank W. Gould
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