THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981
Page 3
Staff photo by Greg Gammon
The brass statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross ary honor organization of the Corps, was a
in front of the Academic building stands like former governor of Texas and president of
a proud soldier in the sun. Ross, namesake the A&M College of Texas,
of the Ross volunteers, the prestigious milit-
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Wednesday —- beginning draw
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silk flower design, hand building
pottery
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mediate calligraphy, silk flower
design, introductory stained glass,
stained glass suncatcher
Friday — woodshop orienta
tion.
All classes meet for two or three.
hours in the evening. Fees for in
struction and supplies vary with
each course.
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Ok of music courses pending
By LAURA HATCH
Battalion Reporter
About 10 years ago Virginia Tech, a smaller
version of Texas A&M University, discovered
it wasn’t well rounded enough for the stan
dards of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Universities.
So the university president started pushing
for programs in theater arts and music. About
1973 the university submitted a proposal for a
bachelor of arts degree in music and the follow
ing year it was offered.
“There are virtually no facilities,” said Don
Drapeau of the theater arts department at Vir
ginia Tech. Old buildings were converted into
practice rooms, he said, and performances are
held in any room they can horrown or rent.
“It’s not going well at all,” he said, “but
we re surviving. ”
Similarly, some people are interested in
seeing a music program created at Texas A&M
University, said Margaret McArthur, a music
appreciation lecturer at Texas A&M Univer
sity.
Surveys taken in the music appreciation
classes each year always show a positive re
sponse for more music courses, said Robert
Boone, vocal music coordinator.
The University has requested three new
courses for the fall, one in American music,
one in music theory and composition and a
third in the history of the symphony. The re
quest is subject to approval by the Coordinat
ing Board of the Texas College and University
System.
Deborah Bay, director of publications of the
Board, said the role and scope of this universi
ty at the present time includes fine and applied
arts, but for drama only.
However, the objectives written in Febru
ary 1980 for the University include, “classical
studies, including liberal and fine arts.”
All new degree programs must be approved
by the administration, the Board of Regents,
and finally, the Coordinating Board.
When Coordinating Board members look at
applications for new programs, they must take
into account whether those programs are
offered at other universities in the state and
whether there would be unnecessary duplica
tion, said Norma Foreman, assistant commis
sioner for senior colleges and universities.
“An institution cannot be all things to all
people,” she said.
Many Texas A&M administrators say. a
music program on this campus would he a
definite plus.
“Every university should be represented by
all the arts,” said John McDermott, head of the
philosophy and humanities department.
Nancy Theeman, assistant vocal music coor
dinator, said those students who really want to
major in music have gone on to other schools.
McDermott said no pne in the University
administration is pushing for a music depart
ment. “It’s not even talked about,” he said.
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COLLEGE STATION —
While production will be down
and world demand up, prices for
oilseed crops — such as sunflow
ers, soybeans and peanuts — will
depend more on rumor than on
fact through the end of the year,
according to Johnny Feagan, a
Texas A&M agricultural eco
nomist.
Current projections indicate
oilseed production will be down
worldwide in 1981, at the same
time world demand is expected to
be up about 4 percent, Feagan
said.
“The 1981 marketing season for
oilseed crops will depend heavily
on weather conditions, and prices
will likely be erratic,” he said.
While world demand is up
somewhat, U.S. exports of oilseed
products have suffered during the
past year, with the total value of all
oilseed products exports down ab
out 10 percent in 1980-81, Feagan
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Feagan projected the 1981 U.S.
soybean crop at 70 million acres,
down 4 percent from last year.
Poor domestic demand and ab
out 27 percent reduction in ex
ports have pushed prices down to
around $7 per bushel.
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