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Page 6A THE BATTALION MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1981 Today's Almanac United Press International Today is Monday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 1981 with 122 to follow. The moon is moving toward its first quarter. The morning star is Mars. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. On this date in history: In 1887, Thomas Alva Edison was awarded a patent for a device he called a “kinetoscope,” to “pro duce pictures representing ob jects in motion.” In 1903, a Packard automobile completed a 52-day journey from San Francisco to New York. It was the first automobile to cross the nation under its own power. Local Samson (continued from page 1) New housing office add ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ < * M ¥ * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ THE TEXAS A&M WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB ANNOUNCES IT'S FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Z DATE: THURS. SEPT. 3 * TIME: 8:00 P.M. { PLACE: RM. 137, MSC ¥ COME TO THE MEETING AND AVOID ANY LATe¥ "K FEES. DUES FOR FALL SEMESTER — $15.00. -ft ¥ ¥ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ faculty or do something to control the growth,” Samson said. The acting president has advocated the latter anti cipating Texas A&M’s enrollment to continue to in crease throughout the 1980s. “It appears to me that Texas A&M will probably not follow the norm as far as student population in the next 10 years,” he said. “It’s anticipated that by 1992 there will be a valley in student population across the country. This worries other schools, but we don’t feel we ll follow that if we let growth occur naturally. “The attitude is that we need to control growth, but it’s hard to specify what an optimum size is. I recall when we were approaching 18-20,000 stu dents, there was talk of limiting enrollment. ” In July the Texas A&M System Board of Regents approved measures to limit University enrollment for an indefinite period of time, effective the fall of 1982. The measures relied primarily on requiring higher Scholastic Aptitude Tests scores for admis sion. “I don’t feel this (plan) by itself will solve the problem, ” Samson said, indicating that he advocated instituting controls by colleges. However, he said, a plan outlining different admission standards for each academic college would be very complex. Samson also expressed concern for a student popu lation having higher scholastic standings than the current population. “We now have 70 percent of the student body from the top quarter of their graduating class. “While one could continue to turn that admissions valve tighter and tighter, I’m not at all sure that’s what is best for Texas A&M; I think we’ve got a healthy mix of students.” Maintaining adequate salaries for faculty and staff is another concern at a growing university, Samson said. “This is going to be a continuing problem with inflation, and I think it is extremely important that we have a good salary structure that would attract outstanding teachers and scholars and not lose the people that we have.” Samson said that in his term as acting president, he has made headway in understanding the intrica cies of the University, particularly in getting to know students. “The only frustration in an situtation like this is realizing you’re in an acting mode, wanting to keep the wheels turning effectively, seeing things that need new dimension and yet feeling it’s not wise to move in some directions because another person might want to move things in another direction, ” he said. “That’s been the only real frustration, and I think it’s a natural one." His contact with students has been a highlight of the past year, Samson said. “I’ve got a much deeper perception of overall student activities,” he said. “I had had some contact with students before but not the extended contact I’ve had. ” The acting president singled out attending Fish Camp and eating dinner with the Corps of Cadets as specific examples. “That’s made me more impressed with the quality of students University- wide.” By DENISE RICHTER Battalion Staff The North Area housing office has been cloned. A Central Area Housing Office has been established at Texas A&M University over the summer and will be responsible for the administration of 10 dorms pre viously under the jurisdiction of the North Area office. with the Corps and Com l^ ors no areas,” said North AreaCooit l list ot e' tor Tom Murray. “Because^ iews at Tei modular halls, the nortliaiti y since the 19 halls and 4,400 students emester cl compared to the Corps aren 12 halls and 2,200 students the Commons area withfoin! and 2,000 students. “I gave it (the job as admia t ^ tor) my best shot but it v 6 - In tl Dorms in the Central Area are: Clements, Davis-Gary, Fowler, Hart, Hughes, Keathley, Law, Legett, Moses and Puryear halls. North Area dorms now include: Crocker, Haas, Hobby, Hotard, McFadden, Mclnnis, Moore, Neeley, Schuhmacher and Wal ton halls. Campus dormitories are di vided into areas for administrative purposes and each is governed by an area coordinator. The housing office tries to keep the work load of each coordinator about even. cult to effectively run thatli ’. e w ir • pr area. I found myselfonlyres® j ing to problems and had no ft: ^ . j 9V plan ahead and work withmfi . Snrjn people and with hall staffs E ’ ^ m P ajoi The Central area staffcon* Murray, area coordinator: , v-i. Sweeney and Roxie P ra * ourtney K1< assistant coordinators. ^ isjor from S The Central Area Office*; Saturday. However, the growth of the North Area has made the job too big for one office to handle. Each office oversees the residence hall staff members and hall councils. “The North Area was split to bring it in line administratively housed in the A-2 Loi office phone number is North Area staff membeo Monica Christen, area cdflent tor and Dusty Russell, coordinator, and the officeisit process of hiring another asss coordinator. ineering m: !(ty, dies as The B-l Lounge is tit j ce s for M North Area Office. 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Offer good only in area served by: “TAB” and “Sprite” are also registered trade-marks of The Coca-Cola Company. Bottled under the authority of The Coca-Cola Company by: Bryan Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Health Center will esult of a mi fresl hursday, Ju (eve White, the All Fe ikes place in metery. W1 charge for medicatioi hire two more doctor t crash on !SS Nimitz. Saturday, &M’s Collei uates its fir hich numbe William Er etroleum < om Houstoi ruck by 1 ivingston. Friday, Ji 'ayne Ovem ical engine ndrews, die: By KATHY O’CONNELL Battalion Staff In addition to semesterly living expenses such as school supplies, meals, laundry and entertain ment, Texas A&M students may also have to spend additional money this year for prescription medication. Beginning with the fall semes ter, students will be charged for medication prescribed at the A. P. Beutel Health Center. Students will be charged for all medications, except over-the- counter medications, said Health Center Director Dr. Claude B. Goswick. Other services, such as X-rays, lab work and ambulance service, will remain free to the student who has paid the $15.00 health fee. This change came about eis a result of student government’s re commendation to help ease tight University budgets. Goswick sEiid student government couldn’t appropriate all the money the health center requested so there was a gap in the budget. “We anticipated going into the health center reserve,” Goswick said, “but the trouble with that is when it’s gone, it’s gone.” To make up for the gap, he said, stu dent government passed a resolu tion recommending user fees in stead. “There was some hesitancy to institute user fees for a long time,” Goswick SEiid. “In a sense, it was sort of a point of pride that we could make our budget ends meet to supply the student with medi cation, X-rays and laboratory ser vice at no additional cost. That time is gone forever, I’m afraid.” In an attempt not to gouge any body, Goswick said, students will pay for the prescriptions at cost. “We’re simply going to make the charge according to our charge. In other words, we’re not making any profit. “We are just simply getting our money back, so to spesik. In most cases we Eire putting in an addi tional nominal charge for packag ing and labels, not for salaries of the pharmacy employees.” Goswick said most university health centers have user fees for all medical services. “At UT (Uni versity of Texas at Austin) they charge for medication, X-rays, laboratory services, in-patient care and they even charge for emergencies after hours,” he said. Prices for the medication will vary depending on the kind and there are seven physicianspu § acc ^ ent ing at the health center. Goswick SEiid student ment appropriated the mor. uest l or this purpose, but “they didnit „ xa p enough. ” But since the cental be charging for medications,(1 ^ “In a sense, it was sort of a point of pride that we could make our budget ends meet to supply the student with medication. X-rays and laboratory service at no additional cost. That time is gone forever, Tm afraid. ” — Dr. Claude B. Goswick, health center director wick said the center money saved from that expes hire physicans. Hiring new physicians isii ,, , - easy as one might think, Cos' Mear said. The salary at the cen« t”™' considerably lower than tW physician in private practkf, said. However, the advantf vorking at the health center* Tuesday, Ji ryan-Collegi ttomey Gei jblic record niversity to j ton. Sunday, rty, dies as: mt. Wednesday amount of medication. Goswick said the student is charged the single price of the pill, multiplied by the number of pills. To help simplify matters, Gos- wick said, the price of the pre scription will be rounded off to the nearest dollar figure. Even though there’s no such thing as an average prescription because the amount and type of medication varies so much, Gos wick estimates that students will pay about $3 to $4 per perscrip- tion. For the student who just can’t afford the extra cost for medica tion, Goswick said, health center staff members will try to ensure that no one goes without neces sary medication. In addition to the user fee re commendation, Goswick SEiid, student government also re quested that the center hire two additional physicians. Currently, to outweigh the relative!)! salary For instance, physicians f I two-week vacation and them I no night calls. They are aht I ployees of the state of Tefisi I are eligible for state benefits* ( as the additional contribution * University makes in i^ufll plans. Another problem in Ir j more doctors, Goswick si I that the health center is crac: f for space. He said there are I range plans to expand the fat? but not in the near future To alleviate the problems: | what, Goswick said, it’spossih | convert one of the exai* [ rooms into an office. Hes* 1 ' would be small but adequate . Originally, he said, the of ( was built to provide each ft | cian with two examining rffi: | that patients could waitin': [j for the doctor. However, 1 students prefer to wait in t and talk instead of sit by selves in an examining root Another change student see in the fall is the eliminat j medical excuses from class,t if the professor requests a: r the third ti 1st of preside] CUS0. i Many times a student will’! in with a list of dates where 11 missed class and expects tof excuse for each date, very demeaning to th Goswick said. “This puts the® ter between the professor at: student, which is where itt : be.” Foster Stained Glass Studio SALEM • All Glass 1 0% OFF Soder 6 95 /lb. Freight Breakage 75C-1 Cutoffs l 25 /lb. Foster Stained Glass Studio 2801 S. College Rd. Bryan 779-5864 Tues.-Sat Thurs. open till 9 p.m. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Vandivei (continued from page i he explained. “I was admitted (to UT) byt-j I the graduate record exam ” ’ diver said he was told the'p mum score he had to make !: accepted and he made it i" point. “I was very lucky,” he sat had parents who were noth ers in too formal of an educatF; they hired tutors for me.” 1*1 the son of Harry Schulz Vanfig a mathematician, and Everson Vandiver. The scholar who has beet ; k I I led a dyed-in-the-wool Loup laughed at the press confer*' Wednesday when the poF made that two University of* alumni will preside over 7 A&M; System Frank 1 Hubert also holds a degr UT. “One thing about LongfiF | Vandiver quipped, [ adaptable. But you notice"t work for.” Chairman Bright took hi) to laugh when Hubert claF “He says we work for an A#*