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ocal THE BATTALION Page 3 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 sis oft "’oniii ca! attempt ij •oachiii ieve it? mericaj died tii| Prol ageantll, afthepi e mil )ther ier ood tkei re, can’t b«l an bej ■ And if iv ‘ :Jl Diseases studied in campus oaks ^search ^ASf oo T&E& not disturb ..V;.,,. s^»§ 'cr. , v ,. v; Wmmmmmi **. />N '' ‘ f .< N<- f M tv to beaiiti : pageant ell as sit pageaali te tbepas r figbtij arly \ d, sign on this oak tree near Rudder Tower designates it as rtofa research project to control diseases common to Texas 2- Staff photo by Greg Gammon oaks. The research is being conducted by the plant sciences department and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. By DARLENE JANIK Battalion Reporter Many of the oak trees on the Texas A&M University campus are labeled with small yellow signs that identify them as research trees. These trees, as well as ones on farms, ranches, nurseries and homes throughout Texas, are part of a research project to find a con trol for oak wilt and oak decline, two diseases common to Texas oaks. The University’s plant sciences department and the Texas Agri cultural Extension Service are conducting the research. The diseases, caused by fungi, are found widely throughout Texas. Although they were disco vered in Texas in 1933, the most extensive research has been con ducted in the past 10 years, said Dr. Wendell Home, project group supervisor and plant patho logist. The control method now being tested is the injection of a chemic al, Arbotect, at the base of the trees. The chemical spreads through the tree’s vascular sys tem to combat the fungus. Other earn gives first aid to students, staff By EDDIE ELMS Battalion Reporter lie Texas A&M University ergency Care Team, a volun- organization, is responsible the emergency health care of Texas A&M community. Tie team is composed of about nembers who administer free aid treatment to Texas A&M ents and faculty. They do this time emergency care is Ided, whether on or ofl ps. lie team has members at home games, bonfire, intramu- activities, Firemen’s Training and other events where services have been re lated. The team also provides a blood pressure check once a ester in the Memorial Student inter. he ambulance service at the A.P. Beutel Health Center is op erated by members of the team from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and is staffed with at least two trained volunteers. The most common calls, team member Allen Jenkins said, are from people suffering from ex haustion caused by either working in the heat or staying up all night without eating. He said they often give emergency care to cadets who pass out while on runs. When this happens the ambulance goes to “wherever they happen to drop,’’ he said. Members of the team are stu dents and faculty who have an in terest in helping other people. Dr. Claude B. Goswick, adviser of the team, said. They must be in terested in emergency care, com passionate, willing to work and “happy doing what they are doing,” he said. Before becoming a member of the team, an applicant must be interviewed by the Admissions and Operations Committee of the team. Team member Mark Daughrity said this is because “we want motivated people in the club,” and because the team re quires participation from each member. Once a person becomes a mem ber, it is up to him to volunteer to work at an event. Goswick said there is no obligation or compul sion once a person becomes a volunteer. But if they do volun teer, “they are expected to carry their share of the load,” he said. Each member of the team has received some type of certification to administer first aid. The mini mum level is Standard First Aid, which means that a person is qual ified to treat minor injuries. After 20 hours more training, a person becomes an Emergency Care Attendant. Laura Kitzmiller, faculty spon sor for the team, said an EGA has learned the principles and proce dures of basic emergency medi cine and, “can handle emergency care cases and can stabilize life and death situations.” The highest certification on the team is the Emergency Medical Technician. To become an EMT requires 20 more hours of clas sroom training, 20 hours of actual experience and attendance on two ambulance calls when someone’s life is in danger. Jeff Riblet, an EMT on the team, said the EMTs trained through the University are “the best in the state” because they re ceive over twice as many hours as required. chemicals have been used, but Arbotect has been the most effec tive, Horne said. In both diseases the fungus grows inside the vascular system and is transmitted by insects or by the roots of a healthy tree grafting with the roots of a diseased tree, Horne said. Oak decline is de tected by a loss of leaves and slow death of the tree. Oak wilt results in a very rapid death of the tree, even though it sometimes retains its leaves, Home said. Dr. Jerral Johnson, plant patho logist with the TAES, has been doing most of the work on this project. Home said. Johnson also works with county extension agents to inform private land own ers how they can combat the dis eases. In the plant sciences depart ment, Dr. David Appel recently took over the disease research. He said he doesn’t have any specific plans yet, and right now technical work and basic research needs to be done. Mock LSAT to be given Saturday The Texas A&M Pre-Law Society Saturday is giving a mock Law School Admissions Test at 8 a.m.in 102 Zachry. The test is based on the same format as the Scholastic Apti tude Test. A math section cov ers basic geometry and algebra and another section covers logical reasoning. The Law School Data Assem bly Service provides a copy of an LSAT used in a previous year, as well as the correct answers, for anyone who re quests them after the exam has been given. The LSDAS is an informa tion gathering service that com piles students’ test scores and information sheets and sends them to different law schools upon request of students. This is the second year the test is being offered at Texas A&M. Registration is in 100 Har rington and costs $5. Friday is the deadline for registration. Goswick said he has confidence in all the team members. “I think they are well qualified,” he said. “1 wouldn’t mind them taking care of me.” Even though the members are well trained, constant changes in emergency care require them to keep learning. To do this, team members review and test each other in training sessions held once a week. The team has grown from six members in 1976 to 80 members in 1981. 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