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Page 6 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 Today s Almanac Local / State United Press International Today is Wednesday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 1981 with 106 to follow. The moon is moving toward its last 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. American historian Francis Parkman was born on Sept. 16, 1823. On this date in history: In 1630, the Massachusetts vil lage of Shawmut changed its name to Boston. In 1893, more than 100,000 people rushed to the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma as the area was opened to homesteading. In 1963, the Asian nation of Malaysia was created, occupying the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and the northern part of Borneo. The country is the world’s largest producer of rubber. In 1974, President Ford offered conditional amnesty to Vietnam draft dodgers and evaders. They could come home if they per formed up to two years of public service. A thought for the day: Amer ican author and humorist Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) said, “There are several good protec tions against temptation but the surest is cowardice. Sundial enhances floral test garde By MARTY BLAISE Battalion Reporter A visit to the Texas A&M Uni versity floral test gardens will re veal more than rows of flowers. A huge sundial has been donated to the University and placed in the garden area. The 60-inch armillary sphere, or sundial, is located across from the Joe Hiram Moore Communi cations Building on Houston Street. The sundial was donated as a gift to Texas A&M by Searcy Bracewell, Class of 38, an attor ney in the Houston firm of Bracewell and Patterson. Dedica tion of the sundial will take place September 26 before the first home football game. Grounds maintenance workers installed the main sculpture and the concrete base in early Septem ber. Sidewalks surrounding the sundial are under construction Jane Kroll Lisa Logan ALBERT'S HAIR DESIGN announces: Jane Kroll formerly of Sampson & Delilah and Lisa Logan formerly of Eclips studio now have joined our staff. They invite you to call for an appointment. 9-6 Mon.-Fri. 9-1 Saturdays Woodstone Center 696-3003 for the student who is a Football Player Footballs • Arm & Cleats Elbow Pads Shorts • Athletic Tape Wilson NFL Football Reg. 46.95 35 95 TRI-STATE A&M SPORTING GOODS 846-3280 3600 Old College Rd. 846-3570 SPREADING THE NEWS Since 1878 UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL 315 N. Cott*9« kftdn - 846-6667 Hubert Beck, Pastor R€TB€BT LUITH US Get to knouu neui people. Grouu in foith Get quiqy from it oil for a while . Give us the pleasure of getting to bnoui you! JOIN US THIS UJ€€K€ND! for information or reoistfaoon co; 84£>-6£>87 WORSHIP SERVICES RT 9:15 RML AND 10:45 R.M. BIBLE CLASS 930 RJML FELLOWSHIP SUPPER SUNDAY 5:30.P.M WORSHIP (FOLK SETTING) SUNDAY 7 P.M. CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION SERVICE TONIGHT 10 P.M. IS LAW SCHOOL FOR YOU? Join the Pre Law Society & find out! 1st general meeting Wed. Sept. 16 7 p.m. 301 Rudder Tower Items to be discussed include: MOCK LSAT WOMEN’S LUNCHEON RECEPTION FOR LAW SCHOOL DEANS J and should be finished before the dedication ceremony. A plaque describing the dona tion as a gift has been ordered and should be installed on the sundial before the dedication, J. Wayne Stark said. Stark is a special assis tant to the President for Develop ment of Cultural Programs. Besides being an attractive piece of art, the sundial provides useful information about the earth’s rotation. Observers can even determine the time of day by watching the shadow of the center rod. One large vertical ring on the sundial represents a meridian — an imaginary circle around the earth — passing through College Station. On the inside of this ring is a band decorated with the signs of the zodiac, which represents the celestial equator. Slanting up through the middle is a rod representing the earth’s rotational axis. The sundial is de signed so that the center of this rod points toward Polaris, the North Star. During the daily rotation of the earth, the shadow of the central rod moves across the inside of the equatorial band, passing from one hour to another and showing the apparent sun time in College Sta tion. Stark said although other sites were considered, the present site of the sundial was chosen because it is in an area of direct sunlight. The longitude at College Sta tion is 96 degrees, 21 minutes west, but because the clocks are set for Central Standard Time, the longitude is actually 90 degrees west. College Station clocks show the standard mean time of the sun in New Orleans, 380 miles to the east, so that when the sun is on College Station’s meridian at noon, it is 26 minutes after noon in New Orleans. Since the sundial shows the apparent time of the sun, it will average about 26 mi nutes slower in comparison to the time on a clock. Because the earth moves around the sun more quickly dur ing the winter and more slowly during the summer, the apparent time on the sundial will vary by a few minutes during these times. On September 23, the date of the Autumnal Equinox (one of the two times of the year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are e the shadow of the equatu on the sundial will fo. the center of the axial rojl eember, this shadow moved 13 inches up ^ t r By observing Je^l^ mentsof more than tw°y tafai . and two feet down one can graphically watdR nse pi sonal variations in the^ Ent( the sun on the sundial. If q orc <ate displa I world eac ’ license pi ■llion p issued ea Texas, 15 j sqjialized pleterich fpervisor ' If partim To oh .the ownc send an StaiT photo by Cm I his sundial, located in the floral test gardens, donated to the University by Searcy Bracewell, Classi This Agj Arabian geologist chargfP* with taking kids from wiif 0J United Press International LITTLETON, Colo. — A Saudi Arabian geologist was charged in Arapahoe County District Court Monday with illegally removing his two children from the Aurora home of his estranged wife. Mustafa Ukyli, 39, was charged AGGIES! Douglas Jewelry 10% AGGIE DISCOUNT ON ALL MERCHANDISE WITH STUDENT ID (Cash Only Please) We reserve the right to limit use of this privilege. Downtown Bryan (212 N. Main) and Culpepper Plaza COUPONii ! 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