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etc. Battalion/Page 14 January 27,11 Accumulated gas triggers college building explosion photo by Diana Sultenfuss Regent Norman Moser of DeKalb waits to System Chancellor Frank W. R. Hubert an- present his report of the Committee for nounced his plans to retire effective Aug. Service Units at Tuesday’s meeting of the 31. Board of Regents. Also at that meeting, Hubert United Press International CAMDEN — Accumulated gas in the basement of a Camden County College building is blamed for an explosion that in jured 48 people, three of them critically. The interior of the 57-year- old building was left a heap of rubble, with walls blown apart and notebooks, paper and per sonal items left by the students after Monday’s blast. The base ment was demolished. All but four of the injured were treated at hospitals and re leased. “It’s a gas explosion,” said Camden County Deputy Fire Marshal William Dukes. “We’re not sure if it’s methane or natural.” Public Service Electric & Gas Co. dug up part of the street in front of the structure to try to determine what kind of gas trig gered the explosion. The explosion occurred shortly after noon, shattering windows up to the top floor of the brick building and shook nearby structures. “Everybody was screaming and crying, everybody was in shock,” said Minerva Brown, a second-year student at the col lege’s Camden branch campus, who was attending a minority history class on the first floor with about 30 other students at the time. Upon hearing news of the blast, family members and friends rushed to the Cooper Medical Center, where they wept in the crowded emergency room as they comforted one another. Cooper spokeswoman Car- mella Brown said 25 people were taken to the hospital’s emergency room, two with cri tical injuries. a t the school, John Clapso! Thirteen people were treated Collingswood, was admit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospit- critical condition sufferinE al and one victim, an instructor head trauma Se foi en M S C A^GIE C^N^A P R E S E N T S (continued from page 1) will assist the University and System in whatever capacity he can. “I’ll still be around for eight more months,” he said. “I don’t propose to act during this time as a lame duck chancellor; I will continue to fulfill my duties.” If a new chancellor is selected prior to Aug. 31, Hubert said, “I wall be pleased to occupy a new position and help bring about an orderly transition.” Hubert served as dean of Texas A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences from 1959 to 1965, dean of the newly formed Col lege of Liberal Arts from 1965 to 1970 and dean of the College of Education from 1969 to 1979. He held dean posts in both the liberal arts and education colleges during the 1969-70 academic year. He left the Col lege of Education in 1979 to assume the chancellor’s posi tion. Bright praised Hubert, call ing him “an extremely able administrator ... an imaginative administrator, a man of great perception, leadership and high ambitions for the Texas A&M University System.” Among those ambitions for the University, the chancellor said he would like to see re newed emphasis on teaching, flourishing research programs, improved fine arts programs and fine arts curriculum and ultimately a degree program in fine arts. Hubert said working with fa culty and students has been the most rewarding aspect of his te nure with Texas A&M. In addi tion, he said, he has enjoyed seeing the design of new prog rams, new departments and new colleges. Hubert said the roles of both the University president and the System chancellor are well- defined. The chief executive officer of an academic campus is primarily responsibile for administering the policies of that campus and of the Board for that campus, he said. The chancellor’s role is to assist that person in his duties and responsibilities, he said. Hubert said his successor must work hard and develop sound policy that must be clear to those who are governed by that policy. He added, that that policy must be administered consistently and fairly. SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY STUDENTS The Joyce Rolfe Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a junior or senior from Mont gomery County. This scholar ship is sponsored by the Mont gomery County A&M Mothers Club. Pick up the application at Room 310 YMCA Bldg. For this semesters scholarship write on it “FOR CURRENT SPRING SEMESTER” and re turn to that office by Feb. 15th. For 1982-83 term return by March 1. FRESH, MADE DAILY! 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V : -Oh « r < <*-•-■WOVKXOVft |W A brief introductory meeting will be held tonight from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room #302 Rudder. Call Asst. Dean Daniel F. MacGilvray at 845-1221 for questions. | Former l will head a l at the 27t Affairs. The con * : versity in H internation ign policy c sCONA 27 Student around the Germany, )ominican All spe« discussions Tenter Cot OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOfli' Allen wa oviet fore The First Spring Semester LASS OF Meeting is... Feb. 4th ★ 7:30 p.m. ★ 301 Rudder Our Guest Speaker will be JACKIE SHERRILL New Aggie Head Coach & Ath. Director Gome to the meeting and sign up to help with final Ball preparations and Ball set-up!!! .S.-Soviel chairman. Howeve I presented by MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE THURS., JAN. 28 RUDDER THEATRE 7:30 and 9:45 1.50 controvers Ronald R' January. 5 A Japa arranging Cc An at good er out of tl A&M C nizer ol j.W versity ] an org: along w mission finding sity tow East C Museui