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April 12, 1982
^Research foundation
president to retire
by Beverly Hamilton
Battalion Reporter
Fred j. Benson, president
the Texas A&M Research
Foundation, will retire at the
end of August.
Benson has served as presi
dent of the foundation since
|()8(). He also has been the
dean of engineering, the vice
president of engineering and
the deputy chancellor for en
gineering at Texas A&M Uni
versity.
Benson also has served as
director of the Texas En
gineering Experiment Station
and director of the Texas
Transportation Institute.
He has received the Dis
tinguished Service Award by
the Research Highway Re
search Board and the Tasker
H. Bliss Award of the Amer
ican Society of Military En
gineers.
Benson said he does not
know who will replace him as
president of the foundation,
but interviews for the position
will be at the end this month.
After he retires, Benson
said he hopes to become in
volved in consulting activities
of Brazos Savings and Univer
sity National Bank. He serves
on the boards of both the insti
tutions.
The Texas A&M Research
Foundation is a private, non
profit corporation in the state
of Texas that encourages and
supports funded research
activity within the Texas A&M
system, Benson said.
“We do all the accounting,
financial reporting and
financing of the project and
the university takes care of the
other matters,” he said.
The foundation solicits re
search from business, indus
try, and the federal govern
ment, Benson said. It then
subcontracts researchers to do
the work.
The foundation has begun
to develop a program for pri
vate sponsorship because the
government will be less of a
source for research funding,
he said.
Over the years the founda
tion has administered such re
search projects as the first
study of oyster mortality from
oil spills, safety research on
the breakaway highway sign,
development of a hurricane
early warning system, and
food products developed
from cottonseed and soy
beans.
Unusual
available
outdoor edibles
in Brazos County
Council meets tonight
The new members of the
MSC Council will meet tonight
ijto introduce themselves, and
jCouncil President Todd Nor-
ywood will select members to
serve on the council Standing
Committees.
Norwood said he plans to in
troduce everyone and tell what
he MSC council does.
Newly elected Student Body
President Pat Pearson and Stacy
have attemry Glaf RHA presKlent wi n be in _
nd strained i |eluded Norwood said,
being BPMOCH The new council members,
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throughout the spring semester
by the council nominating com
mittee, officially assumed their
positions at the MSC Council
Awards Banquet April 3.
Norwood will appoint council
members, committee chairmen
and directors to the various
standing cbmmittees, which in
clude Budget Review, Awards
System Studies, Constitution
and By-Laws, Building Studies,
Executive, Nominating and
Overseas Loan Fund.
“I am collecting information
and appointing people to the
committees thev should be on,’.’
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symphony concert
rom Ft. Worth
by Rebeca Zimmermann
Battalion Staff
The Fort Worth Symphony
v moments, If Brchestra will present a concert,
around to sees sponsored by the MSC Opera
le store I d k ! and Performing Arts Society,
ten to. Still arif ( Tuesday night at 7:30 in Rudder
me long alien 'Auditorium,
viable invp« 1 he orchestra, led by Maes-
Brojohn Giordano, will perform
nv other consiiWeber’s overture to the opera
lev At Ifistiiilabberon,” suites from the ballet
ntlily t( ; h( )|H T he Three-Cornered Hat” by
^oe Falla and Brahms Sym-
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1 son as the orchestra’s music dire-
.'Ctor and conductor. Five years
ago, he formed the 35-member
Ige in mypodU rexas Little Symphony, which is
the core of the Fort Worth Sym-
(l phony Orchestra. The Texas
Little Symphony performs in
q . | towns which would not other-
Brickmof wise be able to host a concert
roup.
ny educa
know.
Giordano is the permanent
jury chairman for the Van Cli-
burn International Piano Com
petition. He is a member of the
music faculty at Texas Christian
University.
The Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra, organized in 1925, is
one of the oldest in the South
west.
The group participated in a
film called “Symphony” which
was shown in China in 1979 to
rellect American culture to the
Chinese. The film had previous
ly been aired on ABC in 1978.
The Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra’s performance re
placed the originally scheduled
appearance of the Dallas Sym
phony Orchestra.
Tickets for the concert are
available at the MSC Box Office.
Prices are $10.25, $8.25 and
$0.75 for students and $11.75,
$9.50 and $7.25 for non
students.
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by Julie Farrar
Battalion Reporter
Anyone interested in getting a
closer look at candidates in the
May Democratic primary will
have the chance to hear them
speak at a “Meet the Candi
dates” program tonight.
Sponsored by the Young
Democrats at Texas A&M, the
program will be start at 7:30
p.m. in 501 Rudder. A reception
will follow the program.
Each speaker will be allowed
five minutes to tell who they are
and why they are running for
office. Jack Cherry, president of
Young Democrats, said.
Speakers attending include
Congressional candidates John
Olin Teague, Rex Carey and
Wayne Sadberry. Congressman
Today’s Almanac
United Press International
Today is Monday, April 12,
the 102nd day of 1982, with 263
to follow.
American statesman Henry
Clay was born April 12, 1777.
On this date in history:
In 1861, the Cavil War began
when (Confederate troops
opened lire on Fort Sumter,
S.C
In 1945, President Franklin
D. Roosevelt died at Warm
Norwood said.
“I will disperse council chair
men among the committees.”
by Chris Thayer
Battalion Reporter
About 20 edible plants can be
found in the Brazos County area
at this time of year says a lecturer
in the Department of Outdoor
Education.
Mickey Stratton, who has
attended seminars and read
books about edible plants and
has experimented with them for
the past five or six years, con
ducted a two-day workshop on
edible plants Friday and
Saturday.
Curley dock is one of the
plants that can be found in the
area now, Stratton said. Its flow
er and seeds are edible, but the
flowers should be boiled twice
before eating, he said.
i nother edible plant in the
area is the sow thistle. This plant
looks like a dandelion, and its
stalk and leaves are edible, he
said.
The bull thistle is also edible.
It looks like a sow thistle, but its
leaves have small thorns. The
center of a bull thistle’s leaves
and its stalks are edible.
The Texas thistle looks like a
sow thistle, but has a purple
flower. The flower, leaves, stalk
and roots are edible. Texas this-
To test whether a plant
is edible, chew a very
small piece, Stratton
said. If it has any bad
effects, spit it out. If it
doesn’t have bad ef
fects, swallow it. If
nothing bad happens,
try a little more.
ties sometimes are used to make
cheese, Stratton said.
Primroses are also edible, but
their leaves must be boiled twice
to remove small amounts of
K oisons. Primrose flowers,
owever, are safe to eat raw,
Stratton said, and are good in
salads. The roots are also edible
in years when the plant doesn’t
flower.
Other edible flowers are the
Texas winecup, honeysuckle
and the flowers from redbud
trees.
Cat tails also grow in the Col
lege Station area. Their pollen
can be mixed in pancakes, Strat
ton said. The very top of a cat tail
is encased in a green sheath and
can be roasted and eaten like
corn on the cob. Cat tail shoots
can be eaten raw.
Some other edible plants grow
ing in the area are mesquite,
youpon, dewberries, farckleber-
ry, poke weed, vetch, chickweed
and milkweed, Stratton said.
Stratton said some common
dangers exist that plant gather
ers should be aware of.
For instance, a person
shouldn’t eat a plant if he is un
sure of what it is, he said.
Timing is also important in
gathering plants. Some plants
don’t taste good if gathered at
the wrong time of year.
Stratton also said some plants
are good in small portions, but
may make a person sick if taken
in large quantities.
Plants that grow close to a
roadside may be polluted, and
shouldn’t be eaten, he said.
Preparation is important in
eating some plants. For exam
ple, poke weed must be boiled
twice or it is posionous, he said.
Plant gatherers also should be
aware of a plant’s edible parts.
Potatoes are great, but their
leaves make people sick, Strat
ton said.
Stratton also said different
parts of plants have different
nutritional values.
Leaves have a lot of vitamins
and minerals, fruit have vita
mins and starches and flower
buds have carbohy drates.
Stratton said plants should be
tested only in starvation situa
tions, or by people dedicated to
finding new edible plants.
To test whether a plant is edi
ble, chew a very small piece,
Stratton said. If it has any bad
effects, spit it out. If it doesn’t
have bad effects, swallow it. If
nothing bad happens, try a little
more. If nothing happens, eat a
very small amount of the plant
and wait for a few hours. If no
thing happens, it is reasonable to
assume that the plant is safe to
eat in small quantities, he said.
Phil Gramm will not be able to
attend because of a previous en
gagement.
Bill Presnell and Glen Maxey,
candidates for state representa
tive, and Neeley Lewis and Ron
(iay, candidates for Brazos
County Democratic chairman,
also will attend.
The program also will include
candidates for district judge,
county court-at-lawjudge, coun
ty treasurer, constable and jus
tice of the peace, he said.
Young Democrats try to get
involved in all the local elections,
Cherry said. Although the
group will not endorse any one
candidate, they individually
support candidates and work in
their behalf, he said.
Springs, Ga. About three hours
later, Vice President Harry Tru
man was sworn in as chief execu
tive.
In 1961, Russia launched a
man into space. Yuri Gagarin
became the first human to orbit
the earth and return safely.
A thought for the day: Amer
ican writer George Curtis said:
“Imagination is as good as many
voyages — and how much
cheaper!”
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Save the remaining farms and small businesses from going under.
Protect the benefits and dignity earned by our military veterans.
Assist students obtain an education through loan programs,
Bring government spending under better management,
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