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Around town DPMA to sponsor speaker l ues. Bob Anderson of Planning For Agency Records Control Company will speak on “Microcomputers — Past, Present and Future at the Data Processing Management Associa tion meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 308 Rudder. The meeting is open to the public and anyone with an interest in microcomputers is invited to attend. Reception to be held for Halbouty Michel T. Halbouty, Class of ’30, will present his personal papers, publications and speeches to Texas A&M in a public ceremony on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Sterling C. Evans Library. The papers will be housed in the University archives at the library, where they will be available for study by future scholars. Halbouty, an internationally known geologist and pet roleum engineer who has advised Reagan on energy mat ters, was named-a distinguished alumnus of Texas A&M in 1968 and received the Texas A&M Geosciences and Earth Resources Medal for Distinguished Achievement in 1979. Through the years he has provided funds for numerous scholarships and graduate fellowships in geology and pet roleum engineering, and recently established the Halbouty Chair in Geology here. Pool hours to take effect Nov. 15 Beginning Monday, Nov. 15, new swimming pool recrea tional hours will be in effect until March. Outdoor Pool: Monday through Friday — noon to 1:30 p.m. Indoor Pool: Monday and Tuesday — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday — 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Committee plans group airline fares The MSC Travel Committee has arranged for group air fares on Rib Airlines for flights to Houston and .Dallas dur ing the Thanksgiving holidays. T he, (lights to Dallas will fly into DFW airport and the flights to Houston will arrive at Intercontinental Airport. The cost for roundtrip tickets will be $39 to Houston and $54 to Dallas. The planes leave on Wednesday Nov. 24 and will return Sunday Nov. 28. The deadline to sign-up for these trips is tomorrow. For more information or to sign-up go by the Student Programs Office in Room 216 MSC or call 845-1515. Outdoor recreation to sponsor film The MSC Outdoor Recreation Committee will present “99 Days to Survival” tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Room 501 Rudder. “99 Days to Survival” is a re-creation of Major John W. Powell’s exploration of the Colorado River in 1869. Major Powell later became head of the U.S. Geological survey which set out from Wyoming to explore and map the last unknown area of the United States. The f ilm depicts the 1000 mile, 95 day journey down the Colorado river. Admission is free. TEE to celebrate anniversary Wed. The Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Construction Equipment Training Division will celebrate its 25th anniversary with at cookout and open house Wednesday at the 100-acre facility located at the Research & Extension Center west of Bryan. The division trains people in the heavy equipment indus try, including a 320-hour operator’s class, courses in mainte nance and safety, and certificaiton for persons who teach opeators. In addition to heavy equipment operator training and certification, the division conducts additional courses in crane inspection, crane operations, rigging, forklift opera tions and shoring. Horsemen’s Association places first Seven members of the Texas A&M Horsemen’s Associa tion have been named the nation’s top collegiate horse judg ing team. The six women, one man team won the title at the All American Quarter Horse Congress competition held in Col umbus, Ohio. The students placed first among 28 teams from throughout the country. Team members, all seniors, are Susan Easley of Waldorf , Md.; Janet Wilkinson and Max Row, both of Coleman; Kenda Ernst of Baytown, Kathy Harper of Highland, Md.; Laura McEvoy of Walnut Creek, Calif.; and Cindy Victory of Katy. They were the fourth team from Texas A&M to win the national competition. Previous winners were in 1974, ’75 and ’80. If you have an announcement or interesting item to submit for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed McDonald or call Tracey Taylor at 845-2611. Battalion/Page' November 8,19! Russell’s antics amuse crowd by Dana Smelser Battalion Staff It takes a powerful woman to make a well-dressed, civilized audience burst into a chorus of “Susannah’s a Funny Old Man,” a little tune about a farmer and his pigs. It takes even more pow er to get the group to make the disgusting snorts and grunts that accompany the song. Anna Russell, accompanied by pianist Frank Bartholomew, had that power Saturday night as she entertained the near capacity audience in Rudder Auditorium. The first half was devoted to a survey of song, addressed to all the frustrated singers in the world. Each description was accompanied by musical exam ples which were so exaggerated that the effect was undeniably humorous. For those nervous about sing ing alone, Russell advised the madrigal; for those who don’t have a voice, but can sing with great authority, Russell sug gested the German lieder, which is judged the same as cheese — the older and riper, the better. Russell also suggested the Spanish flamenco, where all the NOTICE Look for our ad in Thurs Battalion Larry & Swede 693-6030 singer has to do is yell, stomp, spit and clatter castanets. She had the audience rolling when she did just that. She also suggested that tone- deaf persons turn their talents to contemporary music. “It’s practically impossible to stick to the melody line,” she said. “The more off-key, the better.” She kept the audience laughing as she sang a slightly off-color song, performed while strumming a nonexistent harp. After a short intermission; Russell continued with her com edy. But the well-rehearsed acts, lacking spontaneity, lost the ex tra zip her acts had had in the first half. Wearing a flowing pink chif fon gown, Russell began the slower second half with a f ormu la on how a person can write his own Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Russell explained that anybody could write one. She proceeded to describe one she wrote, which made fun of the pretentions of the “upper crust.” She managed to sing all the parts in a single number, changing silly hats as she changed characters. Perhaps the funniest act in the second half was Russell’s re ndition of the lady who runs ev erything. Russell's imitation of the chairman of the Women’s Festival Committee seemed to capture the essence of this famil iar character type. “She usually wears a hat. It doesn’t have to be flowers on it. Baltal ivate indt (unit ijheries grach KM Umversi .. ■* ^ ^ ** Tin, ‘ffc- thr Dumber of |obs for those piling. ■Dr. Wallace •p|the wildlife itment, saic Bnagement, Hency consult Ihau 1 all incre.r plmn.il gover; Brides — sit tjPaiksand Wild pc Bureau ol jjncnt and the Rldlife Servii |l|iecl. ■ “The gover ■r Anna Russell at Rudder Auditorium 'o|r backbone Kbssmann sait start photo by OclavioG«J ev ern pl 0 y ec | ft can be claimed Pear rirds or fruit,” she as she placed a Minnie type hat on her head. Af- THE i DRAFTING 1 BOARD 108 COLLEGE MAIN 846-2522 NOVEMBER SALE STARTS TODAY NONDAY NOY. 8 — SATURDAY NOV. I 3 SALE ITEMS INCLUDE: • Alven Dusting Brushes (Wht) 95< • All Wooden T-Squares • Staedtler leads Twin Pack 504 30% OFF • X-Acto pen Knife #1 694 • Prisma Color Markers • Koh-I-Noor 50% OFF 3 pen sets reg. 35.00 $2450 • Corbu Stencils 7 pen sets $ 42 50 10% OFF QUANTITIES LIMITED ON ALL ITEMS Paper, Pads, Boards, Pens, Pencils, Markers w ter a lengthy and flowery intro duction, the pianist played an imitation of a Beethoven per formance which got away from him and turned into a piano-bar rendition of “ I he Falling Leaves.” Russell finished her show with her famous 20-minute re ndition of Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelungen.” After climbing on the piano bench as if she was climbing onto a steed, she cle- lir we produ le ones in t Iw, and they’ jmanyas we’c scribed the main charactaii played the theme whichaa« panifs each in the opa Although it wasthemosllaiit* t h e of her acts, it also was the Ijobs offered boring. Rhaskeptth But despite a draipB-i 0 ^ h orn second half and some In moments, Russell wasjii With her unforgettable f; and vivacious persona couldn’t help laughing. Now you know United Press International Due to time differences, a London businessman who takes the Concorde to New York, arriving in three hours,will in the United States some hours earlier took off . The numbei ing the ran :ld has grow teased econ wildlife on ann said. The markt )le because :ased and tf sheen good, id deer are es the ranch ov A ranch mat than the unit |j, n( , f a (, es ca and handles al Rerations. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE MAJORS: Come to our meeting TUESDAY, NOV. 9 7:30 pi Room 200 Veterinary Medical Complex (across the R.R. tracks) A tour of the Vet School will be given one hour t the meeting. Meet at 6:30 p.m. in front of the animal clinic for tour of the facilities. ho )rot Come & meet new friends. Refreshments will be served. New members welcome! AGGIELAND . 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