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
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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.
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the second half was Russell’s re
ndition of the lady who runs ev
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the chairman of the Women’s
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