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;he Brazos County Crimes-
ers program has paid out
|e than $8,000 and reco-
d more than $350,000 in
n property and drugs since
|art in November of 1981.
ding ifc 8 ? wen ’ a deputy sher-
8 f with the Brazos County Sher-
fs Department, which works
in vioiat |jth the program, said the aver-
Agency ge payout for information
King to a grand jury indict-
gan, onctjentis between $300 and $500.
ss diligeiJpe program is designed to
> That nc 0111 " 3 ? 6 residents to work
. I I I ith the police departments by
ffenng rewards for the supply
o pas' j- anv 2 n f orrna tion relating to
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crimes.
The news media provides
free coverage to the non-profit
program.
Channel 3, KBTX, in Bryan,
airs a re-enactment of a “crime
of the week” — a felony — every
Tuesday night on the news. A
$ 1,000 reward is offered for in
formation pertaining to that
crime. The $1,000 is an incen
tive for citizens to participate in
the project.
Informants call Crimestop
pers at 775-TIPS to supply in
formation to a police officer
concerning a crime. If the infor
mation results in a grand jury
indictment, the person receives
a reward.
Rewards are determined by a
25 member board of directors
that reviews recomendations
from the police. The police then
determine how useful the sup
plied information was, and what
was recovered.
“We base our reward amount,
a lot of it on the amount of the
reward we take in,” said Carl
Bussell, president of the board
of directors of Crimestoppers.
At times, an informant will
supply information that helps
solve many crimes, so a larger
reward is granted.
When the reward is deter
mined, the informant is notified
how much he will receive.
Payment was originally made
by a process similar to a Mission
Impossible delivery.
The money was placed in a
designated area, and the infor
mant was instructed to retrieve it
at a certain time. However, for
security reasons, the money is
now delivered through drive-
through bank windows.
Funds for the Brazos County
Crimestoppers program are
raised through donations from
businesses and individuals. Re
cently, groups have doanted
$6,450 to Crimestoppers.
Darlene Hunter, an employee
of RepublicBank A&M and
assistant secretary for Crimes
toppers, said the organization
always is looking for more re
ward money, but is in good
financial condition.
jTesting focuses on redfish
agists wkl by Tim Ward
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a Through a combined effort,
eleasedaBTexas p ar k s an d Wildlife
iterpillar)Ip ai t ment and the Bryan Uti-
ect defi ps Lake Park are conducting
II f'romtli«environmental experiment
itors are jp 40,000 redfish.
heir nature sa i twater fi s h were put
' no the Bryan Utilities 900 acre
trees |fc wa ter i a k e in June to study
that ie effects of the fresh water on
ch undo jg f ls h. The researchers want to
commoiipif the fish will survive in the
ifferent environment.
Dr. Jay Williams, Bryan Parks
id Recreation Director, says
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Battalion Staff
he College of Education, the
inter for Teaching Excellence
" the Texas Engineering Ex-
iment Station will sponsor an
uiry conference Monday and
fesday that will address the
Jject of “Quality Teaching In
Technical Society.”
gathered The conference, which is
s is entirt ded by a grant from the
o. 1 fia« tas Engineering Experiment
ion, will begin at 9 a.m. Mon
in 701 Rudder Tower.
sDr. Glenn Ross Johnson, di-
orofthe Texas A&M Center
Teaching Excellence, said
dnesday that the conference
ative eno. j CO ncem itself entirely with
~ *"ege teaching, unlike other
ilar conferences in which the
the experiment will continue for
a year and could prove to be very
important.
“The redfish is a saltwater
fish and the Parks and Wildlife
Department just wants to see
what happens to them in fresh
water,” Williams said. “The fish
are about 3 to 4 inches long now.
After a year, the fish will be
caught and examined to see if
they have grown normally. If
this experiment is successful,
saltwater fish will be put into
freshwater fish nurseries all
over the state.”
Williams said the utilities’
lake, located on Sandy Point
Road, was chosen because its
conditions are suitable for the
experiment.
“The lake out here is free-
flowing, which means it’s always
circulating, and therefore, it has
the fresh water needed for the
experiment,” Williams said.
The Parks and Wildlife De
partment has used the lake be
fore and has it stocked with bass
and catfish, he said. People are
allowed to fish in the lake for the
bass and catfish, but not for the
redfish.
“It is against state law to catch
and keep any fish from this lake
that is under 14 inches, and
there is no way any of the redfish
have grown to be that size,” Wil
liams said.
Neither the Parks and Wild
life Department nor Bryan Utili
ties will profit financially or pay
money for the experiment, he
said.
“This experiment is being
funded by the state,” Williams
said. “It was the state who pro
vided the redfish from a fish
nursery down in Seabrook. We
are just working in cooperation
with them and with each other.”
Williams says there are no
other experiments of this nature
being conducted within the
state.
Educator wants return
to back to basic skills
United Press International
SALT LAKE CITY — The
new president of the Universi
ty of California systems says
the main challenge he faces is
the lack basic education in
American schools.
David P. Gardner chaired
the National Commission on
Excellence in Education
which issued a stinging report
oil the status of American
education setting off the cur
rent furor over the state of
education in the nation.
Gardner feels high school
students are not being pre
pared for higher education or
for jobs.
“We know that for many
years student achievement
has been declining while
grades have been going up,”
he said in an interview. “That
is due to a lack of expecta
tions. We have been expecting
less from our students, and
they have been giving it to us.”
He also feels basic educa
tion has been neglected in
favor of weaker subjects that
don’t prepare students well
for future occupations or
academic endeavors.
“It doesn’t cost any more to
teach English than it. does to
teach a course in bachelor liv
ing or in cheerleading,” Gard
ner said. “We need to get back
to basic education.”
He also feels computer
education is “spotty” and at
least a half year of computer
science should be required for
high school graduation,
“whether the student plans to
attend college or not.”
Gardner, 50, who was a vice
chancellor in the University of
California system before be
coming president of the Uni
versity of Utah in 1973, said
he is returning to a much dif
ferent educational and cultu
ral environment in California
than he left in 1973.
Gardner, who becomes the
new president of the nine
campus California’s system
Aug. 1, noted there is no Viet
nam war today. He said it was
that which spawned the pro
test movements heavily felt on
West Coast campuses.
“I think in the 1960s, there
was a softening of standards,”
Gardner said.
“The students were com
plaining in a rather vigorous
fashion about what they
thought to be the irrelevancy
of the curriculum,” he said.
“Moreover the economy was
very strong at that point and
students could anticipate em
ployment upon graduation
almost irrespective of what
courses they took as under
graduate students.”
Gardner considered be
coming a concert pianist be
fore settling on education as a
career. He is of Utah Mormon
heritage, but he grew up in
California, near Berkeley.
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focus has been on teaching in
general.
“The purpose is to focus on
college teaching — to highlight
college teaching,” he said.
Johnson, in addition to being
a sponsor of the conference, will
give a presentation entitled “Fa
culty Evaluation — The Great
Debate.”
The presentation will summa
rize the “state of the art” of fa
culty evaluation, Johnson said,
and will not encourage or dis-
>articular view-
ic presentation,
lowever, a panel of guests will
respond to Johnson’s presenta
tion and discuss different
courses of action, he said.
The panel members will be
Dr. Wilbert J. McKeachie, for
mer president of the American
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Association for Higher Educa
tion and the author of
“Teaching Tips: A Guidebook
of the Beginning College
Teacher"; Dr. Kenneth E. Eble,
former director of the Project to
Improve College Teaching and
the author of “The Craft of
Teaching” and “The Aims of
College Teaching 1 *; Dr. James E.
Stice, director of the Center for
Teaching Effectiveness of the
University of Texas and the au
thor of “First Step Toward Im
proved Teaching**; and Dr.
Manuel Davenport, Texas A&M
professor of philosophy and for
mer head of the Department of
Philosophy and Humanities.
Charles E. McCandless,
Texas A&M Associate Vice Pres
ident for Academic Affairs, will
moderate the discussion.
Other presentations during
the conference will include:
“Elements of Teaching Effec
tiveness in Higher Education,”
“Innovative Teaching at A&M,”
“How to Teach Problem Solv
ing” and “The Humanistic Role
of the Instructor in a ‘High-
Tech’ Society.”
Closing out the conference at
1 p.m. Tuesday will be a roundt
able evaluation forum, moder
ated by the director of the con
ference, Dr. Gary Conti.
The conference is open to all
faculty and students at no
charge. Faculty members are en
couraged to bring their classes.
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Exercise Thru the Summer (thm August 29) For ONLY $30
At BODY DYIMAM ICS
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Classes offered 7 days a week
Exercise often as you like,
whenever you like.
Call 696-7180 or stop by Body
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BODY DYIMAAVCS
lood drive starts Tuesday
by Gwyneth M. Vaughn
Battalion Reporter
ggies can donate about 15
utes of their time and a pint
ilood to the Wadley Blood
during a blood drive
t week.
The blood drive is sponsored
~ udent Government, Alpha
Omega and Omega Phi
ha. Tuesday and Wednes-
y a donation center will be set
n the Commons and a blood-
will be stationed at Rud
der Fountain.
Donating blood only takes ab
out 15 minutes, Rosemary
Alyea, Student Government sec
retary, said.
The blood then is taken to the
Wadley Blood Center in Dallas
where it is available to all Texas
A&M students, faculty, former
students, staff and their families
at no charge, Alyea said.
To receive the blood, howev
er, the user must be at a hospital
served by Wadley.
Bob Mahurin of Wadley said
Texas A&M has the biggest
blood drives in the United
States. The University usually
collects 400 to 450 units of blood
during summer drives, he said.
Alyea said usually there are
1,000 to 2,000 units of blood re
maining at the end of each year,
which are donated to various
foundations.
Texas A&M and Wadley have
worked together on blood drives
for the past 25 years.
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TUESDAY EVENING
WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL
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EVENING SPECIAL
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with
Mexican Fiesta
Dinner
Chicken Fried Steak
w cream Gravy
Mushroom Gravy
Two Cheese and
Onion Enchiladas
Whipped Potatoes and
Choice of one other
Whipped Potatoes
w chili
Vegetable
Your Choice of
Mexican Rice
Roll or Corn Bread and Butter
One Vegetable
Patio Style Pinto Beans
Coffee or Tea
Roll or.Corn Bread and Butter
Tostadas
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One Corn Bread and Butter
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Choice of Salad Dressing — Hot Garlic Bread
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FILET w TARTAR
SAUCE
Cole Slaw
Hush Puppies
Choice of one
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SATURDAY
NOON and EVENING
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Cornbread Dressing
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