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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1983)
« McCul •• IT HAS A ialf-life. Tuesday, September 13, 1983/The Battalion/Page 7 by Paul Dirmeyer Rudde/ICo/iFUex, Mrm WJER'AVDllQRIUrt. MeeTIMtROOMS, ETC. Mother goes on strike, kids negotiate bargain Outdoor leadership skills taught here this semester United Press International SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Fearing an extended walkout might cancel dinner, the- Davis family bargaining committee — Jamie, Missy and Steven — sat down at the dining table with their striking mother and agreed to do all their chores, on time and with a smile. Susan Davis, the wife of South Salt Lake Mayor James W. Davis, went on strike against her children last Thursday and demanded the kids help more around the house and display a more positive atti tude. After a three-day stalemate, the two sides worked out an agree ment Sunday and the children each signed contracts at the family bargaining table in the dining room. The mayor acted as mediator and witnessed the signing of the contract. The contracts read: “I agree to the following terms: to do jobs the first time I am asked; to be more cooperative and help ful; and to have a happy, positive attitude. “I understand if these terms are violated I will voluntarily submit myself to any of the following con ditions: to do extra job assign ments, to take time out to think about my actions, and the confis cation of any personal property that is left in an inappropriate place. T will earn my property back by doing extra jobs.' by Cathy Smith opportunity to practice skills they have been taught. "We give them as much oppor tunity as possible to become out door leaders, instructor Rena Koesler says. The training program lasts from October to May, and ends with a week-long canoe trip. After the summer wilderness expedition at Wind Rivers, Wyo., W. I.L. D. program members are eligible for certification, which the program enphasizes, Koesler says. Members are eligible to be certified as outdoor leaders, enabling them to lead outdoor ex peditions in the future, she says. Texas A&M is one of many univer sities involved in the National Standard Program for leadership certification through the Wilder ness Education Association. Thirteen W.I.L.D. program members and two instructors made their first trip to Wind Riv ers this summer. The group learned rope techniques, flow to read topographical maps and how to ration food. They also learned to identify edible plants and caught and cooked their own fish. The members went on a “solo” in which they spent 24 hours by themselves. They got a first-hand look at emergency evacuation techniques when injured hikers from another group were given first aid and prepared to be taken to a camp 15 miles away. Members were evaluated for certification after the trip. Com munication skills, confidence, peer evaluations and technique were taken into account. Koesler says a good leader knows his limi tations. “Know what you know, and know what you don’t know, is their motto, she says. The W.I.L.D. program is open to anyone who is interested, re gardless of outdoor experience. “We start from square one,’ Koesler says. “We start everyom at the same level.” Prospective members are interviewed on the basis of enthusiasm to be in the outdoors and a desire to learn, she says. The W.I.L.D. outdeiors preig ram will have its first meeting at ’ p.m. Wednesday in 401 Rudder FABMEBS MABKET **1 •ANEW ‘ INTRODUCES! all pasta served A la Carte SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS 1.99 SPAGHETTI & MEATSAUCE 1.99 SPAGHETTI & MUSHROOMS 1.99 LASAGNA 2.99 1/2 ORDER LASAGNA 1.99 All Pasta Served with Hot Garlic Bread OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! o won playing University ■cu tors he fin® y and print he developed* 1980 to help tf h flow crunch ir other menjs ie counterfeit! heduled Oct. rck of Pensat* Jessup of Vhitfield ofPof ,.; and Tim* hibodaux wi y of charges i iglets of Baton Bn 1 ilty to charges ake $100 bills and J > eight years in sentencing, 0a®! ! to remain free on izance until his) 1 silon ad ’s Battalion Vednesday stated. OUND IAL ,OAF ih Daily ry ,ast '3 0 ^^ arcY Basil® Chuck Rollins, a junior Mechanical Managment major from Sacramento, Engineering major from New Calif., with sit-ups during Oxford, Penn., assists Evan Barnard, a junior Marketing and ’ O ~ Marine Corps physical training test. SCRIPTURE ‘TIAVEN, Inc. Christian Supply On Texas Ave. South (Across from Ft. Shiloh) in College Station 696-7434 Come in and h<ta\ the. newest AouncU in oua L-L&tening Center! The Engineering of Ethics JERRY FALWELL President of the Moral Majority discusses Tuesday September 13 8 : 00 p.m. y v Morality in Democracy Rudder Auditorium FREE ^•^FTlemomal Student Centen Test Your Bank I. Q. Where Can You Dash For Cash— 24 Hours A Day? Iphnsrorf- All of the above! Plus any Member Bank Card Anytime, Teller 2, Boss Banker, Quicksilver, Ready Bank, Mini-Bank, Dough-Boy, Southwest Banking Card rmsrCiTY 301 S. Texas Bryan Member FDIC ; Prices