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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1983)
Thursday, October 27,1983/The Battalion/Page 3B ‘CC _ . 00 Raising the center pole is tradition fin l for the senior bonfire coordinators, John Makely, Battalion staff distinguished by their “red pots.” iioolingtht « C'.nlUf i roup brings artists together for discussions ' I io[S Maria Gautschy Battalion Rejxirter s li you're an artist who enjovs jiscussing (iifterent crafts with nher artists, or if \ on just enjoy alking \Mtii creative people. ie 10-plusout* n (he Texas Designer/Crafts- e, Pace l j] en j s t he organization for sou. igCenterm V| p ot t e rs, fabric weavers, jewel- 2 support pi y makers and other craftsmen le-agedneet localls and state-wide to s and pr°ii pcuss problems thev base as losttheirp |%ts, and to discuss new ideas steps of out f their indis idual crafts, iliar types «sBdelen Finnev, president of i the program he Bryan-College Station chap- ■ars. ler. said the organization gises program w jtists a chance to learn about he Great Dt jther craftsmen's work, ito it, oneniiisB“E\er\ at list has a favorite out of a job 1 form of art the\ don't do but or morea«ive a passion for," Finnev said, alifornia, Ln^KThe organization gives artists of High i achance to discuss such topics as iud Servicesl»Bmarketing of crafts, pac kag- Communit)dng and shipping, getting work said: into galleries and professional- laad wortoism. Finney said, nidth.itthff^BWe tix id teas h ai tists Ikivs to endedsotbt’ treat their art as a business,” she on lootagTaid.'It’s hard for an artist not to Hit to throw a temper tantrum n workers ^ Ha use a gallery wants 33 per- ■ called bach* cent of the profit." •v find h® I She said every artist has a dif- e fact that the ferent experience to-share, and er come. l hat there is always someone that hurtle gdio is able to give the do's and eir otherr tlon'ts from their experience. c |_jobseartii'H Finnev said thev would like Ur otne and rfi®- as well a*I* get new people into the organi zation. Right now there are 10 that meet locally . “We need new people to bring new blood into it and rev ive it,” Finnev said. “The members have worked hard to set up ex hibitions and they are very tired.” She said that bv teaching art courses at the Memorial Student Center Craft Shop, she has found that there are many talented people at Texas A&M. “A lot of these people need to have an outlet like this organiza tion,” Finney said. “It lets artists know their work is acknow ledged by others who share in the same struggle for recogni tion.” Susan Brown-Straus, who de signs felt masks and costumes, said for her the organization is a way for her to meet with other artists and learn about their work. At the annual state confer ence, artists from all over the state meet to discuss problems and attend workshops designed to teach different crafts. The next conference will be held in Galveston, during fall of 19B4. Finney said there are also some people who don’t do any art work but still join the organi zation, because these people like to watch artists at work and learn about the different techniques they use. “There’s an artist in every one, and observation is one way cultivate it,’’ Finney said. V* OFFICIAL NOTICE General Studies Program STUDENTS PLANNING TO Pre-register for the spring semester are urged to come by 101 Academic Bldg. 1st Semester Freshman Only Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. msc Each Daily Special Only $2.39 Plus Tax. 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FRIDAY EVENING SATURDAY SUNDAY SPECIAL SPECIAL NOON and EVENING NOON and EVENING FRIED CATFISH SPECIAL ROAST TURKEY DINNER FILET w TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style (Tossed Salad) Mashed Potato w gravy Roll or Com Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - *1 Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable ^Quality First’ 1 Redpots supervise bonfire by Brenda Bivona Battalion Reporter A lot of work goes into the making of the Texas A&M bon fire — a cherished tradition of Aggies. The people who put the most effort and time into bonfire are known as redpots. They are the bonfire coordinators. Their name comes from the red pots (construction hard hats) that they wear. The pots are painted red for easy identification from a distance. The redpots organize and ex ecute every phase of bonfire, from the finances to safety mea sures, said Albert Eby, a senior redpot from Company B-l. There are 16 of these bonfire coordinators — six seniors, six juniors, one junior and one senior in charge of the trucks, and a junior and a senior head civilian, Flby said. Anyone who has worked hard and shown leadership and discipline while working on bon fire can become a redpot, Eby said. Junior redpots are chosen in the spring by someone who has become a senior redpot,he said. If thejuniors do a good job, they become senior redpots the next year, he said. Almost all junior redpots achieve senior redpot status, said Eby. All the seniors this year were junior redpots last year, he said. The head bonfire coordina tor is known as the head stack. Paul Tomaso, the only civi lian senior redpot this year said, “The head stack is our connec tion to the administration. The redpots make joint decisions on COPY CENTER M-Th 7-10 Fri. 7-6 Sat. 9-6 Sun. 2-5 707 Texas Ave.fi. 693-COPY bonfire, hut if there is a con troversy the head stack decides." Elie junior picked to he a red pot by the head stac k automatic ally becomes the head stack for the next year, Tomaso said. “I’m a redpot because I want to build bonfire. T he tradition of bonfire brings a lot of Aggies together. It's an important tradi tion and I never want to see it lost," he said. Ibis group of students have a lot of traditions that are special to them and are passed down orally each year, F'.hy said. Some redpot traditions in clude: • Attaching their pliers to the center pole. The senior redpots pliers are attached to the lop ot the centerpole before it is raised. The head stack goes up in a pul ley and lakes them down so they can wire the initial wrap of logs around the center pole. • Passing pots. Towards the end of bonfire season, when the seniors feel the junior redpots have earned their pots, the junior redpots are sent to the top of the fourth stack (the fourtn level of wood). T hen they are sent as many logs as they can wire in 45 minutes. When they come down the senior pots are passed to them and they become senior redpots. • Doing a class set on the cross ties. After the third and fourth cross ties go up (he junior red- pols each get on a cross tie. Then they do a class set (a set of push ups) on the cross ties. • heading Elephant Walk. T he senior redpots lead the senior class in Elephant Walk. *by Lighting bonfire. T he redpots lead the march to the bonfire site. T hey walk around the bonfire once, followed by the brownpots, yell leaders and the Aggie Band. T he hand goes continued on page4b PROBLEM PREGNANCY ' Are you considering Abortion? 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