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Tuesday, November 1,1983/The Battalion/Page 3 Signs announce Silver Taps e ginal- 3orte by Pat Allen Battalion Reporter ; The Texas A&M Tradi tions Council will post signs to day to remind students of Sil- ? yer Taps, Cyndy Davis, presi dent of the council, says. The three wooden and bronze signs will be posted, one on the grass in front of Sbisa Dining Hall across from the Fish Pond, one on Spence Street on the grass across from parking Area 18, and one on the east side of the Memorial Student Center next to the Tlanned for the Future statue. ?ss our * shot t, not We tried to pick three real high-traffic areas,” Davis said. “We thought about posting them at the bus stops, but a lot onij of students don’t ride the bus. So we picked locations where we think the signs will be seen the most.” The idea for the signs be- Dietfi gan in the summer of 1981 n Gia: n Editor ne hat . we’rt ftall lard Vi duatci >0 Ken Johnson, the student body president at that time, along with Traditions Council President John Hawrylak and Silver Taps Chairman David Imes, wanted to do something to encourage student involve ment in Silver Taps. They felt that since two-thirds of Texas A&M students lived off- campus, a visual reminder of the ceremony would increase participation. “We considered everything [at first,” Imes said. "Our main [concern was something classy, [yet low-cost. We thought ab out a multi-colored poster or a nicely designed flyer, but Gen. Simpson put his foot down on anything made of paper. He 'didn’t want anything that could be torn or tarnished, ! anything that would take the dignity away from Silver Taps.” General Ormond R. Simp son is assistant vice president f Student Services and a for- ler Silver Taps bugler. “Gen. Simpson sent us to ?e Helen Bowers, head of ducational Information Scr ees, and she suggested mak- ig the signs out of wood, and sent us to the art department,” Imes said. “So in the spring of ’82 we approached Steve Tur- nipseed, an assistant profes sor of environmental design.” Turnipseed assigned the design for a sign and a way to display it as a class project. Imes showed the finisned de signs to students in his classes and professors. “Everyone seemed to like the one designed by Robert Doane, an environmental de sign major from Lake Jack- son,” Imes said. “I presented it to the Traditions Council and they really liked it so they approved it.” After approval by the Tra ditions Council, Imes took the design to environmental de sign professor Rodney Hill for advice on the building of the signs. Hill suggested the coun- cil take the design to Ornamental Castings in Bryan. Steve Forman, the 1982 Traditions Council president, is responsible for the funding of the project, he said. “Steve found out the Class of ’83 had over $2,000 in its treasury. He contacted the Class of ’83 President, Joe Meyer, and Meyer said he would set aside $2,000 for the project.” The signs say “Silver Taps Tonight,” and will hang from wooden stands built by stu dents in the Association of General Contractors. The Ross Volunteer Company will put up and take down the signs. “Unless you pick up a Bat talion, you don’t know if it’s Silver Taps,” Imes said. “I’m glad to see the project come through because I live off- campus and I know many stu dents who never know when Taps is being held. “It’s a unique ceremony, and I hope the signs will in crease the turnout for the ceremonies in the future.” Petroleum economics talks begin today at Texas A&M by Julie Ennis Battalion Reporter Results of the recent OPEC reduction in crude oil prices and its effect on the profitability of almost all petroleum related companies have brought en gineers, researchers and busi nessmen to Texas A&M today for a petroleum economics con ference. The rollback in the price of crude has had a chilling effect on petroleum producers, the ser vice companies and the lending agencies, assistant director of the Texas Petroleum Research Committee and conference chairman Dr. Paul Crawford says. That effect was reflected by a 50 percent reduction in the number of drilling rigs operat ing in the United States, Craw ford said. “In our local area the Cham ber of Commerce reported that petroleum work was off by over 75 percent,” Crawford said. The petroleum economics conference will focus on pro jected near and long term prices of oil and gas, he said. The Texas Petroleum Re search Committee is sponsoring the one-day conference for fa culty, visitors and students at Rudder Tower. Jessie L. Koontz, vice presi dent of W.R. Grace & Co.’s Natural Resource Group, will be the keynote speaker at the con ference. Koontz will provide in formation on projected oil and gas prices. Bud Isaacs Jr., senior vice president and general manager of property acquisitions for Lewis Co. in Denver, will discuss the acquisition of oil and gas. Lewis has invested a few billion dollars in recent petroleum ac quisitions, Crawford said. Methods of financing oil and gas ventures will be presented by Glen Carson, vice president of First City Energy Finance Co., in Houston. B.P. Huddleston, president of B.P. Huddleston & Co. of Houston, will deliver the lun cheon address entitled “How Financial Institutions View Pet roleum Engineering Reports.” Other speakers include: Richard Adkerson, head of oil and gas for Arthur Anderson & Co.; Dennis J. Graue, vice presi dent of Scientific Software- Intercomp; Martin Caylor, gen eral manager of planning for Gulf Oil Exploration & Produc tion Co.; Bill Osborn of Osborn Engineering Inc.; and Eddy Claycomb and Paul D. Lerwick of Williams Co. The noon luncheon will be held in the Memorial Student Center. The cost for the lun cheon will be $10. Pushcart makes fast food faster by Charles P. Dungan Battalion Reporter It’s handy, there’s no line, and you can eat on the go. “It” is the newest addition to the campus food service — the pushcart on the plaza in front of the Chemistry Building. The cart allows people to grab a quick snack when they don’t have the time to hassle with a restaurant or cafeteria. It also fits the out door atmosphere of the plaza. From 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., food service worker Bethalyn Williams, stands under the red and white umbrella selling hot dogs and doughnuts to students, faculty and staff. Response to the cart has been good so far, she says. Williams sells between $200 and $300 worth of food every day includ ing about 150 hot dogs and eight dozen doughnuts. Sales at lunch time have become so hectic that a second food service worker must be there to help keep up. Williams enjoys working at the new stand. She says she felt like a guinea pig at first, testing the market for the department, but enjoys working outside and meeting people. Williams says the most com mon comment on the stand is that it needs to expand. People want hot mustard, chili, sauer kraut and onions for their hot dogs, and they would like to see a bigger menu, she says. Jay Maynard, assistant direc tor for auxiliary dining services, says the favorable response has been a pleasant surprise for the department, which was not sure how students would react. Students from the Blocker Building have asked the food services department for a cart at that building, he says. A new cart has been ordered and should ar rive in two to three weeks. The stainless steel carts cost about $2,000 each and can keep food hot or cold. Maynard says the food service department was not looking for more work in setting up the stand, but was trying to find out if there was a need for additional service. The department serves about 50,000 meals a day, two-thirds being lunches. The 12 perma nent facilities currently being operated cannot keep up with the lunch hour pace, he says. The new snack bars in Zachry Engineering Center and the Pavilion have been working at capacity, he says. If the snack bar in Zachry were three times the E resent size it would still be full, e says. The problem is the number of people that want to eat at the same time. “If we could stagger them we would not have a problem in feeding all of them”, Maynard says. Maynard says the first choice for a solution to the problem would be a new permanant establishment but the carts would serve the purpose until something can be built. Bird expert to speak birds re- 5a olice beat I The following incidents were reported to the University Police Department through Monday: | THEFTS: • A Pizza Hut case containing two pizzas was stolen from a 11983 Yamaha motorcycle. An ■employee was delivering pizzas in Puryear Hall at the time. ’ • $21 in cash was stolen from 230 Reed McDonald. BURGLARY: • A Pioneer AM/FM cassette stereo was stolen from a 1976 Pontiac. The vehicle was parked in the student lot west of Wof ford Cain Pool. INDECENT EXPOSURE: • Two women were jogging near the Floral Test Gardens when they passed a man who ex posed himself to them. OTHER: • University Police found the gate arm to the staff lot west of the Pavilion had been broken. by Elizabeth Hascall Battalion Reporter Saving and recognizing of prey will be the topic of a p sentation tonight sponsored by the Wildlife Biology Society. John Karger, executive direc tor of Last Chance Forever, an organization that helps injured birds of prey return to the wild, will be the guest speaker. Karger has worked to edu cate the public about birds of prey for many years, wildlife professor and friend of Karger Dr. Keith Arnold says. Karger not only works with birds of prey but also has trained birds for television and movies, Arnold said. Karger will discuss how to recognize birds of prey, what they are, why they should be saved and how to stop harming them, Arnold said. Karger will bring several birds of prey and a chicken or pigeon trained to respond as a bird of prey, Arnold said. Karger has worked with veterinarians from across the state, including some at Texas A&M, receiving injured or sick Karger will speak at 7:30 p.m. birds that they have found. in 110 Harrington. THE UNDERGROUND Sbisa Basement Chicken Wing Special Monday, Oct. 31- Friday, Nov.4 $2.39 for box of 5 OFFER GOOD TO THE LAST WING “The Best Food. The Lowest Price.” AGRICULTURALISTS . . . You're Needed All Over the World. Ask Peoce Corps volunteers why rheir agriculture degrees or form backgrounds ore needed in developing notions. Ask them how rheir knowledge of crops, livestock production, form mechanics or beekeeping methods help alleviate hunger, increase personal income ond develop technical skills. They'll tell you of the rewords of seeing direct results of their efforts. They'll tell you Peoce Corps is the toughest job you'll ever love. SENIORS/GRADS: Sign up for inter view and pick up an aoplication now: CAREER PLACEMENT OFFICE Rep. on Campus: Wed. £ Thurs., Nov. 9 $ 10. 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