Thursday, November 3, 1983/The Battalion/Page 3 Christmas parade needs participants, sponsors Tired doggy Karl Pallmcyer, Battalion photo Reload, a cocker spaniel pup, takes a nap at the fountian near the Chemistry Building. Reload belongs to Thomas Thrash, a senior mechanical engineering major from Pearland. by Edye Williams Battalion Reporter Participants and sponsors are needed for the 1983 Bryan/Col lege Station Holiday Parade. The Parsons' Mounted Cavalry and seven bands, in cluding the Aggie Band, have entered the event, as well as sev- eral groups from Bryan. However, there still are not enough entries. In order to fill the parade, the sign-up deadline has been extended indefinitely. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Christmas 2000,’’ Astronaut Donald Peterson will be the grand marshall. Participants are needed in all categories: floats, bands, mar ching units, mounted units and specialty units. Entrants must pay a $10 fee. The floats will be judged in divisions — elementary school, junior and high school, universi ty, adult, youth, and small and large businesses. Division winners will receive $50 and a framed photo of their entry mounted on a plaque. They also will be eligible for the $150 grand prize. Those interested in entering a float must supply the name and description of the float when submitting an application. There are 20 float slots available in the parade, and they are sub ject to approval. Sponsors also will be needed. The parade will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. It will proceed down Texas Avenue from Uni versity Drive to Villa Maria. Entry forms and information are available through the Cham ber of Commerce office at 693- 6552. Donations from sponsors also will be accepted. First Presbyterian Church 1100 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 823-8073 Dr. Robert Leslie, Pastor Rev. John McGarey, Associate Pastor SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30AM & 11:00AM Church School at 9:30AM College Class at 9:30AM I Bus fromTAMU Krueger/Dunn 9:10AM Northgate 9:15AMI Youth Meeting at 5:00PM Nursery: All Events i s i TEXAS AVE c s o > s s CARTER CREEK PKY First -4- Presbyterian 1 Church Ireshman classes get twist from computers !e would!: Just lilt jp withr ust of tin e and we ize a grou; their da is directec wn as BT marks an . b y Mike Davis : made s! Battalion Reporter rsidesBo: Computers have added a new ’ u vist to freshman chemistry and ‘ hysics and FORTRAN for L an ‘ >mt Texas A&M electrical en- i": ineering students this your$nu ster. bout lOpflbontrol Data Corp. donated Tie attitlidfur computers to Texas A&M ’ up and tstHanuary as teaching aids for selvesabf e I t>n 8‘ neer ' n 8 students. Wl'exas A&M was one of 110 Diversities and colleges il trees d elected nationally by Control is to gel ,ata lo participate in a coopera- Crockerl ve engineering project, sjretourc Through this project, Con- , rol Data donates 1 10 micro- ' M ° ' oinputers, terminals and $6 ive to :1 j]jj on worl h of PLATO com- ig Em. .uter-based pre-engineering quipmenl and computer ser- ices to these universities and olleges. fifexas A&M was one of the irst to receive the PLATO prog am. The University was elected because it had already ecided to participate in a simi- ir program, Dr. John Painter, •rof essor of electrical engineer- ie draining said - . I r )0 of tin | ast s P nn S the computers o (U/ ere used to teach a computer J'ourse in FORTRAN, he says, id it tnei gjj nce t hen, Texas A&M has in thetiii:, OU gi u 20 more computers spring,Orom Control Data which are ody turn:, ction ant inoff. li tndo the; en tovoi; [ I chafe help chai dais repn vhen the 1 find the olved en? ■y goes resents f VOTE lark D.fej are to Padre Cafe being used to teach two more courses in the engineering curri culum. “The University has purch ased a total of 20 terminals,” he says. “This fall students are us ing those 20 terminals to study FORTRAN, freshman chemis try and freshman physics,” he said. Painter said a PLATO calcu lus course is a possibility for the spring semester, but the mathe matics department has not made a decision. The Texas A&M computer facility is worth more than $2 million, he said. Control Data has donated $30,000 worth of equipment. Painter said though the prog ram seems to be successful, the University does not have enough terminals. “We only have enough equip ment to handle 200 (students) for each course,” he said. The PLATO project, named after the Greek philosopher, is only a pilot project, but Painter said he believes it will be around for a long time. CHANELLO S PIZZA EATERS im d to THE UNDERGROUND Sbisa Basement Chicken Wing Special Monday, Ocl. 31- Friday, Nov.4 $2.39 for box of 5 OFFER GOOD TO THE LAST WING “The Best Food. The Lowest Price.” ' i y AMADEUS v. x c,oeO^ X * 'J4 C