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Monday, December 5,1983/The Battalion/Page 3
up by
tower
next fall
by Chris Cox
Battalion Reporter
Plans have been set for the
40-foot Albritton Tower to
>e completed by the start of
he 1984 football season, says
he assistant director of facili-
ies, planning and construc-
ion for Texas A&M.
Daniel T. Whitt said con
traction of the tower, a gift
fom former regent Ford D.
Ubritton, shoulcl begin in ear-
y 1984 on the west side of the
nain campus.
The original site proposed
iy Albritton, Class of ’43, was
a front of the Academic
luilding between the YMCA
nd the Coke Buildings. Be-
ause of the underground uti-
ties at the site and the ex-
icnse to relocate them.
another site had to be found,
he said.
After investigating various
proposed sites, Albritton, the
administration and several
members of the Texas A&M
Board of Regents selected the
west entrance as the site, Whitt
said.
The tower will be built at
the intersection of Jones and
Lamar Streets and Main
Drive.
One reason the site was
chosen is because of its prom
inent location. The tower will
act as a unifying element be
tween the main campus and
the expanding west campus,
he said. Due to the expansion
of the west campus, the tower
could one day mark the center
of the campus.
The tower will be placed on
a 70-foot landscaped circle. It
will be constructed of brick
and Texas limestone with two
foot arches at the base. It will
contain 47 bells electrically
and automatically operated in /
a room within the tower. '
One of the features of the
tower will be a three-bell vic
tory peal. The bells will be
sounded after each Texas
A&M victory in a sports event.
Whitt said, “The final de
sign will be extradited to begin
construction in early 1984. It
was Albritton’s decision that
the tower and carillon be in
place and operating by the be
ginning of the 1984 football
season.”
Whitt said he sees no con
struction problems associated
with the tower. He said like
most other construction at the
University, temporary access
will be provided
needed.
when
“This is not going to be a
Texas A&M project,” Whitt
said. “The Morris-Aubry
Architect Firm of Houston
will design the tower. Albrit
ton also will employ a contrac
tor to build the tower.”
Whitt said the construction
department at the University
will be involved in reviewing
the design drawings and
observing the construction.
“As it has been pointed out
by Albritton and others, a
carillon is a major part of
many universities,” Whitt
said.'
Prof finds winning
political races costly
by Mitch Clendening
Battalion Reporter
Election to public office car
ries a higher price tag than it did
a decade ago, Bruce W. Robeck,
associate professor of political
science, says.
Robeck, who is serving as
g resident of the College Station
chool Board, considered seek
ing the 6th Congressional Dis
trict seat being vacated by Rep.
Phil Gramm. He said a lack of
funds — combined with a lack of
time — persuaded him to pass
on the race. The cost of such a
campaign, he said, has increased
faster than the rate of inflation
over the last decade.
A primary campaign costs ab
out $250,000, Robeck said,
adding that if the candidate
makes it past the primary, at
least anotner $250,000 will be
Jub members to keep on trying
Locals try to contact astronaut
By Debbie E. Warren
Battalion Reporter
Jryan Amateur Radio Club-
bmbers didn’t get to talk to an
Ironaut on Saturday like they
Id wanted although the group
‘ set up a ham radio in the
Mrking lot of Post Oak Mall
png to make contact with the
llumbia space shuttle as it flew
[over the Bryan-College Station
recordings of him, but the
closest area that we know of that
has made a two-way contact with
him is in Temple. We still have
until Wednesday or Thursday to
contact him.”
hours of the nine-day mission.
Garriott has been a ham oper
ator since he was 12 years old.
Hobson said Garriott trans
mits for one minute and then
scans a set of randomly selected
frequencies to listen for re-
i the count
jBill Hobson, president-elect
of the local club, said Saturday
throwinjlftte members had picked up a
kingati |ra nsm ission from astronaut
[Ou 'en Garriott earlier, but that
|y would Arriott was not able to hear
atsortofrathem.
think that somebody in the
om the )H a ] area j s going to get a shot at
o eventually,” Hobson said,
■e’s been over twice where
»ntal startfe’ve actually been able to make
.thing to®
te begins
Astronaut Owen Gar
riott has been over
twice where we’ve
actually been able to
make recordings of
him — Bill Hobson,
Bryan Amateur
Radio Club.
sponses.
Hobson said
The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration has
given Garriott permission to talk , „ . .
fo ham operators during his off over to the frequencies he is on.
club members
have been getting most of the
information about when the best
chances are to pick up Garriott
from the Johnson Space Center
amateur radio group.
“They’ve had a repeater in
the Houston area that we can
monitor here in Bryan,” he said.
“We’ve been listening to them
and they’ve been giving the
orbits, the times, what degrees to
set our antennas at, when we
should hear the signal and when
we should lose it.
If we do hear him, we’ll jump
The first 40 seconds or more of
the conversation will be spent
transferring our call signs. If he
has any time left after that I
don’t know what I’ll say to him. I
don’t know if I’ll be rational at
that point, I’ll be so excited.”
Club members played the re
cordings they made of Garriott’s
earlier transmissions at the mall
and showed pre-recorded video
tapes of him in the space shuttle.
“Most of the people coming
by have been pretty impressed,”
Hobson said. “Especially with
the sample recordings we’ve
been playing for them. It just
kind of blows their minds that
here’s an average citizen with an
opportunity to actually talk to an
bogging thing.”
Hobson said bringing the
ham radio equipment to the
mall was troublesome, but it was
well worth the trouble even after
the group didn’t contact the
astronaut.
“The main thing we’re trying
to do is give people the oppor
tunity to actually look at the dif
ferent facets of amateur radio
operations these days,” he said.
“Besides being involved in this
sort of thing we also do a lot of
public service type activities.
“We have worked with the
Red Cross to provide emergency
communications during Hurri
cane Alicia and during the local
tornado that we had in the Milli-
needed. It takes time and con
tacts to raise that much money,
he said.
The cost of a successful cam
paign often acts as an “absolute
barrier” against people with few
financial resources, he said.
It doesn’t cost a lot of money
to run, but it does cost to win, he
said. An incumbent has a big
advantage over the challenger in
a race, Robeck said, but the in
cumbent often spends more
than the challengers.
Increasing name recognition
is one reason. Name recognition
is essential to win any political
race, and often can be the decid
ing factor when an individual
pulls the levers on election day,
Roebeck said.
An incumbent enters a race
with a lot of name recognition,
and often spends a lot of money
before making any progress in
that area. A challenger usually
starts with little name recogni
tion and gets more mileage from
campaign funds.
Robeck said the key to judg
ing effective campaign spending
is how much the challenger
spends. He said the challenger
must reach a large number of
people who don’t follow the _ Legislature.
political scene, but do recognize
the incumbent’s name.
Robeck said part of the in
crease in campaign costs can be
traced to breaking this “barrier
of ignorance.” Fewer people pay
attention to current local events,
and the cost of getting their
attention is high. The financial
barrier of political campaigning
would be lowered if more peo
ple were attentive to the political
scene, he said.
Experience is an important
qualification for a candidate,
Robeck said. Most people are
hesitant to trust someone who
hasn’t served in public office, he
said, and voters must see the
candidate as a credible office
holder.
When no one from Brazos
County expressed interest in the
6th District race, Robeck began
considering a campaign. After a
week of talking to potential sup
porters, he decidea to sit out this
contest.
Robeck said the chance to run
for a congressional seat without
the shadow of an incumbent
doesn’t come along often. He
said he will keep his eyes open
for an open seat in the Texas
d otherffl
it may be a
ver 25,000 preregister
by Ed Alanis
Battalion Reporter
More than 25,000 students
bied up for spring classes dur-
ig preregistration, and associ-
te registrar Donald Carter ex
its at least 9,000 more to regis-
;r before classes begin on Mon-
ay, Jan. 16.
i iFor those who did preregis-
ie team pi d f ee s iip S w ju b e sent to t h e
'ould b Students’ local addresses this
prepared, keek.
therewfpJStudents will have until Fri
day, Dec. 16, to clarify any errors
in their fee statements with the
fiscal office.
Preregistration fees must be
paid by Tuesday, Jan. 3, to avoid
cancellation.
“Traditionally enrollment
drops 2,500 to 3,000 for the
spring semester,” Carter says,
“but registration lines will still be
long in January.”
Delayed registration runs
Wednesday, Jan. 11, through
Friday, Jan. 13 — three business
ilO
days before spring classes begin.
The drop-add period begins the
same day, so it is likely that the
registration center will be
crowded, Carter said.
Registering early helps be
cause card packets are processed
on a first-come-first-served
basis, Carter said.
The only exception to the
first-come-first-served rule is
seniors whose card packets are
processed separately for obvious
reasons. Seniors approaching
graduation must take the classes
..they heed.
ARTHRITIS
By Dr.Stewart b. Stephanaon, D.C.
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can’t close their hands In the morning and walk around with pain in their feet and ankles. The above are
some of the indications you are suffering from arthritis.
Unless property cared for, you can expect degeneration of the joints, loss of motion and increasing pain.
Drugs only hide the real condition but the Chiropractic treatment of relieving nerve pressure has been very
beneficial in the treating of arthritis if caught in time.
The Stephenson Chiropractic Office asks “Why be sick
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by Christine Mallon
Battalion Staff
four-week Soils Science In-
)uld ratt-jstitute will be held beginning in
Masaltl anuar y at Texas A&M and will
the contract agronomists from all
,»V(t ihe country, the coordina
tor of the institute said
Wednesday.
■ The institute will be from
January 23 through February
17 as part of a Continuing Edu
ction program. All programs
id presentations will be held at
Rudder Center.
llhis is the first time Texas
A&M will host the institute,
which has previously been held
at Iowa State and Cornell Uni-
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versity.
The schedule for the prog
ram tentatively calls for about
108 hours of instruction plus
student presentations.
Texas A&M professors who
will be participating in the prog
ram include: Dr. Murray H. Mil
ford, Dr. Charles Hallmark, Dr.
Lawrence Wilding, Dr. David
Zuberer, Dr. Frank Hons and
Dr. Frank Calhoun — all soil and
crop sciences professors and
Bobby Garble, an extension soils
specialist.
The intention of the institute
is to participate with other soils
and crop sciences instructors
from across the country in inten
sive study, Milford said.
The soils institute can be very
beneficial to Texas A&M, he
said, since instructors come
together and share ideas about
the growth and imporatance of
the soil industry.
Each participant will give one
30-minute presentation of a spe
cial project in soils in their state.
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