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Tuesday, March 27,1984/The Battalion/Page 3 arle bbel winners discuss need for more food sources ty KAREN WALLACE Staff Writer Although Dr. T.W. Schultz Dr. Norman Borlaug eed Monday night on the iblemof decreased food pro- Iction in the world, the two Bbel Peace Prize winners dis ced on how to solve the iblem. orlaug, who won the prize in[1970 for the development of wheal'varieties, said the an- fcr lies in developing new ag- Jultural ways to increase food Auction. I'Here we are fat and sick, all oftis present in this room, while there are people who stay on the verge of hunger and malnu trition all of their lives,” said Borlaug, who received the title ‘father of the green revolution,’ when he helped increase crop yields all over the world. If agricultural development was looked at as an hour on the clock, it would have begun in 23 hours and 57 seconds, Borlaug said. The same amount of de velopment is needed within the next 50 years if the problem is to be solved, he said. “In the past when a crises came, such as drought, insects or plauge, the solution was to open more land for cultiva tion,” Borlaug said. “But we can’t do that anymore. The most increases in food produc tion are coming from the appli cation of scientific technology to improve the yields.” Schultz, who won the prize in 1979 for economics, said there are four issues that should be considered when solving the problem — science, efficiency, consumer choice and investing in people. “Agricultural scientists made the mistake of emphasising food crops,” Schultz said. “They should consentrate more on im ports and exports.” Science, the first consider ation, creates the capacity to produce more wheat, Schultz said. “Agricultural scientists are in some sense missionaries,” Schultz said. “They are like Johnny Appleseed’s. Dr. Bor laug travels around the world distributing the tons of wheat in his pockets.” Schultz said he sees distor tions in governments of both rich and poor countryies which cause a lack of efficiency — the second consideration. One of these distortions is the famine scare, he said. “This is a tremendous distor tion that has come in from pub- SISD adopts 1984-85 calendar y THERESA CORNELL Reporter he College Station School ird adopted the 1984-85 ju- r high/high school calendar I approved replacement of junior high school exterior irs and auditorium stage iting Monday night. The school calender will ful- ill ihe required 175 student :1a- days and 183 teacher ool days. According to the snder, the first day of school I be Aug. 29, Spring Break, r. 11-15 and the last day of ool, May 30. The board also approved the ilacement of the junior high ool exterior doors at an esti- mated cost of $9,906 and its stage lighting and dimmer sys tem in the auditorium at an esti mated cost of $6,850. Those re placements were included in the 1982 Bond Issue projects for the school. In other action, the board ap proved the selection of over 100 new textbooks for use by junior high and high schools for the 1984-85 school year. The board said the books would fit district programs and provide adequate instruction for the students. Considerations of the Food Services Operations were dis cussed on whether to continue to use Contracted Services, if the option is cost effective*, or discontinue the service, based on the best bid received. Assis tant Superintendent Donald P. Ney said the documents and presentation presented at the meeting were intended to pro vide background and decision making information to board members. Further consider ation of the Contracted Services will be analyzed at the April Board of Trustees meeting. The board approved that the firm of Durst, Wood and Mil- berger be appointed to conduct _ the 1983-84 Fiscal Year audit. The board also reviewed the Region VI Education Service Center Board of Directors Elec tion candidates. The candidate. for position 6 is J. O. Alexander and for position 7, Doric Dam- uth. Candidates for the board of directors positions for Brazos and Montgomery Counties will be elected sometime this year. The board again approved the use of Southwood Valley El ementary School’s cafeteria by Holy Cross Lutheran Church beginning in April. lie policy,” he said. Consumer choice, the third consideration, has been hin dered because regulatons have been violated in the United States, Schultz said. The fourth issue is investing in people, Schultz said. “We should invest in tire qual ity from advanced knowledge and the quality of people,” he said. “Not the quality of what people acquire, but the quality of their health.” Borlaug said that when pe troleum products start being used more as fertilizers, people in the United States might have to chose between big cars or fer- We buy, sell, and repair used trucks Pickups-Plus 512 W. Carson 775-6708 Battalion Classified tilizers. “I hope we don’t have to make those choices,” he said. Borlaug said another prob lem that might have to be faced is propaganda about harmful agricultural chemicals. “During the next doubling of the worlds population, we can’t have obstacles like these,” he said. “We won’t make it to solve the problem.” There are 4.7 billion people in the world — an increase of 84 million people a year, Borlaug said. “That comes out to 160 peo ple every minute,” he said. Only 2 percent of the food in the world comes from the ocean, while over 90 percent comes from the land, Borlaug said. Schultz said he is very critical of extension services because they treat young farmers as though they are all going to saty in agriculture. “A first class extension serv ice where the farmers have 12 years of schooling or less is pro ductive,” Schultz said. “With 12 years of education and more, the extension service is negative in contribution.” J# <S“ ■v* THE UNDERGROUND Sbisa Basement ^ ~ Potato Chips Special Friday 3/23/84 — Thursday 3/29/84 All Varieties 89C Regular Price $1.38 OFFER GOOD TO THE LAST CHIP “The Best Food. The Lowest Price.” ouncil votes to support ion 1(b) in election like the uld be init^ take on i that mm long its i| rd of Rff to thisenij elf and is it lie station!] cars towed handi charging | mm tenh s (and yes, j campus er of Al ;onie inco] lar leeciii| ay what 11 hat you’tt| arsa| urtheri/fsj et totersti (driving t s). 0n-aij >e highly ( | ik you’re J , I’d say )t| “her thef Kenffo Class off By SALLY SCHWIERZKE Reporter Jhe MSC Council held their ast regular meeting of the year londay night and voted unani- isly to support Option 1(b). hi council will also make avail- an evaluation of the coun activities during the year, ing to help the new council mbers in the upcoming year. pic Conner, MSC executive president for administra- >n and student body referen- m coordinator, initiated the Btion that the MSC Council bport option 1(b). Option 1(b) recommends an •ucrease of $10 over a period of three years. Six dollars will be used for the University Center, while the remaining $4 will be placed in a reserve fund. The reserve fund will allow student input into the Univer sity Center services provided and will establish a means for future additions and im provements to the Center. Applications for new council assistants are in the mail to those students qualified for the i josition. The council is looking or freshmen with a 3.25 GPR or better who are truly inter ested in working for the coun cil. Those students who are in terested and qualified, and who don’t receive applications in the mail, can contact the Student Programs office. An orientation program will be held on Wednesday for council assistant applicants. Applications must, be in by Friday, interviews will be held next week. The MSC awards banquet will be held April 7. There will be a reception and a slide pre sentation. Tickets are available lor $10 at the Student Pro grams office. 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