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    Tuesday, March 27,1984/The Battalion/Page 3
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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-
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“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.”
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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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MSC Hospitality Spring Fashion Show
Thursday March 29/1984
7:00pm
Rudder Forum
Featuring these fine Retailers
Desmonds
Mary's Bridal Shoppe
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Shala's
J. Riggins
R. Rush & Co.
Casual Corner
Entertainment: Miss TAMU 1984
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Kim Walters
Tickets $ 2.00 at the door, from any Hospitality
member, or at the MSC Box Office