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Tuesday, April 10,1984 /The Battalion/Page 3 Warped by Scott McCullar > Mi (h nn Crannies released from jail m v;M United Press International SHERMAN — Two elderly mdmolhers, jailed since last :dnesday for refusing to say ere another woman has hid- $45,000, were released im custody Monday pending aurt hearing. Evelyn Herlzog and Dorothy line Lindsay were jailed for ilempt of court when they used to answer questions at a mpetency hearing for Mary en Bader, 55, of Sherman. Grayson County Sheriff Jack iscoll said U.S. District Judge William Steger in Tyler ordered the women’s release Monday, pending a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus. The women were released on $500 personal recognizance bonds. Federal Magistrate Roger Sanders in Sherman will hold a hearing and make a recommen dation to Steger whether to grant or deny the writ. No date for the hearing had been set. Bader’s son, Walter, was ap pointed temporary guardian of liis mother’s estate in January and is now seeking custody of $45,000 in cash left to Bader her husband died four years ago. The two 65-year-old grand mothers were jailed last Wednesday by County Judge Lloyd Perkins after Bader’s son’s attorney placed them on the stand and asked them where the money was. Both women admitted they knew, but both refused to say anything more. Hertzog is Bader’s sister and Lindsay is Hertzog’s next-door neighbor. Joe Lindsay visited his wife in the Grayson County jail Sunday and said the women, who are housed in a cell by themselves, are in good spirits. “I’m not crazy about the whole situation,” Lindsay said. “I don’t really want to get in volved. But I’ll say this, I think Bader is a long way from being crazy. She seems just fine to me.” Bader said Sunday she con sidered her son’s attempt to take control of her estate im proper. Services for A&M By BARBARA BROWN Reporter Services will be held today for a Texas A&M assistant profes sor and a Texas A&M student who were killed Saturday night in a two-vehicle accident near Plantersville. Memorial services for Dr. Roderick Zierner, 31, will be held at 4 p.m. today at the A&M Methodist Church. Zierner was an assistant professor in the De partment of Agricultural Eco nomics. Funeral services for Michele Neckar, 21, will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waco. Neckar was a student working on her mas ter’s degree in land economics and real estate. The accident occurred about 7 p.m. Saturday when the eastbound car driven by Zierner and Neckar’s westbound car collided on Texas 105 one mile south of Plantersville, said a spokesman for the Texas De partment of Public Safety. Three other Texas A&M stu dents, who were passengers in Neckar’s car, were injured, Lisa Lee Janosek, 25, of Cor pus Christi and Karen Ann Cleavelin, 23, of Waco suffered minor injuries. The other pas- to be held today student, teacher senger, Michele Rene Freder icks, 22, of Schulenberg, was transferred to a hospital in La Grange where she is listed in stable condition. Zierner is survived by his mother, Eiko Zierner, and a sis ter, Pamela Zierner, both of Au gusta, Georgia. A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Zierner. The scholarship will benefit students in the field of econometrics. "^Faculty Senate approves grant, jot loan and scholarship guidelines ight out of can; ik you idale's stffl 'e?” really saidi . All he dot it. He in he’s savii n his safe til )on’t Use has i oints he! al ?” o read it. is to bread j.” Democratic n. ill, maybe 1 ielf and Gould you fared phi bg caw little I® y country he most inf campaign' gate 1 dreat sure that f omination? e doesn t, nole from ; never sus| from the i mole for We have y dirtytri* thing "' e ich. The p 1 ] r resume I heck out. 31 homeMof By DAINAH BULLARD Stall Writer The Texas A&M Faculty nate voted Monday evening approve guidelines for ac- :pting scholarship, grant and an donations. The guidelines, suggested by le Academic Affairs Commit- :e, were approved after the nate debated controversial for more than an hour. Senate amended the origi- suggestions, replacing one reptable selection standard. The Senate approved the iggestions to provide Texas ” with a list of acceptable id unacceptable stipulations to holarship, grant and loan del ations. Under the guidelines aproved by the Senate, selec- un standards which may be lecified by donors are: • Academic record, includ- grade point ratio, high :hool record and standard test ores. • Financial need as deter- lined by the Office of Student inancial Aid. • Course of study or college lajor. • Classification (freshman, pperclassnian, etc.). • Any criteria designed to nhance Affirmative Action by "exas A&M. Selection standards which lay be stated as preferences of onors (but which may not be sled as stipulations) include tiers of recommendation, U.S. itizenship, Texas residency, eographic area (if a substantial umber of students come from area), demonstration of adership skills or extracurri- ular activities and participation i recognized University activ- ies or organizations. Under the approved guidelines, Texas A&M will not accept scholarship, grant or loan donations if stipulations will exclude students because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, educationally unrelated handicaps, personal characteristics, appearance or marital status. Other unaccepta ble selection standards include required participation in varsity athletics (except funds adminis tered through the Athletic De partment) and designated rela tives. A recommendation to coor dinate scholarships and awards to prevent students from receiv ing more money than necessary to cover school expenses was approved by the Senate. The Senate also approved a recom mendation to reduce the tuition of non-resident students, in cluding foreign students, who receive competitive fellowships or scholarships of $200 or more. The Seriate approved eight items recommended by the University Curriculum Com mittee. New courses approved by the Senate include Civil En gineering 202, Surveying, Ge ography 302, Military Geog raphy, History 356, Twentieth Century Japan, History 364, History of American Technol ogy and Engineering, 1607-Pre sent and History 436, Stuart England, 1603-1714. Proposed changes in prereq uisites for two classes were ap proved by the Senate. The abil ity to program computers will replace Computer Science 201, Computer Training for Engi neers as a prerequisite for Mathematics 417, Numerical Analysis I. Mathematics 417 (or the equivalent) or approval of the instructor will replace Com puter Science 201 and Math ematics 308, Differential Equa tions, as a prerequisite for Mathematics 418, Numerical Analysis II. The Senate approved title changes for four courses, num ber changes for two courses and description changes for six courses. The Senate approved changes in hours of lecture, lab oratory and credit for Biology 304, Comparative Biology of Plants, Biology 453, Plant Anat omy and Philosophy 375, Phi losophy of the Visual Media. The Senate also approved a rec ommendation to rename the Department of Plant Sciences the Department of Plant Pathol ogy and Microbiology. A number of changes were approved for the curricula in Dairy Science. The Senate ap proved a recommendation to cross-list Dairy Science 306, Sensory Evaluation of Food, with Food and Science Technol ogy 306, Sensory Evaluation of Food. Dairy Science 307, Sen sory Evaluation of Food, was withdrawn from the curricula. The title of Dairy Science 400, Animal Science Industry Stud ies, was changed to Dairy Sci ence Industry Studies, and per mission of the instructor was added as a requirement. The Senate approved a rec ommendation to make com puter applications an elective in the Junior year of the curricula for the production option of Dairy Science. 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