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Senior veterinary students at
Texas A&M this fall will be seeing
|iore than just usual textbooks and
assroorns.
Under three ongoing programs,
groups of fourth-year veterinary
students are on the move to gain
valuable hands-on training by carry-
ingout diagnosis, treatment and sur
gery in the Panhandle, in Austin and
on a dozen farms run by the state’s
prison system.
H Each Thursday in Austin, the stu
dents— usually five accompanied by
an intern and a faculty member —
[ perform a spay-and-neuter clinic for
||ogs and cats. The clinic is operated
bv the local Humane Society and
supported by the Capital Area Vet
erinary Medical Association, which
supplies the necessary equipment,
local veterinarians also volunteer to
participate in the program.
■ A&M students usually neuter
more than 1,000 animals a year in
the Austin program, giving seniors
valuable surgical experience while
helping curb the urban health prob-
flems brought on by overpopulation
• o! unowned or unrestrained dogs
[and cats.
I “We feel this is an exceptional ed-
pcational experience unparalleled at
any other vet school,” said A&M fac
ulty member Dr. Elmo Crenshaw.
C.venshaw supervises the weekly
trips to Austin.
Students seem to like the program
ecause of the first-hand experience
gained from doing five or six opera
tions a day, for the immediate results
surgery provides and for the chance
to break the class routine back at
A&M.
Austin veterinarian Ron Stried, a
1967 A&M graduate who helped
found the program, said he and his
lassmates only had the opportunity
to do a few neuterings before grad
ation.
Marjorie Bird, an Austin Humane
ociety director, said: “We are very
proud of our wonderful ‘marriage’
r ith Texas A&M.”
Virtually the entire senior veteri-
ary class each year performs herd
health duties at 12 farms on which
the state’s prison system grows its
wn food.
Under terms of a contractual
agreement with the Texas Depart
ment of Corrections, those duties in
clude routine diagnosis and treat
ment of livestock diseases or such
preventive measures as inoculation,
said A&M faculty member Dr.
Charles Boyd, who coordinates the
activities.
Although participation is optio
nal, almost the entire graduating
class (about 130 students) takes part
because of the valuable experience it
gives.
The TDC runs some 8,000 beef
cattle, 6,000 dairy cattle, 600 bulls,
600 guard horses, 500 dogs and as
sorted poultry on the 92,500 acres
worth of farms.
Boyd said the prison system’s abil
ity to grow its own food and the food
for the animals it must maintain is
seen as a boon for the state’s taxpay
ers so keeping those animals healthy
is important.
At least 40-50 students a year vol
unteer for a two-week stay in the
Panhandle, where they learn the ins
and outs of veterinary care of feed-
lots that house thousands of sheep
and cattle.
After a briefing on how feedlots
are managed, the students accom
pany area veterinarians on their
rounds and carry out or assist on all
situations that present themselves,
including surgery and autopsies.
Dr. W.J. Hill III, a 1966 A&M
graduate, oversees the Panhandle
operations in Wheeler, Dimmitt,
Spearman, Amarillo and other
nearby towns. Students are usually
housed at West Texas State Univer
sity in Canyon.
“We try to make them familiar
with herd health rather than concen
trating on one animal,” Hill said.
“That will help them after gradua
tion if they have clients who are in
the feedlot business.”
Students are briefed on current
drugs and treatments appropriate
for feedlot situations and perform
other tasks that provide them with
experience, such as taking blood
samples for brucellosis testing.
“The students have the chance to
see some diseases for the first time,
or observe cattle coming from dif
ferent geographic regions that have
their own inherent health prob
lems,” Hill said.
Around town
Who’s Who applications due Friday at 5
Applications for Who’s Who Among Students in American Uni
versities and Colleges are available at boxes located in the Comman
dant’s Office, MSC, Student Activities Office, Zachry Engineering
Center, Sterling G. Evans Library, Kleberg Center, the office of the
dean of Veterinary Medicine, and the office of the vice president for
Student Services. Completed applications must be returned by 5
p.m. Friday.
Students must meet requirements for grade points and com
pleted credit hours. From the qualified applicants, 55 students will
be selected to Who’s Who by a committee composed of faculty, staff
and students appointed by the vice president of Student Services and
the student body president. Any questions should be directed to
Chris Carter in 110 YMCA.
Science students must take exam
Any junior or senior in the College of Science who has not pre
viously taken the English Proficiency Examination should plan to
take the test Oct. 2 or Oct. 15 unless they have completed English
301 with a minimum grade of C. Students in the College of Science
are required to pass either English 301 or the test in order to qualify
as a degree candidate.
The English Proficiency Exam will be administered by the En
glish Department. Students in the Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
and Physics Departments should register for the exam in 313 Biolog
ical Sciences Building prior to the exam.
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aged to pledge. Deadline for organization pledges is Nov. 1. Job
requests will still be accepted after that date. Contact Mark Maniha at
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Capsized boat kills 1,
another still missing
United Press International
PORT ARANSAS — A couple
from Littlefield managed to swim to
the jetties after their boat capsized,
but one of their companions
drowned and another was missing,
the Coast Guard reported Tuesday.
\ helicopter search is under way
for the missing person near where
an unidentified woman’s body was
discovered in the surf Tuesday
morning, said Coast Guard Lt. Phil
lip Coletti.
A man and his wife were treated
for exposure and shock at Coastal
Bend Hospital in Aransas Pass. Re
lease of their identities is pending
notification of the relatives.
The survivors told the Coast
Guard their 18-foot pleasure boat
capsized after its engine stalled and
all four people went to the stern
about 5 p.m. Monday.
The couple said they spent several
hours in the water until reaching the
jetties late last night.
United Press International
WASHINGTON — After eight
days of haggling, congressional ne
gotiators appeared to be near
agreement Tuesday on a landmark
immigration bill that would grant
U.S. residence status to more than 1
million illegal aliens.
When the House-Senate confer
ence committee met, only one poten
tial stumbling block remained — a
House-approved amendment by
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., pro
tecting legalized aliens against job
discrimination.
The amendment, already ac
cepted by the House, has been op
posed by Sen. Alan Simpson, R-
Wyo., on grounds it would require
employers to hire aliens instead of
citizens.
If negotiators settle the contro
versy, it seems likely a compromise
version could be returned to the
House and Senate for final action.
The bill would grant permanent
residence to aliens who entered the
United States illegally before 1977.
Illegal aliens who arrived later, but
before Jan. 1, 1981, would receive
temporary resident status and the
opportunity to apply for permanent
status after two years. Those gaining
permanent status could seek cit
izenship after five years.
The bill also seeks to stem the flow
of illegal aliens into the country by
imposing civil and criminal penalties
against employers who knowingly
hire illegal aliens.
Even if the committees approve
the bill, it still faces many uncertain
ties.
In the House, Rep. Kent Hance,
D-Texas, and about 40 allies are try
ing to reverse the five-vote margin
by which the bill passed the first
time.
If it passes the House, the bill also
faces the possibility of a fillibuster in
the Senate. Sen. John Tower, R-
Texas, has vowed to do all in his
power to defeat the bill. Simpson
says he has the votes to cut off de
bate in such an event.
While President Reagan had
threatened to veto the House ver
sion of the bill because of cost, Simp
son won agreement to a $6.4 billion
limit on costs.
A House provision calling for the
100 percent reimbursement of states
for costs of legalization was replaced
with $4 billion in grants to the states
over four years.
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