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Friday, March 29,1985/The Battalion/Page 3 Av od d our you would: xrt, Olymp Nobody li t your >u had tale: stead ofb hat. If 1 hi would has y would has y somewhes ive beentlf happenedt t have to® into the Ok [ime I woui good interea Board itor ig Editor itor Editor ge Editor ditor f ionda Snider , Kay Mallelt i Williams i-Ellen Clai ibecca Adair. ttarcyBasile, mdon Berry, nah Bullard, el Crawford, Kirsten Dietz, :te Herndon, Sarah Oates, i, lunePang, Cathy Ri# iValter Smith Kelley Smith (aren Bloch, Karla Marti" Kevinlnda, Loren Stcfly .Mike Lane Dale Smith hy Bennett lerineHurt jny Casper, Frank Irwin, i, Dean SaiW il 300 ^ “ 'In weditW rr„ r (ionu |nCII „ roftlx l ' riwr ' lecd Md>°4 St2ti° n ' * "7. Ad' Siaiw", Drum majors to be chosen next week By CHERYL CLARK Reporter For several juniors in the Texas Aggie Band, tension is running high as tryouts for head drum major and infantry and artillery drum majors approach Monday and Tuesday. Scott Yerigan, the current infan try band drum major, said the candi dates are judged by a committee consisting of the three drum majors; Lt. Col. Joe T. Haney, the band di rector; Capt. Jay O. Brewer, assis tant band director; Bill Dean, asso ciate band director; both battery commanders; both this year’s and next year’s combined band com manders and a representative from each class. The candidates are judged on sev eral criteria such as leading the band through manuveurs, directing music on the drill field and the candidate’s past record in the band. Candidates also must have a 2.25 overall grade point average, Yerigan said. Appearance also plays a key f actor in evaluating the candidates, Yeari- gan said. He said, the way the drum major performs on the field also is important. Haney, who has been band direc tor for the last 13 years, said voice commands, baton carriage, compo sure and leadership play an impor tant role in judging the candidates. Pete Schaub, a junior in A Bat tery, said the reason that he was try ing out was to repay what the band has given to him. “I want to help out the Aggie Band and give back what I’ve taken for the last three years,” Schaub said. Several of the other junior candi dates declined to comment on why they were trying out for the band. Mark Allen, current head drum major, said that when he tried out, he was anxious and nervous. “Leading 300 hundred men down the field is a scary f eeling, you won der can you do it,” Allen said. “If you mess up, then the people behind you will definitely mess up.” Haney said after two days of ex tensive tryouts, the top four candi dates are chosen. The committee then decides who will fill the drum major positions and the one alter nate. U.S.-Soviet relations will be main topic of lecture series Treat For A Trick Photo by LEE BOOKER Baron von Schmidt, a grey Weimereiner, tries to catch a dog treat thrown by Bebe Booker, a freshman general studies major from St. Louis, Missouri. KANM benefit raises $150 Station still needs $4000 By ANN CERVENKA Staff Writer The recent death of Soviet Presi dent Konstantin U. Chernenko and rise to power of Mikhail S. Gorba chev, as well as the renewal of the Geneva arms control talks has sparked interest in U.S.-Soviet rela tions. The Wiley Lecture Series, a com mittee of the Memorial Student Cen ter, is sponsoring the program “U.S.-Soviet Relations: The Quest for International Security,” April 4. The program will focus on the new era of superpower relations in terms of arms control agreements and involvement in Third World countries. Matthew Kirst, chairman of Wiley Lecture Series, said U.S.-Soviet rela tions are global concerns and a timely issue. “It’s a very significant program,” he said. “We’re really designed to address the issues of the day.” Three prominent speakers will at tend the series: • Zbigniew Brzezinski, a widely published Sovietologist, served as the Special Assistant for National Se curity Affairs under the Carter Ad ministration. • James R. Schlesinger served as the director of the CIA and secre tary of defense in the Ford and Car ter Administrations. • Arkady Shevchenko is a former Soviet ambassador and the highest ranking Soviet official ever to defect to the West. Becky Sampson, director of public relations, emphasized the caliber of the speakers. “These are all very learned men with updated information, what’s going on now,” she said. Professors in the Texas A&M po litical science and history depart ments also are participating in the series. Topics of speeches by five professors include “Star Wars,” the heirachy of the Kremlin, the cultural differences between the two coun tries, the arms control race and the history of U.S.-Soviet relations, Sampson said. Edwin Newman will be moderator for the program. Newman has a 40- year career as a journalist. “The lecture series here at A&M has created quite a name for itself,” Kirst said. “This is totally student run. No place else in the nation does this.” In 1983, the series brought Ger ald Ford to Texas A&M, and in 1984 it featured Alexander Haig and Henry Kissinger. Tickets for the series are on sale in the MSC Box Office at $0, $8 and $10 for students and $8, $10 and $12 for non-students. The program is scheduled for April 4 at 8 p.m. in Rudder Audito rium. On April 5, students and city of fi cials will have a one-on-one question and answer seminar with the speak ers. By DARYN DEZENGOTITA Reporter KANM made another drop in the fund bucket Tuesday night. The stu dent cable radio station collected $150 at a fourth benefit but still needs $4000 more. Chris Dominy, KANM station manager, says the station will receive $ 150 of the $250 raised at Dr. G’s be cause the performing band has to be paid. KANM is trying to raise money to transfer to broadcast transmission by 1986. Faculty adviser Jo Hudson says the biggest obstacle will be getting through the FCC red tape. “The FCC has so many regula tions,” Hudson says. “Right now we have to do a complete engineering study to show what we have and what is available in the area. “There are a lot of forms to fill out and we have to comply with the educational format status. From what I understand, the process is less complicated now than it was in the past but it has taken a little longer than we expected.” But Hudson says the-process is still expensive. The cost of the forms, regulation books and equip ment is incredible. KANM is cur rently contacting area stations, looking for used equipment and sup port for their effort. The KANM staff says they are de bating on what the new dial position will be. They want to switch their current cablecast over when the dial is chosen, so the transition will be easier for their listeners. “A lot of people really want this to happen,” Hudson says. “Chris (Dominy) has the dream and the mo tivation and Glenn (Harris), our en gineer, is looking at the reality of it Hudson says the station’s format will not change, and it will continue to accept sponsorships rather than advertising. Final vote on day care bill delayed in Texas House Associated Press AUSTIN — Texas House mem bers on Thursday stalled a final vote on a day care bill because the chair man of the appropriations commit tee asked them to. “I am not against the bill,” said Jim Rudd, D-Brownfield. “I am against the handling of the money.” The bill would require annual fees of $40 per year, plus $ 1 per child for day care centers. The maximum would be $150. Registered family homes would pay $ 15 a year. Rudd said he would prefer to put the money into the state’s general revenue, rather than dedicate it to the day care education program. “We do not have control of it,” he said of dedicated funds. B'omrtiwttlh luJb 813 WELLBORN 693-4045 C.S.TEXAS f BAR DRINKS Every Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Night til Close Cover Charge: $2 Girls $3 Guys Free Beer from 8-9 p.m. James R. Schlesinger * former Director CIA * former Secretary of Defense ★ MSC Wiley Lecture Series presents: “U.S.-Soviet Relations: The Quest for International Security” Featuring: Zbigniew Brzezinski James R. Schlesinger Arkady Sheuchenko Edwin Newman (moderator) April 4,1985 8:00 p.m. Rudder Auditorium Call MSC Box Office at 845-1234 Tickets on Sale now!