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Page 4/The Battalion/Tuesday July 9, 1985 Why Settle For Less? Ol’ Lou Pays More For Used Books. LOUPOTS BOOKSTORE FREE PARKING IN REAR FOR CUSTOMERS Book Exchange July 10,11,12,15,16 214 Pavilion Bring in your used books, and buy your books for next session! Sponsored by Student Government, Student Services Division Coming to the second session of Summer School? OPTIONAL MEAL PLANS ALL students may dine on a meal in the Commons Dining Center from July 11 until August 16. We offer 3 plans: 7 day - 3 meals a day, except Sunday evening - $227. 00 plus tax 5 day - 3 meals a day Monday through Friday - $210. 00 plus tax Any 12 - Choice of 12 of 20 meals served during week - $204. 00 plus tax Indicate your choice of plans during registration on July 11. Aggie Point Accounts are active during the entire year, so you may either open an account or add to your account at any time at Validation Center, Sbisa Basement. You Get More for Your Money When You Dine on Campus J Hewlett-Packard... For Tough Assignments Hewlett-Packard calculators...for Science, Engineering, Business, or Finance. They save time and simplify complex problems. How? With built-in func tions, programming capability, and time-saving features like dedicated keys. Buy yours today! • MIMIC Slim-line Advanced Scientific Programmable $65.50 • HP-12C Slim-line Advanced Financial Programmable $99.00 • HP-15C Slim-line Advanced Scientific Programmable with Matrices $99.00 • HP-16C Slim-line Programmable for Computer Science $99.00 • HP-41CV Advanced Programmable Alphanumeric $180.00 • HP-41CX Advanced Programmable Alphanumeric with Extended Functions $257.00 AUTHORIZED HEWLETT-PACKARD DEALER SOS CHURCH STREET COLLEGE STATION. 846-33S2 Former Secretary: Education reform needs leadership By DONNA DAVIS Reporter A former U.S. Secretary of Edu cation said Monday that while in Washington D.C. he learned the dif ference between Republicans and Democrats: “. . . Republicans raise dahlias, Dalmatians and eyebrows and Democrats raise Airedales, kids and taxes.” Terrel Bell, opening speaker for the six-day academy for principals sponsored by Texas A&M’s new Principals’ Center, spoke to a group of principals from across the state about the need for dynamic lead ership in education reform. Bell said he has learned much through his experiences and has come up with five qualities that a successful principal should possess: First and most important, he said, good principals must be more concerned with learning than man agement. Bell said management ca pabilities are important, but obses sion with how well a curriculum is being mastered by the students is a necessity. Principals must be reaching out constantly. He suggested using tele phones to contact parents and get them involved with their children’s educations. Principals must be teachers as well as motivators. They need to seek ways to highlight the good work of the teachers, Bell said. Good principals meet chal lenges as they arise. Bell said that principals often “waffle away” from a challenge — they should meet them head on. Finally, he said, principals must understand how to apply motivation from students to the community. Bell went on to say that few princi pals possess all these qualities, but they must strive for them in order to complete successfully their role in educational reform. While in Washington, Bell ap pointed his own education commis sion after his national commission request was denied. In April 1983, the commission re leased its highly-publicized report, “A Nation at Risk.” Bell said that “schools were starv ing for support,” and that they Fi nally began to receive it after the re port was published. President Reagan made 51 major addresses on the problem of educa tion between the release of the re port and his re-election in 1984. Bell said support from the presi dent and each state governor is cru cial to education reform. “The president needs to use the power of the Oval Office to keep ed ucation off the back burner,” he said. Bell also said the effectiveness of a governor can be measured by how well he highlights the needs of edu cation. Bell said that quality leadership at all levels is lacking. At the local level principals must work to improve their leadership as a critical part of renewal and reform. He added that the principals pre sent at the convention were taking a step in the right direction. They must be concerned with educational reform, he said, or they would not have attended the meeting. The establishment of A&M’s new Principals’ Center will help in the growth of education in Texas, Bell said. Chairman decides to continue serving on prison board Associated Press HUNTSVILLE — State prison board chairman Robert Gunn said Monday he was remaining on the board and is “very anxious to con tinue as chairman” in order to carry out new prison reforms. Gunn said after a two-hour, closed-door meeting of the board that “a consensus” of board mem bers agreed he should stay on. Published reports over the week end indicated that Gunn, a Republi can appointed by former Gov. Bill Clements, would be ousted by the Democrat-controlled board because of Gunn’s intent to see incumbent Gov. Mark White, a Democrat, ousted in a 1986 re-election bid. Gunn, however, said “the whole thing has been blown up out of pro portion.” White was traveling Monday af ternoon and was not yet available for comment, his press office said. Gunn has chaired the board dur ing a time of upheaval in the Texas Department of Corrections, the na tion’s second-largest state prison sys tem. Earlier this year, officials agreed to a settlement of a 13-year-old law suit filed by prisoner David Ruiz, agreeing to reforms and expansion. The settlement awaits federal court approval. Gunn, a 60-year-old Wichita Falls oilman, said a major reason for him remaining was to see implementa tion of the Ruiz settlement. “I am very anxious to get things lined up, to get things running smoothly,” he said. Most board members refused to disclose the events of the executive session, which preceeded a regular ity scheduled prison board meeting. One board member, Robert Lane, said reports of Gunn’s demise “to tally surprised me.” Asked whether he supported Gunn, he replied, “I certainty do.” With Gunn’s prodding, the TDC took steps toward modern prison management. Consultants were hired to scrutinize the agency’s anti quated management and accounting procedures, and federal court or ders were obeyed instead of op posed. During Gunn’s tenure, longtime director Jim Estelle resigned under pressure, revelations of financial mismanagement accumulated and a landmark court ruling created tur moil and change in almost every area of prison conditions and inmate rights. Gunn played a strong role in run ning the agency until Raymond Pro- cumer was hired in May 1984 to re place Estelle. During Procunier’s stint as direc tor — which ended abruptly last month — Gunn played a key role in negotiating the lawsuit settlement. Interested In Greek. Life? Experience Sigma Nu Fraternity Leaders in the Greek World Fall 1985 Rush Schedule All U Labor Day Bash Elk’s Lodge (Open Kami Kaze Party K.C. Hall (Open) Cookout Central Park (Invitation) Wine and Cheese Party (Invitation) For more information call: Jimmy Kastleman 764-0626 Rush Chairman Interfraternity Council Rep resentative Mon., Sept. 2 8:00 p.m. Fri., Sept. 6 8:00 p.m. Sun., Sept. 8 1:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 11 7:00 p.m. Slouch By Jim Earle I SAN AN nio famil) Earniiy gmi-wlelaii such attack | The 5- j|arned Zel Sunday on and Judy worth abou about two c Police sa bras is ill £ nalyzed. Bilderb: Attacks art |who wants their 15-ac “At this | lale,” she : sale.” ‘‘Anybody who’s opposed to prayer in the classroom hasn 't taken a lei | l like this one!” I The Bil bras on tht I “We do — 'killed,” Bil ‘Invent’ Erf© Program assists entrepreneur By AMY NETTERVILLE Reporter There’s a new division of the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta tion, the INVENT program, that may produce the next Alexander Graham Bell. TEES, a pnrt of the Texas A&M University System, serves and sup ports business and industrial com munities, and higher education in Texas and the nation, with engi neering research and development. The Institute for Ventures in New Technology (INVENT), ones of TEES’ newest divisions, works with inventors from Texas and the United States, lending them the nec essary technical and business exper tise to develop and establish a mar ket for a new product or service. Dr. Herbert H. Richardson, vice chancellor and dean of engineering and director of TEES, said anyone with a good and creative idea has a chance with the INVENT program. “People who have innovative ideas or new approaches can come here to INVENT’,” Richardson said. “It’s a program intended to help inventors and entrepreneurs in Texas to estab lish new business ventures.” Richardsqn said people can bring their ideas to INVENT for a series of evaluations to see whether they are feasible. If the idea passes the screening, INVENT will providel sistance in formulating a busiiJ plan, market analysis and, evj tually, establishing a complete bil ness. Richardson said that though Li VENT is still a new program, soJ products such as the AggieGamti| commercial product, have resulil from it. Richardson said one of TEES J jectives is to strengthen the 1 sources of higher education in 1 community and state. “We use students quite extensn to help in the evaluation and serai ing process as part of their ednl tion,” Richardson said. “Thertl I STEPH1 from Tai l team of ex] of dinosau Ion years a I The ren plain in ce Include rai remains ha i; Rusty I sophomon during an lient tlooc Proctor in also a very strong invlovement the College of Business as wellast Richardson said anyone can ci to INVENT and say “Look, ihii what I have invented!” but mosli the concepts so far have been carded very early on. of S. “So far they’ve had something 700 or so people who have cm with their new inventions," he sail “The INVENT program isj another part of what TEES is about,” Richardson said. “A wai find new opportunities in busim development and to solve problei that the state faces and is likely face in the future. ” Around town ciences D riant ab Defensive driving class begins today The Bryan-College Station Noon Optimist Club is sponsoring defensive driving course Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to] 10 p.m. at the Brazos Center on Briarcresi Drive in Bryan. Tit. course can be used to receive a 10 percent reduction in amomobik insurance rates or for the dismissal of a traffic fine. The fee is ,® < ’ A All proceeds are used to help local youth organizations and groups. Gal! 779-1111 for more information. Theater group presents Thurber’s works The Premiere Players, area high school students undo (he direc tion of the TAMU Aggie Players, open their production of thede- lightful comedy, t Thurber Carnival, at 8 p.m. Thursday in RuddJ Forum. The play consists of an amusing and touching collection of the short stories of one of America’s most beloved humorist, James Thurber. Admission is $2 for students and $3 for the general public.