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Battalion/Friday, September 19, 1986 Official says inmates lack appeals lawyers AUSTIN (AP) — The state of Texas has executed inmates who were less than adequately rep resented by lawyers, the director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union said Thursday. Death row inmates have died de spite having important, unanswered legal questions in their cases, accord ing to TCLU Director Gara La- Marche of Austin. “There have been people who have been under-represented,” he said. “What that means is the people who are representing them didn’t raise every issue that was available to them .” The TCLU called the Thursday news conference to complain about a shortage of Texas attorneys willing to represent death row inmates. State law guarantees a court-ap pointed defense lawyer for trials and direct appeals of criminal cases. But no lawyer is provided for post-conviction appeals, often the most complex portion of death pen alty proceedings. Henry Schwarzschild of New York, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s anti-capital pun ishment project, said as many as 60 Texas death row inmates do not have lawyers. A&M police arrest two men In theft of T-top from car A plainclothes stakeout by Texas A&M University Police resulted in the arrests of two men early Thurs day morning in connection with the burglary of a car, said Bob Wiatt, di rector of security and traffic. The two were taken to Brazos County Jail, where they were later released after each posted a $2,500 bond. Wiatt said plainclothes officers in Parking Annex 40 noticed a car cruising around the parking lot around 2:50 a.m. Thursday. The car stopped beside a Datsun with a T- top, and two men got out, Wiatt said. They both began kicking on the windows of the Datsun, and one of the men went back to his car and re turned with a tire tool with which he proceeded to break out a window, Wiatt said, — He said both men then removed the car’s T-top. “As officers approached the men, both fled, threw the T-top down and threw the tire tool under another car” before they were caught, Wiatt said. One Coupon Per Pizza T I College Station Pizza Delivery Closed Tuesday 315 A Dominik 764-2773 764-CSPD Mention Ad When Ordering College Station Delivery DORM DWELLERS SPECIAL 2 fer 1 Coupon good only after 8 pm For Residents of Aggie Dorms Not Valid with any other offer Expires 9/20/86 CONTACT LENSES ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $79 00 p*'- - STD DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES $99 00 pr.* - extended wear soft lense: STD. $99 00 pr .* - TINTED SOFT LENSES CALL 696-3754 FOR APPOINTMENT EYE EXAM AND CARE KIT NOT INCLUDED CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D.,P.C. 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Workshop Mon., Sept. 8 Apply at The Other Eclipse Shiloh Place 696-8700 'Principals also need to be teachers' Expert refutes educational advicsheip By Larry Keller Jr. Reporter The head of Texas A&M’s De partment of Educational Admin istration says he strongly dis agrees with Secretary of Education William Bennett’s sug gestion that elementary school principals should come from out side the teaching ranks. In an 83-page report entitled “First Lessons: A Report on El ementary Education,” Bennett suggested that people in the busi ness world or retired military of ficers be used as elementary school principals. But Dr. David Erlandson says that people in business and the military don’t have the back ground or understanding needed to really fulfill the most impor tant function of a principal — in structional leadership. Erlandson has spent 27 years in the educa tion field, and has been at A&M for the last nine. As an instructional leader, Er landson says, a principal must be able to go into a classroom, ana lyze the learning that goes on in that classroom and make com ments for the teacher to use in conducting classes. “It takes a deep understanding of the whole educational proc ess,” he says. “And the only way “It takes a deep understanding of the whole educatio nal process. And the only way you learn that is by hav ing been there (in the classroom) yourself ” — Dr. David Erlandson, head of A&M educational ad ministration department. them from the military or business world. He says that the reason Bennett’s statement could be highlv business-oriented aniu ol the Reagan Administration edfi: atfisl you learn that is by having been there (in the classroom) yourself.” Erlandson says his attitude might be different if Bennett had been talking about a high school setting, which is usually more complex and larger than an elementary school. “With that level of complexity in a high school ... I could at least listen to Bennett’s argument that maybe you can do well with a manager,” he says. But Erlandson is quick to point out that high schools today are so de partmentalized that a business prin cipal “could get by” by surrounding himself with educational depart ment heads. “In elementary school,” he says, “instructional leadership is so much more important and so much more significant than the managerial functions.” He says that an elementary school usually doesn’t have the various de partments that a large high school b< has, so the principal must be able to communicate with the teachers. Erlandson says maybe educators themselves are in part to blame for Bennett’s suggestion. He went on to explain that for years it was common practice to take high school teachers — many times football coaches — and make them elementary school principals. “It was a disaster in many cases,” he says, “because that person was not selected for those qualities ol under standing instruction at the elemen tary level.” He says the thought behind the idea of using former coaches was that if a coach was organized enough to run a football team he also could run an elementary school. Erlandson says he sees a similarity between the idea of using a coach and Bennett’s idea of using military officers. Erlandson recommends taking principals from elementary school teachers and teaching them certain business skills rather than taking He says that most peoplt business and society today ilj that most schools are ineffidti run. “Much of that is a myth,' landson says. "We (educators a pretty gocxl job when it to: i ight down to it.” Indoor a Some local school prim also disagree with Bennetts |>q[_legE LC geslion. |rs available David Ogden, piimipal'!: Dans). No in wie Elemental y School, "On i primary purpose as pin pals is as educational leaders Of per “Some (military leaders) have leadership skills but no periencc . . . and there's ik placement for experience in field.” Ernest Johnson, the pnr of Crockett Elementary Sdi savs. "1 think it’s easier forar. ucator to learn certain aspect the business world than(iiis! a businessman to learn thin; education.” Humana Hospital Bryan-College Station welcomes you to Texas A&M University the ongratulations! You' student at one of the [finest universities in country. Texas A&M . University. We’d like to wel come you to campus and intro- duce you to Humana Hospital Bryan- College Station. We sincerely hope that you never need the medical services of our hospital. But, it's reassuring to know that a full-service hospital is close by, ready to help you in every way should a need arise. Spread Cheer Be an Aggie Voluntee: It Humana Hospital Bryan-Cos I Station we've designed a {volunteer program for Texas/i students. Our Aggie Volunteers prow valuable service to physicians, empto?! l P ec,,| catio( Shut or Sund campus tc First aptist Sti Union Krueger - <2o /o; *re you tire (rices for c irescriptior and patients while they gain useful ence and understanding of the heaSict field. This program was designed to Is , We’re totally committed to our community’s healthcare — and that includes yours. 11 of us at Humana Hospital Bryan- College Station are proud to be an [active part of this cammunity. We’re always searching for better ways to seve our patients and the changing healthcare needs of our community. The physicians who practice at our hospi tal, our nurses and all the other healthcare professionals on our staff, are dedicated to providing the highest standards of profes sional and compassionate personal care. They’re backed with state-of-the-art tech nology, equipment and procedures. We call our unique concept of healthcare Humana Care. It’s based on the idea that every patient has special, indiviual needs. Our responsibility is to fulfill those needs. Our responsibility is to fulfill those needs by responding in a personal and individual way to achieve the patient’s well-being, comfort and satisfaction. students make critical career decs; while having fun helping others Our volunteers work in various to? departments--lCU, EmergenqRoJ EEC, Radiology, Medical Records® able to observe surgical procedures !’ also assist with patient care and® eluded in special hospital projecis events. We will be looking for voto -v with business backgrounds run our gift shop in our iff cility. •DAILY $28.00 ^Specialty L CONTACT Denve Toll Fre 1805 S. Cc 'Conditioner. If you have an in ! helping others, makij Fill kit. friends, and leamif :Drainpump. things, considerbes; P ! and dra ' r v Aggie Voluntee[F eater ’ call 776-0$; 269 for more' mation. (Patch kit Stand-up lin< Print sheets ‘Deluxe matti Tadded side Center for Health- Resources and Tel-Med. We’re here when you need us — 24 hours a day. iur Emergency Department is open [24 hours, 7 days a week. We’re a | full-service facility with a unique ben efit — our charges are scaled to the severity of your illness or injury. In fact, if your medi cal problem requires no more than a small bandage or a couple of aspirins, there is no hospital emergency room charge at all. There may be a physician’s fee, but it will be a nominal one. And should your case re quire more diagnosis and treatment, charges will be scaled according to the serv ices you actually use. 0 ur Center for Health-Resources offers valuable health information through seminars, free health screening clinics, CPR classes and more. In fact, we encourage you to contact us with any healthcare question you might have. We also created the Tel-Med Hotline. When you call the special Tel-Med number -776-4225— you have access to a library of pre-recorded tapes on a variety of healthcare subjects, from drug abuse, al coholism and nutrition, to birth control, the flu and more. The Tel-Med line is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For a free schedule of programs call 776- CARE. 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