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Friday, November 21, IQSGAThe Battalion/Page 7 4 le Pan J Ji'ineri: • s Pfoil riON: ;i }' Saimsl ion call ■ at Me. mmbyJl nd a fii "esbytcii -et at l| 10a.J as pan! H met:!’ iinuenJ ta(9pj dll han will lion ft er s. ad sho ib. Salutes By Dawn Bute theb / pi, o the I Jattalk Student elected head of national club Susannah Grubb, a senior hor- ticulture major from Silver City, N.M., has been elected president of the Association of Collegiate Branches of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences, a na tional organization of horticul ture clubs. Grubb also is vice president of the Southern Region Association of Collegiate Branches, one of the four regional branches that make up the national organization. As president, Grubb will travel to each of the four regions to ad vise member chapters. She will serve as the liason between the parent organization, American Society for Horticulture Sciences, and the student chapters. Susannah Grubb Grubb says one of her main goals is to encourage research in hor ticulture industries. After graduating in May, Grubb hopes to get a six-month horti culture internship in New Zealand before working in the horticulture industry, she says. Former A&M adviser earns merit award Dr. Alan Alter, former chief undergraduate adviser for me chanical engineering at Texas A&M, has been awarded a certifi cate of merit by the National Rec ognition Association for his con tributions in academic advising in 1985-1986. Alter retired in August after more than 30 years of teaching at A&M. Alter began teaching mechani cal engineering here in 1949 and worked his way from instructor to interim head of the department, a position he held from 1984 to June 1985. Dr - Alan A1 ter In 1984 he received the Association of Former Student’s Distin guished Teaching Award for his contributions in student relations. He was honored again in May 1985, when he was awarded the C.W. Crawford Award for his contributions to the College of Engi neering. The award, named after a former associate dean of engineering, is presented only when the college finds someone deserving of it. Alter says he now is busy catching up on his reading and is think ing about doing some writing. A&M traditions Fish Pond gets nickname from freshmen Editor’s note: This week is bonfire Push Week, another in a long line of Texas A&M traditions. Today The Battalion will publish the last two in a se ries of articles on Aggie lore submitted by members of Student Govern ment’s Traditions Council, who gathered their information by combing through the University Archives. Make room for ’87 After Thanksgiving All 1986 Models in stock will be at least 10% OFF By Karen Rector Special from the Traditions Council FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE . . . the clock finally ticks down to zero, and once again the flghtin’ Texas Aggie football team “beats the hell” out of another Southwest Con ference team. Hundreds of fresh man cadets swarm onto the field, tackle the yell leaders, and carry them off to . . . Prexy Fountain. Prexy Fountain is more com monly known as the Fish Pond be cause of the freshman tradition of throwing the yell leaders in the pond after a victory. The name “Prexy” is an old term for president, and the fountain stands at the original site of the University president’s home. The Fish Pond was a gift of the Class of ’38. It has been renovated several times since then, most re cently by the Class of’77. We service all makes Professional Sales & Service SPECIALIZED Aggies, UTs Bevo go bock a long way By Tod Guidry Special from the Traditions Council All Aggies have heard the story of Bevo — the famous star from that school in Austin. The mascot got its name after University of Texas stu dents reworked the mascot’s 13-0 brand, which represented A&M’s 1915 football victory over UT. I quoted this story to a friend of mine, who promptly corrected me with the real story. After research, I found him to be right. Bevo was a gift to UT from one of its alumni as a result of Texas’ 1916 victory over A&M. UT students planned to brand the 21-7 score on Bevo’s side. Instead, six Aggies drove to Aus tin with branding irons and a fur nace, captured the bull and burned the 1915 score on the longhorn’s side. This created a headache for UT staff and students, and the result was a Bevo barbeque for the two schools’ presidents and athletic de partments. In time, Bevo became the UT mascot as we know him today. Official dismissed after luxury changes in home FORT WORTH (AP) — The Air Force relieved a base commander of duty while it investigates luxury im provements he made to his home, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram re ported Thursday. In a copyright story, the newspa per said that Air Force investigators are looking into the addition of a sun porch and solid brass bathroom fix tures at the home of Col. Charles G. Kucera, 48. Kucera was relieved Tuesday as commander of the 7th Bombard ment Wing at Carswell Air Force Base. Travis L. McCracken, a base elec trician, says at least $36,089 in reno vations were made to the 3,800- square-foot home in fiscal 1985 after Kucera moved there in June. 846-BIKE All you can eat Daily Specials 10 p.m.-6 a.m. All You Can Eat Buttermilk Pancakes $1.99 Spaghetti and Meat Sauce with garlic bread $2.99 *Must present this coupon International House of Pancakes Restaurant 103 N. College Skaggs Center THE DRIVING FORCE of BRYAN-* Fred Biov*' H 4, Ctedtt A99' e c ^ iinancing* . *0**0 peKvetV'- On - Ort on^ anc4 ° 9 Unto 0 This Friday and Saturday Only! FIRST QuAUTY AT THE BEST PRICES! SALE LASTS THURS., FRI. 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