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Friday, April 17, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local New Aggie Parents of the Year capture honor with generosity ;r Fudd or ft: ner. I never: even thoujl runner, and; ■'udd. Instead, jgle because ever happe ist felt som rerv episode’* ild some conn m the Acmei d calc'll 'itoadi ie'd end up k ; at (he bottot as true of Els ■nt home e untingseas By Jennifer Friend Reporter Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Abbott Sr., the new 1987-88 Aggie Parents of :he Year, are “timegivers, not moneygivers.” This is one of the main reasons the Abbotts won the title, said Renee Dix, chairman of the Student Gov ernment Parents of the Year Selec- ion Committee. The committee’s decision was an- lounced at the Parents’ Weekend wards ceremony last Sunday with !,220 in attendance at Rudder Audi- orium. The Abbotts were surprised when hey won the title. “We were at the ceremony, but we ad no idea of what was about to appen,” Joanie Abbott said. “We *ere videotaping the ceremony be- ause we are making a tape of our ion Frank’s senior year.” Frank, the Abbotts’ youngest son, is a fifth-year civil engineering ma- f" 1 “When they announced our Bames, Mr. Abbott just kind of put Bie camera down,” she said. “One of our boys said later, ‘Dad, you kind of propped the camera!’ ” I The Abbotts have lived in Long- Hew for 24 years. I Neither attended Texas A&M, Inor did their eldest son, David, who went to Trinity University in San Antonio. I The Abbotts’ two younger sons did attend A&M. Preston was the Corps commander in 1984, and ■rank was the Corps operations ofFt- licei in 1986. I Frank nominated his parents for Rggie Parents of the Year by submit- iing an explanation of why he thought his parents were worthy of the title, and 10 letters of recom- Photo Courtesy of Office of Public Information Frank G. Abbott Sr. and Joan Abbott of Longview accept the honor of being named Aggie Parents of the Year for 1987. mendation from people who know the Abbotts. “What they lack in the ability to give large sums of money, they more than make up for in both time and spirit,” he said in his four-page es say. “They have come to love this University as much as you and I, and their support for the Corps of Ca dets is never-ending.” One letter was from John J. Kol- dus, vice president for student serv ices. “Over the years, they have carted a portable barbecue pit back and forth between Longview and College Station to all of the major events happening on campus,” Koldus said in his letter. “Tney’ve provided many fine meals to many people, but most important, they’ve snared their love with all whom they have come in contact.” Each year, the Abbotts host a bar- beque for high-school students from the Longview area who have chosen to go to A&M, Joanie Abbott said. “The kids are able to meet people that they will recognize when they go to A&M, and they can get all their questions about the school an swered,” she said. “For the past three years we’ve had the head yell leader at the barbeque. “We only cook occasionally — ei ther for five or 300 people!” Another letter of recommenda tion was from Denis Lee Davis, the 1985-86 MSC president. “An encouraging statement and a well-intended piece of advice are a guaranteed part of any conversation with Mr. & Mrs. Abbott,” she said. “Even though we are collegiate young adults — cooking our own meals in our own hotpots — we still need some parenting.” Renee Dix said the Abbotts are very involved in the University. “If there’s something happening on campus, they want to know all about it,” she said. The Abbotts’ four-page list of ac tivities greatly influenced the Par ents of the Year Selection Commit tee, she said. Joanie Abbott is the seventh vice president of the Federation of Aggie Mother’s club, and has been the president of the Deep East Texas Aggie Mother’s club. Frank Abbott is an Aggie Club member and a board member of the East Texas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Abbotts are active in the lo cal, regional and national levels of the Presbyterian Church, and re cently have started their own broker age service. “Our boys got us involved in A&M,” Joanie Abbott said. “The school is kind of an extended family. “So many people have touched our lives — it’s fun to be able to give to others.” 8 LD LJL 13 -XI CJ o .y v_ CL 0) ^ -D O O ^ >\ CD C > CU — V4_ CD O ■—' <u l_ o E -e- o in IT —■ I I I I I 696-ODIE CULPEPPER PLAZA ——COUPON FAJITAS Previously served at Fajita Rita’s Express. Fajita’s with homemade tortillas. 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Soar Crmm and or 3 foe ••** 3 c**f 3.49 Matted Potatoes Macaroni Salao .. .. .59 j 71* ea BRINKS Activist soys censorship hinders right to leorn s aren t as n't as farfetdi at somewticrt ite and tab rtunately, it* 11 we have mi over the mi man oronet e over the a noon. Mil f rom the s hildrenawi* 2 tiles and nri By Frank Smith Senior Staff Writer I The leader of a self-proclaimed constitutional |fiberties group Thursday night at Texas A&M laid that although leaders of the “religious right” are entitled to participate in the political process, they are wrong in stimulating censorship activ ities in public education and bringing religious intolerance to the political arena. I John Buchanan, chairman of People for the American Way, spoke to an audience of about 60 in a program sponsored by the Memorial Stu dent Center’s Political Forum committee. I People for the American Way is a privately funded group boasting a membership of some ,260,000. It espouses the pluralism and diversity » . live ill.£• ltsa y s ' s a fundamental part of American society. 1 - , j Buchanan, a former Alabama congressman, is an •ii l,n . , ( Irdained Baptist minister. entertaining • ■ j-i e S p en t a p ar t of his presentation criticizing rent ju$tf° r( Wecent court rulings on textbook cases in Ala- York Map Hama and Tennessee. In Alabama, textbooks said .by a federal judge to teach “secular humanism” ai the expense of Christianity were removed from classrooms. In Tennessee, parents were given approval to remove their children from Passes in which material offended them on reli gious grounds. cartoon bow TV ,v laired"'^ 1 for the remn 1 helming.^ fficiaM bring hi Buchanan said the rulings interfere with the freedom to learn. “We believe that the 89 percent of the young people who rely upon the public schools for their chance in life are important to our country,” he said. “What public schools need to do is teach sci ence as science and teach history as history. “What parents and churches and synagogues must do is to train up children in religious Faith.” Buchanan also spoke against the “scorecards” of congressional voting records distributed by some conservative religious groups to illustrate politicians’ stands on “Christian” issues. In 1980, while still in Congress, Buchanan scored a 29 out of 100 on one such scorecard. Yet that was higher than the rating given to any other clergyman in Congress, he said, and was good enough to outscore the entire black caucus. “This is a political agenda,” he said, waving a copy of a scorecard. “One of the first things I learned when I got to Washington is that those who are people of devout faith and are truly fine Christian people cover the (political) spectrum.” In addition, Buchanan said People for the American Way has taken particular interest in the textbook selection process for Texas’ public schools. He praised the work of Mike Hudson, who works as both the group’s legal counsel and its Texas coordinator. Hudson formed a coalition of citizens — in cluding scientists, science teachers and religious leaders — that Buchanan said has had a positive influence on the textbook selection guidelines used by the state’s textbook committee and school board. Buchanan emphasized that because of Texas’ size, its textbook guidelines play a large part in helping determine the content of textbooks in public school districts throughout the nation. He said that three years ago, when testifying to the state school board on evolution guidelines, he told legislators he was reminded of how God can reveal his truth through science as well as through biblical revelation. At that time, Bu chanan said, most biology textbooks in the nation contained few references to evolution. One book, he said, contained a disclaimer in side the cover saying all subsequent references to evolution would present it only as a theory. In fact, that disclaimer was the only reference the book made to evolution. “You don’t have to tell the kids in the public schools they have to choose between creationism and evolution,” he said. “Kids don’t have to make that choice unless we insist they do.” WHY WAIT? 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