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I> < _ ii.iAii.il dL Since 1958 One of Texas’ Oldest Rare Coin Dealers 846-8905 e Behind Shellenberger’s • 404 University Conference aims to help education with business link By Mary Kay Mulvaney Reporter Enhancement of science and mathematics at the high school level by means of a business-education partnership was the theme for the annual conference of the Texas Alli ance for Science, Technology and Mathematics Education. TASTM, only 18 months old, is a statewide organization committed to the improvement of education in mathematics, science and technol- ogy, by developing partnerships be tween schools and the private sectors in their communities, said TASTM Director Dr. Bob James. “We’re looking for a fast-paced group that gets things done,” said Conroe Independent School Distirct Superintendent Dr. Richard Griffin. Griffin is responsible for initiating a partnership between Conroe ISD and scientists from Rice University, who assess the high school science and mathematics programs in the district. Griffin’s interest in the part nership idea began when he became the CISD superintendent and the school board began demanding im provement of the mathematics and science departments, he said. He said his first alternative was to go to counterparts from neighbor ing districts and ask them to evaluate the CISD, but since it was just as high if not higher than the sur rounding districts in terms of achievement, he turned to the math ematics and science people in the business sector for help. With this in mind, he formed a group of scien tists and mathematicians to assist tea chers in developing curricula em phasizing “real-world” problems and application skills, he said. He furnished them with a 10- point plan, which included such things as evaluating the library and interviewing teachers and parents, then they^ provided him with a blueprint of the revised system. The scientists concluded after a six-month period that improvement of the science laboratories was needed, Griffin said. To upgrade the labs he asked the business sector to help, and together they formed high school and elementary labs that gained nationwide recognition. Griffin said he was surprised at the strength and emphasis based on the quality of science programs. Local incentive and a continuous relationship with major businesses in your district is crucial, Griffin told the conference. One of the major discoveries of the program was that the emphas is no longer on the money from busi nesses, but rather on the increased need for their expertise at the in structional level, he said. He wanted to bring their scientists and math ematicians into the school’s program where they can do things such as make computer programs more ap plicable. Griffin went on to develop an aca demy for science and technology in the schools. He said the students and parents must be interviewed and the students must have an overall B av erage to attend the academy. The academy requires dedication on the part of the student. Not only do they attend school 75 minutes longer than the average student each day, they must also go to school 14 Satur days per semester. They also are re quired to learn keyboard skills on their own as well as take Algebra I and Algebra II simultaneously. Dur ing the summer they are required to work in different departments and laboratories around town, he said. Linda Woods, Director of Field Services for the National School Vol unteer Program Inc., introduced the planning and implementation phases that must be undertaken when forming a partnership. She described a series of steps for cre ating and managing school volun teer programs. Woods said awareness, the first step, is a continuous process. She said although industry and education have different goals, they can work well together if objectives will meet both goals. “Education is everyone’s busi ness,” she said. In Advance ■ , Faculty Senate to discuss tenure plan The Faculty Senate will meet Monday in 601 Rudder at 3:15 p.m. to discuss and finalize revi sions in the faculty tenure and promotion plan. The Report on Academic Freedom, Responsibility, Ten ure and Promotion was debated upon for more than an hour during the Senate’s September meeting. Dr. Gary E. Hart, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Tenure and Promotion, said several edi torial suggestions for the report made in the past month will be discussed at the meeting. An “ad hoc” committee is a temporary committee created for a special purpose. The document, he said, is a combination of work by the ad ministration and the ad hot committee, which puts together all past information on academic freedom, responsibility, tenure and promotion. “'This document is very im portant to the faculty, and it’s not really possible to predici what will happen in the mee ting,” said Hart, a professor of soil and crop sciences. “Were trying to clear up any inconsis tency that is in the document. “This is democracy inaction,' Hart added. Also on the agenda are an item concerning the core curric ulum and the extension of Q- drops for graduate students, which was on the agenda Iasi month but was not discussed be cause of shortage of time. New documents offer information to identify Spindletop inheritors LONDON (AP) — Documents found in Tennessee and Texas have unlocked a “missing link” that may identify 100 or more heirs to billions of dollars from the Spindletop oil fortune in Texas, British genealog ists said Thursday. Harold Brooks-Baker, publisher of Burke’s Peerage, a bible of British bluebloods, said the documents prove that Pelham Humphries, who died in a Texas barroom shootout long before his Spindletop land be came a bonanza, had a brother, Wil liam Humphries, an<J.thus William’s descendants would have a claim to the oil fortune. Roger Powell, senior genealogist at Burke’s Peerage, believes the doc umentation would be good enough to convince the British College of Arms, an authority on matters of aristocratic inheritances, Brooks- Baker said. He said the fraternal relationship between Pelham Humphries, a bach elor who died in 1835, and William Humphries — both of whom: documented and known to: lived — was obscured for c years. “Until recently the only itifc tion on Pelham was a documet: the Mexican government in Sjk giving him a large tract of ki which Spindletop camein/'hts "For years people tried toprovo he was, but couldn’t provehera lated to anyone. “We’ve been able to proved eral descents because of dociE! we found in Tennessee and Ib that proved he existed. The im link was to prove that W! whom we had documented,™ brother. Until then it wasn'tbo that Pelham was related tot body.” Brooks-Baker said hebelievtdi new evidence gave the pran heirs “good chances” to rra money riirough court action,k: up to the high end oftheestiE of unpaid oil royalties front S? dletop. 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That’s why Tl is having a Job Fair on the Texas A&M campus October 13 through 15. It gives the company three days to bring in key engineers and managers to meet you. They’ll come from Tl labs and sites to describe programs answer questions, and schedule interviews. If you’re a top student, partic ularly in EE or Computer Science, this is an event you won’t want to miss. SIGN UP FOR INTERVIEWS IF YOU ARE GRADUATING WITH THESE DEGREES: Physics (Engineering and Solid-State) MBA with technical under graduate degree Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degrees in: • Electrical Engineering • Computer Science • Mechanical Engineerin • Industrial Engineering Briefings and sign-ups for interviews: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cctoher 13, Room 601, Rudder Tnver. Interviews (by appointment): Cctoher 14 and 15 in Room 601. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F , Texas ^ Instruments For more information, please contact the Texas A&M Placement Service. Creating useful products and services for you.