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Albritton Tower nears its tenth anniversary
History of campus
landmark rings of
controversy
By Jennifer Gressett
The Battalion
As the 10-year anniversary of
Texas A&M's Albritton Bell Tow
er approaches, students can reflect
not only on what it added to stu
dent life, but also what it once
took away.
Ford D. Albritton, Jr., a 1943
graduate of A&M, first dreamed
of his million-dollar tower while
he was serving as president of the
Association of Former Students in
1969. After visiting campuses
across the United States, he no
ticed that many of the eastern
schools had a carillon, which he
said could add to the beauty of
A&M's campus.
"This carillon will add an im
portant dimension of dignity and
integrity to Texas A&M Universi
ty while serving as a constant re
minder that the University is con
tinuing to strive for an ever in
creasing degree of academic excel
lence," Albritton said.
Designed with 15-foot arches at
its base, the bell tower matches
the arches of the Academic Build
ing and frames a view of the for
mer Texas Gov. Sul Ross.
However, because the tower
looked too much like "the one in
Austin," Amy Longmire, an ele
mentary education maj'or who
gives tours on campus, said that
Albritton decided to give it an Ag
gie touch.
"If you look closely, you can
see that the four o'clock position
was incorrectly placed," Long
mire said. "The place where you
would normally find the Roman
numerals 'IV' has been replaced
with four Roman Ts."
But despite its addition to the
spirit of Aggieland, the bell tower
wasn't always looked upon favor
ably. In fact, at the time of con
struction, students seemed to be
lieve that education was of more
importance than bells. Wayne D.
Norman, of College Station, said
that even with one million plus
volumes in the Sterling Evans col
lection, the library still lacked in
the art and literature categories.
"What we need are books to
expand our minds — knowledge
to carry us when we we leave
Kyle Bumett/THE Battalion
A&M," Norman said. "We don't
need any more bricks or memo
ries to add quality to 'university
life.'"
Perhaps of more importance to
students, though, was the re
moval of a war memorial that was
donated by the Classes of '23, '24,
'25 and '26 "in recognition of the
splendid part by the A&M Col
lege of Texas in the World War,
and of the heroic sacrifices made
by her sons."
John Klubenka, Class of '83,
said the student body sat back
only to watch a tragedy occur.
"I am referring to the reloca
tion of a war memorial to a ware
house and the destruction of a liv
ing memorial for the ego of a
'good Ag,'" Klubenka said.
In the hopes of preventing any
degradation of the memorial,
Klubenka proposed a petition that
would not only return the con
struction site to its original condi
tion, but also would demand that
the bell tower be named after the
veteran whose tree was de
stroyed. In addition, he proposed
that the tower should have 55
bells, each inscribed with the
names of the 55 Ags who were
killed in World War I.
"The bell tower serves no use
ful purpose and should not be al
lowed to replace monuments to
war heroes," Klubenka said.
Consequently, his efforts went
unseen. Instead of a war hero, it
is Albritton's own name that ap
pears on the second-largest bell.
The inscription reads: "May the
bells of this carillon ring, sing and
peal, with a mighty force for the
love I have for God, family and
country and for that part of my
heart that has never left these hal
lowed halls."
Although Albritton's donation
of the bell tower was indeed a
great one, it was the specific de
mands for his money that created
the most controversy.
"There is a great tradition at
this school. The tradition says
that once you graduate you
should become rich and success
ful," said Karl Pallmeyer, of the
1985 Battalion staff. "Once you're
rich and successful, you should
donate lots of money to Texas
A&M." '
In the future, he added that
strict guidelines should be consid
ered. If the donor is serious about
wanting his gift to help make
Texas A&M a quality university,
he shouldn't mind giving it with
out restrictions.
Spring training
Students gear up
for season with
nutrition, exercise
By Margaret CTaughton
The Battalion
T is the season! Summer is
coming and spring is
almost here. Thousands of
students are beginning the
fierce fight against flab and fat.
Whether male or female,
whether Speedo or thong, "We
must look good in swimsuits!"
they cry.
To begin this struggle, Marta
Floyd, personal trainer for
Aerofit Club and Activities
Center, said students must
form a weight loss program to
suit their personal needs.
"An exercise program needs
to be very individualized,"
Floyd said. "What is needed to
get in shape really depends on
the person."
Floyd said the two most
vital things a person must do to
lose weight are eat low fat
foods and exercise regularly.
She said students who haven't
exercised in a while should
start out slow.
"If you haven't exercised
recently, it's best to start by
doing some kind of
cardiovascular work three
times a week for anywhere
from 20- to 60-minute
stretches," Floyd said.
"Swimming, biking, running,
aerobics, stairmaster or rowing
machine, any exercise that uses
large muscle groups in a
continuously rhythmic pattern
is good."
Steve Lumpee, owner of
Gold's Gym, also advises
beginners to exercise lightly.
"Some people think they are
in better shape than they are,"
Lumpee said. "They go out
and jog five miles when they
decide to get in shape. But the
problem is they are too sore for
the next few days to keep
exercising, because they
overdid it. It's much better to
start out with too little than too
much."
Floyd, Lumpee and Dr. John
Green of the Texas A&M health
and kinesiology department all
recommend a student, or
anyone considering beginning
exercise, check for possible
problems that might be
aggravated by exercise.
"Nine times out of 10,
healthy young people aren't
going to have many problems,
but it's always good to check,"
Green said.
While developing an
exercise program, the student
needs to decide if he or she
wishes to concentrate on losing
weight or firming up.
Green said students most
interested in losing weight
should concentrate more on
endurance type exercise- such
as running, walking and
stairmaster. Those students
more interested in firming up,
he said, should concentrate
more on resistance exercises,
like weightlifting.
But developing an exercise
program is not enough.
Students interested in losing
weight and becoming fit must
also watch what they eat; and
since March is National
Nutrition Month, now is the
perfect time to start.
See Spring/Page 9
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