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The Battalion Pag Monday • April 21 Aggie Moms' name new president Ewe Hall By Joey Jeanette Schlueter The Battalion The installation of the new president of the Fed eration of Aggie Moms’ Club was held in the Memorial Student Center Saturday, as part of Par ent’s Weekend. Karon Haas, a member of the Comal County (New Braunfels) Aggie Moms’ Club, was named as the new president. This marks the seventh year Haas will serve on the federation board. Haas is the wife of Harvey Haas, class of’59. She has three daughters, two of which are Aggies. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the first Aggie Moms’ Club. Haas said strength has kept the Aggie Moms’ Club going for so long. “In all the years since I have been a part of this organization, it has grown larger and stronger,” Haas said, “and I am convinced it will continue on that path." Haas said that being president is a great honor, Muster Continued from Page 1 About 150 members from the Class of ’47 also will be attending the barbecue and the ceremony, cele brating their 50-year reunion. Many of the members of the Class of ’47 were only able to spend their freshman year together as a class, before leaving for World War II. Vandaveer said that for some of the class, this will be the first time they have been with their class since they graduated from A&M. “They all began at the same time, but they did not necessarily end together,” she said, “so this is a big homecoming for some of them.” The Muster committee is expecting a larger and she plans to increase Aggie Mom involvement. “There is so much we can do as mothers — not just support,” she said. “We can set an example for others.” Brenda McDaniel, a member of the Lafayette Ag gie Moms’ Club, said Haas’ love for Aggies is evident in her support of the school. “Haas represents us well,” McDaniel said. “With all of the clubs in the nation, there are a lot of Aggie Moms who look to the president for guidance and motivation.” There are 112 clubs throughout Texas and the United States with a total membership in excess of 7,000. About $300,000 was raised by the organization last year to support scholarships and campus or ganizations. Much of this money is raised by the Aggie Moms’ Boutique, a craft show during Parents’ Weekend. The Aggie Moms’ Boutique was held in Duncan Dining Center, and participating clubs had booths of Aggie crafts ranging from Christmas ornaments to Dixie Chicken coops. group of people to attend Muster this year, because it falls so close to Parent’s Weekend. The committee expects some parents will remain in College Station today to attend Muster. After G. Rollie White Coliseum is full, additional seating will be available in Rudder Auditorium where people can watch Muster via satellite. Vandaveer said she is excited that some parents will attend Muster who previously may not have had an to do so before. She said some parents may not understand the love their children have for A&M, and that this ceremony is an example of the power and the emotion of the Aggie Spirit. Vandaveer said she cherishes the tradition of Muster, because it guarantees that all Aggies will be honored. “It’s a promise I’ll always be remembered,” Vandav eer said. “Someone will answer, ‘Here,’ for me.” By JE Award Continued from Page 1 “I feel 1 did something that every body should be doing,” Wood said. “I don’t feel like I did something nec essarily outstanding.” Howell said that at other univer sities such as Indiana and Mar quette, the business programs offer college credit to students for volun teer work in a business that needs it. She said she is trying to propose a similar program at A&M. “The emphasis on community service in the number of student service organizations is here, but it is yet to be integrated into the curriculum,” Howell said. Three other A&M students, Robert Coward, a senior business administration major, Richard Rolison, a junior biological sci ences major and Heather John son, a freshman math and sci ence major, received Governor’s certificates in honor of their com munity service efforts signed by Gov. George W. Bush. A cetewiTH a^m/u.1.. . l Love to ^ ***** ,T - ( * ‘EUJ& HAW." THIS H WAMT ^ ****** *3 Comic Stiv? HAS rri H0 *.‘*- o *S I jxiVT KiOs a ll i J8 Sack n>°*e "B*e Ball* top vimjAi ih #0T ^EADiolq H Alluci >1at 6i AfiSOOt j-r I Peeps PCJcPS- . IT'S AftSOt-U-pELy qocGCDus T^AV... lob/ ‘boN'r YOU &o fcAiOLO He's ft»G,HT... coucb pu*y I6 .V Mich 'Wstation ** Sk : h LOOKIT' I FOUND ONE OF TMCee GRAY , IMPOSTOR M + M‘s !( ati B ***♦♦*,#! TT'Ci a r-. ^ CAMPING OuTuncIr^I v •4ST three. MONTHS. ' ^ utoring 725B University Drive FOR THE WEEK OF TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 21 - 24 MONDAY 4 PM MON Apr 21 TUBS Apr 22 WED Apr 23 THUR Apr 24 5-7PM CHEM 101 CH CH REVIEW REVIEW 13 14 CH 1-4 CH 5-9 7-9PM RHYS 202 CH 41 ,42 CH 43,44 REVIEW CH 24-27 TEST #1 MATERIAL REVIEW CH 28-32 TEST #2 MATERIAL 9-11 PM CHEM 102 CH CH REVIEW REVIEW 27 28 CH 15,16 CH 17-18 11 P-1 A RHYS 218 CH 13 CH 14 CH 19 REVIEW TEST #1 ,#2 MATERIAL AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: April 24, 1997 Undergraduate Student Requirements: 1. You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 credit hours reflected on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course, which is repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) 2. 3Q credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University, providing that prior to January 1,1994, you were registered at Texas A&M University and successfully com pleted a fall/spring semester or summer term (I and II or 10 weeks) as a full-time student in good standing (as defined in the University catalog). 60 credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University if your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or thereafter, or if you do not qualify under the successful semester requirement. Should your degree be conferred with less than 60 res ident credits, this requirement will be waived after your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 3. You must have a 24) cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. 4. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a May 1997 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a prior degree, you may place an order after you meet the following requirements: 1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System; and 2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. If you have completed ail of your degree requirements and can obtain a “Letter of Completion” from the Office of Graduate Studies, the original letter of completion, with the seal, may be presented to the Ring Office in lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Rina: 1. If you meet all of the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Thursday, April 24, 1997 to complete the application for eligibility verification. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on June 12, 1997, you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, or your personal Visa or Mastercard (with your name imprinted) no later than April 25, 1997. — 2. Add $8.00 for Class of ‘96 or before. The ring delivery date is June 12, 1997. Social and Economic Development Throuqh Devotion to God: THE SWADHYAYA MOVEMENT T % The Templeton Prize for outstanding efforts to bring man closer to God was recently award ed to Rev. Pandurang Shastri Athavale. Previous award-winners include Mother Theresa and Billy Graham. Athavale received the award for leading a movement called Swadhyaya, meaning “self-study” for die past 40 years. The movement, which encourages people to contribute to their communities as a form of devotion to God has transformed a hundred thousand Indian villages into self-sustaining ;uid self-reliant communities, affect ing the lives of nearly 20 million people. A lecture/discussion and slide presentation led by Dr. Betty M. Unterberger Department of History Tuesday, April 22, 1997 Av. 7 pm • Koldus 110 RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 lb ihfcrnii us bf your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. 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