The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, July 30, 1998, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    WEfiTHER
| | gm A{££lGllf6 ••• SG6 Pcl^G 3
Today l
1 > 1 1/ b Opinion ...see Page S
Next Week
Sports:
Ricky Juarez, an 18-year-old
Houston boxer, pursues his
life-long dream in a Bryan
ring against the Mexican
International Team.
THURSDAY • JULY 30 • 1998
a settlement
'where.
:rikes drago v
■eased pressj
" n 8 low on J
itof the most J
ips, sport utiit
»me workers
,r e than sever.
strain.
lommunity bands together
lter /had been:. • l I 1 •
to raise school supplies
for Bryan-College Station kids
V or a rour-di
consider C
rikes were ill
ilation thatl
I of an unfavt
'ing to endti
itor issues his
st the union o
'trikes overlo
rgain over hr
is CM allege
3M also hass:
an immedia't
•trikes are ml(
sts beyond th
rill lose sale;
d a large chu:
lich hadjusli
.'covery abet:
le, reopened;
t had been I:
.ilet Corvettff
and a nor
l-size sportE-
ico.
ireatened to 1 '
By Rod Machen
City Editor
■Several community organizations
have come together to "Stuff the Bus,"
a city-wide effort to collect school sup
plies for needy children.
■For the third annual School Sup-
ph Drive, two buses have been
pi. ced in the parking lot of Target on
Te as Avenue. People from the com-
niunity are encouraged to bring do-
njjitions of school supplies or cash to
be placed on the buses between 9
arv. and 9 p.m. today.
■ Samantha Haislip, a social worker
Hth the Bryan Independent School
■strict, said applications were sent to
tteachers and administrators last spring
fto assess which students were in need.
I "Right now we have about 2,000 re-
tqliests," she said.
I Ella McGruder, administrative as-
[sistant for Project Unity, said many
Ipeople have donated, but they could
still use more.
■ "We need more donations," she
said. "I think we have enough school
supplies for about 400 children."
■ james Haverland, manager at Tar-
gcl, said he sees the need for school
supplies as an important issue.
"This is a reaction to a social need
that isn't reacted to well enough in our
community," he said.
Haverland estimates there are 2,500
to 3,000 kids in Bryan and College Sta
tion in need of school supplies.
"There are actually families whose
income is less than what it costs an Ag
gie to go to school for a year," he said.
Haislip said any donations will go to
children who are in need of them. Any
children in the program are referred.
"The kids that get this are truly
needy," Haislip said. "It is going where
it needs to go."
Suggested donations include pen
cils, tissues, map pencils, spiral note
books, scissors, glue, folders, markers,
erasers, school boxes and rulers.
After today, donations for this cause
can be made at Brazos Valley Interfaith
Outreach, St. Joseph Community Place
at Post Oak Mall, Project Unity and the
Barbara Bush Parent Center.
Haislip said the project needs vol
unteers next week at the Parent Center
and to package the donations.
The supplies will be handed out on
August 11 at the Parent Center and at Pro
ject Unity in the Carver Center.
Photo By Jake Schrickling/The Battalion
ring
July 31
Ql#
Texas A&M’s oldest
living yell leader dies at 90
By Phil Murray
Special to The Battalion
A young man from Thrall, Texas, came to
Texas A&M University on a baseball scholar
ship. He graduated in 1931 with a Bachelor of
Arts in sociology, but never left behind the
traditions and spirit of the University.
Colonel Earl John Berryhill (USAF, ret.),
the oldest living Aggie Yell Leader, died
Thursday morning after a brief illness.
Berryhill was born in 1908, the 10th of
13 children.
After graduating from A&M, he received
a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S.
Army. Berryhill served three years as a com
missioned officer with the Civilian Conser
vation Corps before transferring to the U.S.
Army Air Corps in 1941.
In 1943, he was assigned to duties as group
executive officer of the 398th Bomber Group,
which flew 195 missions against Nazi forces
in World War II.
For his distinguished service, he was
awarded the Legion of Merit.
In 1952, he was appointed deputy of person
nel of the 13th Air Force and was later made com
mander of the Port of Manila in the Philippines.
He was subsequently appointed director
of training at the USAF Systems Command.
He retired from Maxwell Air Force base in
1962 at the rank of colonel, with over 30 years
of service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
After retirement, Berryhill returned to
school, and at the age of 61, graduated with a
doctoral degree in education from the Uni
versity of Houston.
Berryhill then joined the faculty of the
Citadel in 1965. In 1971, he was promoted to
associate professor of education and retired
in 1974.
Berryhill was active in many organizations
including Sons of the Republic of Texas, Sons
of the Confederacy, Sons of the American Rev
olution and the Military Order of the World.
Perhaps his most affectionate affiliations
were with the 398th Bomber Group Memori
al Association, which he helped to found, and
the Texas A&M Club in which he held the dis
tinction of being Texas A&M's oldest living
yell leader.
Berryhill is survived by two daughters, six
grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Visitation is tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at Sunset Funeral home in San Antonio. A
rosary will be recited tonight at 7 p.m. at
Sunset Chapel.
Funeral mass will be held at St. Peter
Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church in
San Antonio tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. Intern
ment will follow at Fort Sam Houston with
full military honors.
earch for Director of Student Activities narrowed to six candidates
■ Jim Waite was
addressed by A&M
students and staff
in an open forum
Wednesday.
By Andrea Brockman
Staff Writer
The competition heightened for the posi
tion of student activities director as another
candidate met staff and students in an open
forum Wednesday in Rudder Tower.
Jim Waite, director of student life at
the University of Missouri-Kansas City,
said strong leadership, organizational
skills and a firm commitment to student
development are assets he can bring to
Texas A&M.
"I have worked in a variety of higher
educational settings which have chal
lenged me to broaden my understanding
of the unique needs of today's college stu
dents," Waite said.
Waite said his personal motto is, "There
is much more to college than what is
taught in the classroom."
"Student activities give students op
portunities to have a common goal," he
said. "The people connections you make
will be beneficial in the future."
He received a bachelor of arts in busi
ness and economics at the University of
Pittsburgh, a master of science at Western
Illinois University and a master of busi
ness administration at Rosary College.
Waite, also an advocate of multicultur
al awareness, said when students arrive
at college, not every one looks and acts
the same, but they still need to appreciate
others' beliefs.
"My personal goal is to get elements of
diversity out into the mainstream of cam
pus life and expose as many students as
possible to ideas and principles foreign
from the majority viewpoint," he said.
Waite said he is very student-centered,
and an appointment is not necessary to
talk with him.
"I enjoy working with students," Waite
said. "It's who I am."
Waite said his favorite part of the year
is commencement, and he attends all eight
of the ceremonies at his university.
"Meeting parents, getting contacted by
students in the future and knowing I in
fluenced their life is what it's all about,"
he said.
The next open forum will be held on
Monday, August 3 at 3:45 p.m. in 504
Rudder Tower.