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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1981)
SPRING VACATION. HAWAII March 21-28 $419.00 Airfare only Limited space available Call 687-2825 EUGENE TRAVEL 831 E, 13th Eugene, Or 97401 -1 MOVING SOON? | MOVE IT YOURSELF & SAVE 50% } Dependable Cars, Trucks & Trailers Low Rates LOCAL & ONE WAY TRUCKS j CARS ROUND TRIP ONLY j jpg Reservations Now Guarantee Equipment TRUCK & AUTO! COMPANY ! 345-2353 j 10% Discount with copy of this ad _1_I Rates & From auto shop to star factory NAAG cranks out champs Since Dick and Linda Mulvihill opened Eugene’s National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in September 1973, the club has become the most successful in the country. A renovated Ford auto-body shop at 12th and Olive streets serves as the training center for the girls’ program. A similar academy for boys, directed by Hideo Mizoguchi, has had a gym of its own since September 1980 located off 10th and Garfield streets. But more importantly, the academy is one of the only programs of it kind in the United States, says Dick Mulvihill. All but one of the girls in the “elite" group at the academy — those bound for national competition and the I984 Olympics — are from outside of Oregon. The training is expensive, in excess of $200 a month. The team trains six days a week. Each athlete attends only a half day of school and trains all afternoon and into the evening. And the cost of room and board more than doubles the expense for those from out of state. The National Academy girls’ dormitory is two large Eugene homes. Dick and Linda live with the girls in one, and Dick’s 72-year-old mother supervises the other. The heavy price tag for academy training has forced some students to leave, such as 1980 Olympian Tracee Talavera. So Dick Mulvihill is looking for ways to subsidize the training of the young athletes and remain competitive in international competition. Revenues from the recreational portion of the academy’s program help subsidize the organization, but costs are restrictive. So he plans to solicit con tributions from local businesses and private founda tions. Dick Mulvihill envisions a netwftrk of similar Olym pic training sites across the United States, but first he wants to financially establish his program in Eugene. “Every coach in the country should come spend a week here,” says academy instructor Tony Ammons. The academy’s coaching staff is young and enthusias tic. “Enthusiasm generates enthusiasm,” Ammons explains, which prompts coaching colleague Val Neil son to add, "I can’t even call what I do a job.” “I envy those kids. They’re special kids,” Neilson Academy director Dick Mulvihill assists one of his students. says. Why are these coaches — who just took a pay cut — so inrilled about Eugene’s version of an Olympic training camp? They work six days a week — officially, that is — and travel to competitions on weekends. The only time Ammons has time to himself is "the six hours or so that I sleep every night.” Ammons says he decided to move toward a gym nastics career when he was teaching a child how to tumble. "She learned a cartwheel, smiled and gave me a hug. Although it took months for her to learn, it was a big accomplishment.” And Ammons isn't going to give up gymnastics in the near future, either. "My goal — at about 30 or 32 — is to have my own gym.” But he admits that “10 years is a long time to spend in one sport.” Continued on Page 4B wcwcaewcwsxsp Business and Financial Calculator Sale asxsxsexxxw«j . v•.v*XVWWW*X3S3t3S363S3W£3S3CSC3CSC Sale $11.88 CASIO LC-315 mfg. reg. price $14.95 • Wallet Size LCD • Full key memory • Plastic Case • Convenient Pocket Size CASIO LC-851 mfg. reg. price $19.95 $14.88 • eight-digit (16 digit approximation), constant in all four functions, independent memory, perfect percent, and square root. • Function Indicator • Automatic power off with memory retention • 1,000 hours battery life from two G-8 batteries Hewlett-Packard 38E mfg. reg. price $120.00 Sale $97.88 Advanced Financial Calculator with Easy Programmability • Power of the HP-37E and more. • IRR and NPV for up to 1980 cash flows in 20 groups. • Five financial/20 user memories • Up to 99 program lines • Complete with Owner’s Handbook, program guide, Quick Reference Card, battery pack, AC adaptor/recharger and case. m Texas Instruments TI-30 Student Math Kit mfg. reg. price $22.00 Sale $16.88 Features include: • 15 sets of parentheses, powers and roots, logs • Trig functions • Memory functions Optional Accessories: Rechargeable kit (RK-2) to convert calculator from disposable battery power source to a rechargeable source. Kit includes an electronic rechargeable battery and an AC adaptor/charger. i 13 th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 Textbooks 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 IKSTORE Sharp 5102 i mfg. reg. price $79.95 Sale $58.88 Financial calculator with programmability • 16-digit Dot-Matrix LCD • Six data memories • 48-step programmability • Direct Formula Entry • Business/financial functions: Compound interest, Amortization, Discounted cash-flow analysis, Days calculation, Statistics including Linear Regression/Linear Estimates • Includes handsome hard case, instruction/application manual and batteries Features include: • More than 12 financial functions • Statistical capability • Easy programmability • 12 memory functions • Dual functions Vertical mini-card with percent and square root. Auto power Sale ends Friday, February 20, 1981 In The Calculator Department where we stock the largest selection of calculators in Eugene. Texas Instruments. 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