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■w I H -- J . '• J ■ ■./' '7» If ' ■J V 'r .! . t i r j ':o. Section Two v '4 h w >■ 1 1 / V! ■ U B- i ? Volume 49 v . New Professor Added to Dept Of Journalism ■ ; ■ . f. i, Durward E. Newsom wa s Appointed the third full-time instructor in Journalism at A & M, with the rank of as sistant professor, D. I>. Bur- chard, head’ of the depart ment, announced recently. Winner of the Harrington Award, highest honnr conferred bjr the Medill School of Journalism j at Northwestern University, New som has had some nine ye^rs of newspaper and radio experience. A* graduate offOklahoma A&M, he received his; mastei*’s degree in journalism from Northwestern Un iversity last June. Editor of the Dnimwright, Okla homa, Journal and of the Drum- wright Evenings Derrick for four , years, the new professor has also ’ worked on the sports desk of the Daily Oklahoman atu Oklahoma '' ' ’-r' ' His other experience includes director, of continuity and promo tion for radio Station KSPI at Stillwater, ' Oklahoma, , a, period with the Oklahoma Tax /Gommis- . sion, and instructor and informa- taon; writer for Oklahoma' A AM. He also served as secretary and puSlicity director for Congress man Lyle H.‘Boren of Oklahoma for a year and a half. He was in the Navy from August 1942 to y February 1944. V i Newsom specializes in the Reach ing of typography and’newspaper business classes- He will plso offer Work in radio news processing and ■ in industrial journalism, Burchard v 9|id. . / t 4 I ” Addition of a third man to the Journalism Department gives the teaching staff an aggregate) of 40 years <tf newspaper experience. Department Head Donald D. Bur-, chard has 13 years of newspaper work, Professor Otis Miller more than 18 years in various aspects of the field and_Newsom has nine aifctifa ' - v ~' J::'Tp.^ry jt; ISl TT ■ F\ i ■ * ■P * \l PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), ill m 1 p m if ■ i i ■ m ll ii. ■M m * |» Sffl's' f-J ■ i* ! e il ’ H' wmmm A GREATER A&M StlWDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1 Student m kiition rows as Crews : rP-i'P li ild v ■l •f-i Rush Completion of Masonry f. i r ■■ ■ ii mmol !■ i.I: ■:)-'Hi ) i m By BILL BILLINGSLEY illilia L BILLDS turning t< t absence, to the campus and looking mi li Persbns re a short absence, and looking uth acress the old drill field, wiu astounded to see a beautiful new hiding of light brick and Austin le, looking up over the small oaks bordering that field. Less than a year ago the building site, now swarming with carpenters, bHcklayers, welders, roof workers, * concrete finishes—was a quiet containing only three frame nises, a little-used parking lot one diffident mulberry trei. ! Now the area contains the new, vo million dollar Student Memor- nter, the several thousand students, ex- % & fsM its will spend most o: i time/* Currently scheduled to Open some time in the vicinity of September, 1950. the building won't lack fo^ facilities to make Stark’s boast become reality. It is divided into three main units now under con struction, and a fourth theatre unit now on the drafting boards, which will develop when, and if, appro- I ' J' 1 . | | A sixty-six room hotel is the in their free hours. main feature of the second Of interest to student's accus priations are made Jor it. ill M 1 WJ i !fl<' Unit One ; - Center, the construction dream college employees, lento, and * j V-' Students who haven’t been op the campus since'the spring^ semester will notice a decided change in the growing Memorial Student Center. During the slimmer! construction crewsJmade fast progress so that it is now possible to obtain a good idea of the building’s appearance. It is ex pected that the building will be completed by the fall of 1950. m Airplane For Agricultural Ufee Will '01 Designed Here tr-l Development of thp airplar an effective agricultural to the aim of, a national resear project to be conducted here linger , joint sponsorship of the National Flying Farmers Association, USDA, Department of! Commerce and the A&M System, the' farm airplane research committee of the National Fyling Farmers announc-i ed at their annual meeting at Fort Collins, Colorado. Details of the joint] undertaking r mmwmm : 1 r y l| smm mm prM fc t& : r : jm ffiy.i A >I-| •ilill A.'?' .■ v' i /A 4 bilC r > v , IMI (operating ion, Wed- and operating agreements were worjted out in a conference of rep- resetttatives of the coo] agencies at College Statii nesday. A:; new] plane design suited to thejfneeds of agriculture and de velopment of improved methods of distributing sprays, dusts, seeds and fertilizers from the air will be the:]] immediate objectives. The plane is to be designed to meet the, needs of the average farmer. Research Underway Research along this line already underway at A&M’s Personal Air- Research Center, an excel- t college airport, wind tunnel, boratories and shops, and out standing personnel available in the engineering field, ^ plus the close tie-in here between engineering and agricultural work led to the se ection of A&M for this project, it was reported by the Dean of Engineering H. W. Barlow. (•Wide Use of the airplane in agriculture in Texas and 12-month flying weather in the area were also factors in the selection,, ac- m. . $r > ^ .-f' ■ 'Dr. J. P. Abbott, Who has been with the college since 1926. will serve again aa Assistant Dean of the College, with offices at Bryan Field Annex. He first assumed that position in 1947] ; | ,1 ■ To each of you the faculty and staff of the Annex ex tend a cordial welcome to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. We invite you to make full use of the facili-i ties, instruction, and" guidance which the College exists t6 provide." • I- ' in' ' * ) 1 ■ ' ' You will find us ready to'help you choose a course of study wisely and to direct your progress effectively. _ You may count on us to advise you when difficulties arise. You jnxay expect us to see that you have every chance to make I your life in college enjoyable as well as profitable. What iii- structions, guidance! Warning, encouragement, and discipline can do we will undertake—all to the end that you may de velop into successful and valuable citizens. But you must remember that our efforts ajone will not! r assure your education and development Your are at least as important. You will need to \ dekire to fit yourself for a rewarding life after you will need to keep your overall purpose in face each day with its schedule of assigned opportunities for free choice. I i | Por all but a few of you the freshman year own efforts g a miwere olleg^. And d is yo\i ork Eind its ■' ' SJ Architecture Prof Publishes Article The lead article in the June iisue of “The Archie,” national, architecture Ii publication, is by Ernest Langford, head of the De partment of Architecture. The article gives praise and his- orical background to Loring H. Provine, who for 35 years was head of the Architecture Depart ment at the University of Illinois. ) Langford was a member of the faculty of the department’of arch itecture at Illinois and holds the MS degree from Illinois and the BS in architecture from A&M. cording to Processor F. E. Welch, aeronautical engineer in charge of aircraft research here. Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist flew from College Station to Fort Col lins Wednesday afternoon with a group from Washington, D. C., headed by D. N. Rentzel, Admin istrator, Civil Aeronautics Admin istration. . ] Steering Committee Steering committee named to plan and assist with the project are: Weick, Chtdnpan; E. E. Brush, head A&M aeronautical en gineering department; John H. Burke, National Flying Farmers Association, Oklahoma City; J. M Chamberlain, chief, safety regula tions rules, C.A.B., Washington; C. W. Von Rosenberg, chieif, air craft division and j W. M. Berry, assistant to the administrator, both from the fourth region CAA, Ft. Woith; Dr. H. G. Johnston," head of the department of en tomology at A&M. Also E. E. Tullis, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agri cultural Engineering USDA and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Beaumont; J. D. Long, Bureau of Plfmt Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Washington, D. C. and Frank Irons of the same Bureau, Toledo, Ohio; Di*. Fred C. Bishopp and Dr. J. S. Yulll, Bureau Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Washing ton, D. C. Barlow and Weick say N.F.F.A. will continue active support of the program. CAA will furnish person nel and money in aiding the pro ject and USDA wiRl furnish per sonnel. Development of distribu tion equipment will be conducted through USDA and College’s ag riculturalists on steering commit tee. Frankie Hall at e Carte — traction. First Town Unit number one will contain the three main lounges, a dining room, coffee shop, a fountain, the U. S. Post Office, a barber shop and g gift shop. From ten to fif teen meeting rooms will also be housed in that unit, all of them of varying sizes and outfitted in a condition which Stark described as “flexible. | P Enlarging on his terniinology, Stark said ; the rooms would be lightly furbished, with removable tables and 'folding 'chairs, so jlhat by moving-in various-siZed booths and tables, the rooms' could be used for banquets, shows or exhibits, meetings, a^id any number of other functions requiring that space. A main ball and banquet room with a capacity])of 350 to 400 persons is [also housed in unit one. It in adjoined by an outside terrace where froiq 500 to 600 people can dance, 1 Staek added. J Four daHt roomi have been in cluded in the first unit for the benefit of camera enthusiasts, and a small workshop will also be open to wood and metal workers. complete with a long distance ot>- tor at the building’s own switch- u ' d - m Be second unit also contaSins ee small record rooms,i a library, a music library of i late magazines and news- rs. Offices for the b ent I government, a a to be used as temporary of- s for various clubs 1 (such as the omy Society for its yearly building’s planning Baptist Church Fall Schedule Announced by Reverend Brown The fall activity schedule for the B.D. degree. I After graduatin Cotton Ball), offices of the build ing! management, and offices of Former Students Association uch will move from the Admin- ition Building) will be housed Second unit. [ Two other facilities will be a game room and a piano room, both open to all students at all times. Recreation Unit T .ie third unit, projecting east from the other two units toward Quion Hal], will be the recreation unit; housing eight bowling allays and eleven billiard tables. Locker space is also being constructed so students may keep their bowling ba ls, shoes, and other equipment at the alleys and not be forced to cajry them back and forth to their ro mu, Stark added] r Die cavernous basement of the Memorial Center-wil house storage space, dressing rooms i^or employ ees, and the large amount of tem- irary equipment and supplies scessarv to one rate the huere building. A room has also been provided in the third unit for Col- lere Station’s budding art colony. Potential artists may bring their oil paints and easels there to sketch Although the building it far from] complete, the management work of the Memorial Center is go ing at top speed, Stark said. He and the Center’s assistant director and business manager, C. F. Gent, have temporary offices on the; first jflooi- of Bizzell Hall where.most dy working ahd 100 to 2(i0; employees to keei operation, with approximately SI00 of these||oj be students on part time y Of the students the building lare ion the Memorial re [being hired all UWHMmtjwr studeht wages, the Center’s em ployees are pgid on a sliding merit scale of from 45c to as much a as 90c/ On. a dollar ap hpur, depending ‘l on tKeir ability and willingnesi to ■«„ worlii • : ; ; j Governing Body * The Center will be governed by a board made up students, ex-stu dents, and faculty members, and Stark sa«d ; he anticipa'ted President Bolton’s naming of the first gov erning |body early jjn the fall -se- Bvfcn though jthq Student Me morial ] Center is actually only an unfinished shell/ at the present time,; thi! outsidje finishing work has : shown students what their] Center v ill look lik^ upon its cora*| pletion. . j - F It is no longer an entity merely discUssec, seen on a blue 'print, or represen :ed by a‘ disorganized ] pile of steel girders^ The A&M Me morial Student Center is well along the way] both in construction and planning, to being one of the; fin est, lf n)t jthe best] ‘ in the South west, St irk added. Fittt; Baptist Church of Coll Station was announced today f>y Rev. R. L. Brown, pastor. Follow ing the pattern set by the services In preceding years, Rev. Brown stated that Sunday school will be gin at 9:45 a.m. and the regular morning worship at 10:50 a.m. The Sunday training union will be held at 6:15 p.m. and evening worship at 7:15.. Services for Wednesday include prayer meeting at 7:25 p.m. and choir rehegrstu at 8 p.m. A weekly social and recreation program will be announced at a later date. The church is located pt Main Street and Church Avenue, one block from the North Gate. Rev. Brown, who has been with the First Baptist Church for 29 yean, was born In Marlboro County,. South Carolina. After receiving his A.B. degree from Wake Forest College, Rev. Brown served as superintendent of a state high school near Raleigh, North Carolina. He went from there to the Southern Baptist Theological Sem inary and thence/to Crozier Theo logical Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania where'hfrTeceived his from Crozier, Rev A Brown attends the University of Pennsylvania, graduating^ with % M.A. degree in 1919. pj L He then served one year as pas tor of the First Baptist Church in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, moving from there to College Station. The intervening years have seen many changes in the growth of the Baptist Church here. It is now being enlarged with a new addi tion, an educational building. ! “New and old students,” Rev. Brown said, “will find the two story Education-Student building nearing completion when they re turn to school. It will meet the urgent need for a great educa tional and social program. “There srtll be k large recreation room, two assembly rooms, a well equipped kitchen, a lounge and 22 class rooms." Completion of the building is ex pected early in the fall term, he announced. £ I “We have no children,” Rev. Brown stated, except the thousands of students who have attended A&M since we came here in 1920. We welcome the/ newcomers, and with their help are looking for a still greater A&kl.” Freshman. You Never Had It So Good • . * * / j ,| -I ! , 'j j : ■ • j * • 1 I j ; . , . ’} ] i * ; • • J ■ Blood, Sweat and Tears Are Normal lin Freshman’s Life At Bryan Annex rwith us the Annex, where a full program of first land activities is offerecLIf you discover 1 limits rcumstanci I ■BMP pensating ad ] three classes which preceeded you here have made records that will challenge your best efforts. But yotjLr class ntaj may any set of circumstances, you will be king until you find the coinpensating ee classes which preceeded you! here hs , rT _,. — v your class may _ — ' stands only until take comfort from the fact that a record ^ 4t is bettered. , be s] ear co onaMPI to keep [vantages. The Colie g« so I hid Once the new borne, eshmen year 1 lay “Uttie that lasting K-- AaLuat°tcftlt» Dean at the Coltefe BY FRANK CUSHING Class of ’53, -this is for you. No oubt, freshmen, you are dts- airaged by your ; surroundings, en, take heart and listen to the tdry of one who has successfully ndergone the-battle of the An- Mtj': 4 [ : • iT! 1 ! 'j Yes, I. too was once confined to the Aggie Proving Grounds known as the; Bryan Air Field. It seems like* only yesterday, although it has been several years now, that I’ was ih your shoes entering the portals erf college. However, I real ize tha: it was five years ago that I was it newcomer sihee I am now a sophomore. Perhips by reading the account of my initiation you may gain the confidence and courage necessary for your new' life. It was a typical Brazos Day that I itaggered through the gates leading to the Bryan Annex. I was slightl: r warm carrying my trunk, suitcase, three boxes, four bags, one set of golf clubs, tennis racket, and d ecker board. The tempera ture v/as 105 degrees. Someone had; tcjld me that the Freshmen ju^t “over yonder", from town, the gates f saw spectacle of my re before my eyes ” My eyes was watered and my throat choked up. After I bad wiped the dust from my eyes and swallowed the ' In my throat, I eyes dirt before me. Imniedi&tely I decided that Uncle Sam was trying to trick me me into uniform again. I turned to run and was halted by a dis tinguished looking individual who turned out to be the Warden. He assured me that I was not ih the Army, npr was I seeing mirages. With a look of justifiable pride he exclaimed, “Lad, that tree stud ded campus is your' futuia alma mater. Those fine concrete, all modem dormitories you see before you will house you and your class mates. The ivy covered buildings ahead will shelter you as your pro fessors lead you into the paths of knowledge.” I thanked him for his Informa tion, patted his seeing eye dog on the head and resumed my trek towards the area. i i ' tl - . M : .[f, • ■ Ii! ! I would rather not tell you about my registration experiences. Tht are some things that are best for gotten. I will state that I wake in the night screaming, “No! No! Not another card to fill out. I can’t stand it!” My first morning of classes was one I looked forward to with vast anticipation. I woke with the dawn and leaped from bed ini start my day with a bang tentions were completely since I had forgotten thi reclining on a top bunk. I spat out some teeth, which I had no further use for, straightened my nose Into a semblence of its formtr shape, and started for breakfast Thirty the mesa track star delicious from the kit ites biter I reached (I had been aa be# high school.) There were wafted to me. I later learned that the cooks were pre paring their own breakfasts. I ate the provided food. This consisted of oatmeal that had been saved from the previous semester, ons piece of toast that had been burnt the night before and placed in the freezer to keep fresh, and one cup of coffee made from the traditional recipe of one coffee bean to three gallons of water. I stuffed myself like a pig. By that I mean I consumed the chow and went to class. Classes were brief. The instructors merely pointed out the books to get and the hundred pages to be read for the following day’s class plus the assignment problems to be worked. I was extremely fortunate in obtaining my books. It took only the remainder of the day. A friend of mine allowed me to step in his place while he went out and ob tained some sleep. He was so ex>, hausted since he had been in the line for two days and a night that he failed to return. Having secured my kooks I decided to enjoy toe pleasures offered by toe piece. Burner bad was informed that my application would be considered, and that a post card would be mailed to me when it was my turn to play. I then took in the free movies that were being shown at the theater. (I use the noun loosely.) The first show was ah exciting picture entitled “the Great Train Robbery/’ It was excellent but might have been Improved with sound. The other feature was art Academy- Award winning movie named "We’ve Never BeeapUcked.” A hot shower was next on my schedule. At first 1 was slightly, disconcerted by tbs 'crowd under the taps. I watched several others gain admitance to the shower room so I successfully followed their technique of running at full speed and slamming into the con gested bodies. left the shower much re- only to find tbit I wae not] wot Batter than ordeal again , I iving road this, freshmen, _ Dr. M. T. Harrington is Dean of the School of Arts and Science and also serves as Acting Dean of the [College. A 2922 graduate - A&M, Dean Harrington has been Acting Dean of the College eln the creation of the A&M System. ( i f{|T M ' On behalf of the staff and faculty of the College, I k indeed glad to extend to each new student a cordial welcol to the A. & M. College of Texas, and Sincere greetings to e returning; student. Our sincere wish is that this will be ' enjoyable year of your aollege car ized by the cooperation of each stuc and willing; to te ng; i that you) will feel fr« )1 year by must now realize that the you is hard but it has ired by others. Yours is a future, but others are suf fering too. Why, just think of all the poor unfortunates who must attend other schools that havt On the second thought, you'ed I put my name on tha list for batter not think about that after tha ping-pong and pool tables and alL most successful an This wish can be realized and staff/member. [,' . • jj] ' f h I j Each faculty member is hap L in any manner possible and hope; call on him. You can add to the r&bness of your college by making acquaintance of yoUr] instructors and they In will gain from your friendship. '• \ > > You will measure the success of this academic records Which you] Will have courses of study. Remember that /the best preparatk final examination is to start studying with the first ment the first day of the semester.. Never have a feel satisfaction in a grade unless it represents your ver efforts. ■ '' in ! W/^HiP ! ■ i : T 1 I am sure tlia^ I can speak for each faculty an member and former students when I say that we are happy that you are enrolling for this school year and prove to be a great year, even more successful and ehj than any of us could anticipate. |f| |] lii-; f . it that toe aaack bar wae using two beans to their coffee ration, so I started my evening with a bracing cup. :t - i I ii.M h A l ! it. Sincerely,, ! M. T. Harrington Acting Dean of the College '[■ . ■ and: T \| ■ vM 1 : ?,y Dean of thi School of Arts and Sciences hi ;iv, ii?®! ■ I ; f. j ;n
