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Driver Courses Stress
Safety to Youngsters
By JOEL AUSTIN
Teaching high school students
how to drive has become an im
portant part of secondary school
curricula throughout the United
States during the past few years.
A project approved by the Amer
ican Automobile Association, the
plan has spread with great suc
cess to high schools of all sizes in
a relatively short pei'iod of time.
The plan operates by giving
high school students practical
knowledge of operating an auto-
mobide through class room instruc
tion and actual driving lessons.
With the co-operation of the
AAA, cars with dual controls have
been made available to these high
schools which have realized their
responsibility in helping keep down
teen-age traffic fatalities.
Training Programs Set Up
Training programs have been
programs
set up at various key points in the
country to offer instruction to
teachers who can become better
prepared to teach their students
methods of driving safety.
At A&M the Industrial Educa
tion Department has several stu
dents enrolled in its course
which is entitled “Driver Educa-
I tion and Highway Safety.” A two
hour semester credit course, in
struction is designed to give the
college students training exper
ience while they are taking the
course.
Twenty-six students from A&M
Consolidated High School are the
pupils of these driver’s education
instructor-students. With an auto
mobile furnished through a dealer
in Bryan and through the co-opera
tion of the AAA, the college boys
hold the classes four times a week
at Consolidated High School.
The high school lads and lasses
are taught safety methods and
rules for two hours each week,
with an additional two hours spent
driving the dual-control automo
bile. These cars have an extra
brake and clutch pedal installed
in the front seat so the instructor
may stop the car in case a student
should allow it to get out of con
trol.
Half-credit Offered
But these high school students
do not get just the added know
ledge of how to drive a car out of
the course. State education auth
orities have permitted secondary
schools to allow a half-credit for
this one semester course.
Hollmig Heads for Minor
Baseball Leagues, Training
Stan Hollmig, A&M’s All-Confer
ence who went straight to the
major leagues with a $25,000 bonus
two years ago, will be shipped back
to the minors for more farming,
now that the bonus rule has 1 been
abolished, official sources reported
yesterday . . . Stan has been play
ing with the Philadelphia Phils for
the past two season, but has seen
little action . . . the return to the
minors should help Stan gain val
uable experience, more than he
could gain sitting on a bench in
the majors . . .
Ezzard Charles, the 29-year old
heavyweight .champion of the
world, will defend his title for the
sixth' time when he meets Lee Oma
of Buffalo in Madison Square Gar
den, Friday afternoon . . . consid
ering statements on fighting Joe
Louis again, the champ replied, “I
hope he keeps winning ’til June,
and I hope I keep winning” . . .
the two pugilists will be at it
again during the summer months
NCAA members have been
swarming into Dallas for their
regular meeting to discuss the na
tional sports pic . . . former Aggie
baseball coach Marty Karow, now
at his alma mater Ohio State is
there representing the Ohio Uni
versity . . . there are many major
issues; many of which enter around
television, disciplining the “bad
boys” of the association, changing
a few rules, but the conversation
always flows back to the perennial
favorite . . . the sanity code . . .
something may happen but no one
knows for sure . . .
When Warren Wright, multimil
lionaire owner of Calumet Farms
died Dec. 28th, he left his fortune
to his widow, Lucille ... he also
dropped $25,000 to his secretary,
$10,000 to his chauffeur, and the
same to his manager and the man
ager’s son . . . Wright did a lot
for sports, and in passing, he deft
a feeling of a “good sport” all the
way around . . .
Way out in front with 15 wins
for the season, unbeaten Bradley,
the pride of Peoria, Ilk, continues
to be the top basketball team in the
nation, according to the latest As
sociated Press poll . . . following
in order behind the Braves are
Oklahoma A&M, Kentucky, Long
Island University, St. Louis, Indi
ana, North Carolina State, Col
umbia, Kansas State, and Wyoming
which completes the list of the top
ten quintets . . . Bye Now.
Instructors in this high school
course report that students will
back them up in saying that driver
education is by no means a rou
tine, cut-and-dried subject. Very
seldom are any two sessions exact
ly alike.
Schools in many communities
have been asked by parents, hun
gry for authoritative knowledge
on how to drive a car, to offer a
course similar to the one their
children are enrolled in for after
school hours. In most cases, these
after school sessions for the par
ents have become very popular.
The results in this nation-wide
program have proved that high
school driving education is giving
young people first hand informa
tion which has paid off in reduced
accidents for these teen-agers who
contribute heavily to the accident
toll yearly:
THE BATTALION
Page 4 THUR., JAN. 11,1951
Now You See It — Or Do You?
R.&F. Courses
Stress Practicality
Even Proud Owners of 20-20 Orbs
Find Sight Not Always Trustworthy
You skeptics can get a ruler and
check this one. The two objects
correspond in width no matter
how you go about it.
Smith to Succeed
TurneratAngleton
Study of range management and
forestry practices under practical
field conditions has been emphasiz
ed in most of the courses in the
Range and Forestry Department
during the past semester, accord
ing to Dr. V. A. Young, department
head.
A total of 17 field trips of from
one-half day to three days dura
tion were made by 240 students in
eight subject matter fields in the
department. Farm woodlot man
agement and forest grazing prac
tices were observed in the Lufkin
and Crockett areas by students in
silviculture and farm forestry un
der the direction of Prof. R. R.
Rhodes.
Range management students
made studies of range condition,
practiced field techniques, and ob
served management systems and
improvements at the Flat Top
Ranch near Walnut Springs, in the
Fort Hood area and in other graz
ing areas in the state.
Plant ecology trips were made
under Prof. O. E. Sperry to the
Lufkin and Beaumont areas and to
Lee County.
Observations of mechanical and
chemical brush control practices in
the Rio Grande Plain and Edwards
Plateau areas were made by grad
uate students in R. F. 611 class on
a 3-day trip with Dr. R. A. Darrow.
Emphasis in the field program
of the department has been placed
on a practical first hand stjudy of
range and forestry problems and
practices throughout the state.
James C. Smith, associate pro
fessor in the Department of Agro
nomy and former research worker
at the Angleton station, will suc-
seed W. F. Turner.
Turner superintendent since 1945
of the Angleton field unit of the
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, resigned Dec. 31 to be
come manager of several large
farms on the Gulf Coast Prairie.
Smith received a bachelor de
gree in agriculture in 1939 and a
master degree in agronomy in 1947,
both from A&M. He also attended
Tarleton State College.
Since joining the Texas Station
in August, 1938, as a laboratory
assistant, Smith has specialized in
the fertility and management of
the soil and in the production of
legume and grass crops.
You can’t believe your eyes— at
least, not all the time. A look at
the ' illustrations accompanying
this story will prove that.
But, do you actually know how
v often your eyes can deceive you,
even fail to serve you ? And the
fact that you have what is nor
mally called “perfect vision” need
not lull you into complacency.
First, do you travel under the
assumption that everyone you can
see can you ? If that’s the case,
+ you’re wrong. You must take into
"^consideration the fact that all
persons do not react in the same
way to what they see.
Nor do all people see the same
things. Sight among humans is
a relative thing. Some people
are just more discerning than
others. And that’s discounting
the possibility of poor eye-sight
entirely.
But more in line with actual
defects of “perfect eyesight,” even
A&M Owned Cow
Sets New Record
TEXAS POPULATION CHANGES
1940-1950
Agtex Xarmore Fayne, regis
tered Holstein-Friesian cow, own
ed by the college, has set a new
state production record according
to the Holstein-Friesian Associa
tion of America.
This cow takes the lead for all
of Texas’ Junior 4-year-old Hol-
steins milked twice daily in the
Yearly Division, Advanced' Regis
try Test, with the production of
418 pounds of butterfat and 13,700
pounds of milk.
A&M supervised the testing in
cooperation with Holstein-Friesian
Association of America.
Which of thes four cars is largest? Better look again. The grem
lin in the arrangement is the reversed perspective of the four
autos. A close measurement will show them all the same size.
(Sketches courtesy Texas Department of Public Safety.)
Management Class
Studies Gopherdom
Temple Ag Station
Receives Aid Gifts
Dr. Leonard Wing, associate pro
fessor of wildlife management at
A&M, and 13 students of his
Wildlife Management 403 class vis
ited the cut-over area north of
Easterwood Airport recently, to
study the ecological relations of
the pocket gopher.
The group found that one active
burrow was 281 feet in length, and
by further mathematical calcula
tion it was determined that one
gopher, working continuously for
286 years, could turn one acre-foot
of soil completely over.
Other data, such as food and
breeding habits, were also noted,
along with a discussion of control
measures which are now in use.
Student’s Father
Makes 4 Who’s Who’
, Robert J. Loofburrow, has been
included in the 1950 edition of
“Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest,” a biographical diction
ary of noteworthy men and women
of southern and Southwestern
states.
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How About Some Bowling ?
ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS FOR RECREATION
AND EXERCISE!
The Y.M.C.A. Alleys
Gifts have been made available
to the Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station for use at the Tem
ple substation, Dr. R. D. Lewis, di-
dector, announced yesterday.
The gifts include, 2,400 pounds
of soil sulphur from IJie Texas
Gulf Sulphur Company of Houston;
1,000 pounds of powdered raw
rock phosphate from the Ameri
can Cynamid Company of New
York and 100 pounds of anhydrous
ammonia, plus two men’s time and
machinery for 1-2 day for its ap
plication, from Mid-Tex Liquid
Fertilizer Company, Waco.
Col. Modlin in Japan
For New Assignment
Lt. Col. Eldridge L. Modlin has
been assigned to the Signal Sec :
tion of the Japan Logistical Com
mand, with headquarters in Yoko
hama. Previously, he served in a
similar capacity with Headquar
ters, Eighth Army.
His son James H., is a' senior
aeronautical engineering major
here.
^ Colonel Modlin arrived in the
Far East Command in February,
1949. His first assignment was at
Sendai, Japan.
Before entering the service, Col
onel Modlin was employed in the
supply and purchasing division of
an oil company.
Loofburrow received his B. S.
and M. S. degrees from A&M and
has been assistant professor of
electrical engineering at the Uni
versity of Houston since 1947.
He was formerly a research
electrical engineer in geophysics
for the Texas company. A captain
in the signal corps during World
War II, Loofburrow served in
the South Pacific.
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the best sight is hampered by
movement of the eyes. The eyes
focus through muscular contrac
tion of the lenses. While your eyes
are moving, therefore, nothing be
fore you can be seen clearly. Your
eye muscles have no time to ad
just the focus.
Various properties of an object
determine the ease with which
you can see it when your eyes are
roaming* or focused elsewhere.
Size, of course, is first. Motion, too,
is an eye-catcher. And certain col
ors attract your glance.
This information should be of
considerable interest to pedes
trians who may find it necessary
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To Analysis Fund
to walk along a dangerous road
way or highway. Vehicles on that
road arrest the attention of other
drivers because they exceed the
pedestrian both in bulk and speed.
The pedestrian’s only chance
to compete for safety so that
he won’t be run down is in the
remaining factor of color. By
wearing red or yellow in the
daytime or white at night, he
attracts the attention of all driv-
An additional contribution of
$1,000 to be used for the purpose
of making “an organizational and
economic analysis of agricultural
marketing cooperatives in Texas,”
has been received by the Agricul
tural Experiment Station.
The money was donated by
George B. Blair, executive secre
tary and treasurer of the Texas
Federation of Cooperatives of
Dallas.
Texas Federation of Coopera
tives had previously sent the
TABS $5,170.
Stub Snubbed at Bank
Long Reach, Calif.—/—“This is
the start of our joint bank ac
count,” the bridegroom told the
teller. The clerk took one look.
“I’m afraid it’s a poor start,” he
said. “You see this is the stub you
keep, not the check.” The blushing
newlywed returned to his home and
found the check in his waste bas
ket.
Herein lies the reason why male
pedestrians are struck more often
than females. Men dress in drab
colors. Their solution is to tuck a
handkerchief in their belt or
drape it over their shoulder. It
makes a cheap but effective tail-
light—especially at night.
The color factor also explains
one reason why pedestrians are
cautioned to walk facing traffic.
Their face, being lighter than the
back of their head, is more readily
seen. Again, this applies mostly at
night.
Libby ’49 Finishes
AF Pilot Training
Gilbert F. Libby, ’49, was one
of the three cadets to receive reg
ular commissions upon completion
the USAF Advanced Multi-Engine
Pilot School at Reese Air Force
Base Dec. 16.
Libby, who is from Alvin, re
ceived a B. S. degree in Industrial
Education from A&M in 1949.
A regular commission, present
ed instead of the usual reserve
commission, was given on the basis
of outstanding leadership ability,
academic standing, and flying pro
ficiency during his course of train
ing as an aviation cadet.
Another limitation of even nor
mal eyes is side-vision—the ability __
to see things adjacent to the line
of vision. Again this factor var
ies with the individual. Some peo
ple are severely restricted in see
ing- things at an angle to their •
line of vision. Other persons have
relatively good sight over an area
of 180 degrees.
Side vision can vary with the
same person, too. It decreases in -
direct proportion to the speed of
the individual when running or
riding in an auto. Referred to as
tunnel vision, this causes a per
son’s “focus point” to move fur-'
ther ahead as his speed increases.
Traveling at extremely high
speeds, a person is seldom able to
see anything at a right angle to
him—even if his side vision is
well-developed.
Depth-perception is another
property of the eyes that often im
pairs the vision of otherwise keen-
sighted drivers. The fact that you
have two eyes, each seeing from
a slightly different angle allows
you to perceive depth and distance.
Let one of your eyes fail you and
this important ability is lost.
Fatigue often causes that
suit. Each person has a so-cal,
dominant eyes. It takes over
duty of the less powerful one when
fatigue and vision strain combine.
Other factors impair your vision
in other ways. Color blindness, of
course, is a well-known vision de
fect.
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fect common to all of us—the
inability to perceive motion un
less it is across your line of vi
sion. Change in size is your only
clue to the motion of an object
coming straight toward you.
You find it almost impossible to
determine speed.
Night vision, too, is variable
with different persons. But every
one’s vision at night is impaired
by bright headlights of oncoming
In darkness, the openings of
your eyes (pupils) enlarge to ad
mit more light. The bright head
lights of a car cause your pupils to
grow smaller. Then, when the car
flashes by, you are partially blind
until the pupils have again ad
justed to reduced light. That’s
why it’s wiser to watch the right
side of the road when approaching
a car at night.
Check on the peculiarities oi
your eyes. As a driver, what you
can’t see, can kill you.
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