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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1956 Price Five Cents
Journalism
Courses
Accredited
The eight-year-old Aft-ffie Jour
nalism Department has been mov
ed into the ranks of the top 39
journalism schools in the nation
by the American Council on Edu
cation in Journalism.
Now officially accredited under
the ACEJ program, A&M steps
into the role of one of the two top
schools for journalists in Texas.
The JJniversity of Texas is the
#nly other school in the state cur
rently accredited under the pro
gram.
The ACEJ gave A&M the nod on
two sequences now being taught—
community journalism and agri
cultural journalism, after a team
headed by Dean Earl English of
the University of Missouri visited
Agg-ieland last fall. They made
their recommendations to the ac
crediting committee which met in
March.
Dean English’s team was com
posed of professor Ralph Lash-
brook, Kansas State; Dr. Quintus
Wilson, University of Utah; Joe
Cook, publisher. The Mission
(Tex) Times, and Dr. I. W. Cole,
executive secretary of ACEJ.
“The accreditation puts A&M
among the top schools of journal
ism in the country,” D. D. Bur-
chard, department head, said. “The
prestige, as well as the critisim
that comes with accreditation re
port, is the biggest boost the de
partment has had to date.”
The accreditation is effective
for a five-year period, after which
the department is again subject to
inspection.
Abbott Attends
Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of the
College, has been invited to attend
a regional meeting of the Presi
dents’ Committee for Traffic Safe
ty to be held in Miami, Fla., Mon
day and Tuesday. Dr. Abbott,
member of the National Commis
sion on Safety Education will ap
pear on a panel Monday to discuss
“The Place of Education in the
Traffic Safety Program.”
S WC Ends Probation;
TexasJTech Accepted
Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant
Looking Toward A Conference Championship
Students and Morgan
Rejoice Over Decision
JubiLancy reigned supreme
this morning as students at
various times began to hear
the news of A&M’s athletic
probation being lifted. A great
release of tension seemed to
possess the entire campus.
Schedule of Events
SATURDAY
Aircraft Flyover
Aerial Show
Molten Iron Display
Smorgasbord
Little Southwestern Finals
Aggie Follies
All-College Dance
Cadet Awards
Adjutant’s Call
Fish Drill Team
Mother of Year Award 11
Dormitory Open House 12
Lunch 12:15
Presidents’ Reception I
Ross Volunteer Drill ; 2:30
2:30
Campus
3:30
Easterwood Field
4
ME Shops
5:30
MSC
7:30
Rodeo Arena
7:30
Guion Hall
9:30
Grove
SUNDAY
8:15
Corps Areas
8:25
Corps Areas
9:10
Main Drill Field
10:40
Main Drill Field
Guion Hall
Dorm Areas
Sbisa and Duncan Halls
MSC
Among the pleased persons
on the campus was Dr. David
H. Morgan, president of the
College, who issued a state
ment this morning as follows:
“Naturally we are pleased
to hear that A&M had been
removed from probation by
the Southwest Conference.
This action by the Conference
confirms the fact that A&M
has operated within the rules
and regulations of the South
west Conference and the NC
AA during the past year. Our
intention is to continue to
maintain an athletic program
above reproach.
“I have complete confidence
in our Athletic Council under
the excellent leadership of Dr.
Chris Groneman, head of the
Industrial Education Depart
ment, and our Athletic Direc
tor Paul Bryant in guarantee
ing future operations of our
recruiting program, so that
the reputation of A&M will re-
Vote Unanimous;
National Still On
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE, by unan
imous vote, has lifted the athletic probation placed
on A&M last year. The probation has been hang
ing over A&M for one year, following violations of
recruiting rules.
THE CONFERENCE, meeting at Fayetteville,
Ark. today, released a statement which said, “Af
ter due inquiries into the present practices, the con
ference is convinced that efforts to correct the
practices of the A&M Athletic Department have
been successful and that authorities of the college
are determined to exercise constant vigilance in
order to prevent future violations. Therefore, the
conference hereby terminates the probation of the
college as of this date and respectively recommends
to the NCAA that it review its action taken on
May 1, 1956, in respect to this matter.”
THE NCAA, several weeks ago, placed A&M,
Kansas and Mississippi College on probation for
violation of NCAA rules. A&M was placed on pro
bation until May 14, 1957, and declared ineligible to
enter athletes “or teams in national collegiate
championship competition and those invitational
events which cooperate with the NCAA in the ad
ministration of its enforcement program.” This is
the action the Southwest Conference is asking to
be removed. If the NCAA meets the request, A&M
will be entirely clear of any charges of illegal prac
tice in recruiting and will be eligible for a cham
pionship contest in the NCAA and also for bowl
games.
IN A STORY CARRIED by the Fort Worth
Star Telegram, Dr. E. D. Mouzon of Southern Meth
odist University, president of the conference, said,
“I tried to exact a promise from the NCAA that it
would lift the probation if the Southwest Confer
ence did but all I could get was the^tatement that
it might consider it at the next meeting of the
council in August.”
Tech Admitted
WILLIAM F. CURRY
Curry Drive
Sponsored By
Student Senate
Five campus organizations are
sponsoring a sale Saturday and
Sunday for the benefit of William
F. Curry, freshman architecture
major who was critically injured
four weeks ago in the gym.
The members of A Engineers,
Curry s outfit, together w’ith the
Wedded Wesleyans, Kum Dubl, the
Tumbling Club and the Wesley
Foundation are sponsoring the sale
to collect money for the William
F. (Bill) Curry Fund. On sale at
the North Gate Saturday fi 'om 8
a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday from
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. will be assorted
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.——Texas Tech’s 29 years of knocking soft drinks and ice cream,
at the door of the Southwest Conference came to a glorious end on the Fred J Handler vice-president
13th try today. j of Kum Dubl, an organization of
In a statement the conference said “by unanimous vote Texas the A&M Methodist Church co _
Tech was invited to appoint a committee to work with a committee of sponsoring the sale, urged all Ag-
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Main Drill Field | main untarnished.
the Southwest Conference for the express purpose of working out
details under which Texas Tech may become a member of the South
west conference.
“This means that it is the expressed intention of the conference to
admit Tech to its membership as soon as a satisfactory arrangement
of the details can be concluded by the above mentioned committees.”
Entrance of the Lubbock school into the conference increases its
membership to eight. Other members are Rice, Arkansas, Baylor,
SMU, Texas A&M, TCU and Texas.
It was the first change in the -conference’s i-oster since 1925.
Today’s action ended a long fight for admittance by Tech. The first
try was in 1927, ajid since then the school was bitterly disappointed
12 times.
‘Mother-of-the-V ear’
Will Be Presented
In climaxing a gala weekend of festivities, Mrs. Maria V.
Reyes will capture the unique honor of reigning as Aggie
“Mother of the Year.”
The College, acting through a special committee of the
Student Senate, chose her to be the symbol of all Aggie Moth
erhood.
Mrs. Reyes is receiving the award on behalf of all Aggies*
mothers throughout the world.
She will be the honor guest at the Parents Day review of
the Corps of Cadets Sunday morning.
Special ceremonies will follow at 11 a.m. in Guion Hall
-in honor of visiting Mothers and Dads. Mrs. Reyes will be
"^presented with a plaque at
this time.
Kickoff time for > the week
end of celebration is 7:30 p.m.
Friday night w r ith “Khaki
Jungle”, an Aggie Follies presen
tation. The play depicts student
life on the A&M campus—in a com
ical manner. It will be staged in
Guion Hall.
The completed Krueger collection
of oil paintings will be on display
in Cushing Memorial Library the
fii-st thing Saturday morning.
The paintings were gathered
throughout Europe, and feature the
work of many old masters.
From 9 until 10 a.m. a coffee
will be held in the MSC by the
Brazos County A&M Mothers’ Club
in honor of the Federation of A&M.
Mothers’ Club.
The eighth annual Chick, Poul
try, and Egg Show will present its
awards and auction in DeWarfe
Field House beginning at 10 a.m.
The Brazos Bar Association and
the English Department will spon
sor a Mothers Day Speech Contest
in the MSC.
A half-hour aerial show, by the
Thunderbirds, will transpire from
3:30 to 4 p.m.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., there will
be a smorgasboard in the Dining
room of the MSC.
Final judging to select the cham
pion cattle, sheep, swine and horse
showman; Grand Champion and
Reserve Champion showman; and
Ham Auction will start at 7:30 in
the Aggie Rodeo Arena.
A repeat of Friday’s perform
ance of “Khaki Jungle” will be
given in Guion Hall from 7:30 to
9 p.m.
The day will be climaxed with an
All-College Dance — honoring Ag
gie Parents—at The Grove. It will
be sponsored by the Department of
Student Activities. It begins at
9:30 and terminates at midnight.
Exhibits will range from collec
tions of dangerous insects to films
on atomic energy and radioisotopes.
While some students are explain
ing farm equipment, others will ex
plain insti-uments for prospecting
for uranium.
Sunday, the Parents Day pro
gram will open at 8:15 with the
traditional flower pinning cere
mony at which Mothers pin flow-
ei-s on the Aggies.
Programs honoring Mothers and
Dads and special guest, Mrs. Reyes,
will start at 11 a.m.
The time between noon and 4
p.m. will be allotted to open house
{ in the dorms.
gies and their weekend guests to
patronize the stand.
“In addition to the sale of re
freshments, there will be a jar for
donations. We want to collect as
much as we possibly can,” he said. |
The number of people in the Uni
ted Kingdom is increasing at the
rate of 34 one hundredths of a per
cent a year compared with 1.7
per cent a year in the United
States.