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The on Number 156: Volume 55 “ =H - sskSSS^ S&SSsSi SSSssrStl^ COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1956 Price Five Cents iSSSiSs sSssS- 12^S ^ &$*«» HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE STILL PREVAILS—Seemingly happy about school opening are these boys and girls on the front of A&M Consolidated High School steps prior to go ing to their first classes of the 1956-57 school year. Enrollment was up slightly in the Senior high with an increase of six students over last years’ first day mark of 226. About 100 students were expected to transfer to the Consolidated Schools from Bryan but did not make the move due to tuition charges. Increased For A&M Enrollment Consolidated School enrollment showed a 2.3 per cent increase over first day figures for last year at A&M Consolidated School System, ac cording to Dr. Les Richardson, superintendent. Total figures for all schools in the system came to 1,416 pupils Rehling Promoted By Forest Service Henry W. Rehling has been pro moted to district forester by the Texas Forest Service at District 2 vith headquarters at Henderson. Rehling has served as assistant forester in District 2 since 1950. Prior to that position, he served as assistant forester in District 6 at Conroe, and as assistant super intendent of the Texps Forest Ser vice’s Indian Mound Nursery near Alto. . - district forester, Rehling will be in charge of all Texas Forest Service.activities in Administrative District No. 2. This district em braces all of Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Rusk, Smith, and Wood Counties and the northwest portion of Nacogdoches County. for the short half-day session, yes terday morning. “About 100 pupils from Bryan did not transfer as expected, said Dr. Richardson,” This was due to the tuition charge, but if they had we would have cramped for space.” Most of the children were on their way home by 10 a. m. but regular classes wei-e held this morning and a full day of instruc tion for the rest of the year got under way. A few last minute changes were made in the faculty since the per sonnel was announced in July due to resignations. Seven new teachers have been hired. Registration figures for all schools in the A&M Consolidated System are as follows: Senior high school yesterday— 233—last year —226; Junior high Wednesday—394—last year—403; Elementary yesterday—515—1955- 487; Lincoln (Negro) Wednesday 274—last year—222. “Late registrations will be com ing in the rest of the week at white schools”, Dr. Richardson said, “Lincoln enrollment is expected to increase for the next two months.” First - day figures last year (1955) in the elementary school showed an increase from 487 to 506 at the close of the school year and Lincoln School increased from its opening day number of 222 to 355. School busses made their rounds Wednesday in all neighborhood and rural routes. The cafeteria -was closed yesterday but opened today at noon and will be in business for the remainder of the year. System Officials Travel to Ceylon Two. A&M System officials will be in Ceylon during the next two weeks to serve as consultants for the University of Ceylon at Col ombo, assisting in plans to move the university agricultm-e and engi neering facilities from Colombo to Peradeniya, near Kandy, Ceylon. D. W. Williams, vice chancellor for agriculture, left Tuesday by air and will arrive in Ceylon Sept. 9, while Fred J. Benson, Civil Engi neering Department, and vice di rector of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, will depart Sept. 7 and arrive in Ceylon Sept. 11. New ‘Fish’ Arrive More Than 2,000 Tomorrow; Expected Wrong Switch Was Thrown; Twenty Killed SPRINGER, N.M.—-UP)—A railway worker early Wednes day threw a switch wrong- and sent the Santa Fe Chief plunging, brakes screaming, headon into a parked mail train. At least 20 were killed. The Chief, which officials said was traveling 40 to 45 miles hour at the time, was supposed to go westward on the main track. Instead it swerved into the'bypass where the mail train waited for the go-ajiead. All those killed were train men and dining car employees. Offi cials said no passengers were killed. Ten injured were taken to a hos pital in this northern New Mexico livestock center, and at least 25 more were hurt. Railway spokesmen said the fire man on the mail train became confused and set the switch wrong. They added it is not unusual for the fireman, instead of the brake- man, to handle some switching duties on such trains. Most of those killed lost their lives as they slept in a dormitory car next in line behind the Chief’s diesel engines. Carrying a report ed 16 waiters and lounge em ployees, the car was smashed to rubble. It came to rest partly on top and partly underneath a diesel unit and another car. Santa Fe officials said the mail train—the Eastbound No. 8—en tered the siding headfirst, as was customary, and was scheduled to pass on out onto the main line after the streamliner had cleared. J. P. Reinhold, Santa Fe Rail way Vice Pi*esident in charge of public relations who was aboard the mail train with his family, said the fireman committed an “error in judgment.” More than 300 passengers aboard the Chief escaped with their lives and without sei-ious injury as the silvery cars were scrambled into what a newsman described as a “fantastic accordion.” The point, at which the stream liner left the safety of the main lirie and crashed into the second train was five miles south of this tiny hamlet. The wreck took place at 3 a.m. Week of Activity Planned Before Registration Friday By JIM BOWER Battalion Editor Tomorrow morning at 8, approximately 2.200 new stu dents will arrive on the campus as the annual New Student Week gets underway. All this week, civilian and cadet student leaders have been meeting to prepare for the incoming freshmen. Yes terday more than 200 cadet leaders began their two-day course on leadership orientation so as to enable them to better guide and counsel the new Aggies. Until registration for the “fish” a week from tomorrow, the new students will spend their time getting acquainted with the campus and all of its various activities and phases, an plus spending one day taking aptitude and achievement tests. First on the schedule for DON’T LOOK SO DOWNHEARTED, IT’S ONLY THE FIRST DAY!—Boys in Mrs. N. W. Quick’s first grade class seem a bit apprehensive as they sit (?) in their chairs during yesterday mornings registration at A&M Consoli dated Elementary School. School enrollment for the en tire System was up 2.3 per cent over last year for the same day. Enrollment in the Elementary School was 515 as compared to 487 last year. Dental, Med School Accept 33 Aggies The Pre-medical, Pre-dental committee has announced the acceptance of 33 students in the 1956 classes of Medicine and Dentistry in the profes sional colleges of Texas. Numbers accepted were, Univer sity of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, 16; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dal las, 7; Baylor University, College of Medicine, Houston, 4; Univer sity of Texas, Dental Bi-anch, Houston, 5; Baylor University^ Col lege of Dentistry, Dallas, 1. Present enrollment in the pre medical predental curriculum here is 150 students. Dr. Howard L. Gravett, profes sor of biolqgy, is chairman of the committee and other members are Dr. George E. Potter, professor of biology; D. E. B. Middleton, pro fessor of chemistry; Dr. C. D. La- verty, professor of English; Dr. Joseph M. Nance, associate pro fessor of history; Dr. Henry Rak- off, assistant professor of chemis try and Ralph K. Russel, assistant professor of physics. Stripper Invented By Grad A 1949 graduate of A&M, E. L. (Red) Wilson, Jr., has been issued a patent to an interested sounding machine—a Stripper. Although not having to do with what the title sounds like the machine actually is used to remove traces of gas from fluids during cracking of gaso line and not to be confused with burlesque. Official name of the machine is Countercurrent Cascade Stripper. Wilson received a B. S. de gree in chemical engineering .at A&M is presently president of the Baytown A&M Club. President Names Quick As Assistant Dr. N. W. Quick has been named assistant to the president of A&M for the 1956-57 fiscal year, Dr. David H. Morgan, president, has announced. Dr. Quick has been as sistant to the president since July 16, which was effective throughout the summer. Dr. Quick came to A&M in 1947 as assistant professor of English and in 1955 was named associate professor. Weather Today A weak cool front passing over College Station at 1:30 p.m. today will drop temperature slightly. Isolated, widely scattered showers forecast. Yesterday’s high was 94 degrees and dropped to 72 degrees i last night. Temperature at 11 this I morning was 90 degrees. on the incoming students will be paying of fees and receiving their housing assignments, uniform authorizations a n d moving into their new homes for the next nine months. At 7 tomorrow night there will be a general assembly in the Grove, at which time they will be welcomed to A&M by President David H. Morgan. W. M. Turner will lead the group in singing. Beginning at 7:45 Saturday morning, achievements and apti tude tests will be given until 5 p.m. Again new students will as semble in the Grove Saturday eve ning where cadet Lt. Col. Dwayne Bailey, Corps Chaplain, will speak on “The Place of Religion in the Life of the A&M Student.” Fol lowing this talk, local ministers will be introduced to the new stu dents. MSC Reception Sunday Sunday morning, the freshmen are urged to attend the church of their choice. Highlight for the day will be an informal reception at 2 p.m. sponsored by the Directorate of the Student Center honoring the new students. President and Mrs. David H. Morgan, Dean and Mrs. Robeit B. Kamm, members of the staff and faculty of the college will be pre sented to the students and their parents. Booths will be arranged in the ballroom to exhibit and explain all of the various groups and com mittees of the MSC to the fresh men. Approximately 150 gills from Bryan and College Station will serve as hostesses. They will meet the students and show them around the Center, introduce them to faculty members and direct them to booths of the c MSC com mittees which interest them. ROTC Program Beginning Monday morning at 8, all students will meet in Guion Hall for a series of talks on the ROTC program at A&M. Main speakers will be Col. Joe E. Davis, Com mandant; Col. Henry Dittman, pro fessor of Air Science and Col. Del- mer Anderson, professor of Mili tary Science and Tactics. At 9 o’clock, the students will form into two groups, those choosing to participate in the RO TC and those choosing to join the civilian ranks. (See NEW STUDENTS, Page 6) Social Security Explained To Kiwanians Warning fellow Kiwanians that their sons may have to pay as much as four times the taxes they are now paying if the situation isn’t changed, John Longley explained the new Social Security Bill at the regular meeting Tuesday. Meeting in the Ballroom of the MSC Kiwanians heard Longley warn “although the Social Security program is a valuable part of our financial plan it should not be treated as a political football.” Two major changes made in the program were the lowering of age limits for women from 65 to 62 and insurance against disabling in juries. As it now stands Social Security affects everyone in the nation ex cept doctors, Longley said. Longley went on to explain a few details of the new act and answered questions after his talk was completed. W. E. (Woody) Briles and Char les Krueger took the floor after lunch in their “Box Lunch Ap rons” to remind members of foot ball season and took names of workers to serve during the four home games at Kyle Field. Charles LaMotte, president of the club, reminded members of the approaching “Kids Day Activities” planned for Sept. 22 at Bryan AFB. Aggies Featured In TV Programs A&M’s Fighting Aggies will be featured on two occasions this sea son over regional TV broadcasts ac cording to information from the Humble Oil and Regining Co., who will sponsor the telecasts. The A&M-Arkansas game, Nov. 3 and the annual Turkey Day game with Texas University are sched uled to be telecast by Humble. These games, in addition to four others were selected by conference officials under rulings from the NCAA earlier in the summer. Other Southwest Conference games which will be telecast will be Baylor vs Texas Tech, Sept. 29; Texas - Oklahoma, Oct. 13; Rice- SMU, Oct. 20; and TCU-Texas, Nov. 17. Turkey Course Set Reid Laboratory will be the site of a Turkey Production Short Course beginning Sept. 10 until Sept. 14 under the direction of E. D. Paniell of A&M’s Poultry Science Department it was an nounced recently. About 25 turkey raisers from over the state are ex pected to attend . Cadet Officers Gather For Two-Day Course More than 200 cadet officers and non-commissioned officers are on the campus for the annual leader ship orientation course and to as sist college officials with new stu dents who arrive tomorrow. The two day course, which star ted yesterday, covers all phases of training in the corps of cadets with emphasis on leadership and responsibilities of leaders. Included in the group attending are the corps staff, all cadet chap lains, wing and regimental com manders, battalion and group com manders, company and squadron commanders, regimental and wing and battalion and group scholastic officers, all sergeant majors and all first sergeants. President David H. Morgan launched the talks yesterday. Other talks were given by Col. Joe E. Davis, Commandant; Dr. Rob ert B. Kamm, dean, Student Per sonnel Services and Basic Divis ion; Col. Henry Dittman, professor of Air Science; Col. Delmer An- dei'son, professor of Military Sci ence and Tactics; Cliff Harris, 1947-48 Corps Chaplain and Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins; Assistant Commandant. Col. and Mrs. Davis held open house for the cadets at 7:30 last- night. Program for today included talks by Wilkins; W T . L. Penberthy, head of student activities; C. H. Rans- dell, associate dean, Basic Divis ion; Wayne Stark, director, Me morial Student Center; J. B. Her- vey, executive secretary, Associa tion of Former Studtnt; Paul Bry ant, head football coach and Ath letic Director and Col. Davis. A steak fry this evening in Hen- sel Park concludes the leadership sessions.