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Number 157: Volume 55
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1956
Price Five Cents
Enrollment Expected to Reach 7,400
2,060 Freshmen
65 Per Cent in
FOOTBALL SEASON AGAIN—Shown here are some of the freshmen who were gathered
at the Grove Tuesday night. The “Fish” heard several speakers and were taught a
few of the Aggie yells. Head Yell Leader Bill Dorsey apparently had little trouble
teaching the yells to the new students. Several visitors commented on the speed with
which the freshmen learned the yells.
State Agencies Will Enforce
‘Stop For School Bus’ Law
Three ■ state agencies have “de
clared war” on the oft-neglected
law in Texas which required all
vehicles to stop when approaching
a school bus either loading or un
loading children.
The agencies-Education, High
way Department and Department
of Public Safety—have joined to
inform the people of Texas of this
law and protect school children
from injury or death resulting
from accidents involving school
busses. .
Last year three children and two
adults were killed in the 379 ac
cidents in rural areas involving
school busess.
“Even one preventable accident,
as we all know, is one too many,”
said J. W. Edgar, Commissioner
of Education. “A recent study of
the statues indicate a lack of under
standing as to their position when
approachiffg a stopped school bus,
and we entend to see this correct
ed.”
The law states;
“. . upon meeting or overtaking
from either direction a school bus
Marine Recruiters
In MSC Sept. 20
US Marine Corps Officer Pro
curement Team headed by First
Lieutenant Charles E. Thompson
will be on the campus Sept. 20th
and 21st. Lt. Thompson and mem
bers of his team will discuss with
interested students, the means of
obtaining a commission in the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserve through the
various officer training programs,
both ground and aviation.
The Platoon Leaders Class and
Platoon Leaders Class Aviation are
especially designed for college
freshmen, sophomores and juniors.
Open to college seniors and grad
uates are the Officer Candidate
Courses, ground and aviation.
Safety Film Viewed
By CS Kiwanians
College Station Kiwanians wei’e
reminded of the necessity of care
ful driving at their regular week
ly meeting- in the Assembly Room
of the MSC Tuesday noon.
The reminder, in form of a safe
ty film, presented by W. F. Adams
of the Engineering Drawing De
partment at A&M, gave a graphic
and true to life story of five peo
ple traveling to and from their
work during the averag-e working-
day. The mistakes they made were
common to most drivers and these
seemingly “minor” infractions cost
one of the five his life.
Bill Krueger reminded Kiwanis
members of the approaching foot
ball season and gave a report on
the progress of the Kiwanis Box
Lunch program.
In other business Dr. Charles
LaMotte, president of the local
club, emphasized the Kids Day
Program to be held at Bryan AFB.
Raymond Berry called for volun
teers to chaperone the children as
they visit the base on Sept. 22.
which has stopped on the highway
for the purpose of receiving or dis
charging children, the driver shall
stop immediately before passing,
then proceed with due caution at a
speed which is prudent and does not
exceed ten miles per hour.” (This
law does not apply in city limits.)
School busses are easily seen and
clearly marked with tall black let
ters and the busses are painted
yellow. They are equipped front
and back with flashing lights
which are used during loading, or
unloading children.
In conjuction with the education
al program, Texas’ 8,000 school bus
drivers will receive a handbook
which will include safety regula
tions affecting them.
Approximately 7,4QP students are
expected to begin classes Monday,
according- to figures from the Reg
istrar’s Office.
This figure exceeds last Fall’s
Alfred Cronk
Named Head
Of Aero Dept.
Alfred E. Cronk, former as
sociate professor at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, assumed
duties as head of the A&M
Aeronautical Engineering de
partment on Sept. 11.
Cronk received his M.S. degree
in aeronautical engineering from
the University of Minnesota in
1946 and a bachelor of science in
mathematics from the Colleg-e of
St. Thomas in 1937.
After teaching math in St. Paul,
Minn, public schools until 1943,
he joined the University of Minne
sota as an instructor in the aero-
nautiral engineering- department.
In 1946 he became an assistant
professor and in 1953 he was made
an associate professor.
At Minnesota, Cronk supervised
the school’s subsonic wind tunnel,
and taught graduate and under
graduate classes in aerodynamics,
airplane performance, stability and
control, viscous fluid aerodynamics,
w-ind tunnel testing and airci-aft
structure.
Cronk has also been associated
professionally with North Ameri
can Aviation, Boeing Aircraft,
Rosemount Research Center, Min-
neapolis-Honeywell Regulator and
General Mills Inc.
Ci-onk is married and has four
children;. Andy, 12; Alfred, Jr., 10;
Susan, 6; and Nancy, 3. Mrs.
Cronk and the children are expec
ted to arrive here in October.
What’s Cooking
Monday Night, September 17
Aggie Players, 8:00, Music Hall.
Casting for “Trial.” Welcoming
new members.
enrollment by 600 students. As of
Monday, 2,060 of the approximate
2,400 new students consisted of
students entering- college for the
first time. The remainder were
transfer and graduate students.
No official figures have been
compiled yet but College officials
estimate the number of new stu
dents choosing to live in the Corps
of Cadets exceeds all previous new
student ROTC participation.
Monday morning, new students
were assembled in Guion Hall
where they heard talks on the
ROTC program here and then were
given the chance to choose between
civilian life and that of a cadet.
Of the total ngw students who
designated by their room reserva
tion cards that they chose to live
in the Corps, approximately 55
per cent indicated they preferred
the Air Force.
This year new students choosing
to live in the Corps, have until
Sept. 22 to move from the Corps
into a civilian dorm if they aren’t
satisfied. If they drop Military
Science after that day, they no
longer will be able to stay in
school.
Welcome Back
I appreciate the opportunity extended by The Battalion to
greet our returning students. All of you, I trust, had an en
joyable and profitable summer and are looking forward to
this academic year as a chance for further educational growth
and experience.
It is easy enough to say “Welcome back to A. & M.
College.” These words, however, are in danger of becoming
hollow convention unless we reflect from time to time on what
A. & M. College is. First, what is a college? A college may
be broadly defined as the lasting effects that its students
produce in a society. This means that as long as you live you
will be a part of a college. It also means that a college is so
intimately related to society that it must continually be aware
of the changes in society which demand that it also change.
'A college like any vital organism must either grow or
gradually perish. To talk of preserving a status quo is to
pursue a will-o’-the wisp. As you look about you, you will
see many changes have been made during the summer. Some
buildings have new faces, other buildings are nearing com
pletion, health service facilities have been remodeled, and
parking lots have been added.
Other improvements, not immediately obvious, include
the expansion of faculty and staff, the addition of new cour
ses, and the revision of other courses and degree programs.
All of these changes have been made to assist your further
personal growth. All of them mean we are continuing to
move forward.
I have not defined A. & M. College. That is a job for
all of us to do. It is a continuing task that will never be end
ed. Let us all agree that this academic year, as last, we will
try to write a finer definition in which every member of the
student body, faculty, and staff shall have an opportunity to
participate.
David H. Morgan
President
United States Joins France,
Great Britain In Suez Plan
LONDON — (JP) — The United
States, Britain and France joined
yesterday in proposing- a new in
ternational g-roup to run ships
through the Suez Canal.
It would provide pilots who
might be based on ships moored
off the canal’s terminals — out
side Egyptian territory.
In announcing the move in
the British Parliament, Prime
Minister Eden asked for free
dom to use British troops if
necessary to keep the canal
open.
Cairo’s official reaction was
quick and violent.
Col. Abdel Kader Hatem, Egypt
ian information director, called it
“provocation leading to war
against Egypt” and said Egypt
would not surrender legal rights
and sovereignty.
In Washington, the State De
partment after a day of hesitating
statements, made it known that in
joining the proposed association
it had stressed cooperation with
Egypt and participation of many
nations.
The department did not
wholly confirm it participa
tion in the plan — although
diplomatic informants stress
ed that Secretary of State
Dulles framed it—until three
hours after Eden announced it
in Parliament.
Then a department statement
said only that Dulles would ex-
Colbert Assumes New Duties
Welcome
GREETINGS:
A sincere ‘“Welcome Back” to all of you who have been
on the A&M campus before — and a warm “Welcome”
to all of you who are new to our campus.
It’s always a pleasure and a thrill to greet students at
the beginning of a new academic year. It’s a time of begin
ning, and hopes and expectations run high for the year ahead.
It’s a time of excitement as we renew old acquaintances and
make new friends and, in general, plan for the year ahead.
It is my sincere hope that we will also regard this as a
time of dedication—a time •when we emphasize anew those
values and efforts which are good. Likewise, it is my hope
that we take time during the fun and excitement of these
early days of the year to recognize and to be grateful for
the opportunities which are ours.
It’s good to have you here! We wish for you a pleasant
and profitable year—a year which, when you have finished,
you will regard with the same amount of enthusiasm you
now have in anticipating it.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Kamm
Dean of the Basic Division
& Student Personnel Services
Charles R. Colbert has assumed
duties as head of the division of
architecture replacing Ernest Lang
ford, who went on modified service
effective September 1.
Langford’s step marks the com
pletion of 27 years as head of the
division at A&M. His modified ser
vice will include his duties as archi-
tecutral advisor to the president
of the college.
Colbert, born in Dow, Oklahoma,
received his elementary schooling
in Houston and completed high
school in Alvin. He received his
bachelor of architecture degree
from the University of Texas in
1943 and his masters four years
later at Columbia University.
For two years Colbert was a
full time assistant professor of
architecture at Tulane University.
In 1949 he became associated with
an architectual office in New
Orleans. He was appointed super
vising architect and director for
the Orleans Parish schools board in
New Orleans in 1951. Two years
later he returned to private practice
until his appointment here.
Several of Colbert’s articles have
appeared in National and technical
publications. He is a member of the
American Institute of Architects;
Louisiana Architects Association;
American Association of School
Administrators; American Society
of Planning Officials; National
Council on Schoolhouse Construc
tion, and the American Planning
and Civic Association .
Ernest Langford brought an end
to an era when he stepped down
from the postion of division head.
His association with A&M dates
back to 1913 when he received his
bachelor of science degree in
architectui-e from the college.
Langford was born in Ballinger,
Texas, and completed his high
school training in Bertram before
entering A&M in 1909. Upon grad
uation he worked with an Austin
architect, returning to the campus
as an instructor in engineei-ing
drawing in 1915.
He left the college staff in 1919
going to the University of Illinois
as an instructor of architecture.
While there he received his mast
ers degree in 1924 and returned to
A&M as a full professor one year
later.
In September of 1929 he became
head of the department and held
the position until this fall. Lang
ford takes considerable pride in
having been the first head of the
division of architecture.
Also a prominent municipal
figure in College Station, Langford
is now serving his eighth consecu
tive term. Only two other men have
held the position since the city
was incorporated in 1938. He took
over as mayor in 1942 and has
watched the city compile an en
viable record.
Langford is the Texas repi-e-
sentative on the Committee on
Education of the American Insti
tute of Architects, he is a Fel
low of the organization (a signal
honor which has befallen approxi
mately 400 living members out of
a membership of more than 10,000
architects throughout the nation),
he is a charter member of the state
body founded in 1940 which re
presents the A.I.A in Texas, and
he is listed in Who’s Who In
America.
plain the U. S. position tomorrow.
Eden’s talk about using force
upset Washington officials. They
quickly emphasized the United
States is in no way committed to
any military action in the event
the proposed new plan fail sto
work. They said only that a peace
ful settlement is being considered.
Cairo greeted the Eden state
ment first with an official reac
tion that it was “only a sugar-
coated threat of force.”
The Egyptians were report
ed most surprised and disap
pointed by the news that the
United States is participating
in the plan.
Because they considei'ed Eden’s
move a recourse to force, the
Egyptians said they were unable
to reconcile the U. S. attitude with
President Eisenhower’s statement
Tuesday that he did not consider
the use of force justified.
Some in Cairo said they were
convinced the Soviet Union would
not intervene if Britain and France
attacked Egypt but said they did
not think the Soviet Union would
stay out if the United States got
into a conflct.
Charles R. Colbert
Ernest Langford
Special for Fish;
Movie in Guion
A movie, “The Adventures of
Hajji Baba”, sponsored by Stu
dent Activities Department will be
shown in Guion Hall tonight at 7
p.m., according to Tom Puddy,
manager of Guion.
“Regularly scheduled movies will
not begin in Guion until Satuiday
when the usual school-year pro
gram opens at 1 p.m.”, Puddy ad
ded.
First on the bill at Guion is a
double feature consisting of “Ten
nessee’s Partner” and “Night
Freight.”
Saturday night’s preview at 12
p.m. will be “On the Threshold of
Space,” this will appear Sunday
and Monday.
“Although no repairs or replace
ments were made during the sum
mer on our equipment we have a
more entertaining schedule of fea
tures for the year,” said Puddy.
Weather Today
The forcast for today is improved
cloudiness, becoming clear by even
ing. No fronts in the area.
Temperature at 10:40 a. m. today
was 84 degrees. High yesterday
was 94 degrees and low was 66
degrees.