Registrar Defends Changes in Entrance Requirement
By BOB EDGE
Battalion Staff Writer
Any drop in freshman enroll
ment at A&M for the past fall
semester should not be attributed
solely to changes in entrance re
quirements, H. L. Heaton, regis
trar and director of admissions,
said yesterday.
Freshmen enrollment at A&M
this fall, approximately 300 below
the figure for the fall of 1957, is
due to many factors, said Heaton.
He added that the revision and
general upgrading of entrance re
quirements originally started in
1956, and available figures showed
that approximately 400 applicants
have been turned away each fall
since 1956 because of deficiencies.
He emphasized that this figure
showed no increase this past fall.
Change Made in ’56
Heaton outlined the background
of the revisions in entrance re
quirements by saying that prior
to 1956, applicants with deficienc
ies were allowed to enter and
could subsequently make up any
requirements they might lack. Af
ter 1956 this policy was dropped.
However, provisions were made
whereby applicants with deficienc
ies but who were considered to be
superior high school students, be
ing in the upper one-fourth of
their class, could be allowed to en
ter.
In the fall of 1958, the math re
quirements for the school of engi
neering were changed from the
original one unit in algebra and
one unit in plane geometry to two | change their original fields of
units in algebra, one unit in plane
geometry and one-half unit in
trigonometry.
The registrar noted that defi
ciencies in these requirements has
not been significant in turning
away a large number of fall appli
cants due to the fact that the
school was assisting them in get
ting this work off in summer
school and correspondence courses,
prior to registration.
Why Students Change
Others, he ad,ded, decided to
study when they found they lack
ed the requirements for entrance.
Many were allowed to enter on
this basis that would have not
been originally accepted.
Seeks Better Students
In answer to statements con
cerning the loss in state funds
the college is suffering as a re
sult of the enrollment drop, Hea
ton sxplained:
“Our objective in upgrading our
entrance requirements is to get
better qualified students to take
the various college programs of
training which we offer. In so do
ing we recognize that it will af
fect the amount of our appropria
tions, but we are interested in do
ing the very best for the qualified
man that we can.”
Standards To Be Raised
In regard to entrance require
ment changes that are to become
effective in September, 1960, Hea
ton stated that “this is the plan
on the part of the faculty to con
tinue upgrading admission stand
ards in an effort to graduate a
greater percent of our entering
freshmen.” He added that these
changes gre actuated by the Exe
cutive Committee and the Acad
emic Council.
When queried as to indications
of improvement possibly attribut
able to the general upgrading pro
gram, Heaton answered, ‘“accord
ing to current information from
the Basic Division, freshmen
grades are definitely up over this
time last year.”
Weather Today
Partly cloudy skies through to
morrow. High today 55-58. Low
tonight near 35.
THE
BATTALION
12th Man Bowl
Tomorrow
Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 82: Volume 58
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1959
Price Five Cents
SINGING CADETS TO PRESENT ANNUAL CONCERT IN GUION HALL TONIGHT
. . . Lan Lynch is one of the featured soloists for the program
Singing
Concert
Cadets to
in Guion
Present
Tonight
The Singing Cadets will present
their annual Spring Concert in
Guion Hall tonight at 7:30.
Included on the program will be
sacred music, spirituals, popular
and folk songs. Many familiar
songs ranging from the Great
Masters to songs from Broadway
will be sung.
Several of the sacred songs to
be sung are “Sanctus” from Saint
Cecelia, “Create in Me a Clean
Heart, O God” by Mueller, and Mo
zart’s “Gloria”. The program will
include the traditional spiritual,
“Rock-A-My Soul” and familar
spirituals as “Soon-Ah-Will Be
Done” and “Sometimes I Feel
Like A Motherless Child”.
The group will also sing sev
eral popular songs as “Autumn
Leaves”, Hammerstein’s “Noth-
TTI Employs New
Research Engineer
Dr. Ralph N. Traxler has been
employed as a research engineer
by the Texas Transportation Insti
tute, Fred J. Benson, executive of
ficer of the institute, said yester
day. .
Dr. Traxler, who holds B.A.,
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in chem
istry from the University of Colo
rado, was recently supervisor of
asphalt research at the Texas
Company.
ing Like A Dame” and “Seventy-
six Trombones” from the Broad
way show of the same name.
' Folk songs will include “Doney
Gal” and “LiT Liza Jane” along
with such patriotic songs as “Let
There Be Music” and “This Is My
Country”.
Featufed soloists for tomorrow
night will be Lane Lynch, Ronald
Doan and Lew Plotts. Maurice
Adams is accompanist for the
group.
Admission to the concert will be
free, according to Bill Turner, di
rector of the Singing Cadets.
Officers of the Singing Cadets
this year are Arthur Cameron,
president; Don Linnenberger, vice
president; David Bunting, business
manager; Ronald Doan, librarian;
and John Lenamon, reporter-his
torian.
This year’s group is composed
of 56 members. First tenors are
Billy J. Barfield, James V. Crouch,
Hugh Davidson, Donnie Duplis-
sey, Frank Glenn, Dean Hosier,
Scott Lallier, Don Linnenberger,
Lane Lynch, Nathan O’Brian, Lew
Plotts, Robert Shaw, Bert Thomp
son.
Second Tenors are Efraim Ar-
mendariz, Irvin M. Atkins, David
Bunting, Robert L. Compton, War
ren Copeland, Jerry Griffiths,
Jack Harrington, Tim Hawthorne,
Janies A. Lair and Frank Yount.
The baritones for the group are
Robert Arevales, William Comp
ton, Deryl Dalby, Larry Dubberly,
jerry Hatfield, Donald D. Hender
son, David Hopkins, James P.
Hudson, Bill Huskinson, William
J. Jonas, Bob Moody, David Mor
gan, Gabriel Navar, John Schier,
Clem Sherek and Carlos Worley.
The basses are Ed L. Berry, Olin
W. Brown, Arthur L. Cameron,
Ronald B. Doan, Marcus Edwards,
Joe A. Fernandez, Emmett C.
Flanagan, Larry K. Leighton,
John L. Lenamon, Donald Melton,
Ramsey K. Melugin, Roger S.
Moran, William H. Taylor, Wil
liam E. Tipton, Joe W. Lindley,
Richard Simmons and Bill Weston.
The group has had concert ap
pearance in Edna, Weslaco and
Baytown. Turner said future con
certs are scheduled for Dallas,
Denton, San Angelo, and Weather
ford.
Five Summer Sites
Set for AF Camps
A&M Air Force cadets who have
completed their junior year of
training will attend five Summer
Training Unit sites this summer.
The Department of Air Science
said Monday that approximately
175 Aggies will attend Summer
Training Unit camps at Eglin AFB,
Fort Walton, Fla.; Craig AFB,
Selma, Ala.; Vance AFB, Enid, Ok-
la; Webb AFB, Big Spring, Texas;
and Luke AFB, Phoenix, Ariz.
The training units will be held
for two periods of four weeks each,
the first starting June 14 and the
second starting August 2. This is'
done to allow students to attend
either session of summer school.
Cadets will be given their pre
ference of sessions but not sites,
according to Maj. Roger A. Mc-
Caulley, junior Air Science in
structor. An IBM machine will
select where cadets will go on the
basis of least travel cost computed
at 5^ a mile.
Ags Volunteer to Give
594 Pints of Blood;
Fall 56 Short of Goal
CV Tenants Asked
To Watch Children
College View tenants are urged
to restrict their children from
playing on stacked shingles.
According to Calvin E. Moore,
manager of Student Apartments,
children are damaging the Shingles
before they can be used.
Buildings in College View are
presently being re-roofed and
workmen have noticed children
climbing on unloaded shingles.
Climbing is not only dangerous for
the children, but it is damaging
the shingles. Tenants can help
reduce costs and prevent accidents
by corralling their children, Moore
said.
SMU Dean to Talk
At AAUP Meeting
Dr. J. W. Riehm, assistant dean
of the Southern Methodist Univer
sity Law School, will speak on
“The Place of Law in A Rapidly
Evolving Society” at the annual
banquet of the Texas A&M Chap
ter of the American Association
of University Professors, to be
held March 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the
Assembly Room of the Memorial
Student Center.
Dr. Riehm is president' of the
Conference of Southwest Legal
Foundations and a member of the
American, New York, Michigan,
Illinois and Texas Bar Associa
tions.
Meets Air Force Friday
Weight Worries Army Coach
As 12th Man Bowl Nears
Army Coach Stan Roper sent his
1:2th Man Bowl squad through
light workouts today in final prep
aration for the game with the
outfit athletic officers at 50 cents.
Ducats will also be sold at the
gate at game time.
Air Force tomorrow night at 8 on available in dormitories through
Kyle Field.
Roper cast a skeptical eye at
the Army ROTC players and mut
tered with an attitude typical of
all coaches:
“We have lots of hustle and de
sire, but we don’t have the weight
and experience that the Air Force
has.”
Addng a boost to his spirits,
however, were a group of line
men popping leather as they rush
ed through contact work. Roper
had special praise for linemen
Jimmy Garrett, Corky Cobern, and
Tom Austin. He is also pretty
high on backs Perry Pope and Son
ny Todd.
The Army crew has been work-
; ing out in full pads since last
: Thursday, and Roper said their
spirit was still high.
He declined to give the starting |f!
lineup for the game, saying he ||
wanted to wait until the last min- ||
ute so ^hat he would have a mkm
chance to look over the best ef- I
forts of every man. Helping Rop-
Sponsors to Extend Drive,,
Sign Donors Again Friday
The Student Senate-sponsored blood drive fell short of
its goal yesterday as only 594 Aggies signed to give blood.
The goal was set at 650 by Senate members and the College
Station Lions club.
Requests by students who were unable to sign up due to
classes all day yesterday have prompted the Senate to con
tinue the drive Friday.
The booth in the Memorial Student Center between the
Post Office and the Fountain Room will be open from 8 a. m.
to 2 p. m. Friday to accommodate those who were unable to
sign up yesterday.
“It is a marvelous tribute to A&M how the Aggies
CS Schools Plan
Community Supper
College Station will observe
Texas Public School Week Thurs
day night with a community sup
per in the A&M Consolidated
School Gymnasium. <
Serving will begin at 5:30 and
several lines will assure no waiting
for the larg*e crowd that is expect
ed. Advance tickets sales indicate
that a crowd of about 1200 people
will attend.
In keeping with Public School
Week the junior and senior high
schools will present brief pro
grams for parents and friends fol
lowing the supper. Fifth grade
students will present a musical
program in the Auditorium be
ginning at 7:00. At 7:30 the sen
ior high school will also present
a brief program. Demonstration
classes will also be held by both
schools.
Tickets are $1.00 for adults an<?
60 cents for children and will be
available at the door.
Prizes for the most tickets sold
by students and other gifts and
food items are being contributed
by Bryan and College Station mer
chants.
pitched in when they were
neeeded. They well deserve a
pat on the back for their re
sponse, but we still need 50
more to reach our quota,”
said Dr. David Fitch, president of
the College Station Lions Club.
“In the end the Senate and Lions
hope to net 650 pints of blood
which will be worth $10,000 to
$11,000,” Fitch said.
Blood that is donated in this
drive will be used by the Texas
Leukemia Research Foundation for
the purpose of research in finding
a cure for leukemia. At the pres
ent time no cure is known.
“We would like for it to be un
derstood that the blood that is do
nated will not cost the leukemia
victims anything,” Fitch said last
night. “The only cost involved is
the paying of expenses of the
bloodmobile to make the trip, and
the Lions Club is paying that.”
Fourteen children are alive to
day because of the blood donated
in this area last year, said Don
Rummel, chairman of the Senate’s
Welfare Committee. Every year a
few more children will live a little
longer with the blood that is do
nated by those who are walling to
help.
Rummel said it doesn’t make any
difference what type blood a per
son has; his or her blood will be ac
cepted if they are in good health
and do not have colds.
A special bloodmobile is sched
uled to come to College Station
from Dallas to receive the blood
from the donors next Wednesday.
AIR FORCE TEAM PREPARES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME
. . . the AF team’s head man is Allen Goehring
er with the squad is Carl Luna.
Tickets to this year’s Student
Senate-sponsored contest are
ARMY 12TH-MAN BOWL TEAM GOES THROUGH A PLAY
. . . the Army team is being coached by Stan Roper