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URMC 19510406.Pdf (8.305Mb) Andrews And Stoll To Edit Collegian Rocky Board of Publications Selects Editor Mountain And Business Manager for 1951-52 Bill Andrews, junior English major of Greeley, Colorado, and Bob Stoll, sophomore of Fort chemistry major Collins, were ap- pointed editor and business manager of the COLLEGIAN at a collegian special of the Board meeting of Publications last Tuesday morning. Andrews, who will take office next for the 1951- FORT COLLINS. September, years SJLIX COLORADO - FRIDAY. was APRII n 1951 52, managing editor last fall and No. 23 quarter, copy editor the winter and spring quarters. Andrews’s Constitutional Revision Presented application was con- to sidered along with those of Vivian JUDGING CONTEST Slocum, present society editor, and Council; Frank Many Changes Suggested DATE ANNOUNCED Abrahamson, present fea- ture editor. Stoll, who will also constitutional The revision There will be assume duties in has committee, headed by Claude a judging con- September, announced at the last Student test for the KotichMercer been assistant business Klomon, Council that trophy manager meeting it for this next Saturday, 14. and ad solicitor Bd finished its recommendations, which will April Anyone past year, be presented at the who has had is and collector his freshman or now taking year. institutional Convention on April 21, 1951. AH 5 is Stoll’s the eligible to enter. For application was only further one received ■ The committee Elaine details see next week’s by Ralph Murphy, members, Carlson, Margaret Sandhouse COLLEGIAN. of the Board, for that of Neil president iwt Holloway, Brooks and George Scott have been working business manager. ten * for the nast weeks trying to This has been the second suc- the constitution, and fit it cessive year in which the follow- the actuai needs of the student ■tg Dean Explains Selective ing year's COLLEGIAN editor and |Alv. Service business manager have been sel- ected in this fashion. In the sHn 1919 the constitution was com- previ- ous student vote deter- S but at the years, body pktely revised, time sev- College Qualifications Tests mined the two positions. ■ crsl new innovations were tried, The By Bill Andrews remainder of the staff which working capabilities could Bill Andrews In will assist in an exclusive COLLEGIAN putting out next ■k be appreciated until they had interview this week Dean J. C. year’s COLLEGIAN, will be chosen used certain Clevenger revealed details for a length of on the recently-inaugurated Selective Spring Enrollment by Andrews and published in the Kdjjjit. Now, after two years of actual Service College Qualifications Testing program. He attended a dis- COLLEGIAN at a later date. Bilik with the constitution the dif- Shows cussion of the held in Slight program Denver by Col. William Reed, Colo- Drop boards and committees of rado state for the selective service director, afternoon. Registration spring quar- Ktll Associated Students have had Tuesday Courtlyn ter has reached 5,152 ac- Hotchkiss also attended from Colorado A students, ■ alopponunits to discover its weak & M. Others in attend- to Stella A & M ance included Dr. cording Morris, HHi!!!-,, and make Toepelman of recommendations This is the the registrar. not final American Council Educa- ing Service, Princeton, N. to them. on J. upon correct total, for few tion however, a registra- and representatives from the completion. Applications are NOT tions remain to be tabulated. which other available at the IBfajor changes are pro- colleges in the state. college. This is a from the committee v/ho slight drop fall by include the According to Dean Only persons are now en- Clevenger, and winter of rolled in will be quarter registrations the Board of Arch- the tests to be administered will be college eligible but Miss Morris to take the emphasized that B a piovision by which candi- of the and test. Veterinary stu- general intelligence the percentage of decrease is no without dents, advanced ROTC students party affiliation will ability type similar to the armed than normal. and freshmen and greater There are to run for forces AGCT sophomore stu- any office, ap- tests. Their purpose usually a number of students who of is dents who have been for publication salaries by the to provide local draft boards accepted home work the farms the advanced ROTC stay to on Council, and other with evidence of the relative course are pro- qual- this deferred and need during quarter. by which the Student Coun- ifications of for already not take registrants college The released the examination. It is incomplete figures 4will be able to E operate more ef- The test scores of anticipated study. regis- by Miss Morris’ office reveal that there will be fewer than 800 a I ficiently. trants will the local boards provide decrease of 301 from last students who will wish be quarter’s with evidence of their to tested >n aptitude 3453 students and 21 an all a of 634 April school consti- on this drop |B for continuing work campus. u »al college from fall enrollment of H convention will be held, The tests will be administered quarter’s Blanks which to make by 3786. Bob Stoll v'h' c h time the upon Although this seem to g^P representatives of the Office of Student Affairs and may application to take the test may be a larrge decline, enrollment Rathe councils, boards and com- will be on 26, be obtained from the local draft given May June 16, °f die dropped by 417 between winter iß^s Associated Students, and 30 this No after 12 and June year. person boards April should and lives of the quarter, 1950, spring quarter Air political crg- Arnold I^Rresenta be mailed to the Educational Test- on Society (Continued page 3) of the same and representatives of year. ma r To Hold Picnic and I-1 j° social organizations will 3 dian. EB* e to discuss all the pro- 'l Chosen Rodeo Formal Initiation |V( changer. Joyce Zeeck Queen By Livestock Club Arnold Air Society will hold an of the informal initiation ■BWembers faculty and ad- Harmon Saturday night, 'Stratl°n avc and Nixon at 6 in the a lso been invited April 7, p.m. M'litary or(^tr to I ■ j sent the views of To Be building. Pledges and actives are Attendants reminded that P° U The in they are required P’ students gen- to be there and are Last as part of the initi- * nv‘ , ed to particippate in Wednesday night the Live- [V ation members and will stock Club selected Zeeck, pledges la convention if interested, but Joyce journey into the hills for an out- ■ sophomore Physical Education ma- request, a to make I arrangements ing. jor from Lamesa, to as lthe Texas, reign I Associated Students office Sunday morning. April 8, at 8:30 queen of the College Days rodeo. a.m. members and Wecn now and Miss pledges will April 12. Zeeck, who is a Kappa Delta, again meet in the build- was chosen from 10 candidates for Military ing for the first formal intiation the honor of being Rodeo Queen of Arnold Air for 1951. Society pledges on the Aggie campus. enior A who vote of the Livestock Club ||. f expect to grad- * and J ut)c membership a riding |H. > 1951, are reminded ability the test were the basis > arf have on which Joyce required to a WYOMING UNIVERSITY etl was chosen as The physical examination queen. test EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY was held last Saturday and graduation. These ex- judged " itions Dr. Durrell. R should be by completed GIRLS e "dddle of Nixon and Pat Hannon the quarter. Joyce HORSES were selected as K 'onumems are to be made at queen attendants. 1,1,1 Pat Harmon Service office. is a senior Animal COWBOYS ■ A w from Rainbow n^"(‘ and transfer students Husbandry major 11 Ranch in Gunnison and Nix- Student Union Ballroom Bhi.j' ,:ot re P°rt Saturday for Joyce who for Rodeo is the coeds competed Queen. on a sophomore Animal Hus- si physical examinations, Pictured above are Aggie II .mi* I APRIL r and THURSDAY, 12 r Harmon, McMann, Shirley bandry from ■L 'V° t at the Health Ser- Standing—Pat Rvan, Pat Jeanenne major Wheatridge, s Colorado. All of 8:00 P.M. 800,1 as Honholtz, Zeeck, Nixon, these are ac- possible. r ,l.il Seated on the rail—Shirley Joyce Joyce girls for ,he tive members of the Livestock Club. 11Wait. Anne Robb, »«. not ~re*n.,re*n. picture. 2 APRIL. «, 10St COLLEGIAN Starting 9th April • • NATIONAL ARROW WEEK celebrating Arrow’s 100 Years of style leadership 1851 L [L the National Students Association con- Nineteen of the twenty-nine student delegation to Independent at Kansas as was The was held Lawrence, pre- vention from Colorado A& M are shown above. convention rri Student Affairs accom- Brooks, national Braden of the Office of sided over by Aggie Raleigh president. Myron -Photo by Foreman panied the group to ihe convention. Aggie Students Attend NISA Conference; Win Trophies this year’s N.I.S.A. Colorado A & M had a delegation of 29 students, including Raleigh Brooks, Kansas, to take part in the tenth president in attendance, along with 40 other colleges at Lawrence, V The of last weeks convention 1951 annual National Independent Students Association convention. purpose and of ideas for of Independent Student government. was a stimulation exchange solving problems aimed at the services of independent “The long purpose of such a study would be increasing unaf*iliated the establishment of a that will help the organizations an incouraging positive program — student to realize a his Tom Duane Thompson, benefit from undergraduate Jean Mariow from the University Gray, Laura Marian educational opportunities,” said of Southern Illinois to reign as Harris, Clore, Jan- Lois Mr.
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