The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1962 Page: 1 of 8
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WELCOME
FJRESHMEN
and
SENIORS
"SERVING TARLETON STATE COLLEGE SINCE 1919"
Box 837, Tarleton Station
42ND YEAR.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1962, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
NUMBER i
TARLETON OPENS FOURTH DOOR
First Seniors
In Fifty Years
685 Freshmen Attend
First Day Orientation
iThe second largest number of freshmen in the history of
Tarleton State College assembled in the Main Auditorium Mon-
day morning to be welcomed by Dean of the College Paul A.
Cunyus,
Registrar Stuart Childton re-
ported a total of 685 freshmen en-
rolling. This number constitutes an
eight per cent increase over the
Registration Schedule
Announced for
W ednesday-Thursday
Freshman orientation, which got
^nvler way yesterday, has plunged
Tarleton State College into a busy
schedule. Freshman students as-
sembled at 9 a.m. today in the
Main auditorium for the second
day of the orientation program.
-FoTtOViiu;,' rawp—meetings,—.tha«
day's program will continue with 1
individual counseling and evening
entertainment. The college swim-
ming pool will be open from 6 to
8 p.m. and there will be a dance In
lluneweli Park from 7:30 till 10
p.m.
Wednesday will mark the begin-
ning of a two-day registration ses-
sion. All freshmen students, in-
cluding those who entered Tarlet-
on diu-ing tile summer, will regis-
ter from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wed-
nesday. Returning students and
transfer students will register
Thursday during the same hours.
Classes will star Friday at 8
a.m.
All students will register ac-
cording to the following alphabeti-
cal list:
8 a.m. U, V, W, X, Y, Z
8:30 a.m. A, B
9 a.m. C, D
10 a.m. E, F, G
10:30 a.m. H, I, J, K
11 a.m. L, M, N, 0
1 p.m. P,Q,R
1:150 p.m. S, T
(533 who attended the first day
orientation last year.
Chilton said it was the largest
number present- since hia office
began keeping records of first-day
attendance in 1960. The largest
first-day crowd was in 1946 when
nearly "900 returnind World War
II veterans enrolled.
An estimated total enrollment of
1600 is still being forecast by the
registrar's office. However, if
present trends continue the fig-
ure may go beyond predicted
total. Final counts will not be
available until sifter upperclass-
men return to the campus for
Monday's schedule of activities
included a welcome assembly at
9 a.m. to be immediately followed
by three and one-half hours of
testing. The Scholastic Aptitude
Tests, to be administered from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., are being used
for the first time at Tarleton this
year and are designed to give a
better overall picture of student
abilities and academic b a c It-
ground. They will be used through-
out the student's college program
to assist counselors in advising on
courses of study and career se-
lection.
Tarleton President E. J. Howell
welcomed all entering students
during- . the afternoon assembly.
Dean Cunyus then introduced
members of the administrative
staff who will bo directly con-
cerned with orientation of new
students.
A reception for al Istudents,
their families and faculty mem-
bers was scheduled at the home of
President Howell on the campus
Monday night from 7:30 to 9.
.7 ^
E. J. HOWELL
President
Turk-ton State College
President's
Greeting
It is my great pleasure to -wel-
come the new and returning stu-
dents to Tarleton Si-ate College.
An especial welcome is in order
for those students forming the
first senior class in over BO years.
The history of Tarleton is written
in superlatives and this year c(ui
<.nly add to the luster us we join
the senior institutions of Texas
and the nation in producing the
future leaders so necessary in as-
suring the preservation of our free
and democratic way of life.
As we take this final step from
junior to senior college we must
ui-sume, along with our privileges,
the responsibilities and obligations
which.accompany our udvanee.d
status. These include an aware-
ncss of your position as founda-
tion-layers for the traditions and
principles which will he a piurt of
Tarleton from this time forward.
Too, you must bear hi mind your
obligation to the citizens of Texas
who make it possible for you to
■obtain a college education. Re-
member why you are here at Tar-
leton and let nothing of lesser im-
portance interfere with your acur-
demie training. In a "community
of inquiring minds" excellence in
all fields of endeavor ■must be the
goal of students and faculty alike.
The enthusiasm of returning
students and staff members 'is un-
questioned. Since enthusiasm is
contagious I sincerely ho^)e to see
an epidemic of major proportions
continued at Tarleton this year,
I am looking forward to this
year tvith highest expectations. I
hope that you, the student body,
hare this feeling tvith me, and
that you will d-o your utmost to
make this school yew a memor-
able period in the history of Tar-
leton and in your own lives.
Sincerely, .
E. J. Howell
President
Automobile
Registration
Announced
Each student of Tarleton, who
operates or parks a motor vehicle
on the Tarleton campus, must
register ;his vehicle each semester
with thej college at the registrar's
office not later than 48 hours
after his arrival on campus.
Students will pay a fee of $2
per semester and $2 per summer
session. The procedure for regis-
tering a car is as follows:
Pay car registration fee at the
College Fiscal Office. The fee is
not refundable. Take the registra-
tion fee receipt and vehicle license
number to the registrar's office.
(Continued On Page Eight)
"A community of inquiring
minds" is more than a slogan at
Tarleton State College. To a rapid-,
ly expanding student and faculty
population it is a reality.
1600 students are expected to
enroll September 12 and 13 to
start the biggest year' in Tarle-
ton's history. El'evated to senior
college status in 1959 by the state
legislature Tarleton added its
third year in 1961-62 and will open,
its fourth-year classes this fall.
In the spring of 1963 Tarleton
will grant its first Bachelor of
Arts-and Bachelor of Science dq*
grees since becoming a state-sup*
ported college in 1917.
On hand to greet the enlarged
student body will be an academic
staff of 79. Twenty-two new fac-
ulty members will account for al-
most one-third of this staff. Ac-
cording to E. J. Howell, Tarleton
■president since 1948, this wiU be
the greatest number of new in-
structional personnel in college
history.
Tarleton's growth is also re-
flected in the doubling of its
physical facilities in the last ten
years. Newest construction in
eludes a modern, air-conditioned
library with a capacty for 80,000
volumes and a girls' dormitory
which wii'l be ready for occupancy
by the beginning; of the spring
semester.
Tarleton offers degree programa
in English, Spanish, French, gov-
ernment, economics, mathematics,
history, chemistry, physics bi~
ology and general business. Com-
bined with these are two-year and
pre-professional. programs in ag-
riculture, engineering, music, art
and medicine. - .
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1962, newspaper, September 11, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140765/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.