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King Football bowed to the color line late this week and as a result Texas Western goes into the record books as 1*0 forfeit victors over Loyola University of Los Angeles.Loyola sent word Thursday that they would not be able to meet Texas Western at Kidd Ffeld because, in the words of Rev. Charles S. Casassa, president of the West Coast school, “we cannot afford not to play the man in question.”The man in question is a negro player on the Loyola football team. Under Texas University rules, as set forth by the Board of Regents for the school, negroes are not allowed to compete on University athletic fields.Texas Western, as a branch of the University, is governed by these rules.Loyola announced their forfeit following several long-distance telephone conversations between Reverend Casassa and Dr. W. H. Elkins, president of Texas Western.At the time the game contract was negotiated between the two schools “a gentlemen’s agreement” was made that Loyola would not bring their negro player. However, a West Coast negro newspaper brought pressure against the deal and Loyola officials were caused to reversetheir decision.Sentiment of Texas Western officials and students alike was that Loyola could bring a whole squad of negro players if they so desired, but that the question was in the hands of the Board of Regents.Petitions condemning the Regents’ rule started appearing throughout the Texas Western campus soon after the action had become known.The regular monthly meeting of the board was held Friday at Austin and pre-meeting rumors indicated that the issue would betreated then.The current squabble recalls the wave of indignation which arose because Lafayette University was forced to decline a bid to play Texas Western in the1949 Sun Bowl game because of the rule.At that time the entire student body of the Pennsylvania school sent a letter of protest to President Truman.Another issue on the negro question occurred several years ago when Tempe State had to leave their star negro halfback and team captain at home when they came to El Paso to engage the Miners.MMPublished by Student Publications, Inc.Of The University of TexasTexas Western CollegejV/veksc^VOL. 36, NO. 1SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1950PRICE 10 CENTS.\V.' •:A • » *m.v.v4 * 0 4 4 4 0-0 0 • #* • *. • 149 4 $4 0 4 • # # i• •••.*•• • • * ••»^vXvXvXv:-v+y^vX-X-X■AAA.* *.» • I » • * i• • • .YX-X^X*-#*AAA f l • lt;A A_*. • m i »_• m i-1. ■ i • • •§1 # • • 4 m 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 fJ4J4 4 w # #4 4 4§ m 09 9 49 W_4T • # f 0 0j0 4T0 I 0 9 • • J* • f0 4 0 94 9 4 9 0 J |f # f • 4 P 0 I f ♦ IWJTJ4 J4 0 4 4 m m 4 • . 4 0 I* ** • r• #• •• *• *_•«• v*aa_•x-x-x...I- • ■ ■ ■•x-x-v.v•:*:lt;Xvx*• I • • » • $m t ■•nxxv.v.* •■*S»:5S■■My•w.v•I*..4.4w m w ».V.Vmm#**• #«• • • * • • ivxvx-xy.* ••/•t. ...rttXvXvivx*w.v.v.v.v.v/v.v.v.vvx***v!v*v,,,• • • • • «•«... » iV.xa • • I* •••••»•••• a,v,;. .v//.’.*//,.v.v.W.vJ . . or.. • • •••••.ill..,,vx*:-x*xx-x\v-/•V.V.’/.VA’AViV ‘ *•v.v.v.vXv.v • • •* * * I I * I • • •• •• •• • •»•MHi.I i.....•v.V.v.v v.v.v.v»••••• t• 11 ■ i •. i - * *• • * • • ■ i::• •VA'.Vav.1• i,* • / • • • • • • • ■ ‘.V* '••'•• • •v»»y*:*v.v.%vAv.v v.v^//,yAy/.%vIv'• •,'V • • • •_* t» i » «* • * • • • • • « • • * •*. i • • • • •* •* * ■ •• t • * • I tar,•,• • • • • • * • * * • ••»* • till, tiltav v*• • * I • f I * I i i I '.‘I I I If • * • • I . .I * • * .4•y.v.v.wv.w.»vlt;«y.%vv.%vX4• •%%%•:%«I I I I • 4'••• • • • • I • I | a•% Hi*j lt;• •• •• • •••••• -..,• • • i*t • i * i*.*••• • • •»* .» ■ • • • « | • a•y/.V.’.’/V* * A I • • • t I , ,:*y.v.v.v.viViVi'i *•''*•••••• • i• • • • • i‘»*«'»*i .* * • * i • • • • * #•.y.v.v.v/• ••«t* • •• ** • *•N.YV.WMW.%•Vi*N .mmmm• • • • « # . .... a••••••IIIa a a a a a • « a , , »• • • • • » A’ a a a a a a a I a I ,xkv::;v:y;v.:v.............%v.v-y.v.•y.y.yV'.Vvv.v; **.* Xvl::::vX:X-:*:• * %A.*vv.yv.v.y.-,* * • l.t « 1 a I • a a• • • *Va , , a'.',',-*••••• II I a • « *# I.1 • I t ( | .•• • • I • I I II • i *.i • * • r• a*.* ••*••••. .•iV.'.' • • * I I * I I I• ••:::*xlt;vx-x-;.*,» • • » • • • i « iv.y.y.v.v.A‘ i i i i a *• • • • •»#» iVV.VaV.V. .V.Vt’AVa*. * * « • • * • •n .yv'.'.’.'.*.*/.«-*v.\y.y. v,v• ••v.\I • *• •ill I I I I I I I I I.* • •III I Ia• •AM •* • A».M■ • a» i •^V.VV/Vv• •• fmmsm* •* •• •* ••• *.y/.v* ViVv.y!# • • I I I 4.-.I I I I I-r-; ■:lt;*x^v.v.I I• • «c** •a 4V,v MvIvI'M* • • • • • •'.% •liliip:?•/.•»•• • • *V*‘;x*%x:-x-:x-••.l.'.O lt;I • I * a I • a. 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These girls, who made their debut at the game with New Mexico A andM last week, will play a colorful part in the band festivities during the season.They were competitors for the $500 scholarship offered for the first time this year bythe Exchange Club of El Paso. Members of the club hope to make the award an annualincentive to the outstanding baton*twirlers in the region.Primarily due to the lack of wide-;pread publicity this year, only fourCampus Drivers Must Register•iris tried out for the scholarship.fudges were Bob Debusk, presidentif the Exchange Club; Judson F. Villiams, dean of students; andFace Traffic Violation ChargeVillard I. Shepherd, director of theTW Band.Sponsors of the award, therefore,rlorM HoH tn rlivirlp thp Qphnlfir^h inA system for the registration of all cars driven on the campus has been put into effect for the first time this year.Students, staffr~k n w\ 1l i n 4- n a rkand facultyrk mmembers parkingirv /\ W-\ u 4- VI CVonthe4-U ^Incomplete Figure380 UnderLast Year's TotalWithfall registration period onlyWestern1902climbedonly a shade lowerthan the comparative total ofyear ago. The 1902 figureincludes registration throughSeptemberLast year’s enrollment throughSeptember 18 was 2127.Registrar C. A. White estimatedthat final registration figures willhover near 2075, some 200 studentsless than the 1949 final total of2283, a record enrollment.Mr. White pointed out that thetotal to date does not include, (1)a number of students whose transcripts have not been cleared; (2)a group of student nurses who arenot officially registered; (3) members of four night extension classesthat will be moved from AustinHigh School to the campus; and (4)late registrants.A class breakdown of the 1902figure with the number of new students in parenthesis shows that thefreshmen made up 605 (370) of thetotal, sophomores 398 (32), juniors318 (28), seniors 320 (6), graduates250 (25), and non-credit 11 (8).Mr. White said the drop-off fromlast year’s figure was caused mainly by a lessening number of veterans, many of whom graduated lastMay and August. He said the remaining 420 veterans are concentrated in the junior and senior clas^sofieations.He added that the veteran losswas balanced by two other factors;teachers taking advantage of theGilmer-Aiken law, and an increasein the number of graduate students.The ratio of men to women isabout one and one half to one, with950 men and 623 women.
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