The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1953 Page: 4 of 4
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THE REDBIRD
Friday, May 8, 1953
To be eligible to take the Selec-
tive Service College Qualification
Test an applicant on the testing
data (1) must be a Selective
Service registrant who intends to
request deferment as a student;
(2) must be satisfactorily pursu-
ing a full-time college course,
undergraduate or graduate, lead-
ing to a degree; (3) must not pre-
viously have taken the test.
The criteria for consideration
for deferment as a student at the
present time are either a score of
70 or better on the Selective Serv-
ice College Qualification Test or
class standing among the male
members in the upper half of the
freshman class, upper two-thirds
of the sophomore class, or upper
three-fourths of the junior class.
Seniors accepted for admission to
a graduate school satisfy the
criteria if they are among the
upper half of the male members
of their senior class or if they
make a score of 75 or better.
These criteria are guides for
the local boards. The local boards
are not under compulsion to fol-
low them, but any local board
classification is subject to appeal.
The appeal must be filed in writ-
ing with the local board within
ten days of the date the local
board mails the notice of 1-A
classification.
For further information see
Mr. McLaughlin, administrative
AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
Selective Service Tests
Deadline Midnight May II
Major General Lewis B. Her-
shey, Director of Selective Serv-
ice, wishes to remind college stu-
dents that applications for the
May 21 Selective Service College
Qualification Test must be sub-
mitted to the Education Testing
Service, Princeton, New Jersey,
not later than midnight May 11.
The May 21 test is primarily
for students prevented by illness
or other emergencies from tak-
ing the test April 23, but General
Hershey emphasized that this did
not bar any qualified student
from taking the test if his ap-
plication is mailed before the
deadline. He also stressed that
students who have a certificate
of admission for the April 23 test
which they failed to use on the/
assigned date must submit new
applications if they wish to take
the May 21 test. The old certifi-
cates, he pointed out, will not ad-
mit a student to the May 21 test.
General Hershey said the May
21 test will be the last test this
school year.
The student may obtain a new
application from any Selective
Service local board. The applica-
tion blanks should be submitted
as soon as possible to the above
mentioned address, who, in turn
will mail the admission certifi-
cate direct to the student.
assistant, room 104 A.
Marion Morris Spanish
Award Contest May 12
Date of the 1953 Marion Morris
Spanish Contest' sponsored for
Lamar Tech students by the
Beaumont Pan American Round
Table has been changed from
Tuesday, May 12, to Thursday,
May 14, Miss Dorothy Stine, head
of the Department of Modern
Languages, has announced.
The contest will be held in
Room 206-A at 8 a. m.
Monday is the deadline for
registering for the contest. Any
student enrolled in Lamar Tech
is eligible to enter, Miss Stine
said.
Cash prizes of $25 for first
place, $15 for second and $10 for
third will -be awarded by the
sponsoring organization.
The contest honors the late
Marion Morris, former Lamar
student who was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Morris of
Beaumont. Mr. Morris is vice-
chairman of the Lamar Tech
board of regents.
TRIPLE THREAT MAN!
AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
The Brains of the Team
Teamwork can work miracles. In a football game the man
who sparks these miracles is the quarterback. He’s the man
who calls the signals. There’s a man who calls the signals
for an Air Force flying team, too!
They call him an Aircraft Observer.
side and out, who keeps it fit for the skies and sees that it
stays there!
If YO U can accept a challenge like this, you’ll take your
place beside the best—you’ll find your future in the clouds!
State OK's 4 Year
Teacher Ed Course
The Texas State Department of
Education this week granted of-
ficial approval to Lamar Tech for
a four-year course infeacher edu-
cation. O. B. Archer, dean and
vice-president, said the approval
covers courses for physical and
health education majors who
plan coaching and teaching
careers in the public schools.
However, he added, students
majoring in other fields can use
the education credits for applica-
tion on teaching degrees in those
fields. They will be accepted
wherever the student transfers
to take his teaching degree.
Mr. Archer compared approval
of the courses by the State De-
partmeht of Education to ac-
creditation by that organization.:
Lamar Band Held
Pt. Acres Concert
Lamar Tech Band gave a con-
cert for the students of Port
Acres High last Friday. The
primary purpose of this concert
was to encourage the band mem-
ber of Port Acres High to enroll
at Lamar.
Some of the features on the
program were: a french horn
quartet by Larel Brownlee, Allen
Adaway, Tommy Taganey, and
Harvey Randolph playing The
Four Homsman, and the band on
the overture of Oberon.
Port Acres invited them to
make the concert an annual af-
fair.
Do YOU have what it takes to become an Aircraft Observer?
It isn’t easy. It’s tough. You have to be a MAN to qualify’
as an Aircraft Observer. But when you are one, brother,
you’re SOMEBODY! The success or failure of a mission in-
volving over a million dollars worth of flight equipment
depends on you.
THE AIRCRAFT OBSERVER IS THE SOMEBODY WHO:
As Bombardment Officer, is number one man on a bombing
run, the man who controls the plane in the target area!
As Navigation Officer, is the pilot’s guiding hand on every
flight!
As Radar Officer, is master of a new science and operator
of the device that sees beyond human sight!
As Aircraft Performance Engineer Officer, is the one who
“keeps the plane flying”, the man who knows his plane in-
TO BE QUALIFIED you must be single, a citizen, between 19
and 26 years old, have had at least 2 years of college and
be in tip top physical shape. If this describes you, then
YOU, too, can qualify. Today!
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET l The world’s best training. Good
food and plenty of it. Uniforms, flight clothes, equipment.
Medical and dental care. Free insurance. Flight training in
Uncle Sam’s greatest aircraft.
AND then, after graduation, you’ll win your silver
wings, and earn more than $5000 a year as an Air Force
Lieutenant. You’ll enjoy an adventurous, exciting career
with a hand-picked crew of real men. You’ll be THE BRAINS
OF THE TEAM, A TRIPLE THREAT MAN ... as a Bombard-
ment Officer, as a Navigation Officer, as a Radar Officer, as
an Aircraft Performance Engineer.
* THE SOONER YOU APPLY, THE SOONER YOU FLY!
get the details: Visit your nearest Air Force Base or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to Director
of Training, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D.C., Attention: Aviation Cadet Branch. If you are
in a school that has an Air Force ROTC program, see your Professor of Air Science and Tactics.
. New Aircraft Observer Cadet Training Classes Begin Every Two Weeks
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AIRCRAFT
OBSERVER PROGRAM
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Pitts, Henry. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1953, newspaper, May 8, 1953; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499079/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.