Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1935 Page: 5 of 8
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Austin, Aug. 27.—-Robot-like
machines which do everything
except reveal how many Uni-
versity of Texas students have
bine eyes—and eonid do that,
should it enter the head of
some research student to com-
pile such data—have been
added to the equipment of the
registrar’s office. This fall, for
the first time, the work of pre-
paring class rolls, and other
lists of students will be done
entirely by mechanical means,
according to Max Fichten-
baum, assistant registrar. The
new machines will even torn
out, automatically, the stu-
dent's semester report, ad-
dressed to his parent or
guardian!
This apparatus is the latest
development in the field of
tabulating machinery. The
university is the very first
school in the world to install
this new equipment, Mr. Fkh-
tenbaum said. In fact, the
mechanical tabulator is so
modern and so recently devel-
oped that company represen-
tatives, recently attended a
training school at headquar-
ters of the International Busi-
ness Machines Corporation
were unable to see the new
machines. Local agents of the
company have been visiting
the university registrar’s of-
fice to get their first glimpse of
them. The university has
leased the machines from the
company, rather than purchas-
ing it outright
For a number of years the
university's registrar’s office
has used the Hollerith method,
consisting of machines to
punch cards with holes in a
varying pattern to indicate va-
rious types of data. But this
system has been used primari-
ly for statistical work after
the burden of registration was
over.
The ever-increasing enroll-
ment has made it imperative
to devise some method of fa-
cilitating the process of fur-
nishing the university adminis-
tration with class rolls, ab-
sence sheets, laboratory ros-
ters, library and auditor's
rolls. In previous years, K has
been necessary to have all this
work done by typists. At the
opening of school, a corps of
forty typists was employed
whose duties were to type and
sort the thousands of enroll-
ment cards required for the
hundreds of classes.
Now this work will all be
done mechanically. The new
equipment will probably be
used 24 hours per day, three
shifts of expert operators be-
ing used throughout the first
week of the long session, it
was stated.
A card will be punched,
mechanically, for each stu-
dent, indicating, by means of
rectangular holes in various
columns, the number, name,
Bex and school or college. Then
this card will be run through
the machine again, automati-
cally duplicating the data far
each course for which the stu-
dent has registered. In addi-
tion, other holes are punched
to indicate the course and its
number. The cards are then
run through a specially design-
ed automatic "sorter” which
picks out the enrollment cards
for all students taking, for ex-
ample, “English 1, section 64.”
These cards are then run
through another machine
which prints on specially pre-
pared enrollment sheets, the
names of these students, to
serve as the instructor’s class
roll. A similar roster a pre-
pared for the instructor to re-
port weekly absences. Another
sheet is furnished him at the
end of the semester on which
to record grades.
By setting the machines ap-
propriately. other types of
data sheets can be prepared.
Laboratory class rolls can be
made up. to prevent each in-
structor from being forced to
use the same cards for both
class and laboratory sections.
Boaters for each dean, show-
ing the name of every student
enrolled in his school or col-
lege, together with the names
and numbers of the courses the
student is taking, will be com-
piled. Complete lists of every
student enrolled in the unlver-
sitv will be arranged for the
particular needs of the auditor
ar<s the lihrarv.
new machines will make out,
automatically, a grade report
for each student, automatically
addressed to that student’s
By raa-
student’s grades
I be ap-
parent or guardian!
ehinery, the studer
in each course will
sembled, and recorded on one
card. Then the card will be
run through the printing ma-
chine, which will translate the
punched holes into printed
data. Hie name of student’s
parents or guardian will be
printed on the card by the
same piece of equipment, in
such a position that the card
may be slipped into a “win-
dow” envelope without fur-
ther ado, and mailed “home.”
Incidentally, Mr. Fichtenbaum
pointed out, a duplicate card
will be made for toe student.
In addition to all these ad-
ministrative performances, toe
machines will be used for com-
piling all types of statistical
data for various university
and state departments, for re-
search agencies which request
certain types of information
concerning the university, for
graduate students doing re-
search requiring statistical
tabulations, etc. Tt is expect-
ed that later on the equipment
will even be used in preparing
the student directory, which
now must be typed and print-
ed.
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From Saturday’s Daily.
Marion Turner, suffered a
broken shoulder Thursday af-
ternoon in a fall from his
bicycle. He was taken to
Johnson’s hospital for X-ray
and treatment, Dr. Mason and
Dr. Johnson making the set
and placing the cast. At pres-
ent he is confined to his home
hut is doing nicely.
Miss Polly Motley has re-
turned from a visit with toe
families of her brother, Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Motley of
Houston, and sister, Mr. end
Mrs. Gordon Galey of Pasa-
dena. Mrs. Galey and two
little daughters and Mrs. Mot-
ley accompanied Miss Polly
home for a visit with their
mother, Mrs. G. H. Motley of
this city.
Miss Sue Hawthorn of Timp-
son is visiting in tbe home of
her father, Homer Hawthorn.
—Center News, Friday.
Walter Foulch of Provencal,
La., is spending several days
in Timpson with Mr. and Mrs.
Z. D. Dunaway.
Bev. W. P. Bond closed a
revival meeting at Old Shady
Grove Friday night He w as
assisted by Rev. M. R. Tomer
during the meeting. It ' . as
announced that services would
begin at New Shady Grove
Sunday evening at 7 JO o’-
clock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wigley
and little daughter, Martha
Lou, returned Friday after-
noon from a several days visit
with Mrs. Wigley’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Spencer in
Athens.
Mrs. Thelma Decker and
son, Frank, of Shreveport are
visiting the lady’s mother,
Mrs. A. M. Neel.
N~EW YORK . .. Whether buitO
merit Uow It br sqt, George Her-
ons .Babe) Bath 1* Hill rerj wort
ia baseball! The Salta* of Swat has
tora-d io*■ a theatrical offeree*
65,004 per week to take a part ia
* bif Fall
From Friday’s Daily.
Miss Hazel Hawthorn of
this city joined a party of
friends from Henderson and
Dallas several days ago for a
vacation of some two weeks.
The trip will include visits to
Los Angeles and other parts
of Southern California and
points of interest en route.
Mrs. W. H. Ingram, Sr. and
daughter, Miss Nell Ingram of
Terrell, are enjoying a sever-
al days visit with the family of
her son, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Ingram of Timpson.
Miss Winfrey Neal of Cen-
ter is visiting with her cousin,
Miss Kelsie Hopkins of Timp-
son.
Mrs. T. J. Menefee of Luf-
kin arrived Monday to be with
her mother, Mrs. W. H. Mc-
Carver. who has been quite ill.
Mrs. Menefee states that her
mother’s condition is much
improved.
Mrs. Boscoe Luce and son,
Bose oe. Jr., of Olney have
spent the last several days to
Timpson on account of toe ill-
ness of Mrs. W. H. MeCarver,
mother of Kn. Luce.
Mr. and Mri. Emmett
Mitchell and children and
Mrs. Bashia Gardner left this
morning for ChilHcothe after a
two weeks visit with relatives
in Timpson, Center and Lufkin.
N. B. D. Bailey of Center
was a business visitor here to-
day.
Miss Maudelle Johnson haa
returned from a delightful va-
cation trip through Canada,
Washington and a number of
the eastern states.
Clyde B. Nichols, member
of the facnlty of A. A X. Col-
lege at Bnssellville, Ark., is
here for a visit with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Nichols. His wife is visiting
her parents at College Station.
rail production bqw
--- "Baseball’t my -
aays the Babe.
PBOVIDENUE. . . Bepabli
leaden ax* rallying around Judge
Charles IL Bisk, (above), Utter, foe
of tbe New Deal, returned the
tor In a special congressional elu
tier early this meat*.
FAMILY REUNION BY
TIMS FAMILY
Tri-State Fair to
14-21
See mi
Near Fall Coats.
ef ladies
R. T. Blair.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bouch-
er and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Menefee of Timpson were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Haden. — Henderson
News.
Cupid Appears Reticent ia
Regard Public Wedding
Center, Aug. 28.—Cupid has
gone on a strike or else he is
taking an extended vacation.
At any rate that is what F. L.
Moffett to charge of special
features at toe Shelby County
Fair, is lead to believe. Some-
time ago Mr. Moffett announc-
ed that the first couple apply-
ing to him could be married at
the public wedding to be held
at this year’s fair. Naturally,
some may be afraid that their
names will he made public be-
fore the fair, but this will be
kent in absolute secret.
Mr. Moffett again stresses
the fact that the merchants c*
Shelby county will make it
worth while for any young
couple who are willing to cele-
thrate their mntial on snch a
But most striking of all, toe public occasion.
A. C. Tims, Sr., recently had
the opportunity of enjoying s
delightful family reunion at
his home in this city. All of his
children were present, and
most of his grandchildren. It
was the first time that an as-
sembly of this kind had been
enjoyed since 1905. A delight-
ful and bountiful meal w
served at the noon hour.
Mr. Tims is 76 yean old and
fs a native of Shelby county.
An old log house, bringing his-
toric memories of earlier
years, yet stands at the place
of his birth, old Beuna Vista
near Timpson. It is located
upon the W. A. Smith farm.
According to Mr. Tims this
building was constructed by
his grandfather, Nathan Tims,
in 1858, or 77 years ago. Mr.
Tims moved from Beuna Vista
to Timpson in 1891.
The personnel of those at-
tending this reunion and 76th
birthday party of Mr. Tims ia
as follows:
Mrs. J. S. Gregory and
daughteis. Annie and Ellen,
Timpson; Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Meador and son. Cortez. Zaval-
la; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tims
and children, Ida Fay and
Frank Tims and wife. Wiehita
Falls; Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Stan-
field and sons, Bax and
Marion, Timnson, and Harold
and wife of Port Arthur; Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Tims, Jr„ Kan-
sas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Tims and daughter,
Charlotte. El Dorado, Ark.;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tims and
daughter, Jo Ellen, El Dorado,
Ark.
Effort to Change Name of ‘
Teachers College at Canyon
Canyon, Texas, Aag. 24!
(UP)—West Texas State
Teachers College may soon be
known as Wert Texas State
College.
A move backed by the
Amarillo Chamber of Com-
merce and several other plains f
institutions asked for the
change in name oh the grounds
that the present name “ob-
scures the fact that it is not
merely a college of profession-
al training for teachers, but
one of general training.”
Tbe student enrollment at
*h» rallwM* ranees «rnnnd 7000
each twelve months.
Amarillo, Aug. 24. (UP)—
Some af the leading livestock
breeders in the United Skates
will be among the exhibitors
at the Tri-State Fair in Amar-
illo September 14-21, officials
announced today.
Noted herds of beef and
dairy cattle have been entered
for the exposition. The Here-
ford department of the Tri-
State fair last year was the
third largest in the United
States, official say.
The fair this year will be the
largest in the state in view of
the fact that the Skate Fair of
Texas at Dallas has been
postponed on account of toe
Texas Centennial.
125-Acre
Garden Proposed WPA
Project, AmnHUo
Amarillo, Aug. 27. (UP)—
A 125-acre community garden
to furnish'food for unemploy-
ed families is among WPA
projects asked for here.
The project would cost $17,-
000. estimates indicate.
The garden would be culti-
vated by the unemployed
workers. Land, water, and
labor would be furnished by
the city.
It is estimated that toe gar-
den would produce enough
foodstuffs to absorb the great-
er part of relief roll costs dur-
ing the coming year.
Amarillo, Tex., Aug. 24.
(UP)—The Panhandle’s old
time cowboys are planning to
join Thursday in another'
round-uo at the T-Anchor
ranch. North of Canyon.
The occasion will be the
14th annual Old Time Cow-
punchers’ Round-up. There
are several scores of eariv Pan-
handle citizens who rode the
range 40 years ago.
Undoing
Kerrville, Ang. 24. (UP)—
A tempting watermelon prov-
ed the nndoing of an imported
groundhog here tbe other dav.
A ripe, red melon lured the
little animal into a wire cave.
The groundhog was brought
here from Tennessee. The sec-
ond time It e*e»ned from cap-
tivity ft was killed by dogs.
From Wednesday’s Daily.
FIUML SE1CES FOR
URL 5HEPIR0 DELS
IT IH PROSPER!
Funeral services were beldf
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at New Prospect for C. R.
Shepherd, aged 48, who died,
at a hospital to New Orleans.
Friday at 4 p. m„ after a long
illness. Bev. B, C- Anderson
conducted the funeral rites.
Interment was made in the
community cemetery. The
body was carried from New
Orleans Saturday to his home
in Shreveport, where he has
resided for a number of years.
The remains arrived overland
in Timpson Sunday.
He was a former citizen e£
this place, and will better be
remembered as Carl, same be-
ing the name by which he wan
familiarly called by his friends
in Timpson and vicinity.
Deceased is survived t
wife and one son,'
seven brothers; Paul
herd, Stlsbee; J. T. I
Clant Shepherd, Mark
herd and S. E. Shepherd
all of Timpson; Calvin
Shepherd. Port Arthur; Roy
Shepherd, Kilgore; two sisters,
Mrs. Rosa Trammell, Houston;
Mrs. Bill Durrett, Hooston.
The Times joins the many
friends of the family to tender-
ing sympathy to the sorrowing
relatives.
Mrs. J. E. Mills and daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. L. Byrd cf Timp-
son, and Mrs. Nellie Day and
daughter, Miss Tommie Day of
Center, returned "Friday front
. . n 1 . u , j. ucuiqx, lolUUtvU A uugj 1IUIU
trirt man er for Mte^Che*!i Colo,‘?do where a two month*
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Osburn known summer resort,
of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Osburn and little son.
and Master Sonny Powell of •
d Mi* ----
Kilgore and
Robinson of Clayton spent Sun-;
day to Timpson with Mrs. Os-!
V General Staff, Waahmgftm
bnro’s sister, Mrs. R. H.
way and family.
J. D. Hairston, W. H.
gram and Roy Hairston were
W. J. Walker of this city
j received information this
In.; morning that his brother, May.
Charles A. Walker, had
business visitors to Tyler Tues-, promoted to Colonel with
day. These gentlemen went to «“•
confer with officials of the dis- Ordnance, Washington, D. C-
trict office of the Progress! ---
Works Administration. Proj-! A former Timpson
ects of importance to Timpson : Joe Tims, now residing in
have been submitted and ap-| Dorado, Ark., is mafatafnfegr
proval is anticipated at an: toe record established by Bfc
early date. Aether, A. C. Tims, 3r„ of
Miss Lenore Woodall has; Timpson as a fisherman. An El
returned to Lufkin after a vis-!Dorado newspaper ef tfcfe
returned to Lufkin after a vis- j Dorado newspaper ef tots
it with her cousin, Mrs. Frank week tells of Mr. Tims’ entry
Jones, and other Timpson rel- in the Lion Oil Fishing contest,
stives. a 21-inch ban, weighing 4%.
Mi« Myra Adams is visiting pounds. At the present Mr.
her brother, Carl Adams, ta Tims leads all Lion employee®.
Kirbyville, the paper states. A rod aaff
S. W. Harris has returned reel awaits the winner. Incf-
from a business trip to Big dentally toe father of toe coe-
Wells. testant caught a four and one-
J. T. McCauley of Longview half pound ban this morning,
was a visitor in Timpson to- i -
day. Mrs. Guy Herrington.
sister of Mrs. McCauley, re- From Henderson News
turned home after spending' W. P. Langham of Elkhart,,
several days to Longview. (Texas, visited friends to Hen-
■ 1 1 ■ : deraon Wednesday.
New shipment ef ladies’ fall, W. F. Cony of Timpsarr
shoes to arrive early neat was a guest of friends here
week. R. T. BLAIR. Wednesday.
Mike Byrn
Wants to See You
HE SELLS GROCERIES AT OLD NACOG-
DOCHES GROCERY CO. CORNER
We “Sen 'Em Low and Older Mo”
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1935, newspaper, August 30, 1935; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764912/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.