The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 12, Ed. 2, Thursday, December 12, 1957 Page: 4 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
DECEMBER 12 1957
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'Horses' Roam Range on
Hill
Br WANDA SEAHCY
and BOB JOHNSON
Ever stop to think how many
cars and how much horsepower
(under the hood variety) reside on
this campus? Tho Optimist did
nd a tedious check In Dean Gar-
vin Beauchamp's files revealed
that there are some 1032 cars on
the campus.
Allowing an average of 100
horsepower for each car that
means approximately 103200
-horses" roam this Hill.
"Cars cars everywhere" might
be tho cry of the harried parker
as he approaches the campus.
Going 32 over the thousand mark
has brought ACC another record.
In 1056-57 saw 974 "Henry Ford"
dreams "chug" up the Hill. This
year's total of 1032 averages out
to H car per student.
Compared wtlh the number of
cars across the nation ACC's seg-
ment seems like a mighty small
number. But these automobiles
constitute a vital part of the sta-
tistical horde which will invade
our highways during the ap-
proaching Christmas holidays.
Fords Chovs Numerous
Speak of "statistical hordes"
ACC's motor brigade presents
about as varied a group of makes
available the campus looks like
the automobile building at the
state fair!
A check of the Dean's files
shows 25 different brands of auto
mobiles present. Leading the list
arc Fords and Chevrolets with
302 apiece (Don't ask us who did
Hie counting!) Plymouths are next
with 126 representatives.
Mercuries and Oldsmobiles run
a close 4-5 with 53 and 51 respec-
tively. Close behind come Buicks
38 Dodges 38 Pontlacs 35 and
Studebakers 32. Nash and Chrys-
ler have14 apiece while there are
five DeSotos. Hudson Willys and
the foreign-make Volkswagon
post three apiece while Frazcr
Cadillac and packard can boast
of two representatives.
In a class by themselves come
the singles: Lincoln Renault-
Dauphinc Metropolitan Hillman
Henry J M.G. and Kaiser.
All Will Wreck
But they all have one thing in
common: every single car of every
single make is susceptible to acci-
dents. Car manufacturers are
aware of this but drivers some-
times aren't.
But if the number of automo-
bile makes sems large then the
number of states represented
should seem tremendous. Cars
from 34 states and one foreign
country (Canada) make their
homes on the hill.
In its traditional big way Texas
is at the top of that list with some
770 automobiles. Oklahoma Is
second with 56 while California's
28 puts her third. New Mexico
ranks fourth with 27 Kansas fifth
with 21 Tennessee sixth with 13
Colorado seventh with 12. Michi-
gan 11 Ohio 10 and Arizona 0
round out the top ten.
Other states with their "mo-
bile" representation are as fol-
lows: 111. Ore. 7; Ala. Ark.
Wash. 6; Florida 5; Ind. 4; Idaho
Ky. Mo. Wyo. 3: Ga. La. Miss.
Mon. N.C. Va. Wis. 2: Iowa
Mass. Neb. Pa. Vcr. and West
Va. 1.
Danger Looms
With cars from so many states
ACCinns will begin a mass mi-
gration come next Saturday. That
means hundreds of thousands of
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No wonder it's hard to find a
miles travelled and each one
pregnant with danger!
Records show that from states
reporting Texas N.Y. and 111.
lead the 48 in traffic deaths each
year. Texas in 1956 marked up
2528 deaths on the highway. A
special warning to drivers of those
770 Texas' autos: "Be careful
pardner! That horse you're drivin'
may throw you!"
. . Part of the 1032 cars that find their home on the Hill
parking place.
Aiming at safety promotion on
the campus Dean Beauchamp re-
ports that he's taken up 5 sets of
keys so far this year. Three of
these cases were for speeding one
for a parking violation and one
for failure to yield right of way
to pedestrians. He also reports
$30 taken in fines.
Courtesy Important
"Our whole purpose is for the
protection of life. The Important
thing in courtesy" he said. "Some
students are courteous in every
way except in their automobiles.
It's really a failure to think" ho
continued. The Dean views this
year's tightened traffic regula-
tions as "relatively successful."
How many ACC students will
bo killed in holiday crashes all
because of too many "horses"?
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Don't C-ajA Your
Christmas Party
Have a happy holiday
but Stay Alert!
Don't become so preoccupied with holiday making
that you go into a holiday daze.
When you leave the "Hill" Dec. 14 Remember-
Slow Up Don't Speed Up -For
a BANG-UP Christmas!
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 12, Ed. 2, Thursday, December 12, 1957, newspaper, December 12, 1957; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95897/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.