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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 19

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THE DArLT OKLAHOMA Sunday; octoiir it, im Alt World Chess Title Withinl Sooner Farm New Look Looms For Sunday School Youth Ready Brooklyn Youth Reach Coed Record IsSetbyOSU For Exposition future will be previewed here NEW YORK, Oct. 11 UB-wjes Batman comic book his bedside Ublc and a rock roll program Waring over Ma adio. He'a alouchy, gangly and STILLWATER, Oct. U-Oklaho. STILLWATER.

Oct ll-Okla- state university officials noma farm youth will move Iri on the American Royal Exposition opening Friday at Kansas City nounced Saturday the enrolment this autumn is 12,406. which includes the largest number ef coeds in history. Registrar Raymond Girod said convention ef Christian churches (Churches ef Christ) at Municipal Auditorium. A special feature ef the Christian conclave will be a "Sunday school of tomorrow" where cbtl- the total includes ,670 in residence on the Stillwater campus, 1,209 at Oklahoma State Tech. Ma, with more wan Jva neaa oi livestock ready to go into the showing.

And some 600 Oklahoma Future Farmers of. America will already be on hand waling for the junior showmen, having attended thhe national FFA convention which opens in Kansas City Monday. A score of state FFA boys are due honors at the national meet. Okmulgee, 902 in correspondence courses ana 627 in W.F.Lown largest since the GI bin year ef The campus enrolment is the 1649-50. including 16 who will receive the American' Farmer degree, high Polish Delegates Will Visit U.

S. There are 3,463 women en State's campus this autum, surpassing the previous high ef 3.407 est the FFA can bestow. with the aid of television, movies and visual aids, all designed to stimulate youthful Interest the Bible and ita teachings. More than 3,000 ministers, educators, youth and adult leaders and Bible school teachers from 20 northern, mldwestern and southern states will attend the convention, which will have as its theme. Forward in Christian Education." The meeting starts Tuesday at 1 p.m.

One ef the principal speakers will be Leonard G. Wymore, executive secretary of the National Chlrstian Education convention, Cincinnati, Ohio. Wymore and Dr. Lester H. Ford, nreal- coeds in 1947-48.

Total enrolment this year Is up 328 over last year. Girod said. WASHINGTON, Oct 11 UB-The Leonard G. Wymora Enrolment of men is 7,207, com. pared with 7,066 last year.

Only the four years 104640 bad larger 'XL yaM aKfeVf'aLr'lBBHLro Winners Listed The 16 are Ethan Labrier, Boise City; Jimmy Jensen, El Reno; Dale Wednt and Dale Chlouber, Kingfisher; Max Lindsay, Fort Gibson; Jimmy Cook, Gushing; Ronald Cramer, Balko; Robert Harts and Frankie Shranek, Gar-ber; LeRoy Kalka, Davenport; Charles Kolar, Prague; Ronald Kramer, Loyal; George Moore, Chouteau; Burton Rackley, Mountain View; James Robison, Ripley, and Floyd Simmons, Stilwell. Honorary American Parmer de state department announced Saturday that a group of leading citizens from communist Poland will visit the United States for three weeks beginning October 16 under the department's leadership But Batman Is tprawled over en open cheaa book and Ma nail-Mtten fingera are deftly moving chess pieces over the black and 72? which means mor to him than anything else in his life. Bobby Fischer doesn't want to ne a baseball atar or a football player or the most popular fellow at the He wants to be chess champion of the world and It seems a pretty sure bet ke will be. Meat Americana dent knew but their honor in-a big international contest with Russia is riding on the thin shoulders of this 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn. Bobby hailed by the experts aa.

the greatest chess mind the world has produced in many years. "He doesn't look like one-he looks more like a farmer's boy than an intellectual but he is a genius," says Hans Kmoeh-secretary of the Manhattan Chess club which is the nerve center of chess in the United States. "Fischer is something unique. None of the great ones ever accomplished so much so early." He has become an International Grand Master the youngest in the long history of the game and will meet the world's top seven players this year in a challengers' tournament. The exact date and place remain to be determined.

The winner will get a crack at tie present world champion, Russia's Mikhail Botvinnik. So far, this hasn't meant much to most Americans who look on chess as an intricate pastime for contemplative greybeards. But now even people uninterested in dent of Midwest Christian college here, are co-directors of the convention. Among ether church leaders on the convention program arc Olln Hay, minister ef South Louisville Christian church, Louisville, and W. F.

Lown, The department press office said the visit is unusual in that grees will go to Jack Harper, Cordell vocational agriculture leaders from various fields will i here as a group. Since Bobby Fischer, 15 blocks Russians' patlC president of Manhattan 1 college. Manhattan. Kan. early 1957 Polish officials and ex instructor-one of 25 teachers in the nation receiving the honor-end to James N.

Reese of Moore-land, father of the out-going nat perts with specialized interests Four of State's major divisions showed substantial gains largest in the college of business which increased 191 students. Education gained 180, arts and sciences 62 and the graduate school 67. By colleges, the enrolment was agriculture 1,029, arts and sciences 1,624, business 1,483, education 860, engineering 3,753, home economics 755, graduate school 1,012 and veterinary medicine 164, By dassen, state has 2,678 freshmen, 1,988 sophomores, 1,876 special students. The freshman juniors, 2,057 seniors and 67 enrolment is up 212 ever last year. Archery Popular LONDON, Oct.

11 lev-Classes to help beginners correct faults in archery are to be held at three evening institutes in Lon Workshop sessions will begin daily at 9 a.m. They will deal Colorado graduate, Is a regis Bobby has few friends his own have been coming to the United! tered nurse now earning ner ma ional ffa secretary, age. He comes home from school States. with classroom improvement, teaching methods, youth coun degree. Bobby, she says, is no about two o'clock and picks up a The -state's delegates to the chess book.

Every spare min annual conclave of farm boys are ute, he is either reading about Wesley Watkins. Bennington. chess, analyzing moves on his selling Bible study and other related subjects. The four-day convention is co-sponsored by the National Christian Education committee with bedside chess board or going state FFA president, and Bruce Bullock, Lindsay, secretary. lies between the two countries have tightened since Poland in 1056 started an effort to make itself somewhat Independent of Moscow dictation.

About half a dozen groups of Poles in industries such as coal mining, road building and agriculture have visited the U. S. in the last 18 somewhere to play chess. Girls are nothing to him. "filrls headquarters In Cincinnati, and FFA boys will move 229 head can't play chess," he says.

Midwest Christian college. It Is disciplinary problem. "There's nothing to discipline him about," Mrs. Fischer explains. "The only thing I do is nag him to take his nose out of his chess books and go outside for some fresh air.

"You know, that's what aggravates me so. He used to be terrific in athletics. He didn't talk until he was practically two years old, but he was climbing all over the place." Bobby started in the game at Olin Hay of livestock pthe Royal, includ one oi four such area meetings to be held in the United States months. wis year. ing 31- fat steers, 123 barrows, 65 lambs and 10 becT heifers.

Twenty-two chapters are represented by entries. Nationalist Group Ike to Entertain At Six Dinners Oklahoma 4-H club members "Bobby isn't interested in anybody unless they play chess and there just aren't many kids who like it," says Mrs. Fischer. To make friends with Bobby, you not only have to play chess you have to play good chess. Maurice Rasper, president of the Manhattan Chess club, commented: "We have about 100 students from 12 counties will have 94 Arrives Seattle head of livestock in search of age six when Joan got a chess blue ribbons.

Oklahoma State uni set and the two puzzled out the To Get 2 Ships versity is sending 54 head from directions. Mrs. Fischer doesn't chess are beginning to feel it would be a fine feature in Uncle Sam's cap to have Bobby whip Russia's best players in a game that commands great attention WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) President and Mrs. Eisenhow its prize herds and flocks.

know a thine about chess SEATTLE, Oct. 11 un-A Chi- er will entertain for government The 4-H members' animals in "I spent four years trying to in the club that Bobby could as ncse Nationalist group 178 en get him away from it, but I've sociate with. But he is so mucn and diplomatic officials at six dinners this winter, the White elude 62 barrows, 20 lambs and two steers, while OSU's entry 2 DAY SERVICE ON DEVELOPING PRINTING given up now," she says. "He superior, you see. He just plays listed men and 12 officers arrived Saturday on the navy transport Gen.

William Mitchell House said Saturday. 12 fat steers, IS Iambs, with the stronger players. was only eight when he first went to the Brooklyn Chess club. KODACOLOR fILM The social season at the exec breeding sheep and 18 hogs. "Yes.

Bobby deiimteiy ooes Heading the state's delegation to take over two landing ships from the United States. He was pretty sensitive and they think well of himself. But he is utive mansion will open December with a dinner honoring of 4-H members will be Sandra a phenomenon that happens once The vessels, now at the naval tat Europe and South America. Bobby himself who presents a porcupine exterior to the world doesn't show much interest in possible cold war implications of his career. He just wants to be champion.

If he makes it this try, he'll be the youngest world champion tn chess history and only the second American ever to occupy that lofty position. The first U. S. used to tease him about thinking he could play with grownups. Sue Stout of Piedmont, reigning a nunurea years muua- shipyard at Bremerton, are being given the Chinese un He played about four years De- Chief Justice Earl Warren and the supreme court.

Two dinners for the capital's diplomatic corps will be held on and. national dairy princess. The FFA will send three judg ItmOP AND PRINT EXP. ROLL $3.46 DEVELOP AMD PRINT 12 EXP. ROLL $4.74 DEVELOPING Wc PER ROLL-PRINTS 32 m.

IP YOUR DIAIU bOU NOT HAW OUR ttRVICI MHO OR UNO YOUR KODACOLOR HIM DIRICT VOi fore he won at all. He is also a vouns boy. He der provisions of ing teams into contests at Kansas tried to stop him. The school is not accustomed to such pub City the poultry team from assistance program. A smaller group of people said I should try to get successive nights, December 17 and 18.

licity and he can't handle it yet. him away from it. He used to But you must give him a little Chinese has been at Bremerton The first family will play host Granite, Mooreland's livestock judges and Oakwood's meats judges, all state champion teams. cet awfully upset champion was Paul Morphy, who turned the trick at 21 a century January 26 at a dinner for Vice- Until last year, Bobby was President Richard M. Nixon and "You mow, people say its the publicity that attracts him to since August.

The ships, the LST 226 and LST 227, will be transferred here within a few days for an official turnover la the ago. tie more than a good average Oklahoma State also will have meats and livestock judges in the cabinet. A dinner for speak chess. WelL there wasn't any student. But he is settling down Bobby, who could give a clam lessons on how to keep its mouth er Sam Rayburn will conclude glory for years.

It was all dl now and working bard. He scored Chinese. the season January 27. excellent 97 in New xorn hut, won't say what he thinks of his chances. Nobody, else thinks state's regents exam on geom be will make it this time.

etry last spring. Professor Aaron rressman But then, nobody thought he could win the American chess championship at 14 and nobody who volunteered to tutor Bobby in Russian before the Yugoslav tournament, says Bobby is very expected him to do very well at at the recent international chess bright. Pressman, wno seems tournament in Yugoslavia. fond of Bobby, adds that the boy Shop StftitifaP for outstanding values during this Silver worked very hard and learned As the big chess players, all ranidlv. champions in their own coun Bobby lives with his mother in a small fourth-floor walkup tries, sat down opposite the bony young American, each informed him that he would be beaten.

Some were nicer than others apartment in a neat section of Brooklyn. His 21-year-old sister. Joan, lived there too until her by famous International Silver Company (hey said they were sorry have to defeat him. marriaee last month, meir par They didn't need to be. Most ents separated when Bobby was two.

Mrs. Fischer, a University of ef them didn't. Bobby, playing in his first international competition, nulled out of his early Another great tales vamil Through special arrangements with International Silverware Company, we've purchased this outstanding group of quality hollowara in Wm. Rogers silvarplota you'd be proud to own) Come in, call or order by moil! difficulties and tied for fifth place winning his place in the rtiaaWm star-studded challengers. Bobby is a tall boy with the MY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS SAVEI St care lor Aa classic adolescent slump and light brown hair.

He eyes strangers in general and reporters in particular with glum distrust. "Most reporters ask stupid ejuestions. What do I eat for breakfast? That's not important. Why don't they ask about chess?" he said. He sat on his bed, idly moving the figures on the chess board in front of him.

He was dressed as usual in a sports shirt. Bobby won the American In riiinonriwx O. CHAFING DISH cohol burner. 13-in trey. S299S Troy Rofl.

415 $0 and a T-shirt: no one remem-1 toers seeing mm in a cwi ana tie. The Russians keep winning the big ones in chess, he said, be cause "everybody there plays. They're' subsidized. Sure, they put out a lot of books. Yeah, I can read a little Russian I can read the moves.

I can speak a little. Mr. Pressman at nyu (New York university) taught mo. "No. you don't talk at chess tournaments.

Why should you! draw. But yon can say anything. IriESFivl WKZesM) inwi iIMTrI FTP Ism They know what you mean. Chess players speak lots of languages. "Fun? No.

a tournament no run. but they're all Does he think he can wwin the Challengers' and get a shot at if jet wrsh. too faV iW sStt 'EMMmo Ce cat Trey Jm IgT 1 actually become l': fVoHH LaWHll alOC'H A Ifla, KndKeld 1MB IBM VD CONVENIENT BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE f-SL WkH Plans. For infonnetion QB 6Ut USB MAIL ORDER COUPON OR PHONK P0 3 256S lAv iMJ the championship: He sr.ruggca and twisted his lip. "I don't I know." Wouldn't it be nice to bring i the world chess crown back to! the United States for the first, time in a 100 years: A sudden, charming grin tic Ms face.

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