1947-08-01 The Auburn Plainsman

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the A uburn Plainsman TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOL. LXXII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1947 Number 28
Death Of President Brings Expressions
Of Grief and Sorrow From Entire South
Audurn's Growth Remains
As a Living Monument
The death of President Luther Noble Duncan last Satur­day
morning came as a shock to students, faculty, alumni,
and friends throughout the South.
Many of Auburn's 4500 summer students were away for
the weekend. It was not until
Saturday evening that most of
them learned of Dr. Duncan's
death.
By Saturday noon an 'extra
edition of the Lee County Bulle­tin
was being distributed in Au­burn.
State papers and the radio
gave complete coverage of the
president's death. The Crimson-
White, official paper of the Uni­versity
of Alabama, requested
editorial information from the
Plainsman for their August 5 is­sue.
Excerpts from state pap'ers: •
Montgomery Advertiser
Dr.' Luther Noble Duncan . . .
was the educator who largely
built the temple to house Au­burn's
soul . . .
Dr. Duncan's premier status
as an Alabama educator did not
derive primarily from attain­ments
of scholarship. It was his
to be a breadwinner, to prop
Auburn up Ao survive the de­pression,
to hold the faculty to­gether,
provide buildings and
thus make possible at some time
—still in the future—the fulfill­ment
of Auburn's academic des-.
tiny as an institution second to
none in the U. S. . . .
When. Dr. Duncan took over
(at Auburn), there were 1721
students, and today there is
room for 6340—many of them
war veterans for whom the pres­ent
is the last chance . . .
Through all of his career, Dr.
Duncan was a fighter who rare­ly
permitted his urge to victory
to interfere with his smile. He
was tenacious, but it was soft­hearted
tenacity — an Auburn
Tiger without snarls. He prefer­red
to wear down an adversary,
or kill him with kindness, rath­er
than to bloody him.
Dr. Duncan iwas gentle and
spruce. At 71 he somehow had
the fresh-washed aspect of a'boy.
He was pawky, he loved banter,
and his chuckle came from deep
down when the joke was on him.
Possibly Dr. Duncan never al­lowed
himself to fall out with
an enemy because he believed
there was a good chance his
own kindliness and good humor
would, win the enemy over in
the end. It was an excellent bet.
The Advertiser feels certain
that Auburn will remember Dr.
Duncan as he would wish—as a
president who adored the insti­tution,
who gave everything he
had to advancing its interests
arid expanding its greatness, as
he saw it—and, not least, gen­erating
that share of the famous
"Auburn Spirit" that makes peo­ple
consider themselves Auburn
alumni whether they ever went
to school at Auburn or not.
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Birmingham Post
Early in Dr: Duncan's career
he came upon a bit of philoso­phy
in a magazine. He liked it,
clipped it out of the periodical
and made it his theme of life.
Whenever he was. asked what
he thought was the "secret of
leadership," Dr. Duncan would
produce a little card that bore
that age-old comparison between
"a boss" and "a leader."
It compared the two in 10
points as follows:
1. The boss drives his men,
the leader coaches them.
2. The boss inspires fear, the
leader inspires enthusiasm.
3. The boss says "I", the lead­er
says "We."
, 4. The boss says "get there on
time," the leaders gets, there
ahead of time. ,
5. The boss fixes the blame for
the breakdown, the leader fixes
the breakdown.
6. The boss knows how jt is
done, the leader shows how it is
done. ' » \
7. The boss makes work a
drudgery, the leader makes it a
game.
8.' The boss says, "go"
leaders says "let's go."
the
9. TRe boss assigns, the task,
the leaders sets the pace.
10. The boss depends on au­thority,
the leader, depends on
good will.
* * * *
Opelika Daily News
Auburn, the state of Alabama
and the nation have lost the ser­vices
of a most efficient college
head, also the counsel and the
assistance of an able leader, Au­burn
particularly can ill afford
the loss at this time. •
. . . Dr. Duncan brought order
out of confusion, knitted together
a united alumni and college org­anization
and set out to build
one of the greatest educational
institutions of the entire South.
Under his leadership Auburn
made more progress than it ever
made before' evefi in:'twice the
length of time. The enrollment
grew from 1700 to 6300 under
D u n c a n ' s administration. It
would be idle to say this was
just a natural growth.
With the » exception of five
years he spent teaching in dis­trict
agricultural schools, he
spent his entire life, you might
say, on the Auburn campus, from
student to president of the in­stitution.
Dr. Duncan was founder of
the Auburn Extension Service
and served as its head for a
number of years. Here he pio­neered
advanced farming meth­ods
in Alabama thereby render­ing
a service that shall long be
pointed to as a tribute to his
memory. i
Dr. Duncan had from time to
time been referred to as a poli­tician
. . . Well, Dr. Duncan re­quired
political astuteness, if he
was to hold his own with the
late Dr. Denny and other Uni­versity
of Alabama lobbyists.
The fact that he did hold his
own on all occasions is easily
proved by the record of Au­burn's
progress during his lead-
The Late President Luther Noble Duncan
ership. Better had some of his
predecessors been more adept at
politics.
. . . We can imagine that the
record he leaves behind vshall
ever serve' as an incentive for
those who follow in his steps.
Auburn n e e d e d Dr. Duncan
when he took the wheel; Au­burn
now mourns - t he passing
of its great, leader.
Annision Star
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He was1 not as great an edu­cator,
broadly speaking, as some
others who have been produced
in this state, but few men have
lived in Alabama who have ex­ercised
a greater influence on
the life of the people as a whole
than he did during the many
years he was concerned with
Auburn.
Dr. Duncan was one of a ga­laxy
of noble teachers that came
to API around the turn of the
century and built there a school
whose graduates have found
places of power and influence
Ralph B. Draughon, director of instruction, has been ap­pointed
by the Board of Trustees to serve as executive officer
pending selection of an acting president of the college. Mr.
Draughon has been on Auburn's faculty since 1931.
for good throughout the country
. . . Dr. Duncan's peculiar forte
was agriculture and animal hus­bandry.
In the latten field, dur­ing
the Great Depression, most
of the technical schools of the
South withdrew. Luther Duncan
then saw his opportunity and ex­panded
Auburn's Sch6ol of Ani­mal
Husbandry to such an ex­tent
that it is today regarded as
foremost in the South. But it
was as head of the Alabama Ex­tension
Service that he exercised
his greatest influence.
Dr. Duncan was- politically
wise and astute. He was a power
on Goat Hill at Montgomery,
and during the years of his in­cumbency"
as president, Auburn's
enrollment and physical proper­ties
were vastly expanded. To­day
it stretches over several
square miles in Lee County and
an even greater building pro­gram
is underway on the cam­pus.
Normally, he was a kindly,
friendly old gentleman, but when
the interests of Auburn were at
stake he fought with the ire of
a tiger. ,
* * *
Birmingham News
Dr. Duncan's .long and con­structive
career in education,
particularly in its agricultural
aspects, touched closely and in­fluenced
greatly the lives of
countless thousands of our peo­ple.
His devotion to his task was
exemplified by his continuance
in a .very arduous post even
though he was well advanced in
years and physically not very
well.
Great strides have been made
at Auburn under his unremitting
and loyal direction.
Although there h a v e been
many problems and difficulties
at Auburn, some of which have
involved a good deal of contro­versy,
of Dr. Duncan's deep fi­delity
to his responsibilities and
of his fine abilities there have
alwaj^s been general recognition.
His death leaves a great va­cancy
in the life of the state
and brings sadness to innumera­ble
Alabamians.
Capt. Joseph W. Callahan, pro­fessor
of naval science ROTC:
"President Duncan devoted his
life to selfless service to Au­burn,
He placed interest of Au­burn
above all others."
George Petrie. retired dean of
graduate school, 1942: "I have
just heard of the sudden death
of President Duncan. I am too
shocked to, speak connectedly
about the sad event. I have
known Dr. Duncan for many
years: first as a student, then as
a colleague and the organizer of
the Extension Service, and then
for 15 years as the president of
Auburn. During these 15 years I
have seen the college grow tre­mendously
in numbers,' in in­come,
and in equipment. The
city of Auburn has grown with
it and because of it. Today this
growth of the institution and the
city is a living monument to him
and his organizing ability, his
shrewdness as a popular leader
in the state, and. his sound fi­nancial
judgment. Auburn owes
much to him and will sadly miss
him."
* # *
Dr. Zebulon . Judd, dean of
education: "The development of
the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
has been the life-long pas­sion
of Dr. Luther Noble Dun­can..
Its growth has been his
chief satisfaction."
P. O. Davis, director of Ala­bama
Extension Service: "For a
half century Dr. Duncan gave
his best to Auburn. His greatest
monument will be the service
that he rendered, through Au­burn,
to the people of Alabama."
* * *,
Frank Boyd, p r e s i d e n t of
Alumni Association: "Just heard
of Dr. Duncan's sudden death.
The loss makes all other prob­lems
seem very minor. Please
express to Mrs. Duncan and to
the college admiinstration the
sincere sympathy of every alum­nus.
If we can be of any help,
please call on us."
* * *
C. L. Hare, dean of chemistry:
"The tragic news of President
Duncan's death has just come to
"rSi^'tod I feel impelled to ex­press
myself, however feebly, on
the effect of his administration
upon the,affairs of the college. At
the time of his appointment by
the Board of Trustees, the finan­cial
situation was chaotic and we
seemed to be headed for col­lapse.
In an unbelievably short
time, he • had re-established the
confidence of the faculty and
the people of the state. His broad
and intelligent grasp of finances
and his untiring diligence and
devotion to duty marked him as
one of the great college presi­dents
of the day. The material
growth of the institution ad­vanced
rapidly and its spiritual
growth was graciously affecting
the people of the state."
* * *
Robert Gregg, president, TCI:
"Dr. Luther N. Duncan's contri­bution
to the economic and edu­cational
activities of his native
state of Alabama have been im­measurable.
| His leadership ' as
president of the great institute
at Auburn for the past 12 years
and for many years prior to his
ascendency to the office of presi­dent,
and as director of the Ex­tension
Service, have meant to
Chalker Says Dr. Duncan's Death Marks
'End Of A Glorious And Inspiring Era'
"In early childhood he learned
the meaning of exhausing toil in
Alabama cotton fields. In those
years of fatigue and sweat he
conceived an abiding sympathy
for Alabama farmers and began
to develop his dream of making
life more abundant for those who
in labor and sorrow wrested a
meager living from the good
earth of the Southland," said the
Rev. T. P. Chalker, pastor of
the Auburn Methodist church, in
eulogizing the late president.
"Dr. Duncan's life was an epic
struggle to' alleviate the condi­tion
of Alabama farm people, as
well as to give to the youth of
Alabama an opportunity for en­riched
living and enlarged ser­vice.
. . . As someone has ob­served,
with the passing of Dr.
Duncan, Alabama Polytechnic
Institute and the city of Auburn
have come to the end of a glori­ous
and inspiring era," said the
Rev. Mr. Chalker.
"Only against the horizon of
time can his full stature be re­vealed.
I should rather empha­size
here the greatness, the true
nobleness of Luther Noble Dun­can
as a man, a Christian, a
friend. I have known many col­lege
executives" . . . It is my
sincere conviction that Dr. Dun­can
excelled them all in friend­ly,
enthusiastic cooperation with
the work nearest my heart, that
of the church of God," he con­tinued.
The Rev. William Byrd Lee, rector of Auburn's Episcopal
church, is pictured delivering part of the funeral rites for the
late Dr. L. N. Duncan at Graves Amphitheater.
Council of Deans Draws Resolution
Regretting Passing of Dr. Duncan
A resolution of regret was
adopted this morning by the
Council' of Deans called into
special meeting. The resolution:
"Whereas, our Deloved friend
and president, Luther Noble
Duncan, died at 8:30 a. m. on
this day July 26, 1947;
"And whereas, he had devoted
a lifetime of distinguished service
to Auburn and the~ people of:
Alabama;
"And whereas, he had served
officially as our president since
Feb. 22, 1935, in the course of
which time the institution has
enjoyed its greatest period of-growth:
"Now therefore be it resolved
by the Council' of Deans, first,
that Auburn has sustained an
irreparable loss in the passing
of our president; second the State
of Alabama has lost a devoted
citizen and public servant who
gave unsparingly of his time and
strength for the. public good;
"third, the faculty, staff, and stu­dents
of Auburn have lost a wise
and understanding friend, and
counsellor who was never too
busy to hear their problems sym­pathetically
and who was always
ready to aid them."
this state progress that will be
recorded in history as great."
* * * ,
Harry Barnes, Jr.. Montgom­ery,
president Auburn Student
Executive Cabinet: "The Auburn
student body has suffered a-great
loss . . . He was always a cham­pion
of the student, and to this
end he unselfishly devoted his
life."
* * * •
Dean J. E. Hannum, school of
engineering: "In my nine years
association with Dr. Duncan, I
have respected him as an inspir­ing
leader and friend. He has
devoted a lifetime unselfishly
and earnestly to promoting all
phases of the education of the
youth of Alabama and the South.
I believe that no one has made
a greater contribution to the fu­ture
welfare of our state."
J. A. Keller, president, State
Teachers College, Florence: "A
great educator and a splendid
citizen has passed on. We shall
greatly miss him."
, » * »
Ralph B. Draughon, director
of instruction: "Auburn and the
state| of Alabama have , suffered
a great loss in the death of Presi­dent
Duncan. I worked with him
intimately over the years in
many enterprises for the up­building
of Auburn and for the
general good of the people of
this state. His great love and ap­preciation
of the farm people of
Alabama and his iifelorig mis­sion
to improve their lot are
known to all. He was a patient
man and a wise one. He never
ceased working for the goals that
he had set—a greater Auburn
and a greater Alabama."
The funeral procession of Dr. L. N. Duncan is shown arriving at Graves Amphitheater
where more than 2000 people gathered to pay respects to the late president Sunday afternoon.
Friends from over the southeast were here.
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2—THE PLAINSMAN
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Friday, August 1, 194^
PKT Initiates Honored
With Picnic and Hayride
To Chewacla State Park
Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi
Kappa Tau honored its new
initiates with a picnic and hay-ride
to Chewacla Park last week.
After bridge and swimming fried
chicken was served. The group
returned to the chapter house an
informal dance.
Those attending were: Vic
Sansing, M a r t h a McLaughlin;
Charles Nix, Faye Dawling; Jim­my
Donald, Peggy Copeland,
Bill Seale, Jan Smith;" Clarence
Cardwell, Katherine Shelburne;
Bernard Jenny, Margie Cook;
George Elias, Pat Watters; Carl
Spanyer, Kay Dinkins; Joe Nail,
Katherine Wood; Allen Hain,
Laurie Eddins; Henry Turner,
Sarah Machovec; Bob Hall, Mar­tha
Knight; Bill Dearman* Fay
Bush; Lev'oghn Chavis, Jo Drake;
Bob Wheeler, Anne Lindsey; Wy-att
Thomas, Hazel Riley; John
NUTRITION HEAD
IMEJfi
•THEATRE*
FRIDAY, AUGUST. 1
THAT WAY WITH
WOMEN
With
DANE CLARK
MARTHA VICKERS
SYDNEY GREENSTREET
Added
Cartoon, and
"Jack Armstrong" No. 7
SATURDAY. AUGUST 2
DICK TRACY'S
DILEMMA
with
RALPH BYRD
Also
Special Short
and
Community Sings
OWL SHOW
preview Showing of
THE
UNFAITHFUL
starring
ANN SHERIDAN -
LEW AYRES
ZACHERY SCOTT
SUN.-MON.-TUES
AUGUST 3. 4, 5
Gable and his new
leading' lady,
Deborah Kerr in
THE HUCKSTERS
Also'
Selected short
and
News
WED.-THURS.
AUGUST 6 & 7
THE
UNFAITHFUL
with
ANN SHERIDAN
LEW AYRES
ZACHARY SCOTT
Also ' •
Short—Wet Paint
News
Dr. Ernestine. I. Frazier of
the University of Chicago has
been appointed Auburn's first
professor of nutrition research,
effective in ' September. Dr.
Frazier will work closely with
rural areas and will emphasize
the use of nicotinic acid in
the field of pellagra.
PRE-MED GROUP
INITIATES SIX
Alpha Epsilon Delta, national
honorary pre-medical fraternity,
held formal initiation July 14,
for Louis Johnson, Deatsville;
Rebecca Bailey, Birmingham;
Robert Lawrence, Montgomery;
Robert M. . Lightfoot, Shortc-;
Richard A. Harris, Bessemer;
and Jim Kerby, Scottsboro.
Members p r e s e n t for the
initiation were Walton Kicker,
Ben Boyd, Charlotte Br i g g s,
James Bates, Bill Norman, Doro­thy
Edwards, Warren Dorty,
Peggy Hartley, Robert Martin,
Carolyn Naftel, Thorton Finch,
Edd Griffith, Dr. J. M. Robinson,
faculty advisor, and Dr. G. E.
Johnson, honorary mtmber.
The objects of Alpha Epsilon
Delta are to encourage excel­lence
in pre-medical work by
furnishing a goal toward which
the students may strive during
his or her pre-medical career, to
bind together similarly interested
students, and to bridge the gap
between the spirit of the pre-meflical
school and that of the
school of medicine.
West, Dottie Breland; J. T. Al­len,
Mary Metcalf; Elwood Rich­ardson,
Kathryn Wright; Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Farris, Mr. and Mrs.
Garland Baccus; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Todd; Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Hoover.
SPE, Kappa Sig To Hold Sport Dance
Affair To Begin Af 9 p.m. In Girls
Gym With Music By Auburn Plainsmen
The biggest social event to Green, George H e n s o n, Rob
date for ^he summer quarter will Maulsby.
be the Sport Dance tomorrow
night at Girl's Gym on Opelika
Road.
Kappa Sigma
Ben Jones, Betty Brown, West
The dance is co-sponsored by Point, Ga.; DeWitt Shy, Virginia
SPE and Kappa Sigma fraterni
ties.
Music will be furnished by the
Auburn Plainsmen, and festivi­t
i e s will be from 9-12. p.m.
Girls will have late permission
for the dance.
There will be a party at both
houses at intermission. The so­cial
committees stressed that
there will be no coats allowed.
Chaperones are Mrs. Grace Walk­er,
Mrs. Gullie Simpson and Mrs.
Anna P. Barnes. ,
The date lists include:
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Roger Smith, Betty Sue Eat­on,
Auburn; John Edgar, Jo Ann
Bennett, Opelika; Al Durrance,
Alice M c C a l l , ' Opelika; Earl
Jones, Martha Hartline, Birm­ingham;
Joe E. Lawless, Melba
Lawless, Birmingham; W. W.
Chalmers, Jr., Marge Chalmers,
Birmingham.
John Carden, Suzanne Chand­ler,
Opelika;' J. D. Reynolds,
Ouida W e e k 1 e y, Cleveland,
Ohio; Ben Kirby, Ann McGinn,
Birmingham; Bobby Payne, Sara
Pass, Birmingham; Grover Mor­gan,
Ann Cowart, Birmingham;
James Dupree, Ann Dupree, Tal­ladega;
Ed Wright, Patsy Allen,
Auburn; Cotton Watson, Ann
Leary, Panama City, Fla.; Herb
Fuller, Alice Gatewood, Jtich-land,
Georgia; »Tillman White,
Annette Till, Birmingham; Bob
Vann, Dixie Douglas, Gadsden.
John C. Anthony, Ann Fields,
Birmingham; Johnny Cato, Jean
Wood, Americus, Ga.; Carl Brun­ei-,
T. J. Brewton, Robertsdale;
Bill Breen, Sizzy Brown, Birm­ingham;
Bob Champion, Helen
Moore, Auburn; Bill Windham,
Billie Dewben-y, Auburn; Jim
and Nell Bradley, Auburn.
Lewis White, Yvonne Cargile,
Auburn; Ed Rew, Caroline John­son,
Boco Grande, Fla.; Thur-man
Pace, Barbara Denton, ,On-eonta;
Harold Wright, Gwen
Shelton, Oneonta; Shelbert Hig
gins,'Anna Jean Franklin, Birm- Breedlove, Montgomery, serg
ingham; Henry and Dot Dawson
Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Bridges.
Bobby Humphrey, John Jen­nings,
Henry A r n o l d , James
Brown, Preston Bush, Lawrence
Cheney, Marshall DeShields, Bill
Illges, Columbus, Ga.; Young
Williams, Mary Lou Illges, Co­lumbus,
Ga.; Foots Davis, Glen-da
Braden, Tuscumbia; Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Cantrell;' David Byars,
Nancy Lu White, Athens.
Connie Graham, Eddie Fore­man,
Birmingham; Walter Hall,
Sara E d w a r d s , Birmingham;
Charles Bailey, Virginia Class-cock,
Hartselle; Larry Bartlett,
Agnes Thomason, Ozark; Jack
Sims, Jo Rounds, Columbus, Ga.;
Bobby Keith, Dot Smith, Sy-la-cauga;
Lee Taylor, Marian Dil-lian,
Auburn; Thad Salmon, Ma­bel
Groves, Auburn.
Jimmy Byrd, Lorene Owens,
Armuchee, Ga,; Bill Morris, Mil­dred
Thompson, Geneva; J. / O.
Macon/ Archie Vinyard, Deca­tur;
Bob Markham, Louise Land-ham,
Lincoln; Charles Smith,
Marie Smith, Birmingham; Hom­er
Rowe, Gloria Baldwin, Rob­ertsdale;
Sonny Hudson, Peggy
Fitchner, Bradenton, Fla.; Son­ny
Timberlake, Dodgie Walden,
Attalla; Buzz Braswell, Dean
Nelson, Birmingham. -
Paul Sarvis, John Barnett, Ken
Howard, Homer Jone% Wallace
Johnson, Ken Sutton, Murray
Norment, I* W. Johnson, Paul
Bryant, Vic D e a k l e , Donnie
Grimes, John Kane, Hugh Motes,
Ken Hobbs-, and T. G. Burke.
Pi Kappa Alpha Holds
Election Of Officers
Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa
Alpha held an election of offi­cers
Wednesday night at its. regu­lar
meeting. The new officers
who will serve for the fall and
winter quarters are Bernard S.
Blake, Birmingham, president;
William B. Anderson, Birming­ham,
vice-president; Donald M.
Jackson, Birmingham, treasurer;
Chester L. Stocks, Montgomery,
secretary; Jack Livingston, Cen­ter,
house manager; and Hal A.
eant-at-arms.
FOR SALE: Five room FHA
planned house. Terms $600
down then a s s u m e $51.89
monthly. Contact Red at the
Tiger Motor Company.
SHOE SALE
Some of the most popular* nationally advertised brands of
low heel shoes in America. Most of the shoes offered are
ideal for school, street, and vacation leisure, and are wear­able
throughout the winter. i r ". /
WOMEN'S PLAY SHOES
First Quality and Makes
in white only
AAA-A-N-M Widths
Values to $7.95
SALE PRICE
Values to $9.00
SALES PRICE
$4.00
$5.00
CAMP MOCCASINS
Whites with white soles'
also
Browns with genuine
moccasin leather lacing
Values to 4.95 •
SALES PRICE $3.00
ROPESTERS
Genuine Jute Sales
Many-Colors and Styles
Values to $4.95
SALES PRICE _ $2.00
BALLET AND GODDESS
In Red, Green, Yellow
White, Pink, Peach and Rose
AA-B Widths
Values to $5.95
SALES PRICE J
WOMEN'S SAN DALS
i Whites, Reds, Browns, and
Natural with Leather Soles
and Heels
AA-B Widths
Values to $5.95
SLIDES
For Woman and Children
In Whites, Reds, and Blacks
SALES PRICE - VI »«W
BLOCK BUSTERS
SALES PRICE _. JZ. JU
ART GUILD ATTENDS
CHEWACLA SOCIAL
Members of the Art Guild and
guests attended their first social
of the quarter at Chewacla Park
Monday afternoon.
A weiner roast and dancing
was enjoyed by the group.
Those present were Mauveline
Shaw and Jim Stahnke; Pat.
Bridges and Bob Taylor; Eddy
Foreman and J. Dorrance Kiser*
Mary and Luther Davis; Mildred
Ceil and Jimmy Coleman; Caro­lyn
and Doug E a r l y ; Jack
Fletcher, Phil Andrews.
Guests were Prof, and Mrs.
Samuel P. Snow and son David;
Prof, and Mrs. Roy Staples and
son Charles; Professors J. Ma-rino-
Merlo, Frank J. Applebee,
Harry Lowe,- and Miss Dorothy
Jane Newman.
FOR SALE: Four-room furn­ished
house. Call Mrs. New-berne
at 262.
FOR SALE: Seventy - five
pound capacity ice refrigerator
in good condition. Call 264-J
any afternoon:
Speeders, Beware
Several arrests for speeding
have been made recently, Chief
Clyde 'Ellis said this week, add­ing
that policemen have been in­structed
to enforce the 25 miles-per-
hour speed limit in the city.
Sign and a blinker light are
being added on Opelika Road to
break speed of through traffic.
Western larch trees are com
monly known as tamarack.
LOST: Brown, folding wallet
containing important papers
near Samford Hall about two
weeks ago. If found please call
Henderson Peoples at 26.
FOR SALE: 1941 Westing-house
electric stove in good
condition. Call Ben Rosumny,
Jr. at 407 X-M.
FOR SALE: One small baby
bed; complete with springs and
water proof mattress. Inquire
at 108 S. Ross after 6 p. m.
SUMMER
SPECIAL
AT
JAKE'S JOINT
AUBURN
HAMBURGER AND HALF-PINT MILK 20c
MARTIN
Phone 439
OPELIKA, ALA.
"Where happiness costs so
little"
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Peet's 'Julius Caesar' Opens In Y-Hut Monday
"Caesar". In order to embrace
the magnificent scope of the
scenes, it was necessary to de-
Shakespeare is Offered
In Punch-Packed Drama
\ By Tom Sellers
Next week is "Caesar" week!
I t ' s here at last. The Auburn Players' summer spectacle,
" J u l i u s Caesar", opens Monday night in t h e "Y" Hut at 8:15.
I t will continue for eight dynamic performances.
' Prof. Peet, director of the Players, faced tremendous
problems in the production of - | ^ ^ . . ^ ^ ^ G r i f fm
Harris, as "Caesar", bids fair to
be long remembered. The rest of
the cast, frpm common citizen
to fellow conspirator, are put­ting
their hearts into supporting
roles. • , •
Liver man's Music
There' will be home-grown
music, too. Professor H u b e rt
Liverman, composer of "Ameri­can
Folk Overture", has written
a score in keeping with the va­rious
moods. A brass .quartet,
consisting of two trumpets and
two trombones, recorded the
composition recently. It will be
played at strategic intervals
throughout the production.
It's a great play and the Play­ers
have, spared no angles to:
brmg you a great performance.
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Atomic Educational
Group Hears Prof
By Herbert Gladin
Prof. Jerome ' K u d e r n a ad­dressed
the AIO sponsored Au­burn
Atomic Educational Group
at its second meeting Monday.
Kuderna pointed out, the im­portance
of college men arid
women taking part in the educa­tion
of the public to atomic en­ergy
and its social, political and,
military possibilities.
He further pointed out that
land grant colleges are particu­larly
responsible for atomic edu­cation
since they serve from the
"grass-roots up."
He called attention to move­ments
already begun in high
schools over the nation and fore­cast
many different types of col­lege
organizations within the
next few years. The importance
of the ownership of atomic en­ergy
patents was stressed, to­gether
with the fact that the
government is spending billions
of dollars in the study of atomic
energy.
After Prof. Kuderna's address,
committees were formed to make
plans for future educational pro­grams.
Temporary group chairman,
Van Cornelison, stressed the fact
that participation in the group
is open to all undergraduate
students and faculty members.
Future meetings will be an-,
nounced at a later date. Perma­nent
officers will be elected.
Betty Harris (above), player-prompter
par-excellence and
wife of Griffin Harris, who
plays Caesar. In addition to
watching cues she plays Lu­cius,
boy-servant to Marcus
Brutus.
sign unusual props andv lighting
effects. Individual parts had to
be condensed and others deleted
to keep within a reasonable'time
limit. Fast action and breath­taking
punch are the result.
Breathtaking Colors
Using an ingenious lighting
system, the stage may be flood­ed
with brilliant red, blue, green,
or combinations of these colors.
With this arrangement you will
be present for colorful, outdoor
rendezvous, and even a storm
scene.
For a while you will live as
an observer in the Roman mar­ket
place, with people about you
tressed in gaudy togas, glittering
armor, or the quaint clothing of
common citizens. You will wit­ness
the secret conspiracy against
Caesar's life, which takes place
in half-darkness.
| A cast of 21 players, including
several newcomers, have fore­gone
friends and studies to per­fect
their lines. Tested perform­ers
have the chief roles.
Roles
Bob Blackburn, as Brutus, adds
to his proved stature as an ac­tor;
George Miller, as the hot-tempered
Cassius, is ably cast;
Bill Ethridge, as Marc Anto-
Two New Econ Classes
Available in Fall
The Economics Department
will offer two new courses be­ginning
with the %Fall Quarter,
according to an announcement
by Dr. Charles Anson, head of
the economics and business ad­ministration
department.
The two new courses are: Eco­nomics
451, which is Contempo­rary
Economic Trends, • taught by
Dr. F. H. Arnold, and the other
course is Economics 401, World
Resources and Industries, which
will be taught by Prof. H. A.
Klontz.
AVA'WILL LEND
NEW AMPLIFIER
The Auburn Veterans Associa­tion
recently acquired a public
address system which includes
two microphones, two speakers, a
record player, and a 40-Vatt am­plifier.
Any organization wish­ing
to use this equipment should
contact Bill Williams at the Phi
Kappa Tau house.
Caesar gets his! Practice scene (above) at "Y" Hut shows
Griffin Harris (Caesar) being slabbed by George'Miller (Cassius)
and John Lyle (Melullus Cimber). Bob Blackburn (Marcus
Brutus) awaits his turn with poised dagger.
EX GIs MUST GET ,
SUPPLIES AT STORES
BEFORE AUGUST 16
All charge accounts at book
stores for Veterans attending
Auburn under the GI Bill
will be closed August 16, ac­cording
to a memorandum re­ceived
from Roy G. Cargile,
college bursar.
The memo read: "All veteran
charge accounts for books,
equipment, and supplies for
the summer quarter, 1947, will
be closed at the close, of busi­ness
on Saturday, August 16,
1947, at all book stores. Vet­eran
students should_ purchase
what supplies are needed to
complete the quarter prior to
this date."
Musical Program Set
For AIO Meeting
The Auburn Independent Org­anization's
program Wednesday
night in Student Center will fea­ture
a musical program.
Harry M. Barnes, president of
Executive Cabinet, will also be
feature on the program with a
brief address to .the independ­ents.
Group singing and refresh­ments
and a brief business meet­ing
will conclude the program
which will start at 7:15 p.m.
Hawkins Concert Is Scheduled
For August 25 In Langdon Hall
Osie Hawkins, Metropolitan
Opera baritone born in Phenix
City, will give a concert in
Langdon Hall Aug. 12 at 8:15
p.m.
His appearance will be spon­sored
by Auburn Lecture-Con­cert
Association.
Hawkins, who made his op­eratic
debut on the Metropoli­tan
stage in 1942, was educated
in Georgia 'schools. His father,
G. P. Hawkins, is connected with
a Columbus music store.
As a boy Hawkins studied in
Atlanta with Miss M a r g a r et
Hecht, famous former Viennese
opera star and i n s t r u c t o r.
Through her Hawkins received.a
scholarship, first ever given by
the Metropolitan to prepare a
singer for leading Wagnerian
roles.
Since his debut, Hawkins has
sung performances under such
world-famed conductors as Bru­no
Walter and Sir Thomas Beech-am.
His operativ repertoire now
consists of 46 roles in German,
Italian, French and English as
well as the . standard • oratorio
repertory and an extensive con­cert
repertoire.
As a boy Hawkins studied in
am. His operatic repertoire now
Hawkins is a close friend of
Prof. Edgar Evans, baritone who
sang the part of Giogio Germont
in "La Traviata" at Langdon
Hall May 22-23. Hawkins was in­terviewed
back-stage at the sec­ond
.performance of "La Travi­ata".
The Plainsman ran the fea­ture
in its May 28 issue.
Critics have given Hawkins
wide acclaim as a fine singing
actor.
ACS Hears Mitchell
Speak on Graduate
Placement Center
At its, third regular meeting,
the Auburn Branch of the Amer­ican
Chemical Society had as its
guest speaker, Verd Mitchell,
supei'visor of placements for the
graduate placement center here.
Mr. Mitchell explained the
functions and purposes of his of­fice,
enumerating the many fa­cilities
which are available, free
of charge, to the prospective Au­burn
graduate in the line of in­dustrial
.employment.
Mr. Mitchell's discussion also
covered the many possibilities
for ' graduates in chemistry and
chemical engineering. He point­ed
out the various fields in which
they might obtain employment
through the placement center.
After the discussion, Mr. Mitch­ell
answered many pertinent
questions -for the group and ex­tended
an'invitation to gradu­ates
to take advantage of the
placement services.
Additions to the Auburn ROTC
course of two new s e r v i ce
branches, the Signal Corps and
the - Armored Cavalry, give Au­burn
a Reserve Officers Training
Corps surpassed by few other
colleges in the United .States.
One year ago, this college had
only two branches of the ROTC
represented. Now there are five
branches: Signal Corps, Armor­ed
Cavalry, Air Corps, Field
Artillery, and Engineers.
"As long as there has been an
Auburn, there has been military
tarining," Col. S. A. Dickson of
the ROTC staff said yesterday,
"but never have so many bene­fits
been offered ROTC students
here!"
Having turned in its requisi­tion
slips for over $100,000 worth
of equipment (a conservative
estimate), the ROTC staff is
jriaking long-run plans. In Oc­tober
huge Army trucks will be-
Noted Metallurgist To Address
Engineers in Ross Monday Night
Dr. James T. MacKenzie, Chief
Metallurgist of the American
Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birm­ingham,
will address a meeting
of the student branch of ASME
Monday night at 7 p.m. in Ross
Auditorium. Employing as his
subject "Engineering Properties
of Cast Iron," Dr. MacKenzie
will discuss the latest uses and
developments of cast iron.
All engineering students are
urged to hear this noted speak­er.
Born in Brooksville, Fla., Dr.
MacKenzie was educated at the
University of the Souih, from
which he received the degrees
of B.C.E., M.A., and honorary
D.Sc, the latter in 1930. He be­gan
his career as an analyst with
the American Cast Iron Pipe
Company in 1912, and was en­gaged
in research work for sev­eral
years thereafter. From 1915
until 1940 he served as Chief
Chemist and Metallurgist. Since
'40 he has been Chief Metal­lurgist,
j i t.
Dr. MacKenzie has achieved a
number of honors. He is a mem­ber
of the American Foundry-man's
Association; author of
their exchange papers to the In­stitute
of British Foundrymen
for nine years; Chairman of the.
Gray Iron Division for two years,
and was made an honorary life
member in 1938.
Other memberships which he
holds include the American In­stitute
of Mining and Metallurgi­cal
Engineers, the American So­ciety
for Testing Materials, and
the Electrochemical Society.
Dr. MacKenzie recently re­turned
from a two months' sur­vey
of industrial centers of Ger­many
for the Federal Foreign
Economic Administration. His as­signment
was to study centri­fugal
casting as it was being
done before the collapse of the
Nazis.
Altogether, Dr. MacKenzie has
-written 10 books in relation to
•his profession. On top of that,
Dr. James T. MacKenzie
he is a musician, aptly playing
the organ and-the bassoon.
Signal Corps and Armored Cavalry
Program Added to ROTC Curricula
SUNDAY SPEAKER
iS NOAH WARREN
Speaker at the Union Service
Sunday night at Graves Amphi­theater
will be Dr. Noah J. War­ren,
of the First Presbyterian
Church of Selma. The service
begins at 8 p. m. with special
music by the Presbyterian choir,
directed by Mrs. Kenneth Roy.
Dr. Warren, who spoke at the
amphitheater two summers ago,
has had pastorates at Covington,
Ky., and Shelbyville, Tenn.
Neal Made Forum Prexy
At Faculty Meeting
At a meeting of~the Faculty
Forum in the Amphitheater July
7, Prof. J. H. Neal', head of the
agricultural engineering depart­ment,
was chosen forum presi­dent
for the 1947-48 term.
He succeeds Prof. Frank M.
Orr of the architecture depart­ment.
Other officers elected to serve
with Prof. Neal are Mrs. James
E. Land, associate professor of
chemistry, as vice-president; Miss
Bertha Dunn, secretary, office of
the president, as secretary; and
W. Travis Ingram, college busi­ness
manager, as treasurer.
gin delivering high-speed trac­tors,
two-, three-, and four-ton
trucks, a 90 mm. gunvwith acces­sories,
communications fire con­trol
equipment for use by ROTC
students.
By September 1, almost 1000
students, realizing the improve­ments
being made in Auburn's
ROTC, will be drilling over the
west end of the campus. An es­timated
one-seventh of these
will be advanced ROTC stu­dents,
whc) soon, it is expected,
will draw one-'dollar a day in
addition to their present 79c a
day subsistence allowance.
"The top 25 per cent of all
graduating ROTC students, up­on
recommendation by the Pro­fessor
of Military Science and
Tactics and the President of the
college have a 100 per cent
chance of getting a commission
in the Regular Army," Col. Dick­son
pointed out. "Then, too, those
below the top 25 per cent who
have outstanding military bear­ing
may receive a commission if
they are so recommended by the
college."
This means-that 250 of the ex­pected
ROTC enrollment, if they
continue their courses, will re­ceive
regular commissions upon
graduation.
On the Campus
Business Administration . . .
. . . students are invited by Del­ta
Sigma Pi to hear A. B. Hope,
past president of Alabama Bank­ers
Association, Tuesday night
at 7:30 in New Building 116.
* * *
Marion Spidle Club . . .
. . . will meat Tuesday, Aug. 12,
7:30 p. m. at the Social Center.
All students' wives are cordially
invited. ,
* * *
Ag Club . . .,
. . .will meet Monday 7 p. m.
in Ross auditorium. Nomination
of officers for the fall quarter,
and addition of new resolutions
to the constitution will take
place.
* * *
Student Radio Program . . .
• ." . . in commemoration of Dr.
Duncan will be heard over sta­tion
WJHO, Tuesday, evening,
3:30-10 p. m.
Miss Homecoming
Election Is Aug. 18
The Student Executive Cabinet
has announced that the Miss
Homecoming election, annually
sponsored by Blue Key honor so­ciety,
will be held on August
18. All fraternities,, sororieties,
and, all organizations recognized
by the cabinet may nominate a
candidate for Miss Homecoming.
The deadline for entries is Sun­day
midnight, August 10. .Entries
must be submitted to F. M. Full­er
at the Alpha Gamma Rho
house, phone 873.
A board of faculty members
will meet Monday 'night, August
11, and eliminate the entries to
five finalists. These five will be
presented for campus election on
August 18. Girls > who are not in
school • this summer, but who
have been in\ school previously
and who will return in the fall,
are eligible.
For the first time, Miss Home­coming
will have a court which
will be made up of the four
runners-up in the campus elec­tion,
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Street Dance Is
Set For Tonight
There will be a street dance
behind Samford Terrace tonight
featuring Jimmy Newberne and
the Auburn Plainsmen.
The dance; will be from 8-11
p.m., and is sponsored by the
Student Social Life Committee,
which is directed by Dean Cater.
The committee announced that
there will be movies every Sat­urday
night, which are free of
charge. These movies will be in
Langdon Hall, and begin' at 8
p.m.
These activities will continue
for two more weeks, and their
purpose is to offer a greater va­riety
of recreation for students
on the campus. All of these ac­tivities
are free of charge.
PHARMACY SCHOOL
ADMISSION RULES
ARE GIVEN
Students wishing to enroll in
the school of pharmacy should
have an application for admis­sion,
including a transcript of
high school or other credits in
the hands of the dean of the
school of pharmacy not later
than four weeks before the open­ing
of the fall quarter.
Upon approval of his creden­tials,
the student will be notified
of his acceptance. Applications
filed after this date cannot be
considered if the quota has been
filled. The quota of new students
shall be sixty.
Freshman may enter only in
September. T r a n s f e r students
may enter at the beginning of
any quarter, providing they have
the consent of the dean.,
Salmon Presents Lecture
On Livestock Nutrition
At Meeting of Ag Club
A large number of Ag Club
members with their wives and
dates gathered in Ross audito­rium
for their regular quarter
meeting, July 21. The meeting
was called to order by Charles
Hearn, president.
The Club, and its guests were
honored to have Dr. W. D. Sal­mon
head of the research animal
nutrition department, to speak
on recent work done with-vari­ous'
feeds on livestock. He stated
that some of the most recent
work has been to determine ,the
effect of sweet potatoes on vari­ous
livestock.
Sweet potatoes have proved to
be a very good feed for beef
and dairy cattle, but haven't
proved to be a very good feed
for hogs and poultry. Most of
this research is done with rats,
because of their short life cycle.
Sometimes the final results has
to be obtained by the test being
run with the animal that the ex­periment,
is to be applied to. He
also stated that cows fed on dry
feed only in the winter months
fell low in their milk production
beginning in October and reach­ing
their lowest pea kin Febru­ary.
Then as pastures begin to
get green in the spring the cows
increase in. production, reaching
their highest pea kin August. The
experiment proved that those
cows kept on good pasture all
the year held a higher produc­tion
average: Dr. Salmon used
slides to stress his statements
by comparison.
THEY KNOW WHAT FARMERS READ!
These speakers will' tell Alabama agricultural writers how
to improve their information program; to farmers. They head­line
the Ag Writer's Workshop which opened here Monday.
To panel (L to R): County Agent Lent Edmonson of Mont­gomery;
. Dr. Paul Irvine; director of Research Interpretation
Council; and Bernard D. Feld. Jr., promotion and research
manager of Birmingham News and Age-Herald.
Center panel: Dr. Russell S. Poor, dean of Graduate School
and director of Research Foundation; Neil O. Davis, president
of Alabama Press Association, and Bob Leigh., assistant direc­tor
RIC. ,
Lower panel: Kenneth B. Roy, Experiment Station Editor;
L. O. Brackeen. extension editor, and John N. Baker, News Bu­reau
director.
Books on Semantics
Are Now Available
In Main Library
More than 50 books on seman­tics
(study of word meanings)
are available near the front desk
of the main library now. They
will be displayed until August 9
or longer.
A. O. Leonard, circulation li­brarian,
recommends a list of 14
books to fill the needs of every­one.
He says, "Some are philo­sophical
or scholarly! while oth­ers
make delightful, light read­ing."
The following are his selec­tion:
A Dictionary of the Eng­lish
Language, Samuel Johnson;
Language in Action, S. I. Haya-kawa;
The Devil's Dictionary,
Ambrose Bierce; The Education
of Hyman Kaplan, Ross; The
American L a n g u a g e , H. L.
Mencken; Why Do You Talk
Like That, Richard Burton; The
English Language in America,
Krapp; The Spirit of Language
in Civilization; English Words
and their Background, McKnight;
The Illiteracy of the Literate, H.
R. Huse; In a Word,' Ernst (il­lustrated
by Thurber); The Stan­dard
of Pronunciation in Eng­lish,
Lansbury; The Way to Vo­cabulary
Power and Culture,
Wilfred Funk; and The Oxford
Dictionary.
Speech Contest Will
Be Held August 25
Tau Kappa Alpha, honorary
forensic fraternity, in conjunc­tion
with the debate society, will
sponsor a speech contest to be
held on August 25.
Students eligible for the con­test
are those who are presently
enrolled in public s p e a k i ng
courses. Each class will elect a
representative who will give his
or her.best speech of the quar­ter.
Speeches will be limited to 5-6
minutes and the judges will be
members of the English depart­ment,
TKA, ^and the debate so- ,
ciety.
Prizes will be given the three
winning contestants and it is
planned to erect a plaque in an
appropriate place oh the cam­pus.
The winners for each quar­ter
will have their names placed
on the. plaque.
All entries must be turned in­to
the English department no
later than the 18th of August and
it is planned to have the finals
in 'Langdon Hall. All students
are urged to attend.
The purpose of this contest
and those following will be to
create interest in public speak­ing
and debating.
Ray Fowler Will Head New AIO Radio
Show To Be Aired On Tuesday Nights
The AIO will present a week­ly
half-hour radio program be­ginning
Tueslay at 9:30 p.m.
Known as "The Producers",
the group was organized by Ray
Fowler, and will strive to raise
Auburn's standard of radio pro­duction
to new heights. An at­tempt
will be made to draw out
and cultivate campus talent and
to further enhance the prestige
of Auburn as a university of out­standing
culture. \
John Newton Baker, Dr. Hol-lace
E. Arment, and Mrs. James
L. Lawson will act as faculty
advisors and critics. A faculty
script advisor and a drama ad­visor
will be furnished by the
English Department.
Ray Fowler revealed that The
Producer's compose a body who
will work both jointly and as
three separate groups.
These three groups, music,
drama, and script- writing, will
be guided by a steering commit­tee
of six members in producing
the radio shows. Each group will
receive, instruction from a facul­ty
specialist and the Producers
themselves will make a study
of radio production as a whole.
The music and drama groups will
also present programs for AIO
meetings and for other occa­sions.
Members producing Tuesday
' j Ray Fowler
night's radio program are Fur-man
Rogers, Bob Ingram, Hugh
Barker, Charlotte Briggs, .Herb­ert
Gladiri, Robert Willingham,
Dunell Davis, Glenda Grantham,
C. F. Burke, Fred Donaldson,
Doris Donnell, E. M. McKinney,
J. T. Warren, Edna Earle Bass,
Julia Ann Tatum, Sara Peters*
and Virginia Corbett.. .
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"Auburn Plainsman Register Now! SCENE 'HOUND THE CAMPUS
Published weekly by the students of Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Edi­torial
and business office on Tichenor Avenue,
Phone 448.
Deadline for social and organization news
is Tuesday noon
Entered as second-class matter at the post-office
at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates
by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months.
JIMMY COLEMAN
Ralph Jennings
Luther Smith ll_
Tom Sellers
Jack Simms
Beverley Burkhardt
Guy Cofield
C. RAY MARTIN _
Hal Breedlove
Bill Anderson ,._
John Lanier
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
— Associate Editor
Associate Editor
. Shorts Editor
Society Editor
Office Manager
Business Manager
- . Ass't. Bus. Manager
Advertising Manager
.. Circulation Manager
Sh-h-h! Syphilis!
Almost 10 years ago The Plainsman ran
an editorial entitled "Stamp Out Syphilis!"
The following paragraph attracted our at­tention:
"It was. 35 years ago that Edward Bok
' j;ook a lead in the fight by publishing an
article in the Ladies Home Journal about
syphilis. His well-meant efforts met with
opposition from offended ladies throughout
the land. He was forced to give up the
fight. Not until two years ago when Dr.
Parran, chief of the United'States Public
Service, wrote an article for the Readers
Digest chd the public begin to look at the
matter sensibly. Now that it is considered
polite to discuss the dangerous communi­cable
disease, we ask that students not'
only discuss it, but see that other people
discuss it also."
According to this the journalistic battle
against syphilis is now about 45 years
old. Only recently did Alabama pass laws
making blood tests compulsory.
It has taken almost half a century to
present the dangers of syphilis in strong
enough fashion >to prompt legislative ac­tion.
Medical science has provided penicillin,
a drug which cures the majority of cases
of syphilis within a week. The Armed
Forces presented realistic movies on the
subject which many of you witnessed.
The Birmingham News has published a
series of articles "revealing the shockingly
high incidence of venereal disease in
Alabama. The tools with which to stamp
out this menace once and for all are
available. . i
But the chief obstacles to this goal re­main
essentially the same. The hush-hush,
shameful attitude prevails.
Once again we urge you to discuss it
freely. Venereal disease is no respector
of persons. It may be cured if treated in
time.
It is no disgrace to have it, but it is
criminal neglect to ignore it.
Modern Methods
Dean A. John Bartky of the Stanford
. University School of'Education had some
unkind words to say about people who
compare unfavorably modern educational
methods and those offered by the armed
forces.'
Speaking before the 15th annual Stan­ford
alumni conference, Dr. Bartky said
that such criticism shows that a person
knows little about education or about
military training as it was developed dur­ing
the war.
"Military training was simply present
day educational techniques adapted to the
army and navy situation," he pointed out.
"If military training was satisfactory, then
our present approach to college education
must be satisfactory, for they were one
and the same thing," he declared.
The Stanford dean also took jssue with
"the intellectual who wants more Aristo­tle
in the university curriculum. "He is
just about as sensible as-the football "coach
who studies Walter Camp to improve his
team; the rules of the game have been
changed since Walter Camp's day.
"So also have the rules of life been radi­cally
altered since Aristotle; he says very
little about how to get out from under an
atomic bomb, or how to talk a speed cop
out of a ticket."
Dean Bartky also set forth his disagree­ment
with "the academician who worships
the, college subject and the number of
units that go with it.
"There is nothing holy about a college
subject," he declared. "If it is necessary to
combine anthoropology, physiology, an­atomy,
sociology, zoology, botany, pale­ontology
and a dozen other sacred areas to
see What makes us tick, let's do so even if
'we lose some of the artificial subject mat­ter
organizations which we have built
up," he urged. (IP)
If you are not a registered voter, register
now! Now is the time to become a quali­fied
voter so that your vote may do some
constructive work. . - .
Your vote on August 26 will decide how
the state will use the money f.rom the
state income tax. A, "yes" vote "in the
ballot box guarantees that this .money
will be used to provide children with bet- '
ter teachers and pay up to $2000 assessed
value tax exemption on all State and ad
yalorem taxes on your home. It will also
pay off the income-tax bonded debt of
the state, pay off the old state debt, and
build some needed school buildings and
repair old ones. This amendment does not
levy any new tax or increase present
taxes.
Other states are getting ahead of us.
Our neighbors—Florida and Tennessee—
have raised teachers' salaries above ours.
Many of our best teachers are going to
other states. The salaries we now pay
our teachers are less than those paid many
other workers in less responsible posi­tions
and with less training. Twelve per
cent of the fund will be used to relieve
overcrowding and to provide facilities
for veterans at state colleges.
Remember. Vote "yes" on August 26
on Amendment No. 1, relating t© the use
of the state income tax. Your "yes" vote
is a vote for, better schools and colleges.
Brazil Experiments
"The Brazilian- concept of the university
is at present a moral entity," saidy Jose
Arthur Rios, graduate sociology student
at LSU, recently to an American college
student who was interviewing him.
It seems that the U. S. is not the only
country of the world which is undergoing
a revolution in • education. ' . •
Referring to his native country of Brazil,
Rios said • that college courses vary from
four to six years depending on the special-
1 ization. There are no master's degrees
awarded, only the bachelor's and the doc­tor's.
"However," Rios explained, "not
much attention is paid to the doctorate as
a degree. Most people who have taken
their B.A. or B.S. are called 'doctor'."
"There is no such thing as a true-false
test in the Brazilian schools," Rios said.
"Test questions are less in number and
more extensive. Perhaps because of the
Brazilian gambling instinct, tests are on
a sort of 'grab-bag' basis." When the stu­dent
enters the room, he selects ~frorh a
box a folded slip of paper on which is writ­ten
a number designating a chapter- in
the text. Test questions are given him on
this chapter alone. This is the system for
both written and oral exams.
"Brazilian colleges are not departmen­talized,"
said Rios, "as are U. S. colleges,
and, since all the professor's time is not
devoted to-teaching, he may be a practic­ing
lawyer and a professor. Just as in the
U. S., Rios asserted that" there is much to
be done to improve the status of the Bra­zilian
teaching profession both in salaries
and prestige."
This Brazilian student gave much em­phasis
to the importance of the interna­tional
outlook of American students. "Your
system of international relations," he said,
"is of utmost importance. It must be based
on intimate relations between the foreign
and American students."
A Dash of Bitters B*Jim Forrester Just One Voice
By Jim Bradley
Struggling above is Martha Bailey, sophomore in laboratory
technology from Anniston. She was the victim of some of the
horse* play which is traditional at the. Scabbard and Blade
initiation which occurred last quarter. Scabbard and Blade is
an honor society for ROTC students, i '; : * ..
Th I Plastic TowerB7 B**h
only his family
; and friends can
: realize that. It
seems that Dr.
Duncan, as it is
with most men
as they grow
older, had as
his object the
j g o o d life. To
| Marcus Aurel-ius,
the object of
Jennings the good life was
tranquility, the classical calm
which comes with an active life
held rigidly between extremes,
and was most likely to be secured
by those who live "conformably
to nature."
* * *
Of interest to all students is
the successor to the late Dr.
Duncan. This is, of course, fitting
and proper because the students
are the 'ones most vitally con­cerned.
There seems to be a un­animity
of opinion among stu­dents
that he should be an edu­cator.
If necessary, he should be
sought from without the sta^te, •
but he should be an educator.
What are the qualities desired
in this educator? In order to bet­ter
ascertain the desired quali­ties
in this man, I sat down with
Irene Long, former editor of The
Plainsman, and made a list of the
qualities. These are our conclu­sions:
More important than any other
consideration, he should be an
educator with an attitude of pro-gressiveness.
He should be an
intellectual with an eloquent un­derstanding
of students and the*r
problems. He should be a capable
administrator with an ability to
recognize good teachers, and
should have the innate leadership
ability to make them want to
follow. He should have a well-rounded
background and the
well-rounded outlook which is a
natural sequence. " This quality
would naturally give him the
Vision to see the proper balance
between the arts and sciences
and their relationship to each
other. He should be a business
man in order to economize—but
not at the expense of the stu­dents
by hiring inferior teachers.
He should understand the South
and its relations with the nation
as a whole, the state and its re­lations
to the section, and fore­most,
Auburn and its possibilities
and potentialities. He should
know the three branches on Au­burn's
seal—instruction, research,
and extension, and should be
able to coordinate the three
phases.'
In short, he should be a man
of very strong character, cour­age,
and educational vision.
FILE THIRTEEN By The
Editor
File 13—An old Army term for 'the waslebaskel'
Students Can Do It
A great responsibility lies on the stu­dent's
shoulders in winning. Auburn a
place on the approved list of the Associa­tion
of American Universities. , T -
The Auburn student is the evidence of
the degree of success of the school itself.
His knowledge of the sciences and the arts
will be measured by tests when Auburn
is again visited by the national education­al
committee of the AAU. The Auburn stu­dent
once fell below standard on his
knowledge of the arts.
Of great importance also is campus tone
—student vigor; willingness to get be­hind
problems and act instead of com­plaining
or being indifferent; extent of
its interest in constructive organizations
and activities, vital world, national and
campus issues; standard of its thinkings,
its newspapers, its radio programs, its pro­ductions;
the extent of its effectiveness in
worthwhile drives, compaigns and proj­ects;
its maturity, and its mental and cul­tural
soundness.
Far more rests with the students in
gaining national recognition than any oth­er
groups on the campus.
What is your individual part to be play­ed
in improving Auburn? Think it over!_
We realize that this entire pap­er
could be filled with laudatory
material about our late President
Duncan, but we vhave chosen to
devote one full page to his mem­ory.
A plain-spoken man himself,
Dr. Duncan, we believe, would
have wanted it that way.
* * *
The Plainsman is instituting a^
new column beginning this is­sue
to replace "Letters to the
Editor." We have named it "The
Question Box." Simply address
your questions concerning any­thing
on the
campus to "The
Question1 Box,
The Plainsman,
Auburn, A l a ."
and some mem­ber
of the staff
will make an at­tempt
to find out
the correct. ans­wer
or explana­tion
and publish
Coleman it. All letters
must be signed, but names will
be withheld upon request.
* * *
Several weeks ago we chose a
student at random (by opening
the Glomerata while blindfolded)
and decided to write a feature
story on him. Charles A. Walton.
a pharmacy major from Tallas- •
see, Was chosen. After two phone
calls and a letter we located him
in ROTC camp at Ft. Benning.
Smith (no relation) are respon­sible
for the resulting story ap­pearing
in this issue.
* * *
It is rumored that a larger
A&P store will be erected where
the big white house at 128 South
Gay is being moved back. It was
said that Markle's Drug Store
will be expanded into the present
A&P building.
No one can deny that A&P
doesn't have an eye for busi­ness.
First they had a small store
in the center of town. Then the
store enlarged and moved a lit­tle
closer to the residential sec­tion.
To top it off, they are en­larging
again and are settling in
the middle of a residential sec­tion.
* * *
Why do the English drive to
the left and Americans to the
right? This question' was ans>
wered in. the current issue To_^
day's Woman Magazine which
says: "In early „ times English
horsemen went armed. They rode
to the left and passed each other
on the right side so they might
quickly present their swords • if
the oncoming rider turned out to
be an enemy.
"Because horses were trained
to be mounted from the left,
American drivers of Conestoga
wagons rode the left lead horse
of their teams. It was easier to
gauge passing distance . . . Horses
were mounted from the left in
o/der that the right hand might
Educate—To develop and culti­vate
mentally or morally; fit for
a calling by systematic instruc­tion;
teach; also, to train, disci­pline,
or form.
Educator—One
a teacher.
who educates;
Politic — Ingenious in state­craft;
also, of 'measures plans,
etc., shrewdly contrived, esp.
with regard to self-interest.
* * *
Politician—One addicted to, or
actively engaged in politics as
managed by parties; often, one
primarily interested in political
offices or the profits from, them
as a source of private gain.
* * * t
What sort of man would the
students of Auburn choose as
president of the institution? I be­lieve
they would demand an
educator.
* » *
Our idea of an optimist is the
man who took the marriage vows
at the. ripe old age of 88 and
started house hunting for a> nice
"place close to a school.
* * *
Many schools keep in file a
copy of the past examinations
in every course taught there.
These files are usually kept in
the school's main library, and
are accessible to everyone. They
> provide a valuable study to the
student who wishes- to explore
the subject in more detail. Many
professors are~ inclined to be­come
coy when asked what parts
of their course are most import­ant,
but a glance through their
old quizzes would easily deter­mine
the answer. If the same
questions show up time after
time, it is a pretty good indica­tion
that' the instructor consid­ers
them important either as a
necessary part of the course or
as a trick question to accomp­lish
whatever important function
trick questions are supposed to
accomplish. In either case, it's
good to know those things.
* * *
Two drunks staggered from
the saloon and one crashed into
a telephone pole.
"Eshcuse me, sir."
A little further down the
street he collided with a fire
plug.
"Eshcuse me, little boy."
Still further down the street
he banged his head into another
pole and fell to the ground stun­ned
for a moment. Raising him­self
on one elbow he called to
his companion, "You go on
ahead. I guesh I'll jusht lay here
till this crowd passes."
Jennings
On Saturday morning, July 26, death came, as it must to
all men, to Luther Noble Dun«an. Auburn mourns the loss of
its president, a good man, and a capable administrator; om.
who helped to make Auburn the great institution that it is
today.
He was a. man who believed in equitabjeness, and calmness
in a noise-distraught world. He
was a moderate. No amount of
eulogizing can express the loss;
The Question Box Answers By
The Staff
Dear Editor:
There's a mystery that's got
me baffled! Sometimes its there
and sometimes it isn't—and even
if it is, it stays only for a mom­ent
. . . just long enough to give
out with that obscure and mys­terious
information. Then it is
gone for several nights—only to
come back again.
I am referring to a little red
light above Samford clock, fac­ing
the gym.
I know that it is Kilroy's old
hideout—now I am suspectifeg
him. Perhaps he has joined the
KKK—or is leading a secret
Communist organization.
Can you explain this for me?
Enigmatically yours,
puzzled"
* * *
The mystery of the little red
light has been solved! According
to Frances Mosher of B&G. it is
a signal used by campus police.
If the college telephone opera­tor,
who is on duly all night,
gets a call for police, she pushes
,a button and signals with the
red light. Police keep a sharp
lookout while' on patrol and re­port
to Samford when their sig­nal
is given. JC. .
* * *
Dear Editor:
"Man cannot live by bread
alone" could be revised to say,
"Woman cannot live by Quad­rangle
food." We think we have
a strong foundation for this com­plaint.
During the winter, we did
not complain for fresh vegeta­bles.
But doesn't it seem un­usual
that even then we had
more fresh vegetables than we
have this summer.
This c o m p l a i n t is being
prompted by a dinner of tough
weiners, dry bread, and weed
salad. Curiosity prompts us to
ask, "What happens to the oO
dollars we pay per month?" (The
vitamins we get would be more
plentiful in a hamburger joint)
Also there must be some reason
for the numerous cases of food
poisoning that have occurred.
We know of many examples
where girls have had perfect
teeth until they came to Auburn.
An. occasionaly good meal
would help, but the o^sjon has
not arisen yet tfiis quarter. Isn't
there a committee that could look
into this matter? We think the
problem has arisen to the criti­cal
point and would appreciate
your attention.
Hungrily yours,
A Vitamin-deficient
group
P.S. Couldn't we at least have
jelly .to accompany the dry bread
for breakfast? i
A group has been appointed
by the Student Relations Com­mittee
to investigate the food
situation .at . 1 h e ..Quadrangle..
There will be an official report
presented at the next meeting of
the Committee. REJ.
I only wish that I had space
enough to pay the proper tribute
to a truly great man, one of Ala­bama's
greatest—Luther Noble
Duncan.
It was the year 1900 when
Luther Noble Duncan graduated
from.Auburn. He determined to
devote his life to the education
of his people to a better way of
farming.
He t a u g h t in agricultural
schools, became county agent, as-v
sisted in form­ing
the new re­nown
4-H clubs,
entered the Ex-ill
tension Service
a n d in 1920,
when he was 45,
became director
of the service
for A l a b a m a.
Through this
service he was
Bradley able to send
the gospel of a new and en­lightened
agriculture to every
county in the state.
They say -he was a politician;
that he so organized the Exten­sion
Service that it was the most
powerful factor in state elec­tions;
although he wielded this
political power only in behalf
of education for the youth of
Alabama and for more generous
support of its schools and col­leges.
Twelve years ago, when Luth­er
Noble Duncan became the
president of Auburn, it was hea­vy
in debt, poor in equipment;
its head above the water only in
flaming spirit and high ambi­tion.
.About 1000 students roamed
its campus. Today it has more
than 6000 students on a campus
filled with new buildings, labo­ratories,
and dormitories. It still
grows.
Luther Noble Duncan lived to
see the things he wanted and
prayed for become not dreams
but realities. He lived to see a
vast step forward in the better­ing
of Alabama farm life. He
lived to see fine grass growing
where once the soil washed into
rivers. He saw fine cattle roam­ing
the range where once scrub
grew. He saw electricity fill the
homes of thousands of natives to
ease their drudgery. He saw
comfort, if not affluence; hope
and ambition, if not complacency.
He watched his gospel at work.
* * *
Auburn is in need of a Luther
Noble Duncan. Auburn needs a
man with guts. A man with char­acter.
A m^n who can, see the
need of Auburn as an outstand­ing
school in the notion. Auburn
doesn't need a politician for a
president. Auburn needs a man
who can get the politicians out
of the school. Auburn needs a
man who has piloted a college to
the top in rank of schools. I
would suggest that a man be
chosen from some other state. -If
he is the right man, he too, shall
see the needs of our citizens and
youth of Alabama.
The Exchange Post By trv ste!nber* CRISIS
Luther Smith and Wofford be free to draw arms."
Illinois Tech Students: "A clock
is like~ a vain pretty lady be­cause
it's all face and figure and
has no head to speak of, is very
hard to stop after it is wound up,
and has a striking way of calling
attention to itself every hour of
the day."
* * »
As many as 93 percent of the
June graduates in engineering
from the University of Akron
were veterans. Of these 37 per­cent
were married.
* * »
Then there was the Scotchman
who whipped his son for buy­ing
an all-day sucker in the mid­dle
of the afternoon.
—Mississippi State
* • » «
Attention, Mr. Edwards: Pur­due
University has sought to,
simplify registratipn by the use
of machinery. In'this stream­lined
system there is no danger
of s t u d e n t s getting writer's
cramp from having to write their .
name, address, and phone num­ber
an innumerable number of
times on class cards. All that Is
necessary on the new class cards
is the student's number. Machin­ery
does the rest.
* * * -
"Want a piece of this cake?"
"What kind is it?"
"Marble cake."
"No, thanks, I'll just take it
for granite."
—Hilltop News
* * «
The Board of Publications at
Vanderbilt University has just
approved a plan for a publication
fee to be charged students. This
plan, which covers the cost of
the yearbook and college paper,
is much the same as Auburn has
had for some time.
A tender scene in the bridge-room:
"Darling, say something soft
and sweet to me."
"Ah-h-h! Well, uh-h-h well-1...
Let me see now . . . uh-h, Cream
pie?"
—Akron Buchlelite
* * *
The University of Alabama
now has a radio network which
is manned entirely by students.
The network stays on the air
from Monday through Friday
from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
* * *
\
"This crime was the work of
a master criminal," said the
judge, "and was carried out in
a skillful,* clever manner."
Blushing, the prisoner inter­rupted:
"Aw, gosh, Judge, no
flattery please."
—Hilltop News
* * *
At a recent Alabama Baptist
State Convention, the majority
of delegates voted to coordinate
Howard College and Judson Col­lege
on a single campus. The pro­posed
site for the college is lo­cated
at Birmingham.
* * #
Down by the oldjnill
He asked her for a kiss.
She said she wouldn't kiss
him—i
Not by a dam site!
—Army Times
By Len Hensel
The unforseen death pi Dr.
Duncan has brought about a
crisis.
It is upon the shoulders of "the
powers that be" to determine
NOW, whether or not Auburn is
to remain in the old educational
groove or surge ahead to be­come
a leading educational in­stitution
of the South or possibly'
the entire country.
This college is at the cross­roads.
With the utmost care and
discretion in selecting a new man
to take the helm,
I the trustees can
make this school,
and conversely,
they can break
lit.
Now that we
{are at this criti-jcal
stage, it is
Jup to the stu­dents,
trustees,
f a c ,u 11 y , and
Hensel members of the
extension and research divisions
to merge into one group with one .
common cause in mind.
-It is our duty, one and all, to
drop all prejudices and personal
ambitions, and consider the good
of the whole. Now is the time to
forget all selfish motives and
work together.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for
the type of man necessary to fill
the leaders of all groups to meet
and draw up plans for the type
of man necessary to fill the po­sition
of president of this insti­tution?
This type of meeting does not
"(Continued on page 8)
i —_
Friday, August 1, 1947 THE PLAINSMAN—5
Veterans Urged
To Note Deadline
Congressional action and presi­dential
approval have made
deadlines increasingly important
to World War II veterans.
Carl F. Walker, V.A. Contact
Representative of the Auburn
Veterans Administration Office,
explained today that July 25,
1947 had been fixed as the final
day which may be counted by
ex-service men ; and women as
service during Workl War II in
establishing eligibility, for im­portant
benefits.
The date was fixed in accord­ance
with Senate Resolution 123,
which became Public Law' 239
of the 80th Congress upon ap­proval
by President Truman.
For purposes of education and
training, loan guarantees and re­adjustments
allowances provided
in the G.I. Bill, and for voca­tional
rehabilitation of disabled
veterans under Public Law 16,
the period considered war ser­vice
thus becomes September 16,
1940 through July 25, 1947. * •
Persons entering service after
July 25, 1947 will not become
eligible for G.I. Bill benefits, and
any compensation or pension
awarded veterans "and their de­pendents
as a result of such ser­vice
will be paid at peace-time
rates,, instead of the higher war
rates.
Those who served on active
duty at any time during the
period of September 16, 1940
through July 25, 1947 and are
subsequently discharged under
conditions other than dishonor­able
after at least 90 days total
service, both war and peace­time,
are entitled to certain G.I.
Bill benefits. So are such vet­erans
with less than 90 days ser­vice
who were discharged for
service-incurred disabilities.
Benefits for which these two
groups of veterans may apply are
as follows:
1. At least one year of G.I. Bill
education or training. In addition
to the year, the veteran ac­quires
eligibility for an addition­al
period equal to the length of
time served during the war
•period as defined by Congress,
up to four years maximum. The
Veterans Administration defrays
the cost of tuition, books, and
supplies and pays the veteran a
living allowance. -
2. G.I. loan guarantee benefits
for home, farm and business
loans. The Veterans Administra­tion
guarantees half of the vet­eran's
loan up' to . a maximum
commitment of $4,000 on real
estate and $2,000 on non-real es­tate
loans.
3. Readjustment allowances for
unemployed and self-employed
veterans.- Entitlement is based on
length of war service, the vet­eran
receiving eight weeks of al­lowances
for each of the first
three months of war service, and
four weeks for each additional
month, .up to a maximum of 52
weeks. The major fraction of a
month counts as a full month.
Benefits generally are $20 per
week for the unemployed and
$100f per month for the self-employed,
less earnings.
4. Veterans with any war ser­vice
at all may qualify for. vo­cational
rehabilitation training
under Public Law 16 provided
they have a 'compensable dis­ability
incurred during war ser­vice
which results in a vocational
handicap. The program includes
both educational and job train­ing
of a nature which will aid
the veteran in overcoming his
handicap. Maximum length of
training is four years, except in
special cases.
July 25th, 1947 also becomes
the date from which the follow­ing
statutory time limitations
will be figured:
1. .G.I. Bill education or train­ing
must be started within four
years of that date, or date of
discharge, whichever is later, and
the program ends in nine years.
2. All Public Law 16 training
must be completed nine years
from July 25, 1947.
3. G.I. loan guarantees remain
available for 10 years after July
25, 1947.
4. Readjustment allowances
may be claimed until two years
after July 25, 1947, or date of dis­charge,
, whichever is later, and
the program ends five years from
July 25, 1947.'
Full information may be ob­tained
from the Auburn Veterans
Administration office at 235 Mell
Street.
For the Veterans By Luther Smith
Baptist Student Union will en­tertain
with an all-day picnic
and barbecue at Chewacla, Wed­nesday,
August 9. Special invita­tions
are being sent alumni and
students not in school this quar­ter.
The program at noon will fea­ture
a message by William Hall
Preston, Associate Southwide
Student Secretary for the South­ern
Baptist Convention. This will
be followed by dinner at 1 p.m.
and an afternoon of fun and rec­reation.
Tickets may be bought for $1
from Charles Roselle, minister
of students, Lois Williams, Pan­sy
Noblin, Darline Wilson, Jim­my
Bartlet, Patsy Allen, and
Bill Thomason, members of the
Ticket Committee.
FOR SALE: 16 ft. house
trailer with porch awning,
fenced in lot, piped water, and
drain. Located on campus be­hind
tennis courts. See at
A.P.I. Trailer Ct. on Lot # 91.
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Veterans of Auburn have ask­ed
this column to extend a "thank
you"'to Rep. Edith Nourse Rog­ers
(R., Mass.), chairman of the
House Veterans Affairs Commit­tee,'
for her gallant and courage­ous
backing of veterans' legisla­tion.
Say what you may, but - it
took a woman to put fire under
the feet of the House—it took a
woman with fire in her soul, a
Woman grateful that this coun­try
is still free, to back veterans'
legislation in the House.
* » »
Bills directing .the -Office of
Selective Service Records to cre­ate
and maintain a . $10,000,000
catalogue of summary cards con-
..., t a i n i n g vet­erans
qualifica­tions
— w h at
t h e y did in
world War II,
and their abili-
'ties — were in­troduced
simul­taneously
in the
Senate and the
House. If pass-
Smith ed, these bills
will require all veterans to fill
out such forms. All veterans who
do not cooperate (IF this bill is
passed) will be subject to five
years' imprisonment or $10,000
fine or both.
The legislation's goal is -to
make sure that 100,000 men will
be available at reception centers
within 72 hours.'and one million
men within 30 days, in. event
the nation is compelled to mobi­lize
again.
* * *
Distribution of the American
Defense Service Medal for vete­rans
who served between Sept.
8, 1939, and* Dec. 7, 1941, inclu­sive,
and of the World War'II
Victory Medal ior active service
between Dec. 7, 1941, and Dec.
31, 1946; inclusive, will start on
August 1.
Veterans are requested not to
make mail inquiries concerning
distribution. Complete details
will be released shortly from
Washington and locally.
Bills providing increased pay
benefits for advanced ROTC stu­dents
., were reported to both
House and Senate committees
last week. The bills were tagged
"must legislation" by the War
Department.
These RQTC measures woul,d
give students in the last two
years of instruction $1 a day in
addition to the 79c subsistence
allowance now being paid. Dur­ing
the six weeks spent in army
drilling camps, students will re­ceive
thei pay of privates.
Another provision in the bill
would permit ROTC students to
receive GI Bill allowances as
well as ROTC pay. If they be­came
members of the National
Guard or bther reserve compon­ents,
they may also receive drill
pay concurrently with ROTC
pay.
Questions
1 Q. I'm a veteran student. I ex­pect
to make more than $150 a
month during the next monthf
Will my subsistence be cut?
• A. Yes. If you have no de­pendents,
your $150 plus your
subsistence will be cut to $175.
If you have one or more depend­ents,
your $150 plus your sub­sistence
will be cut to $200. You
may work part-time or full-time
and still draw your full allow­ance,
provided that the wages
you earn for such employment,
plus your subsistence allowance,
does not total more than $175
a month if you have no depend­ents
or $200 a month if you have
one or more dependents. Your
VA subsistence allowance is re­duced
proportionately when the
total exceeds the statutory lim­its.
Q. Does a year of entitlement
to the GI Bill mean a school year
or a calendar year?
A. A calendar year.
The deadline on almost all GI
aids was fixed by Congress last
week. Here are the stipulations
of the resolution which now has
been written into the law of the
land: ' •
1. Guaranteed loans to vete­rans
under the GI Bill must be
applied for within ten years, or
not later than July, 1957.
2. Readjustment allowance's or
52-20 payments of $20 a week to,
jobless veterans can be paid up
to five years after passage or un­til
July, 1952. •
3. Educational and training
rights' and benefits under the GI
Bill must be completed within
nine years or by Jiily, 1956. This
includes vocational rehabilita­tion
training for -disabled vet­erans
under Public Law 16.
* * *
I know that I voice the opin­ion
of .every veteran on this
campus when I express utmost
sorrow that President L. N. Dun­can
has died. A man wtih high­er
character has never held the
presidency of Auburn.
• . » * *
Hopes for the passage of a
raise in student veterans' allow­ance
fell when - Congress ad­journed
last Saturday. Having
scorned the raise, why doesn't
Congress now pass a law allow­ing
cannibalism? Better to eat
one's brother than to starve one's
self. .
Auburn's veteran-parents were
on record today with recommen­dations
for bettering health and
recreational.facilities for married
veterans and their families on
college campuses. The ideas were
embodied in a resolution adopt­ed
at the meeting of the con­ference
on special services for
veteran students' families held
in Montgomery.-
They are:
(1) That the agencies repre­sented
list services authorized by
law to wives and children of
veterans, and indicate where the
Student Center To Get
New Soda Fountain
A new. soda fountain and bar,
approximately 25' long, is being
installed in ' Student Center at
Auburn.
The soda fountain will servo
as a laboratory for students of
the cafeteria management course
as well as a gathering place for
Auburn undergraduates.
The unit is completely equip­ped
with linoleum topped cabi-services
available to veterans'
families are different from those
available to non-veterans' fami­lies.
(2) That the several institu­tions
contact agencies to deter'
mine which authorized services
are available within the county
and inform families of veterans
when and where such services
are located.
(3) That on each campus there
should be, a special committee
created, to recommend to col­lege
authorities ways of broad­ening
health and recreational fa--
cilities.
(4) That the members of the
conference approve procuring of
rates on group insurance simi­lar
to Blue Cross medical insur­ance
rates.
The conference was presided
over by Mr. Cftarles Edwards,
Auburn registrar.
nets, coffee urns, electric mixers,
ice cream units, and counter
stools. It is hoped that the soda
fountain will be opened for busi­ness
in the fall.
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6—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, August 1, 1947
Magic as a Hobby Series Starts Today!
Tricks You Can Do!
How many times have you
thrilled to the word "MAGIC?"
Something which is beyond the
grasp of the average intellect.
How many times have you wish-
' ed you could do the unbelieva­ble
things that you've seen and
heard about magic? Well, just
read ,on, the time and oppor­tunity
has come your way, and
you too will be able to do the
seemingly impossible things in
THE ART OF MAGIC.
In far off China, the world's
oldest civilized country, secret
Oriental mysteries have existed
for thousands of years, being en-
. larged upon as time went on by
modern students, and "workers of
magic illusions, who in recent
years have become the cleverest
.magicians known.
You, like thousands of others
after reading; MAGIC AS A
HOBBY, will be able to amaze
and mystify your friends and
neighbors. The mystifying tricks
which appear today in .the "Magic
as a Hobby" column are written
in everyday language so that
you may understand it easily. ,.
The effects tnat appear in the
column are taken from the magi­cal
library of John Rasch, world
travelled magician, known the
world over as "Magi." Not a
fake in any sense of the word,
Mr, Rasch admits thqt his magic
mysteries are nothing more than
the applied secrets of the Magic
World which profession he has
followed many years.
You'll receive a special delight
in doing magic — in matching
your wits with others, and in
fooling them. It is The Auburn
Plainsman's sincere hope that
you and your friends will derive
many hours of pleasure from the
mysteries arid tricks presented
through this column. "MAGIC
AS A HOBBY" Magic YOU
CAN DO! See Page Five.
By John Rasch
It's fun to be fooled but it's
more fun to know.
1. Card Concentration
Effect: Ask someone of your
audience to come forward and
assist you by cutting the deck in
two heaps. These heaps are now
laid side by side and the per­former
remarks that there is a
mystic connection between, the
top cards of each heap, and that
by merely glancing at one he
will be able to name the other.
Lifting the top card of the
lower half, he considers it for a
moment, replaces it, and im­mediately
names the top card of
the other' heap. The card is
turned over, and his prediction
is found to be correct.
The heaps are immediately
placed together, the pack is cut
again. Again the performer dem­onstrated
the mystic connection,
which can be done over and over
again with invariable success.
Secret: The secret of the
t'rick is absurdly simple, but
charmingly subtle. The perform­ers
previously ascertains the top
card of the pack. Naturally when
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he cuts the pack, he knows the
top card of the upper hal^. Now
he looks at the top card of the
lower heap, notes its • value (not
allowing other spectators to see
it, of course)' and names the top
card of the upper heap. Then
when his statement has been
proven he places the lower heap
on the upper heap. He again
knows the top card of the deck
and can again name the top card
correctly, When the deck has
been cut and he looks at the top
card of the heap.
Everyone is looking for some­thing
difficult and the glancing
at the top card of the lower heap
is taken for a bit of by-play in­tended
to disguise the real sec­ret,
whereas it is really the clue
to the effect, performing it care­fully
with a great deal of "con­centration"
and it will go over
big. - •
* * *
The above magic effect comes
from 'the Magic Library of John
Rasch, World Travelled Magi­cian.
Everyone likes MAGIC
How ma'ny times have you said
to yourself,-"Gosh, how I wish
I was in the KNOW HOW?"
Well, here's your opportunity.
Mr. Rasch now offers' to the
public for the first time his new
and personal book called "MA­GIC
AS A HOBBY" consisting of
108 magic tricks you can do.
This book has a beautiful two
color cover design, 75. illustra­tions,
including* six full pages' of
pictorial layout.
Mr. Rasch has spared no ex­pense
to bring you a book you
ban be proud to own. It also in­cludes
a history of himself and
his picture. Don't delay. The
supply is limited. Mail coupon
below. One copy $1 or two
copies for $1.75. Address, John
Rasch, "The Magi", Box 326
Fairfax, Ala.
Yes, I want to avail myself
the opportunity of receiving your
book "MAGIC AS A HOBBY."
Enclosed find $1 for one copy
or $1.75 for two copies.
1 Check -how many wanted 2
Name -
OPENS CARD SHOP STUDENT MASONS WELCOME
Alfred E. James, j -(above)
former instructor in tire school
of architecture and allied arts,
yesterday invited all students
to visit his card shop which
opened last Friday. The shop
is located below James' Photo­graphic
Studio and carries a
complete line of Hallmark
cards and Crane's fine papers.
Address
P. O. Box i
Please write name and address
plainly
Pi Tau Sigma Hears
Commander Howes
The Alabama Tech Chi Chap­ter
of Pi Tau Sigma held its regu­lar
meeting, Monday, July 14, in
Ramsay Engineering Building.
After a short business discus­sion
the meeting was turned over
to the program chairman, Rob­ert
L. Ferrell, who introduced
the guest speaker, Commander
William C. Howes, USN.
Commander Howes gave a
speech on the topic,, "How the
Germans used hydrogen-peroxide
WSSF Drive Is Set
For November 10-13
The annual WSSF Drive, spon­sored
by the Auburn Inter-Faith
Council, will be held on the cam­pus
the- week of November 10-15?
The preliminary plans for. the
drive consist of two phases: Edu­cating
the campus about the
World Student Service Fund and
solicitations. T h e , ' solicitations
will be conducted in two ways:
through campus organizations
and individual donations and
through a social function. The
social event has been set for No­vember
14 with consent of Dean
Cater.
The purpose of the World Stu­dent
Service Fund is to con­tribute
to peace and security by
promoting collaboration among
the nations through education,
science and culture in order to
further universal respect for jus­tice,
for the rule of law and for
the human rights and funda­mental
freedoms which are af­firmed
by the peoples of the
world, without distinction of
race, sex, languages or religion.
World Student Relief is com­mitted
to the- rehabilitation of
university life in its full scope
and to the ideal of international
student solidarity. Funds are
raised and administered to serve
urgent student needs wherever
they may arise. '
to propel their undersea raiders."
Many guests were present for
the program.
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AUBURN MASONIC LODGE OCCUPIES
NEW QUARTERS IN WHATLEY BUILDING
By J. T. Wehunt
The new home of the Auburn
Lodge No. 76 A.F. & A.M. is now
practically complete. The rooms
which comprise the meeting
place of the three Masonic or­ders,
the Auburn Lodge, the
Eastern Star, and the White
Shrine, are located on the sec­ond
floor of the Whatley Build­ing,
directly across from the
college pampus. on College Street.
Included in the space which
now furnishes the three orders
spacious, cool, and comfortable
meeting quarters are—on ' one
side the Lodge hall or assembly
room which is 30 feet by 60 feet,
and an ante room. On the other
side is a lounge, a large dining
room, and a modern and well-equipped
i kitchen. Toilet facili­ties
for both men and women are
available. These quarters^ are
newly furnished throughout and
a cooling system makes them
very comfortable in the sum­mer.
The_ Lodge is now making an
effort to contact all Masons in
the city in good standing for *the
purpose of inviting them to meet
with the local group at then-regular
and special communica­tions,
where they will find a
cordial welcome. Especially is
this true of student Masons. The
officers are aware of the fact
that .there are a number of stu­dent
Masons in the city who are
members of Lodges in other
sections of Alabama and neigh­boring
States. Both officers and
members of the local group are
anxious to meet these Masons
and have them visit. with them
whenever possible. However, no
effective way has been found to
make personal contacts.
Regular meetings are • held on
the second and fourth Monday
nights; called meetings are held
on alternate. Monday nights to
take care of the degree work.
One or more degrees are con­ferred
each Monday night. The
meetings start at 7:30.
In 1946, the Auburn Lodge
celebrated its Centennial Anni­versary.
It was during the year
1845 that the Auburn Lodge was
created and received its charter
from, the Grand Lodge" of Ala­bama.
During the period of the
War Between the States, the
Lodge was inactive due to the
absence of its membership serv­ing
with the armed forces of the
South. The original Charter was
either lost or destroyed during
this war and a new Charter was
issued by the Grand Lodge • in
1864. The Lodge still operates'
under this charter. Although the
Lodge has been inactive for short
periods of time on two or three
different occasions, it has never
lost its Charter. Thus it has been
in continuous existence since
1845. •
The past few years have been
marke'd by continuous advance­ment
and increased interest in
Masonic work. There are at pres­ent
over 200 members in good
standing in the Lodge.
Current officers are: George
W. Hargreaves, W. M.; Glenn A.
Schrader, S. W.; Henry A. Young,
J. W.; J. B. Richards, treasurer;
E. Fort Ward, Secretary; F. Gor­don
Biish, S. D.; I. F. Reed, J. D.
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Softball League Play To End Monday
With Important Games on Rat Field
By Jack Simms , . „
With only one day of league play remaining on the sum­mer
softball schedule, six teams are still very much in the
running for their respective league crowns. Champions of
leagues 1 and 5 have been decided, and league 4 will find
their best team Thursday. .
j The Theta Chi's, behind the
excellent pitching of Foots Mor­ris,
came through as league 1
winners with a record of 7 wins
against a single loss, and al­though
the Faculty of league 5
has one game remaining, it has
already won the number 5
crown with an incomplete record
of 5 victories against one defeat.
The Baptists tangled with the
Alpha Psi vets Thursday after­noon
to decide the league 2 win­ner,
but this game is being play­ed
after the Plainsman deadline
so scores on that game are lack-ing.
In league 3, the Sigma Nu's,
boasting a record of 6-1, meet
the KA's, who have 5 wins
against 2 losses, to decide who is
boss in that group. In the most
unpredictable and changable
league, DSP with 5-3 wi'll play
Sigma Chi who has 4-3, and Ag
Hollow, who is tied with Sigma
Chi, will battle it out with LCA.
.If DSP losses and Ag -Hollow
wins, there will be a two way tie
for the league 4 championship,
but if DSP wins, they will take
top honors. The Play-boys will
meet the Henpecks also on Mon­day
to decide *rho will represent
league 6 in the play-offs. The
play-boys have 6 wins and one
MEET YOUR COACH
COACH "POP" WERNER
(above) who is head line coach
of the Tigers grid squad, has
the distinction of being the
only football player in the his­tory
of the Duke University
engineering school to graduate
in four years. In school, Pop
was not only on top in scholas­tic
standings, but he was also
the best tackle in the Southern
Conference. ., He showed his
loss, while their opponents have ability as a line coach when his
taken 5 and also dropped one.
The low score of, the summer
schedule was a thrilling one run
fight between the Sigma Nu
Snakes and the Chairborne Fac­ulty
in which the Snakes squeez­ed
across the only tally late in
the game. Rooks pitched for the
winners and Roberts was. charg­ed
with the loss.
The SAE's continued in their
fight to set another record by
taking a 24-8 and a 23-8 drubbing
at the hands of the Baptists and
Alpha Psi's. In their final en­counter
of the season they bow­ed
to the SPE's 9-7 to bring then-total
to 155 runs scored against
them in eight games; which is
nineteen and three-fourths run
per game!
' Scores of the g a m e s berrr^
played between July 32 and 30
are: League 1: TC-Vag, 14-8; Vag-
KS, 14-5; TC-OTS, 6-6; TC-WG,
ll-2;OTS-KS, 5-4. League 2: Bap-
SAE, 24-8; Bap-KPA,- 5-0; AP-SAE,
23-8; SPE-SAE, 9-7; AP-KPA,
6-5. League 3: Fac-FFA,
8-7; KA-FFA, 9-2; PKT-Fac, 7-2;
SN-Fac, 1-0; KA - PKT, 6-4.
League 4: Out-LCA, 8-2; DSP
LCA, 5-4; Out-AG HO, 5-4; SC-Out,
7-6; AG HO-DSP, 2-0.
League 5: Reb-ATO, 11-9; TKE-ATO,
12-10; "Fac-Reb, 10-3;'Reb-
PDT, 16-4. League 6: Pir-Gyp,
8-2; HP-Pir, 13-5; Lat-Gyp, 14-
12; PB-Gyp, 21-9; HP-Lat, 7-5.
forward wall brought William
and Mary the Southern Con­ference
football crown in 1942.
After serving a tour of duty
in the. Navy, Pop came to Au­burn
and is now starting his
second year as line coach for
the Tigers.
Evans Sets New Date
For Tournament Play
Coach Bob Evans announced
this week that because of the
limited facilities on which to
play matches, the deadline for
second round play in the tennis,
badminton, table tennis, and golf
tournaments will be changed.
Coach Evans has set August 9
as the new date and has express­ed
his desire for all players to
meet their opponents as early as
possible. Several first round
matches haven't been played, and
if ' these matches aren't taken
care of immediately, the names
of both jnen will be "scratched"
Iro7ii)tl|6|t0urnament."- - "-- ~
RESIGNS POST
Coach Tex W a r r i n g t o n,
who has been assistant line
coach of the Tiger football
team for the past six months,
resigned his post last week to
play professional football for
' t he Brooklyn Dodgers. Tex
player center on Coach Voyles'
championship team at William
and Mary and transferred to
Auburn in 1944. During that
season, he won top SEC hon-.
ors and made many of the All-
American teams.
After his graduation, Tex
played football for the Brdok-lynites
and came to Auburn as
a coach last February. He is
now on his way to Sun Valley,
Idaho' to join the squad at the
Dodger summer camp.
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Co-recreational Sports
Get Off To Good Start
Co-recreation got off to a good
start Tuesday with the beginning
of the summer. bridge, ping
pong, and badminton tourna­ments.
Twenty couples played
their first round of bridge, and
the badminton entries had a good
night of practice in preparation
for their first round matches.
Miss Martha Walton, who is in
charge of the tournaments an­nounced
that entries are still be­ing
accepted in all of the events,
and she urges anyone who wish­es
to get in on the fun to con­tact
her at the gym immediate­ly.
She also announced that the
swimming pool will be open to
anyone at 7 p. m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. The tournaments are
also being held at the same time
on the same dates.
DO YOU WANT TO PARK
A TRAILER in a modern trail­er
park on Opelika-Auburn
Highway two miles from cam­pus?
Automatic hot water, free
Bendix service. Call Auburn
305 X-M if interested.
MEET YOUR tEAM
BILL WADDAIL (above) is
expected to be one of the lead­ing
ends of the Tiger pigskin
aggregation this fall. Wild
Bill, who weighs 190 and stands
three inches 'over the six foot
mark hails ' from Phenix City
and opposing tackles and ends
think "lie is "just as "rough W
any from that community.
This 21 year old sophomore,
who served in the Army Air
Forces during the War, earned
his letter last year and was the
outstanding end during prac­tice
this spring. Bill is majoring
in ag engineering and his am­bition
is "to become a big
plantation owner". With Tid-well
throwing 'em and this
glue-fingered speed-demon out
there tb catch 'em, opposing
teams can expect trouble this
season.
Along
the
Bench
By Jack Simms
In Iboking over the plans, of
the basketball arena that is be­ing
shipped here from Louisiana,
I noticed a large front porch that
was used as a lounge by the
Army. That's a swell idea for
the Armed Forces, but with the
drastic shortage in locker space
here, we could put it to better
use by boxing it in and using it as.
a locker room. The shortage of
locker space in our present Gym'
has been a pain in the neck to
PE students, and unless some­thing
is done, we will have the
same trouble with the arena . . .
just a thought that's worth some
consideration.
Along with every complaint, it
is nice to commend someone. For
the first time in the history of
Auburn, we have a lighted soft-ball
diamond. It will be some­thing
really worthwhile for the
athletic minded students to be
able to watch the softball play­offs
in the cool of the evening.
The lighted diamond is at the
north end of the varsity baseball
field and can also be used for
volleyball. Our thanks to the in­tramural
department.
, * * *
Auburn has really been send­ing
her representatives in .the
coaching field during the past
few years. Herhert Burton, form-
.er Tiger basketball and track
star, is now assistant coach at
Talladega. Herb got his'diploma
from the Plains in March and
went to Talladega in time to
coach his track team to the dis­trict
high school' championship.
On a recent visit to Auburn, he
said that he has some good
athletes he will be sending this
way in a couple of years. Yeah
man, we can always use 'em.
•* * *
J. D. Bridges, of the 1942 red-tion
is another Auburnite who
headed twin football combina-1
has gone into the coaching pro­fession
^recently. John has ac­cepted
a job as assistant football
coach at the University of the'
South at Sewanee, Tennessee.
While attending Ramsay High
School in Birmingham, he and
his twin brother were top line­men
on the football team, and af­ter
coming to Auburn, they re­ceived
much publicity for the
way in which they often played
each others position without the
coaches knowing it.
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The dream backfield t h at
everyone has been so interested
in' will take the field when the
college all-stars play their an­nual
game this fall. The Army
will dominate the group of all-stars,
with three of its great backs
now scheduled to start the game
along with Trippi of Georgia.
Tucker, the quarterback of the
collegiate champs, along with
Davis and Blanchard make up the
dream backfield. With Blanch­ard
and Trippi in there, the all-stars
won't be worried about that
all important one yard to go, and
with Tucker to pass and block,
and Davis to r u n ' t h e ends, the
college kids are the betting fav
orite over their older and more
experienced foe. Any coach in
Darrow Appointed
To Coaching Staff
It was announced by Coach
Carl Voyles Monday that George
R. Darrow\has been added to the
Tiger coaching staff. Coach Dar­row,
a former Oklahoma A & M
football, basketball, and trar*
star, will be the end coach for
varsity football and will also
tutor the freshman baskettjallers
' A native of Oklasbma City, he
began his college career at the
University of Oklahoma in 1938,
but shifted to A & M when his
high coach became an aggie men­tor.
Darrow held down one of
the end positions for two seasons
and played guard on the hard­wood
quintet for a campaign
while with the Aggies. In addi­tion
to this, he ran the dashes for
the track team.
After entering the Army Air
Forces in 1942, Darrow rose from
the rank of private to Second
Lieutenant and as an elisted man
played end for the Mitchell Field
eleven. After his discharge in
1946, he returned to A & M for,
his"degree and later joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers professional
football team.
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Coach Darrow will assume his
duties with the beginning of fall
football practice September 1.'
Friday, August 1, 1947 THE PLAINSMAN—7
THE PREACHER CONNECTS!
Open Division
Softball
Standings
Thru Wednesday, July 30
League 1 League 4
Team W L Team W L
AUBURN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
FOR THE 1947 SEASON
Date Game
Sept. 26—Miss Southern
Oct. 4—Louisiana Tech
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Oil;. 18—Georgia Tech
Oct. 25—Tulane
Nov. 1—Vanderbilt
Nov. 8—Miss State
Nov. 15—Un. of Georgia
Nov. 22—Clemsori
Place
Montgomery
Auburn
Montgomery
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Columbus
Clemson
Price
$2.50
2.50
3.50
3.60
3.75
'3.50
3.50
3.60
3.00
1. Alumni orders were given priority through July 22.
2; All orders will- be numbered as received and be filled ac­cording
to this number.
3. After July 26 tickets will be held to the general public on
first come, first served basis.
4., Tickets for the Georgia game in Columbus in north end
concrete stands will be reserved @ $2.70.
5. A four-ticket limit has been put on purchases for the Geor­gia
tech and Georgia games.
6. Checks or money orders must accompany orders for tickets.
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Chief's l&Proud
To Salute
Beverley Ann
Burkhardt
As an outstanding
member of the stu­dent
body.
Beverley, a senior
in architecture from
Auburn, is past presi­dent
of Sphinx; mem­ber
of Who's Who;
society editor and col­umnist
for The Plains­man;
American Insti­tute
of Architects;
past member of Owls,
Oracles, and member
Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority.
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Big Jim Pharr.. who is one of the leading sluggers for the
Baptists, is shown here getting ready' to knock another of his
booming drives past the opposing outfield in one of last week's
softball battles. In this game the "Preachers" blasted the SPE's
20-5. The umpire is Red Holley. and the SPE catcher is un­identified.
(Paul Muller photo).
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8—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, August 1, 1947
Walton, Object of This Chance Feature,
Tracked by Reporters to Fort Benning
By Luther and Wofford Smith
"Why are you interviewing me?" asked the Auburn
ROTCGI at Fort Benning.
" I ' l l tell you," the reporter answered, "it's this way. Ole
Skipper Coleman and I wrapped our necks together, wracked
, o u r brains, and came up with a new way of getting a fea­t
u r e . We picked your picture at random*
"Oh, a Random Harvest, huh,"
the GI punned.
That's my boy, Charles A. Wal­ton.
Charles is a second quarter
sophomore enrolled at Auburn
as a pharmacy major. He's one
of these students who have been
intelligent enough to acquire a
better half—someone to suffer
hardships with, someone to con­fide
in, someone to—
Anyway, Charles is married.
He 'says that marrying v before
finishing college is the most
sensible thing a person can do.
"Living on $90 per month
makes for rio tea party, but my
wife and I manage. I'm settled
down now and really have some­thing
of a motivating power be­hind
my scholastic endeavors.
Marrying made a, decided im­pression
on, my average."
Author's note: The above does
not express. our views in any
shape, form, or fashion. We
would rather create our own
shape, form and fashion.
Interrogated as to how he met
his wife, Charles answered:
"It began as a high school ro­mance.
It was in high school that
T met Priscilla Joyce Mclnish
and after I got .out of service, I
changed- her name to Priscilla
Joyce Mclnish Walton."
Charles was, while in service,
one of these rare sailors who
sail on boats. On the ocean, too.
During his two years in the U. S.
Navy, nine months of which
were in the' Pacific, Charles saw
duty on ships including the USS
Andromeda and the USS Lipan.
"I believe I broke all previous
records for continuity of mess
cooking," Walton reveals.
Charles lists his ambitions as
three separate things:
(1) To become a member of
Scabbard and Blade.
(2) To become a member of
Rho Chi (honorary fraternity for
pharmacy students.)
(3) To be "a good husband.
His extracurricular activities
Begorra! Sigma Chis Have
An Irish Housemother
By L u t h e r Smith
"Faith, mon, ye cannot spaek to me—ye cannot even in­t
e r v i ew me if ye cannot talk I r r r r r i s h , " said Mrs. Jessie
Townsend, Sigma Chi housemother, in her pleasant voice.
"I bae from an auld I r r r r i s h home, meself," sez I was em­phasis
on the rolling of t h e " r ' s ."
You may have guessed it: Mrs,
FOR SALE: 1942 model Na­tional
house trailer, 24 feet
long. Excellent condition. See
D: K. Clanton at 161 W. Glenn.
FOR SALE: E6 kk alto saxa-phone
in excellent condition.
See Harold Hartwig in Cottage,
6A at Graves Center or call
518.
AUBURN PHOTO SUPPLY STORE
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SUPPLIES
106'/2 N. College Phone 435
(Over Mildred Lippitts)
Charles A. Walton
include fraternity, work (as a
member of'Lambda Chi Alpha),
photography, and music. He says
he is ,'particularly fond of semi-classical
music; Nelson Eddy,
Richard Cr'ooks, and Spike
Jones." i
Townsend is pure Irish. Since her
schooldays in Illinois, she has
been faithful to her antecedents.
"Aye, proud I be," she'll say
if you ask her how it feels to be
a descendant of those noble old
potatoe-people.
Mrs. Townsend .after finish­ing
her studies at the Illinois
State Normal Teachers' College,
taught grades, from one to nine.
"People don't know about
teaching school nowadays," she
expounds. "I started teaching
when I was 17 years old and had
to wade through snow to get to
my school." •
Ex-Marine Solves Housing Problem;
Builds House For Bride In Five Days
By Mary Bright,
Assistant Director, Auburn News Bureau
A home for $500—that's what Dick B a r r , , v e t e r a n student
built in five days for his bride.
When Dick brought J e a n to Auburn after their marriage
t h r e e weeks ago, she found a house 20-by-14 feet with com­bination
bedroom-sitting room, kitchen, bath and c l o s e t -
plus electric lights and running water. , ,
" I 'm so proud of him I want everybody to see it," Jean
says.
Dick, exrmarine from Banks,
was helped only by his brother-in-
law and two friends.
He had spent months hunting
crowded Auburn for a place to
live when he decided to build.
Dropping out of school for the
spring quarter, he scouted a doz­en
towns for materials.
Lumber, the biggest item, cost
him around $350. Plumbing fix­tures
took about $200, but Dick's
initiative eliminated the second
expense/ He found an Auburn
house owner who agreed to let
him build in the back yard and
to pay for plumbing fixtures in
exchange for the house when
Dick and Jean leave Auburn.
Bringing his l u m b e r from
Banks ready cut, Dick and his
three helpers erected the house
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in five days. That was fun.
"I had a good time till I got in
that ditch," Dick recalls. "That
ditch" was 300 feet long and five
feet deep. It took four days of
muscle strain.
Wiring the house cost $30 . . .
carpenters-' another $75. That
makes the cost for Dick a little
under $500.
For furniture, Dick bought an
unfinished bed and table which
he stained and shellacked. His
mother contributed an old chair,
dressing table and stool which
she covered with gay chintz.
The kitchen has built-in cabi­nets
and shelves.
Dick and Jean already are
planning improvements on their
homes—a coat of paint for the
outside and a breakfast nooK
annex. But as a junior in agri­cultural
science, Dick has to
spend most of his time studying.
Both are so inspired by their
success they are trying to per­suade
other married students that
building is the answer to Au­burn's
critical housing shortage.
"We can't see why more peo­ple
dpn't do this," they puzzle.
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Ih 1920, Mrs. Townsend and
her-husband moved to the citrus
groves of Florida, 60 miles be­low
Daytona Beach. Mr. Town-send
bought a grove which even
today is still owned by his wife.
However, loving her fraternity
boys better than oranges, "Mrs.
T." chooses to remain in Auburn
as Sigma (5hi's housemother.
According to her, "Auburn is
home, now." Her patriotism to
Auburn far excels her, love of
the dearrr ould Irish. This is ex­emplified
in the fact that both
her daughters are Auburn grad­uates
and both married Auburn
men.
It is further exemplified in
her feeling toward Sigma Chi.
"This is a grand bunch of
boys," she says. "I'm crazy about
'em."
Asked whether or not she
ever wanted to return to Flori­da,
Mrs. Townsend explained
that she liked Auburn better.
"But Cocoa (where I lived)
was a beautiful place. Our grove
was on an island between the
Indian and Banana Rivers—near
the Banana River Air Base," she
described her Florida plantation,
her hacienda.
Since 1945, Mrs. Townsend has
been housemother of Sigma Chi
—one of their sweethearts. In
1940 she came to Auburn, and
has left the village only once in
seven years—when, in 1942, she
served as Head Matron of the
Girls at the Children's Home in
Selma. .
A bouquet of* best wishes goes
to Mrs. Jessie Townsend, House­mother
of the Week.
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mean that there should be any
mass demonstrations of any kind.
This is a serious situation and
should be handled with kid
gloves.*With all the eyes in the
state turned' towards Auburn, it
is our duty to prove that we are
mature, clear thinking indivi­duals,
and intend to go about
solving this problem in the most
sensible manner.
The trustees could hold a meet­ing
which could include leaders
of the student body, faculty mem­bers,
and executives of the ex­periment
and extension stations.
That group could draw up the
qualifications for this man, and
possibly make up a list of men
who could qualify.
this man must be
This educator must
have executive abilities. This
executive-educator should be a
man with progressive ideas about
education. And this man shoifld
come from outside the state. He
must be a person who is not in­volved
in local or state politics
and is interested in nothing but
the advancement of Auburn in
the field of education.
FOR SALE: One registered
Dalmation dog, four months
old. one registered Pointer,
female two years old, and two
pointer puns six weeks old. All
reasonable prices. Interested
parties call Jack Callis at 324.
LOST: Black wallet thought
to have been lost in Broun Hall.
If found please contact S. L.
DeBardelaben at 691-R for
$5.00 reward.
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