1947-08-13 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOL. LXXII
Xuburn Plainsman
• 70 FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1947
Number 30
"MISS HOMECOMING' CANDIDATES ARE SELECTED
Auburn's RIC Works To Make Reading
Material Understood By The Masses
Dr. Paul Irvine's Staff Strives Toward
Making Written Material More Effective
By Jim Forrester & Tom Sellers
"Beautiful writing can be simple," says Dr. Paul Irvine,
director of Auburn's Research Interpretation Council. "To
be effective, articles should be written so that large numbers
of people can understand and enjoy them."
Long study has shown that certain factors affect read­ability
of printed matter. These
include: (a) sentence length, (b)
"hard" or "easy" words, and (c)
personal references. A young
Austrian lawyer, R u d o l ph
Flesch, has devised a formula
based on the above principles.
The Research Interpretation
Council applies the Flesch form­ula
in their analysis of publica­tions.
Robert Leigh, assistant di­rector
of the Council, says Au­burn
is pioneering in readability
work for this section. Only a few
other groups in the nation are
devoting their efforts toward
readability research.
Statistics show the average
Alabama adult has just above a
7th grade education. This means
that, for printed matter to reach
50 percent of the state adult pop­ulation,
a "readability index" Of
about 7.1 must be maintained.
"Readability index" is a figure
which approximates the number
of years of education a person
must have to understand a pass­age.
A majority of the publica­tions
analyzed by the Council
fail to maintain a readability in­dex
low enough to reach the
average adult person.
The history of the readability
movement dates back to the
1920's. In those days many edu­cators
believed that a person
with a good vocabulary could
understand almost any kind of
writing.
Edward L. Thorndike, a pio­neer
in the readability move­ment
in America, said "hard"
and "easy" worls measured read­ing
difficulty. He said the more
we use certain words the easier
they become.
In 1928, Vogel and Washburne,
SPEECH CONTEST SET
FOR AUGUST 25
Tau Kappa. Alpha, honorary
forensic fraternity, and the De­bate
Society, will s p o n s o r a
speech contest August 25, accord­ing
to Kinne Sutton, Tau Kappa
Alpha president.
Those eligible for the contest
must be in classes Eh 231 or Eh
305 (public speaking). Each class
will elect as their representative
the best speaker in the class.
The winner and instructor will
decide on the speech to be used.
Speeches will me limited to
approximately 5 minutes and
judges will be members of the
English department, TKA, and
the Debate Society.
educators, made a study of the
influence of sentence structure
on reading difficulty.
In 1942, Rudolph Flesch de­vised
the Flesch formula. This is
the most commonly used today.
The Research Interpretation
Council is preparing a readability
index for The Plainsman. Re­sults
will appear in an early is­sue.
Certain pages and articles
will be rated. In this way we
may discover which of our pages
is easiest to read. In addition,
individual writers will be able
to judge their own works and
profit thereby.
ATTENTION!
Students are urged when fill­ing
out registration forms to
include all information request­ed
under the section "Student
Directory Information."
Many cards turned in from
pre-regisiration show that stu­dents
have been leaving this
space blank. The News Bureau
urges every student who left
the space blank drop by Sam-ford
207 and fill in a duplicate
blank.
A new directory will be
printed for the fall quarter.
Military Department
Lists Openings For
Five Branches in Fall
The Military Department is ac­cepting
applications for Ad­vanced
ROTC in the following
branches of service: Artillery,
Corps of Engineers, Armored
Cavalry, Signal Corps, and Air
Corps.
Recent directives from higher
headquarters may make it neces­sary
to limit new enrollments in
the Advanced ROTC Courses to
the fall quarter, making it im­possible
for new students to en?
roll for Advanced ROTC train­ing
during the winter or spring
quarters.
All students contemplating ap­plying
for Advanced ROTC train­ing
during the School Year 1947-
48 should contact the Military
Department (Basement of Sam-ford
Hall) and make application
to enroll for the fall quarter
1947-48.
A few vacancies exist in all
branches of the service for new
students wishing to enroll.
AIO Program Tonight Will Feature
Entertainment By The Dance Club
Teena Tucker, secretary of
the Auburn Independent Organi­zation,
announces that the Dance
Club, under the direction of Miss
Olga Bibza, will present a pro­gram
in Alumni Gym at 7:15
p.m.
All independents and t h e ir
guests are invited.
"The Dance Club, Teena said,
"Was originally organized to
present a single program on May
28 with the Symphony Orchestra
in Langdon. After the presenta­tion
it was decided to make the
Club permanent in order to af­ford
an outlet for the talents of
those interested in social danc­ing."
The aim of the Club is to be­come
proficient in and to create
appreciation of exhibition danc­ing.
Plans are being made for more
activity next quarter. Anyone
may join the Club who enjoys
dancing and are willing to work.
Tonight's program will include
an exhibition rhumba, by the en­tire
group, a waltz by Miss-. Bib­za
and Robert Walker, a jitter­bug
number, and a tango by
Teena Tucker
Miss Bibza and Bob Cook.
A short informal dancing ses­sion
for members and guests
will follow.
The r e g u l a r AIO business
meeting will not be held.
POPULAR TRUSTEE
S. L. Toomer
Draughon Is Named
Acting President
Folsom Chooses Toomer
To Head Committee
Ralph B. Draughon, director of
instruction and assistant to the
late' Dr. Duncan, was named
temporary president at a called
meeting of the board of trustees
Monday morning in the office
of Gov. James E. Folsom.
At that time, a committee of
five trustees began a quest for a
permanent successor to the late
Dr. Duncan. The board member
who proposed Mr. Draughon for
the interim appointment also
made it known that he would
look elsewhere for an ultimate
successor to the presidency. This
member was, S. L. Toomer of Au­burn.
Mr. Toomer was subse­quently
named by Gov. Folsom
to head the five-man selection
committee.
Mr. Toomer made it very clear
to the board that he hoped the
educator who will succeed to the
presidency will be sought from
outside Auburn.
In appointing the committee to
recommend a permanent presi­dent,
Gov. Folsom urged the se­lection
of a man "above prejudice
and petty jealousy," and express­ed
confidence afterward that the
committee members would do so.
Other men named to the com­mittee
with Mr. Toomer were
Walker Reynolds of Anniston,
State Senator Vernon S. Summer-lin
of Luverne, Frank Samford
of Birmingham, and Dr. Joe
Davis of Albertville. Jl
Are You a Registered Voter?
Students who wish to register for voting on Amend­ment
Number One may be excused from classes Monday,
August 18, to go home for that purpose.
On that day, voting registrars will meet in each county
at the office of the probate judge.
This move has been approved by the Auburn Council
of Deans.
Veterans are exempt from payment of poll tax accord­ing
to Alabama law. The poll tax payment is waived upon
presentation of discharge papers.
Non-veterans who have become of age since the last
date on which the poll tax was paid may also register with­out
paying the tax.
Students who go home to register on August 18 will be
given a registration receipt. An excuse from classes will
be given to the student when he presents it to his dean.
Absentee ballots may be obtained in the office of the
probate judge in each county. This ballot may be cast by
the student while he is there.
Students who are already registered may obtain ap­plications
for absentee ballots in Samford 101 in either the
Office of Student Affairs or Veterans Affairs.
Sacred Organ Concert To Be Presented
By Prof. Mueller in Baptist Church
Prof. Walter H. Mueller will
give a sacred organ concert at the
Auburn Baptist Church, Sunday
afternoon at 3:30 p. m. Mr. Muel­ler
will play works by the fol­lowing
composers: Bach, Men­delssohn,
Mueller, Karg-Elert,
G u i 1 m a n t , Niedermeyer and
Frank.
After graduating from Whit­man
College and its conservatory,
Mr. Mueller continued his studies
at the internationally famous
Leipzig Conservatory and at the
Church Institute of Music, fin-isning
a 4 year course in 2 years
and graduating cum laude.
He remained abroad 2 more
years, concertizing extensively
and teaching while carrying on
advanced study with such emin­ent
authorities in church and or­gan
music as Dr. Karl Straube,
Dr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert and Dr.
Fritz Reuter. He holds the Master
Artists Diploma, the equivalent
of the Doctors of Music Degree
in the United States.
Prof. Mueller has served as or­ganist-
director and as Minister of
Music in prominent American
Churches since his training at
college. Mr. Mueller's concert ex­periences
on both the organ and
the piano have been wide and
varied, both in Europe and Amer­ica.
He has taught several years at
the • University of Idaho and at
the State Teachers College in San
Francisco before coming here. In
the latter city he was conductor
of one of the largest male chorus­es,
the Commonwealth, Club's
chorus. He has appeared as radio
soloist and organist at many of
the west coast stations, and as a
member of the San Francisco
Sinfonietta.
He has taught privately in his
own studios, and is a member of
the American Guild of Organists
and the International Bach Soc­iety.
He began his teaching dut­ies
at Auburn, in June.
Last Street Dance
Will Be Saturday
The last Street Dance of the
quarter will be held Saturday
night on Samford Terrace.
Music, furnished by Jimmy
Newberne and his Auburn Plains­men
orchestra,' will last from 8
until 11 p. m.
All girls, freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, and seniors, have 11
o'clock permission.
With final e x a m s nearing,
many are expected to stay in Au­burn
and attend this dance. The
laregst croyd yet this summer is
estimated.
All Street Dances this summer
have been sponsored by the Stu­dent
Social Ltfe Committee,
headed by Dean Katherine
Cater. Other members of this
committee are T. W. Schuessler,
P. M. Norton, Capt. J. W. Calla­han,
Col. George Williamson,
Betty Cosby, Jeanette Land,
Mary George Lamar, and J. W.
Robinson.
Hitch-Hikers Get
Restricted Area
At the request of the Student
Relations Committee, the Auburn
City P o l i c e Department has
marked off a special "no park­ing"
area onvthe corner of Col­lege
and Magnolia.
This area will be used express­ly
for students trying to catch
rides home on weekends.
Prof. Walter K. Mueller
PRE-LAW SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Pre-Law Society held an
election of officers at its regular
meeting Monday night, July 28.
Officers elected to serve for
the fall quarter are: Fred Don­aldson,
Enterprise, president;
Maury Smith, Samson, vice-president;
Richard Stone, Phenix
City, treasurer; Bill Walton, La-
Fayette, secretary.
Mrs. Mabel Lawson was the
guest speaker for the society last
Monday night.
The Pre-Law Society meets
every other Monday night, room
314, Samford Hall, at 7:15.
All pre-law students interested
in becoming members of the so­ciety
are urged to attend the
meetings.
Station WAPI Will
Air Duncan Memorial
Program Tuesday
Doctor Luther Noble Duncan,
Auburn's late president, will be
honored by a state-wide memor­ial
broadcast over WAPI, Bir­mingham,
and other Alabama
stations, next Tuesday night,
August 19, from 7:30 to 8.
The program will be presented
in Duncan Hall. AIO and faculty
members are to participate.
Speakers will be R a l ph
Draughon, acting president of
Auburn, Frank Boyd, president
of Auburn Alumni Association
from Montgomery and Ed O'Neal,
president of American Farm
Bureau.
COMING HERE
Sen. Lisler Hill
Graduation Speaker
Is Sen. Lister
Will Address Around
300 hi Amphitheater
Senator Lister Hill, Washing­ton,
will address about 300 Au­burn
graduates, their families
and friends, in commencement
exercises in the Amphitheatre,
Saturday, August 30, at 7 p. m.
Arrangements are being made to
broadcast Senator Hill's talk over
a statewide network.
The Commencement Commit­tee
also announced an outdoor re­ception
at Girls' Quadrangle from
4 to 6 p. m. Saturday afternoon,
August 30, from graduating sen­iors
and their families.
In charge of arrangements are
Prof. J. M. Robinson, Chairman;
Hollace E. Arment, Capt. A. C.
Anderson, Capt. J. W. Callahan,
G. H. Carlovitz, ' W. E. Mason,
J. N. Baker, and Misses Clercie
Small and Berta Dunn.
Inter-Faith Council
Suggests College
Religious Director
The Inter-Faith Council met
at the Episcopal Church Aug. 5.
A letter was approved to be for­warded
to the administration
suggesting the installation of a
Religious Activities Director as a
full time member of the faculty.
Other actions which took place
at the meeting were: Herbert
Kohn and Mary Lee were elected
as co-chairmen of the World Stu­dent
Service Fund Drive to be
held this fall; a revised consti­tution
was adopted.
The purpose of the Inter-Faith
Council, which is composed of
delegates of almost all religious
groups in Auburn, might be
summed up as follows: to stimu­late
religious .consciousness on
the campus, to coordinate stu­dent
religious activities, and to
foster a better understanding
among the different denomina­tions.
The next meeting of the Inter-
Faith Council will be on August
19, 7 p.m., at the Wesley Founda­tion.
The plans for the next
meeting include the election of a
"temporary chairman to conduct
the first meeting next quarter at
which time permanent officers
will be elected.
Tuskegee Chaplain
Will Speak Here
Sunday Evening
Dr. Harry V. Richardson, chap­lain
at Tuskegee Institute, will
be guest speaker at the Union
Service in the amphitheater Sun­day
evening. Dr. Richardson has
been to Auburn for the past sev­eral
summers and has met with
enthusiastic audience response.
He received his doctorate from
Harvard University for writing a
book dealing with the sociologi­cal
aspects of Southern Negro
churches. The book has received
wide acclaim.
Student Body Will Choose Winner
In Campus Election Next Monday
Five finalists for the "Miss Homecoming" election were
selected by a board of judges in Student Center Monday night.
Those who were selected to be candidates are Emily Cam-mack,
home economics major from Selma; Evelyn Kidd,
applied art major from Auburn;
Peggy Lowcry, education major
from Birmingham; Emily Pruitt,
applied art major from Anderson,
S. C; and Helen Walden Silver-nail,
science and literature major
from Opelika.
These five candidates will be
submitted to the student body
for election by popular vote on
August 18. One candidate will be
elected "Miss Homecoming," and
the remaining four will serve as
her court.
The board of judges which se­lected
the finalists Monday night
consisted of Dean Katherine Cat­er,
Thomas Schuessler, Roland
Shine, Harry Lowe, and Jack
Tankersley.
This year will be the first
time "Miss Homecoming" will
have a court which will be made
up of the four runners-up in the
campus election.
Sylacauga Men's Chorus,
Featured on Last Step
Sing of Quarter
The Sylacauga Men's Chorus
will be the featured performers
of the Step Sing tomorrow night.
The chorus is under the direc­tion
of Travis Shelton, who dir­ected
the high school chorus for
a successful season last year.
The chorus is made up of bus­inessmen
and musical amateurs.
Tomorrow night will be the
last Step Sing of the quarter. In
case of rain it will be held inside
Langdon Hall.
HELP WANTED!
The Auburn News Bureau is
very much interested in re­ceiving
tips from students on
all types of news and feautre
stories. The News Bureau is
trying to cover adequately the
entire campus, but finds it im­possible
to do the best job un­less
the students work in close
cooperation on stories.
Whenever you hear about
something which would make
an interesting picture, feature,
or news story, please call the
News Bureau at college ex­tension
230 or 231 or drop by
207 Samford Hall and tell us
about it.
We would be glad to work
with any student in develop­ing
special stories about other
students or organizations and
sending these to newspapers
throughout the state.
John Newton Baker
Director
Osie Hawkins Gives
Concert In Langdon
Osie Hawkins, Metropolitan
Opera bass-baritone born in Phe­nix
City, gave a delightful con­cert
in Langdon Hall last night
at 8:15 p. m.
His appearance was sponsored
by the Auburn Lecture-Concert
Association.
Hawkins, who made his oper­atic
debut on the Metropolitan
stage in 1942, was educated in
Georgia schools. His father, O.
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 Viennese opera
star and instructor. 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 Beecham.
His operatic repertoire now con­sists
of 46 roles in German, Ital­ian,
French and English as well
as the standard oratorio reper­tory
and an extensive concert
repertoire.
Three Fee Changes
Are Announced By
College Bursar
Three major changes in the
fees have been announced by Roy
C. Cargile, college bursar. Chang­es
are effective with registration
for the fall quarter.
The first is a $5 increase over
the regular $30 college registra­tion
fee. This was considered
necessary to launch a student
health service program unequall­ed
in the South.
This new program will include
out-patient medical and surgical
service; consultants in medical
s p e c i a l i t i e s ; hospitalization;
health education; local ambul­ance
service: medical supervision
of the physical education and
athletic programs and campus
sanitation.
The added charge will also cov­er
a thorough physical to be giv­en
the incoming student during
his first week at Auburn. This
examination will include an X-ray
of the chest, urine analysis,
blood serology, and such special
laboratory procedures as the col­lege
physican may consider ad­visable.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
CAN BE USED IN
AUG. 26 ELECTION
Absentee ballots can be used
in the election set for Aug. 26.
Under an opinion from the At­torney-
General, rendered in 1945,
income-tax amendment elections
are classified as general elec­tions.
Absentee ballots are auth­orized
for all general elections.
1. Applications for absentee
ballots will be available for vot­ers
in each county on Aug. 6 and
thereafter.
2. Ballots must be carefully
prepared as instructed by the
Probate Judge and returned to
the office of the Probate Judge
before the closing hours of Aug.
20—five days before the elec­tion.
3. Each absentee voter should
fill every blank on the applica­tion
for the ballot. This must be
done even though the blanks, are
filled with such words as "None",
etc. No line must be left blank.
Dr. Mullins Tells AVA
Benefits of Proposed
Amendment Number 1
Dr. David W. Mullins, Auburn
professor of education, spoke at
the last meeting of AVA. Dr.
Mullins described the benefits
which will be brought about if'
the proposed Amendment Num­ber
One, relating to the use of
the state income tax, is passed
by voters of Alabama.
"The state now has a surplus
of $14,000,000 in its coffers,
money which has accrued over
the past decade, Dr. Mullins said.
"Much of this money must go
to pay Jhe old state debt—the
carpetbag debt —but $6,500,000
will go to education. Eighty-eight
per cent of this $6,500,000 will be
used to build elementary and
secondary school buildings. Au­burn
will get approximately
$500,000 for building purposes."
"Alabama," Dr. Mullins con­tinued,
"has the least per capita
evaluation for students of any
state in the United States. This
amendment must be passed that
this state may raise its educa­tion
standards."
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, August 13,194^ } AFTER A FASHJQH
KAs and Phi Delts Entertain
A Tea Dance, given jointly by mack,
Kappa Alpha and Phi Delta Leslie.
Theta, was held Saturday even­ing
from 5 until 7 in Alumni
Gym. Music was furnished by
the Auburn Plainsmen.
The dance was preceded by a
party which was given at Mid­way
Tavern.
The date'list included:
Kappa Alpha
Bob Lynch, Margaret Real;
Bill Barton, Fan Bearden; Charlie
Newman, Ann Steele; Lynn
Hawkins, Jo Ann Carrol; George
Wallace, Ann Wallace; Tom Park-,
inson, Helen Chapman; Jimmy
Norwood, Peggy Newman; Jack
Saunders, Bobby Sullivan; Henry
Peebles, June Miller; Sleek Ma-lone,
Grace Wilson; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cqullet; Buddy Crang, Ann
Hussey.
Buddy Garrett, Jane Morris;
Dick Wade, Letha Garmaney;
William Andrews, Margo Skel-ton;
Ed Parnell, Sara Pass; Paul
Rakel, Peggy Forhan; Martin
Beck, Ann Bingham; Phillip
Mash, Margie Rhodes; Johnny
Yow, Mamie Foster; Roy "Chil-ders,
Sadie Gridiron; Gillis Cam-
<%/tey*noofi Look
j)aniel
Greens! -
Come and see our new
colors. The perfect send'
off to make that trip
complete.
Hill's Bootery
Auburn
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Odine Alexandria; Gus
Catherine Truss; Herb
Henderson, Mitze Chambers.
Sol Craig; Ray Mills; Henry
Head; Walter Howell; Pete Car­ter;
Charles Cammack; Bill Mon-crief;
Bob Corr; Mac Wood;
Shirley Cooksey; Bob Flanagan;
Ray Sherer; and Jimmy Hill.
Phi Delia Thela
Larry Hicks, Yvonne Cargilc;
Billy McGehee, Mary Bright;
Darrow Beasley, Gene Hurt; Tom
Lee, Janice Adams; Huddie Varn,
Virginia Henderson; Reese Bick-en,
Ann Rouse; Buddy Barnes,
Myrtle Poundstone; Bubba Ber­ry,
Martha Brush; Watson Ricks,
Mary Ford; Francis Peterman,
Jane Jenkins; Pete Keith, Peggy
Nicholson.
Nick Nicholson, Elizabeth Bar­rett;
John Richardson, Nonnie
Morris; Buck Marsh, Wanda Mit­chell;
Joe Metcalf, Betty Jean
Mayher; Joe Thombley, Jean
Sasser; Gilbert Beale, Alice Nail;
Billy McLemore, Dora Smith;
Bill Joseph, Anne Gentry; Forest
Peterman, Betty Anne Overton.
Bob Lawrence, Ruth Wirick;
Bud Cardinal, Claire Bowman;
Wylie Poundstone, Lore Hender­son;
Earl Kreis, Chris Dougherty;
Henry Allen, Marilyn Vaughan;
Jimmy Robertson, Pat Broud;
Walter Rice, Betty Louise Screws;
Jimmy Johnson, Peggy Fichtner;
Bob Osborne, Archie Vineyard.
Bill More, Ann Bradshaw;
Mark Cooper, Jane Reavis; Wil­liam
Roper, Sabyne Blankenship;
Billy Balland, Minnie Watson,
Lee Lamar, Joyce Hare; Henry
Tyree, Polly Harrison; Buddy
Blake, Martha Dickson; Homer
Tillery, Helen Edwards.
Barry Holloway, Patsey Dab-ney;
Dick Harris, Mrs. Harris;
Bill Houston, Irma Lacy; Don
Horton, Virginia Morton; Fred
Fijlsom, Joyce Gentry; Clarence
Sellers, Joe Ann MacRhea; Mr.
and Mrs. Griffin Key.
Evelyn Kidd Among
Semi-Finalists For
Miss Alabama Title
Evelyn Kidd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin E. Kidd, Jr.,
of Auburn, was among 20 beau­ties
chosen last Monday in Birm­ingham
to enter the semi-finals
of the 1947 "Miss Alabama" con­test.
Evelyn is a senior in commer­cial
art, a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority, winner of
the AIO Doll Queen contest last
year, and- has modeled for a
Montgomery commercial photo­grapher.
Winner of the Miss Alabama
title will compete with other
beauties throughout the country
for the title of "Miss America"
in Atlantic City next month.
How Far Away Are Auburn Goeds From
Ankle Skirts and 16-Inch Belts!
ATO Announces New
Pledge Officers
Harry Golemon, Mobile, was
elected pledge president of Al­pha
Tau Omega fraternity re­cently.
Other, officers are Bill
Mobley, Birmingham, vice-presi­dent;
Jimmy Rodgers, Montgom­ery,
secretary-treasurer; and
Dick Allison, Birmingham, coun­cil
representative.
Other new pledges this quarter
include David Nettles, and Guy
Handley.
LOST: Jeweled Phi Psi and
Phi Mu pins. Linked together.
Believed lost in vicinity of
Chewacla dam. Reward. Eu­gene
Wagner, 908 Second Ave.,
Opelika.
FOR SALE: 1838 Plymouth
Sedan at reduced price. Call by
Graves Center Apartment 6B.
Rice and Old §hpes
Williamson-Thomas
Of great interest to the campus
is the marriage of Miss Helen
Williamson to John Harvey
Thomas which will take place
Friday in Louisville. Both were
campus leaders here. Helen was
active in church work and presi­dent
of Cardinal Key. John was
a member of Spades, Blue Key,
president of BSU, and member
of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Coughlin-Reid
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Coughlin of
Bessemer announce the engage­ment
of their daughter, Patricia
Ann, to Homer D. (Rock) Reid
of Columbus, Ga. Rock, a mem­ber
of PiKA, will graduate in
August.
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Kirkman-Holdsambeck
Miss Mary Moling Kirkman of
Pleasant Garden, N. C, will be
married this fall to Herbert Hold-sambeck
of Birmingham. Miss
Kirkman is a graduate of Wom­en's
College of the Univ. of N.
Carolina and Candler School of
Theology, Emory. Mr. Holdsam-beck
is a senior in ME and after
graduation in August, will ac­cept
a position in Dallas, Texas.
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Bunting-Oates
July 12 was the wedding day
of Miss Sarah Ansley Bunting
and Walter Bragg Oates, Jr.,
Kappa Sig, Auburn.
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Hinson-Higdon
Miss Cecile Hinson, senior in
applied art, was married last
month in Terre Haute, Ind., to
William (Bill) Higdon of Mont­gomery.
Miss Hinson is a native
of L i n d e n and w a s chosen
"Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" last
year. Mr. Higdon, a professional
baseball player, is an Auburn
student.
P E R F E C T I ON
Is what our chefs strive for,in
the preparation of every dish
our menu offers you. Eat with
us for enjoyment
HOMELY PORTIONS!
We know you want to see a
full dish, not the design of our
China—so we pile your platter
generously.
MORRIS RESTAURANT
AUBURN
(Over Polly-Tek Shop)
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' By Dean Nelson
The college clothes of an Au­burn
coed are not an exact re­plica
of the Cornellian or Welles-lian
wardrobe—which is as it
should be. Indeed, it would be a
ludicrous sight to see an Auburn
girl strolling past Toomer's Cor­ner
wearing an ankle length
skirt girded by a leather belt 16
inches wide!
Rather than adhering strictly
to the extreme modes the well
dressed college girl, is one who
views the new
s t y l e s and
changes with a
practical eye.
S h e h a s out­grown
the fad
stage and while
fascinated with
the ever-chang­ing
fashions, she
is nevertheless
skeptical about
them. The well-dressed
coed is­n't
a picture straight out of Vogue
but is stylish in clothes that are
practical for her particular cam­pus.
This fall the sloppy joe effect
is being tidied up with the new
short-sleeved waist length sweat­ers.
For the more ambitious girls
who knit their own, yarn can
now be purchased along with,
skirt material of the same dye lot
Nelspn
PiKA Initiates Five
Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa
Alpha recently held formal ini­tiation
for five men. The new
members are • Dick King, Hunts-ville;
John Norton, Center; Law­rence
Lacy, Huntsville; George
Mandy, Birmingham; and Percy
Rogers, Birmingham..
FOR SALE: 1946 New Moon
house trailer, 26 feet long, 8
feet wide, with three furnished
rooms. Reasonably priced. Lo­cated
on Lot 82 of the College
Trailer Court.
FOR SALE: 1946 Ford Coupe.
Offers accepted Wednesday p.
m. only G. H. Gibson, AGR
House. Phone 873.
to insure an 'exact' match. Scarfs
knotted loosely at the neck of a
sweater are becoming as popular
as the tried and true pearls.
Time Magazine says the mil-lioners
have succeeded in making
hats look like wrecked helicop­ters,
.but the hats worn to Au­burn's
football games will prob­ably
be less spectactular. The
favorite derby will be seen—and.
the classic Cloche.
Speaking" of classics, the odd
jacket that stands by your extra
skirts arid. your slacks appears
this year in plaid wool or bright
red corduroy.
Aside from the previously
mentioned 16 inch belt, other
belts are iii the limelight. The
very narrow ones O/2 inch) are
being worn in groups of three
or four; mixed or matched. For a
personal touch, attach metal
initials to cowhide belt and wear
it with any favorite skirt.
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Phi Delta Theta Sends
Representatives To
Dixie Conference
Phi- Delta Theta fraternity
•held its Southern Regional Con­ference
in Atlanta, Georgia, Ju­ly
24-25-26. This conference was
attended by representatives from
each Southern chapter of Phi
Delta Theta. Business of the fra­ternity
for the coming year was
discussed, and plans were made.
Those attending the conference
from Alabama Ecta chapter were
Reese Bricken, president; Tom
Lee, treasurer; Billy McGehee,
reporter; H u d d i e Varn, rush
chairman; and Ronnie Butler,
chairman of pledge point com­mittee.
Reese Bricken was elected
conference rush chairman.
APA President to Speak
At Dames Club Meeting
Neil O. Davis will speak at a
meeting of the Dames Club next
Wednesday in Social Center. His
subject will be "Give Democracy
a Chance." The meeting will be­gin
at 8:30 p. m. ••.
Mr. Davis is president of the
Alabama Press Association and
editor of The Lee County Bulle­tin,
A l a b a m a ' s prize-winning
weekly newspaper.
LOST: KD Sorority pin with/
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please notify Ethel Gholston
in Dormitory 3.
$25 REWARD for informa­tion
leading to a two or three
room apartment for W. E. Wil­son
at Box 534 Auburn.
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Auburn Graduate Is Responsible
For Recovering Fabulous Art
Stolen By Hitler and Goering
Major Robert Kelley Posey, Auburn '26, is featured in
the J u l y issue of The Auburn Alumnews as "Alumnus of
t h e Month." He is t h e man responsible for t h e discovery and
preservation of the German hoard of fabulous art treasures
u n e a r t h e d in the Alt- Ausee salt mines »
The art treasures, stolen by Goering and Hitler during
t h e i r invasions of European
Major Robert Kelley Posey '26, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer with
Patton's Third Army, discoverer of the German hoard of stolen art treasures in the
Alt Aussee salt mines, and Alumnus of the Month at Auburn. At right is the Belgian
decoration of'the Knight of the Order of Leopold, awarded to Major Posey in gradi-tude
from the Belgian government. .
ORG Enlisted Men In This Area Being
Assigned To Auburn Glider Battalion
Enlisted members of the Org-inized
Reserve Corps from this
irea who meet occupational
pecialty requirements are now
seing assigned to the 582nd Field
Artillery Glider Battalion, Head-luarters,
Auburn. This informa-ion
was released last Friday by
he Auburn Office of ORC In­trusion,
1231/2 North College St.
All TO & E units of the
DRC were recently activated in
Mabama. Battalion Headquarters
ind Headquarters and Service
attery of the 582nd are located
n Auburn; Battery A in Opelika;
tnd Battery B in Lanett.
Plans call for the battalion's
ull TO & E strength of 370 en-isted
men and 23 officers to be
issigned by January 1, 1948. Cap-
;ain Carroll D. Holland, ORC in-tructor
here, says classes will be
leld for enlisted men and offi-
;ers once each month. At pres­ent,
officers of the ORC in this
irea attend classes on the second
Monday of each month in the
uditorium of Broun Hall at 7:30
}.m.
After the battalion has reached
ts full strength, equipment for
xaining purposes will be drawn.
Artillery used is the 75 mm. pack
lowitzer. Training will be con-lucted
along the same lines as
;hat of National Guard units. Ac-
;ual glider training will not be-in
until declaration of another
lational emergency.
On Armistice Day this year,
:olors will be presented to the
>82nd in a ceremony at Langdon
lall.
Members of the ORC who de-ure
assignment to the 582nd may
:orrespond with the Auburn of-ice
of ORC Instruction or drop
by their office above the Auburn
Furniture Company, C o l l e ge
Street. Veterans who are not
members of the ORC may still
join and retain their old rank. A
bill has been introduced into
Congress to appropriate funds for
pay of ORC troops.
New Soils Professor
Is Army Veteran
The appointment of A. E. Roy-er
as assistant soil chemist and
assistant professor of soils to the
staff of the Agricultural Experi­ment
Station' and School of Agri­culture,
w^pSniidunced Dean' M.
J. FunchesS^*
Mr. Royer, a native of Coal-mont,
Indiana, is a graduate of
Purdue University, receiving his
bachelor of science degree in
1941 and his master's in June
1947. Following four years in the
army, which included service in
the Hawaiian Islands and the
European theater, he returned to
Purdue University to do gradu­ate
work, majoring in toils ana
soil chemistry.
Mr. Royer will conduct potash
research work and will teach
courses in general soils here.
FOUND: Sum of money on
campus. Owner please identify.
See Mrs. Bob Bevis at Sam-ford
Hall, room 212.
FOR SALE: 1946 New Moon
houselrailer, 26 feet long, 8
feet wide, 3 rooms beautifully
furnished, reasonably priced.
May be seen at Lot 82, college
trailer court. Bob Bevis.
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Art Exhibition Will
Be Held in Atlanta
September 25-26
Hundreds of artists in eight
Southeastern states will compete
for $1300 in prizes this fall in
Atlanta. \
The artists will also seek na­tional
recognition of their • work
when the Second Southeastern
Annual Art Exhibition is judged
September 25-26.
Around 50 Alabamians sub­mitted
work last season. Twice
that number are expected to com­pete
this year.
Among those from Auburn who
entered last year were Spencer
F. Wallace, a student and Joseph
Marino-Merlo, and Maltby Sykes*
professors. ••
Graduate Elected
George Dunglinson, Jr., class
of '00, vice-president of Norfolk
& Western Railway was recently
elected to Board of Directors of
The American Bituminous Coal
Association.
countries, were found in an "op­eration"
headed by Major Posey.
He was subsequently deco­rated
by the governments of
France and Belgium for his work
in the "Protection of Cultural
Materials During Combat."
Major Posey is a native of Bir­mingham
and the son of Jajnes
W. Posey and the late Mrs.
Posey of that city. At present he
has. a sister and four brothers
living in Birmingham.
After an early rural schooling,
the Alumnus of the Month at­tended
Phillips High School and
received a B. S. in both archi­tecture
and architectural engi­neering
at Auburn. He was elect­ed
to membership in Tau Beta
Pi and Phi Kappa Phi and award­ed
the Silver Medal of the Ameri­can
Institute of Architects for
"General Excellence in Design".
Goes East
After graduation, he was as­sociated
with the firm of Miller,
Martin & Lewis, architects, toi
Birmingham before going to New
York to"" study for two years at
the Beaux Arts Institute of De­sign
in New York and establish a
business of his own.
When the war came, Major
Posey first was assigned to build­ing
air bases in the Arctic. Ac1
cording to his own report, "Short­ly
after arriving in England in
February, 1944, I was selected to
be on General Patton's Third
Army staff as Monuments, Fine
Arts and Archives Officer. Cross­ing
the channel in the early Nor­mandy
beach-head days, I direct­ed
the Army's preservation and
salvage of cultural treasures from
the break-through at St. Lo un­til
the end of the combat . in
Czechoslovakia and Austria." .-
Big Attraction
After Major Posey and the men
under his command discovered
the salt mine treasures, they were
transported to the Fuehrerbau in
Munich for an exhibition which
turned the eyes of the entire art
world toward Munich.
In routine inspections of the
area assigned to him, Major
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Posey also uncovered murals in
the priority Church of Mont St
Martin, district of Meurthe-et-
.Moselle, overlooking the Luxem
bourgh • border, which French
authorities feel are among the
most interesting ancient works
of art to come to light in years
"In all," said Major Posey, "We
uncovered more than 300 Nazi
repositories, some containing on­ly
German owned works but
France and other allied coun
tries."
"In actual battle," he con­tinued,"
repositories were left in
tact if they had not been dam­aged,
and were guarded by
American Infantry. Immediate
ly after the cease fire order, we
started moving the looted mater­ials
to Munich. There we ar-ranged
them in the Fuhrerbau—
where the Munich Pack has been
signed—and asked all Allied
countries to send expert repre
sentatives so that restitution
could commence.
Illustrated stories of our Al­umnus
of the Month's adventures
and discoveries have been car­ried
in recent issues of Art News
Magazine, College Art Journal,
The New Yorker, and Town and
Country.
Story Is Told
In Art News Magazine, the un-coverals
in the Church of Mount
St. Martin is told in a story by
Pfc. Lincoln Kirsten. "Noticing
traces of color under the damp
plaster on the side walls, Major
Posey counted seven separate
skin-coats of paint and thin
plaster coatings. They were loose
enough to brush off easily. On the
righthand wall, the Annunciation
was quickly uncovered—a fresh,
lovely, faint ghost from an early
epoch of North Gothic painting."
Major Posey estimated that
the date of the painting, in tem­pera
and not a true fresco, was
around 1350.
Among the treasures discover­ed
in the Alt Aussee salt mines
were such works as "Adoration
of the Lamb", painted by the
Van Eyck brothers between 1426
and 1432, and formerly in the
Church of St. Bavo in Ghent:
the early Michelangelo "Madon­na
and Child," in marble; Da
Vinci's bas-relief of David and
Goliath from the Lanokoronsky
collection; panels of the Ghent
altar piece which the Germans
stole from the museum at Pau,
the Van Eyck singing and organ-playing
angels; the great ver-meer,
showing the artist in his
Delft studio painting a model
dressed as fame; a canvas for
which Andrew Mellon is report­ed
to have offered from $2,000,000
to $6,000,000 (Hitler boasted six),
but which the Austrian govern­ment
forbade moving from the
capital.
The Major's Awards
In recognition of his services,
Major Posey received the French
Cross of the Legion of Honor,
presented through the French
ambassador in New York City.
He • also received the award
"Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leo­pold"
by the Belgian government
for his part in returning the Mys­tic
Lamb, or the Van Eyck's
Ghent Alterpiece as it is com­monly
known, and other cultural
treasures to Belgium.
Major Posey is married to a
New York girl and they live with
their young son, Dennis, at the
new home he designed and built
for them since his return from
Europe. Says Major Posey, "It is
a homey affair in the contempor­ary
manner set on a hillside in
the woods in the pre-revolution
ary Saxonwoods Road section of
Scarsdale, New York.
Thinks of Returning
In addition to maintaining his
office in New York City, he has
recently lectured at * the ' Cor
coran Art Gallery in Washington
and will lecture in the fall at the
Frick Gallery in New York. "If
the people of Alabama and the
Auburn alumni are interested, I
should prefer to return to farm
ing in Alabama and be a part
time architect and lecturer on
art", revealed Major Posey.
We are i n d e b t e d to The
Alumnews, Miss Lily May Cald­well,
Art Editor, Birmingham
News, and to Mr. J. Owen Posey,
Birmingham, brother of the
Alumnus of the Month, as well
as -to Major Posey himself, for
the information contained in this
article.
Engineer Positions
Opened By Civil
Service Commission
The U. S. Civil Service Com­mission
has announced an exami­nation
for filling Engineer posi­tions
in the Army Air Forces at
Dayton and Wilmington, Ohio, at
salaries ranging from $3,397 to
$9,975 a year.
No written test is required of
competitors for these positions.
To qualify, they must have com­pleted
an engineering curricu­lum
in a college or university,
leading to^a bachelor's degree; or
have had four years of technical
engineering experience, or a com­bination
of such education and
experience. In addition they must
have had from one to four years
of professional engineering ex­perience.
Graduate study in engineering
may be substituted for as much
as 2 years of this experience.
Wednesday, August 13, 1947 , THE PLAINSMAN—3
Detailed information and ap­plication
forms may be secured
from most first and second-class
post offices, from Civil Service
regional offices, and from . the U.
S. Civil Service Commission,
Washington 25, D. C.
Applications may be filed un­til
further notice, and should be
sent to the Executive Secretary,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex­aminers,
Headquarters, Air Ma­teriel
Command, Wright Field
(Area A-XCS), Dayton, Ohio.
Persons who wish to be con­sidered
for positions to be filled
immediately should file their ap­plications
by August 25, 1947.
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OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Auburn Plainsman Your Driving 4 7007 Relic That Needs Polishing
Published weekly by the students of Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Edi­torial
and business office on Tichenor Avenue,
Phone 448.
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Auburn-'Bama Game
How many people do you know who
a r e against an annual Auburn-Alabama
football game?
The truth is—you won't find many.
Nearly everybody in the state would like
to see the two teams meet again.
It is h a r d to understand why Alabama
and Auburn have not met on the gridiron
i n the past 40 years, especially when re­lationships
were abandoned without sound
reason.
Such senseless t a l k about rioting makes
about as much sense to us as one monkey
c h a t t e r i n g to another. People who talk
about the impossibility of a game because
of such reasons apparently haven't looked
about them.
If they did, they could very well see
t h a t Tennessee and Vanderbilt fans en­j
o y a hard-fought game every year;
Georgia and Georgia Tech rooters fill
Grant Field to see their respective teams
b a t t l e 60 minutes of thrilling football;
LSU plays Tulane; and over west in Bilbo-land
the talent of Ole Miss and Mississip­pi
State are pitted against each other
every year.
No ill-effects are reported from these
games. Then, why is it t h a t Auburn and
Alabama can't get together? «.' •.
I t is clearly evident that the majority
of Alabama citizens are in favor of the
game. At the University of Alabama, a
poll showed that 86 p e r c e n t of t h e students
favored the game this year.
Last year when* several athletes from
t h e University competed in the SEAAU
t r a c k and field meet, it was the first time
i n 25 years that an Alabama athlete had
set a competitive foot on Auburn soil.
The crowd had nothing abusive to say to
t h e crimson-clad athletes. F o r t y years ago
maybe they would have. But 40 years is
a long time.
I n t e r f r a t e r n i t y champions from the two
-' schools meet yearly. There is nothing
s t r a n g e about these games. I t is a mystery,
though, that i n t e r f r a t e r n i t y teams play
' a n d Auburn and Alabama meet in direct
SEC competition in track—but not varsi­t
y football.
I t is not only a disgrace to our two in­s
t i t u t i o n s of higher learning, but a dis­grace
to the entire state.
When the Senate proposed it's "no game
—no appropriation" resolution, it was im­mediately
evident that the wrong ap­proach
had been taken. But it does prove
t h a t certain members of our state govern­ment
are getting riled Over the fact that
t h e two schools still cling to an almost
Dark Ages tradition of never playing.
I t is known that two or three individ­uals
in the state are violently opposed to
t h e game.
The Plainsman prefers to call these
people blind "die-hards!" Ask about the
possibility of an Auburn-Alabama game
from an old grad of either school and
y o u ' r e likely to find out about these "die-h
a r d s " and how they work. You will find
out that they are shrewd politicians.
The Plainsman then, asks—is it fair that
two or three men prevent thousands of
students, alumni, and fans from enjoying
a n annual Auburn-Alabama game?
And remember, if a sound reason for
not having t h e game can be given, let us
have it.
The schedule is open this year. The
game could be easily arranged next year.
But these two or three "die-hards" are
When a car is t r a v e l i n g at 60 miles per
hour, it cannot be stopped in less t h a n 222
feet. And that is under ideal conditions—
a situation which is very seldom met in
actual driving.
To stop in that distance requires per­fect
road conditions, good tires, good
brakes, and split second reaction on the
p a r t of the driver. During one second's
i n a t t e n t i o n you travel 88 feet!
Don't get us wrong. We do not mean to
say that 60 miles per hour is too fast to
drive. Accidents are not caused by fast
driving. They are caused by driving too
fast for the existing conditions.
The safe driving speed at anytime de­pends
on many things—visibility, condi­t
i on of the road, condition of the car,
brakes and tires, and, of course, t h e driv­e
r ' s ability. At times 60 may be a perfect­ly
safe speed while at other time 30 may
be too fast.
Conversely, driving too slow is j u s t as
dangerous as driving too fast. Note the
"Sunday driver" poking along at 25 or
30 enjoying the scenery. Cars usually line
up behind him waiting for a chance to
pass. Sooner or later one gets impatient
and attempts to pass on a hill and—.
Maybe you don't think you should
worry about such things. Maybe you're a
fatalist when your number comes up and
t h e r e ' s nothing you can do about it.
But how about the fellow in the other
car? Is he a fatalist? And how about your
wife—is she a fatalist? And the baby—
is he a fatalist or is he too young to know
about such things?
Take it easy when driving. You'll live
longer.
A Dash of Bitters By Jim Fotrester Just One Voice
—Cut courtesy the Montgomery Examiner
The Plastic Tower
The Alabama House of Representatives has refused to
concur with the Senate regarding the "no Auburn-Alabama
game—no appropriation" absurdity. For this, I am thankful.
And an absurdity it was. Everyone wants to see the two
schools play; t h e r e is no doubt about t h a t . But t h e Senate was
absolutely out of order in mak
Keep the Faith
Dr. Joseph Leese, assuciate professor in
psychology, says that religion is based on
faith.
Many a student has come to college and
found that his religious faith has been
s h a t t e r e d or at least shaken. These
students sometimes lose all conception of
t h e word religion and its true meaning
i n an individual's life.
Perhaps this is as it should be, however.
For it would be a poor college or univer­s
i ty that did not cause one to t h i n k about
his beliefs—religious and otherwise. Then
too it would be a p6or student who could
not l e a r n n ew things and acquire a broad­er
vision about history, economics, and
chemistry and still r e m a i n stagnant in the
r e a lm of religion. Being unsettled or hav­ing
doubt in one's mind is a.good thing if
i t stirs one to new discoveries.
The main trouble w i t h most of us is t h at
we do not and are not willing to pass from
t h e kingdom of i n h e r i t e d religion into the
democracy of experienced religion. It is
r e a l l y much easier to sit back and take
someone else's opinion t h a t to go and find
our for ourselves. We're lazy.
Many of the so-called problems in re­ligion
that students think can only hap­pen
h e r e really occur to everyday people.
But people outside of college have to face
t h e same problems each day. The differ­ence
is that we in college are in a better
position to dig down and find out t h e why
and the wherefore of these things that oc­cur
and cause doubt and find out what is
t h e real truth.
One of the main troubles with college"
students is that they give up the faith
t h a t they have without finding something
better. Some students cannot find the
same satisfaction in believing in God as
t h e y once did when they were children.
The same picture of God does not present
itself to them now as it did when they
were in grade school several years ago.
The main trouble is that these students
a r e t r y i n g to get peace of mind by denying
t h e existence of God.
A suggestion for students who have
doubts about religion that they did not
have at home is this: Do not give up your
f a i th until you are sure that you have
something better. Your hometown religion
might have been inadequate but it was at
.least so sincere it changed human lives by
i t s sincerity. Don't become stagnant. Com­ing
off to college should mean the moving
out of one house, the old, and into an­other,
the new. /
ing such a resolution. As the At­lanta
Journal stated editorially,
"The circumstance gives an idea
of the importance rootball has
achieved in the minds of a great
many men of middle or late
age."
Alabama's statesmen, however,
h a v e not yet
&W:' :W r e a c h e d the
! height attained
| by the Arkan­sas
legislature a
few years ago.
After the field
general of the
proud "Razor-backs,"
as they
are l o v i n g ly
known, had es­sayed
a p l ay
whiicih back­fired
and gave the other team a
touchdown, the solons in Little
Rock passed a statute that makes
it a misdemeanor, punishable
with 12 months at hard labor,
for a quarterback for the Uni­versity
of Arkansas to call a for­ward
pass play within his own
20-yard line.
* * *
S p e a k i n g of absurdities, I '
don't think I have ever seen
anything which quite approach­ed
the poor taste of a syndicated
cartoon by Burck which appear­ed
in the Montgomery Adver­tiser.
The cartoon depicted an
ectoplasmic looking mother of
Harry Truman leaving the White
Jennings
House, and was captioned, "Now
Harry,'Be A Good Boy While
I'm Gone." This poor man's blithe
spirit was pointing with the
hand of a ditch digger and her
head was turned completely to
the rear, 180 degrees. (Human
beings can't do it. Only birds—
they have only one occipital con­dyle.)
But to top it off, she was
wearing a hat that looked like
the grille of a '32 model Pontiac.
Burck, some guys never get the
word!
* * *
The best epithet I have heard
lately was tossed by Ginny Wil­liamson
the other day while we
were having a cup of coffee. A
slouchy coed sauntered into the
Grille and flopped down in a
booth. Ginny took another sip of
coffee, looked disdainfully, and
said with the contempt she"'so
richly deserved, "She doesn't
have enough sex appeal to se­duce
a sex maniac."
* * *
Mitch Sharpe submitted this
poem in answer to the rather
vague poem by Luke Smith
which appeared last week in
The'Planisman:
Where is it? The out house—
Fallen in? Couldn't be!
Grandpa with the high pitched
voice . . .
Wait . . .
Darn you, tornado,
Blowing away the privy!
Now I'll never know, never.
Letters to the Editor
DDT Discovered Years Ago
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichlorethane, t he
now familiar DDT, was discovered in
1874 by a Swiss chemical student, Qthmar
Zeidler. His formula was overlooked un­t
i l 1939 when the Swiss Government used
i t to fight a plague of potato bugs, and
powerful men. So powerful, in fact that later released it to the U. S. Army Medi-thousands
upon thousands of alumni and cal Corps which developed it as t h e most
s t u d e n t s a r e n ' t s t r o n g enough to cope w i t h effective weapon against typhus and oth-them.
er insect-borne plagues.
The Plainsman: , ,
Dear Editor:
Just a word of appreciation:
Students often think of pro­fessors
as men doing their duty.
They do far more than that;
they are never too busy to help
others.
I have just completed my work
for the M.S. degree which I shall
receive Aug. 30 and I wish to
express my appreciation for the
courtesies extended me in that
endeavor.
The history department under
which I worked was never too
busy to stop and help me in look­ing
for material. The librarian
went to great pains to find need­ed
information when requested.
And Mr. William Dryden Baugh-man
was exceptionally helpful in
any request I or others had to
make.
It was a pleasure working un­der
such a system as those. Dr.
W. R. Patrick of the English de­partment
never considered him­self
too busy to be of service
when needed. "*>
So often one takes these things
for granted as part of the school's
work. No, they are above the
days work. They are what makes
a man appreciate a t t e n d i ng
school at Auburn.
Sincerely yours,
J. A. Smoake
Minister,
First Christian Church
Athens, Alabama
Letter to the Editol:
Dear Editor:
I have noticed that most of
the bulletin boards in all of the
school buildings have papers and
announcements on them that
range from one week to eight
months old. There was actually
a pep-rally announcement for the
Georgia Tech game on the bulle­tin
board in Samford Hall. May­be
the cheerleaders are just get­ting
a little ahead for this year;
however, I would like to suggest
that anyone who happens to
notice out of date announcements
on any bulletin board should
certainly pull them down and de­posit
same in the nearest trash
can.
Sincerely,
Jim Watson.
Dear Editor:
Recently, a good friend of mine
was notified by the registrar's
office that she couldn't graduate
this quarter. This was due to
the laxity of the powers that be
in the Registrar's Office.
Her credits were checked last
quarter in her dean's office, and
they said she could graduate this
' quarter. Two weeks ago, upon in­vestigation
of her records, they
found that she had been carrying
overloads for the past four quar­ters,
at times without the neces­sary
average. Nothing was ever
said to her about it, but now, they
have penalized her eight hours.
This means that she will have to
take another quarter's work in
order to get her degree.
Why does the registrar's office
allow such things to happen?
Signed,
1 Peeved - -
For those of you who are fed
up with the steady rise of prices
and who are convinced that there
has never before been anything
like it, here is proof that inflation
here is as old as the nation. It
is taken from a letter written in
1779 by Benjamin Franklin, in
France, to his daughter in Phila­delphia.
"When I began to read your
account of the high prices of
goods, 'a pair of gloves seven dol­lars,
a yard of common gauze 24
dollars, and that it is required a
fortune of maintain a family in a
very plain way,' I expected you
would conclude with telling me,
that everybody as well as your­self
was grown frugal and in­dustrious;
and I could scarce be­lieve
my eyes in reading for­ward,
that 'there never was so
much dressing and pleasure going
on,' and that you yourself want­ed
'black pins and feathers' from
France to appear, I suppose, in
the mode!
"This leads me to imagine,
that perhaps it is not so much
that the goods are grown dear,
as that the money is grown cheap,
as everything else will do when
excessively plenty; and that peo­ple
are still as easy nearly in
their circumstances as when a
pair of gloves might be had for
half a crown. The war indeed
may in some degrees raise the
prices of goods, and the high
taxes which are necessary to sup­port
the war may make our
frugality necessary; and, as I am
always preaching that doctrine.
I cannot in conscience or in dec­ency
encourage the contrary, by
my example, in furnishing my
children with foolish modes and
luxuries. I therefore send all the
articles you desire that are use­ful
and necessary, and omit the
rest; for, as you say, you should
'have great pride in wearing any­thing
I send, and showing it as
your father's taste,' I must avoid
giving you an opportunity of do­ing
that with either lace or
feathers. If you wear your cam­bric
ruffles as I do, and take care
not to mend the holes, they will
come in time to be lace; and
feathers, my dear girl, may be
had in America from every cock's
tail". -
By Jim Bradley
By Ralph Jennings
Guest Column By Milch Sharpe
An evaluation of the recent
ROTC summer Camp held at Ft.
Benning seems to be in order.
Since this camp is the first one
helcl since 1941, a number of
problems arose which have never
arisen before.
One of the most salient fea­tures
of the camp was the fact
that at least ninety five percent
of the students were veterans of
some branch of the armed forces.
This particular feature posed
several problems which were
both detrimental and beneficial
as far as the camp as a whole
was concerned.
As veterans of the army or
navy or marine corps, most of
the men had experienced mili­tary
discipline and for the most
part learned when to accept it.
But on the other hand, they had
learned, also, to recognize the
limits of military discipline. That
is where military discipline left
of and the well known "chicken"
started.
Being veterans of many differ­ent
types of service, there was
an overall knowledge of military
procedure and customs which
give the veteran an added ad­vantage
over the non-veteran
student. Such minor fine points
of army dogma as "customs of
the service" and "military re­spect
for senior (brand new
package for the same old mer­chandise
"superior") officers".
The camp as a whole was a
success which must have been
anticipated by the Military De­partment.
The instruction with a
few Major (OHS) exceptions was
excellent. The demonstrations
given by The Infantry School
were both informative and inter­esting.
The field work was rele­gated
to a more or less minor
position by seemingly unimport­ant
lectures and demonstrations,
while interesting or engineering,
had little bearing on the subject
artillery. However what f i e ld
work there was afforded a maxi­mum
of instruction in a mini­mum
of time allotted.
Much discussion has been giv­en
to the fact that So and So
was a Such and Such. There were
eight balls on both sides of the
fence . . . among the brass and
among the students. Condemna­tion
of individuals for this rea­son
ran high in both camps. Most
of the students were opinionated
before coming to camp. Their
opinions were either confirmed
or nullified after being in camp
for some time. Most of the opin­ions
formed by the instructors
concerning the capabilities and
probabilities of the various stu­dents
materialized after reaching
camp. A lot of the griping done
was uncalled for and put of or­der.
There were several things en­countered
during the courses
which might be altered and with
extremely beneficial results as
far as morale goes. The number
of absurd details which were to
be pulled at the inconvenience
of the students could easily be
reduced with out any catastro­phic
consequences. The training
program could be radically re­vised
and with an eye more to­ward
instruction in individual
branches rather than a confusing
hodge podge of a little instruc­tion
in every branch. The offi­cers
might remember that. the
students are, theoretically, future
officers and should treat them-accordingly.
The students should
remember the same and act cor­respondingly.
Maybe Howard Hughes did
fail to produce the airplanes that
the government ordered—maybe
he did not. Every time our na­tional
politicans make a big silly
mistake and s p e n d a huge
amount of the taxpayer's money
they are quick to try and place
the blame on some individual
or corporation. This to me is a
very poor cover for such a mis­take.
* * *
Operation marriage has pan­ned
out very successful here at
the Mell Street
1 H o u s e. Last
• " night the girls
from the "Farm
House" d r o ve
over h e r e in
their wagon.
Miss G r a v es
had forgotten to
feed the team
before coming
^- over so she had
Bradley to drive back
for feed. Miss O'Kelley of the
"Georgian House" came over and
brung her little girls that are
kept in constant strain from
house work. They really enjoyed
a break.
* •* *
Don't know if I ever told you
about the first train I saw or
not but if I haven't I am now
about to tell you. When I was
just a young tot back in Arkan-saw
my dad says to me one
day. "Son I want you to go to
town today with me. There's a
train acoming through and I want
you to see it."
We hitched up the horse to
the buggy and started out. Just
before we got there dad stops the
buggy and says, "Son I'm afraid
Result that's the name of our
horse) might get scared when
she sees the train. I guess we'll
unhitch her and let you pull us
on in to town."
I nodded and jumped out of
the buggy and quickly took the
place of Result, and started on
toward town. On my way in I
thought of how silly it was that
old horse Result would get
scared of a train and run away
with the buggy.
We were almost to the town
when I saw the thing coming.
"Here she comes son," yelled Pa.
Holy mackerel—when I look­ed
up and saw that train acomin
I bolted worse than a scared
horse. I turned and ran across
an open field, and out through
The field toward home. Dad was
yelling and pulling on the reins
but couldn't stop me. When I got
home I didn't have the buggy
behind me. I had lost dad. I was
scared out of my wits . . . Today
I stand full grown and I don't
ride trains.
The Exchange Post By Irv Steinberg
"Does my practicing make you
nervous?" asked the thoughtful
but persistent saxophone player.
"It did when I first heard the
neighbors talking about it," said
the man next door, "but now I-don't
care what happens to you."
—Better Living
* * *
Dr. Wassermann, the scientist
who discovered a test for syphil-lis,
was accosted on the street
one .day by a stranger, who ask­ed:
"Are you Dr. Wassermann?"
"I am," answered Dr. Wasser­mann.
"Are you positive?" the
man asked.
—The American Freeman
* * *
From the University of Ala­bama,
comes the definition of a
sorority house . . . It's been de­fined
as an institution of yearn­ing.
,*
* * *
And there's the guy who cross­ed
kangaroos and raccoons and is
now raising fur coats with pock­ets.
—Flight Plan
* * *
Howard Hughes is now con­vinced
there is more safety in
numbers than there is in figures!
—Mobile Press
* * *
Prof: "So you think you could
end all unemployment, do you?
And just how would you ac­complish
that, may I ask?"
College Vet: "It's simple. I'd
just put all the men in the world
on one island, and all the women
on another."
Prof: "But how would that
solve the unemployment prob­lem!"
•
Vet: "Why they'd all be build­ing
boats!"
—Army Times
* * *
Engineering courses led among
those being taken by GIs in col­leges
and universities with 171,-
885 veterans enrolled. Business
administration, with 125,000 was
next, and an additional 73,820
were taking other b u s i n e ss
courses. Liberal arts courses had
a total enrollment of 356,557.
* * *
(Loud yipping and yelling).
What's the idea of making all
that noise?
It's the Indian in me.
On what side are you Indian?
On the inside. I just swallowed
a buffalo nickel.
—'Bama Beam .
* * *
Bus Driver: "Do as you do
when you go to church, folks.
Move to the back."
—Better Living.
* * *
Lehigh University has a plan
whereby the student body may
express their opinion of instruc­tors
and courses. These opinions-are
brought to the attention of
the authorities.
* * *
"My roommate fell down the
stairs last night with two* pints
of gin."
"Did he spill any?"
"No, he kept his mouth closed."
—Ohio State Engineer
Jalopy Talk
By Wayne Spraggins
"So to speak!"
Last week I was in Houston,
Texas. Out there, as well as here,
there is still every type of auto­mobile
that will run-running.
Being at a garage getting a minor
repair on my "chug-a-lug", I
heard a peculiar noise inside
the building. Turning and look­ing
in the direction of the in­describable
noise, I saw and
heard the following:
"Yes, Sir", said the tanned
cowboy in a battered '29 Ford as
he rolled to a stop in the garage
next to the foreman, "I've done
.._, e v e r y thing I
j know to do to
i this j a l o p y . I
d o n ' t k n ow
what's the mat­ter
with it. It
just, w e l l , I
d o n ' t k n ow
what. E v e ry
time I start it,
it j u s t well,
Spraggins pardner, I can't
describe it. And, to tell the
truth, when I go down a hill, or
try to get up a grade, darn if I
know just what it does. There is
something I just, well, I don't
know, I just can't describe it.
And when it, well, pardner, just
like I sed, I dem't know."
Well," was the foreman's an­swer,
"I can install something or
other, I just don't know what.
And I can squirt, you know what
in its innards. And I can sell you
a couple of this or that, I'm not
sure what. I'm sure, pardner,
that after I do something or oth­er,
I guess, I mean, your car will
will run something or other."
1
Umbach Announces
PE Program Switch
Coach "Swede" Umbach, di­rector
of the men's physical edu­cation
depai'tment, has announc­ed
a complete change in the PE
program for freshmen. If certain
tests of ability are not passed, a
basic physical training course
will be offered to the student.
"Some freshmen," said Coach
Umbach, "have never had physi­cal
education in any form. They
can't even do push-ups. For these,
we have worked out a coordinat­ed
plan involving weight-lifting
and general calisthenics. When
they complete these fundamental
courses, they will be eligible for
the regular sports program."
Two experts in gymnastics will
be brought to Auburn in Septem­ber
to facilitate execution of the
new PE program.
Added to the planned fresh­man
program will be golf and
swimming for advanced students.
Experienced coaches, John Bor-chardt
and Charles Nader, will
instruct these courses. Each stu­dent
enrolled in these classes
will use equipment purchased by
the college.
FLETCHER APPOINTED
TO HI SCHOOL POST
Carl Fletcher, who played end
on Coach Jack Meagher's 1942.
Tiger football team, and who re­turned
from the Army to play
under Coach Carl Voyles last
season, has accepted the job of
head high school football coach
at. Ft. Walton, Florida. Carl, who
was benched most of last season
because of a knee injury received
his degree in Physical Education
from Auburn last quarter.
He played high school football
in Gadsden, but now resides in
Birmingham. While at Auburn,
Carl received his letter in base­ball
as well as football. Ft. Wal­ton
will have its first football
team in the history of the school
when Fletcher takes over this
fall.
WATCHES
SILVERWARE
JEWELRY
Gifts For Every
Occasion
Co-recreational Play
Continues Until Exams
Miss Martha Walton, who is in
charge of the summer co-recrea­tional
program, announced this
week that the summer tourna­ments
will continue until final
exams start. She stated that the
crowds haven't been turning out
for the bridge tournaments dur­ing
the past two weeks as well
as they did the initial night, and
expressed hopes that attendance
will, be better this week. Th&
gym will be open each Tuesday
and Thursday nights from 7 to
10, and everyone is invited to take
part in the ping pong, bridge,
swimming, or badminton con­tests.
t
MEET YOUR COACH
Along
the
Bench
By Jack Simms
EYES TESTED
GLASSES FITTED
It's Smart to Shop at
Moore Jewelry
Co.
OPELIKA, ALA
COACH DAN McMULLEN
(above), who is the "Mr. Five
by Five" of SEC coaches, is
beginning his third year at Au­burn.
Although he was born in
Kansas, McMullen played his
collegiate football at the Uni­versity
of Nebraska where he
gained all-American honors.
After graduation, he played
nine years of professional ball
with such teams as the New
York Giants and the Chicago
Bears. Upon retiring from the
pro circles, he accepted the
job of line coach at Nebraska
State College. It was there that
he produced some of the great­est
lines the Midwest has ever
known. After leaving N.S.U.,
he 'went to Wyoming Universi­ty
where he was coaching when
the War broke out. The school
dropped football and Dan made
the long jump to Georgia,
where he was a civilian physi­cal
instructor in the Ga. Pre-flight
Program. In July of 1945,
Coach Voyles persuaded him to
come to Auburn as "B" team
coach. If you drop down to
the football field this fall,
you'll see him telling his "B"
team in his loudest voice just
what to do.
LOST: A pair of rimless per-scription
glasses in a brown
case on Thursday. July 17, be­tween
Jake's Joint and the ten­nis
courts. If found please call
Jeanette Lindsay at 525-J for
reward.
Since I returned to the Plains last September, I have
heard only pessimistic statements as to the whereabouts of
that famous Auburn SPIRIT. Some say it is dead, while
others have told me that it is only resting and will return
when the veterans disappear from the campus.
If it is dead, who killed it? If it isn't dead, when will it
again be Auburn's pride and joy? As to the first question,
I don't believe it will ever die, but I think that the blame
for its recent departure can be laid directly on the shoulders
of two groups . . . the merchants, and the fraternities! As
long as the merchants were behind our football coach, the
SPIRIT prevailed, but since the coming of our present re­gime,
the merchants and townfolk have done their best to
discourage athletics . . . and it is only through sports that
this great thing we call SPIRIT can prevail.
Even before the 1947 football season has begun, the peo­ple
of Auburn are telling the students how few games the
team will win. For the past three years, the merchants have
been blowing off, now is a good time for them to shut up
and give the school a chance!!
As for the fraternities, they were the SPIRIT in pre-war
days. Now, with so many older men in the organizations,
they seem to have lost their pep and zest for the school. If
they could regain it by football season, we would have the
greatest school SPIRIT in the country . . . sometimes we
don't think a player is much good, but at least we know he
is doing his best. Let's help them and let them know we are
behind them . . . what do you say, let's try.
* * *
Last week's front page story on the Auburn-Alabama
athletic, question was built around a poll of ten individuals
and their statements. I do not wish to criticize any individual
for expressing his ideas on the subject, but I do not think
thai an accurate cross-section of the Auburn students can be
gotten from 10 individuals.
* * * ^
Although the clause about Auburn and Alabama being
made to play each other was thrown out of the educational
appropriation bill by the House, it accomplished its purpose.
During the past decade, a great deal of pressure has been
brought to bear on the governing authorities at the Universi­ty.
Each year has seen that pressure mount, and if the sub­ject
is kept before the public by the students of both schools,
the Administration of the University will soon have the
choice of pulling in its neck, or of seeing it chopped off.
The students of both schools want to see sports resumed, and
it is through them that the action will be taken.
* * *
Auburn is expected to draw close tp 195,000 football fans,
a record for the Tigers. For the Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt,
and Mississippi State games, they will draw roughly 72,000
persons. The twelve schools in the conferenpe are slated to
pack the stands to capacity in 42 of the 83 games that are pn
the schedule. All told, it has been estimated that 2,370,000
football fans will see a SEC team perform this fall . . . not
bad, someone can buy his wife a fur coat.
* * *
The West End American Legion Junior Baseball team
really took over the all-star team that was chosen after the
play-offs. They placed five members on the honorary dia­mond
nine, while Mobile had four and Huntsville was repre­sented
with one.
MEET YOUR TEAM
O H! BOY!
FRESH PEACHES GO INTO
OUR ICE CREAM — THE
FLAVOR OF THE MONTH
For a real taste treat try our wonderful F R 0 Z RITE
Peach Ice Cream. Perfect for desserts, for parties, and for
between meal snacks. Try some today!
Dairyland Farm
and
Opelika Creamery
West End Team Plays
In Meet At Florence
West End American Legion
Junior Baseball Team, who won
the State Championships here
last week, will move to Florence,
S. C. for the Southeastern Play­offs
Aug. 14-16. Other teams to
participate in the play-offs will
be Atlanta's Gate City Cardinals,
Jacksonville's Post 9, and the
Greenwood Emeralds.
The winner of that meet will
play in the sectional tournament
at Sumpter, S. C. against the
winners of the other two districts.
From these play-offs, a team will
be chosen to represent the South
in the American Legion World
Series at Los Angeles, California,
and the winners there will re­ceive,
expenses paid, a trip to
the major league's World Series.
FOR SALE: 1936-74 Harley-
DayidsQti motorcycle. Good
condition and r e a s o n a b ly
priced. See J. H. Davis at Cot­tage
6-A Graves Center.
FOR SALE: One 1942 Alma
21-foot house trailer. Excellent
condition. Shady location one
block from campus. Reasonable
price. Can be seen at 242% E.
Magnolia or call 554-W.
TYPING: If you need typing
done such as themes, term pap­ers,
and thesis', call Mrs. R. L.
Cook at 956-J or come by 122
Thomas St.
FOUND:. Purse containing
money and valuables. Owner
please call by 212 Samford
Hall and see Mrs. Bevis.
FOR SALE: One used Rem-ntinglon
typewriter in good
condition for $55. Call 887-M
or come by Apartment 17-A at
Graves Center.
DON BRAUSE (above) is
one of the two members of the
1947 Tiger grid Squad who was
held as a prisoner of war. As
a member of the Army Infan­try,
Don spent eight months as
a POW in - a German Concen­tration
Camp. Although he is
only 5' 8" ,tall and weighs only
178, this '24 , year. old fullback
was one; of • Auburn's leading
line-busters last season. Fast
and with maximum power • for
his. weight, Don was always a
headache for "the opposition.
Because of his ability on the
baseball field, arid because- his
home-town is New Britain,
Conn., teammates pinned the
title of "Yankee Clipper" on
him. Don is a junior in me­chanical
engineering.
Softball Finals
Next Wed. Evening at 7:30
the finals of the summer soft-ball
play-offs will be held on
Drake field. This game will
determine the campus cham­pions.
There will be no admis­sion
charge to witness this
battle, and everyone is in­vited
to attend.
The play-offs are being held
in the double elimination man­ner,
and as this paper goes to
press, the two teams who will
fight it out Wednesday have
not been decided so we are
unable to give you the line­ups.
Sellout Crowd Expected
For Georgia Grid Game
Jeff Beard, Business Manager
for the Auburn Athletic Associa­tion,
announced last week that
with the exception of a few end
zone seats, Auburn's allotment
of tickets for the Georgia foot­ball
game Nov. 15, have been
sold. He also announced that re­serve
seats "for the homecoming
game with La. Tech on Oct. 4 are
gone, but general admission
duckets are still available. Tic­kets
for the Tulane, Florida, Van­derbilt,
Mississippi State, and
Clemson game are still available
and may be bought at the field
house. ...
Students will be allowed to
purchase a set number of tick­ets
through the use of their stu­dent
activity book.
AUBURN STUDENT
BUYS MORRIS
RESTAURANT
Bob White, junior in business
management from Uniontown
and Centerville, has purchased
Morris Restaurant on College St.
A freshman here in 1929, Bob
dropped out of school and later
saw service in the Southwest
Pacific. He has been back in col­lege
two years.
Realizing that the business
will be a good lab for his work in
college, Bob is combining good
business sense with his educa­tional
pursuits.
The restaurant, he says, spec­ializes
in steaks, seafoods, and
short orders. It will seat 122 peo­ple.
An ardent Auburn booster, Bob
Summer Tournaments
Are Behind Schedule
The intramural summer tour­naments
are not moving as fast
as they shquld be, and unless all
players play their matches this
week, final exams will interfere
with the tournaments. Coach
Evans announced that the tennis,
golf, and badminton tournaments
are all at least one round be­hind
schedule, and unless these
games are played this week, de­faults
will have to be forced on
the players. When the schedules
were made out, Coach Evans al­lowed
plenty of time for the
tournaments to be played before
finals, and if all participants will
play their matches promptly,
there will be no conflict between
the matches and final exam
"cramming".
expects to put his establishment
into the middle of the Auburn
Spirit. A large mural of a bengal
tiger will soon adorn one wall, a
radio will be connected with the
juke box so that students who
do not attend the football games
this fall can sip coffee and listen.
Bob hopes to make his restaur­ant
a success by serving good
food at reasonable prices. His
motto is "Fatten 'em up, and
they'll come back."
PHARMACY SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Auburn branch of tha
American Pharmaceutical Asso­ciation
elected officers for the
coming year on July 29.
'-' C. J. Benton was chosen presi­dent;
Clayton Kyser, vice-presi­dent;
Feme Dobbins, secretary;
Parker Williams, treasurer, and
Davy Dawson, reporter.
Members decided to hold a
barbecue at Chevvacla which was
scheduled for tomorrow.
FOR RENT: Furnished two
bed room house with lights,
water and telephone furnished
in Gold Hill. Phone George
Robertson at Waverly 2368.
Quality Laundry and
Dry Cleaning, Inc.
BRANCH OFFICE * ,
"Next to Alumni Hall"
Phone 398 or 1041
Students tqke advantage of our Cash and Carry prices by
bringing your laundry and dry cleaning to our branch office
on College Street.
We have now added a Tailor to owr branch office for your convience.
All types of tailoring accepted—Ladies and Gentlemens work
—*
•THEATRE*
WED.-THURS..
AUG. 13-14
BUD ABBOT
and
LOU COSTELLO
\
in
BUCK PRIVATES
COME HOME
CHIEFS
Sinclair Service Station
&
Chief's U-Drive-It
PHONE 446
Chief's Is Proud
To Salute
Harry M.
Barnes, Jr.
As an outstanding
member of the stu- |§
dent body.
Harry, a senior in
aeronautical adminis-
• tration from Mont­gomery,
is a c t i ng
president of the Stu­dent
Executive Cabi­net;
member of ODK;
H Squires; Publications
1
Board; past chairman
of Ring Committee;
S t u d e n t Relations
Committee; IAS; and
Phi Delta Theta so­cial
fraternity.
WHERE THE AUBURN STUDENTS TRAQE
FRIDAY ONLY
- •
AUGUST 15
TOM SAWYER
with
TOM KELLY
MAY ROBSON
'JACKIE MORAN
SATURDAY ONLY
August 16
QUEEN OF THE
AMAZONS,
with
ROBERT LOWERY
and
PATRICIA MORISON
SUN. & MON.
AUG. 17-18
HONEYMOON
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
FRANCHOT TONE
GUY MADISON
TUESDAY ONLY
AUGUST 19
LITTLE MR. JIM
with
JAMES CRAIG
FRANCES GILLFORD
.. also
Selected shorts
6—THE PLAINSMAN
Take It From Watson!
Wednesday, August 13, 1947^iU|)urn Graduate May
MENS' GLEE CLUB WILL SERENADE
MONTEVALLO GIRLS SATURDAY
>^ By Jim Watson
The Men's Glee Club will pre­sent
a concert in Montevallb
Saturday. Although this will be
the last concert tour this quarter,
for some peculiar reason the boys
seem to be over-anxious to go to
Montevallo, p o s s i b l y because
there is an interesting museum
or, a large library there. As a
matter of fact, one boy was in
such a hurry to get to Monteval­lo
that he set out on a bicycle
. . . but my chain broke.
At Montevallo, the boys will
sleep in one of the girls dormi*
tories and eat in the girls dining
hall. Of course there are a few
minor details that have to be
worked out first. After the con­cert,
the Alabama College girls
will throw a gigantic dance in
honor of Auburn's crooners.
On Saturday morning, a 36-
passenger bus from the Tiger
Bus Company will take the 35
members of the Glee Club to
Montevallo (One of the boys
takes tip two seats). They expect
to arrive in that fair city in time
to present a short vaudeville act
in the dining hall for the eve­ning
meal.
x The conductor of the Glee
Club, Mr. S. Turner Jones, alias
."The Baton", said: "I think that
College Announces
Nineteen Recent
Faculty Additions
Nineteen new faculty members
were appointed this week. All
will assume duties in September.
Nine appointments made by
the school of agriculture are:
Franklin L. Davis, professor of
soils; Alto E. Royer, assistant
professor of soils; H a r o l d J.
Smith, assistant professor of ani­mal
husbandry; K. H. Garren, as­sociate
professor of botany; Don­ald
E. Davis, assistant professor
of botany; Joseph C. Moore, as­sistant
professor of horticulture;
C. W. Leace, assistant professor
of forestry; R. B. Polk, instructor
in forestry, and Jesse P. Ridge-way,
superintendent of experi­mental
fish ponds. /
Others are Robert S. Thomson,
associate professor of applied
arts; E. A. Worthington, assistant
professor of chemistry; R. Paul
Terrel, associate professor of
economics; Carl Benson, assist­ant
professor of English; James
F. Dolson, English instructor;
Paul Haynes, associate professor
of English; H. W. Wilson, English
instructor; James H. Grisham, as­sistant
professor of history, and
Russell Cowan, associate profes­sor
of mathematics.
a trip to a girl's college is a won­derful
idea, but my wife is go­ing."
Edna Earle Bass, accompa­nist
on the ivories, said that she
had much rather go to Marion
Military Institute.
The members voted to go
dressed formal, meaning that
they would have to wear shoes.
But regardless of what any pub­licity
manager can say, the club
always presents a most enjoy­able
concert: 35 voices blended
in the singing of novelty ar­rangements,
Negro spirituals, and
grand old college songs.
The Glee Club hopes to build
up its membership to 100 men
during the concert tours next
quarter. Anyone interested in
joining should contact Mr, Turn­er
Jones in the Music Depart­ment
over Toother's Corner.
FACULTY FACES
Get Metropolitan
Opera Contract
John Druary, graduate of Au­burn
and member of ATO fra­ternity,
will go to New York
City September 1 to study voice
under one of the outstanding
teachers and coaches of the coun­try.
A Metropolitan Opera con­tract
is predicted for him.
Last Christmas John went to
New York to consult Herman
Weigert, (distinguished coach and
husband of Metropolitan soprano,
Astrid Varnay), concerning a
change from baritone to heroic
tenor. The appointment was ar­ranged
by Osie Hawkins, Metro­politan
Opera bass-baritone from
Phenix- City who performed last
night in Langdon Hall. Hawkins
and Druary have both studied
voice in Atlanta under Marga­ret
Hecht, former grand opera
soprano from Vienna.
For the past six years Druary
has been the baritone in the
choir of the First Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta.
Druary, a native of Fairfax,
served four years as an officer
in the Field Artillery in Europe.
He was discharged as a captain.
Scene 'Round The Campus
"won't help the men who really
fought the war, for the men who
really fought the war will be get­ting
out of college soon."
(The writer has an opposite
opinion in this matter.)
Free Movie . . .
. . . sponsored by Student Social
Life Committee, will be shown
at 8 p. m. in Langdon. Students
admitted upon showing of cash­ier's
receipt.
Exam Schedule
All subjects carrying less than 5 hours credit, unless in "Special
Schedule" below, will be held at the last class meeting prior to
Thursday, August, 28.
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Examinations in subjects carrying 5 hours credit scheduled at
hours indicated, unless in "Special Schedule" below, will be held
as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 28 — 8 a. m. Classes 8:30 - 11 a. m.
2: p. m. Classes 1 - 3:30 p. m.
10 a. m. Classes 3 : 3 0 - 6 p. m.
Friday, Aug. 29 — 9 a. m. Classes 8:30 - 11 a. m.
3 p. m Classes 1 - 3:30 p. m.
11 a. m. Classes 3:30 - 6 p. m.
Saturday, Aug. 30 — 1 p. m. Classes 8:30 - 11 a. m.
4 p. m. Classes 1 - 3:30 p. m.
5 p. m. Classes 3:30 - 6 p. m.
SPECIAL SCHEDULE
The scene above was captured by photographer Paid Midler in a chemical engi­neering
lab this quarter. Pat Archdeacon, the little guy with the pencil, apparently
disagrees with either the pressure gage or a fellow student.
' : ^
Announcement
P. M. Norton, local coordi­nator
of veterans affairs, asked
that all veterans who do not
plan to register for the fall
quarter report to his office be­fore
leaving Auburn. Graduat­ing
seniors should report also,
Mr. Norton said.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
BEGINS ORGAN SERIES
The first in a series .of Sunday
afternoon organ r e c i t a l s was
heard Sunday at the Episcopal
Church.
Church officials e x p r e s s ed
hope that the idea will become
a regular . Sunday afternoon fea­ture.
Wesley Ellis, student in the
school of architecture and allied
arts, opened • the series.
The public is cordially invited
to the next series at the Episco­pal
Church Sunday at 5:15 p. m.
Thursday, Aug. 21 —
Tuesday, Aug. 26 —
Wednesday, Aug. 27 —
Thursday, Aug. 28 —
Friday, Aug. 29 —
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Current Events
ROTC
English 100 & 101
English 102 & 104
History 107
Economics 101 & 201
Economics 102
I Special for Graduation Seniors Only — Graduation exercises:
Sat., Aug. 30, at 7 p. m. List will be furnished instructors by Regis­trar's
Office, Examinations regularly scheduled for Sat., Aug. 30,
will be held Wed., Aug 27.
Important: Reporting of grades—Grades of graduating seniors
should be reported as soon as possible after examinations. All other
grades should be filed with the Registrar's Office by noon, Mon.,
Sept. 1, in order that student grade reports may be mailed begin­ning
Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Registration: Students now in college will register August" 22 &
25 (as announced). Late registration fee of $5 will be charged be­ginning
Tuesday, Aug. 26, and will increase at the rate of $1 for
each day registration is delayed to a maximum of $10. Registration
of students not now in college will be held Sept. 23-27 (inclusive.)
Dean Katherine Cater
Katherine C. Cater, Auburn's
young dean of women, had been
here only a few days when she
made her first appearance in a
fraternity dance leadout.
A year after her arrival she's
still keeping Auburn's social life
humming. The*1 summer quarter,
ordinarily a slack period, this
year is filled with street dances,
college-sponsored trips to Che-wacla
Staje Park and free movies
for students. As chairman of the
Social Life Committee, Dean
Cater planned all these in addi­tion
to supervising more than
1000-coeds.
Call any of the four girls'
dormitories .and ask the first girl
who answers to give her opinion
of Dean Cater.
"She's just wonderful—young
enough to understand our prob­lems
and a great fixer-upper,"
one student replied.
A native of Rome, Ga., Dean
Cater came to Auburn last Sep­tember
from Furman University,
Greenville, S. C, where she was
director of- student personnel.
For the Veterans By Luther Smith
Do you, as a resident and citi­zen
of Alabama, want bettei
schools 'and better teachers with­in
those schools? Do you, as a
veteran-'of World War II, want
to live in peace?
'..+. ~ Veterans, without better edu­cational
facilities, without better
instructors, war is dangerously
imminent. You know what war
is. Do you want your children
to find out about it the hard way?
No, you answer. They shall find
out about it the hard way if the
States don't provide better edu­cation
for them; if 3rou don't push
for better education. They will
some d a y be
I marching o v er
foreign battle­fields
with the
fleshless skele­tons
of the dead
of this past war.
It'll be much
| harder for them.
I Have y o u seen
I pictures of these
keloids w h i ch
lave developed
upon the warped
Smith bodies of t he
Japanese who were at Nagasaki
and Hiroshima when atomic
power was released upon them.
If there is another war, your son
will bear the brunt of such lethal
warfare.
Luckily, America has a chance
and you have a.chance to do your
part. On August 26, your vote
will help decide how the state
will use the money from the
state income tax. A "YES" vote
guarantees that this money will
be used to:
1. Provide our children with
better teachers.
2. Pay up to 2000 assessed
value tax exemption on all state
ad valorem taxes on your home.
3. Pay off the income - tax
bonded debt of the State.
4. Pay off the old state debt.
5. Build some needed school
buildings and repair old ones.^
Alabama has already lost. 7000
teachers because of the little
salary paid them. Florida and
T e n n e s s e e , our neighboring
states, have already raised teach­ers'
salaries above ours. A "YES"
vote is a vote for your children's
future, for your future . . .
VOTE AND VOTE "YES."
VOTE FOR EDUCATION AND
PERPETUAL DEMOCRACY!!!
* * *
The AVA is passing out appli­cations
for absentee ballots to all
veterans interested in voting. It
has asked the Council of Deans
to make August 18 a holiday for
all students who wish to register
for voting purposes.
John Monroe, AVA president,
emphasized at the meeting last
Thursday evening that veterans
do not have to pay a poll tax. He
states also that absentee ballots
must be mailed to home districts
by August 20.
• * *
Many veterans on the Auburn
campus, it was discovered at a
meeting of the AVA Executive
Council last Thursday afternoon,
are of the opinion that Congress
delayed action upon the pending
bill for raising veteran students
allowance because of politics.
"They intend," said one Exec
Council member, "to wait until
right before next election time to
pass the bill—which will mean
more veterans' votes for them."
A concensus of opinion at the
Council meeting showed several
members opposed to a raise in
subsistence next January.
"A raise," said one person,