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VOL. LXIV Z-I ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER 12, 1940 No. 19
Gamma Sigma Delta
Picks New Members
23 Seniors in Agriculture Named by Honor
Society; to Be Initiated Wednesday Night
Twenty-three outstanding seniors in agriculture and
agricultural education were named this week for membership
in Gamma Sigma Delta, national honorary agricultural
fraternity. In addition, five men and one woman,
outstanding in Alabama agricultural work, were selected
for membership.
The newly selected members will be initiated at a banquet
Wednesday evening.
Pierce Leads All
Staff Writers on
Homecoming Issue
Bob Anderson Also Does
Great Job as Acting
Editor for Last Week
Sports Editor John Pierce led
the Plainsman staff members in
the number of inches turned in
for the homecoming and extra issues
that were edited last week
by Bob Anderson, managing editor.
Pierce, who wrote almost the
entire copy for the "extra" that
described the Auburn - Clemson
game, turned in 126 inches.
Willard Hayes, Jimmie Gilbert,
Herbert Martin, and Homer
Wright hold second, third, fourth,
and fifth places for the homecoming
issues with 75, 50, 43, and 40
inches respectively.
Only 14 members of the Plainsman's
staff turned in copy for last
week's issue, yet they turned in
a total of more than 526 inches.
Other staff members who turned
in copy for the Plainsman were
Redding Sugg—34 inches, George
Heard—31, Bob Anderson — 27,
Margaret Spidle—24, Boots Stratford—
21, and Albert Scroggins
with 20 inches.
Staff members turning in few
but important column inches in
order that they ranked were Bob
Chisholm,- Mary Poor and Mary
Dean French.
Bob Anderson from Montevallo
proved to many who are not well
acquainted with him that he too
can turn out a good issue of the
Plainsman when the need for such
arises. Bob was acting editor last
week while Dan Hollis, the editor-in-
chief, was attending an Associated
Collegiate Press convention
(Continued on page 4)
Fourteen of the seniors named
are enrolled in agricultural science.
These are: Merlin Bryant,
Dozier; Marlin Camp, Vinemont;
Claude Carter, Weogufka; Rouse
Farnham, Auburn; J. P. Holladay,
Cottonwood; Dan W. Hollis, Headland;
Robert Langford, Opp; Ellis
Prather, Autaugaville; George
Sawada, Crichton; Jimmie Seal,
Auburn; J. D. Sellers, Adamsville;
E. F. Schultz, Citronelle; Henry
Wesson, Brewton; and W. I. Zeig-ler,
Elmore. -
Nine students in agricultural
education were named. These include:
L. O. Baldwin, Ozark; O.
H. Bowden, Cullman; S. L. Davis,
Hamilton; D. R. Griffin, Thorsby;
J. M. Lawrence, Centre; W. V.
Lord, Andalusia; Leslie St. Clair,
New Market; J. E. Thorpe, Miller-ville;
and A. G. Williams, Hamilton.
Dr. Anna Sommer, associate
professor of plant nutrition at
API, was the lone woman named
for membership. The five outstanding
men in Alabama agriculture
who were accorded membership
include two other college
staff members. These are L. 0.
Brackeen, extension editor; and
Dr. W. C. Sherman, associate animal
nutritionist.
From other parts of the state,
three men were named for their
outstanding achievements in agriculture.
These are Commissioner
of Agriculture Haygood Paterson
of Montgomery; Fred Stewart,
superintendent of the Belle Mina
Substation; and Sam Morgan, regional
soil conservationist from
Montgomery.
Members of Gamma Sigma Delta
must rank in the upper 25 per
cent of their class scholastically.
Other points for basis of selection
i n c l u d e , character, leadership
qualities, and participation in extra-
curricular activities. Chapters
are maintained in leading land
grand colleges throughout the nation.
Military Office Releases Non-Com
Appointments for Engineer Regiment
The junior and sophomore appointments
of non-commissioned
officers in the Engineer Regiment
were released by the War Office
recently. There were 122 cadets
who were appointed non-commissioned
officers by Colonel John
J. Waterman with the approval of
Dr. L. N. Duncan.
Those receiving appointments
were as follows:
R. S. Carstens, Regimental Sgt.
Major; E. C. Allen, Regimental
Personnel Sgt. Major; R. B. Clop-ton,
Regimental Color Bearer; R.
M. Harris, Regimental Color Bearer;
Cadet Corporals F. McDowell
and H. L. Malone, Corps Color
Guards; and Cadet Corporals J.
B. Holt and £. B. Sherrill, Regimental
Color Guards.
Cadet Technical Sergeant, C.
U. Smith will act as Battalion
Sergeant Major of the First Battalion.
Non-commissioned officers
of Company "A" are B. Z. Henry,
cadet first sergeant; E. C. Burgin
and R. A. Duke, cadet staff sergeants;
R. C. Gwillim and R. E.
Wilson, cadet sergeants; and W.
H. Ashmore, W. A. Burgess, R. F.
Farrell, J. M. Harbert, W. B.
•Manning, B. G. Peterson and G.
W. Scroggins are the cadet corporals.
L. E. Thigpen will be the cadet
first sergeant of Company "B".
Other officers of Company "B"
are J. A. Pope and W. L. Richmond,
cadet staff sergeants; R.
M. Morton and G. L. Smith, cadet
sergeants; and T. L. Dyer, A. S.
Graham, C. F. Harris, J. G. Johnson,
F. Killingsworth, J. P. Le-wallen
and E. V. Pope, are the
cadet corporals.
Company "C" officers are T.
R. Benning, cadet first sergeant;
F. P. Adams and J. N. Mueller,
cadet staff sergeants; G. A. Austin,
and A. G. Milton, cadet sergeants,
and the cadet corporals
are T. A. Bell, C. W. Cain, J. D.
Grimes, H. G. McGee, C. A. Over-bey,
J. R. Shepherd and M. L.
Spearman.
In the second battalion Cadet
Technical Sergeant, R. C. Stan-field
will act as Battalion Sergeant
Major. In Company "D" T.
M. Smith will be the cadet first
sergeant; C. H. McCall and L. V.
Tindal, cadet staff sergeants; V.
P. Rice and R. L. Sinclair, cadet
sergeants; and cadet corporals are
J. P. Crow, R. Houston, D. Lacey,
F. T. Payne, E. C. Singley, A. M.
Smith and L. J. Vickers.
Cadet First Sergeant of Company
"E" is R. D. Wise and G. H.
McBride and J. W. Meadows are
the cadet staff sergeants. Cadet
Sergeants are W. W. Hollings-worth
and C. B. Hewitt and the
cadet corporals are W. A. Davis,
V. C. Hicks, W. H. Layton, W. H.
Livingston, B. W. Peake, W. Pray-tor
and W. L. Samuel.
Non-commissioned officers of
Company "F" are A. D. Mullin,
cadet first sergeant; W. C. Bent-ley
and W. E. Morris, cadet sergeants;
and F. Fuller, W. H. Hall,
(Continued on page 4)
Health Exam
It was reported yesterday by
Dr. A. S. Dix, associate county
health officer, that API men
who registered for the selective
service will be given blood
tests at the college infirmary
on Thursday, November 14,
1940, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
This blood testing program
was suggested by the Surgeon
Generals of the Army and United
States Public Health Service
and is being carried on through
the cooperation of local health
authorities and private physicians.
All students who registered
are urged to have these blood
tests made at the specified time.
Pep Rally to Be Held
At Stadium Thursday
A pep rally will be held Thursday
afternoon in the Auburn
Stadium, beginning at 5 o'clock,
according to an announcement this
morning by Boots Stratford, pep
manager.
As usual the cheerleaders and
the band will be on hand for the
occasion. There also may be two
or three speakers said Stratford.
Alpha Phi Omega will roll out
their mammoth football about 4:30
and will roll the huge pigskin to
the Stadium for the rally.
Theme song of the rally, as last
week, will be "Beat That Tiger",
meaning, of course, the L.S.U.
Tiger.
Sale of Tickets
Student tickets for the LSU
game, that will be held at Legion
Field in Birmingham at
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon,
will be on sale tomorrow
and Thursday in the lobby of
the field house.
The ticket window will be
open each day from eight until
five o'clock.
The price of the student tickets
will be 55 cents and coupon
number six, and the guest
tickets will sell for $2.50.
Student tickets may also be
purchased at the North end of
the sfadium at Legion Field in
Birmingham Saturday, beginning
at 12 noon.
Homecoming Day Was Successful
Crads and Visitors
Swarm Over Village
Auburn gave its "old grads"
and other visitors a rousing welcome
and a hilarious homecoming
last week-end.
The campus and the city were
resplendent in orange and blue
trimmings by Friday afternoon,
when the first of the 15,000 who
attended the celebrations had begun
to arrive.
Main attraction to this crowd
was of course the football game
between Auburn and Clemson,
which reopened a rivalry that in
former years was traditional for
Homecomings.
The Alumni held a meeting in
Langdon Hall Saturday morning,
at which Association President
George Mattison presided — and
was elected for a second term.
Mr. Roy Moore, of the Class of
1910, now president of Canada
Dry Ginger Ale, Incorporated, delivered
the main address of the
meeting.
The new Auburn Stadium was
filled almost to capacity for its
second varsity game. The entire
student section was full, and latecomers
were seated in every aisle.
The Western stands were also
full, except for one end zone section,
which seated only a scattered
few spectators.
A new flag ceremony was instituted
at the game. A color
squad of four Auburn ROTC cadets,
bearing a United States flag
and an Auburn unit banner marched
to the center of the field and
stood at attention while the band
played the national anthem.
Between halves of the game,
the Auburn band performed on
the field, playing among other selections,
the Alma Mater.
M o s t applauded "between-halves"
performance was that of
the crack Clemson Infantry Platoon,
which executed various difficult
maneuvers in the old-style
squad movements.
Still another feature attraction
of the game was the card display
by Auburn students. Cards were
distributed to students in a special
section of the East Stands, and
instructions were given for forming
various symbols, letters, and
figures with these cards.
Fraternities decorated t h e ir
houses and lawns for the weekend.
Lambda Chi Alpha won the
Blue Key Homecoming Decorations
cup. Several private homes
were decorated, as were store
windows and the streets of the
city.
Freshman Track Meet
Will Be Held Here
Tomorrow, Thursday
The annual all-campus track
meet for freshmen will be held
tomorrow and Thursday after-ternoons
at the Auburn Stadium.
The meet will begin at 4 o'clock
on each day and will be conducted
under the supervision of Coach
Jeff Beard.
Eleven events will be featured
in the two-day meet and any
freshman is eligible to enter as
many events as he chooses. Preliminary
trials were held last
week.
Winners of the various events
will receive certain awards and
will be announced in Friday's issue
of the Plainsman.
Blue Key Cups Go To
Lambda Chi Alpha and
Captain Dick McGowen
Blue Key, honorary leadership
society, presented three loving cups
last week-end as an outstanding
feature of API's Homecoming festivities.
Winner of the cup for the best
decorations for fraternities was
Lambda Chi Alpha which exhibited
a "theater", with the main feature,
"The Collapse of Clemson",
"starring Dick McGowen and Bob
Sharpe" (captains of the rival
football teams). Pi Kappa Alpha
was awarded second place and Sigma
Chi and Omega Tau Sigma
were accorded honorable mention.
Captain Dick McGowen, star of
the Plainsmen's 21-7 victory over
Clemson, was awarded the cup as
the most outstanding football player
of the Clemson-Auburn game
last Saturday. Dick scored two
touchdowns and kicked three extra
points in the Homecoming victory.
Miss Nancy Ray, who ruled over
festivities as "Miss Homecoming",
was also presented with a cup in
honor of her "reign".
Blackburn Named
Auburn Princess
To Represent City at
Birmingham Carnival
Christine Blackburn, junior in
interior decorating from Auburn,
and a member of Alpha .Gamma
Delta, has been selected • to represent
the city of Auburn in Birmingham's
Christmas Carnival to be
held in the Magic City on November
21, 22, and 23.
Miss Blackburn was recently
chosen by the student body to be
included in the beauty section of
the Glomerata for this year.
While attending the Carnival as
guests of the city of Birmingham,
Miss Blackburn will attend the
Howard-Springhill football game
on Thursday and the semi-annual
Inaugural Ball that night. Friday
will feature the Carnival Night
Parade and Street Dance as well
as the King's party. Saturday the
princesses will attend the Alabama-
Vanderbilt football game and
the Coi-onation Ceremony and Official
Carnival Ball that night.
Miss Blackburn will be presented
to the Carnival Court at the
Municipal Auditorium on the evening
of November 23.
Interfrat Football
Playoffs in Progress
The four league winners in the
interfraternity t o u c h football
tournament are participating in
the championship playoff this
week to determine the new champion
for this season.
Those teams in the playoff include
ATO, Pi Kappa Alpha, SPE,
and Sigma Nu.
The teams will participate in a
double-playoff system, whereby a
team must lose two games before
it is "out of the running" for the
cup that is awarded annually by
the Interfraternity Council to the
championship aggregation.
All games are being played on
Bullard Field.
Large Crowds Attend
Soph Hop Dances
After a comparatively small
turnout for the opening Friday
night dance of the Sophomore
Hops, celebrating students and
alumni made the last day's dances,
both tea and night, huge successes.
At the last dance of the set on
Saturday night, many signs of the
spirit and pride of Auburn were
in evidence. The main topics were
the success of Homecoming and afterthoughts
of the game of Saturday
afternoon. The general consensus
of opinion was that the idea
of the Soph Hops and Homecoming
coming together should be continued.
With five of Auburn's fraternities
giving houseparties, and many
of the other social lodges making
provisions for keeping girls, the
Saturday dances fairly teemed with
out-of-town beauties. Outstanding
was Val Nielson from Agnes Scott
College, who led the dances with
the sophomore president, Tom Bul-lington.
The music, by Tommy Tucker
and his orchestra, while not the
best, was different and novel. The
singing of Amy Arnell and Kerwin
Sommerville was well received by
the dancers.
The absence of the Fraternity
bloc system of tickets simplified
the buying of tickets at the dances.
Pasteboards for the individual
dances were purchased at tables on
the outside, thus remedying somewhat
the congestion of other years.
Those persons holding season tickets
for all the dances were admitted
on presentation of their
tickets.
Interesting incident of the Saturday
night dance was the mad
scramble for wraps after the dance
had ended. The most successful
men seemed to be football players
who were used to such rough and
tumble tactics.
Featured at the Saturday night
dance was the presentation of the
Decoration cup, given by Blue Key
to the fraternity having the best
decorations. This presentation was
made by Eddie Taylor, president
of Blue Key, to D. W. Moody, president
of Lambda Chi Alpha.
Student Cabinet to
Govern All Elections
New By-Law Drawn Up Following Request
Of Students Complaining of "Politics"
It was announced last night by Jim King, president
of the Executive Cabinet that this student governing body
would supervise all campus elections henceforth, whether
conducted by the Cabinet or some campus organization,
if the newly written by-law is passed next week.
King said that the new law was drawn up by the Cabinet
at its last regular meeting following the request of
many students over the campus who declared the need
of such a step. Many students have
Scarab National
Conclave Will Be
Held Here Friday
Members from All Over
Nation to Assemble for
Annual Architects Meet
Marion Dean Ross, professor of
architecture at Tulane University,
will be one of the principal speakers
here at the national Convention
of Scarab, architectural society,
November 17 to 19. Some
30 delegates from various sections
of the United States will attend.
Professor Ross will speak on
"Architecture and Regionalism"
on Monday evening, November 18.
Presiding at the three-day meeting
will be R. Van Buren Livingston,
Los Angeles, Cal., national
president of Scarab. A prominent
part on the program will be taken
by Verner F. Smith, national secretary-
treasurer from the University
of Kansas. Charles M. Kelley,
fifth-year student in architecture
from Eutaw, is in charge of local
arrangements for the meeting. He
holds the national office of director
of activities.
The afternoon of the opening
day of the convention will be devoted
to a visit to Tuskegee Institute
where the visitors will tour
the campus and attend vesper service
which feature music by the
famous Tuskegee Choir. That evening
the group will attend a buffet
supper at the home of Prof.
S. W. Little.
There will be morning and afternoon
business sessions on Monday
and Tuesday, November 18
and 19. Professor Ross will speak
Monday evening following a buffet
supper at the Women's Social
Center. Also Monday evening the
visitors will view the Scarab
Sketch Exhibit in the architectural
Library and award the annual
prize of $50 for the best sketch
or group of sketches. Also during
the convention the Scarab Gold
Medal award, to an outstanding
architect, will be announced.
complained that "politics" play an
entirely too important part in
many of the campus elections conducted
by organizations other than
the Executive Cabinet.
The new by-law as drawn up by
the Cabinet is as follows:
Any election held on the campus
by any group that affects a large
per cent of the student body shall
be under the supervision of the
Executive Cabinet. A code of
ethics as set up by the Executive
Cabinet must be followed in conducting
said elections and at least
one member of the Elections Committee
shall be in immediate contact
with said elections at all times.
In accordance with the constitution
of the Cabinet, this by-law
must be published in two consecutive
issues of the Plainsman before
being voted on for passage by the
Cabinet. The Cabinet will vote on
the new measure at its meeting
next week.
A code of ethics will be set up
by a committee of the Cabinet and
will be presented to the Cabinet
for approval.
If the new by-law is passed, the
election of "Miss Auburn" will
necessarily fall under the supervision
of the Cabinet. This law
would include in its jurisdiction
such elections as those of "Miss
Homecoming," "May Day Queen,"
and other similar elections in addition
to the regular class elections.
Ag Club Meeting
"Faculty Night" will be held at
the regular meeting of the Ag
Club tomorrow night at 7 o'clock
in Ross Chemical Auditorium.
Members of the ag faculty will be
honored at the meeting.
Three Auburn Sophs
Named on All-Star
AP Team This Week
Three of Auburn's stellar sophomore
linemen were selected this
week for the Associated Press all-star
team, for the Southeastern
Conference on the basis of their
play during the season and especially
last week-end.
The three Plainsmen named included
Tex Williams, center; Nick
Ardillo, guard; and Joe Eddins,
tackle. All three have been starters
in the last several games.
Auburn's sophomores led the
conference in number of men
placed in the all-star aggregation.
Georgia and Florida each placed
two men on this week's list. Both
Williams and Ardillo are repeaters
from the first honor list released
by sports writers.
Auburn Rats Slop Through Mud
To Win Over Baby Jackets 7-6
Freshmen Score in Last
Period to Gain Victory
By JOHN PIERCE
"With the rain and the 'mud' in
their hair" the Auburn Baby Tigers
Monday sloshed their way to a
last quarter score over a slippery
field to hand the rats from Georgia
Tech a 7-6 setback and finish their
conference play with an undefeated
record before a wet, but spirited
gathering in Auburn Stadium.
Chois Dyar, giant Plainsman
end, took a 20 yard pass from
Tommy Kennell midway in the
fourth period and Elbert Couch
converted to erase the six point
lead which Tech had taken early
in the game on Preston West's recovery
of a blocked punt behind the
Auburn goal.
Aside from those two scores it
was little more than a glorified
mud-fight between two teams so
besmeared by the deluged field that
players were barely able to tell
their own teammates apart. Play
carried back and forth between the
two 20's, but never, save for the
two scoring plays, could either outfit
penetrate further than that.
The Jackets opened it up soon
after the first kickoff. Auburn,
back on the 11, came out to kick
out of the hole, but Tech's Preston
West, a right tackle, had his own
scheme cooked up on the play. With
the snap of the ball he shot through
to block the punt and then chased
it across the goal to recover for
the score. The conversion attempt
failed.
Jim Pharr, Auburn center, was
by far the outstanding player on
the field. Few plays went by that
didn't see the Fort Payne 190-
pounder heaving his bulk into the
scramble to throw both ball carriers
and blockers ricocheting in all
directions across a field as greasy
as a thirty cent steak. Jim blocked,
he tackled, he snapped the wet ball
with an uncanny accuracy, he
downed punts, he batted down
passes—in fact he did everything
but step off the Auburn penalties
and that end of the game was
pretty well taken care of. Jim was
as good a man as Gunga Din Monday,
and no one would have known
the difference after the first play.
The Tiger score came after five
minutes of the fourth quarter had
squirted by. After beating about in
the Tech end of the field for the
entire third canto the home rats
pushed to the 35. There Tommy
Kennell stood back and looped a
perfect pass to Chois Dyar on the
10. Dyar took it in the clear and
splashed on across and Elbert
Couch, who had played a whale of
a game throughout, came through
with the winning point.
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Did Those Dead
Die in Vain?
Just 22 years ago yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock, the roaring guns along the
western front ceased firing. All was
quiet and still. Peace reigned supreme
once again. The "war to end all wars"
and the war "to make the world safe
for democracy" had ended.
But that war did not end all wars,
for today along similar lines in Europe
where bloody battles raged in all the
fury of Mars himself somewhat over two
decades ago, the big guns of war are
still pounding humanity into a ghastly
hulk of barbarism. They call it a "war
of* nerves" this time. They know that it
is not a "war to end all wars."
And yesterday in our own peaceful
United States we commemorated the
dead, our loved ones, brothers, sons,
fathers. All over the nation citizens wore
red poppies, signifying the dead. The
bands blared and the statesmen made
great speeches about the heroic dead
who died for the honor and preservation
of our great country.
It all seems a bit ironical when we
think that but for the power-crazed, fanatical
minds of some men this tragedy
of civilization would not have occured.
And it also seems a bit ironical when
we think of those memorable words that
Lincoln spoke on another battlefield,
commemorating the heroic dead, "That
these dead shall not have died in vain."
For those who died in the last great
war did give their lives in vain. The
world is not "safe for democracy." And
if wars raged from now until doomsday
the political difficulties of the world
still would not be solved. War can solve
nothing. It only wrecks lives, mutilates
those who manage to crawl out alive,
and plunges civilization back countless
years. The highest hurdles for democracy
are yet to come. And it will only
be clear, level-headed thinking that we
will be able to weather the storm, and
not by bloodshed.
Yesterday all over the vast country
of ours, the parades wound through our
streets, the bands played our many patriotic
songs, and the air was filled with
gay cries and hearts thrilled as^'Old
Glory" passed by; and the people of our
nation saluted as chills ran up and down
their spines. The light on conscription
began to brighten. Why it should be a
great honor to drill and train oneself to
die for one's country. What could be
greater. The thrilling hearts, however,
were not the only kind of hearts in our
great nation yesterday.
For in the hearts of many there was
sorrow and saddened thoughts of the occasion
just 22 years ago when the "war
to end all wars" had ceased and their
loved ones did not return, or if they did
return they were simply a hulk of what
l i fe ought to be. Those saddened hearts
can never forget that those dead did die
in vain.
Oh, yes, ask many people in our nation
what war is. They will tell you what
Quentin Reynolds recently said in one
of his brilliant articles, that "war is
glamorous and exciting. If death comes,
well, it is swift and clean. War? Why
war is a line of gallant British battleships
plowing through azure waters with
flags flying and bands playing and a
spot of rum for the lads on watch at
night. Sure, that's what war is."
Sure, that's sarcasm from Reynolds.
But many people in this nation of ours
would tell you that in all seriousness. All
this prompts us to pray, to send out an
appeal—
"May we be guided by strong-minded,
clear-thinking men through
the crisis that now encompasses the
wot Id. May we all fully realize that
there will never be a 'war to end all
wars.' May we all forget politics and
party and remember just one t h i n g—
national unity. May we not be falsely
influenced by flowery words of politicians
into an undue sense of patrioti
sm that will make us lose our heads,
so to speak, and rush blindly into another
senseless and useless struggle.
May we all solemnly realize that the
world is not safe for democracy and
that it will never be made safe for democracy
by bloodshed. May we never,
forget, may it be indelibly impressed
upon our minds, that those dead did
die in vain. And God forbid that such
a catastrophe shall ever overtake our
great nation again."
Recapitulation
We have just returned from Detroit
where we attended a national convention
of collegiate editors and business
managers from all over the nation.
While attending this conclave, papers
from each of these schools were presented
for criticism. We do not wish to brag,
but the Plainsman, which incidentally is
your newspaper, received wide comment
and praise from both students and faculty
representatives alike at the convention.
May we quote comments from
various representatives at the meet:
From Louisiana — "Don't let anyone
tell you different, you've got an Ail-
American newspaper."
From Clemson — "The best looking
paper we've seen anywhere."
From a faculty representative from
Minnesota—"The best typography and
makeup of any paper this size. How do
you do i t ?"
From Toledo, Ohio—"The best makeup
of any paper we've seen. The editorials
are especially good — forceful.
The Plainsman doesn't mince words."
From Florida State Women's College
—"A wonderful paper, the cuts are
brought out so distinctly."
For Pittsburgh — "Geez, guy, you've
got a swell paper."
From Vermont — "Surely, you must
have an All-American paper."
These are just a few of the comments
we received. During the entire course of
the convention, we did not hear an unfavorable
comment on the Plainsman.
So that's what other students over the
nation think of your paper. May everyone
do his or her part to continue the
good work.
Congratulations, Staff
The senior members want to tcongrat-ulate
the staff members who were burdened
with the responsibility of publishing
the Plainsman in the absence of the
senior members last week. It was the
first chance these juniors, sophomores,
and freshmen had to publish an issue entirely
"on their own." And that was the
Homecoming issue.
We especially wish to thank Bob And-edson,
Willard Hayes and John Pierce
of the editorial staff. Orchids must also
go to Joe Gandy and Jimmy Rouse of
the business staff. And to John Pierce
and Herbert Martin may we give another
orchid for their great work in publishing
the football extra and having
this issue on the streets before the fans
returning from the game had reached
town.
Goody, our Tiger was best. •
* * *
Theme song of yesterday's freshman
game—"With the Rain and the Wind in
Their Hair."
* * *
What this country needs is—damned
if we know.
* * *
Br'er Willkie definitely slipped.
* * *
Theme song of a northern college —
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar."
* * *
One Tiger down, one Tiger to go.
PI ains Talk CAMPUS CAMERA
By HERBERT MARTIN
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to he construed as the editorial
policies of this paper.
At last our faithfulness has
been rewarded. Years of adherence
to our standards and belief
in the reliability of our calculations
have now been rewardad.
We have not lived in vain. We are
content to die a peaceful death,
secure in the knowledge that we
have done something worthwhile.
Multiply 21 by 2. The answer
is 42. Forty-two plus 11 is 53.
And, seven minus one leaves six.
Score . . . Auburn 53, Clemson 6.
And they laughed when we sat
down to figure!
* * *
We don't know the actual receipts,
but, judging from the
crowds on hand, the dances must
have been pretty much of a financial
success. They were successful
as dances, too, and the few
minor hitches which delayed things
once in a while were easily explainable.
There's a lot of detailed work
to putting on a dance, or set of
dances, and the only way to learn
the best way to do everything is
to try and find out by experience.
If you'll remember, the Openings
last year had much the same
faults, which were ironed out by
Mid-Terms.
* * *
Experience showed that a more
efficient method f o r getting
dancers into the hall was needed,
and we feel that we can safely
predict that enough was learned
this time to insure better arrangements
for other dances.
* * *
But this hat-checking business
is another matter. After the dance
Saturday night, some of the fellers
took matters in their own
hands, forced their way into the
room where the coats were, and
got their own without benefit of
help from those running the concession.
They could hardly be blamed,
as many of them had only 30
minutes to get the wraps and take
their dates back to the dormitories.
Any question of after-the-dance
refreshment, nourishment,
or other activity was out of the
question, as the crowd trying to
get wraps from one small table
reached almost half-way out on
the dance floor, and took quite a
while to clear.
Unfortunately, several c o a ts
were lost, misplaced, or stolen
(ugly word) in the rush, which
makes us wonder if some more
workable system could be worked
out for the intermission and after
the dance rush.
There are three doors from the
dance floor to the room in which
the wraps were kept, but only one
of these was in use. Of course
it would take a few more helpers
to use all three, but it does seem
that much of this confusion could
be done away with if these extras
were employed for these two rush
times at each dance.
* * *
And yesterday was Armistice
Day.
That that day, of all days,
should be honored as a day set
apart seems to us, in light of current
events, rather unexplainable.
It's set apart all right. It's set
apart as a day when men still believed
in honesty and freedom and
the triumph of right. When faith
in human beings could be justified,
because they were human.
Then it didn't appear foolish to
think that there was a spark of
right in all men, and that we had
just brought to a successful conclusion
a "war which would end
all war."
In that war, which we finished
with such a flourish of pride, we
sewed the seeds of this war. We
are finding out that we cannot
judge human nature, and that no
amount of rules, treaties, or application
of principles which we
have been tought are right and
meant to endure forever, will insure
anything permanently.
* * *
Somehow we still believe in
things which seem to be having
rather a hard time holding up
themselves, without the responsibility
of protecting others. We believe
that Armistice Day is worth
celebrating, not because of the
good it has done, but because it
was a well-meant failure.
* * *
And as the promise comes ever
nearer of a chance for us to have
our stab at making the "world
safe for democracy," we wonder
just what is going on in the minds
of those who had their stab some
20 years ago, and who now see
just how much good their work
did.
* * *
Karrie, the Kampus Komrade,
Kommunicates . . . "I have but
one life to give for my country.
I'd like to make sure that it's my
country I'm giving it for."
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By BOB CHISHOLM
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construe'd as the editorial
policies of this paper.
The alumni and students of Auburn
were treated to a very impressive
sight as the crack drill
platoon from Clemson w e nt
through their capers between the
halves of the Homecoming game
Saturday. At the sharp commands
of the commanding officer the
men executed the movements almost
flawlessly to the great enjoyment
of the crowd.
A show like the one given by
the Clemson cadets makes us
wonder again why Auburn can't
have a drill squad which can cut
similar capers. Of course, Clemson
men drill every day, whereas
the Auburn cadets drill only twice
a week. With a little extra effort
a group of Auburn cadets could
form a group which might in time
compare with the platoon from
Clemson.
The uniforms of the Clemson
group were very impressive, and
we believe that uniforms of a
similar nature would greatly improve
the appearance of the great
Auburn band on the field. The
present blue-gray uniforms are
very nice, and the black and
orange capes add a dash of color,
but the neat white and gray seems
a great deal more impressive.
* * *
SHOTS. FROM THE SIDELINES:
One freshman girl who
arrived quite early to the game
was a great help in filling up the
freshman card display section.
She called various freshmen as
they came in, urging them to come
on and fill up the stands. Those
who failed to heed her calls were
soundly ridiculed, and in the end
they finally came on over. This
young lady certainly showed the
right spirit. She was proud she
was a freshman, and she didn't
care who knew it. Orchids to our
young freshman who certainly is
filled with the Auburn Spirit. May
we have many more like her.
Although the game was very
rough, and there were harsh words
around, we were glad to see two
Auburn men give aid to a Clemson
man who was temporarily injured.
The visiting man had attempted
to block out these two
Auburn Tigers, and in doing so
had injured his leg. The other
nineteen players failed to notice
the three near the sidelines. The
two Auburnites massaged the
man's leg and helped him to his
feet, patted him on the back and
left him. Then they went in to
try to tear each other up again.
Such sportsmanship never hurts
any team, and even though it may
be missed by the majority, the
few who see it are always glad to
make it known.
We were very amused at the
very nattily dressed colored man,
who in his derby and tails led the
stands in a rousing "War Eagle."
This Tiger supporter was certainly
filled with the Auburn Spirit,
or was it perhaps, spirits?
We heard Saturday night of a
football player in the East who
had that afternoon kicked a field
goal only to have it called back
because both sides were off sides.
He then proceeded to kick another.
Is this double field goal catching?
Perhaps our own Captain
McGowen should have gotten a
patent on the process so that he
could collect the royalty. Anyway,
two men have now scored
twelve points, but have received
credit for only six. Do we hear
of another?
We also heard that Boston College,
supposedly the highest scoring
team in the nation this year,
could roll up twenty-one points
against the Boston University Ter-
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Student Opinion
By STUDENT OPINION SURVEYS
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12.—Unlike
U.S. public opinion, majority
sentiment among college students
today holds that it is more important
for 'the United States to try
to keep out of war than to help
England even at the risk of becoming
involved.
Simultaneously over the entire
nation, Student Opinion Surveys
of America has sent its interviewers
to query all types of students
on large and small campuses, presenting
to them a problem vital
to American youth, a question
many times discussed in a thousand
dormitory and boarding
house bull sessions. With the cooperation
of The Plainsman and
scores of other newspaper members,
the Surveys has gathered
and tabulated these opinions by
means of scientific sampling.
Students were asked which of
the two following things they
thought was more important for
the U.S. to try to do. Their answers,
in percentages, are given
after each statement—
Keep the U.S. out of war, 55%.
Help England, even at the risk
of getting into the war, 45%.
This is not what their elders
think. A Gallup poll recently
pointed out that the majority of
Americans believe the British are
holding out first line of defense
and helping them is more important
than merely trying to steer
away from the conflict.
Students, however, have repeatedly
shown their tendency toward
isolationism and their strong desire
to avoid another war. For two
years the Surveys has been gauging
collegiate sentiment the nation
over. It has found, for example,
that majorities (in October
1939) would not volunteer
should the U.S. send troops to help
England and her allies, opposed
(in October 1939) changing the
neutrality law to allow any belligerent
to buy American supplies,
opposed (in February 1940) compulsory
military training, and felt
(In February 1940) our most important
problem was to keep the
country out of war.
These opinions have been tempered
somewhat by the impact of
recent events such as the fall of
France, U.S. conscription, and the
spread of the war. An indication
of this cooling of opinion is the
large group, comprising 45 per
cent of the students, who at this
time approve helping England.
Why does the majority of students
believe that our efforts
should emphasize our keeping out
of war? A University of Rochester
freshman gave this reason: "We
have enough trouble here." A coed
told the Tarkio (Missouri) College
interviewer, ' ' E n g l a nd
brought this down upon herself by
her conduct after the last war."
A sophomore at the University of
Maine spoke for the opposition
when he said, "If England is conquered
it is our turn to worry, and
we won't have anyone to worry
with us."
General Deli very
By REDDING SUGG
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the editorial
policies of this paper.
We fervently wish that the
Florida-Auburn game were not
scheduled to be played in the Memorial
Stadium in Columbus, the
most ill-run institution this side
of the Mississippi.
The bad points of the Columbus
stadium make an imposing, and depressing,
list.
There is always a great scarcity
of ushers, and the lonesome few
ushers on duty make one grand
mess of their jobs. Football fans
arrive by the thousands, and hardly
anyone is shown to his seat.
People pay plenty for their tickets
and then after they are in the
stadium they are involved in a
merry pot-luck affair, a sort of
grab-what-you-can-and-make - the-best-
of-it situation. The city fathers
of Columbus, or the fathers
of the stadium—whoever it is that
fathered that Memorial Stadium
riers. Isn't this tragic? Do they
know that in two weeks they are
to be fed to a terrible tiger? This
will be a battle of the eagle and
the tiger and should put to an end
the question of which is the mightier.
Again next week tiger tackles
tiger. Whew! There aren't going
to be many tigers left when this
year is over. Our Auburn Tiger
is eating them all up. For shame!
must be niggardly to the point of
obsession. If they were not, they
would provide capable ushers in
sufficient numbers to handle the
paying crowds.
Arising from the confusion created
by the lack of ushers is a
second irritating situation. Since
few people are shown to their
seats and perforce have to appropriate
whatever seats they can,
many altercations between disgruntled
legitimate owners and
lost owners of other seats come
about. Here you have the root of
many of the fights for which our
Columbus games are notorious.
Third there is a more or less
minor inconvenience caused by
the inaccessibility of the stands
from the inside of the stadium.
There are no steps from the stands
to the ground, and therefore peo-
«pie must perform acrobatic feats
to reach mother earth.
There is also an inexcusable
lack of traffic direction both before
and after the games. Customarily
there is one huge traffic
jam clogging Columbus from the
Chattahoochie to the Stadium. The
throngs of football fans have to *
vegetate with as much grace as
possible while the traffic snarls
slowly resolve themselves.
So thumbs down on Memorial
Stadium!
And, we can't help asking, why
not thumbs up on the Auburn Stadium?
It was built to be used,
wasn't it?
November 12, 1940 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Collegian's Broadway
By JOE WHITLEY
NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 12.—
You business administration majors,
who are prisoners of English
328, and vow that scanning the
verses of Keats will never, never,
assist you in earning an honest
dime, should see how the Muses
are making an Economic Royalist
of Beulah Allison, late Bard of
Barnard.
While you are learning how to
write business letters, Miss A. is
reading Tennyson, and learning
how to sooth the debtor's savage
breast.
When a local florist, who deals
with a social clientele, finds that
ordinary methods of dunning are
wasted, he sends for Miss Allison.
The next thing you know the
tardy one receives something like
. this in his mail:
"You're a very gallant beau
"All your ladies must have flowers.
"We have sent them (those you
asked for)
"At most ungodly hours.
"You have made the right impression.
"(Having courted with a dash).
"Is it asking too much, then,
sir,
"For a payment — now — in
cash?"
And th« poetry pursued have
come across in 50 per cent of the
cases. Even the toughest ones.
* * *
Stopping the War Department
A friend of ours, who writes
^ the life and times of the stage
and movie folk for the magazines,
was crossing Broadway at 52nd
Street the other day with Jane
Wyatt, when a taxi going south
suddenly turned around in the
middle of the street and headed
blithely north.
Of course traffic was jammed
and there was a great deal of
Bronx chiding from every side.
"I know how to end this war in
Europe in jig time," quoth Miss
Wyatt. "Just send ten New York
taxi drivers over and they'll scare
every soldier off the field."
* * *
Little Folks Department
Union Square, as you know, is
the gathering place for those
clans who come for nightly harangues
about ships and ceiling
wax and politics.
Here, you find the professional
inciters of unrest, students of sociology,
and professors of economics
from the local colleges, all
come to gather in little groups and
tell of the ills of the world.
We wandered down the other
night, and were caught in a circle
in which a great voiced fellow was
beating down all opponents by his
very volume.
In the inner fringe was a little
man who wore dark glasses and a
dark hat. Now and then he smiled.
Finally, when there was none left
who dared to hold a brief for anything,
he spoke. With a clipped
British accent he thrust his darts
home. At last the one of the loud
voice shouted.
"Get out of Union Square. Go
over to Wall Street where you belong.
What does your kind care
about the little man?"
"My friend, I AM the little
little man," was the reply. And
then he shuffled off into the
night.
The next day, in one of the
gossip columns, we read that
Charlie Chaplin had returned to
New York, after apparently starting
for Hollywood.
State of the Theatre
Another sex attack hit Broadway
Thursday night. "Beverly
Hills" it is called, and it has a
fine cast. That is about all.
Ilka Chase, Helen Claire, and
Violet Heming do their best to
make the smoke house humor
funny. But it's no go.
It seems there is a screen star
who retired from the films to push
a weak husband toward a screen
writing career. The only trouble
is that she shoves him into the
clutches of the wife of the studio
Capitalist. This lady demands love
as the price of a writing contract.
"Beverly Hills" is not likely to
be around long.
* * *
"Quiet Please" was more grim,
if possible, than "Beverly Hills."
We'll spare you the details of
three acts of the worst kind of
theatre, that tells of the movie
actress and her philandering husband.
How Jane Wyatt (you'll remember
her from "Lost Horizons")
ever happened to land in
such an opus is beyond us.
"Miss Homecoming"—
COLLEGIATE WORLD
Personal notice in the Daily
Iowan, University of Iowa:
"John—after this when you borrow
my pants bring them back the
next morning. I have 8 o'clock
classes." Furthermore, it's hard
for the average college man to
have any class at all these days,
without trousers.
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(Plainsman Staff Photo—Lewis Arnold)
Miss Nancy Ray, elected to rule over last week-end's Homecoming
festivities, is shown above with her escort Nathan Adams, examining
the official football used in the Auburn-Clemson game last Saturday.
(Cut courtesy Montgomery Advertiser.)
Mattison Will Head
Alumni Group Again
Moore Addresses
Alumni and Seniors
George Mattison of Birmingham
was reelected president of
the Auburn Alumni Association
for the coming year at a banquet
held last Friday opening the
Homecoming festivities at API.
Mr. Mattison's outstanding work
in leading the alumni the past
year was lauded by those who
sought his reelection.
Principal speaker at the banquet
attended by alumni and seniors
at API was Roy W. Moore
of New York City, president of
Canada Dry Ginger Ale Corp.,
who warned the group against
"softening of the moral stamina"
of the people of the United States.
Mr. Moore cited the plight of the
French Republic in making this
point.
Continuing his address, Mr.
Moore added:
"Some of our American people
are thinking too much of material
security," said Mr. Moore, "and
too little of sweat. Some of them
have grown soft and are too weak
to take the suffering required to
resist the destructive forces operating
against the perpetuation
of American institutions. . . .
Some men are complacently saying
that the destructive forces of
the world cannot reach American
shores. . . . Some of us are forgetting
that eternal vigilance is
the price of our American liberty.
. . . Some of us do not trouble to
understand the sacred fundamentals
necessary for the preservation
of our type of government."
Speaking specifically to the
seniors Mr. Moore said, "Study
the foundations upon which your
country rests. Was it founded on
truth and justice and freedom? If
it was, consider all your problems
in the light of truth and justice.
Do not permit yourselves to have
prejudices. . . . Ferret out the
issues for yourselves, and stand
always by what your innermost
conscience tells you to be right.
. . . Do not hastily doubt the workability
of Democratic processes in
the face of the fact that they have
worked successfully for one-hundred
and sixty years. Consider
that because of them, your country
and the standards of life of
HITLERS MOST POWERFUL
April- FIFTH COLUMN WEAPON
Baptism of Fire, a Nazi propaganda film produced
by the German State Film Trust, is designed
to terrorize the officials of countries which
Germany is about to conquer. Leland Stowe,
famed foreign correspondent for the Chicago
Daily News, reports the film's terrifying effect
upon high Norwegian Government officials just
prior to the Nazi invasion. Baptism of Fire also
used to "soften" neutral Belgium and Holland.
The film was shown effectively to King Carol of
Rumania.
SEIZED BY THE BRITISH
July— AS CONTRABAND OF WAR
Vast quantities of Nazi propaganda material
seized by British Contraband Control officers at
Bermuda, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, and Port Said.
Among seizures are prints of the notorious Nazi
propaganda film, Baptism of Fire.
ANALYZED AND EXPOSED BY
August— FOREMOST U. S. EXPERTS
Says H. V. Kaltenborn, radio commentator
and student of propaganda methods: "No matter
what effect the Germans intended this picture
to have on Americans, Baptism'of Fire tells
us we must be prepared in our defenses and alert
in our minds to resist the men and methods
which glorify war and terror. Every American
must see this picture." Says famed military expert
Major George Fielding Eliot: "Baptism of
Fire shows us Germany's mysterious 'secret
weapon'—trained manpower coordinated with
modern military machines. To clear-thinking
Americans, Baptism of Fire carries but one mes-sage
. . . PREPARE!"
NAZI OFFICIALS SEEK TO
September- BAN OWN TERROR FILM
AS 'UNFAIR TO GERMANY'
A spokesman of the German Embassy at Washing
says: "Baptism of Fire when shown as part
of The Ramparts We Watch is misleading. Rights
to show our picture in this way must be denied."
BUT YOU WILL SEE IT IN
"The Ramparts We Watch"
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
TIGER
Homecoming Visitors—
(Plainsman Staff Photo—Lewis Arnold)
Many outstanding alumni returned to Auburn last week-end to celebrate Homecoming. Above are
shown, left to right, Roy W. Moore of New York City, principal speaker at the Alumni Banquet; Tom
Bragg of Birmingham; Charles F. DeBardeleben of Birmingham; Dean George Petrie; and George Mattison
of Birmingham who was reelected president of the Auburn Alumni Association at the banquet.
(Cut courtesy Montgomery Advertiser.)
Herr Hitler Says You Can't See 'The
Ramparts We Watch/ Coming to Tiger
Revealing Film Shows
Wednesday, Thursday
Widely heralded as "a new kind
of motion picture for a new kind
of world," The March of Time's
first feature production, "The
Ramparts We Watch," which will
be shown at the Tiger Theatre
Wednesday and T h u r s d a y is
unique not only because of its totally
different story and technique,
but because it contains a
new kind of cast—the most unusual
ever assembled for a motion
picture.
To achieve complete realism for
this breathtaking story of typical
your people, have made of America
the foremost of all nations of
the earth."
Americans living through the most
dramatic period in modern history—
the turbulent years from 1914
to the present — The March of
Time used a casting method which
no movie produced dared to attempt.
Of the cast more than
1400, including 73 speaking parts,
not one had ever appeared before
a movie camera.
Stowell Typical of Cast
Selected from all walks of life,
from every occupation, from all
parts of the nation, they were
brought together to re-live this
period of America's rendezvous
with destiny.
Typical of this cross-section of
the American people who comprise
the "Ramparts" cast is Clarence
Warner Stowell, who plays
the part of the kindly, wise, old
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sales executive, and teacher,
Stowell fought in the Spanish-
American war, was a Lieutenant
Colonel in the World War. On a
dare for members of the Columbia
University Club in New York, he
applied for his first acting job
and was chosen because he so perfectly
typified the part. "For me,"
Mr. Stowell says, "the role of
John Lawton was a case of reliving
my own experiences during
that turbulent period of 1914-18.
Before the camera, my character
and his life became the only real
thing."
Hired originally as wardrobe
authenticator for the film, Marguerite
Boynton Brown was found
to be ideal for the role of Mrs.
Bensinger, wife of the German
professor whose life is shattered
in the War by his internment.
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700 miles an hour) while mechanical "fingers"
feel for points of eddy or friction loss, and
an automatic machine records the results.
These "streamline" tests, conducted by young
student engineers "on Test" under the
direction of experienced engineers, give
records of inestimable value in the constant
search for new ways to build more efficient
turbines.
SIX VOICES
PEOPLE who have qualms about broadcasting
probably would have passed right
out if they had been in the shoes of George
A. Mead, N. Y. State Commander of the
American Legion, when he broadcasted recently
from General Electric's television
studios at Schenectady, N. Y.
For the first time in history a voice was
carried over every practical means of voice
communication. Mead's talk, in addition to
going out on the ultra-short-wave band accompanying
the picture on television, was
simultaneously carried by WGY on long-wave
radio, WGEO on short-wave, W2XOY on
frequency modulation, and by light beam
and ordinary telephone. In all, six distinct
frequency bands carried his words to the four
corners of the earth.
Directors of this unusual broadcast were John
Sheehan, Union, '25, manager of G-E shortwave
broadcasting, and J. G. T. Gilmour,
Union, '27, program manager of G.E.'s television
station, W2XB.
GENERAL « ELECTRIC
Page Four T H E P L A I N S M AN November 12, 1940
API's Plainsmen Reach Peak to
Smash Clemson's Tigers by 21-7
Dick McCowen Leads Tigers With
Two Touchdowns and Three Extra Points
By JOHN PIERCE
Well, the 14,000 folks who crammed themselves into
Auburn Stadium Saturday afternoon were a bit dubious
about the outlook for the Plainsmen before the fracas got
under way; maybe it was the Clemson record of but three
losses in as many years, maybe it was the way the Carolinians
had previously belted Wake Forest's mighty Deacons
around by a 39-0 count. If there were any doubts
at the end they pertained in no way to the comparative
merits of the two teams. Coach
Captain "Dynamite Dick" was
without a doubt the star of the
Tiger's win over Clemson last Saturday.
He scored two touchdowns
and kicked three extra points in
the 21-7 victory.
Mickey Rooney,
Judy Garland to
Show at Martin
' S t r i k e Up t h e Band'
Is One of Season's
Best Musical Comedies
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland,
heading a frolicksome juvenile
group, provide music with
laughs in "Strike Up the Band,"
gay musical romance of youth,
coming Thursday only to the Martin
Theatre.
Micker and Judy, aided and
abetted by June Preisser and other
clever youngsters, many seen
with them in "Babes in Arms,"
organize a swing band in high
school. Their adventures range
from staging a comical travesty on
old-time plays, with "corny"
songs, to smart ballroom work,
modern song hits such as "Nobody"
and "Our Love Affair,"
and a big climax in a radio studio
where they win Paul Whiteman's
prize with Gershwin's "Strike Up
the Band," embellished by comical
specialties.
Busgy Berkeley, who filmed
"Babes in Arms" and "Forty Little
Mothers," directed, with a
cast that includes Paul Whiteman
and his famous orchestra, June
Preisser, William Tracy, Larry
Nunn, Margaret Early, Ann Shoemaker,
Francis Pierlot, Virginia
Brissac, Elliott Carpenter, George
Lessey, Enid Bennett and a hundred
young players of high school
age.
Mickey plays an amazing drum
solo in the "Drummer Boy" num-
Meagher fielded his greatest team,
a team which forgot that three
regulars were watching wistfully
from the sidelines, disregarded
the high ranking of Clemson in
the Southern Conference. Every
player was an important cog in a
moving machine; every man did
his job admirably.
Samford Best End
Jimmy Samford was the best
end on the field. Time after time
it was the Auburn right flanker
who knifed his way through the
line to stop the attempted sweeps
that cost the Clemsons probably
half the yardage they gained on
the ground all day. Jolting Jim
Lenoir was injured in the mad
scramble for Maness' blocked kick
early in the game and Samford
came in to give his number one
performance of the year.
You can name them like that
all day. Enough has been said describing
the play of Dick Mc-
Gowen. If there was anything
neglected in mention of the Tiger
Captain it will undoubtedly be
found in detail when the All-SEC
selections appear later in the
month. Guards Mills and Ardillo
started with a bang and never
slowed up as they, on the game's
second play from scrimmage,
blasted through to block the kick
by Maness for the initial touchdown.
Ty Irby—converted into a
fullback to help Jim Reynolds
bear the burden for injured Rufe
Deal—was a consistent ground
ber by his orchestra. Paul White-man
and orchestra contribute
"When Day Is Done" and "My
Wonderful One." Other songs,
new and old, heard in the elaborate
production include "Heaven
Will Protect a Working Girl,"
"The Curse of an Aching Heart,"
"Father, Dear Father," "She's
More to Be Pitied Than Censured,"
"I Just Can't Make My Eyes
Behave" and "Ta Ra Ra Boom-de-
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gainer. And Ty made his the hard
way, right at the 190-pound middle
where Clemson's mighty Bob
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forward wall.
LSU Is Next
LSU's Bengals look like a possible
letup for the outfit we saw
Saturday, but it's usually the
weaker teams who slip up to surprise
Auburn. Then comes Boston
—that's the one the boys have
been pointing for since Tennessee
switched to a "large eastern opponent,"
which later turned out
to be none other than Virginia.
There's a little more than rumor
to the tales that Big Chet Bulger
and Rufus Deal will be on the
field against the Eagles, so don't
sell these Tigers short in marking
out your score sheets.
13 Men Have Scored
A check reveals that the Plainsmen,
with 117 points in seven
games, have outscored their forerunners
of 1939 by more than
three to one in as many games,
averaging 16.7 points per tilt as
against a total of 82 and 11.7
average for all opposition. Everyone
but Jack Meagher has scored
points in one way or another and
don't even count him out yet.
Soph Tex Williams' recovery for
a touchdown brought the total of
Auburn scorers to 13, five linemen
and eight backs. McGowen's
15 points Saturday lifted him
ahead with a 31 point total for
the season. Other scorers are
Yearout (18), Deal (12), Hark-ins
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A u b u r n Defeats Georgia
T e a m in Second Victory
Smashing the record for the
3.2 mile cross-country course here,
John C. Ball, Auburn, led his
mates to a 19-41 victory over the.
Georgia harriers yesterday.
Ball ran the distance in 16:26.7;
the old record was 16:44.5. Six of
the first seven men to cross the
finish line wore the Auburn colors.
Frederickson of Georgia, one of
the outstanding distance runners
in the SEC, placed second, almost
a quarter-mile behind Ball, to
keep the Athenians from being
white-washed snow-white.
Other Auburn men whose scores
helped decide the meet were, in
the order named, Robinson, who
placed third; Morgan, fourth;
Hints, fifth; and Holley, sixth.
These leaders were followed by
Cleghorn, Auburn; Holley, Georgia;
Boddie, Georgia; Creel, Auburn;
Holley, Georgia; and Mas-sey,
of Georgia.
McMahan to McGehee—Complete
Appointments
(Continued from page 1)
R. W. Kaisner, R. P. Kloeti, T. W.
Morgan, L. P. Jenkins, A. D. Penn,
W. C. Richter and J. L. Scab-brough.
Cadet Technical Sergeant W.
M. Gregory, is the Battalion Sergeant
Major of the Third Battalion.
In Company "G" H. C. Mc-
Chalkley, Cheatham, Faulk, McGehee,
Samford, and Wendling,
six each, and McMahan with one
point from placement.
Scores by quarters for the season:
Auburn 34 13 38 32—117
Opponents 21 27 7 21— 82
Further fooling around with
figures a n d other seasons'
scores shows the 1940 Plainsmen
to be the highest scoring
Auburn team in eight years.
The only team since 1922 to
score as many as 117 points in
the first seven encounters was
the undefeated, once-tied 1932
edition coached by Chet Wynne,
which ran up 220 in the first
seven.
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(Staff Photo—By Julian Braswell.)
Babe McGehee, above, receives a short pass from Buddy McMahan and plows on for a 15-yard
gain before being stopped by the opposing team in last Saturday's Homecoming clash with the Clemson
Tigers from South Carolina. It was passing like this and powerful running that netted the Plainsmen's
21-7 smashing victory over the Country Gentlemen.
Clanahan is the cadet first sergeant;
J. L. Griswold and G. W.
Willard, cadet staff sergeants; W.
H. Donavon, T. M. Hoover and H.
H. Van Aller, cadet sergeants;
and W. Campbell, J. H. McClana-han,
R. Martin, B. M. Nash, P. M.
Smith, H. E. Withers and H. R.
Wood are the cadet corporals.
J. P. Brooks is the cadet first
sergeant of Company "H"; W. R.
Clinton and E. C. Suttle are the
cadet staff sergeants; R. A. Sawyer
and W. W. Penn, cadet sergeants;
and J. E. Brush, R. C.
Chisholm, J. B. Jones, S. B. Mil-ligan,
E. C. Pritchard, C. C. Shep-ard
and A. Wojohn.
J. B. Rollins is the cadet first
sergeant of Company "I"; J. F.
Suttle and J. A. Weems are the
cadet staff sergeants; and F.
Morris and H. W. Pearce are the
cadet sergeants. Cadet Corporals
of Company "I" are D. E. Buck,
R. S. McKinney, R. M. Mitchell,
K. A. Riddle, W. Sherling, K. H.
Thomas and C. D. Wood.
O. P. Board is cadet sergeant
and M. L. Griffith and E. C.
Rodgers are cadet corporals of the
cadet band.
Staff Writers
(Continued from page 1)
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Others who share in the credit
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Rouse, and the other members of
the business staff.
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