1951-07-04 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOL. LXXVII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1951 Number 33
SUNDAY SPEAKER
Rev. Joel McDavid
McDavid To Speak
At Sunday Service
Eev. Joel McDavid will be the
speaker at the weekly Community
Services held at the Graves Center
Amphitheater at 8 p.m. on Sunday,
July 8.
Reverend McDavid is the pastor
at the Auburn Methodist Church.
He came to Auburn last summer
from Toulminville Methodist
Church in Mobile.
Officials of the weekly service
expressed the desire that more
students attend the services.
"These programs include some of
the leading speakers in the South,"
one-"spokesman said, "and it is a
shame that more students are hot
taking advantage of "the oppor­tunity
to hear these wonderful
messages."
It was in'Mobile that Mr. Mc­David
began his ministry, serv­ing
the Grand Bay charge of the
"Mobile district following his ordi­nation
in 1944. He is a graduate of
Millsaps College at Jackson, Miss.
He received his seminary degree
at: Emory and has done' special
work at Boston University. He
plans to study in Europe- later
this summer.
The Auburn Methodist Church
is the third charge for Reverend
McDavid.
Community Services will be
held each Sunday during the sum­mer
quarter in Graves Center Am­phitheater.
In case of inclement
weather the services will be held
in Langdon Mall. Hourly announ­cements
of the change of location
of the service will be broadcast
over radio station WAUD.
The services are sponsored by
the A.P.I. Religious Life Com­mittee
along with the Episcopal,
Presbyterian and Methodist
churches of Auburn.
Ministerial Students
Meet Thursday Night
All Auburn Theological students
are urged to attend a meeting in
room 301, Samford Hall, Thursday
night, 7:30, at which time plans
for organizing an Auburn Minis-
"terial Association will be discuss­ed.
Mr. James E. Foy, Director of
Student Affairs, is interested in
forming this association, which
will include ministerial students
of all denominations. "Students
who are ministers or plan to.enter
the field of Theology after gradua­tion
from Auburn are urged to at-
| tend tomorrow night's meeting,"
Mr. Foy stated.
Interested students may obtain
additional information by calling
Mr. Foy at extension 357.
VA Official Gives
New Information
About Bill Deadline
Teachers Reminded
Of New Regulations
By Coordinator Norton
The latest information in re­gards
to regulations for veterans
receiving their education under
P. L. 346 after July 25, 1951 has
been given by P. M. Norton, A.P.I.
Coordinator of Veterans Affairs.
All students who are interested
in carrying on further study after
completion of their present course
must request a supplemental cer­tificate
of eligibility and entitle­ment
prior to the completion of the
present course. This would apply
to all those interested in. gradu­ate
or doctorate work.
Teachers completing study for
a degree this summer under the
bill and who plan to continue
studies in education under the ex­ception
granted- veteran teachers
should, before entering into the
summer session of 1952, submit a
statement to the Veterans Admin­istration
saying they taught dur­ing
the school year 1951-52.
It is not necessary for veterans
who are school teachers to request
a supplemental certificate of eli­gibility
and- entitlement during
this summer session for use dur­ing
the summer of 1952, provided
they are not completing work for
a degree. They must obtain a cer­tificate
prior to re-entrance in the
summer session of 1952. This re­quest
can be made on VA form
71905e and sent to the VA office
in Montgomery before the com­mencement
date.
Veteran school teachers who
have not begun their training must
enroll in summer school before
July 25, 1951. Veterans who have
initiated their training may en­roll
in either of the summer ses­sions.
Further information may be ob­tained
from Norton's office in
Samford Hall.
Step Sing Thursday;
Late Permission Given
The weekly Step Sing will be
held in front of Langdon Hall to­morrow
night with Prof. Richard
Collins in charge. A concert by the
Auburn Band will open the pro­gram
at 7:30 p.m. with the singing
at 8.
Jane Snow, soprano, will be
guest soloist this week. Miss
Frances High will accompany Miss
Snow at the organ. -
"Attendance at the Step Sings
has been growing each week,"
Collins stated in commenting on
the program. "Over 500 attended
the program last week," he added.
Collins said he hopes more stud­ents
will take advantage "of this
opportunity for fellowship and
recreation."
Girls will have late permission
for the Step Sing.
ACTING HEAD
Rings Available
Students who have not yet or­dered
their A.P.I, class rings are
urged to do so as soon as possible.
Ring chairmen Leambn Holliman
and Bill Brooks stated that
juniors and seniors can contact
either of them at college exten­sion
315, or Holliman at 433,
Brooks at 1568-W.
Prof. J. H. Liverman
Liverman To Head
Music Department
J. Hubert Liverman, associate
professor of music at A.P.I, since
1945, has been promoted to acting
head of the music department, ac­cording
to an announcement issued
this week by Frank M. Orr, dean
of the School of Architecture and
Arts.
Porfessor Liverman succeeds Dr.
Hollace E. Arment, who has been
the department head since 1945,
Dr. Arment's resignation became
effective on June 1.
Professor Liverman is a native
of North Carolina, and he studied
at the University Of North Caro­lina
as a mus^c major. After com­pleting.
his work there, he went to
New York, where he studied un­der
several of the nation's leading
piano and composition teachers.
He taught at the New York School
of Music and Arts, and at the
Riverside School, also in New
York.
Liverman was affiliated with the
national community concert series
for two years, and has done some
radio work. He has composed a
considerable amount of music, and
several of his works have been
published.
" In addition to his work at the
University of North Carolina, he
has earned B. S. and M. A. degrees
at Columbia University.
Engineering Needs
In Research Shown
Graduate Program Impossible Without Research;
Faculty Facilities Are Adequate, Official Says
'._'." By C. Harry Knowle*
Interviews with top officials of the Auburn School of. En­gineering
this week revealed certain facts which i»ay explain
the recent resolution by the Board of Trustees asking that
the School of Engineering strengthen its faculty and initiate
a research program.
The spokesman for the school
confirmed the fact that, no re­search
is now being carried on in
the school. Since no organized
research program is now in pro­gress
in the school, a graduate
program can .not be started.
Facilities Adequate
"There has been no organized
research done in recent years,"
the official stated. When. asked
if an increase in facilities would
be necessary to carry on research
in the engineering school he
commented, "none would be
needed to start the program."
"No increase in the faculty
would be needed," he added when
asked if the present faculty was
adequate to conduct a research
program. Projects are available
to colleges it was pointed out.
Officials explained the lack of
work in graduate and research
areas due to "the heavy, under­graduate
program carried on
since the war."
Plans For, Research
In discussing plahs for the fu­ture
the official' stated: "The
various department • heads in.the
School of Engineering have met
and are planning definite pro­grams
of research to be carried
out beginning in the fall."
"Due to the desire for creat­ing
a sound graduate program,
we have proceeded cautiously,"'
the school spokesman said. "What
we are going to do has to be done
right."
A recent step in expanding the
research program was the hiring
of Dr. R. G. Strum as director
(Continued on Page 2)
LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS
HHi
Students To Dance
To Celebrate 4th «
Despite No Holiday
The Fourth of July will be cele-*
brated here with a campus-wide
street dance, according to T. O.
McDowell, chairman of the Board
of Student Social Life. This dance
is the board's endeavor to help the
Auburn students enjoy the holi­day.
The affair will be held as usual
on Samford Terrace. All girls will,
have 11 o'clock permission to at­tend
the 7:30 until 10:30 event. The••-
Rhythm-Aires will play tonight:
and "it is hoped., they..: will . play
louder than they have at the pre­vious
dances," McDowell said.
In case rain dampens.the spiritsJ
of both musicians and dancers, ther
crowd will move to. the Student •
Center.
Adds W. T. Dalton
Appointment of Dr. William
Theo Dalton as professor .of edu­cation
at A:P.I. is announced to­day
by Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean
of the School of Education.
Dalton, a native of Troy, comes i
here from the University of
Georgia where he was professor
of education for three years. At
Auburn, in addition to tyis t e a c h ­ing
duties, he will serve as direc­tor
of the training school and
supervisor of instruction in the-training
school.
The new professor attended;
Troy Normal College and receiv­ed
his B.Sr degree in education
from the University of Alabama.
He earned his M.S. degree from
[ | | ,Duke University and received his
doctorate at George Peabody Col­lege
for Teachers in 1945. He also
attended the University of South­ern
California. He is a member of
Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa,
Pi Gamma Mu, and the Kiwanis
Club.
Freshman Party Tonight
In Magnolia Hall
All Auburn freshmen will be
honored with a party and water­melon
cutting tonight at 7. The
party will be held in the lounge
and recreation room of Magnolia
Hall. Dean Katharine Cater has
given all freshmen girls 11 o'clock
permission.
LOVELY Betty Capel is the third in the summer series of Loveliest
and the second Georgia peach to appear. Betty is a freshman in
education from Griffin, Ga.
Attention Seniors
All graduating seniors are urged
to go by and see Mrs. Davis in
the Registrar's office within the
next week to clear their credits,
for. graduation. Seniors must haye
their records checked in order to
graduate.
2—THE PXAINSMAN Wednesday, July 4, 1951
D.B.Richards Joins
API Forestry Staff
: Appointment of Dr. Dean Boyd
Kichards as professor of forestry
at A.P.Lwas announced today by
Dr. E. V. Smith, dean and direc­tor,
School of. Agriculture, and
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Professor Richards is filling the
vacancy in the department of for­estry
which occurred.when Pro­fessor
Fred Vogel resigned to
work in South America, He will
teach courses and do research in
wood utilization.
Dr. Richards is a native of
Colorado. He attended Park Col­lege,
Missouri, and received his
B.S. degree in forestry from
Colorado A«& M. He received his
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from New
York State College, of Forestry,
Syracuse, in 1947 and 1950, re­spectively.
He is a member of the
Society of American Foresters,
Forest Products Research So­ciety,
and Sigma Xi.
30 Years, Whatta record!
After 30 consecutive years as
track mentor at Auburn, Coa.ph
Wilbur Hutsell teams have never
.finished under the .500 mark.
TI0ER THEATRE'S
Weekly Program
Entertainment to suit the
taste of all has been incorporat­ed,
into " L i t t l e Big Horn," the
Wednesday and Thursday at­t
r a c t i o n at the A i r - C o n d i t i o n ed
Tiger Theatre. Ostensibly a story
of the great battles between the
U. S. Cavalry and the Sioux I n ­dians
on the D a k o t a . f r q n t i e r , the
filTrTdelivers a load of suspense
and a generous portion of poig"-
nant drama w h i c h w i l l guaran­tee
it as f i n e f i lm fare for any
audience. Based on a t r u e his­t
o r i c a l incident, it describes the
e f f o r t s of a patrol of U. S. Ca­v
a l r y ^to warn General Custer
and his men of the overwheml-ing
Indian force astride their
route. To accomplish t h e i r pur­pose,
the gallant troopers are
obliged to wend a perilous path
t h r o u g h 250 miles of hostile I n ­dian
country, stopping only to
fend off enemy attacks.
"Smuggler's Island," Techni­color
t h r i l l e r , tells the story of
gold smuggling off the coast of
China and stars Jeff dhandler
and Evelyn Keyes. Chandler,
f i l m d o m ' s new star, plays the
role of.a professional diver who
becomes involved in a sinister
scheme engineered by Philip
Friend, former English leading
man now playing " h e a v y " roles
in Hollywood. "Smuggler's Is­l
a n d , " w i l l be the Friday and
Saturday atraction at the A i r -
Conditioned Tiger Theatre. Bus­ter
Keaton.comedy, " T a m i n g Of
The Snood," and a f u n n y car­toon,
"Grooms From The Moon,"
completes this enjoyable pro­gram.
Loretta Young and Joseph
Cotton are the comedy team in
" H a l f A n g e l , " which opens w i th
the Saturday late show and has
regular showings Sunday and
Monday at the Tiger Theatre.
The story deals h i l a r i o u s l y w i th
the p y s c h i a t r i c a l l y common split
personality. Everyone, according
to medical science, has a con­scious
and a subconscious mind
and as the young lady who loves
a man one day and doesn't know
h im the next, Miss Young keeps
the story moving at a s w i f t pace.
The story gets both Young and
Cotton into a lot of f u n n y hot
water. The Technicolor cameras
do much to enhance this laugh-packed
romantic comedy. The
latest w o r l d news and a sport
reel " L i t t l e A r c h e r , " plus "Sea­sick
S a i l o r , " a cartoon, completes
the bill at the A i r - C o n d i t i o n ed
Tiger Theatre.
Injiersestv Free Loans
Offered To Students
.By Marie English
Have you ever heard of a money
loan without interest?
That's .exactly what.the Student
Loan. Fund, offers. It provides a
convenient, short term.., no-interest
loan for students who need. to
borrow money but who resent the
usual ,re.d:tape banks afford.,.
Terms of the loan are:
1. The student must attend A.P.I.
2. The.loan cannot, exceed $50.
3. It should be repaid within
six months.
P.. M. Norton, Coordinator of
Veterans Affairs, is the adminis­trator
of the loan. He is assisted
by an advisory council^ appointed
by the Student Body.. President.
Student members are Dan Crane
and Bill Faulkenberry.
Money for the loan fund comes
from two sources—the Campus
Chest Drive and the student
government's portion of ring sales.
Last year the Chest Drive donated
25% of its proceeds, amounting
to $150, and the commissions from
class rings totaled $194.75.
"The Loan Fund was set up with
the idea of assisting those students
who for various reasons need a
short-term loan," stated Bill
Brooks, Student Body president.
"I'd like to encourage all mem­bers
of the student body to use
freely this service which has been
set up for them."
UNDER TW6 SPIRES
By Sara Warreji and Sarah Ellen Began
Research Needs
(Continued from page 1)
of the Auburn Research Founda­tion
and of the Engineering Ex­periment
Station. Dr., Strum is
the only Ph.D. on the engineering
faculty. A majority of the School
of Engineering staff hold masters
degrees and most of the others
are working, toward them, the
official added.
Reputation Of School
The Board of Trustees passed
its resolution for the purpose of
maintaining the reputation of
School of Engineering. The school
official stated: "The School j jf
Engineering has enjoyed a con­sistently
high reputation through­out
its existence. Its reputation
is as high now as it has ever
been."
"The best judge of the reputa­tion
of a school is its graduates
and the opinion of their employ­ers,"
commented the engineering
official. "We have received noth­ing
but praise from employers."
After talks with various school
officials it seemed to be gener­ally
felt that the school had car-
L U T H E R AN
Sunday School and Bible Class
is held a t lO a^m. in the, War Eagle
Theater. Divine Service is at 11.
BAPTIST
The annual ES.JS.JLT. summer picr-nic
will be Saturday, July 21 at
Chewacla. Tickets, are available
at the B.SJJ. ofjice, noy.
There, will he, a, brotherhood
breakfast at, the,. P,it;ts Hotel July
8 at 8,^.W.A/wilLm,eet July 10
at 5 p.m. at. Social, Center. All
Baptist,women,students are, urged
to attend.
CA.T-H.pUC.
At the Miracllous Medal Noyena,
June, 26,,. Father Doran spoke on
"Mary as Queen,, of. th.e. Apostles,"
After the .Noyena at 7:30, .Newman
Club members, led. by. Father Do­ran
and J. E. McHugh, planned,a
series of discussions, on the, Popes
and their encyclicals to, begin June
2 with.Pope. Leo. x j l l.
METHODIST
Each Friday night ."Open House"
is held at the Wesley Foundation.
Recreation is planned from about
7:30 until 10.. Refreshments are
served during this.time and a host
and hostess will be on hand to
greet students.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Westminster Fellowship
program for Sunday night ves­pers
will be a joint discussion with
ried on little organized research
in^recent years, despite the pre­sence
of adequate facilities. The
Plainsman plans future articles
dealing with the plans of the
School of Engineering in, deve­loping
a research and graduate
program.
VARSITY'S
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ALL SUMMER SHOES
5-99
$10 to $12 Values
Year-Rouhd White Bucks
and Saddle Oxfords Not
Included.
AUBURN
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TIGER
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Fun And Practice
For Everyone
GOLF LESSONS BY AN.
EXPERIENCED PHQ
ALSO CROQUET AND PADDLE TENNIS
1 MJLE OUT ON MONTGOMERY HI-WAY
Open 'til 10:30 p<m—25 Balls 4Qc
the Canterbury Club at the Epis­copal
Club at the Episcopal
Church. Supper will be served.
Dr. Sam B. Hay, president of
Stillman College and minister here
for 21 years, will preach the morn­ing
sermon. Sunday School begins
at 9:50 a.m. in Westminster House;
Church is at ,10:55.
EPISCOPAL
Dr( Donald Worth, summer pror
fessor in the Auburn physics de­partment,
will be guest speaker at
Canterbury Club Sunday evening,
July 8. Dr. Worth will discuss his
approach as a physicist to the
Christian faith.
Presbyterian students of the
Westminster Fellowship will; join
the Canterburians Sunday even­ing
to hear Dr. Worth. Dr. Worth
is on summer leave from Berea
College in Kentucky where he has
been on the faculty for the past
year.
Vespers will begin at 5:30. p.m.
as usual, followed by supper on
the lawn (weather permitting) and
the program-
Gregory Appointed
To Ag Position
Dr. Edward Gregory, Franklin, *'
N. C, has accepted an associate
professorship and. the position as
associate animal breeder of - the
A,P.I. School of Agriculture and
Experiment Station, according to
Dean E. V. Smith. • ->
Gregory has recently received
his doctorate, from the University
of .Missouri. He did undergraduate
work at- the University of North
Carolina and North Carolina State,
He was awarded his M.: S. degree
at the University of Nebraska in
1949.,
Dj\ Sprensen Attends
Education^Conference
Dr. Frederick Sorensen, pro­fessor
of English at A,P.I. attended
the. annual;State..Education Con­ference
last weeji, at. the Univerr
sity of. Alabama.
While there, he,. participated in
a panel discussion on the "Educa­tion
and Professional Training of
an English Teacher."
OPELIKA PHONE 439
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"STRANGERS ON A TRAIN"
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 4,. 1951
S O C I E TY
Fourth Of July Parties
With the coming of hot weather and the Fourth of July, Auburn's
social events turned to the outdoors this week. The Street Dance will
provide entertainment for all students .on the Fourth although it is
not a school holiday. ,. > > "
Also, the Sigma Nus are having a barbecue supper for their celebra­tion
. . . The ATOs&ad a hayride last Saturday night, while the
Sigma Pis had a house dance.
<r Pi Kappa Phi Pledges
Pi Kappa Phi has made announcement of their'pledges for the sum­mer
quarter. They are: -
Owen 'Bender, Cedartown; Larry Woodham, Florala; Joe Woirley,
Gadsden; Max Pope, Evergreen; Kenny Cobb, Geraldine;'George Mit­chell,
Hkirtsbor,o; and Davis fienry, H6pe Hull.
Pay Out Period Ends
At Book Exchange
Today is the last day jfor stu­dents
to pick up either their mo­ney
or books if they left them at
the Alpha Phi Omega Book Ex-
NOTICE!
JUST ARRIVED
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SEE THESE TODAY
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change. These books can be of­fered
for sale when the bookstore
reopens.
Herb McQueen, president of
APhi© said; "the sooner you get
'your books in, the better chance
you will have to get your books
sold."
"Book sales have been good this
quarter. Our total sales were
$536.37 and we hope to triple this
in the fall quarter. This can-be
done if the students cooperate," he
added. '.
"Four days before the end of the
quarter the bookstore will open to
take in books, so if you have any
to Sell, let APhiO do it for you.
Freshmen books will probably
sell well," McQueen said.
NEW BANDMASTER
W. H. Tillery Elected
President Of S.A.M.
William H. Tillery, Phenix City,
has been elected to serve as presi­dent
of the Society For The Ad­vancement
of Management for the
summer and fall quarters.
Other officers elected were:
L. Dee Cox, Sheffield, vice-
David A. Herbert
David Herbert New
API Bandmaster
David Ames Herbert, assistant
professor of music at A.P.I, has as­sumed
his new duties as Auburn
bandmaster, succeeding P. R. Bi-dez,
who has resigned to devote
full time to his position as senior
chemist for the state laboratories
at Auburn. Herbert has~served as
assistant bandmaster since 1948.
A graduate of Carleton College
in Minnesota, Herbert received
his M. A. degree from LSU, where
president; WilHam S. Anderson,
Huntsville, secretary;' Herbert B.
P e a r s o n , Wedowee, treasurer;
James R. Johnson, Rome, Ga., En­gineer's
Council Representative;
Charles H. Tutt, Gainesville, Tex­as,
program chairman; and Her­man
L. Tillman, Fairfield, field
trip representative.
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he also was music instructor.
While at Carleton, he worked with
James Robert Gillette, who orga­nized
the first symphonic band in
America.
Before serving with the Army
Ground Force band at Camp
Wheeler, Ga., during World War
II, Herbert directed bands in
Minnesota for two years.
Dames Club Sponsors
Auburn Homes Tour
A tour ofr'both modern and an­tique
homes, in Auburn will be
sponsored here by the A.P.I.
Dames Club at 7:45 p.m. on July 5.
Invitations will be extended to
present members and to the Wives
of students of all schools. •.
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CdrtOOn
Loyalty Oaths Are Invalid
A recent bill introduced in the Alabama
state legislature to require a loyalty oath
from all state employees, including Au­burn
professors, smells of a slowly, creep­ing
fear which would paralyze" t he effect­iveness
of democratic ideals.
It. is a part of the nation-wide attempt
by some state legislators to force educa­tion
into a mold of their liking. It is. a
dangerous trend at a time when demo­cracy
is struggling for its existence.
It is ridiculous to assume that by enact­ing
a loyalty oath the state of Alabama
could uncover the reds (if there are any)
in its government and institutions. More
than likely the Communists who do exist
would be among the first to sign the oath.
Anyone with the violent intentions of a
Communist wouldn't hesitate to sign such
an oath. We can't- imagine any Com­munist
being concerned if lying advanced
his cause.
Instead, it is the people who honestly
believe in freedom of expression as estab­lished
in the principle of academic free­dom
who would suffer from such an oath.
Those who do not sign such an invalid
article as a loyalty oath could be subjected
to such external pressure that their jobs
might become endangered as reactionary
politicians conducted their witch hunts.
To call a man a Communist because be
refused to have bis signature under a mass
of nonsensical mumbo jumbo is absurd. It
reeks with a Gestapo nausea.
Academic freedom is not an idealistic
theory. Instead, it is the backbone of
American culture and life. Dr. Frank P.
Graham, former president of the Univer­sity
of North Carolina, defined academic
freedom as . . . "the right of the faculty,
to control the curriculum, scholastic stand­ards,
and especially matters pertaining
to intellectual excellence; to. teach and
speak freely, not as propagandists, but as
seekers for the truth, with a clear sense
of responsibility for the truth, and a deep
sense of the teacher's part in the develop­ment
of the whole youthful personal­ity.
Any legislative action that would
threaten this theory is dangerous. The
Alabama bill merely points out the hys­terical
orthodoxy which often parades
under the American flag and forgets the
things the flag stands for.
What is needed in Alabama as well as
the rest of the nation is not a flood of loy­alty
oaths and loyalty investigations, creat­ing
fear and distrust. Instead, what is
really needed is a new life-blood for demo­cracy
and a re-affirmation of democratic
processes through the practicing of them
in our daily living.
The following anecdote from the Color­ado
Silver and Gold summarizes the adol­escence
of those who would attempt to
halt free thought on Alabama campuses:
"It seems that a member of the Uni­versity
faculty was speaking at a luncheon
somewhere in Colorado recently. At the
conclusion of his address a gentleman
arose and said, 'Sir, I understand that they
teach Communism in the classes at the
University. Is that true'?
"The faculty member replied: 'Sir that
is quite true. We do teach Communism in
our classes. And in our medical school
we teach syphillis. But we don't advocate
either.'"
A Consistently Inconsistent Politician
i>/> ,^<.:"In..the field of foreign, policy the-Re-
7! ,3 * publican. Party promises, an American
J 1 ..lioreign policy based, o n sound and con-,
tl, 4 sistent principles made known to our own
j+i„.p people and to the world,.administered by
1
t, nienjwith common sense and good judg-
. _ ment." Thus spoke America's most con­sistently
inconsistent politician, Robert
Alfonso Taft, on June 9.
i , .Taft,- who .is commonly spoken of as
Mr. Republican, seems to have laid an­other
trap for his own presidential hopes.
Few men in the history of the United
States have been more inconsistent and
wrong in their predictions than Mr. Taft.
Examples of the "sound and consistent"
principles in foreign policy advocated so
far in 1951 by Senator Taft, include:
"I would say that we had better com­mit
no troops to Europe at this time."
II -•-•'" And six weeks later:
An Inspirational Treat
Auburn students are missing one of the
rare treats of the summer quarter when
they do not attend the weekly Protestant
Community Services in Graves Amphi­theater.
These programs, featuring some of the
leading ministers in the South, join to­gether
members of all faiths in a real com-
"I wouldn't object to a few more divi­sions
to Europe."
Typical Taft consistency. i
Further proof of the bewilderment'
created by each of Mr. Taft's speeches is
borne out in a January statement: "I think
people should consider the tremendous
cost of an army of 3% to 4 million men for
10 years. That may cost as much as a vic­tory
for Russia."
Now we'xe just average college stu­dents.
But we do know'that a Communist
"world victory would mean something a
little worse than high taxes. We wonder
if Mr. Taft knows that much.;
Often we have felt a little uncertain of
our ability to settle in about 20 inches of
editorial copy the many problems that pla­gue
our nation. But statements and ac­tions
like those of Mr. Taft are always-re­assuring.
We know we can do no worse.
munity spirit. They are inspirational re­liefs
from the pettiness" of denomination-alism.
Rev. Joel McDavid is the feature speak­er
Sunday night. It is hoped that Auburn
students will begin to take advantage of
these fine lectures amid the cool, serene
atmosphere of the Amphitheater.
_JS_
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Auburn Alumnus Would—
Keep Economy Free,
But Censor Press
Dear Editor:
I have just read Mr. Huel
Harris' editorial in The Auburn
Plainsman, June 20, 1951, on
General Mac Arthur.
I believe that General MacAr­thur
is fighting for the principles
under which this country has de­veloped
and, in particular, the
free enterprise system. I note that
he says MacArthur should be in
Washington. If I remember cor­rectly,
Mr. MacArthur was in
Washington and put his views in
the record. I don't know how you
can fight that outfit in Washinton
that is so dead set on socializing
this nation unless you get out over
the country and tell your story to
the people. .
• I also note what Mr. Harris has
to say about the State of Texas.
Being a Georgian, and a graduate
of Auburn, and a believer in free
enterprise, I have no patricular
personal interest in Texas. How­ever,
I imagine their resources
will stack up pretty well with the
other states in the union and,
after all^Mr. MacArthur was in­vited
to speak in Texas.
I believe that the majority of
Auburn graduates are believers in
the free enterprise system and
should fight to the end to preserve
it, and if we could gef a few more
good speakers like MacArthur
expressing those views throughout
the nation, it might help stop the
vicious trend in Washington.
It might be well for someone in
official capacity in Auburn to
check Mr. Harris' writings before
including them in the school's
house organs.
Very truly yours,
W. M. Little
Editor's Note: Although we do
not care to become involved in
the Harris-Little feud, we feel that
Mr. Little is very inconsistent in
his thinking. He strongly advo­cates
the free enterprise system as
a principle by "which this country
has developed." We agree.
However his closing suggestion
that someone "check Mr. Harris'
writings" is a direct violation of
freedom of the press, another prin­ciple
by which America has devel­oped.
Because of this principle he
and columnist Harris can ex­change
ideas in these columns.
Mr. Little could profit by read­ing
and practicing the theory ad­vanced
in today's letter from Mr.
Lowery Davis. Although we do not
agree with Mr. Davis, he has
grasped the importance of a free
press. In printing his letter, in
entirety, we hope to be furthering
this idea.
Dear Mr. Crawford:
Your article, "No Holiday,
Why?" (Plainsman, 27 June), in
my opinion is a trifling piece of
journalism. However, I am cogni- -
zant of the fact that all editorial
comment is personal opinion. You
are certainly entitled to express
your opinion just as I am in ex­pressing
my views here.
How do many of lis observe any
national holiday? That question
can be answered by taking a look
at the obituaries, accident reports,
police reports, liquor store records,
etc. I am afraid we have come to
"celebrate" holidays instead of ob­serve
them.
You say "while the rest of the
U. S. honors our fighting men in
Korea as well as those who have
died in the building of our nation,
we will sit in hot, sultry class­rooms."
How would you propose
we honor our fighting men in Ko­rea?
My experience, while spend­ing
several national holidays in
the South Pacific, was that I was
just a little bitter because .of the
so-called "observing" going on at
home. I would have much perfer-red
they be working. Do you think
the Communist will let our fight­ing
men in Korea "observe the
Fourth?" I doubt it. I am of the
opinion that many would be glad
of the opportunity to "sit in hot,
sultry classrooms."
July 4 is next Wednesday. The
day The Plainsman is published.
I assume that you will have edi­torials
which are your personal
opinion. What better way can you
observe our independence and
"renew faith in our nation and its
purpose" than by exercising your
right of "freedom of the press?"
You disagreed sharply with the
Council of Deans. I would be
greatly disappointed and surprised
if the Council of Deans attempted
to supress your views. As for me,
I am content to observe the Fourth
of July by being able to write the
editor of the paper, my congress­man,
or even the President, if I
think it justified, attending the
school of my choice, attending the
church of my choice, without fear
of reprisal.
I would suggest you take a poll
of the students to see exactly how
many would observe the Fourth
as "a day for renewing faith in
our nation and its purpose." Most
.of us, I'm sure, would celebrate.
Sure, I would like a holiday—all
human beings, especially Ameri­cans,
do. Oh, we would sleep late
lounge around the house, go swim­ming,
picnic, go to" a movie, per­haps
attend a wild party. By doing
so we would exercise our rights as
Americans, but would it be ob­serving
the Fourth in any better
way than exercising our. rights in *
our every day pursuits? I think
not.
It would seem to me that it
(Continued on page 5)
'File Thirteen'
Are The Brahmans Losing Out?
by Jimmy Coleman
Eight years before t h e War Between t h e States, a specu­l
a t i n g gentleman from South Carolina imported the first of
those large-eared, humped Brahman cattle from faraway
India.
Now—almost 100 y e a r s later—many cattlemen in Alabama
are pondering the question: Are
the Brahmans worthwhile as beef
cattle?
Find a staunch Brahman sup­porter
and he will point out the
various advantages of the breed.
He will t e ll
you, truthfully
enough, t h at
the Brahman is
superior to the
British breeds
in that (1) he
w i l l w e i gh
more at birth
.and at weaning
a g e ; (2) will
withstand heat Coleman
better because of his large sweat
pores; and that (3) he is not as
easily affected by insects and
consequently his appetite and di­gestion
is better.
But many Blackbelt cattlemen
h a v e tried raising Brahman
cross-bred cattle and flatly say
they don't want them. They point
out two big reasons: (1) Wild-ness,
and most important (2)
they bring less per pound at mar­ket
than the British breeds.
Wildness is the reason, in­directly,
that Brahmans are being
docked at the stockyards. The
reckless creatures buffet their
carcasses in such a manner as to
make even the choicest veal
bruised and unfit for resale.
An Angus or Hereford yearling
is as docile as a purring kitten
in comparison to the Brahman.
These flop-eared outlaws some­times
become unmanageable at
the slightest provocation. They
will crash headlong into a gate,
barbed-wire fence, a human, or
anything that happens to stand
in their path. When downed for
innoculation or emasculation, the
frightened Brahman will stick
out its pointed, purple atongue,
emitting the most piercing wail
animal ever uttered. With bared
teeth, they have been known to
snap at man in defense.
Even in such an ordinary
operation as herding cattle into a
catch pen for loading them into
trucks for transportation to the
stockyards is an ordeal if you
have even a sprinkling of Brah­mans
in your herd. They are a
bad influence on the others, their
highstrung tendencies cause de­lay
in loading, and mass bovine
hysteria is usually the result.
As a fence-jumper, the Brah­man
is unexcelled. Even an 1800-
pound bull, when excited, can
clear over six-feet with ease.
At market when calves with
Brahman blood are paraded into
the circle, buyers show the dis­crimination
that hurts the cattle­man's
pocketbook. S a s s y-fat
Comics Go Under Misleading Title
j Of Funnies—But They're Not Funny
By Walt Albritton
Probably as I do, you automati­cally
turn to the comic section of
the daily newspaper; with me, it
comes naturally. But lately, I'm
beginning to wonder if this is such
a good choice after all. Man alive!
Could the so-called "Funnies"
(where they got that name will al­ways
be an unsolved mystery) be
worse? I doubt it!
It's hard to pick out the worst
of the countless comicals. For my
nickle's worth, it's a close race be­tween
"Hairless" Andy Gump and
the poor, little "homewrecker,"
Orphan Annie.
Take Andy, for instance, those
goofy gus looks of his are enough
to drive anybody mad, plus the
fact that there's never any signi­ficant
story or meaning behind
the strip. Now, instead of trying to
make his unworthy section a little
humorous, the Gump author (who
is no more a humorist than Joe
Palooka is a hunchback) appears
to be trying to outdo his fellow
artist Chester Gould (the man be­hind
the jaw of iron-jaw Tracy)
in thinking up ridiculous names for
their miscellaneous characters. Al­ready
he has dreamed up a match
for Tracy's pet peeve, Crewey Lou,
and such a lovely name—Diggy
Dew!
As for Annie, (who's probably
had more homes than any other
living orphan) why, I reckon she
must be as old as Methusaleh
•would be were he still living. Not
only does the author of little Annie
believe in ageless children, but
now what must we cope with but
talking dogs! Why the way he puts
it, dogs have more intelligence
than humans.
It's a good thing dogs don't have
a parallel to our modern educa­tional
facilities, or their brilliance
.would probably enable them to
take over the entire world. Why
can't these comedy writers (?)
Stick to ordinary things for ordi­nary
people or start writing about
such things as Ugmugolug, the
green and purple striped, four-headed,
seven-nosed man from the
outer world, Jupiter, if they find
that they just have to have an out­let
for their whacky imaginations.
Punjab and the Asp do add a
little spice to Annie's adventures,
but comics are supposed to be fun­ny.
And what's funny about Pun­jab's
slicing off the heads of three
villians, all in one stroke with
that big butcher knife of his? Of
course, he does do a nice, smooth
job of it, and for an extreme, I
reckon we can assume that it
tickles him to see bloody heads
rolling.
Enough for the booby-prize
winners. Suppose for another off
the bottom layer, we take the
Plushb/ttoms. Although always
good for a half-hearted laugh, the
Moon Mullins crowd still continues
to boast the same old routing. No
doubt jovial Mamie has dropped
enough flower pots on Uncle Wil­lie's
cauliflower head to keep the
AFOFPG (American Federation of
Flower Pot Growers) running be­hind
their production schedule for
the next seventeen years. Yet with
all the clanging noise (Uncle Wil­lie's
head hitting, the floor) that
Mamie makes while beating up
Uncle Willie, little Kayo slumbers
on, undisturbed in his favorite
chest of drawers' drawer. What
characters!
We could go on mentioning
creeps of the comic strip world,
such as the daddy of conceit,
Sheriff Finn; the master inventor,
Dick Tracy, (who, we might add,
has the distinction of having been
killed more times than any other
comic character); "Lover Boy"
Canyon and his sex sirens; not to
mention the millions that the
Gasoline Alley industries are'
bound to make. If the waste bas­ket
deal doesn't fall through,
Brahmans have brought as much
as $15.00 per head less than ord­inary
beef cattle.
On a tour of an Alabama pack­ing
house, one observer saw a
large quantity of bruised veal.
"That's your Brahman meat," ex­plained
the packing official, "and
that's why we can't afford to pay
as much for it."
And even more convincing that
the wildness of the breed is caus­ing
it to become even more un­popular
is that one large packer
in Alabama' has discontinued
buying Brahman-bred cattle al­together.
The packer certainly can't be
blamed. The solution evidently
lies in proper handling of the
Brahmans. With their outstand­ing
advantages as beef producers
and especially their easy adapt­ability
to our climatic conditions
the tamed Brahman could be a
big boom to the Southern cattle
industry.
* * *
Editors Note: This week's guest
column is written by Jimmy Cole­man,
former editor of The Plains­man.
Coleman, who edited The
Plainsman from 1946-48, wrote a
column in the paper entitled "File
Thirteen."
Jimmy is now raising cattle in
Lowndes County and from his
article- seems to have became an
enthusiastic member of Black Belt
agrarian circles. Before going into
the cattle business, Jimmy served
as Sports Publicity Director for
Auburn for two years.
Wicker & Wallet cannot escape
making a hundred trillion dollars
this year. i
If you took time out to analyze
the other comics in similar man­ner,
you would probably come to
the same conclusion that I have.
You know, it's funny, but funnies
aren't funny anymore.
LETTERS
(Continued from page 4)
would be in order for you to
evaluate your statements and see
if your faulty line of reasoning
add up to four.
I would like to emphasize that I
am not writing this to get into a
fued, such as I have seen rage in
The Plainsman. I am merely ob­serving
the fourth a little prema­turely
by exercising my right of
free speech.
Sincerely,
Lowery H. Davis
Editor's Note: We still think a
holiday today would be a good
idea, but we feel that Mr. Davis's
letter is even more important for
as Mark Twain once said: "It were
not best that we all think alike,
but it is best that we all think."
IBSl H'
WARD
Young Glut Majors In Education;
Four Point Averages Fall Like Manna
By David Ward and Bill Rogers
Young Glut is a y o u t h of noble visage, being infested witSt
fleas and prone to pimples. Young Glut graduated f r o»
college a short time ago and stepped out to meet the world'
boldly, fortified as he was w i t h a diploma. Glut had e v e r^
reason for optimism for his job qualifications were e x c e l l e n £^
Glut had earned his diploma with an intensive major in
E d u c a t i o n , ' a n d feeling that he should be
well-rounded h a d t a k e n a double minor—ala»
in Education. Young Glut was a sterling
undergraduate, easily mastering the intrica­cies
of grading on the curve, the trapezoid,
and, for emergencies, how to give a student
what he really made.
Glut won the annual Education tourna­ment,
filling out a monthly report in t h e r e ­cord
time of 29 minutes, 7 seconds. With
great keenness, Glut realized t h a t Dewey w as
not t h e Governor of New York, and t h a t t he
S t a t e Department had n o t h i n g t o do w i t h foreign affairs. Oft
one occasion Glut was able to direct t h e i n t e r e s t s of a young
reefer addict to a project of bee culture, until, of course, t h»
young student realized he had been stung.
Like the All-American boy he was, Glut was a joinev
from the first. By his Sophomore year he was a bona fill*
member of the Williams After Shave Club and had paid his
dues to t h e Education Society. And four point averages ttWi
on h im like manna from heaven. Glut, the inspired zealq*>
was tireless in his efforts to acquire culture. He r e a d avidly,
and widely. His favorite w r i t e r s were Earle Stanley Gar«£
n e r and Zane Grey. His favorite poet: Edgar A. Guest, whom'
he could quote at length. And four point averages fell o*
h im like manna from heaven.
I n c a r r y i n g out t h e general theme of his life which was-and
would always be that of t h e Ail-American Boy, Young
Glut knew many things. He knew that he should discariV
his suede shoes for white buck at least by April and tha*
he wasn't supposed to like Guy Lombardo. He k n ew w h a*
was wrong with high school teaching, why Newsweek was
b e t t e r than Time (though he read n e i t h e r ) , and that o n ^ ,
t h e naive used words of less t h a n four syllables.
This Glut, Glut t h e learned, t h e beautifully cultured, Glu*
t h e liberal who blushed compassionately for his..misguided
contemporaries. Glut, who surveyed w h a t h e unhesitatingly;
called the American Dream through the dust of t e x t b o o^
covers and blackboard erasers. Glut, who would make a»
excellent teacher except t h a t he didn't k n ow anything.' And'
four point averages fell on hirii ' l i ke m a n n a frontheavlen.
Characteristically CoJIegiate
By J o e Caraway
Dean to freshman: "What's
your name?"
Freshman: "I'm Gladys Zell."
Dean: "I'm happy too, but
what's your name?"
* * »
A drunk got on a college bus
and sat down beside an elderly,
white haired old lady.
"You may not know it," said
the old lady, "But you're going
straight to hell, young man."
The drunk jumped to his feet
and hollered to the driver. "My-gawd,
let me off. I'm on the
wrong bus!"
* * *
Love is like an onion,
We taste it with delight;
But when it's gone, we wonder
What ever made us bite!
* * »
A coed was riding on a trolley
car in a strange city and, anxious
not to pass her destination, she
poked the, conductor with her
umbrella and asked, "Is that the
National Bank?"
"No, Ma'am," replied the con­ductor,
"that's my stomach."
* * *
A student had the sniffles
which annoyed a woman who was
standing next to him. "Listen
young man," she said, "have you
got a handkerchief?"
"Yeah," answered the student,
"but Dr. Spieth told me never to
lend it to anyone!"
* • •
Prof.:' "Say, didn't you miss my
class yesterday?"
Student: "No Sir, not in the
least!"
Simp: "What did you do witfc
my shirt?"
Shimp: "Sent it to the laum»
dry."
Simp: "Ye Gods, the whole hi*,
tory of England was on tfe»
cuffs!"'
• * * *
Senior: (At a baseball game)':!--.
"See that big left fielder down,
there? I think he's going to be ou»
best man next year."
Coed: "Oh, darling, this is m
sudden!" Jf
* * *
She: "You don't look at me
anymore . . . you don't love mel"*
He: "Great guns, how'can 2
look at you and love you."
* » * • *
A young lady, telephoning a
music store, was connected by,
mistake with a garage.
"Do you have 'Two Red Lips
and Seven Kisses'?" she asked'
"No," answered the garageman,
"but we have two torn cats and
seven kittens."
"Is that a record?" she asked;
"Well, lady," said the garage-man,
"we think it is.'*
/ • * *
According to a newly published
history text, the Romans had l&'~
discontinue their big holidays be­cause
of the overhead. The lions
were eating up all the prophet*.
* * *
First Hen: "Do you give tha»
rooster any special encourage-ment?"
Second Hen: "Oh no, I just efli
him on a little."
Auburn Meets Florida On October 13
In Homecoming Tiff; Sullivan Returns
LINE COACH
By Walt Albritton
Jy T h e Florida Gators, Auburn's perennial homecoming op­ponents,
will again furnish the Tigers' w i t h their Homecorn-i&
g Day opposition when the two grid machines collide in
a C J i f f ' H i r e Stadium October 13. For several years t h e Gators
a n d ^ T ^ p r s have exchanged Homecoming tilts and for t h is
reason each year's game has be-cotrie
a big affair.
Despite the fact that the Plains­men
have not defeated the Gators
since 1947, when they won a red-hot
battle, 20-14, Auburn still
hdlds a considerable edge on the
sunshine gridders in games won
and lost. In their 27-game series,
thfe Tigers have a record of 14
w|ns, 11 losses, arid two ties.
;Led by 19-year-old sophomore
quarterback Haywood Sullivan,
who wears the famous Travis
Tidwell jersey number "11," "the
Gators crushed the ill-fated 1950
Tiger squad, 27-7, before a Home­coming
crowd of 30,000 in Gaines­ville,
Fla.
Practically the entire Florida
team was composed of sopho­mores
last season, and this will
be a decided advantage for the
Gators during the coming cam­paign.
The sparkling group of
sophs will be seasoned and ready
for the best the SEC has to offer
this fall, and it is the opinion of
many southeastern scribes that
Florida will hold a highly re­spected
position in this year's
SEC rankings.
Sullivan, a towering 6-foot, 4-
inch, 190-pounder, was the star of
the Gator combine, as his deadly-accurate
passing arm caused
many upsets among their con­ference
opponents. The impres­sive
youngster tossed 11 aerials
against the Tigers, completing
five for a total of 59 yards.
Sophomore scatback Jack Nich­ols:
proved another dangerous
man "for the Auburn squad to
handle last year. The little half­back
grabbed a third period kick-off
by Dudley Spence and raced
80- y3.r,ds for Florida's third tally.
Senior fullback Floyd Huggins
(200) will face the Plainsmen for
his last year in the October tilt.
Huggins smashed through the
Tiger line for two of the Gator
scores with plunges of six and
12 yards.
I Halfback Billy Reddell, an­other
soph, will return in the
Gator backfield. Reddell was re­sponsible
for one of the Gator
scores in last year's fray as he
reeled off a 44-yard TD run in
one slash to score Florida's final
marker.
'. Coach Bob Woodruff has sev­eral
husky linemen returning.
Four sophomore tackles who will
By Max Hall
The problem of finding seven
linemen capable of paving the way
for Auburn's backs during the 1951
football season is the chief con­cern
of line coach C. L. (Shot)
Senn. Senn is an old hand at deal­ing
with problems of this nature,
be hard to move are James Nib-lac
(220), Dan Hunter (215), De_
wayrie Douglas (210), arid Horace
Yocum (212).
Hard-running halfbacks who
a r e returning include Scotty
Peek, Bubba McGowan, Sam
Oosterhoudt, and track star Le-roy
Poucher, another s h i f ty
speedster.
Bob Hewlett, an outstanding
200-pound guard, is another of
Woodruff's veterans, while other
guard help will be found in Jack
"The Wall" Taylor, a bruising
225-pound Gator who proved his
worth as another of Florida's
standout sophs.
since he has been coaching foot­ball
in Alabama since his gradua­tion
from A.P.I. in 1933.
Coach Senn finds his line pros­pects
somewhat brighter for the
coming year than they were last
season. He has Joe Tiburzi, a 230
pound tackle, whom he calls the
most outstanding lineman of
spring practice, and Bill Turn-beaugh,
another tackle, who
weighs in at 245. Tiburzi is ex­pected
to rank' high among S.E.C.
offensive tackles, and Turnbeaugh
is a potential conference leader on
defense. In addition to these two
behemoths, several experienced
guards will be back for the com­ing
campaign. Senn expects his
best guard play to come from re­turning
veterans "Foots" Bauer
and Foy Thompson.
Senn believes that lack of
weight will be the biggest single
problem of the Tiger line during
the coming year. In spite of his
two returning standouts, he picks
tackle as the weakest point in the
line. Coach Senn clarifies that
choice by saying, "We just don't
have enough tackles who are six
feet three, weigh 225 pounds, and
are fast, rough, and mean as hell."
The centers, who are pegged as
the second weakest position will
be plagued, like the tackles, by a
disturbing lack of reserve strength.
While discussing the weight
problem, Senn said, "We've got
plenty of" boys who want to play
ball, and they try hard, but we
just don't have enough men who
are heavy enough to rate very
high in the "SEC."
Coach Serin is quite familiar
with Auburn's line problems. He
was end coach at A.P'.I. under
Carl Voyles during the 1945 arid
1946 seasotts. He left Auburn be­fore
the 1947 season! however, and
coached at Phillips High School in
Birmingham.
Sehh returned to the Plains in
1948 to resume his work as end
coach under Earl Brown.. He con­tinued
in that capacity until he
was promoted to line coach by
Ralph Jordan in'February.
Serin was an outstanding athlete
in both high school and college.
He earned 10 letters at Troy High
School, and played varsity football
at Auburn during the '30, '31, and
'32 seasons.
When questioned about A.P.I.'s;
over all prospects for 1951, Senn
said, "The outcome for the Tigers ;
this fall will be determined by
whether or not the boys come'
through with everything they've;
got and really play for keeps." -.
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Tackle Position Is 'Weakest'
Place On Tiger Grid Team
Tiburzi, Turnbeaugh, Mulhall, Hanks And Harris
Are Leading Contenders According To Senn
By Bill Beckwith
If you see a s t r a y young man a^out six-feet, two-inches
•tall, weighing in t h e neighborhood of 225,pounds, and who
c a n move fast, send h im to L i n e Coach Gary Lamar; S e n n .and
h e ' l l make a tackle out of him. If he is quick, rough, and
smart, it would help, because from all indications, t h e tackles
are the weakest position on the
team.
Beckwith
Only four lettermen are re­turning
from the 1950 team. Back
a^e Joe Tiburzi, Gene Mulhall,
Sam Hanks and Hal Harris, and
any coach in the Southeastern
Conference will tell you that at
least 10 men are needed for the
position.
"Sure, we're weak at tackles,"
s a y s S e n n,
" b u t I think
we w i l l be
ready for the
V a n d e r b i l t
game."
Tiburzi looks
ready. He car­ries
his 230-
p o u n d s well
a n d w a s an
improved ball
player during spring drills. A
fullback in high school, the
Pennsylvania poker has added
more speed and aggressiveness
since his junior year when he
played 144 minutes as a defensive
specialist. With Virgil Willett
graduated, Tiburzi looks like a
sure fire bet for offensive honors
at left tackle.
With Tiburzi set on the left side
of the line, the, right offensive
tackle post is still unfilled with
Mulhall and Hanks still waging a
battle.
Mulhall meets all qualifications
for the job with only one excep­tion.
He weighs only 190-pounds.
Like Hanks, Mulhall stands six-feet,
two-inches tall, and is a
junior. Normally Mulhall is an
end but with the shortage at
tackle, the Chicago speedster was
switched during last season.
Hanks played prep school foot^
ball in Evergreen. Last season he
contributed enough playing time
to earn a letter. A spring injury
this season kept his practicing
time to a minimum.
Auburn reached down in New
Mexico for,its number one defen­sive
specimen in 240-pound Bill
Turnbeaugh. A junior college
transfer, Turnbeaugh w a s a
standout during the, spring. Au­burn
seldom uses junior, college
men, but they really drew a peach
when they grabbed.the six-feet,
three-inch Westerner. During the
A-Day game on May 5, he was
the fire in the Blue team's line.
Another junior college boy,
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Herb Nobles, from Sumrall, Miss.,
will play a lot of defensive tackle
next season. Nobles stands around
the six-foot marker and weighs
in the 215-pound class.
Y o u can't overlook Harris
either. The Lineyille senior has
earned two letters and is much
improved over 1950. He was a
hustler during spring training
and with added determination, it
wili be a problem to keep him
on the bench.
The Flournoy brothers (1944-
49) were the last brother act on
the Auburn team, but a new set
—the Rogers brothers—will add
confusion for Tiger rooters.
Don Rogers served his appren­ticeship,
last season as a fresh­man
tackle, while his brother
George arrived this spring as a
freshman from Phillips High
School in Birmingham. Both are
six-feet, five-inches tall, and
weigh 225-pounds.
Back of these eight men are ap­proximately
nine, others seeking
varsity duty. Sophomore Bobby
Griffin from Union Springs and
freshman Don Ellis of Newport
News, Va., can not be left out of
the battle. Other prospects may
come from the new group of
freshmen that will be testing
their spurs when practice opens
on September 1. i
Southern League Stars
Auburn has two representatives
in the Southern Association base­ball
circles today. They are third
baseman Ray Williams of the At­lanta
Crackers, and Bill Higdon
of the Memphis Chicks.
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Kentucky Rloy^ Here;
Open Date Remains
Athletic Director Jeff. Beard
announced recently that. Auburn
would play, nineteen regular sea-,
son basketball games,in 1951-52,
with one date still open.1
A November 27 date is the, only
one still open. Last* season the.
Plainsmen played 21 regular sea­son
games and one, tournament
game with Kentucky, winning 12
and losing 10.
Following the open date, Au­burn
will begin play with Birr
mingham Southern, and continue
with Howard College in a two-game
set. They will mee,t their,
first SEC foe, Georgia, on Dec­ember
8.
Kentucky will play in Au­burn
for the first tirne in the
history of the two schools. Pre­viously,
the regular season game
with the Wildcats has -been
played in Lexington.
Auburn has only three letter-men
returning for the coming
season. They are forwards Roger
Weldon and Bubber Farrish, and
guard Bill Walter. The remainder
of the team will be made, up from
last year's undefeated team, tha
"Swish Kids.""
1951-52 Basketball Schedule
Nov. 27—(open)—here.
Nov. 29—Birmingham Souths
ern—there.
Nov. 30—Howard College-there.
Dec. 5—Howard College—here.
7^ipE F-LAINSMAN Wednesday, July 4,- 19|
TOUGH TIGER TACKLES
TACKLE,OC>flP QUARTET—These four rough, tough,and ready ,
members.of :the Tiger's tackle cprp,are,among the.leading.candidates: •
for. starting po^it|on on this fall's, eleven. At. top.. are. two veteran,; „
iettermen,; Gene, lijulhall, (left) Chicago,. 111., and Joe.Tiburzi,, Chester,.
Pa. At;bp.ttom are..jun*or college transfer Bill .Turnbeaugh, (left) ;Tu?..
cumeau, N..M. and sophomore Don Rogers, Birmingham.
Dec. 8;—Georgia;—there.
Dec. 15^—Birmingham South­ern—
there.
Jan. 3—Florida—there.
Jan. 9—Georgia, Tech—there.
Jan. 12—Vanderbilt—here.
Jan. 18—Miss. State—there.. •
Jan. 19—Ole Miss—there.
Jan. 26—Georgia—here.
Jan. 28—Kentucky—here.
Feb. 2—Alabama—here.
Feb. 8—Florida—here.
Feb. 9-r-Tennessee—here.
Feb. 13—Georgia Tech—here.
Feb. 16—L.S.U.—there.
Feb. 18—Tulane—there.
Feb. 23—Alabama—there.
Tennis Entries Rain
On Coach Bob Evans
An, unusually large turn out
has been received for this sum­mer's
intramural tennis program.
Coach Bob Evans announced that
he. has received 53 applications
Housing Info Released
To Prospective Males
A.booklet on "Men's Housing at
AJM." has been released ifrom the'
office of Dr. H. F. Vallery, coordi--'
nator of men's housing.
The pamphlet furnishes descrip­tive,
information on the, facilities]
and. costs of housing here and_ is
being sent to all prospective mfen"
students.
for men's singles, eight for men's
doubles, four for mixed doubles
and one for women's singles.
Evans said that he expects; a
great deal of good tennis play this
summer, although he regretted
the fact.that so few women had
entered. The schedule has not
been announced as yet.
Magnolia Hall's sports manager
stated this, week,,that, plans. for,
intradormitpry volley ball an(^
ping-pong tournaments are com-'
plete.
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We trust that being closed has not inconvenienced you to
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Something New Every Day
Plains
Talk...
(The MacArthur Inquiry)
• * By Bob Gaddis
What do you think was accomp­l
i s h e d by the recent MacArthur
senate investigation?
TThat is the question that was
•sked 14 students picked at ran-
•.dom on the Auburn campus last
jjreek. Most of the students seemed
to think that very little was ac­complished
by the 3 months of in­vestigation.
Plainsman reporters, attempting
to present only a symposium, not
a campus poll, received the fol­lowing
answers:
Betty Hunt, sophomore in
>»eience and literature from Brent:
'51 don't think they accomplished
anything. I feel that it just caused
.-a- lot of embarrassment for Mac-
Arthur."
T. O. Pitts, senior in ag science
ftom Clio. "I don't think too much
.was accomplished."
Burnham Cooper, junior in in­terior
design from Atlanta, Ga.:
"I thing lots was revealed. It
Revealed that the government
'wasn't quite as lax and as unin-iormed
on the Far Eastern situa-
•tion as everyone thought it was."
Irene Casey, junior in education
from Birmingham: "Nothing that I
' fcaow of. I think MacArthur is a
publicity hound, and the main
thing accomplished was just more
publicity for him."
Bill Currie, junior in aeronauti­cal
engineering from Montgomery:
"Most of the information which
we have gotten has been in news­papers
which are politically con­trolled.
It will take a couple of
years before we get the true ans­wer."
Libba Jenkins, senior in educa­tion
from Talladega: "I don't think
vtv>o much was accomplished by it.
•ft seems as if they were just a-ijemming
and a-hawing." .
Evans Wilson, junior in building
construction from Jackson, Tenn.
"There wasn't too much accom­plished.
MacArthur's statement
about bombing Manchuria was
Yery true. I. think they decided
•that he was right in this state­ment."
Mickey McCoy, senior from At-uaore
in pre-med: "I think these
investigations are a lot of malarky
and they don't fulfill the purpose
tltey are supposed to."
Jane Bryant, senior in science
and literature from Birmingham:
"I don't think they did too much.,
They discovered a few things, but
Ihey knew them when they start­ed."
Dot Davis, freshman in home
economics from Montgomery:
"Nothing! It was all real silly be­cause
it was just a lot of red tape
and it cost the government lots of
money."
Roseline Armstrong, senior in
pharmacy from Atmore: "Not a
thing."
Anita Stein, freshman from Bir­mingham
in home economics: "It
has helped the sale of television
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sets. I don't think it accomplished
too much. It roused the nation to
some extent."
Tom Marshall,-freshman from
Gadsden in engineering physics,
"Nothing but a lot of turmoil that
caused a split in the nation. It
could have caused a lots more
trouble and didn't accomplish
anything."
Herman Hightower, freshman in
ag science from Hamilton: "I think
people like MacArthur more be­cause
it revealed some things that,
people didn't know. It showed that
MacArthur knew what he was do-
Softball Leagues
Open Play July 3 )
Coach Bob Evans announces
that team play was scheduled to
begin yesterday at 4 p.m.. for 12
teams of the 24 registered in the
six summer softball program.
The two dozen teams are divided
into four leagues, with six teams in
each league. Play will end on Aug­ust
7, at which time the top two
ing and that people were backing
him." . ~ •
teams in each league will play in
a single elemination, round-robin
playoff.
Gold and silver medals will be
awarded to each member of the
winner and runner-up squads of
the playoff.
There will be no postponed
games this summer. Rained out
games will go on the record as un-played
and, in the case of one team
not being present, for any reason,
the other team will be credited
with a win.
Each game is scheduled to begin
at 4:10 each afternoon; if one team
is not present at 4:20 the other
team may accept a forfeit. If there'
is any doubt about a game's being
rained out, the official ruling will
be received on the field at 4 p.m.
Box scores of all games will be
carried in the Plainsman each,
week.
4th Place With Two Men
With 35 teams scoring points in
the Central Collegiate Track and
Field meet this year in Milwaukee,
Auburn's two-men entries,. Jim
Dillion and Jack DeMedicis, copi
ped fourth place with 15 points.
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