1959-01-21 The Plainsman

              77i£ PlalridmarL To Foster The Auburn Spirit
Volume 86 AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1959 Number 14
REW Enters Last Days
With Wide Participation
By Befke DeRing
REW speakers arrived on campus Sunday, Jan. 18, in time
to attend a preliminary meeting held in the Union Banquet
Room.
Monday at 1 p.m. the convocations and seminars began.
In addition to the campus activities scheduled, many of the
speakers have led services at var­ious
churches in Auburn.
The closing service for Religious
Emphasis Week will be held in
the Union Ballroom, Thursday,
Jan. 22, at 4:30 p.m.
Listed below is the schedule for
the remaining events of REW:
WEDNESDAY
Convocations
9 a.m., Thach—How is it proven
—Dr. Pearce.
9 a.m., Langdon—Is God on Our
Side—Father Keinburger.
9 a.m., Ballroom—Cultural Con­flicts—
Is there a Universal Truth
—Dr. Benson.
12:45 p.m., Union Ballroom—
Noonday—Dr. Shute.
Seminars
2 p.m., Union, Room 322—Dead
Sea Scrolls—Dr. Grant.
3 p.m., Union, Room 301 — A
Catholic Priest Considers—Father
Sharon.
4 p.m., Thach Aud. — Jewish
Service—Rabbi Alfred L. Good­man.
THURSDAY
Convocations
11 a.m., Langdon—The Secret
Weapon—Dr. Pearce.
11 a.m., Ballroom—What Does
History Prove, if Anything—Dr.
Grant.
12:45 p.m., Union Ballroom —
Noonday—Mr. Stevens.
4:30 p.m., Langdon — Closing
Service.
Note: '• Students attending ser­vices
will be given a Council of
Dean's excuse for classes missed.
FACULTY SEMINARS
(To be held in the Union Banquet
Room 4 p.m. daily)
WEDNESDAY
Seminar—How to Help Students
Cheat in College—Dr. Preus, Dr.
Pearce, and Dr. Benson.
THURSDAY
Panel—The United Family: Al­cohol
and Divorce—Father Sha­ron,
Mrs. Pearce, Mr. Stevens and
Rabbi Goodman.
Staples Paintings I Baptists To Build
Now On Exhibit New Student Center
In Biggin Hall I At Present Location
State Scientists
Slate Meet Here
Some 500 of Alabama's top
scientists are making plans to at­tend
the 1959 meeting of the Ala­bama
Academy of Science here
Friday and Saturday, March 13
and 14.
These will include about 350
honor students in science and
mathematics of some 75 high
schools and 150 college and high
school science teachers and re­searchers.
Reports are that the students
will prepare and exhibit some of
the top science exhibits to be
found anywhere in the country.
At the same time two sett, of
Student Research Awards will be
presented to undergraduates and
graduate students who report
their research at the annual
meeting. To be eligible for the
awards, the s t u d e n t s must
present the titles and 100 to 300
word abstracts of papers about
their projects by Feb. 1. For fur­ther
information about awards,
those interested should contact
Dr. Hoyt M. Taylor, Department
of Physics,. Birmingham-South­ern,
Birmingham.
Blood Donors Must
Obtain Permission
If Under 21
Unmarried Auburn students
under 21 who wish to uphold the
War Eagle tradition of blood do­nation
to the Red Cross by giv­ing
blood in the blood drive, must
get their parents' permission.
Cards for this purpose have
been prepared and distributed to
most of the men's and women's
dormitories and to the fraternity
houses. However, some difficul­ty
has been encountered in get­ting
students to turn the cards in
for mailing. According to Bobo
Starke, chairman of campus
drives, students should turn in
the cards to the Student Govern­ment
office on the second floor
of the Union Building, to the per­son
they received the cards from
in. the dormitories or to the IFC
representative in the fraternities.
Starke has repeatedly stressed
the fact that the full cooperation
of the student body is needed if
the goal of 800 pints 's to be
reached.
Paintings by the late Roy D.
Staples, former staff member at
API are on exhibit, Jan. 18-31.
The exhibit opened with a tea
at 3 p.m., Jan. 18, in Biggin Art
Gallery. A very popular paint­ing
owned by the Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts, "The Coun­try
Preacher," will be on display
along with approximately 30 oth­er
portraits, water colors and
oils. The gallery will remain open
from 8 to 5 each day during the
exhibition.
Staples came to Auburn in 1928
after obtaining his diploma in
drawing and painting at the Mas­sachusetts
School of Art, Boston.
He received his bachelor's degree
in education and master of ap­plied
art degree from API, study­ing
and teaching at the same
time. Staples remained on the
staff at Auburn from 1928 until
his death last August.
Numerous honors at art exhibi­tions
were awarded Staples dur­ing
his life and he held member­ship
in several art associations.
He was an active promoter of the
Little League for many years.
Union Plans Poll,
Movies & Tryouts
At the top of the agenda of
Union activities for this week' is
the Union poll which will be
conducted from Jan. 21 through
Jan. 28. This poll is campus-wide
and is held to determine what
students are interested in at the
Union and what students would
like to see in the Union next
year. This information will be of
vital importance in the planning
of the year's activities. All stu­dents
are urged to fill out the
questionnaire which will be given
out at the Union Building. The
questions are short and can be
answered with merely a check.
This week's movie is "Quo Va-dis"
with Victor Mature, Richard
Burton and Deborah Kerr on
Wednesday and Thursday at 3 and
7:00. This was scheduled to co­incide
with Religious Emphasis
Week.
Prexy's Cabinet
Reviews Code
The President's Cabinet met on
Jan. 13 and discussed the blood
drive and Skit N i g h t . The
members present were: Gerald
Stroud, Bob Long, Boy Lynn,
Boolie Hill, and Jimmy Hunt.
It was reported that the blood
drive would be held on Feb.' 5.
Each student under 21 years of
age who would like to give blood
will have to have written permis­sion
from .his' parents, Permisy
sion blanks will be distributed
to everyone on the campus. The
cabinet also agreed that the WS-GA
would handle the girl don­ors.
Skit Night w i l l be held on
Feb. 16 and 17. This year there
will be no preliminary skits.
Practices are to be held on Feb.
15. Sororities will be allotted 10
minutes and fraternities seven
minutes for their skits.
Progress on Religious Empha­sis
Week was reported by Walter
Porter. Excuses from classes will
be given to those students who
attend the convocations.
A report by the Cabinet was
made concerning the Honor Court
System of the University of Flo­rida.
More information concern­ing
it will be obtained in the fu
ture.
By BURTON PEARSON
Construction of a Baptist Stu
dent Union Center in Auburn
took a big stride toward reality
recently when the Executive
Board of the Alabama Baptist
Convention appropriated $200,-
000 for the purpose. The pro­posed
building, which will con­tain
approximately 18,000 square
feet of floor space, will be lo­cated
on North College St., on
the same lot as the present cen­ter.
The building committee of the
local Baptist Church expects to
obtain preliminary sketches at an
early date from the architectural
department of the Southern Bap­tist
Convention. The finished
drawings will be presented to the
State Baptist Convention in Novt
ember for final approval. Con­struction
is expected to begin
early in I960.
Tentative plans call for the
building to be in a two-unit ar­rangement
with connecting walk­ways.
One unit will contain space
for 40 Sunday School rooms. In
the other unit will be a chapel
with a seating capacity of 400, a
recreation room, a library, a ban­quet
room, and a small auditoi-ium
for dramatic presentations.
In the unit also will be the BSU
offices and living quarters for
student caretakers.
"Even though we know that
there are many things which
could happen to prevent erection
of the building, we look forward
with a great deal of faith to its
completion," said Mr. Harold
Gully, Baptist student director.
"We know that the center will be
a great asset not only to the Bap­tist
Church but also to the "en­tire
college program at API."
Concert By Kingston Trio
Scheduled For March S
Blue Key, 0DK To Sponsor Trio
For Student Ac Building Concert
areas.
Concert & Lecture
Series To Present
Katherine Porter
MARCH GRADUATES
Candidates for degrees in
March who have not cleared
deferred grades (Incomplete
and Absent Examination) may
do so only with permission from
the Council of Deans. Graduates
who need to secure such appro­val
should check with the Reg­istrar's
Office immediately.
7,966 Enrollment
Hits Record High
Incomplete returns show that
Auburn's enrollment for this
winter quarter has hit an all-time
high, with 7,966 students being
registered.
Registrar Charles W. Edwards
says that when final figures are
available he expects the enroll­ment
to round off at 8,000 for the
quarter.
The next highest winter en­rollment
was in 1957 when 7,895
students registered. At this same
period a year ago the figure was
7,791.
Additional m i d - y e a r high
school graduates are expected to
enroll in a special section plan­ned
especially for them. The pro­gram
offers freshman English,
Algebra, and American History,
and began on Monday, Jan. 19.
A SCENE from "As You Like It" a Shakespearean comedy
which will be given by the Auburn Players is shown above. The
comedy will be presented February 5 through 7.
Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' Next Up
On Auburn Players Schedule For Winter
By Nadine Beach
"As You Like It," a comedy by William Shakespeare, will
be presented as a studio production by the Auburn Players in
Langdon Hall on February 5, 6, and 7 at 8:15 p.m.
Members of the Auburn Players participating in this pro­duction
are Paul E. Crow, Mark Stewart, Don Thieme, Javad
Bazargani, Sam Lipps, F. Noel
MARCH GRADS
Graduation invitations will
be on sale through 5:00 Friday
afternoon in room 306 of the
Union Building.
Leon, Olin Baker, Hubert White,
Ted Richards, Wayne Thames,
H& Cheney, Susan Green, Merle
Thomason, Kitty Holland "and
Bob Michaels. These fifteen mem­bers
are filling the 23 actual roles
called for in the play. This is ac­complished
by allowing one per­son
to play two or three parts
during the course of the play. The
production staff include 'the di­rector
Telfair B. Peet and the
stage manager Javad Bazargani.
The action of the play occurs
in and around the English court
of Duke Frederick and in the
Forest Arden.
Early Action Urged
On Skit Plans
All fraternities and sororities
who will present skits this year
are reminded by Blue Key and
Mortar Board that it is not too
early to begin preparing skits.
Skit night will be February 16
and 17. No preliminary contests
will be held this year but the
Union Ballroom will be available
for practices on February 15, the
Sunday just prior to Skit Night.
Physics Professor Addresses Staff
And Graduate Students In Biggin
Dr. S. K.. Allison, Professor of i director of the Institute for Nu-
THIS YEAR'S GREEK GODDESS will be selected from this group of beauties who have been
nominated by their respective sororities. These girls, who could make anyone's head swim, Greek
or not, are (from left to right) seated—Miriam Park, Atlanta; Elizabeth Byers, Huntsville; Ivy
Mauk, Montgomery; Sandra O'Kelley, Chattanooga; Annette Nail, Georgiana; standing—Gay Hinds,
Arab; Evelyn Ray, Cottonwood; Sally McCord, Gadsden; Sandy Whitinger, Auburn; Ann Joiner,
Opclika; Ann Roberts, Chester, Illinois.
Physics at the Enrico Fermi In­stitute
of Nuclear Studies of the
University of Chicago, visited
the Physics Department at Au­burn
from January 14-17 under
the Visiting Scientists Program
of the National Science Founda­tion
and the American Institute
of Physics. During his stay on
the campus, Dr. Allison addressed
the undergraduate and graduate
students in Physics and visited
the staff of the department.
On Thursday evening, Jan. 15,
at 7:30, Dr. Allison gave an ad­dress
in Biggin Auditorium. His
topic for the evening was "Science
and Scientists as National As­sets."
The lecture was sponsored
locally by the Auburn Chapter
of Sigma Xi and the Physics De­partment.
Since science is con­tinually
playing an increasingly
important roll in national and in­ternational
affairs, the address
was of particular interest to the
general faculty.
On Friday afternoon at 4:30,
Jan. 16, Dr. Allison addressed the
Physics Colloquium in Room 106,
Tichenor Hall, on his recent re­search
on nuclear disintegration
with high-energy lithium ions.
Dr. Allison has been closely
clear Studies at the University of
Chicago from 1946 until 1958,
when he resigned his administra­tive
post to devote more time to
his research with the Kevatron,
a low-energy atom smasher which
he designed for the nuclear trans­formation
of such light elements
as deuterium, lithium, beryllium
and boron.
Born in Chicago, he received
the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from
the University of Chicago and
served as a research fellow at
Harvard and the Carnegie Insti­tution
before he joined the fac­ulty
of the University of Califor­nia
in 1926. In 1930 he was named
associate professor of physics at
Chicago.
Prior to World War II he became
interested in nuclear fission and
began the first experiments di­rected
toward a nuclear chain re­action.
In January, 1942, he was
placed in charge of physics re­search
and was director both of
the chemistry division of the
Metallurgical Laboratory at the
University of Chicago and the
laboratory itself.
He is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American
Scenery was designed and in
large part executed by Earl Lay­man,
prais Brown and Cookie
Floyd served '• as ' scenery assis­tants.
The scenery was painted
with dyes on two 24 by 10-feet
backdrops which can be compact­ly
folded and carried under one
arm. One scene suggests many
things such as a street, a court­yard
or a room in a palace while
the second backdrop consists of
forest scenery.
' Costumes were designed and
largely executed by R o b e rt
Knowles, with substantial help
from Ethel Marty.
Three Elizabethan songs will
provide 45 minutes of music. The
songs are: Under the Greenwood
Tree, Blow, Blow Thou Winter
Wind a n d Greenslea. Musical
arrangement of the songs was
done by Robert Richardson. Lois
Clark and Bill Hart did the vo­cal
coaching, and Kathy Sprague
also made substantial contribu­tions
to the music in this produc­tion.
. ..
"This is probably the most ela­borate
play we have ever traveled
with and possibly ever done," said
Mr. Peet.
According to Mr. Peet, opening
night will be a benefit perform­ance
for the Auburn Woman's
Club which is attempting to raise
funds for a new club house. As
the play has been sold to them
for that particular night all per­sons,
(even students possessing
ID cards) must purchase tic­kets.
Students with ID cards
may attend the performances on
tickets. Free tickets may be ob-
February 6 and 7 without buying
tained prior to these two perfor­mances
in the Dramatic Arts
Building.
Riding the crest of national acclaim the highly popular
Kingston Trio will be in Auburn on March 5. Sponsored by
Blue Key and ODK, men's honoraries, the singing group will
give an 80-minute concert in the Student Activities Build­ing
at 8:00 p.m.
Paul Adamson, vice-president well as several other musical
of Blue Key, said that ticket
prices have not yet been estab­lished.
He added that since the
capacity of the Student Ac build­ing
is limited to approximately
1800 and an additional 200 stand­ing
room only, some system for
selling tickets in advance will be
worked out. "This," he said, "will
let the people who want to hear
them the most get their tickets
first."
The concert will be broken into
two 40-minute performances with
a 20-minute intermission.
Negotiations have been under­way
for some weeks by Blue Key
to see what dates the Trio would
be available in this area. They
culminated last Thursday when
Blue Key and ODK members
agreed to undertake the concert
as a joint project. Due to the high
financial aspects of the concert
and the corresponding possibili­ty
of loss, the Inter-fraternity
Council has agreed to insure the
project against losses up to $500.
The Trio climbed to national
prominence last Fall with the
release of their first record al­bum
and its popular "Tom Doo-ley."
This, as are some of their
other songs, is derived from the
folk-lore of the mountainous re­gions
of the South. Highly ver­satile,
the group has shown itself
to be equally adept at calypso as
'59-60' Calendar
For API Approved
Auburn's 1959-60 school calen­dar
has been approved by col­lege
officials.
This summer's quarter will
open June 10 and close August
22 with classes scheduled for on­ly
two Saturdays—June 13, and
August 15. Graduation will be
Saturday, August 22.
Next Fall's quarter opens on
Sept. 20, and ends with gradua­tion
on Friday, December 18.
The Winter quarter of 1960
opens Jan. 4 and ends with grad­uation
on Tuesday, March 15.
The Spring quarter begins on
March 22 and ends on Friday,
June 3.
The Summer quarter of 1960
opens on June 13 and ends on
August 25. There will be classes
on three Saturdays during the
1960 Summer quarter. They are
June 18, July 9, and Aug. 20.
Miss Katherine Anne Porter,
famed author of fiction and poe­try,
will appear Tuesday evening
in another of the API Concert
and Lecture Series. The lecture,
"What is Fiction," will be given
by Miss Porter at 8:15 in the
Union Ballroom.
A native of Texas, Miss Porter,
who is also Daniel Boone's great-great-
grcat granddaughter, has
lived in many cities of the United
States and spent much time
abroad, especially in France and
Mexico. As a journalist and lec­turer
in these many places she
has received many awards and
honors.
A Guggenheim Fellowship in
creative writing was awarded
Miss Porter in 1931 and again in
1938. In 1937 she received the
Book-of-the-Month award for her
novel, "Pale Horse, Pale Rider."
She was awarded the first an­nual
gold medal for literature by
the society for libraries of New
York University in 1940, and in
1950 she received the annual
prize for literature offered by the
Texas Institute of Letters.
Miss Porter was elected Fellow
of Regional American Literature
in the Library of Congress. She
acted as vice-president of the Na­tional
Institute of Arts and Let­ters
from 1950 to 1952. The hono­rary
degree of Doctor of Litera­ture
was bestowed on Miss Por­ter
by several universities and
colleges including the Woman's
College of the University of North
Carolina in 1949, the University
of Michigan in 1954, and Smith
College in 1958.
At the lecture Miss Porter will
add readings from her own short
stories to her commentary on fic­tion.
Fiction-wise she had written
"Flowering Judas," a collection
of stories set in the U. S. and
Mexico. "Flowering Judas" was
re-issued with an addition of four
stories: "Hacienda," "Noon Wine,"
"Pale Horse, Pale Rider," "The
Leaning Tower," and "The Day
Before."
'Loveliest of the Plains'
identified with the development Physical Society and the National
I of nuclear energy. He served as Academy of Sciences.
Spring Show Tryouts
Will Be January 26
Tryouts for the Spring Show
will be held on Jan. 26, from 3
o'clock until 11 p.m. in the Au­burn
Union Building. This year
the Spring Show is "The Mis­chief
Maker" and was written by
Don Leithauser, a senior from
Birmingham.
All that is required to be a part
of the show is a little talent for
singing, dancing and acting.
There are many chorus parts
open to both men and women
which are easy to learn.
Helping Leithauser on the mu­sical
score were Harold Alexan-der
and Tenny Mehaffey. The as­sistant
director is Joey Quinn.
The rest of the staff are: Mary
Lynn M c C r e e, choreography;
Helen Strauther, costumes; Betty
Cobb, make-up; Bob Mawhinney,
business manager and Robert Lo­pez,
sets.
MARTHA WILLIAMS, Loveliest of the Plains, graces this
scene with a loveliness no statue could depict. Martha is a
freshman from Atlanta who lives in Dorm III. She is studying
Secretarial Training.
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Old Lathe Now At Rest
Auburn Landmark Turned Many Times
Before Finally Coming To Rest Here
There have been many stories and myths about the old
l a t h e that has been a land mark on the Auburn campus for
about twenty-two years. One legend we all know about is t he
one concerning the coeds, nuff said! Legends are nice and
colorful, but here is the real story of the historical relic as
told by Professor Dan T. Jones,
Engineering Shops, who held the
responsibility of moving the
lathe to its present position.
"The nine foot by one-hundred
and eight-inch lathe is mounted
on the campus north of Samford
Hall."
"This grand old machine turned
out many a fine weapon, later
served faithfully for many years
in making implements of peace
and prosperity in our Southland,
and now rests here for posterity."
"The lathe was built about 1861
and was used in the Confederate
Gun Works located at Selma, Ala.
where it was used to bore cannon.
When Wilson's Raiders invaded
the State of Alabama, the lathe
was loaded on an ox cart to be
taken to Columbus, Ga., to the
Confederate Gun Works which
was located there. They proceed­ed
up the Montevallo road which
is south of Birmingham, and
when they saw that they were
in great danger of being captured
buried the lathe near what is
now known as the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Com­pany's
Oxmoor furnace. It re­mained
buried until after the
surrender, then it was taken up
and carried to Columbus, Ga.,
where it was used for a numher
of years for doing work on en­gines
and riverboats.
"Later it was moved to Iron-dale
and used for a number of
years in the Gate City Rolling
Mill. In 1875, Charles Linn, who
established the first bank in Bir­mingham,
organized and started
the Linn Iron Works at First
Avenue and Fourteenth Street.
He purchased the lathe from its
owners at Irondale and moved it
to his shop. For 54 years it was
in continuous operation in his
shop which for many years was
owned and operated by the Ten­nessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company.
"In 1929 the Linn Iron Works
plant was dismantled and the
lathe was moved to the Fairfield
Steel Works Car Shop of the
TCI, where it was in continuous
use turning car wheels until 1936.
Its big cogged wheels turned as
steadily as it trimmed off as sure­ly,
the long curly steel shavings,
as it did when it was drilling the
bore of the Confederate cannon.
"In 1936 the Steel Car Shop was
dismantled and since the lathe
had this historical background,
it was offered to Auburn and we
accepted it as a gift. It has re­sided
here since as a relic.
"Due to the weight of the lathe
THE 96-YEAR-OLD LATHE above has been a campus land­mark
for about 22 years. The lathe is mounted on the grounds
north of. Samford Hall.
Dial System Installment
Slated for This Year
Southern Bell To Spend $75,000
On Change In Telephone Facilities
By Carline Stephens
At an approximate cost of $75,000 Southern Bell Tele­phone
Company of A u b u r n will switch over to t h e dial system
some time in t h e l a t e summer or e a r l y fall of this year. At the
same time a toll-free or extended scope of service will go into
effect between Auburn and Opelika.
A lot next to the PiKA House phones will .not be ready.to use
special permission had to be got­ten
from the highway depart­ment
for moving it from Bir­mingham
to Auburn by truck.
Since I was assigned the respon­sibility
of moving the lathe from
(the TCI to Auburn, I made a trip
to Birmingham at which time I
talked with persons acquainted
with the historical aspects of the
lathe. Co-operation of LeRoy
Holt of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company; a clip­ping
from an old copy of the Bir­mingham
News dated May 17,
1916; and old correspondence in
the TCI files, were other Sources
of information.
"The age of this lathe is defi-
"Mademoiselle" Offers $500 Prize
In College Fiction Writing Contest
Mademoiselle is now accept­ing
entries from undergrad­uate
women for its a n n u al
College Fiction Contest.
Auburn-Opelika Drive - In Theatre
THURSDAY- FRIDAY. JANUARY22-23
BY EUGENE O'NEILL! THE STORY OF THE MOST
SHOCKING WO/MAN IN THE ANNALS OF GREAT DRAMA!
SOPHIA LOREN
ANTHONY
PERKINS IN
DESIRE UNDER
THE ELMS •*-
-"-"i-BURL IVES
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Sponsored by Auburn Jaycees as a National Jaycee
Week project. ADMISSION 65 cents
COKE!" IS A RCOISTCItCD TRAOE-HARK. COPyRIOHT <Q 1959 THE COCA-COLA
mm
Abracadabra
Foolish boy—the best way to make a bottle
of Coke disappear is to drink it! Yes,
swallow after swallow, that cold crisp taste is
so deeply satisfying... and the lively lift
is so bright and cheerful the whole day
seems happier, just like magic. So open
sesame! Just uncap the bottle and get
ready for The Pause That Refreshes!
B E REALLY R E F R E S H E D . . . H A V E A COKE!
Bottled under authority of The Coca-Cola Company by
OPELIKA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
•CoU" b a registered trada-marfc. © 19S4. THI COCA-COU COMMHT
f i ­nitely
known to be slightly over
96 years. Today this lathe could
be cleaned up and adjusted ahd
still do accurate, useful work."
So off go our hats to Professor
Dan T. Jones for giving of his
time and effort to give us the
facts behind one of Auburn's
greatest landmarks, great not in
size but in the hearts of all true
Auburnites. Who knows, Profes­sor
Dan, . . . maybe some day the
ole lathe will turn once more.
on North Gay was purchased by
the company for the new central
office. Construction which is now
well under way of the one story
fire resistant masonry building
is expected to be finished in
April. This 77 foot by 38 foot
building has been designed to
blend well with its environment.
Upon the building's completion
installation of equipment is plan­ned.
A much larger demand will
be placed on the Auburn office
with the disbandment of "long
distance" between Auburn and
Opelika. This reason and the ad­dition
of the new dial system
necessitates a great deal of new
equipment. Within 30 days the
company will begin replacing old
phones with new dial phones and
where possible, adding dial at­tachments
to old phones. The
Air Cadets Party In Montgomery
Eleven members of the Ar-hold
Air Society and their dates
enjoyed dinner and dancing to
Combo music at the Officers'
Club at Maxwell Air Force Base
in Montgomery on Jan. 9.
Each quarter the society has a
social function to entertain its
new members, which were initi­ated
at the close of last quarter.
Chaperoning the group were
Major and Mrs. Frank Malloy
and Captain and Mrs. John Na­pier
III. Even though Saturday
classes were held the next day,
this did not spoil the evening for
the group.
as dial phones until late sum­mer
.or early fall although the
phones have been changed.
Mr. H. B. Smith, the area man­ager,
stated that when the change
over is made it will be possible
for anyone in Auburn or Opelika
to call almost anywhere in the
county toll-free. Two-thirds of
the county will be within free
calling distance. The monthly
rates will be increased a small
amount to cover the added ex­penses.
The "2-5 Numbering Plan" will
be used in Auburn. This plan
calls for two letters and five
numerals. The Bell Telephone
Company is introducing this sys­tem
of numbering as a first step
in a prolonged plan to someday
have Direct Distance Dialing,
(placing calls to any place in the
nation without going through an
operator). The Auburn region
will be Turner 7 and Opelika will
remain Sheffield 5.
Mr. Smith said, "We are going
to provide Auburn with one of
the most up-to-date phone sys­tems
in existence."
The two winners of the Col­lege
Fiction Contest will re­ceive
$500 each for the serial
rights to their stories and pub­lication
in Mademoiselle.
The runners-up will receive
honorable mention in Mademoi­selle
and the right to buy their
work at regular rates will be re­served
by Mademoiselle. The
winners Will be announced in the
August 1959 issue.
Any woman undergraduate un­der
twenty-six years of age,/who.
is regularly, enrolled iri^a degree*
granting college is eligibleriStol*'
ies that have appeared in under­graduate
publications are accept­able
Ifithey have not been pub­lished
elsewhere. Contestants
may submit more.than one en­try,
but stories must be original
and fictitious and should run
from approximately 2,500 to 5,000
words.
Entries must be typewritten
double-spaced on one side of the
page only. All work must be
clearly marked with contestant's
name, age, home address, school
address and school year. An 8W'
by 11" Manila envelope, self-ad­dressed
and stamped, should be
enclosed with all entries. Mad­emoiselle
assumes no responsibil­ity
for manuscripts received un­less
they are accompanied by re­turn
envelope. The decisions of
Mademoiselle's editors are final.
All entries for the contest must
be submitted by March 1, 1959,
to College Fiction Contest, Mad­emoiselle,
575 Madison Ave., New
York 22.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, January 21, 1959
BASKETBALL PRACTICE
The Student Activities Build­ing
wil Ibe open for anyone to
practice basketball on Sunday,
Jan. 25, from 2:30 to 5:30.
Future Farmers Elect
Paul Johnson President
The collegiate chapter of the
Future Farmers of America has
elected Paul Johnson, a senior
in agricultural education from
Jacksonville, president for the
winter quarter.
Other officers include Lee Go-ber,
Nauvoo, vice-president; Roy
Chance, Chipley, Fla., secretary;
Tom Thompson, Aliceville, treas­urer;
Reese Kilgore, Red Level,
reporter, and Alex Cooper, Tho-maston,
sentinel.
The FFA meets every second
and fourth Tuesday night at
o'clock in room 320 of Thach.
the prototype of fine service
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Fall and Winter Flats and Dress Shoes in all
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105 Dollars Given
As Profit Of T-Bowl
The final fruits of the Theta
Chi-Sigma Nu Toilet Bowl game
were realized last week. The oc­casion
was the presentation of a
check in the amount of $105.40 to
the Lee County Welfare Depart­ment's
emergency fund for peo­ple
in need of immediate aid.
This joint presentation by the
Theta Chi and Sigma Nu frater­nities
is the result of much hard
work and preparation on the part
of both organizations in provid­ing
the annual T-Bowl football
game last Dec. 6, 1958. The non­profit
T-Bowl game series started
in 1949 for the express purpose
of being able to present a sub­stantial
sum of money, raised
wholly by the joint cooperation
of the two fraternities, to a wor­thy
charity.
There has been some mistaken
idea as to the actual authenticity
of the game. Many have thought
it was just a game of touch, much
like intramural ball between fra­ternities.
Anyone who witnessed
the bloody battle of last Decem­ber
6^, knows the thrill of hearing
bruising tackles echo on the field,
and the rising again of old high
school stars. They saw the weeks
of practice being put to good use
as the men broke their huddles
and ran the plays in the style of
"old pros." The rivalry could
not have been more intense if it
were the Tide and Tigers pound­ing
at one another.
This game, as is each T-Bowl
game, was hard fought from the
start to finish, with the Sigma
Nu's coming out on top from the
third quarter with a seven to
nothing victory. And when the
dust had settled, the blue and
white teams, beat as any genera­tion
could be, shook hands and
staggered off the field.
The score is a thing of history
and record, but there is the feel­ing
of time well spent, a job well
done.
A measure of thanks go to
Coach Jordan and Coach Beard
for the uniforms and equipment
which made the game a success.
Their time and interest made a
difficult task a worthy event.
OPERA WORKSHOP
The Opera Workshop, due to
technical difficulties, has re­scheduled
its performances to
coincide with the Spring Music
Festival. Dates will be announ­ced
later.
MARCH GRADUATES
All candidates for degrees in
March will be notified to report
to the Registrar's Office for a
final credit check. This will be
done alphabetically. Please re­port
promtly when notice is re­ceived.
BOVD WIGHAM, President of Sigma Nu, and Mark Goodwin,
President of Theta Chi present Mrs. Ruth Winningham of the
Lee County Welfare Department with a check of $105.40. This '
amount was made on their joint annual T-Bowl game.
County Superintendents Convene
To Help API School Of Education
Sixteen county superintendents
took critical looks at their school
systems in an Auburn Conference
recently. Their purpose was
to get a better shave!
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to h e l p the API School of.
Education determine where it can
help best in its experimental pro­gram
of aid to new superinten­dents.
The program is being fi­nanced
partially through a $50,-
000 grant from the Fund for the
Advancement of Education.
Present also for the conference
were Drs. Lester Nelson and
James Armsey, New York City,
Fund for the Advancement of
Education; Drs. Doyne Smith and
Jack Gentry, University of Geor­gia,
and Dr. Frank Stewart, Ala­bama
State Superintendent-elect.
Primarily, the educators tac­kled
two items. (1) They review­ed
the aid Auburn is giving them
with their problems, and (2)
made plans for the second year
of the program.
Dean Truman Pierce, API
School of Education, told the vis­itors
that plans are underway to
seek help under the National De­fense
Education Act to step up
the guidance and counseling por­tion
of the program.
lit their turn the superinten­dents
recommended that the
School of Education (1) give vis­iting
national counselors addi­tional
time during the summer
on-campus workshops; (2) help
them find ways to encourage
many top students to consider
college; (3) give them a vehicle
to help bright high school sen­iors
determine what fields they
are best suited for in college; (4)
increase tests and measurements;
and (5) make it possible for Au­burn's
professors at the graduate
field centers to spend increased
time with individual school facul­ties.
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Alpha Phi Omega
Elects New Officers
Alpha.Phi Omega, national ser­vice
fraternity, recently an­nounced
the election of new of­ficers.
Elected for the next six
months were: Ben Davis, presi­dent;
Don Harris, first vice presi­dent;
Erman Fortenberry, second
vice president; Harry Haney, cor­responding
secretary; Jim Spring­field,
recording secretary; Ed
Moore, t r e a s u r e r , and Jerry
Chandler, historian.
VILLAGE FAIR
January is almost gone
Village Fair is coming on—
Have you signed up to help
stage this gala event?
Especially needed are art stu­dents
and typists but many other
committee posts are unfilled.
Sign up now in Room 311 of the
Union Building between two and
five p.m. Monday through Friday.
WSGA Elections
Set For Feb. 28
Co-Rec volleyball is getting
into full swing with fourteen
teams entered. The practices are
going on now and the actual
games will begin Jan. 27. This
tournament will be done by sin­gle
elimination, instead of the
round robin type which was Used
during the vollyball tournament.
The table tennis tournament
will be coming up in the near fu­ture.
All entries are to be in by
Jan. 27.
The basketball tournament will
be held in February and more
details will be announced at a
later date. By getting your teams
together now and avoid the last
minute rush.
The pool in alumni gym will
be open every Tuesday and
Thursday night from 8 to 9 for
the recreation swim.
THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J a n u a r y 21, 1959
$«> *76e Standi
Deans Confab Attended By Three
The annual Southern Deans of
Men and Assistants Conference
was held at the University of
South Carolina, Jan. 15, 16 and
17. Representing Auburn at the
conference were J. E. Foy, R. L.
Brittain and W. H. Grant.
Representatives from 35 major
institutions in the Southeast were
present for the three-day gath­ering.
The objective meeting was
to find ways and means of doing
a better job in student personnel
work-
Meetings were of the discus­sion
rather than lecture type. Mr.
Foy presided over the first days
discussion, "Discipline: Relation­ship
with campus and local po­lice;
student judiciaries; alcohol;
procedure and records; and class
attendance."
Auburn was host school for the
conference two yea.S «?<•
Dear Modine,
I knew it would happen! I've
been telling everyone since I
was 12 years old and no one
would believe me. They will
have to believe now! Many
nights I lay awake trying to
think of a prevention, but fail­ed.
Now, It has happened and
is happening—I am losing my
hair! Modine, what Can I do.
Distressfully,
Baldy
Dear Baldy,
Cheer up, the best is yet to
come. When you become
completely bald you won't
have to worry about losing
your hair. Therefore without
worrying you won't lose any .
more.
Dear Modine,
My boyfriend seems to care
more about his dog than he does
me. I feel like I am a much
better companion than a dog
and I really can not under­stand
this situation! Do you
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have any idea?
The girl with the
left out feeling
Dear Girl With the Left-Out
Feeling,
Maybe you don't allow as
much petting as the dog!
Dear Modine,
I don't feel like I have re­ceived
a very sound sex educa­tion.
Could you suggest some
courses on campus I might take
to increase my knowledge?
Sincerely
Ignorant
Dear Ignorant,
Such courses are scattered
all over the campus. Try Pro­duction
Control, Labor Prob­lems
and Safety in the INI
Department. The Navy offers
one called Elementary Naval
Science that is quite infor­mative
for beginners or if
you are really daring, try
some of the advanced Physi­cal
Education courses.
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WILLIAM F. BL00MFIELD, B.S.fvFrtlHIGH, '53, SAYS:
« Join me for a day at work?"
Bill is Plant Service Supervisor for New Jersey Bell Telephone Com­pany
at Dover. He joined the telephone company after graduation,
has held many jobs to gain valuable experience. Now he has three
foremen and 32 craft people working for him. "It's a challenging
job and keeps me hopping," says Bill. "See for yourself."
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"8:30 a.m. With my test bureau fore­man,
I plan work schedules for the com­ing
week. Maintaining equitable sched­ules
and being ready for emergencies is
imperative for good morale and service."
"9:10 a.m. The State Police at Andover
have reported trouble with a mobile
radio telephone. I discuss it with the
test deskman. Naturally, we send a re­pairman
out pronto to take care of it."
"11:00 a.m. As soon as things are lined
up at the office, I drive out to check on
the mobile radio repair job. The repair­man
has found the trouble — and to­gether
we run a test on the equipment."
"1:30 p.m. After lunch, I look in on a
PBX and room-phone installation at an
out-of-town motel. The installation super­visor,
foreman and I discuss plans for
running cable in from the highway."
"2:45 p.m. Next. I drive over to the
central office at Denvillc, which is cut­ting
over 7000 local telephones to
dial service tomorrow night. I go over
final arrangements with the supervisor."
"Well, that's my job. You can see there's nothing monotonous about it.
I'm responsible for keeping 50,000 subscriber lines over a 260-square-mile
area in A-l operating order. It's a big responsibility—but I love it."
Bill Bloomfield is moving ahead, like many young engineers in super­visory
positions in the Bell Telephone Companies. There may be oppor­tunities
for you, too. Talk with the Bell interviewer when he visits your
campus and get the whole story.
"4:00 p.m. When I get back to my office,
I find there are several phone messages
to answer. As soon as I get them out
of the way, I'll check over tomorrow's
work schedule —then call it a day."
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We Hope... 4—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J a n u a r y 21, 1959 TO KIEP AMERICA GREAT
J o h n M. Patterson, the 49th and young­est
governor in Alabama history took of­fice
yesterday in Montgomery. Though his
spectacular record as Attorney General
made h im a popular candidate his election
was foreseen by few of the so-called "ex­p
e r t s ."
Several who pointed to his relative po­litical
immaturity h a v e yielded a grudg­ing
admiration for his cabinet selections.
Others in positions to wield considerable
influence in his behalf have been won over
completely. The Legislature is reportedly
composed largely of pro-Patterson repre­sentatives.
In short, the new governor of
t h e state is in an excellent position to
make his t e rm of office one of the most
progressive periods Alabama has ever ex­perienced.
Among his campaign promises was the
declaration that a good, long look would
be taken at the troubles of state-supported '
schools and remedial steps begun. Later,
after he had begun preliminary investiga­tions
he announced that it would probab­ly
be necessary to raise taxes to effect the
needed measures. This we thought, and
still think, is a very realistic approach.
Now, as chief executive of the state,
Gov. Patterson will be subjected to the
pressures of powerful lobbying groups.
These will be far better organized and fi­nanced
than the men and women pleading
education's case. For every dollar raised in
taxes there will be an agency asking for a
hundred. Unless the governor can see the
overall picture objectively and provide
leadership in the Legislature, education is
liable to get lost in t h e shuffle.
For some years now we have seen state
funds distributed on a survival of t h e fit­test
basis. We have also seen our schools
enter a steepening academic decline due
p r i m a r i l y to money shortages. It has just
about reached the "now or never" stage.
We doubt that unlimited funds could re­pair
the damage^ but sufficient money
could start it on the road back. We do not
charge the governor with responsibility of
obtaining this money single-handedly. We
do t h i n k it is w i t h i n the scope of his abil­i
ty to start the ball rolling.
0 LITHE AVAN« Don't Bleed-Just Sweat A Little
Words Of Importance
Auburn is well-known for being a l i t t le
town in which things are done in big ways.
On Thursday, Feb. 5, t h e school's annual
blood drive will be held. In t r u e estima­t
i on of importance, this event g r e a t l y out­weighs
each of the recent campus occur­e
n c e s for which we have been lauded.
Spirited turnouts for pep rallies, enthus­iastic
gatherings at Tiger athletic contests,
and even the favorable results of our All-
CiJwiWiw *QMJV&\\MM
to Foster the Auburn Spirit
DOUG McINTOSH FRANK PRICE
Editor Business Manager
George Wendell—Bryant Castellow
Managing Editors
Dick Roll
JVeios Editor
Ronnie McCullars
Sports Editor
Bobby Green
Art Editor
Carline Stephens
Specialities Assistant
Tim Battle
Features Editor
Jim Phillips
Editorial Assistant
Sandy Ross
. Society Editor
Bob Jenings
Make Up Assistant
Campus Fund Drive can't be valued so
highly as a reasonably successful blood
campaign. But do all of us see it that way?
Better still—do we really care?
This year, unmarried students under the
age of 21 will be required to secure per­mission
from home before their blood will
be taken. Because of the coming enforce­ment
of this old rule, many potential do­nors
will turn their backs to the Bloodmo-bile.
Falling into the old human custom
of putting things off, students will fail to
return information cards to IFC mem­bers
and other personnel designated to col­lect
this material before mailing it on to
parents. As of now there's plenty of time
to get your folks' approval. Don't let such
a trivial technicality as this prevent you
from doing a worthy service.
No other gift of comparable importance
can be given at such little cost. Think
about it for a while if you haven't already
decided on giving a single pint of your
•blood for the vital benefit of someone else-
Let this continue to be a banner year at
Auburn—Give blood!—PHILLIPS
Wi CAMfu* cor we've HAP TO vp MWUG TO PUMIVAIS
TH£ PAKKIM6 PK00L0M."
FORTHCOMING BATTLE
Man vs. Himself
i
It seems that all of my before
sheltered life I have been led to
believe in a lie. This lie is a colos­sal
one, so big that it affects my
entii-e existence and my entire line
of thought.
Before I graduated to the out­side
world of college I believed
that "I had it made." I had a feel­ing
of security in that if all of my
friends deserted me I still had my
country. I was proud to be an
American. I was told to be proud
that I lived in a democracy of the
people, by the people, and for the
people. I had memorized the Pre­amble
to the Constitution, Lin­coln's
Gettysburg Address, arid
what is more I was patriotic.
But here I find that I have been
mistaken. "We should spend more
time in the air and less time Oh
the putting greens," and "Compare
•what Russian teachers are paid"
with what the American teachers
are paid" are statements I sorne-times
hear as I listen with an
eager inquisitive mind to some of
my learned professors lecture and
to some of my fellow students'
more intellectual conversations.
I am not so completely naive to
think that we in the United States
of America are about to experien­ce
a "fall of the Roman Empire,"
but I am normal, and if repeatedly
told that I am living under a gov­ernment
run by men of low cali­ber
and little common sense, I
could begin to think in just that
line of thought. I could begin to
wonder, for I trust my teachers
and most of my learned upper
classmen to be intelligent, broad-minded
people.
As time passes and my genera­tion
grows into the leaders of our
world, what will we in our coun­try
have to have faith in? What
will we believe in if we have been
taught that our democracy is a
farce? It is true that we will
never improve if there is no chal­lenge
or known need for improve­ment
but there is a great differ­ence
in improvement and the com-
BY LINDA TELLER
plete upheaval of our democratic
government and system of living.
There is a need for thought, con­sideration,
and action-today. If
history repeats itself, as it is sup­posed
to do, we may be seeing
our country's gradual decline. I
am not an historian or philoso­pher,
nor can I with my small
knowledge of the world and its
problems state who is right and
who is wrong, but early in life I
was taught to think carefully and
then put my thoughts into actions.
So, I ask that You, Americans,
don't say that the people who run
your country are incapable. You
put them where they are. Don't
say that your laws are unfair, your
living conditions bad. You have a
right to remove those faults. Be
strong, and run at the opportunity,
leap at the challenge to stand up
and bring your land up to as high
a mortal standard as possible;
don't sit and pull your country
down too. If you must, then sit
quietly.
HOW IT TICKS.
Basis Of Our "Greek" Setup
As each succeeding generation
of men grows physically larger,
the world continues to diminish.
Since it now only takes 45 minutes
to reach Columbus, Ga., from Au­burn
when it once took five days,
one might assume that the little
city of Columbus had picked itself
up and moved nearer Auburn or
vice-versa.
Of course the preceding illus­tration
seems fantastic, but just
think about it for a moment.
Through the so-called jet age of
miracles and the rocket-zooming
sensations, man has conquered
time, space, and himself. The most
important and the most shocking
of these is the fact that man has
conquered himself.. No one can be
assured that exactly 24 hours from
now, the world may be blown
completely to little fragments in
the atmosphere. By conquering
himself man has also destroyed
himself or is in the process of so
doing.
Through the dramatic demon­strations
of. his power,, man has
only forgotten one thing. To those
intellectuals who consider their
lives invaluable, that thing is,
without reservation, of the most
BY MARION WARD
important consequence—it is the
power to think of the far distant
future rather than the immediate
future.
What is this generation leaving
to today's babies? They will ex­perience
the untangling of the
worst problems of all history.
With all of man's ability to gene­rate
power, will he be able to
control this power into useful
gain or will he remain forever at
war until ultimate destruction re­sults?
I do not purport to drastically
call a halt to modern science and
theory, but I do believe that man
should come to his "senses" and
realize that predicament he is
leaving to his children and to all
future generations.
Before the year 1965 rolls
around, it is entirely possible that
the world will be so small that
Paris can be reached from New
York in less than two hours! Dif­ferent
peoples are suddenly be­coming
next-door neighbors and
man has no choice but to under-.,,
stand his neighbors by resorting
to exchange of ideas and customs
if he is to save himself—alas—
from the perils of himself.
"Fraternities aren't, contribut­ing
what they should; why don't
they just give up?" is a question
often raised in "independent circ­les,"
and before this column is
read, many of you who are un­affiliated
with the fraternity (or
sorority) system will quite pos­sibly
raise the same question. Just
keep this question in mind. This
column will be devoted solely to
giving you an insight into just
what the fraternity system stands
for, its principles and ideals. Next
week, an answer to your question
will be attempted.
Now forget for a moment (and
I hope, forever) your construed
conceptions that the fraternity
system is based on elegant living
accommodation, on personal pres­tige,
on valuable, connections, or
on more glorified social functions.
These are not the principles and
ideals, and never will be.
Forget for a moment that frat­ernities
are now international in
scope, that they own millions of
dollars worth of property, that
they claim illustrious members
throughout the world, that their
names have become marks of dis­tinction.
Even forget that they are
now an indispensible and integral
part of college life.
These results have not always
existed, but the fact of their ex-istance
should prove that behind
all that the system is now a con­cept
or idea. If that idea of group
living could produce a thing as
great as the fraternity system, the
concept must have been valid then
and should be valid today.
Now what were the essential
features of that original concept?
If it did not mean bigger houses,
bigger parties, or more social
prestige, then what did it mean?
It meant simply that a group of
young college men wished, by as­sociation,
to accomplish certain
desired ends which individually
they did, not accomplish, and
colleges were not in a position
to offer. So man, gregarious by
BY TIM BATTLE
nature, associated himself with
others to promote friendship, de­velop
his character, and to acquire
a sound education. Is it unusual,
then, that the early fraternities
were lif.erary and debating societ­ies
whxch gathered in forums to
discuss public affairs and prob­lems
of the day, and by their very
association promoted the acquisi­tion
of a sound education, and
relaxed to enjoy another product
of their association, the develop­ment
of character and the promo­tion
of friendship? Added to these
things came the recognition that
the fraternity group had goals
compatible with those of the col­lege—
that both had the same rao-lege—
that both had the same mo-places
in the American way of life.
What are the ideals of the frat­ernity
system? As a means of
summary: to assist the college in
promoting scholarship, to provide
citizenship training, to deve­lop
personality, and while doing
these things to enjoy the process.
A COLUMN
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Befke DeRing, Don Loughran, Bob Jen­nings,
Nadine Beach, Ramona Pemberton, Linda
Teller, Dianne Spurrier, Marion Ward, Kate-
Scruggs, Dale Burson, Anna Lee Waller, Tommy
Fowler, Lamar Miller, Jean Hill, Paul Spahos,
Bennie Sue Curtis, Gayle Jones, Bill Ham, Mo-dine
Gunch, and Janice Duffy.
Photography Staff: Harriet Bush, Bobby Green,
Bill Lollar.
Make-up Staff: Don Loughran, Tommy Fow­ler,
Lamar Miller and Gordon Vines.
Thanks Bricel LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Colonel Broun And A Hanger
BY CARLISLE TOWERY
Boyd Cobb -Advertising Manager
A. R. Lozano Circulation Manager
Sales Agents: Stewart Draper, Don Lough­ran.
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Auburn Union and in The Lee County Bulletin building
on Tichenor Avenue. Entered as second class matter
at the post office In Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates
by mall are $1 for three months and $3 for a full year.
The Plainsman is the official student newspaper of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and la written and
edited by responsible students. Opinions published here­in
are not necessarily those of the administration. Winter
oniiih-mi.iri rime Is Wednesday and circulation is I too.
The huge success of the Gospel Sing in
the Union Ballroom week before last
owes much to the second tenor in the
Plainsman Quartet, Brice Marsh.
He has worked long and tirelessly with
the Union, the performers and many oth­ers
to bring a program of gospel music to
the Auburn campus.
He fought for publicity everywhere—
and got it. By selling programs for the ra­dio
station, he received free spot commer­cials
and by writing stories and deluging
information for and on The Plainsman he
received front page coverage for his pet
event.
So to Brice Marsh, surely the most per­sistent
man in Auburn, we extend hearty
congratulations for a job well done and
speak for the capacity crowd of Saturday
night in offering thanks.—ROLL.
PRESENT TREND
Religious Training... Under Emphasized?
Religious Emphasis Week is
"a period when the college
community turns from every­day
tasks to look anew at the
inner workings of religion." So,
as I have "looked anew" af the
implications of this special
week I can't help but wonder
just what lasting impressions, if
any, are obtained by many of
us as we turn from our every­day
tasks and participate in
the current activities. Are we
guilty of Complacency in re­gard
to religion in our lives
throughout the entire year?
REW should be a culmina­tion
of the rest of the year, pro­viding
us with the opportunity
to seek advice on certain in­dividual
problems — problems
which have been previously
considered. The Week should
provide all with an opportunity
to not only find answers to in­dividual
questions but enlight­en
one in a comparative sense
with other religions. The var­ious
speakers are here to give
speeches on subjects which are
of importance to us and which
will present to us not only a
new outlook"on religion and its
importance for our spiritual
well-being, but also provide
further food for thought and
perhaps thoughts to sustain us
as the year progresses.
Today, America's religious
institutions seem to have be­come
more lax in their de­mands
of the individual. This
laxness has been decided by
the members of the churches
who tend to want a religion
only if it is convenient and
doesn't place too many de­mands
upon the individual.
This tendency seems to be
growing, and in years to come
might lead to the destruction of
a vital element in many of our
churches. This vital element
might well be the responsibility
and faith which a person
should feel toward religion.
There are measures both on an
individual as well as group ba­sis
which can be enacted.
As a college community API
has the responsibility of offer­ing
a well rounded curriculum.
This curriculum should offer
more courses on religion than
are now offered each quarter.
•In the 1957-1958 college cata-
BY NADINE BEACH
log only two 5 hour courses
and several two hour courses
are offered. But the schedule
of courses actually offered at
registration time this past fall
listed only one five hour course
to be taught. For a school of
our size it should be at least
possible to have a choice, if. not
three or four.
Religious training is neces­sary
in our lives. If we haven't
received it elsewhere we should
try to take a course at college
which would perhaps compare
the world's greatest religions.
This if nothing else would make
one more aware of the religion
of others and perhaps help one
in understanding his own reli­gion.
This understanding and
tolerance are necessary in a
world of conflict such as ours
is today. Sometimes it is
through a country's religious
beliefs that we are able to
understand many of her seem­ingly
unfair performances.
Let us partake of the re­maining
opportunities REW of­fers
and hope that the impor­tance
of. this week will be with
us throughout the entire year.
Dear Editor:
It seems that Mr. Towery has
seen fit to expose the poorly edu­cated
engineer. He can do it quite
well because he has not even a
vague idea what he is talking
about and he can really use his
"creativity." If making uneducat­ed
guesses and purporting them to
be fact is a true example of crea­tive
ability, not many engineers
will have anything to do with it.
Who did Mr. Towery say was
archaic? He will be shocked to
know that the jack-of-all-trades
and master of none went out with
the horse and buggy. What can
be more specialized than Mr.
Towery's own architecture?
Mr. Towery's asinine remark
about a slide rule is further evi­dence
that he doesn't know what
he is talking about. He does not
even know what a slide rule is
or for what it is used.
We can discount Mr. Towery's
surmise of what the cry of indus­try
is, because engineers have
more opportunities in industry to­day
than they ever had.
Incidentally, please inform Mr.
Towery that engineers take more
liberal arts courses in four years
than architects take in five years.
Yours very truly,
Lonnie J. Clayton
* t< *
Dear Editor,
In this week's issue of. the
Plainsman, I encountered a most
interesting article on the subject
of 'compulsory class attendance.
The thought was conveyed that
most students are opposed to com­pulsory
class attendance, while
the educator supports the opposite
view. The article states "A student
who is interested in his work will
get the material covered in class
whether he is there or not:" This,
on the surface, appears to be a
valid argument, but iet.us probe
deeper. Suppose a student could
master a subject with the benefit
of an instructor, why then should
he bother with classes, or with
college either? Most of us at the
undergraduate level of college
study do not possess the ability
nor the background to master the
work without the professor's
greater experience and knowledge
in the field to aid us. Thus a stu­dent
*ho»iB,ifcfereJ!ff8# | j | |jvprl|
will attend class every day,
whether it is compulsory or not.
"On the other hand," the article
continues, "the student who is less
interested in the work will have
difficulty in mastering his courses
whether he is present or not."
This again is very true. Less
interesting work is harder, and
dull material often becomes ted­ious.
But, if a student's interest
in A subject lags and the work be­comes
harder and harder, should
he be allowed to miss a class or
two? The answer is, of course, no.
But all to many of us fail to reach
this simple conclusion, for it is
easy to forget that eight o'clock
class on a cold winter morning,
or that afternoon lab on a nice
spring day. In these cases the at­tendance
rule compels to attend.
Naturally, the professor sup­ports
the rule. He feels that it is
necessary to limit the absences of
the members of the class—a stu­dent
must attend a class to reap
the benefits of it. The most re­warding
part of the prof's job is
teaching a class of alert and inter­ested
students. This is hardly pos­sible
if some members are absent
once or twice a week. Remem­ber
most professors are ready and
wiiling to treat us as adults, yet
they must make provision for our
human failings and weaknesses.
So, let's not be insulted if. a rule
or two of our college life seems
hard to bear.
Next time someone says to you,'
"Let's cut class today!" stop and
think—can you really afford it?
Sincerely,
Dave Colbert
* * *
Flat-nosed teacher: Now class,
watch the blackboard while I run
through it once more.
* * *
"A bird in the hand makes it
rather difficult to blow your nose."
• * * *
He: May I kiss you?
She: (Silence)
He: May I please kiss you?
She: (More Silence)
He: Say, are you deaf?
She: No, are you paralyzed?
* * *
Dean: "Now tell me the truth!
Why did you shoot your instruct­or
with a bow and arrow?"
Engineer: "I didn't want to
wakf uflMthe rest of ^h# stvjftfst'
Legend has it that Rome was
not built in a day, but that Broun
Hall was. This, of course, is er­roneous.
Nothing with human en­dowments
could assemble, inside
of a year, such a mass of rubbish
and riff-raff without help from
Frank Lloyd Wright or an equally
divine source. Frank Lloyd Wright
would give up the ghost if he had
to claim the structure and I know
of no angel or arch-angel willing,
then or now, to stake his lofty
gains on a sure-fire miss.
Actually, Broun Hall was a 1908
Boy Scout project which failed at
the outset and had to be usurped
by the Military Engineers for es­thetic
reasons. Colonel Broun, al­legedly
in charge and a great man
of belles lettres, sought to imbue
his project with at least one archi­tectural
element from each of the
926 significant periods in history.
So enthusiastic about his project
was the Colonel that half-way
through it, he discovered that he
was well on the way to complet­ing
the most electric monoplane
hanger in history. Horrified, but
secretly delighted at the building's
military appearance, the Colonel
petitioned API's president and
board of trustees as to the possi­bility
of allowing the structure to
remain a hangar, what with the
coming of monoplanes and the
like. The president and trustees,
who knew nothing about educa­tion
but who knew all about
monoplane hangars, assured Col­onel
Broun that air travel was
oh its way out and that the college
needed a hog-killing shed worse
anyway.
After adequate bickering and
consultation with the governor,
the Colonel was instructed to con­tinue
construction on his project,
but to make it look as much like
a math building as possible. Col­onel
Broun, his confidence and en­thusiasm
renewed, vowed to do
just that and forthwith went out
and began shouting at his men.
And, as Broun Hall grew in size
and magnificence and in similar­ity
to a math building, legend has
it that its patron Colonel foresaw
that someday his building would
be as majestic a structure as the
Sports Arena or the Gin House,
that someday architectural stu­dents
would stand back and mar­vel,
and that someday buildings
inspectors from everywhere would
flock to the campus to witness the
miracle.
NORTHWARD, SOME CHARTERS LOST...
Colored Frat Brothers Someday?
Over 100 years ago, the first
college fraternity came into exis­tence.
Since that time, the Greeks
have found themselves fighting
for survival in many places. Col­lege
presidents, deans, and pro­fessors
have continually, by var­ious
means, attempted to banish
the societies. Nevertheless, the
fraternities withstood the bomb­ardments
and have grown to the
powerful national and interna­tional
organizations that we know
today.
Their phenomenal g r o w th
would seem indicative of the ac­ceptance
and recognition by most
present day college administrators
and faculties that they now enjoy.
We would now look for smooth
sailing in the future with the days
of extreme criticism and denunc­iation
a thing of the past.
But all is not peaches and cream
for the national fraternity. Where­as
most troubles of the past were
external ones, that of the afore­mentioned
college officials, a new,
and different threat has gradually
moved into focus. It is similar to
the problem that faces the South
today—integration.
However, it is slightly different
from the South's problem. The
national fraternities are not faced
as yet, with the aggressive, agita­ting
external forces which are at
work battering down the walls of
Dixie's social structure. The frat
menace is internal,, and that makes
the forces even more formidable.
In the last few years, several
charters of Northern chapters have
been pulled because the members
tried to pledge Negroes. Most na­tional
fraternities have clauses in
their constitutions which make
the Negro ineligible for member­ship.
Since these chaptei-s persist­ed
in overlooking that clause, their
charters were jerked..
The growing unrest in certain
areas of the North toward this
membership qualification is being
voiced more and more at National
conventions. Though the pressure
is not particularly strong now, its
growth is inevitable. It will, in the
end, boil down to the question of
who can hold out the longest,
North or South. The showdown is
bound to come, and with it, des­truction
of the nationals.
This integration problem has
brought some external pressure
with it also. Some colleges have
demanded that membership re­quirements
be changed to, remove .
BY BOBBY HARPER
discriminatory p r a c t i c e s . It's
doubtful if they have the legal
right to demand this, but it typi­fies
the menace that the nationals
are up against. In America, we
supposedly have the right to asso­ciate
with whom we please. This
being the case, outside intimida­tion
would not hurt the Greeks to
a very great degree. It's their own
brothers who hold the future of
the system in their hands.
Beggar: Have you a nickel for a
cup of coffee?
Student: Oh, I'll manage some­how,
thank you.
A drunk and his inebriated
friend were sitting in a bar.
"Do you know what time it is?"
asked the drunk.
"Sure," said the friend.
"Thanks," said the drunk.
Testimonial received by a drug
concern: "For nine years I was
totally deaf, and after using your
ear drops for only 10 days, I heard
my brother in South Dakota."
* * *
Did you hear about the fellow
who spent all his time throwing
rocks at arctic birds?
He didn't leave a tern unstoned.
k t
Weekend Society Uses
Hi-Fi, House Dances
By SANDY ROSS
Plainsman Society Editor
Formals take the spotlight this
weekend as Delta Delta Delta,
Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Mu en­tertain
m e m b e r s and their
dates with parties, teas, dances
and dinners.
NANCY WALLER
Pike Pledge Class
Picks Sweetheart
Miss Nancy Waller, Birming­ham,
was presented as 1958
Pledge Sweetheart at the annual
Pledge Formal of Upsilon chap­ter
of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
She was escorted by Wally Nail
and presented with a loving cup
by Wade Faulkner, president.
Miss Ann Blackburn who was
escorted by Wade Faulkner, led
the formal.
The dance took place at the
Pitts Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Music was furnished by the Sel-ma
Cavaliers.
House dances kept some of the
fraternities busy last weekend as
Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Tau and Pi
Kappa Phi had Hi-Fi to provide
the mad melodies.
Delta Tau Delta decided to visit
the wide open spaces and had a
weiner roast on Friday.
Delta Delta Delta set a whole
week aside for themselves as they
observed Delta Week from Jan.
12 until Jan. 16. On Jan. 13 mem­bers
and pledges were entertain­ed
with a spaghetti supper by
alumni. Sue Ficket had the honor
of being chosen the outstanding
pledge and was presented with a
trophy. They must have liked the
idea of cooking for themselves as
they had a steak, chicken and
bean scholarship dinner the next
night. The smart ones who made
a two point ate steak while those
who made below ate chicken and
the Unfortunate ones below a 1.2
ate beans.
Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa
Delta swapped pledges last night
as did Delta Chi and Delta Zeta.
Cwens, women's sophomore
honorary, entertained f o r e i gn
students with a tea on Thursday,
December 4 in the Social Center.
The tea, which lasted from 7-8,
was attended by approximately
150 people.
Three Formals Fill API Social Scene
Phi Mu, Pike And Tri Delta Capture
Weekend Spotlight With Gala Parties
This weekend holds its fair share of f r a t e r n i t y and so­r
o r i ty formals. Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, and Phi
Mu all have plans for the coming weekend. Pi Kappa Alpha's
Dream Girl Formal and Phi Mu's.Winter Wonderland are
scheduled for F r i d a y night while t h e Tri Delts have t h e Union
Ballroom for their affair on S a t u r d a y night.
DELTA DELTA DELTA
Phi. Theta Chapter of Delta
Delta Delta will hold its annual
CO-OP MEETING
All students who are interest­ed
in the Co-op program should
attend a meeting Wednesday,
Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Room
109 Ramsey Hall. At this meet­ing
full information about the
Co-op program will be given
and placement procedures out­lined.
Attendance is mandatory
for new co-op applicants.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, January 21, 1959
W A N T E D
Experienced Student to Pick up Dry-Gleaning
Apply in person to CURRY'S CLEANERS
DIANNE RICHARDSON
. . . Rose of Delta Sigma Pi
Diane Richardson
Named Rose Of
Delta Sigma Pi
Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta
Sigma Pi recently elected their
"Rose of Delta Sigma Pi." She is
Diane Richardson, a junior from
Selma in business administration.
The other girls who were in the
finals were Barbara Ellis and
Robbie Lovvorn.
At the first business meeting a
plan was set up to rush around
100 boys during this quarter. A
rush smoker was planned for a
later date. Mr. Ed Manning will
be in charge of the pledge initia­tion.
The spring quarter pledge group
of last year handed in their pro­ject
this quarter. The project was
to make a piaque upon which to
place the clock the Chapter gave
to the Tichenor building. At the
top of this plaque is carved the
letters Delta Sigma Pi, and at the
bottom is found the gold letters
Beta Lambda Chapter.
Mr. Jim Thomson, Executive
Director of the Central Office of
Delta Sigma Pi, is planning to
yisit the chapter here later this
quarter.
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A Gasser Exhibit
From New Jersey
Now On Display
An exhibit of water colors by
Henry Gasser opened Monday "at ['Johnson!
the Union Building and will con­tinue
through January 24. Gasser
was,director of the Newark, New
Jersey School of Fine and Indus­trial
Art from 1946-54 and now
is lecturing and demonstrating
painting techniques for art groups
and schools throughout the coun­try.
The artist's paintings are in
more than 25 museum collections.
His work has been exhibited in
this country and abroad, winning
a number of significant awards.
Judi Buchanan, chairman of
the fine arts committee of the
Union is in charge of this exhibit.
This quarter the fine arts com­mittee
has plans for many things
including a hi-fi concert. This
will be given tentatively Feb. 10
in the Union, and will include
hi-fi and stereo music demon­strated
by Herberts Music store.
, Plans are being made for a fo­rum
every week featuring a
speaker on s o m e contemporary
problem or matter.
The Theater Dancers, a group
on campus will put on a show
including all kinds of dance
sometime during the quarter.
formal Saturday night, January
24, in the Union Ballroom. Music
will be furnished by Bob Rich­ardson's
Combo.
A n n Morton, Birmingham,
president of Tri Delta, and her
date, Mr. Bob Black, Atlanta, will
head the leadout which also in­cludes
Suzanne McBride and Bill
Stone, Decatur; Virginia Hardeh-bergh,
Greensboro and Pat Tid-mOre,
Greensboro; Virginia Pat­terson,
Auburn and Charles In­gram,
Auburn; Penny Buttler,
Jackson, Miss., and Chandler Mc-
Gee; Corra McDonnell, Hunts-ville
and Stewart McKnight, Day­ton;
and Babs Cottle, Montgom­ery
and Paul Sweatt.
Ann Morton will be presented
a bouquet of red roses by Mrs.
Wiley Williams, Auburn, alumnae
advisor of the chapter, after the
leadout.
Immediately following the for­mal
there will be a breakfast for
all the Tri Deltas and their dates
at the Lambda Chi Alpha frater­nity
house.
Other activities for the week­end
include a party at the Fort
Benning Officers Club in Colum­bus,
Ga., Friday night, Jan. 23.
Sunday morning the chapter and
their dates will attend the morn­ing
services at the Baptist Church
Chaperones for the weekend
are Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Knight,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Rushin, Maj. and
Mrs. C. Kitchens, and Mrs. E.
Moore.
PHI MU |
Miss Eva Mae Jernigan of
Montgomery will be the leading
lady for Alpha Mu chapter of
Phi Mu sorority at its "Winter
Wonderland" Formal Friday, Jan.
23, She will be escorted by Don
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During1 'the leadout Miss Jerni­gan
will present the new presi­dent,
Annette Hollingsworth who
will be escorted by Pat McCall.
The leadout will also consist of
other officers and their dates who
are Carolyn Culp, vice-president,
and Gene McCall; V i r g i n ia
Brown, recording secretary, and
Jimmie Pearson; Judi Buchanon,
corresponding secretary, and Bob
Crowe; Frances Ann Bishop,
treasurer, and Larry Lonero; Ma­rian
Key, assistant treasurer, and
Doug Barclay; Judy Slay, pledge
trainer, and Haywood Sport;
Gayle Jones, rush chairman, and
V. C. Lokey; Connie Conn, his­torian,
and Tommy Henderson;
and Sylvia McSpadden, registra,
and Jim Rhyne.
A winter scene consisting of a
pink sleigh surrounded by snow
covered fir trees will compose
the decorations for the formal at
the Saugahatchee Country Club.
Music will be furnished by the
Columbus Cavaliers.
Chaperones for the dance are
Mrs. Gay King, Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Beaird.
After the formal Kappa Alpha
will entertain members and their
dates with a breakfast.
Saturday will be the night for
a party at the Martha Scott Ho­tel
with music by Fats Jackson.
The weekend will be climaxed
when the members and their
ddtes attend the First Methodist
Church.
PI KAPPA ALPHA
The Dream Girl Formal of Up­silon
chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha
will be presented Friday, Jan. 23
in the Union Ballroom. Miss Bar-
ANN MORTON
bara Melson, escorted by Phil
Lavallet, president will lead the
dance. She will be presented with
a dozen yellow roses by Mrs.
Helen Dixon, Housemother.
The presentation of the new
Pike 1958 Dream Girl will be the
main attraction during the lead-out.
"Bob Ware, leader of the Au­burn
Knights, will announce the
Dream Girl Court and the presi­dent
will present a loving cup to
the new Dream Girl. Music will
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be furnished by the Auburn
Knights.
Others included in the leadout
will be seniors and their dates.
Officers and their dates are Mac
D a u p h in, vice-president, a nd
Evelyn Ray; Larry Hanks, secre­tary,
and Atha Parham; Jim Kil-patrick,
treasurer, and Brenda
Tiffin; and Frank "Gino" Put­nam,
house manager, and Claire
Deal.
EVA MAE JERNIGAN
The formal will be followed by
a breakfast at the Pike Lodge.
The weekend will begin with
a banquet at the Pitts Hotel at
7 o'clock. A tea dance from 3:30
until 7:30 will be the big event
on Saturday in the Mirror Room
at the Ralson Hotel in Columbus.
Members and dates will attend
the First Methodist Church on
Sunday and will climax the week­end
with lunch at the Pike house.
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3. If you were faced with two tasks, one
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SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
By RONNIE McCULLARS . . . Sports Editor
All the breathers are gone, the individual trials are over, the
Classic is won, injuries lay behind and the team 'now seems to
be standing solid, the nation's longest winning streak is still
intact, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, Auburn's basketball-ing
Tigers have reached the first plateau—that of mid-season.
They worked hard to get to this point of the 1959 season.
It's the same point at which they stand every year about this
time, but never has an Auburn basketball team flourished as a
leader of the nation's best, never have they ben able to come
this far—not a single loss since the Alabama win in mid Jan­uary
of 1958—as the twenty-second Auburn foe bowed humbly
last week—and stand so highly and honorably.
Very f ew basketball teams have been able to account f o r a
f u l l year's w i n , arid Auburnltes everywhere are s t a t i n g proudly
t h a t ironic fact.
Ten very good games are past, among them very good teams
have foundered to the amazing exploits of the "Eaves Shuffle"
and free lance play of Rex Frederick, Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Fibbe,
Henry Hart, and David Vaughn. With the capable coaching of
Joel Eaves, this quintet has come up to mid-season with nine
wins and a single loss to the professional Phillips Oilers, a game
which does not count on the record.
T h e y ' r e only human.
They're proud and they have a right to be, but there is a
difference in their type proudness and our feelings of pride.
Nine Southeastern Conference teams are patiently waiting for
them to get just a little bit too infatuated with their amazing
record. This is the chance every one of those teams have been
waiting for, a win over Auburn would be a feather in their cap.
We aren't under pressure, no matter how confident we get it
won't matter much as to the outcome of the next game, so we'll
sit back and continue to be proud and even a bit sarcastic con­cerning
Auburn opponents.
(Continued on page 8)
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, January 21, 1959
On Campus with
MaxShukan
{By the Author of "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" and,
"Barefoot Boy with Cheek.")
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
It happens every day. A young man goes off to college leaving
his home-town sweetheart with vows of eternal love, and then
he finds that he has outgrown her. What, in such cases, is the
honorable thing to do?
Well sir, you can do what Rock Sigafoos did.
When Rock left Cut and Shoot, Pa., he said to his sweetheart,
a simple country lass named Tess d'Urbervilles, "My dear,
though I am far away in college, I will love you always. I will
never look at another girl. If I do, may my eyeballs parch and
wither, may my viscera writhe like adders, may the moths get
my new tweed jacket!"
Then he clutched Tess to his bosom and planted a final kiss
upon her fragrant young skull and went away, meaning with
all his heart to be faithful.
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Tigers Hope To Repeat Sherman's Georgia March
Plainsmen Host Jackets Tonight,
Move To Athens Saturday Night
By LANCE HEARN
Plainsman Sports Writer
Tonight at the Sports Arena
Auburn faces a tough, speedy
Georgia Tech quintet and then
Saturday night faces Coach Red
Larsen's Georgia Bulldogs. The
Plainsmen will try to follow
Sherman's example and march
triumphantly through Georgia
foes.
Inconsistent could well be the
word which describes the Geor­gia
Bulldogs. They are green
but have average size and their
soph team is learning fast and
have a will to win. With a 3-1
record in the SEC and a 6-7 for
the season a moral victory or
perhaps an old-fashioned win
might be just the medicine the
doctor ordered for the young­sters
from our neighboring
state to push them to the top.
Don Keiser, 6-4, will see a lot
of action as a spot player, be­cause
he plays his best when
he is well rested.
Potentially a great scorer he
needs only a season of exper­ience
before he will be averag­ing
20 points a game.
A fine shot and a good defen­sive
forward, Pat Easy is an­other
of the Bulldogs "Basket­ball
Babes," whose best bas­ketball
lies before him. With a
little more weight and a lot of
experience this boy could gain
the needed confidence which
every boy needs to take him to
the top.
J I M M Y FIBBE
A good rebounder with a su­perb
hook and jump shot, John
Johnson lacks only the aggres-
REX FREDERICK
siveness that comes with ex­perience.
Along with Keiser, he
will be running in and out to
keep the Bulldogs snapping at
the Tiger's heels.
A proven scorer, Gordon Dar-rah,
still has a long way to go
on overall play. Hampered by
an injury lately, he is improv­ing
and beginning to drive bet­ter.
Ken Taylor, a clutch player,
will be the sparkplug for this
quintet. He is at present ham­pered
by a bad back but is one
of the Dog's outstanding play­ers
when he is well.
Last week the Tigers were
ranked sixth in the Associated
Press poll and finished seventh
in the United Press pickings.
Kentucky, another SEC power­house
was voted the number
one team in the nation last
week. The Tigers have the lon­gest
winning streak in the na­tion
as they have clicked off
22 straight games without a
defeat.
Their winning skein started
last year as they defeated a
strong Alabama Crimson Tide
five. From then on they have
won eleven at the end of last
season and have copped the
same amount of wins thus far
this season.
'A Miss Is As Good As A Mile'... Auburn 57—Alabama 55
By JOHN W A L L A CE
Plainsman Sports Writer
A resurgent Crimson Tide
played in and out ball for three
quarters in Montgomery's State
Coliseum last Saturday only to
finish out as Auburn's Tigers
added their 22nd notch in a two-year
skein with a 57-55 decision
in a hotly-contested struggle.
Behind by ten points more
t h a n once in an " I can shoot
worse than y o u " contest played
before some 9,000 fans, t he T i de
pulled ahead in t he closing m i n ­utes
only to lose to some clutch
shooting by J i m m y Lee, A u b u rn
guard. Dan Quindazzi, a stocky
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6-3 f o r w a r d f r om Yonkers, N.
Y., sparked Bama's second half
u p r i s i n g w i t h a great show of
rebounding.
At the onset of the contest it
appeared as if the "shuffle"
would sweep the Tide off the
court as the Tigers built up an
early 11-1 lead. A few minutes
later the first of. Bama's come­backs
knotted the count at 15-
15 and set the pattern for the
entire game.
Ahead 36-26 at halftime Au­burn
saw their lead shrink and
with six minutes remaining fell
behind 51-50. It was here that
Lee put the Tigers out in front
to stay.
The victory was the eleventh
of the season and fourth in the
S.E.C. for the Plainsmen. The
5th-ranked Tigers had their
coldest night of the season per­centage-
wise as they hit on only
35.8 per cent from the floor as
compared to Bama's 37.9 mark.
The difference came at the foul
line where Auburn connected on
15 of 22 to the losers' 11 of 23.
Alabama's h o t s h o t guard,
L l o y d Johnson and l i t t l e Lenny
Kaplan scored 29 points between
t h em as t he Crimsons hit con­s
i s t e n t l y f r om outside. They dis­covered
that their big men,
Clyde Frederick, Tommy G i l -
more, and E. B. Hamner, could
get plenty of shots off over t he
shorter T i g e r s ' heads but
c o u l d n ' t make them count.
Rex Frederick tied Quindazzi
for game honors in rebounding
with 12 but the Tide used their
(Continued on page 7)
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WAYNE RINGER . . . Asst. Sports Editor
The game of Basketball is usually referred to as the least
dangerous of the "big three" in sports. Football and baseball are
both considered to be a notch ahead of basketball in major injuries.
Fans have a trend to think that with the exception of a f ew
loosely thrown elbows and several collisions on driving shots,
that this game on the hardwood is not too hazardous.
Vanderbilt coach, Roy Skinner, has more than felt the tragedy
of injuries this cage season. Jim Henry, an all-conference guard
and captain of the Commodores, is out for two weeks with a
foot injury received in the Ole Miss game. Henry was averaging
18 points a game and is one of the outstanding ballhawks in the
SEC. Only Baily Howell of Mississippi State and Gene Tormoh-len
of Tenessee lead Henry in the SEC scoring parade.
Henry's mishap was just the end of a long list for Vandy.
Bill Depp, a 6 f t . 7 in. center, broke his hand on the second day
of practice. Jack Pirrie, a 6'5" regular last season, underwent
an operation for a shoulder separation and is out for the year.
Larry Banks, a 6'6" forward broke his hand after six games and
still wears a brace.
• Vandy is not the only team which has been hit by the injury
bug. Auburn has had some of the same luck, but the Tigers
have ben able to reach in the bag and come up with some fine
replacements.
Rex Frederick's knee operation was a big question mark at
the beginning of the season. Henry Hart sat out last season
with the same type knee, and Bayward McManus broke his
collarbone, to add to the headaches of Coach Eaves.
Coach Red Lawson's Georgia Bulldogs opened the season
like a potential SEC contender by winning three of the first
four games, and then . . . yes, it happened again. Gordon Dar-rah,
the surprising sophomore guard, was lost to the injury list
with a bad foot. Darrah was the team's leading scorer, and was
quickly becoming one of the top guards in the South.
Lenny Kaplan, Bama's 5'9" playmaker, has seen only limited
action for the Tide in the last few games . . . another injury.
Basketball between handshawes and the final whistle, may
be the safest of the major sports, but in my book it is still a
hazardous game
Ogburn Overcomes Many Difficulties
To Become Tiger's Top Grappler
SPORTS STAFF
Managing Editor
Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Intramural Sports Editor ,
Staff Writers: Lance Hearn, Bill Ham. Irby McCalla. J«hn Wallace
_ George Wendell
Ronnie McCullars
Wayne Ringer
Ronnie Harris
MARTIN
THEATRE
6PELIKA, ALABAMA
By JOHN WALLACE
Plainsman Sports Writer
For a prime example of a
"they said it couldn't be done."
look no further than the API
campus.
When Auburn's star wrestler,
Leonard Ogburn, was five years
old and sick with pneumonia,
doctors said he wouldn't live.
At six, an eye defect forced him
to enter a school for the blind
and it wasn't until he was in the
tenth grade that he overcame
the visual handicap. Not only
that, but both of his parents
have passed away . . . the two
most tragic events in a life
which would appear to consist
of such unfortunate happenings.
But the picture was soon to
brighten, for Leonard, not let­ting
his handicap overcome him,
began wrestling at the ripe old
age of eight in the school for
the blind. He developed his
body, developed a skill in the
art of wrestling, and that very
same year, captured the state
championship' of Arkansas in
the 59-pound class. This encour­agement
and the fact that he
liked it so well took him further
in wrestling.
As a high school student, Leo­nard
won 100 matches while
losing but one. This earned him
a scholarship to Oklahoma A
&M, now Oklahoma State, one
of the larger powers, in the
wrestling circles.
A visit to the Loveliest Vil­lage
w h e r e "everyone was
friendly and spoke as they pass­ed
on the street" convinced him
that Auburn was the place to
be. With this in mind, he turned
down the Oklahoma offer.
Undefeated as a freshman,
Ogburn dropped only one match
in eleven last year. The lone
defeat came at the hands of a
V.P.I, grappler, who incident­ally
will be at the Sports Arena
on the 24th, the day Auburn
takes on the matmen from Vir­ginia.
So far this season he has
won two of two. matches, as
Auburn downed VMI and the
Citadel.
Of course, the NCAA proba­tion
covers all sports, which
prevents the team from trying
for the U.S. title, but Leonard's
ambition is to capture the
A.A.U. crown in his weight class
(147). This entails a chanb'^ to
Olympic type wrestling which
utilizes the fast fall and, as
many people think, takes a lot
of "action out of the sport.
The Olympic wrestling style,
a style which so greatly ham­pered
-the U.S. Olympic team in
'56, will require of Ogburn a
marked transition after the reg-
Thursdaym. Friday"
JANUARY 22-23
Baby Tigers Topple Tide
To Make Record Read 3-2
TECHNICOLOR MARIE MCDONALD
YISTAVISION SESSUE HAYAKAWA
Saturday
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TRAPPED without hope in
RORY CALHOUN T I E S
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By ROY BAIN
Plaietrwag Sports Writer
The Tiger^ freshmen, led by
four ~double~figure scorers, de­feated
the Alabama freshmen
Saturday night at.the Coliseum
in Montgomery 69-62.
Auburn's frosh jumped out
front in the early moments of
the game on a layup by Jim­my
DeVenny. The Tigers con­tinued
to go out front and twice
led the Baby Tigers by 16
points. It was not until late in
the last period that the Tides-men
effectively began to trim
Auburn's lead.
John Gibliant poured in 17
points to be the high scorer for
Auburn. Leon Posey dropped in
14, John Darby 13, and Bill
Ross 11 to produce four double
figure netmen for the Tigers
and pace them out front.
Jimmy DeVenny, starred in
six points while performing
smoothly out front. John Helm-linger
scored eight points fin­ishing
the scoring for Auburn,
the role of playmaker, scored
Alabama had two double fi­gure
scorers and were guided
out front by guard Billy Rich­ardson.
Powers of the Tide net­ted
22 points for the game high
and an Outstanding game, while
.fircfiafdsfrn scored 11 points.
Auburn freshmen have now
won three games against two
defeats. . ,
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ular season, provided he does
well this season. The real goal,
next year's Olympics, is block­ed
by the Pan-American try-outs,
National A.A.U., a nd
Olympic tryouts. It's a long way
for a college wrestler, but look
how far he has come already.
After that, this junior- and
P.E. major, would like to coach
wrestling, and possessing an
overall 1.5 and terrific ability,
it looks like a cinch. Living with
his stepmother and two broth­ers,
Ogburn works summers in
flooring mills and the like to
stay in shape. It's a long way
from the bottom to the top, but
Leonard Ogburn has covered it
with giant steps. It remains to
be seen just how far he can go.
"They said it couldn't be
done?" . . . well, Leonard Og­burn
did it.
AP Rote Tigers
Fifth In Nation
Auburn, t h e only unbeateh
team in major basketball was
ranked fifth in the weekly Assoc­iated
Press poll. In first place
once again were the Kentucky
Wildcats.
Last week the Tigers were
sixth in the AP and seventh in
the United Press releases.
Others in the top ten were North
Carolina, Kansas State, North
Carolina State, Cincinnati, St.
John's of New York, Michigah
State, Bradley and West Virginia.
Tiger Tape
Auburn's basketball statistics for 10 games are as follows:
Name
Rex Frederick, f
Jimmy Lee, g
David Vaughn, f
Jimmy Fibbe, f
Henry Hart, g
Porter Gilbert, g
Bayward McManus, g
Ray Groover, g
Bill Gregory, c
Ty Samples, f
G
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
FGA
93
98
81
73
57
49
31
40
44
16
FGM
36
50
41
41
29
31
14
20
14
6
PCT
38.7%
51.0%
50.6%
56.2%
50.9%
63.3%
45.2%
50.0%
31.8%
33.3%
RB
105
48
60
61
48
41
15
24
53
5
PTS
115
135
117
115
92
81
50
54
34
13
AVG
14.4
13.5
11.7
11.5
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superior height to take down 49
to Auburn's 35 overall.
Lee, with 12 points led Tiger
scorers. Porter Gilbert and
David Vaughn turned in sterling
games, followed closely with 11
points each and Rex Frederick
with 10, Henry Hart 7, and
Jimmy Fibbe 6, rounded out the
scoring. It was another team ef­fort
for Coach Joel Eaves'
Plainsmen as they added their
second victory over the Tide
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Spotlight On Sports...
(Continued from page 6)
But Coach Eaves and the Tigers are under pressure, and what
a tremendous amount of pressure it must be knowing that going
into every ball game you are the target—the bulls eye—for
everyone in the conference.
But never has an Auburn basketball team under the guidance
of Coach Eaves succumbed to over-confidence and you can wager
all you have, they'll not begin this season.
Tonight, they face Georgia Tech, a team that you feel wary
of if they only have four men on the court, and then on Satur­day
it'll be the Bulldogs of Georgia, then will follow the rest of
this tough conference—Vandy, LSU, Tennessee and Kentucky,
just to mention a few.
The supremo test is very definitely in the future for the
Auburn hoopsters.
Eleven big Southeastern Conference foes stand anxiously
awaiting the arrival of their No. 1 foe—Auburn. Each and every
game will be like the finals of the NCAA tournament for Tigers
and it goes without saying, their opposition will feel the same.
Nevertheless, on February 29 it will still be the Auburn Tigers
on top.
Wednesday, J a n u a r y 21, 1959
Theta Xi Makes Amazing Comeback
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North College Auburn
By J a m e s Abrams
Plainsman Sports Writer
Auburn, 12-year champion
of the Southeastern Col­legiate
Wrestling Associa­tion,
a n d Virginia Polytech­nic
I n s t i t u t e , last years win­ner
of t h e Southern Confer­ence,
collide in the Sports
a r e n a next S a t u r d a y at 7:30.
VPI's Gobblers bring to the
Auburn campus a power laden
team, led by four Southern Con­ference
champions. Winning
first place honors in their res­pective
weight divisions were:
Brandon Glover (130), Joe Hel­ler
(137), Sherman Vandeven-der
(147), and Tom Burress
(177). With almost the same
lineup participating this year
as last year the VPI squad took
a close match from the Plains­men
21-11.
Coach "Swede" Umbach's Au­burn
grapplers are seeking
their third straight victory of
the season. VMI and the Cita­del
were victims of the Auburn
matmen in a Triangular meet,
held early in December, by
scores of 17-13 and 31-5, res­pectively.
George McCrary, Auburn's
only 123 pounder, is currently
suffering from a knee injury.
Trainer Kenny Howard is
doubtful that McCrary will
start against VPI but has high
hopes for his return to action
against Illinois.
Two conference champions are
pitted against each other as Og-burn
(API) and Vandevender
(VPI) tangle in the 147-lb.
class. This should be one of the
most interesting matches as
Ogburn's only loss last season
came from Vandevender. Well
ahead in points (5-1), Ogburn
was caught in a cradle hold and
consequently pinned.
This week, ranking matches
are being held at the Sports
Arena to determine the start­ing
lineup. Tentatively, the
starting team is as follows: 123
lb.—George McCrary, 130-lb.
—Gerald Cresap or Walter
Keller, 137-lb.—Brownee Chan-nell
or Felton Hastings, 147-
lb.—Lenord Ogburn, 157-lb.—
Buddy Bellsnyder, 167-lb.—Ar­nold
Haugen, 177-lb...— N e i l
Barnes, Charles Irwin or Au­brey
Davis, HW—Garner Has­tings.
By RONNIE HARRIS
. Intramural Sports Editor
You can. bet on it. There's
not a happier team anywhere
than the Theta Xi entry in fra­ternity
basketball competition.
Winners of only two games
last year, and often considered
by the other fraternities as a
nice team to have in your lea-bue,
the TX gang is currently
sitting undefeated atop League
3. AP was the first to feel the
TX sting opening week, with
SN being the second victim.
This week, TX picked their
victory in a 53-5 romp on TKE.
Brakefield and Sparks have
provided the scoring punch that
has been absent from the TX
attack so long. Hats off to TX
for a great comback.
Action continues hot and
heavy as competition moves in­to
the third week. Only five of
the 22 fraternity teams remain
unbeaten. SAE continued to
roll along as they downed PKP
43-24. Calhoun and Newell again
led the way for SAE.
KS knocked KA from the un­beaten
ranks and the 39-28 con­quest
put them out front in
their league. Jay Grandy tossed
in 17 for KS.
A real battle is shaping up in
League 4 where TC and SC are
fighting for the league lead.
Neither has lost a game but
were scheduled to meet each
other last night. TC had a close
call with DC before winning
out, 41-38.
On the Independent scene,
the week brought several sur­prises.
The under-rated Sharks
whipped the potent Fla. 5, 51-
37. Davis put 19 in the bucket
for the Sharks as they picked
up their third victory.
The Rebels, with Mueller and
Yamashita at the helm, have
run through three opponents
already, the latest being a 33-30
effort against a good FFA team.
ASAE ran their merry way in
topping the Totes, 51-39. Kirby
popped 16 for ASAE.
The Dormitory Leagues ap­pear
to be shaping up after
last week's play. Only nine
teams remain undefeated out
of 28. Div. W-l looked invin­cible
as they romped over Div.
Q, 75-11. Jack Anderson led
the winning combine with 22
points. Div. M. remained un­beaten
with a 33-19 win over
Div. F. Burdeshaw put new
spark in the P-l attack on the
way to a 31-18 topping of K.
P-l in turn fell to Y-2 by a
35-24 margin. Sammy Monte
dropped in 10 tallies for Y-2.
Magnolia Hall and Auubrn
Hall split even for the week.
Div. R of Mag shipped AH-1 by
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a healthy 40-18 score. AH-2
evened things up a bit by sail­ing
past Div. S, 37-22. In ad­dition
to those mentioned ear­lier,
Divs. X2, Yl, W2. D and
E also remain undefeated.
Defending champion x BSU
continues to pile up victories in
the Church League. The mar­ried
BSU gave them a tough
fight before falling, 25-23. The
Newman Club and Wesley of­fer
stern opposition to the BSU
hopes of repeating as champion.
Both added two victories to
their credit in last weeks' com­petition.
Bowling and table tennis
moved into the spotlight with
basketball earlier this week
but no results were available
as this column went to press.
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