1958-06-18 The Plainsman

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Volume 85 AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1958 Number 31.
PICTURED ABOVE is a part of the angry crowd of students who staged a protesting demon­stration
following the news of the SEC "indefinite probation" ruling.
$300,000 Budget Hike
Gets Approval Here
. API trustees have approved a
budget increase of $300,000 for
the next fiscal year and adopted
new policies governing non-aca­demic
personnel of the college.
Total budget approved amounts
to $16,083,036 as compared with
$15,80,688 in the current year.
Of the total, $6,201,500 is for the
teaching division, $3,709,500 for
extension service and $2,540,000
for agricultural research.
Other funds include $2,964,286
for auxiliary services such as dor­mitories
and dining halls, $575,-
000 for the athletic department,
$92,750 for educational "television
and $86,000 for the engineering
experiment station.
The code for non-academic per­sonnel,
effective July 1, spells out
hours of work, vacation and sick
leave, leaves of. absence and holi­days
to be observed. Schedules
range from 40 hours five days
a week to 48 hours six days a
week.
• The board authorized President
Ralph B. Draughon to develop a
proposal for financing additional
engineering facilities east of Dun­can
Drive between Thach and
Magnolia Aves., with a maximum
of $125,000 to be borrowed.
The budget adopted this week
includes $250,000 to be applied to
the city's sewage-disposal plant
and $60,000 for expansion of the
water system here.
Pre-Engineering
This Quarter
U.S. Steel Offers
C.E. Fellowship
President Ralph B. Draughon
recently announced the awarding
of a two - year g r a d u a te
fellon^hip to the API civil engi­neering;
department by the United
States Steel Foundation. The fel­lowship
is for the years of 1958-
60 under the Foundation's Aid to
Education program.
An unmarried recipient of the
gram will receive $3,000. If mar­ried,
the recipient will get $4,200.
Under the arrangement API r e ­ceives
a matching $3,000 to use
in connection with the research
project of recipient. Graduate-work
in the fellowship will be
done in the civil engineering de­partment.
Dr. Earl I. Brown, head
of the department, is now accept-
(See CE Fellowship Page 9)
By Bobby Harper
A new pre-engineering pro­gram,
recommended by a three-man
board of consultants who
studied the API Engineering
School early this year, has been
inaugurated with the start of
summer quarter. Freshmen plan­ning
to study engineering will be
required to register in this pro­gram
rather than going directly
into the School of Engineering.
The change is expected to add
prestige to the E n g i n e e r i n g
School and constitute another
step toward reaccreditation for
the departments of Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering.
The freshmen engineering cur­riculum
is designed to prepare
students in one year for admis­sion
into the School of Engineer­ing
with sophomore standing, r e ­ports
Joshua E. Hannum, dean
emeritus of engineering, who will
be in charge of the pre-engineer­ing
training program.
"The professional program of
studies in the School of Engi­neering
is three years in length
so that a student can complete
the requirements for the bacca­laureate
degree in engineering in
four years from the time he en­ters
the Pre-Engineering Pro­gram,"
says Hannum.
The basic first year curricu­lum
has been slightly altered.
Materials of engineering, intro­duction
to literature, and one
shop have been replaced with a
five-hour literature course and a
o n e - h o u r course in c u r r e n t
events.
"It is during their first year in
college when they are adjusting
themselves to college life, that
students are most in need of ad­vice,
guidance, and encourage­ment,"
Hannum explained. "The
Pre-Engineering Program is be-
(See Pre-Engineering Page 2)
Independent Girls
Form New Club
A new club for women students
unaffiliated with social sororities
has been formed here.
Christened the "Towers Club,"
the new organization will provide
a social outlet for non-affiliated
women students and will promote
projects for the benefit of the en­tire
student body.
Activities of the group will in­clude:
the welcoming of fresh­men
and new students to API
each year; the encouragement of
participation in campus elections;
and the presentation of an- an­nual
award to an outstanding
woman student.
Advisors are: Miss Susan De-loney,
assistant dean of women
and Miss Harriet Donahoo, de­partment
of physical education.
Officers are: president, June
"Shorty" Moore, Montgomery;
vice president, Betty Sledge, Gads­den;
secretary, Ann Sullivan, Ft.
Walton Beach, Fla.; and treasur­er,
Margaret Moore, Columbiana.
$75,000 Grant
Made To School
Westinghouse Establishes
Engineering Professorship
The Westinghouse Educational Foundation has announced
the establishment of a chair for a professorship in engineering
at Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Trustees of the Foundation have made a grant of $75,000
to the Institute to support the appointment of a Westinghouse
professor for an initial period of
five years, G. D. Lobinger, exe­cutive
secretary of the foundation
said.
Lobinger, who is also manager
of Westinghouse Electric Corpo­ration's
educational department
at Pittsburgh, was on the API
campus recently to make ar­rangements
for the professorship
with the institute's administra­tors.
The recipient of the profes­sorship
at Auburn is still under
consideration by school officials
and will be announced at a fu­ture
date.
The foundation has also made
a contribution for laboratory ap­paratus
in the amount of $3,000
for the department of mechani­cal
engineering, Lobinger said.
The Trustee action now brings
the total number of professor­ships
supported by the Westing­house
Educational Foundation to
seven. Others include two at the
University of Pittsburgh and one
each' at Pennsylvania State Uni­versity,
Carnegie Institute of
Technology, Massachusetts Insti­tute
of Technology and Drexel
Institute of Technology.
The foundation was established
in 1944 as an independent edu­cational
trust which is solely
supported by Westinghouse Elec-
(See Engineering Grant Page 2)
U of A President j
Addresses Grads; j
79 Commissioned
American education has many
shortcomings," said Dr. Frank A..
Rose, president of the University
of Alabama, in his commencement
address to_ Auburn's 572 spring
quarter graduates. "At the same
time," he continued, "Let us not be
faked out of position by a nation
that 'placed a new planet in orbit
a few weeks before we did, but
at the same time affords its people
few of the world's goods and very'.
few opportunities for self-realiza­tion.
Calling for education for lead*
ership, Dr. Rose remarked, "Any
•man called to a position of lead­ership
has the responsibility upon
him to serve the interests of all
the people. When he fails to do
so, he repudiates our democratic
system."
Later he asked, "Can we edu­cate
our young people to have
the proper appreciation for the
values of our society? This is the
question that every educator and
(See Commencement, P-3)
Loveliest of Plains...
This weeks loveliest should
not have any trouble catch­ing
a ride to The Loveliest
Village even if she did spend
her freshman year at Stetson
University.
The lovely ilass has made
quite a record for herself in
the past few years. As Miss
Dekalb County, she finished
no lower than fifth in the Miss
Georgia Contest.
While attending S t e t s on
University, she was selected
as one of the top ten beauties
and was chosen as the Maid of
Honor in the Miss Deland
Contest.
Modeling, singing, and danc­ing
are some of her favorite-pastimes
and we understand
she does them all excellently
Fashion Illustration is her
major, Decatur, Ga., is her
home, and . . . Oh yes . . . Mary
Ann Swan is her name.
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New Agricultural Degree Offered
Under Grad School Supervision
A n ew phase of the g r a d u a t e p r o g r am offering a degree,
Master of Agriculture, has been established for professional
a g r i c u l t u r a l workers it has been announced by Dr. Ralph B.
Draughon.
Administration of the program
will be under the supervision of
the Graduate School and permits
candidates to earn up to two-thirds
of the required credits at
off-campus centers. The remain­ing
credit must be earned through
continuous on-campus residence
courses. Centers will be located
at .Auburn and the agricultural
substations at Camden, Headland,
Crossville and Winfield.
Each student's curriculum will
be developed on the basis of his
individual needs in the areas of
technical agriculture, social sci­ence
and teaching methods in­cluding
communication arts. Each
candidate must include in his cir-riculum
a course in research
methods.
Three-hour courses have been
developed for teaching at the off-campus
centers and classes at the
centers will meet one four-hour
(See New Degree Page 9)
Welcome Summer School Students
The
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that shook
the
world!
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11.98
SPORTSWEAR—
Shorts, jamaicas, walkers, mix-match knits
from $2.98 each.
Rose Marie Reid bathing suits in plaids and
solids. Sizes 10-20 $15.95 up.
Potfy-7e6 Sfofr
Auburn's Only Exclusive Dress Shop
Next to the Bank of Auburn N. College
Cwens Tap 25 Freshmen
For Membership
On May 21, Pi chapter of the
National Society of Cwens tapped
25 outstanding freshman women
for membership. The basis of
memebership for Cwens are an
overall two-point average and ac­tive
participation in extra-cirricu-lar
activities. Those women tap­ped
were the following:
Ann Hoffhaus, Harriet Jenkins,
Catherine Brazelton, Pat Spencer,
Carolyn Shaefer, Margaret Moore,
Brenda Tiffin, Ruth Gonzales, Ro-mona
Pemberton, Molly Sarver,
and Olivet Summers.
Christine Gritz, Agnes Reaves,
Suzanne Huffaker, Judy Farkas,
Carolina Maenza, Nancy Carol
Gause, Peggy Kling, Joyce Bean,
Patsy Woodham, Betty Under­wood
Kathleen Morton, and Mol­ly
Earnest.
In the first meeting of the new
Cwens, officers were elected for
the 1958-59 year. Ann Hoffhanse,
president; Kathleen Morton, vice-president;
Olivet Summers, sec­retary;
Agnes Reeves, treasurer.
Enrollment Expected To
Exceed Last Summer
Enrollment for the summer
quarter has passed the 4,400 mark
and is expected to exceed last
summer's total of 4,480 according
to Mr, Charles W. Edward.s reg­istrar.
New freshmen number 363
which is approximately 50 more
than last summer while the num­ber
of transfer students is expected
to be over 300. Forty foreign stu­dents,
including five new ones are
attending Auburn this summer.
There are almost 1100 veterans
enrolled under the GI Bill.
Sixty-six teachers from various
parts of the country are attend­ing
API during the first six weeks
of the summer under the sponsor­ship
of the International Paper
Company Foundation. T h e se
ceachers are taking courses in
guidance, social studies and lit­erature.
Although total figures on the
femal enrollment are not yet
available, there are 551 girls
staying in the dormitories.
DR. HUNTLEY
API Dean Receives
Honorary Degree
Dr. M. C. Huntley, dean of
faculties here, was presented an
honorary Doctor of Letters -de­gree
by the University of Miami,
on June 9. He was the third API
official to receive an honorary
degree within a three-week per­iod.
W. D. Salmon, professor of
animal husbandry, was given an
honorary Doctor of Science de­gree
by the University of Ken­tucky,
Lexington, on May 26, and
Katharine Cater, dean of Women,
was presented an honorary Doc­tor
of Letters by Limestone Col­lege,
Gaffney, S. C, on June 1.
Before coming to Auburn in
1949 to become dean of faculties,
Dean Huntley served for many
years as executive secretary of
the Southern Association of Col­leges
and Secondary Schools with
offices in Birmingham.
He also served as dean of ad­ministration
at the University of
Alabama, as associate professor
of English at Birmingham South­ern,
as instructor at Millsaps
Academy, as city editor of the
Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Miss.,
and staff member of the Com­mercial
Appeal in Memphis,
Tenn.
The citation said that: His ma­jor
contribution was made during
his 19 years as executive secre­tary
of the Southern Association
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J u n e 18, 1958
$75,000 Grant
(Continued From Page 1) '
trie Corporation. Operating this
year on a near-record $800,000
budget, the foundation is provid­ing
this kind of financial assis­tance:
Fifty-five institutions are re­ceiving
engineering laboratory
equipment or funds to meet ope­rating
expenses and building
fund goals. 10 colleges and uni­versities
are conducting spec­ial
study programs. 146 students
are going to college or graduate
school on scholarships and fel­lowships.
At Auburn, the Westinghousa
achievement scholar for the 1957-
58 year has been Thomas L. Por­ter,
whose home town is Mem­phis,
Tenn. A member of th«
June graduating class, he ma­jored
in electrical engineering at
API.
The Westinghouse achievement
scholar at Alabama Polytechnic
Institute for 1958-59 year will be
Robert L. Savage. He is a native
of Winterhaven, Fla., who will
be graduated in June, 1959, with
a bachelor's degree in electrical
engineering.
Engineering Program
(Continued From Page 1)
ing introduced in recognition of
that need. It will be a period of
orientation for the student with
emphasis upon guidance and
counseling.
"Certain scholastic attainments
which have not yet been estab­lished,
will be required for ad­mission
to' the School of Engi­neering
upon completion of the
one-year pre-engineering pro­gram
of studies. College officials
believe that this will provide an
incentive for the freshmen stu­dents
to succeed in their studies
and to be better prepared for the
more advanced courses in the
engineering curricula."
of Colleges and Secondary schools.
In that position, he directed the
process of accreditation for col-'
leges in the South. The citation
further stated that Dr. Huntley
had probably contributed more
than any one person to improve
and maintain standards, in col­leges
and universities.
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All this delicious fashion for a mere
pittance $4.95.
The Bootery
'Where Fit Comes First'
Auburn
David K. -Price
Picked As Tops
By Math Dept.
Auburn's David K, Price has
been chosen the outstanding fresh­man
mathematics student at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Others receiving recognition for
their outstanding mathematics
work were the following: James
T. Beard, Birmingham; Abraham
S. Byrd, Columbus, Ga.; Judith
K. Farkas, Decatur; Paul S. Green,
Auburn; Carolyn R. Schaeffer,
Decatur; Gerald W. Smith, Albert-ville:
Robert G. Springle, Pensa-
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
Sigma Pi Sigma Initiates Listed
In keeping with the increase in
enrollment of students in physics,
engineering physics, and nuclear
physics, Sigma Pi Sigma, physics
honorary, has been expanding in
numbers and activities.
Some of the chapter's recent ac­tivities
include; aiding in present­ing
the Regional Science Fair held
at:Auburn during Christmas holi­days
for high school students,
cola, and Sally Turner, Binning^
ham.
bringing Dr. Dodge, noted author­ity
on Russian education, to Au­burn
and co-sponsoring his lec­tures
with other honories, pre­senting
an award to student giv­ing
the best paper in the field of
physics.
The newly elected officers are:
Don Wood, Gadsden, president;
Tom Gregory, Chattanooga, sec­retary;
Jack Crenshaw, Mont­gomery,
treasurer.
Election of new officers was
held at the last meeting.
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You don't have to be a juggler to handle
your money successfully. It's all very easy
when you get the big idea . • . which is as
simple as thiis: Budget your expenses to
allow a reasonable margin for saving. First
thing every payday, deposit this amount in
your savings account here, where iit can earn
more money for you. If you have the will,
this is the way to get ahead financially. It's
no trick ot all!
The Bank Of Auburn
MEMBER, FD1C AND FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
In Our 51st Year
MRS. CLARA C. McCLENDON, Lambda Ghi-housemother'T€
cently was chosen "Outstanding Housemother" of 152 La^ibfl
Chi chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Se is shown here with Ronn
Brown, chapter president.
Three Branches Preseril
1DTC Awards In May
Thirty-five Army, Air Force and Navy ROTC Cadt
were presented awards at the President's Day review, hie
last quarter. Cadets and the awards given were:
ARMY—Richard L. Hazlewood,
Daughters of Founders and Pa-trioats
of America Medal; James
B. Askew, Association of the
United States Army. ROTC Medal;
Thomas R. Baxter (senior), Mau-j
r i c e ' F . Wilhelm, Jr., .(junior),
John D. Holt, (sophomore) and
Royal E. Colson (freshman), Su­perior
Cadet Ribbon; John D. Holt,
Mobile District Shoulder Cord;
James S. White, Armed Forces
Communication Association Med­al;
James S. White (senior), John
A. Holman (junior) James H.
Hurst (sophomore) and Lynn. F.
Robertson (freshman), Alabama
Military District Distinguished
Cadet Award; and Joe B. Broad­water,
Third Army Certificate of
Meritorious- Leadership.
AIR FORCE—Allen.M. Easter-ling
(senior), Troy G. Dobbins and
John W. Blum (junior), Charles
W. Ashmore (sophomore) ai
Joel C. Hosea (freshman), -Hig
est Scholastic Standing in-J|
Science Winter Quarter XQSfy-'b
leri M. Easterling, Chicago * Tr
bune Gold Medal Award; RoJai
A. Mitchell, Air Force Associati
Aaward;
George V. Egg, Jr. Chicago Ti
bune Silver Medal Award;
NAVY—John P. Brandell ai
Joseph H. Whitesell, Unit
States Naval Institute Awards Je
ry S. Pierce, Marine Corps Ass
ciatioh Award; James'1 R. Clinto
Armed Forces Communication ai
Electronics Award; T. Kenne
Mattingly, III, NROTC Certrl
cate of Merit for Platoon Dril
John E. Crofton, Convair I
ROTC Award; Nath C. Doughl
First Place Pistol Award; John
Crofton, First Place Rifle Awai
You Are Cordially Invited, to Visit
CHIEFS
EXCLUSIVE MEN'S WEAR
NOW UNDER THE OWNERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT OF
Thomas B. Doner
We Need Your Spirit 4—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
Last week was your first at API. For
many of you, it was the first week on your
own away from home. But for every
freshman entering Auburn this quarter,
the unfurling of a great new experience
was signified.
As many of you have probably realized,
Auburn is more than just a college. If you
love it enough, it becomes a way of life.
No one ever seems to realize what it is that
makes this place so wonderful, but it's
there for you to accept if you want to. Au­burn
needs your work, love, and. spirit to
preserve this standing.
API is perennially recognized as the
student body with the best school spirit in
the nation. At one of last fall's pep rallies,
Dr. Draughon reminisced that in 1950,
when Auburn underwent a heart-breaking
0-10 record, the spirit was probably the
best he had seen until the great 1957 cam­paign.
That's Auburn for you.
Last year we went undefeated in foot­ball.
We won the SEC and national cham­pionships
in that sport. We went on to
take second in the conference basketball
race and first in baseball. But next year
may not be so productive. With the ath­letes
we have here on the Plain, however,
we could even improve upon the great
showing of last year. Win or lose, Auburn
must have your spirit and support.
You may be disgusted with some of the
happenings of a year ago—moves which
disaccredited some of our engineering
courses and reprimanded our athletic
units once again. Just at the time of our
national greatness in sport, these unfor­tunate
events occurred. In those respects,
the motto which Mr. Roy B. Sewell and
Frank P. Samford, prominent alumni, have
adopted in their campaign for feaccredi-tation
is significant. The word is Resurgam
meaning, "I shall rise again.'" Don't forget
that motto, freshmen. Auburn's future is
in your hands.—PHILLIPS.
Good Publicity I
If there has ever been a time in the his­tory
of Auburn when she has felt herself
in dire need of general public approval,
that time is now. This situation has been
created by the wave of discriminatory
measures taken against her by the NCAA
and SEC as well as the academic repri­mands
handed to her by the American As­sociation
of University Professors and the
Engineering Council for Professional De­velopment.
.
So it is that The Plainsman views with
repungance the childish demonstration
held last quarter supposedly protesting the
"indefinite probation" ruling levied on our
future athletic endeavors. We say "sup­posedly"
because the mob apparently
abandoned its original intent in favor of
a panty raid. The raid didn't materialize
only because there was no individual pres­ent
whose character was strong enough to
lead the group from Graves Center to the
dorms in a single body.
We commend the "A" Club for having
kept the crowd in check for some 30 min­utes.
The dormitory housemothers also did
their part in seeing that their respective
dorms were prepared for the raid which,
fortunately, never happened.
Although there were only about 200 stu­dents
causing the disturbance, reports in
other newspapers placed the number at
variously exaggerated figures reaching as
high as 2,000. With what reception this
news was met by our state legislators we
can only guess. Probably with delight or
disgust depending on the individual's pre­vious
sentiments for Auburn.
If API is to maintain its dominant role
in Alabama education we must have the
unreserved goodwill of the populace and
its representatives. A panty raid or any
other demonstration of its type can hardly
be considered a means to this end.
Gripe, But Write!
The Plainsman is the official voice of
the Auburn student body. It is supposed
to be entertaining, informative, light, and
serious all in one fell swoop. It is supposed
to sound student opinion on campus issues,
evaluate it, and demand a proper solution
to the problems that confront us from time
(jtvJMux *Qfomi\Ma\\
to Foster (lie Auburn Spirit
DOUG McINTOSH
Editor
BQYD COBB
Business Manager
RONNIE McCULLARS
Managing Editor
Jack Crumpton Features Editor
Jim Phillips L. Sports Editor
Hoyt Sherard Art Editor
Staff Members: Charles Steiner, Bobby Har­per,
Jane Sentell, Barbara Dodd, Burton Pear­son,
Bill Spann, Selby Tuggle, Sandra Riley,-
Bill Ham, and Joyce Hemphill.
Typist: Linda Thompson
l'lainsman offices are located -in Room 318 of the
Auburn Union anil in The Lee County Bulletin building
on Tiohenor Avenue. Kntered as second class matter
at the post office in Auburn. Alabama. Subscription rates
by mail are $1 for three months and $3 for a full year.
The Plainsman is the official student newspaper of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and is written and
edited by responsible students. Opinions published here­in
are not necessarily those of the administration. Spring
publication date is "Wednesday and circulation is 4,000.
The Plainsman 13 represented by the National Ad­vertising
Service.
to time in the four or more years we're
here.
Yet, The Plainsman staff is composed of
only a very minute portion of the body
they're expected to represent. By no
streach of the imagination may they be
considered an adequate cross-section.
The problem—your problem — evolves
from the fact that, at times, the staff may
be entirely ignorant of some factor which
is a legitimate cause of concern to a seg­ment
of the student population here. If
you think we are in, or might fall into such
a state, we'd appreciate a letter telling
us so.
Our own "letter to the editor" policy is
very simple and reasonable. We must in­sist
that every letter be signed by the au­thor
even though in most cases it may be
withheld upon his request. The preferable
length is less than 200 words but excep­tions
to this have been, and we hope, will
be made in extraordinary cases.
Although we may refuse to print any
letter because of its nature of content, all
pertinent ones will be printed. This ex­tends
to constructive criticism of the pa­per
itself.
We're working for Auburn. Give us a
hand.
LITHE MAN? CAMPUS «T
"0UT HE TOLDMfc IT WOUU> UEAVf A $CAR/"
Interest Lack Lamented
There was a time when every
man worth his salt was informed
and interested in what his coun­try
was doing in relation to him­self
and the rest of the world. The
trend lately has been, among the
people of the United States, to­ward
indifference and apathy.
This trend seems even more pre­dominant
with the students of our
colleges and universities and, un­fortunately,
here at API, even
more than. most.. Majqr efforts
have been made to stimulate the
desired interest, The Auburn
Conference on International Af­fairs
being the most obvious and
spectacular.
The average student on this
campus has little if any idea of
the impact of our nation on the
rest of the world. His entire know­ledge
of U. S. international policy
is limited to what he was exposed
to in the various history and so­cial
studies courses he is re­quired
to take. This little bit
would be a great help except for
the concerted effort our average
student makes to forget every­thing
he has learned immediately
upon completing the final exam­ination.
This article may seem hypocri­tical
to those who know me, be­cause
I too am in the category
of the uninformed, but in this
case perhaps it is a legitimate
hypocrisy, for it was the result
By JACK CRUMPTON
of the recognition of this short­coming
in myself that caused me
to view my fellow student with
the hope of finding an awareness
in him that I lack. I was disa-pointed.
At this point I question the
right of the student of an Ameri­can
institution of higher learning,
and especially this one, to nar­row
his vision to the realm of the
j insignificant and the immaterial.
A participant in such an institu­tion,
an abode of the intellectual
and learned man, seems in my
opinion to have a duty to himself
and his fellow man to know what
his country and his world is do­ing
with and to itself.
It is easy to sit back and say
to ourselves, "There are plenty of
other people here; let them worry
about the world. All I want to
know is where's the next party
and who has the answers to the
next quiz." If only there were
other people and parties and quiz
keys materialized at the wave of,
a magic wand, this would be a
Shangri-La, but life just isn't
that way.
Our country seems to be slip­ping
downward from its place of
world, dominance, farther and
father each day. The American
people seem not to care. You and
I seem not to care. In order to
survive, however, we must care.
. . . And Save The World
Since it can exert a definite in­fluence
upon a large body of stu­dents,
The Plainsman's address
invariably appears on the mailing
lists of every new group of ideal­ists
who decide to save the world
from its gravest peril. (It doesn't
matter what the peril is, it's al­ways
the most dangerous man has
ever faced.)
Generally these darkly prophe­tic
missives end up in the trash
can about two minutes after they
are opened but we came upon one
.the other day that we've decided
might merit some mention. The
National Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy informs us that
they're jousting with an issue that
we, as students, cannot ignore.
That being the case, we won't.
We'll give it all the attention is
deserves.
By DOUG McINTOSH
The committee is plugging for
the suspension of all nuclear test­ing
going on in the world but
seems willing to settle for the ces­sation
of the tests being conducted
by the U.S. alone. They maintain
that the first nation to terminate
its nuclear experiments will score
a tremendous "moral victory"
over the others. To add weight to
the campaign they've acquired a
long list of impressive names,
added equally impressive titles,
and apparently set out to deter
mankind from its folly and the
disastrous effects of radioactive
fall oTit.
Thus, it appears we are forced
to choose between the lesser of
two evils—whether to become a
walking, talking isatope . . . or a
heap of radioactive ash. We'll take
the former.
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Three Receive
Sullivan Awards
Two graduating seniors and one
non-student received the coveted
Algernon Sydney Sullivan awards
at the commencement exercises
earlier this month.
The two seniors were Sara Lou
Lochridge, Montgomery, and
Walter Hill Glenn, Birmingham.
Receiving the award as a non-student
was Edmund G. Leach,
Montgomery.,
In presenting the awards to the
three, President Ralph B. Draug-hon
said, "It is with much pride
and pleasure that I inform you
of your selection for this honor.
These awards are given in recog­nition
of such characteristics of
heart, spirit and mind as evince
a spirit of love for and helpfulness
to others."
Mr. Leach received the B.S. de­gree
in 1915 and the M.S. degree
in 1916 from Auburn. Born in
Dadeville, he was an officer in
the army during the first World
War.
-Miss Lochridge is past president
of the Women's Student Govern­ment
Association, a member of
Mortar Board, Auburn Players,
the mixed chorus and Who's Who
in American Colleges and Uni­versities
plus many other honors.
Immediate past vice-president
of the Auburn student body, Mr.
Glenn is a member of Spades, Vil­lage
Fair committee, Student
Council on Religious Affairs,
Steerage and Omicron Delta Kap­pa.
Dr. R. H. Singleton
To Give Lecture On
'State Of The Story'
Dr. Ralph H. Singleton, profes­sor
of English at Ohio's Oberlin
College, will give a lecture on the
"State of the Story" Wednesday,
June 18 at 2 p.m. in Thach Hall.
The public is invited.
Dr. Singleton's interest is in
creative writing. He has written
and published many short stories,
the most popular of them based
on the settlement of the Far
West. For 17 years he has been
training successful authors of
novels and short stories at Ober­lin.
He received his degree from
Western Reserve University. His
scholarly interests are on the
poems of Milton.
Dr. Singleton, who will be at
API for three days, is being spon­sored
by the International Paper
Company. During his stay he will
consult with the Southeastern high
school teachers who are partici­pating
in a six week English
workshop. Dr. Paul Scheid is
workshop chairman.
Story On Presentation Of Parking Place
Has Far Reaching Results For Mrs. Sugg
By Jim Hughes
When the boys of Noble Hall presented their house­mother,
Mrs. Sugg, with her own p r i v a t e parking space, they
didn't know how far reaching the effects of their good deed
woull be. First, an article describing their action appeared
in The Plainsman, which was l a t e r r e p r i n t e d in several of the
state's newspapers. This, in turn,
led to a reunion between Mrs.
Sugg and many of her friends
throughout the state, including a
relative who lives in Auburn,
(heretofore unknown to her), an
old Judson College classmate, and
many others.
Mrs. Sugg, or "TOT" as she is
affectionately known by "her
boys" originally hails from Hal-eyville,
Ala., and has been a
housemother for eleven years.
She was a housemother for a
University of Alabama fraternity
Auburn, where she stayed for a
for five years, then moved to
year before leaving us to accept
a position at the University of
Georgia. However, she couldn't
j stay away from the Auburn
spirit long, so she moved back
to the loveliest village last sum­mer,
and was housemother at
dorm seven until Noble !Hall
opened last fall.-
Mrs. Sugg says she likes living
at Noble Hall better than at the
girls dorms because there the
boys call her by her favorite
nickname "TOT", whereas the
girls were required to refer to
her as "Mrs. Sugg," which she
regards as a breach of friendli­ness.
However she likes Auburn
so well that she can even put up
with not being called "TOT" if
need be. . - •.
Mrs. Sugg" acquired the name
"TOT" from an aunt when she
was very young. She doesn't re­member
the particular circum­stances
that caused her to be giv­en
that name, but it stuck, and
she's been called by it ever since.
Unlike some, who consider nick­names
disrespectful, Tot enjoys
hers, and regards its use as a sign
of friendship.
The only problem Tot has with
"her boys" is that sometimes she
has to almost go out in the hall­ways
and pin them to the walls in
order to get to know/ them. She
understands why this is so
though, and that the boys are
very busy with studys, sports,
and dates. So, to inject a word of
advice to the boys of Noble Hall,
if you haven't got time to stop
and talk to your housemother,
then at least wave as you go by,
she's a wonderful person to get
toknow.-
Whistler, the famous painter
was exasperated when he came
in one night and found his mother
sitting in the middle of. the liv­ing
room floor.
"What's the matter, Ma?" he
demanded. "You off your rocker?"
Voice: "How do you feel this
morning?"
Second Voice: "Fine."
Voice: "Excuse me, I have the
wrong number."
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5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
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ft—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
API Engineer Constructs
Soil Research Computer
Machine To Solve
Problems In Soil
Water Movements
Dr. Herman Bouwer, associate
agricultural engineer of the API
Agricultural Experiment Station,
has constructed an electrical re­sistance
network analogue for
solving problems in research on
movement of water in soil. By
using the analogue, Bouwer says
problems that would take months
or years to solve with paper and
pencil are being completed in a
matter of weeks.
A network of electrical resis­tors
mounted on a panel, the ana­logue
is used to determine the­oretical
aspects of the flow of
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Friday - Saturday
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moisture in soil. Special emphasis
is placed on problems involving
water movement in unsaturated
soils or in soils having both satu­rated
and unsaturated zones.
Bouwer explains' that this is
probably the first application of
the electrical resistance method
in these aspects of soil and water
research. The type information
coming from Bouwer's work is
valuable in selection and design
of underground irrigation systems
(for example in connection with
waste water disposal) and sub­surface
drainage systems.
Father (upstairs): "Daughter,
it's time for that young man to be
going."
Suitor: "Your father's a crank."
Father: "When you don't have
a self-starter, you need a crank."
* * •»
Ed: "Why are there more babies
born in the South than in the
North?"
Liche: "Because in the North
the girls say you can and in the
South they say y'all can."
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Today & Thursday
An X-ray of America's1
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co-tUrflng
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Friday & Saturday
The Hell-Horde They
Called the . . .
Butcher's Battalion!
'QuantriH's
Raiders'
Starring
Steve Cochran
Diana Brewster
Sun. - Mon.
Late how Sat.
Tues.
—11 p.m.
Gary Cooper
Diane Varsi
Suzan Parker
in
'10 NORTH
FREDERICK'
John O'Hara's hotly-discussed
best-seller
winner of the
National Book Award
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DR. HERMAN BOUWER WITH ANALOGUE
Pharmacy Honorary
Elects New Oficers
Pharmacy students or the Phi
Delta Chi pharmaceutical frat­ernity
at Auburn announce their
new officers.
John Chapman, Grove Hill, is
president, and Bill Nickel, Winter
Park, Fla., is vice-president.
Other officers include: George
Boiling Hamilton, secretary; Kline
Odom, Luvurne, corresponding
secretary; William Salter, Green­ville,
treasurer; George Waller,
Attalla, assistant secretary; De-wayne
Nathey, Birmingham, pre­late;
Charles Piatt, Graniteville,
S. C, Master-at arms, and Sid­ney
Reynolds, Mobile, i n n er
guard.
Union Plans
Summer Events
NOTICE
Anyone wishing to work on
next year's Spring Show Con­tinuity
Committee is requested
to contact Don Leithauser in
the Union Building.
This committee will be re­sponsible
for writing the script
for the show.
ATTENTION AUGUST GRADS
Candidates for degrees in
August must clear all deferred
grades (Incomplete and Absent
Examination) prior to June 27.
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Full Schedule In
Store For Quarter
By Charles Steiner '
The Union Program Com­mittee
has a full schedule of
events for this summer quar­ter.
The schedule will include
dances, plays,, tournaments,
and concerts which are; chosen
for the educational and enter­tainment
benefits of the stu­dents.
There will be a patio dance
held at the Union Building every
Tuesday night from 7:00 to 9:00
p. m. A band will provide the
music. On alternate Tuesdays
there will be a Square Dance
held. Last Saturday night the
students were entertained at a
"Welcome Dance" sponsored by
the Union Program Council. The
Knights of Rhythm provided the
music for the dance.
This Wednesday there will be
a fashiion illustration exhibit in
the Union Main Lobby. Thursday
thru Saturday, a free movie, "Mr.
Scoutmaster," starring Clifton
Webb, will be shown at 3 and 7
p. m. in the Union Ballroom on
Thursday and Saturday and on
Friday night in Graves Center
at 7:15.
A men's intramural . softball
tournament will be held June
23rd and on June 30th there .will
be held a men's intramural ten­nis,
Volley Ball, and Badminton
tournament.
Jimong the schedule of events
for this quarter are: "The Alle­gro
Trio", a concert featuring
three talented young ladies who
combine the music of the harp
with two lovely soprano voices
for a most entertaining night of
music, "The Dance Fair," fea­turing
ballerina, Flower Hujer,
and three leading male dancers
whose varied program developes
classical themes as well as jazz,
modern and satire. The Auburn
Players will present the comical,
murder story of "Arsenic and
Old Lace."
Those who are interested in^
joining the Uniion Program Com- .-
mittee are asked to attend the
Organizational Meeting which
will be held in Room 322 of the
Union Building on June 23 from
5:00-6:00 p. m. „*;i
»'"
Education School
To Sponsor Nine
Teaching Programs
The API School of Education
will sponsor 9 workshops and
!on£erences in its annual sum­mer
study program for teachers
"Sid school administrators.
Schedule for the summer pro­gram
is: International Paper
Company Foundation Workshop,
une 11-July 17, Dr. W. L. Davis,
director; Creative Writing Con­ference,
June 1-18, Dr. Paul
Scheid, director; International
Paper Co. Foundation School
Administrators Conference, July
17-11, Dr. W. L. Davis, director;
Special Education Conference,
July 7-16, Professor William P.
Dome,- director; PTA Officers'
Workshop, July 14-15, Dr. V. W.
Lapp, coordinator; School Ad­ministration
Conference, July 24-
25, Dr. Raymond White, director;
Auburn Music Clinic, July 27-
August 1, Professor Hubert Liver-man,
director; and Arithmetic
Conference, August 12-13, Dr. W.
H. Coffield, director.
Spring Show Discs
To Be Offered
For Public Sale
In addition to its other unique
features, last Quarter's Spring
Show was the first to have its
musical numbers recorded by a
major recording studio.
According to Don Leithauser,
assistant director of the show,
RCA Victor has reproduced the
13 musical numbers on a 33 rpm
hi fi long play record. Only 50
of the records were made and ap­proximately
30 of these have been
sold to members of the cast al­ready.
The remainder will be sold
on a first come first serve basis
in the Program Council Room in
the Union Building.
The price of the records hasn't
been determined yet due to the
fact that various costs of produc­tion
have to be totaled and the
record prices accordingly figured
to offset these.
If anyone desires to hear the
records before buying them, they
may be checked out at the Union
Building main desk- and played
in the Music Room.
House Committee Takes Student Poll
To Determine Primary Interests
BY MARIE PEINHARDT
Which activities hold the most
Student interest? In an effort to
determine the answer to this
Question, a poll was conducted
last quarter by the house Com­mittee
of the Auburn Union
Council.
Conducted in four campus di­visions,
the poll questioned people
Wl Magnolia Hall, the Quadrangle,
the Union Building, and frater­nity
houses. Of the 1,000 ques­tionnaires
sent out, 570, or 57 per
cent were returned, and accord­ing
to Mr. Durett, this represent­ed
a good cross section of the
campus.
Asked to submit ideas for the
showcase, students suggested ex­hibits
from other schools, show­ings
by Alabama artists, exhibits
of. campus scenes, more exhibits
from clubs and organizations, and
exhibits provided by various de­partments
within each of the
nine schools.
Quite a few questions were ask­ed
concerning Union sponsored
activities. Questioned as to wheth­er
or not they danced, 83 per
cent replied in the affirmative,
but only 53 per cent replied that
they square danced. As to which
type of dances they preferred, the
largest number indicated prefer­ence
for the informal, but more
girls than boys had this prefer­ence.
The largest number of boys
preferred semi - formal affairs
(suits and cocktail dresses).
Asked about their use of. the
Hobby Shop, 10 per cent of Mag­nolia
Hall, 3 per cent of the
Quadrangle, 14 per cent of the
Union Building, and 26 per cent
of the fraternity group indicated
interest. Woodworking holds the
greatest attraction for the men,
while ceramics and silk screening
are favored by the girls.
"What type of events would
you like to see the Union spon­sor?"
was another question. Answ­ers
included more outdoor activi­ties,
changing showing of free
movies from Tuesday to the week
end, more dances, patio dances
every week end, square dances,
and more bridge and chess tourn­aments.
.7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
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A large selection of checks, stripes, cords, and
solid colors in regular and wash & wear fabrics.
CHIEFS
Auburn Registrar Writes
Booklet On API History
My Jane Sentell
Auburn's Registrar, Mr.
Charles Edwards, has a great
interest in Auburn history.
Recently a booklet by him has
been published under the ti­tle,
"Auburn Starts a Second
Century." The paper was orig­inally
delivered before the
Newcomer's Club and the gen­eral
faculty of API in October,
1956, under the title, "This is
Auburn."
Mr. Edwards has done other
writing about Auburn. In the
summer of 1936 he wrote "Some
Auburn History," which appeared
in the Auburn Alumnews. The
article was written on the oc­casion
of the celebration of the
centennial of the founding of the
town of Auburn. He also wrote
some articles on the East Ala­bama
Male College in the Ala­bama
School Journal a few years
ago.
- Mr. Edwards has gathered
much of the material in the
booklet over a number of years
His sources of information foi
the booklet include college cata­logs,
the reports of the President
to the Board of Trustees, records
of the Registrars office, news­papers,
theses written by Auburn
students, treatises on land grant
colleges, and laws and journals
of the Alabama Legislature. One
time he even quoted Joyce Van
Tassel in her letter to The Plains­man
after her reign as Miss Au­burn.
Mr. Edwards tells of the cur­rents
of influence which have
made Auburn as an institution
quite unusual. The first current
of influence was the town of Au­burn
itself, which has always
been closely connected with the
college. In fact, the name Auburn
has a long time designated both
the town and the college. The
second main current of influence
was the East Alabama "Male Col­lege,
which was established by
the Methodist Church in 1859. In
1872 the East Alabama Male Col­lege
became the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Alabama
with the Reverend Isaac Tichenor
as the president.
The new college was a land-grant
college and the courses of
study were enlarged to achieve
the purposes of the Land-Grant
College Act. Auburn was never
completely converted into a real
agricultural and mechanical col­lege.
When Broun became presi­dent,
he equipped the college for
the teaching of the sciences, and
he also introduced co-education,
the first in an Alabama college.
Under him the character of the
college was shifted to the techni­cal
side, and because of this, the
name was changed to Alabama
Polytechnic Institute by an act
of the Legislature in 1899.
Mr. Edwards has said a great
deal about the "Auburn spirit,"
which is so much a part of Au­burn.
Most likely, it was during
the years from 1890 to 1920 that
the Auburn spirit grew and be­came
such an important part of
Auburn. He mentioned the excel­lent
conduct of the Auburn stu­dent
body after Auburn's 14 to 12
victory over Tedf in 1955 as an
example of the many ways in
which the Auburn spirit mani­fests
itself.
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"Pardon me," said the man to •
the blind begger. "Are you the^
father of these children? All five-of
them look like you."
"Yes, they're all mine," said
the begger.
"Well, my friend, do you think
it's sensible for a man in yoiw .
position to bring all these child- ••*•*
ren into the world?"
The blind man shrugged and
said, "Can I help it if I can't see
what I'm doing?"
M A R T I N
T H E A T R E
OPELIKA
Saturday, June 21
Double Feature
APACHE ARROWS-BANDIT GUNS!
/
;A RED ROCK
.BRIAN DONLEVY'
A JO.fc CINIUIT 101 tHIAM
Also
Dana ANDREWS
Linda DARNELL
Sterling HAYDEN
Destined
for Disaster! %
HOUR A PADAMOVMT MUAtt
Sunday & Monday
JUNE 22 and 23
jffia.
MacMURRAYl
JOAN WELDON
JOHN ERICSGN
A umvitSAHrmiNATioNM
Tuesday & Wednesday
JUNE 24 and 25
ArAiAMQvmncTvNi
Trio To Perfor
By Joyce Hemphill
1! The Concert a n d Lecture
. s e r i e s gets off to an early start
i^tf next Wednesday night at 8:15
when the Allegro Trio per­forms
at the Union Ballroom.
Admission will be free for
'this first of two summer pre­s
e n t a t i o n s in the Concert and
•Lecture series.
~ It won't be a strictly operatic
^type of program. Though the
Trio, composed of Cynthia Otis,
• Blossom Craft and Elaine Bonaz-
' i i , will present such classical se­lections
as "Ah, Guarda Sorella"
•and '"Tutti Fior," it's also touch
on the lighter side of music.
Some of those "lighter" tunes
?' would be "Comin' Through the
-Rye," and "Go Away from My
.Window."
The second of the two sum­mer'
presentations in the Lec­ture
series will be "Dance Fair"
. on July 17. It will be a varied
program with classical, modern
and jazz dance presented by
*:Flower Hujer, ballerina, comedi-
-%nhe and choreographer, assisted
by three leading male dancers
,,from the finest ballet companies.
One of the most youthful har­pists
today, Cynthia Otis was
only sixteen when she was se­lected
to appear as soloist with
Methods Of 'Sorry, 1 Can't Date Yon
Co-eds, Described By Feature Writei
By Bob Anderson
If an Auburn co-ed ever tells you t h a t she never has re
fused a date, she is either the biggest liar in t h e state, has i
m a r t y r complex, or has never been asked. The. problem 6
t u r n i n g down an undesirable male in such a manner as t<
not h u r t his feelings and so t h a t he is still good for an occas
ional cut at t h e dances is one t h a t seems to comfort all girls;
the New York Philharmonic
Young Peoples Series in Carne­gie
Hall. In the years after, Miss
Otis realized a long line of suc­cesses,
including performances
with the Philadelphia Choral En­semble
Society, the Little Falls
Symphony, the Hartford Sym-
• f
WAR EAGLE
CAFETERIA
in the
Auburn Union
Building
WELCOME
STUDENTS
FACULTY
FRIENDS
VISITORS
CAFETERIA HOURS
Breakfast Daily 6:35 to 8:00
Lunch Daily 11 30 to 1:00
Dinner Daily 5:30 to 6:45
Breakfast Sunday 8:00 to 11:00
Dinner Sunday 11:30 to 1:00
Supper Sunday 5:30 to 6:45
SNACK BAR OPEN DAILY FROM 8:00 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m. Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
WAR EAGLE CAFETERIA
in the Auburr Union Building
CYNTHIA OTIS
phony, the Collegium Musicum
in New York City, and coast to
coast broadcasts over NBC. Miss
Otis already has been a member
of the Hartford and New Haven
Symphonies in her native Con­necticut.
She teaches on the fac­ulty
of the Hartt School of Mu­sic
in Hartford and in the past
few seasons, has concertized ex­tensively
throughout the United
States.
Blossom Craft decided to be­come
a singer when, as a fresh­man
at Mercer University, she
sang the part of Josephine in
"H.M.S. Pinafore." Miss Craft,
born in Macon, Ga., has appeared
in night clubs, opera, operetta,
musical comedy, radio, and had
the distinction of being the first
American to appear on Puerto
Rican television. Her engage-1
ments extend north into Canada
and south to the West Indies, in- j
eluding two engagements to thei
But these ingenious females
have proved themselves well up
to the situation. They are always
ready with the latest in alibis and
excuses. After hearing a few of
these "reason-why-I-can't," read­ing
a feature in the Daily Tar
Heel on the same subject, and
interviewing several of the fore­most
sorry - but - I'm - afraid - I-can't
girls of API, we have com­piled
for the public several of
the' most common yariety, and
perhaps a few of the cream of
the crop.
Most common ol all excuses is
the tattered and worn "already
have a date." This is dangerous
at times, unless the coy female
spends the evening in the se­clusion
of her own room, be­cause
ye turned-down male might
get wise if she was seen guzzling
beer by herself or with a sorority
.sister or. two, at some place.
Closely following this comes
the next on our list, that of "have
some studying that must be
done." The same hazards sur­round
this old stand-by.
those insistent gentlemen that
answer these two with such re­marks
as; "How about Saturday
or Sunday," or "You name the
day," there are always such re-famed
Palace Theatre in New
York City.
After studying piano for eleven
years, Elaine Bonazzi began the
study of voice at the age of six­teen
at the Eastman School of
Music in Rochester, New York.
After graduating with a Bache­lor
of Music with Distinction, and
armed with a scholarship from
the great teacher and opera sin­ger,
Elizabeth Schumann, she
came to New York City. She has
sung important roles in three
New York premieres of new
operas. In summer stock musicals
she has sung many leading parts
including the Ethel Merman role
in "Call Me Madam."
turns as, "sorry, I don't date si
far ahead," and "call me back-ii
a week or so, and I'll see abou
it then." Sometimes the guy doe!
not see through this subtle (?.
hint that he isn't wanted ani
DOES call back. But guys liki
that just have to be looked over
There are such alibis as "sick
ness in the family" and "mj
roomie isn't feeling well and •
oughta stay with her," and "Cou>
sin Arabella may drop over Ufa
weekend and- I don't want tt
plan anything." And then if h«
waits until the last minute tc
call she can always say that shs
is already undressed. . r
Excuses such as headaches
"catching up on sleep," etc., art
so plain flimsey that any guy
ought to know that when -h*
hears them he is merely wasting
his time with the fair damsel, as
she simply isn't interested. Anc
speaking of. this kind of alibi wt
should mention the girl whe
says, "sorry, Tm married," 61
"I'm engaged," or "wearing ali­t
o r 0ther fellow's frat pin." And, oh
yeah, we almost forgot, "Sorry
I was out late last night."
Among the untold millions one
sometimes finds an excuse thai
shows a definite flair for the
bizarre. Such as the one which
the University of North Carolina
coed used when she told some
poor sucker thai the entire fourth
floor of her dorm was quara<£
tined for measles: (He hot bm|
-believed this but spread thfe
word around and more than ohe*
fourth-floor coed found herself
stood up by dates who heard and
(See Coed* Page 9)
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Women's Awards
tinners Named
Miss Katharine Cater, dean of
Women, API, announces the pre­sentation
of the 1958 women's
awards.
Awards were made in seven
categories. Winners are as fol­low:
Anna Bess Soberg, Mobile,
the American Association of Uni­versity
Women award; Sara Lou
Lochridge, Montgomery the Al­pha
Lambda Delta award and the
Algernon Sydney Sullivan award;
Clara Eugenia Dawson, Scotts-boro,
the Chi Omega sorority
award; Patricia Booth, Montgom­ery;
Jane Hodge, Scottsboro; Elea­nor
Chenaut, Decatur, and Clara
Eugenia Dawson, Scottsboro, the
Auburn Mortar Board Alumnae
awards.
Cwens, sophomore honor so­ciety,
presented its award to Mol­l
i s Sarver, Auburn, judged the
most outstanding woman in the
freshman class.
Thomas D. Burson
Is The Recipient
Of Industrial Award
Thomas D. Burson, Anniston, a
Spring quarter graduate here, is
the recipient of the Industrial
Press of New York achievement
award.
In notifying Burson of the hon­or,
Robert B. Luchars, president
of the Industrial Press, said, "An
achievement award to that stu­dent
graduating in the class of
1958 who has done undergraduate
Work of outstanding excellence
In machine design has been estab­lished
by the Industrial Press.
This award is being offered to
Students in some 60 leading engi-tering
colleges throughout the
"country.
"At Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
this award of a copy of "Ma­chinery's
Handbook" and a year's
Subscription to "Machinery," a
monthly magazine in the field of
mechanical engineering and pro­duction
is being presented to
Thomas D. Burson, 2208 Gurnee
Ave., Anniston, Ala."
Story Repeats
For Registrar
Graduation is an old, old
story to Registrar Charles Ed­wards
who has assisted API
presidents in handing out di­plomas
to graduating Tigers
since 1927.
In all those years, chalking up
a graduation per quarter, Ed­wards
has called some 25,761
names—a total that represents a
lion's share of diplomas granted
since Auburn presented its first
back in 1860. Since 1860, 30,31
diplomas have been bestowed at
API.
In Edwards' opinion this great
increase in the number of diplo­mas
earned over the past 31 years
is a good indication of the in­creased
interest in higher educa­tion.
It is also an indication of
the way Auburn has met and is
still meeting the ever-growing
demand for a college education.
Auburn's regularly scheduled
quarterly graduations m i g ht
seem, to some, to be overdoing
a good thing. Not so, says Ed­wards.
"Graduation is the crowning
event to four years of long hard
study and it is the right of each
student—no matter in which
quarter he graduates—to partici­pate
in a graduation ceremony."
"This," Edwards continues, "re­flects
API's concern for the indi­vidual.
The fact remains that prepara­tion
for the Big Day is no child's
play. A mountain of work goes
into each occasion. And behind
thrt mountain stands Edwards,
assistant registrar Miss Clercie
Small and members of the regis­trar's
staff.
Work on graduation begins
weeks before the first student
walks across the stage towards
API President Ralph B. Draugh-on,
Edwards and the awaiting
diplomas.
In the quarter preceding the
event, all seniors are interviewed
by a senior evaluation clerk. A
final check is made the last
quarter of school when the names
of graduates are prepared for the
ordering of diplomas.
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In preparation for graduation,
the list of candidates is checked
and rechecked with all the care
and attention usually given a
major military operation. There
must be no slip-up in getting the
proper names in the proper
place.
Finally, the list of candidates,
as cleared by the faculty, is sub­mitted
to the Council of Deans
for approval.
It is the task of the registrar's
office to arrange diplomas in
proper, sequence. Then, as the
graduation procession m o v es
across the stages, Edwards' mas­terful
mode of pronouncing the
name of each graduate. He never
baubles foreign names that crop
up but rolls them off as smoothly
as he does the "John Smiths."
The reason: he has studied five
foreign languages and, thus, the
foreign names come easy.
Slip-ups are extremely rare.
One disaster occurred years ago
when diplomas failed to arrive.
Seniors that year got dummy di­plomas.
Tardy sheepskins went
out at a later date.
Edwards is quick to point out
that preparations for graduation
involve many departments and
offices on the campus and de­pends
on the work of many peo­ple.
Other groups directly con­nected
with each graduation's
success are the music department,
the military departments, and
Buildings and Grounds.
Aside from being the API reg­istrar
and Auburn's staunch sup­porter,
Edwards is also an en­thusiastic
student of API's his­tory.
As with others, his interest in
the school began when he first
entered API in 1916 at the age of
15 and has continued through
the years. He has served on both
its faculty and staff.
Edwards did his first historical
research on Auburn and the in­ter-
dependence of the school and
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Co-ed Method
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believed the fallacy.
If the girl finds herself in
dutch about some little white lie
like the above, there are always
ways of smoothing over the dif­ficulty.
For instance, if the one
who asked for the date was re­fused
happened on her in any
of the haunts of the students
who seek refreshments each
morning, unescorted, she might
say, "Well, fancy meeting you
here," or "I just found out the
quiz was postponed," or simply,
"Pardon me, I've got to powder
my nose, and I'll see you later."
They say that once a coed told
a boy in no uncertain terms that
she merely didn't want to date
him, but she didn't stay in school
long. When last heard from, she
was in a nunnery.
Editor's Note: This timely ar­ticle
first appeared in "The Au­burn
Plainsman" on Friday, April
21, 1939. To this may I add, "Be­ware
young men, for the world
and its women haven't changed
much in these many years."
town, in 1936 for the communi­ty's
centennial celebration.
Recently he completed and
published a booklet, "Auburn
Starts A Second Century," which
traces the school's development
under early presidents.
Pre-Engineering I
- (Continued From Page 1) •
period each week during the
quarter. Courses offered at the
centers are open only to those who
have a baccalaureate degree and
who meet the prerequisites for
each course.
Applicants for entrance must
be received by the Graduate
School at least three weeks prior
to the announcement date of reg­istration
for the quarter in which
the applicant proposes to begin
his studies. The first courses Will
be offered during the summpr
quarter 1958, when the first center
will be activated at Auburn. Addi­tional
centers will be opened dur­ing
the year. ;
CE Fellowship 5
(Continued From Page 1) '
ing applications for the fellow­ship,
i
James W. Beresheim, Vero
Beach, Fla., has just completed; a
research project at API under, a
similar fellowship from the Foun­dation.
His project, a partial ful­fillment
of requirements for the
master's degree in civil engineer­ing,
was on structural analysis 'of
a pre-stressed concrete beam.
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AND IN THE SPRING, a young man's fancy . . . gets him into trouble as illustrated by Dean
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Engineer Finds
Dean Wade Sinks In The West
By Efforts Of Attacking Warriors
As Beautiful Fiance Looks On
130 S. GAY AUBURN
BY EARL WAUGH
Thursday, May 26th, was not
just another-day on the south east
side of the Auburn campus. The
exact place in mind was the Phi
Kappa Tau Fraternity. There was
a mounting tension and an air of
expectancy toward dusk as Dean
Wade approached the fraternity
house as a guest for dinner.
The happenings that were about
to take place actually were the
result of what had happened a
few days earlier when the As­sistant
Dean of Engineering in the
person of gallant Dean Wade ar­rived
on his faithful white charger
to carry off the most beautiful
Fhi Kappa Tau housemother,
Mrs. Teague. As she apparently
was blinded by the falling snow,
his proposal of everlasting love
and marriage was accepted.
Meanwhile, dinner having been
finished, the Dean, with his beau­tiful
finace, was preparing to
take leave when he was ruthless­ly
fell upon by a fierce band of
Phi Kappa Tau warroirs attack­ing
in great numbers led by the
most daring of all—Engineering
Students. This band of warriors
who were inspired by the fact
that their most cherished posses­sion
was being taken away fought
with savage fury and even though
the Dean struggled valiantly, he
was finally subdued and quickly
carried toward the Quadrangle
SAE Fraternity
Elects Officers
New officers of the Alpha Mu
chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
were elected shortly before the
close of the spring quarter.
They are: president, Mark
Jackson, Gainesville, Gr.; vice
president, Hurley Langford, Gulf
Shores; treasurer, Ben McDaniel,
Birmingham; secretary, Boiling
Starke, Montgomery; chaiplain,
Ed Walker, Montgomery; house
manager, Ned Rand, Atlanta;
grounds manager, Jonny Chancey,
Union Springs; pledge trainer,
George Preiss, Montgomery; war­den,
Marby Phillips, Albany, Ga.;
historian, Tony Dykes, Newnan,
Ga.; keeper of the Ritual, Bill
Morris, Knoxville, Tenn.; and IFC
representative, Lloyd Clay, Ma­con,
Ga.
pool for the traditional dunking
which is the price to be paid-by
such offenders.
As the band of Phi Kappa Tau
warriors arrived at the Quad­rangle
pool with the subdued
Dean Wade on their shoulders;
they were astonished to find an
apparently angry and most fierce?
band of Sigma Nu warriors who
had massed and encircled theS
pool to prevent the traditional
dunking and also to show their
loyalty to a fraternity brother.
The fierce band of Sigma Nty
warriors began chanting their wai
songs as the Phi Kappa Tau war4
riors approached the edge of th4
encircled pool.
This'show of loyalty by - th<
Sigma Nu worriors seemed t<
raise the now dampened spirit o:
the Dean as his slumped shoulder;
straightened and his head »wa
once again held high. But to. th>
amazement of the Dean and t<
the large crowd who had novi
gathered to watch the traditionaj
dunking, the circle of Sigma" Nu)
warriors broke and allowed thej
determined band of Phi - Kappa-
Tau warriors to pass unchalieng4
ed. The reason attributed to 'this
treasonable act was that the band
of Sigma Nu warriors was com'
posed largely of engineering stit<
dents.
The traditional dunking was:
carried out without further mis
hap and the band of Phi Kappj,
Tau warriors slipped off into the
now dark night, leaving behind i
very successful, but dripping wet
lover.
Commencement !
(Continued. From Page 1)
every ~ educational institution has
to answer. Our success in such an
educational responsibility will not
only determine the health of our
nation, but the future of' th«
world.
Speaking of the type of educa^
tion desirable for American youth,
he said, "We would all agree thai
we are not interested in the kincj
of education that would produce
another Soviet state. Our con­cerns,
our hopes for the future
carry us far beyond the regimen­tation
of a police state, the erec­tion
of tall towers, and the -span­ning
of wider rivers, and - oui
making more destructive the in­struments
of modern warfare."
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AUBURN'S SPORT PICTURE 1
m AS I SEE IT
WITH JIM PHILLPS I
Last April the NCAA once more lowered a verdict of
u i l ty upon Auburn's athletic administration. A patriotic,
Jumnus had allegedly aided frosh quarterback Don Fuell
y illegally offering him a car, boat, cash, and air-con-l
i t ioned a p a r tme n t . In l a t e Ma y at t h e SEC' s At l a n t a
eeting, the conference back-d
the National Association,
ust as that body had backed
he conference in the similar
uling of 1955. The Plainsman
»wl ban was extended to 1961.
All those facts are by how
rell-known to A u b u r n i t e s
very where. Many of them
onder what effect this will
ave on Tiger athletes. Will
lis ruling seriously affect our
eeruiting of the cream of the
igh school crop? Just what are
re-in for?
H you • are by any means
ell-a c q u a i n t e d with our
raves Centre residents, you
ill know just what kind of
tuff they're really made of.
'•hese guys are more than just
epical college athletes. For the
lost part, they are a composite
: gentlemen. They mix well
ith their fellow students, and
great many of them partici-ate
in fraternities as well as
other activities. It could be
•ell-said that this group of
thletes fit into the general
attern of campus life better
lan do their counterparts at
ny other Southern college.
And these fellows don't like to
tse.
Auburn's baseball team was in
l e running for the Eastern Di-ision
SEC title when the new
SJpges were formulated. They
arned that they would not
e allowed to participate in t he
CAA tournament if they
merged as conference cham-ions.
The fact seems certain
hat many college squads would
ake an indifferent attitude
ward winning if faced with
uch a verdict. But our Plains-lan
didn't. They overcame the
'lorida lead, won the division
trown, and wen on to bop Ala-ama
in two hard-fought games
ir the SEC championship.
The same should hold true
n the gridiron next fall. The
am is proud of its national
anding. The players know
ley have something of magni­tude
to defend, and they're
determined to do just that.
They feel injured by the con­ference
and the NCAA rulings,
but they won't let that affect
their play. These athletes have
something much greater to
shoot for than a mere bowl
game. Since they are at the
peak of football greatness, they
know it's their job to stay
there. And they should.
As to our chances of picking
off the good college prospects
in the future, the situation
should remain virtually the
same. Some high school glory-seekers
will probably give API
the cold shoulder, but the team
man, who is the guy Auburn
looks for, will probably be un­affected.
If Auburn is what he
really wants, he shouldn't let
such a ban interfere with his
choice of college. Remember
that such athletes as Ronnie
Robbs, Lamar Rawson, Bryant
Harvard, Ken Rice. Quineth
Roberts, Jimmy Morrow, Allan
Koch, Shot Johnston, among
others, came to the Plains dur­ing
the midst of the last NCAA
probationary period.
Auburn's engineering setup
is now improving. This should
serve as a factor which may
greatly affect the prospective
Plainsmen who desire such as
their course of study. Roy B.
Sewell and Frank P. Samford,
directors of the fund raising
campaign for reaccreditation,
hope that their goal may be
reached before Fall a year
from now.
Win or lose, America's great­est
student body is behind its
Tigers. So are a lot of other
people. When Mrs. Mary Tho­mas,
Jr., mother of our majo­rette
Mary, saw an editorial in
the Shreveport Times—an edi­torial
which condemned Au­burn
as a whole because of the
assumption of an alumnus' guilt,
she replied to that newspaper,
"My husband is from Tennes-
(See Phillips Column Page 12)
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, Jimmy Phillips, Rex Frederick, Pete Calhoun, and Quineth Roberts,
all Tiger sports stars, reminisce a great athletic year during Auburn's Banquet of Champions.
Greatest API Sports Year Honored
BY RONNIE McCULLARS
Banquet of Champions . . .
A more appropriate name would cause an elongated
search. Auburn's first such banquet honoring the entire
a t h l e t i c department, athletes and t h e greatest y e a r in sports
for the Tigers was held at t h e Union Building l a t e in May
last quarter which ended the Auburn spirit. Ladies and gen-best
sports year ever at Au­burn
and seemingly kicked off
another such period.
Athletic Director, Jeff Beard
had this to say in his stirring
speech which brought on con­tinued
applause: "Auburn's
spirit has always been at its
peak in the time of peril in the
past and there has never been
more opportune time."
Head football coach, Ralph
Jordan, seconded Beard's words
on probation as he introduced
his staff and the No. 1 team in
the nation. "A lot of folks have
said this is going to kill the
tlemen, they couldn't be more
wrong."
Basketball coach, Joel Eaves,
who produced the SEC runner-up
and defeated the champion,
Kentucky, from a slow start­ing
but underrated team in­troduced
captain Rex Frede­rick
and those winning Tigers.
This team will be remem­bered
as champions as they
came from behind to beat Ala­bama
and a long, string of oth­ers.
And when they came home
from those long road trips,
they played before the smal­lest
crowds in the SEC only
because their auditorium seat­ing
capacity was the smallest
in the conference.
Next was Joe Connallys' con­ference
winning baseballers.
They also did it the hard way—
Florida beat them two straight
the first part of the season. It:
took a great team effort but
Pat Duke, Shot Johnston, Jack
Crouch, Alen Koch and Quin­eth
Roberts were good to have
around when the going got.
tough.
(See Banquet Page 12)
11—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 18, 1958
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Spotlight
Sports
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By RONNIE McCULLAR?
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Lloyd Nix Faced Great Challenge;
Responded With Top-Notch Showing
If you've been wondering . • .
Pat Duke, the guy that Auburn baseballers picked as their
:ltiost valuable player last season, is now starring for the Montgom­ery
Rebels and was clipping along above the .400 mark last week...
Birmingham acquired one of the best little pitchers in the
business last week when 5'7" Herbie Pearce signed with the Barons.
:One of the best at the mound for Auburn in '55, '56 and '57, Herbie
will join ex-Auburnite, Inman Veal, who is'having his best year
at the plate with a fine .280 batting average. Herbie has a lot on
the ball and should take the top relief position for the Barons.
Wynton Overstreet—you'll remember him from Plainsman Park
a couple of years back—is now throwing away down in sunny Jack­sonville,
Fla. . . .
Two (pardon the expression) Alabama boys, Frank Roland
and Shep Frazier are making good in the baseball world, too.
PEARCE DUKE
Frazier is batting .290 at Memphis and Roland a pitcher, has a 8-2
record with Selma in the Ala-Fla. League. . . .
A tough guy to pitch to is one that dan hit on either side of
the plate and Owen McCarren—a graduate of FSU baseball—is earn­ing
that title with the Montgomery club. . . .
Red Roberts one of the pitching pair for Auburn last season is
in school this summer making up some credits. Red has been of­fered
$20,000 to sign but turned it down for another year on the
'Plains. . . . " i
Three names you'll remember from the Auburn gridiron last
jfall—Jimmy Phillips, Billy Atkins and Ben Preston—have signed to
play in the College All-Star pro game held in San Francisco in
early August. Preston is to play defensive end for the All-Stars, a
-position he will probably keep when he begins practice with the
Washington Redskins next fall. . .
We've got War Eagles to the East and West of the Loveliest
.Village as far as the press is concerned. The last two Plainsman
:Sport.s Editors, Don Coughlin and Paul (Scoop) Hemphill are now
i banging on the typewriters for pay. Coughlin, writing for the
iMontgomery Advertiser since last fall has been saying some mighty
rgood things about the Plainsmen. Hemphill is interning
•.With the Atlanta Constitution this summer before coming back to
• t he Plains next fall to take over Managing Editor duties of, the
Plainsman and concede to the school of Science and Literature.
BY JIM PHILLIPS
Sports Editor
Why is Lloyd Nix so highly
regarded in the Auburn foot­ball
picture? When the 1957
season was primed to get under
way, Lloyd had just won the
starting job as quarterback aft­er
lettering at the right halfback
position in the 1956 season. A
p o o r opening performance
against Tennessee might have
resulted in the personable Nix's
drop from the top slot in a hotly
contested position.
Lloyd had won the starting
assignment mainly on coolness,
desire, and experience. His
running at halfback a year be­fore
had been encouraging, but
the southpaw's passing ability
had not been proven.
When Nix made his college
quarterbacking debut on a
muddy Shields-Watkins Field
in Knoxville, there was natural­ly
some element of doubt as to
whether he could come through
as the top-notch field general
whom an otherwise "loaded"
Auburn squad required so bad­ly.
That game will long be re­membered
in Auburn gridiron
annals, for Lloyd Nix stepped
into a new and vital position
and handled the job profession­ally.
Auburn had been picked by
the people who make predic­tions
their business as a prob­able
loser to; the defending SEC
champs. The Vols were seem­ingly
set for another good year.
Auburn, though greatly respect­ed,
could not be seriously fa­vored
to nip Tennessee without
an experienced signal-caller, es­pecially
in the Vols' own back
yard.
Nix found the opposition com­pletely
unprepared for the sur­prise
which he and his de­termined
mates had prepared
for them. In that 7-0 Tiger tri­umph,
Lloyd called a near-per­fect
game, ran well, and com­pleted
the only aerial he at­tempted,
a strategic one.
Lefty Nix finished the season
as the conference runnerup in
total offense, only 36 yards from
the top. Had Lloyd's 70 yard
gallop in the Alabama game
not been nullified by a clipping
penalty, the leadership in SEC
individual offense would have
been his.
Lloyd proved himself last
fall, as he accepted a tough
challenge and mastered it. The
challenge he faced last Septem­ber,
however, can't compare in
magnitude with that which Cap­tain
Lloyd faces this season.
Auburn is on top, and it's larg­ely
up to him to see his team
defend that coveted standing.
The going will be tough, but
that's the way our Tigers and
their captain like it.
Phillips Column
(Continued from Page 11)
see, and I graduated from
midwestern university. Ye
when we go to Auburn we fine
ourselves caught in the old Wai
Eagle Spirit. We're always
puzzled that we feel_the waj
we do." Mrs. Thomas went or
to cite an editorial from th<
Birmingham News, one whicr
dealt with an explanation o:
life and spirit at API and de­fended
the Auburn players
The words and action of Mrs
Thomas typify the opinions, oi
a great many people.
As long as there is an Au«
burn, there will be support foi
her athletic units, b_an or nc
ban.
Banquet
NIX
(Continued from Page 11)
To top Off the evenings festi­vities,
Jimmy (Big Red) Phil­lips
was named the Most Os#,<«
standing Senior Athlete. The
redhead made 21 All-Ameri­ca
squads, played in several
bowls and signed a pro contrac
to end one of the most success­ful
football careers ever en­joyed
by an Auburn man.
His defensive play against
Tech when he made Fred Bras-elton
fumble by a jolting tac­kle
down on the Tiger 14-yard
line which the Big Blue re­covered
to protect that narrow
3-0 lead and his pass grab­bing
couldn't be equalled any­where,
all lend to the many
reasons why he was chosen as
the 1957-58 MOSA.
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a banquet of champions than
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