1944-01-21 The Plainsman

              Hundred
Twenty-Five
Blood
Donors Needed
'TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT'
VOLUME LXVIII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1944 NUMBER 6
AUBURN STUDENTS CREED
We are proud to present in this issue, The Auburn Student's
Creed, composed by one of Auburn's most beloved and dis­tinguished
figures, Dean George Petrie. It is our opinion that the
creed vo;ces the sentiments of Auburn students of the past and
present. We will not elaborate; the creed speaks for itself, power­fully.
We pass it on to you to adopt, respect, and abide by.
I believe that this is a practical world and thai I can
count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work,
hard work.
I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge
to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to
work skillfully.
I believe in honesty and' truthfulness, without which I
cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.
I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit
that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these
qualities.
I believe in obedience to law because it protects the
rights of all.
I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympa­thy
with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and
brings happiness for all.
I believe in my country, because it is a land of freedom
and because it is my own home, and that I can best
serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and
walking humbly with my God."
And because Auburn men and women believe in these
things, I believe in Auburn and love it.
PI TAU SIGMA TAPS
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Plainsman Survey
Shows Scholastic
Ratings Of Girls
In a recent tabulation made by
the Plainsman concerning the
grade point averages of the 18
girls' dormitories on the campus,
the SAE house led the group with
an average of 2.69, and the PiKA
house ran second with an average
of 2.48. ALT, Alpha Gamma Rho,
and Susan Smith dormitories all
had ratings of 2,4 or above.
Housemothers for t h e five
houses mentioned are respective­ly
Mrs. Ruby Hart, Miss Sarah
Tomlinson, Mrs. E. R. Cart-wright
and Mrs. E. M. Lankford.
Susan Smith does not have a
housemother but Audrey Wilson
is president of the dormitory.
There has been much comment
during the last week concerning
th grades of the women students.
The subject has been discussed
in house meetings in th various
dormitories, and there has been
instituted an hour of enforced
study hall each night. From 9:30
until 10:30 those upperclassmen
who are in the house at the time,
and all freshmen and sophomores
are to be in their own rooms
studying.
The averages of the dormitories
have been listed below together
with the percentage of freshmen
and sophomores living in the
house.
SAE, 2.69, 44%; PiKA, 2.48,
10%; ALT, 2.47, 60%; AGR, 2.46,
74%; and Susan Smith, 2.40, 48%.
Lambda Chi, 2.39, 41%; Phi
Delta Theta, 2.36, 80%; KA, 2.35,
54%; and Smith Hall, 2.33, 43%.
Delta Sig, 2.28, 57%; Sigma
Chi, 2.27, 40%; Kappa Sig, 2.23,
36%; PhiKT, 2.20, 70%; and SPE,
2.17, 52%.
PiKPhi, 2.01, 73%; ATO, 2.00,
55%, Sigma Pi, 1.96, 30%, and
Auburn Hall, 1.86, 88%.
ROTC OFFICERS
ARE APPOINTED
Tentative appointments of
ROTC cadet ofifcers in the 3434
SCU ROTC are announced with
the approval of President L. N.
Duncan.
First FA Battalion
Cadet 2nd lieutenant, Battery
"A", J. F. Luquire; Cadet 1st
lieutenant, Battery "B", J. C.
Denton; Cadet 1st Lieutenant,
Battery "C", J. W. Green.
Westminster House
Open House for all students
and servicemen will be held at
the Presbyterian Westminster
House, located next to the
Presbyterian Church, Saturday
afternoon from 3 to 5.
Fifteen Mechanical
Engineers Picked
As Outstanding Men
Fifteen men, juniors and sen­iors
in mechanical engineering
were tapped for membership at
a meeting of Pi Tau Sigma, hon­orary
mechanical engineering fra­ternity,
last Tuesday night.
These men were selected for
thir high attainments in scholar­ship,
leadership, and probable fu­ture
success. The following men
were tapped:
Roy E. Brakeman, Jr., Gads­den,
junior, a member of SAE,
ODK, Tau Beta Pi, and ASME;
Walter J. Everitt, senior, Bir­mingham;
Malcolm B. Horrell,
junior, Montgomery, member of
Sigma Nu; Luther W. Johnson,
senior, Montgomery, member of
SPE, APhiO, and ASME; William
N. Johnson, junior, Mobile, mem­ber
of Sigma Chi; Benjamin S.
Jenkins, junior, Birmingham,
member of Sigma Chi.
James L. Luquire, junior, Bir­mingham,
member of Sabers and
ASME; Thomas W. Stubbs, jun­ior,
Birmingham; Walter H. Tuck­er,
senior, Manchester, Ga., mem­ber
of ASME; Homer J. Ur-quhart,
Jr., junior, Birmingham,
member of KA; Emanuel J. Va-kakes,
junior, Ensley, member of
Sigma Pi; Wayman E. Vander-ford,
senior, Birmingham, mem­ber
of ASME; Robert L. White,
senior, Spartanburg, S. C, mem­ber
of ASME and Auburn Am­bassadors;
Glenn Wilson, junior,
Mobile, member of ALT; C. C.
Wood, junior, Dora, member of
Delta Sigma Phi.
Mittie Jones Wins
Award In National
Furniture Contest
Word has just been received
by Mittie Jones, junior in Interior
Decoration in the School of Ar­chitecture
and Allied Arts, of
the award of one of the National
Prizes of a $50 bond, and Certifi­cate
of Distinction, each, in the
recent national competition spon­sored
by the Grand Rapids In­dustries
of furniture ideas for
the postwar homes.
The competition was open to
anyone in the country. The con­testants
had seven given types
of rooms to choose from. Miss
Jones' was a bedroom for twins,
in the modern manner suggestive
of the era just ahead of us. Only
20 certificates were awarded.
Miss Jones and the School of
Architecture and Allied Arts are
to be commended for receiving
this recognition, one in twenty of
several thousand entries.
The chosen entries are now on
display at the Art Gallery in
Grand Rapids and it is hoped
that the twenty winning designs
will be on display locally soon.
Eight Winners Chosen
From Forty-Nine Beauties
CABINET PRESIDENT
Gibbs Ashley, president of
the Student Executive Cabinet
and member of ODK, will serve
as first vice chairman of the
Auburn collegiate chapter of
Red Cross for 1944. A junior in
Veterinary medicine, he is one
of the student leaders from Vet
Hill and is a trainee of the AST
program.
API Red Cross
Chapter Ready
For Action
Volunteer Services
Committee Chairmen
Have Been Appointed
Chairman of the Auburn col­legiate
chapter of the Red Cross,
Mary Jo Bridges, announced to­day
that chairmen had been ap­pointed
to head the volunteer
services of the organization.
These chairmen will work toward
the unification of the respective
branches they head and will be
directly responsible to the ad­ministrative
heads of the col­legiate
chapter.
The Production Corps is head­ed
by Pat Kirkwood. This corps
is subdivided into the Knitting
Corps, under the supervision of
Lois Rogers, and the Surgical
Dressing Corps, headed by Vir­ginia
Ann Strong. All girls in­terested
in knitting sweaters, etc.,
for the Red Cross should contact
Miss Rogers. Meetings of this
group will probably take place
in Student Center and if you are
interested in learning how to
"knit one, purl two," drop around.
The Surgical Dressing division
will continue to meet in the room
over' Wright's Drug Store and
girls interested in this service
should see Miss Strong. This
group will remain under the su­pervision
of the Lee County
Chapter as it has been in the past.
The Nutrition Chairman is
Audrey Wilson—and more infor­mation
concerning this group will
be available later. Howard Fulen-wider,
is publicity chairman, for
the organization. Kay Hall heads
the chair for Blood Donors and
the group is doing an excellent
job at present. At this time the
service is under the direction of
the Lee County Chapter, but in
the future these drives will be in
the hands of the collegiate chap­ter.
The treasurer of the col­legiate
organization, Pfc. Law­rence
Cottle, will appoint a chair­man
in the near future for the
War Fund Drive which will take
place in the early part of March.
One of the first activities of
the chapter will be a first aid in­structor's
course, to be taught by
a Red Cross instructor. This
course will run from January 31
through February 11. All wishing
to take advantage of this valuable
instruction course should contact
Herman Dean and Lamar Ware,
chairmen of this group.
For those interested, there will
be a course in Home Nursing,
taught by a capable instructor.
(Continued on Page 6)
Bill Maples Acts
As MC For Blue Key;
Six Men Are Judges
Auburn's eight Glomerata-Blue
Key beauties were selected at
the annual Beauty Parade last
night. Chosen from forty-nine
candidates who were entered in
the finals, the winners will be
given a full page each.
The beauties selected were Ann
Black, freshman, Auburn; Marion
Boyle, freshman, Decatur, Ga.,
member of Chi Omega; Rebecca
Fincher, freshman, Wedowee,
member of Kappa Delta; Claire
Marshall, sophomore, Sasser, Ga.,
member of Chi Omega; Margaret
Rew, sophomore, Selma, member
of Alpha Gamma Delta; Carolyn
Self, freshman, Auburn, member
of Kappa Delta; Marie Strong,
freshman, Huntsville, member of
Kappa Delta; a n d Margaret
Toomer, sophomore, A u b u r n,
member of Kappa Delta.
Master of Ceremonies Pfc. Bill
Maples, president of Blue Key,
introduced the contestants. Can­didates
were divided into groups
of 12; between the appearance of
each group the 313th Tuskegee
Army Air Force Band played
popular music to an enthusiastic
audience. Two professors and
four Army officers acted as judg­es.
These were Prof. John W.
Roe; Prof. Henry G. Sellers; Col.
N. F. Parrish, Tuskegee; Capt.
Clyde Bynum; Capt. H. L. Sutton;
and Capt. Roderick J. Matthews.
Concerning the selection of
beauties one of the judges said,
"I was bewildered. They were all
so lovely!"
Other girls in the finals includ­ed
Nancy Black, Kimball Boan,
Doris Brown, Jean Black Bulling-ton,
Vam Cardwell, Virginia Col­lins,
Marian Cronin, Susan Dick,
Ann DuBose, Faye Freeman, Jean
Gauntt, Waunettia Gillespie, Sara
Glenn, Kay Hall, Sara Harmon.
Marjorie Hester, Madge Jar-rard,
Pat Kansinger, Phyllis
Kloeti, Betty Lindsey, Frances
Meaders, Sue McDonald, Ray
Monroe, Dorothy Jean Nichols,
Mary Poe, Mary Roberts, Betty
Smith, Catherine Smith, Mar­jorie
Smith, Louise Stone.
Tays Tarvin, Catherine Tatum,
Maxine Tatum, Jean Townsend,
Yvonne Wallace, Emilee Walton,
Frances Susan Williamson, Vir­ginia
Williamson, Alta Wise, Mil­dred
Woodham, and Dona Sims.
Fred Dug'gar, editor of the
Glomerata, said in behalf of his
staff, "I'm glad it's over!"
Hey Diddle Diddle,
The Cat Did Fiddle,
So Why Don't You?
A musician without an orches­tra?
Then you're just what Mar­vin
Saines is looking for. The
ASTP schedule doesn't keep him
busy enough, so he has big plans
for organizing a symphony or­chestra
in Auburn. Pvt. Saines
has had quite a lot of experience
in handling organizations of this
kind. After completing his musi­cal
training at Queen's College,
he was connected with the New
York Philharmonic, the Boston
Symphony and other orchestras.
Pvt. Saines already has the
music and 30 musicians, but 60
is the number he wants. He says
he doesn't care whether you're
man, woman, or child, civilian or
serviceman, sane or otherwise, so
long as you have an instrument
and would like to use it. He is
especially in search of all types of
stringed instruments. If this is
just the type of thing you would
like to have a part in, please con­tact
Pvt. Saines through The
Plainsman.
CONVOCATION
There will be a women's con­vocation
Thursday, January 27
at 5:00. All freshmen who sit on
the front row will be given an
extra date by signing with the
president of WSGA.
"Chicken House/'
Popular Tiger Spot,
Consumed By Fire
Fairview Inn, known for
many years to all good Auburn
students as "The C h i c k en
House" burned to the ground
Tuesday night, January 18.
The Chicken House has al­ways
been a favorite spot for
the students who enjoyed, un­doubtedly,
the best fried chic­ken
and steak dinners in the
south.
Gus Barnes, of Opelika, was
owner of Fairview, located just
a coupla miles out of Opelika.
The place had the homey at­mosphere
of a large farm kit­chen,
and after the first time
there, you always went back
for more.
As the weeks go by, more
and more of the old Auburn in­stitutions
disappear, and this is
another that will be missed by
both students and local people.
Instructors
Join Staff
Of Engineers
Two new members of the
School of Engineering teaching
staff are James D. Shobe and
Malcolm Bruce. Mr. Shobe in­structs
the Naval Aviaton Cadet
compliment in radio communcia-tion.
Mr. Bruce instructs the
ASTs and students of engineering
in practical civil engineering and
surveying.
Mr. Shobe was formerly en­gaged
in electrical work for the
TCI in Birmingham. He is on a
leave of absence from TCI.
Mr. Shobe plans to take sub­jects
here leading to a degree in
electrical engineering in addition
to his teaching activities.
Back in the early '30s Mr.
Shobe took a course in the Nav­al
Radio Materiel school. It was
this valuable instruction which
qualified him for the job of teach­ing
radio communciation to the
Naval Air Cadets.
Mr. Bruce, although a new
member on the API teaching
staff, has been a resident of Au­burn
for four years. Mr. Bruce
most recently was in charge of
the Geodedic division of a survey
made in Florida which was con­ducted
for the purpose of pre­paring
a report on the route of
the proposed Florida Canal.
Formerly, Mr. Bruce was con­nected
with the Alabama Geod­edic
Survey, and, previous to
that, with the Florida Geodedic
Survey.
HEADS CAMPAIGN
Sunday Music
The Music Room, located
over Toomer's Drug Store, will
be open Sunday afternoon
from 2-5:30 with Mr. Lawrence
Barnett in charge.
President's Ball To Be
Sponsored By ODK;
Beauties WillfAssist
Ambassadors Volunteer Services For Dance
To Be Held Thursday Night At Alumni Gym
The fight to stamp out infantile paralysis will be carried
directly to Auburn soldier and civilian students next week
in a four-day campaign sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa
honor society which is to be climaxed on Thursday, J a n u a ry
29, with the annual Birthday Ball of the President.
Ambassadors To Play
Bob White's Auburn Ambassa­dors
have generously volunteered
to play for the dance, which is
to be held from 8 to 11 p. m. in
Alumni Gymnasium. The eight
Glomerata beauties, who were
selected last night for appearance
in the 1944 yearbook, will offer
birthday ball tickets for sale at
the main gate ticket booth dur­ing
the coming week. Admission
will be fifty cents for each cou­ple,
with stag tickets the same.
At the dance the Glomerata
beauties are to serve as hostesses,
and at 9 p. m. will be presented
to the assembled dancers. Two
no-breaks and one AST reserve
are planned.
Classes To Be Convassed
On Wednesday student leaders
and beauties will visit classrooms
every hour to solicit contribu­tions,
which are to be donated to­gether
with the entire proceeds
of dance ticket sales to the Na­tional
Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. Because of funds col­lected
in previous birthday ball
drives, the Foundation has been
able to provide medical and sur­gical
care, hospitalization, ortho­pedic
equipment, and whatever
other supplies were needed to
give paralysis victims the best
care and treatment possible.
The 1943 epidemic of the dread
disease, however, made serious
inroads into the backlog of funds
upon which infantile paralysis
patients depend for the service
they need and must have.
<//A7 "Pf/GRK
Jim Pharr, president of the
Omega Circle of Omicron Del­ta
Kappa, announced today that
his organization would sponsor
the Student Infantile Paralysis
Benefit Drive, which will be
held on the Auburn campus
throughout the coming week.
ODK is cooperating with the
Kiwanis Club in an effort to
make the President's Birthday
Ball of this year the most suc­cessful
of any ever given at
API.
Alpha Phi Omega
Service Fraternity
Pledges Eight Men
Alpha Phi Omega, national
honorary s e r v i c e fraternity
pledged nine boys Tuesday night.
They were Robert Joseph Scog-in,
junior, Dora; Leon Oliver
Sanford, sophomore, Dadeville;
Orville Virginus Scott, freshman,
Atlanta, Ga.; Cliff Edward Fitton,
junior, Cedartown, Ga.
Kenneth John Barr, freshman,
Birmingham; Charles Stephen
Smith, freshman, Miami, Fla.;
Lewie Tanner, freshman, Jack­son,
Miss.; Stewart Joseph Park­er,
freshman, Mobile; and Kinne
Reese Sutton, freshman, Villa
Rica, Ga.
MacDOUGALL WILL BE HERE TONIGHT
Michael MacDougall, internationally famous card detective and
author of the new book, "Danger In The Cards," will appear to­night
in Alumni Gymnasium to lecture on crooked gambling and
to demonstrate how card sharps operate. He is credited with hav­ing
the fastest fingers in the world, and is recognized as the fore­most
authority on all forms of crooked gambling—with cards,
horses, dice, lotteries, and other devices for taking away the money
of the gullible. He has been featured in leading magazines and on
radio programs, and his first book, "Gamblers Don't Gamble," was
a national best-seller. Tickets are 25c for students with activity
cards, 35c for servicemen, and 50c for all others. The program will
be at 8:15.
ON THECAMPUS
APhiO
Alpha Phi Omega, national
honorary service fraternity,
will hold its regular weekly
meeting in the chapter room
over Benson's at 7:15 Thurs­day
night. All regular members
and new pledges are urged to
be present.
Debate Council
There will be a meeting of
the Auburn Debate Council in
Broun Hall 306 Monday night
at 7.
No Campus Hop
Because of the Military Ball.
there will be no Campus Hop
this Saturday night.
Wesley Foundation
The Wesley Foundation at
111 South Gay Street invites
all new ASTs to a party Satur­day
night at 8:00.
Fraternity Rooms
The SPE chapter room over
the First National Bank and
the Theta Chi fraternity rooms
in the old TEP house on North
Gay Street have been approved
by Dean Marion Spidle for dat­ing
and house dances from 7
to 11 on Tuesday, Friday, Sat­urday
and Sunday nights.
Home Ec Girls
All girls, in the School of
Home Economics are asked to
meet Saturday afternoon, Jan­uary
22, at 1 o'clock in Smith
Hall sewing lab. Bring foun­tain,
pen.
Open House
The Alpha Gamma Delta so­rority
and their housemother,
Mrs. Burke King, will act as
hostesses for the tea being giv­en
this Sunday afternoon, Jan­uary
23.
This, the second in a series
of open houses which are be­ing
held this year by each
dormitory, will be from 3 to 5
p. m. at the Sigma Chi House.
All students, members of the
Armed Forces and townspeople
are invited to attend.
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What Isn't A Jail, Yet Has Bars?
Yesterday we had a funny thing hap­pen—
only it wasn't funny at all. No, it
was ridiculous.
A friend was sick in the infirmary—not
a contagious disease of course, but never­theless
ill enough to warrant a short con­finement.
We were walking over to the
infirmary to see him when we met the girl
to whom he is pinned. She asked if we
would give him a message she had writ­ten
and tell him to go to the window so
that she could talk with him. And that
made us wonder . . .
Why is it that coeds are not allowed to
visit men in the college infirmary? And
why is it that men in turn can't drop in
for a few moments chat with the girls
who are sick? Are the inmates of the in­stitution
prisoners? Should they be shut
away from their friends just because of a
nonsensical rule made by a straight-laced
administration of half a century ago?
Or does the narrow-minded group that
enforces this Puritanical law think that a
young man and a young woman in the
same room with a hospital bed constitute
a blot of immorality on the name of our
institution? This is the Year of Our Lord
1944. This is the decade of modern under­standing.
This is the century of freedom
with respect for both sexes. These are not
the days of the Dark Ages in which a wom­an
is disgraced if a man sees her ankle.
This is not an age of sexual ignorance.
Perhaps there's something about the
bed that's suggestive. The evil minded for­get
that in 1944 we have not lost sight of
the primary usefulness of a bed as a place
for sleeping at night. If our love for com­fort
were not innate in our souls, this same
group would probably ban beds from the
face of the earth and compel all men to
sleep and repose in an upright, standing
position as horses do!
What is the matter with our younger
generation of today? Are they so indecent
that the mere fact of a girl and a boy and
a bed in a hospital room constitutes a con­dition
of immortality? Are these, the chil­dren
of the grown-up generation, the
spawn of indecency? Do they come from
homes where morals are so low?
And what of the nurses in this our hos­pital?
Do they march the halls in groups
of four for protection? Are orderlies sta­tioned
in the corridors and on the steps
to preserve harmony. Let us hope not.
It is not the fault of the attendants of_
the infirmary. No, the fault lies with a
higher power. And it is time that the
higher authorities rectify the ill wrought
by a ridiculous, outmoded system. Now is
the time, more than ever before, when we
should instill in the hearts and minds of
the young generation and the generations
yet to come, a feeling of warmth and de­cency,
of comradeship and morality that
will abolish the baseness of mankind and
preserve the solidarity of the American
home.
It's Up To Us To Do Some Howling
For the last several weeks there has
been much discussion over the prospects
of an Auburn football team for next year.
Word has been released by Dr. Duncan
to the public that every effort is being
made to overcome the difficulties associ­ated
with the plan. Surely this must be
encouraging news, but so far we have
seen little evidence that the students want
a football team. Perhaps the war has
eclipsed everything else, or it may be that
the students, denied varsity sports for
such a period of time, have lost interest.
When it was first announced that foot­ball
was to be discontinued, a great howl
went up. Now that we have hopes of field­ing
a team next year, we want to see an­other
howl go up, but this time let it be
a demonstration of that old spirit.
There are many things that must be
done before we can enjoy the resumption
of this sport. The least we can do is back
the efforts that are being made. A foot­ball
team without backing can't succeed.
If we do have a team, will we support it
as much if it loses as if it wins? No one
can tell until we have played several
games whether we have a creditable team
or not, and as was evidenced in that well-remembered
Auburn- Georgia game, spirit
and determination can mean a lot.
Another thing. Will "there be enough
civilians here next fall from which to pick
a team? By golly, we do mean to have a
football team, but every one of you stu­dents
are going to have to back us.
A Bomb, A Torpedo, And Plasma
Many have been the articles written
upon the necessity that minor details play
in this war. Each service man's equipment
is checked and rechecked before he is sent
into combat, as are the medical supplies
that are being sent to the very same com­bat
area. One of the most important items
that is included in the medical supplies is
that of blood plasma.
The following letter was written by a
sailor who was at one time stationed at the
Naval radio school in Auburn. This letter
was written to a couple who "adopted
him" while he was in Auburn.
Dear Folks,
I was very glad to hear from you once
again. All of my injuries have healed, but
I have a long rest ahead of me.
Remember big Bob Scheufler who went
to radio school with me? I happened to
run into him in a bar in Oran. My head
and arms were in bandages as I walked in
the place wearing an Army uniform—the
only clothes I could find after I lost every­thing.
We were hit by a German bomb during
the Sicilian invasion, and after we made
repairs, were again hit—this time by a sub
torpedo which blew the ship apart at Sa­lerno,
Italy, in the other invasion. Twenty-eight
of us lived, and 70 were killed. I was
burned from the waist up—had a broken
rib and a broken arm, internal injuries,
and skinned legs. Three pints of blood
plasma did pull me through after some
dark hours.
I'm feeling fine now, and will be trans­ferred
to a hospital at Bethesda, Md. Lat­er
they will do a little plastic surgery on
my ears.
I spent an hour on a liferaft, with sev­eral
other boys, before we were rescued
from the water.
I hope.you are all feeling fine, and I
am looking/forward to hearing from you
again soon. It sometimes took two months
for our mail to reach us when we were in
combat.
As ever,
Jimmy
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Crossed Cannon and Castles
"MAKE UP YOUR MIND—WE HAVE THREE MORE MINUTES
LEFT OF OUR LUNCH PERIOD!"
Here And There
By BOB CHISHOLM
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this column nre those of the writer and
are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper.
The Kappa Sigma Black and White Ball of last week end
will probably go down in Auburn social annals as one of the
best and most uniquely decorated dances in many a moon. The
artistic way in which black, white, and gray patterns and color
schemes were used was the product of much thought and plan­ning.
The dance itself, with the highly decorative setting, was
reminiscent of the Auburn of days gone by when colorful
formals'came off at the rate of two a week; when there were
crowds of beautiful girls and hordes of men in tuxedos; and
when the music was furnished by the old Auburn Knights.
The Auburn Ambassadors, who furnished the music for the
Kappa Sig dance, really swung out in professional fashion.
They should be congratulated for doing their bit to keep a
dance orchestra on the campus during these days of manpower
shortages.
* • * *
We notice that a Mississippi paper is running a contest on
how to punish Hitler when we catch him. The paper prints
the various replies sent in, and it is interesting to note that
the most horrible, most gruesome types of torture and punish­ment
are thought up by women. Most of the men writing in
would be content with whipping, shooting, burning to death,
and boiling in oil. But not the fairer (?) sex; they are for every­thing
from slicing and frying him right on down to whatever
your imagination can imagine.
The greater number of people writing in are for caging
Adolph up and exhibiting him over the country as a side show
companion to Gargantua. The paper says they're not running
the contest to bring out the evil in people, but to show how
the average American really hates the brute.
* * *
This week our poem has to do with engineers, bless their
little hearts (if they have them). It was written by Dona New­man
and we picked it up out of "Excavating" magazine.
ENGINEERS
Oh, Engineers, with hairy ears,
Designing dams and ditches,
Controlling floods and blowing suds
And never reaching riches.
When you want fun your tastes don't run
To graphs and mathematics,
But to "The Pub" or "Clover Club"
And ballroom acrobatics.
You make surveys of waterways,
And plan for irrigation,
But HoO to gin that's sloe,
You add in moderation.
With stress and strain you ascertain
The ways to make frames rigid,
Then spend the night, till broad daylight
In making dames less frigid.
Oh, Engineers, with hairy ears,
I find them most endearing;
But awfully odd, because, by God, .
They don't like engineering!
* * *
We were amused this past week to overhear a remark from
one of the coeds as a group of soldiers marched by on their
way to class. It ran something like this: "I didn't know they
came in so many assorted shapes and sizes."
* * *
We have just been in one of the well-known sessions with
a few of the remaining old timers left at Auburn. These men
have been in school since 1939 and 40. After lengthly discus­sion
we came to the conclusion that the Auburn of those years
and the years preceeding that is definitely gone and will prob­ably
never return again.
Perhaps, it is best, though. The school will grow after the
war and it will be well to have quiet, sophiscated students
strolling across the campus.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
but how long does the sorrow
have to last? The private who
wrote the following, wonders.
So I'm Leaving ASTP
Monday, at the fatal hour I
was given notice that I was to
leave ASTP. I was being "de­tached,"
shall we say. Now the
news that I was being "detached"
was not the most pleasant in the
world nor was it the worst for
there were no orders telling
where I was to go; I could just
wait. I could still dream that I
might be made a permanent host
at the Hollywood Canteen, or
given a job recruiting WACs, or
possibly the less glamourous job
of pulling the rip-cords as the
paratroopers jump out of the
planes. Now, don't get me wrong
I don't mind going to the in­fantry
(it says here in very very
small type), but why not look
'''at the brighter side. No one has
really said that there is even a
possibility of going to the infan­try,
but somehow even as I sit
here pounding this typewriter I
hear the sound of marching
feet.
Tuesday morning I was up at
the crack of dawn (I had to get
a drink of water) and then I
went back to bed until 10 o'clock.
There was a certain satisfaction
in lying in bed and hearing my
old section leader making the
morning report and then hear­ing
our section (section 15, if I
am permitted a plug) marching
merrily (??) off to another term.
Lying in bed listening to men go
off to work gives one much the
same feeling as gloriously pass­ing
an analytical examination.
(That's one of the reasons I'm
leaving . . . it seems I was never
able to have that feeling.)
The task of breaking the news
that you are leaving to your
friends is perhaps the most dif­ficult.
I remember seeing tears
streaming down the cheeks of
one of the sorority girls (let's not
get nosey, bub) as I told her of
my detachment. (Later, I found
out that she had a cinder in her
eye.) Sadly I said good-bye to
almost everyone I knew in Au­burn.
Some smiled as I told them
I was leaving and some of them
even looked happy. (I suppose
that that was to cheer me up.)
Having given my sob-story to ev­eryone
I was now ready to leave.
That was one week ago to-day
and I am still here. Every time
I go down town now some one
gives me the cold eye and says
"Are you still here?"
Tomorrow, perhaps, I shall be
gone but there are a few things
about Auburn that I shall miss
very much . . . such as: being
awakened by the Navy every
morning (what some g i r ls
wouldn't give to be awakened by
400 sailors every morning . . .
and what we wouldn't give not
to be), the smiling face of the
housemother as she announces
that it is 11 o'clock, the weekly
chapter of the Phantom at the
Tiger theater, and running back
to the barracks to make bed-check
as the clock in Samford
Hall strikes 11.
Am I really sad about leaving?
No, I don't think so . . . you see
I may be sticking around a long
time just waiting for my orders
and . . . oh, oh, there they are
now and it's back to the infan­try
for this GI . . . I can hear it
now "All right youse guys
(Brooklyn) keep in step . . . left,
right . . . left.
* * *
In what Company did this hap­pen?
*
Inspecting Officer: "I thought
you said your locker contained
nothing but clothes? What about
this bottle of whiskey?"
Trainee: "Oh, sir, that bottle,
that's my night-cap."
Confidentially
By ANNE DONALDSON
editor's note: The opinions expressed
In this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
After a thirty-four day absence
from these sacred walls, we are
back again to resume a somewhat
chaotic column. Pardon us if we
aren't in the groove.
* * #
While we're on a tangent, per­haps
we'd better say a few words
anent our new name. It isn't
really an alias. Of course, we
could have retained the "A. D.
Brooks" as a nom de plumn, but
we decided against it, so that's
that!
* * *
Speaking of chaos, that new
method of choosing the favorites
and beauties really is! Nobody
could have thought that up, if
they were normally intelligent,
but then, who is?
We tried to get ourselves nom­inated,
but they recognized us.
* * *
While we are talking about
scrimmages, it does sound good
to the collegiate ear to hear of
the noble, if wartime, hope for a
football team, this year.
Of all things Auburn has
missed this past year, the foot­ball
team seems to head the list.
Our frantic attempt to revive
a little of the football-Tiger Spir­it—
at the Patriotic Rally—was
well-meant, and probably was a
good thing, but there was an emp­tiness.
The pigskin, the crowds,
that Tiger team, the Mums, and
the program and coke hawkers
were definitely lacking.
No matter if we don't have a
winning team. We can, as they
said, compete with other schools
who are in the same condition
as we are. And we believe the
Auburn studnt body is heartily
in favor of resumed football.
Warrrrrrrr Eeeeeeeeeagle! ! ! !
* * *
We don't know why—it might
be the three-hour "culture"
courses brought about by the ad­vent
of the quarter system—but
there has been a marked increase
in the average student's interest
in good music.
On Sunday afternoons the Mus­ic
Room above Toomer's corner
is open to the public. The room
is open at this time primarily for
the soldiers who cannot come to
listen at any other hours when
students do. But Mr. Barnett has
said that anybody who wants to
listen to the recorded music which
is in the Music Library may come
on each Sunday afternoon be­tween
two o'clock and five-thirty.
Last Sunday, there were at
least twelve soldiers at any time
between those hours, who came
and went as they desired.
Elswhere in this issue, there is
a formal notice of the day and
hours. We just thought we'd put
in a plug. (Wonder how much it's
worth in the way of a grade in
the way of a grade in Music Ap­preciation?)
Seriously though, we think
you'll like to relax for an hour
or so to the tune of some Brahms
or Beethoven, and if you'd be
interested, the Music Room is
open to you.
* * *
Spring is in the air! Already?
It seems to be so. Girls with pig­tails,
girls in sweaters and with­out
coats, a boy taking someone
a potted flower, and advertise­ments
of spring clothes. Are they
rushing us, and is this just traces
of an Indian summer, or is it
really June in January?
It'll really be a pity if it does
not snow just once this year. If
not for the sake of these South­erners,
who see it so seldom, then
for the sake of those poor yan-kees
who are missing it. Won't
they be surprised to find that
Alabama snow isn't the same
kind of snow as the yankee-snow?
But, personally, we think the
white beauty is worth the slush-iness.
If it can snow in Mobile, it
should be able to, in Auburn!
* * *
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Invest it in War Stamps. At the
Main Gate, you can get them in
any denominations and, if you
have a stamp-book filled, they'll
get the Bond for you.
* * *
Does it seem odd to you, as it
does to us, that in only &Vz more
weeks, the Plainsman will be
printing more swan songs? Per­haps
we are impressed simply
because our swan song will be
one of them. It's a sort of happy-sad
feeling. Just wait! You'll see.
J a n u a r y 21, 1944 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three.
Annual Military Ball Saturday
To Be Led By Miss Ann House
And Gadet Lt. Col. Steindorff
Tuskegee Orchestra
To Play For Ball
In Alumni Gym
Miss Ann House, Decatur, will
lead the annual military ball with
Cadet Lt. Col. Henry W. Stein­dorff,
Greenville, in Alumni
Gmynasium Saturday night. Mus­ic
will be furnished by the famed
Tuskegee 313th Army Air Forces
orchestra.
Miss House, member of Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority will wear
a black marquisette dress over
70 LEAD MILITARY BALL
Miss Ann House, Decatur, member of Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority, will lead the annual military ball with Cadet Lt. Col.
Henry W. Steindorff tomorrow night in Alumni Gymnasium. The
Tuskegee 313th Army Air Force orchestra will furnish the music
for the affair.
Miss Brooks Weds
Pvt. Donaldson
In Kenmore, N. Y.
The marriage of. Miss Annie
Daimwood Brooks to Pvt. Robert
Wallace Donaldson, Jr., is of re-
. cent interest. It was solemnized in
the Pilgrim Lutheran Church,
Kenmore, New York, Wednesday
afternoon, January 5, with the
Rev. Frank Schwartz officiating.
The bride wore a two-piece
dress of lavendar with gold and
black accessories. Her flowers
were orchids in a shoulder cor­sage.
Mrs. Donaldson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Brooks of
Auburn. She received her educa­tion
in the Auburn city schools,
at Alabama College, Montevallo,
Alabama, and at API, where she
is a senior.
She is a prominent student on
the campus, being a member of
the Plainsman staff, the Glee
Club, and former member of the
Dance Club.
Pvt. Donaldson was enrolled in
engineering at Valporaiso Uni-v
e r s i t y, Valporaiso, Indiana,
where he was. a member of Kap­pa
Delta Pi social fraternity. At
present he is stationed in Au­burn
in the ASTP. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Don­aldson,
Sr., of Buffalo, New York.
Barefoot Dance Given
By Pi Kappa Alphas
The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
entertained with one of its "Bare­foot
Jooks" Saturday night, Jan­uary
15, at the new residence of
the fraternity on 233 East Glenn
Street.
One of the highlights of the
party was the "Womanless Wed­ding"
skit presented by the
freshmen. Refreshments w e re
then served and the dancing con­tinued.
Later evryon took part in
a "community sing." Mrs. Bess
Hill, the fraternity's housemother,
was hostess and chaperone.
Members and their dates were
as follows:
Ben Risher, Emma Lee Ever-sole;
Henry Steindorff, Phyllis
Kloeti; Ashby Foote, Marion
Snow; Lyance Littlejohn, Flora
Connaway; L e w i s Blackwell,
Daisy Browne.
Gene Griffiths, Ray Monroe;
Lee Garrett, Virginia Grayson;
Charles Mobley, Nan Keller;
John Blake, Mary Furr; Jack
Brush, Virginia Beall; M. O.
Smith, Toy McGehee; Malcolm
Davenport, Jackie Swan.
George Strother, Mary Ann
Vick; Edwin Lennep, .Susanne
Lowe; Davis Gantt; Reuben
Burch; Bob Snellings; James Ril­ey;
Billy Lynn; Joe Webb; Luth­er
Taylor; Hugh Mullins; and
Jep Moody.
white, with appliqued flowers on
the skirt. During the leadout,
Miss House is to be presented
with a bouquet of American
Beauty roses by Mrs. John J.
Waterman, wife of Col. Water­man,
the Auburn commandant.
Dates of other cadet officers are
corsages of red and white carna­tions
tied with blue ribbons.
Decorations for the ball are to
carry out the red, white, and
blue motif. The backdrop is
adorned with a gleaming saber
and officer's cap and gloves, and
bordered by officer and non-com­missioned
officer insignia. The
dance floor is to be canopied with
red, white and blue streamers,
fastened to the balcony and ex­tending
to the center of the room.
The balcony is to be draped in
patriotic colors.
There are to be four no-breaks,
including a no-break for the non­commissioned
officers, one for
Scabbard and Blade, one for Sab­ers,
honorary military fraternity,
and a Victory no-break. All ca­dets
and guests participating in
the Victory no-break must pur­chase
a War Stamp, thus aiding
the Fourth War Loan Drive.
Members of the executive cabi­net
are in charge of the sale of
stamps.
For the first time in history,
the arrangements are being made
by sophomore cadet officers, and
sophomores and freshmen have
the pleasure of attending. '
The ball is to be chaperoned
by members of the military staff
and their wives. Other guests in­vited
are members of the 6th
Co. ASTP-Advanced ROTC.
Cadet oficers and non-commis­sioned
officers, in order of rank,
and their dates are as follows:
Lt. Col. H. W. Steindorff,
Greenville., Ann House, Decatur,
Ga.; Major K. H. Donovan, Bir­mingham,
Lena Grace Cooper,
Hamilton; Captain F. G. Stroth­er,
Birmingham, Wanneta Gil­lespie,
Birmingham; Capt. J. W.
Randolph, Laurel, Miss.; Beryl
Gilliam, Columbus, Ga.; Captain
M. A. Baldwin, Montgomery,
Martina R e e s e , Montgomery;
Capt. J. D. Vines, Thorsby, Helen
Harris, Opelika; Capt. F. P.
Woodall, Chattanooga, Tenn., Bet­ty
Maddox, Butler, Ga.; Capt.
R. S. Snellings, Columbus, Ga.,
Ruth Strain, Mobile.
1st Lt. J. D. Loposer, Hatties-burg,
Mississippi, Aileen Browne,
Opelika; 2nd Lt. J. F. Luquire,
Birmingham, Mary Ellen Hagy,
Birmingham; 2nd Lt. C. M. Crain,
Dolomite, Katie Sue B r o c k,
Chickamauga, Ga.; 2nd Lt. J. F;
Keown, Scottsboro, Yvonne Wal­lace,
Panama City, Fla.; 2nd Lt.
R. C. Blyth, Mobile, Mary Rob­erts;
1st Sgt. Roy Roberts, Win-field,
Mary Tebeau, New Orleans,
La.
1st Sgt. A. J. Smith, Montgom­ery,
Martha Dickson, Opelika;
St. Sgt. P. T. Raymond, Colum­bus,
Ga.; Alta Holmes, Sylacauga;
Sgt. B. W. Dean, Birmingham,
Betty Rings, Birmingham; Sgt.
T. B. Strickland, Falkville, Mar­tha
Ellen Sivley, Falkville; Sgt.
C. Jones, Columbus, Ga., Martha
Patterson, Auburn; Cpl. Foy
Campbell, York, Kathlene Scriv-ner,
Berry.
FOR RENT: Furnished apart­ment.
Close in. Phone 462.
LOST: Single brass car key in
vicinity of Broun Hall or Ram­say.
Call 52.
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WSGA has announced t he
schedule of Wednesday afternoon
teas to be held at Smith Hall
during the coming months.
Chi Omega January 26
Theta Upsilon February 2
Kappa Delta February 9
Alpha Gam February 16
Delta Zeta February 23
WAA March 8
Kappa Delta Pi March 15
Home Ec Club March 22
WSGA Council „.. March 29
Theta Epsilon April 5
Sphinx April 17
Oracles April 26
Owls May 3
PHI KAPPA TAU
ROOM APPROVED
The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
council room in room 6 of the
Thomas Building has been ap­prove
for dating and dancing on
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday night, 7 to 11 p. m. only.
SERVICE PERSONALS
The following men, former Au­burn
students have won their
wings with the Army Air Force,
and have been assigned to ac­tive
duty.
Lt. Samuel Munson, Lakewood,
Ohio, graduated from Ellington
Field, Houston, Texas.
Lt. Benjamin Davies, of Bir­mingham,
from Aloe Field.
Lt. Henry Flinn, Montgomery,
from Pampa Field.
Lt. Williard Dahlvert, Bay Min-nette;
Lt. Jack Britton, Birming­ham;
and Lt. Nimrod Long, Bir­mingham,
graduated from Moore
Field.
* * *
Lt. Tom McLemore, Montgom­ery,
was an Auburn visitor last
weekend. He is a graduate of API
and a member of SAE fraternity.
McLemore is stationed at Ft.
Benning, Georgia.
* * *
Lt. John Scott, Auburn, is now
stationed at Ft. Benning. Scott
is a member of SAE fraternity,
and while attending API was also
a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Del­ta
Sigma Pi, Scabbard and Blade,
ODK, Editor-in-Chief of t he
Glomerata, and a member of the
Board of Publications. Lt. Scott
visited Auburn Saturday.
* * *
Homer Tapia, former API stu­dent,
was a weekend visitor.
Tapia is a member of SPE frater­nity
and while at Auburn ex­celled
in pole vaulting. He re­turned
to Georgia Tech Sunday.
* * *
George Hopkins, Montgomery,
was in Auburn last weekend.
George is a member of SAE fra­ternity
and at present is stationed
at Georgia Tech with the Navy
V-12 program.
* * *
Lt. Montgomery Truss, former
API student, has been assigned
to duty at Napier Field, Alabama,
an advanced single-engine pilot
school.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Truss
of Birmingham, Lt. Truss enter­ed
the armed service November
2, 1942. He is a member of PiKA
fraternity and ASCE. •
* * *
"Cotton" Watson, Opelika, is
home on leave from the Merch­ant
Marine. While in the U. S.,
Watson is stationed in New York
City.
* * *
Lt. Sheldon Scoville, former
API student, and member of Al­pha
Psi, visited Auburn over the
weekend, while awaiting orders
to report to Chicago.
SAE Initiates Two
Auburn chapter of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity initiat­ed
two members at their regular
meeting held on the campus
Tuesday night.
Initiates were Spurgeon Kel­ler
of Abbeville and Dabney
Murrill of Bradenton, Fla.
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Speaking Of Bargains !
Here Are The Most Marvelous
Bargains Ever Offered In Auburn!
FOR TWO DAYS ONLY
Friday and Saturday
Jan. 21-22
We will t h r ow practically every item of Fall and Winter
merchandise in the store into the most tempting bargain
feast you ever heard of.
I and 2-Piece Dresses
Which Formerly Sold From $3.98 to $12.98
TAKE YOUR CHOICE AT
$1.98
Another Rack of Dresses
Everyone wearable into late Spring, and each representa­t
i v e of the season's most charming p a t t e r n and style, in
fabrics which are both p r e t t y and durable. These are priced
today at $6.98 to $19.98.
Today and Tomorrow, Only
$4.98
TABLES OF BARGAINS
In small items, every one priced far below your budget.
When and where did you ever hear of a greater offering
t h a n these
BLOUSES DICKEYS
PANTIES SWEATERS
BAGS JEWELRY
AND OODLES OF ODDS AND ENDS
to pep up your dress or suits. Some of these items a r e slight­ly
soiled but the quality is unmarred. Some sell today as
high as $5 to $9—
SALES PRICES
25c to $1.98
Our Spring Merchandise
On Display
When you come in to feast on the two-day bargains, take
time out to inspect our latest showings of Spring a t t i r e and
accessories—
Beautiful coat suits, dresses, hats, etcetera. Every one a
d r e am of loveliness.
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Alpha Psi Initiates
Auburn Professor
And Eight Students
Alpha Psi fraternity held for­mal
initiation Sunday, January 9,
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Cox,
Auburn, who is a professor of
bacteriology was initiated and
the following students:
Pfc. Robert Clark Reisinger,
Miami, Fla.; Pfc. Samuel Hen­dricks
Woods; Pfc. Agee Wig­gins,
Fredricksburg, Va.; Pfc.
Louis McClain, Anderson, S. C;
Pfc. John Edwin Bryant, Lake
Worth, Fla.; Pfc. Geo. S. Kil-lian,
Porterville; Charles Reid
Dixon, Thomasville, Ga.; and
Charles Ernest Fievet, Hueytown.
C. A. Van Hemert Is
At Athens For Navy
Pre-Flight Training
Naval Aviation Cadet Clyde A.
Van Hemert, Auburn, has report­ed
to the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight
School here for three months of
intensive physical toughening and
instruction in advanced ground
school subjects.
Van Hemert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Van Hemert, graduat­ed
from Edmonds High School,
(Wash.) and attended the Uni­versity
of Washington, Seattle,
for one year. He completed Nav­al
Flight Preparatory School at
Columbia, S. C, and was trans­ferred
here from the CAA War
Training Service School, Athens.
FDR day*:
I hope Americans
will figure out for
themselves addi­tional
payroll sav­ings.
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Owl Show, Sat. 11 P . M.
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MARTHA SCOTT
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Musical-Novelty
Passing Parade
Eminent Authority
On Brucellosis
Hails From Iowa
By Mimi Simms
By going to night school at
George Washington University
Washington, D. C, Dr. William
Edwin Cotton, now one of the
world's outstanding authorities on
brucellosis, received his Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine degree in
1911.
Born in Oskalooska, la., Dr.
Cotton attended local schools,
which were ungraded. "The old­er
boys continued their educa­tion
while teaching small coun­try
schools in the winter," he
said. "I taught three months and
worked on the farm the rest of
the year."
"Then I got a chance to go to
Washington. The job was a rath­er
small one, but since it was in
a. research laboratory I became
interested in veterinary medi­cine,"
he added.
Then he started going to night
school while he continued work­ing
during the day. In school Dr.
Cotton made an excellent record.
After graduation he took a
position at a government research
laboratory. He worked for the
government for 44 years.
He soon became assistant di­rector
of this experiment sta­tion,
which carries out projects
relating to infectious diseases in
animals. At first the laboratory
was located in Washington,
moved to Bethesda, and in 1934
was relocated at Beltsville, Md.
He was appointed director of
this station in 1925, and kept this
until he was retired in 1937.
Work on tick fever, tubercu­losis
of animals, hog cholera, and
other infectious diseases occu-ied
most of Dr. Cotton's time.
When a serious outbreak of foot-and-
mouth disease occurred, he
travelled to the West Coast to
help in controlling it.
Brucellosis, a disease which at­tacks
cattle and hogs became his
specialty. Because of extensive
research, he is now considered
one of the leading authorities on
this subject.
He came to Auburn in 1937 to
teach infectious diseases.
His family, two sons and a
daughter, is one of his hobbies.
Another is gardening.
Both sons are engineers, and
his daughter has followed in her
father's footsteps by becoming a
research worker. She is also
working on brucellosis.
Active in veterinary organiza­tions,
he has been first vice
president of the American Veter­inary
Medical Association, a
member of the United States
Livestock Sanitation Associa­tion,
and president of Conference
of Research Workers in Animal
Diseases in North America. He
was an official delegate to the
International Veterinary Con­gress
in both 1930 in London, and
1934 in New York. He attended
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NAVY HEAD
Lt. William M. Monroe is
head of the Naval Radio Train­ing
School on the campus. He-came
lo Auburn from Corpus
Christi, Tex., and assumed his
duties at the Naval School in
D e c e m b e r , succeeding Lt.
Comdr. Edwin Phillips. Lt. and
Mrs. Monroe and their one-year-
old son are living at 106
Brookwood Drive in Auburn.
Pfc. Jimmie Davis Goes
To OCS In Miami Beach
Pfc. Jimmie Davis, who has
been attached to ASTP unit in
Auburn, has been transferred to
the technical branch of the Of­ficers'
Candidate School, Miami
Beach, Fla.
Pfc. Davis, a former student at
API, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Davis of Auburn.-While in
college he took aeronautical ad­ministration,
was a member of
The Plainsman staf, and of Kappa
Sigma social fraternity. He took
his basic training in field artil­lery
at Ft. Bragg, N. C.
the meeting in Zurich, Switzer­land
in 1938.
Dr. Cotton is listed in Who's
Who in America, and American
Men of Science.
BUY WAR BONDS
AND STAMPS
Warm Springs;
Miracle Story
Of Medicine
From the early southern resort
where the Meriweather Inn was
the chief hotel to the present
Georgia Warm Springs Founda­tion
with its well-staffed clinic
and modern methods of treating
victims of dread paralysis is a
long jump.
For many years wealthy Geor­gians
who had cottages at Warm
Springs, where bubbling streams
have the temperature of seventy-two
degrees, would come to
spend the summers there among
the pines.
President Roosevelt's mother
had, and still has, a residence
there, and when her son became
a polio victim, naturally he went
for rest to the quiet town of
Warm Springs, where he found
the waters healing to paralysis.
Roosevelt became one of the
original trustees when the Foun­dation
was formed. He has re­mained
a trustee, and makes vis­its
to the "Little White House"
as frequently as possible.
The buildings of the Founda­tion,
a non-profit organization,
have been built by donations
from citizens with an interest in
the prevention and cure of infan­tile
paralysis.
The patients, some of whom
live in cottages and drive their
own automobiles, live normal,
scheduled lives. Treatments by
the physiotherapists are usually
given patients at the pools in
the morning. Walking lessons are
given twice a day, just before
noon and then later in the after­noon.
The patients have a great deal
of freedom, but there is a 9:30
curfew.
Sister Ruth Kenny visited
Warm Springs a few years ago.
Since then additions have been
made to the staff, and the fam­ous
Sister Kenny treatments
have been put into practice.
Everything possible- is done to
make a patient's stay at the
Georgia Warm Springs Founda­tion
most pleasant and unwor-ried.
Instead of steps, each cot­tage
has its ramp for wheelchairs,
and a station wagon makes the
Pluto Has Happy Life
At Hands O f The Vets
Has Pulse Taken And Everything;
Doesn't Even Need Hospital Insurance
By Irene Long
With much apprehension I entered the Vet Building-t
h a t part of t h e college which is 99.9 p e r cent male—to see
what happens in the small animal clinic. The faint clean
smell usually associated with hospitals was noticeable. Men
in white were everywhere: in the drug room bending over
microscopes and weighing drugs, in t h e post mortem room
watching an inspection of a
fo • a Gre; ter Indi istrial £ outh
farmer's hog, in one room treat­ing
an inflammation of a dog's
ear, and in another administer­ing
to an English setter that was
sick with distemper. Someone let
me borrow a white jacket, which
made me feel less conspicuous,
almost professional. It was a
shield against the unpleasantness
I expected to see.
Fingerprints, Too
Animals have histories. When
one is brought to the clinic, his
name, owner, age, weight, pulse,
respiration, and similar informa­tion
are recorded; he is then tak­en
to the diagnosis room, from
which he is assigned to a ward,
either obstetrical, operative, dis­temper,
or rabies ward.
A rotten egg odor filled the air
when we left the diagnosis room.
My guide and I followed it to the
wash room, where three students
were giving a thoroughbred mon­grel,
a lime sulphur b a t h.
"Mange," they explained. Pluto
didn't seem to notice the smell;
a massage by professional hands,
the use of a tub, shower, and
drier are not every-day experi­ences
for him.
Now You Get Fooled
The drug room is taken care of
by alternating groups of junior
and senior students who dispense
drugs for two weeks at a time.
It is in this room the tests are
run to determine whether a dog
has worms. "See this capsule?"
my guide asked. I nodded. It
looked like a large gum drop. He
deliberately dropped the capsule
on the floor and stepped on it.
I closed my eyes and waited for
it to pop, but nothing happened.
Removing his foot, he laughed
and explained that the N-Butyl
Chloride pill, though soft and
pliable like rubber, is necessarily
non-crushable because a release
of the gases in a dog's mouth
would asphixiate him. Once swal­lowed,
however, the digestive
juices of the intestine dissolve
the gelatinous covering and the
gases thus released rid the intes­tines
of worms without injury
to the dog.
Vita-King, a concentrate of
vitamins A, B, D, G, and E, is
given for black tongue, the vita­min-
deficiency disease of dogs
similar to pellagra iin humans.
Important parts of equipment
also in the drug room are the
flouroscopic X-ray and develop­ing
apparatus.
Operations Are In Order
After going through the opera­ting
room, the instrument room,
and the wards (where cats and
dogs of all breeds are spoken to
in the gentle tones of a physi­cian)
I felt bold enough to watch
the post mortom on the hog. I
had seen an English setter lie
still, hardly flexing a muscle
when given three shots of anti-canine-
distemper serum. His tem­perature
was 104 degrees; the
normal temperature is 99.5 to
102.2.
The hog had long since been
incapable of feeling, so why
should I cringe when his ribs
were cut with scissors and looked
like fire tongs, when gloved
hands lifted out part of its or­gans?
Cholera had been the cause
of its death. Eventually his car­cass
was thrown into the incin­erator,
the way of all their dead
animals.
Not All Are Sentenced To
Fiery End
All their patients, however, are
not burned. Most of them are
brought out of their wards in a
reasonable length of time and
are placed in the kennels, the
outside runs for convalescing and
board cases. The barking, run­ning
animals are convincing proof
of good treatment.
I left with a deep respect for
veterinarians.
trip to the pools regularly for the
patients.
The Foundation is now a com­plete
living unit, having hospitals,
a chapel, lounges, a gift shop, a
new glass-enclosed pool for win­ter
use, a picture show, a library,
cottages for the staff, as well as
patients' living quarters and clin­ics,
scattered along the winding
drives.
ASTP Vet Finds
Baby Blanket In
Laundry—Could Be!
There's nothing new in bring­ing
home a newspaper and
finding a dead fish inside, or in
removing a cork and seeing an
empty bottle staring you in the
face. But a novel experience
happened to a vet BMOC the
other day when he unwrapped
his laundry bundle and there
tucked away in the lower right
hand corner was a baby-blue
infant's blanket with ducks
merrily swimming around its
edges.
It so happens that this vet is
in the ASTP and since it's not
GI, he can't use it. So if the
baby—or babe—to whom it
belongs will telephone 9114,
it's hers for the asking.
WHILE destructive battles rage in
large areas of the world, a differ­ent
story is being written in our South­land
. . . a story of new industrial achieve­ment,
of things yet to come in the stirring
world of tomorrow.
The South stands hopefully on the
threshold of a new era . . . dreaming of
vaster industrial and agricultural ex­pansion.
From its fabulous raw re­sources
the laboratories of private
industry have in late years wrought
miracles of production. Agricultural
products have blossomed into new
kinds of fabrics, building materials and
amazingly useful plastics. New markets
and new wealth have been created for
southern farmers, commerce and labor.
Even now the South boasts many of the
largest plants in their respective fields
in the world!
Already a major factor in America's
arsenal of war production,
the South looks forward to
a better tomorrow... a to­morrow
filled with peace,
security and happiness . . .
a tomorrow when the Amer­ican
Spirit of Free Enterprise
will- build a Greater Industrial South for
the betterment of all mankind.
In War or Peace "The Old Reliable"
Aid* Southern Progress
Today the L&N's big job is to help
Uncle Sam win the war. When "^r"
day comes, the L&N will again serve the
South with modern and dependable
transportation — and cooperate in
every other way toward making it
greater industrially and otherwise. The
railroads ask only fair treatment by the
public and its lawmakers — that no
unequal advantages or subsidies be
given their competitors.
Complete information pertaining to
plant sites, raw material, power and
water supply, or assistance in planning
efficient track layouts and service routes,
may be obtained by writing the Indus­trial
Development Department of the
L&N at Louisville, Ky.
President
L O U I S V I L L E & NASHVILLE RAILROAD
From The Fields Of Cotton
b I • . . . Yesterday. . . Today. . . T o m o r r o w
COME THESE
DAINTY BUT DURABLE
COTTON
DRESSES
What a happy realization! . . .
t h a t your favorite light­weight
cottons have been
made into spring's most flat­t
e r i n g fashions in dresses! We
have t h em in loads of p a t t e r ns
. . . all decoratively buttoned
. . . perfect for wear at play,
at work, out shopping and on
dates!
It's Stylish Now To Wear
Cotton
MILDRED LIPPITT'S
TOWN AND COUNTRY
J u s t Up The S t r e e t Is The Bonnet Box
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Auburn Graduated First Doctor
In Veterinary Medicine In 1909
THEY CALL HIM
"DOCTOR MAC"
Tackle on the 1903 Auburn
team, teacher of anatomy surg­ery
and clinic, then dean, now ac­ting
state veterinarian, is the
story of Dr. Issac MacAdory's
association with Auburn.
Graduating from Auburn in
1904, he later went to McKillips'
Veterinary College where he re­ceived
his DVM degree in 1908.
Dr. Mac, as he is called by his
friends, is a prominent member
of the American Veterinary Medi­cal
Association, having served on
many committees and read numr
erous papers. He is a past presi­dent
of the United States Live­stock
Sanitary Association and an
active member of the Alabama
Veterinary Medical Association.
Vet School Was Formerly A Part
Of Ag School; Separated In 1906
The first man to receive a degree of Doctor of Veterinary-
Medicine at API graduated in 1909, says Dr. E. S. Winters,
executive secretary of the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Originally the school was organized in 1893 by Dr. C. A.
Cary, who came here from Iowa. Working as part of the
School of Agriculture, the veterinary department, with one
teacher, graduated students in
either bacteriology, pathology or
human physiology. Doubtless to
the joy of all Auburn students
then, everyone was required to
take human physiology in his
sophomore year.
In 1905 it was decided to in­crease
the curriculum to three
years and obtain several more as­sistants.
In 1906 the Vet school seperat-ed
from the School of Agricul­ture
and set up shop on its own.
The year 1912 showed that there
were about 50 • veterinary stu­dents,
three instructors and Dean
Cary. However, not all of these
hard working young pupils were
working for a degree.
Becomes Accredited
Another great stride forward
was made about 1912, when the
School of Veterinary Medicine
became accredited, and thus one
of the few veterinary schools in
the United States, and the only
one in the southeast.
During the World War, in 1916
the Vet School was divided into
departments, such as anatomy,
bacteriology, physiology, and so
forth.
A six year course leading to
two degrees was organized in
1930, but it washed out quickly.
The present five year course
was born in 1933, and today the
School of Veterinary Medicine
has 15 faculty members and about
237 students.
Originally on Magnolia
The original vet educational
instruction center was located in
the large white building on Mag­nolia
across from the present col­lege
infirmary. Both lecture hall
and clinic were located here. In
addition to this structure there
were a small barn, a small hexa­gonal
shaped building for opera­tions,
and a small brick building
for anatomy. These were all lo­cated
in the area where now is
located the new engineering
building and the wooden cabins
in the hollow behind the New
Classroom Building.
These buildings were replaced
by the present anatomy building
near the stadium and the old ad­ministration
building on Vet Hill.
With the recently erected vet ad­ministration
and clinic building
these constitute t h e present
group in operation along with the
old barn by the tennis courts and
paddocks in the woods.
Big plans are being made for
the future when more facilities
will be erected.
HEADS VETS
No Women, Please!
No Women Wanted! A recent
poll at St. Mary's College re­vealed
that the men do not want
coeds attending the school.
Dr. E. S. Winters, administra­tive
secretary of the School of
Veterinary Medicine, is also
head of the physiology depart­ment.
Dr. Winters was placed
in charge of the administrative
duties of the school in August
of 1942, due to the call to active
duty of Dr. R. S. Sugg, dean,
and now a lieutenant colonel in
the Veterinary Corps. Dr. Win­ters
received his degree in Vet­erinary
Medicine here in 1918.
He is a member of Alpha Psi,
professional veterinary fratern­ity.
Luke, Janitor And Philosopher,
Is An Institution In Himself
Brigade Does Its Stuff
" When a forest fire broke out
six miles east of Church Hill,
Md., a brigade of fire fighters
from Washington College fought
on a three mile fire line to put
out the blaze. The fire fighters,
under the direction of Carl List,
were armed with Indian tanks,
Old Negro Employee
Has Worked 39 Years
For Vet Department
By Shirley Smith
Doing disagreeable work does
not bother "Dr. Luke," janitor in
the New Veterinary Building,
and he's had plenty of experience
at it—thirty-nine years, in fact.
For thirty-nine years Luke has
disposed of the dead animals at
the vet department. For thirty-nine
years he has stuck to the
job of cleaning up messy anato­my
labs and post mortem rooms.
For thirty-nine years this colored
janitor has done the real dirty
work of the department. Nothing
fazes him.
But Luke is more than a jan­itor.
He's an institution in him­self.
And cleaning up labs is just
a side-line with Dr. Luke. Philos­ophy
is really his specialty. Phi­losophy
mixed with tales about
his life, his women, and "his Dr.
Cary."
"Wives?" he says. "Why, I'se
had more wives than they is
trees in the forest. And I'se spect-ing
to have plenty more."
Luke believes that every man
should keep two women in re­serve
so if his wife leaves he
won't lose any time in getting
another one.
Dr. Luke always has a story to
rakes, and shovels, and they
were finally able to win in the
fight although the fire had a 2-
day head start on them.
tell—only the stories are more
like plays with Luke taking all
the parts. He talks in high and
low voice, with Yankee and
Southern accent, and his gestures
include everything from hopping
around the room on one foot to
crawling on his hands and knees.
He owns his home, drives a
big green Buick, model unknown,
and at one time kept fifteen dogs
in his yard. He has worked, for
the Vet Department since it was
organized in 1905, helping Dr.
A. C. Cary in the state serum
laboratory for 13 years.
There has been talk on the hill
of giving him an honorary D.V.M.
degree to make the Dr. in front
of his name legal.
No, 39 years of disagreeable
work hasn't fazed Dr. Luke.
He's enough of a philosopher to
take care of that!
"SAY IT WITH
FLOWERS"
King's Flower Shop
Phone 611 Nite 365
Have a "Coke" = Come, be blessed and be happy
. . . from Idaho to Iceland
Have a "Coke", says the American soldier in Iceland, and in three
words he has made a friend. It works in Reykjavic as it does in
Rochester. Be sure you have Coca-Cola in your icebox at home.
'Round the globe, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes
— has become the ice-breaker between kindly-minded strangers.
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
OPELIKA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
«Coke"= Coca-Cola
It's natural for popular names
to acquire friendly abbrevia-
I tions. That's why you heat
Coca-Cola called "Coke".
People Must Like 'Em
Almost As Much
As Dumb Animals Do
If you want to get elected to
office so you can be a BMOC
better get friendly with the
vets, if you're not one, because
they find themselves in the
well-known saddle, as far as
campus politics go these days
when war is draining the oth­er
schools on the campus of
male political material.
If you think this is kidding,
consider the record:
Gibbs Ashley, president of
the Executive Cabinet; Carl
Sellars, vice president of the
Executive Cabinet; and Law­rence
Cottle, past president of
the Executive Cabinet.
The Interfraternity Council,
not to be outdone by the Exec­utive
Cabinet, has Shannon
^ijollinger, president; J a ck
Young, • vice president; and
Howard Fulenwider, secretary-treasurer.
Vet fame spreads to
the Intramural Board with
Council Sapp as manager.
The Plainsman has to have a
finger in the pie, too, with vets
Bob Sharman and Howard Ful­enwider
as editor and associate
editor.
Question of the hour is
"When the vets hold complete
sway of campus politics, will
they decide that Vet Hill is too
far to walk, and take over
Samford Hall?"
Couldn't We Do It, Too?
Student Bond salesmen are
adding to the sets of wartime ini­tials.
At the College of Puget
Sound, Washington, a group of
energetic girls have nominated
themselves, "SPURS." Their pur­pose:
to sell enough Bonds and
Stamps to finance a jeep a month!
Another war service group, at
the women's college at Duke Uni­versity,
is called COGS. Each
girl who completes 55 hours of
volunteer war work in one se­mester
is given a COG key. Oper-
AST Program
Offers Vets
Opportunity
Veterinary ASTP, including
approximately half the students
enrolled in Veterinary school, is
very similar to the program out­lined
for the Engineering ASTP.
Most of the trainees of the Vet
ASTP are those who resigned
commissions, inactive duty, to
come into the program.
At present, the Vet trainees are
housed in two former fraternity
houses, Theta Chi and Sigma Nu,
on Mell St. Their meals are pre­pared
and served in the Sigma
Nu house by a college dietitian.
Lt. Brunhaven, commanding of­ficer,
assisted by Staff Sergeant
Hamblyn, is in charge of the
trainees, .forming the 5th Co.
ASTP (Vet). The cadet officer
system is employed for the pur­pose
of administration and com­mand,
and also to provide exper­ience
in command functions by
trainees.
Each day at 1600, military class
is held, and such plans as desig­nated
by the company command­er
are carried out at this hour.
Veterinary trainees in their
junior and senior years are al­lowed
to go on ambulatory clinic
calls at any time they are need­ed
to, complying with their aca­demic
requirements.
At present, trainees graduating
under this program are either ac­cepted
in the Veterinary Corps of
the Army as first lieutenants or
they are discharged from the
Army to take up an essential
large-animal practice in an area
lacking the services of a quali­fied
large-animal practitioner.-'
ation of a Stamp booth is one of
the special services which quali­fies
a student for a key.
Veterinary Dean Seeing
Service At Camp Shelby
Lt. Col. Sugg's Work Is Very Varied—
From Inspecting Meat To Catching Dogs
By Mimi Simms
When Dr. Redding S. Sugg, Auburn's only dean to be
granted a military leave of absence, traded his position as
dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine for a lieutenant
colonel's silver leaf, he had already seen active military serv­ice
as a captain in the last war.
Now in charge of the veterinary service branch at Camp
Dr. Sugg's work
FOR RENT: Room, close in,
suitable for business man or iwo
school boys. 131 West Glenn.
Shelby, Miss.:
includes everything from analyz­ing
ice cream and inspecting
meat and fish to supervising the
disposal of stray dogs on the post.
Since one of his hobbies is hunt­ing,
most of the hunting dogs
stray into the veterinary service
kennels, perhaps to be used af­ter
the war.
He received "his early educa­tion
in North Carolina, his native
state. Becoming interested in vet­erinary
medicine through the in­fluence
of one of his teachers at
North Carolina State, he trans­ferred
to Auburn. He graduated
in animal husbandry in 1914 and
a year later received his degree
in veterinary medicine.
He practiced in North Carolina
a year following his graduation,
and then returned to API to teach
bacteriology. When the United
States went to war, he was a re­serve
first lieutenant. He was sent
to Louisiana and was later trans­ferred
to Kansas, where he was
made a captain.
Returning to Auburn, which
has been his home ever since, he
resumed teaching until 1930,
when he was made animal hus-bandryman
for the Extension
Service.
While working as animal hus-bandryman,
he was very influen­tial
in organizing the annual
feeder cattle sales in Alabama.
At these sales in the beef-pro­ducing
counties the best cattle of
Alabama are bought and sold.
In June 1940, Dr. Sugg was ap­pointed
as the third dean of the
School of Veterinary Medicine.
With this came the job of state
veterinarian, for in Alabama
these are combined. He served
as dean until August 1942, when
he was called to active duty from
the Veterinary Reserve Corps.
Dr. Sugg is an ardent horseman
and has always taken an active
part in Auburn's horse shows.
Rather interesting is the fact
that his son, Redding, attended
Auburn two years, then reversed
his father's procedure and went
to North Carolina to graduate.
Mrs. Sugg is a native of Alex­andria,
La. She has left Auburn
and is now at Camp Shelby with
her husband.
ISN'T IT WORTH
THAT EXTRA DIME?
On January 14, the March of
Dimes got under way. Through
this generous outpouring of dimes
and dollars from the American
public, the National Foundations
for Infantile Paralysis is able to
pledge—and to carry out that
pledge—that no infantile paraly­sis
patient shall go without hos­pital
and medical care because of
lack of money.
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Page Six T H E P L A I N S M AN January 21, 1944
Fraternity Basketball
Opens New Courts
Teams Meet On Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday; Three Games Postponed
By Jay Green and Ralph Ownby
Interfraternity basketbal lbegan in earnest this week
with nine games being played in three days on the converted
tennis courts north of the field house. Favorable weather
conditions facilitated play. Two of Tuesday's and one of
Thursday's scheduled games were postponed, and will be
played this afternoon.
Theta Chi-PiKA
Theta Chi gained the long end
of an 18-13 score in a close game
with PiKA Tuesday afternoon.
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The Food
Served
AT THE
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The Grille is Auburn's
finest and most modern
restaurant.'
The Grille invites the
students to come in of­ten
for "me best food
in town."
THE AUBURN
GRILLE
JOHN GAZES, Mgr.
PiKA led at the end of the first
period, but the Theta Chis tied
the score in the second frame,
forged ahead . in the third, and
never lost their lead during the
remainder of the game.
Riley of PiKA was the game's
leading scorer, making 8 of his
team's thirteen points. Ortagus
and Burgess with 6 points each
lead the Theta Chi scoring at­tack.
OTS-Phi Delta Theta
In a game that promises to be
the easiest win of the year, OTS
defeated Phi Delta Theta 48 to 2.
Phi Delta Theta, one of last
year's league winners, placed a
team on the court that included
none of last year's men. OTS
found scoring easy as Bill Peace
and Wiley Byrd lead their team
to victory. The two points of Phi
Delta Theta were scored on free
throws by Wright. The OTS team
is fast moving, has plenty of re­serves,
and is under capable
leadership.
Sigma Chi-SAE
The Sigma Chis, after emerg­ing
from a close first half with a
5-point advantage, increased their
lead to 10 points in the last half
in beating the SAEs Wednesday
afternoon 30-20.
Kilshaw Clisby was high point
man in the tussle, ringing up 12
points. Barefield and Johnson
were next for the Sigma Chis,
scoring 8 and 7 points respective­ly.
Neilson lead the SAEs with
6 points, and McLeod and Wil­bur
followed with 5 each.
Kappa Sig-Lambda Chi Alpha
Kappa Sigma greeted the new
basketball season this year with
a 28 to 12 win from the Lambda
Chis. The Kappa Sigs were rep­resented
by a team that showed
effects of good organization. They
were never threatened by Lamb­da
Chi. Lee and Tate were high
scorers for Kappa Sigma as they
tallied 10 and 8 points respective­ly.
For Lambda Chi, Penuel
scored 7 of their 1 points.
Delta Sig-ATO
Delta Sigma Phi, led by Har­grove,
won a 27 to 17 decision
from ATO Wednesday. Merrill
Horton sparked the scorers of the
evening as he scored 13 points.
For ATO John Bentley and Hom­er
Hobbs scored 6 points. The
Delta Sigs found the competition
not difficult for the entire game,
and, though they lacked exper­ience
on the asphalt courts, they
continuously held an edge on
ATO that was never overcome.
Pi Kappa Phi-Phi Kappa Tau
For the first time since last
year's basketball tournament, Pi
Kappa Phi placed a team in in­terfraternity
sports competition
when they met Phi Kappa Tau
in basketball Wednesday after­noon.
In this game Pi Kappa Phi
had little trouble turning back
the inexperienced team of Phi
Kappa Phi by the score of 26 to
7. Russell was high scorer for
Phi Kappa Phi with 15 points to
his credit with Smith, his team­mate,
scoring 6 points. For Phi
Kappa Tau, Tudeen was high
scorer with 4 points.
SAE-Theta Chi
SAE, following a set-back by
Sigma Chi, handed Theta Chi its
first loss of the season by the
score of 20 to 14. The SAE team
was composed of six able first
string men who shared turns at
playing. This team showed that
they had gained by their first
loss and were determined to stay
in the competition. Despite the 6
and 5 points scored by Bob Or­tagus
and Jay Green respective­ly,
the Theta Chis could not gain
an edge. To choose the high scor­er
for SAE would be slighting the
other members of the team. Spiv-ey,
Allen, McLeod, and Neilson
played splendid games for their
fraternity.
Alpha Psi-Lambda Chi Alpha
Alpha Psi rolled up 35 points
to Pi Kappa Phi's 7 in a fast
game on the wind-swept courts
Thursday afternoon. The boys
from Vet Hill had little difficulty
in turning back the Pi Kappa
Phis, with all eight of the Alpha
Psi men that played contributing
to the scoring.
Thursday's game was the first
of the current season for the Al­pha
Psi. Pi Kappa Phi had al­ready
played one game this year
this game being a victory over
the Phi Kappa Taus on Wednes­day.
Alpha Gamma Rho-Lambda Chi
Alpha
Alpha Gamma Rho had things
pretty much its own way at the
expense of Lambda Chi Alpha in
a free scoring game Thursday af­ternoon.
The scoring was com-paritively
low in the first period
with the Alpha Gamma Rhos
leading 9-2, but after that the
Alpha Gamma Rhos shifted into
high gear to make the final score,
Alpha Gamma Rho 51, Lambda
Chi Alpha 19.
Turnham, of Alpha Gamma
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EDITOR ROY
Kenneth B. Roy, former bu­reau
manager for the United
Press Association is now editor
of the Experiment Station at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
He came to Auburn from the
University of Arkansas at Fay-etieville,
where he was agricul­tural
editor for the College of
Agriculture. He and Mrs. Roy
and their three children live at
243 East Thach Avenue.
Rho, was at the top of the scor­ing
department with 15 points.
Goolsby and Dykes were second
for Alpha Gamma Rho with eight
points each. Penuel, with 8, and
Ingalls with 5 were high for the
Lambda Chis
WAA Presents
Requirements
For Awards
A new point system has been
made by Women's Athletic As­sociation
for the awarding of the
annual cup and medals.
For each girl that participates
in volleyball and similar sports
but does not make the team, 25
points .will be awarded. Fifty
points will be given girls making
the team.
In ping-pong and similar single
sports, 2 points will be awarded
for each girl who participates in
practice. For the girl who makes
the team, 10 points will be given.
The first girl to accumulate
1,000 points will be awarded the
WAA cup and the girls gaining
500 points will receive a medal.
The new point system was
formed to give each girl a chance
for the awards, even though she
might not be an expert.
Fendley—Not Gendley
Last week's issue*of The Plains­man
misspelled the name of one
of the cast for the "Yes and No,"
two-act comedy to be presented
in February by the Auburn Play­ers.
The name is George Fendley,
not Gendley.
LOST: Black silk billfold and
purse, in or near Duncan Hall,
January 13. Finder please call
The Plainsman office. Reward.
KEEN COMPETITION
IN GIRLS' BOWLING
Alpha Gamma Delta,
Kappa Delta, PiKA
House Girls Win Two
The Alpha Gams opened girls
bowling competition this week by
defeating the Theta Us by the
score 386 to 339. For Alpha Gam­ma
Delta Marguerite Sherlock
was high scorer with 155,- and
for Theta U Pat Crowe led with
137 points.
On that afternoon the Delta
Zetas defeated the Phi Delta
Theta house by a scant 346 to
336. High scorer for Delta Zeta
was Gwen Tucker with 123 and
for the Phi Delta Theta house
Ann Adams led with a score of
144.
On Tuesday the KDs met and
defeated the Chi Omega's 139
points and for the Chi Os, Caro­lyn
Dixon lead with 113 points.
Also on Tuesday Susan Smith
Cottage defeated the ADPis by
a very close 336 to 330. Mildred
McGough scored 129 points to
lead for ADPi while Mary Ho­ward
led for Susan Smith with
127 points.
Bowling Wednesday afternoon
featured the girls from the PiKA
house against the girls from the
Kappa Sig house. High scorer
for the winner, PiKA house, was
Mary Largent with 157 points.
For the Kappa Sig house Mary
Jo Thomas led with 129.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Alpha Gamma Deltas won the
second victory of the week from
the girls representing S u s an
Smith Cottage was Mary Howard
with 130 to her credit. For Al­pha
Gamma Delta Marjorie Bur-ford
led as she bowled 163.
Thursday afternoon the KDs
w.on their second match of the
week by an extremely large
score of 420 to 411. Winifred
Rowell bowled 173 points to lead
for Kappa Delta and Dot Irish
bowled 165 to lead for the POPs.
On the same afternoon the girls
from the PiKA house won from
the Delta Zeta's by a score of 401
to 367. Elizabeth Sahag scored 161
points as she led for PiKA house.
Gwen Tucker scored 170 points
to lead for Delta Zetas.
API RED CROSS
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This chairman will be appointed
soon, and all desiring further in­formation
should see Mary Jo
Bridges. The headquarters of the
collegiate chapter is located at
Mrs. Rena Jolly's office in Stu­dent
Center. This is an organiza­tion
of collegiate members and
it offers an excellent opportunity
to all students.
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light.
1879—Russia attempted to form an alliance with France
against Germany.
1880—Gen. Grant offered for third term at Republican
National Convention.
1881—Garfield shot in Washington, July 2.
1882—Discovery of the Tuberculosis germ.
1883—Brooklyn bridge opened.
1884—Waterman invented the fountain pen.
1885—Linotype invented.
1886—Statue of Liberty unveiled.
1887—Cyanide Process for the extraction of gold.
1888—Pneumatic tire invented.
1889—Eiffel Tower opened.
1899—Sherman Anti-Trust Law passed.
1891—3,981 U. S. citizens over 100 yrs. old.
1892—Invention of automobile gasoline.
1893—Motion picture machine invented.
1894—First successful submarine.
1895—X-Ray invented.
1896—Invention of high frequency telegraph wireless.
1897—Dingley Tariff Bill passed by Congress.
1898—U. S. Battleship Maine blown up in Havana
Harbor.
1899—Aspirin.
1900—Invention of Diesel engine.
1901—Pres. McKinley shot in Buffalo.
1902—First International Arbitration Court.
1903—Wright brothers aeroplane flight.
1904—U. S. occupied Panama Canal Zone.
1905—Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.
1906—San Francisco earthquake.
1907—Radio vacuum tube invented.
1908—Financial panic in the United States.
1909—Bleriot flew across the English Channel in 37
minutes.
1910—Union of South Africa inaugurated.
1911—Da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa" stolen from
Louvre Gallery in Paris.
1912—China became a republic.
1913—Peace Palace at the Hague Dedicated.
1914_World War begun in Europe.
1915—Lusitania sunk by German submarine.
1916—Germans attacked Verdun.
1917—U. S. declared war.
1918—Armistice signed.
1919—Treaty of Versailles signed on June 28.
1920—First meeting of assemply of League of Nations.
1921—Limitation of Armaments Conference met in
Washington.
1922—Discovery of Insulin.
1923—Hitler imprisoned on Nov. 12.
1924—Prince of Wales began his American tour.
1925—U. S. Navy's "Shenandoah" torn to pieces in
storm.
1926—Invention of television.
1927—Lindbergh made first solo flight from New York
to Paris.
1928—Color photography introduced.
1929—Dr. Fred Allison and Dr. Minder discovered Ele­ment,
Virginium.
1930—French evacuation of Rhineland completed.
1931—Great Britain suspended Gold Standard.
1932—Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., kidnapped.
1933—Epidemic of "Bank Holidays."
1934—Adolph Hitler made leader of Germany.
1935—Social Security Bill passed.
1936—King Edward abdicated throne.
1937—George VI crowned king of England.
1938—Germany gobbled up Czechoslovakia.
1939—George and Elizabeth tour Canada and U. S.
1940—Election of a third term president.
1941—Pearl Harbor.
1942—Wake Island, Singapore, Corregidor. m
1943—Italy invaded, and Berlin and Tokyo bombed.
1944—-We hope for a victory of eternal peace.
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