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Vol. LXX1 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946 Number 12
Students Organize
Construction Lodge
Students in Building Construc­tion
have organized the Auburn
Lodge of the Builder's Guild,
which, if other colleges form sim­ilar
organizations, A.P.I, will be
the mother chapter. The petition
for the lodge was approved by
the Council of Deans one week
ago yesterday.
Object of the organization is
to promote professional comrade­ship
among students engaged in
building construction studies and
to instill in them an understand­ing
and appreciation of the aims
and ideals of the organization as
well as to explore the basis and
principles of world-wide con­struction.
President of the group is Dickie
Clark, building construction ma­jor
from Hattiesburg, Miss., and
vice-prexy is George Reddick, a
junior, and Rex Rowell, sopho-1
more who recently left for service j
in the U. S. Navy( was elected
secretary-treasurer.
Chapter advisor is Professor
Frank M. Orr who recently re­turned
to assume duties with the
School of Architecture and the
Allied Arts after service in the
Engineers with the rank of Lt.
Colonel.
The purpose of naming the
chapter The Auburn Lodge of
the Builders' Guild is that other
colleges having similar courses
can organize a lodge which would
fit under the name of their re­spective
schools.
In the near future the local
chapter is going to put forth ef­fort
to organize other chapters
over the nation.
Meetings are every Monday
night and all students in Build­ing
Construction are urged to at­tend.
'Merchant of Venice* Cast Plans
August Amphitheater Showing
ON THE CAMPUS
Rehearsals for "The Merchant
of Venice" are being held under
the direction of Telfair B. Peet,
associate professor of dramatic
arts. Presentation will be in the
amphitheater at the end of the
summer quarter.
The cast includes Robert Patil-lo
as Antonio; LeNeau Landon
as Salarino; Lamar S. Rainer, Jr.,
as Lorenzo; Ann Smythe as Por­tia;
James H. Williams as Bal­thazar;
Lloyd G. Elias as the
Prince of Morocco; Charles A.
Walton as Leonardo; Lenny
Payne as the Prince of Arragon;
Charles Hooper as the Duke of
Venice.
Billy Salmon as Bassino; Bill
Ethridge as Gratiano, Jule Col­lins
as Nerissa, Robert O. Haas as
Shylock, Leonard Hart as Launce-lot
Gobbo, Berma Dale Kyle as
Jessica; Glenn Robeson as Tubal,
Kenneth Roy as Stephano, and
Jackie Davis, Barbara Neal, Ann
Mauldin, and James H. Edwards
in minor parts.
Jane Jenkins is prompter.
Independent Teams
Managers of independent teams
wishing to join the independent
league are asked to see Coach
Bob Evans at Alumni Gym.
* * *
Inter-Faith Discussion
The first of three discussions
sponsored by the Inter-Faith
Council will be held at 7:30 next
Tuesday night, with Walter Rob­inson
in charge. The place will
be announced.
* * *
Presbyterian Picnic
Presbyterian students and their
friends are invited to meet at the
Westminster House at 1:15 p. m.
Saturday for a picnic at Chewacla
lake.
* * •
Street Dance
The sophomore class will spon­sor
Saturday night's street dance
back of Langdon Hall. Bill Wil­liams
and his orchestra will fur­nish
music. In case of rain, the
dance will be held in Alumni
gym.
* * *
Commencement Invitations
Seniors may place orders for
invitations between 9 a. m. and
5 p. m. tomorrow' at the Main
Gate.
* * »
Amphitheater Speaker
Dr. Manford George Gutzke,
professor of pible at Columbia
Theological Seminary, Decatur,
Ga., will speak at the third Union
Church Service at 8 p. m. Sunday
in the Amphitheater. He was
champion wrestler of the Canad­ian
Army in World War I.
* * *
Ag Engineers Meeting
The American Society of Agri­cultural
Engineering will meet in
the ag engineering building at
7:30 p. m. next Tuesday to elect
officers for the summer quarter.
All AN students are urged to at­tend.
Flight Training
Offered Veterans
Veterans may now enroll for
flight training under the GI Bill
of Rights with the Auburn School
of Aviation, located at the Au-burn-
Opelika airport.
The flight course offered pre­pares
the enrollee for a private
pilot license and has been ap­proved
by the Veteran's Admin­istration
and the Civil Aeronau­tics
Administration.
The course is open to all vet­erans
not enrolled at present in
any government-financed course
of study or on-the-job training.
Length of the course will be ten
weeks and will consist of approxi­mately
five hours flying and four
hours of night ground school
weekly. Due to the small num­ber
of hours of attendance re­quired
weekly, veterans attending
should be able to fly during their
spare time, without interference
with their regular jobs.
Also, due to the fact that the
course is a part time, short term
course, no subsistence will be
paid while a veteran is enrolled.
Upon completion of the course,
an enrollee will have approxi­mately
50 hours of flying time,
and will be eligible to take the
flight examination for a Private
Pilot license.
The Auburn School of Aviation,
a department of the API School
of Engineering, maintains a staff
of government licensed flight in­structors
and mechanics, and op­erates
a fleet of nine planes. All
flying will be conducted at the
Auburn-Opelika airport, w i th
night ground school classes held
in API classrooms on the Auburn
campus.
Step Sing to Feature Violinist
Glyde, New Instructor in Music
Edgar S. Glyde, newest addition to the music department
staff, will play the violin in his first appearance since coming
to Auburn at the Step Sing in front of Langdon Hall Thurs­day
night. He will offer, among other things, "Romance in D"
by John Hubert Liverman, also of the music staff, who will
be accompanist.
The third program in the current series of traditional
Step Sings begins at 8 p. m., with Dr. Hollace Arment, head
of the music department, directing the community singing.
Billy Tamblyn will be at the organ and Frank Van De Mark
at the piano.
The program will last about 45 minutes.
AUBURN AUTHOR
Leon Marr Sahag, professor
of engineering drawing design,
is the author of three books.
The latest. Applied Graphic
Statics, is now being published.
Deans Consider Students' Proposal
To Abolish all Saturday Examinations
Engineering Professor Pens Third
Book; First One Being Widely Used
By Jimmy Coleman
The little fellow behind the spectacles that you see hurrying
down the halls of Ramsay everyday is Professor Leon Marr Sahag,
professor of Engineering Drawing and Design and the author of
three books. !
Yes, Auburn has an author—and it's Professor Sahag—but he
doesn't write fiction. The professor writes about facts—facts gath­ered
from many years of practical experience and teaching in his
profession. His latest book, Ap­plied
Graphic Statics, now being
published in quantity, is the first
text of its type to be written in
the past 20 years on graphic stat­ics.
The material in this book is
new and contains problems use­ful
in every branch of engineer­ing
which graphic solution of de­termining
the forces and their ef­fects
is preferred. Professor Wan-amaker
of the civil engineering
department of Brooklyn Poly­technic
Institute, New York, re­cently
praised Applied Graphic
The Council of Deans last week accepted the policy of
two quizzes instead of three in five-hour subjects for the
summer quarter, recommended by H. M. Martin, assistant
dean of chemistry; Zebulon Judd, dean of education; and
Charles Edwards, registrar.
The proposal of the Student
Relations Committee to abolish
all Saturday quizzes has been re­ferred
by the Council of Deans to
a committee composed of Deans
R. S. Poor, graduate school; J. E.
Hannum, engineering; and H. M.
Martin, chemistry. Kirtley Brown,
director of student affairs, was
asked to arranged their meeting
with the Student Relations Com­mittee.
Revised Quiz Schedule
First Saturday, June 29 and
July 27: All freshman English
classes quizzed at 9 a. m.; classes
held at 9 a. m. quizzed at 10 a. m.;
and classes held at 1 p. m. quizzed
at 11 a. m.
Second Saturday. July 6 and
Aug. 3; Classes held at 8 a. m.
quizzed at 9 p. m.; classes held at
3 p. m. quizzed at 10 a. m.; and
classes held at 2 p. m. quizzed at
11 a. m.
Third Saturday, July 13 and
Aug. 10: Classes held at 11a. m.
quizzed at 9 a. m.; classes held at
4 and 5 p. m. quizzed at 10 a. m.;
and classes held at 10 a. m.
quizzed at 11 a. m.
Sugg's Condition
Is Much Better
• Dr. R. S. Sugg, dean of the
School of Veterinary medicine
who underwent a major opera­tion
three weeks ago at Duke
hospital, is able to be up. He is
expected to leave the hospital
soon, Mrs. Sugg said.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
HAS 775 STUDENTS
Enrollment in the , Graduate
School totals 115 for the summer
quarter. This is an increase of 32
over the spring quarter enroll­ment,
it was announced by Dr.
Russell S. Poor, dean.
By Schools, the record shows
the School of Education to have
the greatest number, 82; School
of Science and Literature, 11;
School of Agriculture, 11; School
of Chemistry, 5; School of Archi­tecture
and the Arts, 3; and
School of Home Economics, 3.
The graduate students are en­rolled
in ag engineering, educa­tion,
history, physical education,
animal husbandry, English, math­ematics,
zoology, chemistry, and
architecture departments.
Veteran of 53 Months
Service Faces Draft
War is hell, but peace is
worse—so far as James S. Far-rior,
Jr., is concerned. A first
year student in electrical en­gineering,
Farrior spent 21
months in the RAF as a radar
technician and 32 months as a
radio operator, first class, with
the U. S. Maritime Service
aboard a merchant vessel. He
was nearly torpedoed, was
bombed, braved typhoons while
aboard ship, and Saw duty dur­ing
his 53 months service in
every war theatre, and now—
after attending API for one
quarter—he is being drafted!
Farrior has already passed
his. army physical in Atlanta,
but declares he is going back
to sea.
ROLLO GETS GRANT
BY U. S. RUBBER
FOR TIRE RESEARCH
The Auburn Research Founda­tion
has been awarded a $2,200
U. S. Rubber Grant in support of
Charles A. Rollo, graduate stu­dent
from Sipsey, Dr. Russell S.
Poor, director, announced this
week.
Rollo, enrolled in the depart­ment
of engineering under the
supervision of Fred Kummer, ag
engineer, will conduct research
on the "Application of Physical
Properties of Soil to Farm Trac­tor
Tire Design." He will spend
one year on the project.
Student Relations Committee Promised
House Dances In Fall, Cabinet Is Told
Applebee Attends
New York Conference
Frank W. Applebee, head of
the applied arts department, at­tended
the second annual confer­ence
of Schools of Design at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City last weekend.
About 40 art schools and de­partments
were represented at
the meeting. API was the only
school in the Deep South re­quested
to end a representative.
The Student Relations Commit­tee
with Barry Graves as chair­man
reported at the Executive
Cabinet meeting last Wednesday
that house parties could be held
with the beginning of the fall
quarter.
Jack Riley presided at the
meeting.
The Cabinet was asked for help
by the Glomerata on its fiftieth
publication, the 1947 yearbook.
Harry Barnes will work with
Byrd Lee, business manager of
the Glomerata, to formulate plans
for aid by the Cabinet.
Bill O'Brien, chairman of the
elections committee, reported that
a vote would be taken for ratifi­cation
of the new constitution.
The Cabinet voted that members
of the elections committee get
three dollars plus meals when
working at an election.
Eighteen rings have been sold
Draughon To Study
Emergency Aid
To Education
Ralph Draughon, director of
instruction, has been appointed
chairman of the committee to
make a short intensive study of
all needs of Alabama colleges for
veteran education. He will make
a study of the assets of the state
that might be used and report
the results to the committee com­posed
of the following heads of
colleges: Raymond- Paty, Uni­versity
of Alabama; Hubert Sear­cy,
Huntington; L. N. Duncan,
by the ring committee this quar- API; Houston Cole, Jacksonville
ter. The commission on rings was
raised to three dollars a ring.
Invitations will be on sale
between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
Thursday.
The next Cabinet meeting will
be held at 5 p. m. July 4 in Sam-ford
209.
State Teachers College, and Pres
ident Drake of Agricultural and
Mechanical College for Negroes,
Huntsville.
Mr. Draughon will leave for
Montgomery next week to set up
an office there.
Carley Makes Good
Showing in National
Track, Field Meet
Fred Carley, Auburn's crack
miler and 880 runner, placed sixth
in the mile run at the National
Intercollegiate Field and Track
meet in Minneapolis Saturday.
His time was 4:27, his best for
the current season.
This record is considered out­standing
for a sophomore runner
In the nationals. After two more
seasons Carley is expected to im­prove
and should make a much
better showing if he enters na­tionals
as a junior or senior. His
record is considered quite an
achievement for a 19-year old
runner.
Carley failed to qualify in the
880.
Auburn Knights
To Revive Famed
Dance Orchestra
The Auburn Knights, a tradi­tion
in Auburn for over 15 years,
are returning from World War II
to revive their famous orchestra.
this fall.
Pride of the Auburn Knights
personnel is its "esprit de corps,"
each member being selected for
personal traits as well as musical
abilities. Among the big names
in the new Knights will be Shel
Toomer, who arranged the music
in 1943, Joe Mitchell, Dilson Pet-rey,
Bobbie Hill, and Charlie
Wood, the red hot drummer.
Bobbie Hill, business manager,
said more brasses and saxes will
be needed to fill out the rythym
section.
Toomer and Mitchell play sax;
Hill, trumpet; and Petrey, piano.
Toomer also warbles out the
lyrics to popular ballards.
Other members of the 13 to 15
pieces orchestra will be recruited
from campus and local talent.
Research Professor Pepinsky Working
To Determine Structure of Sugars
By Vivien Barnes
The classic problem baffling
organic chemists—that of determ­ining
the organic structure of
sugars—may be solved by Ray­mond
Pepinsky, research profess­or
of physics at API.
It is classic, for sugars are con­tained
in cellulose, the most wide­spread
organic material in the
world.
The atomic composition of sug­ars
must be found, before the
composition of cellulose can be
determined.
Dr. Pepinsky has been investi­gating
the structure of sugars
since 1935, when he began gradu­ate
studies at the University of
Chicago.
At present, organic chemists.
can only guess the structure of
various sugars. Sugars contain
the same number and kinds of
atoms, but they are arranged dif­ferently.
This fact was discovered by
Emil Fisher, German chemist,
about 1890. He concluded this by
a number of shrewd guesses, but
had no way of proving himself
right.
About 1912 it was discovered
that the X-ray can be used in de­termining
the arrangement of
molecules in sugars.
At Auburn, Dr. Pepinsky and
his research group have one of
the most active crystallographic
X-ray laboratories in the country.
Because of Pepinsky's work on
determining the structure of sug­ar,
a $7500 Frederick Gardner
Cottrell Special Grant-in-Aid has
been awarded by this group.
The grant will be administered
by Dean Russell S. Poor, director
of the Auburn Research Founda­tion.
Dr. Pepinsky will use the funds
to purchase additional X-Ray,
microscopic, and other crystal-
Statics in a lengthy review.
His Texts Used in Defense
Schools
Professor Sahag recently sent
in material for the third printing
of his first and most popular
book, Engineering Drawing, in
which will contain revised work
and other improvements. This
well-known text has been used
extensively in the past and was
the standard text in defense
training schools during the war.
Approximately a dozen colleges
now use the book.
Also Great Britain and Notre
Dame
At the time Professor Sahag
wrote Engineering Drawing there
were only two outstanding texts
on engineering drawing used in
engineering schools, and since the
material in his book was distinct­ly
different from the others in
its presentation, it was immedi­ately
adopted by other schools,
including Notre Dame University.
,. . , The book contains many instruc-
Practice has already begun and t i o n s mg m a c c o r d a n ce
they expect to be ready to play ^ i n d u s t r i a l r e q u i r e m e n t s.
Copies of the previous editions
of the volume are now used in
many libraries as reference books
and under the name of Machine­ry,
the book is sold in Great
Britain where it is used as stan­dard
text in many English indus­tries.
Due to its up-to-date in­formation
on drafting room prac­tice,
many individuals use the
text in.their work.
The elementary division in­cludes
in logical order chapters
on lettering, the use of drawing
equipment, methods of projection,
sectioning, a n d dimensioning.
Part II begins with a chapter on
technical sketching and intro­duces
the student to commercial
design and drawing-room con­ventions
and procedure. Included
also are brief chapters on manu­facturing
methods and materials
of construction, which serve to in­dicate
the interrelationship of
these subjects with engineering
drawing.
The advanced part deals with
perspective projection, tool de­sign,
and analytical and statisti­cal
methods. The student is pre­pared
for elementary machine de­sign
in a chapter intended to ac­quaint
him with the use of em­pirical
relationships for determin­ing
the proportions of typical
machine elements.
Reviewed in New York Times
Shortly after the book was pub­lished
there appeared in the New
York Times a lengthy review
written by John E. England in
which the writer was highly com­plimentary
in emphasizing the
text's value to the engineering
student. The merit of the book,
Mr. England said, was in the se­lection
and arrangement of the
explanatory and problem materi­al
to provide a basic training in
engineering drawing and to in­troduce
the student to its more
advanced applications. T h e r e -
have been approximately 25 re­views
written on Engineering
Drawing in the nation's leading
newspapers and magazines.
A third text, Engineering Draw­ing
Problems, is being used ex­clusively
by API students.
Receiving his undergraduate
training at the University of
North Carolina, Professor Sahag
did graduate work at the Univer­sity
of Michigan and at Auburn.
Prior to his teaching, he was as­sociated
with various responsible
positions over a nine-year period.
As examples, he was head of the
proposition drawing department
of the Babcock-Wilcox Company,
and assistant railway equipment
engineer with the Timken Roller
Bearing Company.
Before coming to Auburn in
1928, Professor Sahag taught
mathematics at the University of
North Carolina, and mechanical
engineering courses at the Uni­versity
of Akron, in Ohio, and
Texas Tech at Lubbock. There­fore,
the professor's work is the
result of years in industrial and
teaching experience.
measuring equipment for his labo­ratory.
Addition of this new equipment
will place the Auburn laboratory
among the best in the country.
Military Department
Holds High Rating
The API military department
rates among the "tops" of the na­tion
with a score of 96.2 of the
administration department.
Col. O. I. Gates, commandant,
said the score was made following
an annual survey made jointly by
the First Army and Fourth Serv­ice
Command. Included in the
survey was an examination of
the unit's supply room records,
arms, training aids, clothing,
equipment, publication, files and
recitation rooms. The training in­spection
score will be announced
later.
Ag Freshmen to Make
Experiment Station Tour
All freshmen in agriculture
will make a complete tour of the
agricultural experiment station
next Tuesday afternoon under
the sponsorship of Alpha Zeta,
ag honorary service fraternity.
Freshmen are asked to meet in
front of Comer Hall at 1 p. m.
Tuesday. They will be assembled
into groups and directed along
the route of the tour where some
member of each department will
be on hand to explain the experi­ment
in detail at each stop.
A dean's excuse will be given
any ag freshman who misses
classes while attending the tour
upon application to the director
of his group after completion of
the tour.
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Page Two THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946
Sam Borroughs Is Honored As Southern
Province Award Winner For Sigma Chi
One of the highest honors that can be conferred upon an
undergraduate member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, the L.
G. Balfour Southern Province Award, has been awarded to
Sam Borroughs, ft was announced from Birmingham head­quarters
recently.
Gamma Sigma chapter of Auburn has produced six win­ners
for the "most representative undergraduate" in the past
12 years and no presentation
were made for two years during
the war. Other schools in the
Southern Province eligible for the
award are Mississippi State, Ole
Miss, Tulane, L. S. U., and Ala­bama.
Many Honors
Throughout Borrough's college
career he held numerous campus
honors. During his junior year he
was elected to the office of Senior
Representative to the Executive
Cabinet, and was made Chairman
of the Student Elections Commit­tee.
In 1943 he was tapped by
Tau Beta Pi, an Engineering
Scholastic Honor Society com­posed
of men in the upper fifth
of their class. In that same year
he was chosen for membership in
Omicron Delta Kappa, National
Student Honor Society; he was
also voted a member of Spades
and served as a member of the
Student Publications Board. He
was chosen to take Advanced
Military Training and served as a
First Sergeant in a Cadet Field
Artillery Battery. Later he was
tapped for membership in the
Military Honor Society of Scab­bard
and Blade, but was called
into the service before being
initiated. Soon after his entry in­to
the service, Sam was notified
that he had been selected as an
entry in "Who's Who Among
Students in American Colleges
HONORED
Auburn's Founders
Were Interested
In Education
Sam Borroughs
and Universities" for 1944.
Fortress Pilot
While in the service, Bor­roughs
served as a B-17 pilot,
shuttling back and forth from
England to Germany on bombing
raids, and with other Sigma Chis
at his base, organized a group
that held regular meetings when
operations permitted. He was
discharged with the rank of first
lieutenant.
After his return from the ser­vice,
Sam was, in 1946, elected to
the National Scholastic Honorary
LET US MAKE THOSE SHOES NEW AGAIN
PRUETT'S SHOE SHOP
EFFICIENT AND PROMPT SERVICE
MEET YOUR FRIENDS
At
McMillian':
Cue a game of Snooker or Pool
Where it's really cool
Cue with Mr. Mac
By Bob Tale
Auburn early became an edu­cational
center with boarding
students from the surrounding
towns. The same trustees served
both for the church and school
properties. (Quoted from "A His­tory
of the Methodist Church, Au­burn,
Ala.," by Mrs. B. B. Ross,
widow of the late dean of chem­istry
and pharmacy.)
Way back there, when "Pop"
and "Mom" were in knee pants
and long skirts, Auburn was
struggling to become a college.
The first building of the "East
Alabama College" was built in
1857 where Samford Hall now- is
located. At this time it was just
the Main Building of the College.
One night in 1887 there was a
cry of fire in the night. The
building burned to the ground be­cause
Auburn wasn't equipped
with a fire department and the
old bucket brigade wasn't quite
(enough. It has been said that the
I fire was caused by a janitor's
cigaret in the basement in the
chemistry department, where the
ROTC is today.
The residents were upset with
this because the school's funds
were low and the building did not
have a large amount of insurance.
Regardless of this, the present
building was built in the same
spot the following year (1888) but
it wasn't until 1901 that the build­ing
became Samford Hall in tri­bute
to W. J. Samford, the gov­ernor
of Alabama. W. J. Samford
was the father of Col. T. D. Sam­ford,
one of Auburn's trustees.
The state took the college over
in 1878 because of lack of funds.
This same year the school was
reorganized and named the Agri­cultural
and Mechanical College.
Dr. Leroy Broun (for whom
Broun Hall was named) became
president in 1882. During his ad­ministration
the college became
known as the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute.
MILDRED WOODHAM, GLOME RAT A EDITOR Evan Zeiger Marries
Kentuckian at Langdale
Evan Zeiger, who received his
B. S. in chemical engineering in
1944, was married to Imogene
Morris of Louisville, Ky., at the
Langdale Baptist church June 15,
with the Rev. Otis Williams, pas­tor,
officiating.
Zeiger was a member and one­time
president of Alpha Lambda
Tau, and a member of Tau Beta
Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and
Briarean. He is now resident
chemical engineer of Girdler
Corporation, Louisville, Ky.
Jack Riley Re-Elected
President, Kappa Sigma
Jack Riley, junior in pre-law,
was re-elected president of Beta
Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma soc­ial
fraternity at a meeting held
Wednesday, May 15.
Other officers, who are appoint­ed
to serve two quarters, are as
follows: Sonny Timberlake, vice-p
r e s i d e n t ; Kenneth Hobbs,
pledgemaster; J. O. Macon, treas­urer;
Hugh Capers, secretary; and
Byrd Lee, representative to Inter-
Fraternity Council.
STUDENT SUPPLIES
School books and supplies are available at
reasonable prices
Basement Samford Hall
Phone 960-Extension 347
COLLEGE SUPPLY STORE
MARVIN JOHNSTON
IS NEW PREXY
OF DELTA SIGMA PI
Society of Phi Kappa Phi, com­posed
of students in the upper
eighth of their class in their re­spective
schools. He held the po­sition
of president of Gamma
Sigma chapter two times.
Active in Sports
Lettering for two seasons as
quarterback of the Sidney Lanier
Poets in Montgomery, Sam was
an active participant in interfra-ternity
sports. He aided Sigma
Chi in winning the championship
of its league for two years, and
helped win two trophies for track
contests, and three for the soft-ball
crown. Besides sports Sam
was an active leader in campus
affairs. He served as a representa­tive
to the Interfraternity Coun­cil,
Social Committee, Rush Com­mittee,
and several others.
This outstanding record, shown
only in part, is evidence that his
character, personality, and lead­ership
justly entitles him to the
honor that he has received.
On May 31, 1946, Borroughs
graduated with a degree of Bach­elor
of Aeronautical Engineering.
He is married to the former Ann
Butt of Montgomery.
Marvin Johnston was elected
headmaster of the Beta Lambda
chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, inter­national
honorary business fra­ternity
at the last meeting of the
spring quarter. The other officers
elected for the next two quarters
are Bill Pearson, senior warden;
Byrd Lee, junior warden; Leon­ard
Robinson, treasurer; Graves
Ballard, scribe; Glenn Cameron,
chancellor; and Harvey Piper,
historian. Cecil Padgett, associ­ate
professor of economics, is
faculty advisor.
Each quarter the fraternity taps
the outstanding upperclassmen in
business administration. The stu­dents
tapped for membership this
quarter are John Ballard, Floyd
Bush, Albert Byars, Ford Mac-
Elvain, Arthur Mendenhall, John
Monroe, Atwood Rush, Malcolm
McRae, and J.'O: Macon, Jr.
JOHN'S CLEANERS
(We're Johnny on the spot)
300 N. Gay
We Pick-up & Deliver
WHAT EVER YOUR MUSICAL
NEEDS MAY BE
TRY
VandeMark
Music Co.
Kenmore Elected
Junior AVMA Prexy
The Junior AVMA held a regu­lar
meeting last Tuesday night at
which the following officers were
elected to serve for the summer
quarter: George Kenmore, presi­dent;
James Wilton Thorp, vice-president;
Nancy Pohlman, secre­tary;
William Mosher, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday. Dr. Groth of the region­al
lab will speak.
Four Home Ec Students
On Summer Dean's List
The School of Home Economics
announces the following Dean's
List summer quarter on the basis
of grades for the spring quarter:
Perry Nell Caraway, Fayette,
3:50; Donna Sims, Birmingham,
3.33; Sara White Brown, Ard-more,
3.74; and Susan E. Brown,
Auburn, 3.33.
Ag Club Elects
Freeman Fuller, Jr., was elect­ed
president of the agriculture
club at a meeting held May 20.
Other officers elected were: Ben
Pickens, vice-president; Thomas
Richardson, secretary; Bledsoe
Hereford, treasurer; Rhett Wat-kins,
reporter; and Morton Bry­ant,
monitor.
Theta Chis Hold Smoker
Theta Chi fraternity entertain­ed
rushees with a smoker last
Thursday night. Highlight of the
evening was a series of skits en­acted
by the members represent­ing
the events of a typical fresh­man
year at Auburn.
Cokes and cookies were served
as refreshments during intermis­sion
of the program.
Four On Ag Dean's List
The Dean's List for the summer
quarter for the School of Agricul­ture
is composed of the following:
Charles W. Reynolds, John Pel-ham'Thomas,
Brax H. Batson, and
Edward D. Dunnelly.
Bank Vaults Safe, Too |
Norman Park, Ga., June 18.— |
It took him a year, but Daniel
Puissegur, Cuban graduate of
Norman Junior College, found
his fraternity pin. Returning to
Norman on vacation from Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, he
picked up the insignia under a
monument where he first had
missed it 375 days ago.
Mary Poe Is Stewardess
Mary Poe, 1945 Auburn grad,
is a stewardess with the Delta air­lines,
based in Miami, Fla. Her
address is 134 N. W. 47th Terrace,
Miami, Fla.
FOR SALE: Stearman PT-17.
Clean Good condition. Real
Bargain $950.00—H. S. Jackson,
Cabin 7, Pitts Hotel.
Any Naval Aviator driving to
Atlanta on week-ends for re­serve
training, please contact
C. R. McKee. phone 53W.
FOR SALE: One girl's bicy­cle,
DeLuxe Model Schwill,
with new tires and inner-lubes.
Bargain at $35. Call 514-J.
WANTED: Tutoring help in
Freshman English. Anytime be­tween
noon and mid-nile. Call
Joe C. Williams. Phone 509.
LATE MODEL USED
CARS WANTED
Ready Cash for Your Car
See
O. R. Gunter, phone 480 or 9111
We have a limited supply of the fol­lowing
hard fo get items:
Westclock, Session, Telechron & McClintock
Kitchen clocks
Electric Alarm Clocks
Mechanical alarm clocks
Elgin Watches
Evans & Ronson lighters
Lowres sun glasses
52 pc. sets of 1847 Rogers Brothers $64.75
50 pc. sets of Tudor Plate ._ .. -$37.50
Remington triple-head Shavers
Parker "51#s"
Sheaffer Fineline Pencils
Westclock wrist watches
Big Ben Pocket Watches
Waring Electric Blendor
Ware's Jewelry
South College St.
Auburn, Alabama
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Independents Elect
Keown President
Frank Keown, senior in aero
administration, Scottsboro, re­cently
was elected president of
Auburn Independent Organiza­tion
for the summer and fall
quarters.
Clyde McLenfore, Scottsboro,
will serve as first vice-president;
Kiddy Ratliff, Brookhaven, Miss.,
as second vice-president (social
chairman); and Burt Hudson,
Cullman, third vice-president
(sports chairman).
Betty Kirk, Roanoke, secre­tary;
Ed Miller, Birmingham,
publicity; and Richard Parvin,
Bradenton, Fla., representative to
the Student Executive Cabinet.
The House of Representatives
includes Thelma Meherg, Fay­ette
ville; Marion Gray, Atmore;
Joe Salter, Bessemer; Mary Fran­ces
McDonald, Livingston; Mar­tha
Huckabee, Uniontown; Cary
Sanderson, Washington Grove,
Md., and Barbara Neal, Auburn.
Faculty advisors are Wauthena
Temple and Wynelle Johnson of
the School of Home Economics.
Would-be William Tells? Archery enthusiasts in Miss Har­riet
Barnes' class are, left to right, Helen Smith, Sue Hamilton,
Mike Barranco, Ruth Hafner, and Janet Williams.
Auburn Chapter
Of University Dames
Only One In Alabama
The Association of University
Dames, founded at Harvard in
1896, is a national organization
for students' wives and mothers
having temporary residence in a
college community.
The University of Chicago
Dames Club, presumably the first
in the middle west, was instru­mental
in organizing the national
association. As reports of other
clubs in various universities were
received, the Chicago Dames, un­der
the advice of Pres. Harry
Pratt Judson of the Univ. of
Chicago, drafted a constitution in
1900. This ruled that the national
association be conducted by the
local officers of each club for one
year in the order of their signing
the constitution.
At present there are 47 chap­ters
in the national association.
The API chapter is the only one
in Alabama, its constitution hav-
COMPLIMENTS
Of
PITTS HOTEL
BARBER SHOP
Sigma Nu Delegates
To Go to Chicago
Beta Theta of Sigma Nu will be
represented at the Sigma Nu na­tional
convention at the Edge-water
Beach hotel, Chicago, by
Bill Pearson, commander, and
Glen Cameron, treasurer and
house manager. The chapter will
also be represented by an alum­nus,
John M. Ward of Montgom­ery,
who is first vice-regent of
Sigma Nu.
This will be the first conven­tion
since 1942, with 98 chapters
representing 46 states in attend­ance.
The chapter has welcomed back
veterans Henry McCrary, Bob
McLennon, and Hollis Brown,
Montgomery; and T h o r n t on
Finch, Gadsden.
K U R T E C Y
Sandwich Shop
We Offer the Best In
DINNERS, STEAKS, SANDWICHES AND
SOFT DRINKS
ICE COLD WATERMELON
ing been'ratified in March of this
year.
The objects of the API Dames
are to establish and strengthen
bonds of friendship among the
students' wives, to help develop
and provide for their special in­terests,
and to stimulate general
culture among its members.
Mrs. L. N. Duncan and Dean
Beatrice Hannon are honorary ad­visors
by virtue of their positions.
Other advisors are Mesdames
P. M. Norton, Russell Poor, T. A.
Sims, Hayden Rogers, C. L. Is-bell,
Bertha Prowell, and J. H.
Neal, also sponsor of the club.
Under the national constitution,
any member has the right to af­filiate
with any club in the as­sociation.
The API Dames are
eager for all former Dames from
other clubs to join us for "once
a Danjie, always a Dame."
AUBURN HALL ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
House officers for east and west
wings of Auburn Hall were elect­ed
recently. East hall has as its
president Lillian Stanford, with
Fern Nix as vice-president. West
hall elected Peggy Hartley, presi­dent;
and Jane Pope, vice-presi­dent.
Other new officers are Kathryn
McCullom, fire captain; and Jean
Hazelring, assistant fire captain,
with assistants Ann Swindle,
Susan Shelbttrn, Nell Cullpepper,
Dot Negoski, and Davy Dawsons,
all on east hall.
West hall fire captain is Kitty
Bartee, with Virginia Colee as as­sistant
fire captain. Assisting
them are Jane McGowen, Doris
Avery, Margaret Crawford, Jane
Ellis, Sleetie Spry, and Dot Man-dregos.
East hall monitors are Betty
Boone, Florine Harbin, Nell Cul­pepper,
Elizabeth Thompson, and
Susan Shelburne.
West hall monitors are Helen
Turner, Berma Dale Kyle, Fan
Bearden, Gloria Bailden, Ann
Esslinger, and Catherine Ward.
East and west wings are com­peting
for the least number of
minors and restrictions for the
quarter. The winning side will
give the losers a party.
Wynelle Johnson and Betty
Cosby are head and co-head of
hall.
Jimmy Donald Elected
Jimmy Donald was elected sec­retary
of Phi Kappa Tau frater­nity
at a special election held
Tuesday night. Dale Wise was
elected representative to the in­tramural
athletic association.
FOR
Stromberg - Carlson Radios
Motorola Auto Radios
ELECTRIC IRONS & HOTPLATES
See
RAWSON RADIO & APPLIANCE CO.
106y2 N. College Over Mildred Lippitts
IN A FRIENDLY
ATMOSPHERE
You'll like our courteous
help and pleasant surround­ings.
STEAKS CHICKEN
SEAFOOD
Auburn Grille
We Are Trying In Every Way Possible to Give You
The Best Service Possible
FLOOR SPACE IS BEING RE-ARRANGED AND NEW MA­CHINERY
IS FINALLY REACHING US. WE INTEND TO DO
EVERYTHING TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICE.
Y O U N G 'S
LAU N DRY
ARMENT TO TEACH
SONG LEADERS
FOR CHURCH GROUPS
Student workers in the Wesley
Foundation who attended the re-1
treat last weekend decided to in­vite
members of other church
groups to help form a music class
for training leaders of worship
and recreational songs. Dr. Hol-lace
Arment, head of the music
department, had previously of­fered
to instruct students singly
or in groups. Lloyd Smith is
chairman of the music committee.
About 40 Methodist students
attended the retreat, which was
held at the home of Miss Mary
Cox on West Glenn with Dick
Parvin presiding.
Recreation night at the Foun­dation
was changed from Sunday
to Thursday nights in order that
the Step Sing could be a feature
of the program. Following a short
prayer-meditation service, stu­dents
will go to the Sing and re­turn
to the Foundation for direct­ed
recreation and refreshments.
Herb Holsambeck is recreation
chairman.
Christine Moore was appointed
to investigate the possibility of
Sunday night suppers at the
Foundation.
Barbara Neal and Bill Scoggin
were appointed by Evelyn Deck­er,
chairman of the world friend­ship
committee, to sell bonds for
funds to send to a small Cuban
college. It was suggested that a
European orphan be adopted.
Plans for publicity were an­nounced
by Harold Goyette, and
Nan Williams said that a Who's
Who column would begin in the
Wesleyan.
Suggestions for better worship
services were given by Martha
Lee, chairman.
The retreat closed with a bene­diction
by Dr. T. P. Chalker,
Methodist minister, who was one
of the speakers.
FOR EFFICIENT SERVICE
Drug & Fountain
TOOMER'S
DRUG
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Coaching in Algebra and
Trigonometry. Phone 25 after
6 p. m.
FOR SALE
A large home close in. with
extra rooms to rent. Potential
income satisfies the price. Or,
maybe its a farm you want.
We have sizeable place for
sale, seven miles out. Price is
reasonable.
ROBERT L. BURKS. Agt.
Phone 64 - Auburn. Ala.
J O H N ' S CLEANERS
(We're Johnny on the Spot)
300 N. Gay
We Pick-Up and Deliver
ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS
I am now the sole owner of John's Cleaners.
I was with the American Laundry in Opelika
for 5 years; with Bill Ham for one year, and
with the Ideal Laundry in Auburn four years.
I have been a resident of Auburn for the last
twelve years. I feel well qualified to give
you excellent dry-cleaning service.
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This Does Sound Like Auburn
We love Alabama, but we are not blind
to deplorable conditions in the state.
When statistics show that 50 per cent of
the nation's population can read an article
that only 3 per cent of Alabama's popula­tion
can read, we see no reason to yell,
"Tommyrot." We would investigate the
source to see if the situation really exists,
why, and see what could be done about it.
We respect journalists, but when one
says that no Southern journalist has
found it necessary to "scale down" his
writing so that his people might under­stand
him, we wonder who "his people"
are. A Southern journalist's statement,
"To say that our literate cannot com­prehend
as well as those of other sections
most certainly is not true," makes us won­der
where he got his information.
We love Auburn, but we don't defend its
weaknesses. When the editor of the Talla­dega
Daily Home says, "We do not believe
that the great institution, which means
more to rural Alabama than any other,
shares the opinion of the Research Inter­pretation
Council of Alabama," we go on
the defensive, because services to large
numbers of people should be defended.
The opinion of the Research Interpreta­tion
Council of Alabama, headed by Dr.
Paul Irvine, is that "writing for Southern
audiences can't follow the national pat­tern.
Readers Digest may be read by 50
per cent of the nation's adults. But only
i one-third of Alabama adults and one-fifth
of Alabama farmers can read it.
Newspapers — to serve Alabama's people
—must be written two grades lower than
j the national average."
That is what Dr. Irvine wrote the Talla­dega
editor, offering to score any piece
of his writing for him. The reply—an edi­torial—
called Dr. Irvine's letter "one of
the most amazing bits of bureaucratic im­pudence
we've seen in a many a long
day . . ."
The editor stated further that he was
not interested in Dr. Irvine's charts show­ing
the readability index for various
levels in Alabama, the South, and the na­tion.
"Utter tommyrot," he wrote.
We suppose the Talladega editor bases
his editorial on facts. But we can't believe
what he says is true until he shows us the
evidence. Does the literate population's
reaction to symbols (in political, advertis­ing,
and propaganda campaigns) indicate
that they comprehend the meaning of
words printed in Alabama's newspapers?
He wrote, "To say that our literate cannot
comprehend as well as those of other sec­tions
most certainly is not true."
The Talledega editor says, "The bland
assumption of superior wisdom and the
manufacture of such 'gobledy-gookish' (we
suppose 'his people' know the meaning of
that word) expressions as 'readability in­dex'
have more of Washington than Au­burn
about them."
He continued, "We do not believe that
the great institution, which means more to
rural Alabama than any other, shares the
opinion of the Research Interpretation
Council of Alabama."
That is one man's opinion. It does sound
like Auburn.
We doubt if Dr. Irvine is disturbed by
one man's criticism. He is so busy filling
requests to-score writing that serves large
numbers of people, he probably didn't
notice the one man's criticism.
Telepathists, Skip This One
Did you know that between Dec. 7, 1941
and V-J Day more than three times as
many people were killed and injured in
automobile accidents in the United States
than were killed and injured in the armed
forces of the United States? Stop and
think about that a minute. It sort of scares
you, doesn't it?
One of the contributing factors to the
accident toll is the failure of drivers to
dim their lights when meeting another car.
Not only is this a dangerous practice but
it is also a violation of a state law. Don't
wait for the other fellow to dim his lights
first. You dim yours and if he fails to dim
don't put yours back on bright just to
"get even." That only results in neither
of you being able to see and doubles the
chances of an accident.
If the other driver doesn't dim his lights
and you can't see, slow down or even pull
over to the side of the road and stop. You
might lose a minute or so that way but
it's a lot better to be a little late for your
appointment than to make a flying trip
in an ambulance. Or it's entirely possible
you might make a one-way trip in a hearse.
Don't forget to use hand signals for turn­ing
or stopping, either. When the average
driver sticks his hand out the window he
may be intending to do any one of several
things. Either he is going to turn left, turn
right, back up, slow down, or stop—or
maybe he is just knocking the ashes off his
cigarette.
Learn and use the universal code of
hand signals and you can't go wrong. For
a right turn extend your arm pointing up
at an angle of about 45 degrees, for a left
turn extend the arm straight out horizon­tally.
To slow down or stop extend the arm
pointing down at an angle of 45 degrees.
Use these signals but when the driver
ahead sticks out his arm don't assume that
you know what he means. Slow down un­til
you are sure.
It's up to the individual driver to pre­vent
accidents. Not all the laws in the
world can do it. Will you do your part?
Check your driving, check your car and
you'll check accidents.
Add Troublesome Prerequisite to Voting
An election never comes along without
some discussion of the poll tax arising. But
as yet we have failed to hear anyone men­tion
another bad—and we think equally
as important—feature of our voting laws.
We refer to the present difficulty of regis­tering
to vote.
At present the Board of Registrars in
each county meets the first and third Mon­days
of each month in the county seat. It
requires no consideration to see how in­convenient
this is to many persons who
would really like to vote. The working
man must take time off from his job and
travel a number of miles in order to
register.
It seems to us that it would be very easy
to modify these laws in order to make it
simpler for everybody concerned. The
mayor or city clerk of each town could be
authorized to register a qualified voter
any and every day of the week. Then it
would not be necessary to make a special
trip to the county seat just to register.
So we ask some of our newly-elected
representatives and senators to look into
this matter. We think it would be well
worth their time if they could work out
some modification of this law and simplify
the process of registration. Remember, the
larger per cent of the population voting,
the nearer will our government be to a
democracy.
Not Forty Acres and a Mule, But—
We were not surprised to learn that our
able director of instruction, Ralph Draugh-on,
had been appointed head of the staff
to set up an office in Montgomery for
TTw Plaindmarv
Published weekly by the students of Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama.
Editorial and business office on Tichenor Ave­nue.
Phone 448.
Entered as second class matter at the Au­burn,
Alabama, postoffice under act of March
"3, 1879. Subscription rates by mail: $1.00 for
3 months; $3.00 for 12 months.
Irene Long editor
Jimmy Brown business manager
studying the enlargement of educational
facilities for veterans.
We remember when we were still won­dering
how long the war would last that
Mr. Draughon was predicting what the
campus situation would be like when vet­erans
began to come back to college. The
huge enrollment and its problems were
not a surprise to him—as it was not to
any other educators—but the congestion
could not be avoided.
Gov. Sparks' action in the crisis is signi­ficant.
The $700,000 he has made avail­able
for'the veteran program should give
encouragement to the committee, to vet­erans,
and to faculty members. For ex­pansion
of education comes best through
careful planning and adequate finance.
Auburn Panorama
©ESQUIRE. INC., 1048 •>
Reprinted from the July issue of Esquire
On The Side With Lenny Payne
Of prime importance on the social calendar is next Satur­day's
street dance. It is promised that it may rain and that the
temperature will not be above 110 degrees.
The administration has announced that there will be no
need to try to find flowers to send as they have had all the
dandelions picked and are making some fancy brew out of
them.
Due to the fait that the janitor
has saved all the crepe paper
from last quarter's formals there
will be no scarcity of decorations.
The crepe paper will be strewn
promiscously around the campus
to give it a look of careless sim­plicity.
It has been suggested that the
girls be prepared to remove their
dresses in case of rain. This will
keep their dresses from being
ruined.
In order to save food, especial­ly
bread, the refreshments will
be water and Ry-Crisp.
Pretty, energetic Susie Slump
was for the third time elected
president of the Provide-More-
Housemothers For Postwar-Jap­anese-
College-Men Club on Fri­day,
June 21, at a secret meeting
held on the fifth floor of Sam-ford
at 12:00 midnight. Slump is
well known for her campus ac­tivities,
and she hopes that this
year many more housemothers
will go to—Japan.
* * *
Accommodations for the ten
freshmen women entering API in
September are being made al­ready.
New, collapsible dwellings,
recently released by the Army
Canine Corps, were shipped last
month and are expected here by
fall .
These dormitories are portable
and come in pastel shades of
chartreuse and melba. They will
be placed in convenient locations.
Places already chosen are the
basement of Samford, the side­walk
in front of Auburn Hall,
and the garden of the president's
home. These dormitories will
each house one half of a person
and are especially adapted to
light housekeeping and studying.
* * *
The Glomerata is out again. It
hasn't been definitely decided
which year this is for as the
printer forgot to include any
dates, but this year's editor was
to be lauded in a triumphal pro­cession
beginning at the main
gate and extending to the wind­mill.
Investigation proved that
she had left town. The business
manager would also have gone
but she hasn't finished collecting
for ads.
FILE THIRTEEN By The Editor
Students have been asking us
if we ever intend putting the
Plainsman back on a semi-weak­ly
basis. Yes, we are planning to
edit two issues a week with the
beginning of the fall quarter.
Starr Prolsdorfer and Byrd Lee,
editor and business manager of
the 1947 Glomerata, spent sev­eral
days in Nashville during the
recent holidays collecting ideas
for their annual. From what they
tell us, next year's Glomerata
will be larger, include more snap­shots
and color, and have a new
section of 60 pictures (30 men
and 30 women) instead of the
beauty section. Sounds good.
Mildred Woodham can take a
bow for this year's Glomerata. In
it is a representative pictorial of
Auburn.
Students and townspeople who
were here July 1, 1943 will re­member
Bernard Comsky, STAR
who played in Langdon Hall that
night. According to a recent
Musical Courier, Bernard gave a
performance for his outfit (222nd
Infantry Regiment) on Christmas
Eve and as a result has been re­quested
to give a performance
with the Vienna Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra.
A veteran said to us the other
day, "What do some fellows ex­pect
just because they are vet­erans?
When some minor diffi­culty
arises, they say, 'So this is
how they appreciate what we
did.' Looks like we could accom­plish
more if we weren't always
reminding people we are vet­erans.
Auburn wasn't built just
for veterans—it had been here a
long time before the war—but
Auburn is trying to meet our
needs. It cruds me when I hear
veterans griping a b o u t such
things as not being admitted to
a private dance because they
weren't wearing tuxedos."
If you have a class near Lang­don
from four to five in the af­ternoon
you probably find it hard
to listen to the instructor. Come
summer or storm, the Auburn
Band plays on. They'll have mu­sic'when
the new uniforms arrive
—and who doesn't like an Au­burn
parade?
Mimi Simms, preceding editor
of The Plainsman who was grad­uated
in May, is working on the
Huntsville Times, one of Ala­bama's
better dailies.
Our thanks to Danny Danen-berg
of the Birmingham News
staff for a guest column this
week. He is visiting John Newton
Baker, director of the News Bu­reau.
Byrd Lee of FOOTPRINTS
welcomed the column, too, since
it saved him the trouble of
searching for jokes.
It was nice not having a quiz
Saturday. Wish we could abolish
them entirely.
The Plainsman business staff
includes a new advertising man­ager,
Frank Keown, and new cir­culation
manager, Bob McRae.
The number of pages in each is­sue
is guaged by the number of
ads sold, and it looks as if we'll
be able to publish an eight-page
issue every week.
We don't advertise for help on
the staff. We expect students who
are interested to write voluntari­ly
or drop by for an assignment.
* * *
Mrs. Louise Forte has been
added to the physical education
department staff to teach sports
and dancing. A native of New
Orleans, she studied at LSU,
Southwestern, and in Germany.
Miss Ann Canon, instructor in
women's physical education, is on
leave for the summer. She is va­cationing
in California.
By Danny Danenberg
Birmingham News Staff Writer
And then there was the newspaper man who came to Au­burn
for a vacation and spent half his time interviewing
wealthy Auburn alumni for Harry M. (Happy) Davis and the
other half running down news stories for News Bureau Direc­tor
John Newton Baker . . . and that's no joke, son.
We shook hands with one
alumnus who, we were told, was
"easily worth over $30,000,000."
As he spoke in glowing terms of
the "Romance of Finance", it on­ly
reminded me painfully of a
note due at the bank. When we
said goodbye, we clenched his
hand firmly in hopes some of that
"gold dust" would rub off. But
a few minutes later, we had to
borrow a dime from Professor
Baker to pay for a hamburger
. . . Here's hoping that said
alumnus remembers Auburn in
his will.
Auburn has that rare warm
spirit of cordiality and hospitali­ty
and alsa- the prettiest girls
ever seen on any college campus
. . . including some staff mem­bers"
of the Plainsman (I'm no
chump!).
But Auburn likewise has some
of the worst eating places of any
small town of similar size. Not
everybody can "make it" on ham­burgers
. . . and why not a facul­ty
dining room? We do hear it's
in the "making" with the new
administration building.
We also hear that eventually
API will get a badly needed per­sonnel
department which will
save the deans much time, effort,
and expense in "shopping around"
for capable faculty personnel.
Carl Voyles, API athletic direc­tor,
is as nice a fellow as you
will meet anywhere and we've
met quite a few in many places
in our days . . . and so is Kirt-ley
Brown, API Director of Stu­dent
Affairs.
Others we also liked especially
were Bob Anderson in the Re­search
Interpretation Service . . .
Jack Powell, store manager for
the Veteran's Co-Op . . . Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Tabor, Vivien Barnes,
and Lewis Arnold, all in the News
Bureau . . . and . . . but I can't
list them all because t h e re
wouldn't be enough space.
We found the help at Markle's
"on the ball" in dishing out the
cherry cokes and we're still won­dering
how early you have to get
up in the morning to get a "coke"
out of that machine in the base­ment
of the Administration
Building—the one that always
has that red "empty" sign leer­ing
at you.
The asphalt tennis courts are
fine and require no upkeep, but
what they do to your feet is
something else . . . and why not
give the GI's a break by using
college purchasing power to get
them a discount on such things
as personal athletic equipment?
Most colleges the size of Au­burn
have their own printing
press . . . we'd like to see one
here. It would soon pay for it­self.
Why do they park on both sides
of the narrow streets in the resi­dential
districts? Or have you
tried to pass another car coming
from the opposite direction and
thanked Heaven they didn't have
another coat of paint on their
car . . . it's that close!
If I ever run for public office
I'm going to contact Roy Acuff,
"Slewfoot Mamie" Lee, and the
Happy Valley String Band to
tour the state with me. Instead
of a "suds bucket and mop" I'm
going to peddle some of "Dr.
Danny's Snake Oil—Good for
Man or Beast." I may lose the
election, but look at the snake
oil I'll sell . . .
But enough of this trivia . . .
what interests me most is . . .
When am I going to sit in those
jampacked stands in Birmingham
and see that classic of gridiron
battles . . . the "chawing up" of
the mighty Crimson Tide by
those ferocious Augurn Tigers?
Could it be that Alabama is
afraid of Auburn? After all, I am
in Auburn!
Smiles and Great Men
By BABs
Bruce Bliven notes: "The world of conversationalists, in
my experience, is divided into two classes: those who listen
to what the other person has to say, and those who use the
interval to plan their next remark."
* * *
Bride: "Darling, will you still love me if I grow fat?"
Groom: "Heck, no! I promised for better or worse, not
through thick and thin."
'Tis so: "Women are not very
strong physically."
"Perhaps not, but they can put
the cap on a fruit jar so that it
takes a man 20 minutes to take
it off."
* * «
Sergeant to G. I. at separation
center: "Now that the war is
over, I guess you'd like to spit
on my grave."
G.I.: "No, Sarge, you're wrong.
Now that the war is over, I'm not
going to stand in line for any­thing."
* * •
Over-heard: "My teeth went
into a tap dance."
* * *
Auburn Frat Mother (with a
smile): "Yes, the food situation is
trying; but even it isn't going to
ruin my disposition."
* » *
Are you shy? Then note this
by H. Nicholson: "It is surely
discreditable, under the age of
30, not to be shy. The boy or
girl who is not shy at 22 will at
42 become a bore. For shyness
is the protective fluid within
which our personalities are able
to develop. Let the shy under­stand,
therefore, that their dis­ability
is not merely an incon­venience,
but also a privilege."
* * *
He: "If you'll give me your
phone number, I'll call you up
some time."
She: "It's in the directory."
He: "That's fine! What's your
name?"
She: "That's in the book, too."
* * * •*
An Apple a Day
A young doctor and a young
dentist shared the services of a
pretty receptionist. Both fell vio­lently
in love with her. The den­tist
was called out of town. Be­fore
leaving he called the recep­tionist
in and said: "I am having
to be out of town for ten days.
You will find a little present on
my desk." She found ten apples.
Contributed:
When the Suffragette move­ment
was in its youth in Eng­land,
an ardent feminist was ar­rested
and jailed as was the cus­tom.
A young thing, for the first
time sentenced for The Cause,
was assigned an adjoining cell to
that occupied by the elderly cru­sader.
Anon the older woman
heard the younger sobbing.
She rapped energetically on
the dividing wall, and called:
"There, there, dear, don't cry!
Put your trust in God—She will
protect you."
* * »
Emily Post: Four S's for a
great lady: Sincerity, Simplicity,
Smypathy, Serenity.
* * *
Selected: "He admits there are
two sides to every question—his
own and the wrong side."
* * *
A young man approached Mo­zart
jand asked him how to write
a Symphony. Mozart said, "You
are very young. Why not begin
with ballads?"
The aspirant urged, "You com­posed
symphonies when you were
ten years old."
"Yes," replied Mozart, "but I
didn't ask how."
* * *
Young thing: "Not only has he
broken my heart and wrecked
my life, but he's messed up my
entire evening."
* * *
"If you are sick why are you
jumping up and down like that?"
"I just took my medicine and
forgot to shake the bottle."
* * *
Teacher: "If you had three ap­ples
and ate one, how many
would you have?"
Johnny: "Three."
Teacher: "How do you figure
that?"
Johnny: "Two outside and one
inside." * * *
John Oliver Hobbs: "Men heap
together the mistakes of their
lives, and create a monster they
call Destiny."
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five
GLOMERATA EDITOR BROKE TRADITION
OF SANS-TROUSERS DUMPING AT LAKE
By Lenny Payne
Anyone passing by fhe Glomerata office almost any night
during the past three quarters might have seen a small, dark
haired girl deep in the intricacies of getting a Glomerata
ready for publication. That Glomerata, in spite of many dif­ficulties,
has been published and distributed and its editor,
Mildred Woodham, has graduated; but she has given us a
yearbook depicting truly the hectic, postwar Auburn of
1946.
Entering API in the summer of ,-
'43, Mildred followed a year
round schedule that enabled her
to be ready for a bachelor of
arts degree in applied art at the
end of last quarter. Her thesis
was on an advertising campaign
for the .Inter-Faith Council.
An active member of the Art
Guild, Mildred's work showed
great promise with a refreshing
original approach. As editor of
the Glomerata she served as a
m e m b e r of the Publications
Board. A member of Cardinal
Key, senior women's national
honor society, and listed in
Who's Who in American Uni­versities
and Colleges, she will
be remembered as an outstand­ing
personality of the class of
'46.
Mildred, whose home is in Ge­neva,
has one brother, Buddy,
who is at the present time in
prep school at Marion military
school and plans to continue his
education at Auburn after grad­uation.
Buddy, a mature fifteen,
invited Mildred to his spring hop
after she had sworn not to dis­close
to his friends how terribly
old she was. Mildred, who is
twenty, could pass for a bobby
socks of fifteen with pigtails, or
a charming sophisticate of twen­ty
five with an unswept coiffure.
A pixie with laughing eyes and
a ready smile, Mildred might
well have been placed in the
beauty section of her own book.
Her insatiable fondness for cof­fee
is equalled by her dread of
going to bed, as well as her
hatred of getting up. Fun-loving
and gay, she is an excellent dan­cer
and bowls exceptionally well.
As the Glomerata's first femi­nine
editor, Mildred foiled the
Plainsman staff's c u s t o m of
throwing a picnic at Chewacla at
which the Glomerata editor was
guest of honor. The highlight of
the evening was depriving the I
aforesaid editor of his trousers
and dumping him in the lake. As
Mildred puts it, "Imagine throw­ing
me in the lake sans trousers."
Yes, imagine, indeed!
Mildred's plans alter gradua-ation
were to spend a few weeks
at home after which she will
leave for New York City to ac­cept
a position as a commercial
artist. She also plans to continue
her study of art there.
Kate Burton Says:
With one hot day pushing
another all I want to do
these days is go out to
Chewacla and soak. Every
summer I s t a r t h u n t i n g n ew
ways to make me feel cool.
There are t w o simple meth­ods
of combatting that hot,
sticky feeling. Go down to
BURTON'S and get a bot­t
l e of t h e H e r b F a rm scents.
I t will make you feel like
you're ten degrees cooler.
Try keeping it in t h e refrig­e
r a t o r and using it after
your bath.. BURTON'S also
has in some lovely sachets.
Tuck a few in your clothes
to get rid of that shut up
odor your closets have.
Remember a couple of
months ago when I b l ew in
r a v i n g about the picnic kits
BURTON'S had. The other
day I dropped in the store
and they've received a n ew
shipment of t h e sets. I t con­t
a i n s two huge Thermos
bottles, and a big sandwich
box, all nicely fitted into an
a t t r a c t i v e zippered case that
T RY
Bill Ham
For
DRY CLEANING
East Magnolia Ave.
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" I ' l l never disgrace her . . . I'll always wear
Van Huesen shirts, Swank belts and Swank
j e w e l r y from OLIN L. HILL MEN'S FURN­ISHINGS."
'Bully' Name Selected
For All-Girl Vets Post
Austin, Minn.—Because there
was such a lot of canned meat in
their "Spam of military life" the
G. I. Janes of Austin have de­cided
to honor this American
food weapon.
Girls from Austin who were in
World War II service have form­ed
an American Legion post here
and named it (brace yourself,
boys!) Spam Post 570.
"The girls figured Spam got
such an international reputation
can be carried just like a
bag. Of course I have to
wish you luck in finding
any food to put in the kit!
Fostoria hits the head­lines
again at BURTON'S.
Pattern names like Holley,
Cynthia, Meadow Rose, and
American, are filling up the
shelves at the gift section.
Do you feel like you've
run out of reading material?
For a summer pick-up just
drop down and peruse the
new books "the store" has
in. Some of the titles to
make you prick up your
ears are, "The Egg and I",
"The Snake Pit", "Golden
Earrings", "The R i v er
Road" (Francis Parkinson
Keyes), "The Foxes of Har­row",
and a lot more titles
to lighten your summer
reading.
This is a good time to re­mind
you that BURTON'S
is headquarters for such
c o l l e g e paraphernalia as
cushions, pennants, dogs
with fraternity and sorority
letters on their sides, Au­burn
stickers for your car,
bag, and your letters.
I hope you all have a
nice week. I really will try
to get off a longer letter
next week.—Adv.
Even Single Men Keep Trailers
Along with various other post-war trends in American
living, such as the helicopter, and plastic furniture, there has
also been a novel addition to the traditional college campus.
This something new which has been added is the trailer an­nex.
If you're feeling rather homesick and want to get away
from the boarding-house routine of the dormitory some­times,
go down beyond the Infirmary and take a good look
at these miniature homes, and if you are curious to get a look
at the interior of one of them, the occupants may be glad to
invite you in and show you around.
The first iimmpprreessssiioonn yyoouu get
when you come inside is that the
thing certainly does look bigger
on the inside than it did from
the outside. But not an inch of
space is wasted the couple proud­ly
point out. This particular trail­er
is divided by a partition to
make two rooms, at kitchen in
one half, and a composite living-room
bedroom-study in the other
part. There are any number of
tricks for conserving space and
making this room resemble any
other family living room.
The walls are painted a light
mellow ivory to give spacious­ness
and height to the room, and
in the daytime the upper bunk
can be lowered to make a back
for the lower one, and Presto,
there you have a living-room so­fa.
Venetian blinds hang at the
windows, and to add to the col­legiate
touch, there is an Auburn
pennant on the wall, a stationary
study table, bookshelves, and a
radio.
The kitchen is arranged in the
same shipshape fashion, with a
sink and gas stove against one
wall, a square table with a flow­ered
tablecloth stands under the
during the war they should name
their post after it," explained
James E. Prevatil, past comman­der
of American Legion Post 91,
of Austin, who helped the ex-
WACS, WAVES, SPARS and
MARINES get their charter.
(Although Spam actually is a
canned meat product made by the
George A. Hormel Co., of Austin,
GIs applied the name indiscrimi­nately
to any and all canned
meats.)
LEARN TO FLY
AT THE
AUBURN AIRPORT
ITS INEXPENSIVE
ITS EASY
ITS FUN
IT'S THE MODERN SPORT
Call us for information, and use our station wagon
FREE to reach the field. Station wagon leaves Ramsay
Hall, Toomers Corner, Wright's Drug Store, and Post
Office at 1:15 and 4:10 P.M.
AUBURN SCHOOL OF AVIATION
Auburn-Opelika Airport
Phone 366
end window with two stools that
push up, and don't get in the way.
Of course, not all of the trail-ors
have feminine occupants to
add the extra bit of artistry, but
the boy's don't think their trailers
suffer from his lack. In fact some
of the bachelor trailers are sur­prisingly
attractive in spite of
this. Some of the veterans are
downright domestic, even to
cooking their own breakfasts, and
hanging curtains at the windows,
especially cheery does one trailer
look, where every curtain is a
different color.
If the praise and enthusiasm of
Auburn trailerites is any judge,
it is obvious that trailers are here
to stay. And not just at Auburn
either, almost every college cam­pus
now boasts a trailer annex,
the University of Georgia even
claims one girl who owns and
occupies a trailer. After all, these
portable dwellings do have some
advantages over the traditional
dorms. Primarily there is no sec­ond
and third floor stairway to
stagger up, after you've spent all
morning treading those in Sam-ford.
It seems that trailers are going
to be an accepted part of college
now, just as dormitories and so­rority
houses, and with the ap­peal
they have for the boys, there
may be another new trend, that
of men enrolling for domestic
science.
VA WARNS VETS
AGAINST SELLING
BOOKS, EQUIPMENT
Taking cognizance of campus
rumors that some veterans who
are in training under Public Law
346 have disposed of books and
equipment before they were con­sidered
released to them, Vet­erans
Administration officials
have pointed out that such prac­tice
is contrary to the law.
Under the law, books and
equipment issued to veterans in
training remain the property of
the government until the course,
or courses, in which such books
and equipment are used have
been completed. If such items are
disposed of prior to the time they
are considered released to the
veteran, that constitutes selling
government property, for which
the law provides severe penal­ties.
If such practice has been en­gaged
in, Veterans Administra­tion
officials feel that it is be­cause
the veteran did not under­stand
that he was violating the
law. Each veteran should be sure
that all courses in which the item
is to be used have been completed
before he considers that such
items are his property.
William Kapell, the 23-year-old
New York-born pianist has
already established his reputa­tion
not only throughout this
country but in Australia in the
course of an extensive tour
"Down Under" last summer.
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Because Its
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PRATHER'S
LAKE
One and One-Half Miles from A. P. I. on East Glenn Avenue
Extension
Operated by 0 . C. Prather—Class of 1909, World War I Vet
Swimming - Boating - Dancing
Fishing - Showers
Soft Drinks
Use of Picnic Tables and Cooking Grills Free
Barbecue - Stew
Sandwiches - Plates
The Most Pleasant Place in East Alabama for Recreation
You will save by letting us fix your picnic lunches
COME OUT AND SPEND THE DAY
Open Daily 10:00 A. M. -10:00 P. M.
Sundays, 1:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M.
NO ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ALLOWED ON THE PLACE
Page Six
THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946
'It Shouldn't Happen to an Acorn'--
By Taylor Lumpkin
I remember the black wharves and the slips,
And the sea tides tossing free;
And the Spanish sailors with bearded lips,
And the beauty and mystery of the ships,
And the magic of the sea.
Unquote from "My Lost Youth", by Longfellow, no re­semblance
to the week-end of t h e same name. This is a nice
bit of poetry, but it has nothing to do with the story that
follows:
This story is about a tree, or
maybe a whole bunch of trees
that grew up together from little
acorns. Just as soon as they grew
big enough to know right from
wrong and begin to enjoy life,
someone came along and cut them
down.
The went on a long long journ­ey
and ended up here in Au­burn
stacked in the B & G build­ing
behind two signs that read
A to L here, L to Omega there.
At last it was here, the waited
for, eggregious, exhorbitant, stu­pendous,
glamorous Glomerata.
Students came from every­where
to get their copy. They
even got up early in the morning.
At times the line was long as
those Thursday lines in Opelika.
Upon first opening the book, it
looked great. The picture of the
lathe was one of the best, and it
should go in somebody's hall of
fame for something. Congratula­tions,
Lewis Arnold. There's an
old tradition about the lathe, but
there is not enough space to deal
with that properly now.
Speaking of pictures, the beau­ty
section was tops. It's really
wonderful what modern photog­raphy
can do to an Auburn coed.
Then there was a picture of a
gang of Theta Chis in the shower
(had to get in a plug somewhere),
which all goes to show you that
they do wash occasionally.
That went on for 274 pages of
pictures with 20 pages of ads in
the back.
The best page in the whole
thing was devoted to the Plains­man
staff. I have no idea who all
those people were or where they
came from, but there was really
a big bunch. There was some
character in the picture who was
named Bradley that someone left
with a lost ad. No one ever came
around to claim him so he disap­peared
when they sprayed the
joint with DDT.
After another page or two Starr
Prolsdofer got in the act. A few
pages-later Starr popped up again
looking at a pin-up picture in a
newspaper at Markle's. He hung
around and was finally dropped
near the end of the book.
In all it was a nice book and
the pictures were swell, especial­ly
those of the pajama parties.
But really don't you think it
was a helluva thing to do to a
tree.
NEW SOILS HEAD Former G-Man Trailing 12,000 Grads
FFA Chapter Installs
Parrish as President
Dale W. Parrish was installed
as president of the collegiate
chapter of FFA at its regular
meeting last Tuesday night. Oth­ers
installed with him were Jer­ry
Roden, Jr., vice-president;
Oakland Dennis, secretary; Rhett
Watkins, treasurer; Bob Scofield,
reporter; Allen Mathews, parlia­mentarian;
Herbert Oakley, ser-geant-
at-arms; P. B. Patrick, stu­dent
advisor; and R. W. Mont­gomery,
faculty advisor.
Entertainment was furnished
by the Collegiate FFA String
Band under the direction of Hen­ry
Goodson. Arrangements are
being made for a weekly radio
program over WJHO.
Meetings are held on the first
and third Tuesday nights of each
month.
Charles F. Simmons, above,
has been appointed head of the
department of agronomy and
soils, it was announced by
Dean M. J. Funchess of the
School of Agriculture. Mr. Sim­mons
received his bachelor's
and master's degrees from API
and returns to Auburn from the
Louisiana agricultural experi­ment
station.
JOHN'S CLEANERS
(We're Johnny on the spot)
300 N. Gay
We Pick-up & Deliver
C. F. Simmons Appointed
Head of Soils, Agronomy
The appointment of Dr. Charles
F. Simmons as head of the de­partment
of agronomy and soils
was announced here by M. J.
Funchess, dean of the School of
Agriculture and director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
API.
After 12 years' absence from his
native state, Dr. Simmons re­turns
to his alma mater to head
the teaching and research in field
crops and soil fertility beginning
July 1.
He attended API from 1930 to
1934, receiving B. S. and M. S.
degrees. He previously attended
Southwestern at Memphis two
years. Following his completion
of graduate work here, he served
as assistant to the county agent
of Winston county in 1934. The
following year he entered Ohio
State University for graduate
work, receiving his doctorate in
1937.
For seven years he was exten­sion
agronomist of the University
By John Newton Baker
Director News Bureau
A super sleuth, Harry M. (Hap­py)
Davis, former FBI G-Man,
serving from 1935-1945, is now on
the trail of some 12,000 Auburn
Alumni.
To date, he has found 8,500 of
them and placed them in an ac­tive
file where they are receiving
regular releases of alumni activi­ties.
of Arkansas College of Agricul­ture,
resigning in 1944 to take
charge of the Louisiana Agricul­tural
Experiment Station's soil
fertility studies in the sugar cane
areas. He is author of numerous
publications in the agronomy
field.
Dr. Simmons is the son of Mrs.
W. F. Simmons and the late Mr.
Simmons, of Andalusia. He is the
brother of two other Auburn
graduates, J. B. Simmons, Anda­lusia,
class of 1925, and J. D. Sim­mons,
Birmingham, class of 1932.
Dr. Simmons is married to the
former Edith Gosnell of Spring-dale,
Ark.
In his first annual report to
President Duncan, Davis, of the
Auburn class of '32, and now
Alumni Secretary is true to his
FBI training, as he states that his
office is "actively engaged in lo­cating
the remainder of the alum­ni
who live in all parts of the
United States and in several for­eign
countries."
Once he has succeeded in ob­taining
the correct address of an
Auburn alumnus, former FBI
agent Davis makes sure his "quar­ry"
remains within his mailing
jurisdiction.
He has sent out a total of 129,-
600 communications since August,
1945, for an average of 14,400 per
month. This is considered an un­usual
achievement s i n c e the
Alumni association was incorpo­rated
only in April, 1945.
Included in the mail the alum­ni
now receive regularly is a
monthly publication " A u b u rn
Alumnews". This paper publishes
personality i t e m s concerning
alumni, general news events of
V I S I T
THE
AUBURN AMUSEMENT CENTER
FOR THAT HOUR OF
RELAXATION
the college, and has featured
"Alumnus of the Month" in each
issue.
Already there are over 1,000
dues-paying members in the re­cently
organized Auburn Alumni
Association. Officers of the execu­tive
committee are: Frank Boyd,
president; George A. Mattison,
William B. Paterson, Frank P.
Samford, C. W. Streit, Jr., John
L. Whatley, and Maurice I. Bloch.
One of the current major pro­jects
of Mr. Davis, Alumni Asso-s
ciation is the establishment and
development of a "Greater Au­burn"
fund to aid the general
growth of API.
HOMETOWN NEWS
'The crisis is over . . . let's call 40 for pick-up
and delivery service at 110 West Glenn Street
on all her clothes . . . DE LUXE CLEANERS'
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dresses okayed by the famous Minx Modes
Junior Board ot Review . . . are here! Come
see, come choose . . . for yourself.
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Minx Mode Juniors Here Exclusively
Like To Shop At
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BECAUSE THEY HAVE FOR SPORTSWEAR
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Slack Suits 10.98 up
T. Shirts * 2.50 - 2.98
Shorts (all colors & whites)
2.98-3.98
Mead Scarfs 1.00
Bathing Suits by Lee-Way
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Carlye Juniors, sizes 7-15 Debutante Frocks, sizes 9-15
Trudy-Hall, sizes 9-15
All Advertised in Mademoiselle, Glamour, Chareu, etc.
Look For Your Label
LOVELY GIFTS
Handkerchiefs — Linen and Batiste
Make-up & Week-end Bags — $8.00 up
Flowers Costume Jewelry Dresser Scarfs
Perfumes — Sachet — Toilet Water
By Faberge* and Imperial Russe
Shop where you will receive courteous attention
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Phone 562 College St.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Seven
Summer Interfraternity Softball In Play
Two Special Rules Passed At Managers'
Meeting; All Spikes Are Outlawed
By Bill Dearman
Manager of fraternity softball teams voted to outlaw
spikes of all description during the present softball season at
a meeting held in Alumni gym Thursday afternoon. They also
voted for the two team managers and the umpire to settle
all arguments that may arise during a game. No appeals will
be made to the interfraternity athletic association.
"Games that are rained out will not be played over for
enough games have been sched
uled so as to eliminate any breaks
that a team might get in this
manner", stated Coach Bob
Evans, of the physical education
department in an interview Fri­day
afternoon.
Six diamonds on Bullard field
have been reserved for these
games. Two of the diamonds have
been reserved for the independent
league, which will be organized
in the near future, and the other
four diamonds will be used for
the two fraternity league games.
The two diamonds back of girls
gym will be open for practice at
all times.
The leaders of each league will
be figured on a regular percent­age
basis and at the end of the
season the two league leaders
will meet in a five game playoff.
The leaders of the two leagues
will receive gold medals and a
cup while the runner-up will re­ceive
silver medals.
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MAXWELL FIELD, ALA. —
Three Alabama airfields will play
an important part in a huge edu­cational
program designed to
reach every officer in the post­war
and future Army Air Forces,
Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, com­manding
general of the Air Uni­versity,
revealed at a press con­ference
here this week.
Faced with the need for a larg­er,
stronger and much improved
air arm in an age featuring such
advancements in military science
as the atomic bomb, biological
weapons, guided missies, radar
and aerial transportation on a
global scale, the AAF in 1944 be­gan
a study which has culminated
in an educational program un­paralleled
in military history.
Headquarters of the Air Uni­versity
will be at Maxwell Field,
as will the Air War College, for
top air commanders, and the Air
Command and Staff School, which
will educate officers for responsi­ble
positions in groups and wings.
The AAF Special Staff School
soon will be established at Craig
Field, Selma, with a communica­tions
course of this school located
at Gunter Field, Montgomery.
Other schools of the Air Uni­versity
include the Air Tactical
School, Tyndall Field, Panama
City, Fla., and the School of Avi-
JORDAN, CHAMBLESS
TAKE NEW POSITION
IN COACHING WORLD
Of interest locally are recent
announcements that two former
members of the Auburn coach­ing
staff, who recently resigned
here, have accepted new positions
as football coaches.
Ralph Jordan, who announced
his resignation as assistant foot­ball
coach and basketball coach
here effective July 1, has been
signed by Coach Jack Meagher
to handle line tutoring duties and
serve as chief scout for the Miami
Seahawks of the newly-formed
AU-American professional foot­ball
conference.
W. B. (Boots) Chambless, form­er
assistant to Coach Voyles here,
has accepted a position as assist-and
football coach at Louisiana
State University. He will work
with the LSU linemen.
Both Jordan and Chambless
were outstanding Auburn athletes
during their undergraduate days
on the Plain. Jordan was a star
center on the football team, an
all-conference basketball player
and a pitcher on the baseball
team. He graduated in 1932 and
coached at Auburn continuously
from that time until his recent
resignation, except for the three
and a half years he spent in the
army.
Chambless was an All - SEC
guard on the Tiger football team
and is considered one of the
greatest linemen ever to wear the
orange and blue. He, too, coached
here continuously following his
graduation in 1934 until his
resignation several weeks ago,
except for the three years he
spent in the army.
ation Medicine, Randolph Field,
Texas.
The Air War College, Air Com­mand
and Staff School, the Air
Tactical School, and the Special
Staff School already are taking
shape, Gen. Fairchild said, and
are scheduled to open Sept. 3.
Primary purpose of the Air
University, Gen. Fairchild declar­ed,
is to insure the highest typ"
of commanders and staff officers
for the future AAF and. to in­sure
that Army Air Force think­ing
and planning for the future
are kept abreast of the rapid ad­vances
of science and technology.
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SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Dale Teams Field Teams Field
Leiierwinner at guard on
last season's football squad,
and alternate-captain elect of
the 1947 edition of the Au­burn
Tigers, Jack Cahoon,
sophomore from Gadsden, has
been inducted into the mili­tary
service. Popular with
teammates. Jack was one of
the scrappiest linemen on last
season's squad.
Over 100 Men Listed
In Football Practice
No men will be dropped from
the squad during the summer
football session, announced Coach
Voyles last week. He added, "We
have some promising material
and we-will divide the men into
freshman squads for further prac­tice."
At the present time 120 men,
mostly veterans are spending
each afternoon from four till six
getting re-acquainted with their
old friend, "Mr. Football", and
at the same time they are striv­ing
to erase some surplus pounds.
Coach Voyles said that the men
would be allowed to take it easy
for the first week or ten days and
then the heavy work would be­gin.
Most of the men out now are
in rather bad shape and to keep
down injuries they are trying to
get them in the best shape possi­ble.
A complete schedule of fresh­man
games has not been drawn
up, but it is estimated that Au­burn
will have at least six fresh­man
games during the coming
football season.
"Students will have first choice
of seats for the homecoming game
to be played here Oct. 5." an­nounced
Coach Jeff Beard. Coach
Beard further stated, "There has
been a heavy demand for tickets
to all games but we have re­served
sufficient seats to take
care of student needs".
In making this announcement
Coach Beard said, "We have re­served
five thousand seats in
Montgomery's Cramton Bowl for
' use of the students. The Athletic
.Association is taking the view
that the football games are prim-
'arily for the benefit of the stu­dents
and we believe the students
should be given a fair chance to
purchase tickets to out of town
| games".
| Coach Beard admitted that
tickets to the Georgia and Geor­gia
Tech game may have to be
'rationed. When questioned why
there may be a shortage of tick-
: ets for these games Coach Beard
'stated: "The contract for these
games were drawn up last year
and the current building material
shortage, which has curtailed
work on the stadium all over the
country was not anticipated. At
the time the contract was drawn
up, plans had been made to en­large
the stadium at Georgia
Tech by adding ten thousand
bleacher seats, but building ma­terials
are not being allocated
for this type of building at the
present time."
When questioned about the
possibilities of running a special
train to Atlanta and Columbus
for the tw'o largest games Coach
Beard stated: "At the present
time there has been no arrange­ment
made for scheduling a
special train but we feel sure that
if enough students wish tp attend
the game some arrangements will
be made,"
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During the softball season we
hope to give as much publicity
to each fraternity as possible.
We, the sports editor and staff,
are making a request that each
fraternity appoint s o m e o ne
(and see. that he does) to turn in
the results of each game soon
after they are played. We like
to give credit where credit is
due, but unless each fraternity
cooperates, someone is going to
gel left out.
GENTLEMEN AREN'T
SISSIES^-COFIELb
... By William G. Cofield
"Auburn Spirit!" What is it?
Where does it come from? Who is
responsible for it? Has it passed
out of existence in recent years,
as so many good things of the
past have? And too, why this re­vival
of interest in something that
many feel is a waste of time and
energy? Are we, as Auburn stu­dents
today, willing to let a com­placent
attitude take its place,
As a new student on the scene
of activity, may I make one sug­gestion
to a good cause, The use
of good manners on our campus
at this time would surely aid a
great deal in making a bigger and
better "Auburn Spirit" of the fu­ture.
It is a delightful pleasure to ac­company
one who is a natural in
good manners. Good manners are
an integral part of any college ac­tivity.
A definite part of any stu­dent's
life is his duty to his fel­low
students and college officials.
Most of our contacts with others
as we journey through life are
small courtesies.
Maybe we need to correct cer­tain
misconceptions that seem in
some quarters to prevail regard­ing
courtesy and good manners.
One erroneous belief is that gen­tleness
and thoughtfulness are in­consistent
with strength. The op­posite
is true, The student with
the finest character is always the
most considerate of others.
One of the strongest men of his
age was Sir Arthur Wellesley, the
Duke of Wellington and conquer­or
of Napoleon. His biographer
reminds us that he never forgot
to be courteous. As he lay on his
deathbed, the attendant brought
him a cup of tea and asked if he
would have it. "Yes, if you
please," was the reply. Even in
his last illness, when speech was
difficult, he did not forget he was
a gentleman:
One of the greatest gentlemen
of all time was Robert E. Lee.
His biographer gives us instances
of his rare and beautiful courtesy.
Even his enemies could find no
fault in him in this respect. When
Phil Kearney, the dashing North­ern
cavalry officer, was killed
within the Confederate lines, Lee
himself gathered every article
that had belonged to his fallen
foe and sent them through the
lines to Kearney's wife with a
tender letter of sympathy and
consolation,
It is said that Lee was once
seated in a train when a poor
woman entered. Every seat was
filled, many of them with his of­ficers
.and soldiers-Not one moved
until she reached the end of the
car where Lee was seated. He
gallantly arose and led her to his
seat, whereupon everyone in that
car leaped to his feet to offer him
a place.
"No, gentlemen", was the ans­wer,
. "If you cannot give your
seats to an old woman, you can­not
give them to me."
From time immemorial in any
form of society it has been con­sidered
the work of a gentleman
to treat womanhood with consid­eration
and to accord her certain
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I946 Football Schedule
Sept. 27 Miss. So., Montgomery, (night)
Oct. 5 Furman at Auburn (Homecoming)
Oct. 19 Tulane at New Orleans
Oct. 26 Georgia Tech at Atlanta
Nov. 2 .'. Vanderbilt at Montgomery
Nov. 9 .— Miss. State at Birmingham
Nov. 16 Georgia at Columbus
Nov. 23 Clemson at Montgomery
Nov, 30 Florida at Gainesville
conventional marks of respect. A
college student body ceases to
have a foundation on which to
build and maintain a "spirit"
when it fails to respect and honor
its womanhood.
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Page Eight LEE COUNTY BULLETIN, AUBURN, ALABAMA THURSDAY, JUNE 20,1946
July Fourth Picnic
Planned by V.F.W.
Plans have been announced for
the annual barbecue to be held
by the Auburn Post of the Vet­erans
of Foreign Wars on July 4.
The dinner will be served be­ginning
at 6:30 P. M. at the Boy
Scout hut located just West of
the President's mansion.
Everyone is invited to attend,
particularly veterans and their
wives and sweethearts. Tickets
will be one dollar per plate and
may be purchased at the First
National bank or the Bank of
Auburn or from any member of
For that picture that will be pleas­ing
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More Independent
Teams Requested
Coach Evans of the intramural
department would like to meet
with representatives at once
from any independent Softball
team who have not seen him.
To date there are only four
independent teams in the league.
They are FFA, Outlaws, Faculty,
and POWies. The POWies are the
boys living in Alumni hall who
lived at the Opelika POW camp
last quarter.
Six or more teams are desired
in the league, and the games are
to begin this week.
Draughon Attends
Ralph Draughin flew to Cana­da
last week to a program at the
University of Toronto on coordi­nated
colleges.
the V.F.W. Deadline for the pur­chase
of tickets is July 1.
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AWARDS TO TWO
Jack O. Dean of Alexander
City, was presented recently with
the Air Medal and two gold stars
for distinguishing himself during
operations in the Ryukyus Islands
last April and May. The presen­tation
took place at Graves Cen­ter
and was conducted by Capt. J.
W. Callahan, commanding officer
of the NROTC and V-12 Unit.
Capt. Callahan officiated on
June 6 at the presentation of
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal, and two gold stars to
Claude B. McCurry of Oneonta
for meritorious service in the
Western Pacific and over the
Japanese Home Islands.
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AUBURN GRADUATE
IS DECORATED
Col. James Fred McClendon
was presented the Legion of
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service in the African theatre
during the War. Col. McClendon
graduated from API in 1930 at
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states not having vet schools and
will decided about expansion of
present schools and expansion of
of new ones.
Four colleges will be repre­sented.
Winters to Attend Meet
On VM Education Topic
Dr. E. S. Winters, administra­tive
secretary of the School of
Veterinary Medicine, will be at
the Chicago meeting Friday and
Monday of the AVMA subcom­mittee
to study requirements of
veterinary medicine education.
The subcommittee is concerned
about veterinary education in
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type atom-smasher designed for
the acceleration of electrons as
projectiles, is now under con­struction
at the University of
California, with the assistance of
the Manhattan District, Professor
Ernest O. Lawrence, director of
the University's Radiation Labo­ratory,
announced today.
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