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VOL. LXXII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947 Number 23
Students Are Slow
In Asking For Refund
On Late Fee Charge
P. M. Norton, Committee Chairman, Reveals
That Few Letters Have .Been Received
Appealing Registration Fee Cases
Though five days have passed since the announcement
made last F r i d a y in regard to refunding of late registration
fees, few students have attempted to regain their money.
P. M. Norton, chairman of the committee reviewing late-fee
cases, revealed Monday night that only a small number
of those deserving refund have
heretofore presented their cases.
"We (the committee) pass on
each individual case only when
it is presented," explained Mr.
Norton. "But," he emphasized,
"the case must be presented by a
student before it will be acted
upon."
Mr. Norton furmer intimated
that unless the student was in­volved
in circumstances beyond
his control, at the assigned regis­tration
date he need not appeal
to the committee. Fees will be
•returned in accordance with' the
following rules:
(1) Any student who has paid
the late registration fee for the
period May 22-26 and feels that
he was charged unjustly, may ap­peal
to the committee set up by
the Council by doing the follow­ing:
a. Write letter to Mr. P. M.
Norton, Chairman, L a t e Fee
Committee, setting forth reasons
why he thinks he was charged
unjustly.
b. Letters will be reviewed by
the committee and an appoint­ment
will be made for the stu­dent
to come before the Com­mittee.
The present Late Fee Commit­tee
was appointed by an investi­gating
group composed of Dean
Roger Allen, T. W. Schuessler,
and Charles W. Edwards, regis­trar.
Members of the existing
Late Fee Committee are P. M.
Norton, chairman; T. W. Schues­sler;
and Roy Cargile.
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WOMEN'S LEADER
Cast for 'Caesar'
Announced by Peet
By Dean Nelson
The Y-Hut is a busy and ex­citing
place even in the first days
of the summer quarter. The Au­burn
Players are hard at work
again—this time rehearsing for
"Julius Caesar".
The cast is well bestowed with
talent and dramatic experience.
j Judging from past performances
Payment of late" fees is being t n e Presentation of the Shake­spearean
tragedy will be one of
merit.
Characters are Julius Caesar,
Edward Hill; Octavius Caesar,
James Watson; Marcus Antonius,
Lepidus, Mack
Ivey; Marcus Brutus, Robert
investigated in accordance with a
request from the Student Rela­tions
Committee of the Student
Executive Cabinet. It was be­lieved
by the Relations Commit­tee
and by many students that';8111 Etheridge
the college had not fulfilled its
obligation in notifying students
of • pre-registration during the
May 22-26 period through The
Plainsman. Evidence bears out
their charge.
If a student ban wiggle through
the barbed-wire red tape sur­rounding
the Late Fee Commit­tee,
it is the opinion of those
interviewed by The Plainsman,
he may receive a refund from
the college.
Blackburn; Cassius, George Mil­ler;
Casca, James Masey; Decius
Brutus, E. G. Harris; Metellus
Cimber, John Lyle; Cinna, Zack
Adamson; Strato,' Jack Bu.ke;
Lucius, Betty Harris; Pindarus,
Leonard Hart; Soothsayer, James
Watson; Calpurnia, Ann Mauldin;
and Portia, Barbara Neal. "
Telfair B. Peet, director of the
Auburn Players, announces that
tryouts for secondary roles will
be held for the remainder of the
week commencing tonight at 7.
in the Y-Hut.
Julius Caesar opens August -4.
and will run for eight showings.
Student-Faculty Forum . . .
. . . will be held in Dr. Dun­can's
home on Tuesday, July 1,
at 7:30 p.m.
* * *
Auburn's Symphony Orchestra.
. . . will meet every Tuesday
at 7 p.m. in Langdon. All string
players and wind players are in­vited.
* * *
Engineers Council . . .
. . . will meet today at 5 p.m.
in Ramsay 200 An election of of­ficers
will be held.
* * *
Newman Club . . .
. . . will hold its regular meet­ing
7 p.m., Monday, June 30, at
the Catholic Church.
* * *
Softball Officials . . .
. . . who plan to officiate for
Coach Evans this summer are
requested to attend a short
meeting in his ofifce at 7 p.m.
tomorrow.
* * *
Baseball Managers . . .
. . . who failed to turn in en­try
blanks for the summer league
may turn them in at Coach Evans
office until 6* p.m. Friday.
Summer Enrollment
Tops 4500 Mark
Auburn's summer quarter en­rollment
jumped to over 4500 to­day,
and Registrar Charles, W.
Edwards predicted it w o u ld
reach 4700 by Saturday. The in­crease
is expected to come from
enrollment of teachers.
CRAIG GREEN, (above) is
the new Women's Student Gov­ernment
Association president,
succeeding LaVerne Taylor.
She was elected May 9 and will
take office in the fall. Miriam
Rhyne is new vice-president;
Anna Jean Franklin, secretary;
and Ruth Poor, treasurer.
Brown Is Rejected
By State Senate
- The State Senaie Friday de­cided
not to vote on confirma­tion
of the appointment of Rep.
Roberts H. Brown to the Board
-of Trustees. His nomination was
sent to the rules committee in­stead,
and was finally killed.
A graduate of Auburn himself,
Rep. Brown is the son of Dr. J.
V. Brown, an Auburn graduate
and for many years alumni sec­retary
and director of buildings
and grounds. A brother attended
Auburn two years before re­ceiving
an appointment to the U.
S. Military Academy, and an­other
brother taught and ' held
major administrative posts here
for nearly 20 years.
Rep. Brown returned to Au­burn
after receiving his Jaw de­gree
and practiced in Auburn
five years before World War II
He volunteered for glider pilot
service at the age of 37 and made
a distinguished record in combat
over France. Upon returning
from the Army in 1945, he es­tablished
law offices in Opelika
and lis practicing there now.
Rep. Brown is city attorney of
Auburn and county solicitor. He
has been elected by Lee County
to three consecutive terms in
the State Legislature.
Roberts Brown f o u g h t all
through the interim finance and
taxation committee's hearings for
more nearly adequate appropria
tions for Auburn.
Senator Preston Clayton of
Barbour and Rep. Wallace Ma-lone
of Hquston led the opposi
tion to Rep. Brown's confirma
tion as trustee.
Students To Get Free_
Rides To Chewacla
The Student Social Life Com­mittee
has anounced that all-stu­dents
may ride to Chewacla Park
free. Auburn students need only
show their cashier's receipts to
ride.
Busses leave the Women's
Quadrangle on Saturdays and
Sundays at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
and return to Auburn at 4:30
and 5:30 p.m.
First Honors in Printers' Exhibition
Awarded to Auburn's 1947 Yearbook
Wont To Fly?
Former Air Corps men inter­ested
in becoming, a member of
the Air Reserve Association on
the Auburn campus should con­tact
Glenn E v a n s , president,
phone 953-Wi.
Auburn's yearbook, The Glom-erata,
was accorded special
honor in a Southwide contest last
week in Nashville, Tenn., editor
Starr Prolsdorfer learned.
The Glomerata. which featured
color photography and special ar­tistic
designs throughout, won
first place in the Southern Mas­ter
Printers' Exhibition. It was
in competition with college year­books
from all Southern states.
Prolsdorfer's edition was the
50th pictorial issue to represent
the college.
"At a cost of approximately
$37,000, the '47 Glomerata con­tains
more class pictures than
any of the .49 previously pub­lished
yearbooks at Auburn.
Byrd Lee, business manager,
said that the 440-page Annual
required a total of 18' tons of
paper to print. Starr Prolsdorfer
Overpayment Must
Be Returned to VA
Or Training Stops
'15,000 State Veterans
Have Received Excess'
Veteran Manager Says
Veterans who fail to make
satisfactory settlement for sub­sistence
allowance overpayments
will be denied further education
and training under the GI Bill(
the Veterans Administration an­nounced
today.
Approximately 15,000 veterans
in Alabama have received in ex­cess
of $1,570,000 in overpay­ments',
Harley A. Smith, Alabama
Regional Manager of the VA,
said. Not only will the overpaid
veteran be denied further educa­tion
and training, the VA Man­ager
explained, but the overpay­ment
will be held as a permanent
charge against him to. be de­ducted
from any future monetary
benefit.
The VA may arrange for .re­payment
over a period of sevr
eral months in hardship cases
where" evidence of the hardship
is presented, Smith said.
The overpayments resulted pri­marily
from the failure of vet­erans
and the schools and train­ing
institutions where they were
enrolled to n o t i f y the VA
promptly when their training ac­tivities
were discontinued, Smith
explained. -
Many other veterans have fail­ed
to return to the government
o\£erpayments made last winter
w h e n subsistence allowances
were being adjusted as the result
of a Congressionally - imposed
ceiling.
At that time VA continued
paying full subsistence while
records were being adjusted.
Veterans • > were told * that those
who were sent checks to which
they were not entitled would be
required to make restitution to
the ' government.,. t
'Rat Bible' Publication
Set For Fall Quarter ,
Says Handbook Editor
Editor Luther Smith, of the
Auburn "Rat Bible," announced
today that Blue Key Honor So­ciety,
"Bible" sponsor, has de­cided
to postpone publication un­til
the fall quarter. Because of
a freshman enrollment decline
this summer, and because of the
advice of the director of student
affairs, it is felt that the hand­book
will be much more useful
to freshmen students enrolling
this fall.
Other 'Bible' staff members,
include Hal Breedlove, business
manager; Tom 'Sellers, Mitchell
Sharpe, assistant editors; Jim
Bradley, David Denney, Len
Hensel, Roy Lilly, Bill Ratchford,
J. H. Thomas, associate editors;
Frank Sego, Jack Simms, sports
editors; John (Mort) Chambers,
assistant business manager; and
John Newton Baker and Thom­as
Schuessler, faculty advisors.
Campus organizations and fra­ternities
have cooperated won­derfully
in making work on the
"Bible" successful: The staff
wishes at this time to extend a
word of thanks to those who
have been so helpful, and hopes
that the prevailing spirit of co­operation
will continue.
Bronco Busting Show Set
For Weekend in Stadium
DR. G. R. JORDAN
IS SPEAKER FOR
UNION SERVICES
Dr. G. Ray Jordan, professor oL
preaching at Emory University,
will be principal speaker at the
Union Services in the Amphi­theater
Sunday night.
The program will get under­way
at 8 p. rn. In case of rain,
services will be held in Langdon
Hall.
Each Sunday the Auburn Min­isterial
Association and the col­lege
administration cooperate to
make the services possible.
This week the Methodists have
charge. Dr. Paul Irvine, Metho­dist
choir director, will lead the
special music. Dr. Hollace .Ar-meht,
music professor, will lead
congregational singing and the
orchestral group. Prof. Edgar
Glyde,' professor of. strings, will
be instrumental accompanist.
Dr. Jordan; who will speak on
a subject to be announced in
The Lee County Bulletin tomor­row,
is -a noted clergyman and
educator, who has travelled ex­tensively.
He is the author of
12 books. His latest is "The
Emerging - Revival," printed last
year.
Also active outside the relig­ious
field, Dr. Jordan is a mem­ber
of Kappa Alpha, ODK, Pi
Gamma Mu, Theta Pni, and Ma-ston.
He. was a second lieutenant
i n , t h e first World War. He has
travelled -extensively, including
Palestine, Syria, and Near East
about the time Hitler came into
power. He was in Europe in 1934;
Central American countries, Col­ombia,
and Canada, in 1936; Eng­land
Scotland, Ireland,^ a nd
France, 1937a; Mexico, 1938.
Telephone Directories
Available at Wright's
Telephone directories of nearly
all Alabama cities and several
out-of-state cities are available to
the public at Wright's Drug
Store. T. L. Donahue, manager of
Wright's, states they were in­stalled
recently as a public serv­ice.
Donahue expressed a belief
that the directors will be inval­uable
in saving time for the peo­ple
and the telephone company.
A few of the city directories on
file are Brooklyn, Indianapolis,
Miami, Houston, Atlanta,, and
Winston Salem. Donahue an­nounces
a fairly complete list of
Alabama directories.
SUMMER WORKSHOP
OPENED TUESDAY
The third summer Workshop
in Resource-Use Education open­ed
on the API campus Tuesday,
June 17. Mr. Otto Holloway, pro­fessor
of Education, is director of
the Workshop, which will be in
session for the next three months.
Thirty-five participants are en­rolled,
representing n i n e t e en
Alabama Counties and three
Gedrgia Counties.
The Workshop proposes to de­velop;
(1) Ways and means of
making resource-use education a
part of the general elementary
and secondary education, (2) Bet­ter
methods of teaching students
to understand and appreciate the
value of resources, (3) Teaching
devices that develop the students'
understanding of relationships
between his environment and his
c o m m u n i t y ' s institutions, (4)
Ways to make resource-use proj­ects
more provocative, (5) Ways
to motivate students to actively
conserve and improve natural re­sources.
SQUIRES PRESIDENT
SENDS THANKS TO
ORGANIZATIONS
Tim Miller, p r e s i d e n t of
Squires, announced yesterday
that he wished to thank every
organization on the c a m p us
which helped in makjng the In­dependent
- Fraternity Softball
All-Star game a success.
Miller said that Squires cleared
more than $100 from tickets sales.
Since Squires is a non-profit ser­vice
organization, the money will
be used for a worthwhile cam­pus
project, he said. "In 1942,
Squires was responsible for light­ing
the clock on Samford tower,
and we expect to do something
equally as constructive", Miller
explained.
Tickets for this year's All-Star
game were sold by Squires, mem­bers
and four sororities, Alpha
Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta,
Kappa Delta, Phi Mif, and Delta
Zeta.
CHEERLEADER
BILL N E W M A N (above),
will lead the cheering sections
at all Auburn football games
this fall. Members of the cheer­ing
staff include Larry Reidet,
Jim Hatch, Jimmy Kendrick,
Joy Justice, and Martha Wa-terhouse.
Music Group Plans
Chamber Music
For the first time on the Au­burn
campus, two evenings of
chamber music have been plan­ned
by Edgar Glyde, assistant
professor of strings.
Scheduled for Monday and
Tuesday, July 7 and 8, at 8 p.m.
in Langdon Hall, these programs
will feature four faculty pianists,
Norma Lee Spence, S. Turner
Jones, J. Hubert Liverman, and
Walter Mueller.
Chamber music, so named be­cause
it consists of music writ­ten
for small groups of instru­ments,
such as sonatas for two
instruments, trios, quartets, etc.,
is heard at its best in a small
auditorium. Some of the finest of
all music literature has been
written for c h a m b e r music
groups. When a composer uses a
small group of strings^ such as a
string quartet (two violins, a
viola, and a violoncello), as a
medium for his writing, he sets
himself a very difficult task. The
pure sound that comes from such
a group requires much thought
and knowledge before a composi­tion
can be produced.
Besides the four pianists, string
p 1 a y e r s participating in the
Chamber Music Festival will be
Lucile Rice Jones, violin, Lucile
Riley, viola, Dorothy Glyde, vio­loncello,
Edgar Glyde, violin and
viola, and James Barnes, viola.
The Festival will be sponsored
by'the Campus Concert Commit­tee.
Complete programs and de­tails
of ticket distribution will
be given in next week's Plains­man.
TICKETS TO GO ON SALE TOMORROW
AND THURSDAY AT- MAIN GATE
By Tom Sellers
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Hi! Hi! San Antone! Bring grandpaw and the kids *b the
rodeo! Watch the broncos buck in boogie r h y t hm Saturday
and Sunday at Auburn's third annual wild-west jamboree.
It opens at 2 p.m. in the Auburn Stadium. And chum, it's
got everything!
Did you ever watch ja wild mule scramble? That's all,
brother. In addition to a fracas
of the stubborn, long-eared cross,
breeds, there will be wild cow
milking, bulldogging, mule rid­ing,
mounted wrestling and bare
back bronco riding, among other
events. You might as~well pack
up the washing machine and*
bring it too—everything else wiR
b© there.
Interfaith Council
To Sponsor Forum
President's Home
Scene of Meeting
i Another interesting and lively
Student r Faculty Forum will be
held at Dr. Duncan's home on
the 1st of July at 7:30 p. m. The
timely subject of Palestine has
been chosen for discussion. All
students interested are cordially
invited to .attend and bring
friends. Refreshments will be
served following the discussion,
which is to be led by Herbert
Kohn. The forum is being spon­sored
by the Inter-Faith Council
in conjunction with the Inter­national
Relations Club.
t h e Inter-Faith Council re­cently
elected new officers for
the summer quarter. Officers and
members now are: Herbert Schiff,
chairman: J belle RushA co-chair­man;
Charlotte Mdates, secretary-treasurer;
Mary Lee, Alan Mc­Dowell;
Hugh Gaston; David
Baker; Sara Smith; Bill Scog-gins;
and Herbert Kohn. The
Council is planning in the very
near future to have a week-end
retreat to make future plans for
the summer and fall.
STUDENTS SHOULD BE
OBJECT OF TEACHING
SAYS NOTED SPEAKER
"For better teaching, we murt
remember that we are training
boys, not teaching subjects," says
Dr. W. A. Broyles, Professor
Emeritus of The . Pennsylvania
State College, who is delivering
a series of lectures at Auburn
during the six-week summer
graduate course in agricultural
education.
Dr^ Broyles, a native of Indi­ana,
has degrees from the Uni­versities
of Indiana, Wisconsin,
and Illinois. He was associated
with The Pennsylvania State
College for over 25 years. Since
his retirement, Dr. Broyles has
been making an extensive lec­ture
tour of the country.
Keep Your Appointment With Glomerata
Urge Photographer, Editor Shaffer
Frankly, podner, them's onery
critters. And the dare-devil wad-,
dies who will ride 'em hail from
the prairies of Dixie. They're
all Auburn students. "Books to
broncs" is their motto.
You'll want to watch that ace
cow hand, Larry Riedel of Kis-simmee,
Fla. At a recent rodeo
in Marion, Ala., he outclassed 23
professional bronco busters. And,
according to Sam Brewster, rodeo
manager, all the boys are top
notch leather sitters and lariat
slingers. "They'll have to be," he
says, "to handle the rough stock
we'll have out there."
It takes a mighty tough hombre
to milk a wild cow. Here's how
they'll do it. First, a number of
discontented cows will be turned
loose in the arena. Then, two
man teams for each unsatisfied
animal will commence "Opera­tion
Bossy". One man ropes her
with a lariat; the other milks her
into a bottle, or tries. Personally,
we believe buckets are handier,
but that would be too easy. The
first team to reach the starting
line after having secured enough
milk to cover the bottom of the
bottle will be declared winner.
And it's not fair to milk 'em
while they're down."
The old folks will sit and
watch while the kiddies perform
in the mounted musical chair
race. It's something like the
game you used to play at chil­dren's
parties. Contestants will
ride in a circle around'a number
of chairs, there being one less
chair than contestants. Mean­while,
music is playing. When the
music stops, everyone dismounts
aijd attempts, to sit in a cha^r.
The one who doesn't find a seat
is removed. Prizes go to the. last
boy and last girl sitting in chairs.
Mr. Brewster reports that the
other events will be equally as
exciting. " , .
Men's Glee Club Voices
Plea for New Members
The Men's Glee club has many
vacancies to be filled during the
summer quarter, in order to make
a concert tour planned in July.
Anyone interested in joining may
see Professor Turner Jones over
Toomer's Drug Store.
How would you go about get­ting
individual photographs, of
4500 people? I
John Shaffer, editor of the '48
Glomerata, would like to know.
Approximately 120 cards are
being mailed daily to students
notifying them when to report to
have their pictures made.. There
is no priority as to an individual's
class. Cards are forwarded on an
alphabetic basis from the regis­trar's
files. • «
In order to prevent interference
with classes, vacant hours are
scheduled for your convenience.
"Students," said Shaffer, "are
not keeping their appointments
with the Glomerata photograph­er.
If a student enrolled now does
not get his picture taken this
summer, it cannot be taken in
the fall. Only new students will
be handled then." '
Shaffer voiced an earnest plea
that everyone keep his photo ap­pointment.
"However," he continued, "stu­dents
who failed to appear at the
scheduled hour will not be left
\ Stock will come mostly from
Macon and Bullock counties 1ft
Alabama. No out of state animals
will be ustd. «•
Tickets will be on sale June
26 and 27, Thursday and Friday,
at the Main Gate. Admission: $1.
For all students, kindergarten
through Auburn graduate stu^
dents: 75 cents. Pre-school chil­dren
admitted .free. A crowd of
2000 is expected to„attend daily.
John Shaffer
out v if they act promptly. It is
important that they drop by the
Art Annex, • one-story building
near the main gate, and., make
another appointment. with the
Glomerata photographer."
Glomeratas Available
At Student Affairs
Office, 101 Samford
Glomeratas are still available
,at the Director of Student Af­fairs
Office, Samford 101, Mrs.
Helen Hendry announces. Stu­dents
who have not' received their
'47 Glomeratas may do so while
they are still available.
Students- who were in school
three out of the preceding four
quarters are entitled to a book
free (it is paid for by Student
Activity Fee); students here two
of the preceding four quarters
will pay $1.40; students here just
one quarter since last Summef>.
will pay $2.80. Extra copies, may
also be purchased for $4.80.
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2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 25, 1947
CUMMERBUND-CLAD MEN'S GLEE CLUB'
WILL MAKE CONCERT TOUR IN AUGUST
By Jim Watson
The Auburn Men's Glee Club
will spon present concerts in sev­eral
Alabama cities.
There are many vacancies to
be' filled in the Glee Club how­ever,
before it can make its con­cert
tour. Special detectives will
be on guard outside all showers
to discover talented male sing­ers.
Many new members are an­ticipated
after the display of the
cute new uniforms that the Glee
Club will have. This uniform will
consist of a white 'mess .coat,
black tuxedo trousers, wine-col­ored
tie, handkerchief, and cum-berbund.
*
A special bus will be chartered
to take the men to such cities
included on the tour as Syla-cauga,
Selma, Huntsville, Gaols-den,
and Mobile.
Prof. S. Turner Jones express­ed
his desire to have" at least 15
more men in the choir before
making the tour. More than like­ly,
the tour will last three days
and will be made during the
second week of August.
Any man who is interested in
stretching his vocal ropes into
beautiful harmony may see Mr.
Jones in person or attend Glee
Club meetings on Tuesdays or
Thursdays in the room over
Toomer's at 4 p . m . Two hours
credit is given for this course.
There is a good-looking accom­panist
there too.
* A cummerbund — wide sash
that fits around one's "bay win­dow."
Chemistry School
Dean's List
Is Announced
In a memorandum '4o President
Duncan, H. M. Martin, assistant
dean of the School of Chemistry,
stated that the following students
have been placed on the Dean's
List for the summer quarter, on
the basis of spring quarter grades
in the school of chemistry: Wil­liam
Edward Blankenstein, Nat­chez,
Miss., with a grade point
average of 4.00; Albert Delaney
Kaiser, Natchez, Miss., with a
4.00 point grade average.
George Cecil Romine, Cullman.
with a 4.00 p o i n t average;
Robert W. Walker, Montgomery,
a 4.00 point average; Mary Elea
nor Pepper, Millerville, with a
3.75 average; and Judson Haw­thorne,
Decatur, with a 3.72 ave.
age.
AIO Will Entertain
Newcomers In Student
Center Tonight
The Auburn Independent Org­anization
will welcome summer
quarter freshmen and new stu­dents
with an informal "Get-
Together" dance tonight from 7
to 9 in Student Center. All ac­tive
AIO members are requested
to be present to meet and wel­come
new students to the Au­burn
campus.
Baptist Brotherhood
To Meet Sunday
:The Auburn Brotherhood org­anization
will meet for breakfast
in the Green Room of the Pitts
Hotel, Sunday, June 29, at 8 a.m.
The theme of the program will
be; "Enlisting W o r k e r s for
Christ".
6'rotherhood is sponsored by
Ba'ptist male students. Junius
Kendrick, president, extends a
special invitation to new students
on'the campus to attend.
Tie a string around y o ur
finger. Make every-effort to re­member
your appointment with
the Glomerata photographer.
JUST RECEIVED
Our New Fall Ladies'
Rubber Boots
20% OFF
'S BOOTERY
Your Family Shoe Store
Auburn, Ala.
BENEVOLENT CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
BY^ FACULTY WIVES_
Some of the wives of faculty
members residing in Hare Apart­ments
have organized a club. The
purpose of the organization is
the collection as well as the mak­ing
of toys for distribution to
children that Santa would other­wise
overlook at Christmas. Any­one
having discarded toys that
could be repaired and placed in
a servicable conditions or scrap
material that would be suitable
for making toy animals or rag
dolls is asked to phone one of
the following members: Mrs. J.
C. Mullen, Mrs. Charles S. Rob­erts,
Mrs. Tex Warrington, Mrs.
C. A. Rollo, or Mrs. Cecil King.
'WILL ROGERS OF THE PIANO'TO GIVE
HUMOROUS CONCERT HER! JULY 15
Gl Bill Discussed
By Veteran's Forum
Education under the GI Bill of
Rights is discussed by veterans
studying at. six American uni­versities
and colleges in the Sum­mer^
Forum of The American
Scholar, released today.
In "Is This Education?", the GI
contributors from the universities
of North Carolina, Iowa, Wiscon­sin,
Stanford, Antioch College
and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, agree that colleges
and educators have done a com­mendable
job in absorbing the
veteran flood, Taut offer diverse
criticisms and recommendations
in their,-examination of the sub-;
ject:
"Basically, the program sub­sidizes
education (but), viewed as
a constructive social function, we
need additional funds so we can,
without losing any time, enter
productive and useful careers . . ."
"It is in lack of curriculum
flexibility that the' school has
failed the veteran. Courses should
be adopted to the greater matur­ity
of the veteran, who is particu­larly
interested in all studies
treaded from the contemporary
point-of-view . . . "
"Professors have failed to
utilize the specific knowledge and
experience of this particular
group . . .Despite pressure of
GIs themselves for specialization,
educators must teach the im­portance
of the philosophic out­look
which can relate specialized
pursuits and give direction and
meaning to education . . ."
"The fact remains that the GI
Bill has placed the federal gov­ernment
in the business of edu­cation.
We have made a begin­ning
in the task of widening
democracy in the colleges. When
the veteran tide recedes, we must
exploit the wedge to open new
opportunities for social welfare.
With will and vision, we_ can
transform a temporary windfall
into a permanent triumph."
J. O. MACON (above, vice-president
of Blue Key, has as­sumed
duties as president of
the national honor fraternity
here this summer. Loyce Turn­er,
president, is not enrolled
this quarter. Ralph' Jennings
will act as vice-president
ROSTOW SPEAKS
ON IMMIGRATION
When Congress authorizes the
immigration of 400,000 refugees
into this' country, "The United
States will have taken the indis-pensable
step towards solving
the agony of Palestine," says
Eugene Rostow in the Summer
American Scholar, released to­day-
t t
In his article, "Palestine and
American Immigration," Dr. Ros­tow,
professor of law at Yale
University, voices the belief that
Jews and western world powers
were equally wrong in focusing
this attention exclusively on
Palestine in the fallacious fear
that Jewish immigration else­where
would strengthen anti-
Semitism. He adds that "The
Jewish National Home does exist
in an Arab world and what the
Arabs are fighting is not the
Jewish National Home, but the
extreme Zionist goal of Palestine
as a Jewish national state."
"The need for immigration is
becoming steadily more acute,"
Mr. Rostow further declares.
Pointing out that repudiation of
our present stringent immigration
laws is necessary because of de­clining
population, he adds, "Our
basic economic resource is peo­ple."
Hence he feels that our best
interests are linked with those
of Palestine: "In Palestine we"
face a challenge which goes to
the root of our moral and politi­cal
purposes. We see humane
justice done to the Jews, and as­sure
the Arabs the political rights
which are their due. Above all,
we must contribute to an equit­able
solution in Palestine by
opening our own doors to people
we deem |worthy of a haven
where." "!
Henry L. Scott, pioneer in con­cert
humor who is described by
critics as "the Will (Rogers; of
the Piano", ana "the . World's
Most Versatile Pianist," will give
a recital of classics, swing and
concert humor at Alabama Poly­technic
Institute amphitheater
at 8:15 p. m., 'July 15.
The concert will be sponsored
by the Concert-Lecture Associa­tion.
Tickets will be available to
Auburn students through the
Student 'Affairs Office. Extras
will be sold Auburn townspeople.
Scott has appeared in Carnegie
Hall and concert halls over the
country, delighting audiences
with such renditions as "Chopin
in the Citrus" and "Bach Goes
the Weasel."
Dr. Alton O'Steen, dean of
music at the University of Ala-.
bama, after hearing Scott, ex
claimed, "His expert blend of
music and humor are long over­due
on the concert stage. He will,
I'm afraid, win more converts to
Summer Ring Sales Have
Started, Says Scales
Charles W. Scales, Chairman of
the 'Ring Committee, has an­nounced
that class ring sales for
the summer quarter have begun.
Members of the Ring Commit­tee
for this quarter are Harry
Barnes, Paul Pearsons, Seab
Hayes, Reese Ricken, Jack Riley,
and F. M. Fuller. •
Students who desire to buy
class rings should contact Charles
Scales, telephone 810. or any
member of the 'Committee.
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serious music than all our con­cert
courses."
Scott believes blending the arts
of drama, humor and music on
the concert stage will do most to
make America music conscious.
He writes all of his musical
sketches, arranges most of the
popular compositions played on
his program and originates the
ideas for his hilarious' panto-mines.
The classical portion of his
concert consists of compositions
by Chopin, Scarlatti and Liszt.
The popular group - ranges from
boogie-woogie to ballads. On the
humorous side are such titles as
"The History of the Lost Chord"
and "Rhythm at Any Cost."
Commendation Is •
Received By Leigh
Lieutenant Commander Robert
T. Leigh, U. S. Naval Reserve,
now Assistant Director of Re­search
Interpretation C o u n c il
here, received a letter of com­mendation,
awarded by the Com­mandant,
Eleventh Naval District
for meritorious service while
serving as Officer in Charge of
the Landing Craft Boat Pool at
San Pedro, California.
Lt. Comm. Leigh entered the
Naval service in July 1942 and
attended the Naval Training
School at Cornell University.
From there he reported aboard
the U.S.S. Portland at Pearl Har­bor
in September 1942. ..After
serving in the U.S.S. Portland,;
he went to the U.S.S. Vincenes.
After spending three years in
the Pacific, he returned to the
States, and was assigned to duty
as Officer in Charge of the Land­ing
Craft Boat Pool at San Pedro,
California. While in charge of the
Boat Pool, he sent over two thou­sand
landing cralts per month to
the fighting areas of the Pacific.
Lieutenant Commander Leigh
is the nephew of the late Ad­miral
R. H. Leigh, U. S. Navy,
who was Commander in Chief ol
the Pacific Fleet during the war.
Admiral Leigh was a veteran of
48 years of Naval service. He
died in February 1946 and was
•buried at Arlington Cemetery,
Washington, D. C.
W. H. Greenleaf \
Atteffds Conference
Dr. Walter H. Greenleaf, ve­getable
breeder at the Agricul­tural
Experiment Station, A.P.I.,
attended the annual Regional
Vegetable Breeding Laboratory
Conference held this week in
Charleston, S. C. Interest at the
three day Conference centered
mainly on tomato breeding work.
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Auburn Flight Training
Has Good Safety Record
By Tom Sellers
Like a covey of baby quail, an ether-loving group of Au­b
u r n students glides daily into infinite blue above the Au-burn-
Opelika Airport. In addition to t h e more prosaic phases
of gaining a college education, these "wild-blue" boys are
l e a r n i n g to fly. j .•;
In charge of the i n t r i c a t e details of converting fledglings
into pilots is Wilmot G. Rhodes,
airport manager. Under M r.
Rhodes' capable leadership, the
airport has achieved an enviable
record. No crack-ups, no casual­ties—
the most serious accident
ever to occur at the field was a
| broken tail wheel. In a tragic
period of national aviation dis­asters,
this accomplishment is a
striking example of flight safety.
The benevolent GI Bill h as
made it possible for veterans to
take flying lessons. The' entire
fee of $375 is covered by veterans
benefits, and the course may be
completed in one to five quarters,
as the student desires. At the
end of last spring quarter, 140
embryo pilots were enrolled.
Big Time Airport
"We handle traffic just "like -a
big-time airport," says Manager
Rhodes. "Planes come in here
from all points of the U. S., and
must be regulated for safety rea­sons."
With the training program
and multi-directioned traffic on
his hands, he has a sizable task.
Auburn is fortunate in having
a self-sustaining airport, accord­ing
to Mr. Rhodes. Most colleges
which include flight training in
their curricula must set aside
funds to supplement field ex­penses.
But the Auburn-Opelika
airport, with government aid un­der
the Airport Bill, pays its own
way. "Most schools bring in an
operator and grant him a con­cession,"
says Mr. Rhodes. "But
here, the airport is owned and
operated by the school."
A Student Pilot License is
granted after a pilot logs 35 hours
of flying time. To receive the
higher honors of a Flight Instruc­tor's
License, he must clock 40
hours. Sturdy little Pipers and
Aeroncas are the training craft.,
Four mechanics keep the ships
in flying condition. They are W.
G. Parby. chief mechanic, E. E.
Parsons, J. J. Bailey, and W. A.
Cameron. For the most part they
are Auburn students or alumni.
Linemen are Roy Childers and
J. J. Hooker, veterans, and stu­dents
at Auburn.
Flight instructors are R. T.
Brown, Estaboga, K. G. Lawless,
Talladega, Ala., A. A. McKesson,
Miami, Fla., J. H. McCurley, Pen-sacola,
Fla., and DeCorsey Bolden
—all Auburn students.
F l i g h t training instruction
comes under the School of Aero­nautical
Engineering. Head Pro­fessor
of Aeronautical Engineer­ing
at Auburn is Robert G. Pitts.
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API Student Will
Attend Methodist
Center In Texas
Richard Commander: is at­tending
a Methodist Youth Cara­van
Training Center at the Glen-lake
Methodist Assembly, Glen
Rose, Texas, this week in prepa­ration
for voluntary service dur­ing
the next seven weeks in local
Methodist churches lit the North
Texas Conference, 'which com­prises
Dallas, Vernon, Ft. Worth.
Selected- because of his experi­ence
and leadership in Christian
youth work, he: is one* of 80 col­lege
young people who is being
trained at the Glenlake (jMetho-dist
Assembly center for work
with 20 adult counselors in- the
20 caravan teams. Each team is
composed of four caravaners and
one counselor. /'.'
Trained in special 'areas of
young people's ;work, each cara­van
team "will seek to give basic
help on personal religious foun­dations;
outline an intelligent
procedure for service to humani­ty,
and assist in ..developing the
best method for- getting the es­sential
Christian j o b done." Two
special caravan II teams will be
trained for work- in Cuba this
summer. - . ' •,
Sponsored/ by .staff members of
the Methodist Board of Educa­tion,
Nashville, Tenri., the Glen­lake
Methodist Assembly train­ing
center is one of five being
held in various parts of the coun­try,
training 400 caravaners in
w o r s ha p, evangelism, world
friendship, youth programs, com­munity
service and recreation.
Now in its ninth year, the cara­van
movement has reached more
than a million people in some
10,000 churches across the nation.
. Aeronca Chief.- one of the lightplane types used for training
pilots at Auburn-Opelika Airport.
Pugh Haynes Among Auburn Graduates
Serving With Alabama Legislature
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In a series of features entitled
"Know Your Legislators", The
Montgomery Advertiser discloses
that several Auburn alumni are
serving in the .state legislative
body. Among them is Rep. Pugh
Haynes. Auburn, class of '23.
'} "Rep. Pugh Haynes, Lowndes
County, was born in Sandy Rilge,
April 22. 1895.
"He attended the public schools
of Lowndes County and later at­tended
Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
for three years, before
and after World War I.,
"During the war, Representa­tive
Haynes served in Compaoy
D. 167th Infantry Regiment,
42nd (Rainbow) Division. He was
in the' Army three years and
served 18 months overseas in the
AEF. He was wounded at Cha­teau
-Thierry.
"A farmer and cattle raiser,
the Lowndes, legislator is a mem­ber
of the American Legion, Vet­erans
of Foreign 'Wars, J. M-Strassburger
Chapter (Montgom­ery)
of the Rainbow Division
Veterans, a Mason, Eastern Star,
Farm Bureau and Methodist
Church. He is chairman of the
board of stewards of the Sandy
Ridge Methodist Church.
"His position in the House of
Representatives is his first elec­tive
public office. His grand­father,
the late Crowell Broad-nax,
served two terms in the
legislature from Crenshaw Coun­ty.
"Representative Haynes said
he was interested in education,
that he would particularly like
to see Alabama's colleges get the
appropriations they requested.
"He added that as far as he
THIS AUBURN LIFE
My name is Jim Pridgen, 'nole bachelor I am, -
• I'm broke and disgusted and don't give a damr.
You'll find me at Auburn in the county of Lee,
Working like hell in the land of the free.
I study all morning and work late at night, Z,
My grades and my cash are a hell of a sight.
Tfee merchants are friendly,, their smiles you can see,
For,,ithey're all satisfied in this* county of Lee.
But hurrah for Auburn, the land of the free,
Where you study like hell but no A's do you see.
Where you've nothing to do but sweetly remain,
And^ slowly go crazy on the Village of the Plain.
How happy am I in this Village of the Plains,
Where I've nothing to lose and nothing to gain,
Nothing to eat and nothing to wear,
Nothing from nothing is honest and square.
But here I am stuck and here I must-stay,
My money's all gone and I can't get away.
There's nothing will make a man hard and profane,\
Like living and working in this Village of the Plain.
But come on to Auburn, there's room, I don't lie,
Where the quizzes never cease and the professors never die.
Come join in .the chorus and boast of her fame,
While studying like hell in this Village of the Plain.
Now don't get discouraged, ye poor studious men;
We're all there as free as a pig in a pen,
Just stick to your studies, and don't mind the tests,
For if you're going batty, then so are the rest. '!
Now a word to eager beavers who are bound to stay,
You may try for your B.S. till you are toothless and gray,
But as for'me I'll no longer remain
And shatter my life in this Village of the Plain.
Then farewell to Auburn, Farewell to the tests, ,
I'll travel back South to the girl I love best. .
I'll stop down in Samson and^ get me a wife,
And live on cofri dodgers the rest of my life.
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Ag Club Announces
Summer Meetings
-A regular meeting of the Ag
Club was held Monday night,
June 23, at 7 p.m. in Ross Audi­torium.
The meeting was called
to order by Charles Hearn, Presi­dent.
U. S. Searcy was elected
treasurer for this quarter to re­place
John Ed Butler, who will
return in the fall. ,
The Ag Club urges all men in
the school of agriculture to join
the club and make it a part of
their training. All men in the de­partments
of ag science, ag edu­cation,
and ag engineering are
eligible to join the club. It will
meet the first and third Mon­days
of each month.
had been able to determine a
"real" emergency existed in the
colleges and the. institutions
should have what they request­ed.
"Haynes said that he was also
for old-age pensions if the cases
were deserving, (but they defi­nitely
should be deserving be­fore
they get it.)
"He is a member of the House
standing committees on local
government and local legisla­tion."
Wednesday, June 25, 1947 THE PLAINSMAN—3
MILDRED WOODHAM '46 AUBURN GRADUATE
HAS ART WORK EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK
"After the Storm" by Mildred
Jean Woodham '46 of Geneva, is
now being featured at the Sculp­tors'
Gallery in New York City.
This piece has been cited by
leading artists for its originality
of conception and strength of de­sign.
Miss Woodham- is the daugh­ter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Mort­en
Woodham of Geneva. -She
studied ..art at Auburn under
Frank Applebee and Joseph Ma-rino-
Merlo and was graduated in
1946 with a bachelor of science
degree.
Now working at'the Clay Club
Sculpture Center in New York,
under the direction of Dorothea
Denslow, Miss Woodham is stu­dying
sculpture intensively. The
Clay Club is the country's lead­ing
sculptors cooperative orga­nization
and provides facilities
for advanced creative and experi­mental
work in the field of sculp­ture.
Besides terra cotta, Miss^ Wood­ham
finds working direct in
bronze suitable to her technique
and design. This method has on­ly
recently been revived, involv­ing
as it does working in wax
and then, by a complicated pro­cess,
converting the model to
bronze. This method was prac­tised
by the craftsmen of the
Renaissance. Sculptress Wood­ham
is learning to master this
difficult technical procedure!
"After the Storm" is Miss.
Woodham's first piece of sculp-,
ture to be exhibited in a profes-,
sional exhibition.
Auburn Graduate List
Reaches 13,100 Mark
The 296 students who gradu­ated
June 6 raised to 13,396 the
number of degrees bestowed up­on
Auburn men and women since
the founding of the college.
Of the 13,100 degrees awarded,
to date, 1,231 were graduate and ;
professional degrees, 11,841 u n ­dergraduate
degrees and 28 hon­orary
degrees.
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Sara Gpodson
As. an outstanding
member of the stu­dent
"body.
Sara is a member of
Cardinal Key; past
president of WSGA;
Dwls; Oracles; past
member of Student
Sxecutive Cabinet;
Who's Who; past pres--
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Chapter; International
Relations Club; Glee
31ub; a n d Secretary
and Scholarship chair-nan
of Kappa Delta
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4-THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 25, 194? fHB WAkM WBATMik t>6E$ IT
Flunk Out and YoiTre a Dumbbell
; In a book about himself, Berton Braley,
w r i t e r of verses, tells about his life at the
University of Wisconsin where he was an
u n d e r g r a d u a t e at the beginning of the
century. By applying himself to his studies
one hpur a day, Braley says he was able
to achieve an average just below that
r e q u i r e d for Phi Beta Kappa contestants.
He continues: "I cite my scholastic rec­ord
as evidence that a student who flunks
out of college is a complete dumbbell, a
time-waster par excellence, or so entire­ly
' absorbed in the social, political, liter­ary,
athletic and forensic life which
swirls through the little college world,
t h a t he can't spare even that daily hour
for academic education.
' What Braley learned at the University
was an unusual power of concentration.
He was so busy editing the college publi­cations,
corresponding for the local paper,
writing verses which he hoped to sell for
money, going to parties and picnics and
rushing girls, and waiting on tables -for
his board, that he had to* s t u d y h a r d when
he did study.
He learned to cram, to gulp and gobble
information, and to memorize. He con­fesses
that what he took into the exami­nation
room was completely forgotten
w i t h i n three months, but he claims that
t h e ability to master a task in a' brief
period by sheer power of concentration'
was a valuable training, useful through­out
his life.
College classroom work may be differ­ent
today, and the daily requirements
from t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e s may be high but
t h e y can't be any higher t h a n the mental
capacity of the average student, and that
average always has been and always will
be easily realizable by any young man or
woman who has a fair quota of brains and
the ability to concentrate.
Those who are let out or quit from dis­couragement
simply don't belong in the
college or the business in which they are
located. This does not mean, however, that
they do not have ample talent to succeed
elsewhere.
For Your Protection
An urgent need was met recently by
t h e city authorities. With the installation
of traffic lights on College St.. and else­where,
a long-standing problem has been
forcefully handled.
A careful study of cases presumed to
be sheer neglect often .reveals underlying
b a r r i e r s to their correction. Too often we
a r e prone to criticize wrongs and reach in­differently
to right. For those of us who
have bemoaned traffic conditions down
town, especially between classes and at
noon, let us use the lights appreciatively.
With this action, the city has^ "demon­s
t r a t e d its concern for the common weal.
We should be slow to chastize until we
l e a r n the facts; courageous in fighting
known evils; and quick to give credit
where credit is due.
But let us not relax our drive for safe­ty.
If every motorist would drive care­fully,
red-lights would not be needed in
many places. Speeding through town is
dangerous and childish. Don't do it. Be
considerate of pedestrians. Watch the
lights closely and don't start off until the
road is clear. Those a r e a few tested rules
which are- basically essential for safety.
Let's follow them!
To a few, traffic lights are merely a
source of annoyance and a waste of tax­payer's
money. But if they serve to pre­vent
a single fatal casualty, their value
i s priceless. As the need for new safety
precautions becomes apparent, we should
not hesitate to demand their installment.
We are entitled to them.
The city has provided a means for safe
driving. These guides, used with common
sense, can prevent accidents and save
lives.
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The Exchange Post By Irv steinberg Just One Voice
By Jim Bradley
The Plastic Towerbr Ralph Jennings
I n recent months, some member's of the legislature have
appeared to be so-o-o-o concerned with appropriations for.
education. These self-appointed watchdogs of the treasury
obviously think that education is a negligible factor When it
concerns appropriating money. It reminds me of a statement
made by Leon Henderson with
regard to corporation taxes. Said
he, "Some people are advocating
raising corporation taxes. Hell, I
say abolish them!" Well, when
the subject of money for Auburn
comes up, instead of saying that
such and such amount is entire­ly
too much, I say, "Hell, it ain't
half enough!"
We Hear You, J. Edgar!
Forty-five escaped prisoner^ i of war
were still at large in the United States at
t h e end of 1946, according to J. Edgar-
Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and author of a report on
t h e FBI written for the Encyclopaedia
Britannica 1947 Book of the Year.
He reveals that between October, 1942,
and December 31, 1946, 2,802 prisoners of
war escaped. Of these, 2,757 were located
or returned to the custody of military
authorities by the FBI.
Ninety-seven and three-tenths per cent
bf the people brought to trial by the FBI
i n the fiscal year of 1946 were convicted,
. t h e Britannica Book of the Year reports.
Thfe FBI sent 11,873 criminals to prison for
' terms totaling more than 26,000 years and
collected over $68,000,000 in fines, savings
a n d recoveries during the fiscal year ehd-
,ed in 1946. More than $31,000,000 was re­covered
from antitrust cases alone. The
FBI obtained 140 convictions for antitrust
violations during' the 1946 fiscal year,
When it assumed responsibility for t h e in­vestigation
of such cases. —
,: All of the 13 kidnappings that occurred
.during the fiscal year were solved. Hoover
points out in his article. No demand for
ransom was made in any of these cases.
Kidnapers were sentenced to a total of
207 years, plus one sentenced to a life
term. .
Of 292 kidnapings investigated by the
FBI since the enactment of the Federal
Kidnaping S t a t u t e in 1932, 290 have been
solved, Hoover states. The two remaining
cases continued under active investiga­tion.
I _
The Britannica Book of the Year re­ports
increases in the number of convic­tions
for extortion., bribery and theft of
motor vehicles. Almpst 11,500 automobiles
were receivered in cases investigated by
t h e FBI, Hoover says.
There were only half as many convic­tions
for violations of the White Slave
Traffic Act as in the previous fiscal year,
figures hi t h e book reveal. . -• '
On J u n e 30, 1946, t h e identification di­vision
of the FBI had a total of $101,578,-*
578 fingerprint "cards in its files,. Hoover
states '' in his article, for the Britannica
Book of the Year. * '
With the FBI around, it is quite clear
t h a t "Crime Does Not Pay."
It is my opinion that there
should be some kind of an award
—a. local Pulitzer Prize for Jthe
best amateur piece of art and
literary work during the year. It
could be called the "Publications
Board Award" or the "Plainsman
Prize" or any number of things.
To start the ball rolling, I have
a few nominations. For the best
piece of poetry, I nominate "Can­terbury
Fails" by Mitch Sharps
and Tom Sellers which appeared
in The Plainsman's April Fool
edition. The poem was originally
intended to be humorous, but for
my money, it turned out to be
bitingly satirical. The "writing
hand of Joe College to his con­gressman"
political cartoon by
Jimmy Coleman and Jim Dykes
is my nomination for the best art
work. The only thing which ex­ceeded
the skill with which it
was rendered was its timeliness.
* * *
Three definitions: "Consent of
the governed" is a contradiction
of terms. "Art" is what you find
there. "Study" is the process of
finding out which questions have
no answers.'
* * »
Can't decide whether the Ala
bama Magazine has what Harold
Ickies termed, with reference to
the late Huey P. Long; or some
other fascist fellow-traveler, as
"halitosis of the intellect" or
'^mental hernia." ' s-'-
* * •
Three old men were discussing
the ideal way of dying. The first,
aged 75, said he'd like to crash in
a car going 80 mph. The second,
85, said he'd take his finish in a
400 mph plane. "I've got a better
idea," said the third, aged 95,
"I'd like- to be shot in a raid on
a house of ill repute."
* * *
Littie Audrey's girl friend was
telling about the wonderful hew
boat she was out on the night be­fore
and finished by saying, "The
owner is going to name it 'May­flower.'
" Little Audrey laughed
and laughed and said, "I suppose
because a little Puritan came
across in it last night."
A Dash of Bittefs By Jim Forrester
Salter Receives Tribute
Writing in his daily sports column, "An
Ear To The Ground," Ed Danforth, Atlanta
J o u r n a l sports editor, recently paid an
outstanding t r i b u t e to Elmer G. Salter,
who has resigned after 19 years as sports
publicity director at Auburn.
Danforth ' w r o t e the following a b o ut
Salter: "Auburn will not seem the same
without you, Elmer. You're the last ^ink
connected with the glambrous past when
"War Eagle" spelled trouble for any team
wearing a different uniform.
• "You knew your stuff, Elmer, as a press
man. So few of t h em now engaged in tell­ing
the college story have any earthly
idea what newspapers want. You made it
so easy for the sports editors of the na­tion
to mention Auburn by keeping them
supplied with sharply cut human Interest
items . . . a n d short.
How often have \you heard
someone say, "I want to treat
everyone right,"? Of all the hol­low,
meangingless; hypocritical
phrases I have ever heard, this
one stands right up near the top
of the list. Why should anyone
in his right mind want to treat
everyone right? Only a complete
idiot could be sincerely guilty of
such a stupid feeling. Fortunate­ly,
these people never m e an
what they seem to. What they
would say if they had any desire
to speak the truth is that they
want to treat everyone in such
a way that the other person will
be in line for any knocks which
may come along. Do unto others
before they do unto you. This is
one of the human characteristics
"Money cannot buy the sort of loyalty
you gave to Auburn nor can it. purchase
t h e fairness shown opposing teams., You
personified the old Auburn spirit a nd
. t r a n s l a t e d it i n to service to your associates.
Coach Carl^Voyles and his staff have our whic h everyone eventually un-sympathy,
and the guy who follows you der*t a n d s - S o m e Pi c k i4 UP e a r ly
will be like t h e radio show following <Bob
Hope, really on a spot. We'll miss your as­sistance
in tlje press box on big football
days but we wish you all the luck in your
n ew venture." *
• Auburn Plainsman •••."
•Published weekly by the students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute,"' Auburn, Alabama.
Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue, Phone 448.
i —— -* . •' ' ~ ' „ .
Deadline for social and organization news is Sat., 9 a. m.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates
by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months.
JIMMY COLEMAN, Editor-in-Chief
•Ralph Jennings, Managing Editor
Luther Smith, v Associate Editor.
Jack Simms, Sports Editoi
Beverley Burkhardt, Society Editor
Guy Cofield, .Office Manager -
C. RAY MARTIN, Business Manager
Bill Anderson, Circulation Manager
Hal Breedlove, Advertising Manager
in life. Some never realize it un­til
they are" ready to depart this
world. Many will never admit
that such a thing could be true.'
Their attitude is the same as
the ostrich with his head in the
sand, except their heads are more
cleverly concealed. Right up to
the end they-can be seen bravely
smiling through as they, ti»y to '
rise above it! all. Imagine how
completely ..devoid of interest
life on this earth would be if
these professional well-wishers
were actually sincere.
* * • *
Line from a current pop tune:
"I can see a steeple surrounded
by people . . . " Think that one
over for a while.
* # *
A certain rich dowager was
notified that her chauffeur had>
wrecked the Cadillac, had been
taken to the emergency ward of
the local hospital and was not
long for this world. When she
arrived at the hospital an interne
met her in the waiting room. Af­ter
learning whom she wished to
see, he said, "I'm afraid you
won't be able to see him how.
We're • preparing to operate, and
his condition is, well, er, are you
his wife?" "Certainly not," was
the indignant reply, "I'm his mis­tress."
/
* * *
•
Recently in F/arice, a man was
tried for the murder bf his wife.
He was convicted and sentenced,
and shortly thereafter was es­corted
to the guillotine where his
head was neatly parted from his
body. This, of course, is nothing
new, and this sort of thing is
not limited to France. However,
in delivering their decision, the
jury gave unmistakable evidence
>that things are settling down and
soon France will again be the
France of pre-war days. During
the trial, testimony revealed that
the house maid had been in­volved
in the slaying. On the wit­ness
stand she readily admitted
that she had loved the accused,
that together they had planned
to do away with his wife, that
she had watched the murder,
and that together they had buried
the body. After a brief adjourn­ment,
the jury returned and
sentenced the man to death.
Up to this point, things are
going pretty much as you'd ex­pect.
Then, to the surprise of
everyone, I suppose, except the
French, they set the maid free.
The decision was that she had
been "unfairly seduced" and was
not responsible for her actions.
The only possible conclusion is
that the French are firm be­lievers
in fair play.
I eat my peas with honey,
I've done it all my life,
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on the knife.
—Purdue Exponent
* * *
Then there was a sophomore
Who said that her eyes had gotten
so bad lately that she really ought
ta see an obstetrician about
glasses. < ' —-Agnes Scott News
* * *
During one of his lectures in
the general psychology class Dr.
Lees'e kept making numerable
references to the term "schizo-pherenia."
Finally one member
of the bewildered class spoke up
asking what the word meant. The
doc smiled a minute and then
answered, "It's a technical term
for What is commonly referred to
as 'dementia pracecox,' nothing
more."
* * *
"Is the farm home modern?"
"No, just five rooms and a
path." —The Cue
Purdue University has shown
to the student body the classic
film, "Henry V" starring Lau­rence
Oliver. /
* * *
There was a young lady named
Rite
Who was . exceedingly Bright,
She set out one day in a rela­tive
way
And returned home the prev­ious
night.
—Dr. Allison quotes
* * *
What is mind? No matter.
What is rhatter? Never mind.
—Amherst
Signs on the doors Of rooms
in the girl's dorm at Florence
State Teacher's College. Make
mine men. All Wolves Welcome.
I'm in the market for love.
* * *
Yes you'd know him for a
heathen
If you judge him by the hide,
But bless him he's my brother,
For he's just like me inside.
—Amherst
, Riding, on the bus yesterday I
asked a gent for the time. "Why
if I gave you the time, I'd probab­ly
make you get off and have a
drink with me; I'd probably fol­low
it up with an invite to din­ner
and when we got home you'd
probably go for my daughter and
want to marry her and she'd
probably accept and if you think
I'd have a son-in-law who can't
afford a dollar watch of his own
you're crazy." —University Akron
* * *
A Birmingham-Southern fresh­man
hurried up to the counter,
laid down five pennies and de­manded
a can opener. The clerk
handed him a nickel, and he went
on his way, happily.
Purdue University has set up
a travel bureau which informs
driver's where they can find
riders and vice versa.
Dick: "My wife ran off with
the butler."
Bill: "What a scandal!"
Dick: "I'm satisfied. And what
is more my house burned down,
and I haven't any fire insurance."
Bill: "That's really tough old
man." ,
Dick: "I'm satisfied. And bus­iness
is so bad I'm going bank­rupt.
But in spite of everything,
I'm satisfied."
Bill: "Great Scott, how can that
be possible?"
Dick: "I smoke Chesterfields.
—Technology News
,. It so happened that there was
once a Scotch junkman who mar­ried
some dame because she had
iron in her blood.
—Purdue Exponent
* * *
There was a young fellow from
Wheeling • ,
Endowed with such a delicate
feeling,
When he read on the door,
"Don't spit on the floor,"
He jumped up and spit on the
ceiling. •—Duke Engineer
The dean was investigating a
charge made by the girls living
in the dorm next to a fraternity
house that the boys in the frat
i
house forgot to l o w e r their
shades. The dean looked out sev­eral
windows and said, "Why I
can't see into any of the fra­ternity
house windows."
"Oh, yes you can," insisted the
girls. "All you have>tani;do. is.
stand up on a chair." ,,,,...,.
—Ohio Slate Engineer
OPERATION MARRIAGE
You must have guinea pigs for
most experiments, and if you are
out of pigs you must use human
guineas. Down at 225 Mell Street
the Home Ec School has a new
one cooking and I believe that
it is going to be very successful.
We, the guinea pigs call i>t "Oper­ation
Marriage."
It is very simple indeed—you
just have to go down to the Court
House, get a marriage license,
find a girl who knows where the
Justice of the Peace lives and
then get hitched. Ne x t y ° u tell
the college that you are a victim
and that you would like to ex­periment
of practice one quarter
of married life
sin their Manage-
1 ment H o u s e.
I Mrs. Spidle and
iMiss O'Kelly are
I the l a d i e s in
\ charge and from
| where I'm sitting
I things Seem to
{be panning out
| in good form.
I We have three
girls here work­ing
for us. They •
clean h o u s e,
cook the food, wash our clothes,
and peel us grapes. Of course
these are the same girls that we
married, "Super," Bill Sherling's
boy sees to it that there is never
a dull moment here. One thing
that worries me is that when
three women get in the kitchen
at the same time there are likely
to be things done that are conflict­ing
and the Home Ec School may
be lacking in dishes if they fail to
agree on how they were taught
to make a certain dish. We will
find out by the last of August
and I will give you a full writ­ten
report. This will be only for
those prospective Home Manage­ment
House occupants.
Bradley
"Dunk" moved my trunk today
and believe you me he was bet­ter
than a moving van. Thanks
Dunk.
Your nose is your best friend.
It'll run for you till it drops,
Akron Buchtelele
For the Veterans By Luther Smith
From Johnny Monifoe, presi­dent
Of the Auburn Veterans As­sociation,
comes this felicitous
word.
"The Auburn Veterans Asso­ciation
wishes to extend a cor­dial
welcome to all new fresh-,
man veterans and new veteran
transferees. You are now one of
many veteran students on the
Auburn campus and have an op­portunity
to become a member of
the veterans organization on the
campus.
The purpose of the AVA is to
promote closer relations among
veteran students at Auburn and
to help solve any problem which
may present itself. The AVA
meets twice monthly and the
first meeting of the summer
quarter will be Thursday, June
26, in Langdon Auditorium.
Watch The Plainsman for further
information.
If you have an immediate
problem or want further informa­tion
regarding the organization
or any other matter, contact
John Monroe, president of AVA
at the Lambda Chi house."
* * *
Dave Denney, an ex-Joe who
saw the mutilated world as an
Army corporal overseas, crashed
Army Times—with a letter—over
the holidays. Writer for Tab, a
Birmingham paper, and a journ­alism
student here, Dave elo­quently
presents the predicament
in which scholarly but impover­ished
veterans now find them­selves.
Dave's letter ran thusly:
"ARMY T I M E S READERS
were asked to advise Senator1
Morse, Senate subcommittee on
Veterans' Affairs, if they were
forced out of school for lack of
funds. I'd like to offer myself as
evidence of the 'college student
dropping out because of debt'."
VA considers school a full-time
vocation, yet I took part-time
jobs until classes, study and
38 hours outside work became
too much. I had to choose .be­tween
work and school or suffer
a breakdown. I chose to try and
remain in school, but during the
last nine months I've used up
every subsistence check, all ,my
savings as an Army corporal
overseas, and have incurred a
debt of about $150.
Have these Congressmen no
sons who may be classed as vet­erans?
My father certainly knows
I can't get along on $65 a month,
but then my father doesn't make
$12,500 a year, plus $2500 tax-free
expense money!
For the sake of all GI students,
let me say that we appreciate
the government's help towards
our education, but the present
subsistence allowance is not suf­ficient
to provide even the neces­sities
of life in a college town
where inflation is running wild.
Consequently, I must> discon­tinue
my education as of June 6,
and work until debts accrued
over the past few months are
paid off, and save some money
t9 return to school and live a de­cent
life!
David E. Denney. Jr.
147 West Glenn
Auburn, Ala
Soon, it is rumored in the bet­ter
circles of Shangri-La, a novel
will bring to fore the impecuni­ous
circumstances of ex-GIs at­tending
college. Its title? Some­thing
like "Souls in Consump­tion."
Critics are already formu­lating
their opposition, undoubt­edly
hopeful that the benign
prospective publisher will lavish­ly
waste his money upon their
proteges. Scramble, scramble, my
mad masters. Just try to drench
your insatiable lust after world­ly
superficialities. Be damned.
But your type of thirst' is un­quenchable.
(Hail, Wylie.)
United States critic, yet still
fellowman, o • you Senator, you
Congressman, Why the ax which
chips wood today, hence destroy­ing
future fire. Better to clan­destinely,
if you must, take from
today that America may live to­morrow.
Letters to Editor .
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn, Alabama.
To the Editor:
\.." -
Since every letter in the "let­ter
to the editor" column seems
to be of the critical nature, let
me be one to send a few sin­cere
bouquets, instead of the
usual complaints about poor food,
high prices and bad grades from
the profs—as well as the peren­nial
complaint about hazing the
freshman.
Last quarter I attended Au­burn
with my vet husband, also
bringing along our two-year old
daughter, who attended the GI
nursery. Because -of Mrs. Morley's
able directorship and the coop­eration
of those who work with
her, the nursery cares for the
children of GI students—whose
mothers work or attend school.
They are ably cared for, watched
over conscientiously and learn to
adjust themselves to others. This
service gives the GIs with chil­dren
an opportunity to attend
college with a boost that is cer­tainly
needed.
Whether or not Mrs. Morley
has been publicly commended I
do not know, but those of us who
have enjoyed this splendid col­lege
facility feel that she and her
staff should receive a "thank
you" publicly for her aid.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kitty Douglass
Dear Editor,
I have heard rumors to the ef­fect
that the administration is
closing classes wrich have less
than 15 members. I realize that
there.has been a sharp cut in en­rollment
for the summer quarter,
but this is ridiculous! One of the
main objections which leading
educators have ' against the cur­rent
trend toward overflowing
enrollments is the fact that there
can't possibly be any personalized
instruction 'when the instructor
has more students than he can
handle. I believe that I read
somewhere one time that Mark
Hanna on one end of a log with
his students at the other was bet­ter
than the modern classroom
with its fluorescent lights and
air-conditioning with a mediocre
teacher. The implication was that
efficient instruction comes from
a superior teacher with a small
group. ,
For the past few quarters, in­structors
have been weeping,
moaning, and griping about large
classes. Now that they have small
ones, why don't they straighten
up artdifly. right!
A disgruntled veteran.
> s
Customs or Costumes-Trend From
Taste—Spraggins Wants To Know
By Wayne Spraggins
You know it "ARE", you lucky women you!
When women stayed on their p e r i s t a l s t h e r e Was ho dan­ger
that their petticoats would drag in t h e dirt. When they
stepped down, however, and I n t o comfortable shoes, all- un­necessary
encumbrances went to the attic with noile but a
f ew sentimentalists to mourn their passing.
With the past that is connected
with all women, it is extremely
difficult to tell which came first
customs or costumes. Did the
Victorian mince and flutter as a
result of her ribbons and laces,
or were these Mid - Victorian
"hussies" accessories but an out­ward
sign of her "inward dain­tiness?"
Was the post war "flap­per"
actually freed by the simple
act of donning berets and brog-ans,
or did she create a demand
for them only after finding that
this "new-fangled" type of cloth­ing
was better suited to her new
freedom?. Certainly the veiled
hat and tan duster for those first
perilious automobile trips were
utilitarian rather than chic. If
chosing a hat was strictly a mat­ter
of choice, however, why did­n't
the model girl pack a better
hat for bicycling than a straight
sailor, which responded to every
breeze which kite-like abandon?
Women are like that. Most of
them modern women want only
one thing—to be noticed. Second­ly,
women want money and
power.
In this modern age which
>boasts minimum of fashion in­hibitions,
one can hardly dis­tinguish
trend from taste. Wom­en
encroaching more and more
on what have hitherto been re­garded
as purely masculine pre-
CHAMPJONS W1M
:2*V
SHXTOIING GLASS
'Hundreds of leading rifle; skeety
trap, and pistoi shooters were
asked whatf eaturesthey would de>
mand in a perfect shooting ghp&'
'On their recommendations has
been designed and developed the
Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban'
••, Shooting Glass; Championship
shooters, gun editors, authorities;
say, ?The finest shooting glass
we've ever worn." We can show
you the Ray-Ban Shooting Glass
and the complete line of scientific]
cally correct Ray-Bari Sun Glasses
'for_qutdoqr and sports wean/
T. I. JOCKISCH
Auburn
cints and disdaining discrimina­tory
legislation* are, so td speak,
emphasizing their femininity as
blatantly as ever. Flowers, feath­ers,
the swish of silk—all these
out dated items are being rein­stated.
Skirts are getting longer.
A glance at any newspaper only
serves to heighten the confusion.
In the news, women bank di­rectors,
symphony leaders, de­partment
store heads; in the ads,
intriguing sketches, of women in
taffeta gown, picture hats, and,
of all things—petticoats!
Aflash of petticoats beneath
a trim skirt is a somewhat nar­row
margin on which to base any
conclusion; but 50 million petti­coats
can scarcely rustle to' no
purpose.
* . * *
Ladies, fixing themselves up to
look beautiful, may not know
what risks they are taking. A
noted doctor told a group of
surgeons three weeTcs ago in
Washington, D. C. that with all
the accessories a woman has ac­cess
to today, .a physician can not
tell whether a woman is sick
without practically taking her
apart. In the days of the past,
this noted doctor said that a
physician could usually • deter­mine
what was the matter with
a female just by looking at her;
now a patient may be dying and
still look as wonderful as the
cutiest movie star. When the doc­tor
finally gets the "dainty fac­tion"
cleaned off enough so that
he can see what she really looks
like, she may even be DEAD.
Engineering Society
To Meet in Ramsay
A welcome is extended to all
electrical engineering students,
regardless of class, to attend a
meeting of the AIEE on Monday
night at 7 p. m., June 30, in
Room 109, Ramsay Hall. Profes­sor
Spann of the electrical En­gineering
Department, is to be
guest speaker.
Regular meetings of the AIEE
are held every other Monday
night at Ramsay 109 and are open
to all students in electrical en­gineering.
FOR SALE: New, modern,
two bedroom house With hard­wood
floors, and gass iloor
furnace. 219 N. Debardeleben.
LOST: Girl's diary near Au­burn
Hall or in Auburn at end
of last quarter. Wanted for
sentimental reasons. Reward.
771-J.
Here an rings worn with pride and affection]
by lovely brides for almost one hundred
years. Diamonds cut by Wood experts
abroad. Rings hand-carved by goldsmiths
whose talent is an American tradition;
See our collection of rings marked Art-Carved.
•Ittdo Hurt Rt*.
Set A $400.00
Set B $31.50
Set C $187.50
Prists iHcJuds Federal Tax
P R I I I "Choosing Your Diamond
Ring/' a fascinating booklet on tha
four facts you should know befor«
you choose your dlajnecid. Come in
for your copy todu> /• ' -
Jim Pharr
WARES JEWELRY
ASME Elects
New Officers
The American Society of Me­chanical,
Engineers elected of­ficers
for the summer and winter
quarters at its last meeting, for
the spring quarter.
The new officers are James H.
Burson, Montgomery, president;
Evans L. Purdy, Jr., Birming­ham,
vice president; Thomas S.
Smith, Jr., Brewton, recording
secretary; Henry S. Arnold,
Alexander City, corresponding
secretary; and William R. David­son,
Atlanta, treasurer.
The retiring officers are Shirley
S. Cooksey, Yundaleci'o J. Eliz-ondOi
Harold M. Powell, Jr., Clar­ence
E. Cardwell, Jr., and Sam
Bounds, Jr. Prof. Charles R..
Hixon, head of the mechanical
engineering department, is hon­orary
chairman of the Auburn
Student Branch of ASME.
Meetings of ASME are held at
7 p. m. in 200 Ramsay on Monday
night of each regular class week
of every quarter. All students en­rolled
in the mechanical en­gineering
department are elig­ible
for membership.
BAPTISTS ATTEND
RIDGECREST MEET
By Ray Fowler
The Auburn Spirit was trans­planted
to Ridgecrest, N. C, dur­ing
the week June 12 to 17 when
67 Auburn BSUers attended the
annual student assembly. Au­burn's
delegation, under the lead­ership
of Charles Roselle, min­ister
of students, and Jim Pharr,
BSU president, was one of the
largest at Ridgecrest where prac­tically
every college in the South
was represented. The 2,950 Bap­tist
students constituted the larg­est
student retreat ever held.
Five s p e-c i a 1 buses provided
transportation for the 240 repre­sentatives
from Alabama colleges
to this mountain retreat. •
Auburn students taking part oh
the program for the week were
Leon Marsh, John Harvey Thom­as,
Jim Pharr, Bill Thomason,
and Gaines Gravlee.'
M a n y outstanding speakers
were heard who spoke on the
theme, "Tomorrow is Yours"
Among them were Dr. Waiter
Judd^ Republican Congressman
from Minnesota; C h a r l e s A.
Wells, traveler and lecturer; and
Dr. Ellis Fuller, president of the
Southern B a p t i s t Theological
Seminary. Many visitors from
foreign countries added an inter­national
touch to the program.
These visitors included Dr. Hen­ry
Lin, president of the Universi­ty
of Shanghai; Dr. Charlie Chi,
pastor of the Grace Baptist
Church, Shanghai, China; Mr.
Joel Sorenson, Baptist Young
People's secretary of Sweden;
and David Gomez, Baptist min­ister
from Brazil.
It's True!
Wednesday, June 25, 1947 THE PLAINSMAN*4
John H. Thomas
FOR SALEr Three'-room all
metal glider trailer complete­ly
furnished including butane
gas stove, permanent bed, elec­tric
brakes, and tandem wheels.
Trailer parked at Bob Flem­ing's
in Fairfax. For informa­tion
see Shafford Lasley at E.
Alabama School Bus at rear of
Broun between 11-12 a. m.
COMPLICATED WOMAN WITH HER IMPENETRABLE HEART
(Dedicated to Jean)
Some people have their faults and some have their bouts;
Some have their 'ifs' and 'buts'; some their doubts.
Some just don't do anything right; always do it wrong.
Some can't write, or act, or even sing a sbng.
But everyone has got a heart—wliy hasn't a woman?
No one is too truthful; that—you'll have.to admit,
And even the most profound person will make a slip of the lip.
Man wasn't born an angel; nor woman a queen.
No one was born perfect—though that remains to be seen.
Anyone would listen to reason—but a woman?
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. but not when you're sad;
Not even when you're kind or mysterious, not when you're
careful or mad.
Some women were born to divert and entertain: to amuse.
Some were born to irritate, bore, disgust and abuse,
And even though some were born to dote upon and admire
There are those that have a veritable desire
To imprison themselves in one of-life's insane parte
While men come along and tear away their hearts.
Do you know its amusing—ever since the. world began
Woman—the complicated creature of a worthless trait
Has strived to make mankind the sucker of her bait.
And when she has won, she'll mutter, cry, then yell, then SHOUT
So that all of womanhood will have found out.
Yes, to hope and despair over a woman just isn't right;
Don't dwell on love—you'll terminate with a fight.
i
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Join hands my unfledged chum
It's not that the female is so dumb;
She just doesn't have a heart!!!!
—Anon.
Homecoming Set
For October 4
' Plans are shaping, up for the
annual Homecoming Day, ac­cording
to a news story in the
Auburn Alumnews.
This year's attendance is ex­pected
to exceed all previous re­cords
with indications that al­umni
from as far west as San
Francisco and as far east as New
England will be present.
Arrangements- to handle t he
crowds are already underway.
The ; annual open house din­ner
for Friday night, Get. 3, Will
be handled this year by Guy
Spearman, class of '14. v
Plans also include rooming
facilities for those who wish to
spend the night before and after
the Homecoming events. Reser­vations
for alumni and families
are being made in Auburn, Ope-lika,
and West Point, Ga.; All
reservations are being handled
by the Alumni office. Requests
for rooms should be accompanied
by a check in the amount of
$2.50. per person. The type room
desired should be clearly indi­cated.
Auburn's new Symphony Or­chestra
will give a concert for
alumni at Langdon Hall, start­ing
at 10 a. m.. Oct. 4.
AUBURN RECEIVES
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
RESEARCH GRANT
A $97,046 grant for research in
X-Ray crystallography has. been
received by the Auburn Re­search
Foundation from the Of­fice
of Naval, Research, Washing­ton,
Dean Russell S. Poor, direc­tor
of the Research Foundation,
revealed.
The grant, to last two years, is
one of the laregst ever to come
to a Southern institution. Per­sonnel
and research for which the
gr.ant was made will be directed
by Dr. Raymond Pepinsky, re­search
professor of physics.
The grant was' made for de­velopment
of a computing device
invented last year by Dr. Pepin­sky.
The device calculates the po­sitions
of atoms in solids and
does mathematical work for the
investigator but presents him
with a picture of the atoms in
the crystal.
After completing construction
of the computing device in Au­burn,
the local research group
will construct similar ones for
three large American companies.
This $97,046 grant brings the
total number of grants obtained
by Dr. Pepinsky during the past
14 months for research at Au­burn
to $151,446.
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PHONE 398 or 1041
Students take advantage of our Cash and Carry prices by bringing your
l a u n d r y and dry cleaning to our branch office on College Street
FRESHMEN . . . Welcome to Auburn . . . We are glad that
you have chosen Auburn. Welcome to what is now your college,
your new home# and the center of activity. It is our sincere
hope that we will be of service to you during your stay here
on the Plains.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
* * *
Newly-born rattlesnakes have
no rattle, but develop a joint to
their rattle with each succeeding
moult. Older joints, however,
gradually wear away and are lost,
so that the number of joints on
the rattle is not necessarily any
criterion of a snake's age.
* * *
G e r'm a n measles, occurring
early in pregnancy, will result in
congenital deafness or eye de­fects,
or both, in the infant in
more than 50 per cent of all in­stances.
* * *
The sense of smell is usually
only very indefinitely located in
invertebrates. In these animals,
the sensory cells, which react to
chemical stimuli are distributed
over large areas of the skin.
* * *
Ice hockey established a new
attendance record during 1945-46
whes more than 2,000,000 fans
witnessed the 150 league games.
* * *
. The modern type of sealing
wax contains no wax. Fine red
stationery sealing wax, for in­stances,
is composed of shellac.
Venice turpentine and vermilion.
* * *
The religious view of debt in
Hinduism maintains that he who
dies in debt suffers torment or
degradation in the next life
which can be ended only by pay­ment
of the debts. /
* * *
The mink, whose fur is so
highly prized among fastidious
women, resembles an English
polecat in size, and the animal I
has a very disagreeable smell.
* * *
In early forms of writing, the
letters ran oh continuously in
lines, and it was only by degrees
that words became divided up by
spacing within the lines. Dis­tribution
into sentences by punc­tuation
came even later.
r * * *
Uncolored ivory, so popular to­day,
does not seem to have ap­pealed
to ancient or mediaeval
taste, Old ivory carvings were, in
most cases, lavisly colored and
gilded, and frequently enriched
with jewels and pastes.
# * * '
Pecan production in the United
States declined 44 per cent in
1946, with 77,155,000 pounds be­ing
produced.
In Hellenistic belief, the huge
serpent; the python, was a spirit '
which possessed certain persons s
and prophesied, unknown to
them, through their mouth.
FOR SALE: $49 baby buggy
in good condition tor $25. Call
199-W for immediate posses-r
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SUNDAY SERVICES
10 A. M. Bible School
11 A. M. Worship
6:30 P. M. Young People's
Class
7:15 P. M. Evening Services.
GENE ALLBRITTON
.Minister
TUESDAY .
3:30 P. M. Ladies Bible Class
WEDNESDAY
7:15 P.M.-Prayer Meeting, Bible Study
A Cordial Welcome Awaits You At Each Of These Services
STUDENTS BRING YOUR COED TO
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Opelika
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prices
Specialty in Steaks, Chops,
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6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J u n e 25, 1947
'Auto Is Complex Monument to Scientific
Frustration', Says M.I.T. Science Dean
CINCINNATI, OHIO — (ACP)
—Take it on the word of Dr.
George R. Harrison, Cambridge,
Mass., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology dean of science; that
automobile of yours is a mere
"complex -monument to scientific
frustration."
But when fundamental discov­eries
regarding matter and'elec­tricity
make possible a radically-improved
storage battery, you
can look forward to your dream
motor car, Dean Harrison indi­cated
in a lecture at the Universi­ty
of Cincinnati here on "Better
Things for More People."
As an example of what can be
expected in the way of things to
come in the postwar world, when
American industry, fundamental
and applied research, and nature
are teamed up to their fullest
capacity, Dean Harrison cited the
automobile field.
The present "sleek, powerful,
silent car," he declared, is only a
"comfortably-stuffed wagon load­ed
down with gadgets designed
to make other parts satisfactory
j GREGORY PECK JENNIFER JONES JOSEPH COTTEN
i*Lewt McCanlcs". . dar­ing..-
jealous, .violent as
the wind-swept prairie*
Itnd that gave him birth.
'Pearl Chavez" . . the un­tamable
half-breed... who
was 'built by the devil
to drive men crazy/
* Jesse McCanles"...coura­geous
... idealistic... rebel*
ling against the tyranny of
bis empire-building father.,'
&«ring JENNIFER JONES
GREGORY PECK
JOSEPH COTTEN
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Iy fulfill their function of cor­recting
inadequacies of still more
fundamental gadgets.
"The present gasoline engine
will not start itself, so we, must
add another engine, an electric
motor, for a starter," Dean Har­rison
said. "This cannot suck en­ergy
from gasoline, so it needs a
source of power of its own, and
we add a battery.
"This must be charged, so an
electric generator is added. Since
this generator at times delivers
too much current, we provide it
with a cutout, and so on and on.
"How much simpler it would
be to run the whole car with
electric power—then we could
throw away the radiator with its
thermostats and anti-freeze, the
ignition system, the engine, the
muffler, .the clutch, the trans­mission,
the differential—in fact,
almost everything except the
chassis and the wheels.
"Then we would only mount a
small motor on each wheel and
operate these from a central
storage battery. Simpler than a
streetcar to start and stop, our
new auto would have the addi­tional
advantage that when run­ning
downhill we could store
energy in the battery for future
climbs. What present-day motor
car pumps gasoline back into its
fuel tank while coasting?
"With all these advantages,
why does not his remarkable new
motor yehicle, in which other in­ventors
have unfortunately anti­cipated
me by a few years, sweep
gasoline-operated cars from the
highways? Merely because of one
fast—one pound of gasoline will
give up on demand somewhat
more than 20 times as much en­ergy
as one pound of the most
fully-charged storage battery we
yet know how to make.
s. "Develop a storage battery
which will drive a car 200 miles
on one charge, yet weigh no
more than half an engine plus 15
gallons of gas, and the job is
done.
"Does anyone really believe
the lead storage battery' is the
lightest that will ever be dis­covered?
Edison didn't think so,
and if anyone else does, I should
like to hear his reasons. If cogent,
they might give some clue as to
what needs to be done to realize
such a battery, revolutionize the
car industry, and thus provide
better and cheaper cars for more
Americans.
"Research needed to give us
the practical electric automobil*
involves fundamental discoveries
regarding matter and electricity.
This is not the kind of research
that should be undertaken by
any one company, or even one
industry—it is of such broad
scope that it ^should be supported
by the whole economic and so­cial
community.' '
Tie a string around y o ur
finger. Make every effort to re­member
your appointment with
the Glomerata photographer.
The Glomerata photographer
is located in the Art Annex.
Don't forget your appointment*-
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'Reprinted from the February issue of Esquire
^Mfcfti&e J"*'* <" easy, dear, to hold your head
still and move the brush"
ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON KEPT
WORLD ASTRONOMERS BUSY LAST YEAR
Important events in the heav­ens
kept the astronomers busy
last year.
Climaxing a year marked by
four partial eclipses of the sun
and two total eclipses of the
moon, the largest sunspot group
ever observed appeared in 1946,
according to the Encyclopaedia
Britannica 1947 Book of the
Year.
Newton Lacy Pierce, associate
professor of astronomy at Prince­ton
University and author of the
article reported that one of the
sunspots had an area of 4,440,-
000,000 square miles, which is
more than twenty-two and one
half times the surface area of the
earth. This largest sunspot ever
noted was one of a group that
appeared in January. --.
. The leading sunspot in the se­ries
appeared around the east
limb of the sun on the morning
of January 29. The group was so
large however, that, two days
were required for the sun's rota­tion
to bring the entire group in­to
view. The area of the entire
sunspot group was 6,300,000,000
square miles.
Intense flares were observed
on February 6, and about 16
hours later, a magnetic storm
arose. By February 8, the storm
was so great that it caused in­terference
In short-wave com­munications
to South America
and Europe, the Britannica re­ported.
Poll Will Be Taken
At Veterans Meet
An important meeting of the
Auburn Veterans Association will
be. held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in
Langdon Hall, announced John­ny
Monroe, AVA president.
A poll of opinion will be taken
on matters of. high importance
to every veteran on the campus
concerning matters which are
now before the State Legislature
to be voted on.
The Legislature wants to know
the Auburn veteran's view on
the following questions:
Are you in favor of a Vet- '
erans Bonus at this time?
Are you in favor of an in­creased
appropriation for Au­burn
at this time?
If you had your choice which
had you rather have, the bonus
or the increased appropriation.
Are you in favor of an Old
Age Pension Bill at this time?
Would you rather have an
Old Age Pension Bill than an
increased appropriation for ed­ucation?
Are you in favor of a general
liquor referendum? (letting the
people of the state vote wheth­er
they "want the state wet or
dry.)
If you voted how would you
vote? Wet or dry?
Are you in favor of having
horse racing and dog racing
with betting allowed?
These questions are of vital
importance to you and the peo­ple
of Alabama; therefore, your
attendance is urged in order that
a representative vote of the total
number of veterans at Auburn
may be counted. There are 3200
ex-GIs here this summer, enough
to more than fill Langdon Audi­torium.
Johnny Monroe, president of
the Veterans Association, urges
all AVA members to attend the
meeting in Langdon Hall to­morrow
night.
Tie a string around y o ur
finger. Make every effort to re­member
your appointment with
the Glomerata photographer.
Commendation Ribbon
Awarded To In man
Master Sergeant James V. In-man,
son of Mrs. Airie Inman of
Florence, was awarded the Com­mendation
Ribbon for Meritor­ious
Service in the Pacific Thea­tre
in a ceremony marked by a
retreat parade by the 27th In­fantry
Regiment on May 23 at
Osaka Naval College in Osaka,
Honshu, Japan.
Inman. studied electrical en­gineering
at Auburn.
Destitute Family Here
Needs Clothing, Food
Students or townspeople who
have extra clothing or food are
asked to give it to a destitute
colored family in Auburn through
the Community Service Commis­sion
of the Wesley Foundation.
The wife is seriously ill in a- hos­pital
and the husband has only
one arm. There are five children,
ranging to eight years of age.
Sports Headquarters - -
GET READY :FOR SUMMER by dropping in on Pitts &
Caldwell and outfitting yourself in cool Wear. Whether its
comfortable clothes for the office, t h e golf course, t h e home
;•••; . o r whether its appropriate beach wear you want, you're
sure to be pleased at the wide selection now being offered r
at our store.
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Sport Shirts
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Summer Robes And Swim
Suits . . .
We now have a complete stock
of summer robes and swim suits
in all colors and sizes.
Be complete in your sum­mer
wear by adding one of
our straws for added com­fort
and looks. They look
smart and feel good.
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Intramural Sports Championship
Is Won By Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Coach Bob Evans, intraTnural
sports director announced this
week that Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity won the Auburn sports
championship for 1946-47 with a
record-breaking compilation of
851 points. In winning the crown
the SAEs captured first-place
honors in football, track, golf,
swimming, and tennis. Runner-up
was Sigma Chi which had 734
points and a first in basketball.
ATO finished third with 694 and
Alpha Psi won fourth-place hon­ors
in scoring 635 points. One
point behind Alpha Psi and in
fifth place was Phi Delta Theta.
Each year a giant cup is per­manently
awarded to the Auburn
fraternity gaining the highest
number of points in intramural
football, basketball, softball, vol­leyball,
track, tennis, golf,
swimming, horseshoe pitching,
and ping pong.
Felix Baker, junior in business
administration from Birmingham
served as SAE sports manager,
leading his organization to first-place
victories in football, track,
tennis, golf, and swimming and
Tiger Nine Tumbles
In NCAA Play-offs
Iii the third district NCAA
Baseball play-offs June 12, 13,
and 14, at Charlotte, Coach Dan­ny
Doyle's sluggers couldn't find
themselves and received two
straight losses. Although the
pitching of Nixon and Green was
little less than magnificent, the
boys were unar to collect the
needed hits.
The feature of the first game,
which pitted the Aubui'n nine
against Clemson, was a no-run
four inning pitching duel be­tween
Nixon and Landrum with
both men striking out numerous
batters. The boys from South
Carolina started hitting and rang
up eight runs against three for
Auburn during the last five
frames. Coach Doyle elected to
start Onie Green as his pitcher
in the second game against Vir­ginia.
After being tagged for two
runs in the initial inning, Green
settled down and pitched two hit
ball the remaining eight frames;
but, although his teammates out-hit
Virginia, they failed to score
and lost 3-0.
Pete Diffly, who took Vic
Akin's place at shortstop, played
beautiful^, handling all of his
chances like a veteran. Probably
the most sensational play of the
tournament came when team­mate
Don Brause made a beauti­ful
one-handed stab at a line
drive and brought it in for a
catch that drew applause even
from the most rabid Virginian.
In the all-star poll made by
coaches and sportswriters, Ray
Williams and Johnny White were
chosen for the thirdbase and left
field positions. Ray collected
three hits in eight trips to the
runner-ups in volleyball. It was
their first championship trophy
since 1937.
Also figuring prominently in
the SAEs point manufacturing
department was Fred Johnson of
Rome Ga., along with Arthur
Phillips and Don Waitzman, both
of Birmingham. Johnson and
Phillips excelled in football, soft-ball,
basketball, and track. Waitz­man
tied Auburn's interfraternity
track record on the low hurdles.
Jim Biggers and Jack Key of
Columbus/Ga., respectively, top-ranking
members of Auburn's
1947 varsity tennis and golf
teams, were instrumental in
coaching the SAE to a champion­ship
in each of those sports.
Coach Evans also announced
that Phi. Kappa Tau was sue
cessful in annexing the spring
softball crown behind the speed
ball pitching of 2ac Jenkins of
West Point, Ga.
plate, and Johnny connected four
times in nine tries.
Four seniors finished their
sports career for Auburn in this
meet, and out of the four, two
have already entered organized
baseball. Charlie Finney has
joined the Dothan Browns and
Johnny .White is w,ith the Valley
Rebels. Jimmy Martin, who hand­led
eight chances without an er­ror,
and Captain Joe Grant round
out the graduates.
Don't forget your appoint­ment
with the photographer.
When you receive your card
notifying you of your appoint­ment—
remember the TIME.
Cocker Spaniels for sale;
puppies and grown dogs; 3
miles out on Notasulga high­way.
J. H. Rutledge. Phone
1061-J-l.
HELP WANTED: C o l l e ge
man to work as—linesman at
Airport during all or majority
of each week day morning.
Apply W. G. Rhodes, Phone
366.
Accidental deaths in the United
States during the first nine
months of 1946 totaled 73,400, a
five per cent increase over the
previous year.
FOR SALE: Practically new
Coolerator (Ice Refrigerator).
Call at 497 Dumas Dr.. Tel.
954-W.
FOR SALE: 1942 Chevrolet
Sedan; radio., new seat covers
and tires; excellent' condition
throughout. Call 445.
Tie a siring around y o ur
finger. Make every effort to re­member
your appointment with
the Glomerata photographer.
FOR SALE: Baby Buggy,
excellent condition. Call 386.
"Darling I'll never forget this anniversary!
Dining and dancing in the Rose Room at
the MIDWAY TAVERN is wonderful . . . the
food and service is excellent."
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Willard Nixon, (above) Au­burn's
freshman righthander,
was acclaimed in. one of the na­tion's
largest newspapers; the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
as the "greatest major league
college prospect since Spud
Chandler was pitching for
Georgia."
Intramurals Wi
Begin Next Week
Coach Evans announced that
the summer intramural sports
program will get underway with
the opening games of the softball
tournament Monday. Seventeen
teams have entered the race and
an additional 10 are expected to
get in before the deadline set at
Friday. All events' for this quar­ter
are going to be run on a
wide open scale and no, distinc­tion
wil be made between fra­ternity
and independent organi­zations.
Anyone connected with
the college is eligible for any of
the tournaments and medals,will
be given to winners and second
place entries.
Coach Evans also plans to have
turnamehts • in tennis, swimming,
table tennis, badminton, and golf
if enough interest is shown. In
tennis, table tehnis, and bad­minton,
play-offs will be held
for men's singles, men's doubles,
and mixed-doubles, while in golf
tussles in men's .single's and a
mixed doubles, will be held. The
swimming meet will have prac­tically
every popular .event with
several mixed medley relay races
also oh the docket. In these
events, there will be no competi­tion
by teams and everything
will be run on an individual ba­sis.
This is the first year the intra­mural
department has attempted
co-recreation and in order to
make it a success, everyone who
has any ability in the above
sports is urged to take part. Dates
of the tournament will be an­nounced
later, but anyonl inter­ested
should get in touch with
Coach Evans as soon as possible.
Along
the
Bench
By Jack Simms
The best news of the year *' came last week when Coach
Voyles announced that Auburn is getting an adequate build­ing
for basketball this fall. For the past 15 years, we have
been in dire need of a better basketball floor and increased
seating facilities. The building, previously used by the army
as part of a recreational program, has been given to Auburn
by the federal government arid will have to be torn down,
shipped from Texas, and reconstructed here. Coach Voyles
has chosen the site on which the stables how stand as its
location. The basketball floor is 100 by 180 feet and has seat­ing
facilities for 4000 fans. Other than basketball, the gym
floor will be used for varsity wrestling, and men's PE classes.
Along the same line of thought is the beginning-of-summer
basketball practice during which tame Coach Doyle
hopes to hold workouts three evenings a week. The latest
addition to the hardwood club is Glenn Nixon, a seventeen
year old all-state hoopball star from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Glenn
should get to be a fairly big boy when he is full grown. He's
only 6' 8" . . .,'nuff said. Also from Tulsa are two boys who
should bolster Coach Umbach's wrestling -team. One was state
champ in the 145 pound class and the other was a finalist at
121 pounds.
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Summer football practice got under way Monday for all
new members of the squad and from 4:30 to 6:00 anyone Can
go out and look 'em over. With the return of Jack Cahooh,
guard and alternate captain of last year's team, the forward
wall should be strengthened considerably.
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Congratulations to Frank Sego on'his appointment as
sports publicity manager of Auburn. Frank, your Plainsman
sports editor for the past year, will succeed Elmer' Salter,
who in his twenty years of service at the Plains, gained
recognition as the best sports publicity man in the nation.
As did Mr. Salter, Sego will bring the name of Auburn into
the Sports limelight of papers all over_ the country. Good
luck, Frank. .' • '-•'".".•;
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• • ' • . ' • • • • . . • ' J Congratulations are also in order for a i member of the
Tiger football team. This time it is Cliff Grubbs, former
Auburn High School All-State, All-Southern back, and a
ietterman on Coach Voyles' '44 grid team. Cliff was married
to a Birmingham girl during the holidays and the couple is
now residing in a home that the groom built on the Airport
Road. After serving a tour of duty with the Paratroops, Cliff
returned to the Plains, underwent a knee operation, and is
now again ready to carry the mail for the Tigers; In the "A','
Day garne, he was the outstanding blocker on the field and
Coach Voyles plans to use him extensively in the blocking
back slot this fall.
Auburnite Starts
Outdoor Club
A Casting Club is being form­ed
in Auburn with the aim of
engaging in state, Southeastern,
and national competitive casting.
Tournaments are held annually
in Alabama which consist of
several types of competition, in­cluding
5/8 oz. accuracy, 3/8 oz.
accuracy, 5/8 oz. distance, skish
(with 5/8 oz. plug), and dry and
wet fly. All classes of competi­tion
are for individual or team
entries. Competitive tournaments
each year offer prizes such as
reels, rods, tackle, and trophies.
D. G. Parmer, an Auburn stu­dent,
is forming the club. Parmer
has also received information
from Mr. Kilpatrick, assistant
state manager of the Woodmen
of the World in an endeavor to
re-establish a lodge in Auburn.
Anyone interested in either of
these organizations should con­tact
D. G. Parmer, Bqjt- 211 A,
Wrights Mill Road.
Auburn Will Get
New Sports Arena
Auburn is expected to recclv'e
a large sports arena for use as a
recreation center.
A telegram from Senator Lis­ter
Hill received in Auburn June
3 stated that instructions have
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8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J u n e 25, 1947
'POLIOA'—BEAT IT!
Veterinary Student Tells
Of Legalized Cockfighting
By Jose Soler
(From The Jawbone, OTS Publication)
When the 19th c e n t u r y started, the cockfighting sport was
an old one among the i n h a b i t a n t s of t h e West Indies.
Up to the t h i r d decade of t h e 20th century it was pro­hibited
by t h e Government of P u e r t o Rico, but steps were
taken around 1935, t h e result being an act by t h e Insular
Government toward the establishment of rules and regula­tions
for cockfighting. Before that
time fights were carried on in
secluded places, and crowds of
conservative size attended ready
to sprint at the least cry of "Poli-cia";
you can take my word for
that.
Editor's Note: Soler is a sen­ior
in the school of veterinary
medicine and a native of d a l e s ,
Puerto Rica.
Nowdays there is quite a dif­ference.
Officials to fights are
government appointed, and action
takes place at special buildings
privately owned.
The fighting arena is a fenced
circle with a diameter of 25 feet,
and seats for the spectators locat­ed
behind this. An automatic
clock will time the fight and
rests if any, a scale will recheck
the birds immediately previous
to the action, and bandages to ad­here
artificial spurs are finished
by the officials.
The sporting season extends
from St. Andrews Feast on Nov.
1st. till about May or June, de­pending
on the region and rival-visitors.
As a whole this is a typical
Sunday at any town during the
fore-mentioned seasos. The ad­mittance
to the "gallera" will
average 75c per person. Behind
the main door a blackboard will
show the weight, color, name of
owner, and bet of individual
matches. But, on special occa­sions
cocks will be presented in
closed bags, the weight and size
of spurs being the only known
facts about the rivals, and of
course this will bring plenty of
surprises.
The "seconds" then will fix up,
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if necessary, artificial spurs, steel
ones being tabooed, and last
minute sharpening of them and,
beak is done.
Betting among the spectators
takes place then, always designat­ing
their favorite cock by the
color. The major bet of course is
placed by the bird owner, and
running between hot rivals wag­ers
above $5000 are not uncom­mon.
An official next puts a wooden,
partition in the center of the
arena behind which stand the
"seconds" holding their fighter,
and everything is then ready to
go. The partition is lifted and the
crowd "shore" go cheering, re­minding
you of a Saturday night
western shown when each hero's
punch is backed by hundreds of
roars, the hero being now sup­planted
by the fan's favorite cock.
The official time limit is 50
minutes and by then if no death
has occurred a decision is estab­lished
by the officials, these de­ciding
a tie unless the action has
been, too onesided.
Rests of two minutes are taken
in case of blindness, loose spurs,
or inability of a contender to stay
in the fight; but usually after a
refreshing spray of cold water,
cleaning of the mouth and throat,
natural hemostatics, etc. very few
of them will not go on.
Most of our cocks are imported
Spanish breeds, the rest being
mixed species from neighboring
islands; but before 1941 Spanish
boats pulled in with decks full of
the caged birds, any color and
any weight.
And as a close, I have seen
here groups ' of grammar school
age boys while not in classes each
sporting a bird dog at the end of
a rope or chain, and showing the
abilities of the animals to friends;
back at home there is a contrast
when the same age groups each
with his fighter under the arm,
but eager and ready to start ac­tion,
the fighting involving his
pride for the bird and perhaps
the next weeks allowance:
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The pledge class of Alpha Phi
Omega held its first meeting of
the quarter last night.
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Smile For The Birdie
At The Art Annex
Want to see your picture in
the Glomerata? Want to have
hundreds of thousands of peo­ple
stare at your picture and
ask wlio that hairy ape is? Or
that crummy bag?
Well to have this come about
it is of the utmost necessity
that you have your picture
made on schedule.
The place is the Art Annex.
All you guys just got to wear
a light coat and a dark tie, you
gals gotta wear a white blouse.
It ain't going to cost nothing
but you must be there cause
the photographer ain't , gonna
be able to take your picture
this fall.
Ye old John Shaffer is work­ing
hard to produce a book
by the middle of May, but he
must have a little help from
all you students.
DELTA SIGMA PI
ELECTS OFFICERS
At the last business meeting
of Delta Sigma Pi, international
prbfessional commerce and busi­ness
administration fraternity, of­ficers
were elected to serve for
the next two quarters.
Those elected to serve for the
next two quarters are: Headmas-/
ter, Arthur L. Burnette, Florence;
Senior Warden, Henry C. Allen,
Opelika; Junior Warden, Guy B.
Cofield, Lineville; Scribe, Ed­ward
Lasetcr. Greenville; His­torian,
Leonard A. Robinson, Al­exander
City; Treasurer, Rufus
E. Berry, Notasulga; and Chan­cellor,
Harold G. Eich, Tuskegce.
In conjunction with the elec­tion
of officers, committees were
appointed to plan and carry out
the activities of the chapter for
the next two quarters.
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