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King-For-A 'Day
Race Progresses
Voting Will Continue Today and Tomorrow;
Proceeds Go To AIO Scholarship Fund
Voting for King-for-a-Day will continue today and tomorrow.
The winner will be announced by radio tomorrow
night.
Polls are open at Main Gate. Votes are a penny each, and
there is no limit to the number a person may cast. Proceeds
will go into an AIO Scholarship Fund.
Leading in the race when votes
were counted Monday night was
Len Hensel, member of Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity, from Clifton
Heights, Pa! He is "being sponsored
by Chi Omega. Second and
third respectively were Gillis
Cammack, sponsored by KD, and
Ted Kingsford, Phi Mu's candidate.
The' King will begin his reign
Friday morning. At his command
will be a chauffeur, doorman,
and lovely secretaries who will
accompany him to classes in a
shiny black auto with a motorcycle
escort. Flanked by his secretaries,
he will spend an 'enjoyable
day at classes dictating notes.
Noon meal will be served in Quadrangle,
dining hall with his girl
friend.
The evening meal for King and
his lady will be served with
compliments of a local restaurant
and then the highlights of the day,
begin at the Coronation Ball Friday
night in the Student Activity
Building at nine.
A colorful Coronation Ball will
be climaxed with the crowning
of the King amidst a court of
beautiful girls and uniformed
honor guards. The King will be
showered with numerous gifts
from merchants of Auburn and
Opelika. Music will _be by the
Auburn Knights.
Plainsman To Appear
Friday; Constitution
To Be Published
, .. A four-page edition of The
Plainsman will appear Friday,
March 5. If your news failed
to make today's paper, watch
for it at the end of the week.
The entire Constitution of the
Associate Undergraduate Students
of Auburn, with a foreword
by Dick O'Cain, president,
will appear in Friday's issue.
It will contain proposed
changes recently recommended
by the Student Executive Cabinet.
Dr. W. T. Jordan
RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
WRITES IN HISTORICAL JOURNAL
Dr. Weympulh *F. Jordan, research
professor of history, is author
of an article appearing in the
January issue of The Alabama
Review, official, journal of the
newly-created Alabama Historical
Association.
The article is entitled 'Alabama
As a Field of Historical Research".
It presents an account of the more
significant articles and books that
have been printed in the field
of Alabama history. It also discusses
" various subjects that
might be studied to bring about
a fuller understanding of Alabama
history.
Dr. Jordan.holds grants-in-aid
from the Social Science Research
Council and from the General
'Education Board. They are being
used for conducting research in
Southern, and in agricultural history.
The University of Alabama
Press will issue a book by Dr.
Jordan on Alabama history this
spring. Two other completed
books are now being considered
for publication by other presses.
A fourth book on Southern history
will be completed within
about two years.
Honor Societies
Plan Ball Mar. 27
The annual Honor Societies
Ball will be held March 27 in the
Student Activities Building, according
to information released
by Ed Laseter, chairman of the
planning committee.
The dance will be formal and
a blanket bid is being extended
to the entire campus. Stag bids
will be allocated to members of
the individual societies.
Treasurers of the various honor
groups should mail checks covering
assessments to Harry Kinney,
Sigma Pi house.
Wednesday Lenten
'Service Time Changed
The Auburn Canterbury Club
has changed the hour of their
Wednesday Lenten Services from
5 o'clock in the afternoon to 7:30
in the morning.
These student conducted services
have been held at the new
hour for the past two Wednesdays.
The change was made to
avoid conflicting student schedules,
and the new time has
proved much more convenient.
All students and townspeople
are welcome to these services.
They are concluded at approximately
7:50 in order that eight
o'clock classes may be met.
Don't Miss It!
POPULAR LECTURE ON MAYAN ART
IS RE-SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
Prof. Henrv C. Ldwajds
In answer to many requests,
thp Art Guild is sponsoring a
repeat performance of a slide-talk-
on Mayan art and architecture
b y Prof. Henry C. Edwards.
The talk will be presented in
Architecture Library tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited.
>Mr. Edwards will illustrate his
talk with colorful slide pictures
which he made on a recent visit
to the Mayan areas.
The talk will include a discussion
of the Old Empire cities of
Capan, H o n d u r a s ; Quiriguia;
Guatemala; and cities of the New
Empire including Ch'icen Itza,
Yucan; Uxmal, and Kabah, Yucatan.
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There will be no charge, for
admission.
WHICH ONE WILL BE QUEEN FOR 'A-DAY'? Election For Miss A-Day
Will Be Held Tomorrow
Take your picks, folks—which one of these lovelies ""should .be A-Day queen? The smiling
little packages of pulchritude pictured above are up for election for "Miss A-Day." Girls and
organizations sponsoring Ihem are: (front row. left to right) Barbara Weatfierwax, ADPi; Joy
Love, Theta Chi; Carolyn Braswell, SPE; (second row) Patsy Dabney, OTS, Carolyn Flanders,
Kappa Sig; Mickey McCarey. Chi O; Sally Holt, TKE; (third row) Archie Anne Vineyard, Phi
Delta Theta; Merle Godwin, Sigma Pi; Mary Garvin, AOPi; "Dortie" Wilson, Alpha Psi; (fourth
row) Edna Scott, Theta Epsilon; Bobby Jean Cook, Auburn Hall; Jane Wilcox, KD; Alice Heston,
Dorm Four; (fifth row) Iris Ferguson, ATO, Seale Lee, Sigma Nu; Joy Thigpen, Delta Zela;
Betty Jean Jordan, PL Kappa Phi; (sixth row) Fern Crittenden, Phi Kappa Tau; Helen Tiller,
Dorm Three; Catherine Hoffman, PiKA; Jean Daughtry, AIO. Girls not in picture are: Jean
Simms, Dorm Two; Sis Montgomery, SAE; Yvonne Cargile, Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Chi
and Marilyn Crowder, Dorm One.
DR. FRANK POLGAR
'MENTAL WIZARD'
TO APPEAR HERE
Billed as mystifying, and ex-,
citingly different, Dr. Frank Pol-gar,
"the world's greatest mental
wizard," will appear at the Student
Ac Building tomorrow at 8
p.m.
Sponsored by the Auburn Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Dr.
Polgar's program, "Miracles of
the Mind", will include mind
reading, telepathy, memory feats,
and mass hypnotism; using volunteers
from the audience,
Polgar has lectured in this
country since 1933, when he came
from Hungary, where he was a
student of psychoanalysis, hypnosis,
and other'" psychic phenomena.
He has lectured yearly
at about 60 American colleges
and universities.
Auburn Professor .
Honored Jby NAEA
Joseph Marino-Merlo, Associate
of Art, Auburn, was elected a
member of the Executive Committee
of the National Art Education
Association at its convention
in Atlantic City last week.
Mr. Marino-Merlo is a member
of the Council and Constitution
Revision . Committee of the
national organization. He appeared
on the convention program
participating in a. panel discussion,
"Art in General Education."
The panel was composed of art
educators from California, Virginia,
Kansas, Illinois New York
and Mr. Marino-Merlo
Rules For Freshmen and Sophomores
Are Given By Registrar's Office
Special Registration Instructions, March 22,23—1948
Registration of all sophomores, freshmen, and students not in
college during the Winter Quarter, 1948, will be held* in the Student
Activities Building on March 22 and 23, 1948. Sophomores will register
on March 22 and Freshmen on March 23. The following procedure
will be observed:
1. Students will report to the Student Activities Building in alphabetic
order as indicated below. i
2. Students will report to dean's table for planning for trial schedule.
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3. Obtain punched class cards from departmental representatives
for each subject scheduled for the spring quarter.
4. Pick up proper type registration card from class permit cards
for each subject scheduled. (Note—Fill out these class permit cards
and hold each ^until the first class meetings. Instructors are not
authorized to seat any student in class unless this permit card is
presented covering the correct subject, and hour and day schedule.)
5. Fill in complete schedule on all registration card forms.
6. Secure approval of dean's representative with Dean's signature
on all cards.
7. Turn in punched cards to registrar's representative and get
final check of registration card and class permit cards.
8. Complete registration by payment of fees to college cashier in
Student Center. (Veterans may obtain "blue eligibility cards" from
Veterans' Coordinator in Student Center at this time.)
REGISTRATION CALENDAR
All students will be admitted alphabetically to the Student Activities
Building in strict accordance With the following schedule:
SOPHOMORES
Monday, March 22
Alphabetic
Veteran's Accounts
Close Saturday
Effective with the close of
business next Saturday, all
charge acounts at all bookstores,
for veteran's books, supplies
.and equipment for the winter
quarter will be closed. All veterans
are requested to purchase
whatever supplies they will
need for the balance of the current
quarter before that date.
Red Cross Drive
Begins Tuesday
The Red Cross Drive of the
Auburn branch, Lee County
Chapter, has been postponed until
next Tuesday, says Lennie
Payne, chairman.
Co-chairmen of this year's campaign,
which is hoped to exceed
last year's membership of 571, are
Jimmy Brown and Jean Holt.
Slogan of the drive is "It's Red
Cross Time—Give."
Representatives will be in classroom
buildings and at Main Gate
to solicit contributions. There will
also be representatives who will
contact fraternities, sororities, and
dormitories.'
Any student contributing a dollar
or more will be given a membership
card and button.
One-half of the proceeds from
Harem Scaren is to be added to
the college collection.
AIEE To Hold Final
Ijdeeting Monday
The A.I.E.E. will hold the last
meeting of -the winter quarter
March 8, in Ramsey, Room 109, at
7:00 p.m.
At this meeting two films will
be shown which have been sent
from General Electric Inc. The
subjects of these films have been
chosen so as to be interesting and
enlightermig to all electrical engineers.
Students Will Select Top Five Candidates;
A-Club Members Will Make Final Selection
Balloting to choose five of 27 popular co-eds to enter the
finals of the Miss "A" Day contest will be held at the Main
Gate throughout the day Thursday. After the student body
has selected the five finalists, the "A" Club will choose one
of them to reign over "A" Day. festivities on Saturday,
March 13. ..'-••• . -
Blues. She. will be presented at
half-time of the game to the more
than 7,000 spectators who are expected
to be in the stands at'Auburn
Stadium. Miss "A" Day will
be the further center of attention
at the big "A" Day Dance Saturday
evening following the football-
game.
In announcing plans for selection
of five finalists from the list
of 27 'contestants, Jim McDamel,
A Club president, urged that all
students avail themselves of the
opportunity to vote. He emphasized
that the A Club (wants the
student body to have a hand in
picking Miss "A" Day, and this
plan was devised to permit student
participation in the selection.
Contestants are: Carolyn Bras-well,
Yvonne Cargile, Bobby
Jean Cook, Marilyn Crowder,
Fern Crittenden, Patsy Dabney,
Jean Daughtry, Iris Ferguson,
Carolyn Planners, Merle Godwin,
Mary Garvin, Alice Hesten,
Catherine Hoffman, Sally Holt,
Betty Jordan, Seale Lee, Joy
Love, Mickey McCaray, Sis Montgomery,
Jean Sims, Edna Scott,
Joy Thigpen, Helen Tiller, Archie
Vineyard, Barbara Weatherwax,
Jane Wilcox, and Dortie Wilson.
To be chosen Miss "A" Day is
considered one of the top honors
that may be bestowed upon an
Auburn co-ed. She will reign
over the traditional "A" Day festivities,
the feature of which will
be the intra-squad football game
between the Oranges and the
Hr.
A.M.
8:00-9:00—
9:00-10:00—
10:00-11:00—
11:00-12:00—
P.M.
1:00-2:00—
2:00-3:00—
FRESHMEN
Tuesday, March 23
Alphabetic
Division
A thru C
D thru G
H thru K
L thru N
>
O thru S
T thru Z
Hr.
A.M.
8:00-9:00—
9:00-10:00-
10:00-11:00-
11:00-12:00-
P. M.
1:00-2:00—
2:00-3:00—
Division
A thru Ce
Cf thru Zz
H thru K
L thru N
O thru Sim
Sin thru Z
For students Registering on Monday and Tuesday, March 22 and
23, the late registration fee is chargeable beginning Wednesday,
March 24.
Attention Veterans!
All veterans who will not be
in school next quarter for any
reason must go blithe veterans
office before leaving school.
According to P. M. Norton, coordinator
of veterans affairs,
it is absolutely imperative that
the veterans records be kept
up to date. \
"Co-op Members to Get
Financial Report
Members of the Auburn Veteran's
Co-op Store are requested to
notice Friday's issue of the Plains-for
a complete financial report of
the establishment.
A meeting of all members has
been scheduled for Monday,
March 8, at 7 p.m. Place of the
meeting will be announced Friday.
HONORARY CAPTAINS of three (ROTC companies who will compete for "honorary. colonel
of the regiment" at the Military Ball Saturday night are: (left to right) Sally Holt, Birmingham,
Company "G"; Lorene Owens, Armuchee, Ga., Company "A", and Mary Anne Floyd, Opelika,
Company "D". ; ,' ,
PAYMENT OF FEES
Payment of fees for upper-classmen
(juniors, seniors, and
fifth-year students) is scheduled
as follows:
Monday,
A-Bak—
Bal-Bla—
Blb-Bro—
Brp-Car—
Cas-Con—
Coo-Dav—
Daw-Dz—
E-For—
Fos-Goz—
Gra-Har—
Ha^-Jac—
Jad-Lz—
Tuesday,
Ma-Mor—
Mos-Ols—
Pfb-Rea—
Reb-Roy—
Roz-Sim—
Sin-Sz—
T-Tea—
Teb-Uts—
Utt-Wha—"
Whb-Z—
March 8
a.m.
8:30- 9:00
9:00- 9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
p.m.
1:30- 2:00
2:00- 2:30
2:30- 3:00
3:00- 3:30 '
3:30- 4:00
March 9
8:30- 9:00
9:00- 9:30
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 .. .
1:30- 2:00
2:00- 2:30
2:30- 3:00
3:00- 3:30
Students failing)
• to register as ) 3:30- 4:00
scheduled above)
Harrison Is New
Ag Club Prexy
Sam Harrison was elected president
of the Ag Club at the regular
meeting Monday night. Other
officers selected for the spring
quarter were Billie Seal, vice
president; Bill Johnson, secretary;
George Carmichael, treasurer;
and John Goodson, monitor.
Two men from the Ag Club were
elected to serve as representatives
to the newly formed Agj
Council. They are Frasier Galloway
and Glover Pugh.
. Mrs. James L. Lawson of the
English department was guest
speaker.
Two clubs announce meetings
for Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m.
for election of officers. They are
the Collegiate F.F.A., which will
meet An Ross Auditorium and Ag
Engineering which will meet in
Ag Engineering Building room
212.
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Two clubs announce meetings
for Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m.
for election of officers. These
clubs are Alabama Farmer Staff
meeting in-Comer Hall and Forestry
club meeting in Ag. Eng. Bldg.
Room 212.
PARKING ON PAYNE
STREET PROHIBITED
Students wjll note that both
sides of Payne Street have been
marked with "No Parking" signs.
Chief Clyde Ellis of the City P6*
lice Department says, "It is a safety
measure and will be enforced
day and night."
Lenten Story Hour
Theme Is Announced
The story for the Lenten Story
Hour tomorrow will be "How We
Got the Ten Commandments".-
Children will assemble at 3:30
in the Episcopal Parish House,
and following the opening prayer,
Bob Cook will teach hymns
and songs.
After the story of the Commandments,
told by Jan Drake,
the children will record their attendance
on a Lenten cross,
which is made of squares to be
colored in after each story hour.
Tau Kappa Alpha Taps
Four For Membership
Tau Kappa Alpha, national
honorary fraternity for students
and faculty members who distinguish
themselves in the field of
forensics, announces the tapping
of three undergraduate students
and one member of the faculty.
Undergraduate students tapped
include Gordon S. Hill, sophomore
in education, Midland, Penn.;
Lee Taylor, junior in pre-law,
Birmingham; Maury D. Smith,
sophomore in pre-law, Panama
City, Fla.
The faculty member is Dr. Win
C. Miller, head of the speech department
at Auburn.
Formal initiation will be held
Thursday night after the finals of
the Tau Kappa Alpha Speech
contest. /
Home Ec Students
Model Fashions
The -Home Economics Club
sponsored a fashion show entitled
'Road To Spring', at the WSGA
convocation last Tuesday,
The show, which was under the
supervision of Miss Berry of the
Simplicity Pattern Company, featured
an entire wardrobe for the
college girl. Among the clothes
modeled were beach clothes, suits,
skirts, blouses, sportswear, and
date dresses.
The garments, were hand made.
Models were chosen from the
home economics department.
Auburn Is Host
IRC REGIONAL CONFERENCE MEET
TO BE HERE FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Auburn will be host to the
southern district of the Southeastern
Regional Conference of
International. Relations Clubs
Friday and Saturday. About 100
delegates from 79 -campuses in
Alabama, FJorida, Georgia, Mississippi,
and South Carolina will
begin arriving Thursday evening.
Hugh Gaston, conference president,
announces that a limited
number of Auburn students and
faculty members can be accommodated
at the sessions and principal
address. Those desiring to
attend should notify Gaston at
16-M.
Dr. Ryland Crary, of Teachers
College, Columbia University,
will speak following Friday
night's banquet. Hugh Gaston
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2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, March 3, 1948
Drake Infirmary Series
HOSPITALIZATION IS EXPENSIVE,
BUT JUSTIFIABLE, SAYS MANAGER
(Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles on Drake
Infirmary written by D. H. Byrd, Sr„ infirmary manager. Today's
artcile pertains to patient fees. Constructive criticism is
welcome)
-Very often we hear comment)
from those who have been hos
pitalized concerning high ex
penses. There is no disputing the
fact that hospitalization is expensive.
Ordinarily it is difficult
to see that these rates are necessary—
yet, in spite of their ^seeming
magnitude, they are most
reasonable.
How Expenses Are Met
Hospitals rendering general
service rarely, if ever, meet expenses
with operating revenue
derived from p a t i e n t fees.
Charges to patients, as a rule,
rarely exceed 75 to 80 per cent
of the total cost of services and
materials rendered. At this point
we might inquire as to how the
hospital can continue to render
service under these conditions.
This problem confronts all- of
them and it is met in varied
ways. In many cases city, county
or state taxes are levied to offset
any operating losses incurred.
In others Federal funds enable
this continued operation while
endowment funds often play a
prominent part. Various individuals,
organizations or church
groups often endow funds for a-perpetual
and beneficial memorial
to some outstanding person.
Expensive items of equipment
such as X-Ray are often provided
in this manner. In spite of these
thoughtful and humanitarian contributions
many community hospitals
have been forced to close
for lack of funds.
Compare with Hotel
Now, we are wondering, what
causes this condition? Why can't
Bring the
BULL SESSION
to the
TIGER CAFE
Open nightly 7 till 11
except Sundays
Room for all
a hospital operate with the money
derived from patients? -By
way of a partial explanation let
us compare the day rate service
charge with comparable charges
in a hotel. Present day hotels
charge approximately $3.50 per
day for a room. Well-balanced
meals for a day will cost from
$3.50 to $4 per day. These basic
costs for room and meals total
from $7 to $7.50 per day.
This same service in a hospital
ranges from $8 per day upward
and^ includes care by trained
nurses every minute of the day
and night. Special foods are prepared
for those who head it and
innumerable other services are
provided in addition — without
any added cost to the patient.
Personnel Is Important
Nearly all personnel employed
in a hospital must have special
qualifications as well as a personal
desire to render service to
mankind. The hospital has to operate
seven days each week and
evei-y week in the year regardless
of the number of patients
it is caring for. It must be ready
at all times to meet any, emergency
whether anticipated or not.
Relief personnel must be employed
in order to allow permanent
personnel a day off duty.
Then too, there must be three
groups of personnel for some sections
to cover three eight hour
shifts.
"The Best" Is Expensive
Equipment, supplies, foods and
other items .used in a hospital
must, of a necessity, be of the
very best quality in order to render
the best possible service.
Equipment and supplies for hospital
use must be precision manufactured
and are naturally high
in cost. There are thousands of
small items of equipment which
are 'necessary but can be used
only a few times. Then there are
others of a more permanent nature
but eventually they are considered
obsolete because of the
rapid strides being made in medical
and surgical science.
Letters to the Editor
CANDIDATE for representative
to Congress from the third
district is Prof. John E. (Boozer)
Pitts, above. He served in
both World Wars and was discharged
with the rank of colonel.
He expects to make an
active campaign this spring.
Vacancies Exist
In Advanced ROTC
The military department announced
today that some vacancies
exist for "students in all
branches of the Advanced Course
ROTC. Branches in which students
may enroll are Air Corps,
Artillery, A r m o r e d Cavalry,
Corps of Engineers, and Signal
Corps. All students who are interested
are,invited to drop in to
the military office in the basement
of SamfordHall and discuss
their qualification with the
senior instructor of the branch
which they prefer.
A recent War Department ruling
states that veterans who have
six months, service prior to
March 2, 1946 will receive credit
for entrance in the advanced
course equivalent to one year bf
basic ROTC training. Veterans
with one year or more of honorable
service prior to that date
will receive credit for the entire
basic ROTC course of study. If
in doubt'about their future eligibility
to enroll in the advanced
course, students are requested to
see the adjutant of the Military
Department in the near future, so
that their status may be clara-fied.
Auburn, Alabama
Feb. 22, 1948
Dear Editor:
Recently, I have left several
articles at various places on the
campus, and when I returned I
could not find them. I know I
lost them through my own carelessness;
but surely' the students
and all who are connected, with
B & G have heard of the Lost and
Found Department after the publicity
you have given it. . .
At the beginning of the quarter,
I lost a Shaeffer pen . . . last
Tuesday I left my trenchcbat ih
Langdon Hall and went to Bul-lard
field to drill with the RdTC
Band . . . afterwards I rushed tb
Langdon tb retrieve my coat. But
—nb coat . . . Then to top if off,
someone carried off my dissecting
kit from the cbrnparative anatb-my
lab in Comer 3f)6 sometime*
Friday morning. ,
Is Auburn a den of thieves?
. I am offering a. reward for
the return of ahy of these articles,
either to me or the Ldst arid
Found Department.
Sincerely,
William Pappas
123 Cedar Crest
To be eligible for enrollment in
the advanced course, students
must have at least six quarters
remaining in school before gra
duation.
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Here, in our First President's
own handwriting, is
part of the far-sighted
speech he delivered to
the American people 152
years ago. The spirit of
the doctrine still applies.
It calls for a firm unity
among our people . . .
emphasizing, above all,
the need for "every citizen
to take pride in the
name of an American."
The original is now aboard
the "Freedom Train"—
a traveling exhibit of
the most significant docu->
nients in our history.
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Dear Editor:
The^question of admitting Negroes
to Auburn or any white
school involves one fundamental
principle that of segregation. This
must be an inviolate principle if
there is to be harmony and brder
between the two races in the
South.
It has been said that there are
only four possible solutions to the
Negro problem—extermination,
deRortatibh, amalgamation, or segregation.
Now which of these is
the mdst logical and the one we
want? Obviously tha» first two
can be eliminated because of inhumane
or impractical reasons.
This leaves only amalgamation
or segregation. We have only to
look at South America to see
the results of intermingling of
races. There is found a polyglot
population of. all shades, varying
from lily white to coal black.
Certainly we do not want to create
a mongrel race in the United
States where no man ,would know
what color his children would
be. This would be the inevitable
results of amalgamation.
This leaves segregation as the
only possible and logical alternative
to solve the problem. Southern
leaders and people who know
,the social conditions of the South
have repeatedly stated that this
is the only way that peace, friendship,
and progress can be obtained.
"Equal but Separate"
should be the guiding policy in
the Southern states, and it is
under this policy that the Negro
race has steadily advanced from
slavery. The experience of the
years since 1865 dictates that this
is the soundest course to follow.
The Southern white man and
the Southern Negro know ahd
understand each other. For generations
they have worked in cooperation;
a feeling of friendship
has developed between them.
However, if outside agitators
for political expediehcy or otherwise,
persist in promoting legislation
aimed at destroying the
foundations of the Southern social
system and of our way of
life, they will sow seeds of enmity
between the two races which are
likely to bear bitter fruits irt future
years.
For Negroes invited by others
to attempt to enter white schools
in the South does untold damage
to their race. We have made progress
in the past education for the
Negro and will continue to do
so in the future—equally but
separately.
Dan- Meador
things, are we progressing? If
Auburn fails tb admit Negro'es, it
Will in turn be admitting that
these things mentioned above
exist ih the South, and it will be
admitting that the South is regressing
rather than progressing.
And too, it will be admitting that
what Hitler stood for was right,
and admitting that the war to
preserve democracy was fought
for bought.
But what if we see fit to admit
Negrbes as students? Some say
that admission will be the beginning
of an amalgamation of
the races. To this there is the
ahsWer that there exists a lunatic
fringe in bdth races that would
intermarry. It is already being
practiced today among that
fringe. Intermarriage will always
occur so long as that lunatic
fringe exists within the races. Admitting
Negroes will not increase
this—it will decrease it!
fiy educating bbih the Negro
and the white to a higher level
bf intelligence and only by such
education will this lunatic fringe
be eliminated, thereby eliminatr
ihg intermarriage.
But why is there such a cry
raised over i n t e r m a r r i a g e ?
Among educated people, both Negro
and White, there is no talk
bf it. Reliable sources in the field
of psychology and Sociology say
that neither the educated white
hoi- educated Negro want tb
intermarry. Therefore, to insure
the races against amalgamation,
why-hot educate-them both to a
jioirit where neither will think
of intermarriage.
Where will we educate them?
Right here ih Auburn, arid ih
other schools like Auburn. It is
beihg done elsewhere without
any difficulties arising out of the
process. But are we so much
better than those who see fit to
co-educate the races? We in the
South are human; so are the
people who practice co-education.
And, too, we are all Americans—
at least we all purport to be.
If, though, we fail to admit Negroes
because of color, in our
school, we are failing as Americans.
Why? Because Americans,
true Americans, believe that in
a democracy such as we have
here, a man is a man, not because
of who he is, but because of what
he stands for. And . further,
Americans, true Americans, believe
irt the fundamental rights of
man—the rights to life,' liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness, and
they believe that these rights belong
to all no matter what his
race, color or 'EFeed may be.
Robert C. Bowen
308 Dumas Drive
Auburn, Alabama
February. 21, 1948
Mr. Jimmy Coleman:
I'm not aware of the policy of
The Plainsman in regard as to
who writes' the editorials, but if
you are that person, my statements
are directed to you.
You are undoubtedly an idealist
who hasn't been awakened to
the crudeness of this country arid
world. Ijh your editorial of FebT
ruary 18 reading levels, you made
Some childish suggestive statements,
Mr. Coleman. You left the
reader with the impression that
Mr. Farrell's Lonigan Triolog'y
was the result of a bad dream
concocted by a teen-age boy. I
hate to break the news to you,
Mr. Coleman, but such conditions
do exist in the slum areas of our
large cities and possibly elsewhere.
I am aware that Mr. Farrell
writes for the purpose of the
almighty dollar, but if the public,
your friends and mine, didn't demand
such books, I'm sure his
plots would change.
As for his being prolific, I
wouldn't know, Mr. Coleman,
but, by far, he isn't the" worst
writer—ybu are. You have the
nerve to sp.eak of reading levels
when you allow; such stories to
be printed in The Plainsman as
"And So To Bath" and the one
concerning "The Naturel Herald"
which are no less suggestive than
Studs Lonigan. Make up your
mind, Mr. Coleman! Are we to be
saints or moral hypocrites?
Earle N. Davis
308 Dumas Drive
P. S. If you will bother to investigate,
you will find that Mr.
Farrell's - books are accepted by
the instructors in bur own English
Department. I might add that
Mr. Farrell would be completely
within his rights to sue you for
libel.
Start Clkkin"
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AN OPEN LETTER
Dear Mr. Davis:
-' Thank you for your warped
ideas on Mr. James T. Farrell. It
so happens that Jimmy Coleman
did not write the editorial; I did.
That slflms of the nature so
luridly described in the Lonigan
trash do exist is a well-known
fact. They exist in every large
city in the country . . . South included.
So what? If we need
documentary evidence of these
slums we can get them from less
colorful and more exacting sociological
studies1 which have been
made in them.
That the English' Department
recognizes James T. Farrell's
novels is of no imrnediate consequence.
The English Department
is made up of a number of different
people who hold as many
different opinions of what makes
up good literature.
Certainly, there will always be
a demand for his (Farrell's)
books. As long as one high school
kid whispers the name to another
in the school "Johnnie", there
will always be a demand.
As for Farrell's sueing for libel,
then let him start with Time
rnagazine. I shamelessly lifted the
line about his prolificacy from
that magazine.
Actually, your comment was
appreciated. Even though we do
not agree on contemporary
American literature, I assure you
that if we can make somebody
mad by one editorial then we,
have at least created an interest
in the, paper. Next time any of
us rubs you the wrong, way,
sound off again!
Yours,
Mitch Sharpe
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and promise of a job if the winning
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Entries will be accepted in five
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1948. First place awards will bo
made for the best pictures in the
News, Pictorial-Feature, Fashion,
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The grand prize will be awarded
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A complete list of awards will
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Students regularly enrolled in
any college or University are eligible
to enter up to ten prints
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There is no entry fee, but pictures
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Competing in last year's show,
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First prize, an Eastman
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Entry blanks and contest rules
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Dear Editor:
Auburn has come face to face
with the problem of admitting
Negroes as students. This prbb-lem
is a crucial one, and frbm its
solution will come either progress
or regression. Which will it
be?
If Auburn, its administrators
and its students, does not see fit to
admit Negroes as students, then
it is admitting failure, and it is
also admitting to the world that
here at Auburn there is a feeling
similar to that of Hitler's. We
saw in the course of Hitler's reign
of power, a philosophy based on
racial supremacy. It took a World
War to remove this philosophy
from the face of the earth—at
least that was one of the so-called
aims for which men died.
But what now? We see here at
Auburn the very same thing
cropping up. We are holding ourselves
but as being a supreme
race—we are better than the Negro;
we segregate him, we deny
him his right to vote, we discriminate
against him in our courts,
in our schools and in various
other ways so that he will remain
on a low economic level.
Why do we do this?—so that we
can exploit and profit from his
labors. When we do all these
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Military and Coronation Balls Are This Weekend
honorary Colonel' Will Be Presented
As Highlight of Annual ROTC Formal
The Military Department *bt
Auburn has announced that the
Military Ball will be held on
March 6. in the Student Activity
Building, from 9 until 12 o'clock.
The dance promises to be one- of
the social highlights of the year.
Music will be furnished by the
Auburn Knights.
As a feature of the evening's
entertainment, the "Honorary
Colonel" will be presented to the
assembled guests and will be
awarded a loving cup as a symbol
of her honorary office. At the
presentation she will be accompanied
by her "Staff'V the honorary
captains with which she was
in competition. Each young lady
in the competition will be presented
a token of appreciation
by the members of Scabbard and
Blade. 7*
Young ladies selected as "Honorary
Captains" for the regiment
include Miss Evelyn Kidd, Auburn,
representative for Company
H; Miss Lorene Owens, Ar-mucnee,
Ga., Company A; Miss
Anne Hopson, Tallassee, Comp-
Phi Delta Theta Holds
Mardi Gras Party
Phi Delta Theta fraternity recently
entertained with its annual
Mardi Gras party at the chapter
house. The rooms' were decorated
with crepe paper streamers, confetti,
balloons, and sheets of
crepe paper in the traditional
Mardi Gras colors of purple and
gold.
Members and dates wore masks
and appropriate costumes, contributing
to the spirit of Mardi
Gras. Coffee and cookies were
served by the housemother, Mrs.
Olive Locke. .
any B; Miss Betty Whitson, Birmingham,
Company C; Miss Anne
Floyd, Opelika, Company D; Miss
Betty Jordan, Brewton, Company
E; Miss Dorothy Hill, Macon,
Ga., Company F; Miss Sally Holt,
Birmingham, Company G; Miss
Anna Hutto, Walker, Company
I. Final selection of the Honorary
Colonel will be made at 8:30, on
the evening of the dance, by the
judging committee composed of
Dean Katharine Cater, Dean Tur-pin
C. Bannister, Coach Earl
Brown, T. C. Clark, director student
affairs, John Newton Baker;
Chief of API News Bureau, and
two members of Scabbard and
Blade. The winder will be announced
at 10:30 when she will
be presented to the Regiment.
Kappa Delta Honors
Initiates At Luncheon
Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa
Delta honored ^its new initiates
with a luncheon at the
Clement Hotel in Opelika on
February 21.
Miss Lutie Easter, chosen by
the chapter as "model pledge,"
was presented with the traditional
KD, ring and bracelet. A
KD bracelet was presented to
Miss Leila Alice 'Flewellen, the
pledge with the highest scholastic
average.'
Alumnae present as guests of
the chapter were: Mrs. Mabel
Lawson, Mrs*. Frances Jones, and
Miss Winnie Hill.
PI KAPPA ALPHA
INITIATES 12
Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa
Alpha held formal initiation for
12 men Sunday afternoon. A banquet
was held afterwards honoring
the initiates. Bob Taylor was
awarded a jeweled .pin as outstanding
pledge.
New members are Louis Baldwin,
Winston-Salem, N. C ; Jimmy
Raulston, McMinnville, Tenn.;
Bob Taylor, Andalusia, Bill Pleasants
Raleigh, N. C; Frank Barrow,
LaFayette; J i r a m y Howard,
Huntsville; Jim Dow, Birmingham;
Bill Harrison, Mobile;
Howard Ham, Andalusia; Billy
Rogers, Greenville; Gene Byrd,
Birmingham; and Clint Anderson,
Huntsville.
King-For-A-Day t o Be Crowned; Dance
Will Be, Led by AIO President and Wife
Mrs. Ray Fowler
births...
Alpha Gam's Entertain
SAE'S At Dance
The Gamma Delta chapter of,
Alpha Gamma Delta entertained
members of the Sigma Alpha Ep-silon
fraternity in the sorority
room last Tuesday.
The sorority room was decorated
in a "night club" motif which
was complete to a "cocktail" bar.
The evenings entertainment featured
dancing and singing of fraternity
and sorority songs. Emilee
Yarbrough and Eula Uprice offered
a song.
Refreshments were served.
KA's Elect Officers
Nu chapter of Kappa Alpha
elected officers for the next
three quarters, at a recent meeting.
They are Norphlet G. Cam-mack,
Selma, president; Phillip
A. Mash, Birmingham, vice-president;
and Marcelle D. Carter, Jr.,
Russellville, secretary. These men
will be installed at the next regular
meeting.
Born, at Drake Infirmary, on
February 10, to Mr. and Mrs. H.
Q. Holley, a girl; on February
12, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sumner,
a boy; on February 17, to
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Ma-lone,
Jr., a girl; on February 18,
to Mr. and Mrs. James C. What-ley,
a girl; on February 20, to Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde E. Pilgreen, Jr.,
a girl; on February 23, to Mr.
and Mrs. Hal Herring, a'boy; on
February 24, to Mr. and Mrs.
Miller Dawson; a girl; on February
26, to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Davis, a boy.
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The Kirig-For-A-Day will be
crowned at Coron'a'tlon Ball ceremonies
Friday night in the Student
Activities Building. Tickets,
$1 plus tax, will be on sale at the
Main Gate, from AIO Council
meTribers, or at the door. Music
will be by the Auburn Knights.
Ray Fowlet, president of AIO,
will lead the dance With Mrs.
Fowler. Other officers and their
dates are Nathan Thomas, Mrs.
Thomas; Natalie Hatcher, Houston
Hurston; Roy Turner, Celia
Harrison; Bob Rosefrb'erry, Doris
Dumoht; Don Bass, Grace Walrd,
Cornelius Giles; Gray B. Ranson,
Writ W. Ranson.
Members of the independent
Council and dates are Joe Gwyn,
Annette Watson; Jim Btirsoti,
Mrs. Burson; Jean Baldwin, Richard
G. Lawless; Eva Elkin'S;
Maxwell Stewart; Mary Louise
Wright, Sam Hayes; Glenda Gran-thart,
Billy Bradley; Vance Bar-ttes,
Dariari Ziegler; Zeke Bass,
and Bob Ingram, date name not
available at press time.
Stags are Gilbert Stone, Mervin
H. McCormick, and Wm. L. Seale.
PI TAU SIGMA ENJOYS BUFPET SUPPER
AND DANCE IN PITTS HOTEL GREEN ROOM
Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering
honorary fraternity,
held a buffet supper and dance in
the Green Room of the Pitts Hotel
February 14. The Valentine
Tnotif was carried out through
wall decorations and individual
name tags. J,
^.Those present were Dean J. E
Hannum, Prof. Charles R. Hixon,
Prof, and Mrs. L. M. Sahag, Prof,
and Mrs. J. C. McKinnon, Prof,
and Mrs. V. R. Gunkel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Scarborough,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Tankersley, Mr. and
Mrs. James /W. Ward, Mr. and
Mrs; Jack Gwin, Mr. and Mrs.
David i Shall, Mr. and Mrs. William
Athertoatn.
Seth Mitchell, Kathleen McDonald;
Leonard Braswell, Polly
Scott; Johnny Robins, Emaleen
Stoves; Sam Bounds, Jr., Barbara
Neal; Joe Logan, "Pookey" Hudson;
Ed Eitzen, Eddy Forman.
Derrill Chambliss, Emily Tur-
A couple of girls handed the
cashier of a cafeterial on their
way out, a slip of paper with the
number 1004180 on it. This satisfied
the cashier. Why?
Well, it reads: "I owe nothing
for I ate nothing".—Rotary.
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PHI KAPPA PHI
INITIATES 14
Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa
Phi fraternity held formal initiation
for 14 men. Sunday, February
24. The new members are Forrest
Alley, Wilsonville; John Bryan,
Jessup, Ga.; Van Comfort, Evergreen;
James Floyd, Auburn;
Fred Gunn, Mobile; Carl Ham,
Andalusia; Bill Hendry, Columbus,
Ga.; Marvin Killingsworth,
Montgomery; Wesley M e e k sf
Manchester; Whit Stuckey, Bay
Mitiette; Howard White, Ashland;
Lloyd Copeland, Joe Capel,
and Joe Pilcher, Selma.
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Initiates Fourteen
The following men were initiated
formally by Sigma Phi Epsilon
on Sunday, February 22: James
K. Thompson, Scottsboro; James
W. Godfrey, Gadsden; Collins
Gordon, Hope Hull; Robert A.
Thompson, Gadsden; Harold M.
Rains; Gadsden; Robert F. Stuckey,
Taraht; Frank L. Williams,
Fairfield; Felton Luck, Americus,
Ga.: Jack Diamond, Russellville;
William R. Turnipseed, Montgomery;
Albert G. Westbrook, De-mopolis;
Charles E. Wade, Decatur;
Gresham Grant Downs, Birmingham;
Harrry"A. Jones, An-niston.
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15 New Members
Seta Theta chapter of Sigma
Nu fraternity held formal initiation
rites for 13 men Wednesday,
announced Homer Turner, commander.
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Those initiated were William
M. Knight, Jr., Buckrac Beach,
Florida; James Brider Webb, De-mopolis;
Rom Duncan, Montgomery;
Gifford S. Garner, Ozark;
Joseph W. Monroe, Huntsville;
Marion J. Smith, Jr., Birmingham;
Thomas H. Cannon, Jr.,
Fayette; Robert H. Cannon, Fayette;
Patrick Reagan, Atalla;
Bruce McLain, Montgomery; Edwin
Crawford, Nixburg; Robert
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' Staff members—Beverley Ann Burkhardt,
Guy Cofield, Spud Wright, Phyllis Stough,
Bob Newton, Graham McTeer, Jack Simms.
Roy Lilly
At a recent meeting of the A-Club, members
drew up an open letter to the student
body in regard fo the forthcoming election
of Miss A-Day. The substance of it, as released
by Jim McDaniel, president, is as
follows:
. "We, as members of the A-Club, sponsor
one campus-wide election each year. Our
purpose is to conduct a completely honest
election in order to select the best candidate
to serve as Miss A-Day.
"However, we have reason to believe
that five fraternities on the campus plan
to work in conjunction with each other to
further insure the success of their candidates.
"We do not* appreciate this set-up, and
we feel sure the student body doesn't appreciate
it. We don't expect these organizations
to withdraw their support from
their nominations, but we hope each student
will-vote his own personal choice for
Miss A-Day, and that fraternities will not
line up with each other for selfish reasons.
"Vote your opinion!"
Do-Nuts and Coffee By Babs
The Plainsman stands for. . .
An efficient educator and administrator
to serve as Auburn's new
president.
A colorful, modern band, with a
bandmaster who can devote all his
energies toward its development.
Adoption of the name Auburn University
in place of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute.
An enlarged stadium with a minimum
of 30,000 seats.
Institution of a cut system based
on scholastic averages.
Resumption of full athletic relations
between Auburn and the University
of Alabama.
Purpose: To Inform!
If The Plainsman had 10 thousand dollars
to give away, it is likely that it would
sponsor an essay contest.
The number of words aliewaBlS"would
be. unlimited. The subject: "Why I Believe
the University of Alabama Should
Not Engage Auburn in Varsity Athletics."
Its purpose would be simple enough—
TO INFORM! Everyone knows why Auburn
and Alabama should play; but few
know why the two schools should not.
Free Libraries
The first piece of social legislation to
receive Senate approval this session, with
the exception of veterans legislation, is
the Library Demonstration Bill (S. 48),
which passed last Wednesday.
This bill, sponsored by Senators Hill (D.
Ala.) and Aiken (R. Vt.), 'provides for
demonstrations of free public library service
in areas without library facilities or
where the service is inadequate.
An identical House bill (H.R. 2465),
sponsored by Representative Jehkins (R.
Ohio), was also acted upon (Thursday,
February 26) when the House Subcommittee
on Education reported the measure
favorably. >
Under this Library Demonstration Bill,
' States would receive $25,000 of Federal
funds annually for five years for demonstration
purposes. There is also provision
for an expanded plan which would permit
States to match an additional $25,000 to
$75,000 of Federal funds annually for five
years. ,
Plans for use of the funds made available
under the bill will be formulated by
State library agencies, subject to approval
of the U. S. Commissioner of Education.
The State agencies will administer the
-program.
Senator Aiken, whose interest in extension
of library service grew out of his
boyhood experience in Vermont, where
he had to walk six miles to the nearest
library, pointed out that State supervision
is one of the outstanding features of the
bill,
"The bill has been drawn to safeguard
State and local communities from any
control or interference from the Federal
Government", he said. "The entire administration
of the demonstrations, including
planning, personnel selection, book selection,
arid operation, will be left to the
States."
It is estimated that the maximum cost
to the Federal Government for financing
the demonstration program will not exceed
$5,253,000. /
Arnall for Vice-President?
What about the Vice-President? So far,
little has been said of President Truman's
possible choice for running mate in the
1948 campaign. There's an even chance
that the job will be open right up to the
day of election.
At this moment, however, the President
Is in a dilemma wherein intelligent action
in the manner of choosing his heir-apparent
can mean the difference between a
split party vote and a unified one.
The recently announced civil rights plan
enraged influential Southern politicians.
The 127 electoral votes held by the 11
Southern States are vitar in a close election,
as this one promises to be.
• On the other hand, the Northern liberals,
including millions of voting Negroes, have
over 228 electoral votes sewed up. Only
266 electoral votes are needed to win a
presidential election. If Harry slows up
on his civil rights program, he will certainly
lose the support of Northern Negroes,
and the election.
The problem then is simple. How to
keep the two conflicting groups in one big,
happy family?
With Roosevelt it was personality. But
it is doubtful that even as smooth an operator
as FDR could adequately cope
with this problem.
In the North, Truman is faced with an
actual revolt from the party by the followers
of Henry Wallace. This revolt, with
its immense appeal to the Northern Negroes
arid liberals, is probably the reason
for the civil rights plan. With this lure,
Truman hopes to bring these elements
back into camp.
The candidate for vice-president may
be the answer to Truman's prayers. All
he needs is a liberal who understands the
problems of the South. Such a man exists.
Long absent from the front pages of
the nation's press, Ellis Arnall exudes
qualifications like a well done steak.
As governor of Georgia, Arnall abolished
that state's poll tax, permitted Negroes
to vote in primaries, eliminated politics
from education, lowering the voting age
to 187 wiped out a $37-billion debt, reformed
chain-gang penal systems, and
chopped the Ku Klux Klan down to a
shadow of its former self.
When another Talmadge threatened to
take over the governor's chair from its
rightful owner, he again made front page
news by his courageous and victorious
fight. • i .
He has a definite, clear-cut platform
based upon patience with the United Nations
council, support of the Marshall Plan,
hate for intolerance, contempt for American
Communists and crackpots, faith in
economic opportunity, disagreement with
Wallace, and belief in democracy.
In a recent talk before University of
Iowa followers, Arnall stated, "We must
keep capitalism flexible by stamping out
monopolies . . . We can solve our long-range
economic problems by abolishing
the trusts, cartels and combines which de-'
liberately cut production and abundance
. . . We must put aside the disciples of
pessimism. All things are possible if we
have faith."—Jim Turner in the Daily
Reveille, LSU.
" . . . and there's a terrific toss that bounds off the . . ."
Reprinted from the Heights, Boston College
The Plastic Tower
" P u t your jack in t h e old juke box, „
P l a y your favorite disc.
When you dance with the bobby socks,
• You dance a L y o u r own risk."
—Benny Goodman
\ "All The Cats Join In"
It seems to be the fad nowadays for Plainsman columnists
to w r i t e about their personal experiences. So if Sellers can
t e l l about his childhood reminiscences and Sharpe of his
dreams about prison, then I will
forgive them of their faults and
make a confession about myself.
He is all fault who has no fault
at all, said Lord Tennyson.
Friends of mine are often asking
me why it is that I "list to
the port side." (Physically, not
politically.) Well, the story is
that I broke my
P leg while danc-
§§ ing, a n d the
| | slight list is the
result. No kidding.
I was at a
dance on New
|§ Year's Eve 1940
| and a c t u a l ly
broke my leg
jitterbugging. It
was 11:55 p, m.
and the band
Jennings was p i a y i n g the
"One O'clock Jump," the last
piece before "Auld Lang Syne"
and the confetti. It seems that I
was doing something of a hybrid
step—a cross between a watered-down
Birmingham i Hop and a
garden variety Shag—and all of
this was being done with a nondescript
character^ named Lulu
Haskins. Well, some way or other,
somebody got tangled up
with somebody else; hence, a
pathological fracture of the left
femur!
* * » .
Often, much work is done
around the campus for worthy
causes by people who get very
little credit for their efforts except
the personal satisfaction
they derive from knowing that
they did the job welL Two people
I can think of off hand who
fall into that category are Sed-don
Lee and Jim Haygood. These
are the two men responsible for
gathering the information used
in The Plainsman's recent poll.
Haygood, who is president of
Squires, and Seddon Lee, deserve
the thanks of the student body
for doing a difficult job well.
The other day a student in one
of my classes gave a report on
Erasmus. Until then, I knew very
little about this great personage
of history. Erasmus advanced a
creed which might still be applicable.
The Erasmic creed, which
is equivalent to a belief in mankind,
demands that the faithful
shall never promote dissension,
but unity; never encourage the
partisanship of the biased, but,
rather, shall broaden the bases of
mutual understanding and shall
initiate further understandings;
the more fanatical the epoch, the
more above party should the
true humanist be, gazing upon
human errors and perplexities
with indulgences and compassion,
acting as the incorruptible champion
of intellectual freedom and
of justice.
FLE THIRTEEN By The
Editor
File 13—an old army term for 'Waslebaskel'
"There is just as big a gap between the
art and the public as there is between the
public and the physicist."—Prof. Frank W.
Ar>t>lebee.
' \
Early Start: Joseph J. Chastain
of Talladega, an Auburn graduate
'39, has already begun orientating
his daughter, Anna, on the
finer points of the Auburn Spirit.
Only two-years-old, she knows
the words to—and sings "Glory,"
Glory to Old Auburn." All of
which poses a question: How
many of us can do the same?
» * *
Confusing, to say the least:
Important as a reason that the
name Alabama Polytechnic Institute
should foe change to Ala-
. foama University
is the factoi
of confusion as
to just what is
the p r o p er
name. The Duke
U Chronicle, mailed
to us on, ar
exchange basis,
addresses us every
w e e k as
"Alabama O x
Poly Inst-." You
can figure it out. We can't. Several
others are equally absurd.
Then, there was a letter we received
which was addressed to
"Alabama Polynomial Institution."
And last year one was received
by the college marked
"Mr. Alabama Polytechnic, Jr.,
Ridiculous, isn't it?
it * *
The practice of veterinary
medicine and surgery originated
in France as a means of saving
horses injured in war, according
Coleman
to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
* * *
Jokes on him: "Dr: Paul Joseph
Goebells, minister of propaganda,
Nazi Germany, once said:
"It will always remain the best
joke by the democratic system
that it provided its deadly enemies
with the means of destroying
it."
* * *
Temporary Placement: From
the personal account book of an
unidentified businessman — one
'who would obviously prefer not
to be identified:
Dec. Ami.
1 Tel cal for girl steno __$ .05
2 Violets for new steno 80
7 Week's sal. for steno ...- 30.00
9 Roses for steno 3.00
11 Candy for wife .75
13 Lunch with steno - 7.50
14 Week's sal. for steno 35.00
17 Picture show, self & wife L .80
18 Theatre, self & steno .... 6.50
21 Lillian's salary ........ 45.00
22 Dinner, theatre with
Lillian 21.00
23 Miscellaneous 102.13
24* Fur coat for wife 765.00
I 26 Tel call for male steno .. .05
—C. B. Robinson in Coronet
* * * . N
If there were no race differences,
the world would be a much
duller place.—J. B. S. Haldane.
* * *
Luther Smith,, former associate
editor of The Plainsman, is doing
an excellent job as managing
editor of the Auburn Alumnews.
Tagore: "My last' salutations
are to them who knew me imperfect—
and loved me."
* • •
"Next to a beautiful girl what
do you consider the most interesting
thing in the world?"
"When I'm next to a beautiful
girl, I don't bother about statistics."
* * *
Three men were repairing a
telephone wire. A woman driving
along in her car saw the men
climbing the pole.
"Look at those silly fools," she
remarked to her companion,
"from the way they're acting,
you'd think I'd never driven a
car before."
* * »
"How do you know I am a
diplomat?"
"By the skillful way you hide
your claws."—Rosland.
* ' * * •
Jerico: "So you think Brick is
an' accomplished politician?"
Webster: "Yep—he spends part
of his time running for office,
and the rest in running for cover."
* * *
Firat nut in darkroom of insane
asylum: " I bet you can't
climb up that beam of light."
Second nut in darkroom of insane
asylum: "You think I'm
crazy? I'd get halfway up and
you'd turn it off."—Pace.
* * *
Professor: "Did you write this
unaided?"
Stude: "I did."
Professor: "Then I am very
pleased to meet you Lord Tennyson.
I thought you died years
ago."—Pell Mell.
* * *
"What do you think of the
Museum of Art?"
"Oh, the pictures are okay, but
there ain't no good jokes under
'em."—Jack o' Lantern.
* • *
She: "Sometimes my father
takes things apart to see why
they don't go."
He: "So what?"
She: "You'd better go."
A Dash of Bitters By JUn Forrester
By Ralph Jennings
Which of the schools here at
Auburn has the_ largest enrollment,
year in and year out? Got
the answer? Okay. Which of the
schools has the most buildings
and the most classroom space?
Got it? Are both your answers
the same? If not, why not? Is it
right that a school with a low
enrollment be given buildings
when another school with a greater
number of students is hurting
for classrooms? Is it? If this sort
,of thing happens, why does it
happen? What is behind it? Who?
Why?
These and many other questions
will never be answered ir^
this column.-
Several days ago, while out ob-serving
some masses (a little habit
I picked up from "mass observer"
Jennings), I came across
a slight, balding chap in front
of Broun Hall. He was gazing up
at the fine old structure 'and
shaking his head slowly from side
to side. Thinking him to be Mitch
Shrape, a slight, balding, well-known
writer I hailed him.
"Ho varlet! What are you
about?"
He was not Mitch Sharpe. I
quickly realized my mistake.
(Without my glasses I am almost
sightless.) However, he had several
things to say, and he proceeded
to say them. Fixing "me
. with the intense, penetrating
stare of a man who is full of his
subejet, he started: "Do ya' see
that ole buildin' there, do ya
huh?" How could I miss it, even
without my glasses? "Where's
duh fire escapes, hey? Where are
dey?" Obviously there were none,
and he quickly noted this. "Dere
ain't none!" He stepped back with
the triumphant air of a man who
has won his point. How could I
argue with him? "What'd happen
if duh dump (Please!) caught
fire?" It would, in all probability
burn to the ground.
A fire would spread in Broun
faster than in any other building
on the campus, with the possible
exception of Samford. The stairs
are narrow affairs, and would be
quickly blocked. Anyone caught
on an upper floor would be out of
luck. There are other buildings
where conditions are no better.
Auburn has been lucky that no
fires have occurred. It's possible
that this luck won't last forever.
. My ungrammatioal friend (not
Mitch Sharpe) was worried.
BURP By BOYD HINTON
Phone 760
the common man
by milch sharpe
For anyone who would like to
see the editorial page of The
Plainsman with something not
pertaining to the controversial
bugaboo which has recently stalked
on to the campus, (and believe
me, brother, there are plenty),]
I am going to write the following:
Pull up your chairs and light
up your favorite briar, fade in
some background music and rs-lax.
How many of us in the hustle
and bustle of this mercenary .
world today ever stop to appreciate
the little flowers we see
growing by the wayside? Very
few. Well, each one of these little
flowers has a name just like us
and it has a family just like us,
too.
Take for example the Greater
Caltrop. It is one of the leading
and lovliest members of the Flax
family. But the winsome Greater
Caltrop has other enhancement^.
It has a yellow color and is very
hairy. The Greater Caltrop finds
many f a n c i e r s and admirers
finds many fanciers and admirers
among hirsute people with jaundice.
Next in our little stroll, we
happen across that behemoth
among the flowers, a veritable
little Charles Atlas in the plant
world, the Purslane. The Purs-lane
is indeed the he-man's flower.
Its hardihood has been perpetuated
in the immortal words
of Prof. H. E. Jaques, professor
of biology at Iowa Wesleyan
College, who has gone on record
as saying: "Very common in gardens.
Being a xerophyle, it ca$i
stand much more abuse than i'vs
competitors." s
The Yellow Jessamine is no
slouch in the plant world either.
With a little imagination we can
hear a faint staccato of marimbas
and castinets as the little Yellow
Jessamine bumps and grinds its
way through a windy day. The
Yellow Jessamine comes from a
tropical family. Guess what? It
has a cousin 'way over in India
which produces strychnine. • - .
Well the Yellow Jessamine
winds up our trip down the garden
path for today. None of the
Administration has b e e n ef-fronted;
no faculty members or
Students offended. In fact no
one's feelings have been hurt at
all—except perhaps the Shasta
Daisy, who didn't make the pr.*t
this week.
If, by some miracle, I were to
become dictator of this country,
there are a lot of people I would
put in jail on general principals,
but the ones that I would go for
first would be the people who
write singing commercials, and
the ones who sing them. I have
harbored this grudge for a long
time, and I have finally decided
to write about it wtih all the venom
that I can muster from my
limited vocabulary.
In the first place, it makes me
sore that some fool, who evidently
has the intelligence of a six-year
old can earn a living singing
about the wonders of mouth
wash, the fragrance of a soap, or
the fun to be had with a yo-yo,
while I am spending'four years
learning how to make a respectful
living. Evidently, though, they
must appeal to a large number of
people because after all, it is cus-'
tomers who allow a company to
stay in business. It has been my
policy in the past to avoid, whenever
possible, any product that is
advertised in such a lowly manner
and I will continue to do so.
I would like to see in this country
a nationwide movement to boycott
any product that is advertised
in such a way. It is downright
disgusting to listen to some
of them. I can't imagine how a
full-grown person would have
the audacity to earn such a living.
What- do they tell their
friends that they do? Can you
imagine yourself going to a party
and someone asking you what
your profession was and you reply,
"Oh, I sing a commercial for
the dry-seat'.didie company; want
to hear it? "Tra la la la Put dry
seat didies on your little duffer,
Why make the little darling suffer,
Tra la la la."
It isn't hard to understand why
Dr. Lee De Forest, inventor of the
three-element vacuum t u b e,
which made modern radio possible,
was so outraged when he
wrote a paper entitled "What
Have They Done With My Child?"
I'll tell you Dr. De Forest,-what
they have done, they have insulted
your genius, they have ridiculed
people with mature -
minds, they have dragged your
child down to the level of the
moron, which obviously is their
own plane of thinking. They have
proved that the vultures of radio
haven't the capacity for high-mindedness
and intelligent thinking.
CORNERED
ar me
w ar£
re s/.
•> con*
The Exchange Post By Irv. Steinberg
Here's one about a census-taker.
He pushed his way through
the crowd of children and began
asking the colored lady questions.
"What's your husband's occupation."
he asked.
"He ain't got no occupation.
He's dead. He passed away fo'teen
years ago, suh",
"Then who do all these children
belong to?"
"Dey's mine, suh."
"Why, I thought you said your
husband was dead!-'
"Yassuh, he is, but I ain't"
—Alabama Farmer
i * * *
"An inmate just escaped from
the insane asylum>He was tall,
thin and weighed 250 pounds."
"Tall, thin and weighed 250
pounds?"
"I told you he was crazy."
Notre Dame Scholastic
* * •
Landlady (setting down a bowl
of soup): "Looks like rain, doesn't
it?"
Boarder (taking a whiff): "Yes
it does, but it smells a little like
soup."
—Florida Alligator
* * *
Sedgewick: "Terribly sorry you
buried your wife yesterday."
Watleywood: "Had to—dead
you know." Honda Alligator
* * *
The United States during the
next 75 years will be more and
more dependent on the Southeast
Joseph B. Hosmer, noted Southern
economist, writing in the
January issue " of the Georgia
Tech Engineering journal, "The
Research Engineer."
* * *
We hear tell that at L.S.U. the
ME 61 class is doubling as a
nursery-
It all started when a veteran's
wife went to the hospital. The
next morning the husband turned
up for class with his textbook
under one arm and a 2 year old
under the other—a typical Auburn
situation.
By Graham McTeer
In the editorial columns of a,
few recent issues of The Plainsman
there has been much discussion
of the dangers caused by
reckless drivers on the campus.
It is true that they are a menace
to the whole town. Another factor
equally menacing are reckless*
pedestrians on the campus. .<
At crossings, traffic lights are
ignored by thoughtless walkers,
and in the middle of the block,
where there are no lights to blink
meaninglessly, unthinking students,
hidden from drivers by the
parked cars, step into the street
and edge as close as possible to
the flow of traffic. By some odd
chance, none of these charmed-life
leaders has been hit. But just
as Thach Avenue is the scene of
an automobile collision to be—
Toomer's, the intersections near
the Y-Hut and Library are also
danger spots.
It is always a treat lo hear the
Auburn Knights, and now
added feature makes it more
A newly formed vocal group con\
sists of Roy Browning and three
band members who sing as well
as play instruments.
Though Auburn-dancers have
heard the group only a few times,
their rendition of "Surrender" and
other numbers have been well-received.
With a little more practice
the group will sound as big-time
as the Knights themselves.
Though some dancers object to
the few show numbers the orchestra
present, the Knights' music
is always an added incentive
to brave the mud at the Student,
Ac Building.
A sign at Jake's Joint which
affords a good bit of amusement
lo customers who don't know the
set-up there displays these words
prominently over the doors:
"Please Do Not Use Dining Room
At Mealtime.*1
Ten Things to Remember
The value of time;
The success of perseverance;
The pleasure of working;
The worth of character;
The dignity of simplicity;
The improvement of talent;
The joy of originating;
The virtue of patience;
The wisdom of economy;
" The power of kindness.
—Marshall Field"
\
T
I .6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, March 3, 1948
Doyle To Take Auburn Hardwood Team
To SEC Meet In Louisville Thursday
Tigers Slated To Open Against Tulane Squad;
Lose To Georgia Tech, But Defeat Howard
Coach Danny Doyle's Auburn
hardwood team will take to the
road for Louisville this week to
put an end to their basketball
season by taking part in the
Southeastern Conference Tourna-
\_ ment. It will be held tomorrow,
'"Friday and Saturday.
Doyle's team, in splitting two
games last week ended the regu-
.lar season with a record of 12
wins and nine losses, against
. seven-seven in the Conference.
{I Their position in loop standings
depended on the outcome of
Monday night's game between
Alabama and LSU. A win by
'Bama left the Tigers in a tie for
fourth place with Alabama.
Auburn was handed a 50-43 loss
'. Wednesday by Georgia Tech in
* the last regular Conference game
;Sf the season. The Tigers pulled
up close on several occasions,
but were never able to overtake
Tech. Roy Brawner was high
pointer with 11 markers.
Thursday night Auburn narrowly
edged out Howard in a
Birmingham charity double-header.
The Tigers came through
with a 33-32 victory in the closing
minutes.
If Auburn 'gets by Tulane in the
SEC tourney, they will be facing
the Vanderbilt squad. The first
game of the tournament will be
between fourth-seeded Alabama
and Georgia Tech. >
Coach Doyle will take a 12-man
squad to the tourney.
FOR SALE: One-wheel, steel-utility
trailer, complete with
tarpaulin. Price $50. Phone
880-W.
Graduating Seniors who want
a copy of the 1948 Glomerata
mailed to them should make
arrangements at the Office of
Student Affairs, Samford 101,
as soon as possible.
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exams getting you down ?
Van Heusen
Intramural Wrestling Champs
SIGMA CHI, inter-fraternity wrestling champions pictured
above are, left to right (standing): Lew Tapp, Doug Harris,
Roger Norris, Lloyd Malone, -and Sam Woodham, coach. Kneeling,
Richard Havron, Joe Davis, and Wayne Hepler. The Sigs
barely nosed out Kappa Alpha in points to take the title.
District High School Cage Meet Set
Here; 33 Teams Will Participate
Auburn's new Sports Arena
will be the site of the fourth district
Alabama State High School
Basketball tournament here Mar.
5-7, according to an announcement
by T. H. Kirby of Opelika,
district head.
Thirty-three teams will participate
in the tournament, which
will get under way Wednesday,
one p;m., when Tuskagee meets
LaFayette.
Seeded in the tournament are
Tuskegee, Wetumpka, Opelika
and Reeltown. The teams will be
through with the first round by
Thursday 'and will head into the
quarterfinals Friday.
The tournament will be divided
into two brackets, the A and B
groups. This is the first year
schools have been classed this,
way. Two teams from each class
will be sent to Tuscaloosa for the
finals of the State meet between
the nine districts.
The Sports Arena will be
decked out in new bleachers for
the event. Tubular steel permanent
bleachers have been erected
arpund the Arena and will get
their first use at this event.
Games will be played afternoon
and night.
PhiKT Pledges Elect
The filedge class of Phi Kappa
Tau fraternity elected officers at
a recent pledge meeting. Those
elected to ffice were:
Wallace Whitfield, president;
Leon Blackman, vice-president;
Jimmy Elliot, secretary; Robert
Glover social chairman; and Bill
Kennedy chaplain.
. . OF INTEREST TO ENGINEERS
Throughout this quarter, this
column has been sadly lacking
in news of coming events. To
all of you organizations that
would like' for your meetings
and social- events "to appear
herein, put your notices in the
Akins Music Co.
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AUBURN
news box in Ramsay oh Friday
before the Wednesday in which
you wish it to appear. If you
meet on the same day thi-ough-out
the quarter, one notice .will
be sufficient. Merely state it as
being so. Friday noon is the
deadline.
* * *
After much impatient waiting
and many houfs of floor walking
by the editors, the Auburn Engineer
has finally come out. It has
been a great deal of work to all
the staff members. Congratulations
to all of you who did so
much ahead for the magazine. To
all who haven't yet subscribed—•
it is to your advantage to do so
immediately. After all it is your
engineering school and your
magazine. Everyday in Ramsay
Hall there will be someone all
day long to take your subscription.
Dr. C. R. Saunders
"Of Interest. . ." wants you to
meet Dr. C. R. Saunders, one of
the mainstays in the school of
chemistry. Richard Saunders was
born in Pensacola, Florida. He
graduated from Pensacola High
and entered Auburn as a chemical
engineering freshman in 1919.
He received his BS in 1923 and
stayed on to get his MS in biochemistry
in 1925.
Professor Saunders taught at
LaFayette College from 192G-1928
and quit then to do a years work
on his Doctorate in organic chemistry
at Northwestern. At the end
of this year, he transferred to
the University of Nebraska, where
he received his Ph. D. in 1930
with a major in organic chemistry
and a minor in math and
physical chemistry.
Dr. Saunders, after completing
all of the schooling offered in his
.field, went to work for DuPont
in the General Organic Division,
Jackson Laboratory.
In 1932, he returned to Auburn
to teach. He is now doing a great
job of teaching physical chemistry
and thermodynamics to chemistry
and ehemical engineering
students.
Dr. Saunders hobbies are playing
golf, . raising flowers, and
plotting curves. Instead of doodling
as some people do when they
are talking or listening, he
scratches partial differentials on
paper.
Dr. Saunders says the improvement
in caliber of work done at
this institution has been great,
and with continued improvement
should make Auburn one of the
outstanding schools in the South.
He would like to see the name
changed to Auburn University.
APhiO Meetings are held every |
Tuesday at 7 p. m. in the National
Bank Building, second floor. All
members, whether new or old, |
are urged to attend.
WRESTLING TEAM CLOSES SEASON
WITH CHATTANOOGA THIS WEEK1
Auburn's crack wrestling squad
will tangle in their last fray of
the season Friday and Saturday
when they enter the Southeastern
Inter-Collegiate Wrestling
Tournament at the University ot
Chattanooga.
Winners in nine of ten meets,
the Tigers will be heavily favored
to retain its- championship
which, has been held for two
years. < "*
Participating in the tourney
will be Vanderbilt, Maryville
(Tenn.), Chattanooga, A u b u rn
and possibly Appalachian.
The Tigers polished off their
last opponent Saturday by downing
Georgia Tech, 38-0, a near-perfect
score. All members of
the Auburn squad won b>y fall
except Mantrone who won a decision
from Bill McCainless.
The top match of the night was
between John Brnilovich of Auburn
and Clay Matthews of Tech.
Brnilovich finished off his opponent
in the closing minutes of
the third round.
Tom Keys, in defeating his op-
Track Slate Announced;
Eight Events Ate Set
An eight-meet schedule has
been announced for Auburn's
hard-working track team. The
season, slated to begin March 27
will continue through May 22.
The schedule:
March 27: Florida Relays in
Gainesville; April 3: Birmingham-
Relays; April 10: Mississippi State
at Birmingham; April 27: Georgia
at Auburn; April 24: Florida at
Auburn; May 6: Georgia Tech in
Atlanta; May 14-15: SEC tourney
in Birmingham; May 22: SECAAU
in Atlanta.
ponent, racked up his tenth win
of the season, nine of them by
falls. He is the only undefeated
member of tHfe Tiger squad.
Auburn has a team score of
272 points against 63 for its opponents.
INTRAMURAL NEWS
COMING FRIDAY
. In The Plainsman which will
be distributed Friday there will
be a summary of intramural
sports standings in basketball,
horshoes, and table tennis.
Sigma Chi, OTS, Phi Delta
Theia, and Alpha Psi, winners
in their respective cage leagues,
will begin playoffs'Monday.
For that all important
late evening
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try the
TIGER CAFE
Open" nightly from 7 till 11
except Sundays
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Sandwiches of all kinds
Hamburgers
Salads •
Homemade Pies
for your enjoyment
TIGER CAFE
open every night 7 till 11
Except Sundays
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Chiefs U It
PHONE 446
CHIEFS
Is Proud
To Salute
Dick O'Cain
As An Outstanding
Member of the
Auburn Student
Body
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Dick is a senior in
Business Admiinstra-tion
from D u r a n (,
Mississippi; member
of Spades. Blue 'Key,
Who's Who in American
Colleges and Universities,
A Club; Delta
Sigma Pi; President
of the Student
Executive Cabinet,
past Treasurer of the
Executive C a b i n e t;
and a member of Alpha
Tau Omega social
fraternity.
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1
Dorrough Pulls
Show From Fire
By Tom Sellers
4 girl did a magnificent thing
last week for the Auburn Players.
' "The Truth About Blayds," A.
-A. Milne's English comedy, was
going into its second night at
the Y-Hut. At three o'clock in the
afternoon members of the cast
were relaxing around the stage.
No one, least of all Carol Dor-rough,
dreamed of the crisis at
hand. Carol had only a small part
as maid of the Blayds family.
Fresh from a demanding role
in "Gaslight" she was breathing
easily.
• ; Then the shocking news arrived
that Shirley Braswell had been
taken ill and could not appear.
Shirley, as Septema Blayds-Con-way,
was playing an important
part, with many lines in, every
act.
I. Everyone knows the law of
show business—"the show must
§o on." But not a soul had understudied
Shirley's part. What to
do?
Telfair B. Peet asked Carol if
she could handle it. The slim,
blonde girl told the worried director
she'd try
' Soon Carol was feverishly memorizing
lines, fighting against
implacable time to make curtain
call at 8:15.
i At 8:15 Carol was ready to go
9n stage; a bit nervous but nevertheless
eager.
* When the final curtain fell Director
Peet was ready to get
Sown on his knees and thank the
little trouper. She had played her
role like a veteran, ad-libbing,
when necessary, with fluent ease,
t h e audience hardly realized the
pear-miracle they had witnessed.
| Our human comedy is full of
such actions, small in themselves,
but wonderfully full of sacrifice
and devotion to the cause. As a
playwright of no little merit once
$aid, "the play s the thing."
i For Carol Dorrough—a magni-ficant
performance.
Plainsmen To Record;
Look for Records Soon
: The1 Auburn Plainsman Orchestra
has just signed a contract
to make four records for a recording
company in Nashville,
^irnmy Newberne, leader of the
Plainsmen r e v e a l e d that the
Plainsmen will postpone their
date to join the Musician's Union
until the records are made.
The records should be on sale
iiT~the local music stores within
two months. The numbers to be
recorded are "Isle Of Capri",
"Deep Purple", " S h o w Me
-The Way To Go Home", and
fLook Down". The first two of
fhe songs was arranged by Frank
Eiland, who plays in the orchestra.
AUBURN GUIDANCE CENTER officials are shown administering aid to Auburn students.
Dr. Edwin D. Pusey, director of the center, is shown advising a student on her course of study.
Lower picture shows Dr. Zed H,. Burns administering a test of manual dexterity to a student
who plans to pursue a course in dentistry. - . ,
Wild Blue Yonder'
AVIATION CADET APPLICATIONS
BEING RECEIVED IN OPELIKA
The Air Force will start another
12-month Aviation Cadet
Training Course for over 800 potential
flying officers on June 1
at Randolph Field Texas. Applications
for this training are now
available at the local Army and
Air Forces Recruiting Office, Post
Office Building, Opelika, it was
announced here today by F/Sgt.
C. H. Billingsley, sub-station
commander.
"This training," said Sgt. Billingsley,
"is worth $35,000 to
every young man who can qualify.
It is modern and complete."
Aviation Cadet training is open
not only to enlisted men now in
service and* to war veterans but
also to qualified civilians with
no previous military service, Sgt.
Billingsley added. Applicants
must be citizens and unmarried
male residents of the continental
United States, however, and between
the ages of 20 and 26»/2.
Cadets must have completed at
least one-half the' credits leading
to a college degree, or be able to
pass an educational examination
given by the Air Force.
Cadets appointed from civilian
life serve for three years in the
United States Air Force unless
their service is terminated earlier,
Sgt. Billingsley said. If they complete
the course* satisfactorily
they receive commissions in the
Air Force Reserve and serve the
remaining two years on extended
active duty as flying officers.
During this period they may apply
for a one-year competitive
tour of duty to qualify for a commission
in the Regular US Air
Force.
Three mobile Aviation Cadet
psychological examining units are
now touring the country to give
tests to applicants. Men who desire
to qualify as Cadets may obtain
application blanks at the
Arnly and Air Force Recruiting
Station, Post Office Building Opelika.
DEFINITION
Social tact: Making your company
feel at home even though
you wish they were.
—New Rochelle Tatler
LPST: Silver Ronson Lighter
on freshman field. Initials
EGJ. Call Earl Jones, 920.
6—THE PLAINSMAN
Caisson Club Shows
Military Films
The Caisson Club, newly formed
military organization, showed
films illustrating military tactical
operations, in Broun Auditorium
Thursday Night. One of the films
showed actual scenes filmed by
the submarine service of the U.
S. Navy.
The Caisson Club is composed
of advanced students in the First
Battalion. »
Initiation Ceremonies
Held By Alpha Psi
Alpha Psi, profesional veterinary
fraternity, held formal ini-
Wednesday, March 3, 1948
tiation recently for Dr. Charles
Robers, Waverly; George P. Bullock,
Durham, N. C; Ed Minor,
Clanton; Jeff Moorer, Evergreen;
D. Martin, Auburn; Milford D.
Harris, Opelika; and Ross Cryer,
Albertville.
The place to meet your
friends — have a bite to
eat — dancing and relaxr
ation.
TIGER CAFE
Open every night 7 till 11
except Sundays
STUDENT SUPPLIES
School books and supplies are available at
reasonable prices
Next to Main Library
Phone 960-Extension 347
•
COLLEGE SUPPLY STORE
i
Dr. Mullins Attends
Atlantic City Meet
Dr. David W. Mullins, acting-director
of instruction, attended
the annual meeting of the American
Association of School Administration
of the National Education
Association in Atlantic
City, Feb. 21-26.
Executive Cabinet Minutes
February 26, 1948
Meeting was called to order by
president Dick O'Cain.
Tim Miller reported that the
Drives Committee had collected
$168 for the March of Dimes.
Bobby Humphrey made a mo-
IN PERSON!
DR. FRANZ
POLGAR
"MIRACLES
OF THE MIND"
THE WORLD'S GREATEST
Mental Wizard
Mystifying . . . .
Is mind reading possible? See it done!
TELEPATHY
Amazing . . . . • MEMORY FEATS
Exhibiting the photographic mind in rapid fire tests!
l i | | • MASS HYPNOTISM
Demonstrated with volunteers from the audience!
EXCITINGLY DIFFERENT ENTERTAINMENT
STUDENT ACTIVITY BUILDING
8:00 P. M. March 4, 1948
Townspeople $1.00 Students 0,75
ADMISSION, TAX INCL.
Sponsored by Auburn Junior Chamber of Commerce •
tion to do away with the regular
order of business and discuss the
proposed changes to the Constitution
and By-Laws. Motion
passed unanimously.' Humphrey
elaborated on t h e proposed
changes and a discussion was held
on the changes by the Cabinet.
Charlie Scales made .a motion
to hold the Red Cross Drive on
March 9th and 10th. The motion
passed unanimously.
Bobby Humphrey made a motion
that the nominations for
Business Manager and Editor of
the Glomerata and Plainsman be
turned in to him at the Sigma
Phi Epsilon House by midnight
March 12, that the Qualification
Board shall meet on March 24
& 25 and qualify candidates, and
the election shall, be held on
April 15. The motion- passed
unanimously.
• President O'Cain presente'd the
proposed amendments to. the By-
Laws that were submitted by
Charles L. Williams and accompanying
petition. A discussion
was held on the above named
proposals.
President O'Cain stated that
the entire constitution would appear
in the next two issues of The
Plainsman with the proposed
changes recommended by the
Cabinet appearing in bold face
type. He also stated that the proposed
changes submitted by
Charles L. Williams would appear
in the next two issues of
The Plainsman.
Respectfully Submitted,
Seab M. Hayes,
Acting Secretary
Aproved:
Dick O'Cain, President.
L O S T : Chocolate colored
trenchcoai Feb. 17 in Langdon.
Also dissecting kit in black
leather case in Comer 306, Feb.
20. Reward for return. Call W.
Pappas, 493-R.
LOST: Delta Sigma Pi business
fraternity pin. If found,
please contact Frank Jones,
Phone 589-M, Opelika.
i
Y FOR LOST & FOUND ARTICLES:
Contact Lost & Found
Department in B&G Building
near Student. Center.
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