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ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA" SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1947 Number 33
Tigers Ready For Louisiana Tech Kickoff
MISS HOMECOM! Voyles Polishes
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Miss Evelyn Kidd, senior in commercial art, will reign to­day
as Miss Homecoming. She was elected by "popular vote of
tho student body this summer. A member of Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority, Evelyn was sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity.
grata Photos
How Being Made
Keep Appointments,
Shaffer Urges
The Glomerafa photographer
has begun work, John Shaffer,
editor announced.
Students are invited to note
the following information:
Students who were not here
this summer have yellow ap­pointment
cards.
' The photographer is located in
5he basement of the Textile
IBuilding. There is no charge. iPictures will not only be used
n the Glomerata but the Regis-rar's
office will use them for re-ording
purposes. ,••
The photographer "will stay
only one month and will not re­turn.
Keep your appointment.
Arrangements will be made to
photograph at night those stu­dents
who were registered in
school this summer but were un­able
to keep their summer ap­pointments.
Dates will be an­nounced
later.
Students photographed t h
summer are asked not to
back.
come
Don't Wear High School
Letters, Ball Urges
Freshmen who are wearing
sweaters with high school ath­letic
letters are asked to stop the,
practice at once, Billy Ball, presi­dent
of the A-Club said yester­day.
"It is custom that only letters
won while at Auburn be' worn
on the. campus," Ball said.
All A-Club members have
been instructed to enforce the
rule.
Cheerleader Tryouts
Are Thursday Night
During Pep Rally
Tryouts for a male position' on
the Auburn cheering sqUad will
be held Thursday night during
the Florida game Pep Rally. The
Rally begins in the . stadium at
7 |p.m.
"The candidate should be a
late "sophomore or early junior,"
Head Cheerleader Bill Newman
said.
"This time popular applause
will figure heavily in the selec­tion,"
Newman jgtated,. "although
a board will make the final de-
| Auburn Stadium Should Be Changed
I To 'Petrie Stadium/ Says Student
'Grand Old Man of Auburn' Started
Grid Rivalry With Georgia in 1892
In his column "The Plastic
Tower" on page four of this is­sue,'
Ralph Jennings, managing
editor,/ recommends that the
name of Auburn Stadium be
changed to "Petrie Stadium."
"As far as I'm concerned/'
Jennings writes, "you can start
calling it that today."
Dr. Petrie died of a heart at­tack
here last month at the age
of 81.
Born April 10, 1856, the be­loved
educator spend 55 years at
Auburn. He came here in J887 as
a history teacher and retired in
1942 as dean of the graduate
school and the department of his­tory
and political science.
As a football coach he began
Auburn's rivalry with the Uni­versity
of Georgia in 1892, with
a 10-0 victory.. It was the first
football game in the Deep South.
Dr. Petrie also wrote "The
Auburn Creed."
SEVEN SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE NAMES
OF SUMMER HONOR STUDENTS
NEW FRESHMEN SOUND OFF WITH
PRAISE OF AUBURN FRIENDLINESS
Amid the hustle of orange rat
caps and new faces on the cam­pus,
your inquiring reporter has
^interviewed several freshmen,
the questioned p o p p e d was
"What was your first impression
of Auburn?"
Some of the freshmen were
taking'it easy on the lawn or the
steps in front of Langdon while
others were stopped on the side­walks.
Toomer's corner, and even
in their dormitories.
First impressions:
Betty DeBardelaben, Monlgom
ery: "It's exeking:"
Sam Conaway, Tuscaloosa: "1
was greatly impressed with the
informality of the place."
Anne Blaylock, Birmingham:
"The most friendly place I've
ever seen."
Bruce Tharp, Shmokin, Pa -:
"Much friendlier than up North.''
Susan Baarch, Birmingham:
"Lots bigger than I thought."
Mary Jo Harrell, Montgomery:
"I'm crazy about it."
Ellis Tiery. Jasper: "Better
than I thought; I was surprised
very much at the friendliness."
Hellen Lazenby, Montgomery:
"I know I'm going to love it be­cause
it is the most friendly place
I've ever seen."
Harold M. Potts, Evergreen:
"Very friendly, a good school, but
I'm afraid I'm • going to have to
work very hard in engineering."
Barbara Eddens, Frisco City:
"I liked it right off because it's
so friendly. I'm not the least bit
homesick."
Herbert Blackburn, Tuscumbia:
"Nice place—real nice."
Bobby Srofe, Birmingham: "I
like it because everybody talks
to me."
Herbert Quinn, S h e f f i e l d:
"Seems to be a right friendly lit­tle
town."
Richard Peck, Benton: "A fast-moving
place. Plenty fast—but
downright friendly." '
Seven of Auburn's nine schools
announce their deans' lists for
the fall quarter for work done in
the summer quarter.
Lists for the schools not shown,
Education and Engineering, were
unobtainable in time for publica­tion
of this issue.
Science & Literature
Mary Arthur, 3PM, 4.00; Rob­ert
Blackburn, 3SL, 4.00; Arthur
Burnette,.4BA, 3.75; John Coney,
3BA, 4.00; Henry Glass, 4PM;
3.75; Foster Haley, 3SL, 3.72;
Barbara Hyaman, 4ST, 4.00; A. J.
'Hill, 3BA| 4.00; Charles Hixon,
3SL, 3.76; Mary Helen 'House,
4SL, 3.76.
Seth Howard, 3SL, 3.84; Wil
liam W. Kicker, 4PD, 4.00; John
Mims,. 4PM, 4.00; Mary Jane Mor­ris,
4SL, 3.84; Marion Rutland,
3SL, 4.00; Tom Sellers, 3SL^ 3.72;
Jim Whiteside, 3PM, 3.75.
Chemistry
Billy Joe Roberts, 4CN, Au­burn,
3.88; Eugene Moore Mc-
Eachin, 4CN, Opelika, 3.68; Lurla
Blanche Fundefburg, 4LT, Bir­mingham,
3.67; Charles Edwin
Williams, 4CN, Atchison, Kansas,
3.58; Joseph Burl Calloway, 3CN,
Birmingham, 3.50; Steve Powell,
4CH, Fort Worth, Texas, 3.50.
Veterinary Medicine
Bronze C. Youmans, 4VM, Pat-ternson,
Ga. 3.5; Ralph R. Beauch-
Richard M. Lasday, 4VM, 3.25;
Bob C. Thompson, 4VM Center-ville,
Tenn. 3.25.
Pharmacy .
Martha Huckabee, 4PY, Union-town;
Charles E. Wright, 3PY,
Hartsville; Ray Golden, 4PY,
Millport.
Architecture and the Arts
Patricia Ann Bridges, 4AT,
4.00; Luther E. Davis, 3AT, 4.00;
Gerald R. Dennis, 3AT, 4.00;
James A. Prestridge, 5AR, 4.00;
John Seiler, 3BC, 4.00; Allison S.
Alford, 4 AR, 3.75; Walter W.
Dean, 4BC, 3.67; George H.
Galloway, 4AR, 3.67; Owen D.
Lowery, 4AR, 3.67; Edwin B.
Mixon, 3BC, 3.67; Harry S.
Shields, 5AR, 3.67. Honorable
mention: John R. Street, 1AR,
3.71; Harry A. Golemon, 1BC,
3.61; Phineas H. Syler, 2ID, 3.53;
Beverley A. Burkhardt, 4AR,
3.50; James II. Davis, 2AR, 3.50.
Agriculture
Byron L. Bland, 3.88; Will
Allen Cope, 3.75; James E. Hill,
3.75; Gerald Naylor, 4.00; Conro
L. Olive Jr., 4.00; Harold L. Phil­lips,
3.72; George C. Smith, 3.72;
Walter F. Sowell, 3.68; James H.
Weeks, 3.72.
Home Economics
Dorothy Norman Sherling, Au­burn;
Virginia Boykin, Mobile;
Beatrice Salsbury, Rockford, III.;
FRESHMAN WHIZ
Ramblin' Ray Pelfrey (above) Is expected to man one of the
big guns in Auburn's offense against Louisiana Tech here today.
A 180-pounder from Portsmouth, Ohio, Pelfrey completed two
passes against Southern last week for 55 yards, one of them to
Ray Williams for a iouchdown.
Pass Offensive
By Jack Simms
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Led by Captain "Bunt" Lannom and Alternate Captain
"Needle-Nose" Herring, forty-four fighting Auburn Tigers
will take their stand against a heavier and more experienced
Louisiana Tech football team at 2:30 this afternoon in the
Auburn Stadium. Although the Bayou team has the weight
advantage, the Plainsman are rated as a slight favorite in
the third meeting of the two out
fits.
Student Tickets Gone
But Ac Book Will Get
You In At East Gate
All student tickets have been
sold out. Athletic Business
Manager Jeff Beard announced.
Students may still be ad­mitted
to the game free of
charge by showing activity
book ticket number two at the
East Gate.
General admission g u e st
tickets may still be purchased
for $1.75.
Girl Cheerleader
Suffers Injury
Martha Waterhouse, freshman
cheerleader from Opelika, was
injured Tuesday while practicing
for today's game, Headcheer-leader
Bill Newman said.
Officials at, Drake- Infirmary
X-rayed Martha's back and sent
her to Piedmont Hospital, Atlan­ta,
for orthopedic treatment.
She will have to remain in a
cast for a period of from eight
weeks to six months, depending
on the seriousness of the injury.
Coach Carl Voyles has been
working all week on pass offense
and is likely to pit his aerial at­tack
against the power plays of
the Bulldogs. Travis Tidwell, the
sensational sophomore who almost
pulled the Tigers out of the fire
in last week's 'battle, worked in
and out of the quarterback slot
in scrimmages this week and may
be called on to help Auburn out
of the tight spots today, but
Coach Voyles hopes to use him
as sparingly as possible.
Only three Tigers are definitely
not going to see action in this
homecoming tilt. Buddy Bryant
and Don Brause, who are two of
the leading fullbacks on the
squad, are both on the injured
list and neither will dress out
today. Buddy played a good game
last week until a leg injury
sidelined him. He has a badiy
pulled muscle and won't- be back
with the Tigers for several days.
Don suffered a pulled muscle in
his right leg during practice three
\veeks~ ago and hasn't fully re­covered
from it, and also is ex­pected
to be on the bench for a
few more days.
With the loss of these two re­liables,
Coach Voyles was left
with only two fullbacks so he
switched Willis Anderson to the
pile-driving position. Anderson
is a freshman from Sanford, Flori­da
and made all-state and all-southern
high school choices there
last season. Along with Anderson
will be Bull Cochran and another
amp, 4VM, Trenton, Fla. 3.25;Marcelle Peeler, Detroit, Ala.
MESSAGE FROM DICK O'CAIN
^Speaking for the Student Body
of Auburn, it is my happy privi­lege
to welcome you to our cam­pus
and to our Student Body.
We will do all that is in our
power to make you feel at home
here and in return we will ex­pect
you to adjust yourself to
the traditional Auburn atmos­phere
of friendliness and con­structive
work for our college.
Upon enrolling as a student
here you automatically become
a member of the Student Body.
You are represented by the Stu­dent
Executive Cabinet and will
elect from your class a represen­tative
and class president who
will serve on the Cabinet and
enter into all .discussions of stu­dent
problems and projects. The
purpose of the Executive Cabinet
is to serve as a go-between for
the Student Body. If any issue
comes up that does not appear
to you to be the best thing for the
school, you should immediately
contact your representative and
express your opinion. It is his
duty-to represent you and your
duty to support him arid increase
his power of helping you by vot­ing
100 per cent in all elections.
After a few weeks at Auburn
you will find a love of the schools
brewing inside you and before
you realize it Auburn will have
become a necessary part of you.
That is the way Auburn affects
you and this growing love can
be attributed /chiefly to the hon­esty
and spirit of working to­gether
for some common good,
and the friendliness of the stu­dents
themselves. We are proud
of our title The Friendlinest Col-m
Dick O'Cain
lege in America and We know
that you will make good the op­portunity
to keep it here.
We, the- older students, wel­come
you to the greatest school
oh earth and envy you the next
four school years, which we know
will be the happiest of your lives.
—Dick O'Cain
Registration Reaches
New All-Time High
Registrar Charles W. Edwards,
stated Wednesday that Auburn's
enrollment this quarter already
exceeds 7000. Mr. Edwards also
said that graduate students and
late registrations within the next
few weeks will raise the figure
to 7200, a new all-time high.
Independent Supper
After Tonight's Game
Zeke Bass, president of the
AIO, announced that a midnight
supper will be given by the Au­burn
Independent Organization
tonight following the Homecom­ing
Dance.
Independent students are in­vited
to bring their wives, dates
or friends to the Supper which
will be served in The Tea Room
next to the Westminster House
on South Gay Street.
T. C. Clark, Jr. Assumes Duties
As Student Affairs Director
son
Tickets are 50 cents per per-and
are being sold by all
members of the AIO Executive
Cabinet..
the Supper
permis-
Girls attending
will be granted 2
sion by Dean Cater.
AIO's next social function will
be the Tavern Tangle Dance Oct.
10. The Knights will play. Tick­ets
are $1.
t T. C. Clark, Jr., of Brookhaven,
Miss., assumed the duties of di­rector
of student affairs here
Sept. 1. Mr. Clark received his
M.A. in psychology and educa­tion
from Peabody College, Nash­ville,
Tenn.
Mr. Clark is well known in
Auburn for his work as presi­dent
of the Baptist Student
Union from 1940 until 1942. He
is a member of Phi Delta Kap­pa
and Kappa Delta Pi, national
education honoraries.
As a lieutenant in the Naval
Reserve, Mr: Clark was execu­tive
officer of two minesweepers
in the Pacific Theater from 1942
to 1946. Since receiving his dis­charge,
he has been studying at
Peabody College.
Thomas W .Schuessler of La-
Fayette is assistant director of
student affairs.
T. C. ClarK, Jr.
Lawrence Is Acclaimed 'Solid'
By Auburn First Nighters
Elliot Lawrence and his fam­ous
Columbia Recording orches­tra
played for the first dance in
the Homecoming set last night
in the new .recreation building
here. The second dance will be­gin
tonight at 8:30 and will last
until 12:00. Girls have late per­mission
until 2 a.m. if they at­tend
a breakfast. The dance is
semi-formal, but girls in street
dresses will be admitted.
Tickets have been on sale all
week by members of the social
committee. Tickets will also be
available at the door tonight.
During the d a n c e tonight,
Loyce Turner, president' of Blue
Key, will present the Blue Key
Award to the outstanding player
in the Homecoming Game. The
prize for the winning fraternity
decoration will also be presented.
Lawrence and his band have
achieved a nation-wide reputa­tion
within the past year. He was
voted in the Billboard College
Poll as the "best new band" and
"most likely to succeed." He also
received first place in the Bill­board
Disc Jockey Poll. Law­rence
played for more college
proms last year than any band
in the country.
His band consists qf a 17-
piece aggregation which includes
Lawrence at the piano. The
band's vocalist is Rosalind Pat-ton
whose recent recording of
"The Echo Saicl.No" has been a
best- seller in music stores
throughout the country.
Bobby Humphrey, chairman of
the social committee, says that
this is the first in a series of
"big name" bands which will ap­pear
at Auburn. This is made
possible because of the large en­rollment
and the addition of the
new student activities building.
freshman, Danny Stewart. Bull
will lead the Tiger offensive and
Danny, who was moved up to the
varsity last week, &ill team with
the Florida youth as a relief run­ner.
The other injured Tiger is Zac
Jenkins, who is the only pre-war
letterman.on the roster. Zaz was
one of the stars of the 1942 Au­burn
victory over the Georgia
Bulldogs and his experience is
sorely needed in the Tiger back-field.
He was hurt in the last
scrimage before the Mississippi
Southern game and has been un­able
to participate in drills this
week.
Auburn will employ a modified
"T", attack that is called the "A-T"
formation and is designed to give
added power as well as a more
effective aerial attack. Although
little is known about the Bulldog's
strategy, they also run from the
"T" and last week their fullbacks
looked especially impressive.
One of the lightest players on
Tech's first team, Edie Harelson
(Continued on page 7)
Married Students
To Be Welcomed
With Tea Sunday
P. M. Norton, Coordinator of
Veterans' Affairs, and Mrs. Ber­tha
C. Prowell, advisor to the
veterans' families, will welcome-,
the married students to Auburn
Sunday with a tea. All couples
on the campus, whether new to
Auburn or not, are invited to
come to Social Center between 3
and 5 p.m. to meet Mr. and Mrs.
Norton, Mrs. Prowell, and Act­ing
President and Mrs. Ralph B.
Draughon.
A nursery will be provided
during these hours in the Nursery
School to the West of Social
Center. Very small babies should
be brought in carriages, and tod­dlers'
play will be supervised. '
Those invited to assist are
Dean Katharine Cater, Mrs. Wal- .
lace Tidmore, Mrs. Russell Poor, .
Mrs. Roger Allen, Mrs. Zebulon
Judd, Mrs. Turpin Bannister, Mrs.
Lynn Blake, Mrs. Marion Funch-ess,
Mrs. H. M. Martin, Mrs. J.
E. Hannum, Dean Marion W.
Spidle, Mrs. R. S. Sugg, Mrs. T.
C. Clark, Mrs. J. H. Neal, Mrs.
C. H. Isbell, Mrs. T. W. Sims,
Mrs. J. H. Burson, Mrs. D.. L.
Thomas, Mrs. Wayne Harris, Mrs.
Robert Smyer, Mrs. Robert Wil­liams,
Mrs. Robert Colemanr Mrs.
Ray Fowler, and Mrs. William W.
Ranson.
Mrs.. Prowell has r e c e n t ly
moved her office to Mr. Norton's
office in Samford Hall She is
available for consultations, and
endeavors to help the veterans'
families to establish a happy
home, while in Auburn.
Saturday Labs Cause
Cheerleader Reidel
To Drop From Squad
Larry Reidel, a member of
the cheering section this season,
has been for/ied to drop from the
squad because of an academic
conflict.
A student in veterinary medi­cine,
Larry has labs scheduled
every Saturday and will not be
able to attend the football games.
This c u t s Cheerleader Bill
Newman's squad to a total of
only five.
On a seniority ruling, Reidel
was in line for the head cheer­leader
position next season.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Saturday, Oct. 4, 1947
Shown during ihe Freshman Reception last week greeting
the newcomers are Acting President Ralph Draughon, Mrs.
Draughon (left), and Dr. Dana King Gatchell of ihe home eco­nomics
department. j
Post-War Army No Better
Says Student Who Tried It
By Tom Sellers
Some months ago I received an unctious invitation from
my fightin' uncle (Sammy) to participate in a spell of active
d u t y training with iris postwar troops. The Enlisted Reserve
Corps, a nebulous branch of the army of which I am a back­sliding
member, had finally decided to let down the bars to
i ts civilian goof-offs. So I hoisted Ma's service flag and
pranced off to Fort Jackson, S.
Cv flat feet and all.
Imagine my surprise to hear
"War Eagle" arise from an anony­mous
formation of dog-faces at
the receiving company. It did
these old bones proud to soldier
with fellow students such as
James M. (Joe) Blow, junior in
BA; Ben Noojin, senior in 1M of
Theta Chi lodge; Jim Donald,
junior in EE of Phi Kappa Tan';
Jim Pridgen, sophomore in BAf each arm w i t h hypodermic
Ike Hester, junior in forestry,
and Maley G. Cofield, senior in
AD.
The entrance physical brought
nostalgic memories. A long line
of bored medical officers applied
instruments; took X-rays; and
listened studiously to our tickers.
A sadistic technician fifth grade
drew copious quantities of blood
with a josty SS dagger, gleeful­ly
watching us squirm. Later we
were double timed between twd
monstruospfc's who jabbed us in
needles in a fast game of "squirt
the sei-um". I solemnly swear.
they are the same pair who
punched me 4"9 times (including
a bfoken-needle job I don't
count) from Fort McPherson to
the Danube River.
Soldiers and Dogs
Free speech is peculiarly a ci­vilian
prerogative. Consequently,
I have reserved comment until
now. The following is written
with tongue comfortably out of
cheek.
Today's Regular Army is com­posed
of children and alcoholics.
And so exhaustively are the chil­dren
trying to forget their mental
anguish that it will soon be
merely an army of alcoholics.
The winding queues of sad-faced
rookies, bearing the tearful im­print
of their mothers' lipstick,
would wring pity from the stoni­est
of hearts.
On weekends the tortured souls
go to town with great hope's of
achieving a moment of gentle re­lease.
Before crummy dives they
are met by M.P.'s who sneer.
"Off Limits, soldier, on your
way." In the smug, holier-than-thou
restaurants they are assign­ed
booths heretofore reserved for
vagrants. The unwritten law,
"Soldiers and Dogs Not Allowed"
is enforced. It is not surprising
that drunkenness is prevalent;
nor is it surprising that khaki-clad
wolves at corner drug-stores
wear uncommonly broad leers.
Women of easy virtue flock
across their paths on pay-day not
unlike a convention of carrion
vultures. Penny arcade peep-shows
drag in thousands of nick­els
and dimes from frustrated
misfits. Life is a monotonous pin-wheel
which revolves glutinous-ly
to'no foreseeable end.
But such is the result of chick­en
discipline and refusal to
streamline outmoded traditions of
the army. One cannot blame the
personnel — only the system. It
has aiways been thus with troops
in peacetime; the atomic-age
soldier is no exception. One very
important item is omitted from
the lis.t of advantages so oilily
huckstered by recruiting serge­ants—
self respect. True, the pay
is good, food i$ plentiful, passes
and furloughs come often, but
never can a man who was reared
in the belief that all men are
equal be content with a worm's
place on the social scale.
A good, well-disciplined army
is necessary for the preservation
of our ideals. Public opinion
should and does demand it. But
this same public opinion rele­gates
a soldier to the blackest
depths of incongruity, along with
mothers-in-law and imbeciles.
We should be ashamed; it is not
worthy of America.
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Simms-Seay
The approaching marriage of
Miss Donna Marie Simms. to
James H. Seay, is of cordial cam­pus
interest. The marriage will
take place Nov. 1 at the Simms
home.
Screws-Sanders
The First Presbyterian Church,
Auburn, Sept. 21, was the scene
of a lovely wedding, Miss Reese
Julian Screws, the bride, and El­mer
Claude Sanders, Jr., the
groom. Both are popular stu­dents
on the campus.
Anderson-Sheppard
The marriage of Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Anderson, Troy, to
Bernice Floyd Sheppard took
place at an evening ceremony,
September 19, F i r s t Baptist
Church, Troy. Mr. Sheppard's
many campus friends will wish
him happy days.
Newbern-Phillips
The engagement of Miss Eliza­beth
Hall Newbern and Charles
B. Phillips, Jr., is announced.
The wedding'will take place Oc­tober
25, First Methodist Church,
Montgomery.
Feagin-Lawler
An afternoon ceremony, First
Methodist Church, Monroeville,
united in marriage Miss Mildred
Feagin and James Searcy Lawlev,
September 27. The young couple
will reside in Auburn.
Oliyer-Weldon
A late afternoon wedding, Sep­tember
6, Wetumpka Baptist
Church, was that of Miss Linda
Lanore Oliver and Clarence El­mer
Weldon. Mr. Weldon is well
remembered on our campus,
holder of many honors and'mem-ber
of Pi Kappa Phi social fra­ternity.
Lott-Cain • >
A September wedding was that
of Miss Flora Miriam Lott and
Jimmie Cain in the capital city.
_Mr. Caih is well, known on our
campus where he has taken
work. Mobile will be. the home
of the newly-w.eds.
Watson-Kearley
At a lovely home wedding-
September V7, Sneads, Florida,
Miss Dorothy Pearle Watson be­came
the bride of Harry Rey­nolds
Kearley. Mr. Kearley is a
BA major, Auburn.
Little-Marvin
The Snowdon M e t h o d i st
CiTurch was the scene of a beau­tiful
wedding early in Septem­ber
in which Miss Elizabeth Mar-
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AUBURN
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vin became the bride of William
Duncan Little. The bride, a form­er
Auburnite, will reside in Tus­caloosa
where the groom is ma­joring
in dentistry.
McFayden-Barton
October 11, First Presbyterian
Church, Fayetteville, is the date
and place of the announced wed­ding
of Miss Zula Elizabeth Mc-
Fayden and Reginald McCarroll
Barton.
McGowan-Morris
Mignon Methodist Chursh, Sy-lacauga,
was the getting at 7:30
September 2, of the beautiful
wedding of Miss Jane Ellen Mc-
Gowan and Frank M. Morris.
Both young people are students
at Auburn.
Bell-Powers
A wedding marked with beau­ty
and dignity was that of Miss
Elsa Bell and Homer C. Powers.
Sept. 4, Auburn Baptist Church.
The young couple will be at
home at Stillwater, Okla., where
Mr. Powers is majoring in elec­trical
engineering at Oklahoma
A and M. Mrs. Powers is an Au­burn
graduate.
Lane-Monroe
.A home wedding, September
G, Anniston was that of Miss
Betty Ann Lane and Dick Mon­roe.
The' young couple will re­side
at 309 Payne Street, both
planning to continue their col­lege
work here.
Parks-Mai am
Miss Eleanor Gijey Parks be­came
the bride of jWilliam Earle
McLain, Birminghain, Alabama,
at a late-September'wedding. Mr.
McLain, Alpha Tan Omega, is
assistant coach at' West End
High School Birmingham.
Watson-Berry
Miss Dorothy Watson became
the bride of Russell Ivan Btvry,
at a home wedding, SeptembeA 2,
Camden. Mr.rBerry, formerly of
Auburn, is now enrolled in tin
University's Law School. •
Sargent-Hollis
At an impressive home wed­ding,
Sept. 7, Miss Mary Emma
Sargent, Camp Hill, became the
bride of William L. Hollis. The
young couple will reside in Au­burn
.where M*. Hollis will con­tinue
His studies.
\ Norris-Benson
Of cordial campus interest is
the September 20 wedding, Ope-lika
First Baptist Church, of Miss
Myrtle Aleene Norris and . Dan­iel
Webster Benson. 307 Payne
Street, Auburn, is the home ad­dress
of the newly-weds.
Wilson-Sanders
At a morning ceremony, Sep­tember
4, Auburn Methodist
\
hurcli Miss Jean Wilson became
the bride of Leslie Sanders. Both
lulan t resume collegiate inter-
ILsts h. -e.
Keener-Thomas
Miss jane AUgood Keener and
farveyjLee Thomas were mar­led
til 4 p. m., September 4,
ubuhi Methodist Church. Thei
[o ing couple will reside in Lan­caster,
p . , until Mr. Thomas
coi ripietes his work ^t Frankie
and Marshall College next June.
Saunders-Brown
An outstanding fall wedding,
Qnijika-First P r e s b y t e r i an
SChiirch. Oct. 13, will be that of
Barbara Ballieit Saunders and
Cfris Brown, Jr. Mr. Brown, Phi
Dt'ti 'Tlietu, has an Auburn de­gree
\Aero Nautical Administra­tion.
\
' Jones-Simms
Of s^te-wide interest is tht
annuunc\l wedding, First Bap­tist!
Chuiu, Auburn, September
10, of MA Mittie Moore Jones
and Mr. Bbnett Thomas Simms,
Jr. Mrs. Sro-ns, graduate in in­terior
decora.on here will in­struct
in that department. They
will live on Toimer Street.
In Mobile Couity during the
recent hurricane 2500 persons
were sheltered by fe Red Cross.
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Plainsmen Readability
Good, Say Researchers
The front page of The Plainsman is t h e hardest to read!
The back page is t h e easiest!
So says Dr. Paul Irvine, director of Research Interpreta­t
i on Council, whose staff has just completed a readability
analysis of our August 13 issue. J im Forrester and Tom
Sellers of The Plainsman ar
ranged for the analysis.
The' RIC gave the paper an
overall Readability Index score
af 8.3. This means it is comfort­able
reading for' 40 per cent of
Alabama's population. State pa­pers
average 9.5 and are com­fortable
reading for only 30 per
cent. The grade level for the
nation is ''8.5.
Here's the R.I. box score for
the August 13 paper:
Page 1, Front page — 9.2
Pages 2 and 3, Features _ 8.1
Page 4, Editorial ~_ 8.1
Page 5, Sports 8.4
Page 6, Back page 7-6
Individual a r t i c l e s in The
Plainsman ranged from 7.1 to
11.3. The RIC obtained these
scores by applying the Flesch
Readability Formula which takes
into accounj; sentence length,
hard wf>rds, and personal refer­ences.
Analysis of newspapers of the
State indicates that next to the
comic page, the sports page is
the easiest to read.
The R.I. of printed materials
may be compared to the reading
ability of the public. This shows
the effective relationship be­tween
what is written and what
people can read. By adjusting its
reading level, a paper may be
made to reach a larger reading
audience. The goal suggested for
a publication is to reach the up­per
half of its potential audi­ence.
"Our analysis indicates that
The Plainsman is offering exce}-
..ent training for aspiring young
journalists," Dr. Irvine said.
"When your reporters leave Au­burn
and obtain job* on metro­politan
papers, they will want to
reach large reading audiences."
The RIC director and his as­sistant,
Bob Leigh, stress direct
and clear writing which carries
the idea forcefully to the reader.
Only recently the RIC was re­quested
to make an analysis of
The Birmingham News and The
Birmingham Age - Herald, the
State's largest papers. More than
30 leading newspapers are re­ceiving
readability service from
Dr. Robert P. Gunning. Certain
magazines, such as Time, News­week,
and Reader's Digest, exer­cise
control over their reading
levels.
"We should expect a paper
written as The Plainsman to be
read from cover-to-cover by col­lege
students," Dr. Irvine said.
Next week The Plainsman
staff will receive individual R.I.
scores of their articles. Dr. Ir­vine
and the RIC staff will make
the report.
Delta Zeta Holds
Special Election
Beta Xi of Delta Zeta an­nounces
the following results of
a special election held Sept. 28.
Ruth Upton, former second vice-presjdcnt,
was elected to the of­fice
of first vice-president, with
Doris Holmes.being chosen for
second vice-president. The new­ly
elected corresponding secre­tary
is Martha Price. They will
take office immediately.
Ag Club To Meet
Monday at 7 P. M.
Nominations For Ag
Queen Will Be Made
The Ag Club will meet Mon­day
night Oct. 6, at 7 p. m. in
Ross Auditorium. Nominations
for ag queen and her court to
preside at the Ag Fair Nov. 6 will
be made. Any girl in school mar­ried
or single will be eligible to
be nominated. Anyone desiring
his girl friend or wife to be en­tered
in the -contest should have
her attend this meeting. All men
in the school of ag science and
ag education should be present
and help make this quarter a
great success for the club.
General Frank Hart, USMC, an Auburn graduate, class of
'13, is shown looking over the football team with Head Coach
Carl Voyles during a|.recent visit io the college.
OF INTEREST TO ENGINEERS
To .the old students who were
not in college this summer, to
those who were here, to those
old Auburnites who are return­ing
after years of absence, and
t 1 Featured in the
of this great
College Clinic
magazine!
by
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to all new students, the Institute
of the Aeronautical Sciences
extends an Ailburn welcome—a
good old-fashioned A u b u r n -
Spirited, Homecoming welcome.
Along with "The Last Rose of
Summer" have passed these be­loved
vacation days, and we are
all ready to go to work. (It says
here!) Even with this "work?",
let us not overlook backing our
football team or our other extra­curricular
activities. To all the
students in Aeronautical Engi­neering
and Aeronautical Admin­istration
the local I'.A.S. Student
Branch brings an organization
which boasts two objectives: the
advancement and dissemination
of knowledge of the theory and
practice of the aeronautical sci­ences,
and the opportunity to be­come
acquainted with the person­nel
and activities of the Insti­tute
as well as to promote a pro­fessional
consciousness and fel­lowship.
It's advantages you say? What
good does it do; can it do me?'
Don't try to find that out just
by reading; find out for yourself
firsthand. Watch for the signs,
and attend the next meeting.
Come on out and get acquainted;
it is your organization. Your
officers are: W. H. Reed, presi­dent;
vice-president, to be elect­ed;
t . L. Levy, secretary; J. D.
Roddam, treasurer; representa­tives
to the ' Engineer's Council,
Students Buy Service
Station At Gay
And Opelika Road
Two "big-time-operators" are
Charles Taylor and ' Matthew
Wiggins, Auburn students who
are the new co-operators of the
Service Center, Gay Street at
Opelika Road. The service sta­tion
started operating under its
new management a b o u t two
weeks ago, and already the satis­fied"
customers are thronging
back around for some more of
that good service and mechani­cal
'know-how'.
Wiggins, a veterinary student
and former Marine, hails from
Hartselle and is a member of
Sigma Chi social fraternity.
Taylor, also a Sigma Chi, is
enrolled in industrial manage­ment,
and his hometown ,is
Montgomery. Experience as a
salesman for an auto parts com­pany,
especially as a service sta­tion
supplies and equipment ex-
Tiger Rag is Victim
Of Economic Crisis
The Tiger Rag, monthly publi­cation
by the Inter-fraternity
Council, has been suspended, says
Franklyn Broyles, business man­ager.
At the close of last quarter all
fraternities held meetings to de­cide
upon the fate of the Rag.
Due to a sharp increase in pub­lication
costs, Broyles found it
impossible to produce the maga­zine
without charging prohibi­tive
prices. A majority of the
fraternities voted for discontin­uance.
This action was made of­ficial
at a recent meeting of the
Interfraternity Council.
pert, gives Taylor an ample back­ground
in the automotive field.
Saturday, Oct. 4, 1947
Concert And Lecture
Series Announced
The concert and lecture series
for this quarter has been re­leased
from the offcie of T. C.
Clark, director of student af­fairs.
It is:
Oct. 20 Westminster Choir.
Nov. 25 Vronsky and Babin
Piano duet
Jan. 1948 renc Jordan
Soprano
Jan. 14 Ellis Arnall •
Lecture
Feb. 23 Dr. Gerald Wendt
Lecture
THE PLAINSMAN—3
On The Campus
S.A.M. . . .
. . . will hold a business meet­ing
Oct. 7 at 7 p. m. in New
Building 123. All industrial man­agement
students are urged to at­tend.
AbwL • • .
. . . will meet in New Building
at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Oct. 6. All
freshmen invited.
* * *
IRE . . .
. . . will meet in EE Lab, room
two, at 7 p.m. Monday.
A. H. Collins and one to be elect­ed;
O. B. Munro and J. L. Sand-
,ers alternate representatives to
the Engineer's Council.
We hope to see you and to wel­come
you soon.
* * *
The first meeting of the Amer­ican
Society' of Civil Engineers
for this quarter will be held Mon­day
night, Oct. 6 at 7:30, in New
Building 222. Everyone enrolled
in Civil Engineering is urged, to
attend. A special invitation is ex­tended
to all CE freshmen. You
do not have to become a mem­ber
to attend the meetings. There
will be films shown, a short busi­ness
meeting, and refreshments.
Let's all come out and get ac­quainted.
* * *
The student branch of the In­stitute
of Radio Engineers (IRE)
will also meet Monday at 7 p.m.
in the EE lab, room 2. Member­ship
blanks are now available,
and applications for member­ship
will be taken at this meet­ing.
An election of permanent
officers will be held, and the pro­gram
will also include an enter­taining
movie. All EE students
and physics students who are in­terested
in electronics are urged
to attend. Freshmen are cordial­ly
invited whether they wish to
become members "at this time or
not.
WELCOME TO AUBURN
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Yes, Beryl Davis knows how to pick a t u n e . . . knows how
to pick a cigarette too. "I tried many different brands and
compared," says Beryl Davis—"I found Camels suit me best."
That's how millions learned from experience that there
are big differences in cigarette quality. Try Camels in your
"T-Zone" (Taste and Throat). Let your own experience
tell you why more people are smoking Camels
than ever before!
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Auburn Plainsman Speaking
Published weekly by the students of Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Edi­torial
and business office on Tichenor Avenue,
Phone 448.
Deadline for social and organization news
is Saturday, 9 a. m.
Entered as second-class matter at the post-office
at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates
by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months.
JIMMY COLEMAN
Ralph Jennings __
Luther Smith
Tom Sellers
Jack Simms
. Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
— Sports Editor
Beverley Burkhardt Society Editor
Roy Lilly ___1__ Office Manager
C. RAY MARTIN _ J Business Manager
Hal Breedlove _ Ass't. Bus. Manager
Bill Anderson Adv. Manager
Staff Members: Guy Cofield, Mitch Sharpe,
Jim Watson, • Phillis Stough, Hugh Edwards.'
As Dick O'Cain Said at freshmen orien­tation
last week, it is one of the campus
customs to speak to everyone. If you feel
a little self-conscious at first—don't worry
—you will soon get used to the speaking
habit.
The easiest way to speak to everyone
is to first look into their faces. If you will
only do this, speaking will come natural­ly.
Auburn is known as "the friendliest
College in America." You can do your
part in helping to keep this title.
Remember to do your bit in helping to
foster the Great Auburn Spirit by speak­ing.
Do-Nuts and Coffee By Bobs RAMBLIN6
With Len Hensel
Reprinted from the
October, 1947 issue of ESO.UIRB ' Copyright 1947 by Esquire-. In«.
"/ think one of these statues should be turned around"
Honor System The Plastic Tower By Ralph Jennings
Decorations
Auburn ingenuity has blossomed forth
in all it's glory to vie for the trophy
awarded to Blue Key to the fraternity
having the most original and appropriate
Homecoming decoration.
For alumni and visitors who find fa­miliar
surroundings lost in a maze of
Tigers and Bulldogs, here's a resume of
the facades and locations:
Phi Delta Theta: An Auburn Tiger fe­rocious
enough to compete with MGM's
I famous roaring lion.
Delta Sigma Phi: The Auburn "Spirit"
foresees a Tiger victory in the crystal ball
far below. »
Pi Kappa Phi: The cemetery, fully
equipped with red roses, is reserved for
Louisiana Tech.
Alpha Gamma Rho: Mary and her lamb
that "followed her to school one day"
represent victory for Auburn.
Kappa Alpha: A'reproduction of "Duel
in the Sun" starring Evelyn Kidd and the
Tigers "today only."
Alpha Tau Omega: Reserving a spot in
Auburn's grid jail for Alabama and Louisi­ana
Tech. (Mississippi Southern escaped.)
Kappa Sigma: As can be easily seen,
-the Bulldog is in the pot! The fire under
it burns today beginning at two.
Pi Kappa Alpha: You might say the
dice are loaded for Auburn in this gamb­ling
layout. Scoreboard flickers^t1 night.
Phi Kappa Tau: Complete with- sound
effects, Chief War Eagle rides Tiger in
pursuit of LPI Bulldog.
Sigma Chi: The hurricane Louisiana
had ain't nuttin'—wait until ya see Au­burn's
today!
Lambda Chi Alpha: Last year's winners
feature a theater marquee with today's
forthcoming- attraction.
Tau Epsilon Phi: A clock-face showing
Auburn gridder's names is cause for LPI
alarm as bell rings away.
Sigma Nu: An old-fashioned cane wagon
is pulled by LPI grid star as Tiger rides.
Theta Chi: Louisiana Tech player gets
boot from Tiger toward goal posts.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon: It's another me­chanical
kicker with a welcome postcard
to all alumni.
Rat Caps
The Rat' Cap Committee is to be compli­mented
on their efficiency in the distri­bution
of rat caps to the freshmen this
quarter. From the air,' Auburn's campus
must look like a flower bed' with it's
spots of orange here and there.
The campus now definitely has that
famous Auburn Spirit. Students have for­gotten
that they are veterans and are now
"Joe College"" once again. Auburn's tra­ditions
.are being carried out very well
by the freshmen, who have lost trace of
their homesickness by now because of so
many campus activities.
Occasionally, a few freshmen have to
be reminded that, they have to walk
around Main Gate instead of through it,
and there are still a few freshmen that
do not know the important campus legends
such as what makes the lathe turn, etc.
(Ed. Note: The following is a guest
editorial by William Wade Ranson.
) He expresses his opinion on the honor
system.) ,
Some months ago' I heard a student
leader on this campus say that we couldn't
have an honor system because the stu­dents
don't have any honor. I emphatical­ly
do not agree with that. I am sure that
the honor system could work on the Au­burn
campus if given a fair chance be­cause
I myself have seen it work at an­other
college. The average student at Au­burn
is no different from the average
student at that or any other college. The
honor system could be successful here!
I believe that the students at Auburn
are honest because, for example, anyone
could walk out of the Grille or Markle's
without paying the check, and yet IN am
sure that it is a rare occasion when any­one
does. The merchants practice the
honor system with the students. Why
shouldn't the college?
Let me tell you a few things about the
honor system, its operation, and the ad­vantages
it gives the students and facul­ty.
The nucleus of the honor system is
the Honor Council which is composed en­tirely
of students elected from their re­spective
classes. This council acts as a
court to try cases in which a student is
accused of dishonesty, not only in the
class room, but in cases on thievery and
the like. The usual penalty in case of con­viction
is expulsion or, under extenuat­ing
circumstances, suspension for some
prescribed length of time.
The actual responsibility for making the
system work rests with the students them­selves.
On entering school they are Ssked
to sign a statement that they will support
the honor system. This means that they
will not only be honest themselves, but
that they will report to the Council any
dishonesty of other students. Some, peo­ple
will-object to reporting others on the
grounds that they will be acting'the part
of a tattletale or stool pidgeon. If we were
all criminals that .would be true. Any
student who saw a fellow student steal
from a store would not only despise that
persons, but would certainly report him to
the police.
There ai^e advantages for the student
and for the teacher. I have always re­sented
having the teacher patrol the room
like a guard at a prison. It is an insult
to my integrity as an honest adult. I could
certainly do better work if someone were
not watching over my shoulder to see if
I had notes in my lap. In addition, the
student is free at any time during an
exam to leave the room for a coke or
water. It is a matter of freedom rather
than confinement. As for the teacher, he
wouldn't have to patrol, which is distaste­ful
to any one, but could work in his
office until the exam is over. As it is
now, neither the student nor the teacher
can leave the room for perhaps two and
a half hours. .' '
It would like to see the honor system
given a fair trial here. Like all worth­while
things it will require time and ef­fort
to institute. It might not be too suc­cessful
at first for its requires a certain
amount of prestige and tradition. It is
worth trying; it is democracy, not slavery.
It's good to be back in the LVOP. Since the summer quar­ter
ended. I have been to New York and a few other places,
but nowhere could I find the same friendliness that permeates
the Auburn campus. It's something that no outsider can un­derstand.
Auburn students are justly proud of the Auburn
Spirit; it is something that no
other college or university has.
While I am on the subject of
Auburn, I would like to say that
it is good to see
!*&::'>T:r'-":i those rat caps
again. If there
is anything that
adds to the gen­eral
tone of any
c a m p u s (and
Dean Poor has
been striving to
raise the "gen­eral
tone"), it is
the wearing of
rat c a p s . But
Jennings there's one oth­er
minor item: Frosh, I don't'
like to scold, but please don't
wear those prep and high school
numerals. It's " H a r r y High
School" as all hell. Just keep
your noses clean, wear your rat
caps, and after wandering around
like a bunch of Chinese coolies
at a fire cjrill for- a while, you'll
be sitting on ready for a success­ful
college career.
* * *
I might as well get it out of
my; system, so I'll restrict my
New York trip to a few inci­dences.
The most amusing thing
I saw was a group of American
Indians riding down Fifth Ave­nue
in a brand new station
wagon. It had an Oklahoma tag,
so I guess everybody nowadays
has oil wells. I was fortunate
enough to see "All My Sons"
which was awarded the Dramatic
Critics' Prize for 1947. Beth Mer­rill,
Thomas Chalmers, and John
Forsythe had the lead parts. I be­lieve
the critics could have made
a better choice in a better season,
but they just didn't have a wide
choke. After seeing it, I couldn't
decide whether it is or is not a
good deal to stay home during a
war and manufacture faulty air­plane
engines. Oh well, I'm going
to stay home anyway next time,
or else be a tail gunner on a
Studebaker.
While I was in Birmingham
and a few other places where
they have Auburn Alumni Clubs,
I heard some very favorable
comment concerning Dr. Elbert
B. Norton, Jr. as a very good
prospect as successor to the late
Dr. Duncan. I think Dr. Norton
would be a man to be seriously
considered. The following will
qualify my statement: Dr. Norton
received his bachelor's degree
from Birmingham-Southern and
his master's degree from the
University of Alabama. He also
did a year's graduate work here
at Auburn. He has been favor­ably
mentioned in all press re­leases
as one of the most promi­nent
educators in .the United
States. This is supported by the
fact that he has had an' outstand­ing
record as a capable adminis-rator,
as a , former superintend­ent
of education in Covington
County, and as a former Ala­bama
State Superintendent of
Education. He is now Assistant
U. S. Commissioner of Education
in Washington. Because of his
progressive outlook in education­al
matters, President Truman in
1946 appointed Dr. Norton to the
U.S. Educational Mission to Chi­na.
Dr. Norton is an educator
well' worthy of any and all con­siderations
when a new president
is selected.
# * *
Dr. George Petrie,. Auburn's
first football coach and the grand
old man of the campus, passed
on while the students whom he
loved so well were away in
September. He will be remem­bered
by all who knew him as
a man who revered Auburn, and
by those who did not as the
author of the Auburn Creed. It is
my contention, as it is with
many others, that Auburn's Sta­dium
should be named the
"Petrie Stadium." As far as I'm
concerned, you can start calling
it that' today.
Unc L.evi Zink:"You get good
judgment as a result of experi­ence,
and the way lo gel experi­ence
quick is to use poor judg­ment."
, * « #
Over-heard: "Lo, Darling. Just
fine. Mercy, yes, since I last
saw you I've had things., happen
—had all my teeth out and an
electric stove and refrigerator
put in."
* * *
Newspaper scoop: "Don't kill
your wife. Let a Xerxes dish­washer
do the dirty work."
y * * *
Someone notes that the neigh­bor
owning a television set is
popular with the baby-sitters.
* * *
Overheard at an overcrowded
university: Coed: "On a clear
day, we can see the teachers."
* *' *
Happy Husband: "When any­thing
goes wrong around the
house, I always fix it." •"
Wilty Wife: "Oh, yeah! Since
you fixed the clock, *the cuckoo
backs out and asks, 'What time
is i t ? '"
Bright Son: "Ten cents worth
castor oil, please."
Druggist: "The tasteless kind?"
Bright Son: "Naw, it's for my
father."
* « • • ' . # .
Sunday School Teacher: "Who
defeated the Philistines?"
Weary Small Boy: "Aw, don't
ask me. I don't follow dem bush
league games."
* * *
If you talk too much . . . try
breathing through your nose.
Says Pope: "A bee is not a
busier animal than a block-head."
* * *
Coed: "Father, I've a notion to
settle down and raise chickens."
Pop: "Better start-with owls:
their hours suit you much bet­ter."
* * *
Men are peculiar. For n'stance:
a guy who hadn't kissed his wife
for ten years shot a guy who
did.
* * *
Dazed Father (looking at trip­lets
the nurse had just brought
out): "We'll take the one in the
middle."
A Dash of Bitters By Jim Forrester
Another football season, a new
quarter, and Homecoming. This
is a pretty large order to start
out on. One thing about the fall
quarter at Auburn, it always
starts off in high gear. The firs*t
week of any quarter is certain
to be plenty hectic. However, by
comparison, the fall quarter
makes the other three look pret­ty
calm indeed. There is always
the largest freshman class of the
year, rush week for the fraterni­ties,
and lately there has been.
Homecoming. Add these to the
regular unorganized newness of
every new quarter and the result
is almost too much. Certainly
there is sure to be a terrific let­down
after Homecoming. It can't
be helped. The frantic rush week
is suddenly over, Homecoming
game, _with all the bright proud
decorations and the crowds of re­turning
alumni ends abruptly,
and the new quarter ages fast.
Still, there's the. social calender
and the football season. Oh, those
football weekends! It's easy to
understand why the fall quar­ter
is the most popular quarter
of the- year. If only homecom­ing
could be put off until about
November, the quarter could be
sort of leveled off and every­one
would have a chance to
catch his breath.
Those who are attending the
Homecoming dances are hearing
one of the best new bands in the
country. Elliot Lawrence has a
fine group of musicians—the re­cords
prove that.
Speaking of bands, the Knights
played for the freshman recep­tion
last week and as usual were
great. They have added Rudy
Blackmail- on trumpet, Bob Rich­ardson
on bases, and Graham
Thomas on alto sax. Paul Irvine,
a member of the old Knights, has
returned on trumpet. Paul also
does arrangements for the band.
Their fine arrangement of "That's
My Desire" is, a sample of his
work. Bob Hurston •fronts the
band now that Shel Toomer has
moved on. The reception was the
first date they've played since
disbanded for the summer.
BURP By BOYD HINTON
Phone 760
FILE THIRTEEN By The
Editor
File 13—an old army term for 'Wastebasket'
Popcorn Bags
Popcorn lovers will no longer be pest­ered
by disturbed movie goers who at­tend
the theatres to see the picture in­stead
of to eat popcorn. "Bag rustlers"
have been foiled by Irving M. Levin, of
San Francisco, who has invented a rustle-proof
popcorn bag which can be manu­factured
cheaper than paper bags. The
composition of this bag is a.form of syn­thetic
cloth and wood pulp.
If someone will only invent a way for
people with false teeth to eat popcorn,
there will undoubtedly be a boom in the'
popcorn field.
An important meeting took place in
Langdon Hall last quarter, August 21. A
group of girls got together to decide what
the length of skirts should be for this
quarter. Most of the audience consisted
of boys who seemed to be against the
judges' decision. After careful considera­tion,
the judges decided that the proper
length would be three inches below the
middle of the knee cap. Measurements
were made from the floor up, than from
the knee down, the latter method being
accepted. Some of the older ladies of the
campus were seen to be walking out of
the building with smiles on' their faces
as they reminisced over the days when
an exposed ankle was a shocking sight.
The fall quarter finds several
changes on The Plainsman edi­torial
page. In the top right hand
corner where Jim Bradley wrote
"Just One Voice", Len Hensel is
beginning his new c o l u mn
"Rambling". Jim is now enrolled
in Denver University's journal­ism
school.
Boyd Hinton,
who once wrote
"R.F.D." on this
page, is back af­ter
a quarter's
abseehce w i th
t h e obnoxious
title of "Burp".
Cont i n u i n g
with "The Plas-t
i c Tower" is
Ralph (String-bean)
Jennings.
James (Jungle
is still knocking
out "A Dash of Bitters." "
"Do-Nuts & Coffee" is a bit of
. research by BABs—Beverley Ann
Burkhardt—who uses her initials
as a pen name. Beverley also
writes "Rice & Old Shoes."
Irv Steinberg browses through
Exchange papers we receive and
the result is "The Exchange
Post" shown at right.
Coleman
Jim) Forrester
Sign in Auburn store window:
"Skirts 50 per cent off."
Leonard Hooper told this one
which he heard in English lit
class:
Dr. Moore: Now, after Hengist
and Horsa and their troops had
gotten settled in Britian, whom
did they send for, Mr. Sankey?
Newman Sankey: Ah . . . for
their wives-2-?
Dr. Moore: That's right, they
sent for reinforcements.
There have been many news
items and features left out of this
week's Plainsman. With the rush
and confusion of the first issue
we wish to apologize if your
organization was left out; how­ever,
the next edition will be out
Wednesday, Oct. 8, and we will
make every effort not to leave
anyone out.
Greetings: «
This column has no purpose, no
cause, no gripe, and to settle it
once and for all, I'm no com­munist.
I have no social theory
to expound, and no way for a
better life. If you have a gripe,
however, let me know. If you
want to be guest columnist by
all means say so, and I can put
my time on physics. Questions
wjll be answered, and should you
need a quiz I'll help you look
for it. So much for the record,
here goes.
This first column is dedicated
to new freshmen. Welcome to Au­burn.
You have my blessings and
sympathy. You are indeed for­tunate
to be enrolled in Auburn,
for here is it possible for you to
improve your mind, your social
standing, and your breath. Be
kind to old women and "A" club
members (they are probably big­ger
than you are anyway), and
above all be friendly with every­one.
It pays.
Study your lessons each night
and ask intelligent questions in
class. (Let me know how this
approach works, I've often won­dered).
Write a letter home each
week, and.by all means let your
parents know when you are short
of funds. After, all, it is their
right to know.
There are pencil sharpeners in
each dean's office, and the Green
Front gets in a new shipment
each Thursday morning.- Ross
smells that way all year round,
and I've yet to find Olin Hill
without his tape. Anyone catch­ing
him without the tape on his
person please let me know.
Bridge examinations are held
in the student center each Tues­day
at high noon. Other tidbits
of information can be had from
any sober sophomore. The first
day is the best of all, you are
not behind in anything, the sec-*
ond day, oh well, time staggers
on.
Let me hear from ya.
You have to admit, it — It's
great to be back. During the
school terms there is usually a
lot of griping, but nothing can
counteract that feeling in the pit
of your stomach when you first
enter Auburn after a vacation.
For most p e o p 1 (.• the first
glimpse of Sam ford tower, loom­ing
in the distance, bripgs on
that funny feeling. Then as you
walk down College Street for the
first time in a month you start
looking a r o u n d for familiar
faces. At first
only one or two
familiar p a ns
loom- into view,
but as you pro­gress
f u r t h er
down the street
towards Toom-er's
corner and
the G r i l l e , it
looks l i k e old
t i m e s again.
' Hensel You b e g i n to
see more friends and classmates
and the old handshake is being
prominently displayed, smiles,
and the old familial- expression
hits your ear from.-all sides—"Oh
yea, had a big time." '•
There they are milling around
the corner, the entrance to the
Grille, and you see the same
crowd going from one table to
another, girls hugging each oth­er,
and the usual—"Let's have a
cup."
Classes begin 10 minutes after
the hour, and for the first day
or two everyone gets out early.
They all run uptown, the Student
Center, the front and back lawn
of Samford, and every concrete
step on the campus.
It is the beginning of another
fall quarter and the air is full
of talk about football games and
dances. It may well be noted that
most of the freshman are now
wearing rat caps which only adds
to the atmosphere of Auburn.
Yes, it is a grand feeling to be
back again.
* * *
For New Freshman
To you this is the beginning
of an entirely new phase of life.
At the present time everything
is strange to you, but it won't be
long before you too will be in
the swing ofithings. Don't worry,
around this college everything
comes naturally.
At this college you will receive
a phase of education that is not
included in your texts. You are
about to learn a lot about people.
At Auburn, particularly, you are
going to learn to be friendly. If
you aren't friendly already, the
environment will work on you
until you are.
For the present, relax and take
it easy about extracurricular ac­tivities.
.You have a long time
ahead of you. Sit back and take
it all in. You will soon learn
what is meant by the term "Au­burn
Spirit", and why this is
known as the "Friendliest Col­lege
in America."
Of course there is more to this
than atmosphere. You've got to
settle down, learn to study, and
work hard. In the meantime, glad
to have you with us.
BOOK REVIEW
By Mitch Sharpe
The Exchange Post By Irv. Steinberg
When the captains of Auburn
and Louisiana Tech meet in the
center of the field today, you can
look closely for a "special"
handshake. They^ are both Pi
Kappa Alphas.
Have you ever tried to fold a
piece of paper (at right angles)
eight times? Regardless of the
size of the paper, you will have
a tough time making that eightli
fold. Try it!
* * *
The photo of Ray Pelfrey on
the front page today resembles
Monk Gafford.
The Plainsman wishes to thank
the Montgomery Advertiser for
reprinting our editorial on "Au­burn
University."
Fed up with the set-up in a
VA Hospital ward, two disabled
vets asked the nurse for a deck
of cards. She didn't have any.
"What's in that little box?" asked
one of the impatient vets.
"Just.some file cards," said the
nurse.
"Well, let's have 'em," said the
patient. "We'll get by."
So some poker was played, and
the pot got hot. Real money was
piled high between the fistfuls
of phoney cards, and then came
the showdown. Vet No. 1 spread
out a full hoifse—three appendec­tomies
and two hernias — and
reached for the cash.
"Not so fast," snarled Vet No.
2, as he laid down his hand, "I've
got five transfusions!"
— Army Times
At the football game a younij
man sat intently watching thi*t
HE inn J
favorite team losing the game. He
turned to his lady friend and re­marked,
"See that big substitute
down there on the bench? I'm
sure he'll turn out to be our best
man."
And the sweet young thing
was quick to respond, "Why, you
dear, hovv wonderful! But isn't
this rather sudden?"
—Better Living
* * *
Speaker: "We must get rid of
Socialism, and Communism, and
Anarchism!" \
Old Gentleman Listener: "I
wish he'd throw in rheumatism."
* * *
Good Girl: A good girl is a girl
that has a nice time, but does not
cooperate.
Nice Girl: A nice girl is a girl
that has a better time than the
good girl because she cooperates.
—Purdue Exponent
OSCAR WILDE, HIS L I FE
AND WIT, by Hesketh Pearson,
Harpers, $3.75.
The book might as well have
been entitled "Hesketh Pearson's
Apology for the Lite of Oscar
Wilde". It is written in the cold
factual style which characterizes
Pearson's other raft of biograph­ies,
and in places is not much
more than a categorical and some­times
irrational alibi for what
Oscar Wilde did in his lifetime.
George Bernard Shaw advised
Pearson not to write his project--
• ed biography of Wilde, because
". . . so much has been written
since his conviction . . . that Che
subject is stale. The last acquaint­ance
of mine who was prosecuted
for it got five months instead of
two years; and the case was not
mentioned in the papers". Pear­son
wrote as decently little as he
could of Wilde's notorious trial,
and what he did write was no
more than a picture of Wilde
bearing up nobly while Brittania
tightened the Chinese boot of
her rnoral laws.
Wilde's early childhood was
decidedly like that of Shelley
but much more affected. And al­though
Keat's was Wilde's child­hood
saint he seemed to pattern
his life as much after Shelley's
as he could . . . probably because
Keat's led a comparitively pro­saic
life compared to Shelley.
Wilde wore girl's clothing until
he was six in order to sate the
"-(Continued on page 6)
Book Buyers Agree Miss
Homecoming Is Some Kidd
By Luther Smith
At least 500 Auburn students were waiting in line to get
their school supplies at Burton's Book Store. It was mad­dening,
this delay. There had been the waiting'"to register,
the waiting synonymous with the first of, a new quarter.
Faces were glum—no smiles; only that incessant grumbling
which accompanies patience.
Then smiles broke out on the worried, haunted faces at
the beginning of the line. Anxi
ous creases departed from fur­rowed
foreheads. Heads turned
hopefully toward Burton's book
counter. There it was! What an
irrefutable beauty! What a peach
of a blond! Fiye-feet-five of
gorgeous femininity.
She was recognized. "It's Miss
Homecoming," someone said.
It was. It was Evelyn Kidd.
Auburn's Miss Homecoming of
1947. The type on this page
couldn't describe her. Only an
artist could capture her full
beauty on paper.
Although she dislikes too much
publicity, Evelyn agreed to ans­wer
several journalistic queries.
To a remark upon the incon­gruity
of her surroundings at
Burton's, Evelyn rejoined: "Oh,
I'm only helping out during the
rush here."
Maurine Evelyn Kidd has al­ways
been on the frontal trench­es,
doing her significant bit for
Auburn. Year before last she
threw her hat into a hot beauty
contest and came out as API's
Doll Queen. Last year she ran the
winner of our 'Miss Homecoming'
battle a close race: more recently
she placed fifth in the fight for
'Miss Alabdma's' title'.
A f o r m e r Birminghamian.
Evelyn moved to Auburn with her
family five years ago. She says:
"I wouldn't live anywhere but
' Auburn now."
Asked what her participation Jn
all these Alabama beauty contests
had done for her, titian-haired
M i s s Homecoming answered:
"I've learned a lot about walk­ing,
and it's increased my poise.''
"But," -Evelyn interpolated a't
that point, "don't get the idea
that I liked these other contests
more than the one for Miss Home­coming
this year. Winning this is
the biggest thrill I've ever had!"
"Why did you enter these lip-stick-
and-cosmetie battles?" the
interlocutor inquired.
"My mother wanted me to,"
Evelyn coyly answered.
Miss Homecoming's love life is
all sewed up. A member of Alpha
Gamma Delta, she is engaged
to Gilbert Moody, a Lambda Chi.
"It will be a long time before
he graduates, though," 20-year-old
Evelyn explained," so I'm
going to do postgraduate work in
commercial art after quituating
here."
With her court, Miss Home­coming
runners-up Emily Cam-mack,
of Selma, Emily Pruitt, of
Anderson, S. C, Helen Silvernail,
of Mobile, and Peggy Lowery, of
Birmingham, Evelyn will march
down the field during the half-time
of the. Auburn-La. Tech
game. She will be dressed in a
yellow and brown-checked \suit
with brown acessories. Following
the parade at the half she will
accept a seat of honor in the
president's box.
Deltq Zetas Are Hosts
At Homecoming Open
House in Dorm. I
Beta Xi of Delta Zeta is host
at the sorority's annual Home­coming
Open House today in the
chapter room in Dorm I from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Guests will be alumni and
friends of the sorority. The af­fair
will' be held every Home­coming
Day. In the receiving
line will be Mrs. J. C. Grimes,
province director, Mrs. Richard­son,
alumni advisor, Arlene Da­vis,
chapter president, Ruth Up­ton,
first vice-president, and
Doris Holmes, second vice-presi­dent.
Evelyn Kidd
HOME EC WORKSHOP SET FOR NEXT
WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY IN SMITH
BABY SITTER: Available
any afternoon or nigbi; Call
Thyra Backer, Auburn 122. .
EXPERT RACQU.ET RE-STRINGING:
Contact Bob Pa-lillo,
312 Dumas Drive, Ph.
528-M.
By Evelyn Corbett
The Alabama Home Economics
Association Workshop wilLjneet
at Smith Hall on Oct. 10, 11, and
12 to celebrate its 25th Anniver­sary.
A gala affair has been
planned for over 250 guests who
will arrive from all parts of the
state.
Highlights of the occasion will
be the silver tea and the pageant
given by the Home Economics
Student Clubson October 11. Tea
service will be entirely silver
and the cake will be made by
Dr. Dana Gatchell.
\
Activities will begin Oct. 10 at
3 p.m. with registration at Smith
Hall. This will be followed by a
picnic supper at Chewacla Park.
Here Ralph Draughon, acting
president of Auburn, will extend
greetings. Dr. John Hall Jones,
Howard College, Birmingham,
will speak on "Personality Pat­terns
for Home Economists."
On Saturday .morning the "dif­ferent
workshops will be held.
Miss Florence Davis, head of
Auburn's home management de­partment;
Dr. Ernestine Frazier,
Auburn h o m e economics ' re­searcher;
Dr. Dorothy Ehmke, de­partment
of foods and nutrition,
University of Alabama: Dr. Mari-anna
Grimes, Texas Experiment
Station: Miss Josephine Eddy,
head of department of clothing
and textiles, Alabama College,
Montevallo: Miss Elta Majors,
Alabama Extension Service will
lead the sessions.
At the luncheon,-Dean Agnes
Ellen Harris; University of Ala­bama,
will introduce guests. Miss
Mary Curetan, vice-president will
preside.
Sunday Professor Joseph Ma-rino-
Merlo will give an organ
concert. This is to be followed by
talks by P. O. Davis, Director
EPISCOPAL STUDENTS
HAVE FULL-TIME
YOUTH CENTER
Greeting the Auburn Episcopal
students this quarter is a full
time student center. The former
high school youth center has been
refinished upstairs in the Episco­pal
church for the college group.
Although the center is open all
day and during ,the night, special
hours are reserved on Wednes­day
afternoon for a "coffee
hour". From "3:30 to 5:30 on
Wednesdays Episcopal students
and their friends are invited to
drop in for bridge, ping pong,
dancing and conversation.
Regular meetings for the Can­terbury
Club, young peoples org­anization,
are' Sunday nights at
6. '' ' '.
Saturday, Oct. 4, 1047 THE PLAINSMAN—5
Wayne Spraggins, local cor­respondent
of the Montgomery
Advertiser, recently voiced a
desire for up-to-the minute
fraternity and sorority news as
a part of his daily coverage of
all campus activities. Sprag-gins
says events such as social
functions, sports, or any hap­pening
bearing public interest
sHould be turned in immediate­ly
to -the Plainsman office—
Attn: W a y n e Spraggins. He
stressed the fact that these
items should be brief and
pointed. They are not to be
confused with the more' de­tailed
stories submitted to the
Plainsman, which will be hand­led
as usual. "Fraternity and
sorority officials interested in
seeing their organization's news
receive fast, state-wide cover­age,"
says Spraggins, "should
realize the benefits^of this
plan."
Alabama Extension Service and
Dr. Hallie- Farmer, professor of
history, Alabama College.
The association adjourns at 10
a.m. October 12.
THE PLAINSMAN SPORTS
DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING
FOR THREE RELIABLE MEN
TO ADD TO ITS STAFF. IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
WRITING S P O R T S CON­TACT
JACK SIMMS IN THE
PLAINSMAN OFFICE MON­DAY
AFTERNOON.
Auburn Student is Elected Regional
Head of National Student Association
C. Ray Martin, Auburn's repre­sentative
to the National Student
Association Congress at the Uni­versity
of Wisconsin, was elected
president of the Regional Asso­ciation
of the NSA. The Regional
Association includes all colleges
and universities in G e o r g i a,
Florida, ' and Alabama. Charles
M. Scales was Auburn's other
representative;
This was the largest conven­tion
of its kind to be held in
this country, Where some 800
students officially representing
more than a million students
from over 350 colleges and uni­versities
throughout the United
States, launched the National
Student Association at a consti­tutional
convention held on the
campus-of the University of Wis­consin,
Aug. 29 through Sept. 7.
The nationwide association,
authorized and supported by the
official student governing bodies
of the component colleges, and
representing the community of
interests of American college
students, will work on campus,
regional, and national levels. It
will promote student govern­ment,
broaden educational op-
•^
Auburn-Opelika
Drive-In Theatre
ON AUBURN-OPELIKA
HIGHWAY
C. Ray Martin
portunities, and promote friend­lier
relations among students at
home and abroad.
Observers at the convention in
Madison, including high educa­tional
officials, agreed that the
delegates present represented
"the cream of America's student
leadership."
DR. IRVINE TO ADDRESS I.R.C.
ON UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION
Dr. Paul Irvine, director of Re­search
Interpretation Council,
will address the International
Relations Club Monday evening,
October 6, at 7:15 in Social Cen­ter.
Dr. Irvine has chosen for his
topic the timely s u b j e c t of
UNESCO (the United Nations
Educational Security and Cultu­ral
Organization).
At a recent conference of In­ternational
Relations Clubs Dr.
H. E. Wilson, deputy director of
UNESCO, told the conference
delegates that .today "Students
all over the w o r l d look to
UNESCO, .for guidance." Dr. -Ir­vine's
talk will bring out some
of the ways in which this state­ment
applies to Auburn students.
The International Relations
Club at Auburn ^s trying to cre­ate
a club in which those stu­dents
who are interested in
world affairs and would like to
express their views and beliefs
can meet to accomplish that end.
It is an "open" club and those
who are interested in member­ship
are invited to attend the
meeting Monday evening.
Hugh Gaston has again been
chosen to lead the IRC. The club
is looking forward to a success­ful
year climaxed by a regional
conference to be held on the Au­burn
campus in the spring of
1948. Harald Hartwig was elect­ed
vice-president to succeed Jack
Lett, who graduated. Bill Peck,
recording secretary and treasu­rer,
and Madelyn Dees, corres­ponding
secretary, will continue
in office.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
OCT. 3-4
SCARFACE
with
PAUL MUNI
GEORGE RAFT
ANN DVORAK
Extra Attraction—
% Hour of Cartoons
SUNDAY. OCT. 5
SECOND
CHORUS
starring
PAULETTE GODDARD
BURGESS MERIDITH
FRED ASTAIRE
Man with a system
Simply pick up your telephone and you
can route your voice through any one of
thousands of central offices—some with,dial
mechanisms so complex they stagger the
imagination, yet so efficient they seem to
work like magic—others staffed by compe­tent,
courteous operators whose standards
of work have long heen a fine tradition.
You command, in effect, millions of miles
of telephone wire and cable.
You can direct your call —one of some
110.000,000 that will be made today - to
any one of some 53,000,000 telephones
here and abroad. ,
The operation of this vast system is big
business. It is a complex, many-sided busi­ness
in which thousands of college trained
men are working in their chosen fields-development
or research, engineering
planning, accounting or statistics, public
contacts, supervision of operations or other
phases of management. These men have
found highly interesting and rewarding
careers.
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
TRY A PACK...TODAY
IV
18,225 Seiats Will Be Added
To Auburn Football Stadium
Negotiations are under way for
the addition of 18,225 seats to
the Auburn football stadium,
A c t i n g President Ralph B.
Draughon revealed recently.
j Preliminary conferences have
) been held with Reconstruction
j Finance "Corporation officials in
Washington, and the report is
they were "favorably impressed"
by the tentative plans presented
by Auburn Business Manager
W. T. Ingram and John P. Shaf­fer,
chief of the division of local
finance, State Finance Depart­ment,
who is an Auburn gradu­ate.*
Tentative plans, which have
yet to be submitted to the Au­burn
board of trustees, call for
the borrowing of $750,000 for the
construction • of the additional
stadium seats.
The plans are going forward
under Wilcox County Senator J.
Bruce Henderson's bill recently
passed by the legislature and
by Governor Folsom to permit
Auburn and the University of
Alabama to borrow up to $1,000,-
000 from the RFC or by bond
sales for stadium construction
and enlargement up to 50,000
seats.
Mr. Draughon said that there
is nothing concrete about the
plans since they do not have the
approval of the board of trustees.
He added, however, that he plan­ned
to submit them at the next
meeting of the board, which will
probably be "early this Fall."
Continuing, Mr. Draughon said
he was not sure that all the con­templated
18,225 seats would be
added at one time.
"The high cost of construction
at this time may force us to build
only one segment of the stadium
at a time." he said. m
m
At present the Auburn foot­ball
field has approximately
7,200 permanent seats, and the
addition of .these •'contemplated
would run the total to over 25,-
000.
Mr. Draughon pointed out also
that he did not know whether it
would be advisable for the school
to borrow the money from the
RFC.
"If the money comes from that
source we would have to pay
four per cent interest and that
is a little high," he added, say­ing
that he thought the money
could be obtained from the sale
of bonds at a much cheaper in­terest
rate.
Under the Henderson bill the
school would be authorized to pay
up to four per' cent interest for
the money to construct the sta­dium.
He said that if the Auburn
board of trustees approved a
stadium for Auburn with the
money to come from the RFC,
then the board would have to
submit an application for the
loan, which would have to be ap­proved
by the RFC before the
money could be made available.
The Henderson bill provides
thot "securities issued hereunder
shall be special obligations pay­able
from student athletic fees,
gate recipts, other moneys and
revenues to be derived from the
operation of the stadia" . and
would not be general obligation
bonds of the state, nor could
they be paid off from appropria­tions
to the school by the legisla­ture.
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varsity basketball and would
like to go out for the team, con­tact
Coach Doyle at his office in
the field house any morning next
week. At this time only varsity
men are wanted.
* *' *
All managers- of independent
touch football teams contact
Coach Evans at his office in the
gym as soon as possible.
Anyone interested in either
freshman or varsity tennis, see
Coach Young at the gym or re­port
to the tennis courts between
four and five p.m. any day next
week.
Freshman and varsity wrest­ling
practice has started. Anyone
wishing to t r y out, see Coach
Umbach in his office at the gym
or report for practice in the
gym at four any afternoon next
week. * * *
Coach Borchardt has started
freshman and varsity-swimming
practice. Anyone wishing to try
out for the squad, contact him in
his office at the gym or report
to practice at the pool at four
any afternoon next week.
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Anyone who has played high
school football or has other
qualifications and would' like- to
officiate intramural, touch foot­ball
games, contact Coach Evans
at his office in the gym immedi­ately.
Pay is $1.00 per game.
* * *
All managers of intramural
touch football teams and all offi­cials
who plan to officiate games
for Coach Evans are requested
to attend a short meeting at
7:00 p.m. Monday in the gym.
New Musical Group
Now On Campus
5-Piece 'Combo' Calls
Itself 'The Jesters'
The latest addition to the jive
musicians' union at Auburn is a
combo which calls itself "The
Jesters". Consisting of a sax,
clarinet, trombone, piano, bass,
drums and Bill Cole, vocalist,
the Jesters -promise to promote
more "live" music at house
dances.
Under the leadership of Jimmy
Newberne, all members of this
group have made good their mu­sical
reputation throughout the
summer by playing for most of
the street dances. As well as to
provide god music, The Jesters
plan to keep Auburn up to the
latest college fads in the line of
jive.
Special arrangements have al­ready
been worked out for most
of the fraternity's sweetheart
songs.
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Book Review
Continued from page 4)
frustrated hope of his mother's
wanting a girl. Some psycholog­ists
have mulled over this female
attire as ;the root of his later
trouble. Be that as it may, Wilde
grew fond of female clothing
and continued to show this fond­ness
for some time. He could al­ways
discuss the latest in fashions
with women and for that reason,
primarily, was something of an
elephantine Sinatra of his day as
far as idol worship was con­cerned.
Scholastic endeavour left Wilde
cold except for the study of
Greek and poetry. He showed no
inclination toward the sciences
or mathematics, but finally grad­uated
from Trinity with honors.
Oxford proved to be much the
same. With the exception of
meeting Walter Pater and being
profoundly influenced by him,
nothing much was accomplished
at that institution. He made sev­eral
trips through Italy and
Greece during the time he was
there and was almost cbnverted
to Catholicism when he saw the
'splendor of Rome' but repented
when he saw the "glory that
was Greece". As a matter of fact,
when he saw that" the pagan
Greeks had erected buildings
much more beautiful than the
Catholics, . he promptly declared
his deep affection for the Gre­cian
form of beauty in a series
of sonnets.
It must have hurt Pearson
somewhat to have to dig into the
personality of Wilde and draw
some conclusions as to exactly
why he behaved as he did. How­ever
he did so and came up, sur­prisingly
enough, with an un­biased
assumption that Wilde
was a curious blend of egotism,
spoiled adolescence, true genius
and wit all topped off by a
marked flair for anything his­trionic.
That Wilde's trial was a trage­dy
cannot be denied, but then,
too, his life was as much a trage­dy.
All through the trial he main­tained
his usual demeanor and
lost none of his eloquence in both
speech and manners. He broke
only when the, ignominy of pri­son
and the hardships of prison
life became unbearable. His final
degradation came in the few re­maining
years of his French ex­ile.
His friends, notably, Lord Al­fred
Douglas, forsook him and he
sunk rapidly into a dissipated
hulk of what had once been
England's greatest wit and con­versationalist.
Dying alone as he
had lived alone, his death and
funeral were attended only by his
friend Robert Ross and his land­lord.
His grave among some of
the world's greatest composers
and writers receives more visits
now than any of the other great
which lie about him.
As Pearson states, the lapidary
• • t inscription on Wilde's tomb is
adequate but no more, and he
prefers the epitath which Wilde
himself once wrote to his friend
Ross: "When the Last Trumpet
blows and we are each crouched
in our pornhry tombs, I'll turn to
you and say 'Let's pretend we
didn't hear it, Robbie, let's pre­tend
we didn't hear it'".
Somehow this c a l l o w little
whimsey seems to sum up a great
deal about the life of Wilde. It
shows his puerile but happy, spi­rit,
and would attempt to ex­plain
some of his ebullience rath­er
than excuse his shortcomings.
And since we are under no sacro­sanct
or' secular law which re­quires
us to answer cause for our
actions; and since, too, life is too
ephemeral a thing to be bound
by moral fiats, Wilde's own in­scription
would have been bet­ter.
Wilde should be remember­ed
for the wondei-fully witty
epigrams and aphorisms he left
and for his clever plays and sto­ries
rather than his unfortunate
misadventures.
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Voyles Likely To Field Same Lineup
That Started In Last Fridays Game
(Continued from page 1)
has been doing a great job at
the fullback post. Harelson has
the power and speed to make him
a first rate line-cracker, and with
his line outweighing that of Au­burn's
by some ten pounds to the
man, he could easily give the
Tiger forwards plenty of trouble.
Ed Jolly, the 190 pound quarter­back
of the Louisana squad is
also very dangerous. He and
Harelson have both been men­tioned
as posible "Little All-
Americans".
The statistics give the Bulldogs
a slight advantage in virtually
every department. Tech's line
averages 199 while the Tigers
weigh in at 189,' and the Louisi­ana
backfield averages 170 against
172 for Auburn. In experience, the
Bayou gang has an even larger
advantage. Auburn doesn't have
a senior on the squad, but has
ten juniors, 24 sophomores, and
nine, freshman on the roster. The
visitors have five seniors, 19
juniors, 15 sophomores, and eight
freshmen. >
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The Tiger starting lineup will
probably consist of seven sopho­mores
and five juniors, while their
opponents wif field three,seniors,
seven juniors, and a single sopho­more.
At the end positions, Auburn
is loaded! Five lettermen will be
on hand to take care of the Tiger
terminals, but all are sophomores
and need seasoning. We find Ray
Williams, Ralph Pyburn, Bill
Waddatf, Erk Russell, and John
Moulton leading the way, while
freshmen Fred Duart and Jim
Wood are also slated to see much
service.
Coach Voyles has only two
letermen at the tackle slots but
has a promising looking group of
freshmen. Captain Harold Lan-nom
and Max Autrey received
their "Orange A" last season
while John Adcock and Dick
Hayes are the returning reserves.
First year men expected to see
action today are Joe Evangeliste,
Jin Bailey, and Jack Lambert.
Phillip Poundstone, Floyd Ful-mer,
Jack Cahoon, Ray Moore, and'
Bob Cannon have all won leters
at the guard spots. To bolster
this already strong point of the
Tiger line is junior college trans­fer
Royce McMahan, who has
turned in an admirable job in
every scrimage.
With no returning centers from
last year's team, Coach Vayles
switched both Hall Herring and
Coker Barton to the pivot posU.
lion. Hal was the outstand­ing
lineman in the Mississip­pi
Southern game and is rapidly
developing into one of the top
defensive centers in the confer­ence.
Andy Douglass and Frank
Hayes go along with Herring and
Barton to form a n , impressive
pivot quartet.
i One junior and two freshmen
make up the fullback department.
Bull Cochran, the much publi­cized
bone-crushing human bat­tering
ram,. is ably assisted by
Willis Anderson dnd Danny Ste­wart.
Russell Inman and Jim Mc-
Daniel lead the way at the*quar-ter
back position and they will be
assisted by Travis Tidewelh
Both of the halfback posts are
filled with an imposing array of
fast, though inexperienced backs.
Freddie Gafford, brother of the
famous "Monk", and Ray Pel-frey
look like the best boys at
the left half hole, with Jocko
Norton and Calvin Emmert giv­ing
them plenty of backing. Billy
Ball gets the starting nod at the
other halfback slot, but Cliff
Grubbs will also see plenty of
combat this afternoon. Cecil
Reddish and Dickie Flournoy also
figure into the blocking back po­sition.
Along T
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Bench
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That pass that cost us a touchdown when one of the Del­ta
ends intercepted has caused a lot of controversy. Some
say.it was dumb quarterbacking , . . what would they have
said if it had worked? Duke pulled the same play for a
touchdown in a Rose Bowl game, and more recently, Clem-son
set up a touchdown by using it against us last year.
If it had worked, everyone would have said that was smart
football, but it didn't. That was just one of the things that
happen in football games. You have to take chances to win,
but sometimes they backfire . . . rough!!!
With just five days of school behind us, we plunge into
the homecoming week-end. It is a shame that Auburn doesn't
have seating facilities to have a big game here, but with our
present stadium, we must pick a smaller school for the game.
If we were to play one of the SEC teams here, we would
have to-guarantee them a large sum of money and conse­quently
we would take a financial beating. It's nobody's
fault but the students that we have such lousy athletic fa­cilities.
If the student body would organize and put the
pressure in the right place, it could accomplish almost any­thing.
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Even though losing the initial game, our football team
looked like a big improvement over that of last season. The
line was especially improved . . . of course our boys didn't
do much against their opponents heavier forward wall, but
Southern didn't do anything through ours either. All five
touchdowns were scored by passes.
.y Our backs didn't look to good, but that is expected as
practically all of them were very inexperienced. Everyone
knows that the boys would have done better with Trav' Tid-well
working full time. I'm not wishing to take credit away
from any player, but they looked like a different crew when
Trav' went in there with 45 seconds to go." The boys have
looked good this week, and they will get on the winning
side this afternoon.
* * *
It's sure good to see all the rat caps . . .-. looks like the
pre-war Auburn. We wish to thank the various orgnizatiohs
who have gone to the trouble to see that the rats wear them.
Now let's get them out and make 'em holler for the team.
The restoration of the rodent lids is the first step towards
the return of that Auburn Spirit. Let's not stop there.*
* * *
Ray Pelfrey, freshman halfback from Portsmouth, Ohio,
almost stole the show last week. He surprised everyone with
his passing . . . threw six and completed four of them. Ray
is giving Freddie Gafford a real fight for the starting as­signment.
Probable
Auburn
Waddail
Lannon (C)
Poundstone
Herring
Fulmer
Adcock
Williams
Inman
Gafford
Ball
Cochran
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Jolly
Peace
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Harelson
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"College Men Prefer Arrows"t, •
is a true tradition
based on solid facts*
t Team To Meet
First Enemy Today
The Auburn "B" team, under
the capable direction of Coach
Dan McMullen will meet the
first of five opponents when they
tangle with the Mississippi State
Jayvees on the gridiron this af­ternoon
at Starkville, Miss.
For the past three weeks, Coach
Dan has sent his charges through
rough drills against the varsity
and the Tigers will be in top
shape for this match. Sparked
by Carroll Phillips and Bobby
Gilliam, the Bees will use the
same system that Coach Voyles'
varsity has employed this sea­son.
,
Auburn's tenative starting line­up
is as follows: Bob Weaver,
RE, Harold Wise RT, Bill Mc-
Cune RG, Dick Mendenez C,
Jack Marley LG, Chester Cline
LT, Bill Hunter LE, Bobby Gil­liam
QB, Don Davies FB, John­ny
Wallace RH, and Carroll Phil­lips
LH. » *
Others expected to see plenty
of action today are Freeman,
Kilgore, Voyles, Inman, Beagles,
and Montrone.
Coach McMullen has scheduled
the maximum amount of "B"
team games that the conference
will allow its schools to play. On
Oct. 25, his boys tangle with
Miami at Valdosta, Ga., and on
Nov. 1, they battle with the
Clemson Tigers at West Point,
Ga. After two weeks of rest, they
will again invade Georgia where
they meet the Georgia Tech Jay­vees
at Albany Nov. 15. To close
out their" schedule, the boys
journey to Biloxi, Miss., to swap
blows with Tulane on Nov. 22.
Saturday, Oct. 4, 1947 THE PLAINSMAN—7
CROSS COUNTRY.PRACTICE STARTS
AS LAST YEAR'S STARS RETURN
Coaches Jeff Beard and Wilbur
Hutsell gave the first call for
practice to the members of Au­burn's
championship cross~-coun-t
ry track team Wednesday. Every
year for the past decade, the
Tigers have been a leading con­tender
for the SEC crown and
last year was no exception.
Paced by Whiiey Overton, the
team made a grand sweep, in the
South by winning the South­eastern
Conference cross-country
championship, the SEAAU cross­country
cup, and the SEAAU
sponsored Road Race at Birming­ham.
Overton was undefeated in
cross-country competition and
the Auburn team won every con­test
they entered.
Returning with Whitey will be
Fred Carley,- a great miler and
cross-country man who was out
of action most of the season with
an a»kle injury.
Tommy Lowe, winner of the
1945 Birmingham Road Race, will
also be back this year along with
Buddy Maddox, Fred Cossack,
Dick Hutchensoh, Versal Spald­ing,
Clyde Taff, and'Dickie Hud­son.
Newcomers to l a s t year's
championship team will be Sam
Barrett, who burned up the track
for Starke University last sea­son,
Bill Richardson, two miler
on Auburn's 1945 track team,
and Elwood Burkhardt, sensa-tional^
frosh miler for the United
States Military Academy at West
Point last year.
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It is with pleasure'we announce that Mr. Crow Wright
has joined our organization, effective October 1. Mr. Wright
has returned to the field in which he has had wide experience
in the capacity of salesman.
Known by thousands of Aubur-n men as "Cousin Crow,"
Mr. Wright returned to Auburn several years ago after 25
s years of successful work in the men's clothing business. For
17 years he represented the Storrs-Shaeffer and Kahn Tailor­ing
Companies on the road in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma
and Northeast Texas. Prior to that, for eight years he was
connected with Hollingsworth & Norman in Opelika.
Our stock of new Fall and Winter men's clothing is the
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JAMES STEWART
CHARLES WINNINGER
Also: "Mighty Mouse"
LATE SHOW
Irving Berlin's
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ALICE FA YE
SATURDAY. OCT. 4
THE MICHIGAN
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JON HALL
RITA JOHNSON
VICTOR McLAGLEN
Also
Comedy and Sportreel
LATE SHOW
THE GHOST AND
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REX HARRISON
GEORGE SANDERS•
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OCT. 5.-6
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TUESDAY. OCT. 7
Irving Berlin's
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Also Short:
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WEDNESDAY. OCT. 8
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REX HARRISON
GEORGE SANDERS
Also: Latest News
1—THE PLAINSMAN Saturday, Oct. 4, 1947
Wesley Foundation's BOU and Doggone
U. Battle to Tie in Boll Weevil Bowl
By Phyllis Stough
The alumni of P. U. Universi­ty,
alias the Wesley Foundation
old timers, welcomed new fresh­men
to the Foundation Saturday
night with a "football"' party.
Before the game s t a r t e d,
Charles Yarbrough, president of
the Foundation, explained the
rules 01 the football game, which
was unlike any football game
ever witnessed by the spectators.
The game was held in Boll Wee­vil
Bowl, and the field consisted
of a ping pong table properly
lined off as a football field. For
a touchdown, four long-winded
players were required to blow a
ping-pong ball over the goal line
of the opposing* team. Teams rep­resented
were B. O. University
and Doggone U. Each team garb­ed
in typical uniform and rooted
by cheering squads and "tin can
bands" put up a hard blow.
• During the first half, it looked
as though there would be no
scoring, but when the coach of
B. O. University sent in four
substitutes he had been saving
back (really members of Auburn's
varsity squad), some spectacular
"blowing" was witnessed. The
ball rolled back and forth at a
faster pace. Men of Doggone U's
team grew pale from blowing,
and B. O. came through with a
touchdown making the score at
the end of the first half, 6-0.
Highlighting the game was the
selection of "Miss Pigskin of
1947". Robert A. Patterson, fresh­man
from Anniston, was pro­claimed
winner by the applause
recorded on the imaginary ap­plause
meter. His dress, an off-shoulder
style, was of the latest
color of orange. He was presented
an orange corsage and received a
kiss from "Big Jim" (Willie
Kirkland), one of the dignitaries
who had been witnessing the
_ame.
The second half got under way
and although it was evident that
B. O. had the strongest team,
Doggone U. scored early in the
second half, and throughout the
rest of the game by using un­usual
strategies succeeded in
'keeping the score tied. When the
final whistle blew, the score was
B. O.—6, Doggone U,—6.
Fred Sloan, who gave a blow
by blow description of the game,
Said, "The spirits of the two teams
.were at a peak throughout the
game and seldom have I wit-
| nessed a more hilarious contest."
! Coach Bob Evans, intramural
'director said "Pasadena has its
I Rose Bowl, New Orleans its Sug-
! ar Bowl, but none compare with
I P.U.'s Boll Weevil Bowl."
| Norwood Jones, Director of the
' Foundation, i n v i t e s all new
'. Methodist freshmen, transfers, or
upper classmen to come to the
: Wesley Foundation, 111 S. Gay
Street, and take part in its activi­ties.
There may not always be a
I football game but the activities
are many and varied.
'Messiah' Tryouts
To Begin Monday
Tryouts for Handel's "The
Messiah" are to begin Monday.
Mr. Turner Jones, announced
there are numerous openings in
the chorus. There is at present
an acute shortage of tenors.
Everyone, is invited to try out.
The tryouts for women will be
held Monday and Friday after­noons
from five to six over
Toomer's Drug Store. The men's
tryouts will be held Tuesday and
Thursday at the same hour and
place.
Dr. Hollis Arment has selected
the soloists for "The Messiah".
Mrs. Eleanor Abercrombie will
be the soprano soloist and "Mrs.
Charlotte Bannister the alto. Mr.
Edgar Evans will sing the bari­tone,
and Doctor Hollis Arment
the tenor. Mr. Edgar Glyde will
direct the orchestra.
New students are invited to
take part in Auburn's music de­partment.
Mr. Jones extended an
invitation to everyone to join in
on the work. He said they have
great expectations this quarter
for the department. They hope
to secure uniforms soon for the
men's chorus. The uniform • will
be the white mess jackets, tux
pants, and wine ties and cum­merbunds.
'
Unfortunately there will be no
tours this quarter but they will
be continued the winter quarter.
Blackburn Seeking
Talent For Players
"The Mistress of The
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- By Tom Sellers
The Auburn Players, having
just wiped the last traces of
"Julius Caesar" g r e a s e paint
from their talented brows, are at
it again. This time it's "The Mis­tress
of the Inn", a three-act
farce comedy in a period setting.
Tryouts for "The Mistress" were
held Thursday night. A tena-tive
cast will be announced in
next week's Plainsman.
President Bob Blackburn, sen­ior
in dramatic arts from Jack­sonville,
Fla., has voiced a fer­vent
plea for new acting ability.
He stressed the fact that no pre­vious
experience is necessary to
become a Player. Freshmen as
well as old students are wel­comed
into the organization. Un­der
the proficient coaching of
Prof. Telfair B. Peet, director
since 1931, newcomers receive
painstaking attention.
The play will open at the "Y"
Hut sometime in November. Af­ter
several showings at Auburn
the Players will go on the road,
touring Alabama and Georgia
cities. Blackburn says the troupe
will begin rehearsals for then-winter
quarter drama "Gas­light"
between tours.
"The Mistress of the Inn", hav­ing
a cast of eight, is the trans­planted
version of "La Locan-dina"
by the' Italian playwright
Carlo Goldoni. It became popu­lar
on Broadway in 1927, Eva Le
Gollienne playing a leading role.
SUMMER SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS shown' above are members of the Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity team. Left to right, back row, Harold Johnson, 3; Joe McGee, 2b; Pat Logan, ss; Solon
McGraw, lb. Front row—Bill McPherson, p; Charles Baisch, c; Eric Campbell, cf; Tom Wood, If.
Knueeling—John Wurtele, rf. Not in picture, Johnny Wallis and Lawson Hanks, pitchers.
A course in Home Nursing is
being planned by the local Red
Cross chapter. If you are inter-(course beginning in November,
ested in registering for this J please call the Red Cross Office,
Combo Hits Auburn
Campus-Is Answer
For 'Live Musicr
The latest college fad in the
line of music is the "combo". In
many northern colleges fraterni­ties
and other social organizations
have found it very convenient
to replace the juke-box with a
combination of about six instru­ments
from their local band.
These c6mbinations are termed
"combos", and usually consist of
five or six pieces including three
rhythm and sometimes a vocal­ist.
Often a college band will grow
so large that it is necessary to
break off small groups for spe­cial
occasions. These combos are
rapidly becoming popular be­cause
of the economical value:
each man in an organization will
have to pay less than a dollar
for his organization to have a
house dance with this "live" mu­sic.
Other advantages offered by
the combos are special fanfares,
introductions or participation in
small stage shows or skits.
• Several Auburn fraternities are
planning on having house dances
with combos this quarter. In an­other
year, juke-boxes may only
be seen in eating places.
GIRL'S B I C Y C L E FOR
SALE, in good condition. Com­plete
with basket. If interested
call Phyllis Stough, 426 N. Gay
Street, Phone 102-J.
FOR SALE: 75 Pound white
ice refrigerator, $6.50. House
4. 206 West Glenn. T. H. Whit­field.
.
WELCOME STUDENTS
We are proud that you are here. Make the
College Barber Shop your headquarters—Come
in and meet your friends in a friendly atmos­phere.
COLLEGE BARBER SHOP
NEWCOMERS CLUB
TO MEET OCT. 10
The Newcomers Club, organ­ized
for new additiohs to the
faculty wives group; will hold its
regular meeting Oct. 10, in So­cial
Center at 3 p.m.
A regular business meeting
followed by a tea for new­comers
will be held.
FOR SALE: Double deck and
single bed with coil springs.
Also study table. Call 266-J.
302 West Glenn.
LAKEVIEW INN
On Prather's Lake Will
Remain Open Throughout
the Year
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CAFETERIA SERVICE
AT NOON '
Short Orders at Any Time
TRY OUR CHICKEN DINNERS
The Best Food For Your Money '
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The Cadets are flying again!
The U. S. Air Force now offers you the chance of a
lifetime to start your career in aviation.
If you want to learn to fly, you have one of the
finest opportunities ever offered in peacetime. Avia­tion
Cadet pilot training has been reopened to quali­fied
applicants presently serving" enlistments in the
Army, and to civilian young men who can meet the
same high standards.
In order to be eligible, each applicant must be: a
single male citizen, between 20 and 26V2 years old,
of excellent character and physically fit. He must
have completed at least one half the credits leading to
a degree from an accredited college or university, or
be able to pass a mental examination given by the
USAF. Me must now be living within the conti­nental
limits of the United States.
Upon successful completion of the training course,
Cadets will be rated as pilots, commissioned Second
Lieutenants, and assigned to flying duty.
Reactivation of Aviation Cadet pilot training is
only one of the several choices open to outstanding
men who want increased responsibility and advance-
, ment in the field of aviation. It is now possible for
qualified men to apply for attendance at USAF
- Officer Candidate School —and thus be able to equip
themselves for such important specialties as engi­neering,
armament, administration and supply.
You have a real chance to make progress and build
a sound career for yourself in today's U. S. Air Force.
Talk it over with the Recruiting Officer today at
any U. S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Station.
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