1941-03-28 The Plainsman

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Ride 'em Cowboy!
• "AUBURN—the friendliest college in the United States'
- VOL. LXIV Z-I ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, MARCH 28, 1941 NO. 53
First Auburn Rodeo Is Tomorrow and Sunday
Picture-Takers
R. W. Allen, left, and Wayne Cayton, right, are two of the mem­bers
of the Reelife film staff which is on location in Auburn for a
local movie.
Auburn Students Star in Technicolor
Motion Pictures - Courtesy Reelife
Movies t o Be Shown
At T i g e r Next Week
By HERBERT MARTIN
You don't have to win a beauty
contest, you'll be safe from the
perils usually associated with the
careers of potential stars and star­lets,
and you can still be in the
movies. Not only that, you can
appear in a technicolor flim, and
'you'll not be held down by the
whims of directors and script
writers.
It all has been made possible by
the Reelife cameraman and pr6-
ducer, with the cooperation of
Gus Coats, manager of the Tiger
Theatre. Wayne A. Clayton, who
is in charge of the "production"
will be in town for several days
shooting different campus scenes,
other interesting affairs around
the town, and exciting moments
in the baseball games and the ro­deo.
The film, which will last ap­proximately
50 minutes, will be
shown next Wednesday and Thurs­day
at the Tiger Theatre. Mr.
Cayton, who is staying at the Pitts
Hotel, will appreciate any sugges­tions
for students or townspeople
who would like to suggest sub­jects
for the photographers to
shoot.
The set will be Auburn, the
stars will be our own, and the plot
will be universal. It is rumored
that the cameramen will take a
trip to the stadium for a few shots
of campus night life. If this is so,
we might find that all of the great
screen lovers aren't in Hollywood.
Leads OTS Dance
)£f.
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Miss Kathryn McElhaney, Augusta, Ga., will lead the annual
dance of the Omega Tau Sigma fraternity tonight with George Ken­neth
Smith, Columbia, S. C, chapter president. The dance will be
held in Graves Center.
Tau Beta Pi Taps 12
Engineering Juniors
Chosen for Record
In Scholarship
Twelve juniors were tapped this
week by Tau Beta Pi, honorary
engineering fraternity.
The men were selected because
of their "distinguished scholarship
and exemplary character as under­graduates
in engineering." All
twelve of them ranked scholastic-ally
in the upper fifth of the En­gineering
School.
Those who were elected are:
Malcolm Bethea, a chemical en­gineer
from Birmingham. A mem­ber
of Phi Lambda Upsilon, and
Theta Chi social fraternity.
Ernest C. Burgin, an electrical
engineer from Birmingham. A
member of Eta Kappa Nu, AIEE
and also of Pi Kappa Alpha social
fraternity.
Robert S. Carstens, an aeronau­tical
engineer from Mobile, a
member of IAE and master ser­geant
of the Engineer Regiment.
John N. Cooper, a mechanical
engineer from Natchez, Miss., a
member of ASME.
Archie W. Diegel, a civil engi­neer
from Birmingham. A mem­ber
of Chi Epsilon, ASCE, and of
Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraterni­ty.
Charles A. Dubberley, a me­chanical
engineer from Tallassee.
A member of ASME.
Russel A. Duke, an electrical
engineer from Gadsden. A mem­ber
of Eta Kappa Nu, and AIEE.
James W. Fitzpatrick, an indus­trial
engineer from Birmingham,
a member of ASIE, the Engineers'
Council, and of Sigma Chi social
fraternity.
Edgar C. Gentle, an electrical
engineer from Birmingham. A
member of Eta Kappa Nu, AIEE,
the Engineers' Council, Brierian
Society and also a Co-op student.
Charles W. Scott, a mechanical
engineer from Birmingham. A
member of ASME, and of Alpha
Tau Omega social fraternity.
Francis A. Woolfley, a chemical
engineer from Fort Benning, Ga.
A member of Phi Lambda Upsilon,
and of Lambda Chi Alpha social
fraternity.
R. D. Young, a chemical engi­neer
from Florence. A member of
Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Sixty Candidates Turn
In Elections Petitions
Elections Thursday,
Eight to Five
By GEORGE HEARD
The spring elections reached
the final lap yesterday as the can­didates
turned in their petitions
with four per cent of the class
voters names inscribed. The elec­tion
day has been set for next
Thursday, beginning at eight
o'clock and ending at five o'clock.
There were 19 names turned in
for the posts offered for the jun­iors
next year. The sophomores
also turned in 19 names and the
freshman topped both upper class­es
with 22 candidates.
There will be four ballot boxes
located on the campus. Jim King,
President of the Executive Cabi­net,
said that each box was for a
certain group of students and each
student should go to the box set
aside for him. The box on "Ag"
Hill will be for agricultural stu­dents;
the box on "Vet" Hill will
be for veterinary students; the
box in the Engineering Building
will be for the engineering stu­dents
and for the Co-ops also;
and the last box will be located
at the student center for the bene­fit
of the rest of the student body.
Students are also reminded that
they must bring their student ath­letic
books if they wish to vote.
No one will be able to vote who
does not have his ticket book. This
applies to all four classes.
The usual rules will be enforced
during this election as they have
been in the past. King stressed
the point that there will be no
"politicking" allowed within a 50
foot radius of the polls.
King also announced that the
pre-junior Co-op students will be
allowed to vote in the junior elec­tion.
There are about 30 of them
in number.
The junior candidates for the
senior positions are as follows:
Women's Representative Cabinet:
Christine Blackburn, Ann Pafford,
Jule Tisdale; Representative to
Cabinet: Harry Donovan, Bobby
Haas, Charlie Flowers, Herbert
Martin, and Hartwell "Fatpat"
Perry; Historian: Frances Hay,
Martha Gardiner and Corinne Ta-tum;
President of Senior Class:
Tom Hughes, W. H. Gregg, Hugh
Maddox, Frank J. Manci, John
Pelham, and T. M. (Smitty)
Smith; President of Cabinet: Bill
Moore, unopposed; Secretary and
Treasurer: Malcolm Cain.
For the junior offices the fol­lowing
names were turned in:
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Representative to Cabinet: John C.
Ball, Tom Bullington, Warren
Fleming, R o b e r t Suarez and
Homer (Jug) Wright; President
of Junior Class: Bobby Harris,
Harry Merriwether, Owen B.
Munro, and Comer Thompson;
Vice-President of Cabinet: Theo
Coleman, Pete King and Ham Wil­son;
Secretary: Nellie Jimmie
Jerkins, Arthur Jones and James
M. Smith; Vice-President of Class:
Jimmie Butt is unopposed; His­torian,
Evelyn Hope and Margar­et
McCain; and for Treasurer:
Mariott Lupkin, unopposed.
The freshman candidates for
the sophomore offices next year:
Vice-President of Class: "Bob"
Dunaway, "Butch" Montgomery
and "Check" Stephens; Secretary:
Cliff Colyer, Pistol Merrill and
Nick Nigosian; Treasurer: Ray
Bopeman and Jimmy Overton;
President of Class: Roy T. Fuller,
"Bill" Nordan, Frank Thomas,
Hermon "Harpo" Warren and Joe
Veiierella; Representative to Cabi­net:
James Cooper, "Slick Jack"
Ford and Cullin Ward; for Sec­retary
of Cabinet: Albert L.
Gaines, Henry Park and Homer
"Rock" Reid; Historian: Lea
Akans, "Kay" Hall and Beejee
Harwell.
Eight Juniors Are
Tapped by Pi Tau
Sigma This Week
One Graduate Student
Selected by Honorary ,
Eight outstanding juniors in
mechanical engineering w e re
named this week for membership
in Pi Tau Sigma, national honor­ary
mechanical engineering fra­ternity.
In addition one graduate
member was selected for member­ship.
The Alabama-Tech Chi Chapter
of Pi Tau Sigma was established
here in December of this academic
year, at which time 16 high-rank­ing
seniors were initiated into the
new chapter.
The selection of new members
to Pi Tau Sigma is based on schol­arship,
extra-curricula activities,
character, and potentialities as
leaders. Two elections are held
each academic year, one in the
fall and the other in the spring
of the year.
The graduate member selected
was Mr. T. W. Sparrow, who
graduated in mechanical engineer­ing
at API and is now an instruct­or
here in the School of Mechan­ical
Engineering.
The students elected to mem­bership
were as follows:
Richard C. Calloway; junior
from Huntsville; member of Sig­ma
Nu social fraternity, ASME,
and the Glomerata staff.
John N. Cooper; junior from
Natchez, Miss.; member of the Au­burn
Band; ASME, and was tap­ped
this week by Tau Beta Pi.
Charles A. Dubberly; junior
from Tallassee; varsity debator
and member of Tau Kappa Alpha,
ASME, IRC, and Debate Council.
He was tapped this week for mem­bership
in Tau Beta Pi.
Reese C. Gwillim; junior from
Birmingham; member of Pi Kap­pa
Alpha social fraternity, and
ASME.
James P. Lewallen; junior from
St. Petersburg, Fla.; member of
ASME and the Auburn Rifle
Team.
Samuel Jones Price; junior
from Birmingham; member of
ASME.
Charles W. Scott; junior from
Birmingham; member of ATO so­cial
fraternity; ASME, alternate
capt. of the tennis team. Scott
was tapped this week for mem­bership
in Tau Beta Pi.
Thomas M. Smith; junior from
Bessemer; member of Lambda Chi
Alpha social fraternity, Engineers'
Council, Alpha Phi Omega, ASME,
the Plainsman staff, and SAME.
The initiation of the new mem­bers
will be held in the latter part
of April, followed by the election
of new ofSicers at the next regu-
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Grand Procession To
!
Open Show at Stadium
Cowboys, Cowgirls, Students, Stockmen
To Participate in Two-Day Activities
A colorful grand procession will enter the Auburn Sta­dium
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock to open the two-day
API rodeo, the first real rodeo in this part of the
country.
Marking the last decade of growth of the Alabama
livestock industry, the rodeo will attract many stockmen
who actually make use of rodeo techniques in their day
to day business activities.
Annual ODK Musical
Miscellany to Be
Held on April 22
The ODK Miscellany, scheduled
for April 1, has been postponed,
and will be held on April 22, ac­cording
to an ODK announcement.
Purpose of the postponement,
according to ODK member "Trig­ger"
McGehee, editor of the Glom­erata,
was to enable students to
obtain their yearbooks at an earl­ier
date.
"Each student who attends the
ODK Miscellany will receive his
Glomerata early," said McGehee.
Scabbard and Blade
Scabbard and Blade will an­nounce
its newly elected members
at Corps Day Review Tuesday
morning at eleven o'clock, ac­cording
to Buddy McMahan, Cap­tain
of the military honorary. List
of neophytes will appear in Tues­day's
Plainsman.
Caps and Gowns
Burton's will begin on April 1
to take measurements for caps
and gowns. This will continue to
May 1 and it is very necessary
that every senior be measured if
he thinks he may graduate. No
charge will be made if the articles
are not used. Seniors, faculty,
and graduate students are urged
to coopei-ate on this and drop by
Burton's as soon as is convenient
for them to do so. A list of the
prices and rates may. be found in
the Burton's ad in this paper.
Many students, including ten
girls, will take part in the 14
events of the rodeo. Cow-roping,
bull-dogging, musical chairs, bronc-bucking,
and wild cow milking are
a few of the attractions in which
students will participate.
Judges for the occasion will be
K. G. Baker, director of the Black
Belt Experiment Station near
Marion Junction, and Matt Mur­phy,
cattleman and old-time In­dian
fighter from Eutaw.
Leading the grand parade at
two o'clock on Sunday afternoon
will be Sargo, widely advertised
Grand Champion steer of the
Chicago International Livestock
Exposition. Permission to use Sar­go
was obtained from his owners
and exhibitors, the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company.
Some idea of the extent of the
Alabama livestock industry today
can be gained from figures pre­pared
by J. L. Liles, Jr., Alabama
Extension Service economist. In -
August, 1940, 29 thousand head
of cattle were sold in Alabama,
while in October 52 thousand head
were sold.
Total income from the sale of
livestock in Alabama was 13 mil­lion
dollars in 1932, a figure
which increased to 30 million in
1939. The seven year period be­tween
1932 and 1939 saw a 300
per cent increase in the income
from the sale of cattle and calves.
The rodeo is sponsored by the
non-profit Auburn Rodeo Asso­ciation,
which is made up of stu­dents
from the School of Veterin­ary
Medicine and Agriculture and
members of the faculty. Sam F.
Brewster is the general manager.
Ditto Alpha Gamma Rho
Engineering Day Is Pronounced Big
Success by Engineering Council
Large Crowds Attend
Program and Exhibits
Leroy Thompson, president of
the Engineers' Council, yesterday
announced that the Annual Engi­neers'
Day last Wednesday, was
a "very big success". Crowds of
out of town visitors as well as the
local congregation viewed the
many exhibits offered by the vari­ous
Engineering Schools.
Thompson said that the pro­gram
was complete even to the
arrival of St. Patrick just- befoi-e
the program began at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, and that he
would like "to thank every one
who helped in any way with the
success of the day and he wished
them to know that it was deeply
appreciated."
John Bruce Martin, sophomore
in the School of Chemistry, was
awarded the honorary key by Le­roy
Thompson for the Engineers'
Council. The key will be presented
each year to the student having
the highest average for his fresh­man
year. Martin had the highest
average of any freshman engineer
last yeai\
Of the many unusual exhibits
which were on display, the ones
which caused the most comment
were in the Ramsay Building.
These were on display through the
courtesy of the Bell Telephone
Company. One of these devices
was for the purpose of "scrambl­ing"
one's voice so that in case
it was intercepted in a secret con­versation,
the interceptor could
not understand what was being
said. Another machine which
caused much comment was the
"voice mirror" which repeated a
person's voice back to him exactly
as he speaks over the phone.
Several interesting talks were
given before the day officially be­gan
by Governor Frank M. Dixon,
Dean John J. Wilmore, and Dr.
L. N. Duncan. The school was pre­sented
a model of the original
Newcomen model by the Alabama
Chapter of the Newcomen Society.
Miss Mildred Hatchett, Notasulga, will lead the annual Alpha
Gamma Rho Founders' Day dance tomorrow night in Graves Center.
She will be escorted by the president, M. L. Crawford, Marion. Miss
Hatchett is a freshman here in Home Economics.
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Page Two T H E P L A I N S M AN March 28, 1941
Co-op Representative
A proposed amendment to the consti­tution
which will provide for a co-op
representative to the Executive Cabinet
was adopted recently. The passage of
this amendment will require a majority
vote at.the regular elections next week.
This step is one that probably should
have been made some time ago, and now
that the suggestion has been made, there
seems to be no reason why it should not
pass, providing that the student voters
as a whole understand the amendment.
Co-ops, because they are not in school
the full term, have heretofore had no
representation on this body, nor have
they had the privilege of being repre­sented
in any other of the campus of­fices.
Co-ops are ineligible, as the con­stitution
now stands, for any campus of­fice,
although they may vote to choose
officers from the ranks of the regular
students. /-
This proposal plans to provide for
one regularly elected co-op representa­tive
who will be a co-op and will be
elected by these students. He will serve
for the six months he is in school the
following year. An alternate will be
elected by the incoming co-op class,
probably during the summer, and he will
serve for the part of the term this group
is in school.
In the interest of fair play, this plan
was adopted by the present Executive
Cabinet. In the interest of fair play, it is
the duty of all voting students to under­stand
the amendment before voting on
this question. H.M.
Why Not
Thumbing Manners?
Have you noticed the recent increase
in throat-cutting on the part of some of
the thumbers to Opelika? Naturally
there always were a few uncooperative
students among us, as there is in every
"rule-by-the-masses" group, but for the
most part, members of the campus-wide
hitchhiking fraternity have worked to­gether
splendidly for their mutual bene­fit.
In connection with this, there have
been reports from responsible sources
that some students have become lax in
observing the simple rules of respect and
courtesy towards the motorists who pick
them up. In a recent edition of the
Plainsman, mention was made of this
fact, and the writer urged hitchhikers
to be more interested in the wishes of
their motorist-hosts.
The growth of such practices will in­evitably
bring death to the new invalu­able
system. With this in mind, the
Plainsman is planning a drive for "Bet­ter
Manners for Hitchhikers". In this is­sue
we are presenting a few general
"Rules of the Road" that can be easily
observed and followed for the mutual
welfare of all Auburn Hitchhikers.
1. Use only the recognized thumbing
spots in cities and towns where they are
known. Educate the motorist to look for
Auburn men there and nowhere else.
2. Always wear uniform or war hat
to identify yourself. This is another
phase of educating the motorist.
3. Treat motorists who give you a
ride as a host. If he wishes to talk, carry
your part of the conversation. This will
make Auburn men in general interesting
to him, with the result that other API
thumbers will be given rides by the same
motorist.
4. In talking to other students while
in someone's car, keep the conversation
on pleasant and clean topics.
5. Don't put feet on the car seats,
slam doors, or otherwise injure the mo­torist's
car. He will remember your care
in taking care of his car.
Observation of these rules is by no
means hard, and the results obtained
will more than repay the trouble. Come
on boys, let's polish up our thumbing
manners! J.G.
Lend-Lease
In the minds of many Americans the
passage of the Lease-Lend bill meant
practically a declaration of war on the
axis powers. It is true the passage of the
bill give the president practical dicta­torial
powers in that he is authorized to
give to Britain anything that he deems
necessary to the defense of the United
States.
Statesmen in Washington maintain
that the bill is purely a defensive meas­ure
to help keep these United States out
of the armed conflict. But, contrary to
the belief of many, it does not give the
president the sole right to declare war
on the axis. Before thev United States
can become actively engaged in an arm­ed
conflict a vote of the senate must be
taken. Theirs' is the final verdict of the
case.
Many Americans seem to forget the
fact that the president was already
commander-in-chief of our army and
navy, and even prior to the passage of
the present Lease-Lend bill he had the
power to send our army and navy any­where
he thought necessary. So looking
at it from that1 standpoint, the bill does
not authorize the president to do any­thing
that he could not already do —
except send supplies and munitions of
war to the British and the Greeks.
Naturally there has been much talk
about the bill. Some are in favor of it
while others are opposed to it. Those
who are opposed to the bill feel that the
United States cannot possibly remain
neutral as long as we are sending valu­able
supplies out of this country through
the German blockade and into England.
Many of those who favor the bill feel
that it is the greatest bill passed during
President Roosevelt's two terms, and
some even maintain that it is the great­est
act since our declaration of war on
Germany in 1917. Many Americans feel
that England is our first line of defense
and the passage of this bill was vital to
our safety.
The Lease-Lend bill was thoroughly
thrashed out before it met with favor
in the eyes of our Senators and Repre­sentatives.
There were many debates
about certain points of the bill, and all
these points were thoroughly straighten­ed
out before the bill was voted on and
passed. Doubtlessly it is the best bill that
could be presented to the American peo­ple
for that one specific purpose: that
of giving aid to the British and the
Greeks.
The bill has been passed and has gone
into effect. Our president and congress­men
feel that it is vital to our well being".
So if they feel that that bill is so im­portant,
let us be sports enough to back
them up to the "Nth" degree. It is an
act that has a part f^or every one of us.
Let's be good soldiers and do our part.
B.B.
Mr. Sam Brewster, Director of Build­ings
and Grounds, has put on blueprints
the maze of paths in front of Samfbrd
Hall in order to learn just where the stu­dents
walk most. From this information
he has drawn out a uniform plan of
walkways for this area.
This is just another example of the
thoroughness with which Mr. Brewster
is doing his job of making a more beau­tiful
and useful campus. J.G.
BRONC BUSTER —John Shaw, '44
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Whar at is
that thar Rodeo?
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Plains Talk
By HERBERT MARTIN
General Delivery
By REDDING SUGG
By the time you- read this, Hanya Holm and her company will have
performed on Langdon's new stage floor, which will no doubt be
gentler on artistic feet than the disposed mass of splinters. I frankly
don't expect to appreciate the concert, or at least not in the way I
probably should. Most likely I shall giggle, which will be embarrassing.
The Dance, with a capital "D" and a broad "a", is a planet which has
yet to swim within my ken.
* * * *
After reading a criticism of a Holm concert in the Sunday New
York Times, I think I should re-read it to see whether or not it really
is all air. It is most impressive and full of elegant terminology, but
I fear it would not take such a lot of boiling to reduce the more than
a thousand words to about 200 concise and meaningful ones. The whole
thing has an "arty" flavor which puts me on my guard; and, although
this is possibly an indication of rank ignorance on my part,.I suspect
the Times critic has actually said little more about the Holm brand
of choreography than the rest of the literate population could. Some­times
I think such pursuits as surrealism, the Dahnce, and unintelli­gible
poetry are parts of a huge intellectual hoax. And you can throw
in people like Gertrude Stein, too.
* * * *
Earlier in the semester I confided that my life as an equestrian
was beginning, but that equestrain mortality rates are high. Now that
I no longer wince when my ill-meaning friends call me cowboy, I con­fide
that the equine are a wonderful race. Once I dismounted at a
gallop, which is much more honorable than falling off or being thrown.
And once my horse galloped straight for a sturdy pine tree, but after
the screaming stopped I discovered that I merely had a few flakes
of bark in my hair. And oh, yes—once my sth-rups were too long, and
I had to jump two enormous logs without their benefit. On the other
side of the second log I was looking my horse in the eye, but I man­aged
to slide back down his neck and resume my dignity.
* * * *
It is my little fat black dog Sam who is having trouble with the
equine. My father recently bought a bay mare named Josie, whom I
have been riding and Sam has been chasing about the countryside.
Sam rolls along in Josie's wake with a look of distaste on his face
which sets me to laughing like an idiot, much to the wonder of passers-by
who see only a boy perched on a horse and a black cocker spaniel
trotting in the dust. When Sam occasionally catches up, all I can see
from my height are the whites of his eyes, his broad back, and his
disgusted little stub tail. When we finally get home, Sam hobbles over
to his favorite corner, falls into heavy slumber, waking now and again
to give me a reproachful stare.
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Inconsequential essentials: Water from the tap at this time of year
is at the exact right temperature. . . . The nicely arranged flowers in
the library. . . . The sympathetic futility of trying to understand when
your dog talks to you. . . . The limitless possibilities innate in the
flicking of a radio. . . . The pleasure of hoarding new clothes. . . . The
thrill of expectancy when one starts to read a beautifully, printed
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be' construed as the ed­itorial
policies of this paper.
We thought we'd look into the
question of evening dresses in a
casual sort of way. Of course,
there are always some that you
can't be casual about.
* * *
To begin with, and it's not a
bad place to stop, there's the pop­ular
type of the old South which
has discarded most of the hoops,
but which retains the ruffles and
flourishes, to get musical all of a
sudden.
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This makes the girl look like
something from heaven, and the
starched daintiness of her dress
makes her act like something from
the same place.
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She even has to keep her dis­tance
dancing, and some do say
that these dresses are for the pur­pose
of concealing slow-movirrg or
club feet, as the prime requisites
for dance success when dressed
like this is a running fire of con­versation,
varied enough to keep
one boy interested for hours.
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,, And then there's the I'm-away-from-
home-so-I'll - buy - a - black-dress
school of thought, if thought
is the name for it. These dresses,
inappropriately a d o r n e d with
flashing red, brilliant yellow, or
even m o r e startling blacker
shades, have the effect of scaring
off more boys than they attract,
with a few notable exceptions.
When worn correctly, and correct­ly
cut, this dress becomes a subtle
weapon that serves its purpose
much too well.
* * *
There are some of both of the
black dress types here. We're
scared of all of them, because we
can't tell the difference, but we
wouldn't say we don't approve.
* * *
There's the I'm - a - little - girl-again
system of checks and stripes
and simple cuts and little bows
that sometimes works, and some­times
look like an elephant in a
fawn's hide.
* * *
White dresses are nice, if they
stay white, and black ones are
nice if accompanied correctly.
Rainbow hued gowns are said to
attract the males, expecially if the
girl is already popular, as they
point out "here I am" in plain
talk. It is unfortunate when iden­tical
rainbows appear, but, in this
civilized age, there is little danger
of a n y hair-snatching. These
dresses are much more effective
for heir-snatching.
* * *
The problem of strapless and
otherwise evening gowns is a
question which lends itself to dis­cussion,
but the points of view are
so varied that nothing ' decisive
can be said either for or against
them.
It is probably sufficient to say
that the girl who prefers the strap­less
ones does not need to culti­vate
a running fire of conversa­tion.
* * *
Back in the fall, there was
some question of whether inform­al
dances called for evening
dresses or not, and the closing in
of the formal affairs settled the
question temporarily.
' * * *
While we personally maintain
that short dresses are perfectly
all right, in keeping with the oc­casion,
and definitely stock, when
the lad doesn't don the black and
white, we realize that this may
not be the majority opinion. Eve­ning
dresses will be preferred by
some as long as girls like to go
barefooted, or nearly so. We un­derstand
that the foot is uncov­ered
with the exception of a few
minute bits of leather on the sole.
* * *
There are some who are a bit
more practical, on the fact of it,
on the subject of women's dresses.
These claim that the , wrapping
doesn't matter, and that it's still
the package that counts. This may
be true, but the use of celophane
didn't exactly hurt the sales of
the goods so marketed.
* * *
This is not to be construed to
men that we advocate celophane
evening dresses. We were merely
drawing a parallel.
* * *
But it's not such a bad idea.
Speaking more seriously, Kar-iie,
the Kampus Kommunist, rea­sons
that, "All work and no pay
makes Jack join a labor union!"
The Engineer
EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, we know you've read this. This copy is revised
edition No. 3496, and the article has appeared in the Plainsman itself
no less than 96 times (estimated). But it's still good.
* * * *
Verily, I say unto you, marry not an engineer for the engineer
is a strange being possessed of many devils; yea, he speaketh eternally
in parables, which he calleth "formulas," and he weildeth a big stick
which he calleth a slide rule, and he hath but one Bible—a handbook.
He talketh always of stresses and strains, and without end of
Thermodynamics. He showeth always a serious aspect and seemeth not
to know how to smile; and he picketh his seat in the car by the springs
therein and not by the damsel beside him; neither does he know a
waterfall except for its power, nor the sunset except for her specific
heat.
Always he carrieth his books with him, and he entertaineth his
maiden with steam tables. Verily, though his damsel expecteth choco­lates,
when he calleth he openeth the packages to disclose samples of
iron.
Jj Yaa, he holdeth his damsel's hand, but only to measure the friction,
and kisses but to test viscosity. For in his eyes shineth'a far-away
look which is neither love nor longing—but a vain attempt to recall
a formula.
There is but one key dear to his heart, and that is the Tau Beta
Pi key; and one love letter for which he yearneth, and that an "A";
and when to his damsel he writeth of love and signeth with crosses,
mistake not these symbols for kisses but rather for unknown quanti­ties.
Even as a young boy he pulleth 'a girl's hair to test its elasticity,
but as a man he discovers different devices; for he would count the
vibrations of her heart strings and reckon her strength of materials;
for he seeketh ever to pursue the scientific investigations, and inscribeth
his passion in a formula; and his marriage is a simultaneous equation
involving two unknowns and yielding diverse answers.
—From the "Bent" of Tau Beta Pi.
Pass in Review
By BEVERLY KILIAN
Girls are being drafted! Yep, right here in the quadrangle. Just
try living in a wing of the dormitory where three-fourths of the in­mates
have some connection with the army, and you'll get what I mean.
Any poor civilian moving into one of these 'sections' must adopt
army slang and customs, or be branded an unpatriotic joy-killer.
One particular 'corps' consists of a 'West Pointer'; a 'draftee';
an 'Air Corps Shovetail'; an 'army brat'; and two 'cits', who're classed
as 'rookies'. Any visiting outsider would think, except for the lack of
uniforms, that she's in West Point, Randolph Field, or a training camp.
If you reside here, you live in 'barracks'; 'Beast Barracks' is the
one 'plebe' room in the wing; a Representative of the WAA is an 'O.D.'
(officer of the day) ; the real soldiers are 'O.A.D.'s' (one and only's) ;
a 'gold brick' is one who believes in as little work as possible—this
applies to the whole 'femme' corps.
The individual 'tents' are amply strewn with military parphernalia,
such as regimental insignias, 'Howitzers', (West Point annuals) and
'Pointers'. The corridors are 'troop streets', and a salute is the usual
form of greeting.
If you take cooking, you're on 'K.P.'. Evening clothes are 'full-dress
uniforms', and you go to the 'hop' (dance), 'drag' (with a date),
in a 'jeep' (car). If you take flying lessons, you're an 'angel' in an
'eggbeater', and bad weather is 'soupy'.
Whe,n you're campused, you're on 'fatigue'; the last breakfast warn­ing
bell is 'reveille'; time for a class is 'boots 'n saddles'; a quiz is a
'writ', and a failure is a 'fess'. When your 'bunk' is 'in a storm' (dis­ordered
condition), you 'spoon it up' (put it in order).
At first, this new language is very hard on the 'rookie', but she
must learn it or remain entirely uncommunicative. The fact that the
slang is from not only one source, but almost every division of the
army, greatly simplifies learning it.
Moral: Girls, unless you want to be 'drafted', find out your as­sociates
amorous connections before selecting a room. If you do get
'inducted', insist that the 'corps' issue you a 'plebe bible' (slang dic­tionary).
book. . . . The lovely colors of Women's sweaters on the campus. . . .
Wondering who is in a passing airplane while thinking, "Thank God
it's not a German!"
* * * *
Campus politicians have read Arthur Guiterman:
"The candidate who firmly sticks
To truth and honest politics
Will win five voters out of six.
(Chorus) Oh, ye-ah?"
* * * *
One is likely to infer from remarks a lot of coeds make, that the
meals in the Quadrangle dining hall are not only unpalatable and ill-served
but undernourishing as well. As if the Auburn coed's plump
and pleasing aspect had not already refuted these remarks, I should
like to say that on the several occasions that I have had meals at the
Quadrangle the menus consisted of slightly more than the implied
Thee M's—the pellagra-pregnant meat, meal, and molasses which wide­spread
carping would lead one to expect. My experience convinces
me that the girls fare better in their dining hall than they would if
they had to have their meals up town. The girls who carp are being
pettish in a word which offers an unlimited array of worthwhile objects
for the emotions.
March 28, 1941
T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
OTS, Alpha Gamma
Rho Dances Featured
Mildred Hatchett
To Lead Tomorrow
Night's Formal
Miss Mildred Hatchett, fresh­man
in home economics from No-tasulga,
will lead the Alpha Gam­ma
Rho spring formal dance which
will be held tomorrow night at
Graves Center. She will be es­corted
by M. L. Crawford, Marion,
president of the fraternity.
Other festivities for the week­end
include a house party, a ban­quet,
and a buffet supper after
the dance. Miss Maude Gholston
will be chaperone for the week­end.
The dance will begin at nine
o'clock, with music by the Auburn
Plainsman.
Among girls invited for this
week-end are the following:
Mildred Hatchett, Beth Pace,
Mary Louise Rodgers, Anna Louise
Dees, Billie Hightower, Mrs. Wal­lace
Wise, Dot Dowling, Jean Lof-tin,
Ruth Williams, Maxine Hill,
Yvonne Dixon, Virginia Chase,
Mary Dickens, Dorothy Johnson,
Lowrey Turner, Lallie Bragg,
Geraldine Duke, Willie Chase,
Martha Louise Holley, S a d ie
Hairston, Eugenia Smith, Mary
Pace.
Loula Eleanor Leak, Catherine
Norton, Taylor Jones, Ruth Law-
.' ler, Katherine Burks, Mary Sand­ers,
Janie Mae Davis, Luverne
Wise, Mary Elizabeth Nelson,
June Adams, Beulah Crawford,
Doris Jones, Will Ethel King, Al­berta
George, Frances Pouncey,
Doris Anne Humber, Beatrice
Maddox, Virginia O'Hara, Beth
Mason, Aleene Mook.
Cowboys, Cowgirl, Judges, and Hosses
Kathryn McElhaney
Leads Tonight's
OTS Formal Dance
Zeta chapter of Omega Tail
Sigma fraternity will hold its an­nual
dance tonight at nine o'clock
in Graves Center auditorium.
Miss Kathryn McElhaney, of
Augusta, Ga., will lead the dance,
escorted by chapter president
George Kenneth Smith, of Colum­bia,
South Carolina.
The Auburn Knights will fur­nish
music for the dance.
Omega Tau Sigma is having a
house-party throughout the week­end.
There will be a steak fry
this afternoon.
Dates of members of the fra­ternity
for the week-end include:
Misses McElhaney, Wilma Barn­es,
Betty Siler, Emily Henry,
Margaret Odom, Dolly Lovett,
Emily Hurt, Harriett Taylor,
Ellen Heacock, Koleen Stone, Eve­lyn
Bass, Louise Lowry, Julia
Haddock, Barbara Mayton, Edith
Moseley, Edna Thompson, Petena
Belt, Ann Dees, Martha Gordy,
Cathryn McClellan, M a r j o r ie
Prince, Blanche Ellis, Mozelle
Gross, Mary Ann Chandler, Ellen
Vail, Carolyn Bentley, Marion
McElhaney, Fannie Bowen, Dot
Smith, Bobbie Lawrence, Mary
Colvin, and Doris Carpenter.
Also Mesdames J. A. Faughn,
H. G. Young, E. F. Boyette, and
A. D. Knowles.
Other visitors for the week-end
include: Charles Cullom, H. .0.
Williams, William Law, and Mary i
Elen Schuber.
LOST — Pair glasses in brown
case. Name Marjorie Blake in
case. Return to Tom Blake,
SAE house. Reward. Lost early
part of week.
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Textile Department
Announce Winners
Nathan Adams, president of
Phi Psi Honorary Textile frater­nity,
announced yesterday that
ten local people had won towels
at the textile exhibition which was
held on Engineers' Day. Winners
may get their towels by calling by
the Textile Building.
Winners are Mrs. Terrell Evs-len,
Robert Orrison, Davis Gam-mage,
Edward Bean, Christine
| Harper, Bagget Thompson, Meme
Elizondo, Tandy Little, George
Chipman, and S. F. Coley.
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Twenty Students
On Dean's Lists
From Three Schools
Lists for Chemistry,
Science and Lit, and
Vet Schools Announced
Twenty Auburn students have
won coveted spots on the dean's
lists (second semester 1940-41)
of the three schools thus far an­nouncing.
Deans releasing these
lists are from the School of Chem­istry
and Pharmacy, School of
Science and Literature, and the
School of Veterinary Medicine.
The dean's list consists of jun­iors
and seniors who rank scho-lastically
in the upper five per
cent of the class enrollment.
These students are granted the
privilege of an unlimited number
of cuts provided their work re­mains
on a high level.
The following students have
been placed upon their respective
dean's list: School of Chemistry
and Pharmacy, James W. Ed­wards,
senior from Enterprise;
William H. Michelson, junior from
Decatur, and member of TEP;
James M. Rash, senior from Kings­ton;
James R. Windham, senior
from Mobile, a member of PiKA;
and Ronald D. Young, junior
from Florence.
Those from the School of Sci­ence
and Literature include: Rob­ert
C. Anderson, junior from
Montevallo, a member of ATO;
Mary L. Erwin, junior from
Huntsville and a member of Chi
Omega; James A. Harkins, junior
from Aliceville; Jean Howie, sen­ior
from Ft. Knox, Ky., and
pledge; John T. Hudson, junior
from Auburn and a member of
ATO; John S. Levi, special stu­dent
from Anniston; Herbert Mar­tin,
junior from Auburn, a mem­ber
of ATO; Sam Nettles, junior
(Continued on page 4)
Several of the Auburn .tudent. and Alabama stockmen who will take part in the fir.t Auburn rodeo, which begins tomorrow, are
shown above. Upper left, "Shorty" Walker, an honest-to-goodness cowboy from Dallas County, one of the most expert horsemen in Alabama,
who will s*ar n the rodeo. Upper middle, Barbara Blunschi, one of the "pretty cowgirl." who will take part ,» the act.v.t.es of the
l e k end. Upper right, K. G. Baker, superintendent of the Black Belt Experiment Station at Marion Junct.on, one of the judges of
Todeo events Lower left, James Carney, Meridian, Miss., demonstrate, one of the way. to rope a calf. Carney , . Cha.rman of the Rodeo
EquTPment Committee. Lower Right, Mat Murphy, Eutaw, another rodeo judge, with his favorite pony. (Engraving courtesy The Bn-mingham
News.) . —
Governor Dixon Attends Engineers' Day
These Days Perfect
Grooming Is Com­pulsory
Campus Barber
Shop
Accepts Newcomen
Model; Reviews
ROTC Cadet Corps
By ART JONES
His arrival heralded by an of-1
ficial 19 gun salute at ten A.M.
Wednesday, the youthful face of
Governor Dixon beamed in real
approval as the big guns boomed
and echoed in the valley surround­ing
Bullard Field. From the time
he breezed into town, preceded
by his police escort, until he left
shortly after dinner, the head
man of Alabama was an outstand­ing
example of genial humanity.
Following the military welcome,
the Governor went to the site of
the Engineers' Day opening cere­monies
behind Ross Chemical Lab,
where he found that a large crowd
had already gathered in anticipa­tion
of his exalted appearance. A
Newcomen Engine Model was
presented to the college by Mr.
Thomas W. Martin for the New­comen
Society, and was accepted
by the Governor on behalf of the
college.
Although the opening ceremon­ies
ran a little behind time, and
the cadets were already forming
for the ROTC review at its con­clusion,
the Governor graciously
consented to spare a few mo­ments
for a brief interview to the
collegiate press.
As the reporter talked to him,
numerous persons found their way
through the crowd to gi-ab the
governor's hand and pump it vig­orously
as they greeted him. Gov­ernor
Dixon would bow courteous­ly
in response, and at the same
time managed to keep the inter­view
rolling smoothly along.
When asked what he thought
of our Engineer's Day, he replied
that he thought it was a very fine
thing indeed, and that although it
was the first one he had attend­ed,
he was sure it would be a real
success.
"I thought the firing of the
salute was excellently done," he
said. "Especially considering that
it was the first time they had
done it in this manner."
The reporter waited hopefully
for a meeting between the Gov­ernor
and St. Patrick, the other
almost equally distinguished guest
of the day, but such a meeting
did not come about.
Governor Dixon expressed his
regrets that he would not have
time to visit all the engineering
exhibits, as he must hurry back
to his desk in the Capitol. "I may
have time after dinner to see two
or three of the most outstanding
exhibits," he added.
"I'll be right on hand when the
parade starts," he smiled, "I won't
have to miss that."
•The Governor and his wife
dined in the President's Mansion
with Dr. Duncan, Col. Waterman,
and numerous other influential
persons, and departed shortly af­terward
for Montgomery.
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T H E P L A I N S M AN March 28, 1941
Auburn Tracksters To
Enter Florida Relays
Tigers Seek Third Win in Third Annual
Track Meet at Gainesville Tomorrow
By JOHN PIERCE
Auburn's track squad plunges into the 1941 season to­morrow
afternoon as the Hutsell-Beard charges stack up
against a conglomeration of Dixie's best in the Florida
Relays at Gainesville.
It's the third annual edition of the 'Gator-State Relays
and the third Auburn team seeking its third consecutive
victory in the meet. The Tigers have taken the top place
for two years and, pending the outcome of a few ques­tion
marks in the new lineups,
look with confidence toward a
third win.
The Gainesville activities mark
not only the initial meet of the
season but will prove as an acid
test for the squad that is to face
a full schedule of the SEC's most
potent competition. The main
problem has centered around the
extent to which newcomers will
be able to fill the shoes of those
members of the last year's ag­gregation
which left by the diplo­ma
route.
Twelve squadmen, along with
Coaches Hutsell and Beard and
Senior Manager Frank Wilson,
made the trip. Seven events are
to compose the menu of the Au­burn
delegation of the meet.
Strengthening in any and all
sprint events is the current addi­tion
of Charlie Finney, who, with
Bud Wendling, will share in the
short dashes. Football, basketball,
and spring football again have
kept the Buffalo flash well oc­cupied
up until this time but he
can now be counted on for the
full time on the track.
All told, much work remains to
be done before the meets which
start in rapid succession follow­ing
tomorrow's fracas,- but the
Florida doings will uncover a lot
as to the scoring combinations to
be counted on during the season.
Though the events are limited in
number Coach Hutsell will have
the opportunity of watching his
hopefuls under actual fire with
an eye to future meets. Under
him Auburn has yearly put out
some of the nation's great cinder
teams and looks to this year as no
exception. Lettermen are return-
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"Student Headquarters"
ing in important spots, the team
stacks up as far more balanced
than that of last year, and the
crop of incoming rookies is un­usually
promising.
Following are the probable Au­burn
entrants by events.
100 yard dash—Wendling, Fin­ney.
High hurdles—McGehee.
Shot put—Stephenson (C).
Discus—Stephenson and Mad-dox.
440 yard relay — McGehee,
Wendling, Reid, Finney.
Two mile relay—Morton, Ball,
Tyler, Holley.
Sprint medley — Holley, Wend­ling,
Finney, Tyler.
Rodeo Contestants
EVENT 3
No.
WILD MULE SCRAMBLE
Name
5 J. L. "Corky" Guzman
14 Harry L. Hillhouse
EVENT 4
8 John "Buck" Blunschi
10 Jimmie "Slim" Carney
3 Cowboy Haworth
No.
28
4
CALF ROPING
69
68
Name
Buddy Neale
A. T. "Sceeter" Wiatt
J. M. Jackson
J. B. Mitchell
EVENT 5
48 Charles R. Bradford
33 Norman Cohen
44 Charles F. Cox
51 Paul Crow
61 B. W. Dickey
57 Paul J. Ellis
49 William L. Ellner
47 Drew P. Hale
54 John M. Harbert
58 John K. Hart
MOUNTED MUSICAL CHAIR RACE
Alpha Phi Omega to Sponsor Question
And Answer Program at Tiger April 5
EVENT 6
8
70
19
10
EVENT 7
45
48
33
51
57
49
47
46
30
John "Buck" Blunschi
Willard Blunschi
Merlin Bryant
Jimmie "Slim" Carney
52
66
63
59
56
62
60
55
53
50
STEER RIDING
7
12
21
3
Joe Justo
W. S. Kelly
William H. Lamb
James N. Mueller
John Pelham
D. T. Rogers
Abe Rosenthal
Montgomery Truss
Mitchell Wadkins
Jack Willis
Bobby Cleary
Pete Cowan
James Green
Cowboy Haworth
Benedict Arnold
Charles R. Bradford
Norman Cohen
Paul Crow
Paul J. Ellis
William L. Ellner
Drew P. Hale
W. H. Harrell
Bill S. Lynn
MOUNTED WRESTLING
B
PiKA's to Have
Steak Fry, Dance
PiKA's will have a steak fry
and house dance tonight. The
steak fry will be held at Wright's
Mill. The house dance will be a
"barefoot stomp".
Among the dates attending the
steak fry and house dance are:
Elaine Burdette, Reid Anderson,
Jean Gittings, Frances Hay, Em­ma
Lou Farrior, Dot Burk, Vir­ginia
Mason, Ernestine Lloyd,
Jean Atkins, Alline Snead, Cyn­thia
Glenn, Nell Moseley, Louise
Thrash, Aleene Mook, Nell Lazen-by,
Linnelle Dobbins, Jean Dob­bins,
Marjorie Lanton, Mary Dean
French, Eloise Reed, Pam Littrell,
Elizabeth Herzfeld, Jean Thomas,
Gloria Smith, Helen Smith, Ce­leste
Allen, Lillian Luke, Mary
Ella Walker, Charlotte Mallory,
Jean McMullens, and Betty Siler.
Transportation to and from the
steak fry will be in the form of
a short hay ride.
Friday
'LITTLE MEN'
With
KAY FRANCIS
JACK OAKIE
ON STAGE 8:30 P.M.
Dairyland Milk and
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Presents
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Broadcast Over WJHO
Saturday
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EVENT 8
16 Harry Hugghins
34 Bill Miller
27 Peyton Thrasher
EVENT 9
8 John "Buck" Blunschi
10 Jimmie "Slim" Carney
3 Cowboy Haworth
23 B. W. Kennedy
EVENT 10
20 • J. F. McManus
19 Merlin Bryant
32 * Jimmie Brown
33 Norman Cohen
29 Thomas L. Burson
64 Raymond Owens
22 Ben Dawsey
21 James Green
1 Richard A. Edmonds
2 H. A. Pinkerton
EVENT 11
11 Bernard Capell
7 • Bobby Cleary
68 J. B. Mitchell
6 Harry "Doc" Morgan
56 John Pelham
15 William E. Spepce
26 J. T. Stoddard
55 Montgomery Truss
53 Mitchell Wadkins
50 Jack Willis
BARE BACK BRONC RIDING
4 A. T. Wiatt
9
STEER RIDING
31
68
25
35
J. M. Williams
Paul D. McCormick
J. B. Mitchell
William O. Mitchell
R. L. St. Clair
WILD COW MILKING
14 Harry L. Hillhouse
13 Bob C. Reisinger
23
24
28
27
26
25
17
18
SADDLE BRONCS
6
13
B. W. Kennedy
W. D. Linn
Buddy Neale
Peyton Thrasher
J. T. Stoddard
W. O. Mitchell
P. F. Singley
Ross Snellings
Harry "Doc" Morgan
Bob C. Reisinger
EVENT 12 COW GIRLS MILKING CONTEST
43 Barbara Blunschi
40 Anna Breeden
37 Doris Margaret Carpenter
42 Suzelle Hare
36 Charleroi McCue
EVENT 13
29 T. L. Burson
11 Bernard Capell
16 Harry Hugghins
EVENT 14
5 J. L. "Corky" Guzman
EVENT 15
22 Ben Dawsey
41 Christine McGehee
38 Annice Watkins
67 Janet Welsted
39 Melissa Winters
71 Mary Helen Smith
BARE BACK MULE RIDING
30 Bill S. Lynn
20 J. F. McManus
15 William E. Spence
BULLDOGGING
6 Harry "Doc" Morgan
DOUBLE BULL RIDE
9 J. M. Williams
Quiz Program Precedes
Midnight Picture Show
Alpha Phi Omega, honorary
scouting fraternity, will sponsor
a question and answer quiz pro­gram,
on Saturday night, April
5th, at eleven o'clock. The event
will be part of a midnight presen­tation
at the Tiger Theatre.
The quiz program will last ap­proximately
30 minutes and will
precede the film, which will be a
return engagement for some first
class picture.
Prizes will be awarded to per­sons
answering questions correct­ly.
The first person answering a
question correctly will be given a
chance at the jackpot, a cash prize
of three dollars. Other prizes will
be merchandise and services valu­ed
at one dollar.
The stage will be arranged with
a line of wooden paddles across
the rear. These paddles will be
numbered from 1 to 15, and be­hind
each will be a prize. Seat
numbers, seat rows, and questions
will be drawn from boxes on the
stage, and an attendant will carry
a portable microphone to the per­son
in the seat chosen. If the oc­cupant
of the seat answers the
question correctly, he may call out
the number of the paddle he
wants. The jackpot will be offer­ed
only to the first person answer­ing
a question.
Any moving around of people
in the vicinity of the seat chosen
will automatically disqualify the
mover. No seat may be occupied
after its row and number has been
called.
The gates of the main barracks
of The Citadel, South Carolina
military college, have been in use
for 118 years.
Automobile Loans
If you are interested in pur­chasing
a new car, or ob­taining
a loan upon the car
you now own, call or see—
Harvey C. Pitts,
Agent
Phone 375 Aubu Ala.
Men to Invade the
Quadrangle-While
Girls Are at Home
By JIMMY GILBERT
Men have finally succeeded in
invading a woman's realm. For
ages women have invaded one
male realm after another, and
what is more, they gloated, and
gloated plenty over it. Well, in a
small way the woim has at last
turned. Man is doing a little in­vading
of his own.
It all started when the Asso­ciation
of Southeastern Biologists
decided to make the fourth stop
of their annual tour at API. Dr.
R. 0. Christenson of the Science
Department, as head of the whole
affair here at Auburn, was faced
with the problem of finding living
quarters for a "whole passel of
folks". He knew that some would
come alone, while others would
bring their wives, and maybe a
couple of the chillun.
Well, Dr. Christenson, in look­ing
around for a solution, happen­ed
up on the fact that the week­end
of the convention was also
the week-end of Spring Vacation.
By the natural course of reason­ing
he figured that the gals' quad­rangle
huts would be available for
use.
So that's the situation. The few
coeds staying here during the va­cation
will all be herded, bag and
baggage, into one dorm, and Bi­ologists,
wives and what-not will
invade the rest. Won't the boy
who calls upstairs to his best girl
on the inter-room telegraph be
surprised to hear a gruff male
voice answer "Quiet! I just got the
baby to sleep."
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Innoculated Today
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The drive to inoculate all dogs
in the city of Auburn will begin
Saturday, March 29th. All dogs in
Auburn must be inoculated and
tagged or they will be picked up.
Students owning dogs must keep
them confined at all times or have
them inoculated. All dog owners
are urged to cooperate with the
Health Department and have
their dogs inoculated at the Fire
Department in Auburn.
Clinic dates: Friday, March 28
— 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday,
March 29—10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Inoculation fee is 50c.
Dean's Lists
(Continued from page 3)
from Tunnel Springs, and a mem­ber
of KA; Edmund D. Taylor,
senior from Birmingham and a
member of ATO.
The School of Veterinary Medi­cine
releases the following stu­dents'
names: Albert D. Knowles,
Jr., junior from West Palm Beach,
Fla., and a member of KS;
George L. Lewallen, senior from
St. Petersburg, Fla., and a mem­ber
of AP; Raymond D. Loworn,
senior from Wedowee, and a mem­ber
of OTS; Thomas C. Roby,
junior from Silver Spring, Md.,
and a memjoer of AP; Thomas B.
Sutton, junior from Sylvester,
Ga., and a member of AP; and
Frederick F. Warren, senior from
Middleburg, Va., and a member
of OTS.
Tobacco Road' Is
'Greatest of All Time'
What would 20th Century-Fox
do with "Tobacco Road"? That
question will be answered Sunday
and Monday when Darryl F. Zan-uck's
production of the sensation­al
stage play opens at the Martin
Theatre. In two words—it's great
—in fact, your reviewers will go
all out and say—quote "It's the
greatest picture of all time."
Directed by the famed John
Ford and scenarized by Nunnally
Johnson, "Tobacco Road" has a
magnificent featured cast topped
by Charley Grapwin, Marjorie
Rambeau, Gene Tierney and Wil­liam
Tracy.
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Beginning April 1 we start our annual
cap and gown service for students who
are expecting to graduate as well as for the
faculty. It is essential that all persons be
measured for their caps and gowns during
the time set for this service so that we ob­tain
these items for you. Anyone who has
even a chance to graduate should be meas­ured.
There is no charge if the articles are
not used.
We offer for your consideration:
1. Rental caps, gowns and hoods.
2. Made to order, caps, gowns and hoods.
Rental rates are:
Gowns Hoods
Bachelors' $1.50 $1.50
Masters' ,..'. $1.75 $1.75
Doctors' $2.00 $2.00
Measurements will be taken for caps and gowns
up until May 1. It is important that you come up and
be measured.
We now have complete samples of materials and
styles on hand for your inspection.
Burton's Book Store
"SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY"
March 28, 1941 THE P L A I N S M A N Page Five
Auburn Flivver Squadron Flies Over
To Columbus for Breakfast Sunday
Delta Sigma Pi
Eleven Students Make
F l i g h t in Six Planes
By ART JONES
A squadron of fliver planes in­vaded
the city of Columbus, Ga.,
early Sunday morning, but there
was no air-raid alarm, because
the birdmen were none other than
harmless college students from
the Auburn campus.
The civilian blitzkrieg of eleven
students arrived sleepy eyed at
the college airport at the wee
small hour of 5:30 a.m. only to
find a visibility of zero. With
fond thoughts of breakfasts fill­ing
their minds, they patiently
waited for the weather to clear
up. By the time the weather had
cleared sufficiently to allow a
safe take off, the breakfast hour
had come and gone, and a brief
intermission was held while ev­eryone
partook of a midmorning
repast.
With appetites well satisfied,
our winged ^gabonds took to the
air in a flying force of six planes,
and headed for Columbus.
Although the main purpose of
the flight had been defeated by
the weather man—that of flying
to another city for breakfast, the
group had a very enjoyable visit
in Columbus. They met a lot of
fine people, and saw a lot of air­planes.
After roaming about a bit
and doing a little sightseeing
around the airport, the party
again spread its wings and head­ed
back to the home roost.
Plans are being made to attend
a large breakfast in Montgomery
to be held soon, to which invita­tions
have been etxended to pilots
all over the state. Judging from
the success of Sunday's trip, Au­burn
will be well represented.
Those who composed the break­fast
flyers, which was sponsored
by the Auburn Aero Club, are as
follows: Jake Fortner, W. G.
Rhodes, Francis Wilson, Martha
Childress, Ozella Taylor, J. B. At­kins,
Tolly Rogers, Rayborn Byrd,
C. G. Harley, and Millie Parsons.
There are sixty-three Smiths in
the Student Body at Auburn, and
five on the staff of API. The
Jones' tribe boasts only thirty-five
students here, but seven staff
members.
"Virginia" to Play
At Tiger Owl Show
Offering a wealth of entertain­ment
rich in stirring drama, ab­sorbing
romance and bright com-e
d y , Paramount's Technicolor
film of the modern South, "Vir­ginia,"
will be shown at the Owl
Prevue Saturday at 11:00 p.m.,
with regular showings on Sunday
and Monday at the Tiger Theatre.
Together as a team for the third
time, the picture's stars, Made­leine
Carroll and Fred MacMurray
both turn in performances that
should result in keeping this
charmingly romantic pair together
for some time to come. Stirling
Hayden, a stranger to motion pic­tures,
making his movie debut in
this film, gives an entirely credit­able
performance. Young, hand­some
and dashing, this former
yachtsman, who was lured from
the sea by Hollywood, should go
far.
The story tells of the difficult
decision a woman, born in Vir­ginia
and reared in the North, has
to make when she falls in love
WLW to Award Three
More Scholarships
Regional Laboratory of Bureau
Of Animal Industry to Meet Here
Seniors in Ag Have
Opportunity to Win
Official announcement has been
received at Auburn that Radio
Station WLW at Cincinnati will
award three scholarships for ra­dio
training this year.
These scholarships will be sim­ilar
to those previously awarded
of which Charles Grisham, 1939
graduate of Auburn, was one of
the winners and is now on the
WLW staff.
Of those to be awarded this
year one is to be a senior in ag-
I riculture for specialized ability
S displayed in planning and execut­i
n g agricultural radio programs;
one for general announcing, writ-
MR. H. G. WRIGHT—National | ing and production; and a third
Secretary-Treasurer of the Inter- ' for radio promotion and market
national Fraternity of Delta Sig­ma
Pi who recently s p o k e to
Beta Lambda Chapter of the Fra­ternity
at a Banquet at the Green
Room of the Pitts Hotel. Mr.
Wright is widely known in the
business circles of the country.
He came to Auburn from the Na­tional
Office which is located in
with a Southerner offering her| C h i c a K O ( ,,, D u r i n g h u ,o u t „ e rn
only the hardships and traditions j t o u r h e v i i i t e d a „ t h e Southern
of plantation life, but who is pur- c h a p t e r l o f D e i t a Sigma Pi.
sued by a wealthy, handsome
Northerner, who offers a life of
superficial gaiety. Miss Carroll is
seen as the woman with the ro­mantic
problem, MacMurray as
the Southerner who wins her, and
Hayden as the Northerner who
comes out second best.
research. The winner will receive
a stipend of $500 over a period
of six months training at WLW,
thereby giving a good start on a
radio career.
Interested students should con­tact
either Dean M. J. Funchess
or L. O. Brackeen, extension edit­or.
Dean Funchess' office is in
Comer Hall; Mr. Brackeen's in
Duncan Hall.
Exceptionally fine performances
are contributed by the brilliant
cast headed by Helen Broderick,
Marie Wilson and Carolyn Lee.
Deserving of high praise are
Paramount Producei'-Director Ed­ward
H. Griffith, who has done a
masterful job, and Virginia Van
Upp, who prepared the excellently
written screen play.
Auburn has forty-three techni­cal,
literary, and honor societies
listed in the student directory, in
addition to several unlisted new
ones. Thirteen of these are in the
School of Engineering.
All Types of Literature Represented
In 106 Books Purchased for Libraries
Faculty Forum Menu
Made Up Entirely
Of Alabama Food
As a part of Auburn's celebra­tion
of "Alabama P r o d u c t s
Week," members of the College
faculty attending the Faculty
Forum meeting Monday evening
enjoyed a meal made up entirely
of food produced in Alabama. The
menu was as follows: Pork roast
and dressing, turnip salad, spring
onions, radishes, candied Alabama
yams, and ice cream with pecan
and ribbon cane syrup sauce and
cake.
It was announced at the meet­ing
by President Duncan that Dr.
Charles A. Friley, president of
Iowa State College, will be the
speaker at the next Forum meet­ing,
April 24.
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State has accumulated almost en­tirely
from sale of Veishea cherry
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Six Campus Libraries
S h a r e G r o u p of Books
During the past week, 106 new
books have been added to the col­lege
library. The new books now
to be found on the shelves are:
Miller, "Hawk in the Wind," Chin-ard,
"Honest John Adams," Ep­stein,
"Let There be Sculpture,"
Toynbee, "The Correspondence of
Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton,"
Dennett, "John Hay," White,
"Shelley," Muste, "Non-violence
in an Aggressive World," Doob,
"The Plans of Men," Gallup, "The
Pulse of Democracy," Odum,
"American Democracy Anew,"
Keohane, "Exploring Your Com­munity,"
Joad, "Guide to the
Philosophy of Morals and Political
Ideals," Blough, "Fundamentals
of Citizenship," Hale, "Publicity,
of D i p 1 o m a c y," Willoughby,
"Principles of Legislative Organi­zation
and Administration," Bow-den,
"An Economic History of
Europe Since 1750," Gabrielson,
"Wildlife Conservation."
Hamilton, "The Power to Gov­ern,"
Lancaster, "Government in
Rural America," Binkley, "The
Powers of the President," Dewey,
"Education Today," Counts, "The
Schools Can Teach Democracy,"
Elsbree, "The American Teacher,"
McPherson, 'Summer Vacation
Activities of One Hundred Farm
Boys and Girls in a Selected
Area," De Lima, "A School for
the World of Tomorrow," Mason,
"Adaptations of Instruction to In- |
dividual Differences," Phipps, "An
Experimental Study in Developing
History Reading Ability," Lang-fitt,
"The Daily Schedule and
High-School Organization," Bob-bitt,
"The Curriculum of Modern
Education," Kelly, "The American
Colleges and the Social Order,"
Opdycke, "Don't Say It," Strat-ton,
"Handbook of English," Col­lins,
"Science on Parade," Davis,
"Science Picture Parade," Gas-kell,
"Whence? Whither? Why?"
Kenton, "The Book of the Earths,"
Baldwin, "Principles of Inorganic
and Analytical Chemistry," Fen-ton,
'Our Amazing Earth."
Lunch, "Our Trembling Earth," i
Fenton, "The Rock Book," Parsh-ley,
"Biology," Quinn, "Leaves,
Their Place in Life and Legend,"
Pickwell, 'Animals in Action,"
Burlingame, "Engines of Democ­racy,"
Bassett, "The Medical Re­ports
of John Y. Bassett," Ber-man,
"New Creations in Human
Beings," Sokolov, "Unconquered
Enemy," Quinn, "Shrubs in the
Garden and Their Legends,"
Brown, "Outdoor Cooking," Jones,
"Practical Preparation for Beau­ty
Culture," Foster, "The Attrac­tive
Child," Caples, "Tested Ad­vertising
Methods," Hibben, "The
Sons of Bulcan," Burgess, "An­tique
Jewelry and Trinkets,"
Freedley, "A History of the Thea­tre,"
Selden, " T h e Dancer's
Quest," Dixon, "The Power of
Dance," Fischer, "How to Play
Winning Softball," Jourdet, "Mod­ern
Basketball," Eliot, "For Lan­celot
Andrewes," De Banke, "The
Art of Choral Speaking," Gullan,
"The Speech Choir."
Guest, "Collected Verse," Stein,
"Studies in Spenser's Compaints,"
Spenser, "Works . . . Variorum
Edition," Daiches, "Poetry and
Modern World," Moliere, "Ten
Master Pieces of Moliere," Lang-er,
"An -Encyclopedia of World
History," Pahlow, "An Introduc­tion
to World History," Burn,
"The World of Hesiod," Brinkley,
"Japan," Cutts, "Scenes and
Characters of the Middle Ages,"
Burckhardt, "The Civilization of
the Renaissance in Italy," Ham-bro,
"I Saw it Happen in Nor­way,"
Hill, "Beyond German Vic­tory,"
Trevelyan, "British History
in the Nineteenth Century and
After," Wrong, "The Canadians,"
Hamm, "The American People,"
Scharf, "History of the Confed­erate
States' Navy," Burt, "Pow­der
River," Thompson, "Economic
Development of the U.S.," Gras,
"A History of Agriculture in
Europe and America," Branch,
"The Theory of Organic Chemis­try."
Buonarroti, "Michelangelo," Du
Bois, "Artists Say the Silliest
Things," Goudy, "Typologia," Na­tional
Recreation Ass'n, "Intro­duction
to Community Recrea­tion,"
Graves, "The Art of Color
To Discuss Animal
Diseases April 9, 10
Collaborators from 13 southern
states will meet in Auburn, April
9 to 10, at the Regional Labora-toi-
y of the Bureau of Animal In­dustry
here to discuss animal dis­ease
research underway at the
laboratory and cooperative work
of the experiment stations in these
states. *
Three officials from Washing­ton,
D. C, Dr. H. V. Schoening
and Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, Bu­reau
of Animal Industry, and H.
W. Marston, Office of Experiment
Stations, will attend the confer­ence,
according to Dr. B. T.
Simms, Auburn, director of Reg­ional
Laboratory.
Among the collaborators who
will be present are: Dr. L. E.
Starr, Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute;
Dr. B. F. Eveleth, University
of Arkansas; Dr. M. W. Emmel,
University of Florida; Prof. F. R.
Edwards, Georgia Mountain Ex­periment
Station; Dr. William W.
Dimock, University of Kentucky;
R. H. Means, Mississippi State
College; Dr. W. T. Oglesby, Louis- j
iana State University; Dr. C. D.
Grinnells, University of North
Carolina; Prof. D. E. Howell,
Oklahoma A. & M. College; Dr.
G. W. Anderson, Clemson College;
Dr. Moses Jacob, University of
Tennessee; Dr. Hubert Schmidt,
Texas A. & M.; Dr. E. P. John­son,
Virginia Polytechnic Insti­tute.
The following experiment sta­tion
directors and vice-directors
are also expected to attend; Dr.
M. J. Funchess, Auburn; Dr. Wal­ter
R. Horlacher, Fayetteville,
Ark.; Harold Mowry, Gainesville,
Fla.; Dr. Clarence Dorman, State
College, Miss.; Dr. W. G. Tag-gard,
University, Louisiana; Dr.
Robert M. Salter, Raleigh, N. C;
Dr. W. L. Blizzard, Stillwater,
Okla.; R. A. McGinty, Clemson,
S. C; Dr. H. P. Stuckey, Experi­ment,
Ga.; Dr. A. W. Drinkard,
Jr., Blacksburg, Va.; Dr. J. G.
Lee, Jr., University, La.; Dr. Mil­ton
P. Jarnagin and Dr. Thomas J.
Jones, University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga.
and Design," Pope, "Art, Artist,
and Layman," Brown, "How to
Draw Trees," Kautzky, "Pencil
Broadsides," "Decorative Art,"
Luckiesh, "Color and Colors,"
Mather, Estimates in Art," Math­er,
A History of Italian Painting,
Mather, "Venetian Painters,"
West, "Kodachrome," American
Institute of Electrical Engineers,
"Transactions, Industrial Arts In­dex,"
Mark, "Physical Chemistry
of High Polymeric Systems,"
Tucker, "A Manual in the Test­ing
of Materials," Dwyer, "Tales
from the Gangway," Minnitt,
"Handbook of Anaesthetics."
Lambda Chi Chooses
T. M. Smith as Prexy
Marion Smith, mechanical en­gineering
junior from Bessemer
will serve as president of the
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity for
the next year. Installation of all
new officers was held last Wed­nesday
night.
* Beverly Henry, Birmingham,
was elected vice-president, War­ren
Nesmith, Cullman, was chosen
for secretary, and Francis Woof-ley,
Ft. Benning, Ga., will serve
as treasurer.
Smith is a member of Alpha
Phi Omega, honorary scouting
fraternity; a member of the en­gineering
council, and at present
is a candidate for the presidency
of the senior class. Beverly Henry
and Francis Woofley are juniors,
while Warren Nesmith is a sopho-
Twenty-two students out of ev­ery
fifty at West Virginia State
believe that the newspaper is the
most powerful influence on public
opinion, while sixteen from fifty-say
that the radio is the most
powerful.
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Page Six T H E P L A I N S M AN
SPORTS PEN
By JOHN PIERCE
That the pulp sports novel will
continue to end with every detail
strictly on the up and up was the
hands down impression recently
gained from an interview with J.
Smedley Smutts, noted traveler,
bleacherite, and raconteur of the
dime novels. Mr. Smutts is known
for "Gridiron Revenge," "Scream­ing
Skates," and "Swish," a bas­ketball
story, as well as other
book length thrillers of a similar
odor.
We traced, with Mr. Smutts, the
course of his average hair-raiser
from start to finish and here, hop­ing
to enlighten the pulp reader
as to the general cause and pur­pose
of the stuff, give the stock
p a t t e r n of a typical Smutts' work,
"Flaming Bats."
Q.—Will you give us the aver­age
setting of your stories, Mr.
Smutts?
A.—Yes. The main character
-—let's call him Clayton Cod—is a
clean-limbed, sportsmanlike youth
attending Western University.
Q.—They always go to Western,
don't they?
A.—Oh yes. I wouldn't think
of sending them anywhere but to
Western where things are done
the hard way. Clayton comes up
with a widespread reputation as a
high school pitcher. So, even
though he is a clean-limbed and
sportsmanlike, the team members
t r e a t him like a dog.
Q.—Sure, it's got to be like
that.
A.—Yep. Clayton is handicap­ped
from the start all right.
Q.—Now how does Western
come along in its first few base­ball
games, Mr. Smutts?
A.—Western wins 'em all. Clay­ton
is in there pitching a one or
two hitter every other day but the
guys still don't give him a break.
Think he's a grandstander and
dislike him.
Q.—Can Clayton do anything
besides pitch?
A.—Of course. He hits .432 in
his first five games, is the fastest
man on the team, and is a Phi
Beta Kappa on the side. He holds
the record for total home runs
and base stealing is nothing for
him. In the first game he steels
every thing but the dugout.
Q.—Where does the love inter­est
come in?
A.—Did I forget that? Well, he
is that way about a little coed
from his home town. Being clean
limbed and sportsmanlike he
doesn't have to worry much about
competition, but there's one guy
who's really trying hard to bust
up the works. He's Lefty O'Roxey,
s t a r catcher on the baseball team.
March 28, 1941
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Q.—Then we'll see him later.
Now when do things s t a r t to get
rough for Clayton?
A.—Things haven't been easy
for the boy all along, but a week
before the Big Game—
Q.—With State?
A.—Yes. The Big Game's al­ways
with State. You ought to,
know that.
Q.—Okay, let's go on and get
Clayton in the hot water.
A.—Well, to start it off, Par-kerhouse
College gets to him in the
fifth and knocks him clear out of
the box with a six hit barrage.
Since none of the guys like him
anyway this makes things look as
though he is: (1) knocking hell
out of the training rules, (2) try­ing
to throw the game, (3) sick
of baseball.
Q.—His girl sticks with him
though, doesn't she?
A.—She does this time but she
too is scheduled to drop off his
list before long. O'Roxey sees him
walking past a beer joint two
nights before the game, tells her
about it, and the first thing you
know, she doesn't even want to
see him again.
Q.—That's bad.
A.—Yep. And to add to that,
O'Roxey starts mixing his signals
all up in practice and Clayton gets
wilder than a scared rabbit. The
day before the game he's throw­ing
baseballs all over the campus.
He looks like a juggling act. The
coach, of course, tells him he's go­ing
to s t a r t somebody else against
State.
Q.—Okay, now we've got Clay­ton
Cod buried six feet deeper
than a corpse. What happens next?
A.—This is where things start
to go hog wild. It's the day of
the Big Game—you know, thou­sands
of hysterical fans gone stark
raving mad over these two power­ful
baseball teams.
Well, Clayton might have had a
chance to play before the game
but he loses it now.
Q.—You mean he is kidnapped
by a betting ring?
A.—You're damn right. They
j e r k him into a car and rush him
out to a shack in the country.
There he stays, tied up, while the
game gets under way.
Q.—What happens now?
A.—The ropes are p r e t t y tough
to handle but he finally gets them
off in the seventh inning. Allow­ing
him an inning to slug a guard,
steal a car, and drive to the sta­dium,
this will land him there
right on time, at the beginning of
the ninth.
Q.—Wonderful! Now does he
get into the game?
A.—Hell yes. The dame has
found out the whole works, how
O'Roxey was mixed up with the
gamblers and had them steal Clay­ton.
She clears him up with the
coach. He goes in with Western
trailing, 6-3, and strikes out three
State b a t t e r s ..
Q.—Now does he do any good at
bat?
A.—My Gosh. You know that as
well as I do. With two outs and
three men on there isn't anything
for him to do to save his face but
slam out a homer, so t h a t ' s what
he does. It ends with a 7-6 score,
the crowd gone crazy, the team
all for him, and him wrapped up
with the dame. Well, I've gotta
be on my way. I'm writing Joe
Louis' biography. Gonna call it
"Dark Victory."
Rodeo Program With
Rules for Each Event
Names of Contestants in Saturday's
And Sunday's Program on Page Four
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Ev e n t 1 -Grand E n t r y—
Event 2—Introduction of Notables—
Polly-Tek's Easter Parade
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and delightfully "Springy" dresses
and "ensembles" for sports, dress, or
campus wear at the Polly-Te}c Shop.
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shades at the
Polly-Tek Shop.
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Event 3—Wild Mule Scramble—
Rules—Four contestants ride mules at the same time. The object
of the scramble is to cross the finish line first. The contestant who
successfully rides his mule until the mule crosses the line first will
be the winner. Only a cinch rope and a bell will be allowed. If no
rider succeeds in riding his mule across the line, the judges will
award the prizes on the basis of the best ride.
Event 4—Calf Roping—
Rules—The calf belongs to the roper when the flag is dropped.
The roper must dismount and go down the rope and throw the calf
by hand. Should the calf be down when the roper gets to him, he
must be let up on his feet and thrown by hand. The roper must tie
any three feet in such a manner as to hold the calf until passed upon
by the judges. Each roper will be allowed two throws but no more.
The roper may not touch the calf after signaling for time.
Event 5—Mounted Musical Chair Race—
Rules—Contestants must ride one behind the other in a circle
around the chairs and must keep moving so long as the music is
playing. When the music stops, each contestant must dismount and
attempt to sit in a chair without releasing his or her horse. Contest­ants
will remount and continue to ride in a circle when the music
s t a r t s . Each time one rider and one chair will be removed, leaving
one less chair than riders. The person sitting in the last chair will be
declared the winner.
Event 6—Steer Riding—
Rules—Contestants will mount their steers in the chute, and, after
being released from the chute, must ride for ten seconds to qualify.
Only a one-hand grip on the cinch rope is allowed. Scoring is based
on the form and ability of the rider and the bucking of the steer.
Crow-hopping,' or mild bucking, will be discounted against the rider's
score.
Event 7—Mounted Wrestling—
Rules—This is a "Battle Royal" contest. The last man remaining
on his horse will be the winner. There will be twenty contestants
mounted bare back in the arena. At a shot they will all endeavor to
unhorse their opponents. When any p a r t of a man touches the ground,
he is out of the contest. It is every man for himself and may the best
man win.
Events 8—Bare Back Bronc Riding—
Rules—Contestants will mount their broncs in the chute, and,
after being released from the chute, must ride for ten seconds to
qualify. Only a one-hand grip on the cinch rope is allowed. Scoring
is based on the form and ability of the rider and the bucking of the
bronc. Crow-hopping or mild bucking will be discounted against the
rider's score.
Event 9—Steer Riding (Continued)—
Rules—Contestants wilfmount their steers in the chute, and, after
being released from the chute, must ride for ten seconds to qualify.
Only a one-hand grip on the cinch rope is allowed. Scoring is based
on the form and ability of the rider and the bucking of the steer.
Crow-hopping, or mild bucking, will be discounted against the rider's
score.
Event 10—Wild Cow Milking—
Rules—A number of cows will be turned loose in the arena. There
will be a team of two men for each cow. One man of each team
will carry a Coca-Cola bottle. When the signal is fired, all contestants
will leave from the starting line and run to the cows. One man of
each team will grab a cow by the head and throw her; the other
member of the team will attempt to secure the milk in the bottle.
The first man to reach the starting line after having secured enough
milk to cover the bottom of the bottle will be declared the winner.
The cew must be thrown and milked while down. Any contestant
milking the cow while the cow is standing will be disqualified.
Event 11—Saddle Broncs—
Rules—Contestant must ride with one hand free and not change
hands on halter rope. Ride is completed at the end of eight seconds.
Chaps, spurs, saddle, and boots to be passed upon by the judges.
Rider must leave starting place with both feet in the stirrups and
must scratch the animal both ways.
Any of the following offenses disqualify the rider:
(a) Losing stirrup, (b) Coasting with feet against horses shoulder,
(c) Being bucked off, (d) Changing hands on halter rope, (e) Wrap­ping
rope around hands, (f) Pulling leather, (g) Not being ready to
ride when called.
Event 12—Cow Girls Milking Contest—
Rules—Each contestant will be mounted behind the starting line
a t one end of the arena and will be given a milk pail. At the end
of the arena one cow will be held for each contestant. Each contestant
a t the shot of the gun must race to her cow, dismount, and start
milking. At the next shot, each contestant must stop milking, mount
her horse, and race back to the s t a r t i n g line. The contestant obtaining
the most milk will be declared the winner. A contestant will be dis­qualified
unless she r e t u r n s to the s t a r t i n g point, mounted, and carry­ing
her pail of milk.
Event 13—Bare Back Mule Riding—
Rules—Contestants will mount their mules in the chute, and, after
being released from the chute, must ride for ten seconds to qualify.
Only a one-hand grip on the cinch rope is allowed. Scoring is based
on the form and ability of the rider and the bucking of the mule.
Event 14 Exhibition | ^ B _ B ^ _ B _ B _ B j a _ | _ _ _ B _ | ^ B ^ _ _ | _
Tigers Take Opener from Purdue, 13-1;
Meet Boilermakers in Two More Games
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Bob Day, senior from Piper,
Ala., is one of the two returning
lettermen to the Auburn pitching
detail, will be counted upon heav­ily
by Coach Jimmie Hitchcock in
the coming diamond battles.
'E' Battery Champions
Battery E of the Second Field
Artillery yesterday won the ROTC
basketball crown as they slam­med
First Field Artillery's Bat­t
e r y B by a 28-15 score.
The E's took an early lead and
held it throughout the game with
comparative ease. Due to a lack
of space at this time a more com­plete
coverage is impossible but
full details, including members of
the winning squad and fraternity
standings in the intramural race
will be listed in the Tuesday is­sue
of the Plainsman.
Tennis Match
Auburn's tennis team will play
the team from Clemson College
Second of Series at
Three O'clock Today
Having slammed Purdue by a
13-1 count to take the season's
opener yesterday afternoon Au­burn's
baseballers this afternoon
meet the visiting Boilermakers in
the second contest of the three
game series. The game will take
place on Drake Field at 3:00
o'clock.
The Tigers yesterday afternoon
combined 11 hits and the steady,
effective pitching of sophomore
Walt Milner to down the Indian-ians
with comparative ease. Two
singles, two doubles, and a home
run by Jack Curlee in the Auburn
half of the first frame were suf­ficient
to produce six runs and
the locals walked home the rest
of the way. Ted Wright led the
Plainsman hitting attack as he
chalked up four hits in four times
at bat. Probably the outstanding
factor in the Auburn defense was
the sparkling infield play shown
by Wallis, Harkins, Rollo, and Mc-
Gowen.
Milner gave but six hits in his
seven innings on the mound, shows
promise of being a championship
asset to Coach Jimmie Hitchcock's
squad this season. Never in a
serious hole, he scattered the Pur­due
drivers sufficiently well to
allow but one run to cross the
plate. Mike Byelene, Purdue left
fielder, provided for that one as
he tripled deep into left field to
drive in Harry McFerren in the
fifth.
Score by innings:
Purdue 000 010 00— 1
Auburn 600 030 4x—13
Miss Johnnie Dee
Stansbury Marries
Lt. Velpeau Denton
The home of Mrs. W. R. Mills,
122 W. Lullwood, San Antonio,
Texas, was the scene of a wedding
ceremony recently, when Miss
Johnnie Dee Stansberry, daughter
of Mrs. Mills, became the bride of
Velpeau Curllee Denton, Jr., Lieu­tenant,
Air Corps, U.S. Army.
The ceremony was performed by
R e v . Samuel Terry, Madison
Square Presbyterian Church.
The bride graduated from the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
Auburn, Alabama, in 1939, where
she was a member of the Kappa
Delta, Zeta Phi Eta, and Tau Kap­pa
Alpha societies.
Lieut. Denton is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Celpeau Curllee Denton
of Pahokee, Fla. He graduated
from Texas A. & M. in 1940 and
was a member of the 41-A class
of Kelly Field, where he grad­uated
in February.
Immediately following the cere­mony,
the couple left for Lieut.
Denton's new station at Stockton
Field, Cal., where they will make
their home.
Pi Tau Sigma
(Continued from page 1)
lar meeting. Officers of Pi Tau
Sigma for this year include Jack
E. LeMay, president; Charles N.
Pitts, vice-president; Arthur T.
Feaster, recording secretary; Hugh
J. Barron, corresponding secre­t
a r y ; and George B. Clark, treas­urer.
Monday afternoon at 1:30 on the
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Bulldogger is to throw steer and
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