1940-11-08 The Plainsman

              It's Tommy
Tucker Time! Thz Plairuuncuv And May The
Best Tiger Win!
"AUBURN—the friendliest college in the United States'
VOL. LXIV Z-I ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER 8, 1940 No. 18
HOMECOMING CROWD GATHERS
They Welcome You . . .
(Plainsman Staff Photo—Lewis Arnold)
Miss Nancy Ray, above, selected this week as Miss Homecoming,
welcomes the alumni returning to Auburn today.
Dr. L. N. Duncan, president of
API.
Greetings:
We are happy to welcome you
on your return to Auburn on this
Homecoming Day. It is our sin­cere
wish that each of you may
find here things to revive old
memories, old friendships and old
dreams. We hope, also, that you
will see here the evidence that the
old Auburn Spirit still lives, strong
and sturdy, and still points to the
future with promise of an Au­burn
that shall continue to serve
faithfully and effectively in the
upbuilding of Alabama and the
South.
Jack Meagher, head football coach.
We meet our alumni in most ev-
• ery section of the country at our
various games. This is the one
time of the year that the team
will be host to the alumni at home
and the boys are looking forward
to it.
Porter Grant, alumni secretary.
The Alumni Association is hap­py
to welcome the many alumni
and friends of Auburn back to
the campus for Homecoming. We
sincerely hope that you will enjoy
your visit and come back often.
Dr. C. S. Yarbrough, Mayor of the
City of Auburn.
Welcome alumni and friends to
Auburn. In behalf of the City of
Auburn, I wish to express our joy
in seeing old grads again on the
Auburn campus. DUNCAN
SOPH HOP BEGINS LAST NIGHT
Game, Dances, and
Banquet Featured
Miss Homecoming Will Be Presented at
Came; Outstanding Player Awarded Cup
With an estimated crowd of 15,000 alumni and visit­ors
participating, Auburn is celebrating one of the largest
and most varied Homecomings in her history.
Beginning last night with the first of four dances in
the Sophomore Hop with music by Tommy Tucker, the
three-day period of Homecoming activity reaches its cli­max
this afternoon at 2:00 at the kick-off of the Auburn-
Clemson game in the Auburn Stadium.
Hundreds of alumni will attend
a general alumni meeting this
morning at 11:00 o'clock in Lang-don
Hall. Roy W. Moore, of New
York City, president of Canada
Dry Ginger Ale Corp., will be the
principal speaker. Mr. Moore is an
alumnus of the Class of 1910,
Frances Hamilton Chosen to Reign
Over Ag Fair as Harvest Queen
S e l e c t e d by Members of
Ag a n d Home Ec Clubs
Frances Hamilton, junior in
home economics from Odenville,
was elected Harvest Queen at the
joint meeting of the Ag, AVMA,
Home-Ec, FHA, Ag Engineering,
and FFA clubs last Wednesday
night.
She will be crowned at the an­nual
Ag Fair which will be held
on November 27.
Frances Barnes of Abbeville
ruled as queen last year.
Sam Brewster, supervisor of
buildings and grounds, addressed
the clubs on the possibilities of
staging a rodeo here next spring.
Mr. Brewster gave details of ro­deos
and told the assembled group
of the benefits that Auburn would
receive from it. Dr. R. S. Sugg,
dean of the School of Veterinary
Medicine, expressed his views on
the subject and pledged the sup­port
of the vet boys.
During the meeting, presidents
of the various organizations made
speeches on the exhibitions that
will be put up at the Ag Fair.
The Ag Fair, which will be held
on the 27th of this month, will be
held in the amphitheatre, and the
exhibitions will be placed in the
hall at Graves Center. Exhibitions
will be put in the fair by the Ag,
AVMA, Home-Ec, FHA, Ag Engi­neering
and FFA clubs.
Certain contests concerning ag­ricultural
interests such as rolling-pin
throwing, greased pole climb­ing
and cow milking will be held.
After the Ag Fair is over, the
sponsoring clubs of the fair will
also sponsor a dance that will be
held in Graves Center Auditorium.
Ag Fairs have been held in Au­burn
for a number of years, but
this is the first year that the clubs
which sponsor the fair have tried
to furnish a unique entertainment.
According to Merlin Bryant, presi­dent
of the Ag Club, Pete Mc-
Lainen and Paul Chriss have been
invited to attend the fair. Mr. Mc-
Lainen and Mr. Chriss are the
world champion wood-choppers
and if they accept the invitation,
they will exhibit their skill at the
fair. However, it will not be known
until next week whether they will
be able to accept the invitation
to come to the Auburn Ag Fair.
Deficiency Reports
The Registrar's Office is now
preparing mid-semester deficiency
reports. In the past the student's
copy has been placed in the boxes
on the first floor of Samford Hall
for distribution. For this report,
however, students are requested
to call by their respective deans'
offices for their copies.
Soph Hoppin' . . .
Tommy Tiicker and
Orchestra Playing
Three Dances Scheduled for Today, at
10 a.m., After Came, and at 9 Tonight
By JIMMY GILBERT
Tommy Tucker and orchestra opened the 1940 Soph
Hops last night in the Graves Center auditorium, which
was decorated in an outdoor theme that, was novel as well
as effective.
Tucker and his band, coming here directly from In­dianapolis,
Ind., arrived by auto late yesterday afternoon.
The novelty numbers featured at regular intervals by
the Tucker aggregation were well
Nancy Ray Elected
Miss Homecoming
To Be Presented at Half
Of Game This Afternoon
Nancy Ray, a sophomore in the
School of Science and Literature
from Atlanta, was elected Miss
Homecoming, 1940, last Monday
in a spirited election conducted
by Blue Key, senior honorary so­ciety.
Results were announced
Tuesday by Eddie Taylor, presi­dent
of Blue Key.
Nancy, a Chi Omega, was elect­ed
over seven opponents by a vote
of 341. Her closest competitor
racked up a score of 220. Third
and fourth places were filled with
votes of 200 and 180 respectively.
A grand total of 1280 votes were
cast, making this year's Miss
Homecoming election one of the
largest ever held at Auburn.
Nancy will be presented to the
student body and to the alumni
this afternoon in the Auburn Sta­dium
during the half of the Au-burn-
Clemson game. She will be
escorted by Nathan Adams of La-nett,
a member of Blue Key. The
presentation will be made just be­fore
the Auburn Band plays the
Alma Mater. Earl Guy, drum
received by the dancers. These
numbers, plus fine dance music
with vocals by Amy Arnell and
Don Brown succeeded in making
Tommy Tucker and his band a
hit with the Auburn dancing pop­ulace.
John Deming. Social Committee
Chairman, when asked for a state­ment
said, "We think this will be
one of the most successful sets in
the history of the Soph Hops.
With the added attraction of
homecoming and the Auburn-
Clemson football game we plan to
have one of the best crowds in
Auburn's history at the dances
this evening and tonight."
The sophomore leadout was
headed by Miss Val Nielson, beau­ty
from Agnes Scott College in
Decatur, Ga., escorted by Tom
Bullington, president of the soph­omore
class for 1940-41. Follow­ing
the presentation of flowers to
Miss Nielson was the customary
sophomore nobreak, in which all
attending second year students
took part. Miss Nielson was
chosen to lead the dances by the
chairman of the Social Commit­tee,
John Deming.
Last night's dance was the long­est
of the dances in this set, last­ing
from nine until one. The tea
dance this afternoon will be ap­proximately
two hours long, and
Auburn and Clemson Tigers Play This
Afternoon at 2 OXIock in Stadium
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major, will accompany Miss Home-| the evening dance will last from
coming and her escort from the! ™ne u n t i l twelve. There was no
stands. ' Friday afternoon tea dance be-
This.evening at the Sophomore
Hop, Blue Key will present a cup
to Miss Homecoming 1940 as a
memento of her reign.
Tommy Tucker, above, and his 14-piece orchestra are now play­ing
for the Sophomore Hop, which opened last night at Graves Center.
Engineer Seminar
Monday Night at 7
Mr. A. Carnes, SCC
Engineer Will Speak
Engineers' seminar will be held
Monday night at seven o'clock at
the Boys' Gymnasium. It will be
a combined seminar for all engi­neering
students.
Mr. A. Carnes, who is Regional
Engineer for the Soil Conserva­tion
Service, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting. He was at
one time connected with the col­lege
as head of the Agricultural
Engineering Department. The sub­ject
of Mr. Carnes' speech will be
"Soil Conservation Engineering."
cause the exact arrival of the or­chestra
could not be determined.
One of the features of this
year's dance was the arrange­ment
by which there was no wait­ing
in line to buy tickets. This
arrangement, a marked change af­ter
the crowding of past years,
was welcomed by the followers of
the "wait-till-I - buy - my - ticket"
group.
The organization of the social
committee has undergone drastic
changes this year. One of the most
outstanding changes was the re­duction
of the ticket price to
$6.00. This, and the abolition of
the free list for the dances are
two of the steps that the Social
Committee have taken in order to
bring the school better bands at
less money.
A tea dance will be held this
afternoon immediately after the
Tiger-Tiger football game. The
night dance will start promptly at
nine o'clock. All alumni are in­vited
to attend.
To Be Best Kicking
Duel of 1940 Season
By JOHN PIERCE
Auburn's Tigers come home to­day.
Before the largest home crowd
in the school's 49-year football
history they take the field in Au­burn
Stadium this afternoon at 2
against another Tiger pack, these
the 1940 Cotton Bowl champions
from Clemson College.
It's the second home game in
four years for the traveling
Plainsmen, the second game in the
still new stadium, and the 15,000
football fans who come from ev­ery
niche and corner of the South
for Dixie's number one grid of­fering
of the day have heard and
are ready to see for themselves
the dynamite packed offenses that
rank both teams high in every
national rating. It will be the al­most
spotless three year record
of the Southern* Conference lead­ers
against an Auburn team
boasting one of the nation's finest
all around backfields, and the
fireworks will be exploding from
the starting whistle to the last
tick of the timer's clock.
Fans are certain of one thing;
namely, that they will witness the
number one punting duel of the
year in collegiate football. Sta­tistics
of this week rate the Plains­men
as the second kicking team
in the country with a 42.41 yard
average in five games and Clem­son
ranks close behind in fourth
place with an average of 41.59
yards, also for six games.
Numerous will be the visiting
boys to watch, but probably the
top-notchers, judging by play to
date, are Joe Blalock, All-South­ern
end, Bob Sharpe, Tiger Cap-
TODAY'S LINEUPS
Auburn Pos. Clemson
Cremer LE Blalock
Eddins LT Fritts
Mills (a-c) _.LG Padgett
Williams C Sharp ( c)
Ardillo RG Deitz
McClurkin __RT—. Hall (a-c)
Lenoir RE Webb
Cheatham QB Pearce
McGowen(c) LH Maness
Wendling _._RH Floyd
Reynolds FB Timmons
tain and center on the 1940 All-
Bowl team, Bill Hall, 210-pound
guard and Alternate-Captain, and
Tuffy Timmons and Chippy Ma­ness,
two of the South's flashiest
backs. The forward wall weighs in
at 189, will clear the way for a
ball carrying quartet that has
averaged 25 points per game dur­ing
the current season.
Auburn again pins large hopes
on a fine sophomore aggregation.
Jim Reynolds will continue in
the p l a c e of fullback Rufus
Deal, out with a broken arm, Nick
Ardillo and Tex Williams will man
their regular' guard and center
posts, and Jim McClurkin and Joe
Eddins will carry the tackle loads
in the absence of John Chalkley
and Chet Bulger, both out with
ailments. Great expectations rest
on Capt. Dick McGowen.
As evidenced in the six games
to date, anyone on the Plainsmen
squad is likely to leap into the
headlines. For certain sterling
performances, however, fans won't
miss by keeping their eyes on
guards Mills and Ardillo, end Jim
Lenoir, h a l f b a c k s McGowen,
Wendling, and Yearout, and quar­terback
Lloyd Cheatham.
George Mattison, president of the
Auburn Alumni Association, and
Porter Grant, Alumni Secretary,
will preside. Several new build­ings
will be dedicated at the meet­ing.
Nancy Ray, sophomore from
Atlanta, who was elected Miss
Homecoming 1940 in an election
last Monday, will be presented to
the student body during the half
of the Auburn-Clemson battle.
The election was supervised by
Blue Key, leadership organization
which sponsors Homecoming ac­tivities.
The crack Clemson infantry
platoon is expected to drill dur­ing
the half, and the Auburn Band
will supply the music.
Blue Key will present a cup to
the outstanding player of the day
immediately after the game.
Sports writers present for the
game will make the selection.
Blue Key will award a cup to
the fraternity which has the best
Homecoming decorations. A com­mittee
composed of members of
the faculty of the School of Ar­chitecture
and Allied Arts will
decide the winner between 7:00
and 8:00 o'clock tonight.
Alpha Phi Omega, scouting
fraternity, will award a prize to
the private home or boarding
house having the best decorations.
Alumni and visitors are wel­come
during the day at the Social
Center, according to Dean Rosa
Lee Walston.
Tonight the concluding dance
of the Sophomore Hop will be
held in Graves Center Auditorium
beginning at 9:00 o'clock. Tommy
Tucker and his orchestra will fur­nish
the music. Miss Homecoming
1940 will be presented with a cup
by Blue Key at the dance.
Miss Auburn
The Glomerata office announc­ed
today that the election for Miss
Auburn will be held on Wednes­day,
November 20. Ballots will be
cast at the main gate from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. on that day. Any Au­burn
coed is eligible for candi­dacy.
Names of all candidates
must be submitted to the Glom­erata
office by 6 p.m., Thursday,
Nov. 11, for qualification.
Hoppin' Sophs . . .
Five of the Auburn Tigers who will star in the game this afternoon in the Auburn Stadium, are
Nick Ardillo, Jim Reynolds, Bill Yearout, Clarence Harkins, and Joe Eddins. (Staff Photo— Spearman)
Page Two THE P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940
Alumni Meet in Langdon Hall at 11:00
Banquet At Women's
Dining Hall Follows
George Mattison to Preside at Meeting;
Roy W. Moore, Class of 1910, to Speak
The annual meeting of the Auburn Alumni Associa­tion
will be held at Langdon Hall this morning at 11 a.m.
All visiting alumni are invited to attend.
The members of the senior class have been especially
invited to attend this meeting.
This meeting will be the reunion of five classes of old
Auburn grads. Classes for which special reunions are be­ing
held are those of 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, ac-by
Amy Arnell, vocalist with Tommy Tucker and his 14-piece or­chestra,
is singing this week-end at the Sophomore Hop in Graves
Center. Miss Arnell sings at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago when
she is not on tour with the Tucker Band.
Interfraternity Debate Tournament
Begins Monday, Lasts Throughout Week
T a u K a p p a A l p h a to
P r e s e n t Cup to W i n n er
President L. N. Duncan, it was
announced today, has issued a
proclamation that designates the
week of November 11 through 18
as the Debate Week at Auburn.
The proclamation issued by Dr.
Duncan reads as follows:
In keeping with the well estab­lished
tradition that debating shall
be encouraged as a part of the
training of Auburn students, and
in the belief that the forum is an
excellent place for the training
and development of attitudes and
opinions, and remembering that
Langdon Hall was the site of his­toric
debate on the question of
secession, and with the desire of
promoting the discussion of cur­rent
affairs, WE DO HEREBY
designate the week of November
11, 1940, as Auburn Debate Week,
and designate the Auburn Debate
Council as its sponsor.
The Interfraternity D e b a te
Tournament will be one of the
highlights for the Debate Week.
Members of the Greek organiza­tions
will debate the question,
Resolved: "That the Fraternities
on the Auburn Campus Should
Adopt a System of Cooperative
Buying." The fraternity that wins
the tournament will be presented
with a beautiful trophy, presented
by Tau Kappa Alpha, national
honorary debate society. The In­terfraternity
Tournament was in­itiated
last year and was so suc­cessful
that Tau Kappa Alpha has
decided to sponsor one each year.
Indications are that this year's
tournament will be even more suc­cessful
than last year's.
Other events of Debate Week
will be the second round of the
Freshman Tournament and the
first round of the Varsity Debate
Tournament. Tau Kappa Alpha
gives cups to each member of
teams that place first in these
tournaments and gives keys to the
runners-up of the Varsity Tour­nament
and to the best Freshman
Debater.
Last Monday night Charles Dub-berley,
junior in mechanical engi­neering,
represented Auburn in a
debate at Athens, Georgia, on the
question of Tuesday's election.
Three states and four colleges
were represented in the debate.
Upholding the Democratic candi­date
were John Ford from the
University of South ..Carolina and
Charles Dubberly of Auburn
against the team of Matthews and
Walker from Emory University
and the University of Georgia, re­spectively.
None of the four debaters knew
which side of the question he
would defend nor who his partner
would be until a drawing was held
45 minutes before the debate be­gan.
"Preparing a formal debate
case in 45 minutes and struggling
into a tux at the same time," Au­burn's
debater - representative
says, "is a tough but an interest­ing
assignment."
No decision was rendered on
the debate but both teams pre­sented
interesting cases for and
against President Roosevelt.
Tau Kappa Alpha, sponsors of
the Auburn Debate Week, will
have the cups that will be pre­sented
to the winning fraternity
and winners of the freshman and
varsity tournaments on display
next week.
cording to an announcement
George Mattison, Birmingham,
president of the Auburn Alumni
Association. A special invitation
to members of these classes, in
addition to a general invitation
to all Alumni, has been issued by
Mr. Mattison, and Porter Grant,
executive secretary of the Asso­ciation.
Several of the new buildings on
the campus will be dedicated this
morning.
Following the meeting in Lang­don
Hall, the Alumni will attend
a banquet at the Women's Dining
Hall in the quadrangle. Roy W.
Moore, executive president of
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., of
New York City, is to be the guest
speaker. Mr. Moore is an alumnus
of the class of 1910.
Tonight after the Auburn-Clem-son
football game, visiting Alumni
may attend the last dance of the
Sophomore Hop which begins at
9 p.m. The music will be furnish­ed
by Tommy Tucker and his or­chestra,
who comes to Auburn di­rect
from Indianapolis, Indiana,
where they have just finished an
engagement.
Baptists to Give
Alumni Banquet
The Baptist Student Union is
giving a supper Saturday night
after the Homecoming game, in
honor of their Alumni.
Some one hundred local Bap­tists
are expected to be present,
but the number of guests is still
indefinite. A program is being
planned for the entertainment of
the guests.
This supper grows out of the
recently formed BSU Alumni As­sociation,
which was formed dur­ing
the State Convention, in order
for the "grads" to keep in closer
touch with the Auburn BSU.
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Star in 'Escape'
Movie to Be at Tiger
Tomorrow and Sunday
The new romantic and dramatic
team of Norma Shearer and Rob­ert
Taylor makes its first film ap­pearance
in "Escape," picturiza-tion
of the Ethel Vance best-seller
which will be shown Sunday and
Monday at the Tiger Theatre.
Surrounding these two stars is
a "name" cast of almost unprece­dented
brilliance, including Con­rad
Veidt, star of European films;
silent film star, Nazimova; Felix
Bressart and Albert Bassermann,
who were outstanding figures of
the Continental stage; Philip
Dorn, young Dutch leading man;
Bonita Granville, Edgar Barriar,
Elsa Bassermann and Blanche
Yurka.
Miss Shearer, who last scored
in "The Women," now appears in
the much-coveted role of Coun­tess
von Treck, American by birth,
but European by choice, who
finds herself much against her
will involved in the desperate at­tempt
of American artist Mark
Preysing to rescue his ex-actress
mother, Emmy Ritter, from a con­centration
camp where she has
been sentenced to execution. As
Preysing, Taylor is given a char­acterization
even more dramatic
than that of his Capt. Cronin in
"Waterloo Bridge."
Nazimova returns to the screen
for the first time in fifteen years
as Emmy Ritter. Conrad Veidt
portrays the General, lover of the
Countess and ultimate menace to
Emmy's escape. Bressart is the
stubborn but loyal family servant,
Fritz; Bassermann the aged and
fearful attorney, Henning, who
refuses to help Mark; Dorn is Dr.
Ditten, concentration camp physi­cian
who makes it possible for
Emmy to be carried out in a cof­fin;
Bonita Granville is Ursula,
leader among the Countess' school-
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Roy W. Moore, Class of 1910,
from New York City mil be the
principal speaker at the Alumni
meeting this morning.
George Mattison, president of
the Auburn Alumni Association,
from Birmingham will preside
over the meeting this morning at
11 o'clock in Langdon Hall.
Porter Grant, who is assistant
football coach and head baseball
coach, is the alumni secretary and
has issued invitations to all mem­bers
of the senior class to attend
the alumni meeting. m
Instructions for Parking Given by
Buildings and Grounds Department
Local Drivers Asked
To Park Cars at Home
College and city authorities
have worked out parking arrange­ments
for the Auburn-Clemson
football game today and are re­questing
observance of the regu­lations.
Arrangements have been an­nounced
as follows: Thach Ave­nue
will be closed from the library
to Cary Street and no traffic will
be allowed on this stretch which
will be used as a walking thor­oughfare
out to the stadium.
Automobiles should go out West
Magnolia Avenue and turn left at
Cary Street which runs west of
the new veterinary building. Cars
will be directed down Cary Street
to parking spaces southwest of the
stadium. When this space is filled,
the small area between the sta­dium
and the old veterinary build­ing
will be filled. As soon as these
two spaces are filled, this section
girls; Blanche Yurka portrays the
brutal prison nurse.
will be blocked off and cars ap­proaching
from Cary Street will
be directed back of the new vet­erinary
Building. Some of the cars
will be turned into Gox Street and
these will be parked east of Cox
Street.
No parking will be allowed on
Drake Field or the Rat Field.
Those whose tickets are in the
wooden east stands should park on
Bullard Field.
Ticket booths will be placed in
front of the Field House and also
behind the concrete stands. En­trance
to the wooden stands will
be east of the Field House. En­trances
to the concrete stands will
be west of the Field House and
behind the stadium.
Mayor C. S. Yarbrough has re­quested
that as many local per­sons
as possible plan to walk to
the game and leave their cars at
home. He has also requested that
cars not be left parked on the
main downtown thoroughfare,
but that they be parked on side
streets.
MflDQiCE 'VkOCti
Maurice Bloch, former president
of the Auburn Alumni Associa­tion,
will be one of the many loy­al
alumni that will attend the Au­burn-
Clemson game this afternoon.
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Wishes to take this opportunity to welcome all t h e visitors
to our Homecoming Celebration. We a r e s u r e that you will
enjoy your visit to Auburn; you will find t h e spirit of hos­pitality
has grown along with the town and the school.
We hope you will have time to drive around and see the
town, as well as the campus. The Bank of Auburn is proud
of the part that it has played in the growth and develop­ment
of our city.
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November 8, 1940 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
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Tommy Tucker Opens Sophomore Hop
Miss Val Nielson, who led the Grand March of the Sophomore
Hop at Graves Center last night with Tom Bullington, president of
the Sophomore Class. Miss Nielson is a senior at Agnes Scott, where
she was recently selected as Number 2 beauty for the college.
History of Sophomore Hops and Bands
That Have Played Since 1930 Given
By JIMMY GILBERT
We delve into the files of ye
Plainsman for a little history on
the bands that have played for
Soph Hops in the past. From the
appearances of the editorial col­umns
and the ravings of the col­umnists,
it seems that there was
the same kind of strife over the
bands then that there is today.
In the issue dated Sept. 20,
1930, appears the headline . . .
"Frank Silva's Orchestra to play
for opening dances." The lead
paragraph carries the head "New
Orleans Orchestra Engaged for
Soph Hop."
At this time the chairman of
the Social Committee was Sabel
Shanks. This was the year of the
great Jimmie Hitchcock, and Au­burn's
head coach was Chet
Wynne. The football team lost
their first five games, and broke
the losing streak by pounding
Wofford 38-6. The great Auburn
Spirit was then as much in evi­dence
as it is now. The frosh foot­ball
squad boasted a roster of 91
men.
On the week-end of the open­ing
dances, the varsity Tigers
went to Jacksonville to be defeat­ed
by the Florida Gators, 7 to 0.
Five hundred bids were sent out
to southern girls for the dance
. . . this was the first year that
only sophomores took part in the
leadout. The plan was pronounced
a success, and the editorial page
of the Oct. 15, 1930 Plainsman
advocated the continuance of the
plan.
Miss Cathrine Nelson, of Mont­gomery,
led the dances with Soph
Prexy Frank Hardy. Hardy was a
Phi Delta Theta, majoring in
electrical engineering.
"Many students," according to
the post-hop issue of the Plains­man,
"Have expressed their opin­ion
that the music was much bet­ter
than has been the custom of
having for the opening dances,
and the chairman of the Social
Committee stated that he was
well pleased with the selection of
the orchestra."
From the five hundred bids sent
out, 32 girls were registered on
the night of the opening dance.
The 1935 edition of the Soph
Hops was led by Miss Molly Bras-field,
a coed in the School of Art.
Jack Vann was the escort, and
president of the class. . . . The
Viking Society, honorary sopho­more
group was formed, and had
reserved the Saturday afternoon
dance for their leadout.
Tom Bullington
And Val Nielson
Lead Last Night
Sophomore Grand March
Held at 1 0 : 3 0 at First
Dance of Opening Set
Tom Bullington, president of
the 1940 sophomore class, led the
Soph Hop last night with Miss Val
Nielson, Agnes S c o t t beauty
chosen by the Social Committee
Chairman John Deming. All soph­omores
and their dates took part
in the leadout.
Sophomore class officers pres­ent
were Tom Bullington, presi­dent;
Pete King, vice-president;
Watt Dudley, secretary; Jack
Moore, treasurer; Harry Meri­wether,
sophomore representative
to the Executive Cabinet; and
Margaret McCain, historian.
Tom Bullington, an ag science
boy from Athens, Ala., and an
Alpha Gamma Rho, escorted Miss
Yvonne Dixon, of Bessemer.
Vice-President Pete King is a
Phi Delta Theta from Florence,
taking pre-med. His date was Miss
Mary Craig Roberts from the
University of Alabama. Her so­rority
is Alpha Gamma Delta.
Watt Dudley, secretary, escort­ed
Miss Lloyd Pierce, from Flor­ida
State Teachers College in
Tallahassee, Fla. Dudley is a The­ta
Chi from Benton, majoring in
Business Administration.
The one girl officer, Miss Mar­garet
McCain, from Montgomery,
was escorted by Nathan Adams of
Fairfax. Miss McCain is a mem­ber
of the Kappa Delta sorority.
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The decorations carried out a
nautical theme, with anchors and
rigging in the leading decoratory
roles. Alan Jacobs and Frank
Jones were awarded the contract
for the decorations by the chair­man
of the Social Committee, C.
W. Walter.
Earl Burtnett, fresh from mo­tion
picture triumphs on the west
coast, furnished the music for the
dances.
Only two hundred bids were
sent out for the 1935 hops. There
is no record of the attendance.
Soooo . . . we come to the Soph
Hops of today, 1940. What do we
have? Tommy Tucker and his
band, and their sweet and novel
music. About 250 bids have been
sent out. What is our percentage
this year? This is the first year
Tommy Tucker and his famous
orchestra opened the 1940 edition
of the Soph Hops last night in
Graves Center. Featured vocalists
were the lovely Amy Arnell, Ker-win
Sommerville, Don Brown, and
the Trio.
The novelties featured by the
band were a welcome change af­ter
the constant dance music of
the past years. Kerwin Sommer­ville,
the comic singer, is one of
the best, with the trio running
him a close second.
Tommy Tucker is himself a col­lege
man, having graduated from
the University of South Dakota,
where he majored in theory of
music. The oddity of this Tucker
lad is that while his present band
is that of his college, he was in
no way affiliated with said band
while he was in college. He joined
the band six months after leaving
school.
At the University Tommy was
quite a big shot, especially in
campus politics. He was known as
the "Jim Farley" of the Dakota
campus. This may explain his lack
of interest in the college orches­tra.
Even at this time, Tucker was
somewhat of a master at the
piano.
of a dual celebration during the
hops, and the additional excite­ment
of homecoming should make
this Auburn's most hilarious Soph
Hop in history.
This year John Deming is the
Social Committee big shot. . . . Val
Nielson of Agnes Scott leads this
year's dances with Tom Bulling­ton,
the current prexy of the
sophs . . . the Tigers have just
been defeated by a fine Georgia
team, and are playing Clemson
before the homecoming crowd to­day.
This little attempt shows some
of the changes that have taken
place in the last ten years in the
process of holding the annual
Soph Hops. There is no way to
predict the future, and the prob­lems
that the Social-Committee-
Members-To-Be will have to face.
Bands to come may be worse, or
better, or both, but to date, this
should be the biggest of the Soph
Hop week-ends.
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SAMMY'S
As to scholastic standing, Tom­my
was definitely not "Pecks Bad
Boy" (as is indicated in Tucker's
arrangement of "Ain't You
Ashamed?"). In fact, this person­able
young man was the proud
possessor of one Phi Beta Kappa
key. He holds a B.A. degree from
the school.
The orchestra itself is made up
entirely of young man, the same
ones with whom Tucker started
when he left college. With the ex­ception
of one man, these boys
were the charter members of this
swell band. The members have
probably the largest assortment of
instruments of any organization
their size. This is an aid in cre­ating
the many novel effects that
these boys do do.
The featured vocalist is pretty,
brunette Amy Arnell. Miss Arnell,
newcomer to the entertainment
field, is from Portsmouth, Va.
With a voice like hers, she should
go places soon.
Miss Arnell's first ambitions
were toward school teaching, but
the Tucker aggregation was at­tracted
by her singing when they
played in her home town. The at­traction
was so great that when
the band moved, so did she, with
a contract in one hand and a
handbag in the other.
Other vocalists include Don
Brown, the romantic baritone who
has looks as well as voice, Ker­win
Sommerville, novelty singer,
and the "Voices Three," vocal
trio.
Tommy and his band came here
from Indianapolis, Indiana, and
after their engagement here will
open for a week at the Roxy Thea­tre
in Atlanta. The orchestra and
a few others, eighteen people in
all, arrived yesterday evening af­ter
driving through the country.
They are staying in Opelika.
Tommy Tucker got his start in
the entertainment world about
six months after his graduation
from the University of S. D. He
began playing piano for the or-
Don Brown, romantic baritone, who sings with Tommy Tucker
and his orchestra, now playing for the Sophomore Hop at Graves
Center. Tucker's band features two other vocalists, Kerwin Sommer­ville,
and Amy Arnell, and a vocal trio, "Voices Three."
chestra in a night spot during the
summer season, and as yet he
hasn't given up the career of band
leading. Some of the original
members of the band have drop­ped
out from time to time, but
today they are all back in the
fold, playing the kind of music
that only they can play. With their
youth and versatility, they have
formed a danceable, yet distinc­tive
style that has found an ap­preciative
audience in its short
career.
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Page Four T H E P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940
To the Alumni and
Friends of Auburn—
Today there should be 10,000 visitors
to the Village of the Plains. This num­ber
will include Alumni from all the
classes since that of 1890, the parents,
the grandparents, the brothers and sis­ters,
the uncles and aunts, the cousins of
the students, and our friends and the
friends of all these people.
We're glad that all of you are here.
We like to have you around. We like
to stick our chests out in pride and show
you our town and campus. We get a
kick out of seeing you hanging around
the old familiar corners, leaning against
the old familiar counters and fountains.
We like to have you come to our fra­ternity
houses, to shake our hands, to
call us "Brother."
If you will allow us a touch of senti­mentality,
it warms our hearts to have
you help us yell "War Eagle" and "Eat
'em Up Tigers," and "To Hell With
Clemson" just like you did in the "good
old days."
You friends of Auburn are here to­day
for different purposes. Some of you
came to see the football game. Some of
you came for the dances. Some of you
came to see your old classmate's and
buddies. Some of you came just because
the family came, or out of plain curiosi­ty.
But, whatever you came for, who­ever
you are, we're glad to see you, glad
to have you in Auburn again.
We want you to enjoy the week-end
in Auburn, to get the most out of your
visit here. We want you to yell your­selves
hoarse at the game, and to tire
your hands out with handshaking.
We want you to go home happy—to
be able to brag on your Alma Mater.
And we want you to be able to say,
"Auburn played and won another great
football game."
When you come back next year, we'll
be glad to see you again.
And so—Welcome to Auburn!
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Business M a n a g e r W a r r e n G. Darty , a nd
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Auburn Householders
Independent operators of rooming and
boarding houses in Auburn have joined
The Auburn Householders Association
and drawn up a constitution in order to
form a more perfect system for the wel­fare
of students of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute and to promote the best
interests of students through cooperation
among the operators to the end that bet­ter
housing conditions may prevail.
This system is being used by all of
the larger colleges in the United States
that do not have dormitories in which to
house the students. Many of the land­ladies
and landlords in Auburn as well
as many of the students are opposed to
this system because it is new and they
do not yet understand the purpose of
the system. The college is aiding in this
Association because the college officials
feel that it is their duty to look after
the students who have come here to at­tend
school.
Many of the students in the past decade
have been aided by the Director of Stu­dent
Housing who placed them in small
one-room cabins where they sleep, cook,
eat and study in the same room. This
was done because many students would
have had to be turned out of Auburn
because there would have been no room
for them in the regular boarding houses.
But now, new and better houses are be­ing
built and so the college is aiding all
students to get into houses where they
get good food and rooms. A practice is
being started which will not allow more
than two students in a room unless the
students request to stay in a room with
more than one roommate. Also male and
female students used to stay in the same
house but now the practice is to keep
them separated. All of these practices
can not be carried out at the beginning
but they will gradually be rounded out
into a well rounded system.
If students are not receiving the best
service from the boarding house, they
have only to report it to the Director of
Student Housing and college inspectors
will inspect the houses and force the
owner of the house to fill the require­ments
that are listed in the rules set
up by the Auburn Householders Asso­ciations.
Some of the rules of this Asso­ciation
include well-provided lighting
and ventilation systems, each student
must be provided with a desk light, and
later it will be required that all houses
of two or more stories be provided with
fire escapes. In return, the college re­quests
that all students sign an agree­ment
that they will stay in their room
for four and one half months. It is only
right that the students insure the land­lord
that they will stay in their rooms if
the landlord insures the students that
they will receive the best possible fa­cilities.
W.H.
A Little Quiet,
Please Mr. Thumber!
It seems that the students of Auburn
have been getting out of hand to a cer­tain
extent in Opelika nearly every night
of the week and especially on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday nights. By saying
that the students are getting out of
hand, we do not mean that they are get­ting
rowdy but they are simply making
too much noise at the intersection of
North 8th Street and 2nd Avenue and
North 9th Street and 2nd Avenue at the
Trinity and Presbyterian church corners.
The people who live in the areas
where students catch rides wish to sleep
some every night in the week. But they
say, and it is undoubtedly true, that the
students ask passing motorists for rides
in too loud a voice, they use entirely too
much profanity, and many of them use
too much disorderly conduct.
Opelika is the nearest town and it
is only likely that students had rather
go there to see the show than to go
to other towns that are three or four
times as far away. Citizens of Opelika
appreciate the fact that the 3800 stu­dents
of Auburn enjoy coming to their
small city to see shows and partake in
the other types of entertainment.
Still no man can exist without his
forty winks of sleep every night. So
let's have some respect for the peo­ple
who live in Opelika and when we
are catching rides out of that city make
no more noise than is possible for get­ting
a motorist to stop, for those citizens
are doing as much for us as we are do­ing
for them. Just think what dull week­ends
we would have to endure if it were
not for Opelika.
CAMPUS CAMERA PI ains Talk
By HERBERT MARTIN
General Delivery
By REDDING SUGG
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.
In Fielding's "Tom Brown's
School Days" you will find the
best expressed ancestor of the
hail-to-thee-our-alma-mater spirit
which prevails in Auburn today.
One of the most jealously guard­ed
of American sentiments holds
sway as "old grads" return to
mingle with undergraduates and
to marvel at the expansion of
their school.
* * *
The very term Homecoming
packs a sentimental wallop, with
something of the idea that there's
no place like home combined with
story book visions of ivy clad
walls and begowned deans. It is
not cricket to dodge this wallop;
and it is not wise to be reason­able
about it, for in the cold light
of reason the sentiments of the
day appear maudlin instead of
manly.
* * *
These surging crowds swing me
into a tide of excitement. Uptown
the stop light, a mechanical heart,
pulses extraordinary streams of
traffic through the arteries of the
town. The traffic is new blood
waking the town to violent life,
and to my mind it is a lot more
affecting than some of this school
spirit which smells faintly of
moth balls.
* * *
This quip is making the rounds:
In Germany, when they see a pic­ture
of Hitler, the people throw
up their hands; in America, they
just throw up.
* * *
Characteristic Auburn o d o rs
from an old grad's nosegay: The
delicious mingled odors of half a
dozen boarding houses which col­lect
under the oaks on West Mag­nolia
at suppertime on cold winter
days . . . the historical odors of
Broun Hall . . . the antiseptic-but-doggy
odor of the veterinary
clinic . . . the moist vegetable
odor of the green houses . . . the
chemistry building odors which
conscienceless chemistry students
spend their days generating . . .
the hot, wooly odor of your uni­form
while some dignitary cooly
reviews you . . . the burnt gas
odors left behind by numberless
motorcycles and jalopies . . . the
romantic but too sweet odor of
Russian olives around Ramsay
Hall . . . the peculiar odor of am­monia
and milk at the creamery
. . . and finally one of the most
delightful, the odor of a woody
campus on a rainy day.
* *' *
That is a good ruling which pro­hibits
selling cold drinks in bot­tles
at, the stadium. A sky full of
bottles is no less dangerous to a
cranium than a sky full of bombs.
* * *
Today some of you have no
doubt run athwart the law, which
is only too well represented in
the loveliest village. Putting in
the clutch and running athwart
the law have become simultaneous
preliminaries to putting on the
brakes around here.
This tale of a lady's reducing
a cop to helplessness is supposed
to be true, and it should do your
lawless heart good to read it.
Once a lady was driving along
the highway in a rather individual
fashion when a highway cop start­ed
after her. With a flash of in­spiration
the lady, instead of slow­ing
down, mashed her accelerator
to the floor and made it to a fill­ing
station before the cop caught
her. She ran for the rest room,
and by the time the cop got there
she was coming out, powdering
her nose and patting her curls in
place.
"I made it," she said sweetly
to the cop, and climbed into her
car and calmly drove off, minus a
ticket.
* * *
While the iron is hot and every­body
is having such a big time,
(Continued on page 9)
Campus Leaders
Daniel Webster Hollis, Jr. is a
member of Theta Chi social fra­ternity
from Headland, Alabama.
He is a senior in the School of
Agriculture. Dan, the current ed­itor-
in-chief of the Plainsman, has
turned out to be somewhat of a
disciple of his namesake for he
goes around the campus slinging
words that no one knows the
meaning of, and that may include
Daniel Webster, who turned out
the best dictionary that has ever
been in existence.
Mr. Hollis is also a member of
the ODK honorary society, Alpha
Zeta, and is a Sears Scholarship
student. He is the former asso­ciate
editor of the Alabama Farm­er
and is a member of the Ag
Club. Last year he was on the
Dean's list and all through his col­lege
career he has been outstand­ing
in scholastic averages.
At the present Dan, "Dirty"
Dan to the members of the ed­itorial
staff, is attending the As­sociated
Collegiate Press conven­tion
in Detroit with W. G. Darty
and Frank Wilson.
Dan Mollis
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.
Dear Grads:
Auburn likes to feel that this
week-end really is a homecoming
for men who have gone to school
here. We like to feel that you are
still Auburn men, no matter where
you may live now, and that Au­burn
is still home to you, in spite
of the time which has elapsed
your departure.
Students now welcome you
back, and they are proud to show
you the improvements which have
been made since your time, but
they'd just as soon listen to tales
of the days when you were here.
We don't feel that we are showing
off our Auburn, but that we are
showing you a school which be­longs
to both of us, and we are
interested in the school you had
before our time.
We wish that Homecoming
would be a red-letter day for you,
but that you wouldn't take that
to mean the only time you are
welcome. This Homecoming is of­ficially
set up, but anytime you
come to Auburn, you'll find just
as warm a welcome. By all means,
come to Auburn on Homecoming
Day; that's the time for old class
reunions, but don't let that one
day be your only homecoming.
Yours sincerely,
One Student Speaking
for the Bunch.
* * *
It looks from here as if Auburn
is as busy as the insides of a tea­kettle
this week-end, what with
a football, and associated Home­coming
activities, and Tommy
Tucker serenading at Graves Cen­ter
for the Opening Dances, also
with associated activities.
Everybody is rushing around
like wounded 'coons, trying to
take in his share of the festivities,
and this pore HI' ole town is pack­ed
so full of folks that downtown
New York would look like the
great open spaces.
* * *
Quite a few folks in Columbus
must have been surprised last Sat­urday
morning. Both the Auburn
and Georgia bands arrived some­what
in advance of parade time,
and, in spite of the time-venerat­ed
rivalry between the two
schools, everything was pretty
fraternal before much time had
passed.
Somebody suggested an Auburn-
Georgia parade, and the suggestion
met with instantaneous approval.
Without instruments, but in full
uniform, Auburn and Georgia
bandsmen paraded for nearly an
hour in formations varying from
a five-file column to a single file
stretching for blocks.
The battle-cry had something to
do with "To hell with Tech", from
both schools, but it must be ad­mitted
that a few over-enthusias­tic
Auburn supporters added, "And
to hell with Georgia, too!"
* * *
As the parade was dispersing in
the vicinity of the ancient cannon
which holds down a portion of re­spectable
old Broad Street, some­one
had the inspiration of firing
an eleven gun salute for General
Wallace who had been so honor­ed
in Auburn last week. No ammu-
. nition was on hand, so the salute
consisted of vocal "BOOM'S" at
three-second intervals, except for
the ninth shell, which came out as
"WAR E A G L E " , occasioning
much comment on the part 6f the
populace, who had never before
heard a cannon shout "boom",
much less "War Eagle."
* * *
Karrie, the Kampus Kommenta-tor,
komments thusly, "If I left
it to you, you never would get
your football predictions in be­fore
the game had been played.
That's not such a bad idea, how­ever,
but as I'm leaving you for
a guy who buys me chocolate
malteds, I thought I'd remind
you."
Kommentating right back, we
reply, "Now, Karrie. You know
we can't buy all the girls choco­late
malteds. Thanks for remind­ing
us, though. We have the in­side
dope this time, straight from
one of the players. The score will
be Auburn 53, Clemson 6, we
think."
Keyhole Kapers
By BOB CHISHOLM
Being an outstanding student
on the campus of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Mr. Hollis
was recently elected to the Who's
Who of American Colleges.
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.
HATTIESBURG, Miss., Nov. 2.
—At the time this column is writ­ten
we find ourselves glancing at
the news in and around Auburn
from quite a distance. Here in
Hattiesburg we have spent most
of the time dodging the many,
many soldiers stationed at Camp
Shelby near here. But in between
times we have had a chance to sit
down and mull over the events of
the past, present, and future.
Last Friday morning we read
in the Commercial Appeal an ar­ticle
by Dr. E. E. Litkenhous who
is famous for picking football
winners by mathematics. In this
article Dr. Litkenhous picked
Georgia to beat Auburn, and he
picked Georgia to win by 1.6
points.
In the last ten years Dr. Litken­hous
had been correct on his se­lection
of winners 85.57 per cent
of the times. Now most of the
other sports writers were picking
Auburn, and the Tigers were an
odds on favorite in New York at
8-5. But when we saw Dr. Lit--
kenhous' prediction we became
worried. And, then, on Saturday
what happened? Georgia 14, Au­burn
13. Is the man psychic? Or
what?
* * *
We talked to an old Auburn
alumnus today. Mr. W. E. Rogers,
Class of '31, was very interested
in the happenings at Auburn at
the present time. He was certain­ly
up on his Auburn football
teams, both varsity and freshman.
He could name the players, give
their weights and where they came
from. He went to school with sev­eral
members of the present
coaching staff at API today. We
invited Mr. Rogers to come and
be with us next Saturday on
Homecoming Day, but his business
will keep him away. We are glad,
however, to see that the old grads
still follow the team and continue
to take an interest in the school
even after they have graduated
and gone out into the world.
* * *
And speaking of Homecoming.
It is going to be the duty of ev­ery
man and woman on the Au­burn
campus to make the old
grads feel at home. We know the
fraternities will welcome back
their old members, and the various
organizations will cater to their
respective groups. But this should­n't
stop the non-members of frats
and organizations from trying to
play host just as much as the oth­er
people.
Auburn will be on display on
Saturday. Many of the former
grads have never seen the new
and improved campus. It is up to
us to show off a school of which
we are justly proud. It is up to
us to show the former students
and grads that the old Auburn
spirit is just as strong today as it
was when they went to school, and
that Auburn is continuing to turn
out honorable men and women to
take their places in the world of
today.
We have often been asked by
people who know very little about
the military activities at Auburn
whether or not we have a crack
drill team. Of course, we might
reply that our whole unit is a
crack team, but strictly speaking
this is not correct.
It would be very nice if in the
near future the military depart­ment,
perhaps with the help of
Scabbard and Blade, would un­dertake
to establish a company of
crack drillers, or perhaps have one
crack company for each regiment.
It would take some intensive
training, but it should be made
such an honor that everyone
would strive to attain a place in
the coveted company. We don't
know much about the details of
such organizations, but we feel
that the military department could
work them out with very little ef­fort.
Clemson has a crack com­pany,
as does Mississippi State
and several other colleges in the
South. And throughout the North
and West one can find many such
teams.
This is only a thought, but per­haps
the powers that be may pon­der
over the situation and see
what they can do.
November 8, 1940 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five
In charge of the Sophomore Hop, featuring Tommy Tucker and his orchestra, this week-end, are
the above members of the Social Committee. They are, left to right: James Martin, Auburn; Paul Ellis,
Atlanta, Ga.; John Denting, Evergreen, Chairman; Bobby Pickens, Moulton; James Ware, Autauga-ville;
Cecil McMahan, Tuscumbia; and John D. Davis, Hamilton.
(Plainsman Staff Photo—Lewis Arnold)
Decorations for Openings in
Novel 'Out of Door' Theme
- Willkie Should Have Taken Lessons
From Gals at Miss Homecoming Voting
By HERBERT MARTIN
Roosevelt and Willkie could
have taken a lesson in politicking
from the fair damsels and sup­porters
who besieged the Main
Gate polls Tuesday for the Miss
Homecoming election.
Sororities with representatives
effectively screened that portion
of the campus from all who might
have an unfavorable choice to
make, and skirmishing took place
with dire results in outlying dis­tricts.
The Chi Omega girls, by vir­tue
of prior appearance at the
polls, congregated en masse on all
sides of the gate, and must have
been rather successful, judging
from results. The fellow who
could penetrate that mass of
charming feminity without prom­ising
his vote and keeping his
word, or, perchance, perjuring
himself, must have been a blood
relation of Yehudi.
The Alpha Gamma Delta sistren
were tethered behind every bush
and shrub within miles of the
Gate, and did their derndest to
snooker the poll-policing Cowo's
before prospective voters came in
range.
Other sorority actively repre­sented
at the voting box was Kap­pa
Delta, whose candidate prac­ticed
a policy of "here I am but
I'll not beg for votes."
As far as we could determine,
other sororities depended upon
more subtle means. Delta Zeta
worked from afar, taking Pan-
Hellenic politicking rules serious­ly,
which was a dreadful mistake.
Theta U depended upon support
from friends of a lad directly con­cerned,
while the Pie O Pie lassies
had scouts out as far as the ag
silos.
Bud Wendling, who worked for
you know who, stated his case
rather originally. Bud said that,
far from having any personal in­terest
in the election, he was mere­ly
trying to cultivate the habit of
voting in students. He told us that
if students voted in this election,
they would vote in the regular
class elections, and would get so
much in the habit that they would
be actively represented in com­ing
national election results.
When asked why he always ac­companied
his plea to vote with
suggestions for which name to
check, he countered with the ex­planation
that if the students had
voted for the logical winner they
would be encouraged to vote in
other elections, having gained
confidence in their ability to se­lect
the best candidate.
Blue Key members could not
be blamed for declaring an elec­tion
of the sort every week. Who
wouldn't sit by a lil' ole table all
day when the campus cream was
perched all over the table and the
BK members?
And . . . if this major engage­ment
resulted from the choosing
of Miss Homecoming, what will
happen when the time comes to
pick Miss Auburn???
Shrubs and lawns on the camp­us
of San Diego State College get
15,000 gallons of water daily.
Scenes Show the
Entire Campus
By MARY DEAN FRENCH
The campus of the "Friendliest
College in the United States" is
portrayed in miniature within the
portals of Graves Center Audi­torium,
where the Opening Dances
are taking place this week-end.
These decorations, in an "out-of-
door" theme are considered the
most attractive ever presented at
an Auburn dance, in their origi­nality
and novelty.
As one enters the familiar hall,
and. looks to the right or left,
scenes from the campus come into
view. At the East end of the hall,
to the right of the orchestra stand,
is a replica of Samford Hall, with
the clock on the tower inscribed,
"Tommy Tucker Time." At the
orchestra's left, and over their
heads, is a cloud, labeled "Sopho-
(Continued on page 12)
Fraternities Give House Parties
Dates of Students
Staying At Houses
Theta Chi, ALT, SPE, Delta Sig, and
Lambda Chi Frats Entertaining Girls
Five fraternities will have house-parties for the open­ing
dances, according to a list released recently by the
Interfraternity Council. These fraternities are Theta Chi,
Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Phi,
and Alpha Lambda Tau.
Housemothers chaperoning these affairs will be Mrs.
W. H,
Eight Beauties Selected by Students
To Grace Glomerata Beauty Section
At the recent ODK-Glomerata
Ball eight Auburn Coeds were se­lected
to fill the beauty section of
the 1941 Glomerata. These beau­ties
were chosen by the vote of
students attending the ball. Here­tofore,
the choice has been made
by a committee made up of fac­ulty
members.
The contestants were given
numbers and paraded around the
auditorium at Graves Center so
that spectators might pick their
choice.
These girls, along with a num­ber
of campus favorites, will be
pictured in the beauty section of
the Glomerata, which will be pub­lished
next spring.
The winners of the contest
were:
June Adams, of Cordele, Ga.,
who is a freshman in pre-med and
(Continued on page 12)
Mrs. Wilkins'
Pastry & Candy
Shop
We have delicious home
made candies, cakes, pies,
bread, rolls, tea and
party sandwiches.
Drop In And See Us
107 E. Magnolia Phone 900
Homecoming Treats!
Fresh Dressed Chickens
Seasoned Hams
Leg O' Lamb
Blue Ribbon Meats for any occasion
FLYNT'S MARKET
Phone 72 U P h o n e — W e Deliver 169 W. Glenn
Gregory, Theta Chi; Mrs.
W. C. Gewin, Lambda Chi; Mrs.
Elizabeth Cox, SPE; Mrs. Anne
Stover, Delta Sig; and Mrs. O. T.
Locke, ALT.
House-parties began yesterday
afternoon, and will r officially
terminate tomorrow afternoon. In
addition to dates of members,
these frats will also play host to
dates of other students on the
campus.
A list of dates of members of
these fraternities, and the mem­bers
having them, when given, fol­lows:
Theta Chi—Martha McPherson,
Buck Walker; Geraldine Powers,
Johnnie Faust; Dorothy Killeen,
Earnest Threadgill; Martha Rash,
Robert Morris; Elizabeth Penney,
Bill Curry; Margaret Allen, James
Motes; Jane Tatum, Charles Dur­ham;
Loraine Pire, Henry Norden;
Lloyd Pierce, Watt Dudley; Jane
Betts, Lucious Merriam; Martha
Jane Conwell, Benny Davies; Lo-lores
Newell, Karl Fogg; Mary
Eleanor Weatherly, Leon Thom­as;
Myra Frost, Wiley Fancher;
Marie Bishop, Marvin Denton;
Mary Gannon, C. W. Thompson.
Lambda Chi Alpha — Frances
Baldwin, Robertsdale, Mike Bald­win;
Brownie Davis, Tallahassee,
Fla., John Dean Gilder; Mary
Catherine Warren, Mobile; Claude
Godard; Courtney Twining, Bir­mingham,
Jack McNamee; Kath-ryn
Carter, Birmingham, Eugene
(Continued on page 12)
Old Grads
And
Visitors!
Welcome To
Auburn On Our
Big Week-End!
Don't forget to stop
by for a minute and
chat over old times
at the
MEETING PLACE
OF
AUBURN MEN
Homer
Wright
Druggist
1907 Phone 9
WAR EAGLE and
Eat 'Em Up Tigers • •
Drop by and see us while
you are here
B I L L HAM
Dry-Cleaning
Class of '33
PHONE 302 Shoe Repairing
Gazed upon with admiration this week-end will be the eight Auburn coeds recently selected for
the beauty section of the Glomerata. Shown above in an informal pose, they are, left to right: Seated,
Edna Hortense Saffold, Columbus, Ga.; Christine Blackburn, Auburn; Annice Watkins, B'ham; Betty
Barnes, Montgomery. Standing, June Adams, Cordele, Ga.; Lillian Luke, Eufaula; Martha Gerhardt,
Mobile; Margaret Elaine Freeman, Auburn. (Plainsman Staff Photo—Leroy Spearman)
City of Auburn
Extends to the many visitors here today
A Hearty Welcome
TO OUR CITY FOR HOMECOMING
AS the representatives of entire Auburn
the Mayor and Council wish you a happy stay here.
May you enjoy being in Auburn so much today that
you will want to return again soon.
WHILE you are here we want you to in­spect
our modern, beautiful little city. Naturally,
we are proud of the progress we have made in the
past four years and would like for you to see the
evidences of our advancement. The city is at your
service.
CITY OF AUBURN
C. S. YARBROUGH, Mayor
W. L. LONG GEORGE BAYNE
G. H. WRIGHT EMIL F. WRIGHT
A. MEADOWS
Page Six T H E P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940
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Dick McGowen, 'The Empire Express',
Captains 1940 Auburn Tigers Team
McGowen Will Be Back
I n Lineup S a t u r d ay
Duty at the tailback spot be­fore
homecoming crowds is noth­ing
new to Dick McGowen, All-
Southeastern Conference captain
of the 1940 Auburn Tigers. It
was the same Empire Express who
last year played the top role
against Florida's Gators and won
the Blue Key award for the most
outstanding playing of that game.
Dynamite Dick before the start
of the grid season was probably
one of the nation's most publiciz­ed
footballers and has fully lived
up to all advance notices. Known
most widely for his punting skill,
he last year averaged 43.3 yards
per kick throughout the season to
lead collegiate booters all over
the nation. He is also famed for
placekicking skill, has thus far
successfully converted after eight
Plainsmen touchdowns and scored
three points on a 34 yard field
goal against Georgia Tech.
After receiving second best
honors in the selection of the
Southeastern's most valuable foot­ball
player for the 1939 season.
He was elected 1940 captain and
has led the Tigers with an iron
hand into the first six games of
a murderous schedule. He is one
of the backfield's most deadly
passers and runs with all the pow-i
er of a fullback, his six foot frame
bearing over 190 pounds of back-field
ability.
Off the football field Dick is
a member of the "A" Club, Blue
Key, Scabbard and Blade, Cap­tain
on the Field Artillery Regi­mental
Staff, and is catcher on
the baseball team, entertaining
strong hopes of playing profes­sional
baseball after graduation.
A minor injury kept Dick out
of three quarters of the Georgia
game last week, but he's back now
and ready to lead his charges to
their first victory on the home lot.
University of Minnesota law
school has decided to continue its
three year course for students
who enter with a B.A.
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to be enjoyed millions of
times a day by peoole the
world over in every walk
of life. Coca-Cola is one of
those good things whose
quality stands out. You
welcome its taste and its
after-sense of refreshment.
fiAUS E THAT REFRESHES
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Refreshing
^Auburn^s 1940 Football Roster
Head Coach and Athletic Director: Jack Meagher (Notre Dame).
Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue.
NAME
Center*
Howard Burns*
Abb Chrietzberg* * _.
Jack Ferrell
Tex Williams
Hugh Maddox
Guards
Ernest Mills* (A-C) .
Wallace Wise*
Vic Costellos
Nick Ardillo
Ben Park
Max Morris
Fred Knight
Thurston Taylor
Leroy Jackson
Tackles
Chester Bulger*
Gordon MacEachern*
John Chalkley
Francis Crimmins
Jim McClurkin
Joe Eddins
Joe Cordell
George Osborn
Yr. on
Team
2
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1
1
3
Ends
Babe McGehe'e*
Jim Lenoir*
Teedie Faulk*
James Samford*
Theo Cremer
Henry Monsees
Clarence Grimmett
Fagan Canzoneri
Quarterbacks
Lloyd Cheatham*
Buddy McMahan*
Jim Sims
Aubrey Clayton
Billy Barton
Ed Buckner
Halfbacks
Dick McGowen (C)*
Paul Ellis
Bill Yearout
Monk Gafford
Jack Smith
Carl Happer*
Bud Wendling*
Ty Irby
Clarence Harkins
Charles Finney
Fullbacks
Rufus Deal*
Jim Reynolds _.
Charlie Smith _.
Dan Carmichael
Bob Floumoy _.
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Age Home
19 Ensley
22 Auburn
18 Birmingham
21 Llanerch, Pa.
21 Douglas, Ga.
24 Columbus, Ga.
22 Clayton
22 Birmingham
20 Amite, La.
22 Axsen, Ga.
21 Blountsville
22 Cullman
21 Douglas, Ga.
21 Deatsville
23 Rumford, Me.
24 Haverhill, Mass.
22 Americus, Ga.
23 East Falls Church, Va.
19 Birmingham
20 Birmingham
22 Hartwell, Ga.
19 Bear Creek
21 Auburn
25 Butler
21 Selma
22 Montgomery
21 Birmingham
22 Savannah, Ga.
20 Birmingham
22 Bessemer
21 Nauvoo
22 Tuscumbia
21 Moulton
19 Collierville, Tenn.
20 Montgomery
19 Pell City
21 Empire
20 Atlanta, Ga.
21 Dyersburg, Tenn.
22 Greenville
21 Montgomery
21 Birmingham
21 Birmingham
22 Eufaula
20 Gadsden
19 Buffalo
22 Tuscaloosa
20 LaGrange, Ga.
21 Greenville
22 Montgomery
20 Birmingham, Ala.
*Denotes letter winner in 1939.
**Denotes letter winner in 1938 (injured in 1939).
Welcome to Auburn,
Grads and Alumni
Today is a day for us who work for Auburn to be
proud. We are glad to have you with us to join
in our celebration — a celebration of a year of
definite successes as Auburn has grown in size
and spirit.
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share with us the pleasure that we feel as we look
forward to another year of progress and success.
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Starting Guard
Is Ernie Mills
Alternate Captain Does
Top Linework for Auburn
Alternate Captain Ernie Mills,
senior from Columbus, Ga., is
holding down the position of
guard for the Auburn Tigers.
Mills weighs in at 190 pounds,
and measures six feet.
When Ernie was in prep school,
he attained all-star recognition
while holding down the position
of end. He gives Coach Meagher
credit for developing him into a
top-flight gridder. All Auburn is
depending upon Mills to "keep a
straight line" in the game with
Clemson today.
Mills has been outstanding in
his play so far this season. He has
started every game this season,
and has come through without in­jury.
He probably has more min­utes
of playing time to his credit
than any other of the Tigers.
£<ZrtEST MILLS
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Atoyo CHEATHAM
University of Illinois Alumni
News reports 85 to 90 per cent of
1940 graduates are employed in
work of their choice.
Lloyd Cheatham
Calls Tiger Plays
Quarterback Is Wizard
At Handling Pigskin
Lloyd Cheatham, junior from
Nauvoo, Alabama, will play a
major role in today's Clemson
fracas at his quarterback position
and looms as the outstanding
blocking back of the day if pre­vious
indications are to be con­sidered.
Already this season state­ments
from such football notables
as Major Bob Neyland and Bill
Alexander have stamped him as
t h e Southeastern Conference's
number one blocker and Dixie
sports writers everywhere have
lost little time in adding to the
praise that may land the Plains­men
field general in a position
on somebody's All - Conference
eleven.
When an opposing back is stop­ped
just past the line of scrim­mage
or a pass broken up in the
right flat, Cheatham is almost
sure to be seen in the scramble.
This is Lloyd's second year as
the Auburn signal caller, his sec­ond
starting call before the home
crowd. The Nauvoo bomber is
fast reaching his peak and is due
to create a one-man show in Au­burn
Stadium this afternoon.
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November 8, 1940 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Seven
Clemson Center Is
Captain Sharpe
"Awkward Redhead" Is
Mainstay of Tiger Team
Captain Bob Sharpe: Only two
years ago the sideline quarter­backs
at Clemson's practice ses­sions
asked themselves why that
awkward red-head persisted in
having himself knocked all over
the lot when there apparently was
no future in it. "That awkward
red-head" was Bob Sharpe, cap­tain
of the 1940 Tigers, who
learned his football in the school
of hard knocks, started returning
the blows as Clemson's first string
center of 1939 and is now leading
the Tigers in the present season.
Last January he was selected on
the United Press All-Bowl team
for the January 1, post-season
classics. He snaps the ball back
when the Tigers are on the march.
BOB SHARPE—CLEMSON
Joe Blalock—Clemson
Chippy Maness Is
160 Lb. Halfback
Small But Fast, Maness
Plays Tailback or Flank
A grim determination to play
first string football has put this
tinymite on the road to a lot of
first line action. He saved the day
for the Tigers against Navy last
fall when, with McFadden in the
hospital and Trexler (both of
Clemson's punters) injured on the
first play, he took over kicking
duties against Navy and a high
wind and kept Clemson in the ball
game with well-placed boots. An
unbelieveably powerful ball car­rier
for his 160 pounds, Maness
may play in either the tailback of
flankback position. If he develops
his passing to the first class per­fection
. . . and his heart is set
on it . . . he may be the triple
threat ace to take over the job
handled the past two years by
Banks McFadden. Last season he
ran 52 times from scrimmage,
gained 161 yards and lost 31.
(Average three yards per try.)
He had one incompleted pass and
averaged 34 yards on eight kicks.
End Joe Blalock
Is Clemson Hope
Pass Snatcher Was Voted
All Southern As Soph
Joe Blalock made the Associat­ed
Press All-Southern Conference
team last fall as a sophomore and
keen observers of the game be­lieve
he is just now getting start­ed.
He stepped right from the
freshman team into a regular end
position 'from the opening gun of
the 1939 season and when the
smoke cleared away he had re­ceived
15 passes for gains of 325
yards, three touchdowns, and has
one of his catches listed by the
Associated Press as among the
year's outstanding plays. He cap­ped
off a sensational season of
pass receiving by fading back from
his end position to take the oval
from the fullback and flip a 23
yard pass to Banks McFadden
that put Clemson in the lead over
Furman in the season's final
game.
Blalock carries much of Clem­son's
offensive threat this fall.
(Courtesy Clemson News Bureau.)
"CHIPPY" MANESS—CLEMSON
Auburn Alumni
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East Alabama's outstanding jeweler.
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Clemson's 1940 Football Roster
Head Coach: Frank Howard (Alabama).
Colors: Burnt Orange and Northwestern Purple.
NAME
Centers
Bob Sharpe (Capt.)
Hugh Jameson
Charlie Wright
Bill Shirley
Guards
Charles Tisdale
Frank Deitz
Wade Padgett
Ray Hamer
Joe Richardson
Chuck Reynolds
Tackles
Bill Hall
George Fritts
Ed McLendon
Carroll Hambright _
John Cagle
Marion Wood
Tom Wright
Yr. on
Team
3
2
1
1
Ends
. Joe Blalock 2
Jim Blessing 3
Jim Pasley 3
Hugh Webb 3
Ernest Edwards 2
Bill Chipley 1
Ed Locklair 1
Harold Pierce 1
L. M. Sandifer 1
Backs
Ed Maness 3
Aubrey Rion 3
Charlie Timmons 3
Dan Coleman 3
George Floyd 3
Roy Pearce 3
Norwood McElveen 2
James Parker 2
George Cogswell 2
Calloway Stanford 3
Ray Hunter 3
Russell Abee ! 3
John Horton 3
Clayton Cargill 3
Johnny Sweatte 1
Sid Tinsley 1
Marion Craig 1
Claude Rothell 1
Walter Payne 1
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Age Home
21 Abbeville, S. C.
20 Easley, S. C.
19 Columbia, S. C.
18 Bainbridge, Ga.
22 Bryson City, N. C.
22 Hickory, N. C.
21 Columbia, S. C.
21 Clio, S. C.
22 Georgetown, S. C.
21 Statesville, N. C.
23 Charleston, S. C.
20 Lenoir City, Tenn.
21 Columbia, S. C.
21 Greenville, S. C.
21 Andrews, S. C.
20 Greenville, S. C.
21 Ward, S. C.
21 Charleston, S. C.
22 Kingsport, Tenn.
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25 Saluda, S. C.
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22 Ellenton, Ga.
22 Hickory, N. C.
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Page Eight T H E P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940
Freshman Team Record Shows Two Games Won, One Lost
Described As Most
Promising Team
Team Should Produce Several Star Sophs;
Thumbnail Sketches of Freshmen Given
By HOMER WRIGHT
"One of the most promising freshman teams to rep­resent
Auburn in several years" is the way critics are de­scribing
the present crop of Auburn freshman "Tigers."
This year's eleven has won two games while losing only
one. They have held Georgia and Florida scoreless, and
for 55 minutes Howard could not cross the local boys'
goal line, but after a series of breaks, the Bullpups pushed
over two touchdowns in the last five minutes of play to
hand the Baby Tigers their lone
setback of the season.
From this team should come
several sophomores in 1941 who
will cause opposing teams no end
of worry. In selecting Auburn's
varsity for 1941, Coach Meagher
will have a banna crop of rookies
to choose from.
For the benefit of those who
have not had the opportunity to
see the yearlings perform, thumb­nail
sketches of the most promis­ing
athletes on this versatile
squad are presented.
Jim Phar—center. Pharr, who
hails from Fort Payne, has been
the outstanding man on the squad
in games thus far. In the Howard
game he played the entire 60
minutes, and in doing so became
the first freshman of the year to
accomplish this feat. He is a tall,
rangy, 190 pounder and is very
agile for his size. He is a keen
diagnostician of plays, is excellent
on pass defense, and his blocking
and tackling leave nothing to be
desired. He should play lots of
football next year.
Red Meadows — center. Mead­ows
came to Auburn after two
successful years of campaigning
for Opelika High. He is a very de­pendable
pivot man, but has had
to play second fiddle to the heav­ier
Pharr. He is very aggressive,
and with little more experience
and more weight should see lots
of service before leaving Auburn.
Frank Bridges—guard. He is an
ex-Ramsey High star who teams
with his brother J. D., to give Au­burn
its first brother act in a dec­ade.
Althought weighing only 174,
he has already given notice that
he will be a leading contender for
a varsity berth next fall. He is
exceptionally f a s t , aggressive,
and rugged and should be heard
from next year.
J. D. Bridges — guard. J. D.
forms the other half of Auburn's
brother act at the guard slots.
Like his brother, he is light for a
guard but his speed and aggres­siveness
have made him outstand­ing
all season. He shows promise
of becoming a top notch guard.
Merril Girardeau—guard. Prob­ably
the best all-around guard on
the squad. He gained all-state
laurels for his outstanding play
for Lanier's State Champions in
1939. A great blocker and is
especially good at pulling out of
the line to lead plays. He has been
a bulwark of strength in the line
defense in every game. Should be
ranked as an A-l contender for a
guard berth next fall.
Jimmy Rose — guard. R o se
weighs 185 and is unusually fast
for his size. Has been outstanding
as a defensive guard all year, but
needs added experience offensive­ly.
Has great spirit and is always
hustling. He should develop into
a valuable guard with more sea­soning.
Jack Cornelius — guard. Jack
hails from Jasper, where he star­red
for Walker County High. He
is the heaviest guard on the squad.
Although he is a bit slow, he has
shown such rapid improvement
this season that he is looked upon
as a comer in 1941.
Bill Schuler — tackle. A grad­uate
of Phillips High School where j
he was selected two years on the
mythical all-state eleven. His firey
temperament and aggressiveness
have made him one of the most
valuable men on the squad. He is
expected to add about 10 pounds
to his present 194, and with this
added weight plus more seasoning
should join the ranks of great
tackles produced at Auburn.
Bobby Long—tackle. Long, who
prepped at Woodlawn, has shown
more improvement than any can­didate
thus far. He is one of the
youngest members of the squad,
but has shown that he has the
ability to become a first class
player. If he develops as rapidly
in spring practice as he has this
fall, he will be hard to keep off
the varsity next fall.
Homer Wesley—tackle. Weigh­ing
220, Wesley is the heaviest of
this year's crop of freshman. He
has the physical characteristics re­quired
for a good tackle and
should develop into a valuable
man. As a freshman he has turn­ed
in several highly creditable
performances, but he is a trifle
slow. With more speed he should
see lots of service as a varsity
competitor.
Everett Harwell—end. Everett
starred at Phillips High for three
years where he received all-state
mention. He has shown great pos­sibilities
as a pass receiver and
has also shown up unusually well
on defense. He is tall, rangy and
fast and is looked upon as ex­cellent
varsity material.
Frats Now Playing
Intramural Finals
The six boys and girl above will lead the Auburn cheering section at today's game. The cheer­leaders
are, from left to right: Joe Gandy, Headcheerleader Chick Hatcher, Margaret McCain, Dottie
Norman, Dick Peck, and Davis Gammage. (Plainsman Staff Photo—Lewis Arnold)
Dummy Barrington—end. Bar-rington
played opposite Harwell
at end for Phillips High. Has
scored twice on passes for the
plebes this year. Teaming with
Harwell, he has given Auburn an
unusually strong pair of flankman
this season. He is expected by
many to star as a sophomore next
fall.
Chois Dyer — end. Dyer is a
most valuable athlete on the
squad. He starred in football, bas­ketball
and baseball in high school.
He recovered a fumble against
Georgia that led to Auburn's only
score. He has lots of natural abili­ty
but must become more aggres­sive
before developing into a top
flight end.
Elbert Couch — quarterback.
Couch, weighing 195 pounds looks
like another Cheatham so far. He
is a deadly blocker, a fierce tack­ier,
and a cagey field general. He
is fast for his size and definitely
must be rated an excellent varsity
prospect.
Gene Barranieru—quarterback.
Another hard blocking man who
should see service in Auburn's
backfield. He has shown promise
in backing up the line, but his lack
of speed may be a handicap to
him.
Bobby Black—quarterback. One
of nine Birmingham boys who
have played good football this
year. Due to his ability as a block­er
he was switched from guard
and has come along at a rapid
rate at his new post. If he con­tinues
to improve as in the past,
he will be heard from soon.
Donald Wilkes — fullback. He
has sparked Auburn's offense in
every game to date. He hits the
line with lots of force and once
he gets in the open he is hard to
handle. He is the fastest man on
the squad and is very shifty. He
is a great defensive back and also
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ranks as one of the leading pass
receivers.
Jimmy Conrad—fullback. This
boy is the type fullback that ev­ery
team needs; a 198 pounder
who can always be counted on to
pick up several yards when need­ed.
Injuries have handicapped him
greatly this year, but if he avoids
the injury jinx from now on he
will play lots of football.
Mark Rainer—fullback. Shift­ed
from guard at first of year
when Conrad was hurt. He has
shown up well as a blocker and
tackier, but needs experience be­fore
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(Continued on page 12)
Four Football Teams
Left in Competition
By GEORGE HEARD
Excitement in the Intramural
World reached its peak this week
as the finals of the Intramural
Football Championship are being
played off. The competition among
all the fraternities on Auburn's
campus has been narrowed down
to four teams. Namely these ar,e:
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Tau
Omega, Sigma Nu and the Pi Kap­pa
Alpha's. These teams are the
winners in their respective lea­gues.
This group of four will be
divided into two separate divisions
of two each. The winners in each
division will play and the losers
in each division will play. The
winners in these two contests will
then meet to decide the Fraterni­ty
Champion. Each team must be
beaten twice to be eliminated.
Following the termination of
the touch football competition the
fraternities will begin play for the
volleyball championship. Play for
this begins on December 2. These
two, touch football and volleyball,
constitute the only sports par­ticipated
in by the fraternities
during the fall. During the winter
basketball and foul throwing are
offered, play for these beginning
on Feb. 3 and Jan. 8, respectively.
In the spring competition be­comes
keener as the end of the
contests grows near. The fraterni­ties
try to score as many points
as possible in the minor sports
Softball, horseshoes, tennis, track
and golf. Play for these sports be-
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Auburn's Freshman squad. Both
these freshmen coaches are ex-
Auburn grid stars themselves.
gins on March 20 and somewhere
around May 1.
Each year the Intramural De­partment
awards a cup to the fra-
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November 8, 1940 THE PLAINSMAN Page Nine
Scores of Auburn
Opponents Given
Clemson, Boston Seem
Most Powerful of Foes
38
26
26
39
21
0
150
39
G
25
5
20
7
0
40
27
33
60
55
28
243
7
23
0
19
0
49
52
28
0
0
81
Clemson
Presbyterian
Wofford
N. C. State
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Tulane
Louisiana State
(Nov. 16, Birmingham)
L. P. I.
Mississippi
Holy Cross
Rice
Mercer
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Boston College
(Nov. 23, Boston)
Centre
Tulane
Temple
Idaho
St. Anslem
Manhattan
Florida
(Nov. 30, Columbus)
Mississippi State
Tampa
Villanova
Maryland
Tennessee
Villanova
(Dec. 7, Montgomery)
Pen. Military
Florida
Baylor
Detroit
Game Today Reopens
An Ancient Rivalry
27
25
0
28
0
14
67
14
0
7
10
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Coach Jack Meagher, who has been coaching the Auburn Tigers
since 1934, has led the Auburn Tigers to win 30 games and lose only
17 decisions. Coach Meagher has been recently selected by sports
writers as one of the best coaches in the United States.
Auburn's Coach Marine Jack Meagher
Has Nineteen-Year Coaching Record
31
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(Continued from page 4)
may I slip a question? Why don't
we do this more often? It seems
to me that one game a year in
the beautiful Auburn Stadium is
about two games too few.
* * *
The Readers Digest of some
years back stole a sign from an
Englishman's garden gate, and
stealing it from the magazine I
herewith hang it on Auburn's
Main Gate in honor of this day of
Homecoming, 1940:
Through this wide opening gate
None come too early, none re­turn
too late.
City College of New York has
the largest voluntary ROTC unit
in the country.
His Teams Play USA's
Toughest Schedules
Jack Meagher, Auburn's head
coach and athletic director, was
born in Chicago, July 5, 1896.
Graduated Elgin, 111., High School
in 1915. Attended Notre Dame
for two years, was end in foot­ball
there in 1915, 1916. Enter­ed
World War as a private in the
Marine Corps—was discharged as
a captain.
First coaching job at St. Ed­wards,
Austin, Texas, in 1921.
Head coach at St. Edwards, where
he completed the requirements
for an A.B. degree, until appoint­ed
to a similar post at Rice Insti­tute
in 1929. Resigned at Rice in
1934 to accept present dual ath­letic
position at Auburn. Has a
19 year coaching record of 120
victories, 66 losses, and seven
ties.
He is a member of the Rotary
Club and the American Legion, is
married and has six children, five
boys and one girl, the latter be­ing
a sophomore at Auburn. Hopes
his boys will play football for Au­burn,
where his present contract
extends to September 1, 1943.
His last five Auburn teams have
lost only 17 decisions and won 30
in playing America's toughest
schedules. Under Meagher Auburn
played in two post-season games,
tying Villanova, 7-7, in Havana,
Cuba, Jan. 1, 1937, and defeat­ing
Michigan State, 6-0, in Miami,
Jan. 1, 1938, to become the first
Dixie eleven ever to win the
Orange Bowl trophy.
Last Came Played
In Season of '29
Auburn today faces the Tigers
from Clemson for the first time
since 1929 when the South Caro­linians
won by a decisive 26-7
count. Although the Plainsmen
have lost the past three games of
the 24-game series they hold a
wide margin in games won, hav­ing
taken 17 decisions against six
for Clemson, while the other game
ended in a scoreless draw.
First meeting between the two
schools took place in the dark ages
of football. That was in 1899
when the home team walked off
with a 34-0 win. Since then the
encounter took place regularly ex­cept
for six scattered years.
Auburn's largest score was in
1921, a 56-0 landslide, while the
most resounding margin run up
by Clemson was the 19 point lead
in '29. Scores through the years
follow.
Year Auburn Clemson
1899 34 6
1902 2
1904 5
1905 0
1906 4
1907 12
1910 17
1911 20
1912 27
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1919
1920
1921
1923
1924
1925
20
28
14
28
7
7
21
56
0
13
13
1926 47
1927 0
1928 0
1929 7
16
0
6
6
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
3
6
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Mississippi _ _
Miss. State _
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Kentucky
Tulane __
Florida __
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60 27
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14 39
14 20
7 39
14 46
Mankato (Minn.) State Teach­ers
college this year placed 97.6
per cent of its two-year grad­uates.
"COACH FRANK HOWARD—CLEMSON
Frank Howard, coach of the
Clemson Tigers, is an Alabama
boy who has led Clemson to make
a fine record this season. Coach
Howard is a graduate of the Uni­versity
of Alabama; saw reserve
duty as guard during his sopho­more
year.
Tigers Pull Hidden Ball Play 'Way
Back in 1895 Against Vanderbilt
Backfield Man Scores,
Ball Is Under Jersey
Old records recently unearthed
show that the once popular force
of the hidden ball trick was in­troduced
here on the "plains."
In the wide open brand of boot-ball
that Auburn's Tigers play to­day,
this could hardly be success­ful,
but back in those vigorous
times of 1895, those days in which
old timers say football was much
tougher than it is today, Auburn
got away with this very act.
If you remember, and you prob­ably
won't unless you are really
an old timer, in those latter days
of the 19th century the forward
pass and the shift, was still un­known.
Teams depended for gains
on power and pressure plays.
These were run from a wedge
formation. There was no rule in
the books which said a specific
number of men had to be on the
scrimmage line so the offensive
team formed a closely knit wedge
before the ball was passed from
center.
Led by the pivot man, the wedge
either rushed straight ahead or
whirled to one side. Unless it was
broken up the ball carrier was
escorted for a touchdown every
play. However, if the wedge was
smeared, the ball carrier was
hindered by his fellow players in
getting into the open.
Because this type of play was
habitual, defensive teams paid lit­tle
attention to players forced out
of the wedge as they were after
the ball carrier in the middle. And
so, depending on this custom Au­burn's
little brain child was born
in the form of the hidden ball
trick.
Auburn was playing Vanderbilt
and had possession of the ball.
The crowd in the stands were un­aware
that they were about to see
football history made as Auburn
formed her wedge. Back came the
Clemson Coach Is
Alabama Product
Played with Murphy High
And Crimson Tide in '31
Born at Barlow Bend, Alabama,
on March 15, 1909, Frank How­ard
spent early days on a farm
where there was little opportunity
jfor football. At Murphy High
1 School in Mobile Howard played
guard on the football team, guard
for the basketeers, and caught for
the baseball team. Was president
of his junior and senior classes,
played baseball for various Mobile
city teams during the summer.
Enrolled at University of Ala­bama
in 1927. At that time Wal­lace
Wade, now at Duke, was head
football coach, and Howard saw
reserve duty as a guard during
his sophomore year.
In the 1930 campaign the gi­gantic
size of the Tide linemen
brought the name of the "Red
Elephants." H o w a r d , at 185
pounds, was the lightest of the
linemen, was soon tabbed as "The
Little Giant." The Tide went un­defeated
that year and smashed
Washington State, 24-0, in the
Rose Bowl January 1, 1931.
Jess Neely was then assisting
Wallace Wade at Tuscaloosa and
when the former was selected as
head coach at Clemson he took
the "Little Giant" along as his
line coach.
Neely has moved on to Rice In­stitute
and Frank Howard takes
over the head coaching job at the
peak of Clemson football histo­ry.
The South Carolina Tigers were
defeated once in 1938, once in
1939, and turned back Boston Col­lege,
6-3, in the 1940 Cotton Bowl
Classic at Dallas.
ball from center and Vanderbilt
charged. The wedge began to
crack and among those forced out
was a little back named Tichenor.
He was ignored as the man inside
was rushed. But once clear of the
scrimmage he streaked for the
goal with the ball beneath his
jersey where it had been slipped
before the mix-up. He made the
touchdown while Vanderbilt and
the stands stood goggle-eyed.
Welcome,
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Auburn is proud of its remark­able
progress in recent months,
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Page Ten T H E P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940
Coed Enrollment for Semester Exceeds 800
Women Students in Auburn Have
Organized Student Government
WSCA Cooperates With College Officials
And Gives Coeds Voice in Own Ruling
By MARY POOR
The coeds of Alabama Polytechnic Institute are or­ganized
under the Women's Student Government Asso­ciation.
This association, organized in 1922 by Miss Zoe
Dobbs, Professor in English, and past Dean of Women on
the campus, has found a definite place in student govern­ment
as a whole, and cooperates with the college in the
regulation and governing of dormitory and town girl stu-
I dents.
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Elizabeth Wheeler, who is Presi­dent
of the Women's Student Gov­ernment
Association. She is a
major in Home Economics Educa­tion,
and is from Birmingham.
Joe! McCrea Stars
In Martin Picture
'Foreign Correspondent'
Is Featured Tomorrow
Breath-taking excitement, ro­mance
and drama, mystery and
intrigue are unfolded in the thrill-packed
story of Walter Wanger's
"Foreign Correspondent," which
was directed by Alfred Hitchcock
with a prominent stellar cast and
is slated for a gala premiere at
the Martin Theatre on Sunday.
Mr. Wanger decided to make
"Foreign Correspondent" in rec­ognition
of the intrepid group of
American newspapermen who are
serving as the nation's eyes and
ears during the European debacle,
risking their lives daily in order
to keep their own people inform­ed
of the rapidly shifting pano­rama
of war.
"Foreign Correspondent" has in
its principal roles Joel McCrea,
Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall,
George Sanders, Robert Benchley,
Albert Basserman, E d m u nd
Its purpose, according to the
"Handbook for Women Students,"
is to "uphold high standards of
scholarship; to create, promote,
and maintain a high sense of hon­or
and integrity in all phases of
college activity." The association
gives the women students a voice
in their own ruling and grievances,
determines how they shall be gov­erned,
and carries out the rules
through a student council.
All women become members on
entrance in the college, but the
main work is carried out through
several committees appointed by
the students. The council, with
the president, vice-president, sec­retary,
treasurer, president of day
students, and all house presidents,
enact and enforce regulations and
sponsor activities which will con­tribute
to the well-being of the
students. The executive b o a rd
takes charge of the election of of­ficers,
and the examining board
recommends candidates for office
in the association.
Each of the dormitories has a
house committee, composed of
sophomore, junior, and senior
girls, who are outstanding in their
school work and activities. The
committees are made up of three
girls, and work with the Student
Council. The members are select­ed
by the WSGA.
Besides the regular official
duties of the organization the as­sociation
sponsors many outside
activities. This year financial aid
has been given to the Sphinx or­ganization
toward the building of
a women's cabin for recreational
purposes, and to the Cardinal Key
for an opening social during ori­entation
week. It promotes friend-
Gwenn, Harry Davenport
Eduardo Ciannelli.
and
liness and comradeship among new
and old students. It also was in­strumental
in organizing the point
system in regards to extra-curri­cula
activities.
Although organized in 1922,
the constitution was not drawn up
until last year. This was done
through the cooperation of stu­dents
and Miss Mary Mead, fac­ulty
adviser. The organization is
now a member of the national as­sociation
and sends two represen­tatives
each year to the Southern
Conference of Student Govern­ment.
Regular meetings are held ev­ery
two weeks at which every
member must be present. At this
time regular duties are taken care
of, and outstanding speakers are
brought before the group.
President of the WSGA for
1940-41 is Elizabeth Wheeler, a
senior in home economics educa­tion
from Birmingham. She is a
member of Kappa Delta sorority.
Other officers include: vice-presi­dent,
Ethel Gardiner; secretary,
Maribeth Marshall; treasurer, Mil­dred
Brown Davis; town represen­tative,
Etta Breeden; house presi­dent,
Dorm. I, Ruby Braly; house
president, Dorm. II, Mattyebelle
Tabor; house president, Dorm.
Ill, Anamerle Smith; house presi­dent,
Dorm. IV, Ruby Morrison.
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Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, Dean of Women Students of Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, who was interviewed as to her opinion on the
quadrangle. Her comments appear in the accompanying story.
Expected to Be Over
900 by Next Semester
Dr. Walston Comments on Advantages of
Quadrangle When Interviewed by Writer
Coed enrollment at Alabama Polytechnic Institute top­ped
800 in September, and is expected to be over 900 by
the second semester of this year. This was an increase of
25% in enrollment over last year, despite the fact that
over 100 applicants were turned away because of lack of
housing space.
Although Auburn has been a coeducational institution
longer than any other school in the state, its enrollment
of women students has been com
Coeds Given Opportunity to Belong to
Large Number ot Clubs, Honor Groups
Harvard college once was so
poor the legislature ordered towns
to appoint men to solicit sub­scriptions
for its support.
Women students at Auburn
have an opportunity to belong to
numerous clubs, sororities, and
other social and professional or­ganizations.
There are several honor socie­ties
for women on the campus.
Heading the list is Cardinal Key,
the purpose of which is to discuss,
study, and try to further the best
interests of the school. It is a
national honor society. The Au­burn
Chapter was the third to be
founded. Last year this society
organized. Owls, a service organi­zation
for sophomore women.
Twelve sophomore girls are tap­ped
for Owls after the first mid-semester
for membership, on a
basis of their scholastic averages,
their leadership and service abili­ties.
Tied for top campus honors
with Cardinal Key is Sphinx, an­other
senior honor society. Eight
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I girls are tapped for this organiza­tion
in the spring of their junior
year. This is one of the highest
honors a coed may attain. Sphinx
sponsors a four honor society,
Oracles, which is for freshman
girls with high scholastic aver­ages.
This is the only honor so­ciety
for freshman women. Theta
Epsilon is a society to promote
advancement in Home Economics.
It is a local organization, but is
petitioning Omicron Nu, a nation­al
honorary home economics so­rority,
for consolidation.
There are six social sororities
in Auburn. Each has a chapter
room in one of the four dormi­tories
in the quadrangle. In order
of their appearance on the camp­us,
they are: Kappa Delta, of i
(Continued on page 11)
paratively small until recent years.
The enlarged enrollment made
it necessary last year to build a
Women's Quadrangle Unit, which
will house over 400 girls, and
which includes a dining hall, four
dormitories, and a Social Center.
Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, Dean of
Women Students, made the fol­lowing
comments in regard to the
Women's Quadrangle, in a recent
interview.
"Those graduates and students
who did not and have not had the
privilege of dormitory life will
appreciate the Quadrangle. The
results of having girls live in the
dormitories have exceeded our
highest expectations. There is a
very decided improvement in the
'esprit de corps.' That is, the girls
feel a definite pride in being
members of the WSGA. They also
have a great pride in their at­tractive
dormitories and those
dormitories are proving to be as
practical as they are attractive,
having been designed for the pur­pose
which they are to serve.
"The girls enlarge their circle
of friends amazingly. They prefer
the restrictions of dormitory life
to the freedom of living elsewhere, i
This is proved by the fact that
when all dormitory space was tak­en
this fall we tried to persuade
old girls to move out into town
and give their places to new girls.
But only two students were will­ing
to do this.
"By August the first, every
available room in the quadrangle
was taken and the college was
forced to open two new houses.
There is an imperative need for at
least two new dormitories to
house women students who will
want to enter next year. If these
dorms are not provided the girls
will come anyway, but it will not
be possible to give them the well-rounded
college life which they
need."
Dr. Walston has a staff of sev­en
members who are in charge of
the direction of the extra-curri­cular
and social activities of the
women students. This staff in­cludes:
Mary Moss Wellborn,
head of Dorm. I; May Meade, head
of Dorm. II; Janet Lee, head of
Dorm. I l l ; Alberta Palmer, head
of Dorm. IV; Mrs. L. Y. Dean, Jr.,
hostess and house manager; Miss
Lily Barnes Cherry, secretary;
and Miss Ibbie Jones, dietitian.
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November 8, 1940 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Eleven
Students Are Governed by
Elective Executive Cabinet
College Boards Boys
In Graves' Center
JSJiSSS'jtSSSSHSS
Students Are Selected by County Agents
On Basis of Character, Scholarship, Need
By ALBERT SCROGGINS
A new system of boarding college boys has been in­itiated
at Auburn this year.
Under the administration of Governor Bibb Graves a
group of cabins were built in the stately grove of pines
south of Bullard Field. These cabins are "cabins" only in
name for they have all the conveniences common to the
ordinary home. They are provided with ample room for
sleeping, studying, and recreation.
But until this fall, these cabins
had been used only in connection
with the Alabama Extension Serv­ice.
However, with the beginning
of the fall term the administra­tion
formulated plans which made
them available to a select group
of male students at a low board
r a t e , part of which can be paid by
products from home.
These students were selected by
districts or three from each coun­ty
on the basis of their character,
need of some financial aid, and
on the recommendation of their
county agent or some other public
official.
The students are under the di­rection
of Robert S. Duncan and
his secretary, V. L. Keeble, who
are very co-operative in the needs
and desires of the boys. I
Meals are served in the large I
Graves Center auditorium, in
something similar to cafeteria i
style. The boys start forming a i
line several minutes before meal- i
time and "shoot the bull" until
Graves Center as one of the prom­inent
groups on the campus.
Already a touch-football team
has been formed which entered
into competition with other inde­pendent
teams and as the season
progresses, basketball and softball
teams will be formed.
Just last week Graves Center
came in for its first real share
of recognition in campus activities
when Roy T. Fuller was elected
co-president of the freshman
class. Fuller has a background of
prominence in FFA work which
should lend to his successes at his
position.
Morgan Blake to
Speak Tomorrow
Morgan Blake, widely known
religious lecturer and writer for
the Atlanta Journal, will speak
here tomorrow morning at 9:45
the kitchen doors are opened. The [ t o the Baraca Class of the Auburn
tables and chairs are of folding i Baptist Church. A capacity crowd
variety since it is here that most ;s expected to hear Mr. Blake who
New Constitution
Formed by Cabinet
Cabinet Aids in Changing Cut System,
Manages Student Center, Holds Elections
By GEORGE HEARD
The Executive Cabinet is the governing group of the
Under-graduate Student Government Association. It tries,
and succeeds in a highly commendable way, to aid the
students and render services to them through cooperation
with the faculty and the students.
The Cabinet was formerly handicapped by an out­dated,
poorly constructed and loosely written Constitu­tion.
Two years ago the Cabinet,* under the leadership
of Shelton Pinion, appointed a
of the school dances and other
performances of large scale are
held.
For recreation the dining hall
has been fitted with ping-pong
equipment, a Rockola, and a radio
has been connected to the station­ary
public address system and is
heard during meals. Other plans
for amusement are pending com­pletion.
Recently a representative from
each cabin was selected and these
are to meet with Dr. Duncan and
the directors of Graves Center to
make plans which will install
has spoken to large audiences in
Auburn during recent years.
Mr. Blake will be introduced by
Bob Smith, member of the class.
The service will open with con­gregational
singing, after which
the scripture reading will be giv­en
by Captain Louie James.
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committee to revise the old Con­stitution
or else to form a new
one. At the beginning of last year
the committee presented the new
Constitution to the Cabinet and
was immediately accepted.
The new Constitution was based
on principles and ideals of real
student government. With this
new Constitution to guide it, the
Executive Cabinet immediately
began a series of movements and
reforms which were designed to
aid the faculty as well as the stu­dent
body.
One of the most important of
these was the adoption of our
present cut-system. The Cabinet
sponsored a campus-wide student
poll and received the largest num­ber
of votes ever polled in any
campus election before. The poll
showed that a majority of the stu­dents
did not like the cut system
then in effect and were in favor
The Executive Cabinet has also
successfully directed the Student
Center for the past six years.
Another important r e f o rm
which began with the Executive
Cabinet was the Anti-Cheating
Campaign. A plan was formulat­ed
to curb cheating in the class­rooms.
Class "politicking" was made
cleaner last year a*nd voting was
.arranged so that everyone could
vote, by the Elections Committee
which is under the direction of the
Executive Cabinet. Ballot boxes
were on "Ag" Hill and "Vet" Hill
and also in the Student Center so
that they were accessible to those
that had not been able to vote
before.
The Executive Cabinet is com­posed
of a president, a vice-presi­dent,
and a secretary. In addition
to these three, there are four rep­resentatives
from the senior class,
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President of
Executive
above.
Cab
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Auburn's
net is
St
Jim
udent
King,
of a change. With this student j t h r e e from the junior class, two
poll as evidence the Executive I f r om the sophomore class, one
Cabinet presented a suggested re- j from the freshman class and the
vision to the Executive Council, j presidents of the various classes
The resul t ing sys tem, which is in and the pr e s ident of the Women' s
effect now, was satisfactory to
both the faculty and students.
Student Government to complete­ly
unite the campus groups.
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Women's Clubs
(Continued from page 10)
which Dorothy Blake is the presi­dent
— Auburn's is the Sigma
Lambda chapter; Chi Omega, of
which Sue Quattlebaum is presi­dent
— Alpha Beta chapter was
established in Auburn in 1923;
Phi Omega Pi, third to come on
the Auburn campus—president is
Mattie Bell Tabor; Theta Upsilon,
of which Alice Little is president
—chapter offers annually a cup
to most representative girl; Alpha
Gamma Delta, of which Margaret
Lindon is president of Gamma
Delta chapter, installed in 1939;
Delta Zeta, latest to appear in Au­burn—
president is Dorothy Hurst,
chapter is Beta Xi, installed in
1940.
There are several other organi­zations
to which membership is
limited to women students. These
include: The FHA, for all girls en­rolled
in General and Vocational
Home Economics Education; the
Dana King Gatchell Home Eco­nomics
Club, composed of all stu- j
dents in any phase of home eco
Classes Governed by
Student Officers
Each of Four Classes Have Five Student
Officers and Representatives to Cabinet
Each of the four classes which make up the student
body at API have five class officers and a representative
to the Executive Cabinet. The class officers lead their class
in the different projects that the class undertakes. Execu­tive
Cabinet members make up the main governmental
body of the students, and it is they who put the students'
views before the college officials concerning the rules that
students must obey.
Members of the Executive Cabi­net
and class officers appear be­low.
Jim King from Rome, Ga., is
the president of the Executive
president and John A. Curry is
the vice-president. Curry is from
Wallace, Ala. Other officers are,
D. K. Christenberry of Stewart,
who is the secretary and Helen
Cabinet. The three senior repre-1 Martin of Plantersville is the his-sentatives
to the Cabinet are Drew
Hale of Bessemer, Ala.; Cliff
Beckham of Mobile, Ala.; and Tom
Roby of Silver Springs, Md. Bill
Moore from Selma, who is vice-president
of the Cabinet, Bob
Anderson of Montevallo, and Jim­my
Butt of Wetunrpka are the
junior" and sophomore representa­tives
to the Cabinet. The fresh­man
representative is Homer Reid
of Birmingham who was elected
to this position on October 29.
Officers of the senior class are
Sam Pettus of Hope Hull, Ala.,
nomics; the YWCA, which spon­sors
each year a "Go To Church
Month" for sororities, and to
which every girl in school auto­matically
belongs; the Woman's
Gleen Club, which is open to any
girl for trial; and the WAA —
Women's Athletic Association,
purpose of which is to promote a
program to meet the recreational
and social needs of the women
students.
torian.
Craig Jackson, a local boy,
heads the junior class and W. H.
Gregg of Hamilton, Ala., is serv­ing
as vice-president. Howard
Worthington is the junior class
secretary and Russell Ambrose is
the treasurer. Ambrose is from
Montevallo. Christine Blackburn
T>f Auburn is the historian of the
class.
President of the sophomore class
is Tom Bullington and Pete King
is the vice-president. Watt Dudley
of Benton, Ala., is secretary and
Jack K. Moore is the class treas­urer.
Historian of the class is
Margaret McCain, who is also
cheerleader.
For the first time in the histo­ry
of API one of the classes has
two presidents. Presidents for the
freshman class are "Cap" Swift
of Selma and Roy Fuller of Nota-sulga.
Cullen Ward, another local
boy, is the vice-president and
James Foster is the secretary.
Treasurer of the class is "Butch"
Quite a numbe r of other organi Montgome ry from Bi rmingham
zations on the campus are open to j and the historian is Betty Jane
women students as well as men. | "Beevee" Harwell of Birmingham.
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Page Twelve T H E P L A I N S M AN November 8, 1940.
TIGER TALES
By "BOOTS" STRATFORD
Tiger tangles with tiger today in the renewal of a
grid classic.that was famous back around the turn of the
century as one of the most furious and glorious rivalries
; _ in southern football. Clemson eventually
became Auburn's traditional Homecoming
opponent and remained as such until 1929,
the year football on the Plains reached its
most subterranean depth. Now it is the
<, ', pleasure of thousands of Auburn grad­uates,
many of whom will be here today,
to witness the Tigers of Clemson and Au­burn
again doing bitter battle on an Au­burn
football field.
The Plainsmen hold overwhelming ad-
800TSSZKATF0RD v a n t a g e i n g a m e s won and points scored
in this 25 game series that had its genesis in 1899. The
Orange and Blue has waved victorious in 17 of the frays,
scoring 388 markers while Clemson has won six and scor­ed
98 points; but the Tigers from South Carolina have
copped the last three of the series.
* * *
Clemson is sending down their Senior Drill Pla­toon,
an honorary drill unit, to perform at the half.
This outfit is quite famous for its intricate precision
maneuvering and should add quite a bit of color and
interest to the half-time spectacle. Incidentally, they
still use the old column of squads as their formation.
Auburn, not to be outdone, was to put on a four
gun firing battery demonstration which was called
off in the interest of the older spectators who would
be in the stands. This would have been quite a sight
and would have been especially timely during this
period of national emergency because of the great
interest aroused in the functioning of military units.
LSU puts on this same type of show at some of its
games and it is to be regretted that Auburn cannot
do the same. 1
* * *
Captain Dick McGowen, who rehurt a leg in the Geor­gia
game that was injured against Tech, will be rocking
on ready for Clemson but he is the only one of the bat­tered
brigade ready to go. Johnny Chalkley and Chet
Bulger are still out with an injured neck and Brill's fever
respectively and Big Black Rufe still has a ballooned left
elbow. He claims he'll be sittin' on prepared for the Boston
game week after next but even this is doubtful.
Clemson also seems to have its ranks depleted by inT
juries, so it looks like a battle of replacements in which
case we'll take those Tigers of the Plains as our choice.
Bouncing Bill Yearout, Monk Gafford, Jolting Jim
Reynolds, and Clarence Harkins of Georgia game fame
are the reasons for our choice.
* * *
Fraternity Homecoming decorations in this A.D.
(after Duncan) era are affording visitors something of
a sensation in the way of a spectacle. It's a long span
in accomplishment and ingenuity back to the days
when the inevitable cemetery or hearse appeared on
every fraternity lawn at every Homecoming with the
same old slogans of "Here lies Chulefinnee State
Teachers", etc., etc. Congrats, Greeks.
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(Continued from page 8)
improve as in the past he is given
an excellent chance to become a
capable varsity performer.
Jim Bargainer — halfback. Jim
came to Auburn after serving
three years on Opelika High
eleven. He was all-state for two
years and was second highest
scorer in the state in 1938. He is
a triple threat back, being noted
as a passer and punter, as well as
a runner. Lots of people will be
disappointed if this bo