1940-11-19 The Plainsman

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For 'Miss Auburn'
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VOL. LXIV Z-I
Ag Club to Hold
Annual Ag Fair
Next Wednesday
Auburn Plainsmen Will
Play for Dance After
Fair at Graves Center
The Ag Club will present its
twenty-third annual Ag Fair on
November 27, one week from to­morrow
night, at the amphithea­tre
at Graves Center, according
to Marlin Camp, senior manager
of the Fair.
Frances Hamilton, r e c e n t ly
chosen Harvest Queen by the
members of the Ag Club, will be
crowned at the Fair and will reign
over the evening's festivities.
Tickets on Sale
Tickets to the Fair and to the
annual dance which will be held
afterwards are now on sale. John
Davis, in charge sale of tickets,
has appointed the following men
to sell the tickets, which are fif­teen
cents for the Fair, seventy-five
cents for the dance: Levie Croft,
Bobby Haas, Jack Snow, Tom
Bullington, Roy Fuller, Bill Nor-dan,
A. C. Allen, Morgan Wallace.
Program
Program of the Fair will fea­ture
a wood-chopping contest by
two world champions, the presen­tation
of the Alpha Gamma Rho
cup to the sophomore who made
the highest scholastic average in
agriculture as a freshman last
year, the crowning of the Harvest
Queen, a mock faculty skit, a sack
race, a rolling pin contest, a hog
calling contest, songs by a negro
quartet, and music by the FFA
band.
Dance from 9 'til 12
The annual Ag dance will be
held at the auditorium at Graves
Center, from 9 until 12, following
the activities of the Fair. Girls
living in the dormitories will be
excused for the dance, which will
not count as one of the allowed
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER 19, 1940 No. 21
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Scarab Conclave Ends
With Banquet Tonight
11 Colleges Send Delegates to National
Convention of Architectural Organization
The twenty-fourth national convention of Scarab, na­tional
professional architectural society closes its three-day
conclave here tonight with a farewell banquet at the
Green Room of the Pitts Hotel.
The convention started last Sunday with registration
in the morning, followed by a luncheon and a trip to Tus-kegee
to study antebellum homes in that city. A buffet
supper and smoker that night closed the activities for the
first day.
ATT€NTION
Students have been requested
by Mr. Homer Wright, post­master
of Auburn, to aid the
Post Office Department in the
matter of mailing letters on
night trains.
A recent letter from the Post
Office Inspector from Atlanta
stated that too many letters
were bein mailed on the 8 and
9 o'clock trains, coming from
Montgomery and Atlanta, re­spectively.
As many as 300 let­ters
are placed on these trains
some nights, stated the inspect­or's
letter. This confuses and
clutters up the work of the rail­way
postal employees, and must
be stopped.
Mr. Wright requests that stu­dents
desiring to mail letters on
either of these trains deposit
their letters in the Auburn Post
Office an hour before train
time to insure letters being plac­ed
on these trains.
week's dates, according to Dr.
Rosa Lee Walston. The Auburn
Plainsmen will furnish the music
for the dance.
Various exhibits will be on dis­play
in Graves Center froni 6:30
until 9:30 Wednesday evening.
The several contests scheduled
are open to the public.
Flashes from the Football World—
Cornell Awards Game to
Dartmouth by 3-0 Score
Add surprises of the 1940 foot­ball
season. There have been some
oddities that would make a goose
lay a golden egg, but the best of
all came yesterday.
Cornell, acclaimed in the news­papers
all over the land, as prob­ably
the nation's greatest team,
and winner over Dartmouth by
7-3 last Saturday, yesterday
awarded last week-end's game to
Dartmouth by a score of 3-0.
The reason? Motion pictures of
the game showed that Cornell
scored their lone touchdown on
fifth down in the last minute of
play. As four plays are all that
are allowed, there was nothing for
the Big Red to do but hand the
game to Dartmouth's Indians;
that is, nothing they could do and
still save their face.
Three Tigers Placed on
Georgia Opponent Team
Three members of the Auburn
Tiger's football squad were named
yesterday to the University of
Georgia's all Opponent Team for
1940. Those named include Jim
Lenoir, end; Nick Ardillo, guard;
and Bill Yearout, halfback.
The entire team as announced
follows:
Ends: Lenoir, Auburn and Fer­guson,
Florida.
Tackles: DuFour, Tulane and
Mack, Columbia.
Guards: Ardillo, Auburn and
Konetsky, Florida.
Center: Snavely, Columbia.
Backs: Hovious and Hapes, Mis­sissippi;
Yearout, Auburn; and
Thibaut, Tulane.
Auburn was defeated by Geor­gia,
14-13 in their Columbus game
this year.
Twenty-Seven Ag Grad Students Form
Society for Scientific Advancement
John Wear, Opelika, to
Head New Organization
The Agricultural Graduate Stu­dent's
Society was organized re­cently
by twenty-seven young
men engaged in graduate teach­ing
and research for API. All of
these students are carrying addi­tional
college work toward obtain­ing
an advanced degree in some
field of agriculture.
For Professional Aid
Membership in the society is
limited to male graduates who are
engaged in some phase of agri­cultural
work. The purposes of
this organization are to pro­mote
cooperation among graduate
workers, professional improve-
' merit, good fellowship among
these fer?duate workers, and to
render set .-ice to the Alabama
Polytechnic Insi/.+ute in the field
of agricultural science.
A constitution was formulated
and adopted at a recent meeting,
and a tentative program of work
set up for the remainder of the
year.
Wear Named President
Officers elected for this year
include president, John Wear;
vice-president, Royce Cox; secre­tary,
Pryce Gibson; treasurer, Jor­dan
Langf ord; and publicity chair­man,
Dan Meadows.
Other members of the society
include M. E. Holt, Coyt Wilson,
C. C. Morgan, J. C. Rice, T. L.
Sanderson, J. W. Lester, E. A.
Jones, J. H. Blackstone, M. J.
Burns, Hubert Harris, C. M. Wil­son,
E. H. Stewart, J. W. Bor­land,
A. W. Cooper, J. R. Thorn­ton,
R. M. Prather, H. H. Howell,
Don Kyle, Charles Bailey, Hoyt
Nation, Earl Kennamer, and W.
A. Johnson.
Scientists to Speak
A tentative program of work
for the society includes meetings
every two weeks, at which time,
v a r i o u s outstanding scientists
throughout the State will address
the club on scientific problems.
Open forum discussions will also
be held for the discussion of the
various problems that arise in the
work of these graduate students.
Californian Wins Prize
Richard Pitman, of Isis Temple
of Scarab, from the University of
Southern California, won the an­nual
sketch competition among
members of Scarab with his sketch
of the "Old Dark House." Second
prize in the competition also was
awarded to Isis Temple. Pitman
received a prize of $50 for his
prize-winning sketch.
Judges in the sketch competi­tion
were Frank W. Applebee,
Roy Staples, and Henry C. Mad­den,
of the architectural school at
API.
11 Temples Represented
Eleven temples of Scarab are
represented at the annual conven­tion
here. Those schools sending
delegates were University of Illi­nois,
Washington University at St.
Louis, Illinois Institute of Tech­nology,
Pennsylvania State, Car­negie
Institute, University of Kan­sas,
University of Minnesota, Uni­versity
of Southern California,
University of Virginia, and Au­burn.
The University of Cincin­nati
and Washington State Uni­versity
did not send delegates.
The final business meeting of
the convention was held this af­ternoon
at 2 o'clock. The fare­well
banquet tonight will begin at
7 o'clock.
Kelley Directs Activities
Charles Kelley of Auburn, Di­rector
of Actives and member
of the Supreme Council of the
national honor society, has been
in charge of arrangements for the
convention.
This morning the delegates at­tended
a sunrise dance and break­fast
given by the Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority.
Parking Regulations
For New Dance Hall
Issued by Officers
Certain parking regulations rel­ative
to the use of the new dance
hall at the former girls' gymna­sium
on the Opelika Road were
issued this morning by city author­ities,
according to a letter from Dr.
Walston, Dean of Women.
Since the hall is located on a
much-traveled highway, parking
will be prohibited on the Opelika
Road and the entrance to the hall
from that direction has been closed.
However, the college has provided
ample parking space to the rear of
the building. Separate entrances
and exits are available from Drake
Avenue.
All organizations wishing to use
this dance hall must sign a card in
Dr. Walston's office.
Allison to Address
Ag Society Tonight
Dr. Fred Allison, head of the
physics department, will address
the newly-organized Agricultural
Graduate Student's Society to­night
at 7 o'clock in Comer Hall.
The subject of Dr. Allison's
talk will be "Magneto-Optic Meth­ods
of Analysis," Dr. Allison has
gained much fame through his ex­periments
with this method. It was
by the use of this method of analy­sis
that he discovered the last two
chemical elements, Alabamium
and Virginium.
Coed Convocation
There will be no convocation for
coeds on Thursday of this week
because of Thanksgiving holidays.
Eight API Coeds Compete for
'Miss Auburn' Title Tomorrow
Charles Kelley, above, fifth
year architecture student, is di­rector
of activities for the annual
national convention of Scarab,
honorary professional society for
architects, which began here last
Sunday and closes tonight.
Thanksgiving
Students of Auburn will ob­serve
Thanksgiving on Thurs­day
of this week. Classes will
be excused for that day. On
Friday, classes will resume as
usual.
Contrary to persistent rum­ors
that roamed about the
campus this week, there will be
no extension of the holidays to
include Friday and Saturday.
Double cuts will not be charged
to students missing classes
either before or after Thanks­giving
holiday.
Nine Lodges Participating in Annual
Interfraterity Debate Tournament
Final Results Will Be
Announced Next Tuesday
By WARREN FLEMING
After innumerable delays the
Auburn fraternities began their
debates last week on the subject,
"Resolved: That the Fraternities
on the Auburn Campus Should
Adopt a System of Co-operative
Buying."
The question is not just a sub­ject
for debate but an actual
possibility here on the Auburn
campus. Much consideration has
been given the thought by the
different fraternal organizations
here in Auburn.
9 Lodges Participating
Although invitations to debate
were sent out to all the fraterni­ties,
by the Auburn Debate Coun­cil,
only nine of the twenty lodges
on the campus, accepted. These
are: Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma,
Alpha Gamma Rho; Sigma Chi,
Alpha Tau Omega (last year's
winner), Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sig­ma
Phi, Phi Delta Theta, and Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Two fraternities, the Alpha
Gamma Rho's and the Kappa Sig-ma's
have finished both sides of
their debates. The Sigma Chi's
and the Kappa Alpha's have de­bated
only one side, and will fin­ish
today or tomorrow. The de­bate
teams of the other fraterni­ties
who have not debated either
side yet, must do so by Wednes­day
night, or be disqualified.
Winner Gets Trophy
The judging and scoring is be­ing
done by several impartial pro­fessors.
Points are given to each
debating fraternity in accordance
with the quality of their debates.
The fraternity having the highest
total of points after it has debated
both sides of the question, wins
the trophy, which is now being ex­hibited
in Burton's window.
The final results are to be an­nounced
next Tuesday, by Harold
L. Sutton, the president of the
Auburn Debate Council.
Let's Co Jookin' at
The Owl's Girl-Break
Dance Tomorrow
Owls, sophomore honor society
for women students, will hold a
girl-break dance tomorrow night
at Student Center.
Now that's all we could find
out about the dance from mem­bers
of the society. So what can
we tell you?
But, nevertheless, a "jook or­gan"
will furnish the music, all
efforts to obtain an orchestra
having been in vain. What time
the dance will start, the girls don't
know, so how should we? And
what the theme of decorations
will be, no one seems to know.
So all we can say is that the
Owls will give a girl-break dance
tomorrow night, sometime, in Stu­dent
Center, to the lovely tones
of a "jook organ."
Let's go jookin', gang!
Clomerata Sponsoring Election at Main
Gate; Results Will Be Announced Friday
By BOB ANDERSON, Managing Editor
Auburn's student body will select one coed from eight
candidates tomorrow for the honor of being "Miss Au­burn"
for a year.
Ballots will be cast at the polls at the main gate from
8 a.m. until 5 p.m. All students are eligible to vote, upon
presentation of their activity book.
Eight Candidates
The eight girls whose names
will appear on tomorrow's ballot
are: Christine Blackburn, Dorothy
Dickinson, Elaine Freeman, Mar­tha
Gerhardt, Frances Hamilton,
Adelaide Lindell, Margaret Mc­Cain,
and Mattybelle Tabor.
The election is sponsored an­nually
by the Glomerata, the
candidates being nominated inde­pendently
or by various women's
organizations.
Christine Blackburn, of Auburn,
the candidate of Alpha Gamma
Aero Club to Hold
Meeting Tonight
There will be a short, but very
important meeting of the Auburn
Aero Club tonight at 6:45 p.m.
It is important that all persons
(including all C.P.T. trainees)
who are interested in participat­ing
in the club or its flying meet
attend this meeting.
Plans and a date for the com­ing
air meet, and N.I.F.C. mem­bership
will be discussed.
Mobile Students
There will be a meeting of all
Auburn students from Mobile
next Tuesday night, November 26,
at 8 o'clock in Broun Hall to dis­cuss
plans for the annual dance
held during the Christmas Holi­days
by the Mobile students, ac­cording
to an announcement last
night by Cliff Beckham.
Tigers Leave for
Boston Tomorrow
Bulger Will Make Trip;
Rufus Deal May Not Go
By JOHN PIERCE, Sports Editor
Apprehension ran riot today as
to whether the services of Earth­quake
Rufus Deal, pile driving
Auburn fullback, will be available
for the intersectional tilt against
B o s t o n College's undefeated
Eagles, the East's number one
football team. Rufus' left elbow,
injured in the first quarter of the
Georgia Tech game, has healed
fast but doubts still hold as to
whether it will be safe to risk the
damaged appendage as early as
Saturday.
Bulger to Play
Chet Bulger has returned to the
daily scrimmage sessions and is
sure of at least part time duty at
his left tackle post.
The team will leave Auburn
Wednesday night on the 8 o'clock
train for Atlanta and will arrive
in Boston at 1:50 Friday after­noon,
stopping off at Lynchburg,
Virginia, for a Thursday after­noon
workout. They also will prac­tice
Friday upon their arrival at
Boston. Quarters there will be es­tablished
at Hotel Kenmore.
The return trip will be made
Saturday night following the game
and will get the Plainsmen back
to Auburn on the 11:50 train
Monday morning.
Writers Make Trip
A large entourage of sports
writers will make the trip, includ­ed
among which are such promin­ent
names as Ed Danforth or O.
B. Keeler of the Atlanta Journal,
Jack Troy of the Atlanta Consti­tution,
Max Moseley of the Mont­gomery
Advertiser, and Jack
House of the Birmingham Age-
Herald.
Chi Epsilon
There will be a meeting of Chi
Epsilon tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock in Ramsay 201.
Was It Cold?? For Gosh Sakes!!
Martin Tells Tale of
Frostbitten Spectators
At API-LSU Contest
By HERBERT MARTIN
Legion Field last Saturday look­ed
like somebody's backyard on
Monday morning, what with bed-
___________ clothing of ev-e
r y imaginable
hue being on ex­hibit
there. The
not so - crowded
east stands gave
a better imita­tion
of an In­dian
reservation
in harvest time,
as scattered bon­fires
a r o u nd
blanket tepees
sent a f r i g id
Martin warmth a short
distance from their flames.
Football players must be hardy
souls. Wrapped in little enough
clothes at the beginning, they pro­ceeded
to tear even those flimsy
rags from the backs of anyone
who came within reach. There
were a few practical players on
the field, however. Captain Dick
McGowen caught what looked like
a come-back pass in the end zone
for Auburn's second touchdown,
and he wore an overcoat.
Pigeons Were Cold
Even the sparrows, or pigeons,
to credit varying opinions, which
tote the mail or pictures or latest
developments or maybe just a
match to the B'ham News loft
bowed to the chill wind of neces-
Ag Club Tonight
There will be a special meet­ing
of the Ag Club tonight at 7
o'clock in Ross Auditorium, ac­cording
to an announcement last
night by Merlin Bryant, president.
The regular meeting on Wednes­day
night will not be held. Pur­pose
of the meeting is to discuss
plans for the Ag Fair, to be held
on November 27.
sity on that terrible afternoon in
the Magic City. As well as we
could determine from the grand­stands,
those wrappings were made
of flannel, possibly modeled after
the winter woolens in which the
band turned out en masse.
Parade Missed Out
As a conditioner for the main
event, the parade missed the boat.
If it was designed to prepare the
crowd for what was to come, it
should have taken place hours
sooner. Sad though it be to relate,
the fact is that the parade so ef­fectively
chilled all concerned
that ice still formed on watery
knees as those joints started
creaking toward the stadium.
As a summary, it was a good
day for eskimos, polar bears, pen­guins,
and the LSU Tigers. It
wasn't so good for white folks,
Auburnites in general, and sales­men
of ice cold drinks. As a mat­ter
of fact, ice cold drinks would
really have been quite warming,
but no one thought so at the time.
D e l t a sorority, was recently
chosen as one of the eight beau­ties
for the 1940-41 Glomerata
for the second consecutive year.
She is a junior, registered in in­terior
decoration.
Dorothy Dickinson, an independ­ent
candidate from Adamsville, is
registered in home economics. She
is a sophomore.
Elaine Freeman is another local
student. She was also selected at
the ODK7Glomerata Ball as one
of the campus beauties. Register­ed
in home economics, Elaine is
a junior.
Martha Gerhardt, third of the
candidates who will appear in the
Glomerata beauty section, is
sponsored by Chi Omega. She is
taking commercial art, and is from
Mobile. This is her second year to
appear as one of the beauties.
Frances Hamilton, another in­dependent
candidate, was recently
selected by Ag and Home Ec
Clubs as Harvest Queen, to reign
at the annual Ag Fair. Her home
is Springville, and she is a junior
in home economics.
Adelaide Lindell is from Mobile.
She is an independent candidate,
and is a freshman in secretarial
science.
Margaret McCain, of Montgom­ery.
' sponsored by Kappa Delta.
ShV is a sophomore in commercial
art, and is one of Auburn's two
coed cheerleaders.
Mattybelle Tabor, is registered
in home economics and is from
Owen's Cross Roads. She is spon­sored
by Phi Omega Pi sorority,
of which she is president.
Results on Friday
Results of the elections will be
announced in Friday's Plainsman.
"Miss Auburn's" picture will ap­pear
in the 1941 Glomerata.
The ballots cast in the election
will be counted by the Elections
Committee of the Executive Cabi­net.
If one of the three candidates
who are to appear in the beauty
section of the annual is elected,
an alternate, next on the list of
those selected at the Beauty Ball,
will take her place.
ATO's to Play SPE's
For Second Time in
Inter-Frat Finals
Another step toward the final
game in the playoff to determine
the champion among fraternities
in touch football will be gained
this afternoon when the ATO's
meet the SPE's in a game on
Drake Field.
Last week these two teams bat­tled
to a 0-0 deadlock, and thus
occasioned a playoff of this tie.
The loser of this afternoon's game
will meet the PiKA's in another
game next week. The winner of
this contest will then play the win­ner
of this afternoon's game in
the finals of the playoffs.
The Sigma Nu's were eliminat­ed
from the playoffs last week
after losing to both the SPE's and
the PiKA's.
The winner of the final playoff
will be awarded a loving cup by
the Interfraternity Council.
Criminology Class
Observes Trials
Criminal trials, held this week
in the Lee County Circuit Court
in Opelika, were yesterday made
the subject of observation by the
criminology class of API.
The class is composed of thirty-five
students and taught by Pro­fessor
Herman Johnson, sociology
instructor. The trip was made in
order that the students could ob­serve
the procedure of the Ala­bama
courts and jury system, now
being studied in the course.
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And Death Should
Be a Challenge
Willard Davenport is dead. He was a
sophomore in agriculture at API; his
home was near Clanton. He died last
Friday morning at the College Infirm­ary,
all medical attempts to save his life
being in vain. Blood poisoning from what
he innocently thought was a boil on his
neck, was the immediate cause of his
death.
We did not know Willard, except
casually. But it seemed to us that he was
best described as' just being a "good
boy." Before his death, in an effort to
save his fleeting life, several students
gave blood transfusions, but Willard
passed on from among us.
This incident—breaking, as it were,
the more or less general routine of our
college life—shows that after all, college
life is not any different from life in the
"outer world," that life we face after
graduation from this institution is mere­ly
a continuation, an intensification^ of
this life we lead in college. In college,
as in later life in the "outer world," we
face competition, we fall in love and we
endure "heartbreaks," our loved ones
and friends pass from our midst, and we
meet failures with a smile and determi­nation
to profit by our mistakes.
Life is a peculiar thing. We are born,
and then reared by loving parents. We
go through school, some with a carefree
attitude, others with determination to
learn something and "to lick the world."
Willard Davenport was one of those who
was set on "licking the world." Lack of
sufficient funds did not prevent him
from coming to college and seeking an
education. He was working his way
through college. And he was enjoying it
and was gaining much more from his
college days than many students who do
not have to work to obtain their goal.
All of which brings us almost to
Thanksgiving Day, on Thursday. We
should be thankful, among other things,
that we still have life, that we are still
here to carry on the "good work" that
Willard Davenport was engaged in help­ing
accomplish when his path through
this world was diverted to "that better
land." And we should feel that this in­cident
in our college life is a challenge
to move forward, to progress even more
than ever, to accomplish something real­ly
worthwhile. One of our own has pass­ed
from our midst. And behind him he
has left work to be done. Let us be
thankfully grateful that we remain to
carry on a share of his work, in addi­tion
to our own. Let us cheerfully as­sume
the load and press onward in life's
journey.
The Germans have started eating dogs
—and we don't mean frankfurters.
* * *
The Greecian "Hellenic Ladies From
Hell" are indeed giving the proteges of
the "Nervous Nellie of Rome" hell.
* * *
Which is superior, a tiger or an eagle?
Guess we'll find out come Saturday.
* * *
Confidentally, the Nazis stink.
* * *
Confidentally, the Italians stink.
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. That
day, above all days, is set aside each
year, for giving thanks to our Maker and
also to our fellow man for everything
that we possess and enjoy in this life.
And although this day is especially set
aside, we cannot help but think that per­haps
we should be a little more thankful
for what we have enjoyed, every day,
and not just one day a year. And we
have many such things to be grateful
for.
Shall we enumerate just a few? Then
let us be thankful that— ,
First of all, we still have life, to carry
on "the good work" of building a great­er
democracy, of* advancing civilization,
of making the world a "better place to
live in";
That we still live in the greatest de­mocracy
the world has ever known, that
we enjoy the greatest freedom of any
people in all history;
That Hitler has not decided to "pro­tect"
us; that "There Will Always Be
An England";
That we are able to enjoy the privi­lege,
and it is a distinct privilege, though
we are often prone to forget it, of at­tending
such a splendid institution and
prepare ourselves for life in the "outer
world";
And that last, but by all means not
least, we still have a God-fearing nation
in which to live, where a man has free­dom
of speech and there is freedom of
the press, and where we can worship as
we so please; that we still have and al­ways
will in this great land—"life, liber­ty,
and the pursuit of happiness."
CAMPUS CAMERA Football Is Fun—A Vote for
De-emphasizing of This Sport
A T THE UMIV. OF NEW MEXICO
TWO "LOVE TREES" WERE PLANTED,
EACH NAMED FOR ONE OF TWO LOVERS
THE TREES FLOURISHED WHILE THE
ROMANCE LASTED BUT DIED WHEN
THE LOVERS DRIFTED APART/
NICHOLAS. BUTLER
PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA U. HAS
RECEIVED 3 7 HONORARY DEGREES/
Keyhole Kapers
By BOB CHISHOLM
'The Ramparts We
Warch" — a Challenge
"The Ramparts We Watch", shown
recently at our local theatre, 'composes
a challenge to all Americans every­where.
It was evident from the course
of events depicted in the film that we
are once again treading the same stormy
waters and paths that led us into World
War I. The same course of events that
forced our great democracy into the
first great holocaust are developing
again today.
This historical film showed the prep­arations
that were made in our country
during the first great struggle of de­mocracy.
We were wholly unprepared
when we entered the first World War.
Now, as then, fifth columnists are at­tempting
to sabotage our efforts toward
preparation, and to demoralize our peo­ple.
But this time, the war-lords of bar­barism,
meaning "Heel Hitler" a nd
"Nervous Nellie Mussolini," are barking
up the wrong tree. We will be fully pre­pared
this time. We have learned our
lesson. We are not going to be caught
with our pants down this time. As the
film showed, we have a more capable
president this time, one who has a more
thorough knowledge of foreign affairs
and diplomatic relations. And we shall
have a better chance to glide on past
this conflict and continue to enjoy "life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
But to retain all these things that we
so dearly cherish, we must each do our
individual part. We must understand
that we must be prepared. This is with­out
a doubt the safest measure to use
in preventing our entry into another
conflict. We must make ourselves im­pregnable.
In other words, we must
make the "heels of inhumanity" "afraid
of us." And we're going to do just that.
The fifth column must be combatted.
That is true. And this evil will assuredly
be taken care of by our government.
But some of us have the wrong idea
about fighting a war. Some of us say we
will not fight until attacked. It seems,
however, that it would be much better
to meet the enemy on their own soil and
destroy their own cities and civilization,
than to have the enemy come over here
and bring havoc upon our own posses­sions.
Is that not something to think
about?
We have a heritage that is as great
as the universe. We will not betray that
heritage, that trust. We shall meet dang­er
where danger lies. And we shall win.
And democracy will live, and prosper,
and we shall leave to the following gen­erations
a nation that is free and proud,
a "nation indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all."
Confidentally, the Russians stink.
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.
This week throughout the na­tion
the American Red Cross is
making its annual membership
drive. Every year millions of men
and women in our country pay
tribute to this organization of
mercy by their contributions.
This year, with many of the na­tions
of the world at war, the
need for funds is more urgent
than ever before. In most of the
warring nations their respective
Red Cross organizations are suc­coring
the wounded, and giving
relief and aid to the thousands of
homeless people who have been
driven out by the war machines
of the enemy.
While our own Red Cross or­ganization
is not having to attend
the wounded, they still have the
problem of the many refugees
from fire, flood and tornado who
have felt the wrath of these en­emies
to mankind. The American
Red Cross needs the support of
the people of our nation. Every
citizen of the United States should
feel it his duty to do his part in
this great cause.
And in connection with the
above paragraphs we are remind­ed
of a statement by Saint Pierce
who said, "One makes one's own
happiness by taking care of the
happiness of others." This covers
the situation completely.
On Thursday of this week many
of the states in the nation will
celebrate Thanksgiving. On the
following Thursday the remainder
of the states will celebrate the
same event. No matter which one
is celebrated, we, the people of
this nation, should certainly give
thanks for the many benefits
which we are receiving from our
democratic government.
We should be thankful for our
freedom to think, say, write, and
worship as we please. We should
be thankful that every day we
may go on our way without some
member of a secret police organi­zation
following us everywhere
we go. And we should be especial-'
ly thankful that we may spend
our days in the sunlight and our
nights in the moonlight outside
By THE EDITOR
We recently read an interesting
article in one of our national
weeklies concerning the football
team of the Arkansas A. and M.
College. The article showed how
one college was de-emphasizing
college football as a commercial
sport and having a lot of fun in
the process.
We don't advocate, under the cir­cumstances,
the de-emphasizing of
football at Auburn, but we cannot
restrain from expressing this vote
as fostered by the Aggies of Ark­ansas,
otherwise known as the
"Boll Weevils."
Shall we relate—
Arkansas A. and M. was hiring
a few fairly good footballers, as
much as their budget would per­mit,
and still were only winning
about half of their games. So they
decided to hire a new coach and
see if the situation could be helped.
And the change has brought ever­lasting
fame to the institution.
The college officials hired a man
who accepted the position as
coach on three conditions — "that
he would not be paid, that he
would not be expected to win a
game for three years, and that he
would have a free hand with the
team," as coach. His request was
granted and he assumed his duties
as head coach.
At the first practice he told the
boys to work out any plays they
wanted to, set their own training
rules, and if they didn't get a lot
of fun out of football, they were
a ' 'fool for playing the game."
Then the coach bought a bus and"
scheduled ten games instead of the
usual seven, and scheduled these
games in ten "different states, all
over the nation.
Result—the boys had a light
work out sometimes — sometimes
they just played touch football for
practice. Sometimes, they just
rode around the campus in their
bus. And thus no injuries result­ed.
Between games they would go
sight-seeing. They have visited
almost all of the larger cities in
the nation and have studied many
points of historical interest.
And how do they come out in
their games. Well, they don't, but
they put on a great show for the
fans, and they get a lot of fun out
of playing the game.
To illustrate how they get a "big
kick" out of playing college foot­ball—
They make up their plays in the
huddle, each man taking his turn
with his own "pet play". When
they get the ball they start throw­ing
it. In a recent game, they
performed the remarkable feat of
completing forty-two passes and
never scoring a touchdown.
On one play last year, the tail­back
was attempting to pass but
he was so rushed, he had to toss
the pigskin to a big lineman who
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the confines of stuffy bomb shelt­ers.
At sometime on the Thanksgiv­ing
day that you celebrate you
should stop for a moment and give
thanks for the heritage that is
yours as an American citizen.
* * *
To Park-Dennis Escort Agency.
Messrs.: Congratulations on the
formation of your agency. With
proper handling you can do the
boys and girls of Auburn a much
needed service.
There are on the campus many
shy young men and women who
would like the company of each
other, but are too bashful to do
anything about it. With your help
you can help these people over­come
their shyness and, perhaps,
give them a chance for a much
broader life on the campus.
Auburn needs an organization
like yours, and we believe you
should have much success in your
enterprise. Best wishes and much
good luck to you. Yours for bet­ter
dates, The Kaperer.
* * *
Tomorrow -several girls will vie
for one of the highest honors a
young lady can receive on the
campus, the title of "Miss Au­burn."
The young lady to receive
the honor will be selected by the
popular vote of the students,
which is the democratic way of
doing such things. All of the can­didates
are very charming young
ladies and the race should be quite
close. And to the winner, may she
bear the title with grace and dig­nity
so that the student body will
be proud that they selected her.
Best luck to each and every one
of you, young ladies.
* . * *
Boston is a long way toward the
North Pole from Auburn. And it
will probably be quite cold there,
but our Tigers should have their
winter coats on now after their
frigid game in Birmingham, and
they should be able to take the
weather in full style. The Boston
College Eagles were scared to
death by Georgetown, but this
week the Eagles had better have
their talons sharp for a very pow­erful
Tiger is on the way. We
look for our Tigers to return with
eagle feathers in their bonnets.
More power to you, Tigers.
Plains Talk
By HERBERT MARTIN
Plai msman Forum
Letters to the Editor
An Open Letter of Thanks
Dear Mr. Editor:
The sponsors of the Engineers'
Carnival of last Thursday night
owe an accumulated debt of grati­tude
which we are anxious to ac­knowledge
publicly as follows:
1. To the college administrative
officials for their sanction and en­couragement.
2. To the faculty advisers of
the Council, Dean Hannum and
Professors Wingard and Pitts, and
to the engineering faculty for
their hearty cooperation.
3. To the Department of Build­ings
and Grounds for almost un­believable
efficiency in helping us.
4. To the School of Chemistry
for the wide use of Ross Hall.
5. To the School of Education
for the use of screens and sound
equipment.
6. To that' great Auburn Band
for the parade.
7. To the two college orches­tras,
the Knights and the Plains­men
for their cooperation.
8. To the Ideal Laundry for
use of some of their equipment
and for help in publicity.
9. To Mr. Kirtley Brown for
valuable advice as to publicity and
promotion.
10. To Dr. Tidmore for use of
his public address system.
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.
There may have been some'dif­ference
of opinion about the fri-gidness
of the atmosphere around
Legion Field Saturday, but it is a
matter of record that bandsmen
had to build fires in bass horns
and use the bells as reflector ovens,
in order that some of the higher
notes could be thawed out.
And . . . there was the time
the fires' died down as the band
played Tiger Rag. More fuel was
piled on after the number, and
frozen notes melted and repeated
the trio in perfect harmony.
* * *
The band found itself in a rather
unusual spot at half-time. The
U.S. Maroon Band (awful, isn't
it) wasn't on hand, naturally, as
it had been for our premier ap­pearance
in B'ham this year, and
no other bands vied for honors.
With a full half-time period for
the show, and no need for rushing,
the band actually had time to com­plete
its maneuvers. The shock
from this surprise, plus the expos­ure
and the shady aspect of the
feetball fracas, was almost too
much. And sabotage is still sus­pected
in the snare drum ranks!
* * *
We hate to be like this, but we
feel confident that Auburn would
have defeated the LSU Bengals
Saturday, had the entire ROTC
unit made the trip. The score, in
all probability, would have been
53-6.
r * * *
Had you noticed? Auburn has
scored 13 points in every game we
have lost this year, and we have
lost each game in which we totaled
that score. Maybe this will break
next week, as did the who-scores-first-
wins-the-game theme suggest­ed
by the two Plainsman sports
colmunists in Friday's edition.
* * *
Speaking for the other 90% of
the band, we'd like to take issue
with Slug Sugg who seemingly re­sented
well-meaning efforts of
some who desired to clothe the
11. To the Women's Student
Government for their willing as­sistance.
12. To the Tiger and Martin
Theatres for advertising.
13. To the fifteen member-so­cieties
of the Council for a bang-up
good show.
14. Last but Lord knows not
least to John Q. Public, 2500
strong, who made the Carnival a
success beyond our fondest hopes.
Yours sincerely,
Auburn Student Engi­neer's
Council
H. Leroy Thompson,
President,
And the Carnival Com­mittee
S. E. Embry, Chairman
A. F. Henning
Frank Claytor
J. L. Rouse
band in more presentable, or at
least different, raiment.
Proposed new band uniforms,
despite the rumors you may have
heard, certainly do not include
"ice cream pants". Neither will
any imitation of circus band uni­forms
be attempted. These two
items have been definitely ruled
out. While no detailed designs
have been drawn up by those back­ing
the movement, it is thought
that something in a dark blue
(serge, perhaps) with a little red-gold
braid will be advocated.
* * *
However, Slug, the movement
has not as yet reached alarming
proportions even from your ultra-conservative
point of view. Money
(kale, lettuce, etc.) is a pre-requi-site
for this course, and as far as
money is concerned, that is exactly
what we do not have plenty of.
Perhaps, someday, the Auburn
band will be equipped with new
uniforms. Perhaps, someday, Au­burn
will go to the Rose Bowl.
Perhaps, this week, we will defeat
Boston by a score of approximately
53 to 6.
And, Slug . . . We've seen plen­ty
of clarinets which could be
termed "raucous", to quote from
your column, but never in our as­sociation,
in an around-the-edges-sort-
of-way, have we seen or
heard a "meek" clarinet. And we
most certainly have never seen a
clarinetist "glancing furtively" in
the direction of either the "big
horns" or the listeners thereof. The
only furtive glance we've ever seen
from a clarinetist came as one
looked up as he was stealthily lift­ing
a reed from a fellow sufferer,
to see if he was b'<§ing caught in
the act.
* * *
The above has no bearing on the
subject, but came in as an after­thought
while we reviewed your
statements. We bear no personal
malice toward you, Slug. We re­spect
you both as a writer and as
a person, and we respect your
stand in defending your question,
however lamentable your opinion
might be. May we never be guilty
of condemning a man for saying
what he thinks! May we never
be accused of violating the sacred
principles pertaining to the noblest
right of man, that of freedom of
speech! In the words of our edi­tor,
God forbid that we should do
'Twas a lovely Esqnire, was it
not? And, on the cover of last
week's Life, our president must
have been pretty chilly in that
warm weather suit.
f
Karrie, the Kampus^.^'iCorps
Kutie, says, "You're .pretty much
concerned about tjv.'band, judging
from the space ^Lhose lads take up
in this column. How about the
pore soldiers in the ranks who '
don't even have a cape to keep
them warm? Let's have new uni­forms
for the whole unit!"
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TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL STANDARD—
Thursday, November 21
-Vox Pop—Wally and Parks visit Fibber McGehee and
Molly—CBS.
•Hal Kemp—MBS.
Friday, November 22
-Kate Smith Hour—with Jack Miller's orchestra, Co­mediennes
Nan Rae and Maude Davis, Ted Straeter's
choir and Ted Collins—CBS.
Glenn Miller—NBC Red.
Saturday, November 23
-Wayne King—with Buddy Clark, baritone—CBS.
-Your Hit Parade—with Barry Wood, Mark Warnow or­chestra,
Bea Wain, Hit Paraders Chorus, Marie Greene
—CBS.
-Symphony Orchestra—Direction of Arturo Toscanini—
NBC Blue.
-Ray Noble—MBS.
Sunday, November 24
-New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra — John
Barbirolli, conductor; Deems Taylor, commentator—CBS.
-Invitation to Learning—Discussion of John Stuart Mill's
"Autobiography." Mark Van Doren, Huntington Cairns
—CBS.
-Design for Happiness—Solomon orchestra, Lily Pons,
guest—CBS.
-Helen Hayes Theatre—Starring Helen Hayes—CBS.
Monday, November 25
-Those We Love—with Nan Grey and Richard Cromwell
—CBS.
-Lux Radio Theatre—Cecil B. DeMille, director—CBS.
-Kay Kyser—CBS.
Tuesday, November 26
-We, The People—Gabriel Heatter and guests—CBS.
-Professor Quiz—with Bob Trout—CBS.
-Bob Crosby—CBS.
Wednesday, November 27
-Fred Allen—with Kenny Baker and Portland Hoffa—
CBS.
-Eddy Duchin—CBS.
Clinton to Play
At Capitol City
Larry Clinton, the old "Dipsey
Doodler", will bring his orchestra
to Montgomery Friday night for
a dance, under the sponsorship of
Chi Sigma Chi.
Clinton is well-known for the
composing of such hits as "My
Reverie", "The Dipsey Doodle",
and "Our Love". It was only three
years ago that Maestro Clinton be­gan
his career as an orchestra
leader, but in that time he has
gained wide fame.
For several years, many famous
orchestra leaders engaged Clinton
to arrange musical numbers for
them, but since Larry started mak­ing
his own recordings, these or­chestra
leaders have been forced
to do without the Clinton arrange­ments.
Tickets for the dance may be
obtained at Lee's Grill, Nick's
Place, the French's Music Store
in Montgomery.
Harvard University in the last
year received gifts totaling $4,-
857,942.
Pi Kappa Alpha to
Hold Formal Dance
On Saturday Night
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity will
hold its annual formal dance Sat­urday
night at Graves Center,
with the music of the Auburn
Knights. The dance will begin at
9 o'clock.
No announcement has been made
as yet as to who will lead the
dance with R. T. Young, president.
However, approximately fifty girls
have received invitations for the
affair.
These girls include:
Mary Eva Kelley, Stephens Col­lege,
Columbia, Mo.; Susan Heas-lett,
Judson College, Marion, Ala.;
Suzanne Gregoire, Lakeland, Fla.;
Mary Frances Cook, Birmingham;
Eloise Shoaf, Huntington College,
Montgomery; Reid Anderson, Au­burn;
Vh'ginia McGaba, Hunting­don
College, Montgomery; Edwina
Powers, Athens; Becky Rankin,
Judson College, Marion; Lois
Ringe, Agnes Scott College, Deca­tur,
Ga.; Polly Robinson, Wylam;
Vivian Vinyard, Birmingham.
Madge Norton, Birmingham;
Louise Thrash, Auburn; Judy Nee-ly,
Birmingham; Mary Jane Ride-out,
Birmingham; Martha Young,
Birmingham; Betty Barnes, Mont­gomery;
Carolyn Lee, University
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PITTS HOTEL BUILDING
Musical Comedy
Irene7 Comes to
Martin on Friday
Film Stars Ray Milland
And Anna Neagle, Noted
British Stage Actress
Bringing its popular tunes to
the speaking screen for the first
time, RKO Radio's film version of
"Irene", showing at the Martin
Theatre Friday, will have Anna
Neagle, the famous British star
and Ray Milland sharing stellar
honors, and with such favorites as
Roland Young, Alan Marshal, May
Robson and Billie Burke in promi­nent
roles.
Both on Broadway and on road
tours "Irene" won a lasting place
with theatre-goers as one of the
most entertaining and best-liked of
all musical comedies, and the pic­ture
version is heralded as being
even more charming.
The plot deals with the scintil­lating
career of a little Irish sales­girl
who is catapulted into a fame
she doesn't want. Through the
kindly efforts of two young society
men she becomes a model for a
fashionable dress shop in which
they are financially interested.
She is assigned to model a special
gown at a big society ball, but ac­cidentally
ruins the gown and has
to wear an old-fashioned one of
her mother's instead.
Irish Society Girl
This makes her the sensation Of
the affair, and when society takes
her up, the dress shop manager
seizes the opportunity for a fine
publicity stunt and installs the girl
in a swanky Fifth Avenue apart­ment
as an Irish society girl, see­ing
to it that she wears only his
dress creations. How the scheme
works out, and its result on the
triangle romance between the girl
and the two young men, leads to
'We've Come a Long Way Together' -- \ll'$ £/ea£|r e TVme_
Since 1873; API Ain't What She Was
Ye Stude of 1940 Tells
About Ye Old 1873 Stude
By WYATT BURKETT
There were possibly no Sir Wal­ter
Raleighs in the days of 1873
at Auburn for two principal reas­ons.
First, a girl was practically
an unknown element on the cam­pus.
Second, who could ask one
of these splendidly attired Cadets
to soil the coat of his elegant uni­form.
And who amongst them
would sacrifice so greatly in view
of the fact that he was one of
these brilliantly clothed persons.
Imagine his embarrassment to
appear at drill, which was a daily
requirement, without his single-breasted
coat with its plain stand­ing
collar hooking in the front,
with its three large buttons on each
side-edge of the plait in the rear,
its eight large buttons down the
front, and its three small buttons
on each cuff. Absolutely ridicu­lous!
But the remainder of his uni­form
can hardly be overlooked. No,
for the whole only attained the
height of perfection. There were
his pants, or pantaloons, gray and
with the black welt down the outer
edge. His shoes were Monroe and
no other could be worn on duty.
Ah! but the accessories crown the
whole with that needed, that fault­less
touch. The cap, the white lin­en
gloves, black tie, and —• glori-of
Georgia, Athens, Ga.; Margaret
Reeves, Birmingham; M. L. Wood,
Huntsville; Flody Mayne, Mont­gomery;
Pauline Brown, Birming­ham;
Helen Crook, Auburn; June
Essberg, Birmingham; Frances
Franke, Birmingham.
Hazel Roberts, Birmingham;
Margaret Chapman, Huntingdon
College, Montgomery; Luverne
Wise, Atmore; Betty Siler, Monte-vallo;
Audrey Busbee, Mobile;
Jean Atkins, Auburn; Margaret
McCain, Auburn; Nell Burford,
Birmingham; Elizabeth Mitchell,
Montgomery; Carolyn Mason, Bir­mingham;
Mary Katherine Cook,
Talladega.
Merle Wakefield, University of
Ala.; Frances Dean, University of
Ala.; Mary Ray, University of
Ala.; Sara Jo Howell, Anniston;
Jo Gatlin, Tallahassee, Fla.; Alice
Wise, Birmingham; Lorene Wood,
Huntsville; Marjorie Holcomb,
Birmingham.
the fast-moving climax of the pic­ture.
Talented Stars
The talented Miss Neagle, who
was herself a musical comedy star
in England before she turned to
the screen, is said to give a re­markable
performance in the title-role,
with Milland and Alan Mar­shall
as the rival society men also
scoring notably. Roland Young
plays the role of the dress shop
manager, May Robson that of Miss
Neagle's grandmother and Billie
Burke that of Marshal's mother,
with Arthur Treacher as the butler
and Marsha Hunt, Isabel Jewell,
Doris Nolan, Ethel Griffies, Stu­art
Robertson and Tommy Kelly
in other important parts.
Many Songs
The songs that helped to make
the original stage presentation fa­mous:
"Alice Blue Gown," "Irene,"
"Castle of Dreams" and "There's
Something in the Air," have been
retained in the picture and are
skillfully introduced to carry along
the story. In addition, the com­posers
of the original tunes, Harry
Tierney and. Joseph McCarthy,
wrote a new number especially for
the film, "You've Got Me Out on
a Limb."
ously — the worsted or silk crim­son
sash with tassel. I"f need be,
there was a 'great coat' to be used
in cold weather, or for other spe­cial
purposes on command.
However, ye ole '73 freshman
newly arrived to the campus found
himself on a narrow path, where
to deviate from a strict set of reg­ulations
was to fall into the gulf
of dismissal from college. Fight­ing,
dueling or otherwise, offered
excellent grounds for dismissal, as
did opprobrious or defamatory lan­guage,
boisterous conduct, mutiny
or sedition against the authorities
of the college.
Picture the sorrowful face our
freshman of the last few years
would exhibit if, suddenly and mys­teriously,
he were shifted back to
1873 to find that he could no long­er
grease the tracks in front of an
outgoing train, could no longer
stand alongside the tracks and
paint the cars as they passed with
great smears and blotches, and
could no longer delay and practi­cally
disassemble the trains. In
fact, he could neither visit trains
at time of arrival or times of de­parture,
unless by special permis­sion
— on penalty of being dis­missed.
He would certainly desire
a return to the college life he had
left. And with that return he
would have a greater appreciation
of other people's property.
But let him linger awhile with
the Cadets of '73, for he will ben­efit
by it. To church he will go
each Sunday, marching along with
the rest. To public houses where
fermented or spiritous or intoxi­cating
liquors are sold he will not
go — not even on Friday or Sat­urday
night. He will not if he
desires to remain in college. Nor
will he stay in college, if he leaves
or goes beyond College limits, if
he refuses to give evidence upon
request of the Faculty, if he ex­plodes
powder within Cadet limits,
if he participates in exciting or
noisy gatherings, whites on the
walls, disobeys orders, answers for
another at roll-call, entertains in
quarters, possesses cards, or horses,
(Continued on page 4)
FRED WARING and his famous Glee Club rehearsing his original
Football Song for introduction on "Chesterfield Pleasure Time"
over the Coast-to-Coast N. B. C. Network.
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
Coming Here in Film, Today, Tomorrow
Free Moving Picture to
Show at Langdon Hall
Fred Waring and his Pennsylva­nians
will appear in a film show­ing
here today and tomorrow at
Langdon Hall. The time of shows
today are 2:30, 3:30, 7:30 and
8:00 p.m., and tomorrow, 7:30 and
8:30 p.m. All showings are free.
"Pleasure Time" is the main
feature of the film, and is supple­mented
by a second movie, "To-baccoland,
U.S.A.", a humanly in­teresting
document of the South­land.
Both films are made under
the production of "The March of
Time" officials.
Featured in the film "Pleasure
Time", in addition to Waring and
his 55 Pennsylvanians, are Donna
Dea, Patsy Garrett, Three Fellers
and Three Gals, Two Bees and a
Honey, and the Les Paul String
Trio. All of these musical hosts
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Sunrise Dance and
Breakfast Today
By SLEEPY
The Alpha Gamma Delta Soror­ity
came out with the unusual this
morning by giving a Sunrise Dance
and Formal Breakfast from 6 to
8 o'clock in the Student Center.
Due to the great difficulty of ar­ranging
for an orchestra and a
dance floor, on the week-end, the
Alpha Gams, not to be discouraged,
decided to inaugurate a new step
in Auburn's social life by giving
a dance in the morning.
Bobby Adair and his Auburn
Knights, furnished the music for
the novelty. Pledges, members and
their dates, as well as the Scarabs,
who are here on their national con­vention,
made up the 250 persons
on the guest list.
After so long a time, the sleepi­ness
began to wear off and every­one
had the time of their lives.
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Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN November 19, 1940
The Vols Won't Schedule Auburn, but
They'll Sure as Hell Play Rootville
T e a m H a s Lo»t 4 2 Vols S c h e d u l e T h em
C o n s e c u t i v e G a m e s Year in, Y e a r out
By JOHN PIERCE, Sports Editor
Today we present a short interview with the coach of the Root­ville
Rabbits, losers in 42 consecutive football games, on his coaching
record.
Q.—Is it true, Coach Popoff, that your teams have last 42 games
in succession?
A.—Yes, we have fallen before 42 really great ball clubs. How­ever,
of these 42 losses practically every one has been a moral victory.
Rootville never fails to salvage something from the game.
Q.—When was the last time Rootville won an athletic contest?
A.—I really don't know. I'm only 65 years old. If we've won any­thing
since I've been here it must have been a spelling bee.
Q.—Now, Coach, what did you think of that fine team from Pe­oria
A. & M. which later played in the Rose Bowl?
A.—They were all right, but I certainly think that with a couple
of breaks my boys could have taken that one. Sixty-two points isn't
so much when a team is used to playing under pressure, as is ours.
Of course we didn't get a chance to see A. & M.'s first string. It
was in St. Louis attending a charity banquet. As for the second
to fifth strings, inclusive, I'll admit that they knew how to handle
that ball.
Q.—What is the best game a team under your guidance has ever
played?
A.—It's pretty hard to pick out any one game. One, however,
stands out in my memory. I'll never forget it. It was my birthday and
the boys were playing one just for me. We were stacked up against
Northern Rhode Island Junior College and the situation surely looked
bad with only seven minutes to play and NRIJC leading 39-0. Yes,
i t looked plenty bad for the old Rabbits. Then suddenly it happened.
With a drive that seemed to fire up all of Rhode Island they went
wild and scored on a 68 yard field goal—a moral victory if there
ever was one, 39-3.
Q.—Mr. Popoff, what do you consider your worst break of last
season?
A.—I think undoubtedly our worst break was in the game with
Nakisaki Normal. As you know, Nakisaki had one of the greatest
teams in the North Dakota Border Conference. The game was all
tied up, 0-0, when, with but 26 minutes to play they broke loose and
pushed over eight touchdowns to edge us out. Yes, they were a sick
looking bunch until that last minute rally.
Q.—I Can see why. Now, what would you call your greatest thrill
in football?
A.—I think it was in the game against Southwestern North Da­kota
Mines, watching that beautiful 97 yard run of our quarterback
with 31 seconds of play remaining. I've never seen anything in foot­ball
to equal it.
Q.—Did his touchdown win the game for Rootville?
A.—Touchdown? He didn't make any touchdown. He thought
the game was over and was running to get the softest seat on the
bus. Well, I have to go now. We play Tennessee this week you know.
They schedule us every year.
Enter chorus, singing
The Rootville Rouser
Stand up, stand up, brave Rootville,
Let's fight that Volunteer;
If we make it easy for 'em,
They'll sign us up next year.
You know we're for you, Rabbits.
We're all here in the stands.
Just one more scotch and soda
And we'll walk home on our hands.
So come, you bounding Bunnies,
And hop right off that bus.
The Vols won't schedule Auburn,
But they'll sure as hell play us.
Ye Ole '73 Stude
(Continued from page 3)
or dogs, or firearms. In short, to
remain he must be a gentleman in
every sense of the word, must be
a soldier, and must maintain good
grades, moral and mental fitness.
The 1873 freshman was given a
small handbook entitled REGULA­TIONS
OF THE LITERARY
A N D MILITARY DEPART­MENTS
OF THE STATE AGRI­CULTURAL
AND MECHANI­CAL
COLLEGE OF ALABAMA.
In a book for the purpose he wrote
a matriculation promise: "I here­by
engage to serve as a Cadet in
the Alabama Agricultural and Me­chanical
College; and I promise on
honor, while I continue a member
thereof to obey all legal orders of
the constituted authorities of the
College, and to discharge all my
duties as Cadet with regularity and
fidelity." He paid fifty dollars for
instruction and five dollars Sur­geon's
fee . . . unless he entered
as a State Cadet.
The so-called 'State Cadets' were
selected by County Superintend­ents,
two from each county. They
were not required to pay tuition
fees. But, on the other hand, they
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were restricted in their choice of
a course of study to Agriculture
or Engineering.
One of the interesting features
of the regulations in 1873 was the
one which stated: "Cadets who re­main
one year after graduation in
Agriculture, Letters, or Science,
shall, on the recommendation of
the Faculty, be entitled to the de­gree
of Master." To those labor­ing
for a Master's Degree in this
college, and others, in this year
1940 the preceding statement is
surprising if unknown before, and
amusing if known already.
Yes, the times have changed;
they will continue to change, to
improve if civilization continues to
advance. Auburn, great as it now
seems, will march forward with
the times, will grow, will soar up­ward,
always upward, magnificent­ly,
steadily, inexorably — until, in
1970, '80, '90, or 2000, someone will
find on a dusty shelf in the library
a catalogue of API in 1940 and
he will smile — and maybe write
an article entitled "Ye Ole '40
Stude."
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Leo Bird Passes Louisiana State
To 21-13 Victory Over Tigers
turn and Abner'
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" D r e a m i n g Out Loud"
I s S t o r y of W h o l e s o me
E v e r y d a y A m e r i c a n Life
Into a world gone mad with war
and hate, Lum and Abner of radio
fame bring a simple story, packed
with the humor and peace of the
Ozarks, to their millions of fans.
Playing the two kindly old store­keepers
of Pine Ridge who have
become so beloved, Lum and Abner
make an attention demanding
screen bow in "Dreaming Out
Loud" Wednesday and Thursday
at the Tiger Theatre.
When they take the affairs of
Pine Ridge into their own hands
to straighten out, Lum and Abner
let themselves in for action and ex­citement.
Frank Craven, the town's
only physician, becomes their first
problem. The unselfish old doctor
has broken down in caring for the
people around Pine Ridge.
Frances Langford, the postmis­tress,
and Robert Wilcox, the young
son of Frank Craven, are con­cerned,
too. They are in love, but
Craven's ill health and the firm
and bitter antagonism of Clara
Blandick, Frances' aunt, prevent
their marriage.
Lum and Abner enlist the aid
of Bobs Watson, Frances' small
brother, and Irving Bacon to bring
the affairs of the friends to a hap­py
ending. Yet they are forced to
track down a ruthless hit-and-run
driver, act as the "hands" of para­lyzed
Frank Craven to save the
life of Bobs Watson.
Football Is Fun
(Continued from page 2)
was in the backfield to protect the
passer. Then started a series of
laterals in which every man on the
team got his hands on the ball.
Finally the last man to receive the
ball stepped backward over his own
goal line, whereupon he drew back
and threw the ball as far down
field as he could, and right into
the waiting arms of a team mate
who almost scored a touchdown.
That is the way they operate.
Plays made up to fit the situation
are always best they claim.
One of their favorite defensive
formations is a ten-man line with
one man in the secondary. And
they actually won a game last year
with this formation, much to their
own surprise.
On another play, the ball car­rier
precedes his interference.
When he is about to be tackled he
laterals to the man behind him,
who laterals to the man nearest
him, who laterals to the next man,
and so on until every man on the
team has had a chance to carry
the ball.
Once when their star halfback
broke into the open and was run­ning
for a sure touchdown, he look­ed
behind him and saw one of the
officials running along behind him.
Whereupon he tossed the ball to
the official and said, "You carry
it a while".
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O P E L I KA
Bayou Bengals Recover Five API Fumbles;
Third Loss of Season for Auburn Tigers
By JOHN PIERCE, Sports Editor
Marine Jack Meagher's portable Plainsmen Saturday
fumbled their way up and down Legion Field for most of
sixty minutes and woke up to find themselves 13-21 losers
to the underdog Bengals of Louisiana State University be­fore
a disappointing and disappointed crowd of 11,000
frostbitten spectators.
It was little more than a case of the regular bi-weekly
lull for the home Tigers, and an angry, keyed up outfit
from the Louisiana Bayous was in
no mood to let its opportunities go
astray, utilizing superior weight
and alert play to pound over three
touchdowns and cut Auburn's su­preme
efforts off eight points short
of its own score.
Bird Leads Bengals
Among others there was one
prominent and unanswered ques­tion
in the mind of every sober
spectator as the final horn blew to
end the exhibition:—Why has L.
S.U. lost four games this year?
For the giant charges of Bernie
Moore were anything but a medio­cre
ball club Saturday. Led by
Leo Bird, the boy who was sup­posed
to be locked up in the hos­pital
with a damaged head, the
Bengals outcharged, outrushed,
outpassed, and outscored the Au­burn
aggregation that was, before
the game, a 2-1 favorite to take
its third conference victory.
J im Samford, Plainsman right
end, set up the first score early
in the game as he shot through
from the L.S.U. 24 to block Go-rinski's
punt. The ball bounded
backward into the end zone and
Theo Cremer was there to recover.
McGowen came through with the
conversion and Auburn led, 7-0,
before the shivering crowd had
gotten seated.
Smart LSU Quarterbacking
L.S.TJ. took the kickoff and, by
smart quarterbacking which sent
quick kicks soaring over the Au­burn
secondary and deep into Au­burn
territory, put the Plainsmen
in the holes that set up the first
scoring chance. Late in the period
Bird returned a McGowen kick to
the 40 and engineered his mates
to the tying score in seven plays.
The touchdown came on a pass
from the 21. Bird, on fourth down,
lofted one down to the five which
195-pound Dudley Pillow reached
up to grab with ease as he clatter­ed
across for the touchdown.
API's Tennis Ace
Conclusion — They actually win
a few games each year, much to
their own surprise and horror. Be­cause
they consider their season
ruined when they win a game.
One more incident to top off the
story — recently they were losing
by about six touchdowns, and the
game was in the waning minutes
of the last quarter. With a series
of beautifully executed passes they
managed to score. Whereupon they
sent for the 'water boy' and broke
open champagne and had a party
right there on the field.
Truly, there can be "fun in foot­ball".
(Idea from Collier's).
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Barnes added the point.
Bird Passes
L.S.U. roared to its winning
touchdown in the closing minutes
of the third following Lipkis' re­covery
of an Auburn fumble on
the Bengal 48. Bird and Weaver
took turns running until they had
reached the 29 and Bird turned
loose another of his devastating
passes, this time to Jack Fulker-son
who was run out of bounds a
yard from the goal line. Gorinski
scored on a line smash and Barnes
converted for what was probably
the biggest single point in the ball
game.
I t was Auburn right back again,
and Monk Gafford started it with
a 27 yard runback of the ensuing
kickoff to the Plainsman 35. Two
McGowen to Faulk passes gained
most of the distance to the L.S.U.
22. There, after three plays had
failed to gain, Buddy McMahan
started on a wide run to the left,
wheeled and tossed to McGowen
and Dick twisted his way across
the last line for the score. McGow-en's
kick was wide to the right and
the Tigers trailed, 13-14.
McGowen Fumbles
All of which called for another
touchdown or another defeat for
the Plainsmen and their eagerness
for the former was their downfall.
After fine defensive play had halt­ed
another Bengal spree on the 11
the Tigers took the ball at that
point and gambled for the winning
score. Dick McGowen started on
a run to the right side with knees
high and all good intentions —
with everything but the ball, said
ball having gotten away and
bounced to the one where Fulker-son
recovered.
I t took only one play from there
and a back thundered over to sew
the scoring end of the game up
for the day. Who was this back?
Bird.
Goree Was Outstanding
From what this writer saw of
the Louisiana State team it could
be adjudged the number one prob-
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J. W. McKee, API senior from Selma, is shown above with many
of the trophies he has won as a symbol of his prowess as a tennis
player. McKee is captain of the Auburn Tennis Team. He is enrolled
in veterinary medicine.
lem child of the Southeastern Con­ference.
The Bengal line scaled
205 pounds and was as hard a
charging seven men as has faced
the Tigers this season. J. W. Go­ree
and Vivian Gianelloni worked
almost flawlessly at the guard po­sitions
to mow down opposing
tacklers in front of their backfield
mates, while Fulkerson, Pillow,
and gigantic Jack Barrett supplied
the rest of whatever has been
needed in the Bengal forward wall.
Bird, Dodson, and Gorinski were
as dangerous a trio as could be
found in one backfield.
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The Auburn offense worked well
throughout, but many fumbles, five
of which were recovered by L.S.U.,
proved the undoing. A weak pass
defense was responsible for two
of the Bayou scores and that last
period mistake made a gift of the
third.
Today
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