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SENIOR CLASS MEETS IN LANGDON TODAY EIGHT THOUSAND DIMES MARCH AWAY " ^ J © - V^jiteix-/ NjUjO - \-*>o33\tf\AAJ ' >QK*JOC> VOL LXIV ALABAMA, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 NUMBER 16 PhifKappa Phi Taps Forty-One For Membership 'THE WINN AH' Photo by Lewis Arnold Shown pinning the blue ribbon on the winning picture. "Sere Landscape", as its painter, Lou Hovey watches, Betty Wilmore is president of the Art Guild, which sponsored the recent competition for oil paintings. Lou's Landscape Takes Blue Ribbon In Art Guild Student Oil Exhibit By Irene Long Winners in the Art Guild's student oil exhibit are Luellen Hovey's "Sere Landscape", Vip Duncan's "Wanderlust", and Fred Duggar's "Little Sister". Lou Hovey, whose "Sere Landscape" won first place, is always busy. After trailing her up a flight or stairs in the Art Building to see the painting, we were told that she didn't know where it was. Someone had moved it off the nail above the blue ribbon in the Art Annex. . She didn't have time to look for it; she was trying to find some drapes that could be used in decorating the windows of Tiger Drug Company. "It's supposed to look like the scenery back of Alumni Hall," she said, referring to the painting, "but it doesn't". The picture was handed in last quarter as an assignment in a class taught by Miss Dorothy Newman. Back in the Annex, she was discussing a problem with an art professor. She and the two girls who were assigned the decorating job as a class project had decided on a theme that called for a mannequin, but the druggist did not «wn one. "Mildred Lippett has a head," she said, "but we couldn't ask her to let us borrow it to decorate another store's window." ik The professor reminded her that exhibits often include furniture through the courtesy of some other store. Lou brightened. She said, "If she will let us borrow the head, we'll put a sign on it which says, 'This is -Mildred Lippitt's Head'." Lou finds it hard to get to bed at night, but harder to get up in the morning. Soft-voiced and good-looking, she is far from the athletic type. She minds her own business and doesn't like to be bothered when she is busy. Yet she can be depended upon to present a good argument for her side of a question in a bull session. Her home is at Marvin, near Opelika. A third-quarter junior, she is living at Susan Smith Cottage, where she has served as house president. A sister, Johnnie, was graduated from API last year, and a brother, Robert, is now enrolled in electrical engineering. ORACLES ELECT NEW OFFICERS Oracles, freshman honor society, elected new oficers at its meeting January 24 in Social Center. They are Marjorie Wilson, Red Bay, president; Althea Johnson, Evergreen, . vice-president; Pat Prazer, Ft. Benning, Ga., secretary; Jane Murphy, Abbeville, treasurer; and Carolyn Parker, Linden, reporter. They will assume office at the next meeting. McGehee Brothers From Greenville Made Lt. Colonels The McGehee brothers, William and Thomas, from Greenville, who made quite a record for themselves while at school here, have proved since tobe quite as outstanding in the Army Air Corps, both having the rank of lieutenant colonel. Col.' "Tommie" entered the army as an aviation cadet in '37, after graduating from Auburn in business administration. He was prominent in athletics, being a member of the football team. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity. He served during America's early intensive training program and was advanced to rank of lieutenant colonel while in England, serving with distinction in the 8th Air Force. He came home last summer, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with three clusters; the Soldier's Medal and the European Theater ribbon with stars. He was a member of General Doolittle's staff at the time he received orders to return to the States, but .had previously commanded combat groups in many flights over Germany and occupied France, Belgium and Holland. He took part in' the D-Day invasion shortly before returning. Col. "Billy" entered the army as a second lieutenant, having received a reserve commission upon graduation from Auburn in '39. He was a member of ODK, Scabbard and Blade, the Executive Cabinet; the Glomerata staff, the Debate Council and Keys. He, too, belonged to PiKA. His brother was a captain when he entered the army, but twice he has caught up with him in Army rank. Col. "Billy" is in China, a Wing Adjutant w i th the 14th Air Force in the China- Burma Theater. He has been overseas about "14 months, serving first in India, then in China. Mrs. Park Smith, mother of the two boys, lives in Greenville. Lancaster On Committee In last wieek's issue of the Plainsman the name of Professor Edwin B. Lancaster, was omitted from the list of members on the postwar building program committee. BLOOD BANK MAKES SEVENTH DATE WITH API With the seventh visit of the Mobile Blood Bank set for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Feb. 7, 8, and 9, the Red Cross workers on the campus, in Auburn, and the surrounding county have already filled the quota of volunteers. There is, however, only a small reserve of donors who will be asked to fill in for those unable to give blood. If, for any reason, a student is unable to donate, he is urged to phone the Red Cross immediately and cancel his appointment so that his place may be filled by a reserve. Appointment cards are being mailed this week. The Bank will be open each morning from 7 to 11 in the basement of the Baptist Church. Besides keeping their appointments in time, students are urged to follow these rules: Rules and regulations governing acceptance of donors volunteering their blood to the Blood Plasma Clinic February 7, 8 and 9 and questions asked are as follows: Donors may be between the ages of 18 and 60. Donors between 18 and 21 must bring with them on day of appointment Red Cross release, signed by their parent or guardian in the presence of a witness. The Red Cross cannot take donors who fail to bring this release. Blanks may. be secured at"the--RecU Cross Office in the City Hall. The following rules of diet must be observed on the day you are to report: You may eat a hearty meal 3 hours before coming to the center. Following this, do not take anything but the following diet: Black coffee or clear tea (you may have sugar but no milk, no cream), dry toast with jam or jelly but not butter, fruit juices, fresh fruit stewed fruit, Coca-cola. No dairy products or fats. The time actually required for the entire proceeding will be about 40 minutes. A period of eight weeks must elapse between the 1st and 2nd, and the 2nd and 3rd donation, and a period from four to six months after the 3rd donation before you will be able to give the 4th donation. This is the ruling of the American Red Cross. Executive Cabinet Votes In Alternate Grade Qualification Passing a motion that candidates for cabinet offices may be qualified with either a 2.0 all-over average of a 2.5 previous-quarter average, the Executive Cabinet held its regular meeting Monday afternoon in Samford Hall. Three new cabinet members were present—Boshell, vicC-pres-ident; Youmans, secretary; and Ball, freshman representative. It was announced that they will be officially installed at a special meeting of the Cabinet next Monday at 5 p. m., by Dr. L. N. Duncan, president of the college. Malcolm Dykes' letter of resignation to the Cabinet was read, and Betty Grimes was named to take over the job of collecting constitutions and by-laws of all organizations on the campus except social fraternities and sororities. The representative for the ring company will be in Auburn Monday and it is planned to have rings go on sale Tuesday. A motion was brought up by Jack Riley that a class meeting be held before each election, at which meeting candidates for office be nominated and speak to their classmates. OUR DIMES ROLL THAT THEY MAY WALK More than 8,000 dimes have already been collected "in Auburn's city March of Dimes, with the drive still in full swing. The campus drive for funds to stamp out polio this year was chiefly through the ODK-sponsored President's Ball, which was held last night. Figures on the money collected are not available yet. Cardinal Key and Sphinx, senior women's honor societies, and'WSGA collected $447.35 at the Tiger Theatre last week. Although this money goes to the town drive, much of it was given by students. Girl Scouts solicited donations at Toomer's Corner during the week. Added to the money collected by the APhiGs and the townspeople who sold tickets to the President's Ball, this raised the total turned in to B. C. Pope, chairman of the town drive, to $356.60 on Tuesday. Money from the banks which were placed in drug stores has not yet been counted, Mr. Pope said. Combined totals of the town and campus drives are expected to top a thousand dollars. Howell Overcome By Gas Fumes While Asleep Robert Howell, freshman in chemical engineering from Montgomery was found unconscious on the floor of his room at Garden Courts early Monday morning when one of his classmates went in to awaken him for school. He was immediately taken to the College Infirmary where he was given oxygen treatment. Robert, who has no roommate at the present time, came in late Sunday night and lighted his heater to warm the room before going to bed. After lying in bed for a while, reading, he got up and turned off the heater—or so he thought. Noticing nothing amiss he went back to bed and to sleep. The next thing he remembers is" being put on the stretcher and taken to the infirmary. Evidentaly Robert awoke during the night and tried to open the door or the window and failed for he was found some distance from the bed. Robert states that for the whole day he continually breathed sf much gas into his hospital room that he smelled as if someone had left the gas turned on there. After observation and treatment for two days he was allowed to go home and there have been no after affects from his surprise gassing. Since most of the rooms of Auburn are heated by gas, all students are advised to keep a close watch on their gas heaters for they might not prove to be as lucky as Robert. There is also an ever present danger that the heaters might leak even if they have been turned off and it is advisable that everyone sleep with at least one window open at all times. Interfrat Cage Champs Invited To Take On Team From Crimson Tide Auburn's '45 interfraternity basketball champions have received an invitation from Ohmer Trigg, prexy of the University of Alabama's interfraternity council, to play the university's interfrat winners, in Tuscaloosa, March 24. The invitation would be a return engagement for last year's contest, when the Crimson Tide's unbeaten P. Kappa :PM team traveled to Auburn to lose to the API unbeaten OTS chams, 35-31, in a whirlwind tilt. This was the first of its kind between Auburn and Alabama in 37 years. The tentative clash has been approved by Coach Carl Voyles, and the invitation is in the hands of the interfraternity. council, which will take action on it in the near future. Lt. Bill Sherling Is Prisoner-Of-War Lt. William George Sherling, Jr., Greenville has been reported by the Red Cross as a prisoner of war. Previously reported missing, his wife, the former Dottie Norman, was notified Friday that he was in a German prison camp. An army pilot, he was a student here when he volunteered for Air Corps training. He had been overseas only a short time when his plane was lost in enemy territory. Mrs. Sherling and their little son, William III, are living with her parents in Fort Deposit. Lt. Sherling's grandmother lives in Greenville. He is a graduate of Greenville High School and was enrolled in civil engineering at Auburn. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. Chicago Prof Stops At Auburn To Study Alabama Ag System Dr. T. W. Shultz, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Chicago and economic consultant for several Federal agencies, is making Auburn his headquarters while studying agriculture in Alabama. Alabama, with its Piedmont and Black Belt areas, was chosen as representative of the agriculture of the South which is likely to serve as a background for agricultural development after the war. After gathering material at the experiment station, Dr. Shultz makes trips to various sections of the state to observe the program of the government agencies in operation. He spent one week of every month in consultation with . FEA heads in Washington. A guest of the School of Agriculture, Dr. Shultz has the cooperation and assistance of Dean M. J. Funchess and Mr. P. O. Davis, director of extension service. Dr. Shultz has served as committee chairman on the agricultural Social Science Research Council; is director of the study of personnel in rural social science, American Council of Education; a trustee of the Institute of Current World Affairs; and belongs to several national organizations of agricultural economics. The editor of the Journal of Farm Economics. Dr. Shultz has written a number of books on agriculture, rural social studies, farm policy, and related subjects. Dr. Shultz will be in Auburn the remainder of the winter quarter. Six Graduate Students, One Professor And Thirty-Four Underorads Chosen Organization' Considers Extra-Curricula Activities and Scholastic Achievement By Mimi Simms One of the highest honors that an Auburn student may receive— election to membership in Phi Kappa Phi—came to 34 undergraduates, 6 graduate students, and one professor Monday. Initiates of this national honorary society for professors, undergraduates, and graduate students are chosen f r o m the highest ranking students in their r e s p e c t i v e schools. Extra - curricular activities, as well as scholastic .achievement, are requisites for election to membership. Tappees will be honored by the faculty at a banquet during February. Student Chosen Undergraduates tapped are Josephine Bass, Opelika, education; Gwen Tucker Biddle, Auburn, home economics; Roy Brakeman, Gadsden, engineering; Mary Jo Bridges, Anniston, science and literature; and Chalmers Bryant, Dozier, agriculture. Dorothy Cabaniss, Bridgeport, Tenn., engineering; Norman Den-ham, Prattville, architecture anH allied arts; Anne DuBose, Hunts-ville, home economics; Pat Elliott, Auburn, science and literature; and Esther Fuller, Auburn, home economics. More Undergraduates Ross Grey, Southern Pines, N. C;, veterinary medicine; Mary Guarisco, Daphne, education; Parker Hatchett, Chattanooga, Tenn.; veterinary m e d i c i n e; Louise Jacks, New Market, home economics; Luther J o h n s o n, Montgomery, engineering; Jane Martin, Auburn, chemistry; and Harriet McGuire, Decatur, Ga., science and literature. Ben Moss, Eastonollee, Ga., veterinary medicine; Carolyn Page, Samson, education; Lawrence Pease, Farragut, Iowa, veterinary medicine; Martha Rand, Tuscum-bia, architecture and allied arts; Gilbert Raulston, Trenton, Ga., veterinary medicine; William Rawlinson, and Manning, S. C. veterinary medicine. Also Honored Herbert Riddle, Piedmont, S, C, veterinary medicine; Tom Roberts, Auburn, engineering; William Robert Robinson, Davidson, Tenn., engineering; Lois Rogers, Fairfield, education; Bo-belle Sconiers, Valpariso, Fla., pharmacy; and Sarah Smith, Americus, Ga., education. Jeanelle Boone Swindall, Good-water, science and literature; Mary Jo Thomas, Douglas, education; Annie Catherine Thrasher Allen, Auburn, science and literature; Mary Lou Wall, Enterprise, home economics; and Audrey Wilson, -Evergreen, home economics. < Post Grads Included Graduate students are Solomon Baxter, Ashford, education; Joanna Boyd, Montgomery, education; Maude Davis, Gadsden, science and literature; Ben Hagler, Auburn, agriculture; Laura Harris, Auburn,, education; and Albert Quinn, Loachapoka, agriculture. One Professor Selected Dr. Everett S. Winters, executive secretary of the School of Veterinary Medicine was the only faculty member tapped. Officers of the Alabama Polytechnic Instittute chapter who directed the tapping are George W. Hargreaves, president; I. B. Gritz, vice-president; Paul Irvine, secretary-treasurer, and Frances Blackmon, corresponding secretary. Four Panel Discussions Scheduled On Radio The Auburn Council of Churches is starting a series of panel discussions of the Dumbarton Oaks Proposal for world peace over radio station WJHO Thursday night from 7:30 to 8, according to an announcement by Dr. J. G. Kuderna, president of ASME Reorganizes 5tudefltXhartej>— The API Studentbranch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers has met with much success in its attempt to reorganize. In the first meeting, Monday, nineteen filed application for membership. The society was reorganized at the request of several engineering students for such organization. The purpose of ASME is the advancement of knowledge and theory of engineering, as well as the opportunity to become acquainted with the personnel and activities of the society and the promotion of a professional consciousness and fellowship. Any student regularly registered in engineering may file application as a student-member. Women students, as well as men, are included. Those who have already made application are Gordon Hallmark, Louis Letanosky, Bryson Hatfield, James Luquire, Bob Dean, Jesse Bell, Sr., Henry Steindorff, Roy Edwards, Angelo Regino del Hierro, Fermin Rodriguez; Max Mutchnick, Armando Aladro, Theodore LeCren, Bill Ivey, Evans Strother, John Hutchinson, Jr., William Bobbins, Jr., Elias Bendick, and Hilton Jones. The next meeting is to be Monday at 7:30 p. m. in room 109, Ramsay. Professor J. C. McKin-non will speak and show two moving pictures, "Sand and Flame" and "Production of Sulfur". Election of officers will also take place at this meeting. Bowling Deadlocks A deadlock between the league winners in the WAA bowling tournament finals has extended the tournament for another week. Because each of the league winners have won and lost one game in the finals, a new series of play-offs will be held. The girls from 220 West Magnolia took three straight games from the POPs, the Pi Kappa Phis, and the girls from Susan Smith to emerge champions of League II. Delta Zeta had previously captured the championship of League I and the Delta Sigma Phi girls League Ill's claim to the finals. In the first play-off, the Delta Sigma bowled the DZs over with a score of 133 to 127. The girls from 220 then-won from the Delta Sigs, 141 to 133. The DZs tied the finals up again when they came back to defeat the 220 girls, 130 to 127. Highest average score for the tournament is 161.3, bowled by Eloise Robinson, Theta Upsilon. ON THE CAMPUS Constitutions and by-laws of all campus organizations except social fraternities and sororities are to be turned into Betty Grimes, of the Executive Cabinet, at Mrs. Wallace Tidmore's desk in the President's office by Feb. 19. * » * IRC will meet Monday at 7 p. m. in the Auditorium of the Old Vet building to see two movies, "Columbia", and "Brazilian Quartz Goes To War". Visitors are welcome. * • * Pan-Hellenic will meet Thursday night at 8 in Social Center. Page Two T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1945 'SCENE-AROUND' 77i£ Qlourumputv Published weekly by the students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue. Phone 448. MARTHA RAND, Editor-in-Chief MIMI SIMMS, Managing Editor IRENE LONG, Associate Editor SARAH SMITH, Feature Editor MARY LEE, Society Editor HENRY STEINDORFF, Business Manager BOB KIRBY, Advertising Manager ARNOLD THOMAS, Asst. Ad. Manager PAUL BECTON, Circulation Manager SAM SOCKWELL, Bookkeeper JIM SMITH, Sports Editor Columnists^ Reporters, Feature Writers Susan Brown Dot Woodall Gray Baker Bill Laney Bill Pierce Sue Abbott Jack Thornton Bob Dean Martha Lee Entered as second-class matter at the. postoffice at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates by mail: $1:00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months. * Member Associated Cblleeiafe Press Distributor of Cblle6iaieDi6est REPRESENTED FOB NATIONAL ADVERT1EINO Vf National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 4 2 0 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO • BOITOI • LOf AROIun • S M FHABCIKO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Editor, The Plainsman: The new stringent dating regulations forced on the girls here, resulting from the low scholastic records of last quarter, especially among the freshmen, poses a delicate problem for the administration. The officials evidently feel that they have found the solution in patting more restric'- tiohs-on the-gifls;i3ut the fallacy of such reasoning will become apparent sooner than expected. Scholastic averages for this quarter, due to the absence of football and the infrequency of weekend trips, will naturally improve. The records of the past can prove this point. But normally, the recreational diversions at Auburn, especially for coeds, are practically non-existent. Most of their leisure time is spent by playing bridge in the dorms; and when they are forced to stay in more, they will simply play cards more often. So what is the solution? There is one, for a certainty, but it may mean disregarding such proverbs as "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" and others. For t he question is not merely one of whether the coeds are to have dating privileges. It is the age-old one of who is at fault when a student fails to learn—the student of the teacher. In the opinion of this writer, it is one of "give" and "take". But the "giving" hinges almost entirely on the teacher. If he presents his course in an interesting manner, his students will have an equal interest and will profit from the instruction. Too often, though, a course has excellent and interesting textual material, yet the instructor manages to make the study of it extremely boring. The classic example of good presentation at this school, according to the unanimous opinion of his pupils, the upper-classmen in particular, is that made by one professor of the English department: The majority of people will agree that English is one of the "dullest" subjects in ' any curriculum at any school; yet this professor succeeds in making his courses positively fascinating. Long in advance, the students in that department begin to build their schedules around his courses. They do this, not because the grades made in his classes are above the average of the others, but because they wish to study under an instructor who will hold their interest to such an extent that they will never desire to take a "cut" or write letters in class. Perhaps, as some say, he is a rare phenomenon in the teaching world; but even so, it would profit everyone if the other instructors would make an effort to emulate his example. Interesting presentation of studies would raise the scholastic average of all the students, and it would no longer be necessary to treat the coeds as though they were in grammar school instead of mature young ladies in an institution of higher learning. B.L. CAMPUS By SUSAN BROWN Can't They Coordinate Did you give to the WSSF? Did you give to the community chest? Did you give to the Red Cross Fund? The War Chest? The Christmas Seal Drive? The roll-of-honor? The Blood Bank? Tin can and scrap paper collection? Record collections? Other drives, such as the recent one we forget what it was for—when the attractive colection-esses dressed up like Molly Pitcher? The March of Dimes? The 6th and 7th War Loans? We did, and we're broke. But that's not what we're fussing about. Honestly, we'd like to support every one of the campaigns. Every one is for a worthy cause. We've certainly plugged them—every one—just as good as we could. We've put on our banner headlines, written, re-written, racked our brains and typewriter ribbons. Even at that, most of the drives have fallen through. For that we are sorry. We hate to see it hapen to a place as noted for its "get-behind-and-push" spirit as Auburn. Such a thing is inevitable, though, when the drives and campaigns come so terrifically thick and fast. We're not rich folks, most of us. We come to school by the hardest. Lots of us work part time. Allowances aren't generally too generous. We give, and give, and give. Then on what's left, we live. That is,^ if there is anything left. There should be—there must be—some method of coordination of these campaigns; some planning, some thoughtful regulation to these numerous drives if "they" expect them to go over in the true Tiger tradition; if "they" expect them to get full camypus coopration. The Executive Cabinet has a chairman-of- drives; but that's not enough. He does not get the cooperation of the organizations "sponsoring" all the drives. He can't regulate their activities. But somebody should. Just last week two campus organizations got mixed up about the March of Dimes drive. The city drive under the direction of Mr. B. C. Pope, climaxed by a President's Ball in the Girls' Gym, was to be assisted by Alpha Phi Omega, student service organization, in its effort towards selling tickets and soliciting funds. It also turned out that ODK was sponsoring its annual President's Ball on the campus—had had a date on the Social Calendar for months. APhiO knew nothing of this, and offered its services to Mr. B. C. Pope. Which is all right. Both organizations were working for the same purpose, to swell the polio fund, but they were working against each other. May turn out fine in the end, may have even gotten more people to turn out to the dances—or at least to buy tickets—but just the same it was a perfect example of the need for some regulation of these countless campaigns. Thanks, Doc! The announcement of the proposed six-million- dollar building program for Auburn makes us rather proud of our president. Dr. Duncan's vision for a greater Auburn is not just a day-dream. Without his insight and long-range planning, such a program would have been impossible. Not only has he anticipated an increased enrollment, but for some time he h as seen fit to acquire property that would be needed when the time for expansion came. Dr. Duncan meant what he said when he declared that he would not be a candidate for the governorship of Alabama. Auburn, he said, was his first love. Perhaps he thinks he can do more for students at Auburn, hence for Alabama, by continuing in his present capacity. We are glad, anyway, that he loves Auburn and shall watch — with interest and pride — the growth of Auburn under his leadership. JAYWALKING With THORNTON and LANEY Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writers and are not to be construed as the editorial policy of this paper. The Lanthorn machine predicts that Beagle McLeod's new song hit will be the "rage" within a few short weeks. If you haven't heard it' then turn to page five of this issue and learn it without further ado. * * * He—Have you heard the joke about the machine gun lately? She—No, it killed everybody. * * * 1st ed—My roommate is out doing literary work 2nd ed—Literary work? 1st ed—Yeah, he takes young ladies out and gives them experiences for their confession stories. * * * Coed—My Mother always told me to say "no" to everything. Ed—Well, do you mind if I hold your hand? i Coed—No. Ed—Do you mind if I put my arms around you? Coed—No. Ed—Honey, if you're on the level about this, we're going to have a lot of fun. * * * Everybody should be sure to read the letters to the editor this (and every week). They reflect student opinion sometimes more than editorials every can. * * * The modern girl's hair may look like a mop, but that doesn't worry her, because she doesn't know what a mop looks like. * * * They were at sea—the boat was rocking and rolling something awful. * * * 1st frat man—I thought that girl you were out with last night was pinned. 2nd frat man—Oh she is, I try to keep it covered up though. * * * Advertisement of fencing manufacturer—protects the property but does not obstruct the view.—Reminds us of girl's dresses. * * * Overheard in the stadium— He—I feel like a new man tonight. She—Yes, you are a little fresh. * * • * KD—Have you heard the one about the girl fiddler? SAE—Yes, she kissed her violin goodnight and took her bow to bed with her. * * * Heard of Hall—Why is your right shoe muddy and not your left? Alpha Gam—I changed my mind. * * * What this school needs is a more democratic electoral policy for campus political offices. The Quilifiqations Board should never qualify less than two persons for a job. It's unfair. Poem I knew the minute I saw him That he was a grad from A.P.I. Though he carried a stick And wasn't sick And had only one pied-eye. - . The faculty is being criticized again. Because: "If that many of us flunked, there's something wrong with the professor." "Boy, am I glad to be out of there. That man just puts me to sleep." "How does he expect us to get anything out of that?" "He doesn't know how to teach. He may know a lot, but he doesn't know how to teach." Granted, it's our privilege to criticize the men hired by the college to be teachers. We (and Alabama) pay for an " education" and indirectly pay their salaries. Granted, some classes "put you to sleep." Granted, there are instructors, assistant and associate professors, and even full professors who don't know how .to teach. There seems to be though, a much greater awareness of the teacher's obligation is teaching than of the student's obligation in learning. It would be, I should think, prohibitive to the yen for in-noculating students with a love for knowledge or specific inform* ation to stand before a squirming group of adolescents, deliver a carefully prepared and stimulating lecture, have the climax accompanied by a chant—"My God, Mr. ' it's a l m o s t 12 o'clock. My God, Professor , its almost 12 o'clock"—and to be asked at end of the period, "are we going to be held for this stuff on the quiz?" We aren't taught by reading the text book. What we learn in college or anywhere else is the result of an interest inspired by a person. The ability to inspire such an interest is the quality that makes a teacher "good." API has had a reputation for having some very excellent men on its teaching staff. Even though some of these men are gone there are still enough of them here to make it possible for any student to learn and to get a great deal from his college years. The process might be made easier if something were done about arranging teaching schedules so that the teacher can make the most of his capabilities. Or if courses could be arranged so that students could more easily recognize tie-ins and tie-ups between courses. When a student is unfortunate and is forced to take a course under an incapable faculty member it is still possible for that student to learn about that subject through the library or on his own. Griping about professors really doesn't accomplish anything. The bad ones couldn't improve if they wanted to. It would startle everyone if a faculty member were asked to resign because the students thought he couldn't teach. If any student feels that he is not getting what he wants from his courses he can refuse to take work under certain men or transfer to another school. That is our only effective revolt. The Auburn faculty teaches better than talk would indicate. And students are probably more interested in knowledge than their behavior indicates. Ideally, teaching and learning methods could improve. That can happen only if each gripe is accompanied by a specific suggestion for its improvement and when the advantages of improved teaching and learning methods are recognized by the persons involved. LETTERTORIAL ByBENNINGandDUGGAR Editor, The Plainsman: During the past week we have heard several discussions about the prisoner of war situation brought up in last week's paper, and it seems to be the consensus that our policy toward prisoners is too lenient. It is understood that it is necessary for the prisoners to be transported through Auburn, but as one girl pointed out, it should not be necessary for them to stop here. You don't see the regular prisoners (Americans) loitering about and leering at passing girls. And we have our opinion of any girl who leers back. The dating situation can't be that bad! * * * Changing from prisoners - of-war what's this about a counselling system? Sounds pretty good. Maybe we'll lose fewer students through failure. * * * Lauching a deep, dark economic discussion, we notice that Mr. i Roosevelt is on the rampage again. He awarded the conscientious and capable head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Mr. Jesse Jones, an abrupt dismissal. In his place he has nominated Henry A. Wallace, a man with a record of impracti-cality completely antipathic to the requirements of the position. Mr: Roosevelt, in dismissing the sound, conservative Jones, seems to be clearing the way for a super- colossal WPA for after the war. It seems to be rapidly becoming beyond comprehension that anything beside the government could be capable of providing employment It should be remembered that this country was not founded on Public Work Programs but on sound private enterprises. However, w+e do not expect a man who believed in such a false economy as the destruction of food, when people were lumgry to be able to grasp this. Around The Editor's Desk His hat was black and round on top, As most good derbies are. His spats were light, His shirt was white, And he rode in a snappy car. But still he was from A.P.I. * And tha* I cannot forget, For the first thing he said, As he bowed his head, Was, "Who's got a cigaret?" A news release last week from the 106th Division, Infantry, stated that the 422 and 423rd regiments were engulfed by the overwhelming weight of the German spearhead upon taking position in a supposedly quiet sector of the Ardennes. This action resulted in 8663 casualties,' including 416 killed, and 1246 wounded. The other 7001 are presumably missing in action. From these two regiments, only a handful of men came back to help their companion regi-n. ent, the 424th of the Golden Lion, make its gallant delaying stands before and behind St. Vith when the Germans made their push for occupancy there. The release was of particular interest and importance to Auburn, because almost the entire ASTP unit which was stationed here until last March was in the 106th. The men who were at API made up part of the 422, 423 and 424th. They were our friends. Since they left to go back to the troops at Atterbury we've missed them, for they were fine fellows. We liked them and they liked Auburn; they made good records in school here, as well as good friends. As Dr. L. N. Duncan said in his farewell letter to them last spring, "We think of you as a part of Auburn and as our very own." They participated in activities on our campus, from the very first 55, who came way back in April, '43 to the last one to leave. Pro-i grams in Langdon, rallies, war loan drives, glee club, basketball— they backed them all. They had their feuds—as with the "fighting fifth" (the vet corps) when they sent Dead Eye, the pride of the Quadrangle, to dog heaven. But they had their fun— the Private's Prom for example —too. All Auburn was truly sorry to see the ASTP leave its campus. The last message from the 423rd was heard at 6 p. m. on Dec. 18 saying "We are destroying our equipment." That was all. The next day, exausted and sorely depleted, the 106th pulled pack to reorganize—to get back into the line, to help halt the Germans on the north side of the salient between Stavelot and Monhay. Kept right on going. Fellows, we'd like to tell you how proud we are. We would like to tell you how sad we are. We'd like to thank you for being the kind of American everyone of us wishes we were. We'd like to think that there would never be war again—that others would never have to go through what you have gone through—and are still, some of you. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three Kappa Delta Presents White Rose Forma Dance In Girls'Gymnasium Starts At Nine P. M. Saturday Zombie And Collegiates To Play, Toomer And Monty Will Lead - The Sigma Lambda Chapter of Kappa Delta will present it's annual formal Saturday night at the Girls' Gym. The music will be furnished by Zombie Lauderdale and his Auburn Collegiates. The decorations will be green and white, sorority colors. Miss Margaret Toomer, chapter president, will lead the dance with "Monty" Allen, Char' leston, S. C. Miss Toomer will wear a taffta gown of pink and black, and will be presented with a bouquet of white cornations during the leadout. Members, pledges and their es-courts will be Margaret Toomer, "Monty" Allen, Charleston, S. C; Louise Sims, Jack Behram, Chapel Hill, N. C; and Mary Clair Burns, L. Z. Thrasher, Auburn. Bruce Davis, Bill Pierce, Tus-kegee; Katty Wright, Gorden Vorn, Cordell, Ga.; Josephine Bass, Bill Crum, Baton, Fla.; Dorothy Jean Nichols, Lt. Jack McAdams, Ft. Worth, Texas; Betty Peoples, Malcolm Dykes Ram-ac, Ala.; and Virginia Ann Strong, Howard Bunchanan, B'ham. Mary B. Bidez, Lt. Herbert Ingram, B'ham; Martha Walker, Gilva McKee, Selma; Virginia Williamson, Charles DeBardele-den, Auburn; Carolyn Self, Edwin Goode, Auburn; Marie Strong, Bob Scoggin, Dora; Ray Monroe, Bill Laney, Columbus, Ga.; and Sara Goodson, Lt. Ernest Jackson, Ft. Worth, Texas. Joyce Slaughter, Tommy Pease, Columbus, Ga.; Mary Thibaut, Ted Bryson, Sheffield; Rebecca Fincher, Bob Sherman, La Grange, Ga.; Jessie M. Ferguson, Jack Anderson, Huntsville; Clair Tisdale Donald Brown, Atlanta, Ga.; Maxine Tatum, Leon Thompson Danville, Va.; Doris Brown, Mac Horton, Alex City; Evelyn Beall, Warren Williams, Luverne, Ala.; Susanne Lowe, Ed Lennep, Moss Point, Miss.; and Joy Camp, Lt. Tim Methven, Ardmore, Okla. Jeanne Tutt, Jimmy Fithe; Betty Easter, F/O William Legg, Athens, Ala.; Mary Seibold, Lt. Albert Watson, Spartanburg, S. C; Ann Adams, Henry L. Role, Columbia, S. C; Modesta Bidez, Charles Shew; Betty Blaylock, Bennet Kinard; Sara Dilworth Tilford Koln; Betty Jo Dobbs, Carl Sellers, Mebane, N. C. Ellen-Eagle, Dent McCullough, Fla.; Alma Gholston, Robert Williams, Greenville, Ala.; Connie Graves, Milton Warren, Clayton; Burney Hay, Merwin Clapp, Eu-faula; Betty Heaslett, Sam Hicks; Mac Hightower, Earl Jones, Columbus, Ga.; Mary Leila Howe, Marthis, Mobile- and Mary Jane Hudson, Counci? Sapp, Albany, Ga. Emalyn Jones, Richard Yaney; Mary Lee, Richmond Wait's, Auburn; Jean Lewter, Dick Hay, Huntsville; And Moreland, Tommy Hodgins, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Saxon Shoemaker, Bob Lewis, Anniston. Dama Wills, Bill Howton, Birmingham; Ada Wright, Guy Fol-mar, Luverne; Jule Pitts de Graphenreid, Hugh Williams, Betty Kent, Russell White, Pen-sacola, Fla.; Jean Clair Ranson, Eleanor M. Dean Weds Nathan Hardy Here On Saturday The marriage of Miss Eleanor Morton Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Madison Dean of Auburn, to Lt. Nathan C. Hardy, son of Mrs. L. B. Hardy of Alexander City, took place at the First Baptist Church, Saturday, Jan. 13, with Rev. James R. Edwards reading the vows in the presence of relatives and friends. Before and during, the ceremony, Mrs. Mary Askew played a medley of songs. Lt. A. B. Williams and Lt. S. R. DeMealio were ushers and lighted the tapers. The bride entered with her cousin, Marvin Meadows, who gave her in marriage. Her only attendant was her sister-in-law, Mrs. Douglas Dean. She was a student at API, a senior in the School of Education. Lt. Hardy was graduated from the cadet school at Gunter Field and received his wings and commission in the Army Air Corps. They will make their home in Macon, Ga., while Lt. Hardjf is stationed at Cochran Field. . DINE IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE You'll like our courteous help and pleasant surroundings. STEAKS CHICKEN SEAFOOD [Auburn Grille SIGMA NU HAYRIDE AND BARBECUE HELD AT CHEWACLA PARK Ending their hayride with a barbecue at Chewacla park last Saturday, members of Sigma Nu and their dates were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wade. Those attending the party were Roy Roberts, Lois Rogers, Fairfield; Howard Fullenwider, "Sis" Glenn, Opelika; Charles Stanley, Hope Eason, Decatur,' Ga.; Eugene Rooks, Ann Olander, Gains-ville, Ga.; and Leon Cunningham, Jean Swingle, Auburn. Bill Brooks, Dama Wills, Mon-tevallo; Buddy Baisden, Jean Clark, Jasper; DeWitt Widemire, Emily Thomas, Mobile; Tilford Kohn, Sara Dilworth, Huntsville; Dick Hay, Jane Lewter, Huntsville; Austin Wiener; and Johnny Meagher. Gil Cromfield, Washington, D. C. Martha Nell Simpson, Dick Monroe, Auburn; Barbara Frick, Frank Pease, Columbus, Ga. LEADS FOR KD Miss Margaret Toomer of Auburn, president of the local chapter, will lead the annual Kappa Delta formal at the Girls' Gym Saturday night. A senior in the School of Science and Literature, she has been represented in the feature section of two volumes of the Glomerate, and is a member of Cardinal Key. Housemother Fetes Members Of PiKA Pi Kappa Alpha was entertained at a joint farewell party and chicken barbecue Saturday by former housemother, Mrs. Callie M. Tucker. The affair was held at her house on Wright's Mill Road. After a picnic-style supper on the lawn a housedance took place in her livingroom. Members and dates attending were Bill Howton, Molly O'Con-nell; Sam Sockwell, Dot Nixon; Bill Calloway, Emma Lee Ever-sole; Billy Mann, June Shaw; and Billy Ball, Betty Ware. Holder Nevins, Frances Lindsay; Don Tillery, Geneva Hickman; Willis McArthur, Marilyn Jo Prince; Rob Williams, Barbara Russell; Robert Pulley, Reese Screws; and Carl Sellars, Yvonne Wallace. Alwyn Oldfield, Wilton Harris; Jack Mobley, Martha Brush, Bill Crum, Josephine Bass; Reuben Burch, Kimball Boan; and Henry Steindorff, Pat Elliot. Lewis Balckwell, Nita Howell; Ben Risher, Anna Ruth White; and Robert Blanton, Pug Clisby. FOUND: Evening wrap left at Gym after dance. Owner may obtain by identifying at the Department of Buildings and Grounds and paying for this TO BREAK THE MONOTONY OF THESE DREARY 'STAY-AT-HOME' NIGHTS WE RECOMMEND AS A PLEASANT PASTIME, SELECTIONS YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM OUR— BOOKSHELF OF GAMES These Pocket-Size Adult Games Are Compact and complete—Small enough to Mail, Carry, and Store HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS: • GIN RUMMY • ROULETTE • CHECKERS • SETBACK • BINGO • DOMINO • CHESS • GOAL • CHINESE PEG PUZZLE • CHINESE CHECKERS , Gafchell To Talk At a meeting of the American Home-Art Department of the Auburn Woman's Club Wednesday in the home of Mrs. M. L. Beck, Miss Dana King Gatchell of the home economics department, will speak on the subject of "Care of Home Furnishings". Delta Zeta Pledges Elect New Officers Ruth Estes, Centre, was elected president of the Delta Zeta pledges last week. Officers selected to serve with her are" Carolyn Parker, Linden, vice-president; Mary Taylor, Do-than, secretary; Sara Lane Oswalt, Tuskegee, treasurer; and Bonnie Penn, Dothan, parlimen-tarian. Spotlights On Auburnites We want a nice, suitable whistle, long and low. Due to lack of printed appartus it will have to be imagined. Now look around—dorm 4, chemistry lab, or at the Grille. On Saturday night, look in the Girls' Gym. Whose green eyes and dimple (the presence of two has not been ascertained) are definitely getting the biggest rush? Her vet hill friends refer to her as "Jeannetticus break-a-datekus Ellikus"—she gets by with it too. • * *x * An ODK-Glomerata beauty, president of Cardinal Key, historian of junior class, secretary for Alpha Gamma Delta and last year, "pin-up" girl for the Auburn ASTP's include some of the honors that have been bestowed upon Jeanette during her two years here. Also it might be said that she was probably the only sophomore ever to be tapped into a freshman honor society. * * * Grit your teeth upon reading this next sentence. Jeanette does not study (sworn statistics back this statement); and then she pops up with a 3.6 average; yet she is tolerated . . . and how! * * * Three things Miss Ellis is "never" caught doing-and we quote her roommate—are breaking dates, brownnosing, dating vets—no, never! * * * Among Jeanette's idiosyncracies it might be mentioned that she likes red and yellow combinations, likes men's socks, and adores sweet potatoes. Jeanette is also fond of cherry pie and costume jewelry. But more than anything, she likes to dance. f * * * Transferring from Huntingdon after one year there, her home is in Jasper. Her major in college is lab tech, and she will graduate from API in November. Delta Zeta Initiates Eleven Members Beta Xi chapter of Delta Zeta sorority formally initiated eleven girls Saturday, January 27 in the chapter room in Dormitory I. The new members are Sue Carder, Tarrant; Eunice Crump, Auburn; Elvin Hayden, Columbus, Ga.; and Margaret Hayden, Columbus, Ga. Mary Kerr, Oxford; Helen Pace, Gadsden; Margaret Prach-er, Opelika, and Peggy Reynolds, Tuskegee. Billie J e a n Short, Jasper; Margaret Snead, Opelika; and Ruth Upton, Birmingham. The sorority, following a tradition, attended church in a body Sunday morning. PROVINCE PREXY Mrs. Dan Hart of Pensacola, Florida, president of Beta Province of Kappa Delta Sorority, will visit Sigma Lambda chapter at Auburn next Tuesday. BURTON'S BOOKSTORE SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY SPRING HEADLINES... 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SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER with ANNE BAXTER JOHN HODIOK Added Latest News Flashes and Cartoon MONDAY. FEB. 5 KISMET with RONALD COLEMAN MARLENE DIETRICH (In Technicolor) Also Latest News and Oddity Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1945 Capt. Julius Maxwell Receives Award For Group 400th Victory Of Flying Fighters Commemorated By Gift Of Silver Mug Capt. Julius P. Maxwell, 23, former Auburn student, of Selma, recently shot down a Fock-Wolf 190 near Hanover, Germany, to make his Eighth Air Force fighter group's score 400 German planes destroyed. The Alabama pilot was awarded a silver beer mug commemorating the 400th victory from Col. Frederic C. Gray, of Abilene, Tex, Capt. Maxwell has flown more than 130 combat missions over Europe. He is a fight leader with the 78th Fighter Group, commanded by Col. Gray. Of the 400 Nazi aircraft destroyed while strifing German airdromes. "We were flying near Hanover," the pilot said in describing his victory, "when I saw a locomotive below with eight or ten freight cars, headed west. From 25,000 feet I peeled off to attack, but was going to fast to aim well and only damaged the train. I pulled up, and when at 2500 feet, I saw a FW-190 a thousand feet below, flying along apparently without any idea that Allied fighters were near. I headed for him. "When 1 was 800 yards away, he saw me and made a sharp climbing turn to the left. I got in a wide angle burst,: and saw bullets hit the engine, cockpit and wings. The German plane flipped on its back and fell like a rock from 400 feet, leaving a long stream of smoke and fire behind. The aircraft hit the ground with a terrific explosion. The pilot tried to bail out from 200 feet, but couldn't make it." The Auburn man had previously destroyed a Messerchmitt 109 and damaged another in aerial combat. He has been awarded the Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters. One of the veteran pilots of the European Theater of Operations, he has been flying combat since April, 1943. He was junior in the School of Science and Literature when he enlisted. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Maxwell, live on Rt. 1, Selma. Patrick Presented As Post Personality, Lowery Field Paper Lowery Field's commanding officer, Col. John B. Patrick, will tell you that he shoots golf in two and three-quarter hours . . . Actually, that is no indication of the post's serious, efficient and affable CO . . . Born in Anderson, S. C, the colonel attended Marion Military Institute, Marion, Ala., and Alabama Polytechnic at Auburn before a wanderlust took him to Panama in 1911 . . . He worked on the building of the huge canal from 1911 to 1917, returning home to enter the service . . . Commissioned a first lieutenant in the Infantry on November 27 of that year, he transferred to the Air Corps the following year, receiving his wings after training at Kelly Field, Texas, and Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calif. Two years of duty with the 2nd Aero Squadron on Carregidor came next, and the colonel returned to the mainland to serve with Crissy Field's 91st Observation Squadron in San Francisco . . . Later he was in charge of Air Corps ROTC reserves at the University of California, and in 1923 went to Fort Bragg, N. C, with the 22nd Observation Squadron. In 1924-25 in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture he participated in an Experimental Cotton Dusting program . . . To Fort Bragg once again, he was transferred to Kelly Field in September, 1925, staying there until June, 1927, when he left with the original cadre to organize March Field . . . I t was at March Field on April 3, 1929, that he received his captaincy. In 1931 he left March Field to help organize the the "West Point of the Air," Randolph Field, Texas, where he was stationed for two years . . . In September, 1933, he entered the Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Ala., graduating in 1934 . . . From 1934 to 1939 the colonel was on duty at Atlanta, Ga., being in charge of organized reserves of the Fourth Corps Area, and, in addition, serving as aide to now-retired Maj. Gen. Van Horn Mos-ley . . . On June 16, 1936, he received his majority . . .From July, 1939, to January, 1941, he was commanding officer of the Sixth Air Base at Barksdale Field, La., his promotion to lieutenant colonel coming on Dec. 4, 1940 . . .Following a three month stay at Maxwell Field he Hutfon Plays Twins, Bing And Tuffs Also Star, Waves Show The maddest, merriest mixup of comedy, songs and romance arrive Sunday at the Tiger Theatre when Paramount's "Here Comes the Waves" rolls in with the tide. And the tip-off on its sure-fire success is the name cast which brings Bing Crosby, Sonny Tufts and Betty Hutton together doing a bang-up job! Preview audiences have been lavish in their praise of filmdom's latest epic in the line of musicals and are predicting that "Ac-cent-tchu- ate the Positive" will emerge as the nation's top song hit. It was written by songsmith Johnny Mercer. Irrepressible Betty, the Hutton-tot kid, is twice as potent in a dual role. She plays herself and her twin, redhead and blonde, respectively, thus causing double the fun and double the commotion. Things get complicated when Bing falls for one sister while the twins both fall for Bing. In the meantime poor Sonny hangs around trying to decide with which one of the girls he's in love. The grapevine tells us that Bing's performance will rate the same kind of orchids as his "Going My Way" role although the picture is the reverse kind of story. Bing abandons his priest's garb for a Navy uniform but the same warm, human quality persists, previewers claim. Better than that, he's the idol of the bobby socks brigade in the picture causing a flood of laughs from every side. As his amiable but confused sidekick, Sonny Tufts equals his performance in "So Proudly We Hail," according to reports. As the action unfolds, Susie and Rosemary Miller, twin sisters played by Betty Hutton in each case, decide to give up their dancing career in favor of joining the Waves. Johnny Cabot, played by Bing, joins the Navy about the same time meeting up with Windy (Sonnny Tufts), an old chum. They go after Rosemary with lovelight in their eyes and from then on the theme song is "all's fair in love and war." Suffice it to say that the boys pull every trick in the bag to outwit each other with poor Susie pushed aside like a wall-fower. But, in the end, she wins her man, too. The picture is chock full of musical numbers giving Bing and Betty ample opportunities to display their versatility. Those who loudly proclaimed their appreciation of "Here Comes the Waves" at preview showings emphatically declare this Mark Sandrich production a hit from every angle. The film was also directed by Sandrich from the screen-play by Alan Scott, Ken Englund and Zion Myers. became commanding officer of Turner Field, Albany, Ga., and for a time was wing commander of the 30th Flying Training Wing there as well. Promoted to full colonel on Dec. 5, 1941, he assumed command of Lowry Field on Dec. 9 of this year . . . Married, he and his wife, Mrs. Arwin Scott Patrick, have two children, a son, Capt. Warren Scott Patrick, 23, now an AAF personal officer at Drew Field, Tampa, Fla., and a daughter, Mary Patrick, at present a student in Brenau Academy, Gainsville, Ga. . . . In the near future Mrs. Patrick and Mary will join the colonel here in Denver. A devotee of hunting and fishing as well as golf, the colonel has 4,000 hours in the air, is rated a command pilot, combat observer and an aerial observer . . . An uncle, Admiral N. A. McCully of the United States Navy, now retired, lives in St. Augustine, Florida. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS SELMA MAN GETS SILVER MUG Capt. Julius P. Maxwell, former Auburn student who recently shot down a Focke-Wulf 190 near Hanover, Germany, is shown here receiving a silver beer mug commemorating the 400th victory of his fighter group. The presentation was made by Col. Frederic C. Gray, (left), of Abilene, Tex., at an Eighth Air Force Fighter station in England. Methodist Student Movement Meets In Montgomery Approximately 125 delegates, representing Alabama College, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Athens College, Birmingham- Southern, Florence, Howard College, Huntingdon, Jacksonville, Judson, Livingston, Snead College, Troy, and the University, met January 26-28 at Huntingdon College for the annual conference of the Alabama Methodist Student Movement. T h e theme, Christian Students F a c e Social Reconstruction, was carried out in all the various phases of the program. Three very outstanding speakers led discussions of various aspects of the theme. Dr. James Chubb, keynote speaker of the conference led the discussion in the seminar period on "Methodism Organizes for S o c i a l Reconstruction." Dr. Chubb, a member of the Commission on Evangelism, is an outstanding minister, lecturer, and author. "Methodist Philosophy of Life Gives Impetus to Social Reconstruction" was the subject which was discussed by Dr. W. G. Henry, Pastor of the First Methodist Church of Anniston. The third of the seminar discussions was led by the Rev. Dan C. Whitsett, Minister, prominent director of youth activities, and president of Alabama A r e a, Southern Conf. for Human Welfare. His subject was "Methodist History Gives Impetus to Social Reconstruction". The conference began with registration of the delegates Friday afternoon. The first session began immediately after dinner. It included the opening session, an address by Dr. Henry, the first seminar period, and was ended by a reception for the delegates. A worship service began Saturday's program. It was followed by an address by Dr. James Chubb. A business meeting and the second seminar period concluded the morning's schedule. The work for the afternoon was begun by further discussion on the subject of his morning address by Dr. Chubb at the request of the delegates. v The Campus Exchange, feature of every state conference, in which each campus group tells of its activities, was followed by the last seminar period and meetings of the Program, Finance, and Nominating committees/ ± Saturday evening the Relegates and speakers pushed serious thoughts to the background for a time and, dressed in jeans and bright plaids, assumed r e al "Grand Ole Opry" manners, and went to the "Hayseed" party in the college gymnasium. The closing session Sunday morning included worship services and installation of the new officers. After a final address by Dr. Chubb, the Delegates attended the regular morning service at WAA Basketball Tourney Begins Fast-moving games have characterized the WAA basketball touarnament which began last week, although extremely high scores have not been run up as yet. The tournament is progressing slowly because the gym is available for the girls only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. Two games are played each night. In League I, the Kappa Deltas beat the POPs 23 to 8 on Friday. Monday the Alpha Gams won their game with the KDs by a margin of 6 points, making the final score 18 to 12. Pi Kappa Phis defeated the girls from 220 West Magnolia 16 to 6 Wednesday in the only game that has been played in League n. League n i ' s scoreboard for the only game played listed the Delta Zetas 22, Alumni Hall 9 on Monday. Chi Omegas and Delta Sigs are the winners of League IV at this point in the tournament, the first team - having defeated the ADPis 20 to 12 on Wednesday, and the second capturing a 23 to 14 victory over the Theta Us on Friday. Marine General Franklin A. Hart Is Assistant Commander, 4th Division Sweetheart Banquet Honoring Seniors Set For Saturday A semi-formal Sweetheart Banquet honoring all seniors, and graduating seniors in particular, will be given by the Wesley Foundation on Saturday, Feb. 10, in the church dining room. The number will be limited to 100, so reservations should be made promptly. Tickets are $.75 each, in charge of Charles Butler, phone 880-M. Miss Mary Moling Kirkman, director of the Foundation, also will take reservations at her office in the Foundation. Max West, Miami, graduated from the Infantry School OCS at Ft. Benning, Ga. earlier this month. A former student of engineering, he was treasurer of Kappa Sig, president of IAS and a member of APhiO. the First Methodist Church of Montgomery. Miss Mary Moling Kirkman, Director of the Wesley Foundation, and Miss Mary Louise Shupe accompanied the eleven Auburn students to the conference. They are Bob Scoggin, Gladys Bent-ley, Vernon Smith, Ben Richardson, Martha Nell Simpson, Bettye Kent, Hazel Edwards, Jean Wilson, Alice Hardwick, Ann Hugh-en, and Martha Irene Lee. U-DRIVE IT Tel. 446 CHIEF'S (ROLAND L. SHINE) SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION Within five months the Fourth Marine Division participated in two major campaigns in the Pacific — the Marshalls and the Marianas. The millitary career of Brigadier General Franklin A. Hart, Assistant Division Commander of the Fourth Marine Division, serves as a large part of the military record of the United States for the past three decades . . . Mexican border clash . . . World War I . . .Nicaragua, Haiti, and Dominican Public . . .Marshalls and Marianas. As a colonel, he commanded the 24th Regiment of the Fourth Marine Division in the capture of Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands, and at Saipan, in the Marianas. For his extraordinary heroism in the former campaign, he was awarded the Navy Cross. Took Part in Dieppe Raid Before taking command of the 24th Marines in June, 1943, General Hart served as liaison chief with the British Chief of Combined Operations, Lord Louis Mountbatten. In this capacity he participated in the commando raid on Dieppe, for which he was commended by Lord Mountbatten. Born in Cuthbert, Ga., September 17, 1894, the general and Mrs. Hart usually make their home in Eufaaula, Ala. He was graduated in 1914 from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, where he played four seasons of football and captained the track and soccer teams. When war broke out with Mexico, he saw action as a second lieutenant in the National Guard. With Occupational Forces Shortly before the United States entered the World War, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, February 6, 1917. He landed at Brest, France, two days before the armistice and remained for nearly a year with the occupation forces. In Nicaragua, General Hart, then a captain negotiated the sur- Brig. Gen. F. A. Hart render of the bandit general, Cabulla Sequera. Besides the Navy Cross, the general holds two Legion of Merit Medals, Mexican Border Medal, Victory Medal, Expeditionary Medal, and others. In the Marshalls the Fourth Division showed its power by overwhelming the enemy in record time. In the Marianas the unit met a stronger more craftily-entrenched foe; nevertheless the division pushed its attack in un-deviating advances that won for it the Presidental Unit Citation. Its first battle test was at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshalls, where first units of the Fourth landed January 31, 1944. Airstrip Captured on Roi Lightning attack brought t he conquest.of the Roi island airstrip in four hours on February 1. The remnants of the Japanese forces fled to adjacent Namur Island to join other troops. They were wiped out there in brief but strongly contested actions. The first conquest of a Japanese town in this war was made by the Fourth Division; The town was Charan-Kanoa, on Saipan. It fell on June 15, 1944. Brief Sleeve Print! FROM $4*95 $22.50 Completely charming collection of pretty print date-makers for Spring! You'll love their flattering U necklines, brief, brief sleeves, captivating ruffles. And each new style is a figure- flatterer! Many colors, prints... all petite-priced! LOFTIN'S Tel. 446 "Ready To Wear" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five LOCAL YOKEL MAKES GOOD! patriotic—all are going to the is extremely first editions Scrap Drive. The reporter who was dispatched to interview the .local celebrity seems to have had a startling experience, for no other explanation was deemed sufficient to account for his groggy, punch-drunk condition. As yet the most logical theory on how he got "that way" is that the poet, have never been encouraged to such an extent, simply talked our employee into a sort of spell. However, by the application of ice-packs to his forehead, the reporter was brought out of his semi-coma long enough to give this rough account of his conversation with Mr. McLeod: McLeod—Sorry I was late for the interview, but I had a poker game going with the butcher. Reporter—With the butcher? M—For small steaks of course. R—Are you athletic? M—why, yes indeed! I made a letter once being the string changer on yo-yo team. R—What was in your opinion your greatest accomplishment? •M—Well, it happend when I was a youth of about three. Between smokes I used to like to eat plaster out of the parsonage (I've been plastered ever since, but I believe they've put a ceiling on that stuff now) and then go get my mouth sprayed with some sweet lasting stuff at the dentist's. By deduction, in other words (that's a big word, ain't it) upon trying it out, I found to my great joy and surprise that when I went back to plaster-eating, it —the plaster, of course—tasted like the mouth wash: so beginning from the floor up, from then on I had my mouth sprayed first and relished my new-found discovery. Putty smart, eh? R—No comment. R—What was your greatest shock? M—Outside of the lime I struck my fingers in the socket while standing in the bathtub of cold water to see if I couldn't heat it up that way, I'd say my biggest shock came the Raw Deal overcharged me for clothes I never saw again. I've heard of shirts coming back with no sleeves, but sleeves and no shirts—that's too much. R—Were you feelings ever hurt? M—Many, many times —why just the other day I saw this gorgeous damsel, this exquisit blond —(this didn't happen in Auburn, by the way.) R—I knew that as soon as you said "gorgeous." M—Been here long? R—Oh— M—Anyhow, I won't embarrass you—but not referring to you of course — let's get back to o u r story— R—Your story! I wouldn't claim it. M—Yes. Uh, I see what you mean—kinda mean, too, if I do say so. Well, this luscious brunette— R—Thought you said blonde. M—what's the difference? They both had hair, didn't they? Well, as I was saying, this red-head— R—No, she was a black-head— block, or black? M—She did not! Not even a pimple. R—A dimple. M—What goes up the chimney? R—The ice-man, when pop comes home. M—I told this dyed-in-the-wool (for that's what she was) creature, as I gandered at her hourglass finger, which was 45 minutes pass the hour—well, I approached (as the good egg I was) and as she was flat-busted, I said, "How about a drink on me. Honey punch (I get my words mixed up sometimes. She did too—I mean punch—and she backed into an electric fan which almost ended in disaster.) R—Whatcha been doing lately? M—Lately, I've sleeping on some wedding cake. R—Any dreams? M—Well, I'm no prohibitionist— R—Whatcha dream about? M—You mean that you c a n publish? Nothing. R—Well. M—Oh, wait. I dreamed about sitting in the stadium. (I don't remember who was playing. In Songbird Of SAE Sets Pace In Race To Exterminate Rodents From Langdon By Bill Lahey Normati Beagle "Wolfgang" McLeod, lithe, Holmes-like, repulsive (6 ft. 170 lbs., black eyes, teeth and hair) member of the Standing Army of England (SAE) and undergraduate student in the s c h o o l of Applied Dissipation, hereafter known as Norman Beagle McLeod, has written a new, popular song. The eminent composer asserts that his latest production the Committees To Help Returning Veterans Locate On Farms Two distinct committees have set up in each Alabama county to help returning veterans locate on farms. One is an advisory committee that functions in connection with the County Agent's office. This committee will furnish the veteran with information concerning (1) farms that are for sale, (2) individuals, banks or other financing agencies where GI loans may be had, (3) best types for the area, and (4) other useful information and advice. The second is a certifying committee and functions in connection with the office of the County Farm Security Supervisor. It will be the responsibility of this committee to size up the veteran personally and also the farm and the general business proposition, to" certify as to the conditions and to approve or disapprove the guaranty of the loan by the Government. Present plans are for the farm land and improvement to be appraised by the Federal Land Bank appraiser. fact, there wasn't a game scheduled that night.) I had a date (some prune), who was beautiful when you were looking the other way. Well. I put my arm around her waist, but it was a waste of time—no girdle. Reminds me of my uncle in the black market girdle business that got sent up for a stretch. Then I started dreaming of money—as I was sleeping on wedding cake it must have been alimony.—But money isn't everything. You can't buy friends, happiness and love with it — I'm referring, of course, to Confederate money. Have you every been drunk? M—Did you say drunken or drunk? R—Drunk. M—Who me? I'm sober (hie) as a judge before court. All the judges I ever knew kept a spot in their chambers—then they began seeing spots— R—Did you drink? M—No, I'm broke. R—Not all the way! M—Well, just cracked. R—Censored. M—censored R—And that's how it was? M—No, is—you see. I was slap-happy (this is, I was happy until she slapped me). Then and only then did I give her back her nickel. R—Appalling! R—Tell me, do you resemble your father? M—Yes. I'm pop-eyed. R—Have you ever done much traveling? M—Yes, I remember standing (Continued on Last Page) THE STARS LOOK DOWN or How To Clear Langdon Hall in 15 Seconds (Note—the opinions expressed in this composition are those of the author and are not to be construed as the editorial policy of this writer. All words and music instructions are the poet's.) * * * THE STARS LOOKED DOWN AND LAUGHED AT ME (up from where you thought I'd start—ain't so low-down, after all) AND TOLD ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (same as before—down lower—up, higher, higher—hm!) WE LOVED TO WANDER AND JUST WALK: (low down—raise up to h.—well, that's what it sounds like!) ALWAYS "I LOVE YOU" WAS OUR TALK. (monotone, sonotone—mushy here^—hesitate, when no-one's looking) WE LAUGHED, WE DANCED, WE LOVED, WE KISSED; (up—down—up—down—up—down) AND IT WAS I YOU TOLD YOU'D MISS. (down—down—howdy, Satan!—up, up, up) YET THE STARS LOOKED DOWN AND LAUGHED AT ME (up—Heaven only knows how high—down lower) AND TOLD ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (up, up in the sky—it's a bird, it's a plane—plop!—it's a bird) THEN A STORM DID BREAK AND YOU WERE GONE, (higher, high;—fine, thanks, and you?) AND I WAS LEFT THERE ALL ALONE. (up, higher, higher than you were Saturday night) THOUGH I FOUGHT IT WITH ALL MY MIGHT, (down, down—low—low—-down—still lower) THE STARS, THEN, WERE RIGHT. (down low—'how does it feel) NOW THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND CRY WITH ME (to be so low-down?—start crying—) AND TELL ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (now end it with a choking sob—) All girls who do not like this song please telephone the composer at 428 and make suggestions. Or simply call him —he'll make the suggestions. Sgf. Fred Hammock Wounded In Action Now Convalescing The 124th General Hospital, England — Technical Sergeant Fred Hammock, Auburn, wounded in action near Aachan, Germany, is now convalescing at this United States 'Army general hospital in England. He has been awarded {he Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart. Sgt. Hammock, veteran of the African and Sicilian campaigns, was struck in the left arm by shrapnel while his Infantry unit was reprouping after a German counter attack. His progress has been "excellent," said his ward surgeon, First Lieutenant Merton A. Johnson, of Des Moines, Iowa, and "his complete recovery is expected." Going into Normany with his unit shortly after D-Day, Sgt. Hammock took part in the fighting across France and Belgium and through the Siegfried Line before becoming a casualty. He has previously been wounded by Service Personals Cpl. Everett L. Hudson, Jasper, former Auburn student, has been graduated from the Chemical Warfare School's toxic gas handler's class for non-commissioned officers at Edgewood Arsenal, Md: * * * Claud Crain, USNR, former chemistry student from Dolomite, was in town last week. * • • A/C W. Steve Roden, USNR, was in Auburn while on leave last week. He is now stationed at Athens, Ga. shrapnel in Sicily. "We ran into some tough going near Aachen," he recalled, "and were under heavy artillery and machine gun fire most of the time. We were in a thickly wooded area when an artillery shell hit nearby and put me out of action, but I'm looking forward to getting back over there in time to help finish the job." Sgt. Hammock is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammock, of Auburn and is a graduate of Lee County High School. He was employed in the horticulture business at West Point, before entering the army in January, 1942. It's great to be here...Have a Coca-Cola ...or helping a soldier feel at home When he's back on furlough, three words, Have a Coke, bring a soldier's old life back to mind... his days after school or after work, with the gang and with his girl. Ice-cold Coca-Cola holds a friendly place in American life. It should have a place in your family icebox; Wherever Americans go, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes,—has become a symbol of our friendly way of life. BOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY OPELIKA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 6 u o PROP WASH with the API School Of Aviation Cecil Ward made his first solo cross country flight last week to Alexander City and return via Clanton. He has been grounded for the past few days due to the fact that he has the mumps. . * * * Mr. Charles Bone, who joined us early in January, made his first solo flight Saturday, and as usual, the Short Snorters were greedily standing by. . . . Recent visitors to the Auburn- Opelika Airport were Fred Sargent, Kalamazoo, Mich., flying a Luscombe; W. H. Arnold, Birmingham, flying an Aeronca Chief; W. G. Hurt, Columbus, flying a Taylor craft; J. A. Powell, Columbus, in a Taylorcraft; W. H. Wheelless of the Enterprise Flying Service, Enterprise aboard an Aeronca Chief; and Lanery Johnson of Columbus, flying a Taylor-craft. * * * We welcome to our list of new students Marjorie Simms, Helen Perky and James Engle. * * • Ground School classes are now being taught at the airport to prepare students for written examination for their private pilot's certificate. Subjects being studied to qualify for this examination are Civil Air Regulations, Navigation, Meteorology and General Service of Aircraft. , . . . Eighteen plane-loads of C-47's, provided by the Air Transport Command from Drew Field at Tampa, Florida, a r r i v e d at the airport last Tuesday and Wednesday with some two hundred men and equipment of the 721st Signal Aircraft Warning Company for a week of county-wide maneuvers. SERVICE PERSONALS Lt. Robert Meacham, Castleber-ry, has been selected to attend Officers' Motor Course at Ft. Sill, Okla. He is a former API student. Marine Lieutenant Charles Morgan, Albertville, graduated this week from OC class at Quantico, Virginia. A former student here, he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi, and jointed the marines in '42. His brother is serving with the US Army as a lieutenant. * * * Captain Thomas Wood, Marion, has been awarded the third Oak Cluster to the Distinguished Unit Badge that his 27th Fighter Group wears. He flies a P-27 Thunderbolt. This group is the first AAF Unit in the Mediterranean Theater to be cited four times in War Department orders. It has prev-ously been cited for gallantry in action on Bataan, Java and Australia during the early days of the war with Japan. * * * Pvt. Donald King, Jacksonville, Fla., has entered Field Atrillery OCS at Ft. Sill, Okla. Pvt. King attended Auburn until '44. He was a member of Kappa Sig, and took engineering. * * * Lt. (jg) Brendon A. Bond, USNR, has reported for duty at the photo-interpretation center, Anacosta, D. C. after 18 months at Norman, Okla. Formerly an instructor in architecture here, Lt. (jg) Bond is a graduate of Oklahoma A and M. * * * Pvt. Alexander Holmes Smith, Madison, Fla., recently arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital at Daytona Beach, Fla. He served 18 months in the American and Pacific theatres before returning to the states. * * * Harry Fox, '28, was promoted to rank of full Colonel in the India- Burma theater recently. A native of Chattanooga, he served with the Army Engineers before going overseas in 43. * * * Robert S. Morris, Jr., has been promoted to the rank of Captain, according to an announcement received from headquarters of the 12th AAF. He is a pilot in a veteran troop carrier group, called "Cerny's Circus" after it's colorful commanding officer. This group has been cited for distinguished service in China-India- Burma theater and played an important part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. His group drops paratroops, tows gliders, evacuates wounded, and carries supplies to the front lines. He wears the DFC, the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the DUB, and ribbons from the theaters of action in which he has served. From Montgomery, he attended Auburn before joining the Air Corps. * * * Capt. Charles Reeves, Jr., Charlotte, N. C, has returned irom 34 months overseas duty in the southwest Pacific area where he was aviation supply officer. The captain has been awarded a .Presidental Unit Citation. He is now stationed at Miami Beach, Fla., before reassignment. * * * William Trippe, Hogansville, Ga., has been recently promoted to rank of Captain with the Eight AAF Fighter Command. He is serving in England as transportation and supply officer at a fighter station. He was a member of Sigma Chi when here in '28. Lt. Juanita Johnson, Auburn, has been assigned to work in Information and Education for the 200th AAF Base Unit at Colorado Springs, Colo. A graduate of API in home ec, she was home demonstration agent at Athens, Ala., before entering the service. * * * James Wood, Atlanta, graduate of '33 in architecture, has been promoted to rank of captain, according to an announcement received from the Air Technical Service Command, Wright Field, Ohio. A member of Sigma Nu while at API, he worked with Robert and Company in Atlanta before entering active service in '42. I You naturally bear Coca-Cola [ called by its friendly abbreviation l "Coke". Both mean the quality prod- 1 uct «f The Coca-Cola Company. _ Page Six THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 Tigers Top Gunter For First Win COVERING SPORTS With Jimmy Smith AUBURN SHOULD GIVE CAGE SCHOLARSHIPS If Auburn ever expects to have a bigtime basketball team, and we most certainly should, scholarships are going to have to be given to prep stars. This is not just a rash idea. Teams like Tennessee and Kentucky have been paying the way of their top-flight cagers for a long time, and there is no good reason why Auburn can't follow suit. It is to be expected that the best players go to the schools that pay for their services, and if the Tigers wish to reach the top strata of basketball circles, Auburn will have to follow the lead taken by other schools. THE AUBURN-ALABAMA QUESTION The perennial Auburn-Alabama affair is in the air again. This question is as sure to come up every year as the sun is to rise every morn. It was brought up recently by a state legislator who would force the two schools to engage each other in intercollegiate sports. This corner agrees that the two schools should play, but we also string along most heartily with Governor Sparks' statement that Auburn and Alabama must agree to such a proposal and not be forced to by state law. President Duncan has gone more than half way in his effort to renew athletic relations-with the University, and if Alabama doesn't wish to comply, the matter should be dropped once and for all. HATS OFF TO NANCY Here's a tip to you basketball-playing females at Auburn. Girls can play boys' basketball! This was demonstrated when Nancy Isenhour, physical education senior at High Point College, made the varsity up North Carolina way. And her coach says that it's not the manpower shortage, either. Even North Carolina and Duke shun from playing the High Pointers because the smaller school always has one of the best teams in the state. And Nancy's coach says that she could rack up ten points a game even in peace time! Wow! Who said this is a man's world? AROUND THE INTRAMURAL OTS, SC, AP, and AGR have about sewed up the championships of the different leagues with their fast playing. Stevens, SC tallied only six points last week, but still paces the scorers with 55 points. He is trailed by Hendrix, OTS, with 49 points. OTS, SC, AP, AGR About Set As Winers In Interfraternity Cage Leagues The interfrat cagers are on the last third of their season with OTS, SC, AP, and AGR still leading their respective leagues. Delta Sigma Phi lost to Sigma Phi Epsilon by a 25 to 15 score'. Bradley and McDaniel led the two teams, respectively, with 8 points each. Rev. N. C. Powell, Former Student, Coming To Preach The Kt. Rev. Noble C. Powell, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will preach at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Auburn on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 11 o'clock. A former Auburn student, Dr. Powell came to Alabama to attend the convention of the House of Bishops being held in Birmingham this week. He will arrive in Auburn Friday night and will be the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. M. Richardson, of old Opelika Road. Dr. Powell formerly was Dean of Washington ' and Warden of the College of Preachers, Washington Cathedral. Previously, he was rector . of the Emmanuel Church of Baltimore. Dr. Powell, a native of Lown-desboro, was a student at Auburn for four years, where he did special work in entomology and was an investigator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in studying the advance of the boll weevil in Alabama. Throughout his course at Auburn, he had been lay reader in the Episcopal church. In his third year, after making up his mind to prepare for the ministry, he decided to attend the University of the South and continue his academic education. The next year he changed his plans, entered the University of Virginia for his academic work and then went on the Virginia Theological Seminary. Dr. Powell was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1917 and from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1920. Ordained in June, 1920, he was placed by the late Right Rev. William Cabell Brown, D. D., then Bishop of Virginia, in charge of St. Paul's Memorial Church at the University of Virginia. When he was ordained priest in January, 1921, he became rector of the church Alpha Tau Omega outfought Theta Chi to win 18 to 15. Jones sparked ATO, while Green led TC. Sigma Alpha Epsilon vanquished Pi Kappa by 40-23 score. Shelby led SAE with 18 points, followed by PKA's Baldwin and McClamry with 6 each. Alpha Gamma Rho about won League IV as they defeated Kappa Sigma 25 to 15. Childress led AGR with 9 points as Mathews and Lan led'the KS. OTS defeated SPE by 39 to 20 score. Peace sparked OTS with 17 tallies as Shelton with 8 led SPE. AP handed TC one of the most descisive defeats of the year as they won 47-8. Moss and Boone highlighted the two teams, respectively. Hancock led SC as they defeated PiKA 28-14. Clay sparked PiKA. PDT won from DSP 15-14. Wood led PDT with 11 points as McDaniel led DSP with 4 tallies. ATO downed LCA 23-15. Swindell led the scorers with 8 points. LCA lost to ATO by a 32-15 count. Courson and Lowe led the two teams, respectively. AP (2) outfought Kappa Alpha in a rugged hardfought game by 25-18 score. Local Cagers Bow To Soldiers From Maxwell Tuesday Night Maxwell Field's basketballers found the range for 38 baskets in Montgomery last Tuesday night as they routed the Auburn Tigers for the second time this year, 79-31. This defeat was Auburn's sixth in as many games this season. Anderson, who gave the Tigers so much trouble in Auburn not so long ago, was the gib gun - . Tigers Score 42 Points A Game, But Don't Win Auburn's juvenile basketball team scores 42 points per game, on the average, but that doesn't bring home the bacon. The opposition scores more. "The coach of a winless team doesn't have much to smile about," says Bob EVMIS, the coach. "But I think these kids of mine are doing a whale of a job considering: "One of the regulars, Shorty Malone, didn't even make a letter in high school. "Only one boy, Malone, stands over six feet in these days of towering stars. : "Only four others are even six feet—Stapleton, Bickerstaff, Burgess and Fuller. "One of my 'men,' little Jack Meagher, is only five feet, five inches." Little Jack is the son of the former Auburn coach, now Lieut. Comdr. Meagher, coach of the Iowa Seahawks in football. Not one of Evans's boys ever had on a college suit before. Quenton Burgess leads the team in scoring. He's a South Alabama boy. Bud Lancaster, outstanding guard, is from New Bern, N. C. Greg Herring, who started at center, is a 4-F with a bad heart. He had to give it up, although gamely playing in several of the early games. again as he tossed in 11 baskets and 2 foul shots to wind up with 24 points. Holland, Maxwell guard, got 14 points, the same number tallied by Burgess, Auburn's high man. Maxwell Field was ahead, 30- 19, at halftime. Tiger Tops Gunter . The Tigers from the Plains won their first basketball game of the year last Friday night when they came from behind to defeat Gunter Field 52 to 39. Tailenders in all of the six previous games, t h e Evans-men overcame a Gunter Field lead of 4 points at intermission when the soldiers were ahead 19 to 15. Lancaster piled up the biggest score gotten by an Auburnite this year when he rang up 19 points, Tiger forward, found range for 14 tallies. Stringfellow led the opposition with 12 points. The Tigers will play return games with Mercer and Georgia February 2 and 3, respectively. John Lindsay, Orrville, was recently promoted to rank of first lieutenant, according to an announcement by headquarters of the Eight Air Force. Arriving overseas in September, '44, he is pilot of a P-51 Mustang, and has recently been decorated with the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. and chaplain for the Episcopal students in the university. Dr. Powell is a member of Theta Chi social fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa. In recognition of his special services to his alma mater, he was awarded an Algenon Sidney Sullivan Medallion by the president and the board of visitors of the university. The Virginia Theological Seminary conferred on him the honorary degree of doctor of divinity. Turbyville Named Publicity Man Fred Turbyville, veteran sports-writer for various northern papers, with more than 35 years experience, has been appointed the new publicity director for the Auburn athletic department. Mr. Turbyville, who calls Illinois his state, is well qualified for his new job. He was graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. While in the pursuit of a higher education, he worked on some of the local papers to help pay his way through school. The veteran sportsman got his first regular job in Sioux City, Iowa. He soon got an offer to write sports for a leading daily paper in Minneapolis. From there he moved up the ladder to Cleveland, where he became sports editor. Prior to that, Mr. Turbyville spent some time at Pittsburg. He finally became sports editor of the NEA, one of the largest newspaper syndicates in the world, with something more than one thousand papers affiliated with it. From there, Turbyville became the first man in the U. S. to become publicity director for baseball league; the International League, comprised of teams in the U. S. and Canada, hired* him to handle their'public relations office. The Baltimore! Evening Sun recognized* his talent and made him fulltime director of their sports staff. Mr. Turbyville stayed with the Baltimore paper for something more than twenty years. During the reign of. Jimmy Deerhart at Duke University, Turbyville was gotten to publicize the needs of the school for new stadium. Anyone who has seen the new Duke stadium can vouch for the job that he did up North Carolina way. Mr. Turbyville evidently liked publicity work, for he took a regular job at the University of Pittsburgh, and later at Western Maryland when each of the two schools were producing unbeaten elevens. Turbyville had no idea of getting work .down here. He was bound for Florida when he- dropped in to see Zipp Newman at the Birmingham News. Zipp persuaded him to drop in here and write up Tiger football this past autumn. And he's been here every since. Not being different from other sports writers, Mr. Turbyville once had an ambition to write a book. That he did. He spent some three years on the "Blue Book of College Athletics", which is sort of a Who's Who in college sports. "Sports writing is an awful lot of fun," said Fred," but all it leads to is an empty pocketbook." Gridders Start Practice Feb. 6 Spring grid sessions will begin at Auburn on February 6, Coach Carl "Dutch" Voyles disclosed here Sunday. When asked about the length of the spring grid tournout, all the wily mentor would say was, "There is no set length of time. We have a certain bit of work set out before us, and when that is finished, we'll knock off for a while." Voyles showed the same en-thusiam that he did last year in regards to the student body. "Every boy in school is invited to try out for a berth on the varsity," he said. The Tiger coach said that he had no idea of the number of boys coming out, but he did admit that there would be a good many new faces around the Plains, come the beginning of next quarter. LOCAL YOKEL (Continued from page 5) on the top of the Eiffel Tower one day and showing a friend one of my uncles on the street far below. "Looks more like an ant," he said. R—(snoring gently). * * * Since the school is inaugerating a Drive to Exterminate the Rats in Langdon Hall, Zombie and his Collegiates will play the new song on the opening night of the drive. The composer is giving the rats a lead of 15 seconds. Here's the song—read it, learn it, sing it—and forget it. But you won't be able to, because it will run over and over in your head 'til you reach Tuscaloosa. Tigers To Fate Five SEC Teams Six 1945 football games have been scheduled by Auburn and probably four more will be on the list soon, Carl Voyles, athletic director and head coach, announced Saturday. Games definitely arranged are: Oct. 6—Mississippi State at Birmingham. Oct. 20—Tulane at New Orleans. Oct. 27—Georgia Tech at Atlanta. Nov. 3—Florida at Auburn, Homecoming. Nov. 17—Georgia at Columbus. Nov. 30—Miami at Miami. A game will be played in Montgomery, Sept. 28. Volyes now is dickering with several teams for that date. A second game likely will be played in Montgomery, probably in November. Voyles wants a strong opponent and a good drawing card if he goes into Montgomery a second time. One date will be permanently open, probably Oct. 13. Last year Auburn played four Southeastern Conference teams So far this season five have been booked. The same four that were met last year again are on the schedule, and Florida has been added. In fact, the only new team on the list at this date is Florida. In booking Florida for the Homecoming date; Voyles assured Auburn folks there would be a big game here each year on the Homecoming date. Last year little Presbyterian was the piece de resistance. It wasn't much of a contest. Voyles favors playing at least two games in Auburn each season. He thinks that when normal transportation is restored Auburn should have good home games that will enable the school to complete the stadium. He sees crowds of 20,000 or more, here at home, in the postwar era. ASME- will meet Monday at 7:30 in room 109, Ramsay. ROY'S CAFE - = STEAKS = - CHICKEN DINNERS •••AND*.. SANDWICHES Your Favorite Cold Drinks LOCATED 3 Miles South of Auburn ...ON... Montgomery Highway Come Out... 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Title | 1945-01-31 The Plainsman |
Creator | Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
Date Issued | 1945-01-31 |
Document Description | This is the volume LXIV, issue 16, January 31, 1945 issue of The Plainsman, the student newspaper of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University. Digitized from microfilm. |
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OCR Transcript | SENIOR CLASS MEETS IN LANGDON TODAY EIGHT THOUSAND DIMES MARCH AWAY " ^ J © - V^jiteix-/ NjUjO - \-*>o33\tf\AAJ ' >QK*JOC> VOL LXIV ALABAMA, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 NUMBER 16 PhifKappa Phi Taps Forty-One For Membership 'THE WINN AH' Photo by Lewis Arnold Shown pinning the blue ribbon on the winning picture. "Sere Landscape", as its painter, Lou Hovey watches, Betty Wilmore is president of the Art Guild, which sponsored the recent competition for oil paintings. Lou's Landscape Takes Blue Ribbon In Art Guild Student Oil Exhibit By Irene Long Winners in the Art Guild's student oil exhibit are Luellen Hovey's "Sere Landscape", Vip Duncan's "Wanderlust", and Fred Duggar's "Little Sister". Lou Hovey, whose "Sere Landscape" won first place, is always busy. After trailing her up a flight or stairs in the Art Building to see the painting, we were told that she didn't know where it was. Someone had moved it off the nail above the blue ribbon in the Art Annex. . She didn't have time to look for it; she was trying to find some drapes that could be used in decorating the windows of Tiger Drug Company. "It's supposed to look like the scenery back of Alumni Hall," she said, referring to the painting, "but it doesn't". The picture was handed in last quarter as an assignment in a class taught by Miss Dorothy Newman. Back in the Annex, she was discussing a problem with an art professor. She and the two girls who were assigned the decorating job as a class project had decided on a theme that called for a mannequin, but the druggist did not «wn one. "Mildred Lippett has a head," she said, "but we couldn't ask her to let us borrow it to decorate another store's window." ik The professor reminded her that exhibits often include furniture through the courtesy of some other store. Lou brightened. She said, "If she will let us borrow the head, we'll put a sign on it which says, 'This is -Mildred Lippitt's Head'." Lou finds it hard to get to bed at night, but harder to get up in the morning. Soft-voiced and good-looking, she is far from the athletic type. She minds her own business and doesn't like to be bothered when she is busy. Yet she can be depended upon to present a good argument for her side of a question in a bull session. Her home is at Marvin, near Opelika. A third-quarter junior, she is living at Susan Smith Cottage, where she has served as house president. A sister, Johnnie, was graduated from API last year, and a brother, Robert, is now enrolled in electrical engineering. ORACLES ELECT NEW OFFICERS Oracles, freshman honor society, elected new oficers at its meeting January 24 in Social Center. They are Marjorie Wilson, Red Bay, president; Althea Johnson, Evergreen, . vice-president; Pat Prazer, Ft. Benning, Ga., secretary; Jane Murphy, Abbeville, treasurer; and Carolyn Parker, Linden, reporter. They will assume office at the next meeting. McGehee Brothers From Greenville Made Lt. Colonels The McGehee brothers, William and Thomas, from Greenville, who made quite a record for themselves while at school here, have proved since tobe quite as outstanding in the Army Air Corps, both having the rank of lieutenant colonel. Col.' "Tommie" entered the army as an aviation cadet in '37, after graduating from Auburn in business administration. He was prominent in athletics, being a member of the football team. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity. He served during America's early intensive training program and was advanced to rank of lieutenant colonel while in England, serving with distinction in the 8th Air Force. He came home last summer, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with three clusters; the Soldier's Medal and the European Theater ribbon with stars. He was a member of General Doolittle's staff at the time he received orders to return to the States, but .had previously commanded combat groups in many flights over Germany and occupied France, Belgium and Holland. He took part in' the D-Day invasion shortly before returning. Col. "Billy" entered the army as a second lieutenant, having received a reserve commission upon graduation from Auburn in '39. He was a member of ODK, Scabbard and Blade, the Executive Cabinet; the Glomerata staff, the Debate Council and Keys. He, too, belonged to PiKA. His brother was a captain when he entered the army, but twice he has caught up with him in Army rank. Col. "Billy" is in China, a Wing Adjutant w i th the 14th Air Force in the China- Burma Theater. He has been overseas about "14 months, serving first in India, then in China. Mrs. Park Smith, mother of the two boys, lives in Greenville. Lancaster On Committee In last wieek's issue of the Plainsman the name of Professor Edwin B. Lancaster, was omitted from the list of members on the postwar building program committee. BLOOD BANK MAKES SEVENTH DATE WITH API With the seventh visit of the Mobile Blood Bank set for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Feb. 7, 8, and 9, the Red Cross workers on the campus, in Auburn, and the surrounding county have already filled the quota of volunteers. There is, however, only a small reserve of donors who will be asked to fill in for those unable to give blood. If, for any reason, a student is unable to donate, he is urged to phone the Red Cross immediately and cancel his appointment so that his place may be filled by a reserve. Appointment cards are being mailed this week. The Bank will be open each morning from 7 to 11 in the basement of the Baptist Church. Besides keeping their appointments in time, students are urged to follow these rules: Rules and regulations governing acceptance of donors volunteering their blood to the Blood Plasma Clinic February 7, 8 and 9 and questions asked are as follows: Donors may be between the ages of 18 and 60. Donors between 18 and 21 must bring with them on day of appointment Red Cross release, signed by their parent or guardian in the presence of a witness. The Red Cross cannot take donors who fail to bring this release. Blanks may. be secured at"the--RecU Cross Office in the City Hall. The following rules of diet must be observed on the day you are to report: You may eat a hearty meal 3 hours before coming to the center. Following this, do not take anything but the following diet: Black coffee or clear tea (you may have sugar but no milk, no cream), dry toast with jam or jelly but not butter, fruit juices, fresh fruit stewed fruit, Coca-cola. No dairy products or fats. The time actually required for the entire proceeding will be about 40 minutes. A period of eight weeks must elapse between the 1st and 2nd, and the 2nd and 3rd donation, and a period from four to six months after the 3rd donation before you will be able to give the 4th donation. This is the ruling of the American Red Cross. Executive Cabinet Votes In Alternate Grade Qualification Passing a motion that candidates for cabinet offices may be qualified with either a 2.0 all-over average of a 2.5 previous-quarter average, the Executive Cabinet held its regular meeting Monday afternoon in Samford Hall. Three new cabinet members were present—Boshell, vicC-pres-ident; Youmans, secretary; and Ball, freshman representative. It was announced that they will be officially installed at a special meeting of the Cabinet next Monday at 5 p. m., by Dr. L. N. Duncan, president of the college. Malcolm Dykes' letter of resignation to the Cabinet was read, and Betty Grimes was named to take over the job of collecting constitutions and by-laws of all organizations on the campus except social fraternities and sororities. The representative for the ring company will be in Auburn Monday and it is planned to have rings go on sale Tuesday. A motion was brought up by Jack Riley that a class meeting be held before each election, at which meeting candidates for office be nominated and speak to their classmates. OUR DIMES ROLL THAT THEY MAY WALK More than 8,000 dimes have already been collected "in Auburn's city March of Dimes, with the drive still in full swing. The campus drive for funds to stamp out polio this year was chiefly through the ODK-sponsored President's Ball, which was held last night. Figures on the money collected are not available yet. Cardinal Key and Sphinx, senior women's honor societies, and'WSGA collected $447.35 at the Tiger Theatre last week. Although this money goes to the town drive, much of it was given by students. Girl Scouts solicited donations at Toomer's Corner during the week. Added to the money collected by the APhiGs and the townspeople who sold tickets to the President's Ball, this raised the total turned in to B. C. Pope, chairman of the town drive, to $356.60 on Tuesday. Money from the banks which were placed in drug stores has not yet been counted, Mr. Pope said. Combined totals of the town and campus drives are expected to top a thousand dollars. Howell Overcome By Gas Fumes While Asleep Robert Howell, freshman in chemical engineering from Montgomery was found unconscious on the floor of his room at Garden Courts early Monday morning when one of his classmates went in to awaken him for school. He was immediately taken to the College Infirmary where he was given oxygen treatment. Robert, who has no roommate at the present time, came in late Sunday night and lighted his heater to warm the room before going to bed. After lying in bed for a while, reading, he got up and turned off the heater—or so he thought. Noticing nothing amiss he went back to bed and to sleep. The next thing he remembers is" being put on the stretcher and taken to the infirmary. Evidentaly Robert awoke during the night and tried to open the door or the window and failed for he was found some distance from the bed. Robert states that for the whole day he continually breathed sf much gas into his hospital room that he smelled as if someone had left the gas turned on there. After observation and treatment for two days he was allowed to go home and there have been no after affects from his surprise gassing. Since most of the rooms of Auburn are heated by gas, all students are advised to keep a close watch on their gas heaters for they might not prove to be as lucky as Robert. There is also an ever present danger that the heaters might leak even if they have been turned off and it is advisable that everyone sleep with at least one window open at all times. Interfrat Cage Champs Invited To Take On Team From Crimson Tide Auburn's '45 interfraternity basketball champions have received an invitation from Ohmer Trigg, prexy of the University of Alabama's interfraternity council, to play the university's interfrat winners, in Tuscaloosa, March 24. The invitation would be a return engagement for last year's contest, when the Crimson Tide's unbeaten P. Kappa :PM team traveled to Auburn to lose to the API unbeaten OTS chams, 35-31, in a whirlwind tilt. This was the first of its kind between Auburn and Alabama in 37 years. The tentative clash has been approved by Coach Carl Voyles, and the invitation is in the hands of the interfraternity. council, which will take action on it in the near future. Lt. Bill Sherling Is Prisoner-Of-War Lt. William George Sherling, Jr., Greenville has been reported by the Red Cross as a prisoner of war. Previously reported missing, his wife, the former Dottie Norman, was notified Friday that he was in a German prison camp. An army pilot, he was a student here when he volunteered for Air Corps training. He had been overseas only a short time when his plane was lost in enemy territory. Mrs. Sherling and their little son, William III, are living with her parents in Fort Deposit. Lt. Sherling's grandmother lives in Greenville. He is a graduate of Greenville High School and was enrolled in civil engineering at Auburn. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. Chicago Prof Stops At Auburn To Study Alabama Ag System Dr. T. W. Shultz, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Chicago and economic consultant for several Federal agencies, is making Auburn his headquarters while studying agriculture in Alabama. Alabama, with its Piedmont and Black Belt areas, was chosen as representative of the agriculture of the South which is likely to serve as a background for agricultural development after the war. After gathering material at the experiment station, Dr. Shultz makes trips to various sections of the state to observe the program of the government agencies in operation. He spent one week of every month in consultation with . FEA heads in Washington. A guest of the School of Agriculture, Dr. Shultz has the cooperation and assistance of Dean M. J. Funchess and Mr. P. O. Davis, director of extension service. Dr. Shultz has served as committee chairman on the agricultural Social Science Research Council; is director of the study of personnel in rural social science, American Council of Education; a trustee of the Institute of Current World Affairs; and belongs to several national organizations of agricultural economics. The editor of the Journal of Farm Economics. Dr. Shultz has written a number of books on agriculture, rural social studies, farm policy, and related subjects. Dr. Shultz will be in Auburn the remainder of the winter quarter. Six Graduate Students, One Professor And Thirty-Four Underorads Chosen Organization' Considers Extra-Curricula Activities and Scholastic Achievement By Mimi Simms One of the highest honors that an Auburn student may receive— election to membership in Phi Kappa Phi—came to 34 undergraduates, 6 graduate students, and one professor Monday. Initiates of this national honorary society for professors, undergraduates, and graduate students are chosen f r o m the highest ranking students in their r e s p e c t i v e schools. Extra - curricular activities, as well as scholastic .achievement, are requisites for election to membership. Tappees will be honored by the faculty at a banquet during February. Student Chosen Undergraduates tapped are Josephine Bass, Opelika, education; Gwen Tucker Biddle, Auburn, home economics; Roy Brakeman, Gadsden, engineering; Mary Jo Bridges, Anniston, science and literature; and Chalmers Bryant, Dozier, agriculture. Dorothy Cabaniss, Bridgeport, Tenn., engineering; Norman Den-ham, Prattville, architecture anH allied arts; Anne DuBose, Hunts-ville, home economics; Pat Elliott, Auburn, science and literature; and Esther Fuller, Auburn, home economics. More Undergraduates Ross Grey, Southern Pines, N. C;, veterinary medicine; Mary Guarisco, Daphne, education; Parker Hatchett, Chattanooga, Tenn.; veterinary m e d i c i n e; Louise Jacks, New Market, home economics; Luther J o h n s o n, Montgomery, engineering; Jane Martin, Auburn, chemistry; and Harriet McGuire, Decatur, Ga., science and literature. Ben Moss, Eastonollee, Ga., veterinary medicine; Carolyn Page, Samson, education; Lawrence Pease, Farragut, Iowa, veterinary medicine; Martha Rand, Tuscum-bia, architecture and allied arts; Gilbert Raulston, Trenton, Ga., veterinary medicine; William Rawlinson, and Manning, S. C. veterinary medicine. Also Honored Herbert Riddle, Piedmont, S, C, veterinary medicine; Tom Roberts, Auburn, engineering; William Robert Robinson, Davidson, Tenn., engineering; Lois Rogers, Fairfield, education; Bo-belle Sconiers, Valpariso, Fla., pharmacy; and Sarah Smith, Americus, Ga., education. Jeanelle Boone Swindall, Good-water, science and literature; Mary Jo Thomas, Douglas, education; Annie Catherine Thrasher Allen, Auburn, science and literature; Mary Lou Wall, Enterprise, home economics; and Audrey Wilson, -Evergreen, home economics. < Post Grads Included Graduate students are Solomon Baxter, Ashford, education; Joanna Boyd, Montgomery, education; Maude Davis, Gadsden, science and literature; Ben Hagler, Auburn, agriculture; Laura Harris, Auburn,, education; and Albert Quinn, Loachapoka, agriculture. One Professor Selected Dr. Everett S. Winters, executive secretary of the School of Veterinary Medicine was the only faculty member tapped. Officers of the Alabama Polytechnic Instittute chapter who directed the tapping are George W. Hargreaves, president; I. B. Gritz, vice-president; Paul Irvine, secretary-treasurer, and Frances Blackmon, corresponding secretary. Four Panel Discussions Scheduled On Radio The Auburn Council of Churches is starting a series of panel discussions of the Dumbarton Oaks Proposal for world peace over radio station WJHO Thursday night from 7:30 to 8, according to an announcement by Dr. J. G. Kuderna, president of ASME Reorganizes 5tudefltXhartej>— The API Studentbranch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers has met with much success in its attempt to reorganize. In the first meeting, Monday, nineteen filed application for membership. The society was reorganized at the request of several engineering students for such organization. The purpose of ASME is the advancement of knowledge and theory of engineering, as well as the opportunity to become acquainted with the personnel and activities of the society and the promotion of a professional consciousness and fellowship. Any student regularly registered in engineering may file application as a student-member. Women students, as well as men, are included. Those who have already made application are Gordon Hallmark, Louis Letanosky, Bryson Hatfield, James Luquire, Bob Dean, Jesse Bell, Sr., Henry Steindorff, Roy Edwards, Angelo Regino del Hierro, Fermin Rodriguez; Max Mutchnick, Armando Aladro, Theodore LeCren, Bill Ivey, Evans Strother, John Hutchinson, Jr., William Bobbins, Jr., Elias Bendick, and Hilton Jones. The next meeting is to be Monday at 7:30 p. m. in room 109, Ramsay. Professor J. C. McKin-non will speak and show two moving pictures, "Sand and Flame" and "Production of Sulfur". Election of officers will also take place at this meeting. Bowling Deadlocks A deadlock between the league winners in the WAA bowling tournament finals has extended the tournament for another week. Because each of the league winners have won and lost one game in the finals, a new series of play-offs will be held. The girls from 220 West Magnolia took three straight games from the POPs, the Pi Kappa Phis, and the girls from Susan Smith to emerge champions of League II. Delta Zeta had previously captured the championship of League I and the Delta Sigma Phi girls League Ill's claim to the finals. In the first play-off, the Delta Sigma bowled the DZs over with a score of 133 to 127. The girls from 220 then-won from the Delta Sigs, 141 to 133. The DZs tied the finals up again when they came back to defeat the 220 girls, 130 to 127. Highest average score for the tournament is 161.3, bowled by Eloise Robinson, Theta Upsilon. ON THE CAMPUS Constitutions and by-laws of all campus organizations except social fraternities and sororities are to be turned into Betty Grimes, of the Executive Cabinet, at Mrs. Wallace Tidmore's desk in the President's office by Feb. 19. * » * IRC will meet Monday at 7 p. m. in the Auditorium of the Old Vet building to see two movies, "Columbia", and "Brazilian Quartz Goes To War". Visitors are welcome. * • * Pan-Hellenic will meet Thursday night at 8 in Social Center. Page Two T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1945 'SCENE-AROUND' 77i£ Qlourumputv Published weekly by the students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue. Phone 448. MARTHA RAND, Editor-in-Chief MIMI SIMMS, Managing Editor IRENE LONG, Associate Editor SARAH SMITH, Feature Editor MARY LEE, Society Editor HENRY STEINDORFF, Business Manager BOB KIRBY, Advertising Manager ARNOLD THOMAS, Asst. Ad. Manager PAUL BECTON, Circulation Manager SAM SOCKWELL, Bookkeeper JIM SMITH, Sports Editor Columnists^ Reporters, Feature Writers Susan Brown Dot Woodall Gray Baker Bill Laney Bill Pierce Sue Abbott Jack Thornton Bob Dean Martha Lee Entered as second-class matter at the. postoffice at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates by mail: $1:00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months. * Member Associated Cblleeiafe Press Distributor of Cblle6iaieDi6est REPRESENTED FOB NATIONAL ADVERT1EINO Vf National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 4 2 0 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO • BOITOI • LOf AROIun • S M FHABCIKO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Editor, The Plainsman: The new stringent dating regulations forced on the girls here, resulting from the low scholastic records of last quarter, especially among the freshmen, poses a delicate problem for the administration. The officials evidently feel that they have found the solution in patting more restric'- tiohs-on the-gifls;i3ut the fallacy of such reasoning will become apparent sooner than expected. Scholastic averages for this quarter, due to the absence of football and the infrequency of weekend trips, will naturally improve. The records of the past can prove this point. But normally, the recreational diversions at Auburn, especially for coeds, are practically non-existent. Most of their leisure time is spent by playing bridge in the dorms; and when they are forced to stay in more, they will simply play cards more often. So what is the solution? There is one, for a certainty, but it may mean disregarding such proverbs as "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" and others. For t he question is not merely one of whether the coeds are to have dating privileges. It is the age-old one of who is at fault when a student fails to learn—the student of the teacher. In the opinion of this writer, it is one of "give" and "take". But the "giving" hinges almost entirely on the teacher. If he presents his course in an interesting manner, his students will have an equal interest and will profit from the instruction. Too often, though, a course has excellent and interesting textual material, yet the instructor manages to make the study of it extremely boring. The classic example of good presentation at this school, according to the unanimous opinion of his pupils, the upper-classmen in particular, is that made by one professor of the English department: The majority of people will agree that English is one of the "dullest" subjects in ' any curriculum at any school; yet this professor succeeds in making his courses positively fascinating. Long in advance, the students in that department begin to build their schedules around his courses. They do this, not because the grades made in his classes are above the average of the others, but because they wish to study under an instructor who will hold their interest to such an extent that they will never desire to take a "cut" or write letters in class. Perhaps, as some say, he is a rare phenomenon in the teaching world; but even so, it would profit everyone if the other instructors would make an effort to emulate his example. Interesting presentation of studies would raise the scholastic average of all the students, and it would no longer be necessary to treat the coeds as though they were in grammar school instead of mature young ladies in an institution of higher learning. B.L. CAMPUS By SUSAN BROWN Can't They Coordinate Did you give to the WSSF? Did you give to the community chest? Did you give to the Red Cross Fund? The War Chest? The Christmas Seal Drive? The roll-of-honor? The Blood Bank? Tin can and scrap paper collection? Record collections? Other drives, such as the recent one we forget what it was for—when the attractive colection-esses dressed up like Molly Pitcher? The March of Dimes? The 6th and 7th War Loans? We did, and we're broke. But that's not what we're fussing about. Honestly, we'd like to support every one of the campaigns. Every one is for a worthy cause. We've certainly plugged them—every one—just as good as we could. We've put on our banner headlines, written, re-written, racked our brains and typewriter ribbons. Even at that, most of the drives have fallen through. For that we are sorry. We hate to see it hapen to a place as noted for its "get-behind-and-push" spirit as Auburn. Such a thing is inevitable, though, when the drives and campaigns come so terrifically thick and fast. We're not rich folks, most of us. We come to school by the hardest. Lots of us work part time. Allowances aren't generally too generous. We give, and give, and give. Then on what's left, we live. That is,^ if there is anything left. There should be—there must be—some method of coordination of these campaigns; some planning, some thoughtful regulation to these numerous drives if "they" expect them to go over in the true Tiger tradition; if "they" expect them to get full camypus coopration. The Executive Cabinet has a chairman-of- drives; but that's not enough. He does not get the cooperation of the organizations "sponsoring" all the drives. He can't regulate their activities. But somebody should. Just last week two campus organizations got mixed up about the March of Dimes drive. The city drive under the direction of Mr. B. C. Pope, climaxed by a President's Ball in the Girls' Gym, was to be assisted by Alpha Phi Omega, student service organization, in its effort towards selling tickets and soliciting funds. It also turned out that ODK was sponsoring its annual President's Ball on the campus—had had a date on the Social Calendar for months. APhiO knew nothing of this, and offered its services to Mr. B. C. Pope. Which is all right. Both organizations were working for the same purpose, to swell the polio fund, but they were working against each other. May turn out fine in the end, may have even gotten more people to turn out to the dances—or at least to buy tickets—but just the same it was a perfect example of the need for some regulation of these countless campaigns. Thanks, Doc! The announcement of the proposed six-million- dollar building program for Auburn makes us rather proud of our president. Dr. Duncan's vision for a greater Auburn is not just a day-dream. Without his insight and long-range planning, such a program would have been impossible. Not only has he anticipated an increased enrollment, but for some time he h as seen fit to acquire property that would be needed when the time for expansion came. Dr. Duncan meant what he said when he declared that he would not be a candidate for the governorship of Alabama. Auburn, he said, was his first love. Perhaps he thinks he can do more for students at Auburn, hence for Alabama, by continuing in his present capacity. We are glad, anyway, that he loves Auburn and shall watch — with interest and pride — the growth of Auburn under his leadership. JAYWALKING With THORNTON and LANEY Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writers and are not to be construed as the editorial policy of this paper. The Lanthorn machine predicts that Beagle McLeod's new song hit will be the "rage" within a few short weeks. If you haven't heard it' then turn to page five of this issue and learn it without further ado. * * * He—Have you heard the joke about the machine gun lately? She—No, it killed everybody. * * * 1st ed—My roommate is out doing literary work 2nd ed—Literary work? 1st ed—Yeah, he takes young ladies out and gives them experiences for their confession stories. * * * Coed—My Mother always told me to say "no" to everything. Ed—Well, do you mind if I hold your hand? i Coed—No. Ed—Do you mind if I put my arms around you? Coed—No. Ed—Honey, if you're on the level about this, we're going to have a lot of fun. * * * Everybody should be sure to read the letters to the editor this (and every week). They reflect student opinion sometimes more than editorials every can. * * * The modern girl's hair may look like a mop, but that doesn't worry her, because she doesn't know what a mop looks like. * * * They were at sea—the boat was rocking and rolling something awful. * * * 1st frat man—I thought that girl you were out with last night was pinned. 2nd frat man—Oh she is, I try to keep it covered up though. * * * Advertisement of fencing manufacturer—protects the property but does not obstruct the view.—Reminds us of girl's dresses. * * * Overheard in the stadium— He—I feel like a new man tonight. She—Yes, you are a little fresh. * * • * KD—Have you heard the one about the girl fiddler? SAE—Yes, she kissed her violin goodnight and took her bow to bed with her. * * * Heard of Hall—Why is your right shoe muddy and not your left? Alpha Gam—I changed my mind. * * * What this school needs is a more democratic electoral policy for campus political offices. The Quilifiqations Board should never qualify less than two persons for a job. It's unfair. Poem I knew the minute I saw him That he was a grad from A.P.I. Though he carried a stick And wasn't sick And had only one pied-eye. - . The faculty is being criticized again. Because: "If that many of us flunked, there's something wrong with the professor." "Boy, am I glad to be out of there. That man just puts me to sleep." "How does he expect us to get anything out of that?" "He doesn't know how to teach. He may know a lot, but he doesn't know how to teach." Granted, it's our privilege to criticize the men hired by the college to be teachers. We (and Alabama) pay for an " education" and indirectly pay their salaries. Granted, some classes "put you to sleep." Granted, there are instructors, assistant and associate professors, and even full professors who don't know how .to teach. There seems to be though, a much greater awareness of the teacher's obligation is teaching than of the student's obligation in learning. It would be, I should think, prohibitive to the yen for in-noculating students with a love for knowledge or specific inform* ation to stand before a squirming group of adolescents, deliver a carefully prepared and stimulating lecture, have the climax accompanied by a chant—"My God, Mr. ' it's a l m o s t 12 o'clock. My God, Professor , its almost 12 o'clock"—and to be asked at end of the period, "are we going to be held for this stuff on the quiz?" We aren't taught by reading the text book. What we learn in college or anywhere else is the result of an interest inspired by a person. The ability to inspire such an interest is the quality that makes a teacher "good." API has had a reputation for having some very excellent men on its teaching staff. Even though some of these men are gone there are still enough of them here to make it possible for any student to learn and to get a great deal from his college years. The process might be made easier if something were done about arranging teaching schedules so that the teacher can make the most of his capabilities. Or if courses could be arranged so that students could more easily recognize tie-ins and tie-ups between courses. When a student is unfortunate and is forced to take a course under an incapable faculty member it is still possible for that student to learn about that subject through the library or on his own. Griping about professors really doesn't accomplish anything. The bad ones couldn't improve if they wanted to. It would startle everyone if a faculty member were asked to resign because the students thought he couldn't teach. If any student feels that he is not getting what he wants from his courses he can refuse to take work under certain men or transfer to another school. That is our only effective revolt. The Auburn faculty teaches better than talk would indicate. And students are probably more interested in knowledge than their behavior indicates. Ideally, teaching and learning methods could improve. That can happen only if each gripe is accompanied by a specific suggestion for its improvement and when the advantages of improved teaching and learning methods are recognized by the persons involved. LETTERTORIAL ByBENNINGandDUGGAR Editor, The Plainsman: During the past week we have heard several discussions about the prisoner of war situation brought up in last week's paper, and it seems to be the consensus that our policy toward prisoners is too lenient. It is understood that it is necessary for the prisoners to be transported through Auburn, but as one girl pointed out, it should not be necessary for them to stop here. You don't see the regular prisoners (Americans) loitering about and leering at passing girls. And we have our opinion of any girl who leers back. The dating situation can't be that bad! * * * Changing from prisoners - of-war what's this about a counselling system? Sounds pretty good. Maybe we'll lose fewer students through failure. * * * Lauching a deep, dark economic discussion, we notice that Mr. i Roosevelt is on the rampage again. He awarded the conscientious and capable head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Mr. Jesse Jones, an abrupt dismissal. In his place he has nominated Henry A. Wallace, a man with a record of impracti-cality completely antipathic to the requirements of the position. Mr: Roosevelt, in dismissing the sound, conservative Jones, seems to be clearing the way for a super- colossal WPA for after the war. It seems to be rapidly becoming beyond comprehension that anything beside the government could be capable of providing employment It should be remembered that this country was not founded on Public Work Programs but on sound private enterprises. However, w+e do not expect a man who believed in such a false economy as the destruction of food, when people were lumgry to be able to grasp this. Around The Editor's Desk His hat was black and round on top, As most good derbies are. His spats were light, His shirt was white, And he rode in a snappy car. But still he was from A.P.I. * And tha* I cannot forget, For the first thing he said, As he bowed his head, Was, "Who's got a cigaret?" A news release last week from the 106th Division, Infantry, stated that the 422 and 423rd regiments were engulfed by the overwhelming weight of the German spearhead upon taking position in a supposedly quiet sector of the Ardennes. This action resulted in 8663 casualties,' including 416 killed, and 1246 wounded. The other 7001 are presumably missing in action. From these two regiments, only a handful of men came back to help their companion regi-n. ent, the 424th of the Golden Lion, make its gallant delaying stands before and behind St. Vith when the Germans made their push for occupancy there. The release was of particular interest and importance to Auburn, because almost the entire ASTP unit which was stationed here until last March was in the 106th. The men who were at API made up part of the 422, 423 and 424th. They were our friends. Since they left to go back to the troops at Atterbury we've missed them, for they were fine fellows. We liked them and they liked Auburn; they made good records in school here, as well as good friends. As Dr. L. N. Duncan said in his farewell letter to them last spring, "We think of you as a part of Auburn and as our very own." They participated in activities on our campus, from the very first 55, who came way back in April, '43 to the last one to leave. Pro-i grams in Langdon, rallies, war loan drives, glee club, basketball— they backed them all. They had their feuds—as with the "fighting fifth" (the vet corps) when they sent Dead Eye, the pride of the Quadrangle, to dog heaven. But they had their fun— the Private's Prom for example —too. All Auburn was truly sorry to see the ASTP leave its campus. The last message from the 423rd was heard at 6 p. m. on Dec. 18 saying "We are destroying our equipment." That was all. The next day, exausted and sorely depleted, the 106th pulled pack to reorganize—to get back into the line, to help halt the Germans on the north side of the salient between Stavelot and Monhay. Kept right on going. Fellows, we'd like to tell you how proud we are. We would like to tell you how sad we are. We'd like to thank you for being the kind of American everyone of us wishes we were. We'd like to think that there would never be war again—that others would never have to go through what you have gone through—and are still, some of you. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three Kappa Delta Presents White Rose Forma Dance In Girls'Gymnasium Starts At Nine P. M. Saturday Zombie And Collegiates To Play, Toomer And Monty Will Lead - The Sigma Lambda Chapter of Kappa Delta will present it's annual formal Saturday night at the Girls' Gym. The music will be furnished by Zombie Lauderdale and his Auburn Collegiates. The decorations will be green and white, sorority colors. Miss Margaret Toomer, chapter president, will lead the dance with "Monty" Allen, Char' leston, S. C. Miss Toomer will wear a taffta gown of pink and black, and will be presented with a bouquet of white cornations during the leadout. Members, pledges and their es-courts will be Margaret Toomer, "Monty" Allen, Charleston, S. C; Louise Sims, Jack Behram, Chapel Hill, N. C; and Mary Clair Burns, L. Z. Thrasher, Auburn. Bruce Davis, Bill Pierce, Tus-kegee; Katty Wright, Gorden Vorn, Cordell, Ga.; Josephine Bass, Bill Crum, Baton, Fla.; Dorothy Jean Nichols, Lt. Jack McAdams, Ft. Worth, Texas; Betty Peoples, Malcolm Dykes Ram-ac, Ala.; and Virginia Ann Strong, Howard Bunchanan, B'ham. Mary B. Bidez, Lt. Herbert Ingram, B'ham; Martha Walker, Gilva McKee, Selma; Virginia Williamson, Charles DeBardele-den, Auburn; Carolyn Self, Edwin Goode, Auburn; Marie Strong, Bob Scoggin, Dora; Ray Monroe, Bill Laney, Columbus, Ga.; and Sara Goodson, Lt. Ernest Jackson, Ft. Worth, Texas. Joyce Slaughter, Tommy Pease, Columbus, Ga.; Mary Thibaut, Ted Bryson, Sheffield; Rebecca Fincher, Bob Sherman, La Grange, Ga.; Jessie M. Ferguson, Jack Anderson, Huntsville; Clair Tisdale Donald Brown, Atlanta, Ga.; Maxine Tatum, Leon Thompson Danville, Va.; Doris Brown, Mac Horton, Alex City; Evelyn Beall, Warren Williams, Luverne, Ala.; Susanne Lowe, Ed Lennep, Moss Point, Miss.; and Joy Camp, Lt. Tim Methven, Ardmore, Okla. Jeanne Tutt, Jimmy Fithe; Betty Easter, F/O William Legg, Athens, Ala.; Mary Seibold, Lt. Albert Watson, Spartanburg, S. C; Ann Adams, Henry L. Role, Columbia, S. C; Modesta Bidez, Charles Shew; Betty Blaylock, Bennet Kinard; Sara Dilworth Tilford Koln; Betty Jo Dobbs, Carl Sellers, Mebane, N. C. Ellen-Eagle, Dent McCullough, Fla.; Alma Gholston, Robert Williams, Greenville, Ala.; Connie Graves, Milton Warren, Clayton; Burney Hay, Merwin Clapp, Eu-faula; Betty Heaslett, Sam Hicks; Mac Hightower, Earl Jones, Columbus, Ga.; Mary Leila Howe, Marthis, Mobile- and Mary Jane Hudson, Counci? Sapp, Albany, Ga. Emalyn Jones, Richard Yaney; Mary Lee, Richmond Wait's, Auburn; Jean Lewter, Dick Hay, Huntsville; And Moreland, Tommy Hodgins, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Saxon Shoemaker, Bob Lewis, Anniston. Dama Wills, Bill Howton, Birmingham; Ada Wright, Guy Fol-mar, Luverne; Jule Pitts de Graphenreid, Hugh Williams, Betty Kent, Russell White, Pen-sacola, Fla.; Jean Clair Ranson, Eleanor M. Dean Weds Nathan Hardy Here On Saturday The marriage of Miss Eleanor Morton Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Madison Dean of Auburn, to Lt. Nathan C. Hardy, son of Mrs. L. B. Hardy of Alexander City, took place at the First Baptist Church, Saturday, Jan. 13, with Rev. James R. Edwards reading the vows in the presence of relatives and friends. Before and during, the ceremony, Mrs. Mary Askew played a medley of songs. Lt. A. B. Williams and Lt. S. R. DeMealio were ushers and lighted the tapers. The bride entered with her cousin, Marvin Meadows, who gave her in marriage. Her only attendant was her sister-in-law, Mrs. Douglas Dean. She was a student at API, a senior in the School of Education. Lt. Hardy was graduated from the cadet school at Gunter Field and received his wings and commission in the Army Air Corps. They will make their home in Macon, Ga., while Lt. Hardjf is stationed at Cochran Field. . DINE IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE You'll like our courteous help and pleasant surroundings. STEAKS CHICKEN SEAFOOD [Auburn Grille SIGMA NU HAYRIDE AND BARBECUE HELD AT CHEWACLA PARK Ending their hayride with a barbecue at Chewacla park last Saturday, members of Sigma Nu and their dates were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wade. Those attending the party were Roy Roberts, Lois Rogers, Fairfield; Howard Fullenwider, "Sis" Glenn, Opelika; Charles Stanley, Hope Eason, Decatur,' Ga.; Eugene Rooks, Ann Olander, Gains-ville, Ga.; and Leon Cunningham, Jean Swingle, Auburn. Bill Brooks, Dama Wills, Mon-tevallo; Buddy Baisden, Jean Clark, Jasper; DeWitt Widemire, Emily Thomas, Mobile; Tilford Kohn, Sara Dilworth, Huntsville; Dick Hay, Jane Lewter, Huntsville; Austin Wiener; and Johnny Meagher. Gil Cromfield, Washington, D. C. Martha Nell Simpson, Dick Monroe, Auburn; Barbara Frick, Frank Pease, Columbus, Ga. LEADS FOR KD Miss Margaret Toomer of Auburn, president of the local chapter, will lead the annual Kappa Delta formal at the Girls' Gym Saturday night. A senior in the School of Science and Literature, she has been represented in the feature section of two volumes of the Glomerate, and is a member of Cardinal Key. Housemother Fetes Members Of PiKA Pi Kappa Alpha was entertained at a joint farewell party and chicken barbecue Saturday by former housemother, Mrs. Callie M. Tucker. The affair was held at her house on Wright's Mill Road. After a picnic-style supper on the lawn a housedance took place in her livingroom. Members and dates attending were Bill Howton, Molly O'Con-nell; Sam Sockwell, Dot Nixon; Bill Calloway, Emma Lee Ever-sole; Billy Mann, June Shaw; and Billy Ball, Betty Ware. Holder Nevins, Frances Lindsay; Don Tillery, Geneva Hickman; Willis McArthur, Marilyn Jo Prince; Rob Williams, Barbara Russell; Robert Pulley, Reese Screws; and Carl Sellars, Yvonne Wallace. Alwyn Oldfield, Wilton Harris; Jack Mobley, Martha Brush, Bill Crum, Josephine Bass; Reuben Burch, Kimball Boan; and Henry Steindorff, Pat Elliot. Lewis Balckwell, Nita Howell; Ben Risher, Anna Ruth White; and Robert Blanton, Pug Clisby. FOUND: Evening wrap left at Gym after dance. Owner may obtain by identifying at the Department of Buildings and Grounds and paying for this TO BREAK THE MONOTONY OF THESE DREARY 'STAY-AT-HOME' NIGHTS WE RECOMMEND AS A PLEASANT PASTIME, SELECTIONS YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM OUR— BOOKSHELF OF GAMES These Pocket-Size Adult Games Are Compact and complete—Small enough to Mail, Carry, and Store HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS: • GIN RUMMY • ROULETTE • CHECKERS • SETBACK • BINGO • DOMINO • CHESS • GOAL • CHINESE PEG PUZZLE • CHINESE CHECKERS , Gafchell To Talk At a meeting of the American Home-Art Department of the Auburn Woman's Club Wednesday in the home of Mrs. M. L. Beck, Miss Dana King Gatchell of the home economics department, will speak on the subject of "Care of Home Furnishings". Delta Zeta Pledges Elect New Officers Ruth Estes, Centre, was elected president of the Delta Zeta pledges last week. Officers selected to serve with her are" Carolyn Parker, Linden, vice-president; Mary Taylor, Do-than, secretary; Sara Lane Oswalt, Tuskegee, treasurer; and Bonnie Penn, Dothan, parlimen-tarian. Spotlights On Auburnites We want a nice, suitable whistle, long and low. Due to lack of printed appartus it will have to be imagined. Now look around—dorm 4, chemistry lab, or at the Grille. On Saturday night, look in the Girls' Gym. Whose green eyes and dimple (the presence of two has not been ascertained) are definitely getting the biggest rush? Her vet hill friends refer to her as "Jeannetticus break-a-datekus Ellikus"—she gets by with it too. • * *x * An ODK-Glomerata beauty, president of Cardinal Key, historian of junior class, secretary for Alpha Gamma Delta and last year, "pin-up" girl for the Auburn ASTP's include some of the honors that have been bestowed upon Jeanette during her two years here. Also it might be said that she was probably the only sophomore ever to be tapped into a freshman honor society. * * * Grit your teeth upon reading this next sentence. Jeanette does not study (sworn statistics back this statement); and then she pops up with a 3.6 average; yet she is tolerated . . . and how! * * * Three things Miss Ellis is "never" caught doing-and we quote her roommate—are breaking dates, brownnosing, dating vets—no, never! * * * Among Jeanette's idiosyncracies it might be mentioned that she likes red and yellow combinations, likes men's socks, and adores sweet potatoes. Jeanette is also fond of cherry pie and costume jewelry. But more than anything, she likes to dance. f * * * Transferring from Huntingdon after one year there, her home is in Jasper. Her major in college is lab tech, and she will graduate from API in November. Delta Zeta Initiates Eleven Members Beta Xi chapter of Delta Zeta sorority formally initiated eleven girls Saturday, January 27 in the chapter room in Dormitory I. The new members are Sue Carder, Tarrant; Eunice Crump, Auburn; Elvin Hayden, Columbus, Ga.; and Margaret Hayden, Columbus, Ga. Mary Kerr, Oxford; Helen Pace, Gadsden; Margaret Prach-er, Opelika, and Peggy Reynolds, Tuskegee. Billie J e a n Short, Jasper; Margaret Snead, Opelika; and Ruth Upton, Birmingham. The sorority, following a tradition, attended church in a body Sunday morning. PROVINCE PREXY Mrs. Dan Hart of Pensacola, Florida, president of Beta Province of Kappa Delta Sorority, will visit Sigma Lambda chapter at Auburn next Tuesday. BURTON'S BOOKSTORE SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY SPRING HEADLINES... 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SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER with ANNE BAXTER JOHN HODIOK Added Latest News Flashes and Cartoon MONDAY. FEB. 5 KISMET with RONALD COLEMAN MARLENE DIETRICH (In Technicolor) Also Latest News and Oddity Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1945 Capt. Julius Maxwell Receives Award For Group 400th Victory Of Flying Fighters Commemorated By Gift Of Silver Mug Capt. Julius P. Maxwell, 23, former Auburn student, of Selma, recently shot down a Fock-Wolf 190 near Hanover, Germany, to make his Eighth Air Force fighter group's score 400 German planes destroyed. The Alabama pilot was awarded a silver beer mug commemorating the 400th victory from Col. Frederic C. Gray, of Abilene, Tex, Capt. Maxwell has flown more than 130 combat missions over Europe. He is a fight leader with the 78th Fighter Group, commanded by Col. Gray. Of the 400 Nazi aircraft destroyed while strifing German airdromes. "We were flying near Hanover," the pilot said in describing his victory, "when I saw a locomotive below with eight or ten freight cars, headed west. From 25,000 feet I peeled off to attack, but was going to fast to aim well and only damaged the train. I pulled up, and when at 2500 feet, I saw a FW-190 a thousand feet below, flying along apparently without any idea that Allied fighters were near. I headed for him. "When 1 was 800 yards away, he saw me and made a sharp climbing turn to the left. I got in a wide angle burst,: and saw bullets hit the engine, cockpit and wings. The German plane flipped on its back and fell like a rock from 400 feet, leaving a long stream of smoke and fire behind. The aircraft hit the ground with a terrific explosion. The pilot tried to bail out from 200 feet, but couldn't make it." The Auburn man had previously destroyed a Messerchmitt 109 and damaged another in aerial combat. He has been awarded the Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters. One of the veteran pilots of the European Theater of Operations, he has been flying combat since April, 1943. He was junior in the School of Science and Literature when he enlisted. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Maxwell, live on Rt. 1, Selma. Patrick Presented As Post Personality, Lowery Field Paper Lowery Field's commanding officer, Col. John B. Patrick, will tell you that he shoots golf in two and three-quarter hours . . . Actually, that is no indication of the post's serious, efficient and affable CO . . . Born in Anderson, S. C, the colonel attended Marion Military Institute, Marion, Ala., and Alabama Polytechnic at Auburn before a wanderlust took him to Panama in 1911 . . . He worked on the building of the huge canal from 1911 to 1917, returning home to enter the service . . . Commissioned a first lieutenant in the Infantry on November 27 of that year, he transferred to the Air Corps the following year, receiving his wings after training at Kelly Field, Texas, and Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calif. Two years of duty with the 2nd Aero Squadron on Carregidor came next, and the colonel returned to the mainland to serve with Crissy Field's 91st Observation Squadron in San Francisco . . . Later he was in charge of Air Corps ROTC reserves at the University of California, and in 1923 went to Fort Bragg, N. C, with the 22nd Observation Squadron. In 1924-25 in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture he participated in an Experimental Cotton Dusting program . . . To Fort Bragg once again, he was transferred to Kelly Field in September, 1925, staying there until June, 1927, when he left with the original cadre to organize March Field . . . I t was at March Field on April 3, 1929, that he received his captaincy. In 1931 he left March Field to help organize the the "West Point of the Air," Randolph Field, Texas, where he was stationed for two years . . . In September, 1933, he entered the Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Ala., graduating in 1934 . . . From 1934 to 1939 the colonel was on duty at Atlanta, Ga., being in charge of organized reserves of the Fourth Corps Area, and, in addition, serving as aide to now-retired Maj. Gen. Van Horn Mos-ley . . . On June 16, 1936, he received his majority . . .From July, 1939, to January, 1941, he was commanding officer of the Sixth Air Base at Barksdale Field, La., his promotion to lieutenant colonel coming on Dec. 4, 1940 . . .Following a three month stay at Maxwell Field he Hutfon Plays Twins, Bing And Tuffs Also Star, Waves Show The maddest, merriest mixup of comedy, songs and romance arrive Sunday at the Tiger Theatre when Paramount's "Here Comes the Waves" rolls in with the tide. And the tip-off on its sure-fire success is the name cast which brings Bing Crosby, Sonny Tufts and Betty Hutton together doing a bang-up job! Preview audiences have been lavish in their praise of filmdom's latest epic in the line of musicals and are predicting that "Ac-cent-tchu- ate the Positive" will emerge as the nation's top song hit. It was written by songsmith Johnny Mercer. Irrepressible Betty, the Hutton-tot kid, is twice as potent in a dual role. She plays herself and her twin, redhead and blonde, respectively, thus causing double the fun and double the commotion. Things get complicated when Bing falls for one sister while the twins both fall for Bing. In the meantime poor Sonny hangs around trying to decide with which one of the girls he's in love. The grapevine tells us that Bing's performance will rate the same kind of orchids as his "Going My Way" role although the picture is the reverse kind of story. Bing abandons his priest's garb for a Navy uniform but the same warm, human quality persists, previewers claim. Better than that, he's the idol of the bobby socks brigade in the picture causing a flood of laughs from every side. As his amiable but confused sidekick, Sonny Tufts equals his performance in "So Proudly We Hail," according to reports. As the action unfolds, Susie and Rosemary Miller, twin sisters played by Betty Hutton in each case, decide to give up their dancing career in favor of joining the Waves. Johnny Cabot, played by Bing, joins the Navy about the same time meeting up with Windy (Sonnny Tufts), an old chum. They go after Rosemary with lovelight in their eyes and from then on the theme song is "all's fair in love and war." Suffice it to say that the boys pull every trick in the bag to outwit each other with poor Susie pushed aside like a wall-fower. But, in the end, she wins her man, too. The picture is chock full of musical numbers giving Bing and Betty ample opportunities to display their versatility. Those who loudly proclaimed their appreciation of "Here Comes the Waves" at preview showings emphatically declare this Mark Sandrich production a hit from every angle. The film was also directed by Sandrich from the screen-play by Alan Scott, Ken Englund and Zion Myers. became commanding officer of Turner Field, Albany, Ga., and for a time was wing commander of the 30th Flying Training Wing there as well. Promoted to full colonel on Dec. 5, 1941, he assumed command of Lowry Field on Dec. 9 of this year . . . Married, he and his wife, Mrs. Arwin Scott Patrick, have two children, a son, Capt. Warren Scott Patrick, 23, now an AAF personal officer at Drew Field, Tampa, Fla., and a daughter, Mary Patrick, at present a student in Brenau Academy, Gainsville, Ga. . . . In the near future Mrs. Patrick and Mary will join the colonel here in Denver. A devotee of hunting and fishing as well as golf, the colonel has 4,000 hours in the air, is rated a command pilot, combat observer and an aerial observer . . . An uncle, Admiral N. A. McCully of the United States Navy, now retired, lives in St. Augustine, Florida. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS SELMA MAN GETS SILVER MUG Capt. Julius P. Maxwell, former Auburn student who recently shot down a Focke-Wulf 190 near Hanover, Germany, is shown here receiving a silver beer mug commemorating the 400th victory of his fighter group. The presentation was made by Col. Frederic C. Gray, (left), of Abilene, Tex., at an Eighth Air Force Fighter station in England. Methodist Student Movement Meets In Montgomery Approximately 125 delegates, representing Alabama College, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Athens College, Birmingham- Southern, Florence, Howard College, Huntingdon, Jacksonville, Judson, Livingston, Snead College, Troy, and the University, met January 26-28 at Huntingdon College for the annual conference of the Alabama Methodist Student Movement. T h e theme, Christian Students F a c e Social Reconstruction, was carried out in all the various phases of the program. Three very outstanding speakers led discussions of various aspects of the theme. Dr. James Chubb, keynote speaker of the conference led the discussion in the seminar period on "Methodism Organizes for S o c i a l Reconstruction." Dr. Chubb, a member of the Commission on Evangelism, is an outstanding minister, lecturer, and author. "Methodist Philosophy of Life Gives Impetus to Social Reconstruction" was the subject which was discussed by Dr. W. G. Henry, Pastor of the First Methodist Church of Anniston. The third of the seminar discussions was led by the Rev. Dan C. Whitsett, Minister, prominent director of youth activities, and president of Alabama A r e a, Southern Conf. for Human Welfare. His subject was "Methodist History Gives Impetus to Social Reconstruction". The conference began with registration of the delegates Friday afternoon. The first session began immediately after dinner. It included the opening session, an address by Dr. Henry, the first seminar period, and was ended by a reception for the delegates. A worship service began Saturday's program. It was followed by an address by Dr. James Chubb. A business meeting and the second seminar period concluded the morning's schedule. The work for the afternoon was begun by further discussion on the subject of his morning address by Dr. Chubb at the request of the delegates. v The Campus Exchange, feature of every state conference, in which each campus group tells of its activities, was followed by the last seminar period and meetings of the Program, Finance, and Nominating committees/ ± Saturday evening the Relegates and speakers pushed serious thoughts to the background for a time and, dressed in jeans and bright plaids, assumed r e al "Grand Ole Opry" manners, and went to the "Hayseed" party in the college gymnasium. The closing session Sunday morning included worship services and installation of the new officers. After a final address by Dr. Chubb, the Delegates attended the regular morning service at WAA Basketball Tourney Begins Fast-moving games have characterized the WAA basketball touarnament which began last week, although extremely high scores have not been run up as yet. The tournament is progressing slowly because the gym is available for the girls only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. Two games are played each night. In League I, the Kappa Deltas beat the POPs 23 to 8 on Friday. Monday the Alpha Gams won their game with the KDs by a margin of 6 points, making the final score 18 to 12. Pi Kappa Phis defeated the girls from 220 West Magnolia 16 to 6 Wednesday in the only game that has been played in League n. League n i ' s scoreboard for the only game played listed the Delta Zetas 22, Alumni Hall 9 on Monday. Chi Omegas and Delta Sigs are the winners of League IV at this point in the tournament, the first team - having defeated the ADPis 20 to 12 on Wednesday, and the second capturing a 23 to 14 victory over the Theta Us on Friday. Marine General Franklin A. Hart Is Assistant Commander, 4th Division Sweetheart Banquet Honoring Seniors Set For Saturday A semi-formal Sweetheart Banquet honoring all seniors, and graduating seniors in particular, will be given by the Wesley Foundation on Saturday, Feb. 10, in the church dining room. The number will be limited to 100, so reservations should be made promptly. Tickets are $.75 each, in charge of Charles Butler, phone 880-M. Miss Mary Moling Kirkman, director of the Foundation, also will take reservations at her office in the Foundation. Max West, Miami, graduated from the Infantry School OCS at Ft. Benning, Ga. earlier this month. A former student of engineering, he was treasurer of Kappa Sig, president of IAS and a member of APhiO. the First Methodist Church of Montgomery. Miss Mary Moling Kirkman, Director of the Wesley Foundation, and Miss Mary Louise Shupe accompanied the eleven Auburn students to the conference. They are Bob Scoggin, Gladys Bent-ley, Vernon Smith, Ben Richardson, Martha Nell Simpson, Bettye Kent, Hazel Edwards, Jean Wilson, Alice Hardwick, Ann Hugh-en, and Martha Irene Lee. U-DRIVE IT Tel. 446 CHIEF'S (ROLAND L. SHINE) SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION Within five months the Fourth Marine Division participated in two major campaigns in the Pacific — the Marshalls and the Marianas. The millitary career of Brigadier General Franklin A. Hart, Assistant Division Commander of the Fourth Marine Division, serves as a large part of the military record of the United States for the past three decades . . . Mexican border clash . . . World War I . . .Nicaragua, Haiti, and Dominican Public . . .Marshalls and Marianas. As a colonel, he commanded the 24th Regiment of the Fourth Marine Division in the capture of Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands, and at Saipan, in the Marianas. For his extraordinary heroism in the former campaign, he was awarded the Navy Cross. Took Part in Dieppe Raid Before taking command of the 24th Marines in June, 1943, General Hart served as liaison chief with the British Chief of Combined Operations, Lord Louis Mountbatten. In this capacity he participated in the commando raid on Dieppe, for which he was commended by Lord Mountbatten. Born in Cuthbert, Ga., September 17, 1894, the general and Mrs. Hart usually make their home in Eufaaula, Ala. He was graduated in 1914 from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, where he played four seasons of football and captained the track and soccer teams. When war broke out with Mexico, he saw action as a second lieutenant in the National Guard. With Occupational Forces Shortly before the United States entered the World War, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, February 6, 1917. He landed at Brest, France, two days before the armistice and remained for nearly a year with the occupation forces. In Nicaragua, General Hart, then a captain negotiated the sur- Brig. Gen. F. A. Hart render of the bandit general, Cabulla Sequera. Besides the Navy Cross, the general holds two Legion of Merit Medals, Mexican Border Medal, Victory Medal, Expeditionary Medal, and others. In the Marshalls the Fourth Division showed its power by overwhelming the enemy in record time. In the Marianas the unit met a stronger more craftily-entrenched foe; nevertheless the division pushed its attack in un-deviating advances that won for it the Presidental Unit Citation. Its first battle test was at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshalls, where first units of the Fourth landed January 31, 1944. Airstrip Captured on Roi Lightning attack brought t he conquest.of the Roi island airstrip in four hours on February 1. The remnants of the Japanese forces fled to adjacent Namur Island to join other troops. They were wiped out there in brief but strongly contested actions. The first conquest of a Japanese town in this war was made by the Fourth Division; The town was Charan-Kanoa, on Saipan. It fell on June 15, 1944. Brief Sleeve Print! FROM $4*95 $22.50 Completely charming collection of pretty print date-makers for Spring! You'll love their flattering U necklines, brief, brief sleeves, captivating ruffles. And each new style is a figure- flatterer! Many colors, prints... all petite-priced! LOFTIN'S Tel. 446 "Ready To Wear" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five LOCAL YOKEL MAKES GOOD! patriotic—all are going to the is extremely first editions Scrap Drive. The reporter who was dispatched to interview the .local celebrity seems to have had a startling experience, for no other explanation was deemed sufficient to account for his groggy, punch-drunk condition. As yet the most logical theory on how he got "that way" is that the poet, have never been encouraged to such an extent, simply talked our employee into a sort of spell. However, by the application of ice-packs to his forehead, the reporter was brought out of his semi-coma long enough to give this rough account of his conversation with Mr. McLeod: McLeod—Sorry I was late for the interview, but I had a poker game going with the butcher. Reporter—With the butcher? M—For small steaks of course. R—Are you athletic? M—why, yes indeed! I made a letter once being the string changer on yo-yo team. R—What was in your opinion your greatest accomplishment? •M—Well, it happend when I was a youth of about three. Between smokes I used to like to eat plaster out of the parsonage (I've been plastered ever since, but I believe they've put a ceiling on that stuff now) and then go get my mouth sprayed with some sweet lasting stuff at the dentist's. By deduction, in other words (that's a big word, ain't it) upon trying it out, I found to my great joy and surprise that when I went back to plaster-eating, it —the plaster, of course—tasted like the mouth wash: so beginning from the floor up, from then on I had my mouth sprayed first and relished my new-found discovery. Putty smart, eh? R—No comment. R—What was your greatest shock? M—Outside of the lime I struck my fingers in the socket while standing in the bathtub of cold water to see if I couldn't heat it up that way, I'd say my biggest shock came the Raw Deal overcharged me for clothes I never saw again. I've heard of shirts coming back with no sleeves, but sleeves and no shirts—that's too much. R—Were you feelings ever hurt? M—Many, many times —why just the other day I saw this gorgeous damsel, this exquisit blond —(this didn't happen in Auburn, by the way.) R—I knew that as soon as you said "gorgeous." M—Been here long? R—Oh— M—Anyhow, I won't embarrass you—but not referring to you of course — let's get back to o u r story— R—Your story! I wouldn't claim it. M—Yes. Uh, I see what you mean—kinda mean, too, if I do say so. Well, this luscious brunette— R—Thought you said blonde. M—what's the difference? They both had hair, didn't they? Well, as I was saying, this red-head— R—No, she was a black-head— block, or black? M—She did not! Not even a pimple. R—A dimple. M—What goes up the chimney? R—The ice-man, when pop comes home. M—I told this dyed-in-the-wool (for that's what she was) creature, as I gandered at her hourglass finger, which was 45 minutes pass the hour—well, I approached (as the good egg I was) and as she was flat-busted, I said, "How about a drink on me. Honey punch (I get my words mixed up sometimes. She did too—I mean punch—and she backed into an electric fan which almost ended in disaster.) R—Whatcha been doing lately? M—Lately, I've sleeping on some wedding cake. R—Any dreams? M—Well, I'm no prohibitionist— R—Whatcha dream about? M—You mean that you c a n publish? Nothing. R—Well. M—Oh, wait. I dreamed about sitting in the stadium. (I don't remember who was playing. In Songbird Of SAE Sets Pace In Race To Exterminate Rodents From Langdon By Bill Lahey Normati Beagle "Wolfgang" McLeod, lithe, Holmes-like, repulsive (6 ft. 170 lbs., black eyes, teeth and hair) member of the Standing Army of England (SAE) and undergraduate student in the s c h o o l of Applied Dissipation, hereafter known as Norman Beagle McLeod, has written a new, popular song. The eminent composer asserts that his latest production the Committees To Help Returning Veterans Locate On Farms Two distinct committees have set up in each Alabama county to help returning veterans locate on farms. One is an advisory committee that functions in connection with the County Agent's office. This committee will furnish the veteran with information concerning (1) farms that are for sale, (2) individuals, banks or other financing agencies where GI loans may be had, (3) best types for the area, and (4) other useful information and advice. The second is a certifying committee and functions in connection with the office of the County Farm Security Supervisor. It will be the responsibility of this committee to size up the veteran personally and also the farm and the general business proposition, to" certify as to the conditions and to approve or disapprove the guaranty of the loan by the Government. Present plans are for the farm land and improvement to be appraised by the Federal Land Bank appraiser. fact, there wasn't a game scheduled that night.) I had a date (some prune), who was beautiful when you were looking the other way. Well. I put my arm around her waist, but it was a waste of time—no girdle. Reminds me of my uncle in the black market girdle business that got sent up for a stretch. Then I started dreaming of money—as I was sleeping on wedding cake it must have been alimony.—But money isn't everything. You can't buy friends, happiness and love with it — I'm referring, of course, to Confederate money. Have you every been drunk? M—Did you say drunken or drunk? R—Drunk. M—Who me? I'm sober (hie) as a judge before court. All the judges I ever knew kept a spot in their chambers—then they began seeing spots— R—Did you drink? M—No, I'm broke. R—Not all the way! M—Well, just cracked. R—Censored. M—censored R—And that's how it was? M—No, is—you see. I was slap-happy (this is, I was happy until she slapped me). Then and only then did I give her back her nickel. R—Appalling! R—Tell me, do you resemble your father? M—Yes. I'm pop-eyed. R—Have you ever done much traveling? M—Yes, I remember standing (Continued on Last Page) THE STARS LOOK DOWN or How To Clear Langdon Hall in 15 Seconds (Note—the opinions expressed in this composition are those of the author and are not to be construed as the editorial policy of this writer. All words and music instructions are the poet's.) * * * THE STARS LOOKED DOWN AND LAUGHED AT ME (up from where you thought I'd start—ain't so low-down, after all) AND TOLD ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (same as before—down lower—up, higher, higher—hm!) WE LOVED TO WANDER AND JUST WALK: (low down—raise up to h.—well, that's what it sounds like!) ALWAYS "I LOVE YOU" WAS OUR TALK. (monotone, sonotone—mushy here^—hesitate, when no-one's looking) WE LAUGHED, WE DANCED, WE LOVED, WE KISSED; (up—down—up—down—up—down) AND IT WAS I YOU TOLD YOU'D MISS. (down—down—howdy, Satan!—up, up, up) YET THE STARS LOOKED DOWN AND LAUGHED AT ME (up—Heaven only knows how high—down lower) AND TOLD ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (up, up in the sky—it's a bird, it's a plane—plop!—it's a bird) THEN A STORM DID BREAK AND YOU WERE GONE, (higher, high;—fine, thanks, and you?) AND I WAS LEFT THERE ALL ALONE. (up, higher, higher than you were Saturday night) THOUGH I FOUGHT IT WITH ALL MY MIGHT, (down, down—low—low—-down—still lower) THE STARS, THEN, WERE RIGHT. (down low—'how does it feel) NOW THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND CRY WITH ME (to be so low-down?—start crying—) AND TELL ME WHAT A FOOL I'D BE. (now end it with a choking sob—) All girls who do not like this song please telephone the composer at 428 and make suggestions. Or simply call him —he'll make the suggestions. Sgf. Fred Hammock Wounded In Action Now Convalescing The 124th General Hospital, England — Technical Sergeant Fred Hammock, Auburn, wounded in action near Aachan, Germany, is now convalescing at this United States 'Army general hospital in England. He has been awarded {he Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart. Sgt. Hammock, veteran of the African and Sicilian campaigns, was struck in the left arm by shrapnel while his Infantry unit was reprouping after a German counter attack. His progress has been "excellent," said his ward surgeon, First Lieutenant Merton A. Johnson, of Des Moines, Iowa, and "his complete recovery is expected." Going into Normany with his unit shortly after D-Day, Sgt. Hammock took part in the fighting across France and Belgium and through the Siegfried Line before becoming a casualty. He has previously been wounded by Service Personals Cpl. Everett L. Hudson, Jasper, former Auburn student, has been graduated from the Chemical Warfare School's toxic gas handler's class for non-commissioned officers at Edgewood Arsenal, Md: * * * Claud Crain, USNR, former chemistry student from Dolomite, was in town last week. * • • A/C W. Steve Roden, USNR, was in Auburn while on leave last week. He is now stationed at Athens, Ga. shrapnel in Sicily. "We ran into some tough going near Aachen," he recalled, "and were under heavy artillery and machine gun fire most of the time. We were in a thickly wooded area when an artillery shell hit nearby and put me out of action, but I'm looking forward to getting back over there in time to help finish the job." Sgt. Hammock is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammock, of Auburn and is a graduate of Lee County High School. He was employed in the horticulture business at West Point, before entering the army in January, 1942. It's great to be here...Have a Coca-Cola ...or helping a soldier feel at home When he's back on furlough, three words, Have a Coke, bring a soldier's old life back to mind... his days after school or after work, with the gang and with his girl. Ice-cold Coca-Cola holds a friendly place in American life. It should have a place in your family icebox; Wherever Americans go, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes,—has become a symbol of our friendly way of life. BOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY OPELIKA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 6 u o PROP WASH with the API School Of Aviation Cecil Ward made his first solo cross country flight last week to Alexander City and return via Clanton. He has been grounded for the past few days due to the fact that he has the mumps. . * * * Mr. Charles Bone, who joined us early in January, made his first solo flight Saturday, and as usual, the Short Snorters were greedily standing by. . . . Recent visitors to the Auburn- Opelika Airport were Fred Sargent, Kalamazoo, Mich., flying a Luscombe; W. H. Arnold, Birmingham, flying an Aeronca Chief; W. G. Hurt, Columbus, flying a Taylor craft; J. A. Powell, Columbus, in a Taylorcraft; W. H. Wheelless of the Enterprise Flying Service, Enterprise aboard an Aeronca Chief; and Lanery Johnson of Columbus, flying a Taylor-craft. * * * We welcome to our list of new students Marjorie Simms, Helen Perky and James Engle. * * • Ground School classes are now being taught at the airport to prepare students for written examination for their private pilot's certificate. Subjects being studied to qualify for this examination are Civil Air Regulations, Navigation, Meteorology and General Service of Aircraft. , . . . Eighteen plane-loads of C-47's, provided by the Air Transport Command from Drew Field at Tampa, Florida, a r r i v e d at the airport last Tuesday and Wednesday with some two hundred men and equipment of the 721st Signal Aircraft Warning Company for a week of county-wide maneuvers. SERVICE PERSONALS Lt. Robert Meacham, Castleber-ry, has been selected to attend Officers' Motor Course at Ft. Sill, Okla. He is a former API student. Marine Lieutenant Charles Morgan, Albertville, graduated this week from OC class at Quantico, Virginia. A former student here, he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi, and jointed the marines in '42. His brother is serving with the US Army as a lieutenant. * * * Captain Thomas Wood, Marion, has been awarded the third Oak Cluster to the Distinguished Unit Badge that his 27th Fighter Group wears. He flies a P-27 Thunderbolt. This group is the first AAF Unit in the Mediterranean Theater to be cited four times in War Department orders. It has prev-ously been cited for gallantry in action on Bataan, Java and Australia during the early days of the war with Japan. * * * Pvt. Donald King, Jacksonville, Fla., has entered Field Atrillery OCS at Ft. Sill, Okla. Pvt. King attended Auburn until '44. He was a member of Kappa Sig, and took engineering. * * * Lt. (jg) Brendon A. Bond, USNR, has reported for duty at the photo-interpretation center, Anacosta, D. C. after 18 months at Norman, Okla. Formerly an instructor in architecture here, Lt. (jg) Bond is a graduate of Oklahoma A and M. * * * Pvt. Alexander Holmes Smith, Madison, Fla., recently arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital at Daytona Beach, Fla. He served 18 months in the American and Pacific theatres before returning to the states. * * * Harry Fox, '28, was promoted to rank of full Colonel in the India- Burma theater recently. A native of Chattanooga, he served with the Army Engineers before going overseas in 43. * * * Robert S. Morris, Jr., has been promoted to the rank of Captain, according to an announcement received from headquarters of the 12th AAF. He is a pilot in a veteran troop carrier group, called "Cerny's Circus" after it's colorful commanding officer. This group has been cited for distinguished service in China-India- Burma theater and played an important part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. His group drops paratroops, tows gliders, evacuates wounded, and carries supplies to the front lines. He wears the DFC, the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the DUB, and ribbons from the theaters of action in which he has served. From Montgomery, he attended Auburn before joining the Air Corps. * * * Capt. Charles Reeves, Jr., Charlotte, N. C, has returned irom 34 months overseas duty in the southwest Pacific area where he was aviation supply officer. The captain has been awarded a .Presidental Unit Citation. He is now stationed at Miami Beach, Fla., before reassignment. * * * William Trippe, Hogansville, Ga., has been recently promoted to rank of Captain with the Eight AAF Fighter Command. He is serving in England as transportation and supply officer at a fighter station. He was a member of Sigma Chi when here in '28. Lt. Juanita Johnson, Auburn, has been assigned to work in Information and Education for the 200th AAF Base Unit at Colorado Springs, Colo. A graduate of API in home ec, she was home demonstration agent at Athens, Ala., before entering the service. * * * James Wood, Atlanta, graduate of '33 in architecture, has been promoted to rank of captain, according to an announcement received from the Air Technical Service Command, Wright Field, Ohio. A member of Sigma Nu while at API, he worked with Robert and Company in Atlanta before entering active service in '42. I You naturally bear Coca-Cola [ called by its friendly abbreviation l "Coke". Both mean the quality prod- 1 uct «f The Coca-Cola Company. _ Page Six THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1945 Tigers Top Gunter For First Win COVERING SPORTS With Jimmy Smith AUBURN SHOULD GIVE CAGE SCHOLARSHIPS If Auburn ever expects to have a bigtime basketball team, and we most certainly should, scholarships are going to have to be given to prep stars. This is not just a rash idea. Teams like Tennessee and Kentucky have been paying the way of their top-flight cagers for a long time, and there is no good reason why Auburn can't follow suit. It is to be expected that the best players go to the schools that pay for their services, and if the Tigers wish to reach the top strata of basketball circles, Auburn will have to follow the lead taken by other schools. THE AUBURN-ALABAMA QUESTION The perennial Auburn-Alabama affair is in the air again. This question is as sure to come up every year as the sun is to rise every morn. It was brought up recently by a state legislator who would force the two schools to engage each other in intercollegiate sports. This corner agrees that the two schools should play, but we also string along most heartily with Governor Sparks' statement that Auburn and Alabama must agree to such a proposal and not be forced to by state law. President Duncan has gone more than half way in his effort to renew athletic relations-with the University, and if Alabama doesn't wish to comply, the matter should be dropped once and for all. HATS OFF TO NANCY Here's a tip to you basketball-playing females at Auburn. Girls can play boys' basketball! This was demonstrated when Nancy Isenhour, physical education senior at High Point College, made the varsity up North Carolina way. And her coach says that it's not the manpower shortage, either. Even North Carolina and Duke shun from playing the High Pointers because the smaller school always has one of the best teams in the state. And Nancy's coach says that she could rack up ten points a game even in peace time! Wow! Who said this is a man's world? AROUND THE INTRAMURAL OTS, SC, AP, and AGR have about sewed up the championships of the different leagues with their fast playing. Stevens, SC tallied only six points last week, but still paces the scorers with 55 points. He is trailed by Hendrix, OTS, with 49 points. OTS, SC, AP, AGR About Set As Winers In Interfraternity Cage Leagues The interfrat cagers are on the last third of their season with OTS, SC, AP, and AGR still leading their respective leagues. Delta Sigma Phi lost to Sigma Phi Epsilon by a 25 to 15 score'. Bradley and McDaniel led the two teams, respectively, with 8 points each. Rev. N. C. Powell, Former Student, Coming To Preach The Kt. Rev. Noble C. Powell, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will preach at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Auburn on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 11 o'clock. A former Auburn student, Dr. Powell came to Alabama to attend the convention of the House of Bishops being held in Birmingham this week. He will arrive in Auburn Friday night and will be the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. M. Richardson, of old Opelika Road. Dr. Powell formerly was Dean of Washington ' and Warden of the College of Preachers, Washington Cathedral. Previously, he was rector . of the Emmanuel Church of Baltimore. Dr. Powell, a native of Lown-desboro, was a student at Auburn for four years, where he did special work in entomology and was an investigator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in studying the advance of the boll weevil in Alabama. Throughout his course at Auburn, he had been lay reader in the Episcopal church. In his third year, after making up his mind to prepare for the ministry, he decided to attend the University of the South and continue his academic education. The next year he changed his plans, entered the University of Virginia for his academic work and then went on the Virginia Theological Seminary. Dr. Powell was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1917 and from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1920. Ordained in June, 1920, he was placed by the late Right Rev. William Cabell Brown, D. D., then Bishop of Virginia, in charge of St. Paul's Memorial Church at the University of Virginia. When he was ordained priest in January, 1921, he became rector of the church Alpha Tau Omega outfought Theta Chi to win 18 to 15. Jones sparked ATO, while Green led TC. Sigma Alpha Epsilon vanquished Pi Kappa by 40-23 score. Shelby led SAE with 18 points, followed by PKA's Baldwin and McClamry with 6 each. Alpha Gamma Rho about won League IV as they defeated Kappa Sigma 25 to 15. Childress led AGR with 9 points as Mathews and Lan led'the KS. OTS defeated SPE by 39 to 20 score. Peace sparked OTS with 17 tallies as Shelton with 8 led SPE. AP handed TC one of the most descisive defeats of the year as they won 47-8. Moss and Boone highlighted the two teams, respectively. Hancock led SC as they defeated PiKA 28-14. Clay sparked PiKA. PDT won from DSP 15-14. Wood led PDT with 11 points as McDaniel led DSP with 4 tallies. ATO downed LCA 23-15. Swindell led the scorers with 8 points. LCA lost to ATO by a 32-15 count. Courson and Lowe led the two teams, respectively. AP (2) outfought Kappa Alpha in a rugged hardfought game by 25-18 score. Local Cagers Bow To Soldiers From Maxwell Tuesday Night Maxwell Field's basketballers found the range for 38 baskets in Montgomery last Tuesday night as they routed the Auburn Tigers for the second time this year, 79-31. This defeat was Auburn's sixth in as many games this season. Anderson, who gave the Tigers so much trouble in Auburn not so long ago, was the gib gun - . Tigers Score 42 Points A Game, But Don't Win Auburn's juvenile basketball team scores 42 points per game, on the average, but that doesn't bring home the bacon. The opposition scores more. "The coach of a winless team doesn't have much to smile about," says Bob EVMIS, the coach. "But I think these kids of mine are doing a whale of a job considering: "One of the regulars, Shorty Malone, didn't even make a letter in high school. "Only one boy, Malone, stands over six feet in these days of towering stars. : "Only four others are even six feet—Stapleton, Bickerstaff, Burgess and Fuller. "One of my 'men,' little Jack Meagher, is only five feet, five inches." Little Jack is the son of the former Auburn coach, now Lieut. Comdr. Meagher, coach of the Iowa Seahawks in football. Not one of Evans's boys ever had on a college suit before. Quenton Burgess leads the team in scoring. He's a South Alabama boy. Bud Lancaster, outstanding guard, is from New Bern, N. C. Greg Herring, who started at center, is a 4-F with a bad heart. He had to give it up, although gamely playing in several of the early games. again as he tossed in 11 baskets and 2 foul shots to wind up with 24 points. Holland, Maxwell guard, got 14 points, the same number tallied by Burgess, Auburn's high man. Maxwell Field was ahead, 30- 19, at halftime. Tiger Tops Gunter . The Tigers from the Plains won their first basketball game of the year last Friday night when they came from behind to defeat Gunter Field 52 to 39. Tailenders in all of the six previous games, t h e Evans-men overcame a Gunter Field lead of 4 points at intermission when the soldiers were ahead 19 to 15. Lancaster piled up the biggest score gotten by an Auburnite this year when he rang up 19 points, Tiger forward, found range for 14 tallies. Stringfellow led the opposition with 12 points. The Tigers will play return games with Mercer and Georgia February 2 and 3, respectively. John Lindsay, Orrville, was recently promoted to rank of first lieutenant, according to an announcement by headquarters of the Eight Air Force. Arriving overseas in September, '44, he is pilot of a P-51 Mustang, and has recently been decorated with the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. and chaplain for the Episcopal students in the university. Dr. Powell is a member of Theta Chi social fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa. In recognition of his special services to his alma mater, he was awarded an Algenon Sidney Sullivan Medallion by the president and the board of visitors of the university. The Virginia Theological Seminary conferred on him the honorary degree of doctor of divinity. Turbyville Named Publicity Man Fred Turbyville, veteran sports-writer for various northern papers, with more than 35 years experience, has been appointed the new publicity director for the Auburn athletic department. Mr. Turbyville, who calls Illinois his state, is well qualified for his new job. He was graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. While in the pursuit of a higher education, he worked on some of the local papers to help pay his way through school. The veteran sportsman got his first regular job in Sioux City, Iowa. He soon got an offer to write sports for a leading daily paper in Minneapolis. From there he moved up the ladder to Cleveland, where he became sports editor. Prior to that, Mr. Turbyville spent some time at Pittsburg. He finally became sports editor of the NEA, one of the largest newspaper syndicates in the world, with something more than one thousand papers affiliated with it. From there, Turbyville became the first man in the U. S. to become publicity director for baseball league; the International League, comprised of teams in the U. S. and Canada, hired* him to handle their'public relations office. The Baltimore! Evening Sun recognized* his talent and made him fulltime director of their sports staff. Mr. Turbyville stayed with the Baltimore paper for something more than twenty years. During the reign of. Jimmy Deerhart at Duke University, Turbyville was gotten to publicize the needs of the school for new stadium. Anyone who has seen the new Duke stadium can vouch for the job that he did up North Carolina way. Mr. Turbyville evidently liked publicity work, for he took a regular job at the University of Pittsburgh, and later at Western Maryland when each of the two schools were producing unbeaten elevens. Turbyville had no idea of getting work .down here. He was bound for Florida when he- dropped in to see Zipp Newman at the Birmingham News. Zipp persuaded him to drop in here and write up Tiger football this past autumn. And he's been here every since. Not being different from other sports writers, Mr. Turbyville once had an ambition to write a book. That he did. He spent some three years on the "Blue Book of College Athletics", which is sort of a Who's Who in college sports. "Sports writing is an awful lot of fun," said Fred," but all it leads to is an empty pocketbook." Gridders Start Practice Feb. 6 Spring grid sessions will begin at Auburn on February 6, Coach Carl "Dutch" Voyles disclosed here Sunday. When asked about the length of the spring grid tournout, all the wily mentor would say was, "There is no set length of time. We have a certain bit of work set out before us, and when that is finished, we'll knock off for a while." Voyles showed the same en-thusiam that he did last year in regards to the student body. "Every boy in school is invited to try out for a berth on the varsity," he said. The Tiger coach said that he had no idea of the number of boys coming out, but he did admit that there would be a good many new faces around the Plains, come the beginning of next quarter. LOCAL YOKEL (Continued from page 5) on the top of the Eiffel Tower one day and showing a friend one of my uncles on the street far below. "Looks more like an ant," he said. R—(snoring gently). * * * Since the school is inaugerating a Drive to Exterminate the Rats in Langdon Hall, Zombie and his Collegiates will play the new song on the opening night of the drive. The composer is giving the rats a lead of 15 seconds. Here's the song—read it, learn it, sing it—and forget it. But you won't be able to, because it will run over and over in your head 'til you reach Tuscaloosa. Tigers To Fate Five SEC Teams Six 1945 football games have been scheduled by Auburn and probably four more will be on the list soon, Carl Voyles, athletic director and head coach, announced Saturday. Games definitely arranged are: Oct. 6—Mississippi State at Birmingham. Oct. 20—Tulane at New Orleans. Oct. 27—Georgia Tech at Atlanta. Nov. 3—Florida at Auburn, Homecoming. Nov. 17—Georgia at Columbus. Nov. 30—Miami at Miami. A game will be played in Montgomery, Sept. 28. Volyes now is dickering with several teams for that date. A second game likely will be played in Montgomery, probably in November. Voyles wants a strong opponent and a good drawing card if he goes into Montgomery a second time. One date will be permanently open, probably Oct. 13. Last year Auburn played four Southeastern Conference teams So far this season five have been booked. The same four that were met last year again are on the schedule, and Florida has been added. In fact, the only new team on the list at this date is Florida. In booking Florida for the Homecoming date; Voyles assured Auburn folks there would be a big game here each year on the Homecoming date. Last year little Presbyterian was the piece de resistance. It wasn't much of a contest. Voyles favors playing at least two games in Auburn each season. He thinks that when normal transportation is restored Auburn should have good home games that will enable the school to complete the stadium. He sees crowds of 20,000 or more, here at home, in the postwar era. ASME- will meet Monday at 7:30 in room 109, Ramsay. ROY'S CAFE - = STEAKS = - CHICKEN DINNERS •••AND*.. SANDWICHES Your Favorite Cold Drinks LOCATED 3 Miles South of Auburn ...ON... Montgomery Highway Come Out... For An Enjoyable Time Hours: 10 A. M. to 1 A. M. H. C. LASSITER, D. B. BLACK PROPRIETORS COURTEOUS AND PROMPT SERVICE BSU Banquet Will Feature South Sea Island Baptist Student Union members will hold their semi-annual banquet Saturday night February 3 at 7:00 p. m., on the first floor of the Baptist church. Tickets are on sale now at $.75 each and will be until Thursday noon. They may be obtained from Ralph Candy, Billy Austin, Mary Roberts, Mildred Hall, Dick Guyton, Milton Meadows, Ralph Hartzog, or John Lankford. Students, faculty members, and townspeople are cordially invited. • THEATRE* TUESDAY SPENCER TRACY in THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO WED. & THURS. MZ/tov/ei^ with '«* RAYMOND l»CK »ET£« MASSEY- CARSON • LORRE Directed by FRANK CAPRA PRISCILU LANE • EDW. 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