1944-10-31 The Plainsman

              Welcome, Alumni,
To The Plains Tru Plaindrncuv Cake Race Tomorrow
Even If It Rains
VOL LXIV ALABAMA, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1944 NUMBER 8
urn's Homecoming Day Set For Saturday
ANNUAL CAKE RACE
TO BE TOMORROW
ODK-Wilbur Hutsell Freshman Run
Starts On Rat Football Field
By BOB SHARMAN
Starting tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 on Drake Field, all
men students listed by the registrar's office as freshmen
entering school since the last annual ODK-Wilbur Hutsell
Cake Race will assemble for the running of the sixteenth
annual freshman cake race sponsored by Omicron Delta
Kappa and dedicated to Coach Wilbur Hutsell.
Roll call will be at 3:40 and
the starting gun will be fired at
4 p. m. by Coach Jeff Beard, of­ficial
time keeper. All freshmen
in ROTC will form in their regu­lar
ROTC batteries. Those with
medical excuses iissued by the
College Infirmary will present
the excuses during roll call to
Roy Brakeman who will be post­ed
at the dugout.
All freshmen are required to
complete in the race unless they
are physically handicapped. The
race will be held reguardless of
weather.
The starting point for the 2.7
mile race will be Drake Field.
From here runners will travel up
Thach to College Street, down
College to Glenn, then to Ross,
across Ross to Magnolia, up Mag­nolia
to Gay, and from there to
Gg Bottom and through Ag Bot­tom
to the straight away run
down to the finishing chute at
the footbaU field.
The fraternity presidents who
are to officiate at the race are
requested to form in the dug­out
on Drake Field at 3:30 for
instructions. They will be posted
along the course for the race to
handle any difficulties that might
arise.
A pilot car containing Mr.
Ralph Draughon, Chief Shine,
Doris "Miss Auburn" Brown, and
Gibbs Ashley will lead the way
for the contestants. All other
cars are requested to remain off
the course during the race.
Prises
The winner of the race will
receive a huge cake donated by
Chief Shine, a kiss from. Miss
Auburn that night at the Tiger
Theater, a numeral sweater, a
month's pass to the Tiger Theater
donated by Gus Coates, and a
cup.
The next twenty-four men to
finish will be given cakes and
the first fraternity to have five
men finish will rereive a cup.
The cups will be on display at
Burtons' Book Store Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The special program planned
by ODK for the winner of the
race and the twenty-four others
receiving prizes will be held at
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Travers Concert
Tickets On Sale
A concert by Patricia Travers,
the young American violinist
whose brilliant gifts have es­tablished
her, at sixteen, among
the first instrumentalists of her
generation, will be held at Alum­ni
Gymnasium on Nov. 13, at 8:15
p. m.
Already a veteran of the con­cert
stage, with ten years of suc­cess
behind her, Patricia Travers
has been soloist with the New
York Philharmonic - Symphony,
the National Symphony Orches­tra
of Washington, D. C, the
symphonies of Philadelphia,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland,
Detroit and other major organi­zations.
Cities to hear her in re­cital
include Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and
many others.
Her radio debut was at the
same time her formal concert in­troduction,
when she was pre­sented
on the Ford Hour with
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Besides her concert activities,
Miss Travers has made one mov­ing
picture. "There's Magic in
Music" for Paramount.
Patricia Travers lives in Clif­ton,
N. J., her birthplace, in a
house that dates back to colonial
days. She is the first professional
musician in her family. She is the
owner of two precious concert in­struments,
a Joseph Guarnerius
del Gasp, dated 1733, and the
famous "Tom Taylor" Stradivar-ius,
made in 1732.
Tickets for the event will go
on sale Monday, November 6, at
the API News Bureau in Sam-ford
Hall. The price of tickets
for students with student activi­ties
books, is $.65, and for adults,
$1.25.
WSSF Drive Here
Gets Under Way
Next Sunday
With a goal of $750 for the
World Student Service Fund to
provide student and faculty re­lief
in war-torn countries, the
Auburn drive will begin Sunday
Nov. 5, and continue through Fri­day,
Nov. 10.
The World Student Service
Fund aids student victims of war
without any discrimination as to
nationality, race, pilitical affilia­tion,
sex, or religious faith. Books
and study materials are provided
for student prisoners of war and
interned students; work .relief,
food, clothing, cedical supplies,
and books for refuges and up­rooted
students; and food for
starving students.
Educational institutions in 13
countries are raising funds for
students in a total of 19 coun­tries.
The World Student Serv­ice
Fund has a goal of $500,000
for world student relief in 1944-
45.
The campus-wide drive is
sponsored by the Inter-Church
Student Council and approved
by campus student organizations
and the College Religious Life
Committee.
'Out Of The Frying Pan'
Opens Monday Night
At 8:15 In Y-Hut
By Muni Simms
Jumping right "Out of the Fry­ing
Pan," Frances Swann's three
act comedy which opens in the
Y-Hut next Monday night at
8:15 p. m., lands in the middle of
the adventures and loves of three
young actors and three young
actresses who, for reasons of
economy, are sharing the same
Broadway apartment.
Pvt. Bob Crook, AAF, Birm­ingham,
was in Auburn last
week. Formerly enrolled in bus­iness
administration at API, he
was president of Delta Sig and
representative to the Interfra-ternity
Council.
Freshmen and sophomore
coeds will be given permission
to stay after 9:15 to see the
play, if they sign out, "play"
and sign in with the WSGA
representative at the door.
They will NOT be required to
forfeit a date for this privilege.
Auburn students will be ad­mitted
to any one of the perform­ances
Monday through Thursday
nights upon presentation of stu­dent
activity books. Admission
for townspeople will be twenty-five
cents, including tax. All
performances will begin at 8:15
and will be staged in the Y-Hut.
Not only will Frying Pan audi­ences
see miracles never accomp­lished
with ordinary furniture,
but they will even witness knive
tricks.
Complications in the plot arise
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Photo By Lewis Arnold
Rebecca Fincher, who was chosen "Miss Homecoming" in
Blue Key's annual selection of the coed to reign that day, is a
sophomore in Education from Wedowee. She is also a member
of Kappa Delta.
Coeds Chosen At Ball
To Appear In Yearbook
Fourteen Selected By Voters
At Annual ODK-Glomerata Dance
Fourteen Auburn Coeds were elected Saturday night to
appear in the Beauty Section of the 1945 Glomerata.
Those chosen were. Josephine Bass, Ann Black, Betty
Bledsoe, Betty Blaylock, Kimball Boan, Jeanette Ellis, Sara
Glenn, Julia LeSueur, Betty Morgan, Carolyn Self, Marie
Strong, Louise Stone, Maxine Tatum and Yvonne Wallace.
The beauties were elected from
Photo by Lewis Arnold
Shown with a map of the route of tomorrow's Cake Race are members of ODK. They are.
left to right, Roy Brakeman, Charles Spivey, Howard Fulenwider. Gibbs Ashley. Henry Stein-droff,
Eugene Griffiths, and Bob Sharman.
a group of sixty women students
who participated in the annual
Parade of Beauty of the ODK-Glomerata
Beauty Ball in Alum­ni
Gym. Each man attending
the ball was given the choice of
five beauties to vote for, and the
results of the election were an­nounced
at the close of the
dance.
Pictures of the beauties will
be made by Gaspar-Ware on
November 9-10, according to
Charles Spivey, editor of the
Glomerata, and these photo­graphs
will be submitted to a
competent photographer, who
will select the seven most beau­tiful,
in his judgement. The
other seven will be in the Beauty
Section as "Cuties."
Josephine Bass, Opelika, is a
senior in the School of Science
and Literature. She is a member
of Kappa Delta sorority. She ap­peared
as a "Cutie" in the 1944
Glomerata.
Anne Black, Auburn, is a soph­omore
in the School of Science
and Literature. She appeared as
a Beauty in the 1944 Glomerata.
Betty Bledsoe, Birmingham, is
a freshman in the School of
Science and Literature. She is a
pledge of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Betty Blaylock, ..Birmingham,
also a freshman in the School of
Science and Literature, is a
pledge of Kappa Delta sorority.
Kimball Boan, Birmingham, is
a junior in secretarial training.
She is a member of Chi Omega
sorority. She appeared as a
"Cutie" in the 1944 Glomerata.
Jeanette Ellis, Jasper, is a
junior in laboratory technology.
She is a memger of Alpha Gam­ma
Delta sorority, and was a
"Cutie" in the 1944 Glomerata.
Sara Glenn, Opelika, is a sen­ior
in education and a member of
Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She ap­peared
in last year's Glomerata
as a "Cutie."
Julia LuSueur, Roanoke, is a
sophomore in aeronautical en­gineering
and a member of Chi
Omega sorority. She appeared
last year as a "Cutie".
Betty Morgan, Auburn, is a
freshman in the School of Science
and Literature. She is a member
of Chi Omega sorority.
Carolyn Self. Auburn, is a
sophomore in secretarial training
and a member of Kappa Delta
sorority. She appeared as a Beau­ty
in the 1944 Glomerata.
Marie Strong, Anniston, is a
sophomore in the School of
Science and Literature. She is a
member of Kappa Delta sorority.
She was a Beauty in the 1944
Glomerata.
Louise Stone, Huntsville, is a
sophomore in secretarial train­ing
and a member of Alpha Gam­ma
Delta sorority.
Maxine Tatum, Opelika, is a
junior in education and a mem­ber
of Kappa Delta sorority. She
appeared as a Beauty in the 1944
Glomerata.
Yvonne Wallace, Panama City,
Fla., is a sophomore in education.
She is a member of Alpha Gam­ma
Delta sorority.
Game With Presbyterian
To Highlight Holiday
Alumni Meeting, Dance, Decorations,
Miss Homecoming Are Other Features
By MIMI SIMMS
Climaxed by the Homecoming game with Presbyterian
Saturday and the Homecoming dance at Alumni Gym, stu­dents'
welcome to Auburn alumni will fill the weekend.
Beginning Thursday night at 7:30 with a pep rally in
the stadium, the weekend will really swing into high on
Friday, when the fraternity dec-
HOMECOMING
TICKETS
Students will be admitted to
the Homecoming game, to sit
in Sections O, P, and Q in the
East Stand, by presenting their
activity book with coupon
number 4 at the east end of
the Field House.
Guest tickets may be pur­chased
there for $1.20. These
are general admission tickets.
Reserve seal tickets for the
west stands are now on sale
at the field house for concrete
stands. Enlisted service men
wil be admitted to sections J
and K of the west stands for
sixty cents. High school stu­dents
will be admitted to sec­tions
A and B of the west
stands for sixty cents.
Dr. I. S. McAdory
Addresses AVMA
Talking on the subject of
"Sanitary Rules and Regulations
Regarding Livestock in t he
United States", Dr. I. S. McAdory
acting State Veterinarian and
former dean" of the School of
Veterinary Medicine, recently
addressed the members of the
Junior AVMA.
Briefly reviewing the history
of livestock sanitary control, he
explained that these regulations,
in general, conformed only to the
diseases of the particular locali­ties,
citing the pleur-pneumonia
and Tuberculosis of damp lands
such as the Jersey Isles. Later
each state developed its own in­dividual
regulations, while to­day
the United States Livestock
Sanitary Association has issued
a set of rules and regulations
backed by law to apply to all
localities.
'This association", he said,
"is the oldest and largest organ­ization
of its kind in the world,
being established in 1897 in Texas
from a meager gathering to in-
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orations will be judged by Miss
Carmen Croft, Prof. A. J. Robin­son,
and Prof. G. W. Hargreaves.
Saturday morning Alumni will
meet in Langdon Hall to hear
Coach Carl Voyles and Dr. L. N.
Duncan speak.
The game wil Ibegin at 3 p. m.
and at the half, "Miss Homecom­ing,"
Rebecca Fincher, will be
introduced. Just before the game
begins, Sabers will hold a flag
presentation.
The dance will be highlighted
by the awarding of cups by Blue
Key to the outstanding player on
the field Saturday, to the fratern­ity
selected as having the best
Homecoming decorations, and to
Miss Homecoming.
Tickets for the dance which
begins at 9 p. m. are being sold
for $1.22 by members of Blue
Key. Students may obtain tickets
from Al Lowe, Fred Duggar, Carl
Sellars, Norman McLeod, Monroe
Johnson, Tex Warrington, Bill
Crum, Vernon Smith, Frank
Mulhern, Harry Gilmore, James
Luquire, and Council Sapp.
Army Salutes]
Navy Friday
On Navy Day
As a part of the salute to the
Navy on Navy Day, the ASTPR
Company here saluted the men
of the Navy Radio School at
noon. The Army, lined up in
company front, stood at "Present
Arms" while the Navy Detach­ment
passed returning from class
to quarters. The Navy returned
the salute of the Army by execut­ing
"Eyes Right".
"The sight of these two groups
of young men, here to better fit
themselves for service to their
country, recognizing each other's
worth was one to make all of us
proud of the youth of our na­tion",
says Col. J. J. Waterman,
commanding officer of the Army
Roar With Gilmore
Proving to Auburn Alumni
that we students really have
the Auburn Spirit will be done
this weekend.
First thing on the list,
though, is to prove it to our­selves.
That's just what we are go­ing
to do Thursday night at the
pep rally, which will form be­hind
the band at 7:30 on Toom-er's
Corner.
After marching to the Sta­dium,
students will roar with
Gilmore—and the other cheer
leaders. Old yells will be re­viewed
and students will have
a chance to demonstrate their
best yelling techniques after a
week of rest.
No bonfire will be built
this year because of shortages
of paper and wood.
Red Cross Officers
Selected For Year
To bring Red Cross work more
vitally to the attention of Au­burn
students new officers of the
Collegiate chapter were elected
and the chapter recently.
Mary Popwell, Birmingham,
has been named chairman of the
organization for t h e coming
year. Howard Fulenwider, Birm­ingham,
and Louise Sims, Au­burn,
will serve as first and sec­ond
vice chairmen. Secretary
will be Vam Cardwell, Ever­green.
Chairmen of committees were
also appointed at the organizing
meeting. Pat Kirkwood", was
chosen to be chairman of student
knitting; Virginia Anne Strong,
Anniston, was reappointed surgi­cal
dressing chairman; Virginia
Williamson, Auburn, was selected
to be in charge of first aid
courses; Zona Hines, Huntsville,
has charge of student nutrition
and canteen work, and Mimi
Simms, Auburn, publicity chair­man.
Temporarily the Red Cross
room is out of gauze for rolling
bandages, but there is plenty of
wool for knitting sweaters. Coeds
may get wool for this either at
the Red Cross room above
Wright's Drug Store or by seeing
,Pat Kirkwood in Dormitory II.
ON THE CAMPUS
There will be an LAe.S. meet­ing
Monday at 7:30 p. m. in Ram­say.
An interesting program has
been planned. All students in­terested
are invited, and all Aero
students are urged to attend.
* *
There will be a meeting of the
A.V.M.A. on Tuesday, Nov. 7th,
at 7:30 p. m. in the old Vet
Building.
• * *
Anyone wishing to work at the
Homecoming game is asked to
contact Mr. Bides at the Field
house on Thursday at 5:00 p. m.
• * *
The Auburn Debate Council
will meet at 7:30 p. m. on Mon­day
in Samford.
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The first meeting of the fresh­man
class wil lbe held at 8 p. m.
in Langdon Hall Monday under
the direction of Jack C. Riley,
president of the freshman class,
officers and a special guest
speaker will address the meet­ing.
Entertainment will be furn­ished
by "Zombie" Lauderdale
and the Auburn Collegians. All
freshmen are especially requested
to attend this first meeting of
the class as urgent issues will
be discussed. Freshmen, get
your raicaps and come a run­ning!
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Rabbi Says His Native Germany
Must Be Punished, Not Destroyed
Educated In Cincinnati, Rabbi Alfred Wolf Left Germany
For Last Time In 1935, Brought Family To America In 1942
By Irene Long
When Rabbi Alfred Wolf of Temple Emanu-El at Dothan left Germany in 1935, he
was aware of the tension between his racial group and the Germans, but he had no idea
that they would become as inhumane as they have. Rabbi Wolf, born in Eberbach, near
Heidelberg, Germany, studied at Berlin Rabbinical Seminary until he was awarded a
scholarship to Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his B. A. degree from
the University of Cincinnati and, desiring to become an American citizen, had to return
to his native land and re-entered as.an immigrant.
"There were but few Jewish families in the small town where we lived," he said, "and
DR. I. S. McADORY
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spect a dipping vat which at
that time was almost a novelty".
"The human side has also
played an important part in Live­stock
sanitary measures in pro­curing
aid to extend the scope
of the regulations."
Dr. McAdory explained that
the regulations had been studied
carefully and fought for bitterly,
principally by Dr. C. A. Carey,
founder of Auburn School of Vet.
erinary Medicine. He advised the
students to follow precisely the
regulations of the states involved
and to be especially careful to
know reason for any acts com­mitted.
Stating that hard work over a
long period of years had estab­lished
the regulations he added
that the same kind of work is
necessary to maintain them.
Following the address a short
business meeting was held. The
next meeting will be held on
November 7th at 7:30 p. m. in
the Old Veterinary Building.
HITS
from our
Mat Bar
$2.50
Fashion-hit hats for
anytime and dress-up!
Oversize berets
and brims, bow-colors,
smooth-brow
Dutchies — classics
too! All at our main
floor hat bar — all
budget priced!
L O F T I N 'S
"READY TO WEAR"
most of my friends were non-
Jewish. They had not, for rea­sons
of personal safety, written
to me while I was in the States.
They were friendly enough to
me, however, visiting me at night
when they would not be seen,
sometimes expressing — behind
closed doors—dissatisfaction with
the government."
Local Germans Refuse
He said in some communities
where the Jews were integrated,
local troopers would not carry
out orders to destroy synagogues
and furniture in the Jewish
homes. "They would have to call
in troopers from other towns,"
he said.
In 1938, when the synagogues
were burned and some 200,000
Jews—all males between the
ages of 16 and 65—were placed
in concentration camps, the Nazis
called it a "spontaneous revolt"
against the Jews because a
feeble-minded Jew had shot a
minor member of the German
embassy in Paris—a murder
which could have been prevented
because the embassy was heavily
guarded.
Branded
A stock of prison uniforms
If You Were Born
To Polish Apples—
"If YOU want an A in PE,J'
the sign said, "yell for the fa­culty
at the volleyball game
Thursday night"
Taking the sign at its word,
the balcony was lined with
girls who really gave out for
the teachers.
After giving each faculty
player a rousing cheer, the
coeds began to chant, "Rah,
rah, ree, Fac-ul-tee! Rah, rah
ray. We Wanna A"
But the girls who yelled the
longest and strongest were
seniors—who don't take PE.
with the Star of David and the
word "Jew" on the back, had
to be worn by the men; this dis­proved,
in Rabbi Wolfs opinion,
the spontaneity of the action.
Furthermore, he said, one man
on their list had been dead three
months!—an indication that for
sometime they had anticipated
tightening-up measures.
Rabbi Wolf's immediate family
came to America in 1942. The last
news he had of relatives near
Aachen was a postal-card mes­sage
that they were going to see
a cousin in Switzerland. That was
a year ago. Since Rabbi Wolf
has been unable to locate them in
Switzerland, he has no hope that
their long journey through Ger­man
- occupied Belgium and
France was successful
Tolerance Needed
Tolerance seems to be the at­titude
of Rabbi Wolf. He does
not think the Germans—or any
people should bevannihilated. The
present generation cannot be re­educated
to treat the Jews as
people or to live decently in a
democratic world society, he
thinks. While he has no feeling
for revenge, he thinks they
should be punished for the crimes
they have committed.
As to the question of Palestine's
being made the Jewish homeland,
Rabbi Wolf said, "I certainly
think Palestine should be an open
refuge for all Jews who need a
place of refuge."
His visit here is under the au­spices
of the Jewish Chautauqua
Society, branch of the Union of
American Hebrew congregations,
which sends speakers to colleges
and universities for the purpose
of spreading engligtenment about
Judaism.
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FROSTED
DARLING
by Kay BunhtU
Like icing, like candles on a cake, ibe Jack Frost
white edging at neckline and cuffs makes
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this dreys memorable, marvelous. And see the
hip-slimming miracles the slantwise pockets
work. In a fine wool and rayon fabric, (59% wool,
41% rayon) in black, blue, fuchsia, melon. 12 to 20.
HAGEDORN'S
THE STYLE CENTER OF EAST ALABAMA
Day's Work Covers
Chaperoning
Auburn's Dances
By MARTHA LEE
Ear from finding the position
of official chaperon at college
dances a tiring and uninteresting
one, Mrs. Wallace Tidmore is
enthusiastic about it. After more
than a year of dances she main­tains,
"Every dance is different.
There are always people I haven't
seen before, or students who are
here for a visit. Sometimes I get
to know some of the parents."
Even students who do not see
her at the dance know Mrs. Tid­more.
For two years now she has
been Dr. Duncan's receptionist.
Many "green freshmen" have
been accompanied to the door
of the offices beyond the pleasant
reception office by Mrs. Tid­more,
and no student ever leaves
her office without the feeling
that "here is a friend."
Interested In Students
"I am more interested in young
people than anything else," Mrs.
Tidmore said, summing up her
opinion of them quite expertly.
"I think they are wonderful.
Some of my most intimate friends
are students." She is really in­terested
in what students think,
and feel, and do. She welcomes
their confidences, and lends a
sympathetic ear to the stories
they bring here of their mis­fortunes."
A visit to her office tells one
that Mrs. Tidmore loves flowers,
for usually there is a bowl of
them which she has bought and
arranged on the desk or table.
She does not go "all-out" for
flowers gardening and the flow­er
shows that such work usually
implies. "I just have home flow­ers,
Irish and such," she said
modestly.
Music Maker
Music is one of her greatest
interest. She studied piano at the
Atlanta Conservatory, and in
spite of her limited time, she
still plays a great deal. She
brought out a stack of sheet
music, favorites of the Hag-time"
enthusiasts of the late 1920's and
explained, "I keep them because
everytime I look at them I have
to laugh."
She smiles and laughs often in
her rather quiet way. She does
not like to talk about herself,
claiming, "I am just an average
person," and adding, "It is the
future, not the past, that I am
interested in."
FOUND: Gold high school ring.
Owner may reclaim same by
identifying ring and paying for
this ad.
WORLD STUDENT SERVICE FUND
SENDS RELIEF TO REFUGEES
Chinese, Greeks,
And Russians Are
Among Those Aided
With a goal of $500,000 and a
staff of eight traveling secretar­ies,
the 1944-45 campaign of the
World Student Service Fund is
well under way. "Never have we
faced such needs", reports the
Fund's office in New York. "Our
relief committees overseas could
spend ten times as much as we
can supply."
News from the China front is
serious. Recent cables from
Chungking tell of the continuing
advance of the Japanese armies
in southwest China, the distruc-tion
of universities which had
already migrated four or five
times, and the trek of thousands
of students still farther west.
Many students were killed or
captured in first attacks.
One eye witness account says:
"At midnight the Japanese came
when we were all asleep. In the
light of their torches they looked
fierce and terrible. Our guide Mr.
Chen asked why they had come.
This angered them so that they
brutally stabbed him to death.
None of us dared to say a word.
Then those robbers began to open
all our trunks and took away the
things which they liked. After
their departure there was much
confusion, mourning for the in­nocent
dead, crying over lost
property, hatred, revenge, fear
all mingled together."
The task of the World Student
Service F u n d ' s administering
committee in China is ©J- course
greatly increased as they face
the emergency needs of thou­sands
of students.
From Europe comes news of
the beginnings of the post-war
program as the first student serv­ices
are initiated in liberated
countries. A cable just received
in the W.S.S.F. office tells of
two staff members already in
France, opening a rehabilitation
home for 100 French students in
the Savoie mountains. A repre­sentative
of the French student
resistance movement is already
working in the Geneva office.
Plans are being made for the
first student relief workers from
overseas to go to Europe.
The program among prisoners
of war keeps its primary place
in the European student relief
program. Despite disrupted com­munications
in Germany, thou­sands
of books go each month
from Geneva to individual pris­oners.
This work must continue
long after V-E day, for the re­patriation
process will be slow.
The W.S.S.F. reports that its
aid to American students of
Japanese ancestry continues,
with the work soon to enter its
third year.
Students Weigh Less To Give More At Blood Bank
As Auburn's Total Bleedings Soar To 2,526 Pints
Because "A Pint's a pound the
world round," 123. red-blooded
Auburn students weigh a pound
less than they did last week be­fore
they added their contribu­tions
to the Blood Bank, pushing
Auburn's total bleeders to 2,526
for six visits.
Theoretically, at least, when
they donated a pint of blood to
the mobile Bank in Auburn
Wednesday and Thursday, they
lost a pound. They must not have
objected, though, for out of the
307 donors, more than a third
were students. Thirty-nine of
these have given three times or
more, and two have passed the
3 quart mark.
Given Quarts
With only two more pints to
go to be "Gallon Givers," Cath­erine
Bradley, Greensboro, and
Mark Mathews, Vidalia, Ga.,
made their sixth donation at the
sixth Blood Bank visit to Au­burn.
Lots Of Donations
Fifth time givers included 8
students. They were Neria Faye
Campbell, Mt. Hope; Dennard
Davis, Gainesville, Fla.; Robert
Gentry, Long Island; Margaret
Golightly, Auburn.
Clytee Johnson, Mt. Hope;
Milton Jordan, Timberland, N. C;
Bob Sharman, LaGrange, Ga.;
and M. P. Sheppard, Milstead.
Four Ain't Hay
Nine students donated for the
fourth time. They were Billy
Austin, Stockridge, Ga.; Marye
B. Bidez, Auburn; Jackie Breed-love,
Opp; Chalmers Bryant,
Dozier; and Edward Carlson,
Fruithurst.
Harold Caudle, Talladega; Scott
Galbreath, Natchez, Miss. Lawr­ence
Pease, Faragut, Iowa; and
Dorothy Woodall, Huntsville.
Three's The Charm
Changing their bronze buttons
for silver ones representing three
donations were Paul Becton,
Silas; Arthur Coker, Tallassee;
Maria Duchac, Atmore; Kitty
Finegan, Talladega; Barbara
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SERVICE PERSONALS
Lt. James O. Davis has re­turned
to Atlanta where he is
taking a four week course at the
ordinance depot, after spending
the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Davis.
* * *
Lt. Herbert M. Martin, Jr., who
has recently completed OCS at
Fort Sill, Okla., and spent the
weekend with his parents, Prof,
and Mrs. H. M. Martin.
* * *
Billy Salmon, who is stationed
in the Navy V-12 at Chapel Hill,
N. C, is visiting his parents, Prof.
and Mrs. W. D. Salmon.
* * *
Ensign Walter Cowart visited
in Auburn over the weekend. A
former student of engineering, he
is the son of the past minister
of the Methodist Church.
* * *
OC Bob Hart, stationed at Fort
Benning, was in town Sunday. A
former Plainsman columnist, he
is from Childersburg, and studied
pre-law while at Auburn.
* * »
Lt. John S. Benley, from Ft.
Benning, was in town last week­end.
* * *
Lt. Charles S. Love, Opelika,
has been selected to attend the
Full Track Vehicle course of the
Field Artillery School at Ft.
Sill, Okla.
* * *
Lt. Owen Reeder who has been
stationed with the 9th Air Force
Maurauder Outfit in England and
France since February, spent
several days in Auburn last week.
John Brinks, stationed at Geor­gia
Tech in the V-12 unit was an
Auburn visitor last week.
* * *
Harry Dicus, technical sergeant
from Columbus, Ga. has been
awarded the DFC for extraordin­ary
achievement in aerial com­bat.
He is radio operator gunner
on a B-24 Liberator and has made
32 bombing missions over Ger­many.
He was at Auburn in '41-
42, when he played basketball
and was a member of Pi Kappa
Phi fraternity.
* * *
Cpl. Harry Isbell, Auburn, who
is waist gunner on a B-17 has
been assigned to the 95th Bom­bardment
Group in the European
Theater of Operations. A junior
in agriculture in '42, when he
left school to enter the service,
Isbell was a member of ATO.
* * *
Harold D. Whiddon, Tifton, Ga.
was recently promoted to the
rank of captain at Georgia Field,
Illinois. He is stationed there as
a flight leader.
* * •
Capt. Jesse B. Robinson, Wav-erly,
has just been assigned to
the four-engine pilot school at
Courtland as post food instructor.
A '25 graduate of API, he was
transferred from Chanute Field,
m.
* * *
Captain and Mrs. Philip Smith,
Jr., and daughter, Virginia, are
spending a few days with their
parents before returning to Capt.
Smith's assignment at Chanute,
Illinois.
Native Manchurian To Speak Tuesday
On The Two Forces In Modern China
Speaking on the two new forces
in China, the Communists and
the Nationalists, Dr. No-Yong
Parks, native Manchurian, will
lecture on "The New China in
the New Pacific" in Langdon
Hall at 8 p. m. Tuesday.
This is the second lecture of
the series in the Institute of In­ternational
Understanding, spon­sored
by the Auburn Rotary
Club. . -
Dr. Parks speaks in Opelika on
Monday night and will talk at
the Lee County High School at
10:30 a. m. Tuesday.
Born and reared in Manchuria,
Dr. Parks studied in China,
Japan, Europe, and America, es­pecially
at Harvard, where he
was awarded the Doctor's De­gree.
While in college he won
numerous essay and oratorical
contests, including the Interna­tional
Eessay Contest, Harris
Political Science Prize, and the
Pillsbury Oratorical Contest.
For a decade he has been en­gaged
in interpreting Far Eastern
history and life to America, hav­ing
written and lectured exten­sively
in this field. Concerning
his book, "Retreat of the West,"
Pearl Buck wrote, "It must be
required reading for the white
race." "Chinaman's Chance" is
his latest book.
Of Dr. Park's competence and
ability as a speaker, Professor
Arthur N. Holcombe of Havard
says, "A lecturer of very ex­ceptional
competence, with an
intimate knowledge of his sub­ject
and extraordinary powers
Veterans
DINE
IN A FRIENDLY
ATMOSPHERE
You'll like our courteous
help and pleasant surround­ings.
STEAKS CHICKEN
SEAFOOD
Auburn Grille
By MARY LEE
The number of men who have
exchanged uniforms and guns
for sports clothes and books is
increasing as Auburn's campus
looks less and less like that of a
military school. This is a con­tinuation
of a series of interview
of veterans on the campus.
Quint on .Burgess served IVi
years in the Navy Convoy Serv­ice
on a destroyer. He really got
around considering the fact that
he has been to Ireland, England,
Whales, Sicily, and Africa. Af­ter
5 weeks and 3 days S. 1/c
Burgess was sent out to sea. On
being asked about the foreign
women situation, he replied,
"Most girls are friendly every­where;
most of them want to
know what American girls are
like and we always give them a
good build up."
John Livingston was in the
as a platform speaker."
Tickets at $1.25, tax included,
for the series, and at 50 cents, tax
included, for single lectures will
be on sale at Langdon Hall be­fore
the lecture.
VIOLINIST
Pairica Travers. violinist, whose magnificent performances
with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic Symphony
and the Chicago Symphony have brought her recognition, at the
age of sixteen, as one of the most brilliant instrumentalists of
today.
Tickets to the concert to be held in Alumni Gymnasium on
Nov. 13, at 8:15 p. m. go on sale at the API News Bureau Nov. 6.
Jones Awarded
Soldier's Medal
Lieutenant Colonel Donald T.
Jones, Jackson, Miss., executive
officer for a B-24 Liberator
bombardment group who was
graduated from API in 1933, has
been awarded the Soldier's Medal
for heroism at great risk of life"
in rescuing injured crewmen
from a burning bomber after it
had crashed on take-off.
One of the first men to arrive
at the scene, Col. Jones found
the plane already in flames but
with several crewmen still alive
and trapped inside.
"Heedless of the intense heat
from burning fuel," his citation
reads in discribing the action,
"together with the imminent
danger of explosion, with com­plete
disregard for his personal
safety, Col. Jones made his way
through the blazing debris to
successfully remove several ser­iously
injured crew members.
"Although there were several
unexploded bombs in the im­mediate
vicinity of the fire, Col.
Jones continued his heroic res-
Navy for 27 months as a pharmac­ist
mate 2/c. Aside from general
duty he served as a dental tech-nichian.
He attributes the saving
of his left leg to the Navy's re­markable
medical surgery. He
has been stationed at Norfolk,
Paris Island, Portsmouth, and
Jacksonville. Prior to his enter­ing
the service Livingston was a
state highway policeman.
J. C. Eiland was in the army
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SHIRTS
NEW SHIPMENT-MANHATTAN
DRESS SHIRTS
WARD'S MEN'S WEAR
Theta U Pledges
Hold Election
Theta Upsilon pledges elected
for the quarter are Margaret
Bledsoe, president; Sue Hamilton,
vice president; and Caroline
Boyd, secretary-treasurer.
cue until the entire ship was en­veloped
in flames."
Not until all men had been re­moved
for hospital care did Col.
Jones leave the accident scene.
Col. Jones, now serving his 11th
month overseas, is executive of­ficer
for a veteran group which
holds two citations from the
President of the United States
and which has flown more than
125 combat missions over south­ern
Europe.
Col. Jones played three years
of varsity football for Auburn
before his graduation from the
School of Education in 1933. He
was a member of Scabbard and
Blade, the "A" Club, and Lambda
Chi Alpha.
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L O F T I N 'S
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Lt. Lloyd Smith
Aids In Developing
Jungle Mortar
Responsible in a large measure
for the development of the jung­le
mortar, new one-man weapon,
is Lt. Lloyd B. Smith, former
Auburn student from Birming­ham,
who has spent much of his
t i m e at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Md., testing and de­veloping
the weapons that are
now proving effective against the
Japanese.
A modification of the older and
heavier 60 mm. mortar, the jungle
mortar is so light it can be car­ried
with ease through muddy
terrain and dense jungle growths.
In the war against the Jap­anese,
American soldiers dis­covered
the need for a powerful
weapon that could be carried
and fired by a single soldier.
Notification of the need for this
weapon was submitted to the
Aberdeen Proving Ground, the
world's greatest ordnance re­search
and development center,
and the jungle mortar was born.
Prior to his entry into the
Army, Lt. Smith was employed
by the Birmingham Fabricating
Company as a layout man. He
was majoring in mechanical en­gineering
here when he resigned
in 1941 to take up employment
with the fabricating concern.
Lt. D. K. Parkman
Dies In Hospital
Lt. (j. g.) Daniel K. Parkman,
Auburn graduate from Langdale,
died in a Fleet hospital in the
Southwest Pacific on Aug. 5, ac­cording
to a telegram received
by his wife, Mrs. Patty K. Park-man,
Brewton, from the Navy
Department.
Lt. Parkman received his B. S.
degree in architectural engineer­ing
in 1935 and was engaged in
private contracting until 1939
when he became affiliated with
the Farm Security Administra­tion
as a construction engineer.
Following his enlistment in the
Seabees in August, 1942, Lt.
Parkman received his training at
Norfolk, Va. He spent six months
in Alaska and the Aleutians, re­ceiving
his commission as an en­sign
in March, 1943. In July of
the same year he was sent to the
southwest Pacific with the Civil
Engineering Corps. He served on
N e w Caledonia, Guadalcanal,
New Georgia, and Treasury Is-
DELTA SIGS
INITIATE NINE
Nine pledges of Kappa of Del­ta
Sigma Phi were formally init­iated
into the chapter October
25th. Formal ceremonies were
held Wednesday night at the
chapter house on Gay street".
Those iniated were Harold
Edward Meeks, Eufaula; James
S. McGinty, Frisco City, Jack
Nathan Guilian, Birmingham;
Archibald Ray, Florala; Jack
Payne, Mobile; William H. Man-dy,
Birmingham; William H. G.
McDaniel, Florala; Amando Ala-dro,
Ermita Cuba; and Marco
Antonio Martinez, Ote, Cuba.
POSTAL RATES
TO BE RAISED
A hike in postal rates was an­nounced
here Thursday by Mrs.
Homer Wright, postmaster. Ef­fective
November 1, the cost of
a 10-cent special delivery stamp
will move up to 13 cents, and 15-
cent specials will go to 17 cents.
At the same time, insurance
fees will be 3 cents for 5 dollars;
10 cents for 25 dollars; 15 cents
for 50 dollars; 25 cents for 200
dollars.
Money-order fees will revert
to the fees charged prior to
March 6, this year, Mrs. Wright
stated. COD and register fees
will also be affected, but the ex­tent
was not announced.
MARTIN
"The Place To Go"
lands, receiving commendations
for the excellent quality of his
work.
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TOM WALLS
Added
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WEDNESDAY. NOV. 1
THEY MADE ME
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with
JOHN GARFIELD
THE "DEAD END" KIDS
ANN SHEDIDAN
Added
Cartoon "Russian Rhapsody"
Traveltalk "Mystic India"
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Latest News Flashes And
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PAGE FOUR T H E P L A I N S M AN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1944
Campus Cross-Country
By SUSAN BROWN
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper. i
West Dekota College used to
be quite a school. It was as near­ly
typical midwestern college as
its size would allow. The ad­ministrative
organization was
thoroughly regular. There was a
registrar with a full time staff
who transcribed and filed cards,
sent out "deliquent" slips regu­larly,
kept tab on class attend­ance
with the assistance of a
somewhat reluctant faculty. The
college was notably typical in
blocking any promising educa­tional
innovation that threatened
to add to the labors of an al­ready
overworked staff. (Note
that word "staff".)
West Dekota, since it turned
radical, has no registrars, no re­quired
courses, no "majors" or
"minors". No degrees are grant­ed
(or conferred), no formal tests
given, no regularly scheduled
classes held. There are no facul­ty
committees on student affairs,
or student publications, or stu­dent
morals, or athletic eligibili­ty.
No students are passed, no
students failed. There is no
'student policy".
Before President Edward U.
Kater left the chemistry lab of
another midwestern college to
become president of West Da­kota,
students were bound by a
lot of regulations and restric­tions.
Now parents who do not
feel that their sons and daugh­ters
are preparred for a hazard-our
spell in college keep them
home or send them to some other
school. Locking hours, dating
rules, door-keepers, and police­men
in or out of uniform on the
campus are unnecessary. Psy­chological
counselers take their
place.
The faculty was all bound up
in a lot of committees for the
wellfare of the students. (Every­thing
was for the student—or
the parents who paid.) Making
out new examinations and re­organizing
courses to beat the
fraternity files kept the faculty
busy, too.
The lecture methods was used
for teaching. Kater, knowing that
the lecture method came into
being, not without criticism, dur­ing
the early university period
largely because of the scarcity
of books available for student
use, and that it had been demon­strated
that students learn at
least as much from reading
printed material as from listen­ing
to a lecture, released the
instructors from the responsibili­ty.
The undergraduate faculty
now devotes time to the guidance
of individual students*
Examinations are no longer a
necessary evil. They are given
at the insistence of the students,
are not graded, but studied by
the instructor (who now has
time); the strong and weak points
are indicated and discussed.
There is no mass registration
at West Dakota. A plan of study
is arranged by the student and
members of the faculty to suit
the individual student. The plan
is subject to revision and change.
There is no required length of
time for graduating. There isn't
even any graduating.
It may be, as some critics have
claimed, that West Dakota is at­tempting
the impossible because
the entire American educational
system is against it. Time only
will tell, but at the present it is
wished God-speed by the ap­preciative
student body and an
increasing number of college and
university teachers.
* * *
West Dakota is the brain child
of Stephen M. Corey, professor
of educational psychology at the
University of Chicago. The col­lege
was first presented to the
public through Motive, Metho­dist
student movement publica­tion,
and is discussed regularly
in a series of imaginary conver­sations
by Professor Corey.
Inquiries about the suggestions
pertaining to West Dakota have
been near swamping Motive since
mention of the college first ap­peared
in May, 1943.
Essays on "The Kind of Col­lege
I Want" are being especially-invited
during November of this
ye a r _ Motive, 810 Broadway,
Nashville, Tennessee.
Homecoming Day
Bringing time and alumni back to the
campus, Homecoming Day on Saturday
offers Auburn its special annual oppor­tunity
to welcome back old grads and
friends. We sincerely hope that every
visitor here has the time of his life;
Playing Presbyterian instead of Clem-son
will be only one of the substitutions
made in the traditional order of things,
but we know that all those returning will
understand that every effort is being put
JAYWALKING
With THORNTON and LANEY
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be con«trued as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
The Lanthorn machine, with a
phenomental record of success­ful
predictions behind it, is now
in a position to advise the stu­dents
how to place their money
this weekend. Not limiting itself
to prognositication in the foot­ball
world alone, it has amassed
a total of 93 winners. Jts most
outstanding failure was in the
election of Miss Auburn. When
only two names were submitted
to the machine, it flashed "tilt­ed",
and refused further com­ment.
But for the Homecoming
Game, the dial stopped neatly
on Auburn 63, Presbyterian, 12.
The machine also predicted an
acute cigarette shortage Friday,
November 3rd.
» « *
She: Don't you love me any
more?
He: Yes, I'm just resting.
* * *
The complaint of the week
emanates from the "Zoo", of all
places. Seems that the gals are
at last beginning to feel mistreat­ed
in the matter of telephones.
With phones both plentiful and
unemployed, they are required
to PAY when calling outside.
"It wuz a hard enough blow"
says Miss Ima Sack," No Rata
Data, from Kornfedde, Ala.,
"when 66 per cent of the boys
left. Now we ain't even called
up, and we can't call up any­body
without dishing out five
cents in hard cash, which as the
post said, makes my Scotch blood
boil. So we sez, "That's tough."
"What's tough?" "Life" Whats
that?" "Life magazine." "How
much does it cost?" "Fifteen
cents". "I ain't got but a nickle."
"That's tough." "Whats tough.
What's tough?" . . . . etc.
Please address all complaints
to Box 2222, T. S. Auburn.
* * *
They're picking up the pieces,
With duspan and rake,
He grabbed the silken knee,
When he should have grabbed
the brake.
* * *
Congrats are in order to the
new Mu chapter of the Cow club
forth to make this Homcoming success­ful.
Members of Auburn's alumni clan too
rarely have the chance to meet and talk
over old times with their contemporaries
here. We wish that every member of every
class in the history of API could be here
on this occasion to meet all their old pals
to enjoy the meetings, ball game, dance,
and decorations put up in the festive spirit
of the day.
To Get There First
It's hard to believe that a freshman class
could be as lax as the present one has
been in training for that great Auburn
classic, the ODK-Hutsell Cake Race. It
seems to us that majority of the freshmen
are taking the entire matter with a levity
that is bound to bring some disasterous
effects tomorrow when the race is held.
And the dear rat who has been pileing up
the cigarettes, deserts, unmentionable
beverages, etc. is going to hear from them
time and time again before he comes
down the home stretch.
We remember one pitiful case we wit­nessed
on that occasion several years
ago . . .After a couple of false starts, the
herd at last took off at a fast clip from
the field following the lead car — and
where should our Exhibit "A" be but
leading the entire pack. All went well
until he reached the top of the grade at
the library—and then the world seemed
very, very gloomy indeed for him. The
moon was shining brightly and the even­ing's
business was well under way in the
darkened stadium when the "pore rat"
finally dragged himself across the finish
line in a convulsion effort.
Then there was a n o t h e r kid w ho
thought that if he figured all the angles
he could cut enough corners and dodge
through enough back alleys to come down
the final stretch on his first wind . . . but
the angle he overlooked was the one the
upperclassman made h i m assume — and
they say that the noise he made when he
got his second wind fairly s h o o k the
feathers off the old War Eagle.
So, frosh, if you want to come out of
the race wearing the lurels of the winner,
stick to the good old straight and narrow
and we'll be there to pat you on the back
when you get that cup—and to see Miss
Auburn pay off.
Voting As A Responsibility
organized on the campus. Theme
song "Cow-Cow Boogie". We
don't know the requirements for
eligibility but we have a good
idea just from looking over the
members and pledges.
* * *
Of all the things I had to be,
I had to be a darn old tree,
A tree that stands out in the
street all day, and as I lift my
arms to heaven
I pray: "get away little doggie,
get away.
I am nothing but this, alas, a
comfort station in the grass;
A nest of robins I must wear,
and boy oh boy, do they get in
my hair!
Of all the things I had to be. I
had to be a darn old tree.
* * *
Many students are yelling for
an honor system in quizzes here
at Auburn. At most schools us­ing
this system, the profs have
the honor and the students have (
the system.
* * «
She: Do you know what they're
saying about me?
He: What'ye think I'm here for.
* * *
Along with the advent of the
Lanthorn machine another con­traption
was perfected which we
have now secured. As yet no
name has been selected for the
machine but it gives infallible
advice pertaining to all matters
of love, marriage, and courtship.
Eminent phychologist, Dr. Fact-san
Figgers upon being confront­ed
with the machine promptly
sought to destroy it because of its
accuracy. Quote he, "If this ma­chine
goes into use I'll have to
return to my profession of un­dertaker,
after spending 12 long
hard grueling days learning
phychology". Anyone desiring
advice may communicate with us
at any time of day or night and
we'll put the machine to good
use.
* * *
Overheard in the Stadium:
He: I'm groping for words to
express my love for you.
She: Well, do you think I have
the dictionary tatooed on me?
A great honor has come to a large num­ber
of our students and with it a grave
responsibility.
Everyone who has reached the awe-full
age of twenty-one within the past,
four years should either be at the polls
to vote this November 7 or should have
an absentee ballot present in his home
precinct when the votes are counted. This
is stating it strongly, practically demand­ing
that everyone twenty-one and over
vote. But this is one time our older and
sager friends are right. It is a demanding
issue.
We've heard those statements time and
again how heroic our fore-fathers were
when they fought for our utmost to carry
out the plans of that democracy. We have
also been told about the debt we owe to
the "boys over there" at this election
time, how we have to hold on to the things
they hold dear. Yes, they are trite, over­worked
statements heard over and over
again. Nevertheless, they are true.
One of the gravest criticisms of our
campus is that of the lack of enthusiasm
for affairs of our state and nation, the im­portant
affairs that occur away from our
little "corner of the world". We fail to
realize*the importance of being informed
about anything that doesn't closely relate
itself to our activities.
If we really believe in democracy we
are going to vote enthusiastically in this
election for the principles that we want
carried out in our civil government.
This applies to students studying medi­cine,
political science, music, art, or the
ministry. Most great local leaders have
been "city, state, and nation" minded. We
have all heard that phrase "as go the
people, so goes the nation". It is applicable
here. This is a responsibility for Christian
citizenship.—The Haymaker, Phillips Uni­versity,
Enid, Oklahoma. Associated Col­legiate
Press.
Letter To The Editor
Editor of Plainsman
Alabama Poly. Inst.
Auburn, Alabama
Saturday I saw a real football game!
The "B" t e a m scrimmaged with the
"Varsity".
You hear the stories of t h e "Great
Varsity", but at the end of the h a lf
the valiant "B" team (made up of about
18 players of the 4th a n d 5th teams)
led the "Varsity" by the score of 7 to 0.
At this time the "B" team, even though
so physically beat up they had to shift
the players from one position to another
in order to have enough men on the field
to play, was fighting hard.
Anyone seeing the game knows how
the game was played—ending in the score
19 to 7 (in favor of the "Varsity", natural­ly).
If I were to choose between the teams
(for the showing which was given Satur­day
for good sportsmanship, spirit, a nd
just getting in there and playing ball, I
would choose the "B" team.
I think the students should pay tribute
to this "B" team, by whose experience
the "Varsity" profits.
Yours truly,
A Student
Ed. Note:
The student did not want his name to
be printed here in order to avoid any
personal animosity which might be caused
by misinterpretation of this letter.
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AL LOWE,
TED BRYSON, Sports Editors
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EN PASSANT...
By DOTTIE WOODALL
And so we wake up in the eighth or ninth week of the
quarter and realize that something has just got to be done
about that deficiency—and quick! Guess it never does any
good to repeat that old first-week-of-every quarter formula
about doing one's best from day to day this time—nope, it
never works. Neither does it do any good to come out with a
statement to the effect that it may be too late to anything
about it this quarter but next quarter it gonna be different—
not when it's already exam week. This is the time—when it's
late enough to be scared silly but not too late to pass yet, even
if by the well known skin of teeth. And, incidently, have you
ever skinned a tooth—I haven't.
* * *
Please note: There is now, as of the past week or so, a
nicklodeon in Student Center. And since this column came out
with the statement that there was not one there, but should
be, Mrs. Jolly has come forth with the following information—
the reason for it's being moved out in the first place was that
the students had broken it. And that was the third machine
that had been rendered unusable by the abuse of students
there. So for a time Mrs. Jolly said she felt disinclined to ask
to have another one put there. However, it seems, and fortun­ately,
too, that one always gets that "one last chance", and
this is it. It remains to be seen if the students can use the
machine now in Student Center in the proper way. It cer­tainly
should not be asking too much to expect the people on
this campus to have the common intelligence necessary to
operate such a simple contrivance! Further, there seems to
be a need for the place to be kept open at night, as it used to be.
Investigation of just exactly how this could best be utilized
for student recreation beyond the hours that it is now open
seems to be in order.
* * *
That volley ball game between the faculty and the winner
of the girls' volley ball intermurals was about the most fun
ever! Watching a fast game of volley ball can be entirely as
exciting as basketball, and twice as interesting to the girls
on this campus who have played and "spectated" in tourna­ments
and so know what's going on most of the time. Some of
them know only which team has the ball or is scoring in a
really fast basketball or football game.
* * *
And there's the little matter of printer's errors—what with
the hurry those "boys in the back room" have to be in these
days, anything can, and does, happen. The classics of recent
issues that come to mind now are the "good rumor is hard to
classify", from Miss Brown's column, and the "certain institu­tions—
are—scared", from this column: But maybe it didn't
take a very discerning reader to figure out that those were
"humor" and "sacred". Oh, and even if it did, you say, all
our readers are discerning? Thank you, you mean all two of
them?
* * *
Gosh, am I scared—and scared is the intended word, this
time—I've been threatened! Simms, the Saddist, has cooked
up a little scheme—the very first time I fail to write enough
to fill the column, she's gonna pull it: She's gonna see that the
rest of the space is felt blank. Over the blank space she would
write this: THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE FERTILE
BRAIN OF THIS COLUMNIST. Horrors! And would that do?
Never!
* * *
There are certain advantages to working on this paper—
I just found out. Having lost a coin purse at the Blood Bank,
I was wondering what to do about recovering same. T h e n -
no, not "lo, and behold"—just behold, there was a little lost 'n
found ad sent in to us by the Red Cross to the effect that it
had been found and was at their office. No, dear, there isn't
much point to the little story other than that it pays for other
people to advertise, or somethin'.
* * *
And then there was the case of the brunette on our staff-no
names will be mentioned but she writes Campus Cross-
Country—who decided to try on a new dress in the office,
and after she got it on, in walks the advertising manager and
no amount of hints could make him leave so she could take
it off again! However, I am happy to report that upon being
directly requested to do so, he did leave, thus saving our poor
little columnist from having to spend the rest of a warm after­noon
in a long-sleeve wool dress.
* * *
Most apt description. A politician: The only critter that
can straddle a fence and keep both ears on the ground.
* * *
i It's good to have a real Homecoming with a game and all
the trimmings again after skipping last year! There probably
won't be nearly so many alumni here as there were on
Homecomings in "the good old days," but it is to be hoped as
many as can will come! Let's show them a welcome and a
weekend that will prove to them that we're still holding on
to the Auburn Spirit!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1944 THE P L A I N S M AN Page Five
Alpha Gamma Delta Presents
Annual Sunrise Dance Saturday
Pat Elliot, Henry Steindorff Lead
To Tune Of Zombie's Collegiates
By Mary Lee
Presenting their annual sunrise dance, the Alpha Gams
entertained Saturday morning from 6 to 8 in Student Cen­ter.
Music furnished by Zombie Lauderdale and his Au­burn
Collegiates was interrupted for a brief intermission
during which fruit juice and doughnuts were served.
Members, pledges, and their dates attending were Pat
Elliot, Henry Steindorff; Vir­ginia
Beall, Cpl. Tommy Ronald;
Mary Furr, G. C. Lee; Jeanette
Ellis, James Riley; and Nancy
Reinsmith, Frosty Long.
Ann House, Harper Johnston;
Emma Lee Eversole, Ben Risher,
Frances Susan Williamson, Os­good
Bateman; Dot Clisby, Rob­ert
Blanton; Jane Fackler, Bry-son
Hatfield; and Katherine Yar-brough,
Agee Wiggins.
Anne Grant, Bill Cole; Cather­ine
Cutler, Frank Charlton; Dot
Phipps, B i l l Laney; Jeanne
Tynes, Joe Phifer; Lois Rogers,
Roy Roberts; Mary Ann Vicks,
Barry Graves; Louise Stone,
Gibbs Ashley; and Yvonne Wal­lace.
Clark Holloway; Marion Gay,
Means Brannon; Betty Ware,
Stanley Whatton; Dot McWil-liams,
Charles Grant; Dale Wil­son,
Ted Bryson, and Libby
Heard, Lamar Ware.
Mary Roberts, Billy Salmon;
Elaine Braswell, Bill Shirer; Mar.
tha Brush, Carl Sellars; Ann
Orlando, Monk Canton; Jean
Clark, Davis Gantt; Ernestine
Jenkins, Jimmy Acree; Bess
Price, "Skitter" Washburn; Mar­garet
Sample, Charles Mayton;
Jean Swingle, Leon Cunningham;
Martee McReynolds, Malcolm
Lewis; Hope Eason, Dot Rosen­berg;
and Lillian Martin, Bob
Charlton.
Eula Price, Tommy Lund;
Lois Townsend, Herbert Haw­kins;
A l i c e Enochs, Charles
Nolan; Jerry Aired, Guy Folmar;
Barbara Ann Harrison Parker
Hatchett; Jacqueline Glenn, Mac
Lipscomb; Evelyn Kidd, Louis
McClain; Marianne Tedder, Ray
Trailer.
Lambda Chi Alpha
Initiates Seven
Seven new members of Omega
Zeta of Llambda Chi Alpha
completed their formal initiation
Wednesday night.
New members are H a r ry
Wheat, Danny Correll, Steve
Stringfellow, Kern Buck, Snooks
Chappell, Dick Latham, and Joe
Bench wick.
New pledges are Bill Salters,
Bill Evans, Jim Acree, Keno
Snell, Ried Trapani, Bobby Vest,
Johnny Barksdale, Paul Owen,
C. T. Bell, Arthur Mendenhall,
and Quinton Burgess.
BLOOD BANK
(Continued from page 2)
French, Vsldosta, Ga.; and Ruth
Glover, Margaret.
Julius Hagerty, Anniston; Jen­nings
Headrick, Tampa, Fla.;
Dorothy Irish, Anniston; Willo-dean
Jordan, McKenzie; George
McCarty, Auburn, Caroline Niver
Tampa, Fla.; and Stewart Parker,
Mobile.
Tom Raines, Mobile; Aubrey
Robinson, Crestview, Fla.; Franc-er
Rorke, Roanoke; Louise Sims,
Auburn; Juanita Stringer, Ash-
Dismukes-Searcy
Wedding Occurs
In Comer
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Dismukes
of Comer, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Gladys, to Sgt.
Virgil S. Searcy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Searcy, of Texasville,
the marriage taking place Sun­day,
Oct. 15, at the home of the
bride's sister, Mrs. Raymond
Trammell.
The impressive ring ceremony
was used with the Rev. J. M.
Glenn, of Midway,. officiating.
The bride and groom were unat­tended,
coming in together.
Miss Mary Alice Hart, of
Comer, presented the musical
program before the ceremony.
Mrs. G. A. Orum, of Midway,
Sang "I Love You Truly".
Immediately after the cere­mony
breakfast was served. Miss
Dixie Hall, of Midway poured
coffee.
The bride, who is a senior at
API is a member of Theta Upsil-on
sorority. She majors in physi­cal
education.
The groom has just returned
from 31 months service in the
Southwest Pacific. After a wed­ding
trip to Daytona Beach, Fla,
Mrs. Searcy will resume her
studies at Auburn.
ATOs Entertain
With Housedance
And Pledge Skit
Entertaining with a house-dance
last Thursday night the
ATOs were also presented with
a skit by their pledges.
After the skit dancing was car­ried
on until fifteen minutes be­fore
the curfew hour.
Those present and their dates
were Billy Wiggins, Demaris
Smith; Bill Laney, Ray Monroe;
Barry Graves, Mary Ann Vick,
and Goodloe Sherrill, Sue Mc­Donald.
Means Bronnon, Yvonne Wal­lace;
Ted Bryson, Louise Stone;
Bobby Johnsey, Bess Price; Bud­dy
Alford, Martha Ann Gaines;
Billy Williams, Nancy Black;
Frosty Long, Nancy Rhinesmith;
and Joe Vick, Marianne Tedder.
Russell White, Elaine Hill;
Stanley Wharton, Betty Ware.
Others present were George
Letson, Toby Terry, Earl Jones,
Eugene Castlellow, Bill Newman,
Jack Prigmore, and Don Beatty.
ford; C. W. Stroup, Grand Junc­tion,
Tenn.; and Frank Wheeler,
Kentwood, La.
T&RO.W.I., 4-tn
"CANNING IS EVERY BIT AS SIMPLE AS ALGEBRA, MARMADUKE-LET
X EQUAL THE VEGETABLES, V THE CAN-"
Proposed Depot
Discussed For
Auburn At Meet
Definite steps were taken here
Thursday to secure for Auburn
more adequate railway depot
facilities to be located at a point
where the hazard of street traf­fic
and the inconvenience of
blocked crossing will be elimin­ated.
At a forum held at the Thomas
Hotel, at which S. L. Young, as­sistant
general manager of the
Western Railway of Alabama,
was the guest speaker, the sub­ject
was discussed in detail.
Those meeting with the railroad
executive were Travis Ingram,
Prof. Tom Lowe, Prof A. L.
Thomas, Dr.* Jerome Kunderna,
Prof. Alford Edwards, Prof. Wal­ter
Burkhardt, Wilson Hill, Major
Alex Taylor, and Dr. Ben Show-alter.
Organization represented by
them included the Rotary Club,
which is taking the initiative in
the new-depot movement, City
planning Commission, J u n i or
Chamber of Commerce, Ameri­can
Legion, Inter - Church Coun­cil,
City of Auburn and Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
Prior to the forum, Mr. Young
addressed the Rotary Club at its
regular meeting, using as his
subject, "The Contribution the
Railroads Are Making To The
War Effort".
While no commitments were
made by the visitor, those at­tending
the forum stated that he
seemed deeply impressed by the
arguments presented by the local
speakers.
In addition to discussing di­rectly
the matter of providing
new and more adequate terminal
facilities, Mr. Wilson was given
a graphic picture of the Auburn
of Tomorrow, showing that the
city normally expects to develop
to the point where a larger
freight and passenger station
will be needed.
The existing hazards at the
present location of the depot
were outlined to the visitor and
it is believed that he was fully
convinced that a new larger and
more modern station would re­dound
to the benefit of the
utility as well as. to the public.
A request was made by Dr.
Showalter that the railway's
engineers be sent to Auburn for
Hayride And Picnic
Given By Phi Delts
Phi Delta Theta entertained
with a hay ride and weiner roast
at Chewacla last Saturday after­noon.
Members, pledges and dates
were John Thomas, Betty Lind-sey;
Ben Radcliff, Julia LeSeuer;
Charles Spivey, Sis Glenn; Tom­my
Oliver, Jean Strait; John
Wood, Becky Plowden, Joe Boulo,
Emily Thomas; and Joel Good-roe,
Wyleen Hill.
James Scott, Alice Gatewood;
Wendell Taylor, Ada Wright;
Robert Howell, Pat Bridges; Rich­ard
Dean, Mary Lee.
GHOSTS AND GHOULS COME OUT TO PLAY
CONCERT SERIES
Palricia Travers, violinist,
Nov. 13
Alexander Kipnis, Russo-
American basso, Jan. 18.
Ruth Page, ballet dancer.
March. 12.
a tentative survey.
Prof. Thomas, speaking for the
planning board, made an earnest
appeal for the improvement, and
he was joined in the petition by
all of the other men present.
While it is realized that no ma­terial
improvements can be made
until sometime after the war
ends, the plea was made that the
railway at least give Auburn
priority consideration over simi­lar
improvements sought -else
where.
Varsity k
Flower
Shop
Flowers For All
Occasions
Owned And Operated
By College Students
Day Phone 200
Night Phone 516
Halloween's Your Day
Only Once Each Year
(Praises Be, We Say)
Tonight, October, thirty-first,
has ultimately arrived, bringing
to mind the various and sundry
pranks that may be executed at
the expense of the more naive
characters of the township.
This article is not written to
make fiends and destructive
misanthrops of Auburn's popula­tion,
but to instruct the readers
of this paper in the mad schemes
of goblins and the approved
method of fighting fire with fire.
The first case that we will
take is that of the very juvenile
"Halloweener". This type of per­son
is a mere child or a person
that shouldn't be in college to
begin with. His repetoire of
jokes includes the ringing of door
bells, the hiding of chairs or
other articles made for one's com­fort
while sitting on terra firma
in on's back or front yard. The
more practical method of insur­ing
security against this type
delinquent is to remove all bells
and furniture from the premises.
Further protection assured by
the barricading of the entrance
to one's residence.
The second practical joker is
the much higher-minded person.
He has a very high I. Q., he has
the brain of a chemist, doctor,
engineer, and a poet. There is
no absolutely foolproof way of
safeguarding against this genius,
but the aforementioned methods
are a partial help in the insur­ance
of one's property.
No one knows when or where
this villian will strike. He comes
from the most unexpected places
at the most inopportune mo­ments.
His labor is not discover­ed
until the following day when
the major portion of the popu­lation
arises.
Visions of grandeur will be
seen in the form of lingerie from
the neighborhood laundry wav­ing
gaily in the breeze from
every flagpole in the metropolis.
In ante-bellum days (pre-war),
such stunts as evacuating air
from tires of automobiles and
pouring water in gas tanks were
considered very humerous by the
perpertrater of these foul deeds,
but as times are now, these jokes
should not be practiced.
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6. Leave Her To Heaven, Ben Ames Williams
7. The History of Rome Hanks, Stanley Peiinell
8. The Razor' Edge, Somerset Maugham
9. Time Must Have A Stop, Aldous Huxley
10. Freedom Road, Howard Fast
11. Ride With Me, Thomas B. Costain
12. Being Met Together, Vaughn Wilkins
13. Oasis, Willard Robertson
14. Change of Heart, Faith Baldwin
15. Love Calls The Tune, Kathleen Norris
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PAGE SIX
T H E P L A I N S M AN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1944
OTS Edges APsi
PiKA Bests OTS
By BILL CLARK
One of the best intra-mural
football games played on this
campus in many a day was the
game last Tuesday afternoon be­tween
Alpha Psi and OTS, the
two veterinary fraternities.
The game went forty-eight
minutes all told, with the total
all tied up at nothing all for
forty seven. Then on the last
play or regulation time in the
game, OTS scored from out on
the twenty yard line on a long
pass from Stapleton to Pease.
It turned out a rather perplex­ing
play, because, according to
the entire Alpha Psi and their
supporters on the sidelines, one
of the Alpha Psi players had
tagged the passer way back be­hind
the line of scrimmage. The
referee did not see the passer
tagged, the umpire never saw the
passer tagged, and yours truly,
acting as headlinesman, did not
see the passer tagged. So there
we end with a point that will
likely be one for controversy on
and one.
The PiKA team put themselves
into the big game of, the intra-murals
on Thursday afternoon by
turning on the heat in the last
minutes of the final quarter
against Omega Tau Sigma. They
scored in the last two minutes of
the game and then converted to
take the game by a score of 7
to 0.
It was the first loss of the
season for OTS. These two teams,
Pika and OTS, will meet Tues­day
for the final game, unless
they play a tie.
One of the highlights of the
game Thursday was a booming
kickoff by "Flash" Riley of PiKA
after the touchdown. He kicked
from his own thirty-five and the
ball sailed over Lancaster's head.
Lancaster was standing gack on
the OTS goal line. The ball hit
about a foot inside the end-zone
from where it rolled on into the
end zone.
Faculty Defeats
WWA Champs, DZs
Establishing and maintaining
a lead after the first few minutes
of play, the women's physical
education faculty out-maneuver­ed
the Delta Zeta team to defeat
them, 35-25, in the annual volley-bayy
game between the faculty
a n d tournament champions
Thursday night in Alumni Gym.
Delta Zeta, winners of WAA
volleyball tournaments both last
year and this, battled for every
point. Only once, early in the
second half did they threaten
the faculty with a sustained scor­ing
spurt which carried the Delta
Zetas to 17 points to the faculty's
19.
During the first half the super­ior
teamwork of the faculty put
them in the lead. Plays which
dropped the ball just over the
net were especially successful. At
the half the faculty led 19-13.
The second half did not lack
thrills for the enthusiastic spec­tators,
although the faculty pulled
away from the Delta Zetas, after
the latter team had carried their
to to 17-19, to make the final
score 35-25.
Miss Ruth Reid was high scor­er
for the victors, with 11 points
to her credit. Miss Ann Canon
followed her with 7, and Miss
Olga Bibz made 6. Ann Tharp
was the Delta Zeta's outstand­ing
scorer, making 8 points dur­ing
the game.
Comedy was injected into the
game by the faculty's brilliant
Billy Ball, who missed the
Tulane game because of in­juries,
has rejoined the team
and will be all set for plenty
of action at the tailback spot
in the Homecoming game with
Presbyterian.
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By TED BRYSON
To the students that have been trying to cage the writter
of the Tiger Tales for his inability to produce anything but
"Around The Intramural Board", this column is hereby
d e d i c a t e d . . . .
SERGEANT SALLEY
RECEIVES MEDAL
FOR GOOD CONDUCT
Sergeant Walter L. Salley, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Salley,
106 Lazarre Avenue, West Mon­roe,
Louisiana, former student of
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute,
Ruston Louisiana, and Alabama
Polytechnic Institute Auburn,
Alabama, has been awarded the
Good Conduct Medal at the in­stallation
of the I Troop Carrier
Command for outstanding ac­hievement,
attention to duty, ef­ficiency
and good conduct. He is
at present assigned to the Head­quarter
Squadron, 349 Troop Car­rier
Group now in training at
this base.
Internment Camp
Orchestra Plays
For Lambda Chis
Lambda Chi Alpha will hold
its annual Homecoming Dance
Saturday night. From the hours
of nine til twelve the members,
pledges and their dates will
dance to the Opelika Internment
Camp's orchestra's music.
This orchestra is made up of
enlisted men stationed at the post
in Opelika, many of whom have
played with such known bands
as Paul Whiteman and Harry
James.
orange pinafores worn over white
gyn costumes, orange hair rib­bons,
and even orange sox bands.
Trainer Canon led her team in
violent calisthenics before the
game.
Mrs. Jeannetta Land captained
the faculty, and Miss Olga Bibza
served as co-captain. Others on
the team were Misses Ann Canon,
Hariette Donahoo, Ruth Reid,
Harriette Barnes, Martha Walton,
and Mrs. Estelle Wingard. Miss
Carmen Croft substituted for
substituted for Mrs. Land in the
second half.
"Jinky" Maddox was captain
of the Delta Zeta team. Other
team members were Gwen Tuck­er
Biddle, Foo Allen, Sarah Lee
Oswalt, Ann Tharp, Bonnie Wal­ker,
Elvin Haden, and Tee Hug.
LOST: A gold lion ring, consist­ing
of a diamond for the month
and two emeralds for the eyes,
October 22 on the volleyball
courts. If found, please notify
June Rohmer, P. E. Depart­ment
or the Plainsman office.
A reward is offered.
OYSTERS
WHOLE FRY. $1.00
HALF FRY. 50c
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In the first place, we would like to mention the known
fact th|t we now really have a ball club. We held the vaunted
Tech team to a mere 7-0 lead up to the third quarter and
were a potential tie with Tulane down to the last two minutes
of play. Of course we lost both tilts but to prove our point
the Orange Bowl Committee is still considering the Tigers
for this annual classic.
* * *
One of the greatest honors that a southern football player
can receive is a bid to play in the Blue-Grey game. We have
not one man but two for this season's classic, Co-Captains
Curtis Kuykendall and Tax Warrington.
* * *
The number one team in the nation still appears to be
Notre Dame; however yours truly doesn't believe that they
can dominate the field much longer. With their noseout
over the lighter Illinois eleven, it hardly seems possible for
them to retain their lead. Prediction for the top team of the
nation for the '44 season is Army.
* * *
CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS
Georgia Tech over Duke—The Blue Devils will put up a
good fight, but Tech's razzle-dazzle will down them by about
three touchdowns.
Alabama over Georgia—Bama's Mancha and others will
prove too much for Wally Butt's younger team, but it may
be close.
Auburn over Presbyterian — Barring overconfidences by
the Tigers, they should run roughshod over the B l ue
Stockings.
Miss. State over Kentucky—Bama's lop-sided win over
Kentucky makes this look like too little opposition for a
good State team, including Shorty McWilliams. By four
touchdowns.
Tennessee over LSU—This may seem close, but it isn't.
The Vols by at least two touchdowns.
Florida over Miami—Possibly a toss-up on this one.
CAKE RACE
(Continued from Page 1)
the Tiger Theater at 8:30 Wed­nesday
night.
A special edition of The Plains,
man will come out Wednesday
night to be distributed at the
theater.
Special prizes donated by Au­burn's
merchants are numerous
for this year's event. Nos. 1' and
302 may have a suit cleaned at
Bill Hams. No. 13 will receive
a gift from Grady Loftin. No. 20
will be given a meal by the Au­burn
Grill.
Olin L. Hill will give No. 10 a
Wembly tie, No. 11 a quart of
sweet milk, and No. I l l (phone)
$1.11 worth of merchandise. Bur-
Ions' Bookstore will give No. 25
a scrapbook, while Ben Franklin
5&10 will give the last man a
cart.
Joe Ward will offer No. 3 his
selection of a Manhattan shirt,
No. 31 his selection of a pair of
Manhattan pajamas, and the last
man a pair of Manhattan pajamas
or ny other type.
Tiger Theater will give a
month's pass to No. 1, a two
week's pass to No. 2, and will
admit the first twenty-five to
the show Wednesday night.
VETERANS
(Continued from Page 5)
for 2 years. He served in the Air
Corps ground forces having gone
through A. M. school at Keesler
Field, Miss. He and his wife have
been in Auburn for 2 quarters.
Jesse James for nine months
was an Air Corps Cadet. His re­ply
to the women situation was,
"Didn't give me a chance to see
many of them, and then there
was too much competition. "A
bunch of Auburn boys went to
Miami with him and were natur­ally
the controlling factor at the
base. "War Eagle" became a well
known cry, he says.
FRYING PAN
(Continued from Page 1)
when Mr. Coburn, played by
David Vann, father of one of
the girls, pays a surprise visit to
New York.
Norman Reese, George Bodell,
and Tony Lennison, the three
actors, will be played by Lawr­ence
Allen Callan, Carl Hurston
and Thomas Malone.
The would-be actresses are
Dottie Coburn, portrayed by
Elizabeth Deese, Muriel Foster,
played by Mary Frances Jones,
and Kate Ault, taken by Susan
Brown.
Others in the cast are Mrs.
Grant, played by Mary Sinclair
and Marge, filled by Barbara
Elder.
Tilfair B. Peet directs "Out of
the Frying Pan." Betty Cosby is
prompter, and Skippy Duchac is
OTS PLEDGES
HOLD ELECTION
Officers were elected at a re­cent
meeting of Omega Tau
Sigma -pledges.
Tom Shore, Baldwin, Ga., wss
chosen president. James A. Smith,
Springfield, S. C, was elected
vice-president; Harold Reaux,
New Iberia, La. secretary-treas­urer;
and Walter Hammer, Ar­lington,
Va., sergeant-at-arms.
Osgood Bateman, pledgemaster
of OTS, presided at the meeting.
"Howling Mad" Smith
Featured In 'This Week'
Featured in last Sunday's "This
Week" magazine section of the
Birmingham News and other
papers was General "Howlin'
Mad" Smith, API alumnus and
war eagle of the U. S. Marines.
His real name and title are Lt.
Gen. Holland McTyeire Smith,
and he is the "father of modern
amphibious warfare," whose cy­clonic
tactics have played havoc
with the Japs.
Recently he became the second
active three-star general in the
Marines, a service in which rank
and honors come far harder than
in the Army or Navy. The only
men who rank him in his own
corps are Gen. Tommy Holcomb,
retired Commandant of the Ma­rine
Corps, and Lt. Gen. A. A.
Vandegrift, present Commandant.
in charge of properties.
Lights will be handled by
Gere Rinnert, Sarah Smith, and
Bill Richardson.
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BARRETTES
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Hair
The Newest in Fashion
Expertly Designed
by
Master Silversmiths
$2.40 each
20% Fed. Tax Already
Included
Engraving Extra
Exclusively At
Andrew's Jewelry
Opposite the Campus
We Restring Pearls
Delta Zs Awarded
Championship Cup
Mary J. Bridges-
Martha Walton Win
Individual Trophies
Delta Zeta, winner of the high­est
number of team points last
year, and Mary Jo Bridges and
Martha Walton, individual play­ers
with more than 1,000 sports
activity points each, were pre­sented
cups by WAA Thursday
night at supper in Alumni Gym
for their outstanding records.
Six individual medals were
awarded to girls with 500 activity
points last year. Each member
of this year's Delta Zeta volley­ball
championship team received
an individual volleyball medal.
Blue and white ribbons went to
the best volleyball player on
each of this year's teams.
Mary Nell Chiles, president of
WAA, presented the 1943-44
WAA sports cup to Tays Tarvin,
Delta Zeta president, for the
team with a total of 520 activity
points. Alpha Gamma Deltas
were second on the list of con­tenders
for .the cup with 370
activity points.
Winning individual WAA med­als
by earning at least 500 points
were J a n e Gatewood, Doris
Karcher, Tee Hug, Dale Garber,
Mary Claire Burnes, and Dot
Irish.
Martha Walton, chairman of
the volleyball tournament, pre­sented
individual volleyball
SCORES
"Dog" Garner, who rose to
superb heights of stardom by
his stellar end play against
Tulane, will be one of the Au­burn
players to watch in Sat­urday's
Homecoming game. He
blocked a punt and then car­ried
it over for a douchdown
in the opening period of the
Tulane game.
awards to the members of the
Delta Zeta team this year. Sarah
Lee Oswalt, Mary Ella Allen,
Virginia Allen, Gwen Tucker
Biddle, "Jinky" Maddox, Ann
APPEARANCE HELPED MAKE
THAT DATE
Overcoats and Suits from Our Shop Make
That Good Impression That Sells You and
Your Product.
OLIN L. HILL
"The Man With The Tape"
LOST: Black Billfold containing
money, check, and identifica­tion,
Thursday afternoon. Find,
er please get in touch with Mar-jorie
Simms, 273-M.
Tharp, Bonnie Walker, Tee Hug,
and Elvin Haden received bronze
medals.
Blue and white best player
ribbons went to Mrs. Jeannetta
Land, faculty; Betty Ruth Cham­bers,
POP; Mary Jo Bridges, Al­pha
Gamma Delta; "Jinky" Mad­dox,
Delta Zeta; Marjorie Rhom-er,
Pi Kappa Phi; Myra Trawick,
Dorm I; and Velcia Payne, SAE
girls.
Sue Brooks, Alumni Hall; Pat
Kirkwood, Chi O; Mary Morgan,
Delta Sig; Dot Green, Theta Up-silon;
Evelyn Davis, Alpha Gam­ma
Rho; Connie Graves, Kappa
Delta; Barbara Walton, Sigma
Nu; and Hal Jean Blair, ADPi.
Phi Delta Theta and Susan Smith
did not turn in any outstanding
player's name.
I
TUESDAY
THE HARRY APE
Starring
WILLIAM BENDIX
SUSAN HAYWARD
Also, Musical,
Popular Science
WED. & THURS.
MAISIE GOES TO
RENO
with
ANN SOTHERN
JOHN HODIAK
TOM DRAKE
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FRIDAY
OLSEN and JOHNSON in
THE GHOST
CATCHERS
with
LEO CARRILLO
ANDY DEVINE
LON CHANEY
MARTHA O'DRI-Seeti-
SATURDAY
SYDNEY GREENSTREET
ZACHARY SCOTT
in
THE MARK OF
DIMITR0S
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SUNDAY & MONDAY
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BARBARA BRITTON
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