1944-12-12 The Plainsman

              MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR Hu Plauuunarv HOLIDAYS ARE
ALMOST HERE
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ALABAMA, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1944 NUMBER 12
Nomination Open For Two Executive Cabinet Positions
Six Run In Election
For May Queen Crown
By MIMI SIMMS
From six candidates for May
Queen, Auburn coeds will select
one to reign over the annual May
Court in Tuesday's election.
Polls will be opened at Social
Center from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on
December 14. All coeds are eligi­ble
to vote.
All six candidates will be sen­iors
at the time of the May Day
celebration. The girls who are
entered in the race are Kimball
Boan, Birmingham, Chi Omega;
Jeannette Ellis, Jasper, Alpha
Gamma Delta; Kitty Finegan,
Talladega, Theta Upsilon; The­resa
Hug, Columbus, Ga., Delta
Zeta; Halsa Kyser, Minta, Al­pha
Delta Pi; and Maxine Tatum,
Opelika, Kappa Delta.
The five candidates not select­ed
as queen will serve in the
court. Definite plans for the May
Day program are now underway
by members of Sphinx and the
Dance Club.
Doris Karcher, president of
Sphinx, said that the winner's
name would not be announced in
the near, future.
All women students are urged
to vote. Ticket books will not be
necessary.
Sphinx, senior honor society
for women, has sponsored the
May Day festivities each year
since their inauguration in 1937.
Until last year the Auburn Play­er's
had been joint sponsors.
Art Guild Exhibit
Set For February 11
In Little Gallery
Oil paintings by API students
will on January 21 the little gal­lery
in the Applied Art Annex,
as the first in a series of student
are exhibits to be sponsored by
the Art Guild, Betty Wilmore;
Birmingham, president of the
of the Guild, announced yester­day.
Elected to succeed herself dur­ing
the winter quarter, she was
reinstated with two of her of­ficers,
Norma Denham, Prattville,
and»Freances Meaders, Anniston,
who will continue to serve as
secretary and treasurer of the
, organization.
Other . officers elected were
Mildred Woodham, Geneva, vice-president;
Dorothy Jean Nichols,
Washington, D. C, business man­age;
and Vivienne Duncan, AtT
lanta, publicity director.
Any student may submit a
painting for the exhibit to Prof.
Joseph Merino-Merlo before Jan­uary
14. A student jury, composed
of Art Guild members, will select
the exhibits.
Announcement was also made
of the water color exhibit on
February 11. Any student may
enter a water color. This exhibit
will be chosen in the same way as
the oil exhibit and entries must
be in by February 4.
Other exhibits will be an­nounced
later.
WAR STAMP SALE
Over a hundred dollars worth
of war stamps were sold Friday
by the student Sixth War Loan
Drive committee. Booths were
stationed in the Grille from 8 a.
m. to noon and in the Main Gate
booth during the afternoon.
Martha Ellis, Centre; Beryl
Gilliam, Columbus, Ga., Alma
Gholston, Fitzpatrick; Phyllis
Kloeti, Havanna, Cuba; and Vir­ginia
Anne Strong, Anniston,
kept the booth during the day.
Bill Randolph, Clewiston, Fla.,
served as chairman of the com­mittee.
Students responded well
to the sales, although no bonds
were sold, he said.
Twenty-Five Pledge
Sororities Today
Pan-Hellenic closed rush for
the winter quarter ended today
with the pledging of 25 girls by
six sororities.
Pledges of each sorority will
wear this ribbons at least two
days, after which they will be
formally pledged. \
Alpha Delta Pi pledged Mild-r
e d Baggett, Atlanta; Craig
Green, Hope Hull; Janet Hall,
Montgomery; Betty Ramsey, At­lanta;
Gere Rinnert, Ragland; and
Anne Treadwell, Auburn.
Alpha Gamma Delta pinned its
ribbons on Cynthia Bachelor,
Columbus, Ga.; Frances Biddle,
Wilmington, N. C; Betty Pass,
Birmingham; F r a n c e s Perry,
Wedowee; and Barbara Rutledge,
Birmingham.
Chi Omega named Martha An­ne
Caines, Birmingham; Jackie
Swann, Moss Point, Miss.; and
Gloria Vaughn, Sheffield, at Us
pledges.
Delia Zeta pledged Ruth Estes,
Center, Katherine Sue Mackie,
Dadeville; Carolyn Parker, Thom-aston;
Lessie Jo Rounds, Gads­den;
and Mary Taylor, Dothan.
Kappa Delta ribbons are being
worn by Jule deGriffenreid, Au­burn;
Barbara Frick, Ft. Benning,
Ga.; Bettye Kent, Pensacola, Fla.;
Jean C. Ranson, Tallassee; and
Martha Nell Simpson, Auburn.
Phi Omega Pi pledged Margaret
Reichard, Norfolk, Va.
Gwen Tucker Biddle, president
of Pan-Hellenic, said that this is
the last scheduled rush season
for the school year.
Chinese Professor
Speaks To Faculty
At Forum Meeting
By COLLINS ROUNTREE
The Chinese farmer is indus­trious
and intelligent but it seems
as though he has been fighting
a losing battle against soil ero­sion,
according to Doctor Walter
C. Lowdermilk as he addressed
a meeting of the Faculty Forum
in the Dining Hall Monday night.
The common enemy of China is
not just Japan but also soil ero­sion,
f
Dr. Lowdermilk, and outstand­ing
authority on erosion and its
effects on the civilization in
Europe, North Africa, and the
Near East, was research professor
in forestry at the University on
Nanking, China, from 1922 to
1927 and has recently served as
advisor to the Chinese Govern­ment.
Dr. Lowdermilk showed films
of his travels in the Near East be­ginning
with the Nile Valley
region of" North Africa and Meso­potamia.
These two regions are
said to be the places where agri­culture
originated about 7,000
years ago. From there he showed
films of Palestine, Egypt, and
other Mediterranean lands, and
then of China. He described the
past land features and compared
them with the present features.
The old civilizations of the
Mediterranean lands have disap­peared
while the civilization of
China has. remained. The Chinese
have struggled valiantly for
centuries and are still battling
against uneven odds.
The Chinese have had more
difficult problems to face dur­ing
2,000 years of farming than
any other people on the earth.
The main problem of China and
also the other nations of them
world is how to cultivate sloping
land safely and successfully.
"When this problem is solved",
said Dr. Lowdermilk, "There will
have been a great advance in the
fight against soil erosion and in
agriculture.
YULE TIME FAR FROM HOME
Photo by Lewis Arnold
Looking at a trimmed fir tree in a store window, surrounded by toys to be distributed by
old Santa to children here on Christmas day. are Angelo Garriga, Tico Alandro, Phyllis Kloeti,
Toby Martinez and Ted Hopton-Jones, all Cuban students at Auburn.
Vice-President And
Secretary Needed
Election of vice-president of the Executive Cabinet and
secretary to Cabinet will be held on Monday January 8,1945,
from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Nominations are to be turned in to Bill Cram, chairman of
the elections committee, Alpha Psi House, before Friday
December 15. Those nominated will be notified as to when
Pan-American Students Stay
In States During Holidays
Some See Snow
For First Time
By SARAH SMITH
It was almost a White Christ­mas
for Auburn! At least those
tiny white flakes drifting down
Monday aroused tremendous ex­citement
and hopes.
Yesterday was the first time
many of our good neighbor stu­dents
had ever seen real live
snow outside a movie theatre.
"It was beautiful!" exclaims Tony
Martinez, of Ermita, Cuba.
Down home in Cuba there'll be
a Christmas tree too, with all the
trimmings. There'll be candies,
nuts, cakes, sweets of all kinds—
"And oh yes, we always have of
mistletoe," he added with a
twinkle.
There festive season begins
with a series of dances which on
December 23 and lasts until
January 7, the Day of the Wise
Men.
The Wise Men play an import­ant
role in their Christmas cele­bration.
In parts of Cuba there is
an American contingent, such as
in Ermita, Sanda Claus and the
Wise Men share honors, but in
other places where Santa and the
American from the States are not
so well known, the Wise Men are
the dominant Christmas figures.
How will these students cele­brate
the season in the States?
They have made various and sun­dry
plans.
Phyllis Kloeti, of Havana,
Cuba, is luckier than most. She
will spend the holidays with her
brother, Lt. Bob Kloeti and Mrs.
Kloeti, at Ft. Monmouth, New
Jersey. Lt. Kloeti is a former
Auburn student. She will visit
New York and Washington D. C.
before returning to API to re­sume
classes. .
Ted Hopton-Jones, of Niquero,
Cuba, a junior in electrical en­gineering
will spend the Yuletide
visiting his brother in Birming­ham.
He has not been home since
the past summer.
Marco A. (Just-Call-Me-Tony)
Martinez C. a freshman in aero­nautical
engineering, who hails
from Central Ermita, Cuba, will
also meet old Saint Nick in Bir­mingham.
He spent last Christ-man
at home.
A r m a n d o Aladro, another
Ermitan (Auburn seems to be
popular down in Ermita!) will
accompany Tony to Birmingham.
Armando, better known as Tico,
is a freshman in mechancial en-
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"TEX"
By MIMI SIMMS
"It was like something you
dream about when you're a kid,
but you don't ever think it could
happen to you!" Tex Warrington,
Auburn's Ail-American center,
explained.
Tex's name was placed on all
the Southeastern teams, Later,
when the first of the All-Ameri-can
teams were announced, he
again made first team. But what
he had wanted most of all was
to make the Colliers and the
APs first teams.
"We were hoping," Jackie, his
pretty blond wife, said. "When
Tex found out Friday afternoon
he'd made the AP team, he ran
all the way home to tell me."
That concluded Tex's twelfth
season of football—except for the
Blue-Gray game in Montgomery
on December 30.
Auburn's 210 pound center has
played al positions in the line, as
well as fullback and wing back.
He started his footbal career in
the seventh grade, making set^ind
string ce'.ter that year. His sec­ond
season brought him the posi­tion
of center on the first string,
and although he changed posi­tions,
he has never left the first
team.
It was while he was attending
prep school in New Jersey that
he got his nickname. "They said
I drawled my words so much and
walked just like a cowboy. I
couldn't convince them I came
from Deleware, not Texas," he
said.
During the summers, Tex play­ed
baseball. After he graduates
from API next summer, he says,
he would like to play professional
football and baseball or be a-football
coach. "It'll be up to
Jackie," he added.
When he was a sophomore at
William and Mary, he met Jackie
in summer school. She was Jackie
Wheeler until they were married
in June 1943.
Tex headed for the Marines in
July, and was a drill instructor
until he was discharged late this
summer.
At William and Mary Tex was
majoring in physical education.
Since W and M is a Liberal Art
school, however, it is fine for a
boy whose job in his father's
business is assured.
Tex leaned slightly forward.
"But that's not what the dis­charged
servicemen want," he
CAMP AND HOSPITAL
COMMITTEE MAKE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Loudest of all of API's wishes
to wounded servicemen from a
"Merry Christmas" are the gifts
to be sent' from the Collegiate
Red Cross chapter to Army hos­pitals
at Craig, Gunter, Maxwell,
and Tuskegee Air Fields.
Under the leadership of Pat
Elliot, Auburn, the Red Cross
camp and hospital committee has
been collecting money for these
presents for several months. Gen­erous
donations from several
campus groups made it possible
to buy 9 albums of phonograph
records, 16 photograph albums,
15 autograph albums, 25 picture
frames, and 10 pounds of candy.
Coeds wrapped the gifts and
delivered them to the county Red
Cross chapter. Here they were
divided, along with presents from
other chapters in Lee County,
and placed in the hospitals' bags.
College and county Red Cross
chapters alike are cheering our
wounded with gifts this Christ­mas.
Besides the presents sent
by the API chapter, men will re­ceive
stockings packed with nuts
and candy, games and boards, and
comfort articles, as brushes, shoe-shine
knits, and sewing kits.
SPE Elects Officers
New officers were elected at a
meeting of Sigma Phi Epsilon
last Wednesday night.
Charles Thompson, senior in
chemical engineering from Pat­terson,
Ga. was chosen president.
Jack Bell, Panama City, Fla.,
sophomore in mechanical en­gineering,
is new vice-president;
Alfred Durrance, freshman in
chemical engineering, comptrol­ler;
James Price, Huntsville,
electrical engineering freshman,
historian; and Floy Bullock, Ope­lika,
electrical engineering fresh­man,
secretary.
insisted. "They want something
they can fall back on, like busi­ness
or engineering or ag or vet
medicine. That's one reason Au­burn's
going to be even more
popular after the war."
You know the high rating Au­burn
made with the Army?" he
went on. "I heard about it when
I was in the Marines, even before
I had thought about coming
here."
Tex, Jr., or more properly,
Caleb Van Warrington, IH, is
left-handed, just like his Dad.
"Pop" Warrington has given his
son who is not quite a month old
a small dumbbell that looks like
a rattle. As soon as he can handle
it, Junior will be given a foot­ball.
Cast Selected At
Players' Tryouts,
The Damask Cheek
The cast for the Auburn Play­ers'
winter p r o d u c t i o n , The
Da mask Cheek by John Van
Drunten and Lloyd Morris, was
selected this week following try-outs
at the Y-Hut on the API
campus. Prof. Telfair B. Peet is
director of the three-act comedy.
Lead parts will be played by
Maria Duchac, Atmore, as Rhoda
Meldrum; Luster Bass, Mobile,
as Jimmy Randall; and Gloria
Jean Lockhart, Washington, D. C.
as Calla Longstreth.
Others cast in the play were-
Barbara Elder, Birmingham, as
Miss Pinner; Martee McReynolds,
Birmingham, as Mrs. Randall;
Janis Mann, Judsonia, Ark., as
Nora; Elizabeth Deese, Ozark, as
Daphne Randall; David . Vann,
Auburn, as Michael Randall; and
Robert McMillan, Brewton, as
Neil Harding.
Ibbie Deese, president of the
Auburn Prayers, Skippy Duchac,
Barbara Elder, and David Vann
are old members of the dramatic
organization.
WSSF DRIVE NETS
TOTAL OF $626.05
Total contributions to the
World Student Service Fund from
the students at Auburn amounted
to $626.05.
The fund provides relief -to
students who are prisoners of
war. This drive, sponsored by the
Inter-Church Council, was the
first of its kind to be held on the
API campus.
Largest per capita donations
came from women students liv­ing
at Susan Smith Cottage, the
only cooperative house on the
campus. They gave an average of
$1.15 each.
In charge of the drive were
Sue Hawkins, Macon, Ga., presi­dent
of the student Inter-Church
Council; Pat Kirkwood, Waverly;
and Bill Randolph, chairman of
the Executive Cabinet Committee
on student drives. Assisting also
was Miss Mary Louise Shupe,
Corvallis, Ore., Danforth Gradu­ate
Fellow.
APhA Elects Officers
The student branch of the
American Pharmaceutical As­sociation
held a meeting Thurs­day
night, Dec. 7, to elect of­ficers.
Those chosen were Jack
Springer, Union Springs, presi­dent;
Jean Justice, Flomaton,
vice president; Mary Ruth Estes,
Centre, secretary; Laura Belle
Grose, Tuskegee, treasurer; and
Wyleen Hill, Dalton, Ga., re­porter.
and where Qualifications Board
will meet.
The office of vice-president,
formerly held by Bobby Hum­phrey,
Sig Ep from Columbus, is
to be filled by a member of the
junior class, voted upon by third
quarter sophomores and first or
second quarter Juniors.
The secretary to the cabinet,
formerly Jim Whiteside, Delta Sig
from Birmingham, is elected from
the sophomore class by third
quarter freshmen, first and sec­ond
quarter sophomores.
This is the first election in
which unsigned ballots have been
used. There will be only one
poll—in student center. Student
activity books are required to
vote.
Nomination blanks shall con­tain
the signatures of 4% of the
students registered in a class and
shall be submitted to the chair­man
of the elections committee in
the following form:
"We, the undersigned, mem­bers
of the class of do
hereby nominate
for _."
(Signatures, sponsors)
"I hereby accept the nomina-«
tion".
(Signature, nominee)
To qualify for either office
candidates must have an over-all
average of not less than 2.0 and
must be an active participant in
some extra-curricula activity.
Caroling
A Christmas Carol Sing will
be held Thursday night at 6:45
at the Woman's Quardrangle. The
program sponsored by the Inter-church
Student Council will in­clude
Christmas carols, special
music and Christmas pictures on
a screen. All students and mem­bers
of the community are in­vited.
TAU BETA PI ELECTS
FIVE NEW OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of Tau
Beta Pi, national honor society
for engineering students, Robert
Scogin, Dora, was elected presi­dent
to succeed James Luquire,
Birmingham, who has served for
the past two quarters.
Other officers chosen were
Jesse James, Florence, vice-pres­ident;
Fred Demeritte, Fairfield,
recording secretary; and Vernon
Smith, Boaz, corresponding sec­retary.
Tau Beta Pi, which took over
the annual Engineer's Carnival
last year due to the inactive
status of the Engineering Coun­cil,
announces that no carnival
is to be held this year.
Junior AVMA
Addressed By $
Salmon Tuesday
The Junior Chapter of AVMA
last week heard Professor W. D.
Salmon of the Nutrition Depart­ment,
civic and professional
leader.
Professor Salmon, better known
as "Prof Salmon", gaw an in­formal
discussion of "Nutrition"
explaining the sources of the
recognized vitamins and discuss­ing
thoroughly the types of vita­min
deficiencies most likely to
be encountered by veterinarians
in the South.
"The field of Nutrition is just
developing and many far reach­ing
advances have been made in
the past few years and will be
made in the near future", he
explained, stating that last year
$10,000,000 were spent last year
on vitamin preparations.
Prof. Salmon illustrated his
discussion with a number of color
slides which had been made in
his laboratory demonstration the
symptoms of the various vita­min
deficiencies.
Following the discussion a
short business meeting was held
at which time it was announced
that nomination of officers for
the coming term would be held
at the next regular meeting, Jan­uary
2, 1945 at which time the
dues for the winter • quarter
would be accepted. The meeting
following nomination of officers,
(Jan. 16, '45) will be the date of
installation of new officers.
Art Guild Tappee
Molly O'Connell's name was
ommitted from the list of per­sons
tapped by the Art Guild last
week.
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Lettertorial
Editor, The Plainsman:
We have been trying to keep track of
the recent developments in Greece, and
we are frankly puzzled. It occurs to us
that some people might question the use
of a college paper as a medium for dis­cussion
of the international situation, but
it is our belief that college students are
to be the leaders later on and that they
should be develoying a grasp of subjects
broader than a new dance step or the
dating situation. Be that as it may, we are
puzzled by the situation in Greece.
We don't understand the position the
U. S. seems to be taking. When we (the
U. S.) say, "Hands off!" concerning the
alleged British interference in Greece, we
seem to be reversing the policies exercised
in North Africa, Italy, and France. Italy
and France, for instance, are still under
our control due to the necessities of the
military campaigns. And have we forgot­ten
our participation in the Darlan affair
in North Africa? Order is no less vital in
Greece than it is in those other places.
"As Anthony Eden has pointed out, the
supreme commander must be free to take
Whatever action he thinks is necessary to
keep order as long as the country remains
within the zone of military operations.
We gather that the opponents of the
present government in Greece are those
of Leftist tendencies. We wonder about
the origin of the U. S. sympathy with
them. Could it be that things are still be­ing
"cleared with Sidney"?
Fred Duggar
Frank Benning
Annotation, Hellenistic Activities
The situation in Greece is puzzling, but
the confusion is not helped by the misin­terpretation
of the United States' attitude
as expressed by Secretary Stettinius. His
"Hands Off!" policy does not mean that he
is condoning what England is doing. Far
from it. What he means is simply this: All
outsiders Should keep hands off and let
the folks of Greece or any other country
which is liberated decide what govern­ment
they want.
The reference to our own fumbling in
North Africa and Italy is well taken. We
were just lucky in not having folks to
deal with who were as much in earnest as
the Greeks are about wanting to get rid of
the rulers who had had their way with
them too long.
Again, this "left" and "right" business
needs clearing up. We used "liberal" and
"conservative" in their places. "Left" in
Europe is a term so broad that it covers
all shades of liberalism from the tepid to
the radical extreme. In the case of Greece,
these are Communists and all shades of
liberals represented among those who are
fighting to the death to throw out Pre­mier
Papandreou. They oppose him be­cause
he has not taken steps to punish
those who collaborated with the Germans.
They oppose him also because he favors
the return of George II to the throne of
Greece. Most of all, they1 oppose him be­cause
he represents all that stood for the
oppression of the poorer classes in Greece
in the old regime.
Exactly the same kind of problem is
coming up in Belgium and will come up
in Holland. It is convenient to blame the
military authorities when the diplomats
pull the wires that restore to power and
prestige exactly those persons who in the
past have been identified with the conserv­atives
and reactionaries who do not want
to see any changes made in things as they
were.
What we need to do is to realize that
Nazi oppression has given birth, among
the peoples of Europe, to the same pas­sionate
craving for freedom which stirred
the American colonists to rebellion. We,
in America, do not realize the extent to
which the great masses of the people of
Europe have been denied the things that
we take as a matter of course. If the re­ports
which are coming out of Europe are
to be believed, they are now ready for
what we have had all along, and are of a
mind to get it.
When Secretary Stettinius said "Hands
Off!" he meant that he for one, and the
United States as well, thought that this
was a matter for the people of each coun­t
ry to settle as they saw fit. His "Hands
Off!" was both a confession of our own
mistakes and a warning, not too delicately
conveyed, to both Great Britain and Rus­sia.
Editor's note: The Plainsman staff, feel­ing
that it was not well enough informed
on the Greek situation to attempt an an­swer
to the above letter, asked a professor,
known to be "up" on the situation, to write
a reply. We feel his answer should clear
many of the misunderstandings.
Opinion Poll
Having gathered a few more hearted
opinions, the poll concerning political line­ups
on the Auburn campus is continued
this week. Only a few students refused to
express an opinion which proves the will­ingness
of most to at least take a stand on
the question.
HENRY STEINDORFF, president of
PiKa: "They won't let you vote like you
want to."
ANN DuBOSE, president of WSGA:
"Lineups are unfair, but if a greater num­ber
of students voted then lineups would
be ineffective."
OSCAR FRAZIER, president of Kappa
Sig: "It would be fine if they could do
away with them so that the best man
suited for the job would get it instead of
the one with the best lineup."
DOTTIE WOODALL, president of POP:
"The system of lineups has presisted be­cause
people who do not necessarily think
it the best method have been practical
enough to see that it is almost the only
way on the Auburn campus... Public
opinion can do away with lineups and the
first step toward this is a greater num­ber
of students voting in each election.
Those who have never bothered to vote
should do so and express their opinions
in that way rather than by complaining
afterwards."
AL LOWE, s e n i o r representative to
Executive Cabinet, president of Blue Key,
and former president of Theta Chi: "I
don't like them and wish lineups could
be done away with. The only way they
can be abolished is for the Executive Cab­inet
to take action and fine any fraternity
or sorority guilty of lining up about fifty
dollars."
MARGARET WYATT, vice-president of
Theta U: "It's undemocratic; it doesn't
give people the right to their own opinions
and destroys initiative."
ROY ROBERTS, vice-president of Sig­ma
Nu: "I think it's a damn racket if there
ever was any, and I'll be glad to see the
day When they are abolished on the Au­burn
campus."
GIBBS ASHLEY, Alpha Psi former
president of Executive Cabinet and presi­dent
of ODK: "The surest way to get
elected."
MARGARET TOOMER, president of
KDf "Fraternity and sorority lineups don't
give the independents a chance."
COUNCIL SAPP, president of KA's and
Interfraternity Council: "I don't like them
because they aren't fair."
With only three plus days remaining before the trains,
busses and other practically extinct modes of transportation'
such as the ox cart and automobile see us on our merry (?)
way homeward for a holiday (only two weeks, compared to
the luxurious month of certain other schools we could men­tion)
the gremlin beneath the Editor's Desk has been gathering
data on what's expected in various and sundry stockings come
December 25.
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Chief packages expected by one of our columnists will be
a wedding, long about New Year's eve in her hometown. And
what could be a nicer Christmas—practically—present than
cute old "Hib"?
* * *
A certain blond (very) reported looks wistful and murmurs,
"A man, preferably a Russian!" We will how pause while the
choir sings two choruses of "Ocha Chornya".
* * *
One of the sports writers wants the SEC to extend the
football season on through the spring. Fine idea—good copy.
Whoops—our printer's ink is showing!
* * *
The managing editor longs for scads and scads of people
who turn copy in, typed, ahead of time. (HINT)
'* * *
The feature ed wishes all the old grads would come to
town—then she could have a whole page of "service personals"
and wouldn't have to get up another scratch of copy. Whee!
(Wishing to be helpful, we informed the Army and Navy of
this harmless desire, but, unfortunately, they failed to be
broad-minded about the situation.)
* * *
The group of characters inhabiting the Pi Kappa Phi frat
house are yearning for a Coke machine of their very own.
Nickels they have, but what to do with 'enr?
* * *
Professor Goode confesses that all his little heart desires
is to be an honorary member of the McNasties.
* * *
The Dean of the Pharmacy School would love to have a
new rod and reel.
Jimmy Smith would like a new 2-A card. He likes it here!
A couple of other column-contributers demand a fifth,
Whatever that might be (apparently not an extra person to
watch a bridge game, after hearing comments on the subject
of kibitzers).
* * *
And our party girl wants a social calendar, puleeze.
The ed.'s room mate, wandering in, states that she dreams
of finding a Model-T Ford parked in her stocking on that
morning.
* * *
And with that we start taking a broader census':
A junior in chemistry wants what she describes as "junior
with the pipe" Bryson wants a portable cot to take to
class with him a Florida gal wishes for a black petti­coat
a freshman (not a football player) wants to go through
part of the A club initiation an Alumni Hall representative
demands Frank Sinatra a character from Vet Hill wants
(this is a large order) fifteen new dogs no telling how
many of 'em wanted cartons of Luckies, PMs' Camels, etc. on
BMOC wants a season ticket to Mr. Mac's a far-sighted
but pessimistic soul plans to ask Santa for a motor boat for
use here in the spring time
* * *
So we start:
Dear Santa:
With a 10-Z priority we would like to have a radio tube,
a Shoe ration stamp, and a direct train route to Tuscumbia,
Ala. We already have what goes before that on the requested
list—a bottle of St. Joseph's genuine and pure, bestowed by
one who knew, last September.
* * *
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
In this column ore those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
The "A" Club initiation is over.
And, boys, it stank.
But you were spectacular. That
group of you who forced a girl
to the ground by Samford—-was­n't
it. Tuesday?—and piled on
top of her to take your turns
kissing her. That group of you
who pushed a girl into a darken­ed
downtown doorway while she
struggled and cried and held her
there. That group of you who
sent a group of freshman girls
into the dormitory crying ~ one
night
Yes, you were spectacular. You
attracted attention.
And there wasn't anything
wrong. It was all part of initia­tion.
After all, it was all right
out in public. If there had been
anything wrong, someone would
have stopped you.
Who?
Maybe the people on the streets
and walks, the bystanders. The
people who just ignored the
whole thing and the people who
thought the proceedings collegi­ate
and amusing. There were peo­ple
who might not have approved;
But it wasn't any of their busi­ness.
No. It was a student affair,
in the hands of the college.
Well, who at the college?
Not Dr. Duncan. He's a busy
man. He might not even have
known what was going on. May­be
Mrs. Spidle. She's the Dean
of Women. But it was just an
initiation. It only lasted a few
days.
The students themselves, es­pecially
the girls, might have put
some action behind their disap­proval.
The Executive cabinet?
W.S.G.A.? Evidently not. Maybe
the eccentricities of an initiation
aren't grist for the student con­trol,
mill
The responsibility for the-"A"
Club initiation belongs to the
"A" Club. Surely it is possible
for the athletes to hold an effec­tive
initiation without resorting
to bestiality. Why was it then,
that for a good part of last week
coeds were chased on the streets
and on the campus?
The "A" Club failing its re­sponsibility
of conducting an in­itiation
congruent with the morals
of the campus, the control logi­cally
goes to the student govern­ment
group. In this case, the
Executive Cabinet.
No student group took any ac­tion.
Students usually advocate more
student control on the campus,
and less control of administra­tive.
An educational system is
most effictive under those cir­cumstances.
Educators realize
that.
The students failing their re­sponsibility
by not making their
protest effective, the responsibil­ity
passes to the Executive Coun­cil
or the administration.
That is on the campus.
No one, no group did anything
about the obvious excesses of the
"A" Club initiation. Except talk
about it.
It was r-r-r-r-r-r-rought wasn't
it?
JAYWALKING
With THORNTON and LANEY
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.
After being threatened with
everything from the whip to first-degree
murder if they failed to
predict the correct outcome of
the Bowl Games, the operators
of the Lanthorn machine have
painstakingly compiled this data,
which will no doubt be history
after January 1st:
Rose Bowl—U. S. C, 28, Ten­nessee
7.
Sugar Bowl—Duke, 34, Ala­bama,
13.
Orange Bowl—Tech, 19, Tulsa,
14.
Cotton Bowl—Oklahoma, 29,
T. C. U., 0.
This column may have some
new authors if these predictions
fizzle.
* * •
Finding jokes is becoming more
and more difficult. However, we
have devised a new system. We
simply sit down and laugh, then
think backward and lo and be­hold,
there is our joke.
But what we want the very most for everybody is just one
big happy time over the holidays. And with that we wish you
a fond farewell, Mr. Claus. Give our best regards to your old
lady and all your subordinates.
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335 P.M.
"PARDON M E - BUT IS VOUR TPIP ESSENTIAL?"
A Broadway theatrical agent
was awakened one morning at 4
a. m. by the ringing of his tele­phone.
Upon answering it a voice
said, "I talk."
"Whatta you mean, you 'talk,?",
snapped the agent.
"I talk. I want a job on the
circuit," persisted the voice.
"What makes you think you
can get a booking because you
talk?"
"I'm a dog," said the voice.
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SIGN OF THE TIMES (IN BAR­REN
TOBACCO STORE).
No If's, And's or Butts.
• • *
Mother—Now don't quarrel,
children. What's the matter?
Willie — We're playing ship­wreck,
and Susie won't go in the
bathroom and drown herself.
• • •
Football season is about up,
but we have one thing to say
about the games. They really
bring out the spirit in the specta­tors,
or as the songs goes, "The
Spirit's Got Me." In particular
we remember the strip tease
staged at the Miss. State Game
by a sprightly young miss. She
began her burlesque by divesting
herself of her blouse. Immedi­ately
upon seeing this the whole
B*ham police force rushed in,
thus depriving the spectators of
a sight for sore eyes.
While struggling to remove the
young woman from the park, the
police were followed closely by
a contingent of the Armed Forces.
Students contented themselves
with shouting, "Take it off!" and
trying to get the band to play the
"Strip Polka."
Speculation was rife as to why
she aspired to the role of Gypsy
Rose Lee. The more sophisticated
said she was drunk, the naive
said, "Business is business," but
it is our opinion that she lost a
bet.
• * •
I caught my boyfriend necking.
I caught mine that way too.
• * *
Then there was the young lady
who went to the ration board and
complained that she was getting
married the next week, and how
were she and her husband going
to keep warm.
* • •
The bees are such busy little
souls,
They have no time for birth
control;
And that is why, in times like
these,
There are so many sons of bees.
* • *
Hats off to the Pi.KA.s for a
very convivial "brawl." We won­der
that the Christmas spirit
should come so. early, as it was
evident that some preciously
guarded hoards were broken
open.
* * *
Rat day, sponsored by Owls,
sophomore honor society for
girls, is coming up right after,
the holidays. It's rumored that
freshman are going to have to
do all sorts of unhappy things.
Lanthorn scoring machine pre­dicts
that 17% of frosh girls
won't have any upperclass friends
after Jan. 11.
• * *
The program of Christmas
music put on Sunday night by
the glee club was fine—fun, too,
especially where they tried to
trick us into singing the second
verse of a song instead of the
first.... and we're glad to know
that "up on the chimney with
old St. Nick" is a Christmas
hymn. No stuff, though, we en­joyed
the caroling very merch.
• * •
Late to bed, early to rise,
Keeps your buddies from wear­ing
your ties.
• • •
There was a little girl named
Nelly,
Who stood in the water up to
her knees.
(When the tide comes in this
poem will rime.)
• * *
"Let's see, you're an optimist,
aren't you?"
"A kind of one. I believe the
world is getting better every day;
but I'm not so sure about the
nights."—The 7arth Mover
• * •
Postscript — Have you ever
noticed that holding hands with
gloves on is like kissing through
glass?
TUESDAY* DECEMBER 12, 1944 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Delta Sigs Celebrate Founding
Annual Banquet
Given At Pitts
Saturday Night
Celebrating the founding of
Delta Sigma Phi, the Kappa
chapter presented their annual
banquet in the green room of the
Pitts hotel Saturday, December
10th.
Miss Martha Baker of Dothan
presided with Jack Thornton,
president of the Delta Sigs, who
acted as toastmaster.
Professor J. M. Robinson and
Professor J. C. Wade were the
guest speakers. Professor Robin­son
gave a short talk on the fra­ternity
and its future. Professor
Wade told of some of his various
experiences as assistant dean of
engineering.
Vice-President Phillip Ray­mond
introduced all of the of­ficers
of the fraternity. Historian
Lew Sanderson gave history of
Kappa chapter of last year.
Tables were arranged in shape
of pledge pins. White carnations
were used as decorations.
The guests, Delta Sigs and
dates, included Professor and
Mrs. J. C. Wade; Professor J. M.
Robinson; Professor and Mrs.
J. C. Grimes; Mr. and Mrs. V. A.
Smith; Dr. W. E. S. Sewell and
his daughter; Jack Thornton,
Martha Baker; Phil Raymond,
Julia Dikes, Harold Meeks, Hazel
Doftin; Walton Thomas, Bettye
Crawford; and Ted Hopton Jones,
Kitty Finnegan.
Lew Sanderson, Sarah Gear-hart;
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Dean;
Tony Martiney, Margaret Snead;
Lt. Graham Penny, Virginia
Grayson.
Herman Smith, Betty Ware;
Jack Paine, Bernice Glenn; Biil
Mandy, Marilyn Kelly; Bob
Scogin, Bettye Blaylock; Armand
Aladro, Barbara Harrison; Hilton
Jones, Jane Hybart; Billy Mc-
Daniels, Hortense Jones.
FOUNDER'S DAY BANQUET
Kappa Sigma Initiates
Formal initiation for six boys
was held Sunday, December 10
by Kappa Sigma.
Those initiated were Keiffer
Hobby, Sylvester, Ga.; Jimmy
Fethe, Hickman, Ky.; Don Vin­son,
Lanett; Bob Hebson, Syla-cauga;
Elmer Lloyd, Decatur; and
Dick Wallace, Miami, Fla., of the
ASTPR unit.
—Buy War Bonds—
and Stamps
Miss Martha Baker, senior in education from Dothan, pre­sided
at the annual Delta Sigma Phi founder's Day Banquet
Saturday night, escorted by Jack Thornton, Columbus, president
of Kappa chapter of Delta Sig.
MISS MARIAN BOYLE
AND LT. P. M. BOYD
MARRY IN DECATUR
The marriage of Miss Marion
Boyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Boyle of Decatur, Ga., to
Lieutenant Perry Marcellus Boyd,
Jr., of Miami, took place at the
home of the bride's parents on
November 25.
Reverend W. J. Whitfield per­formed
the ceremony.
Mrs. W. H. Ballenger, sister of
the bride, and Miss Moselle
Boyd, sister of the groom, were
bridesmaids. Paul B a l l e n g er
served as best man. A. B. Boyle
gave his daughter in marriage.
She is a graduate of Decatur
Girls' High School and attended
API, where she was a member
of Chi Omega sorority. A former
art student, she was represented
in the beauty section of the 1944
Glomerata.
Lt. Boyd is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry M. Boyd of Miami. A
graduate of Miami Senior High
School, he also attended college
here, graduating in Veterinary
Medicine. He is a .member of
Omega Tau Sigma and the
American Veterinary M e d i c al
Association. A first lieutenant in
the U. S. Army, he is now sta­tioned
at Camp Swift, Texas.
PI KAPPA ALPHA
INITIATES TWELVE
Twelve new members were re­cently
initiated into Upsilon
chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, ac­cording
to an announcement
made by Henry Steindorff, pres­ident.
They are Dub Ellis, freshman
in ag science from Centre; Philip
Boss, freshman in aeronautical
administration from Phenix City;
Ben Key, freshman in business
administration from Woodberry,
Ga.; Robert Pulley, electrical en­gineering
freshman from Pensa-cola,
Fla.; John Sutherland, fresh­man
in aero engineering from
Birmingham; Jette Campbell,
electrical engineering freshman,
DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; and
Holder Nevans, aero engineering
freshman from Birmingham.
Tulley Turner, freshman in
business; Alwyn Oldfield, aero
engineering freshman, Maries
Ridley, mechanical engineering
freshman, Sam Sockwell, electri­cal
engineering freshman; and
Bill Calloway, freshman in agri­culture,
Huntsville.
Lt. Harold Blackburn, Sigma
Nu, is visiting his sister in Au­burn.
Lt. Blackburn, who is sta­tioned
at Ft. Myers, Florida, is
a P-40 Instructor.
* * *
Pvt. Carlton (Peanut) Myers,
Alpha Psi from Plains, Ga., visit­ed
friends in Auburn recently.
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of B'ham. visited in Auburn re­cently.
Ens. Scott was a Sigma
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was a recent visitor in Auburn.
While attending API he was in
the School of Architecture and
a member of Kappa Alpha.
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Miss Rosa Yaroborough, whose
marriage will take place in the
near future, was entertained with
a miscellaneous shower by Miss
Janice Carter, Miss Beulah Skel-ton,
and Miss Marion Roberts
December 6 from 4 to 6 in the
POP chapter room.
Around 50 guests were enter­tained
including some out of
town guests from Columbus, Mrs.
H. F. Yarborough, Mrs. Ted Al-ford
Jr., Mrs. F. T. Davis, Mrs.
J. M. Carter, and Mrs. Donald
Kimsey.
LOST: Yellow gold Bulova watch
with black silg cord band, on
campus. Reward. Betty Easter,
Dormitory III.
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Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1944
Sorority Rush Parties End Sunday
Terminating Winter Rushing Season
By MARY LEE
Theia Upsilon
The Theta U's opened the
sleepy eyes of their rushees Sun­day
morning with a "Brown Waf­fle
Brunch" from 9 to 11. The
breakfast consisted of fruit juice,
waffles and syrup, and coffee
served cafereteria style. Menus
were given as favors. The rushees
were entertained with informa­tive
charades and sorority songs
Alpha Gamma Delta
The Alpha Gams entertained
Thursday with a circus party for
their rushees. Amid a pop corn
stand, coke stand and a hot dog
stand, Madam Crystal Agazer
told fortunes. The sorority room
was decorated with clowns and
. streamers; long peppermint sticks
were given away as favors.
Kappa Delia
The K.D.'s entertained Tuesday
night with a party for their rush­ees.
Impotent zombies, martinis,
and manhattans were served from
the bar. Having incapacitated
their rushees, the KD sisters en­tertained
further with the fam­ous
Brown, Bidez, Tatum, Thi-bault
quartet. Charactatuers were
made by Deje Nickols. Bohemian
waitresses served the rushees
with interesting saled plaes.
Chi Omega
The Chi Os entertained their
rushees at a Swing Shift Party
Friday night. The chapter room
was decorated as an airplane
factory. On entering the room
the rushees were taken down as
assembly line which consisted of
six workers dressed* in plaid
shirts, slacks and welders hel­mets.
The food was served in
parts which at the end completed
' an airplane.
The program was presented by
Pat Kirkwood, president; Doris
Karcher, pledge mistress; and
June Killian. Songs were sung at
intervals during the evening.
Alpha Delia Pi
From the portico of the Alpha
Delta Pi Plantation, a skit was
presented representing the soror­ity's
history, enacted by girls in
hoop skirts. Cooling drinks and
cookies were served to rushees
Monday night.
Delta Zela
Carrying out the Yuletide
spirit, the Delta Zeta's. Holiday
Inn was opened Wednesday, Dec­ember
6, from 7 to 9 p. m. Guests
joined in singing Christmas carols
in the candlelighted room, and
a short Christmas program was
given. Santa Jenky Maddox pre­sented
each rushee with a gaily
wrapped Christmas gift from un­der
the tree.
Refreshments carried out the
Christmas colors. Climaxing the
evening's entertainment was the
picture of the "Dream Girl" of
Delta Zeta, given by Louise Tor-bert,
and the singing of "Auld
Lang Syne."
Phi Omega Pi
Saturday at noon the Phi
Omega Pi sorority entertained
their rushees with a Latin Ameri­can
spaghetti luncheon.
The room was decorated with
south-of-the-border motifs and
the spaghetti, cooked and served
in the true Mexican manner,
added another touch of 'Sud
Americano'. Helen Walden, the
tuxedoed master of ceremonies,
later presented a program of half
South and half North American
content, the hilarious highlight of
which was a rhumbo and song
by "Senorita Merionita Robertos",
who entered carrying the tune
of her song in a large scrub
bucket.
The world is watching the ac­tivities
of an honorary member
of the Auburn chaptem of ODK,
Lt. Col. Albert Carmichael, chief
of the Allied Military Govern­ment
in Aachen, Germany.
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It proved such a hot
favorite in London that it ran
thirty seven weeks.
Walt Disney's conception of
small birds and animals is one of
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Pvt. Graham Hixon, Union
Springs, is in town. Former stu­dent
of architecture, he is a mem­ber
of Sigma Chi.
* * *
Word has been received that
Lt. William C. Sherman has been
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and
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and in such a
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and fluffy effects—
They are in Several
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1944 THE P L A I N S M AN Page Five
Bells Keep Ringing
In Spite Of Samford
Tower Clock Stops
But One In Ramsey
Keeps On Running
By MARTHA IRENE LEE
The Samford clock is vacation
ing again. For days it has an­swered
every inquiring glance
with silence, stubbornly pointing
its hands at 6:55. The bells on
the campus have not failed to
ring once, however, and it makes
one wonder how the bell system
works.
The clock in Samford tower is
connected in no way with any of
the bells or clocks on the campus.
Until less than a year ago it was
just a great mechanical clock,
subject to the trouble of all such
machines. A campus joke of long
standing, one which has taken
many forms, is based on the
seeming inability of the hands on
the clock's four faces to get to­gether,
or of the striking appara­tus
and the hands to cooperate
by announcing the hour at the
same time. One professor, it is
said, told his class that he would
give a credit in the course to any
student who reported all the
hands pointing to the same num­bers.
So far the students have
received credits based on grades
dnly.
Machines get old and even
Samford clock was wearing out.
Its parts no longer worked ef­ficiently,
and the cable which
held its huge pendulems were
becoming worn, so last spring the
clock was made into an electrical
apparatus. A tiny motor assumed
the work of announcing Auburn's
time, and did a good job of it
until last week. Then a small
bearing failed and the great clock
stopped.
From "Ag" hill to Broun,
though, the bells still rang, every
hour from Monday morning until
Saturday. All of them are operat­ed
by a system of wiring from a
master clock in Ramsey. The
clock is equipped with a program
tape which can be changed to fit
the time program, and which con­trols
the ringing of the bells in
every building on the campus. In
the Buildings and Grounds De­partment
is a small light which,
by turning on or off when the
bells are supposed to be ringing,
tells whether they are ringing or
not. It is the work of Buildings
and Grounds to see the bells and
wiring are in working order,
while the mechanical engineer­ing
department has charge of the
Master Clock.
Research Proves That Sophomore
Is Lowest From Of Animal Life
Br BOB COLLINS
In Crimson-While
Extension reserach and thor­ough
investigation by leading psy­chologists
and biologists have
proved conclusively that the low­est
form of animal life now
known to man is the sophomore.
In appearance the sophomore
has big feet, big ears—it hears
all, knows all—has cilia on its
legs, toupee hair, and a wrist
watch on its left arm. It also has
one key on its watch chain, which
makes it a B.M.O.C. Big Man On
Campus).
The sophomore can easily be
distinguished f r o m all other
forms of campus life, or any
other form of life, for that mat­ter.
It has a combination of the
childish ways of a freshman, the
sophistication of a junior, and
the dignity of a senior.
Unique Walk
By its walk alone, the sopho­more
can be detected with re­markable
ease. On the campus, it
swaggers with a step that indi­cates
that it owns at least two-thirds
of the college.
In • t he campus hang-outs, it
glides from table to table making
witty remarks and displaying
manners almost to the nth of per­fection.
In the classroom, it dis­plays
m o r e intelligence a nd
knowledge than the professor.
The soph's mouth is its best
distinguishing feature. There is
no other mouth like the mouth of
a sophomore. It can discuss any
subject from Little Red Riding
Hood to the most difficult of
Shakespeare's plays. It can im­part
any information desired,
whether it be in short division,
calculus or mechanics. It can
even talk anatomy.
I. Q. Lowest
Careful analysis of the mental
ability of the sophomore has re­vealed,
however, that it is a wise­acre,
and that its plane of intelli­gence
is far below that of the
senior or junior and even lower
than that of the freshman.
The mature sophomore has pe­culiar
desires and ways that make
it quite different from all other
forms of life. For example, it
wants to have nine dates a week
—two on Saturday and Sunday—
and at the same time, it also
wants to make all "A's". The
sophomore is quick to prey upon
the freshmen and especially loves
to lord everything it knows and
has done over the latter.
Study of the freshman by lab­oratory
experts showed that it is
also a low form of animal life
but a great deal higher than the
sophomore. The freshman was
found to be a lovable, amiable
little animal, who accepted and
realized his position, and one any
big upperclassman — excluding
the atrocious, uppish sophomore
—would be glad, even eager, to
take to heart.
NEW BOOKS ADDED
IN MAIN LIBRARY
Many beeks of popular inter­est
have been added to the Main
Library during the past week,
according to a statement by Clyde
H. Cantrell, Director of Libraries.
Among the items of general in­terest
are the following: A Great
Time to be Alive, by Fosdick;
The American Senate and World
Peace, by Colegrove; The Story
of the Irish, by MacMannus;
China Looks Forward, by Sun
Fo; and Lusty Wind for Caro­lina,
by Fletcher.
The Making of Modern China,
by Lattimore; Gardens in Color,
by Pratt and Steinchen; Men of
Science in America, by Jaffe;
Lt. Col. Jones
Honored By Award,
Legion Of Merit
15th AAF in Italy—Lt. Col.
Donald T. Jones, Jackson, Miss.,
executive officer for a B-24 Lib­erator
bombardment group, has
received the nation's fourth high­est
award, the Legion of Merit,
for his "exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of
outstanding services."
Colonel Jones' citation de­scribes
his "brilliant leadership,
personal resourcefulness and ad­ministrative
ability" in meeting
and disposing of the problem he
faced as executive officer in the
period Dec. 4, 1943, to Sept. 15,
1944.
His Liberator group was still
in the States, alerted for over­seas
shipment, last December. It
is now veteran for more than 140
combat missions.
"Colonel Jones displayed out­standing
skill in moving the
ground echelon of his group to
the theater of operations", his
citation reads,, in part. "Upon ar­rival
in Italy, the organization
was assigned to an airdrome that
had not been completed by the
Engineers.
"Despite inadequate tentage,
transportation and adverse weath­er
conditions, Colonel Jones . ..
set up four, widely - dispersed
camp sites and made the neces­sary
provisions for the arrival of
the heavy bombers.
"As a result of Colone Jones'
knowledge of administrative pro­cedures
. . . he established a high­ly
efficient system that has been
the subject of commendation and
has contributed materially to the
enviable record of his bombard­ment
group." it .
When the original airfield was
rendered inadequate, C o l o n el
Jones moved his group, on less
than 24 hours notice, to new air­dromes.
"At its new location," the ci­tation
continues, "the group was
divided, each of two squadrons
sharing airdromes with other
groups, and Colonel Jones again
worked feverishly in setting up
his wedely dispersed unit in
completely unprepared positions,
meanwhile maintaining the high
degree of administrative effici­ency.
"Colonel Jones' brilliant leader­ship
. . . has been the source of
inspiration to his associates and
made him of invaluable assis­tance
to his superiors."
Colonel Jones previously re­ceived
the Soldier's Medal "for
heroism at great risk of life."
He wears the Distinguished Unit
Badge with one bronze cluster
as a member of a veteran group
that holds two citations from the
president of the United States.
A graduate of Auburn, where
he played on the varsity football
teams of '31, '32, and '33, Colonel
Jones was a sanitation supervisor
for the Mississippi State Board of
Health before being ordered to
active duty with the Air Corps
in August, 1940, as a first Lieu-
Trial by Time, by Farril; The
Road to Freedom, by Hayek;
Stamp Collecting, by Renouf;
Revolt in Paradise, by MacDon-ald;
Einstein, by Marianoff; War­time
Budgets for Three Income
Levels, by the University of Cal­ifornia;
and Jungle People, by
Henry.
Have a "Coke"=Merry Christmas
.. .adding refreshment to holiday cheer
The spirit of Christmas is friendliness—a time to get together
with friends and family. There's a whole story of hospitality in
the three words Have a "Coke",—three words that express a friendly
spirit the whole year 'round. Yes, Coca-Cola and the pause that
refreshes are everyday symbols of a way of living that takes friend­liness
for granted;
60TTLEQ UNDEB AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
OPELIKA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Inc.
"Coke" =Coca-Cola
It's natural for popular names
to acquire friendly abbrevia­tions.
That's why you hear
Coca-Cola called "Coke".
tenant.
Colonel Jones received his
original commission in the Field
Artillery in May, 1933.
His wife, Mrs. Margaret V..
Jones, lives at 847 N. 24th St.,
East St. Louis, 111.
Marine Lt. George Willoughby,
of Camp Hill, Ala., has been
graduated from the Fifty Seventh
Officer Candidates' C l a s s at
Quantico, Va. Lt. Willoughby
majored in Physical Ed. and was
a member of the A Club while in
school here.
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CHRISTMAS DINNER IH THE TROPICS
IT is more than likely that many of
the American boys in the South
Pacific will have turkey for dinner this
Christmas. I t ' s not a military necessity,
but it's good for morale, and high
morale is an asset in any fighting force.
Good refrigeration equipment—the
same sort that cools blood plasma,
medical supplies, drinking water, and
stores of ammunition—will make this
possible.
Recently, in collaboration with U.S.
maritime and naval architects, General
Electric engineers designed new, pre­fabricated
refrigeration equipment
for Victory ships which saves cargo
space and materially reduces shipyard
installation time.
These refrigeration systems furnish
3 j ^ tons of refrigeration at low tem­perature
for meat and fish rooms, and
3 tons of refrigeration at 40° F for
vegetable, dairy, and thaw rooms.
And six and a half tons is a lot of Christ­mas
dinner in anybody's language. Gen­eral,
Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
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about this gift? It's a Van Heusen white
shirt with a Van Heusen collar attached
that can't wilt, can't wrinkle... looks
starched'but isn't. It's the one white shirt
that's different! £. . . . . $2-25 and up.
TIES HE'D CHOOSE FOR HIMSELF. One
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{Van Heusen Ties: they're styled to har-
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1 the patterns of Van Heusen Shirts. Won-
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PATTERNS AND COLORS. No man ever had
too many shirts. More Van Heusens are
'always welcome...especially like these.'
(All have Van Heusen collar styling,1
figure-fit, custom detail, Sanforized and
laundry-tested. $2.25 and up.
SPORTS SHIRTS WITH A FLAIR. There's
real shirtmaker tailoring in Van Heusen
Sport Shirts. Many have the California
Lo-No collar that looks right open, fits
perfectly with a tie. No other gift would
please him more! $0.00 to $00
FOR HIS CASUAL HOURS...a handsome,
rugged Van Heusen Casual Jacket!
These are the nice tweedy ones, in solid
colors and in smart two-tone combina­tions,
with contrasting front and back.
Swell with slacks, wearable all year'round.
...AND PLEASANT DREAMS! Last but not
least—Van Heusen Pajamas! They come
in patterns, stripes and solid colors to
suit, every taste. Fabrics are definitely on
the luxury side—yet are long-wearing and
washable. .' $0.00 to $00
OLIN L. HILL 'The Man With The Tape'
PAGE SIX T H E P L A I N S M AN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12,
Warrington Makes AP,
Rice All-American
Tex7 Honors Mount
As Honor Team Choices
Continue To Pour In
By JIMMIE SMITH
With the various Ail-American
selections still coming in, the
honors of Tex Warrisgton, the
Tigers' sensational pivotman, con­tinue
to mount.
The latest All-American teams
made public were issued by
Grantland Rice and the Associat­ed
Press, both of which picked
Warrington as the putstanding
ball-snapper in the nation.
Other Southerners selected on
the honor team were Phil Tins-ley,
Ga. Tech end, Hamilton
Nichols, Rice Guard, and Hubert
Bechtol, Texas end.
The Associated Press All-
American team: End, Philip Tins-ley,
Ga. Tech; Tackle, Donald
Whitmire, Navy; Guard, William
Hacket, Ohio State; Center Tex
Warrington, Auburn; Guard,
Hamilton Nichols, Rice; Tackle,
John Ferraro, Southern Cali­fornia;
End, Hubert Bechtol,
Texas; Back, Leslie Horvath,
Ohio State; Back, Robert Fenni-more,
Okla. A & M; Back, Glenn
Davis, Army; Back, Felix Blanch-ard,
Army.
Last Convocation
Before Holidays
To Be Thursday
Convocation Thursday at 5 p.
m. in Langdon Hall will have as
its theme a Christmas program,
according to an announcement by
Ann DeBose, president of WSGA.
The Dance Club, under the di­rection
of Miss Olga Bibza, danc­ing
teacher, will perform—carry­ing
out the Christmas spirit in
pantomine. ' •
During the regular business
meeting the Hostess Club will be
appointed. This is an organization
of girls who sit at the heads of
tables in the dining hall. Florence
Smith is president.
The newly selected vice-presi­dent
of WSGA, Martha Ellis,
Centre, who will serve in suc­cession
to Jessie Sahm, will be
installed.
Twenty-Five Endure
"A" Club Invitation
With the cry of "Blitzkrieg"
and the sound of swishing pad­dles,
Auburn's first "A" club in­itiation
since the fall of 1942 be­gan
last Monday Dec. 4.
The "A" club is an honorary
athletic organization composed of
those players who make their
letters in any intercollegiate sport
at Auburn. The managers and
cheerleaders are all eligible to
become members.
The neophytes were dressed as
negro mammies and were sub­ject
to the will of Co-captain
Kuykendall and Gibbs Ashley
who sent them through long
calisthenic drills and other meet­ings
which were synonymous
with "Rat Courts". They were
made to carry various animals,
such as goats, calves, pigs, and
ducks, to class. As a climax to
the affair, the initiates came forth
with a skit at the Tiger Theatre
Wednesday night.
The players that became full-fledged
"A" clubbers are: Billy
Bowles, Ralph Hoffman, Jack
Cahoon, Burke Dupuy, Max
Autry, Denvard Snell, Joe Woz-niak,
Hunter Owens, Arnold Sil-verberg,
Ben Moss, L. C. Carner,
Harold West, Everette Harwell,
Reid Trapani, Hubert Hawkins,
Billy Ball, Dan Hattaway, Nolan
Long, Bubber Trotman, Ralph
Harris, Clifford Grubbs, James
McDaniel, and Harold Watkins.
Head cheerleader Harry Gil-more
and Manager Gene Castel-low
also became members. Tex
Warrington, Auburn's r u g g ed
center, failed to go through due
to lack of time.
Voyles Come Through with The Goods
Despite Lack Of Material At Beginning
"TEX"
(Continued from page one)
gineering.
Jose Soler, whose home is in
Caguas, Puerto Rico, will go to
New York to meet two fraternity
brothers of his who will play in
Madison Square Garden with the
University of Puerto Rico crack
basketball team. The t h r ee
friends will celebrate Christmas
Produced Spirited Team
Typical of Tigerville
The curtain has fallen on Act
One of the mightiest football
drama in Auburn history The
quality of the gridiron game will
show great improvement with the
return of our fighting men and
their very high evaluation of
competitive sports. The increased
emphasis on sports in the im­mediate
post-war era will bring
into the limelight more outstand­ing
performers than ever before.
And Auburn has a definite place
in this new sports world.
Last summer, Coach Voyles, in
an appeal to the student body,
said that if every student would
take an active interest in sports
and would give him full coopera^
tion he would make this the most
athletic school in the nation. By
way of proof, from a group of
mostly inexperienced freshmen,
he produced a football machine
that was a serious threat to every
opponent. We may readily im­agine
what our present coaching
staff can do with the unlimited
material that will be available
after the war. So after complet­ing
his first season here with a
better-than-average ball club in
spite of many obstacles, the new
coach can be assured of the deep
respect of the students for his
leadership and ability.
It was indeed a season to be
remembered—not for any notable
victories on the field, but for the
high spirits of the students. "War
Eagle" seemed to be the order of
the day, and the teanf support
was unusual, sometimes even ex­treme,
as in the case ol_one "root­er"
who did a strip tease in Le­gion
Field because she lost her
bet on Auburn. From the first
game Auburn s t u d e n t s sat
through driving rains, hot suns
and sometimes terrific disappoint­ments
with never a lag in that
will to win."
Lt. and Mrs. Fred Fulton are
recent Auburn visitors. Lt. Ful­ton,
who was an SPE here, grad­uated
in Engineering in 1943.
Promotion of Carl H. Pihl from
captain to major was announced
recently by Major General Hugu
J. Knerr, Commanding General
of the Air Service Command, U.
S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe.
Major Phil is a graduate of Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute (19-
35), and a member of Pi Kappa
Phi. At Auburn, he was captain
of the track team in 1935, and
was Southeastern Conference and
A. A. U. mile champion in 1934.
• • •
Ransome Milton Wood, Mont­gomery,
was recently promoted
to the rank of lieutenant colonel
in the Marine Corps. A graduate
of Bessemer High School, and
Lambda Chi here, he joined the
Marines upon graduating from
API in '38.
in Baltimore and New York.
Going up with him will be
Luis Pena, of Humacao, Puerto
Rico, a freshman in pharmacy,
who will visit an aunt in New
York over the holidays.
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5 "SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY" S
AMERICA'S growth has largely followed the
routes of American railroads. They penetrated
the wilderness and created wealth for the Na­tion.
Around these efficient arteries of trans­portation
grew great cities, busy industrial
centers and prosperous farming communities.
Subsequently, fine highways were construct­ed.
The railroads not only carried most of the
materials to build these modern thoroughfares,
and spent large sums for separation of grades
at crossings for public safety, but have actu­ally
contributed greatly in taxes for highway
construction and upkeep. In 1943, for example,
about $800,000 of L&N tax payments were
allocated for highway purposes in the 13 states
through which it operates.
Highway separations at railroad grade cross­ings
have become increasingly important as
BUY WAR BONDS
faster-moving vehicles have multiplied. Orig­inally,
railroads were—and in some states still
are—required to bear the largest part of the
cost of such separations, although the public
has always received the greater benefits. Cer­tain
states have now recognized that equity
calls for a fairer distribution of the costs.
LOUISVILLE
President
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of public service and its contributions to all phases
of Southern progress. It looks to the future confi­dently,
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TUESDAY, DEC. 12
Double Feature
No. 1
TRIGGER TRAIL
with
ROD CAMERON
FUZZY KNIGHT
EDDIE DEW
No. 2
WATERFRONT
with
JOHN CARRADINE
J. CARROLL NAISH
Added
Sport "Idol of the Crowds"
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13
Admission by Bond Pass Only
12:00 Noon
THE
DOUGHGIRLS
with
ANN SHERIDAN
ALEXIS SMITH
6th WAR LOAN
PREMIERE
Beginning at 2 P. M.
Regular Admission Prices
DAYS OF GLORY
with
TAMARA TOVMANOVA
GREGORY PECK
Added
Short Subjects
THURSDAY, DEC. 14
THE GREAT
MOMENT
with
JOEL McCREA
BETTY FIELD
and
"Musical Movieland" in Color
FRIDAY. DEC. 15
JACK HALEY
HARRIET HILLIARD
MARY BETH HUGHES
in
TAKE IT BIG
Added
Latest Fox Movietone News
Mousie Vodvil " Zeb Carver"
SATURDAY, DEC. 16
Double Feature
No. 1
CHARLES STARRETT
SHIRLEY PATTERSON
in
RIDING WEST
No. 2
MACHINE GUN
MAMA
with
WALLACE FORD
EL BREWDEL
Added
Chapter 2 of "Haunted
Harbor"
Cartoon "Giddy Yapping"
SUNDAY • MONDAY
DECEMBER 17-18
SOMETHING FOR
THE BOYS
with
CARMEN MIRANDA
MICHAEL O'SHEA
In Technicolor
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