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VOL. LXX ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1945 NUMBER 12
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Staff Photo by Lewis Arnold
It's mail lime at the Quadrangle post office, which was opened
last week for the convenience of the girls living in the Quadrangle.
Darnell Gibbons, postman, is shown talking to Sandy Loyd,
Stevenson, about that package. At her box, Helen Pratchard,
Cedartown, Ga., is getting her mail, while Perry Nell Caraway,
Fayette, is reading a letter.
Campus Queens To Be Elected Oct.
Houses, Sororities, Frats To Pick
II
API Gives 'Howling Mad* Smith
Honorary Degree Here Monday
Lt. Gen. Holland McTyeire
Smith, Auburn graduate who was
given the title "Howlin' Mad" by
Marines he commanded in the
Fifth Amphibious Corps, will arrive
there about 4:30 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 8. His visit will be
climaxed with the presentation
- of an honorary doctors of laws
degree by Dr. L. N. Duncan. API
has given 25 honorary degrees.
Gen. Smith, "the father of amphibious
warfare," was made
commanding general^of the Fleet
Marine Forces in the Pacific following
the action in the Gilbert
and Marshall Islands and in the
Marianas. He is second in rank
Beauties For 1946 Glomerate
Will Be Selected October 20
List Of Candidates Must Be Turned In
To Mildred Wood ham Before Thursday
Fourteen women students will
be selected at the annual ODK-Glomerata
Beauty Ball Oct. 20
in Alumni Gymnasium for positions
in the Beauty Section of- the
1946 Glomerata. Manner of selection
will be announced later.
Lists of the candidates should
be turned in to Mildred Woodham,
Glomerata editor, not later than
noon, Wednesday, Oct. 10.
ODK will nominate 12 girls to
parade; the Glomerata, 12; each
sorority, two; and each women's
dormitory jjnd house will nominate
two independent women students.
Names of those to participate in
the parade will be published in
The Plainsman before the dance.
Tickets will go on sale about Oct.
13 by members of ODK and the
Glomerata staff.
"Zombie" Lauderdale and his
Auburn Collegiates will play for
the dance, which will be semi-formal.
Coeds Will Elect
House Officers
Elections for house presidents
and vice presidents will be held
between Oct. 3 and Oct. 8, WSGA
Council decided at a meeting
Monday night.
Qualifications Board will meet
this afternoon in Social center
from 4 to 6 to qualify all candidates
for these offices. Each
house should send at least two
coeds to the Board for each office.
Qualifications for office are a
-petition signed by ten per cent
of the coeds in the house or dormitory,
and a 2.5 average for the
preceding quarter. It is preferable
that she have served on the
house committee, and have either
junior and senior standing. Since
all officers will be in office for
three quarters, each candidate
must remain in school during her
term.
The elections will be held in the
dormitories or houses.
Students To Solicit
Classes For War Fund
Tuesday, Wednesday
The national War Chest drive,
which begins on the campus
Tuesday, will be headed by Bill
O'Brien and Barry Graves, co-chairmen.
Coeds will be at the Main Gate
all day Tuesday and Wednesday.
Each class will be solicited by students.
Any student who is not
contacted may contribute to either
the girls at the Main Gate or
the co-chairmen.
Dr. Ben Showalter and Marion
Hyatt are co-chairmen for the
county.
Pepinsky Attends Conference
Dr. Rayihond Pepinsky, research
associate professor of the
physics department, is at Lake
Geneva, Wis., this week for the
meeting of the American Society
of X-Ray and Electron Diffraction.
First Concert Will Feature Hubert Liverman
Auburn's Music Department's Piano Instructor
Hubert Liverman, assistant professor
of piano and theory who is
to appear in concert Oct. 16 in
Langdon Hall, was the soloist for
the first performance of the new
American Concerto by Domenico
Savino in New York City recently.
Althought concert tours have
brought him south, he had not
played in Alabama until his appointment
at API.
Mr. Liverman, a graduate of
Teachers College of Columbia
University, has studied piano under
Dr. Aloys Kramer, Dr. Arthur
Friendheim, and Dr. Harold
Morris. His work in composition
was with Granville English
and Lenar Stringfield, winner of
the Pulitzer Prize of 1926. He
studied musical criticism with
Frederick Reisbert and theory
with Howard Murphy.
Composed Songs
With 30 to 40 songs to his credit,
Mr. Liverman composed Chicago
for mixed chorus and instruments.
He dislikes Hollywood's treatment
—or mistreatment—of music, but
doesn't want the job of reforming
it. Enthusiastic about the
possibilties of his department
here, he intends adding other
courses, like formal analysis,
composition, arrangement, and
piano ensemble. He would like
class piano instruction and thinks
pupils can become concert pianists
without tutors. He can cite
examples to prove it.
He said voluntarily that he liked
Auburn, adding that it reminded
him of Chapel Hill, N. C,
his home town.
Experienced Teacher
Mr. Liverman is a member of
Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha.
Before coming to Auburn,
he taught at the New York Institute
of Musical Art, the River-drive
School of Music and Columbia
University's Teachers College.
The concert Tuesday week is
the first of a series to be presented
by the college.
IFC Rush Week
To End Thursday
Closed fraternity rushing for
this quarter will end officially at
12:01 p.m. Thursday, 'Oct. 4, it
was decided by the Auburn Inter-fraternity
council at the first
meeting of the quarter.
At this time the rushees may
present themselves at the house
of their choice, provided they
have received a bid, for pledging.
However no fraternity man may
approach a rushee, unless such
rushee presents himself at the
fraternity house, until 12:01 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 5.
The usual quiet period during
which no fraternity man may talk
to or otherwise influence a rushee
will begin at 12:01 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 4 and last until noon of that
same day. This new temporary
addition to the rushing rules was
passed in order that the fraternity
members and rushees might be
able to attend the football game
in Birmingham for the weekend.
Sunday was the date originally
set for the ending of rush week.
Students To Invade
Magic City on Weekend
Auburn students are begging
rides, looking up bus schedules,
standing in line to buy train tickets,
and cultivating the friendship
of those students whose cars will
survive the 'trip to Birmingham.
Saturday morning quizzes have
been excused in order to let the
student body attend the game. No
parade has beenu-planned because
the band will not go to the game.
While the Magic City is ringing
with the echoes of "War Eagle,"
the students from API will be
celebrating—win, lose, or tie.
Tickets For State Game
On Sale At Field House
Saturday's the big day in Birmingham.
Auburn students can't wait until
Saturday in Birmingham,
though, if they want student rates
for their tickets.
Jeff Beard, business manager of
the Athletic Association, said that
tickets will be on sale at the
Field House today and Thursday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from
8 a.m. to noon. No student tickets
will be sold after that time.
To buy a 75 cent student ticket,
each student must bring his activity
book. One guest ticket at
regular admission prices may be
purchased with each student ticket.
to Lt. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift,
commandant of the Marine Corps.
In adidtion to World War I citations,
Gen. Smith wears the distinguished
Service Medal with
two Gold Stars for recent achievements.
Motor Escort
Gen. Smith will be escorted
from Montgomery, his home, by
the Highway Patrol. With him
will be his wife and mother, Will
Paterson, Dr. W. S. McGehee,
and others.
He will review the Navy unit
in front of the President's home
at 4:30 p.m. Capt. J. A. Callahan
and Col. Oscar Gates will conduct
a campus tour following the
military salute.
Dinner At Duncan's
A dinner honoring the general
will be given at the home of Dr.
Duncan at 6:30 p.m. Among the
guests will be:
Gov. Chauncy Sparks, Frank
Samford, Col. T. D. Samford, Mr.
Shell "Toomer, Miss Allie Glenn,
Col. John J. Waterman, Capt.
Callahan and Col. Gates, Dr.
George Petrie, Prof. A. St. C.
Dunstan, Mr. John Ilges, Columbus,
Dr. Bass. Gadsden; Dr. W. B.
McGehee, Montgomery; Gaius
Whitefield, Demopolis, Dr. J. A.
Rutland, W. M. Askew, Mrs.
Hollified-Jones, Miss Kate Lane,
Mrs. B. B. Ross, A. N. Culver,
Montgomery, Houston Wills,
Montevallo, Miss Lucille Burton,
C. L. Harold, Brewton; Coach
Carl Voyles, W. W. HilVand Will
Paterson.
Presentation Of Degree
Dr Duncan will present the degree
at 8 p.m. in Langdon Hall
in the presence of special guests,
guests, faculty, and townspeople.
The public is invited.
Gen. Smith was born April 20,
1882, at Seale. A member of
ATO fraternity, he was graduated
from API in 1901 with a B. S.
degree and from the University of
Alabama in 1903. His wife is
Mrs. Ada W. Smith. A son, Lt.
Comdr. John V. Smith, USN, has
been serving as aide to Admiral
William D. Leahy.
Band Stays Home
Until Tulane Game
"The band cannot possibly be in
condition to play at the Auburn-
Mississippi State game Saturday,"
said P. R. Bidez, Auburn bandmaster.
"Despite a shortage of musicians,
there will be a creditable
organization later this year. With
lots of practice the band will be
able to make a good showing for
Auburn in New Orleans in the
game with Tulane."
Because of poor transportation
facilities and reduction of members,
no college has maintained
the high standards of pre-war
bands. Although there has been
an increase in band players since
last year, there is still in demand:
drummers, barritone, flute, bassoon,
oboe, and bass players. All
who can and will play in the band
are requested to see Mr. Bidez
concerning an audition.
PEP—THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED
There"s a pep rally Thursday at
7:30 p.m. down at the stadium.
It's up to all you Auburn, students
to drag your bones down
there. Tell each rat and ratlet
to be there, too, with a rat cap on.
"Your spirit is going to be needed
to help win the Mississippi
State game—a lot more spirit than. •
you showed in Montgomery,"
head cheerleader Louis McClain
said.
The cheering staff was disappointed
about not being able to
hear any yelling at the Maxwell
Field game; it was also disappointed
about the loud-speaker
going on the blink last week at
the pep rally.
"We can "correct the second
fault, but it will be up to _ you
Auburn students to correct the
first one," the cheerleader said.
"It will take every voice at Auburn,
so come on out and learn
those yells," he added.
Coed For Miss Auburn Or Homecoming
Miss Auburn, queen of the campus, and Miss Homecoming,
ruler of Homecoming festivites will be selected in a general
campus election Thursday, Oct. 11.
With every undergraduate entitled to vote, the election will
be conducted under the system set up by the Student Executive
Cabinet to insure a fair and democratic election.
Miss Auburn, the highest social
honor a coed at Auburn may receive,
leads the beauty section of
the Glomerata each year and rewards
the winner of the ODK
Cake Race with a kiss. In addition
she helps entertaining visiting
celebrities and reigns over
other social activities.
Miss Homecoming is queen of
the Homecoming Celebrations and
is presented with a bouquet by Dr.
L. N. Duncan at the half of the
Homecoming Game. She also
helps Miss Auburn in other social
duties and is ruler of the Homecoming
Dance. She is elected under
the sponsorship of Blue Key,
the honorary fraternity which has
charge of the Homecoming program.
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Jade Thornton, chairman of
the elections committee, has
announced a new method of
electing Miss Auburn and Miss
Homecoming in the all-campus
poll on October 11. He will direct
the election.
Stories For Plainsman
Must Meet Deadline
The Plainsman welcomes
stories, letters, and features of
general interest from students,
faculty, and townspeople. If they
are to be printed, they must be
turned in before the deadlines.
Deadlines for society and date
lists is 6 p.m. Sunday. No society
will be accepted after that time.
Stories of general interest
should be turned in as soon as
possible, either in person or by
mail. The feature pages must
be in by Saturday at noon.
No news can be accepted after
9 a.m. Tuesday for the front page.
Blue Key Taps Seven Outstanding Students, One Alumnus
Davis, Callaway, Clark, Graves, Lauderdale,
McClain, O'Brien, Thornton Are Honored
The Auburn Chapter of Blue Key National Honor fraternity,
selecting its members on the basis of past records and
actvities for future service to Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
announces the tapping of eight new men, seven students and
one alumnus.
Harry M. "Hap" Davis. Auburn,
is Executive Secretary of the Auburn
Alumni Association. Hap
received his B.S. from API in '32
and LL.B. from Southeastern University
in '39. He is a member of
Sigma Nu, "A" Club, and Rotary
Club. Since 1935 he has been a
special agent for the FBI.
William D. Callaway, Hunts-ville,
is a junior in ag science. He
is president of Pi Kappa Alpha,
advertising manager of The
Plainsman, member of the Auburn
Collegiates and the Interfra-ternity
Council.
William B. Clark. Jr.. Wilson,
N. C, is a junior in veterinary
medicine. Bill is past president
of Kappa Alpha, president of the
Interfraternity Council, and member
of AVMA.
George Barry Graves, Trenton,
Tenn., is a junior in electrical engineering.
Barry is a member of
Alpha Tau Omega, Interfraternity
Council, and Alpha Phi Omega
Service Fraternity. He is president
of AIEE, treasurer and junior
representative to the Student
Executive Cabinet, and member
of the Invitations Committee.
Byron N. "Zombie" Lauderdale,
Jr., Montgomery, is a senior in
veterinary medicine. Zombie is
a member of Alpha Psi, AVMA,
and Interfraternity Council, He
is senior representative to the
Executive Cabinet, member of the
Qualifications Board, chairman of
the Social committee and the Rat
Cap committee, and leader of the
Auburn Collegiates orchestra.
Louis C. McClain, Anderson,
S. C, is a senior in veterinary
medicine. Louis is a member of
Alpha Psi arid AVMA. He is
head cheerleader.
William E. O'Brien. Sheffield,
is a junior in chemical engineering.
He is a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon and AICHE. Bill
made a letter in cross-country
track last season. He is sports
editor of The Plainsman and
junior representative to the Executive
Cabinet..
Jack M. Thornton, Columbus,
is a senior in aeronautical administration.
Jack is past president
of Delta Sigma Phi, senior representative
to the Executive Cabinet,
chairman of the Elections
committee, member o'f the Qualifications
Board, Plainsman staff,
Glomerata staff, and the Interfraternity
Council.
Rev. h\ A. Ayers
To Be New Pastor
Of Baptist Church
The Rev. Hoyt A. Ayers, of
Montgomery, has accepted a call
from the First Baptist Church,
and will deliver his first message
Sunday morning.
Rev. Ayers comes to Auburn to
fill the pastor's vacancy created
by the death of the late Rev. J. R.
Edwards.
A native of Alabama, Rev.
Ayers made an outstanding record
while attending Howard
College. He was listed in Who's
Who among students in American
universities and colleges in
1936-37. Among other honors are
president of the student body,
member of student council, business
manager of the Masquers'
Club, voted by students as most
outstanding man on campus,
president of Ministerial Association,
vice-president of glee club,
member of the Baptist Student
Union Council, and a member of
the cabinet and the student activity
board.
He is a graduate of Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky, has served
as vice president of the state Sunday
School Convention for three
years, a member of the Board of
Trustees at Judson College for
four years, president of the Alabama
pastor's conference, and as
pastor of the Clayton Street Baptist
Church, Montgomery.
The new pastor's wife and three
children will accompany him to
Auburn.
1. Each college-operated woman's
dormitory, each social fraternity,
and each social sorority
shall be entitled to nominate one
candidate: - They must specify
whether the ..-miesianl is being
nominated for -Tiss Auburn or
Miss Homecoming. A candidate
may accept nomination ""^T only
one office.
2. All candidates nominated
by the dormitories (which includes
fraternity houses occupied
by coeds) must be independents.
Dormitory 1 shall be entitled to
nominate two independent candidates.
3. The nomination shall be in
the following form
(Nominating Body) do hereby
nominate
(nominee's name) for the title of
Miss
(Office)
(Signed by President). I hereby
accept the nomination—
(Nominee's signature).
4. All nominations must be
turned in to some member of the
Elections committee by 1 p.m.,
Monday, Oct. 8. The^members
of the committee are Jack Thornton,
chairman. Delta Sigma Phi
house; Joyce Slaughter, Dorm III;
Ted Hopton-Jones, Delta Sigma
Phi house; Billy Laney, ATC
house, and Norman McLeod, SAE
house.
5. After all nominations are in,
a meeting of all members or their
substitutes of WSGA, Student
Executive Cabinet. Inter-Fraternity
Council, and Pan-Hellenic
Council shall be called. At this
meeting a list of the nominees for
each position shall be presented
to the body. Each member present
shall be entitled to one vote
for Miss Auburn and one vote for.
Miss Homecoming.
The votes shall be tabulated immediately
arid the five girls receiving
the highest number of
votes for Miss Auburn and the
five girls receiving the highest
number of votes for Miss Homecoming
shall be the final contestants
in the general campus
election.
Any undergraduate coed is eligible
for either of the titles with
the exception of freshmen and
first quarter transfers. After the
five final contestants for each position
have been selected under
the new rules, their names will be
put on a ballot and the campus
election conducted under the
same rules that have prevailed
in former elections.
Every undergraduate student is
entitled to vote. Polls will be lo-are
required. Polls will be located
on Vet Hill and at the
Main Gate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Candidates or their supporters
may not campaign other than by
personal approach. Any infraction
of this rule leaves the candidate
liable to disqualification.
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70 THE RUSHEES
About four hundred of you coeds signed
up for sorority rush week yesterday.
About two-thirds of you will be disappointed.
That is a terrible prediction to make;
it does happen to be true just the same.
Pan-Hellenic rules limit the number of
girls each sorority may pledge during the
fall to 20. At the maximum only 140 girls
may be actually pledged.
Although 35 more girls will be pledged
by the seven sororities in January, that
will not relieve the situation.
It was a shameful mistake that Pan-
Hellenic did not take some steps toward
accommodating the large number of girls
interested in sorority this fall. Any move
now would be too late to work during this
rush.
But certainly before Januaiy either the
quota must be raised, a new sorority admitted
to the campus, or a more satisfactory
solution worked out.
This means the girls who want to be
pledged but won't be in the quota will remain
independents for the time being.
That, to a high school sorority girl, may
seem to be a horrible fate; it isn't. Right
now at API there are four independents to
every sorority grl.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT
You freshmen had pep at the rally
Thursday night, just like old-timers, and
it sounded good to us.
It sounded good to the football players,
too, so keep yelling. Go to as many games
FOR PROFS ONLY
Auburn need? some good professors.
This isn't a problem peculiar t^Auburn;
every school has i ts .share of porjr^eachers.
Auburn, however, has more than its share.
Something must be done about it on our
campus. We think it's time for the teachers
themselves to tackle the problem. If
they don't, Auburn is going to lose the
serious-minded veterans who came to college
to learn.
Like those ir. inany other slate-supported
institutions in the South, our teachers receive
small salaries. Consequently, the
best accept positions offering promising
futures and larger paychecks, leaving only
the poorer teachers on our faculty. As
these teachers who were not successful
as young men grow older, they become
everi less interesting. They do not receive
raises because there is not much money
to begin with, and later they are not worth
more. Even those who know their subjects
become completely boring after 25
years of giving the same lectures.
Teaching is more than just knowing the
subject. It takes an alert mind, a good
speaking voice, an actual interest in the
students themselves, and an ability to
grasp the student's problems.
A good voice may be trained; an interest
in the students may be developed; an alert
mind must be kept active; any teacher may
improve his teaching by practicing these
things. Our teachers don't.
In fact, they don't even accept the responsibility
for making their students
study. Most of them do nothing to encourage
the students. The initiative, they
believe, must come from the student's interest
in the subject or in his desire to
make a good grade—and they don't bother
to make it easy for the student to become
interested.
We don't say that API's faculty could
all be excellent teachers. We do say that
they could all be better teachers if they-would
correct their most common faults-most
of which result from laziness.
These are types of teachers students criticize
most:
1. Teachers who read their entire lecture
out of textbooks. Those who copy the
Auburn has a spirit of understanding between
the Greeks and the non-Greeks that
is unusual. Independents often number
many sorority girls as friends; dating, extra-
curricular, classes of the sorority girls
include the independents.
This cooperation and friendliness exists
because the values of Auburn coeds are
right. They realize that Auburn is larger
than any sorority or fraternity, larger
than any organization or club. One small
part or even organization of small parts,
is not the whole: Auburn is more than
many cliques.
Time and time again its has been proved
that an outstanding student will be an asset
to the campus, to the lives of the other
students, and to his friends—whether or
not he is a greek.
Our 1938 Glomerata used a preface to
the fraternity section that should apply
today. It is:
Auburn points with pardonable pride to
the remarkable spirit of good fellowship
that exists between her fraternity and non-fraternity
men. No man need feel that
his opportunities on the campus are lessened
because he does not belong to a social...
Greek organization. The spirit of independence
prevails.
£<N^*£ uti Mavar
;_ : i V 'Ignorance is bliss—or is it?
as you can, remembering that Auburn students
have traditions to uphold. You're
catching the spirit that makes Auburn famous
in special fields as in football. Just
don't let go.
textbook and read their notes are equally
bad. College students are, after all, the
top 25 per cent of their school classes. Auburn
teachers mght be surprised to find
their pupils can read the texts.
2. Teachers who plan their work poorly.
Each prof knows how much material he
has to cover during a quarter. Yet many
spend three weeks on the first two chapters
and leave three hundred pages for the
week before finals. The teachers who
never get on the> subject and those who
talk incessantly about their relatives are
also in this category.
3. Teachers who think that students
learn more if they are scared. Some teachers
pick on their students unjustly, nag
or irritate them unnecessarily. It creates
a tension in the classroom that even a
thorough knowledge of the subject won't
remove.
4. Teachers who set the pace of their
courses either too fast or too slowly. Several
professors still expect their good students
to do as much work a_s they did under
the semester system; others gear their
classes for the poorest student.
5. Teachers who don't put the proper
emphasis on grades. Many believe they
have not had an "A" student for the last
several years. Quite a few teachers grade
not on the work done, but the opinion the
prof has of the student. Both these types
of teachers hurt API.
6. Teachers who are afraid of what the
administration will think of their opinions.
They never make their courses anythng
more than a lecture of the textbook variety.
7. Teachers who don't encourage students
to think for themselves. Almost
every API faculty member is guilty. Several
teachers will not accept a student's
opinion which differs from the one discussed
in class, even when it is evident
that the student knows both sides.
A change from these techniques to better
ones would be a boost to both teachers
and students. We think it would help Auburn.
And unless a teacher is willing to
constantly improve his course, we think
Auburn would be better off without him.
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SHE SAYS
By BABs
JAYWALKING
With THORNTON and LANEY
As usual the Lanthorn machine with its unerring accuracy
correctly predicted the outcome of the Maxwell Field game
enabling all the flat-busted students (boys) to line their pockets
with that green-stuff. Again this week for the benefit of
the heavy betters (the ones who wager more than 25 cents),
Coach Voyles and people in general, the LSMFT after being
gently persuaded by means1 of a 25-pound sledge-hammer
' wielded by the hands of 250-pound editor has brought forth
the B'ham score: Auburn 19, Miss. State 7. Hock your second
hand drawers and beat the parlays.
* * *
Coed—Love me always, sweetheart?
Ed—Sure, Honey, which way shall I try first?
* * *
Engineers' yell:
E to X, DY, DX
E to X, DX.
Cosine, secant, tangent, sine
Three point one four one five nine
Square root, cube root, log of one
Slipstck, sliderule
Yea, Auburn!
* * *
A modest girl, asserts the Army and Navy Journal, never
pursues a man. Nor, it continues, does a mousetrap pursue a
mouse.
* * *
Fraternities abound on the campus and as soon as you hit
town, or even before you're preparing for the great blow some
of the frats will be slapping you on the back and trying to
stick you with their pledge pins, and I do mean stick.
Say for instance a member of the Rho Dammit Rho will approach
and begin blowing off about all of the big shots in their
chapter, their big politicians, their championship inter-mural
teams, and their great number of varsity football players,—
and their big bull shooters.
While all this is going on just sit back and relax remembering
that back slapping just moves a little farher down after rush
week.
* * *
Alcohol is one of the big problems around the campus but
here, it is not a question of "to be or not to be," but "to buy it
or to bum it."
Probably to begin with someone will rush up and say, "Freddie
get the nails we 'agonna spike the punch." But pay no attention,
find a bottle and get plastered like a man.
But seriously alcohol is a habit-forming drug and results in
such habits as drunken driving, calling Dorm III at 4 in the
morning, kissing coeds, and selling your ttext books to get
likker money. Physically too drinking gets you down and you
become so weak that you can do little more than pull change
from your pockets to buy chasers.
* * *
A farmer took his young son to a county fair. The boy watched
the proceedings with great interest; finally he turned to
his father and asked, "Why does that man go around patting
and pinching the cows?"
"He's doing that," said the father, "because he wants to buy
a cow and is trying to be sure that he will get good meat."
A few days later, the boy excitedly called to his father.
"Hurry, hurry, papa! The iceman is buying our cook!"
* * *
"Please, dear, don't do that! Stop! Didn't you hear me?
Stop! Stop, I said! Stop!"
"What d'ya think you're doing, writing a telegram?"
of WAR: If in this WAR we allow the few to fight for us, then
as a nation we have died and our ideals have died with us.
Though we win, if all have not borne the burden alike, then
do we lose. Just as we benefit from our country, so must we
share and share alike her dangers.
of PATRIOTISM: I love my country. There is nothing I will
not do for her. I am ready to live for her or die for her. Last
stand of the humanities on earth, realization of a dream, and
fulfillment of an deal, my home, my native land,—that is
America to me. And so, I proudly give my son to the service
of his country, the land we both love.
to the RECRUIT: Remember, boy, that behind all these men
you have to do with, behind officers, and government, and
people even, there is the country herself, your country, and
that you belong to HER as you belong to your own mother.
of the CAUSE: You go to fight for the ideal upon which our
country was founded, for humanity against oppression and
cruelty, for the right of a man to labor in his own field, for the
principle that honor is greater than life.
of NOW: So great is my faith in our nation, so sure am I that
the principles on which she is buiit are enduring, that I believe
all wrongs will be set right in time. The one thing that matters
now is to do our part, to show to the world that America
still believes that there is such a thing as honor, and such a
word as right.
of INTERNATIONAL UNITY: The world is now but one
great nation, drawn close by the creed that all men are brothers.
The Altar of Freedom. M. R. Rirehart
Houghton Mifflin
Rat Reuben Writes Home
Dear Ma and All:
I thought when I got back to
Auburn this time that I'd be what
they call an old-man on the campus,
but I ain't. I'm what they
call a Second Quarter Freshman,
and the only main difference between
us and the other freshmen
is that we ain't quite as green
as we used to be.
But we still ain't got much of
the Four Freedoms, especially the
Freedom of Speech. Besides, we
can't go through The Gate, yet,
and we still have to wear our funny
litle Rat caps what makes us
all look alike.
* * *
You just should oughter see this
new crop of freshmen down here
for the fall quarter. They are
the greenest bunch I ever seen
in all my life.
They hafter ask questions about
where are the halls are, and they
just wander around on the campus
like a bunch of chickens with
their heads cut off.
Of course there are some of
them that tries to act like they've
been everywhere and seen everything,
but you can spot any of
these new freshmen as far as you
can see them, especially them
from the big cities.
* • *
It's plum funny how lots of
them try to dress up and wear
all the new fancy clothes they
bought before they left home, but
they'll soon find out we wear
Tee-shirts and most any old thing
we got down here at Auburn.
Some of them are the freshest
things you ever saw, but I'll bet
by the time they get through being
orientated they'll calm down
a heap. You see, when the Fraternities
are doing what they call
rushing the new men, they come
mighty near spoiling them, making
so much over them.
Then, later on, they hafter take
their breeches down a peg or two.
* « *
I thought there was lots of students
down here last summer, but
it wasn't nothing to what it is
now. Everything is just running
over with students, and the classrooms
are so packed that some
of us hafter set in the windows.
And the girls are just about to
take the place. The Zoo is full
up, and some of the girls have
run some of the Frats out of their
houses so as to make room for
the coeds.
Looks to me like Auburn is fast
becoming a female college what
men students can go if they want
to.
* * *
Just like I thought, I got a
whole set of new teachers this
time, and now I've got to learn
them and how they teach and
what they like to talk about most
in class.
Learning the teachers and how
to work them is harder than learning
the lessons in the books, for
you can figure out the lessons
but you can't never figure out
what a teacher is going to ask you
on the quizzes.
* * *
Dr. Duncan is busy with all the
new freshmen and everything, so
I haven't had a chance to talk
with him since I got back. I sure
do feel sorry for him, having to
shake hands with so many folks
and say so many nice things all
over again every three months.
But I guess that's what the college
pays him for.
I'm pretty sure, Ma, now that
they are going to Jake most of the
points off, I can sell a lot of stuff
to the professors down here.
Don't forget, first time y'all kill
hogs, to send me some chittlins
and cracklin-bread and press-meat
for Dr. Duncan.
I want to surprise him with the
gift.
* * *
Ma, I promised you I wouldn't
start cussing while I am in college,
but it looks like I'll just
hafter say a few bad words like
Give 'Em Hell, Auburn, for things
like that are in the football yells
what we are having to learn.
Your Loving Son,
Reuben
BACKTALK
The Yardbirds Write
Dear Editor,
We the three lonely yardbirds
of Kessler Field, all ex-students
of Auburn, would like to hear
how things are going at the dear
old place.
We have just finished a desperate
battle with an overwhelming
force of "Yamn Dankees" who
were putting up an argument
about the North vs. the South on
the subject of schools. We also
settled the minor issue of who
won the Civil War. The subject
of schools has started us to won-;
dering how things at the dear,
dear old school are going.
Now to get the point: in all of
our army life (12 days) we have
invited some correspondence from
those "very cute and wonderful
Auburn girls."
Perhaps if you will put a short
plea in that great publication, The
Plainsman, results will be obtained.
So, the object of this letter is to
and our morale has hit a new low.
not received one scratch of mail
Fred Duran
Bob Mattox
Bill Howton
Sincerely yours,
c/o Pvt. Fred A. Duran, Jr.
ASN 14193397
3704 AAFBU
Sqdn. V, Class 27
Keesler Field, Miss.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,1945 THE P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Sigma Chi Holds
House Dance On
Saturday Night
Sigma Chi gave a house dance
Saturday night which began at 8.
Mrs. J. W. Smith and Dean and
MrsT Turpin C. Bannister chaperoned.
Ice-cream, cookies, and
coca-colas were served during intermission.
Those enjoying the evening
were: Mac Hightower, James
Capell; Dot Nixon, Hugh Garner;
Virginia Henderson, Bud Pugh;
Jean Nelson, George Turner;
Nancy Jo Gonzales, Earl Lancaster;
Carol Cochran, Happy :Ner-higan.
Evelyn Corbett, John Lowe,
Jule de Graffenreid, Vance
Thompson; Janis Mann, Wyatt
Pouncey; Peggy Lowry, Owen
Davey; Beverly Burkhardt, Al
Thomas; Carolyn Hunter, Doug
Early; Jeannette Ellis, Ray Tray-lor;
Danny Sue Gibson, Fred
Waits.
Sara Strange, Seab Hayes;
Grace Ward, Donnie Thomas; Carmen
Fosmasa, Bill Higdon; Mary
Helen House, Bob Windham;
Anne House, Bobby Glenn; June
Killian, Tommy Bounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smythe;
Ann Turner, Harold Blackburn;
Chris DuBose, Edward Eitzer;
Edna Durden, Cole Fugua; Mary
Mae Howell, Greo Herrino; Pat
Allen, Charles Taylor; Hazel Vinson,
Johnny Spotts.
Joyce Allison, Dickie Clark; Joe
Green, Hope Eason; Peggy Young,
Richard Harvon; Betty Patterson,
Paul Seymour; Martha Ann
Gaines, Charles Shiff; Mr. and
Mrs. Fielding • Lindsey; Betty
Lindsey, Billy Moore.
Jeanne O'Brien, Starr Prols-dorfer;
Harold Whaley, Everett
Floyd, Dewitt Cooper, Corky
Walker, Paul Walther, J. E.
Thames, and Bill Cole were stags.
PE Department Adds
Five to Faculty
The physical education department
began the fall quarter with
five new faculty members.
Mary Gruber, assistant professor
in women's PE, received her
M. S. at Ohio University in 1945.
Before that she was an instructor
at St. Mary's College, Kans.
Dan E. McMullen, assistant
coach in the department of physical
education and athletics, received
his B. S. at Nebraska State
Teachers College in 1939 and was
physical training instructor at the
Navy Pre-Flight School, Athens,
Ga., last year.
Cary L. Senn, assistant coach,
received his B. S. at API in 1933
and was athletic director at
Woodlawn High School last year.
Martha Walton, instructor, received
her B. S. from API in May.
Luther M.' Young, instructor,
received his M. S. from API in
May.
N. "BEAGLE" McLEOD
REELECTED PREXY
OF SAE CHAPTER
Alabama Alpha Mu chapter of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon recently reelected
Norman Burns "Beagle"
McLeod, Jr., of Dothan, as president.
Other officers chosen were Tommy
Pease, Columbus, Ga., vice
president; Jack Anderson, Hunts-ville,
treasurer; and Felix Baker,
Birmingham, secretary.
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Larger English Faculty
Begins Fall Quarter
Anne Greene, formerly of Florida
Southern College faculty, has
been made assistant professor of
English at API. She received her
M. A. degree from the University
of Chicago in 1936.
Other new instructors in the
English department, announced
Sept. 25, are: Frances R. McLeod,
former head of the English department
at Pell City High School
who received her M. S. degree
from API in May and Dorothy
O'Kelly, who received her M^ S.
degree from API in May.
Arment, Liverman
To Give Concert
Dr. Hollace E. Arment and Hubert
Liverman, of Auburn's music
department, will appear as soloists
in a joint concert this afternoon
at 4 in the Tuskegee First
Baptist Church.
The program is being sponsored
by the music study club of Tuskegee.
Selections will be largely
classical; music of Mozart,
i
Brahms, and Schubert will be included.
Also on the program will be
"The Comrade," a song written by
Mr. Liverman which Dr. Arment
will sing. Mr. Liverman will play
one of his own compositions. He
will act as accompanist as well
as soloist.
Dietitians, Housemother
Appointed by College
The president's office announced
last week the addition of seven
new staff members of auxiliary
enterprises of the college. They
are: Mrs. Jean V. Baird, dietitian,
Auburn Hall; Mrs. Hope Frederick,
housemother, Kappa Alpha;
Mrs. Mabel H. Jones, housemother,
Theta Chi; Mildred McGough,
dietition, Alumni Hall; Eleanor
Poe, dietitian, women's dining
halls; Mrs. Genie Reynolds, housemother,
Sigma Pi; and H. W.
Thomason, storeroom keeper, dining
halls. •
French Instructor Added
Languages Department
Janice Turnipseed has been
added to the foreign language department
as assistant professor
in French. She received her A. M.
degree at the University of Alabama
in 1940 and taught at Women's
College, University of North
Carolina last year.
William W. Bishop has been
made an instructor in the physiology
department. He received
his D. V. M. from API in May.
Pan-Hel Tea Is First Social Of Rush;
Other Teas, Parties Come Next Week
'feoy.I nilly 9YtH* ffce IcV-Pe*/ this wetc. TUy
Sig Eps Dance
At House Saturday
Members, pledges and rushees
of Sig Ep were entertained with
a house dance Saturday night.
Those attending were Charles
Thompson, Martha Rand; Eugene
Shelton, Pauline Eller; Billy
Scruggs, Kay Rucker; Jim Bradley,
Bev Slaght; Herbert Fuller,
Mary Debardeleben; Ray Kitchens,
Cecile Hinson.
Lawrence Cheney, Dama Wills;
Jack Bell, Mrs. Jack Bell; Jimmy
Denson, Margaret Hinton; Rob
Maulsby, Marion Snow; Jack Colbert,
Mary Livingston; Forrest
Dunn, Dorothy Moore; Bob Bed-well,
Kay Del Homme; Merrill
Bradley, Sarah Goethe.
Herman Lane, Joyce Cleveland;
Bobby Mossey, Rae Murphy; Henry
Arnold, Margaret Majors; Oliver
Steel, Katherine Seale; Billy
French, Pat Rainer; Grey Blan-non,
Al Fletcher.
"Mother" M. R. Zigler served
delightful refreshments to the
guests.
Special guests for the evening
were Dryden Bauchman, Miss
Frances Duggar; Lawrence Bell,
Bruce Jones.
Mr. Brown To Compile
Calendar Of Events
A schedule of events during thi9
quarter is now being compiled by
Kirtley Brown, director of student
affairs, in order to prevent
conflicts in dates or times of meeting.
All organizations sponsoring
Cardinal Key Entertains
Freshmen Coeds At Tea
Entertaining for freshmen
coeds, Cardinal Key's tea last
Tuesday afternoon from 4 until
6 was held in Social Center.
Guests were greeted at the door
by Jeanette Ellis, president.
Members of Cardinal Key, Tays
Tarvin, Mimi Simms and Martha
Rand, were assisted in serving
and entertaining by Miss Mary
George Lamar, who poured punch,
and Sarah Atkinson, alumnae
members and Nancy Reinsmith,
Jean Gaunt, Sue Garder, Joyce
Slaughter, Jesse Marion Ferguson,
Caroline Johnson, Betty Lindsey,
Marie Strong, and Dama
Wills.
The rooms were decorated with
spider lilies and asters in fall colors.
Green punch and brownies
were served to freshmen who
called during the faternoon.
*XORSHEIM
SHOES
"The Man With The Tape"
any event during this quarter are
asked to contact Mr. Brown in
the president's offices as to the
time and place.
The schedule will be published
in the Plainsman when it is completed.
Sorority rush week began yesterday
afternoon when coeds signed
up for.rush at Social Center.
Girls interested who have not already
signed up can register with
Demaris Smith, president of Pan-
Hellenic until Thursday noon.
Pan-Hellenic will give a tea
Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6.
All girls who have signed up for
rush are invited to attend. In
the receiving line will be Demaris
Smith, the president of each sorority,
Dean Marion W. Spidle,
and Mrs. L. N. Duncan.
A period lasting until Oct. 8
will be closed rush. During that
time no money may be spent on
any rushee. (Only the.money
used for sorority parties may be
spent during open rush.) Oct. 9
and 10 will also be closed rush.
Sorority teas will be given on
Monday, Oct. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 7 to 9.
A coed may accept invitations to
only four of these teas. The second
series of parties will be held
Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct.
13 from 7 to 9. All first quarter
freshmen attending these parties
will be given 9:15 permission.
After the final party Saturday,
a silence period will be invoked
upon the sororities. No member,
pledge, or alumni may speak to a
rushee until Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Rushees sign up for preferential
bidding at Social Center on Monday,
October 15. Each girl is notified
of her sorority bid by mail
Tuesday morning and will appear
in the chapter room of the sorority
after lunch ^Tuesday to have
her pledge ribbons pinned on.
Three Members Added
Home Economics Staff
Three new instructors were
added to the School of Home
Economics in September./ ;
Wynelle Johnson, who received
her M. S. from the University
of Tennessee in 1945, will also
be head of hall at Alumni Hall.
She was at Georgia Teachers College
last year.
Virginia C. Ritchie, instructor
in home economics and head of
hall at Dorm III, was research
nutritionist at the University of
Kentucky from 1941 to 1943, when
she received her master's degree.
Pearl A. Talley, instructor in
kindergarten and head of hall at
Dorm I, taught primary school
at Lawton, Okla., from 1938 to
1945, when she received her master's
at Peabody College.
Mail Christmas Boxes
For Overseas by Oct. 15
Christinas boxes may be mailed
overseas until Oct. 15. One person
may mail a package each
week to one or more members of
the armed forces.
Packages must not weigh over
five pounds and must not exceed
15 inches in length or 36
inches in length and girth combined.
These regulations- are the
same as last year's.
LOST: A silver Parker "51"
fountain pen last Wednesday
Reward. If found please notify
the Plainsman, phone 448.
LOST: Jeweled Alpha Delia
Pi pin between Quadrangle dining
hall and Phi Delta Theta
house on Wednesday. Name
Becky Fraser on back. Reward.
Phone 9143.
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Coed Leaders Discuss Life At Auburn, Organizations
At First Convo Of Fall Quarter Thursday In Langdon
I
Vam Cardwell Presides,
Rev. Hay, Dr. Duncan,
Dean Spidie Speak
by Mildred Lippitx
The first Women's Convocation
of the year met Thursday, September
27, at Langdon Hall.
Reverend Sam B. Hay opened
the meeting with prayer.
President L. N. Duncan addressed
the new students with a
welcome to the college and campus
activities.
i Mrs. Marion W. Spidie, Dean of
Women, welcomed the largest enrollment
of girls since the beginning
of the war. She had good
news . . . extremely good news
. . . there will be one and a half
men to every coed this year!
WSGA, Women's Student Government
Association, is in charge
of the programs for Convocation
every month. At this meeting Dr.
Hollis Armeni, of the Auburn
music department, sang two selections.
They were "The Old
Road That Leads to Home" and
"Jonah and the Whale." He was
accompanied by Mr. John Liver-man,
also of the Auburn music
department.
Vam Cardwell, president of
WSGA, spoke on its meaning to
the women students. Yvonne
Wallace, WSGA secretary, spoke
of the indescribable Auburn Spirit.
The treasurer of WSGA,
Louise Landham, discussed the
Debate Club and the Auburn
Players. Ann Bingham, WSGA's
freshman representative, spoke
about the Glee Club. Mary Lee.
town representative to WSGA,
told the students of the Inter-
Faith Council and urged any
member of any denomination to
attend meetings.
Activities sponsored by the different
honor societies were discussed
by Margie Wilson, president
of Oracles; Caroline Self.
president of Owls; and Jeaneiie
Ellis, Cardinal Key president.
The president of the Dana King
Gatchell Club, Anne Grant, discussed
her club, as well as Theta
Epsilon, an honor society for those
taking home economics.
Mildred Woodham, editor of the
Glomerata and Mimi Simms, editor
of The Plainsman, asked the
students to see them about joining
either or both staffs.
Rush Week was discussed by
Demaris Smith, president of the
Pan-Hellenic Council.
Carmelita Ward talked to the
group about the Executive Cabinet,
to which she is representative.
President of Women's Athletic
Association, Mary "Mike" Morgan
discussed the WAA.
Wyleen Hill, one of Auburn's
cheerleaders, urged all the new
students to attend the Pep Rallies.
The meeting was concluded
with the singing of the Alma Mater.
Plainsman Staff Meets
At Office Today At 5
Anyone who Is Interested in
working on the Plainsman staff
report to the office which is located
in the Lee County Bulletin
Building on Tichnor Street. The
meeting will be held this afternoon
at 5 o'clock.
If unable to attend notify Mimi
Simms 448.
DINE
IN A FRIENDLY
ATMOSPHERE
You'll like our courteous
help and pleasant, surroundings.
STEAKS CHICKEN
SEAFOOD
Auburn Grille
US Army Signal Corps Photo
General Fred C. Wallace, past PMS&T at API who is now commanding
general of the island command on Okinawa, is shown
reading the inscription on a memorial tablet in the cemetery for
Marines who died in battle on that island.
Constitution For Auburn's Returned Servicemen
Accepted By Veterans' Organization On Campus
The purposes of the Auburn
Veterans' Association according
to their constitution are as follows:
1. To establish a medium
through which veterans enrolled
at Auburn shall work in close cooperation
with the college in order
to encourage better scholarship,
to arrive at practical solutions
of common problems, to give
and receive mutual assistance and
advice necessary in the contin-ance
of a harmonious relationship
between the veterans and the college.
2. To encourage and promote
those things believed necessary to
the successful completion of any
college career, mainly, scholarship,
fellowship, participation in
other student organizations, and
in civic organizations, a respect
for law and order, and obedience
to college regulations and civil
authority.
3. In further carrying out this
above aim, this organization shall
refrain from participation as an
organization in campus political
activities.
4. To perpetuate in peace the
ideals for which World War II
was fought.
Bill Phillips Awarded
Engineering Scholarship
Freshman Bill Phillips of An-niston
is the first Auburn student
to receive an Alabama Pipe Company
Scholarship in engineering.
The scholarship was set up at
Christmas by the company. Each
year it will enable one or two
boys to come to Auburn to enroll
in the School of Engineering.
The students winning scholarships
are chosen for their scholastic
ability, character, and personality.
U-DRIVE IT
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Lost-Found Office
Isn't So Hard To Find
by Laura Powell
If you have lost it, they have
usually found it. Yes, you guess
ed it—it's API's lost and found
department.
Most students regard the department
as a lost section of the
campus; in reality it isn't diffi-cut
to find. It is in the building
to the back and the left of Student
Center known as Building
and Grounds. To the right is the
Glomerata office; to the left is a
stairway.
At the end of the hall on the
second floor, opposite the B&G
supply office, is the lost and found
office.
Everything from pre-war gadgets
to up=to-date fountain pens
may be found there. Of course, a
description of what you lost is
necessary before you can reclaim
your article.
Students who find things on the
campus are asked to turn them in
for a period of two weeks. If
during that time no one claims
the article, it will be given to the
student who found it.
Office hours are from 7 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Muriel Eddy Represents
Danforth Foundation As
New Graduate Fellow
Miss Muriel Eddy, Avon, Conn.,
has been appointed Graduate Fellow
of the Danforth Foundation
and invited to spend the college
year, 1945-46, in residence at API.
She will learn, through voluntary
participation in student religious
lief and work, how the groups
function independently and inter-dependently,
and will contribute
her services to the groups.
A June graduate of the University
of Connecticut, Miss Eddy
was one of 14 appointed in 1945
to colleges in different states after
completion of a five-week
course at Camp Miniwanca, Mich.
The fellows are not official or
professional representatives of
any national organization, nor are
they under obligation to join in
the service of any particular organization
following completion
of their Fellowships.
Miss Eddy received a B. S. in
business administration. She was
secretary of the University Christian
Association, a member of the
planning committee of the Religious
Embassy, and a member
of the University Choir. She is
living temporarily at 205 South
Gay.
Miss Pat Kirkwood, who was
graduated from Auburn last
spring, is Danforth Fellow this
year at Iowa State Teachers' College.
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Cantrell Announces
Schedules, Additions
To Library Staffs
Additions to the library staff
have been announced by Clyde H.
Cantrell, director of libraries.
Miss Jeanette Carleton, Bashi,
became secretary to Mr. Cantrell
June 1. She received her A. B.
degree at tthe University of Alabama
with a major in library science.
She was librarian at Lee
County high school last year.
Miss Elsie Bryant, Oxford,
Miss., came Sept. 21 as serial librarian.
She received her A. B.
degree from the University of
Mississippi and the B. S. in library
science from the University
of North Carolina.
Miss Mary Claire Burns, Auburn,
is in charge of the engineering
library, replacing Miss Jean
Dunn who is now teaching in Auburn.
Miss Burns received her
B. S. in May from API.
The new library schedule is:
Monday through Friday, 8 a. m.
to 12 noon, 1 p. m. to 6 p. m., and
7 p.m. to 10 p. m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and
1 to 5 p. m.
Sunday, 2 to 5 p. m.
Jacqueline Capps
Is Director Of
Westminster House
Miss Jacqueline Capps, Washington,
D. C, has been named
director of Westminster Fellowship,
student organization of the
Presbyterian Church. She attended
George Washington University
and is a graduate of the Assembly's
Training School of the Presbyterian
Church in Richmond, Va.
Miss Capps is enrolled in the
senior class of the School of Education.
She lives at Auburn Hall.
Chewacla Remains Open
Month Later This Year
Chewacla State Park, four miles
west of Auburn, will remain open
through October, a month later
than usual, it has been announced
by Ben C. Morgan, conservation
director.
In addition to overnight facilities
which families and groups
may rent, day facilities for pic-nicing,
fishing and swimming
will also be open during the extended
period. A gate fee of 12
cents is charged. '
With The Grads
by "Happy" Davis
Night Prowlin'
Things haven't changed too
much. Thought I'd tell you that
just in case you might be worried.
School has opened, you know.
Everybody was so happy, that's
what impressed us—happy—carefree—
gay—smiling. Uptown all
the little girls were puttin' on
their prettiest smile—elbows resting
on the table and chin resting
on their hands—dreamy eyes gazing
across at the boy friend who
was slowly but surely melting
away. Still not a worry in the
world. Crowds waiting for the
first show . . . ganged around
Toomer's corner . . . Toomer's
Drugstore all painted up and
flourescent lighting inside . . .
John the Greek's full to overflowing,
all air conditioned, leather
upholstered booths, indirect lighting
. . . eight male students trying
to convince one pretty little
blonde she should remain at Auburn
and not return home simply
because she couldn't stay in the
new beautiful girls' Quadrangle
where the upper classmen stay
. . . all the other "night spots"
full with ice cream and milk
shakes flowing freely . . . most
fraternity houses all brilliantly
lighted, new paint smelling all
ready for the new prospect . . .
and the Step Sing. Oh yeah,
that's a little new too, I guess
. . . everybody gathers around ole
Langdon Hall with Mrs. Sara Tid-more
and Mrs. Christine Tidwell
playing the piano and organ and
Prof. Guyton leading . . . couple
of songs really grooved—Everybody
laughing, talking, smiling,
happy, carefree, gay—Oh Romeo!
Oh Juliet! Oh .
* * *
Alumni visitors:
Bill Steit, 1907, was in recently.
Bill's on the Athletic Advisory
Committee. Still lives in Birmingham
and is still with the
Southern Cement Co. Bill visited
Carl Voyles and Dr. Duncan. Our
day is not complete unless we receive
a letter from Bill. Believe
me, we appreciate it, too.
Bill has a project on now which
should help our Athletic situation
—if you want to help a little,
write Bill. P.S. The morning
letter just arrived!
* * *
President Frank Samford, '14,
came by. Frank's interested in so
many organizations with a human
interest angle that it is surprising
how he can find time to
handle Alumni matters, but he
does. Good luck on the Bond
Drive, Frank!
The Association has recently established
a plan which will be of
interest to those who travel to
games and return home immediately
thereafter. A room will be
available at the hotel where the
team is staying. At the Howard
game the Montgomery Auburn
Club made arrangements at the
Whitley. The visitors included
Hartwell Davis, '28, Bill Donahue,
'18, W. W. May, Wilson Hill, 1936,
Archie Carmichael. '25, Frank
Boyd (naturally), '14, Dean Han-num.
Handy Ellis, and so many
other we can't begin to name.
They plan this for every Auburn
game in the future. The Birmingham
Club plans a room at the
Redmont on October 6, as well
as a meeting on October 5, at 7:30
p.m.
Major F. G". (Buddy) McCollum.
BS '34, former star tackle and
coach also showed. Buddy has
a discharge after serving with
the 82nd Air Borne U. S. A. He
saw action with Gen. Gavin in
Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland,
Rhineland and Central Europe,
and received the Bronze Star for
meritorious achievement — Attaboy
Buddy!
Lt. Hamil "Tip" Tippins, BS
Ag '42, another of our Auburn
boys who served with the Armed
Forces, was in. "Tip" received
the Bronze Star medal for heroic
achievement. Nice going "Tip!"
Lt. Woodrow B. Peek. BS Ag
(Continued on last page)
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School books and supplies are available at
reasonable prices
Basement Samford Hall
Phone 960-Extension 347
COLLEGE SUPPLY STORE
Greater Kitchen Convenience
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vam itomDou GAS KITCHEN accents
spaciousness, utility, convenience.
There's ample room for two persons to
prepare meals and serve them without
crowding. Notice the one-piece top,
which two can so conveniently use. And
the double oven, for broiling and baking.
Handily placed for the clean-up job is
Hie double sink beneath a conventional
window. Separated from the working
area by the divider cabinet used for storing
china and glassware is the oozy
breakfast alcove with serving counter at
the sfeie.
fias k trufy a modern NEW FREEDOM
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Come in—TODAY—and ask us for a
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Page Six T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,1945
Tigers Rated As Underdogs
In Saturday's Game With State
Kuykendall And Crew Out For Blood;
Varsity Cross-Country Squad Begins Practice
For Southeastern Conference Fall Meet
'44 Defeat Still Fresh With Captain
by Bill O'Brien
Although the "smart" money
will lie with Alleyn McKeen's
Mississippi State Maroons Saturday,
Auburn's spirit is far from
low. On the contrary, the Tigers
like their position -as the slight
underdog.
After he was elected '45 captain,
Curtis Kuykendall told reporters
that the first and most
important task the team faced
was to beat Mississippi State. The
memory of last year's 26-21 heart-breaker
made a strong impression.
Watkins, Hataway, Lang, and
Snell, among others, remember
this game only too well.
Revenge is in the air. Auburn's
line, recently improved by the
eligibility of Harris and Smalley,
surprised everyone last week with
its defensive play. A little polishing
of our attack and we'll be
ready to give the Maroons a battle.
. -
Favorable Line
Mississippi State, on the other
hand, has a strong team returning.
Only sizeable loss is that of
"Shorty" McWilliams, whose brilliant
runs upset the Auburn applicant
last year. The veteran
forward that led the way for
McWilliams is back in force,
thougr State's line should compare
favorably with any in the
conference.
Coach McKeen has a good back-field
led by sensational freshman
Leon Bramlett to capitalize on the
line's aggressiveness. All in all,
McKeen is said to be able to field
ten lettermen at one time.
Capt. Kuykendall said today,
"We'll be in there fighting with
everything we've got and we can
promise that the offense will be
clicking better than it did last
week."
With The Grads
(Continued from page 4)
'44, stopped by—on the way to
Japan!
* * *
Raymond Trammell, '25, dropped
us a line—was needin' help
—we dood it! George Matlison,
Jr., '19, offered (as usual) to help
to help anyway he could. Thanks
George! J. Leonard Wood, '98,
wrote about the Auburn Club of
New York City. He's the President.
Said he was elected because
the boys knew it wasn't
likely he'd get "caught in the
draft"—we know better though.
A letter from D. F. Davenport,
BS Ag 1881, We had congratulated
him on his 85th birthday—
"Some of my happiest days were
spent at Auburn; I just love the
spot and always shall." Well, so
do we Dan, but we like to hear
you say it.
» * *
Homecoming:
November 3 you know. Yes
sir, that's the big day. Many surprises
are in store for those of
you who plan to come home.
We are limited-in what we can
say but we believe the Navy will
really put on a show at the half-period.
More about this later.
Dr. Duncan plans to feed the
active members if at all possible.
Make those reservations now.
Better come on home, you rascals
you—you know you love everything
about Auburn—and everybody
here loves you.
WARNING! Tickets to the
Tech, Miss. State, Georgia, are
about all gone—better hurry.
NEXT WEEK A SPECIAL
MESSAGE FROM HODGE
DRAKE.
We are here to serve
you in every way possible.
It pleases us to
please you.
We appreciate your
patronage.
COLLEGE
BARBER SHOP
Student with barber experience
wanted for part time work
Intramural Board
Will Meet Thursday
by Bob Williams
Intramural managers from fraternities
and independents who
are interested in Intramural
sports and in becoming members
of the board will meet in the
P. E. office at 5:00 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 4.
All Navy men will be eligible
for entering the sports program
which will be worked out at the
coming meeting.
Independent groups interested'
in playing touch-football must
send a list of their players and
managers to thejntramural board
for recognition at the above date.
There will be formed from these
groups an independent league
composed of boarding house boys,
Navy men, and others interested.
It is especially important that
all managers attend the meeting.
Rules and regulations will be discussed
and agreed upon for the
present quarter. A new Intramural
sports program is to be organized
under the old point system.
*
Independents and fraternities
will be urged t o notice that boxing
and wrestling tournaments
will be held in November under
the direction of Coach Arnold
Umbach.
Maxwell's Last Quarter Pass
Edges Out Fighting Tiger 7-0
LOST: Black Eversharp fountain
pen with names. Please
notify R. Jack Maxson. NROTC,
Graves Center.
LOST: Billfold, containing 75
dollars, lost Sept. 29. Roy Edward
Sl/c. If found please return
to Corrine Allen, 433.
by Jack Thornton
Amongst the slithering of rats
deserting a sinking ship, the Auburn
Plainsmen went down to a
fighting and noble defeat on the
dirt and turfed gridiron of Cram-ton
Bowl in a thrill-packed skirmish
with the high flying Eagles
of Maxwell Field on last Friday
night.
Edging the Maxwell Eagle
slightly in statistics, the War
Eagle swooped and beat at the
goal and lined doors on several
occasions but lacked the necessary
punch to lug the pigskin into
paydirt.
With four minutes to go in the
final quarter,-the Plainsmen with
their back to the wall fought to
stave off the onslaught of Maxwell
but the Eagles true to their
name took to the ozone with a
short shovel pass well inside the
ten-yard line and crossed the
double lines amidst the wailing
and moaning of the Auburn
stands.
Converting with a well placed
kick the score stood at 7 to nothing
and thus the game ended.
Harris, Auburn's new gift from
the SEC, filled the Warrington-less
gap at center nicely and along
with Smalley forged the Plainsmen's
weakest link into one of
the strongest.
Hataway Gains Ground
Galloping Dan Hataway, the
hairless horseman of the Plains,
ripped off the yards in big strips
each time he tucked the ball into
his stomach and banged away at
the Eagles.
From deep in Auburn territory
Watkins twice tossed the pigskin
into waiting hands catching Maxwell
entirely by surprise but at
the same time endangering the
lives of the Auburn supporters
with weak hearts.
Most disgusting sight at the
game were the Auburn freshmen,
better known as rats, leaving the
stands as soon as the Eagles
scored, not only interfering with
the view of the more loyal students
but also leaving a very poor
impression of the Auburn Spirit
with the other spectators.
These rats should be told that
Auburn has never lost a game
until the final gun, and if necessary,
forcibly impressed with the
fact.
Girls' Glee Club
Moves To Langdon
The 158 students who reported
for Girls Glee Club last week filled
beyond comfortable capacity
the music room over Toomer's
drug store. Dr. Hollace E. Ar-ment,
director, announced today
that the regular practice period
at 5 p.m. Friday would be held in
Langdon Hall.
Enoch Benson, Balfour Jewelry
Company's representative for
this district will be in Auburn
Wednesday. He will make his
headquarters in Ward's Men's
Store.
Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa
Delta held formal initiation
for Mary Jane Hudson on Thursday
night, September 27.
Coaches Wilbur Hutsell and
Jeff Beard held the first practice
for the varsity cross-country
squad Tuesday, October 2.
Four meets have already been
scheduled. An Atlanta-Auburn
series against Georgia Tech's harriers
will be held sometime
around the middle of November.
The South Eastern Conference
meet is scheduled for Atlanta on
Thanksgiving day.
Something last year's schedule
lacked is the road race to be
held over three miles of Birmingham's
streets on December 8.
Charley Durham and Eugene
Rooks from last year's team,
which lost only to Georgia Pre-
Flight in the South Eastern AAU
and defeated Georgia Tech soundly
on two occasions, are the only
veterans who are returning to
competition this year.
The picture is considerably
brother than it was early last
year, however. This time last
year Fred Carley, '43, Cake Race
winner was the only experienced
runner on the squad. Don Harper
and Tom Lowe, varsity track
distance runners should help
make up the starting seven.
The Cake Race also will probably
bring out talent, as usual.
All boys who have any ability
may enter this fall's track program.
Full physical education
credit is given in this varsity
sport.
Students interested report for
practice at the field house at 4:20
p.m. today if possible.
* ——
B. Clark's name was left off the
Dean's list of School of Veterinary
Medicine in last week's Plainsman
story. He is a junior and
made a 3.83 average.
Hazel Quimby, who is a senior
in the School of Home Economics,
made a 3.33 instead of a 2.33 average.
On The Campus
Men's Glee Club meets at 5
p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday
in the music rooms over Toomer's.
On Friday a joint meeting with
•the Girls' Glee Club is held in
Langdon Hall.
Any men interested in singing
are welcome to join the Glee
Club. Three1 hours' credit will be
offered for the work at the end of
three quarters. Dr. Hollace E.
Arment is director.
* * *
The Student Executive Cabinet
of The Undergraduate Association
of Auburn will meet Thursday
at 5 p.m. in room 217 Sam-ford.
The meeting is open to all
students who wish to attend.
* * *
The Auburn Debate Council
will hold its first meeting Monday,
Oct. 8 in Samford 302 at 8
p.m. All students interested in
debating are invited to attend
preliminary meetings.
Resolved: that the Foreign Policy
of the United States shall be
directed toward the establishment
of free trade and the nationalism
of the world is the national subject
for debate.
* * *
The Auburn Veterans' Organization
will meet Thursday night,
October 4, at 8 p.m. at Langdon
Hall. The purpose of this meeting
is to elect officers. P. M.
Norton and Robert Flewellen are
acting in an advisory capacity to
the organization.
Veterans , recently entering
school and those who have not
already joined are urged to attend.
Auburn's returned servicemen
who. were on the campus this
summer accepted a constitution
for a veterans' organization. Robert
Flewellen, assistant co-ordi-nator
of veterans' affairs, drew up
the constitution.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, October 4. All veterans
are welcome.
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A bomber crew needs training as a team. And now
those hazards which are too dangerous for air-borne
drill can be duplicated on the ground. This is made
possible by an electronic flight trainer perfected by
Bell Telephone Laboratories' scientists for the Navy.
At remote controls the instructor follows the
"flight," sets up various dangerous conditions, coordinates
the crew's reactions.
Tubes glow, switches click much as they do in a
telephone exchange, to duplicate such flight perils as
icing, fouled fuel lines, "conked" motors. It is the
science behind the telephone that here performs another
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