1945-10-17 The Plainsman

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VOL. LXX ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1945 NUMBER 14
Didn't These Bewitching Smiles Bewilder You?
Staff Photo by Lewis Arnold
Miss Auburn is shown with the candidates who ran with her in the election last Thursday. She
is Yvonne Wallace, a junior in the School of Science and Literature from Panama City, Fla. Left
to right the coeds are: Helen Walden. Grace Tonge, Yvonne Wallace, Donna Sims, and Betty
Morgan.
Yvonne Wallace Chosen Miss
Auburn In Heated Election
Bettye Blaylock Wins Miss Homecoming Title
And Will Be Crowned By Dr. Duncan Nov. 3
Yvonne Wallace, Alpha Gamma Delta sponsored by Delta
Sigma Phi, aiid Bettye Blaylock, Kappa Delta sponsored by
ATO emerged victorious over nine o t h e r candidates in a h o t ly
contested race for the titles of Miss A u b u r n and Miss Home­coming
respectively. Yvonne
edged out Betty Morgan by 33
votes. Betty received 610 votes
and Donna Sims 292. Other can­didates
for Miss Auburn were
Grace Tonge and Helen, Walden.
Miss Auburn
Yvonne, who receives the title
of Miss Auburn from Doris
Brown, is a junior in Science and
Lit from Panama City, Fla. She
was a Glomerata favorite last
year and a member of Oracles
and Owls. She is on the Plains­man
staff and is this year serving
as WSGA secretary.
Miss Homecoming
Betty Blaylock, sophomore in
Science and Lit from Birmingham
receives the Miss Homecoming ti­tle
from Rebecca Fincher. Betty
is also president of the Sophomore
Class and a member of the Stu­dent
Executive Cabinet. She was
a Glomerata beauty for 1944.
A total of 1712 votes were cast
out of a possible 2600, making this
one of the most successful elec­tions
ever held at Auburn.
Their Duties
Miss Auburn, who will be
crowned at some future date by
ODK, is the highest honor any
woman student at Auburn may
receive. * She is the acknowledged
head of the social life of the cam­pus
and ansually awards the win­ner
of the Cake Race with a kiss
and a cup. Besides this she also
assists in other social activities
during her term of office.
API Red Cross
Will Meet Tuesday
Af Student Center
The Student chapter of the
American Red Cross will hold its
annual meeting Tuesday night,
October 23. Vam Cardwell, pres­ent
secretary, will preside. The
meeting will be held in the Stu­dent
Center, for the purpose of
electing officers for the coming
fiscal year.
Professor A. D. Burke, County
chairman of the American Red
Cross, will deliver a short talk.
All students interested in Red
Cross work are cordially invited
to attend.
War Chest Drive
Will End Tonight
The two-day campus War Chest
drive will end tonight, according
to co-chairman Bill O'Brien and
Barry Graves.
Coeds have been stationed at
the Main Gate since yesterday
morning to solicit donations.
Classes were also canvassed by
the coed helpers.
API does not have a special
quota this year. All money col­lected
will be turned in as a part
of the city's quota. Dr. Ben A.
Showalter, co-chairman of the
county, is working with the stu­dent
chairmen and Kirtley Brown,
director of student affairs.
Bill O'Brien and Barry Graves
asked every student at API to
give something. "We hope to tor
the last campus quota—two years
ago—which was $500."
The money goes to both com­munity
ohest and war relief. The
USO, merchant seamen's fund,
and relief for needy people of Eu­rope
are included.
Prof. Kinkaid's Body
Sent To Pennsylvania
For Funeral Rites
Professor Walter Kinkaid, a na­tive
of Pennsylvania, and profes­sor
of physics at API, was found
dead in his room at 311 N. Gay at
2:15 Monday morning. Prof,
A. D. Butler, member of the fac­ulty,
was awakened and with sev­eral
students living in the house
rushed to aid Mr, Kinkaid. They
arrived too late to be of any as­sistance.
The cause of death was
said to be internally administer­ed
potassium cyanide.
Mr. Kinkaid was formerly a
member of the Auburn faculty
during the years 1527 through
1930, Upon leaving here he spent
several years teaching at Missis­sippi
State and Georgia Tech, He
was also connneoted with the Un­derwriters
Laboratory in New
York,
Mr. Kinkaid's body was sent to
McKeesport, Perm., for burial.
Blanche Thebom
Met Opera Star
Coming Oct. 29
Half a dozen years ago Blanche
Thebom, Metropolitan Opera star,
who appears here in two weeks,
was tapping a typewriter in a
Canton, O., business office. Then
she sang in Town Hall. The fol­lowing
day, the New York World-
Telegram's music critic, Robert
Bagar, wrote:
"From Canton to New York is
better than a short sleeper jump.
Sometimes it takes a singer years
to make the trip—career bent,
that is. Some singers never make
it. But in-.Town Hall last night,
Blanche Thebom, a tall and beau­tiful
mezzosoprano from Canton,
proved that she had been away
too long from the center of mu­sical
things."
Less than a year after her de­but,
just past 25, she stepped out
on the Metropolitan Opera's stage
for the first time, making her de­but
as Fricka in "Die Walkuere."
Iier second role was Brangaene
in "Tristan and Isolde," and her
third, Laura in "La Gioconda."
She is the first singer in the his­tory
of the Met who needed no
wig for these roles.
Blanche Thebom sings and
reads German, French, Italian and
Russian, while Swedish is as fa­miliar
to her as English. She
finds English a perfect language
for singing, and this season is
offering a group of Rachmanin­off's
songs with her own lyrics
translated from the Russian.
The concert will be in Langdon
Hall at 8:15 Monday, Oct. 29.
Tickets are on sale by W. C. Al­len
in the News Bureau of Sam-ford
Hall,
Lee County Auburn Club
To Discuss Plans
The Auburn Club of Lee Coun­ty
is to have an alumni meeting
Thursday at 8 p.m. in Langdon
Hall.
Harry "Happy" Davis, new ex­ecutive
secretary of the Auburn
Alumni Association announced
the meeting in order that Home­coming
plans could be discussed.
All former Auburn students, both
women and men are being urged
to attend. One of the largest
Homecoming crowds in the his­tory
of Auburn is expected and
plans for handling the crowd will
be discussed.
Sixty-Six Coeds Will Parade
At ODK-Glom Beauty Ball
Fourteen Finalists Will Be Chosen By Ballot-Judge Method
Pictures Will Appear
As Glomerata Features
by Irene Long
Fourteen Glomerata beauties
and favorites will be selected from
66 candidates to appear in the an­nual
ODK-Glomerata Ball Satur­day,
Oct. 20 in Alumni Gym. Can­didates
were selected last week
by ODK, Glomerata, and women's
residence halls.
Preliminary selection by sto-dent
ballot will eliminate all but
28 coeds. Then judges will cut
the number to 14. Names of the
judges will not be announced un­til
the night of the Ball.
With music by Zombie Lauder­dale
and the Auburn Collegiates,
the ball will begin at StSO. The
parade will start at 9:45.
Candidates are asked to meet
Gibbs Ashley, master of ceremo­nies,
in the gym at 1 p.m. Satur­day
for final instructions.
Tickets will be sold at t h e Main
Gate today and tomorrow by
members of ODK. NROTC
trainees may purchase tickets at
Graves Center.
ODK-Glom Selects
Coeds selected by ODK are:
Betty Bledsoe, Grace Tonge, Betty
Morgan, Donna Sims, Dot McWil-liams,
Julia LeSuer, Doris Brown,
Betty McLaughlin, Marie Strong,
Ray Monroe, Angelyn Hand, and
Margaret Bedsole.
The Glomerata selected: Max-'
ine Tatum, Catherine Truss, Nan­cy
Reinsmith, Beverly Slaugbt,
Ruth Clark, Phylis Stanley, Ann
Black, Frances Wilkinson, Gin
McConn, Carmelita Ward, Gloria
Jean Lockhart, and Helen Wal­den.
Dorm Candidates
Dormitory representatives are:
I, June Rhomer and Mabel Moor-er;
II, June Reddock and Lyda
Walden; III, Beverly Ann Childs
and Mary Pinckard; and IV, Hel­en
Edmonson and Joyce Allison.
' Sororities
Alpha Gams entered Jeanette
Ellis and Jean Swingle; Chi Ome­ga,
Phylis Kloeti and Alta Wise;
Kappa Delta, Carolyn Self and
Becky Fincher; Delta Zeta, Mari­lyn
Sheffield and Jean Gauntt;
Theta Upsilon, Margaret Wyatt
and Mildred Chambliss; AD Pi,
Demaris Smith and Jean Camp­bell,
Residences
Representing Sigma Pi Annex,
Kay Del Homme and Nathalie
Lumpkin; SAE House, Betty Rid­dle
and Barbara Russell; Sigma
Pi House, Jo Turk and Kireston
Petefson-Egebach,
220 West Magnolia, Pat Prizer
and Pat Rainer; Alumni Hall, Lo-rene
Owens, Betty Calhoun, Peg­gy
Pruit, and Jean Orr; Pi Kappa
Phi, Pat Bridges and Carolyn Tru-ett;
Auburn Hall, Ester Jean Pat­rick,
Joyce McNeil, "Virginia Ann
Holcombe, Jean Murphy, Sue Far­mer,
and Edna Hughes; and Phi
Delta Theta, Virginia Bridges and
Ann Benson,
Staff Photo by Lewis Arnold
Betty Blaylock makes a note of the date she will be crowned
Miss Homecoming by Dr. L. N. Duncan. She won the title Thurs­day
by popular vote. A sophomore in the School of Science and
Literature from Birmingham, she is president of her class and
a member of the Executive Cabinet. She was a Glomerata
beauty of 1944-45.
Tigers Face Tulane Greenies Saturday;
Except For Lines, Teams Seem Matched
Ag Club Reorganized;
New Officers Chosen
At First Meeting
The Ag Club was reorganized
on Ootober 9. The following new
officers were elected: president,
Biuris Boshell; vice-president,
Randolph Snell; secretary, Bob
Vick; treasurer, Claude Moore;
junior reporter, Curtis Adams;
sophomore reporter, Morris Ar­nold;
freshman reporter, Karon
R. Jennings, sergeant-at-arms,
Billy Russell. The club had been
inactive since the spring quarter
because of the small number of
men enrolled in Agriculture. The
return of many old students and
the large enrollment of freshmen
is making Ag hill look like old
times.
One of the featured events pro­moted
by the club in pre-war
days was the Ag Fair. This event
afforded entertainment and dis­played
educational exhibits con­cerning
agriculture.
Another meeting is planned for
October 22 at 7:30 p.m., room
108, in Comer Hall. At that time
an editor for the paper, Alabama
Farmer, will be elected. Any stu­dent
enrolled in agriculture is
eligible for membership and urg­ed
to attend.
GIs To Lead Discussion
At Interfaith Meeting.
Problems of readjustment to
college after military service will
be discussed at the first Interfaith
Council discussion at 7:45 Thurs­day
night at Prof. J. H. Neal's
Four veterans, Jack Willing-ham,
Chuch Yarbrough, Leon
Burns, and Albert Thomas, will
direct the discussion on a re­turned
GI's re-evaluation of cam­pus
and community life. P. M.
Norton, coordinator of veteran's
affairs, will be at the meeting
as an advisor.
The provocative subject is a
timely one this quarter. Since
it is a problem vital to civilian
students and veterans alike, it
was ohosen for the topic for the
first discussion.
The Interfaith Council, made up
of student members from each
faith represented on the campus,
started the discussion groups last
year. With the idea in mind of
bringing not only students, but
also faculty members and stu­dents,
together on an equal basis,
the Council has carried on the dis­cussions
wittti pleasing and profi­table
results.
Every student is welcome. The
group will meet at the Y-Hut at
7:30 Thursday and will walk to
Prof. Neal's home at 348 South
Gay.
Auburn students will be at the
station Thursday night at 10 to
see the Tiger team off to New Or­leans
for their twenty-sixth game
with the Tulane Greenies.
The teams, which are consider­ed
evenly matched by the experts,
are both smarting from recent de­feats.
Auburn is determined to
do all she can to tie the series
again. Tulane's 16-13 win last
year gave her a one-game lead
over. Auburn in the series.
Right end on the Auburn's team
Saturday will be Sam McClurkin.
Frank Powell may start at left
guard. The other positions will
be determined at practice this af­ternoon.
Red Snell, injured in the Bir­mingham
game, will definitely be
on the bench. A 270-pounder,
Snell's place will be filled by a
man who weighs about 185. The
Tulane line tips the scales at an
average of 200 pounds.
Louis McClain and the cheer­leaders,
the band,, and the stu­dents
will meet the team at the
train Sunday morning when they
return.
Seniors May Order
Invitations, Cards
Tuesday At Gate
Invitations to the Fall Com­mencement
Exercises will be on
sale from 9 to 5 Tuesday.vOci.
23, at the Main Gate. This is
the only time that graduating
seniors will have a chance to
order invitations.
According to Bill Laney.
chairman of the Invitations
Committee, the leather invita­tions
will remain at the cut
price of 55 cents each and the
card board at 25 cents. Both
types include three campus
photographs.
Orders for engraved calling
cards, including the copper
plate, will be taken at the price
of $1.75 per hundred.
Orders will be taken on a
cash-in-advance basis only.
Lt. Col. H. C. Fuller
Receives Command
Of ROTC Cadets
Cadet Lt. Col. H. O. Fuller has
been named tentative command­ing
officer».of the corps of cadets,
Army ROTC by Col. O. I. Gates,
post commander. The appoint­ment
is effective immediately.
Staff members are Capt. D. B.
Scott, adjutant; Capt. W. J. Rob­erts,
S-3; Staff Sgts. A. C. Han­cock,
and W. E. Rooks, color bear­ers;
and Sgt. M. E. Pugh and Cpl.
R. J. Williams, buglers.
Z. T. Trawick, captain, is the
only band officer.
Company A's Organization
Captain for Company A is J. S.
Bell. Other officers are M. K.
Howard, first lieutenant; J. C.
Lutz, second lieutenant; J. J.
Vick, first sergeant; J. C. Small-wood,
tech sergeant, first platoon;
A. J. Wright, second platoon; J. E.
Thames, staff sergeant (platoon
guide), first platoon; S. F. Strange,
second platoon. Staff sergeants
(squad leaders) for the first pla­toon
are T. J. Douglas, J. G. San­derson;
Paul Berthon, and'L: W.
Cheney. L. A. Alexander, H. A.
Horton, J. Y. Nash, and R. H.
Sibert are staff sergeants for the
second platoon.
Officers, Non-Corns of B
Organization for Company B is
headed by Captain W. L. Ivey.
T. H. Ingram and C. E. Hendry
are first and second lieutenants.
F. T. Sutton is first sergeant;
Loyce W. Turner, tech sergeant
for first platoon. Second platoon
tech sergeants is M. D. Avirett.
Staff segeants (platoon guides)
are J. H. Appleton, first platoon;
and E. E. Shelton, second platoon.
Squad leaders are staff sergeant
T. D.' Champion, C. P. Neiswen-der,
C. H. Schultz, and W. H. Rid­ley,
first platoon; A. T. Frazier,
Quention Price, W. M. Reddish,
and R. L. Riedel, second platoon.
Spoils Is C's Captain
Captain J. O. Spotts is Company
C's ranking officer. J. F. Osteen
and W. F. Browder are first and
second lieutenants. Sergeants are
E. L. Widmire, first; D. G. Smal-ley,
tech, first platoon; D. E. Til-lery,
tech, second platoon; L. W.
Puckett, staff, first platoon; C. W.
Fields, staff, second platoon.
Squad leaders are T. H. Carnes,
M. B. Lindley, R. C. Ryan, and
Leon W. Turner, first platoon;
R. W. Mickler, C. J. Norris, D. M.
Stewart, and J. O. Walker, sec­ond
platoon.
Company D
Captain for Company D is O. G.
Rearden. He is assisted by first
lieutenant J. B. Spotts and second
lieutenant R. W. Stevenson. First
sergeant is D. C. Poss. H. C.
Vaughn is tech sergeant, first
platoon; Clyde Dawson, second
platoon. Other non-coms are A. J.
Haisten and A. W. Bass, staff
sergeants (platoon guides) for the
first and second platoons; Carl
Dawson, T. J. Landham, J. A.
Lewis, and F. L. Mize, staff ser­geants,
(squad leaders) first pla­toon;
J. F. Colbert, P. D. Sellers,
R. L. Moreland, and D. H. McRae,
staff sergeants (squad leaders),
second platoon.
Others, Besides You,
Almost Froze, Too
It was mighty cold for the
"Sunny South' Wednesday the
temperature being 42 degrees, the
lowest for the week. The highest
temperature, 80 degrees, hit Sat-iurday
reported Mr. J. M. Robin­son,
head of the zoology depart­ment.
The average for the week
was 63.9 degrees.
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THE ANSWER?
Two weeks ago the Plainsman printed
an editorial called "For Profs Only."
Both students and faculty have voiced
opinions criticizing the editorial. Students
have praised the editorial.
The best comment we have seen, how­ever,
came from an editorial in the Chat­tahoochee
Valley Times. We quote:
"In the Plainsman there appears a "plain-spoken
editorial charging that the faculty
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute is
staffed largely with incompetent instruc­tors.
The editorial lists seven student-criticisms
of the API professors. If these
criticisms are just and accurate, it is high
time the citizens, the taxpayers of the
state see to it that some changes be made.
"The Plainsman editor placed the pri­mary
blame for the Auburn situation on
the fact that higher salaries offered by
other institutions of learning attract the
competent, qualified teachers.
"This argument is the same that is set
forth by the educational leaders for the
poor quality teachers in our elementary
and secondary schools. They say the good
teachers either go to better-paying schools
in the larger, in the north and east, or ac­cept
better-paying positions in business
and industry.
"There are those who say that 'we are
paying the kind of teachers we have in our
schools today more than they are worth;
so why should we tax ourselves to pay
better salaries.' Such an argument„is falla­cious,
illogical. The only way we shall
ever obtain competent teachers is to make
the pay attractive. To do so we should
probably have to pay our teachers much
'more than they are worth' over a period
of from five to ten years. Business men
make such long-time investments; why
should not parents, citizens, taxpayers be
willing to make such long-time invest­ments
in our youth? If school today is a
farce, who is to blame?"
SEE THAT TEAM OFF!
It's going to be a hard trip for the team.
It's going to be a hard game for the team.
It's going to take a lot of pep to get that
team in a winning mood.
And that is what we're going to give 'em
Thursday night.
Dean Spidle has excused the freshmen
girls if they study until 9:15; other coeds
may stay out until 11 on Thursday. There
are no restrictions on the boys. Which
means that every Auburn student can be
there.
Three thousand students could give the
team the proper incentive to get out on the
field and win. But as Coach Voyles said
at the first pep rally, we've go to show
the team we're behind 'em.
This will be the band's first appearance
this fall. They will make a definite con­tribution
to the spirit of the crowd—which
should include every student.
Not only should every student be in the
crowd, but every student should cooperate
to the fullest. That means learning the
yells before coming to the pep rally, really
yelling, and sending the team off with a
big bang. And of course, all freshmen will
wear their rat caps!
There has been criticism on the campus
of the way the Auburn Spirit isn't working
this fall. The pep rally can be the same
kind of a pep-less gathering we had last
week. Or it can be the kind that made the
Auburn Spirit famous.
The band is going to do its best. The
cheerleaders are putting out.
Which throws the problem of bringing
back the Spirit upon the students. We
have no doubt that they can do it!
NOT A SIGN OF IGNORANCE
Part of the freshman orientation period
has been an introduction to the library,
but regular use is the best way to learn
' to appreciate the storehouse of knowledge.
Freshmen, and often upperclassmen, are
sometimes shy about using the library.
They hesitate to ask for help from the li­brarians.
Librarians like to be of service. They
don't pretend to know offhand where ev­ery
book is. That is one reason they don't
expect students to know. They follow
guides but they also are capable of being
and like to be students' guides.
Whether one is looking for a book on
ancient history or reference material on
the atomic bomb, the librarians can be of
service. They may not know who wrote
the poem and one tries to quote, but they
can find out.
No two libraries are operated in exactly
the same manner. Students will find the
library habit more profitable here if they
let the librarians help them save time.
POTENTIAL WEALTH
Auburn's enrollment is going to fall short
of its theoretical capacity unless more
townspeople will rent their empty houses
and guest rooms. Postwar inertia, negli­gence,
or financial independence—what­ever
the reason, many townspeople have
closed their doors'while prospective stu­dents,
mostly veterans, delay or dismiss
the idea of entering Auburn.
The college has plans for a building pro­gram
that will include dormitories for men
and living units for couples, but that, ob­viously,
cannot begin until materials are
available.
During the war, townspeople bought
bonds, turned in scrap, and gave blood.
They called it being patriotic, dismissed
inconveniences as nothing compared to the
sacrifices of the GIs. For that they are
to be commended.
A GI in student's clothing has more po­tential
worth.
If for no other reason, townspeople might
remember that the enrollment of the col­lege
has a direct relationship to the income
of the City of Auburn.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE
If some of the smiling coeds missed you
you can still give to the War Chest fund
today.
. Contributions will be taken until Friday
by both of the co-chairmen, although the
campus drive actually stops tonight.
No matter what your reason for giving
your dime, quarter, or dollar, you can be
sure that the cause is worthy.
Needy, not only in the destitute countries
of Europe and the Orient, but also those
in our own country, will receive aid from
this fund.
It also goes to improving the community
through the youth center, Girl and Boy
Scouts, and school lunches.
Which are the reasons that any Auburn
student should be proud he has a chance to
give. And these are also the reasons he
should give generously.
HE SAYS
By BABs
-Now Do You Understand All About Vet Hill?
Rat Reuben Writes Home
of ORNAMENT: the first spiritual want of -a barbarous man
is Decoration.
of WORK: not that which I Have, but what I Do is my
Kingdom.
of LOVE: it is not altogether a Delirium, yet it has many
points in common therewith.
of UNBELIEF: the most fearful Unbelief is unbelief in one­self.
of BOOKS: wondrous indeed is the virtue of a true Book.
Not like a dead city of stones, yearly crumbling, yearly needing
repair; more like a tilled field, a spiritual field.
of GREAT MEN: they are the inspired Texts of that Divine
Book of Revelations, whereof a Chapter is completed from
epoch to epoch, and by some named HISTORY.
of SILENCE: it is the element in which great things fashion
themselves together.
of LAUGHTER: no man who has once heartily and wholly
laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
of TRAGEDY: that one man should die ignorant who has
a capacity for Knowledge.
of CLOTHING: some dress to live, others live to dress.
of DISASTER: Time need never go to ruin, could a man great
enough, wise and good enough, lead it on the right road thither.
of THINKERS: in every epoch of the world, the great event,
parent of all others, is the arrival of a Thinker in the world.
Dear Ma and All,
EVERY QUARTER, MA, they get some new names for the
buildings down here. I think it's just that they change the names
of the places in which the girls move. During the summer they ^ _ ^ _ _ _ _ » . ^ . ^ _ ^_
had a building called Auburn Hall which boys stayed in, but _ • _^ •>'•?• A I !•
they've put girls in that building now; so they call it the barn. Q A C # IN I t \ L IN
I just don't think it's nice to be calling places where the girls ________^^__| _ _ > _i
stay such names as the zoo and the barn; do you Ma?
After all, the girls are humans whether they act like it or
not.
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of FEAR: the completeness of a man's" victory over Fear will
determine how much of a man he is.
Thomas Carlyle's Philosophies.
Dent and Sons, London
Fire Trap
DR. DUNCAN HAD a birthday last Sunday, Ma. I sure do
wish I'd of had some kind of special gift to give him. He didn't
invite me to his birthday party, though; so I don't reckon I
was supposed to give him anything anyway.
I don't guess he expected anything from me after all that
meat and butter and all those eggs I got for him during the
summer.
I don't know how many candles he had to blow out, but
I bet he sure did have a big party.
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MA, THIS HERE laundry they got down here is just getting
in the most terrible shape you ever saw. They just got so
many clothes from so many students until they just can't do
all the work, and when they do do the work they keep all the
buttons of your shirts.
I guess the laundry must have some kind of mix-up with a
button factory. I guess I'm just going to have to start washing
my own clothes, Ma; so please send me one of your extra irons
and scrub-boards as soon as you can and a bar of Octagon soap.
* * * *
WE HAD WHAT they call a concert down here this Tuesday
night, but it ain't like the concerts we have at Corn Creek
where the boys and girls say speeches and put on little plays and
sing songs. This concert was put on by one of Dr. Duncan's
piano-playing teachers what's named Mr. Liverman.
It didn't cost nothing to go, so I decided I'd go. But I ain't
never heard Sis play any of the pieces on the organ-what he
played, x Most of the pieces is just called flats and sharps by a
fellow named Opus.
Some of the fellows what's been to these piano-playing con­certs
before told me that all the piano-player does is just to
beat on the piano like he was trying to tear it to pieces, and
that there ain't no more music to what he does than there is
rattling tin pans.
They say this Mr. Liverman earns his living just by playing
around.
Still, I'm down here to get educated, so I decided I'd suffer
the concert through, what they call down here "sweatin' it out."
3|C JfC Jp ]p
THIS LAST WEEK the female fraternities down here have
been having what they call the quiet period. I don't know
how come them to call it that unless the girls get quiet so they
can try to make up their minds which one of the female fra­ternities
stands best with the male fraternities.
Still, if the girls keep quiet I don't see how they can ever tell
anything. Besides I ain't never heard of any girls staying
quiet, especially these Auburn co-eds.
I still caint tell the difference between the male and the
female frats. Some of the females live in the male houses and
that don't look right to me.
I just don't believe Dr. Duncan knows all about what's going
on down here, things like that. I think from what I read in
their column that Mr. Laney and Mr. Thornton belong to a
frat what's called Rho Dammit Rho. But if I joined that one
I'd have to use another bad word.
It's hard enough to keep from using bad words down here
and to live right without joining a fraternity like that. \
* * * *
WE HAD AN election down here last week, Ma, to select a
girl what they'll call Miss Auburn, and one what they'll call
when yawl come down here to see the homecoming game,
when yaw come down here to see the homecoming game.
I guess that'll be something else to take Pa's attention off
the football game.
I voted, Ma, and it sure was a thrill. I didn't get to vote
when all the freshmen elected a president during the summer
to lead us; so I voted for the first time. It sure did make me
feel like a man.
Your loving son,
Reuben
October 12, 1945
Editor of the Plainsman:
• For two years I have been plan­ning
to write a letter about my
pet gripe—Samford Hall.
It .seems that an institution as
progressive, as API would look
after the safety of its students by
erecting fire escapes on the build­ings.
If you will notice, there
is only one set of stairs (if they
haven't worn through i>y now) de­scending
from second floor to the
first floor landing of Samford.
If this section of the building
were to catch on fire, the students
on the higher floors would be
forced to jump down two or .three
floors to the concrete surrounding
the basement, or else burn to
death. .
Fires usually break out where
•they are least expected and Sam­ford
will probably be no excep­tion.
The old building is such a
hazard that ladders or some
means of escape should be placed
on each end of the building.
- I am writing this letter because
I was badly burned once and
know how serious a fire can be.
Sincerely,
Tommy McMillan
Another Side To It
Dear Miss Editor,
I don't know who "one who
wants to yell" is, but if his letter
is any example of the type of
Auburn spirit that he advocates
the less said about it to the new
freshmen the better.
To adversely criticize the cheer­leaders
for something over which
they have no control and then to
refuse publication of his or her
name as the perpetrator of such
slander is a good example of the
type of Auburn Spirit that we
DON'T want.
The cheerleaders have done
their best at the football games,
but the obtsacles they have had
to meet are terrific. First arTd
foremost, to work up a good mob
spirit, a winning team is neces­sary.
Secondly, the student body
should be compact and not scat­tered
over two or three hundred
yards, with every other person
not a student at all. Thirdly, the
cheerleaders should be placed
somewhere near the crowd in­stead
of behind a fence and a high
hedge.
As an afterthought I should also
like to add a list of the difficul­ties
the cheerleaders have before
they even come face to face with
the crowd.
Many hours a week are spent in
practising the yells. Then when
the games roll around the cheer­leaders
actually see very little of
the excitement which is so much
a part of the football season.
For this only the senior cheer­leader
is a awarded a letter. After
so long a time he receives his
sweater—to find the weather too
hot to wear it. Then he graduates,
packs the sweater away and for­gets
it.
Comes the weekend of a game.
The cheer leader is given bus fare
to the game—in one case this fall
it was one penny less—and told to
show up to yell. He is given no
money for meals or provided with
a place to stay.
Surely we could do more for
our cheerleaders than this. Of
course the honor is great but of
what good is honor when your
pocketbook is empty?
Let's give 'em a letter while
they're still in school or provide
them with expense money to do
something to show our apprecia­tion
instead of writing anonymous
letters to the Plainsman complain­ing
of their capability.
Sincerely,
Jack Thornton
Mac Writes On It, Too
Dear Editor: * -
Last week a short editorial ap­peared
in your paper from some­one
called "One Who Yelled."
This person asked such questions
as, "What has become of the Au­burn
Spirit" and do the cheerlead­ers
believe their only duty is to
dress up in pretty suits and watch
the games?" So, for this "Yelling
One's" benefit, I feel as if there
are a few things he or she should
know.
Half of the cheerleading squad
happens to be new and inexperi­enced,
and I think the squad has
done a fairly good job so far and
will dp considerably better in the
future. We have practiced every
Auburn yell at the pep rallies
and have yelled them at the
games, with the exception of two
yells which will be practiced and
used for the next game.
Also, three new yells have been
added to the list and more new
yells are being worked out by the
squad at the present time.
The writer of the article that
appeared in the paper last week
also stated, "Auburn used to have
some pretty good yells. Evident­ly
the present cheerleaders think
they are too old fashioned and
too undignified. At none of the
three football games this year
have I heard them given." Con­trary
to this Yelling One's belief,
the cheerleaders not only think
but know that the old Auburn
yells are fine, and we will con­tinue
doing them in the future
as they have been done in the
past. If anyone has any CON­STRUCTIVE
CRITICISM the
squad will greatly appreciate it.
As I have said before, the old
Auburn yells have been used at
both the pep rallies and the
games, and if this yelling one did
not hear them, it was not the
cheerleader's fault.
Everyone knows that the Au­burn
Spirit is at a much lower
ebb now than that of a few years
back, but it is on the upgrade
again, and the cheerleaders alone
cannot rebuild it. We must have
the cooperation of every student
in order to accomplish this task.
At the pep rallies the majority of
the attendance is freshmen, very
(Continued on page4)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Sevack Finds NROTC 'Good Deal'
After Minesweeping In South Pacific
From minesweeper to classroom
in seven days, Radioman Milton
Sevack of Linden, N. J., was one
of several sailors who were flown,
upon acceptance for NROTC, from
Okinawa to Pearl Harbor to
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October 18
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October 19
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October 20
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Starring
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as
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catch a ship bound for San Fran­cisco.
"This is the best deal I've had
since I've been in the Navy," he
said. "We're still regimented, of
course, but we're getting a good
deal just the same."
Sevack is a third quarter fresh­man
in the School of Education,
having attended Union Junior
College at Cranford, N. J., before
military service. He has been
in the Navy almost two years.
No More Room
With the crew of 30 men on his
minesweeper, Sevack helped clear
the way for two battles, Iwo Jima
and Okinawa. There was not
room on his watchband for those
two names. The space was all
taken up with names of places he
had seen, like Gibraltar, Casa­blanca,
Miami, Cuba, Panama
Bay, Nicaragua, Corinto and Man-zanillo
(Mexico), San Diego, Pearl
Harbor, Johnson Islands, Eniweto,
Saipan, and Guam.
"It isn't that I need a reminder.
The band is just a souvenir," Se­vack
said.
He remembers, when they were
new in the minesweeping game,
the fright of discovering a mine
whioh accidentally had been pull­ed
up to the stern of the ship
near enough to explode and kill
the whole crew.
Most Beautiful
He said Miami Beach was the
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Auburn's piano professor. John Hubert Liverman, presented his first piano concert in Langdon
last night.
His program included Franz Liszt's "Sonata." Two of his own compositions, "Chorale and Va­riation,"
and "Etude in A Minor," were played as encores. He also, played Franz Shuberi's "Mo­ment
Musicale" at the request of the audience.
most beautiful harbor he had
ever seen, with Pearl Harbor sec­ond.
He can't forget the night
they came into Miomi Beach at
10 o'clock, seeing the long
dock, cruising boats with glass
bottoms and clear water under­neath.
Okinawa is the prettiest island
in the Pacific, Sevack said. Ex­cellent
terracing and rice paddies
make the landscape attractive.
Once a storm forced them to
dock at a little place called Unten
Ka, where he went ashore, visited
some schoolrooms and came back
with Japanese books, calendars,
and wooden shoes.
They didn't shoot at mines all
the time. Off the coast of Cali­fornia,
the crew shot enough tur­tles
for soup.
Davis On Nationwide
Hookup Last- Saturday
P. O. Davis, director of Ala­bama
Extension Service, was at
the mike of a nationwide hookup
Saturday when he interviewed a
prominent Alabama peanut far-
Alpha Gamma Rho Fetes
Guests, Dates At Dance
Members of Alpha Gamma Rho
were hosts at an informal house
dance Saturday night, October 13.
Fraternity members, guests,
and dates were Ann Aubrey, Be-lon
Friday; Cecile Hinson, Mal-cotonn
Dykes; Catherine Cutler,
Clarence Simmons; Nila Howell,
Sammy Kirkland; Jean Holt,
James Maddox; Edith Lively,
Marton Bryant; Jean Underwood,
Fred Shrer; Jean Gauntt, Robert
Land.
Marion Piefer, Fontelle Win-gard;
Caroline Hauffman, Elton
Hinson; Mary Jean Morris, Bill
Richardson; Lois Shell, Clinton
Wood; Lonita Brewer, Russell
Thompson; Trudy Johnson, Buris
Boshell.
mer over the CBS Country Jour­nal
program from station WAPI
in Birmingham.
The program was rebroadcast
by WAPI at the noon Auburn and
Farm Hour.
U-DRIVE IT
Tel. 446
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CHIEF'S
(ROLAND L. SHINE)
Three Sororities
List Final Parties
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta ended this year's
rush season with a Gay Nineties
party on Thursday night and the
KD Rose Room on Saturday even­ing.
In keeping with the Gay Nine­ties
idea, candles in beer bottles
lighted the small tables which
were covered with gay checked
cloths. The guests were given
old-fashioned nosegays as favors.
Doris Brown, as Lillian Russell,
complete with ostrich plumes en­tertained
the guests with several
songs, and the singing waiters
gave out with a delightful rendi­tion
of "Sweet Adeline." A tear-jerking
melodrama, featuring Ma-hy
B. Bidez and Mary Jane
(Pooky) Hudson, was done to the
tune of Behind Those Swinging
Doors. Gay Nineties songs were
sung by the members and guests.
Rushees dressed formally to at­tend
the KD Rose Room. The
motif- was carried out by using
white roses on each table and
name tags in the shape of roses.
The Kappa Delta quartet, with­out
which the party would not
have been complete, performed
with "Blue Skies" and "I'm in the
Mood for Love." A fashion pa­rade
showing clothes for all oc­casions
was presented and the
chapter celebrities were intro­duced.
Authentic-looking but
non-alcoholic cocktails were serv­ed
by white-coated bartenders
during the evening.
Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta rushees were enter­tained
at an informal broadcast­ing
party, which was held at Sta­tion
DZ Thursday night. Vice-president
Tays Tarvin was master
of ceremonies of the program
starring the D Z Kids and spon­sored
by D Z Cola.
Each rushee was presented with
a program, which was in the shape
of a microphone. Then she was
seated in the broadcasting studio.
Decoration consisted of gay Au­tumn
flowers and suitable radio
props.
Highlight of the evening's en­tertainment
was the rendition of
,the theme song, "D Z Cola," by
Sue Carder, Eunice Crump, Lora
Pritchett, and Elvin Haden. Mar­garet
Snead, "The Girl With the
Imitation Voice," sang "Chloe;"
Wyn Hall presided over a quiz
show; Mary Kerr and Ruth Up­ton
recited humorous stories; and
several musical numbers were
given.
After the conclusion of the
broadcast, the rushees were serv­ed
coffee, chocolate sundaes, and
pound cake.
The traditional Rose Formal
was given Saturday evening by
the members of the Beta Xi chap
ter of Delta Zeta in honor of the
rushees. President Betty Grimes
and the sorority members greeted
the coeds.
Each rushee and member wore
a pink and green name card,
which was fashioned after the
Delta Zeta pin.
The impressive candle-light
service added an air of beauty and
dignity to the sorority rooms,
which were decorated in pink,
green, and white color schemes.
The huge delta of tables was
covered with white cloths, and
bouquets of pink roses and ivy
served as floral decoration.
Lassie Jo Rounds was chairman
of the entertainment committee,
and Lucy Brooks, who was ably
assisted by the alumnae, was in
charge of the decorations.
Rushees, members, alumnae,
and patronesses were served fruit
salad plates, ice tea, ice-cream,
and fudge cake.
Theta Upsilon
Theta Upsilon. entertained
Thursday night w^th its tradi­tional
Greek festival. The guests
were greeted by the members at­tired
in Greek togas and sandals.
Theta U's sorority room was ar­ranged
as a stadium with the
eternal flame in the center and
candlelight accentuating the
Greek urns, laurel-twined col­umns
and statuary. During the
evening, rushees participated- in
events of the Olympic games, pole
vaulting, 100 yard dash, diving,
and discuss throwing.
Theyer were served ambrosia,
nectar, and sweets by toga-clad
ex-collegios. Favors presented to
each rushee were miniature Greek
vases and small scrolls. Prizes
were presented to winners in the
games. Jean Nazeratinc won first
prize and Virginia Ann Bell and
Katy Jo Boone tied for second.
After a short program of songs,
and skits, the evening was ended.
On Saturday night rushees
gathered in the Theta U suite for
its Divine Comedy. Members,
dressed in pastel sweaters and
skirts, represented the various
chapters of Theta Upsilon and af­ter
greeting the guests, they elect­ed
Miss Iota Alpha Theta U girl
for the evening. Margaret Wyatt,
as Miss Iota Alpha, was crowned
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HITS THELINE-1903O
In that year, for the first time in college annals,
the quarter could run with the ball snapped
direct from center. Brains and speed succeeded
crude mass play, and the modern game began.
It was a popular innovation. Like Railway Ex­press
round-trip service for college laundry and
baggage, the new method once tried out became*
nation-wide standard practice. Make a standard
practice, too, of packing and wrapping securely,
addressing clearly and starting early whatever
you have to express. It will help all concerned.
NATION-WIDE RAH-AIR SERVICE
by Miss Ex-Collegio in the per­son
of Myntis Ferguson and as­sumed
command of the group.
Open-faced sandwiches and
punch were served in the sorority
room which was decorated with
pastel covered columns, a throne,
and a large map of the United
States showing Theta U chapters
in pastel colored pins.
(Continued on page 4)
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"Page Four
THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1945
Phi Kappa Tau
Gives House Dance
Members of Phi Kappa Tau fra­ternity
entertained with a house
dance Saturday evening, October
13, 1945.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. H. S. Powell, housemother.
Mrs. James Ward and Mrs. Oliver
Sanford, Jr., assisted.
Those present were Lowell
Ramsey, Martha Nichols; Julius
Hagerty, Emma Lou Odum; Har­ry
West, Billie Moore; Tom Law-son,
Jo Clayton; Gar Ian Baccus.
Jo McWilliam; John Crocker,
Bunny Porter; Homer McNaron,
Martha Norton, and Howard
Moore, Joyce Clement.
Rowland Wallin, Grace Miller;
Walter Ramey, Alice Enochs, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Sanford, Jr.;
Louis Capola, Betty Rust; Hoyt
Lowell Ramsey Elected
Phi Kappa Tau President
Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi
Kappa Tau elected new officers
at the last meeting. Those chos­en
were Lowell Ramsey, Pensa-la,
Fla., president; Julius Hagerty,
Anniston, vice-president; Alex
Brewer, Ernestine Jenkins; John
West, Ida Will Lee; Theron Lang,
Maizie Sue Farmer; Edwin Pear­son,
Carol Taylor, and Mr. and
Mrs. James Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gates;
George Privett, Martha Bailey;
Clarence Perley, Barbara Neal,
Billy Crocker, Louise Hatcher;
Luis Pena, Mary Swindall; Walter
Wade Robinson, Virginia Boykin;
Glenn Thomas, Jackie Glenn;
Nelson Phillips; Clint White; Al­lan
Callan; Al McKesson; Frank
Wilson; Joe Thompson; Courtney
Ballard; Eric Edge; and William
P. Mitchell.
STUDENT SUPPLIES
School books and supplies are available at
reasonable prices
Basement Samford Hall
Phone 960-Extension 347
COLLEGE SUPPLY STORE ,
Tucker, Dadeville, secretary; B. J.
Pearsall, Huntsville, treasurer;
B. J. Pearsall, Huntsville, treas­urer;
John Crocker, Hayneville,
representative to the Inter-frater­nity
Council; and Harry West,
Bay Minette, chaplain.
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API Alpha Gams Top
Province In Scholarship
Dot Clisby, scholarship chair­man
of Gamma Delta chapter of
Alpha Gamma Delta, was pre­sented
the Gamma province schol­arship
award, by Mrs. W. D. Sal­mon,
past first grand vice-presi­dent
of the sorority.
This cup is presented annually
to the highest ranking chapter in
Gamma province, which is com­prised
of the ten chapters in the
southeastern states. Alpha Gam
also ranked highest in scholarship
on the campus.
ATO Pledges Elect
Ralph Ingram Prexy
At a meeting Wednesday even­ing,
the Alpha Tau Omega
pledges elected Ralph Ingram,
Sheffield, to serve as president.
Tommy Tanner, Tuscumbia, was
chosen vice-president, and Zeke
Scott was elected secretary-treas-turer
of the pledge class.
Three members from other ATO
chapters have affiliated with Au­burn's
chapter this quarter. Russ
Teall, Philadelphia, ah NROTC
member from Penn State; Fred
Glover, Montgomery, a veteran
who was enrolled at Alabama be­fore
the war; and Lollis Hardy,
Atlanta, who was a member \at
Emory before entering service,
are the three new affiliates.
Lt. Culbertson To
Teach Military Science
Lt. Robert G. Culbertson has
been assigned temporarily to the
ROTC unit here as assistant pro­fessor
of military science and tac­tics.
He came Friday from Thayer
General Hospital, Nashville, Term.
Before the war, Lt. Culbertson
attended Akron University where
he was a member of Phi Kappa
Tau fraternity. He was called to
active duty in July, 1943, and
spent seven months in the Euro­pean
theater with the 76th Infan­t
ry Division.
Lt. Culbertson was awarded the
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Com­bat
Infantry Badge, and two Bat­tle
Stars.
Two Professors Join
History Department
O. P. South, Jr., Auburn grad­uate
who Was a captain in the
Army Airborne until his recent
discharge, is temporarily on the
history staff, teaching until Dr.
W. T. Jordan returns.
Dr. Jordan, on military leave
from API, has been in charge of
Naval historical work at a post
in the state of Washington.
Richard Bjurberg, wlhohas been
on leave, has rejoined the history
staff also.
LOST: One pair of reading
glasses in dark brown leather case
with flesh-colored rims. Lost
somewhere on campus. If found
please return to Richard Tacketl.
112 North Gay.
Coke
comin' up
OTS Presents
First Spur Prom
The first "spur" prom of the
quarter was presented by Omega
Tau Sigma Saturday evening at
the chapter house. The prom de­rives
its name from the fact that
it was planned on the spur of the
moment.
Mrs. N. C. Peddy chaperoned
the dance.
Members, pledges, and dates
were Freddie Sherman, Betty
Hartsfield; Jim Peters, Jean Bow-en;
Charles Vinson, Margaret
Sample; B. B. Whitfield, Bob Trot­ter;
Bob White, Carmen Finera;
and Bill Shirer, Nathalie Lump­kin.
Herman McRae, Nell Andsley;
Joe Miller, Nancy Gibson; "Quil-lie"
Crocker, Anna Hotto; Kirby
Johnson, Betty Calhoun; Dennard
Davis, Mary Furr; Jack Callis,
Martha Brush; and Jack Hays,
Mary Roberts.
Carl Brit, Eue Farner; Tiny
Thompson, Lee Dell Bell; Sam
Thrower, Ruby Reynolds; Odeen
Hotto, Joyce Allison; Tommy Rus­sell,
Jean Clark; Jack Jones, Bev­erly
Ohilds; Dick Krauss, Peggy
Shugart; Frosty Long, Nancy
Reinsmibh; and Scott Meredith,
Betty Ware.
Osgood Bateman, Frances Su­san
Williamson; Bennett Kinard,
Bettye Blaylock; James Toney,
Katherine Harmon; Bob Staple-ton,
Kay Del Homme; Rod Smith,
Evelyn Kidd; Byron Brow, Mary
Louise Enoch; and Joe Soler, Ina
Anderson.
Lewiss Puckett, Martha Hay;
Bob Shannon, Margaret Dewitt;
Joe Phiffer, Dot McWilliams; Dr.
W. W. Bishop, Hudrey Early; Red
Gentry, Christine Sannemann;
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Shuler;
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards;
Mr. and Mrs. George McCathy;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudgins; and
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Needham.
Stags attending were Perry
Jenkins; Bruce Cleare, Paul Ha-vid;
David Love; Jack Leiter;
Donald Hamby; Bill Coppage;
Rod Lancaster; Gelfer Kronfeld;
Rolf Olson; "Jeep" Deal; James
Vaughn; Erskine Jordan; and
Phillip Amy.
Mac Writes
(Continued from page 2)
few upperclassmen can be seen.
Then, when a yell is given, af­ter
a .thorough explanation of it, a
large number of the students just
sit there and look as if to wonder
what is going on. The purpose
of a rally is to learn the yells, to
have a fine time in doing so, and
to get that pep, so that when we
do attend a game we can show
the public what the Auburn Spirit
really is.
The old Auburn Spirit cannot
be regained in one day, and it
will require the efforts of every
student. You can be assured that
the cheerleaders will meet you
more than half way if you will co­operate
with us.
Let's everybody turn out for
the pep rallies and learn those
yells, and show the public that
we HAVE that AUBURN SPIRIT,
and that we are behind that "TI­GER
TEAM" one hundred per
cent.
Cordially yours,
Louis McClain,
. Headcheerleader
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After refreshments had been
served, the members and nushees
walked to the downstairs apart­ment
of Miss Jewel Davis where
an outside fire, red lights, and
gruesome music identified Hell.
Sue Hamilton as the devil enter­tained
with bewitching remarks.
Chili was served to members and
guests; then the party moved on
to heaven.
Mrs. Fagan Thompson had
decorated her home with white
and rainbow-colored dahlias un­der
the lights of an enlarged re­production
of the Theta U pin.
Patronesses served coffee and an­gel
food cake topped with whip­ped
cream and cherries.
Mrs. Joe Rash, chapter adviser,
presided as guardian angel and
gave a brief history of Theta U.
Guests received rainbow colored
corsages as favors.
Capt. Mitchell T. Wadkins, Au­burn
graduate whose parents live
at 242 Gay St., recently was pre­sented
the Bronze Star Medal by
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Swartz,
25th Division Artillery command­er
on Luzon. Capt. Wadkins,
commanding officer of headquar­ters
battery, is a veteran of more
than three years in the Pacific.
Methodists Will Hear
Hutson On Student Day
"Passing the Past" will be the
subject of Dr. Harold Hutson, pro­fessor
of religion at Birmingham-
Southern College, when he speaks
at. the regular morning worship
service at the Methodist Church
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Meth­odist
Church has set Sunday for
student recognition day.
Dr. Hutson attended Duke Uni­versity
and the University of Chi­cago.
He is dean of the Alabama
Methodist Student Conference.
Supper will be served at 6 p.m.
Sunday in Wesley Foundation.
Students are invited to make res­ervations
with Miss Mary Moling
Kirman, director, this week.
Dr. Hutson will speak at the
vesper hour at 7:30.
Jimmy Byrd Will Head
Kappa Sigma Pledges
Kappa Sigma pledges elected
officers at their first meeting of
the fall quarter on Wednesday
night October 10.
Those elected were Jimmy
Byrd, Birmingham, president;
Clyde Dawson, West Palm Beach,
Fla., vice-president; Lawrence
Alexander, Georgiana, secretary;
and Donald Manning, Georgiana,
treasurer. N
Men's Glee Club
Needs More Tenors
Boys! Can you sing tenor? If
you can, please go to the meetings
of the Men's Chorus. They are
held every Thursday and Tues­day
at 5 o'clock over Toomer's.
Tenors are the only ones needed
so you boys come on.
Dr. Allison Will Address
Forum On Atomic Power
Dr. Fred W. Allison, head of t he
physics department, will speak to
the faculty forum on "Atomic
Power" next Monday evening.
The forum begins with dinner at
7:15 in the Quadrangle Dining
Hall.
Dr. Robert Partin, forum presi­dent,
said that tickets for the pro­gram
may be obtained from the
secretary of each department or
from Miss Patty Haney in the
president's offices.
There will be a meeting of the
Veteran's Association at 8 p.m. in.
Langdon Hall on Tuesday, Oct.
23. Dr. Duncan will address the
group concerning the local hous­ing
situation. As this is the first
meeting of the group, all veteran
students are urged to attend.
* * *
Auburn Players will hold a
meeting at 7:10 Thursday night in
the Y-Hut to elect officers.. Ev­eryone
who has participated in
Player activities in the last year
may vote.
With The Grads
by "Happy" Davis
SUNRISE SERENADE
Early to bed and early to rise—
but that's what I did Sunday
morning. How each of you would
have envied my position. "Not
a creature was stirring" when I
reached the campus—Just the
campus and me—that's all there
was there—We did have the birds
and the squirrels but I can't de­scribe
all that Purpose—
just to see and touch and stand
and gaze at all the things that
are so dear to all of us.
Everything was so quiet—just
kinda felt like talking to Langdon
Hall cause there it stood—rever­ent
to days gone by—proudly
cherishing the many happy memo­ries
and traditions of ole Auburn
._. . our memories . . . ours to al­ways
possess and call our own
and to love and . . .
Kinda gets you doesn't it, Bud­dy.
* * *
HOMECOMING
Gather 'round chillun and you
shall hear—about Homecoming
and the many things President
Frank Samford has planned for
this gala occasion when every­body
comes home. Brig. Gen.
Frank Hart '15 has been chosen
as the speaker. Famous from the
day he entered Auburn is this
great individual.
The General was one of our
football heroes playing football
under Mike Donahue. Now he
serves his Country with the U. S.
Marine Corps—what a man! More
about him later—Active members
(dues paying) will be served a
luncheon by the College—thanks
to our esteemed President L. N.
Duncan, 1900. Reservations must
be made now.
* * *
ALUMNOLOGY
And now for the mail if you
have stayed with us to this
point—
Prof. Carl C. Gaum '08 wantetd
some info on the Powell brothers,
former classmates—we're hot be­hind
.this Prof. . . . Lt. Leslie W.
Bolon '42 USNR scratched us a
few lines—was Commanding Of­ficer
ship making 15 assaults—
that's letting 'em have it Les
Ole Boy. . . . Charlie Dudley—
Oh! you remember Charlie—one
of Auburn's most famous cheer­leaders—
well Charlie wrote—
said no money, no brains, no nuth-in,
'cept chillun!!!! He does have
three. . . . Major Paul K. McKin-ney
'39 wrote from Yokohama,
'Japan—said he saw "Pops" Fos­ter
'39 and Bill Milan '39 over
there.
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NOV/ THE MESSAGE
FROM HODGE DRAKE
Hodge you know has been con-ductin'
the "loomni" affairs at
the varsity Barbershop for these
many years—Hodge says to tell
all youse guys and gals that he is
making a special offer for Home­coming
to "de Loomni"—shoe
shine for only one dollar!
P.S. Don't pay your dues to
Hodge—for some unknown rea­son
we don't seem to be able to
record dues payments made to
Hodge.
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Crowded in its present quarters,
the G-E Research Laboratory will
soon move to a more spacious location.
Five miles east of Schenectady, New
York, is a site t h a t offers special ad­vantages
for a "House of Magic" of
the future. On a rocky cliff overlook­ing
t h e Mohawk River, it is partic­ularly
adaptable to work with radar,
television, high-frequency, jet en­gines,
and x-ray.
A staff of 800—expanding the pres­ent
550—will carry on research in a
laboratory built on a 219-acre lot.
Since its birth the G-E Research
Laboratory has contributed much to
better living, not only through scien­tific
achievement, but through in­creased
efficiency, as in t h e case of t he
modern incandescent lamp.
And in t h e future G.E. will continue
and expand the work it has begun. In
the words of Dr. Coolidge, former
laboratory director, "A research lab­oratory
is essentially a group of men
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of knowledge." General Electric Co.,
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