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WATCH TIGERS TILT TJJIOE. PJjQiijinjynRj^ HEAR LaHOLME LILT * * \ j & V^^JtK-/ \jy^u \-N>VXWW\J l^QKKKkj * * VOL. LXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 NUMBER 6 BLUE KEY ASKS ALL-CAMPUS AID FOR HUGE HOMECOMING DAY Students Want Parades, Decorations And Dances Blue Key, national honor fraternity and sponsor of the annual Homecoming weekend at Auburn, is sending out a call for new ideas to make this year's celebration the most spectacular in many years.* Working with the sports publicity department of the college, the organization has devised tentative plans for putting on a show in the stadium and in town that will attract capacity crowds. Purpose of the proposals is to give the students, alumni, and townspeople greater enjoyment of Homecoming and to insure success for the increasing number of home games that will be played in the stadium when it is completed. Floats Indefinite plans have been made to have a parade of floats in the stadium before game time, demonstrations by the freshmen and the cheering section, a more impressive ceremony for Miss Homecoming, booking of a Name Band for the dance that night, and a rousing welcbme for "Doc" Hodge and "Doc" Moore as they come on the field to assist the cheerleaders, i One proposal is that several students in each school of the college be appointed by the dean to direct the construction of a float or any compact show that can move around the stadium in a parade. Floats could be built on private cars, U-Drive-Its, jalopies, wagons, or almost anything that can be driven or pushed around the track. Open To All Groups In addition to the several schools, all social sororities and fraternities and other organiza- (Continued to page six) API WANTS HOMES FOR VETERANS The housing shortage in Auburn is critical. Many veterans have asked for homes while they' are attending Auburn. The college wants to know about any vacant living quarters. Furnished or unfurnished. Apartments or houses. Please call W. C. Allen, in the News Bureau at 960—230 or Kirlley Brown, director of student affairs at 960-226. Long Attends Missouri Irene Long, who was associate editor of the Plainsman last quarter, is now attending the University of Missouri's School of Journalism at Columbia. She plans to return to API in the fall. Irene writes that she was surprised to find a friend from Auburn, Mary Johnson, former stenographer in Dean Marion W. Spidle's office, living in Hendrix Hall, where she has reservations. Miss Johnson, also enrolled for the summer session, is in the School of Arts and Science. The University librarian, Benjamin E. Powell, asked Irene about two friends he knew to be at Auburn, Coach Carl Voyles and Librarian Clyde Cantrell. Summer Football Ends With Saturday's Game; Public Is Invited Summer football practice will end Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock with - a regulation game between the whites' -and. ;the greens. The public is invited to come down to the stadium Saturday and look over the Tiger's grid prospects for 1945. A large turnout o fstudents is always on hand for the last practice tilt. The contest will end a summer session of high hopes and bitter disappointments for Tiger rooters; but in spite of the SEC eligibility rulings and the draft, Coach Voyles says that prospects are much brighter than a year ago. Spectators at the game Saturday may look for a fast, shifty offensive and some smattering of razzle-dazzle, since the recent conversion to the "T" formation. Collegiates To Play On Samford Terrace . Zombie Lauderdale and his Auburn Collegiates have been hired to play for another series of Samford Swings, beginning Saturday night at 8:30 on Samford Terrace. As usual'Hhe dance will last until 11 ^o'clock. The street dances enjoy considerable popularity when the Collegiates furnish the music, and after a week's delay, the orchestra has been rehired. Vocalist is Laholme McClendon. In case of rain, the dance will be held in Alumni Gym. There is no admission charge, and soft drinks a n d other refreshments will be sold at nearby booths. AIA APPOINTS DEAN BANNISTER HISTORIC BUILDINGS HEAD New Committee Chairman Will Encourage Preseveration Qf Old American Structures . The American Institute of Architects have appointed Dr. Turpin C. Bannister, dean of the School of Architecture and the Arts, chairman 6 fthe committee on the preservation of historical buildings. The preceding chairman was Dr. Leicester B. Holland, until recently chief of the fine arts division of the Library of Congress. Dr. Bannister has been a member of the committee since 1941. The work of this committee includes the encouragement of a national program of preservation of historic American buildings, particularly those having architectural significance, with the aim of safeguarding the survival and integrity of those structures which comprise the most tangible expression of American cultural history. (Continued to page six) An Editorial On the face of it, Blue Key's proposals that all organizations on the campus participate in a spectacular show at Homecoming may not seem so important. In this plan, though, may well be the seeds of a greater day for Auburn—a day of home and home games with the major teams of the south, played before crowds of 30,000 people right here on Drake Field. But before that day can come, the students and all the people of this section must have assurance that they will see a memorable spectacle when they pay a visit to this village. They must know that they are coming here not only for a great football game, but forlavish, thrilling entertainment in the way of decorations, parades, gala dances, and other amusements. They shall pack the stadium an hour before the kickoff in order not to miss the parade of floats and jalopies and what-have- you—and to help the cheering squad and the freshman section give out with thunderous yells for the ole Alma Mater. They'll shout approval at the half when Miss Homecoming comes on the field surrounded with decks of flowers. And the students and graduates will swell with pride when they see the rotogravure sections of the national papers filled with the Auburn Homecoming spectacle. This is what the students want, and this is what the students shall have. Blue Key is pointing the way—now the students must supply the details. PIANO AND VOICE, McCLENDON'S CHOICE; LaHOLME SINGS WHILE ZOMBIE SWINGS By Jack Thornton "LaHolme to swing out at street dance." If you've read the Plainsman within the last quarter you're bound to have seen this under the statement that Zombie and t h e Auburn Collegians would furnish the music. LaHolme in this instance refers to McClendon, the comely chauntress and not to an Anglized version of a French clambake quartet. LaHolme who has been piping the syncopant lyrics for the Collegians nigh onto nine months as yet has had no instances of swoon goons collapsing at the mere lilt of her voice, but eds have been known to forego the pleasure of a quick lick at the bottle just to hear her make with the vocals. Since last September when La- Holme started warbling for Zombie, she has chirped out a lot of syncopant melodies — more than she can remember! LaHolme began her musical career a long time ago since she says that for 13 years she has held a high school piano certificate. While at Etowah High school in Attalla, where she was born, she played the piano for all local affairs. Anywhere, Any Place, Any Time For this reason she got an excuse by the principal of the school stating that she could go any place any time for any reason, which must have proven rather handy at times. About the only singing LaHolme did at this time was in the local church choir. Now a first quarter junior in secretarial training, she expects to change her course to music at the end of this quarter. After graduation she wants to continue her musical education by attending a conservatory, as yet un-selected. Final A For rrangements Complete s First NROTC Unit Trainees To Enter Freshman Class, Will Graduate After I I Quarters No Go At Alabama LaHolme finished her freshman year here at Auburn and then changed to the University of Alabama where she was enrolled in Music. Her stay at the university was rather short-lived— by the end of three days she was so homesick she burst out crying and called home four times so she could change back to Auburn. According to her the people at the University were the coldest and unfriendliest that she'd ever seen, not at all like the Auburn students. LaHolme started singing here at Auburn with Bob White and the Auburn Ambassadors after a friend had told Bob that she was pretty good. The Ambassadors were disbanded when Bob White left school and LaHolme didn't have much change to enchant (Continued on page 4) Final plans for installation of a Naval ROTC Unit of two hundred Naval ROTC cadets who will enter Auburn at the opening of the fall quarter were completed on Saturday, after a party of Naval Officers completed a survey of the college. The Navy party was under the command of Captain A. S. Adams, special assistant to the Director of Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. Captain Adams and his staff arrived in Auburn by plane from Washington on Thursday, and spent three day in going over details with President L. N. Duncan and college officials. Commander . Hefferman and Lieutenant Swanholm of the Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, jointed the party here for the tour of the campus. Choose Courses The NROTC Unit will consist of two hundred cadets carefully selected by the Navy. They will enter the freshman class and may take any of the degree courses offered. They must complete 54 quarter hours of Naval Science under the instruction of the Professor of Naval Science and Tactics and a staff of assistants. The professor of Naval Science and Tactics and his instructional staff will be accorded full faculty status and appropriate academic rank., Now 50 Auburn is one of 25 colleges selected throughout the nation ON THE CAMPUS The Auburn chapter of AVMA will have its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7, in Cary Hall. Members are urged to be present. * * * The school of Architecture and the Arts is again sponsoring a movie Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, in Langdon Hall. The public is invited. * * * All students interested in playing intramural Softball, please call Jerry Baxter at once. Phone 898. for NROTC under the provisions of an act of Congress expanding the. number of NROTC Units from 27 to 50. The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps here has rated distinction for 26 consecutive years. The inauguration of a" NROTC Unit will offer additional opportunities for young men of exceptional scholarship and capacity for leadership to be trained as potential naval officers. NROTC Cadets will take degree courses and upon completion of their scholastic work here will receive the Bachelor of Science degree. Upon completion of Navy requirements they will be commissioned as Reserve Officers. The Professor of Naval Science and Tactics and his staff of eight officers and a small cadre of enlisted personnel are expected to come to the campus on September 1. The first two hundred trainees have been carefully selected from the fleet, and many of them have seen combat action in various theatres of the war. Dr. Frank Graham To Address PTA Delegates Tomorrow PRESIDENT FRANK P. GRAHAM University of North Carolina's President Frank P. Graham will speak tomorrow night at 8 p. m. in the amphitheater to the PTA Study Conference. The public is invited to hear his speech on "American freedom and its crisis in public education". Public Invited To Joint Program, Sing In Amphitheatre Step-singers, PTA delegates, and students will unite in the amphitheatre tomorrow night to hear Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina speak on "American freedom and its crisis in public education." <"" Dr. Graham is known throughout the country as one of the most progressive Southern educators. He has received degrees from the University of North Carolina, Columbia, Birmingham Southern, Davidson, Duke University and Catawba College and has done graduate study at the University of Chicago, Brookings Institution and the University of London. Although Dr. Graham's address does not begin until 8 p. m., the program of music will begin at 7:30! Mrs. Christine Tidwell and Mrs. Sara Tidmore will present a joint organ recital. Group singing will be lead by Dr. Fagan Thompson will be followed by (Continued to page six) Real Good Swing Is A Dern Good Thing According To Auburn's New Music Master By Billy Stephenson "Swing music is a dern good thing," exclaimed Dr. Hollace E. Arment, newly appointed professor of the department of music, when asked what he thinks of modern jazz. "The more music we have," stated Dr. Arment, "regredless of its type, the better off we will be. The effect of swing music on the American people as a whole is very good." Dr. Arment came to API recently to head the department of music, which has been added to the School of Architecture and the Arts by Dr. Turpin C. Ban-nistter, dean. Auburn's newest p r o f e s s or comes to the "fairest village" to open a new course of study, which is needed very badly on this campus. Dean Bannister, who was responsible for Dr. Arment's acceptance of the local job, has selected a man with a brilliant record in the singing world and in the entire music field, and a man who intends to give Auburn a tip-top musical program. Plans for Auburn "The department of music was organized on the basis of college music study," says Dr. Arment, "and its organization depends upon its growth. Naturally the department's growth depends upon how well the students a r e attracted." Dr. Arment plans to organize glee clubs for both girls and boys as soon as possible. "I hope we will not have any trouble in interesting boys in a glee club, "says the music department head, "but, if at first we find a sufficient number of boys lacking, we will organize a quartet." Commenting further upon the quartet, Dr. Arment said with a big smile on his face, "You (Continued on page 5) __ Page Two T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 • (DJn£-,PliiLri&mim # Published weekly by the students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue. Phone 448. Editor EDITORIAL STAFF MIMI SIMMS BILL LANEY - Managing Editor MARY LEE — Society Editor JULE DeGRAFFENREID, Asst. Soc. Ed. BOBBY CLEMENT Sports Editor JACK THORNTON Feature Editor BUSINESS STAFF BOB KIRBY Business Manager BILL HOWTON Advertising Manager SAM SOCKWELL Asst. Ad. Manager JACK CALLIS - Bookkeeper OSGOOD BATEMAN Cir. Manager B. J. Wilson Billy Stephenson Laura Powell Jo Rounds Columnists, feature writers, reporters Peggy Lowery Beverly A. Burkhardt Susan Brown Sue Carder Harold Dodd Jane Southerland Yvonne Wallace Andy Moreland Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months. Member Associated Golleoiate Press Distributor of Cblle&ideDi6est We Ain't So Smart m p n l K N T E D FOB NATIONAL ADVENTHINa BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative AS.O MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CH1CUO • BOITOM • LOi AHOIlIi - SAB FMRCIKO By Auburn's point system, 4. is a perfect average. On the other end of the scale is a failure in everything and a 0. Few students are blessed with enough brain power to make 4. consistently; few students flunk everything they take. It is between the two extremes that most students rank—the college average is 2.251. A 2.251 is a low "C" average. And a low "C" average is not good enough! Granted: a "C" is an average grade. Theoretically, more "C"s are made than any other grade. And "C" work at Auburn represents a higher average than at other schools. For here grades between 85 and 78 win that grade; at the University, a student making between 70 and 80 gets the same thing. But: we did come to college to get an education. We are—on the whole—the most intelligent of our high school classes. Most of us were average "B" high school students—without a great deal of studying. We haven't kept that average. When we were told college grades are lower than high school grades, we believed "it. That's why, although we are doing less work, we rationalize about our lower grades. s Professors should share the blame. Many of them don't try to make their classes interesting; they make no attempt to get the students to study. And some actually read the textbook to students as lectures! The 2.251 is the average for last year. It is not a college average to be proud of. Most of us can do better. Most of us should study more. But unless we make some radical changes, most of us won't. Better Than A Concert... It won't be a bad idea to start early. We have not had a concert series this summer. There have been no special sport champions on the campus to play exhibit matches in tennis, ping-pong,. badminton. Summer school students have not had the chance to hear a good lecture. With the exception of the guest musicians Dr. Thompson brings to the step-sings, this quarter has been devoid of entertainment from outside of Auburn. And now—not as a part of any lecture course or program to make students more informed, but as a part of a PTA conference— Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, will speak at a meeting to which the public is invited. The Outstanding liberal.in education in the South, he has led in progressive movements time and time again. Under his guidance, Chapel Hill's University has become the South's greatest education center. If we had tried to get Dr. Graham for a lecture series, chances are we would have had no luck. We couldn't have found anyone else nearly as well-qualified to speak on education problems in the South. His speech will be made at the amphitheatre in Graves' Center at 8 p.m. tomorrow night. We students are especially urged to attend. „But whether we do or not — the speech will be made to the PTA delegates. We will be the only losers if we don't go. Those of us who want seats will have to start early. No Cokes? No Fags? Have you ever, like Old Mother Hubbard, gone to the coke machine and found it bare? Or have you ever wanted to smoke a cigarette and could not fine a pack for love, much less money. If so, then you've been the victim of one of the more selfish Auburn students. This type is not very prevalent on the campus but the fact remains that there are a few and it is the few like these that bring all our troubles about. Being typically thoughtless and selfish, they prefer to buy up all the available supply of an article and save it until needed, whether in two hours, two days or two years. They not only buy the critical items themselves but they persuade other people to go out and help them with their hoarding. Auburn gets a fairly large supply of cigarettes and cokes, yet it is often difficult or even impossible to buy them in town unless you have some sort of influence. This comes about for two main reasons. The first is that only a few stores in town will sell cigarettes to students, yet the ones who won't still expect the student trade. There are only a few business establishments in Auburn that sell cigarettes to everyone when they have them. The rest of the stores put them under the counter and say they don't have any. Students are getting pretty disgusted with . the Auburn merchants who capitalize on their virtual monopolies.- Most of these merchants depend on professors and students for the bulk of their trade. They might change their minds about impartial selling if we students stuck together and only patronized the stores t h a t have proved they have our interest at heart. Almost as much to blame for the shortages, however, are the people who trek from store to store with all their friends and buy up most of the available cigarettes for themselves or run from coke machine to coke machine, robbing it of both cokes and bottles. Auburn has always been attended by fairminded and honest students and it still is. The trouble might lie in the fact thai" perhaps the ones who hoard are not entirely aware of how they are depriving the other people of Auburn. Sure everybody wants to smoke and drink cokes, and sure everyone can if they'll take only their fair share. HE SAYS /O noun*. INC.. tM» [Reprinted from th« August iuu* of Btquirt. "1 think it*4th* utrong approach, but t f t li JAYWALKING With THORNTON and LANEY Now is the time for all good men to start working off those deficiency slips that came in the mail this week, because to be on probation during the Fall quarter is not good. You'd better start saving a few shekels for' all those trips—three to Montgomery, one to Birmingham, Atlanta and Columbus. Football is definitely in the air, and the ole Lanthorn Machine is showing impatience to start predicting the correct scores again. * * * Biggest Belief Of The Month: When Mr. Kirtley Brown stated in Interfraternity Council meeting that in 18 years at Auburn, no one has ever been expelled for airing his opinions. * * * Suggested emblem for the PE department: Two crossed shuffleboard sticks, a large lemon above with a bucket of lard below, artistically mounted on a red and black checkerboard—the whole to be surrounded by a gentle curving horsewhip. * * • Jack and Jill went up the hill, Upon a moonlight ride, When Jack came back one eye was black. His pal, you see, had lied. * .. * * A WAVE reports that she is taking the place of three sailors in Washington, but she wishes that three sailors were taking her^places instead—Sign on a beauty salon: Don't whistle at the girls when they leave this salon. One of them may be your grandmother—First seaman sez, "I'm forgetting women down here." Second seaman sez, "I'm for getting women down here too.". * * * Pinned Men—And We Don't Mean Diaper Babies. Pinned men may be spotted at least two feet away on any part of the campus at any time and may be readily identified by their usual blank expression combined with acute nueroses of the adam's apple. These poor down-trodden males cannot be held solely responsible for the evils they have visited upon themselves. Rather let us blame it equally upon the Greek— badge-crazed coeds of Auburn. * • * A fraternity pin worn in a most attractive and appropriate spot used to denote the fact that the wearer someday expected to march down the aisle and don the shackles with the wonder man of her life. But today it only seems to signify that they have up a little puppy romance, but maybe that is not so bad after all; it won't lead the guy to a dog's life as an engagement ring will. We are most interested in sponsoring a contest to select "Miss Pinned" of Auburn. To be eligible for the office a girl would have had to have been pinned at least twice, have proof of having been kissed by at least 73 boys (32 in high school, and 41 at Auburn)—we are also interested in forming a club of boys to assist girls in becoming eligible — be a present proud possessor of at least one frat badge, and have had at least one offer of marriage. * * ** Then all the male students of the campus will vote and the winner will be crowned "Miss Pinned" and will reign on the campus for one whole day. During that day she will wear the pins of each fraternity on the campus, thus putting up a gold-plated front for all the world to see. The same day she will be excused from all classes and kiss every boy who voted in the elections, be allowed to snub any girl, and in general conduct herself as a high and mighty monarch. Her guard of honor will consist of one handsome male from each fraternity—if one can be found—each of whom she will kiss periodically on the hour. * * * The male to whom she is currently pinned will not be.forgotten either. He will have a court consisting of all the elected Auburn beauties and cuties and for each kiss that "Miss Pinned" gets he will be permitted to select a member of his own court for the purpose of osculation. At the end of the day both the queen and her beloved will be escorted to Montgomery to a lip specialist who will treat all abrasions and cuts received in the heat of battle. By BABs It happened a long, long time ago. I never see a man limp without thinking of that day. The sky wept. I thought the universe wept. That was my outlook. Those very times were in misery. Men were out of-work. I was one of them. I had slept the nighe before on the cold, cement floor of the city 's jail. I slept as a tired dog sleeps, a dog worn out with a fruitless chase. All of the night before I had walked, walked, walked, my pride keeping me from this place. And so the day had found me walking, aimlessly, looking only for food, shelter and work. But it is of the day that followed that night in jail that you shall hear. „ For that was the day of my life. It was then that I found THAT SOMETHING. There is That Something in every man's soul. It makes men face the fires of Hell and win. It is that which makes the wretched failure lift up himself and rule the world. Every man must find it in his soul, or else he will be but a clutterer of the earth. It is the talisman of success. You may think my story of finding That Something foolish. Yet it changed my life. That's reason enough for the telling. You may laugh at it scornfully. Then it will do you no good. You may see in it what I saw. Then you will take your place with the masters of men. THAT SOMETHING—Woodbridge, Smith-Digby Co., Tacoma, Wash. Rat Reuben Writes Home Dear Ma and All: I certainly got skeered the other day in my history class. The professor wasn't in the room when we got there, and some of the scholars said they thought we was going to get a beat. I was looking every minute for the professor to come into the room with a bunch of switches. But he didn't never come in, and all of us got up and left. Next day when he came in the professor had got in a good humor and didn't beat us. —* • * No'm. Ma. I ain't joined up with any of the fraternities yet. Some of them seem to ask you to join, and some of them just let you knock on they front door and tell them you want to join. I'm thinking of joining one what they call the Blue Keys. I think it's something like the Odd Fellows what Pa belongs, to, judging from the members what I've seen. Ma, some of the old fellows down here told me the other day if I- kept up the good work I would be what they call a BMOC before I left Auburn. I didn't want them to think I was green, so I didn't ask them what a BMOC is. But I think that Mr. Thornton Laney is one of them what writes Jaywalking. I don't want you to think by that that I have started telling dirty stories. I ain't. Maybe BMOC just means Brightest Minds on the Campus. * • * Ma. I can sell just as many eggs as you'll send me. It seems that Dr. Duncan told the professors at a faculty meeting that you just charged 35 cents a dozen for your eggs, and now all the professors are stopping me wanting to engage some eggs. I think maybe if you can let me have some eggs for my teachers they'll give me better grades in my lessons. My teacher in Remedy English says my grammar is powful bad. They've got whal they call the Zombie Orchestra down here, Ma, what plays music for what they call the dances on Saddy night. But they ain't got a single mouth-harp in the orchestra. Please send me my mouth-harp and I'll see if Mr. Zombie won't give me a job playing it for him. These dances, Ma, are more like what we call break-downs at Corn Creek. • » * They say the fraternities are having what they call Hell Week down here. That's one reason I ain't joined up with one of them yet, for they say it's something awful what the new members have to go through with during Hell Week. They say getting orientated when you're inspected ain't nothing like as bad as Hell Week. It sure sounds bad, don't it, Ma, Hell Week. If I didn't think you'd think I had started to using bad language just because I'm a college man, I'd say that my professors have been holding Hell Week in my classes every since I got here, especially our PE teacher. * • * Ma. my Remedy English teacher sure can make things clear. The other day when we was explaining the difference between saying Peaches and Cream and saying Peaches with Cream, he said it's like this. A Woman and Child ain't the same thing as a Woman with Child. When he put it that way, I caught on without any trouble at all, even if I did blush with all the girls being in the same class. «• • • But the girls laughed more'n the boys. Ma, I just don't want Sis to come down here, much as I love Auburn. You and Pa just go ahead and make your plans to send her to Montevallo. Your loving son, Reuben WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three FOUR FORMER STUDENTS MARRIED IN MID-SUMMER CEREMONIES Jean Revill Was Coed, Moseley, Starling, Williams Auburn Men Dennis -Williams The marriage of Miss Katie Josephine Dennis, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Dennis and the late Henry Bethel Dennis, to Sgt. Felix M. Williams, Jr., took place at an evening ceremony at Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, on June 30, the pastor, Dr. Charles F. Leek, officiating. The musical program was given by Miss Zola Leek. The bride and groom were unattended. The bride for the past year has held a position with the Holding and Reconsignment Depot. Sgt. Williams is the son of Felix M. Williams. He recently returned from duty overseas where he served with the Eight Army Air Forces. At the time of his induction into the army, he was a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ,and was a member of Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity. He and his bride are residing in Montgomery, pending his further assignment. Revill-Siarling The marriage of Miss Jean Revill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Revill, of Troy, to James B. Starling, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Starling, also of Troy, took place at 5 p.m. on July 7 at the Baptist Church in that city with the Rev. W. M. Bush officiating. Mrs. Cope Stewart was matron of honor. Mr. Stewart was the groom's best man. Both the bride and the groom attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Following a wedding trip in Florida Mr. and Mrs. Starling are residing in Troy where he holds a position with the Bank and Trust Company. Gordon-Moseley The marriage of Miss Doris Claire Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Gordon, of Fort Deposit, to Capt Raymond Moseley, U. S. Army Air Forces, took place recently at the home of the bride's parents, with the Rev. E. C. Perdue, uncle of the groom, officiating. The bride and groom were unattended. The bride is a graduate of the Loundesboro High School and for the past three years has held a business position. The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moseley, of Honoraville, Alabama, has recently returned from 12 month's overseas duty in England, where he served with the Eighth Air Force. He graduated from Crenshaw County High School, and later attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. KAs Enjoy Dancing At Chapter House KAs held house dance Saturday night at their house. Members, pledges, a n d dates present were Bill Clark, Sara Goodson; Jack Hutchinson, Yvonne Cargile; Henry Vaughn, Lib Cooper; Bobby Voyles, Jean Hurt, and Hugh Williams, Nancy Gonzales. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Scott; Roland Dolph, Jack Hastings, Earl Lancaster, and Lewis Pick. The house dance was chaperoned by Mrs. Jeff Clay, housemother, and Mrs. Max Fortner. DELTA SIGS GET SOAKED By Jack Thornton Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi, better known locally as the Delta Swigs started out on their fifth hayride of the year on Saturday night last, only to have it rained out for the fifth time, but they still had another fifth left. With everything in preparation for a booming affair, the wagons ready, the hay fresh—hay not the members—and the dates at hand, everybody ended up soaked, this time by a local rain storm. When the rains came, everyone had to pile out and return to the house and think up some new kind of entertainment. Not having a porch, the usual porch ride was out so all that could be done was a little dancing. Since the Delta Sigs are not renowned at skipping the light fantastic a short skit was put on by a few of the members. Entitled "Who Threw t he Whiskey In the Well" or "You Shouldn't Spike the Punch at a Reception", it burlesqued the activities of several well-known campus characters after consuming a portion of that well known intoxicator, alcohol, unbeknown to them. Notable for their performance were Lew Sanderson, Hermann "Holy" Smith, Walton L. Thomas and Muscles Bass. Along a little later t h e impromptu affair broke up and everybody adjoined for other local sports of interest. There were a lot of people there—at the house I mean—but everybody missed a good old hay-ride. Members, guests and dates were — can't seem to remember the names but I'm sure you'll find them all listed in the student directory. "She's not much to look at, but they say she can roll cigarettes like nobody's business!" Down Our Alley By Jane Southerland Down the main alley, known as College Street, there's a small antiquated brick building known as the Y-Hut. It's not an imposing structure at all, and from the exterior gives no hint of being anything extraordinary. But that's where its looks belie reality, for inside this little hunk of brick and mortar so many different things are being done it would take a book to describe all of them. A lot of folks would be surprised at how much really hard labor is back of each production put on by the Auburn Players. Not only do the actors themselves have to give out with many hours of practicing and rehearsing the play under Mr. Telfair Peet's direction; this is only the beginning. Before the day they started rehearsing students are already working on furniture, chairs, tables and various other properties, which must all be designed and made for each play and setting. That is no easy job either. * * * Saws, drills, and lathes keep up a steady, busy noise. Hammers are banging away all over the place. Lights are being placed just so. All with one purpose back of it—that play may be as good Al Sutton, '45, has enrolled in the Maritime Service and is now in training at St. Petersburg, Fla. Fla. While in school he was a member of Alpha Psi and AVMA. He received his degree in veterinary medicine. — Buy War Bonds — Learn To Know Our Planes ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN Thunderbolt - Mustang Hellcat AND OTHERS Lots of models by Comet, Eagle, Cleveland, Testers, Megow, Hawk and Austin-Craft. Also models of boats, trucks, etc., and all necessary supplies. A FASCINATING, INSTRUCTIVE HOBBY FOR EVERYONE! PRACTICAL, TOO—START BUILDING YOUR FIRST NOW! William Ward at Ward's Men's Wear as, if not better than, anything in Auburn Players have produced yet. If one is superstitious about ladders the Hut would really be a nightmare. All kinds of ladders at all kinds of angles are all over the place. And there are people on top of them too—doing everything from painting to knocking themselves out with a monkey wrench. * * • The switchboard is quite intriguing. Unless one knows how to work it anything is liable to happen. In fact without knowing the code it's just about impossible to do a thing but gaze at the mass of intangled wires with open-eyed amazement and awe. For the small amount of recognition they get, the stage hands who make the plays possible are about the hardest working boys and gals in Auburn. * * * It's something to think about the next time the doors of the Y-Hut are open to the public when the week arrives for the presentation of the summer production. But any of them will tell you it was well worth all that labor for the hours of fun, and the feeling of satisfaction they got out of it. Sigma Chis Feature. Watermelon Cutting At Latest House Dance Sigma Chi fraternity .held a house dance Saturday night. Watermelon was served during intermission. Members, pledges and guests of Sigma Chi attended. Those present were Mrs. C. K. Keener, Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Lindsey; Ray Traylor, Jane Mc- Clean; George Turner, Jean Nelson; Dickie Clark, Marion Gay. Greg Herring, Ann Treadwell; Bud Pugh, Peggy Lowery; Johnny Spotts, Lucy Wheeler; Hugh Garner, Laura Powell; Edward Eitzen, Bettye Morgan; Gibson Tucker, Ann Turner. Red Taylor, Mary Roberts; Starr Prolsdorfer, Vam Caldwell; Bob Whitley, Evelyn Kidd; and one stag, Wyatt Pouncey. DINE IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE You'll like our courteous help and pleasant surroundings. STEAKS CHICKEN SEAFOOD Auburn Grille Spotlights on Auburnites By Harold Dodd In the realm of higher learning, dwells a fair young damsel, pleasantly freckled, with a touch of school-girl complexion added. The above mentioned coed, Miss "Vam" Caldwell, is well versed in the social and scholastic life of Auburn. As a matter of fact, "Vam" is president of WSGA, member of "Owls", former president of "Oracles", and a Dean's list student. * * * Vam doesn't spend all her time in the political world, because any type of music—excluding /Roy", horse-back riding, dancing and swimming, consume much of her spare time. In high school, Vam had the honor of being the first girl president of her student body. Besides being president, she was a member of the Beta club, a national honorary high school scholastic society, served as cheerleader, and was on the staff of her high school paper. * * * Vam entered Auburn in September 1943 and expects to graduate in June 1946. Taking Business Administration now, she plans to do personnel work after the sheep-skin has been presented. Vam isn't the least bit eccentric, but she does have a habit of writing notes to herself. Never a night passes that she doesn't indulge in a midnight snack, even if it has to be crackers and peanut butter without any beverage. * * * At least one disc and quite possibly several more, with Louis Jordan's version of "Caldonia" ^scratched upon it has been worn out on Vam's phonograph. From this we can conclude that Vam loves "Caldonia". Being president of WSGA, Vam is working on a plan to ease the restrictions of the girls; one of her latest efforts being an attempt to remove the 7:30 curfew on first quarter coeds. WED. & THURS. BETTY GRABLE in DIAMOND HORSESHOE FRIDAY JANE FRAZEE LARRY PARKS in SHE'S A SWEETHEART Last Chapter Raiders of Ghost City First Chapter "Black Arrow" Owl Show Sat. 11 P. M. TheTJelovecl Characters 01 The Best-loved Best-seller Coma To The Screen! Page Four THE PLATNSMAN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 ^Graduate Women Make Highest Grades During 1944-45 Registrar Releases Group Averages, Coeds Smarter Than Men Students Independents Outrank Frats, Sororities; Alpha Gamma Delta, OTS Top Greek Lists Graduate women students were the smartest group on the campus during the fall, winter, and spring terms, according to a report from the Registrar's office issued this week. They made a 3.404 average. * Their school also placed first in the listings of the nine on the Auburn campus. Its students averaged 3.185. Coeds were consistently graded * higher than the men students, except in the vet school. All women students' averages equaled 2.390; the men's averages were 2.116. Sorority and fraternity groups ranked lpwer than t h e corresponding averages for independent students. Sorority averages (with pledges) were 2.365 and independent women were 2.400. The independent men made a average of 2.130, while the fraternity men averaged 2.070 with the pledge grades included. Topping the list of Greeks on the campus was the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority with a 2.573 average. Running a close second, Kappa Delta added up a 2.550 average. Omega Tau Sigma made higher grades than any other fraternity with a 2.454 average. It placed Omega Tau Sigma Holds Formal Initiation Omega Tau Sigma held formal initiation Sunday afternoon in the chapter house for five men. Those received • into active membership at this time were Dr. William W. Bishop, Dyersburg, Tenn., Instructor of physiology in the School of- Veterinary Medicine; Joe T. Phifer, Tuscaloosa; Tiny S. Thompson, Birmingham; John M. Livingston, Prosperity, S. C; and W. R. DeMoss, Huntingdon, Tenn. third of all the Greek societies. Theta Upsilon's pledges topped the pledge lists with a 2.472 average. * * Auburn students as a group averaged 2.221. No men were recorded in the School of Home Economics. Girls were not enrolled in any 5th year courses during the past nine months. Pitch In And Have A Good Time! GAMES AND EQUIPMENT: • Wilson Comet Shuttlecocks for Badminton • Ping Pong Balls • Tennis Balls ^ • Pocket Games Volumes: Checkers Chess China Pegs i'uzzles Backgammcn BURTON'S BOOKSTORE Something New Every Day U-DRIVE IT Tel. 446 Sorority-Fraternity Rati Sorority or fraternity Alpha Gamma Delta* Kappa Delta* Gmega Tau Sigma Theta Upsilon* Chi Omega* Delta Zeta* Alpha Psi Alpha Gamma Rho Kappa Alpha Phi Omega Pi* Sigma Chi Alpha Delta Pi* Sigma Nu Alpha Tau Omega Delta Sigma Phi Pi Kappa Alpha Theta Chi Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi Delta Theta Kappa Sigma Pi Kappa Tau Pi Kappa Phi Lambda Chi Alpha * sorority-average 2.573 2.550 2.454 2.415 2.382 2.342 2.271 2.250 2.191 2.133 2.115 2.075 2.030 1.935 1.956 . 1.931 1.907 1.899 1.882 1.877 1.765 1.752 1.717 1.671 members 2.661 2.586 2.506 2.322 2.464 2.429 2.469 2.456 2.256 2.197 2.099 2:136 2.053 2.002 1.922 1.910 2.009 1.892 1.810 1.876 1.862 1.808 1.795 1.823 ngs pledges 2.017 1.809 2.078 2.472 / 1.859 2.001 1.682 1.916 1.921 1.807 1.907 1.582 .830 - 1.869 2.064 2.296 1.293 2.158 2.349 2.085 1.485 1.674 1.500 1.519 "Jook" Plays Tunes For Alpha Psis At House Dance Saturday Evening Plainsman Chief '36, Edits Berlin Paper Capt. Douglas C. Wallace, '36, former editor of the Plainsman, is editing Berlin's first American newspaper, in a journalistic triumph over shrapnel-searred presses and demolished facilities. The paper is. the Berlin branch of the Second Armored Division's tabloid, "Hell On Wheels." Capt. Wallace, veteran of more than three years overseas duty won the silver star and bronze star for reconnaisance work in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Wallace of Edina, Minnesota. Capt. Bob Hudson, U. S. Army, a member of the Chemical Warfare Service was in Auburn for a short visit. Capt. Hudson has just returned from one year and a half service overseas. Bob graduated from Auburn in June of 1942 and was commissioned a second lieutenant since he held a reserve commission in the U. S. Army. BIKE SHOP Tel. 260 Alpha Psi held a house dance on Saturday evening, July 14, from 8 until 11 o'clock. "The music was furnished by the'jook'. The dance was chaperoned by Mrs. Rebecca Henry, housemother of the Alpha Psis. Refreshments were served throughout the evening. Members and.their dates present were Jimmy Acree, Doris Brown; Bill Crum, Jeannette Ellis; Louis McClain, Laholme McClendon; S c o t t Galbreath, •Margaret Gill; and Agree Wiggins, Betty Wilson. ' H. B. Lewis, Louise Stone; Zombie Lauderdale, Lois Swingle; Mack Rumbley, Jane Mitchell; Frarie Smalley, Jean Campbell; Gorge Killian, Lois Townsend; Aubrey Robinson, Jean Strait; and Malcolm Dykes, Virginia Grayson. Carl Sellars, Mark Dunavant, Lawrence Bowers, Harold Davis, and Bronze Youmans. Cliff Hart, Charles Fields, Johnny Little, and O/C George Hughes. Pledges and dates were Larry Reidel, Martha Hay; John D. Martin, Mrs. Martin; Harry Latta, Gladystine Evans; and Jim Gil-lis, Mavis Adams. Ben Willis, Margie Lawing; Bill Houke, Dot Miller; Leonard Plunk,' James Priest, and Jack Cobb. Guests and Dates were Johnny Brousard, Frances Wilkinson; and Lt. Tom Reddick, Beryl Gilliam; Captain Jack Cagle, Phyllis Kloeti. Pfc. John Belue Reported Dead In German Records The War Department notified Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Belue of Auburn of their son's death in Italy. The Auburn boy, 22, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for the action in which he was killed. He crawled over open ground under rake of German fire to destroy one enemy, machine gun nest and was going after a second nest when last seen. Thirty-five Germans were killed or wounded and many positions discovered as a result of his heroic action. A junior in landscape architecture, Pfc. Belue left Auburn to join the enlisted reserve. He was a member of Kappa Sigma. Classes1 Scholastic Rati Class Unclassified Fifth year - Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman Editor's ngs Men Women Class average 2.998 2.952 2.636 2.259 2.011 1.744 Scribbles 3.048 none 2.653 2.429 2.315 2.020 2.968 2.952 2.650 2.364 2.171 1.882 - Piano And Voice— (Continued from front page) the local folk with her voice. However, she continue dher piano playing—which is always in demand by girls of Dorm II, her present home. Origin? LaHolme, which is an old family name, is especially convertible to agreeable sounding nick names su.ch as Oklahoma— Author's opinion is that this originated when her swains moaned Oh LaHolme oh—>Homely, very inappropriate— Mac, and a local verson, Layhome. During high school, feeling the need for another name she tacked on Sandra but dropped the masquerade when she enrolled at Auburn. Demand to See the Scrap Book Her chief hobby is keeping a scrapbook which contains dance programs,, pressed flowers, pictures and what not. This information is purely second hand, though, as LaHolme refused to put the book on exhibit in the Grille or even to have anyone see it, stating that it was too personal. Not being athletically inclined she loves to go to football and basketball games but takes part in few sports. Favors Garland. Haymes She has definite preference along the musical line, her favorite vocalists being Judy Garland and Dick Haymes. The song she likes to sing most is "I'll Remember You", and her favorite orchestra is Harry James. She thinks Caldonia "stinks" and much prefers the "voice" to the "groaner." LaHolme spends most of her spare time either suntanning or at the Grille. She's crazy about Auburn. Said she: "Auburn boys are the friendliest and nicest anywhere. I just wish we had more of them." If you've noticed a swagger in the editor's steps as she crosses the campus 15 or 20 minutes late to class, you can attribute it to the fact that the Plainsman office is clean. For the first time in recent history, the floor of the office .made its appearance last week. The usual heap of yellow copy paper was neatly transferred to the wastebasket. * * • The cause and guiding spirit in the amazing clean-up campaign was Nancy Dickson, Bulletin reporter, who got tired of seeing the Plainsman office so messy. Deciding to do something about it, she enlisted the aid of the editor, several assorted members of the armed forces, a reporter, and even the business manager. Besides* the major accomplishment of sweeping the floor, dust from two or . three years was swept off the top of the cabinets. The drawing board looks like a drawing board, and the tables are free from stacks of old Plains-mans, exchanges, and notes written years ago. • The crowning achievement — one which probably has never been attempted before—was the washing of the windows under Nancy's direction. The staff can now look out and see the light. Rueben, our rat, is an honest-to- goodness freshman. He has been credited as being a creation of various members of the staff— principally Thornton and Laney. He's not. He's Billy Stephenson .freshman in education from West Point. Incidentally, we're glad you like him. * * » ' Bobby Clement from Greenville, also a freshman, is our sports editor. He's doing a fine job of filling up the back page with news of the intramurals and the football team. He is responsible for the Tiger's Liar. * * * While we're on the subject of columnists, BABs has not ever been introduced. As t h e most observant of our readers know, BABs stands for Beverly Ann Burkhardt. The author of HE SAYS, she's from Auburn. * * * Mr. Thornton Laney, author of Jaywalking, is actually two students. Jack T. serves as feature editor—a joB which he gets to exercise his sense of humor. William F. Laney, Esquire, the title is ME (managing editor.) Both write front page news stories, editorials on occasion, and features besides their column. Last week we even caught Laney doing a wedding! Cast Of Owl Show, " A Tree" Live Everywhere But Brooklyn Brooklyn probably won't be happy about it, but there isn't a single Brooklynite among the principal players in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," the sensational Betty Smith best-seller, which will be shown at the Owl Show Saturday at the Tiger Theater. With a blithe disregard for birthplaces, 20th Century-Fox has picked the players for the film version of the Number One bestseller strictly on the basis of how they look and how they can act. Never In Brooklyn Peggy Ann Garner, who plays CHIEF'S Uke l/IHaalc ^riame Jhat \AJlll oLlanten l4ou,r ^/utut (ROLAND L. SHINE) SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION ire TOMORROW, as it does today, Natural Gas—the Magic Flame that heats and freezes—will perform miracles in your home for your health, comfort and convenience. Your New FREEDOM GAS KITCHEN, complete with automatically controlled gas appliances, will bring you many new thrills. For the most in kitchen happiness, you can depend on Natural Gas . . . the Magic Flame that will lighten your future. AlABAMA/^/C0RP0RATI0M "Francie Nolan" — t h e biggest child's role in Hollywood history— was born in Clanton, Ohio. Never, in her twelve years, has she been in Brooklyn. Dorothy McGuire, who plays her mother, "Katie Nolan," is a native of Omaha, Neb. James Dunn, who plays "Johnny Nolan," Kattie's husband and Fran-cie's father, hails from New Roch-elle, N. Y. Ted Donaldson, cast as "Neeley," Francie's younger brother, was born in Manhattan —on the west side of the East River. From All Over Lloyd Nolan, who plays "Mc- Shane," the policeman, comes from San Francisco; Ruth Nelson, who portrays "Miss Mc- Donough," the sympathetic teacher, was born in Los Angeles; Ferike Boros, cast as "Grandma Rommely," hails from Hungary, and James Gleason, who plays "McGarrity," the soft - hearted saloonkeeper, is a native New Yorker. Ttl.446 PERSONAL CARE FOR YOUR CLOTHES Our AYR-MOR Compact Machine Gives You Quicker and Better Dry Cleaning Service. • For Pick-Up and Delivery PHONE 40 Deluxe Cleaners WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five Intensive Educational Program Can Help Alabama Farmers Double Their Income, Dean M. J. Funchess Asserts Resource Workshop's Closing Sessions Hear Ag Experts Addressing the closing session of the resource education workshop, agricultural Dean M. J. Funchess emphasized the importance of intensive educational activity to turn Alabama farmers to better farm practices which will result in higher farm incomes. "Alabama's farm income can be doubled by increasing yields of crops and developing field, forage, and pasture systems," he said. The workshop was held from June 6 through July 13. Members of the staff of the agricultural experiment station who have made contribution to the resource workshop are M. J. Funchess, dean of the School of Agriculture and director of the agricultural experiment station; H. S. Swingle, fish culturist; L. M. Ware, head professor of horticulture and forestry; Sam Doughty, extension conservationist; and P. O. Davis, director of the agricultural extension service. Fish Affected by Erosion Dr. Swingle pointed out that fish as well as human beings are affected by soil erosion. Adequate food for fish cannot be produced in muddy water. Restocking the streams is not our need; our streams already have more fish than can survive under present conditions. ~He stated that a fish pond for every farm would be a means of conserving soil and water and providing recreation and food. More meat can be produced on an acre of fish pond than an acre of ground planted in any other crop. The climax of Mr. Swingle's visit was a tour of the experimental fish ponds and the privilege of fishing in one of the well-stocked ponds. Ware Lectured on Forestry Professor L. M. Ware's lecture on forestry as the major crop of the south was followed by a field trip, illustrating the wisdom and technique of scientific planting, protection, and cutting of woodland areas. Mr. Doughty has served as a consultant and liaison agent between the workshop and conservation agencies on and off the campus. Mr. Davis emphasized that we need to educate all of the children of all the people by giving them access to scientific information concerning the resources that exist about them. The basic formula of education for living is: learn how to do and then apply the information. He gave a brief historical summary of the extension service as an educational agency to aid people to raise their economic level and to create better homes and communities on the land. API Professors Serve Alabama Polytechnic Institute professors who are serving as consultants for the resource Education Workshop are S. Ii. Ches-nutt, professor of agricultural education, and Jerome Kuderna, Dr. Paul Irvine, professor of education, is coordinator of the campus workshops. ©roups' Scholastic Averages Independent women All women Sororities: members, pledges Undergraduate women Independent men and women All students Undergraduate students Fraternity, sorority pledges _ Fraternity members : Undergraduate men Fraternities: members, pledges Sororities: pledges Fraternities: pledges 3.048 2.390 2.365 2.347 2.295 2.251 2.221 2.174 2.135 2.100 2.070 1.930 1.829 'SWING IS A DERN GOOD THING— (Continued' from page 1) know, a male quartet is composed of a tenor and three other guys who lean his way while he sings." Another ambition Dr. Arment hopes to fulfil is the organizing of a "little symphony." An instructor, scheduled to arrive this fall, will take over this assignment. No Degree This Quarter Although no degrees will be conferred upon music students at the end of the summer quarter, Dr. Arment is looking forward to a full college course in music. Next quarter the Bachelor of Music degree will be available. It will be possible for students to major in music, or have a single double-minor. Classes will be coordinated with the general college program." "The department of music," states the professor, "will be open to the community, and will not be confined to the college." Among the courses of study next fall will be classes in piano and theory, in fundamental music and elementary methods, and in various other instrumental classes. Dr. Arment, along with the other musical instructors who will be employed by the department, will teach private classes in singing. First Impressions of API When asked what his first impressions of API are, Dr. Arment came back with a quick answer, "Good! The people were extremely cordial and friendly, and I find that most people are very glad I'm here—including myself!" His First Musical Interest Dr. Arment attributes his first interest in music to his father and to the territory in which the family lived. "My Pop," he said, "was a cow-puncher. Naturally his job brought him in contact with many Western songs, because it was a custom for the men to sing to the cattle while rounding them up. This was done to prevent a stampede. I guess my hearing the Western songs helped to cultivate a liking to music. Anyway I began singing at an early age— three to be exact." His Biggest Singing Jobs "The biggest opera role I ever had," Dr. Arment said with a great deal of pride, " was as 'Turidderi' in Cavallera Rusti-cana." He also ranks his role in the Cininnati Company's "Tannhaus- Brig. Gen. Bledsoe, Former Student, Visits In Auburn After witnessing the destruction at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and serving in the Pacific Theater for o v e r three years, Brig. Gen. William P. Bledsoe, 1915 summer school student at API, returned home to visit in Auburn last week. The general found other old friends on returning to Auburn for the first time in 14 years. He had been in World War 1 with Colonel O. I. Gates and has served with Colonel B. Conn Anderson and with Colonel John J. Waterman. A native of Lee County, he was the guest of his cousin, Mrs. F. E. Guyton, wife of Prof. F. E. Guy-ton of the entomology department. Capt. Mitchell Wadkins of Auburn served as General Bledsoe's aide for some time during the general's stay in the Pacific. er" first place. "One of my most enjoyable jobs," further commented the professor, "was the making of a Victor Red Seal set of recordings of Stephen Foster's songs with Richard Crooks and the Balla-deers, a quartet of which I was first tenor, manager, and arranger." Trend of Music Today Dr. Arment says, "The trend of American music today is away from romanticism in all its glam-orification. I look for a strong nationalistic trend coupled w i th an extreme contrapuntal technique." The l e a d i n g American-born singer today, Dr. Arment thinks is Jan Pearce, Metropolitan tenor, George Gershwin is "Really great! He's the Puccini of American music." Dr. Arment considers Sammy Kaye the best of popular musical conductors. Possibilities For Auburn Dr. Arment feels the possibilities of developing the department of music at Auburn are excellent. "It is my hope," he says, "to see the students of the college, and the people of Auburn become more interested in music and help build up this program." TIGER TAVERN Chicken Dinners, Steaks, All Kinds of Sandwiches Located 2 miles out on Montgomery Highway Accomodations for Special Patties and Late Breakfasts HOURS: 4:30 -12 — Closed Monday Students Favorite Dine and Dance Spot OWNED AND OPERATED BY EVERETT HARWELL "Cousin Crow" Sets Up New Maple Bowling Pins By Buel Johnson Here's good news to all of you regular student bowlers. "Cousin Crow" Wright, who is manager of the Tiger Bowling Center on East Magnolia, has just gotten some new bowling pins. His place of business is really up-to-date now—as you know, he had his alleys resanded about two months ago. While we're on the subject of bowling pins, we'd like to give you a brief history of one. It is made of maple wood. After the tree is cut, the wood is aged in a drying kiln for from three to four years. The wood is then processed and shellacked and in turn used as a bowling pin. More Strikes Now "Cousin Crow" has trained many students to "make a strike" under his teaching. Girls' bowling classes are held every day from 4 to 5 p.m. under Miss Martha Walton. The Center is open from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays. On Sundays it also opens at 12:30, but closes between 9 and 10 p.m. So when you've nothing in particular to do in a few spare minutes drop by to see "ol' Cuz"; he's always friendly, cooperative, and genuinely glad to have you. Presbyterians Meet For Vespers At Park Westminster Fellowship w i ll hold its Sunday evening vesper services at Chewacla this week. Supper will be served at the park, and the program is to be highlighted by a Sunset Service led by Burney Hay. All Presbyterian students are invited to attend this service, leaving Westminster House at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Prayer Service in the light of the Cross is held each Thursday night from 7 to 7:30 p.m. in the main auditorium of the church. LOST: Principles of Economics book, by Gemmill. Finder please return to Plainsman office. Changed Convocation Proves Big Success By Wilson and Wallace Truth (it was different) or consequence— well, you should have been at Convocation Thursday. Freshmen girls were drafted for duty and Prexy Vam Cardwell delivered the well-known greetings. Mary Furr, mistress of ceremonies, tricked the freshman with simple questions of the history of API. It must have been accidentally on purpose that the freshmen missed some of the questions they were given. One of our coed rats didn't know what the letters WSGA represented. Another of the freshmen didn't know where Agricultural Hollow and Veterinary Hill were located. What's the matter, Vets—losing your technique? Taking everything into consideration, the freshmen seem to have possibilities of making good upperclass-men. Some of the consequences the freshmen were given to perform had the upperclassmen foiling in the aisles—the airplane ride, the Schools' Scholastic Averages School Average Graduate 3.185 Architecture 2.525 Veterinary Medicine 2.402 Education 2.395 Chemistry 2.240 Home Economics 2.225 Architecture 2.121 Pharmacy 2.100 Science and Literature 2.054 Engineering 1.956 Men Women 2.968 3.404 2.225 2.690 2.463 1.891 1.961 2.482 2.180 2.307 no separate figures given 2.101 3.335 1.867 2.367 1.766 2.274 1.945 2.127 API HEADS LOOK AT TVA HOUSING A four-man party from t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute returned Monday from a conference with TVA officials on housing research. The trip was an outgrowth of plans for research by the college in rural housing. The group—Ralph Draughon, Professor Edwin B. Lancaster, Dean Turpin C. Bannister and Dean Russell Poor—visited TVA housing at Fontana and at Norris and saw hydraulic power plants at both places. They also inspected a TVA project for making laminated lumber, a process which uses low-grade material for high-grade flooring. hula-hula dance, the race to don red skirt and slacks. The program was very successful. Thanks to WSGA and the wonderful cooperation of the contestants. Parks Has Greatest Gain In Number Of Visitors Chewacla State Park scored the biggest increase of visitors of any of the state's eight parks during the period from October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year, according to figures made available by state officials. The number of visitors rose from 16,334 to more than 25,000, with 9,022 of the increase accounted for by in-state guests. The increase is attributed to more widespread knowledge of the park's facilities, to congestion in neighboring states because of army and navy personnel and defense workers, and to travel restrictions that have made long trips almost impossible. 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Full cut $1.95 LEE JAMES "We Do Not Sell Cheap Merchandise," "But We Do Sell Good Merchandise Cheap" Down on Railroad Avenue Opelika, Alabama Page Six THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 Two Teams To Battle In Final Scrimmage Saturday Kickoff Will Be At 5 P. M J n Stadium, Students, Public Invited To Attend Line-Ups For Greens, Whites Released, Smalley, Moulton Captain Their Elevens Final practice for the Auburn Tigers this summer will terminate in a regulation game, kick-offs and all, Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the stadium. The Greens, considered t h e first-string varsity, will throw their weight and skill against the Whites, who for the time being are the second-stringers. Tentative captains for the two teams are, for the Greens, Frarie Smalley from Dublin, Georgia, and for the Whites, John Moulton from Rome, Georgia. Barring late changes, Saturday's lineup will be as follows: Greens Line Whites Liptak LE Moulton Burns LT Strange Smalley LG Cannon Dupuy C Barcroft Laffoon RG Jones, J. Bazemore RT Robinson, T. Gerremore RE Tillery Backs Yearout LH Robertson Norman RH Voyles Abraham Q Purvis Seibert F Laney A large crowd is expected to witness the contest, since it is the final scrimmage of the summer drills. The public is cordially invited to be present. BSU LAYS PLANS FOR BANQUET Baptist students a r e making plans for their semi-annual banquet on August 4. Using . the theme, the Land of t h e Sky, guests will board the Ridgecrest Special for an evening of fellowship. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mr. Davis Wooley, former state student secretary of Alabama. He was the first student secretary of the Auburn Baptist Church, and served in that capacity from 1935 to 1940. At present he is attending the Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., from which he will receive his Th. D. in August. The program will carry out the theme of the banquet. Ticket Committee Named Tickets for the banquet should be purchased before August 1. The price is 75 cents per person. They may be obtained from Ralph Gandy, Barbara Weaver, John Crocker, James Ellis, Richard Havron, Johnnie Spotts, Hazel Vinson, and Margaret Stephens. Ralph Gandy is chairman of the ticket committee. Other committees and their chairmen are program planning, Lora Pritchett; food, Mary Lou Well; program making, Frances Snow; place cards, Mary Roberts; posters, Nelle Higgins; room decorations, Fred Browder; table decorations, Lou Hovey; table setting, Cherry Woolridge; cleanup, Percy Carter; and newspaper publicity, Everett Floyd. BLUE KEY (Continued from front page) tions on the campus that are interested would be invited to enter. Several trophies will be awarded by the college to the outstanding entrants, in addition to the cups given by Blue Key for winners of the best house decorations and Outstanding Player Award. Blue Key, represented by President Bill Crum, and the sports department, by Mr. Fred Turby-ville, emphasize that all plans thus far are tentative and that entire celebration depends upon the suggestions, ideas and cooperation of all interested people. Ideas to IFC or Plainsman Students, faculty-members and townspeople are requested to send their ideas to Interfraternity Council Meeting Monday August 6, or to mail them to the Plainsman office, indicating whether they may be published. Homecoming this year will be on November 3, when the Tigers meet a Southeastern Conference foe, the University of Florida. SOFTBALL LEAGUES RESUME PLAY, SIGMA CHI, THETA CHI DROP OUT CARL VOYLES Auburn Carl Voyles: Man Of Many Systems By Fred Turbyville Those who have followed Carl Voyles' steady climb as a football coach were not startled when he announced the 1945 Auburn teams' offense would be changed again. Voyles is a progressive, not f. standpatter. As a player he absorbed two systems: first, the single wing and balanced line under E. A. Pritchard, an Illinois man, coaching at Oklahoma A & M. Then when Voyles returned from Army service, in the first war, he found a new coach, Jim Pixley, and Jim was using a spread and punt formation. When he started coaching at Altus, Okla., high school, Voyles used the single wing a n d unbalanced line. Favored Short Punt A year later he coached Southwestern State Teachers and used a short punt formation and single wing, with balanced line. At Illinois, as a freshman coach, he found the offensive changing, almost from season to season. First it was the single wing, then the double wing (with Grange gone) and in 1929 Zuppke went to the short punt and T. At Duke, where he coached the ends for Wallace Wade, Voyles had to settle down to one system for eight long years. It was the single wing and unbalanced line. And Voyles almost settled for that system. That is what he used After a week's delay, due to the eligibility misunderstanding, the Intramural Softball League again swung into action last week. Even though one game contested because of ineligible players and two others were not even played, the quality of the games.played was not harmed. The Faculty has finally met defeat. The trick was turned by the Alpha Psi's who nosed them out by a score of 9-8. Earlier in the week the Faculty defeated Phi Kappa Tau, 5-3. League III was a merry-go-round with Pi Kappa Alpha defeating Lambda Chi Alpha, 6-5 and Lambda Chi Alpha then defeated Sigma Nu to the tune of 8-2. Sigma Nu turned around and defeated Pi Kappa Alpha, 6-4. In League II, Kappa Sigma defeated Delta Sigma Phi, 13-3, but took a 12-2 drubbing at the hands of ATO. Kappa Sig protested the eligibility of two ATO players, however, and the game was forfeited 1-0. Alpha Psi defeated Delta Sigma Phi 15-0. Theta Chi did not show up for either game with Alpha Gamma Rho and Phi Kappa Tau. Alpha Gamma Rho defeated OTS, in League I, by a 5-3 margin. After dropping Sigma Chi from League III, Theta Chi from League I, and omitting the disputed games, the results are as follows: League I won lost pet. AGR 2 0 1000 OTS 1 1 .500 Phi Kappa Tau 0 2 .000 League II Kappa Sigma 3 0 1000 Alpha Psi 2 0 1000 ATO 1 2 .333 Delta Sigma Phi 0 4 .000 League III Phi Kappa Alpha 3 1 .750 LCA 2 2 .500 Sigma Nu 1 3 .250 Faculty - 5 1 .833 Get an M. Lewis cold wave at Newsome's Beauty Salon, $10.00 and up. Also featuring an egg-nog shampoo. Mrs. L. T. Newsome, 249 East Glenn. Phone 825. LOST Like a crazy ijiot I don gone and lost my good ole fountain pin and it writ so good I want to git it back. I's a Sheaffer lifetime pin with a while speck on it. It is short and a dark streaked color. I wants it back sumting awful. Jack Thornton, phone 832. MORING Tailor And Pant Shop HIGH QUALITY Dry Cleaning And Pressing Also Equipped for Making TAILORED ALTERNATIONS Phone 180 in four highly successful years at William and Mary. But in 1944, coming to Auburn, he changed—single wing back and unbalanced line. The line was unbalanced one way, t h e backfield the other. Now, in 1945, Voyles has something new—a combination of the T and what he had last year. The blocking back is under the center on all plays—but not always receiving the ball. The line and backfield are still unbalanced— in opposite directions. API Appoints (Continued from front page) The committee, through the local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, promotes the establishment of agencies to maintain historic buildings, and it is especially concerned with the preservation of individual buildings of historic importance in Washington, D. C. Under Dr. Holland, the committee gave strong support to the Historic American Buildings Survey, which between 1933 and 1941 prepared over 24,000 sheets of measured drawings and 25,000 photographs, recording over 6300 structures throughout the country. These documents are deposited in the Library of Congress and copies may be obtained at nominal prices. They have proved invaluable in restoring buildings damaged by fire or storm. E. Walter Burkhardt, professor of architecture, was in charge of the HABS in Alabama. He recently became head of the committee on preservation of historic Alabama buildings of the Alabama chapter of AIA. THE TIGER'S LAIR By Bobby Clement: Rev. Mack Anthony To Speak At Church Church services will be held Sunday night at 8 p.m. in the Amphitheatre at Graves Center. Speaker this week will be Rev. Mack Anthony, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Thompson will have charge of the music, and in case of rain the services will be held in Lang-don Hall. DR. FRANK GRAHAM (Continued from Page 1) two solos sung by Dr. Hollace E. Arment. The PTA study conference is sponsored by Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean of the school of education, and Mrs. Benjamin Showalter, secretary of the department of extension teaching. A barbeque will be held at Graves Center for the delegates to the conference and the guests of the college before the program Thursday night. Mrs. James Fitts Hill, president of National Parent-Teacher, Inc., will discuss Guides and Goals of a Parent-Teacher Association as the conference gets to work at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. LOST: Child's orange blossom ring in front of Langdon Hall on Sunday night. Reward. See W. C. Allen. 104 Samford. If You Like To Dress Well Final scrimmage for the summer football session will take place Saturday at 5 o'clock in a practice game between the whites and the greens. Since the summer drills are ending a week earlier than expected, the pep rally that was to be held in the stadium during the game -will be postponed until a later date. * * * A review of Auburn's 1945 schedule shows us that we have three night games, two in Montgomery and one in Miami. In addition, there are to be two games in Auburn, against Florida and Louisiana Tech, one each in Birmingham, Atlanta, Columbus, and New Orleans. There is also one daylight game scheduled for Montgomery. Games at Montgomery are considered to be on home grounds, as the capital city is only 60 miles away. The games against Mississippi State, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Florida, and the University of Georgia are all Southeastern Conference games. * * * September 15, one week before the opener with Howard in Montgomery, the Tigers will take on a service team at Fort Benning for a practice tilt. * * * Auburn played against the University of Georgia in the first football game to be played in the deep south back somewhere about 1892. This year will be the forty-ninth meeting of the two schools. It will be the forty-eighth game with Georgia Tech. First games will be played with Maxwell Field and Southwestern Louisiana. * * * In the 52 years that Auburn has had football, she has won 222 games, lost 146, and tied 31. Auburn has scored 6361 points against her opponents, 3421 in the 399 games. * * * Plans are being made for the reorganization of the Girls Tennis Club by Miss Harriet Barnes. The club was begun last year, but was discontinued due to weather conditions and interference of other sports. All girls interested in this club are urged to see Miss Barnes at once. ^ Restoration Of Veterans Is Topic For Rehabilitation Discussion Physical restoration and rehabilitation of veterans are the main topics for discussion: at the vocational rehabilitation school of instruction which opened Monday. The talks will end Friday. They are held in Samford H a l l. Each representative will participate in the program. All phases or rehabilitation will be considered. Approximately 15 representatives from district -vocational rehabilitation offices over the state will attend the planning conference being held at Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the first time. Each staff member will participate in the program and all phases of rehabilitation training will be considered. The school also will study work of the past year in Alabama and prepare changes in policy and procedure from their findings for the coming year. A rehabilitation office has been established at API for the past 18 months in the department of education, and its local office represents seven counties. A College Girl Looks THE PART See OLIN L. HILL The Man With The Tape" and SKIRTS HEAVENLY PASTELS IN 100% WOOL THIS SHIPMENT INCLUDES ALL THE NEWEST IN SHADES AND FASHIONS MILDRED LIPPITT'S Town and Country MARTIN OPELIKA. ALABAMA TUESDAY. JULY 17 JAMES LYDON SALLY EILERS WARREN WILLIAM in STRANGE ILLUSION added Special "March of Time" WEDNESDAY. JULY 18 THURSDAY. JULY 19 M-G-M's SON OF LASSIE In Technicolor with PETER LAWFORD DONALD CRISP LASSIE and LADDIE Added Disney's "Donald's Crime" FRIDAY, JULY 20 ON STAGE W I B ; BARN DANCE Also BLONDE RANDS0N with VIRGINIA GREY DONALD COOK Added News SATURDAY. JULY 21 I CAN HARDLY WAIT with 3 STOOGES and GET ALONG LITTLE DOGIE with GENE AUTURY Added "Capx. America" No. 5 SUNDAY. JULY 22 CALL OF THE WILD with GABLE and OAKIE Also News Cartoon MONDAY. JULY 23 IT'S IN THE BAG with FRED ALLEN Also News Cartoon PICTURE FRAMES All Types, All Sizes — Frederick-Williams Co.
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Title | 1945-07-18 The Plainsman |
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Date Issued | 1945-07-18 |
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OCR Transcript | WATCH TIGERS TILT TJJIOE. PJjQiijinjynRj^ HEAR LaHOLME LILT * * \ j & V^^JtK-/ \jy^u \-N>VXWW\J l^QKKKkj * * VOL. LXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 NUMBER 6 BLUE KEY ASKS ALL-CAMPUS AID FOR HUGE HOMECOMING DAY Students Want Parades, Decorations And Dances Blue Key, national honor fraternity and sponsor of the annual Homecoming weekend at Auburn, is sending out a call for new ideas to make this year's celebration the most spectacular in many years.* Working with the sports publicity department of the college, the organization has devised tentative plans for putting on a show in the stadium and in town that will attract capacity crowds. Purpose of the proposals is to give the students, alumni, and townspeople greater enjoyment of Homecoming and to insure success for the increasing number of home games that will be played in the stadium when it is completed. Floats Indefinite plans have been made to have a parade of floats in the stadium before game time, demonstrations by the freshmen and the cheering section, a more impressive ceremony for Miss Homecoming, booking of a Name Band for the dance that night, and a rousing welcbme for "Doc" Hodge and "Doc" Moore as they come on the field to assist the cheerleaders, i One proposal is that several students in each school of the college be appointed by the dean to direct the construction of a float or any compact show that can move around the stadium in a parade. Floats could be built on private cars, U-Drive-Its, jalopies, wagons, or almost anything that can be driven or pushed around the track. Open To All Groups In addition to the several schools, all social sororities and fraternities and other organiza- (Continued to page six) API WANTS HOMES FOR VETERANS The housing shortage in Auburn is critical. Many veterans have asked for homes while they' are attending Auburn. The college wants to know about any vacant living quarters. Furnished or unfurnished. Apartments or houses. Please call W. C. Allen, in the News Bureau at 960—230 or Kirlley Brown, director of student affairs at 960-226. Long Attends Missouri Irene Long, who was associate editor of the Plainsman last quarter, is now attending the University of Missouri's School of Journalism at Columbia. She plans to return to API in the fall. Irene writes that she was surprised to find a friend from Auburn, Mary Johnson, former stenographer in Dean Marion W. Spidle's office, living in Hendrix Hall, where she has reservations. Miss Johnson, also enrolled for the summer session, is in the School of Arts and Science. The University librarian, Benjamin E. Powell, asked Irene about two friends he knew to be at Auburn, Coach Carl Voyles and Librarian Clyde Cantrell. Summer Football Ends With Saturday's Game; Public Is Invited Summer football practice will end Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock with - a regulation game between the whites' -and. ;the greens. The public is invited to come down to the stadium Saturday and look over the Tiger's grid prospects for 1945. A large turnout o fstudents is always on hand for the last practice tilt. The contest will end a summer session of high hopes and bitter disappointments for Tiger rooters; but in spite of the SEC eligibility rulings and the draft, Coach Voyles says that prospects are much brighter than a year ago. Spectators at the game Saturday may look for a fast, shifty offensive and some smattering of razzle-dazzle, since the recent conversion to the "T" formation. Collegiates To Play On Samford Terrace . Zombie Lauderdale and his Auburn Collegiates have been hired to play for another series of Samford Swings, beginning Saturday night at 8:30 on Samford Terrace. As usual'Hhe dance will last until 11 ^o'clock. The street dances enjoy considerable popularity when the Collegiates furnish the music, and after a week's delay, the orchestra has been rehired. Vocalist is Laholme McClendon. In case of rain, the dance will be held in Alumni Gym. There is no admission charge, and soft drinks a n d other refreshments will be sold at nearby booths. AIA APPOINTS DEAN BANNISTER HISTORIC BUILDINGS HEAD New Committee Chairman Will Encourage Preseveration Qf Old American Structures . The American Institute of Architects have appointed Dr. Turpin C. Bannister, dean of the School of Architecture and the Arts, chairman 6 fthe committee on the preservation of historical buildings. The preceding chairman was Dr. Leicester B. Holland, until recently chief of the fine arts division of the Library of Congress. Dr. Bannister has been a member of the committee since 1941. The work of this committee includes the encouragement of a national program of preservation of historic American buildings, particularly those having architectural significance, with the aim of safeguarding the survival and integrity of those structures which comprise the most tangible expression of American cultural history. (Continued to page six) An Editorial On the face of it, Blue Key's proposals that all organizations on the campus participate in a spectacular show at Homecoming may not seem so important. In this plan, though, may well be the seeds of a greater day for Auburn—a day of home and home games with the major teams of the south, played before crowds of 30,000 people right here on Drake Field. But before that day can come, the students and all the people of this section must have assurance that they will see a memorable spectacle when they pay a visit to this village. They must know that they are coming here not only for a great football game, but forlavish, thrilling entertainment in the way of decorations, parades, gala dances, and other amusements. They shall pack the stadium an hour before the kickoff in order not to miss the parade of floats and jalopies and what-have- you—and to help the cheering squad and the freshman section give out with thunderous yells for the ole Alma Mater. They'll shout approval at the half when Miss Homecoming comes on the field surrounded with decks of flowers. And the students and graduates will swell with pride when they see the rotogravure sections of the national papers filled with the Auburn Homecoming spectacle. This is what the students want, and this is what the students shall have. Blue Key is pointing the way—now the students must supply the details. PIANO AND VOICE, McCLENDON'S CHOICE; LaHOLME SINGS WHILE ZOMBIE SWINGS By Jack Thornton "LaHolme to swing out at street dance." If you've read the Plainsman within the last quarter you're bound to have seen this under the statement that Zombie and t h e Auburn Collegians would furnish the music. LaHolme in this instance refers to McClendon, the comely chauntress and not to an Anglized version of a French clambake quartet. LaHolme who has been piping the syncopant lyrics for the Collegians nigh onto nine months as yet has had no instances of swoon goons collapsing at the mere lilt of her voice, but eds have been known to forego the pleasure of a quick lick at the bottle just to hear her make with the vocals. Since last September when La- Holme started warbling for Zombie, she has chirped out a lot of syncopant melodies — more than she can remember! LaHolme began her musical career a long time ago since she says that for 13 years she has held a high school piano certificate. While at Etowah High school in Attalla, where she was born, she played the piano for all local affairs. Anywhere, Any Place, Any Time For this reason she got an excuse by the principal of the school stating that she could go any place any time for any reason, which must have proven rather handy at times. About the only singing LaHolme did at this time was in the local church choir. Now a first quarter junior in secretarial training, she expects to change her course to music at the end of this quarter. After graduation she wants to continue her musical education by attending a conservatory, as yet un-selected. Final A For rrangements Complete s First NROTC Unit Trainees To Enter Freshman Class, Will Graduate After I I Quarters No Go At Alabama LaHolme finished her freshman year here at Auburn and then changed to the University of Alabama where she was enrolled in Music. Her stay at the university was rather short-lived— by the end of three days she was so homesick she burst out crying and called home four times so she could change back to Auburn. According to her the people at the University were the coldest and unfriendliest that she'd ever seen, not at all like the Auburn students. LaHolme started singing here at Auburn with Bob White and the Auburn Ambassadors after a friend had told Bob that she was pretty good. The Ambassadors were disbanded when Bob White left school and LaHolme didn't have much change to enchant (Continued on page 4) Final plans for installation of a Naval ROTC Unit of two hundred Naval ROTC cadets who will enter Auburn at the opening of the fall quarter were completed on Saturday, after a party of Naval Officers completed a survey of the college. The Navy party was under the command of Captain A. S. Adams, special assistant to the Director of Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. Captain Adams and his staff arrived in Auburn by plane from Washington on Thursday, and spent three day in going over details with President L. N. Duncan and college officials. Commander . Hefferman and Lieutenant Swanholm of the Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, jointed the party here for the tour of the campus. Choose Courses The NROTC Unit will consist of two hundred cadets carefully selected by the Navy. They will enter the freshman class and may take any of the degree courses offered. They must complete 54 quarter hours of Naval Science under the instruction of the Professor of Naval Science and Tactics and a staff of assistants. The professor of Naval Science and Tactics and his instructional staff will be accorded full faculty status and appropriate academic rank., Now 50 Auburn is one of 25 colleges selected throughout the nation ON THE CAMPUS The Auburn chapter of AVMA will have its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7, in Cary Hall. Members are urged to be present. * * * The school of Architecture and the Arts is again sponsoring a movie Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, in Langdon Hall. The public is invited. * * * All students interested in playing intramural Softball, please call Jerry Baxter at once. Phone 898. for NROTC under the provisions of an act of Congress expanding the. number of NROTC Units from 27 to 50. The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps here has rated distinction for 26 consecutive years. The inauguration of a" NROTC Unit will offer additional opportunities for young men of exceptional scholarship and capacity for leadership to be trained as potential naval officers. NROTC Cadets will take degree courses and upon completion of their scholastic work here will receive the Bachelor of Science degree. Upon completion of Navy requirements they will be commissioned as Reserve Officers. The Professor of Naval Science and Tactics and his staff of eight officers and a small cadre of enlisted personnel are expected to come to the campus on September 1. The first two hundred trainees have been carefully selected from the fleet, and many of them have seen combat action in various theatres of the war. Dr. Frank Graham To Address PTA Delegates Tomorrow PRESIDENT FRANK P. GRAHAM University of North Carolina's President Frank P. Graham will speak tomorrow night at 8 p. m. in the amphitheater to the PTA Study Conference. The public is invited to hear his speech on "American freedom and its crisis in public education". Public Invited To Joint Program, Sing In Amphitheatre Step-singers, PTA delegates, and students will unite in the amphitheatre tomorrow night to hear Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina speak on "American freedom and its crisis in public education." <"" Dr. Graham is known throughout the country as one of the most progressive Southern educators. He has received degrees from the University of North Carolina, Columbia, Birmingham Southern, Davidson, Duke University and Catawba College and has done graduate study at the University of Chicago, Brookings Institution and the University of London. Although Dr. Graham's address does not begin until 8 p. m., the program of music will begin at 7:30! Mrs. Christine Tidwell and Mrs. Sara Tidmore will present a joint organ recital. Group singing will be lead by Dr. Fagan Thompson will be followed by (Continued to page six) Real Good Swing Is A Dern Good Thing According To Auburn's New Music Master By Billy Stephenson "Swing music is a dern good thing," exclaimed Dr. Hollace E. Arment, newly appointed professor of the department of music, when asked what he thinks of modern jazz. "The more music we have," stated Dr. Arment, "regredless of its type, the better off we will be. The effect of swing music on the American people as a whole is very good." Dr. Arment came to API recently to head the department of music, which has been added to the School of Architecture and the Arts by Dr. Turpin C. Ban-nistter, dean. Auburn's newest p r o f e s s or comes to the "fairest village" to open a new course of study, which is needed very badly on this campus. Dean Bannister, who was responsible for Dr. Arment's acceptance of the local job, has selected a man with a brilliant record in the singing world and in the entire music field, and a man who intends to give Auburn a tip-top musical program. Plans for Auburn "The department of music was organized on the basis of college music study," says Dr. Arment, "and its organization depends upon its growth. Naturally the department's growth depends upon how well the students a r e attracted." Dr. Arment plans to organize glee clubs for both girls and boys as soon as possible. "I hope we will not have any trouble in interesting boys in a glee club, "says the music department head, "but, if at first we find a sufficient number of boys lacking, we will organize a quartet." Commenting further upon the quartet, Dr. Arment said with a big smile on his face, "You (Continued on page 5) __ Page Two T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 • (DJn£-,PliiLri&mim # Published weekly by the students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue. Phone 448. Editor EDITORIAL STAFF MIMI SIMMS BILL LANEY - Managing Editor MARY LEE — Society Editor JULE DeGRAFFENREID, Asst. Soc. Ed. BOBBY CLEMENT Sports Editor JACK THORNTON Feature Editor BUSINESS STAFF BOB KIRBY Business Manager BILL HOWTON Advertising Manager SAM SOCKWELL Asst. Ad. Manager JACK CALLIS - Bookkeeper OSGOOD BATEMAN Cir. Manager B. J. Wilson Billy Stephenson Laura Powell Jo Rounds Columnists, feature writers, reporters Peggy Lowery Beverly A. Burkhardt Susan Brown Sue Carder Harold Dodd Jane Southerland Yvonne Wallace Andy Moreland Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months. Member Associated Golleoiate Press Distributor of Cblle&ideDi6est We Ain't So Smart m p n l K N T E D FOB NATIONAL ADVENTHINa BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative AS.O MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CH1CUO • BOITOM • LOi AHOIlIi - SAB FMRCIKO By Auburn's point system, 4. is a perfect average. On the other end of the scale is a failure in everything and a 0. Few students are blessed with enough brain power to make 4. consistently; few students flunk everything they take. It is between the two extremes that most students rank—the college average is 2.251. A 2.251 is a low "C" average. And a low "C" average is not good enough! Granted: a "C" is an average grade. Theoretically, more "C"s are made than any other grade. And "C" work at Auburn represents a higher average than at other schools. For here grades between 85 and 78 win that grade; at the University, a student making between 70 and 80 gets the same thing. But: we did come to college to get an education. We are—on the whole—the most intelligent of our high school classes. Most of us were average "B" high school students—without a great deal of studying. We haven't kept that average. When we were told college grades are lower than high school grades, we believed "it. That's why, although we are doing less work, we rationalize about our lower grades. s Professors should share the blame. Many of them don't try to make their classes interesting; they make no attempt to get the students to study. And some actually read the textbook to students as lectures! The 2.251 is the average for last year. It is not a college average to be proud of. Most of us can do better. Most of us should study more. But unless we make some radical changes, most of us won't. Better Than A Concert... It won't be a bad idea to start early. We have not had a concert series this summer. There have been no special sport champions on the campus to play exhibit matches in tennis, ping-pong,. badminton. Summer school students have not had the chance to hear a good lecture. With the exception of the guest musicians Dr. Thompson brings to the step-sings, this quarter has been devoid of entertainment from outside of Auburn. And now—not as a part of any lecture course or program to make students more informed, but as a part of a PTA conference— Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, will speak at a meeting to which the public is invited. The Outstanding liberal.in education in the South, he has led in progressive movements time and time again. Under his guidance, Chapel Hill's University has become the South's greatest education center. If we had tried to get Dr. Graham for a lecture series, chances are we would have had no luck. We couldn't have found anyone else nearly as well-qualified to speak on education problems in the South. His speech will be made at the amphitheatre in Graves' Center at 8 p.m. tomorrow night. We students are especially urged to attend. „But whether we do or not — the speech will be made to the PTA delegates. We will be the only losers if we don't go. Those of us who want seats will have to start early. No Cokes? No Fags? Have you ever, like Old Mother Hubbard, gone to the coke machine and found it bare? Or have you ever wanted to smoke a cigarette and could not fine a pack for love, much less money. If so, then you've been the victim of one of the more selfish Auburn students. This type is not very prevalent on the campus but the fact remains that there are a few and it is the few like these that bring all our troubles about. Being typically thoughtless and selfish, they prefer to buy up all the available supply of an article and save it until needed, whether in two hours, two days or two years. They not only buy the critical items themselves but they persuade other people to go out and help them with their hoarding. Auburn gets a fairly large supply of cigarettes and cokes, yet it is often difficult or even impossible to buy them in town unless you have some sort of influence. This comes about for two main reasons. The first is that only a few stores in town will sell cigarettes to students, yet the ones who won't still expect the student trade. There are only a few business establishments in Auburn that sell cigarettes to everyone when they have them. The rest of the stores put them under the counter and say they don't have any. Students are getting pretty disgusted with . the Auburn merchants who capitalize on their virtual monopolies.- Most of these merchants depend on professors and students for the bulk of their trade. They might change their minds about impartial selling if we students stuck together and only patronized the stores t h a t have proved they have our interest at heart. Almost as much to blame for the shortages, however, are the people who trek from store to store with all their friends and buy up most of the available cigarettes for themselves or run from coke machine to coke machine, robbing it of both cokes and bottles. Auburn has always been attended by fairminded and honest students and it still is. The trouble might lie in the fact thai" perhaps the ones who hoard are not entirely aware of how they are depriving the other people of Auburn. Sure everybody wants to smoke and drink cokes, and sure everyone can if they'll take only their fair share. HE SAYS /O noun*. INC.. tM» [Reprinted from th« August iuu* of Btquirt. "1 think it*4th* utrong approach, but t f t li JAYWALKING With THORNTON and LANEY Now is the time for all good men to start working off those deficiency slips that came in the mail this week, because to be on probation during the Fall quarter is not good. You'd better start saving a few shekels for' all those trips—three to Montgomery, one to Birmingham, Atlanta and Columbus. Football is definitely in the air, and the ole Lanthorn Machine is showing impatience to start predicting the correct scores again. * * * Biggest Belief Of The Month: When Mr. Kirtley Brown stated in Interfraternity Council meeting that in 18 years at Auburn, no one has ever been expelled for airing his opinions. * * * Suggested emblem for the PE department: Two crossed shuffleboard sticks, a large lemon above with a bucket of lard below, artistically mounted on a red and black checkerboard—the whole to be surrounded by a gentle curving horsewhip. * * • Jack and Jill went up the hill, Upon a moonlight ride, When Jack came back one eye was black. His pal, you see, had lied. * .. * * A WAVE reports that she is taking the place of three sailors in Washington, but she wishes that three sailors were taking her^places instead—Sign on a beauty salon: Don't whistle at the girls when they leave this salon. One of them may be your grandmother—First seaman sez, "I'm forgetting women down here." Second seaman sez, "I'm for getting women down here too.". * * * Pinned Men—And We Don't Mean Diaper Babies. Pinned men may be spotted at least two feet away on any part of the campus at any time and may be readily identified by their usual blank expression combined with acute nueroses of the adam's apple. These poor down-trodden males cannot be held solely responsible for the evils they have visited upon themselves. Rather let us blame it equally upon the Greek— badge-crazed coeds of Auburn. * • * A fraternity pin worn in a most attractive and appropriate spot used to denote the fact that the wearer someday expected to march down the aisle and don the shackles with the wonder man of her life. But today it only seems to signify that they have up a little puppy romance, but maybe that is not so bad after all; it won't lead the guy to a dog's life as an engagement ring will. We are most interested in sponsoring a contest to select "Miss Pinned" of Auburn. To be eligible for the office a girl would have had to have been pinned at least twice, have proof of having been kissed by at least 73 boys (32 in high school, and 41 at Auburn)—we are also interested in forming a club of boys to assist girls in becoming eligible — be a present proud possessor of at least one frat badge, and have had at least one offer of marriage. * * ** Then all the male students of the campus will vote and the winner will be crowned "Miss Pinned" and will reign on the campus for one whole day. During that day she will wear the pins of each fraternity on the campus, thus putting up a gold-plated front for all the world to see. The same day she will be excused from all classes and kiss every boy who voted in the elections, be allowed to snub any girl, and in general conduct herself as a high and mighty monarch. Her guard of honor will consist of one handsome male from each fraternity—if one can be found—each of whom she will kiss periodically on the hour. * * * The male to whom she is currently pinned will not be.forgotten either. He will have a court consisting of all the elected Auburn beauties and cuties and for each kiss that "Miss Pinned" gets he will be permitted to select a member of his own court for the purpose of osculation. At the end of the day both the queen and her beloved will be escorted to Montgomery to a lip specialist who will treat all abrasions and cuts received in the heat of battle. By BABs It happened a long, long time ago. I never see a man limp without thinking of that day. The sky wept. I thought the universe wept. That was my outlook. Those very times were in misery. Men were out of-work. I was one of them. I had slept the nighe before on the cold, cement floor of the city 's jail. I slept as a tired dog sleeps, a dog worn out with a fruitless chase. All of the night before I had walked, walked, walked, my pride keeping me from this place. And so the day had found me walking, aimlessly, looking only for food, shelter and work. But it is of the day that followed that night in jail that you shall hear. „ For that was the day of my life. It was then that I found THAT SOMETHING. There is That Something in every man's soul. It makes men face the fires of Hell and win. It is that which makes the wretched failure lift up himself and rule the world. Every man must find it in his soul, or else he will be but a clutterer of the earth. It is the talisman of success. You may think my story of finding That Something foolish. Yet it changed my life. That's reason enough for the telling. You may laugh at it scornfully. Then it will do you no good. You may see in it what I saw. Then you will take your place with the masters of men. THAT SOMETHING—Woodbridge, Smith-Digby Co., Tacoma, Wash. Rat Reuben Writes Home Dear Ma and All: I certainly got skeered the other day in my history class. The professor wasn't in the room when we got there, and some of the scholars said they thought we was going to get a beat. I was looking every minute for the professor to come into the room with a bunch of switches. But he didn't never come in, and all of us got up and left. Next day when he came in the professor had got in a good humor and didn't beat us. —* • * No'm. Ma. I ain't joined up with any of the fraternities yet. Some of them seem to ask you to join, and some of them just let you knock on they front door and tell them you want to join. I'm thinking of joining one what they call the Blue Keys. I think it's something like the Odd Fellows what Pa belongs, to, judging from the members what I've seen. Ma, some of the old fellows down here told me the other day if I- kept up the good work I would be what they call a BMOC before I left Auburn. I didn't want them to think I was green, so I didn't ask them what a BMOC is. But I think that Mr. Thornton Laney is one of them what writes Jaywalking. I don't want you to think by that that I have started telling dirty stories. I ain't. Maybe BMOC just means Brightest Minds on the Campus. * • * Ma. I can sell just as many eggs as you'll send me. It seems that Dr. Duncan told the professors at a faculty meeting that you just charged 35 cents a dozen for your eggs, and now all the professors are stopping me wanting to engage some eggs. I think maybe if you can let me have some eggs for my teachers they'll give me better grades in my lessons. My teacher in Remedy English says my grammar is powful bad. They've got whal they call the Zombie Orchestra down here, Ma, what plays music for what they call the dances on Saddy night. But they ain't got a single mouth-harp in the orchestra. Please send me my mouth-harp and I'll see if Mr. Zombie won't give me a job playing it for him. These dances, Ma, are more like what we call break-downs at Corn Creek. • » * They say the fraternities are having what they call Hell Week down here. That's one reason I ain't joined up with one of them yet, for they say it's something awful what the new members have to go through with during Hell Week. They say getting orientated when you're inspected ain't nothing like as bad as Hell Week. It sure sounds bad, don't it, Ma, Hell Week. If I didn't think you'd think I had started to using bad language just because I'm a college man, I'd say that my professors have been holding Hell Week in my classes every since I got here, especially our PE teacher. * • * Ma. my Remedy English teacher sure can make things clear. The other day when we was explaining the difference between saying Peaches and Cream and saying Peaches with Cream, he said it's like this. A Woman and Child ain't the same thing as a Woman with Child. When he put it that way, I caught on without any trouble at all, even if I did blush with all the girls being in the same class. «• • • But the girls laughed more'n the boys. Ma, I just don't want Sis to come down here, much as I love Auburn. You and Pa just go ahead and make your plans to send her to Montevallo. Your loving son, Reuben WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three FOUR FORMER STUDENTS MARRIED IN MID-SUMMER CEREMONIES Jean Revill Was Coed, Moseley, Starling, Williams Auburn Men Dennis -Williams The marriage of Miss Katie Josephine Dennis, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Dennis and the late Henry Bethel Dennis, to Sgt. Felix M. Williams, Jr., took place at an evening ceremony at Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, on June 30, the pastor, Dr. Charles F. Leek, officiating. The musical program was given by Miss Zola Leek. The bride and groom were unattended. The bride for the past year has held a position with the Holding and Reconsignment Depot. Sgt. Williams is the son of Felix M. Williams. He recently returned from duty overseas where he served with the Eight Army Air Forces. At the time of his induction into the army, he was a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ,and was a member of Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity. He and his bride are residing in Montgomery, pending his further assignment. Revill-Siarling The marriage of Miss Jean Revill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Revill, of Troy, to James B. Starling, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Starling, also of Troy, took place at 5 p.m. on July 7 at the Baptist Church in that city with the Rev. W. M. Bush officiating. Mrs. Cope Stewart was matron of honor. Mr. Stewart was the groom's best man. Both the bride and the groom attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Following a wedding trip in Florida Mr. and Mrs. Starling are residing in Troy where he holds a position with the Bank and Trust Company. Gordon-Moseley The marriage of Miss Doris Claire Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Gordon, of Fort Deposit, to Capt Raymond Moseley, U. S. Army Air Forces, took place recently at the home of the bride's parents, with the Rev. E. C. Perdue, uncle of the groom, officiating. The bride and groom were unattended. The bride is a graduate of the Loundesboro High School and for the past three years has held a business position. The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moseley, of Honoraville, Alabama, has recently returned from 12 month's overseas duty in England, where he served with the Eighth Air Force. He graduated from Crenshaw County High School, and later attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. KAs Enjoy Dancing At Chapter House KAs held house dance Saturday night at their house. Members, pledges, a n d dates present were Bill Clark, Sara Goodson; Jack Hutchinson, Yvonne Cargile; Henry Vaughn, Lib Cooper; Bobby Voyles, Jean Hurt, and Hugh Williams, Nancy Gonzales. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Scott; Roland Dolph, Jack Hastings, Earl Lancaster, and Lewis Pick. The house dance was chaperoned by Mrs. Jeff Clay, housemother, and Mrs. Max Fortner. DELTA SIGS GET SOAKED By Jack Thornton Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi, better known locally as the Delta Swigs started out on their fifth hayride of the year on Saturday night last, only to have it rained out for the fifth time, but they still had another fifth left. With everything in preparation for a booming affair, the wagons ready, the hay fresh—hay not the members—and the dates at hand, everybody ended up soaked, this time by a local rain storm. When the rains came, everyone had to pile out and return to the house and think up some new kind of entertainment. Not having a porch, the usual porch ride was out so all that could be done was a little dancing. Since the Delta Sigs are not renowned at skipping the light fantastic a short skit was put on by a few of the members. Entitled "Who Threw t he Whiskey In the Well" or "You Shouldn't Spike the Punch at a Reception", it burlesqued the activities of several well-known campus characters after consuming a portion of that well known intoxicator, alcohol, unbeknown to them. Notable for their performance were Lew Sanderson, Hermann "Holy" Smith, Walton L. Thomas and Muscles Bass. Along a little later t h e impromptu affair broke up and everybody adjoined for other local sports of interest. There were a lot of people there—at the house I mean—but everybody missed a good old hay-ride. Members, guests and dates were — can't seem to remember the names but I'm sure you'll find them all listed in the student directory. "She's not much to look at, but they say she can roll cigarettes like nobody's business!" Down Our Alley By Jane Southerland Down the main alley, known as College Street, there's a small antiquated brick building known as the Y-Hut. It's not an imposing structure at all, and from the exterior gives no hint of being anything extraordinary. But that's where its looks belie reality, for inside this little hunk of brick and mortar so many different things are being done it would take a book to describe all of them. A lot of folks would be surprised at how much really hard labor is back of each production put on by the Auburn Players. Not only do the actors themselves have to give out with many hours of practicing and rehearsing the play under Mr. Telfair Peet's direction; this is only the beginning. Before the day they started rehearsing students are already working on furniture, chairs, tables and various other properties, which must all be designed and made for each play and setting. That is no easy job either. * * * Saws, drills, and lathes keep up a steady, busy noise. Hammers are banging away all over the place. Lights are being placed just so. All with one purpose back of it—that play may be as good Al Sutton, '45, has enrolled in the Maritime Service and is now in training at St. Petersburg, Fla. Fla. While in school he was a member of Alpha Psi and AVMA. He received his degree in veterinary medicine. — Buy War Bonds — Learn To Know Our Planes ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN Thunderbolt - Mustang Hellcat AND OTHERS Lots of models by Comet, Eagle, Cleveland, Testers, Megow, Hawk and Austin-Craft. Also models of boats, trucks, etc., and all necessary supplies. A FASCINATING, INSTRUCTIVE HOBBY FOR EVERYONE! PRACTICAL, TOO—START BUILDING YOUR FIRST NOW! William Ward at Ward's Men's Wear as, if not better than, anything in Auburn Players have produced yet. If one is superstitious about ladders the Hut would really be a nightmare. All kinds of ladders at all kinds of angles are all over the place. And there are people on top of them too—doing everything from painting to knocking themselves out with a monkey wrench. * * • The switchboard is quite intriguing. Unless one knows how to work it anything is liable to happen. In fact without knowing the code it's just about impossible to do a thing but gaze at the mass of intangled wires with open-eyed amazement and awe. For the small amount of recognition they get, the stage hands who make the plays possible are about the hardest working boys and gals in Auburn. * * * It's something to think about the next time the doors of the Y-Hut are open to the public when the week arrives for the presentation of the summer production. But any of them will tell you it was well worth all that labor for the hours of fun, and the feeling of satisfaction they got out of it. Sigma Chis Feature. Watermelon Cutting At Latest House Dance Sigma Chi fraternity .held a house dance Saturday night. Watermelon was served during intermission. Members, pledges and guests of Sigma Chi attended. Those present were Mrs. C. K. Keener, Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Lindsey; Ray Traylor, Jane Mc- Clean; George Turner, Jean Nelson; Dickie Clark, Marion Gay. Greg Herring, Ann Treadwell; Bud Pugh, Peggy Lowery; Johnny Spotts, Lucy Wheeler; Hugh Garner, Laura Powell; Edward Eitzen, Bettye Morgan; Gibson Tucker, Ann Turner. Red Taylor, Mary Roberts; Starr Prolsdorfer, Vam Caldwell; Bob Whitley, Evelyn Kidd; and one stag, Wyatt Pouncey. DINE IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE You'll like our courteous help and pleasant surroundings. STEAKS CHICKEN SEAFOOD Auburn Grille Spotlights on Auburnites By Harold Dodd In the realm of higher learning, dwells a fair young damsel, pleasantly freckled, with a touch of school-girl complexion added. The above mentioned coed, Miss "Vam" Caldwell, is well versed in the social and scholastic life of Auburn. As a matter of fact, "Vam" is president of WSGA, member of "Owls", former president of "Oracles", and a Dean's list student. * * * Vam doesn't spend all her time in the political world, because any type of music—excluding /Roy", horse-back riding, dancing and swimming, consume much of her spare time. In high school, Vam had the honor of being the first girl president of her student body. Besides being president, she was a member of the Beta club, a national honorary high school scholastic society, served as cheerleader, and was on the staff of her high school paper. * * * Vam entered Auburn in September 1943 and expects to graduate in June 1946. Taking Business Administration now, she plans to do personnel work after the sheep-skin has been presented. Vam isn't the least bit eccentric, but she does have a habit of writing notes to herself. Never a night passes that she doesn't indulge in a midnight snack, even if it has to be crackers and peanut butter without any beverage. * * * At least one disc and quite possibly several more, with Louis Jordan's version of "Caldonia" ^scratched upon it has been worn out on Vam's phonograph. From this we can conclude that Vam loves "Caldonia". Being president of WSGA, Vam is working on a plan to ease the restrictions of the girls; one of her latest efforts being an attempt to remove the 7:30 curfew on first quarter coeds. WED. & THURS. BETTY GRABLE in DIAMOND HORSESHOE FRIDAY JANE FRAZEE LARRY PARKS in SHE'S A SWEETHEART Last Chapter Raiders of Ghost City First Chapter "Black Arrow" Owl Show Sat. 11 P. M. TheTJelovecl Characters 01 The Best-loved Best-seller Coma To The Screen! Page Four THE PLATNSMAN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 ^Graduate Women Make Highest Grades During 1944-45 Registrar Releases Group Averages, Coeds Smarter Than Men Students Independents Outrank Frats, Sororities; Alpha Gamma Delta, OTS Top Greek Lists Graduate women students were the smartest group on the campus during the fall, winter, and spring terms, according to a report from the Registrar's office issued this week. They made a 3.404 average. * Their school also placed first in the listings of the nine on the Auburn campus. Its students averaged 3.185. Coeds were consistently graded * higher than the men students, except in the vet school. All women students' averages equaled 2.390; the men's averages were 2.116. Sorority and fraternity groups ranked lpwer than t h e corresponding averages for independent students. Sorority averages (with pledges) were 2.365 and independent women were 2.400. The independent men made a average of 2.130, while the fraternity men averaged 2.070 with the pledge grades included. Topping the list of Greeks on the campus was the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority with a 2.573 average. Running a close second, Kappa Delta added up a 2.550 average. Omega Tau Sigma made higher grades than any other fraternity with a 2.454 average. It placed Omega Tau Sigma Holds Formal Initiation Omega Tau Sigma held formal initiation Sunday afternoon in the chapter house for five men. Those received • into active membership at this time were Dr. William W. Bishop, Dyersburg, Tenn., Instructor of physiology in the School of- Veterinary Medicine; Joe T. Phifer, Tuscaloosa; Tiny S. Thompson, Birmingham; John M. Livingston, Prosperity, S. C; and W. R. DeMoss, Huntingdon, Tenn. third of all the Greek societies. Theta Upsilon's pledges topped the pledge lists with a 2.472 average. * * Auburn students as a group averaged 2.221. No men were recorded in the School of Home Economics. Girls were not enrolled in any 5th year courses during the past nine months. Pitch In And Have A Good Time! GAMES AND EQUIPMENT: • Wilson Comet Shuttlecocks for Badminton • Ping Pong Balls • Tennis Balls ^ • Pocket Games Volumes: Checkers Chess China Pegs i'uzzles Backgammcn BURTON'S BOOKSTORE Something New Every Day U-DRIVE IT Tel. 446 Sorority-Fraternity Rati Sorority or fraternity Alpha Gamma Delta* Kappa Delta* Gmega Tau Sigma Theta Upsilon* Chi Omega* Delta Zeta* Alpha Psi Alpha Gamma Rho Kappa Alpha Phi Omega Pi* Sigma Chi Alpha Delta Pi* Sigma Nu Alpha Tau Omega Delta Sigma Phi Pi Kappa Alpha Theta Chi Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi Delta Theta Kappa Sigma Pi Kappa Tau Pi Kappa Phi Lambda Chi Alpha * sorority-average 2.573 2.550 2.454 2.415 2.382 2.342 2.271 2.250 2.191 2.133 2.115 2.075 2.030 1.935 1.956 . 1.931 1.907 1.899 1.882 1.877 1.765 1.752 1.717 1.671 members 2.661 2.586 2.506 2.322 2.464 2.429 2.469 2.456 2.256 2.197 2.099 2:136 2.053 2.002 1.922 1.910 2.009 1.892 1.810 1.876 1.862 1.808 1.795 1.823 ngs pledges 2.017 1.809 2.078 2.472 / 1.859 2.001 1.682 1.916 1.921 1.807 1.907 1.582 .830 - 1.869 2.064 2.296 1.293 2.158 2.349 2.085 1.485 1.674 1.500 1.519 "Jook" Plays Tunes For Alpha Psis At House Dance Saturday Evening Plainsman Chief '36, Edits Berlin Paper Capt. Douglas C. Wallace, '36, former editor of the Plainsman, is editing Berlin's first American newspaper, in a journalistic triumph over shrapnel-searred presses and demolished facilities. The paper is. the Berlin branch of the Second Armored Division's tabloid, "Hell On Wheels." Capt. Wallace, veteran of more than three years overseas duty won the silver star and bronze star for reconnaisance work in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Wallace of Edina, Minnesota. Capt. Bob Hudson, U. S. Army, a member of the Chemical Warfare Service was in Auburn for a short visit. Capt. Hudson has just returned from one year and a half service overseas. Bob graduated from Auburn in June of 1942 and was commissioned a second lieutenant since he held a reserve commission in the U. S. Army. BIKE SHOP Tel. 260 Alpha Psi held a house dance on Saturday evening, July 14, from 8 until 11 o'clock. "The music was furnished by the'jook'. The dance was chaperoned by Mrs. Rebecca Henry, housemother of the Alpha Psis. Refreshments were served throughout the evening. Members and.their dates present were Jimmy Acree, Doris Brown; Bill Crum, Jeannette Ellis; Louis McClain, Laholme McClendon; S c o t t Galbreath, •Margaret Gill; and Agree Wiggins, Betty Wilson. ' H. B. Lewis, Louise Stone; Zombie Lauderdale, Lois Swingle; Mack Rumbley, Jane Mitchell; Frarie Smalley, Jean Campbell; Gorge Killian, Lois Townsend; Aubrey Robinson, Jean Strait; and Malcolm Dykes, Virginia Grayson. Carl Sellars, Mark Dunavant, Lawrence Bowers, Harold Davis, and Bronze Youmans. Cliff Hart, Charles Fields, Johnny Little, and O/C George Hughes. Pledges and dates were Larry Reidel, Martha Hay; John D. Martin, Mrs. Martin; Harry Latta, Gladystine Evans; and Jim Gil-lis, Mavis Adams. Ben Willis, Margie Lawing; Bill Houke, Dot Miller; Leonard Plunk,' James Priest, and Jack Cobb. Guests and Dates were Johnny Brousard, Frances Wilkinson; and Lt. Tom Reddick, Beryl Gilliam; Captain Jack Cagle, Phyllis Kloeti. Pfc. John Belue Reported Dead In German Records The War Department notified Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Belue of Auburn of their son's death in Italy. The Auburn boy, 22, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for the action in which he was killed. He crawled over open ground under rake of German fire to destroy one enemy, machine gun nest and was going after a second nest when last seen. Thirty-five Germans were killed or wounded and many positions discovered as a result of his heroic action. A junior in landscape architecture, Pfc. Belue left Auburn to join the enlisted reserve. He was a member of Kappa Sigma. Classes1 Scholastic Rati Class Unclassified Fifth year - Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman Editor's ngs Men Women Class average 2.998 2.952 2.636 2.259 2.011 1.744 Scribbles 3.048 none 2.653 2.429 2.315 2.020 2.968 2.952 2.650 2.364 2.171 1.882 - Piano And Voice— (Continued from front page) the local folk with her voice. However, she continue dher piano playing—which is always in demand by girls of Dorm II, her present home. Origin? LaHolme, which is an old family name, is especially convertible to agreeable sounding nick names su.ch as Oklahoma— Author's opinion is that this originated when her swains moaned Oh LaHolme oh—>Homely, very inappropriate— Mac, and a local verson, Layhome. During high school, feeling the need for another name she tacked on Sandra but dropped the masquerade when she enrolled at Auburn. Demand to See the Scrap Book Her chief hobby is keeping a scrapbook which contains dance programs,, pressed flowers, pictures and what not. This information is purely second hand, though, as LaHolme refused to put the book on exhibit in the Grille or even to have anyone see it, stating that it was too personal. Not being athletically inclined she loves to go to football and basketball games but takes part in few sports. Favors Garland. Haymes She has definite preference along the musical line, her favorite vocalists being Judy Garland and Dick Haymes. The song she likes to sing most is "I'll Remember You", and her favorite orchestra is Harry James. She thinks Caldonia "stinks" and much prefers the "voice" to the "groaner." LaHolme spends most of her spare time either suntanning or at the Grille. She's crazy about Auburn. Said she: "Auburn boys are the friendliest and nicest anywhere. I just wish we had more of them." If you've noticed a swagger in the editor's steps as she crosses the campus 15 or 20 minutes late to class, you can attribute it to the fact that the Plainsman office is clean. For the first time in recent history, the floor of the office .made its appearance last week. The usual heap of yellow copy paper was neatly transferred to the wastebasket. * * • The cause and guiding spirit in the amazing clean-up campaign was Nancy Dickson, Bulletin reporter, who got tired of seeing the Plainsman office so messy. Deciding to do something about it, she enlisted the aid of the editor, several assorted members of the armed forces, a reporter, and even the business manager. Besides* the major accomplishment of sweeping the floor, dust from two or . three years was swept off the top of the cabinets. The drawing board looks like a drawing board, and the tables are free from stacks of old Plains-mans, exchanges, and notes written years ago. • The crowning achievement — one which probably has never been attempted before—was the washing of the windows under Nancy's direction. The staff can now look out and see the light. Rueben, our rat, is an honest-to- goodness freshman. He has been credited as being a creation of various members of the staff— principally Thornton and Laney. He's not. He's Billy Stephenson .freshman in education from West Point. Incidentally, we're glad you like him. * * » ' Bobby Clement from Greenville, also a freshman, is our sports editor. He's doing a fine job of filling up the back page with news of the intramurals and the football team. He is responsible for the Tiger's Liar. * * * While we're on the subject of columnists, BABs has not ever been introduced. As t h e most observant of our readers know, BABs stands for Beverly Ann Burkhardt. The author of HE SAYS, she's from Auburn. * * * Mr. Thornton Laney, author of Jaywalking, is actually two students. Jack T. serves as feature editor—a joB which he gets to exercise his sense of humor. William F. Laney, Esquire, the title is ME (managing editor.) Both write front page news stories, editorials on occasion, and features besides their column. Last week we even caught Laney doing a wedding! Cast Of Owl Show, " A Tree" Live Everywhere But Brooklyn Brooklyn probably won't be happy about it, but there isn't a single Brooklynite among the principal players in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," the sensational Betty Smith best-seller, which will be shown at the Owl Show Saturday at the Tiger Theater. With a blithe disregard for birthplaces, 20th Century-Fox has picked the players for the film version of the Number One bestseller strictly on the basis of how they look and how they can act. Never In Brooklyn Peggy Ann Garner, who plays CHIEF'S Uke l/IHaalc ^riame Jhat \AJlll oLlanten l4ou,r ^/utut (ROLAND L. SHINE) SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION ire TOMORROW, as it does today, Natural Gas—the Magic Flame that heats and freezes—will perform miracles in your home for your health, comfort and convenience. Your New FREEDOM GAS KITCHEN, complete with automatically controlled gas appliances, will bring you many new thrills. For the most in kitchen happiness, you can depend on Natural Gas . . . the Magic Flame that will lighten your future. AlABAMA/^/C0RP0RATI0M "Francie Nolan" — t h e biggest child's role in Hollywood history— was born in Clanton, Ohio. Never, in her twelve years, has she been in Brooklyn. Dorothy McGuire, who plays her mother, "Katie Nolan," is a native of Omaha, Neb. James Dunn, who plays "Johnny Nolan," Kattie's husband and Fran-cie's father, hails from New Roch-elle, N. Y. Ted Donaldson, cast as "Neeley," Francie's younger brother, was born in Manhattan —on the west side of the East River. From All Over Lloyd Nolan, who plays "Mc- Shane," the policeman, comes from San Francisco; Ruth Nelson, who portrays "Miss Mc- Donough," the sympathetic teacher, was born in Los Angeles; Ferike Boros, cast as "Grandma Rommely," hails from Hungary, and James Gleason, who plays "McGarrity," the soft - hearted saloonkeeper, is a native New Yorker. Ttl.446 PERSONAL CARE FOR YOUR CLOTHES Our AYR-MOR Compact Machine Gives You Quicker and Better Dry Cleaning Service. • For Pick-Up and Delivery PHONE 40 Deluxe Cleaners WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1945 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Five Intensive Educational Program Can Help Alabama Farmers Double Their Income, Dean M. J. Funchess Asserts Resource Workshop's Closing Sessions Hear Ag Experts Addressing the closing session of the resource education workshop, agricultural Dean M. J. Funchess emphasized the importance of intensive educational activity to turn Alabama farmers to better farm practices which will result in higher farm incomes. "Alabama's farm income can be doubled by increasing yields of crops and developing field, forage, and pasture systems," he said. The workshop was held from June 6 through July 13. Members of the staff of the agricultural experiment station who have made contribution to the resource workshop are M. J. Funchess, dean of the School of Agriculture and director of the agricultural experiment station; H. S. Swingle, fish culturist; L. M. Ware, head professor of horticulture and forestry; Sam Doughty, extension conservationist; and P. O. Davis, director of the agricultural extension service. Fish Affected by Erosion Dr. Swingle pointed out that fish as well as human beings are affected by soil erosion. Adequate food for fish cannot be produced in muddy water. Restocking the streams is not our need; our streams already have more fish than can survive under present conditions. ~He stated that a fish pond for every farm would be a means of conserving soil and water and providing recreation and food. More meat can be produced on an acre of fish pond than an acre of ground planted in any other crop. The climax of Mr. Swingle's visit was a tour of the experimental fish ponds and the privilege of fishing in one of the well-stocked ponds. Ware Lectured on Forestry Professor L. M. Ware's lecture on forestry as the major crop of the south was followed by a field trip, illustrating the wisdom and technique of scientific planting, protection, and cutting of woodland areas. Mr. Doughty has served as a consultant and liaison agent between the workshop and conservation agencies on and off the campus. Mr. Davis emphasized that we need to educate all of the children of all the people by giving them access to scientific information concerning the resources that exist about them. The basic formula of education for living is: learn how to do and then apply the information. He gave a brief historical summary of the extension service as an educational agency to aid people to raise their economic level and to create better homes and communities on the land. API Professors Serve Alabama Polytechnic Institute professors who are serving as consultants for the resource Education Workshop are S. Ii. Ches-nutt, professor of agricultural education, and Jerome Kuderna, Dr. Paul Irvine, professor of education, is coordinator of the campus workshops. ©roups' Scholastic Averages Independent women All women Sororities: members, pledges Undergraduate women Independent men and women All students Undergraduate students Fraternity, sorority pledges _ Fraternity members : Undergraduate men Fraternities: members, pledges Sororities: pledges Fraternities: pledges 3.048 2.390 2.365 2.347 2.295 2.251 2.221 2.174 2.135 2.100 2.070 1.930 1.829 'SWING IS A DERN GOOD THING— (Continued' from page 1) know, a male quartet is composed of a tenor and three other guys who lean his way while he sings." Another ambition Dr. Arment hopes to fulfil is the organizing of a "little symphony." An instructor, scheduled to arrive this fall, will take over this assignment. No Degree This Quarter Although no degrees will be conferred upon music students at the end of the summer quarter, Dr. Arment is looking forward to a full college course in music. Next quarter the Bachelor of Music degree will be available. It will be possible for students to major in music, or have a single double-minor. Classes will be coordinated with the general college program." "The department of music," states the professor, "will be open to the community, and will not be confined to the college." Among the courses of study next fall will be classes in piano and theory, in fundamental music and elementary methods, and in various other instrumental classes. Dr. Arment, along with the other musical instructors who will be employed by the department, will teach private classes in singing. First Impressions of API When asked what his first impressions of API are, Dr. Arment came back with a quick answer, "Good! The people were extremely cordial and friendly, and I find that most people are very glad I'm here—including myself!" His First Musical Interest Dr. Arment attributes his first interest in music to his father and to the territory in which the family lived. "My Pop," he said, "was a cow-puncher. Naturally his job brought him in contact with many Western songs, because it was a custom for the men to sing to the cattle while rounding them up. This was done to prevent a stampede. I guess my hearing the Western songs helped to cultivate a liking to music. Anyway I began singing at an early age— three to be exact." His Biggest Singing Jobs "The biggest opera role I ever had," Dr. Arment said with a great deal of pride, " was as 'Turidderi' in Cavallera Rusti-cana." He also ranks his role in the Cininnati Company's "Tannhaus- Brig. Gen. Bledsoe, Former Student, Visits In Auburn After witnessing the destruction at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and serving in the Pacific Theater for o v e r three years, Brig. Gen. William P. Bledsoe, 1915 summer school student at API, returned home to visit in Auburn last week. The general found other old friends on returning to Auburn for the first time in 14 years. He had been in World War 1 with Colonel O. I. Gates and has served with Colonel B. Conn Anderson and with Colonel John J. Waterman. A native of Lee County, he was the guest of his cousin, Mrs. F. E. Guyton, wife of Prof. F. E. Guy-ton of the entomology department. Capt. Mitchell Wadkins of Auburn served as General Bledsoe's aide for some time during the general's stay in the Pacific. er" first place. "One of my most enjoyable jobs," further commented the professor, "was the making of a Victor Red Seal set of recordings of Stephen Foster's songs with Richard Crooks and the Balla-deers, a quartet of which I was first tenor, manager, and arranger." Trend of Music Today Dr. Arment says, "The trend of American music today is away from romanticism in all its glam-orification. I look for a strong nationalistic trend coupled w i th an extreme contrapuntal technique." The l e a d i n g American-born singer today, Dr. Arment thinks is Jan Pearce, Metropolitan tenor, George Gershwin is "Really great! He's the Puccini of American music." Dr. Arment considers Sammy Kaye the best of popular musical conductors. Possibilities For Auburn Dr. Arment feels the possibilities of developing the department of music at Auburn are excellent. "It is my hope," he says, "to see the students of the college, and the people of Auburn become more interested in music and help build up this program." TIGER TAVERN Chicken Dinners, Steaks, All Kinds of Sandwiches Located 2 miles out on Montgomery Highway Accomodations for Special Patties and Late Breakfasts HOURS: 4:30 -12 — Closed Monday Students Favorite Dine and Dance Spot OWNED AND OPERATED BY EVERETT HARWELL "Cousin Crow" Sets Up New Maple Bowling Pins By Buel Johnson Here's good news to all of you regular student bowlers. "Cousin Crow" Wright, who is manager of the Tiger Bowling Center on East Magnolia, has just gotten some new bowling pins. His place of business is really up-to-date now—as you know, he had his alleys resanded about two months ago. While we're on the subject of bowling pins, we'd like to give you a brief history of one. It is made of maple wood. After the tree is cut, the wood is aged in a drying kiln for from three to four years. The wood is then processed and shellacked and in turn used as a bowling pin. More Strikes Now "Cousin Crow" has trained many students to "make a strike" under his teaching. Girls' bowling classes are held every day from 4 to 5 p.m. under Miss Martha Walton. The Center is open from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays. On Sundays it also opens at 12:30, but closes between 9 and 10 p.m. So when you've nothing in particular to do in a few spare minutes drop by to see "ol' Cuz"; he's always friendly, cooperative, and genuinely glad to have you. Presbyterians Meet For Vespers At Park Westminster Fellowship w i ll hold its Sunday evening vesper services at Chewacla this week. Supper will be served at the park, and the program is to be highlighted by a Sunset Service led by Burney Hay. All Presbyterian students are invited to attend this service, leaving Westminster House at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Prayer Service in the light of the Cross is held each Thursday night from 7 to 7:30 p.m. in the main auditorium of the church. LOST: Principles of Economics book, by Gemmill. Finder please return to Plainsman office. Changed Convocation Proves Big Success By Wilson and Wallace Truth (it was different) or consequence— well, you should have been at Convocation Thursday. Freshmen girls were drafted for duty and Prexy Vam Cardwell delivered the well-known greetings. Mary Furr, mistress of ceremonies, tricked the freshman with simple questions of the history of API. It must have been accidentally on purpose that the freshmen missed some of the questions they were given. One of our coed rats didn't know what the letters WSGA represented. Another of the freshmen didn't know where Agricultural Hollow and Veterinary Hill were located. What's the matter, Vets—losing your technique? Taking everything into consideration, the freshmen seem to have possibilities of making good upperclass-men. Some of the consequences the freshmen were given to perform had the upperclassmen foiling in the aisles—the airplane ride, the Schools' Scholastic Averages School Average Graduate 3.185 Architecture 2.525 Veterinary Medicine 2.402 Education 2.395 Chemistry 2.240 Home Economics 2.225 Architecture 2.121 Pharmacy 2.100 Science and Literature 2.054 Engineering 1.956 Men Women 2.968 3.404 2.225 2.690 2.463 1.891 1.961 2.482 2.180 2.307 no separate figures given 2.101 3.335 1.867 2.367 1.766 2.274 1.945 2.127 API HEADS LOOK AT TVA HOUSING A four-man party from t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute returned Monday from a conference with TVA officials on housing research. The trip was an outgrowth of plans for research by the college in rural housing. The group—Ralph Draughon, Professor Edwin B. Lancaster, Dean Turpin C. Bannister and Dean Russell Poor—visited TVA housing at Fontana and at Norris and saw hydraulic power plants at both places. They also inspected a TVA project for making laminated lumber, a process which uses low-grade material for high-grade flooring. hula-hula dance, the race to don red skirt and slacks. The program was very successful. Thanks to WSGA and the wonderful cooperation of the contestants. Parks Has Greatest Gain In Number Of Visitors Chewacla State Park scored the biggest increase of visitors of any of the state's eight parks during the period from October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year, according to figures made available by state officials. The number of visitors rose from 16,334 to more than 25,000, with 9,022 of the increase accounted for by in-state guests. The increase is attributed to more widespread knowledge of the park's facilities, to congestion in neighboring states because of army and navy personnel and defense workers, and to travel restrictions that have made long trips almost impossible. 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Full cut $1.95 LEE JAMES "We Do Not Sell Cheap Merchandise," "But We Do Sell Good Merchandise Cheap" Down on Railroad Avenue Opelika, Alabama Page Six THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1945 Two Teams To Battle In Final Scrimmage Saturday Kickoff Will Be At 5 P. M J n Stadium, Students, Public Invited To Attend Line-Ups For Greens, Whites Released, Smalley, Moulton Captain Their Elevens Final practice for the Auburn Tigers this summer will terminate in a regulation game, kick-offs and all, Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the stadium. The Greens, considered t h e first-string varsity, will throw their weight and skill against the Whites, who for the time being are the second-stringers. Tentative captains for the two teams are, for the Greens, Frarie Smalley from Dublin, Georgia, and for the Whites, John Moulton from Rome, Georgia. Barring late changes, Saturday's lineup will be as follows: Greens Line Whites Liptak LE Moulton Burns LT Strange Smalley LG Cannon Dupuy C Barcroft Laffoon RG Jones, J. Bazemore RT Robinson, T. Gerremore RE Tillery Backs Yearout LH Robertson Norman RH Voyles Abraham Q Purvis Seibert F Laney A large crowd is expected to witness the contest, since it is the final scrimmage of the summer drills. The public is cordially invited to be present. BSU LAYS PLANS FOR BANQUET Baptist students a r e making plans for their semi-annual banquet on August 4. Using . the theme, the Land of t h e Sky, guests will board the Ridgecrest Special for an evening of fellowship. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mr. Davis Wooley, former state student secretary of Alabama. He was the first student secretary of the Auburn Baptist Church, and served in that capacity from 1935 to 1940. At present he is attending the Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., from which he will receive his Th. D. in August. The program will carry out the theme of the banquet. Ticket Committee Named Tickets for the banquet should be purchased before August 1. The price is 75 cents per person. They may be obtained from Ralph Gandy, Barbara Weaver, John Crocker, James Ellis, Richard Havron, Johnnie Spotts, Hazel Vinson, and Margaret Stephens. Ralph Gandy is chairman of the ticket committee. Other committees and their chairmen are program planning, Lora Pritchett; food, Mary Lou Well; program making, Frances Snow; place cards, Mary Roberts; posters, Nelle Higgins; room decorations, Fred Browder; table decorations, Lou Hovey; table setting, Cherry Woolridge; cleanup, Percy Carter; and newspaper publicity, Everett Floyd. BLUE KEY (Continued from front page) tions on the campus that are interested would be invited to enter. Several trophies will be awarded by the college to the outstanding entrants, in addition to the cups given by Blue Key for winners of the best house decorations and Outstanding Player Award. Blue Key, represented by President Bill Crum, and the sports department, by Mr. Fred Turby-ville, emphasize that all plans thus far are tentative and that entire celebration depends upon the suggestions, ideas and cooperation of all interested people. Ideas to IFC or Plainsman Students, faculty-members and townspeople are requested to send their ideas to Interfraternity Council Meeting Monday August 6, or to mail them to the Plainsman office, indicating whether they may be published. Homecoming this year will be on November 3, when the Tigers meet a Southeastern Conference foe, the University of Florida. SOFTBALL LEAGUES RESUME PLAY, SIGMA CHI, THETA CHI DROP OUT CARL VOYLES Auburn Carl Voyles: Man Of Many Systems By Fred Turbyville Those who have followed Carl Voyles' steady climb as a football coach were not startled when he announced the 1945 Auburn teams' offense would be changed again. Voyles is a progressive, not f. standpatter. As a player he absorbed two systems: first, the single wing and balanced line under E. A. Pritchard, an Illinois man, coaching at Oklahoma A & M. Then when Voyles returned from Army service, in the first war, he found a new coach, Jim Pixley, and Jim was using a spread and punt formation. When he started coaching at Altus, Okla., high school, Voyles used the single wing a n d unbalanced line. Favored Short Punt A year later he coached Southwestern State Teachers and used a short punt formation and single wing, with balanced line. At Illinois, as a freshman coach, he found the offensive changing, almost from season to season. First it was the single wing, then the double wing (with Grange gone) and in 1929 Zuppke went to the short punt and T. At Duke, where he coached the ends for Wallace Wade, Voyles had to settle down to one system for eight long years. It was the single wing and unbalanced line. And Voyles almost settled for that system. That is what he used After a week's delay, due to the eligibility misunderstanding, the Intramural Softball League again swung into action last week. Even though one game contested because of ineligible players and two others were not even played, the quality of the games.played was not harmed. The Faculty has finally met defeat. The trick was turned by the Alpha Psi's who nosed them out by a score of 9-8. Earlier in the week the Faculty defeated Phi Kappa Tau, 5-3. League III was a merry-go-round with Pi Kappa Alpha defeating Lambda Chi Alpha, 6-5 and Lambda Chi Alpha then defeated Sigma Nu to the tune of 8-2. Sigma Nu turned around and defeated Pi Kappa Alpha, 6-4. In League II, Kappa Sigma defeated Delta Sigma Phi, 13-3, but took a 12-2 drubbing at the hands of ATO. Kappa Sig protested the eligibility of two ATO players, however, and the game was forfeited 1-0. Alpha Psi defeated Delta Sigma Phi 15-0. Theta Chi did not show up for either game with Alpha Gamma Rho and Phi Kappa Tau. Alpha Gamma Rho defeated OTS, in League I, by a 5-3 margin. After dropping Sigma Chi from League III, Theta Chi from League I, and omitting the disputed games, the results are as follows: League I won lost pet. AGR 2 0 1000 OTS 1 1 .500 Phi Kappa Tau 0 2 .000 League II Kappa Sigma 3 0 1000 Alpha Psi 2 0 1000 ATO 1 2 .333 Delta Sigma Phi 0 4 .000 League III Phi Kappa Alpha 3 1 .750 LCA 2 2 .500 Sigma Nu 1 3 .250 Faculty - 5 1 .833 Get an M. Lewis cold wave at Newsome's Beauty Salon, $10.00 and up. Also featuring an egg-nog shampoo. Mrs. L. T. Newsome, 249 East Glenn. Phone 825. LOST Like a crazy ijiot I don gone and lost my good ole fountain pin and it writ so good I want to git it back. I's a Sheaffer lifetime pin with a while speck on it. It is short and a dark streaked color. I wants it back sumting awful. Jack Thornton, phone 832. MORING Tailor And Pant Shop HIGH QUALITY Dry Cleaning And Pressing Also Equipped for Making TAILORED ALTERNATIONS Phone 180 in four highly successful years at William and Mary. But in 1944, coming to Auburn, he changed—single wing back and unbalanced line. The line was unbalanced one way, t h e backfield the other. Now, in 1945, Voyles has something new—a combination of the T and what he had last year. The blocking back is under the center on all plays—but not always receiving the ball. The line and backfield are still unbalanced— in opposite directions. API Appoints (Continued from front page) The committee, through the local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, promotes the establishment of agencies to maintain historic buildings, and it is especially concerned with the preservation of individual buildings of historic importance in Washington, D. C. Under Dr. Holland, the committee gave strong support to the Historic American Buildings Survey, which between 1933 and 1941 prepared over 24,000 sheets of measured drawings and 25,000 photographs, recording over 6300 structures throughout the country. These documents are deposited in the Library of Congress and copies may be obtained at nominal prices. They have proved invaluable in restoring buildings damaged by fire or storm. E. Walter Burkhardt, professor of architecture, was in charge of the HABS in Alabama. He recently became head of the committee on preservation of historic Alabama buildings of the Alabama chapter of AIA. THE TIGER'S LAIR By Bobby Clement: Rev. Mack Anthony To Speak At Church Church services will be held Sunday night at 8 p.m. in the Amphitheatre at Graves Center. Speaker this week will be Rev. Mack Anthony, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Thompson will have charge of the music, and in case of rain the services will be held in Lang-don Hall. DR. FRANK GRAHAM (Continued from Page 1) two solos sung by Dr. Hollace E. Arment. The PTA study conference is sponsored by Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean of the school of education, and Mrs. Benjamin Showalter, secretary of the department of extension teaching. A barbeque will be held at Graves Center for the delegates to the conference and the guests of the college before the program Thursday night. Mrs. James Fitts Hill, president of National Parent-Teacher, Inc., will discuss Guides and Goals of a Parent-Teacher Association as the conference gets to work at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. LOST: Child's orange blossom ring in front of Langdon Hall on Sunday night. Reward. See W. C. Allen. 104 Samford. If You Like To Dress Well Final scrimmage for the summer football session will take place Saturday at 5 o'clock in a practice game between the whites and the greens. Since the summer drills are ending a week earlier than expected, the pep rally that was to be held in the stadium during the game -will be postponed until a later date. * * * A review of Auburn's 1945 schedule shows us that we have three night games, two in Montgomery and one in Miami. In addition, there are to be two games in Auburn, against Florida and Louisiana Tech, one each in Birmingham, Atlanta, Columbus, and New Orleans. There is also one daylight game scheduled for Montgomery. Games at Montgomery are considered to be on home grounds, as the capital city is only 60 miles away. The games against Mississippi State, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Florida, and the University of Georgia are all Southeastern Conference games. * * * September 15, one week before the opener with Howard in Montgomery, the Tigers will take on a service team at Fort Benning for a practice tilt. * * * Auburn played against the University of Georgia in the first football game to be played in the deep south back somewhere about 1892. This year will be the forty-ninth meeting of the two schools. It will be the forty-eighth game with Georgia Tech. First games will be played with Maxwell Field and Southwestern Louisiana. * * * In the 52 years that Auburn has had football, she has won 222 games, lost 146, and tied 31. Auburn has scored 6361 points against her opponents, 3421 in the 399 games. * * * Plans are being made for the reorganization of the Girls Tennis Club by Miss Harriet Barnes. The club was begun last year, but was discontinued due to weather conditions and interference of other sports. All girls interested in this club are urged to see Miss Barnes at once. ^ Restoration Of Veterans Is Topic For Rehabilitation Discussion Physical restoration and rehabilitation of veterans are the main topics for discussion: at the vocational rehabilitation school of instruction which opened Monday. The talks will end Friday. They are held in Samford H a l l. Each representative will participate in the program. All phases or rehabilitation will be considered. Approximately 15 representatives from district -vocational rehabilitation offices over the state will attend the planning conference being held at Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the first time. Each staff member will participate in the program and all phases of rehabilitation training will be considered. The school also will study work of the past year in Alabama and prepare changes in policy and procedure from their findings for the coming year. A rehabilitation office has been established at API for the past 18 months in the department of education, and its local office represents seven counties. A College Girl Looks THE PART See OLIN L. HILL The Man With The Tape" and SKIRTS HEAVENLY PASTELS IN 100% WOOL THIS SHIPMENT INCLUDES ALL THE NEWEST IN SHADES AND FASHIONS MILDRED LIPPITT'S Town and Country MARTIN OPELIKA. ALABAMA TUESDAY. JULY 17 JAMES LYDON SALLY EILERS WARREN WILLIAM in STRANGE ILLUSION added Special "March of Time" WEDNESDAY. JULY 18 THURSDAY. JULY 19 M-G-M's SON OF LASSIE In Technicolor with PETER LAWFORD DONALD CRISP LASSIE and LADDIE Added Disney's "Donald's Crime" FRIDAY, JULY 20 ON STAGE W I B ; BARN DANCE Also BLONDE RANDS0N with VIRGINIA GREY DONALD COOK Added News SATURDAY. JULY 21 I CAN HARDLY WAIT with 3 STOOGES and GET ALONG LITTLE DOGIE with GENE AUTURY Added "Capx. America" No. 5 SUNDAY. JULY 22 CALL OF THE WILD with GABLE and OAKIE Also News Cartoon MONDAY. 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