1946-03-20 The Plainsman

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Vol. LXXI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1946 Number 1
Judge S.H. Lynne Tell Graduates
Peacetime Citizenship Is Solemn
Dr. Duncan Awards Degrees To 98
At Winter Commencement Exercises
-; Privileges- and responsibilities of American citizenship
were pointed to as the heritage and destiny of American
youth by U. S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynn, Birming­ham,
who delivered the winter quarter baccaleureate address
Friday afternoon in Langdon Hall.
•• Following the address Presi-dent
L. N. Duncan awarded de­grees
to 96 graduates, four of
whom received the Master's De­gree.
Auburn's enrollment of
1628 veterans will. be increased
by 500 for the Spring quarter if
rooming and boarding accom­modations
can be found in the
city of Auburn, he said. A re­cord
total enrollment of-around
4,000 is excepted for the opening
of the Spring Quarter on Mar. 20.
"The responsibilities of citizens
under a representative form of
government in time of peace are
duties as solemn as those en­joined
by necessities of war," de­c
l a r e d Judge Lynne, 1927 Au­burn
graduate. "We have con­trived
and successfully defeated
a political philosophy which holds
that government is made for man
and not man for the government,
that government is the servant of
the people and not the master.
For its most effective operation
it requires the assumption by
every citiezn of his fair share of
responsibility. Democracy, more
than any other form of govern­ment
requires individual morality,
common sense, and courage in its
citizens.
Let us avert, then, to some of
the clear obligations of a citizen:
The duty to vote, to obey the
law, to work, to maintain high
individual character, to support
and defend our free institutions,
and the duty of patriotism.
"In time of peace, the demand
for the. undivided allegiance is
equally as great as in time of
war. Let us be fiercely loyal to
our leaders, regardless of their
politics. If we must oppose them,
let it be in the orderly manner
prescribed by law."
RESEARCH COUNCIL
GIVES FELLOWSHIPS
TO FOUR GRADUATES
Four Research Fellows have
been appointed by the Auburn
Research Association, according
to an announcement by R. S.
Poor, dean of the graduate school
and director of the Research
Foundation.
The Fellowships nave been giv­en
to A. L. Dodd, C. A. Rolo, and
H. I. West, graduates of Auburn,
and J. O. Vann, a graduate of
Ohio State.
Dodd, Vann, and West will
work with Dr. Raymond Pepin-sky,
associate professor of phy­sics,
on a new research project
for the Army Signal Corps. Rolo
will aid on a new United States
Rubber Co. project in the De­partment
of Agriculture and En­gineering
under the direction of
F. A. Kummer.
"This is something new for the
Auburn Research Association,"
says Dean Poor, "because we've
never had a research fellow in
the sense that we have now.
We're hoping for success in this
new venture."
Regionalism Literature
To Be Lecturer's Topic
«
Mrs. Lucy D. Fryxell, instruc­tor
in English, will speak on re­gionalism
in literature at 8 p. m.
Monday in the arts library. This
is the third of the spring lecture
series sponsored by the School of
Architecture and the Arts. There
is no admission charge-
Next speaker in the series will
be Joseph Marino-Merlo, associ­ate
professor of art, who will
speak on regionalism in art Ap.
25.
Telfair B, Peet, associate pro­fessor
of dramatic arts, will con­clude
the series with a talk on
regionalism in drama May 20.
Alumni Of Montgomery
Hear Housing Discussion
Dr. L. TvT. Duncan, API presi­dent,
told the Auburn Club of
Montgomery Monday that "we
are using a reconverted govern­ment
hospital, a trailor town,
Navy tugboat cabins, modern
apartments, and all other avail­able
housing at Auburn in an ef­fort
to quarter our large student
body. We hope to have the situa­tion
partially solved in the not-too-
distant future."
Stating that he hoped soon to
have good news about the hous­ing
situation for more than 1,000
students on the immediate wait­ing
list, Dr. Duncan told mem­bers
that the college administra­tion
was following several good
leads, any of which might bring
beneficial results.
Predicting over 4,000 for the
current quarter, Dr. Duncan indi­cated
that it was likely that vet­erans
would comprize about 50
per cent of the total enrollment.
The most recent accomplish­ment
cited by Dr. Duncan was
the conversion of the former POW
hospital near Opelika to house
225 single male students.
Phi Kappa Phi Banquet
Follows Initiation
Initiation ceremonies for 31 sen­iors
and two graduate students
who were tapped for membership
in Phi Kappa Phi were held in
the parlors of Smith hall last
Thursday. A banquet in the f i n ­ing
room of Alumni hall followed.
Speaker for the evening was
Dean Turpin C. Bannister, of the
School of Architecture and the
Arts, who said the problems of
the future are a challenge to lead­ership.
He said, "It will take the
most agile and penetrating minds,
disciplined in rigorous habits of
thought, reinforced by convic­tion,
and guided by good will and
a strong conscience.. Intuition,
good intentions, and a loud voice
are not enough; we will need
knowledge, wisdom, skill, and vi­sion.
If these problems mean any­thing,
they will not be resolved
by clumsy hacks, self-seeking op­portunists,
or undisciplined ama­teurs."
Irvin B. Gritz was "reelected
president of the local chapter.
Other officers are.Wilmer Foster
Jacob, vice-president; Dr. Paul
Irvine,- secretary-treasurer; and
E. Walter Burkhardt, correspond­ing
secretary.
JEANNETTE HALL IS
ASSISTANT HEAD
OF AUBURN HALL
Acting as co-hostess at Auburh
Hall is Miss Jeanette Hall from
Tuscaloosa.
When she graduated in Art
from the University of Alabama
in 1943 Miss Hall was president
of the Art Club and secretary of
Pan Hellenic. She also studied art
at Howard College and Ringling
Art School, Sarasota, Fla., and is
a graduate of Snead Academy,
Boaz, and Massey Business Col­lege,
Birmingham.
Upon graduation from the uni­versity
Miss Hall entered the
Army Air Corps and was station­ed
at Quantico, Va., for two years.
After her discharge in Febru­ary,
Miss Hall became co-hostess
at Auburn Hall and has been dis­playing
her artistic abilities by
making striking posters for the
Hall's bulletin boards.
Miss Hall plans to enter Co­lumbia
University in the summer
for her master's degree in art.
Paul Owen, seated, wails while Jim Bradley finishes sports
news before resuming his part of the "Spotlights on Auburniies"
program which is broadcast at 7 p. m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
over station WJHO.
Owen-Bradley to Continue
'Spotlights' Broadcasts
Bringing back a Florida sunburn, Paul Owen and Jim
Bradley, authors and announcers of "Spotlights on Auburn-ites"
returned to Auburn in time to plan a program for
Thursday night. "Spotlights" is broadcast over station WJHO
from 7 to 7:30 p. m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday's
program will feature Tunk Tun-
Enrollment Passes 4,200
To Break Former Record
kle and his Auburn Notes.
Owen, who starts announcing
as soon as the theme song, "You
Made A Touchdown in My
Heart," is played, does regular
news and features. Bradley -is
sports announcer and from time
to time interviews football stars,
members of the track and base­ball
squads, and the coaching
staff.
The boys just started talking
about such a program one day.
When the idea was presented to
Marion Hyatt, manager of WJHO,
he liked it and ..offered them two
thirty-minute periods free each
week. There is no advertising on
the program. Owen and Bradley
intend to keep the program non-politican
and impartial. They
welcome suggestions from listen­ers.
Owen, a member of Lambda
Chi, is from Montgomery. A vet­eran
of the AAF, he is a sopho­more
in industrial management.
He had done some radio work
over the Montgomery station be­fore
coming to Auburn.
Bradley spent two years in
Australia with the AAF and is
hoping the registrar at the Uni­versity
of Sydney will accept his
application for entrance. He hopes
to combine study in journalism
with work on Sydney newspapers.
Owen and Bradley would like
to run a weekly quiz broadcast
from Langdon hall if the stu­dents
would support it. Gifts
have been promised from local
merchants and the Tiger theater.
NEWS BUREAU
INCREASES STAFF
The • News Bureau, headed by
John Newton Baker, professor of
journalism, now has a four-mem­ber
staff. The most recent addi­tion
is Vivien R. Barnes, Birm­ingham,
who worked with Mr.
Baker in the public relations of­fice
at Howard college. Miss
Barnes edited the Phillips high
school paper and worked on the
Howard paper. She has written
feature stories for Birmingham
dailies.
She enrolled here as a part-time
student and expects to take a de­gree
in English and journalism.
She is the niece of Miss Harriet
Barnes, assistant professor of phy­sical
education.
Mrs. Virginia Tabor, secretary,
formerly worked for the director
of student affairs. Her husband,
a veteran, is a junior in aero ad­ministration.
Lewis Arnold became full time
photographer upon graduation
from API last fall. He was as­signed
to photography in the na­vy.
Offices of the News Bureau are
to. be on the second floor of Sam-ford,
hall when remodeling is
completed. It is located temporari­ly
in the registrar's office.
Veterans Hear Brown
Discuss Activities
Kirtley Brown, director of stu­dents
affairs, told the veterans at
a recent meeting that student
activities fees amounting to $16,-
827.59 had been collected for the
winter quarter, and pro-rated
among the following activities:
athletics, debating, dramatics,
Glomerata, intramural sports, lec­tures
and other entertainment,
glee clubs, publication of the
student newspaper, The Plains­man,
and appropriations for the
Student Executive Cabinet and
Women's Student Government.
Among the several ways in
which, according to Mr. Brown,
the Veteran's Association may
further contribute to student af­fairs
at Auburn are:
"Sponsor a series of open forum
discussions on questions of local,
state, and national interest.
"Sponsor a weekly dance on
the campus.
"Appoint a cemmittee to study
Auburn's student constitution
and those of other institutions
and make recommendations to the
Student Executive Cabinet.
"Form an organization of vet­erans
at the campus Graves Cen­ter
patterned along the lines of
municipal government."
Firms Qualify
For Construction
Of Men's Dorms
W. Travis Ingram, API busi­ness
manager, announced yester­day
that firms in four southern
states have qualified to submit
bids for the construction of a
four-story, "H" shaped Men's
Dormitory on West Magnolia
which is to house 450 men stu­dents.
These firms are Batson-Cook
Co., Inc., West Point, Ga.; Mion
Construction Company, Atlanta,
Ga.; Foster & Creighton, Nash­ville,
Tenn.; D. T. Underwood &
Son, Birmingham; Daniel Con­struction
Co., Greenville, S. C;
D u n n Construction Company,
Birmingham; and Sullivan, Long,
& Haggerty, Bessemer.
Bids are to be opened and read
on Ap. 16 and the contract for
construction will be signed short­ly
thereafter.
Mr. Ingram states further that
building of the new API Men's
Dormitory is only the beginning
of postwar Auburn expansion.
Next construction will be that of
an engineering laboratory, then
a naval science building, central
heating plant, agricultural build­ing,
office and warehouse build­ing
for department of buildings
and grounds, forestry building,
auditorium or student union
building, administration build­ing,
abbattoir, classroom annex,
and woman's dormitory.
Re-Examinations
Begin Friday
Re-examinations in subjects
upon which the "E" grade is as­signed
are permitted provided
they are taken during the first
week of the succeeding* quarter.
If the re-examination is passed, a
grade of D will be assigned. The
schedule is listed below:.
Thursday, Mar. 21, at 4 p. m.,
freshman English and subjects
scheduled at 9 a. m. and 2 p. m.
Friday, Mar. 22, at 4 p. m., sub­jects
scheduled at 8 a. m., 1 p. m.,
and 3 p. m.
Monday, Mar. 25, at 4 p. m.,
subjects scheduled at 10 and 11
a. m., 4 and 5 p. m.
Saturday, Mar. 23, conflicts in
the above and subjects not other­wise
scheduled. Students and in­structors
should confer to arrange
hours which will not conflict.
A fee of two dollars will be
charged for each, re-examination.
Before reporting to the instructor
for the examination, the student
will get a re-examination card at
the registrar's office and pay the
fee to the cashier. Students will
be excused from 4 p. m. classes
missed on account of re-examina­tions.
'Busting Loose'
Brings $169.30
For Red Cross
"Busting Loose" the Auburn
version of "Hellazpoppin" pro­duced
by Holy Smith which
climaxed the Red Cross drive on
the campus last quarter brought
$169.30 after taxes and expenses
were paid, it was announced by
Jean Jones, president of the stu­dent
chapter.
This added to the amount col­lected
by soliciters on the cam­pus,
the total is $615.93.
F. E. Guyton, general county
chairman, reported that Lee
County went over its quota of
$9;275. County collections totaled
$13,723.50. Each of the. three parti­cipating
areas—Auburn, Opelika,
and the rural unincorporated
areas—exceeded quotas.
MUSIC HOUR TO BE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The weekly classic music hour
will feature the following records
at 3:30 Sunday afternoon in So­cial
Center:
Freischutz Overture—Weber.
Symphony No. 7—Beethoven.
Nutcracker Suite — Tschaikov-sky.
Holy Name Society
Receives 50 Members
Fifty Catholic male students
were received into the Holy Name
Society at special services held in
the Sacred Heart Church Sun­day,
Mar. 10.
Reception services were led by
Father P. J. Doran, C. M., follow­ed
by the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass. Celebrant of the Mass was
Father H. P. Harris of St. Mary's,
Opelika, Altar boys serving the
Mass were Arthur Metzler and
Jack Sanderson, NROTC cadets.
After Mass, a combined Com­munion
breakfast and Holy Name
meeting were held in the parish
hall, with an address by Father
Harris.
T.S.T.C. to Give
Music Recital.
Troy State Teachers College
will present a concert in Langdon
Hall at 3:30 p. m. Sunday under
sponsorship of the music depart­ment.
Admission is free.
One of a series of exchange con­certs
with other schools in Ala­bama,
the program will include
numbers from Beethoven, Bach,
Haydn, Schumann, Chopin, Dohn-anyi,
Busoni, Bendel, Rachmani­noff,
Debussy, Gershwin, and
Griffes.
The next concert in the series
will be by artists from the Uni­versity
of Alabama, March 31.
They are Miss Arline Hanke, so­prano,
and Miss Virginia Moore,
pianist.
Dr. Hollace Arment, head of
the music department, will give
a voice recital at 8:15 p. m. April
11 in Langdon. Miss Norma Lee
Spence, also of the music depart­ment,
will be accompanist. This
recital is one of a series of music
faculty concerts open to the pub­lic.
*
Auburn Hall Head
Is Former WAC
Miss Wathena Temple, new
head of Auburn Hall, comes from
Stil, Okla., and is a former WAC
officer.
She came to Auburn in 1941
and was with the home ec de­partment
until June, 1943, when
she entered the U. S. Army. From
that time until Jan. 31, 1946, she
served at Tilton General Hospital,
Fort Dix, N J., as head of Offi­cer-
Patient Mess.
Back in Auburn, Miss Temple
is again an instructor in applied
arts with her Army career as a
background for her knack for
getting things done. Her plans for
the hall are many,.and she has
said:
"I consider the co-ordination of
scholastics and social activities
one of our main tasks. The fact
that this is a technical school is
no reason for its graduates' not
being as polished in manners as
those of a finishing school. Since
the WSGA functions so efficient­ly
and there is such a spirit of co­operation,
there is no limit to
what can be accomplished."
Last Day To Change
Courses Is Mar. 27
All changes in registration must
be made before Wednesday, Mar.
27, it was announced today by
Charles W. Edwards, registrar.
Change-in-course and registration
period closes at that time.
The enrollment figures were
expected to exceed 4,200 by yes­terday
afternoon by Registrar
Charles W. Edwards, who said the
record of 3,865 for 1940-41 had
been broken several days ago.
Late registration fees begin to­day
with five dollars for the first
day and a maximum of 10 dol­lars.
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200 Vacancies for Men
Any male student at Auburn
may apply for one of the 200 vac­ancies
at Opelika Dormitories by
seeing Mrs. Joy Smith in Sam-ford
Hall 105. Previously the
rooms were to be filled by" men
on the waiting list, but the new
ruling became effective yester­day.
Men living in Opelika Dormi­tories
will be given .first choice
on housing in Auburn when it
becomes available.
All-American Halfback
Enters Political Race
Jimmie Hitchcock, Auburn's
All-American halfback of 1932
and All-American shortstop of
'33, has broadened his interests
to include a new field. It is not
a diamond or a gridiron, but the
field of politics. He will run for
position number one of the Ala­bama
Public Service Commis­sion.
He was discharged from the
Navy as a lieutenant in October.
Jimmie served as Auburn back-field
coach under Jack Meagher
for several years following his
graduation. He was a member of
Auburn's undefeated eleven of
1932. Teammates during that
season were Shot Senn, Porter
Grant,- Ralph Jordan, Boots
Chambless, and Buddy McCollum,
all of whom are now connected
with athletics at API.
ALPHA PSI HOLDS
ALUMNI BANQUET
Theta Chapter of Alpha Psi
Fraternity recently entertained by
candlelight w i t h its annual
Alumni Banquet. About 150 alum­ni
and guests were present, in­cluding
men who have gained na­tional
recognition for achieve­ments
in their respective fields.
Loan Scholarships
Created in Music
Loan scholarships of 100 dollars
each are being offered in applied
music by the Alabama Federation
of Music Clubs, the first to be
available in the fall.
Students in the sophomore, jun­ior,
or senior class are eligible.
Dr. Hollace Arment, head of the
music department, and Hubert
Liverman, assistant professor of
music, will be judges.
Opinions Of Coeds Range From Stupid
To Wonderful, Terrific, Lucky, Silly
By Mildred Lippili
A number of men going in and out of the Grille one after­noon
recently were asked what they thought about Auburn
coeds. Some of the answers were printable and here they are:
Sonny Hudson: Why don't they
send them home and retread
them?
Bill Williams: Auburn girls are
lovely but too many of them
know it.
Paul Sarves: I haven't had time
to find out.
Red" Smyth: I'm going to let
my baby boy do my talking.
Joe Hunter: I think they are
terrific!
Jimmy Humphreys: I've seen
better heads on nickel beers.
Watson Ricks: Too many of
them!
Jerry Pierson: Lot better than
they used to foe.
Neal Carberry: No good—very
stuck up.
Bill "Puppy Dog" Thrash:
They're stupid.
Larry Woolbright: I have noth­ing
to say.
Billy Bob Yarbough:
eight percent are silly.
Ninety-
Sam Hicks: Wonderful (sigh).
Bill O'Brien: Pretty lucky to
Bill Kelly: As a whole, loyel^. have us Auburn men.
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AUBURN, ALABAJk
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The Plainsman And Policy
• For several quarters the opinion seems
to have existed that the students of Au­burn
are not offered one of these basic
Four Freedoms—that of freedom of the
press. In a friendly sort of way wejvould
like to make an attempt at clearing up this
v false opinion.
The Plainsman is for the students. It
should communicate to the human race
what students, faculty, and administration,
do, feel, and think. It's edited by the stu­dents—
by those elected to the position.
The college definitely holds no ruling
finger over the publication ,and it has had
no intentions of doing so. But the staff
of The Plainsman, like staffs of most other
papers, must take into consideration cer­tain
rules of publication. It is a necessity
that each expression of criticism have some
foundation, and is not just a rationalized
idea.
Each issue of The Plainsman will re­flect
credit or discredit upon API and its
students. Which do we prefer? Naturally
, select we credit to Auburn as one of the
main objectives. That's why some of those
"nasty little jokes" and some of those
"slurring little remarks" must be cen­sored.
By the college? No, by the staff.
And it's for the good of the whole that this
censoring is done.
In an address delivered by Kirtley
Brown, director of student affairs, at a
meeting of the Veterans Association in
February it was pointed out that in any
news story or editorial involving criticism
against the administration of the college,
the official involved should have an op­portunity
to state his position and such
matter should be included in the parti­cular
news story or editorial. There is
nothing unusual about this provision; it
is an inviolate policy of every reputable
newspaper and press association.
It's true that the Publications Board has
control over policies of The Plainsman.
But the Publications Board is a student
organization. Thus the policies adopted by
this body should reflect the policies the
students desire.
The Board's responsibility does not in­volve
one of weekly supervision, but the
Board does fundamentally set up and en­force
policies of the publication.
Board or no Board, The Plainsman shall
adhere to practices that make a good news­paper.
Freedom of the press will be guard­ed,
respected, and used as a right. Fidelity
to our readers and the upholding of stand­ards
of decency are considered our strong­est
obligations.
All students are urged to express their
ideas. The Plainsman staff extends a wel­come
to those who wish to submit ma­terial
for publication. Give your newspa­per
a try before you criticize the staff or"
college administration. You might find
you have more freedom of the press than
you have previously realized.
Shall We Forget Tradition?
The contestant naming three Auburn
traditions on the recent Owen-Bradley
quiz program forgot to mention one of
the most important traditions of Auburn.
That is friendliness. Had this been third
on his list, it wouldn't be so bad. But he
didn't even mention it.
Maybe he was a yankee.
Being greeting by every student they
met was something the ASTPs couldn't
understand when they first invaded Au­burn
in 1943, but they soon found out
that speaking was a custom indulged in
by nice girls. Though few of them ever
learned to say "Hey" they did manage to
^ J O E . PJjMJinjMinniMi
Published weekly by the students of Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama.
Editorial and business office on Tichenor Ave­nue.
Phone 448.
Editorial Staff
Irene Long editor
Billy Stephenson managing editor
Mimi Simms associate editor
Mary Lee . _ society editor
Taylor Lumpkin sports editor
Pat Prizer assistant sports editor
Business Staff
Jimmy Brown .... busines manager
Bill Calloway _____ advertising manager
Don Jackson ____ assistant Advertising mgr.
Bobby Clements circulation manager
Bill Anderson assistant manager
Entered as second class matter at the Au­burn,
Alabama, postoffice. Subscription rates
by mail: $1.00 for 3 months; $3.00 for 12 months.
get out a greeting of some kind. It was
something for them to write home about.
The ASTPs were mostly from other sec­tions
of the country, yet they helped up­hold
the tradition more than many South­ern
students helped last quarter.
Friendliness for the sake of tradition
has little value, but Auburn students are
expected to speak to everyone they meet
on the campus and uptown. So why not
cooperate? We can all be happier in a
friendly atmosphere.
Success Worth Remembering
"Busting Loose" and Red Cross Drive
are now synonomous in the memories of
a number of Auburnites. To mention eith­er
of these things is to bring to mind
names like Holy Smith, Jack Thornton,
Jim Bradley, Paul Owen, Frances Shoon-maker,
Jean Jones, Whiskey Willie and
his Corncobber-s, the Great Sahib, Billy
Wiggins, Charlie Pass, Nina Moseley, La-
Holme McClendon, Bill Groome, Herb
Holsembeck, Lenny Payne, and many
other members of the cast who helped
make the show truly entertaining.
It happened last quarter, but who doesn't
remember gifts like nylon hose—and their
donors?
The drive could not have been a suc­cess
without the cooperation of the per­formers,
the merchants, the ticket-buyers
and badge-buyers. People who reap the
benefits of such a drive must be glad we
have the combination. Anyway, we're
pleased.
File 13
Editor's Note: "File 13" is an Army term
meaning the wastebasket.
This quarter's first blue ribbon News-hound
Award goes to Sports Ed Taylor
Lumpkin who broke an all-time record a
few days ago when he brought in seven
bound volumes of The Plainsman. Salv­aged
'em from a wastebasket back of
Samford Hall. (Morj|Lfor reporters: Don't
mind snooping; there may be a story in
every tin can.) \
Conspicuously stamped "Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, Reference Library, The
President's Office," the volume neverthe­less
were thrown away—not a rewarding
thought for any editor. Bound volumes
are valuable to each editor as he tries to
put out a paper as good as his predecess­or's,
so Mr. Lumpkin rendered a service
beyond the call of duty when he added
these copies to the office files.
Anyone wishing to contribute to The
Plainsman's library should notify Taylor
Lumpkin on cleanup days. He'll be wait­ing
at the wastebasket.
Mimi Simms has one more quarter in
college and one more on The Plainsman if
she continues the good work. Back in
harness as associate editor, her most dis­turbing
contribution to date has been
cleaning up the office. She skipped town
after leaving the place so clean we could­n't
find enough cluttery to make it look
like a newspaper office.
Nothing angers a Plainsman reporter
more than have someone ask, "Oh, do you
work on the paper?" So take a look at the
masthead and don't act stupid when one
of them comes around to intervied you. It
isn't impossible, you know—your being
interviewed, we mean. More names will
be added to the masthead, too.
Billy Stephenson, managing editor, can
be depended upon for features, editorials,
news stories, headlines, and page make­up.
Just watch him manage.
A writer in the current issue of the Sat­urday
Review of Literature analyzes the
"fodder" that makes pocket books sell.
Wonder if those personal ads in the back
of SRL help its circulation any.
Registrar Charles Edwards and his staff
pre-registered over 1600 students the first
day enrolled students went through the
lines. Their new system makes the process
less time-consuming, so they can take a
bow.
* * *
Slinging bouquets is not going to be a
habit, but the A-Club did a good job with
its program and here's hoping it's going
to be an annual affair.
Af^rf, VETERANS' VIEWS
Reprinted from the April issue of Esquire
lYoo hoo, Mrs. O'Leary—could you lend me a couple o>
oranges: 9"
By the Way
By Billy Stephenson
Well, we're all (?) back on the campus after a long week­end
vacation. We've all arrived in time for the big battle of
the Burton and college bookstores. Everybody's trying to get
books at the same time^ But everyone not able to get a book
because of exhausted supplies seems to be happy. Such a sit­uation
existed last quarter in an economics class. Half the
enrolled members went for about six weeks without books.
It didn't seem to matter. In fact it seems the books went to
waste after they had arrived and had been bought. The stu­dents
enjoyed the no-book vacation; Patton enjoyed giving
F's. He's earned the reputation of the late General Patton—
"blood and guts!"
Platonic love is like being invited down into the cellar for
a drink of ginger ale . . . A lady is a woman who makes it
easy for a man to be a gentleman . . . .Great men may come
but they will go while Eleanor steals all their show!
Norman McLeod will probably be a lonely character this
quarter after having given up some of his leading college ac­tivities
to successors. I guess it's a good thing "Beagle" has
stepped down from the Cabinet presidency. Why? Well, af­ter
a fellow has done as good job as Norman it's time to be
relieved before a good record is broken. The students should
express a note of appreciation to Norman for his efforts while
in office.
Susie has a nice new skirt,
So neat, so bright, so choosy;
It never shows a speck of dirt,
But, gosh, how it shows Susie!
Still no reduction by the barbers back to the old 50 cents
price. Frankly, the 65 cents rate wouldn't be so bad if Auburn
had some good barbers. There seem to be very few barbers
who know how to out hair at all. Most of the student barbers
can't use the clippers any better than I can. I wonder if any­body
has ever taken the trouble to see just how many barbers
in Auburn have licenses.
No new out-of-state students this quarter. The administra­tion
should strive to abolish this rule as soon as possible. In
the words of Harry Dicus, "Auburn's goner be plenty warped
if out-of-state students are not permitted to bring foreign
culture to the campus." Could be true.
Russia's actions have had the veterans all upset during the
past couple of weeks. Some of the vets have predicted they'll
get one more quarter before the big clash starts . . . . Some
don't see any possible chance of getting more than two quar­ters
between wars . . . Tom Galloway is making reservations
for a return trip to his former POW camp in Germany—fig­ures
he'll be safer there. The outcome of the "Big Three" set­tlements
will/be interesting to note. But how will we know
when FINAL agreements have been made? Another contro­versial
issue would probably pop from Stalin's mouth after
all agreements were set down as final. The UNO is having a
chance to show it's ability in safeguarding peace immediate­ly
after the war, whereas the world waited about 20 years to
find that the League of Nations as a bunch of bull.
Poll of Opinion
By Alpha Phi Omega
Question of the week: Should physical education be com­pulsory
or optional to the students of Auburn?
Several members of the student body had asked us if we
could have a poll on this subject. Since it is our policy to op­erate
this poll for the students, we did so, and here are the
results as taken from the opinions expressed by 558 students:
Should be compulsory: 38.5 per cent
Should be optional: 51.4 per cent
Undecided: 10.1 per cent
Several students offered varia- '
tions to the present system rather
than any definite statement. Some
felt that it should be compulsory
but that it should be made more
attractive—a pleasure rather than
a requirement.
Many felt that PE should be
compulsory in high school but
not in college. Others felt that a
college boy or girl capable of
deciding whether training along
this line would be needed.
The students think:
William S. Roden: PE should
be offered as a well-supervised
course with credit in proportion
to time spent in class.
Bill Brabham: Now that the
war is over, I think PE should
be optional once again because- it
is not as important as it was dur-
(Continued on page 4)
The veteran students of Au­burn
have decided that they are
not getting a fair deal, by a long
shot. They do not want to be
fondled, but they would like to
know why some conditions exist
as they do. All through the war
haircuts were 50 cents but as
soon as an increasing amount of
GI money gets into town the
barbers, as everyone else, wants
to get their hands on a bit of it;
so they increase the price of hair­cuts
15 cents. If it would stop
there it might be justified, but
Where will they go from here.
Too. many people don't realize
that the veteran student has a
hard time making his 65 dollars
last over the month. Room and
board costs approximately 40
dollars per month, leaving 25 dol­lars
for other necessities. Ciga­rettes
cost about eight dollars,
dry cleaning four and other inci­dental
expenses take their toll.
The remaining 10 dollars must be
used for badly needed clothing,
two 65c haircuts, and fifteen cents
to get their GI checks cashed.
Is there a solution to this prob­lem?
Yes, there is. One, a petition
now being circulated tov boycott
all barber shops in Auburn; the
other, an establishment of a Co-op
barber shop by and for the stu­dents
of API. During the war the
veterans cut each others' hair
during air raids and artillery bar­rages
in Anzio, Iwo Jima, Siapian,
and numerous other battlefields.
Surely these men can repeat their
performances at Auburn.
According to the present plan,
this barber shop will be financed
by the veteran students. Each by
buying a relatively small amount
of stock will provide enough
working capital. In this way the
price of haircuts will be tremen­dously
slashed, and at the end of
the fiscal year after expenses
have been deducted the profits,
if any, could be divided among
the stock holders. The general
purpose is not to make money but
to save it.
FOOTPRINTS
By Byrd Lee
Angry Father—"What do you
mean by bringing my daughter in
at this hour of the morning?"
Ken Hobbs—"Had an eight
o'clock."
* « *
A luscious young co-ed named
Tissing
Indulged in promiscuous kiss­ing.
When told to be good
She replied, "Oh, I could
But just think of the fun I'd be
missing."
—Widow.
* * *
Joyce: "He certainly knows all
the answers."
Becky: "He should; he's been
out with all the questionable
girls."
* * *
"I can let you have a cot in
the ballroom," replied the clerk
in a Washington hotel, "but there
is a lady in the opposite corner.
However, if you don't make any
noise, she'll be none the wiser."
"Fine," said the tired Ensign,
and into the ballroom he went.
Five minutes later he came run­ning
out to the clerk.
"Say," he said "that woman in
there is dead."
"I know," was the answer. "But
how,, sir, did you find out?"
* * •
Noses are red
And eyes are too
Oh, alcohol
How we love you.
* * *
First: Whatcha looking for?
Second: My pocketbook.
First: Where'd you lose it?
Second: Down the street.
First: Why ya looking for it
here?
Second: More light.
First: Oh.
» * *
Sweet Young Thing — We've
been waiting a long time for that
mother of mine.
Young Man—Hours, I should
say.
Sweet Young Thing—Oh, Jack,
this is so sudden!
* * *
And th/en there was the man
on relief who was so accustomed
to having things done for him
that he went out and married a
widow with three children.
—Scarlet Fever.
* » *
There was a young lady from
Trent
Who said she knew what it
meant
When men asked her to dine,
Gave her cocktails and wines—
She said that she knew—
But she went!
—Cooke Clarion.
* * *
First Old Maid: I shiver every
time I think of a handsome man
kissing me.
Second Old Maid: And here
I've been thinking you had St.
Vitus dance all these years.
—Chaparral.
* * *
"I guess I've lost another pu-p_
V' said the professor as his
glass._eye rolled down the kitchen
sink.
* • •
Alpha Gam: "Isn't it wonder­ful?
I've found myself a hus­band!"
ADPi: "Really? Whose?" ,
* * *
A train robber was holding up
a pullman car. "Out with your
dough or I'll drill all the men
without money, and kiss all the
women."
An elderly man said: "You
shall not touch these ladies."
An old maid in an upper berth
shouted: "You leave him alone:
HE'S robbing this train."
Back Talk
Dear Editor:
A Phi O deeply regrets that its
poll on quarter versus semester
system did not run in accord with
the views of the author of "Vet­erans'
Views." I would like to
know where the author gets
his information for his column; I
wonder what one individual has
the knowledge and authority to
speak for a group as large as the
Veterans' Association.
I, and others of A Phi O, are
members of the veterans' organi­zation,
and it is our opinion that
your column does not represent
the veterans' views. Let us once
again remind the school that this
poll is being conducted for the
sole purpose of aiding the student
body, and that this poll is entire­ly
impartial. The results are not
tabulated to suit the desires of
any one person or any groups of
persons.
We are very curious to know
where the author of "Veterans'
Views" got the idea that only
two days were spent in collecting
the opinions. We sincerely hope
that, in the future, if our results
do not please any person, that in­dividual
will at least take time
to collect accurate data before
making any statements.
Let me also add that, in re­sponse
to the accusation that we
used opinions of students who
had never been under the semes­ter
system, our results were tak­en
only from those students who
expressed a sufficient knowledge
of both the semester and quarter
systems.
In conclusion, let me state
once again that our policy is to
present to the student body an
accurate and impartial poll of
opinion, and one that is not in­fluenced
in any way by the
wishes of any group or individual.
John S. Bath.
Dear Mr. Bath:
"Veterans' Views" does not
have one author. Trigger Mc-
Gehee and Robert Flewellen man­age
the column. Some contribu­tions
are solicited and others are
submitted voluntarily. The col­umn
does not attempt to repre­sent
the Veterans Organization
in any way.
It is hoped, however, that a
different writer each week can
give a better insight to what all
veterans are thinking than one
author could give.
The Editor.
Editor
The Plainsman
Dear Editor:
On noticing General Motor's
sad plight in it's fight against the
"ability to pay" forces, we have
decided to avoid further conflict
by "opening our books" to study
by any and all associations. This
balance sheet, we think, is more
(Continued on page 4)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1946 THE PLAINSMAN Page Three
AIO Doll Queen To Be
Elected At Dance Friday
The AIO Doll Dance will be held Friday from 9 to 12
p. m. in Alumni Gym, w i t h music by the Auburn Collegiates.
I t will be semi-formal.
The Doll Queen will be elected by guests at the dance.
The winner will receive a large doll which is n ow on dis­play
in one of the downtown
stores. Admission is 61 cents.
Tickets are on sale at the Main
Gate and will be sold at the dance.
Contestants for the Doll Queen,
representing each sorority and
AIO, are Evelyn Kidd, AGR, Au­burn;
Jean Walton, TU, Newton,
Miss.; Virginia Ann Holcombe,
KD, Birmingham; Mary Alice
Matthews, Phi Mu, Fayette; Doro­thy
Jean Sharp, DZ, Pine Hill;
Carol Cochran, Independent, Bir­mingham;
Sara Clark, POP, Cen­tury,
Fla.; Anne Kearse, Chi O,
Leesburg, Ga.; Jeanne Orr, AD
Pi, Birmingham, and Lorene
Owens, Independent, Americus,
Ga.
RICE and OLD SHOES
By Joyce Levins
Wooldrige -Henry -
The marriage of Miss Daisy
Louise Wooldridge, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wooldridge of
Eufaula, to Eugene M. Henry, son
of James E. Henry and the late
Mrs. Henry of Boston, Mass., took
place Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24,
at the home of the bride's par­ents.
Preceding the entrance of the
bridal party a program of nuptial
music was played by Miss Gloria
Jean Lockhart* of Washington,
D. C. Miss Frances Adams of
Woodland, Ga., sang "Because"
and "I Love You Truly." The tra­ditional
wedding march was
used for the processional.
The. bride's only attendant was
her sister, Miss Cherry Wool­dridge.
Mr. Fred Grover of At­lanta,
Ga., served as Mr. Henry's
best man.
The bride is a graduate of API,
and for the past two years she
has served as home economist for
the Alabama Power Company in
southeast Alabama.
The bridegroom recently re­ceived
an honorable discharge af­ter
serving three and a half years
in the U. S. Army. He attended
school at the University of Mis­souri
for two years, and will en­ter
API in September.
Following a wedding trip to
Washington, D. C. and Boston,
Mass., the young couple will be
at home in Syracuse, N. Y., for
the summer.
KEEPSAKE
Genuine-Registered
Diamond
Engagement
And Wedding
RINGS
Now On
Display
Edington-McGehee
Mrs. Suzelle H. Edington was
married to Capt. C. H. McGehee
at the Auburn Methodist Church
on Feb. 11, with the Rev. S. B.
Hay assisted by the Rev. T. P.
Chalker.
Capt. McGehee is the son of
Mrs. Bruce McGehee and the late
Rev. McGehee, who served for
six years as pastor of the Auburn
Methodist Church. 'For the past
five years, he has been in the
AAF.
Following a short wedding trip,
they will be at Jiome in Auburn,
where Mr. McGehee will com­plete
his course in architecture.
« * *
Smyer-Slrong
Miss Frances Smyer, daughter
of Mrs. Mary H. Smyer and the
late Mr. Frank Smyer, became
the bride of Johney S. Strong of
Maitland, Fla. on Feb. 19. The
ceremony took place at the First
Baptist Church of Auburn, with
the Rev. Hoyt Ayers officiating.
Candles were lighted by Misses
Daisy and Joan Browne of Ope-lika.
The bride was attended by
her sister, Mrs. J. O. Rollo. Her­bert
Hatley of Birmingham served
as best man, and the ushers were
Harold Smyer and Lt. Bill Bar-nett.
They wiil make their home in
Orlando, Fla. where the groom
has a position with Southern Bell
Telephone Company.
One of ihe coeds pictured above will be elected Doll Queen
by students attending the AIO Doll Dance Friday night in
Alumni Gym. Left to right, they are. Evelyn Kidd, AGD; Jean
Walton, TU; Virginia Ann Holcombe, KD; Mary Alice Matthews,
Phi Mu; Dorothy Jean Sharp, DZ; Carol Cochran, Independent;
Sara Clark, POP; Anne Kearse. Chi O; Jeanne Orr, A D Pi, and
Lorene Owens, Independent.
Special or regular coaching
in college algebra. Phone 25
after 6 p. m.
• * *
LOST: Ring Friday on cam­pus.
TEG inside. Walker Co.
Hi: 1942, Jasper. Thomas E.
Gilliland, 537 .South College.
698-J.
SIG EPS ELECT
NEWOFFICERS
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
elected the following officers for
the new term. They are Clyde
Orr, president; Jim Bradley, vice-president;
Ray Kitchens, comp­troller;
Bill Chalmers, historian;
Billy Green, secretary; Bruce
Jones, senior marshall; Merrill
Bradley, junior marshall; and
Louis White, guard.
New pledge officers are Kit
Burgess, president; Joe Brannon,
vice-president; and Larry Bell,
secretary-treasurer.
Students and faculty now may
telephone the library for refer­ence
when they are unable to
make a trip to the library, it was
announced by Clyde H. Cantrell,
director. . •
Minnesota university has the
largest veteran enrollment (5500)
in the country. It is followed, in
order, by New York university,
University of Pittsburgh, Texas
university, University of Wash­ington
and Southern California.
Auburn Hall Dance
Is First Of Its Kind
The first dance ever given at a
girls' dormitory in Auburn was
the one at Auburn Hall, Saturday,
March 9.
Auburn Hall's newly-discovered
composer, Billye Virginia Hall,
presented two of her composi­tions,
the "Auburn Hall Song"
and "Sweetheart of Auburn Hall",
which was written in honor of
the recently chosen Sweetheart,
Sara McEwen.
Mary Andrews and Jean Prince
were pianists for the occasion,
and Ester McCollister and the
Auburn Hall Chorus were vocal­ists.
Serving on the various com­mittees
were: Geneva Hickman,
Katie Jo Boone, Doris Cutchens,
Florine Harbin, Jane Pope, Bon­nie
Towery, Anna Jean Franklin,
Jean Hazelrig, Evelyn Bullock.
Keddy Ratliff, Donabel Pitts,
Jean Murphy, Sally Stewart, Bes­sie
Hix, Martha Majors, Gloria
Baldwin, and LaNelle Crowder.
TEN STUDENTS GET
PLAINSMAN KEYS
- Keys were awarded to 10 mem­bers
of The Plainsman staff at a
Banquet at Hotel Clement recent­ly.
They are Lewis Arnold, Joe
Hooten, Beverly Ann Burkhardt,
Jane Southerland, Billy Stephen­son,
Dama Wills, Jule de Graf-fenried,
Mrs. Gray Baker Ran-son,
Jack Callis, and Bill Calla­way.
. .
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School books and supplies are available at
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Basement Samford Hall
Phone 960-Extension 347
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* Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1946
ALPHA PSI TAPS
HONORARY MEMBER
Honorary membership in Alpha
Psi fraternity was conferred upon
Dr. Byron N. Lauderdale, Sr.,
Inspector-in-Charge of the Bur­eau
of Animal Industry in Ala­bama,
Montgomery, at the fra­ternity's
first formal initiation
recently. Dr. Lauderdale re­ceived
the DVM degree from API
in 1917.
The nine men who were initiat­ed
at this time are Leonard
Plunk, Tommy Kennard, Larry
Reidal, Derrel Smalley, Jack
Cobb, Cecil Grey, Pate Lamprue,
Ben Willis, and Johnny Brous-sard.
SIGMA NU HOLDS
DINNER, INITIATION
Sigma Nu fraternity initiated
14 new members Mar. 6 follow­ing
a dinner party in their honor.
Those initiated were Moses Wal­ker,
Renis Jones, William Certain,
Walton Kicker, Rufus Ray, Rich­ard
Compton, Roy Luttrell, Cecil
Floyd, Kenneth Adcock, James
Williams, John Williams, Harold
Blackburn, Frank Ellis, and Rich­ard
Roberts.
Jack Thomas, the only Sigma
Nu graduating last quarter, was
honored at a dinner party giv­en
by the freshmen Mar. 11.
Backtalk
(Continued from page 2)
or less applicable to any veteran
now in Auburn.
Board . $35.00
Room 10.00
Tobacco 8.80
(One carton per week at
current Auburn prices)
Laundry 4.00
(Obviously not enough for
that well-groomed appear­ance)
Haircuts 1.30
(Hair worn long)
Donations 1.00
(Barest minimum)
Vet's Assn. .33
(To hold the line on other
items)
Checks Cashed .20
(Courtesy local banks)
month insurance premium.
Our critics may 3 label the to­bacco
expenditure an unnecessary
luxury, but you will see that out
of'the "three necessary evils or
"excuses for living" we have
chosen that which has proven to
foe the cheapest. Does our Army
experience make us other than
human?
We thought best to ignore un­expected
sicknesses and tooth­aches
as not being applicable to
our role as "come easy—go easy"
veterans.
Respectfully yours,
The Spendthrifts.
WHITMIRE HEADS
THETA CHI GROUP
Theta Chi officers for the
spring quarter are Bill Whitmire,
president; Tom Tabor, vice-presi­dent;
Taylor Lumpkin, secretary;
Jimmie Burgess, treasurer; Olin
Barnes, house manager; Johnnie
Faust, chaplain; and Red McLeod,
pledge marchall.
Pi Kappa Phi
Announces Officers
Frank Hawthorne is president
of Phi Kappa Phi fraternity. Oth­ers
to serve with him during the
spring quarter are Conrad Sum-merlin,
treasurer; Warren Wil­liams,
secretary; Ed Holmes, his­torian;
John Perdue, chaplain;
and D. K. Clanton, house man­ager.
. Total $60.63
By the simple process of sub­tracting
the $60.63 debit from the
$65.00 credit, one will notice that
there remains the staggering sum
of $4.37. Some of the more im­petuous
Vets often blow this re­mainder
in one wild orgy of
spending on clothing, "ice cream,
dancing, dating, toilet articles,
trips home, and vitamin pills to
supplement their diet. Most of
us, however, apply this $4.37 as a
down payment on a $6.50 per
Poll Of Opinion
(Continued from page"2)
ing the wartime program.
Bill Ivey: PE should be com­pulsory
but only if the present
system is radically changed. As it
is now set up, it is a bother to
every student and not worth the
time spent in taking it.
Miriam Boone: I believe that
PE should toe optional. If the stu­dents
were . allowed to take the
courses they like and are inter­ested
in, theye would still be
many taking it; as it is now, one
may be put into any kind of
class as long as it is PE.
James T. Wehuni: Compulsory
—if physical ed were as attractive
as it should be, there would not
be a question of which should be
used. Someone must not be doing
his job well, or the student body
would enjoy this activity as they
do in some of our well-known
colleges.
The question for next week is
the result of the comment brought
about by our question on final
exams. Since it was thought by
many 1;hat we had set the stan­dard
for exemption too low, we
are rearranging it so that the
students themselves may suggest
the grade for exemption.
Next week's question: Should
students be exempt from final
exams? If so. what average
should be required?
What is your opinion?
Alabama Farmer Lists
2 Outstanding Students
Claude Moore and Alma Robin­son
were featured in last month's
edition of the Alabama Farmer as
the two outstanding students in
School of Agriculture and the
School of Home Economics. Both
are seniors.
Selections are made each month
by a board composed of two pro­fessors
and one student" on the
basis of scholastic rating, leader­ship,
and personality.
The Alabama Farmer, publish­ed
monthly by students in the
School of Agriculture, includes
information of interest from all
departments of agriculture, the
School of Veterinary Medicine
and the campus in general. Its
circulation is 1,000 copies.
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Headquarters for Sport Togs—
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Perfume by Faberge' in Woodhue, Chambray
Cologne $1.75—$5.00
Perfume .$1.50—$6.50
POLLY-TEK
DRESS SHOP
Auburn's Fashion Center
NOW OPEN
FOR
repairs on all make cars
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If you desire Hew auto
accessories, celebrate St.
Patrick's Day by coming
to the CITY APPLI­ANCE
COMPANY. Let
us show you our full line
of parts. Find out just
how many things we
have that you need.
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Housing Man Thinks Boar. Hunting
Better Than Cutting Paper Dolls
By Billy Stephenson
"When you get disgusted it's time to go hunting" is the
motto of Sam F. Brewster, who works at a job which carries-with
it all the headaches one could ask for—that of providing
housing facilities on the Auburn campus.
And "a-hunting" he does go, and "a-fishing", too. We don't
hesitate to say that Mr. Brewster
knows more about the technique
of, has more experience in, and
gets more pleasure from hunting
and fishing then anyone else in
The Village. Why? Well, you see,
Mr. Brewster has done every­thing
but make a profession of
hunting and fishing. He's fished
all over Canada, the United
States, and points near these
countries, and he's hunted in the
States, Alaska, Canada, Africa,
and India.
Not a Professional
"But I am not a professional,"
insists Mr. Brewster. "I just get
pleasure from hunting or fishing
while some of the other guys are
playing /golf or the such."
A Native Texan
Mr. Brewster is a native Texan
who came to the API campus for
the first time in the 1930's as a
landscape specialist with the Ex­tension
Service. He later accep­ted
a job with the T.V.A. as re­gional
planner in six states, and
then was appointed Commissioner
of Conservation on the Tennessee
governor's cabinet, but he re­turned
to the Auburn Building
and Grounds department in 1940.
Becoming a member of the Army
Air Transport Command in 1942,
he served over seas until 1945,
at which time he returned to API.
No Big Hunts Lately
"I haven't had much time for
any big hunts since my return
from the army," says Mr. Brew­ster.
"This job of providing hous­ing
facilities is quite a big one.
And from the way things look
now the shortage will exist for
a long time.
"The last big hunts I experi­enced
were in Africa and India,
but these trips did not prove to
be so successful or so dangerous
as some I have taken in North
America."
Mr. Brewster's love of the out­door
sports is probably explained
by the fact that he was born on
a livestock farm near Temple,
Tex. Naturally there was plenty
of horseback riding, and plenty
of contact with animal life. He
participated in a big rodeo when
he was only 14, and took part
with neighboring boys "in a small
rodeo every Sunday afternoon."
He entered Texas A. & M. in
Graduate of Texas A. & M. in
1927, and after receiving his de­gree
from that school he obtained
graduate work at the Massa­chusetts
State College and in
England. At one time he was a
director of the National Confer­ence
of State Parks, and a mem­ber
of the board o'f directors of
the International Association of
Game and Fish and Conservation
Commission. Hundreds of arti­cles
have appeared in magazines
and newspapers by Mr. Brewster.
In his home library he now has
more than 40 volumes of books
on outdoor animal subjects.
Office Filled with Trophies
When this reporter walked into
Mr. Brewster's office he was sur­prised
to see so many trophies—
everything from stuffed Georgia
bob cat to stuffed Indian Jackal's
head—displayed in the room, and
when Mr. Brewster had finished
saying that he had been at the
firing end of the rifles that killed
all of the animals the reporter be­came
even more surprised.
Among the many trophies Mr.
Brewster has had mounted "to
keep experiences in mind" are a
timber wolf from Alaska, an
antelope, a mountain sheep, and-a
black bear from Canada, a deer
from Texas, and a Russian wild
board from Tennessee.
"This wild Russian boar," ex­plained
Mr. Brewster as he point­ed
to a brown stuffed animal
with 3-inch jagged teach stick­ing
from its mouth, "is about the
most ferocious animal in the
United States. Originally there
were only two or three of these
boars in the States. They were
brought from Russia by some rich
Englishman to a game reserve in
Tennessee. Now there are more
than 400.
"I was forced to shoot this boar
six times before it stopped charg­ing
me. I suppose that's about the
closest I've come to being killed,
for after I examined the dead
animal's body I found that every
shot had hit its target."
Fishing Most Enjoyable
Fishing seems to be Mr. Brew­ster's
favorite sport. He does all
kinds, from "nigger fishing (with
a pole) to rod and reel fishing."
"His biggest catch seems to have
been a 128-pound cat fish which
he pulled in on a trip in Tennes­see,
but his "best trip was one to
Canada with three friends." The
total reward was over 300 rain­bow
trout. On Mr. Brewster's
wall is a stuffed 65-pound fish
which he caught off "the Florida
coast.
"There's an interesting story
Roman Catholic
Sunday
9 a. m.—Mass.
10 a. m.—Mass.
Mar. 24
7:30-9 p. m. — Reception for
Catholic students and parishoners
at the Sacred Heart Church.
Monday through Saturday
6:30 a. m.—Mass.
Wednesday
7 p. m.—Stations of the Cross.
Saturday
4-5 p. m.—Confessions.
7-8 p; m.—Confessions.
Monday, Mar. 25
Feast of the Annunciation.
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is
with thee."—Luke 1:29.
Father Patrick J. Doran, C. M.,
priest.
Church of Christ
Sunday
10 a. m.—Sunday School.
11 a. m.—Morning Worship.
6:30 p. m.—Young People's
Class.
7:15 p. m.—Evening worship.
Wednesday
7:15 p. m.—Prayer meeting.
Minister, E. Winston Burton.
Episcopal
Sunday
11 a. m.—Morning prayer and
sermon.
6 p. m.—Canterbury Club sup­per
and program at Parish House.
Wednesday
7:30 p. m.—Lenton Service.
Rector, the Rev. William Byrd
Lee; president, Jimmy Burnam.
Jewish
Rabbi Eugene Blachscleger of
Montgomery; student representa­tive,
Max Mutchnick.
Lutheran
Sunday
6:30 p. m.—Student group meet­ing
at home of Mrs. H. W. Rens-zer,
151 Toomer St.
8 p. m.—Church service at
Episcopal Parish House.
Minister, E. H. Albers of Co­lumbus,
Ga.; student chairman,
Celia Overby.
Methodist
Sunday
9:45 a. m.—Church School with
assembly in Wesley Foundation
auditorium.
10:50 a. m.—Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.—Forum at Wesley
Foundation.
7:30 p. m.—Evening worship.
8:30 p. m.—Recreational period
about every trophy I have, and
. . . well, you'd hardly have room
to print these stories."
But we're sure Mr. Brewster
will be glad, and at the same time
take a little pride, in telling you
these experiences if you'll drop
by his office.
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Thursday
' 7 p. m.—Prayer—meditation at
Foundation.
Friday-Saturday, Mar. 22-23.
Retreat at Chewacla.
Saturday
8 p. m.—Open House at Wesley
Foundation for all Methodist stu­dents.
A special invitation is ex­tended
to all new students.
Minister, Dr. T. P. Chalker;
Wesley Foundation Director, Ma­ry
.Moling Kirkman; president,
Martha Lee.
Presbyterian
Sunday
9145 a. m.—Church School at
Westminster House.
10:55 a. m.—Morning worship.
5:45 p. m.—Supper, fellowship,
and vespers at Westminster
House.
Thursday
7 p. m.—Service of prayer and
praise at the Church.
Minister, Dr. Sam B. Hay; Stu­dent
Director, Jackie Capps; pres­ident,
Ed Jones.
Baptist
Sunday
9:45 a. m.—Sunday School.
10:55 a. m.—Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.—Training union.
7:45 p. m.—Evening worship.
Friendship Circle immediately
following evening worship.
Monday through Friday
12:45-1 p. m.—Noon-day medi­tation
at Social Center.
Thursday
7:15 p. m.—Prayer Meeting, led
by Mr. Ayers.
Friday-Saturday, Mar. 22-23.
Baptist Student Union retreat
at Spring Villa.
Minister, the Rev. Hoyt A.
Ayers; BSU Secretary, Louise
Green; president, Ralph Gandy.
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Volleyball to Invade Spotlight
Of Fraternity Sports, March 27
Interfraternity Track Meet Set For April 3-4;
AGR Leads In Intramural Activities
Intramural volleyball activities will come into the lime
light March 27, according to R. K. Evans, who has' called a
meeting of fraternity managers at 5 o'clock, Tuesday, for
the purpose of drawing places and working out a schedule
for the coming season.
Volleyball playing will be in­terrupted
April 3-4 for the inter­fraternity
track meet, which is
under the direction of Coach
Wilbur Hutsell.
Prospective fraternities in the
lead for the annual cup, to be
presented during t h e summer
quarter, are Alpha Gamma Rho,
Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, Sigma
Pi Epsilon, and Omega Tau
Sigma, although possible upsets
may turn up in volleyball, soft-ball,
horseshoes, and in the track
meet, before the intramural selec­tion
is made.
AGR Leads-League
Alpha Gamma Rho holds the
lead with 268 points, having cap­tured
first place in basketball,
and third place in touch football.
Running second with 262 points
is Kappa Alpha. The team holds
second place in basketabll, and
third place in touch football. Fol­lowing
the KA's are the Sigma
Chi boys with 217 points, SPE
with 215, and OTS with 200.
Features of the Track Meet
The annual track meet will
feature three dashes, 100,220,440
yards, 880 yards and mile runs,
120 yards low hurdles, pole vault,
high jump, shot put, broad jump'
and a 880 yards relay (4 men).
All fraternities are expected to
participate in the April 3-4 event.
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Congratulations to Burke Du-pey
and, the boys for putting it
over in a big way Mar. 9. Before
the events started the village
looked much like it was home­coming
again. There were many
new faces as well as all the
familiar ones.
Frank E. Boyd, alumni secre­tary,
said "The weather is fine
and I think the boys have put out
a great effort".
Two high school lettermen from
Shades Cahaba, Birmingham,
wanted to get some rat hats be­cause
they expected to wearing
them next year. They played high
school baseball and football and
would like to play for Auburn
next year. Billy Fabers from
Woodlawri thinks that Auburn is
a great place and is looking for­ward
to entering here sometime.
The events got off to a flying
start promptly at 1:30 with 17
freshmen, each armed with a pie.
Rat Cook OTS was first to whistle
after hastily gulping a chocolate
pie, Don Layfield TC and his
lemon "pie were runner ups.
Next on the program was the
greased pig chase. Pork snatcher
Al Cook, SN, literally came home
with the bacon and said, "He was
greasey as hell and squeeling
twice as loud". '
The sack race was won by PKT
Bobby Clements who said, "Just
did it I guess, and I'm gonna have
a big Saturday night with the
fiver".
The pole, heavily coated with
APEX top quality heavy duty
dark axle grease in a red and
white can, turned out to be the
most exciting event.
Opinions: Guss Steele, TC who
almost reached top, "It's damn
slick" . . . Sherman OTS, first to
reach top half, "It gets rather
slippery up there at times" . . .
Winner, Wilbur Allen SPE from
Columbus, Ga. "I'm going to the
brew mill, grease and all".
* * *
Babe Sahm, A-Day Queen, felt
like a big wheel and said it was
a wonderful feeling. Her date
Cullin Ward, said that it was
really a priviledge to be back on
the campus and also thought that
his date was swell.
AS SEEN IN McCALL'S AND LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
Spring like a great thought
dawns upon you suddenly. One
day it isn't and the next it is. It
appears that in the hurry and
flurry of final examinations and
"will I pass that course" worry
ing, the inevitable suddenness of
it slipped lip on us unawares.
With Spring comes the necessi­ty
for action on a current prob­lem.
If you have suddenly dis­covered
a barbed wire fence
blocking your favorite short cut
to olass, it isn't intended as a
pitfall to make you late nor is it
intended as an obstacle course to
improve the stamina of the Au­burn
student. It's just that
Spring has sprung,
The birdies is,
We sure would like
For the grass to riz.
Quite : simply and unobstru-sively
the cooperation of the Navy
students has been obtained by an
executive officer's memorandum
prohibiting campus cutting. Un­fortunately,
the solution as far
as all students are concerned is
not so simple. It rests upon your
civic pride in the appearance of
your school.
v * *
Legislation regarding the new,
peacetime NROTC is still im­pending.
No definite schedule has
been established, ibtft plans call
for a continuation *of NROTC in
the schools in which programs
are now instituted. Trainees will
be placed on inactive duty in
June or July and allowed to con­tinue
NROTC. In addition to this
plan is proposed whereby civilians
may be admitted to the .program
until its quota is filled.
Any trainee in the naval re­serve
who does not desire to con­tinue
NROTC will be returned to
general duty until such time as
he rates discharge, the maximum
time being until approximately
the first of September.
* * »
The advent of June will find
NROTC men donning a new
grab of a brighter and more col­legiate
hue as they go on in­active
duty. A uniform change is
predicted as a sooner date how­ever.
.Scuttlebutt is that plans are
being contemplated to switch to
khaki for classroom and' campus
wear as well as_ a summer dress
uniform.
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Discus Thrower Who
Was Invited To Olympic
Trials Is Promoted
Col. Ralph A. Tolve, former
Auburn Athlete, now Provost
Marshal of the Mediterranean
Theater of Operations and the
Peninsular Base Section, the
Army Service Force in'Italy, was
promoted recently from Lieuten­ant
Colonel,
He was Southern Collegiate
Heavyweight Boxing Champion
in 1934, a tackle on the Tiger
footbal Iteam in 1932, 1933 and
1934 and a member of the track
team in 1933, 1934, and 1935 at
which time he excelled in the shot
put and discuss. He was invited to
participate as a discus thrower
in the Olympic trials in 1936.
Col. Tolve continued his studies
at Oglethorpe University in 1936
and at John Marshall University
until 1939. He is a member of the
Georgia Bar Association, Delta
Sigma Phi social fraternity, the
Blue Key honor society and the
Spiked Shoe honor society.
He went overseas in December,
1942, and served in Casablanca,
Algiers, Naples and Leghorn. He
wears the Bronze Star medal for
meritorious achievement, the
Malta Cross, the Sultan's decora­tion
of Morrocco, the Order of
the Royal Crown of Italy present­ed
by Crown Prince Umberto at
Rhome, and the Order of Costan-tine.
Maddux Victorious
In A-Day Run
Albert James "Buddy" Maddox
Jr., brought home the bacon to
Theta Chi when he eased
through a 5:02 mile to nose out
the ATO representative, Bill
Richardson, in a very close finish.
Richardson passed Buddy 200
yards from the finish, and slow­ly
pulled away from his rival,
for what appeared to be an easy
victory. Fifty yards from the tape
Maddox started his finishing kick.
Gradually he gained on his ATO
rival, and in a photo finish, swept
past Richardson for a thrilling
victory.
Buddy began his athletic career
at Starke University School in
Montgomery, where he lettered
two years in track football, base-
Now circulating in Auburn is
Franklin Delano Roosevelt dime,
replacing the Liberty dime in use
since 1916. To date only four pres­idents
have been honored on reg­ular
issue coins of general circu­lation.
The mint was created in 1792
by an Act of Congress, but the
first coin to bear the portrait of
a president, the Lincoln penny,
did not appear until 1909.
Most United States coins pic­ture
a young lady symbolizing
Liberty.
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ball, and basketball. He was the
star mile and 440 man." when
Starke took the district track
meet for two successive years.
The short Scotchman from Tal-lassee
took the third place in
the cake race last December, al­though
he was in no condition to
compete in the 2.7 mile run with
varsity track men, he took the
lead for four fifths of the race,
~r
only when he took stomach
cramps, and was slowed to prac­tically
a walk.
Seventeen year old Maddox is
a second quarter freshman in
mechanical engineering. He is
proud of his scrapbook and just
loves those Saturday afternoon
hikes to the frosty plots. Sorry
girls, he is playing true to a lit-a'nd
then relinquished the lead tie girl out in Arizona.
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