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VOL. LXV -ALABM^FOTJYfECHNrC'INSTITUTE, AUBURN, AllAlAMA, -WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1945 "NUMBER 9
No Acceptable Name Band
Can Be Obtained In August
Top Band Will Be
Signed For Coming
Quarter, However
After a week of negotiations
with book agents in New York
and Chicago, the Social Commit­tee
has announced that no ac­ceptable
orchestra is available
for this vicinity in August, but
as a result of the cooperation of
all organizations on the campus,
a Name Band can be looked for­ward
to sometime next quarter.
According to Zombie Lauder­dale,
Chairman of t h e Social
Committee, "Auburn students
should appreciate the splendid
cooperation of the campus lead­ers
and the college officials in
making an all-out attempt to
bring a Name Band here to top
off the summer quarter. Such
hearty support points the way
toward new and speedy achieve­ments
of the student body any
time that a need arises."
Several prominent orchestras
were available for the latter part
of the quarter, but the committee
felt that only a leading band
would be approved by the Au­burn
students.
Textiles Will Be
In Arch Building
Throughout August
Modern textiles by famous de­signers
are on display in the
library of the Architecture build­ing.
The exhibit from the Brook­lyn
Museum will remain in Au­burn
until the end of August.
History and making of textiles
also are featured in the exhibit.
Several handwoven pieces are on
display with examples of spin­ning
and weaving techniques.
One piece is made of thread with
a woof of gold which is insured
for $400.
Prof. Joseph Marino - Merlo,
chairman of t h e exhibit com­mittee
for the School of Archi-tucture
and the Arts, is responsi-blefor
bringing the $3,000 exhibit
to the campus.
Printing, applique, stencil, em­broidery,
and batik a r e among
the methods of design reproduc­tion
used in the exhibit.
The library is open every day
from 8 a. m. until 4: 30 p. m. and
Saturday from 8 until noon. The
public is invited.
Jookin' Jitterbugs Win Tickets
From Cardinal Key At Swing
By Jack Thornton
The students were out in full
force on Samford Terrace Satur­day
night for Cardinal Key's big
swing and jitterbug competition
between seven couples of _ t h e
more lively lads and lassies of
the loveliest village.
Gene Hurt and Hugh Williams,
two of the most intrepid souls
who braved their soles on the
concrete, came out a skip, two
hops and a jump ahead of the
more sedate couples to win the
grand prize of two ducats to the
local cinema.
Place And Show
Gamboling lightly behind the
leading couple were Dot Miller
and Bill Holmes who did no mean
job • of imitating the proverbial
bug, the jitter. A couple of short
gasps behind Dot and Bill the
bouncing Evelyn Kidd and Louis
McClain sweated out—and I don't
mean figuratively—third place.
Other curveting contestants,
who by the way claimed they
"wuz robbed", were Luhome Mc-
Clendon and Charlie Parrish,
B. J. Wilson and Dickie Clark,
Mary Alexander Lee, and Ted
Maclntyre, Bobby Trammell and
Carl Miller.
Judging the capering couples
were Professor Hermann John­son,
Mrs. James Land, and Miss
Harriett Donahue, who were hard
pressed to decide the couple with
the best foot forward.
, His Own Version..;. :.•••
Another notable entertainer
much, in evidence was Whiskey
Willie Wiggins, who besides
whipping the bull fiddle around
with Zombie, entertained the
local yokels with his own version
of the Freight Train Blu^s.
Acting as Master of Ceremonies
was Hemann "Holy" Smith, mak­ing
with the talk and erring a lit­tle
in the branch of higher mathe­matics
in his double or nothing
quiz program in which he went
from 5 dollars to 20 dollars to
40 dollars.
He Was Sorry!
On the receiving end of Smith's
inquiry was Steve Stringfellow
who was turned away from the
40 dollars upon his failure to
name all of the presidents of the
Interfrat Council Re-Enters Softball
Pledges Support To Homecoming Plans
Plans Made To Award Cup To Winner
Of Softball Tournament This Quarter
The Interf raternity C o u n c il
held its regular monthly meeting
Monday night at 7:30 in Samford
Hall. Jack Thornton made a mo­tion
that the IFC reenter intra­mural
softball competition and
make arrangements to award
cups as in the past. The motion
passed.
Hell Week Dangers
Professor J. M. Robinson made
a talk on fraternity "Hell week"
and asked the Council to take all
necessary precautions* for the
safety of the initiates. He re­minded
the men present of the
great contribution that the
greeks have made to Auburn and
the comparative ease with which
the good name of fraternities
may be destroyed by carelessness
in the informal initiations.
Homecoming Plans
Bill Crum, president of Blue
Key National Honor Fraternity,
sponsors of the annual Home­coming
celebration, described to
the council this year's plans for
the event. He asked the members
to remember that Homecoming is
November 3, hardly more than a
month after the beginning of the
fall quarter, and that the frater­nities
should be making their
decoration plans now. As in the
past, cups will be awarded to the
houses having the best displays.
In addition to the house dec­orations
this year, Crum outlined
present plans for competition be­tween
Greek-letter organizations
and departments of the college
for the best floats in the parade
that is to be held immediately
preceding the game.
All the details for the more
spectacular celebration that will
be given this year have not been
worked out, but the fraternities
were told to go ahead with plans
for floats or whatever type of
moveable show that they wish to
enter in the parade. The students
were requested to offer sugges­tions
in helping Blue Key make
Homecoming a success this year.
Insect Control Asked
Dr. W. S. Bailey, professor of
parisitology and assistant patho­logy
instructor, made a plea to
the council that the fraternities
cooperate with B&G a n d the
Jaycees in helping to eleminate
the breeding sites of mosquitoes
in Auburn.. Dr. Bailey told of the
increase in mosquitoes at this
time of the year due to the heavy
rainfall and the resultant stagna­tion
present in ponds, ditches, and
containers around homes.
Convocation Thursday
Women's Convocation will be
held Thursday at five o'clock.
All women students are required
to come. Vam Cardwell, presi­dent
of WSGA, will preside.
US backwards within 30 seconds.
Gushing forth a licorice stick
solo was Don Lasdale who blew
out the stars with his wailing
clarinet and had all of the swing
hounds yelping at the moon.
Besides providing an opportun­ity
for the studentry to beat their
shoes out on the pavement, card
tables were on hand for the edifi­cation
and entertainment of the
students who didn't dance.
Giving out with some bang-up
swing specials for the jitterbug
competition, Zombie, w i t h a
bunch of help from the Collegians
generally proved the orchestra is
here to stay.
LaHolme McClendon, after be­ing
pried from the ' dance con­crete
had the swoon goons moon­ing,
when she swung out with the
crooning—as usual.
players Giving
Hit Performance
By June Killian
An entirely new and unique
idea is now being presented to
the Auburn campus in the form
of Luigi Pirandello's parable,
"Right You Are!"
The central staging, which first
catches one's eye, the music lend­ing
an appropriate background
of suspense, the characters and
costumes, all combine to create
an unusual and interesting per­formance.
Only by seeing the play can
one appreciate the mantel and
imaginary mirror, furniture with,
legs wearing shoes, stockings, and
even skates. These surrealistic
touches are truly "appropriate to
the tone and mood of the play"
Dynamic
Throughout the 'performance
the audience is kept extremely
interested by the suspense creat­ed
by the dynamic acting 6f T. C.
Hoepfner, aided by Margaret
Clements, who portrays a sup­posedly
benevolent mother-in-law.
R. L. Stapleton is excellent in
his characterization and adds
humor and spirit by his philoso­phical
lines.
Well Cast
The other characters were cast
very well and produced the hu­man-
interest background, which
was so natural in the midst of the
unusual circumstances.
Both Telefair B. Peet, director,
and the Players are to be con­gratulated
in presenting such an
entirely different type of produc­tion
so effectively. We are always
glad to hear "something new has
been added."
AIA Elects Officers,
Hears Dean Speak
Dean Turpin C. Bannister
spoke to members of the Student
Chpter of the Alabama Chapter
of the American Institute of
Architects at a meeting last Wed­nesday
afternoon on the subject
of research and its value to the
profession of architecture.
Beginning his talk with the
history of research in materials
—dating from the very origin of
building — he carried it up to
date with the proposed research
to be done at API.
Names of three new members
of the chapter were read by Prof.
E. W. Burkhardt, chairman of
the Alabama AIA committee on
education. The three are Beverley
Burkhardt, Auburn; Julia De-
Marcay, Savannah, Ga.; and Starr
Prolsdorfer, Mobile.
Officers for the coming year
were selected at this meeting.
Succeeding Landis C. Worthy as
president will be Martha Rand.
Gus Wingo was chosen vice-president;
Starr Prolsdorfer, sec­retary;
and Augustin Lopetigui,
treasurer.
craft equipment.
AAF Equipment
Will Be Shown
Here On Monday
An Army Air Force educa­tional
demonstration p r o g r am
scheduled to appear at the Graves
Center auditorium Monday morn­ing,
August 13, will display air­craft
equipment and material to
be made available to non-profit
educational institutions.
The demonstration is being
brought to Auburn through the
efforts of Col. John J. Waterman
(retired), advisor on procurement
of suprlus war material.
The demonstration will begin
at 9 and continue until 12:30.
and will include the following
personnel: Major Frederick W.
Boswell, Chief Training Liaison
Officer, Captain John D. Odom,
Captain Rudolph R. Willmann,
Lt. John A. Ellis, ^Lt. Robert
Kerr, S/Sgt. J. D. Wboten, S/Sgt.
Sam A. Hoch, S/Sgt. Perrin H.
Purvis.
Nine Teams
The AAF .has established nine
area teams to cover the various
states throughout the country.
Each team is made up of mili­tary
personnel having had past
educational experience. All were
former instructors in the AAF
Training Command and in civil­ian
life was engaged in the field
of education.
The tour of each team is being
made in a traveling conveyance
containing aircraft equipment
and related materials This equip­ment
will be displayed and the
team members will demonstrate
how it is being utilized within
the Training Command as a
teaching aid.
Pictures
They will also have avilable
photographs, constructional dia­grams,
tool and parts lists and
method of construction on over
, ,. .4. Tuesday, August 14 at 7 p. m. m
100 different demonstration units ^ . ^ ^ ^ Tfais ig t h e f i r st
that have been constructed in the freshman program this summer.
AAF Training Program from air- All home emonomics girls are in-
State College Presidents Inivited
To Confer Here September 4,5
Senior Committee
Places Graduation
In Amphitheatre
Graduating seniors will re­ceive
their diplomas from Pres.
L. N. Duncan on August 24 at
7 p. m. in the Graves Center
Amphitheatre. Dean Roger Allen
will be the commencement speak­er.
Arrangements for graduation
were worked out by Dr. Duncan,
Margaret Wyatt, president of the
senior class, and a special com­mittee
of Mary Popwell, Jane
Mitchell, and Mary Furr.
Both faculty members and
graduates will wear caps and
gowns.
A reception for the parents and
friends of the graduates will be
held at 5 p. m. in Dr. Duncan's
home on August 24.
ON THE CAMPUS
All graduating seniors who
have not received their invita­tions
are requested to come by
Student Center between the
hours of 3 and 4 Thursday after­noon.
* * *
Student Executive Cabinet will
meet Thursday afternoon at 4 p.
m. on the second floor of Sam­ford
HalL
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Freshmen girls of the Dana
King Gatchell Club have worked
out the program for the meeting
of the Home economics group on
Auburn Invites 17 State Education Leaders,
Gov. Chauncey Sparks, Guest Consultants
As special guests of Dr. L. N. Duncan and API, 17 presi­dents
of colleges in Alabama have been invited to attend a
conference on September 4 and 5. The delegates will confer
with consultants from the American Council on Education,
US office of education and the University of Kentucky. f
No students will be on the campus at the time of the con­ference,
due to the month's vaca-
C. C. Cobb To Speak
At ASCE Meeting
Clifton C. Cobb of the Alabama
state board of Registration for
Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors will be the guest
speaker at the American Society
of Civil Engineers meeting Mon­day
night at 7 p. m.
The meeting will be held in
Ramsey Hall, room 109. Edwin
A. Cobb, president of the stu­dent
chapter, will introduce the
speaker.
"Registration Laws for En­gineers
and Land Surveyors"
will be the subject of the address.
All engineering societies will
attend the joint meeting. En­gineering
students and the pub­lic
are invited.
vited.
Temperature Rises
As Rain Decreases
Over The Weekend
According to Professor J. M
Robinson, Auburn's weather man,
August 1945 has started off as eon at the women's dining hall
the driest in years. Last year, this Sept. 5 and presidents of three
month set a new record in heavy Alabama Institutions have been
rainfall, but during the first 6 invited to preside at the con-days
of this August only three ference's three sessions. Those
tenths inch has fallen.
The temperature Thursday
August 2 hit a scorching 94 de­grees,
but early morning record­ings
showed an average of 72
during the first week of the
month.
Enactment By Legislature Provides
Four-Year Forestry Course For API
KDPi Has Initiation
For 22 New Tappees
Monday Afternoon
Alpha Phi chapter of Kappa
Delta Pi held a formal initiation
Monday, August 6 at Social Sen-ter.
Joyce Slaughter, president,
presided.
Twenty-two new tappees were
initiated into membership.
Following the initiation cere­mony,
Mite Zo Dobb.s. made a
speech resigning her position as
alumni advisor. Prof. Jerome
Kuderna will serve as advisor
for the coming year.
Dean Zebulon Judd was the
gu6st speaker of KDPi after the
initiation.
The 22 new members are Dot
Smith, Sylacauga; Gerry Drake,
(Continued on page 4)
A four-year degree course in forestry, a forest ranger
course, and an expanded research program'in forestry at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute are provided for in an act by
the 1945 Alabama Legislature, which was recently signed
by Governor Chauncey Sparks.
Governor Spark's approval on
the school itself, however, is nec­essary
before the act can go into
effect. He is to pass on all ex­penditures
provided for by the
bill.
As provided by the act, API
will offer two courses in forestry
to state and out-of-state students;
one will be a four-year course of
study leading to a bachelor of
science degree in forestry, and
the other will be a non-degree
forest ranger course. These are
in addition to the course that has
been offered for a number of
years to agricultural students as
a forestry major.
Use Of Southern Woods
In the new four-year course,
emphasis will be placed on cours-
You Can Argue For What You Believe
At Miss Mary Cox's Thursday Night
Christian, Jew, Mohammedan,
Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, agnos-tyc,
or sun-worshiper?
How about dropping by Miss
Mary Cox's home Thursday even­ing
and presenting your opinions
on the most vital subject concern­ing
What You Believe!
Students interested will meet
in front of the Episcopal Church
at 7:25 to walk out to Miss Cox's
home at 265 West G*lenn Avenue.
The IFC discussion will begin at
7:45.
Faculty members who will be
the guests of the discussion group
are Dr. George Hartman, Dr. Ben
Showalter, and Prof. W. F.
Jacobs. Bill Clark and Mary Lee
will lead the discussion.
Is religion really necessary?
What is unique about Christian­ity?
What about the reality of
God? These are some of the ques­tions
that will be discussed.
All students are invited to
come and participate in this, the
last Inter Faith Council discus­sion
of the summer quarter.
Jimmy Williams is acting presi­dent
of IFC.
Plans are being made to con­tinue
the discussions this fall if
enough students are Interested.
es relating to uses of southern
wood, in addition to forest man­agement
and b a s i c forestry
courses. The ranger course will
be designed to prepare men for
the state's forest fire control pro­gram
and for positions requiring
less technical training.
An annual appropriation for
teaching up to $25,000 is provided,
the amount released depending
upon an expanding teaching staff
and teaching load.
The act also provides for ex­pansion
and maintenance of a
forest research program for the
state by the Agricultural Experi­ment
Station, API, and "designed
to obtain basic and practical in­formation
pertaining to greater
growth and better quality timber
and more varied and economical
use of forest products."
Expanded Research
The expanded research program
is to be conducted at the main
station and at necessary points
throughout the state "to deter­mine
sound and progressive for­est
practices for each principal
forest type in Alabama." An ap­propriation
"up to $25,000 a year
is provided, the amount contin­gent
upon expanding personnel
and availability of suitable ex­perimental
forest areas needed
for the conduct of the expanded
research program.
The act specifies that the ex­pense
of purchasing forest labor­atory
equipment, and of provid­ing
adequate office, classroom,
and laboratory facilities for re­search
and teaching programs
shall be defrayed from such sum
or sums as the Alabama Build­ing
Commission shall from time
to time allocate. •,,
tion from August 24 to Septem­ber
27.
Dr. A. R. Mann, vice-president
and director of the General Edu­cation
Board, and Dr. Frank
Graham, president of the Uni­versity
of North Carolina, are
among the prominent men from
out-of-town who have been in­vited.
Post-war problems will take a
leading role in discussion with
one consultant, Dr. Francis J.
Brown, American Council on
Education, to speak on effects
of the war on higher education;
and a second, Dr. Fred J. Kelly,
chief of the division of higher
education, U. S. Office, on the
immediate post-war problems of
higher education, with special
attention to the problems of col­lege
teaching and rebuilding of
college faculties in t h e recon­struction
period. Dr. William
S. Taylor, Dean of the College of
Education, University of Ken­tucky
will discuss the problem
of teacher training in higher
education.
Governor May Speak
Governor Chauncey Sparks has
been invited to address a lunch-asked
to hold the chairman's post
are heads of the University of
Alabama, a teachers' college and
a religious institution — Dr. Ray­mond
Paty, President Hubert
Searcy, Huntingdon College, and
President J. A. Keller, Florence
Teachers' College.
The college presidents and their
wives will be housed at one of
the API dormitories.
Registrar Releases
Schedule For Finals
Schedule for final examinations
was released yesterday by the
college registrar, C. W. Edwards.
Exams in five hour courses are
scheduled at the times below. The
time of the regular class meeting
is indicated in parentheses.
Wednesday, August 22— (8:00
a. m. classes) 8:30 to 11:00 a. m.;
(9:00 a. m. classes) 1:00 to 3:30
p. m.; (ROTC, and 4:00 & 5:00
p. m. classes) 3:30 to 6:00 p. m.
Thursday. August 23 — (All
Freshman English and classes not
otherwise scheduled) 8:30 to 11:00
a. m.; (10:00 a. m. classes) 1:00
to 3:30 p. m.; (1:00 p. m. classes)
3:30 to 6:00 p. m.
Friday, August 24— (11:00 a. m.
classes) 8:30 to 11:00 a. m.; (2:00
p. m. classes) 1:00 to 3:30 p. m.
(3:00 p. m. classes) 3:30 to 6:00
p. m.
All subjects carrying less than
five hours credit will be held at
the last class meeting prior to
Tuesday, August 21.
Physics laboratory examina­tions
will be held Saturday, Aug­ust
18, at 9:30 p. m.
Current events finals will be
held at 7 p. m. Tuesday, August
14 in Langdon Hall.
Exams regularly scheduled for
Friday, August 24, will be held
Tuesday, August 21 for graduat­ing
seniors only.
Mrs. Riley Will
Play At Sing
Special feature of this week's
step sing Thursday night will be
several violin solos by Mrs. Len
Riley. The sing starts at 8 p. m.
on the Terrace in front of Lang­don.
Mrs. Christine Tidwell and Mrs.
Wallace Tidmore will accompany
the singing on an organ and a
piano. Dr. Fagan Thompson is
director of the sings.
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To Cut Or - - -
At Emory, as at Auburn, students are not
allowed any cuts.
The Emory Wheel, student newspaper,
found in a recent poll that 70 per cent of
the students in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences oppose the present set-upt
while 30 per cent are in favor of it.
Since that time The Wheel has been
carrying on a vigorous, intelligent cam­paign
against compulsory attendance.
The main argument for the present
system, as explained in a letter by a dean,
is that "a class meeting is a contract, an
appointment, an obligation, a responsibili­ty—
one of the chief purposes for which
parents and the Veterans' Administration
pay tuition. . .
"For a student to assume that he has
something to do more important than to
attend his classes (except in an emerg­ency)
is a self-evident absurdity."
Against the no-cut rule, one student hits
what.we believe to be the crux of the argu­ment:
"If Emory enforced its scholastic
standards, there would be no need for any
regulations about class attendance."
Another student argues: "The principal
opposition to the present system lies in t he
fact that it takes responsibility away from
the student and places it in the hands of
any administrator who theoretically and
often actually pursues the student like
a truant officer if he steps out of line for
the minutest interval . . .
"For high school and military schools
this may be very well. For Emory Uni­versity,
it is farcical. Certainly students
should attend class, but class attendance
ought to rest with the individual and with
his own sense of responsibility."
When The Wheel began its campaign, it
wrote: "To students who clamor for relaxa­tion
of the present stringest imperatives,
we also say this. A call for more freedom
in class attendance is not to give the stu­dent
a new lease on indolence . . . Any free­dom
involves responsibility".
Auburn tried abolishing the rule sev­eral
years ago; the students then pro­ceeded
to prove that they had not grown
up enough to accept responsibilities.
The Plainsman led the fight a g a i n st
the rule; after the trial period, even the
editor had to admit that it would not work
on our campus at that time.
The campaign at Emory is of great in­terest
to Auburn students because of the
similar circumstances.
If they can prove that they are able to
have a free cut system, it will bring the
problem to our administration in a more
favorable light.
Rat Reuben Writes Home
Its Just Like Getting Three Dollars!
But naturally — our team's gonna Beat
Gawja, Wreck Tech, and mop up the field
with the other football teams we'll meet
this faU.
And just as naturally, we students are
gonna be-on hand to see 'em do it—and to
give our support in cheering' 'em on to
victory.
We Auburn students like to go to foot-bally
games; football games we'll have
this fall. There are ten opponents on our
schedule and, unlike many seasons, the
games are almost all in our "own back­yard."
Even the two farthest games are
only in New Orleans and Miami.
That's one reason we'll see them.
Another is that the Auburn Athletic
Association has our interest at heart. They
understand that we are the kind of stu­dent
who sometimes get a little bit short
of money.
So Coach Jeff Beard, business manager
of the Athletic association, and the other
members of the business staff, reduced-the
cost of each ticket from last year's
price of $1.05 to 75 cents.
The business office also arranged for us
to get tickets for the first game in Mont­gomery,
four days before school officially
opens, if we pre-register.
Student tickets will be sold only if the
student has an activity book; to get an
"ac" book, a student must pre-register.
Any student who wants to see the game
with Howard at student rates must have
registered for the fall quarter and re­ceived
a book before that time.
Pre-registration is on the calendar for
the last part of this week and the first part
of next.
By next week tickets will be on sale at
the field house. When we receive our "ac"
books, we can go to the field house and
exchange the first coupon for a ticket to
the Howard game.
Doesn't Anyone Like To Show Off?
rOPK IN4. KIWi rKATIIRES 8VNIU1ATK. !«• ttolil.ll WlillTS CKSKKVEH * / " S B
"—And don't forget to tell the other fellows at camp I have four
more daughters—and a war bond goes with each one of them
too."
JAYWALKNG
With THORNTON and LANEY
How To Sin At Auburn
How many times have you been asked, "Where in Hell have
I seen you?" and been forcerd to reply, "Oh I've never been
there—but I've had a lot of invitations."
To remedy this situation, you must sin.
Of course there are all types and kinds of sins. We are
chiefly interested in the delicious and beguiling type in which
you gamble with the horned fellow with the pitchfork, being
careful at all times to hold four queens while he has a full
house—this not only beats him at poker but also it is lotsa
fun to hold four queens when you know the furnace is full
anyway.
The knack of successful sining is an art, not to be confused
with the more common actions such as immorality, impropri­ety,
indecorum and other expressions of common everyday
vice. Some got it while others ain't got it, but it is an easy to
acquire as second hand beer bottles back of a fraternity house.
Of course it costs like—I mean it costs a lot to sin.
It may be money or something else, but in any case it is
necessary that you pay a sentax—which has nothing to do
with Latin except to remind you of that old Roman expression
"while in Hell do as the Hevils do."
Sinning in its more complicated forms may be found in any
type of Auburn activity." Descending into the lowest ranks of
"Unexpurgated Sinners Lmt." is a relatively downhill trip.
However to help those wayward souls who as yet are not
aware of the more subtle forms of sinning we are offering a
curriculum in the Art of Sinning.
In fact when a person has completed our course we guar­antee
perfect results in all sinful activities from singing "It's a
Sin To Tell a Lie" to the more sophisticated art of pulling the
hair from your hostess' head when she tries to prevent you
from slipping iced butlers down the dresses of her guests.
No other column can make this statement, i
The first lesson will come next week, with the subject of
How to Sin In General.
* * *
I . i
Kappa Sigma: A woman's best attraction is her hair.
Sigma Nu: Oh, no. I think the eyes are the most attractive.
Phi Delta Theta: I like pretty teeth best. V
Vet: Why are we sitting her lying to each other?
. * * *
Then there's the fellow who moved away from the fish­pond
because three or four girls woke him up every night to
call a taxi—If Auburn coeds are so innocent, how do they
know when to blush?—And the veteran who went through the
war in Europe safely come home and was injured in the
boudoir.
Luhome McClendon is hitting the top with the vocals. Some
of you steweds ought to stop dancing a while and listen. First
time we could actually hear her was at the step sing. Let's
have Zombie and Luhome again.
Dear Ma and All:
I went to one of the funniest
barn shows last night and night
before last. The college has got
a bunch of boys and girls down
here what they call the Auburn
Players and I think they must of
decided they'd let the people
watch them play a while.
Anyway they gave some shows
at a little building called the Y-Hut,
about the size of our corn
crib. I went two nights, but I
seen the same thing both nights.
I'm going back tonight to see if
they are still doing the same
thing.
* • •
I couldn't understand what they
were talking about, Ma, for it
„ was all about Eyetalians. Nearly
everybody would laugh now and
then, but I didn't see anything
funny. The hut was so crowded
that lots of folks had to set on the
stage and I couldn't tell which
was which.
I wouldn't of gone, Ma, but
everyllody. was talking about it,
and they let the women down
here stay up after bedtime for it,
so I thought it must be some­thing.
It didn't cost me nothing for
the college gave us a little ticket
when we first got here what said
we could go to all the shows free,
and I hated not to use my ticket
after Dr. Duncan had been so
kind to give it to me.
* * »
Ma. they're going to start up a
new band down here. I think the
fellow what they call Zombie
who leads the band what we got
now is trying to get this new
band started. But the students
are arguing oyer what they are
going to name the band. ,
All you can hear is Name the
Band. It must be going to be a
powerful good band cause we're
going to have to pay more money
to help get it started that you
and Pa send me for the whole
month. We don't hafter pay to ,
hear Mr. Zombie play, I don't
know why.
* » *
i
No'm, Ma, we don't say our
lessons out in a hall like the hall
in our house. They call all the
buildings down here halls. I don't
know how come. But some of
the halls ain't got no names and
I don't know how I'll ever learn
which is which.
The main hall is what they call
Samford and on top of it there
are four big clocks which all keep
different kinds of time, I don't
know how come.
* * *
Ma, there's something going on
down here what I don't know
what it is but what it seems near­ly
everybody is doing. They call
it necking. I never did hear the
word used before I came down
here except like what Old Nellie
and Old George, our two horses,
used to do to each other out in
the pasture.
I looked the word up in my
dictionary and it says that neck
is the favor piece of chicken
among men, and that the quickest
way for a girl to become popular
is to get necks to herself, and
that necking is a form of embrace
in which the neck is unimport­ant.
But none of them definitions
helped make me understand what;
it is. Looks like there's so much
to learn in college that I never
will get educated.
* • *
Like I told you all, I found out
that I am in the wrong kind' of
School. I'm in the school what
makes school teachers out of you.
I went to see the man what they
call Dean Judd and he told me
it's too late this quarter to change
over to the Farming School.
So I suppose I'll just go on and
let them make a school teacher
out of me. Dean Judd told me
we need more good school teach­ers
than most anything else, and
that causes me to think that
these men what they call deans
are smarter than what I wrote
you about last week.
Fact is, Ma, I believe the deans
should ought to be teaching a lot
of the classes. It may be because
I'm dumb, Ma, but I'll declare
some of my teachers just can't
learn me nothing hardly. I en­joy
hearing them talk in the
classes but they don't never talk
much about the questions what
they ask on examinations.
* » *
I hope Pa is well of his ruma-tism
and that your misery in your
back is gone.
Your Loving Son,
Reuben
PE POISON--ALTIES
By Peggy
Small in quantity, but large in quality is one way of describ­ing
Mrs. Jeanette Land, head of women's physical education.
Although she's only 5 feet, 2 inches and weighs only 98 points,
her energetic personality adds weight to her small frame.
Mrs. Land has been at Auburn four years. The first two
years was an instructor under Miss Fannie Stollenwreck. At
that time she taught swimming and directed intramural sports.
In other words she took—but now she gives!
* * *
Incidentally, she is also the head of the house. For in 1943
she acquired the role of women's PE head and James E. Land,
who was formerly assistant professor in chemistry here. En­sign
Land is now serving in the USNR in San Diego.
Mrs. Land's favorite sports are tennis and basketball. Again
it is quality rather than quantity that makes her an all-star
guard. She likes psychology, which she uses on her students.
They all approve, for she is always one of the girls and always
ready to lend a helping hand. Except on her quizzes.
* * *
Little Bert Forrenger, age two, son of Capt. and Mrs. J. A.
Forrenger, has Ensign Land Whistling "Somebody Else Is
Taking My Place." For Bert's personality has made him one of
her favorites. Never a day passes without a comment on one of
Bert's newest tricks. He will be definitely an athlete due to
her influence.
My "poison" on the poor victim is running out, so I'll stop.
No mention will I ever make of my whereabouts!
The intermission program at Saturday's
Samford Swing really made a hit with
the crowd.
We believe that the student body would
like more such programs.
With the exception of Zombie's band—
because all the members are musical—
there seems to be a dearth of student talent
displayed on the campus.
We don't know of a single student magi­cian.
That doesn't necessarily mean that
none of our students are acquainted with
the genii; it does mean that the ones who
are don't perform for the others.
Two summers ago the college sponsored
talent programs. Servicemen on the cam­pus
cooperated more than the students
in appearing. And after our STARsj
ASTRPs, Naval Cadets, and Radio Trainees
left, the programs stoppedv
Students, however, didn't stop liking
talent programs. Folks did enjoy hearing r
the clarinet solo, the imitation of Ray
Acuff, and the "poor man's Kay Kyser."
Someone estimated that the jitterbug
contest attracted three times as many stu­dents
to the street dance as had attended
the previous week.
They'd like more of the same. They'd
like to hear some of the men do more
imitations. They'd like to see some of the
coeds dance. They'd enjoy demonstrations
—with patter: how to roll your own, for
instance.
Skit night last spring uncovered a num­ber
of latent performers, but as far as we
know, those students haven't participated
in any similar program since.
It would be hard, after that, to believe
that we don't have any student talent.
We could, if we would, use our talent
for programs every Saturday night. We
could, if we would, begin this weekend.
Why don't we?
Prof. Adams: Who said, "A horse, a horse!
My kingdom for a horse"?
Chi Omega: Don't ask me, I don't even know who said,
"I'd walk a mile for a Camel."
* ' * *
"Hello, Mabel, I thought you were going to wear my pin
all the time."-
"I thought you promised tb quit drinking."
"What makes you think I've been drinking?"
"I'm not Mabel."
* * *
Drunk (climbing out of a car which just knocked down a
telephone pole): "They won't give me my nickel back!"
* * * *
Cried the tight as he crashed into the gas station, "Look.
I've struck oil."
* * *
Corny joke number 1158—inspired by the recent appearance
of Beagle on the campus.
Whar's our gal Nell?
She's out in the woods huntin' bars.
But ain't she afeered a bars?
No. She's riding a bicycle and knows how to handle bars.
The Trading Post
Really, the gal situation at Au­burn
isn't so bad it couldn't be
worse.
Take the plight of Mudball, a
personality from Purdue.
"hey there clarence
according to the ration
each fellow on
this campus can have a date
every five weeks
ive had 2 already and
now i guess
i will hafto go out
with the boys
until September
with love.
« * »
"No one knows the exact age
of the human race, but most of
us agree that it is old enough to
know better." — quip from the
Lass-O.
In a "walk-away", the Lambda
Chis at LSU won the all-campus
softball league playoff. They de­feated
the Veterans, who had
been the favored team for the
entire season.
* * *
We don't know whether or not
IIT had as much trouble as we're
going through trying to get a
name band. They got one, any­way.
It was Roy Milton who play­ed
for their summer Integral
Ball Saturday night.
» * *
The UCLA Bruin, in its column
"If the Shoe Fits," mentions that
Dr. Vernon Lapp of "Alabama
Polytechnic" spoke to PE teach­ers
at a tea recently.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1945 THE P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Three Weddings Of Students
Solemnized In Late July
Gresham-Chrislman
Mrs. Voy Alexander Gresham
announces the marriage of her
daughter, Kate Teague, to Pfc.
Albert B. Christman, U. S. Army,
son of Mrs. James B. Christman
of Pasadena .California.
The twilight ceremony was
held on Saturday, July 21, in the
First Methodist Church of Pasa­dena
in the presence of the im­mediate
family. The Reverend
George B. Cliff read the marriage
service.
Sgt. Thomas L. Jones, U. S.
Marine Corps, and Mrs. Jones,
sister of the groom, were the only
attendants.
The bride, the only daughter
of Mrs. Gresham and the late Mr.
Gresham, attended Whitworth
College for Women at Brook-haven,
Miss. She later attended
Auburn where she was affiliated
with Chi Omega fraternity. She
was graduated from Hendrix
College, Conway, Ark. Prior to
her marriage, Mrs. Christman was
associated with the Havoland Oil
and Gas Company of Tulsa, Okla.
Pfc. Christman was graduated
from Castle Heights Military
Academy, Lebanon, Tenn. and
attended Northwestern Univer­sity.
Before his induction into the
armed forces he was connected
with the American Teletype Cor­poration
of Chicago. He has re­cently
returned from the Euro­pean
Theater of Operations where
he saw service in Belgium,
France, and Germany.
The bridal couple are spending
a month at Legoona Beach and
Palm Springs. In late August
they will leave for North Caro­lina
where Pfc. Christman will
report to Camp Butler.
President Harry Truman
Joins Lambda Chi Alpha
Harry S. Truman, President of
the United States, was initiated
by a delegation of t h e Kansas
C i t y Alumni Association of
Lambda Chi Alpha on June 28,
1945 as an honorary member of
the Missouri chapter.
The invitation to membership
was extended to him on July 17,
1944, while he was still Senator
Truman. Due to the election
campaign and later to his re­sponsibilities
as President, the
initiation was postponed until
this summer.
Omega Zeta chapter at Auburn
feels especially honored in hav­ing
a member of Lambda Chi
Alpha serve as President of this
country.
The groom attended Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, entering
the service in 1943. He has re­cently
returned from serving two
years in the European theater
and is spending a 30 day fur­lough
before reporting for reas­signment
to the Pacific theater
of war.
Beaird-Stewari
The marriage of Miss Hildred
Beaird, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Beaird, of Montgomery, to
Laslie M. Stewart, took place
Tuesday evening at the Capitol
Heights Baptist Church before a
large gathering of friends.
The Rev. Robert C. Edge, pas­tor,
performed the ceremony.
A program of nuptial music
was directed by the church or­ganist,
Miss Margaret Hayslette.
Miss Marilyn Hicks was soloist.
Ushers and groomsmen were
Barney Beaird, brother of the
bride, Ronald Mills, Guy Phelps
and David Grant.
Miss Mildred Beaird served her
sister as maid-of-honor. Mrs. T. D.
Head was matron of honor and
Miss Frances Beaird, cousin of
the bride, was bride's maid.
Lieut. Percy M. Stewart served
his son as best man.
The bride entered with h er
father, by whom she was given
in marriage.
Cobb-Segresi
The marriage of Miss Frances
Hunter Cobb to Lieut. John
Fletcher Segrest, Jr., of Milstead,
took place at the home of Mrs.
Peter Preer in Tuskegee at an
evening ceremony.
1 Candles were lighted by Lieut.
Sidney Bladsoe, Peter Preer and
Tom Preer.
Capt. Hunter Kendall, of Shaw
Field S. C, was the groom's best
man.
The bride was given in mar­riage
by Dr. Benajah B. Cobb.
Chaplain Eugene Daniels, of
Atlanta, performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Mebelle M. Cobb and the
late Benajah Bibb Cobb. She com­pleted
her education at Hunting­don
College and at the University
of Mexico. For the past three
years she has held position as
translator in the Department of
Censorship.
Lieut. Segrest is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Segrest, of Mil-stead.
He completed his education
at Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Prior to his service in the U. S.
Air Forces, which he entered in
1941, Lieut. Sergrest held a posi­tion
in Costa Rica. In his service
with the Eighth Bomber Com­mand,
he was shot down over
Germany and was a prisoner of
war until April 29, of this year.
Lieut. Segrest holds the Purple
Heart, the Air Medal and Two
Oak Leaf Clusters.
Sigma Nu Initiated Ten
Members Last Week
Beta Theta chapter of Sigma
Nu fraternity held its formal
initiation for the summer quar­ter
on July 25, 1945.
Those initiated were Fred Al-t
o n Duran Jr., Montgomery,
August Richard Felix, Montgom­ery,
Thomas Applewhite Jones,
Montgomery, James Smith La­nier,
West Point, Georgia, Frank
Lanier Mize, West Point, Ga.
Charles Ellis Hendry, Shawmut,
John William Woods, Clearwater,
Fla., Bruce Holding Cousin, We-tumpka,
Edwin Luther Widemire,
Sylacauga, a n d Homer Heard
Turner, Atalla.
Alumni present at the initia­tion
were Mr. John M. Ward,
Vice Regent of t h e fraternity,
Montgomery, Mr. Roy R. Cox,
Inspector of third division of
Sigma Nu, Montgomery, Mr.
Moreland Smith, Montgomery,
Mr. Cam B. Lanier, West Point,
Georgia, Mr. Charles Williams,
West Point, Ga., and Dr. A. D.
Lipscomb, Auburn.
Tilford Kohn Is
Sigma Nu Prexy
At its regular meeting on Wed­nesday
night, Beta Theta Chap­ter
of Sigma Nu held election for
officers for the fall quarter.
Charles Tilford Kohn, Mont­gomery,
was elected president.
Evan Fort Slider is vice-presi­dent;
other officers are Thomas
Andrew Farley, Shawmut, secre­tary-
treasurer; B r u c e Holding
Cousins, Wetumpka, r e p o r t e r ;
Homer Heard Turner, Atalla, al­umni
contact; James Sherman
McLendon, Gadsden, pledge mar-shall;
George Edward Dederick,
Montgomery, Sentinel; J a m es
Sherman McLendon, Gadsden,
rush chairman; Fred Alton Duran
Jr., Montgomery, assistant rush-chairman;
and James Sherman
McLendon, Gadsden, representa­tive
to Interfraternity Council.
OTS CUTS MELONS
AT CHEWACLA PARK
After migrating to Chewacla on
Saturday evening, m e m b e rs
pledges, and dates of Omega Tau
Sigma enjoyed a swimming par­ty
and watermelon cutting.
The affair began in front of the
fraternity house at 5:30 when
the trucks carried the vets to the
Park.
Mrs. N. C. Petty chaperoned
the function. About 70 students
attended.
Student Council posts at Tech
were hotly contested. Sixteen
candidates ran for the three jun­ior
positions. In all, 56 men were
candidates.
Greer Garson Tons
Cast Of "Decision"
At Tiger Sunday
In M-G-M's "The Valley of
Decision," her first picture since
she was voted America's leading
film actress in the Photoplay-
Gallup Poll survey, Greer Gar-son
turns in another distinguished
portrayal".
She already has won the hearts
of fans everywhere with her roles
in "Mrs. Miniver," "Madame
Curie," "Random Harvest," and
"Mrs. Parkington." ^-
"The Valley of Decision" will
play at the Tiger Theater on Sun­day
and Monday.
Gregory's Her Man
The film version of Marcia Dav­enport's
best-selling novel finds
Miss Garson at her best as the
feminine half of a grand new star­ring
team. This time her leading
man is Gregory Peck, who has
scored so sensationally in "Keys
of the Kingdom" a n d "Spell­bound."
Chi Omega Initiates
Chi Omega sorority initiated
two girls last Saturday. The two
new initiates are Jackie Swann,
Moss Point, Miss, and Anna Ruth
White, Huntsville.
Loves Him
From the moment she meets
Paul (Peck), who returns from
Europe just as Mary is hired by
the Scotts, she falls in love with
him . . . and he with her. More
than he does, she fights against
this, in the belief that her station
in life does not permit her to
think of marrying Paul.
Gives Them Up For Him
Everything a woman longs for
is at her command . . .but she
gives up happiness and marriage,
richness and security — because
she loves him too much..
The picture mounts to a stir­ring
climax, with the two stars
and such sterling supporting
players as Lionel Barrymore,
Donald Crisp, Marsha Hunt, Dan
Duryea, Preston Foster and
Gladys Cooper, turning in out­standing
performances.
KAs Eat Supper
In Buffet Style
Kappa Alpha fraternity enter­tained
with a buffet supper and
house dance on July 29, after
its hayride was rained out.
Members, pledges, visitors, and
dates present were: Bill Clark,
Anna Ruth White; Harold Dodd,
Mildred Lamar; Jack Hutchin-hon,
Yvonne Cargile; Rowland
Dolph, Jane McLane; Henry
Vaughn, Glenda Vinson; A. D.
Ware and Ginger Duncan.
Hollis Horton and Burma Wise;
Haywood Winn and Jo Ann Jack­son;
Lewis Pick and Jean Hurt;
Bobby Voyles and Nancy Gonzal-as;
Hugh Williams and Jean
Gauntt; Jack Hastings and Sarah
Goethe; J. C. Powell and Betty
Bledsoe.
Guests present were Loyce
Turner, and Jean Acuff; and Dick
Hutchinson and Floy Herring.
The party was chaperoned by
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Scott and Mrs.
Jeff Clay.
CHIEF'S
(ROLAND L. SHINE) i
SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION
Tel. 446
Honor the Man Who Wears One!
Illustrated is an enlarged reproduction
*
of the little gold button being worn
these days by more and more of your
fellow Americans. This Honorable Ser­vice
emblem is awarded to the veterans
of this war when they receive their
honorable discharge.
To Veteran Students At Auburn:
WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. WHEN YOU MAKE A VISIT HOME
OR YOU WRITE TO THAT BUDDY ABOUT TO BE DISCHARGED,
GIVE THEM A WORD OF GREETING FROM US. WE WANT TO SEE
MANY, MANY MORE HERE AND ARE ANXIOUS TO MAKETHEM
COMFORTABLE.
Ala. Nat. Gas Corp.
Hill's Bootery
J. W. Wright
J. D. McMillan
Mildred Lippitt
Tiger Cafe
Ward's Men's Wear
Lipscomb's Tiger Drug
Olin L Hill
Pitts Hotel
»
Hubbard's 5 & 10
MARTIN
OPELIKA. ALABAMA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7
ZACHARY SCOTT
BETTY FIELD
in
THE
SOUTHERNER
Drama of Texas
Share-Croppers
Added
A Variety
Walt Disney Special
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8
OUT OF THIS
WORLD
with
EDDIE BRACKEN
VERONICA LAKE
DIANA LYNN
Added
Cartoon and Featurette
THURSDAY. AUGUST 9
FRIDAY. AUGUST 10
JOHN HERSEY'S
Pulitzer Prize-Winning
Novel
A BELL FOR
ADANO
Starring
GENE TIERNEY
JOHN HODIAK
WILLIAM BENDIX
Added
Latest Fox News
Cartoon
SATURDAY. AUGUST 11
Double Feature
SHERIFF OF LAS
VE6AS
with
BILL ELLIOTT
as RED RYDER
and
SHADOWS IN
THE NIGHT
with
WARNER BAXTER
Added
Captain America No. 8
and
Cartoon
SUNDAY. AUGUST 12
IMITATION OF
LIFE
with
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
WARREN WILLIAMS
Added
News.
and
Cartoon
MONDAY. AUGUST 13
BACK TO
BATAAN
with
JOHN WYNE
PHILLIP AHM
Added
Sport
and
Musical
Page Four T H E P L A I N S M AN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1945
DINE
IN A FRIENDLY
ATMOSPHERE
You'll like our courteous
help and pleasant surround­ings.
STEAKS CHICKEN
SEAFOOD
Auburn Grille
Softball Playoff Begins Thursday
— Buy War Bonds —
Sigma Nu Draws Bye
As Alpha Psi and OTS
Battle First Round
The playoff to determine the
Campus Softball Champions will
begin tomorrow, and will con­tinue
Friday, Monday and Tues­day,
until the winner is deter­mined.
A double elimination round-robin
system will be used as in
previous years. The games will be
played either on Bullard or Drake
Field; Professors Jude Eobinson
and A. J. Killebrew will officiate.
Play will begin at 6 o'clock
Thursday between the two vet
fraternities, Alpha Psi and
Omega Tau Sigma; the Sigma
Nu's drew a bye and will play
the loser of the Alpha Psi-OTS
game on Friday.
The Interfraternity Council is
awarding the cup to the winner.
Pvt. Clifford Grubbs, Auburn,
was on the campus over t he
weekend. He was a former stu­dent
in pre-vet and a member of
the 1944 football team. A para­trooper,
he is stationed at Ben-ning.
College Outline Series
The Student's Private Tutor
ACCOUNTING, Elementary
ALGEBRA, College
ANCIENT HISTORY
ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL & MODERN History
BACTERIOLOGY, Principles & Practice of
BIOLOGY, General
BOTANY, General
BUSINESS LAW
CHEMISTRY, First Year College
CHEMISTRY, Organic
CORPORATION FINANCE
DOCUMENTED PAPERS, Writing
ECONOMICS, Principles of
EDUCATION, History of
ENGLAND, History of
EUROPE, 1500-1848, History of
EUROPE, 1815-1942, History of
EXAMINATIONS, How To Write Better
GEOLOGY, Principles of
GERMAN GRAMMAR
GOVERNMENT American
JOURNALISM, Survey of
LATIN AMERICA, History of
LATIN AMERICA IN MAPS
LITERATURE, American
LITERATURE, English To Dryden
LITERATURE, English, Since Milton
LOGARITHMIC and Trigonometric Tables
MIDDLE AGES, 300-1500, History of
NATURAL RESOURCES of the United States
PHILOSOPHY: An Introduction
PHYSICS, First Year College
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PORTUGUESE GRAMMAR
PSYCHOLOGY, Educational
PSYCHOLOGY, General
SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, Outlines of
SPANISH GRAMMAR
STATISTICAL METHODS
STUDY, Best Methods of
TRIGONOMETRY
UNITED STATES, To 1865, History of
UNITED STATES, Since 1865, History of
WORLD SINCE 1914, History of
ZOOLOGY, General
Burton's Bookstore
THE TIGER'S LAIR
By Bobby Clement
Here is a letter thai may ans­wer
many of your questions:
Dear Bobby
Maybe you've been wondering
if we have some terrific secret
weapon here in the Loveliest
Village, and are guarding t he
machine from prying eyes and
ears. Every now and then some
columnist has slyly hinted that
"Auburn's got it this year", with
rival coaches helping to fan the
flame a little.
Last spring, the boys, them­selves,
thought they had a bowl
team and they would gather at
night on Toomer's Corner and
debate the relative advantages of
the Sugar Bowl or Orange Bowl.
With few exceptions none of
those boys ar^ in sight right now.
One by one the bulk of that
crew went to war. Others found
themselves ineligible.
What's left is the "IFFIEST"
team I ever saw, or heard of.
If Lady Luck, who hasn't been
smiling at us, should exercise her
capriciousness—and stick to that
from here on — then we might
have a good team.
* • »
If the Army doesn't take Cur­tis
Kuykendall, if Nolan Lang
comes back to school and man­ages
to sidestep those frequent
injuries, if Bill Abraham and
Pasco Garramore don't go to war
too soon, if Hunter Owen re­turns
to Auburn, if Red Snell's
doctor lets him play, if Harold
Watkins' doctor does likewise—
If we find a couple of tackles—
If we find a center half as
good as Warrington—
If the Navy ROTC gives Coach
Voyles a few men he can work
into the later games—
If the boys learns to handle the
"T" stuff Zuppke gave 'em—
If we'd get some dischargees
when the next term opens in
September—
Then we might have a pretty
good team. But you must admit
the situation is "IFFY".
The ends are much better than
last year.
The tackle situation is bad.
The guards are fair.
No one has shown much at cen­ter.
The backfield may be better,
(It isn't right now).
Last year the ends were below
par.
* * *
This year we really can feel
gobd about the end situation.
They're all new and quality stuff.
Two of them seem sure to stick
around, too—John Moulton, son
of 'Slick', and John Liptak. Moul
ton won't be 18 until late Nov
ember. Liptak is 4B. And until
Pasco Garramore is drafted we'll
have three topnotchers. Pasco is
mighty good but his interview
with Uncle Sam may mar the pic­ture
for the important games
with SPE opponents. A fourth
end, George Vande Linde, is im­proving
steadily. The coaches like
him. Then we have Gene Tillery,
Phenix City; Billy Brooks John­son
of Millport; and Joe Hall of
Henderson, Ky., all fair to good
prospects.
Hunter Owen, blocking back
last year, originally was at end
and a good one. Voyles had
planned to put him back on end
this year. But he'll wait and see
where he needs Hunter most.
Bob Voyles, young son of the
coach, worked with the backs in
summer practice, but he may be
shifted to end, or guard.
But the improvement in ends
won't make up for the deteriora­tion
at center. Unless we have a
better center than any one now
eligible we'll be weak there. Last
year Tex Warrington's All
American play was our real
strength. More than once I heard
fans and coaches say: "He was
fifty percent of the team". He
made the 1944 line look good.
* * *
Right now Red Snell is the best
bet for tackle. But the doctors
called Red off the field in the
spring. High blood pressure. Jim
Burns, Birmingham, is the best of
the youngsters. He'll do, and in
time may be a real star. After
Snell and Burns there is quite a
drop.
If Voyles switches Burke Du-puy
to center, then Jack Cahoon
and Tubby Laffon may be the
guards. And Robert Lee Cannon
is a fine prospect, indeed.
About the nearest thing we
have to a "ball of fire" in the
backfield is Bill Yearout. And
you know Bill last played Vay
back in 1940. Being away from
football five years is a handicap.
But Bill is working hard and has
surprised everybody — maybe
himself.
Bill Abraham, a Syrian youth
from Jeannette, Pa., is husky and
fast. He knows and likes foot­ball.
Elvis Purvis, brother of
Chuck of Illinois fame, is little
but a good carrier. He's only 17.
Bob Seibert, Illinois boy, is 4F,
sizeable and fast.
But we've got to have Kuy­kendall,
Long, Owens, Watkins
and Hataway from last year's
squad to round out a good at­tack.
There are many youngsters and
some dischargees I haven't men­tioned
and some of them may de­velop
into varsity stuff.
# Sincerely,
Fred Turbyville
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