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VOL. LXXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1950 NUMBER 29
Annual Skit Night
Begins On Monday
18 Fraternities, 8 Sororities Enter Event
Sponsored By Blue Key And Cardinal Key
Eighteen fraternities and eight sororities will participate
in this year's Skit Night, presented by Blue Key and Cardinal
Key honor societies. Skits will be presented Monday and
Tuesday, May 15 and 16, in the student activities building.
The program will begin at 7 o'clock each night,
Trophies will, be awarded to
the fraternity and sorority presenting
the skits considered best
by a board of three judges. Skits
will be judged on originality, humor,
novelty and presentation.
Tickets may be purchased from
members of Blue Key or Cardinal
Key. Admission will be 35
cents for one night or 50 cents for
both nights. Organizations entering
will receive ten complimentary
tickets each.
Skits are limited to seven minutes
duration. Regulations also
prohibit use of water and hmit
scenery to a minimum. Skit Night
officials remind organizations that
presentations must be free of vulgarity
and cheapness and asked
that scripts be submitted to Miss
Katharine Cater, dean of women,
if there is any doubt about this
regulation.
Groups which do not abide by
regulations g o v e r n i n g Skit
Night will be ineligible for participation
next year.
Thirteen skits will be presented
each night. Groups scheduled
for Monday night are, in order of
presentation, Alpha Delta Pi,
Kappa Alpha, Phi Mu, Alpha
Gamma Rho, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta Upsilon,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Deta Zeta,
Sigma Nu, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma
Pi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Scheduled for Tuesday night are
Sigma Chi, Alpha Omicron Pi,
Phi Kappa Tau, Lambda Chi Alpha,
Alpha Gamma Delta, Phi
Delta Theta, Omega Tau Sigma,
Alpha Tau Omega, Chi Omega,
Theta Chi, Alpha Psi, Kappa Sigma,
and Kappa Delta.
Winners of last year's Skit
Night were Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
and Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority.
Alpha Zeta Names
24 For Membership
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural
fraternity, has recently tapped
24 men for membership. Ac-j
cording to Bill Murphy, chapter
president, selections were made
on the basis of scholastic ability
and leadership.
Men tapped were: William B.
Black, Smith T. Dillon, Dempsey
F. Hodges, Samuel P. Howell, Eugene
Lauderdale, James R. Moore,
Loyd Johnson, Jerry S. Letson,
James D. Miller, Bryson L. James,
Billy P. Jones, Roy E. Stevenson,
Ensel E. Stutts, James T. Powell.
Wayne Arthur, James H. Jer-nigan,
N. T. Crocker, Jay J.
Hamilton, James L. Holmes, B. A.
Jones, Maxwell Maughan, Bennett
Simms, William A. Standi-fer,
and William Ross.
Ross, the only sophomore tapped,
was chosen the outstanding
member of his" class in agriculture.
Town Girls To Select
Representative Today
The election for Town Representative
to the WSGA will be
held today at Social Center from
10 a.m. until noon and from 1 until
3 p.m., Madge Hollingsworth,
WSGA president announced.
Only girls who are residents of
Auburn are eligible to vote in
this election.
ODK Banquet Set
For Friday Night'
Omega Circle of Omicron Delta
Kappa honor fraternity will
hold its annual spring banquet
Friday night, May 12, at the Clement
Hotel in Opelika. Attending
will be active ODK members,
men tapped this week, and honorary
faculty members.
Dr. Martin ten Hoor, dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences
at the University of Alabama,
and Dr. Lloyd W. Chapin, dean of
the faculty at Georgia Tech, will
be special guests for the evening.
Dr. ten Hoor is national president
of ODK and Dr. Chapin is a province
deputy.
The main address of the evening
will be by Dr. ten Hoor. Dr.
Chapin will address new members
at a meeting before the banquet.
40 State Chairmen Appointed
For Alumni Fund Raising Project.
Forty state chairmen of the Alumni.House and Faculty
Club program at Auburn have accepted their appointments,
the Auburn Alumni Association announced recently.
A Georgia philanthropic organization, the W. C. and Sarah
H. Bradley Foundation, of Columbus, has already made a
$50,000 provisional grant to the
CabinetTpConsider|4 *'ss F0R ENG,NEERS'QUEEN
Proposed Change
At Meeting Tuesday
Ring Committee Head
Would Be Changed
Under New Plan
The Student Executive Cabinet
will hold a public meeting Tuesday,
May 16, to'discuss and vote
on a proposed change in the Regulations
of Permanent Committees
of the Executive Cabinet. The proposal
was submitted by Carroll
Keller, senior class representative,
at last week's meeting. It concerns
the chairmanship of the
Ring Committee.
A two-thirds vote of approval
by the Cabinet is required for
amendment. The constitution calls
for a public meeting; all who
desire to be heard on the proposed
change shall be given an opportunity
to speak. Tuesday's
meeting will be held in the Cabinet
office beneath Langdon Hall
and will begin at 5 p.m.
Keller's proposal concerns Article
VIII, Section 3, of the Regulations
of Permanent Committees.
The section now provides
that the chairman of the Ring
Committee be the vice-president
of the Cabinet and that five members
of the senior class be members.
If the proposal be approved,
the chairmanship would go to one
of the three senior class representatives
but membership would
not be limited to that class.
The Ring Committee is responsible
for the sale of class rings to
upperclassmen on a commission
basis.
Keller, in making the proposal,
pointed out that the Cabinet vice-president
is elected from members
of the junior class and said
that he believed the Ring Committee
chairman should be a senior.
He stated that he sees no reasOTi
for limiting membership on the
Committee 'to the senior class,
however.
Knights To Present
Concert On May 28
The Auburn Knights orchestra,
recognized as one of the nation's
top college bands, will be featured
in a concert to be held in
Langdon Hall Sunday afternoon.
May 28, at 3:30 o'clock. Under the
sponsorship of Omega Circle of
Omicron Delta K a p p a , the
Knights will present a program
of varied interest as their last
campus appearance of the school
year.
Intermission entertainment will
be provided by another campus
musical group — the "football
quartet," composed of Bill Tucker,
Johnny Wallis, Bobo Blacker -
by and "Coach" Martin.
Admission to the concert will be
35 cents.
MISS KATHERINE JONES. Engineers' Queen for 1950-51,
receives a kiss from James D. Wade, assistant to the dean of the
School of Engineering. Mr. Wade crowned the new queen after
her selection at the annual Engineers' Carnival Thursday, May 4.
Robberies, Vandalistic Pranks Reported
On Campus; Suspected Student Arrested
Five robberies on the campus over the week end, the reporting
of another on April 15, and the report of vandalistic
pranks at the Sigma Pi house were major events in a sudden
wave of campus crime.
Money was stolen from students at the Alpha Gamma
Rho, Pi Kappa Phi, and Delta Sig
Alumni House and Faculty Club
program. Upder the conditions of
the grant, the Auburn Alumni Association
must'raise $100,000 for
the project before June 30.
Announcement was made last
week that a National Building Advisory
Committee for the alumni
program had been appointed,-
with Edward A. Roberts, Mobile,
chairman of the Waterman Steam-s
h i p Corporation, as national
chairman.
The 40 state chairmen who have
accepted appointments are:
Alabama, Frank P. Samford,
Birmingham, president of Liberty
National Life Insurance Company;
Georgia, W. D. Hall, East Point,
president of W. D. Hall, Inc.; Florida,
Dr. R. Sam Mosley, Miami
surgeon and proctologist.
Tennessee, Herbert B. Barks,
Chattanooga, head of the Baylor
School; Louisiana, Ben S. Gilmer,
New Orleans, Louisiana manager
of Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Idaho, Wil-mer
F. Jacob, Idaho State College,
Pocatello; Ilinois, Chester N. Bulger,
Chicago; Kentucky, Leon H.
Andrews, Louisville.
Michigan, Talmadge C. Hughes,
Detroit; North Carolina, Dr. E. T.
York, North Carolina State College,
Raleigh; Oklahoma, Dr. Joe
L. Parker, Tulsa; South Carolina,
Cam C. Dreyfus, Columbia; Pennsylvania,
Joe D. Hughes, Pittsburgh;
Virginia, I. T. Quinn, Richmond,
commissioner of Game and-
Inland Fisheries; Vermont, Margaret
C. Wentzel, Manchester center.
Washington, L. George Elias,
Seattle; Wisconson, T. H. Rummer,
Milwaukee; North Dakota,
Adrian C. Taylor, Bismarck; Maryland,
George H. Carden, Baltimore;
West Virginia, O. G. Crow,
Bluefield; Maine, T. R. Bankson,
Cape Elizabeth; Ohio, Samuel F.
Teague, Cleveland.
Arizona, Robert Blakely, Phoenix;
Connecticut, T. B. Richardson,
Hartford; Nevada, B. Lennox
Davis, Winemucca; Oregon, William
C. Pearson, Portland; Wyoming,
K. Boyd Ellis, Laramie;
Nebraska, Harvey A. Wilkes, Lincoln;
Massachusetts, E. B. Weedon,
Boston.
Missouri, James T. Mayes, Jr.,
St. Louis; South Dakota, John C.
Hays, Pickstown; Utah, Dr. Harold
Scott, Salt Lake City; Delaware,
Dr. W. W. Beck, Wilmington;
New Hampshire, Dr. Edward
D. Marston, Manchester; Colorado,
J. J. Weotherby, Denver; Iowa,
Frank P. Schone, Iowa City.
Minnesota, Earl McFaden, Minneapolis;
Indiana, F. C. Atkinson,
Indianapolis; Arkansas, W. S.
Pollard, Little Rock; Texas, L. P.
Whorton, Dallas.
New Engineers1 Queen
Is Katherine Jones
Miss Katherine Jones, Salem,
was elected Engineers' Queen for
1950-51 at the Engineers' Carnival
Thursday, May 4. Sponsored
by the American Institute of Agricultural
Engineers, Miss Jones
was chosen from a field of 13 candidates.
The carnival, which is sponsored
annually by the Engineers
Council, was held in Ross Square.
The Eta Kappa Nu exhibit, a
"Jacob's ladder" display of lightning,
was judged best.
ma Phi fraternity houses early
Saturday morning, May 6. During
the early morning hours of Friday,
May 5, money was also stolen
at Carr Hall and at Mrs. Max
Fortner's boarding. house on Gay
Street.
The Sigma Pi house was raided
and damaged by vandals early
Friday, May 5. Downstairs furniture
was upset, a number of records
broken, a wrist watch stolen,
and front lawn furniture was
placed in the fish pond. No major
damage to the house itself was
reported.
$61 Stolen
At the Alpha Gamma Rho
house, seven students lost a total
of $61 in early morning robberies
along" new fraternity row. Five
students at the Pi Kappa Phi
house reported a total loss of $34,
while four members of Delta £ig-ma
Phi lost $64 during the theft.
All of these robberies were reported
to have taken place between
3 and 5 a.m. Saturday.
Ben Enfinger, member of Delta
Sigma Phi, repqrted the loss of
his wallet containing $34 on Friday,
May 5.
In the thefts at Carr Hall and
Mrs. Fortner's, 'students stated
that the stealing .took place early
Friday morning, May 5. This was
the same night that Enfinger's
wallet was stolen and the Sigma
Pi house disturbed. The loss at
Carr Hall totaled $60 while $10
was taken from two students at
Mrs. Fortner's. >
Student Arrested
One student has been arrested
in connection with the robberies
at Carr Hall and Mrs. Fortner's.
He has been turned over to T. C.
Clark, Auburn director of student
affairs.
Mr. Clark told The Plainsman
that the student will be tried by
the college Disciplinary Board
and if found guilty will be punished
by the Board. Police Chief
Clyde Ellis turned the suspected
student over to Mr. Clark after
arresting him Saturday.
Bill and Dave Bradley, Hunts-ville
students who live in Barracks
10, reported the loss of $98
Saturday, April 15. A number of
smaller robberies have been re»-
ported in the barracks and on the
campus during the past month.
College officials, city police,
and Interfraternity Council officials
asked' the cooperation and
caution of all students in tracing
down the robbers. At a meeting
of the IFC Monday night, fraternity
men were asked to give their
full cooperation in stopping the
sudden crime wave and pranks.
Mr. Clark warned students that
if they were caught and convicted
of any of the recent crimes,
they would be dealt with promptly
by the college Disciplinary
Board.
Plainsman Staff
There will be a meeting of
The Plainsman staff at the
Plainsman office in the Lee
County Bulletin building at 4
p.m. Thursday, May 11. All
students interested in working
on the paper this summer
should attend.
ODK and Blue Key Tap
22 Outstanding Men
2 Faculty Members Included In Group;
Announcement Is Posted At Main Gate Tau Beta Pi Taps
41 Students,
2 Faculty Members
Forty-one Auburn engineering
students and two faculty members
were initiated into Alabama
Alpha of Tau Beta Pi, honorary
engineering society, during ceremonies
held Wednesday, May 3.
James P. Barnes, associate professor
in the School of Engineering,
was principal speaker for
the ritual.
Students initiated were:
Roger K. Morgan, Auburn;
Sigmund M. Redelsheimer, Atlanta,
Ga.; J. D. Romine, Rogersville;
Forrest C. Alley, Wilsonville; John
A. Blair, Birmingham; Ronald G.
Kuerner; Mobile; Andrew J. Peacock,
Opelika; James M. Weber,
Bessemer; Robert H. Boerner,
Ashland; Richard L. Bradshaw,
Brewton; Harry E. Cook, Andalusia.
Charles H. Delk, Columbus,
Miss.; Hugh H. Freeman, Hena-gan;
Edmond S. Gillespie, Birmingham;
Charles H. Holmes, La
Fayette; Douglas D. Holmes, Birmingham;
Lamar Koon, Boyce,
La.; William W. Lee, Jr., Home-wood;
Gordon M. Lowery, Auburn;
Daniel D. McRae, Spring-hill;
Will M. Quinn, Morris; Earl
M. Shields, Birmingham; Lyman
T. Shivers, Alexandria, Va.; Raymond
Whitt, Decatur; Robert B.
Wilds, Decatur.
Preston E. Williamson, Wedo-wee;
Arthur C. Daughtry, Ozark;
Bailey L. Donnally, Deatsville; C.
D. "Bailey; Afcburnf Charles H.Dudley,
Birmingham; Charles H.
Gadilhe, Theodore; Chang S.
Hahn, Seoul, Korea; John D.
Holley, Wetump'ka; Howard S.
Johnson, Sheffield; Joe W. Monroe,
Huntsville; Richard V. Patterson,
Auburn;. Billy G. Seale,
Tarrant.
Robert S. Sholtes, Jacksonville,
Fla.; Edgar H. Simmons, Atlanta,
Ga.; Henry H. Williams, Montgomery,
and Robert G. Hester,
Memphis, Tenn.
Faculty members initiated were;
Leon Marr Sahag, professor of
mechanical engineering, and Arthur
S. Chase, associate professor
of civil engineering.
Auburn Students
Win Duke Awards
Howard G. Schaller of Auburn
was recently granted a
scholarship in the field of economics
by the Duke University
Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences.
John C. Mullen of Auburn was
granted an assistantship in English.
Senior Class Meeting
Scheduled For May 23
A meeting of the senior class
will be held in Langdon Hall at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23 it was
announced by senior class president,
Tommy Eden. Eden urged
all graduating seniors to attend
this meeting as "it is very important
step in the program of
class organization."
Harry Davis, Auburn Alumni
Association secretary; Scott Farley,
head of the Auburn Placement
Bureau, and Eden will appear
on the program.
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE FOR AN ALUMNI HOUSE AND FACULTY CLUB
• •• • • . • .. ••••. •
Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Key, honorary fraternities
for outstanding upperclassmen, tapped 10 students each Monday,
May 8. ODK also tapped two faculty members.
New ODK members are Milton Blount, Tom Cannon, Har-rell
Josey, Dave Kelly, Keith Landrum, Jimmy Little, George
Mann, Raphael Thompson, John-
Concert Scheduled
In Langdon May 18
A joint concert will be given
by the Auburn Concert Choir and
the Auburn Gleemen on Thursday,
May 18, at 8:15 p.m. in Langdon
Hall. The program will be
under the sponsorship of the Auburn
music department.
A well-rounded program ranging
from classic work to the popular
songs of present day will be
included on the program. The
Concert Choir and the Gleemen
under the direction of Charles A.
Bentley and S. Turner Jones respectively,
will also feature several
vocal and instrumental solos.
There will be no admission
charge for the program.
Cresent Club Formed
By Delta Tau Members
Recently organized on the campus,
the Cresent Club will become
a chapter of Delta Tau Delta
fraternity when it has satisfied
the time and other requirement*
• # ih.c • oatkjnal tfirganiza-tion.
Although Delta Tau Delta has
83 active chapters, the only one
in Alabama is at the University.
Students and faculty members
who were members of the fraternity
on other campuses are working
wjlh the new club. Among
these are Herb Bullard, Ken Nails,
Hugh Smith, Prof. Jack Crist and
James F. Dolson.
Gamma Sigma Delta
Taps Twenty Students
Gamma Sigma Delta, honorary
agricultural fraternity, recently
tapped 20 outstanding students in
the School of Agriculture for
membership in the organization.
Membership is based on scholarship
and leadership and includes
both outstanding students and
faculty members. Formal initiation
for the group will be held
Friday May 19.
Those tapped were:
Jean H. Andrews, Montgomery;
Charles W. Bell, Lanett; Elbert A.
Botts, Banks; Hugh B. Cunningham,
Collinsville; Dorothy Dean,
Montgomery; Joseph F. Dyke,
Banks; William M. Gary, Auburn;
Ralph R. Harris,. Winfield; William
H. Hearn, Camp Hill; Bob
J. Hodd, Pampa, Texas.
Sam T. Jones, Birmingham;
Jerry .S. Letson, Birmingham;
John W. Merrican, Auburn; Thomas
D. Nixon, Auburn; Curtis E.
Presley, Clarksdale, Miss.; Milo
J. Randolph, Auburn; Joseph L.
Smilie, Mobile; Billy G. Sneed,
Russellville, and Leon Wilson,
Birmingham.
ED A. ROBERTS, right, was recently appointed national chairman of the Alumni House-Faculty
Club project. Thirty-one state chairmen, 27 Alabama county chairmen and 19 club chairmen have
also been named to lead the Alumni Association's program for an Alumni House and Faculty Club
here. The construction, housing alumni headquarters, will cost approximately $300,000.
Auto Wreck Kills
Auburn Professor
Dr. Walter Cocking, 39, associate
professor of education at
A.P.I., was killed instantly late
Thursday afternoon when his car
struck a bridge on the Columbus-
Cusseta highway.
Officers investigating termed
the accident "one of the worst
they had ever seen."
Dr. Cocking had been in Columbus
this week evaluating high
school work there. He came«to
A.P.I, about a year ago after serving
at Columbia where he had
received his M.A. and Ph.D. He
also served as vice-principal of
Haldane School, Cold Spring,
N.Y.
He is survived by a wife and
child of Cold Spring. ,
ny Wallis, and Bob Windham.
Honorary faculty members are
Dr. Fred Allison and Dr. Walter
J. Gibbons.
Blue Key tappees are Lawrence
Alexander, John Cates, Ross Cry-ar,
Graham Everidge, Bruce
Grenhill, Jay Hamilton, John
Lowe, Jim McGowen, Irving
Steinberg, and Edwin Timmons.
Names of new members were
posted on placards at Main Gate
from 8 to 12 Monday morning.
Activities of the men tapped
follow.
OMICRON DELTA KAPPA
Milton Blount, junior in chemical
engineering from Tampa,
Fla., is president of Kappa Alpha
social fraternity, president of Interfraternity
Council, junior representative
to the Student Executive
Cabinet, holds membership
in the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers and Spiked
Shoe, and has been on the varsity
track team.
Tom Cannon, junior in pharmacy
from Fayette, is a member
of Sigma Nu social fraternity,
Rho Chi, junior class council, Social
Committee, Plainsman and
Tiger Cub staffs, and is president
of the American Pharmaceutical
Association.
Harrell Josey, junior in veter-irfery
medicine from Starkville.
Miss., is a member of Omega Tau
Sigma and Sigma Pi fraternities,
Alpha Zeta, and Junior American
Veterinary Medicine Assiciation.
Dave Kelly, senior in building
construction from Savannah, Ga.,
is president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity, past president
of Builders Guild, and a
member of the Interfraternity
Council.
Keith Landrum, senior in industrial
management from Pensa-cola,
Fla., is a member of Pi Kappa
Alpha social fraternity, and
is president of Scabbard - and
Blade, military honorary.
Jimmy Little, senior in agriculture
education from Pidgeon
Creek, is president of the Auburn
Independent Association, editor
of the Alabama Farmer, a member
of the Ag Council, Ag Club,
Future Farmers of America, Alpha
Beta Alpha, Student Relations
Committee, and the Student
Council on Religious Activities.
George Mann, junior in architecture
from Montgomery, is a
member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity, Scarab, architecture
honorary, Glomerata
staff, and is editor of the 1950-51
Tiger Cub.
Bephael Thompson, senior in industrial
management from Decatur,
is a member of Phi Delta
Theta social fraternity, Scabbard
and Blade, Steerage, Phi Kappa
Phi, and the Society for the Advancement
of Management.
Johnny Wallis, junior in business
administration from Birmingham,
is a member of Delta
Sigma Phi social fraternity, Delta
Sigma Pi business honorary, Auburn
varsity football team, and is
president of the "A" Club.
Bob Windham, junior in industrial
management from Birmingham,
is a member of Pi Kappa
Alpha social fraternity, Student
Relations Committee, Society for
the Advancement of Management,
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers, Plainsman and Glomerata
staffs, and is business manager
of the 1950-51 Tiger Cub.
Dr. Fred Allison is dean of the
Graduate School and head of the
physics department.
Dr. Waller Gibbons is head
professor in large animal surgery
and medicine ' in the School of
Veterinary Medicine.
Blue Key
Lawrence Alexander, senior in
architecture from Georgiana, is
past president of Theta Chi social
fraternity, and holds membership
in the Interfraternity Council,
Scarab, Scabbard and Blade, Tau
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Delta Sigma Phi And Sigma Phi Epsilon Hold Dances This Week End
Miss Barganier To Lead Shipwreck Ball
With Chapter President Harold Wise Friday
Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity will
present the annual Shipwreck Ball Friday night, May 12,
from 9 to 12 in the student activities building. Miss Addie
Louise Bargainer of Opp will lead the dance with chapter
president Harold Wise. Music for the dance will be furnished
by the Auburn Knights orchestra.
During the loadout at the dance
Mrs. Marion Potter, fraternity
housemother, will present flowers
to Miss Barganier. A breakfast
will lie held at the fraternity
bouse immediately after the dance.
On Saturday the group will
hold a picnic at Lake Chewacla.
Saturday night a house dance will
conclude the program for the day.
Menibers, pledges and dates are:
Bob Conry, Anne John, Birmingham;
Rod Slater, June Quinli-van,
Mobile: Myron DeShazo,
Carolyn II a s 1 e r, Birmingham;
Herbert Orr, Kathryn Gunter,
Birmingham; George Holdcroft,
Jean Barnes, Birmingham.
John Poole, Beth Thiemonge,
Birmingham; Pete Stewart, Toot-sie
Stammer, Birmingham; Fred
Perry, Peggy McCann, Pittsburg,
Pa.; Flynn Hudson, Ann Suthers,
Tuscaloosa; Hugh Henderson, Barbara
Lockridge, Florence. Addie Louise Barganier
Jim Hancock, Yvonne Bell,
Birmingham; Drew D e S h a z o , J a u n i t a Harp, Birmingham; Bill
Dunlap, J o h n a - B e l l e Acuff,
Huntsville; Ben Enfinger, Martha
Hays, Huntsville; Jim Bigham,
Augusta York, Birmingham; Roland
Wilson, Martha Jo Riddle,
Birmingham.
Russell Lambert, Dot Davis,
Birmingham; Glenn Montgomery,
Esther O u t l a w , Birmingham;
Hugh Edge, Ann Garant, Montgomery:
Jerry Sims, Sarah Pass,
Birmingham; John Robinson, Anna
McLeod, Dothan; Hays Towns,
Nell Scarbrough, Eufaula.
Erskine Statum', Jerry Powers,
Birmingham; Elbert Anderson,
Edna Payne, Selma; Ed Dillard,
June O'Neil, Birmingham; Lonnie
Pardue, Richardene Miller, Gadsden;
Frank Taylor, Sally Cason,
Birmingham.
Larry Sellers, Bit Frizzle, Montgomery;
Dudley Woodfin, Golds-by
Whitehead, Marion; Rudolph
Hubbard, Frances Wilker, Birmingham;
Bob Srofe, Mary Lou
McClendon, Birmingham; Johnny
Of Course This Fellow
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Five Fraternities
Hold Initiations
Five fraternities have recently
held formal initiation services.
Alpha Gamma Rho initiates are:
Walton Hubbard, Phil Campbell;
Glenn Maddox, Andalusia;
William Golden, Auburn; Max
Branyon, Fayette, and Dewey Lee,
Clayton.
Phi Delta Theta initiated the
following men:
Grady Barnes, Jackson, Tenn.;
Bill Barrow and Bradley Donag-hey,
Mobile; Tom DeWitte, Tupelo,
Miss.; Bill Harbin, Gadsden;
John Holt, Tommy Phillips, and
Jimmy Pound, Columbus, Ga.;
Pete Masters, Anderson, S. C;
Clark Morris, Fairmont, W. Va.;
Fred Osborn, Florence; Murray
Peake, Eufaula; Joe Rogers and
Jim Tatum, Decatur; Bobby Wilson,
Huntsville; Forest Watson,
Montgomei-y, and Giles Ritten-berry,
Birmingham.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon initiated
six men. They are:
George McCauley, Atlanta, Ga.;
Erich Sauerbrey, Macon, Ga.;
Kenneth White, Columbus, Ga.;
Ben Daniel, Moultrie, Ga.; Gene
Watlington, Montgomery; Jack
Langford, LaGrange, Ga.; and
Ralph Walton, Moultrie, Ga.
New Sigma Phi Epsilon initiates
are;
Bob White and Bill McMurray,
Birmingham; Wendell DeWhitt,
Thomasville; Bee Williamson,
Gosport; Joe Tiburzi,' Chester, Pa.;
Bobby Shanks, Dothan, and Fin-ley
Lackey, Boaz.
Sigma Nu initiated the 'Mowing
men:
Charles Brown" and Wallace
McLain, Montgomery; P a l m er
Brooks, Dothan; William Connell,
Gadsden; Dick Jones, Augusta,
Ga.; Don Lewter and Eugene
Monroe, Huntsville, and John
Hardy, Richmond, Va.
UNDER THE
SPIRES
By Sonny Hollingsworth
Catholic
Men of the Holy Name Society
will hear a talk by Albert Rice,,
who recently returned from a
Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome, at
the' Communion Breakfast to be
held immediately after 9 a.m.
Mass Sunday, May 14.
Newman Club members received
Holy Communion at the 9 a.m.
Mass Sunday, May 7. Afterwards
a communion breakfast was held.
Miss Ann Namie, newly appointed
chairman of the Social Committee,
prepared the breakfast.
Newmanites will join in the
May Celebration at the Sacred
Heart Church on Sunday, May 14,
at 4 p.m. Father John O'Connell,
SSJ, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Tuskegee, will
preach a special sermon.
Ascension Thursday, May 18, is
a Holy Day. Masses will be held
at 6:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Methodist
Newly elected officers of the
Wesley Foundation for the summer
quarter are Harold Goyette,
president; Betty Lane, vice-president;
Elizabeth Collins, secretary;
and Fred Smith, treasurer.
A church Foundation supper
will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
night, May 11,' at the Wesley
Foundation.
The newly elected executive
cabinet for the Wesley Foundation
and the retiring cabinet for this
year are having a joint supper at
7 p.m. Monday night, May 15.
There will be a state-wide
meeting of the Deputations Committee
of the Methodist Student
Movement Saturday, May 13, at
the Wesley Foundation in Auburn.
Presbyterian
Bill Meehan and Sara Reaves
have charge of Evensong tomorrow
night. The council for Westminster
Fellowship will meet at
Westminster House immediately
following Evensong.
Kirby Malone has charge of
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Wallis, Peggy Hasler, Birmingham.
Charles J o h n s o n , Jeanne
Stokes, Gadsden; Bill Jones, Joyce
McBride, Birmingham; Marvin
Scarborough, Fay Bush, Auburn;
Clyde Seale, Eleanor Allen, De-mopolis;
James Ray, Betty Raye,
West Point, Ga.; James McGraw,
Nancy Waltz, Birmingham.
Willie Blue, Ann Maddox, Opp;
Brooks Curlee, Melba Griswold,
Tennille; Toliver Meadors, Catherine
Craig, Birmingham; Gregg
Scott, Elise Berthon, Birmingham,
and John Theis, Doris Lawler,
Birmingham.-
. Sig Ep Sweetheart Ball Is Saturday Night;
Betty Tharpe To Lead With Bill Fleming
Miss Betty Tharpe of Birmingham will lead the annual
Sigma Phi Epsilon Sweetheart Ball with chapter president
Bill Fleming, Grove Hill, at' the student activities building
Saturday night, May 13, from 9-12 o'clock. Music will be by
the Auburn Knights.
During the leadout, a bouquet
of roses will be presented to Miss
Tharpe by the chapter housemother,
Mrs. Kate Johnson. A
breakfast will be held at the chapter
house immediately following
the dance. A patio party and a
lake party round out the weekend's
activities.
Menibers, pledges and dates
are:
Carl Bruner, Few Bigbie, Ft.
Gaines, Ga.; Marshall DeShields,
HadenfJones, Montgomery; Zeb
Robinson, Mary Cromartie, Lees-burg,
Ga.; Jimmy Thompson,
Claudia Mell, Hogansville, Ga.;
Bruce Greenhill, Madge Hollingsworth,
Montgomery; Collins Gordon,
Kate Green, Hope Hull.
Jack Diamond, Joyce Avery,'
Birmingham; A. G. Westbrook,
Hazel Solomon, Eutaw; Bob Fowler,
Betty Lane, Tallassee; Hugh
Spurlock, Gladys Blackburn, Birmingham;
Rayford Dennis, Mary-
Jones, Frisco City; Walter Rice,
Burt Lewis, Americus, Ga.; Jack
Barker, Sara Jean Spurlock, Birmingham.
John Barker, Ruth Nelson, Pell
City; Al Parrish, Liz Carr, Montgomery;
Jake Word, Lib Thomas,
Hogansville, Ga.; Bill McAr-dle,
Yvonne Benton, Birmingham;
Bradley Whitaker, Marianna
Mitchell, Macon, Ga.; John Turner,
Betty Hughes, Greensboro;
Tommy Foster, Martha Powell,
Belly Tharpe
Scottsboro; Bill Wilson, Phyllis
Gunter, Anniston.
Bill Payne, Ann Hudson, East
Gadsden; Charles Lamar, Jean-nette
Fain, Birmingham; Dick
McMurry; Ann Powell, Birmingham;
Frank Brandon, Pat Alexander,
Birmingham; Loftin Davis,
June Glenn, Atlanta; Aubrey Nor-ris,
Elizabeth Price, LaGrange,
Ga.; Billy Waine, Betty Killian,
Birmingham, . Jimmy McAdam,
Carolyn Frizzle, Montgomery.
Jimmy Pursell, Sue Malwitz,
Sylacauga; Harold Sibley, Betty
Nell Johnson, Red Bay; Don Vincent,
Fay Peltier, Columbus, Ga.;
Charles Vann, Joanne Rice, West
Palm Beach, Fla.; Mike Ruggieri,
Religious Leader
Speaks At Meetings
Miss Anne Queen, assistant
chaplain at the University of
Georgia, visited the Auburn campus
last week end to participate
in religious programs and hold
interviews with four members of
the administration discussing religious
programs on college cam-pusses.
Miss Queen spoke on the trends
of religious programs among colleges
and explained how college-sponsored
programs are coordinated
with individual church programs.
She also told of the part
that a chaplain plays in college
Dorothy Wensel, Birmingham;
Bob Claunch, Joan Carter, Rus-sellville;
Tommy Watkins, Louise
Manley, Opelika; Joe Whatley,
Ann Bush, Whatley; Bob White,
Millie Barker, Marion.
Bee Williamson, Joyce Nicholas,
Monroeville; Guy Bruce, Bii-lie
Jean McDaniels, Auburn; Lamar
Jones, Ann Hutchinson, Anniston;
Bill McMurry, H?zel Low-ry,
Bessemer; Wendell DeWitt,
Alice Mitchell, Eclectic: Bobby
Shanks, Mary Helen Lloyd, Selma;
Finley Lackey, Mary Wells
Moore, Boaz; Charles Wade, Jane
Martin, Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Field. Decatur;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black-well,
Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Milo
Hill, Birmingham; Mr. ana Mrs.
George Gjlliland, Birmingham;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams,
Birmingham; Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Luce, Auburn, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Brown, Russellville.
religious activities and presented
ideas for Religious Emphasis
Week and year-round religious
programs.
Discussions were held with
church groups on the campus, the
Student Council on Religious Activities,
member of the Faculty
Committee on Religious Life, fraternity
and sorority chaplains,
representatives from Women's
Student Government Association,
Student Executive Cabinet, honor
societies, and other groups. Also,
interviews were held with college
officials.
The program was sponsored by
the Student Council" on Religious
Activities.
Weekly Reading Hour
To Feature McLeod
An interpretation of Southern
life will be given by Mrs. Frances
R. McLeod, instructor of English,
at the Weekly Reading Hour
Thursday at 4 p.m. The meeting
will be held in Room 301 of Sam-ford.
Mrs. McLeod will read and interpret
selections from three books
which deal with the South. Her
selections are taken from Hodding
Carter's "Southern Legacy"; Lillian
Smith's "Killers of the
Dream", and W. A. Percy's
"Lanterns on the Levee".
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 10; 1950
S O C I E T Y
Phi Mu Holds Initiation
Phi Mu sorority recently held initiation for four pledges.
They were:
Jean Waddy, Anniston; Gloria Lucky, Anniston; Ollie Mae
Holbrook, Greensboro, and Joyce Gentry, Gadsden.
* * *
TEP Initiates One Member
Tau Omicron chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity held
formal initiation Saturday, April 29, for Eugene Miller, freshman
from Atlanta.
* * *
SAE Holds A Terrace Party
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity entertained with a terrace
party Saturday night, April 29. This was in "celebration" of
the completion of a flagstone terrace.
* * *
AOPi's Entertain Pi Kappa Phi
Alpha Omega Pi sorority entertained Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
with a "backward" party Tuesday, May 2. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Burke Whitley, fraternity housemother,
chaperoned.
* * *
Pi Kappa Phi Holds Initiation
Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity formally
initiated five men Sunday, April 30. Initiated were:
Jack Astair Dunn, Attalla; Fred Karthaus, Jr., Fairfield;
James Jones, Opelika; Billy Joe Mimms, Lawrenceville, Ga.,
and William Sprunk, Jr., Macon, Ga.
* * * •;-'•-••
5 Pledge Pi Kappa Phi
Five men were pledged by Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa
Phi fraternity recently. Those pledged were:
Wade Thomas, Birmingham; James Skinner, Opelika; Robert
Griggs, LaGrange, Ga.; John Lee, Huntsville, and Gene
Edwin Carroll, Hurtsboro.
* sjt *
AOPi's Entertain Phi Tau
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority entertained Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity with a party at the chapter house recently. Refreshments
were served, and a jitterbug contest was staged with
prizes awarded the winning couple.
* * *
Two Pledge AOPi
Joyce Kelly, Birmingham, and Lela Jacks, New Market,
have recently been pledged by Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
* * *
Lambert Elected Delta Sig Pledge Prexy
Russell Lambert, Birmingham, wag rjeqently elected president
of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity pledge class. Other
officers are:
Jimmy Sparks, Birmingham, vice-president; Joe House,
Birmingham, secretary-treasurer, and Jerry Sims, Birmingham,
social chairman.
KA Entertains
Kappa Alpha fraternity' entertained
Phi Mu sorority with a
house dance Tuesday night, May
2, at the fraternity house. Dane-
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ing and singing furnished the entertainment
for the evening. Refreshments
were served by Mrs.
Victor E. Flanagan, housemother.
* * *
Nu chapter of Kappa Alpha
fraternity announces the recent
pledging of Frank Bullock, Atlanta,
Ga.; Bill Wood, Meridian,
Miss., and Dick Morgan, Auburn.
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A PORTRAIT OF DR. A. S. DUNSTAN was recently presented
to the library of the School of Engineering by Eta Kappa
Nu, honorary electrical engineering society. The gift was presented
on behalf of Eta Kappa Nu by Conrad Crow.
Dunstan Honored
By Eta Kappa Nu
In ceremonies in Ramsay Hall
Thursday, May 4, a portrait of
Dr. A. S. Dunstan was dedicated
by Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical
engineering fraternity. The
commemoration was in tribute to
Dr. Dunstan's 50 years of service
to the institution.
Conrad Crow presented the,
painting on behalf of Eta Kappa
Nu. It was accepted in the name
of the School of Engineering by
Dean J. E. Hannum. Dr. Dunstan,
who is head of the department of
electrical engineering, made a
short talk.
Painted by Maltby Sykes, the
portrait hangs in the library of
Ramsay Engineering Hall.
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By a recent publication of Army
regulations, graduate students in
certain specialized technical fields
are eligible for direct commission
in the regular Army, it was announced
this week by Colonel G.
P. Privett, Auburn PMS&T.
'Branches in which the regular
commission may be obtained are
the Chemical Corps, Corps of
Engineers, Ordnance Department,
Quartermaster Corps, S i g n al
Corps, and Transportation Corps.
In announcing this policy, the
Department of the Army .has
opened a new career to persons
holding a masters or doctors degree
in almost any technical or
scientific field.
A full list of the subjects which
may qualify the individual, and a
list of other lesser requirements
for entrance may be found in the
military department offices in
the basement of Samford Hall.
Age requirements state that applicants
must not have passed
their 27th birthday. However, age (
waivers may be granted in the
case of veteran applicants.
Persons having a bachelor's
degree in the specialized technical
subjects required, -ind who
have had three years of practical
experience in their field, are also
eligible for the direct commission.
Those interested are asked to
contact the adjutant of tha ROTC
unit in Samford basement.
FFA Chapter Plans
Barbecue May 18
A barbecue supper, sponsored
by the collegiate Future Farmers
of America for students in agricultural
education, will be held
Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at
Prather's Lake. Plates will cost
$1.25 each.
Ernest Spivy, president, announced
that seven outstanding Southern
agriculturists are expected to
attend. Among them will -be officials
in agricultural education
from Montgomery and district
supervisors and professors.
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Are We Hous;ng Thieves and Robbers?
Is the Auburn campus housing a group
Df thieves and robbers?
This is a question which we asked ourselves
after learning of the cases of robbery
and acts of vandalism that took place
last week. Thefts at three fraternity houses
and two boarding houses Friday and
Saturday night plus damage done to another
fraternity house have caused alarm
on the campus.
As we go to press, only one student has.
been arrested in 'connection with the robberies.
Whether this crime wave is being
conducted by an individual, a few students,
pr a group of students is unknown. However,
from recent robberies on the campus
—ranging from book stealing to the episode
last week—jt appears that there is a
definite threat to the securiy and safety
of students.
It is a sad state of affairs when you
cannot trust fellow students, but it seems
that the Auburn campus is in that condition
today. As we have stated before, this
blot on the reputation must be eradicated.
At a meeting of the Interfraternity
Council Monday night, officials urged all"
fraternities to warn members of the dangers
and to cooperate fully with the city
and college authorities in the arrest of the
robbers. Students must give full cooperation
if they hope to end this crime wave.
The minor thefts of books and small
amounts of money seems to have grown,
into 1 a r g e-scale robberies. Also, the
pranks played on fraternities seem to have
taken a turn for the worse, as damage done
to the Sigma Pi house indicates.
The recent paintings as well as other
damaging incidents committed to fraternities
are detrimental to the name of.Auburn
Greek organizations. Unless some action
is taken to curb recent pranks played
on fraternities here, we may find ourselves
in a very distasteful situation.
The damage done thus far in fraternity
pranks has not been great. However, the
danger lies in the serious trouble which
such minor incidents might incite. The desire
for revenge, if the identity of the vandals
and pranksters be learned, might result
in retaliation and hence strained relations.
A situation such as this is uncalled
for on the Auburn campus.
It is very disquieting to realize that we
have thiev.es and vandals in our midst. Proper
action should be taken by officials if
students are caught stealing or playing
dangerous pranks on fraternities. Punishment
should be given quickly by college
authorities. Any student caught stealing or
taking part in any damaging incident
should receive nothing but contempt from
the student body.
A Noteworthy Project For Greek Groups
Among the many annual events and traditional
occurrences presented for pleasure
on the campus, a few which have more
than pleasure as basis for presentation take
place. The latest example was a cake raffle
sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta sorority
to aid the cerebral palsied.
The cake raffle is cited because of its
recentness, not because it is unique. Other
organizations sponsor altruistic projects
equally valuable and are to be commended
as well.
However, t h e r e are organizations
which, while being noticeably active in
most phases, fall down when it comes to
helping others. Not that social organiza-
The Ring Committee Change
The Student Executive Cabinet will
meet Tuesday, May 16, to vote on a proposed
change in the Regulations of Permanent
Committees of that body. According
to the Undergraduate Constitution, a
meeting for this purpose must be open to
the student body.
If the proposal passes, the vice-president
of the Cabinet will no longer automatically
become chairman of the Ring Committee.
Instead, one of the senior representatives
will be elected by the Cabinet to fill
this post.
A further change would be the deletion
of the words "who shall be members of the
senior class" from the present regulation.
This would mean that any undergraduate
student could be appointed to the Ring
Committee.
The Constitution requires that meetings
of this type be public so that members of
the Cabinet may hear the views of the student
body and reach their decision accordingly.
In the past, however, open Cabinet
Campus Sore Thumb
Most students have probably noticed by
now that the interior of Langdon Hall
makes it hard to call it "hallowed, old
Langdon Hall" any longer. The job of renovating
and redecoration was practically
a complete one, and no other campus improvement
can approach it.
However, amid the new plush seats,
composition tile floor, acoustical improve-tions
are required nor even expected to
sponsor projects which would be of benefit
to handicapped or less privileged persons,
but unselfishness would be demonstrated
in no better way than through such
activities.
Besides benefitting the group chosen by
the organization, an altruistic project
should give members a good feeling of
brotherhood and unselfishness, and would
certainly be worth citing as a point in favor
of the sorority and fraternity system.
It would be a noble and worthwhile goal
for every fraternity, sorority, and other organizations
to adopt a project designed to
benefit those less fortunate.
meetings have been ignored by the students.
The lar.t public meeting was held when
the .method of choosing the chairman of
the Pep Committee was changed. No students
ether than Cabinet members attended
that meeting! When the system of charging
students 25 cents for attending home
athletic events was voted on, only two non-memher
students were present.
This attitude of lethargy on the part of
the student body is alarming. Student government
is supposed to be a training
ground for future governmental service
and interest. If these meetings are indicative
of the interest that university students
take in government, we are on the road to
totalitarianism.
How can we complain of any action
taken by the Executive Cabinet if we refuse
to express our opinions?
The Ring Committee has beeff the subject
of much discussion recently. The
Plainsman urges interested students to attend
the Cabinet meeting and to express
their views on this issue.
ments and flashing "no smoking" signs,
there is a sore thumb. It is, of course, the
stage curtain. The old curtain looks as out
of place in the fresh interior as Harry Truman
at a Republican dinner.
We realize that curtains such as these
are costly, and trust that qfficials intend
to replace the old one when finances permit.
If not, we can think of nothing better
for a project by one of the classes.
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THE Plain Talk By the Editor
Ad Libbing By Graham McTeer
After a long, tenacious, and bitter spell of belated winter
which did no one's disposition any particular good, spring (or
summer) has busted out all over and this day of writing is
one of those Southern days w'hen the sun shines warmly, the
air smejls of growing things, the sap rises in tree and bush
and good will flows through the
McTeer
hearts of men. Even old Scrooge
would kick up his heels like a
spring lamb on a day like this.
The weatherman reports a real
scorcher t o morrow,
b ut
who c a r e s?
There's still today.
At the moment,
the writer
is suffering
from an acute
attack of spring
fever, which in
our opinion, is
one of the most
pleasant d i -
seases in the medicine book, and
from which, at the moment, we do
not care to recover.
In this rare moment of pleasant
lethargy, 'it is very difficult to
regard the .news of the day, especially
the gloomy items, with
any serious concern. They say
that the cold war may develop
into a hot 'un. At the moment it
does not seem posible or important.
Taxes are too high and the
end is not in sight; it doesn't matter.
The nation can't balance its
budget either; who cares? They're
still chasing Reds down the musty
corridors of the state department;
it doesn't seem important.
Saucers are flying again; let them
fly. Business is poor at present
but business isn't everything. The
writer and the bees have a date
with a flower. The sun calls.
All of this is very pleasant except
that "our conscience tells that
there is work to be done. Yet,
how can we write a column unless
we get excited or angry or delighted
about something. None of
these passions seems possible at
the moment and the events of the
day seem old, repetitious and of
no concern to anyone.
About the only thing that
catches the writer's languid eye
and stirs his lazy interest is an
itftm in Life which recounts another
assault on the conventions,
conservatism, and dignity of civilization
by the. Doukhobor religious
sect in British Columbia,
which is staging another rampage
of house-burnings and parading
in the nude.
As evidence of how deep seated
is our sleeping sickness, the whole
matter only leaves us mildly annoyed.
Let them burn houses. Let
them exhibit their anatomies. As
long as these demonstrations are
confined to British Columbia and
do not spring up on College
Street, Auburn, on a lazy May
afternoon, we refuse to make the
effort so much as to lift an eyebrow.
As a matter of fact, if these
actions are taking place elsewhere,
we have seen little about it in the
papers. We have just about decided
that this whole matter is
a press agent's dream designed to
get a little publicity. Well, Life
can fall for this sort of stuff, but
not us.
Besides, it's too warm and pleasant
for anyone to be bothered.
More and More by Gen* Meore
Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Auburn, Alabama.
Subscription rates by mail: $1.00 for 3 months, $3.00 for 12 months.
It isn't really the fault of the
managers of the local theaters, I
suppose; they can show only
those pictures which the movie
studios produce, and Hollywood
has never been universally recognized
as a_seat of culture or intellectual
vanguardism. Still, it
is difficult to refrain from criticism
when one examines the movie
programs for the past month.
In the menus of the four theaters
which advertise in The
Plainsman, there have appeared
within the last three weeks (that's
almost the same number of weeks
considered as theaters considered,
you'll notice . . . this may be significant)
eight (8) single-word
movie titles. Think of it! In a
period of just three weeks, eight
titles with only one word per
title.
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As hinted already, our best
men have been investigating the
situation, and we place no blame
on the opera-house operators.
Nonetheless, in the interests of
accuracy, completeness, and the
general welfare of the public,
your correspondent feels that
some mention must be made of
the part which the theaters in this
vicinity are playing in the drive
to stamp out uniword flickers
titles.
Shame on the War Eagle theater!
In the 21 days immediately
preceding the time this scoop
went to press, the W. E. showed
no less than five movies with
you-know-what titles. If the
Board of Publications. Censor
allows this daring expose to |pe
printed, the list of these pictures
is presented herewith: "Conspirator,"
"Outriders," "Cinderella,"
"Outlaw" and "Bagdad."
A little more conservative, the
Martin'theater thrust off upon its
patrons three of the infamous la-bles,
to wit: "Barricade," "Alimony"
and "Francis*' And we are
supposed to be civilized! Was this
country founded by men who advocated
or even approved " one-word
movie titles? No.
Now that we have taken the
time to hang the "Give Credit
Where Credit Is Due" sampler
upon the wall, we will commend
Mr. Tiger and Mr. Drive-in,
managers of the Tiger and Drive-in
theaters, probably respectively,
. for their courage and community
spirit in refusing to show, at least
within the preceding three weeks,
any movies with lone words in
their titles.
If we are forced to classify
these motion picture houses as to
degrees of fortitude, however, the
Tiger will not be placed first. Although
it displayed no single-word
billings on its marquee, it
almost gave in on numerous occasions,
presenting pictures with
only two words in their titles.
Among these are such doubtfuls
as "Wabash Avenue," "Riding
High," "Red Light" and "Side
Street."
May your popcorn sales break
all r e c o r d s , Auburn-Opelika
Drive-In theater! For not only
have you held the torch of American
Showmanship high by turning
away from your ticket window
all pictures with short names,
but also you have come across
with the picture whose title contains
more words than any pther
presented within our memory
span—the 10-word, illuminating,
aristocratic milestone pf the movie
industry, "Bud Abbot and Lou
Costello Meet the Killer, Boris
Karloff." Isn't that a pipperoo?
This tendency toward excessive
brevity in picture show names
must be halted. If all the theater
owners in the country will cooperate,
they can drive out of
power the scoundrels who think up
one-word titles for motion pictures.
Until this overthrow occurs,
how can we expect to maintain
pur position as leading nation of
the world?
Whether students and alumni
realize it or not, the next governor
of Alabama will play a very
large role in the shaping of the
future of Auburn. In 1951 the
new Alabama chief executive
will have the authority to appoint
four men to the Board of Trustees
of A.P.I.
Knowing the history of past
appointments to the board, every
interested Auburn student and
alumnus should be concerned
about this vital matter. Although
few individuals realize it, .the
Board of Trustees is the policy
forming body of this institution.
The progress of the institution is
in the hands of this group.
If the institution is to enter the
gate to a progressive, constructive
program, the Board of Trustees
holds the key. If the college is
to remain out of the arena of
state politics as well as without
the grasp of several strong state
pressure groups, the Board of
Trustees must set a worthy example.
After the controversy surrounding
Governor Jim Folsom's appointments
had quieted in 1947,
the school had been done irreparable
damage. Because' of the
selfish political tactics of strong
state pressure groups, the good
name of the school had been
damaged. Auburn cannot afford
to have such a situation arise
again.
The new governor will fill the
terms of four veteran members
of the Board in 1951. The terms of
Francis W. Hare (First District);
Frank P. Samford (Ninth District);
Raymond Spann and Sheldon
L. Toomer, (Third District)
will end next year.
Who will take the place of these
men? Will some of them be reappointed
to fill these spots in the
administration of A.P.I.? Will the
appointments again be turned
into political footballs to be kicked
about unmercifully by the Senate
and the state politicians.
These are all questions which I
have asked myself in thinking of
the future of Auburn. These are
questions which will be answered
sometime early next year.
Personally, I have always been
opposed to the present system of
selecting members of the Board.
Appointment in the past four
years has turned into a major
political issue with many elements
of state politics trying to take a
hand in the matter. Many of these
elements are as undesirable at
Auburn as the present tactics of
Senator McCarthy in Washington.
I feel that some system should
be devised whereby appointment
to the Board would be made only
on the experience, ability and
character of the member, rather
than as a political plum or as a
stepping stone for personal gain
in state politics. Controversy
which has centered about recent
appointments has indicated that
these standards have not always
been observed.
In all fairness to the present
Board, the new governor should
appoint men who are capable of
carrying out the big business of
A.P.I. Only men of character,
ability and sincerity should hold
membership on the Board. The
ugly shadow of state politics
should be taken away from appointments
for the good of the institution.
I sincerely hope that the next
governor of this state will give
much thought to each appointment
and will do all in his power
to remove this vital organ of
A.P.I, from the sometimes unpleasant
atmosphere into which
it has been cast in recent years.
Our Board of Trustees must
perform ohe of the greatest jobs
in the administration of the institution.
Therefore, I firmly be-iieve
that the men picked for this
job should be the best which the
state of Alabama has to offer.
Generally Speaking By Bruce Greenhill
I heard a most worthy poem
last week that I'd like to pass
on to you. Not only is it good
enough that Prof. T. C. Hoepfner
used it to wake a drowsy English
drama class, but it serves very
well to "pooh-
^ * * pooh" a lot of
lithe racial rabble-
L rousing that is
I going on these
f lays.
It was composed
upon hearing
that the As-s
o c i a t i o n for
Childhood Edu-
• -cation was call-m
ing "Little Black
Greenhill Sambo" an undesirable
book because "it disseminates
racial and religious prejudices."
It is a good rebuttal to those
self-righteous, narrow - minded
hypocrites who, failing to see beyond
their own pertinent probos-ces,
take personal pride in seeing
racial prejudice in everything.
TIGEB. TIGEB
Little Black Sambo, mind your
cues:
Behave like a,wary fella.
Hold on tight to those purple
shoes,
That beautiful green umbrella.
Better be careful, better not bungle,
Strolling soft through this civilized
jungle.
Branches bow
And the grass is hollowed.
Don't look now
But I think you're followed.
Something's after you, angrier
far
Than even your fabulous tigers
are—
A striped thing with a public cry
And a hot, fanatical tiger eye,
That lives in bluster and dwells
in storm.
And one of these names is called
Reform.
Oh, one of its name's Self Righteousness.
It feeds on the flesh of rumor
And quite makes up in its zeal,
I guess,
What it lacks in a sense of humor.
Loose in the world, it prowls and
I ( pants,
Terming intolerance Tolerance,
Or out of its liar
Comes daily tumbling
To fill the air
With enormous rumbling.
So listen, listen^Little Black Sambo.
Take it hastily on the lam, bo.
Whiten your dark, endearing face.
Hide in the bush, deny your race.
For that which formerly hunted
witches
Bays on the trail of your sky-blue
britches.
Hit for shelter, but as you do so,
Shout a,warning to Robinson Crusoe.
Bid him tidy
The footprints, straight,
Or Good Man Frid'y
Will share your fate.
Close the covers on Mr. Kipling,
Calling to Mowgli, the sunburnt
stripling.
Snatch the palm
(May the Lord redeem us!)
From Uncle Tom
And from Uncle Remus,
Epaminondas, and, just to be sure,
Maybe Othello, the noble. Moor.
The peril stalks.
It will soon have treed 'em.
For though it walks
In the cool of freedom
And wears a bright, respectable
name,
It's a full-grown tiger just the
same.
—Phillis McGinley
Printed in The New Yorker
January 26, 1946.
The Exchange Post By Irv Steinberg
Late to bed
And early to rise,
Keeps your roommate
From wearing your ties.
One student at Michigan State
is really all wet. He is taking
fifteen hours of physical education
courses and is required to
take a shower after each hour of
exercise.
To make matters worse, next
quarter he must take 15 hours of
swimming courses, having to take
a shower before and after each
hour in the pool. ,
* * *
"I started out on the theory
that the world had an opening
for me."
"And you found it?"
"Well, I'm in a hole now."
Auburn Senior: "I never drink,
smoke or have anything to do
with women, and tomorrow I
celebrate my 25th birthday."
Freshman: "HOW?"
— Maroon Tiger
"A Gripe Box has been placed
pn the campus of Tennessee by
ODK for the benefit of the student
body. Students may leave in
the Gripe Box any complaints
that tbey have against the University
administration actions and
policies.
• * *
"If yeu eat slowly, you'll eat
less," says a well-known physician.
This is partciularly true if
you're eating in a college dining
room or fraternity house.
Cannon Report
By Tom Cannon
With about 5000 men students
and only 20 fraternities at Auburn,
it is obvious that some men
who would like to belong to fraternities
are being left out. This
is not a good situation. We should
have enough lodges to give everybody
who wants to belong to one
an opportunity to do so.
Other schools
Cannon
more than ours.
of comparable
size have better
r a t i o s . The
U n i v e r s i t y
of A l a b a m a,
f o r example,
has 28 fraternal
organizat i o n s
w h i l e t he
enrollment o f
men students is
o n l y a f ew
h u n d r e d 1
At a meeting that I 'attended
recently in Birmingham, students
from Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss
and LSU were comparing the
sizes of fraternities on the different
campuses. Surprisingly, Auburn
lodges are much larger than
those at any of the other schools.
More organizations would mean
smaller memberships, w h i ch
would produce better fraternities.
The college authorities would
no doubt welcome additional fraternities.
Think of the dormitory
space provided by Auburn's 20
Greek letter groups. For many
years Auburn would have been
practically void of living space
for men without these houses.
Furthermore, they greatly enhance
the beauty of Uie campus.
The University of Alabama, Birmingham-
Southern, and other
schools, lend fraternities up to 60
per cent of the cost of building
houses. Obviously they have in
mind the practical aim of getting
more dormitory space without
the expenditure of their own
funds. Auburn could certainly use
more living quarters.
The situation among female
Greeks is similar to that among
the men. While the percentage of
women students is much smaller,
the eight sororities here are hardly
sufficient for the number of
girls. Other groups have wanted
to come on campus, but for one
reason or another, they have
stayed out.
We realize that one of the major
drawbacks is the absence of sorority
houses. For years this paper
arid other campus groups have
advocated the building of sorority
houses, but the administration has
turned a deaf ear to our pleas.
University women should be sufficiently
mature to manage and
live in houses of their own. I can
see no legitimate excuse for the
failure to approve this project.
Some people have fought the
admission of other fraternities and
sororities because of the fear of
competition. Monopoly in any
system is unsafe and unfair. By
making competition a tittle tougher,
the institution, as well as the
Greeks themselves, would greatly
benefit.
Guest Column
A Grade for Teacher
Grading of instructors by students
has been suggested editorially
by The Red and Black
on two previous occasions, yet
no wide-spread action has been
taken—only individual instructors
have heeded that suggestion.
All too often students voice
gripes that certain professors are
unfair graders and poor instructors.
If they carry that attitude
around the campus—and even
. worse, after they go out into the
state as bitter alumni—certainly
the reputation of the faculty or
University administration will
not benefit by it.
Complaints about shoddy, lax,
prejudicial teachers are valid in
many instances. And if the
charges are true, the guilty parties
should not try to hide within
the sanctuary of "academic free-
*
dom."
Again we request—no, demand
—that action on a students-grade-instructors
plan be taken by the
administration or by the instructors
themselves at the next faculty
meeting.
A student proposal that has r e sulted
in greater espirit de corps
at other Southern universities
certainly should not throw fear
into instruction here—especially
the "innocent."
—By Georgia University
The Red and Black
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Players To Present
'Medea' May 17-19
The Auburn Players' first presentation
of the quarter, "Medea,"
will begin Wednesday, May 17, in
Graves Center Amphitheater and
will run for three nights.
Adapted from "Medea of Euripides"
by Robert Jeffers, the play
unfolds the revenge by Medea on
her husband, Jason, as she kills
their two sons.
Hazel Riley, Ozark, has the
leading part of Medea, and Milton
Brietzke, Auburn, plays the role
of Jason. Other members of the
east are:
Eleanor Haines, Auburn, as the
nurse; Thomas Erhart, Auburn,
as the tutor; Carol Dorrough,
Birmingham, Jacque Sanford, Auburn,
and Dorothy Dudley, Ope-lika,
as three women of Corinth;
Cecil Trantham, Gallion, Hurley
jftiley, Auburn, J o h n Grimm,
Montgomery, and Fred Halbig, as
four soldiers; James Masey, Point
Rock, as Creon, and Prof. T. C.
Hoepfner, Auburn, as Aegus.
The production will mark the
last appearance of Hazel Riley
and Carol Dorrough pn the stage
for the Auburn Players. Both are
old-timers with the Players and
have starred in many of the recent
pjays.
Stanley Jones Given
Vanderbilt Fellowship
Stanley Jones, educational
counselor at the A.P.I. Advisory
Center, has been granted a fellowship
to take further graduate
study at Vanderbilt University.
Jones now holds an M.A. from
Columbia. He will begin work on
his doctorate in June in the department
of psychology at Vanderbilt
with special emphasis on
counseling and guidance.
Meanwhile Jones has been elected
editor of the Newsletter, for
the Southern College Personnel
Association, regional group of
the American College Personnel
Association.
A GRIPPING SCENE from "Medea," first play of the quarter by the Auburn Players, shows
the two leading performers, Milton Brietzke, as J ason, and Eleanor Haines, as Medea. At the right
is Eleanor Haines, who portrays the nurse.
"Medea" will open in Graves Center Amphi theater Saturday, May 17, for three nights.
Math Club To Hear
Physics Prof Tonight
Prof. Howard Carr of the physics
department will speak at the
Auburn Math Club meeting tonight.
The meeting will be held
in Broun 209 beginning at '7:30
p.m.
Club officials ask members to
note the change in day of meeting
and invite all students and faculty
members interested in mathematics
to attend the meeting.
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Hart, Brietzke,
And Riley Sign
With Show Group
Two Auburn dramatic art majors
and an instructor in the dramatic
art department have been
signed by the Piper Players, of
Manitou, Colo., for the summer.
They are Hazel Riley, of Ozark,
who will b<5 graduated from A.P.I,
in June; Leonard Hart, of Andalusia,
who earned his degree from
Auburn in March, and Milton
Brietzke, drama instructor.
Miss Riley has been signed by
the regular stock company, while
Hart and Brietzke will work with
the melodrama company. Hart
will play a villian role, while
Brietzke will be cast as the hero.
Tin's is the fifth summer season
for the Pi^er Players with whom
Brietzke was connected before he
joined the institution staff here.
Professor Featured
At Teachers Retreat
R. W. Montgomery, professor of.
agricultural education, was
the featured speaker at the Teachers
Retreat in Mobile County at
Camp Scourtshire May 5 & C. He
spoke on adult education at
the opening of the retreat Friday
njght and was a consultant on
the subject Saturday.
Montgomery has been invited to
deliver the commencement address
at Reeltown High School May 26.
The theme of his address will be
the importance of education in the
development of Alabama.
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OLIN L.HILL
"The Man With the Tape"
Independents To Hold
Square Dance Tonight
The Auburn Independent Organization
will hold a square
dance tonight at 7:30 o'clock behind
Samford Hall. The dance is
)art of the organization's bi-week-y
social program.
Records for square dancing will
je played. All independent stu-lents
are invited to attend at no
:ost, according to AIO officials.
Jimmy Thompson Wins
Presbyterian Office
An Auburn student, Jimmy
Thompson, has been elected president
of the state organization of
Westminster Fellowship of the
Presbyterian Church.
Thompson, a native of Scotts-boro,
is a junior in Science and
Literature at A.P.I. The election
took place at the state-wide meeting
recently in Tuscaloosa.
Thompson is now chairman of
the program commission of the
Auburn Westminster Fellowship
and this summer he will direct
Presbyterian student work at
Troy State Teachers College.
65 Engineers Tour
Generating Plants
Sixty-five students, representing
Auburn's chapters of the American
Institute -of Electrical Engineers,
and the American Society
of Civil Engineers, visited the
generating plants of three dams in
the Tallassee area last Saturday,
May 6. .
Visiting Thurlow Dam, Martin
Dam, and YatesJDam as guests of
the Alabama Power Company, the
students were accompanied on the
field irip by James H. Chadwick
and Albert T. Sprague, associate
professors of electrical engineering.
Auburn Band Enters
Lanett Cotton Festival
The Auburn Band participated
in the Cotton Festival held at
Lanett on Saturday, May 6. A
Cotton Queen was selected and
floats and a parade were part of
the program.
Groups from
Langdale, and
West Point, Ga.
parade, which
Point.
Fairfax, Lanett,
Shawmut, and
took part in the
began at West
The band also plans to play at
the "Armed Services Day" on
May 20 at SeLma. Among other
aetityities planned by the band in
the near future will be a concert
at Valley High at Fairfax.
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Fares, Schedules and other information will be cheerfully
furnished by our Ticket Agent
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Textile Executives
To Meet On Campus
About 300 textile executives will
be in Auburn Saturday, May 20,
for the sp?ing meeting of the Alabama
Textile Operating Executives
in Langdon Hall.
R. B. Horsley of Pepperell Mills
will lead a discussion on "Slashing,"
and W. E. Williams of Avon-dale
Mills at Sylacauga will be in
charge of a forum on "Weaving."
Alex O. Tayior, director of the
Engineering Extension Service, is
handling arrangements for the
meeting. . »
Tau Nu Tau Holds
Formal Initiation
The Auburn chapter of the
military engineering fraternity,
Tau Nu Tau, held formal initiation
ceremonies April 18. The
following men were initiated:
A. H. Ewton, Jr., Mobile; J. W.
Monroe, Huntsville; G. H. Krug,
Biomingham; D. K. Hemeter,
Hattiesburg, Miss.; J. D. Clem,
Birmingham; Howard Green,
Montgomery; Edwin P. Vaiden,
Birmingham; John O. David,, St.
Cloud, Minn.
M. F. Stowers, Jr., St. Petersburg,
Fla.; Henry W. Tyree, Florence;
B. K. Polk, Sheffield; D. M.
Barksd'ale, Birmingham; M. G.
Porter, Birmingham; A. H. Searcy,
Enterprise.
C. F. McCorkle, Montgomery;
Earl L. Doster, Jr., Tuskegee; David
C. Oppen, Montgomery; .and
Capt. N. C. Shepard, Smithfield,
N. C, honorary members.
PAYMENT OF FEES
STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED WILL COMPLETE
THEIR REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMER QUARTER BY PAYMENT
OF FEES. AS INDICATED BELOW:
Monday, May 15
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as scheduled above .... ... 4-4:30
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LATE REGISTRATION FEE IS CHARGEABLE BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17. ^
SPECIAL NOTICE TO VETERANS!—THE LATE REGISTRATION
FEE IS NOT PAID BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.
Students wishing to make changes in their schedules as planned
for the summer quarter should secure a change-in-registxation card
from their Dean and present it to the registrar's representatives when
they report to* pay fees. Further changes in schedule will be cleared
during the regular registration period for the summer quarter, June
12 and 13.
Classwork for the summer quarter begins for all students on
Wednesday, June 14.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Mav 10, 1950
Three Judges Named
For Review Contest
Norman Brietzke, assistant professor
of dramatic arts; J. C. Mc-
Pherson, senior in physics, and
Mrs. Virginia Sorensen, novelist
and former member of Auburn's
faculty, were selected as judges
for the' Auburn Review short story
contest, at a recent meeting of
the Auburn Review Club, Jim Jennings,
president of the organization,
announced today.
The judges, chosen to represent
respectively a faculty member, a
student, and a townsperson, will
give decisions on the seven short
stories which have been entered
into competition. First prize for
the contest is $25, and second
prize is $10.
Prof. Marino-Merlo
Addresses Designers
Prof. Joseph Marino-Merlo of
the art department was the guest
speaker at the last meeting of
the Industrial Design Forum held
Thursday, April 28.
Professor Marino-Merlo described
his recent visit to the Chicago
Merchandise Mart. In his
talk he stated that industrial design
was coming into wider use
in all branches of industry and
particularly in the design of furniture
and household appliances.
He also stated that all of the
displays and exhibits at the Mart
were designed by industrial designers.
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and is senior representative
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Lanier High Wins
Track Meet Here
Sidney Lanier High School of
Montgomery won the 26th running
of the Alabama State High
School track and field championships
here last Saturday. The Lanier
cindermen placed 10 men in
eight events to pile up 27 1/6
points, while Bessemer placed
second with 20 points.
Bob Farris, All-State center
from Lanier last football season,
proved a versatile performer as
he placed second in the shot put,
third in the discus, and tied for
first in the pole vault with Sonny
Adams, also of Lanier.
Donald Johnson, Jleet - footed
Bcsscmerite, was easily the meet's
outstanding performer. He scored
16 points with first-place efforts
iri the 100, 220, and 440-yard
dashes and as anchor man on the
Purple Tigers' winning 880-yard
' relay team. His time in the 440—
a 50.8 second run—was the closest
to a record in the entire meet.
The state record is 50.4.
Only other double-winner of
the meet was Tommy Tharp of
Ramsay, who copped firsts in the
low and high hurdles. Tharp
had won both events in last year's
state meet.
The meet was the second state
win for Lanier's Poets. They won
the title in 1948.
OLIN L. HILL
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By Stuart Stephenson, Jr.
c s
Pre-Season Pigskin Honors
With summer's heat baking the loveliest village and another
year of varsity sports rapidly drawing to a close, sports scribes around
the SEC are beginning to take a long look toward the 1950-51 sports
SCGllC.
From the office of the SEC Sports Publicity Director, Mr. Joe
Sherman, at the University of Florida, comes the first of the
pre-season pickings. Pollsters have been active, through football
spring training sessions and have come up with a list of
prospects for fall pigskin honors.
The prospectus for Auburn seems to us right in line with the "A"
Day game of Feb. 25 and the brand of ball displayed last season.
Honors for "best all-round" go to: end, Virgil Willett; tackle, Foots
Bauer; guard, Tom Banks; center, Bill Hogarth. Best ball carrier,
Dickie' Flournoy; best passer, Bill Tucker; best punter, Jim Mc-
Gowen; best defensive back, Johnny Wallis; All-SEC caliber, Bauer,
Banks, and McGowen.
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 10, 1950
'Bama Cinches Playoff Berth
Coach Happy Campbell's slugging Capstoners last week cinched
a playoff berth as the western division's champion for 1950. Following
their twin victory over the Tigers, the Tide rolled over Mississippi
15-1, bringing their total to 49 runs in three games while limiting
the opposition to two.
In the eastern division a closer pennant race is in prospect
with Kentucky and Georgia battling it out. The Wildcats gained
the lead last week with one-run wins over Georgia and Vander-bilt.
Tennessee stands an outside chance but the real test looms
as a finale between Kentucky and Georgia to close the season.
Playoffs will begin the week of May 22-26 with the two top
teams in each division meeting to decide the conference champion.
Missisippi State beat Kentucky three games to one last year to take
top honors.
Auburn in 1948, with ace hurler Willard Nixon setting 'em down,
copped eastern division honors only to lose to Mississippi State in
the finals.
The standings this season as of May 7 are:
Western Division
Conference
Games
Ala.
Miss.
Fla.
Miss. State
L.S.U.
Tulane
W
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5
5
6
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1
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.600
.222
.200
All
Games
W L pet.
14 8 .636
11 4 .733
18 7 .720
10 4 .714
5 9 .357
4 8 .333
Ky.
Ga.
Tenn.
Ga. Tech •
Vandy
Auburn
Eastern Division
Conference
Games
W L pet.
2 2 .778
9 2 .600
7 5 .583
5 10 .333
4 9 .308
4 10 .285
All
Games
W L pet.
9 2 .818
16 8 .667
9 5 .643
5 10 .333
4 12 .250
6 12 .333
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Coach Earl Brown last week
announced the addition of Frank
Cramer of Kansas City to the
staff of the Auburn free coaches
clinic to be held here June 6-7-8.
Cramer's appearance on the
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Delta Zeta, Dorm IV
Lead Coed Sports
By Libby Strickland
Women's athletics are in full
swing toward the race for the
sports cup awarded by Women's
Athletic Association. So far,
Dorm IV and Delta Zeta are tied
for first place with 200 points
each. AOPi, Alpha Gam, and
Chi O are tied for second position
with 175 points each. Third placers
are Susan Smith and Town
Girls with 150 points each. Alumni
Hall, Auburn Hall, Kappa Delta,
Phi Mu, and Theta' U are
bringing up the rear with 100
points each.
Volleyball, basketball, and
bowling are completed with soft-ball
and tennis coming up.
The girls' Softball tournament
started yesterday with Theta U
meeting Dorm IV and Alpha Gam
playing KD. Today, Auburn Hall
faces ADPi and Susan Smith
meets Alumni Hall. Thursday
AOPi will play Chi O and Town
Girls meet Dorm I. Friday, AIO
will play Phi Mu. Delta Zeta
drew a bye.
The teams are composed of 10
girls representing their dormitory
or sorority. Each team must
have had two practice games before
they are eligible to play.
Each organization is playing a
round robin tennis tournament
within its own organization to determine
who will play in the single
elimination tournament to begin
May 15. Each organization
will enter two girls in the tournament.
.
INDEPENDENT TRACK
MEET SLATED MAY 25
The independent track a nd
field meet is scheduled for Thursday,
May 25, in Cliff Hare Stadium.
Ten events are scheduled
with the preliminaries and finals
being held on the same day.
Only non-fraternity men are
eligible to enter the meet. Varsity
letter winners in track at
Auburn and other junior or senior
colleges or universities are
not eligible. Cross-country letter
winners may compete in events
below the 440-yard dash. Non-letter
winners who have been on
freshman or varsity track teams
may compete in those events in
which they did not compete as a
track team member.
Entry blanks may be secured
from Coach Evans in Alumni
Gym.
PI KAPPA PHI WINS
VOLLEYBALL TITLE
Pi Kappa Phi won the fraternity
volleyball championship last
week by downing Sigma Nu in
the finals.
In third place was Alpha Psi
with Sigma Chi placing fourth.
Participating in the playoffs
were the four league champs.
These teams won playoff berths
by winning their respective leagues
in regular season play.
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 10, 1950
TIGERS INVADE GRANT FIELD
FOR DUAL MEET WITH TECH
By Stuart Stephenson, Jr.
Coach Wilbur Hutsell's track team will plant their spikes
Saturday upon Atlanta's Grant Field cinders against the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Following their x/3-point loss
to 'Bama and their exciting three-point win over Florida, the
Tigers will again face tough opposition. Tech beat Florida by
one point and boasts some tal
ented performers propping for individual
duals.
Two Tech sprinters have bettered
the 10-second mark for the
100-yard dash. They , are John
Stowel-s and Jim Shiver. Against
them the Tigers will pit Jimmy
Walker, Chauncey Wood and Bill
Davis. Slowers has recorded a
21.2 seconds in the 220 dash as
compared to Walker's 22.0.
This mark places Stowers in a
three-way tie for seventh place
national honors for the 220-yard
dash. He also rates a seventh-place,
two-way tie for the 440-
yard run. The Tech speedster has
a time of 48.4 seconds in this
event.
Dickie Flournoy will be the
target of a great individual effort
in the 880-yard run. Tech's Ren-shaw
trailed Dickie across the
finish line in the SEC meet last
year as Dickie copped the championship.
Against Florida, Ren-shaw
broke the tape in 158.2.
Jimmy Mitchell has turned in Auburn's
best time this season with
1:57.4. Last June, Renshaw beat
Flournoy by a foot with a time of
1:55 flat.
DeMedicis Favored
In the high hurdles, Auburn's
Jack DeMedicis is favored over
Tech's Coombs, Shiver, and Captain
"Bob" Mitchell. With a time
of 14.5 seconds for the highs, DeMedicis
is in a six-way tie for
seventh place national honors.
Jack will have plenty of competition
in the low hurdle event.
Shiver has topped the timber in
23.8 seconds while DeMedicis has
broken the tape in 24.1 seconds—
the same time as recorded by
JAKE* JOINT
Coombs.
In tying the all-time Auburn
mark with a 14.5 run in the highs
against Florida, DeMedicis proved
that he is running in top form
this season. Having lost a heart-breaker
to Banna's Cichowski,
Jack should be ready to go all out
against Tech. '
Whitey Overton, having set a
new Auburn mark for the mile
run and having bested the existing
SEC two-mile record this season,
should have no trouble this
week end as he preps for the SEC
meet May 19-20.
Tech's Knox rates the nod in
the high jump, having cleared six
feet on two occasions to one for
DeMedicis this season.
Dale Lupton and Auburn's Jim
Ryckeley are close to the 45-foot
mark in the shot put, which
should prove to be an interesting
event. Jim Bailey and Foots
Bauer will fling the discus for
the Tigers with Lupton their chief
opponent.
Baskin has a mark of 178 feet,
7% inches, in the javelin as compared
to Talmadge's 173-10.
The duel meet with Tech this
Saturday is Auburn's last duel
effort of the season. The SEC
meet on May 19-20 and the inter-conference
meet on May .27. r e main
on the slate.
Golfers Face Alabama
At Columbus Today
The Auburn golf team will be
seeking its third win of the season
today on the Columbus, Ga.,
Country Club courses as it tees
off against the University of Alabama.
Buddy DeBardeleben, Pat
Poyner, Skippy Weatherby, and
Allan Bates or Jack Rumph will
swing for the Plainsmen. In earlier
matches Auburn defeated
Georgia Tech and Sewanee but
lost to Georgia.
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GEORGE W. HARGREAVES.
Mr. Hargreaves is a widely known golfer and
has been Golf Coach at A.P.I, for many years.
First classes will be held Thursday, May 11. Classes
will be composed of not more than four students and
will last 30 minutes with sessions beginning at 7:30,
8:00 & 8:30 p.m.
To enroll in classes or for further information call 1135-
M mornings or contact operators of the Range at other
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CONSISTENT TOP PERFORMER for the Tiger track team.
Jimmy Walker, number one dash man, a native of Birmingham,
will face tough competition when the Tigers meet the Yellow
Jackets Saturday in Atlanta for a dual meet.
SAE, Delta Sig, Alpha Psi, Theta Chi,
And Lambda Chi Lead In Softball
By Spud Wright
Seven games were played in the four fraternity leagues
last week. With only one week of play remaining, Lambda
Chi Alpha is leading in League I with a 2-0 record, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon (3-0) and Alpha Psi (2-0) lead League II,
Theta Chi (2-0) is leading League III, and Delta Sigma Phi
is on top in League IV with a 2-0
record.
In an overtime game Thursday,
KA nosed out OTS, 5-4, in nine
innings. Burford led KA with
three hits, while Adair paced the
losers with three.
KA ' 021 000 101 - 5 10
OTS 102 100 000 - 4 15
Granaghan, Barnett and Williams,
Waid; Wheeler and Adair.
Pi KA came from behind to
score five runs in the bottom of
the sixth and beat Alpha Gamma
Rho, 6 to 5. Barrow led the Pike
hitters with three-for-three, while
Friday and Huggins collected
three each for the AGR's.
AGR 301 001 0 - 5 12
PKA" 010 005 x - 6 9
Huggins and Moore; Landrum
and McGauley.
* * *
' Theta Chi scored 10 runs off 12
hits and 9 errors to- down OTS,
10 to 3, Tuesday. Page and Cathey
with two hits each led the winners,
while Shuler got two safeties
for OTS.
TC 213 400 0 - 10 12 3
OTS 000 111 0 - 3 5 9
* * *
DSP downed Sigma Nu Tuesday
afternoon, 5 to 3,(behind the four-hit
pitching of Bigham. Srofe and
Wallis-led the Delta Sig hitters
with two hits each.
SN 000 003 0 - 3 4 1
DSP 300 200 0 - 5 10 1
Wood, Wade and Smith; Bigham
and Hancock.
* * •
SAE took an early five' run lead
to hand TKE a 7-to-3 defeat Tuesday
afternoon. Whittlesey and Collins
led the SAE attack with two
hits each.
SAE 510 1 0 0 - 7 6 0
TKE 000 030 - 3 5 5
* * . *
AGR nosed out Kappa Sigma,
8 to 7, when they broke a tie game
with a run in the bottom of the
seventh. Hoar led the AGR hitters
at the plate with three hits.
KS .... 401 002 0 - 7 9
AGR 220 012 1 - 8 16
; Humphries and Nalley; Huggins
and Carr.
* * *
SAE swamped Sigma Chi, 11 to
0, Thursday behind the four-hit
pitching of Jones. Jones also .paced
the SAE batters with two for
three.
SAE 001 504 1 - 1 1 7
SC 000 000 0 - 0 4
Jones and Collins; Coan and
Lawrence.
* * •
Correction: Last week, Alpha
Psi beat Sigma Pi, 18 to 5, and
not Sigma Nu as was stated in
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Tiger Nine Invades Tuscaloosa
For' Final Series Against 'Bama
By Tarn Duke
Auburn's baseball team, who. broke a four game losing
streak with an 8-3 decision over Georgia Tech, is busy preparing
to meet the Crimson Tide of Alabama in a two game set
Friday and Saturday in Tuscaloosa. This series will be the
final set of games for the 1950 season against the Capstone
team.
On Monday and Tuesday of
next week the Tigers will invade
Nashville where • they will meet
Vanderbilt in a two game set.
Vanderbilt will return the games
here on May 19 and 20 in the
Tigers' final tilts of the season.
H a v i n g lost four consecutive
games prior to the win over
Tech, the Tigers now have a seasonal
record of eight wins and
12 losses. The present conference
record stands at four wins
and 10 losses.
Prospects for bettering the record
aren't bright "with the conference
leading Crimson Tide
furnishing the opposition. The
Tide's two overwhelming victories
over Auburn last week
were the Plainsmen's most'deci-sive
losses this year.
The 'Bama team defeated Auburn
by scores of 17-1 and 17-0.
George Hill, who stopped
Tech Saturday, will probably
be one *of Coach John Williamson's
choices for the Alabama
set. Gene Hoehle and Ernie
Snow afford Williamson a
choice in selecting his other
starter. Snow was beaten by
Tech on Friday.
Frank Lary, brilliant Alabama
twirler, pitched a four-hitter to
the Tigers in the first game here
last Wednesday to turn back the
Plainsmen by a 17-1 count. Tide
sluggers blasted out 13 hits coupled
with brilliant fielding to de-feat'the
hapless Tigers. Hill was
the losing pitcher.
On Thursday the Crimson sluggers
had another field day as
they scored 17 runs off of 17 hits
and committing no errors. Allan
Worthington set the Tigers down
with only three hits. Six Tiger
errors didn't help Auburn's cause.
Hoehle was the losing pitcher.
Tech continued the Tigers' fruitless
efforts by turning the Auburn
team back 8-4 in the first
game of the series Friday in Atlanta.
Although both teams collected
10 hits, the Tigers were
unable to hit when the chips were
down. Gene Hoehle, Dan Gil-more,
and Harvey Camp paced
Auburn batters with two hits
each.
In the game Saturday, George
Hill turned in his best performance
of the season as he set the
Tech team down with only five
hits. Auburn batters banged out
14 hits with Dick Webb setting
the pace with four singles. Ray
Dean Sterling and Charlie Gilbert
also secured two hits in the
game.
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Auburn freshman baseball team |
split their series with the University
of Alabama frosh in Tuscaloosa
last week end. The Tigers
won the first tilt, 4-3, but
dropped the second by a 2-5 decision.
The 'Bama frosh will invade the
plains this week end for a two-game
set here Friday and Saturday.
Game time for both games
is 3 p.m.
In the first game George Eetha
gave up only four hits and issued
only two walks in setting
the Baby Tiders down in the first
game. This was Betha's second
victory of the season. Fred Powers,
big first baseman for the Tiger
Cubs, rapped out three hits to
pace the Auburn batters.
Don Phillips pitched five-hit
ball but dropped the tilt to the
'Bama frosh on Saturday. Glenn
Scott, Tide hurler, gave up nine
hits, but was able to keep the
Tigers frotn scoring.
SAE Swimmers Take
League One Title
Interfraternity swimming got
underway Monday night with action
in League I. The SAE lank-men,
wirners of last year's tournament,
paddled their way to a
victory, amassing £2 points. Second
were the Pi Kappa Phi swimmers
with eight tallies.
League II swam Tuesday but
results were not in at press time.
League III holds its trail tonight
and _ League IV will compete
Thursday, May 11.
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8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 10, 1950
WSGA Workshop Held Sat., May 6;
Rules, Advisory Council Discussed
By Tom Duke
A series of informal discussions and business meetings was
on the agenda of the annual Women's Student Government
Association workshop Saturday, May 6, at Social Center. According
to Madge Hollingsworth, incoming WSGA president
who presided at the meeting, the day's activities were concerned
with revision of WSGA
rules, discussion of plans for the
work of the Freshman Advisory
Council and other pertinent matters.
The workshop panel was composed
of the outgoing and incoming
officers of the WSGA
council, plus Dean of Women
Katharine Cater, Asistant Dean of
Women Ruth Wilson and Dormitory
Advisor Anita Albright.
Rules Revised
Revision of the rule book and
penalty sheet was the primary
consideration, Miss Hollingsworth
said. During the discussion, a number
of rule changes and clarifications
were made. These will be
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Alice Hand and Patsy Allen, incoming
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According to Miss Hand,
each of the 40 women on the advisory
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getting settled," she said.
Committees Formed
A social standard committee was
formed at the meeting. Its purpose
is to promote consciousness
of etiquette in the dining halls
and on the campus in general. The
permanent chairman of this committee
will be the treasurer of
WSGA and committee members
will be the social chairman of
the dormitories.
Loren Johnson announced plans
for revision of the Coetiquette,
the informative campus etiquette
booklet for first-year women. The
over-all revision will serve to
bring the booklet up to date.
Miss Hollingsworth gave a number
of suggestions for the WSGA-sponsored
dormitory parties during
the socials discussion. She also
appointed the committees for the
annual tea honoring freshman
women, which will be held nexl
Septerrjber.
A banquet was held at the PittF
Hotel for the noon meal. At this
time, presents were given to Loren
Johnson and Anita Albright,
retiring WSGA president and retiring
dormitory advisor to the
WSGA council, in recognition for
their service on the council during
the past school year.
Lovitt, Touchstone
Enters EC Tourney
Two members of the Auburn
tennis team, Rip Lovitt and Nolan
Touchstone, left today for Nashville
to participate in the Southeastern
Conference meet. The
match gets underway Thursday
Lovitt, who has lost but three
matches in the past three years,
has a 5-1 singles record this year
while Touchstone, in his first
first year of intercollegiate competition,
has a 1-3 record.
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Bible Study Tuesday night, May
16.
Rashia Bokhari, a Mohammedan
student from Parkistan, will
be guest speaker at Westminster
Fellowship Sunday night. He will
speak on "Islam and a Mohammedan's
Observation of Christianity
in America."
Christian
Members of the Christian
Church held a meeting May 2 to
discuss the formation of a student
fellowship for the church at Auburn.
The group approved of a
plan for a fellowship and organization
plans were formed. •
The group will meet again
Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in
Samford 301. All interested, students
are invited by church officials
to attend this meeting.
Baptist
Noonday Meditation will have
as its topic for the week, "Ex*-
periences at Ridgecrest." The
speakers will be students who
have previously attended Ridgecrest
in North Carolina.
Noonday Meditation is held
Monday through Friday from
12:45 to 1 p.m. All students are
welcome to attend.
Students desiring reservations
and tickets to Ridgecrest should
pick them up at the Baptist student
office as soon as possible.
Baptist students held their annual
picnic at Lake Chewacla
Saturday, May 6. Charles Barnes,
student secretary of BSU at the
University of Alabama, was the
speaker.
Episcopal
Canterbury Club will hold election
of officers at its regular meeting
Sunday, May 14. All members
are urged to be present.
A meeting of the Canterbury
Foundation will be held Sunday,
May 21.
Reverend James Sterling, Chaplain
of Episcopal students, was
recently selected to be one of. the
16 persons to serve on the National
Commission for College
Work which will meet for sev-aral
days next week at Greenwich,
Conn. Reverend Sterling
will represent the Southern area
of Episcopal groups. He will
leave for Connecticutt Friday,
May 12.
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Any student who is a good barber
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contact J. B. Richards at the College
Barber Shop. Must be sob-er.
(Continued from page 1)
Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, and the
American Institute of Architects.
John Caios, senior in agriculture
from Columbiana, is president
of Sigma Pi social fraternity,
and a member of the Interfrater-nity
Council, Ag Club, Block and
Bridle, and the Alabama Farmer
staff.
Ross Cryar, junior in veterinary
medicine from Albertville, is
president of Alpha Psi fraternity
and a member of the Interfrater-nity
Council and Alpha Zeta.
Graham Everidge. senior in industrial
management from Doth-an,
is a member of Sigma Pi social
fraternity, the Engineers
Council, Alpha Phi Omega, Society
for the Advancement of
Management, and is business
manager for the 1951 Glomerata.
Bruce Greenhill, junior in journalism
from Birmingham, is a
member of Sign;?. Phi Epsiion
social fraternity, Scabbard and
Blade, Steerage, Squires, junior
class council, Concert and Lec-turse
Committee, and is editor-elect
of The Plainsman.
| Jar Hamilton, junior in veter-
• inary medicine from Nashville,
J Tenn., is president of Omega Tau
, Sigma fraternity, and a member
of the Interfraternity Council, Alpha
Zeta, and the Junior American
Veterinary Medicine Association.
John Lowe, junior in civil engineering
from Mobile, is a member
of Sigma Chi social fraternity,
Engineers Council, Student
Executive Cabinet, Chi Epsiion,
and Tau Beta Pi.
Jim McGowen, graduate student
in business administration,
is a member of Pi Kappa Phi social
fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi
honorary, Delta Sigma Pi, "A"
Club, and is captain of the varsity
football team.
Irving Steinberg, senior in business
administration from Tus-kegee,
is president of Tau Epsiion
Phi social fraternity, member of
t h e Interfraternity Council,
Plainsman staff, Auburn Band,
and Hillel Counselorship.
Edwin Timmons, senior in
science and literature from West
Point, Ga., is a member of Kappa
Sigma social fraternity, chairman
of the Social Committee, and
a member of the Interfraternity
Council and Alpha Phi Omega.
LOST: Ronson cigarette lighter
near Dorm IV.
Stags, Blue Devils,
Rebels In Playoff
The playoff between. the three
independent softball league winners
for the championship is being
held this week. League
champions are: Stags, League I;
Rebels, League II. and Blue Devils,
League III.
Four games were played last
week to end regular season play.
Monday afternoon, the Rebels
nosed out AIO in the ninth inning
after the game had gone
into extra innings. Kent, with
two hits, led the Rebel hitters
wjiile Brewer collected four hits
for the losers. ,
Rebels . . . 131 000 001—6 8
AIO 300 100 100—5 11
Bell and Neff; Wingard and
Bergen.
* • * *
The Zippers scored eight runs
in the sixth inning to down FFA,
9 to 3, Monday. Crowder led the
Zippers with three-for-four, while
Spivey paced FFA with two hits.
Zippers . . 010 008 0—9 12 1
FFA 000 001 2—3 8 1
Clay and Bottoms; Williams
and Spivey.
* * *
After trailing by five runs, ARS
came back to hand the Hell Cats
a 12-to-5 defeat. Hazelrig led
ARS at the plate with two hits
arfd Levi collected two hits for
the Hellcats.
ARS 002 017 2—12 7
Hellcats . . . 230 000 0 — 5 8
Hazelrig and Johnson; Levi and
Mance.
Behind the two-hit pitching of
Whitt, the Blue Devils defeated
the Brewers, 9 to 0, Wednesday.
The winners' attack was paced
by Ewton, who collected two
safeties.
Brewers . . . 000 000 0—0 2 4
Blue Devils 513 000 x—9 7 6
Young and Ray; Whitt and Williams.
* * *
In the only other scheduled independent
league game, the Bone
Dean Leads Batters
With .322 Average
Ray Dean, third baseman for
the Auburn baseball squad, took
over the lead in Tiger batting in
averages through Saturday, "May
6. Gene Hoehle, pitcher-first
baseman, dropped from first to
second place.
Both of the leaders' averages
dropped, however. Dean, in second
place last week, slipped from
.333 to .322, and Hoehle moved
from .356 to .316.
Other Reading batters were Captain
Dick Webb, second baseman,
.301, and Dan Gilmore, left field,
.300.
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Alpha Zeta Sponsors
High School Contest
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural
fraternity, is sponsoring its
second annual essay contest. Open
to all Alabama high school students,
the competition closes May
30.
Topics for this year may be
either "Year-Round Pastures in
Alabama" or "Alabama's Future
With Livestock." Contestants may
select either subject for their essays.
First prize for the best essay
submitted will be purebred livestock
and a trip to Auburn during
the annual Agricultural Fair
in the fall quarter of this year.
Leibold To Attend
Bacteriologists Meeting
Dr. A. A. Leibold, head professor
of bacteriology in the school
of veterinary medicine at A.P.I.,
will attend the 50th annual meeting
-of the Society of American
Bacteriologists which will be held
May 14-18 in Baltimore, Md. The
meeting will be divided into sections
with emphasis on the individual
phases of bacteriology,
such as medical, veterinary, dairy,
sanitary, agricultural and immunology.
FFA To Hold
Barbecue May 11
The Auburn collegiate chapter
of Future Farmers of America
is sponsoring a barbecue at Prattler's
Lake Thursday, May 11, in
honor of Prof. Samuel L. Chest-nutt
and Dr. William A. Broyles,
who are retiring at the end of the
spring quarter.
Professor Chestnutt, who is
head of the department of agricultural
education, has been a
leader in the establishment of vocational
agriculture courses in
secondary schools. He has been
at Auburn since 1917.
Dr. Broyles, who came to Auburn
in 1948, teaches in the agricultural
education department.
Before coming here, he was Director
of Rural Education in
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