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\TOL. LXXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY: 23, 1949 Number 19
Auburn Trustees Meet Thursday
For Action On Airport Project
Administration Building Included
In Plans With Hangar Relocation
The Board of Trustees of A u b u r n at their meeting Februa
r y 24 will take action on a C.AA. grant of $74,000 for cons
t r u c t i o n ' of an administration building , a t . t h e Auburn-
Opelika airport and relocation of the present steel hangar. If
t h e board accepts t h e grant and appropriates matching funds
as is expected, construction is expected
to begin in the near future.
Bids were received February 10.
With alternates still to be completed,
low bids of approximately
$95,000 for administration building
and $18,000 for grading were
announced. Building contract was
received by A. C. Samford of Al-
' bany and by Bennett Construction
Co. of Montgomery for grading
work.
As shown in the accompanying
sketch of the proposed facility,
The building will be the latest
in airport building design, having
a full view of the field from all
operating and public spaces. Continuous
glass treatment is given
the field side of the building, plus
an open, covered observation
deck.
Entrance is made into a spacious
lobby. To the left are located
the operations office and manager's
office with full glass windows,
rest rooms, furnace room and
a stairway to the second floor.
To the right is a "ready-flight"
room, instructor's office and class
room accommodating 30 students.
On the second floor are an enclosed
observation lounge, snack
bar, second class room, and the
observation deck.
Prof. E. W. Burkhardt made the
first plans for the building about
15 years ago, from which the present
plans were adopted .by Sam
Brewster, director of Buildings
and Grounds at the college, and
Robert Pitts, head of the department
of aeronautics under whose
supervision the airport is operated.
Correction Please
In the February 16 issue, under
a front page picture of the Intramural
Debate w i n n e r s , the
Plainsman p r i n t e d : "Winning
team for the Auburn Independent
Organization, extreme left,
included Joseph Gwyn and James
C. Lyle." Gwyn and Lyle composed
the winning team in the
independent division but they
represented Alpha Phi Omega,
national service fraternity.
Debaters Featured
In Week End Meets
Twelve members of the Auburn
Debate Council will participate in
two tournaments this week end.
Four of the debaters • will go to
Mobile for the annual Azalea
Tourney held each year during
the Mardis Gras season. The
others will engage in debates at
the Agnes Scott All-Southern
Tournament in Decatur, Ga.
The Azalea Tournament is one
of the major tournaments for the
council each year. This year it
will be attended by Notre Dame,
the University of New Mexico,
and many other schools. Auburn's
representatives, accompanied by
Debate Director Joseph Mahaffey,
are:
Billy Walton, LaFayette; Lee
Taylor, Birmingham; G i l m er
Blackburn, Auburn, and Joe Pil-cher,
Selma.
The Agnes Scott group will be
accompanied by Prof. Edward
Lambert. Those making the trip
are:
Virginia Brown, Birmingham;
Patty Jemison, Birmingham; Lois
Wiliams, Troy; Jeanette Gore,
Birmingham; David Nettles, Mon-rbeville;
George Kelly, Eredricks-burg,
Va.; Lemone Yielding,
Blanton, and Robert Carlisle,
Notasulga.
Special School Census
To Be Taken At Auburn
Dr. J. W. Letsom, of the State
Department of Education directed
a special school census of Auburn
be taken by volunteer students of
the School of Education on February
15.
The purpose of this special
census was to advise the town as
to its expansion of school facilities.
Professor Robert Sutton was
named chairman of the* project
by Dean Zebulon Judd.
Candidates
The deadline for applications
from candidates seeking to
qualify for elective offices on
either the Plainsman of Glom-erata
staff is March 1. Students
wishing to qualify for these pf-fices
should submit their aip-plications
to Mrs.. Chris Reynolds
at the student affairs office
in room 101 of Samford
Hall.
Thirty-Eight Girls
Named For Oracles
Thirty - eight freshman girls
were tapped as members of Oracles,
freshman honor society for
women, by the m e m b e r s of
Sphinx, honor society for junior
and senior womeri, at a convocation
held Wednesday, February
16, in Langdon Hall.
The girls were selected for
Oracles on the basis of their scholastic
average for the fall quarter.
Any freshman girl with an
average of three point or above
during her first or second quarter
as a freshman is eligible for
membership in Oracles. If any
girl who is eligible was not tapped
it is requested that she call
Carmen Farnora at Dorm IV or
Sue Farrington at Dorm I.
The giAs tapped were:
Belle Bachlor, Beverly Ann
Barnette, Helen Lewis Bethel,
Gertrude Cargile, Ann Elizabeth
DeLoach, Ima Jean- Dunn, Lamar
Ellisp Eleanor Ann Ford, Ann
Frances Frederick, Annie Carolyn
Granger, Marjorie Ann Groth,
Betty Hester, Katherine Holland,
Ann Dell Jackson.
Katheryn Jackson, M a r t ha
Jane Jackson, Miriam Jean Jackson,
Ira Jo Kirby, Jean Little,
Virginia Ruth Lowry, Carol Louise
McConnell, Marvis McCray,
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary
Lind Medlock, Elizabeth Norman,
Martha Owen, Elizabeth Peck.
Mickie Geraldine Ryan, May
Emma Sellers, Mary Lynn Smith,
Mary Elizabeth Stuckie, Carolyn
Ruth Sylvest, Dorothy Ann Tack-ette,
Mary' Ann Turner, Billy
Ruth Tyus, Jeanne Wainwright,
Patsy Walker, and Melissa Christine
Woolf.
Modern Dancers
Will Appear Here
On Monday Night
Martha Graham, outstanding
performer of the modern dance
world, will appear here February
28 with her company of 14
celebrated modern dance artists.
The Concert and Lecture Committee
is sponsoring Miss Graham's
appearance in the student
activities building at 8:15 p.m.
This modern dance celebrity
was the first to invite a leading
modern sculptor to undertake the
staging of a dance work. The
sculptor w a s Isamu Noguchi,
whose works are • featured in
many museums and are often
shown in the special exhibitions
of the Museum of Modern Art in
New York City.
Miss Graham believes that
dancing is sculpture in motion.
Out of the years of pioneering,
she has reached her full authority
both as a dance and as choreographer.
Her program here will
include one of the highly acclaimed
recent Broadway successes.
Music is of special importance
in her show, and the
scores represent the work of leading
composers and a special orchestra
will be carried to perform
them as written.
Tickets for the performance
may be obtained from the director
of student affairs office located
in Samford Hall. Townspeople
may purchase' tickets for
$1.83. Students will be admitted
on activity cards, and student
wives may obtain tickets for 92
cents.
Election To Be Held Tomorrow
For Miss 'A' Day And Her Court
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Twelve Coeds Tapped
For Owls Honor Society
Cardinal Key tapped, twelve
girls for Owls, sophomore honor
society, at women's convocation,
February 16. Girls are tapped for
Owls on the basis of scholarship,
character and prominence in college
activities.
Norma Jeanne Bohannon, president,
tapped:
Beverly Benson, "•Birmingham;
Liela Alice Fle'wellen, Opelika;
Mary Ellen Stammer, Birmingham;
Gloria Herring, Birmingham;
Mary Huey Jeter, Enterprise;
Joy Love, Birmingham.
Dolly March, Montgomery;
Betty Ann Overton, Montgomery;
Eleanor Steele, Birmingham;
Sara Warren, Montgomery; Mary
Boras, Auburn and Billie Johnson,
Hollywood.
THE FLOOR PLAN OF SAMFORD HALL basement is diagramed
in order to simplify the blood testing procedure which
will begin there on February 28. Two lines will form at the
back of Samford Hall and go into the basement. Tests are compulsory
for all students and citizens of Lee County between the
ages of fourteen and fifty. The tests are being conducted through
by the State Department of Health and the Health Department
t)f Lee County in an effort to determine and ultimately check
syphilis.
Auburn, University
Heads Hold Joint
talks On Problems
For the first time in history, officials
of the Auburn and the University
of Alabama are studying
together financial problems and
needs of the two colleges.
... This was revealed by.Dr.. Ralph
B. Draughon, Auburn president, in
an address before a joint meeting
of Troy and Auburn Kiwanis
Clubs recently.
"We are working together on a
program designed to improve the
economy and welfare of Alabama,"
he said, emphasizing that
all institutions of higher learning
and the public schools need increased
financial aid.
"When the government grants
federal aid to public schools, colleges
of Alabama the nation will
be called upon to furnish an unprecedented
number of highly
trained teachers for p u b l ic
schools," he said.
He also revealed that colleges
are being called upon for- new
types of research findings in agriculture,
industries, medicine,
dentistry, and improved methods
of presenting facts.
In pointing out needs for additional
financial assistance for education
in Alabama, Dr. Draughon
stated that before World War II
the enrollment in all colleges in
Alabama was about 15,000 students.
This year the combined enrollment
at Auburn and University
is something over 16,000 students,
more, than was enrolled in
all" Alabama colleges before the
war.
Red Cross Drive
To Begin Monday
The student drive to raise
funds for the American Red
Cross will be held on the Auburn
campus on March 1 and 2. The
donations received will be added
to Lee County's $7000 quota.
About two^thfrds of this sum
will be retained by the local
chapter.
The national organization provides
many services to the armed
forces, veterans hospitals, and
in disaster areas. In 1948, Lee
County citizens received Red
Cross relief when a tornado
struck Opelika. The local chapter
performs many service? for
students as well as citizens of
the county.
Each student who gives one
dollar or more will be given a
membership card and button.
Those who contribute less than a
dollar will also receive* a button.
The drive will be on a voluntary
basis. There will be no individual
solicitations or set goal for student
contributions. ,
"TAKE CARE, LIZZARD" shouts the scowling Neri as young
Giannetto rises from the table. The scene is from the Auburn
Players presentation of The Jest which opened Monday night in
the Y Hut. Marjorie Shores, as Ginevra, sits between Neri's,
Robert Blackburn, legs as he points to Lamar Rainer who plays
Giannetto. The innkeeper Tornaquinci, James Masey, looks on
as does Fazio, played by Basil Cimino, seated on the steps. (Photo
by Leonard Whitten.)
All-Star Hardwood Game
Scheduled For March 10
The annual all-star basketball
game between outstanding independent
and fraternity players will
be held March 10 at 7 p.m. in the
sports arena. Coach Bob Evans,
director of the intramural sports
program, is in charge of the game.
The contest will be sponsored by
Omicron Delta Kappa, national
honorary fraternity.
After the completion of the inter-
fraternity and independent
championship playoffs, the managers
of each team in both leagues
will submit to Coach Evans his
choice of men for each ' team.
Coach Evans and a group from
the intramural sports department
will determine members for each
10-man squad.
The players chosen for the all-star
game will receive a certificate
of merit from the PE department.
The announcement of both
squads is expected on March 4.
Tickets to the all-star game are
on sale for 25 cents each, tax included.
Tickets may be purchased
from any member of ODK.
TKA Speech Contest
Set For Next Quarter
A contest in extemporaneous
speaking will be sponsored early
next quarter by Tau Kappa Alpha,
the campus forensic honorary,
according to an announcement
by. Lee Taylor, president.
The contest will be open to
everyone on the campus except
members of Tau Kappa Alpha.
The campus champion will have
his or her name recorded on the
speech plaque which is on display
on the first floor of Samford.
Plans for the contest will be
arranged by Joe Pilcher, TKA
vice-president.
Economics Club Elects
New Chapter Officers
The Agricultural Economics
Club met February 14 and elected
the following officers for the
next two quarters: J. T. Allen,
Cromwall, president; David Lin-dell,
Camden, vice-president; Ray-ford
L. Jones, New Hope, secretary;
Clifford W. Samford, Tuscaloosa,
treasurer.
Grant L. Northland, Weirsdale,
Fla., reporter, Thurman F. Jones,
Vernon, corresponding secretary.
The next meeting will be February
28 when A. W. Jones, marketing
extension specialist from
Birmingham will be guest speaker.
Twenty-Seven Candidates Competing;
Ballot Box Will Be At Main Gate
The election of five coeds to serve as Miss "A" Day and her
court during "A" Day festivities, March' 5, will be held tomorrow
by a campus-wide ballot, according to A n d r ew Douglass,
president of t h e "A" Club. The student body will select
five coeds and the "A" Club will choose one of the fiye for
Miss "A" Day. The other four
Freshmen To Meet
Tomorrow Night
The Freshman Class will meet
tomorrow night, February 24 at
7:30 in Langdon Hall. Jimmy
Duke, class president, has urged
that all freshmen be present in
order that work can be started
on the class project.
At the last meeting three weeks
ago, it was decided that a
worthy project would be to replace
the enrollment sign in
front of the school on i college
street. It was felt that such a
sign would be an asset to the entire
school and a credit to the
freshman class.
The attendance and support of
every freshman is urged since this
project will represent the entire
class, Duke said. ^
Another item of business to be
considered is the plan for Rat
Day. Guest speaker for the meeting
will be Gillis Cammack, pres? 1
candidates will serve as her court.
One ballot box will be used in
this election. It will be located at
the main gate. Polls will open at
9 a.m. and will close at 4:30 p.m.
All regularly enrolled students
will be eligible to vote.
Twenty-seven candidates have
been nominated by the fraternities,
sororities, Auburn Independent
Organization, girls dormitories,
Auburn Hall, and Susan
Smith Cottage. Candidates, their
class, hometowns, and sponsors
are:
Martha Ann Ard, freshman, Ozark,
Auburn Hall; Joan Bryant,
freshman, Gadsden, Alumni Hall;
Jackie Davis, senior, Carrollton,
Dorm II; Polly Eller, junior, Hay-deh,
Phi Kappa Tau; Billie Lou
Estes, freshman, Birmingham, Alpha
Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha.
Peggy Fichter, freshman, Tampa,
Fla., Sigma Nu; Carolyn Flan-d
e r s. sophomore, Birmingham,
Sigma Pi; Faith Gibson, freshman,
Atlanta, Ga., Tfreta Chi;
Jeanette Gore, sophomore, Birmingham,
Pi Kappa Alpha; Jean
Hamilton, junior, Ashville, Dorm
identbf the student executive cabinet.
He will speak of Auburn's
traditions and tell about the
function of the Cabinet.
Naval Honor Fraternity
Established At Auburn
A Naval honor fraternity, The
Steerage, has been established for
the NROTC unit at Auburn', Capt.
L. M. Markham, commander of
the unit, announced recently.
Members for the fraternity
will be tapped on the basis of
leadership, scholarship, and overall
contributions to the NROTC
unit. A maximum membership
limit for the fraternity has been
set at 40 members.
The officers elected for the fraternity
are:
\ Ptggy Hassle*, freshman,' Birmingham,
Phi Mu and Alpha
Gamma Rho; Dorry Ann Hayes,
freshman, Birmingham, Phi Delta
Theta;'Jane Henry, junior, Birmingham,
Alpha Delta Pi; Betty
Jean Jordan, junior, Brewton, Alpha
Tau Omega; Lovie Kilgore,
freshman, Union Springs, Kappa
Delta and Pi Kappa Phi.
Frances Norwood, junior, Carrollton,
Dorm IV; Martha Owen.
freshman, Auburn, Lambda Chi
Alpha; Mary Ann Saunders, freshman,
LaGrange, Ga., Susan Smith;.
Silvia Spence, freshman, Athens,
Sigma Chi; Joy Thigpen, sophomore,
Auburn, Delta Zeta and
Sigma Pi Epsilon.
Daphne Wilkinson, junior, Clio,
Auburn Independent Organization;
Charlotte Williams, senior,
Montgomery, Alpha Omicron Pi;
Dolores Wilson, junior, Prattville,
Kappa Sigma, Sudie Claire Wil-
L. G. Thomas, Groveland, Fla., I son, freshman, Birmingham, Delta
captain; W. R. Hutchinson, Jack- | Sigma Phi; Doris Reynolds, fresh-sonville,
Fla., commander; R. P. ' man, Tuskegee, Delta Zeta; Kate
Thompson, Decatur, lieutenant,! Lee. freshman, Auburn, Kappa
and R. C. Cox, Birmingham, en- Delta; Fay Bush, freshman, Au-sign.
I burn, Alpha Gamma Delta.
NOTICES
The Ag Council will meet
Monday, February 28, at 8 p.m!
in room 108 of Comer Hall.
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The Forestry Club will meet
Monday, February 28, at 7 p.m.
in the Forestry Building.
* . * * - •
The Block and Bridle Club
will meet Monday, February 28,
at 7 p.m. in the Animal Husbandry
Building.
* * *'
The Alabama Farmer staff
will meet Monday, February 28,
at 7 p.m. in Comer Hall.
The Math Club will meet
Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m:
in room 209 of BroUn Hall.
The Society of American Military
Engineers will meet Tuesday,
March 1, at 7 p.m. in
Broun Auditorium. The film
"Operation Cross Roads" will
be shown.
* * #
Kappa Delta Pi, honorary
education society, will hold a
reception in honor of juniors in
the School of Education Thursday,
February 24, from 7:30 until
9:30 p.m. in the social center.
The Caisson Club will meet
Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in
temporary building 6-C.
•
The Mary Lee Guild will meet
Wednesday, February 23, at 8
p.m. in the Episcopal Parish
House.
All women day students who
have not returned the information
sheets which were given to
them at the beginning of the
winter quarter should do so immediately.
The sheets should be
turned in at the assistant dean
of women's office in social center.
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Rooms will be assigned to fill
the vacancies in the men's
dormitory Thursday,' March 3,
at 9 a.m. in the college housing
office. Rooms will be assigned
to residents of the barracks and
deck houses only.
*' * *
APhA will meet Monday, February
28, at 7 p.m. in room 203
of Ross Chemical Laboratory-
Mr. J. L. Whatley, mayor of
Opelika, will be the guest speak-
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I-Chi
Omega And Navy Formal Dances Scheduled For Activities Building This Week End
Miss Frances Mulherin To Leadout
tfo Charles Torbert, LaFayette
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The Alpha Beta chapter of Chi
Omega sorirty will present its
Silver Anniversary ball Saturday
evening, February 26, from 9 until
12 at the student activities
building. Music will be furnished
by the Auburn Knights.
During the leadout Miss June
Hay, escorted by William Russell
of Gadsden, will present to the
chapter president, Miss Frances
Mulherin, escorted by Charlie
Torbert of LaFayette, a bouquet
of white carnations. Members,
pledges and their dates for the
dance are:
Frances Mulherin, Charlie Torbert,
LaFayette; June Hay, William
Russell, Gadsden; Shirley
•Braswell, A. J. Coleman, Decatur;
Helen Turner. Dick Hutchinson,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Jane Ash-ford,
Tommy Eden, Nashville,
Tenn.
Carol Dorrough, Lamar Rainer,
Elba; Betty Smith, Lo Sinclair,
Selma; Gloria Baldwin, Don Wiggins,
Mobile; Pat Prizer, Zeb
Robinson, Asheville, N.C.; Sybil
Snead, Warren Borland, Montgomery;
Peggy Richardson, Lamar
Hartzog, Ariton.
. Jill Jeter, Sid McCain, Selma;
Sarah Moore, Agee Wiggins, Auburn;
Janett Moore, Hartselle
Stewart, Opelika; Sara Warren,
Jack Bailey, Thomaston; Aimee
M c C o r m i c k , Ed Baumhauer
Mobile; Dpddie Hall, Jimmy
Duke, Birmingham.
Pat Haden, Billy Brabham,
Perote; Martha Main, Dub -Ellis,
Centre; Mickey McCrary, Alex
Hancock, Mobile; Julia Ann Cowan,
Tom Sheffield, Headland;
Millicent Deramus, Jim Heflin,
Clanton; Catherine Deaver, Cecil
Floyd, Columbus, Ga.
Polly Herrin, Joe Wilson, Birmingham;
Sally Mitchell, Billy Mc-
Lemore, Montgomery; Kate Helen
Vann, George Stuart, Bay Mi-nette;
June Main, Sid Turnip-j.
eed, Montgomery; Alice West-brook,
Jack Roberts, Huntsville.
Gloria Wood, George Pounds,
•Jasper; Evelyn Ollinger, Perry
Browning, Mobile; Kittye Green,
Dick Hahn, Birmingham; Mar-
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Francis Peterman, Montgomery.
Delores Sherer, Fred Folsom;
Virginia Rogers, David Sanderson;
Lib Peck, Joe Speake; Betty
Blue, Edward Hussey; Peggy
Hall, Charlie S t a n d l e y ; Jean
Johnson, Joe Meade; Melissa
Woolfe, Jim Wade.
Beth Perkins, John Braswell,
Decatur; Jan Richardson, Elbert
Hopkins; J o a n Naef, Duck
Thrasher, Florence; Joan Merri-wether,
Charles Hartwell, Mobile,
and Maragem Whitmen, John
Hawthorn, Montgomery.
Baptist Training Union
Sponsors Study Course
The Baptist Training Union
will sponsor a study course from
February 28 through March 4.
Classes will begin at 7:15 each
evening at the First Baptist
Church.
Teachers of the course will include
Dr. Courts Radford, associate
secretary of the Baptist
Home Missions Board; Dr. Clay
Hudson, director of adult work
for the Baptist Sunday School
Board; Joe Burton, editor of
Home Life magazine and associate
editor of the Baptist Sunday
School Board, Milton Pope,
associate BTU secretary of Alabama;
Reverend William K.
Weaver, BSU secretary of Alabama;
Dr. William Faillis, associate
editor of Baptist Sunday
School Board; Mrs. Roy Johnson;
Mrs. Graham Spearman; Mrs.
George Caldwell, and Mrs. Roy
Ishell.
Kappa Alpha Installs
New Chapter Officers
New officers of Nu chapter of
Kappa Alpha fraternity were installed
Wednesday, February 16.
The new officers are:
Bill Byrd, Gadsden, president;
Dick Hutchinson, Jacksonville,
Fla., vice-president; Dick Wade,
Chattanooga, Tenn., secretary;
Milton Blount;" Tampa, Fla.,' corresponding
secretary.
Bill Moncrief, Selma, chapter
historian; Jake Henderson, An-niston,
treasurer;' John Granna-gan,
Jacksonville, Fla., censor;
Billy Reed, Russellville, knight
usher; and Bob Hawkins, Good-water,
knight assistant.
These officers will serve until
the winter quarter next year.
Miss Frances Mulherin
Lambda Chi Fraternity
Initiates 16 Pledges
Omega Zeta of Lambda Chi
Alpha social fraternity initiated
16 pledges February 12.
Those initiated were:
Ted Phillips, Tallahassee, Fla.;
J a m e s Robbins, Birmingham;
James Leo, Birmingham; William
Parker, Jemison; Paul Stimson,
Yardley, Pa.; Thomas Talbot, Birmingham;
Thomas Christie, Mt.
Meigs; Harwood Kemp, Auburn.
Fred Perkins, Wetumpka; Edward
Faddis, Mobile; Clarke Yar-brough,
Auburn; Jerry Thomson,
Birmingham; Robert Bass, Very
Beach, Fla.; Robert Minard, Jr.,
Chester, N.J.; Howard Scott, Jr.,
Miami, Fla.; and Edward Mc-
Garity, Birmingha/n.
Joe Ward Walton Hyde
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AUBURN GRILLE
KDs Initiate Seventeen
During Recent Meeting
The Sigma Lambda chapter of
Kappa Delta social sorority held
formal initiation for 17 new
members on February 7.
Those initiated were:
Sidney Gaines, Wanda" Mitchell,
Connie Neville, Mary Ellen
Stammer, Dorothy Ann Slade,
Kate Lee, Marion Gutherie, Elizabeth
Mullane, Jo Ann Malory,
Mary Hunta Ponder, Claudia
Taylor, M a r i l y n Stringfellow,
Margaret Ann Richardson, Ann
Donnavon, Judy Spence, Sally
Lanier and Elizabeth Denson.
Miss Barbara Neal
To Present Recital
Miss Barbara Neal, soprano,
will be presented in a senior recital
in Langdon Hall Tuesday,
March 1, at 8:15 p.m,
Miss Neal; a student of Hol-lace1
E. Arment, is a senior in
music education from Auburn.
Representative selections from
classical, romantic and contemporary
schools will be sung. Miss
Neal will sing in four languages:
Italian, German, French, and
English. She will be accompanied
by Billy Tamblyn, instructor
in piano.
The program will be as follows:
"Batti Batti," "Ah Lo So," and
"IJ Mondo Ingannato" by Mozart;
"Des Baches Wiegenlied," "Wanderers
Nachtlied," "Die Forelle,"
"Die Wetterjohne," and "Unge-duld"
by Schubert; "Una Voce
Poco Fa" by Rossini; "Ouvre Ton
Coeur," by Bizet; "Tes Yeux" by
Rabey; "Edelveiss" by Fourdrain;
"Scena" from "The Telephone"
by Menotti; "Ectasy" by Rogers,
and "Down In The Glenn" by
Warren. \
Members of the girls Music
Club will serve as ushers. Admission
is free.
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Holds Annual Election
The Sigma Chi fraternity recently
elected officers for the
coming year.
Those elected were:
Matthew D. Wiggins, Hartselle,
president; Carrol R. Keller, Birmingham,
vice-president; J. Richard
Havron, Mobile, secretary;
John O. Jackson, Mobile, treasurer,
and Angelo Tomasso, Jr.,
New Britain, Conn., pledge supervisor.
THE AUBURN DELIVERY
SERVICE, student owned and
operated, is now available for
hauling h o u s e h o l d goods,
trunks, boxes, and furniture.
Call H. R. Hudson 764-W or
City Appliance 778.
Home Economics Club
Hears Religious Talks
Dr. W. V. Gardner, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church,
Atlanta, Ga., was the guest speaker
at a meeting of the Dana King
Gatchell Home Economics Club
held Tuesday, February 16. Dr.
Gardner led ah informal discussion
based on questions on the
topic, "Religion and the Home."
•Dr. Henry M. Edmonds- of the
Birmingham Social Hygiene Association
spoke at a convocation
of the club Wednesday, February
17. The topic of Dr. Edmonds'
speech was "Women and Their
Privileges and Responsibilities in
the Life of Today."
TYPEWRITERS REPAIRED:
Roy's Reliable Repair Service,
expert workmanship on all
makes, both portable and table
models. Phone C. H. Roy, 421 -R.
CAR FOR SALE: 1938 Ford
Convertible with '47 engine.
Call Billy Ball, 1254-M.
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MISS MARTHA OWEN, of Auburn, has been chosen "Navy
Color Girl" to lead the fifth annual NROTC formal dance at the
student activities building February 25.
Miss Owen will lead the dance with her escort, Midshipman
W. C. Wilson of Birmingham. Flowers will be presented to her
by Battalion Commander Fred Kosack, of Park Ridge, N.J., and
Capt. L. M. Markhafn, Jr., commanding officer of the NROTC
unit here.
RICE and OLD SHOES
Wilson-May
Mrs. Marie Williams Wilson
announces the engagement of her
daiighter, Marie Claire, to John
Thomas May, Jr., son of Mrs.
May of Greensboro. The wedding
will be March 26 at Trinity Methodist
Church in Montgomery.
Miss Wilson received her degree
in education from the University
of Alabama, and is now on the
staff of the Montgomery Countyi
Department of Public Welfare.
Mr. May is now attending school
here at Auburn.
* * *
Jones-McGehee
Miss Mary Elizabeth Jones,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Turner
Joel Jones of Talladega, and William
Boyd McGehee, Jr., of Montgomery
will be married March
19. Miss Jones attended Sweet
Briar, Virginia, St. Mary's School
at Raleigh, N. C, and graduated
from the University of Alabama,
where she was a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Mr.
McGehee attended Georgia Military
Academy and was graduated
from Auburn, where he was a
member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
' * * *
Harris-Timberlake
The wedding of Annita Harris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Harris, of Cuba, Alabama, and
Ray Mitchell Tiinberlake, of
Evansville, Indiana, and Birmingham,
will take place March 4
at the Cuba Baptist Church. Miss
Harris, an Auburn graduate, is
now a student technician at West
End Baptist Hospital. Mr. Tim-berlake
is a senior at Howard
College in Birmingham.
* * *
Miller-Huff
On February 26 in Russellville,
will .be the marriage of Sara
June Miller, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Jones Miller to
James Virgil Huff, of Brundidge,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bruce
Huff. The bride-to-be is an Auburn
graduate and was a member
of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.
Mr. Huff attended Auburn, where
he studied civil engineering.
* * *
Shelton-Wright
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Shelton, of
Oneonta, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Gwendolyn,
to John Harold Wright, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wright, of
Albertville. Miss Shelton is a student
at Auburn, and will be graduated
in March. Mr. Wright also
attended Auburn where he was
a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity.
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Auburn MardiGras
To Be Held March 4
By E. A. Tarver
New Orleans doesyit, Mobile
does it, Auburn does it, everybody
does it!!! This year, it's
Mardi Gras at the annual Beaux
Arts Ball, held in the student
activity building on Friday
night, March'"4—nine days from
now!!
For years, the Beaux Arts Ball
has been one of the highlights in
the school's social season, and if
it's sponsors, the School of Architecture
and the Arts, have anything
to do with it, this year's
will be a real whing-ding. In return
for a $1.25 ducat, stag or
drag, every reveler will enjoy
Auburn's only masked ball. Tickets
to this gala occasion can be
obtained from any member of
Scarab, Decor or Art Guild.
Since Mardi Gras is the theme,
costumes will be no problem at
all! Drag out that secret ambition
to be Venus or Queen, Pirate or
Buccaneer . . . this is your chance
to fulfill it. Vivid color and simplicity
of costume will add to the
gaity and festivity of the occasion.
The Auburn Knights will be
out in force to play danceable
jMrs. James Lawson Talks
I To Jr. AVMA Auxiliary
Mrs. James Sawson, associated
with the Auburn speech department,
gave a talk on "What Is
Expected of a Professional Man's
Wife" at the February 17 meeting
of the Junior AVMA Auxiliary
in the social center.
Mrs. Kathar
ed during the
the meeting,
evening were
Mrs. Prunella
Ogletree.
Meetings of
Auxiliary are
all veterinary
ine Shaver presid- *
business session of
Hostesses for the
Mrs. Edna Neal,
Niver and Mrs. Sila
the Junior AVMA
open to wives of
students.
Wesley Group Party
The Wesley Foundation is giving
a party Friday night, Februa
r y ' s , at 8 o'clock. There will be
recreation and refreshments, and
highlighting the evening will be
the presentation of the play, "If
Men Played Cards as Women
Do," featuring an all-male cast
consisting of Carl Richards, Syd
Locke, Harold Goyette, and Willie
Kirkland.
music, so join them at the annual
Beaux Arts Ball!
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1949
Capacity Crowd Sees First Showing '
Of'The Jest'Monday Night At Y Hut
By Mitch Sharpe
The Jest opened Monday night in t h e Y Hut before an
audience of approximately 200. The number could have easily
been doubled if the players had a t h e a t e r worthy of t h e i r efforts
and talent.
Robert Blackburn, Marjorie Shores and Lamar Rainer
turned in performances that were
as convincing as they were polished.'
The roles of Neri, Ginevra
and Gianetto called for acting of
a professional standard. Deserving
special mention in the cast
with lesser roles was Anne Smy-the
as the maid Cintia.
Despite the cramped space
which the Y Hut stage affords,
The JeSt was staged in a very
convincing manner. And orchids
are due as much to set designer
Jim Masey as to the cast which
put Sem Benelli's drama across.
The play itself called upon each
member of the cast to give his
utmost in order to make the play
a success. There were a number
of places where the play might
well have fallen flat had not individual
members of the cast
done their best.
• A good deal of the success of
the play on the opening night was
undoubtedly due to the excellent
lighting effects. In every scene,
the mood was both set and complemented
by the lighting.
Inasmuch as the play will continue
to show for the rest of
the week, with the exception of
the night when Martha Graham
will be here, a large number of
the student body will have a
chance to see the production.
Members of the cast included:
Jack Seay, as Gabriello, Neri's
brother; Basil Cimino, as Fazio;
J im Masey, as Tornaquinci, the
innkeeper; Kitty Bartee, as Fia-metta,
an old flame of Neri's;
Rowena Kidd, as Luretzia, another
flame of Neri's; Carol Dor-rough,
as Lisazetta, a young girl
who befriends Neri.
Tommy Malone, the doctor;
Earl Blakely, as Lapo; Robert
Nixon, the executioner; Ethel Ta-tum,
the housekeeper Calan-dra;
Lloyd Lancaster, as Camus;
Arnold Liles, as Nencio; Dick
W. A. Broyles Talks
To Dairy Science Club
The Dairy Science Club held
date night at their meeting Tuesday
night, February 15. The program
was presented by Dr. and
Mrs. W. A. Broyles.
Dr. Broyles, formerly of Pennsylvania
State College and now
oh the staff at Auburn, spoke on
"Agriculture in Greece and Its
Background." Mrs. Broyles gave a
talk on "Ancient and Modern
Greece," and illustrated her talk
with colored slides that were taken
on her trip to Greece several
months ago.
KA Housemother Is
Feted By Local Chapter
Nu chapter of Kappa Alpha
fraternity honored its housemother,
Mrs. Victor E. Flanagan,
with a -tea held at the chapter
house, Sunday, February 12.
Mrs. J. W. Tidmore and Auburn
Kappa Alpha mothers presided
at the coffee table and assisted
in welcoming the guests.
Sigma Nu Pledges Elect
The Sigma Nu fraternity pledge
class recently held an election of
officers. Those elecfted were Benny
Kennamer, Scottsboro, president,
Jep Dennis, Auburn, vice-president,
and Joe Seale, Gadsden,
secretary-treasurer.
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Masters to $6,500.
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Mackoy, as a lieutenant; Doolie
Pritchett, George Spelvin, Walter
Plinge, as Soldiers.
Entire direction was under .Telfair
B. Peet, associate professor of
dramatic arts. James. Masey was
stage manager and Rowena Kidd
was master electrician. Robert
Laney was assistant stage manager.
Costumes and prompting were
by Jean Ramsey,- Harriet Herring
and Sam Maxwell.
Music for the song "Madrigal
Of May" was composed by Mr.
Hubert Liverman, of the music
department. He was acompanied
by Mr. Richard Collins in recording
thes ong. Dr. Hollace E. Ar-ment,
head of the music department,
was heard as the off stage
voice singing the madrigal.
The Jest will be shown from
Tuesday through Friday of this
week and Tuesday through Thurs-iday
of next.
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GINEVRA AND GIANNETTO look on as four soldiers bind up
Neri, the madman, while the lieutenant supervises the job and
the maid Cintia kibitizes. The scene is from The Jest, the q\xar-ter's
second play, by the Auburn Players. It will be shown the
rest of this week at the Y Hut and from March 1-3 of next week.
Admission is free to students holding student activity books. The
play begins at 8:15 o'clock each night. (Photo by Leonard Whit-ten.)
UNDER THE SPIRES
By Phyllis Stough and Virginia Barnes
Baptist Church
"Bring Back the Book" Day
will be Sunday, Febraury 27.
Books borrowed from the B.S.U.
library should be returned at the
Training Union' or at Sunday
School. Anyone wishing to contribute
books to the library may
bring them on the same day.
Friendship Circle will divide
into five groups Sunday, February
27, and go into the homes of
local church members. Visits will
begin immediately after the evening
worship service.
The Training Union will hold
its study course in the First Baptist
Church, February 28 through
March 5. A group of eleven leaders
will teach-a variety of books.
The meetings will be from 7:15 to
9 each evening.
* * *
Presbyterian Church
The. 20-40 Club will meet at 7
o'clock Saturday night, February
26, in Westminster House.
* * *
Catholic Church
A Mardi Gras Ball will be
held on Tuesday night, March ly
beginning at 7 p.m. All Catholic
parishioner students a n d their
guests are invited, and the Rev.
P. J. Doran, • C. M., joins Newman
Club members in the request
that all Catholic students attend.
King Rex of Auburn and his
queen were elected by secret ballot
of Newman Club members.
Their identity will be unknown
until the crowning ceremonies.
The king and queen will be feted
as absolute rulers of\Joy over
their Newman subjects for the
full day, according to J. E. Mc-
Hugh, III, president of the Newman
Club.
Members of the committees appointed
for the Mardi Gras celebration
are:
Peter B. Douglas, New Orleans,
and P e t e r Napolitano, Ozone
Park, N. Y., on the publicity committee;
Malcolm L. Pointer, Troy,
in charge, assisted by Robert L.
Gaither, Staten Island, N. Y., and
John F. Cutcliff, Jr.,'Atlanta, on
the decorations committee, and
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Bianchi,
Birmingham, in charge, .assisted
by Gloria Ann Wood, Mobile, and
Patricia Carey, Mobile, on the refreshment
committee.
* * *
Lutheran Church
The Rev. Vernon Boriack will
hold Divine services at the War
Eagle Theatre at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning. Sunday School is at
10 o'clock.
The Lutheran Club will meet
Sunday night at 6 o'clock at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. John Moore,
119 E. Glenn Avenue. After a
light supper, there will be a discussion
on "The Race Problem."
Meet at the Episcopal Parish
House at 5:45 p.m. for transportation.
* * *
Methodist Church
Miss Jo Thornton, Tallassee,
'and Syd Locke, Montgomery, will
have charge of the evening worship
service at 7:30 o'clock Sunday.
"The Lord Is 'My Shepherd;
That's All I Want" will be the
topic of Syd's talk.
* * *
Episcopal Church
Sunday night the Canterbury
Club will begin a series of programs
on "The Prayer Book
Speaks in 0 u r Uncertain Age."
Dean J. E. Hannum will have
Dairy Science Initiates
The Dairy Science Club recently
held initiation for four students.
Those initiated were C. H.
Loyd, Stevenson; Paul E. Glasscock,
Wetumpka; D. M. Presley,
Ft. Payne, and Harlan H. Hunter,
Decatur. •
charge of the program Sunday
night, his topic being "The Struggle
for the Prayer Book."
* * * ,
Church of Christ
The weekly schedule of services
for the Church of Christ is:
Sunday at 10 ajn.—Bible Class.
11 a.m.—Morning Worship.
6:45' p.m. — Y o u n g People's
Meeting.
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Thursday 7:30 p.m. — Bible
Class..
Banquet, Party Planned
For Chi O Anniversary
The twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Alpha Beta chapter of the
Chi Omega social sorority will be
celebrated Friday, February 25,
with a banquet and dance at
Midway Tavern for members,
dates, and alumni.
Guest speakers at the banquet
will be Miss Elizabeth Carmich-ael
from the University of Alabama,
Miss Zoe Dobbs, former
dean of women at Auburn, and
Mrs. C. B. Ingella, a charter
member of the Alpha Beta chapter.
Chaperones will be D e an
Katharine Cater, and Mrs. C, A.
Basore.
Horticulture Group
Tests Plant Hormones
An investigation is being conducted
in the ornamental horticulture
department on the use of
synthetic plant hormones in rooting
cuttings. It is known that
these hormones act as a stimulant
for root formation, but their
true advanages have never been
proven at Auburn. *
The synthetic hormones being
used on the cuttings here are
known by the chemical names of
haphthaleneacetamide acid and
indolebutyric acid. The latter is
being used in solutions of talc.
The types of cuttings these
hormones are being used on vary
from hard wood of flowering
shrubs to succulents of pot plants.
Each group has a certain number
of cuttings treated with one of
the acids. A like number is treated
with the other acid, while a
third set of cuttings is used as a
check.
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FEBRUARY 23, 24 & 25
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F. W. Baihbridge, professor in I
the School of Education, was guest
speaker at the annual Founder's
Day meeting held at Silver Hill
school in Baldwin County, February
11.
Professor Bainbridge spoke on
"Education Today" at the banquet
sponsored by the. Parent
Teachers Association in the
school's auditorium.
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The PlairUmcui The Cut System Again
Published weekly by students of API, Auburn,
Ala. Editorial and business office on Tichenor
Ave., phone 448.
Deadlines: Organizational news, want ads, etc.,
Saturday noon. Front or back page, Monday,
2 p. m.
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.
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Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Society Editor
Eugene Moore
Bob Ingram
Joyce AVery
HAL BREEDLOVE __ Business Manager
John Lanier _ Circulation Manager
Gene Byrd I Advertising Manager
Crawford Nevins, Ass't Business Manager
Staff members—Gussie Arnett, Tom
Cannon, Edwin Crawford, Marie English,
Jimmy Everett, Jim Forrester, Bruce
GreenhiU, Boyd Hinton, Sue Hunter, Sara
Jane Kent, Ronald Kuerner, Wayne McLaughlin,
Joe Pilcher, Edwin Spencer, Irv
Steinberg, Phyllis Stough, Lee Taylor, Jim
Watson, Spud Wright.
Dance, Ballerina, Dance
Let no one underestimate the power of
a woman—especially when it's a case of
one woman understimating the power of
another.
The conflicting ideas of modesty, as
mirrored in two distinct generations, recently
brought up a point in local female
law Which resulted in a coed being restricted
by one generation and freed by another.
It's like this:
It seems a certain housemother passed
a ground rule (and hearsay has it she was
backed up by others) that the ballerina
skirt was not modest enough for formal
attire; formal evidently meant a la Alice
Blue Gown. The coed in question attempted
to go to a dance clad in the new look
and was stopped forthwith by an executive
order from the housemother.
Believing that she was sufficiently
draped to conform with the existing jruies
of modesty, the coed took her case before
the Women's Student Government Association.
The younger generation, wholly
in accord with the new look themselves,
backed her up and told her that the ballerina
was OK and to wear it. ,
The Plainsman's hat is off the the
WSGA for averting something which
might well have grown to terrifying proportions.
Vale Gl Joe
With the graduating classes of March
arid June a great many of the veterans will
leave the campus. During their stay,
classes Were crowded; profs were hard to
find; but by and large it seems to have
been a good four years.
The mature veteran who knew what
he wanted and went about getting it in
the most efficient and business-like way
he knew how, however, may be in for a
rude awakening upon graduation. College
graduates in the past have been recognized
by industry and society not only for the
knowledge they receive there but also for
the wisdom. They observed that colleges
and their faculties in offering facts also
offered in the atmosphere and life on the
campus values of a more far-reaching nature.
The commuting veteran with his briefcase
and felt hat has learned his lessons
well, but he descended upon the campuses
in such great numbers that he changed the
college instead of the college changing
him. It is hoped that when he disregarded
school organizations and campus life, he
realized he was missing a great part of his
education. He may have learned to be an
excellent technician but he left neglected
character and a well-rounded personality—
marks of an educated man. Yet the
veteran did gain much and he is not being
sold short here. Under that cynical, sometimes
callous, exterior he's really a pretty
good fellow, appearances to the contrary
notwithstanding. When given the respon-sibilty
he will be willing and able to accept
it, and will thereby grow in statue.
It is only disheartening that he could not
have begun to do so to a greater ext#ent
while in college.
At any rate the day of the brief-case,
felt hat, the flight jacket and GI pants
will go down with the racoon coat and the
yellow slicker—and it mo;?t certainly wont
come out any worsg^
—The Technique
When complaints are being aired, one
subject tha$ often pops us is that of cutting
classes. In the minds of most Auburn,
students the system at Auburn is a little
hazy. "No cuts, allowed" is the belief most
have. The official ruling states tftat after
two unexcused absences the student will
be reported to his dean. Obviously this is
only slightly less lenient than the accepted
belief. Actually the fate of the student
is left up to the individual instructor,
whose views may vary from the strict attendance
school to that of the group who
never checks on attendance. At different
colleges and universities, the system is
equally varying; some have unlimited
cuts, while at others one cut is taboo.
There are several obvious reasons why
some cuts should be allowed. When college
age is reached, a person is old enough
to decided for himself when it is necessary
to attend class. If a student can maintain
a high average and miss a few classes,
why should he be compelled to( attend
every one? Occasionally, there is a reason
for missing a class that seems legitimate
to the student but is not acceptable for an
excused absence. Even when sickness has
caused an absence, it is sometimes difficult
to explain this at the infirmary.
At most schools where a liberal cut
system is used, attendance is found to be
higher than at many others. It is logical
that, if a more lenient policy Were adopted
here, students would realize their needs
and attend classes accordingly.
Starts February 28
The Alabama Department of Health in
conjunction with the United States Public
Health Service is beginning a series of
blood tests next Monday in the basement
of Samford Hall. Results will determine
those students and citizens of Lee County
who have syphilis.
. A' spokesman from the United States
Public Health Service has stated that the
purpose is to catch those cases which are
still incipient and still contagious. Syphilis
in its earlist stage can be cured relatively
easy.
The time is long past' when the mid-victorian
practice of mentioning the word
syphilis was verboten. Only by making the
county familiar with the name can some
of the stigma of having the disease be
eradicated.
The tests will begin Monday and continue
through March 11. All students and
citizens of the county between the ages of
fourteen to fifty are required to take the
test. Free treatment, in Case of syphilis, is
provided by the state at no expense, or
through a private physician.
No definite diagnosis will be made upon
a positive result. All tests which show a
positive reaction' will be called back for
another check test. Then should the test
positively reveal syphilis treatment is
compulsory. Results from all tests are and
remain strictly confidential.
Only by educating the public to all of
the facts concerning syphilis can we ever
hope effectively to control the disease. A
great step in public health improvement
has been taken by bringing the name
syphilis out into the open.
So feel no shame or hesitancy in falling
in on the end of that line in Samford Hall
basement on Monday and the succeeding
days. It is for your protection and future
health.
A Step Forward
Langdon Hall was packed four times
last week for the Religious Emphasis programs.
The city churches had large Crowds
each night. Some of the visiting ministers
had as many as seven speaking engagements
in one day. It was a very busy week
for the speakers as well as those Who tried
to attend most of the services, but it was a
week well-spent, one of highest spiritual
value.
For Auburn, as a whole, Religious Emphasis
Week is a step forward, and as Herb
Kohn, president of the Student Committee
on Religious Life, puts it, "It's one of
the greatest things that ever happened
in Auburn."
This week being national Brotherhood
Week, Auburn can truely say that brothers
are cooperating with brothers. Every faith
represented on the campus—Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish—took part in Religious
Emphasis Week.
Let us consider this past week as an inspiring
beginning to greater ynderstand-ing
and love of our neighbor and fellow-man,
and that we are on the right road
to truly great living in this, our modern
world.
I ^~] The Exchange Post ft&;«!*• LETTERS
P*5& THIS Ctougtt
The Common Man s? M»<* sh^e
Sometimes I think that the only compensation we really
have in life is looking forward to hearing a good joke. Or,
perhaps, Lshould say hearing a new joke. Usually I don't even
bother to listen to clean jokes because they aren't really
amusing. Give me a good smutty or dirty one.
T guess what palled me for the • , ' , ; Site*-" \ „ • .
What's.wrong with you?"
The associate editor started to
explain, "Well, when I was down
South I got in amolig a bunch of
chiggers . . . "
clean joke Wis the variety I was
forced to read tin the back of the
little paper that I got in Sunday
school every Sunday. Maybe
that's what drove me to dirty
ones. It was a case of just how
callow can a joke get.
But of late, I have begun to
find some justification for clean
jokes and people who tell them.
Certain types of clean jokes appeal
to me almost as much as a
good dirty one. I don't me.an the
clean jokes like the chesnuts that
Jim Watson persists in telling.
I mean dialect jokes or jokes
which make fun of something ridiculous.
I recently heard two jokes
which, though clean, appealed to
me greatly. I want to pass them
on although not very many people
will like them or see the~hu-mor
in them. I know Ralph Jennings,
and a few other enlightened
souls like himself, will get a
laugh out of them.
The first one makes fun of the
left publication standard bearers
of the North who carry the ball
for the poor southern Negro. It
seems like a board meeting was
called for the editorial staff. As
soon as all were seated, the
editor-in-chief opened the meeting
but began to be distracted by
an associate editor who had just
returned from a week's tour of
the South getting material for an
article on how the Negroes were
being treated down there. This
chap kept squirming around in
his chair and clawing at his arms,
back and thighs.
Finally, the editor-in-chief
could stand it no longer. He turned
to him and said, "Look, must
you persist in scratching yourself
and squirming about like that?
"Just a minute," broke in the
editor-in-chief angrily, "On this
magazine we don't say chiggers,
we say chiggroes."
The other joke also makes light
of a collectivist meeting and
party which a group of these
characters was planning. One
member ' got up and said, "We
can use my apartment to throw
the party in."
'I'll bring the salami," offered
one.
"I'll bring a bottle of red wine,"
added still another.
And so it went around the room
with everyone contributing something.
That is all but one had
volunteered either services or refreshments.
Finally the leader of
the group looked directly at him
in a very pointed way.
The erring soul divining what
motivated the look said, "Oh, I
am going to bring the Negro."
But jokes like these are a rarity.
They just don't seem to exist
in number. I suppose they are a
little too high brow for most
people but I like them. If anyone
has any of the same genre I wish
he'd send them in.
My favorites will always be
the ones about lucky Pierre, the
noir chapeau, and "sacred bleu,
ninty-nine. I have some other
favorites, too, like "lay out me
baggy trousers," and "I've closed
on a daisy." Come to think about,
it, if anyone has some good dirty
ones, seird those along too, A good
set of dirty jokes is a valuable
asset to anyone just about to go
out into the cold, cruel world and
hunt for a job.
BURP By Boyd Hinton
While rummaging through some
of the clip sheets that come in to
the office I ran across this Associated
Collegiate Press release
and I would like to pass it on.
* * *
A list of what girls dislike most
in men has been compiled from
a wide assortment of tJniversity
coeds by Ijliami Hurricane feature
Writers:
Heading the list, and running
neck and neck, are dirty fingernails
and conceit. "God's gift to
women." and he who "constantly
tries to prove he's a college yoyo,"
are definitely taboo. Dirti-and
bitten-down fingernails ate
not only taboo—"they are strictly
repulsive," acctirding to the
long-nailed coeds.
"Men who can't stop talking
about how much money they
spend, who can only talk about
cars and how fast they can make
them go, Who boast, generally,
about every phase of their lives,
and who always try to be the life
of the party," are heartily condemned.
Vulgar language, sloppy dressers,
and men needing a shave,
Come high on the list of dislikes.
Cigars, beards, suspenders, and
mustaches are generally condemned.
Bad manners, table and
otherwise, are unappreciated by
the gals. "The overbearing temperamental
male is very hard to
endure," said one of those interviewed.
Sarcastic men, loud men, lazy
men, and those with shallow, insensitive
natures are among the
banned. "I like a fellow who has
ambition—who can talk- about
something besides the race track
and cars," is the way one coed
put it.
Male superiority complexes
come at the head of the list. "The'
kind of boy Who thinks he's superior
in intellectual ability to
the female—tells you What to
wear, criticizes every little thing
about you, insists on choosing the
evenings entertainment."
* * *
Men at Ohio Wesleyan were
quick to reply to the Florida poll
with their tabulation of what's
wrong with women:
The concensus Was that painted
fingernails in run down condition
compares quite favorably
with the men's dirty fingernails
condemned by the coeds. One
chap inferred that some women
paint their nails to cover up the
dirt.
One male complained about women
being late for dates saying
that many coeds take the stand
that if they are on time for a
date, they are showing too much
interest. Accordingly, they show
up anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes
late. They also "tend to put
too much emphasis on the amount
of money possessed by their date,"
he continued.
Another interviewee begged
that women at least "try to act
natural without affecting the
mannerisms of a sickening teenager
attempting to play house."
She: "John you really shouldn't
have kissed me like that with all
these people so close around us
even if it was in the dark."
John (looking around angrily):
"I didn't kiss you! I wish I knew
who it was, I'd teach him!"
She: "John—you couldn't teach
him anything."
^—Urchin of Tulane
"Is my face dirty or it it my
imagination?"
"Your face is clean; I don't
know about your imagination."
—Tulane U.
* * *
Little Poodle
Asleep on a log
Forest fire
Hot dog.
—Huntsville Hi
* * *
In a survey conducted by two
associate professors of chemistry
at Tulane U. it was found that
just as the South's vast wealth of
naural resources has been shipped
out of the region for years
with no return, so are the best
brains in the South now being
lured to the big name schools of
the North. They found that of
the .graduates of 92. Southern colleges
taking post-graduate work
in chemisry, many of the top
ranking third were attending
schools outside the region. ~
* + *
Absent-minded Sales Girl (as
date kisses her good-night): "And
will that be all sir?"
—Urchin of Tulane
* * *
There was a line, a mighty line
Before the lunchroom door,
And Willie, waiting for his
lunch
Was number twenty-four.
But number three had twelve
good friends,
And number eight, eleven,
And Willie found to his surprise
He now was forty-seven.
And tho the people far up front
Were moving quite a lot
The longer Willie stood in line
The farther back he got.
This struck the boy as mighty
silly
But lunchtime never came for
Willie.
—Boston Heights
Judge: "Have you ever appeared
as a witness before?"
Medhick (witness): "Yes, your
honor."
Judge: "In what suit?"
Mednick: "My blue serge."
—Huntsville Hi
At this point I would like to
thank the student who sent in
the page o'f jokes to me. I would
like to contact this student in
person, if possible, to express my
appreciation.
* * *
During a r e c e n t ice storm
which hit the University of Missouri,
the library, being the only
building of the campus to have
lights and heat, became unusually
popular. Students occupied positions
on the map cases, on the
steps, and in the hallways. A
touch of domesticity was added
to the reading room as students'
wives knitted garments, while
hubby knitted his brow.
* * *
He asked h e r for burning
kisses,
She said in accent cruel,
"I may be a red hot mama,
But I ain't nobody's fuel."
—Tulane U.
DEAD END By Joe Pilcher
The time for the next publications
election is not too far distant.
It is then that men will be
selected to run he Plainsman and
he Glomerata next year.
Last year's election was carried
out in a highly efficient manner,
but there was one. detail that
needed revision—freshmen were
not allowed to vote. This apparent
discrimination against our
younger students should be corrected
by the election committee
before another election is held.
I realize that there was a definite
reason behind the action
taken to prevent freshmen from
voting. I was a freshman last year
myself, and I remember how inexperienced
I was in the ways of
campus politics. Had I been allowed
to vote when I went to the
polls, I am sure that I would have
cast a very unintelligent ballot.
Judging from the standpoint of
experience alone, freshmen are
totally unqualified in most cases.
Yet^ how do we expect our
freshmen to gain experience? In
three years these students will be
our leaders. If they are to be capable
leaders they must be given
experience now in the ways of
campus life. Not only should we
allow them to vote, but we should
also encourage therri to participate
in extra-curricula activities.
In other words, we should develop
our crop of future wheels.
Under ho circumstances should
we destroy their interest and initiative
in student activities by
prohibiting them from voting in
the publications election.
Today many people at Auburn
are criticising our student body
for its lack of interest in elections.
I would like to-point out that if
we upperclassmen desire to promote
interest in our elections
among the freshmen, then .certainly
we should discard any policy
which prevents them' from
voting.
Even the most misinformed
freshman can do no harm with
his ballot in the publications election.
Since all of the candidates
have been qualified by the Publication
Board, the election is
mainly a contest between the different
personalities who desire
the positions.
I have attempted to put this
article in the form of a suggestion,
not a criticism. Within the
past few weeks there has been
printed far too much destructive
criticism in proportion to the
number of constructive suggestions
that have been offered as
substitutes. I have presented ar-guements
showing both sides of
the issue. Since most of the evidence
favors allowing freshmen
to vote, I feel certain that the
election committee will take ac-*-
tion on this matter before the
next election.
A Dash of Bitters By Jim ForxMter
Columns are not easy to live
with. In a way they're almost human.
As they get older it's harder
and harder to keep them alive.
For the past few quarters I've
•been trying to think of some reason
for keeping this one alive
and now I think I've got one.
Perhaps this is neither the
time nor the place to bring up
some memories -of Auburn during
the past three years, but I
don't intend to worry about that.
The first time
;j Bitters appeared
| on this p a ge
I was in J-u n e
I I 9 4 7 and it's
* been here ever
since. S e v en
quarters is a
long time for a
personal column
H to last on a College
newspaper
and I got to
thinking about
this last week and wondering how
it lasted so long. I imagine that
others have wondered about that
too. But in seven quarters of
turning out a page and a quarter,
double spaced, every week you
manage to notice quite a lot
about things and people. Things
that ordinarily wouldn't have
any connection have a funny way
of starting to add up. Coincidence
is just a word, a word for something
that seldom happens.
Last week the minutes of the
last meeting of the Cabinet were
Forrester
featured on the front page. According
to the Constitution they
are supposed to be printed in the
issue following the meeting. The
purpose, I suppose, is to keep the
students informed. But for some
reason, the, minutes of the meeting
of October 22, 1948, were not
printed until January 19, 1949.
Why? They were certainly turned
in. Why, then, were they three
months late in appearing? Was
it just gross negligence?
Evidently back in October
someone decided that they could
just as well be left out of the
paper. If the minutes had been
one issue late in appearing, or
even two, it could have been
passed off as accidental. Three
months is no accident. Now we
have a sudden change.
The current campaign of mud
slinging has been developing for
more than a month. It is an old
trick, this mud slinging. It is a
favorite weapon of every cheap,
small time politician and it is always
done with a definite purpose
in mind. It usually starts
just before elections, when someone
or some group wants the
brand of champions of the people.
Then they realize that to do this
they must cover up their own records,
or lack of a record, and
.they suddenly realize that the
only way they can do it is by
slinging mud.
Whenever it happens just ask
yourself "What does he (or they)
want out of it?". Sooner or later
it'll show up.
Dear Editor:
Sometimes, adolescent enthusiasm
can accomplish wonders on
a college newspaper. Sometimes,
adolescent enthusiasm causes the
editor to stick his foot in his
mouth. In the last edition of the
Plainsman, the editorial entitled
"Big Investigation (Ha)" stated
the following: "On latest reports
the investigation is proceeding
with all of the thoroughness and
speed of a federal Congressional
investigation."
Now, since when has it become
a crime for the student government
to follow the example of our
U.S. Congress? Whether or not
the editor of our college paper believes
in democracy should be of
interest to every student. I realize
that the paper in the last few
months has launched upon what
appears to be a campaign to see
just how snide it can become, and
that attacks on the governor of
the state of Alabama, attacks on
the administration, and attacks on
well-intentioned student leaders
have become very common. But to
my mind, snide attacks only indicate
immaturity.
As to your public statement
that you were "selected" and not,
"elected", I would like also to
make a public statement to help
clarify the record: I voted for you
in the last elections, not because
of any belief that you would be
an improvement on the last editor,
but because I, like hundreds
of, other students, considered you
the lesser of two mediocrities. The
other candidate had never worked
on the paper at all, and you
had been sports editor. It is a
shame that someone hasn't made
this clear before now. Jimmy
Coleman put out a very good paper,
and as the Glomerata so aptly
put it:. "The successors to Coleman
and Anderson would have to
maintain a high standard of efficiency
. . . or suffer a comparison."
But if you keep trying, perhaps
the Plainsman will cease to be
callow and snide by the time your
term ends. If you keep your
mouth shut just once in a while
and listen, and work for constructive
improvements through the
established machinery of government,
maybe there won't be a
comparison.
Don't appear adolescent so often.
I presume that you are over 21
years old since you are a veteran,
so act your age and don't fall into
the following description taken
from the New Yorker describing
the college editor:
"We have an increasing respect
for undergraduate publications,
callow as they are. They are the
real liberal journals of the country,
because their editors are 21,
At 21 an editor has the lovely tarl
of quality of the upripe. Socially
he is conservative—more conser.
vative, probably, than he will evei
be again; but editorially he is a
rainbow of radical thought, largely,
we believe, because of the sud.
den oriastic pleasure of literal
expression. He has a distinctiv<
literary style, instantly recognizable:
a kind of pedantic sarcasm.
The first flush of printer's ink if
like wine."
Your for a better newspaper
Richard L. Franklin
* * ,*
Dear Sir:
I am writing this letter solely
for the purpose of information;
not to criticize. I would like to
know why the sophomores and
freshmen can't pre-register for
the spring quarter as was done
for the winter quarter?
The registration schedule as it
now stands will cause a hard- *
ship on a great many students as
far as a trip home is concerned.
I have talked to some students
about this schedule and none
like it. Was there anythng wrong
with the pre-registration for all
students? How many students
like our spring quarter registration
schedule?
I'm sure the council of deans
must have some good reason for
making out the registration schedule
as such, and I would like to
know why.
Yours truly,
Robert Bryson
* * * -
Dear Editor:
This letter is written to you in
the heat of emotion, and, I think,
righteous anger.
I have just seen the schedule
of courses offered in the spring
quarter of 1949. There are so
many conflicts in the schedule
that I will be lucky if I can get
ten hours of courses that I need
next quarter. Perhaps this would
be a little more clear if I explained
my situation.
At the end of last quarter I
needed 65 hours to graduate, all
of them required hours. Because
of conflicts, I could schedule only
ten required hours.
Undaunted, I carried on, secure
in my belief that the schedule
would be better next time and
that I could graduate at least ••
(Continued on page 8)
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\ Approximately 100 officers of
the Organized or Volunteer Reserve
may request extended duty
as instructors in the Naval Reserve
Officers Candidate Schools
in session this summer from 20
June to 22 August at Newport,
R.I., and San Diego, Calif., according
to a recent Navy Department
release.
Lieutenant,.commanders, lieutenants
and lieutenants (junior
grade) well equipped to teach
navigation, gunnery, communications,
seamanship or naval orientation
may apply by letter to the
Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn:
Pers. 4) via the commandant of
their naval district. The letter
should include a brief ouline of
qualifications.
Two Reserve medical, dental
and supply officers will also be
needed. Candidates should apply
in the same manner.
, Extended training duty in the
same ROC program will be open
to enlisted personnel from 1
June to 22 August. Mer%from 1st
and 3d naval districts are desired
for duty at Newport, with
San Diego duty going to men
'. from 11th and 12th NDs.
Enlisted men will serve in the
duties of their, rates, not as instructors.
The following ratings
are eligible to apply: BM2, SNY,
GM1, PNC, YN1, HM3, SNSK,
DK2, YN2,-QM1, PN1, HM2, SK2,
EM3_and SDG1. Application procedure
is the same as for officers
except that no outline of qualifications
is required.
Applications must reach Bu-
Pers by 15 May. Duty will be
limited to the full prescribed
periods only; no consideration
will be given to requests for
shorter assignments.
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Holds Initiation For 7 7
Alpha Epsilon Delta, national
honor society for students in pre-medicine,
pre-dentistry, and laboratory
technology, recently held
initiation for 11 students. Those
initiated were:
Joe E. Hall, senior, Hartselle;
John M. Reagan, senior, Hartford;
Lamone K. Yielding, senior, Beu-lah;
Jonas H. Stewart, senior,
Opelika; Thomas B. Blake, senior,
Demopolis; Ernest B. Campbell,
junior, Selma.
Marilyn E. Jones, junior, Auburn;
Leila A. Flewellen, sophomore,
Opelika; Lida A. Griffin,
junior, Montgomery; Robert L.
Kominea, senior, Axis; and Iris
V. Ferguson, senior, Talladega.
The new members and their
dates were honored with a steak
fry at Chewacla State Park immediately
following the initia-ion.
Dr.
Announces Awards
Of Grants-ln-Aid
Pro/. J. Marino-Merlo
To Attend Art Meeting
Mr. Joseph Marino-Merlo, assistant
professor of art,' will attend
the meeting of the executive
committee and council of the National
Art Education Association
to be held at the Chicago Art
Institute this week.
Mr. Marino-Merlo is a member
of both executive groups of the
organization.
The National Art Education Association
is a department of the
National Educational Associa-ion
with a membership of more
than 35,000 educators throughout
the country.
Auburn IRC Members
Attend Emory Meeting
Dr. T. P. Atkinson, J. O. Prid-gen,
and J. W. Branyon represented
Auburn at the annual conference
of the Southern Division of
the International Relations Clubs
at Emory University in Atlanta
Friday and Saturday.
Dr. Atkinson is faculty advisor
for the local International Relations
Club. Pridgen is president.
The conference was held in Auburn
last year.
Formal Initiation Held
For 12 Phi Mu Pledges
The Phi Mu sorority initiated 12
girls Sunday, February 13. They
are:
Jane B r y a n t , Birmingham;
Kathryn Smith, Atlanta; Betty
Tharp, Birmingham; Nan Ras-berry,
Birmingham; Ruth Todd,
Birmingham;-. Betty Woodward,
Mobile; Clair Hight, Birmingham;
Sudie Wilson, Birmingham; Tera
Jones, Birmingham; Charlotte Elmore,
Birmingham; Billie Ruth
Tyus, Birmingham, Alice Hand,
Birmingham.
Lumber Jills Entertain
With Valentine Ball
The first in a series of annual
masquerade valentine balls to
be given by the Lumber Jills
Club was held at the Pitts Hotel
Saturday nigh't.
Mrs. Walter Rehling acted as
TKE Frat Entertains
With Supper Dance
The members and pledges of
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity entertained
with a buffet supper and
dance at the Casino Saturday
night.
Entertainment for the evening
consisted of a barbecue supper,
dancing, and a skit presented by
members of the fraternity.
The room was decorated oh a
Mardi-Gras theme.
mistress of ceremonies for the
evening. Prizes were awarded to
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Van Cleave
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Brown
for the most unique costumes.
Entertainment consisted of dancing
and games. Refreshments
werb served with Mrs. Tommy
Culpepper at the punch bowl.
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OLIN L. HILL
"The Man with the Tape"
Dr. Fred Allison, dean of the
Graduate School, has announced
the awarding of the first six
grants-in-aid which have been
made available to members of
the faculty for the purpose of
completing research projects.
Initial grants-in-aid have been
awarded to the following faculty
members for projects as indicated:
R. E. Wingard, department of
chemical engineering, for "Mixing
Efficiency Studies, Part V,
Power Requirements and Efficiencies
at High Speeds1'.
Dr. Malcolm C. McMillan, department
of history, for "Daniel
Pratt, Versatile Manufacturer of
the Ofd South".
Dr. Robert L. Partin, department
of history, "Civil War Letters
of Hiram Talbert Holt".
Robert B. Sutton, school of
education, "A history of the Development
of the Concept of
Academic Freedom since 1500".
Frank J. Stevens, department
of chemistry, "Plant Growth Hormones.
Some substituted 2-
methyI-3-indole-acetic acids".
Frederick . Sorensen, . department
of English, "A Visual-Education
Method of Teaching Freshman
English".
The grants-in-aid have been
designed to promote among the
college faculty an understanding
and appreciation of the meaning
of research and training in investigative
t e c h i q u e s which
would benefit the college research
program and also reflect
in a more vital and enriched
teaching program.
Fee Paying Schedule
Seniors and Juniors report to student center alphabetically in
accordance with the following schedule:
Monday, March 7
, THE FIRST SIX FACULTY MEMBERS to receive grant-in-aid awards here are (left to right)
Dr.'Frank J. Stevens, Robert B. Sutton, Dr. M&lcolm C.'McMillian, Dr. Robert L. Partin, R. E.
Wingard. Dr. Fred "Sorensbn (seated) explains how the plastic model he constructed enables him
to demonstrate to students a logical relation to idsas. (Photo by Raymond Kearney.)
Delta Zefa Wins
19-8 From Dorm I
Landscape Architects
Entertain With Social
The Landscape Architecture
Cluh,held its opening social of the
year, Monday" hight, February 14,
in the studio of the club president,
Mr. Robert Walker.
Members and their dates were:
Billy Lamkin, Pat Reeve; Bob
Fleming, Ma'ry Harbin; Robert
Walker, Katherine Holland; Calvin
Bishop, Charlotte Williams;
J. T. Boyette, Edna Ficquette;
Robert Norton, Mimi Clower;
Dick Cook, Kathleen Barks.
The room and refreshments carried
out a valentine scheme. Robert
Walker and Charlotte Wil-
•iiams gave an exhibition dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles demons,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Kirk were
chaperons. . .
Wiener Roast Given
By Dairy Science Club
The Dairy Science Club was
hdst to the class of the Dairy
Herd Improvement Association
short course at a weiner roast at
Chewacla State Park on Tuesday
night.
The DIHA short course is being
conducted here for a 10 day period
to stimulate more interest in
testing work in the state. Pete
T u r n h a m , assistant extension
dairyman, is teaching the course.
Delta Zeta handed Dorm I a
19 to 8 drubbing Thursday night
in the first game of the finals of
the girl's basketball tournament.
Loren Johnson, Delta Zeta center
forward, was high pointer
with 12 points.
The Delta Zetas drew first
blood when Johnson racked up
two field goals in the opening
minutes. Rose Blanton, Dorm I
center forward, then made a foul
shot to bring the score 4 to 1.
Johnson added two field goals to
her collection, making the score
8 to 1 as the quarter ended.
Cecelia Overby, Dorm I forward*
sank, a long field goal as
the second quarter started making
the score 8 to 3.' Johnson sank
a field goal, and Domnie Reynolds,
.Delta Zeta forward, added
a field goal and a foul shot to
make the score 13 to 3. Mary C.
Marckie, Delta Zeta forward,
sank two foul shots to make it
15 to 3 as the half ended.
Johnson scored early in the
second half with a foul shot. Ada
Marie Martin, Dorm I forward,
sank a foul shot and the score
was 16 to 4. Martin and Johnson
added a foul shot a piece making
the score 17 to 5 as the quarter
ended.
Martin was replaced at forward
by Judy Head at the start
of the first quarter. Head sank a
foul shot to make it 17 to 6. Blanton
and Reynolds added a field
goal a piece to make 19 to 8 as
the game ended.
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the student center! tonight at 7:15.
The subject of Dr. Davis'
speech has not been announced
but he has said that it.will be a
light and humorous one.
Following the address, an informal
dance will be held. All
girls will have 9:15 p.m. permission
to attend and all independents
are urged to be present.
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Holds 'Gay Paree' Party
A "Gay Paree" party was featured
at the Kappa Alpha fraternity
house Friday night, February
18.
The basement of the house was
decorated to represent a Parisian
night.spot, and those attending
the party wore Parisian costumes.
The program included a floor
show, refreshments, and dancing.
Bob Lynch and Billy Reed were
masters of ceremonies.
Men's Dorm Cage Play
Entering Final Week
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Play in the Men's Dormitory
basketball league continued last
week with sections B, C, D, and
E coming out on top in the four
games played.
Sectionl B won over Section
G 41-12, and Bowden led the
scoring effort of the winners with
10 points. His teammate, Hill, followed
with 9, and Section G's er-nest
produced 4 for his team.
Section C trounced Section A
by a score of 35-21. Wells, Section
G center, led his, team with
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In Church Action
Only one out of the- three
games scheduled last week in the
church league was played, and it
resulted .in an 18-10 victory for
Wesley Foundation over Canterbury.
Voyles sank 5 field goals to
account for most of the Wesley
points, and Canterbury's Robbins
led his team with 8.
BSU won on a forfeit from
Wesleyah -when the latter team
failed to appear, and in the other
scheduled game, which would
have pitted Canterbury against
Catholic, neither team appeared.
12 points, and Hill, Section A forward,
scored ah identical number
for his team.
Section E squeezed by Section
F 25-21. Frederick paced the Section
E team with 10 points, and he
was closely followed by Section
F's Watsford, who was good for
9.
Iri the other Dormitory league
game last week Section H forfeited
to Section D.
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6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1949
Footballers Set For Infra-squad Game
In Talladega On Saturday Afternoon
i By Edwin Crawford
A regulation intra-squad game in Talladega's Dumas Stadium
on Saturday afternoon highlights the w o r k of t h e Aub
u r n football team this week. The game in Talladega is t he
first of two such encounters facing t h e A u b u r n gridders b e fore
the completion of spring drills, as t h e annual "A" Day
game will be played in the stadium
on March 5.
At the completion of the fourth
week of spring drills, Coach Earl
Brown named the members of
the Orange and White squads
who will participate in Saturday's
game in Talladega. He also expressed
satisfaction w i t h the
progress which the squad had
been making and said he was
looking forward to the game on
Saturday.
This week the Tiger coaches
plan to work the two teams as
separate units in the daily drills
with several scrimmage sessions
being scheduled. Coach Brown
Eaid.-rre will divide his staff of
six coache^ to handle the two
squads with three men working
with each team.
The personnel is evenly distributed
on both teams and the
Orange team will be composed of
12 members of the 1948 freshman
team, 15 members of the varsity
squad, and one transfer student.
The White squad is made up of
16 freshman squad prospects, 12
members of the 1948 varsity, and
two transfer students. Because
of their experienced players, the
Orange team seems to have a
slight advantage. However, a
number of the sophomores have
been looking g r e a t in recent
drills and should make the tilt
Saturday a wide-open affair.
Coach Brown said that he was
carrying the varsity squad, the
senior members of the 1948 football
team, and the freshman prospects
who have entered Auburn
this quarter to Talladega for the
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game. The team will be the guest
of Bill Hurst, prominent Auburn
sportsman and alumnus.
During the halftime of the
game Russ Inman will receive a
trophy from Joe Wallis, president
of the Talladega Auburn Alumni
Club, for being the "most valuable
back on the '48 team."
Tackle John Adcock will also be
presented with a trophy by Mr.
Hurst as being the "most valuable"
Tiger lineman for the recent
football season.
The members of the two teams
are: Orange team — Ends, Virgil
Willett, E r s k i n e Russell, Bob
Weaver, D a v e Ridgeway, and
Don W o o d r i c h ; tackles, Max
Autrey, Jim Burns, Frank Poole,
John Adcock, Joe Tiburzi, and
Jim Bailey; guards, Ed Bauer,
Chester -€line, Dick Chido, Jim
Brooks, Dan Mantrone, and John
Murphy; centers, Coker Barton
and Frank Hayes.
Quarterbacks, Travis Tidwell
and Allen Parks; left halfbacks,
Bobby Golden, Dwight Hitt, and
Sonny Garrison; right halfbacks,
John Wallis and Joe Jeffers; and
fullbacks, Charlie Langner and
John Crolla.
Members of the White team
are: Ends, Charlie Justo, Fred
Justo, Fred Duart, Jim Hancock,
Ralph Pyburn, Tommy Edwards,
and Jim Allen; tackles, Ted Va-rano,
Andy Douglas, Ed Claunch,
Arnold Fagen, F r a n k Jones,
Homer We"sley, and Jim Kite;
guards, Jack Lambert, Fred Mc-
Clintock, B i l l McGuire, Ray
Moore, and Harold Harris, and
centers, Bill Hogarth, T. D. Wade,
and George Baba.
Quarterback, Bill Tucker; left
halfbacks, Bill D a v i s , Albert
Woodham, and Jocko Norton;
right halfbacks, Bill Waddail and
Bob Briggs, and fullbacks, Randy
Huddleston, Jim McGowen, and
Elmer Jahn.
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Competition for 27 Honor
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the state when more than 400 girls
will gather at Montevallo for competitive
examinations March 24,
25 and 26. Exams will be in ability,
personality and achievement.
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scholarships have been offered to
girls who have a scholastic, standing
in the upper one-fourth of
their high school graduating classes.
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Lambda Chi Alpha's Dixie Conclave
Fjnishes Up Year's Business Here
Lambda Chi Alpha delegates from eight Southern states,
who attended the f r a t e r n i t y ' s .Dixie Conclave, held at Aub
u r n ' s chapter this year, have r e t u r n e d to their homes after
a week end ..round of business sessions and social activities.
And many of their views on f r a t e r n i t y life have been
reshaped by the things that they
have learned at Auburn. They
were told by Elles Derby, national
president of Lambda Chi, that unless
fraternities change some of
their antiquated ideas, they wjll
die a fast death.
At a banquet program last Saturday
evening, which included on
its roll of speakers President
Ralph B. Draughon, Dr. H. T.
Karnes, national vice-president of
Lambda Chi; Ralph Smith, national
treasurer, and master of ceremonies;
Frank M. Orr, dean of
the School of Architecture and
the Arts. Mr. Derby spoke on the
challenges which face, fraternities.
He stated that' fraternities in
general must place more, emphasis
on scholarship and public relations
while maintaining their
present place in campus extracurricular
activities.
Mr. Derby also announced that
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JOHN BAKER. Auburn's 155
pound wrestler from Enterprise,
will see action when the
Tigers meet Georgia Tech at
the sports arena Friday night.
(Photo by Kearney).
an officers school for all Lambda
Chi chapters' will be held in August
at Wittenburg College, Ohio.
A convention of the international
fraternity will be held next year,
he said.
He announced his hopes that the
John E. Mason Foundation, a university
and college service named
in honor of one of Lambda Chi's-first
leaders, will have accumulated
$1,000,000 by 1959—money
which will be gradually turned
over to colleges for use in worthwhile
research.
At the close of the banquet program,
the Lambda Chi Alpha Order
of i Merit, awarded to. few
alumni and valued highly, was
given L. D. Boylan, 1948 president
of the Dixie Conclave. .
Earlier in the Conclave, Neil O.
Davis, editor and publisher' of
the Lee County Bulletin, and an
alumnus of the Auburn Lambda
Chi chapter, was elected president
of the 1949 Dixie Conclave.
A tour of the campus was conducted
by director of student affairs
T. C. Clark for visiting national
officers.
Playing important parts in
bringing the 1949 Dixie Conclave
to Auburn were J. H. White, of .
Mobile, Ala., and Maurice North-cutt,
of Gorgas, chairman of the
entire meeting.
Other committees and their
chairmen were: program, James
Brown, of Columbia, Ala.; welcoming,
Bill Letchworth, of Vero
Beach, Fla.; registration, Herman
Pruett, of Mobile; food, Lonnie
Sims, of Vero Beach, Fla.; arrangements,
Brent Petty, of Birmingham.
t Corespondence, Bob, Lee, of
Opelika, and Floyd Savage, of
Suffolk, Va.; social, Steve Hogg,
of Miranda, Cuba and Bob Ahl-strand,
of Atlanta, Ga.; housing
Ted Smith, of Birmingham; publicity,
Luther Smith, of Birmingham,
and athletics, Maurice
Northcutt, of Gorgas.
OTS And Lambda Chi Enter Playoffs;
Leagues I and III Still Undecided
By Wayne McLaughlin
F r a t e r n i t y basketball play came to an e n d last week with
two leagues titles being decided, while two other leagues ended
in deadlocks. In League II the Lambda Chi Alpha five
came out on top, a n d in League IV t h e OTS q u i n t e t led t he
way.
League's I and III are still undecided
and there will be playoffs
between the deadlocked
teams to determine the league
champions. In League I the Sigma
Chi's will battle the Sigma
Pi's for a playoff berth, and in
League III the Phi Delt's will
tangle with the Phi Kappa Tau's.
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CAPTAIN CARROLL KELLER, a three-year veteran on
Coach "Swede" Umbach's wrestling team, will be. seeking "his
seventh win of the 1949 season against one loss Friday night
when the Tigers tangle with Tech. Carroll is a Birmingham boy,
and wrestles in the 145 pound class. (Photo by Kearney)
Tiger Basketball Team
Gets SEC Tourney Bye
Speech Clinic Aids
Impeded Students
A speech and hearing clinic, directed
by Dr. E. K. Jerome, is now
in operation at Auburn under the
supervision of the speech division
of the English department.
This clinic, which serves the
entire campus, will greatly reduce
speech disorders in all students
using the clinic according
to Dr. Jerome. It has been discovered
that hearing is closely
committee which made the drawings
for the teams.
The tournament will be played
March 3, 4, arid 5 at Louisville,
Ky.
connected with speech and that
as hearing gets bad speech begins
to deteriorate, he added.
The clinic is open to all students
as a non credit course with
two one-half hour drill sessions
each week. Each session is individual
and the time is used in
showing students how to correct
their speech faults.
There is a great demand for
work of this type all over the
nation, according to Dr. Jerome,
and clinics are in operation at
most universities in major standing.
The clinic at Auburn is not
yet complete because of the lack
of some equipment that has to
be ordered.
In an important game last week,
the PKT's knocked off the previously
unbeaten Phi Delt's 23-21.
Lav/ley and Pearsons accounted
for seven and six points to lead
the winners, while Sellers racked
up eight for the Phi Delt's.
Sigma Phi Epsilon won one and
lost one last week, the win being
•a 27-18 lacing of Kappa Sigma.
Tanner took scoring honors for
Sigma Phi with 6 points. The SPE
loss came at the hands of powerful
Alpha Psi, who came out on
top of a 42-20 game. Jameson,
who racked up 16 points for AP,
was the big factor in the SPE
downfall.
Phi Delta Theta piled up a
comfortable halftime lead and
coasted to a 45-30 victory over
Kappa Alpha. Phi Delt's Thrasher
led the scoring for the game
with 13 markers. The Kappa Alpha
team used subs freely, and
all but one broke into the scoring
column.
And speaking of half - time
leads, Alpha Gamma Rho piled
up a 30-5 margin over Kappa
Sig at the end of the first 20 minutes,
coasting on to win in the
second half 50-14. Davis led the
winners with 13 points.
Sullivan, a Sigma Chi forward,
scored 14 points and led his team
to a thrilling 27-25 win over
Theta Chi. Overton was high for
TC with 6 markers.
' Lambda Chi Alpha squeezed by
Alpha Psi 25-19, as LCA's Willis
and AP's Northcut scored 9 points
each.
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ATO poured it on in the second
half to overcome Delta Sigma
Phi 39-29. Horsely and Riddle
made 11 each for Alpha Tau
Omega* and Howell accounted
for 10 Delta Sig markers.
In spite of the fine work of two
Pi Kappa Phi forwards, Cappell
and Smith, Omega Tau Sigma
beat PKP 49-23. Smith and Co-pell,
with 12 and 11, accounted
for every PKP score. Frost, OTS
forward, made 20 points to pace
OTS.
Three teams won forfeit victories:
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1949
Tigers Win From 'Gators And Bulldogs;
Nixon And McAfee Impressive In Upsets
By Bob Ingram
The Auburn basketball team turned in two surprising upset
wins last week, and in so doing finally emerged from the
cellar of the Southeastern Conference. On Thursday night
in the sports arena, Auburn defeated the University of Florida
five 44-43, and on Saturday night Georgia fell to the Tigers,
53-47. |
Too many times this season
Auburn has looked good in losing,
but last week the tables were
turned as Auburn looked bad in
winning. The defensive play of
the Tigers in both games was satisfactory,
but offensively they
were woefully weak. Particularly
on the foul lines the Auburn team
was ineffective, connecting on
only 29 shots out of 49 attempts
in the two contests.
If any one man can be given
credit for winning a ball game,
then Auburn's Glenn Nixon deserves
such praise for his play
against Florida. He just couldn't
miss. When the buzzer finally
sounded ending the hectic game,
Auburn had 44 points, Florida 43,
and Nixon was not far behind
with 20.
Auburn had an uphill struggle
in besting the determined Gators.
During the closing minutes of the
first half Florida threatened to
make a rout of the game by taking
an eight point lead, but Auburn
closed the gap to 24-23 at
halftime.
The second half was similar to
the early minutes of the opening
half, as the lead changed hands
continuously. Auburn jumped into
a 38-33 lead with six minutes
remaining but Florida pulled up
to a one-point deficit with but
seconds remaining. Trailing by
44-43 and with eight seconds left
to play, Florida's Miller took a
set shot from 40 feet out which
came very close to winning the
game, missing the shot by inches.
Following Nixon in the scoring
parade was Harry Hamilton
of Florida with 17 points, and
Emmett McAfee of Auburn with
12.
Against the Bulldogs the Auburn
team looked somewhat better,
but by no means good, as
they outscored the Georgians 53-
47. Like the Florida affair, this
game too was a nip and tuck
battle all the way with the lead
•changing hands 14 times.
In the first half Auburn made
its poorest showing of the season,
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Jackets Tonight;
Rebs Here Monday
Coach Danny Doyle and his
Auburn basketball team will be
in Atlanta tonight where they
will meet the Georgia Tech quintet
in a return engagement. Next
Monday night Auburn will bring
the curtain down on the 1949
season when they tangle with the
University of Mississippi Rebels
at the sports arena. Game time
is 7:30 o'clock, and blue student
activity books will admit students.
Tonight the Auburn five will-be
seeking their second victory
over the Techmen, having bested
them 41-33 in an earlier game.
Leading the Techmen will be Big
Jim Nolan, All-SEC center last
year. Auburn's Glenn Nixon will
oppose Nolan at the pivot spot.
The Mississippi five will make
their first appearance of the season
on the Plains when they meet
Auburn Monday night. In an
earlier encounter this year, the
Rebels defeated the Tigers 47-43.
Coach Danny Doyle will probably
start a team composed of
Nixon at center, Brawner and
McAfee at guards, and Lynn and
Mobberly at forwards.
shooting was terrible, as the
Tigers accounted for only six
field goals during the entire 20
minutes of play. Luckily Georgia
too was having difficulty in finding
the range of the hoop, and aided
by a couple of whistle-happy,
officials .whQ*seefBed,to,-fayor AuT
burn to just a slight degree, the
Tigers were only trailing 24-21 at
halftime.
. Both teams looked a good deal
better, during the second half
and the tempo of the game increased
proportionally. After seesawing
back and forth for 17
minutes, Auburn broke a 46-46
tie on baskets by Lanford, McAfee
and Brawner to defeat the
Bulldogs, 53-47.
High scorer for the night was
little Joe Jordan of Georgia with
14 points. Jordan never appeared
to aim at the basket but merely
flipped the ball goalward with a
bit of wrist action, and with uncanny
accuracy. Brawner, McAfee
and Nixon paced the Tigers
with 12, 11 and 9 points respectively.
Contact Representative
Attends State Meeting
Carl F. Walker, contact representative
of the Veterans Administration,
attended a state
wide meeting of contact representatives
in Montgomery, February
15-18.
The purpose of the meeting was
familiarization and explanation
of new acts and benefits of veterans.
Also discussed was the assistance
and facility of veterans
claims.
ATTENTION STUDENTS!
Accounts Close Feb. 28
Secure Supplies needed to
finish this Quarter before
closing date.
Malone's Student Book Exchange
"Auburn's Friendly Book Store"
S. College St. Phone 356
GLENN j NIXON. Auburn's high-scoring cen ter, gets off one of his one-hand push shots in the
recent Auburn-Florida game played in the sports arena. Auburn won the game 44-43 largely
through the efforts*of Nixon who scored 20 points. Screening for''"Nick" is Emmett McAfee (25),
while Florida's Hans Taenzler (21) makes a desperate but futile effort to deflect the ball. The other
Gator, Haskins (24) prepares to follow the shot.
Auburn Wrestlers Bounce Vandy, 29-2;
Georgia Tech Wrestles Here Saturday
By Bob Ingram
The Auburn wrestling team will bring its highly successful
1949 season to a conclusion Saturday night in the sports
arena when it meets the matmen of Georgia Tech in a return
engagement. The first match will get underway at 7:30 o'clock,
and students will be admitted by presenting their student activity
books at the gate. .
Guadalcanal Action
Earns Gold Star
For H. D. Gunter
Rebels, A Club Lead Independent Play;
Norton Sets Scoring Mark Of 31 Points
By Wayne McLaughlin
The Rebels and "A" Club dominated Independent league
play last week, winning two games each. A Club victims were
the Nomads and ROTC, and the Rebels licked the War Eagles
and Navy Blues. Only one more week of league competition
remains before the playoffs begin, and some league titles have
already been decided.
The A Club's Jocko "Norton
proved that football isn't the only
game he can play last week when
he scored 31 points to lead his
team to a 76-16 rout of the Nomads.
Bobby Weaver added 17 to
the A Club total, which would
have been enough to win the
game even without Norton's 31.
The powerful ROTC team presented
the A Club with stiffer opposition,
but it was still not
enough to check the rampaging
A Club." -Norton-alain-lai-^lsrf®^}^0 1 1 6 Point> 4 5 0 t o 4 4 9
team, this time racking up 14
points. Weaver followed once
more, this time with 9.
The Rebels played a poor game
Monday night, but still managed
to beat the War Eagles 20-13.
White, a War Eagle guard, was
high point man for the game with
11 of his team's total. The second
Rebel victory last week was an
upset of the Navy Blues, who
played without the services of
Kempson, their star forward. The
Rebels piled up a 15-5 lead at
halftime, but the Midshipmen
came back strong to knot the
count at 20-all at the final
whistle. Ingram pitched in two
field goals for the Rebels during
the playoff, which made the final
score read in the Rebels' favor,
24-20.
The Eagles continued their
winning ways last week by
trouncing the FFA 52-25. Owens
made 16 points for the/, winners,
and Granger countered, with 15
for the FFA. The Future Farmers
avenged this defeat later in the
week by humbling the Foresters
36-22. Weaver led the FFA scor-
Theta U Bowling Team
Defeats Delta Zeta
Theta U defeated Delta Zeta
twice Thursday afternoon to become
the girl's bowling champions.
In the first game the Theta
Us rolled to an easy victory, 488
to 380, but in the second game the
Delta Zetas came back losing by
Avenging an early round defeat
Theta U defeated Delta Zeta
488 to 380 in the first game of
the finals of the girl's bowling
tournament. Theta U averaged
an impressive 122 while Delta
Zeta .averaged 95. i
An inspired Delta Zeta foursome
started clicking in the final
game but Theta U was not to be
denied; their 450 points was
enough to win by one point.
Theta U averaged 112.5 and Delta
eZta averaged 112.25.
ing with 12 points and Patterson\
made 8 for the Foresters..
The Zippers added another to
their long list of victims by drubbing
AIO 49-15. Ziglar, McCol-lough,
and Britt combined their
scoring efforts to account for 34
Zipper points.
The Ringers wound. up last
week's' competition with a 46-6
triumph over the Fumbles. Mann,
high-Scoring Ringer center, ac-'
counted for 16 points, and Floyd
led the hapless Fumbles with 4.
Basketball Playoffs
Play-off games for independent
and fraternity championships
will begin on February
24, 7 p.m. at the sports arena.
In the fraternity division, the
winner of league three and one
will meet on court I at 7 jxm.,
and the winners of league
four and two will meet on
court II at the same time.
On the following Monday,
the winners will play on court
I and the losers on court II,
both games being at 7 o'clock.
In the independent division
the same schedule will prevail
at 8 p.m. on the same dates.
The remaining games will be
played on March 1 and 2 at
7 and 8 p.m. If an extra game
is needed to decide the champions,
it will be played on
Monday, March 7.
Auburn Swimming Team
To Meet Atlanta YMCA
The Auburn swimming team
will bring their regular season
schedule to a close Saturday
night when they meet the tankmen
of the Atlanta YMCA in a
dual meet in the pool of Alumni
Gym. The meet gets underway at
8 p.m, and there is no charge for
admission.
Following the meet with the
Atlanta Y, the swimmers of Coach
Eugene Kruchoski wil continue
training for the Southeastern
Conference swimming meet to be
held at Athens, Ga., March II and
Last Friday night the Tigers
won their most decisive victory
of the season, crushing an outclassed
Vanderbilt University
team by a score of 29-2. After being
held scoreless for' the first
seven matches, V a n d y finally
scored their two points by holding
the heavyweight match to a
draw.
Jack Gray of Auburn earned
five points for the Tigers by pinning
his opponent, Byron Green,
in 2:46 minutes of the second
round, in the 121 pound bracket.
Anthony "Sonny" Dragoin followed
in the 128 pound bracket
by decisioning Vandy's Currey
for three more Auburn points.
Dragoin outpointed his man in
this match, 5-0,
In the 136 pound class, Auburn's
John McKenzie scored a
fall, over Crews of Vanderbilt in
44 seconds -of the second round,
and Auburn led 13-0 after three
matches.
Captain Carroll Keller added
five easy points to Auburn's total
in the .145 pound bracket, winning
an automatic forfeit as Vanderbilt
failed to be represented in
that bracket.
In the 155 pound match, Auburn's
Robin Baker won a very
close decision over Wyatt Martin
of Vanderbilt.
Auburn's powerful Phil Smith
scored his eighth win of the season
without a loss in the 165
pound match, decisioning his opponent,
Wilbur Sening, in a match
which saw Smith riding Sening
throughout.
In another very close match,
Auburn's Blackshear White-also
the Golden Gloves Heavy-derbilt,
winning 4-3, in the 175
pound class. In the heavyweight
match Auburn's Brnilovich and
Vandy's Caldwell battled to their
second draw of the year. Caldwell
was a star tackle on Vander-bilt's
fine football team of last
year.
The highlight of the Georgia
Tech meet this Saturday night
should be the match between Auburn's
SEAAU champion John
Brnilovich and Georgia Tech's
Clay Matthews. Brnilovich defeated
Matthews twice last year,
but this season Matthews reversed
the tables by decisioning Brnilovich
8-4. Besides being a very
capable wrestler, Matthews is
also the Golden Gloves Heavyweight
champion of the state of
Georgia and is a letterman on the
Georgia Tech football team.
12. This is the first year that an
Auburn swimming team has entered
the conference meet.
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Marine Major Howard D. Gunter,
son of Mrs. Leila Gunter of
125 Toomer St., received the Gold I Headquarters in Washington.
Star in lieu of a second Bronze
Star Medal from General Clifton
B. Gates, Marine Corps Commandant,
in ceremonies at Washing,
D.C. this week.
The citation, signed by John L.
Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy,
recognizes Major Gunter's heroic
achievement as executive officer
of an infantry company against
enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal
in 1942.
A graduate of Auburn, the Major
has been awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for outstanding service
at Tinian, Marianas Islands, the
Purple Heart Medal for wounds
received at Saipan Islands, the
Presidential Unit Citation with
two stars and several campaign
and service medals. He is currently
serving with the Personnel
Department at Marine Corps
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Gl Bill Explained
For Local Veterans
By Jim Hearn
This is the second of a series on
Veterans benefits. This series is
designed to familiarize the student
with the benefits which are his.
The so-called GI Bill (Public
Law 346) provides education, on-the-
job or on-the-farm training
for eligible World War II veterans.
The veteran must have had at
least 90 days active service, with
a discharge under conditions other
than dishonorable. Some part
of the period of active service
must have been between September
1, 1940 and July 25, 1947.
A veteran with less than 90
days active service may be eligible
if he was discharged with
actual service-incurred disability.
This benefit provides one full
year of education or training, plus
the time the veteran was in service
between September 16, 1940
and July 25, 1947 up to four years
maximum. Special conditions of
eligibility are provided under the
Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment
Act of 1945.
For f u l l - t i m e institutional
training, subsistence allowance is
paid at these rates: $75 per month
if there are no dependents; $105
pei month with one dependent;
and $120 per month for more than
one dependent. Lesser amounts
axe paid for part-time training.
All expenses of tuition, books and
supplies are paid at a rate not
to exceed $500 per year.
I There is a limitation on wages
and subsistence under which the
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Under the supervision of Shel-ton
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are determined by individual
needs. Tuition, books, supplies,
medical care and prosthetic devices
are given to boys and girls
qualified for college training who
are in need of financing assistance.
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Designed to preserve or restore
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.through the rehabilitation pro-
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care, prosthetic appliances;
employment training for
the handicapped who have less
than high school education; also
assistance in placement and follow
up to make sure of suitable
; employment.
ENJOYING A GAME OF CHECKERS at student center are
Charles Hudson, Decatur, and Ruth Poor, Phenix City, while
James' Lovvorn, Wheyland Rothenburg and Robert Smith give
advice. Shelton McLelland (standing) is supervisor of the training
division of the Vocational Rehabilitation Prograrn which assists
these students at Auburn.
LETTERS
i combined amounts cannot exceed
j $210 per month for the veteran
'without dependents; $270 per
month for the veteran with one
| dependent; and $290 per month
for the veteran with two or more
dependents.
Full information on all Veterans
benefits can be obtained at the
Auburn office of the Veterans
Administration at 235 Mell Street.
(Continued from page 4)
not more than one quarter later
than I should. The sad awakening
came this afternoon. Five
courses that I need will be offered
next quarter. Four of these
courses are taught at only one
period a day, and that period is
from 9 to 10 in the morning. I
suppose I was lucky to have the
fifth course taught at another
hour, but I don't think so.
To add insult to injury, I found
when I looked at the courses offered
by the mathematics department
that vector analysis,
which is not required, but which
I certainly need, is offered at
only one time. You're right,
brother, it is taught from 9 to
10.
As I said before, I'm angry. In
fact I'm well mad!
The bad part about it is that I am
not alone in this dilemma.
Can't something be done about
this? If I must pay cold,, hard
cash, and I must, to go to college,
I would like to pay for courses
that are in my field so I can get
my degree and start graduate
work. If this keeps up much longer
I will have a major in liberal
arts before I get a degree in phy-cics,
and that God forbid.
Sincerely,
Tex Shewell
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Theta Chi Fraternity
Pledges Nine Students
Theta Chi fraternity has pledged
nine students during the winter
quarter. Those who have
been pledged are:
Jack Conley, M o b i l e ; Earl
Conley, Mobile; Riley Dawson,
Mobile; Rod P e n n e 1, Mobile;
Charles Herring, Mobile; Bob
Brackney, Anniston; Fred Hoover,
Shelbyville, Tenn.; Frank
Bevis, Gadsden, and Harold Perkins,
Tallahassee, Fla. .
Auburn Students
Attend NSA Meet
Five representatives from Auburn,
attended a regional assembly
of the Georgia-Alabama-Florida
Region of the United State National
Students Association at
Emory University in Atlanta Saturday
and Sunday, February 12
and 13. More than 25 colleges from
this region were represented at
the meetings. '
Representing WSGA were Anna
Jean Franklin, president, and
Loren Johnson, secretary. Representatives
from the Executive
Cabinet were Joe Meade, junior
representative Gilmer Blackburn,
secretary, and Crawford Nevins,
president of the sophomore class.
The assembly opened with an
informal reception Saturday afternoon
from 1 to 1:30. Following
a general session and an informative
discusion of NSA a series
of workshops were held from
2:30 until 6 p.m. The main subjects
under discussion at these
workshops were Student Government
Structures and Student
Governments Functions. After a
four-hour session of workshops
Sunday afternoon, the assembly
adjourned.
At one of these workshop meetings
representing Auburn, Emory,
Georgia Tech, University of Miami,
and University of Alabama,
Auburn brought up the question
of open elections versus closed
elections and how they affected
the so-called line-up.
The University of Alabama,
University of Miami, and Georgia
Tech reported open elections.
The University of Alabama and
the University of Miami reported
that they had placed restrictions
of twenty-five dollars that could
be spent by each candidate in an
election, but University of Miami
reported they had to abandon
their restrictions because
they could not enforce them.
Each school reported that between
40 and 50 per cent of their
student body had voted ia the
last general elections.
JACK GRAY, Auburn's outstanding
121 pound wrestler,
turned in a sparkling performance
against Vanderbilt last
on for points in the Georgia
week, and he is being counted
Tech match Friday.
8—THE PLAINSMAN
Theta Chi Pledge Class
Holds Officer Election
The pledge class of the Theta
Chi fraternity held an election
of officers at a recent meeting.
Those elected were:
Jim Haynes, Decatur, president;
Dane Harris, Birmingham,
vice-president; Bob Lampkin,
Waycross, Ga., secretary-treasurer,
Charles Meyers, Winston-
Salem, N. C, social chairman.
SAM Visits Ford Plant
On Recent Georgia Trip
A tour of the Ford automobile
assembly plant at Hapeville, Ga.,
was made by 30 members of the
Auburn chapter of the Society
for the Advancement of Management
Friday, February 19. The
group was accompanied by Mr.
Charles N. Cobfi, professor of industrial
management.
The tour covered the following
phases of assembly: service stock,
loading docks, body construction
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1949
of trucks and passenger cars,
paint and trim lines, and main
assembly line. The members also
watched the automobiles undergoing
tests before being shipped
to dealers.
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