1949-04-13 The Auburn Plainsman

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k VOL. LXXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1949 Number 24
Annual ROTC Government
Inspection Set For Thursday
Colonel Williamson, Who Leaves Auburn
In June, To Review Unit For Last Time
The annual government inspection of the Reserve Offi­cer's
Training Corps at A u b u r n will take pjace on Thursday,
April 14. The inspection marks the climax of t h e y e a r ' s work.
For the past few* weeks the military staff has been making
t h e final preparations.
Conducted by a team from Fort
McPherson, Georgia, the inspec­tion
will last two days. The re­sults
of a year's training will be
judged during this period. Regu­lar
classes will be attended,. and
special classes will be conducted.
About 1200 cadets will drill be­fore
the inspecting officers, who
will judge their military skill and
proficiency. In case of rain, the
drill period will be on Friday,
April 15.
Col. George M. Williamson, Jr.,
commandant of the military unit,
is in charge of preparations. Since
he is being transferred in June,
this will be Col. Williamson's last
inspection here. Under the colon­el's
command, many improve­ments
have been made in the re­serve
corps. Many pieces of equip­ment
have been acquired to help
in the instruction of cadets. Dur­ing
his three years here, Col.- Wil­liamson
established the post-war
'plan for ROTC at Auburn.
Assisting Col. Williamson is a
large group of Army personnel.
The senior officers of the various
arms are: Lt. Col. Francis J.
Loomis, Corps of Engineers; Lt.
Col. James C. Stewart, Air Force;
Lt. Col. William D. Morgan, Field
Artillery; Major Carl P. Cronin-ger,
Armored Cavalry, and Major
Arnold M. Rathlev, Signal Corps.
Although the unit made excelr
lent standing last year, Col. Wil­liamson
believes that the group
will make an even better show­ing
this year.
Col/ George M. Williamson, Jr.
Officers Chosen
By Pi Tau Sigma
Pi Tau Sigma, mechanical engi­neering
honorary, recently elect­ed
new officers to serve for the
next two quarters. Chosen were:
John Watz, Plateau, president;
William Hawk, Tampa, Fla., vice-president;
Charles Stringfellow,
Greenville, recording secretary;
Gene DeRieux,' Birmihg'hani, cor­responding
secretary.
Names of 85 Students Are Given
On Deans' Lists From 3 Schools
Names of students making
dean's list for the winter quar­ter
have been released by the
deans of three additional schools.
The Schools of Architecture, En­gineering,
and Home Economics
listed a total of 85 students who
had achieved scholastic averages
high enough last quarter to me­rit
this honor.
Dean Frank Marion Orr has an­nounced
the names of 21 students
of the School of Architecture
who made exceptionally high
grades. They are:
Luther Lee Doty, Birmingham;
Ted Kingsford, Detroit, Mich.;
John M. McKenzie, Marietta, Ga.;
Donald Peters, SJocomb; Carl A.
Bauer, Winchester, Tenn.; James
H. Walker, Columbus, Ga.; James
G. Cheyne, Anniston; Charles E.
DICK HUTCHINSON,
HARRY GOLEMON,
HEAD GLOMERATA
Harry Goleman, junior in ar­chitecture
from Mobile, and pick
Hutchinson, junior in industrial
management from Jacksonville,
Fla., were elected editor and bu­siness
manager respectively of
the Glomerata in the election on
April 7. The newly elected edi­tor
and business manager will of­ficially
take office in June.
In the race for editor, Golemon
polled 1144 votes to defeat Nick
Pappas, junior in architecture
from Mobile, who received 645
votes.
Hutchinson won over three op­ponents
when he amassed a total
of 1156 votes while his opponents,
Jim Floyd and Louie Holloway,
polled 449 and 212 votes respecti­vely.
Scarab Honorary
Elects Officers
Scarab, honorary architectural
fraternity, recently elected the
following new officers: John Cut-cliff,
Atlanta, Ga., president; Ro­bert
Lee, Opclika, vice-president;
Harold Goyette, Irvington, secre-
' tary; Horace (Ace) Dryden, De­catur,
treasurer; and Theodore
Szutowicz, Deerfield, Mass., ser-geant-
at-arms.~
Humphries, Eutaw; Spencer J.
Bozeman, Birmingham; Lamar S.
Rainer, Jr., Elba; Tom P. Olling-er,
Mobile; Paul H. Sarvis, Syla-cauga;
Charles P. McMullan, De­catur,
Miss.
Howard" T. Morton, Nashville,
Tenn.; Morris A. Lacey, Mont­gomery;
Philip M. Andrews, Lu-verne;
Kenneth F. Cochran, Au­burn;
Edward L. Goodson, Leeds;
James B. May, Greensboro; Frank
J. Ridout, Jr., Birmingham; and
Andrew A. Cross, Andalusia.
Receiving honorable mention
were: James' J. Dow, Birming­ham;
Larry L. Sellers, Montgom­ery;
Robert P. Bryam, Morris;
Jorge Marianna Montes, Gua-temela;
Howard C. Garrett, Bes­semer^
Joseph Brooks, Birming­ham;
Julian P. May, Opelika;
Henry L. Nichols, Columbiana;
Catherine Gripton, Toronto, Can­ada;
and Freda Duke Stahl, Au­burn.
Fifty-nine students appear on
Dean J. E. Hannum's list in the
School of Engineering. They are:
William W. Adams, Atlanta, Ga.;
Austin L. Bush, Birmingham;
John H. Canaan, Loxley; Jean
Ellen Daughtry, Hartford; James
Richard Havron, Mobile; Leo
Thomas Hayes, Jacksonville, Clif­ford
D. Jenkins, Birmingham;
W a l t e r F. Johnsey, Jasper;
(continued on page 8)
Simms Is Removed;
Temporary Editor
Named By Board
In a meeting of the Board of
Student Publications held last
Thursday, April 7, Jack Simms
and Mitch Sharpe were removed
from office as editor and manag­ing
editor of The Plainsman.-
Jim Forrester, senior in Indust­rial
Management from Atlanta,
was appointed temporary editor
until a new editor is elected in
the general elections, already
scheduled for April 21. As tempo­rary
editor, Forrester will serve
through Wednesday, May 4. , .
Members of the Publications
Board are T. C. Clark, chairman,
W. T. Ingram, W. T. Jordan, Paul
C. Burnett, Bill Byrd, Pat Prizer,
George Hamner, and Jim Kend-rick.
Ex-officio members are the
editor and business manager of
The Plainsman and the Glomera­ta
and the president of the Stu-'
dent Executive Cabinet.
(For a complete statement of
the policies governing the pub­lication
of The Plainsman and a
copy of the resolution adopted by
the Publications Board see the
editorial page.)
City Plans Dawn
Service On Easter
Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr., presi­dent
of LaGrange College, will
deliver the message at the annual
Easter sunrise services in Hare
Stadium April 17. The traditional
Easter morning services for towns­people
a n d students will begin
.this year at 5:10 a. m.
Rev. James Stirling will open
the services with the invocation,
Rev. T. P. Chalker will read the
scripture and Rev. John H. Leith
will conduct the Easter Prayer.
Rev. Hoyt A. Ayers will pro­nounce
the benediction.
i
Musical scores are to be Bach's
"Prelude and Fugue in D Minor"
and "Chorals." Brass choirs from
the Auburn band, directed by
David Herbert, will be composed
of Dean Mann and Fred Mann,
Tallassee, Gene Mullins, Auburn,
John Register, Montgomery and
Rudy Blackmarr, Atlanta.
Congregational singing directed
by, Richard Collins of the API
music department, will include
"Christ, the Lord, Is Risen To­day"
and "All Hail the Power of
Jesus' Name!".
No offering has been included
in the program. Sponsored by the
churches, the college, civic clubs,
and Junior Chamber of Commerce,
R. C. Jackson is general chairman
of the program.
Dean Katharine Cater
Attends AAUW Meeting
Miss Katharine Cater, dean of
women, attended the conven­tion,
of the Alabama Association
of University Women in Mobile,
April 8-9. While in Mobile, Miss
Cater interviewed senior girls at
Murphy High School who have
expressed a desire to enroll at
Auburn.
Miss Doris Parker
Doris Parker Elected
To Head Pan-Hellenic
Doris Parker of Thorsby, Ala­bama,
became the new president
of Pan-Hellenic Council, begin­ning
her term of office on the
first day of this month. A senior
in industrial management, she has
maintained a 3.7 overall average,
and as a member of Theta Upsi-lon
Sorority she has served as
rush chairman and as treasurer.
Among her many other honors,
she was tapped for Owls her
sophomore year and has just
completed a term as secretary-treasurer
of Pan-Hellenic. At
present Miss Parker is serving as
treasurer of Cardinal Key, and
this past weekend she presided
over the annual Pan-Hellenic
Workshop.
Veterans Notice
Veterans are urged to read
the following notice of impor­tance
from the co-ordinator's
office:
"Veterans in institutions of
higher learning are automati­cally
granted 15 days leave at
the end of their period of cer­tified
enrollment U N L E SS
they request in writing, at
least 30 days prior to the end
of the term or semester, that
such leave not be granted. EN­TITLEMENT
will be charged
for all days for which subsis­tence
allowance is paid, regard­less
of whether the veteran is
in training or on leave.
"Any veteran enrolled at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
wishing to save leave between
the spring and summer quarters
should come by the Coordi­nator
of Veteran Affairs Office
and fill out the necesary pap­ers.
This should be done during
the week of April 25 as the pap­ers
must reach the Montgom­ery
Office 30 days prior to the
end of the quarter."
On The Campus
The Ag Engineers will meet
Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in
t h e Agricultural Engineering
Building.
* * *
The Dairy Science Club will
meet Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m.
in "the Animal Husbandry Build­ing.^
•* * *
AIO will meet tonight at 7:15
in the student center.
* * *
AIEE will meet Monday, April
18, at 7 p.m. in Ramsay 109 and
will proceed from there to Che-wacla
Park for a party and re­freshments.
James Gilmer, Jr.,
publicity chairman, r e q u e s ts
members who own' cars to bring
them.
* * *
Alpha Epsilon Delta will meet
Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in
Comer 201. A medical film will
be shown and election of officers
will be held.
* * *
The Dolphin Club will meet
Monday, April 18, at 6:45 p.rr^.
in the gym.
* * *
Alpha Zeta will meet Monday,-
April 18, at 8 p.mi in Ross Chemi­cal
Building.
* * #
SAM will meet Monday, April
18, at 7 p.m. in NB 123.
* # *
The Ag Club will meet Monday,
April 18, at 7 p.m. in Ross Audi­torium.
« * *
T h e TKA extemporaneous
speaking contest will be held
Monday and Tuesday, April 18
and 19. All undergraduate stu­dents
are eligible to participate.
Entries should be turned in by
Thursday, April 14, to the speech
office at Samford 308 or to Joe
Pilcher at the Pi Kappa Phi
Houset
The Auburn Commerce Club
will meet Tuesday, April 19, at
7:15 p.m. in NB 222.
Oracles will meet today at 5
p.m. in the Social Center.
A.S.C.S. will meet Monday,
April 18, at 7 p.m. in Ross 216.
*4 * *
There will be a meeting of the
Air Reserve Thursday, April 14,
at 7:30 p.m. in Broun Auditorium.
There will be a meeting of the
Auburn Review Club Thursday,
April 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Samford
301.
Seniors I
All candidates for gradua­tion
in June should check with
the Registrar's Office at once
to be sure that their names are
on the graduation list.
General Election
Candidates Named;
Date Is April 21
Candidates on WAUD
Monday Night; Mass
Meeting Is Tuesday
Twenty-seven students qualU
fied to run for offices in the gen|
eral campus elections to be held
April 21, it was announced by
Tim Miller, Elections Committee
chairman. Miller made the an­nouncement
following a meeting
of the Elections Qualification
Committee on Thursday, April 7.
Only those candidates seeking
election to the positions of fifth
year senior, and junior, represen­tatives
to the ' cabinet, and for
president of the sophomore class
will be opposed in the election.
Miller also announced that
candidates ,who desire time on
the radio program for all candi­dates
in the general election
should get in touch with him at
the Alpha Psi House before. 6
p.m., Friday, April 15.
The radio program on which
the candidates may speak will be
on Radio Station WAUD at 10:15
p.m.,' Monday, April 18.
A mass meeting ior all candi­dates
to speak before the student
body will be held in the stadium
Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Miller also requested that all can­didates
turn in their platforms to
The Plainsman as soon as possible.
Any candidate who wishes to
have additional time on the radio
may do so at his own expense, ac­cording
to the newly adopted
election regulations.
Candidates and the offices for
which they qualified are:
President of the Executive Ca­binet:
Joe Meade, Florence.
Vice-President of the Cabinet:
Harry Knowles, Birmingham,
(continued on page- 8)
WSGA Officials
Attend Meeting
Anna Jean Franklin, Birming­ham,
and Loren Johnson, Boca
Grande, Fla., represented Au­burn
at the Southeastern Asso­ciation
of Women's Student Gov­ernment
Association at Mary
Washington College in Frede­ricksburg,
Va., April 7-9.
Miss Franklin is the retiring
president of WSGA, and Miss
Johnson is the incoming execu­tive.
APR i4 1949
LEAD TIGERS AGAINST GEORGIA TECH HER !0$XTURDAY
WMMiB
LEADERS OF AUBURN'S 1949 BASEBALL TEAM are Captain Erskine Russell (left) first
baseman from Birmingham, and Alternate Captain Joe Sterling, right-fielder from Covington,
Ky. Both of these Tigers will be seen in action h ere Friday and Saturday against the Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets. Friday's game starts at 3 p.m.; S aturday's at 2 p.m. (Photo by Harold Lichtenstein)
47 ENGINEERS RECEIVE
TAU BETA PI HONOR
AlChE Convention
Concluded Today
The four-day convention of
student chapters "of the Ameri­can
Institute of Chemical Engi­neers
ends today. Delegates are
touring industrial plants of their
choice in Birmingham, Anniston,
Montgomery, and Mobile to end
their-conference at Auburn.
Activities which the 200 stu­dents
from 17 Southeastern col­leges
have participated in during
the convention include technical
meetings, tours of industrial
plants, and social functions.
Taylor Speaking
Date Cancelled %
The Concert and Lecture Com­mittee
has announced the cancel­lation
of the speaking engage­ment
of Francis H. Taylor, direc­tor
of the Metropolitan Museum,
of Art, which was scheduled
under the Concert and Lecture
Series for April 20.
Frederick Balazs, violinist, will
replace Mr. Taylor in a recital to
be held in the Student Activities
Building April 26.
Three Qualify To,Run
For Plainsman Posts
Two students have qualified as candidates for editor, and
one as a candidate for business manager of The Plainsman,
it was recently announced by t h e Publications Board.
The election will be held Thurs­day,
April 21. All upperclassmen,
sophomores and above, are eligi­ble
to vote.
Those entering the race for the
position of editor are Ed Crawford,
Nixburg, sophomore in the School
of Science and Literature; and
John Hembree, Bridgeport, junior
in the School of Agriculture. Jim
Haygood, Montgomery, junior in
mechanical engineering, is eligible
tq run for the position of business
manager.
Ed Crawford, who has been a
member of The Plainsman edi­torial
staff for five quarters, is
the present sports editor of the
1949 Glomerata. He was on the
Staff of the Tiger Cub, is corres­pondent
for the Alabama Journal
and the Birmingham News, and is
assistant to the Auburn sports
publicity director. In high school
Crawford served for three years
as a reporter for the Montgomery
Advertiser and was on the staffs
of his high school newspaper and
annual.
John Hembree is now serving as
editor of the Alabama Farmer. He
is on the staffs of ,the 1949 Glome-,
rata and his fraternity quarterly.
He was formerly associate editor
of his high school newspaper.
Jim Haygood is a member of
the business staff of the 1949
Glomerata, in the position of ad­vertising
manager. In 1947 he ser­ved
on the business staffs of The
Plainsman, the Rat Bible, and the
Tiger Rag. In. high school he held
the position of co-business mana­ger
of his school yearbook..
Scarab Honorary
Elects Officers
On Tuesday, April 5, new offi­cers
were elected for Scarab Hon­or
Fraternity. John F. Cutcliff,
Jr., 5AR, from Atlanta, was elect­ed
president; Robert D. Lee, 5AR,
Opelika, Ala., was elected vice-president;
Harold L. Goyette,
4AR, Irvington, Ala., was elected
secretary; Horace E. Dryden, Jr.,
4AR^ Decatur, Ala., was elected
treasurer; Theodore J. Szutowicz,
5AR, Deerfield, Mass.,' was elect­ed
sgt. at arms.
Scarab is the only honor fra­ternity
for architectural students.
at Auburn.
Forty-seven men were tapped recently by the local chap­t
e r of Tau Beta Pi, national honorary society for engineers.
These men were elected on the basis of their scholarship,
personality, participation in campus activities, and character.
Formal initiation will be held April 22. Following the
initiation, there will be a banquet
at the men's new dormitory.
Those elected were: C. B. Lan­ders,
Opelika; Aeronautical En­gineering.
W.> M. Gary, Clayton;
W. O. Long, Guntersville; and J.
N. McCraney, Louisville; Agricul­tural
Engineering. G. A. Mattison,
Birmingham; and R. A. Shelton,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Civil Engin­eering.
C. H. Apperson, Birmingham; J.
E. Conaway, Birmingham, W. B.
Cox, Winterville; R. J. Crowson,
Huntsville; B. S. Kirk, Thomas-ville;
and'W. T. McCarley, Shef­field;
Chemical Engineering.
H. H. Bell, Jr., Hattiesburg,
Miss.; H. L. Bunn, Oxford; C. Cad-dell,
Birmingham; H. W. Coppock,
Cullman; C. C. Crow, Bluefield;
J. E. Grisham, Birmingham; C. R.
Keller, Birmingham; W. J. Lee,
Oklahoma City; E. M. Reed, Jr.
Russellville; F. P. Ryan, Bay Min-ette;
W. J. Sample, Birmingham;
H. M. Summer, Auburn; G. F. Wil­liams,
Opelika; and J. T. Yar-brough,
Glennville, Ga.; Electri­cal
Engineering.
J. H. Case, Franklinville, N. Y.;
R. H. Forbus, Alexander City; J.
J. Grovenstein, Birmingham; F. G.
Manley, Auburn; and C. H. Sea-we>
ll, Montgomery; Engineering
Physics. G. R. Whatley; Textile
Engineering. J
T. W. Alexander, Notasulga; E.
M. Brummal, Opelika; J. T. Gran-aghan,
Jacksonville, Fla.; J. R.
Havron, Mobile; W.. J. Hawk,
Tampa, Fla.; E. C. Hill, Birming­ham;
R. E. Lyman, Montevallo;
B. H. McLaine, Montgomery; W.
B. Reed, Russellville; J. H. Rich­ardson,
Birmingham, C. String-fellow,
Greenville; R. Z. Trimble,
Decatur; J. O. Watz, Birmingham;
and J. P. Wodten, Cullman; Me­chanical
Engineering.
George Hamner
Paper by Hamner
Attracts Attention
At Engineers'Meet
An Auburn senior, George Ham­ner
of Phenix City, won second
prize for a paper presented at a
meeting of the student branches of
the American Society of Mechani­cal
Engineers of "Region IV, held
recently in Birmingham.
The Aubur,n and University of
Alabama chapters, with the Birm­ingham
chapter, were hosts to rep­resentatives
of 16 colleges and uni­versities
from the Southeastern
region. The purpose of the meet­ing
was to allow students to pre­sent
papers which they had pre­pared.
Hamner's paper, entitled "Atom­ic
Power Plants", discussed the
possibility of using an atomic
stockpile to generate heat, which
when passed through a heat ex­changer,
could be used to heat wa­ter
to run a steam turbine.
Past president of Theta Chi so­cial
fraternity, Hamner is presi­dent
of the Engineers' Council, and
the American Society of Mechani­cal
Engineers. He plans to work
for a Birmingham firm after grad­uation
this quarter.
Forensic Society
To Sponsor Speech
Contest April 18-21
In an effort to discover and de­velop
amateur speakers on the
campus, the Tau Kappa Alpha
honorary forensic fraternity is
sponsoring an intramural ex­temporaneous
speaking contest
April 18-21. The contest is open
to all undergraduate students at
Auburn.
The general topic for all speak­ers
will be "Political, Economic,
.and Social Problems of the
South". It is felt that this is not
only a timely and interesting
subject, but also one about which
there is ample available informa­tion.
Each contestant will draw
three sub-topics from which he
will choose one. About 30 min­utes
will be allowed for prepara­tion.
During this time, the speak­er
cannot consult.anyone, but he
may use any material he has
brought with him.
The contestant will speak from
four to seven minutes. His ma­terial,
containing not more than
100 words of quotations, must
show careful organization. In
making t h e i r decisions, the
judges will consider choice of
material, organization, and de­livery.
The three speakers in
each of the preliminary divisions
with the highest scores will go
to the finals. Each candidate who
gets to the finals will be awarded
either a gold, silver or bronze key,
according to i his s c o r e . The
name of the winner of the entire
contest will be engraved on the
TKA plaque in Samford Hall.
Everyone interested in the con­test
should, leave his name at the
speech office, Samford 308, or
with Joe Pilcher at the Pi Kappa
Phi house. All contestants will-be
notified of the date, time and
place for each round.
Elections of Officers
Held At IFC Banquet;
Coaches Speak
The Auburn Interfratcrnity
Council held its annual banquet
and election of officers at the Ca­sino
recently. Acting-President
Ted Robbins presided and intro­duced
the speakers, Coaches Earl
Brown arid Walter Marshall.
They made short talks on the
future of Auburn football. The
IFC advisor, Professor J. M.
Robinson, briefly related the his­tory
of the Auburn IFC.
Highlight of the banquet was
the election and installation of
new officers. Chosen to serve
were Karon Jennings, Alpha Psi
from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., pre­sident;
Matt Wiggins, Sigma Chi
from Hartselle, vice-president;
Gilmer Blackburn, ATO from Au­burn,
secretary-treasurer; and
Jim Haygood, Pi Kappa Alpha
from Montgomery, representative
to the cabinet.
J_
Delta Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Phi Present Dances This Weekend
Miss Betty Allbritton, Dixiana,
Leads With President Dan Gilmore
The Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity will
hold its annual Shipwreck Ball Friday evening, April 15, in
the student activities building.
Miss Betty Allbritton of Dixiana will lead'the dance and
is to be escorted by chapter president Dan C/ilmore. During
the leadout Mrs. Marion Potter
housemother, will present Miss
Allbritton a bouquet of white car­nations.
Dancing will be to the
music of the Auburn Knights.
Members, pledges, and dates:
Paul Berthon, Gloria Herring, Bir­mingham;
Marvin Scarbrough,
June Hall, Birmingham; Bill Lo­gan,
Mary Jane Abele, Birming­ham;
Curly Dunlap, Fann Bear-den,
Birmingham; Jerry Wasley,
Jean Toomer, St. Augustine, Fla.;
Louie Holloway, Sue May, Bir­mingham;
Byron Raley, Beverly
Davis, Columbus, Ga.; Sandy
Southerland, Peggy Hassler, Bir­mingham;
Jean Driver, Bebe Whit­field,
Birmingham; Myron De-
Shazo, Carolyn Hassler, Birming­ham.
Bob Conry, Peggy Virciglio, Bir­mingham;
Johnny Howell, Peggy
Williams, Birmingham; Ruddy
Hubbard, Frances Walker, Bir­mingham;
Gregg Scott, Martha
Smith, Birmingham; Hugh Hen­derson,
Helen Smith, Birmingham;
Roland Wilson, Jackie Goodgame,
Birmingham; Bill Miller, Nell
Shoemaker, Birmingham; Glenn
Montgomery, Jo Ann Cosart, Bir­mingham;
Tommy Allen, Nancy
Waltz, Birmingham; Joe Weeks,
Katherine Kilgore, Birmingham.
Harold Wise, Addie Laurie Bar-ganier,
Opp; Harold Darby, Dor­othy
Ikerman, Selma; Jimmy
Baird, Sara Nell Cowen, Opp; Bill
Montgomery, Virginia Hamilton,
Atlanta; Flynn Hudson, Ann
Struthers, Tuscaloosa; Sydney Mc-
Ghee, Betty Banks, Eutaw; Wiley
Rucker, Evelyn Smith, Bessemer;
Elmer Cowen, Jeanette Hartin,
Opp; Charlie Johnson, Jean Stokes,
Gadsden; Benny Enfinger, Martha
Hays, Huntsville.
Johnny Wallis, Joan Cook, An­dalusia;
Paul Land, Gloria Hughes,
Alexandria, Virginia; Jimmy Fog-leman,
Lola Siddons, Birmingham;
John Lyle, Minnie Edwards, Au­burn;
Willie Blue, Ann Maddox,
Opp; Clarence Eurton, Nan Bar­ker,
Birmingham; Tommy Cham­pion,
Betty Jane Mercer, Mont­gomery;
Denzil Robbins, Louise
Cowen, Opp; Herbert Orr, Joyce
McBride, Birmingham; James
Hancock, Evoyne Bell, Birming­ham;
Bill Gibbs, Joy Williams,
Birmingham; Drew DeShazo, Fay-nelle
Lewis, Evergreen.
Bobby Srofe, Jeanne Davis, Bir­mingham,
Taylor Littleton, Jean
Evans, Birmingham; Hugh Edge,
Parrie Dorroh, Birmingham; Ter­ry
Bayne, Sarah Pass, Birming­ham;
Harold Johnson, Betty Brad­ford,
Memphis, Tennessee; Her­bert
Sutton, Rose Smith, Lanett;
Mac Goolsby, Marjorie Walker,
Birmingham; James Ray, Bettyj.j
Maddox, Evergreen; Solon Mc-
Graw, Gloria Hill, Mobile.
Prof, and Mrs. Henry M. Sum­mer;
Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Grimes;
Prof, and Mrs. John A. Needy;
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Lewis; Mem­phis,
Tennessee; Mr. and Mrs. L.
J. Montgomery, Atlanta; Mr. and
Mrs. Sharon Stevens, Gadsden;
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Elliot, Vin­cent;
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kin-sey,
Birmingham; Mr. and Mrs.
Ruel Russell, Birmingham; Mr. and
Mrs. John Wurtle, Birmingham;
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Logan, Birming­ham;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGhee,
Eutaw; Mr. and Mrs. Summer
Nesbitt, Birmingham; Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Craig,' Birmingham;
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dupree, Bir­mingham.
Miss Julia Hawthorne of Hope Hull
Will Lead Annual Red Rose Formal
Miss Julia Hawthorne from Hope Hull, Ala., will lead the
formal dance of the Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Phi
April 16. Miss Hawthorne is a sophomore in Business Ad­ministration.
The dance will be held in the Student Activi­ties
Building, and music will be by the Auburn Plainsmen,
TWENTY-TWO MEN
INITIATED BY ATO
Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity held formal
initiation Saturday, April 9, for the
follqwing men:
Dave Laney, Columbus, Ga.;
David Love, Pensacola, Fla.; Mike
Pinney, Birmingham-; Terrell Brid­ges,'
Bessemer; Wally Inscho, Bir­mingham;
Tommy Randall, Birm­ingham;
George Murray, Griffin,
Ga; Randy McLure, Opelika; Joe
Horsley, Opelika; Dick Williams,
Opelika; Scott Henninger, Tus-cumbia;
Fletcher Allen, Birming­ham;
Jim Everett, Rockmart, Ga.;
Chessley Howard, Memphis, Tenn.;
Ed Lee Spenser, Auburn; Bill Key,
Selma; James Reagen, Birming­ham;
Oscar" Pardue, Birmingham;
Frank Wall, Birmingham; Dan O'-
Steen, Florence; Gene Hoehle,
Memphis, Tenn.; and Jeff Morris,
Flat Creek.
In honor of the new members, a
Miss Betty Allbritton
SIGMA CHI'S HOST
TO DELTA ZETA
The members of Sigma Chi so­cial
fraternity were hosts to the
members of Delta Zeta sorority
on Thursday evening, April 7.
The entertainment featured dan­cing,
with music by the Sigma
Chi Combo. Refreshments con­sisted
of punch and cookies. •
Theta U Installs
New Officers
Iota Alpha chapter of Theta
Upsilon held installation of of­ficers
March 28. Those installed
were:
Anne Alison, president; Essie
Crumpton, vice-president; Gwen
Barrow, secretary; Annie Jean
Allen, treasurer; Mary Lynh
Smith, editor, and Carol Scott,
chaplain.
buffet dinner was served by the
housemother, Mrs: C. E. Lowe, af­ter
which a smoker was held.
Many local alumni were present.
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Westminster Group
Holds Spring Retreat.
Commissioners and committee
chairmen of Westminster Fellow­ship
held their spring retreat at
Spring Villa Boy Scout Camp near
Opelika last week end. At the r e ­treat
plans were made for the
coming year. Devotionals, short
programs, and singing wer-e also
included in the outing. iAspira-tional
speaker for the program was
Rev. John Kirkstein of the Euf aula
Presbyterian Church.
Members of Westminster mak­ing
the trip were: Elizabeth Ar­nold,
Tom Casaday, Carolyn Cur­tis,
Hugh Dillon, Barbara Eddins,
Jimmy Gilmer, Harry Golemon,
Gene Holman, Jack Hornaday,
Elizabeth Maxwell, Joe Reagan,
John Reagan, Margaret Sewell,
Bob Tate, Henry Tyree, Herbert
Uthlaut, Bert Vardeman, Marga­ret
Wade, Herbert Waters, and
Gene Poe, Minister to Students.
Mrs. Martha Vardeman was chap­eron
for the girls.
SAEs Hold Party
Sigma Alpha Epsilon began
its social season this quarter
with arr informal house dance
Thursday, April 2, and a "kid
party" Saturday, April 7, for the
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Jack
Orcutt and Bobbie Hyde won
prizes for the best costumes.
Kappas Sigs Hosts
To Alpha Gams
Members of Kappa Sigma fra­ternity
were hosts to the Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority Tuesday,
April 5. A house dance was given
and refreshments were served. A
skit by the Kappa Sigs provided
entertainment for the evening.
Members and their dates are as
.follows: Paul Allen, Betty Lewis,
Brewton; Henry Armstrong, Grace
McGehee, Waverly Hall, Ga.; Ei-ton
Bailey, Sibyl Swanner, Lu-verne;
Sam Bass, Carolyn Ingram,
Jacksonville; Bill Black, Kathryn
Jackson, Geneva; Jack Brown,
Mary Walburn, LaGrange,^ Ga.;
Bill Brown, Mary Willis, Mobile;
John Bryan, Jean Groom, Mobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Capell, Sel­ma;
Alton Clifton, Nettye Vinson,
Eufaula; Kenneth Cocran, Earlene
Decker, Albertville; Mr. and Mrs.
Loyd Copeland, Selma; Vernon
Copeland, Virginia Rogers, Bir­mingham;
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dal-lis,
Atlanta, Ga.; Jack David,
Joyce Harris, Montgomery; Jim­my
Floyd, Bettie Walker, Dothan;
Bill Floyd, Helen Ann Bruce, Ope­lika;
Stewart Folmar, Sibyl Helms,
Luverne; Bill Ford, Mary Nan In-man,
Townley.
Max Formen, Betty Lane Helms,
Montgomery; Tom Fuller, Jeanet-ta
Ware, Auburn;! John Goodson,
Ann Blaylock, Birmingham; Ed
Grant, Peggy Anderson, Birming­ham;
Fritz Gunn, Ben Alice Gunn,
Mobile; Fred Hallmark, Kathryn
Ridgell, Birmingham; John Haw­thorne,
Julia Hawthorne, Hope
Hull; John Hembree, Betty Stubbs,
Birmingham; Ray Hester, Margo-rie
Nores, Tampa, Fla.; John
Keith, Audrey Lee Nelson, Rus-sellville;
Bobby Kennemer, Caro- j
lyn Ellis, Auburnf Marvin Kill- I
ingsworth, Jo Ann McGowan,
Geneva; Alex Maddox, Jean Far-ish,
Monroeville.
Jim McGowen, Gene Hurt, Au- ,
burn; Wesley Meeks, Olive Bailey,(
Tarrant; Charles Morgan, Peggy
Baker, Birmingham; Tom Morgan,
Pat Watters, Montgomery; Jack
Pearson, Sue Atchison, Bessemer;
Joe Pilcher, Anne Gait, Selma;
Frank -Robison, Betty Shealy,
Dothan; Richmond Smith, Gene
Mitchell, Eclectic; Carl Summerlin,
Donna Brewer, Tallassee, Allen
Waldrop, Mary Kooker, Jackson­ville,
Fla. n •
Howard White, Ella Mae Ingram,
Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Whorton, Opelika; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Younginer, Macon, Ga.;
Charles Hartwell, Joan Merri-wether,
Mobile; T. O. McDowell,
Louise Feulner, Selma; George
Walden, Her Payne, Selma; Guy
Peterson, Annie Louise Fretweil,
Auburn; Chris Alley, Gail Com­fort,
Wallace Druery, Charles
Fricke, Ted Harper, Bill Hendry,
Lewis Johnson, Jimmy Humphries,
Greg Mitchell, Ted Robbins, Ralph'
Winn, Hugh Camp, Joe McCrackin,
Archie Stapleton, Arthur Pond.
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personal papers. Finder please
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PHI KAPPA TAU'S
INITIATE ELEVEN
Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi
Kappa Tau social fraternity held
formal initiation services for
eleven men last week. The new
initiates are:
Harrison Rees, Bob Durant,
Birmingham; Donald Spann, Tar­rant;
Herbert Nelson and Charles
Cosminsky, Mobile; Fred Nichol­son,
Collinsville; Harold Ingram,
'Columbus, Ga.; Billy Collier, An-niston;
Robert Allen, Milton, Fla.;
Eddie Silber, Chicago; and Ken
Hobbs, Asheville, N. C.
Members of the new pledge
class are James Basemore, Orlan­do,
Fla.; William Hart, Robert
Rutledge, Gordon Flynn, Bill Du­pree,
and L. B. Cannon, Birming­ham;
and Jack Hargis, Pratt-ville.
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Beta Theta chapter of Sigma
Nu fraternity entertained the
members and their dates with a
house dance on Friday April 8.
The highlight of the party was a
program presented by the Au­burn-
Aires, local quartet.
Mr§. Anna Mae Strong, chap­ter
housemother, served as host­ess
for the occasion.
KA House Is Scene
Of Shipwreck Party
The Kappa Alpha house was the
scene of a Shipwreck Party on
Friday, April 8- The decorations of
the chapter house, rechristened
the Confederate States Ship, Rob­ert
E. Lee, carried out the nautical
theme.
Members and their dates were
I entertained with dancing and a
I short comedy skit, after which re­freshments
were served.
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Petrified Stump Was Brought Here
By Two Students Way Back in 1863
By Edwin Crawford
Did you know t h a t one of A u b u r n ' s oldest traditions and
most cherished relics was brought h e r e on a wagon in 1863?
Yes, that is exactly how the petrified stump made its initial
j o u r n e y to our campus.
As the story goes, two Phi Delta Theta's, Bill Jones and
D. B. Mangrum, seniors at the. time, were hunting in the
woods around Auburn when they tance which had to be given in
discovered the stump and pre­pared
to return with it to the
campus. They loaded this rare
find onto a wagon and brought it
back to Auburn. After carving
the Greek letters Phi Delta Theta
on the relic, they placed it in
front of Samford Hall as a com­pliment
to Miss Maud Broun,
daughter of the president.
Very soon a great deal of
legend sprang up a b o u t the
stump. It became the center of
many romances and initiations.
Soon after the college burned,
the stump was moved to the side
of Samford Hall where for many
years the frosh were required to
give its exact location. Many old
grads can remember the pain­staking
measurement of the dis-the
most minute measurements.
In the summer of 1941 this
piece of petrified wood dis­appeared
from the famous location
which had given it such a high
place in the legend of the college.
Upon investigation of the missing
relic, it was found that in a clean­up
of the campus, workers had
moved the famous stone behind
Alumni Gym where it was hidden
in a pile of rubbish.
Dr. Luther Noble Duncan, the
president of Auburn at the rime,
immediately had the cherished
stone moved back to its original
resting place near the lathe by
Samford Hall.
This old grey piece of a tree,
which has only been on the Au­burn
campus for 66 years, has
been in its manufacturing process
for possibly thousands of years.
Its probable origin was merely a
hardwood tree located in a sandy
area. Thus the stump began the
long, slow process which is re­quired
to develop into such a
rarity as a piece of petrified
wood.
Traditions such as the petri­fied
stump, the clock in Samford
tower, the lathe, the friendly
spirit, and freshman rat caps give
us a school to love and admire.
Without these many colorful arid
important traditions, A u b u rn
would merely be an institution.
Kappa Sigma Holds
Initiation For 15
Fifteen men were initiated into
the Kappa Sigma Fraternity on
Sunday, April 10.
The new initiates are Young
Williams, Columbus, Ga.; Billie
Gene Hicks, Headland; Charles
Crowthorf Sylacauga; B r o wn
Bryars, Enterprise; William Ham,
Sylacauga; Ed Harding, Birming­ham;
William Lee, Birmingham;
Thaxton Burt, Moultrie, Ga.; Her­bert
.McQueen, Shawmut; Willard
Moore, Moultrie, Ga.; Jim Web­ster,
Odon, Ind.; James John
Brooks, Philadelphia, Pa.; Wil­liam
Meador, Uniontown; Jack
Horner, West Point, N.Y.; Rich­ard
Van Dyke, Meridian, Miss.
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PLAYERS TO TOUR
FIVE MORE TOWNS 1
After three showings to the
Auburn students in Langdon Hall
last week, the Auburn Players
will continue their tour of the
state with the production, "The
Little Brown Jug". The Players
presented the show in Heflin on
April 8, Enterprise on April 11,
and will make their third appear­ance
on the road when they per­form
in Leeds tonight.
Featuring Christine Malone and
Leonard Hart in the leading roles,
the play is directed by Professor
Telfair B. Peet, associate profes­sor
of dramatic arts at Auburn.
The play is a powerful psycho­logical
melodrama written by
Marie Baumer, and is one of the
most exciting productions spon­sored
by the Players.
Other members of the cast in­clude
Carol Dorough, Robert La-ney,
Jack Seay, and Bill Manley.
The five towns which the Play­ers
plan to visit with the produc­tion
and the dates for the show­ings
are Phenix City, April 15;
Fort Benning, Ga., April 17; Bes­semer,
April 21; Pratt-City, April
22; and McCalla, April 23.
Auburn Review Calls
For More Material
The Auburn Review is issuing
a call for material. According to
Esther Broner, member of the
editorial board, there is a need for
good material, whether it be
short stories, poetry, essays, or
sketches.
In calling for more material
Mrs. Broner stated that the Re­view
cannot exist unless the stu­dents
realize it is their magazine.
Said she, "Our deadline is less
than three weeks away, so those
students who are interested in
creative writing should get busy."
A special box has been provid­ed
for material in the English Of­fice
in Samfordr The rules are
simple: (1) type your contribu­tion
and title it, but do not put
your name on it; (2) enclose an
envelope with the title of your
story on the envelope and a slip
of paper with your name, address,
and telephone number inside.
This is to insure an impartial
judgment.
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Delta Sigma Pi
Holds Initiation
Beta Lambda chapter of Delta
Sigma Pi, honorary business fra­ternity,
recently initiated 21 stu­dents
and one professor at its
spring banquet at the Midway.
After dinner, C. M. Reeves,
chapter president and master of
festivities at the banquet, intro­duced
the guest sneaker, Lt. Col.
Walton Wilson. Col. Wilson talk­ed
and showed a rilm or his ad­ventures
on a six-month whaling
expedition to the Arctic.
Those initiated at the banquet
were: Jesse Braswell, Auburn;
Merron Carmack, East Tallassee;
Thomas •Cecil, Auburn; Mack
Chapman, Grove Hill; Alfred Cook,
Union Springs; Joseph Crews,
Uniontown; B r a x t o n Glasgow,
Spruce Pine; Kenton Hall, Mobile;
Richard Hurd, Auburn; Harry
Kearley, Montgomery; Donald Ko-lar,
Alex City; Jim McGowen, Em­pire;
James O'Mary, Double
Springs; James Pertree, Montgom­ery;
Clarence Pratt, Atlanta, Ga.;
Lewis Richardson, Foley; Charles
Sauls, Montgomery; George Smith,
Alexander City; Charles Thomp­son,
Huntsville; Bryan Webb, La-
Fayette; Robert Richardson, Bir­mingham;
and Dr. Howard Wiss-ner,
honorary.
COMMERCE CLUB
ELECTS JOHNSON
The first officers of the newly
formed Commerce Club were
elected here this week. President
is Bob Johnson, of Albany, Ga.
Other officers are Paul Brown,
Sylacauga, vice-president; Nata­lie
Hatcher, St. Petersburg, Fla.,
recording secretary; Patricia Dab-ney,
Florence, corresponding sec­retary;
Richard Hurd, Auburn, his­torian;
and John Cato, Americus,
Ga., treasurer. Faculty advisors are
J. S. Cook, and Howard W. Wiss-ner.
Radio Club To Start
New Message Service
In the near future, the Radio
Club, an organization of amateur
radio operators, will start send­ing
messages for students and
other interested persons. Mes­sages
will be sent anywhere the
sender desires. These messages
will either be deposited in con­veniently
located boxes on the
campus or given to members of
the club.
Sam Zachary has just received
his call letters from the Federal
Communications C o mm i ss i o n.
Bruce Andrews and Jim Lov-vorn
recently passed the FCC
examination for amateur li-
ALPHA PHI OMEGA
HOLDS INITIATION
Alpha Phi Omega, national
honorary service fraternity, re­cently
held formal initiation for 11
men. Following the initiation a
banquet was held in the dining
room of the Pitts Hotel honoring
the new brothers and their dates.
President Bob Taylor made a short
talk and introduced Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Clark and Professor J. G.
Thomas, who were guests of honor.
A dance was held following the'
banquet.
The new initiates are:
Robert Gordon, Bob Stuckey,
John Poole, Bill Joseph, Taylor
Dawson, Glenn Montgomery, El­bert
Anderson, Jesse Keller, Jim­my
Duke, Ted Phillips, and
Charles Yarbrough.
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Joe Hafford. 103-N. after 6
p.m.
The 20,000 lineside gardens bor­dering
British Railways, averag­ing
1/16 of an acre each, report a
record crop for 1948, having
raised over one million dollars
worth of vegetables.
Careers With a Future
Every graduation floods the
employment market with per­sons
having little knowledge
of how to sell their services.
Realizing the need for specific
information on foreign and do­mestic
opportunities, veteran's
preference, etc, we have pre­pared
a factual copyright re­port
incorporating these and
many other items. Also includ­ed
is our latest listing of over
250 firms representing thou­sands
of employment oppor­tunities.
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Three-Way Concert
Tonight At Langdon
' A joint concert will be present­ed
here by the Auburn Concert
Choir, the Auburn Gleemen, and
the Auburn-Aires, male quartet,
tonight at 8:15 p.m. in Langdon
Hall, according to Tom B. Turby-fill,
director of the three musical
groups.
Eighteen voices compose the
Gleemen, who'll render such num­bers
as "Ole Buttermilk Sky", the
Negro spiritual "Steal Away", and
other familiar numbers. Henry
Heflin, of Clanton, will sing the
baritone solo in "I Dream of You."
The Auburn-Aires; composed of
Roy Johnson, East Tallassee; Do­nald
Vann, Trussville; Harold
Goyette, Irvington; and Edwin
Grissom, Birmingham, will have
among their selections, "Paper
Doll", "Liebestraum", "To God On
High", and "Dem Dry Bones".
Miss Virginia Corby, of Talladega,
is accompanist.
The Concert Choir, featuring 23
voices,# is accompanied by Frances
High, of Waverly. The choir's pro­gram
will include "Sunrise On
Easter" featuring brass accompa­niment
by Dean, Fred, and Billy
Mann, all of Tallassee. Donald
Vann, of Trussville, will sing the
tenor solo, " A Spirit Flower", and
the baritone solo to "Battle Hymn
of the Republic" will be sung by
Lavonne Wood, of Langdale. Miss
High and Miss Janett Moore, of
Montgomery, will provide the
piano and organ accompaniment
for this selection. Other selections
\
on the program will be "Onward
Ye Peoples", by Sibelius, and "A
Legend" and "Cerubim Hymn" by
Tschaikowsky.
The concert is open to the public.
There will be no admission charge.
Alpha Gam's Fete
Phi Kappa Tau's
Alpha Gamma Delta sorority
entertained the members of Phi
Kappa Tau fraternity with a
house party Thursday night. The
feature of the party was a skit
which the Alpha Gams presented
during the party. Refreshments
were served and a house dance
followed the skit.
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Ethics, Good Taste, and Common Decency mm T4KE
The policies governing the publication
of The Plainsman were adopted by the
Board of Student Publications over 10
years ago. They were formulated by a com­mittee
composed of members of the stu­dent
body and members of &he .college ad­ministration.
Essentially, they combine
newspaper ethics, good taste, and .common
decency into a sound policy for the publi­cation
of any paper.
These policies have never been secret.
Like The Plainsman, they are the property
of the students. Every candidate who.runs
for the position of editor is thoroughly fa­miliar
with these policies and agrees upon
assuming office to follow them.
Under them the editor has a great range
of freedom. The only restrictions that are
placed are those dictated by newspaper
ethics, good taste, and common decency.
For more than a decade The Plainsman
has operated within the broad outline set
down in these policies. During this period
they have never been found to be restric­tive
or dictatorial. They form the basic re­quirements
for any self respecting publi­cation.
In the belief that they will be of con­siderable
interest to a considerable number
of people they are presented here.
The college newspaper is a unique insti­tution.
In some respects it is like the news­paper
operated as a private enterprise,
having many of the same objectives and
traditions. In other respects, however, it
differs. The Plainsman, like the news­papers
of most other colleges, must take
into account these special conditions:
1. It enjoys a monopoly in its field by
virtue of grants of authority from both the
college and the Student Government As­sociation.
Having a monopoly in the pub­lication
of current information, it cannot
represent any single group or single opin­ion,
but must take into account all groups
and all opinions.
2. In the sense that the college acts as
the collection agency for The Plainsman
and requires by official action that every
student support it, the paper becomes at
least a semi-official function of fee col­lege.
3. Bearing fee official approval of both
college and student body, each issue of
The Plainsman will necessarily reflect cre­dit
or discredit upon both the institution
and the students. By contrast, the private
newspaper is a direct reflection upon its
owners and staff.
4. The management of The Plainsman
unlike the management of private news­papers,
is elected. The management, there­fore,
acts as temporary custodian. But
while being in temporary control, its ac­tions
have a bearing upon fee financial
stability and reputations of fee paper dur­ing
future administrations.
It can be readily seen that fee manage­ment,
upon election, does not become sove­reign
feat is, it does not have supreme
authority. It is responsible to the student
body and the college jointly; the Publica­tions
Board, representing both, has been
set up as fee instrument of this authority.
The Board's responsibility does not in­volve
one of detailed supervision day by
day, but it does mean that the Board is re­sponsible
for setting up fundamental poli­cies
of operation, and feat the management
of fee paper is responsible to the Board for
putting into effect such policies.
In its sphere The Plainsman can be ope­rated
as a laboratory providing practical
opportunity for experience in the tech­niques
of journalism, and at the same time
as an experience in fee operation of a vital
democratic institution. The extent to which
freedom is granted necessarily depends
upon the degree to which student manage­ment
develops a realistic sense of respon­sibility,
v
The following policies are minimum es­sentials
in the conduct of the paper:
1. In all its phases, news, editorial and
business, the paper should be conducted so
as to reflect credit upon the college as an
institution and upon the student body.
2. The principles of sound business prac­tice,
recognizing the fact that The Plains­man
is a permanent not a temporary en­terprise,
should be followed.
"3. Recognized principles of journalism
ethics should be followed, including these
practices:.-
A. The paper should be edited in a spirit
<of tolerance, restraint, and good will,
both in its attitude toward persons
off the campus and those on it.
B. Recognizing the fact that it has cir­culation
off the campus, care should
be taken to follow standards of good
taste. Vulgar, coarse and uncouth ex­pressions
have no place in it.
C. In news coverage, the views of every
person or group involved should be
expressed without partisanship.
D. In any .- news story or editorial in­volving
criticism or implications -of
criticism against the administration
iOtf the college, the official involved
should have an opportunity to state
his, or her position and such matter
should be included in the particular
news story or editorial. (There is
nothing unusual about this provision;
it is an inviolate policy of every repu­table
newspaper and press associ­ation.)
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E. The editor shall be held responsible
for avoiding libelous statements.
F. All letters to the editor which are
printed should be signed by the auth­or.
. 4. Frequent meetings of the Board of
Publications should be held in order to de­velop
a continuing understanding between
the management of the paper and the
representatives of the administration and
fee student body.
Seniors Should Be Exempt
Final examinations are not as far off as
one might think. They're close enough, in
fact, to warrant a bit of serious thinking
on the subject of senior exemption from
exams.
Toward examination time, seniors are
busy as the proverbial one-armed paper
hanger. It seems that at the dose of the
semester, when invitations are being
mailed, plans being made, and, in some
cases, arrangements for future jobs being
made, the seniors have a burden that
exams only compound and constrict.
It might be remembered feat seniors are
just that—that is, they've been in school
that long—that they've s"tuck it out eight
semesters — should be evidence enough
that they deserve to graduate.
Examinations at the close of each semes­ter
are not only necessary, but beneficial,
to most students. This is not the case,
though, with seniors. Examinations at the
close of one's last semester in school be­come
a nuisance and a needless waste of
time, money, energy—and sanity.
Action should be taken by fee adminis­tration
and the student body toward future
senior exemption from exams. The claim
that such a plan would be unfair to other
students is obviously unfounded, assuming,
of course, feat all students will one day be­come
seniors and benefit from the prac­tice.
—The Mississippian.
Auburn Plainsman
Published weekly by the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama.
Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue, Phone 448. ,
Deadline for social and organizational news is Saturday jioon.
JIM FORRESTER Editor
Graham McTeer Mgr. Editor
Tom Cannon } i
Ed Crawford
John Hembree
Eugene Moore '
Bob Ingram Sports Editor
Joyce Avery 1_ Society Editor
As. Editors
HAL BREEDLOVE Business Mgr.
Jim Haygood __ Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Gene Byrd _ - Adv. Mgr.
Crawford Nevins Circulation Mgr.
Tommy Burton Ass't. Circ. Mgr.
STAFF
Gussie Arnett, Ellwood Bnrkhardt, Marie English, Jimmy Everett, Bruce Greenhill,
Sara Jane Kent, Ronald Kuerner, Wayne McLaughlin, Bob Newton, Ed Peterson, Joe
Pilcher, Jim Raulston, Fletcher Rush, Edw in Spencer, Irv Steinberg, Phyllis Stough, Lee
Taylor, Spud Wright.
The Exchange Post By Irv Steinberg
Resolution of The
Publication Board
Whereas the Publications Board has adopted the following
policies as minimum essentials in fee conduct M fee paper: "
1. In all its phases^, news, editorial and touspess, fee paper
should be conducted so as to reflect credit upon fee college as
an institution and upon the student body.
2. The principles of sound tousi
ness practice, recognizing the tact
that The Plainsman is a permanent
not a temporary enterprise, should
be followed.
;3. Recognized principles of jour­nalism
ethics should be followed,
including these practices:
A. The paper, should toe edited in
a spirit of tolerance, restraint and
good will, both in its attitude to­ward
persons off the campus and
those on it.
B. Recognizing the fact that it
has circulation off the campus,
care should be taken to follow
standards of good taste. Vulgar,
coarse and uncouth expressions
have no place in it.
C. In news coverage, the views
of every person or group involved
should be expressed without par­tisanship.
D. In any news story or editorial
involving criticism or implications
of criticism against the adminis­tration
of the college, the official
involved should have an oppor­tunity
to state his or her position
and such matter should be includ­ed
in the particular news story or
editorial. (There is nothing un­usual
about this provision; it is an
inviolate policy of every reputa­ble
newspaper and press associa­tion.)
E. The editor shall be held res­ponsible
for avoiding libelous
statements.
F. All letters to the editor which
are printed should be signed by
the author.
4. Frequent meetings of 'the
Board of Publications should be
held in order to develop a con­tinuing
understanding between
the management -of the paper and
the representatives of the adminis­tration
and the student body.
Whereas these policies have been
successfully used by the Publi­cations
Board as tested since 1938.
Whereas each group of candi­dates
for office are informed of
the Publications Board policies toe-fore
they are qualified to run for
office.
Whereas the present editor was
made aware of these policies and
agreed, if elected, to observe all
of these policies.
Whereas it is the opinion of this
Board that the following violations
are evident:
1. This Board voted and in­structed
the present editor to pub­lish
tois April Fool edition as a
supplement *o the regular issue of
the papei and the editor in the
presence of the Board agreed to
abide by this decision and then
willfully failed to comply with
•these instructions.
2. Vulgar, coarse, and uncouth,
expressions have been evident in'
this publication, thus violating
Policy 3-B.
3. On January 12, 1949, and on
February 3, 1949, the editor was
reprimanded by this Board for
intentional violations of Publica­tions
Board policies, and there has
toeen no apparent improvement
following these reprimands.
Therefore be it resolved, in view
of these violations and the contin­ued
disregard of specific instruc­tions,
advice, and guidance from
this Board, that the editor and
managing editor toe relieved of all
duties and responsibilities of of­fice
as of 5:60 p. am., April % 1049.
Members:
W. T. Ingram
W. T. Jordan
Paul C. Burnett
T. C. Clark? Ohm.
Bil Byrd
Pat Prizer
George Hamner
Jimmy Kendrick
Student:' "Why didn't I make
liOO on my history test?"
Prof: "You remember the ques­tion,
'Why did the pioneers go
into the wilderness*?"
Student: "Yes." *
Prof: "Well, your answer, while
it was very interesting, was not
the correct one."
—Illinois Slipstick.
Down at Mercer University
they are putting the blame for
expanded girdles on inflation. Re­cently,
after being rescued from a
fire, a lady asked the firemen for
her girdle. They stood awed at
the sight -of the $2,200 that she
took from the lining. AH goes to
show that there are really some
fancy figures concealed in girdles.
* * *
A Boston woman who stressed
her son's aristocratic genealogy
in seeking a position for him in
the RFC received this reply:
Dear Madam:
We beg to inform you that we
wish to use your son as a clerk
in the RFC, and not for breeding
purposes.
Civil Service Commission
* * *
The motor of the automobile
pounded, sputtered, and finally
stopped.
"I wonder what that knock
was?" mused the young man.
•"Maybe," said the beautiful
blonde, "It's opportunity."
—Clarkson Integrator.
* * *
President Truman will receive
an honorary Doctorate of Laws
from Boston College on April 26,
it was announced recently. The
awarding of the degree will high­light
the 20th anniversary cele­bration
of the Law School.
* '» *
The snow was falling softly.
Poetically the young man spoke
as he helped his girl into the car.
"Winter draws on."
Girl: "Is that any of your busi­ness?"
—Clarkson Integrator.
* * *
One angry skunk to another:
"So do you!"
, * * *
—Coffee Hi
The Daily Californian brings
us the story of the arrest of
Claude Marsan, French "crusader
for love." He was stopped from
giving his "love lecture" in a
public auditorium and charged
with operating a lewd show.
* * *
And the chemistry prof was
trying to explain to a co-ed in his
class about preservatives.
"Paint is a preservative," he
said, looking at the girl's rosy
cheeks. "That should explain why
you'll probably live longer than
your husband."
—The Mississippian.
* * *
The following letter was sent
out toy a dept. store's credit de­partment:
Now, lookee here, Mr. So.and-so,
A glance at the date of our
original invoice will soon enough
prove that we've done more for
you than your own mother did—
WE'VE CARRIED YOU FOR 12
MONTHS!
Sincerely,
Umaka Dept. Store.
He had never had suc'ii a tough
time in his life. First he got an­gina
pectoris, followed by arterio-sclersosis.
When he got through
with that he got pneumonia, and
then pulmonary phthisis and tu­berculosis.
After he recovered
from these there was appendici­tis,
and to say nothing of pyor­rhea.
All in all he never knew
how he survived, for it was the
hardest test in spelling he ever
experienced.
—Coffee Hi
Letters to the Editor
Guest Column By Al Fraser
Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Auburn, Alabama.
Subscription rates by mail: $1,00 for 4 months, $3.00 lor 42 months.
It is generally accepted that it
is the undergraduates prerogative
to bemoan, at any and all times,
the quality a n d method of in­struction
which he receives, the
intelligence and ability of his in­structors,
and the efficiency and
sincerity of the administration.
This privilege of criticism is one
freely given to the just critic, one
who by his constructive efforts is
genuinely doing his best to im­prove
the situation. However, un­less
we undergraduates are mak­ing
a real attempt to cast out the
motes from our eyes, continual
criticism of our brothers in -this
common endeavor seems very un­fair.
Most people will agree that there
is a need for a technical college in
Alabama, and Auburn is satisfy­ing
that need. Cooperation is es­sential
in reaching the goal set by
the founders of the institute—co­operation
between students and
faculty, between students and ad­ministrators,
between students and
the citizenry, and cooperation
among s t u d e n t s themselves.
Every one of these relationships is
vital to the life of the institute.
We undergraduates can do much
to strengthen them and make them
more productive, if only we will
remember our responsibilities. Are
we making friends with our in­structors?
Are we holding out the
hand of hospitality to newly-ar­rived
professors? Do we have a
word of praise for the harassed
administration when a worthy
project has been completed? Have
we ever asked the president or
our dean what specifically can we
do to make Auburn a finer place
in which to live and work? Unless
we can answer these questions and
many others peculiar to the indi­vidual
in the affirmative we are
not shouldering our responsibili­ties.
Do not think that all responsi­bility
for the well-being and
growth of Auburn ends at com­mencement,
for only then does our
real work begin. Wherever we go,
whether we like it or not, we
will be a sample of Auburn. It
is up to us to see that the sample
is a good one. The cause of a tech­nical
college striving \to better it­self
and the lives of the people
it serves is indeed a worthy one.
It is a cause sorely in need of
apostles to carry its message to
the people of the state and the
South.
As Auburn graduates it will be
up to us to see that Auburn con­tinues
to receive financing—ade­quate
to the task to be accom­plished,
to aee that the level of
instruction is maintained and im­proved,
and to encourage promis­ing
young men and women to''
come to Auburn for their college
training.
Dear Editor:
. . . . - • *
Congratulations to those who
took the recent action in regards
to The Plainsman staff. It was
high time'something was done to
remove the perpetual adolescents
from the staff of our college news­paper.
Now that you have stepped into
a new job until the editor for
tte-xt year can be elected, I sin­cerely
hope that you will inaugu­rate
a few policies and encourage
their continuance in the future.
Let us have a Plainsman which
will be truly representative of
the Auburn student body, the fa­culty,
and the administration.
Please remember that yours is a
peculiar position in that you are
not exactly like the editor of a
privately financed publication.
You must represent both sides
and must not lose sight of the
fact that you are editing a n offi­cial
publication, which, while be­ing
critical of the administration,
must not be biased or unfair.
Let us have a staff that is not
packed with small time, imagin­ary,
self-styled intellectuals and
pseudo-liberals. Give us column­ists
who can write constructively
and interestingly without resort­ing
to perverted, bitter, twisted,
sly, insinuating attacks on every­one
who evidences an interest in
his college or the extra-curricular
activities to be found on its cam­pus.
Liberalism has a place in the
American college today, and far
be it from me to deny the right
of fiie college liberal the oppor­tunity
to express himself. After
all, some humor in a newspaper
is desirable, but let's be sure they
are liberals instead of little boys
with big ideas and not just
mouthing the sayings of more in­telligent
but maladjusted indivi­duals.
Let us not have any more of
the vulgarity which has been so
prevalent in recent issues. Try to
remember that suggestive and
vulgar humor is not always ap­preciated
and try to give us some­thing
we can a l read and enjoy.
Sincerely yours,
James B. Floyd
to send a beacon-light to students
groping in the pohtically-stenched
fog of Auburn's atmosphere.
But evidently Mr. Clark and co­horts
believe that "a little learn­ing
is a dangerous thing." iNot old-fashioned
"book laming," but a
common sense knowledge of the
individuals and principles that run
this so-called institution of higher
learning.
To paraphrase the Glomerata
concerning Plainsman editors, the
successors to Simms and Sharpe
would have to maintain a high
standard of efficiency or suffer a
comparison.
Fred J. Harris, Jr.
To The Editor.:
The truth always hurts—and
this is a logical explanation of the
drastic action of T. C. Clark and
the Publications Board in remov­ing
Jack Simms and Mitch Sharpe
from The Plainsman staff.
Without a question they, through
The Plainsman, presented a fair
and unprejudiced view of campus
news. In addition they endeavored
Dear Editor,
Recently there have been many
complaints about the increasing
amount of noise on the campus.
Faculty members and students
alike have registered protests on-the
disturbing influence on class
instruction.
It is to the advantage of all
students and faculty members
that noise be kept down to a level
which permits efficient conduct
of classes. The increase in noise
about the campus is due to the
increasing n u m b e r of motor
scooters and motor bikes.
In many colleges in-the coun­try,
these vehicles are forbidden
on the campus, and we should
feel fortunate thatf they are al­lowed
on ours. It wouldn't take
too much effort on the part of
the owners of these vehicles to
roll them away from the im­mediate
vicinity of classroo'n
buildings before starting the mo­tor.
Another way to cut down the
noise level is for automobile own- •
ers to keep away from the horn
button. It is a temptation to lean
on the horn when trying to at­tract
the attention of a friend,
but discreet use of this noise-maker
will be for the useful ben­efit
of all- concerned.
Another form of annoyance to
people during class periods is the
often used sound trucks which
constantly keep the whole cam­pus
in an uproar when they are
making their rounds.
So in the future let's try to be
more-considerate of those people
who are in class. A little consid­eration
on the part of the owners
and operators of these noise-making
devices will help a great
deal in relieving much of the con­fusion
during class hours.
Yours for a quieter Auburn,
Tommy Smothers
Dead End
By Joe Pilcher
Do you believe that all wrest­lers
are slow, ugly, and stupid?
Charlie Cutler isn't. I first met
him at a Chicago night club
known as the Ivanhoe. He was
the proprietor, while I was a
mere child of eighteen who was
pretending to be twenty-one.
(According to W.C.T.U. rules, no
minors are allowed in bars with­out
positive proof of age). Un-_,
doubtedly my pretense was poor,'
because I was unable to get in.
While my companions went in
to see the show, I waited outside
in the lounge. That is how I met
Charlie. He was sitting by the en­trance,
in a big stuffed chair, and
everytime a customer would e>n-ter
Charlie would greet him by
name. Soon I strolled over and
began to talk to him. I discovered
that he was quite a man.
Years ago he held the world's
heavyweight wrestling c r o w n,
and for three years he had been
the idol of Chicago. During those
years of wrestling Charlie de­veloped
a philosophy which was
entirely alien to the grunt-and-groan
boys. "Praise your oppon­ent",
he told me, "never criticize
him. A man's character is judged
by the manner in which he dis­cusses
an opponent."
Charlie carried this philosophy
with him even after he retired
from the ring. He entered politics
for a short time, and was very
successful, but he soon withdrew
in favor of an occupation more
permanent and more secure. It
was then that he opened The
Ivanhoe which was destined to
become one of Chicago's most
popular night clubs. His reputa­tion
was undoubtedly an asset,
but even more valuable to his
business was his ready wit and
spontaneous friendliness.
Today Charlie is a dignified
business man, with silver hair
and a warm personality. He still
retains his aggressiveness, but it
has been softened by wisdom and
friendliness. If any of you ever
visit Chicago, be sure to stop in
at The Ivanhoe and talk to Char­lie
Cutler—a wrestler and a gen­tleman.
BITTERS
By Jim Forrester
Some time ago there was a
column in the Atlanta Journal
which I read with considerable
interest. It was one of Ernest Ro­gers'
columns, and was entitled
"Success without humility is, at
best, only a temporary and worth­less
thing." I don't make any
claim to be any great shakes as
a newspaper man and I don't
know whether or not it is correct
to like the things Ernest Rogers
writes. I like them and I liked
this one in particular. It is a little
too long to reprint in full, but
here are some parts of it.
"Success is a hard thing to
handle. It is an intoxicant that*
boosts a man's ego to so exalted
a position that he becomes un­mindful
of the factors that cata­pulted
him to the top in the first
place. . .
"Where once he came to others
with his Hat in his hand he now
expects them to bare their heads
in his presence. Where once he
was humble he is now arrogant.
"He feels the siren nibblings of
greed . . . greed for more adula­tion
. . . greed for more power
. . . greed for more material trea­sures.
Now that he has arrived, he
feels that the world and its people
owe him.more and more.
"Then it is that he feels phan­tom
forces working against him.
The going gets a little tougher.
He cries out that since he has
pushed his head above the crowd
there are persons so eaten with
envy and jealousy that they are
trying to pull him from his emi­nence.
"He feels a strange resentment
that others should have feelings
and desires in opposition to his
own. He frets. He grows resentful.
"He knows that he is a superior
man and should be treated as
such.
"But what he doesn't know—
and this is the fateful mistake
made by so many who taste the
heady wine of public approval for
a time and then have the cup
dashed from their lips—is that
success without humility is, at
best, only a temporary and worth­less
thing."
Sometimes humility is hard to
take, but a little humility—gen­uine
humility—never hurt any­one.
On the other hand, it has
been 'known to help make a man
out of an overaged adolescent.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Auburn Midshipmen to Take Part
In Summer Cruise Activities
Approximately 19 seniors and
32 sophomores **vill embark at
Norfolk, Va., on June 5, represent­ing
Auburn, for a cruise in the
Atlantic. Seven more NROTC
units, and midshipmen from the
U. S. Naval Academy will also
participate in this cruise. The
cruise will last about six weeks,
and the midshipmen will proba­bly
visit a foreign port.
Forty-three juniors from Au­burn
will assemble with midship­men
from 23 other schools at
Pensacola, Fla., for six weeks
training in aviation; immediately
following the instruction con­ducted
at Pensacola, the middies
will travel to Little Creek, Va.,
f o r amphibious . indoctrination
training, this latter phase con­suming
approximately t h r ee
weeks.
Three seniors from Auburn
who have elected to transfer to
the U. S. Marine Corps upon
graduation will undergo Marine
training at Quantico, Va., for
eight weeks, beginning June 21.
The three midshipmen who will
be commissioned as second lieu­tenants
USMC, upon graduation
next year are R. C. Cox, from
Birmingham, W.. B. Fleming, from
Grove Hill, Ala., and W. R.
Hutchinson, from Jacksonville,
Fla.
In addition, two seniors, E. B.
Dixey, Jr., and J. J. Drehoff, Jr.,
will report to a cruise port on
June 25, for a three weeks cruise
in the Atlantic.
Language Group
To Gather Here
The Alabama Chapter of the
American Association of Teach­ers
of Spanish and Portuguese
will meet at Auburn on Saturday,
April 30, Prof. T. P. Atkinson,
head of the foreign language de­partment,
announced today. He
added that Auburn students will
participate in the program which
has been designed in observance
of Pan-American Day.
Home Ec Students
To Hear Specialist
Miss Marguerite Robinson will
give a lecture demonstration at
Smith Hall on April 14 at 9
o'clock. Miss Robinson, who holds
the Master of Science degree
from the University of Chicago,
is employed by the Evaporated
Milk Association. . ' .
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Cafe
Jennings Represents
Auburn at ODK Meet
Karon Jennings, junior in vet­erinary
medicine, attended the
biennial National Convention of
Omicron Delta Kappa held in At­lanta
last Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, April 7, 8, and 9.
More than 230 delegates from
ODK's 63 circles attended the
convention, held at the Biltmore
Hotel. Judge Frank H. Myers of
Washington, D. C, delivered the
keynote address at the convoca­tion
Thursday evening.
service in Westminster House. All
Presbyterians and other students
are invited to take part.
Bible Study is held each Tues­day
night at 7 p. m. in Westminster
House with Gene Poe as teacher.
The subject for next week's lesson
is the Book of Exodus.
The Baptist Student Union has
planned picnics at Lake Chewacla
for the next two Sunday after­noons.
Supper will be served at
6 p. m. with short programs to fol­low.
BSU also announces Coffee Hour
each Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30
p. m. .
WAR EAGLE Wm
on West Magnolia Avenue
Wed. & Thurs., April 13-14
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REX HARRISON
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FRI. & Sat. APRIL 15-16
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CARY GRANT
KATHERINE HEPBURN
Selected Shorts
SUN. & MON. APRIL 17-18
LATE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 16
BROUGHT jfHRILLINGLY TO LtfE BY THE MAKERS OF "CANON CITY"
Westminster, BSU,
Announce Program
Westminster Fellowship and the j
Presbyterian Church are planning
a short program tomorrow night in
recognition of Maundy Thursday.
A hrief devotional will ibe held in
the church auditorium at 7:30 p.
m. in preparation for a communion
SPHINX SOCIETY
WILL HOLD SING
The annual Sphinx Sing, spon­sored
by Sphinx, honor society for
outstanding women, will be held
in Langdon Hall Thursday night,
April 21.
Any organization may enter, and
the requirements are that 75 per
cent of the members enter,, and
that the group sing two songs. The
only accompaniment allowed is a
piano.
An entrance fee of $1 and the
titles of the songs must be turned
into Martha Bailey, Dorm 4, by
April 10.
Sphinx will award a cup to the
best male group, and the best
female group.
Workbook By Klontz
In Use This Quarter
In use at Auburn this quarter
for the first time is a new work­book
in Elementary Statistics
written by Dr. Harold E. Klontz,
of the Economics Department.
Entitled "Problems in Elemen­tary
Statistics" and bearing a
1949 copyright date, the work­book
is designed to enable the
student to cover thoroughly - the
usual problems in elementary
business statistics in a minimum
of time. The workbook contains
exercises and problems on tabu­lar
arid graphic presentation of
data; f r e q u e n c y distribution
analysis; reliability of means;
time series analysis; simple linear
correlation; and index number
construction.
FOR SALE: 47 Ford, conver­tible,
white wall lires, radio,
healer and accessories. Motor
in excellent condition. Priced
to sell. Call 343— *ltex 7 p.m.
tlon, told of the three divisions of
the college. Ralph Hammond, di­rector
of state department's Divi­sion
of Records and Reports, also
spoke.
Attending the conference which
continued through the afternoon
were: Nadine Pitts, editorial as­sistant,
State Department of Public
Welfare; Anne Porter Nettles,
planning technician, State Plan­ning
Board; Jean Ballard, State
Department of Public Welfare;
Reid Smith, Division of Records
and Reports; Ethel S. Gayle, Pub­lication
Division, Department of
Agriculture; Phillip J. Hamm and
James Horn, Department of Reve-
WJMJ
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Government Writers
Hold Meeting Here
A conference of state govern­ment
writers was held at Auburn
last Wednesday, April 6. |
The morning session was held in |
the office of the Research Inter­pretation
Council and new de­velopments
in the field of read­ability
were discussed. Following a
tour of the campus, the visitors
were entertained with a luncheon
in the dining hall of the men's new
dormitory. Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean
of the School of Education, was
toastmaster, and Dr. David Mul-lins,
Auburn director of instruc-
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6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Theta Chi Track Team Wins Frat Meet;
Hirschberg, TEP, Sets New Mile Mark
By Bob I n g r am
The track team representing the Theta Chi fraternity
scored a decisive victory in the annual fraternity track meet
held in the Clifford Hare Stadium Wednesday and Thursday.
Although taking only three first places, the winners placed
men in all but two events.
Leading the Theta Chi's were
Halbig and Bryant. Halbig won
both the 100 and 220 yard dashes,
placed third in the 440, and filth in
the broad jump. Bryant won the
440 yard dash and placed second
in both the 120 yard high hurdles
and the 220 yard dash. Only in
the shot put and the high jump
were the Theta Chi's held score­less.
In second,place were the Kappa
Alpha's. They won only the mile
relay, but were well represented
in practically all the other events.
In third place were the Sigma
Chi's, fourth the SAE's, and the
Tau Epsilon Phi's placed fifth.
The outsanding man of the
meet was young Walter Hirsch­berg,
distance man for the TEP's.
Hirschberg won both the 880 yard
run and the one mile. His time in
the mile was 4:50.9 minutes, which
is a new record for that event.
The old record had been held for
16 years by Findley of SAE with
a time of 4:51.7 minutes. It was
through the fine running of Hir­schberg
that the TEP's placed
fifth in the meet.
In the other events, Farris of
SAE won the 120 yard high hurd­les,
Parks of SPE copped both the
pole vault and the broad jump,
Moore of OTS won the shot put,
and White-Spunner of Sigma Chi
won the high jump.
Results of the events were:
100-yard dash: Won1 by Halbig,
Theta Chi; second, Stevenson, SAE;
third, Reid, KA; fourth, Martin,
Sigma Chi; fifth, Blackerby,
Lambda Chi Alpha. Time: 10.8.
220-yard dash: Won by Halbig,
Theta Chi; second Bryant, Theta
Chi; third. Touchstone, KA^ourth,
Reid, KA/ fifth, Ward, SPE. Time:
24.1.
440-yard run: Won by Bryant,
Theta Chi; second, Rodgers, ATO;
third,1 Halbig, Theta Chi; fourth,
Elliott, KA; fourth, Farris, SAE.
Time: 53.8.
880-yard run: Won by Hirsch­berg,
Tau Epsilon Phi; second,
Lovelady, KA; third, Bryant, Theta
Chi; fourth, Lewis, Lambda Chi
Alpha; fifth, Baker, SPE. Time:
2:11.5.
Mile Run: Won by Hirschberg,.
Tau Epsilon Phi; second, Hihes,
Thea Chi; third Dilura, OTS;
fourth, Graham, Phi Delta Theta;
fifth, Martin, Alpha Psi. *Time:
4:50.9. . • i
120-yard High Hurdles: Won by
Farris, SAE; second, Bryant, Theta
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TRACK
Opponent and Place
Georgia, Athens
University of Alabama, Auburn
University of Florida, Gainesville
State Interscholastic, Auburn
Georgia Teeh, Auburn
Southeastern Conference, iBirmingham
SEC and Southern .Conference, Atlanta
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Georgia, Athens
Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Vanderbilt; Auburn (Double header)
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Georgia, Athens
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Chi; third, Hallmark, Pi Kappa
Phi; fourth, Miller, Sigma Pi;
fifth, Lipscomb, Sigma Nu, Time:
15.1.
Mile Relay: Won by Kappa Al­pha.
Runners:' Doster, Lovelady,
Reid, and Touchstone. Time: 1:37.7.
Pole Vault: Won by Parks, SPE;
second, McGill, Sigma Chi; third,
5-way tie between Summerlin,
Theta Chi;. Lidell/ Kappa Alpha;
Holleman, Kappa Alpha; Keller,
Sigma Chi; and Rumph, SAE.
Shot Put: Won by Moore, OTS;
second, Maddox, Alpha Gamma
Rho; third, Barton, Sigma Chi;
fourth, Cole, Kappa Alpha; Fifth,
Beagles, Lambda Chi Alpha. Dis­tance:
37'-7".
High Jump: Won, by White-
Spunner, Sigma Chi; second, three-way
tie between Allison, ATO;
Hitt, SAE; and Sullivan, Sigma
Chi; Fifth, Bridges, ATO. Height:
5'-5". '
Broad Jump: Won by Parks,
SPE; second, two-way tie between
Glenn, Sigma Chi, and Holleman,
KA; fourth, Allison, ATO; and
fifth, Halbig, Theta Chi. Distance:
isr-5".
*Broke record set by Findlay of
SAE in 1933. Old time: 4:51.7
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Tennis Team Meets
Alabama Netmen
Here Monday
The tennis teams of Auburn
and the University of Alabama
will meet for the first time in the
schools' history next Monday,
April 18, when the Crimson Tide
netmen journey to Auburn to en­gage
the Tigers on the college
tennis courts. Action is slated to
get underway at 3 p.m.
Nothing is known of the
strength of the Auburn team, but
according to Coach Luther Young,
the chances for another success-ful'season
are favorable. Four let-termen
from last year's team,
which compiled an impressive re­cord
of seven wins against two
losses, are returning for service
this season. Coach Young lists
those returning as Jim Biggers,
Doc Holloway, Bob Pattillo, and
Rip Lovett, and added that several
additions to the team have shown
promise 5n practice.
Following Monday's encounter,
the Auburn team will go to Tus­caloosa
on Friday, April 22, to en­gage
the Tidesmen in a return
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The Westminster Wolves of Au­burn
beat the Westminster Fellow­ship
team from the University of
Alabama in a basketball game at
Sports Arena last week, 22-16.
Jimmy Hatch led the scoring for
Auburn with five points; Joe
Meade and George Peake followed
with four(points each. For 'Bama,
Coats led with seven and Steele
scored six.
The game was held in order to
boost the building fund campaigns
of the two groups, and proceeds
from sale of tickets was divided
between the two. Jimmy Roy was
presented a softball autographed
by members of the Westminster
teams as a prize for selling the
most tickets.
TIGER GOLF TEAM
MEETS TECH NEXT
Winners in their first two
matches over Georgia Tech and
Alabama, the Auburn golf team
will settle down for two weeks of
practice before meeting the Yel­low
Jackets in a return match
in Atlanta, April 20.
Coached by Prof. Georges Har-greaves,
the Tiger linkmen are
composed of Jack Key, Columbus,
Ga.; Buddy DeBardeleben, Bir­mingham;
Pat Poyner, Dothan;
Alan Bates, Buford, Ga.; Lloyd
K r a n e r t , Montgomery; Jack
Rumph, Montezuma, Ga., and
Charles DeBardeleben, Birming­ham.
A. return match with Alabama,
not indicated on the schedule,
will be played in May either in
Birmingham tor Tuscaloosa. The l ment will be held in Birming-
Southeastern Conference Tourna-1 ham in late May.
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1 7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Track-Team To Meet Georgia Saturday;
Tigers Cop Only One Event In Relays
By Bob Ingram **
The Auburn track team of Coaches Wilbur Hutsell and
Jeff Beard return to Southeastern Conference competition
Saturday when they face the Georgia Bulldogs in a dual meet
in Athens. Last week end the'Tiger trackmen competed in
the annual Southern^ Relays in Birmingham.
The Auburn team, winners of last year Southern Relays,
found the competition much suff­er
this year, as the track team
from Notre Dame dominated the
whole field. The men from South
Bend took f i r s t places in five
events, and set new records in four
of. these.
Only in the distance medley re­lay
was Auburn able to score a
first place. The'learn of Beasley,
Flournoy, Mitchell and Overton
edged out Notre Dame in a photo
finish. Overton, running the last
leg of the event, beat Notre Dame's
Kittell in a thrilling finish. The
time for that event was 10:30.7.
In other events Auburn was not
nearly so successful. The next best
effort was turned in by the 440
yard relay team of Davis, Emmert, i
Stpokey and Walicer. They finish­ed
second to.Tulane in that event.
Other Auburn men who reached
the finals were Davis, fifth in the
100 yard dash; Wodrich and Pen­nington,
third and fourth in the
120 yard high hurdles; Brnilovich
and Talmadge, fourth and fifth
in the javelin; Bailey, fifth in the
discus, and Ryckeley, fourth in
the shot put:
Georgia, Auburn's opponent Sat-excellent
ball, allowing only two
hits in eight innings of play. Jack
Maxwell relieved Kinlaw in the
ninth inning with the winning run
on first, hence Kinlaw was credit­ed
with the defeat.
Bob Callahan pitched a fine
game for the Georgians, holding
Auburn scoreless in every inning
save the third. In that inning Joe
Sterling 'slammed a double with
the bases loaded to score Auburn's
only two runs.
Georgia scored the two winning
runs in the ninth without getting
a hit, two errors an" a walk doing
all the damage. •
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Auburn Takes SEC Opener From Georgia;
Bulldogs Defeat Tigers In Second Game
By Bob Ingram
The Auburn Tiger baseball team opened its defense of
the Eastern Division SEC championship last week end by
splitting a two game series with the University of Georgia
Bulldogs. Auburn won the opener 5-4, but were defeated in
the second\ game, 4-2.
In the SEC opener for the Ti­gers
on Friday afternoon, the in-experienced
Auburn team scored
a thrilling 5-4 victory over the
Georgia nine. George Hill turned
in a sparkling performance oh the
mound, holding the big Bulldogs
to seven scattered hits.
Auburn jumped into the lead in
the second inning by scoring one
run on a walk, an error and a tre­mendous
two base hit by Dick
Webb. • -
Georgia came back with a run of
their own in the top. of the third.
Johnson connected for a single,
urday, had several men finishing
high in the relays. Sutton won the
440 yard dash in 50.2 seconds, Farr
high jumped 6 feet 2 inches, and
Bradberry broad jumped over 20
feet.
advanced to third on two sacri­fices,
and scored when Billy Hen­derson
was safe at first on an er­ror.
Auburn regained the lead in the
bottom of the third by scoring a
single run. Gilbert was hit by a
pitched ball, and on the next pitch
stole second. McAfee then came
through with a timely single to
score Gilbert.
Georgia tied the game up for
the second time in the sixth inning.
Henderson singled to open the in­ning
and then stole second base.
After being sacrificed to third
base, he scored on an infield hit
by Jenkins.
In the Auburn side of the sixth
inning, the Tigers added two runs
to their total. Rucker singled and
advanced to second on Hill's in­field
put. Dick Webb came through
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with another two base hit to
score Rucker, then scored on
Jocko Norton's single.
Georgia scored single runs in
the eighth and ninth innings to
deadlock the game for the third
time. In the eighth the Bulldogs
took advantage of two Tiger er­rors
tp score a single run, and in
the ninth two hits coupled with
two stolen bases accounted for
another run.
Entering the last half of the
ninth inning the score was tied at
4-4. Russell walked, and then
stole second to put himself in scor­ing
position. With two down,
Travis Tidwell came through with
a clutch double into deep left field
to win the ball game for the Ti­gers.
Final score, Auburn 5, -Geor­gia
4.
In the Saturday encounter the
visitors from Georgia came from
behind to tie the game up in the
eighth inning, and then scored two
more runs in the ninth to win
going away.
Dennis Kinlaw started on the
mound for Auburn and pitched
BSU, "A" Club, Nomads
Lead Independent Play
By Ed Peterson
The independent softball lea­gues
tore the lid off the 1949 sea­son
with three games played last
Wednesday. Heavy stickwork ac­counted
for one rout and two
high scoring games.
The "A" Club crushed the Navy
Golds, 24-1, the Nomads topped
the Boys, 10-7, and the BSU de­feated
the ROTC, 11-9.
In the game between the "A"
Club and the Navy Golds, the let-termen
jumped into a four run
lead in the first inning and were
never headed. Johnny Wallis, "A"
Club pitcher, allowed only one
Navy man to score, and that was
on a home run by Helm in the
second inning. Stewart, Weaver,
Cline and Autrey all hit round-trippers
for the winners.
In the Nomad-Boys game, the
Nomads built up a big lead in the
early innings, then staved off a
desperate rally by the Boys in
the final stages of the .game. The
winners had a 10-1 lead after four
innings of play, !*ut the Boys ac­counted
for six runs in the final
three innings to make the game
much closer. The winning pitcher
was Wingard, while Thigpen was
the loser.
The ROTC-BSU game was a
nip and tuck battle all the way
and after seven innings of play
the score was tied at 9-9. In the_
extra innings, the BSU team
pushed across the winning runs
while pitcher Long held the
ROTC scoreless. Final score, BSU
11, ROTC 9.
Freshman Baseball
Team Downs Eufaula
In Season Opener
Auburn's freshman b a s e b a ll
team opened its 1949 season
Thursday night in Eufaula when
they downed the Eufaula Millers
of the Tri-Counties league, 5 to 2.
The frosh took a 4 to 0 lead after
two innings and were never in
trouble.
Gene Hoehle, Jim Lockard, and
Ernest Snow did the hurling for
the Baby Tigers with Dave El­more
behind the plate. Leading the
Auburn hitting was Dave Ridge-way
with two singles and Harvey
Camp with a double.
Coach Dick McGowen's fresh­men
journey to Fairfax this after­noon
for a game with Valley High
and then to Union Springs tomor­row
night for a game with Union
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U. S. ARMY and U. S. AIR fORCE RECRUITING SERVICE
WIN YOUR WINGS
U. 5. AIR FORCE
Single er married men with two years of college (or who can
pass an equivalent examination) between ages of 20 and
Ifc'/i with high physical and moral qualifications, act now!
Get full details at your nearest Air Force Base or Recruiting
Office or write: Chief of Staff, Headquarters United States Air
Force, Attention Aviation Cadot Branch, Washmgton 25, D.C.
8^-THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Prep School Trackmen
Compete Here Friday
The annual interscholastic high
school track meet will be held in
Clifford Hare Stadium Friday
afternoon, with a record number
.of prep school teams expected to
compete. Sixteen h i g h school
'teams from Alabama will be rep­resented,
and two from Georgia.
1 , The Sidney Lanier High School
track team of Montgomery will be
•oh hand to defend its 1948 cham-
"pionship, and they are expected to
••be offered plenty of competition
from the other teams competing.
High • schools being% represented
are:
Starke ^Military Academy, B. B.
Comer, West End, Sylacauga, Tall­adega,
Heflin, Anniston, Gadsden,
Emma Sansom, Tuskegee, Nbtasulr
ga,: Troy, Andalusia, Enterprise,
Hartford* Sidney -Lanier, and Co­lumbus
and Jordan High, both of
Columbus, Ga.
Deans List
(continued from page 1)
•
Emory K. Johnson, Camp Hill;
•Claude J. King, Newton; Henry
L. Moncrief, Mobile; William H.
Morgan, Birmingham; William A.
,McArrell, Brent; Robert H. Roun-tree,
Auburn; Herman J. Strip­ling,
Birmingham; George R.
Whatle/, Whatley; Jackson E.
Winter, Bessemer; William E.
/Yielding, Florence; Robert Allen
Ransom, Birmingham.
Robert W. Cochran, Centre; Al­bert
Griffin, Marion; John Man­gels,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Owen S.
Posey,, Haleyyille; Thomas F.
Furlongi Montgomery; George M.
Gross, Signal Mountain, Tenn.;
'Alvah L. Rowe, Lake Worth, Fla.;
Robert L. Hawkins, Valley Head;
Edward H. Liggin, Sylacauga;
John J. Graves, Auburn; William
Hutchinson, Jacksonville, Fla.;
Robert K. Vann, Trussville;
James M. Gilmer, Marion Junc­tion;
Robert E. Lyneh, Birming­ham;
Charles S. Moody, Mobile;
Charles Stringfellow, Greenville;
Wiliam T. Eddins, Bushnell, Fla.;
Grady F. Williams, Opelika; Ed­ward
N., Lewis, Montgomery;
Carroll Ben Powell, Troy; James
W. Fogelman, Birmingham; Gas-r
ton V. Jones, St. Augustine, Fla.;
Charles E. Wade, Decatur; Ro-bert
L. Bailey, Demopolis.
Jack E. Barnes, Birmingham;
Samuel C. Bradford, Mobile,
Charles F. Lipsey, Anniston, Ro­bert
W. Lochridge, Calera; Jo­seph
H. Pass, Birmingham; Ange-lo
J. Bianchi, Birmingham; Wil­liam
B. Covey* Spring Hill; John
O. Watz, Birmingham; Billy V.
Blair, Montgomery; Charles B.
Landers, Opelika;. R. H. Mason,
Eclectic; Charles W. McMurry,
Florence; Ben J. Moore, Birm­ingham;
Wiliam L. Patterson,
Mobile; Robert A. Shelton, Chat­tanooga,
Tenn.; Franklin C. Wil­son,
Hogansville, Ga.
Three seniors and two juniors
in the School of Home Econo^
mics have been named by Dean
Marion Spidle for work completed
during the winter quarter. Listed
are: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Dreher,-
Birmingham; Sue Farrington and
Jane Pearson, Dadeville. Juniors
on the list are Mary Noble Hall,
Talladega, and Mrs. Margaretta
Reynolds, Auburn.
PHI DELTA THETA
ELECTS OFFICERS
Alabama Beta chapter of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity recently
elected new officers to serve for
the "next t w o quarters. Those
elected were: Bill Moore, Flor­ence,
president; Graham McTeer,
Tallassee, reporter; Jim Beasley,
Auburnj warden; Curt Presley,
Clarksdale, Miss., secretary; Al­len
Krebs, Montgomery, treasu­rer;
Jimmy Massey, Florence,
alumni secretary; Gene Sledge,
Mobile, chaplain; Bill Poor, Oak
Ridge, Tenn., librarian; Lee Oli­ver,
Macon, Ga., historian; and
Buzz Litchfield, • Montgomery,
chorister.
Phi Delta Theta also announces
the pledging of Raphael Thomp­son,
Decatur.
Student Executive
Cabinet Minutes
Meeting of April 6, 1949
The meeting was called to order
by President Gillis Cammack. The
minutes were read and approved.
The roll was called and the
following members were absent;
Mary Cottle, Carroll Keller, Bob­bie
Maxham, Anna Jean Frank­lin.
The following men w e r e ap­proved
to. fill the vacancies in the
elections committee for the spring
quarter: Bob Vann, Jack Cutcliff,
Russell Inman.
Tiie following men were" approv­ed
to- work with the election cbm-my.
ee in the election on April 7,
1949; Al Durrance, Jim Forrester,
Ted Robbins, Tommy -Eden, Jim
Haygood, Carroll Keller, J oe
Meade, Jim Bob; Mayfield, Sam­my
Kirkland, -William Pplidoro,
Larry Riede'l, Jimmy Duke.-
Jimmy" Anderson and Charlie
Peay. were approved to fill the
vacancies in the Ring Committee.
Jim Haygood-was approved as
the ex-qfficio member from the
Iriterfraternity Council.
The President read a letter from
the council on Religious Activities
in which they suggested a central
drive for all welfare organizations
be established. The President re­ferred
this, matter to the Drives
Committee for investigation.
The meeting was ciosed in form.
Respectfully submitted,
Gilmer Blackburn, Sec.
Approved; •
Gillis Cammack, President Student
Executive Cabinet,
CORRECTION
Nick Pappas is a member of
Kappa Alpha fraternity, and
not an independent student as
stated in last week's Plains­man.
Latin American Club
Elects New Officers
Members of the Latin Ameri­can
Club recently elected new
officers for the spring and sum­mer
quarters.
President is Francisco Pall-lie,
Colombia, South America. Other
officers are: Ambrosio Mantilla,
Colombia, vice-president; Lucilo
A. Pena, Cuba, secretary; Miguel
Ortuno, Costa Rica, vice-secre­tary;
Jose R. B e r t r an, Cuba,
treasurer; and Arttbnio Moreno.
Colombia, vice-treasurer.
ALPHA OMICRON PI
HOLDS INHTIATION
Delta Delta Chapter of Alpha
Omicron Pi recently held formal
initiation for' Sara Frances Mc-
Kee of Montgomery, Alabama. .
The formal ceremony was pre­sided
over by the president, Joy
Justice. •
General Election
(continued from page 1)
Secretary of the Cabinet: Jim­my
Duke, Birmingham,
Social Chairman: Kirk Jordan,
Montgomery.'-
President of the Senior Class:
Tommy Eden, Nashville. Tenr).
Senior Class Representatives to
the Cabinet: (three to be elected)
Gilmer Blackburn, Auburn; Car­roll
Keller, Birmingham; William
Fleming, Grove Hill; and John
Robert Shewell, Baytowri, Texas.
• Vice-President of the Senior
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MISS MARY HATTON. of Bessemer, led the Lambda Chi
Alpha formal last Friday evening in the Student Activities Build­ing
with Gordon Howell, fraternity president. •
Class: Sara Vaughn, Birmingham.,
Secretary of the Senior Class:
Sara Pass, Birmingham.
Historian of the Senior Class:
Frances Mulherin, West Point.
President of the Junior Class:
Joe Pilcher, Selma.
Junior Representatives to the
Cabinet:- (two to be elected):
George Dick \Vhatley, Whatley;
Allen Price, Garden City, ) and
Milton Blount, Tampa, Fla.
Vice-President of the Junior
Class: 13etty Ann Browning, Bir­mingham.
Secretary of the Junior Class:
Airriee McCormick, Mobile.'
Historian of thy junior Class:-
Barbara Vinson, Brewton.
President of the Sophomore
Glass: Eugene Allred, Lincoln, and
William M. Falkenberryj Union-town.
Sophomore representative to
the Cabinet: John Martin, Sylac­auga.
Vice-President of the Sopho­more
Class: Joan Cosart, Birm­ingham.
Secretary of the Sophomore
Class:' Billie Ruth Tyus, Birming­ham.
'
Historian' of the Sophomore
Class: Catherine Kilgore, Birm­ingham.
Fifth Year Representative to
the Cabinet: Joe Moore, Cam­den,
and-David. Stone, Gadsden. I *"
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