1949-05-12 The Auburn Plainsman

              CONGRATULATIONS,
DR. DRAUGHON
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TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
ELCOME,
ISITORS
VOL. LXXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949 Number 28
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Dr. Draughjon To Be Inauguratecl Today
ODK And Blue Key
Tap Thirty- Two Men
Outstanding Men Students Honored.
For Leadership, Service To School
T h i r t y outstanding students and two faculty members
were tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Key in a
joint ceremony at the Main Gate Tuesday. The traditional
tapping boards were put up at 8 a. m. and the names of
two tappees were posted. Four more' names w e r e added every
hour. ' - . -
Omicron Delta Kappa tapped
Tom S. Maddox, Mayfield, Ky.;
Angus Gaskin, Florala; Worth La­nier,
Poplarville, Miss.; Joe Moore,
•Camden; Abner Hawkins, Livings­ton;
Lua Blankenship, Montgom­ery;
Kirk Jordan, Montgomery;
Jim Haygood, Montgomery; K.
Lemone Yielding, Blanton; John
Cutcliff, Atlanta, Ga.; Max Fore­man,
Andalusia; Lewis Johnson,
Phil Campbell; Dick Hutchinson,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Harry Goleman,
Mobile; John Hembree, Bridge­port;
Dr. C. P. Anson, and Dr.
C. R. Sanders.
Those tapped by Blue Key were
Joe Meade, Florence; Carroll Kell­er,
Birmingham; Gilmer Black­burn,
Auburn; Tommy Eden,
Nashville, Tenn.; Bill Fleming,
Grove Hill; Herbert Kohn, Colum­bus,
Ga.; Alan Riley, Andalusia;
Lewis Tanner, Jackson, Miss.;
Arnold Fagen, St. Petersburg, Fla.;
Billy Overton, Montgomery; Bill
Peck, Spring Hill; Joe Bush, Troy;
"Lee Taylor, Birmingham; Louie
Holloway, Henagar, and William
Morris, Rome, Ga.,
The purpose of Omicron Delta
Kappa is three fold: first, to recog­nize
men who have attained a high
standard of efficiency in collegiate
activities, and to inspire others .to
strive for conspicuous attainments
along similar lines; sebond, to
bring together the most represent­ative
men in all phases of col­legiate
life; third, to bring together-
On The Campus
members of the faculty and stu­dent
body - of the institution on
a basis of mutual interest and un­derstanding.
The object of Blue Key is to
study, discuss, and strive to fur­ther
the best interests of Auburn;
to foster intercollegiate relations
and develop a national collegiate
spirit by placing the stamp of ap­proval
on all college leaders which
makes it possible to recognize
them wherever they may be lo­cated.
The Dolphin Club will meet at
6:45 p. m. Monday, May 16, in
Alumni Gymn.
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Alpha Zeta will meet at 8:00 p.
m. in Ross Auditorium on Monday,
May 16.
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S. A. M. will hold its bi-weekly
meeting Monday, May 16, in the
new'building, room 123, at 7.p. m.
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The Ag Club will meet in Ross
Chemistry Building at 7 p. m. on
Monday, May 16.
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The College Men's Bible Class
will meet Sunday morning at 9:45
in" Carr Hall on Gay Street. Coach
Cary "Shot" Senn is teacher of the
class.'
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The last meeting for quarter for
AIEE will be on Monday, May 16,
in Ramsay Hall 109 at 7 p. m. All
members are urged to attend as
the student for annual AIEE grad­uate
award will be chosen. '
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The Ag Engineers will hold
their weekly meeting in the Ag
Engineering Building at 7 p. m.
on Tuesday, May 17.
The Dairy Science Club will
meet in the Animal Husbandry
Building at 7 p. m. on Tuesday,
May 17.
Sigma Chi Derby
Set for Saturday
The. Sigma Chi Derby, with
the theme, "1949 Olympics," will
open at two o'clock Saturday af­ternoon
at the Quadrangle.
The Derby will begin with the
presentation of the new Sweet­heart
of Sigma Chi. She will be
presented the award by last year's
sweetheart, Yvonne Cargile.
After the' presentation of the
sweetheart, > the Olympics will
commence with an egg and spoon
race followed by other events.
Included in the events is the sur­prise
event which none of the
contestants know of until the time
of running.
Other features of the Derby
will include the Sigma Chi
Chorus, music by ,B6p Beat,
Blackmarr and his "Four Fren­zied
Freaks," with Earl Andrews
as emcee.
A cup will be presented to the
sorority which accumulates the
most points in the, Olympics. The
defending champions are the
AOPi's, who were followed close­ly
by the.Chi O's in last year's
contest.
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The candidates for sweetheart
and their sponsors are:
Ursula Tunstafl, Mobile, Dorm
I; Alice Brewer, Madison, Dorm
II; Marilyn Bush> Mobile, Dorm
IV; Nancy Salvo, Birmingham,
Auburn Hall; Evelyn Swain, Bir­mingham,
Alumni Hall; Beverly
Barnette, Montgomery, ADPi;
Sara McKee, Montgomery, AOPi.
Judy Spence, Athens, KD; Dor-ry
Ann Hayes, Birmingham, Al­pha
Gam; Martha Owens, Au­burn,
Delta Zeta; Nan Rasberry,
Birmingham, Phi Mu; Betty Blue;
Talladega, Chi O; Anne Sharpe,
Birmingham, Theta U; Delor-es
Sherer, /Montgomery; Sudie Wil­son,
Birmingham, and Janis Ad­ams,
Little Rock, Ark., sponsored
by Sigma Chi.
Crawford Assumes
Editorship; Names
Staff of Plainsman
Today's Plainsman is' the first
published under the editorship of
Edwin Crawford, who was elec­ted
as editor in the recent campus
election. Crawford has been ap- ,
pointed to serve as editor for the
remainder of the present term.
His regular term will begin in the
fall.
Graham McTeer, junior in sci­ence
and literature from Tallassee,
has been appointed managing edi­tor
of The Plainsman. McTeer has
served in this capacity during the
editorship of acting editpr Jim
Forrester. He was also managing
editor under former editor Jimmy
Coleman.
Eugene Moore, Tampa, Fla.,
and John Hembree, Bridgeport,
will serve as associate editors for
the paper. Moore has been an as­sociate
for the last two quarters
and Hembree is the present editor
of the Alabama Farmer, in addi­tion
to his work on The Plains­man.
Other students and tne officers
on the paper are Tom Cannon,
Fayette, news editor; Bob Ingram,
Centre, sports editor; Joyce Avery,
-Birmingham, and Mary Emily
Wiggonton, society editors, and
Jimmy Everett, Rockmart, feat­ures
editor.
In addition to the students who
are officers on the staff of the
paper, there are' about twenty
other students who work on The
Plainsman. Crawford urges all
students who are interested in.
working on the paper to contact
him at The Plainsman office as
soon as possible.
R. J. Stockham Speaks
To Commerce Members
R. J. Stockham, president of the
Stockham Valve "and Fitting Co.
will speak to the Auburn Com­merce
Club in the Mell Street
Cafeteria Monday night; May 16,
at 7:30.
Players Present
"Emperor Jones"
The Auburn Players will present
the second performance of "The
Emperor Jones," Eugene O'Neill's
poetic drama, tonight at 8;15 in
Graves Amphitheatre. The play
was presented last night as an en­tertainment
f e a t u r e of Dr.
Draughon's inauguration.
The production is directed by
Bob Eberle, professor of dramatic
arts, and features Lamar Rainer,
Elba, in a leading role as Brutus
Jones.
The cast also includes Leroy
Hart, Rowena Kidd, Bill Mason,
Jay Mcintosh, Ted Szutowicz, Rus­sell
Winn, Earl Blakely, Reuben
Smith, Huston Hurston, Jim Wynn,
Herbert Bigham, Majorie Shores,
Carol Dorrough, Dolores Sharbel,
Miriam Jackson, and'Jack Seay.
The/play is a study of fear in
the tropics. For the most part,
the play is carried on by the soli­loquies
of one man, the ex-pull-man
car porter, who has hood­winked
the natives into thinking
him an emperor. They tire of his
rule and show their dissatisfaction
by preparations to murder him.
He is shown at different stages
of his flight through the jungle
with his early confidence giving
place to fear, then terror, then
semi-madness and with hallucina­tions
of his past life appearing be­fore
him. He wanders back to his
starting place', and the enraged na­tives
kill him with silver bullets
they have molded to pierce his
supposedly invulnerable body.
DR. RALPH BROWN DRAUGHON
Inauguration of Draughon Marks
Climax of Many Years Work Here
By Eugene Moore
"An Auburn man through and' through"—that is the
description of Dr. Ralph Brown Draughon. This inauguration
today as president of Auburn will mark the climax of his
many years of work here.
Born in Hartford at the turn of
the century, Draughon attended
the ^public schools _> of Geneva
county. He enrolled at Auburn
in 1918. Before receiving his de­gree
as a Bachelor of Science in
1922, he had become a member of
the Press Club, General Course
Club, Cotillion Club; Thach Lit­erary
Society, and Founder's
Club. He had. been an outstand­ing
player on his class baseball
team. He had advanced through
the ranks of the Auburn military
organization, becoming corporal,
then sergeant, and finally lieuten­ant
of the ROTC. He served as ex­change
editor, then as- associate
editor-in-chief, of {he Orange
and Blue; and he was influential
in the changing of the school
newspaper's name to The Au­burn
Plainsman.
After graduation, Draughon be­gan
his task pf educating others.
He taught in Alabama high
schools for nine years, alternat­ing
this work with further studies
at the University of Chicago and
at Auburn, where he received in
1929 .the degree of Master of
Science, j: "
Now he was ready for a high­er
rung in the ladder of educa­tion.
He enrolled on the Auburn
faculty in 1931 and has since^ser-yed
as instructor, executive sec­retary,
and director of instruction
here. When Dr. Luther Noble
Duncan died in August, 1947,
Draughon was handed the posi­tion
of acting president. On Octo­ber
1, 1948, by unanimous vote of
the Board of Trustees, he was
appointed president of. Auburn.'
Under his leadership, a greater
Auburn has come into being. The
number of students enrolled has
surpassed 8000; streets and walks
have been paved; new buildings
—men's dormitory, forestry build­ing,
heating plant, sports arena,
student activities building, Army
and Navy hangar-^-have been
completed.
In June, 1948, Birmingham-
Southern College awarded Rajph
B. Draughon an honorary Doctor
of Laws degree. Since that time
he has been appointed by former
Governor Chauncey Sparks as
executive, director of a commit­tee
on Emergency in Higher Edu­cation
in Alabama. He served as
Alabama chairman in the Post-
(continued on page 8)
MO Will Honor
10 Independents
•Sam Yancey, president of the
Auburn Independent Organization,
has announced plans for the se­lection
of the-ten most outstanding
independent students on the cam­pus.
Selections will be made on the
basis i of extra-curricula activities
and scholarship record.
The final decision will be made
by a faculty-student committee
composed of T. C. Clark, director
of student affairs; Miss Ruth Wil­son,
assistant dean of women;
Hugh Gaston, editor of the Glo-merata;
Ed Crawford, editor of
The Plainsman; "and Doris Parker,
president of the Pan-Hellenic
Council.
Nominations for this honor may
be made by any student. These
should be mailed to Natalie Hat­cher,
Graduate Hall or given to
Sam Yancey, Sue Fleming, Fran­ces
Bridgman, Jackie Petty, John
Stair, Sam Hayes,,Billy Little or
Jimmy Little. Nominations, which
must be submitted by noon, Mon­day,
May 16, should include a list
of the nominee's.activities.
Dr. John A. Hannah
Is Inaugural Speaker
Dr. Ralph Brown Draughon will be installed as the
eighth president of Auburn today at 3:15 p. m. in Cliff Hare
Stadium.
Today's colorful inauguration ceremonies will climax
18 years' service rendered to his alma mater by Dr. Draugh­on,
A host of distinguished guests in the fields of education,
government, business, and mili- ,
Forestry Building and Men's Dorm
To Be Dedicated By Governor Folsom
By Jimmy Everrett
Two of the newest and most modern buildings on the
Auburn Campus will be formally dedicated today in con­junction
with the inauguration of Dr. Ralph B. Draughon as
the eighth president of this.institution.
The Forestry ' Building,
DEDICATION SERVICES for the new Forestry Building will be held this morning at 10 o'­clock
with Gov. James E. Folsom and Dean M. J. Funchess of the School of Agriculture participat­ing
in the ceremony. The building is one of the finest and best equipped of its type in the South.
new
home of the Forestry Department,
will be dedicated at 10 a. m. with
Gov. James E. Folsom and Dean
M. J. Funchess participating in
the ceremony.
Housing laboratories equipped
with the latest facilities for wood
technology, forest soils, wood
chemistry,1 forest management,
timber mechanics and other tech­nical
work, the new forestry build­ing
also contains classrooms and
offices for the department.
Other facilities include a forced
circulation dry kiln of 8,000-board
f e e t capacity, an experimental
wood preservation plant, timber
and plywood testing machines,
gluing apparatus,, woodworking
machinery, and a modern sawmill.
The new structure has received
nationwide publicity in'trade jour­nals
and is recognized as one of
the finest and best equipped for­estry
buildings in,the south.
The men's new dormitory" will
be dedicated as Magnolia Hall,
honoring the Auburn men who
gave their lives in World War II.
At 11:30 a. m. Gov. Folsom and
Judge Francis Hare'of the Au­burn
Board of Trustees, will be­gin
the ceremonies.
Construction was begun on the
dormitory two years ago, and was
completed and ready for use by
this past September. It was de­signed
by an Auburn graduate, H.
L. Holman, -Ozark, Ala., architect
of the Class of 1924.
The modern dormitory houses
433 men students, and guest rooms
are located on the first floor for
visiting friends and relatives. Each
room is comfortably furnished for
two men in the fireproof building
which is~ divided into eight sec­tions.
There are four main lounges
decorated in modern and Old
English furniture and a game
room with ping pong tables for the
pleasure of the residents.
Meals are served careteria style
in the large, dining hall in the west
wing, and a snack bar is open each
night.
Added for the convenience of
the residents are a laundry room,
a storage room, and a U. S. Post
Office with delivery twice daily.
Officers Installed
At Cabinet Banquet
On Tuesday night, May 9 at the
Clement Hotel in Opelika formal
installation was held for the new­ly
elected Student Executive Cabi­net
and other class officers elected
in the recent campus election. Dr.
Ralph Draughon^conducted the in­stallation
of the flew student gov­ernment
leaders.'
All members of the Cabinet and
all othefr student government who
held office during the past year
also attended the installation and
banquet. Other guests attending
the banquet were Dean Katharine
Cater, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Clark,
and Dr. and Mrs. Draughon.
AH students will be excused
from classes today after, 10
a.m., but classes will be held
tomorrow without exception.
Host Of Guests
Expected Today
For Ceremonies
When Dr. Ralph B. Draughon
is installed as the eighth -presi­dent
of Auburn today, a host of
distinguished guests will be pres-sent.
Gov. James E. Folsom and
ex-governors Frank Dixon and
Chauncey Sparks are expected for
the occasion. Dr. John A. Han­nah,
president of Michigan State
College and president of the
Land Grant Colleges Association,
will be the principal speaker.
The members of the Auburn
Board of Trustees, the members
of the Alabama Supreme Court,
and the members of the State
Legislature have been invited to
attend the inauguration. The
presidents of 20 -colleges and
universities w i l l witness the
ceremonies. Such distinguished
military and naval personnel as
Lt. Gen. Alvin C. Gillem, Maj.
Gen. James S. Saliba, Rear Adm.
Robert W. Hayer, and Brig. Gen.
Ralph A. SnaVely will be" present:
Gallalee Coming
Among college presidents and
deans attending .will be Dr. John
M. Gallalee, president of the Uni­versity
of Alabama; Dr. Alvin B.
Biscoe, dean, University of Geor­gia;
President Spright Do well of
Mercer. University; President
Hubert Searcy of Huntingdon
College; President W. W. Hill of
Livingston State Teachers Col­lege;
President Harwell G. Da­vis
of Howard College; President
E. R. Naylor of Athens College;
Dr. Harley W. Chandler, dean,
University of Florida; President
George R. Stuart of Birmingham-
Southern College; Vice-Chancel­lor
Charles M. Sarrett of Vander-bilt
University and Vice-Presi­dent
C. C. French of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Others Are Listed
President Blake Van Leer of
Georgia Institute of Technology;
President E. B. Norton of Flor­ence
State Teachers College;
President Houston Cole of Jack­sonville
State Teachers College;
President John Tyler Caldwell
of Alabama College; President B.
L. Parkinson of Mississippi State
College for Women; President
J. E. Gibson of Northwestern
State College of Louisiana, Presi­dent
Charles Smith of Troy State
Teachers C o l l e g e ; President
Gladney J. Tinsley of South­eastern
Louisiana College, and
President W. Patrick Donnellyy
S. J., of Spring Hill College.
In addition to the dignitaries
who will attend the Inauguration,
several'thousand alumni and visi-tary
have accepted invitations to
attend today's installation cere­monies.
in addition to the large num­ber
of notables expected, several
thousand alumni of Auburn and a
large number of the students are
expected to witness the historical
inauguration. Classes will-be ex­cused
for all students after 10
a.m. today.
With Frank P. Samford, mem*
ber of the Auburn board of
trustees, presiding, Gov. James E.
Folsom, chairman of the board, of
trustees, will install Dr. Draughon.
Guest speaker for the occasion is
Dr. John Hannah, president of
Michigan State College and presi­dent
of the Land Grant College
Association. The subject of Dr.
Hannah's address is "The Land
Grant College Serves the Future."
Others speaking on the program
will be Dr. David W. Mullins, di­rector
of instruction; Dean M. J.
Funchess of the School of Agri­culture;
P. O. Davis, head of. the
A.P.I. Extension Service; Gillis
Cammack, president of the Stu­dent
Executive Cabinet; Frank P.
Malone, Birmingham, president of
the Auburn Alumni; Dr. Hoyt
Ayers, .pastor of the Baptist
Church of Auburn, and Rev. James
Stirling, rector of the Church of
Holy Innocents at Auburn.
Dr. Draughon was named per­manent
president last September
after serving for one year in the
capacity of acting president. His
appointment as the eighth execu­tive
of Aubunuwas by a unani­mous
vote of the board of trustees.
Registration Fo'r Visitors
Registration for all visitors and
guests for today's program will
be held from 9 a. m. until 1 p. m.
in the Social Center. Following
registration this morning the dedi­cation
of the new forestrybuilding
will be held at 10 p. m. with Dr.
T. D. Stevens, head of the forestry
department, presiding.
At 10:45 this morning the visit­ing
dignitaries will be guests of
honor at a review of the Army,
Navy and Air Force Reserved Of­ficers
Training Corps at Billiard
Field. At the review the formal
presentation of the institutional
standards to the Army and Navy
units here will be made.
Lt. Gen. Alvin C. Gillem, com­manding
general of the Third
Army; Rear Adm. R. W. Hayler of
the Sixth Naval District; Major
Gen. James S. Saliba, Adjutant
Gen., Alabama National Guard,
Brig. Gen. Ralph A. Snavely, vice-commander,
Fourteenth Air Force,
and other special guests will re­view
the local ROTC units.
The men's new dormitory will
also be formally dedicated at 11:30
this morning with Gov. James E.
Folsom making the presentation to
Judge Francis Hare, of the Au­burn
board of trustees.
President's Luncheon
The president's luncheon will be
held in the Quadrangle dining hall
for -delegates and other guests,
tors are expected to come here j Approximately 350 persons are ex-for
the historical occasion. (continued on page 8) ' '.
THE NEW MEN'S DORMITORY will be dedicated this morning at 11:30 by Gov. James E.
Folsom and Judge Francis Hare of the Auburn Board of Trustees. The modern, fire-proof building,
which houses 43 men students, will be called Ma gnolia Hall and will be in honor of the Auburn
men who gave their lives in World War II. ,
Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Alpha To Hold Spring Formals
Miss Wilhelmina Scott# of Mobile,
Leads Annual Orchid Ball Friday
Alabama Alpha Epsilon chapter of Alpha Tau Omega
will hold its annual "Orchid Ball," Friday, May 13, com­memorating
the seventieth anniversary of active status on
the campus. The dance will be held in the student activities
building from 9 until 12 p. m. with , /^„u-u„„ rwi,
1 mingham; George Galliher, Cath­erine
Wellbaum, Talladega; John
Christopher, Susan Barche, Bir­mingham;
Bob Willingham, Lucy-
Hill, La Fayette; John Woodall,
Virginia Eiland, Birmingham; Pete
Bellenger, Peggy Anders, Gadsden;
Mac Taylor, Iris Ferguson, Talla­dega;
Elvis Stalnaker, Nancy
Sloan, Tallassee; Gene DeRieux,
Betty Watson, Birmingham.,'
Charles Hickey, Patsy Bishop,
Fairhope; Milton Taff, Toni Wig-inton,
Pascagoula, Miss.; George
Kidd, Dot Morton, Columbus; Fred
Hahn, Martha Marsh, Birming­ham;
Charles Etheridge, Barbara
Dickson, Birmingham; Mac Ivey,
Julianne Tatum, Auburn; Whit
Whittelsey, Bootie Williams, Union
Springs; David Nettles, Louise
Snowden, Monroeville; Randy Mc-
Lure, Anne Jagger, Opelika; Joe
Horsley, Kate Lee, Haig, Va.; Bill
Key, Martha Sue Bailey, Mont­gomery.
Chessley Howard, Nita Gowdy,
Memphis; Terrell Bridges, Jackie
Webb, Bessemer; Jimmy Everett,
Ann Mintz, Rockmart, Ga.; Ry
Bailey, Catherine Freeman, Bir­mingham;
Edwin Barker, Margaret
Cooper, Birmingham; Buddy Vai-den,
Joan Byars, Decatur; Frank
Wall, Ivaline Cook, Birmingham;
Walter Eason, Betty Jo. Cooper,
Columbus; Dan O'Steen, Ann Rus­sell,
Florence.
Fletcher Allen, Delene Miller,
Birmingham; Mike Pinney, Anne
Stollenwerk, Birmingham; Wally
Inscho, Beverly Latimer, Birming­ham;
Wesley McCurry, Margy
Baughn, Birmingham; Scott Hen-niger,
Mary Ann Clark, Atlanta;
Jim Pennington, Marianne Gillen,
Highland Park, Fla.; Milton Jones,
Marie Moody, Birmingham.
music by Bob Hurston and the
Auburn Knights. Following the
dance a breakfast will be served
at the chapter house with Mrs. C.
E. Lowe, housemother, presiding.
Miss Wilhelmina Scott, of Mo­bile,
will lead the dance with Jim­my
Kendrick, chapter president.
She will be presented a bouquet of
orchids by Mrs. Lowe.
Members, pledges and dates in­clude:
Calvin Lowery, Betty Under­wood,
Birmingham; Fuzzy Perritt,
Noel Bennett, Flor*nce; Herman
Blagg, Mary Beth Robinson, Au­burn;
Lewe Mizelle, Mary Cottle,
Montgomery; Joe Evans, Carolyn
Ellis, Auburn; Al Briley, Nell Ans-ley,
Columbus; Paul Eyrich, Mari­lyn
Busch, Spring Hill; Robert
Bryson, Janice Gage, Deerfield,
Illinois; Dick Allison,. Jean Heath,
Birmingham; Tommy T a n n e r,
Gene Hurt, Auburn; Bob Hurston,
Ross Meadows, Opelika.
Bill Harrell, Dot Tackette, Prit-chard;
Bob Janney, Betty Evans,
Birmingham; Bedford Lampkin,
Katherine Martin, Brewton; Dick
Bryson, Elizabeth Lampkin, Bir­mingham;
Harry Golemon, Betty
Jean Jordan, Brewton; Cameron
Price, Peggy Thompson, Birming­ham;
Cliff Jenkins, Marie Guy,
Bessemer; Bo Morthland, Anna-bella
Mullin, Columbus; Al Sch­midt,,
Virginia Davis, Montgom­ery;
Tom McCreery, Terry Thibo-deau,
Birmingham; Buddy Walker,
Margaret Metzgler, Birmingham;
Frank Craddock, Carmen Forna-raj
Atlanta.
Bob Tate, Carolyn Harlan, Hef-lin;
Zeke Scott, Julia Pace, Albany;
Tom Peters, Bebe Smith, Sylacau-ga;
Porter Kendrick, Mary Noble
McCaa, Anniston; Ack Moore,
"Butch" Palmer, Opelika; Aaron
Groth, Gerry Deloney, Ozark; Paul
Miramon, Eula Price, Talladega;
Bob Fleming, Mary Harbin, Mont­gomery;
Gene Fitzgerald, Edna
Earle Thompson, Birmingham;
Emmett Wiginton, Betty Joyce
Smith, Birmingham; Jimmy Rid­dle,
Barbara Rice, Pensacola.
James Vaughn, Jean Screven,
Birmingham; Charles Merritt,
Peggy Hall, Mt. Meigs; Vann
Goodner, Betty Jane Tate, Bir-
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bush, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Evans, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Putt
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. James Pagel,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Warley, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Bentley, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Brand, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Charlton, Mr. iand Mrs.
Adrian iWatson, Mr. and Mrs.
Ghartes. Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Ken­neth
Goodwin, and Mr. and Mrs.
Alex O. Taylor.
Friday and Saturday
Miss Catherine Beall Will Lead
Old South Ball With Bill Byrd
Miss Cathei'ine Beall, junior from Cottonwood, Ala., will
lead the Kappa Alpha Old South Ball Saturday night, May
7, with Bill Byrd, president of Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha.
Members and pledges will be dressed in Confederate uni­forms
and civilian dress of the Civil War period. The dance
will be at the student activities „ ,. • . „.„ _ , _,
... Martin, Betsy Hill, Orlando, Fla.;
Virgil Willett, Dollye Dimples
Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla.; Bill
Cooke, Jackie Alford, Jackson,
Miss.; Mack Casey, Leah Layman,
Anniston; Bill Thomas, Pam Grig-gers,
Atlanta, Ga.; Julian Reese,
Emily Horton, Rome, Ga.; Walter
McLain, Marian McCoy, Birming­ham;
Jack Elliott, Jimmy Lou
Henderson, Athens; Gil Crane, Jo
Hamilton, Decatur'.
Kappa Alpha Stages
Annual Secession
In the face of the rising danger
of being trampled by the "damn-yankees,"
Nu chapter of Kappa
Alpha has deemed it necessary to
secede to : save our cherished
Southland.
Troops will form in front of Co­mer
Hall at 4:15 p.m., Friday,
May 13. From there they will
march up Mell Street to Broun
Hall, to Toomer's corner and to
the KA Mansion. Bill Byrd, presi­dent
of the chapter, will lead the
parade.
I 'Immediately following the pa­rade,
the secession ceremony will
take place on the lawn of the KA
Mansion.
Troops will advance to Lake
r
Women play an p
important.role '
IN AMERICA'S MOST
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Peace!
Opportunities equalling those offered men m
the Armed Services... the same security;
same chances for rapid advancement, same pay
scales, same benefits—all these are now avail­able
to women in the Women's Army Corps
. and women in the Air Force.
These opportunities were EARNED. Earned by
the women who served so faithfully, so well;
during the war emergency. (
Earned, perhaps; for YOU, if you can meet the
qualifications, if you can meet the challenge
of such an unlimited career, f "
For more information; visit your nearest
MAIN U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force Ret
cruiting Stations—now.
Check, these distinguished careers with your
advisor or college placement officer.
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS r ^ -J!
_____ enlisted or commissioned
WOMEN IN THE AIR tfORCE
— enlisted or commissioned
ARMY NURSE CORPS *•*
—as commissioned
ARMY NURSES WITH THE AIR FORCE
_. —as commissioned ««< «• d
WOMEN'S MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS
- —as commissioned
U. S. ARMY AND U. S. AIR FORCE
RECRUITING SERVICE
Art Guild To Select
Drawings For Review
Auburn's Art Guild is working
in conjunction with the Auburn
Review Club in selection of
drawings for the Auburn Review,
it was announced by Lamar Rain-er,
president of the Art Guild.
Four student and one faculty
drawing will be selected for pub­lication.
Each drawing will be
selected in a different contest.
The drawings will appear in
the second issue of the Auburn
Review which will go on sale
May 28, it was announced by J im
Hearn, president of the Review
Club.
FOR SALE: One bicycle size
28 in good condition. Also one
guitar which has been only
slightly used. Call 1252-W.
FOR RENT: Two rooms close
in town for the summer quar­ter.
Located across the street
from the post office. Call 842-R
after 6 pm. or 121-1 each day.
S A L E S M A N WANTED:
Would you like to try for an
oil industry job, either foreign
or domestic? If interested write
to Box 2603, Tulsa, Okla.
Call AUBURN DELIVERY
SERVICE when you need haul­ing
of household goods, boxes,
trunks, and furniture in Au­burn
and vicinity. Phone 1177.
LOST: One K&E slide rule
in or around Ramsay or Broun
Hall on Friday April 29, 9 to 10
a.m. Call H. R. Hudson at
1177 Liberal Reward.
FOR SALE: 1936 Harley
Davidson motorcycle. Can be
seen at 349 E. Glenn. For in-
Chewacla Saturday to join forces
with the ATO's.
Saturday night the Old South
Ball will be held in the student
activities building from 9 'til 12
p.m.
DINE
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AUBURN GRILLE
Catherine Beall
Annual Circus Party
Is Presented By WAA
The Women's Athletic Associa­tion
honored freshmen and trans­fer
women students with its an­nual
circus party, Tuesday,. May
10, in Alumni Gym.
Decorations and entertainments
included a one-ring circus with
various acts and several sideshows.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses.
formation call
Phone 103-M.
Joe Hafford.
Lumber Jills Hear
Miss Helen Finch
Mrs. James F. Goggans was hos­tess
to the Lumber Jills, club for
the wives of forestry students, on
Tuesday, May 3. The current pro­gram
series was concluded with a
talk by Miss Helen Finch, profes­sor
of hcftne economics.
At this meeting officers w e re
elected for next year. Those elec­ted
were Mrs. James Stockman,
president; Mrs. Lewis Walker,
vice- president, and Mrs. Kent
Van Cleave, treasurer. .
building from 9 til 12 p. m. with
music by the Auburn Knights.
Members, pledges and dates
wh o will attend are:
Dick Wade, Helen Smith, Bir­mingham;
Dick Hutchinson, Helen
Turner, Birmingham; Jake Hen­derson,
Margaret White, Anniston;
Lynn Hawkins, Barbara Popwell,
Birmingham; Bill Doster, Dommie
Reynolds, Tuskegee; Robert Hor­ton,
Becky Pearce,?Columbus, Ga.;
Tom Sims, Jean Phillips, Birming­ham;
Charles L. Newman, Betty
Barnes, Birmingham; Allen Waid,
Bonnie Hollie, Jasper; Dan Hous­ton,
Carolyn Shores, Sylacauga;
Bill Farrell, Ann Smith, Birming­ham,
i
Gillis Cammack, Pat Bridges,
Bessemer; Rohert Crim, Nancy
Salvo, Birmingham; Phil Mash,
Ann Donovan, Rome, Ga.; Steel
Malone, Peggy Ponder, Fairfield;
Tom Riley, Frances Brodnac,
Jackson, Miss.; Alex Glover, Jo
Ann McGee, Cedartown, Ga.; Mil­ton
Blount, Mildred Ann Mook,
Tampa, Fla.; Hugh Williams, Mar­tha
Owens, Auburn; Bob Lynch,
Annie Laurie Smoke, Trondale;
Bob Hawkins, Nell Towns, Kelly-ton;
Bill Moore, Sally Perkins, Key
West, Fla.; Don Edwards, Betty
Ross Armstrong, Birmingham.
Jimmy Norwood, Peggy New­man,
Birmingham; Tim Russell,
Connie Neville, Birmingham; Bob
Voyles, Ann Blaylock, Birming­ham;
Hollis Horton, Leila Alice
Flewellen, Opelika; Jack Selby,
Bibba Haas, Mobile; Joe White,
Joyce McCartha, Bay Minette;
Bob Flanagan, Peggy Pruitt, An­derson,
S. C.; Carol Laney, Anita
Pait, Albany, Ga.; Henry Hood,
Nancy Wilson, Russellville; Mal-lory
Rowell, Dorothy Cleveland,
Selma; Joe Rogers, Barbara Bar­ron,
Birmingham.
Bill Arrington, Betty Lou An­drews,
Camden; George Pierce,
Vivian Garrett, Montgomery; Bill
Jim White, Nancy Smith, Deca­tur;
Larry Quick, Ann*Calhoun,
Birmingham; Dick Morgan, Rilla
Kelly, Ozark; Bill Reed, Amy
Winston, Johnson City, Tenn.; Joe
Baldwin, Sarah Jean Putman, Bir­mingham;
Cary Marriott, Leta Ann
Casey, Anniston; Darby Dick, Don
Juan Call, Leland, Miss.; Allen
Bates, Mickey Sellers, Grantsville;
Bob Hardy, Lorena King, Way-cross,
Ga.; Porter Grant, Betty
King, Rome, Ga.; Regie Grimes,
Jane Salmon, Auburn; Bob John­son,
Mary Smyly, Selma.
Joe Bagley, Elizabeth Lane, Blue
Mountain; Bobby Holleman, Sally
Daniell, Atlanta, Ga.; Mac Wood,
Betty Nichols, Florence; Earl Lan­caster,
Martha Ann Hughes, An­niston;
Jimmy Cole, Patsy Dabney,
Florence; Ernie Grisham, Helen
Bradford, Birmingham; Buddy
Cosper, Nancy Turner, Mobile;
Robert Adams, Berta Butler, Dade
City, Fla.; Harry Poole, Jean Cox,
Columbia; Roy Martin, Peggy
Fitchner, Tampa, Fla.
Earl Cambron, Tootsie Stammer,
Birmingham; Bruce Porter, Marian
Stamner, Birmingham; Bruce Por­ter,
Marian Steadman, Birming­ham;
Richard Lovelady, Dot Wil­son,
Montgomery; Charles Delks,
Josephine Beall, Cottonwood; Jim
Jackson, Monte Kendricks, Selma;
Robert Saidla, Tera Jones, Bir­mingham;
Sonny Hollingsworth,
Ann Burton Cope, Union Springs;
Nolan Touchstone, Frances Cooper,
Gadsden.
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Thursday, May 12, 1949
S O C I E T Y
Pikes Entertain ADPi's
The members and pledges of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
were host to Alpha Delta Pi sorority at a supper-dance
Thursday evening, May 5. An informal hamburger supper
was held in the "jungle" behind the house to start off the.
evening and after supper, everyone retired to the house for
a dance.
* * * ,
Sigma Nu Initiates 9
Beta Theta chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity held formal
initiation for nine men on May 4. Those initated were:
Tom Dorman and Joe Carroway, Clayton, Joe Frank
Walters, Troy; Ellis Bullock, Birmingham; Bobbie Gorrie,
Montgomery; Benny Kennemer, Scottsboro; Joe Thacker,
Dothan, and Rogers Howell, Chandler, N. C.
Members of Sigma Nu also attended a dance in Montgom­ery
on May 6, which was sponsored by the Montgomery
Sigma Nu alumni for the three chapters in the state. Mem­bers
of the Sigma Nu chapters at Auburn, the University
of Alabama, and Howard attended the annual affair.
* * *
Sig Ep's Fete Alpha-fiams
Alabama Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon was host
to the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority at a house dance last
Thursday. During the evening, a skit entitled, "Alpha Gam
if I Know" and starring A. G. Westbrook, was given by the
Sig Ep troupe of Thespians.
* * *
SAE's Hosts to KD's
On Thursday night, May 5, Alabama Alpha-Mu of Sig­ma
Alpha Epsilon was host at a party in honor of Kappa
Delta sorority. Entertainment for the evening was furnish
ed by bingo and dancing. Refreshments were served to mem
bers, pledges, and their dates.
CANDIDATES FOR "SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI" are
shown in the above picture. One of these girls will be crowned
the new "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" on Saturday at the annual
Sigma Chi Derby. The candidates are: first row, Sudie Wilson,
Nan Rasberry, Evelyn Swain, Alice Brewer, Betty Blue, Judy
Spence, and Janis Adams. Back row, Ursula Turnstall, Nancy
Salvo, Sara McKee, Delores Sherer, Anne Sharpe, Beverly Bar-nette,
Kitten McCall, and Marilyn Bush.
NATION-WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE
Sigma Chi Holds Initiation
Gamma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Chi social fraternity
held its formal initiation ceremonies Saturday, April 30.
Thos initiated were:
William Robert Hogarth, Miami, Fla.; John Hagey Ends-ley,
Baltimore, Md.; Robert Hopkins Jones, Donalsonville,
Ga.; David Kinard Hemeter, III, Hattiesburg, Miss.; John
Crawford McGill, Mobile; James Theodore Walley, Birming­ham;
Richard Lee Wright, Boise, Idaho; Stratford Eyre
White-Spunner, Jr., Mobile; James Martin Smith, Birming­ham;
Horace Wooten Broom, Hartselle; Byron Mount Tatum,
Montgomery; Richard Morgan Stone, Hattiesburg, Miss.
David K.xHemeter, of Hattiesburg, was presented a
jeweled Sigma Chi pin as the outstanding member of the
initiate class.
sje * *
Joint Hayride Held
Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and Theta Upsilon sorority
held a joint hay ride and picnic at Lake Chewalca Saturday,
April 23. Entertainment consisted of a hay ride, swimming,
and a softball game. The party was concluded after a picnic
lunch.
AGR Holds "Lil Abner" Party
The Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity entertained the Delta
Zeta sorority Thursday evening, May. 5, with a "Lil Abner"
house dance. The girls wore Daisy Mae costumes and the boys
wore-Dogpatch regalia. Highlighting the dance was the pre­sentation
of a bouquet of pink roses to Margaret Wade,
chapter president, by James D. "Red" Moore, AGR presi­dent.
Refreshments were served to members, pledges and
their dates.
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They run the gamut from hand­some
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Paisleys and back to solids again.
And every Arrow Tie, thanks to a
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You'll like the smooth whiteness of
our Arrow White Shirts in many
styles. And you'll like the way they
highlight your suit, tie, and natural
good looks.
Besides the perfect Arrow Collar,
every Arrow White in the house
boasts the Mitoga trademark
(which means form-fit) and the
Sanforized label (shrinkage less
than 1%).
Hummingbirds, known to feed
on flower nectar, also have^a diet
consisting of tiny flies, bees,
beetles and other insects.
Dr. Crane Concludes
Revival Here Friday
Dr. Henry Hitt Crane, who has
been conducting a series of re­ligious
talks at the Methodist
Church, will conclude the spring
revival with his sermons tonight
and tomorrow night.
Chosen by the Religious Life
Council as speaker of the month,
Dr. Crane conducted a service un-
Kappa Delta Pi
Holds Initiation
Alpha Phi chapter of Kappa
Delta Pi, national educational
honorary society, honored newly
tapped members at a banquet and
initiation ceremony, May 2, 1949.
Dr. Ka'therine Vickery, who is
professor of psychology at Ala­bama
College, Montevallo, and
also executive first vice-president
of Kappa Delta Pi, was guest
speaker at the initiation cere­mony.
Members initiated were:
Wesley Ellis, Auburn; Mary Ola
Ford, Rslmer; William B. Hagood,
Town Creek; Elbert C. Henson,
Camden; Richard P. Humphrey,
Tanner; Norma Lee, Belgreen;
Roger Willis McClarty, Atlanta,
Ga.; Mary Gray Metcalf, Union
Springs; Melba Mitchell, Gayles-ville;
Clinton Richards Owen, Town
Creek; Hazel Riley, Ozark; Ro­bert
L. Sanders, Huntsville; Kath-erine
Shelburne, Montgomery;
James C. Smith, Jr., Birming­ham;
George Harold Talley, Daw­son;
John Benjamin Watson, Re­form;
Albert E. Woodruff, Jr.,
Greenville.
der the sponsorship of this group
on Tuesday, May 10. The remain­der
of Dr. Crane's services were
sponsored by the Wesley Founda­tion
of the Methodist Church.
Dr. Crane, a delegate to the
World Council of Churches, has
only recently returned to the
United States. Considered one of
the most outstanding contempo­rary
speakers, he has been es­pecially
successful with students
and similar groups.
Pat Haden Crowned
New Engineer Queen
Pat Haden, sophomore irt physi­cal
education from Robertsdaie,
was crowned Engineer Queen at
the Engineers Ball last Thursday
night. Dean J. E. Hannum made
the presentation to Miss Haden be­fore
intermission at the annual
dance.
Miss Haden, who is a member of
Chi Omega sorority, was sponsor­ed
by the American Society of
Chemical Engineers and Society
of American Mechanical Engi­neers.
The queen received gifts from
the following Auburn merchants:
Bill Ham, Brown's Sports Shop,
Burton's Book Store, Markle's,
McCluskey's Dress and Sport
Shop, and Ware's Jewelry. Phi
Psi, honorary textile fraternity,
also presented Miss Haden with a
special fabric which the group
wove for the queen.
Stanley Jones' Articles
Will Be Published Soon
Stanley Jones, counselor in the
Auburn Advisory Center, has had
two manuscripts accepted for
publication in educational jour­nals.
One article, "Counseling the
Failing College Stucent," will ap­pear
in The Journal of Higher
Education and the other, 'Chang­ing
the Autocratic Leader" will
appear in a forthcoming issue of
The School Executive.
J. Paul Sheedy* Switched to Wfldroot Cream-Oil
Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test
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Published weekly b j the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama.
Editorial and business office on Tichenor Avenue, PlAne 448.'
Deadline for social and organizational news is Saturday noon.
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GRAHAM McTEER .
Eugene Mpore
John Hembree
Tom Cannon
Bob Ingram
Society Editors
Features Editor
:::.... Editor
Mng. Editor
. Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
News Editor
Sjpqrts Editor
Joyce Avery
... Mary Wigintoh
... Jimmy Everett
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STAFF
Elhvopd Burkhardt, Clifton Co*, Benny Enfinger, Marie English, Jim Fprrester, Bruce
Greenhill, Bobby Hplleman, Sonny Hollingsw orth, Robert Hortoyi, Rogers Howell, Harry
Knowles, Kitten McOall, Wayne McLaughlin, Hank Moore, Ed Peterspn, Bob Newton, Joe
Pilcher, Jim Raulstop, Fletcher Rush, Ed Spen ser. Ir-y Steinberg, Phyllis Stough, and Spud
Wright.
Entered us se.cpnd-class matter at the. gqst office at Auburn, Alabama.
Suhscriatifiji rg^|§1$* g$g|}: '§i.fjQ for 3 months. '$3.Q0Vfpr 12 months.
Or, OfaMih^n Is Wtl! Quillfifd
Qn August h 1947, a few P>ays after the
cjeath pf fjr. Luther JfabJe Qvincarv had Jeff
Auburn without a prescient, there appear­ed
\n The Plainsman, a column WMPJI ria,s.
special bearing at this time. In. that issiie,
r^lph Jennings ajid fqrmer- editpr Irene
Lqng had worked together on a. list pf
qualificatiQns fpr the ecjupator whp was
tq be J3r- Duncan's successor—Auburn's
new president.
They outlined the following qualities
a§ necessities for the man, who took over
the tremendous task of leading the stu­dents
and faculty pf Auburn:
"More important than any other con­sideration,
he should be an educator with
an attitude of progressiveness. He should
be ah intellectual with an eloquent un­derstanding
of students and their prob­lems.
He should be a capable administrator
w|th an ability to recognize good teachers.,
and should have the innate leadership
ability to make them want to follow- Ifi
should have a well-rounded backgrpnnd
and the well-rounded outlook which is a
na,tyraj sequence- This quality wpuld na-tvirally
give him the visipn to see the pro­per
hajancp between the arts and sciences
and tbeir relationship to each other. He
should he a business man in order to econ­omize^—
bU.t hot at the expense of the stu­dents
by hiring inferior teachers. He
sbould understand the South and its rela­tions
to the section, and foremost, Auburn
and its possibilities and potentialities. He
should know the three branches on Au­burn's
seals—instruction, research, and
extension, and should be able to coordinate
the three phases, in short, he should he a
man of very strong character, courage, and
educa'tipnal vision."
Look over these qualifications again,
and consider each one separately. Roes
not Dr. Ralph B. Draughon meet each of
the requirements for president pf Auburn?
A schpol Hke Auburn deserves a, man
of Dr. Draughpn's caliber and certainly a
man with Pr; Draughprv's abilities deserves
a schopl like Auburn.
The Policies of The PUinsnfian
With the publication of today's Plains­man
a new editor and slightly revised
staff are making their initial appearance
as the official publishers of The Plains­man.
Because of some expressions pf dpub.t
in the past as to the policy which The
Plaipsman follows, the editor feels that
this is the most opportune time to clear
up any false opinions which anyone might
have. .
The Plainsman is for the students of
Auburn. It should communicate to its
readers what the students, faculty, and ad­ministration
do, feel and thjnk. The editpr
and the business manager pf The Plains­man
are elected by the students and the
members of the staff are students. Every
member of the student body is given an
equal opportunity to become a member
of The Plainsman staff arid tp criticize
anything written in the paper. This is not
only the privilege of each student but it
is his responsibility to help in the build­ing
of a better student publication.
Each issue of "The Plainsman will re­flect
credit or discredit uppn Auburn and
its students, Which do we prefer? Of
course we select credit, as this is one of
the few things we can give to pur ajm.a
mater. Because pf the desire tq always,
reflect credit upon the school, the editor
will work untiringly towards the observa­tion
of newspaper ethics, good taste, and
common decency.
It is true that the Publications Board
has ppntrpl over the policies of The Plains­man.
But the Publications Board is a stu­dent
organization. For this reason the
policies adopted by this hoard shquld re­flect
the policies desired by the students.
The pphqes which the editor of The
Plainsman must observe have never been
a secret. Like the paper itself they belong
tp the student body under these poli­cies
the editor has a wide range of free­dom.
These policies are only an assertion
of all good newspaper ethics and practices
which any publication should always
strive to observe.
Board or no. Board, the editor shall ad­here
to ah practices that make a good
newspaper. Freedom of the press will be
guarded, respected, and used as a basic
right- The fidelity of pur readers and the
upholding of standards pf decency are ppn-sidered
our strongest and most honored
obligations. It is the belief of the editor
that the college newspaper should not at­tempt
to make news, but rather report the
news truthfully, fully, and accurately.
When writing on any controversial issue
it shall always be the policy of the editor"
to give both sides of the issue equal op­portunities
to state their beliefs. AH stu­dents
are urged to read, criticize, and work
on The Plainsman- It is the earnest prayer
pf the editor that the students, faculty,
and administration will work towards the
building *of a better Plainsman.
Bgijding a Greater Auburn
The greater Auburn adds two more
feathers to her cap with the formal dedi­cation
pf two new buildings today—the
Forestry Building and the I men's new
dormitory. These two recently completed
buildings were designed for the rnaximum
convenience and service.
Forestry, which is of vital importance
to the south, will be greatly benefited in
research and development work by the
new addition to Auburn's forestry depart­ment.
With experimentation in the new
labs and by supplying a new source of well
trained foresters for the south, Auburn
will rapidly reach the top in this field.
The forestry department, which is com­paratively
new at Auburn, has. established
itself as a leading contender for the top
position among the forestry schppjs pf
the nation.
Among the other activities today will
be the formal dedication pf the men's new
dorm as Magnolia Hall. Since the fjqpd
of post-war students was turned on the
school, Auburn has been filled to capacity
in classrooms as well as living quarters.
The first step to solve this problem was be­gun
with appropriations of funds by the
state legislature', and the dream became
a reality when ground was broken fpr the
new building twp years ago.
The convenience and comfort of the
new dorm is certainly a contrast to the
temporary ba r r acks which were erected
on the campus as emergency measures.
The increase in male students caused a
shortage of rooms after the war, and the
increasing number of women students-had
taken over all of the permanent dqrrni-torys
for men. Alumni and Auburn Halls
were originally constructed as men's
dorms, but that was many years ago and
they have long since been given to the
Women.
The expanding Auburn, which is cur­rently
in the midst pf a great construction
era, realizes the first results of this pro­gram
tpday with the dedication of these*
two buildings, and others, now under con­struction,
will continue to build a greater
Auburn.
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Among various and sundry items received in The Plains­man
post office box each day are issues of the Clipsheet vof
the Board of Temperance of. the.Methodist Church. The Clip-sheet
is a conglomeration of short news storied, features and
quips connected with the imbibing of alcqholic beverages-
The Clipsheet Welcomes repro­duction
of any pf its material,
with pr .without credit.
For the most part, the sheet re-p
r o d u c e s pertinent headlines
which have apeared in dailies
throughout the nation. "Drink In­sanity
Reaches Peak,v "Beer
Dealer Sued in Car Crash Death,"
and "Karisan Fined $500, Draws
Six Months for Drunk Driving,"
are examples pf the paper's top­ics.
Surqrnaries of. the stories ap­pearing
under such heads are
given, with morals sometimes
suggested.
An interesting twist was re­printed
in a recent release. A
tavern in St. Louis is now offer­ing
a twin attraction- it consists
pf an eight-pupce glass pf b,eer
fpr a nickle, and free baby-sitting
fpr the shppping wives of their
customers.
The Clipsheet makes the cle­ver
comment, "Hey, Mr. Diogenes,
get your lantern in a hurry, and
see pf ypu can find pur lost Ame­rica!"
The prize comment of the issue,
however, w<(s about an itern
which Clipsheet reluctantly told.
It seems that a young lady who
wpn a cpntest to. be "Miss Beer
Bust" is now a member pf Alco­holics
Anonymous.
Clipsheet cautipns, "No names,
please; we are ropting fpr her."
• The University pf Kentucky has
an interesting pplifical set-up in.
its. student gpvernment. There
are two above-board parties, the1
Cqn,stitutiqnalists and the All-
Campus Party, who back candi­dates
in student government elec­tions.
When the announcement for the
last election was made, 19 Con­stitutionalists
qualified fpr the 19
positions to be filled. The Ken­tucky
Kernel, student publica­tion
of the school, said: "Their
traditional opponents, the/ Ah
Campus Party, formerly the In­dependents,
decided nobody was
kidding anybpdy and gave up the
ghosts."
SGA ppstponed the election in
an effprt tp get more candiddates
to run, and finally dug UP five.
The Kernel continues, "Some
of the lack of interest is due to
the general, and accurate, belief
that it is practically impossible to
buck the Constitutionalists. But
by far the most of the indiffer­ence
is due to total indifference
to the so-called 'government as­sociation.'
"The cause of the indifference
is not completely the fault of
SQA members. They tnay have,
or profess to have, a great'deal of
interest in the organization when
they go into office. But such a
general attitude of hppelessness
is not conducive tQ any great ef­fort,
at least fpr lpng. There's a
general feeling pf being ham­strung
and unnecessary."
The Kernel cpncludes, '1Stu-dents
who question why they
must pay for SQA's fruitless ex-^
istence out of their own pockets
have some basis fpr their ques­tion:
why drag it out any lpnger?
"If SGA can perfprm np more
important functions than it does
and that can't be performed by
other organizations, if only five
students, on their own, want to
serve in it why keep taking the
students' money for it? Let's just
junk it and forget about it."
* * *
Note: Our five feet, seven in- .
ches high editor came into the i
office with a bump on his head
. . . said he had passed through
Main Gate and had bumped his
noggin on the advertising sign
hanging between the/ columns.
Understand Glenn Nixon has
changed his whole route to town
to avoid bending deuble to pass
under the canvas.
* t *
Students gripe constantly, about
the excessive prices charged by
local bookstores, and with good
reason.
However the fault may lie with
the publishers of textbooks and
not the retailers. Quoting one
bookstore manager: "Students are
being hijacked—but we c a n do
nothing- We are forced tp sell
books at list price. If we do not,
the publishers will not send the
books tp us."
"Publishers have a racket,"
continued the retailer. "If they are
going to have a new printing, they
get the authpr tp change one line
so the old edition cannot be used,
thus preventing its purchase or
sale as a second-hand bopk."
A D$$h of Bitters $ ^ ^"**
zrmrimmm^!r!Tr!i*<meieT*?!!r
In my room I have two shelves
used during the past twp years.
They are over my desk and every
time I have tp use it I find myself
staring up at thpse d^sty text
hooks. There they are, all the way
from an pld beat up American
Cemppsitipn and Rhetpric te a
mere or less shiny Corporatipn
Finance. (That's one that. I had
last quarter—it hasn't had quite as
much time tp cpllect dust.)
According to tjie rules, I guess
that I'm supposed tp be thprpugh-ly
familiar with all thpse bPPks
and the information they contain-
Officially, there's rny education.
Two shelves of books equal one
college degree. That isn't exact}y
right, though. For a couple of
quarters, back when I was a
freshman, I sold all my b.PQks as
Sppn as I was tJirPHgh with, them-
That is, I spld the ones that hadn't
gone out of use during the quarter-
Use4 to pick up a nice little sum
every quarter. Th,en pne «lay I got
into a conversation with an en­gineer
and discovered that he
saved all his books. He was build­ing
up a library. This impressed
me no little. It sounded almost
professional- So, I decided to save
my old books, too. Actually, you
see, the complete education isn't
there, since I sold some of them
when I was younger (and smart­er).
f No,w I have a library and what
a library it is, too! There are
books on elementary statistical
methods, principles of accounting,
materials handling, industrial
safety, engineering tools and pro-pessps,
welding and it's applica­tions,
plant production control,
a.nd mar«y Other fascinating sub­jects.
Why, there's scarcely a day
goes by that I don't find myself
gping back to my Koepke and
thumbing through it.
In a few weeks now I'm sup­posed
to rpceiye a degree- Gradua­tion.
4 little piece of sheepskin. A
ceremPny- ^ list in the paper. A
printed program- A ring. After
ih^t. a name <w» a fqlder filed away
in some pffice in SamfQrd. A^ de­gree.
Then J pan have the diploma
framed a.nd hang it heside my two
shelves of books somewhere- And
t^ere, the thing will be—whole and
complete. Quote a college educa­tion
unsuptp..
Cynical? I don't thinfc SP> be­cause
I don't believe all those
things I wrote up there. Those {wo
shelves of books are just the skele­ton
of an education. 'They're not
even that, actually. The education
comes from people, personalities,
situations. The books are okay, but
if I had it to do over again I'd sell
them. The education will come.
by Gene Moore
A pretty coed was walking past
the University of Arkansas park­ing
lot when two men in an autp
stopped her, threw a coat oyer her
head, struck her head with a not-sp-
spft, soft drink bottle and.
shoved her into the waiting aut.o-mphile.
When one of the men
flashed a light in her face he
made the amazing discovery thsit
sj}e was the wrong girl- The kid­nappers
drpve around for several
hours and then set her ftiee.
Arkansas university pfficials
are still gnawing their fingernails,
trying tp figure out what girl is
the 'right" one, and in need of
protection.
* * *
The University of New Mexico
at Albuquerque, N.M., allpws no
discrimination in its spcial frater­nities.
Accprdmg tp the dean pf
men the ruling says that "Np new
fraternity with a discriminatory
clause in its cpnstitution will be
allowed pn this campus."
* * *'
In a recent issue pf the Illinpis
Technology News, a letter was
written to the editor complaining,
of the omission of names of class
instructors from the schedule of
the classes booklet. It seems that
mqst students at Illinpis Tech feel
that they should be allowed to se­lect
or at least know the name of
the instructor's class for which
they register for rather than pos­sibly
haying the name "Staff" gi­ven
as instructors name. Mr. Staff
manages to get around quite a
lot, since he also teachers an in­finite
number pf cpurses here at
Auburn.
> * * *
While in N-Y. on a vacation
trip, a man and his wife hailed
a taxi and told the driver where
they wanted to. gp. He raced pff
wildly and went careening down
the street, swaying, bumping, and
giving the couple several anxious
moments. Noticing their concern,
he shouted over his shoulder,
"Don't worry folks; I ain't going
to land in no hospital, especially
after spending a year in one over­seas."
"How dreadful," answered the
wife sympathetically. "You must
have been seriously wounded."
"No," he replied cheerfully.
"Never got a scratch. I was a
mental case."
—Illinois Slipstick
8: * *
"This pen leaks," said the con­vict,
as the x-ain came through the
roof.
—Florida Alligatpr
* * *
, A little bpy pn the streetcar
had the sniffles. The lady next tp
him, pverlooked the fact for a
while, but finally said, "Young
man, do you have a handker­chief?"
" ]
"Yes,' said the boy, "But my
mother won't let me lend it to
anypne."
Bpston Heights
* * *
King Afthur: Iv.hear you have
been misbehaving.
Knight: In what manor, Sir?
* * . *
Vanderbilt University has just
inaugurated a new Student Un­ion
program which presents mo-tipn
pictures which have becpm.e
classics fpr the presenta.tion of the
student free of charge.
* * *
With much lamenting. Fqsdick
was put to his rest, and engraved
pn his tpmb was the following:
"Remember friend as you pass
by;
As you are now, so once was I;
As I am now, there you must
be,
So be prepared to follow me."
There had been written under­neath
in pencil, presumably by
some skeptic:
"To follow you I'm not content,
Till I find out which way you
went." [
—Boston Heights
* * * •'
"Gosh," said the fair maiden
upon returning from her first
horseback ride, "I never thought
that anything filled with hay
could be so hard."
—Illinois Slipstick
* * *
"'How did you make out in that
fight with your wife the other
night?"
Humbug: "She came crawling
tp me pn her hands and knees."
"What did she say?"
Humbug: "Come put from un­der
thjit bed, ypu cqward."
—Draper Inmate
* * *
Fellow: "That's a fine large
mustache you haye, my friend,
but don't you experience some
difficulty in drinking soup with
it?"
Older fellpw: "Yes, I find it
quite a strain."
—Coffee Hi
* * *
Then there was the, writer jwhq,',
went put with a girl and grft'sprne "
novel ideas.
* * *
Nurse (in Auburn Infirmary):
I think the student is regain­ing
consciousness. He just tried tp
blow foam off his medicine.
—Draper Inmate
W'th his inauguratipn Dr. Ralph
B. Draughon becomes the eighth
president of Auburn. In its 77
years of existance Auburn has had
a glorious history; this is a result
Of many factors, not the least of
which is her history-making past
presidents and acting presidents.
These.are the men who have led
Auburn in the past, either as
president, as acting president, or
as a member of the administrative
committee: Dr. I. T. Tichenor, Dr.
W. L. Broun, Dr. D. F. Boyd, Dr.
O. D. Smith, Dr. C. C. Thach, Dr.
B. B. Ross, Dr- Spright Dowell, Dr.
Bradford Knapp, Dr. J. J. Wil-more,
Dr. B. H. Crenshaw, and Dr.
L. N. Duncan. Each of these men
has had a part in the making of
Auburn tradition; each has served
the college faithfully; and each
has done his share toward the con­struction
of a better school.
Now the inevitable question
arises, "Is Dr. Draughon able to
maintain the same high standards
as his predecessors?" A look at his
record confirms the answer—
"Yes". During his work here he
has proved himself to be more
than capable of serving in the
highest administrative office in
this schopl. He has left an un­paralleled
trail of progress behind
him. Where he has walked new
buildings have sprung up like
foot-prints. The student enroll­ment
has increased steadily, so
that it now stands above the 8000
mark. Improvements are constant­ly
being made on the campus, in
schopl equipment, and in the
faculty. A greater Auburn has
ccme into being since his arrival
here.
As president, Dr. Draughon has
a three-fold responsibility: he
must uphold the standards and
heritages of Auburn for her 15,-
000 alumni; he must. strive to
maintain the greatest educational
pppprtunities possible for the stu­dents
now enrolled; and, building
fpr the future, he must prepare
for the students who will attend
Auburn in years to come.
If the work done in the past is
typical of Dr. Draughon, we may
expect Auburn to prosper under
his leadership. Conscientious and
progressive, capable but modest,
Ralph B. Draughon is well quali­fied
to be president pf Auburn.
P W
DEAD END By Joe Pilcher
Old tpmbstpnes pf ten b e ar
strange and prophetic forebodings.
One °i the most puzzling inscrip­tions
J have ever read was taken'
off of a 500-year-old tombstone
at Church Comsie, Essex.
"When pictures look alive with
movements free;
When ships like fishes swim be­low
the sea;
When men outstripping birds
can scan the sky,
Then half the world deep
drenched in blood shall be."
* * *
Occasionally I run across a
piece of "literature" that is so
stupid and so simple that it is
funny. That is my only excuse for
submitting the following "Dic­tionary
of Nautical Terms" by
Scoft Corbett.
Bow: That portion of a dogs
b a r k immediately preceding
"wow."
Capstan: Like a hatstan, only
for hanging caps on.
Clews: Things found by Ellery
Queen.
Dpck: (Bronx) A web-fpoted
Waterfowl.
Ferries: Things yeu find pn a
Ndark pier late at night.
Furl: (Bropklyn) TP frustrate,
thwart. Example: "Coises, furled
again!"
Junk: Stuff in an attic.
Ketch: A game played with a
ball.
Log: A piece of wood easily
fallen off of.
Lugger: A guy who accompanies
his wife shopping.'":'•' ::•••:-•••'•-•?
Slip: Something which, if show­ing,
shouldn't be.
Tack: A young nail.
Winch: A girl.
Yawl: A contraction of "you-all'
used only by Damyankees.
Those of you who have managed
to struggle through a year or more
of classical latin will undersiapd
ancl appreciate the following poem.
It is entitled A Dedication to the
Latin Classes, and it was written
by some guy named Anonymous.
All are dead who wrote it;
. All are dead who spoke it.v
Blessed death—
They earned it!
Quest Column **°™T|M! ^iami Hurricane
.-J- ,4-1
The inventions of the printing
press and the radio have b e en
great assets to civilization in al­lowing
wide 'dissemination of
news and opinions. They have at
the same time, placed sPm^what
of a responsibility upon each of
us.
Wp are being constantly bom­barded
by information frpm
countless sources. News accounts
and commentaries are blasted at
us daily by radio and scores of
publications. Most of this material
is well-intended and worth serious
consideration, but part of it is dis­torted
facts, biased opinions, and
lies. It is up to us to be wary of
this.
We owe it to ourselves tq judge
intelligently this deluge of mater­ial
cast in our direction, and to
weed out the untruths and dis­tortions
so as to get an honest im­pression
of things as they actually
exist.
We must not discard our judge­ment
in a mpve to concur with
any given information, blindly ac­cepting
it as factual-
Today, with many groups at­tempting
to regiment public
thought into certain channels, it
is especially important to be ma­ture
in forming our convictions.
We cheat ourselves if we become
"yesmen."
Dear Editor,
I was very Interested in the
controversy between "liberal arts"
and "science" conducted recently
in The Plainsman. Let me say,
however ,that this letter is not for
the purpose of furthering that ar­gument,
nor for starting another
one.
My gripe concerns the superi-.
prity cqmplex which engineering
students nave in regard to non-engineering
curricula.
Granted that engineering sub­jects
are often more complex and
sometimes more time-consuming,
the latter depending upon the in­dividual
students. Too, Auburn is
primarily an agricultural and
engineering school, and will natu­rally
always have more students
enrolled in these schools than any
other.
Hqweyer, and in light of these
facts, this does not justify a "holi-er-
thap-thqu" attitude on the part
of engineering students. Why con­demn
a student for not wanting
tq be an engineer?
Surprisingly, students enrolled
in other curricula -may actually
want tq b.e. business administrators,
social workers, or teachers!
Doubtless my argument would
be more effective if I were en­rolled
ip engineering. In any case,
however, it wpuld be the same.
Sincerely,
Tpm Dolan
Pear Editor:
Although many people on the
campus dp pot realize it, there are
a large number of students who
live in the barracks. In the past,
our living conditions have been
very poor, but through the efforts
pf a gro,UP Pf mpre or less perman­ent
residents, our situation is
greatly improved.
When the barracks were first
erectejl, the roads were unpaved
and the buildings had no accessor­ies.
TPday we hav e paved roads,
coke machines, and 'water coolers.
But we are not through. We are
seeking still further improvements.
To accomplish these things, a,
Barracks Council composed of one
man from each barracks, has been
organized. These men will repre­sent
the barracks in all capacities.
. Among the things that the coun­cil
is striving for are a snack bar,
a reading room with daily papers
and current magazines, and sports
facilities.
Sincerely,
Herb Holbeck
i
Rho Chi Taps 17;
Elects Officers
The Zeta Chanter of Rho Chi,
pharmaceutical honor society,
tapped seventeen new members
at an informal dinner party held
at the Midway Tavern May 2.
The new tappees were:
Perry E. Adcpck, Columbus,
Qa.; Edwin H. Baker, Enterprise;
Virginia Blanton, Orlando, Fla.;
Joe Wallace, Sweetwater, Tenn.;
Jack Wallace, Sweetwater, Tenn.;
Orville Stewart, Columbus, Ga.;
Calvin G. Sims, Ashland; Sarepta
Ford, Roanoke; Harold Sharpe,
Auburn;
WiUiam C. Street, Gadsden;
Perry L. Smith, Ashland; Roy
Prather, Lafayette; John Ham­mond,
Columbia; Orlando C.
Beasley, Huntsville; Fred Fitz­gerald,
Appalachicola, Fla.; Glenn
Marsh, Auburn; G. W. Purdy,
Peil City.
On May 3 new officers were
elected at the first formal meet­ing
for the new members. Those
elected were:
President, D.o.nald p. Farnham,
Morrisville, Vermont; vice presi­dent,
Gus Murphy, Jr., Green­ville;
secretary-treasurer, Marion
j . Johns; Mobile; and publicity
director, Virginia Blanton, Or­lando,
Fla.
tHESE ARE THE MEN WHO HAW Sf*Vf£ AUBURN A$ LEADERS EOR THE PAST f? YEARS
Langreck Is Elected
Art Guild President
The Art Guild at a meeting on
Tuesday, May 26, elected, officers
for 1949-50. Those elected were:
Ralph L a n g r e c k , president,
Dr. L. N. Duncan
William Leroy Broun Dr. Otis David Smith Dr. Spright Dowell Dr. Bradford Knapp
Nashville; Frances Neighbors,
vice-president, Birmingham; Joe
Baldwin, secretary, Demopolis;
At this time, we with others wish to
congratulate Dr. Draughon on his becoming
president of this great institute. We also re­new
our pledge of whole hearted cpoperq-tfion.
\r\ addition, we would like to welcome
to Au.purn the Alumni and Guests, of the ln-
. stitution.
'S
Something New Every Day
ALPHA PHI OMEGA
ELECTS OFFICERS
Crawford Nevins of Birming­ham
was recently elected president
of Delta chapter of A l p ha
Phi Omega, national honor service
fraternity. Other offircers elected
were:
Gordon Hallmark, Birming­ham,
vice-president; Dick Still,
Decatur, secretary; David Han­cock,
Montgomery, treasurer; Waf-ford
Smith, Birmingham, alumni
secretary, and Alfred Gentle, Bir­mingham,
historian. These men
will serve during the summer and
fall quarters.
Auburn's Presidents In The Past
Have Been Outstanding Educators
Boiling Hall Crenshaw
president of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, which he held until His
death on July 26, 1947.
Chestnut! Is Elected
New AIEE President
At the last meeting of the Au­burn
branch of the American In­stitute
of Electrical Engineers, the
following officers were elected to
serve for the next two quarters:
Morgan Chesnutt, Birmingham,
chairman; J. R. Murphy, Houston,
vice-chairman; Charles Lo.wm.an,
Seawright, .secretary; James Gil­mer,
Jr., Mario.n Junction, treasu­rer;
Joe Walters, Pulaski, Tenn.,
representative to the Engineer's
Council; Donald Hallmark, Birm­ingham,
publicity chairman, and
Prof. Ranson D. Spann, faculty ad-
By John Hembree
In its 77 years of service to the people of Alabama, Au-
Auburn has been under the leadership of seven outstanding
educators.
In addition to the men who have served as president,
there have been two acting presidents and an administra­tive
committee.
Lawson Blanton, treasurer, Shef­field;
Tom Griffin, publicity man­ager,
Montgomery; and Luke
Terry, program chairman, Syla-cauga.
The faculty advisors elected
were Mr. Fred Yehl and Mr. Ro­bert
Thompson. Professor Joseph
Marino-Merlo was elected hon­orary
faculty advisor.
If safety records were news!
If safety were spectacular, it would be
front-page news that Bill Jones and other
telephone men drive 55,000 vehicles more
than a million miles a day—with one of
the nation's lowest accident rates.
Today, for example, Bill will drive a lot
of miles. He'll guide his familiar green
telephone truck through the heavy traffic
of shopping centers, he'll go along quiet
streets where children play, he'll travel
lanes and highways at the edge of town.
And every mile, every turn, will always
be driven steadily and carefully.
You see, Bill and the telephone company
consider good driving as much a part of
his job as installing a telephone. The truck
which Bill drives is checked and serviced
regularly*, so it's always safety-perfect.
And Bill gets a lot of training in safety
—training that covers all phases of his
work.
Bill has helped put together one of the
best safety records in the country. I t ' s a^
record we're proud of—and so is Bill.
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Auburn's first president was the
Reverend Issac Taylor Tichenor,
who served from 1872 to 1882. He
resigned the presidency in 1882 to
accept a position as Corresponding
Secretary of the Home Mission
Board. Dr. Tichenor died in 1902.
The s.ecpnd president was Will­iam
Leroy Brourj, who served in
1882. In 1883 he was elected pro­fessor
of mathematics at the Uni­versity
of Texas; he resigned his
position here and went to Texas
as an educator in tba,t field. He
returned to Auburn after one year
to' serve as president until his
death in January 1902.
During the year Dr. Broun was
in Texas, Dr. David F. Boyd served
as ,the third president of Auburn.
Following Dr: Broun's death,
Dr. Otis David Smith served as
acting president until the appoint­ment
of Dr. Charles Thach as the
fourth president in 1902. Dr. Thach
served for 18 years and in 1920
was named president emeritus, the
position he held until his death
ip 1921.
Dr. Spright Dowell was Au­burn's
fifth president. He served
from 1920 until 1928 when he ac­cepted
a similar position at Mercer
University in Mercer, GSL.
Twice Dr. Bennett Battle Ross
served as acting president of Au­burn.
He first served from Decem­ber
1919 to July 1920 during the
last months of the presidency of
Dr. Broun and then again during
Dr. DowelFs recovery from an
automobile accident.
Dr. Bradford Knapp was Au­burn's
sixth president. He served
from July 1, 1928, through July 31,
1932, at which time he accepted
t}ie presidency of Texas Techno­logical
College, Lubbock, Texas,
where he remained until his death
in 1938.
From 1932 until February 22,
1935, Auburn was guided by an
administrative committee com­posed
of Dr. John J. Wilmore, Prof.
Boiling Hall Crenshaw' and Dr. L.'
N. Duncan.
On February 22, 1935, Dr. L.
N. Duncan was elected seventh
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Auburn Battles Alabama In Tuscaloosa;
Hill And Letchworth Probable Pitchers
By Bob Ingram
The Auburn Tigers- go to Tuscaloosa this week end to
meet the baseball team of the University of Alabama in a
two game series. The following week end Alabama will re­turn
the visit by meeting the Tigers in a two game series
here on the Plains.
Last week end Auburn split their sixth consecutive SEC
baseball series of the season. Play­ing
Florida in Gainesville, Auburn
lost the opener 8-4, but came back
to win the Saturday game, 2-1.
In the Friday encounter, Gator
football star Jack Montsdeoca
pitched and batted his team to vic­tory.
Montsdeoca, who does all the
punting on the football te,am,
scattered eight Auburn hits over
the nine inning route. Auburn out­fielder
Joe Sterling and Julian
Mock each got two hits to lead the
losing Auburn cause.
Bill Letchworth scored his
fourth consecutive SEC victory in
the Saturday game, pitching a
beautiful five hit, 2-1, victory. Big
Bill held the Floridians scoreless
after the first inning, and aided
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Auburn will meet/a red hot
baseball aggregation this week
end. Alabama has been giving the
defending Conference champs,
Mississippi State, a terrific battle
for the Western Division title.
Leading the Tide team will be
such outstanding performers as
Gordon Pettus, Pete Mangina,
Gordon Worthington and Al Lary.
Pettus and Lary both are football
players for the Crimson Tide,
while Mangina is too well remem­bered
by Auburn fans for. his
basketball service for the Tide.
Coach Williamson of Auburn
has not indicated his starting pit­chers
for the clashes with Ala­bama
but it is probable that he
will start George Hill in one of
the games, and either Jack Max­well
or Bill Letchworth in the
other.
Other starting assignments for
the Tigers will go to Red Gilbert,
catcher; Captain Erk Russell, first
base; Dick Webb, second base;
Jack Rucker, shortstop; Emmett
McAfee, third base; and an out­field
of Julian Mock, Travis Tid-weil
and Alternate Captain Joe
Sterling.
Athletes Feats
by
Bob Ingram
The Auburn-Alabama baseball games, important as they
are, will be forced out of the sport spotlight this week end
by the dual track meet Saturday between unbeaten Auburn
and unbeaten Georgia Tech. The winner of this meet will
join L. S. U. as co-fatforites to cop the conference champion
ship next week end in Birmingham, t h e Auburn-Tech meet
will be extremely close all the way, but judging from pre­vious
performances by both teams, then Tech must be con­ceded
the favorite. Auburn must find some combination to
counteract the points that Buddy Fowlkes will score for the
Engineers. Fowlkes could possibly top 20 points by himself.
Let's hope he trips and falls.
Throw It And Duck
That rumbling sound you have been hearing across the
Plains of late has been the grumbling's of the various soft-ball
pitchers. It seems that the new hard-rubber balls be­ing
used this spring are definitely^ to the advantage of the
hitter. The pitchers say that besides being too live, the ball
is hard to control and doesn't take "English" like it. should.
A look at the box scores of most of the games seems to vin-^
dicate the pitchers argument.
He'll Never Smile Again
The hard luck story of the week comes from North
Carolina State College for Negroes, where Don Peerman,
pitcher for NCSC, hurled a nine inning, no-hit, no-run con­test
against Howard University, yet Howard won 4-1. It hap­pened
this way. Peerman went into the game as a relief
hurler in the first inning with nobody out and four runs
across. He pitched perfect ball the remainder of the game,
a full nine innings, but the damage had already been done.
Some days it doesn't pay to get up.
Student Executive
Cabinet Minutes
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The meeting was called to order
by the President Gillis Cammack.
The minutes were read and ap­proved.
The roll was called and
the following members were ab­sent:
Jim Bob Mayfield, Tim Mil­ler,
Carrol Keller, Jimmy Duke,
Larry Riedel.
Joe Meade, Co-chairman of the
Drives Committee,, submitted the
following letter to the cabinet for
approy.aL.I_;..
Mr. Gillis Cammack
President, Student Executive
Cabinet.'
Dear Gillis;
As you instructed, the Drives
Committee investigated the possi­bility
and desirability of a single
unified charity drive ,to replace
the numerous drives on the cam­pus.
'
We make the following sugges­tions:
First: That the Executive Cabi­net
sponsor through t h e Drives
Committee a unified charity drive.
Second:. That the drive be held
during the Fall quarter.
Third: That charities included
in this drive and allocations of
money to each charity be sub­mitted
by the Drives Committee
to the Executive Cabinet for ap­proval.
Fourth: That any other means
of raising money for a charitable
organization on the campus of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute be
discharged by the Executive Cabi­net.
Fifth: That the two newly elect­ed
Junior Representives be asked
to work with the Drives Commit­tee
on this matter for the remain­der
of this quarter in preparation
of the drive.
Respectfully'Submitted,
Joe Meade
Jimmy Thompson
Co-chairmen
Drives Committee
Crawford Nevins, chairman of
the committee which investigated
the proposed rules and regulations
for advertisement on this campus,
submitted for approval of the
cabinet the proposed changes of
Red Roses For A
I hate to even bring this up, but I noted several weeks
ago that some'football fans out Southern California way had
wired Alabama's ailing Coach Thomas a bouquet of 34 red
roses for the 34 points his Alabama team scored against
Southern Cal in the 1946 Rose Bowl. I got to thinking that
it would be downright disasterous for Auburn if Coach Red
Drew of Alabama were to get sick. The price of 55 red roses
would be staggering. « ".
this committee. The cabinet ap­proved
the regulations and re-fered
them back to Mr. Clark, Di­rector
of Student Affairs.
The meeting was closed in form.
Respectfully Submitted;
Gilmer Blackburn, Sec.
Approved;
Gillis Cammack, President Student
Executive Cabinet.. .
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HERE ARE TWO reasons why Alabama will have a hard time
beating the Auburn baseball team this weekend. Jocko Nor­ton,
outfielder from Clayton, is ready to resume play after an
early season injury, and Dick Webb of Birmingham is expected
to turn in another fine performance at second base.
No Hitter Pitched
By Chi O's Haden
The women's intramural soft-ball
tournament began Tuesday,
May 3, on Bullard Field. The tour­nament
will be a single elimina­tion,
one-defeat and the team is
out.
The outstanidng performance of
the opening round was turned in
by Pat Haden, Chi Omega pit­cher.
Pat hurled a no-hit, no-run
contest, blanking the Phi Mu's,
15-0.
Auburn Hall eliminated Alumni
Hall 5-2, as Elizabeth Beatty tuii
ned in a good performance on the
mound for the freshmen.
Delta Zeta advanced to the se­cond
round with a 13-12 win over
Alpha Omicron Pi. Susan Smith
scored a victory by defeating Dorm
1, 7;4.
Theta U eased by the Alpha
Gam's, 13-11, and will meet the
Dorm IV team in the second round.
Kappa Delta trounced Alpha
Delta Pi 9-4 in the final game of
last week. *
J. W. Davis Addresses
Dairy Science Club
Mr. J. W. Davis will be the guest
speaker at the Dairy Science Club
meeting Tuesday, May 17. The
meeting will be held in the Animal
Husbandry Building, room 217, at
7 p. m.
Mr. Davis is the extension field
man for the American Jersey Cat­tle
Club in the southeastern area
and is a graduate of Texas A. &
M. University.
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NOTICE
Coach Earl Brown requests
all boys who will be freshmen,
sophomores, or juniors this fall
and who are interested in be­ing
football managers, to meet
with him at the Field House
Friday afternoon. May 13, at
3:00. All who are interested
are urged to attend.
Students who are interested
in being basketball managers
next year are requested to see
Milton Thurston at the Field
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Tigers Meet Tech Trackmen In Cliff Hare Stadium Saturday
Both Teams Primed For Important Meet;
Tech Is Slight Favorite To Defeat Tigers
By Bob Ingram
Two of the strongest track teams in the Southeastern
Conference, Auburn and Georgia Tech, meet in Clifford Hare
Stadium Saturday. Tech, unbeaten in dual meets for two
years, will be favored to hand the Tigers their first dual
meet defeat of the 1949 season.
Leading the Tech team in their
victorious march through SEC
competition has been the brilliant
Buddy Fowlkes. Fowlkes will be
competing in four events Saturday,
the 100 and 220-yard dashes, the
broad jump and the 220-yard low
hurdles. There is a good chance
that he will take first place in all
four of these events.
Backing up Fowlkes will be
quarter-miler Johnny Stowers and
half-miler Bob Renshaw. Stowers
has run the 440 in less than 49
seconds this year, while Renshaw,
the SEC champion, has come
through with times less than two
minutes in the 880.
Auburn will attempt to counter­act
some of these Tech points with
such perforrners as Whitey Over­ton,
Captain Joe Pennington and
John Brnilovich.
! , Whitey is favored to win the
mile and two-mile events a nd
Pennington should take a first in
the high hurdles, with possibly
Don Wodrich not far behind.
Brnilovich's javelin toss of 193
feet last week is much better than
any Tech performance to date.
Obviously, the outcome of the
meet will hinge on the remaining
events, the discus, shot put, high
jump and relay. In these events
both teams are evenly balanced
and the breaks, as much as any­thing
else, will decide the winner.
NOTICE
Engineering students inter­ested
in working on the Au­burn
Engineer are urged to
attend a joint meeting of the
staff Thursday, May 12, at 8
o'clock. Positions on the staff
will be filled on a purely com­petitive
basis.
There is* a need for advertis­ing
representatives in North
and South Alabama and in Co­lumbus
and Atlanta.
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Auburn
Ramsay High Wins
State Track Meet
Ramsay High School of-Birm­ingham
scored a mild upset by
copping the Alabama interseholas-tic
track meet held in Cliff Hare
Stadium last week-end, Ram­say
edged out favored Bessemer,
26V&-26.
Tommy Tharp, ace Ramsay
hurdler, turned in the outstand­ing
performance of the meet by
setting a new state record for the
120-yard high hurdles with a time
of 15.2 seconds. Tharp also took
the 220-yard low hurdles.
The only other double winner
was Troy High School's fine ath­lete,
Bobby Marlow. He won both
the discus and shot put. Marlow
was the star back on the strong
Troy eleven of last year, and was
selected on the All-State and All-
Southern football teams.
The Bessemer High School re­lay
team, unbeaten this year, won
that event easily in the time of
1:32.4. The Bessemer team also
took first places in both the dash­es,
Smitherman winning the 100
with McClain second, then the
order reversed for the 220 yard
dash.
Frosh Meet Bama
Here This Week-End
The Auburn Freshmen will meet
Alabama's .freshman baseball team
in a two-game series h e r e on
Drake Field Friday and Saturday.
The two- teams split in a two-game
series in Tuscaloosa last week-end.
In the first game played Friday
afternoon, the Alabama frosh
downed the Auburn Yearlings, 4
to 2. After coming from behind to
tie the score at two-all, the Baby
Tiders staged a two-run rally in
the eighth to take the game. Re­lief
hurler Guy Morton was cre-
"dfted with the Win while Ernest
Baker was charged with the loss.
Auburn • evened the series on
Saturday by beating the Tiders,
6 to 3. Catcher Bill Tucker homer­ed
in the forth with n o n e on.
Other extra-base hits by the
freshmen included a triple by Ray
Dean and a double by Jim Walley.
Gene Hoehle was the winning pit­cher
while the loss was charged
to Frank Lary. Both teams made
eight hits.
. The games this week-end will
close the freshmen's season. They
have a record of six wins against
two loses. '
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Independent Teams
Enter Second Half
Of Softball Play
By Ed Peterson
Several high scoring games and
a forfeit featured play in the in­dependent
softbail league last
week;
In League I, the only game sche­duled,
was the AIO-BSU clash,
but the AIO team failed to appear
and the Baptists won by forfeit.
In League II, Navy Gold pound­ed
Barracks, 11-2. The winning
pitcher was Ray Whitt, while Mar­vin
Driver was the loser. In an­other
League II game the power­ful
"A" club aggregation blasted
the Navy Blues 12-7. The letter-men
hit five home runs in this
contest off the deliveries of Jim
Osborne. ' .
In League III play, FFA took
the measure of the Nomads, 9-6.
FFA jumped into an early lead and
were never headed. Archie Hughes
was the winning pitcher. The No­mads
came back in their second
game of the week to beat the Boys
in a slugfest, 18-12. Arden Win-gard
was the winner, while Chuck
Young was credited with the de­feat.
The Dormitory League play saw
Division.F score eight runs in the
third inning, then stave off a de­termined
rally by Division D, to
win 17-12.
Rip Waters continued his ex­cellent
pitching for Westminister
in the Church League as his team
scored a 15-4 win'over Wesleyan.
Hanchey Logue, pitcher for the
losers, held the winners scoreless
in only the fourth inning.
JIM BEASLEY
Auburn
Tiger Tennis Team
Complete Schedule
The Auburn tennis team of
its regular season play last week,
Coach Luther Young closed out
losing to Georgia Tech but defeat­ing
a strong University of Georgia
team.
Last Wednesday Auburn dump­ed
the Bulldogs, 4-3, then on Sat­urday
were edged out by Georgia
Tech, 5-4.
The team finished the season
sporting a .500 average for con­ference
play, winning three and
losing three.
Auburn victims were Mississippi
twice and Georgia. The Tigers lost
to Tech and to Alabama two times.
The varsity squad was composed
of Captain Jim Biggers, Rip Lovitt,
Bob Pattillo, Doc Holloway, Clyde
McLeod, Billy Christian, Roy Mar­tin
and Russell Long.
Prep Football Clinic
To Be Held June 6-8
Announcement of a new-type
football clinic for high, school
coaches to be held here June 6-8
was made last week' by Head
Coach Earl Brown.
The official name adopted is
The Auburn Football Clinic for
Alabama High School Coaches. It
is unique in that it is designed
for, and will be conducted almost
entirely by, high school coaches'.
The first two days of the clinic
will be allotted to various high
school coaches. On the last day,
Dr. Dudley DeGroot, head foot­ball
coach at West Virginia Uni­versity,
will lead a general dis­cussion.
As a highlight of the second day
of the program, coaches will be
feted to an old-fashioned barbe­cue
at Dairyland Farms.
High school mentors who will
take part in the clinic program
are Rip Hewes, Dothan; "Hot"
O'Brien, Tallassee; Ed Eubanks
i and Nick Ardillo, Ramsay; Jim-
I my Angelich, Lanier; "Shorty"
I Ogle, Decatur; "Snitz" Snider,
Bessemer; George Zivich, Emma
I Sansom; and Jim Reynolds, El­ba.'
,
Athletic Director Wilbur Hut-sell
and Trainer Kenny Howard,
Auburn, will discuss conditioning
and the treatment of injuries.
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Auburn Engineer Was Reactivated
Under Leadership of At Durrance
By Casey Howell
After a year of growing pains, the Auburn Engineer has
become of age as a full grown engineering publication. The
credit for the re-activation Of the magazine lies largely with
Al Durrance and the Publications Board of the Engineer's
Council. Selected as first editor of the magazine, Durrance,
with the help and guidance of the
Publications Board, did, a com­mendable
job of setting up the
policy and standards which t h e
magazine follows.
The present; staff is directed by
Rogers Howell, editor, and C H.
Knowles, managing editor. These
two are assisted by A. L. Durrance,
Bill Wilson, E. C; Williams, Har­old
Eskew, Bill Eastman, and Ann­ie
Bonds. Miss Bonds has just- re­turned
to the staff from a period j
of work with the Georgia Power
Company. T h e business staff,
headed by Wesley Meeks, consists
of Ernie Home, Louie Hollpway,
Howard Bryan, Bill Ford, Tommy
Burton, and Hurdie Burke.
The magazine, which covers
tains enough technical knowledge
to be useful, as well as clean hu­mor
and news of current events
to help m a k e it interesting. It
serves as an advertising organ in
making Auburn better known as
a progressive engineering school,
and also enters Auburn in the na­tional
collegiate ring of Engineer­ing
publications.
Dean Mann, Tallassee, and Gene
Mullins, Auburn, senior music ma­jors,
will be featured in a recital
oh May 19, presented by the de­partment
of music of the School
every field of engineering, includ.es j o f A r c h i t e c t u r e and the Arts.
other items of interest such as
southern industries, humor, Coun-
Mann, Mullins Give
Concert on May 19
Team From Air Force ! i*-™15 PLAINSMAN
To Recruit Students
Thursday, May 12, 1949
| Pilot training for men and non-pilot
officers candidate training
for both men and women is now
available to qualified college stu­dents
and graduates, Lt. Col. R.
E. Keyes announced this- week
during his visit to the Auburn
campus.
i Colonel Keyes was here to make
the necessary arrangements for
the interviewing team which will
be here May 16-17. The team,
headed by Maj. Les McLaurin,
will establish headquarters in the
Air ROTC section of Samford Hall
and will be set up to interview and
test interested students.
Information concerning qualifi­cations
may be obtained in the
Air ROTC section, Samford Hall.
Hummingbirds feed during the
daytime; large sphinx moths,
which resemble them, feed at
eveningtide.
Typical swifts rest by clinging
to the insde of hollow trees or
chimneys or hanging to the face
, of cliffs; they never perch on
| twigs or limbs as do other birds.
Mann, who will perform on the
trumpet, will open the program
cir news, societies, and features an w j t h a . . C o n c e r t o { o r Trumpet in
alumnus of the month. The En- U, F l a t „ M u l l i n s w i l l b e featured
gmeer recently decided on a \. t r o m b o n e s o l o s > a n d w m p r e .
standard cover which will soon be s e n t .<Two chorales" by Bach, and
very familiar on the campus. | "Cavatine" by Saint-Saens.
, The Engineer follows the poli- j Also, on the program will be
cy of serving the engineers, both David Herbert, assistant band di-pn
the campus and off, by getting j rector, French horn, ,and William
put a magazine which is not too far I Tamblyn, pianist, who will accom-behind
its deadline and which con- pany the soloists.
AN UNUSUAL SCENE from "The Emperor J ones" is the jungle scene above. The Players
presented ths drama of Eugene O'Neill's for t h e first time last night in conjunction with Inaugu­ration
Day. The second performance will be given tonight at 8:15 in Graves Amphitheatre as
the concluding feature on the inaugural program.
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"Something New Every Day"
May 12 is final date for Cap and
Gown measurements for June Gradu­ates.
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"Something New Every Day"
Draughon Installed
(continued from page 1)
pected to attend. The luncheon will
be followed by a band concert by
the Auburn Concert Band on the
steps of Langdon Hall from 1:30
to 2:30 this afternoon.
. Following the' installation, Pres­ident
and Mrs. Draughon will en­tertain
at an open house at the
president's home frpm 6 until 8
this evening. The faculty, staff
members, students, and guests are
invited to attend the installation
and reception.
Tonight the Auburn Players will
give a second performance of the
production, "Emperor Jones," in
the amphitheater. The play was
shown to guests last night and t o ­night's
performance will begin at
8:15.
Life of Draughon
(continued from page 1-)
War Education Committee of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools and was
a member of that association's
| Evaluation Commission of High­er
Education. Dr. Draughon took
membership in the Joint Com­mission
of the Association of Ala­bama
Colleges and High Schools
, and on the committee on Ethics
i of the Alabama Education As-
. sociation. In addition to.^these
honors, he is on the Legislative
j Committee of the Alabama Edu-cation
Association and is an ac-i
tive member of the National Edu-
I cation Association.
At the present time Dr. Draugh-j
on is serving in the American
: Academy of Political arid Social
Science and on the Auburn In-
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CHIEFS
Is Proud
To Salute
Or. Ralph B.
Draughon
We pay tribute to
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon
who will be inaugu-r
a t e d as Auburn's
eighth president. Dr.
Draughon has served
his Alma Mater for the
past eighteen y e a r s.
Congratulations a nd
good-luck.
terclub Council. He teaches in
the Sunday School of the First
Baptist Church here. He is a Ma­son,
is a privileged member of
the Kiwanis Club, and is an hon­orary
Future Farmer of America.
He is faculty advisor of Omicron
Delta Kappa honor fraternity and
is a member of Kappa Delta Pi,
Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Kappa
Alpha honorary societies.
Dr. Draughon and his wife, the
former.Miss Caroline Marshall, of
Orrville, h a v e two children,
Ralph, Jr., 12, and Ann, 16, both
prominent students attending Au­burn
high school. The family-has
moved into the President's Man-siom
on the main campus from
their home in Pinedale.
Of the many compliments which
he has received, probably none
is more suitable and accurate
than the .one presented by his
fellow students in the 1922 edi­tion
of the Glomerata. Under
the name of R a 1 p h Brown
Draughon a p p e a r s a caption
which states that he "has at all
timos believed that the man who
started work should have finish­ed
it. He has a manner with his
dry wit that has made him many
friends and no enemies. We can
only hope that the years to come
will find you as willing and cap­able
as we have found you to
be."
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