1942-06-09 The Auburn Plainsman

              f VERYBODY'S FRIEND
2fce. ^. A/. (DUNCAM
THE PRESIDENT SAYS
My Dear Young Friends, %
Today, for the first time in Auburn's history, College opens in
June, rather than in September. The upperclassmen coming back,
and the Freshmen entering, will find many departures from the
customary courses and procedures that have pertained at Auburn.
There is but one major reason for these changes. The War in which our
country is engaged has resulted in a demand for better trained men
and women in shorter time. The course of studies, and the training
that you will receive under the Quarter Plan, represent the long
labor of college staff and faculty toward meeting the needs of the
country in the best possible fashion.
Today we begin a new system. There may be aspects of it that
are so different from the customary way of doing things that you
will pot like it. The change is so great that, in the beginning, unfore-seen^
problems may arise, and some confusion may exist. If this should
happen, we urge you to be patient, and to remember that these
times call for sacrifice and patience and courage.
For the duration of this War it is your duty to get everything
possible from your studies. There never was such a need for trained
men and women as now. These are sober times which call for serious
effort.
In greeting you at the beginning of a new school year, we take
this occasion to remind you that the Auburn Spirit is constructive,
patriotic, and loyal. Let us all, faculty and students, approach the new
year strong in determinatiion to do our part, as Auburn men and
women, to win the War.
Sincerely,
L. N. Duncan
Community Sings to Begin
Tomorrow for Seventh Year
LEWIS L. STOOKEY
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Donkey Ball Game
Thursday Night
Auburn students and towns­people
will be treated to a new
kind of'1 entertainment Thursday
night, when the faculty of the
college meet the sailors from the
radio school in a Donkey Baseball
game. The game is being spon­sored
by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, and all arrangements
for the game have been made by
Mr, Don Kyle.
The two teams will meet on
Drake Field at 8 oclock Thursday
evening. Dr. L. N. Duncan has
agreed to act as umpire for the
game. As all the players will ride
donkeys, the game promises to
leave some of the participants
a little the worse for wear. These
trained donkeys are unpredict­able,
so many comical situations
will undoubtedly occur.
Proceeds from the game are to
be used to establish a USO Cen-
First Sing To Be In
Honor of Sailors
The Wednesday evening Com­munity
Sings, which have been
annual affairs at API during the
summer months for the past seven
years, will be held again on the
Auburn campus beginning to­morrow
night.
Mr. Lewis L. Stookey director
of public school music in Mobile,
will be the conductor of this pop­ular
musical program. This is
the seventh successive year that
Mr. Stookey has been here to di­rect
the Sings.
The programs to be presented
during the summer session will
be largely similar to those which
have been presented in the past.
They will begin at 8 P. M. and
will be held on the north steps of
Ross Chemical Laboratory. How­ever,
in event of unfavorable
weather, Langdon Hall will be
used. All types of songes will be
presented. Included among those
which are to be sung are many
well known folk songs and also
various popular songs. Sailor
Frank Vandermark will be at the
piano during the weekly pro­grams.
A special feature of the Com­munity
Sings this year will be the
use of a motion picture machine
during the programs. This is to
be employed in order that the
words of different songs may be
flashed on a screen for the con­venience
of those who attend the
All students, faculty members,
and townspeople are cordially in­vited
to attend the programs. It
is hoped that they will be equally'
successful as those which have
been presented during years past.
ter for the sailors, and a Blood
Bank in Auburn. Admission prices
are seventeen and thirty-nine
cents. Everyonev including the
players and officials, must have
a ticket to attend.
mm 'TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT'
VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1942 NUMBER 1
Over 400 Freshmen Begin Orientation
Cadet Appointments
Announced for ROTC
All Names not Appearing in List Will
Report to Regular Drill Position
Special orders released this morning by the Military De­partment
announced the temporary appointments of the
seniors in the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
These appointments are only tentative and definite ap­pointments
will be made at some future date according to
military authorities.
JIMMIE BUTT
WRITES
Speaking for the Student Body
of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute,
it is my happy privilege
to welcome you to our campus
and to our Student Body. We will
do all that is within our power
to make you feel at home here
and in "feturn we will expect you
to adjust yourselves to the tradi­tional
Auburn atmosphere of
friendliness a n d constructive
work for our school.
Upon enrolling as a student
Garret, S. D.; Battefy" ^*ere> v o u automatically become
In the Engineer Regiment:
Acting Battalion Commanders:
Riteher, W. C, Kloeti, R> P., and
Brush, J. E. *->—^.
„ _-mpany Commanders;
CorApany "A", Morgan,^FrWl Co.
"B7. Bell, t\ A.; Co. fC", Harris,
C./ F.; Company
L./P.; Co. ,"E", Ro
C0. "F", Fu ier, F.;
ood, C. D.; Co
ampbell, W. N.;
BuekrJDuid
• In the Field Artillery
First Field Artillery: First Bat­talion,
Williamson, H. P.; Second
Battalion, Fleming, W. C; Third,
Butt, J.J^
Battety "A", Morris, F. D.; Bat­tery
"B'
"C", Clayton, A. C; Battery "D",
Till, D.^C; Battery "E", Irby,
L. E.; Battery "F", Sherrod,
H. L.; Battery "G", Grimmett,
C. A.; Battery "H", Harawak
R. C.; Battery "I", Putney, W. W.
Second Field Artillery: First
Battalion, Ball, J. C; Second Bat­talion,
Duncan, W. J.; and Third
Batalion, Broton, L. E. ^\
Battery "A'\Oglesby, S.; Bat­tery'
"B", Lanier> A. T.; Battery
"C^.-^WrBrtnson^_F, E,; "Battery
"D^ York, E. T.; B a t t e r y " E\
Knight, H. J.; Battery "F", Barr,
J. W.; Battery "G", Brinson,
M. D.; Battery "H", Michaels,
C. E.; and Battery "I", Sanders,
J.H.
Organization of the non-ROTC
students for Physical Training.
In this Corps there will be only
Company a n d Platoon Com­manders.
These officers in charge
are seniors with several excep­tions—
those seniors who did not
graduate and will be here in
school for at least one more quar­ter.
There will be 20 companies.
In the event that there are not
enough civilians to fill 20 com­panies,
these officers will be trans­ferred.
Physical training students
will meet at the same time and
place for drill and physical train­ing.
In the following list, the first
name given will be the Company
Commander and the names fol­lowing
will be Platoon Command­ers.
First Company: Benning, T. R.,
with Bartin, B. D., and Jones,
O. E.
Second Company: Clopton, R.
B., with Connor, N. D., and Jones,
W. O.
Third Company: Meadows, J.
W., with Griffin, M. E., and Mc-
Mannus, J. F.
Fourth Company: Wilson, R. E.,
with Dobbins, R. A., and Nelson,
W. B.
Fifth Company: Wise, R. D.,
with Poellnitz, H. W., and Hub­bard,
J. W.
Sixth Company: Patrick, W. S.,
with String, R. E., and Hallmark,
C. F.
Seventh Company: Scarsbrook,
C. E., with Dyer, T. L., and Kersh,
E. B.
Eighth Company: Sprague, J.
M.( with Maddox, J. H., and Sher-ril,
E. B.
Ninth Company: Van Patton,
R. A., and Hunt, R. C.
Tenth Company: Hollingsworth,
W. W., and Carder, H. C.
Eleventh Company: Dickinson,
H. M., and Jordan, E. M.
Twelfth Company: Huff, H. B.,
and Nuckolls, P. M.
Thirteenth Company: Ambrose,
J. R., and Crow, J. P.
Fourteenth Company: Burns,
(Continued on Page 8)
STUDENT PRESIDENT
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a member of the Student Body. Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
fYou are represented by the Stu
dent Executive Cabinet and will
elect from your class a repre­sentative
and m a class president
who will serve on the cabinet and
enter into all discussions of stu­dent
problems and projects. The
purpose of the Executive Cabinet
is to serve as a mouthpiece for
the Studept Body. If any issue
comes up that does not appear to
you to be the best thing for the
school you should immediately
Class and De-ill
Announcements By
ROTC Office
The Military Department an­nounced
yesterday that all mem­bers
of the Field Artillery unit
would meet at the Gun Shed for
their first class period and that
all Engineers would go to the
Basement of Samford for the first
time.
At the first drill period on
all members of the ROTC will
meet at their regular drill posi­tion
on Bullard Field for the Field
Artillery and on the Rat Foot­ball
field for the Engineers.
All freshmen in the FA will go
to the north end of Bullard Field
and all Engineer freshmen will
form in the vicinity of home plate
on the Rat Football Field. Civil­ians
(non-ROTC) will form in the
Stadium.
Rolls will be checked at this
contact some representative to the first meeting of the entire Corps.
cabinet and express your opin-ion.
It is his duty to represent I A DJulV T A K E S DR
you and your duty, to support
him and increase his power of
helping you by voting one hun­dred
percent in all elections.
After a few weeks at Auburn
you will find a love of the school
brewing inside you and before
you realize it Auburn will have
become a necessary part of you.
That is the way Auburn affects
you and this growing love can bo
attributed. chiefly to the honesty,
the spirit of working together for
some common good, and the
friendliness of the students them­selves.
We are proud of our title
The Friendliest College in Ameri­ca
and we know that you will
make good the opportunity to
>keep it here.
We, the older students at Au­burn,
welcome you to the great­est
school on earth and envy you
for the next four school years
which will be the happiest of
your lives.
Jimmie Butt
CHARLIE DAVIS
Dr. Charles Sheppard Davis,
professor of history here at Au­burn,
has received orders to re­port
June 11 for military duty at
Ft. Leonard, Wood, Mo. He goes
into the service with the Engineer
Corps with the rank of first lieu­tenant.
Dr. Davis has been affiliated
with the history department since
1931, the fall following his grad­uation
and became associate pro­fessor
of history here in 1941.
He received his B. S. and M. S.
degrees here at Auburn and then
went on to Duke University to
complete his Ph. D.
In his senior year here at API
Dr. Davis was tapped by many
senior hondr societies, among
them: ODK, Phi Kappa Phi, and
Spades. He was president of ODK
and helped to inauguarate the
now famous ODK-Wilbur Hutsell
cake race.
Faculty and Student
Leaders Mead Groups
Varied Program to Continue Until
Wednesday; Classes Begin Thursday
By BUCK TAYLOR
The three-day Orientation Program for approximately 400
freshmen got underway yesterday morning at eight o'clock.
In order to facilitate the preliminary instruction of freshmen,
the entire class was divided into appropriate groups headed
by a faculty member and a student leader. These advisers
have directed the activities of the various groups for the past
two days, assisting in their change to the new environment.
Tonight, at 7:30 P. M., a leadership convocation will be
held at Graves Center Amphi- :
theater. At this time, the fresh­men
will be introduced to student
leaders of the various organiza­tions
and activities on the campus.
Immediately following this, at
8:45 P. M., a reception for fresh­men
will be held at the home of
President Duncan.
\ Freshman Women
Freshman women will be en­tertained
with a "Get-to-Gether"
at the Women's Quadrangle to­morrow
evening at 7:30 P. M. On
Thursday night, at 7:30 P. M.,
Women's Convocation will be
held at Langdon Hall. During
this meeting women students will
be formally introduced to their
leaders. All women students are
required to attend.
Campus Activities
Other activities which ; ar e
scheduled are tours of the college
campus, inspection of buildings,
ment of fees may not be delayed,
freshmen are requested to be
prepared to pay the cashier the
exact amount due, making checks
payable to the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. Fees for the
quarter are payable as follows:
Fees
Men students: College fees,
$30.00; student activities fee,
$5.50; military uniform, $32.50;
laundry, $10.00, laboratory fees
as charged. Total, $78.00 (plus
laboratory fees). Out-of-state
students must pay $20.00 addi­tional.
Women students: College fees,
$30.00; Student activities fee,
$5.50; Laundry is optional for
women students. If taken, $10.00
waist be added. Laboratory fees
as cnTged. Total, $35.50 (plus
laboratory fees and laundry).
Out-of-state students must pay
receptions for iresnmeu by the' $20.0u additional. A--separate
various churches tomorrow even- check should be drawn for dorm-ing,
from 8:30 to 10:30 P. M., and itory room and board which is
a program of sports. A mass meet­ing
will be held in the new stad­ium
from 5 to 6 P. M. tomorrow
afternoon. During this pep rally,
Head Football Coach Jack
Meagher and the captains of the
athletic teams will speak, while
cheerleaders will lead the fresh­men
in college songs and yells.
During the afternoon the direct­ors
or leaders of the Band, Or­chestra,
Glee Club, Publications,
Dramatics Groups, and Debating
Society will meet students inter­ested
in these activities.
Sports Program
The sports program arranged
for each afternoon from 4 to 6
payable in advance. ($30.00 per
month in the Quadrangle, or
$28.00 per month in other dormi­tories—
less $5.00 for the first
month for reservation fee already
paid.)
Laboratory fees are payable at
registration. Freshmen taking any
of the following courses will pay
the fees indicated: Botany 203,
$2.00; Chemistry 101 or 111, $2.00;
Foods 102, $7.50; Clothing 105,
$1.00; shop 101, 102, or 103, $2.00;
Secretarial Science 101 or 111,
$5.00; Zoology 101, $1.50.
Room and Board
If arrangements regarding room
and board have not already been
will not only afford recreation for m a d e > women students should
"Rats" Arrive in Village And
Are Greeted by Upperclassmen
By DAVID ALLEN
Once again we see those bright
and shining faces in the village.
And we do mean shining. Though
they aren't topped by rat caps
yet, they are still recognizable as
freshmen.
They gather in groups of home
town buddies and new-made
friends, seeking for that some­thing
that is Auburn. And they'll
find it, some sooner than others,
but, eventually, all of them.
They ask you to show them
Samford Hall, the trail to the
ROTC stables, where to find Dean
Hannum, even asking the where­abouts
of this thing called "the
zoo."
We upperclassmen proudly
point out the tower and clock, set
them on the path to the stables,
explain at length that hardly any­one
but Mrs. Pitts or Jean can lo­cate
the ever-moving dean, and
sadly point to the Quadrangle
and figure "Whose throat have I
cut now?"
We see those new girlish faces
walking over the campus and
then we start asking the questions.
It's seldom that we receive as
specific answers as we give. But,
what the heck? We have all sum­mer
to get the others.
Yes, a new school year has be­gun,
and the new faces and stu­dents
that help to start it are
here with us. Let them keep on
coming as long they desire and
the army agrees. We need them
and their new blood to keep this
ball a-rolling. Treat 'em right,
and they'll be your friends for
life. Treat 'em wrong, and no­body
knows what will come next.
Welcome, freshmen. Work hard,
play hard and don't count too
much on the "den-advice" of the
numerous upperclassmen.
freshmen, but will also enable
them to become beter acquainted
with the facilities of the Depart­ment
of Physical Education. Stu­dents
may participate in the fol­lowing
activities: badminton,
basketball, bowling, baseball, dart
baseball, Softball, fencing, golf,
gymnastics, horseshoes, swim­ming,
tennis, table tennis and
volleyball.
Registration
Registration and payment of
fees by all freshmen will be to­morrow
morning between 8 A. M.
and 12 noon. In order that pay-communicate
with Mrs. Marion
Spidle, Dean of Women; and men
students should communicate
with Dr. J. V. Brown, Director of
Employment and Housing. It is
important that all such arrange­ments
be completed as soon as
possible.
War Eagle Cries
HONOR RATING
First Class Honor Rating was
awarded to The Plainsman for
the issues edited by Bob Ander­son
during the first semester last
year by the AU-American News­paper
Critical Service. First class
rating is awarded to papers con­sidered
excellent by the judges;
superior papers are awarded the
AU-American rating.
The Crimson and White of the
, University of Alabama and the
I Hilltop of Howard University
were awarded Ail-American rat­ings
among the weeklies.
Newspapers are judged on
headlines, news coverage, general
appearance of paper, typography
and layout, presentation of news,
and editorial policy.
It makes me feel mighty good
to see all these new faces
around. I was beginning to be­lieve
that I was going to be the
only one here for awhile. These
freshmen have got plenty of
sense, they may not show it but
they have. They must havta
sense to realize how important
an education is in these times.
And what's more, come down
here in the summer to get it.
More power to them and I'll be
watching them.
Glomerata Notice
All upperclassmen are remind­ed
that their pictures for the 1942
Glomerata must be taken be­tween
the dates of June 11 and
June 19. Photographers will be
at Student Center from 8 A. M.
to 5 P. M. on these days. Boys
!must wear ties and dark coats.
Student activities books will not'
be issued to any student until
his Glomerata picture has been
made.
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IT WON'T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS!!!
June 9, 1942
Column Left diuGuWl&w* maw w
Published semi-weekly by the Students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama
By BRUCE MARTIN Editorial and Business Office on Tichenor Avenue.
What Do You Think
By DAVID ALLEN
What Do You Think
(Editor's Note: Previously the editorial pages of the Plainsman
have spoken to the students, have passed on to them the thoughts
and ideas of the various staff members. This year it will continue to
do that, but it also will present to the. majority of the students the
ideas and thoughts of several students, different persons each time.
This will give the readers more variety and a better coverage of the
student body. A new question will be discussed each week. These
will be timely questions pertaining to the students and student life.)
As usual there are many new faces to be seen on the campus.
Some seem bewildered and hot. others confident and hot, and still
more just hot. Taking advantage of one of the patches of shade
scattered over the campus, the impressions of some of the new addi­tions
were collected. ,•••
Buddy Blake, Auburn +
One-of the calm, confident faces belonged to Buddy. It seems that
he has lived here all his life and that the weather is "the best that
there is!"
He thought that the campus looked swell, and is improving rapidly.
Especially since those breakers have been placed at all the corners.
Strange to say, even though he admited that the English test was
easy, he doesnt like Orientation period. And, from his statement that
the girls are okay, I imagine you can guess the reason for his dislike
of the groups and "excursions" over the campus.
Hugh Peak, Fairfield
Hugh, a freshman in Mechanical Engineering, was found inspecting
the old lathe and boning up for the inevitable questions. "The campus
is swell to look at, but a little scattered. I'll have to get my walking
legs under me before I can appreciate it.
'The tests were easy, but I would like Orientation much better
if we weren't cooped up in hot rooms and halls for such a long time.
I've seen only one girl, but what she didn't have she didn't
need."
Anne Dubose, Huritsville
"Auburn is wonderful". She likes the dorms, she likes the campus,
she likes the boys . . . she just likes Auburn.
The friendliness, the habit of always speaking on the street, seemed
to be one of the best liked things in our city on the plains.
"The only time that I had seen the school before now was on one
Christmas. The campus was so bare, and so few people were around
that it didn't seem like the school that I see now. And the campus
is so pretty and green!"
Her feelings toward Orientation and the placement tests were
about neutral . . . English was easy, but math was anything but that.
"It's nice to have the boys around and hanging around the dorm. And
Die dorms are so nice. Almost like a summer resort."
The one question that she had concerned a subject that has proba­bly
been in the minds of a great number of the freshmen here. "Where
do these sailors come from, and why are they here?" Perhaps I should
lei one of them answer that.
Anne is enrolled in the school of Home Economics.
Harvey Christianson, Riverview
Harvey, another of these engineering students, is enrolled in Aero­nautics.
Orientation is agreeable to him, but he missed his morning
placement exam.
It seems that he arrived in Auburn a little late, but his glimpses
of the campus make him like it. That is, except for the distances en-volved.
He, too, hadn't seen any girls, but he had hopes that one would
appear in the near future.
Rufus Nix, Homewood
Rufus, who is enrolled in Mechanical Engineering, is a newspaper­man
of long standing and, strange to say, a man of few words. He
likes the campus, scattered though it is. He likes the girls, few that
lie has seen.
But he doesn't like Orientation. "The English test was easy, but
I'll probably be in the lower class."
Rufus had two questions on his mind . . . "May freshmen join the
Plainsman staff?" and "How does this lathe work?"
Barbara Sue Black, Jacksonville, Fla.
"How do I like Auburn? I'm crazy about it! I've been here only
once before, but it lives up to my expectations.'
Orientation and placement exams held no terrors for Barbara,
because placement tests are given in her high school during the senior
year. "I almost felt that I was cheating. The English was easy, but
math certainly wasn't."
She doesn't know any boys but the three from "home", but she
likes the friendly way of speaking on the street. The dorms are "okay",
but the lack of space seemed almost critical.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
The title tells it. This space was
inherited, so to speak. When the
brother left his civvies for the
uniform of a second lieutenant,
he also left two deadlines a week.
Result: We shall attempt to fill
his shoes, literarily as well as
literally.
* * *
He didn't tell us how to write
a column. He just told us to try
to keep oUt of trouble. He didn't
tell us how to do that either—he
didn't know.
» * *
We decided to use the editorial
"we" instead of "I" in spite of
our former aversion to that usage.
We are not so likely to get slugged
if the offended reader thinks
there are several of us. We also
considered the use of a pen name,
but who would read a column
by number 27346?
* * *
We dont feel equal to tackling
this job alone. We plan to bor­row
all that we can. All com­ments,
criticisms, and contribu­tions
are as welcome as a check
from home.
* * *
And now, belatedly, we give
our greetings. Welcome, fresh­man,
to the beginning of your life
as an Auburn man or an Auburn
girl. Once yoi have the Auburn
Spirit, you will never again be
Albert or Alberta Jenkins from
Letohatchee, Alabama. You will
be one of the great family which
is Auburn for the rest of your
life.
* * *
For the benefit of all new ar­rivals
we present the most valua­ble
bit of instructive matter since
the publication of the first mail­order
catalogue. The title of this
highly scientific work is "How
to Select a Perfect Roommate."
« * *
The first requirement which
must be met by a perfect roomie
is his position in school. He must
be one year ahead of you and
must have made excellent grades
in the course which you will take.
He must be able and willing to
help you with your school work
at all times.
* * *
The second requirement is one
of size. His clothes should be a
perfect fit for you, but he must
be unable to wear yours.
* * *
He must have a complex
which makes him abhor the bor­rowing
of money yet thoroughly
enjoy lending same. This same
mental attitude should also pre­vent
his encouraging the pay­ment
of debts. He should be very
fond of gambling and equally
lacking in proficiency in games of
chance.
•
* * *
His personal tastes are of high­est
importanc'e. His ties must
match his clothes and must be so
GEORGE HEARD, Editor-in-Chief
BUCK TAYLOR
Managing Editor
EDWARD H. WILSON, Business Manager
DAVID ALLEN ALFRED GREEN
Associate Editor Advertising Mgr.
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Congratulations—Freshmen and Auburn
We are proud that you have chosen Au- in the wrong school. Things like those
burn to be your Alma Mater and your named above will take hold of you and do
home for the next few years. Not only t h e i r b e s t t o m a k e a b e t t e r m a n of v o u by
tastefully chosen that you will this, but Auburn has chosen you to repre­sent
it in later life after your college
career has been completed.
You will find your opportunities plenti­ful,
wide, and varied. Not only in the
classroom will you have a chance to learn
what others have learned before you, but
in the laboratories and on the campus you
will find experiences far beyond what you
expected of college.
be proud to be seen in them. He
must spoke expensive cigarettes
and refuse to smoke any other
brand. He must enjoy reading
and therefore subscribe to all the
best magazines. He must always
have an oversupply of toothpaste,
shaving cream, and razor blades.
* * *
We would hate to be pessimis­tic,
but we suggest that you grab
at a chance to get a roomie who
meets even one of these require­ments.
* * *
Incidentally, we swiped the fol­lowing
definition: An optimist is
a person who starts a crossword
puzzle with a fountain pen.
* * *
Students, one and all, bemoan
our fate. Karrie, the Kween of
the Kampus Koeds, has followed
her Kreator to the Kamp Kutie
of Korporal, Kaptain, and Kol-onel.
Her many relatives, how­ever,
have applied for her former
position. We considered all appli­cations
and finally awarded the
job to Phil, the Poetic Pest. Phil's
contribution follows:
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To get a pail of water.
Wasting no time, m
They ended this rhyme
By acting as they oughta'.
* * *
the time you are ready for graduation.
Others that have gone before you have
learned to do these things, and have gone
out into the world into many different
phases of life and in many different types
of vocations. And, all have represented Au­burn
well. They got their start at Auburn
and have given credit to API for much
or most of their success. Graduates from
'72 to '42 are out in the world and are still
practicing those things learned in school.
You learn lots of things when you go off Studiousness, democracy, people, and
to school, especially college, a college like
Auburn. You learn how to meet and get
along with people and how to deal with
them to the best advantage of all. You
learn how to be democratic in your views
of life. You learn how to study and prac­tice
the things that have been taught oth­ers
before you. You learn how to be
friendly to everyone you meet.
All of these things go to make up an
Auburn man and if you are not interested
in learning any of the above, then you are
friendliness are only a few of the many
advantages and opportunities of this
school and we are proud that you want
to be a part of it and learn and practice
the things that Auburn men stand for.
More power to you during the next few
months. Certain times will be trying, but
don't forget that we all had to go through
the same period and we are still able to
kick and be happy. Auburn is proud to
have you . . . soon you will be proud to
have Auburn.
Dance Dates Will Be Limited
HALT!
By LEON MARSH
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
Welcome, new and old students
to Auburn campus. Auburn is
sometimes called "the loveliest
village of the plains." However,
when school is not in progress,
we might truthfully say that Au­burn
is the dullest village of the
plains. Of course we are always
glad to see old, familiar faces on
the campus, but we are particu­larly
glad to see new students.
Feel at home, have a good time
and enjoy yourselves, and don't
forget to study and work hard.
No doubt some of you will be
disgusted after the orientation
exercises, but the general opinion,
is that the first week is the most:
cumbersome of the entire term.
Another word of encouragement.
—the more you stay here the
more you will like it.
Quarter System
Yesterday the school began an
accelerated wartime program—
the quarter system. Some colleges
over the country were operating
on the quarter system before the
war began, and a great many
more have inaugurated this sys­tem
since the first of the year.
It is true that the quarter system,
has both its bad and good points;
however if one places the pros and
cons side by side, he will find that,
the pros far outnumber the cons.
The whole set-up calls for the
same quantity and quality of
training that w e r e given in a
regular semester, but in a more
concentrated form.
Pledge Week in Alabama
During this week every Ala-bamian,
including children as well
as adults, will be asked by volun­tary
workers to sign a pledge
card designating the amount of
war stamps and bonds he or she
plans to buy weekly, monthly, or
annually. The purchase of war
stamps and bonds is not only a
good and safe investment, but it
is a direct contribution to the
perpetuation of our freedom. The
tunity to show the boys on the
battlefront how solid and strong
we are behind them. We know
that all Auburn students will
gladly and cheerfully join in this
mobilization of the American dol­lar.
MacArthur's Message Last Week
Last week the University of
Wisconsin conferred an honorary
degree in absentia upon General
Douglas MacArthur. From Aus­tralia
he cabled a message of
acceptance, which was eloquent
and superlative in language, and
is very meaningful. The entire
message should be studied again
and again, but the part which
commands the most attention is
this: "In the environs of this great
commonwealth I first ventured
upon those academic paths which
a lifetime of study have developed
in me . . . Out of the welter of
human carnage and human sor­row,
and human weal, the indes­tructible
that will always live is
a sound idea and none is more
immutable than the university
idea . . . " A lifetime of study,
combined with wisdom and cour­age
is responsible for Douglas
MacArthur's title today.
No Title
By this time many of you have
undoubtedly begun to wonder
what in the world we are going to
talk about in this column. It looks
as if we will get on a little bit
of everything and discuss any­thing
that seems apropos at the
time.
The last is probably what .will
happen. Since we will have no
specific form to follow and since
we will never be on one topic for
very long, we (me, the editor,
associate editor, the managing
editor,setc.) could not think of a
name that would apply to all
topics of conversation.
Being so incapable ourselves,
we have decided to let some mem­ber
of the freshman class decide
the name. After all, a freshman
should know what to call some­thing
like this column. If you have
any suggestions to make regard-
It will soon be necessary for all fraterni­ties,
sororities, and honor societies on the
campus to draw dance dates for the coming
year. This time the drawings will hold
particular significance since there will be
an acute shortage of available nights on
which to give social events.
With the inauguration of the quarter
system at Auburn a difficult situation has
arisen. Examinations being held each Sat­urday
will prevent the holding of any
dances on Friday nights, since interference
with studying for these weekly quizes
would result.
Therefore, after lengthy discussion of
this matter by the Interfraternity Council
and administration officials, it was deemed
advisable to limit the dances to just one a
week. These would be presented on every
Saturday night.
Another difficulty in this matter is the
fact that there will be available for the
coming social season a total of only thirty
Saturdays. It is apparent then that it will
be impossible to allow every organization
a separate date.
Since there are twenty-seven fraterni­ties
and sororities at Auburn, it seems that
the simplest and fairest solution of this
problem would be tov allow the Greek
societies to use these dates.
Even if this were decided upon, it should
not cause an elimination of social func­tions
which, in the past, have been spon­sored
by the honor groups. These societies
might arrange to have swimming parties,
banquets, or barbecues. It might even be
possible for them to arrange to give morn­ing
or afternoon dances in conjunction
with the fraternity and sorority formals
on the various Saturdays of the year.
The most important point to be borne
in mind concerning the entire situation is
the fact that A. P. I. is on a wartime basis
at the present time and will continue to be
on such a plan until the national emer­gency
has completely passed. Auburn stu­dents
should appreciate the fact that we
are extremely lucky that all dances have
not been suspended for the duration.
No matter what the final decision may be
concerning this matter all students should
cooperate in making this abbreviated social
season a most successful one. B.T.
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N A V Y BLUES
This is not an ideal place to train a man for
war. The majestic oaks, the spacious well kept
lawns, and the nice homes on lots large enough
to support a menagerie of animals in cool, shad­ed
pastures all blend in a peaceful rural atmos­phere
not found in many townships. The bold
inquisitive little squirrels even add something
to the dignity of old biuldings that speak of
other years and other students. After four
months here we will always hesitate a little
even before we shoot a squirrel; for who knows,
it might be our little friend "Mike", who habi­tuates
the big lawn of the campus.
* * »
However, such a setting leaves an impression
of something that is distinctly American and
worth fighting for in the grim reality of the
fact that fight we must or such institutions, not
only Auburn, but all over the world will cease
to exist as such.
* * *
A bluejacket, after twenty years in the Navy,
went out with a comfortable fortune of $60,000.
He amassed this large sum through courage, the
careful investment of his savings, enterprise,
initiative, faithfulness, and the death of an
uncle who left him $59,000.
men went overboard in shallow water to land,
pulling boats.
* * »
The black silk neckerchief was originally $
"sweat rag". Black hid the dirt. It was worn
both around the forehead and the neck. Some
men used the neckerchief in "pigtail" days to
protect their jackets. Black neckerchiefs were
used long before Nelson's death. They were
probably worn at Nelson's funeral. There is a
probability that they were cut in two pieces
and worn half around the arm and halt around
the hat. This disproves the popular conception
that they were adopted as a sign of mourning
for the great sea lord and have been worn ever
since.
* * »
Another fallacy is that the three lines of
braid on the collar of the bluejacket's blouse
were adopted in commemoration of Nelson's
three victories. The three lines of braid were
adopted by the British Admiralty about 1890
and there is no evidence that Nelson's victories
were ever mentioned. It is likely that the three
lines of braid on the collar of a bluejacket's
blouse were selected for decorative effect and
have no special significance, tradition to the
contrary notwithstanding.
* * *
"The Japs are landing a force of about 200
men on the beach," shouted a Leatherneck to
a group of men playing bridge in a hut on Wake
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Sailors' bell bottomed trousers are worn large
pledge campaign this week will ing the name of the column, or at the bottom in order to roll up easily above Island. The four Marines looked at one another,
give every Auburn student and all the contents, just drop us a call the knees for scrubbing decks. This type of and finally one ,of them casually remarked,
the people of the state an oppor- or card or come by and see us. trousers was of great practical value when sea- "I'll go, I'm diimmy this hand "
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June 9, 1942 T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Over 500 Seniors Get Diplomas
In First War Time Graduation
Dr. H. M. Edmonds and Dean Charles
Gilkey Addressed the Students
Five hundred and thirty-four members of the senior class
of 1942 received diplomas in Auburn's first war time gradua­tion
last week on June 1. The degrees were awarded by Dr.
LS N. Duncan, president of the college, at the Auburn
Stadium.
Approximately 85 percent of the 418 men graduates will go
immediately into the armed forces of the country and the
others will go into some branch of industry that is essential
to the war effort.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered by Dr. Henry M. Ed­monds
of Birmingham and Dean
Charles W. Gilkey of the Univer­sity
of Chicago gave the com­mencement
address.
Last May 20, 117 members of
the senior class who were enrolled
in Advanced ROTC received their
commissions as Second Lieuten­ants
in the United States Army.
Eleven more will get their com­missions
after six weeks of camp
at some army post.
This was the last class that will
graduate in June until 1945, be­cause
of the accelerated wartime
Band Camp To
Open Summer
Session Today
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Camp Will Be
In Charge Of
W. Hines Sims
Auburn's Third Annual Band
Camp which will be held from
June 9 to June 20 will be con-program
which began yesterday j ducted by W. Hines Sims, nation-with
the opening of our n e w ally known conductor from Fair
quarter system. From now o n . p a r k H i g h School at Shreveport,
there will be a class graduating
every nine months. The n e xt
class graduation will be held in
March, 1943; the next in Novem­ber,
1943; and the next in Au­gust,
1944.
The seniors from the nine
schools on the campus were even­ly
divided. The divisions were as
follows: Agriculture, 71; Archi­tecture
and Allied Art, 15; Chem­istry,
35; Education, 116; Engi­neering,
128; Home Economics,
30; Pharmacy, 9, Science a nd
Literature, 55, and Veterinary
Medicine, 55. Five hundred and
La. The camp provides intensive
musical training and recreation
for high school students.
The Band Camp was originally
begun in the 1940 Summer School
Session as an added attraction.
The enrollment for the first camp
was 50 students. They made sev­eral
public appearances and re­ceived
much favorable comment
Wftines Sims
fourteen of the seniors received
Bachelor of Science degrees and
the other nineteen received Mas­ter
of Science degrees.
Welcome Students!
EAT MORE BALLS ENRICHED BREAD
FOR BETTER HEALTH INSIST ON BALL'S
BREAD—ENRICHED WITH VITAMIN Bj
BALL'S BAKERY
OPELIKA
from the students and the towns­people.
Mr. Sims is a graduate of the
Hardin - Simmons U n i v e r s i t y
where he was a member of the
famous cowboy band for four
years. After he received his de­gree
he spent two years in con­servatory
work and studying dif­ferent
instruments and voice. He
has also studied at the University
of Nebraska, Northwestern Uni­versity,
and in Centenary College.
He has been at Fair Park for
the past seven years during which
time his band has become nation­ally
famous and recognized for
its superiority. The band recently
received a national hook-up from
coast to coast on the National
Broadcasting Company's chain.
This broadcast came as a part of
the Music and American Youth
Program. He also received a
coveted invitation to play at the
Music Educators National Con­ference
recently held in Milwau­kee.
His own personal offices and
honors include the presidency of
the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas
Music Association; president of
the Louisiana Music Education
Association; chairman of the Re­gion
Seven National Competi­tions-
festivals, including Arkan­sas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tenn­essee,
Alabama, and Kentucky.
He has also been advisor on many
musical problems, guest conduc­tor
for several national and state
clinics and has written several
articles for different music maga­zines.
Photos, Cuts Of
Dance Leaders
May Be Claimed
Cuts to be Found
In Office of
Plainsman
Ordinarily the Plainsman staff
has to worry about pictures com­ing
in and where the next shot is
coming from, but here is one case
where the staff is trying to get
rid of cuts and pictures of girls.
Last year approximately 40
dances were held on the campus
conducted or sponsored by some
sorority, fraternity, or organiza­tion.
In almost every case a pic­ture
of the girl who was to lead
the dance was published in the
Plainsman. The cuts, which were
used for this purpose were paid
for by the society which was giv­ing
the dance. After the picture
had been published the cuts were
forgotten and left in the office
for disposal.
At the present time we have 31
cuts waiting on our desk to be
claimed. Some of these can be
identified and others cannot. Be­low
are given the names of the
ones that we knew, but there are
still others that must be identi­fied
and claimed.
If your sorority, fraternity, or
organization had a dance and
the picture of the leader was pub­lished
in the Plainsman last year,
and it has not already been claim­ed,
you will find them on a table
in the Plainsman office on Tiche-nor
Avenue. These cuts will only
NEW HOME EC LADY Defense Bonds Given
For Best Playlets
MISS TESSIE AGAN
DONER NEW SIGMA
XI PRESIDENT
Dr. Ralph Doner, head profes­sor
of mathematics at Auburn,
was recently elected president of
the Sigma Xi Club on this camp­us.
The purpose of Sigma Xi is
to foster scientific research. It
is a national faculty organiza­tion.
Dr. Doner came to Auburn in
1927 after having received his
Bachelor of Science from Chicago
and his Master of Science and
Doctor of Philosophy from Illi­nois.
He received his present
position in 1936, as head of the
mathematics department.
Serving with Dr. Doner will
be Dr. D. C. Boughton of the
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ALA. ART LEAGUE
ELECTS APPLEBEE *
1942 PRESIDENT
Professor Frank W. Applebee,
head of the Applied Art Depart­ment,
was elected president of
the Alabama Art League at its
12th annual convention in Mont­gomery
last May 30. Professor
Applebee will be the segond pres­ident
the society has had, suc­ceeding
Kelly Fitzpatrick of We-tumpka,
the founder and first
president. Mr. Fitzpatrick retired
after serving 12 years in that
position.
The Art League, among its oth­er
activities throughout this and
the surrounding states, collects
and distributes various traveling
exhibits of Alabama Paintings.
Its annual nonjury show is on
display at the Montgomery Mu­seum
throughout this month.
Membership in the League
totals around 120 and its con­ventions
are held in May of each
year in the Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts.
Home Ec Staff
Is Joined By
Kansas Teacher
Home Economic students will
get an opportunity to see how
westerns cook and some of their
methods while Miss Tessie Agan,
of the Kansas State College is
visiting Auburn for the summer
session. She will begin her duties
on June 8 when the freshmen
officially enroll. This announce­ment
is from Mrs. Marion Spidle,
head professor of the School of
Home Economics and the new
Dean of Women.
Miss Agan is the author of the
textbook "The House". She will
be director of one of the three
home management houses on this
June 15 Deadline Set
By The Berkeley
Playmakers, Sponsors
Performance for the Red Cross
at Pacific Coast defense centers,
plus other productions, and prizes
valued at $245 are offered by
The Berkeley Playmakers, na­tionally-
known short play thea­ter
of Berkeley, Calif., for play­lets
received in their 18th annual
national one-act playwriting con­test.
The George Pierce Baker
Award of $125 in U. S. Defense
Bonds is First Prize. Second and
Third Prizes are Defense Bonds
of $50 and $25 respectively. An­other
$25 Bond is an extra prize
for comedy. A Fourth Prize is
valued at $20 and all entrants,
both winners and losers, will re­ceive
expert critical analyses
from the board of judges, which
includes William Saroyan, the
distinguished playwright and
Irving Pichel, well-known Holly­wood
director.
Anyone may enter the competi­tion
and any type of play is ac­ceptable,
but before submitting
material the rules should be ob­tained
by writing to the Plays
Committee, The Berkeley Play-makers,
1814 Blake St., Berkeley,
California. Final date for entries
is June 15th.
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Regional Animal Disease Labora­tory
here, and Dr. H. R. Albrecht,
assistant agronomist with the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station. They will serve for the
coming year.
be kept for a limited time.
The following cuts are the ones
that have been identifies, but
none of them have been claimed:
Kappa Alpha, FFA, Sigma Nu,
OTS, Kappa Sigma, SPE, Alpha
Delta Pi Alpha Gamma Rho, and
Misses Beckey Stanley, Vail Niel-son,
Lillian Luke, Elizabeth Pen­ny,
Mayme Jo Ashby, Anne Gar-rett(?),
Elaine Reddoch, Martha
Vest, Mary Frisly Rutland, Carol
West, Jonnielyn Campbell, Ley-den,
Edna Thompson, Katherine
Elhaney, Gene Fletcher, Ann Ur-lich,
Alice Little, and Christine
Blackburn.
In addition to these cuts there
are several pictures here also that
may be obtained by calling by the
Plainsman office.
campus for the second six-week
term of the Summer Quarter. In
addition to this she will teach a
course in the architecture and
furnishings of homes.
Among her many honors is
membership in Omicron Nu, Delta
Kappa Gamma, the American
Home Economics Association and
the American Association of Uni­versity
Professors. She formerly
taught at Utah State College.
WELCOME BACK
STUDENTS
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Eyes Scientifically
Examined
Glasses Correctly Fitted
Broken Lenses
Duplicated
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Opelika — Phone 120
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Page Four T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN June 9, 1942
Plainsman and Glomerata Are
Two Student Publications
Boys and Girls Are
Invited to Become
Members of Staff
One of the two college publi­cations
which are supported by
the students and the college is
The Auburn Plainsman. Any stu­dent
is eligible to work on the
staff of the paper, regardless of
the course the student is enrolled
in. The paper is published twice
weekly except during holiday
seasons.
Members of the editorial staff
have an opportunity several times
during the year to put out the
paper without any help or guid­ance
from the senior members
of the staff. They are continually
learning how to write the news
stories, the feature articles and
the editorials which go to make
up the policy and reputation of
a newspaper. They learn how to
write the headlines, "make up"
the pages, order the newspaper
cuts, read proof and copy, how to
cut overlong stories. In general
they learn how to do everything
there is to do in a newspaper of­fice,
even repairing typewriters.
Staff members are constantly
in want on any newspapers and
The Auburn Plainsman is no
exception. Any freshman or up-perclassman
may come around
any time to the office and try
out for either staff. There are
1 no qualifications except the in­terest
and willingness to do that
type of work.
In the business end of The Au­burn
Plainsman many improve­ments
have been made in the past
number of years which make
more money. Different types of
ads, layouts, and advertising
methods are being continually
experimented with.
, Editor of The Auburn Plains­man
for the coming year will be
George Heard. Heard is from
Fairfield and is enrolled in Aero­nautical
Administration. He is
president of the Sigma Chi fra­ternity
and of the local and state
Baptist Student Unions. He is
also a member of Scabbard and
Blade and Omicron Delta Kappa.
"Ham" Wilson will be the Busi­ness
manager for the next year.
Wilson is from Greenville and is
also a member of ODK. He is an
Agricultural student and a mem­ber
of Pi Kappa Alpha social fra­ternity.
DIRECTS STUDENTS
Mr. Ralph Draughon is the
Executive Secretary who di­rects
the students in many of
their activities and is the me­diator
between the students and
the college administration.
MEET LEADERS
Tonight at 7:30 freshmen will
have an opportunity to meet the
student leaders shown on these
two pages. The convocation will
be held in the Graves Center
Amphitheatre. Student leaders
will be presented followed im­mediately
by a reception for
freshmen at t h e President's
Home.
Glomerata Work
Already Begun;
Scott Editor
The annual publication of the
students of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, the Glomerata. is is­sued
each spring at the close of
the school year. The Glomerata is
supported by the students, and by
its advertising section, and is de­livered
free to every student.
Heading the Glomerata staff
for '42-'43 school year are two
students in Business administra­tion,
Editor-in-chief John Scott,
Jr., and Business Manager Harry
Merriwether. Under the supervi­sion
of these two are the staff
members from the various classes
and courses in the college. All
new students interested in work­ing
on the Glomerata are invited
to contact these two.
Scott, the editor this year, is
a senior from Auburn, and a
member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity. Merriwether, the
new business manager, is also a
senior. He is a member of Alpha
Gamma Rho fraternity.
Work on the '43 Glomerata has
already begun as next year the
date of issuance will be in Feb­ruary.
The Glomerata boasts a
record of two First Class Honor
ratings and one Ail-American,
the highest honor in the critical
survey of the American Colle­giate
Press, during the last three
years. The rating of the '42 an­nual
has not yet been received.
GLOMERATA BOSSES FOR A YEAR
JOHN SCOTT H**M MEMfUOeTde*
John Scott, Auburn, and Harry Meriwether, Atmore. will edit
and publish the 1942 Glomerata which will be issued the students
next February.
Alabama Farmer Only Student
Magazine Published Monthly
In its twenty-second year of publication The Alabama
Farmer is Auburn's only student published magazine. The
magazine, which is published monthly by the Agricultural j stitution on questions of local and
Club, will be r u n this year by Editor Ralph Davis and Business
Manager Kenneth White.
Davis is a senior in Agricultural Science and is Chancellor
of Alpha Zeta for the coming
ODK and Blue Key Two Senior
Honor Societies On Campus
Students Have Executive'
Cabinet for Government
ODK Holds Annual
Cake Race For
Freshman Boys
Omicron Delta Kappa is a na­tional
honor society open to sen­iors.
It was founded at Washing­ton
and Lee University in 1914
and now has chapters in the lead­ing
colleges and universities in
the country. Selection for mem­bership
is based on character, and
is conditional to scholarship,
leadership, and on social and ex­tra-
curricular activities.
Its purpose is threefold: First,
To recognize men who have at­tained
a high standard of effic­iency
in collegiate activities, and
to inspire other to strive for con­spicuous
attainments along simi­lar
lines. Second: To bring to­gether
in common bonds the most
representative men in all phases
of collegiate life and to create an
organization which will be able
to mould the sentiment of the in-year.
He was selected.as the most
outstanding sophomore by this so­ciety
and is a former Sears Scho­lar
and a member of the Ag Club.
He is also a member of Omicron
Delta Kappa and Spades. His
home is in Kennedy. Recently he
was selected as the outstanding
junior in the Ag School to re­ceive
the Danforth award, pre­sented
annually to the junior in
this school. He receives a full
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DIRECTORS
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Emmett Sizemore C. S. Yarbrough
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scholarship and several trips paid
by William H. Danforth, founder
of the Purina Mills.
White, business manager for
next year is treasurer of Alpha
Zeta during the coming year and
is a member of Scabbard and
Blade, military honor society. He
is from Ashland and is enrolled
in Agriculture.
The Farmer is the only one of
the three student publications
that receives no outside financial
aid. Its only source of income is
that which is derived from the ad­vertisements
appearing on its
pages each month. The men elect­ed
to the offices receive no money
for their services, the only in­come
being derived from the ex­perience
in working on the staff.
To be on the staff of the Ala­bama
Farmer a student must meet
certain qualifications ' and must
continue to meet these standards
if he is to remain on the staff.
Each student is required to write
at least 500 words a "month or ob­tain
two ads or subscriptions per
month in order to be considered
a member of the Farmer's staff.
Other principal officers on the
staff are as follows: Joe Yeager,
managing editor; B. M. McKin-ney,
associate editor; P. A. Dunn,
alumni editor; O. D. Alsobrook,
campus editor; J. A. Robinson,
advertising manager; Cecil Eller,
circulation manager; E. T. York,
senior member of the Board of
Control, Bob Dunaway, junior
intercollegiate importance and in
terest. Third: To bring together
members of the faculty and the
student body on a basis of mutual
understanding and interest.
Officers of the society are Pete
King, president; E. T. York, vice-president;
and Duncan Liles, sec­retary.
King is from Florence and
is-taking business administration.
He is the new president of Phi
Delta Theta social fraternity.
York is an Alpha Gamma Rho
from Valley Head and is also
president of his fraternity. He
will be vice-chancellor of Al­pha
Zeta for next year. He is a
member of Scabbard and Blade.
Liles is from Brewton and is
president of Sigma Nu social fra­ternity
for the coming year. He
will be a senior representative to
the Executive Cabinet this year.
Liles is also president of Scarab,
honorary architecture fraternity.
SQUIRES HONOR
SOPHOMORES -
For the purpose of recognizing
outstanding sophomores, ODK an­nually
selects eight men from this
class for Squires. Members are
selected on the basis of scholar­ship,
achievement in leadership,
character, and promise as col­lege
men. During the last year,
Squires furnished lights for -the
clocks in Samford Tower, and
assisted ODK in their Red Cross
Drive.
member of the Board of Control,
and Chalmers Bryant, sophomore
member of the Board of Control.
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Burton's
Book Store
Extends the same cordial welcome to the
new students of 1942 that it gave to the "rats"
of 1878.
When we can help you in any way please
call on us in our new store across the street
from the Main Gate.
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Blue Keys Have
Reception For
Freshman Students
The National Blue Key honor
society was founded for the pur­pose
of discussing, studying and
striving to better the best inter­ests
of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institue; to foster inter-collegiate
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 found.
The honor society was founded
on the University of Florida's
campus and membership is based
primarily on leadership and schol­arship.
The officers for Blue Key
for the coming year are Goree
Johnson, president; Henry Sher-rod,
vice-president; Neil Wilcox-son,
treasurer; Alfred Green, sec­retary;
and Bob Ellis, alumni sec­retary.
Johnson is from Camden, Ark­ansas,
and is enrolled in mechani­cal
engineering. He will be presi­dent
of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity this year and is a mem­ber
of Scabbard and Blade. He
is a member of the Engineers'
Council and will be drill master
of the Auburn Crack Drill Pla­toon.
Sherrod is taking chemical en­gineering
and is from Birming-
(Continued on Page 8)
Classes Represented
By Student Leaders
The Student Executive Cabi­net,
official administrative group
for the student body, controls stu­dent
government on the Auburn
campus.
There are seventeen represen­tatives
on the cabinet, including
three senior representatives, two
junior representatives, one sopho­more
representative, one fresh­man
representative, a president
(senior), a vice-president (junior),
a secretary (sophomore), the pres­ident
of the Women's Student
Government Association, a rep­resentative
of the WSGA, a rep­resentative
from the Co-op En­gineers,
and the presidents of
the four classes. These officers
are all elected in the spring of
the year preceding their terms,
with the exceptions of the fresh­man
representatives, who are
elected in the fall of their fresh­man
year.
The Executive Cabinet is in
charge of the Student Center, a
recreation hall maintained in the
basement of Langdon Hall, the
publication of the Student Direc­tory,
which contains the names,
addresses, class, and course of all
students and professors, the sale
of rat caps, the sale of class rings,
the sale of graduation invitations,
and all student elections.
During the 1941-42 session, the
Cabinet has come into closer dfti'-
tact with the students of Auburn.
This year's group cooperated with
the, authorities of the college in
promoting freshman orientation
week, which is devoted to intro­ducing
the new students to the
school and town. The Cabinet has
also continued the Qualifications
Board, which passes on candidates
for student offices in an attempt
to encourage the superior stu­dents
to enter campus politics.
The president of the Cabinet for
the year 1942-43 is Jimmy Butts,
a senior in Agricultural Engi­neering
from Wetumpka. Henry
Park, a Business Administration
student from Atlanta, Ga., was
elected vice-president of the cabi­net.
Senior representatives to the
(Continued on Page 8)
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June 9, 1942 T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Five
WSGA and Sororities Appeal to Women
Girls Take an Active
Part in Government
The Women's Student Government Association is com­posed
of all the women students, headed by four students
elected from the women's student body, the president of each
dormitory, and a representative from the town girls, In its
few years of existence the WSGA has proved itself valuable
to the students and to the college administration in the way
that it conducts and directs the women students on the cam­pus.
Miss Mildred Brown Davis is
the president of the WSGA for
the coming year. Miss Davis is
from Pike Road and is enrolled
in Home Economics. She served
as treasurer of the WSGA her
sophomore year and as secretary
her junior year. She is a member
of Theta Upsilon social sorority
and was vice-president of the
Home Economics Club during
1940-41. She was a member of
Oracles and was also an intramu­ral
leader last year in the .Wom­en's
Athletic Association.
Vice-president of the WSGA is
Miss Reid Anderson of Green­ville,
South Carolina who is tak­ing
commercial art. She was a
member of Owls her sophomore
year and is now a member of
Sphinx, senior organization.
Miss Helen Crook win be the
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MILDRED BROWN DAVIS' LETTER
Dear New Students:
It is with a great deal of pleasure and anticipation that the Wom­en's
Student Government Association takes this opportunity to wel­come
you to our college community.
The majoriy of people think that college is a small image of the
larger world for which it serves as a training ground, but you will
soon realize that college is not a preparation for life, but is life itself;
for college is a place where the assets of good citzenship as well as
the advantages of an education are recognized.
You will soon be a vital part of this campus and will represent
it in whatever you do. The integrity of the whole group will be
jeopardized if you betray the trust which we have placed in you.
Therefore, we are asking cooperation and fidelity from you during
your life here on our campus.
While in school you will be associating with the finest group that
you will probably ever meet. Make the most of this opportunity to
develop your personality and form friendships which you will cherish
always.
Most sincerely yours
Mildred Brown Davis
President, WSGA
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Business Mathematics—second hand $1.50 to $2.10.
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Analytic Geometry—second hand $1.15 to $1.25; new
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Mathematics in Agriculture—new $2.70.
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary—second hand $2.40;
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Holmes' General Chemistry—second hand $2.60.
Erwin's Practical Dress Design—second hand $2.40.
Hughes' Introductory Foods—second hand $2.10.
Zoology—second hand $2.50.
Sphinx and Cardina
Key Honor Societies
Membership Is Limited to Senior Women;
Frances Ellis and Mary Tinsley Heads
Cardinal Key and Sphinx are the two senior women's
honor societies on the campus. Membership is open to girls
who have reached their senior year and met other high
qualifications. Mary Tinsley is president of Cardinal Key and
Frances Ellis is president of Sphinx.
Each year 12 girls are tapped by Cardinal Key, national
honor society for women. These 12 girls are outstanding in
scholarship, personality, leadership, and achievement on the
campus. The society always strives
Secretary of the Association for
the coming year. She is from
Birmingham and is a sophomore
enrolled in the Science and Lit­erature
school. She is a member
of Alpha Gamma Delta social
sorority.
Miss Mary Jo Spradley will
act as treasurer for the year. She
is from Anniston and is a first
year student in secretarial train­ing.
She is a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority.
The town representative on the
WSGA will be Sarah Atkinson.
Miss Atkinson is a senior in
science and literature and is a
member of the Kappa Delta so­rority.
She is also a member of
Cardinal Key.
The other officers of the Wom­en's
Student Government are the
House Presidents and the House
Vice-presidents.
For Dormitory I the President
will be Marion Tompkins and
her vice-president will be Chris­tine
Weldon. President for Dorm-
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for the best interests of the school
and promoting those things which
will be of the greatest benefit to
the students in Auburn. They
sponsor Owls, sophomore organi­zation
for women whose princi­ples
and * ideals are similar to
those of Cardinal Key. In addi­tion
to this, the society operates
a tea room in Dormitory I, the
profits of which go into a scho­larship
fund for women. The or­ganization
sometimes w o r ks
hand-in-hand with Blue Key,
similar organization for senior
men students.
Sphinx taps only eight girls in
the spring of each year. They are
tapped in recognition of their
personality, their service, leader­ship,
and their scholarship.
Sphinx sponsors the freshman
girl organization, Oracles, whose
purposes are similar to those of
the senior women's. The annual
May Day festival is in charge of
Sphinx as is an annual bridge
tournament for the girls. To en­courage
high scholarship among
the sophomore women, a cup is
annually given to the girl in the
class making the highest average.
Sophomore
Women In
Owl Society
Owls is sponsored by Cardinal
Key, senior women's honor so­ciety,
and was organized in 1939.
All girls who average "B" or
above and who have been out­standing
in leadership, personal­ity
and have shown an interest
in service for the school and the
student body are tapped for
membership after the first quart­erly
grades are published. It is
not a national society but was
organized primarily for a campus
service group and is the only
organization of its kind for soph­omore
girls. Membership is lim­ited
to 12.
BEST SPE FRESHMAN
At a recent meeting, the SPE's
chose Andy Lamar, Birmingham,
as the outstanding freshman for
the past year. Lamar is enrolled
in Electrical Engineering, and has
won a starting berth on the fresh­man
track team, running the 120
yard high hurdles and high jump.
Lamar's name and class will be
inscribed on the trophy presented
to the outstanding freshman each
year.
itory II will be Mary Lou Thomp­son
and her assistant will be Re­becca
GUnn. Dormitory III presi­dent
is Dorothy Norman and her
vice-president will be Dorothy
Foreman. Mary Elizabeth Prit-chett
will be president of Dormi­tory
IV and she will be assisted
by Gloria Vann Smith.
Girls Choose I
Of 7 Sororities
Closed Rushing
Is Practiced
By Sororities
DEAN GRADUATES DAUGHTER
Auburn coeds have the oppor­tunity
of joining any one of sev­en
sororities. These seven Greek
societies for women are Kappa
Delta, Chi Omega, Phi Omega Pi,
Theta Upsilon, Alpha Gamma
Delta, Delta Zeta, and Alpha Del­ta.
Kappa Delta was founded on
this campus in 1922 and its pro­gram
includes a Hospital Fund,
which is sent to the Crippled
Children's Hospital in Richmond,
Virginia, and the Student Loan
Fund for the benefit of Kappa
Deltas who are in need of finan­cial
assistance. Dorothy Fenn is
the president of the chapter.
Chi Omega was organized on
this campus in 1923. Its chapters
number 96 and annually presents
a gold medal to an American
woman of noble accomplish­ment.
In addition to this the local
chapter gives a gold medal to
the outstanding woman student
in the college. Martha Gerhardt
is the president.
Phi Omega Pi was begun in
Auburn in 1927 and has an active
alumnae chapter. The national
sorority supports a ward for blind
children in a hospital at Lexing­ton,
Ky. They have a scholarship
loan available for outstanding
members. Marjorie Prince is pres­ident.
Theta Upsilon was colonized on
this campus in 1935. They give
a cup to the most representative
woman student. The chapter
alumnae give a cup to the under­graduate
with highest scholastic
average. Norma Ray Autery is
the president.
Alpha Gamma Delta began in
Auburn in 1939 and has over 50
undergraduate chapters. They
maintain two summer camps for
underprivileged children and over
400 kids attend. The leader in
grades for .the year has her named
engraved on Scholarship Cup.
The president is Mary Tinsley.
Delta Zeta is the latest arrival
from national affiliation on this
campus, having come here in
1940. The altruistic project for
them is a school and nursing
unit for mountain people in Ken-
One of the signatures required on the diploma of Miss Margaret
Spidle, who graduated last week in Home Economics, is that of her
mother, Mrs. Marion W. Spidle, head of the School of Home Eco­nomics
and the newly appointed Dean of Women. Margaret is pic­tured
above as she watches her mother sign her diploma before
it was passed on to the president's office to be signed by Dr. L. N.
Duncan. Margaret was married the day after her graduation to Bob
Anderson, editor of The Plainsman last year.
tucky. They also have a fund for
deserving girls in scholarship.
Lucinda Laseter is their president.
Alpha Delta local will be in­stalled
as a part of Alpha Delta
Pi next October 8. Alpha Delta
Pi has been active in war relief
and in the sale of defense bonds.
It maintains several scholarship
funds and carries on several phi­lanthropic
projects. Marjorie
Burt is president.
Oracles Honor
For Freshmen
Oracles is one of the organiza­tions
sponsored by Sphinx, senior
honor society for women. It was
organized in 1935 and all fresh­men
girls are eligible who aver­age
"B" during the first quarter
of their work. The list of names
are posted as soon as the grades
are announced and published. The
purpose of the society is to meet
the problems which confront
women students in the freshman
class, to promote higher scholar­ship,
and to promote' interest in
athletics and social events on the
campus.
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To you the A. P. I. campus and the town of Auburn, will look quite
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Page Six THE AUBURN P L A I N S M AN June 9, 1942
LEADS FACULTY
Faculty Forum
Elects Goff As
1942 President
The new president of the Au­burn
Faculty Forum is Dr. John
H. Goff, professor of economics,
who has been a member of the
Auburn faculty since 1930. Dr.
Goff is widely known as an ex­pert
on freight rates and trans­portation.
The purpose of the Forum is to
bring together in an informal
monthly luncheon, all the mem­bers
of the faculty for a discus­sion
of their mutual problems.
Other newly elected officers are
Miss Farley Lee, Assistant Libra­rian
for the college as vice-pres­ident;
Miss Pattie Haney, secre­tary
in President Duncan's office
as secretary; and Mr. W. T. In­gram,
business manager of the
college -as treasurer. Miss Haney
ahd Mr. Ingram were reelected.
Many Auburn Students Are In
The Armed Forces of Country
Where-Abouts of Ex-Auburnites Given
In Reports From Army, Navy, and Marines
Every day the Postoffice box of The Plainsman fills up
w i t h news releases from various army, navy, and marine
stations all over the nation—containing information about
former Auburn students in the service of t h e i r country.
It is impossible to print all this information, but here's
some of it—some of the latest releases concerning students
and former students who have just enlisted, or who are
already in one of t h e arms of the service.
John Gibson Prestridge, of
Mobile and Howard Frank
Thames. Montgomery, have en­listed
for aviation training in the
Naval Reserve, joining the in­creasing
ranks of young Ameri­cans
who are turning to the skies
in the service of their country.
Two Auburn students from Bir­mingham,
John Clifford Hans and
James Whitfield Waitzman, joined
the growing list of young Ameri­can
enlisting for Naval Aviation
training.
Sworn in at the Naval Aviation
Cadet Selection Board the two
Birmingham boys will soon be or­dered
to active duty to begin pre­liminary
training.
Both Hans and Waitzman were
sophomores at the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute and members of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Frater­nity.
Hans, 19, is a member of the
Auburn track team. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hans of
Birmingham. Waitzman, 19, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel David
Waitzman, of 3023 13th Avenue
South, Birmingham, Alabama.
Aviation Cadets Tommie J.
Potts, and Curtis B. Hasty. Jr.,
former students of Ala. Poly­technic
Inst., recently reported
for further flight instruction at
the Greenville Army Flying
School, Greenville, Mississippi
MR. MARINO-MERLO
HEADS WATER COLOR
SOCIETY OF ALABAMA
Professor Joseph Marino-Merlo,
instructor in Applied Art, was re­cently
elected president of the
Water Color Society of Alabama.
His election took place at their
third annual convention held on
May 30 in Montgomery.
Also, at the meeting which was
held in the Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts, Professor Roy H.
Staples of the Department of Ap­plied
Art and Mr. Marino-Merlo
were both given awards for their
meritorious work in the Jury ex­hibit
of the Water Color Society.
This exhibit is now on display at
the Museum.
Last year was Mr. Marino- Mer-lo's
first year at Auburn having
come here after receiving his A.
B. degree from Howard College.
BAPTIST STUDENTS
ATTEND MEETING
AT RIDGECREST, N. C.
Around thirty Baptist young
people and their leaders left yes­terday
afternoon for Birmingham
where they will embark on a hus,
for Ridgecrest, N. C. They will
spend approximately nine days at
the religious meeting during
which time they will hear and
study under many of the leading
religious figures of the day.
Leading the group to Ridgecrest
will be Mr. T. C. Clark, director
of the Baptist student activities
on this campus. After the students
arrive in Birmingham they will
meet students from other colleges
throughout the state and will go
from there to North Carolina for
he meeting.
During their stay at the retreat
the students will b e occupied
with study of the Bible and its
Training Center.
At the end of their flight train­ing
in Greenville, the Cadets will
be sent to another Southeast
Training Field for their final
flight instruction. Upon success­ful
completion of this couise, they
will receive the coveted wings
and commissions as Second Lieiv
tenants in the Army Air Corps.
Reginald Gray Armstead, Demo.
polis. and Benjamin J. Dryer. III.
Birmingham, have enlisted for
Naval Aviation training, joining
the increasing ranks of young
Americans signing up to man the
nation's powerful warplanes of at­tack.
Both were enlisted at the Naval
Married Men
Eligible For
Navy Officers
The Navy has lifted the ban
on married men becoming deck
and engineer officers, it was an­nounced
today by Eighth Naval
District Headquarters in New Or­leans,
La.
The Navy Department this
week authorized the enlistment
of married college graduates for
the • V-7 deck and engineering
N a v a l Reserve Midshipmen
courses leading to commissioning
as Ensigns in the Reserve. Each
married candidate for the V-7
course must, however, furnish a
statement signed by himself and
his wife attesting that his depen­dents
will be adequately provid­ed
for during the period of his
training.
College juniors and seniors who
are married will not be considered
qualified for the course under
the new revision. Unmarried can­didates
for the Reserve Midship­men's
school must remain un­married
for the duration of their
training. Currently the candidate
enlists as an apprentice seaman
and becomes a midshipman after
one month's training.
Flying School at Turner Field
for the final stage of training as
an Aviation Cadet.
(Continued on Page 7)
Marines Raise
Age Limit On
Applications
College Graduates
Eligible For
Officer Training
(Editor's note: The following
release was received from Briga­dier
General Robert L. Denig,
Untied States Marine Corps Di­rector,
Division of Public Rela­tions.
It is only for the benefit
of those students who have grad­uated
from college. College stu­dents
now are not eligible for this
particular offer.)
Right now a Marine officer "on
paper" isn't worth a plugged
nickel in our war effort. No!
What's needed—and badly—are
more and more living, breathing,
fighting Marines and men to lead
them.
Never before in the history of
the Candidates' Class for Commis­sion
in the Marine Corps Reserve
has the age limit been above 27
years of age. Now men up to 30
years of age are being accepted!
Here's a chance for alumni of
Auburn, previously excluded be­cause
of their age, "to get there
first" with the United States Ma­rines
as officers.
Qualified graduates are enlist­ed
in the Marine Corps Reserve
and are sent as members of the
Candidates' Class through a ten-week
training period before be­ing
commissioned as second lieu­tenants.
Details and complete informa­tion
is available at local Marine
recruiting offices or from college
authorities.
Latest List of Library Books
Is Released by Miss Martin
Other Lists Will
Be Published In
Future Issues
New books which have just
arrived in the library include
topics from "You Can't Pet a
Possum" to "Cases and Materials
on Constitutional Law". In the
book list for last week released
by Miss Mary Martin, librarian,
there were selections by such
well-known authors as Rudyard
Kipling, Sherwood Anderson, and
Mary O. Eddy.
The new books include: "You
Can't Pet a Possum," Bontemps;
"Sherwood Anderson's Memoirs",
Anderson; "William Congreve, the
Man", Hodges; "Right and
Wrong in this Age of Confusion",
King; "Remaking America", Car­ter;
"Collective Bargaining",
Bundy; "Conservation of Renew­able
Natural Resources"; Mechan­izing
our Army; Closeups of its
Latest Equipment", Sears; "War
in the Air", Walker; "Fighting
Planes of the World", Law; "The
Story of Music," Bekker; "The
Mind of John Keats", Thorpe;
"Tradition and Romanticism",
Evans; "Great Soldiers of the Two
World Wars", De Weerd; "The
War at Sea", Cant; and "Empire
of Independence" by Brown.
Architecture
"Garden Ornament", Jekyll;
"The Use of Brick in French
Architecture," Emerson; "Italian
Castles and Country Seats", Bat-cheller;
"The Little Book of Mas­terpieces",
Bell; "When Painting
was in Glory", Gregory; and
"The Mosaice of St. Sophia at
Istanbul", by Whittemore.
Agriculture
"Photosynthesis", Baly; "Essen­tials
of Nutrition", Sherman;
"Bible Plants for American Gar­dens",
King; "Planting by the
Moon", Timmins; and "The Price
of Milk", by Bartlett.
Chemistry
"The Theory of Atomic Spec­tra",
Condon; "Crystal Chemis­try",
Stillwell; "Petrography and
Petrology", Grout; "Production
E n g i n e e r i n g " , Buckingham;
"Plant Production Control",
Koepke; and "Metallurgy", by
Rhead.
Engineering
"Introduction to Geology",
Branson; "Engineering economic
Analysis", Bullinger; "War
Wings", Cooke; "The' Aircraft
Handbook", Colvin; "Air Trans­portation
in the United States",
Knowlton; and "Kapok" by Zand.
Veterinary
"Applied Anatomy and Kinesi­ology,"
Bowen; "Physical Medi­cine",
Krusen; "An Introduction
to Medical Science", Boyd; "In­troduction
to Human Parasito­logy",
Chandler; "The Manage­ment
of Fractures, Dislocations
and Sprains," Key; "Surgery of
the Ear", Kopetzky; "Equine
Practice", Baker; "Facts About
Freezing Foods", Goodale; "The
Photography of Colored Objects",
Eastman Kodak Company; "Fun­damentals
of Photography",
Mees and "Organization, Strategy
and Tactics of the Army Medical
Services in War", by Nicholls.
unit of the Southeast Air Corps Aviation Cadet Selection Board
related fields and recreation in­cluding
swimming, horseback rid­ing,
mountain climbing, and oth­er
sports. Well-known ministers
and religious figures of this coun­try
will be on hand to talk and
teach the students.
Each year Ridgecrest is held
with students from all over the
country attending the meeting.
Immediately after this session
which will end on June 18, there
will be special sessions and meet­ings
held for special work in the
church and religion.
in Atlanta, for the Navy's V-5
program of officer pilot instruc­tion
now open to high school
graduates who are single, 18 to
27, physically fit and mentally
alert. Both are students of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Lt. Harry Leonard Bush, of Au­burn,
Lt. William E. Wilson, of
Russellville, and Lt. Nathan J.
Adams, of Fairfax, all graduates
of Auburn, are among the student
officers now enrolled at the Army
Air Forces Pre-Flight School
(Pilot) at Maxwell Field.
Navagiation Cadet John W.
Dowling, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Talbot Dowling of Enter­prise,
Alabama has reported to
the Air Corps Advanced Flying
School at Turner Field for the
final stage of training as an Avia­tion
Cadet.
Pilot Cadet D. C. Andrew. Jr..
son of Mr. D. C. Andrew, Sr. of
Wetumpka, Alabama has report­ed
to the Air Corps Advanced
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Intramural Fraternity Division
Final Results
The points listed below include those wc
events.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Nu
PiKA
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Kappa Sigma
SAE
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Beta Kappa
ALT
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Alpha Gamma Rho
Theta Chi
Sigma Chi
Pi Kappa Phi
KA
Alpha Psi
Lambda Chi Alpha
TEP
Sigma Pi
all
695.5
676
633
624.5
615.5
529.5
517.8
491
474
464.8
463
445.5
416
416
415.5
381
367.6
328.3
302
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Another new feature of the
summer program being supervis­ed
by Mr. Lewis Stookey, director
of the Community Sing, will be
some form of entertainment every
Saturday night. No definite place
has been set for the entertain­ment
but notices will be in the
Auburn Plainsman giving the lo­cation.
The programs will begin
promptly at 8:00.
Mr. Stookey announced yester­day
that the entertainment will
be varied as much as possible
and that no two consecutive pro­grams
will be alike if it is at all
possible to arrange otherwise.
He said that the programs
would deal with music and con­certs
and several times dances
and games would be held.
All activities will be free to
students and faculty.
He who loves goodness harbors
angels, reveres reverence, and
lives with God.—Emerson.
We Are A
Former Auburn
Athletic Head
Given New Post
Smith to Direct
Army Training
Ernest B. Smith, former head
professor of physical education
and director of intramural sports
at Auburn who is now on leave
from the college because of mili­tary
service, has been appointed
senior director of physical train­ing
for the Army Air Corps Fly­ing
Training Command in Wash­ington,
D. C. He left Maxwell
Field, in Montgomery, by plane
Thursday and will assume his
new duties immediately upon ar­rival
in Washington.
Since January, 1941, Mr. Smith
has served as director of physical
training for the Southeast Army
Air Force Training Center at Max­well
Field, where he was in
charge of the physical training of
flying cadets in the Southeast. In
his new position, he will,, super­vise
the physical training at all
flight training posts throughout
the United States.
While at Maxwell Field, Mr.
Smith succeeded in developing a
new type of physical conditioning
for cadets based upon the specific
development of those muscles
used by a pilot in flight. By
actual test this new type.of train­ing
proved to be highly efficient.
It has been given national recog­nition
by officials in charge of
physical training for aviation
cadets.
Alumni Gym to Be
Open During Summer
Alumni Gym, with its game courts and swimming pool
will be available for student and faculty use during the entire
summer.
The gym will be ready for use from 5:00 to 6:00 in the
afternoon and from 7:00 to 9:00 at night. Facilities for bad­minton,
table-tennis, shuffleboard are ready for use. Those
interested in badminton may use the racquets furnished
by the Intramural Department, but must furnish their own
birds. These can be purchased up
JOBS AVAILABLE
Mr. Kirtley Brown, Auburn's
publicity head, is anxious to find
several students who are interest­ed
in temporary writing jobs
which are available at the present
time at the A. P. I. News Bureau.
Any person who has had some ex­perience
in newspaper writing or
who has some natural ability at
composing news stories may ap­ply.
All who are interested in this
work, which incidentally is a pay­ing
proposition, should call at the
News Bureau Office which is lo­cated
in Samford Hall, Room 104.
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Athletic Post
Held by Raport
Mr. R. K. (Bob) Evans, All-
Southern tackle for North Caro­lina
State in 1928 when that col­lege
won the Southern Cham­pionship,
has come to this insti­tution
to fill the position of asso­ciate
professor of physical educa­tion
vacated by Mr. J. J. Raport,
who has gone to Washington to
serve as an assistant physical di­rector
to Commander Gene Tun-ney,
head of the U. S. Naval Phy­sical
Education Program.
Professor Evans, who received
his M. S. degree at North Caro­lina
and has done work on a Ph.
D. degree at the University of
Kentucky, will teach professional
courses in physical education and
assist with the intramural sports
program at Auburn.
Before coming to Auburn, Pro­fessor
Evans served as director
of athletics and coach of basket­ball
and football for eight years
at Georgetown College, George­town,
Ky.; and as head baseball
coach at Rollins College, Fla., for
three years; and as head fresh­man
coach at North Carolina
State for one year.
Professor Evans will teach and
assist in the conducting of special
courses offered in physical edu­cation
during the summer quarter.
He will teach Community Recrea­tion
from 3-4 P. M. daily, and as
an authority on physical educa­tion
he will conduct a course the
first six weeks on Basic Physical
Education, from which profes­sional
courses are derived; and
then during the last six weeks he
will teach a course on the Organ­ization
and Administration of
Physical Education.
Besides teaching, he will assist
Professor Lapp in the handling
of Intramural sports. He will re­side
at 328 Payne St. with his
wife and two children.
town.
The swimming pool has been
bleached to add a lustre to its
looks. The water is chlorinated
daily, and the pool is drained and
given a thorough cleaning each
week. A new springboard has
been ordered to replace the one
now in use.
An experienced lifeguard will
be on duty at all times.
There will be no fee for swim­ming
this summer as the Intramu­ral
Department has made allow­ances
for the up-keep of the pool.
Boxing classes, previously so
popular with the boys, will be
postponed temporarily due to
priorities on ropes and nets. Ar­rangements
for these classes and
a boxing tournament will be
sponsored when the equipment
for the new outdoor ring arrives.
API Officers
Are Promoted
Two officers in the ROTC unit
here have received notice of pro­motion.
Forney H. Ingram, F. A.,
has been raised from Major to
Lieutenant Colonel, effective
June first. Lt. Col. Oscar Gates,
member of the ROTC staff since
last January, received notice of
his appointment to the rank of
Colonel, effective Feb. 1, 1942.
Lt. Col Ingram has been a mem­ber
of the staff since September
1940. Graduating here in 1927, he
was one of most popular students
on the campus.
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West, also a former Auburn ath­lete,
who has recently been pro­moted
to Captain.
Elmer R. Callaway, 23, Auburn
graduate from Mobile, has been
commissioned a 2nd Lieut, in the
Marine Air Corps at the big Naval
Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla.,
where he has been in training
since last August.
Before being awarded his
"wings", Callaway was in train­ing
with several hundred other
young men of the Navy and Ma­rines
who have been learning
flying technique from skilled
Naval Officers.
Second Lieutenant Allison S.
Perry Jr., Lake Wales, Fla., is
now stationed with the Army Air
Forces at Lawson Field, Fort
Benning, Ga.
Lieutenant Perry is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Perry of 207
Lake Shore, Lake Wales, Fla. He
is a graduate of the Lake Wales
High School and attended Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute and
the Curtiss Wright Technical
School in Los Angeles, Calif.
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AUBURN STUDENTS
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Technician Robert M. Booth,
Jr., West Poplar St., Griffin,
Georgia is attached to the Per­sonnel
Division of the Army
Ground Forces, Army War Col­lege,
Washington, D. C.
He was promoted to his present
grade from Private First Class,
Specialist 3rd class, on April 13,
1942.
Captain Donald T. Jones. Au­burn
graduate, football star and
former assistant coach, has been
promoted to Major at Barksdale
Field, where he is now on duty
with the Army Air Forces.
Major Jones, familiarly known
as 'Bully' while at Auburn, was a
varsity guard on the 1931-33
teams. Following graduation in
1933, he remained at Auburn for
one year as assistant football
coach.
His assistant is Hershel C.
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ham. He will be president of Al­pha
Tau Omega and is a mem­ber
of Scabbard and Blade. Wil-coxson
is from Lexington and is
enrolled in business administra­tion.
He is a member of Scab­bard
and Blade and Delta Sigma
Pi.
Alfred Green is a member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and will be
advertising manager of The Au­burn
Plainsman this year. He is
also president of Delta Sigma Pi,
society for business administra­tion
students. Green will act as
captain of the Auburn Rifle Team
and is a member of Scabbard and
Blade. Ellis is from Brewton and
is a member of Scabbard and
Blade and of the Sigma Nu so­cial
fraternity.
CABINET
(Continued from Page 4)
Cabinet are Homer Wright, Dun­can
Liles, and Warren Fleming.
The senior class president is Mar­riott
Lufkin.
Junior representatives are Tom­my
Briscoe and Roy Fuller. Class
president is Check Stevens.
Sophomore representative to
the Cabinet is John Spencer. The
secretary of the Cabinet is Ed
Cadenhead. Sophomore class pres­ident
is Luther Taylor.
The president of the WSGA is
Mildred Brown Davis. Frances
Ellis was elected WSGA repre­sentative
to the Cabinet.
Will Gregory was elected by the
Co-op engineering students as
their representative to the Cab­inet.
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