1942-10-27 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1942 NUMBER 37
FOR NAVY DAY—AN ISSUE FOR THOSE FIGHTING FOR US
Life of Rear Admiral Frank T.
Leighton Has Been All "Navy"
Graduated from Naval Academy in 1909
And Has Sailed the Seven Seas
Rear Admiral Frank T. Leighton was born in Tunkhan-nock,
Pennsylvania, on September 2,1885, and was appointed
to the Naval Academy from the Fourteenth District of Penn­sylvania
on June 14, 1905. After graduation in 1909 he was
assigned to the USS Connecticut and was transferred to the
USS Montana on April 3, 1910. On June 25, 1911, he was or­dered
to the USS Roe and was under instruction in the Post­graduate
Department, Naval Academy, from September 28,
1914, until September 27, 1915,
when his instruction was con­tinued
at Columbia University,
N. Y., at Westinghouse Electric
\ and Machine Co., East Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
He completed the course in
electrical engineering at t he
Graduate School, Cornell Univer­sity,
Ithaca, N. Y. From March
25, 1917, to May 31, he was in
command of the USS Tingey,
then was placed in command of
Squadron Three (Minesweepers),
Fifth Naval District. He was or­dered
to Puget Sound, Washing­ton,
for duty in connection with
fitting out the USS Savannah,
and on board as repair and engi­neer
officer when she was com­missioned.
In-January 1918, he was given
temporary duty as commanding
officer of the Savannah and then
as her executive and repair of­ficer.
On November 19, 1918, he
was ordered to report to the USS
Goliah for passage to Europe and
was on duty at Naval Headquart­ers,
London, until March 1919,
when he received orders as pro­spective
executive officer of the
ex-German SS Cleveland.
In May 1919, he reported for
duty at Mare Island Navy Yard to
fit out the USS Claxton. From
November 1920 until March 1922,
he was assistant Naval inspector
of Machinery at the New York
Shipbuilding Company, Camden,
N. J., and after assisting in fitting
out the USS Colorado, at that
plant, secved as her engineer of­ficer
after she was commissioned,
August 30, 1923.
He later was navigator of the
Colorado and from June 3, 1926,
to October 5, 1929, he was Radio
. Material Officer, Navy Yard,
Mare Island, California, and then
was ordered to the USS Somers
as commanding officer.
After commanding the USS
Buchanan from April 10, 1930, to
September 16, 1931, he was on
duty at the Naval Academy un­til
June 1933 and completed the
senior course at the Naval War
College, Newport, R. I., in May,
1934. From June 1, 1934, to April
Professor Marino-
Merlo Exhibits
Prints in Gadsden
Joseph R. Marlno-Merlo, assis­tant
professor of Applied Art at
the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute,
will speak to the Woman's
Club of Gadsden, Tuesday, Oc­tober
27, on "Art and the War."
Professor Marino-Merlo has ex­hibited
his paintings in leading
cities in the North, East and
South and has receved a num­ber
of awards for his work. At
present, Birmingham - Southern
College is holding,a one-man ex­hibition
of his paintings in the
college library.
Professor Marino-Merlo is pres­ident
of the Water Color Society
of Alabama and a member of the
Birmingham Art Club, The
Southern States Art League, The
Art Association of . Mississippi,
The New Orleans Art Association,
The Alabama Art League and
Kappa Pi Honorary Art Fratern­ity.
An exhibition of the paintings
of Professor Marino-Merlo will be
held in Gadsden Tuesday.
4, 1936, he was Commander, De­stroyer
Division Five and for the
next year and a half was on duty
in the Office of Naval Operations.
For two years beginning De­cember,
1938, he was command­ing
officer of the USS Louisville
and on December 17, 1940, he re­ported
for duty in the office of
the Chief of Naval Operations,
Navy Department, and on April
22, 1942, he reported for his pre­sent
duty as Commandant of the
Eighth Naval District.
On June 11 he was nominated
for Rear Admiral by President
Roosevelt and the nomination
was confirmed by the Senate on
July 1, 1942.
He has the Victory Medal, Pa­trol
Clasp, USS Savannah, World
War service. He resides in New
Orleans, La., at 4919 Pitt Street.
"Macbeth" To
Begin Four-Day
Run Monday"
The Auburn Players will pre­sent
William Shakespeare's "Mac­beth"
in the Y Hut, next Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs­day,
November 2, 3, 4, and 5, at
8:15 P. M. Tickets will be on sale
beginning tomorrow at a special
table in Samford Hall.
Students and members of the
armed forces in uniform will be
admitted free, but the price of
admission to everyone else is
twenty-five cents, including tax.
Since only 150 persons may be
seated in the Y Hut each night,
the bearers of the first 150 tic­kets
issued are the only ones to
be allowed admission on the first
night. For a student to receive a
ticket, he must present his activ­ities
book at the ticket table in
Samford Hall and be issued a
ticket in exchange for the correct
coupon. If ticket is not used on
the night for which it is intend­ed,
it must be brought back / to
Samford Hall and exchanged for
those of a later issue.
The story of Macbeth is that of
the Scotch lord whose ambition
led him to a path of treason and
murder in his mad trip to the
crown of Scotland. With scenes of
witches and apparitions, it is
Shakespeare's interpretation of
the scene in Scotland's earliest
history.
Robert Blackburn and Marjorie
McKinnon play Lord and Lady
Macbeth, the cruel and selfish
couple who coolly plan murder to
fulfill the fate which has been
forecast for them by the three
weird sisters, an ominous group
of Earlyl Scottish witches. Mac­beth
murders Duncan, the old
king who has favored him with
many honors, and then murders
his best friend, Banquo, who be­gins
to doubt the new king's in­tentions.
Macbeth's downfall,
which closely follows his wife's
sudden death, occurs through a
series of events which have been
forecast by the witches.
The players have made many
drastic changes in the traditional
stage lighting and scenery which
have been used in this old classic.
Several unusual effects heighten
the interest, and this gruesome
tale should horrify you through
and through.
Seats will be reserved only un­til
8:05 P. M. each night.
Auburn's Navy-Army Cooperate
Since the Navy came to Auburn, we have received the high­est
degree of cooperation from the local Army unit. Every
request, no matter how insignificant, has been given prompt
and courteous attention. From the Colonel to the private, they
have our respect and our sincere desire to reciprocate in any
undertaking in which we can cooperate. The Army loves their
corps and we love ours. We both love our flag and the things
for which it stands. There is a rivalry, but it is a friendly rivalry.
In many years of experience in working for high ranking Naval
.officers we have had an opportunity to watch Army-Navy
maneuvers, and have always witnessed the same cooperation be­tween
the Army and Navy that we have here in Auburn. We
do not put much faith in current accusations of lack of co­operation
between two forces. So on Navy Day we salute the
Army as our comrades in arms, bound together in the greatest
struggle of all mankind, fighting together all over the world
with the courage and bravery that is inherent in both our organi­zations
and the American people.
ON THE CAMPUS t
Dreaded Disease "Dit Fits"
Is Feared by Radiomen Here
By RUSS FISHER
Ever since the Navy established
a radio training school here in
Auburn, there have been num­erous
requests as to the nature
and characteristics of so-called
"dit fits". As a dit fit is a very
peculiar affliction, it is hard to
describe. However, as we would
like to put an end to the in­quires
about these dit fits, we ac­quired
the services of a certain
Dr. Sy Kosis, eminent psycholo­gist
and phychoanalyst, and after
he had studied several cases, we
asked him to prepare an analysis
of his discoveries suitable for
publication, and the following is
his report:
"A dit fit is a peculiar condi­tion
of the mind and body, where­in
the afflicted person knows not
nor cares not what he does nor
says. This unique condition is
brought on by the continuous
buzzing in the ears of radio code.
Its narne is derived from the Dah
Dit Dah Dit Dit sounds of the
code. Its symptoms are numer­ous,
but I find the most promi­nent
ones are:
1. Cauliflower ears. (Evidently
this condition is caused from the
continuous wearing of earphones).
2. The afflicted person talks to
himself continuously, rambling,
raving, and ranting incoherently.
3. Bleary eyes.
4. The patient (for by this time
he is under a physician's watch­ful
eye—if he isn't, he should be)
thinks he is blessed with various
talents, such as singing, dancing,
speech-making, and sleep-walk­ing.
5. He makes a general nuis­ance
of himself to his cabin mates,
but they usually don't mind be­cause
more than likely they are
in the same condition themselves.
"A person suffering from dit
fits is sometimes referred to as
being "code whacky," but what
ever the term applied, I must ad­mit
that medical science is not
sufficient to cope with these dit
fits. I am completely stymied. A
dit fit is definitely the eighth
wonder of the world."
ROTC Appointments
The following name was omit­ted
from the- list of Cadet Ap­pointments
in last Tuesday's is­sue
of the Plainsman:
To be Cadet Sergeant, Battery
"H"—2nd F. A., W. W. Nordan.
Tickets on Sale
Sale for the Mississippi State
game in Birmingham will open in
the morning and they will be sold
for two days. The office will open
at 8:00 and close at 12:00. It will
be open again at 1:00 and close at
6:00. These hours will be kept on
both days. Tickets will be sold in
Birmingham beginning at 12:00.
They will be sold at the window
on the sixth avenue side of Le­gion
Field. Ticket prices will be
the same: $2.50 for guests and $.75
for students.
Navy on Radio Tonight
People in the vicinity of Au­burn
and Opelika will be given
the privilege of hearing a very
informative program over radio
station WJHO tonight as the
trainees of the local United States
Naval Training School (Radio)
present several speakers qualified
to give news of vital importance
to those interested in the Navy.
The program will come on the air
at 7:00 P. M. Everyone is invited
and urged to listen in.
ASME New Officers
Student chapter of American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
held a special business meeting
and smoker last night. Nick Ni-gosian
was elected Chairman;
B. G. Peterson was elected vice-chairman;
and Bill Richter was
elected to the Engineers Council.
FFA Radio Programs
The collegiate chapter of the
Future Farmers of America will
hold its regular meeting tonight
at 7:00 in Langdon Hall. The sub­ject
for discussion will be "The
present FFA situation should be
changed."
Plans will also be made con­cerning
the series of radio pro-
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MISS HOMECOMING
ELECTION THURSDAY
Coeds in Sororities
And Dormitories
Nominate Six
Auburn's Miss Homecoming for
1942, who will reign at the Home­coming
game against Clemson on
November 28, will be elected
Thursday by a general election.
Any student may vote for his
choice, at any of the three boxes
to be placed at various vantage
points over the campus. Boxes
will be placed on Vet Hill, Ag
Hill as well as on the main cam­pus,
and voting will take place
throughout the day. Voters must
present their student activities
books before being allowed to
vote. The ballot will contain a
complete list of the candidates
names, arranged in alphabetical
order, with a space supplied for
the voter's name and class. Un­signed
ballots will not be counted,
and there will be no voting by
proxy.
Six entries have been received
for the honor to date, these be­ing
Misses Frances Ellis, Sara
Glenn, Madge Jarrard, Jessie
Sahm, Barbara Shippey, and Emi-lee
Walton. The winner, to be an­nounced
by the chairman of the
Elections Committee, will be the
recipient of a loving cup, given
by Blue Key, as well as being
the queen of the day and of the
football game.
As is the case in all campus
elections, any means of campaign­ing
by any candidate or her sup­porters,
other than by personal
approach, would render the can­didate
ineligible. The Elections
Committee would decide such
cases under provisions subject to
approval by the Executive Cabi­net.
Lt. Comdr. Phillips
In Charge of School
Much of Navy's Reputation in Auburn
Is Due to His Efforts of Cooperation
One of the most interesting figures on the Auburn campus
in the past several months is the Commander of the United
States Naval Training School, better known to his men as
the "ole Man." He is known and liked by his students and the
townspeople for the valuable help he gives whenever it is
needed.
Lieutenant Commander Edwin Phillips was born on March
8, 1892 in the town of East Wey-
Armed Services
Board Is Well
Pleased with API
The Armed Services Board,
which visited API last week con­sisted
of Lieut. B. F. Whelchel,
U. S. Navy, Captain T. P. Barton,
Marine Corps, Lieut. L. P. Mc-
Culler, Army Ground Forces,
Lieut. T. H. Rentj, Naval Avia­tion
and Lieut. M. D. Marks,
Army Air Corps.
All of these officers were
thrilled by the reception they re­ceived
at Auburn. Some of their
remarks were: "We have not met
at any college, men who were as
interested in our information,
were as quiet and attentive while
we were talking, and whose be­havior
was as excellent as here
at Auburn. Before coming to Au­burn,
we felt rather discouraged
by the attitude of the students,
college authorities, and the small
number of men who turned out
to hear the information we had
to give, but we are leaving Au­burn
with the feeling that our
visit here will compensate for our
entire trip. We have heard or
known of the Auburn Spirit and
we surely saw it demonstrated
today. This has been the only col­lege
where the President and all
the men attended the general
meeting."
mouth, Massachusetts.
Between the years of 1900 and
1910 he served as cabin boy and
Able Seaman on sailing ships and
tramp steamers sailing around the
world. Also during this time he
was a Radio Electrician in the
United States Navy and on all
types of ships circling the globe.
At the age of eighteen "Time
Out" was taken for a formal edu­cation
at Stetson University at
De Land, Florida, where he grad­uated
with a Bachelor of Science
degree.
During World War I, Lieuten­ant
Commander Phillips "started
off" with the Coast Guard as a
Chief Radio Electrician seeing
service on Coast Guard vessels in
the Far North, in the Bering and
Baffin Straits and in the South,
in the Carribean. These were the
early years of the war, 1915-1916,
but later from 1917-1920, he was
again with the United States
Navy as a Chief Electrician. Dur­ing
this period his duties and as­signments
were varied, serving on
the following ships; U. S. S. Tam­pa,
General Gorgas, George
Washington, and Leviathan. His
knowledge of Radio placed him
in the position of an instructor in
the United States Naval Radio
Training School, when Radio was
still in its infancy.
In the years following the war,
1921-1924, his time was spent in
a more peaceful occupation as
that of Supercargo and Purser on
the Robert Dollar, American Le-
OFFICERS OF AUBURN'S NAVAL TRAINEES
Comdr. E. Phillips, Dr. T. K. Young and Ensign R. Stickles axe the
officers who command and lake care of the Sailors.
gion, and the" Pan-American,
round-the-world and S o u th
American cruise ships.
After twenty-four years of fol­lowing
the sea, Lieutenant Com­mander
Phillips came "ashore,"
was married, and became a prin­cipal
in the secondary public
schools of Maine, Massachusetts,
and Florida. The time elapsed
here was from 1924-1931.
Lieutenant Commander Edwin
Phillips's career as a commis­sioned
officer in the United
States Naval Reserve started in
1923 When he was commis­sioned
a lieutenant, junior grade,
and for the next ten years went
on the annual training cruises
held for Reserve Officers.
The United States Navy called
him up for active duty in 1933
when he was assigned duty at
Key West, Florida.
The years from 1934-1941 saw
a change of duty, though still
with the United States Navy, he
was assigned to the United States
Army for service with the Civil­ian
Conservation Corps. During
this time, in 1936 to be exact, ad­vancement
came and Lieutenant
Commander Phillips was promot­ed
to the rank of Lieutenant in
the United States Naval Reserve.
When the war clouds of the
Second World War were threat­ening
to envelop the -United
States, in 1941 he was stationed
at the Headquarters of the Eighth
Naval District in New Orleans,
Louisiana. In 1942 he helped
organize and put into operation
the United States Naval Training
School (Radio) here in Auburn,
Alabama, at the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. In June, 1942,
Mr. Phillips was promoted to his
present rank, Lieutenant Com­mander.
Lieutenant Commander Phil­lips,
married in 1924, has one
child, a daughter of seventeen
years who is now a student at
the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute.
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What Do You Think?
By BUCK TAYLOR
October 27 was selected in 1922 as our first" Navy Day for
two particular reasons.
In the first place, it was on this date in 1775 that a resolu­tion
authorizing the construction of the warships which were
to make up our original fleet was introduced on the floor of
the Continental Congress. In addition to this fact, the birthday
of one of the Navy's greatest supporters, Theodore Roosevelt,
falls on this day.
So, we pause and think of our "first line of defense" today.
However, the Navy does not pause, but instead goes on with its
unpleasant duties the same as it would on any other day.
President Luther Noble Duncan
"Navy Day was set aside to honor the men and 'the ships
that have served since the time of John Paul Jones as guard­ians
of the freedom of America. The first seamen of the United
States Navy fought for the principle of the freedom of the
seas. Today the United States Navy is gallantly fighting in the
same noble tradition and with the same high courage and de­votion.
"At no time in American history have the tasks of the Navy
been so great and hazardous, and at no time have the issues
been so grave. Whereas, we once talked with some unction of
a two-ocean Navy, we now know that our task as citizens is
to supply a seven-ocean navy. The youth of America will man
these fleets, and it is our sacred obligation to supply them
with the best training and the finest equipment that American
ingenuity can devise to the end that their sacrifces shall not
be in vain.
"We of Auburn are proud that we have been given the
opportunity to serve the Navy to some small degree in the
training of ra'diomen. We are honored by their presence here,
and we have been impressed with their good cheer, industry
and alertness. They have high standards, and when we meet
them on the campus we cannot escape a feeling of optimism
for we are confident that men like these can never be beaten.
To the Navy and to our detachment of radiqmen we extend
greetings and all good wishes on this, Navy Day, 1942."
Nelda Beasley, Student
"The Navy is wonderful. Its men and ships have done much
for all of us since December 7 of last year.
"All of the sailors from the Radio Training School with
whom I have come in contact have been friendly, courteous,
and gentlemenly. They are a credit to the great branch of the
service of which they are members."
Gus Coats, Businessman
"I'have never seen a group of finer, more courteous young
men than those who are enrolled in naval radio training in
Auburn at the present time.
"They are a credit to the Navy and to the Nation. We con­gratulate
them on Navy Day."
Mrs. Lawrence Barnett, Businesswoman
"It would be gratifying to the mothers of the boys in the
Navy if they could come up to the Service Men's Center in
Auburn and see how courteous and considerate are their boys
in blue.
"The chief topic of conversation at the Center always stress­es
letters from home. If you want to keep your boys happy
continue to write."
Louis Jordan, Student
"Auburn is very fortunate in having such a fine group of
sailors on the campus at the present time.
"We are particularly proud of the opportunity to pay tri­bute
to them on Navy Day."
Homer Wright, Postmaster
"During the struggle in which we are now involved, we
have thought a great deal of our Navy, for their gallant exploits
have made them a source of constant pride to all of us during
the past months.
"Today, on Navy Day, we have special occasion to think of
and be proud of our fleet and its personnel.
"It gives us particular pride to have the Naval Radio Train­ing
School as an integral part of Auburn. The officers and men
who have been stationed here since the establishment of the
school have definitely upheld the excellent traditions of the
United States Navy."
The Why and Cause of a "Navy Day" Issue p i i r.
The idea for an "All Navy" edition of
the Plainsman is the brain child of Ed­mund
J. Endzel, one of our bluejackets in
training as a radio operator. We ap­proached
the officials of the college and
the radio school and even wrote to the Dis­trict
Headquarters for an affirmative nod.
Everybody was enthusiastic on the sub­ject,
so we just plunged into the job.
First thing on the program was a series
of pictures. We created the title of offi­cial
photographer for Samuel Fox, a yeo­man
attached to the school staff. After that
several men volunteered for various arti­cles
and columns and the material began
to come in.
When we were about ready to move into
The Auburn Plainsman office and start
assembling the paper, we found that for
some reason or other none of the pictures
were any good. It developed that they had
been overexposed due to a defect in the
camera or at least that was our photogra­pher's
story. Then we got the local pho­tographer
busy and in the rush of getting
the personnel assembled, some "failed to
get the word" and came dressed in the
wrong uniform, but we let this pass with
the idea in mind that it would show both
the working uniform and the dress uni­form
of chief petty officers.
After all this trouble we moved into The
Auburn Plainsman office to watch them
print our issue. While to us this was one of
the most confusing parts of our exper­ience,
for papers flew right and left with­out
any rhyme or reason, and we just
stood by with a puzzled look and hoped for
the best.
Finally we got the idea that George
Heard and his staff knew what they were
doing and thereafter we just spoke when
some one asked us a question.
Finally, we would like to give all those
who are responsible for the actual work
all credit. First, to Mr. Kirtley Brown, the
publicity director of the college, who
worked with us in getting pictures and
other data. Second, Mr. George Heard, the
normal editor-in-chief of The Auburn
Plainsman, whom we pestered continuous­ly
and who bore the strain valiantly, and
third to the trainees who wrote most of
the articles appearing in this issue.
—Harry Smith
By BRUCE MARTIN
Sailors Give Thanks for Chief Smith's Help
While the idea for this issue of The Au­burn
Plainsman was originated in the
mind of one of the trainees, the work of
compiling naval facts and procedure, ap­proving
the various editorials and write
ups was more or less in the hands of Chief
Yeoman Smith whose past experience in
this line proved invaluable.
Chief Smith's newspaper experience
goes back to the time that he was Adver­tising
Manager and columnist for the paper
at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida; and follows along in his naval ca­reer
as columnist for the paper of the USS
NORTHAMPTON and lately as author of
the "Navy Blues," a current column in The
Auburn Plainsman.
The final stamp of approval rested in the
hands of our Commanding Officer Lieu­tenant
Commander Edwin Phillips whose
excellent advice and criticism we couldn't
have done without. So from all of us, who
worked on this edition, to Lieutenant Com­mander
Phillips and Chief Yeoman Smith
thanks. Sam Fox
Navy Day Honors Roosevelt's Naval Policy
Navy Day was first sponsored by the
Navy League of the United States, a vol­unteer
association of individuals who seek
to place information concerning the Navy
before the public, and since that time the
official approval and cooperation of prac­tically
all patriotic and veterans' organi­zations
have been offered in support of the
observance of the day.
The sponsors of Navy Day have sought
to establish at least one day in the year
when the people will turn their thoughts
in a special way to what their Navy means
to them, when special articles will , be
timely in the press, and when tribute can
be paid to the past and present services of
the Navy to the nation.
October 27 has been celebrated as Navy
Day because it is the anniversary of the
birth of President Theodore Roosevelt, so
much of whose life was devoted to estab­lishing
a sound naval policy for the United
States of America. It will be remembered
that President Roosevelt first achieved a
national reputation by writing a naval his­tory
of the war of ..15.12, a work of such
merit that it was incorporated into Clowe's
Royal Navy, a monumental history of the
British sea service. Later, as Assistant Sec­retary
of the Navy, and finally, as presi­dent,
Theodore Roosevelt bent his tre­mendous
energies to impress upon the
American people the necessity for an ade­quate
Navy, and through his leadership
to realize this ideal.
October 27 is also the birthday of the
American Navy because on that day, in
1775, the first resolution to authorize
American warships was introduced into
the Continental Congress, which measure
was passed three days later.
Navy Day was first celebrated in 1922.
Thus this 1942 Navy Day is the twenty-first,
and is the first Navy Day ever to be
celebrated with the country at war.
Drill Platoon—Do as Well in Birmingham
Auburn's Crack Drill Platoon give an
exhibition Friday night that would put
most military units in the shade. They met
with the applause of everyone, particularly
the Army Air Corps Cadets at the game.
This week end in Birmingham would
again give us a chance to show the Magic
City and the Maroons that we really have
something in Auburn that will beat any­thing
yet seen by them. It is not too much
and would carry much good will to, that
city . . perhaps equal to the Cadet Corps'
parade several years ago.
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In this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
Another round in the gigantic
struggle between football and
Saturday quizzes was fought Fri­day
night in Montgomery. And
there's one thing we can say in
favor of the quizzes. This, inci­dentally,
is probably the only
thing we can say in favor of 'em.
Friday night we really showed
the people of Alabama that the
students they educate at Auburn
are more interested in getting an
education than in anything else.
* * *
We take our school work so
seriously that we can't even leave
it at home when we go on a foot­ball
week end. We carry our
books with us wherever we go,
and our conversations are all
about our studies.
* * *
Immediately after the game we
saw a guy with his girl on one
arm and. their books under the
other, looking for a quiet place
where they could be alone—to
study.
* * *
We saw two sophomores walk­ing
up and down the rails at the
depot, asking each other equa­tions
of analytic geometry.
* * *
We saw three seniors, ignoring
their dates, discussing distillation
and gas absorption while wait­ing
for a bus to take them to
town from the stadium.
* * *
During the blackout train ride
home, we heard several freshmen
helping each other to memorize
valences. And at the same time a
boy and his date were whispering
gently. We bent over to catch
their conversation and heard,
"Never use a split infinitive."
* * *
Those two fellows earnestly
conversing in German at the
dance were not fifth columnists,
"as was suspected. They had a quiz
in the stuff at eight o'clock.
* * *
It is rumored that the way that
the drill platoon got so scattered
out over the field near the end
of their show was due to the fact
that many of the men were try­ing
to recall formulas. And quiet
was requested during their per­formance
for the benefit of one
of the members who was memori­zing
dates for history.
* * *
We heard that two trombonists
in the band were discussing or­ganic
chemistry during an eight-bar
rest while marching in the
parade.
And the cheer leaders kept
getting together in front of the
stands to bone for some quiz.
* * *
One of the team told us that
in the huddle it was awfully hard
to distinguish between the signals
and the formulas for formal in­tegration.
* * *
But we did it the hard way.
We cast from our minds as we
boarded the train all thoughts of
our quiz at nine o'clock. We joy­fully
went to Montgomery, pa­raded,
yelled at the game, strolled
about town, and slept on the way
home. Then we started to study.
* * *
As a result, we got up Saturday
morning at seven o'clock Friday.
And we went to bed Friday night
at eleven o'clock Saturday morn­ing.
This made us get up quite a
number of hours before we went
to bed the night before, and it
has us quite confused.
* * *
And speaking of being con­fused,
that reminds us of a story
told about the Georgetown game.
It seems that there was a bit of
mud on the field, or so we have
been told. And, as is perhaps na­tural,
some of this mud partially
detached itself from the field in
favor of the uniforms and faces of
the players. And thereby hangs
the tale.
* * *
Due to the mud, the players
were unable to recognize each
other. Therefore, the Auburn
team was a bit amazed to find
twelve men in a huddle. Investi­gation,
probably aided by a wet
towel, disclosed a Georgetown
player in their midst. And he
confessed that he'd been there
three times before!
* * *
Upon their complaining to the
referee, they were reminded that
the alien didn't know their sig­nals
and so couldn't have found
out anything. But they said that
they just didn't like the guy and
they didn't want him back there.
Would you?
* * *
Phil, the Progressive Poet, has
decided to cease his poetic ef­forts
for the present. Instead, he
would like to discuss seriously the
comparative merits of scrapping
the lathe and scrapping the
Seven-Up street markers, as sug­gested
by Town and Campus. He
favors the lathe, thinking that if
it can't be put into production, it
oughta' be put in the product.
* * *
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Your Professor Thinks
By WOODROW DARLING, Asst. Prof. EE
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
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* The first radio station at Au­burn
was donated to the college
by M. R. Hutchinson, one of
Thomas A. Edison's assistants and
an Auburn graduate in Electrical
Engineering. This equipment was
in operation prior to the first
world war and was used in the
training of soldiers stationed here
during 1917 and 1918, under the
supervision of Professor Dunstan,
Head Professor, Electrical Engi­neering
Department.
* * *
Shortly after the First World
War API began experimenting
with broadcasting equipment and
as early as 1922 was actively en­gaged
in the broadcasting of edu­cational
and entertainment pro­grams.
This early station was of
very modest power and proved
inadequate for large coverage,
however, it had shown the poten­tial
value of radio broadcasting.
* * *
In 1923 the Alabama Power
Company presented the college
with the WSY equipment which
the owner had operated in Birm­ingham.
This station was dis­mantled
and moved to Auburn,
reassembled and operated tem­porarily.
Advances in radio de­sign
made it desirable to install
a new commercial transmitter. In
1926 a new 1000 watt transmitter
was installed just south of Graves
Center including 225 foot^towers
and extensive ground system. A
new studio with control room was
located on the third floor of Com­er
Hall.
* * *
Not to be outdone by other sta­tions
the college installed a new
5000 watt transmitter in Birm­ingham
which is very near the
population center of the state.
This station was officially inau­gurated
in January 1929.
* * *
During the spring of 1941 the
facilities of the college were of­fered
to the Navy for the training
of Radiomen, however, the Navy
after a thorough study of anti­cipated
needs at that time decid­ed
that their present facilities
were adequate. Several months
later after the demands for an
accelerated training program had
become imperative the negoia-tions
were reopened and the Navy
arrived in Auburn in March of
this year.
* * *
An additional function of the
API radio'training facilities is the
training of Civil Service employ­ees
of the Signal Corps. These
men are specializing in the fun­damentals
pertinent to the new
aircraft detection systems com­monly
known as Radar.
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Two API Men Aid School Success
Dr. L N. Duncan Is
Native Auburnite
President Has Served Auburn Faithfully
And Brought Many Improvements to Campus
Dr. Luther Noble Duncan, president of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute at Auburn, is an Alabamian who has spent
his entire life in his native state and devoted all his work to
agricultural and educational problems.
Reared on a farm in Franklin County and of a large
family, he learned early in life the problems of the farmer,
and the lessons etched upon his i 1
memory in those days have not w a s appointed to the post of di-been
erased by the successes that
the years have brought. In 1896
he came to the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute to study agricul­ture.
These college years served
to develop his latent ability
for he became a leader on the
campus. In the summer months
he maintained himself by teach­ing
in the rural schools near his
home. He graduated with honors
in 1900 and immediately went
into teaching in the District Agri­cultural
School at Wetumpka.
Dr. Duncan taught five years in
the District Agricultural Schools
of the State, serving three years
at Wetumpka, one year at Jack­son,
and one year at Athens. He
came to Auburn as instructor in
Agriculture in 1905.
From 1905 to 1909, Dr. Duncan
served as supervisor of agron­omy
research at the Alabama
Experiment Station as well as an
instructor at API.
During the years from 1909 to
1920 he was engaged in the work
of organizing and supervising
boys' and girls' 4-H clubs and ex­tension
work in home economics.
It was in 1920 that Dr. Duncan y Before he became president of
rector of the Alabama Extension
Service, and began work which
carried teaching and the results
of Alabama Agricultural research
to the remote villages and fields
of the state. Hfs ability as a lead­er
and quiet genius for organiza­tion
were fully demonstrated dur­ing
the years of his directorship.
From 1932-35, Dr. Duncan
served as a member of the three-man
committee which admini­stered
the affairs of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute during the
period the college was without a
president. On February 22, 1935,
he was named president of API.
During Dr. Duncan's admini­stration
as president at Auburn
the enrollment of the college has
increased vastly and a $1,500,000
building program, the most ambi­tious
in the history of the insti­tution,
has been initiated. It pro­vided
14 new buildings on the
API campus.
In 1902 Dr. Duncan married
Annie Elizabeth Smith of Liv­ingston.
They had three children,
Elizabeth, Margaret Susan, and
Robert Smith.
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the college, Dr. Duncan was
awarded the LL.D. degree by
API in 1933. In 1907 he received
an M. S. degree from the same
institution. Dr. Duncan has taken
graduate study at the University
of Tennessee and the University
of Illinois. He was awarded the
distinguished service agricultural
medal by the American Farm
Bureau Federation in 1929. He
has contributed articles to num­erous
scientific agricultural pub­lications.
Today, under Dr. Duncan's
leadership, Auburn is in the fore­front
of colleges in its war plan,
having adopted a four-quarter
system of school in order to speed
up graduation in wartime.
Dean Hannum's
Efforts Have
Been Untiring
Former Purdue Man
Has Helped Make
School One of Best
In a large measure the success
of the Naval Radio Training
school at Auburn is due to the
wise council and untiring assist­ance
given by J. E. Hannum, as­sistant
dean of the school of engi­neering
at Auburn. Through his
efforts and those of his associates
in the school of engineering, ,the
Radio School ranks with the best,,
now being conducted throughout
the entire country.
Dean Hannum has had wide
experience as administrator, tea­cher,
research director, and is au­thor
of a 219-page book and many
technical studies in engineering.
For five years he was office man­ager
for the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. More re­cently
he was research director
for the Crane Company.
He graduated in engineering at
Pennsylvania State College and
did graduate, work at Purdue. La­ter
he received his Mechanical
Engineering degree at Penn.
State. '
His teaching experience includ­es
one year - i n the Industrial
School at Erie, Penn., and two
years on the engineering faculty
at Purdue University. For two
years he was director of inclus-trial
education at the Red Cross
Institute for the' Blind at Balti­more,
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Universal Nickname
"Sparky" Is Given
To School Mascot
It may not be known to the peo­ple
of Auburn, but at the Naval
Training School here, we have a
mascot. He is known to the train­ees
as "Sparky". This name comes
from the universal nickname of
all radiomen "Sparks", so that
name for the mascot of a radio
school is somewhat appropriate.
About the best word to use in
a description of Sparky is just
plain "dog". We have suspicions
that he is a Fox Terrior, but some
of his characteristics just don't
fit in that category. Sparky tags
along wherever the company goes
—he follows us to school, and is
eagerly awaiting us when we
head back to the amphitheater;
he runs along with us on our
cross country hikes, and never
seems to tire of chasing sticks
First Yankee Ship Built in 1730; Navy Now
One of Most Powerful Fleets in World
By DUKE BELLAMY
In the year 1730 the first Yankee ship was built, and was
destined to be the start of the United States Navy. The name
of this ship was adapted from the style in which it "schooned"
across the water, therefore, it was known as a "schooner,"
and was exceedingly fast and seaworthy.
In 1779, Captain John Paul Jones sailed from Lorient,
France, into the English Channel in the frigate, "Bonhomme
Richard," where he encountered the English man-o-war,
"Serapis." A terrific battle ensued
with the outcome favorable to
Captain Jones.
The next great ship, "Consti­tution","
was commissioned by
Congress in 1793, to protect Am­erican
shipping and commerce
from attacks of the Barbary
Coast Pirates, which were harass­ing
our Eastern shipping. Launch­ed
in 1803 under the command of
Captain Edward Preble, the
"Constitution" saw active service
against the Barbary Coast pirates,
and in the following year led an
attack and bombardment on the
city of Tripoli.
During the War of 1812, the
"Constitution" sailed from Ches­apeake
Bay under the command
of Captain Isaac Hull in search of
British raiders, which were lying
close to shore. The voyage was
uneventful until the 17th of July
when the "Constitution" ran a-breast
of five heavily-armed Bri­tish
frigates. Being more than the
Captain had bargained for, the
"Constitution" turned about, and
the pursuit that followed was the
most famous in all naval history.
Finally running into a heavy
squall the fast ship made good battle by iron clad ships was be
A summary of naval encounters
could not go by without mention
of Captain Oliver Hazard Perry's
famous ship "Niagara", and the
part it played in winning the
Great Lakes from the English
during the War of 1812.
At the beginning of April 1813,
Captain Perry sailed into Lake
Erie to meet the British with a
small fleet consisting of nine,
poorly manned and poorly armed,
ships. The battle which followed
was a milestone in strategy and
navigation. Captain Perry's flag­ship,
"Lawrence", sailed at the
head of the American fleet, and
was the first to receive the heavy
gunfire and broadsides of the
English fleet. Perry, seeing that
his ship was no longer fit for bat­tle,
transferred to the "Niagara",
and under the smoke of the guns
sailed his small fleet close enough
to the English that his close range
cannon had a telling effect. After
a close and hot battle the English
were finally beaten and' driven
from North America.
During the Civil War the first
and perhaps the greatest naval
her escape.
After many eventful raids and
battles the "Constitution" climax­ed
her brilliant career by sinking
the British sloop, "Levant". She
was later drydocked in preserva­tion
and remembrance of wood­en
ships and iron men, and of the
ideals for which they fought.
and stones which we throw for
him to retrieve. He has learned
from some of the more patient
fellows to run after the sticks,
but he just can't seem to figure
out that he is supposed to bring
them back to us.
Sparky always sleeps on the
station, usually cuddled up in a
little black and white ball near
the men standing watch. He is
always the first one up at reveille,
and usually the last one to turn
in at night.
Our mascot hasn't yet learned
all the regulations, as he some­times
throws a party for his ca­nine
friends, which are exceed­ingly
numerous. This proves to
be quite noisy, and a bit unde­sirable
after lights out.
tween the "Merrimac" and the
"Monitor". The Confederate ship,
"Merrimac", was built in Norfolk
Navy Yard in Virginia, and was
launched in 1862 as a 40-gun fri­gate,
but when the Yankees set
fire to the Naval Yard, the Mer­rimac
was burned to the hull, and
the Confederates saw an oppor­tunity
to construct an iron clad
ship from the remains of the hull.
Thus the first iron-plated ship
was built.
Approximately the same time,
or perhaps a bit later, the Union
forces were also constructing iron
clad ships. The first was called
the "Monitor". This ship was
built in Long Island, New York,
and was a raft one hundred and
seventy-five feet in length, pla­ted
with sheets of iron two inches
thick. On this was mounted an
iron cased turret containing two
11-inch guns. This turret would
revolve at will and fire at any
angle.
With the building of the second
iron clad ship a history making
battle was sure to ensue, so at
Hampton Roads, Virginia, the two
ships met. The battle raged for
two days and nights with neither
side gaining the upper hand, but
at the beginning of the third day
the "Merrimac" sailed for home
due to leaks, so the actual battle
being a draw, was really a victory
for the Union forces, because the
"Monitor" not only damaged the
Confederate boat, but saved the
Union ships at dock in the harbor,
as well.
The next naval battle of any
importance brings us down to the
Spanish American War, in the
year of 1898.
On the early morning of April
25th, Commodore Schley, com­manding
the American fleet
blockading Santiago Harbor in
the Phillipine Islands, was aston­ished
to see the Spanish fleet
moving out of the harbor, appar­ently
preparing to meet them in
battle. Ordering his men to their
battle stations, Commodore Sch­ley
proceeded to open fire on the
Spaniards. In the meantime, the
Spanish fleet, having a superior
steam up, attempted an escape
along the coast. However, Schley,
seeing what was afoot, proceeded
to give pursuit and opened fire
with forward guns, and forced the
Spanish flagship to s t r i ke
"colors".
With this battle climaxing the
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\ Navy Personnel From
All Walks of Life
Biographies of Navy Men Acting as Office
Personnel and Assistant Instructors Given
Charles A. Blackford, Yeoman first class, USNR, first en­listed
in the U. S. Navy on October 17, 1934, and served for
three years, nine months, on board the' USS MILWAUKEE,
except for a short period of time in recruit training at the
Naval Training Station, San Di
ego, California. He was dis­charged
and worked in civilian
life until March 18, 1942, when
he reenlisted for the duration,
as a yeoman second class. Black­ford
was promoted by the Com­manding
Officer of the radio
school to yeoman first class on
July 20, 1942.
Samuel H. Fox, Yeoman third
class, USNR, enlisted in the
U. S. Navy on February 18, 1942.
Fox graduated from Bryant Col­lege
at Providence, R. L, on July
13, 1934, with the Degree of
Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration, and since that
time has been working as an ac­countant,
comptroller, and audi­tor
up to the time he enlisted in
the Navy. In 1934, Fox completed
an extension course in corpora­tion
finance at Brown University
at Providence, R. I.
Fred V. Clarkson, Yeoman
Third Class, USNR, enlisted in
the U. S. Navy on June 7, 1942.
Clarkson graduated from the
Commercial Department in the
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Chief Boatswain's Mate Jim
Green, more familiarly known as
"Chief Green" enlisted in the
United 'States Navy on February
2, 1917, and received his "Boot
Training" at Hampton Roads,
Virginia. He served continuously
until February 10, 1937, when he
retired to civilian life.
Of his twenty years of active
service, fifteen were spent at sea
on all types of naval vessels such
as battleships, destroyers, gun­boats,
mine sweepers, and auxili­aries.
Chief Green was especially
commended by his Commanding
Officer for "general excellence in
the performance of duties during
the period from July 1, 1933, to
June 30, 1934."
The years Chief Green spent in
the navy are reminiscent of an
atlas of the world. His service
took him to the far corners of the
globe to such places as China, the
Philippines, Hawaii, Guam, Mid­way,
Wake Island, Singapore,
Africa, South America, the British
Isles, Continental Europe, Alaska,
Cuba, and many other places too
numerous to mention here.
An interesting item in his serv­ice
is the fact that his China duty
was at the time of the rise to
power of Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek.
school of Business Administra­tion,
Roanoke National Business
College, Roanoke, Va., on June
30, 1939, and since that time was
Assistant Cashier of the First
National Bank, New Castle, Vir­ginia,
up to the time he enlisted
in the Navy.
Thomas Mason, Pharmacist's
Mate third class, USNR, enlisted
in the U. S. Navy on May 29 1942.
Mason is a high school graduate
and prior to his enlistment in the
Navy was connected with a fun­eral
parlor at Pinebluff, Arkan­sas,
as Assistant Manager.
H. E. (Jimmy) Vackiner, RM3c,
USNR, hails from Omaha, Ne­braska,
and has been in the Navy
for six months. He attended the
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Dr. Young Cares For
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Doctor Thomas K. Young was
commissioned a Lieutenant, jun­ior
grade in the Medical Corp,
U. S. Naval Reserve in February
1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
After being commissioned he was
placed on an inactive status and
on March 9, 1942, was called up
for active duty.
Dr. Young's first assignment
was in New Orleans, where he
was assigned consecutively to
Recruiting Duty, Eighth Naval
District Headquarters, and a t the
Air Base.
On April 10, 1942, he was as­signed
to his present duty here
as Medical Officer of the U. S.
Naval Training School (Radio).
Doctor Young was recently ad­vanced
to the grade of Lieutenant
in the Medical Corprr U. S. Naval
Reserve.
A newcomer to the commis­sioned
staff of the United States
Naval Training School (Radio) is
Ensign Robert Stickles, the Sup­ply
Officer.
Ensign Stickles, a recent grad­uate
of the Naval Supply Corps
School at Harvard University,
Boston, Massachusetts, attended
this school from June 29, 1942, to
Shown above aie the enlisted personnel of the staff of the U. S.
Naval Training School (Radio) who are responsible for admini­strative
details and instruction of trainees. 1st row left to right:
Leo Hilla, RM3c, J. H. Lange, RM3c, Fred Clarkson, Y3c, Thomas
Mason, PhM3c, Doyle Hollister, RM3c. 2nd row left to right: Edward
La Croix, CRM, Grover Waters, CRM, Joseph Newton, CRM, Har­ry
C. Smith, CY, Hugh Wilks, CSp, J im Green, CBM. 3rd row
left to right: Donald Sedgwick, RM3c, H. E. Vackiner, RM3c,
Robert Scheufler, RM3c, A. Blackford, Ylc, A. J. Hill, RM3c. Wil­liam
Wood, RM3c, Samuel Fox, Y3c, Frank Vande Mark, RM3c.
Chiefs Smith and Wilks Busy
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University of Nebraska for two
years, where he majored in busi­ness
administration. He received
his recruit training at Great Lakes
Naval Training Station, north of
Chicago, and has been attached
to this school as an assistant in­structor
since his graduation from
the course.
Leo Hilla, RM3c, who hails
from Alpena, Michigan, is an­other
of our married men. Be­fore
joining the Navy nine months
ago, he was a supervisor in the
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Chief Specialist Hugh Wilks,
the physical instructor of the
U. S. Naval Training School (Ra­dio)
was enlisted in the United
Naval Reserve on April 11, 1942.
After receiving his basic training
at Norfolk, Virginia, he was as­signed
to this station.
Before entering the N a v y,
Chief Wilks led an athletic ca­reer.
He attended Marshall Col­lege
at Huntington, West Vir­ginia,
where he graduated, ma­joring
in Physical Education, in
1936. While he was at college he
received his "letter" having
played three years of basketball,
baseball, and football.
Upon his graduation he coached
football and basketball in high
schools of Hamlin, West Virginia
and Chesapeake, Ohio.
Prior to his entrance into the
United States Naval Reserve,
Chief Wilks was a Special Inves­tigator
for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for the years of
1941 and 1942. '
Chief Yeoman H a r r y C.
Smith, U. S. N. first enlisted in
the U. S. Navy at Birmingham,
Ala., on December 2, 1925. He was
sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia,
for "Boot" training and was sta-
October 2, 1942, when he was or­dered
to duty here in Auburn.
Ensign Stickles, formerly an en­listed
man in the United States
Naval Reserve, served on active
duty at the U. S. Naval Training
Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, The
Receiving Ship, New York City,
and at the U. S. Naval Air Station
Norfolk, Virginia where he was
commissioned an ensign on April
29, 1942.
tioned at that base until March
30, 1927, when he was assigned to
duty in the Fleet. Since then his
travels have taken him to nearly
every state and territory of the
United States and at least twelve
foreign countries. On April 18,
1936, Chief Yeoman Smith was
commended by Commander
Cruiser Division Four for "prompt
and cool action" in aiding in the
rescue of a Rear Admiral, and on
June 5, 1937, for "efficiency, in­itiative,
and loyalty" in perform­ance
of duty.
Chief Smith came to his pres­ent
duty on March 13, 1942, via
the U. S. Naval Air Station at
Pensacola where he was stationed
for a few months. Prior to -this as--
signment he was stationed on a
destroyer i n the Pacific and had
completed nine years of contin­uous
sea service.
In addition to regular duties at
this school, Chief Smith has been
actively engaged in recreation
work for the trainees, such as
"Happy Hours," dances, etc. He
is the writer of the column "Navy
Blues" currently appearing in
The Auburn Plainsman.
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Chief Radioman Grover A. Waters, U. S. N. (Retired) is
an instructor in message procedure at t h e Radio School. He
has a t o t a l of t h i r t y years service in t h e Navy, seventeen years
of which has b e e n active service. In civilian life prior to com­ing
to' the aid of his country when ———
war was declared, he had been
employed by the American Tele­phone
and Telegraph Company
and the Civil Aernautics authori­ty.
While in active service prior to
his retirement Chief Waters tra­velled
extensively, including such
interesting places as Mexico, the
Near East, Australia, Hawaii, and
the Philippines. Waters spent
eight months with the fleet in
Vera Cruz, Mexico, and took an
active part in the famed Vera
Cruz Incident.
During. World War I Chief
Waters was on duty overseas for
the duration and was in London
'at the time of the first and largest
air raid on that city. After the
Armistice in 11918, Chief Waters
was on duty in the city of Con­stantinople
(now Istanbull) and
took part in evacuations from
Russia during the Revolution.
Following the Russian revolu­tion
Waters was sent with the
fleet on a cruise to Australia, and
thence to Pearl Harbor. After
several months of duty in the
Pacific testing sound apparatus,
he was assigned to shore duty at
New Orleans, La. After a short
period at this station, Chief Wa­ters
was transferred to the Fleet
Reserve and inactive duty. It was
during this time after retirement
and prior to volunteering for
duty in this war that Chief Waters
was employed by the American
Telephone and Telegraph and
the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
The head instructor at the
Naval Radio School here is Chief
Radioman Edward A. LaCroix,
United States Fleet Reserve.
Chief LaCroix was born in Lo­well,
Miss., and attended gram­mar
school there. He went
through high school and prep
school, and studied two years at
the University of Ottawa, Canada,
and one year at St. Anselm's Col­lege
in Goffstown, N. H.
Chief LaCroix enlisted in the
Navy in 1920 to earn a living. His
rate was apprentice seaman,
striking for yeoman. Although it
was his wish to become a quarter­master,
he finally ended up as a
radioman.
Most of Chief LaCroix's duties
were in Africa, Europe, Central
and South America, the Carib­bean,
Hawaii, and the East and
West Coast. He has served on
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October 27, 1942 THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Five
CROSS-SECTION OF BOYS' LIVES
IS GIVEN BY ONE OF THEM
All Types of Men Are Enlisted in The
Navy but only Best Get into Radio School
By HERBERT BROCK
This little bit is just a cross-section of our school—a short
glimpse at some of the men attending Naval Radio School—
C'mon lets meet the boys.
Who's this tall lad approaching? Why it's Eric Paul Berg-man,
a tall gentleman hailing
''from the green and mountainous
state of Oregon. Eric is a bit tall,
standing six feet, four inches and
weighing a mere 185 pounds.
However, he looks well ab,le to
take care of himself. He has been
in this fair world of ours for some
twenty-two years, and he recently
joined the Navy in Salem, Ore­gon.
He received his "boot" train­ing
in San Diego—thinks very
highly of the people in the South;
however, he thinks the weather
would be nicer if it were a little
more like the western climate—
joined the Navy to be a radioman
—is now realizing that desire—
extremely fond of football, base­ball,
and hockey—regrets the fact
they don't have hockey in this
section—and look girls—this tall
blond lumberjack from the hills
of Oregon has a preference for
blondes.
* * *
As we leave Eric and take a
step down the walk we meet
Debbert V. Jebousek—Jebby as
his budies call him—says his
—another item for the feminine
population—he has a weakness
for brunettes that are just a wee
bit bashful.
* * *
Bidding Jebby adieu, we turn
and see standing against a big oak
on the campus, a Scotch lad, an­other
sailor. Who is he you say?
Let's find out. Pardon me, but you
look just like J. A. MacDonald—
lo, and behold—my stars and gar­ters—
it is J. A. MacDonald. Mac
signifies his home is the northern
state of Michigan and the favorite
city is the automobile capitol of
Detroit. Mac is quite an artist—
in fact, that is his favorite hobby
—is a solid football fan and says,
quote, "I think frankly, Michigan
could take Auburn this year."
Mac Joined the Navy with the in­tention
of becoming a storekeep­er,
however, he says radio isn't so
bad—to be truthful he kinda likes
it—He too falls in the class of
those who prefer brunettes—any
brunette will do.
"Oops," says Mac, "I've gotta
go, I'm late for class," and with
home is in the Corn Belt state of that, he is gone with the wind—
Iowa in the city of Ames—Jebby
is five feet, six inches tall—
weighs 155 pounds—is 21 years
old, and has black, curly hair. He
also mentions to me that he has
a hobby or two—namely, cross­word
puzzles, and picture taking
—says Iowa is much like Alabama
except more activity in Iowa
(Ouch!) and a little more farm­ing—
joined the Navy to become
either a quartermaster or radio­man
— think he's dissatisfied
where he is?—(Huh, not much)—
Quite a bit of an athlete, too—
wrestles and does a bit of boxing
—also likes football and baseball
just like biscuits on the Mess Hall
table. >:
* * *
Gee whiz, doesn't look as if any
more boys are around right now—
beg your pardon—here's one now
—sh! sh! I'll ask .him his name—
Aw shoot, I don't have to ask
him, he's John Alexander, Jr., and
he comes from Inglewood, Calif­ornia.
He's no giant, five feet six
inches tall—140 pounds and is the
ripe old age of twenty—John is
a hobby enthusiast and has an in­terest
in scrapbooks, photo al­bums,
and a sports album—Says
in comparison between Auburn
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Many Types Of
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Given by Navy
All Navy Men Are
Volunteers and All
Get Some Training
Throughout the United States,
there are located numerous Navy
Recruiting Stations. These/are so
located as to make it reasonably
convenient for anyone who is in­terested
in serving in the Navy to
talk with a recruiting officer.
Every man in the Navy is a
volunteer, and no one is enlisted
for over six years at any one time.
This means that the personnel of
the Navy is a group of men who
prefer to serve in the United
States Navy, and many of them
like the Navy well enough to
choose it for their career.
The Navy is anxious for each
man enlisted to become expert in
the particular work to which he
is assigned, and Navy training is
designed to make this possible.
Each man enlisted is given the
opportunity to qualify for one of
the Navy's excellent trade schools,
and those who go to these schools
and make good records are given
ratings.
Men of the Navy continue to re­ceive
training -throughout their
service, in order to prepare them
for promotions, and for positions
of greater importance. It is, there­fore,
necessary that we accept in
the Navy only those men who are
potentially qualified to hold pos­itions
of responsibility.
The type training which men
get in the Navy not only quali­fies
them to be more valuable to
their country now, but it pre­pares
them for a more responsi­ble
position later on.
and Inglewood that it is smaller
here he salutes the South in
sports—says in fact, that south­ern
teams could probably beat
any of the Pacific Coast teams
this year—has an ambition to
some day get in Naval aviation
but at present is very satisfied
with radio — likes basketball,
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NAVY BLUES
An Open Letter to the Parents of Our Bluejackets
We have been very well pleased with the type of men we are
receiving at this school for training as radio operators. In the ma­jority
they have been boys of high ideals. We find them honest, re­liable,
and possessing good common sense. In a section of the coun­try
famed for politeness, they have already established a reputation
for courtesy and good manners that we are very proud of. In a village
that is dry, they have accepted this temperance as a part of their
duties and a responsibility to the community and the uniform they
wear, and we have had no cases of acute intoxication. We feel that
you can take a justifiable pride in the job you have done in raising
your son. Knowing that our boys here are a cross section of the
United States and its territories, for they come from all of them,
we feel the entire country can feel proud of the type of young man­hood
in the armed forces today.
* * *
We get a few boys who do not show an aptitude for radio and
must be dropped from school, but this is no reflection on their char­acter.
The percentage of cases of boys dropped from training for
disciplinary reasons is so small that it is almost negligible.
To us, there is no stigma on the character of the boy who comes
here for training, tries hard to learn, and due to lack of natural apti­tude
or other reasons, cannot make the grade. Those boys will take
up one of the other trades in the Navy too numerous to mention,
for which they are better adapted, and they will make good. The"
few disciplinary cases will be remedied if possible, and will be given
another chance at some other trade if they prove themselves worthy
of such a chance.
* * *
The people of Auburn have spent much time and energy toward
the entertainment of your son. They have accepted him into their
homes for dinners and parties and have made him a part of the
community life. The churches have been very active in regard to
the spiritual and social welfare of your boy. Every time a new group
of boys arrive, they are invited to attend the church of their faith
and all who so attend are taken to dinner in the home of some citizen.
Auburn's Motor Corps meets the wives and relatives of our blue­jackets
and helps to find a place for them to live. The school is too
small for a regular USO Club, so the ladies of this community,
backed by the Chamber of Commerce have, at their own expense,
outfitted and operate a very nice little club for the sailors, ^and
visiting soldiers. In this venture they have received the coopera­tion
of the Women of Notasulga, Alabama. The club is doing very
nice work and in addition to regular facilities is giving parties for
the boys by groups in rotation.
* * •
With all this help from local citizens, the welfare of your son is
well taken care of, and we are able to send them out from here for
duty on "land, sea, and in the air" as trained technicians to operate
the radio sets of our Navy at war with good morale and renewed
faith in things that are a fundamental part of the life of a good-citizen.
The Aubuin Plainsman is the official paper of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, and they have so kindly let us use this issue in
celebration of Navy Day. Not only have they set up the paper and
printed it, they have cooperated in every way to make the paper*a
success. This has given us the chance to write about the service we
love and it has given you a chance to get what we hope will be
a good impression of the school, the city of Auburn, the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, and to learn something about our one little
cog in your great Navy.
'Early to Bed, Early to Rise*
Is Life of Radio Trainee
football, and oh! oh! blondes.
* * *
That's enough right now. I
think J. D. had better move on
or I'll miss my class—Who's that
hollering at me—"Why, hello M.
J. old man, how are you?" Folks,
meet Maurice J. Blair—a Texas
product naming as his place of
residence, Houston, Texas. Mau­rice
joined the Navy as a mem­ber
of the Houston Volunteers—
he is of average height, five feet,
nine inches, and weighs 160
pounds—another sailor who is ag­ing
"rapidly and at present is
twenty-two—is a sports fan—
would like to see Auburn and
Rice Institute play this season—
also likes baseball — especially
Softball—he was a member of
Wyatt Mill and Boiler Works
softball team which held the Tex­as
Amateur Championship in
1940 and 1941—wants to be a
good Naval radio operator—looks
as tho' he will, too—Oh, me—he
too has a preference for blondes
—only he likes ones who like to
dance. •>
Look at the time—I'm afraid
folks that I won't have time to
talk to you any more now, for I
hear that old school bell ringing
—Hope you enjoyed these brief
sketches—So long, neighbors—
any time you like, just meet the
boys.
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College boys and girls lead a
hectic life they think, but there
is nothing quite gqual to the life
of a sailor in the Naval Radio
School here at Auburn. Not only
do they have to get up earlier
but their day is crowded with
many and varied activities.
Following is a summary of the
Day's activities on the station:
6:00 A. M. Reveille (Toot of a
Horn).
6:05 A. M. Beds made, and
washing, dressing, shining shoes,
combing hair, and other items
needed to stand inspection begin.
6:30 A. M. Horn blows again,
and they fall out for their daily,
morning inspection. They fall in
by companies and march around
a block (about a dozen times, it
seems to me), then the inspect­ing
officer calls the company in,
and they do a column left, halt,
right face, and open lines for in­spection
1, 2, 3, and halloo, here
they are being inspected.
7:00 A. M. The Bibb Graves
Plaza opens, and they form a
chow line waiting for that first
taste of food for twelve hours.
Dut to the immense popularity
of the Plaza, they have to eat
cafeteria style; however, it is all
right (all they want to do is eat).
7:30 A. M. Chow is now over,
and the living quarters remain
to be cleaned, so they grab swabs,
brooms, brushes, and pails, run
into the cabin, and, for the next
15 minutes, there is the worst
mess and din that I personally
guarantee is worth two bits to see.
Then just as quick as it started,
everything quiets down, and they
are lying around the spotless
(?) cabins waiting for the horn to
toot again, so they can fall out
for school (oh joy!).
7:55 A. M. There it goes again,
fall out, don't hold up the parade,
and a few other remarks are made
to that effect, so they line up in
front of the cabin and the P. O.
(cottage leader) "hollers 'tenshun"
for colors—two minutes pause—
then "forward march", and they
are on their way to school.
8:10 A. M. School (not much
happens).
12:00 Noon Lunch! They come
back to camp and read their mail
(if they get any), then spend an­other
half hour at the Plaza for
lunch. After lunch, they return
to the cabin and clean up any
mess that might have been made
before, then march off to school
again.
1:10 P. M. School (still, nothing
happening. They are going "code
'wacky'").
5:00 P. M. School out, return­ing
to camp they look over their
many "fan" letters, then they
have dinner.
5:30 P. M. With dinner over,
they return once more to the^
cabin (that cabin is a popular
place) and change into their lib­erty,
blues, it they care to go
over into town: If they don't, they
sit around and talk or answer any
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By HARRY SMITH
October 27 Marks Anniversary
Of Founding of U. S, Navy
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This Navy Day Finds Little Celebration
In Many Parts of World Where Navy Is
October 27, 1922, was the first Navy Day celebrated by
the American people. This date was selected because it is, in
reality, the birthday of the Navy, because on that day, in
1775, a resolution to authorize American warships was in­troduced
into the Continental Congress, and this measure was
approved three days later. This date is also the birth date of
one of the Navy's best friends, our former president, Theo­dore
Roosevelt, whose "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
has proved to be the most potent
and logical statement of policy of
a great nation ever made in so
few words. Navy Day was pri­marily
for the people, to let them
watch the Navy at work, to see,
and become more familiar with a
part of their armed forces, and
thus acquaint a democratic citi­zenry
with their "First Line of
Defense." /
Since December 8, 1941, the
United States and the U. S. Navy
has been fighting a war that
threatens our very existence as a
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nation. Thus, there will be little
time for celebration of Navy Day
on this October 27, 1942. The
Navy must go on with the grim
business of exterminating the
most ruthless enemies the world
has ever known. However, it will
be only fitting that we, who are
not on the front lines, pause for
a moment and take mental stock
of what the Navy is doing. The
sun never sets on the American
Navy today, and they need no
glory other than that which they
have earned for themselves.
Theirs is the magnificent tradi­tion
and the glorious history of
America. In all corners of the
world they are fighting for the
principles of equality and free­dom
that are so much a part of
the nature of American people
that they could not live under the
slavery and tyranny of dictator­ship.
They are not only fighting
—they are dying—for these caus­es.
All the oceans of the world
have become the burial grounds
of those we love, and in the cold
depths of every sea those who
have made the great sacrifice lie
sleeping—awaiting that promise
of Christian religion that the
"sea shall give up it's dead."
The sailors and marines in the
U. S. Navy feel that they are the
best fighting men in the world.
The history of the U. S. Navy is
their tradition and that history is
one of men who have fought
against great odds, and the cour­age,
skill, and sound judgement,
they have used has won every
fight, and will win this one. No
nation on earth has ever become
too big and powerful for us to
engage," and every time it has be­come
necessary, our Navy has
proven to the world that man for
man, ship for ship, plane for
plane, and gun for gun, they are
the best in the world. Today, as
perhaps never before, this is be­ing
proved again.
No one can add much to the
reputation of fighting men by
mere words, and nothing that we
write here will add anything to
the glorious history that the men
of the U. S. Navy are writing by
their deeds at this very moment.
The things they are doing have,
like the infinite courage and mag­nificent
bravery of the men of Ba-taari,
given us the highest of stan­dards
to live up to.
Excluding those who have lost
their fathers or sons in this great
struggle of the life or death of
freedom, the minor sacrifices of
the average citizen in the peaceful
environment which still prevails
in this country pales into insigni­ficance
in comparison with the
sailor who kept firing his gun on
one of our ships until the deck
beneath him collapsed in a shower
of fire and molten steel. Our lit­tle
discomfort could not even be
called a sacrifice. They are trivial
in comparison with one of our
sailors who went calmly about
setting the "safety" fuse of cer­tain
explosives to prevent them
exploding and killing his ship­mates
in the water, well knowing
that his ship was sinking, and
who continued on this task while
the waters of the ocean closed
over him.
While we cannot hallow great
traditions of men, living and dead,
in our Navy, there is something
those of us on the home front can
do. We can talk, write, plead, and
even beg for a simple task that
we can do well; we can line5 up
with efficient leadership and or­gs*!?
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numerous ships, including the
USS UTAH, MC FARLAND,
RALEIGH, TEXAS, EAGLE 35,
and EAGLE 58, SEMMES, J. F.
TALBOT, KING, ENTERPRISE,
DENEBOLA, Submarine SQUAD­RON
THREE.
Chief LaCroix has also seen
shore duty at the following sta­tions:
The Naval training station
at Newport, R. I., the American
Embassy in Paris, France, Radio
Direction Finder stations at Surf-side,"
Mass., and Cape Elizabeth,
Maine, the Submarine Base at
New London, Conn., Naval Radio
Stations at St. Thbmas, Virgin
Islands, and the Pensacola Naval
Air Station.
Chief LaCroix transferred from
the Regular Navy to the Fleet Re­serve
after twenty years service,
but remained on active duty to
have a "looksee" into this war.
He was assigned to the Radio
School here when it was commis­sioned
last March, and since then
has been doing his part in the
present fight by sending some of
the best, newly-trained radiomen
in the Navy to active duty in the
United States Fleet.
Chief Radioman Joseph W.
Newton, USN, who instructs the
trainees here at the Auburn Radio
School in tactical procedure and
ganization until the processes of
a Democracy are functioning like
one man, and thus get behind our
boys on the front lines and on the
sea in a solid avalanche of people
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code copying, feels right at home
in Alabama, for that is his home
state. He was born and raised in
the vicinity of Dothan, and oh
September 29, 1923, he enlisted
in the Regular Navy at the Re­cruiting
Station there.
In the nineteen years in which
Chief Newton has been on active
service, he has served on board
the USS UTAH, SANDS, HOP­KINS,
ARKANSAS, NEW YORK,
DOBBIN, and STRINGHAM.
He was stationed ashore at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, New
Orleans, La., and at Pensacola,
Florida. He has been stationed
temporarily at Bremerton, Wash­ington,
and Honolulu, T. H.
EARLY TO BED
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mail which might foe around
"loose".
9:00 P. M. Getting close to bed­time—
they shower, shave, and
shampoo, make their beds, then | dreams.
wait for the 9:30 bedtime story.
9:30 P. M. The chief on duty
plays a lullaby on the faithful
old horn, and they are supposed
to be asleep. However, in case
they aren't in bed with incandes-cents
out, the chief (who has been
known to prowl) catches them and
makes sure they are tired enough
to sleep by "hep, hepping" them
around f the block a few more
times. After this is over, they go
to bed until 6 A. M. Pleasant
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'WHAT A LIFE! YOU SIT AND TYPE AND TYPE AND i
PIKAs ELECT THEIR
NEW OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of Upsilon
chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha the
following officers were elected:
S. M. C, Bradford Clopton, sen­ior
in architecture from Colum­bus,
Miss., member of Blue Key
and Scarab h o n o r societies;
I. M. C, Walter Terry, chemical
engineering senior from Hunts-ville;
MacMillian Feagin, senior
in pharmacy from Monroeville
was re-elected Th. C, and Bill
Sherling, junior in civil engineer­ing
from Greenville was re-elect­ed
housemanager.
The retiring officers are Bob
Snow, S. M. C, and Bill Gordon,
I. M. C.
Navaf Changes Are
Many in Ten Years
NAVY PERSONNEL
(Continued from Page 4)
Fleetwood General Motors plant
in Detroit, Michigan. Great Lakes
was also his first station. '
Frank Vende Mark, RM3c, is
another Michigander, Owosso
being his home town. For four
years before joining the Navy,
Frank played sax and clarinet
in Tommy Tucker's famous band.
He has been in the Navy for nine
months.
Doyle Oscar Hollister, RM3c,
hails from Gassoway, West Vir­ginia.
Before joining the Navy
seven months ago, he was em­ployed
by the West.Virginia State
Liquor Control Commission. He
graduated from t h e Auburn
school after recruit training at
Norfolk.
Another Great Lakes man is
Robert E. Scheufler, RM3c. He
has seen ten months in the Navy,
and before enlisting was an in­stallation
foreman for the Addi-son-
Tyle company of Cleveland.
His home town is Sandusky, Ohio.
He was rated RM3c two months
ago after completing the course
here at the Auburn Radio Train­ing
School.
One of the men from the last
company to graduate is William
E. Wood, RM3c, who, before
joining the Navy, was in the
amusement and recreation busi­ness
in Covington, Ga. He has
been in the Navy seven months,
and received his rating October
first. Wood underwent recruit
training at the Norfolk Training
Station.
Another of the newer members
of our teaching staff is Donald
Sedgwick, RM3c. He too was rat­ed
October first. He hails from
Galveston, Texas, where he was
an insurance salesman before en­listing
in the Navy six months
ago. His fundamental training
was received in San Diego.
J. H. Lange, RM3c, who was
also rated October first, hails
from Van Nuys, California, and
it has been six months since he
enlisted in the Navy and took re­cruit
training at the San Diego
training station. Before enlisting,
Lange operated a chicken ranch
near his home.
SOCIETY THIS WEEK END
FEATURES PARTIES, HAYRIDES
TEP Fraternity Has Annual Dance and Others
Have Hayrides And House Dances Saturday
NAVAL HISTORY
(Continued from page 3)
Spanish American War, .the Uni­ted
States was to live in peace
for a period of twenty years, un­til
the World War of 1918. The
American Navy did not partake
in any great naval battles of this
war. Its biggest job, at this time,
was the ferrying of troops and
supplies to England and France.
When the European powers de­clared
war in 1939, the American
Navy was not what it should have
been, so the country went "all
out" for defense, and we now
have one of the most powerful
naval fleets afloat.
There have been-many changes
in the Navy during the last three
decades both from the standpoint
of personnel and materiel. Dur­ing
the last 20 years every man
who has joined the Navy has been
required to furfJish evidence of
good character and to have a rep­utable
standing in his home com­munity
or city.
Educational qualifications for
enlistment are much higher than
heretofore, and the opportunity to
travel, learn a trade, and eventu­ally
retire with a pension has
brought many men to the service
of their country in the U. S. Navy.
The old sailor of yesterday says
that in-those days the Navy con­sisted
of wooden ships and iron
men and that our Navy of today
consists of iron ships and wooden
men. This is not true however,
for the U. S. Navy of today is
getting the very best men in the
country.
Many changes add to- 'the
living comfort of the officers and
men, but the majority of changes
have been in the destructive
weapons of the ship and arma­ment.
As these latter changes are
of a restricted character, nothing
will be said of them. On the old
possible.
Only a few years ago sailors
I used to sleep in their hammocks
and stow their- clothing in their
ships, the conversion of sea water j sea bags, but on most ships today
into fresh water was such a costly he is furnished with bunks to
and expensive item that water! sleep on and lockers to stow his
was rationed. In a half bucket of
fresh water a man was supposed
to wash his teeth, shave, take a
bath, and then scrub his clothes.
On many of the older ships they
did not have ample refrigerating
space, and many times it would
be necessary to throw away large
amounts of foodstuff over the
side. On modern ships there is
enough refrigerated space to pre­serve
the food until needed for
use. Modern ships have laundries,
cobbler shops, tailor shops, and
all the modern necessities to make
life on board ship as pleasant as
clothing in. He is still issued a
hammock and sea bag but seldom
uses them on board a ship to
which he is regularly attached.
A very potent factor has en­tered
the Navy of today, and that
is of course, naval aviation. Near­ly
all ships of cruiser class and
above have planes for observa­tion,
and there are many airplane
carriers with observation, bomb­ing
and fighting planes.
Only during the past few years
has there been a good system of
ventilation- which reaches all
spaces on board ship. While this
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Tau Epsilon Phi
The Auburn chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity cele­brated
the anniversary of its founding last Saturday night
with a formal dance. The fraternity carried out the victory
idea in the theme of the dance. The hall was decorated ac­cordingly
with red, white, and blue lights, large American
flags, and V's with three dots and dashes.
At the entrance to the dance the defense stamps were sold
and two Auburn sailors collected invitations. Before the
dance the members and pledges
of TEP and their dates met at
the chapter lodge and the dates
were presented with favors and
defense stamp and gardenia
corsages. The boys wore "V's"
in their lapels to accentuate the
theme of the dance.
Before the dance the boys and
their dates enjoyed a hayride
and steak fry at Chewacla Park,
and after the dance everyone met
again at the house for breakfast.
The dance was held in the girls
gym and the music was furnished
by the Auburn Knights
Last weekend was a gay one!
Just to prove it
Theta Upsilon
The Theta U's entertained their
new brothers, the Alpha Gamma
Rhos, with a Sweater Swing
Saturday afternoon from 4 till 6
in Social Center. The boys and
gals had a jukin' good time with
the Auburn Knight's swinging
out to set them right.
Sigma Chi Hayride
The Sigma Chis entertained
with a hayride and house dance
on Saturday. The party began at
3:30 and was over at midnight.
It was held at Chewacla State
park. After enjoying a delightful
buffet supper, the entire party
returned for late dancing at the
house. Mrs. Lena Belle Zeigler
was a very gracious hostess. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Patterson as­sisted
her in chaperoning the af­fair.
Harry Donovan, s o c i al
chairman, was in charge of all ar­rangements-
assisted by his com­mittee
composed of Tommy Mas-tin,
Kilshaw Clisby, and John D.
Baumhauer^
Dates: Martha Glenn Rowe,
Harry Donovan; June Stallings,
Tommy Mastin; Sara Gammage,
Sam Boroughs; Dixie Black, Jim
Bourne; Odolene Nolte, Ben
Brown; Emma Frances Riser,
Howard Weir; Josephine Webb,
Cooper Campbell; Betty Watkins,
Kilshaw Clisby; Anne DuBose,
Lawerence Cottle; Carolyn Park,
Claude Cowart; Ann Black, Bill
Crew; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deni-son;
Betty Ray, Bud Drake; Grace
Burden, Jim Early; Jo Flournoy,
Warren Fleming; Harriett Clem­ens,
Jim Frey; Jane Jansen,
Henry Green; Mazie Gandy, Mc-
Murray Griffith; Sue Brock,
Billy Hanlein; Betty Pearson, Jim
Heard; Cathryn Smith, Eddie
King; Mary Spradley, Kenneth
McKenzie; Carolyn Jones, Junius
McMahon; Tays Tarvin, Roger
Norris; Virginia Beal, Hugh
Payne; Pat Elliott, Jimmy Pope;
A n n Lumpkin, Hugh Pruitt;
Jean Coggins, Frances Reins;
Martha Estes, Lee Rosenburg;
Gwen Tucker, George Ryan; Ann
House, Harpo Warren; Sue Mc­Donald,
Albert Wells; Marjorie
McQueen, Gene Williams; Emma
Lee Eversole, Frank Wyatt;
Madge Jarrard, Fagan Canzoneri;
and among the alumni returning
was Lt. Jimmy Fitzpatrick with
Nina Abernathy and Lt. Charles
Elliott with Louise Stumberg.
Delta Sig
The Halloween Party given by
the Delta Sigs was a great suc­cess.
The masqueraders came in
grass skirts, sarongs, and in any
other form of attire! Mrs. C. A.
Harris, the Housemother, chaper­oned
this gala affair.
Kappa Sig
Getting in on the hayride
spirit, the Kappa Sigs, pledges,
and their dates went to Chewa­cla
Saturday evening for a picnic.
Later they returned to the. house
and danced. Following attended:
Guy Blackwell, Mary Blake;
George O'Neal, Helen Edmond-son;
Robert Kaisner, Kay Hall;
Bill Brady, Susan Anderson; Jim-mie
Davis, Joyce Birmingham,
Loyd Vickers, Flora Underwood;
Henry Steagall, Kathryn Jones;
Charlie Hixon, Barbara Stump;
George Burke, Jean Swingle;
John Howren, Marth Hay; Byrd
Lee, Mildred Lamar; Zach Nolen.
Jean Rainer; Dewitt Shy, Jeanne
Townsend.
Mac Hunter, Doris Ruth Bed-ingfield;
Bob Knowles, Melle
Knowles; Ralph Brown, Mary
Emily Williams; Hill Woodard,
Molly Vineyard; John Hall, Mar­garet
Toomer; Sonny Timber lake,
Virginia Ann Strong; Ed Thomp­son,
Mary Lee; Gam Green,
Louise Stanley; Rufe Neale,
Joyzelle Holleman; Barry Shi-flett,
Patty Litchfield; Fred
Chisolm, Cathrine Smith; Roysce
Smith, Hilda Page; Harlan Page,
Freeman; Homer Rowe, Mary
Beasley Bidez; Baker Gamble,
Ibby Deese; Buddy Cohen, Lou­ise
Sims; John Barnett, Martha
Van Meter; Lamar Ware, Mary
Hearn; Bill Brower, Sarah Anne
Smith; Banks Griffith Jr., Ange-line
Warren; Asa Dodd, Ange-lyn
Hollingsworth; Howard Bar­ker,
Jane Mclnnis; Herman Dean,
Mary Brown.
ADPi
The Alpha Delta Pi sorority
held open house Sunday after­noon
from 4 til 6 in Social Center.
All the farternities and sororities
on the campus were invited. This
proved to be one of the most
lovely affairs of the weekend.
Lambda Chi Alpha—Chi Omega
On Saturday night, the 24th of
October, the Lambda Chis and
the Chi Omegas held a joint
house dance at the Lambda Chi
chapter house. The decorations
were planned along the Hallo­ween
theme, with jack-o-lant-erns,
corn stalks and stuff being
arranged around the dancing
area. Diversions consisted of ap­ple-
bobbing and a sho-nuff for­tune
teller. The library was turn-
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NAVY DAY
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with one purpose, one will, and
one effort—to win this war in the
shortest possible time. Then when
the last shot has been fired and
our men come marching back,
we can have our home front in
order and prove to them that with
common sense, honesty, and ef­ficiency,
the Democracy they
have been fighting for will work
for the best interest of all the
people. We can give them their
rightful place in the sun, and
we can ever be on the ALERT
for some other monster who
may arise in this world and try
to take it over by ruthless mur­der
and destruction.
LOST—Alpha Gamma Rho fra­ternity
pin. White gold with
pearls. Reward. Call Billy Reed.
Grace Tonge; David Bowers, Faye I Alpha Gamma Rho House.
system is not perfect, it is a far
cry from the stuffy and foul air
of the compartments of the ships
of a few years back.
CONGRATULATIONS
To the Sailors of Auburn's Radio Naval
Training Unit
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Page Eight THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN October 27, 1942
Auburn Tigers Claw
Villanova Wildcats
Gafford and Reynolds Star in 14-6 W i n ;
Clever Pass Play Enables Losers to Score
By JOHN HARVEY THOMAS
Last Friday night, a Tiger from the Loveliest Village of
the Plains, as tame as a little lamb, suddenly cut forth in all
of its fury to take the victory laurels away from a fighting
Villanova Wildcat. The final score of the Friday fracas was
14-6 in favor of the Tigers.
Once again Auburn and Villanova thrilled some 12,000
fans who turned out en masse to see Auburn attain its peak
in season form as they shoved Villanova over the grassy turf-battering,
crashing, smashing^
bruising, and punching all the
way.
Once again that swivel-hipped
halfback in the person pf a cer­tain
Roy "Monk" Gafford showed
his heels to those 'Cats, and you
may rest assured that Villanova is
proud to learn that this certain
Gafford boy is a senior. Monk
amassed a total of 131 yards in
some twenty running plays from
the line of scrimmage, one a 47
yard jaunt that landed six points
on the scoreboard in the first few
minutes of the first quarter. In
the second quarter Gafford and
Reynolds worked the ball down
to the two yard line from where
Reynolds punched it over for the
second Auburn counter. Louis
Chateau, that big lad with the
educated toe who has booted 17
perfect placements in 21 tries,
counted for both the extra points.
Villanova's touchdown came as
a result of a 50 yard pass play
in the third quarter when they
reached deep into their bag of
tricks and pulled out a, corker. It
goes like this: v
The center snapped the ball to
fullback Smith who turned and
faked a reverse to Zamlynski, the
right half; all the while Postus
the left half, was backing up, and
he eventually took the lateral
from Smith. As Postus continued
to back up for 15 or more yards,
Zamlynski had the opportunity to
break out into the open in the
left flat, which caught the Au­burn
backs ilatfooted. Postus
tossed a long one that landed in
the hands of the speeding Zam­lynski,
who crossed the goal line
unmolested.
Once before this Villanova team
had threatened the Auburn goal
line, but a stout Auburn line, led
by the Ail-American play of
Jack Cornelius and J im McClur-kin,
stopped the 'Cats cold. Nev­er
again did they get inside the
twenty yard stripe.
Auburn's first touchdown was
a freak in itself. They had taken
the kickoff on the 10 yard line
and marched to the Wildcat's 47
on a series of plunges by Rey­nolds
that netted 3 first downs.
On the very next play, Villanova's
right guard jumped off sides, and
before he could get back, Jim
Pharr had centered the ball back
to Gafford. Well, Villanova's
entire team had relaxed because
of the offside—this was just the
cue that Monk needed, so he dart­ed
outside his own right tackle.
Behind beautiful interference, he
cut away sharply to the right and
skirted down the sidelines to
score. It was a beautiful run, but
he had nice blocking all the way.
Auburn admirers once more rose
to their feet to cheer their heroes,
when Gafford took the kickoff
from Villanova in the third per­iod
and ran through the entire
'Cat team, only to be tripped by
a falling opponent who managed
to reach out with one hand and
make a shoe string tackle. Per­haps
Monk would have outrun
this gentleman had he not been
so tired from his all-around swell
playing.
Other highlights of the game
were the facts that Jim Reynolds
called the plays in the place of
injured Aubrey Clayton, who did
not play; and what a job he did!
"Pop" rushed the ball for a 130
yard margin in 30 tries, also,
which isn't bad at all. Jack Corn­elius'
blocking and tackling were
superb. The 185 pound junior
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handled himself marvelously. Be­tween
him, J im McClurkin, and
Jim Pharr, fifty percent or more
of the tackles were made. Space
will not permit the praises we
should like to heap upon this
great Auburn team. If they will
but keep it up, they'll prove
their worth to the nation yet.
Eat 'em up, Tigers! Let's go!
CONGRATULATION
SAILORS! ON
NAVY DAY
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OUR SALUTE TO THE NAVY
OCT. 27f 1942
Ships sail East, and Ships sail West;
While the self-same breezes blow;
It's the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That determine the way they go.
Like the winds of the sea
Are the ways of fate,
As we journey along through life,
It's the set of the soul,
That determines the goal
And not the calm nor the strife.
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Feature 'The
Pied Piper"
The current hit, "The Pied
Piper", playing at the Tiger The­ater
on Wednesday and Thurs­day
of this week, deals with the
war situation in France during
her disastrous downfall. T he
story is warmly htfman and con­tains
tragedy, humor, adventure,
romance, action, and pathos. A
gruff old man, evacuating south­ern
France to return to his home
in England is caught in the whirl­wind
of action following the in­vasion
of France by the Nazis,
and finds it necessary to serve
as a sort of nursemaid to several
homeless, parentless waifs who
cling to him for comfort and sup­port.
Transportation is available
on the first part of the journey,
but, as the government takes
over the railroads for their own
use, traveling becomes a problem
as well as a necessity.. The trip
through Nazi occupied France by
this old man and his juveniles
furnishes rich material for a mo­tion
picture, and the producers of
this film have capitalized on this
fact to the fullest extent.
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TODAY
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Radio in Past
Discussed By
Early Operator
Radio Operators
Had Fun Even If
They Knew Nothing
By C. R. M. WATERS
I have been asked to write a
story on the radio facilities the
Navy had when I first came into
the service some 29 years ago.
Well, it would be a lot easier to
tell of the things we didn't have.
Tubes were unknown and modu­lation
or voice transmission had
not been invented; in fact, no one
knew of a carrier wave, let alone
a method to modulate it.
The arc, one of the first contin­uous
wave transmitters was not
developed at this time, although
Paulson, the inventor, was work­ing
on it in Europe. Several years
later the Navy furnished him
with space, money, and equip­ment
that allowed him to perfect
his invention at Arlington, Vir­ginia.
I was lucky enough to be
there at the time he made the
arc a practical success. The Alex­ander
alternator was being de­veloped
in Germany at that time
and the first equipment of this
kind was installed at Sayville,
L. I , by the TELEFUNKEN Com­pany.
Being an operator in the early
days of radio in the Navy was fun,
even though little was known
about it then. We had our high
powered spark transmitters, used
a lot of power on high wave (low
frequency in kilocycles), and if
anyone mentioned frequency, we
would have thought it a gag.
Today the radio tube acts as a
detector as well as an amplifier.
In those days we had no ampli­fication
and carried our detectors
around in cotton lined boxes, and
when operators got together we
would tell stories of our "pet"
crystal's efficiency. We traded
crystals in the same manner as
trading horses, and that is prob­ably
the reason some of the old
time operators retired from the
Navy and became good sales man­agers.
An operator in those days us­ually
learned his code in a Wes-ern
Union office or "booming"
around on the railroad. I heard
about radio, but didn't believe it,
so I went to sea to find out. Some'
operators were reluctant to give
up the old Morse code, while
others favored the International
code and in order to qualify as a
good operator, a man had to be
able to operate in both.
Typewriters were unknown, but
unless one was within 50 to 100
miles the signals were too weak to
copy. Reception at 250 miles gave
an operator a name as an excel­lent
receiver, and along with good
ears and ability to concentrate
constituted a good radio man. In
a rough sea, the motion of the
ship would throw the crystal's
contact off, and the operator
would have to brace himself and
try to find another sensitive
point before he could receive
again.
Operators copied by hand and
the speed was around 30 words
per minute. All the old operators
prided themselves on a good read­able
fist and spent hours practic­ing
to develop it.
Around 1915, the TELEFUN­KEN
people had tube receiving
sets using the ARMSTRONG cir­cuit
with several stages of audio
frequency. It was very efficient,
and the Navy began using tubes
and the arc transmitter. This
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ed into a witches' den in which
the girls had their futures unveil­ed.
Unique refreshments added to
the gaiety. Mrs. Gewin, the
Lambda Chi housemother, Mrs.
W. G. Ward, Mr. Ed Gatchell and
Professor Marino-Merlo chaper­oned
the affair.
Lambda Chis and their Chi
Omega dates included: Billy Ash-more,
Pat Kirkwood; Bill Bar-ham,
Rosemary Bruns; Bob Dab-ney,
Frances Ellis; Clayton Dan­iel,
June Adams; Ray Ellis, Vesta
Stovall; Bill Grant, Lucille Glahe;
Homer Hudson, Frances Hunter;
Bob Ledyard, Emily Gibson; Bob
Marker, Katherine Phillips; Phil
Morgan, Becky Plowden; Donnie
Parker, Pat Prigmore; Arthur
Romanos, Miriam Richmond; Tom
Walmsley, Elizabeth Fleming; Al
Williams, Laline White; Tommy
Wood; Jean Williamson; George
Instone, Jane Gatewood; Jim
Beindorf, Ruth Strain; Willard
Blunschi, Jean Edwards; Ward
Bradley, Caroline Dickson, Orren
Christian, Judy Wynn; Dick Dar-ty,
Peggy Strange; Herbert Hold-sambeck,
Martha Ellis; Bobby
Hoskins, Claranel Huppel; Mac
Johnson, Margaret Davis; Ho­ward
McElhaney, Betty Lindsey;
Jim McKelvey, Rachel Bowen;
Jim McRae, Betty Stebbins; Bud
Ott, Martha Cargile; John Ste­wart,
Barbara Black; Tommy
Sugg, Mary Sellers; Nat Hughes,
Mary Askew.
Other Lambda Chis and dates
included: Walter Milner, Pauline
Cotney; Charles Kershaw, Bar­bara
Shippey; Bob Jordan, Olivia
Ward; Ralph Adams, Alice Brum-mel;
Lt. and Mrs. Charles Flow­ers.
Others present were: W. E.
Cheatham, Heywood Stackhouse,
Truett Hogan, Lilbern Stevens,
Palmer Bell, Bill Ward, Bob
Breeze, Lt. Russell Newman.
Phi Kappa Tau
The pledges of Phi Kappa Tau
Fraternity entertained the mem­bers
with a Halloween house
dance Saturday night. The fra­ternity
house was decorated in
These Navy radiomen have been training at Auburn for several
months. After intensive training in message procedure and other
practical subjects, graduates of the local radio school will assume
active duty aboard United Stales warships. New groups of trainees
will replace those which graduate.
until the tube transmitter made
it obsolete.
Much of the credit for develop­ing
the field of radio transmission
must be given to the Navy be­cause
along with the Bureau of
Standards, Washington, D. C , it
has contributed more to the ad­vancement
of radio as it is today
than any other organization in
the world.
keeping with the spirit of Hallo­ween.
Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served by Mrs.
Fred Hutto, dietitian of the fra­ternity.
The dance was chaperon­ed
by Prof, and Mrs. Killebrew.
The members and dates attending
were:
. Frank Charlton, Virginia
Smith; Bob Raffield, Sara Camp­bell;
Bernard Jenny, Sara Almon;
Edwin Pearson, Marjorie Prince;
Homer Lankford, Susan Frances
Williamson; J. T. McMichael,
Sara Hilyer; Charles Nix, Jane
Sherfield; Chris White, Margaret
Jordan; Lowell Ramsey, Ruth
Fuller; Douglas Feagin, Elizabeth
Ann Baum; Clive Luke, Theresa
Hug; J. O. Kuffskie, Annie Lee
Jones; Louie Franklin, Elizabeth
Sahag; Howard Poe, Alice Cha­teau;
Victor Sansing; Eliery
Knox; Conney Batson, Mary Wil­son;
Guy Farris, Helen Perkins;
Bobby Swindle, Virginia Payne;
Fred Morris, Mary Frances Yar-brough;
Clennon Covan, Evelyn
Breedlove; Hugh Johnson, Ouida
Lou Houston.
The members without dates
were: Theron Lang, Jack White,
Frank Eiland, Roy Crenshaw,
Flynn Morris, Grantham Mayton,
Charles Feagin, Jack Moore, Ed
Richburg and William Chadwick.
ON THE CAMPUS
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grams which begin tomorrow
night over station WJHO at 8:15.
The programs will be heard each
Wednesday night for the remain­der
of the quarter.
Pep Rally Thursday
John Spencer, head cheerlead­er,
announced this morning that a
giant "blackout" pep rally will be
held Thursday for the Mississippi
State game in Birmingham. He
said the band would be on hand
and several speakers would talk to
the students. It will begin at 7:15
in the Stadium.
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