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MWM 'TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1942 NUMBER 16 Scholastic Averages for Under- Graduate Student Groups Second Sem. Second Sem. 1941-1942 1940-1941 GroupiNames Alpha Psi Omega Tau Sigma Tau Epsilon Phi Senior Men Senior Class Senior Women Kappa Delta* Lambda Chi Alpha Alpha Tau Omega Junior Men Junior Class Chi Omega* Junior Women Sigma Alpha Epsilon Delta Zeta* Independent Men Alpha Gamma Delta* Pi Kappa Alpha Independent Men and Women Sigma Pi All Men Kappa Alpha All College Fraternities Fraternities and Sororities Sororities Sigma Chi All Women Independent Women Fraternities and Pledges Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Nu Theta Upsilon* Sororities Pledges Kappa Sigma Alpha Lambda Tau Freshmen Men Freshman Class Alpha Delta* Freshmen Women Phi Kappa Tau** Sophomore Men Sophomore Class Sophomore Women Fraternity Pledges Delta Sigma Phi Pi Kappa Phi Grade Point No. Avr. 51 2795 47 2694 13 2675 578 2549 727 2525 149 2431 49 2372 38 2324 69 2311 553 2289 697 2286 36 2285 , 144 2276 70 2246 20 2240 1483 2228 38 2219 62 2215 1968 2200 23 2193 2613 2176 44 2172 3324 2164 915 2154 1113 2153 198 2149 62 2119 711 2118 485 2113 1130 2108 44 2108 56 2101 16 2094 226 2085 Grade No. 49 53 6 501 627 126 55 33 55 582 717 36 135 65 20 1678 26 57 2166 22 2728 41 3427 790 951 161 40 699 488 1050 34 48 15 211 58 2031 _^43- 31 2 0 2 ^ 16 • 833 2016 1057 2007 16 1984 224 1975 20 1973 649 1952 843 1946 194 1926 215 1914 31 1903 44 1892 Fraternity and Sorority Pledges 243 1881 Phi Delta Theta Alpha Gamma Rho Theta Chi . Sorority Pledges Phi Omega Pi* 65 1872 50 1778 42 1773 28 1631 23 1424 Frats and Sororities and Pledges 1356 2105 Pledge i Tau Epsilon Phi Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau'* Alpha Psi Sigma Nu Sigma Chi Phi Omega Pi* Alpha Lambda Tau Kappa Delta* Sigma Pi Alpha Tau Omega Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Pledges Kappa Sigma Average 3 3030 7 2394 22 2183 23 2176 5 2114 7 2089 2 2080 4 2065 8 2046 7 2040 8 1970 19 1915 215 1914 17 1891 Fraternity and Sorority Pledges 243 1881 Kappa Alpha Omega Tau Sigma Alpha Gamma Rho Sigma Phi Epsilon Theta Chi Sorority Pledges Alpha Gamma Delta* Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Chi Omega* Delta Sigma Phi Theta Upsilon* Sigma Alpha Epsilon Delta Zeta* 8 1874 15 1791 17 1778 17 1756 18 1742 28 1631 6 .1613 3 1593 7 1379 5 1330 6 1313 4 1703 3 930 3 667 854 1080 226 14 717 883 166 26 38 34 310 62 43 37 50 9 1261 4 20 20 25 5 22 9 12 • 8 7 12 8 26 12 310 11 14 19 18 19 50 11 6 14 6 7 8 5 8 Point- Avr. 8253 8306 8774 8264 8271 8298 8225 7969 7958 7877 7910 7807 8051 7751 8008 8018 7929 7982 7995 9091 7819 7603 7837 7882 7912 8058 7998 7909 7914 7760 7818 7954 8284 7897 7907 7938 7532 7535 7549 8125 7691 7703 7752 739 7406 7852 7390 7758 7737 7294 7378 8156 7783 8295 7459 7720 7991 7537 7528 7810 7131 7743 7888 7006 7132 739 7348 7390 7626 7937 7095 6119 7338 7378 7017 7243 7558 7379 6168 7027 8024 7373 Alpha Delta* (No pledges—colonized First Semester 1941-42) 'Sorority *'Formerly Beta Kappa Fraternity and S Total Men 2613 Fraternity Men 915 Percent Fraternity 35.02 Total Men 2613 Fraternity Pledges — 215 Percent Frat Pledges ~ 8.23 iorority / Total Women — Sorority Women Percent Sorority Total Women .... Sorority Pledges Percent Sor. Pie* • We — —,— — 'rage 711 198 27.85 711 , 28 Iges :. 3.94 Scabbard and Blade Taps New Men at Drill Five Army Officers and Fourteen Cadets Are Selected on Basis of Military Ability Company L, Fifth Regiment of Scabbard and Blade tapped 14 cadet officers and 5 Lieutenants of the USA during Corps Day ceremonies last Saturday. This was the regular fall tapping for members of the ROTC corps that have excelled in military ability for the past three years. The honorary members are: Lt. William B. Garretson, Lt. Fletcher E. Miller, Lt. John R. Motz, Lt. Joseph P. Roche, Lt.; William R. Blalock. The following cadet officers were tapped from the Field Artillery Units: J. Walter Ban. a senior in electrical engineering, is from Montgomery. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta Social fraternity. M. D. "Pat" Brinson, from Mobile, is a senior in aeronautical engineering. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. L. E. Brown, a senior in agricultural engineering, is from Do-than. A. C. Clayton is a senior in agriculture f r o m C oilier ville, Tenn. R. A. Dobbins, a senior in aeronautical engineering, is from Gantt's Quarry. E. M. Jordan, a senior in Veterinary medicine, is from Allen. He is a member of Alpha Psi and Theta Chi social fraternity. C. E. Michaels is a senior in electrical engineering. He is from Birmingham and is a member of Sigma Nu social fraternity. Horace Williamson, a senior in chemistry, is from Anniston. R. R. Bell, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Pensa-cola, Fla. He is a member of Sigma Nu social fraternity. B. D. Barton is a senior in business administration from Birmingham. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. The following cadet officers were tapped from the Engineer units: J. E. Gaston, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Fairhope. E. C. Rodgers is a senior in civil engineering from Bay Mi-nette. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. E. B. Sherrill, a senior in Mechanical engineering, is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. He is from Tuscumbia. P. M. Smith, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Village Springs. He is a member of Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity. Interfraternity Council Asks For Assistance Two important decisions were released by the Interfraternity Council after a meeting held last night. Billy Duncan, president of the local organization, stated that it was hoped that all Greek societies on the campus would cooperate in the enforcement of these new rules. After a number of weeks of discussion, the Council has decided to require a complete physical examination of all employees of fraternities on the campus. The purpose of this is to prevent any possibility of disease spread during the* present emergency. Not only will present workers be forced to undergo a rigid physical checkup, but also any persons who may be hired in the future will be asked to do the same. The Council also went on record as urging all fraternity rush chairmen to reread carefully the revised rush rules for the college. The inauguration of the quarter system at Auburn has, of necessity, brought about several changes in these rules. The fall rush season will begin approximately one month from now. Rally Will Be Held in Stadium On August 21 Important State Men Will Speak at The Patriotic Rally Senator Lister Hill of Mont-g o m e r y a n d Governor-Elect Chauncey Sparks of Eufaula will be guest speakers in Auburn on the night of August 21 at a gigantic patriotic rally to be held in the Auburn Stadium at 8 P. M. The purpose of this meeting is to focus attention upon the world situation in order that more satisfactory results may be obtained throughout the state in every phase of our war effort. The rally has been arranged to include seven surrounding counties. Citizens from Lee, Barbour, Tallapoosa, Macon, Bullock, Russell, and Chambers have been invited to attend. Because of the tire problem, persons who plan to attend are urged to fill their cars before leaving. Similar meetings to the proposed one are being held in various parts of Alabama at the present time. It is hoped that a minimum of 1,000 real Americans will be present in the Auburn Stadium on Friday, August 21 to join our distinguished guests in making this a rousing, truly patriotic rally. SALT TABLETS All students who have occasion to become hot and prespire freely should procure some of the regular prescribed salt tablets. These tablets may be secured at the drug store and should be taken as prescribed on the directions. Invitations Go On Sale at Main Gate Thursday Jimmy Butt announced last night that Thursday would be the day for all seniors who expect to graduate in August to order their invitations. Butt said that there would be a table at the main gate with someone there to take the orders for both types of invitations. An announcement will be made later as to whether the leather bound invitations will be available or not. Students are urged to go ahead and order this type if they want any of them; the order may be revoked later on after the definite amount has been determined. BRIG.-GEN. DUNCAN, AUBURN GRADUATE, ARRIVES IN ENGLAND A former Auburn student who is now a Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force has arrived in England. This man is Asa N. Duncan one of four high-ranking Air Force officers who landed in Great Britain recently. It is though by competent military observers that these officers are undoubted destined to play a major role in any invasion of the European continent. General Duncan attended school here approximately 30 years ago, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. He is a close friend of Homer Wright, prominent local businessman. AUBURN GRADUATE REPORTS TO AIR FORCE FOR DUTY Second Lieutenant Howard P. Lloyd, son of E. P. Lloyd, Hurts-boro, Alabama, reported to a United States Army Air Force bombardment base July 3 for duty as a communications officer with a bomb group. He received his commission May 16, 1942, at Scott Field, 111., where he attended an army training school as an aviation cadet. Lieutenant Lloyd was graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, in June 1939, with a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering. While attending the institute he underwent two years of ROTC training. He was graduated from Russell county high school, Hurts-boro, Ala. . . . . from cover to cover On the Editorial Page Congratulations are given to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for their fine work in their recent Victory Dinner. At last! One reader for The Auburn Plainsman editorials has been found. But, we don't know whether or not it is good. Read his letter and accompanying article for yourself. We get a little out of the state this issue when our editorial writer journeys over to Georgia and comments on the coming contest betwen Talmadge and Arnall. On Page Three, the Society Page Auburn's final attraction in the Summer Concert series will be given on August 15. This time two outstanding ballet dancers will be presented for the first time to an Auburn audience. Auburn's new books in the library are given as are the latest notes about the social doings over the week-end. WJHO gives a new day schedule for its programs. < • On the Back Page The Navy gives its parting men and graduates a final word of encouragement as they leave for active duty. Scales gives us the latest on the Intramural front. ON THE CAMPUS Pi Tau Sigma Meets There will be a meeting of Pi Tau Sigma at 5:00 P. M. Wednesday afternoon in Ramsay 202B. Military Neophytes There will be a meeting of Scabbard and Blade neophytes tonight in Samford Hall, Room 209 at 7:30. Community Sing The Community Sing this week will be held on the steps of Ross Chemical Lab building Wednesday evening at 8:00 P. M. The film to be shown is titled "Babes in the Woods" from the operetta "Hansel and Gretchel." The students, townspeople, and sailors are cordially invited by Prof. Louis Stookey, leader. Freshman Petitions Freshman candidates are reminded that their petitions are due in by Thursday noon. A box will be in the Pi Kappa Phi house for the purpose and freshmen with petitions are to put the papers in this box. It will be there from Wednesday, 6:00 until Thursday at 1:00 P. M. USO Show Will Be in Auburn For Naval Radio Station Aug. IO Negro Minstrel Will Players Move Be Last of Summer Date of Play Up One Day USO Show Conflicts With Performance To Result in Change "Hay Fever," the initial Auburn Player production of the summer session, which was originally scheduled for presentation on Monday and Tuesday nights, August 10 and 11, will show instead on August 11 and 12, it was announced today. The reason for this postponement is the fact that the K. P. Comedy Quintet and the Fisk Jubilee Four are scheduled for presentation on August 10 in Graves Center Amphitheater. This is a USO-Camp Show, which is playing throughout the country at various points where soldiers and sailors are in training. "Hay Fever" a hilarious three-act comedy—is a Noel Coward success. A lengthy engagement of this play in London was followed by a long run on the New York stage. A cast of nine Auburn students will be seen in the local production. MILLER ASSIGNED TO 440TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY 1st Lt. David Miller has been assigned to the 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, it was announced today by Major General Lindsay McD. Silvester, Commanding General of the (Lucky) Seventh Armored Division. Lieutenant Miller has attended the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, attaining a B. S. and an M. S. degree in chemistry at the respective colleges. At the Alabama Institute he had ROTC training and later in the Army he attended the Armored Forces Officers Candidate School in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He has seen service with the 14th Field Artillery at Fort Benning, Ga., and later with the 67th Field Artillery at Camp Polk, La. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of Mobile, Ala. War Eagle Cries Complaints and ideas are about as useful as an electric fan is to an eskimo in December, if they are not backed up by good hard work and persistence. We have seen lots of good ideas go to the dump pile all because they did not have the right power behind them to push them forward. Complaints are the same way. One can complain all day and it will not do any good unless everyone concerned will take an interest and try to remedy the situation. People are naturally lazy, especially in the summer time. But, this should not terminate originality and ideas and if anything should enliven our minds and bring forth all that we have to offer. The K. P. Comedy Quintet, a unique group of negro musicians who beat more rhythm and harmony out of a set of kitchen utensils than the average musician produces from standard instruments, will make a tour of Southern army camps under the auspices of USO-Camp Shows, will play in Auburn at Graves Center Amphitheater on Monday night, August 10, at 8 P. M. With this popular musical group are the Fisk Jubilee Four, a vocal ensemble who will demonstrate the more traditional aspects of negro music. Although the K. P. Quintet include guitars and a banjo-mandolin in their instrumentation, these fugitives from kitchen patrol are so adept at playing their unconventional music-makers that a representative of the Library of Congress in Washington attended a rehearsal for the USO-Camp Shows tour to record the group's unorthodox renditions for the Library's permanent files folk music. The Fisk Jubilee Four are matched voices from Fisk University at Nashville Tennessee, highly trained in authenic renditions of spirituals and folk melodies, as well as currently popular vocal numbers.- They will present negro folk music of a rural nature representative of the country side, while the boys of the K. P. Quintet, who are particularly noted for their musical mastery of the washboard, the tin basin, and the ten-gallon lard can will stress the contributions of the city to folk music. The vocal and instrumental numbers in the program will illustrate the variety and originality of negro songs and the wide range of musical expression from "Deep River" to the "St. Louis Blues." Auburn is indeed lucky to have the opportunity of enjoying the traditional and popular music which will be presented by these talented negro musicians. Although the show is being presented primarily for the pleasure of the Navy and Army men stationed in Auburn at the present time, all faculty members, townspeople, and students have been extended a cordial invitation to attend. However, if rain forces adjournment to Langdon Hall, men in uniform will be given the preference of seats. FRATERNITY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS FOR COMING QUARTER Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Phi recently anounced its new officers for the coming quarter. They are: Bill Couch, president; Jimmy Reddoch, Vice-pres.; Bubber Wel-don, treasurer; Ed Jernigan, historian; Warren Williams, chaplain; Charlie Morgan, warden. Pi Kappa Alpha Initiates Six Men Sunday The Upsilon chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity initiated six new men last Sunday morning at their sunrise service. Those men initiated were David Winters, Azmi Rankin, Dean Sess-man, Billy Callen, John Blake, and Cecil Forbes. The initiation was held in the chapter room of the fraternity house and President Bob Snow presided. Page Two THE A U B U RN P L A I N S M A N -• August 4, 1942 Column Left War Bond Drive A Success GLOMERATA—PLAINSMAN STAFFS By BRUCE MARTIN Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper. There must be some sort of unwritten law compelling anyone who gets up early to broadcast the fact. As a member of the band, we wish to make a public apology for that "Glory" broadcast at six o'clock Friday morning. But the rest was necessary. * * * According to the Bent, even the marriage and birth columns in magazines are beginning to show effects of the war. For proof it presents the titles used by the Shield: "Pair Corps" and "Heir Corps." * * * The Bent then gives captions used by the Phi Gamma Delta: "Mergers" and "Dividend Notices" "Departures" and "Arrivals" 'Veils" and "Wails" "Knots" and "Tots" "Hearts Doubled" and "Tricks Over Contract" "Matched" and "Hatched" "Ribs" and "Bibs" "Treed" and "Threed" * * * We suggest the following: "One Pair" and "Three of a Kind" "Made One" and "Made Another" "Organizations" a n d "New Members" * * * At the lake Saturday we noticed a group of lads having a terrific time on the beach playing some sort of game. We innocently walked up and asked to join in. As soon as we produced another sucker to get in on the other side, we were permitted to begin our destruction. * * * The name of the game was "Forty-nine" or "Strong-back" or something else misleading. Our impressions of the game will now be given in order to prevent the same injuries to anyone else. * * * You begin by bending over and sticking your head between the next guy's legs. He grips with an open version of the scissors. You reach around his legs and seize your own wrist in a death lock. You really don't know why, somebody just told you to. The next thing you know, some other guy comes flying over your back, pausing only to wipe some sand off his feet on your shoulder. A couple more do the same thing and then the next one lands on you. So do the next two or three. Then someone counts to three and everyone pushes his face in the sand. Some sort of ostrich complex, probably. • Now the other team bends over and your team lines up, with you near the rear. Some time before it's your time to jump, one of your team falls off. Then you bend over and stick your head in the scissors grip again. It's really a lot of fun. * * * Phil, the Phrivolous Poet, found this anonymous creation in a Nonsense Anthology and tried to claim it as his own. Not allowed to do that, he presents it anyhow: 'Tis midnight, and the setting sun Is slowly rising in the west; The rapid rivers slowly run, The frog is on his downy nest. The pensive goat and sportive cow, Hilarious, leap from bough to bough. HALT! ! ! I I ! I ! t I I ! 1 I Q u a d r a t i cs By ALLEN ODOM Editor's note: The-opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper. We've noticed that men are a l ways commenting about the eccentricity of women's clothes. They're always making cracks about practicality and such. As far as we can see the only difference in the clothes of the two sexes is that the men lack originality and change style more slowly. * * * In the matter of hats . . . is there anything sillier looking than a derby? If so, it is un-doubtably the queer contraption known as a top hat. Even in more ordinary head wear we like to ask a few questions . . . why is a man disgraced if he hasn't mangled his hat in a precise manner . . . one dent in the middle and one on each side . . . it certainly has nothing to do with the contours of his head. And why is a hat not a hat if it hasn't a hint of a feather stuck in the band? * * • Tailors of men's clothes have fought dreadful battles over the question of buttons . . . whether three or four is correct on the sleeve of coats. Why are these necessary at all? And why is a man a crude beast if he doesn't torture himself all summer long by keeping his coat on most all the time? We had the idea clothes were made for comfort. * * * Shirts are questionable, too, most of them having very stiff collars which look very pretty but certainly can't be pleasant to wear at any time . . . especially with the addition of a tie. What is the function of the tie? Does it hold anything up? Does it tie anything together? No . . . the tie is superfluous . . . it is an absurdity. * * * Now for trousers . . . on the whole one must admit that these are pretty practical garments, constructed in a very sensible te^ 10% OF INCOME J f IS OUR QUOTA M * WAR BONDS manner . . . only we'd like to know- . . . is it really necessary for a grown up man to have pockets distributed over his anatomy at such frequent intervals. Everyone has seen the tolerant smile of a man watching an idiot woman dig searchingly into a littered purse . . . but it never occurs to us poor slaves to laugh when we see a man looking through his pockets with an expression of concentration all over his face. He usually manages to look as if he were trying to catch up with a particularly industrious flea . . . or something. * * * As for changes in style . . . the men are not far behind us . . . it is true that we make slight changes from year to year, but examining clothes over a period of centuries one will be struck with the drastic changes which have come about in men's clothes as compared with the moderate changes in women's. * • * From this day forward man had better not be caught with a look of amusement on his face when we appear in something new, because the worm has turned . . . we are looking at him with new, educated eyes, we will laugh straight into his face . . . and take the consequences. * * * Under the heading of last week's business: Miss Moore, of the dining hall, expresses complete willingness to set up a table at which Catholic girls may get fish on Friday. She only requests that she be notified by Wednesday so that she may know how. many will be present. * » * This is necessary because of the extra expense involved buying food in small lots. The Catholic girls concerned, who are in a minority, I'm sure would rather adopt this plan than to cause three hundred girls to have to eat fish when probably a great many of them don't like it. Better the few of us who are Catholics eat at one table than twenty who don't like fish having to go to town. Enough said of a sad subject . . . » * * Man of the week: Johnny Sanders, of Lambda Chi Alpha fame, who turns some mighty fancy corners—scholastically and otherwise. We congratulate the Auburn Junior Chamber of Commerce. We congratulate them because of their excellent handling of the War Bond Victory Drive which was so successfully concluded here two weeks ago. Auburn's quota of twenty thousand dollars was exceeded largely because of the efforts of the Jaycee Bond Committee, which was under the able direction of W. B. Lowe. At the beginning of the campaign it was thought by some that the announced quota for the city was rather large. Many doubted that the required amount could be raised by the committee members in the allotted time. The campaign is over now. It was a definite success. The Jaycees not only handled the drive efficiently, but also planned an interesting program for the patriotic banqueters. And the evening's entertainment was climaxed by a free moving picture show which was arranged through the kindness of Gus Coats. Hard work of the above nature definitely shows that those remaining on the Home Front are cooperating with, the boys who are fighting it out on the War Front. That's the way to win this war! B. T. Found! One Reader of Plainsman Editorials For as long as we can remember it has been the policy of The Plainsman or The Auburn Plainsman to print those letters which we receive if the names are signed and if the language is printable. This year we have received several letters to the editor and either the names have not been attached or the language was not exactly that for a newspaper. Over the week-end we received another letter and as usual it was not signed by the real name of the sender. Below you will find this card and the attitude the author takes. This is a very short card or letter, as you will call it, but there is much to say in regard to it. For instance: First, after all we have heard about people not reading our paper and our editorials, we find that there is another moron who does read them and even has enough energy to write us a post card about one or two of them. We are very grateful that he did this and only hope that he can influence others to follow in his footsteps. Second, we are not so sure that this author is all there when it comes to sportsmanship himself. Any one who is not man enough to stand up behind what he thinks could not be much to look at or to know. He couldn't be a man and we hesitate to call "him" a co-ed because what co-eds we know usually stand up for what they believe in. Third, if at any time this innocent bystander does not like what we write or how we put out this Auburn Plainsman, he is free to come down and try his hand at said job,-provided of course that he does know what he is talking about, which we doubt very seriously in the first place. Now, for your own information here is the letter, card, complaint, criticism, and other names for said card which we have just mentioned and which we still cannot print: " • • _ ' ' • • ' • : Dear George: You are a sorry excuse for an editor of the Plainsman. After your article Tuesday about good sportsmanship, etc., you stink. A Bystander. Notice that even the language is bad. However we appreciate the interest that has been shown and want more students to take a part in the student publications; after all, you are paying for them. Talmadge-Arnall Battle Now at Peak Well, Georgia's Gene Talmadge is at it again. In a contest that in the heat of battle makes the Auburn-Tech rivalry seem actually frigid by comparison, he is once more campaigning for election as the governor of the largest state east of the Mississippi. This time, his third term if elected, he is opposed by his own attorney-general, young Ellis Arnall, who promises to give him a real run for his money. Competing against Talmadge's famous fish frys with barbecues of equal proportions, Arnall seems to be just about the only man in Georgia who might have a chance to unseat the loquacious Gene. After alternating in the governor's mansion with Ed Rivers for a couple of terms each, Talmadge is finally faced by an opponent who has ideas and policies in direct opposition to his own. Always a man of the common people, the governor is faced by a man who has a tremendous amount of support in the cities and, what is more, a growing following in rural districts as well. Consequently, realizing that he1 has a fight on his hand, tobacco-chawin', gallus snappin' Gene is at work harder than ever with a campaign that exceeds all his previous efforts in the enormity of his fish frys, the defiant eloquence of his speeches, and the size of the crowds of his hand-clapping, enthusiastic followers. Talmadge has a tremendous amount of opposition besides the man Arnall himself. He has alienated the support of many of Georgia's newspapers, as well as the many thousands he has offended by his policies in the field of education. When he ousted.many of the leading educators of his state, Gene Talmadge aroused the ire of many outside his state as well as in, and the nation began to notice with more and more interest the man holding the highest position in the state of Georgia. Probably the great majority of the students here at Auburn pay very little attention to politics outside their own immediate sphere of interest, but those who have noticed Gene Talmadge and his cohorts in our neighboring state have not easily had their interest averted, for there is something about Talmadge and his kind that makes people stop and take notice. And whether or not Gene wins his election and holds the governorship for a few more years, he is a man who will be remembered as long as any politicians of our time. A. L. diu&AW *6(btMivwau Published semi-weekly by the Students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama Editorial and Business Office on Tichenor Avenue. 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In an ordinary session of school, the various honor societies would be selecting their new men about this time. Ample evidence that this term of school is part of the regular session of school is given by the recent tappings of new men by various organizations on the campus. We've always had a high opinion of the custom of leaving a few vacancies open in the society after the spring tapping and letting the new men pick the rest the following year. It really seems fairer to let these seniors select their own classmates for the vacancies. After all, they know more about the qualities and merits of the men in question and can tell whether or not they will make good leaders on the campus. Spring tappings are necessary of course, in order for the society to exist irom term to term or from quarter to quarter. The seniors select their new men from a different standpoint than do the juniors or new men in the fall. Anyway we are all for this way of doing things. Certain boys are picked one time and it is still not too late for the other members of the class to have a chance for the honor. • " i~~ * When the first ROTC appointments came out the seniors in advanced military began to take an unusual interest in "war," more so perhaps than they had done in the past. There was much talk about the campus that this method of assignments was unfair and that it wasted a lot of time getting organized. Those who were talking were evidently not in Advanced ROTC because they would have known that the seniors in this course were all for the idea and the method. This system gives everybody a chance to see and show what he has got in the way of leadership and ability to handle men. The seniors realized they had had very little, if any, experience in handling men and knew little or nothing about drilling a company, squad, or platoon of men over a field or on a march. They were more than willing to take the appointments the way they were and keep working. Those who were criticizing did not seem to realize that this method was designed to give the Army officers in the school a chance to see what their men could do. Rotation of the men to the different positions in the battalions was done and each man was given a different job from the one he started out with. The idea is good and the good part about it is that it worked. Everybody was a second Looey and all had a good chance to rise up and try for a promotion. From now until next fall when they are changed again, this time for "the duration," all of the cadet officers will be trying to keep what they have and all will be trying to rise up in rank and get a better job. Town and Campus By LEONARD HOOPER On The Town Newsfront Recently I heard the weekend celebration of the average Auburn student likened to the weekend of the Londoner (which he observed up until the war). The discussioin went like this: "You know how most English city people leave for the country on Friday afternoon. They get all their favorite portable luxuries and hike or row.away: up the river, to the woods, or out into the fields. One of their favorite recreations is rowing up the Thames, up the river to visit all the famous old towns and castles of heraldic legend. "The part of it is, that weekending is observed so meticulously by practically everyone. It's getting to be the same way around Auburn, especially since the summer quarter has started. Of course, Auburn boys and girls have always gone home, to Columbus, Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgomery, to Opelika, to Chewacla, and elsewhere for a good time on Saturday and Sunday but never before as this summer. It seems that everyone packs a few things and goes off for a good time as soon as the week's work is finished. The old town actually seems empty. "And though it seems that the tire shortage would have affected this periodic exodus to a slight extent, the opposite extreme is effected, and countless more people than you think possible leave for a couple of days' recreation. The reason undoubtedly must be, beside a faithful observance of summer-vacation-even-if-it's-sliced-thin, a sort of wartime work-hard, play-hard fever. And it really is good for you to have a change of locale and for you to let yourself go for a little while, in order to work better when you return." I am all in favor of a vacation at any time, but being in school, you can't have yours unless it's on weekends. Many people leave town for their recreation, but there is another group which comes to town for a weekend of pleasure. I refer to the service men from our nearby forts and fields, who come to Auburn to cram our coeds' datebooks and enjoy our recreational facilities. To everyone concerned with Auburn-and-recreation, I say, "Relax, and .relax hard, in order to work harder, for the nation's effort in the war." August 4, 1942 THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Three Final Concert Series To Be Here on August 15; 8:00 P.M. PARNOVA DANCES Performers Will Be Edwin Strawbridge And Lisa Parnova, Outstanding Ballet Dancers For the third and final attraction of Auburn's Summer Concert and Lecture Series, the Committee in charge has selected Edwin Strawbridge and Lisa Parnova, two celebrated exponents of the Russian Ballet. These two performers will appear here on August 15, at 8:00. The attractions during the summer are brought here for the students at no extra charge to them; the expenses are taken out of the student Activity Fee. Mr. Edwin Strawbridge feels a close personal kinship to "Daniel Boone," the part he dances in the ballet. Himself a descendant of Colonel Riehael Smyser, who fought with George Washington, Mr. Strawbridge comes of a pioneer family which settled in York, Pa., the state in which Boone was born. Because his father was a prominent lawyer, young Strawbridge was sent to Lafayette College in Pennsylvania to be trained for the bar. Although he managed to win a prize as a theologian as well as medals for track, Edwin Straw-bridge was not impressed by jurisprudence. He preferred dramatics and became one of the leading theatrical lights on the campus. Acting A Career Determined to make acting his "SWEET PICKIN" FROZ-RITE'S FRESH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM TRY SOME TODAY FROZ-R1TE OPELIKA CREAMERY Part of the rhythm of action the pause that refreshes It's the refreshing thing to do WITH STRAWBRIDGE carrer, he left Lafayette and became a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. While studying at the Academy, a friend suggested that he audition for a famous Russian Ballet, and inexperienced and untrained young Strawbridge appeared before the well-known ballet master, Adolf Bolm. Although he had had only five hours of practice, Edwin Strawbridge's viality and stamina so impressed Bolm that he engaged the new dancer on the spot. After a number of years of rigorous training with the Russian Ballet, Strawbridge went back to the stage. He performed with many of the theater's leading actresses, including Margaret Ang-lin, Eve Le Gallienne, Pauline Lord and Edna Mae Oliver. Following his stage success, Mr. Strawbridge went back to dancing, this time for good. He appeared in leading roles in the ballets of the Broadway successes "Take a Chance," "Holka Polka,", and in several auditions of the "Greenwich Village Follies." Forming his own ballet company, he started on a career which was to take him throughout the world, and make his name known in every section of America. The Greek government requested him to lead a ballet of Delphic dancers on the Acropolis, LOANS on most anything of value Quick — No Red Tape Opelika Pawn Shop Clement Hotel Corner Opelika, Ala. Opelika Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Phone 70 M-39-4 Let Us Rebuild Your Old Shoes New soles and heels will help lo make your old shoes as good as new. Lang ley's Shoe Shop AUBURN PHONE 35 Network Chief Sees New Day Schedules Women Workers Present- Problem In Scheduling The radio public of America is to have a more concentrated fare for the duration. At least, that's the statement of Fred Weber, General Manager of the Mutual Broadcasting System, to a recent meeting of Mutual" Station Executives in Cleveland. The constituents of this condensed roll of features will be music, mostly popular, newscasts, and sports features. The fact that an evergrowing number of the women of America are working in War Industries as a result of the accelerated wartime industrial program is presenting a problem to the scheduling staffs of all the broadcasting systems. Many changes are appearing and will continue to appear in the daily schedules of the radio stations across the nation. Weber emphasized that Mutual is expanding its service programs . . . the human interest type. In particular, he called attention to the daily broadcast from Australia (WJHO—10:15 A. M.), to "Pass in Review" (WJHO—weekly), and to another program from overseas, "Stars and Stripes in Britain" (WJHO — 6:30 P. M., Sunday). The local Mutual s t a t i o n, WJHO, keeps step with this Mutual Plan by bringing you more than 15 hours of Service Broadcasts each week. in a revival of the classic dances in the days of Hellenic glory. An American, Mr. Strawbridge led sixty dancers in an appearance with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stokowski. He has appeared with a ballet of forty at New York's Lewisohn Stadium accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Symphony. "Pinocchio" In 1936 Mr. Strawbridge entered the field of ballet for children and with his first production of "Pinocchio" he made it his own. Since that time he has appeared before childrens' audiences in every part of America. Constantly striving to extend the appeal of ballet, Mr. Strawbridge feels that in "Daniel Boone" he has so combined the arts of dancing, music, staging, scenery, and acting that the ballet will become an important contribution to American folk art. Equally at home on her toes with the classic dancers in interpretations in the modern idiom and as a choreographer, is Lisa Parnova, regarded by critics as one of the outstanding dancers now before the public. Slim, exotic, and lovely, Miss Parnova has a wide range of repertoire, ranging from the classic dances to the modernist dance, without music. To each of these techniques, she brings a distinctive and gracious personality, a fine sense of BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES -oOo- 8 KEEP A SUPPLY OF FIRST AID NEEDS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES— "A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE" — at- ¥ I v • IODINE • GAUZE • ADHESIVE • BAND-AID MAYBE A LIFE! RELIEVE HOT WEATHER FATIGUE — With — THERMOTABS (Salt Tablets) • MERCUROCHROME PHONE 606 — NEXT TO TIGER THEATER oOo 6EO. M. BAYNE I DRUGGIST a 8 8SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS8SS8SS8SSSSSSSSSSS8S8S8SSSSS^^SS8SSSSSSSSS8SSSSS8S3S8SSS8SSSSS8SSSSSSSS8SS8SSSSS; Gatherings Seem To Alleviate Heat ATO Dance A Great Success; Familiar Trend Is Toward Chewacla and Watermelons By KATE NUNGESTER Society Notes In spite of the scorching heat, lack of Coca-Colas and the general humidity, the social life of the fairest village managed to survive and go forward this week-end. The ATO dance was a huge success and it seems a pity that no more dances can be given in the Alumni Gym as it is so much more comfortable and cooler to give dances in, than the Girl's Gym on Opelika Road. But who are we to argue with the facts. ' ! Alpha Gamma Rho The AGR lads gave out with a hayride to Lake Chewacla, with watermelons following and later a bare foot house dance, all of which is a mighty nice way of keeping cool and having a mighty good time. Those attending were: E. *T. York, Elaine Wilkins; Harry Meriwether, Allen (Hades) Odom; John Pittman, Virginia Binson; Raymond Livingston, Sara Burns; Ramsey Stuart, Kathryn Burkes; Cecil Pouncey, Marguerite Jerni-gan; Jack Greene, Mary Graham; Hixon Jones, Bernice Hayles; Jasper Jernigan, Wilda Rae Phillips; Jimmie Smith, Sara Boles; Lt. Ernest Stewart, Augusta Wind; Oliver Crews, Dot McClel-lan; Tommy Briscoe, Nancy Sal-iade; John McCraney, M a ry Brown; Mr. and Mrs. John Mad-dox. Stags attending were: Boyd Pullen, Y. C. Fitzpatrick, Julian Payne, R. M. Martin, Bob Wheeler, Ed Stewart, Archie Gilmore, >Dudley Linn, Claude Goolsby, Bill Rotenberry, Lt. Edwards. The party was chaperoned by the Alpha Gamma Rho Housemother, Mrs. Simpson. Pi Kappa Phi Also among those trying the Chewacla-way to a cooler a nd more comfortable week-end were the Pi Kappa Phis. From where we could see they were riding in a hay truck and we'll presume that they went swimming, ate and had a hounse dance. Anyway it looked like fun. SAE Another seen but not reported party was the SAE trek out to Chewacla?*it seemed to be one of those strictly stag affairs. Maybe the pledges took the actives, maybe? ATO As we said before in this column, the dance was an awfully good one, what with the pretty girls with orchids and some smooth music by the Knights. Miss Julia Constantine, who led the dance with prexy Henry Sherrod, looked awfully nice in a black dress and a silver thing-m-bob in her hair. We'd like to reprint the date list but maybe the editor won't give us the room . . . But it sure was a good dance. Pi Kappa Alpha As long as we're running a resume, we might re-mention the PiKA house dance given by the pledges. The boys got so industrious that they spent all Saturday afternoon painting the lawn furniture . . . even the great mass of Mr. Ham Wilson was seen holding a paint brush . . . but we bet he spent his time heckling the freshmen. Sigma Chi Big things were done by the Sigma Chis last weekend. They began by having a house party LIPSCOMB'S TIGER DRUG CO. PHONE 200 • Drinks • Sundaes • Drugs We Fill Prescriptions which started at noon Saturday. Then they had a swimming party at Chewacla, chicken dinner at the house, went to the ATO on their nice blanket bid, and had a breakfast after the dance. All arrangements were made by Mrs. Lena Belle Zeigler, Housemother, and Harry Donovan, Social Chairman assisted by his committee of Tommy Mastin, Albert Thomas, John D. Baumhauer, and Kilshaw Clisby. Those enjoying the fun were: Martha Glenn Rowe, Falkville, Harry Donovan; Maizie Gandy, Birmingham, Buddy ^Griffith; Bebe Gragg, Birmingham, Homer Carder; June Stallings, Birmingham, Tommy Mastin; Margaret Lee Bradford, Russelville, Jim Heard; Ann Hubbard, Atlanta, Hugh Payne; Dot Irish, Anniston, Lawrence Cottle; Muriel Young-blood, Tuskegee, Henry Green; Betty Howell, Florence, Ben Ven-tress; Barbara Shippey, West Point, Ga., Bill Cunningham. Mary Jones, Mobile, John D. Baumhauer; Betty Wat k i n s , Birmingham, Kilshaw Clisby; Jeanne Towsend, Auburn, Albert Thomas; Jane Gatewood, Richland, Ga., Howard Weir; Bert Raines, Mobile, Tom Raines; Jean Coggins, Atlanta, Frances Reins; Gwen Tucker, Auburn, George Ryan; Mary Brawner, Smyrna, Ga., Al Rambo; Odolene Nolte, Selma, John M. Powell; Betty Hammond, Kosciusko, Miss., Jimmy Pope; Ann House, Atlanta, Claude Cowart; Lois Kaulback, Atlanta, Lewis Tapp; Lois^ Virginia Rowe, Birmingham, DeWitt Cooper; June Forbus, Alexander City, Cole Fuqua; Mildred Dunn, Junius McMahon; Marion Vaughn, Birmingham, David Underwood; Catherine Tatum, Opelika, Dudley Ellis; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill; Madge Jarrad, Fagan Can-zoneri; Ann Butt, Montgomery, Ben Brown; Sara Bryan, Yant-ley, George Heard; Rachel Bow-en, Jim Frey; Dottie Norman, John Harvey Thomas; Louise Robinson, Mobile, Hunter Boulo. Guests of the Sigs included Alys Yager, Lake Wales, Fla., Pete Petrie; Mac Thoss and Jane Vickers of Mobile; Dick Quina, Harry Partridge, Mobile and Bill Butt of Montgomery. New Books Are Added To API Library Biographies And Engineering Lead the List The main library has recently added many new books to its shelves. Among those just received are books of fiction, biographies, non-fiction, and quite a few additions to the various special libraries over the campus. Those books of fiction include: Drivin' Woman, Chevalier; The Children, Fedorova; And Now Tomorrow, Field; The Uninvited, Macardle; The Real Life of Se-bastien Knight, Nabokov; Midnight Reader, Stern. Those books added to the shelves of biography are: Beethoven, Scott; Brahms, Erb; Debussy, Lockspeiser; St. Frances of Assisi, Wilmot-Buston; Henry George, Nock; Gluck, Einstien; Handel, Williams; Jefferson, Pa-dover; General Douglas Mac- Arthur,- Miller; The Life of a Painter, La very; Mendelssohn, Stratton; Pemberton; Defender of Vicksburg, Pemberton, Pilsudski; A Biography of His Wife, Pilsud-ka; Robespierre, Renier, Free Artist, Bowen; Schumann, Patterson; Sheridan of Drury Lane, Glasgow; Whitman, Masters. Volumes of non-fiction added include: Personal Problems of Everyday Life, Travis; Man Against Himself, Menniger; Heridity and Environment, Woodworth; C h i ld Development, Hurlock; Friend of Animals; The Story of Henry Bergh, Pace; Is the Kingdom of God Realism? Jones; In the Shadow of the Cross, Stamm; Living Under Tension, Fosdick; War Economics, Stein; Forward to the Land, Peterson; The American Constitution, Ludlow; Justice in Gray, Robinson; The Specter of Sabotage, Matthews; Everyone's Children, Nobody's Child, Polier; Youth Serving Organizations; National Non-governmental Associations, Chambers; Interaction, the Democratic Process, Hopkins; Teacher and Community, Stout; StoTT' Tellmg-' Stamps,"' Mulfof d; Family Relationships, Arlitt; Algebra, A Way of Thinking, Mitchell; Plant Hunters in the Andes, Goodspeed; Nutrition, Silver; (Continued on page 4) Diamonds - Watches Jewelry and Giftware Cook Jewelry Co. Eason T. Cook Class '14 115 South Eighth Street Opelika, Ala. rhythm, and certainty in her dance creations. Her childhood was spent traveling in many countries, but always the little girl knew with certainty that she wanted to be a dancer. She studied with Michel Fokine in New York for six years, (Continued on Page 4) Students and Faculty: We are again favored with the opportunity to serve you in supplying your Caps and Gowns for Graduation. We are asking for your full cooperation as transportation facilities are limited. 1. Dead line for measurements August 15. (No guaranteed delivery after that date.). 2. Rates: Bachelor's Cap and Gown $1.50 Hood $1.50 Master's Cap and Gown $1.75 ill Hood $1.75 Doctor's Cap and Gown $2.00 _._...- Hood $2.00 3. Payment: Collection will be made when the garment is delivered to you for use. t 4. Who: Every person expecting to graduate in August. (In case of doubt be measured anyway.) 5. When: Accepting orders now. Burton's Book Store "Something New Every Day" Page Four THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN August 4, 1942 Phi Kappa Taus In Front After Win from SPEs In a game filled with errors and excitement the Phi Kappa Taus slid past the SPEs yesterday in the second round of the softball play-off. Although runs were numerous, neither team was able to chalk up many hits, in fact a majority of the men who got on safely were there due to walks or errors. Driving in three runs in the first frame, the Phi Kappa Taus held a five to three lead through the third, but undaunted the SPEs sparked seven men across the plate in the first of the fourth inning to pull ahead. From then on the SPE club coasted in front with victory apparently in their grasp, but they had not accounted for the Phi Kappa Taus determined spirit. Taking advantage of several errors these boys stead- HUNGRY! Eat At The DOLL HOUSE It's The Best Place In Town ... • SANDWICHES • REGULAR MEALS • DRINKS • SHORT ORDERS For That Mid-Nite SNACK DOLL HOUSE NEW BOOKS (Continued from page 3) Your Chest Should Be Flat, Weis-man; A Guide to Old French Plate, Carre; Play, Riggs; The Jacobean and Caroline Stage, Bently; Poetry as a Means of Grace, Osgood; In America, Knight; The Poetry of Dorothy Wordsworth, Wordsworth; Reading Poems, Thomas; Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia, Prime; Those Wild West Indies, Whitman; Journey to Manaos, Hanson; Four Independents, Sargent; Censorship, Mock; The Road to Bordeaux, Freeman; A French Soldier Speaks, Jacques; No Other Road to Freedom, Stowe; South America and Hemisphere Defense, Rip-py- The new books added to the Engineering library include: Navigation for Mariners and Aviators, Polowe; Visibility in Meteorology, Middleton; Commercial Air Transportation, Frederick; Aircraft Sheet Metal work, Giachino; Youth Must Fly; Gliding and Soaring for America, McDonald; Airplane Metal Work, Robson; The New Alphabet of Aviation, Shenton; Bamboo to Bombers, Washburn; Inspection of Metals, Pulsifer; Electro-plating and Anodising, Rosslyn. The chemistry library also received several new books: ily crept up and as they came home for the last half of the seventh the score was tied 10 to 10. The first man up, Flynn Morris, slammed out a pretty single and advanced to second on a bad pass. Erickson, up next, drove a hot liner to the SPE shortstop, Scruggs, who took it easily and shot it toward second to catch the runner but the pass was high, the ball sailed deep into right field, and Morris came home with the winning run. Leading at bat for the winners Fred Morris collected a two and a three bagger for his three trips at the plate. Austin headed the SPE stickmen with a beautiful homerun which brought in three men ahead of him. PKT 320 122 1 i 11 8 2 SPE 102 700 0 ' 10 4 6 Batteries: PKT—Jenkins; Wise (4) and Montgomery. SPE—Smith and Rains. NOTICE—Reduced prices on all permanents for the month of August. Come to Newsome's Beauty Salon and get the best at the lowest price. Mrs. Mae Newsome, 449 N. Gay. Phone 909. SS SS U ss 88 Depend on ICE to Keep FOOD FRESH! "Put it on ice" and you're sure of getting the full vitamin content of your fruits, vegetables and meats! Ice is t h e thrifty refrigerant that preserves food and prevents waste. With ice as protection, food odors evaporate and cannot mingle with those of t h e other foodstuffs in your refrigerator. Call us today and place your order for pure ice. Auburn Ice & Coal Co. PHONE 118 Si ft .' N A V Y BLUES To t h e Class g r a d u a t i n g August 7, 1942. So long boys. P r e t t y soon you will be out there in the thick of this fight. It is going to be tough, but we know that you have what it takes. Here in Auburn you have had a chance to attend church service regularly and visit in the homes of good American people. You are going to need all of t h a t . Remember there were no atheists in the fox holes of Bataan. We have seen a few people receive their last call. Not one of them received these last orders without a call on their God to show them the way. They Have All The Pros— Remember that we know that you have heard all the pros and cons of this argument, but when you cut out the fancy talk and get down to brass tacks you are going out t h e r e to fight for the very existence of all of us. Remember too, that we did not start this war. J u s t the mere fact that we a r e a peaceful nation cost the lives of thousands of men just like you. The J a p s have had plans for the war against us for years. This thing had to come. We were caught by the tail and thrown into a pack of snarling wolves and had to start fighting off balance. They s t a r t e d the fight and now we are going to finish it. No, you won't have to tie any soldiers together and bayonet them. Nor will you assault any women or murder defenseless people. That's not the American way. Remember too, that those people believe in the things they are fighting for just as sincerely as you do. They don't have a free press and they don't have freedom of speech. They have been taught just the things they wanted t h em to know since they were kids. A German youth would tell you t h a t if necessary, he would send his own mother or father to t h e firing squad for disloyalty to the Reich. He would tell you that it is necessary to kill all enemies of the Reich, whther they be men or women. He would tell you t h a t Jews are filthy, dirty, and will strangle any country. He would tell you that only men of P u r e Aryan blood were fit to survive. Hitler has been teaching t h em these things since they were children. He would tell you also that your country is overr u n by crooks, graft, and by labor unions, and that t h e people are fighting each other. He would tell you that your Army and Navy will never be any trouble to them. How could a country with such things produce a fighting men of sufficir ent numbers and with sufficient cooperation to become a menace to the Reich. He would tell you that belief in God and home is soft soap for the weak. These are t h e things that can happen to good minds when every source of information is controlled. That is the way your child would believe if t h e y could get them early enough. I know, for I talked to one of them several years ago when they were not near so strong as t h e y are now. Many in Front, and Back But they will not ever get the chance to teach young American children this junk, for once again the Yanks are coming and this time they are provoked. Millions of t h em are ahead of you and there are millions of t h em behind waiting for their call. There is going to be only one front and somebody is in for a hell of a lacing. F r om the scenic wonderland of Alaska to the Florida Keys, men are on the march, and behind t h em is every man, woman, and child in the United States. If you need any additional information as to what you are fighting for, just compare notes when you get in some of the other countries of this world. You will find a new love, and that love will not be of your own community by itself, but will include every inch of your country. Note how men live here as compared with other countries and every time you salute that flag let a pleasing panoramic vision of your country and way of life flit t h r o u g h your mind, a vision s t r e t c h i n g from the Redwoods of Yosemite to the burning torch of t h e S t a t u t e of L i b e r t y off Manhattan. When you add to this picture freedom and liberty, which means a chance to correct any evils we have, you will realize t h a t any other way of life would not be worth living. Good luck, men. Phi Kappa Taus Win First Game In League Play Take Game from The Kappa Sigma Boys With Score of 8-2 Friday afternoon, in a rather unexciting game, the Phi Kappa Taus downed an ailing Kappa Sig ball club 8 to 2 as league play-offs continued. Though both teams made comparatively few errors, the superior ball handling displayed by the Phi Kappa Taus was perhaps the most significant feature of their victory. Jenkins, star hurler for the Phi Kappa lads, was near his best as he fanned seven men and held the remainder to only five hits during the afternoon. At the same time, he passed only three men to the first sack to leave a most enviable record for the books. In the batting department Fred and Flynn Morris, Ward, and Jenkins each collected two hits to bring in most of their runs. For the Kappa Sigs, Hahn led the way at the plate banging out two saf-ties for his three trips at bat. Phi Kappa Tau 001 061 0 8 9 3 Kappa Sig 000 200 0 2 5 1 Batteries PKT — Jenkins and Montgomery. KS—Magnuson and Thompson. For Delicious Food Visit The CAPITOL DINER We Specialize In Regular Meals, Sandwiches, Short Orders -oOo- Try One of Our Famous Hot Dogs The Best I n Town CAPITOL DINER i j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M i i i i l FINAL CONCERT (Continued from page 3) and attributed her present technical facility to this creator of the Russian ballet. While still in her teens, she was engaged as premiere ballerine of the Cologne Opera, where she remained for some years, perfecting her roles in classic ballets and learning much also from the modern dance movement which was so strong an influence in Germany at that time. She returned to America in 1930 and her debut in New York revealed to delighted audiences a style which is essentially her own. Creates Own Dances But creating her own dances and following" the classic idiom was not enough, for Lisa Par-nova has ideas and a dramatic sense of the dance for others too. Besides her own dance recitals, she became director of dancing at the former Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and worked out many distinctive ballet ideas with her group of students there. She gave the first American Performance of the French composer Florent Schmitt's "The Tragedy of Salome," directing forty young dancers and herself dancing the role of Salome: a ballet which created such a stir that it had to be repeated three times. With a group of her twelve most talented students, she created the original ballet "Ideas of Evolution," done without music and exemplifying her theory of rhythm in time and Hits and Misses On the Intramural Front By CHARLES SCALES Interfraternity golf holds the spotlight this week as four teams advance to meet the semi-finals. In the first bracket the Phi Delta Thetas meet the ATOs while in the other division the SAEs will square off with the Kappa Sigs. Playing for the ATOs Samford holds the number one spot and according to the team managers report his scores recently have been in the high seventies. In the next spot is Sherrod shooting around 82, while Richter holds down the third berth shooting close to 85. Heading the Phi Delta Theta team is Mills whose score has been in the low seventies. He is backed by Quinn in second position with a similiar 72 and Duncan in third with about 75. The Kappa Sigs are paced by Brown who scored a 30 on nine holes last week for four under par. Hall is in number two spot with a score close to par, while Garret comes next with a low seventy. Johnson plays number one for the SAEs while Wright is in the second slot and Watley in the third. Individual scores were not available but all of the men are reported to be hitting close to par. * * * Once again we remind you of the open swimming meet which is to be held the evening of Thursday, August 13. Any Auburn student may enter the meet, however the entrance applications must be filed with the Intramural Office before August 12. Awards will be made to the men holding top scores, after the meet by the Intramural Board. Several potential swimming stars have been seen flashing about in the Gym pool and nearby Lake Chewacla and, if they live up to expectations, this should really be a good swim meet. space; that a trained dancer does not need music, but should be able to distinguish exact rhythm as a trained musician can distinguish exact pitch. Modern life filled her with new ideas for dances which she worked out on her concert programs throughout the country. In each appearance, Lisa Parnova proved anew to her audiences her versatility, her dramatic power and rare grace. She danced one of her favorite roles, that of the Ballerine in "Petrouchka" at the Dance Center in New York. She has appeared also as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and with George Barrere and his Little Symphony Orchestra, and for two years toured the country as head of a ballet company with Edwin Strawbridge as her partner. m r**mps i • * * ^ BOWL FOR FUN A most enjoyable evening can be spent bowling . . . • FUN • RECREATION • HEALTH DROP IN TODAY Tiger Bowling Centre AIR CONDITIONED MMIf In the fraternity tennis tournament six teams meet this week in the quarter-finals while the Theta Chis take a well deserved rest after fighting their way into the semi-finals. The Alpha Psi team runs up against the Sigma Chis and the Kappa Sigs face the Alpha Gamma Rhos in the first loop, and in the other the SPEs meet the TEPs. Following a fast start, these closing rounds should produce some fine tennis and the galleries will undoubtedly be filled with spectators. * * * Saturday night the interesting new progressive game known as "I Do-od It" provided a large group of fun-seekers with a most amusing evening. High scorer for the games was Hazel McCullers, who had a total of 8,350 points, and she was closely followed by Donnie Stone who finished with 8225 points. Third place was won by Tom McKay, and J. M. Williams came in to place fourth. These first four winners were awarded theater tickets for their accomplishments. More of this type of entertainment is planned for the near future in response to popular demand. * * * Four teams pulled up in readiness for the semi-finals in the Independent Doubles Tennis Tournament over the weekend. Pittman and Dukes are scheduled against Griffith and Jackson, and McMillan and Dean will oppose McKinnon and Lindley. * * * During the next few weeks the Intramural Board will pick an "All Star" team from the outstanding softball men who played this season. This group will play the winning team of the tournament which is now in its final rounds in a post-season game. — TODAY — WALT DISNEY'S 'FANTASIA' With STOKOWSKI WED. — THURS. 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Title | 1942-08-04 The Auburn Plainsman |
Creator | Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
Date Issued | 1942-08-04 |
Document Description | This is the volume LXVI, issue 16, August 4, 1942 issue of The Auburn Plainsman, the student newspaper of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University. Digitized from microfilm. |
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OCR Transcript | MWM 'TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1942 NUMBER 16 Scholastic Averages for Under- Graduate Student Groups Second Sem. Second Sem. 1941-1942 1940-1941 GroupiNames Alpha Psi Omega Tau Sigma Tau Epsilon Phi Senior Men Senior Class Senior Women Kappa Delta* Lambda Chi Alpha Alpha Tau Omega Junior Men Junior Class Chi Omega* Junior Women Sigma Alpha Epsilon Delta Zeta* Independent Men Alpha Gamma Delta* Pi Kappa Alpha Independent Men and Women Sigma Pi All Men Kappa Alpha All College Fraternities Fraternities and Sororities Sororities Sigma Chi All Women Independent Women Fraternities and Pledges Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Nu Theta Upsilon* Sororities Pledges Kappa Sigma Alpha Lambda Tau Freshmen Men Freshman Class Alpha Delta* Freshmen Women Phi Kappa Tau** Sophomore Men Sophomore Class Sophomore Women Fraternity Pledges Delta Sigma Phi Pi Kappa Phi Grade Point No. Avr. 51 2795 47 2694 13 2675 578 2549 727 2525 149 2431 49 2372 38 2324 69 2311 553 2289 697 2286 36 2285 , 144 2276 70 2246 20 2240 1483 2228 38 2219 62 2215 1968 2200 23 2193 2613 2176 44 2172 3324 2164 915 2154 1113 2153 198 2149 62 2119 711 2118 485 2113 1130 2108 44 2108 56 2101 16 2094 226 2085 Grade No. 49 53 6 501 627 126 55 33 55 582 717 36 135 65 20 1678 26 57 2166 22 2728 41 3427 790 951 161 40 699 488 1050 34 48 15 211 58 2031 _^43- 31 2 0 2 ^ 16 • 833 2016 1057 2007 16 1984 224 1975 20 1973 649 1952 843 1946 194 1926 215 1914 31 1903 44 1892 Fraternity and Sorority Pledges 243 1881 Phi Delta Theta Alpha Gamma Rho Theta Chi . Sorority Pledges Phi Omega Pi* 65 1872 50 1778 42 1773 28 1631 23 1424 Frats and Sororities and Pledges 1356 2105 Pledge i Tau Epsilon Phi Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau'* Alpha Psi Sigma Nu Sigma Chi Phi Omega Pi* Alpha Lambda Tau Kappa Delta* Sigma Pi Alpha Tau Omega Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Pledges Kappa Sigma Average 3 3030 7 2394 22 2183 23 2176 5 2114 7 2089 2 2080 4 2065 8 2046 7 2040 8 1970 19 1915 215 1914 17 1891 Fraternity and Sorority Pledges 243 1881 Kappa Alpha Omega Tau Sigma Alpha Gamma Rho Sigma Phi Epsilon Theta Chi Sorority Pledges Alpha Gamma Delta* Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Chi Omega* Delta Sigma Phi Theta Upsilon* Sigma Alpha Epsilon Delta Zeta* 8 1874 15 1791 17 1778 17 1756 18 1742 28 1631 6 .1613 3 1593 7 1379 5 1330 6 1313 4 1703 3 930 3 667 854 1080 226 14 717 883 166 26 38 34 310 62 43 37 50 9 1261 4 20 20 25 5 22 9 12 • 8 7 12 8 26 12 310 11 14 19 18 19 50 11 6 14 6 7 8 5 8 Point- Avr. 8253 8306 8774 8264 8271 8298 8225 7969 7958 7877 7910 7807 8051 7751 8008 8018 7929 7982 7995 9091 7819 7603 7837 7882 7912 8058 7998 7909 7914 7760 7818 7954 8284 7897 7907 7938 7532 7535 7549 8125 7691 7703 7752 739 7406 7852 7390 7758 7737 7294 7378 8156 7783 8295 7459 7720 7991 7537 7528 7810 7131 7743 7888 7006 7132 739 7348 7390 7626 7937 7095 6119 7338 7378 7017 7243 7558 7379 6168 7027 8024 7373 Alpha Delta* (No pledges—colonized First Semester 1941-42) 'Sorority *'Formerly Beta Kappa Fraternity and S Total Men 2613 Fraternity Men 915 Percent Fraternity 35.02 Total Men 2613 Fraternity Pledges — 215 Percent Frat Pledges ~ 8.23 iorority / Total Women — Sorority Women Percent Sorority Total Women .... Sorority Pledges Percent Sor. Pie* • We — —,— — 'rage 711 198 27.85 711 , 28 Iges :. 3.94 Scabbard and Blade Taps New Men at Drill Five Army Officers and Fourteen Cadets Are Selected on Basis of Military Ability Company L, Fifth Regiment of Scabbard and Blade tapped 14 cadet officers and 5 Lieutenants of the USA during Corps Day ceremonies last Saturday. This was the regular fall tapping for members of the ROTC corps that have excelled in military ability for the past three years. The honorary members are: Lt. William B. Garretson, Lt. Fletcher E. Miller, Lt. John R. Motz, Lt. Joseph P. Roche, Lt.; William R. Blalock. The following cadet officers were tapped from the Field Artillery Units: J. Walter Ban. a senior in electrical engineering, is from Montgomery. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta Social fraternity. M. D. "Pat" Brinson, from Mobile, is a senior in aeronautical engineering. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. L. E. Brown, a senior in agricultural engineering, is from Do-than. A. C. Clayton is a senior in agriculture f r o m C oilier ville, Tenn. R. A. Dobbins, a senior in aeronautical engineering, is from Gantt's Quarry. E. M. Jordan, a senior in Veterinary medicine, is from Allen. He is a member of Alpha Psi and Theta Chi social fraternity. C. E. Michaels is a senior in electrical engineering. He is from Birmingham and is a member of Sigma Nu social fraternity. Horace Williamson, a senior in chemistry, is from Anniston. R. R. Bell, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Pensa-cola, Fla. He is a member of Sigma Nu social fraternity. B. D. Barton is a senior in business administration from Birmingham. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. The following cadet officers were tapped from the Engineer units: J. E. Gaston, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Fairhope. E. C. Rodgers is a senior in civil engineering from Bay Mi-nette. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. E. B. Sherrill, a senior in Mechanical engineering, is a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. He is from Tuscumbia. P. M. Smith, a senior in mechanical engineering, is from Village Springs. He is a member of Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity. Interfraternity Council Asks For Assistance Two important decisions were released by the Interfraternity Council after a meeting held last night. Billy Duncan, president of the local organization, stated that it was hoped that all Greek societies on the campus would cooperate in the enforcement of these new rules. After a number of weeks of discussion, the Council has decided to require a complete physical examination of all employees of fraternities on the campus. The purpose of this is to prevent any possibility of disease spread during the* present emergency. Not only will present workers be forced to undergo a rigid physical checkup, but also any persons who may be hired in the future will be asked to do the same. The Council also went on record as urging all fraternity rush chairmen to reread carefully the revised rush rules for the college. The inauguration of the quarter system at Auburn has, of necessity, brought about several changes in these rules. The fall rush season will begin approximately one month from now. Rally Will Be Held in Stadium On August 21 Important State Men Will Speak at The Patriotic Rally Senator Lister Hill of Mont-g o m e r y a n d Governor-Elect Chauncey Sparks of Eufaula will be guest speakers in Auburn on the night of August 21 at a gigantic patriotic rally to be held in the Auburn Stadium at 8 P. M. The purpose of this meeting is to focus attention upon the world situation in order that more satisfactory results may be obtained throughout the state in every phase of our war effort. The rally has been arranged to include seven surrounding counties. Citizens from Lee, Barbour, Tallapoosa, Macon, Bullock, Russell, and Chambers have been invited to attend. Because of the tire problem, persons who plan to attend are urged to fill their cars before leaving. Similar meetings to the proposed one are being held in various parts of Alabama at the present time. It is hoped that a minimum of 1,000 real Americans will be present in the Auburn Stadium on Friday, August 21 to join our distinguished guests in making this a rousing, truly patriotic rally. SALT TABLETS All students who have occasion to become hot and prespire freely should procure some of the regular prescribed salt tablets. These tablets may be secured at the drug store and should be taken as prescribed on the directions. Invitations Go On Sale at Main Gate Thursday Jimmy Butt announced last night that Thursday would be the day for all seniors who expect to graduate in August to order their invitations. Butt said that there would be a table at the main gate with someone there to take the orders for both types of invitations. An announcement will be made later as to whether the leather bound invitations will be available or not. Students are urged to go ahead and order this type if they want any of them; the order may be revoked later on after the definite amount has been determined. BRIG.-GEN. DUNCAN, AUBURN GRADUATE, ARRIVES IN ENGLAND A former Auburn student who is now a Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force has arrived in England. This man is Asa N. Duncan one of four high-ranking Air Force officers who landed in Great Britain recently. It is though by competent military observers that these officers are undoubted destined to play a major role in any invasion of the European continent. General Duncan attended school here approximately 30 years ago, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. He is a close friend of Homer Wright, prominent local businessman. AUBURN GRADUATE REPORTS TO AIR FORCE FOR DUTY Second Lieutenant Howard P. Lloyd, son of E. P. Lloyd, Hurts-boro, Alabama, reported to a United States Army Air Force bombardment base July 3 for duty as a communications officer with a bomb group. He received his commission May 16, 1942, at Scott Field, 111., where he attended an army training school as an aviation cadet. Lieutenant Lloyd was graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, in June 1939, with a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering. While attending the institute he underwent two years of ROTC training. He was graduated from Russell county high school, Hurts-boro, Ala. . . . . from cover to cover On the Editorial Page Congratulations are given to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for their fine work in their recent Victory Dinner. At last! One reader for The Auburn Plainsman editorials has been found. But, we don't know whether or not it is good. Read his letter and accompanying article for yourself. We get a little out of the state this issue when our editorial writer journeys over to Georgia and comments on the coming contest betwen Talmadge and Arnall. On Page Three, the Society Page Auburn's final attraction in the Summer Concert series will be given on August 15. This time two outstanding ballet dancers will be presented for the first time to an Auburn audience. Auburn's new books in the library are given as are the latest notes about the social doings over the week-end. WJHO gives a new day schedule for its programs. < • On the Back Page The Navy gives its parting men and graduates a final word of encouragement as they leave for active duty. Scales gives us the latest on the Intramural front. ON THE CAMPUS Pi Tau Sigma Meets There will be a meeting of Pi Tau Sigma at 5:00 P. M. Wednesday afternoon in Ramsay 202B. Military Neophytes There will be a meeting of Scabbard and Blade neophytes tonight in Samford Hall, Room 209 at 7:30. Community Sing The Community Sing this week will be held on the steps of Ross Chemical Lab building Wednesday evening at 8:00 P. M. The film to be shown is titled "Babes in the Woods" from the operetta "Hansel and Gretchel." The students, townspeople, and sailors are cordially invited by Prof. Louis Stookey, leader. Freshman Petitions Freshman candidates are reminded that their petitions are due in by Thursday noon. A box will be in the Pi Kappa Phi house for the purpose and freshmen with petitions are to put the papers in this box. It will be there from Wednesday, 6:00 until Thursday at 1:00 P. M. USO Show Will Be in Auburn For Naval Radio Station Aug. IO Negro Minstrel Will Players Move Be Last of Summer Date of Play Up One Day USO Show Conflicts With Performance To Result in Change "Hay Fever," the initial Auburn Player production of the summer session, which was originally scheduled for presentation on Monday and Tuesday nights, August 10 and 11, will show instead on August 11 and 12, it was announced today. The reason for this postponement is the fact that the K. P. Comedy Quintet and the Fisk Jubilee Four are scheduled for presentation on August 10 in Graves Center Amphitheater. This is a USO-Camp Show, which is playing throughout the country at various points where soldiers and sailors are in training. "Hay Fever" a hilarious three-act comedy—is a Noel Coward success. A lengthy engagement of this play in London was followed by a long run on the New York stage. A cast of nine Auburn students will be seen in the local production. MILLER ASSIGNED TO 440TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY 1st Lt. David Miller has been assigned to the 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, it was announced today by Major General Lindsay McD. Silvester, Commanding General of the (Lucky) Seventh Armored Division. Lieutenant Miller has attended the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, attaining a B. S. and an M. S. degree in chemistry at the respective colleges. At the Alabama Institute he had ROTC training and later in the Army he attended the Armored Forces Officers Candidate School in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He has seen service with the 14th Field Artillery at Fort Benning, Ga., and later with the 67th Field Artillery at Camp Polk, La. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of Mobile, Ala. War Eagle Cries Complaints and ideas are about as useful as an electric fan is to an eskimo in December, if they are not backed up by good hard work and persistence. We have seen lots of good ideas go to the dump pile all because they did not have the right power behind them to push them forward. Complaints are the same way. One can complain all day and it will not do any good unless everyone concerned will take an interest and try to remedy the situation. People are naturally lazy, especially in the summer time. But, this should not terminate originality and ideas and if anything should enliven our minds and bring forth all that we have to offer. The K. P. Comedy Quintet, a unique group of negro musicians who beat more rhythm and harmony out of a set of kitchen utensils than the average musician produces from standard instruments, will make a tour of Southern army camps under the auspices of USO-Camp Shows, will play in Auburn at Graves Center Amphitheater on Monday night, August 10, at 8 P. M. With this popular musical group are the Fisk Jubilee Four, a vocal ensemble who will demonstrate the more traditional aspects of negro music. Although the K. P. Quintet include guitars and a banjo-mandolin in their instrumentation, these fugitives from kitchen patrol are so adept at playing their unconventional music-makers that a representative of the Library of Congress in Washington attended a rehearsal for the USO-Camp Shows tour to record the group's unorthodox renditions for the Library's permanent files folk music. The Fisk Jubilee Four are matched voices from Fisk University at Nashville Tennessee, highly trained in authenic renditions of spirituals and folk melodies, as well as currently popular vocal numbers.- They will present negro folk music of a rural nature representative of the country side, while the boys of the K. P. Quintet, who are particularly noted for their musical mastery of the washboard, the tin basin, and the ten-gallon lard can will stress the contributions of the city to folk music. The vocal and instrumental numbers in the program will illustrate the variety and originality of negro songs and the wide range of musical expression from "Deep River" to the "St. Louis Blues." Auburn is indeed lucky to have the opportunity of enjoying the traditional and popular music which will be presented by these talented negro musicians. Although the show is being presented primarily for the pleasure of the Navy and Army men stationed in Auburn at the present time, all faculty members, townspeople, and students have been extended a cordial invitation to attend. However, if rain forces adjournment to Langdon Hall, men in uniform will be given the preference of seats. FRATERNITY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS FOR COMING QUARTER Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Phi recently anounced its new officers for the coming quarter. They are: Bill Couch, president; Jimmy Reddoch, Vice-pres.; Bubber Wel-don, treasurer; Ed Jernigan, historian; Warren Williams, chaplain; Charlie Morgan, warden. Pi Kappa Alpha Initiates Six Men Sunday The Upsilon chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity initiated six new men last Sunday morning at their sunrise service. Those men initiated were David Winters, Azmi Rankin, Dean Sess-man, Billy Callen, John Blake, and Cecil Forbes. The initiation was held in the chapter room of the fraternity house and President Bob Snow presided. Page Two THE A U B U RN P L A I N S M A N -• August 4, 1942 Column Left War Bond Drive A Success GLOMERATA—PLAINSMAN STAFFS By BRUCE MARTIN Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper. There must be some sort of unwritten law compelling anyone who gets up early to broadcast the fact. As a member of the band, we wish to make a public apology for that "Glory" broadcast at six o'clock Friday morning. But the rest was necessary. * * * According to the Bent, even the marriage and birth columns in magazines are beginning to show effects of the war. For proof it presents the titles used by the Shield: "Pair Corps" and "Heir Corps." * * * The Bent then gives captions used by the Phi Gamma Delta: "Mergers" and "Dividend Notices" "Departures" and "Arrivals" 'Veils" and "Wails" "Knots" and "Tots" "Hearts Doubled" and "Tricks Over Contract" "Matched" and "Hatched" "Ribs" and "Bibs" "Treed" and "Threed" * * * We suggest the following: "One Pair" and "Three of a Kind" "Made One" and "Made Another" "Organizations" a n d "New Members" * * * At the lake Saturday we noticed a group of lads having a terrific time on the beach playing some sort of game. We innocently walked up and asked to join in. As soon as we produced another sucker to get in on the other side, we were permitted to begin our destruction. * * * The name of the game was "Forty-nine" or "Strong-back" or something else misleading. Our impressions of the game will now be given in order to prevent the same injuries to anyone else. * * * You begin by bending over and sticking your head between the next guy's legs. He grips with an open version of the scissors. You reach around his legs and seize your own wrist in a death lock. You really don't know why, somebody just told you to. The next thing you know, some other guy comes flying over your back, pausing only to wipe some sand off his feet on your shoulder. A couple more do the same thing and then the next one lands on you. So do the next two or three. Then someone counts to three and everyone pushes his face in the sand. Some sort of ostrich complex, probably. • Now the other team bends over and your team lines up, with you near the rear. Some time before it's your time to jump, one of your team falls off. Then you bend over and stick your head in the scissors grip again. It's really a lot of fun. * * * Phil, the Phrivolous Poet, found this anonymous creation in a Nonsense Anthology and tried to claim it as his own. Not allowed to do that, he presents it anyhow: 'Tis midnight, and the setting sun Is slowly rising in the west; The rapid rivers slowly run, The frog is on his downy nest. The pensive goat and sportive cow, Hilarious, leap from bough to bough. HALT! ! ! I I ! I ! t I I ! 1 I Q u a d r a t i cs By ALLEN ODOM Editor's note: The-opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper. We've noticed that men are a l ways commenting about the eccentricity of women's clothes. They're always making cracks about practicality and such. As far as we can see the only difference in the clothes of the two sexes is that the men lack originality and change style more slowly. * * * In the matter of hats . . . is there anything sillier looking than a derby? If so, it is un-doubtably the queer contraption known as a top hat. Even in more ordinary head wear we like to ask a few questions . . . why is a man disgraced if he hasn't mangled his hat in a precise manner . . . one dent in the middle and one on each side . . . it certainly has nothing to do with the contours of his head. And why is a hat not a hat if it hasn't a hint of a feather stuck in the band? * * • Tailors of men's clothes have fought dreadful battles over the question of buttons . . . whether three or four is correct on the sleeve of coats. Why are these necessary at all? And why is a man a crude beast if he doesn't torture himself all summer long by keeping his coat on most all the time? We had the idea clothes were made for comfort. * * * Shirts are questionable, too, most of them having very stiff collars which look very pretty but certainly can't be pleasant to wear at any time . . . especially with the addition of a tie. What is the function of the tie? Does it hold anything up? Does it tie anything together? No . . . the tie is superfluous . . . it is an absurdity. * * * Now for trousers . . . on the whole one must admit that these are pretty practical garments, constructed in a very sensible te^ 10% OF INCOME J f IS OUR QUOTA M * WAR BONDS manner . . . only we'd like to know- . . . is it really necessary for a grown up man to have pockets distributed over his anatomy at such frequent intervals. Everyone has seen the tolerant smile of a man watching an idiot woman dig searchingly into a littered purse . . . but it never occurs to us poor slaves to laugh when we see a man looking through his pockets with an expression of concentration all over his face. He usually manages to look as if he were trying to catch up with a particularly industrious flea . . . or something. * * * As for changes in style . . . the men are not far behind us . . . it is true that we make slight changes from year to year, but examining clothes over a period of centuries one will be struck with the drastic changes which have come about in men's clothes as compared with the moderate changes in women's. * • * From this day forward man had better not be caught with a look of amusement on his face when we appear in something new, because the worm has turned . . . we are looking at him with new, educated eyes, we will laugh straight into his face . . . and take the consequences. * * * Under the heading of last week's business: Miss Moore, of the dining hall, expresses complete willingness to set up a table at which Catholic girls may get fish on Friday. She only requests that she be notified by Wednesday so that she may know how. many will be present. * » * This is necessary because of the extra expense involved buying food in small lots. The Catholic girls concerned, who are in a minority, I'm sure would rather adopt this plan than to cause three hundred girls to have to eat fish when probably a great many of them don't like it. Better the few of us who are Catholics eat at one table than twenty who don't like fish having to go to town. Enough said of a sad subject . . . » * * Man of the week: Johnny Sanders, of Lambda Chi Alpha fame, who turns some mighty fancy corners—scholastically and otherwise. We congratulate the Auburn Junior Chamber of Commerce. We congratulate them because of their excellent handling of the War Bond Victory Drive which was so successfully concluded here two weeks ago. Auburn's quota of twenty thousand dollars was exceeded largely because of the efforts of the Jaycee Bond Committee, which was under the able direction of W. B. Lowe. At the beginning of the campaign it was thought by some that the announced quota for the city was rather large. Many doubted that the required amount could be raised by the committee members in the allotted time. The campaign is over now. It was a definite success. The Jaycees not only handled the drive efficiently, but also planned an interesting program for the patriotic banqueters. And the evening's entertainment was climaxed by a free moving picture show which was arranged through the kindness of Gus Coats. Hard work of the above nature definitely shows that those remaining on the Home Front are cooperating with, the boys who are fighting it out on the War Front. That's the way to win this war! B. T. Found! One Reader of Plainsman Editorials For as long as we can remember it has been the policy of The Plainsman or The Auburn Plainsman to print those letters which we receive if the names are signed and if the language is printable. This year we have received several letters to the editor and either the names have not been attached or the language was not exactly that for a newspaper. Over the week-end we received another letter and as usual it was not signed by the real name of the sender. Below you will find this card and the attitude the author takes. This is a very short card or letter, as you will call it, but there is much to say in regard to it. For instance: First, after all we have heard about people not reading our paper and our editorials, we find that there is another moron who does read them and even has enough energy to write us a post card about one or two of them. We are very grateful that he did this and only hope that he can influence others to follow in his footsteps. Second, we are not so sure that this author is all there when it comes to sportsmanship himself. Any one who is not man enough to stand up behind what he thinks could not be much to look at or to know. He couldn't be a man and we hesitate to call "him" a co-ed because what co-eds we know usually stand up for what they believe in. Third, if at any time this innocent bystander does not like what we write or how we put out this Auburn Plainsman, he is free to come down and try his hand at said job,-provided of course that he does know what he is talking about, which we doubt very seriously in the first place. Now, for your own information here is the letter, card, complaint, criticism, and other names for said card which we have just mentioned and which we still cannot print: " • • _ ' ' • • ' • : Dear George: You are a sorry excuse for an editor of the Plainsman. After your article Tuesday about good sportsmanship, etc., you stink. A Bystander. Notice that even the language is bad. However we appreciate the interest that has been shown and want more students to take a part in the student publications; after all, you are paying for them. Talmadge-Arnall Battle Now at Peak Well, Georgia's Gene Talmadge is at it again. In a contest that in the heat of battle makes the Auburn-Tech rivalry seem actually frigid by comparison, he is once more campaigning for election as the governor of the largest state east of the Mississippi. This time, his third term if elected, he is opposed by his own attorney-general, young Ellis Arnall, who promises to give him a real run for his money. Competing against Talmadge's famous fish frys with barbecues of equal proportions, Arnall seems to be just about the only man in Georgia who might have a chance to unseat the loquacious Gene. After alternating in the governor's mansion with Ed Rivers for a couple of terms each, Talmadge is finally faced by an opponent who has ideas and policies in direct opposition to his own. Always a man of the common people, the governor is faced by a man who has a tremendous amount of support in the cities and, what is more, a growing following in rural districts as well. Consequently, realizing that he1 has a fight on his hand, tobacco-chawin', gallus snappin' Gene is at work harder than ever with a campaign that exceeds all his previous efforts in the enormity of his fish frys, the defiant eloquence of his speeches, and the size of the crowds of his hand-clapping, enthusiastic followers. Talmadge has a tremendous amount of opposition besides the man Arnall himself. He has alienated the support of many of Georgia's newspapers, as well as the many thousands he has offended by his policies in the field of education. When he ousted.many of the leading educators of his state, Gene Talmadge aroused the ire of many outside his state as well as in, and the nation began to notice with more and more interest the man holding the highest position in the state of Georgia. Probably the great majority of the students here at Auburn pay very little attention to politics outside their own immediate sphere of interest, but those who have noticed Gene Talmadge and his cohorts in our neighboring state have not easily had their interest averted, for there is something about Talmadge and his kind that makes people stop and take notice. And whether or not Gene wins his election and holds the governorship for a few more years, he is a man who will be remembered as long as any politicians of our time. A. L. diu&AW *6(btMivwau Published semi-weekly by the Students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama Editorial and Business Office on Tichenor Avenue. 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In an ordinary session of school, the various honor societies would be selecting their new men about this time. Ample evidence that this term of school is part of the regular session of school is given by the recent tappings of new men by various organizations on the campus. We've always had a high opinion of the custom of leaving a few vacancies open in the society after the spring tapping and letting the new men pick the rest the following year. It really seems fairer to let these seniors select their own classmates for the vacancies. After all, they know more about the qualities and merits of the men in question and can tell whether or not they will make good leaders on the campus. Spring tappings are necessary of course, in order for the society to exist irom term to term or from quarter to quarter. The seniors select their new men from a different standpoint than do the juniors or new men in the fall. Anyway we are all for this way of doing things. Certain boys are picked one time and it is still not too late for the other members of the class to have a chance for the honor. • " i~~ * When the first ROTC appointments came out the seniors in advanced military began to take an unusual interest in "war," more so perhaps than they had done in the past. There was much talk about the campus that this method of assignments was unfair and that it wasted a lot of time getting organized. Those who were talking were evidently not in Advanced ROTC because they would have known that the seniors in this course were all for the idea and the method. This system gives everybody a chance to see and show what he has got in the way of leadership and ability to handle men. The seniors realized they had had very little, if any, experience in handling men and knew little or nothing about drilling a company, squad, or platoon of men over a field or on a march. They were more than willing to take the appointments the way they were and keep working. Those who were criticizing did not seem to realize that this method was designed to give the Army officers in the school a chance to see what their men could do. Rotation of the men to the different positions in the battalions was done and each man was given a different job from the one he started out with. The idea is good and the good part about it is that it worked. Everybody was a second Looey and all had a good chance to rise up and try for a promotion. From now until next fall when they are changed again, this time for "the duration," all of the cadet officers will be trying to keep what they have and all will be trying to rise up in rank and get a better job. Town and Campus By LEONARD HOOPER On The Town Newsfront Recently I heard the weekend celebration of the average Auburn student likened to the weekend of the Londoner (which he observed up until the war). The discussioin went like this: "You know how most English city people leave for the country on Friday afternoon. They get all their favorite portable luxuries and hike or row.away: up the river, to the woods, or out into the fields. One of their favorite recreations is rowing up the Thames, up the river to visit all the famous old towns and castles of heraldic legend. "The part of it is, that weekending is observed so meticulously by practically everyone. It's getting to be the same way around Auburn, especially since the summer quarter has started. Of course, Auburn boys and girls have always gone home, to Columbus, Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgomery, to Opelika, to Chewacla, and elsewhere for a good time on Saturday and Sunday but never before as this summer. It seems that everyone packs a few things and goes off for a good time as soon as the week's work is finished. The old town actually seems empty. "And though it seems that the tire shortage would have affected this periodic exodus to a slight extent, the opposite extreme is effected, and countless more people than you think possible leave for a couple of days' recreation. The reason undoubtedly must be, beside a faithful observance of summer-vacation-even-if-it's-sliced-thin, a sort of wartime work-hard, play-hard fever. And it really is good for you to have a change of locale and for you to let yourself go for a little while, in order to work better when you return." I am all in favor of a vacation at any time, but being in school, you can't have yours unless it's on weekends. Many people leave town for their recreation, but there is another group which comes to town for a weekend of pleasure. I refer to the service men from our nearby forts and fields, who come to Auburn to cram our coeds' datebooks and enjoy our recreational facilities. To everyone concerned with Auburn-and-recreation, I say, "Relax, and .relax hard, in order to work harder, for the nation's effort in the war." August 4, 1942 THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Three Final Concert Series To Be Here on August 15; 8:00 P.M. PARNOVA DANCES Performers Will Be Edwin Strawbridge And Lisa Parnova, Outstanding Ballet Dancers For the third and final attraction of Auburn's Summer Concert and Lecture Series, the Committee in charge has selected Edwin Strawbridge and Lisa Parnova, two celebrated exponents of the Russian Ballet. These two performers will appear here on August 15, at 8:00. The attractions during the summer are brought here for the students at no extra charge to them; the expenses are taken out of the student Activity Fee. Mr. Edwin Strawbridge feels a close personal kinship to "Daniel Boone," the part he dances in the ballet. Himself a descendant of Colonel Riehael Smyser, who fought with George Washington, Mr. Strawbridge comes of a pioneer family which settled in York, Pa., the state in which Boone was born. Because his father was a prominent lawyer, young Strawbridge was sent to Lafayette College in Pennsylvania to be trained for the bar. Although he managed to win a prize as a theologian as well as medals for track, Edwin Straw-bridge was not impressed by jurisprudence. He preferred dramatics and became one of the leading theatrical lights on the campus. Acting A Career Determined to make acting his "SWEET PICKIN" FROZ-RITE'S FRESH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM TRY SOME TODAY FROZ-R1TE OPELIKA CREAMERY Part of the rhythm of action the pause that refreshes It's the refreshing thing to do WITH STRAWBRIDGE carrer, he left Lafayette and became a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. While studying at the Academy, a friend suggested that he audition for a famous Russian Ballet, and inexperienced and untrained young Strawbridge appeared before the well-known ballet master, Adolf Bolm. Although he had had only five hours of practice, Edwin Strawbridge's viality and stamina so impressed Bolm that he engaged the new dancer on the spot. After a number of years of rigorous training with the Russian Ballet, Strawbridge went back to the stage. He performed with many of the theater's leading actresses, including Margaret Ang-lin, Eve Le Gallienne, Pauline Lord and Edna Mae Oliver. Following his stage success, Mr. Strawbridge went back to dancing, this time for good. He appeared in leading roles in the ballets of the Broadway successes "Take a Chance," "Holka Polka,", and in several auditions of the "Greenwich Village Follies." Forming his own ballet company, he started on a career which was to take him throughout the world, and make his name known in every section of America. The Greek government requested him to lead a ballet of Delphic dancers on the Acropolis, LOANS on most anything of value Quick — No Red Tape Opelika Pawn Shop Clement Hotel Corner Opelika, Ala. Opelika Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Phone 70 M-39-4 Let Us Rebuild Your Old Shoes New soles and heels will help lo make your old shoes as good as new. Lang ley's Shoe Shop AUBURN PHONE 35 Network Chief Sees New Day Schedules Women Workers Present- Problem In Scheduling The radio public of America is to have a more concentrated fare for the duration. At least, that's the statement of Fred Weber, General Manager of the Mutual Broadcasting System, to a recent meeting of Mutual" Station Executives in Cleveland. The constituents of this condensed roll of features will be music, mostly popular, newscasts, and sports features. The fact that an evergrowing number of the women of America are working in War Industries as a result of the accelerated wartime industrial program is presenting a problem to the scheduling staffs of all the broadcasting systems. Many changes are appearing and will continue to appear in the daily schedules of the radio stations across the nation. Weber emphasized that Mutual is expanding its service programs . . . the human interest type. In particular, he called attention to the daily broadcast from Australia (WJHO—10:15 A. M.), to "Pass in Review" (WJHO—weekly), and to another program from overseas, "Stars and Stripes in Britain" (WJHO — 6:30 P. M., Sunday). The local Mutual s t a t i o n, WJHO, keeps step with this Mutual Plan by bringing you more than 15 hours of Service Broadcasts each week. in a revival of the classic dances in the days of Hellenic glory. An American, Mr. Strawbridge led sixty dancers in an appearance with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stokowski. He has appeared with a ballet of forty at New York's Lewisohn Stadium accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Symphony. "Pinocchio" In 1936 Mr. Strawbridge entered the field of ballet for children and with his first production of "Pinocchio" he made it his own. Since that time he has appeared before childrens' audiences in every part of America. Constantly striving to extend the appeal of ballet, Mr. Strawbridge feels that in "Daniel Boone" he has so combined the arts of dancing, music, staging, scenery, and acting that the ballet will become an important contribution to American folk art. Equally at home on her toes with the classic dancers in interpretations in the modern idiom and as a choreographer, is Lisa Parnova, regarded by critics as one of the outstanding dancers now before the public. Slim, exotic, and lovely, Miss Parnova has a wide range of repertoire, ranging from the classic dances to the modernist dance, without music. To each of these techniques, she brings a distinctive and gracious personality, a fine sense of BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES -oOo- 8 KEEP A SUPPLY OF FIRST AID NEEDS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES— "A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE" — at- ¥ I v • IODINE • GAUZE • ADHESIVE • BAND-AID MAYBE A LIFE! RELIEVE HOT WEATHER FATIGUE — With — THERMOTABS (Salt Tablets) • MERCUROCHROME PHONE 606 — NEXT TO TIGER THEATER oOo 6EO. M. BAYNE I DRUGGIST a 8 8SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS8SS8SS8SSSSSSSSSSS8S8S8SSSSS^^SS8SSSSSSSSS8SSSSS8S3S8SSS8SSSSS8SSSSSSSS8SS8SSSSS; Gatherings Seem To Alleviate Heat ATO Dance A Great Success; Familiar Trend Is Toward Chewacla and Watermelons By KATE NUNGESTER Society Notes In spite of the scorching heat, lack of Coca-Colas and the general humidity, the social life of the fairest village managed to survive and go forward this week-end. The ATO dance was a huge success and it seems a pity that no more dances can be given in the Alumni Gym as it is so much more comfortable and cooler to give dances in, than the Girl's Gym on Opelika Road. But who are we to argue with the facts. ' ! Alpha Gamma Rho The AGR lads gave out with a hayride to Lake Chewacla, with watermelons following and later a bare foot house dance, all of which is a mighty nice way of keeping cool and having a mighty good time. Those attending were: E. *T. York, Elaine Wilkins; Harry Meriwether, Allen (Hades) Odom; John Pittman, Virginia Binson; Raymond Livingston, Sara Burns; Ramsey Stuart, Kathryn Burkes; Cecil Pouncey, Marguerite Jerni-gan; Jack Greene, Mary Graham; Hixon Jones, Bernice Hayles; Jasper Jernigan, Wilda Rae Phillips; Jimmie Smith, Sara Boles; Lt. Ernest Stewart, Augusta Wind; Oliver Crews, Dot McClel-lan; Tommy Briscoe, Nancy Sal-iade; John McCraney, M a ry Brown; Mr. and Mrs. John Mad-dox. Stags attending were: Boyd Pullen, Y. C. Fitzpatrick, Julian Payne, R. M. Martin, Bob Wheeler, Ed Stewart, Archie Gilmore, >Dudley Linn, Claude Goolsby, Bill Rotenberry, Lt. Edwards. The party was chaperoned by the Alpha Gamma Rho Housemother, Mrs. Simpson. Pi Kappa Phi Also among those trying the Chewacla-way to a cooler a nd more comfortable week-end were the Pi Kappa Phis. From where we could see they were riding in a hay truck and we'll presume that they went swimming, ate and had a hounse dance. Anyway it looked like fun. SAE Another seen but not reported party was the SAE trek out to Chewacla?*it seemed to be one of those strictly stag affairs. Maybe the pledges took the actives, maybe? ATO As we said before in this column, the dance was an awfully good one, what with the pretty girls with orchids and some smooth music by the Knights. Miss Julia Constantine, who led the dance with prexy Henry Sherrod, looked awfully nice in a black dress and a silver thing-m-bob in her hair. We'd like to reprint the date list but maybe the editor won't give us the room . . . But it sure was a good dance. Pi Kappa Alpha As long as we're running a resume, we might re-mention the PiKA house dance given by the pledges. The boys got so industrious that they spent all Saturday afternoon painting the lawn furniture . . . even the great mass of Mr. Ham Wilson was seen holding a paint brush . . . but we bet he spent his time heckling the freshmen. Sigma Chi Big things were done by the Sigma Chis last weekend. They began by having a house party LIPSCOMB'S TIGER DRUG CO. PHONE 200 • Drinks • Sundaes • Drugs We Fill Prescriptions which started at noon Saturday. Then they had a swimming party at Chewacla, chicken dinner at the house, went to the ATO on their nice blanket bid, and had a breakfast after the dance. All arrangements were made by Mrs. Lena Belle Zeigler, Housemother, and Harry Donovan, Social Chairman assisted by his committee of Tommy Mastin, Albert Thomas, John D. Baumhauer, and Kilshaw Clisby. Those enjoying the fun were: Martha Glenn Rowe, Falkville, Harry Donovan; Maizie Gandy, Birmingham, Buddy ^Griffith; Bebe Gragg, Birmingham, Homer Carder; June Stallings, Birmingham, Tommy Mastin; Margaret Lee Bradford, Russelville, Jim Heard; Ann Hubbard, Atlanta, Hugh Payne; Dot Irish, Anniston, Lawrence Cottle; Muriel Young-blood, Tuskegee, Henry Green; Betty Howell, Florence, Ben Ven-tress; Barbara Shippey, West Point, Ga., Bill Cunningham. Mary Jones, Mobile, John D. Baumhauer; Betty Wat k i n s , Birmingham, Kilshaw Clisby; Jeanne Towsend, Auburn, Albert Thomas; Jane Gatewood, Richland, Ga., Howard Weir; Bert Raines, Mobile, Tom Raines; Jean Coggins, Atlanta, Frances Reins; Gwen Tucker, Auburn, George Ryan; Mary Brawner, Smyrna, Ga., Al Rambo; Odolene Nolte, Selma, John M. Powell; Betty Hammond, Kosciusko, Miss., Jimmy Pope; Ann House, Atlanta, Claude Cowart; Lois Kaulback, Atlanta, Lewis Tapp; Lois^ Virginia Rowe, Birmingham, DeWitt Cooper; June Forbus, Alexander City, Cole Fuqua; Mildred Dunn, Junius McMahon; Marion Vaughn, Birmingham, David Underwood; Catherine Tatum, Opelika, Dudley Ellis; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill; Madge Jarrad, Fagan Can-zoneri; Ann Butt, Montgomery, Ben Brown; Sara Bryan, Yant-ley, George Heard; Rachel Bow-en, Jim Frey; Dottie Norman, John Harvey Thomas; Louise Robinson, Mobile, Hunter Boulo. Guests of the Sigs included Alys Yager, Lake Wales, Fla., Pete Petrie; Mac Thoss and Jane Vickers of Mobile; Dick Quina, Harry Partridge, Mobile and Bill Butt of Montgomery. New Books Are Added To API Library Biographies And Engineering Lead the List The main library has recently added many new books to its shelves. Among those just received are books of fiction, biographies, non-fiction, and quite a few additions to the various special libraries over the campus. Those books of fiction include: Drivin' Woman, Chevalier; The Children, Fedorova; And Now Tomorrow, Field; The Uninvited, Macardle; The Real Life of Se-bastien Knight, Nabokov; Midnight Reader, Stern. Those books added to the shelves of biography are: Beethoven, Scott; Brahms, Erb; Debussy, Lockspeiser; St. Frances of Assisi, Wilmot-Buston; Henry George, Nock; Gluck, Einstien; Handel, Williams; Jefferson, Pa-dover; General Douglas Mac- Arthur,- Miller; The Life of a Painter, La very; Mendelssohn, Stratton; Pemberton; Defender of Vicksburg, Pemberton, Pilsudski; A Biography of His Wife, Pilsud-ka; Robespierre, Renier, Free Artist, Bowen; Schumann, Patterson; Sheridan of Drury Lane, Glasgow; Whitman, Masters. Volumes of non-fiction added include: Personal Problems of Everyday Life, Travis; Man Against Himself, Menniger; Heridity and Environment, Woodworth; C h i ld Development, Hurlock; Friend of Animals; The Story of Henry Bergh, Pace; Is the Kingdom of God Realism? Jones; In the Shadow of the Cross, Stamm; Living Under Tension, Fosdick; War Economics, Stein; Forward to the Land, Peterson; The American Constitution, Ludlow; Justice in Gray, Robinson; The Specter of Sabotage, Matthews; Everyone's Children, Nobody's Child, Polier; Youth Serving Organizations; National Non-governmental Associations, Chambers; Interaction, the Democratic Process, Hopkins; Teacher and Community, Stout; StoTT' Tellmg-' Stamps,"' Mulfof d; Family Relationships, Arlitt; Algebra, A Way of Thinking, Mitchell; Plant Hunters in the Andes, Goodspeed; Nutrition, Silver; (Continued on page 4) Diamonds - Watches Jewelry and Giftware Cook Jewelry Co. Eason T. Cook Class '14 115 South Eighth Street Opelika, Ala. rhythm, and certainty in her dance creations. Her childhood was spent traveling in many countries, but always the little girl knew with certainty that she wanted to be a dancer. She studied with Michel Fokine in New York for six years, (Continued on Page 4) Students and Faculty: We are again favored with the opportunity to serve you in supplying your Caps and Gowns for Graduation. We are asking for your full cooperation as transportation facilities are limited. 1. Dead line for measurements August 15. (No guaranteed delivery after that date.). 2. Rates: Bachelor's Cap and Gown $1.50 Hood $1.50 Master's Cap and Gown $1.75 ill Hood $1.75 Doctor's Cap and Gown $2.00 _._...- Hood $2.00 3. Payment: Collection will be made when the garment is delivered to you for use. t 4. Who: Every person expecting to graduate in August. (In case of doubt be measured anyway.) 5. When: Accepting orders now. Burton's Book Store "Something New Every Day" Page Four THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN August 4, 1942 Phi Kappa Taus In Front After Win from SPEs In a game filled with errors and excitement the Phi Kappa Taus slid past the SPEs yesterday in the second round of the softball play-off. Although runs were numerous, neither team was able to chalk up many hits, in fact a majority of the men who got on safely were there due to walks or errors. Driving in three runs in the first frame, the Phi Kappa Taus held a five to three lead through the third, but undaunted the SPEs sparked seven men across the plate in the first of the fourth inning to pull ahead. From then on the SPE club coasted in front with victory apparently in their grasp, but they had not accounted for the Phi Kappa Taus determined spirit. Taking advantage of several errors these boys stead- HUNGRY! Eat At The DOLL HOUSE It's The Best Place In Town ... • SANDWICHES • REGULAR MEALS • DRINKS • SHORT ORDERS For That Mid-Nite SNACK DOLL HOUSE NEW BOOKS (Continued from page 3) Your Chest Should Be Flat, Weis-man; A Guide to Old French Plate, Carre; Play, Riggs; The Jacobean and Caroline Stage, Bently; Poetry as a Means of Grace, Osgood; In America, Knight; The Poetry of Dorothy Wordsworth, Wordsworth; Reading Poems, Thomas; Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia, Prime; Those Wild West Indies, Whitman; Journey to Manaos, Hanson; Four Independents, Sargent; Censorship, Mock; The Road to Bordeaux, Freeman; A French Soldier Speaks, Jacques; No Other Road to Freedom, Stowe; South America and Hemisphere Defense, Rip-py- The new books added to the Engineering library include: Navigation for Mariners and Aviators, Polowe; Visibility in Meteorology, Middleton; Commercial Air Transportation, Frederick; Aircraft Sheet Metal work, Giachino; Youth Must Fly; Gliding and Soaring for America, McDonald; Airplane Metal Work, Robson; The New Alphabet of Aviation, Shenton; Bamboo to Bombers, Washburn; Inspection of Metals, Pulsifer; Electro-plating and Anodising, Rosslyn. The chemistry library also received several new books: ily crept up and as they came home for the last half of the seventh the score was tied 10 to 10. The first man up, Flynn Morris, slammed out a pretty single and advanced to second on a bad pass. Erickson, up next, drove a hot liner to the SPE shortstop, Scruggs, who took it easily and shot it toward second to catch the runner but the pass was high, the ball sailed deep into right field, and Morris came home with the winning run. Leading at bat for the winners Fred Morris collected a two and a three bagger for his three trips at the plate. Austin headed the SPE stickmen with a beautiful homerun which brought in three men ahead of him. PKT 320 122 1 i 11 8 2 SPE 102 700 0 ' 10 4 6 Batteries: PKT—Jenkins; Wise (4) and Montgomery. SPE—Smith and Rains. NOTICE—Reduced prices on all permanents for the month of August. Come to Newsome's Beauty Salon and get the best at the lowest price. Mrs. Mae Newsome, 449 N. Gay. Phone 909. SS SS U ss 88 Depend on ICE to Keep FOOD FRESH! "Put it on ice" and you're sure of getting the full vitamin content of your fruits, vegetables and meats! Ice is t h e thrifty refrigerant that preserves food and prevents waste. With ice as protection, food odors evaporate and cannot mingle with those of t h e other foodstuffs in your refrigerator. Call us today and place your order for pure ice. Auburn Ice & Coal Co. PHONE 118 Si ft .' N A V Y BLUES To t h e Class g r a d u a t i n g August 7, 1942. So long boys. P r e t t y soon you will be out there in the thick of this fight. It is going to be tough, but we know that you have what it takes. Here in Auburn you have had a chance to attend church service regularly and visit in the homes of good American people. You are going to need all of t h a t . Remember there were no atheists in the fox holes of Bataan. We have seen a few people receive their last call. Not one of them received these last orders without a call on their God to show them the way. They Have All The Pros— Remember that we know that you have heard all the pros and cons of this argument, but when you cut out the fancy talk and get down to brass tacks you are going out t h e r e to fight for the very existence of all of us. Remember too, that we did not start this war. J u s t the mere fact that we a r e a peaceful nation cost the lives of thousands of men just like you. The J a p s have had plans for the war against us for years. This thing had to come. We were caught by the tail and thrown into a pack of snarling wolves and had to start fighting off balance. They s t a r t e d the fight and now we are going to finish it. No, you won't have to tie any soldiers together and bayonet them. Nor will you assault any women or murder defenseless people. That's not the American way. Remember too, that those people believe in the things they are fighting for just as sincerely as you do. They don't have a free press and they don't have freedom of speech. They have been taught just the things they wanted t h em to know since they were kids. A German youth would tell you t h a t if necessary, he would send his own mother or father to t h e firing squad for disloyalty to the Reich. He would tell you that it is necessary to kill all enemies of the Reich, whther they be men or women. He would tell you t h a t Jews are filthy, dirty, and will strangle any country. He would tell you that only men of P u r e Aryan blood were fit to survive. Hitler has been teaching t h em these things since they were children. He would tell you also that your country is overr u n by crooks, graft, and by labor unions, and that t h e people are fighting each other. He would tell you that your Army and Navy will never be any trouble to them. How could a country with such things produce a fighting men of sufficir ent numbers and with sufficient cooperation to become a menace to the Reich. He would tell you that belief in God and home is soft soap for the weak. These are t h e things that can happen to good minds when every source of information is controlled. That is the way your child would believe if t h e y could get them early enough. I know, for I talked to one of them several years ago when they were not near so strong as t h e y are now. Many in Front, and Back But they will not ever get the chance to teach young American children this junk, for once again the Yanks are coming and this time they are provoked. Millions of t h em are ahead of you and there are millions of t h em behind waiting for their call. There is going to be only one front and somebody is in for a hell of a lacing. F r om the scenic wonderland of Alaska to the Florida Keys, men are on the march, and behind t h em is every man, woman, and child in the United States. If you need any additional information as to what you are fighting for, just compare notes when you get in some of the other countries of this world. You will find a new love, and that love will not be of your own community by itself, but will include every inch of your country. Note how men live here as compared with other countries and every time you salute that flag let a pleasing panoramic vision of your country and way of life flit t h r o u g h your mind, a vision s t r e t c h i n g from the Redwoods of Yosemite to the burning torch of t h e S t a t u t e of L i b e r t y off Manhattan. When you add to this picture freedom and liberty, which means a chance to correct any evils we have, you will realize t h a t any other way of life would not be worth living. Good luck, men. Phi Kappa Taus Win First Game In League Play Take Game from The Kappa Sigma Boys With Score of 8-2 Friday afternoon, in a rather unexciting game, the Phi Kappa Taus downed an ailing Kappa Sig ball club 8 to 2 as league play-offs continued. Though both teams made comparatively few errors, the superior ball handling displayed by the Phi Kappa Taus was perhaps the most significant feature of their victory. Jenkins, star hurler for the Phi Kappa lads, was near his best as he fanned seven men and held the remainder to only five hits during the afternoon. At the same time, he passed only three men to the first sack to leave a most enviable record for the books. In the batting department Fred and Flynn Morris, Ward, and Jenkins each collected two hits to bring in most of their runs. For the Kappa Sigs, Hahn led the way at the plate banging out two saf-ties for his three trips at bat. Phi Kappa Tau 001 061 0 8 9 3 Kappa Sig 000 200 0 2 5 1 Batteries PKT — Jenkins and Montgomery. KS—Magnuson and Thompson. For Delicious Food Visit The CAPITOL DINER We Specialize In Regular Meals, Sandwiches, Short Orders -oOo- Try One of Our Famous Hot Dogs The Best I n Town CAPITOL DINER i j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M i i i i l FINAL CONCERT (Continued from page 3) and attributed her present technical facility to this creator of the Russian ballet. While still in her teens, she was engaged as premiere ballerine of the Cologne Opera, where she remained for some years, perfecting her roles in classic ballets and learning much also from the modern dance movement which was so strong an influence in Germany at that time. She returned to America in 1930 and her debut in New York revealed to delighted audiences a style which is essentially her own. Creates Own Dances But creating her own dances and following" the classic idiom was not enough, for Lisa Par-nova has ideas and a dramatic sense of the dance for others too. Besides her own dance recitals, she became director of dancing at the former Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and worked out many distinctive ballet ideas with her group of students there. She gave the first American Performance of the French composer Florent Schmitt's "The Tragedy of Salome," directing forty young dancers and herself dancing the role of Salome: a ballet which created such a stir that it had to be repeated three times. With a group of her twelve most talented students, she created the original ballet "Ideas of Evolution," done without music and exemplifying her theory of rhythm in time and Hits and Misses On the Intramural Front By CHARLES SCALES Interfraternity golf holds the spotlight this week as four teams advance to meet the semi-finals. In the first bracket the Phi Delta Thetas meet the ATOs while in the other division the SAEs will square off with the Kappa Sigs. Playing for the ATOs Samford holds the number one spot and according to the team managers report his scores recently have been in the high seventies. In the next spot is Sherrod shooting around 82, while Richter holds down the third berth shooting close to 85. Heading the Phi Delta Theta team is Mills whose score has been in the low seventies. He is backed by Quinn in second position with a similiar 72 and Duncan in third with about 75. The Kappa Sigs are paced by Brown who scored a 30 on nine holes last week for four under par. Hall is in number two spot with a score close to par, while Garret comes next with a low seventy. Johnson plays number one for the SAEs while Wright is in the second slot and Watley in the third. Individual scores were not available but all of the men are reported to be hitting close to par. * * * Once again we remind you of the open swimming meet which is to be held the evening of Thursday, August 13. Any Auburn student may enter the meet, however the entrance applications must be filed with the Intramural Office before August 12. Awards will be made to the men holding top scores, after the meet by the Intramural Board. Several potential swimming stars have been seen flashing about in the Gym pool and nearby Lake Chewacla and, if they live up to expectations, this should really be a good swim meet. space; that a trained dancer does not need music, but should be able to distinguish exact rhythm as a trained musician can distinguish exact pitch. Modern life filled her with new ideas for dances which she worked out on her concert programs throughout the country. In each appearance, Lisa Parnova proved anew to her audiences her versatility, her dramatic power and rare grace. She danced one of her favorite roles, that of the Ballerine in "Petrouchka" at the Dance Center in New York. She has appeared also as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and with George Barrere and his Little Symphony Orchestra, and for two years toured the country as head of a ballet company with Edwin Strawbridge as her partner. m r**mps i • * * ^ BOWL FOR FUN A most enjoyable evening can be spent bowling . . . • FUN • RECREATION • HEALTH DROP IN TODAY Tiger Bowling Centre AIR CONDITIONED MMIf In the fraternity tennis tournament six teams meet this week in the quarter-finals while the Theta Chis take a well deserved rest after fighting their way into the semi-finals. The Alpha Psi team runs up against the Sigma Chis and the Kappa Sigs face the Alpha Gamma Rhos in the first loop, and in the other the SPEs meet the TEPs. Following a fast start, these closing rounds should produce some fine tennis and the galleries will undoubtedly be filled with spectators. * * * Saturday night the interesting new progressive game known as "I Do-od It" provided a large group of fun-seekers with a most amusing evening. High scorer for the games was Hazel McCullers, who had a total of 8,350 points, and she was closely followed by Donnie Stone who finished with 8225 points. Third place was won by Tom McKay, and J. M. Williams came in to place fourth. These first four winners were awarded theater tickets for their accomplishments. More of this type of entertainment is planned for the near future in response to popular demand. * * * Four teams pulled up in readiness for the semi-finals in the Independent Doubles Tennis Tournament over the weekend. Pittman and Dukes are scheduled against Griffith and Jackson, and McMillan and Dean will oppose McKinnon and Lindley. * * * During the next few weeks the Intramural Board will pick an "All Star" team from the outstanding softball men who played this season. This group will play the winning team of the tournament which is now in its final rounds in a post-season game. — TODAY — WALT DISNEY'S 'FANTASIA' With STOKOWSKI WED. — THURS. 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