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VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1942 NUMBER 39
Crossed Cannon and Castles
Memo No. 15, dated Oct. 29,
1942, plans to have Battery
ROOPs for 1st and 2nd F. A. and
Battalion Exercises for the 1st
Engineers during the period Nov.
16th to 24th. The Brigade Commander
and Staff are charged
with the necessary reconnaissance
for an area for each regiment. The
Regimental and Battalion Commanders
are charged with the
necessary reconnaissance for an
area for the battalions and batteries
or companies respectively.
This is the final objective of the
special artillery and engineer
drill, being held five days a week,
namely, that the regiments, battalions,
batteries and companies
be able to function in an exercise
as a unit.
* * *
On a senior writ in Administration,
a question was asked:
Name three types of discharges
from the army. Answer as given
by a "Big Shot" senior: I. Honorary.
2. Dishonorary. 3. Discharge
not honorary.
* * *
For the benefit of a certain
Senior of F. A., sugar is not a
part of the Army Forage Ration.
War Eagle is the only horse at
A. P. I. who is not aware of this.
* * *
Notice to Cadets. All caps,
trousers, and jackets have arrived
and are now in the supply room.
Get yours before Saturday's drill
so we can have a completely uniformed
brigade.
* * *
On a Military Fundamentals
Writ, the question was asked;
What four things must a military
policy provide? The answer given
by student: Every able bodied
man should be given (1) a gun; (2)
a blackjack; (3) a pair of handcuffs,
and (4) a night stick.
Question: What is the arm signal
for "Are you ready"?
Answer: An inquisitive look.
* * *
Another duty has been placed
on the Corps of Engineers. On a
sophomore writ on "Organization
and Duties of Engineers" one
student gave as a measure involved
in the accomplishment of the
mission of engineers—"To stimulate
the movement of our own
troops". We hope that they are
stimulated in the right direction.
* * *
Any cadet interested in trying
out for the Rifle Team may still
do so provided he reports to the
rifle range this week. The Range
will be open Monday through
Friday from 1—4 P. M. and on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
nights from 7—10 P. M. The Auburn
Rifle Club has scheduled a
Shoulder to Shoulder match with
Georgia Tech sometime between
January 4 and March 1. The date
will be announced later.
* * *
Freshman Quiz: The horse requires
one hundred (100) square
feet of forage per day.
* * *
In Sophomore Motor instruction
the question was asked by the
instructor: Define a deadman.
Answer: A deadman is a man that
has quit breathing.
Miss Auburn CandidatesT
Ready for Election Day
Only Three Co-eds Enter Names as Entrants
In Contest for Beauty Prize of Them All
For the second successive year, one of Auburn's prettiest
and most popular coeds will be elected to be "the lady
of the plains" in the campus-wide Miss Auburn election, to
be held this coming Thursday. The election, sponsored by the
Executive Cabinet, is open to any
and all girls on the campus, the
only requirement being that she
is enrolled as a student here. All
nominations for candidacy must
have been turned in to Jimmy
Butt, president of the Cabinet, at
the Pi Kappa Phi house, to insure
eligibility of the candidate.
The following candidates have
been announced by Butt and will
be eligible to participate in the-election
Thursday: • Misses June
Adams, Mary Jane Phillips and
Ann Sherer.
Four ballot boxes will be placed
at various vantage points over
the campus, with one each on
Vet Hill, Ag Hill, Student Center,
and Ramsay Engineering Building.
Any student may vote, but all
are asked to observe closely the
various election rules printed
below.
All students and candidates
must follow the following rules
to the fullest extent:
1. Any means of campaigning
by the candidates or their supporters
other than . by personal
approach renders the candidate
ineligible.
No candidate may distribute
free merchandise, or have distributed
circulars, cards, or other
printed matter circulated in behalf
of her election.
The election committee will decide
cases under these provisions
subject to approval by the Executive
Cabinet.
2. Anyone found guilty of unfair
practices at the polls shall
have his voting privileges removed.
The position of Miss Auburn is
not altogether honorary as are
many of the other so-called beauty
offices. For example, the girl
elected to serve as Miss Auburn
is the one whom the winner of
the Cake Race kisses as his reward,
and she might be called
upon for other campus duties
throughout the year.
Miss Margaret McCain, of
Montgomery, was elected Miss
Auburn over several other popular
coeds, last year.
African Tongue Taught
Swahili, the language spoken
by inhabitants of the east coast
of Africa, is being taught at Temple
university this .fall.
Professor C. Gordon Brown has
prepared a vocabulary of about
1,000 words,'which he says is "all
a white man needs, particularly
a soldier who might be sent to an
African front."
"Macbeth " Well Received By
Students on First Performance
Production Will Be Given Tonight And
Tomorrow Night and Again Next Week
The Auburn Players version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
was well received by an appreciative audience which crowded
the Y Hut last night for the first of a four-night run of the
production. It was only possible for 150 persons to be seated
in the small building which is being used this time instead of
Langdon Hall, the regular place of presentation in the past.
Tickets for tonight's, Wednesday's
and Thursday's performances
will be on sale each day
this week at the special booth in
Samford Hall. Students are given
free tickets upon presentation of
their student activities books. Admission
for others, except members
of the armed forces in uniform,
is twenty-five cents, including
tax.
Ticket sales will begin at the
box office at 7:15 P. M. on all
nights that the play is being
given.
Advance sale seats will be reserved
each night until 8:05 P. M.
If, for any reason, a ticket bought
during the advance sale is not
used on the night for which it
is intended, it must be returned
to the Samford booth and be exchanged
for one of later issue.
Starring in "Macbeth" are Robert
Blackburn in the tragic title
role and Marjorie McKinnon as
Lady Macbeth. Professor Telfair
B. Peet is director.
May Queen Election
Will Be Postponed
Until Next Monday
The May Queen election, scheduled
for Thursday, November 5,
will be postponed until Monday of
next week due to a conflict with
the election of Miss Auburn
which will be held Thursday.
The polls will be located at Social
Center and will'remain open
from 8:30 A. M. until 5:30 P. M.
Monday. Student activity books
must be presented at the polls,
and only regularly enrolled women
students are entitled to vote.
The eight candidates qualified
for the election are: Reid Anderson,
Margaret Lee Bradford, Catherine
Jones, Pat Kansinger, Luanda
Lasseter, Louise Pollard,
Marjorie Prince, and Mary Tins-ley.
Results of the election will be
Kappa Delta Pi
Initiates 12
New Members
Lt. Comdr. Phillips
Speaks to Group At
Initiation Banquet
Kappa Delta Pi, national educational
honorary society which
has for its purpose the encouragement
of high intellectual and
scholastic standards and recognition
of outstanding contributions
to education, last week inducted
12 Auburn students into
its local chapter. After the initiation
ceremony, held in the Methodist
Church, members adjourned
to the Green Room of the Pitts
Hotel for a banquet.
Those taken into (Kappa Delta
Pi were Paul Clifton Dean, of
Hartford; Mrs. R. H. Allen, of
Auburn; Clifton Hallmark, of
Glen Allen; Thomas W. Robinson,
of Grove Hill; Irma Phillips, of
Wadley; Joseph Daniel Phares, of
Moundville; Helen Paula Smith,
of Hartselle; Mary Will Creel, of
Boaz; Kathryn Virginia Gunter,
of Auburn; Madge Jarrard, of
published a few days before the Montgomery; Mervin Samuel
May Day Festival
NEW BOOKS ADDED
TO COLLEGE
The main library has received,
during the past week, a number
of new volumes, Miss Mary Martin
announced today. According
to the head librarian, these books
include fiction, history, economics,
political science, and philosophy.
Among the library books received
are Signed with Their
Honour, Aldridge; the P i nk
Camellia, Bailey; Five Women in
Three Novels, Baldwin; Look at
All Those Roses—Short Stories,
Bo wen; Young Pandora, Chides-ter;
Cornish Tales, Lee; Bpt
You'll Be Back, Steedman; In-credble
Carnegie, Winkler; Golden
Fleece, Call; Whitman; An
Interpretation in Narrative, Hollo
way; Virginia Woolf, Forster;
Coleridge and the Broad Church
Movement, Sanders; Paths of Life,
Preface to a World Religion, Morris.
The Greek Commonwealth;
Politics and Economics in the
Fifth Century Athens, Zimmern;
The Idea of National Interest,
Flash! Editor and Business
Manager Flee to Chicago
By A. WITT NESS
Absconding with college funds
and awating train time in obscurity
are the two key men of
The Auburn Plainsman who have
suddenly launched themselves
upon a career of crime that is
destined to spread from the outskirts
of Auburn to the throbbing
heart of that great metropolis,
Chicago. Speculations indicate
that the two craven, criminal,
column creators have decided to
launch another Dillinger episode,
for each crazy, cranium-crushing
crook has dwelled for three years
in this institution gathering
knowledge to defeat the flatfeet.
Their experience with "typewriters"
is of great value to them and
they should prove deathly dangerous.
George Heard and "Ham" Wilson
are the guilty parties and
any news of their whereabouts
will be greatly appreciated by the
staff of ye olde paper Thursday
night. This writer foresees a terrific
edition for Friday due to
their absence.
The duty oi a newspaper is to
print news in unprejudiced form,
therefore the confessions of the
criminals before their abrupt departure
must be given.
There is a national Associated
Collegiate Press conference to be
held in Chicago this week, and
the confessors thought it very expedient
that our pulsating publication
be represented at the conference.
Therefore, by using all
their wiles and winning ways,
they persuaded the college to
furnish funds financing fully (all
except half) their expenses to
and from the big city.
The deserters of the staff will
embark Wednesday and will be
caught and returned for trial
sometime Sunday if nothing interferes.
The staff demands the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth about the results
of the convention, and the
prisoners will be sentenced according
to their respective retentive
abilities. Here's hoping they
are good.
Beard; The Dynamics of Industrial
Democracy; Golden; The
Use Tax, Criz; The Distribution of
Wealth, Carver; State Supervision
of Local Finance, Kilpatrick;
Economics Origins of Jeffersonian
Democracy, Beard.
Constitutional Government in
the United States, Wilson; Theory
of the Integral, Saks; Introduction
to Bessel Functions, Bowman;
A Treatise on the Analytical
Dynamics of Particles and Rigid
Bodies, Whittaker; My Friends,
the Apes, Benchley; Life and
Thought in the Greek "and Roman
World, Cary; Behind the Urals,
an American Worker in Russia's
City of Steel, Scott; Dialogue
with Death, Koestler; Methods of
Sales Promotion, Howard; and i
Public Speaking for Technical
Men, Tucker.
Draper, of Trinity; and Thomas
Byron Tompkins, of Birmingham.
Lt Commander Edwin C. Phillips
of the Naval Radio Training
School will be guest speaker at
the next regular meeting of the
society. v
Auburn Student Is
Selected For Naval
Aviation Training
John Elbert Howell, of Rome,
Georgia, has been selected for
training as a Naval aviation cadet
and will be ordered to active duty
shortly.
Howell graduated from Rome
High School and is now a student
at Auburn. He is a member of freshmen and sophomores
Kappa Alpha social fraternity.
When ordered to active duty
Howell will report to the U. S.
Navy Pre-Flight School, either at
the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, or
at the University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia, for three months
of phycical conditioning, instruction
in Naval essentials, military
drill and ground school subjects.
After completing this course he
will be sent to one of the Navy's
numerous reserve bases for primary
flight training.
CAA Information
All Army reservists in the CAA
program take their training on a
full-time basis and must be men
who are ineligible as combat
pilots because of their age or
minor physical defects. Age limits
are 18 through 36. If he's under
27 an applicant must have been
rejected for combat pilot training.
Army, Marine,
Navy Officers
Arrive Here
Offer Enlistment
In Reserve Corps
To Certain Students
The Joint Army, Navy, and
Marine Recruiting Party will be
in Auburn through noon tomorrow
for the purpose of completing
the enlistments of Auburn
students under the College Pre-
Induction Program.
If you have already completed
Basic ROTC and are not taking
advanced course ROTC and are
interested in joining either the
Navy or Marine Corps Reserves,
you should make it a point to talk
to the procurement officers of
these branches before they leave.
The Navy representatives have
set up offices in the room next to
the President's office oh the first
floor of Samford Hall, and the
Marine Corps representatives are
located in the Air Conditioning
Room on the first floor of Ramsay
Hall.
The Army representatives are
located in the Armory in the
basement of Samford Hall. All
must
first enlist in the Army Enlisted
Reserve Corps. If they desire to
serve with the Navy or Marine
Corps they can indicate this preference
on their applications. All
students wishing to join the
Army Enlisted Reserve who now
have their papers in order should
complete their enlistment Wednesday
if possible.
Purpose of the Enlisted Reserve
Corps is to remove qualified students
from the jurisdiction of
their draft boards and allow them
to remain in college as long as
possible. It is not the purpose of
the AERC to draw these men immediately
into the army. As the
regulations now stand, students
in the AERC will be considered
for deferment in college so long
as their scholastic progress is
satisfactory.
It is apparent that students who
do not join the AERC will be
subject to induction by their draft
boards when they become of age.
Now to End All Rumors: API
Students Get Same' Holidays
According to an announcement from President L. N. Duncan's
office late yesterday afternoon, Auburn students will get the
same number of holidays which had originally been scheduled.
The holiday season for Auburn will begin on December 19 at
noon and last until January 4 at eight o'clock.
This announcement came as a result of an Executive Council
Meeting yesterday afternoon, in which all the proposals were
considered and discussed.
After debate on the subject it was agreed that Auburn
should remain on the present schedule because it would upset
the quarter system schedule and would also necessitate other
literature being sent out over the state. This and other reasons
made it necessary to keep the holidays as scheduled.
Barn Dance To Be
Held Saturday Night
The second barn dance of the
current season will be held Saturday
night at Alumni Gym from
8:30 until 12:00. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by Barney
Estes and his Hill Billy Band.
All students are invited to attend
this dance and all sailors
and servicemen also, if they have
a date with a, co-ed who will
bring her student activity book
with her.
The dance is sponsored by the
Student Government and the
only admission is the presentation
of the ticket book at the
door.
Seven Men Are
Initiated Into *
Scarab Society
A recent initiation by the Khu-fu
Temple of Scarab, architectural
fraternity, honored seven
men selected from the students
and professors of the school of
architecture. The students selected
were Dillon March, Albert
Williams, Jim Stahnke, J o hn
Harvey Thomas and Fred Dug-gar.
The professors extended
honorary membership were Mr.
Robert H. Adams, Jr. and Mr.
Brendon A. Bond.
Dillon March is an ATO from
Mobile.
Albert Williams is a member of
Lambda' Chi Alpha and is from
Montgomery.
Jim Stahnke is from Reedsburg,
Wisconsin, and is a PiKA.
John Harvey Thomas is a Sigma
Chi from Montgomery.
Fred Duggar, HI, from Montgomery
is a Sigma Phi Epsilon.
MORE MED SCHOOL
GRADUATES TO
BE AVAILABLE
The American Medical association
estimates that approved medical
schools, operating under wartime
accelerated programs, will
graduate a record total of 21,029
students during the next three
years.
The number is "5,028 more than
would have been graduated without
the adoption of the accelerated
program," the AMA council
on medical education and hospitals
reported.
Dr. Dennis Has
New Patient
In Uncle Sam
College Physician
Since 1939 Leaves
Auburn for Army
By BOB SHARMAN
War, still striking relentlessly
into the ranks of college instructors,
has chosen another Auburn
faculty member to serve. Dr. J.
W. Dennis, college physician since
1939, will enter into service with
the rank of captain. He will report
to Wellston Air Depot at
Macon, Ga., to begin an assignment
November 5.
Although the loss of Dr. Dennis
will be felt keenly by students
and faculty members, a capable
and experienced successor to the
position has been secured in the
selection of Dr. Yarbrough, retiring
private physician, who took
over the post of college physician
last Sunday.
Dr. Dennis practiced 10 years in
Montgomery before he came to
Auburn in 1939 to assume the duties
of Alabama Poly's physician.
In that short period of time he
endeared himself to the present
student body and to alumni since
that year. All the ills which college
students are subject to were
brought before his practiced eyes
to be treated—psychologically,
medically, or physically. His
hours were unlimited as was his
patience and skill. He was called
upon to render extremely difficult
decisions regarding students
physical conditions, and bore the
brunt of criticism many times.
This medium may be used to
transfer the appreciation of the
Auburn student body to a faithful
and deserving servant of API.
Here's luck in anything that you
might undertake, Doc!
Saves Over 500 Lives
In Six Year Period
If the Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command doesn't
have the champion life saver of
the services, it is waiting to hear
from somebody who can dispute
the record of Corp. Johnny
Lounsbury of 596 School Squadron
here,' who has saved more
than 500 lives in six years at
Jones Beach, N. Y.
ON THE CAMPUS
Future Homemakers
The collegiate chapter of Future
Homemakers met in Social Center
Thursday night, Oct. 29. The
subject for the program was
"How to be Patriotic and Pretty".
Mazie Nelson discussed and demonstrated
the "Care of the Skin";
the "Care of the Hair" by Helen
Smith; and the "Care of the hands
and Nails" by Sara Margaret
Hicks.
Internationally Known
The regular meeting of the International
Relations Club will be
held in Room 219 of the New
Classroom Building Thursday
night at 8 P. M. Richard Bjurberg
will lead the night's discussion.
Medical Students
There will be an important
meeting of Alpha Epsilon Delta
in the Ross Chemical Laboratory
at 7 P. M. tonight.
Buy Rings Now
Henry Park, Vice-President of
the Executive Cabinet and chairman
of the ring committee, announced
today that the only
stones available for class rings at
the present time are the black
onyx and the American blue
quartz.
Balfour & Company, manufacturers
of the rings, are already
making plans for an all-metal
class ring to be used in place of
the present type when the supply
of stones is entirely gone.
Since the supply will soon be
exhausted, it is advisable to order
as soon as possible. It is impossible
to tell how long the remaining
stones will last.
Park may be contacted at telephone
number 311. Orders may
also be given to other members
of the ring committee.
Service Boys Meet
Important meeting of Alpha Phi
Omega this Thursday evening at
8:30. A guest speaker will make
an interesting talk on FBI work.
Members and rushees are urged
to attend.
Dance Committees
There will be a meeting of all
the Barn Dance committees tonight
in Samford Hall in Room
215. The meeting will be short
and, will begin at 7:00. All committee
members should be there
or have a representative there.
Mobile Students
There will be a meeting of the
Mobile students Tuesday night in
Ramsay 109. All students from
Mobile are urged to attend as the
meeting is very important.
Page Two T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN November 3,1942
New Time System in Football Suggested C^nlumn Left
We liked Colonel Bernie Beirman's new-plan
of keeping time in football games the
first time we heard of it, and, after reading
further about it and thinking about it we
like it even better.
Briefly his plan is this: Instead of having
the time kept in minutes and seconds
as it is now, have each team allotted a
certain number of plays and no more; when
they run over the quota then they stop
playing, whether it takes 'til dawn or not.
Col. Beirman pointed out that his Sea-hawks
played several games where the
plays averaged 141 in number and that
160 would not be too much nor too small
to give all the teams the same advantage.
Birth of the idea was long ago in Colonel's
Beirman's head. He is known for his
good plans and it is seldom that he offers
to comment on or change a long standing
rule that has proven its worth. So when
he comes out with something like this it
is well worth the time and effort to sit
down and do some "tall" thinking on it
ourselves.
Perhaps we are partial to Auburn in
thinking so highly of the new plan. But,
who can we be partial to unless it is our
own Alma Mater and its football team.
But, on several occasions we have noticed
or believed in our own minds that the opposing
team was "freezing" the ball in the
last seconds of the game so that Auburn,
who was behind, could not get hold of the
ball and have a chance of scoring. We are
sure that this has happened, not only with
Auburn but with other teams as well.
Only point in doubt in our own minds
is about the method of time keeping as .'to
quarters or how long the team with the
ball would be allowed to keep the ball. It
could be worked out on plays with first
downs or perhaps some other method
could be devised.
Col. Beirman has already offered the use
of his Seahawk team as a guinea pig to t ry
out the new system. We do not know if he
has any offers or not, but we sincerely
hope so.
Such a system would give the team behind
a chance to catch up even in the closing
minutes of the game. This plan would
also eliminate the arguments which come
up concerning the few remaining seconds
in the game and regarding whether or not
the game should be over, by our watch or
yours.
By BRUCE MARTIN
"Mr. Blabber Mouth" at It Again . . . Holidays
The people of America and- the college
students of today are being continually
cautioned about the faith they put in rumors.
This is as important in college as it is
in the business, industrial, economic, or
social world of today.
We would like to ask the college students
of Auburn to do the same thing that
the government is doing today—asking
their citizens not to put their faith in rumors
but in the cold facts as they are laid
down before them. The government has
told the American people that it will tell
them when anything happens that can be
released witfhout giving away military
secrets of value to the enemy.
At the present time, to bring this matter
closer to home, rumors are circulating wildly
and freely about the Christmas holidays
we are to receive this year. Some
say two weeks as scheduled, others say
none at all, and still others say one whole
month.
We do not know how long we are going
to get. The people who are in the position
to tell us are out of town at the present
on other important college matters. As
soon as they return we will be glad to print
the true data about the Christmas holidays.
Talking with one boy yesterday we
found out that the soldiers, (or one he had
talked with coming home on the bus) had
the impression that they were the ones
who were not to get any holidays, and we
were to get our regular amount or number
of days.
This is a bit contrary to the rumors that
have been floating around the campus of
late. We thought, according to "Mr. Blabber
Mouth" that we were not going to get
any, so the soldiers could have transportation
home.
Whatever the verdict when the College
Executives return, we know that you will
understand and appreciate what others are
trying to do for us. Whether it is two
weeks, four weeks, or none at all, we know
that you will realize that it is only because
of necessity that such conditions
have to exist.
In the meantime, it is nice to just think
about four weeks, or the contrast, none at
all. There are advantages to both, and disadvantages.
Would a "Rat Cap Order" Do Any Good?
The other day we were walking along
one of the walks on the campus and one
of the most amazing sights we have ever
seen met our eyes. We saw a freshman
wearing his rat cap and calmly walking
toward Samford Hall ! !
After the shock of seeing the Orange
and Blue emblem of the freshman class
so calmy strolling past, we suddenly realized
that perhaps the freshman was new
here and had just transferred from another
college that wants its freshmen to look
good and keep up that school Spirit.
However, we cannot expect too much
out of the poor freshman. Who expects to
make a freshman wear his cap when no one
made the upperclassmen wear theirs when
they were "rats." It cannot be done. Or
rather let us say that it has never been
i
done.
Because, it can be done if we want it
done. The Military Department issued an
order this summer ordering all freshmen
to wear their caps to PE 100 and to receive
demerits if they did not comply with this
order.
Why could not this order be reissued and
this time make the senior, junior, or sophomore
officers enforec the order. Freshmen
would wear their caps if they were made
to and would soon come to like them and
feel lost if they forgot them.
A few demerits off their grade, or, if
they received so many. demerits, they
count as an absence, would soon make the
majority of them think twice about not
wearing the caps to class or at least one
hour out of the day.
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policies of this paper.
We are handicapped again. Our
typewriter has enlisted in the
Army of the United States. The
brother proved to be an able recruiting
officer when he passed
through. This machine has a
chemical keyboard and is used to
making out chemistry quizzes, so
one never can tell just what will
come out.
* * *
If thirty grams of magnesium
react with hydrochloric acid, calculate
the volume of—There, see
what we mean?,
* * *
We wonder why there has been
such an outcrop of rumors lately
It seems that Auburn needs a
School for Rumor. We even heard
that all students except seniors in
ROTC will have five weeks for
Christmas holidays, while the
ROTC seniors will continue
straight through, and will graduate
at the end of December.
* * *
And some one will probably
quote that as being a news story
he saw in The Auburn Plainsman.
* * *
Give the names and formulas
for the five oxides of nitrogen,
and—There it goes again!
* * *
We have a story. We can't
vouch for it, but it was told to us
for true. The subject is a football
game played recently by two
high school teams in West Florida.
Since we aren't absolutely
sure of pur facts, we'll refer to the
teams simply as A and B.
* * *
And it's at least as true as
some of the reasons used this past
week in requests for leaves of ab-»
sence. There must be an epidemic
among grandmothers, 'cause the
mortality rate sho' was high.
* * *
But back to the story—Team A
was obviously the better of the
two teams. The whole game had
been played inside team B's
thirty yard line. But due to
-breaks, A had- been-trnable^trr"-
score but once. With two minutes
left to play, the score stood as
seven to nothing in favor of A.
Then A scored, but failed to convert.
Score: A, 13—B, 0.
* * *
Then A kicked off. Fate or
somebody stepped in. There was
no official substitution, so that
detail remains unexplained. Anyhow,
a member of B's team ran
the length of the field for a touchdown
on the kick-off. They made
the extra point. Score: A, 13—
B , l
* * *
Then B kicked off, and that guy
fate stepped in again. The ball
went over the goal and B recovered
for a touchdown. And the
extra point was good! Final score:
A, 13—B, 14 ! !
* * *
Three touchdowns had been
made in three plays, and half the
crowd had left and didn't see any
of them!
* * *
Classify the following as elements
or compounds: Ammonia,
lead, calcium carbonate, Aw
Nuts! Advice to the Quadratician:
Watch Hades and see that she
doesn't join the WAACs.
* * *
And we went to Birmingham.
We got wet. We saw that mud
and blood all over the field and
wished for Little Red Harris, all
ninety-five pounds of him. But we
didn't have Little Red. And they
had Big Black. 'Twas a good
game anyhow.
* * *
Saturday was Hallowe'en, and
at least one spook was out in the
rain and in fine form. That Auburn
Spirit was really alive up
there in B'ham. Only after sixty
minutes of playing time would
the Auburn supporters admit defeat.
* * *
Phil, the Pharmers' Phriend,
says, "If Auburn keeps on-playing
football every Saturday, and
doesn't do something to get the
weatherman over his mad, the
farmers are sho' gonna' have too
much rain.
..- . * * * ——~.~ _>.
HALT
'They're from the War Manpower Commission—
they're looking ahead."
r-»-7fij C«%«a Im J * . . I . W
S p o t I i t e
By KEN SHEROUSE, JR.
Tiger Spirit
By EARL CLEGHORN
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
in this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the editorial
policies of this paper.
The chief pilot of this semi-weekly,
when in low spirits, asked
me to pound out a column to fill
in space. Hoping you will all continue
further here goes nothing
for something.
* * *
Any resemblance between this
story and any cafeteria living or
dead is accidental. You might
think a cafeteria couldn't be living,
well I knew of one that
crawled—or you know what I •
mean.
* * *
I heard this story many years
ago when I was a freshman in
college.
* * *
Once upon a time there was a
certain beanery in a college town
that served college students. The
sign hanging over the door read
as follows: "Ye Old Beanery,
"Hash a Specialty. Eat what you
can; play guessing games with the
silver or turn it in for scrap
Finders Keepers!"
* * *
The waiters were very talented.
All spoke good English even
though they were college students.
* * *
The menu covered everything
from top to bottom—you got the
tops in prices and the bottom in
quality of food.
* * *
There was a student who found
a rat cap in his nightly "you name
it hash." He called the head waiter
over to his table "Say, I found
a rat cap in this hash and I paid
forty cents for it." The waiter
came back with this innocent remark,
"That is a savings of sixty
cents, the athletic department
charges one buck for them. What
do you expect for forty cents,
anyway, a top hat?"
* * *
The early morning breakfast
hour was the most entertaining.
The big hunt went on the air as
the doors opened.
If you were sitting at one of
the back tables you could hear
the throaty yells of the hunters
and the squeals of the prey. The
sounds you caught drifting over
the swinging doors were enough
to freeze the blood in your veins.
* * *
You could hear the slam of
stove wood against the wall and
the rattle of pots and pans as
wild yells of inhuman tempo
jsplit the calm of the dawn.
* * *
The swinging doors burst open
and a large gray rat would come
skidding to a quick stop in front
of your table. The rat would be
followed by a member of the
cooking department armed with
a shotgun.
* * *
Swinging the weapon to his
shoulder he fired point blank at
the misfortunate cousin of Mickey
Mouse. If you were still alive at
the end of the battle, the management
would demonstrate its
best manners by coming to your
table and saying, "Will you excuse
us while we remove the
body?"
* * *
The biggest punch in the whole
tragedy came as you paid your
check. If you handed them your
meal ticket, they would point out
some object in the rear of the
room and say, "Isn't that lovely?"
As you turned your head you
could hear the sound of the
puncher and your meal ticket
would be consumed.
* * *
Forgetting that tale, if you can,
I would like to tell you of the one
about the college boy who failed
his physical exam.
* * *
Seems as if he asked the doctor
this question, "Can I pay two
bucks and get a re-exam?"
* * »
Weary Willie, the Whispering
Wizard, weirdly words the following
suggestion and I close
with it. "I ain't kidding when I
ask you kids to kinda kid your
kinsfolks out of some extra kid-boodle
to kick in for War Bonds."
Notice to all students: This column invites you to suggest
topics for discussion in the Spotlite. We intend to dabble in
any subject that is not trite and banal. If it possesses a relationship
to Auburn, it affects us too. Our address is the Plainsman
office.
* * *
"The high schools can't seem to make up their minds as to
whether they are preparing students for college or for life."
Thus went the old controversy on educational preparation.
The junior college has been largely an extension of the high
school curriculum with no definite attempt to determine where
the scholastic pursuits should end. The same trend may be observed
in our colleges and universities, with the possible exception
of the technical and medical schools. The result has
been a hodge-podge of education, social life, culture, and
athletics.
A good general education, in the modern sense of the word,
cannot be adequately defined in a column. We do believe, however,
that education in the higher levels of the definition should
be open only to those who possess the ability that independent
intellectual work requires. American colleges, with perhaps
a misinterpretation of the term democracy, have not
recognized this fact. As a result, our colleges contain many students
who are ouh of place. Enrollment in colleges now determines
one's military status. Each student must judge himself
by the level of his intelligence and the importance of the
subjects he is studying. Only the fit must remain.
We here at API are being forced to revise our conception
of the need for higher education. President Roosevelt took care
of that detail in his last speech. Many Auburn students seemingly
feel justified in going to college for what is popularly
termed a social education.
Our whole picture of this business of educational preparation
must change. WE are not being educated for "life or college."
We are being educated to take our places in a world at
war. Each individual must decide how he best fits- into the
picture.
All the knowledge of cultural and social relations which
four years of college can impart will not help to kill one Jap.
Some of us will be called slackers for staying in school, while
others will feel justified in leaving API for the armed forces.
Town and Campus
By LEONARD HOOPER
In a recent newsreel we saw a group of industrious young
men going over an obstacle course which included quite a few
features overlooked till now by API's own physical education
department. In fact, we heard one young man, obviously an
Auburn student, mutter "Gee, I hope Dr. Lapp doesn't see this."
The inovations which were not seen by the genial director
of our physical conditioning program included ropes to- be
climbed hand-over-hand, a short and concentrated hurdle
course, and a water hole which is swung over on ropes. We
have some exercises which are very similiar to these, if not
actually alike, but equally beneficial in their effects.
# * *
Midway through Auburn's second quarter, we are able to
take a long distance look at our quarter system and analyze its
faults and merits, as compared with the former semester
system.
First of all, one big disadvantage, in the opinion of many students,
is having the quizzes on week ends. A great many students
like to try to go home every once in awhile. With the
week end taken up with quizzes, and drill for the boys, most of
the time it is after lunch before anyone can start for home.
Occasionally, every third week end comes up without a quiz,
but then without an excuse from drill it is impossible to leave
town on Saturday morning.
Another hardship worked by week end quizzes is that which
bothers irregular students, of having two or three quizzes on
one Saturday. It's fairly difficult to review three weeks' work
in two different subjects, even if you pay rapt attention in
class.
November 3, 1942 THE AUBURN P L A I N S M AN Page Three
LED ALPHA GAMMA RHO'S BIG WEEK END
* • ' • ' * »
Being in Jail Is Not So Bad
As Police Are "Nice" to You
By SHIRLEY SMITH
It seems that if one wishes to
stay on the editorial staff of a
paper, one must be ready to accept
any assignment of said paper,
even if said assignment is to interview
the police force of a
Diamonds - Watches
Jewelry and
Gifrware
Cook Jewelry
Go.
Eason T. Cook Class '14
115 South Eighth Street
Opelika. Ala.
town. Therefore, when the assignment
is received, one merely
gulps and heads for the local police
station, regardless of the pos-r
sibility of being "wanted."
Being the one to whom the
above applies, I began my interviewing
career in the police station
prepared for anything, my
ego not being helped by the surprised
looks of my acquaintances
as they passed by the window. I
could almost hear them saying
"—just never can tell about people
these days, can you?"
Surprisingly enough, when Mr.
Ellis and Mr. Hendry, the City
Co-Chiefs, appeared and I had explained
to them that I hadn't
come to give myself up, I began
Big Week End
Held by Alpha
Gamma Rhos
Dance on Friday
Night; Game In
Birmingham Saturday
Alpha Gamma Rho began a
gala week end Friday night, holding
its annual formal in the Girls'
Gymnasium on Opelika Road. The
Auburn Knights furnished smooth
music for the occasion.
Leading the dance with Vice-
President Mariotte Lufkin was
Miss Vera Parkham, of Ozark, a
1941 Auburn graduate. After the
leadout, Miss Parkman was presented
with a bouquet of pink
roses by Mrs. W. H. Simpson,
housemother.
The gymnasium was attractively
decorated with the Halloween
theme being borne in mind. On
the backdrop was placed the Alpha
Gamma Rho coat-of-arms in
the fraternity colors of green and
yellow.
Dates of the members wore corsages
of white gardenias with
borders of- defense stamps. Immediately
following the dance,
the frolickers returned to the fraternity
house for an enjoyable
breakfast planned by Mrs. Simpson.
Early Saturday morning, members
and dates motored to Birmingham
for the, Auburn-Mississippi
State-game. All of those in
the party.viewed the,contest from
a reserved section on the fifty
yard line. After the game, the entire
group met at the Club Rex
for a final party, returning to
Auburn Saturday night.
Part of the
rhythm of action
the pause
ihat refreshes
DELTA ZETA
SORORITY GUEST
Beta Xi chapter of\Delta Zeta
Sorority had as its guest Wednesday
and Thursday Miss Irene C.
Boughton; National officer of the
sorority. Miss Boughton is Executive
Secretary from Indianapolis,
Indiana, She was en route
to the Delta Zeta chapter at Howard
College.
Wednesday, Miss Boughton was
feted at an informal tea. Annette
Jones, vice-president of Beta Xi
chapter, presided over the punch
bowl.
to feel quite at home—that is,
figuratively speaking. I even went
so far as to remember that an interviewer
should ask questions
and proceeded to do so with the
following results:
Considering the number of students,
there is very good cooperation
with the police department.
There is. an average of two
student arrests a month. Occasionally,
however, when some
group decides to;have a "big"
week end, the number of arrests
may jump up to seven or eight.
With few exceptions, the arrests
are made on charges of disorderly
conduct,: . the disorderly
conduct generally consisting of
tearing down-signs, disturbing the
peace, or any of the unpredictable
things that a drunk is apt
to do. The jail is kept clean, beds
sunned daily, and there is a shower
at the end of the "hall." The
food is excellent, being'the same
which is given to the boys at one
of the local boarding houses. In
fact, they treat you pretty nice.
Nevertheless, few students, once
they have accepted an invitation
to spend the night in jail, care to
come- again.
It's the
refreshing
thing
to do
5*
Opelika Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Phone 70
M-39-4
You Can Depend
On Your Druggist
Take a moment to think of the
part your druggist plays jn
your life. You depend upon
him in all times of emergency
— as- well' .you can! You
know that prescriptions needed
in haste will always be
filled accurately by our Registered
Pharmacist.
LIPSCOMB'S
TIGER DRUG
Phone 200
SCENES AT ALPHA DELTA PI INSTALLATION
Shown above are three of the Grand Officers of the sorority in
Auburn for the .installation. Left to right they are: Mrs. R. L.
Browder, grand second vice-president from Montgomery; Mrs.
Evelyn Hix, grand historian from Birmingham; and.Mrs. Sidney R.
Standard, grand president from Webster Groves, Missouri.
Pictured above are the members of the sorority and visiting
members and alumnae who attended the banquet given by the
local alumnae chapter on Saturday night.
From left to right in the picture are Dr. L. N. Duncan, Mrs. L. N.
Duncan (party obscured), Mrs. R. L. Browder, Mrs. Sidney R. Stand-and.
Marjorie Burt, and Mrs. R. P. Davidson, (party.obscured), Ada
McCaleb and date.
At the reception from left to right—Imogene Bennett, Shannon
Haine, Margaret Haisien, Ada McCaleb and Mrs. Clay Burgess, and
Gene Fletcher.
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3 BIG PRIZES
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to all, so try your luck.
RULES: Winner decided by most correct winners, nearest
correct score, time of filing guess. In case of ties winner decided
by earliest filing. Deadline for filing guess 12 noon Saturday.
Winners will be posted Monday noon.
Drop Your Guess in the Box at Ward's Store
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Name
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NAVY BLUES
Lingers in our mind a thought of a lady who called recently and
volunteered to serve in any way she could the bluejackets of the
Navy. We know that her husband has been killed in action since the
beginning of this war. We can feel the pitiful and helpless feeling
of women who have to stand idle and inactive while the ones they
love give up their lives, that all people may remain free. Nothing
can repay their great loss. None can offer them very much consolation.
In seems to us that the peace of mind of those who have made
such sacrifices can best be found doing something that will be a
direct blow against the forces of evil that started this war and
robbed them of their loved ones. It would seem that the problem
is to find some worthwhile and concrete job for the leisure time of
people that have a double reason for wanting to help in this war.
Our Naval unit here is small, but the few men that we have go
right out to the midst of the war. The Hell that they are to face requires
the very best courage, faith and morale that men can muster.
Just one man that breaks under the strain of terrific pressure and
danger can strike terror to the hearts of strong men. It is imperative
that each and every one of them have the strongest faith in their
flag and the things it stands for, their country, and their people. By
fair play, honesty, and the best leadership we possess, the officers and
petty officers can only take care of a part of the job of keeping the
morale of men at the highest possible level. We need the help of all
the people of this community at all times. •
The next thing is how, or the modus operandi. Most of the people
of this community have the right idea. More than anything else these
boys want to be a part of this community while they are here, and
to make good friends. Many folks have found this out. They take the
boys out to their homes and when they get them there they don't go
to a lot of trouble and expense preparing lavish meals. They throw
them the paper, a magazine, or the family album and go about their
necessary chores. They take them hunting, fishing, out to the farm,
and if it is Sunday, they take them to their Sunday School and
Church services. They let the boys take them out to dinner once in a
while in reciprocation, for they know that boys do not like to sponge
on people and want to keep. their own self respect. Further, they
realize that the boys are interested in them as people and friends,
and that they care very little whether you are the janitor or the
mayor. In the main they want to be accepted, to make real and lasting
friends, and the dullest among them can feel small community
clannishness a mile away.
Planned programs of entertainment to take care of the leisure
time of these boys is an important item. The Service Men's Club and
all connected with it have done and are doing good work, but their
facilities and funds are small. When we consider the number of boys
attached, we can realize that it is impossible for this club to furnish
recreation for all. Dances and parties with consequent feminine companionship
rate very high as entertainment. With all the independent
parties and dances held by private individuals and clubs, we have
need for about twice that number. Insofar as dances are concerned
there is only a limited number of places to hold them and an unlimited
number of organizations to use them, and we definitely do
not want to interfere with any organization, social program. However,
we would like to see the time when there are enough entertainments
over the week end, in this community, to keep the sailors
at home. We would like to see them spend the money for transportation
and lodging at other places with the merchants of this
community.
Constantly men come to us with small problems that some lady
who wants to help a bluejacket could handle much better than we
'(Continued on Page 4)
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A single second is that important. So answer promptly,
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Page Four T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN November 3,1942
Football Sidelines
By JOHN HARVEY THOMAS
Deserved it? "Of course State shouldn't have won", stated
an Auburn student long after the odors of perspiration had
been washed from the player's bodies last Saturday evening.
Yes, State deserved to win! Two good clubs met, with one
destined to come out on top, and Mr. Fate, along with the
help of Mr. Breaks, ruled slightly in favor of Mississippi
State.
Final Count? Some radio announcers informed the listeners
that the score was six to six—wish it were. Had it been
that close, Auburn could have claimed the victory, because
State was rated 14 points better than the Plainsman. But
at the point where the battle smoke was the thickest, you
could see the score board, very dimly at the time; and by
calculating the lights we find that State mustered only a
mere six points to Auburn's great big round, round goose egg.
Much could be said about this game, too much, we are sure.
It was a tough one to lose after playing them on an almost
equal basis until the fourth quarter. "Blondy" Black and Billy
Murphy proved to be the edge between the two machines.
These two backs combined their most "supotent" talents and
behind a big, fast-moving line, they kept Auburn on her toes
for 60 minutes.
This Black boy is not only a fast runner but he is also very
elusive and fancy, despite the fact that he has to carry 195
pounds of brawn with him wherever he goes. He was dangerous
the whole afternoon.
As for Billy Murphy—well, he was largely responsible for
the Maroon's touchdown. All he did was to stand nonchalantly
back from the line of scrimmage and lob one over to a Mr.
Blount that gave State six points. But, it wasn't as simple as
all that for Mississippi State marched 60 to 70 yards to get
that one the hard way. Auburn's inspired line held too tightly
in the pinches and the Maroons were forced to take to the air
in search of a route for conquest.
* * *
Had not it been for Monk Gafford's fine running and smart
kicking; the plunging and defensive works of both Reynolds
and Irby; the vicious line play of Grimmett, Eddins, Cornelius,
Pharr, Costellos, McClurkin, Fletcher, and Barton; and
the bruising blocking of Zac Jenkins; Auburn might not have
fared so well.
* * * ' . ' •*
Gafford's kicking was truly a feat in itself. More than once
Gafford booted the oval away from the State safety man and
with such accuracy that the ball either rolled out of bounds
or stopped within the Maroon's ten yard line. Blondy Black
and Billy Murphy never had a chance to even touch the oval,
as the bounding ball stayed clear of them all afternoon.
Monk's nifty running continued to show the fans the type
of ball player that he is—hard, clean and fast—always a
threat, and never giving up until the pile in under him.
* * *
The "J" boys: Jack Cornelius, Jim Pharr, and Jim McClurkin
played like thoroughbreds at times against almost
overwhelming odds. The defensive work of these three was
something worth shouting about. The opposing backs did
not get far when these were in the game.
How far did they get? Oh, about Jim Pharr, we suppose,
then they were stopped cold.
* * *
'Pears as how the Auburn-Georgia game will be a sellout
by virtue of Georgia's last minute 21-10 trouncing of
'Bama. Nothing could please us more; for if Auburn should
beat Georgia—WELL—you wait and see what happens.
Tickets on Sale
Thursday, Friday
Tickets will go on sale for the
Auburn-Georgia Naval Pre-Flight
School Thursday and Friday at
the Field House. The ticket booths
will be open in the morning and
during the afternoon. Hours in
the- morning will be from eight
to twelve o'clock and in the afternoon
from one until six o'clock.
Price of the tickets will be, for
the student, $.75 with coupon No.
6. Guest tickets will cost $2.50.
No student tickets will be sold
at the stadium.
TO OPPONENTS HE IS NOT SO SMALL
POWERFUL CENTER
Superb Kicking and Running of Gafford Help
In Holding off Strong Mississippi Attack
By CHARLES SCALES
Attempting for the second time this year to overcome a
vastly heavier team on a rain swept gridiron, the Auburn
Tigers fell before the hardhitting Maroons of Mississippi
State at Legion Field Saturday. Through three quarters of
consistant rain the two teams battled each other to a standstill,
and in the end it was State's superior power which
finally enabled them to push
across the single touchdown of
the afternoon.
"Blondy" Black, touted Maroon
triple threat man, was never able
to break into the clear for one of
his famous runs; however, is terrific
line-plunging along with
that of Blount and Murphey kept
the Auburn boys back on their
heels most of the game. State did
not, however, stick to the ground
for all of her well-earned yardage.
In fact, the lone counter was
the result of a beautiful spot pass
from Murphey to Blount in the
end zone.
By far the most outstanding
work for the Plainsmen was
turned in by "Monk" Gafford,
whose booming punts brought the
Auburn men out of close spots
near their goal line time after
time. Gafford's punting, though,
scarcely overshadowed his deceptive
running which, in spite
of the slippery, entangling mud,
enabled him to slice off several
long gains through the Maroon
defense.
Auburn's linemen put up a
great battle against overwhelming
odds as they stopped the vicious
State attack within the
shadow of their goal posts to
break up several long marches
which seemed destined to go over.
-flU80R.H-c/
lM PHHRR.
One of the teams best standouts
is young Jim Pharr, center
from Fort Deposit, Jim is no baby,
weighing 185 pounds and rather
taU with his 6' 1" frame.
tSm U.S.WAR BONDS
TONIGHT
KAY KYSER
in
"MY FAVORITE SPY"
with
J a n e Wyman
On Our Stage 8:30
"PARADE OF STYLE AND
BEAUTY"
36 Charming Models
oay bisters
Plays at Tiger
For Two Days
Three wealthy sisters who live
in a spacious home that is daily
seeping into a greater stage of
decay, and who are obviously trying
to keep dark some closely
guarded secret of the past, is the
intriguing story of Warner Bros.'
newest film, "The Gay Sisters",
which will be shown Wednesday
and Thursday at the Tiger Theatre.
The picture features a brilliant
cast made up of Barbara Stan-
Auburn Falls Before State in Rain
Black's Play Keeps
Tigers on Defensive
RED-HEADED END
Clarence Grimmett, 188 pounder
from Birmingham who showed
the Mississippi Slate Maroons
how much 188 pounds could hit
and still stand up last Saturday.
Grimmett plays end on the Tiger
team and stands at 6'1".
wyck, George Brent, Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Nancy Coleman and a
fine newcomer, Gag Young.
The story is adapted from the
best-selling novel by Stephen
Longstreet, whose powerful writing
was transplanted in all its
strength from print to film. The
three Gaylord sisters (nicknamed
the 'Gay sisters' by the press)
Fiona, Lady Burton and Susanna,
played respectively by Barbara
Stanwyck, Geraldine Fitzgerald
and Nancy Coleman, are theoretically
worth a fortune but are actually
up to their necks in debt.
This situation is due to the fact
that one Charles Barclay, played
by George Brent, has contested
their father's will and has managed
to keep the case in various
courts for over twenty years in
the hope that the Gaylords would
be forced to sell him their property.
But Fiona, who had it instilled
in her from childhood that a Gay-lord
never sells the land, has another,
more personal reason for
refusing to give in to Charles
Barclay. It is her secret relationship
to Barclay that surrounds
the Gaylord family with an aura
of mysticism until the day the
entire, thrilling story is exploded
in one mighty blast.
Wednesday — Thursday
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live down their
EPUTATIONS
so they lived
up to them!
GEORGE' Vj- GERALDINk BRENT* FITZGERALD
IN THAT TALKED ABOUT BEST SELLER ON THE SCREEN'
Gay Sisters
J A WARNER BROS. H I T '
Donald Crisp • Nancy Coleman • Gene Lockhart
IARRY SIMMS • DONALD WOODS • Directed by I r v i n g Rapper
* & * GIG YOUNG
Screen Play by Lenore Coffee • Based Upon the Novel
by Stephen Longstreet • Music by Max Sterner
News Special
ALA. VS. GA.
FOOTBALL GAME
See Stinky-Sinky in action
NAVY BLUES
(Continued from page 3)
can. The only thing we need to know is that you are willing to help
and your telephone number. We have no scruples about asking your
aid. • "«;
Many men have asked that we express their appreciation to Dr.
E. V. Smith, the Kiwanis Club, and all others involved in the dance
held for them at the Student's Center Friday evening. Expressions of
gratitude have also been received for Mrs. Camp, the Methodist
Church, and all connected with the Weiner Roast and party last
Friday evening. Thanks also, to Mrs. Mulliken and aides for their enjoyable
party on the same night.
Coming October 13th, a football game between the Auburn Baby
Tigers and sailors at the Radio School. Having an interest in both
the Public School and the Navy we don't care much which side wins.
This part of the game is the worry of the High School Coach and
Chief Specialist Hugh Wilkes. Our main interest is that all hands
turn out for the game for the Navy's part of the proceeds are to be
donated in toto to the Service Men's Club. This is a worthy cause and
we want to help the people running this club for they are doing
much good work with the small funds they have to work with. Aside
from this, the game should appeal to the Scotch in our nature, for
rumor hath it that it is going to be a good game. We have already
made a tentative selection of a "Miss Navy" and all we need now is
a Billy Goat.
We have coined a new recruiting slogan. "Join the Navy and get
priority in your hitchhiking."
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Tiger Cubs to Meet
Baby Jackets Here
Auburn's Undefeated "B" Squad Seeks To
Avenge Varsity Setback Friday Afternoon
By ALBERT LOEB
Auburn's potent "B" team, a combination of freshman and
varsity holdovers, will play host to Georgia Tech's Baby
Jackets in a Southeastern Conference frosh game in the Auburn
Stadium Friday afternoon. The game, to begin at 2 PM,
will pit the undefeated Tiger
Cubs against their traditional
rivals from Georgia, and will give
them a good chance to avenge the
defeat plastered on the varsity by
Tech earlier in the season.
Having played two games, winning
one from the 124th infantry
of Fort Benning by a 21-0 margin,
and tying the other with the
yearlings of Mississippi State,
Coaches Jimmie Fenton and Fred
Knight have turned out quite a
formidable ball team. Since the
new freshman eligibility ruling
was passed, there have been no
definite freshman teams as such,
and that is why some varsity
holdovers have been included in
this year's Baby Tiger array. The
coaches, however, are emphasiz-
13-13, the Auburn "B's" have h a d ' i n g t h e p l a y f o r t h e fr e s hmen,
some good game experience, and
several frosh have shown quite a
bit of promise.
In the Benning game, Auburn's
strongest asset was a brick-wall
line, which gave the soldiers a
net of minus seven yards from
scrimmage. Several hard-running
backs were unearthed, too, in
Shiver, Lambert, Harrell, Rollins,
and Rye. Shiver and Rollins
were the main passing and running
stars, while John Lambert
did the heavy line-smashing
work from the fullback post. In
the game with State, the Baby
Tigers showed plenty of spirit in
coming from behind twice to tie
the boys from the Delta State.
The Auburn passing attack has
been particularly strong this season
as most of the Tiger scores
have been set up by passes. In the
Fort Benning, for example, the
Cubs completed their first "seven
passes, and continued at almost
as fast a pace throughout the
the game.
In the scoring department,
speedy Billy Harrell leads the
team, having tallied a pair of
touchdowns in the two games
played. Thomason, Rye, and Lambert
scored the other three Tiger
scores with the Benning safety
being credited to guard Keith and
back Thomason.
With more than the usual
amounts of talent to work with,
more than the rest, and are looking
forward, in case football is
played after this year.
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