1942-08-21 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOLUME LXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1942 NUMBER 21
AUBURN MEETS WARTIME NEEDS
Critical Occupations
Listed for Students
Freshmen Given Information
By Registrar Charles Edwards
Orientation Begins
Auburn Has for a Quota 1,122 Students
For Its Reserve of College Trained Men
More t h a n 95 per cent of t h e men enrolled at t h e Alabama
Polytechnic Institute are preparing themselves to meet the
Nation's wartime need for college-trained officers in the
Armed Forces or for special service in "critical occupations"
in which a shortage of manpower now exists.
Certain college courses have been designated by Selec­tive
Service as p r e p a r a t i o n for the "critical occupations," and
officials of the Army and Navy have agreed that huge pool
of college-trained men shall be created through the Enlisted
Reserve Corps from which stu­dents
may enter various branches
of the Armed Forces as prospec­tive
officer candidates.
Auburn's present quota for the
Enlisted Reserve is 1,122 students,
who are distributed among the
four classes, plus all cadets in
Advanced ROTC. The Enlisted
Reserve quota, besides those in
Advanced ROTC, includes 476
Freshmen, 344 Sophomores, 153
non-ROTC Juniors, and 149 non-
ROTC Seniors. This quota will
not be filled until after the ar­rival
of more than 600 new mem­bers
of the Freshman class .who
are expected on September 7 at
the opening of the Fall Quarter.
It is the desire of government of­ficials
that these men remain in
college provided a certain schol­arship
standard is maintained and
unless an unforeseen emergency
arises.
Students in veterinary medicine
are not included in the Enlisted
Reserve quota since all of them
are commissioned as second lieu­tenants
on inactive status in the
Army Medical Administrative
Section.
JUDGE SPARKS
NAVAL TRAINING
SCHOOL ON CAMPUS
FOR SIX MONTHS
In cooperation with the Navy
Department of the United States
Government, a Naval Radio
Training School was established
on the campus six months ago.
At the end of each four week
period a class is graduated. After
completion of the 16-week course,
these men are assigned to duty
with the Navy "on land, on sea,
and in the air." The sailors re­ceive
instruction seven hours a
day in code, radio theory, and
typing, with one hour daily be­ing
devoted to recreation and
other types of activities.
As a part of the Nation's pro­gram
to train 50,000 civilian pilots
„ea" * l ! ? d ° * f f^?™? this year, Auburn is conducting
pilot training under the Civilian
Pilot Training Program. Approxi­mately
450 students have been
trained at Auburn during the past
two years, and most of these stu­dents
are now serving in the
Army and Navy Air Corps. At
present, a full quota of 35 stu­dents
is enrolled.
year, all men in the Army En­listed
Reserve are given oppor­tunity
to choose the branch of
service, including 'the Army,
Navy, Marines, or Air Corps, in
which they wish to become of­ficer
candidates.
Under Selective Service Reg­ulations,
college students who are
preparing themselves for "Cri­tical
Occupations" and who have
completed at least two years of
college study with average or
better grades can be granted de­ferment
and considered for clas­sification
in Class II-A.
"Critical Occupations" are those
in which a critical shortage of
manpower exists and which are
directly connected with the war
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CPT Students To
Graduate; New
Group To Arrive
The CPT students now on the
campus will take the government
exams on ground school on Au­gust
29, and the final flight
check on August 31. Then, these
students will begin higher work
here or go on to other schools for
more training before joining the
air arms of the armed services.
The new group of students will
begin their training on Septem­ber
1.
List of students to be stationed
here for full-time elementary
training for the Naval Air Corps
has just been released. The names
of the other trainees have not
yet been received from the Navy
and War Departments. They will
be published when they are avail­able.
Those to take the elementary
training for the Navy are:
Robert Edward Varner, Tus-kegee;
Foy Devane, Silas; Wil­liam
Angus Rogers, Montgomery;
George Holmes Smith, Montgom­ery;
John Jackson Ho£g, Mont­gomery;
Fonville Kelley, Selma;
James Wilton Longcrier, Selma;
Chester Edward Moore, Holt;
Daniel Roscoe Perdue, Jr., Mont­gomery;
Robert J. Koen, Mobile.
War Eagle Cries
It was a good rally last night,
one of the best I have ever been
to or had the pleasure of listen­ing
to. But, how about all the
noise coming from the direction
of the cadets, sailors, etc. Right
during one of the quietest parts
of the program, there was so
much noise that it ruined the
entire effect. How about a little
more courtesy toward the per­son
who is speaking?
* * •
The future of Auburn and its
standing among the colleges
and universities of the nation
depends on the freshman class
that will enter in September.
What they do will depend a lot
on the upper-classmen and the
attitude they lake. Not only the
attitude of the upper-classmen
but the actions they demon­strate
when in the presence of
them at all times. Wonder if
the freshmen will get the right
impression of Auburn by look­ing
at some of the "higher"
specimens we have running
around on the streets and cam­pus.
Look at your dress, at your
general appearance and see how
you look to them. You think
you would like it?
Monday, Sept. 7
High school graduates who ex­pect
to enter Auburn on Septem­ber
7 will find valuable informa­tion
in the following statement
by Registrar Charles W. Edwards:
All Freshmen are requested to
be in Auburn by 8:00 A. M. Mon­day,
September 7, to participate
in Freshmean Orientation Exer­cises
scheduled for Monday, Tues­day,
and Wednesday, September
7, 8, 9. Attendance at all exercises
is compulsory. Students missing
any exercises will be assessed a
penalty charge of $2.00. ^TB'ifi
Orientation Groups
To facilitate orientatictn, the
Freshman Class will be divided
into groups. Each group will be
headed by a faculty advisor and
a member of the Senior Class.
Faculty advisors and student
leaders will direct the activities
of their respective groups, as­sembling
them according to a
schedule of exercises, checking
attendance, assuring that mem­bers
of the groups attend all
functions promptly, and in every
way assisting Freshmen to ad­just
themselves. It is necessary
that you report to your group
headquarters promptly at 8:00
A. M. Monday, September 7.
Orientation Program
Freshmen will register and pay
fees between 8:00 and 12:00 noon
Wednesday. The orientation pro­gram
will include addresses by
Deans of respective schools, place­ment
tests, photographing, finger­printing,
and measuring for
ROTC uniforms. Special meetings
during the three-day period will
be as follows:
1—6:00 P. M. and 7—9:00 P. M.
Sunday: Social Center — New
freshmen women to be greeted
by upperclasswomen.
7—9:00 P. M. Monday: Get-acquainted
Party for women in
recreation Park (South of Lib­rary).
7:00 P. M. Tuesday: Step Sing.
Dining Hall Steps.
8—10:00 P. M. Tuesday: Re­ception
at President's Home.
8:30—10:3Q P. M. Wednesday:
Church Parties.
Freshman Fees
Freshmen are requested to be
prepared to pay the cashier the
exact amount due, making checks
payable to the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute. Fees for the Quar­ter
are payable at registration as
follows:
Men Students — College fees
$30.00, Student Activities Fee
$5.50, Military Uniform $32.50,
Laundry $10.00, Laboratory fees
as charged. Total $78.00 (plus
Laboratory fees). Out of Slate
students pay $20.00 additional.
Women Students—College fees
$30.00, Student Activities Fee
$5.50, Laundry is opitional for
women students. If taken, add
$10.00. Laboratory fees as charged.
Total $35.50 (plus laboratory fees
and laundry). Oul-of-State stu­dents
pay $20.00 additional. A
separate check should be drawn
War Rally Success
With State Speakers
Senator Lister Hill Delivers Address To
Be Remembered by Townspeople and Students
Despite the threat of rain and bad weather, a crowd of
between six and seven thousand persons gathered in the
Auburn Stadium last night and h e a r d inspiring addresses de­livered
by t h r e e of the state's most outstanding leaders.
The events of the evening be­gan
promptly at 8 P. M. when
the entire ROTC Cadet Corps
and the unit of Naval Radio
Trainees, which were preceded
by the Auburn Band, marched on
the field simultaneously and as­sumed
"their positions. The na­tional
anthem was then played by
the Band, after which the cadets
and trainees took seats in the
stands.
President Duncan first intro­duced
two Alabamians who were
directly responsible for the plan­ning
of the Victory Rally in Au­burn.
These men were Sirri Thom­as,
District Administrator of the
Alabama War Savings Staff, and
Mark Ray Clements, Associate
Administrator of the Staff. Fol­lowing
this, Congressman Henry
B. Steagall was presented. Mr.
Steagall praised Dr. Duncan for
his excellent efforts in behalf of
Auburn. He also stated that Ala­bama
should be proud of its two
able leaders, Governor-Designate
Sparks and Senator Hill. He
pointed out that our major prob­lem
after the successful prosecu­tion
of the war would be "to solve
the many problems concerning a
suitable peace for the entire
world."
Following Representative Stea-gall's
address, Alabama's newly-elected
governor pledged his en­tire
efforts in behalf of the peo­ple
of Alabama. He stated that
the fact that we cannot hear the
actual roar of the cannon does
not mean that we should lose in­terest
in the war. He called on
every citizen to make sacrifices
during the coming months. All
persons with incomes, he said,
should place a minimum of ten
per cent of their salaries into
War Bonds or Stamps. Judge
Sparks declared that "if we fail
on the home front to provide the
necessary money, food, and equip­ment,
we will fail in our efforts
across the seas."
The final speaker on the pro­gram
to be introduced by Dr.
Duncan was Senator Lister Hill,
of Montgomery. Senator Hill de­clared
that after the war "we will
be unable to retire behind a shield
of isolationism, but must follow
the advise of Woodrow Wilson if
we are to maintain our place in
the leadership of the world." The
Senator climaxed his inspiring
speech by calling on the assem­bled
crowd to do their utmost to
cooperate in the prosecution of
war. "If we win this war it is
Choral Club To
Present 'Song
Of America"
Jimmie Davis And
Dick Bjurberg To
Be Narrators
The "Song of America", featur­ing
native songs of the various
peoples who constitute the United
States, will be presented by the
Auburn Choral Club, under the
direction of Lawrence Barnett, at
8 P. M. Saturday evening, August
22, in the Graves Center Amphi­theater.
The program will consist of
songs performed by the chorus
and a connecting story, spoken by
two narrators, of America's de­velopment
since the days of the
Indians. No admission will be
charged.
The program emphasizes the
Americanism of all groups and
the democratic heritage which
tends to blend minorities into a
single nation.
Narrators will be Jimmy Davis,
Auburn, and Richard Bjurberg,
Newark, N. J. Accompanists will
be Billy Tamblyn, Auburn, at the
piano, and Prof. Joseph Marino-
Merlo at the organ.
The Song of America is divided
into the following episodes: The
Indians, Arrival of First Settlers
in Virginia, Early Life of the
Pilgrims, National Folk Songs,
The Revolution, War Between the
States, The Negro, and Future
Growth of America.
NO DRILL OR PE100
AFTER MONDAY
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9
The last drill and PE100 class
will meet Monday, August 24.
The last ROTC class will be held
Tuesday. Beginning Saturday,
Sept 12, (first drill period of new
quarter), the ROTC black tie will
be worn with uniform.
On Sept. 9, at 4:00 P. M. all
ROTC units report at regular drill
places. Men report back to com­pany
or battery in which they
were previously assigned, includ­ing
men absent this summer. New
freshmen report to Bullard field
for assignment to batteries. New
Engineer freshmen report to Rat
Football Field for assignment.
Companies of the fourth regi­ment
will form as usual on the
stadium field. Returning juniors
and seniors, non-ROTC, report at
4:00 P. M. Wednesday, Sept. 9,
in the stadium' for assignments to
companies of the 4th regiment.
Col. John J. Waterman
Commandant, P.M.S. & T.
SAEs Win Fraternity
Golf Championship
In Rainy Match
Playing through a misty rain
Thursday afternoon the SAE golf
team won out over the Phi Delta
Theta trio when Whatley out­lasted
Duncan after two extra
holes to capture the third match,
and break the existing tie. The
match was nip and tuck from the
outset and, though Duncan was
three up at the start of the sec­ond
round, Whatley put on one of
the most brilliant exhibitions of
the year to come through on top.
H. T. Mills playing in the num­ber
one spot for the Phis easily
won his match over Young John­son
at the fourteenth where he
finished six up; but Jug Wright,
second man for the SAEs closed
out Jimmie Quinn at the fifteenth
to bring the score back to the
stalemate eventually broken by
Whatley.
Dr. Frank Tripp to Deliver
Baccalaureate Sermon Friday
DR. FRANK TRIPP
going to be necessary for us to
burn and destroy both Berlin and
Tokyo," the Senator stated.
Before the addresses of the
evening were given, an exhiibitioni^0gr dm
of the abilities of Auburn's crack Among the degrees given will
ROTC drill platoon was present­ed.
The entire crowd displayed
its definite approval of the pre­cision
and coordination of the
special unit by their wholehearted
applause.
First Graduation
Under New Wartime
Quarter System
On Friday, August 28, at 7 P. M.
in the Amphitheater, one hundred
and fifty graduates will be award­ed
degrees by President L. N.
Duncan, president of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
Dr. Frank Tripp, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Montgom­ery,
will deliver the baccalaureate
address. The invocation will be
given by Dr. Sam B. Hay, popu­lar
pastor of the First Presbyter­ian
Church in Auburn.
These exercises, which mark
the end of the first summer quar­ter
in the history of the college,
will graduate thirty-seven who
will receive master's degrees and
113 seniors who will receive bach­elor
degrees.
This commencement is a dif­ferent
one in the history of Au­burn,
in that for the first time
the college is functioning under
the quarter system as an aid to
the speeded up national war-time
for dormitory room and board
which is payable in advance:
$30.00 in the Quadrangle, or $28.00
in other dormitories—per month
—less $5.00 for first month for
reservation fee already paid.
Laboratory fees such as Botany,
shop, and zoology, are payable at
registration.
Room and Board
If arrangements regarding room
and board have not been made,
women students should communi­cate
with Mrs. Marion Spidle,
Dean of Women; and men stu­dents
should communicate with
Dr. J. V. Brown, Director of Em­ployment
and Housing. It is im­portant
that all such arrange­ments
be completed before Mon­day
morning, September 7.
Herbert Burton Is
Victor in Finals Of
Obstacle Course Run
Despite the sticky clay, which
slowed the time considerably,
Herbert Burton rounded Auburn's
popular obstacle course Thursday
morning ahead of all other con­tenders
"to capture the campus
title. His time, which incidentally
is the fastest official time yet
clocked, was 2:04.8 over the 647
yard jaunt.
Close behind Burton came J. C.
Ball, followed by J. D. Smith,
David Parker, Paul Crow, and
I. Cooper in that order.
After the race President Dun­can
presented the first and sec­ond
place medals to the winners.
At the same time the awards for
the Independent Softball cham­pions
and the open swim meet
victors were likewise presented
to the respective men.
Sunday Night
Speaker Will
Be Dr. Munroe
Dr. Paul Munroe of Columbus,
Ga., will be the guest speaker
Sunday evening at the commun­ity
worship service in Graves
Center amphitheater.
Superintendent of schools in
Columbus for a number of years,
Dr. Munroe is a well known edu­cator
of the South. He has often
appeared before Auburn audi­ences
and has many friends here.
He is a layman in the Methodist
church.
The service at which Dr. Mun­roe
will be heard is to begin at
eight o'clock. In event of rain,
the program will be held, ^in
Langdon Hall.
The public is invited to attend
this and other services in the
summer series, which will con­tinue
through Sunday, Septem­ber
13.
be: Bachelor of Science in Agri­culture,
Bachelor of Science in
Agricultural Engineering, Bache­lor
of Architecture, Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry, Bachelor
of Science in Chemical Engineer­ing,
Bachelor of Science in Labo­ratory
Technology, and also, Edu­cation,
Agricultural Education,
H o m e Economics Education,
Aeronautical Administration, Me­chanical
Engineering, Civil Engi­neering,
Electrical Engineering,
Industrial Engineering, Textile
Engineering, Home Economics,
Pharmacy, Science, Veterinary
Medicine.
Group B Co-ops Elect
Fall Quarter Officers
The Mitec Engineers for the
Group B co-ops elected general
officers at a called meeting Tues­day
night. These officers will hold
office for the next three quar­ters
that the co-operative students
are in school.
The officers elected are: James
W. Coleman, Tuscaloosa, presi­dent;
Charles D. Brown, Selma,
vice-president; Don Jennings,
Americus, Ga., recording secre­tary;
Carl Culverhouse, Jr., Birm­ingham,
corresponding secretary;
James D. Winnette, Huntsville,
treasurer; David Allen, Decatur,
reporter.
ON THE CAMPUS
Corps Day Tomorrow
The final Corps Day of the
summer quarter Will be held to­morrow
at 11:00 A. M. The horse-drawn
and truck-drawn batteries
will pass in review also. The re­view
will be in honor of three
students, Cadet Captain R. H.
Robertson, and Cadet Second
Lieutenants J. I. Joyner and R. B.
Morgan, who have been ordered
to Virginia for special training
to establish their eligibilty for
reserve commissions.
Final Community Sing
The Community Sing to be
held Wednesday evening, August
26, at 8 P. M. in the amphitheater
at Graves Center will mark the
close of the seventh consecutive
summer that this form of musical
entertainment has been held in
Auburn.
A "request night" program is
planned and all songs to be sung
will be named by the audience.
Lewis L. Stookey, director of
music education in Mobile and
conducter of the Sings at Auburn
for seven successive summers,
will direct the final program.
All students, faculty members,
sailors and townspeople are in­vited
to attend this last program
of the summer.
Library Cards
All students who will not at­tend
school during the coming
Fall Quarter are requested to
turn their library cards in as
soon as possible, at the Library
desk.
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Page Two THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN
'HELL WEEK" WILL SOON BE HERE
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Town and Campus
By LEONARD HOOPER
Planestalk
Don't confuse this column with PLAINSTALK, a humor (?) column
which achieved moderate popularity a few years ago. This is merely
a discussion by TOWN AND CAMPUS of a few things aeronautical.
Campus Newsfront
Auburn was among one of the first colleges to institute a civilian
pilot training course separate from the straight academic engineering
courses in aviation. Besides, it was one of the earliest schools to
adopt aeronautical engineering courses. These two departments have
come to be more and more relied upon by the government for the
training of pilots, aircraft workers, and ground crews.
Since its beginning here, API's Civilian Pilot Training program has
increased in popularity by leaps and bounds. The rapid rise in the
number of applicants testifies to the mounting interest which the
course holds for the general public.
Many students are currently taking one of Auburn's CPTP courses
as a sort of rest and change from their regular work. There are also
quite a few of the college instructors who are enrolled in some of the
different courses.
National Newsfront
A bit of welcome news is that American bombing flights over
occupied Europe have been, carried out, with all-American bomber
crews throughout the attacks. Our planes have long been the major
part of all the air forces which are in use by the United Nations
today Some of America's most effective air equipment, including the
Boeing 'Flying Fortress' was featured in the recent raids across
the Channel.
pf course these raids are costly.in wear and tear on materiel and
in the cost of ammunition. It is your duty, as an American citizen,
to share in the 'expense of the war by buying war bonds and stamps
to your financial limit.
N A V Y BLUES
A few friends have asked us to continue this column. They have
the idea that it- will be worth while. They feel that it is worth the
effort involved. Several bluejackets have made the same request.
To .'us no personal sacrifice seems too great if it accomplishes anything
toward the aid of the struggle we are now engaged to win. Let there
be no illusions that this writer has any false idea of ability as a
columnist, in spite of some very nice comment in this regard, and
good wishes of friends.
A New Public Relations Office
We announce the creation of a new Public Relations Office com­posed
of the following personnel:
Lieutenant (j. g.) John S. Rudd, Jr., USNR—Public Relations Of­ficer.
Chief Yeoman Harry C. Smith, USN—Assistant.
The policy of this office will be the continuation of most amiable
relations with the public. In accomplishment of this mission, we
would like for all citizens to feel a personal interest in the Navy as
it represents the people of the United States. The function of our
school has one primary purpose, the training of skilled radio opera­tors.
As long as we can maintain the high morale which exists among
our bluejackets, this task is an easy one.
People of this community have contributed greatly to the morale
of the bluejackets at the school. This has been attested by personal
letters received from graduates. Many of these letters have expressed
a hope for a chance to "put in a good lick for Auburn" and some of
them have even expressed a desire to return to this community at
some future time. To me those compliments are worth all the effort
of the men and women of this community. We want all the help of
this nature that we can get, and we are not adverse to stooping to
ask for it.
// You Want To Entertain A Sailor . . .
Anyone that wants to entertain one of these bluejackets between
the hours from time school is out to approximately 9:00 P. M. in the
evening during week days, and from approximately 12:00 A. M. on
Saturday to 10:00 P. M. Sunday night, can do so without any reference
to this school. No introduction is necessary. If you see a group of
them on the streets, and you want them for the evening, for dinner,
or entertainment, just drive up and ask them to hop in. This is being
done all over the country.
Nothing should let us forget our main objectives. The trainees
attached to our school are the backbone of the nation. Many of them
represented the same vocation in their community as the people here.
Some of them will not go back to that peaceful vocation. We ap­preciate
the considerate treatment you have given our meh prepar­ing
to make such a sacrifice that you and I may live serenely under
the mighty protection of the Flag of our country and all it represents.
We wish to thank the Auburn Motor Corps and their friends for
the good work they have done for us. These public spirited ladies
have taken unto themselves the hard job of locating lodging for
wives and families of sailors coming to Auburn. And that is not the
half of it. They have met trains, entertained relatives of sailors while
looking for them a place to stay, and in general made them feel at
home. They have done a good job and we sincerely hope they can
find time to keep up the good work.
The public relations officer or Chief Yeoman Smith will be glad
to cooperate with any group of citizens who wish to plan group
entertainments for the boys, or who have any problems to discuss
regarding such matters.
Column Left Uu^u^u\<6toii
By BRUCE MARTIN Published semi-weekly by the Students of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama
Editorial and Business Office on Tichenor Avenue.
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 are still taking breakfast
in bed—and dinner, and supper!
And confidentially, we're getting
awfully tired of it. No one has
told us yet whether we have "it"
or "them", but judging from the
double-barreled puffiness we
guess we have "them." Anyhow,
as a friend wrote us, we're having
a "swell" time.
* *. *
From bed, exams don't look so
close; but we bet they are. If
that smooth sailing you expected .
has almost turned into something
for rats to leave, perhaps you'd
better pour out some midnight
oil to soothe the troubled waters.
You can't hide forever in that
fog bank.
* * *
Staying in bed does have its
compensations. When we want
anything, all we have to do is
holler. And we get service, too.
Maybe that's because of the way
we holler. We even have the
whole neighborhood hunting for
back issues of a serial we want
to read. And a guy called from
Opelika to say that he'd gladly
buy us a book if we'd only shut
up. See what we mean? Hollerin'
gets cooperation.
* * *
We read somewhere that a
flier, after he has been flying in
the dark for an hour, can spot a
candle fifteen miles away. What
couldn't he do if it were lighted!
* * *
We have at hand an account of
another child bride's wedding.
This'un was fifteen. The case is
a bit different from the usual,
though, 'cause the groom was
sorta' young himself, thirteen-and-
one-half, according to the
story. We don't suppose he really
didn't love her and was just try­ing
to avoid the draft, but we
wouldn't put it past a guy that'd
marry so young.
* * *
We don't know why, but we
have quite a fondness for "shag­gy-
dog" humor. (Perhaps the
quotes belong around "humor.")
Maybe it's the absurd situations
they presuppose, or maybe it's
the endings. We don't know. Any­how,
don't read this unless you
like 'em shaggy.
* * *
A guy sat i, on the curb in the
middle of a small town whittling
on his finger. (See what we
mean?) Along came a stranger
to the town.! He saw the other
guy and asked him why he was
whittling onlfais finger. The guy
kept on whittling, but he didn't
seem to want to talk. We'll leave
out the details, but the stranger
finally got fhe other to speak.
The whittler; yawned and admit­ted
that he Was just too lazy to
take off his shoes.
•j» * *
Oh yes, we were going to write
the rest of the quiz program. We
had to give that up, though, 'cause
the next question stumped the
contestants, the experts, and Dr.'
I. T., and the announcer's com­ments
wouldn't pass the censor.
Jim did have the presence of
mind to slip in a commercial,
though.
* * *
Phil, the Plundering Poet,
found this as evidence in a suit
for divorce. The story is told in
the American magazine under :
the title, "Poems Plague Patient
Plumber." Perhaps the allitera­tion
(and on his favorite letter.)
influenced him in his decision to
quote it.
The wooly worm crawls on the
ground,
He cannot walk or fly.
But, oh, how simple is his life—
I wish that he were I.
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Auburn's War Position Is Given by Magazine
Quadratics . . . . . .
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.
Hades, in looking back over
past issues, discovers that about
two years ago there was quite a
campaign in the Plainsman to
mop up with cheating, cribbing,
or whatever you may call it. She
wonders whatever became of it.
It seemed a pretty good idea to
her.
* * ' *
One thing against cheating is
that it is so dern undignified to
get into position to see somebody
else's paper when it's at an angle.
* * *
It's too dern much trouble to
try' to work out a system of hid­den
notes before class. It takes
up too much time in the first
place, and there isn't a whole lot
of percentage in it in the second.
* * * -
Maybe Hades has the wrong
idea of what school is for. Maybe
it isn't to get the most out of in
the four years you're here. Well,
if you want a good time you don't
really care what kind if grades
you get anyhow, and if you want
to learn something you'll study
. . . . so why do people cheat?
* * *
Some people say they crib be­cause
their parents expect them
to make good grades. We don't
think that's true. Nine parents
out of ten send their kids to
school to learn something. And
that something is not how to Ao
things the cheapest way.
SiAPTNATMP/
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BUY M . WAR BONDS-STAMPS
When a fellow cheats he prob­ably
kids himself that he's just
put something over on the pro­fessor
. . . or something. If that
was all he did it would be very
simple. But he hasn't hurt the
professor at all. He has cribbed
himself out of learning something,
he has cheated his parents out of
actual money . . . for they're
not getting what they're paying
for, he has cheated every student
who ever has or ever will grad­uate
from this school because he
lowers our standards, and he
cheats all the people who will
assume that since he has a B. S.
degree from this college he knows
something.
* * *
That's a heap of lying and
cheating just to pass one little
quiz.
» » *
We've all been hollering about
how we wanted an honor system.
We still want it. But we've got
to have the right to demand it
before we can expect to get it.
It's not a job for the Executive
Cabinet . . . it's up to every one
of the students.
* » *
Off the subject of regular stu­dents
. . . we heard of some
teachers who are in summer
school cheating. Fine thing!
Grown men and women . . . do
they teach the children that, too?
,* * »
F.om what has been said one
might be lead to believe that a
majority of Auburn students
cheat. We don't think that's the
case. But those who do are so
obvious about it that it makes it
seem that way.
. * * *
Enough said of a sad, sad sub­ject.
,
* * *
Exams are coming up . . . or
haven't you Heard? Now is as good
a time as any to get started on
that studying. The elements seem .
to be in full co-operation, cause
who would want to slush around
in this weather when they could
sit at home with a nice textbook
like "A Study of Development of
Thought in the Fifteenth Cen­tury."
Or "How Columbus Dis­covered
America . . . in Ten Easy
Lessons." Yeah . . . who would?
(Recent Editorial in the Alabama Journal)
It is remarkable how quickly and how
completely an institution giving agricul­tural,
mechanical and scientific courses
such as Auburn can be converted virtually
100 per cent to war and national defense.
Wars of today are largely mechanical.
Auburn trains the engineers in all kinds of
mechanical work together~with mathemat­ics
and physics. Whether it be building
airplane engines, building bridges, con­structing
engines, dynamos or textile
equipment; whether it be turning out
chemists or pharmacists, or construction
architects; whether it be veterinary medi­cine,
or solving the problems of agricul­ture
to see that more and better food is
produced; whether it be in the field of
home economics and utilizing food and
clothing to the greatest advantage; wheth­er
it be training young women for office
and clerical work, or the business tasks
for which they may be best fitted, the
Auburn curriculum fits right in with the
main business of getting on with the war.
Auburn track and field build up strong
bodies. Military science and tactics have
been taught at Auburn since 1872 and each
year since its establishment 22 years ago
Auburn's Reserve Officers Training Corps
has received the highest rating by the War
Department.
In comparing the circumstances of today
with those of twenty^five years ago when
the United States entered the first World
War, President L. N. Duncan in a special
message to high school students says:
"Today we must depend upon the speed
and skill with which we Americans may
turn out highly trained men and women
for the armed forces, for the jobs of in­dustry,
for commerce and agriculture on
the home front. In every aspect of this
war one thing is absolutely evident. Every
single American who is engaged in the
war effort must be better trained for his
job, whatever it may be, than in 1917. The
men in the armed forces must know more
in order to use the weapons of modern
warfare. The men and women in war pro­duction
must be better trained in order
to provide the necessary war materials for
the armed forces. President Roosevelt,
the great leaders of army, navy and indus­try,
have urged men and women to stay
in college until called upon for service.
The demand for men and women with tech­nical
training is so urgent that the Army
and Navy have arranged for students in
certain courses to be placed in reserve so
that they may graduate before being called.
The wisdom of this is self-evident. We
urge all students to continue their stud­ies
until they are called for Selective Serv­ice."
Alabama is fortunate in having an in­stitution
such as Auburn where this op­portunity
is offered the state's boys and
girls, and where such practical and real­istic
aid can be given the nation in its
great hour of trial.
Students' Cuts in the Hands of Professor
All indications have it that Auburn's
cut system for the coming quarter will be
same as in the past: That is of having
no cuts at all. In the quarter immediately
past is seems that this system was in ef­fect
but that there was a misinterpretation
somewhere and some of the students as
well as faculty members were not acquant-ed
with the new plan.
In the past we have had several types
of cut systems used and tried out. Some
of these were good and others did not
work so successfully. In any event they
would not accomplish the desired purpose
in our new quarter system, so a new
method had to be designed.
The new system of having no cuts at
all is not as bad as it sounds at first. It is
true that no cuts will be allowed, but this
means by the administration. Students are
still able to take cuts, if they have the
permission of their instructor. In the past
it "has been necessary to go to the Presi­dent's
office for permission to take a cut
or at least to get an excuse. Now the stu­dent
must talk to his professor and get
his permission before leaving or taking a
cut.
The availability of cuts is now in the
hands of the professors and instructors,
whereas in the past it has been in the
hands of the administration.
About Girls and Boys Speaking on Campus
Dear Editor:
You've been wanting letters from the
students, and it seems as though most of
t h e letters have been against you. Well
this one is on us, and when I say us I
mean the whole student body. I don't
know whether the fact has been ex­pressed
strongly enough or not, but the
boys that speak to the girls on the streets
of A u b u r n or on t h e Campus are not trying
to be fresh or bold. I 'm not throwing any­t
h i n g at t h e girls because some of t h e boys
are just as bad as t h e girls about speaking.
I t has been t h e t r a d i t i o n of t h i s school for
a long time to speak to everyone you meet
so let's not let this t r a d i t i o n down. When
a person goes by someone and doesn't speak
when spoken to, they don't hurt the one
t h a t they gave the cold shoulder, but they
h u r t themselves. I think the Seniors and
most of the J u n i o r s have realized the im­portance
of speaking; so come on all you
Freshmen and Sophomores and all you
SNOBS what do you say—let's give out
with a great big "HEY."
Herbert L. Vernon
This Issue Designed for Education
In this issue of The Auburn Plainsman,
it has been our plan to present to our read­ers
an exact and definite picture of the
part our school is playing in the war effort.
In training both the student's mind and
body for the part he has to play towards
the winning of the war, and preparing
him to be a good citizen in the years <jf
peace to follow, Auburn has introduced
several radically new ideas, begun after
the United States entered the present
world conflict.
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August 21, 1942 THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN Page Three
Kappa Alpha Fraternity Holds Dance at Girls- Gym
Miss Rudy Renfro
And Ed Lee Lead
Dance Will Begin at Nine O'clock
With Music by the Auburn Knights
The Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha f r a t e r n i t y will hold its
annual formal dance Saturday night, August 22, 1942 in t h e
Girl's Gymnasium on Opelika Road.
Miss Rudy Renfroe, Opelika, will lead t h e dance with t he
president of t h e Chapter, Ed Lee, of Monroeville. The Auburn
Knights will furnish the music for t h e occasion.
Corsages of r e d roses, t h e f r a t e r n i t y flower, will be p r e ­sented
to t h e girls. I n s t e a d of u s i n g t h e money alloted for deco­rations
and favors for the usual
purpose, the fraternity is donating
that sum to the local USO fund.
The following members and
their dates will attend the dance;
Lt. William Moore, Mary Frances
Jackson, Talladega; John Ames,
Jane Ford, Newman, Ga.; Dozier
Corr, Caroline Hill, Birmingham;
S. C. Craig, Martha Dinsmore,
Decatur; Roy Childers, S a ra
Strickland, Selma; Marshall Dug-ger,
Elizabeth Ann Carmichael,
Tuscumbia; Sloan Fountain, Jean
Thomas, Tuskegee; Tommy Guy-ton,
Mary Bingham, Montgomery;
John Grimes, Betty Garman;
Warren Gardner, Margaret Rew;
Bill Gorden, Ann Appleton, Mont-evallo;
Edward Garrett, Clyta
Gray Pitts, Decatur; Robert Hill,
Frances Crooms, Millidgeville,
Ga.; Shannon Hollinger, Martha
Liddell, Camden.
Edward Hill, Eleanor Hill;
Dabney Hardy, Julia Wynne,
Richard City, Tenn.; Edwin Jones.
Sherry Ames, Selma; Edwin Lee,
Rudy Renfroe, Opelika; Carleton
Lawrence, Jean Harris, Birming­ham;
Charles Morris, Clay Burns,
Selma; Steele Malone, Margaret
Toomer; John Melvin, Elizabeth
Kenan, Selma; Charles Orrison,
Margaret Reddoch, Luverne;
James Owens, Katie Arnall, New-nan,
Ga.; Warren Patrick, Ma-jorie
Gregory, Columbus, Ga.;
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More than 600 high school grad­uates
will be added to the fresh­man
class with the opening of the
second quarter under the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute's war­time
program of year-round edu­cation.
Enrollment in all classes, in­cluding
the 465 first-year stu­dents
who entered in June, will
approximately equal, predicts
Registrar Charles W. Edwards,
the 1941-42 total of 4,173.
Unlike most colleges and uni­versities
throughout the country,
the enrollment at Auburn has
not suffered materially since the
nation went to war. Although th~
institution did not enjoy the us­ual
10 per cent increase in at­tendance
last year, the figure was
only 18 less than that for 1940-41.
College authorities emphasize
the fact that students may enter
September 7 just as convenient­ly
as they could have in June.
A three-day orientation period,
September 7-10, is planned for
the benefit of all new students.
Freshmen will register, pay their
fees, get acquainted, and learn
their way about the campus be­fore
classwork begins Sept. 10.
WILL LEAD FOR KAPPA ALPHA BOYS STUDENTS EXAMINE NEW 105-mm GUNS
LATEST TYPE HOWITZERS
—Auburn cadets in the First
and Second Field Artillery are
now learning all the intricate
operations of the Army's new
105-mm howitzers which have
replaced the old type French
75's for instruction purposes here.
Instruction is now being given
ROTC seniors and will eventual­ly
be given to all ROTC classes.
A new book is being provided
for use by the cadets.
William Putney, Catherine Tat-um,
Opelika, Ala.; Schuyler Pry-or,
Shirley Bragg, Decatur; Reed
Rogers, Fay Freeman; Victor
Scott, Myra Frost, Montevallo;
Chester Stephens, Kay Hall, At­lanta;
Harry Shields, Martha
Ann Brett, Jackson, Miss.; Coun­cil
Sapp, Betty Pearson; Hugh
Tollison, Florett Swain, Baxley,
Ga.; Bill Weissinger, Alice Mc-
Corkle, Uniontown; Douglas Bal­lard,
Martha Brown, Uniontown;
Auburn Was*Ready" When Japs
Made Attack on Pearl Harbor
Courses Have Been Designed To Meet
All of Nation's Wartime Requirements
Because of t h e v e r y n a t u r e of A u b u r n ' s instruction in t h e
sciences, engineering, mechanic arts, military science and
tactics, and in other technical fields since 1872, " t h e i n s t i t u ­tion
was r e a d y " when the first bombs fell on P e a r l Harbor
to make a major contribution to
America's present war effort,
"Practically every phase of Au­burn's
instruction provides tech­nical
training essential to an 'all-out'
war in defense of our De­mocracy,"
said Pres. L. N. Dun­can.
Thousands of Auburn men are
serving today in the Armed
Forces and as engineers, execu­tives,
and trained technicians in
Lt. Thomas Schuessler, Pattie
Campbell, Mobile; Lt. and Mrs.
Edward Ruth.
Stags will be: Jimmy Chisolm,
Russell Grace, Frank, Hutchings,
J. Lyle Malone, Clay McCowen,
Ray Sherer, Maiben Williams,
Curtis Fannin, Lt. John Pelham,
L. C. Ellis, Taylor Dobkins, Bill
Darden, John Howell, Robinson
Harper, Bob Flannagan, and Sgt.
Charlie Burns, Napier Field, Do-than.
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production. The number of com­missioned
officers in the Armed
Forces exceeds 2,000.
In order to provide better in­struction
in a shorter period of
time, the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute this summer began its
program of year-round training
on the quarter system. Under this
system, new students may enter
at the beginning of any quarter
and by continuous study may
complete four-year courses in
three years.
Students now attend classes in
three major subjects daily, plus
military training, and a daily
period of physical conditioning
is required for all able-bodied
students, both men and women.
Saturdays • are devoted* to re­quired
weekly quizzes, general
military drill and formations, and
war-aid work.
Freshmen who begin,, "four-year
courses" on September 7,
1942 and continue in college the
year-round will graduate three
years later in August 1945. A class
will be graduated ' every nine
months, and summer vacations
are now a thing of past at Au­burn.
The program also calls for the
development of devices to more
effectively stimulate independent
study and provide more largely
for varying rates of progress for
students of differing abilities. A
unifcrm curriculum for Freshmen
students has been devised, pro-the
Nation's vast industry of war |*viding adequate basic training
for the various professional cours­es
that come later and at the
same time meeting the training
requirements for t h e Armed
Forces of the United States.
Auburn is proud of her military
record which dates back to the
founding of the College in 1872.
Since that time Auburn has train­ed
courageous defenders of the
Nation in the Spanish-American
War, the first World War, and
now in the second World War. In
the various branches of the
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Armed Forces today will be found
more than 2,000 Auburn men
whose commissions range from
that of second lieutenant to ma­jor
general.
From the Auburn ROTC unit
325 men have been commissioned
during the last 15 months, and
an additional group of 150 will
receive their commissions in
March, 1943. During the present
Summer Quarter the unit was
composed of 1,076 men. This num­ber
will be increased to approxi­mately
1,700 at the opening of
the Fall Quarter on September 7.
Not only on the campus, but
through the Engineering, Science,
and Management War Training
Courses conducted in 19 strate­gic
centers over the State, Au­burn
is coordinating its courses
to meet the needs of the war
emergency. ' w ; - '
The gross enrollment in these
Auburn-sponsored ESMWT cours­es
since January 1941 has been
approximately 14,800. This sum­mer
a total of 2,617 men and
women in Alabama are taking
these night courses in order to
increase their technical efficiency
in work related to the war ef­fort.
To help meet the Nation's
shortage of skilled workers in
war industries, the College has
trained more than 1,500 out-of-school
men since December 1940.
This program, which is being con­ducted
in cooperation with the
State Division of Vocational Edu­cation,
the National Youth Ad­ministration,
and the Civil Serv­ice,
provides training in welding,
machine shop practice, foundry,
sheet metal, areo mechanics, and
electricity.
One phase of this program con­sists
of special training for 250
men who have received the Civil
Service rating of mechanic help­er.
These men, who have been
assigned to Brookley Field, Mo­bile,
have been sent to Auburn
for special training in aircraft
engine repair, airplane fuselage
repair, mechanical drawing, blue
print reading, and shop mathe­matics.
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/ , 1 THE A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN August 21, 1942
Rigorous Physical Program
Begun Effects Male Students
Purpose of Program
Is To Increase
Physical Stamina
One of the most spectacular
war efforts of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute is the rigorous
physical conditioning program,
begun in June, which affects ev­ery
physically able student.
Designed to increase the
strength and endurance and to
improve posture, agility, and
muscular coordination, the pro­gram
for men is carried out in
military fashion, under the direc­tion
of Dr. V. W. Lapp, members
of the military staff, and senior
ROTC officers.
The program consists of two
days of military drill and four
divided according to need among
road work, mass calisthenics, and
running an obstacle course.
Workouts on heavier apparatus
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will begin when equipment is
completed in the Fall. This equip­ment
is designed mainly to build
arms and shoulders, where Ala­bama
youth has been found par­ticularly
weak.
The physical training program
for women includes a short
daily period of calisthenics, danc­ing,
swimming, tennis, and bad­minton.
Students who are not physically
able to participate in the regular
programs are put on the restric­tive
list. Such games as shuffle-board
and table-tennis and cor­rective
calisthenics are provided
for them. Only one student was
excused altogether during the
Summer Quarter.
Sunday and Monday
August 23rd and 24th
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Civil Service
Men Study As
Radio Operator
Seventy-five Civil Service em­ployees
are now studying to be­come
radio operators in the Sig­nal
Corps Pre^Radar School, con­ducted
in Auburn's School of En­gineering.
The enrollment, in­creasing
since the first 25 arrived
in June, is expected to reach 100
by September 1.
Fifty of this number arrived in
Auburn Wednesday to begin the
twelve weeks' course upon com­pletion
of which they will be pre­pared
for field or shop duty, with
those making the highest grades
eligible for the advanced radar
training. Before coming here, the
group completed six months of
training as mechanic learners
and radio repairmen.
The school is conducted under
the direction of the Civilian
Training Division of the Signal
Corps, training civilians in the
fields of radio, telephone, tele­type
and allied subjects. Trainees
are selected on the basis of reg­ular
Civil Service exams.
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In order to develop the maxi­mum
physical stamina for serv­ice
in the Armed Forces or in
critical occupations of the Na­tion's
war industry, men at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
take a daily period of physical
conditioning since the beginning
in June of the Accelerated War-lime
Program. Every able-bod­ied
man devotes two periods a
week to military drill and four
to rigorous exercises on heavy
apparatus, road marches at
double time, calisthenics, mass
games, and to running a tough
obstacle course, photos of which
are shown above: 1. students on
road march; 2, vaulting four-foot
fence; 3, scaling eight-foot wall
to increase arm and leg coordi­nation
and develop art of land­ing
safely; 4, leaping 12-foot
creek to develop agility; 5, cross­ing
hand-walk, toughest obstacle
on the course, which develops
arm and shoulder muscles; 6,
running through zig-zag posts
to develop agility and sure-footedness;
7, crawling under
fence two feet above ground; 8,
mass calisthenics in the Auburn
Stadium by two battalions of
Fourth Regiment of non-ROTC
students.
Playing on a rain-swept field
yesterday afternoon, the Sigma
Chis displayed a beautiful de-fesnve
game that kept the Pi
Kappa Taus intact to the score
of 11 to 3. The Pi Kappa Taus
collected a total of ten hits off
the underhanded slants of the
Sigma Chi pitcher, but these hits
were so well scattered that this
pitcher was never in serious dan­ger
after the first half of the sec­ond
inning when the Pi Kappa
Taus scored two runs. However,
the Sigs came back in their half
of the second to score five runs,
mostly off the wildness of Jen­kins,
the Pi Kappa Tau pitcher
and were never in danger again.
The Sigs had two big innings
in which they combined their
hits and the wildness of the two
opposing pitchers to score all of
their eleven runs.
Each team having been beaten
only once in the play-off for the
championship, a deciding game
will be played between the two
clubs Monday afternoon.
Pi Kappa Tau 020 010 0 3 10 2
Sigma Chis 056 000 x 11 4 4
Xhe Independent S o f t b a ll
champs were crowned last Wed­nesday
when the Tigers defeated
East Thach 3-0. Featuring the de­fensive
play of Capt. Jim Rey­nolds
and Jack Cornelius, the
Tigers.coasted through the play­off
without suffering a single
defeat. Young and Burton were
the hitting stars for the^winners,
each getting two raps off the of­ferings
of Charles Heaslett, while
no one man of East Thach was
able to find their range for more
than one hit off pitcher Joe
Grant. Incidentally, Joe struck
out eight men and Heaslett only
struck out four.
Tigers 100 000 2 3 5 3
East Thach 000 000 0 0 4 1
Women Will Be Called On To
Take Engineering Positions
As the need becomes more
acute for engineers in industry
and in all branches of the Armed
Forces, it is highly probable that
women throughout the United
States will be called upon to en­ter
this field, said J. E. Hannum,
assistant dean of the Engineering
School at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute.
"According to a study made re­cently
by the President of Yale
University, 82,000 engineers must
be found in 1942, of which num­ber
70,000 must go into industry
if we are to meet the quota of
planes, tanks, guns, and ships set
by President Roosevelt," de­clared
Dean Hannum.
"And the trouble is that there
are only about 15,000 engineers
of all kinds graduating from the
colleges in the United States this
year, with only 35 per cent, or
5,000, going into industry.
"Since Selective Service is
drawing more and more on the
manpower of the Nation, women
must take a larger and larger
part in war industry.
"Therefore, women may be the
solution to the problem of find­ing
more engineers. Many have
already completed courses in
drafting and any woman who is
good in mathematics and science
could certainly qualify to take
engineering work.
"Women will be used in de­signing,
planning, scheduling,
production studies, supervision,
and in any other type of engineer­ing
work that can be done in the
office," the dean explained.
Two sophomore women stu­dents
at Auburn, Anna Breeden,
of Auburn, and Vesta C.'Stovall,
of Ft. Knox, Ky., are already tak­ing
engineering at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Miss Bree­den
is enrolled in Aeronautical
Engineering, and Miss Stovall in
Aeronautical Administration.
OCCUPATIONS
(Continued from Page 1)
effort. The courses offered at Au­burn
in this classification are:
Aeronautical Engineering, Agri­culture,
Chemical Engineering,
Chemistry, Civil Engineering,
Pre-dentistry, Electrical Engi­neering,
Industrial Management,
Mechanical Engineering, Pre-medicine,
Pharmacy, Veterinary
Medicine, and Vocational "Agri­culture.
In order for a student who is
taking one of these courses to
qualify for occupational defer­ment,
he must have junior stand­ing
and grades of "average or
better." Students must also at­tend
college during the summer
or work in war industry. The
regulations make no provision
for vacations.
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