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VOL. LXXVII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1951 Number 32
INVOLVED IN STUDENT AFFAIRS CHANGE
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE—Jim Foy, left, has been appointed
acting Director of Student Affairs in the absence of T. C. Clark,
right, who is now studying for his doctorate degree.
Variety Program, 'Dance Fantasy/
To Be Presented Here, Tuesday, July 3
A theatrical dance program will be presented in Langdon
Hall on Tuesday, July 3, at the second program of the .A.P.I,
summer concert series. "Students will have the opportunity of
seeing one of the most widely acclaimed dance teams of present
day dancing circles," a member of the Auburn Concert
and Lecture Committee stated.
The program entitled "Dance
Fantasy" will present a variety
" of dancing from ballet to boogie,
from. tap to toe, from character
comedy, and other novelty dances.
Pittman Corry and Karen Conrad
will combine their talents as a
dancing team, and will be accompanied
by another dancer, Marilyn
Vance, who will offer solos. Miss
Vance will join the Corry-Conrad
team in the presentation of many
dance moods and variations. Roll-and
Tomlinson is pianist for the
dancers.
Miss Conrad has performed with
three major ballet companies.
While with the Philadelphia Ballet
she danced in the capitals of Europe
and gave a command performance
for the King of Belgium.
Later she toured the country
with Michael Mordkin's Russian
Ballet. She has also starred with
T:he Philadelphia Orchestra, danced
on Broadway and was an assistant
dance director for the hit musical
production, "Call Me Mister."
,Corry began his dancing career
in Atlanta and studied in New
York. He graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic
Arts and appeared in summer
stock in "Stage Door," "Watch on
the Rhine," "The Man Who Came
to Dinner," and "My- Sister Eileen."
He later understudied Ray
Bolger ,in "By Jupiter." After being'
discharged from Army Air
- Corps" he returned to Broadway.
He has recently appeared
•with several opera companies.
e Miss Vance has several years
experience as a dance soloist.
' Tomlinson is considered one of the
best young pianists in the South.
| There is no admission charge
for the program.
Mrs. Brittin Named
Graduate Assistant
•; Mrs. \ Norman A. 'Brittin has
been named assistant to the dean
of the graduate school succeeding
Howard R. Strong.
• Dean Fred Allison said that
Mrs. Brittin, an Auburn resident,
•was formerly associated with the
English department at the college
as an instructor. She holds a B.S.
and M.S. degree from Auburn and
has done work on her doctorate at
Duke University.
Probation Students
Should Make Dates
Within Next Week
• Appointments for counseling of
first quarter probation students
should be made before July 1, it
was announced today by W. O.
Barrow, guidance director. "Unless
appointments a r e made
promptly the calendar may be
filled before some students ask
for a date," Mr. Barrow stated.
"If this happens," Barrow added,
"students may have to extend
their probationary status another
quarter."
• Voluntary counseling for interested
students not on probation
should be planned before July 10.
Since many students are on probation
and the enrollment of
freshmen is high this quarter,
students should sign up early in
order to take advantage of the
opportunities of guidance, Barrow
stated.
Freshmen desiring to learn
scores and interpretations "of
placement tests are invited to
visit the Guidance Center which
is located at 235 Mell St., immediately
behind the Veterans
Guidance Center and near the
Mell Street Cafeteria.
Step Sing Scheduled
For Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night the second Step
Sing of the summer quarter will
be held "under the stars" in front
of Langdon Hall. The program will
start at 7:30 p.m. with a band concert
under the direction of Prof.
Dave Herbert, followed by the
singing of old familiar tunes at 8.
Prof. J. H. Liverman states that
there will be several hundred seats
available for those who wish to attend.
The Step Sing on the Auburn
campus during the summer quarter
has become a thing of tradition.
Last Thursday night there were
some 300 people present. "Students
and faculty seemed to enjoy the
program last week very mueh,"
Liverman stated.
Girls will not have late permission
for this event.
Jim Foy Replaces Clark
As Student Affairs Head
Erhart And Vickers
Given Leading Roles
In The Red Mill'
By Janet Cosby
Tom Erhart, Vahlen, Ga., and
Joe Vickers, Auburn, have been
selected to play the leading roles
in the forthcoming operetta, "The
Red Mill." Although the two act
comic opera will not open for its
three night run at Langdon Hall
until August 9, rehearsals have
already begun in both the music
and dramatic departments.
Final tryouts were held Wednesday,
June 20, and the complete
cast is as follows: Con, Joe Vickers;
Kid, Tom Erhart; Tina, Nancy En-trekin;
Willem, Gene Guazzo;
Burgomaster, Charles 'Hudson;
Gretchen, Maree Sharp (understudy,
Jane Snow); Bertha, Lenora
Jernegan (understudy, Patsy Fuller);
Franz, Bob Norris.
Captain Van Damn, C. D. Wood-sey;
Governor, Martin Spangle;
Pennyfeather, Edwin Spencley;
and Countess, Ann Segrest.
Members of the chorus are
David Carter, Con Miller, James
Mitchell, George Ching, Katherine
N. Hughes, Parker Lamb, Jean
Gibbons, Alice Hamilton, and
Peggy Casper; the accompanist is
Beth Carlowitz. Corky Wilkerson
is designing the sets, and Jean
Sanders will be prompter.
"The Red Mill" is the story of
two Americans, Con and Kid,
stranded in a Dutch town just after
the turn of the century. They are
unable to pay their hotel bill and
are forced to work it out at the
tavern. Drastic complications result
when they meddle in the affairs
of their employer's daughter,
but finally, after a little help from
Victor Herbert's romantic ballards,
they marry her off to the man
she's in love with; and everyone, of
course, "lives happily ever after."
Clark Given Temporary Leave To Study;
'Bama Graduate Named Acting Director
James E. Foy has been appointed acting-Director of Student
Affairs it was announced today by President Ralph:
Draughon. Foy will serve as director in the place of T. C.
Clark, who is now on a leave of absence studying for his doctorate
at Columbia University.
Serving as Assistant Director-of
Student affairs since he arrived
in Auburn in June, 1950, Foy-came
to A.P.I, from a similar-position
at the University of>
Alabama. He served as assistant,
to the Dean of Men at the Uni-.
versity for three years after r e turning
from four years of ser-r
vice in the navy in 1945.
When interviewed on taking
over his new position, Mr. Foy
said:
"I'm very grateful for the op-portuntiy
to continue working
next year with the fine student
body, faculty, and college officials.
It is my hope to continue the student
services which have been,
developed so well by Mr. T. C.
Clark who is on leave. I am look-,*
ing forward to building a greater
Auburn through the hardy co-*
operation of all those who love:
Auburn."
An outstanding graduate of the
University, Foy was a member of
Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha
Kappa Delta, Phi Beta Kappa,
Sigma Nu and Pi Tau Chi.
Clark came to Auburn in September
of 1947. He received hi*/
M.A. degree from Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn. He served
as a navy lieutenant in the South
Pacific during World War II.
Clark plans to complete his?
work towards a doctorate degree
while at Columbia. He plans tov
return to Auburn upon finishing;
his work at Columbia.
Episcopal Rector
To Speak Sunday
The Rev. Jack Vanderhorst,
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church in Chattanooga, will be
the Sunday, July 1, speaker at the
weekly Protestant Community
Service. He will be brought to Auburn
under the sponsorship of the
local Episcopal Church.
Reverend Vanderhorst is a native
of New Jersey, and a graduate
of the Virginia Theological Seminary
and Stephen's House College,
Oxford University He has served
churches in Maryland," Georgia,
and Pennsylvania.
The services will begin at 8 p.m.
at Graves Center Amphitheatre. In
case of * inclement weather; they
will' be transferred to Langdon
Hall.
Students Dance July 4
Despite Council Ruling
A Fourth of July street dance
will be held next week on Samford
Terrace. The dance will begin at
7:30 and continue through 10:30.
All women students will have 11
o'clock permission.
The Rhythm-Aires will play for
this second of a series of summer
dances sponsored by the Board of
Student Social life.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
LOVELY Jean Kettles, a junior in the School of Home Economics,
is the second coed to appear in this summer series. Jean hails from
Dalton, Ga.
No Holiday, Why?
By The Editor
According to school officials*
there will be no holiday for Auburn
students on July 4. All
classes will be held as usual.
For the fourth straight year*
Auburn students will go to'
school on a day which the rest of
the nation observes as being
worthy for paying tribute for
our. independence.
While the rest of the.U.S. honors
our fighting men in Korea as well
as those who have died in the
building of our nation, we will
sit in' hot, sultry classrooms.
Thanks , to the Council of ,
Deans, July 4, normally a day
for renewing faith in our. nation
and its purpose, will be just
another day at Auburn. Maybe
it will take more than U.N. "police
action" to cause the Council
of Deans to realize the importance
of July 4 in American history;
Rings On Sale
Juniors and seniors who have
not yet ordered their A.P.I, class
rings are urged to call either
Leamon Holliman at 433, or Bill
Brooks at 1568-W. Either of the
senipr ring .chairmen can b&
reached at college extension 315..
Education Building
Named Thach Hall
Auburn's new education building,
into which the departments of
agricultural education, home economics,
education, psychology, and
elementary and secondary education
will move shortly, has been
named Thach Hall.
Dr. Ralph Draughon, president
of the college, said that the name
was selected in memory of Charles
Coleman Thach, who was president
of this institution from 1902-
1920, and president emeritus from
1920 until his death in 1921.
It was during Dr. Thach's administration
that professional
courses in education were introduced
as part of the curricula, and
Dr. Zebulon Judd, now dean of
the School of Education, was
brought to the campus.
The late President Thach was a
member of the Auburn Class of
1877. He returned to teach at his
Alma Mater in 1882. Before his
election to the presidency in 1902,
he served in the departments of
English, modern languages, Latin
and political economy.
SOCIETY
BY MARGARET ANN DRAPER
6 Frars Report Pledges
Fulbright Award
Information Given
Opportunities for more than 600
Americans to undertake graduate
study or-research abroad during
the 1951-52 academic year under
the terms of the Fulbright Act
have been announced by the Department
of State. Countries in
Which study grants are available
ate Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Burma, Egypt, France, Greece,
India, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines,
Thailand, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
The awards will enable students
in. all fields of graduate work and
those with specialized research
' projects to study in foreign institutions
and universities under r e nowned
professors and specialists.
Grants also are available to students
with records of accomplishment
in such fields as music, art,
architecture, and drama. A few
opportunities in workers' education
and social work are provided
in the United Kindgdom.
. Grants are normally made for
6ne academic year and generally
include round trip. transportation,
tuition or a stipend; a living allowance,
and a small amount for
jaecessary books and equipment.
All grants under the act are made
ih foreign currencies.
< Interested Auburn students
At the end of the first two weeks of school, social organizations on
the campus have slowed down their activities into a regular schedule.
Groups on the campus have been busying themselves with elections
of officers for the summer quarter, house dances, and costume parties.
Fraternity rush ended on June 23 and six of the Greeks have announced
the newest additions to their chapter rolls.
For belta Tau Delta the pledges are Hugh Stegall, Emelle; Billy Joe
McDowell, Butler; Harold Broadhead, Taylor Davis, Walter Mitchell,
and Howard Broadhead, all of Montevallo; Bryan Johnson, Thorsby,
and Jack Seay, Fairfield.
New Pj Kappa Alpha pledges are John Ogletree, Birmingham; Jack
G. Appleton, Albertville; James K. Haygood, Union Springs; Fort Ward
and Aubrey Miller, Auburn.
Kappa Alpha pledged Billy Joe Aycock, Decatur; Bruce Graham,
Montgomery; Paul Jones, Courtland; Gary Kelly, Columbus; Bill Lovin,
Decatur; Larry Parker, Rockmart, Ga.; Charles Perdue, Columbus;
Andy Rocker, Atlanta; Billy Tatum, Auburn; Jimmy Thigpen and
Jim Tipton, Auburn; Bob Tweedy, Courtland, and Joe Willman, Columbus.
Pledges of Phi Kappa Tau are Ken Mauldin, Fairfield; Bill Johnson,
Andalusia; Robert Horgett, Columbus; Eddie Rock, Montgomery;
George Kent, Brunswick; Fred Day, Phenix City; Bob Nixon, Auburn,
and Bob Morris, St. Petersburg, Fla.
For Sigma Alpha Epsilon Jack Cole, Birmingham; Finis St. John,
Cullman;. George Colvin, Winston-Salem, N. C; Bubber Desport, Bickie
Bickerstaff, Charles Boswell, Goofus Payne, and Henry Page, Columbus
were pledged.
Sigma Nu pledged Gorman .Houston and Jasper Reeves, Eufaula;
Jesse Russell, Montgomery; Herbert White and Harold Home, Enterprise;
Jim Thurman. Sylacauga; Biil White, Atlanta, and Sam Kee-nan,
Birmingham and Ligon Johnson and Billy Harden, Dothan.
Phi Tcius, Theta Chis Elect Officers
Election of officers has been held by Phi Kappa Tau. Norman Ricks
will take over as president with the help of vice-president, Eddie
Hugensmith; secretary, Tom Radney; pledgemaster, Jack Hargis; Sar-geant-
at-arms, John Hardy; and representative to Executive Cabinet,
Bill Dupree.
. Theta Chi fraternity recently elected the following officers: president,
Leon Pappanastos; vice-president, Robert Lanier; corresponding
secretary, Edgar Harlin, and treasurer, James Karagan.
Parties .Continue
Last Wednesday night the A.I.O. had asocial function at the Student
Center inviting all new students . . . Those who attended the Sigma
Pi house dance Saturday night "dressed as a song." The Delta Chis had
a Night Club dance, and the Theta Kappa^Epsilons held their weekly
house dance.
should request application forms
at once from Dr. David H.Malone,
Room 313, Samford, who is the
Fulbright Program Advisor on this
campus. The closing date for receipt
of applications by the Fulbright
advisor is October 31, 1950.
Persons not enrolled in a university
or college in the fall of
1950 should direct inquiries and
requests for applications to the
Institute of International Education,
U. S. Student Program, 2
West Street, New York 19, New
York. The last date on which applications
will be issued by the
institute is October 15, 1951.
Rho Chi Initiates
7 New Members
Seven students were recently
initiated into Rho Chi, national
pharmaceutical honor society.
Members of Rho Chi must have
maintained a scholastic average of
better than 3.0 for 8 consecutive
quarters. Those initiated were:
Elmer G. Bailey, Auburn; Lon-nus
Flenu, Morgantown, Ky.;
Jeanne Henderson, Montgomery;
Kelly Segars, Red Bay; Edward
Collins, Sylacauga; Hubert Nelson,
Mobile, and Hilliard J. Hargis,
Auburn.
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Home Ec Honor Society
Approved For Auburn
A branch of Omicron Nu, home
economics honor society has been
approved for Auburn, Mrs. Marion
Spidle, dean o'f the School of Home
Economics, announced today.
Installation and initiation is being
delayed, Dean Spidle said,
until after the biennial conclave
which is being held in ColumbuS;
Ohio, June 22-24. Delegates from
Auburn include Dr. Rebecca Pate,
professor of home economics education,
representing the alumni;
Miss Martha Dean, Alexandria,
Va., representing students, and
Mrs. Spidle, faculty representative.
From Columbus the trio will go
to Cleveland to represent Auburn
at the American Home Economics
meeting. They will be joined there
by Miss Mary Ann Floyd, Opelika,'
vice-president of the Dana King
Gatchell Home Economics Club.
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TO APPEAR HERE TUESDAY, JULY 3
"DANCE FANTASY"—A variety of dance numbers will feature
the second Auburn Lecture ond Concert program for the summer
quarter, "Dance Fantasy," which will be presented in Langdon Hall
Tuesday, July 3. Corry and Conrad who will appear on the program
are pictured above. (Story on Page 1)
'CHIEF' BIDEZ RETIRES AS API BANDMASTER
Retirement of P. R. Bidez, bandmaster
at Auburn since 1919, was
announced last week by Frank
M. Orr, dean of the School of
. Architecture and Arts.
"Chief" Bidez has been an ac-,
-tive member of the Auburn music
department. He served as director
of the band, the glee club, and assisted
in putting musical projects
in the school curriculum.
Graduating from Auburn in
1915, Bidez was a member of the
track and football teams. He is
married to the former Alice Bease-ly
of Auburn. They have three
children.
Bidez, who is now senior chem-
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SAE WINS 1950-51
SPORTS TROPHY
By Bob Wilkin
Sigma Alpha Epsilon returned to
the Auburn fraternity sports, limelight
this year by winning the
monstrous, waist-high interfra-ternity
sports trophy. This year's
win gives the boys from across the
track their fourth conquest of the
trophy in five years, which they
lost only in 1950 to the Theta Chis.
This year the champion Greeks
won first place in three major
events—basketball, softball, and
golf—while earning points in most
of the other intramural sports. Upholding
Auburn honor the SAE's
defeated the rival basketball
champion PiKA's at the University
of Alabama.
In second place for 1951 are the
cake-winning Theta Chis, who
took first place in both track and
swimming. In third place are the
touch fodtball specialists, Delta
Sigma Phis.
ALL-SPORTS TROPHY
Brewster Releases
Building Progress
Bf Neil Crosby
Greater Auburn is continually
growing as evidenced by. the construction
progress during the past
three months. Sam Brewster, director
of Building and Grounds
released information recently as to
completion dates for buildings already
under contruction as well as
further plans for building during
the summer.
Bids were opened yesterday for
the construction of five new women's
dormitories. The site for
these buildings will be Bullard
Field. Previous bids have been
turned down due to the limited
funds for construction.
More detailed plans are now be-ist
for the state laboratories, is r e tiring
to devote full time to that
position.
Deferment Tests J
Set For Saturday
•j
The last examination to be given
at A.P.I, under the Army testing
program for college deferments
will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday,
June 30. Students scheduled to
take this examination are asked to
present schedule cards at Langdon.-
Hall.
If for any legitimate reason students
scheduled to take the examinations
of May 26 or June 16 failed'
to do so, they may, possibly, get'
rescheduled for June 30 by sending
their schedule cards, along
with reasons for not taking examinations
as scheduled, to Selective
Service Administration, P. O. Box
586, Princeton, N.J.
Another examination will be
held nationally in July for students
whose religious beliefs prohibit
testing on Saturday. Students interested
in later tests may get additional
information from P. M.
Norton, co-ordinator of Veterans
Affairs.
SAE Wins Again
ing developed for the construction
of a Student Union Building at the
cost of $1,050,000. This building
will house all student organizations
offices, alumni offices, Faculty
Club, dining hall and cafeteria,
a ball room, and numerous other
conveniences for students and
faculty.
The three newest buildings under
construction on the campus
are the pharmacy building, ,the
new creamery building and the
new men's dormitory. November
1, October 15, and April 1, 1952
are the expected completion dates
Coeds Attend Dance
Fifty Auburn co-eds attended a.
formal dance at Ft. Benning on.
June 22. The dance, given by the
1952 graduating class of the West
Point Academy, was held at the
Officers' Club.
Coaching in algebra and trigonometry.
Phone 25 after 6 p.mi
Frances Duggar, 126 Burton Street.
on each of these respective struc-'
tures. "- - \
The architecture building, Big-gen
Hall, was completed April 12;
at a cost of nearly $439,000. The;
new edifice adds much beauty to
the campus as well as giving the
architecture and arts department;
more elbow room.
Nearing completion now are;
Thach Hall, the new education
building, and a new food service
buildings. Both of these structures
will be occupied about July 1.
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A Deserved Promotion
Elevation of J im Foy to the position of
acting Director of Student affairs is a real
break for Mr. Foy and the Auburn students.
Replacing Mr. T. C. Clark, who has
obtained a leave of absence for additional
study, Mr.- Foy brings to the office a record
"of achievement and ability. He will add
tact and charm to a difficult position.
Mr. Foy's appointment is "temporary"
as he is filling in for Mr. Clark, who has
capably handled the job during the past
four years. Although often misunderstood
by the student leaders whose genuine purpose
he often misunderstood, Mr. Clark
performed his duties in a commendable
manner. Under his guiding hand the office
of Student Affairs has grown in scope
and influence. He leaves Mr. Foy a well-organized
and planned program.
Jim Foy's first words to this writer
when he arrived on the Auburn campus
last summer were:
"I like Auburn. I get a deep sense of
fulfillment at becoming a part of the tradition
and spirit that is Auburn's. The institution
has a destiny which I hope to become
a part of."
With the spirit expressed in this statement
Jim Foy captured the fancy of the
Auburn students. In him they found a
true friend. He offered sound, confidential
advice in a tactful and gracious manner.
Regardless of the problem Mr. Foy
was never too busy to listen. His sincerity
was evident in all fields of student /activity!
It will be a pleasure to have Mr. Foy
as our "boss" during our last quarter at
Auburn. We know that he is a friend of
the student. We believe that he has faith
in Auburn's student leadership and will
work for and with all students through
his office. With administrators like Jim
Foy Auburn will grow stronger in meeting
squarely the problems which face the institution.
Administrative Changes Get Results
Few schools in the country have as
sincere and enthusiastic alumni association
as Auburn. Yet, few schools, have such
an unpredictable group of old grads as
Auburn. For the past ten years alumni
relations, mainly in the field Of athletics,
have been strained. Poor football teams,
weak public relations, lack of cooperation
between the alumni clubs have all been
headaches for the college as it tried to
strengthen its ties with all former students.
With these problems as a background,
President Ralph Draughon took steps last
winter which seem to have eased the situation
considerably. After the dust had
settled from the "political-football" coaching
squabble in February, Dr. Draughon
named capable Jeff Beard as athletic director
replacing retiring Coach Wilbur Hut-sell,
who had done a splendid job during
his tenure. With the return of Ralph Jordan
to the Plains as football coach, the athletic
department was fortified with a capable
man who sincerely wanted to help Auburn.
The appointment of sauve Joe Sar-ver
as secretary of the Alumni Association
insured improved alumni relations.
The problems which this trio faces are
large and difficult. Each man realizes the
task ahead. Yet, the progress already
made through the individual and collective
efforts of these three sons of Auburn is
almost unbelievable. -
In only four months Jeff Beard has evidently
stabilized the affairs at the Field
House. He has hired a football coach,
assisted in securing a new grid coaching
staff, and has seen that all sports are provided
with capable mentors. The financial
picture, badly clouded in the winter, shows
signs of clearing as the "new deal" at Auburn
starts an effective program.
The work of Coach Jordan is equally
commendable. In six weeks after his appointment
he had signed a young, enthusiastic
staff. He conducted a spring training
grind which sent Tiger hopes upward.
His sincerity and determination-on the
practice field began to be reflected by his
players. With a genuine Auburn man at
the helm, Tiger gridders began to realize
they had a school to perform for, rather
than just a scholarship. A-Day showed
the results. In the fall we will see more.
Appointed to his post in March, Joe
Sarver immediately started quieting the
disturbed alumni waters. Six new Auburn
Clubs have been organized in the
past three months. Old alumni wounds
are reported to have begun to heal with
improved relations with the school. Sarver
has set out to make alumni realize
that Auburn is not just a football plant,
but also has a much stronger purpose in
the field of higher education. Here he
will encounter opposition in the form of
disinterest and ignorance as to the real
purpose of Auburn. However, for such
an educational program Auburn could
have hired no better instructor than Joe
Sarver.
These three men have done commendable
work in their individual field. Yet
their labors haven't ended in just these
individual areas. Instead, since A-Day in
May this Tiger trio has been covering
Alumni Club meetings both in and out of
the state. In fact, Messrs. Beard, Jordan,
and Sarver have been noticeable for their
absence from the Plains during the past
six weeks. Speaking before various
groups several times a week the men have
traveled many miles in an effort to better
Auburn's relations with their unpredictable
alumni. Working as a team Beard,
Jordan and Sarver have done a fine job
in placing Auburn back in a favorable
light with alumni and friends.
With men of the caliber of Beard, Jordan,
and Sarver in the administrative
ranks of the college, Auburn can expect
improved public relations. These three
Auburn graduates are effectively building
their alma mater. Alumni should appreciate
this type of leadership.
Auburn Plainsman
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STAFF
• Bill Beckwith, Russell Burson, Joe Caraway, Tom Duke, Bob Gaddis, Max Hall, Huel Harris,
Patty Herring, Helen Johnson, Georgia Marsh, Kokomo McArdle, Jim Raulston, Sarah Ellen Ragen,
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'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen—this
is your roving television reporter"
Tom Duke Says—
Some Jokes Deliver
Editorial Message
Entered as second-class matter at •' the post office at Auburn, Alabama
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One of the most popular sections
of any college newspaper is
the joke column. This is definitely
true in'the case of The Plainsman.
Regardless of the leading
story on the front page or the
editor's latest crusading editorial,
Auburn students, with few exceptions,
automatically turn to
the joke column.
To the editor who labors for
hours over his latest idealistic
thought this is a slap in the face.
Yet, if he is a close observer he
will realize that serious columns
and articles are just about as welcome
as General MacArthur in
the White House. College students
seem to feel that any publication
must have a lengthy,
coarse joke section to be a creditable
newspaper.
However, the best jokes are not
alway coarse or "dirty." With
due respect to the present joke
column, which is no doubt the
widest read column in the paper,
we would like to pass along a
couple of rich tales of humor
which also carry along constructive
thought.
These "editorial" jokes were
carried several years ago in The
Plainsman and their underlying
message is still just as humorous
and blount today as it was in
1948.
The first story makes fun of
t h e left publication standard
bearers of the North who carry •
the ball for the poor, down-trodden
Southern Negro. It all started
at a board meeting called for the
editorial staff. As soon as all
were seated the editor-in-chief
opened the meeting but began to
be distracted by an associate editor
who had just returned from a
week's tour of the South getting
material for an article on the
treatment of the Negroes down
there. This chap kept squirming
around in his chair and clawing,
at his arms, back and thighs.
Finally, the editor-in-chief
could stand it no longer. He turned
to him and said, "Listen, must
you persist in scratching yourself
and squirming about like that?
What's wrong with you?"
The associate editor started to
explain, "Well, when I was down
South I got in among a bunch of
chiggers . . ."
- "Just a minute," broke in the
editor-in-chief, "On this magazine
we don't say chiggers, we
say chiggroes!"
The other joke makes light of
a collectivist meeting and the
party which a group of these
characters were planning. One
member got up and said, "We
can use my apartment to hold the
party in."
"I'll bring the solemi," offered
one.
"I'll bring a bottle of red wine/'
added still another.
And so it went around the roois
with each member contributing
something. At least, all but one
had volunteered either services or
refreshments. Finally the leader
of the group looked at him in a
very pointed way.
The erring soul divining what
motivated the look said quickly,
"Oh, T am going to bring the
Negro."
However, jokes like these are a-rarity.
They won't be found often
in The Plainsman joke column.
Yet they are rich in humor and
editorial potency. Who knows,
maybe college editors will be able
to turn the joke column into a
crusading weapon. Then college
editorial pages could possibly afford
their readers even more
laughs.
Of All Things
By Jim Raulston
Last Thursday noon brought
fraternity rush week to a halt,
much to. the relief of both rushees
and fraternity men. This summer's
rush week was a larger one than
the ones of the past two summers.
Of course, we had more freshman
men registering, this June than
usual.
All the fraternities were looking
ahead to the coming quarters when,
the enrollment will be smaller and
consequently fraternity men fewer.
All in all it was a gjod rush week,
but there were"some things that.
marred it to some extent.
The IFC makes definite rules
which govern rushing and these
rules should be rigidly adhered to.
During this past rush week there
were certain instances where small
infractions of the rules were allowed
to take place.
One rule is the one which sets
aside a 24-hour period in which
fraternity men cannot communicate
with rushees. Regardless of
whether this time restriction is
broken by five minutes or five
hours, it is still breaking a definite
rule. If we aren't going to abide
by the rules which we ourselves
make, why go to the trouble to
m.ake them to begin with.
There were several instances
where this rule was broken short-'
ly before noon Thursday.' Although
it was by only a few minutes, it
was still a direct violation of the,
Auburn IFC rules.
Another thing which occurred
might not have been directly
against any set rules, but nevertheless,
it was against an unwritten
code of ethics. By this I refer
to the practice of misleading a
lushee by making him believe
that he is pledged, although rush
week has not officially ended, and
therefore is obligated to that fraternity.
This not only is a violation
of the code of ethics which
(Continued on page 5).
'The Common Man"—
A Liberal's View Of Army Life
by Mitch Sharpe
"Old crapshooters never die, they just fade away . . ."
—Hymn To A Self-canonized Saint.
Diminutive, resourceful Ed Crawford has what I t h i n k is
a great idea for plugging holes in t h e summer editorial page.
He has appealed to the great, near-great, ingrate and infamous
editors of the past for pearls which they may still
want to cast before swine. Who knows? Perhaps young
Crawford has started a literary
revival of sorts.
Actually I am in no position
to carry on as I did in this column
when I was in the editorial saddle.
To some, the piney-woods,
red-clay reactionaries, this revelation
will come as a relief; to
others, the clear-sighted liberals
(if there be any left at Alma M.),
it will come as a tragic thing.
The fact is that I am under new
management. And the manage-j
ment takes a dim view of private
opinion publicly expressed no
matter how enlightening it may
be. This parochial taskmaster is,
"of course, Uncle Sam. And if
what. I read in the newspapers
and see in Henry Luce's publicat
i o n s is any indication, I may be
' in a position to welcome some of
' the student body into the firm before
too long. By the way, I won
eight howitzers, self-propelled. I
am joined by two other second
lieutenants (both ROTC lads
called to active duty) and a hundred
odd souls of less opulent,
rank who were called to active
duty by boards composed of
friends and neighbors.
Together we have been through
basic training and are now in
more advanced training. We lead
a rather uneventful life. We have
fired our howitzers on several
occasions with gratifying results.
They make a hell of a hole in the
ground and twice as much "noise.
That's about all I can say.
However, life as a battery commander
has some compensations—
particularly to one who
fought the Last Thing as an enlisted
man in the Infantry. Just
the other night we went out for
der how those exams really a b i v o u a c " I n W ^f™*™
-tt_ about my supply room, I had lo-few
of the student body c a t e d a n implement which, in the
old days in the Infantry, was the
As a
and faculty may remember I have
been working as a second lieutenant
(Field Artillery) for some
time now. And there is every in
symbol of aristocracy, in this rank
business.
I discovered that my supply
dication that I will continue in! sergeant had drawn an officers'
my present capacity for some time
to come. Promotions flow like
tapioca in a quick freeze plant
these days. I am stationed at
Camp Polk, Louisiana. Camp Polk
is a recently re-opened army post
which was carved out of the boondocks
of west Louisiana a decade
ago. It is bordered on one side
by the Slough of Despair, and on
. the other by the edge of the universe.
There are no other sides.
I am battery commander of
1 mess chest. The same being a
little cabinet filled with plates,
silverware; condiment vendors
and platters of various sizes.
It brought back memories at
once. How many hours had I
crept tactifully. up to the chow
line encumbered with rifle, pack,
gasmask, raincoat, steel helmet
and God knows what else, to find
the mess sergeant setting a table
with these implements for the officers.
I, being another rank (as
Women, Creators Of Trouble, Demand
Rights, But Shirk Responsibilities
By Huel Harris
God made the world and rested then.
He made a man and rested again.
He made a woman at a man's expense
And neither God nor man have rested since.
The name of the sage who first penned the foregoing
t r u i sm has long since been forgotten in t h e endless swirl of
arrows from Cupid's, bow, but it may well have been any
male wretch from Adam to Aly Kahn inclusive. The main
complaint leveled at women in general, or in particular, is
that their major contribution to
civilization has
Harris
been t-r-o-u-b-
l-e. Eve was
the first to get
things "fouled
up" and females,
being a
jealous breed,
have worked
long and hard
in trying to surpass
Miss Eve
in trouble making.
I'm sure that every male reader
has encountered a woman's
"logic" in matters d'amour so I
will dwell but briefly on the
| hopeless tangle that women have
-made of romance in this civilization.
One woman writer maintains
that a young bride should
begin training her husband immediately
after the nuptials.
I re-read the article thinking
that perhaps the sweet young
thing had purchased a dog but,
alas, I had read it right the first
time.
J. Amour has changed very little
since Joe Cro-Magnon first dragged
his truly fair into his ice water
cave, an early cold water flat, by
the extremely effective method 01
entwining his fingers in her raven
locks and pulling. This obviously
expedient procedure has become
outmoded however, because; (1.)
bobbed hair and a shaved nape are
currently the rage, and (2.) there
is a theory currently going the
rounds contending that the female
sex is quite capable of choosing
its own course without the directional
determanant of uprooted
hairs.
. It is to be noted that this theory
is nothing more than a supposition,
receiving its main support from
such crusading groups as The
Society for the Collection and
rust: ibution of Timely Information
on the Breeding and Development
of Nasturtiams—Circle 4. But
enough of this, let us look at other
fields.
Not too many years ago females
in this country and pround
the world decided that they had
suffered enough under the yoke
of pots and pans and dishpan
hands so they set out to "break
their chains" and incidentally to
save humanity wi'h their superior
skills in w'lat had been
"man's work."
Women began to challenge men
in every -field ands due to their
the British so charmingly put it),
was relegated to a piece of real-estate
and ate from an aluminum
mess kit.
But every dog has his/her day.
I had mine. I ordered the mess
sergeant to bundle up the officers'
me'ss chest and take it with him
on the bivouac. That night, despite
the ever present fauna of the
Louisiana swamps, the commanding
officer of Battery C, 593rd
Field Artillery Battalion sat
down to mess with his staff and
dined in the splendor germaine to
such position, prestige, pomp and
circumstance. All we needed was
Matthew Brady and his Baby
Brownie to record the scene for
future generations.
I'll close on a friendly note to
t h o s e students in Advanced
ROTC. Better pay attention in
class. When you are called up,
you can make it a lot easier on
yourself if you know something
about something. Especially if
you get a battalion commander
who whets his ire on the shortcomings
of second lieutenants.
AND FOR GOD'S SAKE, YOU
PEOPLE IN FIELD ARTILLERY
LEARN HOW TO LAY A BATTERY
(by compass and by base
angle)!
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the
second in the summer series of
guest articles to be written by
former P l a i n s m a n columnists.
Last week Jim Forrester opened
the series with "A Dash of Bitters."
Mitch Sharpe, former managing
editor of The Plainsman and
author of a widely-read column
"The Common Man," is the contributor
today. Mitch is now a
member of the U.S. Army. His
address for interested readers
and friends is:
Lt.' M. R. Sharpe
Btry. C 593 FA Bn.
North Camp Polk, La.
m
"sweetness and good upholstery"
they were able to play upon man's
age old weakness and gain for
themselves a place in the sun.
After success in a few fields the
battle cry became "complete equality
in every field with all the
privileges that men are entitled
to." This is where the battle rages
today with the males slowly losing
ground to the same force that
cost Samson his curls.
Strangely enough however,
there has been an almost
absolute silence on the part of
women with respect to accepting
the responsibilities that should
naturally accompany the privileges
which they seek.
To take a few examples: You
seldom hear of the courts of the
land directing women to pay alimony
to their ex-husbands even-though
the wives are directly responsible
for the marriage ending
oh the rocks. To take an example
closer home, you seldom hear of an
unsuspecting young male being
trampeled to death in front of the
War Eagle as his date makes a
frantic lunge for the box-office.
Its not the girls' place to do these
things defenders of femenine per-ogatives
will scream. Why isn't it
wt down-trodden males ask, you
want to be equal don't you.
The awful truth is that women,
female in particular, have
found upon venturing out of
their God given domain of pots
and pans and childbearing that
all is not sweetness, light and
pleasure in man's God given domain.
In an attempt to calm
their souls, troubled at their
startling discovery, women have
in recent years put on the most
remarkable exhibition of absurdities
of this or any other age.
Fashions and styles of women's
(Continued on page 8)
A Political Fable About A Wise Owl,
The Senator,,and The Resulting Trial
By David Ward and Bill Rogers
Once there was a stately Owl who lived in a penthouse
suite in the tall oak section of the forest. This Owl was
greatly feared and respected by the other birds because of
his wisdom. It was rumored that he was the wisest bird id**-'
all the woods,, and many went to him seeking advice/ of a •
political nature. When this happened, the Owl would stare
balefully at his questioners and perhaps tender a few majestic
suggestions that would cause those who had sought his
help to go away marveling at the brilliance of such a creature.
A Senator in Washington heard of the Owl's greatness.
Being so different from his colleagues,. t b*
Senator began to wonder what would happen1
to him if his constituents decided to get rid
of him. He knew damn well what would
happen. They would elect that Owl.
So the Senator immediately launched »
smear campaign against the Owl. He accused
him publicly of being a member c*
Communist front organizations. Privately,
he opined that the Owl had been implicated'
in plots to overthrow the government. The
Senator was not lacking in. supporters, an«r*
soon the forest was talking of nothing else.
The Owl did not attempt to defend himself, but woul#
answer all charges by merely blinking and basking in his
own omnipotence. Of course the whole idea was ridiculous
and the President had called the affair a Bed Bird, but the
citizens of the land began to wonder. Had not the Senate*
branded the Owl as being a Communist, and had hot theif
former counsellor refused to answer the charges?
The excitement grew so great that a trial was held. Tto«*
jury consisted of a Sparrow, a Robin, a Thrasher and a Black
Bird (this was to assure the people that no prejudice existed _
in the court). To every question asked him the Owl replieA
with a look of withering intelligence, refusing to answer ©A
the grounds that it might ruffle his feathers.
The jury was out only a minute and returned with a ves-dict
which upheld the government on every count.
The trial was not without its advantages, however, for; th*•.
presiding judge was given assurances by an admiring public
that he would be stuffed for posterity at death, and the prci-secuting
attorney was mad£ head of the Anti-Blue JayTftjrce.
The wise old Owl sits imprisoned in his glided cage looking
intelligent and the Senator is still a Senator in Washington,- .
MORAL: If you make a Senator jealous, he'll probably
see red.
WARD
Characteristically Collegiate
By Joe Caraway
Young man (sitting on bus):
"Excuse me madam, but you're
standing on my feet."
Old lady: "I know it, young man;
and if you were a gentleman you'd
be standing on them yourself."
* * *
"Wish we had a fifth for bridge."
"You don't need a fifth for
bridge, you idiot!"
"Well make it a pint then."
* # *
"I can't marry him, Mother, he's
an athiest and doesn't believe
there is a hell."
"Marry him, dear, and between
the two of us we'll convince him."
* * • *
A rich man lying on his death
bed called his chauffer, who had
been in his service for years, and
said: "Ah, Sykes, I am going on
a long and rugged journey, worse
than you ever drove me."
"Well sir," .consoled the chauffer,
"there's one comfort—it's all
downhill and you won't need gasoline."
* :fc %
Note to Science and Lit. students:
A slide rule is not a regulation
pertaining to baseball.
* * *
"I'm going to have a little one,"
Said the gal, both gay and
frisky.
But the boy friend up and
fainted
Before he knew that she meant
whiskey.
* * *
There were two skeletons locked
in the closet. Suddenly one
said to the other: "Say, Joe, if we
had. any guts we'd get out of
here."
Place a flower on your coat,
then those who talk to you will
have something to look at besides
your face.
* » *
A coed at Auburn was complaining
to a local bookstore
owner that it was unfair to make-students
buy books at such a high"
price, and then get hardly nothing
back for them on the used
book market.
The bookstore owner explained
calmly: "You couldn't buy a
dress at a shop downtown ami
then" take it back and get th«
same price for it could you?"
"No," retorted the girl, "But at'
least I'd get some wear out of it."
* * *
"How is your son getting along
at college?"'
"He must be getting along pretty
well in language. I just paid for
three courses—$10 for Latin, $10
for French, and $100 for Scotch."
Of Ail Things
(Continued from page 4)
govern the relations of the fraternities
on this campus, but it is'unfair
to the rushees as well.
I personally would like to see
things of this nature abolished
from the Auburn campus. If it,
takes additional rules by the IFC,
then I am all for it. Frankly,
though, I don't think any rules arc
necessary. All that is necessary is
for all the fraternities on # i e Auburn
campus to work in closer
harmony with each other and _
eliminate such practices through
mutual respect for one another.
Tigers Meet Wofford In Second Tilt;
Terriers Have Several Returning Vets
By Walt Albritton
When Coach Ralph Jordan guides the Auburn Tigers into
their second contest of the coming season, against the Wofford
Terriers, it will mark the third time that the two schools
have met in grid competition. The record between Auburn
andtfce Terriers stands at 1-1.
"Revenge" will be the war-cry
of the Plainsmen when they tangle
with Wofford in Montgomery's
Cramton Bowl on October 5. They
will be seeking revenge for the
unforgettable 14-19 lacing which
was handed them by the Terriers
in their opening game of the 1950
campaign.
Before last year's upset, Wofford
and Auburn had met once
previously on the gridiron—in
1930 when Chet Wynne began
his first season as coach for the
Tigers. Red Harkins, a scrappy
center, was the Auburn captain
and the Tigers won easily by a
38-6 score.
Tennessee System Used
Coach Phil Dickens of Wofford
employs the Tennessee system,
which functions well with a versatile
tailback and largely by use
oi "two-on-one" blocking in the
line. This system can be readily
used as either a passing or running
attack.
The man who fills the shoes of
Dickens' versatile tailback is tall,
rangy Jack Beeler, who is considered
the finest passer ever to
play for a Wofford team. Beeler
weighs only 168 pounds, is an
average kicker and above-average
as a runner.
Beeler The Man To Watch
Last year Beeler, then a sophomore,
wrecked havoc with the
Tigers, in both passing and running.
The native Tennesse lad
Jossed 13 forward passes, completing
nine, one of which was
good for the Terriers' first score.
Beeler also averaged five yards per
v/ill be the man to watch in this
year's game. • (
Another lightweight, Burnie
Mijler, (180) will be back this
fall to cause the Plainsman defense
plenty of trouble from his
fullback post. Miller proved hard
to stop last year and cracked
through the Tiger forward wall
for several long gains.
Tackle Bill Thurston, (200)
guard Bob Pollard, (195) end Jack
Abell, (180), and center Bill Small,
(196) will all return for their
senior year. They form a quartet
of gridders that can be counted on
by Coach Dickens to hit hard, fast
and often.
Thurston is a great player on
defense, but a trifle weak on his
offensive play; Pollard showed
plenty of endurance at his right
guard slot last year, and was one
of the outstanding performers of
the night.
Bobby McLellan Returns
Back for his last year will also
be hard-running Bobby McLellan,
the Terriers' scoring genius. He
scored all three of Wofford's
touchdowns in the Tiger game.
One consolation for Auburn will
be that the Wofford fray will not
be their first game, as last year.
The Tigers underrated the Terriers
last fall,, figuring to take an easy
first game win. This year, they will
not.
The powerful Vanderbilt Commodores,
whom the Tigers will
meet in their opener, will be a
primer for Auburn, and the
Plainsmen will be settled and
ready to throw everything they've
'WE'LL WIN SOME."..1
try in the running department. He got against Wofford.
Coach Gene Lorendo.
End Coach Lorendo
Was SEC Standout
When Shot Senn was promoted
to head line coach, Head Coach
Ralph Jordan chose Gene Lorendo,
Georgia graduate, and end coach
at Presbyterian College, as his assistant,
coach, working with the
ends. .
Standing over six feet, two
inches tall, and weighing 230
pounds, the friendly coach is the
biggest member of the Auburn
staff.
Approached with the question of
Auburn's chances during the coming
grid season, Lorendo preferred
to play safe by not venturing
out on the limb too far. However,
he did say, with a smile, "We'll
win some that we are not supposed
to."
Lorendo was more than pleased
with the performances of his end
corps during the recent spring
practice. "If the ends continue the
hustle that they showed in the
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Calendar Of Events
SPECIAL EVENTS
June 28—Band Step Sing.
June 30—Selective Service Qualification
Test.
July 3—Concert: Dance Fantasy
—8:15 p.m.—Langdon Hall.
CLUB MEETINGS
July 2—Alpha Zeta—8 p.m.—
Ross Building; W.S.G.A:—6:30 p.m.
—Social Center; Phi Psi—7 p.m.—
Textile ilO.
July 3—Rhd Chi—5 p.m.—Ross
318; Dairy Science Club—7 p.m.
—Animal Husbandry 217; American
Society of Agricultural Engineers—
7 p.m.—Ag Engineering
Building.
spring, I'll be happy," said Lorendo.
'
While at Georgia, Lorendo played
under Jordan, and was an All-
SEC selection as an end during
his junior and senior years. During
the season of "1949, his last year at
Georgia, he led the Southeastern
Conference in pass receiving.
Lorendo played for Georgia for
three years, 1947-49, during which
time the Bulldogs won 21 games,
lost 11, and tied one, of their 33
games. After graduation, he accepted
the h#ad basketball coaching
job and end coaching position
at Presbyterian College. His 1950-
51 basketball team won 19 of
their 29 games, and the football
team won five of their contests.
Intramural Program
Begins On Friday
The summer recreational project,
sponsored jointly by the intramural
and physical education
departments, is scheduled to begin
' this week with tennis and
Softball tournaments, according to
Coach Bob Evans.
Deadline for entries in the intramural
tennis tournament is noon
tomorrow. Competition will begin
July 2. Rackets may be checked
out at Alumni Gym and balls may
be obtained from Roy Brawner,
supervisor of the tennis courts.
Tournaments will be held in
singles, doubles, and. mixed doubles
for both men and women.
More than 20 singles entries have
been received, Coach Evans
stated: - •»
Coach Evans, intramural director,
is very interested that more
men 'and co-eds -enter the mixed
doubles as partners.
Twenty softball entries have
been received, and Coach Evans
expects play to begin Friday.
He said he hopes to have 30 or
more teams entered. Several entries
for • the intramural golf
tournaments to be held this summer
have also been received.
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Tucker, Parks And Spence Are Leading
Contenders For Tiger Quarterback Post
Coach Waller Is Searching For Field General;
3 Returning Vets, 5 Newcomers Seek Position
By Bill Beckwith,
• When September 29 rolls around this fall, head football
coach Ralph J o r d a n is going to t u r n to assistant coach Charlie
Waller and ask, "who's t h e s t a r t i n g q u a r t e r b a c k against Van-d
e r b i l t ?"
. Waller will have had from September 1, t h e opening day
of fall practice, to select his man.
He will stop for a moment though
arid ask himself, "which quarterback
has shown the best leadership,
poise, determination, and
signal calling ability?"
Last season Auburn used Bill
Tucker and Allan
Parks consistently.
They
were the top
candidates and
they f o u g ht
like cats and
dogs for first-string
honors.
It will be diff
e r e n t t h is
Beckwith year, because
Waller is after the teamman. He
not only is concerned about who
throws the best pass, of wno
handles the ball best. His objective
is the field general who will
keep the football team together
and win games/
Spence Improved
Don't kid yourself, Tucker and
Parks are not the only eligibles
for the post this year. A junior,
Dudley Spence, is making a bid
for the job and has shown a lot
during the past year.
The most important one of the
three will be Auburn's meal
ticket, but all three will see service
in some capacity.
Tucker is the extra point expert
of the team. His point-after-touchdown
against Alabama -in
1949 was the deciding factor in
Auburn's 14-13 upset. P a r ks
proved to be an ace on defense
last year. This plus his responsibilities
as alternate captain of
the 1951 version will be highly
important. Spence did a little
kicking last year as Jim Mc-
Gowen's shadow. The McComb,
Miss., blond will handle all the
chores this year.
Tucker's Record Impressive
Tucker was the fair-haired boy
following his exploits against
'Bama, but the Birmingham senior
suffered from the "shakes"
and injuries last year. Despite
the loss of four fingers, sustained
from a hunting accident in 1947,
the frog-voiced T-man throws a
beautiful pass and has shown extensive
improvement during the
spring as a ball handler.
He missed several games last
year because of, a wrenched
shoulder and a broken noser but
his passing record was impressive.
He threw 92 passes, completed
41, and had eight intercepted
as he picked up 414 yards.
The Parks story follows lines
of the "rags to riches." This is
true since Allen was a "nobody"
oh his Jackson, Miss., football
team. He'was a righthalf who did
most of the blocking and was on
the receiving end of Dwight
Hitt's passes. He did no passing in
high school and when college recruiting
began he was overlooked,
He came to Auburn on his
own and served quite a dish as a
table-hopper while working for a
scholarship.
Parks Worked For Aid
AH through his freshman year,
Parks worked on passing, ball
handling, and football perfection.
By his sophomore year, he was
told that if he could make the
third-string quarterback job, behind
the great Travis Tidwell, he
would be put on scholarship.
.This the 21-year-old muscle-rrian
did, and during his junior
year he reached the share-holder's
honor with Tucker. His record
for the 1950 season was 24
completed passes out of 51 attempts,
for 279 yards, as only two
were intercepted.
Spence threw only 18 passes
last season, completing seven for
53 yards. This does not write him
out of the position because he
lacked experience that he couldn't
get with Tucker and Parks
around for playing time. This
year he is ready for the battle.
Back of these three are sophomores
Joe Davis, Bill Ellis, and
Jim Fullington, while freshmen
Roger Sauls and Al Naughton
bring good reputations from high
school.
Davis will probably get the call
after the trio of veterans because
of his smoothness and running
ability. He will be used frequently
at the righthalf position. Ellis
arid Fullirigtbri will aid defensively.
Sauls and Naughton could
help, but inexperience is their
downfall.
Coach Umbach Given
Wrestling Award
Arnold (Swede) Umbach, Au-b
u r n's outstanding wrestling
ocach, was presented an award
recently for 20 years service by
the American Wrestling Coaches
and Officials Association.
Umbach has given Auburn five
straight SEAAU wrestling championships
and has had representatives
in many national tournaments.
The award given Umbach read:
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VETERAN TIGER SIGNAL CALLERS
SENIOR QUARTERBACKS—These two "T" quarterbacks Al
Parks, (left) of Jackson, Miss., and Bill Tucker of Birmingham,
will be among the leading contenders for the starting nod at the
signal-calling post for the Tiger gridders this fall.
"In recognition of his capable and
inspiring work of twenty-five
years with amateur wrestlers and
his associates. May his splendid
leadership and record of accomplishments
create a challenge to
all coaches:"
He is presently on; t he legislature
committee to the advisory
board for the NCAA rules committee.
Previously, he had been
membership secretary for the
American Wrestling Coaches and
Officials Association.
Ancient History
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
was the last victim to be
trampled by Auburn by more than
fifth markers. The Tigers defeated
them 52-0 in 1945.
Glomeratas Oh Sale
For Faculty Members
Business manager Bill Moore
says there is a liiriited number of
1951 Glomeratas available for sale'
to faculty members and people riot
connected with the institution.
The prices for the remaining
books are $4.50 for faculty members
and $5 for others; Those i n -.
terested may purchase these books
at the Glomerata office lb. the
basement of Samford Hall.
Students who have not picked
up their yearbooks are urged to
do so as soon as possible..
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% L Welch Elected
Debate Head
Bruce L. Welch, junior in science
mid literature from Columbus, Ga.,
•vJas recently elected president of
tfie Auburn Debate Council for the
forthcoming year.
j Other officers of the council are
Seorge Clay Nettles, Monroeville,
- vice-president; and Herbert H.
llelson, Mobile, secretary-treasurer.
Prof. Joseph H. Mahaffey is
debate coach and advisor to the
•ebuncil.
• In addition to the newly elected
officers, the following students
«j|ere awarded keys for their participation
in forensic activities dur-iit.
g the past year:
'• Robert H. Bryson, Hattiesburg,
SSiss.; Buster McLain, Cragford;
Eugene Allred, Lincoln; Wayne
Arthur, Bear Creek; Robert Huel
Harris, Goodwater; Theron O. McDowell,
Montgomery; Bill Currie,
'Montgomery; James L. Kirkpat-yick,
Birmingham; Sam M. Phelps,
•Srove Hill, and Robert W. Bart-tey,
Ft. Benning, Ga.
UNDER THE SPIRES
By Sara Warren and S a r a h Ellen Regan
Squires Initiate
21 New Members
' Squires, local honor society for
Sophomore men, this week announced
the initiation of 21 new
members. The initiation ceremonies
were held on May 28.
The Squires are chosen jointly
toy members of Omicron Delta
Jkappa and Blue Key. They are
Selected on the basis of scholarship,
achievement, leadership,
•character, and promise as college
elen. The society sponsors many
campus activities, such as "Hey
Bay" and assists the other honor
societies in their work.
The newly initiated members
*te: Vince Dboley, Mobile; Walter
Albritton, Wetumpka; Bob
tiurns, Lineville; Jimmy Carroll,
Ojpelika; Walter Everidge, Co-r\
»urhbus, Ga.; Lester Ford, Eufau-laj
Byrd Farmer, Dothan; Edward
Finch, Bessemer; Bob Freeman,
Decatur; Bill Fickling, Macon,
Ga.; Dick Gilliland, Birmingham.
Everett H a l e , Montgomery;
Don Johnson, Dothan; Jim Kitchens,
Lanett; Fred Nichols, Columbiana;
Bill Parks, Wetumpka;
Bruce Pickens, Auburn; Sam
Phelps, Grove Hill; Kenneth
Stratford, Columbus, Ga.; George
^•thtaut, Orlando, Fla., and Don
-ffohnson, Bessemer.
CATHOLIC"
Newman Club, tiie organization
for Catholic students here on the
campus will meet every Monday
night at 7:30. All Catholic students
are invited to attend. For
the benefit of the students, Confession
is held each Saturday from
4-5 and 7-8 p.m.
METHODIST
The Wesley Foundation is the
Methodist students' organization
on all state college campuses, corresponding
to the M.Y.F. of the
local home church.
The officers for the summer
quarter are:
President, Betty Lane; vice-president,
Jeanne Wainwright;
secretary, Margaret Ann Hatchett;
treasurer, Robert Edwards; worship
chairman, Gladys King; recreation
chairman, Sara Warren.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday morning services are
conducted at 10 and 11. The Student
Forum is held at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday and the regular service
follows at 7. Mid-week Bible
Class meets each Wednesday
night at 7:30.
BAPTIST
The following .students are
serving as executive council members
in the Baptist Student Union
during the summer:
Wallace Weaver, president; Buster
Horton, enlistment chairman;
Wauthena Mullins, social chairman;
Bill Hardy, devotional chair-
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J u n e 27y 1951
Dr. Allison To Attend
Oak Ridge Meeting
Dr. Fred Allison, dean of the
Graduate School and head of the
department of physics, will attend
the sixth annual meeting of the
Council of Oak Ridge Institute of
Nuclear Studies June 29.
The council is comprised of one
representative of each of the institute's
sponsoring universities.
Major business on the agenda includes
the election of new sponsoring
universities, election of
members on the board of directors,
and the setting of the annual university
financial contribution
toward the support of the institute.
Dr. William G. Pollard, executive
director of the institute and
secretary of the council, said that
three additional universities have
applied for sponsoring roles in the
institute. r
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man; Floy Ann .Gary, secretary;
Charles Graves, Sunday School
Superintendent; Reggie Hines,
Training Union Director; Juddy
Routon, publicity chairman; Jeanne
Fuqua, music chairman, William
Whitten, stewardship^ chairman;
Mary Pearl Sample, noonday
meditations chairman; Cliff
Sanford, Brotherhood president;
Joyce Durham, Y.W.A. president;
Nina Belle Etheredge, LINKS
editor; Dr. Justin Long, faculty
advisor; Dr. Howard Olive, pastor
advisor, and A. B. Parsons, student
secretary.
On Saturday evening at 7:30
"Open House" will be held at the
Baptist Church for all students.
LUTHERAN
Sunday School and Bible Class
meets at 10 each Sunday mornings
and Divine Service is held at 11.
Both services are conducted in the
War Eagle Theater.
EPISCOPAL
Episcopal students are holding
weekly meetings on Sunday evenings
in Canterbury Club. President
Jack Cornish urges all Episcopal
students and their friends to
attend Vespers at 5:30 p.m. in the
church followed by supper on the
rectory lawn.
Holy Communion is celebrated
each Wednesday morning in the
chapel at 6:15 a.m. The service is
followed by a light breakfast, and
students can attend church and
still make a 7 o'clock class.
G1 Guidance Center
Closed; Plans Given
The Veterans Guidance Center
active on the Auburn campus
since 1946, will finish operation
on June 30. Thomas H. Conway,
director of the-center for the last
four years, will leave Auburn to
accept a position as director of
the Birmingham Guidance Center.
Abolishment of the guidance
center for veterans was necessary
due to the shrinking veteran enrollment
Conway stated. During
the operation period 1939 veteran
students were counseled.
However, during the first five
months for 1951 only 56 veterans
took advantage of the program.
However, counseling for. non-veteran
and off campus students
has remained consistently high.
The Guidance Center will remain
in operation to handle college
student cases and high school
students who wish to be counseled
prior to registration.
Mohler Visits Here
Dr. Fred Mohler, head of Mass
Spectrometer Section at the National
Bureau of Standards, visited
the laboratories of the physics department
at Auburn on June 18.
The current work on the production
of negative ions carried out by
the department for the Atomic
Energy Commission, prompted Dr.
Mohler's visit.
Tiger Coaches Busy
In Softball League
The city of Auburn has no
coaching shortage on the Softball
diamonds.
F o u r , of Auburn's football
coaching staff are on one of t he
ciyic clubs. They are end coach
Gene Lorendo, backfield assistants
Charlie Waller and Buck
Bradberry, and assistant line
coach Homer Hobbs.
Lorendo is the slugger of t h e .
foursome, having hit two of'ihe
longest homeruns in the • league,-'
plus doing his "pitching chores.
Waller, and Bradberry are out-:-
fielders with fat batting averages, -
and Hobbs is the number pile
catcher.
Women, Creators
(Continued from page 5)
dress change just as fast as Vogue
can set up the type. Skirts go up or
down from just above the termites
head to just below the line left by
the garter. And withal the male,
usually American, is attacked
upon every point. He is either a:
poor sex partner or he doesn't
carry Life Savers, one or both.
But with all their antics and encroachment
into the male realm
there is yet one challenge which I
breathlessly await. When females
begin to challege men for the right
to be the sole group entitled to
the title of FATHER then boys we
man as well "Fold our tents like
the Arabs and silently steal away."
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