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VOL. LXXVI ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950 Number' 32
70 OPEN SUMMER CONCERTS
THE METROPOLITAN MALE QUARTET will appear in
concert in Langdon Hall Tuesday, June 27, at 8:15 p.m. Composed
of four members of the Metropolitan Opera Association, the
quartet will present a'program ranging from operatic selections
to Spirituals.
Metropolitan Male Quartet To Open
ummer Concert Program Tuesday
The summer concert and lecture series at Auburn will
Tuesday, June 27, when the Metropolitan Male Quartet
will appear in Langdon Hall at 8:15 p.m.
Composed of four members of the Metropolitan Opera Association,
the quartet will present selections from operas,
operettas, musical comedies, and
specially arranged quartet numbers.
Featured on the program
will be numbers from "Faust,"
"Rigoletto," and "The Student
Prince" in addition to popular
spirituals.
• The personnel of the quartet includes
Arthur Backgren,. bass;
John Matthews, baritone, and
Joseph Fulmer and Frank Mwv
ray, tenors. Accompanist for the
•group is Doreen Fulmer.
Admission to the concert will be
free to students, faculty and
townspeople. T. C. Clark, chairman
of the Concert and Lecture
Committee, announced. .
Squires Taps 16
Outstanding Frpsh
Sixteen members of the 1950
freshman class were tapped for
membership in Squires, sophomore
honor society, at the end of
the spring quarter.
New members are:~
Matt Barnett, Camden; Earl
Becker, Montgomery; Sonny Brun-er,
Ashford; Peyton Burford, Camden;
Lindsey Clark, LaGrange
Ga.; Jack Dunn, AttaHa; Charles
Green, Mobile; Lee Hayley, Birmingham;
Gordon Haygood, Mont^
gomery.
Stuart Leach, Birmingham; Ed
Martin, Sylacauga; Pete Masters,
Anderson, S.C.; B i l l Mattison,
Birmingham; B u s t e r McLain,
Cragford; Vann Owens, Chattanooga,
and George Young, Hender-sonville.
Members are selected by.Omi-cron
Delta Kappa and Blue Key
honor societies from leaders of
the freshman class and constitute
the active 'membership during
their sophomore year.
Kate Green Elected
Cardinal Key Prexys
Kate Green, Hope Hull, was
eleeted president of Cardinal Key,
senior women's hono| society, at
an election of officers held last
quarter. Cardinal Key is a national
organization which recognizes
outstanding senior women.
Other officers are:
Beverly Benson, Birmingham,
vice-president; Alice Hand, Hope
Hull, secretary; Joan Cosart, Birmingham,
treasurer, and Madge
Hollingsworth, Montgomery, historian.
MAKE PORTRAIT
DATES IMMEDIATELY
All regularly enrolled students
are requested to make appointments
for Glomerata portraits
beginning this afternoon
from 1 to 4:30 p.m., according
to Graham Everidge, business .
manager of the Glomerata. Appointments
can be made at the
Glomerata office or the Main
Gate. The photographer will
start to work here on July 3.
A Plainsman.First
With this Issue The Plainsman
makes history, this being the first
time this paper has been printed
in tabloid size. The change is an
experiment for the summer quarter.
The action was taken after a
survey revealed that more than
75 p"er cent of college pagers today
are tabloid.
\ew Building Program
Approved By Trustees
$14,500,000 Annual Budget Adopted;
Plans Include 7 Dorms, Union Building
A resolution authorizing plans to be made for a $3,700,000
building program to nearly double the existing dormitory
space and to provide for a Union Building was adopted at a
meeting of the Auburn Board of Trustees here on Monday,
June 5. Trustees also approved a $14,5^5,000 budget for the
1950-51 fiscal year.
Under the plan seven new dormitories
would be constructed. One
dormitory for men would house
484 students and cost $1,000,000.
Six new dormitories for women
students would be built below the
present quadrangle, accommodating
576 students.
Women students now living in
Auburn and Alumni Halls would be
moved to the new facilities "and
the two used as men's dormitories.
Included in the plan is the purchase
of the Theta Chi fraternity
house for use as a women's dormitory.
The change would- permit an increase
of 330 women students enrolled
at Auburn. Housing for men
as provided by the college would
be increased from 430 to 1,200
and for women from 700 to 1,030.
Also approved by the board is
a Union Building to cost $950,-
000 or, if the Alumni Association
headquarters* and faculty club is
included in the building, the cost
would be~$l,250,000. The alumni
are now conducting a drive to
raise $300,000 for an Alumni-Faculty
House. *
Fee Raise Approved
The board approved of the plan
proposed by the Union Building
Committee to raise the student activities
fee in order to provide a
source of income for the building.
The entire program would be
financed by building revenue
bonds, issue of which is to be presented
for final approval to, the
trustees at an August meeting. It
would include refunding of the
1948 issue of $1,050,000 at lower
interest rates, raising the total
issue to $4,250,000.
Other resolutions adopted by the
board authorized establishment of
a retirement plan for college personnel
not covered by the federal
system or the state teachers retirement
system, approved a separate
$350,000 construction program
and adopted a resolution honoring
the late Dean Herbert M. Martin.
Budget Increased
The budget for the coming fiscal
year represents an increase of
about $3,430,000, or approximately
the amount of the the proposed
building program.
Main items on the budget were:
College proper division—$5,362,-
100; experiment station — $1,208,
(Continued on page 8)
WSGA To Entertain
New Coeds Tonight
A "desert party" in honor of all
new freshmen and transfer coeds
will be-given in the Social Center
tonight at 8 p.m. The party is annually
sponsored for new students
by the Women's Student Government
Association.
Madge Hollingsworth, WSGA
president, invited all new women
students to attend the party. "The j church,
party will be informal with surprise,
entertainment on the program,"
Miss Hollingsworth stated.
UNION SPEAKER
Enrollment Decreases
Enrollment for the summer
quarter is approximately 3,500, according
to a statement made yesterday
by Charles W. Edwards,
registrar. This represents a slight
decrease from last summer's enrollment.
Exact figures were not available
at press time, but they will be carried
in a later issue of The Plainsman.
Cabinet Sets Up Summer Committees;
Harry Knowles Is Acting President
A p p r o v a l of two committee
chairmen and of the members of
two important Cabinet committees
for the summer quarter was given
at a meeting of the Student Executive
Cabinet on. Wednesday, June
14..
Harry-Knowles, acting president
of the Cabinet during the summer,
was named to continue as chairman-
of the Ring Committee, while
Gilmer Blackburn, senidr representative,
was appointed to remain
chairman of the Invitations Committee.
Tom Cannon and Curt Presley
were appointed to fill the^two vacancies
on the Board of Student
Publications for the summer. They
will fill the places held last, quarter
by Loren Johnson and Tommy
Eden, who graduated June 3.
John.Cates, Gene Allred, Tom
Cannon and Gilmer Blackburn
were approved by the Cabinet as
members of the summer Ring
Committee.
A discussion was held on the
contract between the" Cabinet and
the college for the coming year
on the sale of Rat Caps. Final
decision was postponed until a
closer investigation can be made.
Members of the summer Cabinet
who were appointed at the end
of the spring quarter are: ,
Knowles, President; Gene All-red,
vice-president; Joan Cosart,
secretary.
Ed Crawford, Graham McTeer,
and Blackburn, senior representatives;
John Cates, senior president;
Tommy Burton, junior representative;
Jim Everett, junior president,
and -Charlie Green, sophomore
president.
A committee was appointed
(Crawford, Burton, and Cates) to
nominate students to fill the positions
of sophomore representative,
freshman president and freshman
representative, and a second
junior representative for the summer
Cabinet. The positions will be
filled at the next meeting.
Dr. J. N. Thomas
Dr. J. N. Thomas
Is Union Speaker
Dr. J. N. Thomas, professor of.
theology at the Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Va., will be
the second speaker in the series
of community services which will
be held Sunday night at Graves
Center Amphitheater.
Dr. Thomas received his doctorate
at the' University of Edin-borough
and has served as pastor
of the S e c o n d Presbyterian,
Charleston, S.C., and
Grace Covenant Church, Richmond,
Va. Dr. Thomas is president
of the Western Alliance t>f Presbyterian
Churches.'and he has written
numerous articles for religious
journals.
The services will be held each
Sunday night at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater.
In the event of rain the
services will be in Langdon Hall.
Dr. Hollace E. Arment, head of.
the music department, is-in charge
of music for the summer series.
Other speakers are:
Speaker from Tuskegee Institute
(to be announced), July 2; Dr.
C. J. Carpenter, Episcopal Bishop
of the Diocese of Alabama, July
9; Dr. Felix '.Gear, professor of
theology at Columbia Theological
Seminary, July 16; Dr. W. A. Shel-ton,
professor "of Bible at Birmingham-
Southern College, July 23.
The Rev. J. M. Alexander, director
of the Protestant Radio
Center, Atlanta, Ga., July 30; The
Rev. Thomas Thrasher, Rector of
the Church of the Ascension,
Montgomery, August 6; The Rev.
C. S. Forester, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, Montgomery,
August 13; open date—The Faculty
Committee on Religous Life,
August 20.
Street Dance To Feature
Varied Program Triday
The regular summer quarter
street dances will have an added
feature Friday' June 23, as the
first hour and a half will feature
square dancing under the calling;
of J. E. Baker.
Regular dancing will continue
from 9-11 with the Plainsmen
Combo in charge, of the music.
These dances sponsored by the
Social Committee will take place
every two weeks throughout the
summer quarter on Samford Terrace
from 7:30-11.
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,2—THE PLAINSMAN Wedensday, June 21, 1950
43 ENGINEERS
MAKE DEAN'S LIST
The dean's list for the School of
Engineering at Auburn was announced
recently by Dean—J. E.
•Hannum and includes the names
of 43 students who earned high
scholastic averages.
Listed were:
Wilmer "H. Beckers, Birmingham;
Mafus Bird, Richard Brad-shaw,
Auburn; Thomas Counts,
Decatur; George Crawford, Auburn;
James. Cunningham, Decatur;
Avron Edelman, Montgomery;
Charles Holmes, LaFayette; Salvador
Marino, Birmingham.
Paul Nadler, Auburn; John
Oerting, Pensacola, Fla.; Aaron
•Powers, Vina; Mack Riley, Dorothy
Russell, Auburn; Lyman Shivers,
Alexandria, Va.; J. P. Singleton,
Selma; Herbert Uthlaut, Au-
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Gert Walther, Berlin, Germany;
William Henry, Dawson, Ga.; Joe
Monroe, Huntsville; Orville Scott,
Opelika; Conrad Bailey, Cullman;
•Richard Patterson, Auburn; Waite
Todd, Birmingham; George What-ley,
Whatley; Richard Smith, Decatur;
William Word, Scottsboro.
Roger Morgan, Auburn; Francisco
Paillie, Colombia, South
America; John Attaway, Auburn;
©ailey Donnally, Deatsville; William
HaTtsfield, Auburn; Harold
?Pranks, Wheeler, Miss.; John
Pegus, Brighton; Billy Seale, Tarrant.
Jerome Henry, Asheville; Travis
Payne, Jesse Radcliffe, Auburn;
Robert Wilds, Decatur; James
Johnson, Bessemer; Donald Pitts,
Anniston; Truett Vann, Hobbs Island,
and William Warren, Troy.
AIO Elects Williams
Summer President
At a recent meeting of the Auburn
Independent Organization
officers were elected to serve for
the summer quarter. Those elected
are:
Elwin Williams, president, Hen-ager;
Billy Little, first vice-president,
Pigeon Creek; George Stewart,
second vice-president, Evergreen;
Betty Brown, secretary,
Banks; Lamar Phillips, treasurer,
Anniston.
Lambda Chi Alpha Elects
John Clark President
John C Clark. Birmingham,
was elected president of Omega
Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity at the first meeting
of the summer quarter.
Other officers are:
Jesse H. Radeliffe, San Diego,
•vice-president: Bob Smith, Au^
(burn, secretary; Bob Burns, Lakeland,
Fla., treasurer; Henry Kirk-land,
Auburn, pledge trainer; Jim
Monroe, Castleberry, social chairman;
Kenneth Davis, Parrish,
•house manager, and Kelly Burke,
Mobile, Interfraternity Council
representative.
Phi Kappa Tau Names
3 Officers For Summer
At a recent meeting of Alpha
Lambda chapter of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity, three men were elected
to fill offices for the summer
quarter.
Officers elected were:
Jeff N o r m a n , Birmingham,
chaplain; Tommie Howell, Moul-i:
on, social chairman, and Carlos
Wilkinson, Headland, editor.
Pikes Entertain Rushees
Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha
started their social season for
•the summer by entertaining rushees
and dates with supper in the
"Jungle" Friday night. The remainder
of the evening featured
•dancing in the ivy-covered lodge.
iRefreshments were served from
the Coke bar in the newly installed
penthouse rumpus room.
Kappa Alpha Elects
Allen WaidPrexy
Allen Waid, Jasper, will serve
as president of Kappa Alpha for
the summer quarter.
Other newly elected summer
quarter officers include Nolan
Touchstone, Jackson, Miss., vice-president;
J . C . Cole, Florence, recording
'secretary; Sonny Hol-lingsworth,
LaFayette, corresponding
secretary; Ed Thomison,
Dayton, Tenn., historian; Bob Nelson,
Birmingham, treasurer, and
Gil Crane, -Decatur, censor.
Review Club To Meet
Thursday At 7:30 P.M.
The Auburn Review Club will
be active and hold meetings during
the summer quarter, according to
John Renfrow, acting president.
Its first meeting will be held
Thursday, June.22, «at 7:30 p.m.
in Samford 301.
The Review Club sponsors the
Auburn Review, campus literary
magazine which was first published
in 1948.
Renfrow reminds old members
of the meeting and urges any interested
students to attend.
Cresent Club Announces
New Officers, Pledges
Herb Bullard, of Birmingham,
has been elected president of the
newly organized Crescent Club.
Other officers are:
Hugh Smith, Miami, Fla., vice-president;
Ken Nail, Pensacola,
Fla., secretary, and Charles Keath-ley,
Miami, Fla. treasurer.
The Crescent Club also announces
t h e pledging of the following
boys:
Edmund E. Jarvis, Serrrmes;
George E. Gibson, Gilbertown;
James A. Craft, Summervilie, S.
C.fJames D. Dobson, Birmingham,
and Fred Beam, Montgomery.
HARRY KNOWLtS, Birmingham,
is serving as president
of the Student Executive Cabinet
during the summer quarter.
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114; extension service—$2,481,500;
endowment and trust funds—$33,*-
910; plant funds—-$5,037,500; related
funds group—$451,8"76.
A smaller program tq be started
in the near future was approved
with funds coming from money
already budgeted for construction.
It includes conversion of part of
the shops building into quarters
for the School of Pharmacy—$75,-
B00; building for engineering and
ag education shops—$85,t)00; remodeling
of Building and Grounds
building for R.O.T.C. quarters—
$10;000; relocation and addition Of
administrative offices in Samford
Hall—$5,000; new Dairy Husbandry
Building and repairs to Animal
Husbandry Budding—$100;000; a
new food service building to store
T^f/^XIAJ'I 3HT—
fotfos centrally purchased for all
college dimng facilities—$75,000.
-Retirement Plan
The retirement plan authorized
will extend coverage under the
state employees retirement system.
Certain faculty and staff members
now are ineligible under either
federal or state teacher systems.
Present employees will not be
covered unless they choose. New
ones will be enrolled automatically.
By June, 1951, all persons over
70 not enrolling must retire. ^k
In - other actions the trustees
authorized a start on plans for a
20-acre subdivision for fraternity
houses on the Wire Road, just
beyond the R;O.T;C. hangar.
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 21, 1950
Catholic Leclures
Slated This Week
A series of open "air lecture programs,
known as motor missions,
will be presented here on Toom-er's
corner each evening at 8 o'clock
through Friday. First lecture
was given Monday night.
Speaker will be the Rev. Father
Oscar J. Miller, CM, professor
of homiletics and public speaking
at St. John's Seminary, Los' Angeles.
In announcing the lectures, the
Rev. Patrick Doran, CM., pastor
of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
here, said this is the first time
motor missions have been given
by the Catholic Church in Alabama.
,
Subjects to be" discussed include,
"Religion and Happiness,"
"Jesus Christ," "The B i b l e:
World's AU-Time Best Seller,"
"The Pope," and "The World's
Most Perfect Woman."
The Rev. Doran said the lectures
will be of an informative
nature, "avoiding anything of the
aspect of debate, argumentation
or controversy." Lectures will
deal with doctrine and morals, including
what a Catholic must believe
and must do, he said.
Each evening a half-hour musi-ical
program will start at 7:30. The
lecture will follow, and then
questions will be answered by the
Rev. Miller. Free literature will
be distributed to all who wish it.
No collection will be taken.
2 Ag Students Win
Danforth Award
John C. French, Samson; and
Belton W. Arthur, Phil Campbell,
freshman and junior students in
ag science at Auburn, have been
awarded the 1950 Danforth Leadership
Training Scholarship and
Fellowship, according to M. J.
Funchess, dean of the School of
Agriculture.
French's scholarship covers the
expenses of attending the two
weeks' American Youth Foundation
Leadership Training- Camp,
Shelby, Mich., August 14 through
August 27. „
Arthur's fellowship award covers
his expenses for two weeks in
St. Louis and vicinity, and tw,o
weeks of leadership training at the
American Youth Foundation
Camp on Lake Michigan. While
in St. Louis from July 30 to August
13, he wilL be the guest of
Ralston Purina Company, co-sponsors
of the award.
The Danforth Foundation of St.
Louis makes the awards annually
to the most outstanding agricultural
students in the fra»hman and
junior classes "to help them enlarge
their horizons, to broaden,
their contacts, to make decisions,
•and to assist them in finding their
largest places in life."
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28 Students Make .
S&L Dean's List
l Twenty-eight students in the
School of Science and Litreature
have been named to Dean Roger
Allen's list fbr high scholastic
averages earned during the spring
quarter recently completed.
They are:
"*Mary Huey Jeter, Enterprise;
Donald Joerger, Charles City,
Iowa; Robert Long, Decatur; Paul
Shropshire, Birmingham; Richmond
Waits, Andalusia; Sara
Warren, Montgomery; Paula
Mann Campbell, Tallassee; James
H. Edwards, Winston-Salem, N.
C: Charles Brunson, Andalusia.
William Dailey, Mobile; James
D. Louck, Morley, Mich.;-Edmund
C. McGarity, Birmingham; Clem
Torbert, Opelika; Don Findley,
Auburnf Chester Scott, Union-town;
Samuel Monroe, Auburn;
Betty Scott Dunklin,* Greenville;
TO JOIN STAFF
JAM ES F. FO Y will assume
his duties as Assistant Director
of'Student Affairs here on July
1. Mr. Foy comes from^he University
of Alabama where he
has served in the same capacity
for the past several years.
Lois Harden, Phenix City; Martha
Jane Motes, Sylacauga.
James Roberts, LaGrange, Ga.;
A. J. Coleman, Decatur; Richard
Baeky, Auburn; Joe Hall, Hart-selle;
Beverly O'Brien, Decatur;
Graham M. McTeer, Tallassee;
William Williams, Jackson, Tenn.;
Leroy Copeland, Selma, and Robert
T. Fitzgerald, Auburn..
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6 Programs Slated
On Summer Series
Six programs will be featured
on the Auburn concert and'lecture
series for the summer quarter.
The first of-the six attractions will
be the Metropolitan Male quartet
which will appear on Tuesday,
June 27.
The summer programs will fea-ure
three well-known lecturers, a
male quartet, a string quartet, and:
a woodwind ensemble.
Programs which will follow the
Metropolitan group are:
Dr. Willis A. Sutton, superintendent
emeritus of the Atlanta
schools, and former president of
the National Education Association,
will speak here June 2,9. His
subject will be: "The Great
American Imperatives."
A—young Palestinian lecturer
and author, Mrs. Elsia Eskol, will
appear here July 20. A native of
Jerusalem, she will speak on the
topic, "Palestine and the United
Nations."
July 25 will bring the appearance
of the New York String
Quartet composed of A l b e rt
Weintraub and Robert Whiteman.
Violins; Paul Lanini, viola; and
Philip Cherry, cello.
Dean James McBurney, of the
school of speech at Northwestern
University and author of several
books on speech, will speak here
July 27. His subject will be:
"Speech Is Not Free."
The concluding attraction on
the summer series will be the
Manhattan Woodwind Ensemble
whose members have had wide
experience with the Paramount
Studios Orchestra, Radio City
Music Hall Orchestra, New York
Dean Sugg Names Seven ] 5 HONOR STUDENTS
Ta Spring Dean's List
Dean R. S. Sugg of the School
of Veterinary Medicine announced
today the names of seven students
ON CHEMISTRY LIST
Dr. C R. Saunders, acting dean
of the School of Chemistry, announced
today Hie names of five
who "have made the dean's list f Or 1 students\ who are listed on the
the spring quarter.
Those named were:
Uncas Crocker, Trenton, Fla.;
Ross Cryar, Albertville; Basil
Allen Jones, Blountville, Tenn.;
John Langford, Opp; Daniel Mc-
Rae, Mt. Vernon, Ga.; L. W.
Puckett, Atlanta, Ga., and La-
Veanus Sanders, Hanceville.
'Philharmonic, U.S. Navy Band,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
and the Pittsburgh Symphony.
There will be no admission
.charge for students or townspeople
to any of t'hese. concerts or
lectures, all of which will be held
at 8:15 p.m. in Langdon Hall.
dean's list for the spring quarter.
Those named were':
Rufus Crowson, Huntsville;
Mary Elizabeth Gunthrope, Mobile;
William T. McCarley, Sheffield;
William O. Overton, Montgomery,
and. "Andrew Peacock,
Opelika.
James Weber Elected
AlCfiE President
James M. Weber, a junior in.
chemical engineering from Birmingham,
was elected president
of the Auburn student chapter of
the American. Institute of Chemical
Engineers at a meeting last
quarter.
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s While looking through the exchange
papers which reach The Plainsman office
every week, we have noticed with a great
deal of; interest the noted speakers appearing
at cither schools throughout the South. •
Many of the nation's leading statesmen
and officials have appeared on programs
at Southern colleges during the past five
months and have been well received by
large groups- of eager and interested students."
During the month of May such noted
leaders as David Lillienthal, former chairman
of the Atomic Energy Commission;
Quentin Reynolds, noted correspondent,
and Vice-President Alben Barkley appeared
at L.S.U. None of these men were sponsored
.by the college but were brought to
the campus by interested student groups.
Other noted speakers appearing on
nearby campuses during the past year include
Harold Stassen and noted Edtior
Hodding Carter at Montevallo; Clare Booth
Luce at Tuskegee Institute; Senator Frank
Graham and Editor Ralph McGill at Georgia,
and Hodding Carter at Florence State
Teachers College.
Forgotten Independence
We have had several inquiries the past
week concerning the lack of a school holiday
on July 4 this year. We, too were perplexed
at the failure of the college to recognize
the anniversary of United States
independence as a day worthy of commemoration.
Remembering that the Fourth was observed
here last year, we investigated to
determine the. reason for ignoring it in
1950 and found that, in order to remain
an accredited college, the school must hold
classes a required number of days. Some
summer quarters it is possible to work in
the Independence holiday, some it isn't.
This summer it isn't.
We're Not Amused
Back in 1948 when the city of Auburn
adopted the controversial amusement tax,
Auburn students protested loud and strong,
but to no avail. Despite the protest and
the absence of student representation, the
tax1 became law.
City fathers explained to students that
they would directly benefit from the tax
as recreational centers, which could be
used by students, would be built from the
funds. The present facilities at City Park
as well as even larger facilities near Sam-ford
Avenue, including barbecue pits, picnic
grounds, and a large swimming pool,
were to be built by the tax money. However,
nothing has been heard of plans for
the Samford Avenue project.
Last year the city received $17,853.03~
• from the amusement tax. Of this amount
it would be safe to say that the Auburn
*C
This is only a small portion ofythe impressive
list of speakers -who have appeared
on nearby campuses during the past
year. Many of these speakers were sp6n-sored
by the institutions in conjunction
with the lecture program, while others
came at the request of student groups.
Why hasn't Auburn taken steps to hear
such outstanding men and women?
The college has not brought leaders of
this caliber to the campus in the past year
and student groups have nat- shown.the
proper interest in instituting such a program.
It is absurb for an institution of
higher learning with the potentialities of
Auburn to fail in giving students an opportunity
to hear many of our nation's leading
thinkers. ?.
A step in the right direction towards
correcting this fallacy and in making Auburn
a more democratic and progressive
institution could be taken by inviting
President Harry Truman to speak here if
he visits Tuskegee Institute in August. Although
many people do not agree with
President Truman on many issues, he is a
man worthy of being heard.
We consider this an affront on American
tradition and Americanism itself to hold
classes on the date of one of the most important
milestones of United States history.
If It were not possible to start summer.
school a day earlier or extend it a day
longer in order to provide a holiday, surely
some juggling of class days within the
quarter could have been arranged.
If no other arrangement is possible this
late, we would suggest holding Saturday
classes before or after July 4 in order to
observe the holiday. If this is not satisfactory,
all we can ask is that a holiday be
scheduled for Independence Day in future
years.
students contributed more than 50 per
cent. However, we question that the Auburn
students are receiving as much as
10 per cent of the recreation afforded by
the present facilities.
This year A.P.I, students.were tcounted
in the city census. Therefore, as official
citizens they are entitled to not only know
where their tax money goes but to receive
maximum benefit from the recreational
facilities'.
Since the present recreational program
is not adequate to serve both students and
townspeople, it does not appear that students
will get* the full benefit of their investment.
However, if city officials would
contribute a reasonable portion of the
amusement tax funds to the Union Building
fund, they could do justice to the student
taxation.
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Our Face-Red As Langdon Curtain
In an editorial in the May 10 issue of
The Plainsman, we referred to the stage
curtain in redecorated Langdon Hall as a
"campus sore thumb" and stated that it
was the only feature of the auditorium
which had not been brought up to date.
We were recently informed- that the
curtain is new. As new, in "fact, as the
flashing "no smoking" signs. May we beg
a thousand pardons from whoever was responsible
for choosing and purchasing the
curtain, and merely say, in passing, "To
err is human. . . ."
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Guest Editorial
A 'SUGAR' Daddy
Who Has Gone Sour
Whoa, there, "Daddy" War-bucks.
You've gone just a little
too far. x-
For years, "Little Orphan Annie"
has broadcast the philosophy
of laissez faire, and we've sat back
quietly. But on nis latest escape,
"Daddy" has violated the law of
the land, and insulted the intelligence
of the American people.
Perhaps it's an old-fashioned
notion, but a long time ago, we
were taught that it was taboo to
take the law into our own hands.
,It just wasn't done in* the best
society. But alon^ comes "Daddy,"
after his jaunt behind the curtain
countries. "Daddy" is fleeing
from Ivan. Just who he is
and why Ivan pursues "Daddy" is-never
too. clear, but perhaps it's
that diamond boulder "Dad"
wears in his shirt front.
But early' in the game, "Daddy"
starts feeding this orphan kid by
the name of Annie a line''as to
why he has to pack a gun. Gullible
little Annie, forgetting this .is
America, and that no party has
as yet resorted to gunplay, takes
it hook, fine, and sinker. Imagine,
teaching a young kid to take the
law into her own hands. And
telling her to shoot first. Atrocious,
s
But that isn't bad enough.
"Daddy" and his two mismated
friends, an Indian giant and an
oriental, kill and maim at will.
The only provocation is that the
victims are supposedly after
"Daddy" or his."Warbucks.".
It's about time the people rose
up in arms against such comic
strips. Why "only the other day,
there was "Daddy" fleeing, up-river
from Ivan: On his spacious
and reconverted battleship that he
calls a yacht, "Daddy," his double,
and the orphan were making'
tracks. It was apparent that Ivan
had "Daddy" on edge. \
The keen-sighted Indian, Punjab,
declared that a boat without
running' lights was behind them.
So what did "Daddy" do? He
trailed some "live bait" out on the
end of a line. A terrific explosion
rocked the fiver.' Old
"Many-bucks" chuckled with glee.
Ivan's men had gone to the bottom.
Ahh! Comes the point. Just
how did they know that the boat
contained. Ivan's men? What if it
had been Lake Austin, and- the
boat had contained a co-ed and
her date, bent on a bit of high-powered
smooching? What if it
had been some fisherman too poor
to buy bulbs for his lights? They'll
never know now.
Yes, indeed. Little Orphan, Annie's
teaching the simple and naive
little brats of America just
how to get along in. this world.
The police agencies can't handle
the criminals, so do it yourself.
The government can't handle
the international situation, so old
"Many-bucks" just sticks his diamond-
laden paw into the picture, •
bribing ambassadors right and
left.
"Daddy" can't trust'the State
Department, so he has his own
men scattered throughout the
world's capitols to report by radio.
-
We've watched the antics of this
comic-strip Croesus for many a
year. We've stood about all we
can take of his "dog-eat-dog"
philosophy, his condescending ait
toward his real-life fellowman.
We can hear him chuckling now:
"Yessir, it's ev«ry man for himself
said the elephant as he
stepped among the baby chicks."
Please Mr. Gray . . . can't you
let Ivan polish him off? We're
getting a complex.
—The^Daily Texan
A Fair Deal
Padded payrolls, excess parity price supports, excess duplication
of effort, "scavenger Hunts" by legislators, war-time tax rates, "free"
health "insurance," and the other hundred and one heedless govern-
. ment activities aren't our idea of a fair deal. *
We're. not against necessary government activities—like the
census, for instance. The census gathers a lot of useful information
that industry, educators and editorial writers can use to good
benefit. It's the useless activities—like running a welfare state—
we're not sure we like.—Daily Kansan
. ^
ad libbing
Letter Game Solves Grade Problem
by Graham McTeer
Are you one of those students who leaves college at the
end of every quarter,wondering how he fared scholastically?
Do you sit at home waiting for the postman to ring twice, anxious
about your point 'average?
If you are and do, may I strongly urge you to give it up?
It's not worth it. •.
Now if this habit is so ingrained
in you, such as smoking marijuana
arid eating jelly_
beans, that you
find it almost
impossible " t o
give it ' up at
once, I h a ve
the solution for
you. —
Alter full ex-p
e rimentation,
I have discovered
and now
Mcleer successfully
mockery for missing the third ""A."
Or if your parents are used to your
making the dean's list consistently,
an "A," a "B" and a "D" may
be BAD. If you think that you
have successfully completed all of
your courses and have publicly
said as much, you will doubtless
be in for a let-down when you
read FIB.
Your opinion of an instructor-may
"be recorded by" the grade
transcript as CAD. And if you are
unfortunate enough to receive
FFA,«you may truly end up a
Farmer of America in the near
Future. —
These are merely a smattering
of the possibilities. If alert, you
will spot others from, time to time:-
Formations occur most frequently
e m p 1 • y the
Letter Game. Here is how it works:
When you open your quarterly
- notice of grades, pay no attention
whatsoever to the significance of
the letters, but think of them as a
group. If you're lucky, the letters] when only tiiree courses are sche
will line up into a word or initials
of significance.'
For instance, two "A's" and one
' '*B" may come out BAA, which
could be looked upon as a cry of
duled, but a few turn up in four
letter groups.
This should give you an idea for
avoiding emotional disturbance after
each quarter. I hope it's here
to stay, but it could possibly be
only a FAD.
_ * * * •
I was interested in a picture
panel in the Montgomery Adver-.
tiser last week recording some
scenes from -•the meeting of the
States' Rights Democrats in Montgomery.
One photo showed Vernon "Buster"
Lowery of Mobile holding his
17-mohth-old daughter as he received
registration cards. I thought
17 months was a rather early age
f<jr a girl to be attending political
conclaves,, but I wasn't too surprised
after I noticed that the
child's name was Rebel.
Probably if the other States'
Righters had brought along their
offspring, there would have been
a preponderance of . "Dixie's,"
"Bolters," "Segre-Gays" and others
equally ldyal.
To arms, Democrats and Republicans!
Get in the swing! No
more Sues, Janes, and Elizabeths.
Don't consider John, William, or
Robert. It is important that you
start your child off right in. this,
world, if you expect a party-sup-ported
candidate someday, by giving
him a name* that carries out
party policy fully.
Of All Things by Tom Duke
Editor Neil O. Davis of the Lee County Bulletin has done
it again!
The popular1 young editor nailed down his second national
award in two years as the Bulletin won the National Editorial
Association's 1950 "Best Editorials" award. Mr. Davis's "intelligent
approach to working out
better community understanding
of the Negro in its midst" was
cited by the NEA.
The citation added that the
Bulletin "deserved to win for the
clear and well-written editorial
campaign which it carried on to
repeal the poll lax and to break
down restrictions used to keep
Negroes from voting." The NEA
pointed out that Mr. Davis, in undertaking
his-campaign, "did not
resort to polemics but placed its
appeal on the basis of. American
justice."
This is another well-earned
award for the former Plainsman
editor. His outstanding work in
the field of journalism and^in the
development of a better community
has been a bright spot- for the
citizens of Auburn.
Well, "Hoop-De-Doo" blared its
way into the Lucky Strike Hit
Parade last week. This is significant
in that the. tune was advertised
as a "Hit Parad/e Possibility"
on the nation's juke boxes.
s To my knowledge this was the
first time that anything more than
a record's name and artist had
been included on the juke box
card. When it first was placed on
the machines, I anticipated a new
trend in which every song would
be Irumpted as a "Hit Parade Possibility,"
but the scheme's promoter
was smart enough to avoid
that.
I am waiting to see if the little
cards will be changed, now that
the Hit Parade status of "Hoop-
De-Doo" has been altered and it
is no longer merely a possibility,
but an actuality. Surely the man
who dreamed up the idea in the
first place should be permitted to
have one little "I Told You So"
printed on substitute cards.
* * *
... It was with regret that I learned
this week that the Langdon
Hall Step Sings, spons6red by
the music department and Alpha
Phi Omega service fraternity in
past summers, had been dropped
this year. The sings were well-attended
and provided excellent
entertainment every Thursday
night.
With the inevitable summer lull
in campus activities setitng in, it
is a shame that this weekly pleasure
will no longer be available.
* « *
The system-of competition can
truly lead) to unusual things. Cereal
manufacturers for a long time
have included pasteboard cut-outs
to get Junior to influence Mother's
choice, and this may have led
to the latest move.
A local laundry recently announced
that it now offers cutouts
with kid appeal ort-the pasteboards
used to keep shirts un-wrinkled.
This may increase the
laundry's business, but it will no
doubt defeat the original purpose
of the pasteboards when "the kids
get hold of the freshly-starched
shirts.
Cannon Report
By Tom Cannon
Cannon
A Hollow Ring
Had Mr. Truman confided in his, leaders the stand he wished
taken on the issue,'the Kerr Bill fiasco might have been averted.
As it is, the President's labeling the 80th congress a "do-nothing"
congress rings somewhat hollow when the Democratic 81st congress,
with its own threadbare legislative record, encounters presidential
vetoes on the few laws it does pass.—Daily Iowan
A Genuine 'Industry'
The Binaggio incident shows the serious consequences of uncontrolled
gambling. The bosses of what seems to have become a
genuine "industry" appear ready to stop at nothing to see that
everyone pays off—or else.
Immediate and concrete national legislation is in order if we
are to put a finish to a business which seems to end either in an
empty pocketbook or a casket.—West Virginia Athenauem
The cold war, communist China
and the Atlantic Pact are frequent
subjects of conversation when
groups of students gather in rooming
houses, dormitories or the
Grille. Although many students
are vitally interested in world affairs,
they fail to take advantage
of the opportunity offered by the
International Relations Club for
directed and intelligent discussion
of these topics.
IRC is a national organization
with! groups on many campuses
throughout the nation. This national
s e t - u p
gives members
-of the c l ub
m a n y advantage's
in their
study of international
events.
F o r example,
a library composed
of books
and periodicals
sent to Auburn
by the national
offipe is maintained
for the use by members.
Members decide what phrases of
international relations they wisli
to study and for how long. At the
first meeting of this quarter, Prof.
Richard Bjurberg, faculty adviser,
led a discussion on the advisibility
of seating communist China on
the Security Council. Other programs
have featured foreign students
and various instructors.
, When William L. Shirer, the
noted lecturer, visited the campus
last winter, IRC held a banquet
in his honor. In this way members
were able to meet and talk
with him. The club plans to entertain
other noted persons who
visit the campus.
T h e International Relations
Club is especially interested in
getting * the teachers attending
summer school te come to meetings.
Since there are so many
teachers here this quarter, it is
felt, that they would develop an I
interest in world affairs which
they would carry back to their!
schools. Through this medium,
clubs "for the .study of world
events c o u l d "be established
throughout the state.
Meetings of International Relations
Club are held on alternate
Monday nights at 8 in new building.
Everyone interested in foreign
affairs is urged to attend the
meetings. J
Gaslit Street, Uflj^editmli M' " -
Set Scenes For Week End Movies*
By Jimmy Everett
"Marine Raiders," outstanding saga of war and brass, a d d l ed
to t h e noteworthy list of week end movies which a r e featured
at the local cinemas as a service to townspeople and*
s t u d e n t s . These reels t a k e t h e i r place with, other outstanding
films featuring Abbott and Costello, dashing horsemen, and""!;,,
some of the better productions of past decades.
Now Lillian Russell and Clara Bow a r e grand, b u t really,,,
what will the kiddies think?—having been used to hearing^
even Woody. Woodpecker talk in their favorite cartoon. Cert,
t a i n ly t h e neon t i t l e s each S a t u r d a y b r i n g b a c k familiar mem-i
ories of gaslit streets, bicycles built for two, and uhpavedU
roads t o Big Sam.
How can you blame students who resort to studying?
•Some of the recent features, if they keep r e t u r n i n g , may^:
become t r a d i t i o n a l like "Cinderella" and "Snow White." T h e ^
-too, visual education is excellent for teaching ancient historyy
folklore and t h e like?
Incidentally, PE majors shouldn't miss Tarzan's latest episode.
His breast stroke and Australian crawl are excellent*
and you will have the opportunity to observe t h e attempted*
feeding habits of a crocodile (Zy 102). J u s t think, all of this*
and popcorn, too, for only 45 cents.
It still is puzzling to me how t h e local t h e a t r e s s c h e d u^
such old pictures for Friday and Saturday engagements. Ij
thought all of those w e r e reserved for television.
Any Saturday that I w a n t to a t t e n d t h e cinema, however,
I'll just head home- for Ponduck Corners, w h e r e I know.,
t h e r e ' s a good one—Roy Rogers and Trigger plus Chapter l fe
of "Bull Dawson and t h e Men from Mars."
The Exchange Post *»,&* *«**«,,
It was getting into the wee
hours. With a great show of courage
and virtue she asked, "When
are you going to drive back to
town and take me home?"
He: "As soon as you say the
word."
She: "Then let's go home."
He: "That's not the word."
__ . —Illinois' Tech
* * *
She's not his best girl, just necks
best.
* * *
Sarah: "You remind me of the
ocean."
Clem: "Wild, romantic, restless?"
Sarah: "No, you just make, me
sick."
—Akron Buchtelite
* * *
Two patients in a hospital were
exceedingly bored. They found a
stack of diagnosis cards in a corner
and began a game of poker.
One shuffled the cards and dealt.
They picked up their hands and
looked at the cards. One bet, the
other raised and they raised and
re-raised until one finally called.
"Looks like I win. I've got three
pneumonias and two gallstones."
"Not so fast, not so fast. I've got
four enemas."
"Well, I guess you take the pot."
'•—Pacific University Stinker
' . • * * *
They make a perfect match—
he's always lit- and she's always
trying to put him out.
'Tis funny. A woman -will wear,
an evening gown and not care to-dance;
a golf outfit when she
doesn't know how to play; a swimming
suit when she -*an't '•• swim.
But when she gets a wedding dress^
she means business.
—U. of Kentucky
* » *
It is reported that Mahatmar,
Gandhi once left college because^
all the girls were after his pin.
A tricky Jane, I'll tell the world,t
Is little Minnie Matters.
An inviting smile upon her lips,.
But mousetraps in her garters.
—Illinois Tech*,
' * * *
A sweet old lady, always eager,
to help the needy, spied a particularly
sad old man standing oiv,
the street corner. She*walked up,,
to him, pressed a dollar bill in hi% *
hand and said, "Chin up."
The next day, on the same*
street corner, the sad old man,,
shuffled up to the old lady and,j
slipped ten dollars into her hand^
"Nice pickin'," he said. #"He paid,}
nine to one."
—U. of Kentucky^
*' * *
Removal of- thej ban on girl's,
jeans at Connecticut has been ad-,
vocated by a candidate for presi-,
dent of the Student Council. "t\
recommend that jeans be com-,
pletely taken off the women 0%,
the campus."
True For Confucious, True For Today . . .
Confucious, greatest of Oriental philosophers summariz-.
ed his code for better living to produce a better world:
"The ancients who wished to illustrate the highest virture,..
throughout the empire first ordered well their states. Wishing
to order, well their states, they first regulated their families.
Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated
their own selves. Wishing to cultivate their own selves, they •
first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be,^
sincere in their thoughts, they first extended, to the utmost
their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the in- .
vestigation of things.".
The same chaotic conditions that caused Confucious an-,,
xiety in his day are prevalent in ours. In view of these circumstances
it might prove beneficial to us to reflect awhile,
on those words of wisdom.
—The Maverick, Northern Oklahoma Junior College
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 21, 1950
Theta Chi Captures All-Sports Trophy
With Wins In Foot Fraternity Events
Theta Chi collected a total
of 995 points to win the 1950 all-sports
trophy for interfraternity
athletics. The winning fraternity
placed first in four of-the year's
•rT" sports events and finished in
the top four in several others.
Runner-up Kappa Alpha won
only one sport but gained enough
second, third, and fourth-place
points to place second in the final
talley with 950%. Sigma Alpha Ep-silon,
winner of the trophy for
the last three^years, was third
with 879%.
Theta Chi was winner of basketball,
softball, track ahd swimming,
the first three being major
events. Touch football, the fourth
sport in the major classification,
was won by Sigma Phi Epsilon,
which also placed first in horseshoes.
Kappa Alpha's lone victory
was in table tennis.
O t h e r fraternities receiving
*.
Sudd Names Thirty
To Education List
j? Thirty students have been
named on Hie School of Education
dean's list for the spring quarter
by Dean Zebulon Judd. The list
is composed of the fulltime students
whose scholastic average
was in the upper five per cent of
all juniors and seniors registered
ill the school.
V
% Those named were:
John P. Anderson, Edwardsville;
Marvin Arline, Auburn; Belton
Arthur, Phil Campbell;" Evelyn
Branch Bond, Auburn; Merrill
IJiean Bond, Clayton; T. Jg, Byrd,
jjr., Enterprise; Ernest Camp, Al-bertville;
Ruth Mary Carpenter,
Wedowee; Robert Clark, Auburn.
Samuel Taylor Cooper, Auburn;
darl Dennis, ^Enterprise; Thomas
* a u s e , Stoektqn; Mary Anne Hil-dreth,
Enterprise; Frank Killough,
Eclectic; Charles McNutt, Auburn;
Frances Mulherin, West Point,
Ga.; Dorothy Murphy, Auburn:
Byron Nail, Opelika; Frances
Norwood, Carrollton; Louise Norwood,
Carrollton; Ruth Robbie
Quinn, Hartselle; John Raines,
Tunnel Spring; Milo James Randolph,
Auburn; Hazel Riley,
Ozark; Ray Rutledge, Auburn.
Ernest Spivey, Auburn; Emaleen
Stoves, Auburn; Betty Cecil
Straughn, Andalusia; Billy Taber,
Fayette, and Mary Emily Wigin-ton,
Birmingham. . ''
first-place points in individual
sports were Alpha Tau Omega,
tennis; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, golf;
Sigma Chi, wrestling and Pi Kappa
Phi, volleyball.
Totals of the 20 fraternities
were: ,.
Theta Chi, 995; KA, 952%; SAE,
897%; ATO, 890; Alpha Psi, 890;
Sigma Chi, 880; SPE, 829; Delta
Sigma Phi, 772%; Lambda Chi Alpha,
768; Pi Kappa Phi, 760; PiKA,
712%.
Sigma Nu, 710; Phi Kappa Tau,
707%; OTS, 652; Phi Delta Theta,
645; Alpha Gamma Rho, 580; TKE,
557; Kappa Sigma,, 510; Sigma. Pi,
461, and TEP, 50.
Math Department
Adds 3 Professors
•\ Dr. William V. Parker, head of
the mathematics department, recently
announced the- appointment •
of three new' mathematics professors.
Each assumed his duties
here early last week at the beginning
of the summer quarter.
Tlie new appointments: are Dr.
James C. Eaves, Lexington, Ky.,
associate professor; Dr. Alvin J.
Owens, Campbell, Mo., assistant
professor, and Howard W. Bur-nette,
Belton, S. C, instructor.
Dr. Eaves* received his Ph.D.
degree from, the University of
North Carolina and his A.B. and
of Kentucky. He taught for several
years at these schools and
more recently a\ the University of
Alabama, where he was an assistant
professor during the' 1949-50
academic year.
Campus Tennis Tourney?
Scheduled For Summer
Dr. Owens, who received his
Ph.D. degree from the University
of Florida this year, holds'an M.S.
degree from the State University
of Iowa and a B'.A. degree from
Southwest Missouri State Colleged mer tournament,
He has'Served on. the staff of instruction
at each of the three
schools.
Mr. Burnette comes to Auburn
from the University of Georgia,
where h e served-as a graduate assistant
while obtaining, the M.S.
degree, awarded during the June,
1950, commencement He served
as instructor at Clemson after r e -
M.A. degrees from the University, »ceiving his B.S; degree from that
institution.
Intramural tennis will' share the
spotlight in the sports program for
the summer quarter it was announced
today by Coach Bob
Evans. Coach Evans urged all interested
students to enter the sum-
Singles and doubles (men and
women)- and' mixed doubles will
be played' in the • tourney. Coach
Evans urged all entrees to be in
his, office before Friday, June 23.
. Evans also stated that all students
interested in holding other
intramural" programs in- o: t h e i r
sports should come by his office
and make suggestions f&rthe-sum-mer
sports- program.
Tillery Is Recipient
Of Pharmacy Medal
Don Tillery, June graduate atj
Auburn in the School of Pharmacy,
has been honored by the Alabama
Pharmaceutical .Association
as recipient of a medal of- excellence,
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The award, to be known as the
Thelma Morris Coburn Medal of
Excellence, has been given Tillery,
a Phenix City resident, • on the
basis of "character, scholastic
ability, progressiveness of spirit
and action, and pharmaceutical
activities," Dr. Ralph B. Draughon,
president of A. P. I., stated.
The medal has been named in
honor of Mrs. Thelma Morris Co-burn,
secretary of the Alabama
Pharmaceutical Association, and
this, is the first time that it has
been given.
In advising Dr. Draughon of the
^presentation of the medal to
Tillery, Mrs. Cotfum said, "for
Borne time our organization has
'been wanting to do something
special for pharmacy at Auburn to
indicate our personal interest in
the students ^there, and so this
year we have decided to aw_ard a
•medal of excellence to a 'senior
student."
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, June 21, 1950
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Willett To lead Tiger Terminals;
Experience lacking, Prospects Good
By Jimmy Coleman
Most everyone will agree that excellent teamwork spelled
Auburn's defeat of Alabama last December and the Tiger
ends can't be ignored as one of the big factors in the -victory.
After the'game Holt East, Alabama's great end of the
early 40's, was moved to observe in'the press box: "Did you
notice Auburn's ends? Their play
LEADS EfitDS ' e r f r o m , Jackson, Miss. He is as
tough as they come and constantly
strives to improve himself.
-Lack of experience is the big
drawback as far as the sophs are
concerned. At the conclusion of
spring drills it appeared that 6-3,
195-poun8 Lee Hayley from Ens-ley
High, Birmingham and 6-1,
was flawless. They -kept turning
the Alabama.runners in where the
tackles and linebackers Were "nailing
them all afternd&n."
Pyburn and Russell - Gfone
Two of the big guns of that
memorable day—Capt. Ralph Py-burn
and Erskine Russell—are
now graduated, but the third big
operator against the Tide is back.
He is Virgil Willett, who played a
whopping 285 minutes of ""the 1949
season. Teammates have elected
the 186-pound, Tallahassee, Fla.,
flankman as alternate-captain for
the coming season.
. As a- senior, -Willett will lead a
group of end candidates that include
only one other letterman,
Fred Duarf, another senior, from_
Jamaica, N. Y.
The scarcity of letter men doesn't
startle End Coach Shot Senn. An
end himself on Auburn's great undefeated
team of 1932, Senn will
get results from hard work and
sound coaching. He will have four
non-lettering candidates from last
year's squad jn addition to the
two monogram wearers. Most of
his sophomores will need seasoning
but will learn fast.
Potential Star Uncovered
Senn spent a great deal of time
last season working with Gene
Mulhall, a rangy black-haired
youngster from 'Chicago and the
results were showing during spring
practice. He excelled' on defense
and offense and the rougher the
going—the better he liked it.
Tough luck hit Mulhall as a
freshman when he broke his collarbone.
As a result, he was-'Slow
getting Started last 'season as a
sophomore and was held from varsity
action. He still has three mote
years of varsity eligibility and will
be listed as a sophomore this fall.
At the end of spring drills Coach
Earl Brown was so pleased with
Mulhall's performances that he
declared him "the most improved
player on the squad."
. ^ Ousts Senior
He improve?! to the extent that
Freddie Duart, a pretty good end
himself, is now a second-Stringer.
Duart will have to battle for a
starting position as a senior when
the Tigers begin workouts September
J. in preparation for the
opener with record-setting Wof-ford
College to be played September
22 in Montgomery.
Others Who Will Play
Behind Willett at left end, Tommy
Edwards .and Charlie Justo, a
couple of ex-Woodlawn High ath-
182-pound Tih»ich Sauerbrey from
Lanier High, Macon, Ga., were the
fairhaired boys of the group. *;
But others who might surprise.*
the coaches and fans alike' are
Bill McMurry, Fairfield; Earnest
Baker, Camden, S.C; Ed Deupree.
Renfroe, and Jimmy Cline, La-
Grange, Ga.
letes from Birmingham, will split
playing »time.
Close Behind Mulhall and Duart
at the right flank is Dave Ridge-way,
a much^improved pass catch-
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Softball To Feature Combined Leagues
For Summer; Entries Must Be In Friday
There will be only one Softball division on the campus
this summer, it was announced today by Coach Bob Evans.
Fraternity and independent teams will be divided into leagues
with no distinction and will play for the summer soft-ball
championship.
Coach Evans stated that present
plans call for play every day in
the summer loop with teams using
the diamonds on Bullard Field.
He urged all interested organizations,
either fraternities or independents,
to enter teams in the
Softball play this summer.
All team entries for summer
play "must be turned into Coach
Evans at Alumni Gym before noon
Friday, June 23. Play will begin
Monday, June 26.
- Individual medals will be given"
to members of the1 winning team
and second place teams*
Last summer Theta Chi fraternity
won the softball title and the
independent Zippers finishing se--
cond. No points on the All-Sports
trophy were awarded.
Spring Results
In the intramural softball
program last quarter the Theta
Chi team defeated Lambda Chi
Alpha to win the fraternity soft-ball
ti^e, while the Rebels
downed the Zippers to annex
the independent title.
In the double elimination
play the Rebels went into the
finals by defeating the Stags
twice after losing to the Zippers
in the first game of the
playoffs. In the fraternity playoffs
Alpha Psi finished third
and Phi Kappa Tau was1 fourth.
Theta Chi's victory enabled
the fraternity to cinch the All-
Sports trophy.
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8—THE PLAINSMAN -Wednesday, June 21, 1950
Graduates In Business Courses Will Find
Jobs Easier Than Other Vocations
Prepared By U. S. Department of Labor
The largest single career field open to college graduates is
*in the management and operation oLhusiness firms according
to a study by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
According to t h e s u r v e y .dropping out of those holding re-
| business education is the second sponsible jobs results in promo-i
largest field after teacher train-t
i n ^ placing it ahead of engineeri
n g , agriculture, law, and medicine.
What are the employment
:,prospects for thes* graduates?
Several factors affect the long
i range employment outlook for
..students in this field: the growth
s.of business administration employment,
h e a v y replacement
• needs expected over the coming
..years, and increasing use of busi-
. ness administration graduates to
• fill these jobs.
It is likely that total business
. employment will continue to grow
l over the long run, causing a mod-derate
increase in the number of
. executive jobs. There also will be
a continuation of the trend forward
greater specialization and
. increased complexity, in business,
i However, a large part of this development
has already taken
• place and it is not likely that it
i .will have as much effect in creating
openings - f o r managerial'
.workers as in the past. /-
Although the demands for gra-
, duates of collegiate business courses
are expected to increase in
.future years, there will continue
•to be severe competition for the
•better jobs which lead to execut
i v e positions. In 1949, a decline
i n business activity caused many
companies to curtail their recruit-
1 ment programs.
As a result there was keen com-
: petition for available jobs among
r-the record" crop of more than 60,-
.. 000 business graduates, and many
: were not immediately able to find
! jobs which matched their qualifi-
,. cations. It is too soon to tell de-l.
finitely whether - /this situation
/.means that the number trained
iifcas only temporarily outrun the
iklong-run demand and immediate
> replacement needs, or whether
'^business cannot normally absorb
(.this many graduates in executive
* trainee jobs or in beginning jobs
rin specialized fields such as accounting
and advertising.
The main source of new job op-j
portunities for graduates of busi-ruess
schools will be in the replacement
of executives .now emp
l o y e d as they die or retire from
^business. New graduates will not,
,*ot course, obtain top jobs, but the
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Educational requirements for
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Eventually, college graduation
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since engineers, lawyers, and- other
professional; workers will be
competing strongly in many industrial
fields.
Liberty Publishes
Article By Ogden
Alabama's Avpndale Mills and
its "partnership with'people" program
have produced a way of
life that's hard to match elsewhere
in America, according to
H. G. Ogden in the July issue of
Liberty magazine, out -this week.
In an article entitled, "Where Labor
'and Management Work Together
as a Team," Mr. Ogden
tells the story of how the Comer
family's policies have helped create
communities where people
work together for the benefit of
all.
.. The author, "Hod" Ogden, is a
member,'ofthe staff of the Auburn
Research Interpretation Council.
Trudy Griffin Elected
President Of Owls
Trudy Griffin, Bessemer, was
elected president of (jwls, sophomore
women's,honor society, at a'
meeting last quarter. Owls is the
coed honor society to recognize
sophomores who have been outstanding
in scholarship and campus
leadership/
Other officers elected:
Helen Smith, vice-president,
Birmingham, and , Virginia Low-ery,
secretary-treasurer, Greensboro.
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UNDER T H E SPIRES
By Hollingsworth and Swift
* BAPTIST
There will be a party for incoming
freshmen at the Baptist Church
at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 24.
Brotherhood will meet at the
Pitts Hotel, 8 a.m., Sunday,.June
25. Greater Council Meeting will
be held at the church, Monday,
June 26, at 7:15 p.m.
On The Campus
20 Conservationists
To Visit API Ponds
Twenty U.S. Conservationists
from the Southeastern states will
visit the farm ponds division of
the A.P.I. Agricultural Experiment
Station here tomorrow.
Wednesday—Thursday
W h e n reckless men defied
white men's greed and flaming
Indian arrows to drive
their railroad West through
, the~""Wilderness!
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eVAZlNO, BIASTINQ
yfE STORY OF
Vaurie Sfa/r
Wednesday, June 21
Dames Club—Social Center—8
p.m.
-Auburn Independent Organization—
Student Center—7:15. pjn.
Monday, June 26 .
Institute of Radio Engineers—
Ramsay 109—7 p.m.
Ag Council—Comer 108—8:30
p.m.
Tuesday, June 27
Alpha Epsilon Delta—Samford
Hall—7 p.m. * -4
m
Future Tarmers of America—
Broun Auditorium— 7 p.m.
Block and Bridle Club—Animal
Husbandry Building— 7 p.m.
Tau Nu Tau—TB 5-A—7 p.m.
EPISCOPAL
There will be a Layreader's
Meeting at 6:45 p.m., Friday, June
23.
Holy Communion, "Nativity of
St.. John the Baptist," will be held"
at 8 a.m., S*aturday, June 24. . -
Canterbury Club will hold its
regular meeting at 5:30 p.m., Sunday,
June 25. Vespers will follow
the meeting.
METHODIST
The theme of the evening vespers
for the summer will be "The
Role of a Christian Tdday." The
Rev. Joel McDavid, new pastor of
the First Methodist Church, will
speak on the subject "What Makes
One Christian" at evening vespers,
Sunday, June 25.
All of the summer services will
be held in the Wesley Foundation
Center with the exception of
Morning Worship and Evening
Vespers which will be held in the
church auditorium.
PRESBYTERJAN
Officers for the summer quarter,
will be elected at the Westmin- .
ster Fellowship meeting on Sunday,
June 25. -
The Presbyterian Church of Auburn
will -celebrate its Centennial
the week of June 23-25. All students
are invited to attend. • ' .-,
CATHOLIC
The Newman Club'will hold its
first meeting of the summer quarter
on Monday, June 26, 7 p.m.
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