1953-05-13 The Plainsman

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TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Volume 80 8 Pages WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 17
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New Cabinet Selections
Show Thought, Foresight
By President Moore
By War Eagle
P r e s i d e n t of the Student
Body, A r t h u r Moore, has sur­rounded
himself with what
appears to be a capable Exe­cutive
Cabinet. Looking down
t h e list of appointments, it
becomes more apparent that he
gave much thought before select­ing
the men who will assist him
during the year to come.
Oftentimes a president is prone
to gather about him a group of
friends rather than those persons
who are known to have produced
in past activities of the student
government; not so in this case.
After investigating t h e back­grounds
of each individual ap­pointee,
I was glad to note that
each has proved himself capable
and efficient in other activities on
campus.
Hard, diligent work is the best
criterion for selecting a cabinet
which will further Auburn as an
institution where t h e student
voice is heard and respected. Exe­cutive
cabinet members must
possess a willingness to cooperate
with each other, as well as the
president, in order to coordinate
and perform the duties and re­sponsibilities
which they owe to
the student body.
Furthermore, e a c h cabinet
member must possess a desire to
serve Auburn for its betterment
and for the perpetuation of the
democratic principle, "citizen op­inion,"
which plays such an im­portant
part in its existence. A
person filled with these require­ments
is the type that any presi­dent
of a student body would
rejoice to have. The 10 new mem­bers
of Moore's cabinet possess
these qualities.
I am indeed grateful that Presi­dent
Moore has dug deep to un­cover
the seeds which will con­tinue
to make Auburn a leader
among Southern institutions.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
SOFT LIGHTS AND sweet music seem to set the tempo for
this week's "Loveliest," appears to be in a dreamy mood indeed.
She's Doris Lessman, a junior in science and literature from Cull­man.
Morris Field Dedication Ceremonies
Scheduled For Tomorrow Afternoon
In conjunction with this week's observance of Armed
Forces Week, a nation-wide salute to the armed forces, Au­burn's
ROTC units will pass in review tomorrow at 1:10 p.m.
in a ceremony dedicating the military field in honor of Maj.
Max A. Morris, API graduate who was killed in North Korea
in 1950. Representatives from the
air force and naval units will pa­rade
in Opelika Friday. The navy
battalion will parade in Colum­bus,
Ga., Saturday.
Glom Gazing
Having gained a sneak preview
of the 1953 Glomerata, I can say
that editor Ed Martin did an ex­cellent
job in preparing the year­book.
As for the contents of the book,
the subject matter is certainly an
up-to-date work of art, indicative
of the 1952-53 year here at Au­burn.
The emphasis was placed
upon certain details where it
should be, and the coverage of the
important happenings were prop­erly
weighed.
In the presentation of the mat­erial,
editors are often prone to
become conformists and follow
the patterns set by their prede­cessors.
Martin evidently care­fully
avoided this weakness and
introduced some new and striking
ideas. I was particularly impress­ed
with the uniqueness of the
beauty section and the new pre­sentation
method used in the class
sections.
The staff evidently spent many
long and late hours in the pre­paration
of the publication, and
the finished product is truly a
tribute to them and to Auburn
and its students. I am sure that,
to all who will not return to the
Plains for another year, it will
prove a full and lasting source of
pleasure.
Vets To Reorganize
A meeting for the purpose of
reorganizing the Auburn Vet­erans
Association on the camp­us
will be held in Ramsay 109
Thursday night, May 14, at 7
o'clock.
The association existed on the
campus following World War
I I , but became dormant as the
influx of veterans decreased.
New officers will be elected at
the meeting and discussion will
be actuated concerning a pro­posed
constitution.
AT THE DEDICATION cere­mony,
API President Ralph B.
Draughon will deliver the dedi­cation
address which will be fol­lowed
by the review. Those on the
reviewing stand in addition to
President-Draughon will be'David
W. Mullins, Col. Walter J. Klep-inger,
PMS&T; Col. James W.
Townsend, PAS&T; Col. George B.
Bell, PNS; MayortG. H. Wright,
and a representative of the Gold
Star Mothers.
Max A. Morris entered Auburn
in September 1938 and was a
varsity football player. While at­tending
ROTC summer camp at
Fort Benning, Ga., in 1941, he was
awarded a Carnegie Medal for
heroism in risking his life to save
that of a fellow cadet. In ad­dition
to being a member of the
"A" Club, he was a member of
Scabbard & Blade and Blue Key
honoraries.
WHEN MORRIS graduated in
June 1942, he was designated an
honor military student and com­missioned
a second lieutenant in
the field artillery in the regular
army. During World War II, he
was promoted to the rank of ma­jor
and was awarded the Bronze
Star Medal and the Army Com­mendation
Ribbon.
While serving at the Chosen
Reservoir in North Korea, Major
Morris was killed in action on No­vember
28, 1950. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Morris,
and son, Max F. Morris, who re­side
at Carrabelle, Fla., and his
mother, Mrs. Ruby A. Morris of
Blountsville.
Speaking Contest
Set By Debaters
The API Debate Council will
sponsor the fifth annual extempo­raneous
speaking contest on Tues­day
and Thursday, May 19 and 21.
according to announcement today
by. Guy Smith,-.president of the
organization.
In making the announcement,
Smith stated that the topics for
the contests will all be contempo­rary
and will deal with interna­tional
and national affairs, and
therefore "contestants should have
little trouble in obtaining infor­mation
about the topics."
The contest will begin on Tues­day
and the final round will be
held on Thursday night. Contest
entry blanks, rules and topics are
being sent to all fraternities and
sororities. Independents may ob­tain
these items at Samford 201.
All entries must be turned in at
Samford 201 by noon Monday,
May 18.
This year's awards will be the
usual silver and gold keys and
will be presented to the top ten
contestants. The winner of the
contest will receive an engraved
trophy, and his name will be
engraved on the plaque on dis­play
in Samford Hall.
NOTICE
A Naval Aviation Cadet Pro­curement
Team will be in Stu­dent
Center tomorrow from
8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Officers of
the team will discuss the Naval
Aviation program and answer
questions concerning it with any
interested students.
New Senate Names Mayo President Pro Tern
Ten Cabinet Members Approved
In First Meeting Of New Regime
By Les Ford
In its first meeting of the new governmental year, the
Student Senate elected Bob Mayo president pro tern, and
approved Student Body president Arthur Moore's appoint­ments
to the Executive Cabinet, Jurisprudence Committee,
and the Ring and Invitations Committees chairmen.
T h e legislative organization
elected Mayo, a mechanical en­gineering
junior from Mobile, by
acclamation. He is currently presi­dent
of both Pi Kappa Phi social
Four Shows Remain
For API Production
Of Silver Cord7
Metz Praises Players
For Outstanding Work
By Red Provost
"With only four performances
left for "The Silver Cord," says
Robert Knowles, director of the
play, "we are still drawing good
crowds and expect to have a full
house for the weekend presenta­tions."
The three-act drama, which
opened May 6, will play tonight
and every night through Satur­day
at 8:15 in the Y-Hut. Ad­mission
is free to students upon
presentation of student activity
cards; others attending will be
charged 50 cents.
ASKED FOR a critical report
on the production, Herbert Metz,
of the API English Department,
had nothing but words of praise\
"Francine McElvey," said Metz,
"played one of the most gripping
roles I have seen on this campus
in her depiction of Mrs. Phelps.
Her personality was mature and
penetrating throughout the play.
"Nancy Entrekin also deserves
special recognition for her poised
portrayal of Christina. She was
excellent in her handling of a dif­ficult
and significant part. As a
matter of fact, the women stole
the show."
METZ VOICED equal enthusi­asm
over the direction of the play.
"Robert Knowles has overcome a
demanding director's problem in
creating a fast, well-regulated
pace for a plot which has little
action and a small cast. The story
moves dramatically to a very ef­fective
climax.
"The play itself is a serious
problem drama. There is a genu­ine,
keen psychological penetra­tion
into each of the characters.
In spite of being a relatively old
work, it is by no means dated.
"The atmosphere of the Phelps
home was captured by the re­markably
well-executed Victori­an
setting of the stage.
"IT IS a pity that some mem­bers
of the audience were unable
to absorb the dramatic impact of
the play and found it necessary to
giggle or otherwise distract both
audience and cast. This is one of
the finest productions we have
had at Auburn and no one should
miss the opportunity of seeing it."
fraternity and Omicroh Delta
Kappa, leadership honorary. He
served as junior senator during
the 1952-53 year, and was elected
a senior senator during the recent
elections.
AS PRESIDENT pro tern of the
Senate, Mayo will serve as pre­siding
officer in the absence of
the vice-president of the Student
Body. Should the office of vice-president
become vacant after the
fall quarter elections in 1953, he
will fill the position.
The new cabinet is composed
of Dick Scott, sophomore in busi­ness
administration from Mon­trose,
superintendent of finance;
J. S. "Strick" Newsom, sopho­more
in agricultural engineering
from Sandersville, Ga., superint­endent
of campus drives; Les
Ford, industrial management jun­ior
from Greenville, Miss., super-erintendent
of political affairs. •
DENNIS CALHOUN, senior in
business administration from Co­lumbus,
Ga., superintendent of
student spirit; Douglas Lunford,
sophomore in pharmacy from
Troy, superintendent of public
relations; Jim Vann, junior in
business administration from Ma­con,
Ga., superintendent of social
affairs; Tommy Johnson, sopho­more
in veterinary medicine from
Montevallo, superintendent of or­ganizations.
ROLAND SMITH, Palmerdale
junior in aeronautical engineer­ing,
superintendent of student
welfare; Bill Lovin, sophomore in
mechanical engineering from De­catur,
superintendent of intra­mural
sports, and Bob Burns,
junior in agricultural science
from Ashland, chairman of the
Open House Committee.
Associate justices appointed to
the Jurisprudence Committee are
Dick Gilliland, Birmingham; Byrd
Farmer, Dothan; Carolyn Gleaves,
Nashville, Tenn.; Claude Casey,'
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Guy Smith,!
Cordova, a n d Chick Watson,'
Brownsville, Tenn.
JIM VANN was appointed as
chairman of the Ring Committee,
and Bob Mayo received the ap­pointment
as chairman of the
Invitations Committee.
The new officials will assume
their duties immediately and will
serve until the spring of 1954.
Members of the Executive Cabi­net
perform the administrative
functions of the student govern­ment
under the guidance of the
Student Body president.
The duties of the Jurisprudence
Committee include interpretation
of the Student Body Constitution
and jurisdiction in cases of of­fenses
against the constitution.
THIS SKETCH IS part of the exhibit of proposed interior designs for the new Union Build­ing.
The display, prepared by five interior desijn students, shows suggested colors and fabrics
for furniture and draperies in the $960,000 structure which will be opened in November.
Union Building Designs
Now On Display In Biggin
By Lee Helton
I n t e r i o r decoration plans for t h e n ew Student Union Build­ing
a r e n ow on display on t h e first floor of Biggin Hall. The
plans, devised as a class project by Pat Andress, Gladys
Blackburn, Van Fraser, Tommy Hughes, and Bob Moody, all
students in interior design, reveal proposed furnishings, fab­rics,
and color schemes for drap­eries,
upholstery, carpets and
walls.
The building, now expected to
be ready for opening around the
first of November, is designed to
meet student and faculty needs.
It will contain, on the ground
floor, a student bookstore, snack
and fountain bnr, cafeteria, a
dark room for student use, a
hobby room, a poster room for
use during campus campaigns,
and a physical education room
with facilities for ping pong,
shuffleboard, and other indoor
games. This floor will open onto
an outside terrace with lounge
chairs and tables.
THE UPPER floors will include
student organizations' and alumni
association offices, meeting and
conference rooms, a large faculty
lounge area, a combination study-lounge
area designed primarily
for the use of music students, a
main waiting lounge including
card tables and a television set,
and a coffee bar.
Also included are plans for a
large auditorium, b a l l room,
check room, mail room and an
apartment designed to house the
graduate students who will live
in the union building.
NEGOTIATIONS are now be­ing
made with various furniture
dealers to construct the furniture
designated by the decorating
committee. W. O. Lynch, assist­ant
director of student affairs,
states that any suggestions per­taining
to the planning or use of
the union building will be wel­comed.
Sigma Chi Derby
Set For May 23
The seventh annual running of
the Sigma Chi Derby will be held
in the Women's Quadrangle Sat­urday,
May 23, at 2 p.m. Admis­sion
is free.
The Derby consists of a series of
races and contests between the so­rorities
and as a final climax, the
new Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
will be presented.
NOTICE
Several pieces of woods clear­ing
equipment which were
loaned to a group of students
who wanted to aid in cleaning
up storm debris have not been
returned, according to officials
of the forestry department, who
made the loan.
The forestry department has
voiced a special appeal for the
return of the tools, which may
be turned in to Arthur Moore
at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fra­ternity
house.
Dennis Calhoun Resigns
As Head Cheerleader
Dennis Calhoun, business ad­ministration
senior from Colum­bus,
Ga., resigned as head cheer­leader
this week after serving in
that capacity for the past two
football seasons.
Calhoun stated that he was re­linquishing
his post due to the
fact that he will graduate in De­cember
of 1953, and would be un­able
to fill out the, full term for
the coming year.
IN SUBMITTING his resigna­tion,
he stated, "I have thorough­ly
enjoyed serving Auburn as
head cheerleader for the past two
years. My close relationships with
Auburn students have been many
and varied. I think that no one
can really appreciate the great
'Auburn Spirit' in the same sense
that I can, after such an experi­ence,
and I would like to express
my appreciation to all the stu­dents
and alumni who have co­operated
with me during my
term."
The retiring head cheerleader is
past secretary-terasurer of Omi-cron
Delta Kappa leadership hon­orary,
a member of Delta Sigma
Pi business honorary, Kappa Al­pha
social fraternity, and Arnold
Air Society. He served on the Stu­dent
Spirit Committee and the
Glomerata staff.
Jack Watson, Opelika junior in
industrial management, has been
earned to succeed Calhoun as
head cheerleader.
SEEMS LIKE THIS time of year always briigs about a shift of emphasis in the direction of
Lake Chewacla. One of the main reasons is the presence of such sylvian delights as Juanita Rey­nolds,
Ware Shoals, S. C; Gaye Nickerson, Decatur, Ga.; Edwina Sims, Florala; Martha Hardy,
Sardis, and Ginger Dickson, Birmingham.
Men's Glee Club
To Make Tour
Auburn's Men's Glee Club will
go on tour May 14 and 15 an­nounced
Walter S. Collins, direct­or,
recently.
First on the two-day tour will
be a performance in Montgomery
at the Baldwin Junior High
School. On Friday afternoon, the
glee club will sing at the high
school in Luverne before return­ing
to Montgomery that evening.
The choral group will sing
for a Maxwell Field performance
a varied program of songs ranging
from folk music to Broadway hits.
The program for the tour includes
college, sacred, and folk songs:
four Negro Spirituals—"De Ani­mals
A' C'omin'," "King Jesus Is
A' Listening," "Humble," and
"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho;"
Broadway hits—"Oklahoma," "S'
Wonderful," "There Is Nothing
Like a Dame", and "Brothers Sing
On" by Edward Grieg.
A special feature will include
selections by the Men's Glee Club
Octet, which was formed a year
ago for informal performances.
THE EMPHASIS WILL be on music on the Plains as Walter S. Collins, API glee club director,
takes his men's glee club on a two-day tour this week. The club will present a varied program of
songs at two performances in Montgomery and one in Luverne. Group selections will be supplement­ed
by songs by the Men's Glee Club Octet.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta To Have Joint Dance <
Dot Jackson, Sue Stowers To Head Leadouts
For Combined Formal This Friday Night
Alabama Alpha Mu chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alabama Beta Chapter of
Phi Delta Theta will hold the first joint formal of the current social season F r i d a y night
in the student activities building from 9 until 12 p.m.
Leading the dance will be Dot Jackson, LaGrange, Ga., escorted by SAE president
Francis Pool, and Sue Stowers, Evergreen, with Phi Delt president Sandy Morris. During
the leadout, the leading ladies will
receive bouquets from Mrs. Jeff
Clay and Mrs. Jenny Davis, house­mothers
for the two fraternities.
Other activities of the SAE
weekend include a breakfast at
the fraternity house following the
dance, a picnic at their lot Satur­day
afternoon and an informal
dance at the Hotel Clement Satur­day
night.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 13, 1953
BE A WINNER!
The reward will be Good Grades, Special
Privileges, and Admiration from Class Mates.
At the "Quarter Mile Post" we recommend
C.O.S. (College Outline Series) for most subjects.
Extra help are a "Slip-Stick," Hudson's
Esbach, and Webster.
BURTON'S BOOK STORE
Something New Every Day
THE PHI Delts will also serve
breakfast after the dance, and
will fete their weekend guests
with a barbecue Saturday after­noon,
and a party at the Opelika
Country Club Saturday night.
SAE members, pledges and their
dates are Jim Vann, Marianne
Beckham, Union Springs; Ridley
Parrish, Carole Field, Jackson,
Miss.; Dickie H o w e l l , Ann
Draughon, Auburn; Phil Forrester,
Dale Wilson, Dothan; John Illges,
Jeannie Dudley, Columbus, Ga.;
Bill Shapard, Ellen Lewis, Greens­boro,
N. C.
BOB GRACEY, Margaret Ann
Harbor, Auburn; Bubber Rutland,
Ginger Pruett, Union Springs;
Wayne Chancey, Kitty Cope,
Union Springs; Brown Hagood,
Irene Donovan, Mobile; Don Ste­vens,
Becky Faust, Oneonta;
George Atkins, Sabre Stough,
Bay Minette; Charles Smith, Jean
Langham, Montgomery.
Jack Langford, Kathryn Keith,
West Point, Ga.; Juddy Williams,
Norma Beach, Hueytown; Fred
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McLaurine, Becky W i l l i a m s,
Thompson; Bill P i t t s , Joyce
Combs, Fairfax; Burns Patterson,
Betty Metcalfe, Tallassee; John
Colson, Jane Cutler, Atlanta, Ga.;
Jimmy Long, Linda Lee James,
Tuskegee; Sonny Thames, Mary
Louise Mo y e , Cuthbert, Ga.;
Frank Steward, Margaret Ann
Farris, Montgomery.
AL MORRISON, Mary Hopson,
Opelika; Lamar Burford, Barbara
Swan, Mobile; George Holmes,
A n n Abernathy, Birmingham;
Bill Goodwyn, Betty O'Dell, Bir­mingham;
Robert L a n g f o r d,
Elaine Gladney, Bremen, Ga.;
Norman Pease, Barbara Gladney,
Bremen, Ga.; Werth Roberts,
Helen Home, Macon, Ga.; Brad­ley
Smith, Joan Dix, Mobile.
Earl Bowden, Carolyn Frency,
Columbus, Ga.; Sid Coleman, Ann
Carol Harris, Montgomery; Flet­cher
Barnes, Jackie Burgess, Au­burn;
Francis Pool, Dot Jackson,
LaGrange, Ga.; Herman Home,
Sylvia Warren, Breman, Ga.; Ci-cil
Cantey, Ann Cooper, Selma;
Charles Provost, Ginger Ford,
Greenville, Miss.; Fritz Orr, Dot-tie
Quarles, Hayleyville; Frank
Tootaker, Mary Peddy, Atlanta.
KIM HARRIS, Catherine Boyd,
Roanoke; Charles Sellers, Helen
Wilson, Huntsville; Fob James,
Bobbie Mooney, Decatur; Mike
McCartney, Mary Bell, Gadsden;
Bobby Huling, Joann Smith, Ope­lika;
Darner White-Spunner, Julia
Ann Suttle, Pulaski, Tenn.; Jack
Skinner, Frances Breedlove, Bir­mingham;
Jimmy Parrish, Har­riet
Grubb, Dothan; Gerald Aus­tin,
Mildred Warren, Montgom­ery;
Jim Crouch, Betsy Tippett,
Anniston.
Jim Buchanan, Sara Rogers,
Mobile; Walter Anderton, Bar­bara
Brannan, Birmingham; Jack
Cole, Patsy Nan Moss, Rome, Ga.;
Spud Bass, June Mundy, Amer-icus,
Ga.; Bert Gaston, Frances
Banks, Newton, Miss.; Virgil
Porter, Libby Wicker, Forrest,
Miss.; Gene Hatle, Emma Jeane
Moore, Newnan, Ga.; Pat Wil­liams,
Lucy McKenny, Montgom­ery;
Bill Williams, Margie Search,
Montgomery; Mose Stuart, Jean-nine
Mason, Montgomery.
MR. AND MRS. William Matti-son,
III, Birmingham; Mr. and
Mrs. I. B. Cole III, Birmingham;
Mr. and Mrs. John Law Robinson,
Evergreen, and Mr. and Mrs. Ern­est
Dunn, Birmingham.
Members and pledges of Phi
Delta Theta and their dates are
Bill Larimore, Anna Hoskin,
Birmingham; Hunter Bell, Peggy
Farmer, Mobile; Tommy Taylor,
Ann Sufficy, Mobile; Oakley
Rogers, Jean Fleming, Montgom­ery;
Fred Mitchell, Judy Robinson,
Columbus, Ga.; John Brady, Jean
. . • LEADING LADIES FOR FRIDAY night's joint Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Phi Delta Theta formal dance will be Dot Jackson, La­Grange,
Ga., and Sue Stowers, Evergreen. Miss Jackson will be escorted by Francis Pool, SAE president, and Miss Stowers will be
accompanied by Phi Delt president Sandy Morris. The Alabama Ca valiers will play for the 9 to 12 dance, which is the first joint formal
held in Auburn this year.'
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Rowland, A t l a n t a , Ga.; Riley
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SANDY MORRIS, Sue Stowers,
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Crain, Mobile; John Crucher,
Jackie Hines, Bimingham; Bob
Culberson, Millie Wright, Pratt-ville;
Ben Lightfoot, L e n o r a
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Ray Downey, Carolyn Jones,
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Betty Bouknight, Houston, Texas;
Mack Graham, Marjorie Cain,
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Fuller, Lafayette; Charles E.
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Wallace Davis, M a r y Lovett
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Pound, Landra Mays, Albany Ga.;
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DIRECTORS
R. F. BLAKE
H. R. HUBBARD
C. FELTON LITTLE
E. L. SPENCER
B. F. THOMAS
S. L. TOOMER
EMIL F. WRIGHT
OFFICERS
S. L. TOOMER
President
EMIL F. WRIGHT
Exec. V.-Pres.
R. F. BLAKE
Vice President
P. C. HUDSON
Cashier
J. L. HARE
Asst. Cashier
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
Bank Of Auburn
AUBURN, ALABAMA
At the Close of Business April 20, 1953
RESOURCES
Cash and Due from Banks ., — -- $ 997,968.32
United States Government Obligations 765,682.72
Other Bonds and Securities - 440,319.75
Loans and Discounts 1,458,711.16
Overdrafts - - 294.88
F u r n i t u r e and F i x t u r e s - -- 6,000.00
Other Resources —- 4,000.00
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Deposits -
Other Liabilities _
$3,672,976.83
$ 50,000.00
150,000.00
77,265.34
3,395,390.36
321.13
$3,672,976.83
"The Bank of Friendly Service"
Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.
2% INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND TIME DEPOSITS
API FROSH DISPATCHES PROWL CARS
FOR AUBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT
By Red Provost
Those of us at API who have a leaden accelerator foot
and/or an affinity for riotous living are likely to come into
official contact with one of our fellow students. Sam Hen­derson,
a third quarter freshman in chemical engineering from
Samson, has been employed since last June by the Auburn
City Police Department as a radio
also fills out
drunks and
car dispatcher. He
arrest reports on
other offenders.
According to Sam, Auburn is a
rather quiet, law-abiding place.
These hasn't been a car theft in a
year; most of lire arrests arc for
public drunkenness, with petty
larceny and bootlegging as run-ners-
up. Sam hastily added that
students are seldom involved.
HE REGRETS having missed
out on the activtiy caused by the
recent tornado. He was in Florida
when the storm hit. and most of
the excitement was over when he
returned late the next day. He
was, however, on duty when
someone broke into the Quality
Laundry plant the night after the
almost to keep his
twister.
Sam told of an interesting case
when two white women recently
left two babies with a local color­ed
woman, saying they would re­turn
shortly, and then abandoned
them. .Sam received a call from
the colored woman, who said that
the women had not returned. He
contacted state police, who found
the women near Opelika the next
day.
Sam's unenviable hours on duty
are from midnight until 7 a.m.
He has classes from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., studies and sleeps in the
afternoon, and sacks in from 7 to
11:30 p.m. He also finds time to
eat.
He worked regularly
schedule from October
April', but the pressure has been
relieved somewhat this quarter,
as he has been on duty only in
relief of others on the staff. He
says that the novelty of the job
made it easy to stay awake at
first, but that later it became
impossible
eyes open.
When asked if he were going
to continue through the summer
quarter, Sam said that he intends
to go home and work in the day­light
for a while. Who wouldn't?
Physical Plant Men
In Session Here
Representatives from 62 colleges
;ind universities in 39 states are
in session here for the 40th annual
meeting of the Association of
Physical Plant Administrators of
Universities and Colleges.
Monday afternoon members of
i the association toured Tuskegee
! Institute.
The program for Tuesday in­cluded
technical sessions in Biggin
Hall Auditorium during the morn­ing
and afternoon, followed by a
tour of the API campus, a r e ­ception
at the home of President
and Mrs. Ralph B. Draughon, and
a banquet in Magnolia Hall.
The final session of the associa­tion
will be held this afternoon.
Informal inspections of the build­ings
and facilities at API will
follow.
Speakers appearing on t h e
three-day program include Lester
Ries, Oberlin College, Ohio; J. P.
Leverone, University of Minnesota;
John M. Gaddis, University of
on this | Wichita; Robert W. Talley, API;
through | A. F. Gallistel, University of Wis­consin;
Samuel P. Snow, API;
Norman W. Marble, Grinnell Col­lege,
Iowa; E. E. Kinney, Michi­gan
State; L. L. Browne, Universi­ty
of Arkansas; W. P. Wetzel,
Temple University, Philadelphia,
Pa.; Frank M. Orr, API, and Paul
RECENTLY NAMED to top staff positions on Tiger Cub, hand­book
for API freshmen, were David Irvine, Auburn, editor, and
Jack Appleton, Albertville, business manager. The two will start
work immediately on the production of next year's book.
War Chest Committee
Offers Six Scholarships
To World War II Vets
The Alabama War Chest Scho­larship
Committee h a s made
funds available for a maximum of
six scholarships at API for the
regular 1953-54 session beginning
in September. These scholarships
are available to World War II
veterans who entered service from
Alabama only.
In order.to further qualify, the
veteran must have served in the
armed services'for a minimum of
six months, must have ranked in
the upper 50 per cent of his class­es
the preceding year and must
require financial assistance in
completing his or her education.
Application forms may be ob­tained
from members of the scho­larship
committee of API. Com­pleted
applications must be filed
with the scholarship committee
not later than August 1, 1953.
H. Elleman, Ohio State.
Sam F. Brewster, Director of the
Department of B u i l d i n g s and
Grounds, API, and vice-president
of the association, is in charge of
local arrangements.
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Dairy Scholarships
Established Here
The Arthur D. Burke Scholar­ships
have been established at
API by the Alabama Dairy Prod­ucts
Association, it was announced
today by Dr. K. M. Autrey, head
of the department of dairy hus­bandry
These scholarships w i l l be
awarded to persons majoring in
dairy manufacturing who have
completed one year's work in ag­ricultural
science and are of
sophomore standing at the time o4
receiving the scholarship. There
will be three scholarships each
year, and the amount of each will
be $225 payable for three quarters
at the rate of $75 per quarter.
Further information and appli­cation
blanks may be obtainer
from Dr. Autrey at the Anima'
Husbandry building.
Baptists Elect Sumrall
The Baptist Student Union r e ­cently
elected officers to serve
during the summer quarter, which
begins June 10. Members of the
executive council attending sum­mer
school will continue to serve
in their regular positions.
The new officers are president,
John Sumrall, Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga.; enlistment vice-president,
Frank Green, Harlan, Ky.; social
vice-president, Sarah Jones, Ala­bama
City,; stewardship chair­man,
Nell Thames, Evergreen;
music chairman, Martha Davis,
York; house chairman, William
Helms, Auburn; noonday medita­tions
director, Carolyn Adams,
Andalusia.
Links editor, Jimmy Wilson
New Brockton; sunday school
superintendent, L. A. Morgan, Tal­ladega;
training union director,
Jimmie Oliver, Montgomery; YWA
president, Miriam Jones, Dothan;
training union program associate,
Doris Murphy, Auburn; training
union secretary. Marilyn Adams,
Andalusia; friendship circle di­rector,
Patty Sumrall, Enterprise,
and training union president, Gary
Cooper, Auburn.
LOST—'Parker pencil lost near
the college infirmary on Friday,
May 8. Contact Charles Wil­liams,
phone 578.
Mag Hall To Hold
Ball Friday Night
Under the sponsorship of the
Social Committee of Magnolia
Hall, a semi-formal dance will be
held in the lounge Friday, May 15,
from 8:15 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
according to Ken Streatef, chair­man
of the social committee.
Tickets are now on sale for the
Magnolia Ball at the Magnolia
Hall business office and the snack
bar. All students are invited to at­tend.
Refreshments and entertain­ment
featuring the Lee County
High School Quartet and a come­dy
act will be available during
intermission.
Milford Hodges' Orchestra, from
Roanoke, will furnish the music.
Horticulture Forum
Elects Officers
The Horticulture Forum re­cently
elected officers to serve
during the coming year. The of­ficers
elected were president,
Billy Colburn, Greensboro; vice-president,
P h i l i p Brosemer,
Huntsville; secretary, E d w in
Elam, Brent; treasurer, Billy
Golden, Montgomery; ag council
representatives, L a r r y Brown,
Bessemer, and George Coleman,
Anniston.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 13, 1953
Joint Formal
(Continued from page 2)
er, Jean Byers, Birmingham; Don
Dennison, Jr., Ann Wadlcy, Ma­con,
Ga.; George Essig, Mary Ann
Wood, Cordova.
Ben L a w s o n , Pat Caylor,
Union Springs; Don Bravaldo,
Mizelle Pritchard, Albany, Ga.;
Braxton Counts, Melodic Hamil­ton,
Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and
Mrs. Chet Woolsey, Auburn; Mr.
and Mrs. Jirri Tatum, Auburn;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Long, Jr., Au­burn;
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson,
Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Baines, Auburn;
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Collier, Au­burn;
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Le-
Grand, Alex City, Mr. and Mrs.
Alria Wilsorn, Jr., Auburn.
LOST — Brown Ronson cigarette
lighter engraved "Margie" lost
in Histology Lab on Vet Hill
Thursday, May 7. If found, noti­fy
Margie Sullivan, phone 9246.
Civil Service Seeks
Qualified Librarians
The United Slates Civil Service
Commission has announced a new
examination for librarian for fill­ing
positions in various federal
agencies in Washington, D.X'., and
vicinity. The salary is $3,410 a
year.
A written test will be given, and
ippropriate education or experi­ence
is required.
Full information and application
'orms may be secured at most
first- and second-class post offices,
or from the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington
25, D. C. Applications will be ac­cepted
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A Head Cheerleader Retires LfftLi MAN 6H CAMPUS by Dick ftlbler
An announcement this week of Dennis
Calhoun's resignation as API head cheer­leader
gives cause for a little out-of-season
speculation about "pep" at Auburn's foot­ball
games.
Calhoun has completed two very suc­cessful
years as chief yell director on the
Plains. During those years he has held a
position of tremendous responsibility, and
he has met the demands of the job with
creditable success.
The head cheerleader's job is a vital
one, because that man must shoulder a
lion's share of the responsibility for stu­dent
spirit, at least as it is demonstrated
at football games and pep rallies. Au­burn's
spirit is the trademark by which
this institution is known the world over,
and somehow, when one thinks of college
spirit, it is primarily associated with stu­dent
conduct during the grid season.
The two football seasons during which
Calhoun served were not particularly
bright ones, if one bases his judgement ex­clusively
on the won-lost records. This
fact made the head cheerleader's job con­siderably
more difficult, since a consistent
winner naturally gets stronger spectator
support than a weaker team.
In spite of several rather dismal Sat­urday
afternoons, spirit has remained con­sistently
high. This is due to the fine
work of the student spirit committee and
the other cheerleaders as well as to the ef­forts
of the head cheerleader, but it was
Calhoun who was the prime mover of at­titude.
For his work in behalf of student spirit,
Calhoun deserves the thanks of the entire
student body. Although the head cheer­leader's
position is not always regarded
with the same respect as some other jobs
of student leadership, its effect on the mor­ale
and the reputation of the institution is
hard to overestimate.
Can This Be A Trend?
Stories carried this week in the state
press have revealed that Florence State
Teachers' College, a state-supported insti­tution
in northern Alabama, is planning a
conversion from the quarter system to the
semester system for its classes.
Plans drawn up by the college's presi­dent
reportedly would prevent any lost
credits and would not raise graduation re­quirements.
No reason for the shift was
reported.
We're perfectly willing for FSTC to
work out its own problems in regard to the
timetable on which it operates its classes.
It is highly possible that the semester sys­tem
will prove more satisfactory in Flor­ence
than the present quarter set-up.
We do hope, however, that Florence's
joining such other state schools as the Uni­versity
and Alabama College for Women
in the use of the semester system does not
indicate a trend which Auburn will be
expected to follow.
Here on the Plains, the quarter system
has a number of devoted disciples. Since
API adopted three-month terms as a part
of its wartime acceleration program, the
system has proven very satisfactory here.
Although quarters vs. semesters is a
topic for perpetual argument among edu­cators,
there is little doubt as to which
timetable is favored by Auburn students.
To be sure, there are arguments on both
sides of the ledger, but we feel that the
quarter system is admirably suited to Au­burn's
needs.
Its advantages include comparatively
carefree weekends, since the schedule does
not call for regular Saturday classes, and
the added advantage of holidays which are
by im-
Christ-
Texans Say It's Maturity
They said we'd lost all purpose in life.
We deliberately cut classes to party, to
fling our last bit of frivolity. We didn't
care about grades or serious thought, only
about how much fun we could crowd into
the few months before we started studying
the enemy lines in Korea.
Analyses such as these surrounded the
college student nearly three years ago
when he realized that military service was
a definite part of the future because of
the Korean conflict.
Random sampling of opinions, though
probably not indicative of the true attitude
of students toward military service, create,
however, public impressions hard to shake
off. That's why we were proud to see the
results of a research study made by Cor­nell
University on the adjustment of col­lege
students to the Korean situation.
Rather than confused and doubtful, the
average student of today shows no evi­dence
of lowered morale or confusion. In
comparison to a similar study made two
years ago, students attach more impor­tance
to good grades, have increased their
interest in civic education, and have ac­cepted
military service as a necessity and
duty a citizen owes his country. Nor has
impending military service influenced stu­dents
to make vocational changes.
The report attributes this wholesome
improvement to several things—definite
selective service policy, informed student^
body, liberal deferments.
But they didn't mention one factor we
think important—that perhaps Joe Student
possesses more maturity than originally
supposed.
—The Daily Texan
Auburn Plainsman
MAX HALL
Editor
LES FORD _
Fred Nichols
Charles Sullivan
JoAnne Lucei
Walter Everidge
Ronald Owen
John Raines
Managing Editor
. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
- Associate Editor
— Associate Editor
Sports Editor
JACK JOHNSON
Business Manager
Dick Gilliland Assistant Business Mgr.
Jim Haygood — Advertising Manager
Bill Neville Assistant Advertising Manager
Assistant Sports Editor
Larry Connor ._ Assistant Sports Editor
Herb White Assistant Editor
Lee Helton Assistant Editor
LaRue Frederick Sales Agent
Jeanne-Marie Farrar Exchange Editor
Jim McCown Circulation Manager
9ErT. OP WUSIC
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free from the burdens imposed
pending final examinations. At
mas, especially, the latter point is a boon
to students.
We also feel that the learning process
is aided by class meetings every day, in­stead
of three times weekly as the semes­ter
system provides. That point is, of
course, open to argument, since some peo­ple
hold that the off days between lectures
give the student time for better assimila­tion
of material presented in class.
It seems to us that the larger number
of subjects carried during each term, com­bined
with the strain of going to lectures
in one group of classes while trying to
grasp the material presented in another
group, would?make assimilation more dif­ficult
rather than easier.
Classes scheduled on the semester sys­tem
invoke a particular hardship on stu­dents,
since they require an 18-week spread
between the beginning of the course and
final examinations. We feel that this is a
hardship because, if a retroactive final is
given, the smaller details of the subject
matter which often crop up on exams can
be extremely troublesome.
Some people argue that students should
be able to retain material at least that long.
We agree, as far as major concepts are
concerned, but we also feel that the de­tail
work, which frequently makes or
breaks a final grade, is a horse of another
color.
For these, as well as for several other
reasons which space limitations forbid ex­ploration
of in these columns, we hope that
Auburn will continue on its present quarter
schedule, regardless of the action taken by
other schools in the state.
Margie Sullivan Assistant Editor
Red Provost Feature Editor Grant Tittle Layout Manager
Staff Members
E. Robert Allen, Bill Beckwith Eldonna Brown, Jane Bush, C. P. Collier, Tom Collins, Tom Duke,
Ginger Ford, Jep Greer, Bill Hutto, Gay Hogan, Doris Lessman, Ernest Merriwether, Richard Mills,
Red Provost, Hamp Royston, Barbara Searcy, Kathryn Stephens, Sabre Stough, Betty Teague,
and Ann Thompson.
"Boy, you should have seen the look on Prof. Herbert's
face when Floyd started playin' his piccolo!"
Cedtic's Almanac
Questions Of Prestidigitation
By Fred Nichols
Nichols
By Fred Nichols
Few people are cognizant of the
fact that one of the oldest forms
of entertainment is that of presti­digitation.
The common name of
the noble art is magic, and its
history dates back to the ancient
period when monkeys entertained
each other with the "vanishing
coconut" mystery.
Traditional mysteries have been
handed do w n
from the ho­cus-
pocus fra­ternity
f r om
every country
in the world.
China and India
p r o v i d e the
patter and ap-p
a r a t u s for
many t r i c ks
a n d illusions
that' have been
p o p u l a r for
many years. Since the day of Her­mann
the Great's black magic era,
the art has developed into a mod­ern
practice which is enjoyed by
a host of prominent amateurs and
semi-professionals.
Stage shows are being gradually
replaced by nite club, television
and club acts and illusion work is
being practiced mostly by the
prominent professional g r o up
which includes Harry Blackstone,
Bill Neff, John Calvert, Raymond,
Bill Larsen and other members of
the touring performers. Close-up,
mental, comedy and sleight of
hand is predominant among the
majority in semi-professional and
amateur ranks.
The West and East coasts play
host to the most eminent perform­ers
of the modern era, whereas the
South seldom enjoys entertainment
of prominent magicians and has
to stomach the time worn work of
so called "mystics" of the carnival
group. Popular acts of the coun­try's
suave and modern performers
hardly ever invade the Southland
and the only exposure to top
notch magic arises when Black-stone,
Neff, Calvert and Dell
are touring.
Several fraternities of the magic
brotherhood are o r g a n i z ed
throughout the country. The In­ternational
Brotherhood of Ma­gicians
and the Society of Amer­ican
Magicians a r e the two
strongest organizations w h i ch
protect the secrets and interests
of the society Annual convention?
of these groups and sectional or­ganizations
maintain the interest
and contribute to progress of the
nation's magic entertainment.
At least seven periodicals are
published monthly by organiza­tions
of the fraternity and magic
manufacturers throughout t he
country. A college for magicians
is loqated on the West coast where
the profession is developed to a
large degree.
Many prominent people over
the nation are amateur and semi-p
r o f e s s i o n a l prestidigitators.
Among this group are Orson Wells,
Edgar Bergen, Lou Costello, Jos­eph
Cotten, Chester Morris, Ve­ronica
Lake, Richard Himber, Bob
Hope and a host of distinguished
doctors, lawyers, and professional
men.
With "never reveal a mystery"
as the profession's backbone, ma­gicians
live under the constant
pressure of their audiences to "get
caught." In fact, one story relates
that one young aspiring magi re­fused
to enter a nudist colony be­cause
he didn't want to reveal any
of his secrets.
This fellow magi's fortitude
even inspired me, and after I
learned my first ten lessons of
(Continued on page 8)
Tiger Lilies
Monsoon Causes Talk Of Ark
By JoAnne Lucci
Lucci
Office on Tlehenor Avenue, Phone API 242. Deadline for social and organizational newt In Saturday noon. Entered ai
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Mud, mud, and more mud is
what many Auburnites, particu­larly
the residents of the new
women's dormitories, have had to
put up with all last week.
Since a heavy dew alone will
turn the sidewalks in front of
these dorms in­to
rivers, it is
easily imagined
what they look­ed
like after
several days of
steady down­pour.
There was con­siderable
talk
of building a
modern - d ay
ark with help
of the NROTC
honorary tappees, and the usual
cries of "head for the hills, the
dam's busted," and "somebody
pull out the plug and maybe it'll
go down the drain."
And then, of course, after fight­ing
their way upstream and gain­ing
the dorm steps safely, the
girls and their visitors were faced
with the muddy shoe problem.
That is, if they were lucky enough
to reach solid ground without
out leaving their shoes stupk in
the mud.
Supposing that they did arrive
fully-shod, there was always a
decision to make. They could
tramp on in and wreak havoc on
the carpets with muddy feet, or
they could forget their dignity, as
i
college students are sometimes ac­cused
of doing, and proceed shoes-in-
hand with a patter of little
bare feet.
Looking the situation over, we
came to these conclusions. First,
something should be done about
the problem. For instance ,it might
be possible to build drains or gut­ters
along the walkways to do
away with the excess water.
Second, the mud hill between
the new dorms and the new
quadrangle dining hall, which
constantly erodes down on the
sidewalks, turning them into a sea
of slushy mud, shbuld be taken
care of. Maybe some grass planted
in that area would hold back the
soil in wet weather, or maybe the
hill will be leveled off upon com­pletion
of the dining hall.
At any rate, Building and
Grounds would earn, we're sure,
the gratitude of several hundred
girls and their friends, as well as
the Tiger Lilies, if they would
investigate before the monsoon
sets in on the Plains again.
* * *
We heard a tip the other day
that we'll pass on to interested
parties for what its worth. People
who mourn the loss of hard-to-replace
trees in the recent torna­do
might consider planting Chi­nese
elms.
These, are extremely fast-grow­ing,
pretty trees that are big
enough to give some shade in
four or five years.
Equal Chances Offered
To Plainsman Staffers
Who keeps one end in view
makes all things serve—Browning
By Les Ford
Several weeks ago, this column­ist,
as managing editor, received
an envelope via the U.S. Mail;
and upon opening it found a let­ter
in perfect business form stat­ing
that the sender was interested
in working on
>^^^ ' a campus pub-
:i lication and re­questing
infor­mation
as to
whether there
were openings
on The Plains­man
staff.
Somewhere
in the bustle of
the week's ac­tivities,
the ad­dress
of the
sender was misplaced, and yours
truly consequently has been un­able
to inform him of the manner
in which The Plainsman is ope­rated.
The Plainsman is a student ope­rated
weekly, and its policies de­pend
upon the discretion of the
editor with the aid of his staff, as
well as precedents. The general
production activities from week to
week are conducted in the typical
Auburn style—informal.
Going into each issue is a great
deal of hard work, including re­porting,
writing headlines, copy-reading,
editorial writing, reading
proofs, making-up the pages, etc.
But, with each week's work comes
a certain amount of fellowship
and fun in the form of office
parties late at night, bull sessions
with subjects ranging from sex to
Pogo, political arguments, and
general ragging and rivalry be­tween
the editorial and business
sides of the staff.
Opportunities to work, learn
and advance are unlimited. The
only necessary qualifications that
the staffer should possess is a
genuine interest and a willingness
to work—an interest and willing­ness
to shoulder the responsibility
of meeting the ever impending
deadlines. Possession of an ability
to write is no prerequisite. In fact,
it is debated in some circles
whether anyone on The Plains­man
staff can write.
Each member of the staff
learns through doing. When a stu­dent
reports to this office and ex­presses
his desire to assist in the
"publication, he is first given cer­tain
seemingly menial tasks. Per­haps
a new member will spend
his first few weeks doing nothing
but reading proofs already read
several times, typing, or just mak­ing
treks to the corner drug store
for the senior staff's afternoon ice
cream cones. With the execution
of these tasks he exemplifies his
(Continued on page 8)
Salt From Walt
It's Time For Reconsideration
Maybe we should sound the
death knell . . . or go off into our
own little corner and have a pri­vate
wake . . . either those things
or remain in condemning silence
. . .perhaps we should make some
suggestions.
The time has come for Alabam-ians
to set aside
a period for
the s p e c i f ic
purpose of del­ving
into the
values of an
education - wise
s t a t e . . . a
s m a l l amount
of t i m e in
which to in­vestigate
and
reconsider . . .
a very infini­tesimal
period of time in which to
wake up and face the fact that
someone needs to get on the band­wagon
for Alabama education.
If we don't, the state legislators "
seemingly never will. Perhaps
they have become so interested
in their own private pet projects
that they fail to realize that for
Everidge
just so long will an instructor be
content to teach because of a
missionary spirit rather than the
power of the almighty dollar . . .
and who can blame them?
Maybe they fail to realize that
it takes funds, an increasing
amount each year, to carry on re­search
and extension; both of
which are an end in themselves, by
which this state is improved and
continues to be improved. Maybe
they can't realize that classrooms
are overcrowded and that instruc­tors
can get the three "R's" over
to just so many pupils in a con­dition
which exists in practically
every public school in Alabama.
They've gone and proposed a
24 million dollar cut in education
allocations in the new budget.
However, this same proposed bud­get
upped the allocations for
mental institutions one million*'
dollars. That's fine, and I'm in
complete agreement that they
need it. But every school in Ala­bama,
whether it be secondary or
elementary, is a mental institution
also. These places create a think-
By Walter Everidge
ing, fertile mind . . . a mind which
can create a rich, fertile Alabama.
I've heard that a number of
legislators wrote to Governor
Gordon Persons requesting that
he do something for the mental
institutions. Regardless of the
truth of this statement, I wish
someone would write often and
long enough to the entire legisla­tive
body to get a few thoughts
running around the education
circle. It seems that certain areas
could be awakened from the dol-drum
state . . . They certainly
should be.
Now that the cards are face up
on the table top, the time is here
for great consideration. Two years
ago insufficient allocations were
made. Today we're faced with a
need for more, and stand to get
far less. It all boils down to the
fact that before consideration of
the budget takes place there
should be a reconsideration of
those simple, unbiased, and over­whelming
problems facing Ala­bama
education.
If there is to be no reconsidera­tion,
on with the wake.
A Word With Sully
Nervous Students Eat Nails
Many people, especially college
students, supplement their diets
v/ith choice bits of their finger­nails.
Realizing that food from local
kitchens is not exactly what one
would expect from a restaurant
recommended by Duncan Hines,
we never-the-less believe that
even Auburn vituals contribute
more to one's health than a steady
diet of fingernails.
For those unfortunates who ha­bitually
gnaw their fingernails
when in certain situations, we
have fool-proof suggestions for
stopping the rather unclean habit.
Hints for people who bite their
fingernails only when viewing
movies:
1. Try pop corn. *
2. Take a date and hold both her
hands.
3. Have someone handcuff your
wrists to the seat arms.
Suggestions for students who
bite their nails before, during, and
after quizzes:
1. Put strychnine, better known
as C21H22N202, on your finger
tips.
2. Put strychnine on your pro­fessor's
tongue.
3. Hold your tongue firmly with
the index finger and thumb of
your left hand.
Suggestions for people who
chew their nails at exciting sports
events, such as baseball, basket­ball,
and football games:
1. Chew the umpire instead of
your nails.
2. Chew the fat.
3. Chew choo.
Hints for those who chew their
nails as a favorite indoor sport:
1. Take up pinochle.
2. Take up ping pong.
3. Take up a collection and buy
a nail file.
Suggestions for those who bite
their fingernails over the sad
plights of Little Orphan Annie,
Little Wings, Lil' Abner, and
ether comic strip characters.
1. Bite brittle biscuits, but be
bold before boiling butter beans
behind barns.
2. Chewing carrots carefully,
By Charles Sullivan
crunching choice cubes cleverly
can cause chronic cases concerning
cumbersome -corns.
3. Swallowing single shreds
sometimes sends subtle sensations
storming steadily southward stim­ulating
stubborn stomach stones.
Hints for those who chew their
fingernails when dating:
1. Keep well-filled glasses in
each hand.
2. Let your conscience be your
guide.
3. Tie both hands behind your
back. (Your date will probably be
glad to help you do this.)
If none of these methods serve
to keep you from chewing your
fingernails, invest 25 cents in a
package of Chew-No-More Tab­lets,
which were developed by the
internationally famous Chinese
philosopher arftl physician, Ah
Chew.
Ah Chew (known to his friends
as Sneeze), has this to say con­cerning
his product, "Try Chew-
No-More Tablets, and I guarantee
you'll chew no more."
Plain White Wash
Weird Weather Must Go
A great deal has been said about
the weather here at Auburn. Ask
anybody w h e r e the weirdest
weather can be found and you will
get an immediate and definite
answer. Always Auburn.
During some quarters you will
notice that al-m
o s t e v e ry
school day will
be fair, with a
m i n i m u m of
clouds a n d a
maximum o f
sun. However.
along a b o ut
noon Friday the
White clouds will start
to gather, and
soon the rains come.
It seems as though the elements
have teamed up on us. It could be
a conspiracy. For years we have
stood by and done nothing about
it. It's time for action. After all
it's just as Mark Twain said, "Ev­eryone
talks about the weather,
but no one does anything about
it."
All is not lost, however. The
day has now come when we can
do something about it. Alabama
will be a symbol of progress to the
rest of the world. The solution is
so obvious that it is amazing that
it hasn't been thought of before.
All that is necessary is for our
state legislature to pass a law
regulating the weather. Surely
this will bring to an end these
adverse conditions. Our able law­makers
could set up a neat little
schedule. Bad weather might be
officially booked for Tuesday and
Thursday with another day thrown
in to pacify persons who like to
By Herb White
walk in the rain.
To make doubly certain that
the elements follow this lawful
schedule, the legislature could re­fuse
to vote any state appropria­tions
until the plan has been in
operation for a length of time. The
legislature seems to be pretty
good at cutting funds.
There may be several rough
spots in this plan, but we have
confidence in our able representa­tives
and feel that they could
smooth things out in no time.
After they have the rain and
storms under control, they can
tackle the gnat problem. But the
gnat problem is only a seasonal
one, and should be killed in a
legislative committee. The im­portant
thing is to get this sched­ule
through both houses as quick­ly
as possible. This dismal weather
has got to go.
Bouquets &• Brickbats
'Plainsman' Readers Talk Back
Deai- Editor.
We would like to thank you for
the issue of The Plainsman which
is sent to our library. It is well
read, especially by the faculty and
senior high school students. We
have about 18 students from our
high school who are students in
Auburn. Through your paper we
can keep up with students such as
James and John Martin, Ollie Mae
Holbrook and the many others.
I would like to take exception
to one of your editorials in the
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Auburn's Air Scout Squadron
recently received its charter at
formal ceremonies during the
Squadron's open house meeting.
Composed of API students and
sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega,
national scout service fraternity,
the Squadron plans to encourage
and promote scouting fellowship
among young men of college age.
Squadron programs are to be
built around vocational, outdoor,
social and service activities.
Wednesday, May 6, issue.
The editorial is in regard to the
quality of high school track in the
small schools; especially in that a
track program is not expensive in
comparison to other sports.
We have a track program. In
fact I see by the morning paper
where one of our boys placed in
the trial heats of the state meet
being held in Auburn in two
events. However, track is not so
inexpensive as it might seem.
Let's take the minor things: Warm-up
suits which are necessary—we
do not use warm-up suits in our
basketball program. Track pants
and jersey—cheaper than basket­ball
pants and jersey. Track shoes
—more expensive than basketball
shoes. So, it would seem that the
initial suiting is about the same
for basketball and track—at least
my invoices show that to be true.
Equipment: Basketballs $18—
Shot Put and Discus about $14.
It takes about the same number of
each for a good track program as
it takes basketballs for a good
basketball program. Now the big
equipment—most schools have a
gym which is used in the physical
education work, other class work,
banquets, and many other things
in addition to basketball.
In most cases this building is
paid for with tax money of some
kind. Now have you ever tried to
use tax money to build a track
for use in the track program?
Without a good track you can not
build a good track team—which is
the quality you speak of. A track
costs a considerable sum. A sum
which small schools do not have.
Most schools do not have the
space available to build a 440
yard track.
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Tau Nu Tau Taps
The Auburn chapter of Tau Nu
Tau, national military engineer­ing
honorary fraternity, recently
tapped 12 juniors in the Engineer
Battalion. Those tapped were
Charles DeVane, Thomas Brock,
Braxton Counts, Joe Thweat, Ken
Thompson, Royce Stanford, Tho­mas
Caine, Charles Benefield, C.
R. White, H. W. Kelley, R. T.
Ritchie, and A. Boyanton.
Another thing which you did
not consider is the pressure from
the public for good football, bas­ketball
and baseball. This pressure
requires that a coach do those
things. Most small schools can
only employ one coach. The bas­ketball,
baseball and track pro­grams
overlap. They overlap to
such an extent that our track,
team is in Auburn this weekend
without a coach because other
duties require him to stay at
school.
There are many things which
affect the track program, but the
two which affect it most are lack
of a track and lack of a coach.
Your editorial leaves room for
criticism of the school program,
while those of us who are respon­sible
for the school program have
no control of the situation because
of a lack of money.
Sincerely yours,
Kermit Mathison,
Principal
Greensboro High School
Dear Editor:
Two weeks ago I wrote a letter
that was published in this column
concerning tidelands oil. In that
letter, I gave off a few BTU's of
heat which had been gathering
under my collar for quite some
time as the result of the attempts
to thwart the will of the people
and congress. This attempt was
made by a small minority of leg­islators,
most of whom are ex­tremely
left-wing in character. In
the prop wash of this blast, one
of the Plainmain's writers had
happened along, and though I
disagree with him, I think in a
sense he was an innocent by­stander.
I regret this effect of the
letter, because the more I think
about it, even though I don't
know Mr. White, I would be will,
ing to wager that he is a pretty
nice guy.
Last week in this column Mr.
M. R. Sharpe took exception to
my letter. Mr. Sharpe stated: (1)
that I was a United States Or­phan,
(2) that I "botched-up" the
point, or points that I attempted
to make, and intimated that my
letter lacked unity and coherence,
(3) that people who don't agree
with him in our areas of dis­agreement
are subject Jto emo­tional
acceptance of half truth,
falsehoods, and ignorance, (4)
that there is no link between
Socialism and Communism, and
he apparently makes the point
that since Socialists are frowned
on by Communists that Socialists
are to be commended, and (5)
that he disagrees with the defini­tion
which I gave for a Com­munist
(a Communist is a Soc­ialist
who has renounced God).
Looking over Mr. Sharpe's let­ter
I immediately noticed that it
was mechanically quite profes­sional,
and n o t knowing this
ROTC Inspection Team
Ziews Auburn Units
A six member inspection team
has just completed the annual
evaluation of the Auburn ROTC
Unit, one of the 105 ROTC and
ROTC-affiliated units in seven
southeastern states.
The team will submit its report
to t h e Commanding General,
Third Army, who will assign a
rating for the Auburn Army
ROTC Unit.
gentleman, I turned to my direc­tory
for help. Unerringly, I went
straight to the front portion of
the book, and found that Mr.
Sharpe teaches English.
This being the case, I suppose
it would be best to answer state­ment
two, first. Having spent the
last 13 years in industry with
time out for World War II, I sup­pose
that I have lapsed somewhat
into comfortable old shoe English
that we call "shirt sleeve" Eng­lish.
Now I realize that this ad­mission
probably m a k e s Mr.
Sharpe's hair stand up on the
scruff of his neck, but I really
don't know what else to do but
confess.
Now about the unity and co­herence—
I did wander around
with qualifications. Since there
has recently been a change in
administrations, and since States
Rights and Governor Shivers have
become dominant figures, per­haps
it will be wise to think about
this a bit. I will consider it and
let you know in a few years.
Texas has faith and spirit. The
United States hasn't gotten the
reeking carcass of- the Truman
administration buried completely
yet.
To statement three, something
is wrong. I must be either beg­ging
the question, or leading the
question, or something or other
like that, because apparently Mr.
Sharpe is a very liberal type of
fellow, and he certainly- would
never make a statement like that.
The first part of statement
number four will be answered in
conjunction with number five,
and these two contentions are the
really serious basis for writing
this letter in the first place. It
would not have been written ex­cept
for them. At this point, it
will be wise to divorce all per­sonalities
from this letter and get
down to cases. I do not know Mr.
Sharpe, and I am writing only in
answer to the criticisms of my
letter.
As far as the last half of state­ment
number four is concerned,
Debate CouiTcil Elects" S-THE PLAINSMAN
The Auburn Debate Council re­cently
elected officers at a spe­cial
meeting held in Samford Hall.
Those assuming office for the
coming year are B. Guy Smith
Jr., Birmingham, president; Bar­bara
Searcy, Montgomery, vice-president,
and 'Luther T. Albert,
Miami, Fla., secretary-treasurer.
it is of course a rather silly the­sis.
People of like mind often dis­agree
rather violently as to the
degree of participation in a course
of action. There is no organiza-
Wednesdfay, May 13, 1953
tional link between the Socialist
and Communist parties, but there
is a strong connection, as I shall
prove.
Communists consider Socialists
to be rather illogical and faint of
heart toward the ideal that they
both seek. They actually seek to
destroy those who falter in the
Socialist manner to expose the
Communist flank.
In answer to four and five, my
definition of a Communist was
. . . "a Socialist who has renounced
God." As a start I will quote the
definition of t h e Communist
Party from Funk and Wagnalls
dictionary, page 241. (". . . the
dominant party in Russia since
1917, originally the majority left
wing of the Social Democratic
party, and previously called the
Bolshevik party. It dissolved all
other political parties; maintained
a socialized control over produc­tion,
distribution and education;
persecuted intransigent non-members,
and, originally, dis­couraged
religious worship and
advocated world-wide overthrow
of capitalistic society.")
(Continued on page 8)
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James A. Newman, B. S. in Ch. E., North
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with makers of dust-control equip­ment,
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Owen
State Track Meet Called A Success;
Auburn First In SEC Track Greats
The Alabama Olympics, which sometimes goes under the
name of The State High School Track Meet, has been termed
a "roaring success."
Schools from all over the state, little schools, big schools,
and middle sized schools, were represented here at the Love­liest
Village" last Saturday to vie for
the state high school track crown. The
meet was blessed with beautiful weath­er
and records fell left and right, seven
standards being broken in the prelim­inaries,
and four in the finals.
Attendance was fair considering it
was Mother's Day weekend, and news
coverage for all the state's papers was
excellent. In the typical friendly at­mosphere
of the Auburn campus, things
went according to plan.
A lot of talent was exposed. One of
the first things you notice about the high
school tracksters w a s a rather grim
determination. They weren't taking the affair lightly, be­cause
in track the size of the school means very little when
it comes to fielding a winning team. Nobody was cocky,
some were confident, but most were nervous. All were try­ing
to the utmost of their ability and not once did you see
any participant give up.
Which makes us wonder why all high schools don't field
a track aggregation. It is one of the least expensive of ath­letics
to finance and attracts a goodly following. And it is
one of the healthiest of all sports for it's impossible to drink
and smoke and be a good track man.. It would be nice to see
50 schools represented here next year instead of 30.
* * * *
As the 21st running of the SEC track meet nears, old
memories are being revived by the old-timers and they bring
a revelation that when it comes to the cinderpath, Auburn
leads the pack.
C. W. (Bill) Streit Jr., who has officiated all the SEC
track meets and has been affiliated with Southern track about
as long as Wilbur Hutsell, picked his all-time SEC greats last
week and the Tigers had four out of the eight.
Streit first named Auburn's Jim Dillion as one of the
great performers. Dillion holds the Auburn record in the
shot put at 52 feet 10Vz inches and stands unsurpassed in the
discus throw in the conference, being third in the world. The
Tiger weightman was rated above Jack Torrence of LSU, who
holds the conference record in the shot at 53-6%, but never
made the Olympics.
Percy Beard, now track coach at Florida, earned a spot in
the list of greats for his feats on the hurdles back in 1929.
Beard turned in record breaking performances while running
for Hutsell and also was an Olympic performer.
The third old Auburn to be named was Euil "Snitz" Snider,
a 440 man who represented the Tigers in the 1928 Olympics.
Snider, now coach at Bessemer, won the first heat of the
440-meter run in the Olympics that year but was beaten out
in the semi-finals.
Whitey Overton was the last Auburn track man to be
named by Streit. Overton and Fred Carley gave the Tigers
dominance in the distance runs for four years from 1947
through 1950. The tireless two-miler was unbeaten in his
specialty and went to the 1948 Olympics, entering the gruel­ling
steeplechase, but failing to quality.
—Southern Conference Splits
Long months of talk were finally succeeded by action last
week and seven schols pulled out of the 17-member Southern
Conference and launched plans for the establishment of their
own conference.
An eight hour meeting was brought to a close with Duke
University, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake
Forest, Maryland, Clemson and South Carolina withdrawing
with the blessings and best wishes of the remaining members.
The other 10 schools will remain as the Southern Conference.
Among the reasons for withdrawal were that the con­ference
was too big and that the seven ^aforementioned
schools boasted large scale athletic programs which made
them somewhat superior to the other colleges.
The new group hopes to operate as an eight-team con­ference
with either Virginia or West Virginia being the other
school.
Three Cinder Champs To Lead Auburn
In 21st SEC Track Meet This Weekend
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 13. 1953
Johnson, Creel, Fickling To Pace
Tigers In Annual Birmingham Affair
By Ronald Owen
Three SEC champions will lead Auburn's cinder men into
action in the annual Southeastern Conference track meet
Friday and Saturday in Birmingham, as Coach Wilbur Hutsell
makes his 21st bid for Auburn's first SEC track crown.
Leading the Tigers will be defending champions Don John­son,
Jackie Creel and Bill Fick­ling.
Creel has turned in the
fastest time in the SEC this sea­son
in both the 100-yard and 220-
yard dashes and is a cinch to win
in these events this weekend.
Johnson leads the conference
quarter-milers, and will meet no
real competition in the conference
meet. The speedy sprinter will
probably run the 220 in addition
to the 440 in an effort to get the
Tigers some second-place points.
FICKLING WILL meet his first
real competition this year in this
week's battle. The lanky Auburn
hurdler has been coasting along
this season and winning at times
in 15.0, and his best time this year
has been 14.8. In the SEC meet
this weekend, Fickling will have
to trim a tenth of a second from
his time to keep up with Homer
McBride, of LSU, who has regis­tered
a winning time of 14.7.
Also slated to figure in the
scoring is Allison Christopher,
ace Tiger miler. The big man in
the way of Christopher's chalking
up a first place is Hainon Miller,
of Tulane, who has turned in a
winning, time of 4:21.2 for the
Greenies this year.
Despite being the only school
in the meet with three champions
returning, the Plainsmen will
have to take a back seat to the
favored Florida Gators, according,
to pre-meet predictions. The
Gators have turned in best efforts
in five events so far this year a n d j A L U S O N CHRISTOPHER— Au-are
counting on five first places ^ % h o p c b ^ S E C m U e r un
Auburn will be rated second, and
LSU is the third rated team. this weekend.
Lanier, Andalusia
Cop AA, A Crowns
In 29th State Race
Eleven Records Fall
In Two Day Contest
Lanier of Montgomery and
Andalusia High put their best
feet forward on the cinders of
Cliff Hare Stadium here Friday
and Saturday, and when the dust
had cleared, they had won the
Class AA and A divisions, respec-
Alpha Psi's Lead
Frat Swim Meet
By Larry Conner
At the half-way mark of the
inter-fraternity swimming meet
the Alpha Psi's are out in front.
Only three more events remain to
be run in the meet.
Trailing the Alpha Psi's by nar­row
margins are the ATO's and
the Theta Chi's, with the Sigma
Nu's having an outside chance to
overtake the leaders.
The Alpha Psi's took the lead
on the first event as Rideout
streaked to victory in \hc 50-yard
dash. Brown of Sigma Nu was
second and Goodwin, SAE, was
third.
Pearsons of ATO brought his
fraternity into contention by win­ning
the 50-yard breast stroke.
Scarboro, Theta Chi, was second
and Cochran, PKA, was third.
Alpha Psi moved out in front
when Rideout won the 100-yard
free style race. Brown of Sigma
Nu again trailed him across the
finish line while Bartlett of SAE
tively, of the 29th annual Ala­bama
State Track and Field
Meet.
Eleven records fell as Lanier
outdistanced second place Ram­say
High, 36M:-22 in AA compe­tition
and Andalusia squeezed
past Russellville, 24-17 in the
Class A division. It was a repeat
performance for Andalusia's 1952
Champs, and a return to the top
dog's spot for the first time since
1950 for Lanier.
Benjamin Russell H i g h of
Alexander City came through to
cop third place in the Class A
meet by scoring 14 points. Shades
Valley turned the same trick in
the AA section with 1414 points.
The Auburn Spiked Shoe Assoc­iation's
trophy for the meet's most
outstanding p e r f o r m e r was
awarded to Dewell Crumpton of
Ramsay High. Crumpton's laurels
during the meet included new
records in the low and high
hurdles and the high jump.
Jackie Reeves of Andalusia set
new records in the 440 and half
mile in the Class A event.
The five other records set in the
Class A division were 100-yard
dash—Jerry Kimbrough, Russell­ville,
10.3; mile run—Don Ed­wards,
Leeds, 5.86; high jump—
Roy Forbus, Alexander City, 5
feet, 11% inches; 180-yard low
hurdles—Bobby Terrel, Green­ville,
in 21.2, and 220-yard dash-
Jimmy Shaw, Holtville, 22.5.
Spiked Shoe Elects
Christopher Prexy
Allison L. Christopher, junior in
education from Gadsden, recently
was elected president of the Au­burn
chapter of the SEC Spiked
Shoe Society, national honorary
track fraternity. Other officers
elected were, vice-president, Bill
SPE's Initiate
The Alabama Alpha Chapter of
Sigma Phi Epsilon recently init­iated
four new members. The new
members are Bob Towery, Au­burn;
Billy Mathews, Anderson,
S.C.; Bob'William Harrison, Bir­mingham,
and Gene Amey Allu-mel,
Birmingham.
Fickling; secretary, Jim Atkins
and treasurer, Jimmy Spann.
was third.
Theta Chi hauled in their initial
first place of the meet when •
Scarboro out swam Pearson, ATO,
and Rideout, Alpha Psi, for the!
honors in the 50-yard back stroke.
In the last event of the first
week of the meet, the Alpha Psi's
tied with the KA's for first place
in the 150-yard medley. The Sig­ma
Nu's were third, the Sigma
Chi's were fourth with the Theta
Chi's and the SAE's tied for fifth
place.
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Dan McNair's NCAA Wrestling Win
Brings First National Crown For API
By Bill Beckwith
T h e r e have been many national champions from t h e South,
but never a National Collegiate Wrestling Champion—that is
u n t i l A u b u r n ' s dynamic Dan McNair captured t h e crown this
past March.
Auburn, stepping stone for such great athletic figures as
Weems Baskin, Percy Beard,
Snitz Snider, Whitey Overton,
Jack DeMedicis, Jimmy Hitch­cock,
Travis Tidwell, Willard
Nixon, Walter Gilbert, Monk
Gafford, Tex Warrington, and
Jim Dillion, can now boast of
McNair and his flight to fame.
COLLEGIATE wrestling dates
back many years in the United
States, but it was just ten years
ago that Auburn entered its first
t e a m . Southeastern dominance
was in its hands within one year
and seven consecutive champion­ships
have been added.
Swede Umbach built the ground
floor to McNair's accomplishment
by installing the grappling game
within the intramural program
and strengthening it into a com­petitive
sport on t h e Auburn
campus.
THE SHREWD Swede worked
with the students in physical edu­cation
classes and molded South­ern
champions from them. He
even added a scholarship or two
until he found himself with
champions and no challengers.
The scholarships were soon drop­ped,
because with work, hard
work, he found he could take the
average Alabama boy and develop
him into a wrestler.
Some of the first outstanding
wrestlers he developed were boys
like Carroll Keller, John Mc-
Kenzie, Robert Long, Danny Man-trone
and Sonny Dragoin. All of
these boys entered the NCAA
tournament and all faired well,
but none placed first.
From New Orleans came the
husky, but clumsy, McNair, a
stripling of 185-pounds. Young at
17, he had had mat experience in
YMCA's but not enough to war­rant
him special priority in the
eyes of top wrestling colleges like
Oklahoma A & M, Iowa, Michi­gan,
Iowa State Teachers, Okla­homa,
Cornell College of Iowa,
and others.
UMBACH DID NOT know the
boy, nor had he ever heard of him
when he reported for practice as
a freshman in the fall of 1949.
Unable to compete as a freshman,
since no teams in the South had
frosh representatives, he worked
out Umbach's champs daily and
soon was the "peach of his eye."
As a sophomore, he competed in
the 191-pound class and won the
S o u t h e a s t e r n Intercollegiate
Wrestling Association title on his
first try. Competition was hard to
find even though he had worked
long and hard for his big chance.
G e o r g i a Tech's All-America
guard, Ray Beck, was the out­standing
heavyweight during this
period, but McNair challenged and
defeated him two of three matches.
HIS JUNIOR year was more
outstanding as he went undefeat­ed
in scheduled dual meets with
Emory, Appalachian State, Vand-erbilt,
Knoxville YMCA, Chatta­nooga,
Maryville, Arkansas State
and Memphis Navy.
The year of the Olympics, he
passed up his first chance for the
NCAA title and entered the 1952
Southeastern Olympic tryouts at
Davidson College, emerging vic­torious.
From there he went to
Ames, Iowa, and the United
States Olympic tryouts.
At Ames, he won his opening
three matches by falls but lost
his fourth bout to Dale Thomas,
a physical education instructor
from Michigan State and Olympic
champion from the United States.
In hopes of making the Olympic
squad, he challenged the great
New York cop, Henry Wittenberg,
undefeated in over 300 matches.
Wittenberg was awarded the de­cision
on merits of experience af­ter
the match ended in a draw.
BACK AT AUBURN this past
winter as a graduating senior,
"Dangerous Dan" began another
campaign. This included another
Southern crown and a shot at the
First Show Starts at 7 p.m.
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TEN YEARS OF work with Auburn matrrien has finally
yielded a national champion for "Swede" Umbach, API wrestling
coach. The grappler who made the grade is Dan McNair, New Or­leans,
La., who recently annexed the NCAA title in the heavy­weight
class. __^
Intramural Softballers Play 13 Games
Despite Adverse Weather Conditions
Despite r a i n and high winds t h e i n t r a m u r a l Softball lea­gues
w e r e able to. p l a y 13 games last week.
I n Monday encounters, Div. H lost to Div. B 14-9, Div. R
outscored Div. E 26-22, Delta Chi edged Newman 12-11, and
Div. P fell before Div. T 1 5 - 9 . The high score in t h e Div. R-Div.
E game can be attributed to!
Netmen Post 6-5 Record In Wins
Over Alabama, Mercer Last Week
By Richard Mills
A u b u r n ' s netmen emerged victorious in both of last week's
matches to raise their season record to six wins against five
losses. Alabama was the first victim, losing by a one-sided
score of 7-2. The other opponent of t h e weekend was Mercer,
who was on t h e short end of a 6-1 score when t h e rains came.
Jim Wall once again won by A u b u r n > e a s e d p a s t T o n i Cox,
Bama, in the three sets, 8-6, 2-6,
6-4. Don Kramer, Bama, was
overpowered by Auburn's Paul
Bost in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0. Ro­bert
Struck, Auburn, clowned Lio­nel
Layden, Bama, in short order,
6-2, 6-0.
JOE TOM MIE, Bama's dnly
forfeit over Bama's number one
netter, George Longshore, in last
Wednesday's action. Hunter Bell,
minster 7-3. Windblown home-runs
by Bell and Webster proved
the margin of Westminster's first
defeat of the season.
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 13, 1953
winner • in the singles division
outlasted John Langley, Auburn,
2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Frank Barker, Au­burn,
edged past Earl LeCroy,
Bama, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, in final singles
match. Smith and Lee, Auburn,
won by default over Bama in the
first doubles slot. Bell and Bost
once again bested Bama's Cox
and Kramer in straight sets, '6-4,
8-6. Bama's other victory of the
day came as Layden and Tommie
defeated Wall and Struck, 6-4,
8-6. H
In the meeting with Mercer,
Auburn was awarded a victory
when the proceedings were rain­ed
out during the last round. •
Paul Bost led off for Auburn
against Bert Schwartz, Mercer.
He had litle trouble in gaining
double wins, 6-3, 6-2. Robert
Struck, Auburn, outlasted Harry
Chaffin, Mercer, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in
the second slot.
either the 17 hits, the 19 walks, or
the 23 errors. Take your choice.
LAST TUESDAY the SAE's
moved closer to • the All-Sports
trophy with a 24-2 bombardment
of the Kappa Sigs. Hyde pitched
a no-hitter and Allen rapped out
four hits for the victorious SAE's.
The Alpha Psi's got the benefit of
a three hit pitching performance
by Moore to down the Theta Chi's
1953 NCAA tournament at Penn
State and the Olympics of 1956.
The national title was delivered
on March 28 when he defeated the
defending champion, Gene Nicks
of Oklahoma A & M. The Olym­pics—
well McNair has three years
to work.
7-1.
Weatherfield got two hits for
the winners and Smith had two
for the Theta Chi's. The chances
of OTS in the All-Sports trophy
race were severely jolted Tues­day
when they suffered a 15-9
setback at the hands of Phi Delta
Theta. Other Tuesday games
showed Phi Tau 9, TKE 6;
PKA 10, DSP 6-
IN WEDNESDAY'S games, the
S, ;.jkers remained undefeated in
independent play by squeezing
past Delta Tau 14-13. Pardue and
Carlisle hit home runs for the
Slickers. Div. U stomped Div. T
22-13 in the only Magnolia Hall
league game of the day. The big
upset of the day was turned in
by BSU, as they tripped West-
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Top Tiger Hurler Overcomes Polio
In March To SEC Baseball Stardom
By Ronald Owen
When Paul Susce takes the mound for Auburn, Tiger fans
draw a deep breath of satisfaction and sit back safe in the
knowledge that they are going to witness a well-pitched ball
game.
For Susce, in spite of the fact that he was a polio victim
at the age of two, has proven .
sharpest breaking curve balls m
the league, Susce seems destined
for baseball stardom.
Things have not always been so
bright for the Tiger hurler. As a
boy, he found himself different
from his grade school chums. It
was five years after he had polio
before Susce could walk and he
had to wear braces all the way
through grade school.
DESPITE A burning desire to
himself to be the leading pitcher
of Coach Dick McGowen's squad.
The 18-year old freshman, son of
Boston pitching and catching
coach George Susce, a former
major leaguer, won three of Au­burn's
first four SEC victories and
is second in the strikeout depart­ment.
He sustained his first loss
against Florida recently to give
him a 3-1 record. Possessor of a
good fast ball and one of the
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SMILING PAUL Susce, son of a former big leaguer, has over­come
the handicap of polio. This year the Florida freshman worked
himself into the number one pitching slot for the Tigers.
play baseball, things looked dark
for the Boston lad until he was
in the eleventh grade. The summer
between his sophomore and junior
years in high school, Susce work­ed
out under his dad, receiving
the same tutoring as the Red Sox
pitchers.
He worked nearly every day,
and when the summer was gone
the elder Susce decided that his
son would benefit by moving
South and continuing his work on
the diamond in a warm climate.
So the Susces left Schenely High
School in Boston and came down
to Sarasota, Fla., where young
Susce was enrolled in Sarasota
High School.
The hard work Susce had put
in the summer before began to
pay off when baseball season
rolled around the next spring and
the hurler began to show potenti­alities.
During his senior year
Susce posted an 8-2 record and
was good enough to make the
semi-pro team in Fredrickson,
NeW Brunswick, Canada, when
school was out. There, amid col
lege players and ex-professional
baseballers from all over the
States, Susce posted another 8-2
record.
SUSCE WAS first introduced to
the Auburn campus nearly a year
ago. He came up with his Sara
sota high school coach, Ted Fer
rierirra, former Tiger baseball
star. "I liked the campus and
everybody up here, especially the
ball players, so I decided that this
was where I would come to col­lege."
Baseball is the Susce family's
game and there never was any
doubt that the youngster had the
ability to excell in the sport. His
father, nicknamed "Good Kid"
Susce, has had baseball experience
C H I E F ' S
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CHIEF'S
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to salute
Bill
McMurry
As an outstand­ing
member ol
the Auburn stu­dent
body.
' Bill, a senior in In­dustrial
Management
from Fairfield, is cap­tain
of the baseball
team and was alter­nate
captain of last
season's football squad.
He is a member of the
'A' Club, Blue Key
honorary, and was
named to Who's Who
in American Colleges
and Universities.
Where Auburn Students Trade
Les Miserables
(Continued from page 4)
interest and, natuarally, begins to
learn certain basic fundamentals
such as style, policy and form.
Upon learning these fundamen­tals
and proving his interest and
subsequent reliability, he is given
tasks of more importance and
magnitude, and he begins to learn
more of the things that go into
producing a paper such as head­line
writing, feature writing, and
copyreading.
As the staffer's knowledge and
duties increase, he obtains a title
or position and his name appears
in the masthead on the editorial
page. The positions are a form of
reward for services rendered.
When the staffer becomes more
proficient, he may be given the
privilege of writing a column,
which entails extra work above
and beyond the regular news re
porting and writing.
Each member of the staff de
termines the height to which he
will rise. There are no short cuts
no favoritism on the part of the
editor or others in responsibility.
The amount of work determines
with so many teams that nobody
has any record of all the places he
has been. As a coach he was first
with the Cleveland Indians in the
major leagues, and when Lou
Boudreau moved to Boston the
elder Susce was invited to go
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Another enlightening b a c k ­ground
definition is that of the
Communist Manifesto, also from
Funk and Wagnall's. (". . . a
socialistic pamphlet, 1847, by Karl
Marx and Frederick Engles that
marked the beginning of present-day
scholastic and communistic
movements.) So y o u see, the
"bible" was the same.
Now with this background,
what actually is Communism? It
is not a revolutionary plot hatch­ed
up in a cellar. It is not a mass
of fanatic people, or the theory
of the general strike. According
to Karl Marx it is a simple idea—
"Philosophers have explained the
world; it is necessary to change
the world." This is a vision that
has a powerful attraction for
men's minds. There are no secret
oaths or pledges in blood. The
thing that binds communists to­gether
across national boundaries,
in defiance of religion, morality,
laws, and creed, is the simple
idea—"it is necessary to change
the world." The Communist vix.
Cedric's Almanac
(Continued from page 4)
hocus pocus a young lady asked
me what I did. I told her that I
was one of those guys who are
quick with their hands. She re­plied
slyly, "Oh, you're a sailor."
I never took lesson number
the amount of knowledge, and
the know-how coupled with abili­ty
proves the worth of the staffer.
On behalf of next year's editor,
Walt Everidge, and his managing
editor, I would like to extend this
invitation to anyone interested in
college newspaper work to join
our working staff. As long as there
is an Auburn student who is in­terested
and willing, there will
always be unlimited opportunities
afforded by The Plainsman.
ion is the vision of man without
God. The idea simply says that
man is the most intelligent of all
animals, and that the time has
come to remove the shackles im­posed
by religion and replace this
directing force by the mind of
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, May 13, 1953
eleven.
* * *
This letter has become long, and
my attempts to explain what I
think are probably clumsy, but to
sum up what I want to say—I be­lieve
in an individual man's soul,
rather than the collective work­ings
of men's minds. I believe that
most people feel as I do, and will
have no part of the blood cousins
of t h e Communist Manifesto,
Communism and Socialism.
Sincerely,
Joe Siler
Our apologies to Mr. Siler for
the fact that limited space
forced us to delete a sizeable
portion of his letter.— Ed.
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We have several oppor­tunities
for graduating
seniors between the ages
of 21 and 28 to enter the
life insurance business on
a guaranteed salary plus
commissions basis. Must
have car and be free to
travel. Liberal expense ar­rangement.
For further in­formation
write: C. E.
Bishop, Protective Life In­surance
C o m p a n y , Box
2571, Birmingham, Ala­bama.
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Military Insignia
Now is the time to purchase your officer's in­signia
for that commission in June.
The Balfour name guarantees a superior line,
as to finish and wear.
Hurry by to see us!
Enoch Benson
AT WARD'S MEN'S WEAR — AUBURN
TRIPLE THREAT MAN!
AIRCRAFT OBSERVER The Brains of the Team
Teamwork can work miracles. In a football game the man
who sparks these miracles is the quarterback. He's the man
who calls the signals. There's a man who calls the signals
for an Air Force flying team, too!
They call him an Aircraft Observer.
Do YOU have what it lakes le become an Aircraft Observer?
It isn't easy. It's tough. You have to be a MAN to qualify
as an Aircraft Observer. But when you are one, brother,
you're SOMEBODY! The success or failure of a mission in­volving
over a million dollars worth of flight equipment
depends on you.
THE AIRCRAFT OBSERVER IS THE SOMEBODY WHO:
As Bombardment Officer, is number one man on a bombing
run, the man who controls the plane in the target area!
As Navigation Officer, is the pilot's guiding hand on every
flight!
As Radar Officer, is master of a new science and operator
of the device that sees beyond human sight!
As Aircraft Performance Engineer Officer, is the one who
"keeps the plane flying", the man who knows his plane in­side
and out, who keeps it fit for the skies and sees that it
stays there!
If YOU can accept a challenge like this, you'll take your
place beside the best—you'll find your future in the clouds!
TO BE QUALIFIED you must be single, a citizen, between 19
and 263^ years old, have had at least 2 years of college and
be in tip top physical shape. If this describes you, then
YOU, too, can qualify. Today!
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET! The world's best training. Good
food and plenty of it. Uniforms, flight clothes, equipment.
Medical and dental care. Free insurance. Flight training in
Uncle Sam's greatest aircraft.
AND THEN, AFTER GRADUATION, you'll win your silver
wings, and earn more than $5000 a year as an Air Force
Lieutenant. You'll enjoy an adventurous, exciting career
with a hand-picked crew of real men. You'll be THE BRAINS
OF THE TEAM, A TRIPLE THREAT MAN... as a Bombard­ment
Officer, as a Navigation Officer, as a Radar Officer, as
an Aircraft Performance Engineer.
THE SOONER YOU APPLY, THE SOONER YOU FLY!
GET THI DETAI LS: Visit your nearest Air Force Base or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to Director
of Training, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D.C., Attention: Aviation Cadet Branch. If you are
in a school that has an Air Force ROTC program, see your Professor of Air Science and Tactics.
New Aircraft Observer Cadet Training Classes Begin Every Two Weeks *
AiiTiofr
AIRCRAFT
OBSERVER PROGRAM