1953-01-28 The Auburn Plainsman

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REW Services Offer
Enriching Experience
For All API Students
By War Eagle
Since t h e editor of this sheet
has his editorial page stuffed
w i t h interesting and vital in­formation
of the condition of
Alabama's educational system
(that's a plug for page 4), I think
I'll aim my comments at API's
annual observance of Religious
Emphasis Week, which gets under
way Sunday.
Auburn's REW is always one of
the most inspiring events on the
college calendar. It is the time
when a student's spiritual well-being
moves into a place of dom­inance
over his intellectual and
social growth, and such a change
is always rewarding to all parti-pating
students.
This year's theme, "God Speaks
Today," shows the timeliness of
plans which have been made for
the services. REW offers Auburn
ktudents a practical, workable
approach to religion, and students
may reap tremendous benefits if
they take full advantage of the
opportunities offered during the
week-long observance.
I don't w i s h to imply that
Auburnites need religious instruc­tion
or aid worse than other stu­dents
or other citizens. In fact, I
feel that the constant exercise of
the Auburn Spirit, b a s e d on
friendliness and consideration for
others, brings API students about
as close to a religious standard
of conduct as man can hope to get
•—alone.
REW derives its main useful­ness
from the fact that religion,
like many other good things, re­quires
constant exercise and guid­ance
to flourish. REW provides
an excellent opportunity for this
exercise, and it offers the finest
guidance available in order to
help students in developing their
religious belief until it occupies
the proper place in their lives.
Another big help which REW
provides is a chance to see and
understand the other fellow's re­ligious
beliefs in action. There's
always an awful lot of talk about
tolerance, but all the talk in the
nation won't advance the cause of
tolerance nearly as far as one
venture such as REW.
Undertaken in good faith, with
unselfishness and reciprocal good
will, REW is the year's outstand­ing
example of tolerance. Even
more desirable, however, is the
fact that the tolerance remains
long after the services and con­vocations
have faded into history.
The ten guest speakers who will
conduct REW services will be
visitors to our campus. As such
they will be entitled to all the
consideration which Auburnites
customarily b e s t o w on their
guests.
These visitors, however, bring
a tremendous reward—one which
may be collected easily. No more
effort than that required to stop
in and listen will be sufficient to
give sudents one of the most en­riching
experiences of their lives.
I'd like to see Auburn's two
theaters and Langdon Hall jam­med
for every convocation, and
I'd like to see the other functions
of REW equally well attended.
It won't take much time, and
there's no wiser way to invest a
few hours than in the type of
programs which are planned for
this campus next week.
Invitations Sales Set
Graduating seniors can place
orders for invitations on the first
floor of Samford Hall February
2-5, according to Ned Ellis,
chairman of the invitations com­mittee.
Orders may be placed
from 8 until 4:30 except during
the noon hour.
'Beats' Are Scheduled
To Permit Attendance
At REW Meetings
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
8 Pages WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 4
'Mild Form' Of Influenza Reaches
Epidemic Proportions On Campus
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS' College Health Facilities Strained
As Infection Strikes Among Students
By Les Ford
A "mild" form of influenza swept the campus this week
and caused an epidemic-like havoc among A u b u r n students.
As a result the college medical facilities have been strained
almost to t h e maximum.
Although the college physicians could not give exact fig­ures
for the number of students
THIS IS WHAT happens (if you're lucky) when you turn a
photographer loose and say "find something." This week's "Love­liest"
is Mona Fuller, freshman in home economics from Dothan.
(API Photo by Joe Rao.)
Miller Hall, New Pharmacy Home,
To Be Dedicated This Afternoon
By Marjorie Sullivan
Dedication ceremonies for the Emerson R. Miller Phar­macy
Hall will be held this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Langdon
Hall.
The building was named to commemorate Dr. Emerson
R. Miller, the first teacher of pharmacy at Auburn. Over a
period of thirty-four years Dr.
Miller contributed to the develop­ment
of the science and practice
of pharmacy in Alabama. From
1896 to 1913 he served as profes­sor
of pharmacy.
In 1918, after serving with the
Wisconsin Experiment Station for
four years, he returned to API as
professor of chemistry and re­search.
Today the library in Ross
Chemical building is known as the
Emerson R. Miller Library.
EMERSON R. MILLER Phar­macy
Hall is the first building
in Alabama to be devoted ex­clusively
to the teaching of Phar­macy.
The building, completed
and occupied in May, 1952, was
built and equipped at a cost of
approximately $350,000. It con­tains
23,000 square feet of floor
space; providing classrooms and
laboratories for all instruction in
the school's five departments—
pharmacy, pharmaceutical chem­istry,
pharmacology, pharmacog­nosy,
and dispensing pharmacy.
(Continued on page 2)
affected by the disease, they re­ported
that approximately 125
persons have been admitted to
the clinic each day during the past
week. The officials were, however,
quick to state that only an average
of 70 persons had been under in­firmary
observation each day, and
a comparative average of 12 per­sons
per day had been removed
to Alumni Hall for convalescence.
DR. MORGAN W. Brown, direc­tor
of student health, stated, "The
disease is a mild form of influenza
affecting the upper respiratory
tracts. It is certainly not a dan­gerous
disease, but the number of
persons contracting it has become
alarming."
"Our facilities have been strain­ed,
but we have been moving male
students from the infirmary into
Alumni Hall when they become
well on the road to recovery. In
this way, we have been able to
relieve much of the strain, and we
are prepared to open a wing of
Auburn Hall for women students
if the conditions warrant it."
STUDENTS admitted to the in­firmary
have been treated with
various antibodies and drugs used
to reduce body temperatures. One
infirmary official estimated that
some 200 students had been treat­ed
in the 65-bed infirmary during
the week, and that 20 to 30 were
being admitted each day. The offi­cial
also added that the number
seems to be decreasing, but that
many are receiving treatment out­side
the infirmary.
Dr. Brown urged students to
avoid over-exertion, over-heating
and chills, and to get plenty of
rest and sleep.
DR. WILLIAM ASKEW, county
health officer, was contacted in an
effort to obtain an overall view of
the seriousness of the epidemic
over the county. Askew stated,
"The illness is an unidentified
mild form of virus, and any fig­ures
that I could give now con­cerning
the number of persons
over Lee county who have con­tacted
the disease would be inac­curate
and misleading. It is a bit
premature for figures, but we are
conducting a survey of the cases
and will release a report to the
public when the necessary infor­mation
becomes available."
UPON QUESTIONING as to
whether the peak of the epidemic
had been passed, Dr. Askew added
that, "In my opinion we have pass­ed
the worst stage in Lee County."
Dr. Brown, however, stated that he
had checked with the state health
authorities and that they informed
him that it would be two or three
weeks before the highest" point
for the entire state would be
reached.
On Monday, physical education
classes were cancelled for the re­mainder
of this week, along with
menl's and women's intramural
activities. The move was made in
an effort to avoid possibilities of
persons becoming over-heated or
over-exhausted..
ALTHOUGH rumors have been
circulated around the campus that
API might close until the epidemic
is over, college administrative
authorities denied today that there
was any immediate possibility of
this happening.
The college authorities also stat­ed
that they have received no offi­cial
notice of the closure of any
other college in this section, due
to the flu epidemics.
Tickets On Sale For Skit Nights;
Knights Combo To Play For Affair
By Herbert White
"Just like the movies; b e t t e r t h a n ever," states Skit Night
chairman J a c k Langford, when talking about the annual Skit
Nights to be held F e b r u a r y 9-10 in t h e student activities build­ing.
"An added attraction this year will feature the Knights
Combo between each skit," stated
THESE SIX OUTSTANDING religious leaders are among the ten who will lead campus Religious
Emphasis Week activities which begin Sunday. Th?y are Rabbi Eugene B. Blachschleger, (Jewish),
Robert W. Bertram (Lutheran), James W. Nichols (Church of Christ), Malcolm P. Calhoun (Presby­terian),
Jesse D. Perkinson (Episcopal) and Sebastian Hill (Catholic).
Religious Emphasis Week To Offer
Twelve Convocations For Students
By JoAnne Lucci
Twelve convocations have been scheduled for Auburn's
1953 Religious Emphasis Week, F e b r u a r y 1-5, according to
J o h n Benton, p r o g r am chairman.
Classes will be dismissed for one hour each day Monday
t h r o u g h Thursday so that students may a t t e n d the convoca­tions
at the same hour on each day.
Classes will not meet at 10: a.m.
on Monday, 9 a.m. on Tuesday, 1
p.m. on Wednesday, or 11 a.m. on
Thursday, since convocations have
been scheduled for that time on
those days.
REW will get under way Sun­day,
Feb. 1, with services at local
churches. Seminars, house discus­sions,
classroom lectures, personal
consultations, a faculty convoca­tion,
and noonday meditations are
other features planned for the
week.
THIS YEAR'S theme, "God
Speaks Today," will be stressed by
the following outstanding speakers
during REW: Rev. Elwyn L. Skiles,
Baptist; Rev. Sebastian Hill, Catho­lic;
James W. Nichols, Church of,
Christ; Dr. Jesse D. Perkinson and
Rev. Joseph Horn, Episcopal; Rob­ert
Bertram, Lutheran; Rev. Dan
C. Whitsett, Methodist; Dr. Mal­colm
P. Calhoun, Presbyterian, and
Rabbi Eugene Blachschleger, Jew­ish.
These men, considered well-qualified
in their various fields,
were invited by the college and
the Auburn churches.
The dismissal of classes was ap­proved
by the Council of Deans
recently in order that students
would be free to attend the REW
services without missing any class
work.
CONVOCATION schedule for
Monday, Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. is:
Langdon Hall, Dr. Thomas—"The
Bible Today." War Eagle, Dr.
BEST DRESSED among the throng of revelers at the Beaux
Arts Ball Friday night were Cy Williams, Mobile, and Betty Capel,
Griffin; Ga. The couple rated one of the prizes at the annual
artists' event.
Langford.
ALL SKITS will be judged on
originality, humor, novelty and
presentation; trophies being award­ed
to the winning fraternity and
sorority.
Tickets can be purchased this
week from any member of Blue
Key or Sphinx, for 50 cents for
both nights or 35 cents for one.
Entrants are asked to have ap­plications
in by February 4. and all
organizations are urged to let
Langford know the title of their
skits as soon as possible.
"With Pete Masters as the mas­ter
of ceremonies and all campus
fraternities and sororities entered
we should have about the most
interesting program held in recent
years," stated Langford.
IN A NOTE of warning Langford
said, fraternities and sororities en­tering
Skit Night will be expected
to abide by the regulations. Vul­garity
will not be allowed in a
skit, and any entrant guilty of such
an act will be disqualified from
competition.
"The fact that the student activi­ties
building is college property
must be remembered. Fire, water,
and such things as may be damag­ing
cannot be used in a skit.
WINNERS of last year's Skit
Night were Alpha Delta Pi sorority
and Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Women students will be granted
late permission to attend Skit
Nights, Dean of Women Katharine
Cater announced today.
Judges for the event will be an­nounced
next week.
Campus Blood Drive
Expected To Excel
Goal Of 1r000 Pints
"Give," urged "Chick" Watson,
superintendent of campus drive,
in announcing the 1953 campus
blood drive slated for February.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb.
24-25, have been set aside during
Greek Week in anticipation of a
student turnout which will exceed
the goal of 1,000 pints.
Two Red Cross mobile units,
one each from Atlanta and Bir­mingham,
will be imported and
Set up in the student activities I
building. Capable of handling 500
donors a day, these two units will,
operate six hours each day, 91
a.m.-3 p.m., during the two day
drive.
LAST YEAR'S concentrated ef­fort
on the part of 1FC and the
campus drives committee netted
883 pints of blood. This figure
represented 17 per cent of API's
(Continued on page 2)
Perkinson — "Resolving Conflict
Between Religion and Science."
Tiger, Dr. Calhoun—"The Chris­tian's
Vocation."
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 9 a.m. the
following convocations are sched­uled:
Langdon Hall, Dr. Thomas
"The Bible And Belief in God."
War Eagle, Dr. Perkinson—"Dy­namic
Convictions." Tiger, Rev.
Horn—"God Speaks Through Pro­phets."
Wednesday, Feb. 4, convocations
will be held at 1 p.m. as follows:
Langdon Hall, Dr. Thomas—"The
Bible and Daily Life." War Eagle,
Dr. Perkinson — "Education For
What?" Tiger, Robert Bertram—
"Destiny Determining Decisions."
The schedule for Thursday, Feb.
5, at 11 a,.m., is: Langdon Hall, Dr.
Thomas—"The Bible and Salva­tion."
War Eagle, James W. Nichols
—"God's Challenge." Tiger, Rev.
Whitsett—"A Sacred Mission."
Programs containing the full
schedule of planned events will be
available to students during REW,
Benton said.
SHAKESPEARE WILL take over in Langdon Hall tomorrow
when the Players Inc., second Winter event of the Lecture and
Concert Series, present their interpretation of the bard's comedy
"Love's Labour's Lost" at matinee and evening performances.
Shakespearean Play
Coming January 29
"Love's Labour's Lost" will be
presented here January 29 by the
Players, Incorporated, National
Theatre Company.
Two performances will be pre­sented
in Langdon Hall—a mat­inee
at 2:30 p.m. and an evening
performance at 8:15 p.m. General
admission tickets, $1.50 each, may
be purchased in room 101 Sam-ford
Hall.
T h e Shakespearean comedy
comes to the campus through the
auspices of the API Lecture and
Concert Series.
Launching its fourth season of
nation-wide touring, Players In­corporated
is bringing back to the
American scene the traveling re­pertory
company.
NOTICE
There will be gymnastic prac­tice
and tryouts in the Sports
Arena from 7 until 9 every night
except evenings of home basket­ball
games. Tryouts will also be
held Saturday morning at 8:30.
Supervision will be by Coach
Joe Lowder and Coach Stubble-field.
Girls whose grades are
high enough will have extra per­mission.
Kappa Sigma, Kappa Delta Schedule Annual Formal Dances This Weekend
Miss Carolyn Little Will Lead
53rd Edition Of 'Black And White'
Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Sigma will hold its 53rd annual
"Black and W h i t e " formal Friday, J a n . 30, from 9 u n t i l 12 p.m.
Music will be furnished by t h e A u b u r n Knights.
Miss Carolyn Little will lead the dance, escorted by chapter
president Bill Donnell. During the leadout Mrs. J. P. Mc-
Laughlin will present a cascade of
roses to Miss Litlle.
Following the dance a breakfast
will be held at the fraternity house.
MEMBERS, PLEDGES and dates
are Bill Donnell, Carolyn Little,
Pigeon Creek: Gene Guazzo, Jean
Talbert, Greenville; Thaxton Burt,
Ann Merriweather, Eutaw; Bill
Mcador, Ruth Mosley. Uniontown;
Bob Kelly, Martha Ann Eddins,
Demopolis; (John
Hail, Talladega.
Kimmons, Sue
Andrew Thomas, Mary Hall,
Atlanta; Bill Bowles, Doris Ray,
Lanett; Thomas Shepard, Ann
Whaley, Troy; Dorman Moses,
Mary Frances Tuttle, Montgomery;
Joe Hennessey, Jeannine Mason,
Montgomery; George Savas, Pat
Richardson, Ariton; Frank Fink,
Gwen Reid, Langdale.
JOE McGlNLEY, Nancy Grey,
Albertville: Bob Wilkin. Barbara
Searcy, Montgomery; Ernie Petree,
June Long, Falkville; Jim Willett,
A n n McCollum, Birmingham:
Tucker Rose, Gwen Jenkins, Bir­mingham;
Tom Riggs, Peggie Whit-mire.
Decatur, Ga.; Johnny Walker,
Virginia Dare, Bourbon, Ky.; Jim
Evans, Barbara Baird, Dyersburg,
Tenn.
.Harry Howell, Mary Louise
Maye, Cuthbert, Ga.; Jim Perry,
Barbara Swan, Mobile; John Scher-mer,
Kathleen Peacock, Birming­ham;
Bill Nelson, Betty Sander­son,
Albertville; Marion Corey.
Gail Gregory, Abbeville: Gregg
Robinson, Jane Garrett, Mont­gomery;
Buck Kimsey, Penny
Pendergast, College Park, Ga.
Mace Holman, Juanita Cumbie,
Dothan; Dick Salmon, Luell Dick­son,
Auburn; George Hammond,
Patricia Stephenson, Dothan; Al
Jernigah, Emily Nordon, Mont­gomery;
Joe Rose, Fey Fraser,
Birmingham: Roy Armstrong,
Mariola Stegall, Emelle; Hal Sum-mrall,
Mary Play Schmidt, Deca­tur;
John Englehardt, Merry Loll
Arthur, Bynum.
GUS SMITH, Robbie Stephens,
Guntersville: Bill Morrison, Patty
Gunn. Birmingham; JimmyGrant,
Sonya Newsome, Columbus, Ga.;
Batey Gresham, Ann Weaver,
Brewton: David Watts, Lucy Fin-ley,
Atlanta, Ga.; Johnny Farris,
Catherine Cole Opp: Joe Hopkins,
Virginia Davenport, Tupelo, Miss.
Bill Hannigan, Martha Helen
Johnson, Greenville, Miss.; Bob
Ncill, Betty Woods, Birmingham;
Joe Cutcliff, Doris Baker, Birming­ham;
Sam Faulkner, Ann Taylor,
Memphis, Tenn.; Henry Heflin,
Peggy Barrow Honored
Pat Caylor, Union Springs; Lee
Conoly, Ruth Brownley, Birming­ham.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wright,
Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. ftubert
Reeves, Birmingham; Dan Terrill,
Janet Davis, Pulaski, Tenn.; David
Elder, Jean Erwin, Tarrant; Billy
Hill, Carolyn Jones, Columbus,
Ga.; Charles N. Faulk, Tay Mor­rison,
Selma; Charles Stein, Bebe
Holmes. Montgomery.
LARRY HAIRSTON, Ann Chap­man
Troy; Robert Scarbrough,
Sarah Faught, Dahlonega, Ga.;
Jake Reynolds, Patricia Boyd,
Troy; Richie Terry; Kathleen Dor-man,
Clayton; Lyle Cooper, Jean
Faulk, Thomasville, Ga.; Allen
Petree, Ann Dunnevant,"Memphis,
Tenn.
Van Saunders Martha Ann San­ders,
Opelika; James Willis, Toby
Koch, Demopolis; Joe Johnson,
Betty O'Dell Birmingham; Wendell
Powers, Mary Ann Hitt, Anniston;
and Don Leithauser, Eleanor Holt,
Columbus, Ga.
SGA To Furnish
Guides For Visitors
Student government has under­taken
a project to furnish guides
i for the many people who visit the
Auburn campus each quarter, ac­cording
to an announcement by
Walter Everidgc,' Superintendent
of Public Relations.
Letters have been sent to sorori­ties,
fraternities, and all dormi­tories
requesting 45 to 50 students
to volunteer their services to the
school and student government.
Everidge stated that the request
is extended to all students of Au­burn.
The tour around the cam­pus
will require 30 to 45 minuter
ol a student's time. At least five
students will be.ayailnble during
any period of the day.
Students with automobiles are
preferred.
All interested persons are urged I
to mail a card to the student affairs
office with the following informa­tion:
name, time of all classes, ad­dress,
telephone number, and or­ganization—
if none state "indepen­dent.
Peggy Barrow, of Jackson, was
recently selected as Theta Chi
"Dream Girl" of 1953, and was
presented a cup and flowers at j has received many honors besides
Georgia Frosh Elected
Beaux Arts Queen
At Annual Dance
Betty Jane Shackleford, Dalton,
Ga., and Rudy Spolestra, from
Holland, were named Queen and
King of the 17th annual Beaux
Arts Ball last Friday night.
The coronation took place be-lore
an estimatedi crowd of 800
persons, as they expressed their
''hidden desires" of various as­sorted
costumes.
The winner of the contest for
the b e s t girl's costume was
"Toots" Howell, Titusville, Fla.,
who. was attired as a cannibal.
Fred Hallmark, Birmingham, was
judged the best dressed male.
Betty Capel, Griffin, Ga., and Cy
Williams, Mobile, won honors as
the most unique couple. Howell
and Hallmark received gift certi­ficates
from Auburn merchants,
while Capel and Williams were
awarded engraved wallets.
The judges for the costume
winners were Prof. Robert W.
Talley, Prof. Edwin K. Mc-
Pheeters, and Mrs. Helen S.
Womelsdorf.
Pikes Elect Dream Girl
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has
chosen Gloria Cobb for their 1953
"Dream Girl." The senior from
Mobile is a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority and is
majoring in science and literature.
Since entering Auburn, Gloria
the fraternity's formal, January
17.
Peggy, a second quarter Sopho­more
in commercial education, is
a member of Phi Mu Sorority, the
Glomerata Staff, the Wesley Foun­dation,
and was sponsor for the
Auburn-Alabama football game
in 1952.
maintaining a 3.5 overall academic
average. She is a member of
Sphinx, senior women's honorary,
Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Epsilon
Delta, and The Plainsman staff.
She has been "Loveliest of the
Flains," Glomerata Beauty, and
was a member of this year's Home­coming
Court.
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For Fraternity and Boarding Houses
SERVE IT AT YOUR NEXT PARTY
Per Gal. $1.59
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(Continued from page 1)
Presiding over the dedication
ceremonies will be Dr. Lynn
Stanford, dean of the School of
Pharmacy. Dr. John H. Leith,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church at Auburn, will deliver
the invocation. Greeting will be
given by R. Q. Richards, president
of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, G. H. Bledsoe, presi­dent
of the Alabama Pharmaceu­tical
Association, and W. C. Sugg,
past president of the Auburn
Alumni Association.
DR. GLENN L. Jenkins, dean
of the School of Pharmacy, Pur­due
University, will deliver the
dedicatory address. Dr. Jenkins is
a past president of both the
American Pharmaceutical Assoc­iation
and The American Associa­tion
of Colleges of Pharmacy.
State Highway Director Guerry
Pruett will make the presenta­tion
of the building to Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Acceptance
will be made by the president,
Ralph B. Draughon. Dr. John
Leith will close the ceremony
with a dedicatory prayer.
A reception and an inspection
of the building will follow the
ceremony.
Chapter President Jeanne Johnson
Will Head 'White Rose' Leadout
Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa Delta sorority will pre­sent
its "White Rose" formal Saturday evening, Jan. 31,
in the student activities building. The Auburn Knights will
play for the dance from 9 until 12.
Jeanne Johnson, Hardaway, chapter president will lead the
dance with Tom Yancey, Tuskegee
Miss Jeanne Johnson
Baptists To Hear Preston
William Hall Preston, Associate
Secretary of the Student Depart
ment of the Southern Baptist
Convention, will be the speaker at
the annual Baptist Student ban­quet
to be held at the First Bap­tist
Church of Auburn on Friday,
Feb. 13.
The banquet will have as its
theme "Cupid's Capers" and the
Valentine motif will be carried
out in the decorations and pro­gram.
Harry Durham, Ft. Payne,
will be the master of ceremonies.
Blood Drive
(Continued from page 1)
total enrollment. The quota sought
this year represents 16.7 per cent
of the present enrollment.
Numbers of students were turn­ed
away last year by the corps of
nurses on duty with the units due
to the type of food eaten for
lunch. Watson stated that a "Blood
Donor's Diet" will be furnished
fraternities, dining halls, and
other eating establishments to
prevent a similar occurrence this
year.
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NOTICE
There will be an important
meeting of the Auburn Engineer
Staff Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 2
p.m. in Wilmore 235, according
to editor Bill Parks. Parks urges
all staff members to attend.
During the leadout, Mrs. Mary
George Lamar, Auburn, chairman
of the Kappa Delta Advisory
Board, will present Miss Johnson
with a bouquet of white roses,
the Kappa Delta flower. Immedi­ately
following the dance, a break­fast
will be held at the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon house.
Other activities of the week end
include the traditional barbecue,
which will be held Friday night at
Dairyland Farm, from 5:30 to 7:30
o'clock.
MEMBERS, PLEDGES and dates
for the weekend are:
Martha Buzbee, Carlisle Guren,
Alexander City; Foy Strang, Nap
Garey, Georgetown, Ga.; Kathryn
Keith, Joe Power, West Point Ga.;
Jf'ne Sellers, Jerry Littles, Ander­sen
S. C; Hilda Buzbee, Jack Har­dy,
Hamilton, Ga.; Marianne Jack­son,
Neil Segrest, Tuskegee; Mary
Mac Champion, Hilton Roberts,
Birmingham; Bettie Jones, Nelson
Conover, Spring Hill.
Mariannie Beckham, Jim Vann,
Macon, Ga.; Janot Smith, Erich
Snuerbrey, Greenville, S. C; Mary
Lanier, Jerry r^lack, Montgomery;
Lou Ann Segrest, James Guy
Mitchell, Luverne; Florence Car­roll,
Bill Bennett, Medina, Tenn.;
Dot Stafford, Scooter Hale, Mont­gomery;
Barbara Branan, Walter
Anderson, Birmingham; Jeanne
Johnson, Tom Yancey, Tuskegee.
JOYCE COMBS, Bobby Betts,
Opelika; Ann Wilson, Bob Culbert-spn,
Albany, Ga.; Mary Lovete
Mathews, Tommy Fifzpatrick, De­catur;
Marijo Yaun, Sam Slack-well,
Decatur; Janet Cosby, Tom
Scott, Florence; Patsy Jones, Bob
Ward Seottsboro; June Oliver,
Charles Moore, Florence; Anne
Coleman, Allen Hamilton, Decatur;
Mary Glynn Avant,'Johnny Wright,
Andalusia;
Carolyn Walthall, Theo Hamp­ton,
LaGrange, Ga.; Margie Bryan
Jim Johnson, Tuscumbia; Martha
Spencer, Charles Hicks, Birming­ham;
Mary Ann Thomas, Freddy
Martin, Athens; Betty Jackson,
Buddy Roberts, Columbus, Ga.;
Gail Wood, Bailey Dixon, Talla­dega.
Jeanette Golden, Bill Lovin, De­catur;
Frances Gaillard, Barry
Broach, Anniston; Su<$ Martin,
Bobber Rushing. Lake Providence,
La.: Dottie Quarles, Fritz Orr,
Atlanta, Ga.; Joan Fowler, Bill
Haycraft, Bradenburg, Ky.; Betty
Groutly, Earl Herrimann, Birming­ham:
Sarah Irvine, Red Provost,
Gainesville, Ga.
JAC'KIE CHRISTOPHER, John­ny
Cruthers, Athens; Martha East­er,
Bob Gadds, Prattville; Frances
Walthall, John Sellers, Montgom­ery;
Frances May, Bailey Talbot
Troy; Foy Dominiek, Joe Arbuth-not,
Montgomery; Carole Levie,
Lenny Cobb, Jacksonville; Mary
Naughton, Travis Tidwell, Au­burn.
Barbara Rose, John McNair,
Tioy; Mary Ann Bearden, George
Til'fis, Columbus, Ga.; Jane Kath­ryn
Cain, Gene Monroe, Hunts-ville;
Lynne Mooty, Dick Boyette,
Eul'aula; Pat Chambers, Jimmy
Pound, Columbus, Ga.;
Mr. and Mrs. G e o r g e May,
Union Springs; Sara Rogers, Mike
Massengill, Brownsville, Tenn.;
Lucy Anne Harris, Jerry Cumbris,
Montgomery: Jackie Ann Suttle,
Erayton Coubts, Mobile; Jean
Fleming, Claude Coker, Greenville;
Sara Margaret Smith, Sonny Bar­ton,
Jasper; Nancy Dupree, Vin­cent
Dooley, Mobile.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1953
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YOU TOUGH ENOUGH stei
CAN YOU "take It" 6 days a week? For 52 weeks? Can
you meet the high standards required to be an Avia­tion
Cadet? If you can—then here's a man-size oppor­tunity!
An opportunity to serve your country and
build a personal career that will fit you for responsible
positions both in military and commercial aviation.
It won't be easy! Training discipline for Aviation
Cadets is rigid. You'll work hard, study hard, play
hard—especially for the first few weeks. But when it's
over, you'll be a pro—with a career ahead of you that
will take you as far as you want to go. You graduate
as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force, with pay of
$5,300.00 a year. And this is only the beginning—
your opportunities for advancement are unlimited.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
To qualify as an Aviation Cadet, you must have com*
pleted at least two years of college. This is a minimum
requirement—it's best if you stay in school and gradu­ate.
In addition, you must be between 19 and 26Vi
years, unmarried, and In good physical condition.
YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN
PILOT OR AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
If you choose to be an Aircraft Observer, your train­ing
will be in Navigation, Bombardment, Radar
Operation or Aircraft Performance Engineering.
New Aviation Cadet Training Classes Begin Every Few Weeks!
HERE'S WHAT TO DO?
1. Take a transcript of your college credits and a copy
of your birth certificate to your nearest Air Force
Base or Recruiting Station. Fill out the application
they give you.
2. If application is accepted, the Air Force will arrange
for you to take a physical examination.
3. Next, you will be given a written and manual apti­tude
test.
4. If you pass your physical and other tests, you will
be scheduled for an Aviation Cadet Training Class.
The Selective Service Act allows you a four-month
deferment while waiting class assignment.
Wfier€ tO g€t tftOre detailS! Visit your nearest Air Force Base or Air Force Recruiting Officer;
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U.S. AIR FORCE
Baisden To Command Air Unit;
Winter Duty Assignments Announced
Cadet Col. James K> Baisden was named commanding offi­cer
of the API AFROTC wing in duty assignments for the
winter quarter which were recently released.
Other members of the wing staff are Lt. Col. John M.
Maschoff, Lt. Col. Albert G. Norman, Jr., Lt. Col. Charles F.
Johnson Jr., Lt. Col. J. P. Farish
III., and Capt. Robert M. Johnson.
Cadet officers selected for other
winter duty assignments are:
Group A Staff
Lt. Col. Charles H. Denney, Maj.
Hector W. Currie, Maj. Robert E.
Fulton, Maj. Paul L. Rankin, and
Maj. Robert S. Gaddis.
Squadron A
Capt. Charles E. Hogue, Lt. Al­fred
D. Brown, Lt. Edward Majors,
and Lt. Dennis W. Calhoun.
Squadron B
Capt. G. E. Smithson, Lt. Comer
A. Carmack, Lt. Charles R. Ful-ghum,
Lt. Paul W. Gallier, Lt. John
M. Boatwright, Lt. Walter H. Ever-idge,
Lt. John P. Green, Lt. Wil-
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Sam M. Phelps, and Lt. Matt D.
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Squadron C
Capt. John J. Francisco, Lt. Bob
H. Smith, Lt. James W. Summer-ville,
Lt. Edward C. Brasher, Lt.
Thomas H. Howard, Lt. James W.
Fullington, Lt. Lyldon E. Strick­land,
Lt. Martin W. Thompson, LJ.
John R. Martin, Lt. John S. Throw­er,
and Lt. George R. Burns.
Squadron D
Capt. James E. Lineberger, Lt.
E M. McLain, Lt. Dudley L.
Spence, Lt. Samuel W. Hanks, Lt.
Thomas H. Crawford, Lt. W. P.
Alford Jr., Lt. William A. Knight,
Lt. Charles W. Broun, Lt. George
P. Savas, Lt. Claude N. Buchanan,
and Lt. James G. Mitchell.
Group B Staff
Lt. Col. H. G. Engstrom, Maj.
John A. Arnold, Maj. Wallace T.
Kirkland, Maj. Jack B. Hinton, and
Maj. Donald H. Whitten.
Squadron E
Capt. James A. Rainwater, Lt.
Thomas O. Crutchfield, Lt. B. L.
McHugh Jr., Lt. Russell C. Baker,
Lt. Robert G. Wilson, Lt. Thomas
D. Dean, Lt. Edward V. Baker, Lt.
W. W. Reynolds, Lt. B. A. Haw­kins,
Lt. Neal S. Roark, and Lt.
Robert F. Struck.
Squadron F
Capt. S. W. Coan, Lt. John W.
Grimm, Lt. Ronnie B. Nash, Lt.
Robert F. Martin, Lt. William D.
Owen, Lt. John W. Massey, Lt.
W. J. Kitchens, Lt. William B.
Sims, Lt. Bobby B. Mosley, Lt. D.
M. Spearman, and Lt. John E.
Ramsey.
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Demolition Closes Colorful History
Of Old Presbyterian Church Building
REPLACING the building which has seen much of the growth
of the Auburn Presbyterian Church will be a new edifice, pictured
here is an artist's conception. The new church will occupy the
same site as the old one, which is now being razed.
A Walker, Lt. Charles R. Wingate,
Lt. J. D. Lay, Lt. Charles A. Lewis,
Lt. F. T. Dowling Jr., Lt. Seth G.
Persons Jr., Lt. Joseph D. Owen,
Lt. William R. McAllister, Lt.
George M. Slade, Lt. Richard H.
Bite.
Group C Staff
Lt. Col. John S. Langford Jr.,
Maj. William G. Ward Jr., Maj.
Charles L. Jones, Maj. David A.
Loiry, Maj. Lynwood C. Dunsieth.
Squadron H
Capt. Thomas B. Crockett, Lt.
Thomas S. Guidroz, Lt.. Charles
E. Goree, Lt. Marvin Hester Jr.,
Lt. William S. Marriott, Lt. William
D. Cranford, Lt. William R. Tate,
Lt. Frank E. Dixon, Lt. Edward B.
George, Lt. James E. McLawhorn,
Lt. William H. Jackson.
Squadron I
V ,»„ study all y°«r
But y°uVe
Capt. Robert C. Jordan, Lt. Ver-j-open to all management students,
non E. Slayton, Lt. Charles E. Ard,
Lt. William M. Anderson, Lt. Lloyd
L. Stone Jr., Lt. Alva L. Lasitter,
Lt. Gene B. Mayhue, Lt. J. F. Ste-gall,
Lt. Leon H. Riley, Lt. Walter
Cullars III, Lt. John C. Rodgers.
Squadron K
Capt. Harry E. Watlington, Lt.
John S. Casey, Lt. Rigas A. Copt-sias,
Lt. James G. Watwood, Lt.
Donald E. Fadely, Lt. Luther E.
Taylor, Lt. Glenn V. Jones, Lt.
David V. Fraser, Lt. Richard A.
Haggard, Lt. Charles F. Daniel.
C H I E F 'S
Chiefs U - Drive - It &
Chiefs Sinclair Station
- P h o n e 4 4 6 -
CHIEF'S
is proud
to salute
'Bubber'
Farish
As an outstand­ing
member ol
the Auburn stu­dent
body.
'Bubber,' a senior in
Industrial Management
from Monroeville, is a
member o f Omicron
Delta Kappa and cap­tain
of the 1953 "Swish
, Kids." Leading t he
squad last year in per­centage
of free throws,
he was named on the
1951 All-SEC Associat­ed
Press All-Sopho­more
Team. He is a
member of Kappa Al­pha
social fraternity.
Where Auburn Students Trade
White To Head Society
At a recent meeting the Society
for the Advancement of Man­agement
elected officers for the
winter and spring quarters.
Kenneth White, Columbus, Ga.,
was elected president. Others
elected and the positions they will
fill are Jerry Simms, Auburn,
vice-president; Bernie McHugh,
Birmingham, secretary.
Kenneth G r i f f i n , Bessemer,
treasurer; DeWayne McCauley,
Manchester, p r o g r a m director;
James Cannon, Bessemer, repre­sentative
to the engineers council,
and Merle Jones, Auburn, field
representative.
White announced that SAM will
meet Monday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in
Ramsay 300. This meeting will be
By Howard Skelton
The old Auburn Presbyterian Church building is being
t o r n down to make way for the new $226,000 s t r u c t u r e that
will be built en the site of the old church.
The building has been the site of weddings, funerals,
christenings, and other events as well as regular church ser­vices.
Presbyterians have termed
the history of the church "color­ful"
and "sacred," and here are a
few of the highlights:
In May 1910, Thomas J. Hutch­inson
became pastor of the old
Auburn Presbyterian C h u r c h,
which is now the college Y-Hut.
Overcrowded conditions were de­manding
a new and larger place
of worship, so Hutchinson assum­ed
command of the drive for funds
for the new church. Although he
was only twenty-six years of age
and Auburn was his first church,
Hutchinson proved a veteran in
the work.
It was mainly due to Hutchin­son's
efforts that enough money
was raised for the church, which
was completed in 1917. Original
plans called for the structure to
cost $8,000, but its cost when com­pleted
was $16,000.
DURING THE first six years
of Hutchinson's ministry, the
membership of the church in­creased
from 25 to 70 members.
Previously it had never exceeded
25.
The church began publication
of the first church bulletin in
November, 1915.
During World War I, Hutchin­son
served as YMCA director in
Auburn for the Army. In the in­fluenza
epidemic of 1917, he min­istered
to the spiritual needs of
1,600 soldiers stationed in Auburn.
In 1918, Hutchinson launched a
drive for 100 members by 1920.
AFTER NINE actvc years at
Auburn, Hutchinson accepted a
call as Superintendent of Home
Missions in Halston Presbytery,
Tennessee. After he left Auburn,
the church tried unsuccessfully to
secure a pastor until 1921.
In the fall of 1921, the church
called Robert Whitfield Miles, as­sistant
pastor of the First Pres-
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111 S. Gay Street
Lounge Recreation
byterian Church, Greensboro, N.C.
Miles arrived in Auburn in
September, 1921 as the academic
year began. He found a church
of 6 elders and 6 deacons, 61
resident members and 50 non-resi­dent
members. At that time, there
were 134 Presbyterian students in
the college, out of a student body
of more than a thousand.
MILES PROVED well suited as
pastor of a college church, and
held the interest of the students.
By 1925, he had built the mem­bership
from 61 to 92 resident
members. In the summer of 1925
Miles was called to become Uni­versity
Secretary of the Executive
Committee on Christian Educa­tion.
In 1925-26 the church again
found it hard to secure a pastor.
It called five persons, all of whom
declined, before Samuel B. Hay,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
in Covington, Ga., accepted a call.
Hay came to Auburn very early
in his ministry and for more than
20 years guided- the church dur­ing
a period of great growth. The
student body of API increased
from 1,500 to more than 7,000
students, and the number of Pres­byterian
students increased ac­cordingly.
With the aid of the Synod, the
Auburn church constructed a
manse during the first year of
Hay's ministry.
IN 1948, the church acquired
a house on Thach Street which
was converted into classrooms for
the Children's Division of the
Church School and a study for the
minister. During the same year
Eugene Poe, from Columbia Theo­logical
Seminary, became the first
minister to students at Westmin­ster.
After the longest ministry in
the history of the Auburn church,
Hay was called in 1948 to become
president of Stillman Institute, a
Negro college supported by the
Presbyterian Church.
John Haddon Leith was called
from Yale University, where he
was completing his work on a
doctor's degree, to become pastor
of the church.
He is a graduate or Erskine
College and Columbia Theological
Seminary. He received his M.A.
from Vanderbilt and Ph.D. from
Yale.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1953
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\ It's Budget Time Again Little Maii Oh Campu* by Bibler
Every other year at this time the com­plex
problems of A u b u r n ' s Biennium Bud­get
come up. Administrators of API are
hard at work determining the funds need­ed
to operate the school, and the figure
they come up with will have direct bearing
upon the financial condition of this insti­t
u t i on for the next two years. All over
Alabama other educational institutions are
faced with the same gigantic task. The
days between now and J u l y will determine
t h e wealth of the e n t i r e s t a t e educational
system for the next biennium.
It would be unfair to say that members
of the State Finance and Taxation Com­m
i t t e e and t h e Ways and Means Committee
of the state house of representatives, and
Governor Persons are unaware of the
problems facing education in the state.
Certainly t h e various education committees
are proponents of an expansive financial
policy. They realize that an inadequate
educational system is a stumbling block to
Alabama progress.
We hope that when the time arrives for
t h e "big split," Alabama's responsibility to
t h e youthful contingent will be considered.
We further hope that officials will recog­nize
the benefits which can be gained for
the state. Young people in Alabama are
demanding more education today than
ever before—a sign of the times. This is
a glowing indication that education is t r y ­ing
to advance regardless of t h e restrictions
placed upon it. Above all, consideration
should be given to t h e fact that more and
b e t t e r education goes hand in hand with
"greater production, higher earnings and
more spending"—thus a b e t t e r Alabama.
At the college level, Alabama has 60
per cent as many graduates per adult popu­lation
as the average state. Yet the num­ber
of college-age men and women, in pro­portion
to total population, is g r e a t e r than
the average for the nation. This means
that Alabama has a heavier responsibility
to bear than the average state. In this
s t a t e approximately four persons out of
every 100 are college graduates as com­pared
to six for the country. Arkansas is
t h e only Southern state which has fewer
college graduates per 1,000 population than
Alabama.
To give more emphasis to the relation­ship
of Alabama's standing in regard to
t h e remainder of the South, statistics will
reveal t h a t t h e four states which surround
us have a higher percentage of college grad­uates
per adult population. Florida, with
75 per cent, leads the way, followed by
Georgia, 25 per cent; Tennessee, 14 per
cent, and Mississippi, 6 per cent.
These figures are not confined to the
college level alone. Indeed, the overall
picture is a bleak one. Alabama's expend­i
t u r e per pupil in average daily attendance
for 1949-50 was approximately $117—one
good reason why 39.2 per cent of this s t a t e 's
selective service registrants failed to pass
t h e Armed Forces Qualification Tests.
However, there are valid reasons be­hind
these disturbing accounts. The pri­mary
one is that the per capita income in
Alabama is much less t h a n that of t h e na­tion.
According to figures released in 1951,
t h e national average per capita income
was $1,584, while Alabama's average was
$950. The average for 13 Southern states
was $1,115. These figures show that this
s t a t e ranked eleventh at t h a t time. A year
has elapsed since the above figures were
released but the positions remain relatively
t h e same.
State officials claim that education is
being allocated as much as can possibly be
spared. They advocate that it takes a large
sum to ru n the state. We agree. However,
t h e figures given by the various institu­tions
a r e based on t h e amounts required to
give a desirable education to students and
at the same time fulfill an obligation to
advance t h e prestige of t h e state. Approp­riations
to education are made, small
though they may be in some cases, from
practically every source of internal reve­nue.
This includes a minimum figure of
one million dollars from the general fund,
whose main source of revenue is the tax
on alcoholic beverages.
Never-the-less, an educational system
will remain unhealthy so long as a condi­tion
persists whereby a student can grad­u
a t e and receive a higher salary to start
w i t h than his instructor is receiving.
There can be no noticeable advancement
when secondary schools g r a d u a t e students
u n p r e p a r e d for college level work; when
various d e p a r t m e n t s must, of necessity, cut
corners in order to s t r e t c h funds allocated
to t h em by an institution; and particularly
when a state which is becoming rapidly
industrialized and professionalized suffers
due to t h e need for b e t t e r t r a i n e d personnel
at t h e g r a d u a t e level—and these conditions
do exist.
What is the solution for the elevated
educational setup for which Alabama has
d i r e need? A number of possible solutions
have been submitted. Some are reason­able—
others unfeasible. A large number
of advocates for advancement have stated
that many of the problems could be solved
if institutions would raise their fees.
Rather than being beneficial, we maintain
t h a t education would be unwillingly placed
in a position of reneging on its responsib-ilites
to t h e young men and women of the
state. Should such measures be effected,
many high school graduates who desire to
enter college, could not, due to t h e increase;
and enrollment at s t a t e supported colleges
would drop at alarming rates.
With all due regard for the opinions of
Auburn and Alabama citizens, it seems to
us t h a t t h e only apparent solution lies in an
increase in taxes. We must not run from
reality. Rather, we must face it squarely,
and realize that the e x i s t i n g conditions in
this s t a t e are due p r i m a r i l y to t h e lack of a
revenue for these needs. If taxation is the
ansv)er, t h a n we cannot afford to ignore it.
An examination could be made of the
s t a t e system of t a x a t i o n to determine a tax
which would impose an equitable burden
upon every citizen. This levy could take
t h e form of a one-cent tax on soft drinks,
or the elimination of the present exemp­tions
on sales tax. Further, an untold sum
could be collected if federal income tax
were not deducted before t h e computation
of state income tax.
These examples are only a few of the
possible methods which might be employed
toward t h e a t t a i n m e n t of an increased fund
for the educational development of Ala­bama;
and such are merely possibilities.
We do not intend to expound the m e r i t s of
one solution over another. We do not ad­vocate
a raise in taxes, but we do u r g e that
t h e s t a t e of Alabama go all out to further
education. It is not unreasonable to ask
t h a t a careful consideration be given to the
needs of these institutions as set forth in
t h e i r budgets, and t h a t the state be liberal
in making allocations toward these re­quests.
—WHE
MAX HALL
Editor
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Fred Nichols Associate Editor
Charles Sullivan — Associate Editor
JoAnne Lucci Associate Editor
Walter Everidge Associate Editor
Ronald Owen _ Sports Editor
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Larry Connor Assistant Sports Editor
Howard Skeiton Feature Editor
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Margie Sullivan _ Assistant Editor
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Show Need For Repair
"Class, after glancing through the last test papefs I find
that some of you could well afford to pay a Mttle more attention
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Cedric's Almanac
Problems Pressing Posterity
There is no news tonight. We
have scanned, scaled, scampered,
scurried and scrounged every
basement, bastile, bar, boudoir,
bureau and byway in our fair
village and have the sum total of
—no theen. Therefore, we can
either write (1) constructively
(2) destructively or (3, typically.
Since the only way to present a
constructive idea is by using the
.destructive technique in our typ­ical
style, we shall be real polit­ical
and do all three.
They ought to do something
about:
A friend of mine who has much
jouralistic abil­ity
w i l l not
write for The
Plainsman. His
reason for not
contributing his
efforts d o wn
here is because
he is an ac­countant
a nd
won't write for
any paper un-
Nichols less it has
"Journal" in its
name.
This character is also a lover
and a tightwad. In fact, he gave
his girl a ring—over the phone, and
they went to fe. continuous movie.
Something should be done about
this, because they have been in
that same flicker house for three
days. They should either be
By Fred Nichols
brought out and fed, or we had
better see what is being shown
on the screen.
They should do something
about:
The poor guy who had corns on
his feet. He heard about what he
thought was a sure cure for his
brogan fillers, ordered some of
the product, tried it two months
and wrote the following letter.
"Dear Sirs:
"I've taken six cans of your
corn syrup; my feet are no better
than when I started. Do some­thing
or I'll tell Mr. Anthony."
Someone must help my aching
friend because it is rumored
around that Mr. Anthony owns
stock in the company that sold
him the corn syrup. Please, help
this mistreated citizen, he bor­rowed
the money for the six cans
from yours truly.
Yes, dear reader, there is no
news tonight. The only scoop that
I ever had was one down at
Wright's Drugs, and it was a cold
one. But the above and beyond
problems have been pressing upon
my mind and I thought that they
(the problems) are more impor­tant
than mere factual news
items.
Wait, there is news tonight.
The marquee letter changers have
been caught. How do I know
they've been caught? If you will
hand me a file I'll come out and
explain.
Tiger Lilies
Dining Hall Discussed Again
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
Last week's "Tiger Lilies" col­umn
caused quite a bit of comment,
both pro and con, on the girls din­ing
hall situation. The writing of
a c o l i l m n on
that subject was
undertaken be­cause
we felt,
and still feel,
that a big part
of our job is to
reflect student
opinion.
And that stu­dent
opinion, as
we heard it, was
Lucci summed up in
last w e e k 's
"Tiger Lilies." This is not a re­traction
of any statement made at
that time.
Those who disagree with the
viewpoint published at that time
pointed out, however, that the din­ing
hall passes inspection by the
health department at regular in­tervals
with grades of above 90.
It was also called to our atten­tion
that while glasses may occa­sionally
be lipstick stained, be­cause
the washing is done by a
dishwashing machine which some­times
misses the indelible stuff,
there is no danger of their carry­ing
germs because all of the dishes
are sterilized.
Mrs. Kathryn Harper, head of
the dining halls, said that many
of the faults of the temporary fa­cilities
at Graves Center and Mell
Street would be remedied upon
completion of the new dining hall
at the Quadrangle, which will fea­ture
the best in modern equipment.
In the meantime, she suggested
that coeds carry their legitimate
complaints to the dietitians in
charge.
While it is relieving to know that
By JoAnne Lucci
the eating utinsels are germ-free
it is somehow still not very appe­tizing
to occasionally pick up, for
example, a smeary glass at meal­time.
If paper cups are practical,
we suggest they be used as a tem­porary
solution to that problem.
We realize that there are two
sides to the problem, and we wel­come
any and all comment on the
situation. A famous old French
philosopher, Voltaire, expressed our
opinion when he said, "I may not
agree with what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right- to
say it." We think he deserves a
bouquet for that one great line he
left to all posterity.
With Religious Emphasis Week
just around the corner, we hope
that students are preparing for
what should be an enrichening ex­perience.
Of course there will be
those who will not take advantage
of the opportunity, but we be­lieve
they will be comparatively
few.
Apparently the REW committee
thinks so too, for this year plans
have been made to hold some con­vocations
in the Tiger and War
Eagle theaters as well as in Lang-don
Hall. This arrangement will
make it possible to seat approxi­mately
2,000 students. To us, this
seems to be another stride forward
in making REW bigger and better
every year.
One group connected with the
annual service that has not been
given too much credit is the local
churches. Auburn's churches play
an important role in REW by in­viting
outstanding and qualified
speakers for the occasion.
For their rather unsung part in
the activities, a Tiger Lily to local
churches.
By Les Ford
'Tis true, perfections none must
hope to find
In a world, much less in wo­mankind.
—Pope
Greek Week is just around the
corner, and activities are being
keyed to preparation for the oc­casion.
There is a special feature
of this year's program in that, un­like
last year, the sororities are
taking part.
Even though the sorority sys­tem
on t he
campus has in
my o p i n i o n,
ranked as one
of the most out­standing
in the
South, there is
still a good deal
of r o o m for
improvement in
the inter-soror-i
t y relations
department.
T h e cam­pus
fraternities enjoy a certain
close congenial relationship that
Ford
does not exist between the soror­ities
represented h e r e . Even
though the competition between
the frats rises to heights unknown
during rush seasons, the members
seem to forget any differences as
soon as the rush session is com­pleted.
Auburn fraternities are prob­ably
as closely-knit a group as
will be found on any campus.
TJhey get along remarkably well
together, while not destroying any
of the competitive spirit which
is necessary for their survival.
Very often, after dances, ball
games or classes, the members of
one or two fraternities join to­gether
for a party or just a "bull
session" over a "cup." Such prac­tices
are good because they tend
to prevent any hard feelings be­tween
the groups; they help the
members of one fraternity to
understand and appreciate the
members of another.
There is, however, little evi­dence
of any such relationship
existing between the local soror­ities.
There always seems to be
a feeling of tension, dislike and
distrust between the girls' groups.
The pangs of rush season and
other forms of competition seem
to keep the k e t t l e boiling
throughout the year.
In fact, the relationships be­tween
sororities often take on
war-like proportions. There were
reports of two sororities banding
together during the WSGA and
Pan-hellenic elections last year,
for the specific purpose of mak­ing
sure that another sorority
came out on the short end of the
deal. And there are rumors that
another fight is brewing for this
year's elections.
It would begin a new era in
Auburn history, if this feeling
between the sororities and frater_
nities could be eliminated. Perhaps,
if the sororities would give joint
parties more often or just visit be-twen
one another, the situation
would disappead. And, since both
sororities and fraternities are un-
(Continued on page 5)
Salt From Walt
Many Competent Instructors Observed
By Walter Everidge
Everidge
After spending some time at
this institution, I have become
more and more amazed at the
number of competent instructors
and professors available on the
campus.
Many times I have overheard
comments to
the effect that
such and such a
professor would
make a g o od
street cleaner.
Considering the
job that is be­ing
done at API
and the lack of
inducements to
qualified p e r ­sonnel,
I would
say that we are
not bad off. Granted there are
some instructors who are more
qualified to instruct than others,
but that is generally the case
everywhere you go.
I'll back the qualified and com­petent
instructor 100 per cent. As
far as those slipshod, lackadaisical
persons, who mar the dignity of
the educational profession by
calling themselves teachers, are
concerned, well—I'll rock along in
the same boat with other stu­dents.
No attempt can be made to ana­lyze
the reasons why a person
would desire to enter the teaching
profession without getting involv­ed
in the complexities of the
"human element." This column­ist
does not have the space to
dedicate to that factor. But by
way of including it, I'll say that
perhaps the greatest singular in­ducement
is that a person must
possess a type of "missionary
spirit," and let the "human ele­ment"
go at that.
The age old dignity of the pro­fession
attracts many people.
Others are attracted by the social
circle, to use the term in a broad
sense, which is always prevalent
within the confines of the edu­cational
world. Many others are
instructors simply because, upon
graduation they are not certain
of the field in which they would
like to do their work. As a result
they instruct part time while they
acquire a higher degree, and then
find that it's to their liking.
To be realistic in a world that
requires realism, the greatest dis­advantage
to the teaching pro­fession
is the low scale of take-home
pay. Auburn does not have
the funds available to offer an
attractive salary to effectual per­sonnel.
This is due to the fact that
we are a state supported institu­tion.
According to statistics released
in 1951 (the only available stat­istics)
the average salary earned
by the typical instructor was
$1,564 in terms of 1939 dollars. By
comparison this same professor
earned $1,875 in 1939. This rep­resents
a loss in real earnings of
16 per cent.
The story is the same from in­structors
to full professors. Losses
in real earnings by rank reveal
that assistant professors suffered
an 18 per cent decrease, associate
professors 29, and full professors
23. This loss in earning power does
not include income tax payments.
It can be seen that salary is no
attraction. Economic justifications
can be made for the reasons why,
during the last 16 years, the in­comes
of working people in Ala­bama
have shown increases rang­ing
from 15-81 per cent in real
earnings. There is no economic
justification for the decline in
teacher earning powers.
Under this economic squeeze, if
API should seek new instructors,
the salary scale is so low that it
will attract the less efficient in­structor.
At present, the school is
always faced with the possibility
of losing its qualified personnel to
big business and other institutions
which can afford to nay more.
By and large the situation boils
down to one, where I find myself
in a position of not questioning
the incompetency of a poorly paid
staff. Instead, I feel a spirit of
admiration for the men and wo­men
who turn out a good finished
product at API.
We are not in a position to de­mand
anything greater from an
institution that is suffering from
the stigma of an undeveloped
state-wide educational system.
A Word With Sully
Hall Sentenced For Music Slaying
With assistance from the re­search
staff of Time magazine, we
have gathered a few of the zany
actions and comments of the hu­man
race for your approval. Here
they are, forthwith and notwith­standing.
In Jackson, Miss., the state
supreme court
u p h e l d the
three-year pri­son
sentence of
Huddie H a l l,
convicted of the
d a n c e - h a l l
shooting of a
man who per­sisted
in play­ing
the "Ten­nessee
Waltz"
on t h e juke­box.
(Auburn-
"Don't Let The
Stars Get In Your Eyes" to death
had better beware. After all, three
Sullivan
ites who nickel
years isn't such a long time.)
In San Francisco, Calif., Jean
Connors got a gift-wrapped four-foot
boa constrictor from her boy
friend, who explained: "I wanted
to give her something different."
(Last quarter at API, a certain
gentleman from Georgia present­ed
a lively two foot alligator to
his current beloved. The alliga­tor
resided in a bathtub in one
of the girl's dorms for at least one
night. Upon being questioned the
'gator hissed, "I never had it so
good.")
In Mt. Clemens, Mich., when
police asked Melvin Reno why he
was driving his car on the side­walks,
Reno muttered: "I'm too
drunk to be on the street." (Ar­resting
officers stated that Reno
was driving in a 1953 model
Frenzy.)
In Chicago, when police caught
By Charles Sullivan
Raymond Conners at the Inter-n
a t i o n a l Livestock Exposition
with a lamb hidden under his
coat, he explained: "It was wand­ering
in the aisles, and I just
wanted to keep it warm." (We've
heard better excuses for picking
something up.)
In Fargone, North Dakota, after
being marooned in his car for four
days during a blizzard, Jack Frost
greeted his rescuers with, "Any­body
got a shovel?" (We bet Frost
wished that he had been in South
Dakota.)
In Wausau, Wis., farmer Walter
Brandt got his marriage annulled
after telling the judge he had dis­covered
that the man who had
been living in his^house for the
past six years was not his wife's
"brother," but her first husband.
(After being kicked out of the
house, the "brother" said, "I
should have paid more rent.")
Plain White-Wash
Tag System Submitted By Committee
There has been a large amount
of griping lately about the park­ing
problems on the campus. The
problem is urgent and very real.
The talk goes on but very little
is actually being done to remedy
the situation.
A committee, headed by Claude
Casey, recently studied the situa­tion
and submitted a report call­ing
for a campus tag system.
The committee's plan called for
a system whereby a colored tag
would be issued to each driver at
registration. The color of his tag
would indicate what school he
was in, and consequently would
limit the area in which he could
park. The area around his school
being the area in which he could
park.
All of the parking areas would
not have to be restricted. Areas
such as the Sports Arena, Ag Hill,
and Vet Hill would not need such
measures, even though students
in these schools would need a tag
also.
Personally, I don't know what
would be the best remedy for the
parking situation would be, but
an idea better than this one has
not been suggested.
The solution lies in the congest-
By Herb White
ed areas, where the problem
exists. The possibility of more
parking space is remote, if not
impossible.
Agreed, that this idea has some
faults, but if adopted it might
work into something beneficial to
all.
Indirectly, those who drive can
alleviate the situation themselves.
Needed spaces are sometimes used
up by drivers who live within
walking distance of the college.
Walking is much less of an in­convenience
to them than is a
crowded parking space to those
(Continued on page 5)
I
Bouquets 6- Brickbats
'Plainsman* Readers Talk Back
Dear Editor:
Several days ago I, having
nothing better to do, picked up a
copy of The Plainsman and idly
glanced through it. It was a good
enough paper, as papers go
(which usually isn't very far), but
something is missing! Jokes! B.e
they dirty or clean; be ihey mild­ly
amusing or wildly hilarious,
they still be jokes and one of the
most popular parts of a college
or any newspaper. Why have they
gone? Are your columnists afraid
of the competition? And anyhow,
don't you realize that if it weren't
for the weather and jokes that 90
per cent of the people wouldn't
have anything to talk about? And
you must admit that most people
had lather hear a joke, yes even
an off-color one, than the never-new
remarks about that age-old
subject, the weather. Have I pro­ven
my point?
In other words, "Put the jokes
back in The Plainsman."
Another suggestion—why not
run a Pogo strip in The Plains­man?
I have known of several
other colleges that have done this
and it has proved itself to be very
popular. Pogo, as you may or may
not know, has some rather sly wit
in it. And I, speaking only for
myself of course, had much rather
look at Pogo and his friends than
some of the pictures that now ap--
pear in The Plainsman.
Enclosed is a short, short story
about a professor and a football
player. I must admit that it isn't
very funny, but one could possibly
consider it amusing if he read it
after flunking a quiz (which I
understand is done quite fre­quently)
or had other encounters
with t h a t much-talked-about-but-
little-done subject, profes­sors.
You may use it if you like
and you may even give yourself
credit for it if you like. If you
don't use it, the least you could
do is to laugh at it.
Yours for more laughs,
Sam S. Rubenstein'
A careful examination of Mr.
Rubenstein's contribution left us
with mixed feelings—too humane
to print it and too nauseated to
laugh at it. Thanks anyway, Mr. R.
_- Ed.
Dear Editor:
When grades are posted each
quarter students naturally com­pare
point averages. This is, all
well and good except for a few
students, namely, the students in
the school of agriculture. If an
agriculture student makes an
average of which he is proud, he
is seldom complimented, but
rather hit squarely in the face
with a statement to the effect of
ag school being a "crip."
Ag students disagree, but try
to understand why other students
have this opinion. They are mis­led
by the titles of many subjects.
They think forestry is nothing
more than distinguishing between
a pine and an oak, vegetable gar­dening
is dropping a tomato seed
in the soil and coming back in a
month or two and picking a
bushel of tomatoes, dairying is
learning to milk with both hands,
etc. This, however, is not even the
beginning.
There are many things that
make agriculture m u c h more
complicated: varieties, fertilizers,
diseases, insects, methods of cul­tivation,
economics, and many
other things. Believe me these
"things" are no "crips."
Many people say they are cer­tain
there is nothing hard about
the school of agriculture because
they know some students who
seldom crack a book. Sure some
study only a very little, but don't
you find that true in every school?
Some students in chemistry, in­dustrial
management, education,
art, journalism, and all others
make outstanding grades with
very little study. These students
are few, and agriculture has no
more than its share.
Ag students study different
crops, but in every case they are
trying to learn how to produce the
highest yields with the best qual­ity,
in the most economical way.
Simple though it sounds, it re­quires
knowledge in fields that
range from chemistry and physics
to math and English.
No, the School of Agriculture
is far from simple, so when an
ag student makes good grades let's
realize that he has worked long
and hard instead of saying, "Sure,
it's a crip."
Sincerely,
Ed Vaughan
Dear Editor:
What used to be a joke on our
campus has turned into a very
grave injustice both to the stu­dents
and the professors, and also
threatens the great Auburn Spirit.
This injustice is the use, by
many of our students, of the term
"brown-nosing t h e professor."
This term is used, as we all know,
by those who wish to point out
someone who goes to his professor
and uses all kinds of flattery in
hopes of getting the professor to
add a few points to his grade.
This term- is no longer used for
its original purpose, but is used
against any student who does
more than answer a direct ques­tion
asked by the professor. If
he speaks to the professor on the
street, goes up after class to get
needed help, or to get something
explained, or is just friendly to
the professor—then he is said to
be "brown-nosing the prof."
Can't we stop this? It has got­ten
so bad that no one dares try
to make friends with their pro­fessors
for fear of what the other
students will say about him or
what the professor may think. I
know one professor on this cam­pus
who lets his students know
at the beginning of each quarter
that if he even ever thinks some
one in his class is trying to "polish
the apple" then they have "had
it" in his class. Do you think any
student would go to him for help,
regardless of how bad he needed
it?
I was taught to be nice and
friendly to all people and to al­ways
try to make friends. This,
I have done here at college and as
a result, I have fallen in the path
of those students (some of whom
I thought were my friends) who
continuously u s e t h e t e rm
"brown-nosing the prof."
We are men and women now,
why can't we act like them? Let's
spend more time trying to make
friends and stop trying to stop
others from making friends.
Sincerely,
: Name withheld by
request
Dear Editor:
We, being fans of the late Hank
Williams, composer and singer of
hillbilly and folk music, think that
the article in the January 7, 1953
edition of The Plainsman by Jo-
Anne Lucci was not only Uncalled
for and unfair to the many fans
and lovers of Hank Williams' type
Plan to paint the house before that
formal week-end?
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In Radiological Physics
Available To Seniors
Auburn seniors in chemistry,
ohysies or engineering are eligible
for Atomic Energy Commission-sponsored
graduate fellowships in
radiological physics for the 1953-
54 school year, according to a
statement issued this, week by the
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
Studies.
Radiological physics is a new
field of science concerned with
.ieat physics, radiation monitor-ng
and control, radioistope-meas­urements
and similar activities
associated with the use of radio­isotopes
or the release of nuclear
energy.
UP TO 75 fellowships may be
awarded, w i t h fully-accredited
graduate study t» be carried out
in three locations. One program is
operated by the University of
A'ashington and the Rochester and
Brookhaven National Laboratory,
another by the Hanford Works of
.he AEC, and the third by Vander-bilt
University and the Oak Ridge
iVational Laboratory.
In each case, nine months of
course work at the university is
followed by three months of ad­ditional
study and field training
at the cooperating AEC installa­tion.
BASIC spending for fellows is
$1600 per year, with an allowance
of $350 if married and $350 for
each dependent child. University
tuition and required fees will be
paid by the Oak Ridge Institute
of Nuclear Studies, which admin­isters
the program for the AEC.
Additional information on the
program may be obtained direct
from the Institute at Oak Ridge,
MISS RICH BUILDING A HOUSE OF CARDS, a portrait by
George Knapton, is included in "English Portraits and Landscapes"
now being shown in API's Biggin Hall Gallery through the courtesy
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
of music, but also a striking blow
to the whole music world as this
type music is fast rising to the top
ranking spot on the hit parade,
according to the so called "Disc
Jockeys" that she mentioned.
It is our request that she, in
future columns, please leave her
personal opinion out of what is
meant to be a recognition of some
person, whether or not they are
famous or infamous for some par­ticular
reason.
We .appreciate the fact that she
stated that some people like his
music, even though she seems to
think a good portion of the mour­ners
at the funeral were merely
there to see and hear other Grand
Ole Opry stars. We do not think
ihis was true because, as she men­tioned
in her article, he had many
thousands of friends and fans. We
are only a few of them.
Sincerely yours,
Milton K. Parsons
Frank Sellers
Harold W. Tucker
William L. Landgraf
Billy Jean Hood
Santos Tells IRC
Of Philippine Problems
Bruno M. S a n t o s , formerly
principal of an agricultural school
in the Philippine Islands and now
a graduate student in API's de­partment
of agricultural educa­tion,
spoke at the regular meeting
of the International Relations
Club last week.
Santos summarized the pro­gress
evidenced since the Islands
received their independence, and
discussed education, economic, po­litical,
and social problems con­fronting
the Philippines.
He.stated that although eighty
per cent of the Filipino men are
farmers, food has to be imported.
"Mechanization," he said, "is the
answer to the food problem and
although some farmers still con­sider
their old methods best, the
modernization program is making
some progress."
Inter-Sorority Relations
(Continued from page 4)
der constant attack by those who
would welcome their abolition.
Any actions on the part of one
group which would promote un­derstanding
between that group
and another would work for the
i betterment of all.
Solve your brush, turpen­tine,
and hardware needs.
AUBURN ICE & COAL CO.
BUILDERS OF FINE HOMES
^fD en 4*
Chances are you've received and expressed this
wish a good bit in recent weeks.
How about concrete plans for your own pros­perity,
though? /
We at the Bank of Auburn urge you to seriously
consider two steps toward that goal—a checking ac­count
and a savings account.
Not only is a checking account more convenient,
but it's good training in businesslike handling of your
finances, helps to keep better track of how you're
spending it. A savings account even when the weekly
or monthly amount added is small, makes the saving
habit easier and, with our two per cent interest, grows
surprisingly fast.
Come in tomorrow and talk it over. We'll be
happy to start you on the road to prosperity!
English Portraits
On Display In Biggin
Auburn's first exhibition of "old
masters" from a major museum is
now on display in the new fire­proof
gallery in Biggin. The ex­hibition,
entitled "English Portraits
and Landscapes," will be on view
until Saturday, January 31. The
paintings were lent by The Metro­politan
Museum of Arts and are
circulated by The American Fed­eration
of Arts, Washington, D. C.
This exhibition of British paint­ing
is equally divided between
portraits and landscapes. Six great
names of the eighteenth century
England (Gainsborough, Reynolds,
Romney, Raeburn, Hoppner and
Lawrence) are represented and the
works can be compared.
FOUND: One pair blue shell rim
glasses. Owner may claim same
by contacting Mary Frances Far­ley
at Dorm 9.
|Committees Named
For Military Ball
Scabbard and Blade, national
military honor saciety, is com­pleting
plans for the annual milL
tary ball to be held in the student
activities building March 7.
The military ball is sponsored
by the advanced corps of the
£irmy, navy, and air force ROTC
units on the campus, and plans
are coordinated by Scabbard and
Blade.
Committees for the ball are:
Selection—Ray Warren, Rome,
Ga. and Jack Green, Mobile, co-chairmen;
Jim Lineberger, Fitz­gerald,
Ga.
Banquet—Bob Gaddis, Pratt-ville,
chairman; Ken Baisden,
Andalusia; J. M. McKay, Guin;
Robert Johnston, Evergreen, and
R. L. Howell, Montgomery.
Publicity—Bill Anderson, Fair­field,
chairman; Walter Everidge,
Columbus, Ga.; Bill Currie, Mont­gomery;
Charles Sullivan, Camp
Hill, and Bill Parks, Wetumpka.
Reception — Godfrey Bennett,
Auburn, chairman; R. A. Dodds,
Birmingham; R. F. G o o l s b y,
Montgomery; Warren Andrews,
Brewton, and J. H. Traylor,
Woodland.
5—THE PLAfNSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1953
Plain White Wash
(Continued from page 4)
who live far from the campus.
Also, parking irregularly and over
the lined areas reduces the num­ber
of parking spaces available.
Many other schools, some of
them considerably smaller than
API, have, been forced to adopt
systems of the kind mentioned
above. 11 might even work in
Auburn.
Flower—George Sarinopoulos,
Fairfield, chairman; Ken Allums,
Dora, and Jim Williams, Syla-cauga.
Decorations—J. M. Maschoff,
Auburn; and John Arnold, co-chairmen;
C. W. Benefield, Ozark;
J. W. Bowles, Shawmut; Ken Nail,
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i I S H I S Y l © W S Jack Turner Leads Auburn Scoring
By Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
Joel Eaves Display Of Sportsmanship
Should Be Example To Student Body
One of the most pleasing displays of sportsmanship ever
witnessed on a college campus, here or elsewhere, was Coach
Joel Eaves action to stop Auburn students' booing last Wed­nesday
night in the Tiger-Georgia basketball game.
Zippy Morocco, the nearest thing to a one man team in
the conference, had been keeping the Bulldogs in the game
with his fancy sharpshooting. Up until the third quarter, the
little Georgian hadn't missed a free-throw. Some of his
charity tosses were questionably earned and Auburn stu­dents
began booing every time Morocco stepped to the free
throw line.
Student harassing served its purpose. Morocco missed
three straight free throws and was toeing the line for his
fourth attempt—accompanied by boos and catcalls—when
Coach Eaves stood up and gestured to the crowd to be quiet.
Response was immediate, the gym was silent and Morocco
made his shot.
What made the act more outstanding was that it came in
one of the game's closer moments, where student booing could
have easily "rattled" the whole Georgia team and made vic­tory
a cinch for the Plainsmen. Eaves had everything to gain
and nothing to lose by the crowd's harassing as far as winning
the game was concerned. But no doubt he has some opinions,
not complimentary, of schools who boo opponents, and he
doesn't want a team to leave Auburn thinking "The Loveliest
Village" is that kind of place.
Auburn students shouldn't have had to be quieted by the
coach. A certain amount of booing is expected of any crowd
at a sports event, but an excessive amount is unbecoming.
It isn't the Auburn spirit—it reminds me of the crowd who
watched Alabama play Auburn in Tuscaloosa a couple of
weeks ago.
There are six home games remaining on the Tigers sche­dule.
I hope there's not a repeat performance of last week's
calibre on the part of the students—not even against 'Bama.
Trampoline Act Takes Much Practice
Another interesting sidelight to the game was the half
time show on the trampoline by Betty Houston and Hugh
Ector. Few people are aware of the many hours of hard work
which were necessary in preparing for this brief performance.
Every evening students who are interested in gymnastics
practice in the sports arena under the direction of Coach Joe
Lowder. None tof them get credit for their extra work and
do it only because they are interested in the sport. Long
hours of work—usually after 3 p.m.—are spent on each
routine and stunt the public sees.
Because of the limited facilities Auburn now has for gym­nastics,
Coach Lowder has had to work'doubly hard to keep
students interested. The gyrrirosjjj: class has only one end of
the arena (wrestling and basketball use the rest) in which
to practice on the trampoline parallel bars, tumbling, etc., and
care has to be taken so that no act interferes with another.
Auburn entered a gymnastic team in college competition
for the first time in the school's history just before Christmas
in an effort to stimulate interest in the sport. Because of the
lack of adequate space and facilities, the idea of intercolleg­iate
digladiations has been given up until next year.
Until that time Coach Lowder says the team will continue
to work, maybe giving a few more half-time shows in order
that next year they can field a top-notch aggregation.
* * * *
Tiger Topics ___
Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan has reached the conclusion
that Auburn might profit from the elimination of the two
platoon system. Coach Jordan says ". . . we sign up players
who were stars in high school, not specialists, so all our men
are capable of playing defense and offense. I think we're
going to like the one-platoon system."
* * * *
For the second time this season, bad luck plagues Coach
Joel Eaves' "Swish Kids." The first time was just before the
Memphis Invitational Tournament, when five of the Tiger
regulars came down with food poisoning.
This time the ill luck is in the form of influenza. Four
of Eaves' regulars, John Cochran, Jim Martin, Gordon Mum-mert
and Robert Wright, have been bitten by the bug and
are not counted on for much action this week.
W- * * * *
Maryland coach Jim Tatum, in Bob Phillip's column (Bir­mingham
Post-Herald), says of quarterback Vince Dooley,
"Speaking of boys who won't be hurt by the one-platoon sys­tem,
you can include Auburn's Vince Dooley. He's one of
the best all around football players I saw last season. The
new rule will make a star out of that boy."
* * * *
Though not concerned with sports on the Plains, the antics
of Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, on the basketball court
are something to talk about.
At last count this 6'9" center had scored 1,108 points for
an average of 50.4 points per game.
Francis was first brought to the public eye when he set
a national record by scoring 116 points in one game. Since
then basketball fans all over the United States have been
keeping up with the lanky center's progress.
Freshmen Play Saints Here Tonight
Coach Bill Lynn's freshman quintet will take on the St.
Bernard Saints tonight in the Auburn Sports Arena. The
Saints took Auburn early in the season, 95-85, and will prob­ably
be favored over the "Whiz Kids" this time.
Rivalry will be tense—St. Bernard is Lynn's old Alma
Mater—and the game should prove to be very interesting.
Bernard fields a high scoring quintet, having scored over 100
points in four different games this season. Auburn will be
somewhat weakened by the loss of two men who have grad­uated
to the varsity since Coach Eaves lost two varsity players
temporarily to the flu bug.
By Ronald Owen
Plainsman Sports Editor
Breathless fans watched a game ending shot by Jack
Turner scoot in and then out as the Tennessee Vols eked out
a 72-70 win over Auburn's luckless Plainsmen.
Coach Joel Eaves' flu-ridden "Swish Kids" fought desper­ately
but it wasn't Auburn's night and the Tigers suffered
their third SEC setback in five
trys. The win was the Vols' fourth
straight against Southeastern Con­ference
competition to give them
a 4-2 record.
FOUR AUBURN players fouled
out in the nip and tuck affair but
the subs came through and the
Tigers were in the ball game all
the way. Bob Miller, Jim O'Don-nell,
Dan Fausett and Bill Fickling
all left the game in the last quar­ter
with five fouls.
That, coupled with the fact that
John Cochran, Jim Martin, and
Bob Fenn were indisposed because
of influenza, left the tall Tigers at
about half strength for the finish.
When the game ended Auburn had
three guards and two forwards in
the contest. Bob Wright, the only
center who didn't foul out, left
the game in the fourth quarter
with a sprained ankle.
THE SCORING for both teams
was evenly distributed over the
four quarters. At the end of the
initial period the two quintets were
tied 17-17, but by half-time the
Vols had crept out in front 37-34.
ans all the way. Sparked by
Turner and Bill Kirkpatrick the
"Swish Kids" trailed by 62-60 with
four minutes to go and narrowed
the margin to 64-65 in the next
two minutes. The Vols started
freezing the ball, Auburn fouled
and with less than a minute re­maining
in the game Eaves' quin­tet
trailed by a big three points.
Jim O'Donnell cut the margin
to 70-71, Tennessee made a char­ity
toss good and the stage was set
for Turner's vain, yet dramatic,
effort to tie the score.
HIGH SCORING honors for the
night went to the Vols Hank Ber-tclkamp
and Ed Weiner, forwards,
who had 22 points each.
Auburn's high scorers were Jack
Turner with 17 points and Bill
Kirkpatrick with 14 points. Turner
turned in another sparkling per­formance,
playing an exceptionally
good floor game along with his
scoring.
Kirkpatrick, playing before home
folks (he's a Tennessean), showed
the talent that made him All-
State while in high school. The
Auburn came fighting back and m t l e g u a r d t h r e w fa h i s p o i n ts
when the buzzer sounded ending
the third quarter, the Tigers trailed
by just one point, 49-50.
In the hectic last quarter, the
Plainsmen pushed the Tennessee-when
the Tigers needed them most.
Freshman Kay Slayden looked
good in his first start with the
varsity, as he racked five points
for the Plainsmen.
Auburn's Soft-Spoken Cage Mentor
Calls '53 Team 'Young, Scrappy'
By John Raines
"What do you think of your basketball team now, coach,
after two setbacks, and then a good comeback against Geor­gia?"
A tall, heavyset, prematurely grey-haired man leaned
against his car, thought for a moment, smiled, and then said
"Well, there's not much I can
say except' that we're almost the
same team now that we were to
begin with. We've got a good ball
team, not great, but a young and
scrappy ball team which has play­ed,
and will play, to win every
ball game." That was the way
Auburn's Coach Joel Eaves put, in
his mild-mannered but frank way,
the basketball situation.
Eaves, on being questioned about
his team's games specifically stated
that although the setbacks Auburn
has incurred were not heralded,
they were not surprising. He says
that Georgia Tech has improved
probably more than any other team
in the conference, and that Ala­bama's
surprise punch, after first
of the season losses, was anticipat­ed.
HE POINTED OUT that while
newcomer Bob Miller was a pleas­ant
surprise to Auburnites, the
improvement of Jack Turner
should not be taken lightly. Turner
was the sparkplug in the come­back
against Georgia. Eaves com­mented
that freshman Jim O'Don­nell,
with a little more experience,
should be one of Auburn's best
assets.
Coach Eaves concluded by say­ing
that his team has ten of the
toughest games of the season still
facing it. He wouldn't make any
comment on Auburn's final stand­ing
in the SEC.
EAVES CAME back to the Plains
four years ago to assume the reins
of the 1949-50 basketball team
after Danny Doyle resigned to take
a scouting job with the Boston
Red Sox farm system. Since then,
Coach Eaves has been one of the
most popular figures at API.
He earned eight athletic mono­grams
while participating in active
sports as an undergraduate here.
In addition to being a standout on
the hardwood, he made AU-SEC
end in football in 1937, and carried
a heavy pitching schedule during
the baseball season.
His talents were by no means
confined to the field of athletics,
Coach Joel Eaves
but on the contrary he was an
outstanding student. Although he
was afraid he wouldn't make the
necessary grades to begin with, he
finally made Phi Kappa Phi and
Kappa Delta Pi honoraries. He was
also a member of Spades, Omicron
Delta Kappa, "A" Club and Scab­bard
and B4ade.
After graduating he started
coaching at the University of the
South at Sewanee, Tenn., but this
was interrupted for service during
the war. He coached basketball
and football at Fort Sill, Okla.,
during the war. In two years his
cage team wop 40 games and lost
four, while the same time he coach­ed
the football team to an unde­feated
season. After Fort Sill he
made a tour of duty in the Pacific.
BEFORE COMING to Auburn,
he spent the intervening years
after the war in Atlanta, coaching
Boy's High and Murphy High to
outstanding records.
Some fans say that Coach Eaves
is a referee's best friend. They
point out that they have never seen
him show anger toward an official
nor toward a player. While saying
this they are quick to point out
that this is no fault of his, but
rather a likeable personality trait.
Independent Teams
Show Progress
Toward Trophy
Independent basketball got
under way in fashion last week
as teams settled down to the busi­ness
of winning the independent
basketball trophy.
Last Monday, Lawco took the
DP team 35-29 behind the sharp
shooting of Robinson who had 12
points, but DP's Milan tossed 13
points through the hoop to take
high scoring honors for the night.
Another game Monday saw the
Tippers take the Pigs 36 to 25.
Slaker scored 12 points for the
Pigs and Harless racked 12 points
for the winners. That same night
the Hops won by a forfeit from
Smit, the Clowns got a forfeit
win from Dukes and Navy took
a forfeit win from Slop.
Tuesday's games saw the JKS
team take the Rinks 34-19, Divi­sion
P lose to the Rookies 30-50,
DR edge TX 39-35, and DTD
slaughter DV 53-29.
Fairford, Jones and Allamel
tossed in eight points apiece in
the Rookies' win, and McCrary
paced the losers with 11 points.
Bass led the DR team past Theta
Xi with 17 points. Lawrence hit
for 14 points for Theta Xi. Clark
took high point honors in the
DTD-DV game with a 13 point
effort for the winners while Lane
was scoring 12 for the DV's.
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1953
Dad's Day Game
To Be Inaugurated
Next Grid Season
Denny Ray, President of ODK,
national men's honor society, an­nounced
this week that the organi­zation
is planning to inaugurate an
annual "Dad's Day" football clas­sic.
As plans now stand, the occa­sion
will be Auburn's first SEC
football game (Ole Miss), an event
of October 3.
Athletic director Jeff Beard an- *
nounced his approval and advocat­ed
immediate steps to be taken to­wards
planning the event. Many
ideas have been offered from other
colleges who have found the occa­sion
very successful.
PLANS ARE being made to hold
a reception and a dance in honor of
the visiting parents and a portion
of the stadium will be reserved for
the parents and students.
Ray stated that he hopes that the
fathers of the football players will
be able to sit on the players' bench
and wear jerseys with numerals
corresponding to their sons'.
TWO STARTLED Bulldogs, and equally interested teammate
Bob Miller watch Tiger Cager Jack Turner drop in two points at
the Sports Arena's main event last Wednesday night.
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Tiger Giants Conquer Hot Bulldogs;
Morocco Burns Hoops For 28 Points
By Larry Conner
Georgia's Bulldogs and their one man gang, Zippy Morocco,
folded in the fourth quarter before the rush of the tall men
of the Plains and Auburn went on to their third straight
win over the University of Georgia 78-69.
The Tigers and the Bulldogs fought it out last Wednesday
night for three and a half quarters
in one of the most even and ex- w a y a s t h e T i § e r s s 0 USn t t 0 s h a k -
.citing hardwood struggles seen t h e i r tenacious foe and move out
around the Sports Arena in a long m f r o n t f o r «°°d- T h e , h h d <«unr-time.
The score was tied eleven times
in the first three quarters, with
the biggest lead enjoyed by either
ter ended with the score tied 55-55.
'As the last quarter opened,
Turner and Morocco each hit for
two points and the game was tied
team being a four point margin | f°r the last time 57-57. From here
£held by the Bulldogs in the second
I quarter. Morocco was in form and
I
vfired again and again as the Bull-
Idogs' effort for their first confer-the
Tigers took complete control
of the floor, both backboards and
the ballgame. Auburn guard Bill
Kirkpatrick practically ran the
Bulldogs to death in the fourth
tence victory looked dangerously, quarter. He had 12 points to show
t'elose to paying off. Turner and
i-Miller answered the Morocco
Ithreat to lead the Tigers out in
{front at half time by a single
[point 36-35.
THE SECOND half turned out to
| b t just as exciting as the first.
i Morocco hit for a quick field goal
^that put the Bulldogs ahead 37-36.
SAuburn got two points to go out
| in front 38-37, then Zippy sank a
£free throw and it was all tied up
|again 38-38. That was the way it
iwent for the rest of the quarter.
jFirst Auburn, then Georgia, would
Jtake a slim lead. It was Jack
|Turner and Bob Miller leading the
for his night's work.
A LAST gasp by the Bulldogs
narrowed the count to 71-67 with
two and one-half minutes to play.
The Tigers increased their lead to
75-69, and the "freeze" Was on.
Auburn picked up three more
points against the frantic Bulldogs
as the game ended and posted their
ninth victory in twelve starts.
Zippy Morocco was high scorer
with 28 points followed by Jack
Turner and Bob Miller who scored
23 and 18 points respectively. The
win gave Auburn a 2-2 SEC record.
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NOT EVEN BREATHING HARD after whitewashing the Vanderbilt Commodores 32-0 in the
season's first home wrestling meet Saturday night, the 1953 edition of Auburn's mat team lines up for
a picture. Under the direction of Coach "Swede" Umbaeh, the grqariers are gunning for the seventh
straight SEC wrestling crown.
'Swede' Umbaeh Priming Matmen
For Drive To Seventh Championship
By Larry Conner
Coach of the SEC's championship wrestling team for six
straight years—that's the record of Auburn wrestling coach
Swede Umbaeh.
Unaided by scholarships or state high school wrestling
programs, Umbaeh has run up a record of 50 wins against 10
losses and one tie since 1946 when
he became Auburn's first varsity
wrestling coach.
In the seven years he has been
the API mat mentor, Umbaeh has
tutored 34 SEC wrestling cham­pions.
He has built this Tiger
powerhouse to such proportions
that now Auburn ranks as the top
collegiate wrestling team east of
the Mississippi.
UMBACH LEARNED his wrest­ling
at Oklahoma A & M under
Edward Clark Gallegar, one of the
greatest wrestling coaches of all
time, and played four years as a
guard on the football team besides
his four seasons of college wrest­ing.
Umbaeh began his coaching
career in 1927 at Gerry High
School, Gerry, Okla. He coached
wrestling, football, and basketball
in Oklahoma high schools for 14
years before moving to William
and Mary College in 1941 as fresh­man
football coach.
While at William and Mary,
Umbaeh was also wrestling coach,
track coach, and Intramural Sports
Director. He came to Auburn as
varsity foo'tball end coach in 1944.
The same year he was named to
head the men's physical education
department.
IN 1946 UMBACH started Au­burn's
first varsity wrestling team.
Hampered by inexperience (they
had no practice before Christmas),
Coach Umbach's first Auburn team
won only one of four meets that
year.
Since that shaky start, Umbach's
maulers have been virtually un­beatable.
They now are aiming
for their seventh consecutive SEC
wrestling championship. The only
problem now is, in Coach Umbach's
own words, "we want some stiffer
competition."
Guy Smith Announces
Organizational Meeting
For Young Republicans
Auburn's chapter of the Young
Republican League of Alabama
will hold an organizational meet­ing
Tuesday, February 3 at 7 p.m.
in Samford Hall, according to B.
Guy Smith, chapter chairman.
"Since this will be our first
meeting after the election, we urge
all interested citizens to attend and
take part in our future plans,"
Smith stated.
"Lonnie Noojin, state chairman
of the Young Republicans,' will
preside over the organizational
discussions, if possible, Smith
added.
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Influenza Plagues Basketball Starters
As Tigers Prepare For Maroon Tilt
By Ronald Owen
After a one-game jatfnt into Tennessee, the Tiger cagers
return to the Plains Saturday to take on the Mississippi State
Maroons in an SEC tilt Saturday night in the Sports Arena.
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
As the season progresses, Mississippi's fast-breaking cagers
have been proving to be one of
the surprises of the conference.
Not highly rated at the beginning
of the season, the Maroons are now
in the thick of the battle for the
SEC crown. The boys from the
"Rebel State," though not lacking
in height, have been depending
mostly .upon speed tor their vic­tories.
——
AFTER MAKING a good show­ing
in their win over Georga last
week, bad luck immediately befell
Coach Eaves' "Swish Kids". The
Cochran, Jim Martin, Gordon
Mummert and Bob Wright became
influenza victims. Cochran and
Martin have been confined to the
ir.f irmary and Mummert and
Wright were doubtful as players
for the Tennessee tilt. The loss of
Cochran and Martin for two or
three games could prove disaster -
ous to the Eavesmen. Cochran is
one of the leading scorers and the
top rebound man, while Martin is
"flu bug" hit the Plains, and John a backboard specialist.
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Houston-Ector Trampoline Routine
Attracts Attention At Gym Shows
By Walter Everidge and Doris Lessman
Whenever Coach Joe Lowder's gymnastic team performs,
there are two trampoline artists who attract a great amount
of attention. Interest is bound to occur particularly when one
of the partners in a specialty act happens to be a coed.
Composing this flashing duo are Hugh Ector, junior in
education from Albany, Ga., and
Norwegian Scholarships
Open To Teachers
From June 27 to August 8, 1953,
the University of Oslo will hold
its seventh summer school for
American and Canadian students
who have completed at least their
freshman year in any accredited
college or university. The Insti-
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Betty Houston, Jackson, Miss.,
senior in home economics, who
combined their talents last Octo­ber
to present an act which was
the first of its kind to hit the
campus.
BETTY, WHO is also a member
of Auburn's majorette corps, be­came
interested in the tricky
trampoline one day last summer
when rain forced the majorettes
to practice in the sports arena.
Noticing the trampolin, she asked
to try it out, did, and was "crazy
about it."
Hugh had received his training
under Coach Paul Kruchoski, who
originated the gymnastic team.
Prior to that time his only train­ing
similar to trampoline tricks
had been confined to the diving
board with the Charleston, S.C.
swimming team. " H o w e v e r,"
Hugh stated, "it sure was a big
help."
THE PAIR, confided that they
first began working together
through a suggestion of Coach
Howard Stubblefield. He had seen
the same act performed in a cir­cus
and thought it would be suit­able
for a specialty act. Coach Joe
Lowder taught the "nervy" couple
basic movements which they later
combined into a routine.
Asked what they considered the
most important factor in a duo
performance, they both agreed
that timing had the greatest value,
in as much as a lack of coordina­tion
could cause a serious acci­dent.
Betty will testify to this
since she has received a few
bruises as a result of falling off
the trampoline.
These two gymnasts p r o ve
that acrobatics of this type re­quire
hours of practice. "We have
been practicing," they confide,
"every afternoon in the sports
arena from 3-5:30 until recently.
But since we proved to be a dis­traction
to the basketball squad
we were asked not to use the
gym."
"THIS HAS created quite a
problem for us, since an act of
this kind requires constant prac-tic^"
in order to keep our timing.
We have asked the use of the
student ac buidling, but we have
not had a reply as yet."
Up until the time they were
asked not to use the gym, they
were practicing a routine which is
the most difficult they have lin­ers
will be a special
the 1953 session.
feature of
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other information is available
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onto Hugh's shoulders. Hugh
laughed and said, "Her legs flash
around so quickly that I am afraid
to get in a position to catch her."
After two performances before
API audiences the daring two-dertaken
to perform. It involves ! some have clenched a permanent
a backwards somersault by Betty I spot on the gymnastic team.
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1933
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Seniors with B.S. and advanced degrees in the following fields of technical
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for your interview with the Goodyear representative
on January 30
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Players Prep For Best Performance
In Comedy By Leading Playwrights
By Tom Duke
"George Washington Slept Here," the comedy slated for a
10-night run on the API campus beginning February 10, is
the result of 10 years of constant collaboration between two
of the nation's leading playrights, George S. Kaufman and
Moss Hart.
Robert Knowles, instructor in
dramatics and director of the pro­duction,
states that the Auburn
Players are ready to "shoot the
works" in making it the year's big­gest
event as far as local theater
is concerned. The play requires
two complete sets, and is filled
with fast-paced comedy which is
expected to offer a strong appeal to
student audiences.
and Hart, "George Washington
Slept Here" takes its place with
some of the best native satire and
comedy ever offered in the Ameri­can
Theater. Both the authors
have met with some measure of
success, both singly and with other
collaborators, but it is with each
other that they both reach top
form.
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OPELIKA, ALA.
Frosh Honor Groups
To Sponsor Party
Phi Eta Sigma, national honor­ary
society for freshmen men, and
Alpha Lambda Delta, national
honorary society for freshmen
women, will jointly .sponsor a
party for prospective members
Thursday night, Jan. 29, it was
announced today by Neil Christo­pher,
president of Phi Eta Sigma,
and Lee Helton, president of
Alpha Lambda Delta.
The party will be held in Stu­dent
Center, located in the base­ment
of Langdon Hall, at 7 p.m.
All freshmen students with a 3.00,
or better, scholastic average will
be invited.
The API chapter of Phi Eta
Sigma was established in 1950.
The chapter's faculty advisor, J im
Foy, was recently elected Grand
Secretary of the national society.
Alpha Lambda D e l t a was
brought to the campus in 1952. It
has recently inaugurated a super­vised
study hall program in
Auburn Hall for women students
who do not have a 2.00 grade
average.
National requirement for mem­bership
in either society is a 3.5
or better scholastic average for
two quarters during the freshman
year.
written in 1930; 1934's production
of their most serious work "Mer­rily
We Roll Along"; the Pulitzer
Prize-winning "You Can't Take It
With You" in 1936, "The Man Who
Came To Dinner," which was first
produced in 1939.
BASED ON the half-legendary
character of Alexander Wollcott,
"The Man Who Came To Dinner,"
portraying an almost medieval in­dividualist
at odds with a conven­tional
middle-class family, has be­come
one of the American stage's
most popular plays in the past 10
years.
While "George Washington Slept
Here" is far less elaborate and
sophisticated than "The Man Who
Came To Dinner"; it treats some­what
sympathetically, and with a
wealth of comic incident and dia­logue
the desire of the average
man to own a "place of his own"
I; in the country.
According to Knowles, the Play­ers'
production of George Washing­ton
Slept Here" promises to be one
of the funniest plays of the year.
Marvin Barron, Night Phone Operator,
Metes Information To Local Callers
By Howard Skclton
Marvin Barron, is known after 1*1 p.m. as "Mr. Informa­tion."
He works from 11 until 8 a.m. as the student telephone
operator for the college.
His friendly voice is the one that greets students and
townspeople when they call the college exchange.
Barron, a senior in pre-denis
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try from Section, is a married
veteran and has a family. The
money he makes being the college
operator, as he puts it, "sorta
helps out."
BARRON ENTERED API in
1947, but had to leave school for
a while to work. After he came
back, he held several other jobs
on the campus before his present
one.
He worked at the College Lib­rary,
as a salesman, and in the
qualatative analysis laboratory.
"In fact, people are always tell­ing
my wife that they had 'qual'
under me several years ago. Ac­tually,
I just worked as a helper."
Barron stated.
When asked what he likes best
about his job, Barron replied, "I
like the nice way the students
treat you. There is a terrific num­ber
of boys who place calls to the
girls dormitory after the curfew
hour of eleven.
"When I tell them that it is
after eleven, they are very nice
about it. Most of them reply, 'You
mean it's eleven already, I
thought it was about 10:30.
Thanks a lot'."
Barron states that Dean Kath­arine
Cater, Dean of Women, re­ceives
more calls than any other
person on the campus while he is
on duty. He also states that prac­tically
all of them are out-of-town
business calls. The Infirmary
ranks first on the list of places
called between 11 at night and
8 in the morning.
While working as the college
operator for the past three years,
Barron has noticed that students
expect him to actually be "Mr.
Information."
"When students hear a siren
or an ambulance they immed­iately
start calling the college ex­change
to find out the particulars.
Actually they know as much
about what is going on as I do,"
Barron stated.
Not only does Barron attend
classes all day and work as the
college operator, he also partici­pates
in extra-curricular activi­ties.
He is a member of the de­bating
team, vice-president of
Alpha Phi Omega honorary, and
is active in BSU work. He served
as training union director at the
local Baptist Church this summer.
HE AND his wife, Maxine, have
a two year old daughter, Sheila.
His wife also works—in the chem­istry
library.
"Actually, we're all three as­sociated
with education in some
degree since I go to school, Max­ine
works at he chemistry lib­rary,
and little Sheila attends
nursery school," s a i d Barron
laughingly.
After Barron graduates this
year, he plans to attend the Uni­versity
of Alabama Dental School
in Birmingham.
New Band Available
Auburn now has a newly form­ed
six-piece orchestra called "The
Starlighters." A u g m e n t e d by
John Duncan, soecial student in
chemistry from New York, the
band is available to fulfill formal
dance requirements.
Duncan can be contacted at 1116
Magnolia Hall, phone 9207.
Mclntyre To Attend
Mental Health Sessions
Dr. Sherwood Mclntyre, chair­man
of the API psychology de­partment,
will be among ten Ala-bamians
attending a m e n t al
health conference sponsored by
the Southern Regional Education
B o a r d in Atlanta Thursday
through; Saturday.
Primary purpose of the confer­ence
is to discuss ways of train­ing
psychologists for research and
for community mental health ser­vices
in the South. Called by the
Southern R e g i o n a l Education
Board, an organization establish­ed
by 14 southern states to pro­mote
regional planning in higher
education, the three-day confer­ence
will be held in cooperation
with the U.S. Public Health Ser­vice.
The meetings will be con-
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1953
ducted on the campus of Emory
University, just outside Atlanta.
Over 100 participants will at­tend
from eight southern states to
study ways of solving mental
health problems in those states.
The conferees will represent col­leges
and universities which give
at least a master's degree in psy_
chology, state mental health auth­orities,
state mental hospitals,
community clinics, state psycho­logical
associations, state school
superintendents, t h e Veterans
Administration and the U.S. Pub­lic
Health Service.
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ATTENTION JUNE GRADUATES
GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
INTERVIEWING JANUARY 30, 1953
Representatives of Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron, Ohio, will be
on your campus to interview seniors and graduate students in the follow­ing
technical study:
• MECHANICAL
• INDUSTRIAL
• ELECTRONICS
For opportunities i n—
AERONAUTICAL
METALLURGICAL
ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
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wheel and brakes, etc.
Development—Missile, airship, jet aircraft and helicopter projects; electrical and elec­tronic
systems, servomechanism, fiber resin laminates and many other projects
having both military and non military applications.
Plant Engineering—Light heat power application including machine design.
Production Engineering—All phases metal fabrication manufacture.
Stress and Weight Analysis
Tool Planning including Tools, Dies, Jigs, and fixtures.
Apply now for interviews at your Placement Office
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