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VOL. 80 8 Pages WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 5
Auburn Administration
Performs Efficiently
In Recent Flu Scare
By War Eagle
When the going gets rough
you can always count on an
A u b u r n administration to
come through. A sign of efficiency
of any large organization
is its ability to produce under
any circumstances. Our administration
did just that in the recent
flu-scare on the campus.
A sudden influx of students to
the infirmary forced a condition
which required and demanded a
rapid decision. In a matter of two
or three hours, facilities had been
expanded to meet the need. Beds
were installed in Alumni and Auburn
Halls, and arrangements
made to provide the same medical
care as received in Drake Infirmary.
We were fortunate that the virus
infection did not reach epidemic
proportions and that we
were able to handle the number
of students who contracted the
disease.
But it is comforting to know
that if such a condition had risen
to the front we would have been
provided with the means-to lessen
the discomfort. To my knowledge,
there were only a few cases which
migrated to hometown medical
facilities—an indication that the
student body has confidence in its
administration.
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'Big City Incentives'
How much thought has been
given to the fact that Auburn is a
small town with big city incentives?
A crossroad of every section
in Alabama plus a melting
„ pot of natives from many of the
48 states, as well as several foreign
nations, affords the Loveliest
Village a citizenship which has
get up and go to it. No where is
there evident, except in a large
metropolis, more activity than on
this campus. Something is continually
happening from early in
the morning to late in the night.
Everywhere I go among the
student body there is evidence
of a progressive trend of thought
—a tumultous blend of those
common-place and un-varnished
details which make for an Auburn
which has become developed and
improved at a fast pace.
Yes sir, all this activity every
day on the Plains reminds me of
a big city on Christmas Eve.
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COMPLETING THE slate of speakers for API's Religious
Emphasis Week are Dan Whitsett, pastor of^ the First Methodist
Church, Sylacauga; Joseph R. Horn, rector of St. Paul's Church,
Selma; John Newton Thomas, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond,
Va., and Elwyn L. Skiles, guest speaker for the local Baptist
Church.
REW Results Termed 'Dynamic'
As Hundreds Flock To Convocations
By Howard Skelton
Hundreds of students have been taking part in Religious
Emphasis Week activities, which began Sunday, and even
more are expected to attend today's three convocations and
the closing convocations Thursday to bring the week to a
successful conclusion.
'In Memoriam'
Ole War Eagle would like to
extend congratulations to those
gridders who have played their
last game for Auburn. They received
watches in Birmingham
last Friday night as a token of
appreciation for a job well done.
They didn't win every game, but
in those that were lost we at API
can truthfully say that at no time
were we ever ashamed of the
spirit they displayed or the manner
in which they fought for
every inch of yardage on the gridiron.
You men faced a tough SEC last
year—perhaps the strongest of
them all. Some of you survived
the bitterness of a goose-egg season—
all of you met and faced a
rebuilding program of gigantic
proportions.
But we're proud of you and
hope that when you do leave Auburn
you'll carry with you the
same attitude which earned the
respect and admiration of your
many gridiron foes. We know you
will leave behind your will to
fight with spirit and stamina—a
tradition that has been handed
down from iron men to iron men.
Directed by ten of the nation's
most prominent religious leaders,
the week has been termed "dynamic"
and "inspiring" by Robert
Fulton, REW student chairman
and superintendent of religious
affairs.
"'GOD SPEAKS Today' certainly
has proven to be a timely
theme for this week of emphasis
on religion, and our outstanding
speakers have inspired and informed
every student that has attended
services this week. We feel
that everyone that has attended
at least one convocation has profited
immensely," Fulton stated.
Convocations that will be held
at 1 p.m. today are as follows:
Langdon Hall, Dr. John N. Thomas—"
The Bible and Daily Life."
War Eagle Theater, Dr. Jesse D.
P e r k i n s o n — " E d u c a t i o n For
What?" Tiger Theater, Rev. Eyl-win
H. Skiles—"Destiny Deter
mining Decisions."
with guest speaker, Dr. Perkinson;
Chi Omega with Rabbi
Blackschleger; Delta Zeta with
Rev. Sebastian Hill; Dormitory
VII with James W. Nichols; Sigma
Annual Skit Nights
To Be Presented
Monday, Tuesday
Sphinx, Blue Key
To Sponsor Competition
For Greek Groups
Twenty-one fraternities and nine
sororities will present skits at the
, traditional Skit Nights to be held
February 9-10 in the student activities
building, according to Jack
Langford, chairman of the event.
Sponsored jointly by Blue Key
and Sphinx, senior honor societies,
the annual presentation will feature
half the skits February 9 and
the other half the next night. Skit
Nights will start at 7:30.
"As an added attraction this
year, we will feature the Knights
Combo between each skit," stated
Langford.
THE FRATERNITIES and sororities
that have entered the competitive
show will vie for two trophies
which will be awarded on
the. basis of originality, humor, and
presentation of the skits. The trophies
are currently on display at
Ware's Jewelry. Five judges have
been selected to render a decision.
In a note of warning, Langford
said that fraternities and sororities
entering Skit Night will be expected
to abide by the regulations.
Vulgarity will not be allowed in a
skit, and entrants 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,"
added Langford.
NED ELLIS, chairman of Open
House, stated today that the
winning skits would be presented
in the Open House Festival.
Tickets for Skit Nights may be
purchased at the door or from any
member of Blue Key or Sphinx for
50 cents for both nights or 35 cents
for one.
Deadline for entrants is 12
o'clock tonight. All entry fees have
Players To Open In Y-Hut Tuesday
With 'George Washington Slept Here'
First Winter Production To Feature
Comecjy By Famous Playwrights
By Walter Everidge
Under the direction of Robert Knowles, t h e A u b u r n Players
will present their first of ten performances of "George
Washington Slept Here" in the Y-Hut, 8:15 p.m., Tuesday,
Feb. 10.
Slated for a 10-night run on the campus, the t h r e e act,
fast moving comedy by notable
VOICING HISCONTEMPT of a rich uncle's boring stories
is Raymond, played by Heflin Sanders, Auburn, in the Players'
production of "George Washington Slept Here." Others in the picture
are Buford Harris, Ft. Payne; Robert Nixon, Auburn; Margaret
Grayson, Birmingham, and Nancy Entrekin, Columbus, Ga.
College Facilities Return To Normal
As Number Of Flu Cases Declines
By Bed Provost
Auburn's influenza epidemic returned to a low ebb this
week, but caution must still be exercised in order to prevent
another outbreak, according to Dr. Morgan W. Brown, Director
of Student Health.
Nearly 500 cases had been diagnosed by the end of last
week, comprising approximately
Alpha Epsilon with Dr. Thomas; | t o b e p a i d t o ^ m Haycraft at the
Phi Delta Theta with Rev. Whit
sett, and Theta Xi with Dr. Howard
Olive.
Alpha Omicron Pi will have
Rev. Joseph R. Horn as their
speaker at 9 p.m. and Dormitory
IX will have Dr. Skiles.
ALSO, JAMES W. Nichols will
be guest speaker at noonday
meditation at Social Center from
12:45 until 1 p.m.
Three Seminars will be conducted
at Langdon Hall this afternoon.
They are "Judism Today,"
conducted by R a b b i Eugene
B'ackschleger at 2; "Race Religions,"
conducted by Rev. Dan C.
Whitsett at 3., and "Where Can
God Be Found?" conducted by
Rabbi Blackschleger.
The schedule for Thursday at
11 a.m. is: Langdon Hall, Dr. John
N. Thomas—"The Bible and Salvation";
War Eagle Theater,
James W. Nichols—"God's Challenge";
Tiger Theater, Rev. Dan
C. Whitsett—"A Sacred Mission."
"WE WOULD like to urge all
students not to forget the closing
house discussions that will be held
tonight," John Benton, program
chairman, stated today. In urging
the students to attend the discussions,
Benton praised the Monday
and Tuesday evening discussions
and stated, "We have found these
informal discussions to be some
of the highlighting events of the
week."
House discussions tonight at 6
will include: Alpha Tau Omega
NOTICE
P. M. Norton, coordinator of
veterans affairs, urges all Korean
veterans to go by the student
affairs office to sign the payroll
February 1 through Feb. 5. Failure
to sign will result in no check
for last month.
ATO House and names of the skit
should be submitted to Langford
at the SAE House.
All skits will be limited to seven
minutes and those exceeding the
allotted time will have points taken
away from them.
"IN THESE days of inflation
you won't find a value for 50 cents
anywhere as big as it is at the '53
Skit Nights," continued Langford.
"In addition to fine music, both
instrumental and vocal, jokes- by
'Jimmy Durante' Masters, a nd
superbly executed skits, you will
witness girls galore and college
humor in the finest tradition."
eight per cent of the student body.
The stream- of stricken persons
had tapered off, however, and
most of the strain had been lifted
from the college health facilities.
Alumni Hall, where many patients
were taken for convalescence,
was almost empty, and
only 48' students remained in
Drake Infirmary.
"YOU NEVER can tell when
something like this might flare up
again," said Dr. Brown. "Students
should continue to avoid overfatigue
and sudden changes in
temperature. A well-balanced diet
and plenty of sleep are good preventive
measures. It will be some
time next week before we can be
sure that the present favorable
trend is indicative."
Dr. William Askew, the county
health officer, stated that the disease
had all but disappeared in
the city and county, but he agreed
that caution should not be re
laxed.
WHEN ASKED to compare this
epidemic with those in the past,
Dr. Askew said that influenza on
a scale such as this appears every
four or five years, and although
there were no official figures
available, this epidemic was apparently
no worse than those before
it. As to the exact nature of
the disease, he said that the virus
probably would not be positively
identified for a couple of weeks.
The physical education and
intramural s p o r t s programs,
which were suspended during the
peak of the epidemic, were resumed
Monday.
Opera Group Plans
Four Performances
Of 'La Boheme'
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
JUST LIKE the frosting on a cake, this young lady tops off
the Lathe, and she has what it takes to turn the campus landmark
into a mighty nice looking piece of machinery. She's Cordelia
Parker, freshman in education from Opelika. (API Photo by
Joe Rao.)
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API's opera workshop is deep
in rehearsals for Giacomo Puc-cinin's
"La Boheme." This four act
tragedy which will be presented
April 8 through 11, will be done
in a brand new translation never
performed before on any stage.
Teamed in the leads will be
Georgette Reims as Mimi, and
John Turner as the poet, Rudolf.
The role of Rudolf's best friend,
Marcel, a painter, is being sung by
Fred Steele. Marcel's sweetheart,
Musetta, is being sung in alternate
performances by Emma Lou Foy
and Mary Helen Tate.
The cast is rounded out with
Joe Groom as the philosopher,
Colline; Jimmy Alf ord as the musician,
Schaunard; Chet Woolsey
playing the dual comedy roles of
Benoit, the landlord and Alcindoro,
a faded ladies' man; and Bob
Rieves singing Parpignol, the toy
vender and toll-gate keeper.
"La Boheme" is a story of life
in the latin quarter of Paris. Based
on Murgher's novel "La vie de
Boheme," it portrays the joy and J
heartbreaks of Bohemian existence
in Paris.
The opera will be the first performance
of any kind on the new
stage in the Music Hall of the
music building.
Mardi Gras Engages
API 'Honor Band'
Auburn's "Honor Band" has
been engaged to play for the
Mardi Gra? celebration in Mobile,
February 14-17, which will include
playing for parades the 14th,
16th, 17th and a concert at the boat
races on the 15th.
Twenty-two m e n , including
bandmaster Dave Herbert, will
make the trip. Arrangements were
made by Merlin Martin, president
of the Auburn Band Alumni Club,
the Mobile Carnival Association,
and Herbert. Expenses are being
covered by the Carnival Association.
Formed witb two ideas in mind,
the band serves as a form of recognition
for the more advanced
and more qualified players of the
Auburn Band.
playwrights M o s s H a r t and
George S. Kaufman will also be
be presented February 11-14, 16-
18, and 20-21. Curtain time for
each showing is 8:15 p.m.
BOB NIXON a n d Margaret
Grayson, as Newton and Anna-belle
Fuller, head a cast which
presents a broad range of characterization
punctuated with some
of the best native satire of the
American theatre.
The cast includes Ralph Wills
as Mr. Kimber, the doddering
caretaker who inevitably throws
a damper on things just as they
seem to be going right. Janice
Clark portrays Katie, the wanton
cook, and Mrs. Douglas, old maid
president of the County Historical
Society, is played by Ann Garner.
NANCY ENTREKIN and L. G.
Twilly as Rena Leslie and Clayton
Evans, the married actress
and actor, Betty Ford, portraying
Madge Fuller, t h e vivacious
daughter of Newton and Anna-belle,
and Madge's boyfriend,
Steve Eldridge, played by Gaines
Granade provides the play with
an interesting love angle. Mr.
Prescott, played by Charles Provost,
adds confusion to the Fuller's
plight as the troublesome
neighbor.
Buford Harris portrays Uncle
Stanley, an eccentric but rich relative
from whom Newton tries to
get money to hold on to the old
farmhouse.
Hester the maid, played by
Francine McElvey; a typical brat,
Raymond, presented by Heflin
Sanders, and four weekend guests,
characterized by Bill Bowles,
John Grimm, Margaret Foster and
Emily Watson, complete the 17-
member cast.
KNOWLES STATED the Players
are ready to "shoot the works"
in making this quarter's first
campus appearance the year's
biggest local production. Two
complete sets are required to locate
the action in Pennsylvania
during the period of time when it
was considered fashionable to buy
old farmhouses and convert them
into comfortable living quarters.
A decade af consilience between
Hart and Kaufman has resulted in
such well-known productions as
"Once In A Lifetime," Pulitzer
Prize winner "Yau Can't Take It
With You," and the elaborate,
sophisticated "The Man Who
Came To Dinner."
ACCORDING TO K n o w l e s,
"George Washington Slept Here"
promises to be one of the funniest
Player productions this year. Students
will be admitted free upon
presentation of their student activities
card. Others will be charged
an admission of 50 cents.
Concurrently with the "George
Washington Slept-Here" production,
the Players. are rehearsing
"The Curious Savage" under the
direction of-Telfair B. Peet. Scheduled
primarily for a road showing,
the John Patrick comedy,
which starred Lillian Gish and
Robert Emhardt on Broadway,
will be presented on the campus
later in the quarter.
Jenkins Tells Of Pharmacy Shortage
At Miller Hall Dedication Ceremonies
By Tom Duke
"It is clear that there will be a continuing shortage of
pharmacists until about 1960, assuming t h a t t h e r e is no world
war," s t a t e d Dr. Glenn L. Jenkins, dean of P u r d u e ' s School of
Pharmacy, in his address dedicating the Emerson R. Miller
pharmacy building h e r e last Wednesday.
In his talk, "Education for Professional
Service," he spoke of
the need for trained pharmacists
and the great advances of the
pharnfaceutical profession during
recent years. He based his conclusion
as to the shortage on the
continuing expansion of the industry
a n d t h e accumulated
shortage of the growing needs of
the armed forces.
PHARMACY Professor George
W. Hargreaves presided at the
ceremonies for Dean L. S. Blake,
who was unable to attend because
AMONG THE PROMINENT figures at last week's dedication
of the Emerson R. Miller Pharmacy Hall were Dr. Kenneth Wat-ters,
Dean of the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy; R. C.
Wilson, dean emeritus, University of Georgia; Dr. Glenn L. Jenkins,
„ Dean of Purdue University School of Pharmacy, and API president
Ralph B. Draughon.
of illness. Dr. John H. Leith,
m i n i s t e r , First Presbyterian
Church, opened the ceremony
with a prayer.
Character and dignity were
named as the prime requisites, for
pharmaceutical success by R. Q.
Richards, president of the American
Pharmaceutical Association,
who brought the greetings from
that organization. His address included
some practical advice to
pharmacy students attending the
dedication ceremonies.
G. H. BLEDSOE, president of
the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association,
told the history and
operation of the Alabama association
and paid tribute to Emerson
R. Miller, first professor of pharmacy
at Auburn for whom the
building was named.
Greetings from the Auburn
pharmacy alumni were rendered
by past president of the Auburn
Alumni Association, W. C. Sugg
of Atlanta, Ga. Guerry Pruett,
director of Alabama's state highway
department, presented the
building in behalf of the governor
of Alabama.
PRESIDENT Ralph B. Draughon
made the acceptance for
API and the ceremonies were
closed with a dedicatory prayer
by Dr. Leith. Following the dedication,
a reception was held in
conjunction with an inspection of
the new hall.
'White Rose,' 'Winter Wondeiflaifd' Formals On Social Schedule
Miss Mary Barnes To Lead Dance
With 'Snake' Prexy Don Johnson
Beta Theta chapter of Sigma Nu f r a t e r n i t y will present its
annual "White Rose" formal Friday night in t h e student activities
building. Miss Mary Barnes, Cordova, will lead the
dance with chapter president Don Johnson, Dothan.
Immediately following the dance, a breakfast will be
served at the "Snake Pit." On
Saturday afternoon the fraternity-will
have a barbecue at Lake
Chewacla, and Saturday night
will feature an informal party at
the Clement Hotel in Opelika.
Professor Davenport's M u s ic
Makers will provide the music.
MEMBERS, PLEDGES, and
their dates are: Jim Doyle, Catherine
Williams, Phenix City; Duke
Brown, Elizabeth Newman, Louisville,
Ky.; Joe Power, Kathryn
Keith, West Point, Ga.; John
Parks, Sylvia McCalla, Center-ville;
Buck Mattox, Mary Ann
Springer, Union Springs; Jim
Williams, R a m o n a McGilvary,
Enterprise; Ed Martin, ElSanor
Atkinson, Sylacauga; Jasper Reaves,
Linda Lee James, Tuskegee;
Harold Home, Mary Alice Caraway,
Enterprise; Tommy Warr,
Diane Martin, Clayton.
Dick Boyette, Martha Moul-throp,
Eufaula; Jim McCown,
Ginger Ford, Greenville, Miss.;
George Mize, Joan Davidson,
Columbus, Ga.; Wallace Scarborough,
Barbara Baker, Abbe-
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MISS MARY BARNES, Cordova, will lead the annual'"White
Rose" formal of Sigma Nu fraternity in the student activities building
Friday night. She will be escorted by Don Johnson, Dothan.
ville; Sam Butner, Gladys Blackburn,
Birmingham; Tuck Mattox,
Jean Bryan, Union Springs; Gorman
Houston, Alice Adkisson,
Brewton; Ligon Johnson, Gail
Gregory, Abbeville; Neal Wiggins,
Catherine Smith, Montgomery.
John Beasley, Catherine Wil-kerson,
Columbia; John Jacobs,
Jeanice Cooper, Jackson, Miss.;
Jack Gary, Diane Stephens, Birmingham;
Gary Gay, Gloria Sellers,
Birmingham; Charlie De-
President Joan Nicholas To Lead
Zeta Tau Alpha Dance Saturday
Gamma Rho chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha will present its
"Winter Wonderland" formal Saturday evening, Feb. 7, from
9 until 12 in the student activities building. Music will be
furnishedjby the Auburn Knights.
Joan Nicholas, Atlanta, chapter president, will lead the
dance with Ed Vaughan, Livingston.
During the leadout, Betty
Sanderson, vice-president, w i ll
present Miss Nicholas with a
bouquet of red roses. The annual
Sprague Award, a cup for the
most outstanding senior, will be
presented by Mrs. A. T. Sprague,
Jr.
An intermission party will bo
held at the Zeta chapter room by
the mothers of the town girls, and
immediately following the dance,
a breakfast will be held at the
Theta Chi house.
Other activities of the weekend
will include a picnic and dance,
Friday night at Dairyland Farm.
The Zeta's and their dates will
attend the services at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning.
MISS JOAN NICHOLAS, president of the local chapter of
Zeta Tau Alpha, will lead the sorority's annual "Winter Wonderland"
formal Saturday night.
Vane, Marie Haiston, Tennille;
Jim Thurman, Sylvia Holland,
Anniston.
GENE MONROE, Jane Kathryn
Cain; Madison; Jim LaMar, Margery
Sullivan, Birmingham; Jack
Barron, Kathleen Brown, Montgomery;
John Ed Ramsey, Marion
Lamar, Auburn; Charlie Blond-heim,
Maxie Reaves, Eufaula;
Dave Pettis, Margaret Sowell,
Abbeville; Terry Kirkley, Mina
Propst, Fayette.
(Continued on page 8)
M E M B E R S , PLEDGES, and
their dates are Betty Sanderson,
Bill Nelson, Birmingham; Eugenia
Malone, Martin Dalton, Eufaula;
Marilakin Howard, Jimmy Harvey,
Montgomery; Francis Holland,
Jim Patrick, Nashville,
Tenn.; Anne McQueen, Jim Marshall,
Birmingham.
Alida Stewart, Ronald Roth,
Huntsville; Beth Carlovitz, Jim
Smith, Jackson; Helen Coppedge,
Dick Salmon, Auburn; Dutch Culpepper,
Tommy Dilworth, Huntsville;
A n n e Parker, Richard
Shoemaker, C u l l m a n ; Allene
Price, Don Sims, Decatur; Jane
Starnes, Charlie Gilmer, Sulli-gent.
Anne Allen, Bryan 'Johnson,
Birmingham; K a t h r y n Ann
Hughes; Chick Watson, Brownsville,
Tenn.; Lorraine Boozer, Edward
F r e e l a n d , Jacksonville;
Marilyn Brown, John Fountain,
Crestview, Fla.; Shirley Brown,
Jimmie Quina, Mobile.
CAROLINE CHAMBLEE, Lamar
Howell, Jacksonville; Jane
Cutler, Howard Tubbs, Birmingham;
Piiscilla Ellis, Bernice Kite,
Birmingham; Becky Faust, Bill
Kilbatrick, Bessemer; Perry Foster,
Bill Hotchkiss, Birmingham;
Ann Garner, Ted Neura, Brunswick,
Ohio; Lora Gosser, Hugh
Ector, Albany, Ga.
Edna Ann Gray, Ronald Pear-soil,
Huntsville; Patricia Harris,
Don Woods, Mobile; Joy Faye
Harrison, James Hutchinson, Auburn;
Sally Jacobs, Ronald Owen,
Cullman; Betty Karcher, Tommy
Arrington, Birmingham; Nancy
Kemp, Skip Brown, Norristown,
Penn.
Olive Killough, Jimmy Johnston,
Birmingham; Marcia Mc-
Kinney, Sammy Faulkner, Mem-
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Greek Week Leaders Release Plans
For Pan-Hellenic Workshop, Discussions
By Howard Skelton
Plans for the Annual Pan-Hellenic Workshop and discussion
panels that will be held during Greek Week were announced
this week by Joyce Goff and Denny Ray, Greek
Week Pan-Hellenic and discussion panel chairmen, respectively.
According to Goff, president of
the Pan-Hellenic Council, this
year's workshop will not be concentrated
into a one-day affair as
it has been done in the past, but
will run throughout the entire
week.
"We feel that full benefits
haven't been derived from the
one-day workshops, so we are
planning a full, informative and
enjoyable week for the sorority
girls.
"Our aims will be to better r e lations
within the sororities, with
our alumni, and with the townspeople,"
Joyce' stated.
ALSO WORKING on plans for
the workshop, along with Joyce,
will be Jo Ann Bottcher, Cullman,
secretary of the Pan-Hellenic
Council, assistant dean of
women, Betty Cosby, and representatives
from the nine sororities
at Auburn.
Tentative plans for the week
are: (
Tuesday night—Banquet
Wednesday night—Officers discussion
panel with old and new
sorority officers.
Thursday night—Joint meeting
with all the sororities with a local
preacher as guest speaker.
Saturday night—J o i n t coffee
with a speaker that will be announced
at a later date.
In announcing t h e panels,
Ray s t a t e d that a special
effort will be made during this
week to bring forth an interchange
of ideas among all the
fraternities on the campus in regard
to various phases of fraternity
life.
HE STATED that each fraternity
discussion leader will make an
outline of the ideas that will be
discussed at his panel. Copies of
this outline will be distributed to
each fraternity by the IFC before
the discussion, a n d fraternity
presidents will be requested to
Monday night—M e e t i n g on | r e a d the outline to their chapters,
rush. "IN THIS WAY, fraternity
TOP BRASS when it comes to relations between API's nine
sororities are the girls who form the Pan-Hellenic Council. Currently
leading the field among council projects is a Pan-Hellenic
workshop which will be part of the annual Greek Week observance.
•U-THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 4, 195?
members attending the panels will
have organized their thinking before
they arrive at the panels.
This will be a major improvement
over the way we handled
the discussions last year and will
cause less confusion," Ray stated.
LEADERS OF the'panels will be
fraternity men assisted by advisors.
Secretaries will be on
hand to take complete minutes
of the discussion, and these minutes
will be mimeographed and
distributed to all fraternities of
the IFC.
"With the panels and discussions
being held in this manner,
we feel that every fraternity will
benefit. We hope that the end
will be the solving of the problems
in each of the phases discussed
that are peculiar to each
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SCHEDULE OF the panels that
will begin at 7 p.m. will be:
Monday—Finances, led by Bob
Gaddis at the Sigma Alpha Epsi-lon
House; Inter-fraternity relations,
led by Claude Casey at the
Theta Chi House; Pledge Training,
led by L. B. Cannon at the
Phi Kappa Tau House.
Tuesday—House Management,
led by Steve Adair at, the Omega
Tau Sigma House; Social Activities,
Arthur Moore at the Sigma
Phi Epsilon House.
Thursday—Chaplains, C h i ck
Watson at the Lambda Chi Alpha
House; Housemother Relations,
Jim Vann at the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon H o u s e ; Scholarship,
George Uthlaut at the Phi Delta
Theta House; Leadership and
Administration, Don Johnson at
the Sigma Nu House.
Auburn Debaters
To Face USMA
The United States Military Academy
debate team and the Auburn
debate club have arranged to meet
in Auburn Thursday, Feb. 5, at
5 p.m., in Thach Auditorium.
Guy Smith and Denny Ray will
take the affirmative for Auburn
on the national question "Resolved:
That the Congress of the
United States should enact a compulsory
fair employment practices
law." The academy team will take
the negative.
Students are invited to attend
the debate. There will be no admission
fee.
Players Begin Work
On Patrick Comedy
For Road Showings
The Auburn Players have begun
rehearsals on "The Curious Savage,"
a comedy by John Patrick.
It is under the direction of Telfair
B. Peet, associate professor of
dramatics arts.
I
The opening date is not yet set,
but the Players plan to go on the
road between February 18 and
March 11.
Lou Ann Segrest, of Luverne,
will play the leading role of Ethel.
Other members of the cast and
parts they play are: The Guests—
Vangalia Lukes, Mobile, Florence;
Robert Wilson, Auburn, Hannibal;
Emma Jean Moore, Newnan, Ga.,"
Fairy May; William E. Hattle, Columbus,
Ga., Jeffery, and Betty
Ann Price, Atlanta Ga., Mrs.
Paddy.
The Family—Don Cain, Haley-ville,
Titus; Robert Hawkins, Sulli-gent,
Samuel; Virginia Hurd, Birmingham,
Lily Bell. The Staff—
Carrel Franchinot, Sandersville,
Ga., Miss Wilhelmina, and Larry
Root, Cordova, Dr. Emmett.
B&G Department Makes
Progress Landscaping
Of New API Buildings
A landscaping program has
been launched by the Department
of Buildings and Grounds to im-
I prove the appearance of and add
more color to the campus at different
seasons of the year, according
to Sam F. Brewster, head.
The department has recently
planted 40 to 50 flower beds, consisting
of roses, bulbs, annuals
a n d perennials; 100 different
kinds of trees, including pin oak,
popular (tulip), laurel oak, water
oak, crab apple, redbud, mimosa
(silktree), and a new plant on
the campus, locust (morraine).
Since Homer S. Fisher, associate
professor in horticulture and
assistant landscape architect, is
not teaching this quarter, he is
devoting full time to this landscaping
program.
It is the policy of the Department
of Buildings and Grounds to
landscape the grounds, plant trees
and sow grass around each new
building as it is completed. It
maintains its own nursery and
furnishes plants and trees for the
campus.
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Recent meetings of the Forestry
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Arnold O. Haugen, of the game
management department, on major
problems in Alabama game management.
On February 2, Professors
Hodgkins and Posey who have
both spent time with the forest
service, gave summaries of summer
job possibilities in different
regions of the country.
Last quarter, the Sigma chapter
of Xi Sigma Pi, forestry honorary
fraternity, tapped five members of
the junior class for membership.
Those tapped are John Meadows,
James Nipper, Charles Pigg, James
Rice and William Rogers.
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Religious Emphasis Week, API's largest
annual religious program is half over. The
carefully laid plans of the student and
administration committees in charge are
bearing fruit in the form of convocations,
discussions, and items on the crowded
REW agenda.
Perhaps this mid-point in the week's
activities would be a good occasion for an
evaluation of REW.
The advantages of the program are beyond
question. Certainly, nobody who has
attended any of the events scheduled so
far this week could doubt the ability and
effectiveness of the speakers participating;
nor is the timeliness and appeal of the
general theme or the individual convocations
open to question. The committees
have given API students the opportunity
to hear some of the best religious minds in
the country, participating in discussions
on topics which certainly have a vital bearing
on the lives of the listeners.
Since the organization and presentation
of the program is obviously first-class, the
only factor remaining for evaluation is the
benefit which students are deriving from
it. This is a question which must be answered
by the individual.
Are students gaining the maximum benefits
from the REW program? Some, of
course, are. Others are using their convocation
"beats" for coffee and conversation,
and are ignoring the opportunities offered
them.
There is still time for every student in
this institution to salvage something valuable
from REW. The week is half over,
but many opportunities for religious inspiration
and guidance remain. We hope they
will be taken advantage of to the fullest
degree.
A New Project Takes Shape
Omicron Delta Kappa, men's honorary,
and Sphinx, a similar organization for women,
this week announced the beginning
of spadework on a new project. Since it
comes during Religious Emphasis Week,
the announcement is particularly appropriate.
The proposed project—a small interdenominational
chapel to be constructed
on the API campus—is still in an uncertain
state. Work done until this time has consisted
solely of the investigation of possibilities.
We think the idea is a good one, and
unless the investigation discloses prohibitive
factors of which we are not now
aware, we look forward with anticipation
to the completion of the job.
The idea of a campus chapel is neither
new nor original. Many other colleges and
universities have similar edifices dedicated
to spiritual tranquility among students.
If present plans are carried out, the
chapel will be small and simple. Seats for
75 to 100 persons in the sanctuary, plus one
smaller room will form the entire structu
r e . No regular services other than noonday
meditation will be scheduled.
The chapel would remain open 24 hours
each day, and as nearly as we can tell its
main function would be twofold—to provide
a sanctuary for students who wish to
spend a few minutes in quiet meditation
away from the strain and tension of every
day college life, and to beautify the campus,
providing a tangible reminder of each
student's dependence upon God.
Undoubtedly this is a tremendous project
for the two organizations involved, and
it is probable that a great many obstacles
to its consumation will be encountered before
the chapel is completed. The problems
of finance and location are two major
considerations, but they are by no means
the only problems which must be faced.
In an open letter distributed at REW
convocations this week, ODK and Sphinx
have solicited the cooperation of all students
in investigating the project. Although
the two honorary groups can form
the nucleus around which the chapel may
finally be built, their membership will find
it impossible to do the job alone.
Students should consider the project
carefully, and we hope that such consideration
will lead to a consolidated campus-wide
effort toward the construction of the
chapel.
Pharmacy School Moves Forward
Last week's dedication of Miller Hall,
new home of the API School of Pharmacy,
calls attention to the rapid strides being
made on this campus toward improvement
in preparation ibr one of our most vital
professions.
Miller Hall is the first building ever
constructed In this state exclusively for
the teaching of pharmacy, and its gleaming,
modern laboratory and facilities are a far
cry from the dingy and crowded temporary
quarters which the School of Pharmacy occupied
in the not too distant past.
Pharmacy is probably the most underrated
of the healing professions. It requires
a flawless knowledge of procedure
and materials, because the pharmacist's
mistakes, like the doctor's, are strong candidates
for an early burial.
The new "wonder drugs" and the rapid
advances in medical techniques are increasing
man's life expectancy almost
daily. Medical science now does things
which were considered absolutely impossible
a decade ago.
In the flurry of publicity which medical
men have received in regard to these advances,
few persons have stopped to realize
that virtually every improvement in this
field has further complicated the duties of
the man in the corner drugstore.
Since pharmacy is the blood brother of
both preventative and curative medicine,
it is commendable that API has obtained
facilities for producing better and more
capable "pill rollers."
Before many years have passed, the
entire state of Alabama should feel the
beneficial efforts of API's new pharmaceutical
facilities. In our opinion, Miller Hall
is not only a notable addition to Auburn's
physical educational plant, but a great improvement
in the outlook for public health
in Alabama.
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A uburn % Progress Shows
Effect Of Able Leader
Boy, now, they have a time getting that ball away from
old Fred, huh?
Tiger Lilies
A Minister's Dream Comes True
By Les Ford
A mighty maze! but not without
a plan.—Pope
At the end of the past year,
president Ralph B. Draughon submitted
his annual report to the
API Board of Trustees—a report
which provides the key to Auburn's
meteor-like progress during
recent years.
Doctor Draughon
cited the
following factors
in Auburn's
growth and future:
I. The realization
that API
i s an educational
instrument
r a t h er
than a political
instrument of
the s t.a t e of
Alabama.
2. That, as an arm of the state,
it is subject, of course, to political
forces, but that the best possible
political program of an educational
institution is that of a job well
done, without partisanship, and
without committments.
Ford
3. That in order to do a good
job the institution must be free
from internal dissension and
strife.
4. That, in order to achieve
unity of effort, personal ambitions
for place and prestige must
become subservient to the greater
and more constructive ambition to
build a great center of learning
for the people of the state.
5. That, whatever the ills of
API, they are due, not to the
machinations and designs of other
educational institutions, but rather
to our own failures.
6. That the solution of our
problems and the achievement of
our goals depend upon strong
faculty and staff, a strong student
body, effective programs of teaching,
research, and extension and
a united alumni.
7. That API will continue to
grow in influence, character and
prestige so long as it continues to
provide sound instruction, needed
research, and helpful extension
services to the people.
With these policies as a guide,
President Draughon has been directing
the activities of the president's
office, hence almost all college
activities. And from these
have arisen Auburn's greater
physical facilities and enrollment,
higher academic standards, and
increased aid to the state farmers
through the branches of research
and extension.
These accomplishments, brought
about in Doctor Draughon's comparatively
short term, make one
realize the important role that a
college president plays in the development
and improvement of an
institution.
The University of Alabama is
at present in the process of selecting
a man to take over its helm
when Dr. John Gallalee retires
soon. The officials faced with the
selection are said to have narrowed
the field down to three
men and will make their decision
known in the near future.
Realizing the importance of
their decision, I certainly hope it
will provide the University with a
guiding hand which will prove
as profitable to them as Ralph
B. Draughon has to Auburn.
By JoAnne Lucci Salt From Walt
"The story of Jim Nichols, saga
of success though it is, is a greater
story of faith, faith that moves
mountains, faith that tied a great
church into a vast national effort
to spread the gospel of Christ."
That is w h a t the Houston
Chronicle h ad
to s a y about
J a m e s W.
Nichols, minis-t
e r of t he
C h u r c h of
Christ in Abilene,
T e x a s,
who will speak
at a REW convocation
h e re
at 11 a.m. tomorrow
in the
Lucci War E a g le
Theater. . ;.-.(${
Nichols' dream was to put the
Church of Christ on the air in a
nation-wide program, a task considered
impossible because the
church, although it's the sixth
largest in the U.S., differs from
others in that it has no central
organization to tie the congregations
together.
And yet, Nichols was able to
make his dream come true. To do
it, he had to see that some 60,000
letters were mailed, drive 21,000
miles and raise $250,000. He accomplished
all of this in three
short months, and the largest
single contribution he received
was only $2,900. The rest of the
story shows the power of the
widow's mite.
Typical of the letters he received
were the ones that read,
"We are a small congregation and
very poor, but we want to help.
Will $5 be all right? Our prayers
are with you."
We don't think any Auburnites
who hear this dynamic young
giant will soon forget him. Th«
24 year-old Texan is six feet,
three inches tall and weighs 215
pounds. As the Houston Chronicle
pointed out, Nichols is "no bellowing,
arm-waving psalm singer.
He's a persuader. His intense conviction
and magnificent speech
are enough."
Soon after Nichols' dream became
a reality with the ABC Network
broadcasting his "Herald of
Truth" program coast-to-coast
each Sunday at 1 p.m., he found
himself in the national spot-light.
Not only did the Chronicle give
him local recognition, but Time
Magazine featured him in its
March 24, 1952 issue. Time stated
that he grew up as fast as the fast
growing Churches of Christ (10,-
000 congregations, 1,000,000 members)
did, writing his first sermon
when lie was 12; at 15, he began
preaching himself, and kept it up
through his fours years at Abilene
Christian College."
Nichols didn't stop then, either.
At the State University of Iowa,
where he went to do graduate
work, he first became interested
in radio as a means of spreading
the gospel. It was the response
from listeners to his local program
there that gave Nichols his
dream. The rest is history.
For the work he is doing, we
think the young evangelist deserves
a bouquet. The Auburn
Church of Christ is fortunate to
have such an outstanding speaker
represent it during Religious
Emphasis Week.
Japanese Gift Merits B & 6 Attention
With spring coming on, many
parks in Japan have taken on
national significance. This is the
time of year when the famous
cherry trees begin to bud—a sign
that the annual cherry blossom
festival is just around the corner.
' Every nation
has at least one
holiday during
which it celebrates
some occurrence—
every
n a t i o n has
s o m e t h i n g
which is symbolical-
of the
people. The aes-,
thetic p e o p le
of Japan are no
exception. When
these non-fruit bearing trees bloom
there is a general stampede as
millions of Japanese turn out to
pay tribute to the flower which is
a symbol of their spirit.
1 One may say, "Why all the
buildup?" A n o t h e r may say
"What's the connection?" But
then, one may not know that Auburn
will have one of those famous
trees in the very near future.
There would be comments if I
Everidge
failed to say that API has seven
of these trees on the campus at
the present time, but the subject
of this column has more interest.
Therein lies the significance.
From funds made available
through student government-sponsored
campus drives, Auburn
joined a host of American colleges
and universities in contributing
to the Japan International Christian
University. The institution,
located northwest of Tokyo at
Mitaka, Japan, will have its formal
opening in April as a result of
these contributions.
As a token of appreciation, JICU
is sending a cherry tree to each
school which contributes $200 or
more. With it will come the
friendship and admiration of a
Japanese people to an Auburn
student body. I would like to see
it planted in a spot that is centrally
located on the campus—that
central spot being Ross Square.
I am not familiar with ideas
which the planning committee may
have for Ross square, though it is
generally understood that there
are such. However, as suggestions
for consideration, I offer the following
comments to Building and
By Walter Everidge
Grounds and to the President of
the student body.
In a relatively short time, our
student union building will be
completed and opened for student
use. There is no denying that
the building will be the rrtost
attractive on the campus, therefore
why must it overlook as drab
a spot as Ross Square? B&G has
been exemplary in its landscaping
program, but it is not too much to
ask that more attention be centered
in this area.
This could include such things
as flowering shrubs and flower
borders. This cherry tree, a symbol
of cooperation between two
universities of nations miles apart
should be planted across from the
building which symbolizes the
unity of a proud Auburn.
It is my opinion against those
who say that students would only
run down the area were it to be
beautified, that once the old square (
was properly landscaped there
would be nothing but respect for
the hard work which made it a
pleasant sight. To re-phrase an
old saying, I'll go along with the
feeling that "a thing of beauty
is a treasure forever."
A Word With Sully
Darwin Predicts Future Of Humanity
Plain White-Wash
Innocent Youth Hanged
Several days ago, while looking
through t h e Birmingham
News, I came across a perfect example
of injustice.
It was not only a perfect example
of injustice, but also an
example of one of the outdated
laws and customs of old England.
The story is re-printed below
to show you—the reader—just one
example of how far the United
States has advanced as compared
with her mother country.
"London—A 19-year-old Briton
was hanged today for a murder
shot he did not fire—despite a
dramatic 11th hour appeal for his
life to young Queen Elizabeth II.
"The youth took part in a holdup
in which a policeman was killed.
A companion, who actually
fired the fatal shot, escaped with
an indeterminate prison sentence
because he was only 16 years old.
"The youth was hanged in the
suburbs of London while a booing,
shouting crowd demonstrated
outside the walls.
"He went to the gallows despite
an appeal by his friends to the
Queen that she override her cabinet
advisers and stay the execution.
Earlier, clemency pleas signed
by more than 200 members of
Parliament were rejected.
"A crowd of approximately 500
persons milling outside the prison
booed and shouted as the
main gate swung open for the
execution notice to be posted.
"A glass, shielding the prison
gate bulletin board, was smashed
in the rush. Police reinforcements
were called to handle the crowd
and protect members of the prison
By Herb White
staff* trying to post the execution
notice.
" 'They're murdering an innocent
boy,' shrilled one woman as
the crowd flung coins at the uniformed
prison officials.
"The fatal shooting occurred
when the youth, a dull-witted son
of an electrician of a London
suburb, was arrested on a rooftop
with his 16-year-old friend.
"The 16-year-old youth cut loose
with a gun, killing one policeman,
while another policeman was
holding the other youth.
"It seems that under British law
responsibility is shared by all who
participate in such a crime.
The sentence aroused strong
feeling in Britain. Hundreds of
persons demonstrated in front of
prominent leader's homes.
"At 9 a.m. when the trap was
sprung, the crowd recited the
Twenty-Third Psalm, 'The Lord
is my Shepherd. . . '"
Sir Charles Galton Darwin, 65
year-old grandson of the late
Charles Robert Darwin of evolutionary
fame, has recently written
a book, The Next Million
Years. Because of the predictions
Darwin makes, his book has attracted
considerable scientific and
literary attention.
A f o r m er
M a s t e r of
Christ College,
C a m b r i d g e ,
D a r w i n is a
t h e o r e t i c al
physicist. However,
in making
predictions
concerning the
c o m i n g centuries
he goes
into sociologi-c
a 1 territory.
Many scientists think it rather
risky to forecast so far ahead, but
at least Darwin won't have to
Sullivan
admit that he was wrong.
Darwin says that the ultimate
future of the human race will be
much like its deplorable past. He
bases his reasoning on social physics,
a system centering on the
idea that the behavior of humans
in very large numbers can be
predicted by the statistical methods
that physicists use with large
numbers of molecules.
Echoes of Thomas Malthus, who
forecast an increase of population
leading to world-wide starvation,
abound in Darwin's theories.
Within the next million
years, the author foresees an increase
in population outstripping
the food supply with disastrous
results.
The writer recognizes various
arguments against this theory of
over-population, but he maintains
that the only ray of hope is that
the human species will produce a
new species. Darwin hopes that
By Charles Sullivan
the new species will be able to
keep their numbers adjusted to
their food supply without the aid
of starvation.
In a brief article for the Sunday
supplement magazine Parade,
Darwin answered a series of questions
relating to his theories.
Among other things, he said, "We
may all get to look more like
each other—and because a dark
complexion helps when living in
the tropics, but doesn't hinder in
cold climates, we shall probably
tend to become darker."
Darwin predicts that wars will
continue in spite of the fact that
the intellectual level of man will
rise. He says that we will use
atomic energy for fuel, but not
as extensively as experts now
believe possible.
In answer to the question—
"Will most people be happier
during the coming centuries?"
(Continued on page 7)
Cedric's Almanac
Blue Key Should Utilize Men's Octet
House detective (on phone): Are
you entertaining a man in your
room?
Young woman: Just a minute,
I'll ask him.
* * •
"Darling, let's have a secret code.
If you nod, I can hold your hand.
If you smile, I can kiss your lips."
"Don't make me laugh."
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•• Ed: Why are more babies born
in the South than in the North?
Licht: Because in the North the
girls say YOU can and in the
South they say YOU'ALL can.
Before we chase the silverfish
out of the almanac and begin the
weekly double-talk we have a
serious thought which is worthy
of mention. This information will
be passed along to the student
body with the
author's desire
t h a t some
group will take
heed to a suggestion.
Some Auburn
students h a ve
missed seeing
and h e a r i ng
e n t ertainment"
of a professional
nature which
is presented by
the Men's Glee Club Octet. Being
Nichols
amateur in name only, this group
of eight musicians entertains at
fraternity h o u s e s , banquets,
dances and even lake parties for
the mere asking. It was my opportunity
to be at a fraternity
house when they delighted the
entire chapter and guests with
modern harmony of the barber
shop variety.
Members of Blue Key—why
don't you ask these entertainers
to present a few numbers during
scene changes on Skit Nights?
Even though other provisions may
have been made, these singers
could be scheduled some time
during the course of events. This
is a suggestion that would pay off
for the Octet, Blue Key and the
fortunate Skit Night audiences.
By Fred Nichols
Trumpet fanfare please. Thank
you.
Fiction and fact; from Cedric's
Almanac:
The manager of the War Eagle
Theatre should be scorned for not
keeping the film, "Cyrano" for a
few more days. If it's the manager's
desire to make money on
movies, I think said management
can rake it in anytime from we
guys and gals who wanted to see
it for the fourth time if "Cyrano"
had stayed a leetle longer.
There is only one thing for certain:
there is nothing for certain.
Now that we've imitated Will
Rogers, maybe a quick exit would
be exactly what the Ph.D. ordered.
Without further to do—adieu.
Bouquets £H Brickbats
Plainsman' Readers Talk Back
Dear Editor:
With reference to your editorial
"Death of a Salesman?" (January
21, 1953), you may be interested
in a note in the Vanderbilt Alumnus
for January-February,' 1953:
"The familiar, falsely efficient,
, mass-production registration of
Arts &'Science students in the Old
Gym was given last rites back in
December and buried almost without
a mourner at the beginning of
the winter quarter this year. In its
place is an advisory and pre-regis-tration
program fathered by Prof.
Willard B. Jewell, head of the
geology department, secretary of
the University faculty, and chairman
of a special- advisory committee,
i
"The new system was adopted
and put into operation several
weeks ago, and the January 5th
registration was a far cry from the
old hurry and hubbub. . . . "
Beyond what the note tells me,
I know nothing about Vanderbift's
new system, which might or might
not work here, but I pass the comment
to you for your information.
The piece is too long to quote in its
entirety.
Sincerely yours,
T. C. Hoepfner
P. S.—I liked the editorials in
the issue of January 21st.
Wildlife Club Seeks
Broader Organization
All interested persons are i n vited
to attend the organizational
meeting of the Auburn Wildlife
Club at 7:30 p.m., Thursday,
February 5, in room 109 of the
Forestry Building.
A constitution will be submitted
for adoption and officers will
be elected. Selected wildlife
films will be shown.
Dear Editor:
I want to advocate compassion
for the lately maligned English department.
They may not.be perfect
but they are working on the
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1953
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worttiu of uour trudt
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the partial brilliance of the inferior
diamond can so easily be misleading.
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is to choose it from our selection of
genuine Orange Blossom rings. We
believe you will find no better quality
or value anywhere.
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matter:
(1) From the entire faculty and
staff at Auburn only two people
have Ford Foundation grants to
improve their teaching and both
oJ these are from the English department.
(2) Auburn has four people on
the Grant-in-Aid program, 50 per
cent—two—are from English, including
the chairman of the committee,
W. R. Patrick, head of the
English department, who gave
himself one.
So don't you think they are trying?
Please withhold my name.
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Dear Editor: .
It was with some incredulity that
I read your editorial several weeks
ago on the subject of academic
freedom. Although wg instructors
were, in effect, solemnly warned
not to try to fool the Auburn student
with any lectures defending
academic fredom, I nevertheless
have been emboldened by some
words of James B. Conant to offer
you another point of view to consider.
In making his final report as
outgoing president of Harvard
University, Dr. Conant said, among
other things, that "It would be a
sad day for the United States if
the tradition of dissent were driven
out of the universities. For it is
the freedom to disagree, to quarrel
with authority on intellectual matters,
to think otherwi. _>, that has
made this nation what it is today.
. . . The independence of each college
and university would be
threatened if governmental agencies
of any sort started inquiries
into the nature of instruction that
was given. . . One need hardly
argue this point in view of the
dramatic examples of what occurred
under the Nazi and Fascist
regimes as well as what is now
going on in totalitarian nations.
"Harvard University has produced
more distinguished men—
p o e t s , businessmen, scholars,
statesmen—than any other university
in this country. This record
is no accident. It is a result of the
belief that a liberal education is
the only education worthy of a
free man. You must pardon me
for using that bad word, but perhaps
it is worthy mentioning that
Home Economics Club
Plans Candy Sale
At Regular Meeting
A sale of sweets made by members
of the Home Economics Club
will be held m Smith Hall from
1 to 5 p.m. February 9.
Plans for this sale were made
at the regular meeting of the
Dana King Gatchell Home Economics
Club which met Monday
night, Jan. 26. Proceeds from this
project will be placed in a fund
to cover expenses of a delegate to
the American Home Economics
Convention in Kansas City, Mo.,
this summer.
Chairman of the sales committee
is Alice Needham, 'Roanoke.
Members are Grady Sue Loftin,
Auburn; Marilakin H o w a r d,
Montgomery; Olive Stone, Line-ville,
and Joyce Combs, Fairfax.
Baptist Students Plan
For Annual Observance
Baptist students will observe
Freshman Week February 9-15,
1953. This is an annual event in
the student calendar of activities.
During this week, first year students
will assume all of the offices
and leadership positions of the
Student Department.
James A. Harris, Blountsville,
will serve as president of the
Baptist Student Union for the
week and be in charge of all activities.
Fred Sharp, Birmingham,
will serve as enlistment vice-president
and assist Harris in the
week's program. Others elected to
serve on the executive council
are Janet Waite, Huntsville; Patsy
Teer, Auburn; Eva Armstrong,
Millry; Charles Reaves, Mobile;
Alice Nedham, Roanoke, Anna
Lois Cox, Birmingham, Tommy
Wilkes, Dothan, Jere M. Freeman,
Whitehaven, Tenn., June Wise,
Kingston Helen Mason, Langdale;
Betty Jane Brown, Chattanooga,
Tenn., Zane Givhan, Safford, and
faculty advisor, Miss June Maness,
instructor in business department
of API.
low...why didn't someone
think of that before?"
the word liberal has a noble origin
and a venerable tradition. It has
not until recently, been arbitrarily
equated with Communist or fellow
traveller.
In the January 26 edition of the
New York Times the editor comments
that "It is a sad enough day
that the president of Harvard even
finds it necessary to restate the
case for academic freedom," I
find it even sadder that a college
newspaper supports a policy which
can very likely lead to dull com-formity
or the outright suppression
of a free exchange of ideas.
It is not the faculty who will
suffer the worst consequences of
this conformity. At least we already
had the chance to become
free men and women, and if we
have acquired integrity, it cannot
now be taken away from us. But
why should a student supinely
acquiese to a policy which will
deny him the very atmosphere that
is as necessary to a true student as
air is to life?
Very truly yours,
Sara Carruth
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Alpha Zeta Honors
Top Ag Students
Twenty-three students w e re
initiated recently by the Alabama
Chapter of Alpha Zeta, National
Honorary Agricultural Fraternity,
at its formal initiation.
The'number included nine juniors
and seven seniors in agriculture,
and seven juniors in veterinary
medicine. F. A. Kummer,
head of the department of agricultural
engineering, was initiated
as' an associate member.
Juniors i n agricultural a re
Thomas G. Fuller, Childersburg,
Henry B. Gray, Birmingham; John
C Meadows, Vidalia, Ga.; Robert
H. Mount, Albany, Ga.; Neal S.
Roark, Gallion; Norman G. San-sing,
Woodstock; Clayton M. Spencer,
Meridianville; Joe B. Thompson,
Davidson, and Homer G. Vinson,
Red Bay.
Seniors in agriculture are John
C. Glenn, Birmingham; Sidney B.
Hays, Arab; Robert M. Johnston,
Owassa; Mildred C. Owens, Auburn;
Irven M. Cox, Birmingham;
Walter A. Phillips, Ashland, and
Edward C. Vaughan, Livingston.
Juniors in veterinary medicine
are Luther T. Albert, Miami, Fla.;
Sam T. Bickley, Jonesboro, Tenn.;
W. C. Burns, Georgetown, S. C;
Aaron H. Groth, Auburn; J. C
Shaul, Dancy; Norman D. Thurmond,
Camden, Tenn., and T. W.
Weatherford, Uriah.
Zeta Tau Alpha
(Continued fnpm page 2)
phis, Tenn.; Angie Lou Russell,
Bobby Dooley, Athens, Ga.; Freer
Sheram, Mercer King, Opelika;
Freddye Studstill, Bob Brom, Birmingham;
Patsy Biggio, Doug Mc-
Clain, Opelika; Martie Foss, Jack
Green, Mobile, and Ginger Palmer,
Don Julian, Birmingham.
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To assist outstanding BS graduates in
obtaining their Master of Science and
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ELIGIBILITY
June 1953 graduates receiving BS Degrees
in the following fields:
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Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Those chosen to participate in this Plan
will be from the upper portion of their
graduating class and will have evidenced
unusual technical ability. They must
also have evidenced imaginative ability
and possess personality traits enabling
them to work well with others.
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Applicants must be United States citizens
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PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITY
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participate in this program and candidates
for Master of Science and Doctor
of Science Degrees must meet entrance
requirements for advanced students at
this university.
PROGRAM
Under this Graduate Plan the candidate
will work full time at McDonnell Aircraft
Corporation until September 1953.
From September 1953 to June 1954
candidates will work at M.A.C. from 28
to 36 hours per week, attending Washington
University on an individually arranged
schedule. A Master of Science
Degree should be obtained within a
maximum of two calendar years. Under
this arrangement it will be possible for
a candidate to earn approximately 85%
of a normal year's salary and to attend
the university during regular semesters
while working toward his advanced degree.
COMPENSATION
Compensation will be commensurate
with the individual's ability and experience.
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of the engineering staff. In addition, the
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units necessary to obtain an advanced
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Candidates will be selected by officials
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June 1953 graduates should make informal
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1953. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
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By Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
Auburn Fans To See Five Outstanding
Teams In Last Month Of Cage Play
Basketball entertainment for Auburn fans will reach its
peak during the month of February when the Tigers play
host, starting tonight, to five of the strongest teams in the
conference. Coach Joel Eaves' fighting hardwood five will
have an uphill pull as they start their stretch drive in an
attempt to close the gap between them and the Louisiana
State Bengals, who are currently leading the conference.
Four of the visiting teams were ranked in the first six in
the conference by pre-season prognostigators and the other is
cross state rival Alabama, the big surprise of the conference.
In order, the teams are Florida, Mississippi, LSU, Tu-lane,
and Alabama.
The Tigers initiate the home stand tonight with the Florida
Gators. The Gators have five lettermen returning from last
year's squad and were ranked at the beginning of the season
anywhere from second to fifth place in the SEC. Led by
Rick Casares, the Floridians are presently holding down second
place in the conference.
On February 7, the Tigers take the road to Nashville for
a conference battle with the Vanderbilt Commodores, and
then return to the Plains on the 11th to take on the Mississippi
Rebels. Though resting in the SEC cellar, the Rebels have
what is believed to be the strongest last place team of any
conference. Ole Miss, with the SEC's leading scorer in Bob
Jarvis, has had more bad luck this year than Auburn.
Following Ole Miss, the first place LSU Bengals invade
the Auburn Sports Arena. At the season's start the Bengal
five were setting the conference on fire behind the high scoring
of Bob Petit. Lately, Petit has been ill and unable to
play, but the Louisianans are continuing to notch victories.
The big center may be able to see action against the Plainsmen,
attaching more color to the engagement and serving to
make the Tigers a heavy underdog.
The Tulane Green Wave comes to Auburn February 16 and
can be counted on to give the Tigers a hard time. Playing
one of the toughest schedules in the conference coupled with
bad luck to some of their star players has left the Green
Wave with an unimpressive record. Led by Fritz Schultz
and Dick McGowan the Greenies field a potentially strong
quintet.
Last but not least on the "Swish Kids" schedule is arch
rival Alabama. Though rated as one of the weaker teams in
the conference, the Crimson Tide has proved to be a strong
contender for honors this year. Led by 6'9" Jerry Harper, the
Tide turned the Tigers under by a 10 point margin in Tuscaloosa
a few weeks ago,. ... w^SW* ••
Coach Joel Eaves' quintet has,i>eeja,plagued by injuries all
season and at the times when they seemed to be getting on
the right track. Though without the services of two regulars
last week, the Tigers played a strong Tennessee team a nip
and tuck game, finally losing by two points. Should Jack
Turner, Bill Kirkpatrick, Bob Miller, John Cochran, Jim O'-
Donnell and .Bubber Farish start *hitting as they did at the
season's beginning, the Tigers could emerge from this string
of sharp competition relatively unscratched.
Turner, Miller Lead Tiger Scoring
According to the latest statistics on Coach Joel Eaves'
"Swish Kids", the tall Tigers have won nine and lost four and
have two wins and three losses in SEC competition. (This is
not including Saturday night's game with Mississippi State).
Led by Jack Turner, Robert Miller and Bubber Farish, the
Plainsmen have scored 930 points to their opponents' 825,
averaging 71.5 points to their foes 63.5. Turner, with 133
markers leads the Auburn scorers and has a game average
of 10.3 points. Miller, with 111 points has the best game
average, 12.3, while Captain Farish is close behind with 103
points and an average of 7.9 points per contest.
Forward John Cochran is still way out in front in the rebound
department with 106 rebounds in 12 games. Forward
Jim Martin has taken 94 from the boards in 12 games and
Bob Miller has snatched 93 rebounds in nine games.
Towering Dan Fausett, substitute center, continues to
show the most accuracy. The 6'8" sophomore has connected
with 24- of 56 field goal attempts for a 42.9 per cent average.
Center Bob Fenn is next in line with 41 goals out of
99 tries for a 41.4 percentage.
Auburn still seems to be a bit rougher than their opponents.
The Tigers have 317 fouls against 260 for the opposition.
Guard Jim O'Donnell has 40 in this department and Jack
Turner has 38 fouls to his credit.
Plainsmen To
Casares To Lead Gator Squad
As Tigers Meet Strong SEC Team
By Ronald Owen
Basketball fans on the Plains have a treat in store when
the Auburn Tigers play host to the highly ranked Florida
Gators tonight in the Auburn Sports Arena. Game time is
7:30 p.m.
Rated fourth in the SEC in pre-season polls, the Gators will
bring to the Plains one of the
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flashiest teams in the conference.
Led by Rick Casares, Florida's
outstanding gridiron fullback, the
Gators are currently second in the
SEC, trailing only the LSU Bengals.
Casares, who was picked on the
pre-season All-SEC team, was the
Floridians' leading scorer last
year with 344 points and is setting
the pace for them this year. The
205 pound center, though only
6'2" tall, is the top rebound man
on the team and considered one
of the best in the conference in
that department.
ALONG WITH Casares, the
Gators have four other lettermen
who help make them one of the
best in the SEC. Roy Roberts, one
of the captains and a forward, was
the most accurate scorer for the
men from Gainesville last season
and is a two year letterman.
V
Curtis Cunkle, forward, was the
second leading scorer and second
leading rebound man. for the
Florida five last season. Cunkle
stands 6'3" tall and weighs 200
pounds.
Rounding out the starting five
for the Gators will probably be
guards John Powell, 510" and
John Tringas, 5'8". Tringas was
the man who tied up the Auburn-
Florida game last year by stealing
the ball and scoring two points
which sent the game into overtime
and eventually cost the
Tigers the ball game.
COACH EAVES squad, which
has been weakened in the past two
games by the loss of players to
influenza, will count on his squad
being at full strength. Probable
starters for the Plainsmen will be
Bob Miller, center; John Cochran
and Jim O'Donnell, forwards;
and Bubber Farish and Jack
Turner at guards.
Tigers To Hit Road
For SEC Clash
With Commodores
By Ronald Owen
Coach Joel Eaves Tigers take
the road again Saturday, this time
to Nashville for an SEC battle
with the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Led by Dan Finch, high scoring
forward, the Commodores have
been one of the hot and cold teams
in t h e conference. Vandy beat
Tennessee Vols early in the season,
and dropped a close decision to
Tulane recently.
Finch was the man who led the
Commodores to their victory over
Auburn in the Sports Arena,last
year. Only a junior, the 6'1" forward
has been pacing the VSndy
five's attack this season
AUBURN WILL be banking on
the services of Jack Turner and
Bob Miller as they go after another
Southeastern Conference
victory. Turner has seemed to hit
his stride in the last two weeks
as he has soared to the top in the
Tiger scoring department. Miller
has begun to catch up in the rebound
department during the past
three games, and though he has
played in only nine games, is
second on the point making list.
Jordan Names 40 Grid Lettermen;
Seniors To Wear Most Monograms
By Bill Beckwith
Head football coach Ralph Jordan recently announced the
names of 40 Auburn grid lettermen. for the 1952 season.
On the list are 14 seniors; 10 juniors; 12 sophomores, and
four freshmen.
The 14 seniors who climaxed their collegiate football
careers are Percy Alford, Guy
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QUARTERBACKS^Joe Davis,
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and Dudley Spence, McComb, Miss.
LEFTHALFS—Rigas Coptsias,
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Decatur; Jimmy Fullington, Birmingham;
Fob James, Lanett, and
Bobby Jordan, Birmingham.
RIGHTHALFS —Percy Alford,
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Herbert Jordan, Fulton; Charles
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Birmingham.
FULLBACKS—Jim Dillion, Upper
Sandusky, Ohio; Charles Hat-away,
Troy; Herman Howard, La-
Grange, Ga.; Ray Mercer, Moultrie,
Ga., and Bob Scarbrough, Troy.
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Beard Releases 1953 Grid Slate
Two Home SEC Gaines Scheduled
By John Raines
Auburn will play 10 football games next fall, Athletic
Director Jeff Beard announced Sunday. The only major
changes from last years' schedule a r e t h a t Maryland and Wof-ford
have been dropped and t h e r e will be t w o Southeastern
Conference games in Auburn.
THE TIGERS have one tentative
date on their schedule, the opening
game with Stetson on September
25 or 26. The site of the
game will either be Montgomery
or Auburn.
Replacing Maryland and Wof-ford
are Stetson and Miami, both
schools are in Florida. Auburn's
three year contract with Wofford
terminated in 1952 and the Plainsmen
chose not to renew it. Maryland
was signed for only one year
and could not reschedule because
of conflicting opening dates. '
In only one previous appearance,
in 1927, Stetson beat Auburn
6-0. Miami and Auburn have split
even in two previous games. Auburn
won 38-19 in 1944, but lost
the succeeding year 33-7.
Auburn's conference games are
the same as 1952. They play Mississippi,
Mississippi State, Georgia
Tech, Tulane, Florida, Georgia,
and Alabama. Clemson, becoming
one of Auburn's perennial games,
remains on the schedule.
THERE WILL be five games in
the state and five outside the boundaries.
Two games will be played
in Auburn, with the Stetson game
site yet to be decided, one in Mobile
and one in Birmingham.
Georgia takes two of Auburn's
out-of-state games, while Florida,
South Carolina and Mississippi
sponsor the remaining three.
"We are extremely fortunate to
play four bowl teams next fall,"
stated Beard, "and three of the
games are within our State—
Mississippi from the Sugar Bowl;
Florida fr<5m the Gator Bowl, and I a n d w i l 1 h a v e a b i § c a r d Pinned
Alabama from the Orange Bowl t o t h e i r b a c k w i t h t h e i r son's
A Word With Sully
(Continued from page 4)
Darwin states, "I believe that the
discontented type of person, who
drives harder and succeeds better,
will become more numerous."
Readers may well ask, "Why
such interest in the far future?"
Well, it's like this, most columnists
present problems and maintain
that immediate action is
necessary. They say, "Act now
before it is too late." In this
case, we make it easy for the
reader, you don't have to act now
to stave off calamities. All you
have to do is read and perhaps
think a little, if you can spare the
time.
ship honorary will sponsor A
"Dad's Day." Beard will hold out
tickets for the parents of students
so that they may sit together in
the student section.
THE DAD'S of the football players
will also be honored. They will
sit on the bench with their sons
will be the games in Alabama.
The other is Georgia Tech, Sugar
Bowl Champs, in Atlanta."
A new feature will be presented
at the Mississippi game in Auburn
on October 3 when ODK leader-
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1953
THE AUBURN GIFT SHOP
jersey number on it. The half time
show will feature the introduction
of the player's fathers on the
fifty-yard line.
Beard also disclosed that October
31 engagement with Florida
will be homecoming f o r the
Tigers.
Sept. 25 or 26—Stetson in Montgomery
or Auburn
Oct. 3—Mississippi here
10—Miss. State there
17—Ga. Tech there
Oct.
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Nov,
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
24—Tulane Mobile
31—Florida (HC) here
6—Miami there
Ga. Columbus
Clemson there
Nov. 28—Alabama B'ham
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Plainsmen Wrestlers
Take Fifth Straight
Auburn's "marvelous maulers"
scored their fifth straight victory
last Friday night, 21-9 over I the
Emory University wrestling team
in the Auburn Sports Arena. J
Coach Swede Umbach's cj'ew
takes the road for their next two
battles with Middle Tennessee and
Vanderbilt. The Plainsmen maulers
take on the Middle Tennessee
team Thursday for the first time
this season in Murphreesboro. Auburn
downed the Vandy Commodores
in Auburn 32-0 last week and
will be looking for a repeat performance
Saturday, night at Nashville.
•
IN THE MATCH with Emory,
the Tigers scored three falls in a
relatively easy win over the Atlanta
squad. Dick Downey, -167
pound division, Al Myers, 177
pound class, and Ed Duncan in t he
heavyweight division all scored
fall wins over their opponents.
Duncan, senior guard dn the
Tiger football team, made his first
intercollegiate appearance a successful
one as he substituted for
Dan McNair and took a fall win
in three minutes and 53 seconds
over Emory's Don Sabin. Duncan
was one of several substitutes
Used for Auburn in the meet.
THE RESULTS of the match
were:
123 P o u n d s — Jim Bennett,
Emory, decisioned Buford Cotton,
Auburn, 4-2.
130 : Pounds—Ross Cox, Emory,
decisioned Culver Deloach, 9-8.
137 Pounds — Herschel Fukher,
Emory, decisioned Robert Hall,
6-2.
147 Pounds—Whit Gunnels, Auburn,
decisioned Bill Davis, 4-0
157 Pounds—Russell Baker, Auburn,
decisioned Dick Lane, 9-1.
167 Pounds—Dick Downey, Auburn,
won by a fall over Jim Mil-house,
Emory, 8 minutes 2 seconds.
177 Pounds—Al Myers, Auburn,
won by a fall over Dale Thomas,
Emory, 4 minutes 9 seconds..,
Heavyweight—Ed Duncan, Auburn,
won by a fall over Don Sabin,
Emory, 3 minutes 53 seconds.
Tiger Five Racks Up Tenth Win;
Downs Mississippi Saturday 82-60
By Tom Duke
Mississippi State's hapless Maroons fell by t h e wayside
five minutes after t h e beginning of t h e opening q u a r t e r last
S a t u r d a y night as a " h o t " Tiger five r a n wild to r a c k up an
an 82-60 victory in t h e Sports Arena. :*
Playing what has been termed their best game to date,
the Tiger hardwood set capitalized
on the Mississippians' inability
to connect with their shots. At
half time Auburn held an 11 point
advantage.
WITH THE exception of the
game's first five minutes, which
saw a fast and furious see-saw
battle rage between the two
THE TIGER quintet was without
the services of John Cochran
and Jim Martin who were suffer- I
ing from the effects of influenza. |
Coach Joel Eaves stated that the j
return of these stellar players is
expected to put Auburn back in
top form.
Auburn will meet the Florida
Dairy Science Club
Considers Meeting Shift
i j
The Dairy Science Club held its
first regular meeting of the quarter
January 28.
The next meeting is called for
7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Since the regular meeting night
Dairy Science Club con-ith^
other clubs and acti-.
vitieS on Ag Hill, a committee was
appointed to investigate and make
suggestions for a more convenient
meeting night.
John R. Parrish, Extension
dairyman, spoke on dairy cows.
He called to attention the interest
shown in these shows and the
large contributions made by business
men and corporations.
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CKIEF'S
is proud
to salute
Ned
Ellis
As an outstanding
member ol
the Auburn student
body.
Ned, a senior in
agriculture from Fort
Deposit, is past president
of the Ag Council,
a member of Alpha
Zeta and ODK honor-aries.
He is the chairman
of API's 1953
Open House, chairman
of the I n v i t a t i o n s
Committee, a member
of the Livestock Judging
Team, and a member
of Alpha T a u
Omega social fraternity.
Where Auburn Students Trade
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Theta Xi Pledges Elect
Theta Xi colony elected new
pledge officers''to fill positions vacated
by initiations recently.
New officers of the pledge class
are Roy Rhodes, Enterprise, president;
Tim Prine, Vinegar Bend,
vice-president; Milo DaviS; Mobile,
secretary, and Ray Broadus, Mobile,
treasurer. Pledge trainer is
Tommy Dean.
Those recently intiated into
Theta Xi are Don Dutton, Mobile;
Donald Newton, Georgiana; David
Hayes, Birmingham; Roy Stewart,
Silver Cross; Roy Crawford, Geneva,
and Bill Tiffin, Scottsboro.
George C. Foster, assistant dean of
Science and Literature, and George
L. Haynes, local druggist, were'
initiated as honorary members.
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doubt that the ball game was b e r t h i n the SEC, tonight at 7:30
Auburn's. m the Sports Arena
Lanky j Robert Miller led the
Auburn "giants" to a six-way tie
for fourth place in the SE(5 by
pouring 23 points through the
hoop. Caveness paced the Maroons
with 17.
Auburn's Jack Turner walked
away With second place laurels by
sinking 19 points as the Tigers
won their tenth game out of 14
played. Jim O'Donnell and Bill
Fickling contributed 16 and 12
points respectively, for the Auburn
"hoopsters."
Longford To Head SAE
Recently elected officers of
Alpha Mu chapter of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon are Jack Langford, Griffin,
Ga., president; Frank Barker,
B i r m i n g h a m , vice-president;
Frank Copeland, Montgomery,
treasurer, and Charles Boswell,
Columbus, Ga., secretary. Capt.
William Flack, of the AFROTC
unit here, was elected Faculty
Advisor.
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By T. C. Hoepfner
Assistant Professor of English
The P l a y e r s Inc. gave last T h u r s d a y afternoon and evening
a thoroughly professional and delightful presentation of
Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Love's Labour's Lost," and
they proved once again that skilled direction, expert coaching,
and resourceful acting a r e all t h a t Shakespeare needs to lift his
plays from the printed page and j
into current life, as the response
of the audience made clear.
The theme of the play is
simple: the young King of Navarre
and three friends agree to
forswear the pleasures of the
world—especially w o m e n—i n
order to devote themselves to
study, as the ideal student should;
but they forget that the Princess
of France and her three equally
lovely attendants (coeds, if you
please) are enroute upon serious
business of state.
THE WOMEN arrive, the men
soon outswear their forswearing,
and love's chameleon game is on,
6IBS0D
with the promise of happiness for
all in a year and a day. With this
main plot are interwoven scenes
of comedy ranging from light satire
to slap-stick clowning, and
involving a variety of types. I lack
space to commend particular
scenes and players, but I must
praise, in passing, the Holofernes-
Since The Plainsman staff does
not boast anyone familiar enough
with the finer points of the
legitimate theater to attempt an
Intelligent criticism, Professor
Hoepfner graciously consented to
handle this duty in connection
with last weeks campus appearance
of the Players Inc.—Ed.
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Nathaniel scenes, so perfectly
presented that at least one teacher
enjoyed the parody at his expense,
and I must add that everyone
in the cast 'of fourteen was
worthy of his part.
There were minor flaws: some
of the makeup might be lightened
to advantage, and the Russian
accent of the maskers should be
toned down; but I've observed
flaws in Olivier and Webster productions.
Certainly, the performances
were excellent and the
direction sensible.
THE EMPHASIS throughout
was where it should be: on clarity
of speech (what a relief to hear
everything that was said) and appropriateness
of rhythm; on grace
of movement and skilled use of
gesture and expression; on effective
stage grouping and fluid
scene change;, and especially impressive,
on perfect timing (the
best of comedy may fall flat if it
moves slowly or fitfully).
The attractive single set was
J consistently stylized, and had the
additional virtue of not distracting
the audience from the play
(as the flickering of our "no
smoking" sign threatened to do),
I and the costumes were effective.
Sigma Nu
(Continued from page 2)
John Langley, Frances Tate,
Sylacauga; Jim Sykes, Madge
Ray, Birmingham; Herbert White,
Barbara Roy, Bessemer; James
Walding, Shirley Shivers, Enterprise;
Morris Reddick, Barbara
Mayne, Warrington, Fla.; Claude
Buchapm, Dudley Hall, Gurley;
John Dismukes, Carline Ramage,
Montgomery.
Clarence Milldrum, Jackie Gut-chen,
Headland; Bill Harden,
Charlotte Knight, Dothan; Buddy
Duffy, Beth Geron, Huntsville;
Thornton Garvin, Lee Searcy,
Huntsville; George Petznick, Pat
Cay lor, Union Springs; Tom Caldwell,
Anne Marie Kerr, Selma;
Charles Williams, Nancy Adkin-son,
Madison.
T. Baker Smith, Bettie Jones,
Auburn; James Hogue, Phyllis
Jordan, Thomasville, Ga.; Charles
Wingate, Mary Mac Champion,
Hayneville; Ed Thomas, Mary
Ann Bearden, Anniston; P at
Chisolm, Nancy Hudson, Birmingham;
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foy,
Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wade,
Auburn.
DON JOHNSON, Mary Barnes,
Cordova; Tim Faulk, Cornelia
Orme, Troy; Josh Tatum, La Verne
Perkins, Elba; Tommy Tate, Betty
Capel, Griffin, Ga.; Tim Maund,
Helen Simmons, Opp; Ray Gold-wire,
Beverly Ann Pouncey, Eu-faula;
K e n Streater, LuAnn
Armstrong, Decatur, Ga.; Bob
Ellis, Brenda Davies, Birmingham;
Lawrence Bryan, Jean Jackson,
East Gadsden; Lester Ford,
Dot Moseley, Cordova; Bill White,
Impressive also was the limited
and judicious cutting of the text.
The general comment I heard
from those who saw the play was,
"I hope they come to Auburn
again." I hope so too, and soon.
Incidentally, this is the fourth
regular touring season of the
Players Inc., under the leadership
of their founder and principal director,
Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke,
O.P. Its players have had long
and varied experience, despite the
comparative youth of most of
them, in plays ranging from
Sophocles through Shakespeare
and Moliere to Bernard Shaw,
Tennessee Williams and Christo- !
pher Fry, and from tragedy and!
comedy to melodrama and farce, i
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1953
Textile Technicians
* •
To Review Data
One of -a" series of five textile
meetings will be held at the department
of textile technology
Hilda Buzbee, Dadeville; Henderson
King, Dorothy Preuit, Leigh-ton;
Bob Dixon, Joann Hickman,
Atlanta.
Jimmy Hughes, Billie Faye
Webb, Huntsville; Jack Vandiver,
Barbara Douglass, Madison; Billy
Tidwell, Jeanne Luther, Huntsville;
Charles Bishop, Becky
Salter, Birmingham; Joe Sulzby,
Jerry Fuller.
Jimmie Stephens, Jo Anne Wise,
Samson; Wallace McClain, Marian
Taylor, Montgomery; BiMy! GQJ.-
den, Mary Dean Collins, Montgomery;
Marvin Brown, Dot Landers,
Gadsden; Earl Robinson, Sue
Ingram, Dothan; Butch Patterson,
Eliz Whitman, Mobile, and Bobby
Hughes, Jane Walden, Birmingham.
February 12.
The meetings, to be held in the
largest t e x t i l e manufacturing
states of the South, have been
arranged to present to mill management
and personnel the latest
findings in the widest-scale research
project of its kind.
Technologists from the American
Cotton Manufacturers InstL
tute, the Institute of Textile Technology
at Charlottesville, Va., and
the National Cotton Council will
present the latest information on
their research findings at the
meeting here.
T\h,e cooperative project is
known as the "17 Mill Test" because
17 Southern textile mills
joined in making their production
facilities available as the test
areas for textile scientists and
technicians in their search for
solutions to cotton processing
problems.
M. Earl Heard, vice president
and director of research of the
West Point Manufacturing Co.,
Shawmut, will preside over the
Auburn meeting. '
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