1953-01-21 The Auburn Plainsman

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All Day Saturday
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT .
VOL. 80 8 Pages WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 21, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 3
Extra Concert Should
Prove To Be Treat
Of This Year's Series
By War Eagle
The API Lecture and Con­cert
committee was very fort­unate
last week in obtaining
an extra attraction to add to
the series of concerts and lec­tures
for this year.
The extra program is as near as
tomorrow night and will feature a
brilliant young concert pianist,
Miss Lilian Kallir. The surprise in
the addition is due to the fact that
the committee only last week
scheduled the artist and, it was
consequently impossible to give
earlier notice.
From all reports this star should
give a performance that is of the
calibre that the committee has been
trying so hard to obtain. For
although she is only 18 years old
(and very attractive), she has a
string of achievements that will
compare with almost any veteran
artist. To mention only a few, she
has been soloist at a White House
Correspondent's Dinner in honor
of President Truman, the "Car­negie
Pops," a world-wide broad-
-cast with the Oklahoma City Sym­phony,
and was the winner of the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences " A m e r i c a n Artists
Award".
According to Dean Cater, the
public is invited to the concert and
there will be no admission charge.
And so, I hope that you students
and faculty' members will not miss
this opportunity to see and hear
such rare talent.
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Burton's 75th
• Burton's Book Store will cele­brate
the 75th anniversary of its
Auburn opening Friday with an
open house from 10 until 5 o'clock.
That's right, the store was
founded as a branch of the Burton
Brothers Book Company in 1878
at the request of the college, and
has been in the book selling busi­ness
every year since.
1878? That was 11 years before
Samford Hall was constructed, 14
years before the first coeds came
to the Loveliest Village and 21
years before the name Alabama
Agricultural and Mechanical Col­lege
was changed to Alabama
•Polytechnic Institute.
Yes sir, that was a long time ago,
almost beat me here in fact. And
so I want to congratulate them
with the hope that they will be
around to keep my spirit alive
for at least another 75.
ONE OF THESE girls will be chosen as queen of the Beaux
Arts ball and reign over the festivities Friday night. The candi­dates
are Jane Cutler, Nancy Connell, Betty Jane Shackleford,
Gladys Blackburn, Sue Stowers, Ethel Dial, Merry Lou Arthur,
Helen Allen and Margery Wright.
Hidden Desires To Be Made Known
At Beaux Arts Ball Friday Night
The 17th annual Beaux Arts Ball will be presented Friday
night, Jan. 23, at 8:30 in the student activities building as a
result of the combined efforts of Decor, honorary interior
design group, Scarab, architecture honorary, and Art Guild,
art honorary.
The ball, a small scale produc­tion
of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
will have "Hidden Desires" as its
theme, as announced by commit­teeman
Jack St. Martin. The stage
will be decorated in accordance
with this theme.
Pete Napolitano, master of
ceremonies, w i l l introduce the
candidates as they approach the
stage. Following the procession the
king and queen of the ball will be
presented. The board of judges
choosing the reigning couple will be
selected from the school of arts
and architecture.
Prizes will be given to the best
costumed couple as well as for
the best individual boy's costume
and the best girl's costume. Girls
will have 12:30 permission for the
dance.
Tickets will be1 sold by the spon­sors
for $1 stag or couple before
the dance. Tickets bought at the
door will be $1.25. Each ticket
counts as a vote, and voting boxes
will be placed inside the door un­der
each candidate's picture. Music
v/ill be furnished by Benny Ham-ner
and his dance band.
SORORITY CANDIDATES for
king and queen of the Beaux Arts
Ball are Sue Stowers, Evergreen,
and Ed Martin, Sylacauga, Alpha
Delta Pi; Nancy Connell, Newnan,
Ga., and David Freeman, Newnan,
Ga., Alpha Gamma Delta; Ethel
Dial, Greensboro, and Carroll
Henley, Crystal Springs, Miss.,
Alpha Omicron Pi; Merry Lou
Arthur, Anniston, and Gordon
Peavy, Meridian, Miss., Delta Zeta.
Jane Cutler, Atlanta, Ga., and
Georgt Komp, Hattiesburg, Miss.,
Zeta Tau Alpha; Margery Wright,
Opelika, and Tommy Crockett,
Tallassee, Theta Upsilon; Helen
Allen, Selma, and Tom Caldwell,
Washington, D. C, Kappa Delta;
Gladys Blackburn, Birmingham,
and Bob Brown, Memphis, Phi
Mu, and Betty Jane Shackleford,
DaltonJ Ga., and Rudy Spoelstra,
Holland, Chi Omega:
Greeks Will Crown
'Goddess' At Dance
Auburn's first "Greek Goddess"
will be crowned at the IFC dance
during Greek Week, it was an­nounced
this week by Dick Gilli-land,
chairman of Greek Week.
According to Gilliland, a coed
will be selected from one of the
nine Auburn sororities and will
reign over the annual IFC. dance
that will be held in the student"
activities building Saturday night,
Feb. 28.
In making the announcement,
Gilliland stated that special efforts
are being made to include sorority
members as well as fraternity men
in the festivities of this year's
Greek Week.
"Joyce Goff, president t>f the
Pan-hellenic council is working
on plans to hold the annual Pan-hellenic
Workshop during Greek
Week. The workshop is usually
held later in the year, but Pan-hellenic
members voted to coordi­nate
the workshop in the activities
qt this year's Greek Week," Gilli­land
stated.
Enrollment Soars To Unexpected 6,108;
Auburn Now Ranks Sixth In South
By Les Ford
Winter quarter enrollment has soared far above the ex­pected
number, it was announced this week by Registrar
Charles Edwards.
According to Edwards, "Our records show that a total of
6,108 students have enrolled for the winter quarter, appro­ximately
450 more than we had ;• .. . ,
enrollment continues, A u b u rn
would have nearly 7,000 students
by next year. Auburn's all-time
peak is 7,600.
anticipated." He added that this
unexpected number was in a great
part due to the returning of Ko­rean
veterans.
THE 6,108 figure compares with
5,360 for the winter quarter of
last year and 6,401 for the fall
quarter of this school year. Of
this number, there are 4,705 males
and 1,403 females, or approxi­mately
3.35 men to every woman.
Dividing the total into classes
there are 2,086 freshmen, 1,270
sophomores, 1,209 juniors, 1,013
seniors, 79 fifth-year students, 355
graduate students and 97 special
students.
Enrollments by schools are
agriculture, 588; architecture, 506;
chemistry, 254; education, 1,140;
engineering, 1,445; home econo­mics,
271; pharmacy, 236; science
and literature, 1,416, and veterin­ary
medicine, 252.
EDWARDS ALSO added that
if the current trend of increasing
Statistics published by the U.S.
Office of Education in Fall En­rollment
in Higher Institutions
show that Auburn ranks sixth
among Southern institutions in
total enrollment. Those with en­rollment
greater than that of API
are the University of Florida,
Louisiana State, University of
Texas, the University of Miami,
and the University of Houston.
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.
Deans Considering Calendar Changes
AN EDITORIAL
DEATH OF A SALESMAN ?
Hovering in the balance, as the API
Council of Deans ponders the proposed
college calendar for 1953-54, is the fate of
one of Auburn's strongest attractions to
new students. If the deans decide to ac­cept
the calendar as it stands, with no pro­vision
for pre-registration dates, then API
will no longer be able to offer prospective
students the benefits of the simplest of
registration systems.
We refer to pre-registration as "the
simplest" through our observation of the
system from a student viewpoint. We are
aware that several large administrative
problems are brought about when students
register a quarter in advance, but we sin­cerely
believe that an evaluation of pre-registration
as opposed to mass registration
will find the former more desirable for use
at API: ,
The attraction which pre-registration
holds for prospective students is not in­considerable.
It enables Auburnites to
plan their scholastic programs in advance,
register in relatively small groups, and en­joy
their between-quarters holidays with­out
worrying about facing the punishing
task of registration when they return to
school.
Although the amount of personal coun­seling
varies from school to school, in some
divisions students have access to a faculty
member who is familiar with the curricu­lum,
and who has been provided, by the
dean, with special materials to aid the
student in a wise and adequate selection
of courses. In some of the more compli­cated
curricula, particularly those which
carry a large number of required courses,
this counseling can be of immeasurable
help to the student. It enables him to be
sure that he is getting his requirements
and prerequisites out of the way in good
order, and it gives him a constant running
report on his progress toward a degree.
Perhaps the strongest argument for
pre-registration is the inconvenience caus­ed
by mass registration. If students cannot
pre-register, they must return to the cam­pus
three days earlier than they would
otherwise. Calculated on our present en­rollment,
this amounts to more than 18,000
man-days which students spend on regis­tration
alone. Even if they are lucky
enough to finish registration rapidly, many
students who live at a considerable dis­tance
fr6m Auburn are marooned here
with nothing to do but wait for classes to
start.
Still another factor which "enters the
picture is the financial one. It doesn't cost
a student too much more to spend three
extra days in Auburn, but this living cost,
when multiplied by 6,000 becomes quite an
expenditure. The extra living cost, com­bined
with wages lost by students who
work during vacations, amounts to a tre­mendous
financial drain—a drain which is
rendered useless by the fact that registra­tion
can be handled while school is in ses­sion.
There are several strong objections to
pre-registration. Among the foremost is
the number of changes in schedule which
must be processed at the beginning of each
quarter. Students find themselves unable
to take an overload which they had anti­cipated,
or failing a course which is pre­requisite
to one for which they have pre-registered.
When this situation arises,
changes must be made, and the closing out
of subjects during pre-registration often
lends confusion to this process.
We freely admit that the change-in-registration
situation is bad. The process
would be simplified if students knew their
grades before they registered, and if they
registered just before classes began. There
is a fallacy somewhere, though—personnel
who handle changes in registration report
that there was little perceptible decrease
in the number of changes this fall, after
pre-registration had been by-passed in
favor of a mass registration at the begin­ning
of the quarter. They seemed to think
that students, under the pressure of a tre­mendous
mass registration, would take any
punched card they could lay hands on in
order to complete a schedule, and then find
themselves in a position where schedule
changes were necessary.
An even stronger point, however, comes
from one of pre-registration's administra­tive
opponents who says, "It's only those
students actually involved who suffer from
pre-registration's worst effect, (being forc­ed
to make schedule changes)." We agree
with that, and contend that there is no
justification for penalizing those students
who are not involved for the benefit of
those who are.
We are fully in sympathy with the ad­ministrative
difficulties caused by pre-registration,
and we realize that the Coun­cil
of Deans has approached the matter
with the best interests of the college in
mind. They have not attempted to hide
the issue from students, but on the con­trary
both opponents and exponents have
been extremely cooperative in discussing
their respective viewpoints.
We do feel, however, that the question of
pre-registration should receive a great deal
of serious thought before final action is
taken. We also feel that when the factors
are translated into terms of this institu­tion's
service to its students, the advant­ages
of pre-registration will far outweigh,,
its disadvantages.
The most important issue has been sum­med
up admirably by one dean who had
this to say:
"The elimination of pre-registration
would reduce immeasurably the hours of
work which I and my staff must do on re­gistration.
It would mean, however, that
students would receive just that many
hours less service from this office."
Ten Speakers Invited Here For REW
By JoAnne Lucci I ligion at Hollins College, and was
Ten outstanding speakers have been invited to API for a l s o formerly pastor of the Sec-
Religious Emphasis Week, February 1-5, according to John
Benton, program chairman.
The two main convocation speakers invited by t h e college,
a r e Jesse Dean Perkinson, Jr., and John Newton Thomas.
Both of these men are considered
well-qualified in their fields.
PERKINSON IS now an assoc­iate
professor of chemistry at the
University of Tennessee, and ser­ved
as senior scientist in the med­ical
division, Oak Ridge Institute
of Nuclear Studies from 1949-52.
He received his B.S. at the
University of Tennessee, and his
M.S. and Ph.D. in bio-chemistry
at the University of Rochester,
and is a former research associate
and assistant professor of biology
at the University, of Georgia,
Atlanta division. He is a licensed
lay reader of the Episcopal
Church, and is qualified 'm science
and religion.
THOMAS IS professor of the­ology
and dean of graduate studies
a^ Union (Presbyterian) Theolo­gical
Seminary, Richmond, Va. He
received his A.B. at Washington
and Lee Universities, his B.D. at
Union Theological Seminary, and
his Ph.D. at the University of
Edinburgh.
He ja. a former professor of re-ond
P r e s b y t e r i a n Church,
Charleston, S.C., and Grace Cov­enant
Presbyterian Church, Rich­mond.
Thomas is qualified in religion,
philosophy, psychology, sociology,
and history.
The other eight speakers have
been invited by Auburn churches
for REW. This year the theme is
"God Speaks Today."
ROBERT W. BERTRAM, (Luth­eran),
is philosophy instructor,
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso,
Indiana and Indiana University.
He is a graduate of Concordia
Theological Seminary, St. Louis,
Mo., and received his M.A. at
Washington University and the
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Lilian Kallir
Pre-registration, Saturday Classes,
Finals Schedule, Being Considered
According to a statement issued late last week by Dr. M.
C. Huntley, Dean of Faculties and presiding officer of the
API Council of Deans, the council is now considering a pro­posed
college calendar which bring about several major
changes in next year's program.
The more significant changes in
the proposed calendar considered
at last week's council meeting
were the increase of the final ex­amination
period from three to
five days each quarter, an in­crease
from seven to eleven Sat­urday
class sessions, and the elim­ination
of pre-registration.
IN LAST TUESDAY'S session,
the council returned the calendar
to the calendar committee for
further consideration. One mem­ber
of that committee stated that
there was a strong possibility of
cutting proposed Saturday classes
from eleven to eight by shorten­ing
the proposed exam period to
four days in each quarter.
Three days for mass registra­tion
are provided at the beginning
of each quarter, and while there
is no specific mention of the elim­ination
of pre-registration, there
is no provision for it on the ca­lendar.
In its present form, the new
calendar calls for three Saturday
sessions in the summer quarter;
none in the fall; five, including
one for final exams, in the winter,
and three in the spring.
THESE FIGURES represent the
addition of one Saturday in the
summer and three in the winter.
The calendar committee, is ex­pected
to eliminate one Saturday
in both of these quarters, plus one
in the spring, in order to reduce
the total to eight.
According to members of the
committee, the lengthening of the
final exam period is based on
many complaints from bpth fac­ulty
and students that the present,
three-day period is insufficient.
The proposed schedule, will
make up several of the additional
days necessitated by mass regis­tration
and longer exam periods
by reducing the number of regu­lar
class meetings from 52 to 50
in each quarter.
It was pointed out by one dean
that this total will still give API
students two more class meetings
than the 48 usually provided for
in schools operating on the sem­ester
system.
Extra Concert Event
To Feature Pianist
Thursday Evening
An unscheduled attraction, pre­sented
by the API Lecture and
Concert Committee, will be featur­ed
Thursday, Jan. 22 at 8:15 p.m.,
according to Dean Katharine Cater,
chairman of the Concert Commit­tee.
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Appearing at Langdon will be
Lilian Kallir, 18-year-old concert
pianist. Born in Prague, Czechoslo­vakia,
of Austrian parents, Lilian
Kallir has appeared as soloist with
the Little Falls Symphony, Wheel­ing
Symphony, the Corning Phil­harmonic,
Jacksonville Symphony,
Waterbury Symphony, Transyl­vania
Music Camp Symphony,
Oklahoma City Symphony, the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and
she recently opened the Carnegie
Pops with the New York Phil­harmonic
at Carne«ie Hall.
LILIAN KALLIR began her
music studies in Europe at the
age of 6 She accompanied her
parents to America in 1940 and re­sumed
her training at the Mannes
School of Music under Herman de
Grab.
She soon was appearing through­out
the East in local recitals; she
made her debut at the Berkshire
Festival and was then featured
over WNYC under Leon Barsin
and the National Orchestral As­sociation.
Miss Kallir studied for two years
at Sarah Lawrence College, and
then embarked on her first tour
of the United States.
There will be no admission
charge for the event.
No action on the calendar was
expected in yesterday's session of
the council.
NOTICE
All students possessing snap­shots,
which can be used in this
year's Glomerata, are urged to
bring them by the Glomerata
office in the basement of Sam­ford
at the earliest possible date.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
WITH HER HAIR UP or down, we think this week's "Love­liest"
is ready to embark on the campus formal season. So as an
introduction to the stag lines, she is Jeanette Golden, a sophomore
in education from Cartersville, Ga.
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Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority Will Present Annual Formal This Weekend
Miss Lela Jacks To Lead Dance
In Ac Building Saturday, 9-12 p.m.
Delta Delta Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority will
hold its annual formal Saturday night, J a n . 24, in t h e student
activities building from 9 until 12. Music will be furnished
by the Auburn Knights.
Miss Lela Jacks, chapter president, will lead the dance
with Earl Becker, Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Martin, Auburn,
will present Miss Jacks with the
traditional bouquet of red roses
during the leadout.
Members, pledges and dates are
Ann Hubbard, John Henry, An-niston;
Mary Alice Mclnnis, Joe
Kelly, Macon, Ga.; Ginger Dick­son,
Jerry Block, Hollywood, Fla.;
Irene Casey, Charles Payne, Villa
Rica, Ga.; Betty Capps, George
Bronson, Hartford; Jane Andrews,
Marvin Locke, Athens.
JOANNE WALD, Vance Bras-well,
Birmingham; Jean Thomas,
Mac Molnar, Cuthbert, Ga.; Sallie
B. Kelly, Bill Cobb, Huntsville;
Nancy Gardner, Clyde Ashley,
Cullman; M a r g a r e t Ladner,
Charles Cosminsky, Dallas, Texas;
Jane Sneed, Bill Brown, Newnan,
Ga.; Jean Erwin, Sam Keenojj,
Birmingham.
Elizabeth Wood, Dick McGow-an,
Atlanta; Nina Franklin, La­mar
Skinner, Opelika; B e t ty
Coleman, Jack Watson, Opelika;
Betty Sue Johnson, Bill Epper­son,
Montgomery; Babs Tittle,
Guy Epperson, Montgomery; £d-wina
Sims, Sonny Bilberry, Bast­rop,
La.; Lolita Vandenburg, Billy
Co l b u r n , Greensboro; Wren
Reader, Donald Johnson, Besse­mer.
JOAN- WHEELER, W a r r en
Richie, Memphis; Jean Griffith,
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Supplies For
All Your
School Needs
BENNETT SIMS, Mgr.
Phone Ex. 347
Bob Wheeler, Birmingham; Ethel
Dial, Bill Porter, Bessemer; Sue
Carter, John Lee, Dancy; Helen
Chitwood, Bill Lovin, Decatur;
Gaye Nickerson, Sammy Shep­herd,
Birmingham; Juanita Rey­nolds,
W a y n e Richey, Ware
Shoals, S.C.
Patsy Donman, Donald Leight-hauser,
Birmingham; Gayle Dow­sing,
Tracy O'Rpurke, Mobile;
Patsy Faulk, Jude Swint, Green­ville,
Miss.; Mona Lee Fuller,
Gene Browning, Auburn; Sandra
Hawkins, Dick Haggard, Auburn;
Nancy H i l l , Prince Whatley,
Huntsville; Nancy Hooper, Jerry
Moore, Albertville; Nancy Hub­bard,
Kenneth White, Columbus,
Ga.
NANCY LANDERS, Bill Dun­can,
Birmingham; Martha Ann
Lee, Dale Parker, Birmingham;
Barbara Lipsey, Richard Bartlett,
Albany, Ga.; Marianne Minder, Al
Dilthy, New York; Judy Pate,
Buddy Duffey, Huntsville; Mary
Peddy, Frank Toothaker, Mont­gomery;
Mary Penn, Ray Prich-ard,
Birmingham; Camille Pharr,
Jim Peerson, Brunswick, Ga.
Susan Pullen, Jimmy Cline, La-
Grange, Ga.; Jane Tuggle, Jimmy
Beason, Heflin; Rebecca Wall,
Thomas Gilliam, Huntsville; Betty
Witty, Bobby Dooley, Watkins-ville;
Janis Akin, Gatson Bush,
Notasulga; Olivia Capps, J oe
Thomas, Montgomery; C a r o le
Pugh, Jayson Raines, Montgom­ery;
Maryann Majors, Mac Nel­son,
Panama City, Fla.
MR. AND MRS. Al Martin, Au­burn;
Gwen Ray, Alex Walker,
Huntsville; Dr. and Mrs. Henry
Goode, Auburn; Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Tidwell, Huntsville; Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Tatum, Auburn; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Williamson, Auburn;
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Weaver, Au­burn;
Mr. and Mrs. John Throw­er,
Lanett; Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Gray, Athens, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Wilson, Jr., Auburn; Mr.
arid Mrs! Bob Burns, Auburn, and
DoT'PI'irn; Lester Rankin, Bir-'
mingham.
Immediately f o l l o w i n g the
dance, Lambda Chi Alpha frat-ternity
will entertain the AOPi's
and their dates with a breakfast
at the fraternity house. Other
weekend activities include a buf­fet
supper in the chapter room
on Friday night.
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Four Attractions For Winter, Spring
ncert, Lecture Committee Reveals jjThree concerts and one lecture will be presented on the
Auburn campus during the remainder of the school year.
Sponsored by the API Lecture and Concert Committee, these
programs will feature outstanding artists and speakers.
'The concert series will resume on Thursday, Jan. 29, whjen
The Players Incorporated, Na-
MISS LELA JACKS, Alpha Omicron Pi chapter president, will
lead the sorority's annual formal dance in the student activities
building Saturday night. She will be escorted, by Earl Becker,
Montgomery. . '•
buddy
for your
budget
that's what one of our checking accounts
can be for you.
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S t a r t i n g off the new year with, high resolutions
about keeping-records and living w i t h i n , a budget.
Why not let a checking account do the work?
Your stubs show how expenditures are running—
your balance shows where you stand—your canceled
checks are proof of payment.
m
Stop by today. Open a checking account in a
few minutes.
"We pay 2% Interest en Savings"
BANK OF AUBURN
Member FDIC & Federal Reserve System
Burford Named Prexy
Of Armored Group
Peyton Burford, Camden, was
recently named commanding of­ficer
of the API Track and Saber
Clyb, an organization of advanced
armored ROTC students. Other
newly elected officers are Jim
Martin, Greensboro, executive of­ficer;
N. G. Sansing, Woodstock,
N.Y., adjutant, and David Wall,
Huntsville, finance officer.
Track and Saber, a compara­tively
new organization on the
Auburn campus, exists to promote
friendly relations among armored
students and their instructors and
to increase the students' know­ledge
of army operations. Each
meeting, programs are conducted,
consisting of films and guest
speakers who can help the mem­bers
gain knowledge ' of their
future as United States Army
officers.
Maj. L. M. Stewart and Capt.
R. H. Harrington, Track and Saber
faculty advisors, announce that
the next guest speaker will be
Sgt. Wallace H. Burt. Sergeant
Burt recently returned from Ko­rea
and will give the members an
account of our fighting forces.in
t h e Korean conflict. Several
weeks ago, during a special par­ade
ground review, Sergeant Burt
was decorated with the Bronze
Star by Col. W. J. Klepinger,
PMS&T of Auburn. •J
WANTED: Students interested in
photography to aid; Iftthe for|na-tion
of a campus : photography
club. An organizatiqn&i meeting
will be held in Samford 204 at
8 o'clock tomorrow night.
tional Theatre Company presents
its production in the student acti­vities
building.
The troupe was organized only
three years ago, and since that
time has brought only the best in
theatre to the people of the na­tion.
It has become an institution
in the American entertainment
world, and a tradition with hund­reds
of thousands of Americans,
•who want and demand great
theatre.
ON THURSDAY, February 19,
the committee will present the
Houston Symphony under the di­rection
of Efrem Kurtz. The or­chestra
is considered one of the
finest orchestras in the United
States, and will present a program
ranging from symphonies to the
lighter classics.
The musical director and con­ductor
is well-known the world
over. During 25 years of conduct­ing,
symphony orchestras, opera
and ballet, he has become a dom­inant
figure in the musical life of
six continents.
JOSE LIMON and his Dance
Company will be featured in the
student activities building on
Tuesday, March 31, to begin the
presentation of the spring quarter.
Limon has been called by metro­politan
dance critics "certainly
the finest male dancer of his
time." He will be seen with his
unique company which includes
nof only dancers of distinction,
but dancers who can act.
The committee's final presenta­tion
will be a lecture by Leon
Pearson, brother of the famous
columnist Drew Pearson on May
4. Leon Pearson is the National
Broadcasting Company's repre­sentative
to the United Nations,
and was, for 10 years, a member
Phi Tau Pledges Elect
Lloyd Townsend, Evansville,
Ind., was named president of the
Phi Kappa Tau pledge class in a
recent election.
Other officers are Joe Overton,
Gulf port, Miss., vice-president;
Carlton Whitman, Elba, secretary
and treasurer; Jack Clark, Hart­ford,
sergeant a£ arms; Ray Dan-ner,
Birmingham, chaplain; Tom
Thomley, Alexander City, editor
and James W. Johnston, Mill-town,
song leader. I '• •
of,the editorial staff of the Wash­ington
Merry--go-round. He has
covered two important happen­ings
in Moscow and has chosen as
his subject for the lecture, "Where
Are We Headed."
Latin Group Elects
The Latin American Club re­cently
elected new officers for the
coming year.
Guillermo Maymir, Cuba, was
elected president. Other officers
are Spiros Hallax, Panama, vice-president;
Fabiola Tirado, Colum­bia,
secretary; Alfredo Rodriguez,
Cuba, treasurer a n d Enrique
Nieto, Mexico, social- chairman.
Edgar S. Allen is the faculty
advisor for the club.
Phi's Announce Pledges
The Alabama Beta chapter of
Phi Delta Theta recently announ­ced
the following new pledges:
Bill Oldham, Florence; Porter
Ellis, Florence; Donald Ulrich,
Birmingham and Tommy Sandlin,
Alexander City.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J a n . 21, 1953
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Sock Hop Scheduled For Sat. Night
By Walter Everidge
"Why don't you u s e y o u r student center at n i g h t ? " That
p a r t i c u l a r question has b e e n of g r e a t concern to A r t h u r Moore,
student government superintendent of social affairs.
In a move to get s t u d e n t s to use t h e huge "gameroom,"
Moore announced that a "Sock Hop" will be held this Satur­day
night from 7:30 until 10:30
The dance will be the beginning
of a campaign to make things
more interesting and pleasant for
the students who wish to spend
after-class hours there.
MANY STUDENTS do not know
that they may dance in Student
Center at any time they choose,
between the hours of 7:30-10 p.m.
A 45 rpm record player, complete
with the latest records, will soon
be moved into the main room of
the center for dancing or just
plain listening pleasure.
At the present time, the student
center has available such equip­ment
for entertainment as check­ers,
dominoes, Chinese checkers,
decks of cards for an infinite var­iety
of games, reading material
covering items of interest and
current affairs, and a snack bar
for that after dinner treat.
Moore stated that a ping pong
table will be set up in the center
for use between 7 and 9:15 p.m.
Funds are now available to pur­chase
a television set and as soon
as TV stations are located close
enough to insure good reception,
arrangements will be made toward
that end.
"THE CENTER," Moore said "is
being used a great deal during
the mornings and the early after­noons,
but practically vacated at
night. If enough students make
use of it, the closing hour of 9:15
p.m. can be extended. Remember
that the cheapest and most whole­some
form of recreation on the
campus can be found here."
The student center, which has
been recently remodeled, is lo­cated
on the ground floor of
Langdon Hall. Mrs. Rena Jolly is
director.
Ag School Plans
Annual Conference
API's annual Pest Control Con­ference
will be held here Febr­uary
23-25, it was announced by
Dr. E. V. Smith, dean of the
School of Agriculture and director
of the Agricultural Experiment
Station.
The first day will be the
seventh workshop for state plant
inspectors, and will be concerned
chiefly with problems pertaining
to ornamentals and sweet pota­toes.
The last two days will be a
conference of custom applicators,
and pesticide manufacturers and
distributors, dealing with new de­velopments
in fungacides and
insecticides, with emphasis on
aerial application.
PARTICIPATING with the Ag­ricultural
Experiment Station in
the three-day program are the
Division of Plant Industry of the
State Department of Agriculture
and Industries, State Department
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"shorthand" class in the student center. The curriculum is only
one of the many activities provided by the college in the basement
of Langdon.
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Opinions Ot Loveliest Village Vary
As Foreign Students Are Interviewed
By Howard Skelton and Richard Mills
Eleven foreign students were picked at random this
week and asked, "What do you l i ke best about A u b u r n ? " All
fourteen listed "friendliness" along with football and school
spirit. One student even said that with a few more girls,
Auburn would be paradise!
Students, their home towns and.
what they "liked best about Au­burn"
are:
Dennis Alcock, freshman in civil
engineering from Lima, Peru—
"Most of all, I like the friendliness
of the people. It's good to hear
those "War Eagles" out of town,
especially at ball games. I also
like Auburn because it isn't so
formal—you don't have to go
dressed up all the time. It's big,
but not too big; so we get to know
a lot of people."
Carlos Ormachea, junior in ar­chitecture
from La Paz, Bolivia—
"I like the school of architecture,
the spirit and the friendliness of
the people. The girl situation
doesn't bother me as I'm already
married."
Jaime Torres, sophomore in ar-of
Aeronautics, Alabama Flying
Farmers Association, and pesti­cide
manufacturers and distribu­tors.
B. P. Livingston, chief, Plant
Industry Division, State Depart­ment
of Agriculture; L. H. Smith,
Opelika, representing the Ala­bama
Flying Farmers Association;
Asa Rountree, Jr., director, State
Department of Aeronautics; Ro­bert
G. Pitts, director of Auburn
School of Aviation.
J. A. LYLE, chairman, W. G.
Eden, Charles F. Simmons, L. M.
Ware, F. A. Kummer, and E. W.
Johnson of the Experiment Sta­tion
staff.
Attending the conference will
be plant inspectors, aerial appli­cators,
representatives of insecti­cide
and fungacide manufactur­ers,
distributors, and professional
workers and specialists in the
fields.
You are invited to be present at the
Seventy-fifth anniversary
of
BURTON'S BOOK STORE
on Friday the twenty-third of January
from ten until five o'clock
We appreciate your friendship which has
enabled us to celebrate this anniversary.
chitecture from Bogota, Columbia.
—"The students and townspeople
are so friendly. I like your foot­ball
and the spirit that goes with
it. The girls here are beautiful—
the only trouble is too many boys
and too few girls."
Elizabeth Wood, junior in inter­ior
design from Helsinki, Finland
—"There are a lot more men here
than there are at home because of
the war. I also like that the boys
don't have to write your chaperon
for a date with you. I also like the
way the people dress. The friend­liness
is wonderful."
Ablerto Pelez, sophomore in ar­chitecture
from Marselle, Columbia
—"The people are very nice and
friendly. The girl situation is a
big problem and I don't know what
to do about it."
Ho Kang Liu, freshman in aero­nautical
engineering from Calcutta,
India—"I like the friendliness of
the students and the wonderful
educational opportunities."
Shigehide Miyagi, freshman in
business administration from Naha
City, Okinawa—"I like the friend­liness,
the courses I'm taking, the
American sports, and especially
football."
Luis Gaita Cabrera, freshman in
mechanical engineering from Ha­vana,
Cuba — "I like everything
about Auburn, including the girls."
Alfredo Rodriguez, sophomore in
mechanical engineering from Cifu-entes,
Las Villas, Cuba—"I like
most of all the wonderful friend­ships
you make here."
Salvador Castilla, freshman in
agricultural science from Guate­mala
C i t y , Guatemala — "The
friendliness is wonderful. It is so
peaceful and quiet back at home."
Takaji Kanna, freshman in busi­ness
administration from Naha
City, Okinawa—"I love your foot­ball.
I also like the spirit of friend­ship,
sports and the courses I'm
taking."
Glomerata To Be Ready In May
Says Yearbook Editor Ed Martin
By Gay Hogan
With three-fourths of t h e Glomerata far enough along to
be sent to t h e p r i n t e r s , editor Ed M a r t i n feels reasonably safe
in saying that he a n d his staff will have t h e yearbook ready
to d i s t r i b u t e by t h e first of May, a couple of weeks earlier
t h a n usual.
Five of the eleven sections in
this year's Glomerata have been
completed partially—the opening
section, school and administration,
government and publications,
sports, and classes.
THE REMAINING six—activi­ties,
organizations, beauties and1
favorites, fraternities and sorori­ties,
snaps and advertisements—
are; still being compiled.
The theme of the Glomerata,
which will be presented in the
opening section, will be based on a
contrast of the campus as it is now
with what it once was. "Coach"
Martin explained further that
"Though time passes, tradition r e ­mains
steadfast." With an increase
in enrollment, the completion of
the" multi-million dollar building
program, and improvement of aca­demic
standards the Auburn cam­pus
has been improved and mod­ernized.
Yet the many traditions
of Auburn have remained through­out
the years to help build new
ones along with the changing
campus.
Working on a decreased budget
this year, and against the in­crease
in enrollment, Martin is
trying to put out enough copies to
cover the increase in enrollment
as well as enough to cover any
shortage that might occur.
Members of the editorial staff
working with Martin are Bob Mar­tin,
beauty section editor; Tommy
Tate, fraternities and sororities
editor; Patsy Webb, organizations
editor; Jim Thurman, coordinator;
Gorman Houston, school and ad­ministration
editor; Charlie Hills
activities editor; Herbert White,
sports editor, and Bob Ellis, stu
dent government and publications
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is incomplete without several widespread-collared shirts.
Most popular of these is Arrow Par—a soft, slotted collar
with stays. Available at all Arrow dealers.
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3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J a n . 21, 1953
Sigma Chi Pledges Six
Sigma Chi social fraternity re­cently
announced the pledging of
Leon Johnston, Brundidge; Pow­ell
Brewton, Panama City, Fla.;
Phil Geil, Mobile; Jim Barnett,
Birmingham; Frank Hixon, Bir­mingham,
and John Grey, Mobile.
editor.
Working on the Glomerata busi­ness
staff under Jim Williams,
business manager, are Fred Nich­ols,
assistant business manager;
Jack Appleton, advertising man­ager;
Martin Olliff, and Bill Whit-aker,
co-managers of class section;
John Sumrall, organizations man­ages,
and John Arnold, circulation
manager.
FOR KENT: Nice quiet room for
two students. Two blocks from
post office. Phone M62 Auburn.
Physicists Hear Lecture
On Mass Spectrometry
Dr. RUssell Baldock, head of the
mass spectrometery department at
the Oak Ridge National Labora­tory,
was the speaker at the first
winter quarter colloquium of
API's physics department January
16.
His lecture, "Recent Develop­ments
in Mass Spectrometry,"
was of special interest since the
physics department has a research
contract in mass spectrometry with
the Atomic Energy Commission.
Dr. Baldock h a s published
many articles in the field of mass
spectrometry since his graduation
from Cornell University. He has
worked at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory since 1943.
E> electrical engineers
$ physicists
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Solid-State Physics
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See your Placement Office' for ap­pointment
with members of our
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your campus JANUARY 26,1953.
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A Tragic Symptom? Little Man On Campus
According to the University of Mich-
/gan's Michigan Daily, radicalism is on the
wane on that campus. This premise is bas­ed
on the fact that less than 30 students
were willing to admit membership in the
campus Young Progressive organization,
and consequently, the group is gradually
being squeezed out of existence. The
Young Progressives, incidentally, are cur­rently
occupying a place on the govern­ment's
list of subversive organizations.
The Daily is evidently quite concerned.
Their comment was:
"The real tragedy about YP's demise
lies not only in the fact that one shade
of opinion no longer has a vehicle for ex­pression.
It is a tragedy because it is a
"liberalism," and consequently have failed
to examine carefully many of the doctrines
which travel under that rather general
title. This lack of discrimination, coupled
with particularly vociferous crys for "lib­eral
thought" and "academic freedom"
have lead to the saddling of college stu­dents,
as a group, with a label of political
and ideological incompetence.
For many years, the question of con­servative
versus liberal views (or, if you
prefer, Capitalist versus Communist-Soc­ialist
views) was largely hypothetical.
Therefore, little actual damage, other than
the affixing of the label mentioned above,
was done.
In recent years, however, the question
has resolved itself into one of survival, and
fr&
symptom . . . of the end of an. era when a
man's political beliefs were his own and ' i n v i e w of t h a t m a J o r c h a n S e i n t h e c o m"
when he was not afraid to adhere to them
publicly nor invented from holding them
privately."
We agree the hard times now being
faced by the Young Progressives are a
symptom. We'll even agree that it may
represent the end of an era, but when it
comes to tragedy, we have our doubts.
We sincerely hope that an era is end­ing,
and if the era we have in mind, its
conclusion will certainly be no tragedy.
We refer to a period in which many Amer­ican
college students have felt that playing
footsie with "liberal" foreign ideologies
was a mark of intellect.
Although this phenomena has been vis­ible
for quite some time, it has been most
evident since the early 1940's. In the past
twenty years, a little-but-loud minority of
college students, aided by several fiction
writers of doubtful character, have suc­ceeded
in conveying the impression that
radicalism and alliance with political be­liefs
detrimental to our present system of
government are the hallmark of a well
educated young American.
We don't wish to imply that there is a
higher incidence of Communists among
other groups. There may or may not be—
since we have no reliable figures, we'll
consider anybody's guess as good as ours
on that point.
Our complaint is that many students
have evidently been blinded by a quest for
plexion of the problem, it is time for stu­dents,
as well as all other thinking Amer­icans
to revalue their beliefs.
In our opinion, the long-haired, wild-eyed,
rabble rousing "liberal" of the early
thirties is definitely out of place in a nation
which is struggling for its life against the
very forces he represents.
To a large extent, it appears that South­ern
colleges and universities have escaped
the flood of radicalism which has engulfed
institutions in other parts of the country.
Since it's too much to hope that red and
"pink" forces should relax their efforts at
this stage of the game, we hope we may
continue to be spared.
And to that hope we add another—that
students all over the nation begin to recog­nize
the fuzzy, foreign ideologies for what
they are, and to divorce themselves from
them.
There are a lot of hopeful signs. The
GOP, traditionally tfye conservative wing,
showed great strength among students.
And there are many instances comparable
to the plight of YP on the Michigan cam­pus.
Yes, this may be the end of an e r a -
one in which college students have branded
themselves intellectually immature and
politically unreliable. Perhaps the not too
Strong NSA Work Horse
May Resign From Clan
"Say feach, I unnerstand you're looking for a tall center
for youjr basketball team."
Cedric's Almanac
Marquee Disfigurers Present Mystery
By Fred Nichols
There certainly is some origi­nality
on the loose around the pivot
points of the campus. This form
of brainology is delighting some,
shocking others
and l e a v i ng
groups mysti­fied.
A c o m m on
question t h at
arises from the
o n l o o k e r s of
"his" works is
"how does he
get up there to
change t h o se
l e t t e r s ? " It
.seems that on
one night the letters form the
title of a movie and by the next
morning the same bits of alpha-
Nichols
distant future will b r i n g a wave of healthy bet i n d i c a t e t n a t Jokesters are at paper readjjy as many enthusiastic
l i b e r a l i sm to replace the malignant rad­icalism
which has too long been a t t r i b u t ed
to college students.
New Medium For Old 'Art'
Under ordinary circumstances, ana­grams
can be utilized as a first-rate party
game. The pastime is mentally stimulat­ing,
a lot of fun, and usually harmless.
The game of anagrams now in progress
It's inevitable, we suppose, that any
group of people as large as the Auburn
student body should have some members
whose minds are hyperactive where lewd­ness
is concerned. The only really surpris-it
again.
You have guessed it by now.
These shuffles of letters happen on
the marquee of a prominent the­atre
about town, whose manager
can truthfully say that his marquee
is rfead by more people than any
other marquee in the country.
There is no doubt about it, talent
is loose.
Even though the marquee may
readers as they have. Wish they
would transfer some of their fol­lowing.
Naturally a journalist witn a
burning desire for^facts could not
possibly stomach reading such
tripe. Of course 'not. I would ex­plain
why such literature is bad,
but I've got to go down town.
Heard they changed the marquee
again.
locally, however, can hardly be considered i n g t h i n g a b o u t t h e marquee changing is
as under ordinary circumstances. The re- t h e t r o u b l e which these persons go to in
suits are far too public to permit the wide 0 r d e r t o p r o v e t h a t t h e y a r e intellectual
range of "creative talent" which might be m i d § e t s - Ordinarily, persons of this stripe
acceptable under more private conditions. C0Itfine t n e i r talents to restroom walls.
Tiger Lillies
Dining Halls Need Improvement
By JoAnne Lucci
We are referring, of course, to the
changing of letters on local theatre mar­quees.
As far as we can see, it's a harm­less
trick, and in a few cases, the results
For the sake of the reputation of the
city and this institution, we feel compelled
to ask that the perpatrators bear in mind'
the extreme publicity which their work
have been fairly amusing. One theatre c o m m a n d s . We don't expect any appeal
manager confided to us a few weeks back
that he had no particular objection to the
shuffling, if the persons involved left un­used
letters undamaged.
Lately, however, one extremely objec­tionable
feature has entered the picture.
based on their personal tastes to be effec­tive,
but perhaps they will consider those
of us who don't wish to be associated with
such public exhibitions of filth.
So, if these people feel compelled to
give vent to their "creative urges," we sug­gest
that they return to their former media
That phase is the unbelievably poor taste and cease to clutter the city's streets with
of the persons responsible. their obscenities.
MAX HALL
Editor
LES FORD _ Managing Editor
Fred Nichols .. Associate Editor
Charles Sullivan Associate Editor
JoAnne Lucci Associate Editor
Walter Everidge _ Associate Editor
Ronald Owen Sports Editor
John Raines ._ Assistant Sports Editor
Larry Connor Assistant Sports Editor
Howard Skelton Feature Editor
Lee Helton Assistant Editor
Margie Sullivan Assistant Editor
Herb White Assistant Editor
JACK JOHNSON
Business Manager
Gloria Cobb .... Assistant to Business Manager
Dick Gilliland Advertising Manager
Bill Neville .... Assistant Advertising Manager
Jim Haygood : Sales Agent
LaRue Frederick „._— Sales Agent
Jim McCown Sales Promotion Manager
Jeanne-Marie Farrar Exchange Editor
Nancy Connell Secretary
Spud Bass Circulation Manager
Grant Tittle Layout Manager
Staff Members
Bill Beckwith, Eldonna Brown, Sue Cobb, C. P. Collier, Tom Collins, Tom Duke, Jean Erwin,
Irene Goodall, Jep Greer, Gay Hogan. Doris Lessman, Ernest Merriwether, Bill Owens, Barbara
Searcy, Kathryn Stephens, Sabre Stough, Betty Teague, Red Provost, and Ginger Ford
Member «
Associated Collegiate Press
Nothing is ever so good that it
can't be improved, and we have
noticed some features about Au­burn
that could definitely stand
betterment.
One of the
most outstand­ing
of these is
the f o o d and
cleanliness o f
the girls' tem­porary
d i n i n g
hall, at Graves
Center. It has
been called to
o u r attention,
and that is ex-
Lucci pressing it mild­ly,
that meals are not up to par,
and that eating utensils are not as
clean as they should be.
One coed complained that on
three different occasions she had
to return glasses because there was
a sickening smear of lipstick on
them. Many who eat there regu­larly
can tell of similar experiences.
And the same is probably true of
Mell Street cafeteria, and other
dining halls.
As for the food, there are always
those who gripe, whether they have
filet mignon or fatback. However,
it seems to us that the number of
complaints have increased alarm­ingly
more recently, and surely
when so many gripe it must be a
sign that all is not as it should be.
As far as the cleanliness is con­cerned,
something could be done
to remedy that situation. While it
is understandable that everyone
cannot be pleased with the menu
all of the time, there is no reason
that we can see why more care
cannot be taken so that only clean
glasses and silverware are put out.
for use.
While we hope that this situa­tion
will soon be remedied, there
can be no bouquets in order as
long as these conditions exist.
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Although few people other than
engineering students realize it, Au­burn
has one of the better depart­mental
periodicals in the country
in the Auburn Engineer.
Edited by Bill Parks, Wetumpka,
the magazine is eagerly read by all
interested in the field, and even
those not in engineering find some­thing
of interest in "Engineering
Eyefuls."
Bill Parks is doing a fine job
as editor, and certainly deserves a
posey for his work.
Backfire
FROM OUR READERS
Dear Editor:
In his column in this week's
Plainsman Mr. Herbert White
states that "the greatest need as
far as school organization is con­cerned
is a standard system of
grading in the English department."
I am not sure how a standard
system of grading in the English
department would affect "school
organization," but I can certainly
sympathize with the spirit of Mr.
White's complaint. He is not the
first to raise the complaint nor is
the Auburn English department
the only one in the country to hear
such a complaint.
Indeed, the question of "stan­dardizing"
the grading of written
work in English courses is raised
Gentlemen, Please!
The Plainsman is always hap­py
to print the comments of its
readers—pro or con, critical or
complimentary—one any topic.
Space limitations, however, make
it almost impossible for us us to
run letters as long as some we
have received recently. There­fore,
we must request that future
contributions to this department
be limited to 300 words.
The Editor
more frequently by English teach­ers
than it is by students. But be­fore
orje stumbles over the prob­lem
of what standards for grading
shall be adopted by or imposed
upon the thiry-five teachers in the
English Department, he must come
tr grip6 with the prior problem of
what is "standard usage" of the
English language. If he assumes
that there is an exactly measur­able
"standard usage," which is
(Continued on page 5)
By Les Ford
Let him give up his place like
a guest well filled.—Horace
The student council at Emory
University in our neighboring
state of Georgia is confronted with
a decision as to whether Emory
should withdraw from the National
Student Associ­ation.
Last week, I
referred to 'this
organization as
one of the lead­ers
in the fight
for so called
"academic free­dom."
The asso­ciation
has long
been known for
its rather leftist
policies. Ac-constitution,
the
avowed purpose of the federation
is to achieve better student gov­ernment
for member schools.
But, the movement departs
Ford
cording to its
slightly from the constitution and
spends a good portion of its time
discussing political issues rather
than student government improve­ment.
The chief reason that so
many Southern universities have
withdrawn is that the organization,
in its national congress, has passed
strong civil rights planks and other
ultra-liberal measures, to which
many state-supported Southern
universities object.
In Mississippi, the situation got
to a point where, at one time, the
state legislature threatened to stop
appropriations to one of the uni­versities
if membership were taken
up. Down at the University of
Florida there was even more
trouble.
But as the other Southern uni­versities
followed the example set
by the Dixiecrats and picked up
their mai'bles and went home,
Emory retained its membership.
They became one of the big cogs in
the Southern division.
Now those student leaders who
would like to see Emory withdraw
from the association declare that
Emory is simply not getting its
money's worth (total expenses
$400 annually). They seem to think
that these funds are going to waste
because too few large Southern
universities are willing to join. In
this way, they contend, Emory is
losing out on the chief benefit
derived from membership—the
workshops and clinics that are sup­posed
to be held among schools of
the same region.
There seems to have been a re­versal
in the Emory attitude, for
now the leaders want to pull out
and leave the NSA. This seems
queer since Emory has been such
an NSA stronghold, and at last
count the vote was 8-7 to stay in.
Let's hope, however, that those
for withdrawal can muster a few
more votes next time.
Salt From Walt
Coeds Merge; Sign Of Advancement
By Walter Everidge
contain little bits of letterology
that may embarrass some, it is
still looked upon with eager glan­ces.
Some of these days everybody
will route his morning walks by
this current bill board to keep
up with the times. That will be
the day when we'll have to circu­late
the student newspaper from
the top of the marquee to compete
with Auburn's Jokesters.
If these originators can change
so many titles to different mean­ings,
imagine how well they could
do in the field of law, medicine,
politics and even journalism. This
talent could be used very effec­tively
on publications, if it were
controlled. Frankly, it is my desire
to hear a factual report from these
jesters on how we could have our
An event occurred last quarter
which has great significance for
the coed faction of Auburn. This
reference is to the merging of
Cardinal Key into Sphinx. Very
little has been
said concerning
the subject, but
the importance
of such an ab­sorption
has
merits w h i ch
cannot be ig­nored.
The merger is
not what it ap­pears
to be—
merely a great
stride taken to
present a unified, more beneficial
organization on the campus. That,
in itself, is praiseworthy. However,
the real value of the move is that
the combination was made with
the idea of petitioning Mortar
Board, the nation's highest honor­ary
for senior women, for a charter.
Since 1935 Cardinal Key and
Sphinx have worked tirelessly for
the welfare of this institution. No
one can doubt that they deserve
the praise and respect that 18 years
of hard, creative work has earned
for them. Now with the combined
resources of both organizations at
Everidge
work, a more effective means of
benefitting the student body as a
v/hole is evident. Certainly this
group should receive the highest
commendation for the great step
that they have taken.
At the persent time there are
85 chapters of Mortar Board in the
nation. There are two in Alabama
—one at the university and the
other at Birmingham Southern.
One must look at the requirements
to understand what Sphinx has
undertaken.
The institution from which the
petition comes must be a member
of the American Association of
Universities and a member of the
American Association of Univer­sity
Women. The honorary which
petitions the national chapter must
have existed for a period of five
years with the approval of the
dean Of women; no other senior
women's honorary must be in ex­istence
on the campus. Mortar
Board has a very limited expan­sion
program and refuses to allow
more than two or three charters a
year.
But, the whole story of the peti­tioning
goes back to the time
Sphinx was founded. In fact, the
organization was founded with that
idea in mind. However, Auburn
was only a member of the Associa­tion
of Southern Universities. The
original idea had to be tabled; but
since 1948, Auburn has been a
member of AAU; and is a member
of AAUW since 1949.
With the idea of petitioning Mor­tar
Board, and since Cardinal Key
was more widely known on the
campus than nationally, an agree­ment
was reached between it and
Sphinx to merge under the name
of Sphinx, which had greater na­tional
prominence.
That was the story in a nutshell.
If the charter is granted, and it
takes a year or more according to
the requirements of the national
chapter, Auburn's stock as a coed
institution will rise. The school
will also rise as a creditable insti­tution.
Such a move, if it's suc­cessful,
will prove an added attrac­tion
which will draw many more
women students to API.
With the modern, women's hous­ing
plant on the campus, and the
fact that API's enrollment is larger
than any other college in Alabama,
together with the impressive record
that Sphinx has built, well—we
don't know but that the efforts of
these two organizations will suc­ceed
in pushing Auburn a little
further into the limelight.
A Word With Sully
Auburn Students Blaze Trail To Mars
By Charles Sullivan
There we were, the first hu­mans
(?) to reach Mars.
Last Saturday a friend of mine,
named Ogrur, had invited me to
go along with him on a death-defying,
record-shattering, tom­fool
trip to Mars. Since we didn't
have Saturday classes and Ogrur's
space ship—named Lucy after his
wife Mabel—was well heated, I
decided to take the journey.
Our space ship blasted off im­mediately
after Dinner, who left
at 2 p.m. Soon
we were clip­ping
off thou­sands
of miles
an hour. As we
looked back, we
noticed w i th
amazement that
the earth was
shrinking. W e
thought t h en
how lucky we
were to have
gotten off just
in time.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, came
a tremendous meteor. To give you
Sullivan
an idea of its size, it was approxi­mately
the size of a pinpoint
magnified one hundred million
times," and it moved even faster.
We sat comfortably in our space
ship for one billionth of a second
and watched the meteor loaf by.
'As the meteor drifted past, I could
barely distinguish three words
—"See Rock City"—mimeograph­ed
on the side of the mass of
whirling metal.
Chuckling to ourselves, we
streaked into infinity. Ogrur bus­ily
checked the mass of compli­cated
gauges on our instrument
panel, two of which registered
"empty." But since neither of us
cared particularly for Hershey
bars or peanuts, we remained
calm.
Soon we spied Mars looming in
space like a gigantic speck. There
was something attractive about
the planet. Perhaps it was gravity.
We were too busy bailing the
water out of the space ship to
take much notice of our approach.
Landing quickly, we stepped
out to look the place over, Every­thing
was dark, it was hard to tell
how dark, because we couldn't
see anything. Deciding it must be
night, we went to sleep.
When we awoke in blinding
sunlight, we found ourselves sur­rounded
by thousands of little
men. They didn't look like human
beings, they looked more like pro­fessors.
Ugrur and I said, "10 plus
10." With one tremendous shout
the little men answered in uni­son,
"log sin v. plus 1." We knew
we were doomed.
Sensing our stark terror they
rushed us from all sides, except
the top, in which direction we
scampered as fast as our feet
could carry us. We reached our
space ship, clambered inside,
cranked up the engines, and
blasted off in the wrong direction,
catching the Martians by surprise.
Returning to earth, we found
that people wouldn't believe our
account of these inter-planetary
adventures. But as soon as they
let me out, I'll convince every­body
with my photographs of in­finity,
both positive and negative.
Plain White-Wash
UMT: Good For The United States
Not long ago there was a great
movement for universal military
training in the United States.
However, this movement cooled
off when thousands of mothers
protested, crying that UMT would
turn America into a militaristic
state.
The main difference that univer­sal
training would have over our
present system is that, in case of
war, we would have an efficient
fighting force ready, instead of a
force approaching that of the boy
scouts.
Many countries have adopted the
UMT as the most practical way of
manning its armed services. Swit­zerland
is the most noticeable of
these, and the Swiss have not
been to war in hundreds of years.
Yet, year by year, the Swiss have
always maintained a modern and
efficient army that was ready to
meet any emergency.
The United States can not boast
such a record. In the past 25 years
we have been called to arms on
three occasions. This would aver­age
us engaged in a conflict of
great proportions every eight years.
Yet in nqne of the three wars have
we been ready at the start.
In World War I we had to equip
and train an army before we were
ready to fight. In World War II we
almost waited too late. Korea was
a repeat of this.
Our experience tells us that we
were more helpless at the time of
Korea than we were at the begin­ning
of World War II or World
War I.
Two years of service by every
By Herb White
able-bodied youth of America
would eliminate much of the run-around
that the draft system has
submitted us to. A youth should
be given some choice as to whether
he would serve his time after he
left high school or after he left
college. Those who finished col­lege
could fill our need for officers
under the efficient Air Force, Navy
and Army ROTC programs.
When the first movement came
for UMT I was in high school. I,
along with most other boys my
age were all for the program. We
were willing to fight if we had to,
and we wanted to be well trained.
Well, Congress didn't pass UMT,
and the country "was in a .bad fix
when we had to go to war in
Korea. If we had been ready,
through UMT, many lives might
have «een saved.
Phi Efa Sigma Chapter Advisor,
Jim Foy, Named National Secretary
By Hamp Royston
Auburn chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, national scholastic hon­orary
for freshman men, was honored recently when its fac­ulty
advisor, James E. Foy, was elected Grand Secretary of
the national society.
As Grand Secretary, Foy will work with the 80 Phi Eta
Sigma chapters over the country
and will serve as representative at
the installation of new chapters.
During the past two years, the
new secretary has served as editor
of the Phi Eta Sigma Forum and
has been active in the installation
and activities of the Auburn chap­ter.
PHI ETA SIGMA was founded a1
the University of Illinois on March
22, 1923. Requirements for initia­tion
are a 3.5 or better average for
two consecutive quarters during
the freshman year. The main pur­pose
of the society is recognition
of outstanding scholastic achieve­ments;
but the fraternity also is
sponsor of many activities and
projects.
Among these are: participating
in freshman orientation programs.
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McLain Heads FFA
In Winter Activities
Eugene M. McLain, Cragford,
was elected president of the API
collegiate FFA chapter in recent
winter quarter elections.
Other new officers are Charles
M. Brooks, Meridianville, vice-president;
John R. Wyatt, Brant­ley,
secretary; Grady H. Braswell,
Wedowee, treasurer; Thomas C.
Self, Eva, reporter; Rex A. Men-rienhall.
Auburn, sentinel; James
S. Webster, Winfield, parliamen­tarian,
and Professor Thomas W.
Gandy, faculty advisor.
ushering at assemblies, distribut­ing
"How to Study" pamphlets,
sending congratulatory letters to
parents and high school principals,
and cooperating with Alpha Lamb­da
Delta, national freshman wom­en's
honorary.
The national fraternity sponsors
a number of activities, among
which is the Founder's Fund Schol­arship
Award, which is made each
year to a deserving Phi Eta Sigma
member for use in graduate work.
The local chapter was founded in
1950, and at present has a total
membership of twenty - three.
Chapter officers are Neil Chris­topher,
president; Gorman Hous­ton,
vice-president; Hamp Roys-ton,
secretary; Bubber Harding,
treasurer; and Billy Horn, His­torian.
FALL QUARTER initiates were
Bill Whitaker, Childersburg, and
Bernard Shelnutt, West Point, Ga.
To be initiated soon are Bill
Neville, Eufaula, Terry Eskew and
Jerry Eskew, Birmingham, and
John Seibold, Auburn.
Plans are being made now to
give a smoker for all freshman
men who made a 3.0 or more dur­ing
the fall quarter.
State Vets To Meet
The annual meeting of the Ala­bama
Veterinary Medical Assoc­iation
will be held at the Reich
Hotel in Gadsden March 19, 20,
and 21.
Dr. M. L. Crawford, Marion
Junction, president of the Assoc­iation;
Dr. McKenzie Heath, Au­burn,
secretary, and Dr. R. G.
Isbell, local veterinarian, are at
present working on the program
for the meeting.
Down on Railroad Ave.
OPELIKA, ALA.
Backfire
(Continued from page 4)
"right or "wrong at all times and
in all places, then he assumes that
there are "laws governing langu­age
usage."
When we seek to define one of
these laws, we get into trouble,
however. A comma shall never
be used to join two independent
clauses without a coordinating con­junction?
A group of words not
containing a subject and complete
predicate shall never be punctu­ated
as a sentence? A semicolon
shall never be used to set off a
dependent clause? These are a
few of the most recognized prin­ciples
taught in English courses.
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But for each of these "laws" and
for every other "law" that I or
Mr. White might decree governing
English usage, we can find dozens
of respected and effective writers
who violate every "law".
Just for the sake of seeking a
"standard system of grading" let's
assume that we could devise a legal
code governing language usage.
English teachers then would find
their terribly difficult task of grad­ing
composition assignments made
infinitely easier. Any paper that
contained a nonagreement of sub­ject
and verb, a run-together sen­tence,
or an incorrect principal
part of a verb could be failed im­mediately—
no matter how effec­tively
the author had expressed
what he was trying to express. And
any paper which contained more
than one misspelled word for every
forty correctly spelled words could
be failed—regardless of the sub­tlety
of its development or the
cogency of its style.
On the other hand, any paper
which contained not a single "er­ror'
could be given an "A" ho
matter how empty it might be of
imagination or logic. The more I
think about it the moret I think
that perhaps Mr. White is right.
Using a standard system of grad­ing,
English teachers would no
longer have to read papers two and
three times; would no longer have
to ask their colleagues to "look at
this theme and tell we what you
think of it"; would no longer spend
agonizing hours at the end of the
quarter reviewing all of a student's
writing for the quarter to deter­mine
whether his final theme was
really bad enough to require that
the student repeat the course.
Everything could be taken care
of by the "standard system". One
capital crime in punctuation fails
a paper. One grammatical felony
gets the paper a D. A syntactical
misdemeanour deserves a C. The1
social blunder of a misspelled word
cells for a B. And an inane little
essay that contains not a single
error is rewarded with an A.
•
Under a system like this our
instructors, who are trying to give
honest and helpful appraisals of
eighty-five themes a week, could
dispose of these themes every week
in three of four hours and live like
human beings instead of like Eng­lish
teachers.
I mean neither to misunderstand
nor to ridicule Mr. White's com­ment.
But just such a "standard
system of grading" was used by the
Auburn English Department some
years ago. The "laws" I have sug­gested
were among those constitu­ting
the standard. So anxious was
the department to guarantee im­partiality
and "fairness" that each
student wrote three final themes
which were graded by two instruc­tors
other than the one who was
the student's teacher. If Mr. White
believes the present system is not
fair, he should talk to any alum­nus
of that "standard system of
grading."
Mr. White asks, "What will be
done . . . anything?" A simple
telephone call would have deter­mined
that much is continuously
being clone. We constantly ask our
colleagues to read papers for us to
help us arrive at fair appraisals of
our students' work. I have been
interrupted in the writing of this
letter three times to read themes
written for other teachers. A good
portion of our "shop talk" con-
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information may be obtained from
the local secretary, board of U.S.
Civil Service Examiners, at the
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sists of exchanging views of effec­tive
and ineffective student writ­ing.
Periodically we mimeograph stu­dent
themes and ask every teacher
in the department to grade them as
"Theme No. 4 in EH 101" or "an
expository theme late in EH 101."
and then we tabulate results to
measure the spread of evaluations.
This sort of thing is done in many
English Departments, but none of
the published results that I have
seen reveals anything like the uni­formity
of judgment which we
have found to exist in our de­partment.
Furthermore, studies of final
grades assigned to the same stu­dents
in several different English
courses have revealed such a high
degree of uniformity that one
might wonder if our individual
"subjective" judgements do not
have as much objective validity as
any standardized system of grad­ing.
A moment's reflection on Mr.
White's part would reveal to him
the invalidity of the evidence he
cited: "Stories are circulated over
the campus about how the same
themes, term papers and tests have
received much different grades un­der
varying instructors." The same
paper would receive very different
grades from me under different
conditions. I might give a B to a
paper turned in early in the quar­ter
and a D to the same paper
turned in late in the quarter.
If teacher X, trying to teach to
the needs of his class, emphasized
orderly paragraph development,
and teacher Y emphasized variety
of sentence patterns, teacher X
might fail a paper with poorly de­veloped
paragraphs and teacher Y
might give the same paper a C or
for its mastery of sentence pat­terns-,
overlooking poor paragraphs
development because he had not
emphasized it in class.
dames Plan Programs
The executive committee of the
API Dames Club recently met at
the home of Mrs. -R. L. Partin,
club sponsor, to plan meetings for
the remaining six months of the
academic year.
Meeting programs designed to
interest the wives of all students
were outlined during the session.
The first meeting of the winter
quarter will be held at the Social
Center Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 8
p.m.
Mr. White has raised a legitimate
and serious question. But the man­ner
of his raising that question
suggests two questions that are
far more serious than a standard
system of grading. First of all,
he does not bother to question the
morality of the same paper being
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1953
handed in to two different teachers.
Not that this is news to those of us
in the English department. What
should be news, but unfortunately
is not, is that a member of The
Plainsman staff is able to refer to
stories which can be based only
on instances of cheating without
becoming indignant about those of
hip fellow students who are dis­honest.
The second moral question posed
by Mr. White's column is that af­fecting
the moral responsibility of
the student journalist. The very
first responsibility of anyone who-professes
journalism—on an ama­teur
or professional level—is to get
the facts, all of the facts that are
pertinent to his subject.
Mr. White badly stated that,
"the greatest need as far as school
organization is concerned is a
standard system of grading in the
English department." And his de­monstration
of what that need is
based on "stories circulated over
the campus."
We in the English department
regard the question Mr. White
casually raises as a serious one and
believe that if he honestly regard­ed
that question as serious, he
would have made a serious in­vestigation
before writing about it.
I assure Mr. White that we in
the English department are doing
everything we can to give Auburn
students the kind of instruction
that will be of greatest value to
them and at the same time to guar­antee
maximum justice to them
in the evaluation of their work. I
wish the editor of The Plainsman
(Continued on page 7)
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By Ronald Owen/ Sports Editor
Tiger Cagers To Face Bulldogs, Vols 6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1953
'Snug' Says Limited Substitution
Will Destroy Efficiency On Gridiron
College football coaches all over the United States were
shocked last week when the NCAA rules committee voted to
discontinue the free substitution rule, thereby putting an end
to the two platoon system of football.
Going on the theory that two platoon football was "unfair,
too expensive" for small colleges, the committee voted against
a four-to-one recommendation by the coaches that the free
substitution rule continue. The committee also expects the
rule to curb the wholesale recruiting tactics used by some
schools.
Briefly the rule states that "no player removed from play
in one quarter can return to action in the same quarter, except
the last four minutes of the second quarter and the last four
minutes of the fourth quarter." The rule makes no provisions
for an extra point kicker or the punter.
Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Auburn's head football coach,
thinks that right now that the new rule's disadvantage out­weigh
it's advantages. Coach Jordan said, "By limiting sub­stitutions
the specialist will be taken out of football. And
when you take the specialist out of any field, whether it be
medicine, writing or athletics, you destroy some of the effi­ciency
in that field."
"Coaches will no longer have any use for the men whose
talents are limited to kicking, passing, defense or offense, so
the size of the squads will be considerably cut down. This
will deprive a lot of boys, who could have come to college on
scholarships, of an education. And where will the 140 pound­ers,
who are too small to play defense, fit in?"
"It's going to make football games dull and tight, which
is liable to affect the attendance and gate receipts consider­ably.
The forward pass will dominate the game less. A pass­er
can't afford to run his ends down with three or four straight
30 or 40 yard passes except in the game's waning minutes.
Football will be slower and with fewer fancy plays."
"The strategy of the whole game will be affected. There
will be more punting on first downs now. A team which
takes possession of the ball on their own five yard line will
elect to kick rather than tire themselves out with five and
six yard thrusts up-field.
"How will the change affect Auburn? We had just reached
the point where we could play two platoon football. Up until
last season we had never had enough personnel to take full
advantage of the free substitution rule, so we will not be
hurt like, for instance, Georgia Tech. Tech had a team for
kicking off, for receiving kickoffs, for punting and for receiv­ing
punts, for offense and defense, for kicking extra points
and everything else."
"There will be no drastic changes in our football setup.
Our coaches will have to work harder and spend more time
teaching fundamentals all over again. Limited substitution
is nothing new to us, but we'll have to get used to it all over
again."
Coach Jordan's final statement was, "Everybody likes to
go back to the good old days in memory, but when you com­pare
the films of a 1940 game with the pictures of a 1952 game
you can easily see that the two platoon system produced bet­ter
and more exciting football."
* * * *
Some coaches and newswriters say that the spectators
objected to the mass substitution in two platoon football and
preferred the one platoon, 60 minute-man type that used to
be played. Anything that makes a sport less spectacular is
certain to take away some of its appeal to the public. We'll
know by this time next year which way of playing football
is the best!
Auburn Gridders Dislike Change
If the rules committee thought the new rule would please
the players, they should have interviewed the Auburn foot­ball
team. A poll of 11 Auburn players produced these an­swers:
Bobby Freeman—junior defensive left half of Decatur,—"The rule
will hero me because I've played both during my two years here but
it will cut down on the playing time of many of our boys. I just hope
1 can make the team."
Bill Killpatrick—senior defensive guard of Bessemer—"This hurts
my chances of playing, since I've never been an outstanding blocker.
I haven't worked on offense since my last high school year, 1949. I
could play defense at 180 pounds but it's hard for the little man to
block at that weight."
Joe Davis—senior extra point specialist of Macon, Ga.—"The rules
committee is stopping the progress of football. More boys had a chance
to play under the old system. It really came as a surprise to me."
Fob James, Jr.—sophomore offensive left half of Lanett—"I think
this will ruin football. This keeps 30 or 40 boys from going to college
and playing football. It will require more time and effort for each
individual."
Jim Lofton—senior defensive end of Memphis, Tenn.—"It really
helps me because I play both and worked offensively and defensively
as a sophomore and junior. I dislike it since many high school boys
will be eliminated. As a specialist I could not quite make it but my
average is far better at both."
Charles Hataway—senior offensive fullback of Troy—"This takes
the color out of the game and makes it slower.A. haven't played defense
since my high school days at Troy. This spring I will have to concen­trate
on defense and prime myself as a linebacker."
Don Rogers—junior offensive tackle of Birmingham—"Hardly fair
to the boys that it will cut out of college football. This makes it a com­pletely
different game. How this will effect me? I'm not sure."
Jack Locklear—junior linebacker of Fort Payne—"It doesn't mat­ter
to me one way or the other. I'm no offensive fullback so they might
make me a center. As long as I get to play I don't care which position
they put me at."
Jimmy Long—junior offensive and defensive end of Hartselle,—
"It helps me in that I've two years training on both. Coach Jordan
had moved me to offensive tackle in his plans for next year but he
told me this morning that I'm an end again. I don't particularly like
the rule."
Ed Baker—senior offensive center of Mobile—"This will cause the
boys to stay in the game when injured slightly because of their value
to the team. It will also cut the number of scholarships. I can work
as a linebacker but I'm rusty. This takes us back to the Saturday
heroes that run kick, pass, and play defense." „
Ray Mercer—sophomore offensive fullback of Moultrie, Ga.—"The
men and the boys will be separated now. We at Auburn might be
fortunate in that most of the boys can play both."
Plainsmen Look For Third SEC Win
To Take On Georgia And Tennessee
1 By Ronald Owen
After three straight road games, the Auburn Tigers return
to the Plains tonight to meet the Georgia Bulldogs. Game
time is 7:30 p.m.
Coach Joel Eaves' "Swish Kids" have taken the Georgia
cagers twice this season. The first victory was an easy win,
but in the second tilt the Tigers
barely squeezed by Athens' hard-wooders.
The game will count in
the SEC standings.
Auburn fans will get their first
look at the Bulldogs' captain, Zippy
Morocco, who has been Georgia's
leading scorer all season. Morocco
scored 30 points against the Tigers
in the last game and a few nights
later tossed 38 points through the
hoop against Alabama. Only 5' 10"
high, Morocco brings back mem­ories
of Kentucky's stellar little
guard, Ralph Beard.
COACH EAVES has been
switching his lineup continually
all season in an effort to field his
strongest and best working five.
Centers Robert Miller, Bob Fenn,
and Dan Fausett have all been
seeing plenty of action, but Miller
will probably get the nod to start.
At the guard position for Auburn
it'll be either Jack Turner or Jim
O'Donnell and Captain Bubber
Farish. Up front in the forward
positions Eaves will start John
Cochran and either Jim Martin,
Bill Fickling, Gordon Mummert or
Jim O'Donnell. O'Donnell started
at forward against Tech last week
and racked up eight points for the
Tigers.
Tigers Battle Vols Monday
Auburn takes the road again
Monday, this time for an SEC
battle with the Tennessee Volun­teers
in Knoxville.
Last year the Plainsmen took
the Vols in their only meeting
60-55 in the Sports Arena. Coach
Eaves' "Swish Kids" will find the
Vols a much tougher team this
year. With Bill Jarvis, 6' 8" center,
in the Tennessee lineup the Tigers
will not have much of a height
advantage.
COACHED BY Emmett Lowery,
the Vols have a lot of speed and
will be trying to run the Tigers
down. Along with Jarvis, Ten­nessee
has sharpshooter Ed Wciner,
6' 3" forward and Hank Bertcl-kamp,
6' 2" also a forward who
will give the Plainsmen a rough
time.
Coach Eaves probably will send
a starting five of Bob Miller, cen
Matmen To Meet
Vanderbilt Saturday
By Larry Conner
The home folks will get their
first opportunity of the year to
see1 Auburn's powerhouse wrest­ling
t e a m in action Saturday
night.
They meet the Vanderbilt Com­modores
in a showdown match for
the supremacy of the SEC. The
first match will begin at 7:30.
Heavyweight Dan McNair is the
featured attraction of this power­ful
and colorful Plainsman team.
The 210-pounder from New Or­leans
w a s a runnerup in the
Olympic Tryouts last spring and
has been the Southeastern Inter­collegiate
champion for the past
two years.
Auburn has three Southeastern
Intercollegiate Wrestling Assoc-tion
champions returning from
their sixth consecutive champion­ship
team of 1952. They are Dan
McNair, Ray Downey of Bir­mingham
and Jerry Bains of
Oneonta. Also returning are Ro­bert
David second place winner
in the 123 pound class from Bir­mingham
and Russ Baker fourth
place winner from Vicksburg,
Miss.
Auburn has one of the top
ranking wrestling teams in the
country and probably the top
team cast of the Mississippi. The
Commodores of Vanderbilt are
the only really serious challengers
the Tigers will have to dispose of
among the larger schools of the
South, though some of their other
opponents have been known to be
mighty tough on occasion. At pre­sent
the Commodores appear to
be the bigest obstacle in the road
toward Auburn's seventh conse­cutive
wrestling crown.
Probable starters and their
pound classes for Umbach's Maul­ers
Saturday night will be Robert
David, 123; Ray Downey, 130;
Robert Hall of Ashford, 137; Jerry
Baines, 147; Johnney Mac Hudson,
Lineville, 157; Glen Sanders,
ter, Jim O'Donnell and John Coch- Clopton, 167; Al Myers of Tampa,
ran, forwards, Bubber Farish, and Fla., 177, and Dan McNair, heavy-
Jack Turner at guards, at the Vols. | weight class. .
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To Battle Selma 'Y'
Here Saturday Night
Coach Bill Lynn's freshman
basketballers will be gunning for
their fourth victory of the season
Saturday night when they take on
the Selma "Y" quintet here at the
Sports Arena.
It will be the "Whiz Kids" first
appearance on the home court.
The Selma quintet, which is com­posed
entirely of ex-college play­ers,
fields one of the strongest
teams the frosh will face this year.
Last Saturday night saw Au­burn
succumb before the "Y" hard-wooders
attack, 71-66 in Selma.
Led by Kay Slayden's 22 points,
the baby Tigers set the pace up
until the last six minutes of play,
before surrendering the lead and
the ball game. Doyle Haynes and
Walter Stoudenmire also played
good ball for the Plainsmen, scor­ing
11 points each.
Coach Lynn gave his probable
starting lineup against the Selma
five as Kay Slayden and Howard
Haiden at forwards, Allen Moody
or Jim Rosser at center and Doyle
Haynes and Walter Stoudenmire at
the guard positions.
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Jackets Sting API
With Upset Win
Last Wednesday
By Larry Conner
The Atlanta jinx hit the Auburn
Tigers for the fourth straight year
as a underdog swarm of Yellow
Jackets knocked The Plainsmen
out of a tie for first place in the
SEC with a 79-61 upset victory.
Though the Tigers beat the Yel­low
Jackets in their early season
contest, this was the time that
counted, and this was the time the
Atlanta jinx got in its licks at the
Tigers. The Tigers were so far off
their usual form that they never
were in the game.
THE JACKETS held a com­manding
lead all the way. They
had a l l point lead at the end of
the first quarter and increased it
to 12 points by halftime. Auburn
went off the floor trailing 40-28.
The Tigers came back fighting in
the third quarter to close the gap
to 56-48 at the third quarter mark-
But that was as close as they ever
came. Georgia Tech—not to be
denied-—put on the steam in the
final quarter and won going away.
Jack Turner led the Tigers with
16 points. He was followed by
WRA Reserves Alleys
For Coed Bowlers
This year for the first time,
Women's Recreation Association
is sponsoring free bowling for
interested women students.
The alleys will be reserved on
Mondays and Thursdays from 5
to 6 p.m. for WRA.
To be eligible for a free game,
girls must be one of the first 20
to sign the bowling list that will
be posted in Alumni Gym office
on Monday and Thursday of each
week.
It was emphasized that coeds
must sign the list only on those
two days, otherwise the cost id
still 20 cents a game. Opening date
of the new bowling program was!
Monday, Jan. 19. It will continue
all quarter.
Miller with 10 and Farish with 9
points. Georgia Tech's Pete Silas
was high scorer for the game with
18 points.
This was the fourth consecutive
year that the Tigers have lost tq
the Yellow Jackets on Georgia
Tech's home court. The loss tcj
Tech dropped the Tigers all th<j
way from a tie with LSU fon
first place, to a three way tie for^
fifth place in the SEC. Auburrj
now has a 1-1 conference record
and an 8-2 overall record.
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7-^Mffi PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1953
Tide Hands Plainsmen Third Loss;
Auburn Slips To Ninth Slot In SEC
By L a r r y Conner
Disaster struck the reeling Plainsmen again as t h e Crimson
Tide of Alabama engulfed them 61-51 at Tuscaloosa Satur­day
night. The Tiger's second upset loss in as many games
knocked them out of the first division and into ninth place
| in the SEC standings.
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AUBURN GRILLE
until midway of the third quarter.
At that point Alabama went ahead
34-32 and the Tigers were never
able to catch up. Before Alabama
took the lead for good, the score
had been tied at eight different
times.
COACH EAVES used thirteen
men in the game as he attempted
to find the right combination to
turn the tide in favor of Auburn,
but it didn't turn. Bob Miller, the
Tigers' big gun, was practically
silenced by the Tiders and was
able to score only 8 points for the
Auburn cause, far below his usual
output.
Jack Turner was high point man
for Auburn with 10 points. High
scoring honors for the night went
to Harper of Alabama who had 18
points.
Saturday night's defeat was the
third suffered by the Tigers in then-last
five games. Auburn now has
a 9-3 overall record and a 1-2
mark in the SEC conference stand­ings.
Five Coeds Pledged
Five coeds were pledged to lo­cal
sororities during open rush
last week according to Betty
Cosby, assistant dean of women.
The girls and their sororities
are Mary Millicent King, Mobile,
Theta Upsilon; Maryann Majors,
Gadsden, Alpha Omicron Pi; Billy
Mitchell, Montgomery, Theta Up­silon;
Betty Quenelle, Anniston,
Alpha Omicron Pi, and Jt> Ann
Colquett, Montgomery, Chi Omega.
Backfire
FOUND: One woman's wrist watch.
Loser please c o n t a c t Mary
Barnes at Dorm 6.
WANTED: A continuation of pre-registration
at Auburn. Contact
any student.
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(Continued from page 5)
would give the campus a compar­able
assurance that his staff will
exercise its responsibility to get
all of the facts about a subject
before it decides to write on that
subject. And any time that a mem­ber
of The Plainsman staff wishes
to write about the English depart­ment—
whether he is concerned
over a standard system of grading,
top frequent changes in textbooks,
or anything else—we in the Eng­lish
department will gladly co­operate
with him in supplying the
facts, whether those facts are
favorable to us or not.
Sincerely yours,
David H. Malone
Associate Professor of English
* * *
Dear Editor:
I want to commend you for your
recent articles and editorials on
our traffic problems. Certainly by
now, all of us should recognize the
seriousness of our traffic problems
in and around Auburn.
I
With the horrible memory of our
recent traffic deaths so fresh in
our minds, I feel that now is the
time to rid ourselves of this ter­rible
problem.
During the week of final exami­nations,
I attended a meeting of the
Jr. Chamber o f Commerce i n
which representatives from numer­ous
leading civic organizations in
town, and on the campus, were
present. The guest speaker was a
member of the Alabama Highway
Patrol. The patrolman had nu­merous
statistics on the traffic
accidents in the United States, over
a period of a year, and local ones
compared to the national.
Firestone Company
Announces Program
For Scholarships
A scholarship program which,
after four years of operation, will
finance the college educations ojf
60 students has been announced
by the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Co., Akron, Ohio.
The program is open to child­ren
of Firestone employees who
have been with the company at
least five years and whose aver­age
base pay is less than $625 per
month. Applicants must be in the
upper half of their high school
class.
Fifteen scholarships will be
awarded annually. Winners may
attend any accredited college or
university, and will receive fin­ancial
assistance until they re­ceive
a degree, providing they
maintain a satisfactory record.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS will pay
the tuition, fees, and textbook costs
of recipients, along with a sub­stantial
contribution toward liv­ing
costs.
Deadline for applications is
April 1, with announcement of the
winners scheduled for early June.
Complete information and appli­cation
blanks for the program are
now available at all Firestone
plants and district sales offices.
TOUCH FOOTBALL CHAMPS
»
As you probably know, Auburn
and the surrounding section ranks
very high in comparison with other
seetions of the country in the fa­tality
rate. Naturally this is due
to the many cars brought into
Auburn by the students.
Since the purpose of the meeting
sponsored by the Jr. Chamber oT
Commerce was to attempt to find
some means of relieving our traffic
problems, the patrolman went on
to show and give suggestions o£»L
how other towns and cities had
decreased their traffic problems.
Following the highway patrol­man's
speech, we decided to join
the forces of the different organi­zations
in town with that of the
Drives Committee of the Student'
Government and sponsor an all
out safety program.
Incidentally, one of the civic
leaders from town had one of the
Safety Drive articles from The
C H I E F 'S
Chiefs U • Drive - It &
Chiefs Sinclair Station
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Plainsman, pointing out to the
group that The Plainsman staff was
attempting to do something to im­prove
the traffic situation and that
it was a challenge to the towns­people
to enact some enforcement
law.
The Council—made up of repre­sentatives
from the different civic
oiganizations—is to promote a
Safety Drive in the near future;
but no matter how many articles
are written in "The Plainsman or
how many posters are distributed,
R will take the full cooperation of
each and every student to wipe
out our terrible traffic problem.
Until we all awaken to the seri­ousness
of the problem, none of
these words or preventative meas­ures
will do any good whatsoever!
In closing, I again want to com­mend
you and your staff for your
job of presenting to the students
of API one of the best college
newspapers, I have ever seen. Keep
up the good work!
—^ Yours sincerely,
"Chick" Watson
Supt. of Campus Drives
THOUGH THEY LOOK AS DOCILE as lambs here, these members of Sigma Phi Epsilon must
have been "rough and ready" on the gridiron this fall. As you see, they're displaying a trophy or
two which they picked up via the intramural football touch championship, and to beat it all, it's
their second consecutive crown.
Campus capers
call for Coke
The accent's on hi-; inks a t the
Winter Carnival and a happy part
i
of the occasion is refreshment«
with delicious ice-cold Coca-Cola.
Intramural Cage Games
Listed For This Week
Independent League
Jan. 22, Div. R-Theta Xi, Div.
U-Delta Tau Delta; Jan. 26, Div.
D-D.C, Div. Q-Tigers, Div. K- /
Clowns, Navy II-Lawco; Jan. 27,
Pirates-Theta Xi, Rams-Delta Tau
Delta; Jan. 28, Carr Hall-Div. C.
88's-Tigcrs; Jan. 29, Gooks-Clowns,
?-Lawco.
Fraternity League
Jan. 22, SAE-Sigma Nu, Theta
Chi-Sigma Pi, Phi Kappa Tau-
Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma
Phi-Phi Delta Theta; Jan. 23, SPE-Sigma
Pi, Lambda Chi-Alpha Psi,
TKE-Theta Chi, Kappa Sigma-
Delta Sigma Phi; Jan. 27, Alpha
Gamma Rho-Phi Delta Theta,
Sigma Chi-Alpha Psi, Pi Kappa
Phi-Theta Chi, SAE-Lambda Chi.
Jan. 29 Kappa Alpha-Delta Sig­ma
Phi, Sigma Nu-Lambda Chi,
SPE-TKE, ATO-Phi Kappa Tau.
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"Coach"
Martin
As an outstand­ing
member ol
the Auburn stu­dent
body.
"Coach," a senior in
applied arts from Syl-acauga,
is editor of the
Glomerata for 1952.
1953. He is a member
of Blue Key, past-sec­retary
of S q u i r e s,
past-president of Sig­ma
Nu, past-treasurer
of the Art Guild. He
was named to Who's
Who, and was the re-cipitant
of the Nation­al
Sigma Nu Scholar­ship
for this region.
Where Auburn Students Trade
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Scientists who know both people and processes
are needed to keep Du Font's 71 plants humming
H. D. Tollman, B. S. in Industrial Administration, Yale '37, checks on product
loading methods in Du Pont's Belle, West Va., synthetic urea plant.
Keeping production rolling in a mod­ern
industrial plant is a job t h a t ap­peals
to men trained in many branches
of science and engineering. If you are
looking for opportunities in this field,
you won't have to look far a t DuPont,
where nearly half the entire technical
force is assigned to production su-pervision.
To qualify, a man must have the
ability to understand both the me­chanical
and chemical phases of pro­duction.
In addition, he should be a
good planner and, above all, have a
knack for handling people.
- The production supervisbB=the*e-are
several levels at Du Pont—has
three important areas of responsir
bility. The first is to the men work­ing
for him. He must be able to ap­praise
them skillfully and assign
duties accordingly. He must train
them not only in the efficient opera­tion
of equipment but in safe work­ing
practices as well.
A second responsibility is to the
customer. He must get the product
out on time and provide uniformly
high quality at the lowest possible
cost. When demand for a product is
subject to rapid fluctuations, he must
be prepared to make quick readjust­ments
in the sehedufeig of-both man­power
and materials.
William Chelgren, B. S. in M. E., Armour
Institute of Technology '38, explains quality
control methods to a group of Du Pont pro­duction
supervisors.
The supervisor's third responsibil­i
ty is to the higher management.
Here, again, quality and cost are
important factors. He is expected
to prepare forecasts, to justify un­usual
expenditures, and to suggest
process improvements leading to
greater yield and better quality at
lower costs. '
One of the toughest nuts a pro­duction
supervisor has to crack is the
scheduling of preventive mainte­nance
for minimum interference with
production. In some companies where
products are turned out in small-unit
operations, a program of breakdown
maintenance suffices. At Du Pont,
however, where large-unit operations
are the rule, unscheduled downtime
is costly and something to be avoided
whenever possible.
Since it makes over 1200 products
and product lines, Du Pont can offer
to men interested in production su­pervision
opportunities in many
types of operations. I n the next issue
of the Digest, we will describe a spe­cific
production operation in one of
our 71 plants.
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Students Approve Pre-Registration
By Walt Everidge
Eleven Auburn students agreed unanimously in favor of
pre-registration in a symposium conducted by The Plainsman.
The question asked was: What do you think of the pro­posed
college calendar which eliminates pre-registration from
the API schedule.
These were the students . and
their opinions:
Ben Dolson, sophomore in busi­ness
administration from Engle-wood,
N. J.; "I don't think it should
be eliminated because it deprives
the students, who previously at­tended
Auburn, of their right to
schedule classes without getting
involved in the rat-race which al­ways
occurs when new students
are floundering around, not know­ing
what to do, or where to go.
Furthermore it cuts down the va­cation
period and we would have
to make up the days involved in
registering by attending Saturday
classes."
Nancy Gardner, junior in home
economics from Mobile; "The elim­ination
of pre-registration from
the proposed college calendar in my
opinion will only add unneeded
confusion and extra work on the
part of the students and faculty.
The definite reasons for this elim­ination,
I must add, have not been
made clear to the students."
Hugh Ector, junior in education
from Albany, Ga.; and Betty Hous­ton,
senior in home economics from
Jackson, Miss.; "We have a longer
period between quarters and' it
avoids a lot of confusion. It has
worked out before, therefore, we
think that the council of dean?
should actively consider pre-reg­istration."
Max Hall, freshman in architec­ture
from Florence; "I'm 100 per
cent for pre-registration and think
it saves a lot of trouble on the part
of students and much less con­fusion
on the part of everyone. I
think that much thought should be
given to it, and that if at all pos­sible
it should be continued."
Sue Teague, junior in education
from Talladega; "I think if the sys­tem
of pre-registration has pre­viously
worked successfully, it
should be added to the calendar.
If the majority of students favor
pre-registration, it should at least
merit their consideration."
Buck Compton, junior in agricul­ture
from Nanofolia; "I think the
council of deans should consider
the pre-registration more for the
benefit of the students and faculty
alike. It'll be a mighty confusing
situation otherwise."
Jane Sneed, sophomore in busi­ness
administration, Huntsville;
"The present method of pre-regis­tration,
even with its faults, elimi­nates
much of the strain connected
with the beginning of the quarter,
Why do away with a set-up the*
is mutually helpful to students and
administration?"
C. E. Middleton, senior in civil
engineering from Mobile; "The
council of deans may have a good
reason for leaving pre-registration
out of the college calendar, though
they haven't made their reasons
clear to the students. I've been here
since '48 and everyone seems to
have been satisfied with it."
Nancy Peters, junior in chemistry
from Atlanta; "Pre-registration
seems to have worked well in the
! past and benefits both students and
I faculty in saving time and con-
I fusion. It definitely should be en-
' couraged rather than discouraged,
and I think the majority of Au­burn
students will wholeheartedly
agree."
Jim Sanderlin, senior in elec­trical
engineering from Anniston;
"We ought to have pre-registration.
It's convenient as far as the stu­dents
are concerned and should be
convenient for the faculty as well.
Using those first days as a regis­tration
period would necessitate
making up those days in Saturday
classes or by shortening the va­cation
periods between quarters."
REW Speakers
(Continued from page 1)
University of Chicago. Bertram is
now a candidate for a Ph.D. in
philosophy and religion at the
University of Chicago. He is qual­ified
in philosophy, religion, psy­chology,
sociology, history and
literature.
Rabbi Eugene B. Blackschleger
of Temple Beth-Or, Montgomery,
will represent the Jewish faith.
He received his B:A. at the Uni­versity
of Cincinnati, his M.A. at
the University of Richmond, and
was ordained by Hebrew Union
College. As past president of the
Jewish Federation of Montgomery
and past chairman of the Mont­gomery
chapter of the American
Red Cross, Blackschleger is active
in many civic affairs. He has par­ticipated
in many college inter-faith
and REW programs and is
qualified in religion, economics,
history, and international rela­tions.
THE PRESBYTERIAN Church
will have as its guest speaker
Malcolm Patterson Calhoun, sec­retary,
Division of Christian Re­lations,
Presbyterian Board of
Church Extension, Atlanta.
Calhoun received his A.B. at
Davidson College, his B.D. and
Th.D. at Union Theological Sem­inary;
University of Edinburgh.
He was formerly'family pastor of
churches in Charleston, West Vir­ginia;
Reynolds N.C., and York,
S.C. He is qualified in religion,
sociology and literature.
Sebastian Hill, M.S.S.S.T., has
accepted the invitation of the
Catholic Church. He is now a
teacher of English, Latin and
French at St. Joseph Preparatory
Seminary in Holy Trinity. He en­tered
religious community, Mis­sionary
Servants of the Most Holy
Trinity in 1939 and was ordained
in 1948.
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HE' RECEIVED his B.A. in
philosophy and theology, and his
M.A* in philosophy at Catholic
University. He is qualified in re­ligion,
philosophy and psychology.
Joseph R. Horn, rector of St.
Paul's Church, Selma, will be the
guest speaker of the Episcopal
Church. He received his A.B. at
Birmingham Southern, and his B.
D. at Virginia Theological Sem­inary,
Alexandria. He is chairman
of the division of youth, Diocese of
Alabama, and director of Episco­pal
Young People's Camp. He was
formerly rector of St. James Epis­copal
Church, Fairhope.
Horn is qualified in religion,
philosophy, literature and his­tory.
JAMES W. NICHOLS, minister
of the Highland Avenue Church
of Christ, Abilene, Texas, will be
the guest speaker of the Auburn
Church of Christ. He received his
B.A. at Abilene Christian College,
and did graduate work at the Uni­versity
of Iowa.
The main speaker on "Herald
of Truth," ABC Network weekly
broadcast, Nichols was featured
in Time Magazine, May 24, 1952.
He traveled over 21,000 miles that
year to r a i s e $300,000 from
Churches of Christ for radio work.
He formerly served Churches
of Christ in Brownwood, Texas,
and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is
qualified in religion, political
science, international relations,
psychology and history.
DAN C. WHITSETT, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, Syla-cauga,
will be the guest of the
local Methodists. He formerly
served churches in Montgomery,
Demopolis, and Marianna, Fla.
He received his A.B. from Bir­mingham
Southern and his B.D.
from Duke University. Whitsett
has participated in many youth
and student programs. He is qual­ified
in religion, philosophy, psy­chology,
sociology and literature.
Baptist speaker will be Elwyn
L. Skiles. Dr., Skiles attended
Baylor University, where he re­ceived
his B.A. and M.A. degrees,
and graduated from Southern
B a p t i s t Theological Seminary,
Louisville, Ky., with the Master
of Theology and Doctor of Philo­sophy
degrees.
He has h e l d pastorates at
Russellville, Ky., Richmond, Va.,
and Georgetown, Ky. While at
Georgetown, he was closely as­sociated
with the faculty and stu­dents
of Georgetown College.
During World War II, he. served
as a navy chaplain.
For the past three years, Dr.
Skiles has served as pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Pensacola,
Fla.
ROTC Instructor Gets
Bronze Star Medal Here
Master Sergeant Wallace H.
Burt, assistant artillery instructor
at API, was awarded the Bronze
Star Medal by Col. Walter J.
Klepinger, professor of military
science and tactics, at a review of
the Corps of Cadets Thursday,
January 8.
Burt received the medal for ex­ceptionally
meritorious conduct in
connection with military opera­tions
in Korea from December 5,
Four Faculty Members
Receive Granrs-ln-Aid
Financial aid provided through
API's Grant-In-Aid Program has
been awarded to four members of
the API faculty according to an
announcement made by Dr. Fred
Allison, Dean of the Graduate
School.
The awards were made by
President Ralph B. Draughon up­on
the recommendation of the
Grant-In-Aid Research Commit­tee,
headed by Dr. W. R. Patrick,
head professor of English, and Dr.
Allison.
Recipients of the grants and
their research studies are:
Neil F. Brennan, instructor in
English, "Graham Green Biblio­graphy";
W. R. Myles, associate
professor of economics, "Person­nel
Practices a n d Policies in
Alabama and in the Southeast";
Dr. H. H. Punke, professor of edu­cation,
"A Study of Various Fact­ors
Which Influence the Propor­tion
of Graduates in the South­eastern
States to Enter College"
and "Anajygis. of Recent Court
Rulings on the Transportation of
Pupils To and From School"; and
Dr. W. R. Patrick, head professor
of English, "Bibliography of the
American Short Story."
Frazier Attends Confab
Dr. Ernestine I. Frazier, head
of the department of home eco­nomics,
API School of Agriculture
and Agricultural Experiment Sta­tion,
participated in a conference
of Southern Home Economics, Re­search
Administrators in New Or­leans
January 14-17.
Duncan, Cooper Elected
John R. Duncan, Florence, and
H. Lyle Cooper, Thomasville, Ga.,
have recently been elected cap-!
tain and alternate captain of the
Army ROTC Rifle Team, accord*
ing to Captain G. L. Shumakecj
rifle team coach.
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1953
Sahag Named Head
Of Drawing Dept.
Professor Leon M. Sahag has
been appointed as head of the API
Department of Engineering Draw­ing
and Design according to an an­nouncement
by J. E. Hannum, dean
of the School of Engineering.
Professor Sahag came to API in
1928. Previously he had served on
the faculties of the University of
North Carolina, the University of
Akron, and Texas Technological
College.
He has served as design engi­neer
for some of the nation's lead­ing
industries and is the author of
numerous articles on engineering
subjects.
Professor Sahag is widely recog­nized
for his authoritative series of
textbooks on engineering drawing,
'•cinematics of machines, and ap­plied
graphic statics. These text­books
have been adopted by engi­neering
schools throughout the
United States and in England.
He holds a B.S. degree in elec­trical
engineering from the Uni­versity
of North Carolina and an
M.S. degree in mechanical engi­neering
from API.
AN OPPORTUNTY FOR GRADUATE
ENGINEERS WITH GOODYEAR
Representatives of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Good­year
Atomic Energy Corporation will be on your campus to interview
Seniors with B.S. and advanced degrees in the following fields of technical
study: -;
• CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
• CHEMISTRY
Opportunities for graduates with the above degrees now exist in the fol­lowing
fields: *
• PLANT ENGINEERING
• PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT
• PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
• TECHNICAL SALES
RESEARCH
MACHINE DESIGN
FACTORY MANAGEMENT
Contact your student placement office now
for your interview with the Goodyear representative
on January 30
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by outstanding training courses and continuous, ad­vanced
education programs . . . individualized career
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and employee benefits. /
1951 to May 9, 1952.
After his return from Korea,
Burt was stationed at Ft. Benning,
Ga. He reported for duty on the
campus in December. Burt enter­ed
service from Birmingham.
LOST: Billfold containing valuable
papers and documents l o st
Thursday January 8 in the
vicinity of the sports arena.
Finder please contact Tommy
Tucker at the Pi Kappa Alpha
House. Phone 869 or 1084. RE­WARD.
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