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Volume 81 8 Pages WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1954 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA NUMBER 23
Annual Skit Nights
Slated For Feb. 8-9
In Ac Building
API's annual Skit Nights will
be held on February 8 and 9 in
the student activities building,
according to Claude Casey, chair­man
of the event. The program
will begin at 7:30 on both nights.
Auburn's 22 fraternities will
participate in the affair, sponsor­ed
by Blue Key, national men's
honorary. Tickets can be pur- • |
chased from any member of Blue j
Key for 50 cents for both nights
or 35 cents for one night.
TO SPEAK AT CONVOCATIONS TODAY
All skits will be judged on ori­ginality,
humor, novelty and pre­sentation;
trophies being award­ed
to the winning fraternity and
soroi ty.
In a note of warning Casey said
that fraternities entering Skit
Night will be expected to abide
by the regulations. Vulgarity will
not be allowed in a skit, and any
entrant guilty of such will be dis_
qualified.
'The fact that the student acti­vities
building is college property |
must be remembered. Fire, water,
and such things that may be
damaging cannot be used in a
skit.
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Fred Nichols will serve as
master of ceremonies this year.
REW Reaches Half­way
Mark
Third DayOf Religious Emphasis
Begins With Three Convocations
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Faculty Club Sets
Membership Drive
An intensive drive for member­ship
in the API Faculty Club was
launched last week. Formal open­ing
of the club took place at the
Student Union Building Sunday
afternoon, Jan. 24.
Wilbur DeVall, general chair­man
of the membership commit­tee,
said the d r i v e w i l l last
through Mar. 1. During that peri­od
every' member of the faculty
will be solicited in person by a
representative of one of the 13
teams to explain the advantages of
belonging to the Faculty Club.
Frank Powell will maintain the
records during t h e drive and
Robert R. Rca will act as chair­man
and coordinate the work.
Each team captain will be as­sisted
by solicitors. Mr. DeVall
has requested that any faculty
member wishing to join wait until
one of the solicitors gets in touch
with him. For the duration of the
drive anyone interested in mem­bership
should not send his ap­plication
to the officers of the
Faculty Club.
Working with Mr. Rea will be
the following team captains: Mrs.
Ruth Brittin, captain for the ad­ministrative
staff; Charles Sim­mons,
School of Agriculture and.
the experiment station; Maltby
Sykes, architecture and art; Sam­uel
Nichols, chemistry; David Bot­toms,
education; Bill Sherling, en­gineering;
Mrs. Virginia Ritchie,
home economics; George Hocking,
pharmacy; E. P. Miles, science and
literature; C. S. Roberts, 'veteri­nary
medicine; W. A. Ruffin, ex­tension
service; Col. Klepinger,
R.O.T.C; Maj. Lauler, A.R.O.T.C,
and LCDR Bixon, N.R.O.T.C.
The third day of API's Religious
Emphasis Week begins today with
three main convocations at 1 p.m.
Dr. Joseph J. Copeland, Rev. G.
Avery Lee, and Dr. Howard E.
Short will speak in the War Eagle
Theater, Union Auditorium, and
Langdon Hall, respectively.
"The Christian's Dilemma; The
Sword and/or the Cross," will be
Dr. Copeland's topic, while Rev.
Lee will speak on "What in the
World Are You Going To Do?",
and Dr. Short's talk will be "The
Impact of Religious History on
Present Day Problems, Thoughts
and Life."
Thursday, the final day of this
year's REW, will feature two con­vocations
at 11 a.m. They will be
Dr. Albert J. Kissling's talk on
"His Word: A Way for Your Life,"
in Langdon Hall, and "Christiani-
| ty and Judaism: What They Have
in Common," by Rabbi Jerome B.
Cohen in the Union Ball Room.
Five seminars will be held this
afternoon on the campus. At 2
p.m., Mrs. G. Avery Lee will con
duct a seminar on the subjec'
"Preparation for a Happy Marri­age"
in the Union Ball Room, and
Rev. William Schreiner will hold J>
seminar on "The Catholic View­point
on Education" in Langdor
Hall.
At 3 p.m., Earnest Price, Jr.
.vill lead a seminar on "Christiar
Faith and My Job" in Langdor
Hall, and Dr. Short will conduct
one on the question "Why Ameri­can
Aid to Europe?" in the Unior
Auditorium.
The final Wednesday afternoor
seminar will be at 4 p.m. in Lang-ion
Hall, conducted by Dr. Cope-land
on "Kepineg Faith Undei
Fire." A service, "The Hebrew
Prophet," will also take place a1
4 p.m. in the Union, conducted by
Rabbi Cohen.
Thursday afternoon the 1954
REW will conclude with four
seminars, a dedication service, anr'
New Club Meeting
Students interested in caving
as a hobby are urged to attend
a meeting February 11, 7 p.m.
in Ramsay 304.
The newly formed organiza­tion
calls itself the Auburn
Grotto. For further information
contact Prof. J. D. McClung,
School of Engineering.
committee evaluations of the an­nual
program.
Seminar? scheduled are "This Is
Our Faith," Dr. Kissling, 2 p.m.,
Langdon Hall; "Christianity and
Social Justice," Rev. Lee, 2 p.m.,
Union Ball Room; "Campus Court­ships,"
Mrs. Lee, Union Ball Room,
3 p.m., and "Understanding the
Bible," Earnest Price, Jr., at 4
p.m., Langdon Hall.
At 8 p.m. tomorrow night, the
Presbyterian Church will hold its
dedication service, and at 9 p.m.,
REW will close with an evalua­tion
discussion by committee
members.
Art Guild Honorary
Taps Five Students
Art Guild, honorary for art
students, recently tapped five
students. Those tapped were
Grant Tittle, Haleyville; Everette
Short, Prichard; Margaret Lad-ner,
Montgomery; Charles Glass­cock,
Birmingham, and Charles
Lathem, Birmingham.
In making the announcement
the guild released the names of
other students who were tapped
earlier this year. The list includes,
Margaret Miller, Auburn; Melba
Ruth Mary Wise, Montgomery;
Rothschild, Auburn; Pat Mer­chant,
Birmingham, a n d Don
Mills, Columbus, Ga.
Annual Blood Drive
To Be Feb. 73-24;
1,000 Pint Goal Set
By Eleanor Seay
The Blood Drive Commit­tee,
headed by Strick New-som,
has set its goal this year
at 1,000 pints. The drive will
be held at t h e student acti­vities
building Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 23-24 from 9
a.m. till 6 p.m. This drive is be­ing
-held in conjunction with the
annual Greek Week program.
The blood will go for defense
and civilian needs. From this blood
gamma globulin, the best known
weapon against polio will be
made. It will be used to fight
such polio epidemics as the one in
Montgomery last summer.
A Life-Saving Donation
"A donation of blood to the
drive is not just an obligation of
every member of the greek or­ganizations
but also an obligation
of every student of API. A pint of
blood is a life-saving donation
that we all can give. By our giv­ing
others are living," stated
Greek Week chairman, Doug
Lunsford.
Working on this committee are
Strick Newsom, chairman; Joe
Anderson, donation; Katchie Bar­ron
and Jeannie Dudley, volun­tary
helpers. Pat Patterson and
Ray Henderson are taking care
of the physical properties and
Betty Sanderson and Jo Newsom
are working on publicity. "Red"
Provost is in c h a r g e of The
Plainsman publicity, a n d Gene
Lynn is in charge of transporta­tion.
Last year Auburn surpassed the
goal of 1,000 pints. This year the
committee plans to exceed even
last year's record.
Official Opening Scheduled
For Auburn Union Building
CADET COLONEL Jacque R. McCroskey (center) recently ap-
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
Committee Selected
For Village Fair
Committee appointees t o
plan a bigger and better Vil­lage
Fair to be held April 9
and 10 are announced by Bob
Burns, E x e c u t i v e Cabinet
:hairman on the Village Fair
Central Committee.
Chick Watson was named vice-jhairman
and Dr. Frank Davis,
.'acuity chairman.
In beginning active prepara­tion
for the annual spring cele­bration,
Burns also announced the
following committee a p p o i n t -
men-ts:
Publicity Committee—A l i en
Moody, chairman; Jimmy Rosser,
ligh school contacts; Hampton
Aoyston, newspapers and radio.
Events Committee — Van Bur-nette,
chairman; Al Morrison,
festival; Alien Hamilton, parade.
Men's Housing Committee Hal I pointed as Regimental Commander for the Army ROTC Unit this
quarter, reviews his plans with his regimental staff. The staff
members are Lt. Colonel C. A. Pigg, Armor; R. Salter, Artillery,
Sibley Gauntt, Engineers, and George Wright, Signal Corps.
Swedish Gym Team To Appear Here
By Pat Nelson
The S w e d i s h Gymnastic
earn, which will appear here
>n March 2, has already begun
ts good will t o u r of the
country by giving an initial
>erformance January 10 at
West Point Military Academy.
The reviews of that exhibition
ind their succeeding performan­ces
at such places as Penn State
University and the New York
Athletic Club speak for themsel­ves.
rT'om Malone, West Point
coach, said, ''it was the greatest
gymnastic show ever staged at
West Point. After their synchron.
ized calisthenics cadets stood up
and cheered for 15 minutes." The
Penn State paper stated, "It was
Goddess Candidate
Named For IFCs
Greek Week Dance
Bubba Harding, dance chair­man
of the Greek Week commit­tee,
announced recently that the
candidates for this year's Greek
Goddess had been selected by
their sororities.
Each of Auburn's nine sororities
selects one coed to represent it in
the competition. The fraternities
then elect one of the girls to carry
the title. The winning coed will
be crowned at the IFC dance Fri­day
night, Feb. 27.
The candidates for the title of
Greek Goddess ar e Cordelia
Parker, Alpha Gamm Delta; Gail
Gregory, Chi Omega; Dixie Dodd,
Zeta Tau Alpha; Bitsy Carter,
Kappa Delta; Barbara Mayne,
Delta Zeta; Helen Wilson, Alpha
Delta Pi; Sandra Fuller, Theta
Upsilon; Mary Jim Esslinger, Phi
Mu, and Edwina Simms, Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Sumrall; assistants, Dave Middle-ion
and Travis Lindsay.
Women's Housing Committee—
rtoberta Middlebrooks; assistant
3ail Ryan.
Reception a n d Registration-lack
Stevens; assistant, G a il
Gregory.
IFC Representative — Richard
Shoemaker.
Program—Dick Scott and Bill
Neville.
Campus D e c o r a t i o n s—Bob
Shields and Bertice Rasco.
Exhibits, Tours, and Demon­strations—
Pete Hoar.
Article By Patterson
Appears In Magazine
An article entitled "William
Hazlitt as a Critic of Prose Fic­tion"
and written by Dr. Charles
I. Patterson, associate professor of
English at API, has been publish­ed
in the current issue of Pub­lications
of the Modern Language perhaps one of the most thrilling,
WE BET this piece of machinery never had a prettier driver.
Perched on a tractor is this week's "Loveliest," Ann Coleman,
Junior in education from Anniston.
Association of America.
Research work for the article
was supported in part by an API
grant-in-aid.
Dr. Patterson came to API in
1941 and holds A.B. and M.A. de­grees
from Emory University and
the doctorate from the University
of Illinois.
Last year, he was one of 14
college English teachers in the
South to receive a Ford Founda­tion
Faculty Fellowship for post­doctoral
study.
Under the grant, Dr. Patterson
spent the year at Harvard Uni­versity,
studying the literature of
science in English and the social
and intellectual prose of the last
three centuries.
precise a n d well coordinated
events ever staged on the Penn
State Campus."
18 of 48 States
The intinerary of the team is
carrying them into 18 of the 48
states including 19 college and
university campuses, as they
wend their Way through the
country in a north-to-south fash­ion.
The performance of the Swedes
at Auburn is not on the agenda
of entertainment for the school
year such as that planned by the
Lecture and Concert Series. The
event of their forthcoming exhi­bition
here has been secured by
the efforts of Joe Lawler, Au­burn's
Gymnastic Coach.
Washington Foundation
Offers Financial Aid
In Amounts To $1,000
For worthy students who have
completed their second year of
college and are without financial
resources to continue, the Hattie
M. Strong Foundation, 1625 Eye
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,
offers the possibility of financial
aid if other possibilities are ex­hausted.
. ,
The foundation makes loans of
a maximum of $1,000 in total to
any one student, and ranging
from about $300 to $450 for any
one year, without interest, collat­eral,
or other security, and with­out
restrictions as to race, creed,
or color.
Application must be directly by
the student to the Foundation,
preferably by mail; but the in­stitution
will be consulted as to
the student's need, capabilities,
etc.
Since the Foundation issues no
materials about itself, and does
not authorize published descrip­tions
of its work, it is suggested
that any students encouraged to
apply should refer to the Secre­tary
of the Association of Land-
G ant Colleges and Universities
as their source of information on
its program.
McCroskey Named
Army ROTC Head
Jacque R. McCroskey, Birming­ham,
Signal Corps, has been ap­pointed
Regimental Commander
with the rank of Cadet Colonel in
the assignment of cadet officers
for API's Army ROTC Unit.
As announced by Col. Walter J.
Klepinger, PMS&T, the cadet of­ficer
assignments for the winter
quarter will divide students into
two groups. Each group will in­struct
cadets for half rjtf the-quar­ter.
Groups not on the drill field
will receive instruction in leader­ship,
drill and exercise of com­mand.
Staff members who will serve
with Col. McCroskey are: Cadet
Lt. Colonels R. Salter, Goodwater,
Artillery; Sibley P. Gauntt, Fair­fax,
Engineers C. A. Pigg, Flor­ence,
Armor, and George E.
Wright, Huntsville, Signal Corps.
Artillery
Battalion Commanders: Lt. Cols.
B. J. McDowell, Butler, and R. B.
Quillen, Gadsden; Staff: Majors D.
E. Merkle, Sylacauga; T. V. Park­er,
Grant; K. Guin, Carbon Hill;
G. W. Perry, Wedowee; Captains J.
M. Calloway, Montgomery; M. R.
McDonald, Huntsville; R. A. Ev­erett,
Mobile, and A. C. Moore,
Marion Junction.
Engineers
Battalion Commanders: Lt. Cols.
W. A. Stone, Fort Payne, and T.
W. Cain, Bessemer. Staff: Majors
H. O. Baker, Atmore; J. K.
Thomason, Albertville; A. N. Bird,
Columbiana, and J. N. Yauger,
Birmingham; Captains H. C. Rob­inson,
Buffalo; J. O. Thweat, Au­burn;
C. W. Beneficld, Ozark, and
E. N. Merriwcther, Mobile; 1st
Lts. R. W. Tinsley, Gadsden, and
R. E. Petty, Tuscumbia; Special
Drill, 1st Lts. J. B. Eisenlohr,
Marion, and J. F. Kelly, Richland,
Ga.
Armor
Battalion Commanders: Lt. Cols.
D. J. Irvine, Auburn, B. Peters,
Ozark; Staff: Majors S. H. Breck-enridge,
Savannah, Ga.; B. G.
Lawrence, Gadsden; J. T. Rice,
stock; Captains J. D. Brady, Mo­bile;
K. M. Zarzeur, Birmingham;
S. A. Hocutt, Adamsvijle, and J.
L. Watson, Macon, Ga.
Signal Corps
Battalion Commanders:Xt. Cols.
W. H. Durham, Ft. Payne, and N.
L. Whitman, Mobile: Staff: Majors,
R. L. Morgan, Clearwater, Fla.; T.
P. Hughes, Birmingham; C. G.
Livingston, Columbus, Ga.; W. R.
East, Ashland; Captains, J. M.
Pugh, Grove Hill; L. W. Dobbins,
Montgomery; G. T. Dowe, Mont­gomery,
and G. T. Kirby, Roa­noke.
Opening Slated For Sunday, Feb. 14;
Tours To Be Conducted From 2-5 P. M.
By Herb White
Official opening of the Auburn Union Building will be held
on Sunday, Feb. 14, from 2 until 5 p.m., according to W. O.
Lynch, manager..
Throughout the day tours will be conducted through the
building, with refreshments being served in the ball room.
All parts of the building will be
open for the first time, Lynch
stated.
Dream Comes True
Thus, the dream of those who
conceived the idea of an Auburn
union building has come true. The
first phase of the Auburn Union
was conceived in 1950, when Gil­mer
Blackburn discussed with
API's business manager, W. T.
Ingram, the possibility of adding
$2 per quarter to the student ac­tivities
fee to finance the struct­ure.
On May 2, 1950, the students
went to the polls and voted by a
88.5 per cent margin for the in­crease
in student fees.
In May, 1952 Batson and Cook
Construction Company of West
Point, Ga., was named contractor.
4 Groups Donate
Gifts To Beautify
New Union Building
By Carmer Robinson
According to Mr. W. O.
Lynch, Auburn Union head,
there have been various gifts
donated to the Union by or­ganizations
a n d departments
of the college.
The textile technology depart­ment,
in conjunction with Phi Psi,
textile honorary fraternity, con­tributed
a backdrop for the stage
in the Union ballroom. The back­drop
is a sheeting drape of dull
gray which was woven by textile
students on a loom in the Textile
Building.
Prof. Cleveland Adams, head of
the textile department,- also an­nounced
that current plans were
being formulated to weave a
more stylish a n d permanent
backdrop. In adition to the base
backdrop, side drapes and a front
drop curtain would be included in
a fancy weave pattern. Phi Psi
has also arranged a colorful tex­tile
display in the show cases in
the Union lobby.
Jim Baird, assistant director of
the Union, stated that the interior
design department has under­taken
a project of designing and
building a body for the internal
wodkings of an old clock. The
clock will adorn the game room
on the second flood. Two indus­trial
design students, James Haw­kins
and Jerry Cumbus, have been
delegated the task as a part of a
course project.
Baird further announced that a
new television set had been plac­ed
in the second floor game room.
The set was donated by an Au­burn
alumnus through Joe Sar-ver
and the Alumni Association.
The TV set is a popular fixture
in the game room.
Many green leaf plants have
been placed at various points
throughout the Union and the
cafeteria by the horticulture de­partment.
Tom Eden, manager of
the greenhouse, stated that the
plants were a project under­taken
by the horticulture de­partment
and will be maintained.
W. O. Lynch encourages any
interested department, organiza­tion,
or fraternity to contribute
any thing that would beautify the
new Union Building. For further
information, contact Lynch or
Baird.
Has Many Accommodations
The Union accommodates the
College Book Store, War Eagle
Cafeteria, the Alumni Association
Offices, and the Faculty Club
Quarters. Offices for student gov_
ernment, The Plainsman, The
Glomerata, Interfraternity Coun­cil,
Women's Student Govern­ment
Association, Auburn Indep­endent
Organization, and the Stu­dent
Council on Religious Activi­ties
are included.
There a r e several meeting
rooms available for other organ­izations.
Locked file drawers and
writing spaces are available to
many organizations that do not
have offices.
The building, under construc­tion
for about 10 months, cost
about $1 million, and has over
73,000 square feet of floor space
invitation Sales To End
Chairman of the Invitations
Committee Bob Mayo announc­ed
today that invitations sales
would end tomorrow afternoon.
The sale is currently being
conducted on the main floor of
Samford Hall between the hours
of 9-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Tennis Tryouts Set
Coach Luther Young urges
anyone interested in trying out
for varsity tennis to contact
him in his office in the Physical
Education Building ("L" build­ing)
any afternoon after 4 p.m.
Players To Present
'Private Lives' Here
"Private Lives," an amusing
comedy by Noel Coward, begins
its 10-day run here February 10.
The play, made famous by Tal-lulah
Bankhead on Broadway a
few years ago, has its setting in
Paris, France.
The production will be pre­sented
in the art exhibition room
of Biggin Hall so that it may
make use of central staging, a
theatre-in-the-round type of pre­sentation.
An exhibition of watercolors by
Keith McPheeters, assistant pro­fessor
of architecture, will adorn
the exhibition room walls during
the performances.
'New Voices' Accepting
Literary Writings Now
Contributions to the new literary
magazine to be published at Au­burn,
"New Voices," should be sent
to 106 W. Magnolia Avenue, or
III Dorm 3, announced its editor,
Sam Houston, yesterday.
The magazine is concerned with
serious literary writings such as
short, short-short stories, and
poems.
PLANS FOR the Military Ball are going ahead smoothly accord­ing
to above committee chairmen. The event will be held March 6.
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Mid-Quarter Accent On formats; ,f
Pledge Swap Popularity Increases
By Doris Lessman
Society Editor
With the weeks making a fast exit we find ourselves right
in the midst of the winter quarter and this week, as in pre­vious
weeks, the keynote in conversations around the campus
center around Greek formals.
The rapid planning and marking on social calendars has
kept pace with time, an indica
tion proven by the wide variety of
social activities that continue to
take place. There's never an idle
minute for API students. Teas,
elections, swaps, and parties are
some of the highlights of campus
activities.
Pledge Swaps '
Pledge swaps have been occu­pying
the attention of API stu­dents
the past few weeks and
others are planned for future en­tertainment.
On January 26, the
Pi Kappa *Phi's entertained the
Zeta Tau Alpha's with a house
dance. The Phi Kappa Tau's gave a
hobo party for the Alpha Gam's
last Thursday night. Tuesday night
the Lambda Chi Alpha's and Phi
Mu's combined forces for a house
dance.
On January 24, the Kappa Del­ta's
honored their new pledges
TBeaowt
IT'S 1 0 0 % PURE
IRISH LINEN!
-AND SANFORIZED
IN A
Peggy Barrow
Sigma Phi Epsilon
To Present Formal
In Union Building
Alabama Alpha chapter of
Sigma Phi Epsilon will pre­sent
its annual Sweetheart
Ball Friday night, Feb. 5, in
the Auburn Union Building
from 9 until 12 p.m. Music will
be furnished by the Auburn
Knights.
Miss Peggy Barrow, junior in
education from Jackson, will lead
the dance, escorted by chapter
president Bob Barham. Highlight
of the leadout will be the an­nouncement
of the new "Queen
of Hearts." Mrs. James Wallace,
housemother, w i 11 present the
new queen with flowers and the
traditional "Queen of Hearts
Cup." Immediately following the
dance, breakfast will be served
| at the fraternity house.
Other members to be presented
during the leadout and their dates
are vice-presidnt Tommy Ed-mundson,
Linda Lee James, Tus-kegee;
secretary Bob Harrison,
Lynn Fillmer, Birmingham; trea­surer
Bob Cheney, Margaret Ann
Hatchett, Columbiana; G e o r ge
Van Pelt, Katchie Barron, New-nan,
Ga.
Cutaway convertible collar., .sleeveless
and styled with animation!
White, pink, maize, blue, raspberry,
navy, black . . . a shade for the colleen
and every other gal. 3.98
Completely Washable Sizes 9-16
As featured in Mademoiselle
Come visit our sportswear department for a
complete selection of White Stag and other fam­ous
names. You will find a thrilling collection
of blouses and skirts as well as such fascinating
items as:
Sororities Pledge
Thirty-One Coeds
Thirty-one API-Co-^ds w<|re
r e c e n t l y pledged :yy -^he nine
campus sororities.':Th^ sorori­ties
and new pledge^flarelas
follows:
Alpha Delta Pi—Mary Eli­zabeth
Moore, Birmingham; Mary
C a r o l y n Pender gastyijflrmttg-ham;
Phyllis1 Schamehorn, Clear­water,
Fla., and Mary CjharlcJtte
Williams, Birmingham. I '•'
Alpha G a m m a , Delta—Iras
Fearn, Spring- Hill and Tatrlcia
Patterson, Birmingham.
Alpha Omicron Pi — Barbara
Joan Allen, Mobile.
Chi Omega—Barbara Ethridge,
Sandersville, Ga.; Sydney Minor,
Mobile; Susanna Rives, Roanoke;
Joy Stevens, Nashville, Tenn.,
and Elizabeth Woodruff, LaFay-ette,
Ga'. i
Delta Zeta — M a r y Jeanette
Capps, Opelika; Kayre Griffin,
Carrollton, Ga.; Charlotte Ken­nedy,
Birmingham, and Jeanette
Priestly, Birmingham.
Kappa Delta—Jane Cook, We-tumpka;
Sara Elizabeth Jennings,
Post, Texas; Linda Lee McCree,
Anna, 111., and Joyce Northcutt,
Dothan.
Phi Mu—Sara Jo Cooke, Bir­mingham;
Elaine Ellard, Bir­mingham;
Mary Locklin Moore,
Daytona Beach, Fla., and Ida
Gray Pruett, Sylacauga.
Theta Upsilon—Sandra Fuller,
Fairfax; Judy Russell, Auburn,
and Mary Joyce Teel, Auburn.
Zeta Tau Alpha—Mary Ann
Barton, Tarrant; Helen Taylor
Hackett, Jasper; A n n e Norton,
Montgomery, a n d Doris Ann
Parker, Mobile.
Date Bait
Crew Hats
Carpenter's Jackets
Calfskinners
Toggle Jacks
Clamdiggers
also a wide choice of swimwear by Jantzen and
Cole of California
Park er s
Open All Day Every Wednesday
with a tea.
The Theta UpsiIon's recently in­itiated
five new members. Those
initiated are Dot Miller, Penns
Grove, N. J.; Juanita Flowers,
Thomaston; Doris Sims, Lanett,
Shirley Shephard, Phenix City,
and Mrs. Harold E. Klontz, Au­burn,
chapter advisor.
Three new Theta U p s i l on
pledges are Sandra Fuller, River-view;
Judy Russell and Joyce Teel,
Auburn.
Founder's Day Banquet
On Thursday, January 21, the
Theta U's held their Founders Day
Banquet at The Pines. Guest of
honor was Mrs. R a l p h B.
Draughon. Pledge awards were
given to Dot Miller, scholarship;
Ruth Thompson, high point pledge,
a n d Shirley Shephard, model
pledge.
Sigma -Pi fraternity recently
pledged D o y l e James, Union
Springs; Bobby Dodd, Corinth, Ga.;
Phillip Grimsley, Colquitt, Ga.;
Richard Williams, Colquitt, Ga.;
Gale Linster, Birmingham; Billy
Daniel, Griffin, Ga.; Robert Arm-stead,
Mobile; Arthur McClean,
Mobile; Brown Bolding, Maples-ville;
John Rawls, Dozier; Al
Shockley, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mike
Wilson,* Troy; John Christopher,
Tuscumbia, and Bill Costen, Red
Level.
AOPi's Initiate
Delta Delta Chapter of Alpha
Omicron Pi recently held initiation
for their pledges. The coeds initi<-
ated were Lucile Hardaway, Mont­gomery;
Barbara Sue Cole, Knox-ville,
Tenn.; Patricia Farabee,
Pensacola, Fla.; Garrity Watson,
Anniston.
Betty Marie Schuler, Birming­ham;
Mary Jane Stallings, Centre-ville;
Carolyn Sue Odon, Decatur;
Dinah Hearn, Birmingham; Doro­thy
Best, Montgomery; Elizabeth
Barnett, Mobile; Mitzy Brady, Mo­bile;
Gay Hogan, Balboa, Canal
Zone, and Anne Franklin, A1-'
bertville.
Ellis Stanton, Jacksonville,. Fla.,
and Joan Allen, Mobile, are], two
new pledges of Alpha Omicron Pi.
The AOPi's nonored their new
initiates w i t h a banquet at
the Pitts Hotel Sunday, January
23. The Model pledge, Mitzy
Brady, Mobile, was presented with
a bracelet. After the dinner the
members and pledges went to
evening services at the Methodist
Church.
Saturday, January 30, the Sig-ighf
Fantasy'
Formal Saturday
Gamma Rho chapter of Zeta
Tau Alpha will present its
anriual "Midnight.' Fantasy"
formal Saturday night, Feb. 6,
in the Student Union Building
from 9 to 12. Music will b.e
furnished by the Auburn Knights.
Miss Betty Sanderson, Albert-ville,
chapter president, will lead
the dance, escrted by Pete McKin-ney,
Birmingham. Highlight of the
leadout will be the presentation of
Sanderson by Dutch. Cullpepper,
a bouquet of red roses to Miss
Cuba, vice president, escorted by
Gilbert Sellers, Efemer, Ala.
Other officers and their dates
are Martie Foss, secretary, escort­ed
by Joe Groom, Clanton; Mari-lakin
Howard, treasurer, escorted
by (ten Thomas, Tupelo, Miss.
Immediately f o l l o w i n g the
dance, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
will entertain the Zetas with a
breakfast. Other events of the
weekend will include a party-at
the Auburn-Opelika Airport Fri­day,
night.
Each year during the leadout,
the senior chosen the most out­standing
by the chapter receives
a cup awarded by Mrs. Marie
Sprague, an alumna of Auburn
This year the cup will be pre­sented
by Mrs. John T. Dorsey,
president of the Auburn-Opelika
alumnae group.
Cantrell Attends Confab
t
• Clyde H. Cantrell, director of
libraries, will attend the mid­winter
meeting of the American
Library Association in Chicago,
February 2-6. ' (.. ..
While . in Chicago,, Cantrell
i>lans to visit a number of book­stores
which have material of in­terest
to API libraries. ""
Knitting Lessons Set
Knitting lessons will be held in
Room 213, Auburn Union Build­ing,
every Monday at 4 p.m. for
five weeks, commencing Febru­ary
8, according to Jerry Little,
chairman of the Union Recrea­tion
Committee. Martha Easter,
home economics senior from At­hens,
will be the instructor. She
requests all interested students to
contact her at Dorm VII before
buying any materials.
ma Chi's held their fourth annual
Mothers Club initiation. The morn­ing
activities included the initia­tion,
business meeting and lunch.
After a conducted tour of the
campus and the new house, an aft-ernoon
tea was given in honor of
the new initiates. Ten mothers'
were initiated into the club.' " ' '
Honorary Entertains
API freshmen girls with a two-point'
average or above for last
quarter were guests at a tea given
by Alpha Lambda Delta last week.
The tea was given for the purpose
of encouraging freshmen women to
make the 2.5 overall average
necessary for membership in the
honorary.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
From Your Balfour Jeweler
As of this date, the Balfour Headquarters in Auburn will
be located at Burton's Book Store. It gives us genuine
pleasure to make this announcement, for the name
'Burton's" means much to Auburn . . . years of sincere
and honorable service to the community and college.
Now two great names are linked to serve you-—Bur­ton's
and Balfour. Balfour will continue to make regu­lar
house calls to the fraternities, but will welcome your
visits to Burton's any time. To the sororities and various
other groups that we serve, we send a special invitation
to come by and see us.
Enoch B. Benson
at BURTON'S BOOK STORE
OPPORTUNITIES in BUSINESS
How College Students Can Get More Information
long before they graduate—and at no cost—
through this newly developed NAS career plan
Members present were Patricia
Sprague, Doris Ann Smith, Mari­an
Miller, Merry Lou Arthur,
Laura Fulkerson, Jerry Nelson,
Mary Frances Farley, Garrity
Watson, Shirley Brown, May
Chastain, Dean Katharine Cater,
honorary member; Miss Betty Cos­by,
honorary member; Mrs. Jean­ette
Land, honorary member, and
MissLaMargaret Turnipseed, ad­visor.
Guests present- w e r e Betth
Adams, Margaret Francke, Jo
Newsom, Dottie Thomas, Carolyn
Hogan, Linda Williams, Leah Ma­rie
Rawls, Mary Jane Smith, Kaki
Epden, N a n Cleveland, Joyce
Wilder, Gwen Pope, Gloria Gil-mour,
Betty Griffith, Carolyn
Ward, Pat Patterson, Diane Mor­gan
and Betty Ann Chadwick.
Two new pledges of Theta Xi
fraternity are Ralph Dole, Birm­ingham,
and Max Ingram, Line-ville.
Theta Xi pledge class recent­ly
elected the following new of­ficers:
Robert Evans, president,
Lineville; Judson Garner, secre­tary,
Georgiana; Mark Redus, so­cial
chairman, Montgomery, and
Charles Gunter, Andalusia.
Last Friday night the Theta Xi's
entertained their dates with a
Klondike party. The costumes
were in mountaineers' style.
Women's Recreation Association
has planned a campus-wide, in­formal
dance for Saturday night,
Feb. 20, from 8-11:30, to be held in
the Student Activity Building.
"The 'Houserockers" from Mont­gomery
will furnish the music.
The following girls were recent­ly,
.appointed as WRA Dance C'om-rruttee
members: Martie Foss,
Georgiana M o r g a n , Rosemary
Abrams and Betty Rae Crane.
Alpha Psi Greeks
To Hold Formal
In Ac Building
Theta chapter of- Alpha Psi
will present its annual Moon­light
Ball Saturday night, Feb.
6, in the student activities
building. Music will be furn­ished
by Jimmy Fuller/ and his
Cavaliers.
Miss Mary-Ray Schmidt, De­catur,
will lead the dance with
past president Sonny Bilberry.
Highlights of the leadout will be
the presentation of a bouquet of
red carnations to Miss Schmidt by
the housemother, Mrs. Eolise
Tharpe and her escort, Dr. R. E.
Thorson.
Dates and other officers to be
presented during the leadout are
Martha Hasenbein, Gardendale,
escorted by Bud Bryan, vice presi­dent;
Joan Owens, St. Petersburg,
Fla., escorted by Leon Sellers,
treasurer; Peggy Sudduth, Sherve-port,
La., escorted by Norman
Thurmond, secretary; Jo Anne
Jones, Bessemer, escorted by
Willie Wager, steward; Doris Less-man,
Cullman, escorted by H. C.
Morgan, housemanager.
Mary-Kay Schmidt
Activities planned for. the week­end
include a buffet supper at the
house followed by a party,at the
Opelika \ Country Club Friday
night, music for the party will be
furnished by the Knights: ol
Rythm. There will be a barbecue
at Saugahatchee Country Club
Saturday. Immediately following
the dance Saturday night' a
breakfast will be, served at .the
Chapter House. Sunday .the group
will attend the Auburn t Presby­terian
Church.
LOST: A pair of crow rimmdd
glasses in vicinity- of .Dorm 8
and Tichenor. Please call Ginger
Jordan at Dorm 8.
2—THE PLAINSMAN We'd., Feb; 3, 1954
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We're merely volunteering our serv­ices
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Their information should first of
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Growth Of Women's Housing
Exceptional In Recent Years
i
a
Spirit Of Friendliness Makes Coed
Dorms "A Home Away From Home
By Red Provost
When the five new women's dormitories were opened in
fall of 1952, the coed enrollment at Auburn almost doubled.
1,074 women are now residing in 10 large dormitories, two
smaller dormitories, and one co-operative house.
Modern and comfortable accommodations enhance the
spirit of friendliness which exists
in the residence halls. The enter­ing
coed soon discovers that her
dorm is a true "home away from
home."
Each of the large dormitories
houses approximately 100 girls.
Guest lounges, sororitiy chapter
rooms, reception r o o m s , and
pressing rooms offer convenient
facilities.
suites of two rooms with con­necting
tile bathrooms. Each room
accommodates two girls, and is
furnished with two beds, two pil­lows,
a bedside table, a large
desk, two desk chairs, a desk
lamp, a dresser, and ah easy chair.
There are t w o closets in each
room.
Located in t h e basement of
Dorm III is t h e "Coed Quarter
Living quarters are arranged in Laundry," which consists of coin-
W R I G H T
DRUG CO jHtfttt.|l| Jfofes'
A Message from Clarence Andrews, 'Your Pharmacist'
TWENTY YEARS AGO, if you were sick enough
to go to a hospital, your average time spent there
would have been 21 days.
SO MANY NEW TREATMENTS have been per­fected
since then, t h a t should you now go to a hospital
you probably would stay t h e r e no longer than eight
days.
SOME MEDICINES cost more than you used to
pay for prescriptions many years ago. The new "mir­acle
d r u g s " r e q u i r e much money to discover and per­fect,
but each year most of these medicines are usually
reduced in price.
THEY ARE WELL WORTH their cost because
t h e y not only give you more positive results, but us­ually
lessen the time of your illness by many days.
You get well quicker, and our physician makes less
calls. You spend less money per illness. You get
back to w o r k sooner.
' WE HAVE ALL these new medicines in our pre­scription
d e p a r t m e nt and price t h em as moderately as
possible. We will be glad at any time to answer any
question that might perplex you about the cost of any
medicine.
CLARENCE ANDREWS'
Wright Drug Company
Phone 9
Prescription Chemists
160 No. College
operated washers, extractors and
driers.
When the Theta Chi fraternity
moved into its new house, its for­mer
h o m e was redecorated
throughout and became Dorm
XII, a residence for freshmen wo­men.
Other freshmen dorms are
Dorm IX and Alumni Hall.
Alumni Hall, which houses 98
girls, has been completely reno­vated.
The rooms are all double,
and are furnished with two single
beds, a double desk, desk chairs, |
a study lamp, a chest of drawers,
and a mirror.
Susan Smith Cottage accommo. j
dates 26 girls w h o do all the!
planning, ordering, and cooking
of the meals, as well as all their
houswork. Weekly work sche­dules
are arranged so that each
girl has ample time for study and
recreation. •
In order to "oe assigned to Su­san
Smith Cottage, girls • must
have good scholarship and citi­zenship
records. The residence
has become one of the most popu­lar
on the campus, and there is
always a waiting list of appli­cants.
Graduate Hall houses a nursery
school and kindergarten down­stairs
and has living quarters up­stairs
for graduate students and
students over 23 years of age.
Social Center is a southern
colonial building in which are lo_
cated offices for the dean and as­sistant
dean of women, the head
of women's housing, and the
dormitory supervisor. Here also
is the post office for all dormi­tories
except Alumni Hall and
Susan Smith Cottage.
Two large living rooms, a din­ing
room, and a kitchen, all of
which may be used by student
organizations, complete the first
floor of Social Center. Living
quarters for the dean and assis­tant
dean of women are located
on the second floor.
The enlargement of the wo­men's
dining hall was completed
last year, and it was reopened
fall quarter of last year. Ade­quate
facilities are provided to
serve meals to about 1,000 coeds
within one hour.
Room and board at the dormi­tories
is set at the college stand­ard
of $139.50 per quarter, lower
than at any school of comparable
size in the southeastern states.
Each dormitory has a head res­ident,
who serves as counsellor to
the girls as well as hostess for
social affairs.
API's nine sororities have chap­ter
rooms located in eight of the
dorms, as follows:
Delta Zeta, D o r m I; Alpha
Omicron Pi and Chi Omega,
Dorm II; Alpha Delta Pi, Dorm
III; Theta Upsilon, Dorm IV; Al-
' AUBURN'S TREMENDOUS building program in recent years has not been confined merely to
buildings of toil. Pictured here are both quadrangles, home of most of Auburn's 1074 women stu­dents,
Graduate Hall, the Social Center, and the now Women's Dining Hall. ^ ^^
Sympathetic Staff
Aids Dorm Harmony
Harmony in the women's
dorms is g r e a t l y aided by the
efficient a n d understanding
work of the dean of women,
Miss K a t h a r i n e Cater, and her
staff, and also the head resi­dents
in each of the residence
halls.
On Miss Cater's staff are Miss
Betty Cosby, assistant dean of
women; Miss LaMargaret Tur-nipseed,
head of women's hous­ing,
and Mrs. Frank Powell, sup­ervisor
of dormitories.
Serving as head residents are
Mrs. Josephine L. G r a h a m,
Alumni Hall; Mrs. Janie Rouse,
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- P h o n e 446—
CHIEF'S
is proud
to salute
Jerry
Little
As an outstand­ing
member of
the Auburn stu­dent
body.
Jerry, a senior in
Chemistry from An­derson,
South Caro­lina,
is a member of
Blue Key, Chairman
of Recreation Com­mittee
of Student Un­ion
Board, Senior Sen­ator,
and was recently
tapped by Who's Who
in American Colleges
and Universities. He is
past Junior Senator
and I.F.C. representa­tive.
Jerry is Social
Chairman of Phi Del­ta
Theta social frater­nity.
Ace Reporter Fails To Find Facts
In White Cow, Samford Tower Case
By Dolly Fulkerson
TO WHOM I T MAY CONCERN:
I tried—I r e a l ly did. When I got my assignment I thought
a feature on a white cow that supposedly woke the towns­people
of Auburn by poking her head out of the belfry of
Samford tower and bellowing with all her outraged might,
might prove to be highly interest­ing
if not illuminating
I still think it would be a good
feature, if anyone could ever get
the cows, mules and owls straight­ened
out. Possibly in several years
and with much patience it might
be accomplished. Lacking the time,
I will endeavor to relate events
and present the information I ac­quired
while in pursuit of the true
facts in the above mentioned cow
fable.
The first person to have the
dilbious honor of being question­ed
on the subject was Prof. T. C.
Hoepfner. No, he hadn't heard
anything about a cow being in
Samford's belfry, but it might
have been before his time. How­ever,
there was once a white owl
that evidently flew through the
openings in the belfry and could­n't
find his way out. The owl was
eventually heard by some stu­dents
and rescued. Perhaps one
of the other professors could tell
me more about it.
I thanked him, and went up­stairs
to , make an appointment
with Dr. F. T. McCann. One class,
one quiz, and one big chocolate
milk drink later, I asked Dr. Mc­Cann
the question of the day. No,
he hadn't heard about a cow, or
a white owl being in Samford's
belfry. Why didn't I ask Prof. Leo
Gosser? Well, why not?
A cow in Samford's belfry? No,
Prof. Gosser hadn't heard about
the cow, but when he first started
teaching at Auburn, there was
much talk about a recent Hallo­ween
prank some of API's gay
pha Gamma Delta, Dorm V; Phi
Mu, Dorm VI; Kappa Delta, Dorm
VII, and Zeta Tau Alpha, Dorm
VIII.
"We are receiving many appli­cations
requesting room reserva­tions
for next fall quarter," stat­ed
Miss LaMargaret Turnipseed,
head of women's housing. "It
would be wise for anyone* desir­ing
a room for that quarter to
make her request as soon as pos­sible."
young blades had played, which
consisted of enticing a mule up
(Continued on page 8)
Cavemen To Meet
According to an announcement
today, there will be a meeting
Thursday night, Feb. 11, to form
a Cave Exploring Club. The meet­ing
is scheduled for 7 o'clock in
Ramsay 304.
Membership to the organization
is open to all students and staff
members of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute who are interested in
cave exploring.
Pledges Elect Officers
Pledges to Delta Chi social fra­ternity
recently elected new offi­cers.
Those elected were Ken
Mauldin, president, Fairfield; Rog-ar
McCauley, Gadsden, vice presi­dent,
and Clyde Fain, Montgom-sry,
secretary. )
Susan Smith Cottage; Miss Tur­nipseed,
Dorm I; Mrs. Anna/ P.
Barnes, Dorm II; Miss Ella Field
Bugbee, Dorm III; Miss Marie
Sewell, Dorm IV; Mrs. Urmede
3. Hoyle, Dorm V.
Mrs. Gaye King, Dorm VI; Mrs.
Marietta Robinson, Dorm VII;
Miss Marianna Smithson, Dorm
VIII; Mrs. Kate Shelburne, Dorm
IX, and Mrs. Ann Stover, Dorm
XII.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 3, 1954
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7 Saw It' Plain White Wash
"I saw it.
"A man lay dying, the blood flowing
from a gaping wound in his side. The
group about him watched with apprehen­sion
as the seconds ticked by. Their faces
were gaunt with fatigue, drawn with com­passion,
and etched with the memories of
countless such incidents.
"Suddenly, when it semed as if the life
that lay before them would fade, a corps-man
arrived and deftly administered bot­tled
blood. The swing from near death to
life was not apparent but it gave hope to
a situation that seemed hopeless.
"I saw it.
"A car careened at high speed and
crashed head on into an approaching ve­hicle.
Three persons were killed instantly.
Three more were alive, though critically
injured. In a matter of minutes, ambu­lances
were on the scene and were trans­porting
the injured to the, hospital. En-route
attendants were busily administer­ing
blood plasma.
"I saw it.
"A polio epidemic was sweeping a large
city. Parents were worried and many
were leaving for temporary homes in the
country or in other cities. By the tens
and twenties, children were being gripped
with the crippling disease.
'A plea went forth and the city was
granted enough gamma globulin, a blood
derivative, to innoculate the children of
the area. And the epidemic waned."
Hyphothetical cases you say. Could.be;
but they've happened. Maybe they didn't
happen in your hometown or to your friend
on the battlefield, but they've happened.
In each instance, a life was saved be­cause
someone in an American city gave a
pint of blood. This person, this giver of
life, could have been a business man, a
truckdriver, a housewife or a student.
During the course of Greek Week, a
blood drive will be conducted on campus.
This will be the Auburn student's oppor­tunity
to show that he believes in life.
Pointedly it could be that he will be show­ing
that he believes in his life. Plans have
been formulated by the campjus drives
chairman to best the highest mark prev­iously
established by any college.
Therefore, the drive will not only be a
challenge to aid humanity; but also it will
be a challenge to put Auburn over the top.
Taking Class Notes-An Art?
The following is lifted from the Akron
Butchelite, which in turn lifted the article
from the Kent Stater. Though many will
be prone to pass off the bit of witticism as
nothing more than a space filler, it defin­itely
has editorial worth since it is so true.
"Maybe the professors don't know it, but
there's a great deal of skill involved when
the student takes notes. The student has
to decide just what items to write down,
and which of the things the professor says
will benefit him in the course.
The paragraphs below are the direct
quotes from lectures by professors. In
bold print under the paragraphs are what
the student puts in his notebook. (The
Kent Stater came up with the gem we
must ^dmit.)
Probably the greatest quality of the
poetry of John Milton, who was born in
1608, is the combination of beauty and
power. Few have excelled him in the use
of the English language or for that matter
in lucidity of verse form, "Paradise Lost"
being said to be the greatest single poem
ever written. *
Milton—born 1608.
When Lafayette first came to this coun­try,
he discovered America, and Americans
needed his help if their cause was to sur­vive,
and this he promptly supplied them.
Lafayette discovered America.
". . . it is possible that we do not com­pletely
understand the Russian viewpoint."
Professor is a Communist.
Pages seven through 15 are not requir­ed,
but will prove of inestimable worth to
the student in preparation for the term
examination.
Omit pages seven through 15.
Socrates was a stoic, but it should be
pointed out that stoicism is very different
than cynicism. A cynic is contemptous of
all things, especially human nature, where­as
a stoic is one who accepts all things as
they are without complaining.
Socrates was a cynic.
The examination will test the student's
over-all comprehension of the subject and
thorough knowledge of theories behind the
facts and their relevance to fields other
than political science will be absolutely
necessary.
Bull Exam.
The class Friday will probably be the
most important of the quarter since we
will throw it open to a general discussion
of the main problems which have come to
our attention throughout the course. At­tendance
will not be taken.
No class Friday."
We Respect Your Opinion-Do You ?
Once every quarter The Plainsman
makes it a habit to request student opinion
through its "letter to the editor" section.
We point out that the student's opinion is
respected even though it may not conform
to the beliefs of the editor or any member
of his staff.
The newpaper's policy is to print all
letters received if they have been signed
by the author and are in good taste. They
should not contain over 250 words; but
often, over-zealous writers send us written
opinions which approach the 500 mark. If
the letter is legitimate and pertinent
enough, we print them.
It is left to the editor's discretion to
determine which letters do not meet the
above standards. Very seldom does such
a situation arise. If a letter is printed, it is
not changed in any manner except to add
punctuation, and spelling corrections.
As has been said many times before,
The Plainsman is a student newspaper. As
such, we respect your opinion and would
like to know if you do.
Let's Get Down To Business, Blue Key, Sphinx
A more weaker piece of meat for editor­ial
comment never existed than the con­troversy
between Blue Key and Sphinx.
It borders on the ridiculous, sometimes the
sublime, and often a melodramatic flair for
self-righteousness.
Why is it that two fine groups cannot
set themselves down and discuss the prob­lem
with intelligence and some semblance
of sanity? It's time to get down to busi­ness
now that everyone's petty problems
have been aired.
There will be no justification for two
skit nights. In fact, The Plainsman will
go on record as being opposed to such a
plan. In the past, the flavor of the event
has been derived from the fact that it was
a coed event. Skit night will lose its great­est
drawing card in the event that no
sensible solution is reached.
So let us be done with the cries of out­raged
children and settle down to some
constructive bit of action.
Hygiene Set-Up A Farce
By Herb White
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It is a recognized fact that hy­giene
as it is now taught at Au­burn
is a waste of time to students
as well as instructors.
As it is now taught hygiene is
simply not worth the $4.85 that a
student has to pay for the book.
As the setup is now API students
are not learning enough about
some of the things that they should
know as college students: this is
through no fault of the physical
education department.
The fault that the students of
Auburn are not getting what they
should out of hygiene lies in the
fact that no credit is offered for
the course.
The only school that has recog­nized
the importance and poten­tial
of hygiene is the School of |
Home Economics. This school has
instituted a three-hour course into
the requirements for a degree in
Home Economics. Other schools,
such as the School of Engineering
have thrown up their hands in
horror when such a proposal was
suggested. This column would
venture an opinion that personal
grooming, general health, and body
cleanliness are as important as any
subject that any school at Auburn
teaches.
Coeds at Auburn are given one-hour's
credit for hygiene. This
credit for women's hygiene is
given to off-set the credit given to
men students for military. This
system makes the 18-hour load in
many schools equal.
•Men students now go to a hy­giene
class for one hour each week
for three quarters; they get no
credit; they have to buy an ex­pensive
book while getting very
little or nothing out of the course.
Who would like to' teach, much
less study under these deplorable
circumstances?
We propose that the Council of
Deans either authorize the depart­ment
of physical education to
teach a one-hour course in hy­giene
for three quarters, or add in
the curriculum of each school a
three-hour course, taught for only
one quarter.
Members of the physical educa­tion
department are the first to
admit that something should be
done about these conditions. One
faculty member of that depart­ment
even offered three sugges­tions.
These are:
1. The school should recognize
that hygiene is important and
offer credit for it.
2. If the physical education de­partment
is to offer credit for
hygiene, they should l e t men
qualified for the job teacih it.
3. Make sure lectures are in­teresting,
and on a level that stu­dents
can understand:
By Les Ford
Twenty senators, including Ala­bama's
two, have introduced a bill
to provide federal help to states
and territories for construction of
public elementary and secondary
schools.
In presenting the proposal, the
senators stated that over-crowded
classroom shifts have become a
serious threat to our public school
system, and immediate action is
imperative to prevent a further
worsening of an already intoler­able
situation.
Had the Hill Oil-for Education
bill been approved last year, there
would eventually have been large
sums for the schools of all states.
An unfair situation now exists
wherein two or three states will
get hundreds of millions of dollars
from oil rights and others receive
nothing. Alabama's senators re­introduced
' the Oil for Education
Amendment in the Senate last
weeke and pledged to carry on a
battle for its passage. The amend­ment
was adopted by the Senate
by a vote of 45 to 37 in the last
session of Congress, but the House
conferees rejected it without a
vote.
Under the school building aid
proposal, each State's share of
federal funds appropriated for
school building purposes will be
based on per capita incomes and
the number of children of school
age, with administrative control
exercised solely by the states.
The bill, if passed, will partic­ularly
benefit those states like our
own, where low capita incomes
and relatively large school-age
populations are the case. Under
such a formula, Alabama would
share in federal funds for school
construction purposes on a three to
two basis. For example, for every
$100 million of federal funds, Ala­bama
would receive approximately
$3.6 million by expending $2.3
million.
It has been estimated that ap­proximately
$300 million is needed
for adequate school buildings in
Alabama alone. As recent as 1951,
two hundred thousand school
children were housed in buildings
that were dangerous or otherwise
unsuited for use. Although the bill
will fail to provide many other
forms of schools that should be,
it will directly assist states and
cities to meet the great demand for
adequate buildings and would
thereby indirectly provide aid for
other school needs.
The Sign Post
•"•'' Mad Af Somebody? - Tell The Senate i ' ] | i
By Red Provost
As I Was Saying <
Educational Requirements Increase
By Jack Boozer
The increasing complexity of
the society we live in is reflected
in the basic changes made in the
educational requirements for vari­ous
professions in recent years.
This trend has been prompted both
by altruistic and ulterior motives;
however, the latter of these factors
has tended to predominate in
some instances, yet has gone un­said
for obvious reasons.
Within the last twenty years, we
have seen the educational require­ments
for law, pharmacy,. medi­cine,
optometry, chiropractic" and
similar professions increased from
one to several years. The degree
to, which these standards have
been increased has largely coin­cided
with the political influence
of the organizations governing the
profession.
By way of example, the medical
profession has increased its cur­riculum
by a number of years, and
it is common knowledge that
among the top lobbying agencies
in Washington, the American Med­ical
Association is second to none.
Of course, medicine is unique in
that it takes years to even begin
to acquire a knowledge of it.
To take a more recent illustra­tion,
the science of chiropractic
has finally come of age. Whereas
one could formerly become a chi­ropractor
by studying for a year,
he now must undergo a four year
course. This is also true of op­tometry.
Law can be considered as an­other
vivid example of this trend.
Once it was possible to become a
lawyer by merely reading law.
The recommended procedure to­day
is to spend four years pre­paring
oneself for the study of law
and then three years in law school.
To complicate matters even fur­ther,
the boards controlling these
professions have been given large
powers in regard to specific edu­cational
qualifications. In many in­stances,
this has redounded to the
benef it of the prospective graduate,
but this cannot be argued in all
cases. Many of the recent gradu­ates
of the University of Alabama
Law School are quite versatile in
the origins of English law, but
they cannot draw up a simple di­vorce
proceeding and supposedly
their primary purpose in going to
school was to master the bread and
butter aspects of their profession.
One of the main reasons for
making it more difficult to obtain
a degree is to discourage people
from entering a particular pro­fession.
Those who are practicing
members of a profession have no
desire to have undue competition,
especially when they can prevent
it by legislative means.
Granted that the longer one
spends in school the more he sup­posedly
knows; but to follow this
line of reasoning to its logical con­clusion,
it could be stated that the
present requirements should be
increased even more. And if one
takes the trouble to read the pro­ceedings
of various professional
organizations, he will discern such
a trend. What the future will hold,
only Lachesis will know.
This week I want to make like
Drew Pearson and predict an un­precedented
rise in interest on the
Plains concerning our student gov­ernment.
You ask, what will cause
the revolution on campus? The
answer—the senate's new commit­tee
for investigation of student
grievances.
The new setup allows students
to air before the senate their gripes
concerning any phase of college
life. The mat­ter
is then tho­roughly
inves­tigated
to de­termine
all its
aspects and rec-o
m m endations
are m a d e by
the committee
to all concerned.
T h e senate
can't, of course,
make any rul­ing
outside its
own jurisdiction, but its recom­mendations,
since it represents the
entire student body, carry a great
Provost
deal of weight.
Few people realize how much
resentment exists on the campus
because of certain policies of dif­ferent
schools and departments, to
name just two types of organiza­tions.
The gripes are usually sup­pressed,
and when they do come
to light, their presentation is often
disorganized, vague, and peppered
with half-truths. Therefore, few
if any reforms are made, and the
students concerned a r e more
peeved than ever.
Well, if a lot of scores aren't
settled pretty soon, it won't be
anybody's fault but the students'.
Here we have a strong voice in
our behalf, begging to be used.
Most of the recipients of verbal
abuse around here are eager to do
right by the students—most of
them, that is .The ones that don't
fit into that category will prob­ably
make many concessions in the
face of a little well-directed pres­sure.
One complaint I expect to see
aired before long is that of the
home ec girls who resent the grad­ing
system in the chemistry de­partment.
They feel that the de­partment,
in order to make its
standards appear high, resorts to
flunking a high percentage of
students, instead of improving
teaching methods. In my opinion,
the girls have a strong case. But
let's get it out in the open.
When the students realize that
their senate is taking a vital in­terest
in their problems, they will
probably develop a genuine motive
in their problems, they will prob­ably
develop a genuine motive to
exercise their voting privileges.
The present widespread lack of
interest can, I believe, be attrib­uted
to the fact that few people
have ever quite decided or even
wondered just what the senate is
for.
Well, our senators are proving
clearly that they aren't by any
means in an ivory tower. For our
own good, let's not let their .new
service go to waste. And to insure
the quality of that service, vote.
Around Tiger Town
Skit Night Controversy Continues
it
By JoAnne Lucci ¥
Hattle Prattle
Visitor to the Loveliest Village:
"My, what a beautiful sunset this
is."
Frosh: "Yeah, not bad for a
small place like this, is it!"
i * *' *
A student had just applied for
a part time job at a well known
demitasse establishment in town
and was receiving h i s instruc­tions.
"When you finish washing the
dishes you c a n clean off the
tables, sweep the room, fill the
salt, pepper, and sugar contain­ers,
wash the windows, take care
of the griddle, run the fountain,
set up the cafeteria line, take out
the trash, and police the yard out
back."
"Yes, sir," was the reply, "and
what kind of soil is it?"
"What kind of soil?"
"Yes, sir, I thought maybe, if it
were clay soil, I could make a few
bricks to fill in the time." "
* * *
"Very few woman like to sleep
on their stomachs, but most of
the men do.
* * *
Frosh: Would you call for help
if I tried to kiss you?
Coed: Do you need any help?
* * *
Two psychiatrists met on the
street corner. "You're fine," one
said, "How am I?"
* * *
Frosh: "How did you break
your arm?"
Soph: " I was fighting for a
woman's honor. It seems she
wanted to keep it."
• * * *
Home Ec Coed: "Boo hoo! The
dog ate all the nice cookies I
baked for you." ,
Frosh: "Don't cry honey; I'll
get you another dog."
* * *
A bit of advice: When you go
out dress carefully. Clothes make
the man, you know—but the wo­man?
* * «
Four marines were playing
bridge in a hut on Wake Island
during World War II, when an­other
Leatherneck burst into the
room and shouted: "The Japs are
landing a force of a b o u t two
hundred men down the beach."
The four marines looked at one
another wearily. Finally one said:
"I'll go, I'm dummy this hand."
* * *
Coed; I want a pair of bloom­ers
to wear around my gymnas­ium.
Clerk (absently): How large is
your gymnasium?
* * *
Catty: "That's a nice suit you're
wearing dearie, I wonder if it will
ever come back in style"?
* * *
I fed my girl a pint of gin
In hopes that she would soon
give in
Has anyone a mop about?
She 4 r a n ^ t h e gin and then
gave out.
The unfortunate controversy
,0ver the Blue Key-Sphinx Skit
Night funds is still raging, and
seems likely to continue for some
time, unless something is done.
Apparently, the matter has reach­ed
such proportions now that the
two groups involved are unable to
settle it among themselves.
If this is the case, the wise
thino- tn rin '"nuld be for both
Blue Key and
Sphinx to agree
to submit their
t r o u b 1 es to
faculty b o a rd
and abide by
such decisions
as the board
reaches. If both
groups are so
sure that they
are right, then
neither of them
should h a ve
any objections to presenting their
case to such a board.
Personally, of course, our feel­ings
on the matter are such that we
have no doubts about the justifi­cation
of the Sphinx stand for
equal responsibility and equal fi­nancial
benefits from Skit Night.
In a column in The Plainsman
last week, arguments favoring
Blue Key were presented at great
length by Managing Editor Lester
Ford, giving what were undoubt­edly
his honest convictions.
Upon reading the article, how-
Lucci
ever, we were puzzled by some of
the "facts" stated. In th'e first
place, Cardinal Key was labeled
"a defunct organization." While it
is definitely true that Cardinal
Key, formerly a women's honor­ary,
no longer exists under that
name, it certainly exists in the
sense that its members all be­came
members of Sphinx when the
two women's honoraries merged
last year. It was simply a matter
of selecting the name Sphinx
rather than Cardinal Key after
the merger because Sphinx was
better known nationally.
At the time of the merger last
year, Walter Everidge, then as­sociate
editor, columnized thusly:
"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 work, a more ef­fective
means of benefitting the
student body as a whole is evi­dent.
Certainly this group should
receive the highest commendation
for the great step that they have
taken."
Does that quotation sound like
Cardinal Key died away leaving
Blue Key in the position to conde­scend
to admitting Sphinx as Skit
Night co-sponsor? Of course not.
Anyone can see that at the time
the merger was considered a great
stride forward, combining the ef­forts
of the two into a unified or­ganization.
As such, Sphinx has
full right to expect and receive
equal consideration in Skit Night
benefits.
This brings up the question of
which group started Skit Night in
the first place. Ford stated that
Blue Key and Cardinal Key "be­gan
joint sponsorship of the affair
in the early '40's . . . " Actually,
however, there are cups in sorori­ty
trophy cases reading "Presented
by Cardinal Key. Stunt Night—
1933-34." The dates engraved on
these cups are in the '30's, and
there is no mention of Blue Key or
any sponsor other than Cardinal
Key. It's,, true, however, that
others sponsored it in succeeding
years, but the women's honorary
was one of the early birds, not
Blue Key.
It was also stated that Blue Key
had greater need for the funds, due
to the increased cost of homecom­ing
expenses. We don't know
exactly what is involved in these
expenses except flowers for Miss
Homecoming, the trophy for the
winning decorations, and a tea for
the contestants.
Sphinx, on the other hand, an­nually
sponsors three $100 schol­arship
awards, two foreign stu­dent
receptions, the Sphinx Sing,
Owls sophomore honorary, and
(Continued on page 8)
Executive Cabinet Report
Student Guide Service Starts On Campus
By Doug Lunsford
The Student G u i d e Service,
headed by Jim Johnson, had its
first assignment Saturday. This
service is sponsored by Student
Government and is a part of the
Department of Public Relations.
The visitors on the campus were
members of the Jefferson County
Student Librarian Assistants As­sociation.
The group is composed
of 100 students and their advisor,
who were guests on the campus
from 10:30 until 3 p.m.-During
these hours the members of Squi­res
and Owls, sophomore honor­aries,
conducted them on guided
tours of the campus and its build,
ings. The guides furnished the
students with such materials as
current issues of The Plainsman,
maps of the campus, college cata­log
and Tiger Cub.
Another service sponsored by
Student Government^ is also be­ing
utilized. The Student Bureau,
which is a phase of Public Rela­tions
set up for the purpose of
aiding the college administration
in their high school visitation
program, has proved very suc­cessful.
This Bureau is a new ad­dition
to the services sponsored
by Student Government.
Al Morrison, chairman of the
Bureau, has stated. "The Bureau
arranges for one male and one
female student to accompany the
faculty representatives on t he
high school 'Career Day' engage­ments.
We feel that by having
students participate in the pro­gram
they will be able to answer
some of the more pertinent ques­tions
and that it will also be ad­vantageous
to have them mix and
mingle with the high school stu­dents.
However, t h e s e student
representatives shall be sent only
upon request from the high school
concerned."
The Bureau Committee, work­ing
in conjunction with P. M.
Norton and J. E. Foy, has drawn
up a method for selection of stu­dent
representatives. Where pos­sible
and in the best interest of
API, the representatives selected
will be an alumni of the high
school involved. The students
chosen are approved by the
Council of Deans and are excused
from their classes by the Council
of Deans.
Thus far this year the group
has made three t r i p s to high
schools in the state. Those parti­cipating
in the trip yesterday to
Eclectic, Wctumpka, and Hope-ville
were Bill Parks, Wetumpka;
Don Phillips, Eclectic, and Ann
Formby, Hopeville. These stu­dents
are graduates from the re­spective
schools. The next sche­duled
trip is to Sylacauga on
February 17. Those students par­ticipating
in that trip are Grace
Stewart, and Tommy Tate, both
giadualcs of that high school.
*
I
Students Anticipate Sane Reaction
To Possible Non-Segregation Here
By John Raines
If the Supreme Court rules that segregation in school is
unconstitutional, then our doors must be opened to anyone
regardless of race.
The question arises now as to how Auburn will meet the
integration. Mrs. Dot Sanders, senior in education from Tal-lassee,
thinks that Auburn's leadf-ers,
the students and administra­tion,
will meet the challenge with
calm heads and will lead us
through the most trying period.
After that Mrs. Sanders said, "I
believe that Auburn .students will
eventually accept the new integ­ration,
maybe not with enthu­siasm,
and will move ahead."
"Some Negroes will attempt to
come to Auburn as quickly as
possible in order to break the
ice," stated Doris Lessman, senior
in science and literature from
Cullman. She goes further to say
that "Auburn is big enough to
meet the challenge."
Max Hall, sophomore in build­ing
construction from Florence,
thinks that should the Supreme
Court make such a ruling favor­ing
non-segregation, t h e n the
students and people will accept
the Negro, not immediately, but
not too far in the future. He add­ed,
"I am not deliberately op­posed
to non-segregation, nor am
I a radical for it, but I believe
that the South and the nation
will prosper as has the North from
such a move."
Jean Pierce, freshman from
Nashville, Tenn., looks at the
question somewhat differently
from Miss Lessman, by saying
that she does not think that Au­burn
will be greatly affected for
a few years at least, and then
probably will never be greatly af­fected,
since Tuskegee Institute
only twenty miles away, is essen­tially
the same type school as Au­burn.
Elaborating more on the
subject, she says, "The Negro was
pretty well accepted at the Uni­versity
of Tennessee, and Tennes­see
isn't much further north than
Alabama."
Looking at the situation from
another angle was Frank LaNoir,
a freshman in pre-law. 'Tacilities
at Auburn," he said, "are not ade-
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Procurement Officers
To Review Applicants
In Library Tomorrow
Of interest to all male students
will be a visit by LCDR. Tutwiler
and Lt. Davideson who are the
Aviation Cadet Procurement offi­cers
for the Birmingham area.
They will be available for inter­view
and for the presentation of
the Navy program for a career in
aviation to those who can qualify.
Men who have completed, or
will complete, at least two full
years of academic work (90 quar­ter
hours) may apply if they are
between the ages of 18 and 27.
Since the Navy feels that all of
your undivided attention will be
necessary to master the flight
training course it is mandatory
that applicants be unmarried and
agree to remain so until they are
commissioned.
If you feel that you can meet
the rigid physical and mental ap
titude requirements for entrance
into Naval aviation, now is the
time to make your application for
early entrance into flight school
this year. If you are interested in
making application, or if you are
just curious about the advantages
of Naval aviation opportunities,
see LCDR. Tutwiler and Lt. Dav­idson
at the library annex movie
room at 3 p.m. Thursday or at the
NROTC ^office in Broun Hall.
Norman Frankle Named
To Pharmacy Staff
The School of Pharmacy has an­nounced
the addition of Norman
H. Frankle to its faculty. Frankle
did his undergraduate work at
Temple University, where he re­ceived
a bachelor's degree in
pharmacy, and his graduate work
at the University of Wisconsin,
where he was awarded a master's
degree.
He has also completed the re­quirements
for the doctor's degree,
which will be conferred upon him
in June of this year. At Auburn,
he will hold the position of as­sistant
professor and will teach
cooperative pharmacy courses.
quate to meet a new influx of
students." LaNoir added that the
real problem lies not in academics
but in the new social problems
we must meet. He adds that as
students of the school, the Negro
will be entitled to participate,,^
all school functions, such as
plays, dances and other such
events. He does not anticipate
trouble, but believes that if there
is any trouble, this is where it
will come from.
The general concensus of opin­ion
seems to be that Auburn is
prepared to meet the challenge,
whatever that challenge may en­tail.
There is a trace of appre­hension,
on the part of some of
the campus, but there is little or
no pessimism.
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Understanding Of World Problems
Auburn's International Relations Club is fast becoming a
college United Nations.
This quarter—for the third consecutive time—a student
from a foreign country has been elected to serve as president
cf the club, an organization which seeks to foster a better
understanding of world problems.
Named as president at the first
meeting of the winter quarter was
Musa I. Marto of Bethlehem, Jor­dan.
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"At a time when conditions are
so critical, we should do all in our
power to foster understanding
with peoples of other lands," Mar-to
stated.
"Though the International Re­lations
Club, we hope to do our
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part in bringing about better re­lationships.
We not only want to
bring about an understanding of
the background of world prob­lems
but also to learn about the
many things we share in common.
"By promoting better under­standing,
we believe that we can
help in some small way to bring
about peace—the final goal of
people over the world," he said.
Among the students now enroll­ed
at API are 56 foreign students
from 22 countries, he said.
Other students elected to work
with Marto in planning programs
and events for IRC this quarter
are Neena Garin, Auburn, secre­tary,
and Russell Lowery, Citron-elle,
treasurer.
A graduate teaching fellow in
chemistry and a graduate of the
American University of Beirut,
Lebanon, and Indiana Technical
College, Marto succeeds Dr. Eliza­beth
Hoene as president. A native
of East Pomerania and a former
extension specialist with the Ger­man
government, Dr. Hoene is
Faculty Valentine Dinner
Set For February TO
Amid hearts, ribbons and ar­rows,
the faculty's annual Valen­tine
Dinner will be held Wed­nesday,
Feb. 10, at 7 p.m., in the
Union Ball Room. As an added
feature, an informal dance, with
music by the Auburn Knight's
Combo, will follow the dinner.
For those not interested in the
dance, there will be bridge and
other games in the faculty club
room.
Entertainment on the program
will include API's Modern Dance
Club and Men's Octet.
Faculty Club members may in­vite
as many guests as they wish
but should make reservations in
advance. Dinner tickets cost $1.75,
but there is no charge for' the
dance.
For further information or tic­ket
purchases, see Miss Betty
Cosby or Harry Lowe.
Army Rifle Team Elects
Cadet Captain William M. Min­or,
Jr., Atlanta, has been named
captain of the Auburn Army
ROTC Rifle Team for 1954.
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Commander of Company I, Ar­mor
Battalion of the Army ROTC,
Cadet Minor is also a member of
Scabbard and Blade, national mili­tary
society, and is treasurer of
the Track and Sabre Club.
Matches scheduled for the team
during the winter quarter include
Furman, Knox, K a n s a s State,
Mississippi Southern, Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute, New Mexi­co
Military Institute, Marion Insti­tute,
LaSalle, and the Universities
of California, Maine and Denver.
now serving as assistant human
nutritionist with the Experiment
Station.
In discussion plans for programs
during the coming year, the new
president expressed hope that all
students interested in international
relations will become active mem­bers
of the organization. |
Armor Honorary Elects
Track and Saber Club, military's
society for the armor branch of
the Army ROTC at API, has
elected Cadet Robert D. Duncan,
Florence, as its commanding of­ficer
for the year.
During the fall quarter, Cadet
Duncan was a battalion command­er
on the drill field with the rank
of Lt. Colonel and was designated
a Distinguished Military Student
for his outstanding performance at
ROTC camp last summer.
Other officers elected are Pat
D. Chisolm, Birmingham, execu­tive
officer and First Sergeant in
the Armor Battalion and a mem­ber
of Scabbard and Blade; Jeptha
V. Greer, Sylacauga, adjutant and
Notice
There will be a square dance
in the recreational hall of the
Union Building Friday night,
according to an announcement
today by Union authorities.
^"he affair is scheduled to be­gin
at 7 o'clock. The dance will
be open to anyone wishing to
attend. No admission will be
charged.
staff, a Distinguished Military
Student, and Scabbard and Blade;
Duke H. Tatum, Elba, finance of­ficer
and a platoon commander on
the drill field.
In addition to regular club
meetings, Track and Saber will
hold an informal dance and its
a member of Armor Battalionannual formal this quarter.
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By Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
Wildcats Have Been Bad Boys Again;
Spring Training To Start Next Week
Poor ole Kentucky. They have got, will have and have
had one of the best basketball teams in the nation, but most
of the time when they make national headlines it's because
they've done something wrong.
Seems like they are a "gullible crew. First they got set­back
for taking bribes. Now it seems as though they've got a graduate
student playing basketball for them, and two more who will graduate
at the end of this semester. Including All-American Cliff Hagan anu
Frank Ramsay. An oversight on the part of Kentucky athletic direc­tors?
Hardly, but one wonders how they thought they could succeed
unapprehended.
Though the three are not ineligible for Southeastern Conference
play, as far as the NCAA Basketball Tournament is concerned they're
real gone. The SEC has some rule about redshirting a player for a
year, letting him get in the practice but not the game, without counting
against hjs eligibility. So last season's suspension was only a redshirt
year for the Wildcats.
As far as can be determined the Kentucky quintet might be at full
strength, then, when they play Auburn in Montgomery. A fact fans
will appreciate but one Joel Eaves undoubtedly will look upon with
"questionable joy. Though they might figure to field the same team as
they had been using, it's logical to assume they will be instilling some
of the players who will be eligible to play irt the NCAA tournament.
If they play in said tournament.
New and Old Faces In Football Picture
Spring training for football players will "start sometimes during the
next week and people down at the P'ield House are getting mighty
enthusiastic about the oncoming season.
They have reason. There will be only seven of the 23 lettermen
graduated when next fall rolls around. Two 1951 freshmen, end Jerry
Elliott and guard Dickie Steber, have returned to the Plains from the
Marine Corps and will participate in spring practice. Chuck Maxime
and Billy Whittcn, injured last season, will be ready to go this year.
A junior college transfer, Alton Shell, promises much for the Plains­men
next fall.
A run down shows why these men are supposed to help Auburn.
Elliott, a 6-2, 205-pound Birmingham lad, has been an All-Marine
Corps flankman for the past two years and ranked with the best in
some tough service ball. Steber, 5-10, 200-pound guard, played out­standing
ball for the Marines during his stint in the service of Uncle
Sam.
Maxime is a 240-pound giant who has developed fast for Shug
Jordan's crew and the young man is expected to do some pushing
for a guard spot on one of Plainsmen platoons. Whitten, a speedy
halfback, is counted on to take up some of the slack at the weakened
righthali back position.
The- -young man named Shell brought a sensational record to the
Plains from Pearl River Junior College. He scored 17 touchdowns for
his team last season, leading his crew to the co-championship for
junior colleges in Mississippi. Standing only 5-9 tall, Shell weighs in
at a 165 pounds.
Dillion Ready For Track Again
Auburn's Jim Dillion, NCAA champion discus thrower, is ready to
go for Wilbur Hutsell's harrier again this seaon. The 225-pound track
star fissed out on the fun last season because of an injured knee suf­fered
in football but the young man from Ohio is to be counted on
heavily this year.
Dillion won the SEC and NCAA championships in the discus as a
sophomore in 1951 and successfully repeated these feats in 1952. He
won a berth on the U. S. Olympic team in 1952 and finished third in
the world with a heave of 173.2 feet.
Besides the discus, Hulsell will be depending on Dillion in the shot
put and javelin events.
Dillion's return offests the loss of SEC champion quartermiler Don
Johnson. Johnson was drafted last quarter with still another year of
eligibility left. Hutsell will also be pinning high hopes on lOOryard and
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Plainsmen Meet Vanderbilt Here Saturday Night
Tigers Out To Avenge Early Season
Defeat By Commodores In Nashville
By Ronald Owen
Auburn's improving cagers move into the thick of things
this weekend when they meet two SEC foes, playing host to
Vanderbilt Saturday night and moving over to Georgia Tech
Monday night, in two important hardwood battles.
The Commodores from Tennessee is another team with
whom Joel Eaves young men have '• j f
a score to settle. The Vandy five
aanded the Plainsmen their worst
defeat in years earlier in the sea­on,
downing Auburn in-Nash villa
by a score of 96-48. That game
didn't count in t h e conference
standings, however, while the af_
."air Saturday night will.
Big Offensive Weapon
Dan Finch, tall forward for
the Commodores, is the Nash-viallians'
big offensive weapon.
One of the top ten scorers in the
Southeastern Conference, t he
anky sharp shooter is rated as
i>ne of the best forwards in the
SEC.
Georgia Tech, twice a victim
of Auburn this season, won't be
rated a pushover on their home
floor. The game will not count
in the SEC standings, as the En­gineers
are in a different division
from Auburn.
The Plainsmen will again be
counting on the starting five of
Bob Miller at center, Jim O'Don-nell
and John Cochran or Bill
Fickling at forwards, and Jack
Turner and Bill Kirkpatrick at
guards. Miller paces the Auburn
scoring attack, having pushed 258
points through the hoops for an
average of'18.4 points per game.
The lanky pivotman ranks high
in the nation in percentage of
shots made, connecting on 91 of
175 field goal attempts for a 52
per cent avearge.
Kirkpatrick Hot
Kirkpatrick, who has played in
only twelve games for the Plains­men,
has been hot for the last two
weeks and has pulled his average
up considerably. The little guard
from Tennessee has scored 123
paints for a 10.3 average per
contest.
Jim O'Donnell and Jack Turn­er,
t w o playmaking floormen,
have also contributed quite a bit
in the scoring department. O'­Donnell
has scored 134 points this
season giving him an average of
9.6 points per game. Turner, a
defensive specialist, has tossed in
126 points for an average of 9.0
per contest.
Fickling and Cochran, who a l ­ternate
at one forward spot, have
scored 200 points between them.
Cochran has netted 103 tallies for
a 7.3 average while Fickling has
scored 97 for a 6.2 average per
contest.
Baseball Tryouts Begin
Coach Dick McGowen urges
all students interested in trying
out for baseball for the 1954
season to meet with him in the
basement of the field house
Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the
class room in the back of the
building and Is open to any i n ­terested
student including fresh­men,
rfspiring upperclassmen,
and varsity members.
Plainsmen Trounce
Florida; Miller Gets
25 In SEC Victory
By keeping t h e throttle
wide open the surging Au­burn
Plainsmen were able to
steamroll p a s t a gallantly
fighting Florida five by a 83-
56 margin in a hard fought tilt
last Friday night.
The victory was the fourth con­ference
win for the Tigers against
two losses. It was the Gator's
third league setback in four starts.
Pivotman Bob Miller paced the
Auburn basketball cavalrymen
as he barraged the net with 25
points in addition to" cleaning
both backboards of loose balls.
Forward John Cochran added im­petus
to the Tiger assault as he
fired in 15 points plus turning in
his usual stellar floor game.
Byrd Wigham, newcomer to the
Village basketeers, joined forces
with reliable guard Bill Kirkpat­rick
and throttled the Florida's
potent Sonny Powell in his at­tempt
to rally the Gatormen. Po­well,
frequent high powered scor_
er, was held to a miserally six
points in the second half by the
two alert Tiger guards.
The Plainsmen were masters all
the way. They were only threat­ened
by a third quarter Gator
spurt which saw the men from
Gainesville knot the count at 45-
45. But Miller hastily dumped in
another goal and the Tigers were
never headed again.
Four Auburn players were
ejected via the foul route along
with cagers Powell and Emrick
from Florida. Kirkpatrick and
Wigham exited late in the final
quarter after Jim O'Donnell and
IN A RARE MOMENT on the bench, John Cochran, Bill Kirk-_
patrick, Bob Miller and Jim O'Donnell sweat out vicious action on
the playing court. The four have been instrumental in the Plains­men's
success on the hardwood this season and Joel Eaves' men
appear headed for a winning season.
Tigers Start Spring Training Monday;
Sixteen Lettermen To Answer Work Call
By Bill Beckwith
Coach Ralph Jordan calls his Auburn football team back
to work Monday, Feb. 8, for the annual spring training.
The 1953 SEC "Coach of the Year" will have 16 gridders
reporting for the 20 days of practice, which must be com­pleted
within 36 days under SEC rules.
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 3, 1954
Missing from these drills will
be seven graduating lettermen
and seven other seniors who did
not win their 1953 numerals. Let.
termen gone are Quarterbacks
Vince Dooley a n d Joe Davis;
Rigfithalfs B o b b y Duke and
Charlie Littles; Fullback Charlie
Hataway; Guard Ed Duncan, and
Center Ed Baker.
Jordan did not say when the
annual A-Day game would be
playedkbut it will probably come
the first or second Saturday in
March.
Sixteen Lettermen Return
Reporting for Jordan's fourth
spring will be 16 returning letter-men—
Jimmy Long, Jim Pyburn,
Jim Hall, Frank D'Agostino, M.
L. Brackett, George Rogers, Ted
Bill Fickling had been forced out Neura, George Atkins, Bob Scar-by
fouls. brough, Al ' Brame, and Jack
ENGINEERING NOTICE
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Locklear, all linemen, and backs
Bobby Freman, Fob James, John­ny
Adams, Dave Middleton, and
Joe Childress.
The squad will also be stren­gthened
by End Jerry Elilott and
Guard Dickie Steber, recently
discharged from the Marines.
Both were freshmen in 1951, Jor­dan's
first season at Auburn.
"This session will decide our
X and Y units," Jordan said Sat­urday.
"We plan to go ahead with
the idea but the big question is
replacing the X backfield, which
graduated Dooley, D u k e , and
Hataway—leaving only James.
(Continued on page 7)
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Auburn Matmen Score Two Victories
To Remain Undefeated In SEC Race
By Richard Mills
Powerful Plainsman wrest­lers,
under the able tUtlage of
Coach Arnold "Swede" Urn-bach,
are bulldozing their way
through the SEC in quest of
Auburn's eighth consecutive
conference grappling champion­ship.
They recorded twin victories
over Emory and decisive wins
over Davidson, Middle Tennessee,'
VMI, and Memphis Navy. The
Auburn .grapplers tangle with
Vandy in Nashville Saturday
night in their last road meet of
the season. A scheduled meeting
earlier in the season was cancell­ed.
Saturday, Feb. 13, the mat-'
men return home to meet the
Chattanooga University' s q u ad
and Ahea close.'the season with
experienced "Maryville .College
here February' 20.
Coach Umbach described his
equad as "Pleasing me greatly
again this1 year, "all we need is
more competition.'"
Four SEC ChaiirVpfons
, Reason for the Plainsman suc­cess
is responsible, in part, to
having four SEC champions on
the squad. Co-captain Robert
David, ' A u b u r n ' s stellar 123
pounder, won the title in his
weight last year. Co-captain Ray
Downey, now the 137 pound rep­resentative,
has retained the 130
pound crown for the past two
seasons. Dick Downey, Ray's
brother, and the 157 pound starter
this Season, won the SEC title in
the 177 pound classification- as a
freshman last year. Dick wrest­led
in a ^class 20 pound's above
his" actual weight last year. The
fourth titleholder on the squad
is Glenn Sanders, Auburn's 177*
pound strongman, w h o copped
the 167 pound crown last year.
The remainder of the squad
consists of John Ziglar, a speedy
130 pounder with another season
of eligibility; Pat Buckles, a pow­erful
147 pounder, who is a start­e
r as a freshman; sophomore
Doyle James, the heavyweight
contender, and Al Myers, a scrap­py
177 pound junior.
Co-captain Robert David is the
only senior on Umbach's stat
studded mat squad. Umbach des­cribes
David as, "One of the most
talented men I've coached while
at Auburn."
Ping Pong Tourney Set
A campus-wide ping pong tour­nament
will be sponsored by the
Union Recreation- Committee-, ac­cording
to Jerry Little, chairman.
It will be held in two divisions,
one for men and one for coeds.
Deadline for registration has
been set at February 12. Appli­cants
will register at the infor­mation
desk in the Union Build-
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COACH "SWEDE" UMBACH and his Marvelous Maulers, undefeated so far this season, appear
in pretty good shape to take their eighth straight SEC wrestling crown. Umbach's crew has walked
away with seven titles in seven years and if early season competition is any indication the grapplers
from Auburn are a cinch for number eight.
Jack Turner Third In Team Scoring;
Also Noted For Fine Defensive Work
Mr. Ronald Owen
Sports Editor, The Plainsman
. Auburn, Alabama
Dear Chief,
I know you haven't heard from me in quite some time,
and that you are probably blowing your stack because you
ain't getting enough in return for my gigantic salary. But
unbeknownst to you, old Tige' has been sliding around the
campus unearthing all the dirt, I mean facts, which are of
interest to these campus cats. In
this epistle I will disclose to you
a fact which I am sure you were
unaware of, and of which I ima­gine
quite a few of the common
herd know nothing.
You see, Chief, I was browsing
around the Sports Arena one day
last week, watching mostly the
girls tumbling and working on
the trampoline, when I by chance
struck up a conversation with this
young man attired in a white
gym suit. He was throwing this
basketball through the hoop with
amazing regularity, shooting hook
shots, push shots, layups and I
don't know what all, and I got
kinda interested in what it was
that he was a doing.
So I got to talking with him,
thinking maybe he might be mat­erial
for a story. Found out his
name was Jack Turner, chief, and
that he's a cracker jack guard on
Joel Eaves' Plainsmen. He's a
senior at dear ole Auburn, and
this is his third year as a first
stringer. It is.
He's third in team scoring,
chief, but by superb sleuthing;
(which you know-only Plainsmen
reporters are capable) I found out
that in addition to that he's what
you might call a defensive gen­uine.
It seems as though Eaves
has so much confidence in Turn­er's
defensive ability that he al­ways
assigns Jack the opposing
teams best scoring threat.
And the guy loves it just as
much as he loves the game. He's
from Ensley High in'Birmingham,
and he made the all-city basket­ball
team up there for three years
I also found out that he is co-captain
of this year's edition of
the Plainsmen and that he's a
physical education major and
plans to enter the coaching field
upon graduation.
Spring Grid Drills
(Continued from page 6)
Some of these upcoming sopho­mores
are linemen—End Jerry
Sansom, J o h n Whatley, Bruce
Dunbar, Thames Coleman, and
Elliott; Tackles James Warren,
Jim Strain, Paul Terry, and Andy
Anderson; Guards Chuck Maxime,
Ken Johns, R a y Moore, Pete
Roussos, Ernest Danjean, Jimmy
Duke, and Steber, and Center
Frank Reeves.
Sophomore backs on the block
are Quarterbacks Don Stevens,
Joe Mathis, and Sammy Hardin;
Halfbacks Pat Meagher, Gordon
Swordsma, James Bendall, Eu­gene
Birdsong, and Billy Whitten,
and Fullbacks Ray Minor and Jim
Walsh.
Sports Program
Provides Activitiy
For Mag Hall Boys
By L a r r y Conner
For t h e boys who live there,
Magnolia H a l l offers many
advantages that make living
away from home more bear­able
a n d in a lot of ways
downright enjoyable. .An illus­tration
of this is the modern and
far reaching sports program car­ried
on in the men's dormitory.
Varied Program
This program, under the direc­tion
of Bob Burns and Buford
Robinson, provides recreation for
boys who do not participate in
fraternity, independent or church
league athletics. The varied pro­gram
offers basketball, volley­ball,
ping pong, horseshoes, chess,
checkers, cards, softball, and foot­ball.
Though there is no organi­zed
tennis yet, the sport is popu­lar
and the spacious courts ad-
And, chief, this Turner must be
a mixture of Izzac Walton, Tom
Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn,
the way he likes to fish. Between
basketball and fishing the young
man consumes the twelve months
of the year. Says his favorite two
spots are the Alabama River at
Selma and salt water fishing in
Florida. He must be pretty good
at that too, chief, because he
landed a 76-pound tarpon last
summer.
Oh, I could go on f o r hours,
chief, but fame beckons. I should
have been born rich instead of so
darn talented.
Yours in greatness,
"Tiger" Square
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 3, 1954
joining the dorm are scenes of
activity nearly every afternoon.
These courts play an important
part _n the Mag Hall sports pro­gram.
They are. lined off for vol­leyball
and basketball as well as
tennis. .
A lot of the Magnolia Hall bas­ketball
games are played on these
courts because of lack of playing
space in the sports arena. Coach
Evans, head of the intramural
sports department, is trying to
work them into his already over­crowded
playing schedule in the !
sports arena. I
Good Recreation
The program has been vary
successful in providing worth­while
recreation for the boys
during their spare time. Boys who
participate in fraternity, indep­endent
or church league athletics
are ineligible for the program.
Despite the numerous entries in
these groups, nearly a third of the
boys living there are taking part
in Magnolia Hall athletics.
Magnolia Hall has its own ath­letic
gear which is procured with
funds from their recreation fund.
(Continued on page 8)
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Mag Hall Sports
(Continued from page 7)
This fund is also used to sponsor,
dances and other types of social
functions for the men of Mag
Hall.
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to the editor must be signed
by the author and accompanied
by return addresses. Letters
must not exceed 250 words, but
if t h e subject Is pertinent
enough the let,ter may be print­ed.
In any case, the editor re­serves
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Upon the writer's request,
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Dear Editor:
"In the evident attempt to justi-
Stunt Night, it will be an annual
affair from now cm and it is ex­pected
to arouse an equal amount
of enthusiasm each year."
As time went by stunt night did
continue to grow in interest and
popularity. Later it became known
as Skit Night. After World War
II, Cardinal Key and Blue Key
were joint sponsors, with both
men's and women's organizations
participating.
In 1953 Cardinal Key and
Sphinx merged to form one group.
This was done because the two
women's groups wanted to pe­tition
Mortar Board tor member-
At its scheduled meeting Thurs­day
night, the Auburn Veterans
Association elected new officers to
serve for the coming year.
Those elected were Frank Wil-
Each of the 24 divisions of Mag j i i a m S ) president; Frank Harding,
Hall has a duly elected sports j vice president; Charles' Franklin,
secsetary; Jimmy Adams, treasur­er;
David Thomley, sergeant-at-
AVA Elects Officers j Pharmacy Wiyes' Club
Organized This Quarter
fy the action, there is a vast s n i p . To do this there must be just
amount of misinformation and un- j one. senior women's honorary on
informed f e e l i n g circulating a campus. This group took the
around the campus. But here are:
n a m e Sphinx and all members
the real facts of the case." This j p a s t and present became mem-paragraph
is from the column i n f e r s of Sphinx. The projects
The Plainsman last week entitled j and: activities of both groups be-
"Facls Given Concerning Skit!
Night Controversy."
Since the facts presented were i defunct
not accurate and some facts* were
omitted, the true story should be
presented.
As to who started Skit Night
the following paragraphs from two
1933 P'ainsman will answer this
question and also why the ac­tivity
was started.
"Cardinal Key, to create a
spirit of cooperation and friendly
rivalry among t h e groups of
woman students on the campus, is
sponsoring a Stunt Night to be
held en March 31 at Langdon
Hall."
April 8, 1933 The Plainsman
said that: "Kappa Delta's win
Cardinal Key Stunt Night. Play­ing
to a packed house Stunt Night
was presented in Langdon Hall.
A loving cup was awarded to Miss
Mary George Lamar for her
group's stunt, "The Road to Suc­cess."
Due to the great success of
cyme Sphinx's activities.
Cardinal Key did not become
as the columnist said,
for Webster defines defunct as
•ead. The two honoraries joined
together for the benefit of all
women students.
A paragraph from the January
21, 1953, column of Walter Ever-idge,
new the editor of The Plains­man,
sums up the status of the
two groups.
"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 work, a more ef­fective
means of benefitting the
student body as a whole is evi­dent.
Certainly this group should
receive the highest commendation
for the great step that has been
taken."
manager to represent its interest
in the monthly meeting of the
athletic council.
Magnolia Hall has 10 teams in
its basketball league, and has 5
other teams playing in the in­dependent
league. The winners of
the dorm league will have an op­portunity
to show their class
when they enter the all campus
independent basketball playoffs
later on this quarter.
Among the new organizations
making their appearance this
quarter at Auburn is the Phar­macy
Wives' Club.; Composed of
the wives *of students enrolled in
Auburn's School of Pharmacy, the
club was organized on January
and - Bill Arnold, Luther, 20, and will function both as a
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This year Sphinx and Blue Key
both had chairmen from their
groups for Skit Night. Sphinx had
not started plans for the event
until it could be discussed with
Blue Key, but Blue Key in the
meantime set the date ana sent
out letters about the event.
The first Sphinx members knew
about the date was when they
read the announcement in The
Plainsman and when they were
presented a written contract for
Blue Key to receive 75 per cent
of the proceeds and Sphinx to re­ceive
25 per cent. It .would soem
that Blue Key would have pre­sented
their plans to Sphinx be­fore
announcing them.
Sphinx members believe that in
a joint project the planning, work,
and proceeds should be shared on
a 50-50 basis. At the Spjiinx meet­ing
when Blue Key's contract and
their reasons for its terms were
given, the organization voted not
to sign the contract. They also
voted that if a compromise could
be arranged for Blue Key to re­ceive
60 per cent and Sphinx 40
per cent, they would continue the
activity. Otherwise t h e group
voted to withdraw and hold their
own Skit Night. The 60-40 per­centage
was the same as last year.
At Panhellenic meeting the sub­ject
was presented with both sides
of the matter being given. The so­rorities
voted to withdraw from
the Skit Night if an agreement
James, and Bob Stinson, executive
committee members.
The organization will hold its
next meeting on Thursday night,
Feb. 4 in room 322 of the Union
Building. The 1953 Auburn-Mis­sissippi
State football game will
be shown at that time. All veter­ans
are invited to the affair.
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could not be reached.
After this meeting the president
of Sphinx was called about the de­cision
and she in turn called Blue
Key's president about the decision.
Hence Blue Key did know about
the action before the joint meeting
of representatives of the honor­aries.
These representatives of
Blue Key, the president and skit
night chairman, acknowledged this
at the joint meeting, where they
said Blue Key had voted unani­mously,
with only one member
absent, not to give more than 30
per cent of the proceeds to Sphinx
under any conditions.
Blue Key's reasons for request-a
75-25 split were that expenses of
homecoming activities which they
sponsor were increasing and that
the group had started a scholarship
fund.
Sphinx's reason for wanting a
50-50 basis was that a joint ac­tivity
should be shared equally.
Activities annually sponsored 'by
Sphinx that incur expenses for
which Sphinx could use their
rightful share of the proceeds are
student receptions, and Sphinx
foreign student receptions, and
Sphinx Sing.
Miss Betty Cosby is advisor for
Sphinx and Pan Hellenic. At the
Sphinx meeting when the matter
was first discussed and voted on
social and educational undertak­ing.
, President of the new club is
Mrs. Carolyn Ryan; vice-presi­dent,
Mrs. Jean Carpenter; secre­tary,
Mrs. Frances Bolen, and
treasurer, Mrs. William Ham.
Meetings will be held on the
first and third Wednesdays of
each month at 7:30 p.m. The first
social meeting was held at Dorm
XII with the wives of the faculty
members of the Pharmacy School
acting as hostesses.
she was hot present: nor was she
at Pan Hellenic meeting when the
matter was brought before the
group.
In a democratic society any
group has the right to decide their
activities. Sphinx and Pan Hel­lenic
have tried to do this to the
best interest of the groups con­cerned,
the women students at
Auburn.
Facts are not propaganda and
if any emotionalism entered the
situation it came • from other
sources.
Sphinx regrets that this project
of two honoraries on the campus
could not be continued this year.
Sphinx and Pan Hellenic are sor­ry
that the issue was misinterpret­ed
and received undue publicity.
Sincerely yours,
Ann Thompson
Sphinx President
Gloria Sellers,
Pan Hellenic Pres.
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the stairs to the fourth floor. It
reportedly took Building and
Grounds almost a half day to per­suade
the mule that his proper
place was on terra firma. Why
didn't I call Dr. Dunston, a former
API professor, and ask him?
Dr. Dunston's comment was to
the effect that so far as he knows,
the closest a jackass ever came to
being in Samford's belfry was
when he roamed up there one
time.
Having heard that Mrs. Molly
Jones, who is an old resident of
Auburn, might be able to throw
some light on the subject, I called
her. No, it wasn't a cow; it was a
white calf. Two young professors
put the calf up there thinking
that about the time classes start­ed,
the calf would start making a
commotion affording much amuse­ment.
But at the eleventh hour,
they decided that it was too un­dignified,
and retrieved the calf,
finding him sound asleep on the
belfry floor.
At this point, I became obsessed
with the desire to see the fourth
floor of Samford, its belfry, and
smaller tower. All of which, with
the generous help of Mr. O. W.
Sickel, and Mr. M. L. Snow of
Building and Grounds, I was able
to do. I would like to go on record
•as stating that any student ambit­ious
enough to carry or persuade
a cow, calf or mule up the five
flights of steps necessary to reach
the belfry has my whole-hearted
appreciation of his efforts and
momentous will power.
Anyway, about the cow rumor,
Chief, Mrs. Jones' version was the
closest I could get, and she ought
to know, because the professors
were rooming at her house at the
time the incident occurred.
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 3, 1954
Around Tiger Town
(Continued from page 4)
presents an award to the sopho­more
girl with the highest aver­age.
Furthermore, Blue Key was not
unaware of the fact that Pan
Hellenic would withdraw from
Skit Night if the men's honorary
continued to put the squeeze on
Sphinx's share of the funds—that
probability had been pointed out
to them by the Sphinx president.
In answer to Ford's question
concerning the relationship be­tween
Pan Hellenic and Sphinx,
we feel that since the sororities do
the work putting on Skit Night, it
is entirely proper that they be
concerned about what happens to
the fruits of their labor. As for
Calling Pan Hellenic a pressure
group, it seems to us that they
merely stood up for their rights
when Blue Key applied the pres­sure
to Sphinx by submitting a
contract calling for an unreason­able
split of the profits—leaving
very little alternative.
As for the insinuations that
Pan Hellenic—h aving three
members and an advisor in
common with Sphinx—let those
jour persons control its activi­ties,
they are rather ridiculous
considering the fact that there
are 18 members of the Pan
Hellenic Council, each one held
responsible for her actions by
her sorority.
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