1953-10-23 The Plainsman

              **w* Thz Pkdndmcui TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Volume 81 8 Pages FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 13
Frustrated Politicos Seek
To Influence Opinions
In Student Elections
By War Eagle
Gossip is malicious, but
truth is only unkind. Rumors
can be dangerous if unfound­ed,
but they can also be dan­gerous
if there is any truth
in them. All kinds are heard,
but the Ole Bird believes in the
truth. There are a few of such
now in circulation on campus and
they center around a recent elec­tion
and various other political
movements on campus.
Elections come and go on cam­pus,
as has always been the case,
and other than a few words of
disappointment, little is heard
about them. There may be evi­dence
of a little bitterness which
lasts only a short while, then dis­appears.
However, certain hap­penings
around certain areas seem
to have a flavor which is foreign
to the taste and lingers on.
Usually student elections or
"politicians" are separate and
apart from the influence of fac­ulty
members or college admin­istrators.
However, the Ole Bird
is aware that not too long ago
there was an unusual amount of
talk about a "certain" two mem­bers
of the administration openly
backing candidates in a student
election.
Perhaps their influence wasn't
felt. Perhaps it didn't amount to
anything more effective' than a
blast of hot air on a piece of ice.
At any rate, the candidate with
"said" backing won out over the
field of contestants.
Sometimes it must be hard to
refrain from sticking one's finger
in the pie. But the temptation
should be conquered. No matter
what is said, the ultimate func­tion
of an administrator is to "ad­minister"
to the business of the
college and not the business of
the student.
Any student has more than one
angle; this one is no exception.
Some student let himself be in­fluenced.
Through API's student-governing
history, and it has been
a long one, students in responsible
positions have been given credit
for possessing integrity. The
mentioned situation belies that
last statement.
At any rate, student officers
have withstood much, conceded
nothing, and, in the long run, have
contributed handsomely to an
Auburn student body. They have
seen the difference between wise
counsel and egotistical ambitions.
It is pitiful that weakness is a
symptom of a lack of integrity
and leadership.
In the past, students have re­frained
from voicing comments
on faculty-administrative "do­ings."
For many years, students
likewise have been free of that
particular influence. The Ole
Bird would like to see it continue
to be that way regardless of the
ambitions and feelings of two
"subtle" politicos.
NOTICE
The attention of students with
Senior Classification is called
to the regulation which speci­fies
that beginning with the cur­rent
quarter, an honor point
quotient of 1.0 ("C" average)
must be made on all work ac­cepted
toward meeting require­ments
for the degree. STU­DENTS
FAILING TO MEET
THIS REQUIREMENT CAN­NOT
GRADUATE.
NOTICE
Contracts for space in the
Glomerata for all organizations
will be signed the week of Nov.
2 through Nov. 6, according to
Tommy Tate, business manager
of the yearbook.
Contracts may be signed at the
Glomerata office in the base­ment
of Samford from i to 5
during the days mentioned.
Twenty Beauties Reach Semi-Finals
In ODK-Glom Beauty Ball Judging
Dance Will Feature
Eight Contest Winners
By Sam Adams
API's Social Center was a
scene of intense excitement
Tuesday night, Oct. 30. Girls
were busily combing t h e i r
hair, checking their lipstick,
and doing various other things
to apepar more attractive.
The reason for all this excite­ment
was the judging of the
ODK-Glomerata Beauty Ball con­testants.
A total of 73 girls were
presented during the night from
which were chosen 20 semi-final­ists.
Eight winners, to be selected
by Cecil B. DeMille, the eminent
Hollywood producer-director, will
be presented November 21 at the
Beauty Ball.
"In spite of the large num­ber
of contestants and the gene­ral
excitement of the evening,
everything p r o c e e d e d very
quietly," said Bob Mayo, presi­dent
of Omicron Delta Kappa.
The results were announced
after five hours of judging.
The twenty semi-finalists and
t h e i r sponsors are Kathleen
Brown, Montgomery, Kappa Del­ta;
Martha Boyett, Rockford,
Magnolia Hall; Pat Pond, Fair-hope,
Alpha Gamma Rho; Ed-wina
Sims, Florala, Dorm II; Suz­anne
Morgan, Denison, Texas,
Veterans Association; L o u el 1 a
Rice, Guntersville, Dorm I; Joan
Davidson, Columbus, Ga., Dorm
III.
Gail Gregory, Abbeville, Dorm
II; Martha Bentley, Oneonta,
Dorm IX; Nancy Dupree, Athens,
Dorm VII; Barbara Searcy, Mont­gomery,
Steerage; Helen Wilson,
Huntsville, Pi Kappa Alpha; Bitsy
Carter, Oneonta, Pi Kappa Phi;
Mary J i m Esslinger, Gurley,
Lambda Chi Alpha.
Katchie Barron, Newnan, Ga.,
Sigma Phi Epsilon; Battle King,
Decatur, Ga., Dorm XII; Sylvia
Couey, Montgomery, Dorm III;
Dot Moseley, Cordova, Zeta Tau
Alpha, Marilyn Kurtz, San Fran­cisco,
Calif., Alumni Hall, and
Ann Draughon, Auburn, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Judging the contestants were
Stuart X. Stephenson, Montgom­ery;
Miss Latimer Watson, Co­lumbus,
Ga.; Fred Woodress, Bir­mingham;
Mrs. James A. Naftel
and Col. George B. Bell, USMC,
both of Auburn.
Calhoun Releases Plans
Next Friday night, Oct. 30,
there will be a giant pep rally
in Cliff Hare Stadium, announc­ed
Dennis Calhoun, head of the
Pep Committee', today.
Calhoun expressed hope that
this woujd be one of the biggest
rallies held this year. The Great­er
Auburn Band will play and
members of the football team
will give short talks.
NOTICE
Those students who failed to
meet their appointment for
Glomerata pictures are urged to
go by the Student Guidance
Center today between 8 and 12
a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.
Appointment cards should be
brought with students to the
Guidance Center.
New Union Building
Inspection Slated
For Homecoming
"Although t h e furniture
will not be in by Homecoming
and work on t h e building may
not be complete, Auburn's
Student Union Building will
probably be open for inspection
by alumni and students next Fri­day
and Saturday," stated W. O.
Lynch, manager of Auburn Un­ion.
>
• The building, under construc­tion
for about 10 months, prom­ises
to be one of the best equipped
and most modern in the country.
Lynch mentioned that "there will
be office space available for cam­pus
organizations which represent
a cross section of t h e student
body." He also said applications
for these offices must be received
no later than November 2 at his
office^at 101 Samford Hall.
"Applications should be by
written request stating any per
tinent information about t he
functions and needs of the group,
he said. Lynch further stated, "To
take care of departmental organ
izations, meeting rooms and a
general activity room are pro
vided.
"We are in debt," he said, "to
members of the Auburn Lodge of
the Builders Guild, who will act
as guides next Friday and Sat
urday. I would like to request
that interested students make the
conducted tour Friday afternoon,
since most of the alumni. will
have only Saturday morning to
see it."
Carr, Nichols Get
Grod Council Posts
Dr. Howard Carr, head of
,the department of physics, and
Dr. Samuel H. Nichols, Jr.,
associate professor of chemis­try,
have been apointed to the
Graduate Council at the Ala^
bama Polytechnic Institute.
As announced by Dr. W. V.
Parker, chairman of the Council,
the appointments were made by
API President Ralph B. Draughon
upon recommendation of the dean
of the graduate school.
Charged with the responsibility
of formulating all legislation and
policies affecting graduate curric­ula
and requirements for graduate
degrees, the Council was reor­ganized
last year to meet the needs
of API's doctoral degree program.
The new appointments will
bring the total membership of
the Council to 12.
Both new members are widely
known in their respective fields.
Dr. Carr, who was named as
head of the physics department
last springy holds a B.S. degree
from API and the M.S. and Ph.D.
from the University of Virginia.
Dr. Nichols, who came to API
in 1944, holds an A.B. degree from
,Center College and the M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State.
He was on the' teaching staffs of
the U. of Vermont and Case In­stitute,
Cleveland, Ohio, before
coming to Auburn.
Board Qualifies 47 Political Candidates
WAR DAD-BURN EAGLE
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
AND WHO can begrudge the
summery heat of some of our
Fall days when it brings to light
such delectable sights as this
week's "Loveliest"? The Tigers'
defeat at the hands of Georgia
Tech doesn't seem to have dim­med
the smile of lovely Mary
Jim Esslinger, a sophomore in
home economics from Gurley.
Could it be that she is visual­izing
the drying up of the Green
Wave this weekend? Could be.
(Photo by Joe Rao.)
IF THESE lively pepsters have their way, the famed Auburn spirit will reach a new high dur­ing
this football season. Boosting the Plainsmen from the sidelines are cheerleaders Jeannie Dud­ley,
Katherine Cole, Ann Wilson, Soda Dozier, Jack Watson, Buddy Jacobs, and Bill Pickens.
Cambridge University Debate Club
Was Foundation For College Unions
By Sam Houston
Note: (This is the first of a series of four articles to be
published in The Plainsman on the history of college unions.
This is being done in an effort to acquaint students with
the Auburn Student Unon.)
The term "college union" implies an organization and
a building. The organization, com
posed of students, faculty and
alumni, is an informal educational
medium for individual and group
self-discovery and expression
through a broad program of social
and cultural recreation, adapted
to the leisure-time interests and
needs of the college community.
College unions began as debate
clubs in England, the first being
founded at Cambridge University
in 1815./In 1832, Harvard estab­lished
the first debate club (or
u n i o n ) in America, although
Pennsylvania University was the
first college to erect a union build­ing.
Registrars Board
Sets Session Here
Potential Auburn voters will
have an opportunity to register
here this month and next when
the Lee County Board of regis­trars
holds sessions at the city
hall.
The board will be in session
here on Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. and on Oct. 29-30 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Again f r o m Nov. 16-20 the
board will come to Auburn. On
Nov. 27 it will hold a session here
for the last time this year. Of
course, it meets regularly in Ope-lika
the first and third Mondays
of each month.
The registrars have urged all
eligible voters to register at these
sessions. Poll taxes may be paid
now and until Feb. 1.
Auburn students, who are not
permanent residents of Lee Coun­ty,
are n o t eligible to register,
but must register in their home
counties.
Members of the county board
of registrars are P. M. Norrell,
chairman, Lewellyn Ingram, and
R. A. Betts.
BY THE TIME they became
popular in America, a change had
taken place in the idea of unions.
These changes came about because
or a need. The debaters became
tired of renting their quarters, and
began to build. They soon realized
that they enjoyed the hour before
the formal debate when early
corners held informal discussions
among themselves, so lounges
were built. As they came early,
dining rooms were added. As they
left late, recreational rooms were
put into building plans. When
alumni grew numerous and dis­tances
became great, bedrooms
were built.
Thus began the foundation for
the development of the American
Union as we know it today.
Next week's story will de­scribe
t h e development and
growth of the Auburn Union.
Radio Party Set
For Tulane Game
A "Listening Party" will be
held in Social Center tomorrow
commencing at 1 p.m. for those
students unable to attend the
Auburn-Tulane game. Following
suit after the gratifying success
in the first session two weeks
ago, the "homeland cheering sec­tion"
will attempt to unify the
stay-at-home supporters. Coffee
and donuts will be served as re­freshments.
To aid in visualizing the game
by radio, a miniature football
field and scoreboard will be set
up and markers will depict at
what portion of the field the
teams are playing. Scores will be
recorded at the end of each quar­ter.
AAUP To Sponsor
Education Panel
Thursday Night
A panel discussion on "The Fu­ture
of Higher Education in Ala­bama"
will be held in Langdon
Hall at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29,
under sponsorship of the Auburn
Chapter of the American Associ­ation
of University Professors.
Members of the API faculty and
general public a r e invited to
attend the panel, Dr. Harold
Klontz, AAUP president, has an­nounced.
Moderator will be Neil O. Davis,
publisher of The Lee County Bul­letin.
There will be five members
of the panel. Dr. David W. Mul-lins,
API executive vice president,
will discuss "Look at our colleges,
today and tomorrow."
Speaker Roberts H. Brown of
the Alabama House of Represen­tatives
will talk on "Legislative
problems associated with expand­ing
needs of higher education."
Paul S. Haley, senior member
of the API Board of Trustees, will
discuss "Problems f a c i n g the
trustees in times of rapid ex­pansion."
Dr. E. P. Miles, Jr., represent­ing
the AAUP chapter, will pre­sent
"A proposal w h i c h might
help solve the long range prob­lems."
The AAUP Chapters at
Auburn a n d Montevallo have
proposed formation of a citizens
committee on higher education to
make a long-range study of the
overall needs of higher education
and ways of realizing the needs.
Joe Sarver, API alumni secre­tary,
will discuss "the role alum­ni
car> play in .the growth of
higher education."
Mass Political Rally Scheduled
For Langdon Hall Tuesday Night
By Herb White
Forty-seven candidates w e r e accepted by the Student'
Board of Qualifications konday night for the coming election
of class officers, freshman senators, and one junior senator.
The election will be on October 29.
This will mark the second time that the student body has
voted for school officers instead of
Project
Collins Releases Plans
For Coed Choral Group
Walter S. Collins, choral di­rector
of the music department
announced recently that a wo­men's
glee club octet will be
formed in the near future. He
mentioned that it would be
formed along the same lines as
the men's octet.
Girls interested should con­tact
him at the Music Building
as soon as possible.
Street Widening
To Relieve
Traffic Congestion
A street widening program
planned to alleviate congested
traffic conditions on the API cam­pus
and in the city has been an­nounced.
The project will be under the
supervision of the State Highway
Department in cooperation with
the city and the college. Three
streets affected by the program
will be Thach and Magnolia Ave­nues
and College St.
In discussing the plans, Dr.
David Mullins, executive vice-president
of API, stated that
traffic proWems on the campus
and in the city of Auburn have
increased tremendously over the
last few years.
"All of us regret that it is neces­sary
to remove so many trees in
order to carry through this pro­ject,"
said Dr. Mullins, "but sev­eral
of our streets are entirely too
narrow and were designed to ac­commodate
traffic of 20 years
ago."
Thach Avenue and Magnolia
Avenue, he said, carry much of
the burden of campus traffic and
College Street has proved to be a
bottleneck for travelers as well as
college students and local towns­people.
"With the completion of the
Student Union Building scheduled
for ' this fall," Dr. Mullins said,
"campus officials expect traffic to
increase on Thach Avenue which
is already one of the heaviest
traveled streets on the campus."
Highway Department officials
plan to widen Thach by cutting
off 10 feet from the north edge
to give a width of 36 feet. It
will be widened from College
Street to Donahue Drive, a
length of 2,640 feet.
The island section of College
Street will not be affected by the
program, Mullins stated. Begin­ning
at Thach Avenue and ex­tending
to Garden Drive, south of
the President's Home, the section
will be widened 10 feet to a total
width of 40 feet.
Magnolia Avenue will be widen­ed
four feet to provide a 36 foot
width. It will extend from College
Street to the Wire Road inter­section,
a total of 2,520 feet.
class officers. Two years ago this
new method was approved in a
student body election.
In this issue of The Plainsman
the platforms of opposed candi­dates
are listed.
According to Les Ford, super­intendent
of political affairs,
there will be a mass political
rally in Langdon Hall Tuesday
night at 7. Girls will have late
permission. All opposed candi­dates
will speak.
Lester Ford
NOTICE
Applications for the Sphinx
Scholarship may be picked up
at the Dean of Women's office at
any time.
Deadline for filing is Oct. 30.
The candidates for the October
29 campus election are: School of
Pharmacy—president, Harry Phil­lips;
vice-president, Charlie Arm­strong,
Lydon Strickland; School
of Home Economics — president,
Joyce Goff, Ann Thompson; vice-president,
Martha Easter, Marila-kin
Howard.
School of Education—president,
Prude Fancher; vice-president,
Claudia Johnson. School of Veteri­nary
Medicine—president, Luther
Albert, Henry Pate; vice-president,
Bob Houk, Cassie Price. School of
Chemistry — president, Robert
Robbins; vice-president, Betty Mc-
Lemore.
School of Architecture and the
Arts—president, Marshall Fish-rupp;
vice-president, M a r c us
Royal. School of Agriculture —
president, Buck Compton, Albert
Lee Smith; vice-president, Jake
Reynolds.
School of Engineering — presi­dent,
Bill Parks; vice-president,
Curtis Williams. School of Science
and Literature — president, Bill
Ficklin; vice-president, Dick How­ell.
Junior Senator—Myrtle Bur-ford,
Larry Conner, George Mize,
Gene Lynn and John Raines.
Candidates for freshman sena­tor
are Sam Adams, Bill Amos,
Bill Bartlett, Edward R. Cobb,
Dick Cook, John Cooper, Don­ald
Green, Allen Hale, Jimmy
Lee, Jeb McKenzie, Bill Orr
Wynton Overstreet, Buddy Phil­ips,
Maxie Reaves, Max Rosen­berg,
Bill Suggs, Dickie Cobb,
and Edmund Taylor.
Judges Select Five API Coeds
To Vie For Homecoming Title
Five API coeds were select­ed
as finalists for the annual
Miss Homecoming election by
a board of local judges Thurs­day
night. The finalists a re
Joan D a v i d s o n , Columbus,
Ga.; Mona Fuller, Dothan; Suz­anne
Morgan, Denison, Tex.; Bar­bara
Searcy, Montgomery, and
Edwina Simms, Florala,
Balloting for the Miss Home­coming
title will be simultaneous
with the student government
election of Thursday, Oct. 29. The
four runners-up to Miss Home­coming
will serve as her court.
MISS HOMECOMING and her
court will reign over the Home­coming
activities, sponsored by
Blue Key national honor society,
during the weekend of the Au­burn-
Florida homecoming game
Saturday, Oct. 31.
George Uthlaut, president of
Blue Key, will present Miss
Homecoming and her court at a
dance FHday night, and again at
half-time activities of the home­coming
game.
The Auburn Knights will play
for the two Homecoming dances
Friday and Saturday nights from
8 until 12. The winner of the
homecoming decorations cup will
be announced at the half-time
activities of the game Saturday
and will be presented the cup at
the Saturday night .dance.
The most outstanding Auburn
player of the game as selected by
the sportswriters will also re­ceive
a cup at the Saturday dance.
Admission for the dances will
be $2.50 for both boths or $1.50
for one night.
BEAUTY WALKS THE PLAINS
FIVE API coeds haev reached the finals in the "Miss Home­coming"
competition. The winner will be chosen in the campus-wide
elections to be held October 29. The finalists are Edwina Sims,
Mona Fuller, Barbara Searcy, Joan Davidson, and Suzanne Morgan.
! Week's Social Events Planned
Mi
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Parties, Elections In Spotlight
Of Autumn Campus Activities
By Doris Lessman
Society Editor
API's Greek and Independent organizations aren't losing
any time planning various social events for their fall social
calendars in spite of all the classroom chores and exams con­fronting
everyone as the fall quarter rapidly progresses.
Regardless of the near exit of fall, a few crisp days of
Autumn are still with us and so , -. ,„*„.„
Delt's and Chi Omegas. Entertain­ing
the Chi Omega's with a house
dance October 26, will be the Pi
Kappa Alpha's.
Vet Frosh Elect
The freshman class in veteri­nary
medicine has announced the
election of officers for the 1953-
54 school year.
They are Ward Crowe, president,
Ky.; Everett "Tad" Kincaid, vice-president,
Tenn.; Ed Safer, sec­retary,
Fla., and Joe Tipton, trea­surer.
is that wonderful Auburn spirit
despite the fact of having lost our
first football game of the year to
Georgia Tech last- weekend. As
faithful Auburn students, we will
look forward with confidence to
more promising future events and
above all, not permitting our ^rue
Auburn spirit to lag or fade.
A fact that the true API spirit
still exists as strong as ever was
proven at the "Sink Tulane" pep
rally and dance last night which
was a great success.
Wheel These out-of-town foot­ball
games surely decrease week­end
social functions, as the campus
rapidly becomes deserted after
Friday classes. If brevity is any
virtue, this column is a likely
candidate for receiving the virtue
cup of the half century.
Parties Spotted
Foremost in API's social activi­ties
of the week we spot Greek
parties and teas, and there's other
news, concerning elections of new
pledge class officers.
The Pi Kappa Alpha's enter­tained
the Alpha Delta Pi's with a
house dance Tuesday night, Octo­ber
20th.
Alpha Delta Pi's pledge class
recently cast its ballot for Mary
Lucy Carmichael, president; Lisa
McNeil, vice-president; Ruth King,
secretary-treasurer; Lee Nolen and
Barbara Glenn, junior Panhellenic,
and Carol White.scrap book chair­man.
Entertaining the Delta Zetas
Tuesday night with a house dance
were the Theta Chi's. On Thursday
from 5-6, the Phi Tau's hon­ored
the Delta Zeta members and
new pledges with a tea.
Tuesday night was truly a night
for Greek parties. Also partying
Tuesday night were the Delta Tau
Officers Elected
New officers recently elected by
the Alpha Gamma Delta pledge
class are Ann Shiver, president;
Nita Mills, vice-president; Mary
Ann Morton, secretary; Sarah
Ellis, treasurer; Helen Jones, chap­lain;
Shirley Glenn, program
chairman; Carol Hawkins, scholar­ship
chairman; Carolyn Simpson,
activities. New members recently
initiated by the Alpha Gamma
Delta's are: Patricia Peavy, Pa­tricia
Witham, Peggy Wise, and
C'harlene Dooley.
Also electing officers recently
were the Sigma Nu pledges. The
new officers are Dick Cobb, presi­dent,
Andalusia; Freddie Sherri-dan,
vice-president, Enterprise;
Jeff Beard, secretary, Auburn,
and Tony Sturges, treasurer, Do-than.
Our congratulations to the Kap­pa
Sigma bunch for winning the
annual "Wreck Tech" Pajama
Parade float contest last Wednes­day.
Mother Mac Returns
On Thursday, October 8, the
Beta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma
welcomed home their house­mother,
Mrs. J. P. McLaughlin,
who had been away since the be­ginning
of fall quarter due to a
throat operation. "Welcome Home
Mother Mac" were the words on a
huge banner placed across the
front of the frat house.
Theta Xi chatter indicates part
ies and initiations. New members
lecently initiated are William W.
Ruth, Florence, and John Raines,
Jr., Chapman. After the game in
Atlanta last weekend, Theta Xi
members and pledges enjoyed a
dance at The American Legion
Post 72. They entertained their
rushees Thursday night with a
smoker at the frat house.
On Tuesday night, Oct. 20 the
Sigma Pi pledge class elected No­lan
Robertson, as president, Fay­ette;
Bob Russell, secretary, Cull­man,
and Bobby Brown, social
chairman, Oneonta. Accepting the
Sigma Pi pledge pin this week was
Jimmy Alston, Birmingham.
AIR FORCE authorities appointed these adva/iced cadets to command Auburn's AFROTC wing
for the fall quarter. They are Col. Martin Thompson, Wing Commander; Maj. Joseph Stegall, Adjutant,
and Lt. Cols. Bob Burns, Walter Everidge, Bill Williams, Bob Gracey, and Edward Majors, Deputy
Commanders.
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Park
Foster Parents' Plan for War
Children does not do mass relief;
each child is treated as an indi­vidual.
"Adoption" is financial,
not legal. The Foster Parent mere­ly
promises to contribute $15
monthly toward the child's sup­port,
for at least a year.
Kappa Delta Adopts Dutch Orphan
Foster Parents Plan Aids Sorority
In Providing For 10-Year-Old Girl
Sigma Lambda, Auburn's chapter of Kappa Delta sorority,
has "adopted" Maria Sandee, a ten-year old D u t c h girl,
through Foster Parents' Plan for War Children, Inc., located
at 45 West 42nd Street in New York City.
Maria, her brother Leendert (12), and her sister Maatje
(3), were the children of Jan and
Pauwtje Hijnsdijk Sandee. The
family lived on a small farm in
Ellewoutsdijk, near the dikes of
the Scheldt.
In the early morning of Febru­ary
1, 1953, the father was awak­ened
by a terrific storm. Seeing
the rising water, he sent Maria
and Leendert on bicycles to their
relatives' home, promising to fol­low
as soon as possible. Maria and
Leendert arrived safely, but the
bodies of their parents, little sis­ter,
and grandparents were found
in the river on February 20. Only
the dog was saved; the Sandee
children had lost their family,
home and all their possessions.
Maria's uncle ran a small
grocery store and could not pro­vide
for two extra children in
addition to his family of six. At
the request of the Koepoort-straat
Flood Victims Commit­tee,
Maria came into Plan care.
Foster Parents' Plan has cared
for more than 73,000 European
war children. It is now operating
in Belgium, England, France,
Western Germany, Greece, Hol­land,
and Italy.
It recently established field
headquarters in Korea to bring
aid and rehabilitation to the
thousands of needy children. Plan
is helping unfortunate and im­poverished
children of fifteen dif­ferent
nationalities without re­gard
to race or creed.
Phi Tau's Elect
New officers have been named
by Phi Kappa Tau social fratern­ity
at the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute.
Installed recently, they
will serve during the fall and win­ter
quarters.
They are George Sarinopoulos,
Fairfield, president; Douglas Luns-ford,
Troy, vice-president; Grant
Tittle, Haleyville, secretary; Hugh
Nicholson, C'ollinsville, treasurer;
Cliff Layfield, Phenix City, asT
sistant treasurer; Pat Kelly, Mo­bile,
pledgemaster; Bill Lyle,
Athens, and Mac Nelson, Panama
City, Fla., executive cabinet mem­bers.
Bill J e f f o r d s , Birmingham,
chaplain; Douglas Lunsford, Troy,
Interfraternity Council represen­tative;
Jack Hagar, Birmingham,
steward, Dick Sisson, Bastrop, La.,
house manager; Sam Henderson,
Samson, editor; Tony Wood, La-
Grange, Ga., sergeant-at-arms;
James Johnson, Milltown, alumni
contact secretary; Bill Lyle, Ath­ens,
social chairman.
We are happy to be in Auburn. It is a plea­sure
and privilege to share a part of the
college and the community and it is our
ambition to serve the fraternities and the
sororities and all the various organizations
in the best possible manner. To that goal we
dedicate ourselves. Why not drop by and see
us!
ENOCH BENSON—
Special Representative
AT WARD'S MEN'S WEAR
"When you think of Fraternity Jewelry,
you think of Balfour."
2—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, October 23, 1953 *
Builders Guild Elects
Eustace Blair was recently elect­ed
president of the Auburn Build­ers
Guild.
Other officers who will serve
during the coming year are Jack
Thomas, Birmingham, vice-presi­dent;
Ed Crabtree, Guntersville,
secretary-treasurer, and Charlie
Armstrong, Ocean Springs, Miss.,
corresponding secretary.
All members of the organization
are students in the department of
building construction, School of
Architecture and the Arts.
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Candidates List Platforms For Fall Elections Next Thursday
Opposed Aspirants 'Speak Piece'
As Day Of Balloting Approaches
Campus elections have been announced for Thursday, Oct.
29 according to Lester Ford, superintendent of political af­fairs.
In keeping with policies established some years ago,
The Plainsman is publishing the platforms of candidates.
Student Government positions to be filled in the campus-wide
balloting include 18 vacan- functions in Ag School during
cies for president and vice-presi- their term. Each voter should
dent of each of API's nine schools,i carefully consider the merits and
one junior senator post, and two
freshman senatorships.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
PRESIDENT
"Buck" Compton
October 29 is the date students
in Agriculture will vote for their
preferred candidates for presi­dent
and vice-president of Ag
Hill. These officers will be re­sponsible
for all activities and
abilities of the aspirants.
As candidate for the presiden­cy,
it is my goal to maintain the
fine spirit and traditions on Ag
Hill and to promote a continua­tion
of the close cooperation and
coordination among the various
departments and organizations. I
will work in every way possible
to strengthen and improve the
clubs and The Alabama Farmer.
With two years of experience on
Engineering
s eniors...
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION
Los Angeles
will interview here
N ovemobeerr 2
Open House, I feel that I can lead
Ag Hill to its greatest Open
House program in history next
spring.
The fulfillment of my platform
will never be realized without
your support and influence. So,
when you go to the polls in Co­mer
Hall, remember to vote for
me.
Albert Lee Smith
Next Thursday, October 29, I
will be a candidate for president
of the School of Agriculture.
There are several things that I
am very much interested in see­ing
done on Ag Hill:
1. Particularly that The Ala­bama
Farmer be returned to its
feet financially so that it will not
lose its important place on the
Hill.
2. That a small booklet be
printed listing the clubs on Ag
Hill, their aims and purposes and
these booklets be given to Ag
freshmen each year.
3. That a cup be given to the
Ag Club that shows the largest
percentage--of active membership
of the total number of members
enrolled for the year and also the
greatest increase.
4. Village Fair, which is Au­burn's
Open House, is one of Au­burn's
'big selling points.. There­fore,
it is one of the big jobs of
the Ag School president to see
that the Village Fair decorations
be made as representative and
interesting as possible.
5. That a suggestion box for
constructive recommendations be
placed on the first floor of Comer
Hall with the goal of always
working for a greater Ag School.
6. That a small section of Th0
Plainsman be reserved once or
twice a month giving small gossip
of things happening around Ag
Hill or a short story on one of
the Ag professors.
In closing I would like to say
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Perfume 5. 8. 15. to 50.
in "Fabergette" purse applicator 2.50
Cologne 2. 3.50 5. 10.
Also Woodhue, Aphrodesia and Act IV
Polly-Tek Shop
Aline S. DeBardeleben, Proprietor
North College St.
Next To Bank Of Auburn
that I will appreciate your sup­port
in the coming elections but
above all, regardless of how you
vote, remember, it is your privi­lege
and duty to vote. So when
October 29, rolls around, go to
Comer Hall and make your voice
in the student government on Ag
Hill be heard.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Jake Reynolds
I propose to give my fullest
cooperation to the president of
the School of Agriculture, with
the betterment of the school in
mind.
My aim is to serve all of the
students and not any special
group or groups. I also desire to
bring about greater unity among
the different clubs and organiza­tions
on the Hill. Your vote for
Jake Reynolds for vice-president
of the School of Agriculture will
be greatly appreciated.
SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS
PRESIDENT
Joyce Goff
As a candidate for the office of
president of the School of Home
Economics, I would like to say
that if I am elected, I shall strive
(1) to gain more recognition for
the home economics department
on this campus, (2) to foster even
better relationships between the
student body and the faculty, (3)
to co-operate with all organiza­tions
connected with the school of
Home Economics, and (4) to join
in the plans for the best Open
House yet.
I shall appreciate sincerely all
votes and support.
Ann Thompson
My platform as a candidate for
president of the School of Home
Economics is based on striving for
a better Auburn through better
student relations a m o n g the
schools and student government.
If I am elected I shall strive to
represent the Home Economics
students to the best of my ability
in all student activities, especially
during Open House activities.
An suggestions from Home Eco­nomics
students will be appreci­ated,
and I shall make effort to
carry these to completion.
Your help and support will be
appreciated, but above all vote.
Let's make the School of Home
Economics one hundred per cent
in voting in this election.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Martha Easter
I, Martha Easter, as vice-presi­dent'
of the School of Economics
would do the following:
1. Represent the students of the
School of Home Economics in such
a way that their best interest
would be served.
2. Work with the faculty of the
School of Home Economics to
make the fine spirit of co-opera­tion
that presently exists between
faculty and students ev^n closer.
3. Work with the president of
the School Of- Home Economics,
president of the Home Economics
Club, and president of Omicron
Nu on whatever projects these
student leaders consider worthy.
4. Cooperate fully with the Vil­lage
Fair Committee in order that
the School of Home Economics'
contribution shall continue to be
an outstanding one.
5. Conduct myself at all times in
such a manner as to be in keep­ing
with the highest ideals of Au­burn.
Marilakin Howard
If I am elected to the office of
vice-president of the school of
Home Economics, I will strive to
buifd a better and stronger school
by working to increase the spirit
of cooperation between the stu­dents
and faculty, and between our
department and others on the
campus.
By working together we can im­prove
our department and bring
credit to API.
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SCHOOL OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE —PRESIDENT
Luther Albert
As a candidate for president of
the School of Veterinary Medi­cine,
I do not have a specific
platform. If I am elected, I hope
to make all improvements neces­sary,
and within my power, to
stimulate an even more successful
Veterinary School.
I would like to see closer co­operation
between the faculty and
students exist, and shall strive to
make this a reality. I feel that a
stronger R e g i o n a l Veterinary
Educational Program would aid
in making us better veterinarians;
therefore, I propose to explore
this possibility.
Please be assured that I will ap­preciate
your support at the polls,
and, if elected, I will need your
support in helping to make our
Veterinary School outstanding.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Cassie W. Price
It is my pleasure to express my
desire to represent the Veterinary
School in the capacity of vice-president.
If I am elected I shall attempt
to maintain and further promote
faculty-student harmony.
I shall strive to display Vet
Hill's worthiness, especially dur­ing
Open House and at that time
put the veterinary profession in
its due position among interna­tional
professions.
I am qualified and willing to
be prepared to represent or offi­ciate
in the absence of our presi­dent
and, if elected*, shall be
available for service to the entire
veterinary campus.
It is my honor to make an
edited approach an dl ask your
consideration and vote on Octo­ber
29, because this "Price is
Right."
Junior Senator
Myrtle Burford
I believe that a truly democra­tic
state of student government
can exist only when the students
concerned have a variety of qual­ified
candidates to select their
leaders from. In accordance with
this belief, I offer myself as a
candidate for the position of
Junior Senator.
Student government has to be
representative of the majority of
students. I believe it possible to
meet this requirement without
losing sight of the individual stu­dent's
need.
Larry Conner
I, Larry Conner, if elected Jun­ior
Senator, shall strive to bring
about the following campus im­provements:
1. To protect and enhance the
natural beauty of the campus.
2. To make school spirit a year
round condition and not merely a
by-product of the football season.
3. To promote a workable safe
driving program.
4. To keep in mind the best in­terests
of the student body in all
legislation.
5. To fight for a stronger stu­dent
government.
These are the five points of my*
platform and, if elected, I shall
back it to the letter. I will do
everything in my power for. the
betterment of our school.
Gene Lynn
As candidate ior Junior Senator
I wish to give you the basic in­gredients
of my platform. My
greatest desire is to see that every
student is represented in our stu­dent
government. If I am elected
I will try to see that every stu­dent
or group of students will be
taken into consideration in the
policies as they are made by our
student government. I would ap­preciate
your vote or help in my
campaign for Junior Senator.
George Mize
It is an honor for me to present
to you my platform for Junior
jenalor. My platform consists
briefly of these points:
1. I feel that the student should
have a more effective voice in
student government and I shall
work with all the power invested
n me to, that end.
2. I shall investigate the possi­bilities
of improvements in the
traffic and parking problem found
on the campus.
(Continued on page 5)
3—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, October 23, 1953
C H I E F 'S
Chiefs U - Drive - It &
Chiefs Sinclair Station
Where Auburn Students Trade
- P h o n e 446—
CHIEF'S
is proud
to salute
George
Uthlaut
As an outstand­ing
member ol
the Auburn stu­dent
body.
George, a senior in
chemical engineering
from Orlando, Fla., is
vice-president of the
Student Body, presi­dent
of Blue Key, past
president of Phi Eta
Sigma, and past trea­surer
of the Student
• Body. He is a member
of Spades, Tau Beta
Pi, Phi Lambda Upsi-lon,
Squires, and Phi
Delta T h e t a social
fraternity. He is also
a member of the Pub­lications
B o a r d and
Cheerleaders Selec­tion
Committee.
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Election Prospects Good Little Man On Campus by Blbler
Next Thursday, a huge field o*f con­testants
will vie for various positions in
the campus s y s t e m of government.
Twenty-one posts are open; twenty-one
students will be elected to fill them. What
started out as a lackadaisical election, has
now gathered momentum and is landslid-ing
into a promising contest.
Many posts are being contested, which
is a healthy situation. However, judging
from the number of platforms published
in this week's edition, the important posts
of school officers are being neglected. It
would appear that many students would
show interest in the persons desiring to
represent their schools. It would seem that
more students would have the ambition to
seek that particular office.
Taking a look at other positions reveals
that an amazing number of freshmen are
interested in the freshman senator vacan­cies.
Eighteen of Auburn's "new" blood
are running for the two senatorships.
That is an indication of a change in student
interest in elections around 1955. Another
comforting sight is the number of candi­dates
for the junior senator vacancy.
Perhaps t h e complexion of student
elections is in for a change. Sometimes it
is too much to hope for, but the elation
'is clung to. The true picture of election
day, however, will be the student turnout.
Seldom has the number of students
voting in campus elections totaled over 30
per cent. Why is a good question. Stu­dent
government makes it easy to vote;
Every student votes at a ballot box placed
in some building convenient to the school
in which the student is enrolled. The pro­cess
of voting consists of having your name
checked off a^master list, being given a
ballot, making a choice, dropping the bal­lot
in a locked box and proceeding to class.
In a matter of minutes, the Auburn stu­dent
has had his say in his student gov­ernment.
Nothing could be more simple.
No one cares how you vote. The only
thing urged is for you-to get out and cast
your ballot. Then if a student officer fails
in his job, you have a right to gripe and
protest. Remember if a poor officer is
elected, the non-voter put him there.
Relative Merits Of finning' Custom Discussed
Tree Cutting Justified
"The dean of women sent his picture around. He's in­considerate,
b r u t a l , illmannered, fresh, wild—and stay away
from h im when he comes to pick me up tonite."
A pin a day will fetch a groat
a year.—King
By Les Ford
For some unknown reason an
article concerned with fraternity
pins and females was brought to
my attention this week. Neither
the author's name nor the source
was available, but the approach
was so novel that this columnist
decided to submit it herewith:
wide balloting include 18 cva
Pinning is relatively new to the
college scene and is slowly but
surely replacing another quaint
romantic courtship custom known
as "bundling." The idea got start­ed
about 40 years ago in a small
Eastern co-ed college. It seems
that one evening a winsome young
lass named Ima Beastie loaded
herself quite heavily with cotton
padding.
Later, when she was out on a
date, this undue strain caused one
of her shoulder straps to break,
whereup she began to cry. Her
date, not knowing she was putting
on a big front, offered his fra­ternity
pin as a posible means of
repairing the broken strap. Ima
immediately accepted it, pinned
the strap to her sweater, and a
new custom was born. (Note. Ima's
method is still used today with
varying degrees of success.)
The advantages of being pinned
are numerous and greatly enhance
the well-being of the college male.
Below are a few of the more im­portant
ones.
1. You don't have to phone a
month in advance to get a date.
2. The girl gets to know you by
your name rather than by the
make of your auto.
3. When you're in a bad mood,
you've got someone you can beat
the' hell out of. She will endure
the beating, rather than lose the
pin.
4. You don't have to make up
feeble excuses for parking in
dark and secluded places.
5. You have someone to do your
homework for,you.
6. The girl can be used as a
trade-in for Various political po­sitions
on the campus.
(If the girl is particularly im­pressive,
much attention is focused
on your fraternity emblem.)
7. You gain status in your fra­ternity,
since the brothers can
now take more liberties with your
girl, than before.
8. Your girl can furnish infor­mation
on other girls. This can
be sold to most any male student.
9. All' this face slapping business
comes to an end.
There has been a lot of controversy on done. The problem has oecome worse with Plain White Wash
10. It gives you something to do
on your way home from the li­brary
at night.
11. You can wear old wrinkled
clothes if you want to.
Then, too, there are disadvan­tages:
1. The other girls don't give you
the "glad-eye" any more.
2. You're out the price of one
fraternity pin. Of course, if you're
a cool operator, you can make her
buy another one.
3. Housemothers begin to eye
you peculiarly.
4. When one of your fraternity
brothers starts, mugging your girl,
you have to pretend you don't give
a darn. It's an old custom, like
kissing the bride.
5. You've got another mouth to
fill with liquor and beer.
6. You're always worried about
the hometown girl coming to see
you. This is a particularly danger­ous
situation if you aren't a very
good liar.
7. You can't take any overnight
trips. People get suspicious.
8. You have to be nice to her
sorority sister, whom you despise..
Now that you know something
about this pinning deal, are you
still sure that you want to have a
go at it?
and off the campus concerning the removal
of several trees to make possible the wid­ening
of Thach and Magnolia Avenues,and
College 'Street. Many people, who have
apparently not given the matter much
objective thought, seem to feel that the
planners of the program are guilty of a
calious disregard for the beauty of the
campus and the city.
Such is certainly not the case. In an
interview for The Plainsman, Dr. David
Mullins, API's executive vice-president,
stated his sincere regret over the loss of
the trees, but he also emphasized the gra­vity
of the traffic situation.
Anyone who has ever struggled with
the mass of cars which choke Thach, Col­lege,
and Magnolia during the noon rush
hour realizes that something had to be
the increase in enrollment. With the com­pletion
of the Union Building, the traffic
on Thach will increase still further.
The Plainsman thinks that the fore-sighted
men who formulated the plan de­serve
to be commended for recognizing the
nature of the problem and for taking de­cisive
action. The narrow streets are many
years behind the times already, and there
is no reason to expect any decrease in en­rollment
or traffic.
It is not as if the campus were being
left bare with the removal of the trees.
We are exceptionally fortunate in having
a great many trees in the Loveliest Village,
and the ^llage will still be the Loveliest
after the streets are widened. It will be
easier to appreciate the trees when you
are not worried about swapping paint with
another car.—R.P.
Rat Rules Of 1924 Reprinted
By Herb White
The Sign Post
Improvements Noted In Drive Plans
By Red Provost
White
Foresight Brings A Welcomed Change
A long-needed and useful room will be
available to campus organizations upori,£he
completion of the Union Building. It is a
general activity room furnished with indi­vidually
locked file drawers and lockers
to be assigned to various organizations
which use the building.
For many years, student organizations
have been meeting in class rooms and dark
buildings on the campus. Many times this
caused additional work on janitors ,as well
as additional work in heating and lighting
the buildings plus a considerable amount
of inconvenience to the organizations.
Groups usually had to keep equipment
and minutes of past meetings in the room
of the student who happened to be an of­ficer.
As a result, the carrying of equip­ment
back and forth came to be a tedious
process. Material was also lost or left at
home. Now there will be a changed situa­tion.
The general activity room is correlated
with four meeting rooms of varied sizes
and two conference rooms. Modern desks
and chairs will be provided to complete
the usefulness of the layout.
Organizations will now find it possible
to have all of their equipment at hand
even though they may not have office
space. It is definitely a decided addition
for the students.
Student and administrative planners
are to be congratulated on their foresight.
Campus problems should always be ap­proached
in a like manner.—Anon.
"Rat, shine my shoes before I
back-hand you one!"
That phrase was more common
than "Beat Bama" in the bygone
years at Auburn, particularly in
the early 1900's. Those were the
days when "Boozer" Pitts coached
o u r illustrious
football t e am
for the next
g a m e w i th
Howard, Vir­ginia
Polytech,
or G e o r g ia
Tech. It is these
e x p e r j e nce°
t h a t a l u m ni
chuckle o v er
w h e n t h ey
gather for a bull session.
The "Rat" of the Plains today
is probably non-existant. The "Rat
Creed" is not recited any more
upon the request of an upperclass-man,
and hazing' in general is a
thing of the past.
In those days of yore when co­eds
on the Auburn campus were
unheard of, the "Rat" led an
eventful life during his first year
on the Plains. "Rat Rules" were
set up in the constitution and had
to be obeyed by every freshman,
regardless of fraternity affilia­tions.
Printed in The Plainsman on
February 1, 1924 were these" rules.
Rat Rules—Failure to comply
with these rules may prove costly
to the transgressor.
1. Freshmen shall wear no caps
or hats inside college buildings.
2. Freshmen shall wear rat caps
at all times during weekdays ex­cept
when in uniform.
3. Freshmen shall not go through
the main entrance gate.
4. Freshmen shall smoke only
cob pipes in public. They shall
not smoke at all in college build­ings
or on that part of the campus
in front of the main group of
buildings.
5. Freshmen shall give full sup­port
to all pep meetings.
6. Freshmen shall get out on the
bleachers or stay off the streets
during football practice.
7. Freshmen shall remain seated
until after all upper-classmen
have left any public meeting.
8. Freshmen shall keep off the
streets after 9 p.m. except when
attending public entertainment.
The latest hot poop from Sam-ford
basement comes from Strick
Newsom, the man behind the
wheel of all our campus drives.
Strick is mustering his forces for
the one and only drive for funds
which will be held at API this*
year. It will run from November
2 through 14, which is not too far
off for all of us to be making ar­rangements
to play a generous
part in making
it the most suc­cessful
drive in
the history of
the Plains.
There is one
d e c i d e d im­provement
over
past drives —
there will be
no contests to
see which or­Provost
ganization can
i • drum up t he
most ( ' m o n e y , and no trophies
9. Freshmen shall at all time9 r-.'rJVi11 tec given to the most generous
supply matches to seniors upon
request.
10. Freshmen shall not jaywalk.
11. Freshmen are not allowed at
any train unless they have a pass
from the Vigilance Committee or
a ticket showing that they are go­ing
away on the train.
contributor. This should eliminate
any motives other than a sincere
desire to help our fellow man.
The Plainsman is running a se­ries
of feature articles about the
six institutions which will bene­fit
from the drive. We urge every­one
to read these articles and be­come
better acquainted with the
problems being tackled by the
different agencies.
Everyone knows how vitally
important it is for the United
States to have strong, well-educat­ed,
and democratic allies in order
to insure world peace. The Japan­ese
International Christian Uni­versity
and the World Uni­versity
Service are making tre­mendous
strides toward this end,
but they need our support.
Diseases of the heart and blood
vessels account for more than half
of the deaths in the United States.
Cancer is also a major killer. We
are being afforded an opportunity
to combat both of these menaces
through the rapidly progressing
work of the American Heart As­sociation
and the Cancer Society.
The misery of five million lep­rosy-
stricken people is the direct
concern of the Leonard Wood Me­morial
(American Leprosy Foun­dation),
another institution which
sorely needs our help.
All of these, plus the City of
Auburn Community Chest, will re­ceive
a portion of the funds given
by you and me next month. Let me
repeat—this is the ONLY time we
will be called upon for money by
the Campus Drives Committee this
year. Let's take advantage of the
opportunity and give generously.
Speaking of good turns, the '
KD's deserve a round of applause
for "adopting" a 10-year-old
Dutch girl. There is a feature in
this issue which explains more
about the Foster Parents' Plan
and how KD is taking part in it.
A good precedent has been set for
Greeks and Independents alike.
Around Tiger Town
Honoraries Choose Worthwhile Projects
By JoAnne Lucci
Discology . . .
Glenn Miller Lives On In Music
By Bob Clark
Thief In The Wood Pile
It always saddens T h e Plainsman to
have to report of dishonesty among API
students. Although it seems only natural
that among 6800 people one would expect
to find some shadey characters, it is, never­theless,
discouraging to find out in reality
that a fellow Auburnite is a thief.
• It.was reported to this paper recently
by a very reliable source that in many of
the campus vending machines small .pieces
of paper have been forced into the opening
used to place coins. The paper is forced
down far enough to where the money will
Someone will then come to the machine
with a piece of wire and pull the paper out
of the opening, bringing the coins with it.
So far this has not been going on in
many of the buildings. It seems that the
one building most affected by the "swindle"
is Ramsey.
The Plainsman has been assured by of­ficials
of the student government that if
the person or persons committing these
acts are caught severe actions will be taken
against them.
As it is, the damage resulting from
these petty thefts is slight, but we shudder
to think what the outcome might be if such
actions are not stopped. In no time at all
most of the major buildings on the campus
could very well be affected as Ramsey is
now.—H.W.
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Editor
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Business Manager
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. Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Bill Neville .
Jim Johnson
Grant Tittle .
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Layout Manager
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John Raines Feature Editor
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Between the years of 1939 and
1942, a generation was reared on
the sound of a new danceband
that became synonymous with the
times. The Glenn Miller sound, the
i n g r a t i a t i n g pervasiveness of
which even today can hold an
audience spellbound, has the pow­er
to evoke the spirit of an era—
the pre-war years when youth had
again found itself, solidly, and
without the affectation of the
twenties.
To this youth, Glenn Miller rep­resented
the epitome of popular
dance music. Radios, portable
phonographs, and j u k e boxes
across the nation resounded to the
mellow fluidity of "Perfidia,"
"Fools Rush In," "Blueberry Hill"
and the pulsating bounce of "Chat­tanooga
Choo-Choo." A sharp
contrast to the commercial trivia
ground out today, assembly line
fashion, by the popular music
factories of "Tin Pan Alley" and
Nashville, Tennessee.
RCA Victor, in releasing an an­thology
of studio recordings and
radio broadcasts by the late Glenn
Miller and his orchestra, has of­fered
our own generation a res­pite
from the often degenerate, and
sometimes plagiaristic, dance mus­ic
of today. The rather elaborate
bound album, containing fourteen
EP's and covering 70 of the best
arrangements from Miller's great
library, offers a wide range of
types for study or just plain lis­tening.
It might be interesting to at­tempt
to analyze "the Miller
touch," so well illustrated in this
album, and to contrast it with the
somewhat tangenital gropings of
today's "avant-guard." Miller's
one great advantage lay in his
single-mindedness of purpose —
i.e., to play the best dance music
for the most enthusiastic audience
the band business has ever known.
He was unhampered by the pseu­do-
intellectual wanderings which
seem to occupy too many of to­day's
music makers, and thereby
render impotent their effusions.
That is not to slight some of the
more competent of today's band­leaders
who, through genuine ar­tistic
endeavor, are attempting a
fusion of the contributions of such
men as Miller, Goodman, Stravin­sky,
and Schoenberg. More spe­cifically,
Miller represents an age
of spontaneous musical emotion—
"hot" jive as opposed to the "cool"
jazz of today.
In some respects, Glenn Miller
assumed the position of a second
Ben Pollack in that he led the best
dance band of his day, and, as a
result, led the best musicians. A
quick run-down of his personnel
would include such names as
Billy May, Ray Anthony, Paul
Tanner, Hal Mclntire, Tex Beneke,
and Bobby Hackett. His arrangers
consisted of such men as Jerry
Gray, a n d Bill Minegan (of
Sauter-Finegan fame).
His band was one of the first to
put a major emphasis on vocal
talent, utilizing a male quartet
with a female lead in much the
same way as he utilized his sax
section. The Modernaires often
sang accompanying figures for his
soloists which were so well in­tegrated
with the orchestra as to
seem a part of it.
It would be useless to attempt to
define the position Glenn Miller
would occupy were he alive today.
However, this album, a most ex­haustive
study of both popular
classic and hither-to unavailable
performances, gives us a most in­timate
look at the work of a man
who, perhaps more than anyone
else, has become the personifica­tion
of his art. (GLENN MILLER
AND HIS ORCHESTRA; LIMIT­ED
EDITION, RCA VICTOR COL­LECTOR'S
ISSUE, 14 EP's).
The honorary societies around
Tiger Town have undertaken sev­eral
outstanding projects this
year. We were glad to hear that
they picked activities that will
really aid Auburn this time.
Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary
for freshmen women, has chosen
to help members of their class by
offering a freshman tutoring serv­ice
in the frosh dorms. The honor­ary
hopes to serve freshmen girls
by having its members tutor those
who need outside help in any of
their subjects.
Owls, sophomore coed honorary,
has undertaken two worthwhile
projects for the year. First, they
plan to take under their wing the
approximately 50 women who live
in town due to the crowded dormi­tories.
Secondly, Squires, the sopho­more
men's honorary, and Owls,
have volunteered to serve as stu­dent
guides for visitors on campus.
As Auburn continues to expand,
a student guide corps should be of
great value.
Sphinx, the junior and senior
women's honor society, has plans
to hold a reception for foreign
students on November 10 as one of
its services.
Aquilla, the new service and
social group for non-affiliated
women, plans to help the commut­ing
students become intergrated
into campus life as its project.
All of these activities should be
a big boost to API and to the non­resident
town girls, the commut­ers,
the foreign students, campus
visitors, and freshmen women with
study difficulties.
* » *
We've heard comments around
Tiger Town about how bare Ross
Square and Thach look now that
the large trees have been cut down
to widen the street, and how ter­rible
the stage curtain looks in the
student activities building.
There was probably no way out
of cutting down the trees, but they
certainly will be missed on hot
summer days. As for the stage
curtain, its end was no doubt has­tened
by the wear and tear of
various student dance decorations.
If there are no funds available to
replace it, some organization
which still lacks a project might
do well to investigate the possibili­ties
of raising the money for a new
one.
• • *
It's really too bad that the
Georgia Tech game was rained
out, but the prediction this week­end
is bright and sunny for the
Plainsmen, stormy for Tulane.
As I Was Saying
Columnist Views 'The Robe'
By Jack Boozer
Generally speaking, I classify
myself as a hard shell Baptist,
but I have yet to reach the point
where I do not enjoy attending the
services of other religious bodies
on occasion. Recently, I was in­vited
to attend Rosary services at
the Catholic Church in Auburn.
Accepting the invitation with
pleasure, I attended the service
and found it to be impressive, to
say the least.
To me, one of the greatest ad­vantages
of attending school in a
large town or city is that .it is
possible to examine representa­tive
religious bodies at close range.
Auburn is fortunate in that it pos­sesses
churches illustrative of al­most
all of the larger religious
sects. During my stay in Auburn,
I hope to attend at least one serv­ice
at each of these churches.
While I am on the lofty subject
of religion, I must recommend
that everyone see "The Robe" if
they have the opportunity to do
so. It is a splendid picture and
well worth anyone's time and ef­fort.
This -past weekend, I journeyed
to Birmingham with a lawyer
friend with the specific purpose
in mind of seeing "The Robe." It
was quite an outing. Arriving in
Birmingham from Jacksonville
around six o'clock, we proceeded
to Dave's Cellar, but finding it
swamped with customers, we com­promised
on Britling's and enjoyed
a delightful repast. Hence we
wended our way towards the Ala­bama
Theater; however, we were
momentarily detracted by the ar­rival
of six fire trucks which ap­plied
themselves to extinguishing
a small conflagration.
As the fire was soon put out.
we resumed our efforts to reach
the theater. Upon our arrival at
our destination, we found queues
of people extending in every di­rection;
but, Dame Fortune smiled
upon us because a gentleman sold
us his tickets, as his wife did not
like the idea of standing in line.
There was only one thing wrong
with the location of our seats in
the theater and that was that we
were so high up in the balcony
that the rarefied air called for
canned oxygen, which we had for­gotten
to bring. Then, too, one
slip and the only thing that could
have saved us would have been a
pair of wings or a parachute.
And then the picture started and
our petty complaints ceased to be.
Although I found nothing particu­larly
extraordinary about cinema­scope,
the enlarged screen and
duplicate sound effects produced
an interesting overall effect. Even
if "The Robe" had been a regular
black and white film, it still would
have been an excellent picture.
It is regrettable that the Auburn
theaters insist on showing films
for a secqnd time, even though
they were shown as recently as
last quarter. Perhaps they have
enough business to warrant sec­ond
showings, but I am of the
opinion that they could do a great­er
business by showing pictures
that have not appeared before in
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Ln A.
A
More Candidates' Platforms
(Continued from page 3)
! 3. I'shall strive to bind together
and use these ideas of the stu-
'dent which will promote a greater
Auburn.
, If elected, I shall put forth
every effort to enact all the points
pf my platform, giving careful
consideration to all student sug­gestions
so that I may more ef­fectively
represent the junior
Class.
John Raines
: I feel it an honor and a plea­sure
to be in a position to ask
the members of the junior class
of Auburn for their support in
electing me as their representa­tive
to fill a vacancy in the stu­dent
senate. My platform is three-point
and they are:
1. To seek student representa­tion
on the Council of Deans. I
feel, that 7,000 Auburn students'
voices should be heard when they
begin to deliberate on matters of
interest to the student.
.. 2. Should you elect me to rep­resent
you, then that will be my
main endeavor—to represent as
far as possible the entire junior
class. My fight shall be for a more
representative voice in the Stu­dent
Government.
3. I shall work for a more un­ited
Auburn and ultimately a
greater Auburn.
If you, the junior class, choose
me to serve you in the capacity
of Senator then I will strive to
show my gratitude to you by giv­ing
this class an active and rep­resentative
voice in the govern­ment
of this institution.
Freshman Senator
Sam Adams
From the roster of freshmen
senatorial candidates, you can
readily see that you are confront­ed
with a large number of candi­dates
from which to choose two;
in fact, it is one of the largest
groups ever to run from a fresh­man
class here at API. I am proud
to say that I'm one of the 18 can­didates,
and I hope that you will
find me capable of serving you
in this worthy position.
If you elect me to be your sena­tor,
I promise that I will:
1. At all times do my best to be
loyal and uphold the fine tradi­tions
of Auburn.
2. Endeavor, honestly and earn­estly,
to work for the betterment
of our class and the school as a
whole.
3. Give full cooperation to my
fellow freshman, senators and at
all times cooperate with the offic­ials
of API.
I feel that there will be changes
to be made as we go through our
freshman year together,, there­fore,
I also promise I will give
careful consideration to any sug­gestions
submitted to me for im­provement
in our class or school,
be it by an individual or a group.
Since this is one of the largest
groups of freshmen ever to run for
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these offices, I feel that it would
be to each individual's advantage
in selecting a candidate, to be
present at Langdon Hall Tuesday
night. At this time, the candidates
will be presented to the freshman
class.
I want to encourage each of you
to take an active part in this elec­tion
and be sure to cast a ballot
for the two candidates who you
think are best qualified for these
offices, *
Bill Amos
As a candidate for Freshman
Senator, my platform is as fol­lows:
1. To create more interest in
student government in the fresh­man
class.
2. To better inform the campus
on the functions of the Senate.
3. To help maintain and erus
courage the Auburn Spirit.
^ 4. To cooperate with the present
officials and offer any suggestions
that I, or any member of the
freshman class, may deem neces­sary.
Bill Bartlett
If elected Freshman^ Senator, I
plan to increase the interest of the
freshmen in the* student govern­ment
by informing them of the
issues which come before the stu­dent
senate. I plan to inform them
of these issues by posting the in­formation
on the bulletin board in
the new' Student Union Building,
which will be the center of all
student activities. Since this is
the largest freshman class that
Auburn has ever had, I want it to
be the best represented; therefore,
I shall endeavor to place as many
freshmen as possible on commit­tees.
Please start taking an active
part in college activities by going
to the polls on October 29 and
voting for the two persons who
you think are best qualified for
the position of freshman senator.
Ed Cobb
My platform for Freshman
Senator shall be based on serving
all the students of the freshman
class to the utmost of my ability.
I shall devote all the time and
effort that is needed to accom­plish
this goal.
If elected as one of your fresh­man
senators, I shall always strive
for a closer contact between the
student government and students
by serving as a communicative
link between them. In this way,
more student opinion can enter
into government, giving the sen-m
ate members a better idea as to
what the majority of students are
expecting from their senators.
Dick Cobbs
If I, Dick Cobbs, am ejected
Freshman Senator, I will strive to
make the improvements that are
necessary to promote a better re­lationship
among all students, for
the betterment of Auburn in re­lation
to other colleges, and above
all to constantly endeavor to up­hold
the Auburn spirit in making
Auburn an even greater place to
live and work.
Dick Cook
Being new here at Auburn, I
feel a bit limited in preparing my
platform as a candidate for
Freshman Senator. There are a
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On our shelves you will find not only the BEST RENTERS and
BEST SELLERS but also many late books which have escaped the
attention of the reviewers.
Our library is run on a membership basis. The initial fee is
$ 1.00 and 3c a day is the rental rate. Your $ 1.00 fee is refundable
at any time you wish to withdraw. The rental rate applies only
when you have a book out.
Some of the interesting titles on our shelves are: "Time and
Time Again," by James Hilton; "Beyond This Place," by A. J.
Cronin; "Come, My Beloved," by Pearl S. Buck; "So Long as Love
Remembers," by Russell Janney, and "Battle Cry," by Leon Uris.
These are,only a few of the late and interesting from our
shelves.
Visit us.
Burton's Book Store
"Something New Every Day"
Japanese College, Heart Association
Among Recipients Of Drive Funds
In order that the student body may become acquainted
with the six organizations which will benefit from the drive
for funds which will be held on campus from November 2-14,
The Plainsman, is running a series of features explaining the
work of these institutions.
The young Japanese cherry tree
growing behind Samford is a gift
from the Japan International
Christian University. It is a token
of the University's gratitude for
a full scholarship contributed by
API from the proceeds of last
year's drive. This year, again, 20
per cent of the total take will go
for this cause.
MORE THAN 200 colleges and
universities in the United States
have made contributions to the
general fund of the ICU in Japan
during the past several years.
These contributions have helped
materially in carrying the pro­ject
through the early stages of its
development.
Part of the 365-acre plot own­ed
by the university has been
turned into a beautiful campus,
buildings already on the site have
been remodeled and made ready
for occupancy, and the first class
of 200 students enrolled in the
College of Liberal Arts, which
opened officially on April 13, 1953.
THERE ARE weighty reasons
for the appeal for funds on be­half
of students in Japan, accord­ing
to a bulletin released by ICU.
The people of Japan live in the
midst of gravely restricted eco­nomic
opportunities. The over-supply
of labor places sjrict limi­tations
on opportunities for stu­dents
to support themselves.
The American Heart Associa­tion,
also to be a recipient of
funds from the drive, is the only
national voluntary health organ­ization
devoted exclusively to
combatting diseases of the heart
and blood vessels, which account
for more than half the deaths in
the United States.
THE ASSOCIATION has ex­pressed
its gratitude for the sup­port
given by Auburn students in
the past, and gives assurance that
the contributions have been put
to good use in the fight against
cardiovascular diseases.
In succeeding i s s u e s , The
Plainsman w i l l feature sum­maries
of the work of the Amer­ican
Leprosy Foundation, the
World University Service, t he
American Cancer Society and the
C i t y of Auburn Community
Chest.
Gamma Sigma Delta
Taps Ten Students
Gamma Sigma Delta, agricul­ture
honorary, tapped for mem­bership
10 outstanding seniors and
one graduate student from the
School of Agriculture and agricul­tural
education at API last week.
Gamma Sigma Delta is a na­tional
honor society for the pur­pose
of encouraging high stand­ards
of scholarship in all branches
of agricultural science and educa­tion
and a high degree of excel­lence
in the practice of agricultural
pursuits. Members are chosen on
the basis of scholarship and lead­ership.
v
Selected for membership were
Robert B. Salmon, Auburn; George
R. Burns, Ashland; Bill M. Wil­liams,
Gadsden; Robert M. Wright,
Auburn; Joseph H. Stegall, Emelle;
Harley B. Thompson, Ashford;
Marion H. Roney, Rt. 1, Samson,
Doyle Allen Ashley, C'ollinsville;
Thomas V. Hester, Russellville;
Tom D. Fluker, Gastonburg; and
E. C. Vaughan, graduate student
from Livingston.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, October 23,1953
few projects that I have in mind
at present, but I think I'm incap­able
of expressing them' now. I
believe that only with experience
will I possess the ability to carry
out these ideas.
However, I do sincerly dedicate
my all in striving to make Auburn
an even greater school. I promise
to do everything within my power
to maintain the friendliness and
warmness that I have found here.
This sense of belonging which was
shared with me so unreluctantly
now proves to be a challenge that
I cannot deny. This is the Auburn
I have' found; I could only hold it
a privilege to serve as Freshman
Senator.
With these thoughts expressed,
I can only say that I will appreci­ate
everything which you could do
for me.
Efficiency plus desire is what I
offer you.
teom "John C. Cooper
"Usually a platform starts out
with the words "If I am elected I
promise . . . "
I am not promising a queen
every Saturday night or a caddy
in every parking lot, but I will try
to build a greater Auburn. To do
this, I will endeavor to insure
close government-student body re­lations
so that tfce student govern­ment
will be better able to serve
Auburn by knowing the wishes of
its students. A well represented
student body makes for a smoother
running school.
I have attended Florida Boys'
State and have been president of
my high school student body. I
would appreciate the chance to
serve you in the capacity of
Freshman Senator.
Donald Green
I, Donald Green, promise that if
I am elected Freshman Senator
for the school year 1953-54, I will
carry out the duties of that office
faithfully and to the best of my
ability.
The main points of my platform
are:
1. Cooperation • with the faculty
* 2. Work toward a better under­standing
between students and
faculty.
3. Through my office try to pass
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and enforce such laws that are
favorable to the student
4. Revive freshman spirit and
traditions.
Allen Hale
At this time it is my pleasure
to present to the freshmen class of
API my platform as a candidate
for the office of Freshman Sena­tor.
x
In my campaign, I am not mak­ing
any rash or insensible prom­ises
as to what I shaJl accomplish.
Naturally, after being on the
campus for only one short month
this would be imposs'.ble to do.
However, I am saying that 1
will, through experience, ac­quaint
myself with what the fresh­man
class desires, and then try to
fulfill these desires.
Of course, I know that the
freshman class wants good repre­sentation
in student government,
and that is what I shall try to ac­complish.
Also, I will endeavor to
encourage student interest in this
government.
When you go to the polls on
October 29, weigh the facts care­fully
and if you do see fit to vote
for me your vote will greatly be
appreciated.
Jimmie Lee
Since we no longer have presi­dents
of the different classes here
at API, Senate offices are now
taking their place. The freshman
class will have two senators to
represent it, as will all other
classes. It is the responsibility of
these senators to express the op­inion
of the class they represent
and to uphold and advocate at all
times the things which are right,
just, and that are beneficial to
this school which we now and
shall forever cherish in our hearts
and memories.
I, Jimmie Lee, am running for
this office because I take a deep
interest in this type work. I con­sider
myself qualified for this job
because I held offices in nearly
every club in my school at Alice-ville.
Because I am not familiar with
conditions here at API, I cannot,
as you can easily understand,
state any definite platform, but
all my supporters have consola­tion
in the fact that I will at all
times uphold the things I consider
right and just. I will strive at all
times to promote better relations
between different factors of this
school and also our relations with
other schools.
I will greatly appreciate all Freshman Senator,
votes and support. They will
never be forgotten.
Jeb McKenzie
I, Jeb McKenzie, as a veteran
with experience in politics, know
that I can do a good job for you
as Freshman Senator.
Since I have been here, I have
talked to many students and
studied their opinions. On this
basis of their opinions, I feel that
I can search for and find in the
schools and in our government a
better way of serving you.
Your consideration and vote
will be greatly appreciated. With
these facts in mind, I ask you to
gq to the polls and elect me your
Bill Orr
Realizing that Student Govern­ment
decides many questions af­fecting
the campus life of all of
us, I feel that we, as freshmen,
should be represented to the full­est
extent. This means represen­tation
by more than the mere fact
of having two senators to attend
Senate meeting. We must have a
senator who is not only vitally
interested in every freshman and
his problems but who is also will­ing
and capable to champion first
the interests of his classmates
then the student body as a whole.
It is my ambition that through
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on many problems.
For one thing, much Du Pont re­search
is fundamental, aimed at ad­vancing
scientific knowledge regard­less
of specific commercial objectives.
However, such research often sug­gests
new products . . . each with its
own challenging technical problems
which must be solved before com­mercial
production can begin. Solv­ing
these problems offers another
great field of work for teams of en­gineers
and scientists.
"Teflon" tetrafluoroethylene resin
is an example of this well integrated
teamwork.
Doing chemical engineering research on a plate
in a distillation tower are: C. M. Gamel, Jr.,
S.M.Ch.E., M.I.T. '43; and J. B. Jones,
M.S.Ch.E., Univ. of Mich. '46.
Howard E. Holmquitl, Ph.D. in Org. Chem.,
£ Univ. of Minn. '51, is shown at work on a
problem in synthetic organic chemistry. '
During research on refrigerants,
the polymer was discovered and work
was begun to make it useful. The new
plastic had a remarkable combina­tion
of properties; temperature re­sistance
beyond the range of any
previous plastic, excellent electrical
characteristics, and the highest de­gree
of chemical inertness of any
commercial plastic.
I n fact, "Teflon" was almost too
unusual. Although it melts, it is too
viscous to flow like other plastics. It
does not dissolve—even in aqua regia.
There was no method for molding it
or for making it into thin coatings.
The problem of molding was solved
with the help of techniques used in
powder metallurgy. "Teflon" is now
molded by cold pressing, followed by
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Research workers have available modern appa-ratus,
such as the infrared spectrometer being
used here by Vaughan C. Chambers, Ph.D.
Org. Chem., M.I.T. '50.
For coatings, previous research
suggested dispersions—minute par­ticles
suspended in a liquid. After
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"Teflon" about 1/125,000 of an inch
in diameter. Then a commercial scale
process was devised. This develop­ment
made possible thin coatings of
"Teflon" and also a process for ex­truding
the material.
Meanwhile, another group discov­ered
how to successfully formulate
the new plastic into "Teflon" tetra­fluoroethylene
resin finishes and wire
enamels.
The development of "Teflon" illus­trates
the close teamwork that is the
basis of research at Du Pont. But
this teamwork doesn't end with re­search.
Bringing the product to com­mercial
reality requires development
and design work by chemists and both
chemical and mechanical engineers.
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on the opportunities Du
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phase of making "better things for
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By Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
Owen
No Consistency On Gridiron This Year
As Fans Enjoy One-Platoon Football
Now comes the time to admit that this is just about the
craziest, most mixed up football season on record. Never be­fore
have football fans enjoyed such a year of upsets, thrill­ing
comebacks and scoreless ties as they have this 1953 season.
When two-platoon, free substitution football was ruled out
last January, experts predicted a drastic drop in gate receipts
and calibre of gridiron play. They even went so far as to
say killing free substitution would ruin the game.
How wrong can you be? (Grantland Rice should know)
On the contrary, the one-platoon foot­ball
seems to be, generally, a shot in the
arm for most coaches, fans and the gate.
It's getting so nobody knows what to
expect from one Saturday to the next.
Take the Southeastern Conference for
instance. Alabama was rated number
one team in the nation by you-know-who.
Mississippi Southern toppled them
in the opening contest. The next week
the game between Kentucky and Ole
Miss was rated a toss-up. The Rebels
rode home on a 22-6 victory. Mississippi
State toppled favored Tennessee 26-0 the
same week and Florida and Georgia Tech fought to a score­less
tie. LSU tied 'Bama 7-7.
The following Saturday Auburn opened their SEC season
and showed superiority all the way in a 13-0 win over Ole
Miss. Kentucky rebounded and smeared Florida 26-13 for
their first SEC win. Georgia Tech barely squeezed by SMU
6-4. (It was football, not baseball).
The week-end of October 10, found Auburn pulling a
thrilling comeback to tie Mississippi State, the favored op­ponent.
* Kentucky tied LSU in what a lot of people consid­ered
an upset. Then last week Ole Miss ran all over injured
Tulane, Kentucky romped to a 32-14 win over "Mississippi
State and favored LSU barely out lasted Georgia 14-6.
That is just a few of the eratic gridiron proceedings in
the South. Elsewhere in the nation the situation is the
same. It all adds up to be just about as exciting as a football
season can get.
* * * *
Georgia Tech is behind, and the Plainsmen are prepared
to carry on some more serious business tomorrow against
Tulane. The Tigers came out of the Tech contest with only
a few minor injuries save for Ben Higgins, right guard, who
reinjured his leg and is likely to miss the Tulane game.
Despite the one-sided score last Saturday, Coach Shug
Jordan's men received favorable press notices all around. The
Tigers out first-downed the Engineers. 18-17, the first time
that has been done since back in 1950. Tech just barely
edged Auburn in rushing and passing statistics, getting 224
yards on the ground and 147 yards in the air, while the Tigers
rolled out 195 rushing yards and got 140 on aerials. But
Auburn led in fumbles lost 6-1, that making the difference
in score.
Not wanting to endure another weekend like the last one,
Coach Jordan and staff have been busy all week stressing
keeping the ball. The general opinion is that Auburn wouldn't
have beaten Stetson had they lost the ball six times on
fumbles.
Tulane doesn't have what can be called an impressive
record, with only one win in five outings. They dubbed The
Citadel in their opener 54-6, lost a close one to Georgia 14-16,
fell before mighty Michigan 26-7, were outlasted by Georgia
Tech 27-13 and last week were manhandled by Ole Miss 45-14.
Still with four defeats they are rated as one of the good
teams in the conference.
Statistics through four games show Fob James in the lead
in the rushing department with 226 yards in 36 trys for a 6.3
average. Charles Hataway is second with 161 yards in 38
carries for an average of 4.2, followed by Joe Childress with
118 yards in 29 tries and a 4.1 average.
Three men are tied for high scorer with 18 points each.
James has scored three rushing, Pyburn two times on passes
and one on a blocked punt, and Freeman three times rushing.
Freeman has thrown 37 passes, completed 18 for 270 yards,
leaving him with a 48.6 percent pitching average. Dooley has
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D'Agosiino Convinced That Southern
Football Far Surpasses Northern Brand
By Bill Hutto
Recently, a lad named Frank D'Agostino, who holds down
the left tackle post for Coach "Shug" Jordan's Tigers, made
a statement which should help Auburn fans greatly in dis­cussing
one of football's most controversial issues. The mam­moth
lineman from Philadelphia, Pa., stated that "Southern
college football is by far a better
brand of ball than that which is
played in the North."
The 220-pound grid gladiator is
well qualified to speak on the
subject since all of his prep days
were spent on football fields in
and around "The City of Brother­ly
Love."
D'AGOSTINO, WHO captained
his high school aggregation during
his senior, year, climaxed a very
brilliant career at Northeast Cath­olic
High by being named to
Philadelphia's All-Catholic team.
He was also presented a trophy,
which recognized him as the city's
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enemy fumble on his first play
from scrimmage.
One of the fastest men in the
Plainsman line, Frank runs the
50-yard dash in the very fast time
of 6.1 seconds.
Ever since the curtain was open­ed
on 1953 campaign, the huge
sophomore has been a stalwart in
the big Tiger forward wall. His
performances in each of the Ben­gals'
first four tilts have been
outstanding.
WHEN ASKED about his plans
for the future, D'Agostino replied,
"After I finish up my playing days
here at Auburn, I would like very
much to play about two years of
professional ball with the Phila­delphia
Eagles, and then settle
down somewhere and coach."
'THE TOE' GALLOPS
Joe Davis
Ait Guild Taps Six
Six students have been tapped
for membership in the Art Guild,
professional and honorary organi­zation
for students enrolled in the
school of Art.
Students tapped were Pat Mer­chant,
Birmingham; Ruth Mary
Wise, Montgomery; Margaret Mil­ler,
Auburn; Melba Rothchild, Au­burn;
Don Mills, Columbus, Ga.,
and Toots Howe, Tuskegee.
FRANK D'AGOSTINO
Auburn Tackle
"Outstanding Catholic Player" in
1951.
In the 1952 city-wide Philadel­phia
track meet the Business Ad­ministration
major won the shot-put
event with a mighty toss of
54-feet, 6 inches. He also patrolled
left field on Northeast's diamond
squad, to further add to his pre-college
athletic accomplishments.
FRANK HAS a very interesting
parental background in that his
mother was born and reared, for
the most part, in France while his
father's childhood and early man­hood
were spent in Italy.
They moved to the United States
later and have remained here ever
since. The football-playing mem­ber
of the family arrived nineteen
years ago.
In 1952, after his graduation, the
6-foot lineman migrated South to
the "Loveliest Village" and soon
began making a name for him­self,
football-wise. In his fresh­man
year he was chosen for a
berth on the second All-SEC
Freshman squad.
IN LAST YEAR'S Homecoming
encounter with Missiissippi State,
D'Agostino broke into varsity
competition by pouncing on an
'Automatic Joe' Proves Exception
In Changeover From Specialization
By Bill Hutto
At the outset of the 1953 football season, many thought
that the change back to the one-platoon system would hamper
the careers of the game's numerous specialists, but Auburn's
Joe Davis is proving to be an exception.
In fact, the changeover from place-kicking quarterback to
running halfback enabled the 21-
6—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, October 23, 1953
Phi Psi President
Announces Award
James S. Murray, Griffin, Ga.,
president of Phi Psi textile honor­ary
at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, announces that Phi Psi
has initiated a freshman award for
scholarship.
Plans were presented at the first
meeting of the fall quarter to hon­or
the freshman with the highest
scholastic average in textiles for
the three consecutive quarters,
fall, winter, and spring. A cer­tificate
of merit will go to the
scholarship winner and a plaque
bearing his name will be placed
in the hall of the Textile Building.
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year-old senior to tally the first
touchdown in his college career.
This lone score was registered
against Georgia Tech, in Atlanta
last week.
Davis graduated from Lanier
High School in Macon, Georgia in
1950 after having earned All-Re­gion
football honors in 1949 and
All-State baseball recognition in
1947-1948. He was also an out­standing
student during his high
school days and was tapped by
Beta honorary in his senior year.
Although he has run from the
halfback slot a good deal this
year, Davis saw some duty at
quarterback against Stetson.
In 1951, his sophomore year at
Auburn, "Automatic" Joe led the
nation percentage-wise in extra-points
production. He split the up­rights
23 times in 25 attempts. That
was the year which give him his
biggest thrill in college football.
As Joe put it, "I guess the greatest
thrill of my life came when I
kicked that extra point to whip
Florida 14-13 after Lee Hay ley
had pulled in that touchdown pass
with about a minute left to play."
In addition to the many extra
points, the talented toe of the 5
foot, 11 inch, 180-pounder has pro­duced
two field goals since he first
donned a Tiger football uniform.
The first was a 36-yard gem
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FEATURE EDITORS
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What's buzzin', Cousin?
against Vanderbilt in 1951 and the
other spelled defeat for the Clem-son
Tigers last year.
With only seconds remaining in
the contest Vince Dooley nicely re­covered
a bad snap from center
and Davis sunk his toe into the
pigskin. It sailed 30 yards and
knifed through the uprights to
give the Plainsmen a 3-0 edge over
the Tigers from South Carolina.
Of course all Auburn fans will
remember Davis' last second ex­tra
point which tied Mississippi
State this year to climax one of
the greatest comebacks in Au­burn
history.
The likeable young Georgian is
also captain-elect of the 1954 Au­burn
baseball squad. He states
that if he has a good year in 1954
he would like to try his hand at
professional for a few yearsj He"
plays shortstop and third^bjase^fo^
the Tigers.
The versatile halfback not only
is active on the Auburn sports
scene but he is also on the roster of
the A-Club and Arnold Air So­ciety.
A major in industrial manage­ment,
Davis is married to the
former June King of Macon and
is the proud father of 3-year-old
Joe Davis, III.
A sophomore at a midwestern college was bothered by buzz­ing
in his ears and headaches. He went to doctor after doctor
...had his appendix and tonsils removed...his.teeth pulled.
But nothing helped. Finally, the doctors gave up and told
him he had only 6 months to live.
The young fellow decided to "live it up" for his last 6
months. First, he went to his college sportswear shop for the
smartest sport shirts money could buy. Naturally, he chose
Van Heuscn's VAN GAB.
"VAN GAB is completely washable," beamed the sales­man.
"See the saddle-stitched trim about the collar and pock­ets.
Feel the silky texture of the fabric. And only $5.95. With
a 15 neck like yours, I suggest a Medium size."
"Don't waste my time," snapped the fellow. "Give me one
of each of the 18 smart solid colors. Size 14."
"But sir," gasped the salesman, "your neck is much larger
than a 14. You need at least a 15."
"I've worn a 14 all my life, and I don't feel like changing
now," replied the youngster, greatly annoyed.
"Okay," muttered the salesman. "But I warn you, that
tight collar will give you buzzing in the ears and headaches!"
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Tigers Favored Over SEC Team
For First Time In Recent Years
By Ronald Owen
Just how big a jinx Ladd Memorial Stadium holds over
Auburn will be told tomorrow when Tiger meets Green
Wave in Mobile in one of the top SEC games of the day.
For the first time in recent years the Plainsmen are fav­orites
over a conference team. The Greenies have lost four
straight after winning their open
er from The Citadel, the latest
defeat being a 45-14 setback at
the hands of the University of
Mississippi.
INJURY-RIDDEN for the last
two weeks, the Green Wave ele­ven
has recovered and will send
a potent machine against Coach
Jordan's men. Halfback Lester
Kennedy, who has been out with
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a foot injury since Tulane met
Georgia Tech, is back in harness
and will see action against the
Tigers. Kennedy is the man who
sewed up last year's contest at
Mobile for the Greenies with a
65 yard punt return touchdown.
The Plainsmen will also be
watching halfback Jim (Bubzy)
Partridge, a Mobile boy, who last
year paced all runners in Tulane's
21-6 triumph with 95 yards rush­ing.
Being especially wary of
Partridge will be Vince Dooley
and Bobby Duke who attended
McGill Institute with the Tulane
halfback.
Though missing regulars Ray
Weidenbacher, quarterback, anct
Ronnie Kent, fullback, the Green­ies
will still have their leading
iMsher Max McGee on hand, Mc-
Gee has gained a total of 243
yards in 38 attempts for a 6.3
average. Rounding out the back-field
will probably be quarter­back
Pete Clement and fullback
Bob Saia.
THOUGH VEERING from the
regular pattern of unit substitution
against Tech last week, Coach
Jordan is expected to utilize the
'Plain Talk'
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thrown 20 times,'completed 10 for 160 yards and a 50 percent
average.
Pyburn is the leading receiver, having gathered in 14
aerials for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Vince Nardone
has caught five passes for 67 yards; Jim Hall, two passes for
35 yards; Jim Long, two passes for 42 yards and Joe Davis,
two passes for 15 yards.
Predictions for the week:
Auburn 27—Tulane 13
Alabama 20—Mississippi State 14
Florida 13—LSU 7
Notre Dame 20—Georgia Tech 16
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two platoon system against the
Greenies most of the time. Captain
Vince Dooley, for whom the game
will be Homecoming, will prob­ably
quarterback the starting
platoon and Bobby Freeman will
head the second eleven.
Probable starters besides Doo­ley
will be Fob James and Charlie
Littles at h a l f b a c k s , Charlie
Hataway at fullback, Vince Nar­done
and Jimmy Long at ends,
M. L. Brackett and Frank D'Agos-tino
at tackles, Ed Duncan and
George Atkins at guards, and al­ternate
captain Ed B a k e r at
center.
Freeman's team will probably
consist of Johnny Adams and
Bobby Duke at halfbacks, Joe
Childress at fullback, Jim Pyburn
and Jim Hall at ends, George
Rogers and Ted Neura or Don
Rogers at tackles, Bob Scarbrough
ana Al Brame at guards and Jack
Locklear at center. ,
Chemistry School
Lists New Staffers
Dean C. R. Saunders, Dean of
the School of Chemistry, recently
announced two additions to the
chemistry staff. The new addi­tions
are Dr. Augustus L. Barker,
and Dr. Joe Gregory Peterson. The
professors are in the field of or­ganic
chemistry.
Professor Barker finished his
undergraduate work at the Uni­versity
of Alabama, where he re­ceived
his B.S. and M.S. degrees.
Upon completion of his work at
the University, he studied at the
University of Chicago, and the
University of Wisconsin where he
received his Ph.D. degree in 1922.
DOCTOR BARKER is a member
of Phi Beta .Kappa national scho­lastic
fraternity, Sigma Xi, the
American Chemical Society, and
the Wisconsin Academy of Science.
Professor Petersbn receive^ his
B.S. degree in 1948, after com­pleting
his undergraduate work at
API. He holds a M.S. degree and
his Ph.D. degree will be granted
from Kansas State College in 1954.
! Professor Peterson is a member
of' 'Phi Lambda Upsilon, the
American Chemical Society, and
the Alabama Academy of Science.
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NORTH COLLEGE —AUBURN V
By Richard Mills
Auburn's rookie assistant coach, Hal Herring, is far from
a novice at the game, being a former Plainsman grid captain
and ex-defensive captain of t h e professional Cleveland
Browns.
Coach Herring spent his high school days at nearby West
(Ga.) High School. While there,
Herring captained the football,
basketball baseball, and track
teams. He was quite versatile,
alternating at the four backfield
slots and center.
Entering Auburn in 1942, Her­ring
played only one year before
he was called into the service for
a four-year stretch. Upon his dis-
DEFENSIVE BRAIN
Blue-Gray classic.
Upon graduating in '48 he im­mediately
went into pro ball, be­ing
the number one draft choice
of the world's champion Cleve­land
Browns. While w i t h the
Browns, Herring was the defen­sive
captain and states his great­est
satisfaction came when, "we
beat the College All-Stars 33-0 in
1051." Herring retired from pro­fessional
ball after the '51 season
to accept the assistant coaching
position on the Plains.
One of the more enjoyable as­pects
of Herring's job entails
speaking on the banquet circuit.
Because of his wide experience,
he is also the "chief talent scout"
and between these two jobs he
is on the move a large portion of
7—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, October 23, 1953
the time. He also maps defensive
strategy for the team, using his
vast experience.
Still he finds time to aid in the
tutoring of the guards and cen­ters.
When questioned about his
boys Herring answered, "They
are as good as any in the SEC
and in some instances better."
The friendly six-footer lists
movie and still photography with
his wife and three children as
subjects, as his favorite relaxa­tion.
Golf also occupies a fond
spot in the heart of Auburn's ace
defensive strategist, Hal Herring.
Visitors Make Tour
Of Union Building
Representatives from the Un!«.
versity of South Carolina visited
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
campus yesterday to study the API
Student Union Building which is
nearing completion.
With plans underway at the
University of South Carolina for
the construction of a student
union, the visitors studied the new
Auburn building in the hopes that
it will assist them in planning a
similar structure for their campus.
Coach Hal Herring
charge in '46, Herring returned
to the gridiron, alternating at
fullback, quarterback and center.
The next three years saw the 6'1",
212 pounder a Plainsman regular,
and in 1948 he earned All-SEC
recognition at center in addtiion
to participating in the annual
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Auburn.
Ordinarily, I prefer the New
Republic to the Nation, but I must
commend the Nation for the article
appearing in its current issue re­lating
to Aubrey Williams, editor
of the Southern Farmer, and prob­ably
Alabama's outstanding liber­al.
Having subscribed to the Sou­thern
Farmer for years, I must say
that the praise accorded its editor
is well deserved. Although I some­times
disagree with what appears
in this publication, I have yet to
find it unstimulating.
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Candidates Conclude Platforms...
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your suppor;t I may have the
chance to pursue these beliefs as
your representative in the Stu­dent
Senate. I will make no rash
campaign promises which could
not even be fulfilled by the entire
Senate, let alone by one man.
Rather, I will say that I stand
for student government at its best,
fulfilling the needs of the stu­dents
as well as the requirements
of the college administration. I
advocate a revival of the Auburn
traditions, increased parking area
on the campus, and the construc­tion
of a new Main Gate.
Wynton Overstreet
I, Wynton Overstreet, am a
candidate for Freshman Senator.
We, the freshmen class, are
eager for good representation in
student government. My platform
rests entirely upon my desire to
give you, the freshman class, that
representation to the best of my
knowledge and ability.
Your support and your vote for
Wynton Overstreet on October 29
will certainly be appreciated.
Buddy Philips
Only about 30 per cent of the
student body will vote in the
forthcoming c a m p u s election.
Only about 25 per cent of the stu­dent
body has a useable know­ledge
of what goes on in student
government.
My platform is built around a
remedy for these two situations.
If we can lick one we can also
lick the other.
I believe the affairs of the stu­dent
government should receive
full scale publicity. This includes
newspaper reports on activities,
and the airing of important ques-i
tions on the radio. In doing this
the problems and questions con­fronting
the student government
will also be placed before the en­tire
student body, for their con­sideration
and deliberation-.
By doing this we will have un­doubtedly
created more student
interest, and by creating interest
we have automatically licked our
other problem. More student in­terest
is the only way to assure
a larger percentage of voting stu­dents.
My sincere wish is that you not
just vote for me, but also vote for
the principles I believe in and
will try to carry out. You can be
assured, whether elected or not, I
will accept each and every vote
with humility and sincere appre­ciation.
Maxie Reaves
I, Maxie Reaves, would like
very much to be your Freshman
Senator. I urge each and every
freshman to consider carefully
the person you want as your rep­resentative
to the student gov­ernment.
Your consideration of
me as one of your Freshman Sen­ators
will be appreciated.
As a representative of the
freshman class, I will truly work
to represent the wishes of my
classmates. I shall strive for a
closer contact between the stu­dent
government and students by
serving as a communicative link
between them. If I am elected I
will do my b e s t to serve the
school, you, and work for an even
"Greater Auburn."
Your vote is cherished by you
to use as you think best. If you
should see fit to elect me as your
Freshman Senator I will show my
appreciation by working hard in
office.
Max Rosenberg
Auburn can be proud of this
year's freshman class because of
the terrific co-operation and spirit
it has already shown. Being one of
the 1800 freshmen, I realize the
problems that will come up and
therefore, I am running in this
election for the position of senator
—:I want to represent you as best
I can.
I, Max Rosenberg, will, if elect­ed,
co-operate fully with the col­lege,
the student government, and
you. I will strive to carry out and
improve our school traditions. One"
of our biggest problems now con­cerns
our physical education dress­ing
facilities and I would certainly
try to improve these in the "near
future.
Ed Taylor
Like all the other candidates for
Freshman Senator, I am new at
Auburn. Therefore it would be
utter nonsense to state a platform
of reforms and promises, which I
know nothing about.
There are, however, two goals I
would like to work toward, if I
am elected Freshman Senator.
First I would like to see a greater
respect for the traditions of Au­burn,
and second I would like to
work toward a marked increase in
the number of students voting in
the elections.
I would like to assure you that,
if I am elected, I will be com­pletely
open to suggestions. I
would like to meet you, and dis­cuss
with you, your ideas on im­proving
our school. Also, if elected,
1 want to back'not only the fresh­man
class as a whole, but you as
individuals.
Just remember; "For a better
school, you'd better vote; and
when you vote, vote for Taylor."
Two API Students fiKAT EXPECTATIONS
Win Lincoln Awards
HAGEDORN'S
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HAGEDORN'S IN
OPELIKA
Two mechanical engineering
students at API won awards in
the Sixth Annual Engineering
Undergraduate Award and Schol­arship
program sponsored by the
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding
Foundation.
Billy N. Russell, Cullman, and
James R. Wilbanks, Anderson, S.
C, received fifth and sixth place
awards, respectively, for their
papers on a manually operated
shear. They worked under the
supervision of L. M. Sahag, head
department of engineering draw­ing
and design.
In the entire program, 51 under­graduate
engineers in 21 different
engineering s c h o o l s received
awards for civil and mechanical
designs. Russell and Wilbanks
were among 26 students from over
the* U.S. whose mechanical de­signs
on welding were chosen.
Awards are made annually for
tne best papers describing the use
of welding in the design of a ma­chine
or structure. All engineer­ing
undergraduates are eligible to
participate.
Rehabilitator Appointed
•»
Homer L. Jacobs, district super­visor
of the Alabama State Voca­tional
Rehabilitation Office at Au­burn,
has been named to the exe­cutive
committee of the Alabama
Chapter of Kappa Phi Kappa, na­tional
honorary education fra­ternity.
MANY HIGH hopes were expressed as to the outcome of the
Auburn-Georgia Tech game in the annual "Wreck Tech" Pajama
Parade last week. Top float honors went to the neophytes of Kappa
Sigma.
Professor Tamblyn
To Present Concert
William Tamblyn, .API Music
Department, will present a piano
concert Monday, October 26, at
8:15 p.m.
Tamblyn, well known, as a pi­anist
and organist throughout the
South, received his musical train­ing
at Auburn. Upon graduating,
he entered the Eastman School of
Music, where he received his M.A.
degree.
Since joining the Auburn music
staff three years ago, Tamblyn
has given many concerts, both pi­ano
and organ, and is now a mem­ber
of the Auburn Trio and also
organist and choir director of the
C o l u m b u s First Presbyterian
Church.
Monday night's program will in­clude:
"Three Etudes" by Mendel­ssohn;
"Andante and Variations in
F Minor" by Hayden; and "Two
Nocturnes, Op. 27" and "Scherzo,
Op. 20" by Chopin.
The public, is cordially invited
to attend,
charged.
No admission will be
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