1953-12-04 The Plainsman

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TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Volume 81 8 Pages FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1953 ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA Number 18
Coach Shug Jordan Voted
SEC Coach Of The Year
Jordan's Record Termed 'Miraculous';
Tigers Finish Seventeenth In Nation
He's the Southeastern Conference "Coach of the Year" and
the title fits like a glove . . . that's Auburn's head football
coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan.
In only three years at the head of the Plainsman gridiron
machine, the young coach of the Orange and Blue has per­formed
feats that can be described
Appropriations Mess
Once Again Raises
Its Vicious 'Noggin*
By War Eagle
Last Saturday, one of Bir­mingham's
newspapers car­r
i ed an article which predict­ed
a "tussle" between Auburn
and the University of Ala­bama
over the d i s t r i b u t i o n of
state building funds. (The time
is drawing nigh for the Governor
to call the t i m e for the "big
split.")
In a pointed, yet subtle attack,
which bears t h e characteristics
inherent and dominant in Au­burn's
enemies, the article lam­basted
State Finance Director J.
W. Hodo's fairness during the
time when the "big(?) pot" is
split.
The article, as it appeared to
the ole Bird, assumed several
things: (1) the clash between the
two institutions is inevitable (2)
Director Hodo is pro-Auburn,
thus prejudiced in his attitudes
towards requests made by this
institution (3) He is "reportedly"
working on a plan which will do
away with an agreement in June
of 1952 which g a v e API the
'lion's share" of the fund and gave
the University and other Alabama
colleges preferences in the next
fund split. (4) API is bitter after
having lost its fight for increased
appropriations last summer.
The view from the Plains is a
little different. From here it looks
as if API will stick to the agree­ment
made by the building com­mission
last year. The need for
buildings on campus is fairly
agreed upon, b u t API officials
point to the agreement and state
that the "day" is a long way off.
Therefore, the ole Bird feels that
no such clash is inevitable.
In all fairness, Director Hodo is
honest in his belief that the Uni­versity
and Auburn should share
and share alike. There is nothing
that reeks of prejudice in that
particular line of thought.
In the summer session of the
legislature, Auburn let the other
state institutions know that it
would press for increased appro­priations.
It came from a1 reali­zation
that the need was great
and something had to be done.
Yet many people, as did the writ­er
of last Saturday's article, claim
that API "lined up against the re­mainder
of the institutions." API
fought for the r i g h t to be of
greater service to the people of
Alabama and lost. There are no
scars left as "some" people be­lieve.
The ole Bird has seen many
folks, who are antagonistic to­wards
Auburn, attempt to stir up
trouble between the two schools.
And yet relations have never
been better—thanks to the en­deavors
of the presidents of the
two institutions.
So the whole "shebang" leaves
me with a problem. I can't quite
make up my mind whether these
attacks are made by people who
rare merely "tools" in a "cat and
mouse political 'game" or whether
they are made by perverted sen­sationalists
who reap the profits
of words which are full of sound
and fury but signifying nothing.
cnly as miraculous. Jordan took
over as head coach after the win-less
1950 season and took on the
man-sized job of rebuilding Au­burn's
football team.
He • guided the Tigers to five
wins that first year and won the
acclaim of "Village" fans. Last
season his fighting Plainsmen
could win but two games out of
ten, but their performance made
the future appear bright.
Rated Eleventh
This was not slated to be the
year the Plainsmen were to ar­rive.
Pre-season prognosticators
rated the Tigers eleventh in the
conference and gave them an even
chance to win two games. This
was after two-platoon football had
been ruled out.
Jordan had people guessing after
Auburn trounced Stetson in the
opening tilt. He was. substituting
by platoons, and the two units
appeared to equally balance. The
next week powerful Ole Miss fell
and SEC people began looking
toward the Plains. Jordan and his
two teams took all conference
honors that wek.
After tieing Mississippi State
with a fighting comeback, the
Plainsmen were finally recognized
as powerful. The calling of the
two platoons as the X and Y teams
caught fire and spread across the
nation. Georgia Tech took the
eager Tigers, but they bounced
against Tulane and ran up' the
highest score ever in that series.
This Was The Year
Auburn had it this year, fans
were sure now, and Jordan was
already being groomed as "Coach
of the Year." Week after week,
the popular football mentor kept
his boys prepared for battle and
week after week they won. The
only defeat left to come was at
the hands of Alabama, but even
in the losing effort Jordan's men
appeared superior.
"Shug"- (he got the nickname
because of his fondness for sugar
cane in his youth) success on the
Plains is fitting for he is an old
Auburn himself. He was a stand­out
performer in football, bas­ketball,
baseball and track during
the early 1930's for the Tigers and
was named the school's "Out­standing
Athlete" in 1932.
The likeable coach refuses to
give the rule change any credit
for his team's success. He says his
team's willingness to pay the price
of victory, their fighting spirit and
their refusal to give up are the
factors which led to Auburn's most
successful season since 1936. He
calls his staff the best and never
fails to give them the credit.
"Coach of the Year" is an honor
many schools and coaches dream
about. Auburn is proud of "Shug"
Jordan, his staff and his football
team.
Choruses, Orchestra
To Present'Messiah'
Here Tuesday Night
When t h e combined Auburn
Glee Clubs and Orchestra present
Handel's "Messiah" next Tuesday
at 8:15 p.m. in the student activities
building, it will be the ninth an­nual
performance of the Christ­mas
oratorio by the music de­partment
*at Auburn.
Popularity Grows
Nine years may seem like a
long time, but when the "Messiah"
is presented this month in Lon­don
it will be the 210th annual
performance in t h a t city. The
oratorio has been translated into
many languages and each year
continues to be the most popular
choral work e v e r written for
Christmas performances.
George Frederick Handel was
German by birth (1685-1759), but
he migrated to England after he
had become recognized as a
first rank composer of opera and
instrumental music. In London,
Handel was not successful at
writing opera; however, his thea­trical
experience gave him a clear
understanding of writing for solo
voices and chorus. As a composer
of oratorio, Handel stands among
the greatest composers.
Messiah Composed In 1741
The "Messiah" was composed in
1741. Handel wrote t h e monu­mental
work in only 24 days. It is
reported that he allowed no one
to enter his r o o m during the
writing, his f o o d^ being placed
outside- his door. First perfor­mance
took place in Dublin, Ire­land
in April of 1742, the com­poser
conducting. Beginning in
1743, he brought the "Messiah" to
London and conducted the work
for several years himself.
It h a s become traditional to
present the great oratorio each
Christmas, a n d to millions all
over the world, the holiday sea­son
wouldn't be the same without
it.
Freshmen To Run
Annual Cake Race
Tuesday Afternoon
Omicron Delta Kappa, na­tional
men's honorary, is spon­soring
Auburn's 25th Annual
ODK-Wilbur Hutsell Cake
Race Tuesday, Dec. 8. All
freshmen men will be excused
from classes at 3 p.m. in order to
report to the Field House at 3:30
p.m. for the event. Only infirm­ary
excuses will be accepted if the
freshmen find it necessary to be
absent. Bob Mayo, president of
ODK, is in charge of the '53 race.
Winner To Receive-Kiss
"The rats will not run without
a goal," stated Mayo. "There will
i be 25 cakes awarded to the first
25 crossing the finish line. The
| first-place man will get a kiss
i from "Miss Auburn," Nancy Du-j
pree, Athens; a number of prizes
j donated by local merchants; and a
J cup, from ODK. Those participat­ing,
please don't forget to pick up
your registration tags at the field
house before the race begins."
The event is a 2.7 miles run, be­ginning
at the field house, pro­ceeding
east on Thach to College
St., north on college to Glenn St.,
east on Glenn to Gay St., south
on Gay to Sanford, west on San-ford
along the farm road to Cary,
and north on Cary to the south
,gatet)f Cliff Hare Stadium.
The Cake Race began in 1929
when Track Coach Wilbur Hutsell
found himself short of talent. In
an effort to locate unknown run­ners
of outstanding ability on the
campus, he originated this idea of
a race for all freshmen males.
The 1929 race proved to be the
slowest on record, but attracted a
great deal of interest on the cam­pus
and was repeated the follow­ing'year.
Coach Hutsell found several
track prospects in the second race,
and the event found a sponsor in
ODK. Since that time it has be­come
one of the Auburn Tradi­tions.
Reuben Finney, PiKA, won last
year's race in 14 minutes 30 sec­onds.
Whitey Overton, Auburn's
Olympic ace, holds the all-time
record of 13:46.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
i
Invitations Arrived
Chairman of invitations Bob
Mayo announced today that all
seniors who placed orders for
graduation invitations may pick
them up at the Student Govern­ment
Office in Sanford basement
from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. be­ginning
Monday, Dec. 7.
Program Chairman
Announces Plans
For 1954 REW
P l a n s for t h e 1954 Religious
Emphasis Week to be held on
t h e API campus from J a n u a ry
31 through February 4 are
now being formulated, accord­ing
to David Irvine, Auburn,
program chairman.
Ernest Price, Jr., general sec­retary
of the YMCA and director
of religious activities, Mississippi
State College, will serve as co­ordinator
of REW. He met with
the Campus apmmittee of 100,
.the Student Council on Religious
Activities, and the Faculty Com­mittee
on Religious Life yester­day
in Biggin Auditorium to sug­gest
new ideas and techniques for
this year's program.
Committees Listed
Irvine announced that Charles
W. Edwards is faculty chairman,
a'nd that Jeane Morriss, Wetump-ka,
will, serve as assistant pro­gram
chairman. The various oth­er
committees and chairmen are:
arrangements—Alan Harris, One-onta;
assemblies—-Marilakin Ho­ward,
Montgomery; book display
—Nell Leath, Jamestown.
Breakfast — Suzanne Morgan,
Denison,, Texas; classroom—La-vette
Teague, Birmingham; music
—Beth Carlovitz, Auburn; hospi.
tality—Fred Sharp, Birmingham;
organized houses—Bob B u r n s,
Ashland; personal conference—
Barbara Wamp, Hanceville.
Publicity—JoAnne Lucdi, Mont­gomery;
worship—Marianne Jack­son,
Auburn; seminar—Marty
Foss, St. Petersburg, Fla., and
faculty, Professor J. H. Johnson,
Auburn.
Price Here Today
Coordinator Price will be on
the campus through today, and
will return here during REW. He
received his B.S. degree in agri-i
M t u r a l education, Mississippi
State, and his M.A. in religious
education f r o m Columbia Uni­versity.
His graduate study was
done at Union Theological Sem­inary.
Price formerly served as assis-taut
secretary and general sec­retary
of YMCA and coordinator
of religious activities at LSU, and
is a member of the executive
committee, southern area, and
National C o u n c i l of student
YMCA's. He is also a member of
the Administrative Committee of
National Intercollegiate Christian
Council, and has served as secre­tary-
treasurer of the National
Association of Student YMCA
Secretaries.
IFC Wins Special A ward
At Inter-Fraternity Meet
Brochure Prepared By Local Council
Receives Second-Place Recognition
Athens Senior Wins
'Miss Auburn' Title;
Juniors Elect Mize
Nancy Dupree, senior from
Athens, was e l e c t e d "Miss
Auburn" in a campus-wide
election November 24. She
was elected from a group of
five finalists.
The winner was sponsored by
Dorm VII and is a member of
Kappa Delta sorority. Last year's
winner was Sara Spurlock.
Winner in the race for junior
senator was George Mize, West
Point, Ga. Mize won over Gene
Lynn, Pudacah, Ky.
The "Miss Auburn" title is the
highest honor that an API coed
can get. She w i l l present the
winner of the annual freshman
cake race with a kiss, will be
featured in the Glomerata, and
will be an official sponsor of the
Gator Bowl. She will also rep-present
Auburn at official func­tions
during the year.
The four other finalists for
"Miss Auburn" were Barbara
Searcy, Montgomery; K a t c h i e
Barron, Newnan, Ga.; Irene Don­ovan,
Mobile, and Sylvia Couey,
Montgomery.
Gator Ticket Info Given
Field House officials reported
today that student tickets for
the Gator Bowl Classic on New
Year's Day would be on sale at
the Field House on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec.
7-9, only.
The authorities also added
that students could obtain free
tickets on the same days for the
Auburn-Georgia Tech basket­ball
game to be held in the State
Coliseum in Montgomery on
Saturday night, Dec. 12.
APhiO Book Exchange
To Open December 14
The Alpha Phi Omega Book
Exchange will be open for busi­ness
Monday, December 14,
through Wednesday, December
15, for taking in books. All stu­dents
wishing to sell used texts
bring them to the Book Ex­change
in the Music Building.
At the beginning of the Winter
quarter the Book Exchange will
be open for selling books.
IFC President Claude Casey
announced today that a bro­chure
prepared by Auburn's
IFC won an award at the re­cent
National Inter-Fraternity
Conference held in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
In making the announcement,
Casey stated that the award was
in the form of a plaque which de­noted
that API's brochure won
second place among booklets sub­mitted
by universities and col­leges
located in cities with a pop­ulation
of 75,000 or less, in the
United States and Canada.
Auburn's entry outlined plans
and results of the college's IFC
program.
Judged on Service
Casey pointed out that all bro­chures
were judged on high ac­hievement
in the following areas
of inter-fraternity activities: serv­ice
to community; service to mem­ber
fraternities; service to the
college and the student body, and
service to fraternity ideals.
The awards were made accord­ing
to three categories. Class A
awards went to small schools with
an enrollment' of less than 2,500.
Class B awards, in which API was
categorized, were awarded to
larger schools in cities of 75,000
population or less. Class C recog­nition,
included large schools in
cities of a population more than
75,000.
Praises Members
Auburn's IFC president was en­thusiastic
in his praise of members
of IFC who aided in producing the
brochure. Students who worked on
the^booklet were Frank Orr, cov­er;
Tom Fuller, scholarship com­mittee
report; Bill Lovin, intra­mural
sports report; Doug Luns-ford,
Greek Week report; Sam
Bickley, foreign student scholar­ship
report; Bubba Harding, re­ligious
activities r e p o r t and
Charles Wilson, rushing committee
report.
More than 500 representatives
attended the session of the N.I.C.
Casey was the only delegate from
Auburn.
API-Texas Tech Chosen To Play
In Ninth Annual Gafor Bowl Classic
By Carmer Robinson
Following last Saturday's heartbreaking loss to the Cotton
Bowl bound Crimson Tide, the Auburn Plainsmen have been
invited to play in the ninth annual Gator Bowl at Jackson­ville,
Fla.
Immediately after the 'Bama tilt players and coaches voted
to accept an invitation if offered
and Monday the expected invita
tion was extended and accepted.
The Red Raiders from Texas Tech
in Lubbock, Texas, have been
chosen to oppose the double-gear­ed
Tigers.
The t robust cowpokes have
branded ten opponents jwith the
mark of defeat, being corralled in
the deficit column only once by
cross state rival Texas A & M.
Boasting an explosively charged
offense, the reckless Raiders have
stampeded for 428 points while
miserly allowing a sparce 154
points to competitors.
The Double-Edged Razor
The rebounding Villagers have
performed sensationally in slash­ing
through seven opponents with
the sharpness of a double-edged
razor. Previous unknowns of X
Plainsman Plainsmen Highly Favored
Over Puny Graft Wave Here Sunday
NOW IS THE time for all good Auburn boosters to get ready for
the trek to Jacksonville. Our "Loveliest" for this week is taking no
chances on getting lost in the rush to the Gator Bowl (as if any­one
in his right mind would run off and leave her). She's Marion
Strozier, a freshman in elementary education from Birmingham.
(Photo by Joe Rao).
The unbeaten, untied and
unscored upon invincible
Plainsman Plainsmen w i ll
meet the first foe of their
rugged j 1953 season Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock when
they take the field against a puny
Glomerata Graft Wave.
The annual slaughter will be
played on Drake Field, just east
of Cliff Hare Stadium. Athletic
Director Jeff Beard reluctantly
refused to let the classic be play­ed
in the- stadium because of the
killing effect Glom blood would
have on the grass.
A crew of dusky buildings and
gorunds workers is standing by,
prepared at a moment's notice to
clear an area of four square miles
west of the Stadium in'case the
crowds are so great as to over­flow
the playing field east of the
stadium.
Parking Area Marked
City Police Chief Clyde Ellis
urges townspeople to park their
cars and "follow the crowd" to
the game, in order that the aggre­gation
of out-of-town fans may be
accommodated. Parking areas have
been marked off for several miles
on all incoming highways.
Champions of the Weekly News­paper
Conference for the past 90
years, the red-hot Plainsmen are
heavily favored according to the
latest odds released by the boys
in the smoke filled back room of
McMillian Snooker Lab.
In a secret ballot held last night
to determine the captain of the
mighty Plainsmen for the rip-snorting
classic, Walt "galloping
Bronco" Everidge and Dick "Dev­astating"
Gilliland received one
vote each. Voting were the editor
and business manager of the paper
respectively.
Band To Perform
The half-time festivities will
feature "The New Ashmolian
Marching Society and Student's
Conservatory Band", better known
as the "Two-Peso Band." They
will play "Kinsey's Star Spangled
Statistics" and Beethoven's fifth
will be passed around in conclu­sion.
NEWS FLASH: Emergency
bleachers will be set up inside
the Plainsmen's twenty yard
line to seat the over-capacity
crowd, since that portion of the
field is not expected to be played
upon.
Last year a yellow, terrified, in­experienced,
insignificant Graft
Wave arrived, begging mercy from
the potent Plainsmen. The Plains­men
showed consideration by
holding the score down to 106-0,
a score slightly less than the 114-0
trouncing of the year before. In
the victory, that fabulous "All-
Universe" Plainsman back Tom
Duke turned in his usual stellar
performance.
"Terrible Tom" to Play
Spearheading this year's attack
Will be 10-year letterman "Ter­rible"
Tom Duke, who, with his
needle threading passes, inspira­tional
end runs, lengthy punts,
jarring downfield blocks, earth
shaking tackles, growling guard
gallops, sterling pass interceptions,
and clever poses for the newspaper
photographers, has won all avail­able
grid honors.
Other big name stars expected
to be in Plainsman garb include
"Galloping Bronco" Everidge, Les
"Eliminator" Ford, "Devastating"
Dick Gilliland, "Hurrying" Herb
White, "Ruthless" Red Provost,
"Bruiser" Bill Neville, Ronald
"Wrecker" Owen, "Roving" Rich­ard
Mills, "Lacerator" Larry
Connor, John "Rammer" Raines,
Carmer "Rabid" Robinson, Gene
"Horrible" Hattle, Hamp "Ripper"
Royston, "Slashing" Sam Hous­ton,
"Dangerous" Dan Beaty,
"Bottcher" Ben Howell, "Gnaw­ing"
Grant Tittle, "Jarring" Jim
McCown, "Jolting" Jack Wilson,
and "Jawbreaker" Jim Johnson.
Leading the massed multitude in
cheers for the Plainsmen will be
a bevy of curvaceous coeds includ­ing
Dolly "Daring" Fulkerson,
Doris "More than" Lessman, Bea
"Good Girl" Dominick, Claudia
"Bruised" J o h n s o n , JoAnne
"Strangler" Lucci, "Cutie" Judy
McCarter, Pat "Half" Nelson,
"Stripper" Sandra Fuller, "Jilt­ing"
Jo Newsom, and "Eager"
Eleanor Seay.
Water Girls Too
When not engaged in leading
thunderous cheers, the beauties
will bear water for the fine news­paper
squad.
The Plainsmen are expected to
employ its fabulous punctuation
combination of "?" and "!" teams,
from whom the less fabulous al­gebraic
X-Y combination took its
name.
The Glomerata is also expected
to field a team. However, several
members of the squad were seen
leaving town under cover of dark­ness
last night.
and Y have developed into mathe­matical
certainties in the gridiron
kingdom. Auburn's incredulous
Plainsmen h a v e ' compiled the
SEC's leading offense in amassing
3398 yards in ten encounters for a
highly respectable 339.8 average.
A grand total of 257 points have
been recorded under -the shadows
of the Eagle's wing,, while . 137
counters have been evenly dis­tributed
among the eight foes who
managed to scratch the Tiger's
double stripes. The soaring War
Eagles are perched in third place
among the 12 SEC constituents.
Auburn Bowl Record
Auburn's bowl history, although
rather limited, is not marred with
any defeats. In 1937 the Tigers
ferried across the Gulf to Havana,
Cuba, and tied Villanova, 6-6, in
the Rhumba Bowl. The following
year found the underdog War
Eagles upending a highly touted
Michigan State, 6-0, in the Orange
Bowl. This year's Gator Bowl
marks the third Orange and Blue
appearance in a post season game
and ends the most successful year
since 1937.
Ticket Procedure
Mrs. Young of the Athletic De­partment,
announced the following
procedure concerning selling of
tickets to the fifth largest bowl.
The priority system will be used
as has been the custom during
regular season handling of ducats.
Members of the "A" Club, faculty,
and active members of the Alumni
Association will have first choice.
There will be a special section
alloted to students, but there are
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A Well Deserved Honor
PROUDLY HOLDING the latest addition to the Auburn Inter-
Fraternity Council's honors is Claude Casey, IFC president. The
plaque was awarded to the local Council for placing second among
the councils in the nation on the basis of service. It was presented
at the recent National Inter-Fraternity Conference in Cincinatti,
Ohio. Also admiring the plaque are Rita Wigham, Jim Johnson,
Arthur Moore, and Suzanne Buckingham.
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Delta Tau Delta Formal
Set For Saturday Night
Sue Carter To Lead
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Royal Iris Bowl
With Paul Powers
In Ac Building
Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Delta
Tau Delta will present its annual
Royal Iris Ball Saturday evening
from 9-12 in the Student Activity
Building. Music will be provided
by Joe Stone's orchestra from
Montgomery.
Sue Carter, Scottsboro, will lead
the dance with chapter president
Paul Powers. Highlight of the
leadout will be the presentation of
a bouquet of roses to Miss Carter
by Mrs. Bessie Loosen, Delta Tau
Delta housemother.
Dates and other officers to be
presented during the leadout are
Martha Walden, Mobile, escorted
by Arthur Slaughter, vice-presi­dent;
Mona Fuller, Dothan, es­corted
by Jene Browning,' secre­tary,
and Mary Farley, Birming­ham,
escorted by Billy Fuller,
treasurer. Twenty-seven mem­bers
and pledges v/ill be present
for the gala occasion.
The decorations for the formal
will include large iris purple
flowers with tfte setting for the
leadout a large picture frame. The
dates will be met by their escorts
as they step from the purple and
artistically d e c o r a t e d picture
frame.
Activities as planned for the
weekend include a house dance
and party Friday night.and break­fast
at the fraternity house after
the dance.
Sue Carter
Townsend Names
Prominent Cadets
Eleven Auburn students have
been named as Distinguished Air
Force ROTC Cadets by Colonel
James W. Townsend, professor of
military science and tactics at
API.
Selection of the students was
based on exemplary leadership,
outstanding academic achieve­ment,
possession of high moral
character, and aptitude for ser­vice
in the Air Force.
Those named were Edward L.
Battle, Ashland; Fred N. Beason,
Huntsville; Robert A. Betts, Ope-lika;
Sherman Bozeman, Green­ville;
Joe B. Davis, Jr., Troy;
Alan W. Derthick, Chattanooga,
Tenn.; Robert G. Duke, Mobile;
James O. Holley, Samson; Wil­liam
H. Morgan,, Junction City,
Ga.; George R. Smith, Washing­ton,
D.C., and Lyldon E. Strick­land,
Anniston.
CHINA—by Haviland, Royal Worcester and Franci­scan
CRYSTAL—by Fostoria and Imperial
STERLING—by Wallace, Watson and F r a n k S m i t h , .
ALUMINUM—by West Bend and Everlast
STUFFED ANIMALS—by Collegiate and Bantam ^
LIGHTERS—by Zippo
GAMES—by Drueke and Parker
LEATHER GOODS—by Buxton and Doppelt
PEN and PENCIL SETS—by Sheaffer, Esterbrook and
P a p e r m a te
SPORTING GOODS—by Wilson
GREETING CARDS—by Eaton, Gibson, Norcross,
American Artist, Rust Craft, Volland and
White and Wycoff
STATIONERY—by Montag, Eaton, and White and
Wycoff
SCRAPBOOKS and ALBUMS—by National, Ward
and Amberg
CAMERAS—by Eastman and Graflex
PAINT SETS—by Craftint, Craftmaster, Eagle and '
Eberhard Faber
WOOD CRAFTS—by Three Mountaineers
Literally, we have a "Fairy Land" of Gifts From
Which To Choose.
BURTON'S BOOK STORE
"Something New Every Day"
Business Honorary
Initiates 22 Men
Twenty-two new members have
been initiated by the Beta Lamb­da
Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi,
national business honorary at
Auburn.
Initiation ceremonies were held
at a banquet at the Auburn Pitts
Hotel. Guest speaker was T. Scott
Avary, vice-president of the West
Point Manufacturing Co. Homer
Brewer, Atlanta, director of the
Southeast Division and member
of the Grand Council of Delta
Sigma Pi, assisted local members
in the initiation ceremonies.
Named as honorary members of
the Auburn Chapter of Delta
Sigma Pi were T. Scott Avary and
P a u l Wischkaemper. assistant
professor in the department of
economics, API.
Students initiated w e r e Jack
Appleton, Albertville; Jack Bu-sey,
Brewton; James Calloway,
Boiling; Ralph Castleberry, Au­burn;
Jackie Creel, Dothan; John
Finch, Montgomery; Carl Frisby,
Auburn; Joe Hopkins, Ft. Valley,
Ga.; T. M. Lambert, Opelika;
Kirk Lynn, Douglasville, Ga.; Bob
Martin, Hurtsboro; Al Morrison,
New Orleans; George Morton,
Auburn; Bill Neville, Eufaula;
Dan Patrick, College Park, Ga.;
Jim Spence, LaFayette; Harold
Strozier, Birmingham; H i n o te
Watson, Greenville; Harold Will-cutt,
Oakman, and John Zigler,
Robertsdale.
Tau Beta Pi Taps
Tau Beta Pi, national honorary
for outstanding engineering stu­dents
at Auburn, has announced
the tapping of 17 new members.
They are: Charles Edgar Ken­nedy,
Gulf port, Miss.; Dennis
Harold Alcock, Lima, Peru; Rob­ert
Lewis McCrory, Trussville;
James Lewis Logan, Collinsville;
John Rudolph Seibold, Auburn;
Michael Anthony Piazza, Besse­mer;
Carl David Todd, Jackson,
Tenn.; Billy N. Russell, Cullman;
Charles Mason Landstreet, Ft.
Payne, and Rodney Leon Grandy,
Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Charles I r v i n Harding, Bir­mingham;
Joseph Truett Siler,
Dallas, Texas; Robert Franklin
Howell, Auburn; Royce Alexan­der
Currie, Montgomery; William
Claude Burgin, Birmingham, and
Jack Wesley Summerford, Hart-selle.
NOTICE
The Art Guild has an exhibit
of original Christmas cards on
display in the college library.
Among these cards is a campus
scene design. If interested in
buying cards of the campus
scene, please contact Mary Eva
Hodges, phone 1274-W.
Fraternities Initiate; Parties Continue
As Christmas Social Season Nears
By Doris Lessman /
All too soon, Thanksgiving holidays, weekend parties and
the game are over; never-the-less, here's hoping many plea­sant
memories remain with everyone. API students took the
spotlight Saturday night in Birmingham as they journeyed
to various clubs for parties. Even though we lost the game
and our chance to go to the Cot­ton
Bowl, the Tigers are still to be
highly recommended for having
played such a wonderful game.
There's nothing wrong with the
Gator Bowl so why not join other
API students and purchase your
ticket for the New Year's day
game?
Now that you've waded through
the holidays you're faced with
the fact that Christmas is around
the corner. The cold days of De­cember
mean many things to many
people—but to a host of API stu­dents
it means the beginning of a
campus swirl with the Greek for­mal
season here, as well as final
exams. A few recent activities
and coming events on campus
take the spotlight before the stu­dent
body disperses for Christmas
holidays. These include pledge
swaps, Greek initiations and elec­tions.
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Greeks Initiate
Theta Chapter of Alpha Psi fra­ternity
held its formal initiation
Sunday, Nov. 22, with 20 men be­ing
initiated. The new members
are Van H. Robinson, Yazoo City,
Miss.; Ralph P.% Witt, Lake City,
Fla.; *Guy Branscome, Jr., Gre­nada,
Miss.; Richard A. Burris,
Smithdale, Miss.; George R. Claw-son,
Speedwell, Tenn.; Donald
Carey Gibbons, Deatsville; Robert
I. Hail, Somerset, Ky.; John J.
Hartsfield, Birmingham; Charles
B. Harvey, Tylertown, Miss.; Joe
B. Hendricks, Anniston; Graham
Lee Howorth, Selma; Jerrold L.
Hudson, Waynesboro, Miss.; Hil-mer
L. Jones, Opelika; Ben J. Lif-sey,
Jackson, Tenn.
Jack L. Liggett, Palm Beach,
Fla.; Wallace Miller, Enterprise;
Andrew M. Mixson, Skipperville,
and James R. Robinson, Tampa,
Fla.
Two professors of the School of
Veterinary Medicine initiated as
honorary members are Dr. Ralph
E. Thorson, assistant professor of
parasitology, and Dr. William M.
Dillard, assistant professor of
large animal surgery and medicine.
The Kappa Delta Pi banquet
following fall initiation will be
held at the Pitts Hotel Monday,
Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Pledge Swaps, Christmas Parties
Entertaining the ADPi's Tuesday
night with a house dance were
the SAE's The ADPi chapter room
was the scene of an "activities"
supper for members and pledges
last week.
December 5 the ATO's will hold
their annual Christmas party. The
members will exchange gifts and
music will be furnished by a com­bo.
After the game last Saturday
the ATO members and dates
journeyed to the Thomas Jeffer­son
Ballroom for their annual
party and dance.
Parties Continue
Kappa Delta members and
pledges were found partying at the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity house
last Tuesday night. The Phi Delta
Theta's will give their annual
Christmas party Saturday night at
the fraternity house.
The Alpha Tau Omega's will be
entertaining their dates with a
Christmas party on Saturday night
with music furnished by a combo.
Starting the formal social sea­son
at API this year will be the
Delta Tau Delta's. The student ac­tivity
building will be the scene
for their formal dance Saturday
night.
The Delta chapter of Alpha Phi
Omega, national service fraternity,
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ready to pay top prices for all your old textbooks,
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glad that you did.
Now is the time to get those end-of-quarter
supplies from Hawkins. We offer College Outline
Series, report folders, theme paper, art supplies
and other college needs.
See our wide selection of Auburn souvenirs for
the whole family. Pennants, T-Shirts, sweaters,
rat caps, decals, belt buckles, stuffed animals, and
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Phi Tap's To Hold
Annual Xmas Party
Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity
will hold its second annual "Was­sail"
Bowl Christmas party Satur­day,
Dec. 5.
Fraternity officials state that
the occasion will be initiated by a
football game between members
and pledges that afternoon. At 4
p.m., the fraternity will group to­gether
to witness the signing of
their contract with housemother,
Mrs. S. -F. Teague.
A banquet will highlight the
day's events at 6:30 p.m. A house
dance will follow and will be cli­maxed
by the annual • Christmas
tree ceremony.
recently pledged the f#Jlowing
n^v members: James Chapman,
Birmingham; R a l p h Schuiling,
Fernadina Beach, Fla.; David
Shipley, Greenville, Miss.; Charles
Lapp, Auburn; Jim Waters, Fair­field;
Robert Botters, Birming­ham;
James Willet, Byersburg,
Tenn.; Bibb Huffatutler, Birming­ham;
Bill Birdsong, Jackson, Miss.;
Roy Costner, Birmingham; Wal­lace
Jones, LaGrange, Ga.; Don
Kalec, Detroit, Mich.; Ben Howell,
Samson; David Watts, Camden,
Ark.; Don Thornburgh, Birming­ham;
Max Rosenberg, Columbus,
and Bill Pickard, Columbus.
Formal p l e d g i n g ceremonies
were led by chapter president
Dewayne McCauley, pledgemas-ter
Reggie Warner, and Dick
Smith, chairman of the book ex­change.
Officers elected by the new
pledge class are Ben Howell, Sam-
BANQUET HONORS
TWO OMICRON NU'S
Mary Hobson a n d Cornelia
May, new members of Omicron
Nu, national Home Economics
honorary, were honored at a ban­quet
Thursday, Nov. 19, at the
Pitts Hotel.
The banquet followed initiation
which was held at Social Center
at 5 p.m. Attending the banquet
were student and faculty mem­bers.
Helen Ringer was in charge
of plans for the banquet.
Annual Xmas Bazaar
To Be Held Dec. 7
By Home Ec Club
The annual Christmas Bazaar
sponsored by The Dana King
Gatchell Home Economics Club
will be held Monday, Dsc. 7, in
the lobby of Smith Hall from 12
to 4 p.m. Nell Leah is chairman
for the bazaar.
Articles for sale will be donated
by members of the Home Econo­mics
Club and will include cakes,
candy, cookies, and all types of
handicrafts.
son, president; Don Thornburgh,
vice-president; G e n e Birdsong,
secretary, and Roy Costner, song
leader.
Omega Tau Sigma will give its
annual Christmas party at the
fraternity house December 12.
OTS members and pledges will en­tertain
their dates with a house
dance Saturday night.
Arnold Air Society
Taps 31 Cadets
Arnold Air Society, national
military honorary, has announced
the tapping of 31 new members.
Membership in the society is
based on the student's records as
members of the Air Force ROTC
Unit at Auburn.
The new members are Winfred
R. Arthur, Jacksonville Beach,
Fla.; Fred N. Beason, Huntsville;
Charles E. Boswell, Columbus,
Ga.; S h e r m a n Bozeman, Jr.,
Greenville; John W< Brown, Bir­mingham;
Donald L. Guilian, Bir­mingham;
Ben E. Higgins, Mont­gomery;
James H. Home, Enter­prise;
William J. Jeffords, Bir­mingham;
David G. Jones, Au­burn;
Jamie P. Lamb, Meridian,
Miss.; James E. Ledbetter, Talla­dega;
George H. Mann and James
A. Mann, Brilliant; William H.
Morgan, Junction City, Ga.; Allen
G. Myers, III, Limona; Fla.
Billy G. Oswalt, Winfield; Don­ald
L. Rogers, Birmingham; Wil­liam
J. Sanders, Birmingham;
John R. Segrest, Luverne; T. T.
Sizemore, Mobile; George R.
Smith, Washington, D.C.; Dwight
M. Spearman, Red Bay; Roger L.
Swingle, A u b u r n ; Fred D.
Thompson, Forest Home; William
J. Ward, Auburn; A. L. Wahlquist,
Anniston; David S. Wright, Sel­ma.
Samuel W. Carpenter, Wedo-wee;
James T. Carter, Edmonton,
Ky., and Jean W. Evans, Bir­mingham.
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Alabama Newcomen Society Banquet
Dec. 15 To Honor College, Draughon
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute will be honored by the
Alabama Committee of The Newcomen Society at a dinner
December 15 in Birmingham.
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, API ^.resident, will deliver the
address and will be guest of honor for the evening.
The ballroom of the Tutwiler
Hotel will be the scene of the
banquet. Thomas W. M a r t i n,
chairman of the board, Alabama
Power Company and chairman of
the Alabama Committee of the
Newcomen Society, will preside.
Dr. Draughon will be introduc­ed
by Frank P. Samford, presi­dent,
Liberty National Life In­surance
Co., Birmingham.
A number of college officials
have been invited to attend the
dinner. Among those who have
accepted invitations are, in addi­tion
to the Draughons, Dr. and
Mrs. David Mullins, Mr. and Mrs.
P. O. Davis, Dr. and Mrs. E. V.
Smith, Dr. M. C. Huntley, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Ingram, Mr. and Mrs.
L. O. Brackeen, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sarver, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Han-num.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orr, Dr. and
Mrs. W. V. P a r k e r , Dr. C. R.
Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Textile Technology
Announces Essay
The department of Textile Tech­nology
recently announced the
rules and regulations governing a
national esssay contest which is
Sponsored by America's Textile
Report, leading journalistic organ
of the fabric industry. The essay
will be limited to 1,000 words and
the subject is "Why Textile Man­agement
and Operating Personnel
Should Attend the American Tex­tile
. Machinery Exhibition in
1954."
All students of the 10 outstand­ing
engineering schools enrolled
in Textiles are eligible to com­pete
for the grand prize of $500
and a free trip to the American
Textile Machinery Exhibition in
New York. The winner from each
school will be awarded a $100
prize and a chance at the $500
award.
Local faculty members w i ll
judge submissions of each school,
whereas a national committee has
been established to render judg­ment
for the jackpot take.
The contest has been designed
to accomplish at least three im­portant
missions: First, to inter­est
the students in the machinery
show; secondly, to give them con­tact
with textile manufacuring
executives and third, expose them
to opportunities that exist and to
key textile executives who can
help them after graduation.
Registration blanks can be ob­tained
from Cleveland L. Adams,
head, School of Textile Techno­logy,
115 Textile Building. These
blanks must be submitted no lat­er
than December 30, 1953. The
essays themselves must be mailed
prior to midnight January 11,
1954.
Blake, Mrs. Mar!"n W. Spidle, Dr.
and Mrs. Zebulon J u d d, .Miss
Katharine Cater, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Jim Foy, Mr. and Mrs. Chailcr W
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Cantrell, Col. and Mrs. W. J.
Klepinger, Col. and Mrs. J. W.
Townsend, Col. George B. Bell.
Georgia Professor
To Speak Here
Before Math Group
Professor M. K. Fort, Jr., of the
University of Georgia, will speak
Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in
Broun 209. He will discuss "The
Ham Sandwich Theorem" with Pi
Mu Epsilon, t h e mathematics
honorary fraternity.
He will also speak to the math,
ematics Colloquium at 4 p.m.
Thursday, in Broun 211, on "To­pological
N-cells."
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these lectures.
-THE PLAINSMAN Friday, Dec. 4, 1953
Here Lurks Possible Doom
Regular Schedule
— 12 and 1 p.m. classes—9 a.m.-12 m.
8 a.m. classes—1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
— 10 a.m. classes—9:00 a.m.-12 m.
9 a.m. classes—1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
— 11 a.m. classes—9 a.m.-12 m.
2 p.m. classes—1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16— 3 p.m. classes:—9 a.m.-12 m.
4 p.m. and 5 p.m. classes—1:30-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 11
"Monday, Dec.
Tuesday, Dec
14
15
Special Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 8 — '-8 p.m.—Current Events
Wednesday, Dec. 9 — 7-9 p.m.—Lab Exam. Chemistry 193, 194
Thursday, Dec. 16 — 6-9 p.m.—ROTC
Friday, Dec. 11 — 7-9 p.m.—English 100, 101, 102, 103, 104
Saturday, Dec. 12 — 9 a.m.-12 m.—Economics 101, 201, 202
Monday, Dec. 14 — 6:30-9 p.m.—History 107
(In case of conflict, schedule to be arranged)
Soph Senators
Inaugurate Council
In an attempt to give sopho­mores
at API a more effective
voice in student government,
sophomore s e n a t o r s Kathleen
Brown, Sam Henderson and Jim­my
Rosser have formed a Sopho­more
Council.
Under the set-up revealed by
the senators, the council consists
of one second year undergraduate
from each of the fraternities on
campus, five from Magnolia Hall,
one from Graves Centre, and one
from each of eight coed dormi­tories.
It was pointed out by the sen­ators
that meetings are being held
at the present time for organiza­tional
purposes. As established
by rules and regulations govern­ing
the action of the council, each
member is expected to maintain
close contact, with members of
the sophomore class.
A council member is expected
to listen for problems, grievances
or suggestions which could be
brought before the senatorial
representatives. The council is
expected to function, also as a
source of disseminating informa­tion
to all groups represented by
members of the council.
This step parallels a similar ac­tion
in the Student Senate earlier
this quarter when a grievance
policy was set forth and affecting
the entire student body adopted
by the senate at large.
Delta Sigma Pi
To Sponsor Speech
By Tax Official
Mr. George D. Patterson, dis­trict
director of the Internal Re­venue
Department for the state
of Alabama, will speak Tuesday,
Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in Tichenor 202.
Sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi,
his subject will be "Our present
taxing system, its organization,
and the major* problems faced by
the Internal Revenue Departments
in this state."
Delta Sigma Pi invites all stu­dents,
faculty members, and the
general public to attend the in­formal
discussion.
Gator Bowl Classic
(Continued from page 1)
no student rates on tickets, all be
ing a standard $5.50. However)
south end zone seats can be pur­chased
for $3.50, and north end
zone places are going for an eco­nomical
$2.75.
Capacity of the Jacksonville
stadium is 37,000 of which Auburn
will receive approximately 10,000
tickets. They are expected to go
on sale next week. Students will
be able to purchase individual
tickets plus one guest ducat in the
cheering section, but an unlimited
number are available for any
other section.
"Snug" Is Gratified
Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan,
SEC's "Coach of the Year" and
leading candidate for the Scripps-
Howard trophy as national "Coach
of the Year," expressed gratifica­tion
in being selected to bring the
host team to Jacksonville New
Year's day.
Athletic Director Jeff Beard al­so
stated, "I feel that the invita­tion
to play in the Gator Bowl is a
tribute to the tremendous coach­ing
job of Coach Jordan, who, in
my opinion, is the best coach in
the country, and also his assistants,
who have done a tremendous job
in rebuilding prestige that Au­burn
once had."
As the new year is christened on
January 1, the Village Tigers will
lower the curtain on the greatest
comeback team ever to don the
Orange and Blue. The festivities
shall hail a tribute for two mag­nificent
elevens who roamed the
gridiron battlefields in Tiger skins
during the same year, and the im­mortals
X and Y, and all players
therein, shall be capitalized in
Auburn football history.
Organizational Pictures
For Glomerata Section
Due Winter Quarter
Editor of the Glomerata Fred
Nichols stated today that all
organization's presidents will
receive a notice by letter as to
the time for group pictures.
Nichols stated that the pictures
will be taken the first week of
the winter quarter. He asked
that persons refrain from con-
Town Meeting Has,
Sparkling Session
A lively discussion was sparked
at the "America's Town Meeting
of the Air" program presented
here Tuesday night under spon­sorship
of the API Concert and
Lecture Series.
Two congressmen, Rep. Richard
Boiling, a Democrat, of Missouri
and Rep. Charles Brownson, a
Republican, of Indiana debated on
the question, "Are t h e States
Yielding Too Much Power to the
Federal Government?"
Considerable interest developed
in the debate and resulted in a
large amount of audience partici­pation.
Both students and towns­people
joined in asking questions
during the question and answer
period.
Rep. Brownson maintained that
many functions now performed by
the federal government could more
efficiently and for less money be
performed by the states. He said
his own state of Indiana would
prefer to assume many of the re­sponsibilities
now performed by
the federal government.
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The Right To Vote-Worth A Fight? IITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibter
Wonder what happened to the fight for
the amendment to Alabama's poll tax law?
Cur'ously enough excitement over the ri­diculous
cumulative aspect of the tax has
waned.
Amendment one, or 1, was passed by
state legislators this past summer. It re­duces
the cumulative feature of the poll
tax from a possible 24 years to two years
thus making three dollars the maximum
sum that a person pays in back poll tax.
Compared in the light of a possible $36 if
the amendment is killed it would seem
that a wide-open campaign s h o u l d be
sweeping the state.
To us, the silence which now prevails
is an ominous sign that a barrier to voting
in Alabama will remain for some time to
come.
If the amendment continues its present
course, it is certain to be defeated in the
December 15 election. A quiet campaign
does nothing to aid a cause. On the other
hand, it helps the opposition.
Approximately a month ago, or a little
longer, Dixiecrat elements of the Jeffer­son
County Democratic Committee pushed
through a resolution which urged defeat
of the proposed amendment. This group
is in minority in the committee but were
able to consolidate their weight during a
meeting in which many members of the
committee were absent.
We often hear of such methods of ob­taining
results. It appears that this group,
which desires to keep the electorate of the
state as small as suits its convenience, is a
master of such tactics. In fact, they are
nqt above m a k i n g proponents of t h e
amendment the target of villainous propa­ganda.
It occurred to us, that those organiza­tions
which are supposedly so active in be­half
of the amendment had best "head for
the woods and beat the brush."
The poll tax will not affect the majority
of students for two or three more .years.
Voting age in Alabama is 21 and few stu­dents
attain that age w h i l e in college.
However, the factor which cannot be over­looked
is that the tax is effective when the
voting age is attained and should the
amendment be defeated in this month's
election it is doubtful that state legislators
will attempt to propose another for some
time to come.
The "whys and wherefores" are present
beyond a doubt. Being against poll taxes
in any form as we are, we can't help but
wonder if this definite boon is not wither­ing
for lack of a vitalized spark.
Certainly the amendment is a great
stride taken in eliminating some of the
barriers which hamper man's fundamental
and supposedly inviolable right to vote.
Auburn Lucky To Have Jordan i
All of API is happy . . . happy that Au­burn
has its third "Bowl-Bound" team . . .
happy that Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan has
been selected as "Coach of the Year" in the
Southeastern Conference.
Double-barreled pride is evident among
students, f a c u l t y , administration and
townspeople. It's been a long rocky road.
A road beset by the pitfalls of intercolleg­iate
competition among the football power­houses
in, what has often been called, the
roughest conference in the nation.
It is difficult to imagine a better set-up
than the one which exists on the Plains.
Auburn has "the" coach and "the" team(s).
The Tigers have a r e a 1 leader and the
Tigers have a keen spirit which has en­abled
them to resist the steady pressures
forced against them from Saturday to Sat­urday.
In the minds of partisan fans, Au­burn
has "everything."
We can't be too high in our praise for
Jordan and his boys. The Alabama loss
was heartbreaking b u t it revealed that
every ounce of Auburn spirit is still be­hind
the gallantry and determination of
the entire Tiger corps.
It has been a long wait . . . this period
of rebuilding. But we can truthfully say
that every moment of anguish has been
worth t h e taste of victory. And many
people say that this year's record came a
year ahead of time. Be that as it may,
we're thankful that Auburn was able to
to resist the steady pressures forced against
latch on to a man like Ralpn Jordan.
Greenhill Fund Attracts Letter
The editor received a letter this week
which included a contribution to the Bruce
Greenhill Memorial Scholarship. This
same letter offered a few worthwhile com­ments
on the subject and is offered here
for the student body to read. The writer
requested that his name be withheld since
he wished no publicity. This we are glad
to do.
Dear Staff:
The editorial in today's issue of The
Plainsman convinced me that the Bruce
Greenhill Memorial Scholarship fund
needs to be increased at once. The edit­orial
was fine and news releases in the
state papers make good publicity, but
the fund needs money! How to raise the
amount needed is the $$$$$$ question.
In an attempt to answer that question,
may I propose some:
1. Why let Blue Key have the full
responsibility instead of sharing it with
The Plainsman?
2. Why did the editorial not make a
direct request for contributions?
3. Why not give more details regard­ing
use, administration and probable size
of the scholarship as proposed? (New
students come in each quarter.)
4. Why not have a memorial issue
of The Plainsman asking students to
make contributions when they receive
the paper? (two cups of coffee times
7,000 students equals $700.)
5. Why not ask all campus organiza­tions
for a contribution? (Charity be­gins
at home.)
6. Why not offer some type of certi­ficate
to contributors?
7. Why not get the API faculty to
endorse and promote the idea?
8. Will you h a n d l e the enclosed
cljeck? (Your editorial failed to make
any offer.)
I did not know Bruce Greenhill, but I
know his widow and his daughter. It is
not these who will profit from a memor­ial.
They will remember. It is to us
who serve, as he also served, and give,
as he gave, unselfishly and with fore­thought,
who will reap the rewards from
preparing a memorial.
It isn't often that The Plainsman re­prints
letters in t h e editorial section.
However, the thoughts which t h i s one
conveys is evidence enough that the stu­dent
body should become aware that they
have a chance to aid in setting up a mem­orial
to another student of Auburn.
In the very near future, students here
will be exposed to a drive for funds to in­crease
the scholarship. Never before has
such a fund been established in the name
of a fellow student, therefore, The Plains­man
feels that present members of API
will cooperate with Blue Key sendee frat­ernity.
Persons interested in contributing to
the,fund may send their contributions to
The Plainsman, P.O. Box 832.
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Segregation Appears Doomed
^ "I got an "F" in his lecture course but at the same time
he gave me an "A" on my knitting."
Plain White Wash
Tigers Surprise Everybody -- Even Us
By Herb White
, By Les Ford
We shall not produce equality
by turning everything upside
down.—A. P. Herbert
The Eisenhower Administration
threw its full weight against edu­cational
segregation last Friday as
the Justice Department declared
the United States Supreme Court
had the authority and duty to out­law
segregation in public schools.
Strong words from Southern
members of Congress and other
o f f i c i a l s in
states w h e re
segregation has
been both tra­ditional
and
mandatory, fol­lowed
quickly
in the wake of
the Justice De-p
a r t m e n t 's
opinion. The
d e p a r t m e n t
made its views
plain in a 188-
page brief filed with the court.
South Carolina already has
amended its state constitution and
laws preparatory to abolishing its
public school system if the Su­preme
Court abolishes segrega­tion.
Georgia is taking similar ac­tion.
And Mississippi has it under
consideration.
The preparation for abolish­ment
is aimed at enabling those
states to re-establish their school
systems on a private school basis.
Under such a system, the states
could determine the necessary
qualifications for admittance to
the schools. In effect, this would
enable states to keep segregation
if the court rules unfavorably
toward them.
The Supreme Court will hear
further argument on segregation
cases on December 7, and will
probably render a decision some­time
in the near future. However,
it is doubtful that the high court
will rule in favor of school equali­zation
on a segregated basis.
In its brief, the Justice Depart­ment
stated that the court can
order an immediate end to segre­gation
in the schools of 17 states
and the District of Columbia that
now practice it, or it can inaugu­rate
a gradual program of abolish­ing
it.
From the dispute, one fact has
arisen clear a n d unmistakable.
And that is that segregation in
schools as we know it today is
doomed. The question that re­mains
unanswered concerns the
type of death which the system
will suffer.
Will the educational system
work on a private school basis?
Can the Southern states afford to
support two separate educational
systems?
This columnist believes that the
answers to the above questions
are very definitely "no." However,
Southerners will not just sit back
and watch a way of life be de­stroyed
before their eyes. If seg­regation
is abolished immediately
there will be a great deal of strife
and even possible bloodshed until
Dixie becomes consoled to the new
arrangement.
The South has made great
strides in removing its racial bar­riers
in the last few years, but at
least 10 or 15 more years will be
necessary before it can stomach
such drastic alterations without a
dose of castor oil.
The Sign Post
Poll Reveals Startling Student Attitude
By Red Provost
The p r e - s e a s o n "hot-shots"
picked Auburn to finish eleventh
in SEC standings. The Tigers fin­ished
17th in the nation. Grant-land
Rice picked Alabama to
finish No. 1 in the nation; they
ended 12th. Even though the Tide
didn't do as well as pre-season
dopesters predicted, they had a
good season.
All in all, it was probably the
best year the
State of Ala­bama
has had
in football in a
long time. It is
rare when one
state sends two
teams to major
bowls.
N o football
team in Auburn
h i s t o r y has
shown more effort, spirit, and will
to win as the Tigers of this year.
The '53 Tiger eleven never lost
heart or quit trying. When the go­ing
was tough, as it was almost
every week, the gridders simply
dug in and gave it everything they
had. In years gone by, this hasn't
been enough; this year it was
more than enough.
The Auburn coaching staff has
done an excellent job. Coach Jor­dan
and his entire group of as-
White
sistants moulded a team any
school in the country would be
proud of. X plus Y has been the
talk of the South during the past
weeks. Now even the "tough"
Texans are worried.
In three short seasons here on
the Plains, Shug Jordan has
brought the Tigers out of the
football cellar,' and has actually
made them a powerhouse in
Southern football. The Auburn
students are grateful.
Last and foremost is a group
that actually needs no praise. It
speaks for itself. The Auburn t
Student Body stood behind the
team at all times; never during
the season did our fabled spirit
even waiver. Actually, it grew
stronger as the team won more
games.
There used to be a saying in the
Southeastern Conference, "Only
Auburn loves a loser." Now the
saying can be altered to say, "Au­burn
will stand by a loser, but iff'
given the choice, we'd rather have
a winner like the Tigers of '53."
We couldn't close without giv­ing
credit to the cheerleaders. As
always they have done an excel­lent
job in keeping the spirit alive.
To Jack Watson and his gang, we
say thanks, for a job well done.
An issue of the University of
Minnesota's Minnesota Daily, pub­lished
early this quarter, contained
a thought - provoking editorial,
part of which is quoted below:
" . . . Somewhere in our high
schools, this year's freshmen and
the high school
students in the
classes behind
them have eith­er
been misin­formed,
or not
informed at all,
about the basic
concepts of our
way of life.
"Proof of this
comes in a poll
Purdue Univer­sity
took of the
high school age group . . . The re­sults
are startling. For instance:
"Fifty-eight per cent of the high
school students polled think police
are justified in giving a man the
third degree to make him talk.
. "Only 45 per cent said news-
Provost
papers should be permitted to
print the news freely except for
military secrets.
"Thirty-three per cent said that
persons who refuse to testify
against themselves should either
be made to talk or be severely
punished.
"Twenty-five per cent . . . would
prohibit the right of people to as­semble
peaceably.
"Twenty-six per cent believe
that police should be allowed to
search a person or his home with­out
a warrant . . . "
:fc * #
Now, I don't know whether this
state of mind exists in our neck of
the woods or not, but it is dis­turbing
to know that American
young people anywhere could de­viate
so seriously from the con­stitutional
principles which have
proven to be essential to individ­ual
and collective freedom.
This condition is evidence of the
growing tendency in this country
to give sanction to totalitarian
methods of combatting threats to
society. It is an outgrowth of the
irrational fear whjch seems to be
inevitable public reaction to men­aces
which are generally mis­understood—
a reaction which is
by no means limited to young
people.
Anyone who plays fast and
loose with these basic tenets of
freedom is playing with a two-edged
sword, and in the process of
cutting off the rights of others, he
runs the risk of cutting off his
own.
•We need to study our Consti­tution—
not only the text of the
document itself, but the circum­stances
which prompted the
founders to make the provisions
which are now being challenged.
We might find that times have not
changed as drastically as some
people would have us believe.
The renunciation of democratic
principles is a cancerous thing,
and must be arrested in its early
stages.
As I Was Saying
Phenix City Described In Publication
By Jack Boozer
Around Tiger Town
End Of Quarter Brings Troubles
By JoAnne Lucci
How finals got here so quickly,
we'll never know. It w,as -just a
few days ago, it seems, that we
had a whole quarter stretching
out before us.
Then we had time for a few
football games, and before we
knew it, we were all eating
Thanksgiving dinner — which
might as well be the last meal of
the condemmed, so closely is it
trailed by the time for burning
midnifht oil.
Some try to
forget t h e ir
worries by tak­ing
the well-k
n o w n final
fling b e f o re
flunking finals;
others spend all
of their time
cramming and
then cramming
some more. As
for us, we'd just
as soon settle
for "Sleep that knits the raveled
sleeve of care." Maybe that would
cure our end-of-the-quarter jit­ters.
Oh, for the time when progres­sive
education will get progressive
enough to outlaw grades and
Lucci
finals—happy day!
As if it isn't enough that exams '
approach, registration comes along
just at this time and gobbles up
hunks of valuable time. And on
top of all that, we now have the
new grading system to worry
about. It took us three years to
understand the old one, so it looks
like this one is a hopeless case as
far as we're concerned. And from
all tjie talk we've heard, it looks
like we've got plenty of company.
There oughta be a law!
Birmingham was certainly the
place to run into old friends and
meet new ones last weekend. And
everyone was really livin' it up
at all of the parties; we've never
seen so many crowded into one
city before, but we expect Jack­sonville
will be even better after
the Tigers wreck Texas Tech-on
New Year's Day.
Religious Emphasis Week will
be coming up next quarter, and
from, all indications, Auburn will
be host to some excellent speakers.
It's not too early now for all
API students to start looking for­ward
to this year's program and
making plans to attend as many
convocations as possible.
The current issue of the Ala­bama
Historical Quarterly is de­voted
to a history of Opelika and
Lee County. While perusing this
interesting work, I chanced upon
a description of Phenix City, as it
was during its formative period.
It seems that Phenix City was
first populated by individuals who
were at variance with the law in
Columbus and other more civi­lized
places. In time, as choice a
lot of thieves, rogues, murderers,
prostitutes and knaves had gath­ered
there as could be found any­where
on the globe.
The place gained such a repu­tation
that it became known as
Sodom. It bore the epithet for a
number of years; however, the
more substantial elements of the
town's population found the name
Sodom too suggestive so they
changed the name of their town to
Girard. Eventually, Girard be­came
too suggestive, resulting in
the present appellation of Phenix
City.
One of the more colorful de­scriptions
of the place was written
by the Rev. F. L. Cherry in 1883,
which goes as follows: "Girard was
originally what might be com­pared
to a cess-pool, which re­ceived
the scum and filth from Co­lumbus,
it being in a different
state, violators of order and de­corum
found it a convenient and
measurably secure place of refuge
from the majesty of the law.
Here, in consequence of the law­less
condition Of the country at
that period, was collected a con­glomerated
mixture of gamblers,
black-legs, murderers, thieves and
drunkards, all of whom, mingling
together indiscriminately, p r o ­duced
a moral odor offensive to
the very idea of good morals, and
secured for the place the name of
"Sodom," which was well de­served."
In some circles, it is argued that
Sodom is still the right name for
Phenix City. Although the town
has taken on an air of respecta­bility
in recent months due to a
Grand Jury investigation, it is
still the same old place; however,
in deference to the investigation,
all slot machines are out of cir­culation
for the moment and about
all the open games of chance go­ing
on are dice games in the back
rooms.
At the numerous "clubs" in
Phenix, the customary entertain­ment
consists of rowdy floor shows
which depend upon vulgarity to
sustain interest. Wretched women
ply their ancient profession al­most
openly. The vilest of oaths
are heard as both men and women
sink deeper and deeper into the
narcosis of drink. Take these
things, throw in a second rate
combo, a cloud of smoke, and you
have Phenix City today.
Yet this place exists within a
few miles of a large public insti­tution
of higher education. If the
state of Alabama really wanted to
clean it up, it could; but the truth
of the matter is that it does not
want to. Revenues and all that,
you know.
* * *
To the "two proud War Eagles"
who are too maudlin to sign their
names, I must say that I was com­pelled
to read your letter five
times before it dawned on me as
to what you were driving at. I
am not opposed to school spirit
and my definition of spirit does
not include overturning buses, al­though
I regret to say that there
are some Auburn students who
amuse themselves by attempting
to overturn buses and cars.
I also maintain that my socio­economic
interpretation was es­sentially
correct. Anytime that
either of you might happen to be
in Auburn, look me up and I will
be glad to elaborate at length on
the reasons why I believe my in­terpretation
to be correct.
Hattle Prattle
What Do You Call Void??
By Gene Hattle
Bouquets 6- Brickbats
'Plainsman' Readers Talk Back'
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to the editor must be signed
by the author and accompanied
by return addresses. Letters
must not exceed 250 words, but
if the subject Is pertinent
enough the letter may be print­ed.
In any case, the editor re­serves
the right to omit any
letter because of nature or con­tent.
Upon the writer's request
his name will be
however, unsigned
not be printed.
Tech In Birmingham???
Dear Sir:
I have been talking to quite a
few students on the campus about
the Auburn-Georgia Tech game.
We would like to know the rea­sons
why we have to play Tech at
Grant Field every year. The men
the know in football, sports-
(Continued on page 5)
An acrobatic fanatic, with a sly
eye for a pert skirt became quite
a mellow fellow after a wee
spree of thin gin.
While strolling down Fleet
Street he spied a loose papoose
with a red head and a cute snoot
so he lured this copper topper to
his bare lair by hinting of a fetch­ing
etching.
The silly filly soon found that
after a hearty party of merry
sherry and pale ale, the rum bum
became a diabolic alcoholic, whom
she could not fight right. Exhaust­ed
from fighting off the shot sot
the stricken chicken finally fell in
a small ball to the poor floor.
But in the meantime, a defective
detective who in school drooled
over this charmful armful, had
been trailing the rare pair and
arrived on the mean scene just in
time to hear the faint complaint
from his pretty kitty as she drop­ped.
Being a yellow fellow this
sly pry, like a weak sneak, crept
along the small hall and put his
near ear against the tall wall to
listen.
However, the drunk punk heard
the pitter patter of the peeper's
creepers, and grabbing a fat gat
from his best vest, took a pot shot
at the sly eye and the nincompoop
snoop fell like a peppered leopard.
The rat tat of the one gun
wakened the mute beaut but she
faked a deep sleep as she heard the
tap tap of the heel's heels re­turning.
The drunk skunk, now a killer
diller, was content with braapn
gazin' at the pale frail for he felt
a burning yearning for a tall high­ball.
The mad lad opened the lower
door of the G.E., but just as he
readied for the gray tray of nice
ice, the leary dearie made a rash
dash and slammed the lower door
on his stinky pinky and cut it
right in two, too! The now scream-in'
demon, with a red spread
spilling from h i s midget digit,
lunged at the game dame, who
again fell, like a broken token,
from sheer fear, and the beserk
jerk leaped! But a stamp stamp in
the small hall scared the hard-breathin'
heathen, who being an
acrobatic fanatic, took a high fly
> (Continued on page 5)
*
Bouquets and Brickbats
(Continued from page 4)
writers, players and coaches all
say that when a team is playing
on its home field it is like giving
them seven points. Why, then, do
we have to give Tech the advant­age
every year?
I know that the people at Bir­mingham's
Legion Field would be
glad to have such a crowd-draw­ing
match as this game. The dis­tance
to Birmingham from At­lanta
is about the same also.
Another question is: Does Tech
get the home-team cut every year
out of the game with Auburn or
do they split the gate? The game
gate would be about the same in
Birmingham as in Atlanta. An­other
reason for having the game
somewhere besides Tech's Grant
Field.
So why give Tech all the ad­vantages?
Let's play Tech on a
field that we name next -year—
ALABAMA DOES IT. WHY
CAN'T WE????
Very truly yours,
W. R. McKinnon
Thanx, Auburn
Dear Walt:
Since the regular football sea­son
is over and finals are nearly
here, I'd like to take this oppor­tunity
to recognize and thank the
members of the Spirit Committee
who worked mighty hard and re­ceived
little credit.
As always, the members of the
great Auburn Band deserve our
thanks for a job well done. They
are a swell bunch and a credit
to API. They made every rally
and ball game lively and enter­taining.
Thanks also go to Charles
"Mister" Smith for painting the
town every week, Charles Mc-
Cleskey and Buddy Jacobs for
spreading the word over the
sound truck, and to the members
of The Plainsman staff for the
publicity.
Pan-Hellenic did a wonderful
job on the Claw Clemson rally.
Our thanks go to them, to the
fraternities and Mr. James E. Foy
for helping with the Pajama Par­ade
and Torch-light Parade.
To the coaches, and especially
to the team—Thanks for giving
us more to cheer about.
It's a known fact that Auburn
has the greatest student body of
any school. Thanks to them for
keeping the spirit high at all
times.
Sincerely yours,
Dennis Calhoun
Supt. of Student
Spirit
Students Voice Various Opinions
On Compulsory Class Attendance
By Jack Boozer
One of the perennial gripes of many college students is
that of compulsory class attendance. It has long been argued
by some that it should be left up to the student as to whether
he will attend class.
In order to explore more fully student opinion relative to
this debatable point, this week's
Plainsman instituted a Symposium
which raised the following ques­tion,
"Do you believe compulsory
class attendance should be re­quired
on the college level, and
your reasons for entertaining such
an opinion?"
Seven I n t e r v i e w ed
Seven students were interviewed
and constitute, as nearly as poss­ible,
a cross-section of the Auburn
student body. Few were able to
give an unequivocal answer. Most
thought the question of compul­sory
class attendance had both its
good and bad aspects; however, the
general tendency was that it did­n't
make mucbj difference either
way."
Nothing has been settled by the
Symposium, but it has pointed out
one of the features of academic life
which is open to valid criticism.
Margaret Ann Graben, Lineville,
is satisfied with the present system
and is willing to leave the decision
of whether roll will be called up to
the professor. She stated that,
"There are some who feel that
they are getting away with some­thing
when they cut class, but the
student who has a good reason for
cutting does not worry too much
about his being marked absent."
"If the student is not interested
enough to attend class, the pro­fessor
should" not have to bother
about roll-call," was the opinion
of Roger Everett, Mobile. He went
on to say, however, that in border­line
cases, compulsory attendance
may have its value, as well as en­abling
the professor to become ac­quainted
with his students.
More Quotes
To quote Lawrence Berry, Bir­mingham,
"The serious student
will attend class whether roll is
called or not. The penalties leveled
against a student are not sufficient
to prevent him from cutting when
he really wants too, so it really
does not make any difference."
"The student pays for his
courses and is the one who suf­fers
if he does not pass; therefore,
it seems to me that the teacher
should not try to compel attend­ance,"
noted James Brock, Val­paraiso,
Fla.
Calera's Maurice Bird observed
that there was much to be said
for both sides of the question, but
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Pi Tau Sigma Initiates
Pi Tau Sigma, honorary frater­nity
for Junior and Senior stu­dents
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They are: honorary mem­ber,
Dr. R. G. Sturm and James
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that he was willing to leave it up
to the professor as to whether roll
would be called.
"It does not make too much
difference," according to Bill Head,
Elba, "as the student who is in­terested
in his work will get the
material covered in class whether
he is there or not. On the other
hand, the student not interested in
his work will have difficulty in
mastering his courses whether he
is present for classes or not."
"Most students are here to get
an education, if they fail, i t ' is
their fault; consequently, I don't
believe that it is necessary to call
roll or compel compulsory class
attendance," stated Jo Frances
Frassrand, Winchester, Tenn.
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Continuing Its policy of bring­ing
films to the campus during
seasons of particular religious
significance, the Student Council
on Religious Activities will spon­sor
the showing of two Christmas
movies in Langdon H a l l on
Thursday, Dec. 10.
"Holy Night" presents a new
approach to the story of the Nati­vity.
It begins with the reign of
Hezekiah in Jerusalem when
Isaiah was a prophet and contin­ues
through the seige and burning
of Jerusalem, the prophecy con­cerning
the Messiah, the fulfill­ment
of the prophecy of Jesus'
birth, and the adoration of the
shepherds.
"Guiding Star" takes us into
a present-day family circle on
Christmas Eve emphasizing the
happy Christian family life ex­perience
of the Christmas cele­bration.
To insure to every student the
opportunity of seeing these out­standing
films, t w o showings
have been scheduled for these
films at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., respec­tively,
with b o t h films being
shown at each time.
Hattle's Prattle
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through the green screen and dis­appeared
4n the dark park, just
as a proper copper raced in, wav­ing
a black-jack and a new .32.
This racy Tracy lifted the limp
shrimp to her neat feet and she
told the slick dick the gory story.
He reached for the lower door of
the G.E., for he now knew the
true clue. Like the hero, Nero, in
every blistery mystery, this obese
police was always quite right.
Therefore, when he dumped the
gray tray, the beefy chiefie be­came
very merry for there lay the
frigid digit of the insane Cain who
had escaped.
The acute Lieut, then finger­printed
the numb thumb of the
killin' villain and, as a direct ef­fect
of this slick trick, ascertained
where the jerk lurked. The sad
cad was caught by our rookie
cookie and shipped to Sing Sing,
where he was made like a fried
pie on the hot spot for the chill­ing
killing of the private eye guy.
The proper copper is now the
chubby hubby of the slim trim,
copper topper and the happy pap­py
of a fat brat.
Nancy Entrekin, Auburn Players Star;
Compiles Impressive Record At API
By JoAnne Lucci
After her opening n i g h t performance in "Skin of Our
Teeth," people were calling Auburn Players' Nancy Entrekin
"Talulah;'
In the role of Lily Sabina Fairweather, which was the
part played by Miss Bankhead in the Broadway version,
Nancy starred in her eighth dra
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matic production since she came
to the Elains in 1951.
The versatile and talented ac­tress
has found Auburn has an
open market for her ability as a
majorette, with the Auburn Play­ers,
and for her scholastic achieve­ments.
Nancy Wins NBC Award
Twenty years old, slim, blue-eyed
and blonde, Nancy hails from
Columbus, Ga., where she was the
winner this summer of NBC's
program, "New Talent, U.S.A."
She walked off with the prize af­ter
wowing the audience with "I'm
the Lonesomest Gal in Town," and
"A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Now a second quarter senior,
Nancy is enjoying her third season
as a majorettte, and this year has
added flute playing to her list of
activities.
A dramatics major, she is vice-president
of the Players and last
year won the trophy as the most
p
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Impressive Record
Nancy has also been honored
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lassies. She was featured in the
Glomerata beauty section for 1951-
52, was selected as Loveliest of
the Plains in The Plainsman and as
an Engineering Eyeful in the Au­burn
Engineer. In all, Nancy has
compiled quite an impressive
record here on the Plains.
As for the future, the Auburn
star plans to attend the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts in New
York City, and then engage in
musical comedies on the Broadway
stage after her graduation in
March.
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6—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, Dec. 4, 1953
Plain
VI lews
By Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
'War Eagles" Still Ring Out Despite
Agonizing Loss To Crimson Tide
They were in the minority, those people who left Legion
Field last Saturday unable to muster a sincere, heartfelt "War
Eagle" and proclaim to the world that they were Auburn fans.
Most of these Auburn people who filled more than their
half of the 43,000 capacity stadium were die-hard Tiger fans,
loyal to the core, yelling for Auburn win or lose. It hurt to lose, es­pecially
to Alabama, especially after winning all season. It hurt to be
brought sharply to earth after riding a silver cloud through seven
wins, one loss and a tie. It hurt to lose by the thin margin of a field
goal, but if there can be proud losers, these fans could fill the bill.
' The winner of the game, as it turned out, got the SEC champ­ionship,
a Cotton Bowl bid and a great deal of prestige. All this,
so near, yet so far.
And there were a great many (not excluding this writer) who
thought the Plainsmen shouldn't have lost. Auburn outplayed the
Tide eleven almost all the way. A few timely penalties hurt the
Orange and Blue cause no little.
Alabama fans had been crying "bad officiating" all season, but
they had no cause in last Saturday's contest. Though the officials
were doubtless unprejudiced, it appeared to Auburn fans at times
that some of the penalties were uncalled.for.
One in particular, which probably meant the difference in
Auburn's winning or losing, is worth mentioning. It came early
in a drive that carried the Tide to Auburn's 23 yard line and set the
stage for Bobby Luna's field goal.
The Plainsmen had stopped the drive, apparently, when Vince
Nardone broke through the Bama interference and smeared fullback
Stone for an eleven-yard loss. Frank D'Agostino, following the play
closely, was also intent on capsizing young Stone. He arrived late,
however, and his momentum carried him atop the play.
Despite D'Agostino's effort to hurdle Stone, in the referee's eye,
he hit the Tide fullback. Instead of an eleven-yard loss, the penalty
was enough to give the Crimson eleven a first down and new initiative.
Auburn played great ball; not the best all season, but far from
the worst. Those people seeing the Plainsmen perform for the first
time marvelled at the coaching job "Shug" Jordan, and his staff
had accomplished. There are none who wouldn't go along with
Jordan's selection as "Coach of the Year."
The Plainsmen of 1953 have had a winning season. A Gator Bowl
bid was forthcoming after the tilt and the young, spirited Tigers ac­cepted.
Their* thoughts are now centering around Texas Tech, the
other GatorJBowl team.
The bowl bid was a fitting finish to a fine season . . . a
season which was made a success by the undying efforts of a
great coaching staff, the never-say-die spirit of a squad of fight­ing
football players and the loyalty of a loving student body.
Offense, Defense Play Sparkles—
The game saw a spectacular display of offensive and defensive
talent on the part of Auburn's four flankmen. Vince Nardone,'Jimmy
Long, Jim Pyburn and Jim Hall, all with at least another year to go,
turned in one of their best performances of the season.
Especially* did Long, a junior letterman from Hartselle, excel
Jordan had hsen praising the stocky end all season for his steady per­formance.
Long was called by the Tiger coach as "one of the best
players on the field" after a number of the games, but since his out­standing
play was usually in the line, the Hartselle lad seldom caught
the eye of the average fan.
Last Saturday was different. Long was a ball of fire all after­noon
and very few plays got around his right end position. He
nipped a Tide drive in the bud by stopping a double reverse in
the Bama backfield when the Crimson eleven was stationed in
the shadows of Auburn's goal. He manhandled three Tide blockers
a few minutes later, smearing the Bamas for a loss on a play
which meant the difference in Alabama's scoring. •
Pyburn, as gluey-fingered as a receiver can get, was well covered
all afternoon but the sophomore All-SEC caught every pass in his
direction.
Frank D'Agostino, Auburn's other All-SEC player, had an excep-ti6nal
afternoon at his left tackle slot. Fob James, running like a rab­bit,
played one of his best games.
George Atkins, who made honorable mention All-American but
only second team All-SEC, had another of his good days. For his
season's efforts', the scrappy guard got his share of recognition. He
trailed only Ole Miss' Crawford Mims in the balloting for the best
blocker in the conference.
The seniors who played, finished the season giving the game their
best, as usual. Captain Vince Dooley played his usual good game and
got off several spectacular runs. Charles Hataway, Joe Davis and
Charlie Littles came through when needed. Bobby Duke, who was
on the sick list, saw only limited action.
On the line, Ed Baker and Ed Duncan played one of their best
games, knowing it was their last for AutSurn if the Tigers failed to
show. All were praised by Jordan after the game, not only for their
showing in that contest but also for their magnificent play during
the entire season.
SPORTS STAFF
Ronald Owen, Sports Editor
Larry Conner - Intramural Editor
FEATURE EDITORS
Bill Hutto, Hamp Royston, Richard Mills, and Max Rosenberg
Howard, Southern Next For Tigers API Displays Its Wares
For Rough Conference Competition
Eaves Preparing Plainsman Quintet
By Ronald Owen •
Seeking a repeat performance of last Tuesday's effort
against Birmingham Southern, Coach Joel Eaves' Tigers in­vade
the Magic City this weekend to battle with Southern
and the Howard Bulldogs.
The Friday night affair with Southern will take place on' ™l l e d °v e / n Birmingham Sou­thern,
81-50, Tuesday night in
'Swish Kids' Beat
Southern In Opener
By 81-50 Margin
The Auburn Tigers steam-the
Panther's home court and the
Saturday night game with the
Bulldogs will be at the Birming­ham
Auditorium.
Tigers Need Polish
The Tigers, with only one game
under their belt, will be trying to
take off a few rough spots and
polish their attack in preparation
for the rough Southeastern Con­ference
competition which lies
ahead. Georgia Tech will be Au­burn's
first SEC foe, the game be­ing
scheduled for December 12.
•
Coal Joel Eaves has the same
starting five he had at the season's
finish last year plus four other
lettermen to fill in when needed.
Big Bob Miller, 6-6 center, will
lead the Tiger attack from the
pjvot spot, f u r n i s h i n g Eaves
"Swish Kids" with plenty of
height under the boards.
Jim O'Donnell and either Bill
Fickling or John Cochran will get
the nod at the forward slots.
O'Donnell, a 6-3 forward, hits con­sistently
from behind the spot and
does his share of the defensive
work.
Cochran and Fickling, both 6-4
seniors, usually run hot and cold
in the point making department,
but both are excellent rebound
men.
T u r n e r - K i r k p a t r i c k Back
Jack Turner and Bill Kirkpat­rick
will probably be holding down
the guard positions for Plainsmen
again. A season of working to­gether
has produced team-work
between the two. Both have a
sharp eye for the basket, especial­ly
from behind the spot.
Turner, a 6-footer, is rated as
one of the best defensive men on
the squad. In addition, the Birm­ingham
lad has been one of the
Tigers' top scorers for the past two
years.
Kirkpatrick, standing only 5-10,
broke into the starting lineup
about midway of last season and
proved that size was no handicap.
The scrappy junior consistently
scored in the double digit figures
while with the varsity.
Other-action
this
Other Lettermen
lettermen expect
weekend are
to see
Center
Kirkpatrick
J i m Martin, forward Gordon
Mummert, and guard Tabby
Ecatty, Non-lettcrmen likely to
get into the contest include Walt
Stoudenmire, forward; Kay Slay-den,
forward; Bob Wright, center;
Doyle Haynes, Harry Culp and
the season opener for both
teams, but the Auburn victory
was far from impressive.
Big Bob Miller, 6-6 senior from
Piedmont, paced the Plainsmen
with 19 points to his credit. Guard
Jim O'Donnell was second with
12 points. Denson Hinton of Birm­ingham
Southern poured 20 points
through the hoop to take individ­ual
scoring honors for the night.
Plainsmen Ragged
Both teams missed badly and
Auburn's ball-handling was not
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
BLAZING THE TRAIL for Auburn's half of the parade before
the Bama game last Saturday were these three lovely wearers of
the Orange and Blue. Braving the blustering Birmingham breezes
from the back of the buggy are sponsors Helen Langley, Camp Hill;
Monica Cleveland, Mobile, and Sylvia Couey, Montgomery.
night when the Plainsmen meet
Howard in Birmingham.
Southern •- 14 10 14 12—50
Auburn 27 19 20 15—81
Free Throws Missed: Auburn—
Cochran 4,- Turner 2, Fickling,
Wright, S 1 a y d &n, Stoudenmire,
up to the par expected of the C u l p Southern—Crouch 2, Lee 3
veteran Plainsman aggregation
There were, however, bright spots
in the performance. Forwards John
Cochran and Bill Fickling, as weV.
as Miller, were impressive under
both backboards, and controlled
them consistently throughout the
game. Guards Bill Kirkpatrick and
O'Donnell looked good on defense.
The Tigers were never behind.
Miller hit two free throws to start
things off, and the Hilltoppers of
Southern were never able to go out
ahead of the Plainsmen. Auburn
led 27-14 at the quarter; 46-24 at
the half and 66-38 at the end of
the third quarter. Auburn Coach
Joel Eaves cleared the bench and
all sixteen players on the squad
played. Souihern Coach Bill Burch
played every man on his squad ex­cept
one.
Auburn's next game is Saturday
John Loguc, guards; Mack
center, and Jim Diamond,
ward.
Wells 3, Pollock, Striplin, Hinton
two.
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As an outstand­ing
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body.
"Chick," a senior in
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Tcnn., is a mem­ber
of Spades, a senior
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Kappa, past superint­endent
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C a b i n e t and
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Relations Com­mittee.
He is a mem­ber
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Committee, the
Auburn Debate Coun­cil,
Track and Sabre
Club, and Lambda Chi
Alpha social frater­nity.
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Bama Blasts Tigers' Cotton Bid;
Luna Kicks 30-Yard Field Goal
By Bill Hutto
Auburn's gallant Plainsmen bowed to Alabama's Crimson
Tide by a 10-7 margin Saturday at Legion Field in'the "big"
cross-state clash, which saw Bobby Luna lead his crimson-clad
teammates toward the Southeastern Conference champ­ionship
and a bid to the Cotton Bowl. Luna supplied the
necessary margin with a 30-yard
field goal late in the fourth period.
The Gator Bowl-bound Plains­men
of "Shug" Jordan kicked off
to Alabama to raise the curtain on
the fracus, but the Tiders lost the
ball after? 34 seconds of play. M. L.
Brackett fell on a Tommy Lewis
fumble and the Tigers took over
on Bama's 18.
Scores on 55-yard Drive
After an exchange of punts.
Auburn set off on its 55-yard
drive, which was climaxed by a
line stab from the half-jrai"d line
by Charlie Hataway. Joe Davis
added the point and after nine
minutes Auburn was out front 7-0.
The scoring drive was preceded
"by a Joe Davis field goal attempt
from the 21 which floated wide.
The remainder of the first
quarter involved routine ground
and air advance, and as the horn
sounded, the pigskin was resting
on the Plainsman 42, with Johnny
Adams responsible for the final
gain.
The Crimson tied the count at
7-7 in the second period with a
69-yard march.
The Tide's second team caught
fire, and with Bill Stone and
Hootie Ingram piercing the usual­ly-
stalwart Tiger line for sizeable
gains, soon found themselves 15-
yards away from pay dirt. Stone
traveled the last 15 yards and
Luna converted to even up the
count and send the 43.000 onlook­ers
into a complete frenzy.
Luna's kickoff was taken by
Vince Dooley and it looked like
the "X"-leader was off to the
races. He was finally grounded on
the Tide 43.
Dooley Fumbles
The Plainsmen then penetrated
deep into Alabama territory, but
lost possession w h e n Dooley
fumbled. ''The half ended with
Eama in charge on their own 14.
The third quarter went scoreless
but featured magnificent line play
by the Auburnites. Frank D'Agos-tino
and George Atkins were
mainstays in the sturdy Plains­man
counter-attack.
Luna's field goal from the 30
midway in the final stanza was
the determining factor in the
battle.
Throughout the last quarter
Auburn's fine flankmen were con­tinually
giving the Tide backs
trouble. On the second play of the
period, Jim Hall threw Bill Oliver
for a 19-yard loss and "X"-unit
operator Jimmy Long was con­stantly
in the Crimson Tide back-field.
The game winning field goal was
set up by short thrusts into the
Tiger line and was kicked from
the center of the field with Ala­bama's
Elmore holding.
Hopes Soared Skyward- Tiger Grapplers Entertain
In Four-Way Meet Tonight
FULLBACK CHARLIE Hataway spins across the goal line and
into the end zone to put the Plainsmen out in front in the first
quarter of last Saturday's tilt wih Alabama. Quarterback Vince
Dooley looks on while Vince Nardone, left end, is throwing a
crucial block.
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Auburn Lands Two On SEC Team;
Atkins, Freeman Listed In Round-Up
By Ronald Owen
; There hasn't been an Auburn man named on the first
eleven All-SEC team since Travis Tidwell gained the honor
back in 1949 . . . not until this year there hasn't.
"Shug" Jordan's two elevens, scoring seven victories for
the first time since 1936 and earning a bowl bid for the third
time in history, also produced two
first string All-SEC players: tackle
Frank D'Agostino and end Jim
Pyburn.
D'Agostino, a sophomore from
Pyburn ' • ' »
Philadelphia, Pa., is the left tackle
on the starting "X" unit for Au-
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burn. The husky 225-pounder
played only a little on the var­sity
last season and spent most of
his time with the freshman squad.
Spring training brought out the
best in the spirited tackle, and a
great future on the Plains was
planned for young D'Agostino.
The Philadelphia tackle proved he
was going to be a hard man to deal
with in the Plainsmen's opener and
one good performance followed
another all season. He was good
enough two Saturdays to be named
honorable mention "lineman of
the week" in the conference.
• Pyburn, sophomore sensation at
end, is one of the big offensive
weapons on the Auburn "Y" pla­toon.
The stocky left flankman
was the Plainsmen's leading pass
receiver with 25 catches and trail­ed
only Georgia's John Carson in
the SEC.
Pyburn was also a^ frosh star
last season but moved right into a
varsity position, during spring
training. His big asset during the
"A" Day game was his defensive
ability, but when play got under­way
this-fall, Pyburn turned out
to be the end most likely to catch
By Max Rosenberg
Eyeing an eighth straight
SEC championship. C o a ch
Swede Umbach sends his lat­est
squad of Auburn wrestlers
against their first foe tonight
when they entertain Emory,
V.M.I, and Davidson in a four-way
match at the Sports Arena.
Umbach has six lettermen r e ­turning,
but the veteran coach
finds himself with one loss which
will be hard to replace. Heavy­weight
Dan McNair, national
champion, left a big vacancy on
the Tiger squad and finding a
man to fill his shoes has been
Umbach's big job.
Six Team Matches
The Auburn grapplers will meet
either Emory, V.M.I, or David­son
to get the match underway
tonight at 7:30 in the Sports Are­na.
The match is a round-robin
affair with each team having a
shot at the other school. There
will be six team matches or 48
individual matches in all during
the two day competition.
Leading the eight man mat team
are four SEC champions in their
classes. Senior Robert David, a
two-year letterman, won the title
in the 123-pound class and was
classed as one of the best wrestlers
in the SEC last yeat.
Ray Downey, of Birmingham, is
a two-year SEC champ in the 137-
pound class, being a junior, he was
the first freshman from Auburn to
win a SEC championship. His
brother, Dick Downey, last year
went up two weights to win the
177-pound title. Dick is wrestling
in the 167-pound class this year.
Another senior on the SEC title-holders
is John Hudson, in the
157-pound class.
Three newcomers are on Um­bach's
list of starters and one re­turning
letterman who didn't place
in the SEC tournament, round out
the 1953-54 Tiger Maulers. John
Ziglar is a top contender for 130-
pound class in the SEC this year.
Pat Buckles, from Chattanooga,
Tenn., with four years of high
school wrestling behind him, holds
the Mid-South championship in
the 147-pound class. Buckles, in
1951, was runner-up in that di­vision.
Filling D a n McNair's shoes
is Doyle James of Union Springs
in the unlimited heavyweight di­vision.
James can exepect to
run into some tough competition in
this class, since anybody weigh-ing-
in over 190 pounds can com­pete
in this class. Rounding out
Coach "Swede" Umbach's eight is
Al Myers, from Bullfrog Creek,
Fla., who in Umbach's opinion has
improved more, in the past year
than any other on the squad.
Dorm IV Defeats
Chi Omega To Win
Volleyball Crown
Dormitory IV defeated Chi
Omega, 33-27, Wednesday night at
Alumni Gym to cop the champion­ship
in the Women's Intramural
Volleyball Tournament.
In semi-final play, Dorm IV de-'
feated Town Team and Chi Omega
trounced Dorm IX, thus leading to
the close battle for the coveted
trophy.
Alpha Psi's Cop Football Crown;
Upend SAE's For Undefeated Season
By Larr^ Conner
Intramural Sports Editor
Alpha Psi wound up an undefeated touch football season
by dropping the SAE's, 7-6, Wednesday afternoon, in the title
battle. Bearden scored the Alpha Psi touchdown, and Bryan
caught a pass from Griggs for the winning extra point.
SAE gained a final berth by
edging the KA's, 1-0, in a sudden
death playoff. In their previous
game the SAE's eliminated the
skidding SPE's, 6-0, from the play­offs
and brought to an end the
SPE's long domination1 of fraterni­ty
football. Allen scored the only
touchdown in a hard fought ball
game.
The Alpha Psi's reached the
finals by trouncing the KA's, 12-0,
and handing the Sig Eps their
initial loss, 12-7. Bearden and
Griggs scored for the finalists in
the KA set-to. Bilberry did the
heavy damage against the SPE's
by scoring both the winner's
touchdowns. Speedy Bob James
tallied once for the losing cause.
In independent league play, the
Buckshots closed out their cham­pionship
regular season campaign
by torpedoing the Navy, 18-0.
Jones and Wilson scored for the
shots in the first half and Gay
went over for the final marker in
the fourth quarter. Nash passed
for the victor's three TD's.
In a playoff affair, ^the Buck­shots
shut out the hardcharging
Magnolia Hall champs, 12-0. A
Nash to Gay pass clicked for the
Shot's first score and a half-time
lead of 6-0. Nash pitched to Abbott
for the insurance points late in
the fourth quarter.
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A reward is offered.
7—THE PLAINSMAN Friday, Dec. 4, 1953
a pass.
Not gifted with great speed,
height, or weight (6-0, 180 lbs.)
Pyburn's success can be attributed
to his ability to get into the open
and catch any pass in reaching dis­tance.
.George Atkins, speedy Auburn
guard, and Bobby Freeman, pass
throwing "Y" platoon quarter­back,
made second and third team
respectively on the All-SEC list.
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