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Volume 82 8 Pages ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA AUBURN, ALABAMA, FEBRUARY 2, 1955
IFC Greek Week To Begin February 20;
Dorsey Brothers Will Play For Dance
New Twist Sees Sorority Members
Eating Meals At Fraternity Houses
By Ronald Owen
Plainsman Managing Editor
Auburn's annual Greek Week will begin Sunday, Febru­a
r y 20, w i t h the attendance of church, according to Greek
Week chairman Hall Sumrall, Marietta, Ga.
The week will be climaxed on S a t u r d a y night, February
, 26, w i t h the IFC dance and concert featuring the Dorsey
.Brothers Band. The week will
consist of various parties, teas,'
dinner swaps and panels, all with
the object of perpetuating unity
between sororities and fraterni­ties.
With the- increased participa­tion
of sororities, the committee
plans to make this year's Greek
Week bigger and better than
ever before. Dinner swaps will be
in vogue this year, with no
swapping for the noon meals, so
that sororities can send repre­sentatives
to fraternity houses
for meals. Plans call for two girls
from each sorority to participate
in order that each fraternity will
have two sorority guests for each
dinner meal.
9:30 until 1 a.m. Girls will have
1:30 a.m. permission.
Thevhighlight of the dance will
be the crowning of the "Greek
Goddess." Each sorority will put
up one candidate for the honor
and fraternities will vote at fra­ternity
meeting on Wednesday
night. The winner will not be an­nounced
until the dance on Satur­day
night.
joint panels
The committee also plans to
have joint IFC Panhellenic panels
on such topics as pledge swaps
and pre-rush. IFC panels will be
held on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday nights on finance, scho­larship,
housemothers, house
management, leadership and ad­ministration.
The week's program officially
gets underway Sunday afternoon
at 3 p.m.' when a tea honoring
housemothers, dormitory mothers
and faculty advisors will be held
in the social center. On Monday,
there will be dinner exchanges
among the fraternities and soro­rities
at 6:15 p.m. Also on Mon­day,
the Greek Week Banquet
will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the
Union Ballroom.
blood drive Tuesday
The annijal blood drive will be
held Tuesday in conjunction with
Greek Week. The Greeks and In­dependents
will be urged to par­ticipate
in order to build up the
local blood supply. Panels will
start at 7 p.m. that night and it
is hoped that the Union Program
Committee can integrate the
movie "Toast To Our Brothers" in
observance of Greek Week.
. 'Fraternity meetings, dinner* ex­changes
and panels will highlight
Wednesday night's activities. On
Thursday more panels will be
held, as will dinner swaps. The
only activities lined up for Friday
will be fraternity open house be­ginning
at 8 p.m.
Saturday night will be the big
night. The Dorsey Brothers will
hold a concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
and the dance will be held from
Display Of Rings
'Through The Years'
Donated To Auburn
A collection of "Auburn
Rings Through The Years"
has been presented to t h e col­lege
by Eugene G. Fitzgerald
and Son of Birmingham, rep­resentatives
of the L. G. Bal­four
Company.
The senior Fitzgerald, who has
been supplying Auburn with col­lege
jewelry since 1918, has been
collecting the eight styles in the
display for the past, 20 years.
Each ring was obtained from an
alurrlhus and replaced with ainew
one by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald has
had more years of service as a
traveling representative for col­lege
and high school jewelry than
any other man in this country.
Eugene, Jr. joined his father
with the Balfour Company fol­lowing
his graduation from Au­burn
in 1950. He presented the
rings to Dr. Ralph B. Draughqn,
president. The inscription plaque
reads: "Auburn Rings Trough the
Years, presented to Alabama
Polytechnic Institute by Eugene
G. Fitzgerald—'50.'' '
Rings in the collection were
owned by: the late J. R. Hines,
Alexander City, class of 1917; J.
P. Creel, Sylacauga, class of 1921;
J. F. Hamilton, Inverness, class of
1922; J. P. Howard, Eclectic, class
of *1923; the late J. Parker Evans,
Birmingham, class of 1925; and E.
H. Causey, Centre, who received
his master's degree in 1937. Rings
for 1948 and 1955 were a gift of
the L. G. Balfour Company.
The new collection is now on
display in the main lobby of the
Auburn Union. Later they will be
in the display case of the Alumni
Office in the, Union.
Players Continue
Current Production;
Closes On Saturday
By J e a n n e Capps
Plainsman Staff Writer
The four remaining perform­ances
of "The Crucible", cur­r
e n t Auburn Players produc­tion,
will be tonight, Thurs­day,
Friday and Saturday
nights at 8:15 p.m. in the
Biggin Gallery Theatre-In-
The-Round.
Tickets may be secured in ad­vance
in Room 103 of Biggin Hall.
Seats will be held until 8:05 for
those with reserve, tickets, and
all surplus tickets will be sold at
the door or issued to students on
presentation of their ID cards.
"The Crucible," written by Ar­thur
Miller and directed by
Charles W. Baker, has played six
performances in Biggin Gallery,
featuring the X and Y casts. Each
cast has performed three times
and the remaining performances
will feature the X cast tonight
and Friday night, and the Y cast,
Thursday and Saturday nights.
The principal roles in the X
cast are played by Jim- Scott,
Alex City; Jeanne Meador, Chat­tanooga,
Tenn.; Betty Leonard,
Cedar Hill, Tex.; and in the Y
cast, Ben Wood, Leeds; Linda
McCree, Auburn; and Betty Wil­liams,
Avondale Estates, Ga.
Tawney White Montgomery;
Sam Houston, Hartselle; Phillip
Wayne, Toronto, Canada; and
John Mayne,.. instructor in the
English department, play princi­pal
roles in all performances.
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Number 24
A DISPLAY OF "Auburn rings through the years" is pre­sented
to President Ralph B. Draughon by Eugene G. Fitzgerald,
representative of the L. G. Balfour Company. Looking on is
Joseph B. Sarver (left) executive of the Auburn Alumni Asso­ciation,
and Jim Johnson (third from left), president of the
student body.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
READY TO JOIN in the fun on the basketball court is this
•fr* week's lovliest, a hardwood fan from way back. She's Barbara
" Huggins, a freshman in home economics from Birmingham.
Union Schedule
February 2
Dance Classes, 6 to 9 p.m.; Hob­by
Shop Classes, 7 to 9 p.m.; TV
Fights,s9 p.m.; A.I.O., 7 to 8.
February 3
Bridge Class, 4 to 6 p.m.; Dance
Classes, 6 to 9 p.m.; Hobby Shop
Classes, 7 to 9 p.m.; Whittling, 7
to 9 p.m.; International Relations
Club, 7:30- to 9 p.m.
February 4
Kappa Sigma Dance, 8 to i2
p.m.; TV Fights, 9 p.m. %
February 5
Zeta Tau Alpha Dance, 9 if 12
p.m.; Educational Department
Exhibit; Hobby Shop Classes, 8
a.m. to 12; 1 to 5 p.m.
February 7
Bridge Class, 7 p.m.; Hobby
Shop Classes, 7 to 9 p.m.; Dance
Classes, 6 to 9 p.m.; Presbyterian
Church, 1 p.m. (Banquet); Camera
Club, 7 to 9 p.m.; Intramural
Sports, 7 to 8 p.m.; A.I.E.E., 7 to 9
p.m.; W.S.G.A., 6:45 to 10 p.m.;
Blue Key, 5 to 6 pm.; Radio Club,
8 to 9 p.m.
February 8
Dance Classes, 6 to 9 p.m.; Hob­by
Shop Classes, 7 to 9 p.m.;
Union Program Committee Meet-ting,
5 p.m.; Faculty Wives, 1 to
4:30, p.m.; Pi Tau Pi Sigma, 7 to
9 p.m.; Players, Inc. (Lecture and
Concert Series); Omicron Nu, 7 to
8 p.m.
February 9
Dance Classes, 6 to 9 p.m.; Hob­by
Shop Classes, 7 to 9 p.m.; TV
Fights, 9 p.m.; Phi Eta Sigma, 5
to 6 p.m.; Dames Club, 7:30 to
10:30 p.m.; A.I.O., 7 to 8 p.m.; Au­burn
PTA, 6 to 7:15.
'Tales of Hoffman'
To Begin Tuesday
For Four-Day Run
Tusday, F e b r u a r y 8, is the
opening night for Offenbach's
"The Tales of Hoffman" pre­sented
by the A u b u r n Opera
Workshop. The opera will r un
through the following Satmv
day night.
The story concerns the poet
Hoffman an,d his three unsuccess­ful
love affairs told in flash-back
sequences. James Cooper of Ope-lika
will sing the title role. Bar­bara
Beaman of Jemison, and
Ann Marshall of Birmingham will
alternate in playing Hoffman's'
first love, Olympia.
The second sweetheart, Giuliel-ta,
.will be played by Nita Dow-ling
of Talladega, and Nancy
Johnson of Wetumpka. Miss
Johnson and Annie Ruth Estes,
Sylacauga, will be cast as the
third sweetheart, Antonio.
Nancy Smith, Bessemer, will be
heard a9""Ehe"voice of Antonio's
m o t h e r . Niclausse, Hoffman's
fatihful companion, will be sung
by Jane Hollis Feeham, Opelika.
The satanic male role will be
played by baritone Fred Steele
of Huntsville. Joseph Groom,
Clanton, will sing the roles of
Grespel, Luther and Cchemil,
and Brown Hagood of Ever­green,
will be Pillichinaccio.
A chorus of 12 students and six
dancers will complete the cast.
Richard Collins is the director and
Clifford W. Reims is the techni­cal
director. Mrs. Lynette Sinder
will direct the dancers.
The oper§ will be presented at
8:15 p.m. nightly in the Auburn
Music Building.
opportunities for
Seniors
Panhellenic Calendar
Deadline Announced
The Panhellenic Council is
planning an activity calendar
for Winter and Spring quarters
of 1955. It requires that all or­ganizations
submit a list of ac­tivities
in which sorority "parti­cipation
is wanted. The Panhel­lenic
Council will vote on each
activity and organizations, will
be notified of the results.
Submit your requests to Car­olyn
Jones, Chairman of Activi­ties,
Panhellenic Council, in
Dorm 6, by or before Feb. 9.
The following companies will
be on the campus on the dates
indicated to interview seniors.
For other information contact
the graduate'placement office in
Samford Hall.
February 2 — Westinghouse in­terviewing
seniors in AE, EE, CH,
CN, EP, PS, IM._
Babcock and Wilcox interview­ing
seniors in CN, ME, CE..EE.
Atlas Auto Finance Company
interviewing seniors- in BA, IM.
February 3—Combustion Engi­neering
Corp. interviewing sen­iors
in ME.
Alabama Power Company inter­viewing
seniors in CE, EE, ME.
February 3-4^—The Texas Com­pany
interviewing -seniors in CN,
EE, ME, EP, PS.
February 4—Tennessee Eastman
interviewing seniors in CH, CN,
ME, EP, PS.
Charleston Naval Shipyard in­terviewing
seniors in CE, EE, ME,
BC.
February 7—Standard Oil De­velopment
Company interviewing
seniors in CE, CH, CN, EP, EE,
ME, AE.
February 7-8—General Electric
interviewing seniors in AE, EE,
ME, CN, EP, PS, CH, IM.
Chance "Vought Aircraft 'inter­viewing
seniors in AR, BC, AE,
ME, CE, EE, MH, PS, EP.
February 7—U. S. Navy Mine
Countermeasures Station inter­viewing
seniors in EE, ME, EP,
PS.
Lane Wells Company interview­ing
seniors in EE, ME, CN, PS,
EP.
Rosser Announces
Blood Drive Date;
Scheduled Feb. 22
The campus wide blood drive
is set for February 22 in the
Student Activities Building
between t h e hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. according to
J im Rosser, Anniston, superin­tendent
of campus drives.
The Auburn Knight's bus will
circulate around the campus to
collect the donors, and take them
to the Student Ac Building.
Anyone who is in good health
and between the ages of 18 and
59 is eligibje to give.
"Let there be no half-hearted
effort on the part of the students
in the giving of btood this year,"
says Rosser. "People seem to feel
. . . oh, I'll let Joe and Tom give
. . . it won't matter too much if I
don't give. But they will hay^e
to give just like last year to make
it a real success."
Players Incorporated Stage
'Julius Caesar' Here Tuesday
Concert-Lecture Series Presentation
Intramural Debate In Union Auditorium February 8
Begins February 15;
Red China Is Topic
An i n t r a m u r a l debate, spon­sored
jointly by t h e Interfra-t
e r n i t y Council and the Au­b
u r n Debate Council, will be
held F e b r u a r y 15 through 17,
according to a recent an­nouncement
by the Debate
Council.
The topic of the debate will be,
Resolved: "That the U n i t ed
States Should Consider Any Or­ganized
Attack by Red China on
Formosa an Act of War Against
the United States." This topic was
chosen, according to the Debate
Council, because it is closely con­nected
with the national debate
topic on Red China and because
it is .of tremendous importance at
the present time.
tourney open affair
The tourney will be an open af­fair,
with both Independents and
Greeks urged to participate. The
IFC will furnish a trophy for the
winning fraternity, which will go
to the fraternity finishing the
highest if an independent wins
first place. The Debate Council
will furnish a smaller trophy
which will be presented to the
winner of the debate. Keys will
be presented to the second, third
and fourth place persons. ,
Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" will be presented at the
Union Auditorium Tuesday night, F e b r u a r y 8, at 8:15. This,
t h e second a t t r a c t i o n of the* A P I Lecture Concert Series, will
be staged by Players Incorporporated of The Catholic Uni­versity
of America in Washington, D. C. ,
One of the foremost theatrical
groups in the country today, Play­ers
Incorporated, now in their
sixth annual* tour, was founded
with the belief that the profes­sional
theatre need not be confin­ed
to the New York area.
In the past five years, the
troupe has appeared before high
school and college students, pro­fessional
men and office workers,
miners, ranchers and farmers. On
each occasion they have been
warmly received by audiences and
have won the acclaim of drama
The debate will not be a team
The blood that is collected is a f f a i r i b u t w i u b e a t w o m a n c o n.
used primarily for the Lee Coun
ty Area needs. Last year 457
Sahts of what Auburn contributed b a t e s > t w 0 p e o p l e were-required
were used locally. The excess
blood is used for the very vital
gamma globulin in the fight
against polio. Also much blood
is used in research operations.
Deans' excuses, will be granted
for the hour missed and, for the
following hour in which blood is
given.
Veteran Accounts
To Close Saturday
Charge accounts for veteran
trainees, covering books and
supplies at the local stores, will
be closed at noon on Saturday,
Febraury 5. No further pur­chases
can be authorized after
that date.
Veteran students should se­cure
all necessary supplies, etc.,
which may be needed to com­plete
the quarter before that
date.
test, i.e., one person will debate
against one person. In past de-to
enter as partners and the de­bate
consisted only of- two-man
teams.
frat scoring given
Fraternity points will be scored
in the following manner: One
point will be given for each stud­ent
who participates; two points
will be given for each win in the
preliminaries; three points for a
first round win, four points for a
second round win, etc.
Each contestant will be given
two opportunities to debate; that
is, each entrant must be defeat­ed
twice before being eliminat­ed.
Contestants must be able to
debate both sides of the ques­tion,
and the debate will be ar­ranged
so that each person will
be required to debate both ways.
There is no charge to enter the
debate, according to the Council.
Entries may be obtained at the
Speech Office on the second floor
of Samford, from Dr. William
Smith, speech professor.
Myers Named Head
Of Auburn AFROTC
For Winter Quarter
Colonel James W. Townsend,
USAF professor of air science,
announces the following assign­ments
for advanced AFROTC of­ficers-
and non-commissioned of­ficers
with grades and duty as­signments
as indicated for the
winter quarter 1955.
Wing commander, Colonel A. G.
Myers, Galveston, Texas; deputy
wing commander, Lt. Col. J. W.
Long, Falkville; deputy for per­sonnel,
Lt. Col. T. H. Fihcher.
Wedowee; deputy ^for operations,
Lt. Col. B.. E. Higgins, Montgom­ery.
Deputy for material Lt. Col.'
A. C. Rocker, Atlanta, Ga.; in­spector
general, Lt. Col. S. T.
Parker, Auburn; adjutant, Major
J. R. Thomas, Gulfport, Miss.;
public information officer, Major
T. J. Taylor, Mobile; assistant
operations officer, Major J. L.
Hart, Mobile.
First AFROTC Group: group
commander, Lt. Col. W. H. Lari-more,
Takorrfa Park, Md.; execu­tive
officer, Major, R. R. Taylor,
Andalusia; operations officer, Ma­jor
W. G. Rogers, Birmingham;
adjutant, Major W. O. Smallwood,
Gulfport, Miss.
Second AFROTC Group: group
commander, Lt. Col. T. P. Neura,
Brunswick, Ohio; executive offic­er,
Major J. H. Home, Enterprise,
operations officer, Major C. H.
Boylston, Birmingham; adjutant,
Major D. L. Guilian, Birmingham.
critics in such major cities as Chi­cago,
Philadelphia, Washington,
Minneapolis and Dallas.
traveling troupe
The Players are now recogniz­ed
as one of the nation's outstand­ing
repertory companies. In each
of the past five seasons they have
traveled about "35,000 miles
through 30 states and Canada.
Twice during the Korean war they
toured the Far East at the invi­tation
of the Department of De­fense.
In five seasons the Players have
given more than 500 performances
of Shakespeare's "Othello," "Mac­beth,"
"Much Ado About Nothing."
"Twelfth Night," and "Love's
Labor Lost;" George Bernard
Shaw's "Arms and The Man;" and
Moliere's "School for Wives" and
"The Miser." The sixth season
sees the addition of two new pro­ductions,
Shakespeare's "Julius
Caesar" and Moliere's "The
Would-Be Gentleman."
ability a necessity
Graduates of Catholic Univer­sity's
speech and drama depart­ment,
each of the Players has had
professional experience, and was
selected for the company because
of his exceptional acting ability.
During the 1952 - 53 season,
Players, Inc. presented "Love's
Labour's Lost" at API.
General, "-admission tickets are
on sale at the Student Affairs of­fice,
and are priced at $1.50. Stu­dents
may attend free of charge
on presentation of their student
act card. There are no reserved
seats.
Local TV To Begin Operation In March;
Wegener Adds Dunlop, Murphy To Staff
By Dolly Fulkerson
Plainsman Feature Editor
New appointees to the Educational Television staff at
Auburn as announced by director of educational television,
Edward Wegener, are George L. Murphy, chief engineer,
and John J. Dunlop, production manager.
-Wegener also announced that "closed circuit" operation
will begin early in March. There
will be several orientation and
workshop meetings, to orient
those persons who are interested
in television, sometime in Feb­ruary.
Currently, there are educational
television programs being shown
on Channel 7 every Friday night
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. These are
sample programs on film which
were procured by the University
of Alabama from the Educational
Television and Radio Center at
Ann Arbor, Michigan, and broad­cast
from Mt. Cheha.
here from Iowa
Murphy began his duties as
chief engineer on January 24.
Formerly he was with WHO-TV
in Des Moines, Iowa. He expects
to use student help in almost ev­ery
phase of the engineering as­pect
of API's television station.
"Any. students who are inter­ested
in the technical side of tele­vision,
should come over to our
office and we'll be happy to talk
to them," asserts Murphy. The
educational W office is located
in the ground floor of Langdon.
The new production manager,
John Dunlop, will begin work
February 7. He is from Aimes,
Iowa, and worked at WOI-TV.
In collection with the closed
circuit production, Wegener
states, "We hope to be able to
train technical and production
crews for closed circuit work."
"Closed circuit" means that/pro­grams
will be produced under
actual circumstances, but will not
be broadcast except in the "back
room."
practice for TV
This type of production will
enable the workers to study their
own programs and improve their
working knowledge of television
procedures before actually put­ting
out programs for the public.
The Friday night programs now
being broadcast by educational
television are only a sample of
one type of production. They are
mainly illustrated lectures on
film. When Alabama's education­al
television set up is operating
full swing, many different types
of programs will be presented.
The Educational Television and
Radio Center at Ann Arbor is
financed by Ford Foundation.
Since educational television is not
set up in a national network, the
Center acts as a distributor of
programs on film for the different
stations.
Invitations On Sale
Graduation invitations will
be on sale February 9-11 and
February 16-8, at the main
desk of the Union Building from
2-6 p.m. This, will be the only
sale of invitations for March
This year's invitation will
feature an etching of the Union
Building, designed by Balfour,
in addition to* the scenes of the
Main Gate, Samford Tower, and
the Alma Mater in the 30 cent
cardboard-bound edition.
Sixty API Students
To Practice Teach
During Winter Term
More than 60 students in the
School of Education are practice
teaching in elementary and sec­ondary
schools during the winter
quarter.
Those students who are teach­ing
in Lee County elemen­tary
schools are: Betty An­drews
of LaFayette; Betty Jean
Barnett, Birmingham; Jean De-
Loach, Pleasant Garden, N. C;
Ethel Lee Dial, Greensboro; Am-ma
Sue Ellard, Birmingham; Bob­bie
Lee Felton, Russellville; Mar­garet
Gail Gregory, 'Abbeville;
Mary Louise High, Waverly;
Gwenda Lou Hines, Alexander
City; Olive Killough, Alpine;
Nancy Killgore, St. Petersburg,
Fla.; Nina C. Long, Pinar del Rio,
Cuba; Gail Ryan, Lineville; Su­sanna
Duncan Rives, Roanoke;
Gloria Sellers, Homewood; Jean
Shearouse, Orlando, Fla.: Ola Ann
Sims, Samson; Nancy Smith, Bes-smer;
Grace Stewart, Sylacauga;
and Frances' Harriet Whipple,
Midland, Ga.
Students who are teaching in
the Lee County High School in
Auburn are Music—Alice E. Car-lovitz,
Auburn; Diana Morgan,
Opelika; Webster Posey, Auburn;
and Jackie Screws, Opelika. Phys­ical
Education—Donald A. Britt,
Ocala, Fla.; Myrtle Burford,
Prichard; Robert C. Freeman, De­catur;
James Edwin Newby, Do-than;
and Ted P. Neura, Bruns­wick,
Ohio. English—Betty Cutts,
Eufaula; Kathryn A. Hughes, Au­burn;
Georgia K. Phillips, Boaz;
Carolyn A. Ross, Orlando, Fla.;
Roberta J. Smith, Mobile; Janet L.
Sauerbrey, Decatur, Ga.; Howard
C. Skelton, Bh-mingham; Jo-Ann
Whorton, Gadsden; and Augusta
York, Birmingham.
Social Studies •— Robert _ L.
Adams, Andalusia; B a r b a ra
Freeze, 'Birmingham; William C.
Godfrey, Tuskegee; Peter M. Hoar,
(Continued on Page 8)
Biggip flats, Fbresfcrf plot Duil
As StudentsWmk Sides111 Issue
By;Dolly Fulkersbitr.
Plainsman Feature Editor .
Dark clouds spreadftver the loveliest village at the'begin­ning
of winter quartel with the rumor that the forestry
plot was "off limits" for students. The feeling of gloom that
hung over the campus was somewhat offset by the discovery,
of Biggio Flats. .;
Biggio Flats, the home of the
Auburn Tiger Rats, is located
across the street from the back of
the Student Activities Building.
The lack of privacy in its wide
open spaces is redeemed by the
fact that it is low ground, and
fog usually settles there. right
after sundown.
Being closer to the dormitories
is another advantage that .Biggio
Flats has, and those students
wishing to relieve the congested
traffic have taken advantage of
the fact. However, this .has re­sulted
in a special type of traffic
problem, know only to the Flats.
dash begins
Early comers get the choice
spots at the rear of the field by
the edge of the trees. This leaves
the center area for those arriving
after movies or parties^ At ten
minutes till eleven, the mad dash
to the dormitories begins.
The situation is further com­plicated
by the fact tha,t the
ground slopes sharply up to the
street ;the ground is slippery due
to the fog and seasonable rains;
and there are only two exits, un­less
someone wants to go over
the curb.
Residents of Graves Apart­ments,
(which are directly be­hind
the strip of woods at the
side of the Flats), state that it is
difficult for them to go to sleep
at night because of the head­lights
which shine in their win­dows
as cars leave and enter the
grounds.
Drivers are requested to use
their lights as sparingly as pos­sible,
and not to turn them on
just to see who else is there.
to patrol area
Because of the complaints, the
Society for the Prevention of
Drivers and Preservation of Bad
Tempers was seriously consider­ing
patrolling Biggio Flats. Before
they could call a special meeting,
an enterprising member of va ri^
val organization dug Up some
pertinent information.
It was announced that the For­estry
Plot is not "off limits." The
signs warning students to stay
out are for the purpose of pro­tecting
the college's interests le­gally.
Formerly, timber has been
stolen, fires have been started,
and' the "No Trespassing" signs
have been taken.
Having the area posted with
"No Trespassing" signs gives the
college the right to take legal
action against this type • of van­dalism.
Mr. Duvall, head of the
forestry department, stated, "the
campus police patrol the area pri­marily
to see that fires aren't
started." ; '. •
. With two parking areas in the
same, vicinity now open for use,
it will be necessary for some
type qi traffic direction to be put
into effect. General rumor has.
it that several service organiza­tions
are yieing. for the job of
{ scientific observation of the prob­lem,
before taking direct action.
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North College
son.March 26, when they travel
to Gainesville for the Florida re­lays.
On April 2 they will compete
in the Southern Relays at Bir­mingham.
The schedule of dual
meets after the Southern Relays
has not been announced, but the
Tigers will probably take on the
same teams which they met last
year along with one possible ad­dition.
These teams are Georgia
Tech, Alabama, Florida, and per­haps
Georgia.
The season will close on May
20, when the Tigers take part in
the SEC meet at Birmingham.
Hutsell's '54 Track Champs To Start
Practice Next Week At Hare Stadium
V ' By Ed Williams
Plainsman Sports Editor.
Coach Wilbur Hutsell's 1954 SEC Track Champions will
begin practice for the. 1955 cinder season next week. Some of
the Tiger thinclads are already working out, but Coach Hut-sell
has stated that "it will be a couple of weeks before' we
begin to really buckle down."
About 30 boys, including sev­eral
freshmen, who are not eli­gible
to compete in varsity events
under the new SEC rules, will be
out for track.
The principal returnees from
last year's squad will be sprinter
Dave Middleton; pole vaulters,
Mickey Brown and Sonny Alsup;
distance runner John Barton;
weight-man George Rogers, and
middle-distance runner, Dave
Powell.
track hopefuls listed
. Others who will be out for the
varsity sport and their events
are: Roy Costner, discus hurler;
Glenn Drummond, two mile; Em­ory
Fears, sprints; Dan Gay,
sprints; Kenneth Ivey, pole vault-er;
Charlie Loyd, two mile; Tom
Merritt, 440 yards; Jim Ozment,
440 yards; Tim Ogle, pole vaulter;
Louis Pruitt, 440 yards; Ellsworth
Richter, one mile; Charles Re­gan,
880 yards; Otis Wesley, two
miles; Tom Whitespunner, 440
yards; Bill Yarborough, broad
jump.
Even though freshmen are not
to compete on the varsity level,
the SEC is currently planning to
hold special events for freshmen
during regular meets, and in con­junction
with the Conference
meet at the end of the season.
Accordkig to Coach Hutsell,
AtSurt^^rosh:-; . prospects '.'this,
ye$r afe'^among, the -best'that he
has ever had. They include sev­eral
title holders from the 1954
state high school track meets in
both Alabama and Georgia. These
are: Pete Calhoun, high and low
hurdles champ from Georgia;
John Nordan, 440-yard record
holder from Alabama and Collier
Rawls, last year's leader in the
100 and 220-yard events from
Alabama.
Talbert on squad
Besides these, there are also
Vic Talbert, winner di the ODK
cake race; . Bill Headley, the
runner-up, and Mat Holahan, a
quarter-miler.
The Tigers will be handicapped
this season by the loss of three
SEC champions Jackie Creel,
Bill Fickling, and Jim Dillion.
The Plainsmen open their sea-
New Books Added
To Auburn Library
The Auburn Library has recent­ly
added the following books to
its stock for student and faculty
use. Dining Out in America's
Cities by Raymond Ewell — a
travelers guide to good eating in
America's principal cities. Song of
the Sky by Guy Murchie—an ex­ploration
of the ocean of air. Best
Sports Stories by Irving T. Marsh
—a panorama of the 1953 sports
year.
Man's Unconquerable Mind by
Gilbert Highet — civilization, in­tellect,
thought, and the future of
knowledge. Rich's of Atlanta by
Henry Baker—the story of a great
departiftent store. In the 'Cause of
Peace by Trygvie Lie—a former
UN leader speaks for world peace.
Men Against Distance by John
Floherty—a popular treatment on
communications.
Denizens of the Deep by Philip
Wylie — deep sea fishing in Fla.
The Roosevelt Family of Saga­more
Hill by Hermann Hagedorn
—the story of Theodore * Roose­velt's
family. George Pierce Baker
and the American Theatre by
Auburn will send four students
to the West Georgia Debate
Tournament this weekend, accord­ing
to Dr. William Smith, debate
coach.
The students will debate the
topic, Resolved: "That The United
States Should Extend Diplomatic
Recognition To The Communist
Government of Red China."
CAFE
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ALL THE STUDENTS JIVE AT THE
BIG 5
Located Next To The Tiger Barber Shop
25 Are Initiated
By Kappa Delta Pi
Twenty-five educatioh stu­dents
at .Auburn were initiat­ed
into Kapp^t Delta Pi;' ;at the
society's annual banquet.
Oliver T. Ivey, asgbciate
professor of history, spoke to
the new members on "The
role of Education in a Troubled
World." He cited numerous illu­strations
from history to show that
governments have always believ­ed
that the education which their
citizens received was important
to the survival* of that govern­ment.
"This is true of dictator­ships
as well as democracies," he
explained.
New members of the interna­tional
honor society for outstand­ing
students in education are:
Robert T. Caldwell, Auburn; Don
A. Britt, Ocala, Fla.; Elliott W.
Brown, Jr., Newiian, Ga.; James
Winser Kinne—a towering figure
in the American theatre. The
Cornerstone by Zoe Oldenbourg—
a novel of life in the 13th century.
Beyond.the Hundredth Meridian
by Wallace Stegner—the life of the
great ethnologist, John W. Powell,
and the opening of the West. The
Scourge of the Swastika by Lord
Russell— a short history of Nazi
war crimes. ..The Shaggy Dog
Story by Eric Partridge—amusing
intimate episodes of life. The
Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunt­er—
the young teacher faced'with
juvenile delinquency.
Any or all of the volumes are
available on a special table in the
lobby of the library.
Wallace To Speak At Military Banquet
Brigadier General James ..Her­bert
Wallace, deputy cbrnmander
for education at the' Air Univer­sity,
has accepted an, invitation to
speak a t the arihualScabbardiand
Blade banquet, according to Don
Guilian, Birmingham, chairmari
of the banquet.
General Wallace,-a veteran of
World War II, saw action as di­rector
of operations for the U- S.
Air Force in Europe. He holds the
Silver Star, Legibn of Merit with
one Oait. Leaf Cluster,, Disting­uished
F^lyprfgi Cross wfth one Oak
Leaf Cluster, and British Dis­tinguished
Flying Cross.
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Members of Scabbard and
Blade, national military honor­ary,
and' their' guests will be en­tertained
at the banquet which
will be held this year in the ball­room
of the Auburn Union Build­ing
on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7:30
p.m. ,
LAST TIMES TODAY
MOTION PICTURE
OttoMJUif
DOUGLAS
2—THE PLAINSMAN
General James H. Wallace
D. Randall, Jr., Eufaula; Robert
J. Fritz, East Peoria, 111.; Harold
T. Johnson, Ashford; Minnie Smith
Fab'er, Columbus, Ga.; Patricia
Sprague, Birmingham; Ola A.
Sims, Samson; Virginia A. Mid­dleton,
Lanett; Nancy B. Hoc^ett,
Greensboro, N. C; Betty J.
Christiansen, Selma; Roberta J.
Hadley, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Diana Morgan, Opelika; Grace
Stewart, Sylacauga; Nancy L.
Smith, Bessemer; Alma D. Lane,
Franklin, Ga.; Susanna Rives,
Roanoke; Roberta J. Smith, Mo­bile;
Minnie Wall, Auburn; Olin
F. Morgan, West Point, Ga.; Wil­liam
M. Suttles, Hapeville, Ga.;
William- E. Graham, Moulton;
Kathryn McDonald, Auburn; and
Barbara D. Helms, Phenix City.
Robert G. Risinger, assistant
professor of education, is counse­lor
for the group.
Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean, School
of Education, and Mrs. Judd were
honored • guest at the banquet.
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Yes Sir! Montag's done it again—"What?"
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joy.
See these new "Shorties" in "Sherlite," " I n -
nerweave/' and "London Crushed," lovely pa­pers.
To please the most discriminating taste
they are available in pink, blue, canary, gray,
pure white and green.
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Strike. At any rate, the greatest,
up-to-datest college survey shows
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Luckies to all other brands—ancj
by a «ride margin. Once again,
the No. 1 reason: Luckies taste
better. They taste better, first of
all, because Lucky Strike means
fine tobacco. Then, that tobacco
is toasted to taste better. "It's
Toasted"—the famous Lucky
Strike process—tones up Luckies'
light, good-tasting tobacco to
make it taste even better. Luckies
taste better anywhere, any time,
as illustrated in the Droodle
FIREPOLE IN CITY WHERE
MAYOR'S BROTHER OWNS PIPE FACTORY
William C. Jankowski, Jr.
Boston University
above, titled: Skier enjoying
Lucky while whooshing under
bridge. Next time yOu make tracks
to a cigarette counter, Be Happy
—Go Lucky. Enjoy the better-tasting
cigarette... Lucky Strike.
ARRIVAL OF IDEA
BEFORE THOMAS EDISON
Carol Hannum
Washington State
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for many we don't use. So send every
original Droodle in your noodle, with its
descriptive title, to Lucky Droodle, P. O.
Box 67, New York 46, N. Y.
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ZTA,Alpha Psi,Kappa Sig Formal;
Spotlight Weekend's Festivities
'Neptune Ball' Set
By Zetas; Knights
To Furnish Music
Gamma Rho Chapter of
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will
present its annual "Neptune
Ball" formal Saturday night,
February 5, in the Auburn
Union Building from 9 to 12.
Music will be furnished by
the Auburn Knights.
Miss Kathryn Ann Hughes, Au­burn,
chapter president, will lead
the dance, escorted by Dick Full-erton
of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Highlight of the leadout will be
the presentation of a bouquet of
red roses to Miss Hughes by Martie
Foss of St. Petersburg, Fla., form­er
vice president. Miss Foss will
be escorted by John Conover of
Spring Hill.
Other officers and their dates
are Carolyn Chandler, escorted by
Ed Tate, Greenville; Priscilla El­lis,
secretary, escorted by Jack
Chapman, Trenton, N. J.; Shirley
Brown, treasurer, escorted by Bob
Young, Columbus, Ga., and Pat
Rutledge escorted by Neil Powell,
Jasper.
Other activities planned by Zeta
Tau Alpha include a marshmal-low
roast Friday night, an inter­mission
party during the dance at
the Union faculty club and a
breakfast following the dance giv­en
by the Theta Chi fraternity.
They will complete the weekend
by attending church S u n d ay
morning as a group.
Norma Whitson I Kappa Sigs Plan
To Lead Alpha Psi Yearly Formal
Moonlight Formal In Union Ballroom
HOOK
Mary Ellen Crow, DZ, Blue
Field, W. Va., to Glenn Harvey,
TX, Birmingham; Alice Aiken,
ADP, Chicago, 111., to Jim Posey,
PDT, Mobile; Fairley Cunning­ham,
DDD, Birmingham, to How­ard
Hrbek, LXA, Birmingham;
Linda Lee James, KD, Tuske-gee,
to Braxton Counts, PDT, Mo­bile:
Helen Wilson, ADP, Hunts-ville,
to Jim Caudle, PKA, Talla­dega;
Melodie Hamilton, ADP,
Jacksonville, Fla., to Nat Vasiliff,
LXA.
Theta Chapter of Alpha Psi
Fraternity will hold its annual
•Moonlight Ball" Saturday
nignt, February 5, from 8-12
p.m. in the Student Activities
Building.
Miss. Norma Whitson of Chat­tanooga,
Tenn., will lead the
dance escorted by the past presi­dent
Cassie W. Price, Jr., Pren­tiss,
Miss.-Music will be furnish­ed
by the Columbus Cavaliers.
Mrs. Eloise Tharpe, escorted by
Dr. J. W. Newberne and Dr. W.
M. Dillard will present Miss
Whitson with a bouquet of red
carnations during the leadout. .
Other officers and their dates
are Faye Jernigan, John Jernigan,
Brewton, Vice President; Ethel
Sell, Tuskegee, Tom Vaughan,
Tuskegee, Secretary; Sandra
Powers, Umatilla, Fla., Joe Pow­ers,
Umatilla, Fla., Treasurer;
Mary Olive Nisbett, Murfrees-boro,
Tenn., Harry Nisbett, Mur-freesboro,
Tenn., Steward; Jane
Zobel, Birmingham, Bob Bentley,
Meridianville, Housemanager.
Plans for the week end include
a buffet dinner at the chapter
house Friday night, followed by
an informal dance at the Clem­ents
Hotel. After the formal
dance on Saturday night, mem­bers,
pledges and their dates will
have breakfast' at the fraternity
house. The group will attend ser­vices
at the First Baptist Church
Sunday morning.
Frances Farris, PM, Birming­ham,
to Cliff Layfield, PKT, Phe-nix
City; Jeanette Jacobs, DZ,
Birmingham, to Bob Buettner,
SP, Cullman; Carolyn French,
PM, Columbus, Ga., to Murray
Kidd, PKA, Auburn.
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Mary Watson, DZ, Mobile, to
Bill Yost, Mobile; Eleanor Seay,
DZ, Birmingham, to Gene Hol-combe,
Birmingham; Ann Sadler,
DZ, Fairfield, to Ted Keyes, LXA,
• Beta-Eta chapter of Kappa
Sigma will hold its Black and
I White formal on Friday even­ing,
February 4, from 9 until
12 in1 the Auburn Union Ball­room
, w i t h the Auburn
Knights playing.
Following tradition those who
attend the Black and White musi
be dressed only in black and
white.
Miss Ann Weaver, Brewton,
will lead the dance escorted by
Batey Gresham, Lebanon, Tenn.,
chapter president.
Other officers and their dates
are Mary Ann Willman, Colum­bus,
Ga., Hal Sumrall, Marietta,
Ga., vice president; Laura Wrenn,
Gadsden, Jerry Whittle, Gadsden,
second vice president^ Penny
Prendergast, Atlanta, B o y d en
Kinsey, Atlanta, secretary; Mari­lyn
Trice, Birmingham, __ Robert
Neill, Birmingham, treasurer.
Helen Ellis, Montgomery, James
Evans, Dyersburg, Tenn., pledge-master;
Catherine Gilreath, Le­banon,
Tgnn.,, Wayne Nesbitt,
Gadsden, housemanager; Annette
Thornton, Birmingham, chapter
sweetheart, George Porter, Jack­son,
Miss., IFC representative.
The leadout will be climaxed
by the presentation of a bouquet
of camellias to Miss Weaver by
Mrs. J. P. McLaughlin, Kappa
Sigma housemother.
The Black and White will be
followed by a breakfast at the
fraternity house. The Auburn
Octet will provide entertainment
for the KS's and their guests.
Activities for the weekend include
a buffet dinner preceding the
dance, and a buffet lunch Satur­day.
Saturday evening the Ope-lika
Country Club will be the
scene of a party. The weekend's,
activities will come to a close with
a buffet diner on Sunday follow­ing
church services.
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For Bookings Call
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New OMeans, La.; Bonnie Boyd,
DZ, Hueytown, to Jack Dabbs,
PKS, (Bama), Hueytown.
Kayre Griffin, DZ, Carrollton,
Ga., to Billy Hines, Opelika; Mary
Ann Wood, CO, Cordova, tp.;
Wayne Arthur, Bear Creek; Jo
Ann Register, Dothan, to Baker
Kenimer, Dothan; Joyce Causey,
Five Points, to Charlie Johnston,
ATO, (Tech), T u p e l o , Miss:;
Martha Bonner, Birmingham, to
Bob Eskew, PKA, Birmingham.
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June Sellars, KD, Montgomery,
to' Fred Nichols, PKA, Columbi­ana;
Mary Mac Champion, KD,
Hayneville, to B ob Scrabrough,
SAE, Troy; Emily Thomson, DZ,
B'ham, to Jasper Reaves, SN.
Eufaula; Rosamund C'ompton, CO,
Namafila, to Joe Nichols, Nichols-semi-
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LOST: One Chi Omega sorority
oin either in the vicinity of the
Student Activities building or the
3orms, Jan. 26 at WSGA Convo­lution
time. Contact Jo Newsom,
Dorm 11.
ville; Bill Serda, SX, Mobile, to
Marilyn Curly, Mobile.
Cherry Tree Sent
API By Japanese
"The value of this tree depends
upon the way each one of us at
Auburn receives and honors it,"
said Jim Rosser of Anniston, when
the cherry tree from the Interna­tional
Christian University^ in
Japan was planted on campus.
worthy Japanese, Chinese, or Ko­rean
student to attend the liberal
arts college.
The Japanese University sent
Auburn the flowering cherry tree
in appreciation of the scholarship
gift sent them. A portioq of the Foy, director of
All Campus Fund drive was giv­en
to the I.C.U., to enable a
Rosser, who is superintendent of
campus drives, was assisted in the
dedication ceremony by James E.
student affairs
Two Scholarships
Offered Graduates
By Phi Efa Sigma
Two $300 scholarships for grad­uating
seniors who plan to work
for graduate degrees are being of­fered
by "the National Phi Eta
Sigma fraternity, Freshman Hon­or
Society.
Phi Eta Sigma offers these
scholarships each year on the
basis of the student's scholastic
record,, evidence of creative abi­lity,
evidence of financial need,
promise of success in their chosen
field, and personality.
Only members of Phi Eta Sig­ma
- are eligible for these gift
scholarships.
Graduating seniors who are in­terested
should contact James E.
Foy, faculty adviser of the Au­burn
chapter at room 101, Sam-ford
Hall.
and Jim Johnson of Tuscumbia,
president of the Student Body.
The tree was planted back of
Samford Hall, main administra­tion
building.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 2, 1955
We invite you to discuss
your career opportuni­ties
in the aviation
industry with us. Con­tact
your placement
office today for an
appointment for. your interview with
J. L. Ingley, Jr., Chance Vought Aircraft
Engineering Personnel Representative,
who will visit your campus February 7-8.
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a poor choice can throw you years behind your
classmates and a good choice can put you years
ahead.
At Chance Vought, young engineers
(Aeronautical, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical)
have every opportunity to make a mark for
themselves in the industry that places the greatest
value on engineering skill and ingenuity.
•The very nature of the modern aircraft — its
immense complexity and its never-ending
development — presents technical problems that
are unparalleled in any other field of engineering.
. The chart illustrates two things; first, the
extent to which our work involves the various
engineering and scientific specialties and second,
the scope of the opportunities that exist for
the young engineer.
For more information regarding these
employment opportunities please contact your
placement office in order to arrange for an
interview with our representative when he is on
campus, or write for a copy of "Your Career With
Chance Vought Aircraft".
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AN ew Medi LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler mm
The State of Alabama may be lagging
behind in general educational standards,
but no one can accuse this State of wasting
any time on the most up-and-coming edu­cational
medium, television.
Already, there are educational TV pro­grams
being shown on Channel 7 every
Friday night from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Edward Wegener, director of education­al
TV at Auburn, has announced that the
API studio would begin operation in early
March.
The advent of this medium is of national
interest since Alabama is the first state to
be in position to blanket the state with
educational TV.
There are only nine educational tele­vision
stations in operation; one of these
being in Alabama. When Channel 10 in
* Birmingham and Channel 2 in Andalusia
join Channel 7 in operation, Alabama alone
will be able to reach all its TV receiving
sets with publicly-sponsored educational
programs. Other states have such a goal
in mind. They will have their eyes on this
state to profit by our experience.
The, potentialities of educational televi­sion
are unlimited. It is gratifying that our
officials have the foresight to realize it.
' According to reports, Alabama's state TV
educational program will be directed
largely to adults at first. There will be in­formative
programs, how-to instructions,
inspirational talks, useful demonstrations,
and even some types of entertainment. The
opportunities for such programs seem to
' be wide and varied.
Behind this acceptance of the adult ap­proach
in educational TV lies the fact
that under today's social conditions educa­tion
for sound citizenship does not end
with formal school graduation.
In time, Alabama's educational TV plans
would include facilities for beaming pro­grams
directly into the school rooms. But
this too, is a tremendous undertaking. It
will call for much planning and coordi­nation
of effort and school schedules. The
difficulties, however, should not stand in
the way of achieving a system whereby
exceptional programs may be viewed si­multaneously
by school children through-
1 out the entire state.
As this amazing medium progresses in
Alabama, it becomes more obvious than
ever that the undertaking deserves the
support from everybody, especially from
members of the legislature. The program
should be counted a definite part of the
entire state educational responsibility.
Auburn is now becoming ready to join
with the University of Alabama and the
Birmingham School System in carrying
the benefits of educational TV into every
corner of the state. This paper joins with
all Alabama in wishing Mr. Wegener and
his new staff every success in their work,
for the trail they blaze will decide to a
large extent the success of this far-reach­ing
program.
Russia Moves Ahead
"There are nearly three times as many
college-trained engineers and scientists
being graduated each year in Russia as in
the United States."
With this fact in mind President Eisen­hower
has apointed a cabinet committee
to study the continuing shortage of young
college-trained engineers and scientists.
The following paragraphs are reprinted
from material prepared by Dr. John T.
Rettaliata, president of Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago.
It is good news that our government and
defense officials are becoming concerned
as a result" of the roport that nearly three
times as many college-trained engineers
and scientists are n o w being graduated in
Russia as in the United States. _^
This situation may bring about correc­tions
in military draft policies, and in some
h^gh school curriculum programs which
have been keeping young engineers and
scientists in short supply. President Eisen­hower's
appointment of a special cabinet
committee to study the problem is a step
in the right direction.'
America's past engineering and scienti­fic
achievements are responsible, to a great
degree, for its present strength, its wealth
. . . and thus its international leadership . .
and the living comforts of its people. Its
present ability to discourage enemy at­tack
will be lost should an agressor nation
gain a comfortable margin in technological
superiority.
Engineering educators are aware of two
factors which are endangering the nation's
technological superiority: One is the local
dv6uW%kii iWlfitt
to foster the Auburn spirit
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draft board policy in some parts of the
country of denying deferment to graduate
students. The other is the spreading ten­dency
in the high schools toward more
general educatidn programs which prepare
fewer of their graduates to pursue scien­tific
and engineering studies in college.
Generally, college students with satis­factory
scholastic records are deferred un­til
they complete their undergraduate stu­dies.
tl$ is disturbing that those students
who have the ability and desire to pursue
advanced study are interrupted, frequent­ly,
by the requirement that they report
for basic military training. This is serious
because the real contributions toward fun­damental
research are made in the grad­uate
field,. The best candidates for future
scientific leadership must have graduate
training.
The inventory of basic scientific dis­covery,
is rapidly being depleted by the
vital that this stockpile be constantly
replenished lest we become a nation de­void
of the means for future achieve­ment.
Educational institutions have al­ways
been the world's basic source of
new knowledge; and, consequently, their
graduate programs must remain in effect
if this is to continue. s^.
Selective service deferments should not
be .. considered as granting privileges to
a few people but rather as a means of im­proving
the national security.-
Because many graduate students are
being drafted, in many instances their
places in the laboratories of the nation's
colleges are being filled by foreign stu­dents.
This has the effect of this country
training scientists for foreign 'countries
instead of for its own people.
The national movement in high schools
toward more general education will mean
that more students will not have the re­quired
background in science and mathe­matics
to pursue' engineering and science
programs later in college. This will further
aggravate the shortage of engineers and
scientists.
Actually, engineers and scientists consti­tute
less than one-half per cent of our pop­ulation.
Yet, we are relying on these peo­ple
to continue the advance of our living
standards tcf create our military equip­ment,
and in general, be responsible for
our national security.
In Russia, the engineering college pro­gram
extends over a 5J/2 year period and-contains
very little study in the humani­ties
or liberal arts field. Because of this
specialization, the Russian graduate ob­tains-
more training in his field and, con-quently,
gets an education equivalent to
that obtained by a master's degree student
in this country. Furthermore, the Russians
use forced placement according to the
student's college major. Since this restricts
occupational mobility, the areas where the
need is greatest are filled more rapidly.
Furthermore, in order to increase their
supply of engineers and scientists, Rus­sia
uses many women. It is estimated
that women constitute about half of the
total people in Russia's professional
fields. It is known that, in 1940, women
made up about 20 per cent of the engi­neers;
in this country, Women engineers
constitute a fraction of one per cent of '
the total.
Housemother Discrimination?
By Ronald Owen
Wherein lies the vast difference
between dormitory housemothers
and fraternity housemothers? One
gets paid by the college, the other
by the college's men—one chap-herones
women, the other men.
Dormitory housemothers are a
part of college, being on the dean
of women's staff. They have iden­tification
cards so that they can
get into athletic events, lectures
and concerts at reduced prices.
Many doors are open to them that
aren't open to fraternity house­mothers.
Why? Both groups perform the
same duties, are subject to the
same criticism and must be ap­proved
through the same chan­nels.
You won't find a single
liousemother on the Auburn cam­pus
who is not proud to be a part
of Auburn—who won't yell her­self
hoarse at a football game—
who won't boast of this school to
anyone who will listen.
We cannot say the same for the
entire group of dormitory moth­ers.
Yet they are considered a
bigger part of Auburn.
Why, again, should this small
group of frat housemothers, an
intergal part 'of Auburn, be dis­criminated
against? We are speak­ing
particularly of the matter of*
identification cards. Would it be
so unheard of to furnish them with
ID cards so that they can also at­tend
these numerous events?
We wonder what the situation
would be like if Auburn had
sorority houses. Would these
housemothers be on the dean of
women's staff, would J they be
paid by the college, would their
duties be the same as the dorm
mothers are now?
Certainly, they would be' con­sidered
a part of the college staff,
and be expected to enforce dor­mitory
rules.
Is there' much difference be­tween
chaperoning men and
women? We think not.
The situation warrants thought
and action. Fraternity housemoth­ers
now have a common bond,
and they seldom have occasion to
mingle with dorm mothers. But
both groups are working for Au­burn,
with Auburn students, and
are always striving to make Au­burn
even greater. *
Give them equal standing in the
school and you will have a closer
knit system. There is no animosity,
nor will there be, but neither is
there any great effort on the part
of either to mingle, to know and
to associate.
We are not advocating putting
fraternity housemothers on the
college staff. But we do advocate
a system of ID cards for them so
that they can attend any function
a student can. And the sooner the
better.
Time Takes Time Out
"Who th' heck turned this in for criticism?"
Was REW A Success?
By Carol Ann Smith
Another Religious Emphasis
Week has just ended, and of
course, termed as "one of the most
successful." To some students it
meant extra cups of coffee at the
Union Building or a way of miss­ing
classes. But to the majority
REW provided opportunities for
hearing some of the nation's top
religious leaders. It also furnish­ed
interest between the different
denominations and a better un­derstanding
of the groups.
To be termed a success, any
type of drive must accomplish its
purpose. The purpose of our 1955
Religious Emphasis Week was to
help us decide QUO VADIS?—or
"whither goest thou?" Certainly
it was the consensus that Christ­ianity
was the only true way of
getting where we are going—our
"Quo Vadis."
But how many students within
this week decided where they are
going but will never get there?
Religion has been emphasized
for one week. Will the other 51
weeks in the year be the same
drab existence that so many people
lead? This will tell the tale of
"success" for REW.
We all could well take tne
words of Dr. Luccock in his mes­sage
"Measuring the Dictionary"
when he told us that the big words
in it were not the ones that took
a half of a sentence to write.
Rather they were the words such
as "faith, home, church, love and
hope."
The real value and success of
a Religious Emphasis Week can
also be determined by the broad­ening
of views and tolerances be­tween
different faiths. As Dr.
Brokhoff brought out, there are
many constants that apply to the
physical forces of the universe,
yet our one constant of life should
be religion. And tne limiting factor
is Christianity — something that
has a binding force between us
all no matter how far apart our
individual denominations may
seem at times.
The many valuable things said
by the speakers all seemed to be
pointing to the same goal—a re­ligious
emphasis life instead of a
week. We decided where we are
going during one week perhaps,
but it takes a lifetime of grow­ing
processes, spiritually, mental­ly,
and emotionally, to get there.
Yes, REW was a success. We
are never to minimize the effect
that religion may have even on
the most minute individual. If
this individual was strengthened
in any small way, we feel that
all efforts were wisely spent. The
extent of the word "success" is""
measured in how many of these
individuals get where they have
decided they are going in this
life on earth—our "Quo Vadis!" '
By Bill Teem
Time magazine recently took
time out from its busy task of
keeping the middle-brow inform­ed
to take a look at its college
readers. They claim that more than
half of all U. S. college students
read Time regularly, so the results
of their surveys should tell 56%
(their count) of us a little'about
our attitudes and plans for the
future.
Most of the Time-reading sen­iors
are in a hurry to marry,
raise families and settle down.
They want at least two children
and want to own their own homes
in the near future. Most of them
will live in the suburbs; only
3% want to live in a large city.
Time claims that a little • over
half of the college men starting
their careers this year are going
into business. Slightly less than
half are entering professional
fields — medicine, dentistry, law,
education, etc. They seemed to
have completely ignored military
service, which leaves me to wond­ering
if all their readers were 4F
or if- Time hadn't yet recognized
the new Democratic congress in
Washington.
They have discovered that the
students tend to follow their par­ent's
footsteps in matters of oc­cupation.
Most of the seniors
planning business careers expect
to become major executives with
considerable responsibility. .
Only a lew readers indicated
that they would be content with
a minor role and(limited respon­sibility.
Of the seniors, 82% want
a job that provides real satisfac­tion,
"not merely financial sup­port."
Only a few were willing to
settle for a "comfortable" posi­tion.
In almost every case, the stu­dents
plan to become active mem­bers
of their communities. Six out
of ten attend church regularly,
and eight out of ten contributed
to a national fund-raising cam­paign
in the past year.
One of the questions in the
surveys asked the college sub­scribers
to name the one issue
that they considered "of para­mount
importance to them as re­sponsible
citizens." Their answers
ranged from civil rights (a favo­rite
Time subject) to foreign
policy (another favorite); but
most of the replies had one com­mon
chord — the concern over
world peace and the control of
Communism.
It's worthwhile'at times to sit
back and take a look at ourselves,
and Time seems to have saved us
the trouble. If the future is as
rosy as this report seems to indi­cate,
then — if Formosa doesn't
blow up first—we can all get a
good night's sleep for a change.
Practical Joker Mocks March Of Dimes
Horn's Korn
By Bucky Horn
It seems that a former co-ed
was in the habit of sending mash
notes to her professors and sign­ing
them appropriately.. Thus to
her English prof, "Literally
yours." To her math prof, "Math­ematically
yours." To her history
prof, "Historicaly yours." And
then she took anatomy.
* * *
Then there was the playboy
who suddenly decided to- live a
strictly moral life. First, he cut
out smoking. Then he cut out
liquor. Then he cut out swearing.
Then he cut out women.
Now he's cutting out paper
dolls.
* * *
An atheist is a person who
doesn't care who wins the Notre
Dame-S.M.U. football game.
* * *
Luke: "What are we going to
do tonight?"
Lulu: "Dunno. Let's take a few
drinks and find out."
* * *
Definition of a perfect wife: A
beautiful, sex-starved, deaf and
dumb mute who owns a liquor
store.
* * *
An old lady was sitting in her
rocking chair knitting, her Per­sian
cat reclining at her feet.
Suddenly a fairy appeared and
asked the old lady if there was
anything she wished. "Yes," was
the reply, "I would like to be a
beautiful young woman again."
The fairy waved her war^d —
and there she stood, a lovely girl
of 20! "Now," asked the fairy,
"is there any other wish you
would like granted?" .
"Oh yes, I would like a hand­some
young man."
Turning to the cat, the fairy
waved her wand. In its place rose
a fine looking youth. He looked
sadly at the girl and sighed, "Now
aren't you' sorry you took me to
the vet?"
* * . *
Anyone who thinks he is indi­spensable
should stick his.finger
in a bowl of water and notice
the hole it makes when he pulls
it out.
Jim: "I dreamed of you last
night."
Babs: (coldly) "Really."
Jim: "Yes; then I wdke up,
shut the window, and put on an
extra blanket."
* * *
-The train came to a grinding
halt. "What happened, conductor?"
asked a nervous woman passenger.
"Nothing, much, we just ran
over a cow."
"Was it on the track?"
"No, ma'am (sarcastically), "we
chased it into .the barn."
A local tavern keeper, who has
a reputation for keeping strong
brews, was awakened the other
midnight by some heavy pounding
on his front door. Putting his head
out the window, he shouted, "Go
away. You can't have anything to
drink at this hour."
"Who wants anything to drink?"
was the response. "I left here at
closing time without my crutches."
* * *
The trouble with bop music is
that you can't tell when the rec­ord
is worn out.
/ * * *
She: "Am I the first girl you
ever kissed?"
He: "Now that you mention it,
you do look familiar."
* * *
"Daffynitions"
Grand Caynon: The -hole of
fame.
Loaded Dice: Poison ivory.
Sense of humor: What makes
you laugh at something which
would make you mad if it hap-pended
to you.
Flirt: A woman who believes
that it's every man for herself.
A child: A creature who stands
halfway between an adult and a
television set.
Adult: A person who has stop­ped
growing at both ends and is
now growing in the middle.
* * *
Probaby the bluntest dun ever
. written: "Dear Sir — You have
been on our books for a year. We
have carried you longer than your
mother^ did . . ."
By John Raines
The March of Dimes is probably
one of the most worthy charities
to which Americans have been al­lowed
to contribute in a long time.
When we think of men. women
and children who are stricken
without discrimination from all
„W.alks of life—strickened without
cause, afflicted for the rest of
their lives, and we know that it
may be our turn next. We cannot
help but give all that we can to
combat t h i s dreaded disease.
Therefore, it behooves us to con­demn
those who would make a
mockery of this great organiza­tion.
To get to the facts of the
matter .here • is the story to be
told. .
Last Tuesday night the local
Lions Club auctioned off a date
with Miss Auburn to the person
who would contribute the most
money to the March of Dimes. The
auction was broadcast over radio
station WAUD during a record
show. Bidders, as those would
know who heard the program,
would telephone their bid into the
program. Repeatedly the station
was bombarded with bids from
James W. Parrish, 161 West Glenn
Avenue, a junior in journalism
from Hartford, with the result be­ing
that in the final analysis he
had outbid all other contenders
with $14.50. This is all well and
good, because Jim intends to
contribute in excess of that
amount.
But the fact of the matter Is
that James W. Parrish, 161 West
Glenn Avenue, was not in Au­burn
that night, but in Ozark for
a National Guard meeting. He
knew nothing of the program, nor
of the bidding, until his girl friend
met him the next morning and
mentioned how charitable she
thought he was. Being completely
confused as to what she was talk­ing
about, he was even more sur­prised
when he received a bill
from the Lions Club for $14.50.
Needless to say, no matter how
much explanation he could give to
the Lions Club, the radio station
or to his friends there still existed
certain amount of suspicion and
speculation toward this young
man. More embarrassment was
heaped upon Jim when the sus­picion
was aired that he had call­ed
the station merely to hear his
name over the program, and with
having no idea at all to contribute
the money. Quite to the contrary
he did contribute the money, and
in excess of the stated amount.
Most of the total was raised by
contributions from members liv­ing
with him at the boarding house
and some from his fraternity
brothers at the Theta Chi house.
Like most practical jokes, this
joke will probably be laughed at
by Jim sometime later, but for the
moment it has placed him in an
embarrassing situation which
many people do not envy.
Whoever pulled this stunt cer­tainly
did a good job and should
be well satisfied because he has
put a lot of people to much work
and embarrassment not to mention,
placing the March of Dimes in a
stage of mockery. Who are you,
buddy—got a conscience?
Four Poems
By Red Provost
ODE TO OKEFENOKE FOLK
I am impressed, by far,
By .those who sing and shout
"Hoo har,"
Than by those who, in their roam­ing,
^
Have collected- stickers from
Yuma, Ariz.; Fargo, N. D.;
Yoknapatawpha County, Miss.;
Phenix City, Ala.; Salisbury,
Md.; Farmington, Mich.; Middle-town,
U.S.A.; Pungoteague, Va.;
or even Laramie, Wyo.
I am indeed most unimpressed
By -those who deface rooms of
rest.
* # * .
BAREF.OOT BOY, ETCETERA
Blessings on thee! Hail! Hoo ha!
Barefoot Boy, etcetera!
I think that I shall never see
A tree to match my poetry.
(A tree that lifts its arms to pray
"Git along little doggie. Get way.")
What is a tree? Alack, alas.
A comfort station in the grass*
* * *
LECHEROUS LENNY BALLEW
Hey, Nonnie Nonnie! Eck! and
Whew!
What are you doing, Lenny
Ballew?
* * *
BIOGRAPHY (PAST, PRESENT,
FUTURE) OF A LOT OF
PEOPLE I KNOW
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Director Charles Baker §nd a
cast of no less than 22 Auburn
Players are currently, setting a
high standard of dramatic com­petence
with their theatre-in-the-round
production of Arthur Mil­ler's
"The Crucible." Four more
presentations are scheduled for
8:15 p.m. in Biggin Hall Art Gal­lery,
tonight through Saturday.
Written by the author.of "Death
of a Salesman," "The Crucible"
deals with the famous witch-hunt
which took place in Salem, Mass.,
late in the seventeenth century.
The plot revolves around the
plight of a young farmer and his
wife who are trappel by the hys­teria
and injustice which start
with childrens' lies and result in
the execution of 20 good citizens.
One of the most difficult ob­stacles
which has been effectively
overcome by * the local troupe is
the pressure necessarily imposed
by the intimacy .of an in-the-round
performance. In a play
which depends so heavily on ex­citement,
the bounds Of good
taste might easily have been over­stepped
with boisterous voices and
exaggerated a c t i o n s. Director
Baker and the cast deserve much
credit for maintaining a high level
of tension with a generaly sub­dued
tone. Moreover, the gripping
^low of action served to obscure
the very few minor flaws in
dialogue. We doubt that any mem­ber
of the audience can pinpoint
a muffed line.-.
Two scenes merit garlands for
especially delicate handling. One
is the episode in the. Proctors'
home, where Linda McCre'e (as
Elizabeth "Proctor) is a gem of
tasteful composure; the other is
the trial scene, where John Mayne
gives a polished rendition of the
- character of Deputy Governor
Danforth. Other peaks of excel­lence
are reached throughout the
play, with Philip Wayne, Jim
Scott, Ben Wood, Jeanne Meador,
Sam'Houston, and Tawny White
. acting convincingly. Carl Selph,
the narrator, contributed im­measurably
to the coherence of the
plot and the overall objectivity of
the presentation.
It has been difficult to single
out more than a few from the
many excellent performers. The
audience, in general, was highly
appreciative, but for some rea­son
easily tickled. As has often
been the case in previous produc­tions,
insensitive patrons have
seen fit to laugh at high points of
pathos.
A country gentleman with a
big valise walked down the rail­road
track and tapped a busy
section hand on the shoulder.
"Hey, feller," he asked, "where
do I get the Empire State Ex­press?"
"If you don't get off that track,"
the section hand informed him,
"you'll get it square in the be­hind."
:]: * *
A big-time gambler had just
died. The funeral was well attend­ed
by his professional friends. In
eulogy the speaker said, "Spike is
not dead. He only sleeps." From
the rear came a voice, "I've got a
hunred dollars that says he dqn't
"*wake up."
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Parties, Dances On Tap
By Sue Nethery
Plainsman Society Editor
From the looks of things this has not been a dull week
socially, with pledge swaps, parties, and dances filling the
calendar of social activities.
Friday night the SPE's entertained with a house dance
and Saturday night they held an open house; the DX's en­tertained
with a Sox Hop; and Magnolia Hall had a dance for
their dates to start the weekend.
» As usual, Tuesday night v
pledge swap night — AGR's and
AOP's; KA's and DDD; LCA and
PM; DX and DZ; PKT and ChiO;
PKP and ZTA; and PDT and KD
all joined in on this middle-of-the-
week fun.
New initiates into Zeta Tau Al­pha
are Sue Leonard, Jasper; Mol-lie
Hendrix, St. Petersburg, Fla;
Guin Hines, Alexander City; Mon­te
Ryan, Eva; Nancy Smith, De­catur,
Ga.; Sylvia Stone, La-
Grange, Ga.; Marie Smith, Man­chester,
Ga.; Helen Winston,
Montgomery; Joanne Webb, Mont­gomery;
Ellen Wilburn, Montgom­ery;
Grace Jordan, Myrtlewood.
KD's initiate
Kappa Delta initiated their fall
pledge class last week also. New
^members are Francile Scott, Leeds;
Sue Nethery, Decatur; Jane Sam-ford,
Auburn; Miriam Byrd, Ozark;
Sandra Traylor, Taylor; Nancy
Hill, Macon, Ga.; Patsy Forrester,
Dothan; Lady Foy, Atlanta, Ga.;
Betty Ann Davis, Birmingham;
Marguerite Johnson, Hardway;
Marion Perdue, Marian and Betty
Walker, West Point.
Martha Bristow, Fitzpatrick;
Gwen Crim, Huntsville; Margaret
Belser, Pike Road; Susan Cullpep-per,
Demopolis; Betsy Fowler, Co­lumbus,
Tenn.: Joan Nichols,
Columbiana; Penny Prendergast,
Atlanta, Ga.; Alice Faletta, Birm­ingham;
Carolyn Gregg, Decatur;
Lucy Thomby, Alexander City;
Alice McCall, Anniston, and
Rachael Murray, Montgomery. ?
At the pledge banquet held
earlier in the week Francile Scott
was presented with the scholar­ship
award and Lady Foy was
selected honor pledge.
Gamma Sigma chapter of Sigma
Chi held its fifth annual; Moth­er's
Club Initiation on January
15. Approximately ten new moth­ers
were initiated. After the initi­ation
there was a business meet­ing
of the Mother's Club, whose
membership consists of one hun­dred
twenty-five mothers oTactive
members. In the afternoon, the
mothers were taken on a tour of
the campus by their sons. Most of
the mothers stayed at Auburn un­til
the following day and were
present at the Open House.
On Saturday night the Sigma
C'hi's will entertain their dates
with a Mardi Gras Party at the
Clement Hotel in Opelika. Music
for the occasion will be furnished
by Claude Shannon and his.band
of Tuskegee.
Alpha Beta of Chi Omega re­cently
initiated the following new
members: Jean Alvord, Auburn;
Janet Awbrey, model pledge,
•©alton, Ga.; Pat Booth, Montgom­ery;
Ann Boulo, Mobile; Mary
Ann Clark, Elba; Helen Copeland,
Carrollton, Ga.; Anne Cormack,
Dawson, Ga. •
Doris Downey, Birmingham;
Daisy Golson, Calhoun; -Mary
Charles Hale, Birmingham; Ra­chel
Hutto, Aritpn; Neil Kelley,
Atlanta, Ga. y
Shirley Lindsay, Headland;
Leslie Tvioseman, Mobile; Clara
Patterson, Demopolis; Bette Kay
Poole, Thomson, Ga.; Jean
Thompson, Clanton; Betty Lou
Smith, Memphis, Tenn.; Mary
Ann Smith, Spring Hill.
Martha Thayer, Americus, Ga.;
Margaret Ward, Ozark; Peggy
West, Montgomery; Donna White,
Birmingham; Barbara Yates,
Montgomery.
Cantrell To Attend
Library Convention
Clyde H. Cantrell, - director of
libraries at Auburn,' is attending
the midwinter meeting of the
American Library Association be­ing
held at the Edgewater Beach
Hotel in, Chicago this week.
Mr.' Cantrell is state represen­tative
for the Association of Col­lege
and Reference Libraries, a
division of the American Library
Association, and will attend meet­ings
of this group.
Following the conference in
Chicago, Mr. Cantrell will go to
Iowa State College, Amos, Iowa,
where he will study the library
program there. Iowa State College
is said to have perhaps the best
library program of any land-grant
college, and Mr. Cantrell will
make a close examination of its
library building, administration
and technical procedures. -
Under The Spires
Church News At API
By Jean Hewitt
Plainsman Church Editor '•
The Canterbury Foundation is holding a Retreat this
weekend for students. The Retreat is to be held at Springvilla
near Opelika and will last from 4:00 p.m. Friday until 2:30
p.m. Saturday. The Retreat leader will be the Rev. Fred Pope
of Dade City, Fla. All students interested should contact Miss
Barbara Bishop at the church office.
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night, William Crane of the Stud­ent
Volunteer Movement in the
Belgian Congo will speak on op­portunities
for service ' in the
Belgian Congo and other places.
Catholic Church
Masses will be held at 7:00, 9:00,
and 11:00 on Sunday. Monday
night at seven is the Novena in
Honor of Our Lady of the Miracu­lous
Medal, followed by Newman
Club.
Church of Christ
Sunday: 10:00 a.m., College
Class; 11:00 atm., Service, and 6:30
a.m., Youth Forum. Wednesday:
6:30 p.m., Student Chorus,, and
7:30 p.m.,. Midweek Class.
Lutheran Church
Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Bible Class;
10:45 a.m., Worship Service and
6:00 p.m., Gamma Delta supper
and discussion.
Wesley Foundation
The Wesley Choir is going to
sing at the 11:00 service Sunday'
morning at the Smith Station
Methodist Church.
Starting February 6, will be a
new class for graduate students
and other students of the same age
group.
Westminister Fellowship
The program Sunday night will
be "Prayers of the Psalms" and
will be led by the Rev. Pat White
of Tuskegee. Sunday afternoon at
3:00. William Crane of the Student
Volunteer Movement in the Bel­gian
Congo will speak on oppor­tunities
for service in the Belgian
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Alabama Counties
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Of the students who studied at
API during the winter quarter,
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and most of the others were
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Baptist Student Union
Sunday: 8:30, Worship Service;
9:30, Sunday School; 10:50, Wor­ship
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Circle. Thursday: 6:30, Stu­dent
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Service.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., FeS. 2, 1955
gia, Florida', Mississippi and
Tennessee.
Every one of Alabama's 67
counties was well represented.
Jefferson County led with 1,095
students; Lee was second with 726,
Montgomery third with 396, Mo­bile
fourth with 354, and Cham­bers
fifth with 215 students.
Other' counties with over- 100
enrolled were Tallapoosa with
180; Etowah 161; Calhoun 156;
Talladega 144; Elmore 119; Madi­son
118; Russell 115; Houston 114;
Covington 109 and Morgan 103.
Counties with -between 50 and
100 were Baldwin, Barbour, But­ler,
Chilton, Coffee, Cullman,
Dale, Dallas, Dekalb, Escambia,
Geneva, Lauderdale, Macon, Mar­shall,
Pike, Randolph and Walker.
Counties with between 20 and
50 were Autauga, Bibb, * Blount,
Bullock, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay,
Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Cren­shaw,
Fayette, Franklin, Hale,
Henry, Jackson, Lamar, Law­rence,
Limestone, Marengo, Ma­rion,
Monroe, Perry, St. Clair,
Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Winston.
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In The Stands
Plainsman Sports Editor
M^W^
Current Frosh Basketball Aggregation
One Of The Best Ever On The Plains
Auburn's current crop of freshman cage stars is probably
one of the best that has ever hit the "Plains." Coach Bill
Lynn's crew is in the midst of an undefeated season, and it
looks as if nobody will be able to stgp them.
In their first seven games the Baby Tigers have racked
up an average of 96.7 points per outing. The Lynnmen have actually
bucketed 95 or more points in four different contests. These in­cluded
scores of 110-68, and 123-76 against Southern Union Junior
College; 99-39 a_gainst Jacksonville State's freshmen; and 95-61
against the Georgia Tech frosh.
But the big victory was the 84-80 conquest of their Alabama
counterparts.
The junior Plainsmen have also excelled on defense — holding
their opponents to a bare 6'3.2 mark.
The secret of all this success has been
height, speed, and a couple of high-scoring' for­wards.
With Bill McGriff, 6-7, and^Terry Chan­dler,
6-3, both all-state in high school, spear­heading
the attack, the Tigers have been prac­tically"
invincible. These boys have been
scorching the nets with averages of 20.3 and
23.9 respectively. Bill Gregory, a 6-8 center, has
been backing them up under the boards and
owns a respectable 17.2 mark himself. Incident­ally
the Plainsmen cage coaches didn't have to
look far for Gregory — his hometown is
Auburn. I
Jerry Dooley and Bobby Tucker, a smooth
pair of guards, round out the quintet.
Six Plainsmen Gridders Drafted
Six Auburn football players have been chosen in the National
Football League's annual draft. The Detroit Lions made Dave Mid-dleton
their first choice, while *he champion Cleveland Browns
picked Bobby Freeman and Jack Locklear. Freeman was their
third round selection.
The Green Bay Packers named George Rogers, and the San
Francisco 49'ers took Jim Hall. Detroit added George Atkins to their
list in the fifteenth round.
Besides, Middleton, the ,pros grabbed one other SEC player,
Georgia Tech's Larry Morris, on the first time around. The Los
Angeles Rams chose Morris.
Hutsell Reviews SEC Cinder Champs
Last week we dropped in on Coach Wilbur Hutsell, developer
of fine cinder teams, proud possessor of the Birmingham News-
"Track Coach of the Year" trophy, and purveyor of interesting an-tedotes.
Although our original intention was to collect some in­formation
on the prospects for the coming season, we ended up
learning abut some of the members of last year's great (SEC
Championship) team — in particular, Bill -Fickling. Bill is probably
best known now as the husband of 1953's Miss America, but he also
happens to be the 1954 champ in the 120-yard high hurdles.
In fact, he starred in Several collegiate sports, even though he
says that he "never amounted to much in high school — especially
in track because by the time I got to the finish line, I was just too
weak to break the tape." ;,~s=s 'J-'
Subs Star Against Outclassed Gators
Auburn's subs, particularly Doyle Haynes, looked better in
the Florida basketball game than they have on any previous oc­casion
this year. Sparked by Haynes they scored nine quick points
in the closing moments of the fray, while holding the Gators.to
a couple of free throws. ^/
The SEC basketball picture seems to be as confused as ever.
Although Kentucky knocked off one of their chief rivals, Vander-bilt,
Saturday night, they lost their chance to "grab the conference
lead when they let underdog Gedrgia Tech upset them for the
second time this year. Alabama still heads the standings, but their
74-76 loss to Florida leaves them with only the slimest of margins,
Auburn, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Tulane are now the top contend­ers
for the second place position in the championship race.
This means that the meeting between the men of Rupp and Dee
next week will, in all probability, be the crucial game of the season
as far as the SEC championship is .concerned.
* * * * *
Although the Tigers' 70-73 loss to Georgia Tech last week was
far from humorous, it did have its lighter moments. When Tech
coach "Whack" Hyder got his boys together to plan a little strategy
during time out periods, he must not have counted noses because
it wouldn't have taken much perception to have seen that there
was an extra listener in the huddle. Even though this uninvited
member of the conference was obviously not a Jacket fan, he still
didn't seem to be much help to Coach Joel Eaves' cause, but then
what can you expect from a four-year-old. *
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Tigers On Winning Road Again—Take Florida, Georgia
Bulldogs Fall 78-76 As Plainsmen
Win 2nd Straight Conference Game
. Auburn's hot a n d ' c o l d "running r u n t s " took a hot and
cold 78-76 t h r i l l e r from Georgia's Bulldogs last Monday
11 times. During the last 17 minutes, of the game, there
eight times. During the last 17 minutes of the game, there
was never more than a four point .difference in the score
The deciding factor appeared to
j e the Tigers' teamwork, al­though
it looked far from smooth
at times. All five, starters scored
in the double figures, but it was
ihe defense which seemed to
iiiake the real difference. Coach
Joel Eaves used Byrd Whigham
to bolster these defenses in the
second half, and the fast, short
guard, along with Brownie Nel­son,
made this strategy pay off
by stealing the ball more than
once at crucial points in the con­test.
moved ahead early
The Tigers moved ahead 11-6
early in the game only to have
the Bulldogs tie things up at
19-19. Coach "Red" Lawson's
'Dogs then took the lead, and in­creased
it. Moving along on the
strength of forward Horace
Knight's accurate shooting, they
left the floor at half-time with
a 41-37 advantage.
Morris Dinwiddie, Georgia's
solemn-faced little guard, opened
the second half with two quick
field goals to widen the gap to
45-37. It was at this point that
the Tiger offense finally caught
fire. In exactly one minute Jim
O'Donnell hit with two shots from
the floor, Bill Kirkpatrick got
one and Brownie Nelson contri­buted
a couple of free throws to
knot the count" at 45-45.
The Bulldogs threatened to
move out of range again when
guard Murphy McManus sank a
pair of high, arching set shots in
the next 20 seconds, but Kirkpat­rick,
Nelson, and Gordon Mum- :
mert teamed up to tie the score
again at 53-53. The Georgians
were never able to grab more
thfan a two-point margin from;
then on.
Byrd gets ball
The Tigers finally gained per­manent
possession of the lead
when Byrd Whigham stole the
ball from McManus,, and O'Don­nell
drove all the way to score.
O'Donnell then came back with
a long set shot to put the Eaves-men
in front 61-57.
After that the Bulldogs man­aged
to keep UP with the Plains­men,
but it was a one-man effort
as far as scoring was concerned.
In the next eight minutes Mc­Manus
bucketed 12 of their 14
markers.
With slightly more than two
minutes remaining, the Tigers
went into a freeze, leading 75-73.
The Lawson-men got three points
in the last moments of the game,
but charity tosses by Kirkpat­rick
and O'Donnell gave the
Plainsmen the final edge, 78-76.
Tiger mentor, Joel Eaves,
used only seven men in this con­test.
Bantam Bill Kirkpatrick
Auburn Quintet Takes Road Saturday
For Battles With Vanderbilt,/Jackets
By Ed Williams
Plainsman Sports Editor
I t ' s no secret that Coach Joel Eaves' " r u n n i n g r u n t s " will
have a tough week ahead as they take on y a n d e r b i l t ' s high
flying Commodores in Nashville next Saturday night, and
t h e n move on to A t l a n t a to meet Georgia Tech Monday. Both
of these games will be i m p o r t a n t SEC contests, and t h e Tigerc
might well grab t h i r d place in loop standings by taking the
pair.
At present," Vanderbilt holds
the number three position in
league play, just behind Ken­tucky.
Last week they also pos­sessed
the nation's 16th spot in
ihe Associated Press ratings.
The Commodores have come a
long way since they opened their
conference season with a close
71-69 victory over Georgia Tech.
Only losses to Ole Miss and Ken­tucky
stain their record, the lat­ter
being a heart-breaking 75-71
thriller. They have an overall
mark of 11-3 for the season.
The Nashville boys have a well-balanced
attack, centered around
Al Rochelle, a fast little guard
and George Nordhaus, a high-scoring
forward. Harrison, Thym,
arffi Taylor fill out the rest of the
•starting line-up.
This will be the first time thf
Tigers have met Vanderbilt this
season, although they split a two-game
series with the. Commodores
last year—losing the first outing
48-96 in Nashville and then com­ing
back to take the second one
in Auburn 76-73.
When Coach Eaves' hustling
outfit meets Georgia Tech, they
will really be out for revenge.
Coach "Wack" Hyders' crew up-iet
the Plainsmen 73-70 in their
last match. Auburn will probably
be rated as the favorite since they
lave a decided edge in over-all
••ecords (9-3 as opposed to the
Tackets' 5-13), but the Techmen
ire always tough when they play
it home.
win here
Last week the Jackets beat Au­burn
on free shots. The Tigers
.vere only able to sink 12 out of
26 in that contest, but since then
he Eavesmen seemed to have
;otten their shooting eyes back
(for exarriple 35 of 46 against
Florida)., and the Atlanta'quintet
will have to work on some other
angle if they want to squelch the
"runts" this time. Auburn re­bounding
has also improved in
the last two games, and this
should be a factor.
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Tigers Play Best
Game Of Season
In Beating Gators
By Bob McAllister
Plainsman Sports Writer
Playing perhaps their great­est
game of the season, the
Auburn Tigers swept past
Florida's Gators in a contest
staged in the Sports Arena
last Saturday night, 93-69.
From the beginning it was ap­parent
as to what strategy the vis
itors from Gainesville had plan
ned. In the early minutes of the
game, the Gators took an unusua
number of • long field goal at­tempts,
hoping to capture any
loose rebounds that followed. But
Kay Sladen, Jim Diamond, Jim
O'Donnell, Gordon Mummert, Bil1
Kirkpatrick, and Brownie Nelson
foiled their hopes by gathering in
more of the rebounds than their
taller opponents.
belly play
Auburn, in the meantime, came
up with a basketball version of
the belly play. After a play was
set up and screening assignments
were carried out, instead of mak­ing
the pass to Captain Bill Kirk­patrick
as he broke across the
spot, the pass went to a trailer who
was usually all alone.
A vital factor in the home vic­tory
was the fact that the Tigers
made good 35 of 46 free throw at­tempts,
for a 76 per cent average.
Kay Sladen once again showed
a marked improvement as he en­tered
the contest while the score
was close and then sparked a ral­ly
which carried the game be­yond
the Gator's reach.
Mummert carries load
Mummert carried the load for
the Tigers during the first half,
as he sacked 16 points. In the sec­ond
half he added 6 more, end­ing
the night as the top scorer
with a total of 22. O'Donnell with
17, Sladen with 14, Diamond with
11 and Nelson with 10 proved to
be a great supporting cast.
The first half was a. see-saw
affair with both teams starting
slowly. After five minutes of
}lay, Florida had only one bucket
and two free throws to show for
their efforts. >
Action soon speeded up and at
half-time the home team enjoyed
a 46-31 lead. Only for a few
short moments in the second stan­za
did the Gators threaten the
Tigers' lead. Their chance:was
short-lived as the Tigers con­tinued
to pour in baskets, and
coasted to the final 93-69 score
with the subs taking over in the
last five minutes.
^—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., Feb. 2, 1955
Tech Spanks Tigers
Georgia Tech, the team which
upset mighty Kentucky, handed
the Auburn Tigers a* 73-70 loss
in a non-conference game, play­ed
in the Sport's Arena last Wed­nesday
night.
Auburn's ability to hit only 12
out of 26 free throw attempts is
a good indication of what led to
this, the third loss of the season
for the Tigers. r
Captain Bill Kirkpatrick tossed
in 21 points to capture high point
honors, and was backed up by
Jim O'Donnell with 16 and
Brownie Nelson with 13.
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February 15-16
Boeing has many positions open for graduaing and graduate studente. These
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fields) Also needed are physicists and mathematicians with advanced degrees.
Fields of activity include DESIGN, RESEARCH and PRODUCTION. Your
choice of location: Seattle, Washington or Wichita, Kansas.
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Both Wrestlers Considered Favorites
To Win In SEIWA Competition
By Tom Elliott
Plainsman Sports Writer
When the Tiger wrestlers take to the mat, seeking to
add another victim to their impressive consecutive victory
list, the opponents of Dick Downey and Al Myers, Auburn's
co-captains, will undoubtedly be in for a rough evening. These
two Tiger grapplers have played an important part in help­ing
establish the present Plainsmen win streak
Auburn Matmen
Downey is a heavy favorite to
retain his 157 pound SEIWA
championship for the second
straight year. If Dick cops it this
year, it will be his third confer­ence
title in as many seasons. As
a freshman he wrestled in the
177 pound class and took the title
in that division. Dick's over-all
record is a convincing 18 wins,
one loss, and one draw.
Myers is regarded -as a strong
contender for *the 167 pound
championship. Al won second
place in the SEIWA last year and
if his 17-3 won-lost record is any
indication he should walk off with
the crown this year. Al is a pro­duct
of San Antonio, Texas, but
he attended high school in
Tampa, Fla. When he finished
high school he had established
himself as quite an athlete, hav­ing
participated in football,
swimming, track and judo.
Downey hails from Birming­ham,
but he, like Al, went else­where
to high . school. Dick's
choice of schools was Baylor
Prep in Chattanooga where he
began his wrestling career by
competing in the 100 pound class
as a freshman. In\ his senior year
he took the Mid-South title in
the 147 pound division.
In addition to being a wrestler,
Dick is also a member of Phi Del­ta
Theta social fraternity. He is
majoring in pre-law and expects
to graduate in 1956. Dick also has
a brother on the wrestling team
—Ray—who is the SEIWA 137
pound champ. Both Ray and Dick
were taught to wrestle by their
older brothei-, Jack, who was a
grappler at Vanderbilt. At one
time all three brothers wrestled
in the same tournament in Nash­ville.
Al is . a member of Sigma Pi
Darkhorse PiKA Upsets Powerful KA
In Fast Intramural Basketball Race
By Harry Hall . {)
Intramural Sports Editor .
I PiKA, darkhorse of fraternity league play this season,*
moved into the top position of their league last Tuesday night ^
by stunning KA, 36-32. Bob O'Neill's 14 points and a hustling
defense were major factors in making the upset possible.
With the current season at its half-way mark, Theta Chi
7—THE PLAINSMAN #Wea., l&bv &1955
AUBURN WRESTLING genius Coach Arnold "Swede"
Umbach gives some helpful hints to Co-Captains Dick Downey,
Birmingham, and Al Myers, Galveston, Texas.
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Fleet Dave "Hoppy" Middleton,
one of the four members of Shug
Jordan's 1954 Plainsman "dream
backfield," and recently chosen
by the Detroit Lions as their
number one choice in the player
draft, flies to the Motor City to­day
to talk over contract and
medical school plans with Lion
officials.
Heraled as the swiftest grid-der
in the SEC during the '54
campaign, Middleton takes off to
Detroit leaving the Auburn sports
followers with the assurance that
he will not sign any documents
immediately, thus preserving his
fraternity, "Who's Who," vice
president of the School of Engi­neering,
President of Scabbard
and Blade and was recently tap­ped
for Blue Key. When Al ob­tains
his degree in aeronautical
engineering in June, he plans to
apply for a commission in the
Air Force. His decision to make a
career of the Air Force is nothing
new in his family — his father
and uncle were also Air Force
men.
Coach Umbach ranks both of
these boys as top flight wrestler^
and he is going to have quite a
job replacing them next year.
Dames Plan Supper
A spagetti supper is planned for
the Auburn Dames Club Febru­ary
9 in the Auburn Union. In ad­dition
to the supper, Colonel W.
W. Whelchel will show slides on
Europe and Puerto Rico.
The supper wil^ get underway
at 6:30 p.m. Husbands are invit­ed
to the social affair. Those who
plan to attend should notify Mrs.
E. P. Cherry at phone 573-M be­fore
Monday night.
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eligibility to run the sprint events
for Coach Wilbur Hutsell'$ SEC
champion track squad this spring.
The Lions picked the Birming­ham
senior to sign with their club
in the initial round of the Na­tional
Football League's annual
New York meeting last Friday, and
the action immediately stirred up
fan-interest as to Middleton's in­tentions
to enter medical' school
this fall.
The Ensley High product said
"This is definitely a business
t r i p , but no contract will be
signed. We're going to tho­roughly
talk things over, and
see what they can work out
for me. They mentioned the
possibility of my attending
school in Michigan while I
played ball for them, but I don't
want the schools in this area
to which I have applied for en­trance
to think that what we
and Phi Delta Theta stand at the
top of the other two fraternity
leagues Thursday night's 104-45
victory over TKE is typical of
what Theta Chi's outfit has been
doing this season, while the
gians of Phi Delta Theta proved
themselves by taking SAE, 33-31.
division B unbeaten
Mag Hall action seems to have
produced a topflight quintet in
division E. In their last outing, the
"E" boys swamped division O,
46-24. Stricklin was high for the
victors with 10 points.
Navy and the Buckshots stand
at the top of the pile in their res­pective
independent leagues.
Navy toppled. FFA, 55-M last
week, while the Buckshots were
laying it on the Bluedevils, 49-34.
other sports
Table tennis, badminton, vol-
Another Yankee Signs
Auburn Grant-ln-Aid
Auburn has signed another high
school football star from Chicago
to a grant-in-aid. The signature
of Bob Kreitling, 6'3", 195-pound
end, brings the total to four sign­ed
from the Windy City.
Kreitling, who was an all-state
selection, played for Fenger
High, the city's grid champions.
He caught JO touchdown passes
during the season and played
safetyman on defense.
Previously the Tigers secured
Chicagoans Bill Walter, 6'4", 240-
pound tackle; Bob Tokarz, 6'1",
185-pound quarterback; and Mare
D'vila, 6'1", 205-pound fullback.
decide on this trip is final."
The schools in the Detroit area
that were considered by club of­ficials
as possibilities are Wayne
University in Detroit and the
University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor.
Middleton plans to spend the
rest of the week in the Motor
City and return to the Village
Sunday night.
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leyball, and bowling have started
in the winter intramural sports
program with top interest and
keen competition expected to
prevail.
Last week's results in the va­rious
leagues were as follows:
Fraternity League
SAE 48 — DSP 31
ATO 39 — SP 21
TC 104 — TKE 45
AGR 41 — DC 27
KA 49 — OTS 37
PKA 53 — TX 3
PDT 42 — SN 33
SC 51 — PKP 20
SPE 52 — PKT 37
PKA 36 — KA 32
KS 36 — TX 13
ATO 41 — DC 30
SPE 56 — DTD 17
By John Bradberry
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
Here's a tip for bird hunters:
Don't "hog" all the shots. Never
shoot across or into your part­ner's
territory. Advance through
the field side by side with neith-
, er sneaking ahead for the first
shot. (That's not only unsports-man
like, it's mighty dangerous).
I f you bag the greatest num­ber
of birds, offer to divide them
with you companions.
Here's another tip: We have
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LCA 31 — AGR 29
PKT 38 — TKE 28:
TC 52 — AP'36
PDT 33 — SAE 31
SN 39 — PKP 34
SC 36 — DSP 19
Independent League
Hoppers 43 — Huskies 40
Buckshots 49 — Bluedevils 34
Vigor 28 — Lathons 27
Navy 55 — FFA 19
Vets 30 — Forresters 25
Jays 41 — Slickers 24
Dorm League
Div. A, 44 — Div. G, 37
Div. E, 46 — Div. O, 24
Div. S2, 39 — Div. J, 25
Div. M, 49 — Div. P2, 20
Div. SI, 35s— Div. H, 34
Div. K, 28 — Div. PI, 28
$tudtnts Finally Spat
Professors In Something
The Arnold Air. Society de­feated
an all-star team com­posed
of officers from the «jir
force _staff last Friday night in
Alumjii gym. Despite the ef­forts
of Captain J. J. Boyne,
the all-star's high scorer, the
staff 'members bowed to their
students by a 32-24 score.
The: officer team included
Captains Jesse Bush, William
Flack, Paul Gillespie, and Boyne,
along with Lt. Col. Finch, Ma­jor
Sam Sharp, Lt. Stanley Lit­tle,
and Maj. Ira Grounds.
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i n d u s t r i a l manage­ment
from Enterprise,
editor of the Plains­man,
member of the
Publications B o a r d,
member of the Lectur-
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former editor
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f o r m e r superinten­dent
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API Has Russian Expert In Dr. K
By Stanley Bright
API News Bureau
Auburn is proud of its excellent scientific personnel. One
\vh9m Auburn proudly claims is Dr. Gennady M. Kosolapoff
. . . more simply and affectionately known by his colleagues
and students as Dr. "K."
It was a long circuitous route and a life in which change,
-new countries and new languages
were usual, that finally brought
one of the most distinguished
scientists in this country to Au­burn
as a research professor.
A native of Russia, Dr. "K"
was born in Viatka, a town
northeast of Moscow and close
to the Siberian border. In 1918,
when he was nine years old, his
parents and he left Russia. Not
at once, or in an ordinary way,
but the only way White Rus­sians
could get out of Russia at
that time.
goes to Siberia
When what is now the NKVD
tookvover most of. his father's
house at their headquarters, tell­ing
his parents that they had too
much room, it was, as Dr. "K" put
it, "not entirely comfortable,"
and they decided to leave. Travel­ing
down the river in his father's
boat by night, and hiding in the
bottom of the boat, by day, they
reached Siberia. From there they
went by camel to Manchuria, and
finally to Japan.
It took four or five months to
get out of Russia, during which
time his parents were once put in
jail. On reaching Manchuria and
Japan his father was able to get
back into business and for four
and one-half years they lived in
the far east.
From there the Kosolapoffs
went to Estonia via Yokohama,
Vancouver, and New York' "be­cause
they wanted to see Canada."
After two years in Estonia, they
finally came back to New York,
and there they stuck.
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Gates Open 6:30 p.m.
Picture starts 7:00 p.m.
Fri. and Sat. Feb. 4-5
No. 1
"SHARK RIVER"
Steve Cochran
Carole Mathews
No. 2
"VICE SQUAD"
Paulette Goddard
Edward G. Robinson
Sun. & Mon. Feb. 6-7
"ACT OF LOVE"
Kirk Douglas
Tuesday Feb. 8
'Sunvalley SernadV
Glenn Miller
Tuesday Nites Are
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If you have an "Auburn-
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the driver will be admitted
FREE if accompanied by
two other paid admissions.
Wed. & Thurs. Feb. 9-10
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During his peregrinations I}r.
"K" learned nine languages in all.
"I had to get around," he- says.
As long as he can remember,
Dr. "K" wanted to be a scientist
—first a biologist, and later a
chemist. He received a BS degree
in chemical engineering from
Cooper Union in New York, a MS
in biochemistry fromi the Univer­sity
of Michigan, and his SC.D in
Organic Chemistry from the Uni­versity
of Michigan in 1936.
top in his field
Today Dr. "K" is top man in his
field — organic phosphorus com­pounds.
Actually his work is
closely related to biology. For in
the last two years it has been dis­covered
that organic phosphorus
compounds exist in all living tis­sue.
"They provide the energy for
motion and the processes of life,"
Dr. "K" says. These compounds al­so
have proved to be of commer­cial
use. TCP, used in gasoline,
various insecticides, and the most
effective nerve gases are organic
phosphorus compounds.
Dr. "K" has devoted 20 years
of research to these compounds
and has registered twelve pat­ents
for making new compounds
and applying them to industry.
But today, he is more interested
in the scientific angle — in study­ing
the structure of the compounds
in relation to their behavior. He
believes many new drugs can
eventually be developed from
them. .
also Russian authority
* Besides teaching and research
Dr. "K" does an important job as
"abstractor" of Russian publica­tions
for chemical abstracts. This
means that he translates, studies,
and writes digests of all Russian
scientific bulletins and acts as
consultant to several government
agencies. "People do not realize
that there is today a fairly free
exchange of all scientific bulle­tins
between ; us and the USSR.
We would get each other's even
if there weren't." he says.
Do the Russian bulletins ever
slip up and publish something that
gives away secrets? "Ocassional-ly,",
says Dr. "K." "About .two or
three times a year." Dr. "K"
screens about three-fourths of all
Russian bulletins for this country.
How does Dr. "K" like Auburn?
"I came to Auburn first at Christ­mas-
time in 1-847. When I left.
Dayton it was cold and slushy.
When I got to Auburn it was shirt­sleeve
weather. That did it!"- But
it's not just the Sunny South. Dr.
"K" likes Auburn, and it's for­tunate
for Auburn that he does.
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Birmingham; David A. Newcome,
Gadsden; Anna W. Ohsiek, Sa­vannah,
Ga.; Richard P: Reese,
Pensacola, Fla.; and Annie L. Sul­livan,
Ashville. Commerce, Peggy
Barrow, Jackson; Margaret A.
Cathey, Auburn; Ruby D. L. Dor-land,
Mobile;" Mary E. Quinn,
Prattville; and Betty J. Thrower,
Lanett. Science, John R. Car-
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Battle King
Theta Chi Dream Girl
Theta Chi Honors
'Dream Girl' King
Miss Battle King, recently se­lected
as ."Dream.Girl of Theta
Chi Fraternity" was honored at
a reception' Sunday at the frater­nity's
home on West Magnolia
Avenue.
Receiving the guests with Miss
King, were Mrs. Hazel B. May-nard,
Theta Chi housemother, and
Fred Denton, president of the
chapter.
Between the hours of 3 and 5
p.m., approximately 250 friends of
the fraternity and Miss King pass­ed
through the receiving line.
Officiating at the tea table, were
Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. E. S.
Bradford, and Mrs. P. P. Powell.
The table was covered with a
white damask cloth centered with
an arrangement of red carnations.
Misses Betty Bell, Leita Tram-mell,
Francis Walthall, Sue Ne-thery,
Lady Foy, Emily Collins,
sorority sisters of Miss King, and
Mrs. Claude C. Casey, and Mrs.
Carlos M." Ward served and as­sisted
at the tea table.
michael, Milltwn; Helen L. Scott,
Prattville; and Mary A. Wood,
Cordova.' Mathematics, Virginia
A. Midtileton,t>Lanett:.
Students who. are teaching home
economics in Roanoke, Tallassee
and Holtville are: Betty Jo John­son,
Cullman; Charlie Smith, Cull­man;
Altha Ann Morrison, Russell-ville;
Ernestine Williams, Union",
Miss.; Eleanor Weatherford, Uriah;
and Hilda Jane Laster, Taft, Tenn.
Dr. W. Theo Dalton, professor,
of education, is director of student
teaching at API. Dalton, Robert
G. Risinged, assistant professor of
education, and Miss Ruby Lea
Robinson, instructor in home eco­nomic
education;- are serving as
supervisors.
Then there was the absent-
| minded English professor who
forgot to write a $5 book to sell to
his class.
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AUBURN GRILLE
Wrestlers Run Streak To 30 Matches
As Maryville Gets Swamped 22-10
8—THE PLAINSMAN
By Max Rosenberg
Auburn grapples ran their vic­tory
string to 30 with their de­feat
of Maryville at the Sports
Arena last Friday night. Coach
"Swede" Umbach's matmen took
the match by a 22^-10 margin.
Three pins highlighted the
match — one by Maryville, and
two by the Tigers. Maryville's
Captain Buford Miller, 130-pound-er,
defeated Auburn's . chargp,
Sophomore Henry Bennett, in
eight minutes and eleven seconds,
but in the 147-pound classic,
Sophomore Jerry Embry pinned
Maryville's Don Nabors in eight
minutes and 14 seconds, and Co-captain
Dick Downey made quick
time of Charles Wagner in two
minutes and 55 seconds of their
157-pound match.
In a 147-pound,, six-minute ex­hibition
match between Auburn's
Bobby Brown and Maryville's
Tom Berong, Brown pinned Be-rong
in three minutes and 48 sec­onds
to gain a record of four pins
in as many .matches. Brown pinned
three opponents at VMI before
Christmas in the round-robin
tournament which Aubura won
there .
In the rest of the matches,
Maryville received a forfeit from
Auburn in the 123-pound class
since Auburn's Doug Snell was
unable to compete, having receiv­ed
a separated rib in the last
match with Emory.
In the 137-pound action the
senior Downey brother, Ray, out­pointed
Maryville's Jimmy Cum-mings,
18-3, and the Tigers really
began to move against Maryville.
Co-captain Al "Tex" Myers de-cisioned
Jack Renfro, 11-2, in the
Wed., Feb. 2,1955
Regional Contab On Visual Problems
The second Southeastern Re­gional
Conference on V i s u al
Problems of School Children will
be held in Thach Hall at API Feb.
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167-pound class. The 177-pound
champ in the SEIWA, Tom Bugen-hagen
of Maryville College, was
decisioned by Glenn Sanders, 7-2.
Senior George Cooley took Don
Moore in the final bout of the
evening' to win Auburn's first
heavyweight match in 1955. Cooley
topped the Maryville, lad 6-5.
Auburn's final home match will
be this Saturday at 7:30 against
Vanderbilt in . the Sport Arena.
After that the Tigers take to the
road to face Vandy, Chattanooga,
and the SEIWA tournament on
February 11, 12 and 18-19 re­spectively.
16. Sponsored by the Alabama Cy­tometric
Association in coopera­tion
with the department of psy­chology
at Auburn, the conference
will be attended by educators and
members of the optometric asso­ciation
from all over the South­east.
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Subject of this year's confer­ence
will be "Remedial Reading
and the Retarded Reader."
Dr. Sherwood Mclntyre, pro­fessor
of psychology- at API,
will serve as chairman of the
conference. Addresses will be
made by Dr. David W. Mullins,
executive vice-president of A P I,
and Dr. F. W. Williams, Jr.,
president of the Alabama Op­tometric
Association.
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