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AUBURN, ALABAMA, WED., JULY^'3^56 ; ' ; ^ ; '^
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'Dear Ruth' Opens Tonight
In Biggin Hall Art Gallery
Latest Players' Show Slated At 8:15;
Production To Be Given I n Round'
"Dear Ruth," the newest production of the Auburn
Players, opens tonight at 8:15 i n t h e Biggin Hall Art Gallery.
The play, a fast moving, fast talking comedy by Norman
Krasna, will be presented J u l y 25-28 and August 1-4. Curtain
time for all performances will be 8:15 p.m.
The play, as done by the Auburn
Players, will be an arena
LIFE SITUATIONS can sometimes get involved far deeper
than they are meant to go. Such is the situation in which the cast
of "Dear Ruth," latest production of the Auburn Players, finds itself.
The result is hilarious comedy that promises to keep audiences
laughing. The play opens tonight in Biggin Gallery at 8:15 and
will run through August 4.
All-Campus Dance Slated For Friday
In Union With 'Shower Shindig' Theme
"Shower Shindig" is the theme
of the" all-campus dance to be held
this Friday night in the air conditioned
Union Ballroom from 8
until 11, according to Glen Pehl,
dance committee chairman.
Music for dancing will be furnished
by the Auburn Knights
Combo and decorations will consist
of a rainbow with a pot of
gold at the end. Multi-colored
umbrellas will be hung around the
rainbow and colored lights will
add to the dreary atmosphere.
Red-checkered table cloths and
candles placed on the tables will
complete the decorations. . . .
The floorshow, under the direction
of Barbara Wilson, entertainment
committee chairman, will
begin at 9 o'clock. It will feature
the Infirmary scene f r o m t he
"Spring Show," given last quarter,
with Pat Shepherd, Sandra Sexton
and Charles King. Emceeing
the show will be Robert Seals.
A new feature of the Union
Dances will be hostesses, selected
from each of the girls' dorms,
who will welcome the students as
they arrive and assist in serving
free lemonade furnished by the
Union Program Council.
production—of the type used centuries
ago by the Greeks. While
the original production of t he
play on Broadway in 1944 was not
of this type—it has since been
done "i'n the round" numerous
times. It is very adaptable to
arena-type production, according
to Robert Knowles, director of
the Players' production, and it
has been very successful wherever
staged.
Approximately 75 hours of actual
rehearsing were involved in
preparation for the production,
but many more hours were spent
by the cast in constructing the
furniture for the set.
The plot of "Dear Ruth" is a
hilarious one evolving , around
the antics of a teenage girl, who
possesses a rather overzealous
patriotism. She attempts to give
lift to the morale of a number
of servicemen, overseas, by writing
to them. When, however, her
family discovers that she has
signed her older sister's name to
the letters, amusing comments
begin to fly. And when one of
Staffers Needed
Anyone interested in working
on the Plainsman staff should
come to room 318, Union, or
phone Hal Morgan at 1892.
Auburn Architecture Dept. Accredited
Despite Reports Indicating Probation
Board Rates API
With 43 Others
Auburn's Architecture Dep
a r t m e n t is accredited by the
National Architectural Acc
r e d i t i n g Board, despite recent
r e p o r t s that the department
may have been placed on probation
by the board.
A column by Hugh Sparrow
appearing last Sunday in t he
Birmingham News implied, according
to many, that Auburn's
Architecture Department may
have been placed on probation
by the "American Institute of
Architects' accrediting board,"
and that such information may
have been withheld from students.
Actually the department is ac-
Braceler Lost
LOST: A Sigma Pi braclet in
downtawn Auburn. F i n d er
please contast Miss Susie
French, housemother, Sigma Pi
house. Phone 511.
credited, though not by any accrediting
board of the AIA. There
is no such board. The National
Architectural Accrediting Board
was established jointly by the
AIA, the Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture and
the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards.
Released last week
A list of schools with accredited
architecture departments was received
here at the end of last
week and was immediately available
to anyone interested in seeing
it. The list was sent from
Charlottesville, Va., last Wednesday,
according to the date on the
letter accompanying it. It included
46 schools listed in alphabetical
order, the first of which
was Auburn.
Reports have been circulating
in the department for some time,
according to Sparrow's column,
that the department may not have
been accredited. He referred to
the situation that arose two years
ags when trouble arose in the
School of Architecture and indicated
that conditions were similar
at this time.
The accrediting board, however,
rates API's department equal
with 43 others on the list. Two
schools included on the list were
marked provisional accreditation.
The Birmingham News column
also stated that '"Several architecture
professors-and instructors
(See Architecture, Page 8)
Free Movies
Movies will be shown in the
Union Ballroom every Thursday
at 3 and at 7:30 p.m. Especially
for married students and
children, the movies will be
shown at the Graves Center
Amphitheater on Friday night
at 7:30. All students and college
personnel will be admitted to
these movies free of charge.
July 26 and 27—"Give My
Regards To Broadway"—(Dan
Daily, Barbara Lawrence)—A
heart - warming film musical
about a vaudeville family on the
American stage.
the servicemen camps on t he
doorstep, expecting to continue
his air-mail romance, the audience
finds itself in a refreshingly
funny situation.
Band And Choral
Concert Tomorrow
On Union Terrace
The- Aubufn summer concert
band under the direction of Mr.
George Corradino, and the Auburn
mixed chorus under the direction
of Mr. John Williams, will
present a combination concert
Thursday evening, July.26, at 7:30
on the Union terrace.
Selection played by the 40 piece
band will be: "The French Quarter"
by Morrisse, "The 'Little'
Rhapsody in Blue" by Gershwin,
"Our Flirtations" and "The Corcoran
Cadets" both marches by
Sousa, "Them Basses" by Huf-fine,
and "On the Mall" by Goldman.
The 30 member mixed chorus
will present five numbers. These
will be "Softly As in a Morning
Sunrise" by Friml, "Summertime"
b y Gershwin, "Through the
Years" by Youmans, "Embrace-able
You," and "If You Were the
Only Girl in the World."
Two Alumni Attend
'99 Class Reunion
Here Last Week j
" Only two graduates were able
to attend the Class of 1899 reunion
which took place here at
Auburn last Wednesday. They
were Mr. Frederick R. Daly and
Miss Lucile Burton.
Mr. Daly, graduate of the school
of pharmacy, ran a drug store in
Tarrant City for 40 years before
retiring.
Miss Burton graduated in the
general course. While in school
she was connected with her father's
book store here in Auburn.
She has been proprietor of Bur- '
ton's Book Store since 1917.
The two grads met in the conference
room in the Union where
they discussed old times. They
had lunch with President and
Mrs. Draughon. The Auburn
Alumni Association presented
Miss Burton a musical football
that plays the War Eagle song*
and to Mr. Daly they gave an Auburn
Beer Stein.
The remainder of the afternoon
was spent.- touring the campus
and visiting Miss Kate Lane, another
member of the class. Miss
Lane was ill and unable to attend
the reunion, so the other
class members went to see her
in Lee County Hospital.
Interesting comments made by
the grads were that there were
only four or five buildings on the
campus when they were here, and
that football was played where
Ross Square is now located.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
THIS WEEK'S LOVELIEST seems to be one of the few lucky
people who have found a cool place to relax. She's June Gosdin,
a junior in education, from Newnan, Ga.
Better Teaching Subject
Of Education Conference
Helping teachers do a b e t t e r job of teaching was t h e obj
e c t i v e of several hundred school leaders meeting here J u ly
16-19. They studied how* teachers may improve their efficiency
through "on-the-job training" by reviewing t he
way classes are taught and the way schools are run. _
Dr. Houston Cole, president of
Jacksonville State Teachers College,
opened the conference by
describing the forces in a present-day
democracy that challenge
the leaders of public education.
In his address Dr. Cole remarked,
"Following World War I,
a freedom extravaganza got under
way in this country that was destined
to touch and modify a great
many of our customs and traditions.
"People rebelled against what
they termed puritanical restraints
and long established customs of
personal docorum.
"The great period of 'debunking'
had set in in American history.
' Fiction shifted its course
from 'the high and the noble' to
the sordid, the sexy, and the sadistic."
N
He added that the Cult of Objectivity
gained headway. It
taught that one should accept
nothing as being true, real, or
valid until it has been proven
through the mediums of science
and mathematics. No reality existed
that could not be measured
by. a rule or timed by a clock.
"This period of m o r a l cynicism
struck a severe blow at
Christianity. In some quarters
the subject became taboo. The
South, which maintained a higher
degree of conservatism and belief
than other sections of the
nation, was referred to, in derision,
as the Bible Belt. Freedom
from restraint at the individual
level became the order of the
day.
"Today," Cole continued, "government
operates under the will
of the people to a much greater
extent than ever before, and the
economic blessings of the count
ry are more widely distributed
than in any previous period in
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our history. Believers in true
democracy will accept these facts
as right and desirable.
"The evil consequences of this
'freedom binge' can be found in
the lower quality of our sense
of values. . Many of our sociologists
contend that this has led to
a social crisis as great as the crisis
for survival.
"As evidence of this they point
to the ever-increasing rate of
drug addiction, sex deviation, alcoholism,
crime, juvenile delinquency,
mental illness, and "divorce."
Cole indicated that springing
from this is the growing problem
of pupil discipline in education.
It has become so acute that in
places that the police duties of the
teacher must take precedence
over those of instruction. No
doubt this is driving many teachers
from the profession.
He gave examples of the writings
of the Apostle Paul to show
it is time to re-study and re-define
the term freedom.
"The trouble," said Cole, "is we
have interpreted freedom as giv-
(See EDUCATION, Page 8)
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Thursday-Friday
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Saturday, July 28
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Sunday-Monday
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Home and Auto Supply Store,
Opeiika Royal Crown Bottling Co.,
Ball's Bakery, Opeiika Creamery,
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Miller Music Co., Paul's Bar-B-Q,
Auburn Tire Service.
Former API Student
Gets One Of Three
National Awards
Reuben Finney, Buffalo,
Ala., has been named as recipient
of the Dr. Charles Manfred
Thompson Award of Phi
Eta Sigma, according to Mr.
James E. Foy, director of student
affairs. The award, in the
amount of t h r e e hundred dollars,
is one of t h r e e presented
in t h e nation annually by the
national freshman honor society.
Mr. Foy, who holds the position
of grand secretary of Phi Eta
Sigma, said candidates for t he
award have been under consideration
since March first of this
year. Winners are decided on
the basis of high scholastic record,
evidence of creative ability,
evidence of financial need, promise
of success in chosen field and
personality. Finney's selection
marks the first time in the history
of the award that it has
gone to an API student.
The Dr. Charles Manfred
Thompson Award, named in honor
of the president, and only living
founder of Phi Eta Sigma,
will go toward furthering Finney's
studies at Western Reserve.
Hops, Rush, Initiations
Dominate Social Scene
By Juna Fincher
Plainsman Society Editor
The second six weeks of the summer session got underway
with a bang as house dances, r u s h parties and initiations
t a k e the lead in this week's social* events. This weekend
the Phi Kappa Taus a r e having their rush weekend with a
house dance on Friday night
dance that night—Knights of
Rhythm are playing. The Alpha
Forestry School
Observes Decennial
API's forestry department observed
the 10th anniversary of the
establishment of the first professional
forestry curriculum here at
a program July 23.
The occasion was a forestry day
held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Forestry and state leaders who
endorsed the measure to organize
the forestry department attended
the event. Mr. L. M. Ware, head of
horticulture, was a special guest.
A 10-year progress report was
made by forestry department staff
members. Mr. Ware reviewed the
history of forestry research and
instruction at Auburn prior to
1946.
and on Saturday they plan a
Gamma Rhos plan an all day
party at Kowliga on Saturday
and the Delta Chis are having a
house dance that night.
Last weekend the Sigma Chis
had a "Safari" party Friday, July
20, and on Saturday the OTSs
had a watermelon cutting. Also
having parties were the Phi Kap-
Pa Taus and the Sigma Pis with
house dances.
The Phi Kappa Taus held formal
initiation last Saturday
morning, July 21. Those initiated
were Richard Lucas, Andalusia;
Carl Jeff coat, Andalusia;
Jimmy Stewart, Anniston; Bill
Pennington, Anniston; Bill Lank-ford,
Birmingham, and Bob Wan-ager,
Birmingham.
The Sigma Chis have elected
Good Buddy Crawford as social
chairman for the summer,
barbecue at Chewacla and a house
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1956
SHOP DUR STOREWIDE
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STARTING THURSDAY—JULY 26 AT 9:30 A.M.
TERRIFIC SAVINGS ON SUMMER MERCHANDISE
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION ON HUNDREDS OF ITEMS IN
THESE DEPARTMENTS—
• Ladies' Lingerie
• Ladies' Summer Dresses
• Ladies' Jewelry and Accessories
• Ladies' Shoes
• Men's and Boy's Apparel
• Children's Apparel and Sportswear. Sizes 3 to
6x, 7 to 14, and subteen
• Summer fabrics
• Ladies' Summer Sportswear
• Lawn Furniture, Fans and Air Conditioners
Negro Not Denied Voting Privileges
Say Most Students In Campus Poll
By Sam Henderson
Plainsman Staff Writer
More than half of the stud
e n t s polled last week for
opinions on civil rights stated
t h a t the Negro in the South is
not dened the right to vote.
Twenty-five students were
contacted to determine what
' opinions they held concerning the
current civil rights controversy.
The results are presented without
interpretation as an indication of
what some students are thinking
on civil rights.
That the Negro in the South is
not denied the right to vote was
the opinion of 15 of the students.
They acknowledged that comparatively
few Negroes vote, but
they felt reasons for this to be
poor education, lack of interest
and lack of encouragement. Holding
a contrary opinion, seven
Students said that Negroes were
denied voting rights, either by
legal means or by some form of
coercion. Three students had no
opinion.
In cases where individuals felt
themselves denied the right to
vote, 10 students said that only
the state government should be
Concerned, and seven believed
that the federal government
Should have primary interest. Ac-
Cording to five students, the federal
government should not intervene
unless the election of
federal officials were involved.
Three students could offer no
opinion.
None of the students contacted
were sufficiently informed to
give an opinion on the civil rights
bill now being debated in the
House of Representatives. The
bill would establish a six-man
presidential commission with authority
to investigate cases in
which civil rights had been denied
an individual.
The bill would also give the attorney
general the power to instigate
suits in federal courts in
behalf of individuals whose, civil
rights had been interferred with.
If passed by the House, the bill
is expected to die in the Senate,
by southern filibuster if necessary.
Students were questioned about
two other aspects of the civil
right's issue. It was the opinion
of 16 that the Negro in the South
is the victim of economic discrimination,
but they added that with
LISTENING to the strains of "Glory, Glory to Old Auburn"
after a long absence from the "Plains," are these guests -to the
campus. Here for the reunion of the class of 1899 are (left to right)
Mrs. Fred Daly, wife of an '99 Grad, Miss Lucille Burton, class of
'99, and Mr. Daly, '99, a retired Birmingham druggist.
more education greater opportunities
would be open to him.
Twenty-one students were in favor
of continued segregation in
the schools.
These objected to mixed schools
because, in their opinion, the social
and moral standards of Negroes
were generally at a low
level. Feeling that few people of
either race actually desired integration
in the schools,' these
students were in favor of improved
but separate schools.
The twenty-five students questioned
were selected at random.
Many of them related personal
experiences upon which their
opinions were based. Most of
them seemed to have given the
racial problem a great deal of
thought and to be, in general,
well-informed.
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State Conservationists
Set Meeting For August
A meeting of the Alabama Area
and Work Unit Conservationists
will be held on the Auburn campus
August 14-16.
The invocation for the meeting
will be given1 by Dr. John H. Leith
of the Auburn Presbyterian
Church, and API President Ralph
Draughon will give the welcoming
address.
According to O. C. Medlock,
state conservationist, Auburn,
many outstanding conservationists
will appear on the three day -program.
Business Ad Prof
Takes Spot At N.C.
Dr. John W. Kennedy, professor
of economics and business administration
has accepted the position
of professor and head of the Department
of Economics at the
Woman's College, University of
North Carolina, Greensboro, N.C.
Dr. Kennedy, who has been at
API since 1953, will resign his local
position this fall. He holds
two degrees f rorh Duke University
and his doctorate from the University
of North Carolina.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1956
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Architect Problem 4—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1956
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
A recent column- in the Birmingham
• News written by Hugh Sparrow has caused
a great deal of furor on the campus and
' speculation as to whether the Architecture
Department here is accredited. The column
as it was written was inaccurate in
a number of statements but was carefully
composed so as to attribute all the '"facts"
to such general and unknown parties as
Parking Tickets
Given Without Prejudice
Reports have come to this paper that
local police officers have been guilty of
favoritism in passing out traffic tickets,
partcularly for over-time parking violations.
Complaints that officers are prone
to overlook the violation indicator on
parking meters when the offending car is
one belonging to a local resident are the
most heard.
A check with Chief Ellis of the Auburn
Police Department brought one fact to
light that hither-to was unknown to this
paper as well as to many students, no
doubt. Local businessmen have the option
of purchasing stickers for their cars at the
cost of six dollars a month, which allow
them to park their automobiles anywhere
meters are located, without being in violation
of a city ordinance.
This bit of information may serve to
ease the minds of some students who
through carelessness or neglect have failed
to deposit the required amount in the
meter where they park, and as a result
have accumulated what they consider
more than their fair share of parking tickets.
With parking conditions crowded as
they are, the number of parking tickets
issued is on the increase, not as a result
of a crack-down on the part of police, but
because of what students, feel is the necessity
of leaving their cars in any available
space, whether restricted or not. In
doing this, the student knows at the time
the chance he takes and certainly should
have no complaint when he returns to find
his car adorned with the latest thing in
traffic tickets.
As to the complaint that local and
Campus officers are prejudiced against the
student, a che'ck with police records will
show the comparatively few cases booked
against students as against those possible.
to foster the Aubnrn spirit
HAL MORGAN
Editor
NICK BUTLER
Terry White
Frank Reeves —
Gee Gee Appich
Cecil Stokes
Bill Klemm
Ann Rivers
Juna Fincher —
Managing Editor
. Associate Editor
Sports Editor
_ Staff Secretary
Columnist
Columnist
Feature Editor
Society Editor
Staff Members: Judy Ingram, Dick Looser,
Alien Bradford, Charlie Norton, Barbara
Evans, Sam Henderson, Elaine Kettles, Bill
Sefton, and Kit Logan.
BOB FORESTER
Business Manager
John Ferguson —
Tom McWorter
John Pendergrass
John Ferguson —
Advertising Mgr.
Circulation Mgr.
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Staff Acc't.
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the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and is distributed
free. Opinions published in The Plainsman have been
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necessarily the opinion of the administration. Summer
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"students" or to use phrases as/ "it was reported."
At the time the column is said to have
been written there was a copy of the National
Architectural Accrediting Board's
list of accredited schools in the president's
office here. The column stated that several
attempts were'made to" locate Dr.
Draughon for a statement Saturday as to
the status of the department and that he
could not be reached. At the time Dr.
Draughon was out of town but others were
here who could have furnished Mr. Sparrow
with the information that he wanted.
The column also stated ithat efforts
were made "through sources in Washington,
the headquarters of the ALA accrediting
board" Friday to "get an ariswer to the
disturbing question." Actually the ALA
itself does no accrediting and so its national
headquarters would have nothing to
do with the situation upon which Sparrow
elaborated.
As we understand it Sparrow got most
of his information from students who were
interested . in "straightening out the department."
What these students failed to
realize is the fact that just such a furor
as has been raised over, in this case, nothing
can cause good men over the country
that might be prospects for teaching here
to be skeptical about the future of Auburn's
Architecture Department.
As to Sparrow's statement that several
people in the department are leaving at
the end of this term, it can hardly be said
that this is true. Two are leaving, neither
for the reasons hinted at by Sparrow. One
is from England and his visa to this country
has expired; the other signed a contract
last year with the understanding that
at the end of a year he would leave to do
advanced study and gain professional experience.
A new man was engaged last
spring to take his place.
States' Rights Guaranteed
In Tenth Amendment
One of the greatest heritages we, as American
citizens, have is our "Bill of Rights." This
is one of the most unique and inspiring documents
ever written. It is a beacon of hope
which we can hold up to all of the oppressed
nations of the world.
All of us know that the "Bill of Rights"
guarantees us freedom of press, speech, religion,
petition, and assembly; but if you continue
to read, you will find that the 10th
Amendment gives us an'even greater freedom.
The 10th Amendment says: "The powers
not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the States respectively, or to
the people."
This amendment was put in because the
framers of our Constitution, wijh their foresight,
realized that, in time, the government
which they were "forming might become so
strong that it would oppress the states as England
oppressed the colonies. That time has
come.
The powers delegated to the Federal Government
were named and the division of powers
was spelled out in the Constitution. Then,
to further emphasize this, the 10th Amendment
was added. This coequal partnership between
the States and Federal Government is the cornerstone
to the unparalleled position which
America has attained as leader of the free
world.
First, let us ask ourselves if we are ready
to throw out this cornerstone. If we are, then
we, as free people, have every right to do so.
But this is a step which should be carefully
weighed and considered; and, if undertaken,
Should be done by Constitutional Amendment,
not by Congressional action or Supreme Court
decree.
• The Supreme Court has interpreted the
Constitution so as to give the National Government
authority in almost every phase of power.
As free people, we must not let this continue
to happen; for, if we do, the very foundations
of our country will crumble.
it 'A\NWrVwC0UE6E AIN'T SO TOUGH— I'DA GOT A STRAIT
- *A' .IF IT HAPN'T &EEN FOR THAT STUPID SHOP COURSE.'
I BELIEVE
Faith Can Move Mountains
In. Matthew 17:20 we find these
words:
" . . . I say to you, if you have
faith as a grain of mustard seed,
you will say to this mountain,
'move hence to yonder place,' and
it will move; and nothing will be
impossible to you."
These are stirring words which
Jesus speaks to His disciples—
believe, and you-will be able to
remove mountains. You know a
mountain is usually pretty large.
Webster defines one as a huge
mass of rock rising 2,000 feet or
more above the level of the adjacent
ground. To nearly everyone
it is a symbol of might and power.
And yet, Christ says to us that
we can remove such a majestic,
tremendous thing by believing in
Him. This sounds impossible.
Many persons, however, have
demonstrated the truth of these
words—not simply by removing
a huge mass of rock 2,000 feet
high, but rather by removing other
mountains—really more important
ones—such as blindness,
loss of hearing or a paralyzed
body.
Helen Keller is one example of
a person who has removed such
mountains. Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
is another. Both were
faced with physical handicaps.
THE DEAN'S LIST
By Bill Teem
I register for every crip,
Check the profs, so there's no
slip.
Buy my books with no delay,
Attend the lectures every day;
Write down every word in class,
Do not let a cough get passed.
For my term subject I look,
Through the library's every
book,
Go through works of every kind,
Until the perfect theme I find;
At last I know what I'm to say,
Do research both night and day.
At the end I finish strong,
Although its three hundred
pages long.
Hand it in with a grin,
The prof looks up, snarls,
"Thanks, my friend."
The next two weeks I read and
cram,
For the coming final exam,
Come down from my ivory tower,
And finish the quiz in half an
hour.
Go next day to see my score,
Another "F" adorns the door.
BY ALLEN BRADF0SD
Both overcame these handicaps
to become great in the hearts and
minds of those they served;
The mountains did not vanish,
but these two great personalities
were able to remove them as barriers
to what they wanted to accomplish.
They no longer be-
"came a roadblock on the way of
life.
So it can be with us. We too
face mountains, some of us physical
ones. All of us, however,
face the mountains of selfishness,
greed, pride, and prejudice. Often
we do not see things clearly because
of these mountains. They
become barriers to a successful,
happy life. •
-To us, too, Christ says, ". . . if
you have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, you will say to this '
mountain, 'Move hence to yonder
place,' a'nd it will move; and nothing
will be impossible to you."
Letters To
The Editor
LETTERS POLICY: All let-ters
to the editor must be signed
by the author and accompanied
if the subject is pertinent
enough the letter may be, print-ed.
In any case, the editor reserves
the right to omit any
letter because of nature or content.
Upon the writer's request,
his name w i l l be omitted;
however, unsigned letters will
not be printed.
Students Criticize
Plainsman Editorial
Dear Sir:
Recently, on the editorial page
of The Plainsman, there appeared
a rather uninformed and feeble
exhortation to the students to
participate more fully in the en- -
richment of their student life by
writing letters to the editor. This,
in our opinion, misses the point.
The bland and pallied fare fed
the students by their campus
newspaper has in it. virtually no
taint of controversy and few arguable
statements. The editors
of The Plainsman, it appears, are
so afraid of misusing their power
(or of the college administration)
that they compromise their sense
of right and achievement with
their fear of abuse. The student
publications have what is apparently
a hypocritical pride in the
(See LETTERS, Page 7)
KLEMM'S CLAMOR
Nature Of Modern Jazz
BY BILL KLEMM
There are three features of
modern jazz which make it a distinctive
form of music: (1) a
minimum of repetition, (2) less
"melody" and (3) improvision.
Now I could give you a big
speal .a b o u t
such things as
"counter-point"
but I wouldn't
really understand
what I
was t a l k i ng
about. Maybe
y o u woudn't
either.
So let's bring
the essence of
modern jazz down to earth where
you and I can get some idea what
it is all about. In general, jazz is
the creation of music—while it is
being played. Usually there are no
written scores, no guides and few
rules. When arrangements ; are
used, the score still tends to allow
freedom for the musicians; it always
uses the new in music.
Modern jazz is such that it allows
for the expression of mood
to its fullest. A musician is not
bound by a certain pattern of
notes. In a sense the jazz musician
is like the great classic composers.
He invents an idea, builds a feeling,
then puts it to music. There
is no limit as to how these feelings
can be expressed.
Jazz can be played fast or slow,
Whichever is desired. In fact this
forms the basis for two of the
primary schools of jazz—the hot
and the cool. Hot jazz has a lively
beat, sometimes primitive, sometimes
complex. The cool jazz takes
it slow with soft beats, such as
With blues and ballads.
To illustrate how jazz is created
and played let us refer to a
few comments from two of the
better known artists, Pete Rugulo
and Dave Brubeck. The following
are descriptions of records made
by each man.
r Brubeck
". . . at this point my blood began
to boil. Once again I resented
all studios and all people who
thought jazz is like a faucet, it
goes off and on. Mili has heard
lis in fairly top form at Basin
Street with a good live audience.
Naturally he wanted that for the
sound track, but how were we to
deliver under these conditions.
"We jumped in, and when I
hear 'Stompin for Mili' it is evident
to me that this is musical
expression of rage and frustration.
The first quote I played in my solo
'Thank You for A Lovely Evening,'
pointed at Mili."
". . . there is one chorus devoted
to an exchange of patterns between
-Joe (Dodge) and me, and
in the following chorus the whole
group exchanged patterns. This
leads to two choruses of improvised
counter-point.
"Then Mili set another mood for
the group when he said: 'I would
like to see Audrey Hepburn come
walking through the woods—.'
" 'Gee,' said Paul (Desmond),
'So would I.'
" 'One,' I said, noticing the
glazed expression about Paul's
eyes, 'two, three, four.' And we
played it. Its significance, I trust
will not be lost to the male population."
Then with reference to another
record: ". . . the arrangement on
'Brother Can You Spare a Dime'
is a very simple canon with the
alto stating the theme and bass
and piano handling the successive
entrances. This is one of my favorites.
We tried to capture the
strange mixture of pathos and
courage which prevailed during
the early thirties. I don't know
(See JAZZ, Page 6)
Solution Needed For Architectural Dilemma
By Anne Rivers
When conditions in a school on
our campus become such that
daily newspapers throughout the
state feel called upon to comment
on them in detail and at length,
then perhaps it may be taken as
a sympton of acute apathy in some
quarter, be it student or administrative.
There has been unrest and discord
among the student ranks of
the school of Architecture and
the Arts for a long time. There is
obviously a situation in existence,
whatever it may be, that has
prompted these periodic outcrop-pings
and fanned the spark that
has kept the blaze alive.
Students themselves do not
seem to agree on the specific details
of the trouble, although there
appears to be general agreement
among them that conditions in the
school have been declining since
the withdrawal of the last head of
the department.
Some of the most frequently
voiced objections, it seems, are the
dwindling staff of instructors and
the lowering of the quality of instruction,
and the inexplicable
aura of mystery which surrounds
even the mention of any proceedings
not up to par within the
school.
The vast majority of students
are dissatisfied. They know that
conditions have not been satisfactory,
and they want, understandably,
to know specifically what
the crux of the matter is, and what
can be done about it
There have been several at-
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1956
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tempts on the part of individual
students to gain insight into the
problem They have not been- successful
on the whole. The recent
article by Hugh Sparrow in the
Birmingham News concerning the
accreditation notice was student-'
instigated. There were several defects
in the article which have no
doubt been thoroughly and publicly
refuted, but the article in i t self
was not, as it may possibly
be thought, a radical outsider's
attempt to tread on sacred ground.
It represents an attempt on the
part of the students to clarify-'the
situation both for themselves a»<I
(See DILEMMA, Page 7) -•
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API Using TV, Movies
For Scientific Training
Through television and class-made movies, API is attempting
to provide a p a r t i a l answer to t h e Russian challenge
of superiority in science education. The education of the
general public as well as students is in full swing not only
through such standard methods as classroom lectures and
experiments but also through the
television and motion picture
media.
' The danger that the Soviet TJn-i&
n is surpassing the United
States in its science program was
brought home in a recent series
of lectures here by Dr. Claude J.
Lapp, associate director of the
office of scientific personnel of
the National Academy of Science.
He urged that school teachers in
this country utilize every means
to call to the attention of students
and the public the need of
training more scientific workers.
With the belief that science is
One of the most pertinent fields
of education, the science education
and general science classes
under the instruction of Prof. J e rome
Kuderna at API are especially
interested in promoting
scientific awareness.
: One effort to kindle interest in
the field of science is the new
television series, "You the Scientist."
."You the Scientist," is presented
every Monday at 7:30. p.m.
over Channel 7 of the Alabama
Education Television Network.
Kuderna is coordinator of this
program. Faculty and student
. members of both the Lee County
High School and API participate
in the organization and presentation
of the program. Participation,
however, is not restricted
to these few people of this locality.
Any person talented in some
£eld Of science, especially young-
Area Veterinarians
To Leave Today
The 49th Annual Conference for
Veterinarians will end its four-day
program of activities here at
noon today. Around 200 veterinarians
from 15 southeastern states
are attending the conference.
Activities carried on during the
four-days included lectures by
noted specialists, a closed circuit
TV program, clinic demonstrations
concerning both large and small
animals. Commercial exhibits displayed
in the lobby of the Union with the
were another feature of the conference.
The group was officially wel- .
corned Monday morning by R. S. saxes. The two French horns car
Sugg, dean of the API School of
Veterinary Medicine. Pean of „ . , , ..
Faculties M. C. Huntley then Rogers is heard. Alter this, the
spoke to the group on behalf of trombones talk to one another
the college.
:In all, the delegates heard some
thirty talks during the conference
on new theories and. techniques
and films.
sters, for which this program is
designed, is welcomed.
The serious face and friendly
voice of Kenneth Hobbs have become
quite well-known as the
principle narrator of recent programs.
Hobbs is a senior in the
school of education.
One of the objectives of this
TV series is the eventual projection
of science by television into
the classroom.
—j— ! *
Jazz
KLEMM (Cont. from Page 5)
whether you can remember bread
lines and selling apples on the
street—but that's the feeling we
tried to get on this tune. The
meaning of the original lyrics is
an important part of what we
play."
* * *
Rugulo
"Mixing the Blues—I guess no
dance band album would be complete
without some version of the
blues, so here is the result of an
idea I've had for some time. I've
called it 'Mixing the Blues' because—
as you'll hear—there are
both minor and major blues chord
progressions in the some composition,
and because one blues theme
is added upon another. An interesting
passage follows the major
blues piano solo; here the oboe,
flute and alto flute are all ad lib-bing
in the minor blue pattern
creating an effect that is somewhat
contrapuntal and unusual in
color. The trumpet stanza is taken
by Pete Condoli. Listen at the end
of the selection for the piano and
tuba solos, interspersed with occasional
'bird calls' by the oboe
and piccolo."
"Conversation—The theme, was
written by'Jose Ferrer and I picked
it because of the classical quality
of the melody, and because of
the subdued jazz beat. The basic
idea revoles around two instruments
holding a conversation, and
as it progresses, more instruments
an alto flute 'talking' to another
flute. The flutes continue, but are
joined by a 'plunger' trombone
talking to a 'plunger' trumpet.
Then all the brass are talking
woodwinds answering.
Alter the drum break, the full
ensemble plays the theme which
s answered by alto flute and
against a muted trombone solo by
Milt Bernhardt. A big chord
marks a change of key and it
sounds as though everyone is jabbering
. . ."
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 195G
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Auburn Enrollment
Record Of BJ00
Seen By Edwards
With a new high record API
enrollment a certainty for t he
coming fall quarter, college housing
officials this week began a
new search for appropriate housing
for prospective students who
have thus far been unable to
find a room.
"I don't see how we can stop
short of an 8,500 enrollment figure,"
Registrar Charles W. Edwards
said last week. He said
the final total depends largely
upon how many can find housing.
A few less than 8,000-students
were registered in the fall term
last year.
Had it not been for delays in
the work schedule on the new
men's dormitory, Edwards said
the enrollment would run to
around 8,700.
With the final cut-off looming
on enrollment of Korean War
veterans, prospects are for an increase
of about 100 veterans this
fall, bringing to something over
2,000 the number in API.
Housing office at the college
said Wednesday that all available
dormitory space was filled
by April 12. There is not on the
Auburn list a room of any kind.
In fact, the office has been unable
since the first few days of
the month to refer prospective
students to an Auburn room. Last
year the office had local rooms
listed up to mid-August*
There are a few rooms still
available in Opelika, the office
said.
It is hoped that local residents
who might make available a room
which they previously had not
planned to rent will place a few
more rooms on the housing list.
Under The Spires
Church News At API
By Carol Ann Hart
Plainsman Church Editor
Church activities are proceeding at their usual pace.
Here are the schedules of Sunday and weekly services held
at the various churches.
First Baptist Church
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Services—10:55 a.m.
Training Union — 6:30 p.m.
Evening Service — 7:45 p.m.
Prayer Meeting (Thursday) —
7:15 p.m.
Auburn Methodist Church
Sunday School — 9:45 a.m.
Worship Services — 8:30 and
10:55 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Holy Innocents
SUNDAY SERVICES
Holy Communion — 8:00 a.m.
Morning Prayer — 9:30 and
10:55 a.m.
Even Prayer — 5:30 p.m.
Daily Holy Communion (Monday
through Friday) 7 a.m. Wednesdays
and Holy Days, 10:15
a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School — 9:45 a.m.
Worship Services — 10:55 a.m.
and 7:30 p.m.
Church of Christ
Sunday School — 10 a.m.
Morning Worship — 11 a.m.
Evening Worship — 7:30 p.m.
Youth Forum — 6:30 p.m.
Midweek Bible Study — 7:30
p.m. (Wednesday Evening)
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sunday Services — 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School and Bible Classes
— 9:30 a.m.
The Sacred Heart Church
Masses — 7 and 11 a.m. Sunday
Daily Mass — 6:30 a.m.
Confessions — 4 to 5 p.m. and
7 to 8 p.m. en Saturday.
9 (^xxJ^J^^W CXXnrtJl>
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Wiggins Returns
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Dr. Agee M. Wiggins has returned
to the department of large
animal surgery and medicine,
School of Veterinary Medicine,
following a three year leave of
absence.
During his leave, Dr. Wiggins
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Force and did graduate work at
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Letters To The Editor
(Continued from Page 4)
absence of censorship. One informed
insider has stated that
the editors now are so intimidated
that they often do not know their
own mind.
The campus is fraught with
meaty subjects. Any one of the
following topics, if forcefully
treated, could, and should, bring
strong reply. Give us the un-embellished
facts about them-
Who selects the performers and
dates for the Lecture and Concert
Series and how? Are there any
students in the group? If so, who;
if not why not, then, since student
funds support the Series?
Have there ever been any
"Golden Arm" situations on campus?
Are there any now? How
- can they best be detected and/
or avoided?
Is it true that the War Eagle
Cafeteria receipts are used in
part or entirely to make up the
deficit of the dining halls of
Magnolia Hall and the women's
dorms? If not, why are the prices
so high? Don't mince on this
. question—give us full treatment
and concrete facts.
Where is B & G going to erect
the neoct fence or black off the
next path? Is a net good coming
from all their work or does it
often evince a lack of foresight
. and judgment? Did any students
participate in the compilation of
the Master Plan for the campus?
Aren't they good enough or would
..they usurp the wage rights of
hired help?
Instances are known (and they
aren't rare) where instructors
deny their Dean's List students
the unlimited cuts the dean guarantees
them and support this denial
with not-so-veiled threats
about "who does the grading?"
What does the administration
have to say about the defeat of
the bill that would have provided
Auburn with a nuclear reactor
and the consequent upsurge in
research and graduate work?
You have pursued the parking
question to a climax. But everyone
else was on that bandwagon!
If you need a new crusade, then
t ry to get us a campus slick magazine—
an Auburn "Lampoon"—
or else try to do something about
the campus-wide apathy and lack
"of academic tradition (football
spirit, notwithstanding).
The above listing is only meant
to be cross sectional; the number
of issues which could be discussed
in your pages is unlimited:
The sorority house question, the
ambiguous true-false test questions,
the inequities wrought by
the WSGA, the sex laxity on
. campus, the necessity for a large
accoustically planned auditorium,
the improvement of the preparation
of meals and of the menus
for the Women's Dining Hall, the
practice of scheduling Saturday
classes so they conflict with a
major event elsewhere in the
state, the employment of good
men here who will, in turn, cause
a stimulation of the intellectual
and educational atmosphere; all
these could be profitably aired.
We find The Plainsman remiss
with little consistency and no
plan of action. Intelligence, imagination
and conscientious thoroughness,
coupled with editorial
accuracy, will yield the desired
response from the students and
readers.
Ten Male Students
Nam«6 withheld on request
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The writers of this letter have
come up with some very good
ideas on material that should be
treated editorially in THE
PLAINSMAN. However; if they
would study their papers more
closely they would find that a
great many of the subjects mentioned
have already been so studied
and covered.
As to the intimidation statement
made by their "informed
insider", we are inclined to believe
that perhaps misinformed
would be a better word. There is
no censorship, intimidation or
other form of coercion used in
any way to supress statements
intended for publication by THE
PLAINSMAN.
* * *
Faculty Member
Looks At Students
From this side of the desk students
look like this:
bored
* indifferent
critical
impatient
sleepy
very young (in fact they get
younger every year)
From this side of the desk we
wonder if you will ever learn
anything about (1) our subject,
(2) life. It is a frustrating process
to try to teach people who
do not want to learn. We're not
here to pound knowledge into
those skulls; we are here to
SHOW you how much there is to
learn, and it is up to YOU to
learn it. Most of us are patient,
but the patience runs out with
those who ask questions about
material that we covered yesterday
while you were asleejp.
We are glad, yes, even pleased,
to help you. A teacher's reward
comes from seeing you grow, both
in subject matter, interest and in
maturity.. It doesn't come as you
have said from the monthly paycheck.
It is awfully evident to t he
average prof when he is boring
his audience—also it is evident
when the audience is CAPTIVE.
This fact explains why some profs
tell you that they don't care whe-
(See LETTERS, Page 8)
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To Meet On Plains
For Music Clinic
Music enthusiasts from. high
schools in Alabama and surrounding
states will converge on Auburn
Aug. 5 for the sixth annual
Summer Music Clinic.
Instruction and clinic work will
be availaBle in marching bands,
concert-bands, twirling and drum
majors, chorus, piano, voice, orchestra,
and classes for directors.
A full program of recreation
and activities has been planned to
help the students enjoy their visit
to the Plains. Monday afternoon
there will be free swimming at
Prathers Lake and a social hour is
scheduled in the Union Ballroom
that night at 8:30. A watermelon
cutting will be held in Graves
Amphitheater Tuesday afternoon
and a dance on the Union terrace
at 8:30 that night. A skit night is
planned in the Ballroom at 8:30
Wednesday night.
On Thursday a free movie will
be shown in the afternoon and a
beauty contest is scheduled for
the Ballroom at 8:30 p.m.
Directors wilf be Hubert Liver-man
and George Corradino, Auburn
High School band director.
A special feature of this year's
summer clinic will be. the formation
of a string and orchestral
division under the direction of
Glyde.
The orchestral division of the
clinic will be open to beginners,
intermediate, and advanced string
players.
Closing activities for the clinic
include a parade to be held Friday
afternoon and a concert at the
city park at 7:30.
«
Scholarships are available to
high school participants and will
be announced during the clinic.
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1956
Dilemma
(RIVERS, Cont'd from Page 5)
for those not directly affiliated
with the school.
Why, then, rather than uselessly
prolonging the dissension
and mangling the facts of the
issue, can't something concrete
be done to alleviate it?
During last winter quarter, a
traveling accreditation b o a r d,
under the direction of the National
Architectural Accrediting Board,
visited Auburn to study conditions
in the school. This is a routine
procedure, and must be done before
any school of architecture can
receive its accreditation.
During the board's two-day stay
at Auburn, the three board members
talked with both students and
faculty members, studied the
existing conditions, and drew up
a list of recommendations. One
copy was given to President
Draughon at the time and another
copy was sent to the board's national
office. Much of the unrest
is centered around the contents of
this list.
Why, then, for the sake of
clarification, can't the list of
recommendations be submitted
to the students? If, as it has
been pointed out on several occasions,
the whole affair is a
tempest in a tea pot, then a , ,
move of this sort would serve
to quel unfounded and unnec-cesary
disquiet, and If it is not,
then at least those directly affected
would have a partial
answer to whatever has been
troubling them.
It is unfortunate that inter-departmental
strife should become so
severe that statewide attention,
should be attracted to it. It could
be especially disturbing from the .
standpoint of the prospective faculty
members~who will be needed
to replace thoes who, for various
reasons, are leaving.
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the return _of a black mixed
cocker spaniel, wearing a silver
chain with an innoculation tag.
The dog answers to "Booger" or
"Mr. Bloom." Anyone locating
this animal please contact Roddy
Kendricks at 114-W.
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AUBURN PHARMACY
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AUBURN BAKERY
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Auburn Might Aquire
federal Forestry tract
Possibility that API might come into possession and management
of the -vast timber-rich Federal forestry project in
Macon County, near Tuskegee, appeared this week as a result
of action t a k e n by the East Alabama Soil Conservation Dist
r i c t board of supervisors.
This action was contained in a
strongly worded protest lodged by
the board with Agriculture Secretary
Ezra T. Benson, who had
declared as surplus the 11,500-
acre forestry project and announced
plans to make it available
to the State of Alabama
Conservation Department.
The East Alabama soil district
board requested Benson to con^
tinue the present lease arrangement
between Federal Forestry-
Service and the local district, or,
if that is denied, that the project
be turned over to API for research
and other purposes.
Following a meeting of the district
supervisors at Tuskegee
Tuesday, John Tucker Harris,
c h a i r m a n , s t a t e d t h at
on the project there are 314 million
board feet of timber ready
to cut now, and t h a t rate of
growth is $40,000 worth of timber
annually. Eight thousand of the
11,500 acres is in woods and the
remaining 3,500 acres is in farms.
At the Tuskegee meeting the
board approved sending a telegram
of protest to Secretary Benson
which based opposition pri-i
madly on what it termed Alabama
Conservation Department's
iailure to live up to its "obligations
in handling other property
that has been leased to it by the
Federal government."
This was a reference to the
. controversial timber cutting at
JLiltie Mountain Park, near Gun-tarsville,
where Bryce Davis,
Cullman lumberman and State
legislator, has engaged in what
has been attacked as "shameful
and irresponsible" cutting practices
under a lease given him by
the Conseravtion Department.
The park land was turned over
to the State by Tennessee Valley
Authority.
For a number of years t he
Tuskegee project, which borders
U. S. Highway 29 about 15 miles
southwest of Auburn, has been
supervised by the Soil Conservation
Service, which in recent
years has leased it to East Alabama
Soil Conservation District.
The district is composed of Macon,
Lee, Bullock, Barbour, Russell,
and Chambers counties. John
Tucker Harris, prominent Lee
County farmer, is chairman of the
board of supervisors.
The project was launched in
the early days of the Roosevelt
New Deal by the old Resettlement
Administration. When that
agency was abandoned in t he
latter 30's, the project was turned
over to Soil Conservation
Service.
Early in the present national
administration Secretary Benson
transferred the Tuskegee
project to U. S. Forestry Service
which in turn again leased it
to the local soil conservation district.
The latest move by Benson
now makes the rich project surplus
to Federal government's program
and offers it to the State
Conservation Department, which
has been severely criticized in
the present State administration
for leasing timber land to be cut
without attention to scientific-and
economical timber-cutting practices.
API-TV
Reading, one of the oldest means
of relaxation known to man, has
taken a back seat of late.
Such modern developments as
movies, radio and television have
a stronger hold on twentieth century
man. This fact has not gone
unnoticed by the staff of Auburn
Television and as a result "Anthology"
came into being.
Each week an outstanding piece
of literature is read. The emphasis
is placed on the reading of the
story with a minimum of production
to distract from the literary
worth of the selection.
"Anthology" originates from
the Auburn studios of the Alabama
Educational Television Network
and may be seen each
Thursday evening from 7:30 to 8
p.m. over channel 7 or. 10.
Bob Bohan of the Auburn television
staff produces and directs
the series which features Ed
Wegener, director of Educational
Television, as reader. Occasionally
Mr. Wegener invites other readers
to join him in a reading or perhaps
carry an entire show.
Coming up on the series are
such works as "Tobermory" by
Saki, "Who Dealt" by Lardner,
"The Man Who Saw Through
Heaven" by Steel, "One Hundred
in The Dark" by Johnson and
"The Rocjcing Horse Winner" by
Lawrence. Many more works are
scheduled.
Here is this week's schedule of
programs on Auburn's educational
TV station. Programs may be
reached over channels 7 and 10.
Alabama Farm Facts may be
seen Monday through Friday. The
show features market and weather
reports and special events.
This is a thirty-minute program
from 12:30 to* 1 p.m.
Today
7:30-8:00, This Is Auburn
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., July 25, 1958
I Architecture
(Continued from Page 1)
are leaving Auburn at the end
of the present quarter, students
say . . ."
Only two
• According to Dean Marion Orr
of the School of Architecture,
only two are leaving. One, Malcolm.
W. F. Quantrill, assistant
professor of architecture f r om
England, has resigned due to the
expiration of his visa to this count
r y and the other, Allen Tate, instructor,
last year signed a contract
for one year with the understanding
that at the end of
the time he would leave for professional
experience and advanced"
study in New York.
One additional teacVier has been
engaged and will report in September
as an associate professor.
This step was taken to fill the
vacancy that would be created
by the leaving of Tate, Orr said.
It was also stated in Sparrow's
column that several attempts
were made to contact Dr. Ralph
Draughon, API president, for
comment Saturday as to the status
of the department and that
he could not be reached. Dr.
Diaughon was out of town at that
time, according to the president's
office, but vice-president David
Mullins and Dean of the Faculties
M. C. Huntley were both
available although they were npt
consulted. The accreditation list
was in the office at that time.
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Letters
(Continued from Page 7)
ther you come to class or not—
also this explains why some
MAKE you come every day. It
is really up to you whether you
learn anything or not, and if you
do not want to, all we can do is
stand up here and talk to you
while you look bored, sleepy and
indifferent.
When I was in college in 1793
I thought that I knew everything.
Nobody could tell me anything
that I didn't already know. Every
year since then I have unlearned
a little more than I KNEW then.
As Mark Twain put it when he
returned home after a few. years'
absence, "It's amazing how much
the old man (his dad) had learn-
-ed in six years."
Forty sounds like-the ancient
age to you, but believe me—it
ain't. Have you heard that life
begins at 40. What is meant is
that very few people have much
sense until they are about 40.
Oh, you see self styled experts
(Mathematics in Modern Living).
Thursday
6:00-6:50, The Two R's (Remedial
English).
7:30-8:00, Anthology (Selected
Readings)
Friday
7:30 -.8:00, Man Around the
House (Uses of Hand Tools —
Models for Ceramics).
Monday
2:00-2:30, Today's Home.
7:30-8:00, You The Scientist.
Tuesday
2:00-2:30, Today's Home.
6:00-6:30, The Two R's.
7:30-8:00, Time to Grow (Let's
Kill Nut Grass).
Wednesday-Thursday
Blazing untold story of the Airborne
HELL RAIDERS
'SCREAMING
EAGLES'
Starring
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Friday-Saturday
RUTH ROMAN
ROD CAMERON
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Sunday-Monday
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Education
(Continued from Page 2)
ing, us the right to do as W8
please; but freedom, properly
conceived, is not freedom from
restraint, but freedom within^ a
system of restraint.
"I suspect we have concerned
ourselves too much with freedom
and too little with restraint; too
much with liberty and too little
with responsibility.
"The time is here when education
might well revert to basic
considerations. A dictatorship
survives on the basis of forca
by government; a democracy--survives
on the individual's willingness
to moderate his own actions."
at all ages, from the age 1 on up;
perhaps YOU are one. Education
is waster, perhaps, on youth."
The self-styled experts at ago
40 are those who can't see beyond
the end of their noses. Those, egotistical
people that are always
right. The average prof and tha
average person does have SOMETHING
to say if you will only
listen.
From this side of the desk
some students look:
interested
amused
intelligent, and not know-it-all.
THEY ARE WHY WE STAY!!
A tired faculty member
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