1956-08-01 The Plainsman

              Fall Enrollment Closed
For Non-State Applicants
Enrollment at API has been closed to any out-of-state
students who before Wednesday had not been advised they
would be accepted this Fall, according to an announcement by
Registrar Charles W. Edwards.
This will be the first time in the college's history that
it has been necessary to limit enrollment.
The announcement pointed to
the expected Fall registration of
a record high 8,500 students and
the "critical" housing shortage as
reasons for the action.
Last week an appeal was
m a d e for housing in t h e local
area to accommodate the big push
of in-state students seeking ad­mission
to API. AH available
housing for women students has
been filled since last Spring, and
the college housing office has
no vacancies listed for men stu­dents,
although men still are
finding a room here and there in
the Auburn area.
Approximately 2,000 women
students and nearly 6,500 boys
• are expected this Fall. The pre-
* vious record high was the 7,960-
plus who registered for the Fall
quarter, 1955. New fraternity
housing, a new privately-owned
boys' dormitory, and a new wom­en's
dormitory make it possible
to accommodate approximately
500 additional students.
It had been anticipated that a
new. men's dormitory on W. Mag­nolia
Ave., designed to' accom­modate
nearly 200, would be rea-r"^
dy by start of the Fall quarter,
but construction is running more
than a month behind schedule.
The college's announcement
said:
"Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
with an expected 8,500 Fall en­rollment
and 'lifitlcal housing
shortage, announces that it is un­able
to accept applications from
any additional out-of-state stu­dents
for the Fall quarter open­ing
Sept. 17.
"Alabama male students mak­ing
application are advised they
will be admitted if they can com­mute
from home or can secure
housing in nearby communities.
Applicants are requested to file
* a statement covering housing ar­rangements
with the registrar.
"No women students have been
accepted for Fall quarter for sev­eral
months, as all housing ac­commodations
are filled by early
applicants."
Registrar Edwards reported
that applications for Winter quar­ter
enrollment are now being ac­cepted.
The Winter session be­gins
Jan. 2, 1956.
One Hundred At
Union Dance Friday
More Hops Scheduled
For Friday, Tuesday
"Shower Shindig" was t h e
theme of the Union-sponsored
dance held last Friday in the
Union Ballroom. About a hun­dred
students attended.
Decorations consisted of small
umbrellas and tinseled raindrops
suspended overhead. A rainbow
with the mythical pot of gold at
the end of it set off the stage.
The orchestra for the evening
was the Auburn Knights.
Tables were set up around the
sifles of thejroom, giving the ballr
room a nightclub effect.
The floor show for the evening
consisted of a skating act done
by Charlotte Hawthorne and
Charlie Jones. On roller skates
they danced a waltz and a tango.
The Union social committee
furnished .the v refreshments _—
lemon-lime punch, *mHits arid
nuts.
Another dan6e will be sponsor­ed
by the Union this Friday night
in the Snack Bar, and a Music
Makers Ball is slated August 7,
The Music Makers Ball will be
a terrace dance with the music
clinic visitors as special guests.
Girls will have late permission.
Hu Serial Section
API Library
Auburn, Ala.
To Foster The Auburn Spin
Volume 85 AUBURN, ALABAMA, WED., AUGUST 1, 1
Phi Kappa Phi Selec
Outstanding API Students
Academic Records
Qualify Initiates
House Wanted
WANTED: Three bedroom
house, unfurnished, for faculty
member, preferably close to the
campus. Phone Lt. Colonel An­derson
between 9 a.m. and noon
at 960 ext. 335.
SPECIAL FEATURES of the recent veterinarians' conference
held here were closed circuit telecasts and movies used to demon­strate
large and small animal surgery. Spectators watched the pro­ceedings
in an air_ conditioned studio while the operations were
carried on outside. --, -
Union Revives Weekly Step Sings;
First Slated Tonight In Quadrangle
The weekly step sings are be­ing
revived on campus. They will
be held every Wednesday evening
around the fish pond in the
Quadrangle from 6:30 until 7:30.
Up until two years ago these
sings had been an Auburn tradi­tion
of 20 years standing. They
were held every Thursday in front
of Langdon Hall and were spon­sored
by the Music Department.
Many complications, however,
arose and the sings we're discon­tinued.
Responsibility for them has now
been taken over by the Union "and
the time and place for them has
been changed.
Students will gather informally
around the fish pond and be. led
in group singing by a member of
the men's octet.
"All students are urged to at­tend
-and help us reestablish this
as one of Auburn's great tradi­tions,"
said Terry White, chair­man
of the Union Social Commit­tee.
M
Phi Kappa *Phi, national
scholastic honorary, has an­nounced
the names of 25 stu­dents
tapped from the August
graduating class and t he
Graduate School.
Members of Phi Kappa Phi ar*
selected on the basis of scholar­ship
and achievement here at
Auburn.
Undergraduates selected ar«
Fannie Beth Adams, Auburn;
Virginia Barton Boozer, Union-town;
Martha Laura Boyett,
Rockford; James W. Covington,
Double. Springs; Davis Lane
Gardner, Chipley, Fla.; Mildred
E. Chunn Glover, Gadsden.
Andrew Gilbert Kromis, Bir­mingham;
Roy H. Krotzer, Berry;
Gloria Ann Lamb, Fairfax; Luth­er
C. Murphy, Birmingham; Da­vis
Hall Parks, Talladega; Pat­rick
Henry Waller, Ashford, and
Louis Eugene Wood, Anniston.
Those chosen from the Grad­uate
School are Margaret M. Bas-kerville,
Bold Hill; Steele Light-foot
Bibb, Shorter; Joe Coupland,
Odenville; Albert Ellison, Bir­mingham;
Gordon Guroff, Evans-ton,
Til.; Louise Home Hall, La-
Grange, Ga.; Peter Hoar, Bir­mingham;
Katie Jo 'Robertson,
Auburn; Ernestine Swint, West
Point, Ga.; and Julia Rinehart,
Montgomery.
Girls!
YOUNG LADIES! If you have
money, car and would like to
have a wonderful time ' c a ll
Rock or Bucket at 1930.
"LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS a
Math Grads In Demand By Industry;
Teacher Shortage Critical Says Bing
KEEPING UP with her homework is this week's loveliest. No
she's neither freshman, sophomore, junior or senior; she's Miss,
Evelyn Fulbright, head resident at Dorm IX. In her "spare" time
she is furthering'her education in student guidance work.
Statements Made
At Two-Day Meet
API played host to teachers
and others interested in better
instruction in mathematics at
a two-day conference here last
Thursday and Friday. Dr. R.
H. Bing, professor of mathe­matics
at the University of
Wisconsin, spoke on the gen-
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.
August 2, and 3—"It Came
From Outer Space"—(Richard
Carlson, Barbara Rush) —
Science - fiction thriller that
ranks among the best. The story
of one scientist's battle against
mysterious 'visitors' from space.
eral theme, "Mathematics in
Modern Living.v
The conference officially open­ed
at 10 a.m., Thursday in Thach
Hall with Dr. Bing addressing his
remarks to teachers of mathema­tics.
Dr. Bing told math conference
members that muscles play a less
significant role in modern life
than ever before. "The trained
minds in mathematics are taking-over,"
he said.
"In fact I expect in the near
future to see our modern assem­bly
lines replaced by something
better since automation is coming
to the front."
Bing advised teachers of high
school students to guide students
into taking a minimum of four
years work in mathematics. "They
need to be shown the appealing
side of mathematics. People who
like math study it not from com­pulsion
but from its appeal," he
reasoned.
"College graduates in mathe­matics
are sought by business and
industry long before they grad­uate,
but the critical point at
present is the shortage of math­ematics
teachers."
The conference closed Friday
afternoon with Dr. Bing speaking
on '"Insights into Modern Math­ematics,"
designed for the gen­eral
public.
Dr. Bing was also a guest on
"This Is Auburn," a regular Wed­nesday
night feature of the Edu­cational
Television Network. At
that time he discussed some of
the newer uses of math in modern
living as well as the need for
greater numbers of school and
college graduates well-trained in
math.
A native Texan, Dr. Bing is ft
graduate of Southwest Texas
State and received his doctor's
degree at the University of Tex­as
in 1945. He has been at Wis­consin
since 1947. This summer
he has lectured at Williams Col­lege
and the University of Michi­gan
on special courses for high
school and college math teachers.
Dr. Bing is a member of the-
Council of the American Mathe­matics
Society and has received
three grants from the National
Science Foundation. He has
written numerous articles on to­pology,
a special phase of math­ematics.
Top Programs
Set For Concerts
One of the most outstanding entertainment series ever
offered here by the API concert and lecture committee has
been arranged for the 1956-57 season.
Highlights of the series announced today by Dean Kath­arine
Cater, concert committee chairman, will be the Na­tional
Symphony Orchestra pro- «Grapes 0f Wrath," together with
scenes from "Of Mice and Men,"
"Burning Bright," and other ma-gram
and a concert by Rise Ste
vens.
The schedule follows:
Robert Jeoffrey Theatre Danc­ers.
Oct. 23; Best of Steinbeck,
Nov. 14; National Symphony Or­chestra,
Mar. 8; Rise Stevens,
Apr. 16.
Jeoffrey, youthful choreograph­er-
producer, will present some­thing
new in dance for the com­ing
season. To a^fascinating ka­leidoscope
of dance designs his
many-talented performers add
the refreshment of song.
terial.
An exciting evening's enter­tainment
is on tap Mar. 8 when
Howard Mitchell conducts the
National Symphony, "the orches­tra
of the Presidents," in con­cert.
The National Symphony has
had only two directors in its en­tire
history, the renowned Hans
Kindler,' who organized the or­chestra
in 1931 and continued as
its director until his resignation
Jeoffrey has been called in 1943, and Dr. Mitchell.
". . . the best of the American
ballet choerographers of the
younger generation" by The New
York H«ald Tribune. Showman­ship
gets top billing in his Danc­ers'
fast moving -and colorfully
costumed program. The dancers
have the new all-around per­forming
versatility, the theatre
personalities, demanded by to­day's
musicals and TV revues.
Best of Steinbeck will present
a star-studded team of motion
picture personalities including
Constance Bennett, Todd An­drews,
Frank McHugh, and Rob­ert
Strauss. The script is right
out of the book, "The Best of
Steinbeck," by the noted novelist,
^ohn Steinbeck.
;] Reginald Lawrence's adaptation
for the concert stage presents the
fcast in memorable* highlights
from "Chrysanthemums," a poig­nant
re-enactment of the "Two
for a Penny" chapter from
One of the few artists in musi­cal
history to rise from the ranks
of a major symphony orchestra
to assume its full conductorship,
Mitchell has captured the imagi­nation
of'Washington's thousands
of music lovers. The Nation's
Capital pridefully boasts of this
young man who, born in this
country and educated at its lead­ing
conservatories, represents the
new age of American leaders in
American music.
Rise Stevens, Metropolitan Op­era
star, is considered to be one
of the world's most talented
mezzo-sopranos. Known as "The
Queen of the Met," or "The First
Lady of Opera" by devotees of
music the world over, she com­bines
voice and acting ability as
no other singer. It has been said
that the two factors which make
her most distinguished are (1)
she.is the only mezzo-soprano in
operatic annals ever to over-g—
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and good—all over—when you
pause for Coca-Cola. It's sparkling with quiclq
refreshment... and it's so pure aad wholesome
—naturally friendly to your figure. Let it do
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Capt. William Jonson
New PNS Named
To Navy Unit Here
Capt. William Crawford
Jonson, Jr., will a r r i v e t h e lat­t
e r part of this month to take
command of the NROTC unit
here as professor of Naval Sci­ence.
Capt. Jonson was born ,in
Greenville, Ky., in 1910 and
entered the United States" Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Maryland
in 1928. He 'graduated from the
academy in 1932 with a BS de­gree
and was commissioned En­sign,
USN. He was a student at
the Naval Air Station in 1935 and
1936 and won his wings in April,
1936. Capt. Jonson returned to
Pensacola, Fla., in 1939 as an in­structor.
He assumed command of the
minesweeper USS Avocet in July
1941 and was on board that ves-shadow
in audience appeal and
box-office power her sisters from
the coloratura or dramatic sopra­no
fields, and (2) she is as good
an actress as the great ladies of
the theatre, such as Helen Hayes,
Tallulah Bankhead, and Julie
Harris.
'Dear Ruth' Plays
At Biggin Tonight;
To Begin At 8:15
I Summer Performance
Presented 'In Round'
By Allen Bradford
"Dear Ruth," the Auburn Play­ers'
summer production, will be­gin
its second set of performances
tonight "at 8:15 in Biggin Hall Art
Gallery. The play is scheduled to
be presented through Saturday.
Curtain time for all .performances
will be 8:15 p.m.
The play, a fast-moving comedy
by Norman Krasna, is being done
in' theater-in-the-round, an arena
type of production used centuries
ago by the Greeks.
A well cast group, the actors
and actresses give a thoroughly
convincing performance. Fay Hol-lingsworth
seems quite natural as
Ruth and Gerald Bookhardt does
a fine job of portraying Lt. Wil­liam
Seawright, her overseas boy
friend. Judge and Mrs. Harry Wil-kins,
played by Bob McEntyre and
Ann Heard, also give a good per­formance.
Ibbie Hall as Miriam Wilkins,
Bill Mason as Albert Kummer,
Glenn Pehl as Sgt. Chuck Vincent,
Anne Ford as Martha Seawright,
Mary Alice Herren as Dora, and
Dan. Fullford as Harold Klobber-meyer
are all thoroughly convinc­ing
in their roles.
The play is quite humorous and
is well done. Both the cast and
the stage settings show the tre­mendous
amount of time spent on
sel during the attack on Pearl
Harbor by the Japanese on Dec.
(See PNS, Page 8)
Two Sororities Add
API Colonies; Plan
For Fall Rush Week
Two more national sororities
will colonize on the Auburn cam­pus
this fall.
Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta
Phi will participate in the pre­school
rush, Sept. 13 to 19, with
the other nine sororities on cam­pus.
National officers and alumnae
in-the area as well as members of
chapters at nearby colleges will
come here for rush week.
An alumna of each sorority will
enroll as a graduate student and
work with the new. local chapter
during the year.
Kappa Alpha Theta, founded at
DePauw University in Indiana in
1870, has 80 active college chap­ters.
The local chapter will be the
first established in Alabama.
Pi Beta Phi has chapters at the
University of Alabama and Birm­ingham
Southern with a total of
101 college chapters throughout
the country. It was founded in
1867 at Monmouth College, 111.
Both new sororities are memb­ers
of the National Panhellenic
Conference.
the production.
The plot of the play evolves
around the antics of Miriam Wil­kins,
a teenage girl who possesses
a rather overzealous patriotism.
She attempts to give a lift to the
morale of a number of service- ,
men overseas by writing to them.
Then, however, her family dis­covers
that she has signed her
older sister's name to the letters,
and amusing comments begin to
fly, especially when- one of the
servicemen camps on the Wilkins'
doorstep, expecting to continue his
air-mail romance.
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Teen-age sizes 12>/2 to 3 and
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Shop Friday
Night
Til 9 O'clock
THE FAIR'S CHILDREN'S SHOES MEZZANINE FLOOR
Auburn Union Hostess Rena Jolly
Enjoys Experiences With Collegiates
By Sam Henderson
Plainsman Staff Writer
Mrs. Rena Jolly, hostess of
t h e Auburn Union, has work­ed
with API students for the
past 18 years and she finds her
experiences with young peo­p
l e constantly fresh a nd
broadening. She sees t h e stu­dents
of today as generally
more mature and more practical
than in the past.
Officially Mrs. Jolly is hostess
for the many visitors to Auburn,
convention delegates and stu­dents'
relatives and friends. She
conducts interested visitors on a
tour of the Union Building and
helps make their visit to t he
campus a pleasant one.
All visitors are requested to
sign the Union guest register kept
at the information desk. The
book contains signatures of guests
from all sections of the United
States and from a considerable
number of foreign countries.
Helping students to enjoy the
facilities of the Union, Mrs. Jolly
is in charge of a staff of maids,
and makes daily checks to see
that all parts of the building are
kept in good order. She stresses
the fact that she merely works
with the students in developing
initiative and a sense of respon­sibility
on their part for the up­keep
of the building.
Mrs. Jolly has a large number
of friends in the student body,
and she is perhaps proudest of
the fact that many of them come
to her for help with personal
problems. An excellent bridge
player, she is always willing to
fill out a threesome.
An alumna of the University of
Alabama, she has been a resident
of Auburn for 39 years. She has
a son, Air Force Lt. Col. Hoyt
Jolly, Jr., who is currently sta­tioned
in Japan.
One particularly pleasant fea­ture
of welcoming convention de­legates,
she said, is that of meet­ing
many Auburn graduates who
are successful in their chosen
fields.
In the past several years she
has traveled to many parts of
the United States, visiting her son
at various Air Force bases, and
Chuckles And Facts
By Jay Morris
The loyal Texan was trying to
impress the visiting Bostonian
with the heroes of the Alamo.
"I'll bet you never had anybody
so brave around Boston," said the
Texan.
"My good man," replied the
Bostonian, "Did you ever hear of
Paul Revere?"
"Paul Revere?" said the Texan.
"Isn't he the guy who ran Jor
help."
* * He
Hangover—Something that oc­cupies
the head you didn't use the
night before.
* * *
The average American male
spends approximately 3,400 hours
of his life getting haircuts and
shaving.
Grandma: What are you crying
for Pa?
•Grandpa: It's this book I is
reading, Forever Amber.
Grandma: But that ain't a sad
she told of meeting many Au­burn
alumni who were outstand­ing
in their communities.
Charm Class Open
For Auburn Coeds
Charm Classes for girls are be­ing
offered every Wednesday at
4:30 p.m. in room 310 of t he
Union, according to Betty Haw­thorne,
Union program director.
The topics discussed are chosen
bythe members of the class. Each
girl takes a subject in which she
is interested in and presents it
to the class.
Subjects taken up so far have
been manicuring, diets, exercises,
skin care and makeup. The topic
for this week will be hair styl­ing
and poise.
"We feel that this class has
been very helpful to all. of us,"
said Mrs. Hawthorne. "Any girl
who is interested should come to
these meetings."
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., August 1, 1956
API-TV
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book Pa.
Grandpa: At my age it is.
* * *
Many a woman thinks she
bought a dress for a ridiculous
priee when in reality she bought1
it for an absurd figure.
eie e|e *
Motto of a girdle factory —
"Gather unto thee what is thine."
* * ''fi
Only about 26 per cent of the
luel's energy is converted to pow­er
in a modern high compression
ratio automobile engine. The re­maining
74 per cent of energy is
lost in cooling liquids, exhaust
gases, radiation and friction.
TAKE A HINT
The best
place to
buy books,
supplies, and
equipment
for all your
classroom needs
is '.','.'.
College Supply Store
WE BUY AND SELL USED BOOKS
Located In The Union. Building
'"You the Scientist," the weekly
television program originating
from the Auburn studios of the
Alabama Educational Television
Network ..every ..Monday ..night
from 7:30 to 8:00 has attracted a
wide range of interest from- adults
throughout ..the ..state -although
primarily intended as a show for
elementary and junior high school
students.
Each program in the series
treats of a different aspect of
science such as heat, water, mag­nets
and weather, to name a few.
Material is printed up for each'
show and the home scientist may
obtain copies by writing to "You
the Scientist" and requesting it.
The experiments performed each
week are simple though basic and
can be duplicated with a minimum
of effort in the home.
In addition to the printed ma­terial
available to all viewers of
the program, two science books
are awarded each week to two
students in elementary or junior
high grades. One book is given to
the writer of the best letter on
what he or she would like to see
on the program and why.
The other book is awarded to
the writer of scientific material
that the writer has performed.
Bob Bohan, producer-director
of the series, is very gratified with
the response so far and envisions
great possibilities for a program
of this type. Mr. Bohan has one
regret which is shared with Ken
Hobbs, program host, and that is
that more students are not taking
an active interest in the produc­tion.
Here is this week's schedule of
Instructor Appointed
To Veterinary Staff
Appointment of Dr. Howard
P. Hobson as instructor in the
department of small animal sur­gery
and medicine of the API
school of veterinary medicine was
announced today.
Dr. Hobson, a native of Green­field,
111., was graduated from
the University of Illinois in June.
He is a member of Omega Tau
Sigma, social-professional veter­inary
fraternity, and the Amer­ican
Veterinary Medical Associa­tion.
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 (Farm
Training Bureau).
Thursday
6:00-6:30 The Two R's (Reme­dial
English).
7:30-8:30 Anthology (Tober­mory).
Friday
7:30 - 8:00 Man Around the
House (Uses of Hand Tools).
Monday
2:00-2:30 Today's Home (Safety
on the School Bus).
7:30-8:00 Time to Grow (Fall
Vegetable Garden).
Tuesday
2:00-2:30 Today's Home (Food
Perservation),
7:30-8:-60 Time to Grow (Fall
Vegetable Garden).
ANNOUNCING OUR
FINAL CLEARANCE SALE
OF THE SEASON
Beginning At 8 A.M. Thurs., Aug. 2
All Styles Marked Down BELOW Cost
Most Styles 50% Off
All $10.95 and $11.95 Shoes Reduced to $6.00
All $8.95 and $9.95 Shoes Reduced to $5.00
All $6.95 and $7.95 Shoes Reduced to $4.00
All $4.95 and $5.95 Shoes Reduced to $3.00
All $2.99 and 3.99 Shoes Reduced to $2.00
EXTRA SPECIAL
This Weekend Only-
Ladies Barefoot Sandals
1c SALE
If you don't need two pair yourself then get a friend
and come to the BOOTERY. Pay regular price for one
pair and get t h e second pair for only lc.
" MEN's Shoes Reduced Accordingly
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Stiffer Requirements Needed 4—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., August 1, 1956
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bible'r
Last week Charles Edwards, API regis­trar,
announced that it was necessary for
this institution to close admission to out-of-
state applicants. The enrollment this
fall is expected to reach an all-time high
of 8,500 students and would go several
hundred higher if housing facilities per­mitted
acceptance of all applicants.
The fact that enrollment is on the in­crease,
and indeed has reached its' full ca­pacity,
speaks very highly for Auburn. The
fact that our college is now forced to turn
down high school graduates who desire to
enter Auburn is regretable in view of the
fact that many students now enrolled
show little or no desire to take advantage
of the education offered them.
' Auburn is a state supported school, and
we won't argue over the fact that Alabama
students have preference over all others.
That is as it should be. However, as a re­sult
of the standard of our admission re­quirements
and- the requisites for con­tinued
enrollment in the institution, there
are students enrolled who either are not
capable of performing college level work,
or are not interested.
These individuals by their presence
deny admission to possible students who
could profit more by their education, and
at the same time raise the academic level
of the school.
The administration two years ago took
a step in the right direction when contin­uation
of enrollment requirements were
increased. While it brought about an in­creased
enrollment in the summer quarter
of students seeking to pull up point aver­ages
and return for football season, it also
eliminated many coasters. from the ranks
of the student body.
-A solution to the problem could lie in
the stiffening of entrance requirements.
By a more careful screening of applicants,
the probability that those entering Au­burn
would be more likely to remain for
four years would be greatly increased.
The fact that during their undergradu­ate
four years they would no doubt estab­lish
a better record and gain more from
their efforts, seems to be a talking point in
its favor. In any case, it's a shame to refuse
who show no outward signs of benefiting
from it.
Ghouls Not Wanted
Several Auburn students were involv-jed
in an accident this past Monday night.
; Their connection with the wreck was not
[direct but in a slightly different situation
I it could easily have been.
- A resident of the city of Auburn ran
| his car into the back end of a truck on
,'South College Street. A man was killed
.and his wife was seriously injured.
; In a few short minutes the usual crowd
! of curious onlookers had gathered to watch
;the proceedings. However a few of the
more ghoulish spectators moved in closer
to inspect the man's body'and 16 prod
Unround "to see if he was really dead."
j Such antics by supposedly mature stu-j
dents could easily lead to .much more se-jrious
consequences. At the time all of
I the prodding was taking place the accident
victim had not been officially pronounced
! dead by a doctor. Police at the scene had
' stated that he was dead but they were not
[trained in the medical profession so how
could they be sure?
\ Such standard checks as feeling for a
I pulse or heartbeat or checking to see if
| the victim is breathing could easily fall
| through. Sometimes in extreme cases of
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shock the pulse and heartbeat are very
faint—too faint to detect by someone other
than a trained physician with the proper
equipment. Also people have stopped
breathing for a short time and yet lived.
Perhaps a case would arise where some­one
was seriously hurt and in deep 'shock.
Someone other than an authority might
state that he was dead and the gathering
crowd of ghouls would perhaps move in
and actually kill the.victim with their
curious prodding.
Until a man is pronounced dead by
someone trained in medicine he is not
dead.
The blame can not be placed entirely
with onlookers at the accident scene, how­ever.
Police present at the wreck Monday
moved the man's body out of the car in
which he^ had been driving onto a slight
embankment at the side of the road, feet
downhill. There they left him, after
checking to see if he was alive, to the
mercy of the onlookers.
If the man had been alive and the police
officer had been unable to detect it then
the treatment given the man would cer­tainly
have done him no good. Anyone
trained in the barest elements of 'first aid
knows better than to place a man, possibly
in shock, with his feet lower than his head.
Then leaving the man to the- prodding of
a curious crowd could have caused even
more damage.
Some measures should have ben taken
by the police to keep crowds away from
the body. Human nature is such that
crowds are bound to gather and there are
always some that are more curious than
others.
Basically, however the responsibility
rests with the students. College students
should be mature enough that when an ac­cident
occurs they will pitch in and help
in whatever capacity they can. If trained
in first aid there is always something avail­able
to do. If nothing else they can help
keep the crowds back or direct traffic.
Whatever the case we hope that in the
future students here will let common sense
win out over curiosity and help rather
than hinder operations at the accident
scene.
. Auburn is not the place for ghoulish
antics, especially where someone might be
seriously injured by them. Here'students
have long been known for their willing­ness
to pitch in and help whereever need­ed.
Let's keep it that way. -
•1KN0W SOMEONE FLUNKING IN EVEfif ONE OF MY C0UR5F5— WE.
I BELIEVE
The Great Book
Let's dust off the Bible. So often
we buy a copy and then just let
it lie around gathering dust, or
else get into some dimly lit- cor­ner
of our room in a very pious
frame of mind to read it.
The Bible is too interesting and
important a book to be treated
thus. Besides. being the Word of
God, it is a storehouse of litera­ture.
Within the pages of its sixty-six
books one can find every type
of literature known to man —
biographies, histories, novels, short
stories, poetry, proverbs, letters,
plays and sermons.
It is a book filled with adven­ture
and intrigue.
It was written on two contin­ents,
in three languages, by a
hundred authors, scattered over a
thousand years, and for this rea­son
contains many different styles
of writing.
In literary content the Bible has
no equal. The unknown but vivid
biographer of David rivals even
Boswell in frankness and detail.
The idyllic, love story of Ruth
and her loyal unselfishness is eas­ily
the best short story ever writ­ten,
and the humorous, ironic
story of Jonah sulking under t h e -
witheririg responsibility a close
second. '
Psalms contains some of the
prettiest poetry man has devised,
and the book of Exodus gives the
Bible its claim to a great poetic
epic.
The story of Job ranks as one
of the world's great dramas. It
abounds in noble passages, lofty
conceptions and in an overwhelm­ing
presentation of the majesty of
the Creator. And there are a score
of tragedies which, if placed in
dramatic form, w o u l d rival
"Othello" or "Hamlet" on Broad­way.
As a man of letters, Paul sur­passes
even Horace Walpole and
Lord Chesterfield. Whether he
writes for a room to be made
ready^ for him, or thanks his
friends for presents, or gives his
opinion on marriage or on the be­havior
of women in the church, or
describes his utter dejection or his
astounding faith, he is always vib­rant
with life, and his language, in
its force and vigor, clarity and
beauty, can never be forgotten.
Without the Bible there could
not have been much of our pres­ent
day literature—no Paradise
Lost, no Samson Agonistes, no-
Pilgrim's Progress, no William
- BY GEORGE DENTON
Blake, or Whittier, or T. S. Elliot
as we know them.
It is a book which all of us
should enjoy reading. And it is a
book which contains words of in­spiration
and wisdom for our lives.
Letters To
The Editor
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the right to omit any
letter because of nature or con­tent.
Upon the writer's request,
his ' name will be omitted;
however, unsigned letters will
not be printed.
Architecture Story
Editor:
In the July 25 issue of The
Plainsman there were three artic­les
concerning the School of Ar­chitecture,
two of them very
smugly disclaiming any faults
within the school and the third
indicating basic flaws exist.
I am enrolled in a different
school and therefore am not di­rectly
concerned with the School
of Architecture, but since the rep­utation
of one school reflects on
the others I have a definite inter­est
in the current controversy.
I couldn't help but notice in the
latest issue of The Plainsman that
the only mention* of student opin­ion
was in the article by Miss
Rivers which stated that there
was well founded dissatisfaction
among the students. In view of the
recurring outcroppings it would
be naive to assume that all is well
within the school. The talk of my
architect friends, who I feel are
responsible students, tends to con­firm
this.
There are two things that might
help to clear the air: (1) publish
the critique made by the National
Architectural Accrediting Board
last winter quarter, and (2) write
an article based on interviews of
architectural students to deter­mine
by specific examples the
cause of discord.
(See LETTERS, Page 6)
PASSING STREAM
Architecture vs. Ostrich
H e r e in college, in the ac- and improve situations that so
t u a l jelling period of our edu- obviously affect us.
cation, we are closer t h a n we In the light of the recent up-
Will ever be again to the heaval in the School of Archi-
SOurces of knowledge t h a t will tecture and the Arts, it s e e m s
l,,affect us for the rest of our that too many people have tuck-lives.
Operating on the as- ed their heads, ostrich-fashion,
sumption t h a t most of u s x a m e into the warm and comfortable
here to prepare ourselves for sands of the old "why-should-I-some
sort of future, it stands to stick-my-neck-out" myth, and
reason that the sources from hoped that by ignoring a thorny
which we obtain the necessary situation it. would go away. It
training—and the quality of that hasn't. No amount of ostrich
training—should be of vital im- tactics can remove a bad situa-portance
to us. We should be tion, just .as no amount of spec-quick
to recognize any lapses in ulation and talk can produce one
it, and willing to consider and where one does not exist. "When
execute any plan of action that there's smoke, you generally find
would enable us to strengthen fire. y
KLEMM'S CLAMOR
Men Behind The Music
BY N i l KLEMM
Behind t h e complex and ar­t
i s t i c music called jazz is per­sonality,
the forceful indivi­d
u a l i t y of each musician. ;
The n a t u r e of the kind of
people who play jazz is often
as interesting as the music they
play. Especially was this jtrue
of the pioneers of jazz back in
the early '40s. Many would be
called "neurotic" by psycholo­gists;
we laymen were prone to
refer to them as "Bohemian."
Some of the early jazzists were
Of a mind apart from the world—
sensitive, artistic and frustrated.
Dope addiction and alcoholism
Were commonplace. The "office"
was a dingy night spot. The
"work" was the transmutation of
distorted thoughts into music.
Yet, out of this sordidness
Came the revolution-in music con­cepts
— perhaps the only way
such a revolution could occur.
Today, most jazz musicians are
normal, well-adjusted individuals
making a living. Some are "con­verted"
classical musicians. Oth­ers
began in %jazz. And others^
play jazz as a hobby, perhaps the
best known of whom is a priest.
Not everyone can .be an invent­or;
but almost everyone can use
What's been discovered. So it
^ i s with the yesterday and the
today of jazz.
We shall discuss the lives of
Only a few of the many names
•in jazz. Those individuals men­tioned
are not discussed because
I feel they are better musicians.
The selections were based oh the
interest and significance attached
to each individual.
CHARLIE PARKER
Charlie Parker belonged to the
pioneers of jazz. He typified the
frustration and poverty-stricken
Jives of his contemporaries.
Charlie was born in Kansas
City in April, 1920, and died in
New York in March, 1955. At
the age of thirty-four he had
died the victim of several tragic
diseases—among them poverty,
racial discrimination and artistic
frustration.
Parker bore the now famous
nick-narne,_ "The Bird." It was
for him that today's headquar­ters
of jazz, in mid-town Man­hattan,
was named "Birdland."
This was the source for the pop­ular
melody, "Lullaby of Bird-land."
Bird began playing in a K. C.
high school barid, first playing a
baritone saxophone, then switch­ing
to an alto horn.
His first professional work be­gan
in 1937 with Jay McShann's
swing orchestra. He later set­tled
in Harlem and worked at
several of the night spots. Then
he joined Earl Hine's band in
1943; at that time the band in­cluded
Dizzy Gillespie and sing-
(See Jazz, Page 7)
BY ANNE RIVERS
Students are the ones who are
bearing the brunt of the trouble
up at Biggin, whatever the core
of the problem is, and wherever
the blame lies. Why, then, is
there so much apathy toward it
on their part? If those whom it
directly concerns do not care—or
at least, not enough to question
the matter—then why should
anyone else? If the object of all
the hue arid cry is to better the
conditions, then why should a
handful of students with their
school's best interests at heart be
compelled to carry the responsi­bility
that rests on the shoulders
of every student whose registra­tion
card bears the stamp "Arch­itecture
and the. Arts?"-
Judging from the fact that
Hugh Sparrow's article in the
Birmingham News was written in
response to students' pleas for
help, most of the people who are
familiar with the situation feel
that outside aid is necessary. It
seems ' a shame that attempts
such as this were not met with
more enthusiasm. Why should
this vast majority of students—
the middle-of-the-roaders — sit
idly by, either unmindful or un­caring,
while those few people
who need their whole hearted
support so badly grapple .with
something too big for them?
There' has been a great deal of
talk by a great many people, and
very few attempts at solid in­formation
and constructive ac­tion
by very few people. Idle
talk, rumors, half-truths" do noth­ing
but magnify a bad situation
without alleviating it in t he
least. If there is anything to be
done, then it should be recogniz­ed
and put into action.
An ostrich may be a rare na­tural
curiosity, but he never got
much accomplished, unless it was
the production of more ostriches,
and it's my opinion that we've
got an over-abundance of those
already.
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"This is my idea of what educa­tion
television should be," is the
way one viewer .describes "The
Two R's."
An American language course,
"The Two R's" originates in the
Auburn television studio. Dr.
James" R. Woodall, professor of
English, teaches the class at six
o'clock each Tuesday and Thurs­day
evening.
"Response to the show has been
overwhelming," Dr. Woodall states.
More than 700 persons have writ­ten
to express interest in and ap­preciation
for the English course.
Many not in the viewing area
have written for information and
are taking part in assignments.
One of Dr. Woodall's -oldest
pupils, 76 year-old Mrs. James
Edwards of Fairfield writes:
"I want you to know I enjoy
your programs and am learning
much. You teach in a way everyone
can understand. Keep teaching
over TV, for so many are listening
and learning. Education means a
happier life for everyone, for edu­cation
brings the better things in
life. Education means progress and
security." •
Eighty-one towns and cities
throughout the state have citizens
who are participating in the pro­gram.
Many high schools and
adults have established listening
and viewing groups.
Not only is "The Two R's" pro­viding
help in English, but valu­able
prizes are awarded for win­ning
essays and themes. Each
week, two "Webster's New World
Dictionaries," donated by the
World Publishing Company, are
presented the writer of the best
theme—one for himself and one
for the high school library of his
choice.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., August 1, 195C
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Dooley, Atkins Get Coaching Spots
First Jordan Coached Gridders Return
To Aid Tiger Football Effort In Fall
Vince Dooley, Auburn's captain and most valuable play­er
of 1953, and George Atkins, former outstanding lineman
of the Tigers, are returning to the Plains as assistant coaches.
Athletic Director Jeff Beard announced that Dooley has
been named assistant backfield coach, and that Atkins will
serve as assistant line coach. At­kins
takes over his new duties to­day
and Dooley will return Aug­ust
15.
As a backfield aide, Dooley
will work under Buck Bradberry
who has handled this chore thus
far. No definite assignment has
been made as yet, but it is pro­bable
that Dooley's time will be
devoted in a large part to the
•quarterback position.
Atkins will work with Shot
Sena, offensive line coach, and
Hal Herring, defensive line coach.
Dooley is finishing his military
service in the Marine Corps at
Parris Island, S. C. He will be
discharged July 31 and will be
at Auburn on August 15.
This product of Mobile still
owns four all-time Tiger records.
His 20.3 yards average per pass
completion in 1953 stands as does
his 56.3 completion percent of the
same year. He has the distinc­tion
of having only six intercept­ed.
Most important of all, Doo­ley
averaged 7.17 yards per play
in 1953, the individual total of­fense
standard on the Plains.
As captain of the 1953 X-Y
club, Dooley quarterbacked the X
unit. He wound up the season
being named Most Valuable Play­er
on the losing Gator Bowl team
Forestry Scholarship
Opened To Juniors;
Deadline August 15
St. Regis Paper Co. will award
its fourth junior scholarship to an
Auburn forestry student in early
September, Dr. Ralph Draughon
has announced.
Applications will be accepted by
W. B. DeVall, head of the forestry
department of the School of Agri­culture,
until August 15. Any
junior in forestry who has attend­ed'
summer forestry camp and
plans to enroll at API in Sep­tember
is eligible to apply.
The junior scholarship totals
$300 which is paid directly to the
award recipient by St. Regis. The
student gets an additional $800 for
his senior year if he maintains a
good academic and forestry field
standard. The winner also is of­fered
employment during the
summer between his junior and
senior years by St. Regis.
and playing in the Senior Bowl,
and College All-Star classic.
After the 1952 season, Mary­land's
Jim Tatum hailed Dooley
as the "finest competitor" his club
faced..
As a prepper at McGill in Mo­bile,
Dooley was named the ath­lete
of the year and was twice an
All-State basketball player.
Atkins was the starting right
guard on the Auburn elevens of
1952, '53, and '54. He played in
the Gator Bowl in 1953 and '54,
and was a member of the start-
Letters
(Continued from Page 4)
I, for one, would like to find out
the full story.
Sincerely,
Warner L. White
Theft Problem
Dear Sir:
I would like to take this op­portunity
to make a comment on
a vice of a very few (thank good­ness!)
students—one which was
not mentioned in the letter pub­lished
by this paper last week.
My experience may not be an
isolated one, but in case it is, the
rest of the students may take
warning.
Some time between 11 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 56, a
copy of Shortley & Williams Phy­sics
was removed from my car.
The book had in it, along with my
name, my lab and classroom as­signments
for the whole quarter.
Besides the great inconvenience it
caused me, since I had a test the
following day, I found it necessary
to purchase a replacement. Those
of you who have had to buy one
know that a new one costs $8.75.
This is no small outlay for a fel­low
who is supporting a family
and coming to school on less than
$50 a week gross.
If the culprit was a "fellow"
student, I would appreciate the
return of the book, since I am
sure he—or she—is not in the
dire straits I find myself in.
Roy Krusberg.
People who wonder where the
younger generation is going
should think about from where it
came.
The Steak House
wishes to express our appreciation
for your patronage in the past
and hope you will be with us in September.
until then
wish us a nice vacation
THE STEAK HOUSE
E. Glenn 9137
ing Southern team in the Senior
Bowl game at Mobile in 1954. Se­lected
as all-SEC guard in 1954,
he is a member of the modern all-time
Auburn eleven.
Last season, his first since
leaving Auburn, Atkins played
with the Detroit Lions profession­al
football team.
The Auburn staff for the 1956
season in addition to Jordan,
Bradberry, Atkins and Dooley in­cludes
Hal Herring, Joel Eaves,
Gene Lorendo, Shot Senn, Dick
McGowen and Joe Connally.
Band, Mixed Chorus
Gives Joint Program
A joint concert featuring the
API Summer Concert Band under
the direction of George Corradino
and the Auburn Mixed Chorus
under the direction of John Wil­liams
was presented on the
Union Terrace last Thursday
night.
<
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., August 1, 1956
2 Join Faculty In Math Department
Two new faculty members have
joined the staff of the API math­ematics
department, according to
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, president.
They are Dr. W. D. Peeples and
Mrs. Christine S. Parker.
Dr. Peeples, who received his
bachelor's degree from Howard
College, his master's from the
University of Georgia, has been
appointed assistant professor.
He taught as a graduate assist­ant
at the University of Wisconsin
and the- University of Georgia,
and has served as a mathematician
at Aberdeen Proving Ground. He
comes to Auburn from Howard
College, where he was an asso­ciate
professor of mathematics.
Mrs. Parker, a new instructor,
holds the B. S. degree from Miss­issippi
State College for Women
and the M. S. Degree from Lou­isiana
State University. She comes
to Auburn from Northwest Junior
College in Mississippi, where she
taught mathematics. Mrs. Parker
also has taught at Sunflower Jun­ior
College and Louisiana State
University.
Some of the numbers played by
the band were "Our Flirtations"
and "The Corcoran Cadets,"
marches by Sousa, "The 'Little'
Rhapsody in Blue" by Gershwin
and "Them Basses" by Huffine.
"Summertime" by Gershwin,
"Through the Years" by Youmans,
and "Embraceable You" were a
few of the selections rendered by
the mixed chorus.
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Football In Air As Fail Approaches;
Auburn Prominent In Grid Picture
By Bill Beckwith
Sports Publicity Director
Notes of a hectic Summer —
While Ole Miss' Johnny Vaught
nd Houston's Billy Meeks soaked
p most of last week's sports
leadlines with their battle over
Vicksburg, Miss., halfback Claude
King, there were, and have been,
>ther such battles over top South-
;astern prep athletes.
Mississippi had signed King to
in SEC grant-in-aid but the out-tanding
Ail-American decided he
liked Houston better after they
produced a paying job of $2.60 an
tour this summer.
Looking over some of the
witching here in our back door,
tnpublized switching that is, one
mil find that: Georgia. has lost
heir Wo. 1 signee, Fullback Dan­ny
Minor to the
Academy; Ala­bama
lost the
best back they
signed in Geor­gia,
Halfback
Paul Wood of
Thomaston, to
South Carolina;
Notre Dame
t o o k Georgia
Tech t a c k le
P a u l Abram-son;
Army is
after Auburn Quarterback signee
obby Rudiseil of Chattanooga;
Quke took Georgia Tech's tackle
prospect, Jan Mize of Americus,
and many, many more.
Beckwith
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., August 1, 1956
Jazz
Photo by Roy Stephens
REACHING FIRST on an infield hit is Leo Sexton playing for
Graves Centre against Division L in the recent, intramural playoffs
for League *3. Graves Centre won to take the league.
All of which proves that "all's
fair in love and war."
* * * ~"~ - $
Quoting the new Street and
Smith's 1956 Football Magazine,
ribw at the local drugstores, one
finds the following statement on
page five—"Wingmen bidding for
All-America recognition include
(See Football, Page, 8)
(KLEMM cont. from Page 5)
er, Billy Eckstine.
In 1945 he left for California,
and it was there that some serious
youthful errors caught up with
him. He became too ill to work
and was confined to a sanitarium.
Despite inroads upon his" strength
during his illness, Parker con­tinued
to play his daring and re­markably
well executed music
until he died.
Bird never compromised when'
it came to music. He seldom
made concessions to popular
taste. His lack of showmanship
[further hindered his financial
welfare. In fact it was necessary
for fellow musicians and fans to
raise money to help support his
wife and children, as well as pay
for his burial. „
* * *
DIZZY GILLESPIE
Dizzy was born in Cheraw, S.
C, in 1917, a Southerner by birth,
Bohemian by environment.
His father was a bricklayer,
but played music as a hobby.
Young Dizzy (John) soon began
tinkering with the instruments
and *soon settled on the trumpet.
At the age of thirteen, Dizzy had
won a musical scholarship and
was well on the way in the study
of theory and harmony. In 1937
he came to New York where he
immediately landed a job in Ted­dy
Hill's band. His next jobs, be­fore
forming his own band, were
with Duke Ellington, Coleman
Hawkins, Cab. Calloway, Billy
(See Jazz, Page 8)
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Aug. 2 & 3
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}(BECKWITH cont. from page 7)
iPaul Lopata (Yale), Bob Bletcher
'.(Stanford), Bob Khoenle (Pur­s
u e ) , and Red Phillips (Auburn)."
* * *
: If you've wondered what hap­pened
to Paul Susce . . . and
leveryone is wondering, Furman
•Blsher of the Atlanta Constitution
passed on this information acquir­ed
during a recent major league
swing. . . . "A major league man­ager
told me that George Susce,
Paul's father, must be planning on
retiring on the bonus for his
,young pitching son." There seems
•"Hpi be plenty of bidders for the
former Auburn pitching ace but
«io takers. Paul is now pitching
semi-pro ball in Canada.
[ * * *
! Fob James is running first string
^efthalf for Montreal in the
Canadian League according to my
Source of information and the
•jvord is that he is "burning 'em
*p" with his stop-and-go style of
Running. Duke's Bob Pascal, also
i rookie, is the righthalf on Pea-head
Walker's entry.
! * * *
The Alabama High School All-
Star Football Game will be held
in Tuscaloosa on Aug. 9, the night
before the College All-Star game
in Chicago. Future Auburn Tigers
in the Alabama game are End
^Jimmy Putman (Phillips), Center
iDan Sims (Woodlawn), Quarter­back
John Kern (McGiU), Half-
'back Harold Davenport (Siluria),
Halfback Bobby Lauder (Foley),
;Halfback Joe Frank McCormick
'(Hartford), Fullback Bobby Was-
'den (Greenville) and Fullback
New PNS Has Long Record
(Continued from Page 2)
7, 1941. His ship is credited with
the destruction of one Jap plane.
During the rest of the war he
served aboard aircraft carriers in
both the Atlantic and Pacific
theatres of operation. Capt. Jon-son
won a Bronze Star Medal
while serving as Executive Offi­cer
of the USS Makassar Strait
in 1945, -
In addition to the Bronze Star
Medal with Combat "V", and the
Ribbon for the Presidential Unit
Citation to the USS Suwanee,
Captain Jonson has the American
Defense,Service Medal with star;
the American Campaign Medal;
European - African-Middle East­ern
Campaign Medal with one
engagement star; the Asiatic-Pa­cific
Campaign Medal with five
engagement stars; the World War
II Victory Medal; the National
Defense Service Medal; and the
Philippine Liberations Ribbon.
Captain Jonson and his wife,
the former Miss Frances Wier of
La Jolla, Calif., have two chil­dren,
Frances Ann and Robert
Crasford- Jonson. Their official
home address is 546 S. Gay St.,
Auburn.
Captain Jonson is the eldest of
three brothers, all of whom grad­uated
from the Naval Academy.
Lt. (jg) Jep C. Jonson, USN,
Class of 1938, was killed in a
plane crash in the Aleutians in
1942; Lt. Commander Russell M.
Jonson, USN, Class of 1944, is. on
active duty.
Bob Waldrop (Hueytown).
Playing in the Georgia High
School All-Star Game, the same
night, will be Quarterback Bryant
Harvard (Thomasville), Halfback
Harvey Copeland (Carrollton),
Guard Bubba Phillips (Albany),
and Tackle Leon Myers (Chick-amauga).
Auburn boys in.the College-All-
Star game will be Fullback Joe
Childress, Left Tackle Frank
D'Agostino, and Right Tackle M.
L. Brackett.
Teacher: "If a farmer- has 20
sheep in a field and 3 of them get
out, how many will be left in ;the
field?"
Boy: "None."
Teacher: "Thaf's wrong; 3 from
20 is 17."
Boy: "Teacher, you may know
Jazz
8—THE PLAINSMAN
(KLEMM cont. from Page 7)
Eckstine and "Earl Hines.
In 1942 Dizzy met Charlie Par­ker
and soon the two were play­ing
progressive jazz, eventually
reaching status of at least demi­gods
to both serious and frantic
followers of be-bop. Shortly
thereafter he-attempted to form
a full size bop orchestra. Despite
concessions that^came under the
heading of "showmanship"—leop­ard
skin band jackets, berets,
goatees, and horn-rimmed glass­es—
the-band was still too modern
to make the big money. Dizzy
went back to the combos and has
been flourishing since. So also
has jazz.
your arithmetic, but you »don't
know sheep."
Wed., August L 1956
Swim, Picnic
and Dance
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