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VOLUME 85 Alabama-Polytechnic Institute AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1957 8 Pages NUMBER 13
Traffic Committee
Needs Student Idea
To Improve System
By War Eagle
As I flew over the Auburn
campus recently I noticed that
t h e r e are flaws in the traffic
control system instituted last
s p r i n g by a joint student-facu
l t y committee. I am s u re
t h a t the committee knew at
t h e time that f l a w s would
show up and for this reason a
permanent committee was set
u p to study the effects of the
c o n t r o l system.
In listening to a discussion
shortly before the end of the
fall quarter at a traffic committee
meeting I noticed that there
was a lack of material evidence
of needed changes from the students'
point of view. This system
was designed to benefit both
STUDENTS and FACULTY and
not any one group alone.
Faculty members have submitted
appeals to the committee
concerning various changes that
they feel should be made and
these appeals are being considere
d by the committee. As I expected
these appeals were def-itely
aimed from the faculty point
of view. Although student members
of the committee have some
knowledge of the student needs
they can present no concrete material
upon which to base their
arguments and back them up.
(See OLE BIRD, Page 3)
Religious Emphasis
Week Scheduled
For January 20-24
Religious leaders representing
many denominations have been
engaged to take part in Religious
Emphasis Week on the API campus,
January 20-24. Many of
these speakers will appear .at
their respective churches Monday
through Thursday nights.
Dr. W. P. Worley, Jr., professor
of Practical Theology, Emory
University, is to be the Methodist
speaker for the week. In
1951, Dr. Worley and his wife
conducted a tour through Europe
and to the Ecumenical conference
of Oxford, England. Dr. Worley
led a group on a tour of the
Bible Lands during the summer
of 1954.
Dr. G. K. Keagan, secretary of
the student department of the
Baptist Sunday school board,
Niashyille, Tenn., will be the
Baptist speaker.
He 'is now listed in Who's Who
In America. Europe, Egypt, the
Holy Land, Central America,
America, South America, and
Hawaii include some of the
places Dr. Keagan has traveled.
The Jewish speaker for the
week will be Rabbi Milton L.
Grafman, spiritual leader of
Temple Emanuel in Birmingham.
The rabbi lectures on .college
campuses under the auspices of
the Jewish Chautauqua Society,
an organization disseminating
authentic information concerning
Judaism, as part of an educational
program.
Presbyterian speaker Dr. John
McSween has crossed Atlantic
Ocean twelve times, and he once
rode a bicycle through Europe
with a group of Davidson College
students. In college he was a
member of ODK honorary fraternity.
The Rev. Henry J. Storm
(Lutheran), Rev. Pat Hardaman
(Church of Christ), A. D. McCall
(Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints) and
an Episcopal speaker will also
be at Auburn for Religious Emphasis
Week.
'LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
LIFTING WEIGHTS is not one of this young lady's usual
avocations but she looks nice doing it anyway. She is Sandra
O'Kelley, a freshman in home ec from Chattanooga, Tenn.
Eberle Signed To Play
For AFROTC Ball Jan. 9
Ray Eberle, formerly with the Glen Miller orchestra,
will be the featured artist at this year's annual Air Force
Ball sponsored by the AFROTC cadet wing. :\
The affair will be held on January 25 from 9 p. m. until
1 a. m. The Ball was started as an annual affair by the
Arnold Air Society. It is now he was only eighteen years old.
sponsored by the entire AFROTC
Wing.
Francis L. Pugh has been named
committee chairman for the
Ball. J. D. Evers is chairman of
decorations, C. E. Whitsett is
chairman, of finance, and Gerald
Harper is chairman of operations.
Ray's "big" break carrie when
He was hired to fill the featured
vocalists spot with Glen Miller
who was organizing an orchestra
at that time.
Ticket sales are open now to
AFROTC cadets. Starting next
Monday ticket sales will be
open to the entire student body.
Tickets can be purchased from
the cadet officer of the day,
Room 105, Military Building,
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Cadets may get tickets at the
drill field each d r i l l period from
group executive officers.
HELPING on the radio switchboard are (seated) Charles Douglas, (standing) Bob Gilliland,
Richard Smith and George Slider. On the close-out board George Slider posts closed-out glasses for
W. E. Lane and W. H. Coppedge.
Auburn Veterans Association Lends
Hand To Smooth Registration Day
- The registration process was
speeded up and made more efficient
this quarter by the Auburn
Veterans Assn. This group
^introduced several innovations to
aid the approximately. f i ve
thousand students who registered
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Of this number, 2,787 were
freshmen, approximately 1,900
were sophomores, and about 500
were new students registering
for the first time.
' To make registration easier for
this large number of students,
the AVA members divided themselves
into several groups, stationed
on the first. and second
floors of Biggin Hall to answer
questions, give directions, operate
the close-out board, and relay
messages through the field telephones.
• The use of field phones was
more or less' experimented with
last quarter during registration
and this time it has been tried
on a full scale basis. The field
phone, set up in Biggin and connected
to the dean's office in
each of the nine schools, is used
to notify the dean's office when
a class section has been closed
out. This saves much time in
schedule planning.
The close-out boards operated
by AVA members eliminated
many . disappointments on the
part of students of would have
been greeted with the familiar
phrase "Sorry, but that class is
closed out," after waiting in a
long line.
Another plan used for the first
time was that of .requiring that
the student's trial schedule be
completely filled out before-the
dean's stamp is placed upon it.
If a student lost or misplaced a
trial schedule, he was. not given
another until the last day of
registration.
A question asked many times
during registration is "What are
all the holes in the punch card
for?" One of the most important
holes is the quarter punch which
shows the quarter in which the
card is pulled. This prevents
students from using a punch
card from a preceding quarter.
A needle sorts out all old cards.
A punch card has many uses
besides its most obvious one of
allowing the student to get in
class. It is used in compiling the
class roll; grade sheets at the
end of the quarter on which
grades are posted are made from
it; it is used for grade reports,
posting of permanent records, and
computing grade distributions.
Thus the punch card, as well as
the master name card and fee
card, is used as a source of information
throughout the quarter.
Charles Edwards, Registrar,
commended the Auburn Veterans
Association for the fine work
they did in assisting with registration.
Just before World War II
Eberle made eight feature length
films and six short subjects for
Universal Studios and was star
of his own CBS radio show originating
from California.
After a hitch in the service,
Eberle started doing a single
again. He has been featured
twice a week on WPIX-TV until
his recent road tour.
Southern Deans
To Meet Tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon will mark
the fifth annual meeting of the
Southern Deans of Men conference
here on the campus. James
E. Foy, director of student affairs,
will serve as host to the meeting.
Problems arising on southern
campuses will be discussed. Representatives
from all of the major
white institutions in the states of
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi
and Tennessee will attend.
It is estimated that 35 - visitors
will be present, according to Foy.
Invitations
Invitations will go on sale for
March graduates Monday, Jan.
28 and last through Friday, Feb.
1 in the Student Government
office. No invitations will be
sold after this date. The office
w i l l be; open every afternoon
from 2 to 5 p.m.
News Staff Meeting
There will be an Important
meeting of all Plainsman news
staff writers today at 5 p.m. in
the Plainsman office, Union.
March Grads
All seniors expecting to graduate
in March are reminded that
all incompletes and absent
examinations must be cleared
before the end of the second
week of the quarter.
March candidates will be notified
by the Registrar's Office
in alphabetical order when to
report for final cheoklng.
Two Students Fatally Injured
In Auto Collision Near Fairfax
API Students Nathan And Simmons
Die In Thursday Morning Wreck
By Oliver Chastain
Auburn was shocked when news of the death of two
students in an automobile accident reached the campus last
Thursday morning, Jan. 3.
Killed in the accident were Joseph Anthony Nathan and
Theodore Henry Simmons.
Nathan, 17 years old, 6-ft., 200 was the third occupant of the
pounds, was the starting guard on
the 1956 freshman football team.
He was from Freeport, N. Y., and
Coach 'Shug' Jordan says he was
"one of the finest potential
Theodore Simmons
guards we have seen in a long
time."
Simmons, 22, from New Brunswick,
N. Y., was the brother of
Mike Simmons, Aubam varsity
football end.
Jim Walsh, senior fullback,
automobile. He was reported
resting comlfortably at Lanier
Hospital in Lanett. He suffered
moderate head injuries, lacerations
and possible internal injuries.
The accident occured at 8:30
a. m. (EST) on Highway 29
about seven miles south of Fairfax.
The three students were re-
Joseph Nathan
(See FATAL, Page 6)
Brewster Reports Great Improvement
In Parking And Traffic Conditions
P a r k i n g and traffic conditions
have greatly improved
and violations and other problems
experienced in previous
years are at a minimum, reports
Sam F. Brewster, director
of building and grounds
and chairman of the newly
formed Permanent Traffic
Committee.
API's new traffic regulations
are now in effect for their second
quarter and the Traffic
Committee commends students
and faculty for the cooperation
exhibited under the new system^
Brewster states that there are
yet several obstacles to be overcome.
Brewster's committee, a result
of recommendations from the
larger and original year-old
T r a f f i c Committee, serves to
study and observe campus traffic
conditions and to act in an
advisory capacity in this area.
Titled the Permanent Traffic
Committee, the group consists of
students Hilmer Jones, Wardlaw
Lamar, and Ed Cobb, and faculty
members Robert G. Pitts, S.
L. Thompson, and Coyt M. Wilson.
"A pleasing by-product of the
zoning regulations," Brewster
continues, "is that considerable
improvement in the flow of campus
traffic is evident." Campus
Police Chief Dawson agrees and
adds that his department is very
grateful for the c o o p e r a t i on
shown and that it feels that pedestrians
and drivers alike are
(Continued on Page 3)
Atlanta Architect
Succeeds Dean Orr;
Effective In Aug.
Samual E. Hurst, Atlanta architect,
has been appointed dean
of the School of Architecture and
the Arts at Auburn.
In announcing the appointment
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, said that
Hurst will succeed Frank Marion
Orr, who resigned several months
ago to become head of the newly
formed department of Building
Technology.
The Department of Building
Technology has been organized
around the course in building
construction.
President Draughon also announced
that Hurst's appointment
would be effective on August
1, 1957.
Union Again Holds
Popular Classes
The Auburn Student Union has
again arranged its popular bridge,
charm, and square dance classes
for those who are interested. The
classes are free and do not require
homework.
Bridge classes for beginners will
begin Monday at the Union Building.
Class hours are Monday
through Thursday from 3 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m. It is still not too
late to apply at the Union Desk.
An advanced bridge class will be
arranged if enough are interested.
If you need a little more charm,
Room 301 of the Union Building
is the place to go. The Charm
class meets every Tuesday at 4
p.m. ,
Enrollment Hits
7,760 For Quarter,
Increases Expected
At three o'clock Monday, Winter
Quarter enrollment figures had
climbed to 7,760 according to
Charles • W. Edwards, Registrar.
Late registration is expected to
increase the Auburn student body
to approximately 7,950 members.
Final count on Winter Quarter
of 1956 was 7,567 students. The
1956 Fall Quarter enrollment
represented an all time, high of
8,410 Auburnites, compared to
7,913 students enrolled in the Fall
Quarter a year ago.
Becoming residents of the
Loveliest Village of the Plains are
165 first quarter freshman. There
are also 105 transfer students entering
API.this quarter.
The housing situation that was
acute during the fall is ' now
somewhat relieved with the drop
in enrollment.
The new Division Three of
Magnolia Hall, is in operation this
quarter for the first-time, furnishing
housing for 184-186 men.
Monday afternoon Dr. Vallery,
Coordinator of Men's Housing described
the housing situation as
"comfortably crowded." There are
still a few vacant rooms about the
campus, with some changing of
rooms taking place.
Many students who were commuting
during Fall Quarter have
been., able to secure housing in
Auburn, but there are still some
students commuting from towns
as far away as Montgomery.
Library Plans Get
Committee Study
President Ralph B. Draughon
has asked the Campus Planning
Committee and the director of
libraries to begin studies of plans
for a new library on the Auburn
campus.
Members of the committee to
study ways of getting a new library
constructed are Clyde H.
Cantrell, director of libraries;
Sam F. Brewster, chairman, W.
T.. Ingram; F. M. Orr; P. J. Potter;
and E. V. Smith, members of
the Campus Planning Committee.
The present library was constructed
in 1910 for a student
body of 1,000 and then enlarged
in 1939 when enrollment was
3,850.
During the past fall, the enrollment
was 8,410.
Miss Auburn Named Bowl Queen
Gator Picks
Van Tassel
REIGNING OVER PRE-GATOR BOWL FESTIVITIES IS JOYCE VAN TASSEL
Reigning over Gator Bowl
festivities this year was Auburn's
own, Miss Joyce Van Tassel, who
was chosen Gator Bowl Quepn
from a group of ten c o l l e ge
beauties. This is the fourth consecutive
year Auburn has been
extended a complimentary, invitation
to enter a candidate in
the contest.
Girls from the U. of Ga.; Agnes
Scott representing Ga. Tech, U.
of Pittsburg, La. State, Ole Miss.,
U. of Jacksonville, FSU, U. of
Fla., and Stetson Business College
vied for the crown with
which Miss Auburn walked away.
Three judges selected a queen
and two princesses from these ten.
Arriving in Jacksonville on
Wednesday, the girls were judged
in personal interviews that
night at which p e r s o n a l i t y,
scholastic achievement, religious
activities, extra curricular activities
and school leadership
were the points under consideration.
The final judging came
(See VAN TASSEL, Page 2)
AOPi.KS Formals Set This Week
1957 Sweetheart
To Be Presented
Beta Eta chapter of Kappa
Sigma fraternity will hold its annual
"Black and White Formal"
in the Union Ballroom on Friday,
Jan. 11. Music for the dance will
be furnished by the Columbus
Cavaliers.
Annette Thornton, a Phi Mu
from the University of Alabama,
will head the leadout escorted by
Earl Lasseter, president of Kappa
Sigma.
The 1957 sweetheart will be
announced during the leadout.
Candidates for sweetheart are
Elizabeth Brown, Birmingham;
Carolyn Drinkard, Thomasville;
Sandra O'Kelley, Chattanooga;
Betty Kay Poole, Huntsville;
Anne Spicer, Clanton; and . Mel-anie
Terrell, Birmingham.
A senior banquet has been
scheduled at the Chicken House
before the formal. After the formal
there will be a breakfast at
the house and for Saturday night
a party in Opelika has been planned.
Other officers and their dates
are. Joe Howell, vice president,
a n d Janice Johnson; Richard
Slye, secretary, and Ann Lynn
Palmer; Lee Comer, treasurer,
and Liz Brown; Bill Keeling,
rush chairman, and Frana Keeling;
Bob Folsom, pledge master,
and Betty Kay Poole.
Margaret Towle
Well-dressed man, cigar in
hand, falling through the air
from an airplane: Gad! That
wasn't the washroom after all!
War Eagle
Theatre
Wednesday - Thursday
"A SALVO OF BELLYLAUGHS!
THE WHOLE SCREEN EXPLODES!"
Van Tassel Wins Bowl Queen Title
(Continued from Page 1)
Friday night at a formal dance
given in honor.of the girls.
Queen J'oyce's reign started
Friday night after the final judging.
The parade and game oc-
MARTIN
THEATRE
OPELIKA
Thursday & Friday
JANUARY 10-11
'High Society'
now in )v,, HJ
A G.B.D. International Films Release
cupied Saturday; then Saturday
night Joyce was honored at a
Banquet. After being introduced,
Joyce presented all the Pittsburg
and Ga. Tech players their Gator
Bowl watches and also presented
the victory trophy. Her most
thrilling moment came when all
the Tech players stood to yell
"War Eagle."
Commented Joyce^ "We w e r e
treated like queens all the time
we were there. The hospitality
was just great! Tours of the city,
luncheons, a visit to the Dog
Races, the Gator Bowl Basketball
Tournament, the formal dance, a
cocktail party, a TV show, and of
course the parade were some of
my many interesting activities. A
beautiful set of Community Silverware
was given me along with
the honor of the crown. I would
not take a million for the experience."
Red Rose Formal
Set For Saturday
Delta Delta chapter of AOPi
sorority will hold its fourth annual
Red Rose Formal on Saturday,
Jan. 12 at the Union ballroom.
Margaret Towle of Mobile
will lead the formal escorted by
Jerry Bell of Birmingham. Miss
Towle's gown will be of red em-brodried
taffeta* traditional for
the leading lady, while the members
will appear in white.
Also in the leadout will be Pat
Peterson, vice president, escorted
by Bill Schauer; Bardee Burge,
secretary, Ed Davidson; Mary
Ann Doby, treasurer. Bob Moore-head;
Libby Richardson, Panhel-lenic
representative, E m m e tt
Sherrill; and Charlene B.urley,
rush chairman, Bobby Sharman.
A breakfast will be given after
the dance for the sorority by the
Theta Chi fraternity.
Chaperones for the dance will
be Mrs. Baskerville, Gold Hill and
Mrs. Hollingsworth, Dorm II
housemother.
New Chapter House
For SAE Fraternity
Begun Last Sunday
Last Sunday marked another
milestone in the history of Alabama
Alpha Mu Chapter of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, the groundbreaking
of their new chapter
house on West Magnolia.
Judge Walter B. Jones of
Montgomery, past Eminent Supreme
Archon of the national
fraternity, was chosen to turn
the first spadeful of earth. Besides"
chapter officers Gene Burr,
president, and Ben Carroll, chaplain,
province officers Mack Tucker,
deputy archon, and Bob
Gaddis, recorder, took part in
the ceremonies.
School dignitaries present for
the occasion and the luncheon
preceding; with their wives, were
W. T. Ingram, business manager,
James E. Foy, director of student
affairs, and other special
guests including Katharine Cater*
dean of women/Mrs. Anne
Stover^ and Mrs. Jeff Clay.
The new chapter house, designed
by Pearson, Tittle, and Narrows^,
Architects, and being built
by • Conner" Bros., Auburn Contractors,
will have spacious living,
dining and recreational areas
within its 13,000 square feet of
floor space. Occupancy date is
set for early September.
Late Show Saturday
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
A GROWN-UP
MOTION PICTURE
FOR GROWN-UP
EMOTIONS!
•very daughter
should see it
•very parent must!
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TEENAGE
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starring
GINGER ROGERS
MICHAEL RENNIE
wfth MILDRED HATW1CK
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GENE MONA
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JANUARY, 13, 14, 15
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WE DO NOT ADVISE
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Late Show Saturday
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
IT WILL
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WAYS!
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William Wylen
PersU aSjoii
crslwiinf ^
Dorothy"
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Ibo a stalling
Marjorie
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new start
Thursday-Friday
JANUARY 10-11
THE BAD SEED" f l
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PATTY McCORMACK
Saturday, Jan. 12
Master- of Tri/bj'
unci H I L D E C A R D E N E FF
Sunday-Monday
JANUARY 13-14
Wednesday, Jan. 16 i^M THE Coco*!
SCARLET
CINEMASCOPE _ '
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Miss GKAJVT
nm TAKES
Play 'LUCKY'
Every Tues. & Wed.
TEN SURE WINNERS
2 GIANT JACKPOTS
"Lucky" is an audience-participation
game. Play it once and you'll
love it.
Social Happenings
By Juna Fincher
Formals and bouse dances lead the way for this week':
calendar of social events. Auburn social life is "high" agair
;is everyone returns from a,long vacation of much gaiety.
On Friday night the Delta Sigs have planned a house
lance and on Saturday the DTD's are having a hi-fi party
The Sigma Nu's are having a
'ship-wreck" costume party at
Annette Thornton
Octet Tryouts
The Auburn Men's Octet Is
now holding tryouts for second
tenors and barritones. Interested
men should contact the secretary
at the Music Building
immediately to arrange for auditions.
he Clement Hotel on Saturday
jvith Dixie Walker playing.
'ledge Swaps
Next Tuesday the KA's have
planned a pledge swap with the
ADPi's and the Phi Kappa Tau's
will have a swap with the DZ's.
Last Tuesday, the Theta Chi's
'had a swap with the Delta Zeta's.
Teas
Lambda Chi Alpha gave a tea
in honor of their pledges on Sunday,
January 6. Representatives
from all fraternities and sororities
as well as many other distinguished
guests were present.
Elections
Omega Zeta chapter of Lambda
Chi Alpha has elected new officers
for the year. They are
President Bertis Rasco, Cullmar
Vice President Pat Byrne, Ba
Minette; S e c r e t a r y Samue
Sloane III, York; Treasurer Rob
ert McDonald, Wilmer; Socis
Chairman John Hall, Montgom
ery; Ritualist G. R. Guinr
Brownsville, Tenn.; Rush Chair
man Douglas Mcintosh, Mobile
Pledge Trainer Y. Charles Eark
Bay Minette; Alumni Secretar
Douglas Hayno, Pensacola, Fla
Sports Chairman Jerry Cabk
Birmingham; House Manage:
Gilbert Griff is, Birmingham;
F. C. Representative Bob Mc
Laurin, Dillon, E. C; and Par
liamentarian Jack Dyal, Quite
Equador.
(See SOCIETY, Page 5)
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 9, 195
Nobody Gave A Hoot For J. Paul Sheedy* Till
Wildroot Cream-Oil Gave Him Confidence
•'Wise everybody avoid me so ?" h-owled J. Paul. "Because you're such a
ruffled old bird", replied his best buddy. Well that really opened Sheedy's
eyes. He took a taxi-dermist down to the store and pecked up a bottle
of Wildroot Cream-Oil. Now he's the picture of
confidence because he knows his hair always looks its
best from morning till night. So if people have been
hooting at your messy hair, screech for a bottle or
tube of Wildroot Cream-Oil. It's guaranteed to keep
your hair neat but not greasy. And all the gals will go
out of their way to beak to you.
* of 131 So. Harris Hill Rd„ Williamsville.N. Y.
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gives you confidence
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WHAT IS A JOSTLED POETI
'JOHN COLLINS.
ST. PETER'S COLLEGE
Jarred Bard
WHAT ARE DANCING ERRORS!
TED aiXLER.
FLORIDA STATE
Waltz Faults
WHAT IS A NORSEMAN WHO
MISSED THE BOAT!
•OS CUDOIHFE.
ST. LOUIS U.
Hiking Viking
Luckies
Taste Better
LIGHTING A LUCKY? You might rub two sticks together
—but it'll take you hours to see the light. You might
use ten-dollar bills—if you've got money to burn. Or you
might insist on matches—in which case you'll be a
Lighter Slighter! Any way you light it, a Lucky tastes out
of this world. It's all cigarette... nothing but fine, mild,
good-tasting tobacco that's TOASTED to taste even
better. Try a Lucky right now. You'll say it's the best-tasting
cigarette you ever smoked!
DON'T JUST STAND THERI...
STICKLE! MAKE *25
Sticklers are simple riddles
with two-word rhyming answers.
Both words must have
the same number of syllables.
(No drawings, please!) We'll
shell out $25 for all we use—
and for hundreds that never
see print. So send stacks of'
'em with your name, address,
college and class to Happy-
Joe-Lucky, Box 67A, Mount
Vernon, N. Y.
C I G A R E T T E S
"IT'S TOASTED" TO TASTE BETTER . . . CLEANER, FRESHER, SMOOTHER I
WHAT IS WIND FROM A
RAGWEED PATCH t
HAROLD FISCHBECK.
U. OF COLORADO
Sneeze Breeze
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WHAT IS A MAN WHO
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WHAT IS A NEW ENGLAND
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Maine Swain
©A. T. G». PRODUCT OP ffiM^fy^&pvy AMERICA'S UHADINQ MANUFACTURER OF CIQARETTSi
Club News On Campus
By Martha Webb
Plainsman Clubs Editor
Pi Tau Sigma
API's mechanical engineering
honorary society, Pi Tau Sigma,
recently held its initiation banquet
in the Banquet Room of the
Student Union Building.
John M. Herman, Jacksonville,
Fla., was presented the award of
Outstanding Freshman in Mechanical
Engineering.
Mr. H. P. Bigler, President of-
Southern Electric Steel Company,
was the banquet speaker,
and R. R. Sanders served as
toastmaster for the evening.
Sigma Xi
On Wednesday, Jan. 16, the
Auburn Chapter of Sigma Xi, a
national honorary science grolup,
has arranged for Mr. A. J. Eard-ley,
national lecturer, to speak
before the students and the faculty
members.
The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m.
in Duncan Hall.
Phi Lambda Upsilon
The Alpha Iota chapter of Phi
Lambda Upsilon, national chem^
istry honorary fraternity, announces
the initiation of seven
Auburn students.
New members of the honor society
are George S. Birchfield,
Dothan; Charles H. Davis, Sheffield;
George R. Deakin, Columbus,
Ga.; Joseph D. Duke, Huey-town;
Henry A. Holmes, Huey-town;
Joe T. McMillan, Birmingham;
and Andrew M. Patterson,
Jr., Mobile.
Following initiation ceremonies
the new members were entertained
at a banquet. Dr. Howard E.
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Ole Bird Speaks
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It is with this thought in mind
that the Ole Bird is writing this
column. In order for the student
members of the traffic committee
to adequately serve you, the
student body, and your interests
they must have evidence from
you that you have ideas which
can add to the system and mean
definite improvement.
This is not to say that mere
gripes with no logical basis are
wanted. Rather good, sound ideas
for the improvement of traffic
movement and the parking situation
are needed.
Smooth traffic flow was one,
jf the original goals of the system
and it was for this reason
ihat certain zones were laid put
tor just one group. If several
groups were moving into one
area the same confusion that
existed before the system was
set up would again become a p -|
parent. Thus more than just
parking must be "considered. As
few cars as possible should be
allowed into any one area to
ease the traffic flow problem.
This is the basis for the system.
For the faculty members who
feel that they could get better
parking places before the system
was set up using the old addage,
"First come, first served" the
Ole Bird has this reminder: before
you were competing with
everyone in the school for a
place now you have just other
members of the faculty. Quite a
difference in the odds, isn't
there? • •
Let's keep in mind, too, that
there is no system that will please
everybody. The best system is
API Debate Team
Travels To Georgia
Auburn debaters will journey
to Decatur, Georgia, this weekend
to compete with teams from
nine southern states at the All-
Southern Intercollegiate Debate
Tournament. The tournament,
which will comprise six rounds
of debate on discontinuing direct
economic aid to foreign nations,
will be held at Agnes Scott College.
Members of the Auburn Debate
Council attending with their
advisor Prof.- John A. Stovall are
Ralph Inscho and Gerald Stroud,
both of Birmingham, Bill Callahan,
Decatur, Harold Grant,
Phenix City, Tom McLeod, Gulf
Shores, Ellis Cross, Opelika, and
Gene Burr, Memphis.
Unregistered Vehicles Present Problem
160 OLD COUNTRY ROAD MINEOLA, L. I., NEW YORK
Carr, head of the API physics department,
was the guest speaker.
ASEE
Two API professors will attend
the mid-winter meeting of the
Engineering Drawing Division of
the American Society for Engineering
Education. The meeting
will be held at Rice Institute,
Houston, Texas, on Jan. 31-Feb.
1, 1957.
Attending will be L. M. Sahag,
head of the API engineering
drawing and design department,
and Assistant Professor Roy D.
Mitchellr. , ,.,. '.
that which will please the most:
people in ease of traffic movement
and availability of parking
places.
My proposal to students is
that they write their suggestions
in the form of a letter to the
tragic committee, care of he
Student Government office. I
have been assured that all letters
will be taken before the traffic
committee.
If you desire your letter to be
published in The Plainsman
please say so and it will be forwarded
to The Plainsman for
publication. The editor has assured
me that all letters forwarded
to ' him that conform to The
Plainsman letters policy will be
printed.
This is the "Auburn Spirit" in
action — student" participation.
Each individual's voice is important.
That "intangible Auburn
Spirit" can become a tangible
reality here.
I haven't noticed as many individuals
speaking out on the
campus as used to. Let's not let
the increasing size of Auburn
retard our spirit.
And while we're on. the subject
of speaking let's not forget
the traditional friendliness of
Auburn. Remember the greeting
due every person you pass on the
street or in the buildings.
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pleased, or will become pleased,
with the new system.
However, there are, Brewster
and Dawson emphasize, current
problems which are unnecessary,
the major problem being unregistered
vehicles. In order to meet
this difficulty satisfactorily, persons
owning motor vehicles are
encouraged to comply immediately
with registration requirements.
These requirements ask that a
permit be secured, free of charge,
from the College Security Office,
that the sticker be placed to the
left side of the rear windshield
of all cars, and that vehicles be
parked in their properly designated
areas. Additional traffic
data such as campus rules, map
and designated parking zones are
issued with the permit so that
the driver may know where and
where not to park.
Up until now, Chief Dawson's
department has allowed improperly
parked cars to go ticket-free
so that newcomers might be able
to acquaint themselves with the
system. From this point on, however,
violators will be penalized.
It appears that violators are
among four groups of drivers:
(1) ..Those persons who have
failed to secure permits during
last quarter and thus do
not have permits yet.
(2) Students advancing from
lower to upperclass standing
who are not aware that they
must secure a different permit
status.
(3) Persons obtaining new or
different vehicles. These persons
must register anew their
vehicles with the Security Office.
(4) Incoming students who are
not yet acquainted with the
system.,
For the benefit of these persons,
the College Security Office
will be open from 7:30 a.m.
until 4 p.m. for this week. After
this week permits must be secured
between the hours of 10 to
11 a. m. and 3 to 4 p. m.
It is stressed that the new zoning
and parking regulations have
grown out of a definite need and
have been established for expedience
and convenience. Continued
' campus awareness and
cooperation will likely produce
a lasting workable solution.
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There will be a meeting of the
Auburn Veterans Association in
room 310 of the Union Building
at 7 p.- m. on January 10.
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for other purposes contineu tc
increase," says Dr. David W.
Mullins, executive vice-president.
3—THE PLAINSMAN
The scholarships, gifts and
grants totaled over $250,000 with
more than one-half of this
amount going for scholarships
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Ike Plan Holds Success
We listened with interest to an address
before a joint session of Congress
b y the president of the United States last
Saturday, as he pleaded for the power to
use U. S. m i l i t a ^ forces to defend mid-eastern
countries against community aggression.
The speech could certainly become
one of the great molds from which
our future will be cast.
In his message the president outlined
a four point program which would authorize:
1. Use of the armed forces of the
United States as deemed necessary to
"secure and protect the t e r r i t o r i a l int
e g r i t y and political independence" of
any middle eastern nation "against
overt armed aggression from any nation
controlled by international communism."
This would be done only at
the request of the endangered nation
and would be subject to the overriding
authority of the United Nations
Security Council.
2. American economic aid to help the
Middle East develop the economic strength
necessary to the maintenance of national
independence.
3. Military aid to any nation or
nations in the area desiring it.
4. Use of the mutual funds already
available for "economic and defensive
m i l i t a r y purposes."
Congressmen met Eisenhower's message
with mixed reactions. Some were for
i t and some against. The outstanding criticism
was that t h e p r o g r am would have no
effect on "indirect aggression," that is infiltration
or other commonly used communist
techniques.
Eisenhower stated that the purpose of
t h e program is to discourage any armed
aggression by communist nations on middle
eastern nations by using a big stick
policy. He said, also, "Experience shows
t h a t indirect aggression r a r e l y if ever succeeds
where there is reasonable security
against direct aggression; where the government
possesses loyal security forces
and where economic conditions are such
as not to make communism seem an att
r a c t i v e alternative."
We are inclined to believe that the
legislation requested by the- president
would be a good thing. It would show to
the world that we are presenting a united
front against the tactics used by communist
nations controlled by Russia. The
qualifying phrase, "subject to the overriding
a u t h o r i t y of t h e United Nations Sec
u r i ty Council" indicates that we are willing
to cooperate with the other nations of
t h e world and to work toward world peace
and cooperation.
We no longer live in a nation where
we can practice the principle of isolationism.
The nations of the world are much
closer together t h a n they were a half cent
u r y ago. We can't observe a stand-by-and-
watch policy because an explosion in
t h e Mid-East would certainly involve us
sooner or later.
A point in the program that strikes
closer to home is t h e fact that use of our
m i l i t a r y forces in the Middle East would
r e q u i r e our youth to again fight similar
wars to t h e "police action" in Korea, provided
that the program didn't obtain its
goal—that of discouraging aggression in
t h a t area. This is the chance we must take,
however. We can't afford to sit back and
allow t h e communist monster to engulf the
remainder of the free world. Nor can we
stand to the side and watch, perhaps givi
n g some advice, but no m a t e r i a l aid. Such
a policy could at the least, cost us our
friends in other parts of the world.
The proposed legislation may cost
us some money, and possibly some of our
lives—we doubt it. But the advantages far
outweight the disadvantages. It's time we
sat up and did something.
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FROM THE BOTTLE
Tell No Evil
BY MERCER HELMS
'WELL, I DID HEAR SOMETHING
CONCERNING THE RATIO HERE,6UT.!
4—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
FINANCIAL REPORT—STUDENT BODY
JULY 1, 1956—DECEMBER 31, 1956
Jim Lee, Treasurer Gene Burr, Supt. of Finance
BALANCE July 1, 1956 [.; $1,313.59
INCOME
Student Act. Fees ..
Contingency Fund
Reimbursement ODK
Invitation Sales
$499.15
21.70
5.25
__ 25.88
Ring Sales 82.75
Rat Cap Sales
EXPENDITURES
Office Supplies
Telephone Service
Student Spirit
Political Affairs
„. 276.10
$910.82
.....$167.27
..._ 56.05
.-_ 214.95
..... 119.94
Student Travel . 101.20
New Library Planned
Student Drives
Postage
Misc. Expenses
14.27
9.32
31.00
Income and Balance
Expenditures
$714.00
...$2,224.41
.... 714.00
Studies of plans for a proposed new
l i b r a r y for the campus are now being und
e r t a k e n by the Campus Planning Comm
i t t e e and Clyde Cantrell, director of
libraries. We are pleased to see t h a t such
action is underway. !•.•*»«!
Our present l i b r a r y was built in 1910
for a student body of 1,000 persons. It was
enlarged in 1939 b u t at that time enrollment
was only 3,850. Since that time no
further enlargements h a v e been made and
t h i s past fall enrollment was 8,410.
A former editor of The Plainsman, Bill
Neville, became interested in the situation
last winter and proposed, through edit
o r i a l s in The Plainsman, that something
be done to improve the inadequate library
facilities. He even went so far as to suggest
a bond issue based on a hike in student
activities fees, if no other source of funds
could be found. This suggestion met with
severe criticism from some student quar-to
foHter the Auburn spirit
HAL MORGAN
Editor
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The I'luinHman in the official atuilent newspaper of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, unci is distributed
free. Opinions published in The Pluinsman have been
written and edited by responsible students and are not
necessarily the opinions of the administration. Winter
publication dute is Wednesday, ami circulation is 7,500,
Plainsman offices are located in Koom :ilK of the
Auburn Union, and in The Lee County Bulletin building
on Tichenor Avenue. Telephone API 480, 242. Entered
as second class matter at the post office in Auburn,
Alabama.. Subscription rates by moil are $1 for three
months, and ¥3 for a full year.
Advertising- rates may lie obtained by mall or phone.
The Plainsman is represented by the National Adver-
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ters, though.
However the extreme enlargement of
the student enrollment here since 1939 has
made it imperative that the situation be
remedied. Further enlargement of the
present facilities seems, to us, not to be
practical to get the desired results, although
it would help. We are keeping our
fingers crossed in hopes that a complete
new building will materialize.
Perhaps funds can be appropriated for
this purpose. The study being undertaken
gives us hopes that the project can be
carried out.
Segregation
The whites in the South are rapidly
losing the battle against intergration
through lack of good leadership and organization.
Excellent examples are shown
in the recent de-segregation of Montgomery
busses and the raging dispute in Birmingham.
A Negro integration leader in Birmingham
recently had his home bombed.
A Negro woman was shot with a pistol
through both legs while riding a Montgomery
bus. Ironically enough, the woman
was riding in the section formerly reserved
for Negroes. Many other similar
cases can be cited. These incidents came
as-a result of misinformation or ignorance
on the part of whites fighting to preserve
segregation.
A few years ago and even, to some
extent, at present a great many Negroes
as well as whites were for segregation.
They just plain didn't believe in mixing
the races. It wasn't a matter of white
supremacy or subordination of the Negro.
Then several rabble rousers started
the wheels in motion. However, at that
time very few Negroes were willing to
swallow the tripe handed them by these
rabid leaders. It was the reactions of white
elements which began to cause the Negro
to change sides. The white man fought
back with violence, white citizens' councils
and the Ku Klux Klan. Muggings and
murders were perpetrated. Is it any wonder
that the southern Negro should begin
to feel that he was being abused?
The only answer is cool heads and
keen minds in both races. If we are to
preserve segregation, one'of our southern
heritages, then we MUST act peacefully.
Special Allocations
(Original appropriations)
Expenditures .
. $2,100.00
$1,510.41
688.62
$1,411.38
BALANCE, Dec. 31, 1956 ..$2,921.79
PASSING STREAM
Concerning Poltergeists
Poltergeists are an age-old and
sure-fire subject for legends,
poems, and delerium tremens,
and are something no collegian'
should ever be caught without.
Most of us have them, masquerading
under more modern facades,*
but I understand that the
bona-fide, dyed-in-the-wool German
poltergeist is a real rarity
these days. You just cain't hardly
git them no more. That's why I
feel especially lucky to have one,
especially since I had nothing to
do with his appearance—he just
dropped in one night and has
been there ever since.
A poltergeist is an old German
term for household ghosts. Unlike
their more spectacular relatives,
they are usually peaceful, quiet,
order-loving c r e a t u r e s , and
' wouldn't be caught dead (if, indeed,
that were possible) dragging
a chain around at midnight,
or emitting earsplitting shrieks
in graveyards. They hate scenes,
and rarely put in personal appearances
unless their patience
is taxed to the breaking point.
They will, if coerced, materialize
long enough to aim a reproachful
"boo" at their antagonist,
but they usually save this
for a last-ditch resort, and retaliate
by slamming dolors at
people who provoke them. Poltergeists
are very versatile—
they combine the best features
of leprechauns, English valets,
kindly old grandfathers, and old-time
vauderville stars.
Ours put in an appearance on
the first night of the quarter,
after we'd moved from one room
to another. Long after the lights
were out, the radiator began
creaking and banging in a most
un-radiator-like manner. This
was followed by a coquettish flip
of the curtains, and a rattling of
the doorknob. Just then the window
shade gave a disapproving
groan and flew up.
We decided that whatever it
was that was causing the furor,
it wasn't the wind. We hastily
discarded the probabilities of
anything more violent and settled
on the poltergeist, whom we
named Paul in memory of a similar
little chap my roommate
used to have in her hot air vents
at home. We figured he must
BY ANN RIVERS
have been sort of built in with
the dormitory and just decided
to make his debut into worldly
society when we moved in. Tiie
former occupants of the room
assured us that the radiators and
the doorknobs had behaved
themselves very nicely while
they were living there. I suppose
Herr Paul was waiting for
someone who would be properly
impressed, and we were.
Being rather inexperienced in
the art of 'poltergeist ownership,
we had to work out a sort of
trial-and-error method for his
maintenance. He sleeps in the
daytime (or at least he never
does his little soft-shoe routine
on the radiator until after we're
in bed) and won't touch any of
the food we've left out for him.
But he did invite a whole colony
of ants in for dinner the night
we left some chocolate covered
cherries out on the desk for him.
Like all poltergeists, he's a hospitable
little cuss.
We hope that after a while
he'll get chummy enough with
us to do a few little favors for
us, like cleaning the room for
inspection, and picking up our
clothes, and signing our in-and-out
cards for us. He might even
progress to the typewriting and
quiz-taking stage. The capacities
of his usefullness are virtually
endless.
He'd be an invaluable source
of information for us, if only we
could set up some system of
communication with him. Being
invisible and scarcely larger
than a mouse, he could squeeze
into any nook and cranny of any
quiz file at the drop of a peaked
cap. But we aren't well enough
acquainted with him to ask favors,
ond we still aren't sure of
the particular slant poltergeist
ethics are likely to take.
At any rate, he's a real collector's
item—probably a priceless
antique. Perhaps his advent
is a sort of wry hint to all of us
who are prone to groggily curse
the radiator and go back to
sleep—maybe you've got a poltergeist
and don't even know it.
They must get terribly tired of
being mistaken for mice and flying
squirrels.
Once there was a little man
driving a Ford. He was on a
fairly long trip and was rather
peeved when he found himself
caught behind a large, red trailer
truck climbing a steep grade.
Impatiently, he drove for a while,
fuming and observing very little
of the surrounding countryside.
Then suddenly, he noticed that,
in lieu of smoke
v a r i c o l o r e d
butterflies were
tumbling from
the e x h a u st
stack of the
truck and flying
in a steady
stream over his
head.
The little man was not especially
surprised, but very profoundly
interested in this phe-nonomen.
He felt so drawn to
the strange red truck that he
followed it when it turned off
the main highway and pulled into
a truck-stop.
He watched the driver get out
of the truck and step into a dingy
door marked "cafe." The little
man, still pondering, followed
the driver inside.
The long, coffee-smelling room
was full of silent people who
must have been truck drivers
also. No one noticed when the
little man entered and sat at the
counter. The driver of the red
truck was sitting in a booth with
three other men—presumably
drivers also—and looking at his
shoes. The place was completely
silent and the little man felt very
ill at ease, so he decided that he
had better leave. Before he could
make it to the door, however,
everything in the place seemed
to become sharply defined. The
dingy light brightened and the
little man felt himself somehow
to be the center of attraction.
Then he noticed that the driver
of the red truck and his three
friends were standing between
him and the door, watching him.
He decided that he had really
better leave as soon as possible
and tried to squeeze by the four
The four men asked in unison,
"What did you see?"
The little man, very nervous
now, said, "I saw varicolored
butterflies coming from the exhaust
stack of his truck." Ho
pointed at the driver of the red
truck. A growling noise was suddenly
heard in the room, and a
peculiar grinding sound.
The four men asked again,
"What did you see?"
The little man said, "I . . . I
saw . . . thousands of butterflies
pouring from the exhause of
your truck and tumbling and
flashing in the air and . . ."
He felt horrible pains in his
jaw and in his ribs and along
his back. He knew that he was
being beaten. The beating went
on for over five minutes before
he was lifted to his feet and once
more asked—by everyone in unison—"
What did you see?"
The little man realized that
the grinding sound he heard was
the gritting of teeth. He said, "It
was a mass of butterflies, tumbling
and turning and fluttering
as they poured from the exhaust
stack of his truck." Theer was
a deadly silence in the room.
Without a word, the men pinned
him down, and ran over the little
him outside. Then they stretched
him out on the ground and tied
his down, and ran over the little
man with the large red truck.
The last thing that the little
man heard was the mob chanting,
"You are stupid . . . You
are stupid . . . You are stupid."
Moral:
thing.
Always say the right.
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Auburn, 1957, And You BY KEN MATTINGLY
WAR EAGLE! In Plainsman
language this means another
prosperous year for all.
How many times during the
past week have you answered in
the affirmative when asked if
you enjoyed the holidays? Last
week saw the close of a good
year for all of us, but better yet
it ushered in 1957, which, from
all indications, will surpass '56
in every way. Maybe you hadn't
noticed, but in celebrating the
new year, the college has scheduled
the quarter so that we have
just nine weeks until finals!
'Nuff about that. Let's look on
the brighter side at some of the
coming events. Basketball, wrestling,
more concerts and lectures,
Religious Emphasis Week, Skit
Night, dances, Polgar, two more
productions by the Auburn Players
( " H a r v e y " and "Ibsen's
Ghosts"), and a lot more will be
found on the new Auburn Union
Calendar. You can get your
calendar (with three cute girls
on the cover, too) at the Union
desk.
Friday started off with rain
for the Squires' Hey Day, but
let's not let this dampen our
famous Auburn friendliness.
Remember that Village Fair is
coming at the beginning of next
quarter, and we all have a lot
to do in preparation for another
tended last year's Fair as a guest - ently under discussion. For ex-success.
Those of you who at- ample:
realize the need for such an
event, so how about dropping by
the Student Government office
(second floor, Union Building)
and signing up to help put it
over—(upperclass folks, too!).
While I'm on the subject of participation,
I'd like to explain a
current aim of the student Senate.
Student government and its
functions are paid for from the
student activities fee, and if
you'll look further in this issue,
you will find the complete SGA
budget. The basic problem facing
the Senate as it tries to interest
you, the student body, in
SGA is the same as that facing
any democratic society. It can't
work properly without the consent
and cooperation of each
represented party. In the past,
our forefathers have given their
lives to obtain and preserve the
right to representation. A great
deal of fuss is made over the
right to vote, but we quite frequently
lose interest after the
election. However, our obligations
are only half fulfilled,
since no one can honestly represent
someone he never sees! It
is on this part of the problem
that we can help our Senate.
There are several items pres-
Traffic—Should we adopt one
way streets? Should some of the
signal lights be changed? How
can we enforce the existing traffic
regulations?
Insurance—Should a student
insurance plan be initiated?
Ticket sales—Is there anything
we can do to ease the- problem
of buying football tickets, etc.?
Do we need a civil defense
plan; and if so, how would it
limit to campus election expenditures?
These questions are representative
of those that will be discussed
at the first Senate meeting
of this quarter tomorrow at
5 p. m. in the Union. Everyone
is invited to observe our Senate
as it considers these common
problems. The only way that
they can really be our representatives
is for us to meet them
halfway by giving them our suggestions
for the solving of these
questions.
You can contact any senator
personally or leave a note for
him at the Student Government
office between 2 p. m. and 5 p.
m. I am sure that your suggestions
will receive sincere attention
and you will have done your
share to help yourself by helping
AUBURN! .
OUTDOOR LORE
Hunting Season Close
BY WARDLAW LAMAR
NEW YEAR MARKS CLOSE
With the arrival of the New
Year came the close of many
Alabama hunting seasons. Seasons
still open include the second
part of a split season on
doves. The dove season along
with the season on rails and sora
closes January 10. The seasons
on ducks and megansers, geese
and brant, and Jacksnipe (or
Wilson snipe) and coot close
January 20. Quail and rabbit
may be hunted until February 15.
The season on possum and coon
hunted as game closes February
20. Fall seasons on turkey, deer,
and squirrel have closed.
TALKING ABOUT QUAIL
Perhaps the most widely known
and enjoyed of all types of
hunting is quail hunting. Not
only is the hunter thrilled at
the explosion of the speedy little
bombshells from cover, and at
the sight of a
double falling
out of the covey
at the blast
of his gun, but
also the sports-i
man is thrill-
; ed and filled
i with admira-
I t i o n at t h e •
work of his dog
or dogs.
Great pride is taken on the
part of quail hunters. This pride
results in stiff competition between
dogs and handlers from
all over the nation. The competition
takes form in field trials.
A large scale field trial takes
place each year about this time
on the quail hunters' paradise
in Union Springs, the Maytag
Plantation.
Mr. L. B. Maytag, owner of
the huge plantation, has devoted
the greater part of his time, effort
and money to the raising of
the bobwhite quail. In. a peak
year Maytag expects upward of
a thousand coveys on his land in
Union Springs. Evidently the
Maytag plantation holds the one
bird per every three acres that
good cover will support instead
of the one covey per two hundred
acres that has become the
rule rather than the exception
today.
Thirty-two states of the union
afford enough cover, food, and
protection to be called quail producing
states. The scarcity of
hunting land for sportsmen who
are not landowners due to diminishing
territory is now being
alleviated somewhat by state
public hunting land.
Game biologists, taking reports
from various states, show
that there is definitely an increase
in the number of birds
in the field over the last five
years. Gully planting programs,
preservation of fencerows and
other such measures have had,
and will have even greater bearing,
as the program increases, on
the nation's quail population,
affect us? Should there be a
SMOKE SIGNALS
' 5 6 Calendar Girls Had Problems
As the new calendar flicks its
first "cover girl" at our eyes we
are prompted to recall for her
some of the earth-shaking experiences
of her twelve predecessors.
These dozen girls had their
problems, and it seems that they
took a selected number of these
cares with them on their retirement
flight to the waste-basket.
But unfortunately, they were not
,,.„ really greedy,
they left us a
few.
Little incidents
like the
Nassar Canal
dispute, and
the heavy step
of the Hungary
Russian t o ok
headline positions,
brought
forth our sympathy and money,
and darn nearly reached for a lot
of us.
One of these girls sank a big
boat. A couple of others made a
BY CECIL STOKES
big fuss about what parties they
should attend in the White House
and Capitol, but decided not to
shaft many of their regular escorts.
Several of them got together
with some liberal dreamers
to promote prizefights in the
South, but they offered no prize.
And when these last girls departed,
they left some of their troubles
in the cradle of the Confederacy.
They did everything!
Meanwhile, back on the campus,
these dozen lovelies were
finding and enjoying various situations.
They attended classes,
parties, ballgames, formals, quizzes
and four of them even made
finals and graduation. (Only one
of them really flunked out.)
But even here they had their
difficulties. Every cotton-picking
one of them had trouble finding
a place to park (in the daytime).
And a couple of these sassy gals
even tried to give the Plainsman
trouble.
._(Cpntinued on page 5)
Around the College World
Are Fraternities Worthwhile
f By Harold Grant
Plainsman Exchange Editor
It seems there are a few people
that are doubtful concerning the
usefulness of fraternities on college
campuses. At Clemson University,
for example, a controversy
has raged between those who
would like to invite fraternities
to establish chapters on that campus
(Clemson has no fraternities)
and the ones that believe frater-,
nities are a waste of manpower,
money, and time.
The opposition found backing
in a quote of Mr. Sloane Wilson,
author of "The Man in the Grey
Flannel Suit." Mr. Wilson claims,
"They (Greek letter fraternities)
can be called witless, juvenile and
purposeless associations much like
the 'clubs' small boys organize in
back-yard shacks. . ."
Some folks think fraternities
are vicious organizations, but Mr.
Wilson says'fraternities can easily
prove they are not vicious, but he
claims they canhot^justify their
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CALENDAR GIRLS to be seen on the new Union Calendar of Events for the quarter are introduced
in the flesh at, the Union. They are Peggy Rogers, Pat Theiring and Lynn Miffleton.
existence any more than many
other "manifestations of adolescence."
The gentleman continues by
listing and "discrediting" all the
advantages usually claimed by
brothers" for membership in their
fraternities. To him, the desire for
brotherhood and a - sense of belonging,
and the dependence upon
contacts made through fraternities,
indicate that the "brothers"
lack confidence in themselves.
The author ends his argument
with the observation, "No really
brilliant student who is mature
and psychologically whole could
possibly become a member of a
fraternity nowadays, any more
than he could join the Ku Klux
Klan, or one of those clubs whose
only requirement is the mailing of
a cereal box top."
A couple of columnists in the
Clemson Tiger didn't think too
highly of Mr. Wilson's opinion
and seem to believe that fraternities
make an important contribution
to college campuses.
At New York University a professor
recently defended fraternities
from attacks similar to Mr.
Wilson's. The professor claims
that the tolerance for differences
of opinion, high standards of
taste and good conduct developed
through fraternity living are
valuable assets to the college man.
A Campus-to-Career Case History
He also declared that by democratic
self rule in the chapter
house "fraternity men become
better fitted to assume the larger
responsibilities of the student
council and other college organizations."
Of course fraternities have received
much ' unfavorable publicity
through articles on the
panty raids, drunken brawls, and
other such incidents that are supposed
to be typical of fraternities.
Little is mentioned of the many
worthwhile projects undertaken
by fraternities, such as charity
di'ives, community improvement
projects, t u t o r i n g programs,
scholarship funds and others.
But despite all the unfavorable
publicity and criticisms that fraternities
receive, they seem to be
thriving. Evidently college men
think they are worthwhile.
Tribute To Jan Fiflyseven
Frank R. Hoffman, B.S. in Liberal Arts, HampdenSydney College,
Meet an Assistant Manager- HampdenSydney, '53
(Continued from Page 1)
All twelve kicked Auburn's pet
tiger whenever he asked for his
bowl. But several posed with him
for good sports-page pictures
anyway. Then the last one even
used the tiger's personal bowl to
feed the yellow - crickets she
caught in Atlanta.
All dozen girls had their difficulties
as Auburn coeds. Several
found the misery of registration,
and all of them had minor scrapes
with WSGA—one even criticized
its (old) officers, and another
went so far as to suggest that an
API coed would think of imbibing.
Several of these chicks were
builders. They added new dorm
space for their competition, and
then hastily added a new men's
dorm to keep the ratio on a par.
Two argued over whether Ross
Square should be a ten-story
parking garage or a paved parking
lot. Then a third decided that
a swimming pool (ask fraternity
men) surrounded by a jungle
would be a beautiful compromise,
a memorial to the girls' 1,200 sister
months who had passed the
lathe witrout turning it.
Now brave naive Jan Fiftysev-en
arrives on campus knowing
that all old problems have been
solved and feeling that she can
solve any new ones she may find.
She is almost panicked by the
"well organized" registration, but
is still optimistic. She eagerly affixes
her green parking permit, |
drives past the Infirmary where
past Jans have had to park, and
finds herself walking to Samford
from the drill field parking area.
But she likes it here and will
probably stay for a few weeks.
She knows that she's got it good—
not perfect, but better than any
of her older sisters had it. She also
knows that if she tries to stand
still, she'll fall back and if she
hides her little troubles and
gripes, they will probably get
worse.
So she will probably write letters
to the editors and columns
for The Plainsman that won't be
all peaches and cream. And when
she leaves she'll probably tell
February the story about the
people with green stickers who
wouldn't speak or write their
comments and were denounced ;by
the people with red and yellow
stickers.
This has no moral—simply a
tribute to Jan, the only girl who is
pinned to us all, and the first girl
this year who will shaft us all at
once.
Next week: "The 7 Wonders
(Objects) of a College Education."
Village Fair
All Village Fair committees
are reminded of a general meeting
in the Union Ballroom at 5
p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14. A
movie of last year's fair will be
shown and Village Fair Chairman
Bill Amos will spjak.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
Fraternities Hold Elections, Initiations
Phi Kappa Tau has also elected
new officers for the coming year.
They are: President Don Lind-sey,
Andalusia; Vice President
Harvey Parker, Birmingham;
Secretary Preston Hassler, Birmingham;
Treasurer S t e w a rt
Draper, Birmingham; Pledge-master
Eddie Moore, Mobile; and
representatives to the executive
cabinet are Max Powell and Bill
Lankford from Birmingham.
Those officers appointed are:
Chaplain Gordon Griffith, Birmingham;
Housemanager Bill
Lankford, Birmingham; Editor
Sam Henderson, Samson; Social
Chairman Larue Rumbley, Frisco
City; Rush Chairman, Harris
Whitbeck, Auburn; Sgt.-at-Arms,
Warren Claflin, Army Chemical
Center, Maryland; and Alumni
Secretary Phi Hyatt, Opelika.
Initiation
OTS fraternity initiated twenty-
three pledges on Sunday, December
2. They are: Charles David
Auxier, Manila, Ky.; James
Franklin A y c o c k . Hollywood,
Fla.; Charles Donald Baird, Bessemer;
William Walter Carlton,
Philpot, Ky.; Roger Morrison
Choisser, Jr., CoralxGables, Fla.;
John Owen Christian, Birmingham;
Emery Clark, Jr., Carlisle,
Ky.; Richard Delmas, Pascagoula,
Miss.; Ronald Dumas, Crystal!
River, Fla.
Richard Farris, N a s h v i l l e,
Tenn.; Frank Gutteridge, Au-|
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Fulton, Ky.; Richard James, |
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Perkins, Springhill; Joseph
Proffitt, Gainesville, Fla.; Julian
Robert Sanderfur, Birmingham;
Clyde Edwin Taylor, Nachez,
Miss.; Carl Wilson, Andalusia;
Robert Grace, Louisville, Ky.;
and Boyd Dodson, Mt. Pleasant,
Tenn.
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tigers Invade Athens For Saturday Clash With 'Dogs
Auburn, Tech Agree On New Series;
Football Season Termed Successful
By Maurice Hargrove
P l a i n s m a n Sports Editor
With Joel Eaves' speedsters continuing to amaze everybody,
Plainsmen sports interest in t h e n ew y e a r has largely
t u r n e d to t h e cage game but still the dying embers of a
past football season dimly glow. Fans continue to t a l k about
t h e bowl games, the signing of high school grid stars, n ew
schedules, all-star selections, and n e x t year's prospects.
The past month has been filled with pigskin activity and not
the least of the happenings was the announcement that Auburn
and Georgia Tech would commence a new series
in 1959 on a Birmingham-Atlanta basis. The
new contract calls for four games, the first to
be held in Atlanta in '59 and the second in Birmingham
in 1960. Bobby Dodd had earlier stated
that the rivalry would cease unless the Plainsmen
continued to come to Grant Field each year,
• ^^^F'.^M but w h e n Jeff B e a r d n e l d o u t *or t n e same t0
be" played on Tiger grounds every other year,
Dodd agreed to the new contract.
s The new contract with Tech was the big-
Hargrove gest n e w s f o r Auburn, followers to come out of
i the annual SEC meeting held at Point Clear in mid-December. Au-
| burn officials did not request their probationary period be lifted
: and the only other measure of note was the adoption of a round
robin or rotating football schedule. Under the new plan, which will
come into effect in 1960, each school will play five or six games with
the same teams each year and then rotate one or two games with
different opponents each two years.
Despite the loss of three key games, the '56 campaign can
be regarded as a successful one for Snug Jordan's gridders. The
Plainsmen were loaded with inexperienced material, but im-j
' proved steadily throughout the year, and at season's end, was
one of the SEC's better elevens.
Lorino Leads Conference . .
The final statistics for the year proved very interesting—show-i
ing Auburn near the top in several departments. They finished first
! in both rushing yardage with an average of 276 per game, and total
S offensive With 375 yards per game. These marks were good enough
for third place nationally. The Plainsmen also sported the confer-
; ence's third best defensive record and the nation's seventh best mark,
allowing opponents only 208.3 yards per clash. Tommy Lorino led
the league with 692 yards rushing and set a new conference record
! with an 8.44 yard average per try. Lorino's average was the top mark
j posted by any back in the country.
Bobby Hoppe ranked ninth in the conference with 542 yards
j and Jim Walsh tenth with 539. Hoppe's 6.5 yard average was second
only to Lorino's record-shattering mark. Quarterback Howell
Tubbs was third in passing with 34 completions in 61 attempts
I for 514 yards. He was also third in total offense with 807 yards,
despite losing much playing time due to injuries. Jimmy Phillips
| led the SEC in pass receiving with ~*23rcftftf& for* 383 yards and
•. four touchdowns.
| Auburn's All-Opponent Team . . .
To no one's surprise, Johnny Menger of Georgia Tech captained
: Auburn's all-opponent team for '56. The 150-pound third stringer,
' who has come off the bench to help win more than one game for
j the Tornado, handled the ball only three times against the Tigers,
] but one was an 87-yard punt return and the other a 60-yard scamper
j from scrimmage. Also named to the eleven were Cruze, Majors, and
, John Gordy of Tennessee, Ecker and Ken Owen of Tech, tackle Ray
Midden and center Bill Bolton of Florida, guard Billy Rains of Ala-j
bama, halfback Molly Halbert of Miss. State, and end Ron Schom-
: burger of FSU.
Plainsmen Seek Third SEC Victory;
Georgia Shows Noted Improvement
By George Wendell
Plainsman Managing Editor
Coach Joel Eaves' Orange and Blue cagers will tackle
their third straight SEC opponent in a week when they travel
to Athens, Georgia, to engage the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday
night. The Tigers will be seeking their eighth win of the
still-young 1956-57 basketball campaign, as they have already
downed Jacksonville State Teach
Players All-SEC Team
Without a doubt, Tiger followers were disappointed with the
SEC all-star squads picked by the press. Now comes the team selected
by the people who should know—the players themselves. In
a poll conducted by the Atlanta Journal, Lorino, Phillips, and Ernie
Danjean were all honored with first team berths. Auburn folks knew
that was where they belonged all the time.
And in case anybody is curious to know who selected the AP
All-Star combine—it was a regional board of about a half-dozen
sports writers and broadcasters. We would guess that considerably
more votes went into the choosing of the Players' Team. Joining the
trio of Auburn stars on the first eleven were Buddy Cruze of Tennessee,
tackles Earl Leggett of LSU and Lou Michaels of Kentucky,
guard Allen Ecker and center Don Stephenson of Tech, backs Billy
Stacy of Miss. State, Johnny Majors of Tennessee, and Paige Coth-ren
of Ole Miss.
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ers College, Clemson, St. Joseph,
Rice, Howard, Mississippi State
and Mississippi. Their only defeat
came at the hands of Wake
Forest in the finals of the Carousal
Tournament in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
The Bulldogs on the other hand
have been doing some basketball
winning of their own as they
have copped five in a row
through games of last Sunday.
They hold SEC victories over
Florida and LSU. Another feather
in their caps was the fact
that they won the Gator Bowl
Tournament defeating Florida
and a heavily faviored South
Carolina five.
Their two 1956-57 SEC victories
have already doubled their
conference winnings of a year
ago. Thus far their only SEC
loss this-season was at the hands
of their cross-state rival, Georgia
Tech.
Coached by Harbin Lawson,
the red and white shirted home-towners
will probably start Ray
Allen, 6 ft. and Fred Edmondsen,
5 ft. 11 in., at the guard positions
and Curtis Gleaton and Fred
Franks in the forward slots.
Starting at center will be 6-ft.
5-i'n. Roy Cabaniss. Franks hails
from Birmingham.
The probably, starting Auburn
line-up will consist of Rex Frederick
and Henry Hart at the forward
positions, Jimmy Lee and
Henry Sturkie at guards and
Bill McGriff at center.
Car Owners
Student owners of automobiles
are urged to register these
immediately with the Department
of Building and Grounds.
In order to park on the campus
it is necessary to have permits
obtained through the registration
procedure.
B-Ball Tickets
Basketball tickets to the Auburn-
Alabama game, Jan. 19,
to be played at the Montgomery
Coliseum will be on sale to students
and faculty at the Field
House Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 15, 16.
Prices are $1.00 per ticket for
students.
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
LOOKING FORWARD to the Saturday night clash with the
Georgia Bulldogs are head basketball coach Joel Eaves and Tiger
captain Henry Sturkie. This will mark the Plainsmen's third conference
game.
Plainsmen Cop First SEC Encounter;
Place Second In Carousel Classic
Fatal Accident
(Continued from Page 1)
turning to the Auburn campus
following the Christmas holidays.
Walsh, who lives in Philadelphia,
was asleep on the back
seat of the auto when it collided
with a truck loaded with
top soil.
The driver of the truck, Thomas-
Dean Dunn of Troy was
slightly injured about the head
but did not require hospital
treatment.
According to the Rev. W. M.
Farr, Nazarene minister of Shaw-rriut,
who was following the
southbound car in which the students
were riding, the auto ran
onto the shoulder of the road
on the right side. Rev. Farr said
it appeared the driver had gone
to sleep and when the car hit
the dirt shoulder the driver
awakened and jerked the car
back onto the road. He also said
the driver evidently "kicked" the
accelerator because the wheels
spun and the car leaped across
the highway, crashing into the
truck which was north-bound.
After the accident the minister
jumped out of his car and pulled
the injured students from the
wrecked automobile. He then
called Johnson and Co. Funeral
Home of Langdale which immed-
By Don Coughlin
Assistant Sports Editor
Auburn's sophomore laden Tigers copped their sixth of
seven games and their first SEC victory of 1957 as they
soundly trounced the Maroons of Mississippi State 88-66 last
Saturday night in the Sports Arena.
The Plainsmen hit on 50 per cent of. their shots in the
first half and ran the point gap
to 31 at one time. Jimmy Lee
contributed 27 points and Bill
McGriff had 25 to help the War
Eagle cause. Fine defensive work
by Rex Frederick, who had 14
rebounds, and captain Henry
Sturkie kept the Maroon offense
off balance. All-SEC guard Jim
Ashmore was held to two points
in the first half but later in the
second half, Coach Eaves' second
alignment lightened the defensive
tactics and he went on to score
17 more. He followed tall Bailey
Howell who counted 24 for the
night.
For the first time in the history
of the school the Auburn
Tiger basketeers cracked the century
mark as they downed the
Howard Bulldogs last Wednesday
night by a score of 101-70.
This figure eclipsed the old rec-
Grttxif 98 points set against the
same Howard aggregation in
1955.
Rex Frederick was the most
detrimental figure in the Tiger's
record-breaking performance as
he pumped in 25 points and
grabbed 22 rebounds in controlling
both boards.
The Villagers managed only 45
points the first half but came
back strong in the second period
to rip the cords for 56 markers.
The Tigers' Christmas holidays
were taken up with the Carousel
Tournament which was
held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
They started off hot and
heavy by routing favored Clemson
89-64. Frederick and Lee
were high with 19 points apiece.
Then they upset heavily favored
St. Joseph with a long set shot
by Sturkie in the last second of
the game to make it 66-64, the
final score. In the finals of the
tourney, Wake Forest beat the
Tigers by a 58-48 count when 12
minutes went by in the second
half before Auburn could'score.
Rex Frederick was named to the
All-Tournament team.
On Dec. 29 the Tigers. traveled
to Montgomery to face the Phillips
Oilers, just back from the
Olympics. Led by 6-9 center
Chuck Darling, the Oilers took
,the Plainsmen by a solid 100-
80, but fought for every point
as they led at the half by only
iately dispatched an ambulance
to the scene.
Simmons died about an hour
after arriving at the hospital and
Nathan followed about four hours
later.
George Wendell ...
Maurice Hargrove
Don Coughlin
Staff Members
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Managing Editor
: Sports Editor
.... Assistant Sports Editor
I Paul Hemphill, Bob Maxwell, Bill
47-44 count. McGriff had 22 and
Hart came in a fast second with
19 points to his Credit. This game
was not counted on the won and
(lost record for Auburn, but was
an exhibition game.
The Rice Owls also fell before
the Tigers' onslaught by a
score of 86-68 in Birmingham's
City Auditorium earlier in the
season.
Plainsman To Give
Football Trophy
To Foremost Player
The annual Plainsman football
trophy to the outstanding football
performer of 1956 will be
presented between halves at the
Auburn-Alabama game in the
Montgomery Coliseum on Saturday
night, January 19. •
The trophy will be presented
by Ed Williams, Memphis, Tennessee,
former Managing Editor
of the Plainsman. This year there
was a change in the selecting of
the recipient of the trophy. The
Plainsman Sports ' Staff, rather
than the entire student body
voted on the issue. Last years
award went to Fob James.
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EAT, DRINK, AND BE MARRIED
On a recent tour of seven million American colleges,
I was struck by two outstanding facts: first, the great
number of students who smoke Philip Morris; and second,
the great number of students who are married.
The first phenomenon — the vast multitude of Philip
Morris smokers— comes as no surprise, for what could
be more intelligent than to smoke Philip Morris? After
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No, I say, i t was not the great number of Philip
Morris smokers that astounded me; it was the great
number of married students. Latest statistics show that
at some coeducational colleges, the proportion of married
undergraduates runs as high as twenty per cent! And,
what is even more startling, fully one-quarter of these
marriages have been blessed with issue!
Now, to the young campus couple who are parents
for the first time, the baby is likely to be a source of considerable
worry. Therefore, let me devote today's column
to a few helpful hints on the care of babies.
F i r s t of all, we will take up the matter of diet. In
the past, babies were raised largely on table scraps. This,
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a twist of lemon peel.
After eating, the baby tends to grow sleepy. A lullaby
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A baby Sleeps best on i ts stomach, so place it t h a t way
in its crib. Then to make sure it will not t u rn itself over
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Intramural Basketball Action Starts;
Sixty Teams Comprise Ten Leagues
By Bob Black
Intramural Sports Editor
Opening night for the intramural basketball season will
be Jan. 7 in the Student Activties Building. The production
will feature a cast of 60 teams and will run for nearly two
months. Five nights a week the different members of the
cast will present the ever changing drama in the round. No
props will be used whatsoever,; of the year on the records, anything
can happen to the present
line-up.
SPE, football champions, are
leading the pack with a total of
340 points for the three sports.
KA garnered 160 points in volleyball
playoffs to hold down
second place with 320 points.
Third place seems to be the
position that is most popular on
the roster. Three teams have established
residence in that zone
with 280 points. The complete
list is below:
and it is rumored that the ac
tors will be scantily clad. Another
point of interest to residents
of the Quadrangle is that
few, if any, females will be noticed
during the season.
The cage production has nothing
to do with the Lecture and
Concert Series. In order to relieve
the congestion at the entrances,
Student Activities cards
do not have to be presented to
gain admittance to the arena.
This season will be the largest
extravaganza presented on the
intramural hardwood. Over 280
games have been scheduled.
Church and fraternity teams
will play on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Dorm and Independent
teams will battle on Mondays
and Wednesdays. The schedules
will run from 5:30 to 9:30, except
the days the Church League
swings into action at 4:30.
Trophy Standings
Fall trophy standings have
been compiled for the three intramural
sports, football, volleyball,
and swimming, completed
last quarter. With only one-third
Frar Pin Lost
A Phi Delta Theta fraternity
pen has been lost by Len Dickey.
Finder should return to 328
W. Magnolia or phone 1257-M.
A reward is offered.
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2.—KA—320
3.—LCA—280
3.—PKA—280
3.—SAE—280
4.--OTS—275
5.—TC—255
6.—ATO—245
6.—SN—245
7.—DC—240
8."—PKT—230
9.—AP—210
10.—SC—202'i
11.—PDT—195
12.—DSP—182 y2
13.-.DTD—175
14.—KS—170
15.—AGR—167
16.—SP—165
17.—PKP—130
18.—TKE—115
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Gridiron Season Reviewed
(Continued from Page 6)
Even in defeat Auburn's great pair of guards, Ernie Danjean
and Chuck Maxime. did themselves proud in Montgomery's Blue-
Gray game. Danjean was voted the game's outstanding lineman,
with Maxime running a close second. Danjean was also slated
for Mobile's Senior Bowl last Saturday but was kept out of the
game due to a knee injury suffered in the Blue-Gray encounter.
The bowl clashes produced a few surprises as expected, but
Baylor's victory over Tennessee, the nation's No. 2 team in the
final AP poll,- was not one of them. The Bears were the first squad in
quite a while to contain Mr. Johnny Majors, All-America, and beat
the Vols at their own game—by recovering timely fumbles, intercepting
passes, and exploiting excellent kicking. However, Jan. 1 is not
the favorite day in the year for the Tennesseans, the Vols having
now dropped 7 of 10 bowl engagements. As one embittered Tennessee
fan remarked after the game, "Those teams from other sections
just don't get nervous like they're supposed to." Apparently the setback
came hard for some Tennessee supporters, two died of heart
attacks in the stands.
Georgie Tech, as usual, upheld SEC prestige vyith its 8th
straight victory for Bobby Dodd, a 21-14 decision over Pitt. The
Georgians' adage, "In Dodd we trust," received additional
strengthening, not that It needed any. The Panthers were one of
the country's better teams, however.
Tigers Get Choice Prepsters . . .
Of the recent recruiting of high school footballers, Coach Jordan
said, "Without a doubt, the best year we've had. I am tremendously
pleased with the results. Some fine athletes have chosen Auburn
as their college." The Plainsmen reportedly signed 20 of the 30
players they wanted in Alabama. The final total, including out-of-state
boys, has risen to 33. Included on the list are QB Don Fuell
of Guntersville, tackle G. W. Clapp of Hanceville, and halfback Wayne
Proffitt of Gadsden, recently named the state's 3 top stars during
voting for the All-Southern Squad. Other recruits bringing smiles to
the fac.es,.o;ftT;iger mentors were Billy Wilson, 260-pound tapkle.irpm;
Birmingham', Neil Henderson, 190-pound end from Enterprise, Lamar
Echols, a pass-snagging flankman from Atlanta, fullback Ed Dyas
from Mobile, tackles Frank Myers of Montgomery, Ken Rice of Bain-.
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Frederick Surprises Eaves, Everyone;
Leads Tiger Cagers In Rebounding
By Paul Hemphill
Plainsman Sports Writer
Though the SEC basketball season is only a week old,
observers are already predicting great things for Auburn's
sophomore sensation Rex Frederick.
Highly-regarded all along, Frederick has nevertheless
been a pleasant surprise for Coach Joel Eaves by leading the
Tigers in both points scored and . .,. _. . .
he was an All-Star for two years
Rex Frederick
Tigers Rout Rebs, 88-66
Sophomore star Rex Frederick
fired Auburn's sizzling six to
their second straight SEC conquest
Monday night as highly regarded
Ole Miss fell 88-66.
Frederick banged home 30
points to lead the Plainsmen
scoring, while tall Bill McGriff
contributed 18, and Henry Hart
16. Lefty Joe Gibbon, the Rebels'
one-man gang, kept the visitors
in contention for most of the
first half with 20 tallies. He
i slowed down in the final half
but still finished the night with
a game high of 32.
The battle was a close contest
for 15 minutes, but with the
count deadlocked at 33-33, Joel
Eaves' youngsters opened up, and
by halftime haji built up a 45-37
lead. The Tigers scored at will
after intermission and had the
battle well under control in less
than 10 minutes. ,
Jimmy Lee, Bobby Tucker, and
Captain Henry Sturkie all turn-bridge,
Ga., guards Murry Mullinax and Nolan Nakos of Birmingham,
and halfbacks Tony Tomasino, Birmingham's best, Jimmy Pet-tus
of Oxford, Bill Baggett of Corner, Bobby Morrow of Carrollton,
Ga., and Coley Cassidy of Statesboro, Ga.
Besides the choice plums picked by Auburn, the state's other
leading prospects were pretty evenly distributed among Alabama,
Georgia Tech, and Vandy. The Crimson Tide also plucked several
top Tennesseans which included four from Memphis and one
from Kingsport, Bobby Dodd's home town. Dodd, although
stymied there, was not to be denied, however, and signed fabulous
Chuck Granning of Baylor, reportedly the most sought-after player
in the history of the school.
Spring practice on the Plains will begin Feb. 11, with the A-Day
battle set for March 9. Back Tony Tomasino and guard Nolan Nakos
of Birmingham will be the'only new signees taking part. Both entered
school this quarter. To be missed are 10 who will receive sheepskins
this spring, including seven starters. Also missed will be guard
Joe Nathan, an outstanding member 6i "the '56 frosh. Automiihile
accidents can often be real tradgedies.
rebounds
Through last Saturday night's
tilt with Mississippi State, he
had scored 100 points for a 14.3
average, and snared 116 rebounds.
Last Wednesday night against
the Howard Bulldogs, he tied the
Auburn rebounding record as
they pulled in 22 in controling
both backboards.
Frederick is also second on the
club in free-throw percentage,
making good on 38 out of 49
tries for a mark of 78 percent.
Not discounting his fine scoring
record. Rex's real value has
come in the important rebound
deoartment.
Last winter, the Tigers had to
depend almost entirely on center
Bill McGriff to get the ball
off the boards. But Frederick's
sensational rebounding has taken
the load off McGriff's shoulders
and given Auburn a double-barrelled
defensive attack.
Rex is a real favorite of fans
and teammates alike. He is a
crowd-pleaser, of course, because
of his brilliant play, but the men
with whom he plays appreciate
him because he is a great "team
player."
The likeable, former Corner
star might already be setting
scoring records if it were not for
his refusal to fire at the basket
unless he has a clear shot.
In a age where a 30 percent
scoring record from the field is
considered good. Frederick is
hitting almost half of his shots.
Rex hails from Corner High
School, northwest of Birmingham
in Jefferson County, "where
in basketball and a football end.
Eagle's Nest Re-Opens
Friday Night At Eight
Mrs. Betty Hawthorne, Uni~n
program director, hns announced
that the Eagle's Nest will r?-or>en
for the winter quarter Friday,
Jann. 11, at 8 p.m.
Located in the Union Buildin™,
The Eagle's Nest will be open to
students every Friday nisht with
a dance band and floorshow providing
entertainment.
This week's agenda features the
Stardusters dance combo an 1 a
floor show.
ed in excellent performances,
with Lee and Sturkie tossing in
10 and 8 points respectively.
The next home game for the
Plainsmen will be January 22
when Coach Whack Hyder brings
his Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
to town.
"Say, waiter, this steak isn't
very tender."
"If it's affection you want, sir,
you'll have to speak to the
cashier."
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
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