Trustee Board Approves Largest API Budget
T7i£ Piaindmarh
To Foster The Auburn Spirit
Volume 85 AUBURN, ALA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1956 Number 1
New Students Taste
Auburn Social Lite
At Terrace Dances
Giving new freshmen a taste of
Auburn social life ,the first two
of a series of dances sponsored
by the Union Building got underway
June 12 and 16.
Dances have been scheduled for
every Tuesday night at 7:30 on
the Union Terrace. In the event
of rain, the dances will be held
in the Union snack bar. Floor
shows have been planned and
combos have been secured to play
for. the dances on July 3, 10, 31
and August 21. Music for the
other dances will be furnished by
records. All dances will be free.
Japanese lanterns and colorful
streamers furnished the decoration
for the "Welcome Freshman"
dance held on the Union
Terrace Tuesday, June 12. There
was an estimated crowd of about
200 present.
Highlighting the dance Saturday
night was the floorshow with
Ann Hobart Smith's Hula Dance
complete with grass skirt, and
Pat Shepherd's rendition of several
"blues" numbers. Music for
the dance was furnished by the
Auburn Knights Combo. The
floor show was well received by
the large crowd attending the
dance.
Also scheduled is a weekly
square dance which will be held
each Wednesday night at 7:30
in the Union Ball Room, admission
free.
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ID Cards
ID cards for late registrants
will be made June 28, 1 to 4:30
p.m. in room 213, Union Building.
August Grads
Candidates for degrees in
August must clear all deferred
grades by June 27 through the
registrar's office.
Summer Dancing On The Union Terrace _.
Spanish Dancers To Open Season
For Summer Concert, Lecture Series
Teresita La Tana 'and her
company of Spanish Dancers,
appearing in the Union Ballroom
Thursday, J u n e 28, at
8:15 p.m., will be t h e first of
two attractions planned for
t h e summer by the Lecture
and Concert Committee.
In the second program of t h e
series, "Musical Portraits," a talented
trio from New England
will bring a combination of opera
in English, concert music and
comedy to the stage of the Ballroom
on July 12.
The Lecture and Concert committee,
headed by Katherine Cater,
dean of women, is responsible
for the job of selecting performers
for the summer's entertainment.
Teresita La Tana and her outstanding
group have toured Europe,
the Middle East, Central
America and coast-to-coast in the
United States and Canada. She
has been acclaimed as "the new
exponet of the Spanish Dance"
and was selected from an outstanding
group of Spanish Dancers
for the firset NBC color tele-
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"LOVELIEST OF THE PLAINS'
Loretta Horn
j Mortar Board Grant
Anyone interested in applying
for a $100 scholarship by
Mortar Board can pick up an
application blank from the Dean
of Women and return there by
July 1.
Those desiring additional information
contact Dean Carter
or Lisa McNeill in Dorm V.
FOUND DECORATING the
book stores at the start of the
quarter was this week's loveliest.
A most desirable entry for
all the little black books on
campus, she's Loretta Home, a
freshman from Columbus, Ga.
Fashion design claims most of
her time at present, but as soon
as her Dorm IX address gets
around things may change,
though the registrar will never
know.
Blue eyes, blonde hair and a
bathing suit figure assures this
lovely co-ed a successful career
on the "Plains." Keep an eye on
the half-time shows this fall, as
Loretta was a majorette in high
school and may continue in college.
.
Fashion design suits this lass
well, as she has already had
experience in the field, but
modeling is her ultimate aim,
and from what the Plainsman
camera caught, we would say it
was a field well chosen.
Blanket Lost
Lost: A brown Army blanket
was lost in the Forestry Plot last
Saturday night. Finder please
notify Nick Butler, PKA house,
Carol Cherry Named
Cotton Maid Here
In May Competition
. Carol Cherry, Opelika, sophomore
in the School of Education
here, was ! selected as the Lee
County Maid of Cotton at the
Martin Theater in Opelika May
26. The contest was held in conjunction
with a fashion show
sponsored by several Opelika
clothing stores.
A member of the Alpha Delta
Pi sorority and Dream Girl of
Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, Miss
Cherry was crowned by last
year's winner, Mary Ann Norton
of Auburn. She will compete for
State Maid of Cotton title in Birmingham
in October.
Martha Wilkes, Opelika, sophomore
in the School of Science
and Literature, was chosen as alternate.
The National Maid of Cotton,
selected from state winners in
southern states, travels throughout
the United States and many
foreign countries promoting the
use of cotton as a fabric.
Fifteen Million Total Gets Okay
At Annual Meeting This Month
Auburn's Board of Trustees approved the largest budget
in API history—a total of $15,165,725—at its annual meeting
here June 4. i
The new budget provides for operation of the instruction,,
extension and agricultural research divisions of API during
the 1956-57 year, which begins
July 1. Also included are plant
and endowment funds.
In presenting the budget to the
trustees, President Ralph B'.
Draughon described it as "conservative."
He pointed out that the
estimated income permitted no
general increase -for college employees.
Current operations will use
Draughon Names
Scholarship Winner
Eleven API Students
Receive Cash Awards
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, president
of API, announced the
names of 11 students who have
been awarded scholarships for
the 1956-57 academic year.
Edward H. McAdam, Jr., Pen-sacola,
Fla., a chemical engineering
major, won the Union Carbide
and Carbon Corporation
Scholarship of $200 and full tuition
fees.
Universal Oil Products Company
Scholarships of $250 each
have been awarded Charles Monroe
Davis, Birmingham, and Wil-liard
Savage Reaves, Camden,
both chemical engineering majors.
Warner Thomas Clark, Roanoke,
a civil engineering student,
has been presented the Rayonier
Scholarship for five hundred dollars.
A Carl William Connell Gift
Scholarship of $80 was won by
Lottie Alma Stough of Berry,
while Mary E. Griffin, Thorsby,
was presented a $50 Connell gift.
Those awarded Sears Roebuck
Scholarships of $200 were Jo Ann
H o l m a n , Rockford; Annette
Hollingsworth, Anniston, and
Nancy Cook, Deatsville.
Recipients of Kroger Grocery
Company Scholarships for $200
were Betty Sue Reaves, Wedowee,
and Sara A. Cannon, Pelham,
Ga.
$14,338,645. This includes $8,712,-
170 for the college proper, $2,279,««
725 for the Agricultural Experiment
Station and $3,346,750 lot.
the API Extension Service.
Largest appropriation in the
general college fund is $5,087,500,
designated for teaching an estimated
8,350 students next year.
Auxiliary enterprises — such as
dormitories, dining halls, student
activities, the book store, athletics
and other non-academic operations
—will receive $3,157,234. The Auburn
Research' Foundation, educational
television and other special
services will get $467,436.
Of the total estimated college
income $4,835,850 will come from
the State of Alabama through appropriations
made by the state
legislature. The federal government
will provide $2,362,855. Student
fees are expected to bring in
$1,347,020.
The trustees elected Paul S.
Haley permanent chairman protein
to serve in absence of the
governor. Senior member of the
Board of Trustees, Mr. Haley has
served on the board since 1917. .
API Wins Grant
For Poultry Study
A grant of $8,100 has been
awarded by the National Science
Foundation to API for a three-year
poultry breeding study, Dr.
Ralph Draughon, president of API,
announced today.
Purpose of the research is to d e termine
whether is is practical
to select superior stock by blooct
groups rather than by performance.
Dr. W. L. Johnson, associate
poultry husbandman, and Dr. SI
A. Edgar, poultry pathologist, are
conducting the study. < '.f
Dr. Johnson came to the poultry
husbandry department of the API
Agricultural Experiment Station
last fall from Texas A. and M.
College. Dr. Edgar is widely
known for his development of the
Auburn coccidiosis vaccines.
FFA Members Attend Convention
To Elect Officers, Receive Awards
Senator Sparkman
Addresses Group
Over 1,000 high school F FA
members from all over the
s t a t e attended the Future.
Farmers of . America State
Covention held June 6-8 in
Auburn, according to Frank
W. McDonald, F F A vocational
a g r i c u l t u r e news editor. These
high school students represented
the 265 FFA chapters in Alabama.
Each of the 265 chapters sent
a delegate to attend the business
meetings and participate in the
election of state FFA officers.
The remainder of delegates were
here to receiv various awards or
here to receive various awards ot
to compete in a contest held at the
Highlights of the convention
were an address by U. S. Senator
John Sparkman and the presentation
of 272 State Farmer Degrees.
The State Farmer Degree is'the
highest degree awarded by t h e
state FFA Association. Its purpose
is to recognize outstanding
farming ability and leadership by
awarding this degree to the top
two per cent of the FFA membership
in Alabama each year.
Other outstanding awards were
Future Farmer of the Year given
to Cecil Gant, Jr., Pisgah, and
State Star Farmer given to Ronald
Rogers, Prattville.
The Future Farmer of the Year
Women's Rush
Any girl failing to make a
one-point average this summer
will not be eligible to go out for
rush this fall.
Panhellenlc Handbooks and
rush registration blanks will
be distributed to all new women
students by the middle of
July. For further information
regarding pre-school rush students
should see Miss Ruth Wilson,
assistant dean of women,
in the Social Center.
Award is given to recognize an
outstanding member for his work
in FFA. vocational agriculture,
school and community.
Senator John Sparkman, along
with 17 other adults, were awarded
honorary State Farmer degrees.
Various other awards
were given to FFA members.
Library Hours Given
For Summer Quarter
Dr. Clyde Cantrell, director of
libraries, has announced the
summer schedule of library
hours. The hours of service at
the Main Library will be:
Monday through Friday 7:50
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 7:50 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Schedules of the six branch
libraries will vary. Students are
referred to the hours as posted
on the doors of the various
branches.
Saturday Classes Slow Down Social Picture;
Big Things Expected For Next Week End
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By Sue Nethery
Plainsman Society Editor
Social activities were slowed down this first week end
because of Saturday classes, but things should be happening
b y next weekend.
Most of t h e f r a t e r n i t y houses a r e open—19 out of t h e 22.
Those operating this summer are t h e Alpha Gamma Rhos,
Alpha Tau Omegas, Delta Chis,
Delta Sigma Phis, Kappa Alphas,
Kappa Sigmas, Lambda Chi Alphas,
Omega Tau Sigmas, P hi
Kappa Taus, Pi Kappa Alphas,
Pi Kappa Phis, Sigma Alpha Ep-silons,
Sigma Chis, Sigma Phi
Epsilons, Sigma Pis, Tau Kappa
Epsilons, Theta Chis and the The-ta
Xis.
Not all of these fraternities are
serving meals, though. The eight
fraternities maintaining dining
facilities are the Alpha Gamma
Ehos, Delta Chis, Omega Tau
Sigmas, Phi Kappa Taus, Pi Kappa
Alphas, Sigma Chis, Sigma Phi
Epsilons, an dthe Theta Chis.
There should be some house
dances or costume parties being
scheduled for real soon—"Batman"
doesn't like to stay idle
long!
Pi KA elects Dobson prexy
Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa
Alpha social fraternity has elected
Buck Dobson of Camden as
president for next fall and winter
quarters.
Other new officers are Bill
Bowling, LaFayette, vice president;
Dale Owens, Tullahoma,
Tenn., treasurer; and Larry Wat-kins,
Montgomery, house manager.
Sigma Chi initiates four
Gamma Sigma chapter of Sigma
Chi social fraternity announces
the formal initiation of
four new members.
Initiation ceremonies were under
the direction of President
Fred Lawrence of Mobile.
New members are Jack Bradford
Colquitt, Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Edward Earl White, Headland;
James Irvin Moore, Nashville,
Tenn.; and James Benton Stewart,
Whiteville, Tenn.
Moore was elected the outstanding
peldge in his pledge
class.
Phi Tau honors 'mother
The housemother of the Alpha
Lambda chapter of Phi Kappa
Tau fraternity, Mrs. S. F. Teague
of Anniston, was honored at the
unveiling of her portrait with a
tea at the chapter house.
The portrait, done by Professor
Roy Staples of the API art
department, an alumnus of Phi
Kappa Tau, was hung in a prominent
place so that everyone entering
the house might notice it.
Those attending the tea included
faculty members, Mrs.
Teague's family, members, pledges,
and alumni.
Pi Kappa Phi initiates
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity announces
the initiation of seven
new members.
They are James Phillips Mc-
Gahan ,Ponte Vedra, Fla.; James
William Taylor, III, Birmingham;
Robert Madison Farrar, Pensa-cola,
Fla.; Emmette Phillip
Waite, Spring Hill; James Nelson
Green, Montgomery; George Terry
King, Pell City; and Thomas
Emfinger, Tallassee.
Burr heads SAE
Eugene Burr of Memphis,
Tenn., has been elected president
of the Alabama Alpha Mu Chap-
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2—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., J u n e 20, 1956
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We Issue S&H Green Stamps with Each Purchase
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS of the Women's Recreation
Association discuss plans for the year. They are Frances Daniel,
Clayton, president; Suzy Wallace, Anniston, publicity chairman;
Betty Chinn, Trussville, treasurer; Inez Donovan, Marion, secretary,
and Carolyn Culp, Rome, Ga., vice-president. Not shown is
June Thompson, Piedmont, Handbook editor.
Sanitary Engineer
Grant Offered
A graduate fellowship in sanitary
engineering has been established
here. by James B. Clow &
Sons, Inc., through the Clow
Foundation.
The tax free fellowship is
available to any qualified graduate
of civil engineering at API
or any college or university in
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi or Tennessee.
Qualifications are that the recipient:
be qualified to begin
work on his master's degree; intends
to enter into the sanitary
engineering- profession; be proficient
and above average in his
studies, and be in need of financial
assistance.
Summer Art Exhibit
Schedule Released
The School of Architecture and
the Arts recently announced its
summer exhibit schedule.
"Children's Paintings f r om
Forty-Five Countries" are being
shown in Biggin Hall Gallery
from June 11 to 23. This Smithsonian
Institute collection features
a hundred paintings illustrating
Hans Christian Anderson's
fairy tales done by school children
from 45 countries.
An exhibitby the century's most
outstanding printmakers from
the API Collection of Contemporary
Prints will be on display
June 25 to July 7.
"New Libraries," a Smithsonian
Institute exhibit including photographs
and plans for recent
library architecture in the United
States, will be in the Gallery
July 9 to 21.
Capt. May To Retire
From Naval Service
After Thirty Years
Captain Eugene F. May, Jordo,
will end 30 years of active duty
when he retires as Professor of
Naval Science at Auburn on June
22. Captain May came to Auburn
from the Pentagon in July,
1954.
Graduating from the United
States Naval Academy in 1926,
Captain May began a career that
carried him to many parts of the
world. Immediately after graduation
from Annapolis he served
with a contingent of destroyers
on the Yangtze River in China.
He continued serving in the Pacific
area until the end of World
War II.
1946 was spent in the Navy War
College. A few years later Captain
May was given command of
a destroyer squadron assigned to
the Atlantic Ocean. In 1952, he
served as screen commander of
a Sixth Fleet Task Force which
was participating in a NATO exercise.
Captain May's plans for the future
are built around a home on
the Bon Secour River in Baldwin
County. In discussing his r e tirement,
he told the Plainsman
that his "greatest satisfaction in
thirty-four years of wearing thd
U. S. Navy uniform was in meeting
the fine people of Auburn."
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Class Rings
Those desiring to purchase
class rings may order them in
the Student Government Office,
Room 316, Union, at any time.
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Learning Study Project
Begins In New Phase For Summer
A new phase of the Air
Force Study Project will begin
on the campus this summer.
This study, contracted
for by the Auburn Research
Foundation and carried out
under the direction of the Psychology
Department, is an investigation
of information theory
and communication. It
Uses several specialized kinds of
material in order to determine
how much "information" there is
Jn a printed or oral unit length
- passage.
Last spring upwards of 125 students
worked as participants in
this project. During the summer,
a new group of participants
will be required. None of those
who worked during the spring
will be eligible for the work this
6ummer.
Those persons who are interested
in becoming participants
are taking certain selection tests,
in order that the project staff
may screen the applicants for appropriate
matching with the
group who worked in the previous
phase of the study.
Yesterday and today at 7:30
p.m. in Thach Auditorium selection
testing is being held. Applicants
must appear for both of
these sessions.
Work is planned for some three
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We issue S & H Green
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or four days per week, approximately
one hour per day, beginning
in the third week of the
summer quarter, and continuing
into the first week of August. The
sessions will meet at 7 a.m., 9
a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. One
additional session at an hour not
yet specified will be held.
Society . . .
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ter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Other new officers are Frank
Venable, Columbus, Ga., vice-president;
Julian Freeman, La-
Grange, Ga., secretary; Sam Tra-num,
Montgomery, house manager;
Glenn Webb, Montgomery,
herald; Pat Williams, Montgomery,
warden; Ben Carroll, Ozark,
chaplain, and Lanny Crane,
Montgomery, Inter-fraternity
Council representative.
Spanish Dancers To Open Season
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cast—an abridged version of' the
opera, "Carmen."
The program to be presented
here by Teresita's group will reflect
a wide variety of Spanish
dances, with emphasis on the exciting
Flamenco.
"Musical Portraits," to appear
later, features a baritone, soprano
and pianist. It is the brainchild
of Dana Lordly, the pianist,
and offers an opportunity for the
three to display their dramatic talent
as well as their ability to satisfy
lovers of serious music.
Both performances, June 28,
and July 12, are open to the public
and no admission • charge is
made.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., June 20,1956
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Remember Frosh Traditions 4—THE PLAINSMAN
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
With the beginning of a new quarter
we again look for the bright orange and
blue of the traditional Auburn rat caps
moving around on the campus. Rat caps
were sold as usual at registration time and
a great number of freshmen bought them.
But in the short time of just one week
they have almost disappeared from sight.
Where are they? Upper-classmen don't
geem to know. Freshmen, when asked,
shrug their shoulders and mumble something
about having left them at home.
The custom of wearing of rat caps by
freshmen has existed here for many years.
Alumni, back for a visit to the campus, expect
to see these colorful symbols of the
Auburn Spirit. Back in their college days
the rat cap was worn by every first year
•student. The pride of showing our colors
was a meaningful thing to these people.
i A great many things come to the minds
•oi Auburnites at the sight of a rat cap—
those great gridiron victories, the noisy
'pep rallies, the smooth music at the camp-
MS dances, and even the long nights spent
in cramming for an exam—but, whatever
they may be, they mean Auburn.
We hope that the new class will demonstrate
as much spirit as their forebears
in the past. Let's wear those rat caps.
In addition to the rat caps there are
also a number of other traditions to be followed
by freshmen. As listed in the Tiger
Cub they are:
2. Freshmen don't walk through Main
Gate.
3. Freshmen speak to everyone and are
courteous to everyone.
4. Freshmen participate in all frosh
functions.
5. Freshmen sit in a body and wear rat
caps at all home football games.
6. Freshmen don't walk on the grass.
7. Freshmen vote in elections in which
they are eligible.
8. Freshmen boys participate in the
pajama parade in pajamas and rat caps;
girls participate in school clothes and rat
caps. /
9. Freshmen attend all pep rallies and
dances.
10. Freshmen learn the college songs
and yells. "~ .
11. Freshmen are honest in the classroom.
12. Freshmen respect the principles and
regulations of the college.
13. Freshmen stand with head uncovered
when the "Alma Mater" is played or
sung.
14. Freshmen put their names and
home towns on the backs of their rat caps.
Wed., June
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by Diet Bibler
Library Outlook Good
In response to students' needs for longer
library hours, as voiced through t he
Plainsman, the library is quite likely to
continue its program of extended hours
next fall. The policy of remaining open
past the previous 9 p.m. deadline was in
operation the last two weeks of spring
quarter and met with such success that
plans to remain open until 10 p.m. Monday
thru Thursday next fall are being seriously
considered.
The move for later hours began last
winter quarter when, in answer -to growing
student requests, the Plainsman began
a series of editorials voicing the students'
needs. The library, when convinced of the
seriousness of these requests, and noting
their consistancy, extended its weekday
hours to 10:30 p.m. on an experimental basis.
Careful statistics were kept on student
attendance during the evenings and
as a result of their findings, the main library
may remain open later next fall.
In an official statement, the library
made note of its staff's attitude that the library
is a service unit which is organized
to foster the Auburn spirit
[ HAL MORGAN
Editor
to assist and supplement the students' education.
Consequently the hours of service
will be planned at times when students
and faculty wish to have it open for
business.
Now, while more study is being given
to the question, the director and staff of
the library welcome any advice and suggestions
we students have to make.
This move is only an outward sign of the
spirit of harmony existing between students
and administration that has allowed
API to make the great strides forward that
it has in the past. Much credit is due the
library for its student-minded attitude,
and we hope that everyone will take advantage
of the lengthened study hours
available next fall .
NICK BUTLER
Cecil Stokes
Ann Rivers
Sue Nethery
Act. Mgr. Editor
Columnist
Feature Editor
Society Columnist
Staff Members: Terry White, Dick Looser, Steve
Huffstutler, Frank Reeves, Charlie Norton,
| ! Barbara Evans, Sam Henderson, Elaine Kettles,
Gee Gee Appich, Bill Sefton, Kit Logan
[ Jim Waldrup and Dorena Wallace.
BOB FORESTER
Business Manager
John Ferguson Advertising Mgr.
Tom McWorter Circulation Mgr.
John Ferguson . Staff Acc't.
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Spare Time Activities
Available At Union
In its summer program the Union is going
all out to give the student a wide variety
of activities in which to participate.
The program includes dances, recreation
and other social functions. Things to occupy
our spare time during the summer
quarter are often difficult to find. With
the complete agenda of Union activities
available this will not be a problem.
The group planning these activities is
to be commended for their excellent work
in carrying out the program. A great deal
of hard work goes into each activity sponsored
by the Union.
Behind the scenes at the Union is the
Union Program Committee. This group,
under the direction of Drew Hagan and
with the help of BeBtty Hawthorne, program
director, sponsors all phases of the
Union program.
We hope to see everyone out at the
weekly Union terrace dances. Music is
furnished by combo and juke box. Here
is a good way to spend those Tuesday and
Saturday nights.
Each week, too, a free movie is present-,
ed in the ballroom. Some of the top movies
of the year are scheduled to play there
during the summer, complete with short
subjects. The recreation room is available
for ping pong and shuffleboard.
Let's all get out and enjoy the top notch
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Ask the time oi day of an intelligent
looking gent. Then see
him look at his Bullova, look back
at you with a puzzled indignation,
glance up at a jeweler's clock,
s c r a t c h his
head, pull out
a Times Special,
mumble in-c
o h e r e n t l y ,
s h r u g his
shoulders, and
run like a bat
out of the women's
dining
hall.
Without the time of day, what
a joyous holiday we could endure.
No worry of the hurried
pace of the hand of our Elgin—
this would be a fine escape.
But when a modern center of
commerce, an entire city, loses
track of time, pandemonium is
in order. And so, the capital
city of Tennessee orders its
share of confusion.
State laws of our northern
neighbor prohibit any municipality
from declaring "daylight saving
time" but this time change is
too great a boon to the sun worshipping
citizens of the city.
Therefore, all clocks not directly
controlled by government agencies
have been set up to take advantage
of long summer days. In this
land of liberty, who can dictate to
you what time your clock reads?
And so all stores, private offices,
and industries operate on an
advanced day of daylight, a "daylight
saving time."
Conversely, all city and state
employees are bound by law to
their constant winter watch-settings.
However, federal office per-sonel
who are also bound by the
"official standard" time pull a real
ruse by reporting to work an hour
early, thus operating on an advanced
(but legal) schedule and
leave for home with the sun still
high in the sky.
Railroads, airlines, and intra-county
bus lines continue their
unchangable Western Union time
schedule as is customary.
And so the innocent bystander
is caught in a gigantic puzzle—
whether it's noon or one—
but it's still chow time—or is It?
But stomachs are not the most
concerned feeling apparent among
public figures.
The city has two daily newspapers
which take pride in rarely
agreeing on anything. It was once
said that th» Banner and th«
BY CECIL STOKES
Tennesseean (the newspapers)
could only agree on the time of
day—not so.
One blasts the time change because
it is knowingly contrary to
existing law—therefore illegal and
of bad moral influence (by openly
flaunting law).
The other sings the praises of
the system which provides the
working man with an extra hour
of healthful sunshine and an added
time for outdoor activity.
But the situation actually
making the populus distrustful
of time Is a happy confusion for
a few—those who write for national
magazines and those)
whose fingers hit the keys on
the bar-room cash box for an
extra hour.
And as we trudge to our seven
o'clock classes, we gain little consolation
from the fact that seven
came two hours earlier in Washington,
one hour earlier in Louisville,
and Nashville is still wondering
when.
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Use Your Union
By Terry White
Do you often get tired of having
nothing to do in the afternoons?
Do you ever get bored with doing
the same old things? If the answers
to these questions are "no" you
can stop reading now; but if the
answers are "yes" let me make a
few suggestions.
The Auburn Union offers many
various types of extra-cirricular
activities. There you can find the
type of work that interests you
most.
The Union Program Committee
coordinates, with the aid of
program director Betty Hawthorne,
the many activities
sponsored by the Union. This
large committee is broken down
into seven smaller committees.'^
The Dance Committee sponsor^,
dance lessons each week and an
all-campus dance every Tuesday
night on the Union Terrace, except
when it rains, in which case the
dance is held in the Snack Bar..
Members of this committee plan
and decorate for the dances. Every
three weeks a combo and a floor
show are obtained for these dances.
The big dance of the season ia
to be held on the Fourth of July
and plans are already being discussed.
Receptions for the entertainers
of the Concert and Lecture Series
(Continued on Page 5)
Passing Stream The Fine Art Of Griping
Griping, like baseball, is an old
American pastime of long standing.
And, like baseball, it has endured
and will continue to endure,
chiefly because of its qualities of
jnexpensiveness, adaptability, and
its appeal to the masses.
To grips fluently and effectively
is an art developed through constant
practice and keen precep-tion.
Anyone can gripe. All around
us are people wearying the ears of
Heaven and their contemporaries
.with shoddy, poorly-constructed
gripes.
The real master griper is a
filing of beauty and joy forever,
Cud is somewhat a rarity in these
<iays of promiscuous and indiscriminate
griping.
Becoming a master griper
Isn't as difficult as it might
seem. Like the road to success
in other fields of endeavor, jt's
really just a matter of developing
your best points and minimizing
your faults.
Many of the campu's more well-known
artists in this field Have
pointed out that griping is merely
B matter of picking one's best subject,
and, through repetition 'and
practice, building up a great degree
of proficiency in it. You !will
Want to expand gradually into
' other spheres of interest, so as to
lend the spice of variety to your
griping, but at first it is wiser to
Btick to your special subject. Complete
mastery of one topic at a
time is the real key to success'.
For those of you who are truly
Interested in becoming master
gripers extraordinary, I have,
through careful research and observation
among the best in their
field on our campus, compiled a
list of points to remember in your
Quest for excellence. If you will
follow them faithfully and dedicate
yourself to their precepts, it
Iwon't be long before you will be
©n your way to the top. Persistence
and determination can make
a great griper out of the most dedicated
and cloying Pollyanna on
earth.
1. Establish the correct frame
of mind. If you have a sugar-and-
spice outlook on life, get
r id of it. You cannot be convincing
in this frame of mind. Tell
yourself when you awake , in
the mornings: "Nobody loves
' me. Everybody hates me. I hate
everybody." Kick something.
(Cats are nice and pliable, and
just made for kicking, but if
you haven't one handy, f u r n i ture,
clothing, or small children
w i l l do.) Snarl a couple of times
to get the feel of it.
2. Specialize. Nobody is good at
fcverything. Pick your subject with
care, something you are familiar
With. Professors, your health,
your roommate, women, men, i n -
gects, and the college eating establishments
are favorites, but you
may have a favorite of your own.
your interest w i l l give a sincerity
and a singleness of purpose to
your griping. Do research and
learn all you can about your subject
so that you will be able to
support your griping with cold
facts.
3. Develop your sense of drama.
By this I do not mean dramatize
yourself. Theatricality will only
make your griping seem artificial
and insincere. But do learn to
control your voice and facial expressions,
so you can alter them at
will. This will add infinite interest
and listener appeal to your griping.
You might join a little-theater
group where you will learn
to project your voice, to portray
emotion, and to rid yourself of
the stage fright that often plagues
beginnings gripers. And the little
theatre itself might turn out to be
a valuable source of potential material.
4. Practice. Practice constantly.
Mumble nastily in the morning,
rave at noon, shriek, shout and
gesticulate all evening. Gripe to
anyone who will listen. Old ladies
on the dance floor, parents,
friends, enemies, and fraternity
brothers. Your roommate is an excellent
pratcice field. Get him or
her to criticize you objectively.
Mutter to your classmates during
lectures and to your date at the
movies. Practice in front of a mirror
occasionally to be sure you're
getting the gleam of confidence in
your eye. Only through faithful,
dogged practice, day in and day
out, can you expect to attain excellence
in your field.
5. Don't whine. Never, under
any circumstances must you
whine and sniffle self-pitylngly.
This comes under an entirely
different category. A true griper
doesn't inspire pity, he inspires
admiration for his conviction,
his fine, resonant growl, and his
thoroungh coverage.
Have apositiv e negative attitude.
You may rant, scream, use
sarcasm, wheeze, roar, snore,
whinny, bellow, and bray, but
never allow your voice to tremble
By Ann Rivers
and your chin to quiver. Sympathy
is not the point.
Follow these five points day in
and day out. Let them be your
guiding light. Remember even if
you're tongue-tied, faint-hearted,
and optimistic, where there's a
will there's a way. Press on courageously,
and soon you can be
griping with the best of 'em.
Audio-Visual Aids
To Be Discussed7
At Education Meet
"Improving Instruction the
Audio-Visual Way" will be the
theme of the first of 10 summer
conferences planned by the API
School of Education. Dr. Paul W.
F. Witt, professor of education at
Columbia University and a national
authority in audio-visual
education, will serve as guest lecturer
and consultant. Dates for
the conference are June 21-22.
Teachers, school administrators
and other interested persons, as
well as students enrolled in Auburn's
summer session, are invited
to attend. Much of the conference
will be spent in group
meetings studying such topics as
educational television, home produced
materials, projection of
films and slides and making and
using recordings.
Conference director is Dr. John
E. Deloney of API's agricultural
education department.
More than a dozen national educational
leaders will serve as
guest lecturers and consultants at
the conferences and workshops
being held by the School of Education
during Auburn's summer
session, announced Dr. Truman
Pierce, new dean of the School of
Education, in releasing a list of
speakers and conferences.
DR. C. B. BARKSDALE
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed
Contact Lens Specialist
OFFICE HOURS:
1-5 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9-1 A.M. Wednesday, Saturday
137'/2 E. Magnolia
Over Auburn Gift Shop
Use Your Union
(Continued from Page 4)
are given by the Social Committee.
They also plan and decorate for
parties held by the various groups
on campus.
The publicity committee paints
posters, prints handbills, uses
the sound truck, writes articles
for the Plainsman and, in general,
assists the other committees
in any way possible.
The culture committee has planned
exhibits and a charm class
for girls this summer. It is also
helping to publicize the concert
and lecture series.
Bridge lessons, picnics, parties,
free movies and various tournaments
come under the duties of
the recreation committee. '
If 'you have any talent on
would like to help find talent
then the entertainment com-:
mittee is for you. It is in charge
of getting talent for the floor
shows.
The Secretarial Committee does
the general secretarial work oJ
the other committees.
If you are interested in any of
these activities just go by to see
Betty Hawthorne on the second
floor of the Union Building.
Remember, the Union Building
was built for you, the student. Do
your share to make it a better
place for all of us to work and t»
play.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., J u n e 20, 1S58
THRASHER-WRIGHT
w;:'
$12.95
Gstefeu
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
Presents the finest in drawing equipment—Instruments By Riefler, Dietzgen, K & E
Doric Lettering Sets
Slide Rules
Drop Compass .
Reed Hooks
Pantographs
Castell Mechanical Pencils
Key Locks • -w^
LEADS PAPER . . . . . .ERASERS
Something New Every Day
Proportinal Dividers
Rapidograph Pens
Jack-Knife Ruling Pens
Adjustable Triangles
Lettering Angles
Draftsman's Pencil Sharpeners
Combination Locks
Sports Notes
On The Plains
^ Steve "r¥u^^tutie%
The Montreal Allouettes of the Canadian League got a
real prize this year in the form of Auburn's flashy halfback
of the past four years, Fob James, Jr.
Of course, there is l i t t l e need to introduce the affable
fellow to most people on campus, and it would be superfluous
to spend much time telling of his prowess on the gridiron.
Suffice it to say that there is not
a more likable young man anywhere,
nor is there a more dreaded
foe in football competition,' as
almost any SEC team can testify.
But for those who, by some misfortune,
don't know this football
machine from Lanett, we let his
record speak for itself.
During his four years of varsity
competition, Fob set a new
all-time Auburn rushing record
with a 2,013 yards, averaging 7.2
yards per carry, netting 879 yards
on 123 attempts. During te 1955
season he was selected for First
Team Ail-American by INS and
Movietone News; First Team INS
All-South; First Team All-SEC
by INS, AP, and UP.
He was voted "Most Valuable
Back in the SEC" by the Atlanta
Touchdown Club; selected as
"Most Valuable Player in t h e.
SEC" by The Atlanta Constitution;
received The Plainsman
award as "The Most- Outstanding
Auburn Player of 1955;" played
in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, and
made the All-SEC Scholastic
team.
While compiling these singularly
spectacular records at Auburn,
"Fabulous Fob" has also
established himself as an above-average
student in civil engineering,
is a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity, president of
the "A" Club, was chairman of
•the 1956 Village Fair, and is, in
general, an outstanding leader in
student activities.
The crowning glory of all his
achievements, however, was his
marriage last summer to the
former Miss Bobbie Mooney from
Decatur.
When asked about his expectations
as a player on Coach "Pea-head"
Walker's Canadian League
Club, Fob said that he was "looking
forward to it with keen anticipation".
As to position on the
team, he is to be used extensively
at offensive halfback as a runner
and pass receiver, both easily
within his capabilities.
After the football season,
James plans to return to Auburn
and complete work on his B.S.
degree in civil engineering. Upon
graduation he will report to active
duty with the U. S. Army
Fob James
as a second lieutenant.
Fob and his wife left for Montreal
last Monday as a couple.
But if all goes well they will return
to API in January as a
threesome. They are expecting a
"little James" in September.
WRA To Sponsor
Summer Recreation
In Alumni Gym
A recreational program beginning
June 21 and ending August
9 will be sponsored by the Woman's
Recreation Association. This
program will consist of both indoor
and outdoor sports for all
students.
Indoor sports such as ping
pong, badminton, shuffle-board
and cards will be offered Monday
through Thursday from 4 to 6
p.m. in Alumni Gym.
Equipment for .the outdoor
sports, golf and tennis, may be
checked out at Alumni Gym.
Swimming for students, student
husbands and wives, and faculty,
will be permitted Monday
through Thursday from 5 to 6
p.m. in the gym.
Dames Club
The Dames Club will hold its
first meeting of the summer
quarter at 8 o'clock tonight at
22 Graves Center. Program will
include a discussion on creamics
and place mats.
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., J u n e 20, 1956
WAKE UP RIGHT
to the
ALARM CLOCK CLUB
EACH MORNING 7:15 - 8:00
P.S. DON'T FORGET
MUTUAL'S GAME OF THE DAY
EVERY AFTERNOON
WJHO
1400 ON YOU DIAL
RECEIVING the Interfraternity Council All Sports Trophy for
Pi Kappa Alpha is Gene Birdsong, Jackson, Miss. IFC President
Sam Crain, Newnan, Ga., presents the trophy while Coach R. K.
Evans looks on. - —^_
Softball To Head List
For Summer Intramurals
Softball is the front r u n n e r so far in i n t r a m u r a l athletics
for the summer, according to Coach R. K. Evans, director.
Other sports included in the program are volleyball and
tennis. ^
Teams desiring to enter competition may obtain entry
blanks from Room 319, Thach Hall and must t u r n t h em in
not later than noon, Friday, June
22. All who are interested in
forming teams may do so since
no separate leagues are to be
formed.
Tentative plans call for only
one Softball division, with play
beginning at 4:20 p.m., Monday,
June 25. All games' will be
played on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesday and Thursdays on the
ROTC drill field.
Tennis will include men's and
women's single and double
matches. Starting dates for tennis
and volleyball will be announced
at a later date.
Officials will be needed for
the activities and will receive
$1.50 per game. All persons interested
srould contact Evans.
Holder Of Honors;
Many War Citations
Is Auburn's PAS
Col. Samual L. Crosthwait,
n ew professor of Air Science
at API, has received many citations
for excellent service
including the Bronze Star,
French Croix de Guerre, and
t h e Air Medal.
The Air Medal was given Col.
Crosthwait for participating in
seven missions in a B-26 bomber
over enemy territory while lo-^
cated-in England, France'and~
Holland. ' .,
While her husband was serving
with the American Advisory
Group to the Chinese Air Force
in Nanking, Mrs. Crosthwait,
along with all other military dependents,
was given 48 hours notice
to "get out of China" as the
Communists were only about 50
miles from Nanking at that time.
Mrs. Crosthwait was put on a
ship at Shanghai and sent to Tokyo
where she was later met
by her husband and they returned
to the United States in 1950.
Colonel Crosthwait is a native
of Maryland where he attended
high school and received his B.S.
degree from the University of
Maryland in 1927 and his master's
degree in 1933.
GATES OPEN AT 6:30 P.M.
SHOW STARTS AT DUSK
Thursday-Friday
JUNE 21-22
Jane WYMAN
MIRACLE ** RAIN
Saturday, June 23
Double Feature
! RANDOLPH S C O T T * ""HX^S™"
Plus:
Zve A^den
Our Miss
Sunday-Monday
JUNE 24-25
BUR! LANCASTER I ¥|rT.l/|c,nJ
ANNA MACNISNI ™*YIMN
Tuesday-Wednesday
JUNE 26-27
GRAHAME
i. R O O I R I C •
CRAWFORD
WELCOME
STUDENTS
FACULTY
FRIENDS
VISITORS
CAFETERIA HOURS
Breakfast Daily Li.... .6:35 to 8:00
Lunch Daily 11 30 to 1:00
Dinner Daily 5:30 to 6:45
Breakfast Sunday 8:00 to 11:00
Dinner Sunday 11:30 to 1:00
Supper Sunday 5:30 to 6:45
SNACK BAR OPEN DAILY FROM 8:00 a.m.
lo 10:30 p.m. Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
WAR EAGLE CAFETERIA
in the Auburn Union Building
Alabama's 4-H Members
To Meet Here In July
Hundreds of farm boys and girls will crowd the API
campus for t h e s t a t e ' s 36th annual 4-H Leadership Camp and
Short Course J u l y 9-13.
F r om every county in the state they will come, many
of them for the first time, some for the second or third.
Names of those who attend are
important names back in the
home counties. Youngsters who
get trips to state camp are leaders
in their 4-H Clubs and councils.
And at camp they'll be involved
in big doings.
As Hanchey Logue, API Extension
Service's state 4-H leader,
explained in announcing these
plans, campers will stage several
state-wide contests, elect new
officers, and shape up their program
for the coming year while
in Auburn. Business sessions are
to be interspersed with plenty of
entertainment features.
Members of the Extension's
state staff will direct camp activities.
The 4-H'ers are to be
accompanied to Auburn by Extension
county personnel.
Contests will start shortly after
the clubsters reach camp on
Monday, July 9. The first of the
district talent competitions is to
be held that night at the opening
Worldwide Acclaim
Given Stage Set
Designed By Peet
A system of portable stage
s e t t i n g and lighting designed
by Telfair B. Peet, head of t he
Dramatic Art Department, is
receiving worldwide use and
attention.
Requests for information on the
portable stage settings have come
to Mr. Peet from as far away as
•^Germany, and his device is already
in use in South Africa,
South America, Australia, as well
as throughout the United States.
A recent letter from Donald R.
Streibig, field entertainment director,
Munich, relates:
"Each of us field entertainment
directors have been issued
one of the portable stage settings.
They are in use now all over
Germany and France. For our
type of part-time show business,
where our actors and crews are
for the most part busy enlisted
men who have only their spare
off-duty hours to devote to theater
work, your brainchild has
proved invaluable."
Mr. Streibig goes on to say
that Mr. Peet's portable equip-
* ment has been in use for more
than 18 months by the United
States Army shows.
Mr. Peet developed his system
several years ago for use by the
Auburn Players while on road
tours. His associates report that
the portable equipment is invaluable
to small touring groups
because of the fact that the entire
system can be transported
in the trunk of an automobile.
«o
August Grads
Summer quarter invitations
sales will begin Tuesday, June
V9, and last through Friday,
June 22. The sales will be held at
the Main dask in the Union
Building. Orders will not be
taken after June 22.
Hours are: June 19, 9-12 a.m.,
1-3 p.m.
June 20 9-12 a.m., 1-3 p.m.
June 21 9-12 a.m., 1-3 p.m.
June 22 9-12 a.m., 1-3 p.m.
All invitations must be paid
for when ordered. Additional
information may be obtained by
calling Batey Gresham or Joe
Weilenman, Phone 1873-W or
SGA Office, Ext. 315.
session. Following in rapid-fire
order during the next three days
will be further eliminations in
the state talent contest, foods project
competitions, and contests in
tractor driving, lamp making,
dress making, essay writing and
public speaking.
Election of new state 4-H officers
by four voting delegates
from each county is scheduled to
take place at district meetings
the second day of camp. .
Top Pharmacist
DONALD L. CHAPMAN,
Hateville, Ga., has been named
the outstanding student schola-stically
in the API School of
Pharmacy. He recently graduated
with highest honors.
Churches To Hold Community Service
Auburn's 23rd year of community
church services opened at
8 p.m. last Sunday and will continue
through Sunday evening,
Aug. 19.
Six out-of-town speakers and
four Auburn ministers will appear
during the series sponsored
by the Episcopal, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches and, the
API faculty committee on religious
life.
Out-of-state speakers and the
dates of their appearances are
Monroe F. Swilley, Jr., pastor of
the Second Ponce De Leon Baptist
Church, Atlanta, Ga., who
spoke June 17; JoJhn M. Alexander,
radio and television secretary
of the Presbyterian board of
church extension, Atlanta, Ga.,
July 15; Charles S. Forester, minister,
Montgomery's First Methodist
Church, July 22; Benjamin
A. Meginnis, fellow of the College
of Preachers, Washington, D. C,
and rector of the Church of the
Nativity, Dothan, July 29; Daniel
W. Wynn, Tuskegee Institute
chaplain, Tuskegee, Aug. 5, and
Thomas Fry, minister, Druid Hills
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,
Ga., Aug. 12.
Local ministers to speak are
Merrill A. Stevens, rector, Church
of the Holy Innocents, June 24;
John H. Leith, Presbyterian minister,
July 1; Joel D. McDavid,
pastor, Auburn Methodist Church,
July 8, and Harold Cole, First
Baptist Church pastor, Aug. 19.
A Phi 0 Gives High-Fidelity Console
To Union At Annual Spring Banquet
A Magnavox High-Fidelity radio-
record player console was
given t^o the Auburn Union by
Alpha Phi Omega, national service
fraternity, at its annual Spring
Banquet Wednesday, May 22, in
the Pitts Hotel Banquet Room.
On behalf of the Auburn Union,
Mr. W. O. Lynch, director, formally
accepted the gift. Money for
this came from the "Ugliest Man
on Campus" contest held last
quarter and sponsored by A Phi
O. The console will be in place
by fall quarter.
Mr. James E. Foy led the invocation
before the meal. Afterwards,
retiring president Dave
Shipley, Greenville, Miss., introduced
the faculty advisors and
guests: Prof. Albert L. Thomas,
founder of Delta chapter here at
API, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foy and
Mr. Lynch.
Officers of the chapter for the
fall quarter were installed by
Prof. Thomas. They are presi-.
dent, John B. Smith, Foresi City,
N. C; vice president, Bob Carlson,
St. Louis, Mo.; secretary,
Hoyte Ponder, Russellville; treasurer,
Dick Cobbs, Andalusia,
and historian, Erman Fortenber-ry,
Jackson, Miss.
Staffers Needed
Anyone interested in working
on the Plainsman staff should
come to room 31S, Union, •(•
phone Hal Morgan at 1892.
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., June 20, 1956
THANKS...
AUBURN PHARMACY
and
AUBURN BAKERY
George Haynes
youth, beauty,
Chevrolet,
action!
The now Bel Air, Convertible—one of 20 sassy-styled new. Cftevro/eS,
Want to take the wheel of one of America's few great road
cars? Want to send pleasant little tingles up and down your
spine? Then hustle on in and try out a new Chevrolet V8!.
Now showing—the happiest "double
feature" of the year! One part is
bold, new Motoramic styling. The
other is record-breaking V8 action.
Hollywood has a heap of words
that describe it: colossal, stupendous,
magnificent. We'll settle for.
just the name—Chevrolet.
Because once you've driven this
sweet-handling showboat, the adjectives
will take care of themselves.
Horsepower that ranges up
to 225 makes hills flatter and saves
precious seconds for safer passing.
And the way this Chevrolet wheels
around tight turns would gladden
the heart of a dyed-in-the-wool
sports car fan.
Stop in sometime soon and highway-
test this new Chevrolet.
AIR CONDITIONING-TEMPERATURES MADE TO ORDER-AT NEW LOW COST. LET US DEMONSTRATE.
- M ~ — „ ~ ~ — ^ - — ^ ^i
Two New Dorms Under Construction;
Could Be Ready For Fall—Brewster
Construction of two new
dormitories, one for men and
one for women, is evidence of
the progress being made on
the Auburn campus.
Built similar in design to
Magnolia Hall, the new men's
dorm will be four and one
half stories high and will house
178. It will be located between
the infirmary and Magnolia Hall
facing north on West Magnolia.
This building, which will cost
$336,535, should be finished sometime
between the first of September
and the first of December,
according to Sam Brewster, director
of Buildings and Grounds.
Dorm X, the new girls' dorm,
will be identical to the other
dorms in the new quadrangle except
that it will not have a sorority
room. This dorm, costing
$239,908, will house 100 girls and
is expected to be ready for occupancy
this September. The
rooms have already been spoken
for by incoming freshmen. This
dorm is being built next to Dorm
.iX.
"Progress is eood on the women's
dorm, and we feel that it
wilL be ready for occupancy this
fall. However, progress has been
very disappointing on the boy's
dorm. It was to have been completed
in time for occupancy this
fall, but it looks now as if it will
not be completed on time although
the contractor is still optimistic,"
stated Brewster.
Professor Thomas
Retires From API
Albert Lee Thomas, professor
of engineering drawing and design,
retires this month after 52
years of teaching at Auburn.
Professor Thomas joined t he
college faculty as an instructor
in mechanical engineering in
1904, following his graduation
from Auburn with a B.S. degree
tn mechanical and electrical engineering.
He also holds a master
of science degree and a professional
mechanical engineering
degree from API.
From 1906-1921, Professor
Thomas was director of the Auburn
Band. During this time he
was serving as an instructor in
physics and electrical labs, and
machine design and drawing. For
seven years he was director of
the orchestra and glee club as
well as the band.
In 1920, he was appointed to a
full professorship in engineering
drawing and design and served
as acting department head for
the first three years.
The South's first Boy Scout
troop was organized in Auburn
by Prof. Thomas, who served as
Scoutmaster from 1911-18. He
also served as president of t h e
Central Alabama Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America for five
years.
NEW LIVING FACILITIES on the campus are now partially
complete. Top: Men's dormitory addition, Magnolia Hall No. 3.
Bottom: New women's quarters, Dormitory X.
Pat and Mike, while touring
Switzerland, got caught in a sudden
Alpine blizzard. Lost in the
snow, they were about to give up
all hope of being rescued.-Then
suddenly a St. Bernard dog came
bounding through the snow—a
cask of brandy fastened to his
collar.
"Glory be," cried Mike. "Here
comes man's best friend to rescue."
"Aye, Mike, ye're right," returned
Pat, "and look at the big
dog with it."
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wed., June 20, 1956
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AND
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BACK TO AUBURN
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Methodist Students
Attend Conference
In North Carolina
Twelve Methodist students here
were among those attending the
Southeastern Student Regional
Leadership Training Conference
at Lake Junaluska, N. C, on June
6 to 13..
Auburn students met with oth^.
er Alabama college students in
Birmingham on June 5, and went
to Lake Junaluska by bus.
The Rev. Ashland D. Shaw,
Auburn Wesley Foundation director,
was dean of the conference.
Dr. Julian N. Hartt,
Yale Divinity School, New Haven,
Conn., was the platform
speaker.
Those attending from Auburn
were Annie Ruth Adams, Montgomery;
Barbara Brewster, Auburn;
Glenn Bufkhalter, Ft.
Payne; James Chapman, Birmingham;
John Harvell, Camden;
Anita Howard, Birmingham;
Anne Irvine, Auburn; Martha Jo
Johnson, Troy; Walter Jones,
Auburn; James Sharpe, Andalusia;
Anna Bess Soberg, Spring
Hill; Homer Tisdale, Auburn;
Fred Ward, Columbus, Ga., and
the Rev. and Mrs. Ashland Shaw,
Auburn.
The week's activities included
worship, Bible study, platform
addresses, discussion, music and
workshops.
API-TV
War Eagle
Theatre
Wednesday-Thursday
PRICE OFFEAR,
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LEX BARKER i
Friday-Saturday
lAfiAR-VanMREH-BOON
Late Show Saturday
Sun.-Mon.-Tues.
Here is this week's schedule Of „>
programs on Auburn's TV station.
Programs may be reached
over channels 7 and 10.
Alabama Farm Facts may b«
seen Monday through Friday. The
show features market and weather
"report's and special event3.
This is a thirty-minute program
from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Today i
7:30-8:00, This is Auburn
Thursday i-
6:00-6:30, The Two R's (Remedial
English)
7:30T8:00, 'The Devil and Daniel
Webster" •
Friday
7:30-8:00, Man Around the
House (Making good concrete)
Monday
2:00-2:30, Today"s Homo
(Planning and Freezing Whola
Meals)
7:30-8:00, You the Scientist
(Aquariums)
Tuesday
2:00-2:30, Today's Home (Getting
Ready to Take a Trip)
6:00-6:30, The Two R's (Remedial
English)
7:30-8:00, Time To Grow (Fertilizing,
Mulching and Watering)
Wednesday-Thursday
'Miracle 1
In The Rain' \
" With T
Van Johnson ^
Jane Wyman
Friday-Saturday \
Action At Is I
Wildest ! ! !
'HIDDEN GUNS'
Bruce
Bennett
John
Carrradine
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
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