1959-02-04 The Plainsman

              Th& Plaindrnarv To Foster The Auburn Spirit
Volume 86
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AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1959 Number 15
Greek Week To Reach Climax Friday, Feb. 6
Former Sorority Prexy i'59 Blood Drive
To Speak At Banquet
By Ramona Pemberton
Mrs. Evelyn Adams Costello
will be the speaker at the
Greek Week Panhellenic Ban­quet,
which is to be held Feb.
6, in the Union Ballroom, at
5:30 p.m. Sorority presidents,
Panhellenic delegates and any
sorority members are to at­t
e n d this banquet, at which
t h e Scholarship Award will
be given to one sorority while
various awards can be made
by individual sororities. Mrs.
Castello's topic will be "The
Place of the F r a t e r n i t y Sys­t
em on Campus."
The home, family and profes­sional
background of Evelyn
Adams Costello is constantly re­flected
in the interests she pur­sues
in her work with Delta Zeta
Sorority. Being the daughter of
a widely-known Universalist
minister, she has always had be­fore
her the concern for the wel­fare
of others. After her gradua­tion
from Lombard College, Ga-lesburg,
111., she won a graduate
scholarship to the University of
Illinois. Following college she be­came
a social worker, first as a
children's case worker and later
as a psychiatric social worker in
the criminal court of the City of
Detroit.
Mrs. Castello's career as a lead­er
in Delta Zeta began in 1939
when she became the president
of the Detroit alumnae chapter.
From this office she progressed
to the position of province di­rector.
In 1942 she was elected
to the national council of Delta
Zeta as secretary and in. 1950 be-,
came national extension vice
president. Being always interest­ed
in panhellenic matters, in 1952
she became Delta Zeta's panhel­lenic
representative to the Na­tional
Panhellenic Conference.
As national president of Delta
Zeta from 1954 to 1958 she con­tinued
her interest in Panhellenic
and was re-elected to the Nation­al
Panhellenic Conference, at the
close of her term as president of
Delta Zeta.
In addition to her home life,
which is composed of a neurolo-
ALL STRAY GREEKS
Sorority members who do not
have a chapter on this campus
and would like to attend the Pan­hellenic
Banquet, Feb. 6 at 5:30,
Union Ballroom, are requested to
contact Miss Deloney at Social
Center.
gist husband and student son—a
member of Phi Kappa Phi—Mrs.
Costello is interested in music
and is currently a church organ­ist;
in amateur dramatics, in
which she has been an active par­ticipant;
in community affairs and
in the field of education parti­cularly.
She has served as president of
the Women's Auxiliary to the
Wayne County Medical Society
and as national chairman of the
legislative committee of the Wo­men's
Auxiliary to the American
Academy of Neurology. At the
Delta Zeta national convention in
June of 1958, Mrs. Costello was
presented with a commission as
a Kentucky Colonel, one of the
few women in the country out­side
of Kentucky to be so hon­ored.
Blue Key Releases
Ticket Sale Prices
For Kingston Trio
Ticket prices for the Kingston
Trio Concert have been set at
2.50 per couple, and 1.75 per stag
according to Paul Adamson, Blue
Key vice-president.
The concert, jointly sponsored
by Blue Key and ODK, will be
an event of March 5, and will be
staged in the Student Activities
Building at 8:30 p.m.
Adamson urged that tickets be
purchased early due to the lim­ited
seating capacity of the Stu­dent
Activities Building. T he
building will accommodate only
1,800 for this concert.
Tickets will go on sale on Feb.
10, and may be obtained from
ODK and Blue Key members. It
is hoped that tickets will also be
sold in advance through frater­nities
and-business establishments
in town.
Spring Show Script
Nears Completion;
Dancers Wanted
This year's Spring Show will
be a comedy written by Don
Leithauser about Boston during
the roaring Twenties, and will
include nine songs and three pro­duction
numbers.
The try-outs held on Jan. 26,
were considered to be very suc­cessful,
and the show is com­pletely
cast except for a few
male dancers.
Dancing parts are easy to learn
and if there are any men inter­ested
in participating in the
show, they should contact Mary
Lynn McCree in Dorm II.
This year's Spring Show com­mittee,
which finances the pro­duction,
is headed by Harriet Jen­kins.
Members of the cast are:
Tom Stull, Sally McCord, Ship
Hendrick, Martha Wilks, Don
Thieme, Judy Kirby, Max Stew-erd,
Bill Owen, Carol Bedsole,
Betty Lou Shelton, Joyce Hemp­hill,
and Helen Curlee.
Begins Tomorrow
At Union Building
The annual Blood Drive will
be .Held tomorrow in the Student
Union Building beginning at 8:00.
A mobile Red Cross blood unit
will be receiving donations all
day and students may obtain a
two hour Dean's excuse from
classes when they give their do­nation.
This, of course, includes
an excuse from drill for men do­nating
at that time.
Bobo Starke, chairman of cam­pus
drives, continues to stress
that full cooperation is needed
from every member of the stu­dent
body if the 800-pint goal is
to be reached. Says Starke, "It
doesn't hurt a bit!"
The donation of blood by a stu­dent
entitles the student's family
to free blood for a year. Every­one
is urged to support this
worthwhile drive.
WSGA Officers
To Be Elected
On February 16
Election of WSGA officers will
be held on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Any candidate wishing to run
for office must present a petition
of one hundred names of poten­tial
supporters to the Qualifica­tions
Board. The Qualifications
Board will meet on Feb. 18 to
accept bids for candidacy.
To qualify for the office of
president, vice-president, or sec­retary
a candidate must have a
minimum of two quarters* exper­ience
on the WSGA Legislative
Council, a 1.50 average for the
previous quarter or 1.50 over-all
average, and should be a resident
second or third quarter junior
when installed. Major office
holders on campus are not eligi­ble
to seek election.
Minimum requirements for the
offices of treasurer, social chair­man,
and town representative is
a 1.00 average for the previous
quarter or a 1.00 over-all aver­age,
with the exception of can­didates
for town representative.
At convocation to be held be­fore
the election, all candidates
for office will speak to the wo­men
students.
"Battle Cry" Shows
Today In Union
A free movie, "Battle Cry,"
starring Aldo Ray, Van Heflin,
and Tab Hunter will be shown
today in the Union Ballroom at
3:00 and 7:00 p.m.
The Diary Science Club and
the Agronomy Club have a meet­ing
scheduled for tomorrow night
at 7:00 p.m. and the Internation­al
Relations Club will meet Fri­day
night.
IFC-Sponsored Event
Moves Into Third Day
THE FOUR FRESHMEN, famed Capitol recording stars, will
terminate this year's edition of Greek Week with an appearance
at the Greek Ball Friday night. The popular foursome will sing
while the Auburn Knights are resting during their eight till
twelve engagement.
Annual UM0C Contest
Slated For Feb. 12-13
By MARION WARD
Who do you think is the ugliest
man on the campus? It may be a
friend Of yours. Eleven candidates
selected by-each o f t h e rsorarit&as:
must have their ugly man candi­date
turned in by Feb. 5th. Stu­dents
will have an opportunity, to
vote for the ugly man of their
choice on Thursday and Friday,
Feb. 12th and 13th.
The annual UMOC contest is
sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega
and will use the proceeds from the
contest this year to build a new
sight marker to be put in front
of Samford on College Street. For
each penny contributed toward a
Plainsman Misses
On BSU Center
In a recent issue of The Plains­man
there appeared a story about
the construction of a new BSU
student center in Auburn. The
statement was made that the
"Executive board of the Southern
Baptist Convention appropriated
$200,000 for the purpose." It
should have said that the board
approved the appropriation as it
does not have authority to ap­propriate
money.
The Plainsman staff regrets any
misunderstanding that this mis­take
may have caused.
candidate, he will get one vote.
The candidate with the largest
number of pennies will win the
contest.
;r«Two trophies will be • awarded
to the sorority sponsoring the ugly
man of the year at the Eagles Nest
to be held Feb. 20. One of the
trophies will be a permanent pos­session
of the sorority and the
other will rotate annually until
one sorority has won the contest
for three years, not necessarily in
succession.
In the past, Alpha Phi Omega
has used proceeds from the UMOC
contest to buy a hi-fi set for the
music room in the Union, to con­tribute
the trophy case in the
Union, and to contribute benches
around the campus.
Price Williams and Jack Good­man,
chairmen of UMOC this
year, urge all students to get out
and back the ugly man of their
choice. "It is hoped that this will
be the biggest and best UMOC
contest t h a t Auburn has ever
had," Williams stated.
Navy To Select Color Girl Friday
THE FIVE FINALISTS for the honor of Navy Color Girl are (from left to right) Martha Young,
Ann Thomley, Sally McCord, Evelyn Ray and Dianne Edge. The winner will be picked from this
group of lovelies and announced Friday. The Color Girl serves as honorary Battalion Commander
and will represent the battalion throughout the year.
This Friday, the API NROTC
Unit will, select its 1959 Navy
Color Girl from a group of five,
pretty, poised and personable
girls. The five finalists are: Di­anne
Edge, Birmingham, sopho­more;
Sally McCord, Gadsden,
freshman; Evelyn Ray, Cotton­wood,
junior; Ann Thomley, Do-than,
f r e s h m a n ; and Martha
Young, Opp, sophomore.
The finalists were chosen from
a field of 32 candidates nomina­ted
by individual men in the Na­val
Unit. The final vote of Feb.
6 will be a popular vote made by
all 280 members of the unit.
The Color Girl serves as hono­rary
commander of the battalion
and represents it throughout the
year in various military func­tions.
At the Military Ball this
quarter, she will be a candidate
for honorary commander of all
ROTC units. Next quarter, she
will march with her battalion in
spring military reviews and pa­rades
for Armed Forces Day and
Governor's Day.
The Navy Color Girl contest is
sponsored by Steerage, Naval
Honorary Society.
ODK To Sponsor
World Champion
Finnish Gymnasts
By BURTON PEARSON
The Finnish National Gymnastic
Team, one of the world's great
gymnastic teams, will appear in
Auburn on February 23 in the
Sports Arena. The team, which is
curently on a tour of the United
States, will be brought here under
the sponsorship of ODK.
The Finns won first place in
gymnastic competition at the 1948
Olympic Games and finished third
in the 1952 and '56 games. Indi­vidual
performers have won five
gold metals for first place finishes
in the Olympics, two silver medals
for second places, and two bronze-medals
for third place positions.
A 51-year-old physician and
gymnastic teacher, Heikki Savo-lainen,
is the dominating figure of
Finnish gymnastics. This fabulous
performer has been Finnish cham­pion
six times and has participated
in five Olympic games. He was
chosen to pronounce the Olympic
oath at t h e Helsinki games in
1952.
SUSGA Meeting
Slated For Auburn
Beginning Friday
The seventh annual Southern
Universities Student Government
Association Council will meet at
Auburn February 7. Delegates
from six Southern colleges and
universities w i l l participate in
round table discussions to be pre­sided
over by Auburn's Sonny
Colvett, chairman of SUSGA.
Purpose of the meeting will be
to attempt to reorganize SUSGA
or to form a new organization to
include more Southern schools.
Objectives of SUSGA are to help
inter-campus relations and to ex­change
ideas among different stu­dent
governments.
A total of 16 delegates from
Florida State University, Univer­sity
of Alabama, University of
Tennessee, Mississippi Southern,
University of Kentucky, and Au­burn
will arrive Friday night and
attend . the I.F.C. Ball. Saturday
night the delegates, most of whom
are presidents of their student
bodies, will view championship
basketball, as is played in t h e
Sports Arena between Auburn and
Georgia.
The SUSGA Council is a pre­liminary
to the annual conference
held in the Spring. Florida State
was the scene of last year's_con-f
erence.
Harold Grant, faculty advisor,
and Colvett have worked together
to make this year's Council one of
the most promising yet.
ATTENTION MARCH
GRADUATES
Measurements are being taken
for caps and gowns at the Col­lege
Book Store (Union Build­ing)
this week. All graduating
seniors who have not been mea­sured
should go to the College
Book Store as soon as possible.
Dean Pumphrey
Announces Credit
Cut In ROTC
Dean Fred H. Pumphrey an­nounced
today the approval of the
plan to reduce the credit toward
graduation allotted to advanced
ROTC from 18 hours to six hours.
This cut will be effective begin­ning
Fall quarter 1959, and will
not be retroactive, i.e., not affect
students already enrolled in Ad­vanced
Military.
The proposed cut has been un­der
advisement for some time. It
was made specifically to meet the
recommendations of the Engi­neering
Council for Professional
Development, the body which is
responsible for the accreditation
of engineering curricula, through­out
the country. The cut was
made in order to make room for
more general electives in various
humanities courses for students
in the School of Engineering. The
lack of these courses was one
reason that the departments of
mechanical and electrical engi­neering
lost their accreditation
last Spring.
The effect on a student enter­ing
advanced ROTC is briefly
this. The student will have 12
credit hours added to his grad­uation
requirement, raising it
from 240 hours to 252. Unless he
can make high enough grades to
take these hours up in overloads
he will have to come to school an
extra quarter. Thirteen quarters
is not unusual in the School of
Engineering. This change was
made in concurrence with all
throe military departments.
When a Plainsman r e p o r t e r
contacted the various military
department to get their opinion
on the credit change, he was con­fronted
with a reserved attitude.
Colonel John Lockett, PMS&T
said that the credit change was,
"A little disturbing and unfortu­nate,
but I will do my best as a
member of the faculty to coope­rate."
When asked how the credit
change would affect the enroll-
(See ROTC Cut, Page 5)
// II
1959 Greek Festivities Follow Theme:
The Fraternity System, A Way Of Life
By Carline Stephens
The many and varied events of Auburn's Greek Week
reached the halfway mark last night with-the joint IFC-Pan-
Hellenic Banquet. Speaker for the banquet was Dr. Charles
Thompson,
"The F r a t e r n i t y System, A Way of Life," is the theme
which is being pursued during
this, the 1959 Greek Week. Spon­sored
by the Interfraternity
Council, Greek Week is now well
into its third day of activity.
Greek Week was begun with a
Panhellenic reception held Sun­day
at Social Center. Since then
panel discussions have been held
by Panhellenic for Rush chair­man,
chapter editors, activities
chairmen, and pledges. At the
Greek Week Banquet held last
night in the Union Building the
members of sororities and frater­nities
and other guests were priv­ileged
to hear Dr. Charles M.
Thompson, a noted author, lec­turer
and economist. Dr. Thomp­son
is dean emeritus at the Col­lege
of Commerce and Business
Administration, University of Il­linois.
Skit Night To Run
For Two Nights
By BEFKE DeRING
The annual Blue Key-Mortar
Board Skit Night will bo held
February 16 and 17 at 7:30 pjn.
in the Union Ballroom.
Five sororities and many of the
fraternities will present skits dur­ing
the two performances. Alpha
Omicron Pi and Lambda Chi Al­pha
took top honors in the com­petition
last year.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, the Union
Ballroom will be open so that the
groups participating may re­hearse
on the stage. The skits will
not be judged prior to the actual
performance. Out of town judges
will view the skits and award
points for the following classifi­cations:
originality, continuity,
presentation, and timeliness.
A seven minute time limit will
be imposed on the fraternities
and a ten minute limit on the
sororities. The women's groups
have been given extra minutes
due to the spectacular performan­ces
given in the past.
Tickets may be purchased from
any Blue Key or Mortar Board
member or at the door for $.50
per person.
The sororities will entertain
the independent girls this after­noon
in their respective chapter
rooms with a tea. At 8:00 tonight
there will be three panel discus­sions;
one for sorority presidents,
one for philanthropy and service
and the other for chapter advis­ors.
The annual Greek Week Blood
Drive will be conducted tomor­row
at the Union Building.
More panels are planned for
tomorrow. At 5 o'clock there will
be discussions on chapter schol­arship,
chapter treasuries, and a
joint meeting of Panhellenic and
Inter-fraternity Council to dis­cuss
social affairs.
The panhellenic banquet is
scheduled for Friday night at 5:30
in the Union. Guest Speaker will
be Mrs. Evelyn Costello, past
president of Delta Zeta.
Dinner exchanges which are to
promote fellowship among the
Greeks have been taking place.
Many other panel discussions
covering inter-fraternity rela­tions,
f i n a n c e s , social events
housemothers, house manage­ment,
l e a d e r s h i p , rush, and
pledge training have taken shape
this week and are to be con­tinued.
Bringing to a climax the acti­vities
of the week will be the IFC
dance Friday from 8 to 12. Mu­sic
for the dance will be pro­vided
by the Auburn Knights
with the famed Four Freshmen
as guest vocalists. The 1959 Greek
Goddess will be presented at the
dance. C a n d i d a t e s for Greek
Goddess and their sororities are:
Sally McCord, Alpha Gamma
Delta, Gadsden, Ala.; Ivy Mauk,
AOPi, Montgomery, A l a . ; An­nette
Nail, Kappa Alpha Theta,
Georgiana, Ala.; A n n Roberts,
Tri Delta, Chester, 111.; S a n d r a
O'Kelly, Chi Omega, Chattanoo­ga,
Tenn.; Miriam Park, Phi Mil,
Atlanta, Ga.; Sandy Whitinger,
Pi Beta Phi, Auburn, Ala.; Liz
Byers, KD, Huntsville, Ala.;
Evelyn Ray, ADPi, Cottonwood,
Ala.; Ann Joiner, Delta Zeta, O-pelika,
Ala., and Gay Hinds, ZTA,
Birmingham, Ala.
'Loveliest of the Plains'
ROBBIE LOVVORN, this week's Loveliest, prepares her pret­tiest
gown for Friday's Greek Week Ball. Robbie, a freshman ia
Secondary Education is a native of Eclectic, Alabama.
Towers Fashion Show
To Use Bridal Theme
'Wedding Bells' Theme To Reveal
Latest Fashions In Bridal Ensemble
By NADINE BEACH
On Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. Towers, an organization
for non-affiliated college girls, will sponsor a fashion show
presented by Loveman's of Montgomery. Everyone is invited
to attend the show and reception which will be held in t he
Union ballroom. Admission is free.
The title of the show is "Wed
ding Bells" and the basic theme
used to carry out this idea will
be presented by six coeds dream­ing
of the various ensembles each
has supposedly worn prior to her
marriage. Each coed's dream will
culminate in a marriage and
throughout the fashion show the
following situations will be de­veloped:
an elopement, a super­visor's
proposal of marriage to
his secretary and an entire wed­ding
ceremony complete with
groom, bridesmaids and a flower
girl.
Included among the 50 ensem­bles
to be displayed will be six
floor-length bridal gowns. Two
of these wedding gowns were de­signed
by Priscilla of Boston; one
by J-H Costume: one by Fink
and two by Vene. Loveman's
carries these lines exclusively.
Fashioned from such fabrics as
lace, tulle, silk, organza, silkened
taffeta and pure silk these wed­ding
gowns range in price from
$89.95 to $400. Dresses to be worn
by the bridesmaids were designed
by Kay Selig, David Morris, Joy
Time, and Harry Keiser.
Floral bouquets for the brides
and bridesmaids will be provided
by the Alabama Florists Associa­tion.
Commentary for the show is to
be presented by the following
persons: Mrs. Mary V i r g i n ia
Moore, June "Shorty" Moore,
Anne Herbert and Jean Daniel.
Organist for the show will be
Rosamond Rhyne and during one
phase of the show additional
musical accompaniment will be
provided by the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity.
Mrs. Merry MacHugger, a grad­uate
of Stevens College, Mo., and
currently Bridal Consultant for
Loveman's (Montgomery) was
instrumental in organizing the
fashion show here at API. Mrs.
MacHugger is the author of
"Brides Book on Etiquette a nd
Custom," and h a s been with
Loveman's since 1955 during
which time she has rendered her
services in New Orleans, Atlan­ta,
Pensacola and various cities
in Alabama. She is also respon­sible
for an annual fashion show
held in Montgomery and recently
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It has been stated that the
forthcoming show is the largest
ever to be presented in Auburn
and will include 17 men and 45
women. Those who will partici­pate
are: Libba Appleton, Pat
Wells, Gail Chambers, Ann Carol
Holt, Barbara Meshad, Margie
Kirk, Annette Hollingsworth, Ju­dy
Gaertner, Linda Welch, Ruth
Fuqua, Carol McAllister, Pat
Gentry, Virginia Gentry, R u th
Gonzales, Jana Garner, Ann Nel­son,
Sandra Eiland, Ann Sullivan,
Barbara Hawkins.
Also Margaret Moore, Barbara
Bailey, Sara Autrey, Barbara
Clanton, Tony Edwards, Peggy
Rogers, Blanche Baxter, Liz By-ers,
Martha Dunaway, Sandra O'-
Kelly, Synda Roton, Gerry Sprat-lin,
Janice Hipps, Modine Gunch,
Martha Young, B e t t y Under­wood,
Charlotte Williams, T o ny
Tennille, J o y Patterson, J o an
Walters, Carol Covey, Annette
Nail, Mrs. J. Helen Dixon, Mrs.
Miriam Carrol, Mrs. Hollings­worth,
Mrs. Margaret Zaring,
Terry Goodrick (flower girl), Bo
Davidson, Sonny Stein, Bob Lynn,
Sammy Ginn, Kenny Schultz,
Bob Mawhinney, Hank Elliott,
John O'Brien, Boyd Cobb, Bill
Quinn, Jerry Max Barnes, Tom
Stull, Don Leithauser, Zandy Col­lins,
Willie Frances Grey, Boolie
Hill, and Louis Anderson.
Lab Tech Students
Form New Group
One of Auburn's newest or­ganizations
on campus, the "Arm
and Finger Stickers of Ross Lab^
oratory" (otherwise known as
laboratory technology students),
is well on its way to being a
firmly established group. The
idea for the' club was conceived
last spring after a visit from the
pathologist and two technicians
from St. Vincent's Hospital in
Birmingham. Last fall quarter
the group held an organizational
meeting and elected officers. A
constitution was drawn up and
approved, and a tentative pro­gram
for the year set up.
Some of the past programs
have included talks by technolo­gists
and students from several
hospitals in the Birmingham area.
The next meeting, to be held Jan.
26, at 7:00, will consist of a mo­vie
of interest to all lab techs.
On Feb. 9, Dr. Casey from the
Baptist Hospital, Birmingham,
being made for the club, among
them being a field trip in Feb,,
to visit several hospitals and
their laboratories.
Although this new club con­sists
of lab technology students,
anyone else with an interest in
this field is invited to attend the
meetings, held t h e second and
fourth Monday of. each month.
Congratulations to the GREEKS!
This, your week, can be what you want it to be.
To us you represent Leadership, Fellowship,
and Youth in action for the better things of
life. May it always be so.
We would join you in this period of celebration
and take this opportunity to call to mind a few
of the things which we think add to the im­portance
of the period
Personalized Stationery with Greek Letter
Monogram, Cocktail Napkins with Frater­nity
or Sorority Monogram. Matches em­bossed
to your order.
Collegiate pets with Sorority and Fraternity
Greek Letters.
And of course we call your attention to the
fact that as you close your period of fun and
recognition you stop right into the beginning
of Cupid's reign. February 14th—Valentines
Day. We have an excellent selection to help
you make things just right.
Burton's Bookstore
'Something New Every Day'
GEORGE CLANSON displays the Phi Eta Sigma scholarship
trophy presented to his division of Mag Hall for having the fresh­men
possessing the best grades in the dormitory. Jimbo Rodgers,
president of' Phi Eta Sigma, (right) made the presentation to
Division P - l.
Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship Trophy
Awarded To Magnolia Hall Division
Phi Eta Sigma, scholastic hon­or
fraternity for freshman men,
presented Division P-l of Mag
Hall with a trophy for obtaining
the highest point average during
the previous year. This average
was a 1.54.
All freshman who made a two-point
average or above during
Fall quarter w e r e sent letters
inviting t h e m to a smoker
tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. A
copy of this letter was also sent to
each boy's parents and high
school principal. Doctor Charles
Thompson, national president of
Phi Eta Sigma, will be the speak-
77 Men Pledged
By Service Frat
On Tuesday, January 27, the
Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Ome­ga
pledged an eleven man pledge
class. The ceremony was under
direction of the chapter president,
Ben Davis, and witnessed by sev­eral
members and advisors.
Those pledging the well-known
service fraternity were Sam Sur-ham,
Julian Morris, James Brown,
Terry Chesser, James O'Daniel,
Jerry A. Phillips, Dick Thompson,
Lamar Miller, Tom Borst, Max
Chapman and John C. Farmer.
Alpha Omega is also planning
to initiate four new members in a
formal initiation on February 10.
It is their hope that the new
pledges and members will carry
on the fine service as is traditional
with the A Phi O chapter here at
Auburn.
Alpha Phi Omega also extends a
hearty welcome to anyone who is
interested in rendering service for
munity and the country.
er at this get-together. Dr.
Thompson will be visiting the
API Campus at the time as a
speaker for the Greek Week ban­quet.
As of now, the fraternity pledge
class with the highest point aver­age
and therefore the recipient of
the other trophy given by Phi
Eta Sigma, has not been deter­mined
by the registrar's office.
This information is expected with­in
a few days.
Sometime during the next few
weeks, initiation will be held for
the freshmen men who qualified
for Phi Eta Sigma last quarter.
A definite date has not been set.
Pi Beta Phi's Elect
Officers For 1959
Alabama Gamma chapter of Pi
Beta Phi elected new officers on
January 21. The new president is
Janice Saur; vice-president, Chris
Barrett; pledge supervisor, Judy
Kir by; rush captain, Ann Brugh;
corresponding secretary, Laurel
Spurlin; r e c o r d i n g secretary,
Ruth Fuqua; treasurer Sylvia'
Hester; activities, Anna Lee Wal­ler;
social chairman, Sara Wade;
The Pi Phi's had a black and
white party last Wednesday. The
girls who failed to make their
anticipated point average wore
black and served at the party.
Those who made their anticipated
point average wore white.
The party, a spaghetti supper,
was held in the chapter room.
The "blacks" did the marketing,
cooking, a n d serving while the
"whites'-' acted as guests.
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Winter Quarter
Features Speakers
In Vet School
Each year during the winter
quarter it is the practice of the
School of Veterinary Medicine to
invite specialists in various fields
to speak to the senior students at
a Senior Seminar.
The following speakers and
their subjects spoke during the
month of January: Dr. W. B.
Anthony, Professor of Animal
Nutrition-Beef Cattle Nutrition;
and feeding practices; Dr. B. W.
Authur, Assistant Prof., Zoology
and entomology-Systematic in­secticides;
Dr. C. D. Squires, As­sociate
Pro., Animal Husbandry
and Nutrition-Swine Improve­ment;
Dr. H. F. Tucker, Assistant
Pro., Animal Husbandry-Swine
feeding; Dr. K. M. Autrey, Head
Prof., Dairy Husbandry-D a i r y
Cattle Nutrition; Dr. George Ken-more,
practicing veterinarian,
Montgomery, Business Operations
of a Veterinarian; Dr. G. W. Har-greves,
Prof., Pharmaceutical
Chemistry - Pharmacist Practi­tioner
Relationships and Dr. B.
N. Lauderdale, director, USDA
Animal Division for the state of
Alabama - The Veterinarian in
Regulatory work.
Three Persons Suffer Minor Injuries
In Saturday Morning Automobile Crash
Three persons sustained minor
injuries at 1:30 Saturday morn­ing
when a car driven by Roy
Brazil, 20, crashed into two ve­hicles
parked in front of Dorm
Ten.
According to a witness, Mr. C.
L. Parker, Brazil was driving
east on Roosevelt Drive at ap­proximately
fifty miles per hour
when he hit a dip on Duncan
Street and lost control of his car.
The automobile crashed into a
car owned by Mrs. Margaret K.
Zaning, the Dorm Nine house­mother
and a car owned by San­dra
Middlebrook, Dorm Ten. Kay
Wood and Shirley Ann Thomasino
who were riding in Brazil's car,
suffered lacerations and bruises,
and Brazil suffered burns and
lacerations.
Brazil said he was going east
on Roosevelt drive when he
started coughing. He regained
consciousness in the infirmary.
Authorities estimated the total
damage to the three cars at
$1,110.00.
Dr. L P. Burton
Newly Named To
Graduate Council
Newest member of the Grad­uate
Council in the School of
Graduate Studies is Dr. L. P.
Burton of the mathematics de­partment.
He fills the vacancy
created by expiration of the term
of Dr Earnest Williams.
Dr. Robert Rea, history depart­ment,
and Dean Sam Hurst,
School of Architecture and the
Arts, have been reappointed to
three year- terms on the council.
Other members of the graduate
council are the following: Dr. W.
S. Bailey, pathology and parasi-ology;
Dean T. M. Pierce, School
of Education; Dr. W. R> Patrick,
English; Dr. D.-E. Davis, botany;
Dr. R. D. Rouse, agronomy and
soils; Dr. G. M. Kosolapoff, School
of Chemistry; Dr. Earl I. Brown,
II, School -of Engineering arid
Dr. Theo Dalton, elementary redr
ucation.
Chairman of the coujJci^»jsiIitr,t|
W. V. Parker, dean of the Grad­uate
School. Mrs. Rutty Bfit£j?n
assistant to the dean, is secre­tary.
'As You Like It'
Opens Tomorrow
Night In Langdon
Shakespeare's "As You Like
It" will be presented tomorrow
night in Langdon Hall by the
Auburn Players. This production
will be for the Woman's Club
Benefit and students will be
charged one dollar admission fee.
Friday and Saturday nights the
regular Players production will
be presented and students will
be admitted free with ID cards.
During the week of February
8-14 the Players will play in
Dadeville. They will move to
Ozark and Enterprise for the
weekend. The following week
"As You Like It" will be pre­sented
in Camp Hill, Warm
Springs, Ga., Roanoke, Tallassee,
Wedowee, Wetumpka, and Ope-lika.
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Lide Glenn Elected
Phi Delt President
Alabama Beta Chapter of Phi
Delta Theta has recently elected
new officers for the second half
of the school year. They are:
Lide Glenn, president; Glenn
Northcutt, vice-president; Pat
McCall, treasurer; Happy Myers,
secretary; Buster Meeks, Warden;
David Hogue, house manager;
Dick Cooper, pledge master;
Lawson F o r r e s t e r , assistant
pledge master; Bobby Harper,
alumni secretary; Gene Driver,
IFC representative.
API Forestry Club
Schedules Banquet
For Friday Night
The annual Forestry Club Ban­quet
is scheduled for this Friday
night at the Elks Club on the
Opelika highway. Mr. J. L. Law-son,
Associate Director of the
Alabama Extension Service, has
been selected to be the guest
speaker.
Included on the program will
be the annual presentation of
awards to outstanding forestry
students. Two awards will be
presented.
The junior who is selected for
the most outstanding work in
forest cartography at summer
camp last year will receive a K
and E lettering set which will be
presented by Prof. W. B. DeVall,
head of the Forestry Department.
The Cranston Compass Award, a
K and E pocket compass will be
given to the freshman who is
chosen for being the most active
in extra-curricula activities re­lated
to f o r e s t r y . Mr. Keith
Cranston, a forestry consultant in
Mississippi, will make the award.
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ANGEL FLIGHT, one of the loveliest groups on campus, and certainly lovelier than any of
the cadet officers of the AFROTC, represents the cadet wing of AFROTC here in Auburn. The
members march with the cadet squadrons and participate in social events. Saluting proudly, this
group has been the greatest contribution to mor al on the drill field since the red flag was invented.
Katherine Ann Porter
Reviews Fiction Writing
By JEAN HILL
I n a lecture highlighted by personal comments to the
audience, Miss K a t h e r i n e Anne P o r t e r gave an e x t r e m e l y in­t
e r e s t i n g discussion last week on "What Is Fiction?" The at­t
r a c t i v e and vivacious Miss Porter has achieved a high rank
among 20th century writers on a relatively small volume of
work.
A native Texan, she was edu­cated
in small southern convent
schools and has since spent long
periods in Mexico. Much of her
work has a Mexican setting, as
was illustrated by the two short
stories Miss Porter read Tuesday
night.
The first piece read by Miss
Porter w a s "That Tree" taken
from Flowering Judas. The setting
of this short story was the time
of a revolution and depicted the
life of a literary "bum" in Mex­ico.
To show the difference be­tween
fiction and non-fiction, Miss
Porter read an autb-biographical
story which was published in
Mademoiselle under the title
"Adventure In Living." Marked
by their intense drama and psy-
13 Angel Flight Coeds Lead AF
By TIM BATTLE
Plainsman Features Editor
In today's ever-cnanging jar­gon,
there are many words such
as "chick, dish or queen," which
refer to a girl meritous of admir­ation
from the opposite sex. But
here at Auburn, these slang ex­pressions
have been refined to
but one word . . . "angel," a word
which is directly applied to a
chic group of Air Force ROTC
sponsors. Their name . . . "Angel
Flight."
With the objective of raising
the Espirit de Corps of "brave
defenders of the drill fields" on
various campuses throughout the
country, Angel Flight was origi­nated
as an auxiliary of Arnold
Air Society immediately follow­ing
World War II. Maintaining
their objective with a strong tail-wind,
the "Flight" has since es-
On Campus with
MaxShuIman
{By the Author of "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" and,
"Barefoot Boy with Cheek.")
POVERTY CAN BE FUN
It is no disgrace to b'e poor. It is an error, but it is no disgrace.
So if your purse is empty, do not skulk and brood and hide
your head in shame. Stand tall. Admit your poverty. Admit it
freely and frankly and all kinds of good things will happen to
you. Take, for instance, the case of Blossom Sigafoos.
Blossom, an impecunious fresMnmn at an Eastern girls'
college, was smart as a whip and round as a dumpling, and
scarcely a day went by when she didn't get invited to a party
weekend at one of the nearby men's schools. But Blossom never
accepted. She did not have the rail fare; she did not have the
clothes. Weekend after weekend, while her classmates went
frolicking, Blossom sat alone, saved from utter despair only by
her pack of Marlboros, for even an exchequer as slim as Blos­som's
can afford the joys of Marlboro—joys far beyond their
paltry price: rich, mellow tobaccos, lovingly cured and care­fully
packed; a new improved filter that works like a charm.
Croesus himself could not buy a better cigarette!
However, Marlboro's most passionate admirers—among
whose number I am paid to count myself—would not claim
that Marlboro can entirely replace love and romance, and Bios*
som grew steadily moroser.
tablished 26 bases nationally;
their touchdown on the API
campus being in 1956.
Only a few years old, Auburn's
Angel Flight has matured into a
highly respected group on cam­pus.
Besides acting as hostesses
at previous Village Fairs and at
teas held for visiting dignitaries,
the Flight has another function,
that of marching with the AF­ROTC
units onrparade and aiding
in generally brightening up the
drill field at inspection time.
Although the methods of se­lecting
co-eds for Angel Flight
varies from campus to campus,
Auburn has perhaps the most
democratic and efficient proce­dure.
Serving during the re­mainder
of their college career,
the "Angels" are first nominated
by any basic or advanced AF­ROTC
cadet whenever a vacancy
occurs. Then, much to the basic's
dismay, they are interviewed or
screened by the advanced cadets
of Arnold Air Society.
Then, after a careful screening
process, t h e candidates are re­turned
to the basic cadets for
their "Flight Approval." Elected
to represent the entire AFROTC
Wing, the three groups, and the
nine squadrons, the membership
totals thirteen in number.
After selection, the co-ed spon­sors
of the Wing and the three
bomber groups are presented at
the annual Military Ball. It is at
this Ball that a faculty commit­tee
carefully surveys 'the spon­sors
of the three armed forces,
and decides who is to be the en­tire
ROTC Corps sponsor for the
ensuing year. Last year, a mem­ber
of Angel Flight and also the
Wing Sponsor • held this honor;
KATHERINE ANNE PORTER
chological penetration, both these
stories had as their theme the
idea that a man ultimately thanks
those who criticize him and, in so
doing reveals him to himself.
The lecture was enlivened by
Miss Porter's running commen­tary
on her stories, her life, and
things ' in general. Completely at
ease on stage, she stopped several
times to ask for an adjustment of
lights and microphone; she once
turned to a photographer to ad­monish,
"Stop that!" The photo­grapher,
Bill Lollar of The Plains­man,
beat a hasty retreat. Then
aside to the audience she said,
"They always catch me with my
mouth open." Characterized by a
ready wit and a thorough know­ledge
of her subject, Miss Porter
is an excellent speaker as well as
writer.
When asked when she would be
returning to API, Miss Porter r e ­plied,
"When I am invited." From
the warm applause she received it
would seem that this will be soon.
Seven Students Get
New Scholarships
Scholarships have been award­ed
seven students for the winter
and spring quarters.
Four Alcoa scholarships went
to Winfrcd W. Yeargan, Selma;
Sherman W. Duck, Fairhope;
Royal E. Colson, Mobile, and
Donald R. Schambeau, Pensa-cola.
All are students enrolled in
the School of Engineering.
Ruby Jo Faust, Newville, a
sophomore in the School of Edu­cation
is the recipient of the
W i n n-D i x i e scholarship. The
James S. Boyd award was won by
Michael F. Mosely. He is a soph­omore
studying building con­struction
from Ramer. Ronald C.
Goodwin, Auburn, is winner of
the H. K. Porter scholarship.
Goodwin is a senior with a ma­jor
in civil engineering.
Air Cadets Attend
Society Conclave
Two members of the Auburn
chapter of Arnold Air Society
and their advisor attended the
Area E Conclave, Jan. 29-31, at
Maxwell Air Base. Area E is
composed of Alabama, Georgia,
and Florida. Nine schools were
represented at the conclave, a
function similar to a convention.
Those representing Auburn
were Captain John Napier III,
Wiley B. Russell, a n d Tommy
Whitman.
This conclave is a preliminary
to the National Conclave, which
will be held in March.
Lutheran Group Meets Sundays
The Lutheran Student Fellow­ship
formerly known as Gamma
Delta is affiliated with the na­tional
Gamma Delta, the Interna­tional
organization of Lutheran
students. This group meets on
Sunday nights at the Trinity
Lutheran Church for supper fol­lowed
by Bible Study, topics, or
other planned programs.
Newly-elected officers of this
group are: Bill Belohlavek, pres­ident;
Richard Naegele, vice-
Builders Guild Taps
Slafe Of Officers
The Auburn Lodge of the
Builders Guild recently installed
a new president and vice-presi­dent
and revised its constitution.
For the past few years the Guild
has been a struggling organiza­tion,
in contrast with its reputa­tion
of 1952 when it was one of
the most active organizations on
the campus. At that time it also
was a link between the building
industry and the School of Ar­chitecture,
and was responsible
for several awards being offered
by the building industry.
The officers of the Guild for
the coming year are: Bill Falls,
president; Joel Killingsworth,
vice-president; Joe Walker, cor­responding
secretary; Fred Craft,
treasurer. The faculty advisor for
the Guild is Professor Edward C.
Marty.
president; Mary Irkelbach, sec­retary;
Linda Peace, treasurer,
and Roger Larson, historian.
Eight members will represent
the Auburn area at a Study Con­ference
of Gamma Delta's Gulf
State Region in Tallahassee, ,Fla.,
Feb. 13-15.
On April 17-19 the Auburn
chapter will serve as host for the
regional convention in Pensacola,
Fla.
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Then one day came a phone call from an intelligent sopho­more
named Tom O'Shanter at a nearby men's college. "Blos­som,"
said Tom, "I want you to come down next week for the
barley festival, and I won't take no for an answer."
."No," said Blossom.
"Foolish girl," said Tom gently. "I know why you refuse me.
It is because you are poor, isn't it?"
"Yes," said Blossom.
"I will send you a railroad ticket," said Tom. "Also a small
salami in case you get hungry on the train."
"But I have nothing to wear," said Blossom.
Tom replied, "I will send you one suit of cashmere, two
gowns of lace, three slacks of velvet, four shoes of calf, five socks
of nylon, and a partridge in a pear tree."
"That is most kind," said Blossom, "hut I fear I cannot
dance and enjoy myself while back home my poor lame brother
Tiny Tim lies abed."
"Send him to Mayo Brothers and put it on my tab," said
Tom.
"You are terribly decent," said Blossom, "but I cannot come
to your party because all the other girls at the party will be
from rich, distinguished families, and my father is but a humble
woodcutter."
"I will buy him Yosemite," said Tom.
"You have a great heart," said Blossom. "Hold the phone
while I ask our wise and kindly old Dean of Women whether it
is proper for me to accept all these gifts."
She went forthwith and asked the Dean of Women, and
the Dean of Women laid her wise and kindly old hand on
Blossom's cheek atid said, "Child, let not false pride rob you
of happiness. Accept these gifts from Tom."
"Lord love you, Wise and Kindly," breathed Blossom, drop­ping
grateful tears into the Dean's reticule. "I must run and
tell Tom."
"Yes, run, child," said the Dean, a smile wrinkling her wise
and kindly old eyes. "And ask him has he got an older brother."
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Following no set pattern ex­cept
within the local chapter, the
uniforms of the various flights
around the country are locally
designed. Donning their uniforms
of smart Air Force Blue, topped
with their field caps, and wearing
the Arnold Air Society's Four-raguerre,
the girls of Angel
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whenever the Flight appears.
There is now present on the drill
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Small Sacrifice - Great Return 4—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, February 4, 1959 COEDS FIGHT BACK
Tomorrow the Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be at the Union Building for the an­nual
blood drive. Well-trained doctors and
nurses will efficiently extract a pint of the
fluid from each student who volunteers as
painlessly and impersonally as a photog­rapher
takes a picture—and almost as fast.
To the professionals their work will be,
on the face of it, a job. To the donors it
will be a novel break in routine, an ex­cuse
from drill, or perhaps, another point
for his fraternity which is after the trophy.
The people who will eventually receive
the blood though, will look upon it as
dearly as life itself. It may well be just
that. j "-Mfr'mftP
Death and the threat of death are states
which most of us glibly admit are close at
hand wherever we may be. In our mind's
eye however, we see it in an entirely dif­ferent
light. It's always the anonymous
guy in the next block who's been plagued
with bad breaks. A close examination of
accident statistics will show us that there's
a pretty good chance that the fellow lives
a lot closer than he used to. He might even
move in and get his host involved.
Auburn holds a college record for blood
donations, but the fact that our goal this
year is only 800 pints is indicative of a low
percentage of campus participation. Eight
hundred donors from a potential 8,400 is a
pretty poor showing, we think. Particu­larly
when the ultimate use of this sub­stance
is taken into consideration.
Every drop will go to improve the well-being
of a fellow human being. We may,
in this way, save a life. We may only pro­long
a life, but as long as any of us believe
in tne worth of society it will not have
been wasted.
Somewhere a person will eventually
need the assistance that we can offer to­morrow.
It may be an Auburn student. Of
what worth will all the conventions of
civilization be if we can help, and don't.
^ U T H E M A M f C A W P U S ^ Fellows, Listen Here
A New Colesium ?
Now that Auburn's basketball squad has
reached national prominence, demand for
a suitable place to play has become an
everyday conversation piece.
Only one answer can be offered to the
often-repeated question of "Why don't we
build a n ew coliseum?" I t ' s v e r y obvious—
Auburn simply doesn't have t h e money.
Cost of such a s t r u c t u r e , seating capacity
of 8,500 would be desirable to fill t h e needs
of the school, athletic department, and
community, would be minimized at $1,-
725,000.
The only methods of financing such a
gigantic undertaking, as seen by the Ath­letic
Department, are legislative appropri­ation,
alumni contribution, and bond sale
secured by increases in student activity
fees. '
Although a bill authorizing construction
of an Auburn coliseum is c u r r e n t l y on the
legislature's calendar, it will reportedly
fail to gain approval. Too many other mat­t
e r s r a t e p r i o r i t y now, in t h e views of Ala­bama's
solons. They seem to m a i n t a i n that
t h e State Coliseum in Montgomery suf­ficiently
serves the area.
Current alumni support will be v i r t u a l ly
unavailable. Their aid in Auburn's quest
toward engineering reaccreditation has
been generous. L i t t l e more can be asked or
expected from this group.
If our need is to be secured w i t h i n the
near future, its financing method w i l l
probably be through bond issues. But be­fore
such instruments of credit may be
sold, income for payments must be solidly
fixed for the future. The Athletic Depart-men
states t h a t y e a r l y t o t a l s of $40,000, ex­pected
profits from schedules of t e n home
court games, would be earmarked toward
bond amortization. Since such an edifice
would be used by the i n s t i t u t i o n proper
for physical education purposes, gradua­tion,
dramatic programs, registration, and
celebrity presentations, A P I ' s fair share of
payment would be added.
But the fact cannot be disguised that
Auburn's students would secure t h e max­imum
enjoyment from a new arena. To
effect its construction, p a r t of the burden
would rightfully fall on them. The Union
Building was made possible through stu­dent
pledges to p a y higher activity fees. A
similar action might someday bring Au­b
u r n her long-awaited coliseum.
There is no question of h ow acute the
school's need for a multi-purpose field-house
has become. The crowded situation
in physical education dressing rooms and
t h e packed-to-the-rafters Sports Arena on
game nights have testified to that effect.
P e r h a p s one of t h e t h r e e possible methods
can prove suitable.—PHILLIPS.
By What Right?
. We think the Board of Social Life's la­test
decision, to prohibit winter house par­ties,
is rather presumptious. Touching on­ly^
lightly on the wholesome vs. unwhole­some
social aspects of the case, the Board
has ruled on the grounds that some roads
would be too dangerous for winter travel.
These roads, according to our sources of
information, are located in the mountain-eous
areas of northern Georgia, Tennessee
and the Carolinas.
While this paternalistic concern for the
safety of Auburn's students is commend­able,
we cannot condone its application
here. The decision and the reasons leading
up to it smack of a "protect the people
to Foster the Aulmrn Spirit
DOUG McINTOSH
Editor
FRANK PRICE
Business Manager
George Wendell — Bryant Castellow
Managing Editors
News Editor Dick Roll
Sports Editor Ronnie McCullars
Editorial Assistant Jim Phillips
Features Editor Tim Battle
Photographers Bobby Green, Bill Lollar
Society Editor Sandy Ross
Make-Up Assistant Bob Jennings
Specialties Assistant Carline Stephens
Staff Members: Bobby Harper, Burton Pear­son,
Befke DeRing, Don Loughran, Bob Jen­nings,
Nadine Beach, Ramona Pemberton, Linda
Teller, Dianne Spurrier, Marion Ward, Kate
Scruggs, Dale Burson, Anna Lee Waller, Tommy
Fowler, Lamar Miller, Jean Hill, Paul Spahos,
Bennie Sue Curtis, Gayle Jones, Bill Ham, Mo-dine
Gunch, and Janice Duffy.
Make-up Staff: Don Loughran, Tommy Fow­ler,
Lamar Miller and Gordon Vines.
Boyd Cobb Advertising Manager
A. R. Lozano Circulation Manager
Sales Agents: Stewart Draper, Don Lough­ran.
Plainsman offices are located In Room 818 of the
Auburn Union and in The Lee County Bulletin building
on Tichenor Avenue, entered as second class matter
at the post office in Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates
by mall are SI for three months and 83 for a full year.
The Plainsman Is the official student newspaper of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and is written and
edited by responsible students. Opinions published here­in
are nut necessarily those of the administration. Winter
publication date la Wednesday and circulation Is S 800.
from themselves" flavor. To our know­ledge
there is no agency in this school
which has the right to dictate freedom of
choice to the degree that is shown in this
case. .
We are sure that the Board members
weighed the pros and cons of the issue as
conscientiously as possible. Yet, the re­sults,
from our standpoint, seem to have
been arrived at in a haphazard manner
from an illogical direction.
It is not up to the Board of Social Life
to protect the life and limb of Auburn stu­dents.
And attempt to do so is a miscon-strual
of its function and an implied insult
to the intelligence of the students for
whom the measure is designed. We don't
deny that of the 8,400 men and women
here there is likely to be a few so mentally
deficient that they are a menace to their
own safety. But give the rest of us, the
other ninty-nine per cent of us, credit for
having enough sense to come in out of the
snow—or off a hazardous highway.
Wide newspaper coverage was given to
the s n o w - b o u n d house party from
G e o r g i a Tech last year, and this ap­parently
influenced the recent ruling here.
In our opinion, the idea that the publicity
resulting from that incident was of an in­jurious
nature is grossly exaggerated. It
was reported in every newspaper that we
read as a humerous, human interest story.
Had the school not forbidden its coeds to
go on house parties, none but the nar­rowest
of minds would have seen it differ­ently.
Even if we were able to go along with
the philosophy of the ruling, i.e., that stu­dents
are incapable of judging hazardous
road conditions, we find tremendous gaps
in the logic of the ruling. There is little
ice, less snow, and the highways of Ala­bama,
Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana
are generally excellent. Yet all of these
areas are made as inaccessable for house
parties as the North Pole. The excuse: the
Board did not want to give the appearance
of dictating where and where not the
functions could be held.
We are equally sure that the members
placed themselves in the roles of benevo­lent
despots reluctantly. We hope that
when it is pointed out that their benevo­lence
could easily and with some justifica­tion
be interpreted as arrogance, they will
reconsider.
oy, you should have seen her clobber that guy yesterday*
A COLUMNIST'S VIEW
Something For Nothing... Ha!
A few months ago I joined the
Columbia Record Club at the re­quest
of my room mate, a mem­ber.
For joining, I would receive
a total of three free records.
"What a deal!" I thought at the
time. Only six weeks later, that
supposed bargain was revealed as
an illusion.
Each individual is entitled to his
o w n opinion.
There are those
who b e l i e ve
that this club is
t h e h o t t e st
thing to hit the
mail since sub­scriptions
to
Playboy w e re
introduced. But
to the Auburn Phillips
students who are now considering
joining this organization and for
those who may ponder member­ship
in the future, these words of
advice are presented.
To sum it all up briefly, it is my
opinion that Columbia's top re­cords
aren't being offered to club
members. With an occasional out­standing
album supplied, I sup­pose
for variety's sake, the ma­jority
of monthly selections are
discs which haven't sold success­fully
on the national market. Act­ually,
the group of free records
from which to choose when you
first become a member is the most
outstanding selection you'll see.
BY JIM PHILLIPS
After you choose your three free
platters, requirements state that
you must buy four items from an
inferior set of listings offered dur­ing
the forthcoming year.
The company attempts to sus­tain
the interest of the more un­aware
member through a lasting
promise to supply him with an
additional free record when a new
constituent is brought into t he
club. Naturally, there is a separate
group of recordings available for
this purpose. Looking over a bo­nus
list recently, I spotted at least
four albums which I could have
secured at home a month ago for
$1.98 during store clearances.
These records have been valued at
$3.98 or more in various club'bro­chures.
And if you think you'd really
like to purchase any of. the re­cordings
listed in the club cata­logs
at $3.98 and $4.98 plus mail­ing
charges, l o o k around local
marts. From time to time^sa^e^
are run in such concerns. £he$pr.
same records can often be pb-tained
at sizeable reduction.
My economics teacher recently
told our class that a basic busi­ness
assumption is people's tend­ency
to consume rationally. If you
want to adhere to that trend, there
is an ancient a n d wise adage
which will help steer you in the
right way. "You can't get some­thing
for nothing!"
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
I would like to take this oppor­tunity
to publicly express grati­tude
to Lonnie L. Clayton for his
letter to the Editor in reply to
Carlisle Towery's column of Jan­uary
14. I feel that I can speak in
behalf of all who see the need for
a liberal education in all curri­cula
in saying that Mr. Clayton
has done more to further that end
than all the volumes Mr. Towery
could compose on that subject in
two lifetimes, and he has given
more evidence of its necessity than
ten years of surveys and research
could have done. I am not at all
uncertain that Mr. Clayton is not
a liberal arts spy in the engineer's
quarters. The subtle propaganda
device of denouncing Towery as
an unlearned tool of the adminis­tration
was a stroke of pure genius
and must certainly have elevated
his position in the engineering's
resistance movement to precarious
heights. The intellectual analysis
that he, in the guise of an engi­neer,
gave of Towery's column,
must have convinced even t he
most hardened anti-intellectualist
that their position was not an en­viable
one. The slurred rational­ism,
the childish retaliatory re­marks,
the completely omitted
acknowledgement of the Chance-
Vought Aircraft advertisement on
page three, all were superbly
blended to arouse even the fresh­man
engineers to question t he
validity of their stand against in-tellectualism.
It is good to know
that we have an underground
movement, staffed by capable men
who will risk their own intellect
to venture into the enemy's home
ground and so stealthily under­mine
his firm foundation with
such brilliant and subtle propa­ganda.
I suggest an award for Mr.
Clayton—a large volume of lit­erature's
better products and a
forthcoming volume entitled "How
to Comprehend Written English."
W. H. Byrd
• * *
Dear Editor:
I would like to make several
comments about registration. It
seems that registration is the
most hated part of school for
many of us. One of the reasons
is that it seems to need a little
more organization. There are
several times and places where
there are long lines. If there
could be several people taking
care of these long lines it might
make them go a little faster and
would make it easier on those of
us who are waiting in them.
There are many students at
Auburn who get special privi­leges
in registration and some of
them deserve these special privi­leges.
But why shouldn't the
special privileges of registration
be extended to students who do
outstanding work scholastically?
Don't the people who make the
Dean's list deserve a few such
honors?
I think the students who make
the Dean's List should be allowed
to register before the rest of
their class. They could be al­lowed
to register. about an hour
before the rest of the class starts,
even if they could not pre-regis-ter.
This would be a little reward
for doing good work and would
encourage them to keep it up. It
would also, help other students
to strive more to make better
grades. I would like to see Au­burn
always improving in every
way.
Sincerely,
Jack Hanum
In recent issues of the Plains­man,
the male columnists have
been sending women back to their
"places" in prose. In answer, the
following poetical discription of
the Auburn man is presented. Any
exceptions are invited to respond!
Rarely individual when placed
in a mass,
But never typed or put in a
class.
Unto himself a king is he,
With reason or no, as the case
may be.
The Auburn man with Ivy vest,
A boon to the world; to women
a test.
Eyes shining, hands steady
Unless he's been to Archie's al­ready!
Freshman fuzz or bristled cheek,
Say! have you shaved this
week?
H o m e l y , handsome, beggars,
kings,
His own praises each one sings.
The Auburn man has quite a
line,
Until he finds himself entwined.
Then a pinning or a ringing
And over the lake he'll soon be
swinging.
Until the coed finds someone
new,
At three to one that's easy to
BY BEFKE DeRING
do!
Girls gain charm at finishing
school,
But Auburn lads can all play
pool!
Adept they are at poker and gin,
To attend i concert would be a
sin.
A different side now appears,
Without old quizzes, failure he
fears.
An occasional cut means no
harm,
Too many FA's—back to the
barn.
Leaving Auburn as they came:
Pickled body—Sterile brain.
STUDENT GUIDANCE CENTER
A Pathway To Success
Should I be a lawyer, engineer,
doctor, or what? This is the typi­cal
question that a majority of
future college students must an­swer.
As high school graduation
approaches, along with the reali­zation
that time is getting short,
the problem assumes even larger
proportions. Thus the decisions in
many cases are too hurried, re­sulting
in wasted time, money, and
effort.
The troubles caused by this
question, un­fortunately,
are
not always al­leviated
by the
purchase of a
rat cap and the
issuance of a
class card. The
problem follows
many students
through their
freshman, and even sophomore
years at API. This worry and
anxiety is, to some extent, un­necessary.
Within limits, most
students have some idea of where
their interests lie. The problem is
to find that exact point on the
scale.
The Student Guidance Service,
harper
located in the basement of Lang-don
Hall, has as its main objec­tive
the counseling and guidance
of students, many of whom are
not exactly satisfied in their pre­sent
curriculum. They administer
various types of tests f r o m a
selection of over 100. The tests
compare the student's interest and
abilities to those of successful
people in various professional
fields, such as business, medicine,
law, etc. Through the results of
these quizzes and counseling, the
student is m a d e aware of his
strengths, weaknesses, and inter­ests,
therefore enabling him to
make a wiser choice as to his ma­jor
subject.
One point must be remembered,
however. Aptitude tests are not
panaceas, nor are they infallible.
They may be interpreted in many
ways and, coupled with the proper
counseling, can show where your
chief interests seem to be.
The Student Guidance Service
is headed by Dr. H. F. Vallery and
has four counsellors on the staff.
It recently gained recognition from
the American Board on Profess­ional
Standards in Vocational
ounseling, making it the only ac­credited
guidance service in Ala-
BY BOBBY HARPER
bama. A very up-to-date and
complete library is maintained by
the Service with books and pam­phlets
available on all occupations.
Information on various job op­portunities,
other schools, scho­larships,
and subjects of interest
to students may be found in the
Library.
Like other departments at Au-jurn,
the Guidance Center has a
jemendous work load f o r the
OTiall staff. A total of 3400 per­sons
were interviewed last year,
ind 2224 tests were given, ex­cluding
the mandatory placement
tests.
Out of one quarter's graduating
class last year, it was found that'
40 per cent had changed their
major at least once while at Au­burn.
An undetermined number
had switched schools more of­ten.
If these people had visited
the Guidance Center earlier, a
great deal of hardship could have
been avoided. *
Very little time is required to
take a series of tests. Many stu­dents
who find their interest lag-
, ging in their present courses
would be wise to take advantage
of this opportunity afforded them.
Now is the time.
ANOTHER ANSWER
Females Demand Versatile Engineers!
tic The purpose of the following
•words is to answer as best I can
the question of why engineers
need a more liberal education.
First of all, I am a girl; I know
very little about an engineer's
curriculum; I am definitely un­qualified
to state any opinion- on
the Auburn en­gineering
de­partment,
a nd
I've never even
appraised or
considered the
courses the av­erage
boy needs
to g r a d u a te
w i t h a degree > >
in engineering. Teller
But, nevertheless, I have ap­praised
and considered the aver­age
engineer, and I feel fully
qualified in explaining my reasons
for believing in a "liberal" edu­cation
for these math and science
men.
Men, have you ever dated a girl
who had absolutely nothing to
say? Or better still, have you
ever dated a girl who tried to
tell you about the latest recipes
nax'oiS nn
for roast beef the most modern
shoes, or the future for pastel
lingerie? If so, were you bored?
Think back, and consider what
you had to add to these most en­lightening
conversations. Did you
try to tell her about the latest in
high compressioned rockets to
the moon, the most scientific way
to measure an oil well, or the
future for the aeronautical engi­neer
on the planet Mars, or
could you get a word in edge­wise?
Was this battle the extent
of your date? If so, even though
I hate to deflate your big head,
she was just as bored as you,
and it is a good thing that you
didn't call again because no doubt
you would have been refused,
(politely).
I would not like' to spend an
evening talking about the most
complex subject one can think
of; nor would I like to spend an
evening hearing about the ach­ievements
of my brilliant date,
but I am impressed if my date
can converse on subjects other
than, the forever interesting cars,
football, basketball and other
BY LINDA TELLER
general topics we all hear about'
every day. You could be another
Rock Hudson with a smile like
Paul Newman's, and still these
trite subjects would get stale.
Furthermore, one of these days
most of you will be caught, and
marriage does, in a sense, hold
the same problems as a date. A
woman wants a man that she can
be proud of in any place and un­der
any circumstances. She wants
to brag about not only his ability
as an engineer, but also his busi­ness
ability, and his intellectual
ability.
It is very true that the con­sumer
who buys the company's
product is not concerned with
whether the managers of the
plant read Homer or not, but do
consider the ladies who have to
associate with the managers; they
care. You, the engineer, for your­self
and everyone with whom you
associate please take a little ad­vice
. . . read and study some
philosophy, psychology and his­tory.
I guarantee that you will
enjoy life much more, and what
is more, others will enjoy you.
A COLUMN
Sometimes directly, sometimes
indirectly, two recent articles of
creditable magazines point to the
kind of thing (which has not been
held up as novel) currently as­serted
by this column. "The Place
and Price of Excellence," by Col­ombia's
Jacques Barzun is a very
meaty and provocative distillation
in the February issue of Vogue.
And this month's Esquire devotes
capsule and captioned opinions of
several New England prominents
in answer to "What Worries You
Most About America Today?" The
two articles are commended to
you and to literate engineers.
Both articles, in a more public
way, knock at
the foundations
of our educa­tional
system,
particularly at
o u r philoso­phies.
Both are
critical with an
inseparable sin­cerity,
as un­satisfied
parties Towery
are obliged to be. Both, like this
column, intend to render their
readers aware, not to "expose"
them at all.
Where these articles have sought
More Proof
to criticize the quarry, if you
will, this column has picked only
at one of the larger rocks—spec­ialization.
Professor Barbun deplores to­day's
educational mode which as­signs
high value to the applied
and the vocational, and in a lesser
way, to health, citizenship and a
host of. others, but which renders
intellect an unheard-of element.
And Harvard President Nathan
Pusey, like Barzun, is concerned
with the mitigated "intellectual
component" of our national life—
the lack of realization of the real
need for "creative capacities."
Among the array of thinkers in
the Esquire is an engineer who
tells us that "We've got to stop
worrying and get real busy and
work," and, happily, an architect
who feels that "We have lost the
aesthetic side of life . . . " A phy­sicist
worries about the lack of
respect for intellectual work and
for intellectual integrity. A his­tory
and language professor points
to the neglected intrigue, suspense
and thrill—in short, sleuthing—
which scholarship offers. An Am­erican
Historian is convinced that
our education is due for an over­haul.
All in all, these are in sub­stance
the sympathies of this col-
BY CARLISLE TOWERY
umn; especially, the opinion that
the engineer and his institution
can not realize their inadequacies
if they are not curious in an in­tellectual,
a general, direction.
They can not see their predica­ments,
fostered by each other if
the end of their noses is the ex­tent
of their view.
Complacency, it would seem, is.
the first hurdle.
Sir Gallahad jumped off his
horse and ran into the inn. "I have
a message for the King," he told
the innkeeper. "My mount is tired
and can you lend me a horse?"
"I have no horse," replied the
man, but he pointed to a huge dog,
"This is the only animal I pos­sess."
"Very well—I'll take him."
"Oh Sir," cried in the innkeep­er,
"I wouldn't send a knight out
on a dog like this."
* * *
Judge: You admit that you drove
over this man with a loaded truck.
Well, what do you have to say in
your defense?
Offender: I thought he was
dead.
k-,
7* *76e SfancU
Dear Modine,
We'd like to know what has
happened to the 3 to 1 ratio
here at API! It seems that in
all other dorms this ratio still
holds true but here in Dorm 11
it is 3-0 girls to N-0 boys. This
is really a big problem for us
"love starved" girls. We've
battled our "baby blues" for so
long now that some of us have
gone off the deep end—turned
to studying! Our -efforts to
laugh at corny jokes, look in­vitingly
at anything in long
pants, and even advertise have
failed. Please Modine, we need
help!
Desperate Girls in
Dorm 11.
Dear Desperate G i r l s in
Dorm 11,
I predict: 2,000 boys will be
on your doorstep in 2 sec­onds!
You have just adver­tised
in the right place. Per­sonal:
If you have a monster
lurking about who scares
boys away, lock it up!
Dear Modine,
I have a student teacher
problem—they all hate me!
Rude and Tatooed
Dear Rude and Tattoed,
They even have a motto:
"Bitter teachers for a bitter
world."
Dear Modine,
Since my roomate's first date
there have been pin up pictures
of girls put up over my pictures
of Ted Williams, and Willie
Mayes. What can I do to make
Witt WUcUte tyuteH
my ' roommate remove those
ghastly expositions of feminine
nudity?
Typical Auburn
Freshman
Dear Typical Auburn Fresh­man,
You may be in the wrong
set of dorms! Is your room­mate
a boy or a girl?
Dear Modine,
As I was looking through my
date book the other night, I ran
into what could easily be called
a dilemma. It seems that I have
three dates for the Tech-Au­burn
game. Now, I am very
fond of all three boys, so it's
very hard for me to choose
among them. What can I do?
Typical
Dear Typical,
I've been around the world
nine times by motorboat and
camel back and that's the
saddest story I've ever heard.
Be collegiate. Wait until the
last minute to break any
dates. That's the way things
are done around here!
Dear Modine,
I'm very embarrassed. Every
home basketball game, as I en­ter
the gym and walk down the
sidelines in search of a seat, the
boys all whistle at me. I am
cross-eyed, have buck teeth
and stringy hair, so I see no
reason why they should whistle,
at little ole me.
Yours truly,
39-23-36
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 4, 1959
DR. C. B. BARKSDALE
Optometrist
Brownfield Bldg. — East Magnolia
Examination of the Eyes
Contact Lens
Two-Hour Service on Broken Lens
Week-End Greek Parties
Feature Hi-Fi, Costumes
Fraternities And Sororities Ate,
Drank, Danced And Made Merry
By SANDY ROSS
Society Editor
While the basketball team is away,
The campus will play.
Those words describe the playful social life of Auburn
last weekend. Costume parties were the rage while Hi-Fi par­ties
and cook-outs ran a close second.
Delta Zeta members literally
ate their point averages Monday
night at their scholarship supper.
Those with a two-point ate chic­ken,
while t h o s e with a one
point ate hot dogs and the poor
souls with under a point ate the
beans.
Squires and Cwens sophomore
men and women's honoraries res­pectively
began the weekend ear­ly
with a cookout on Thursday at
Chewacla.
Phi Delta Theta turned the Hi-
Fi set on last Friday while Pi
Kappa Phi entertained with a
house dance to the tune of Hi-
Fi. Sigma Phi Epsilon opened
their doors to the campus at their
open house.
Friday was the night for a rush
party at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
house. The prospectives were en­tertained
with Hi-Fi by the
members.
The Rhythm Rockers of Mont­gomery
provided the music at
the Alpha Tau Omega House for
the "Go To Hell" costume party
on Saturday.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon decided to
have the Amvets from Montgom­ery
for their Saturday afternoon
costume party and the Rhythm
Kings for the party that night.
Hi-Fi was the music provided
at the Pi Kappa Alpha's on Satur­day
night.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon House
was the "island" that members
and their dates were stranded on
at their Ship-Wreck party. Sail-
JOB OFFERS
Summer jobs for juniors 19
years of age or over majoring in
social sciences are available at
the Student Employment Office,
TB 10-A. Swimming Instructors
over 21 and holding Red Cross
Instructors Certificates needed
also.
A Campus-to-Career Case History
i
Bill Burns (far right) reviews a plan for expanding Syracuse's
toll-free calling area with some fellow supervisors.
He wanted more than
'just an engineering job"
William G. Burns majored in Civil En­gineering
at Union College. But he had
his own ideas about his engineering
future. "I wanted a job with a 'growth'
company," he says, "where I could de­velop
and move ahead as a member of
management."
Bill found his 'growth' company—and
his management opportunity. On gradu­ating
in June, 1954, he started work
with the New York Telephone Company.
Six months of training and job assign­ments
in Albany familiarized him with
the Plant, Commercial, Accounting and
Traffic functions of the telephone busi-
Iness. Then came 13 months as engineer
iin the Long Range Planning Group. In
October, 1956, he was promoted to Su­pervising
Engineer.
Bill was transferred to Syracuse in
August, 1953, as Supervising Engineer-
Fundamental Plans, with a staff of four
engineers and two clerks. In this job,
he studies and forecasts the future tele­phone
needs of customers in a 4800-
square-mile area, planning from three to
20 years ahead. He then co-ordinates
the development of plans to meet future
needs with the various engineering
groups involved. Bill calls it "manage­ment
engineering."
Bill is married, has three youngsters
and owns his own home. "A man has to
build his own security," he says, "and
finding the right place to do it can be
mighty important. Choosing a Bell Tele­phone
career was the best decision I ever
made. I don't know where an ambitious
young fellow can find more or better
chances to move ahead in management."
Many young men, with degrees in the sciences, arts, engi­neering
or business, are finding interesting and reward*
ing careers with the Bell Telephone Companies. Look
into career opportunities for you. Talk with the Bell
interviewer when he visits your campus. And read the
Bell Telephone booklet on file in your Placement Office.
BELL
TELEPHONE
COMPANIES
ors and Hula girls were seen
swinging to the musical strings
of the Auburn Knight combo.
"The Vikings are Coming" was
the cry at the Spring Villa when
Phi Delta Theta members and
their dates landed for the Viking
Party. Barbecue was the main
course for the hungry Norsemen
while the Zodiacs from Mont­gomery
beat their musical instru­ments.
Lambda Chi Alpha turned re­bel
at their "Rebel Party" with
the Rebelaires giving out with
the tunes.
Sloshing jugs, stomping f e e t,
and clamping hands were seen at
the Mountain Dew Stomp party
which took place in them ther'
hills of the Phi Kappa Tau house.
The hoedown notes were pro­vided
by King Tut and his band
from Montgomery.
Pi Phi's Initiate
23 New Members
Pi Beta Phi sorority announces
its new initiates and winners of
annual awards.
The recently initiated mem­bers
are: Kitty Arant and Sandy
Whitinger, Auburn; Jane Bauer,
McLean, Va.; Judy Benton, Ga-nett;
Rebecca Brown and Bettie
Jones, Anniston; Betty Ann Cal­houn
and Laurel Spurlin, Tifton,
Ga.; Vivian Jerrell Carlisle, Tar­rant;
Sue Chappell, Susan Jack­son,
Caroline Keller, Joan Rice
and Anna Lee Waller, Birming­ham;
Karen Crouch, Huntsville;
Annette Crumpton, Tuskegee;
Lynda' Darby and Marjorie Dix­on,
Andalusia; Frances Dudley,
Opelika; Margaret Hatcher, Jack­sonville';
Priscilla Kershaw, Gads­den
arid Joyce Quinn, West Bloc-ton.
Prior to initiation, pledges were
honored at a banquet and the
annual awards were presented.
Pledge winners were Kitty Arant,
Auburn, who received the schol­arship
cup, and Laurel Spurlin,
Tifton, Ga., who was named best
pledge.
Catherine Dixon, Andalusia,
received the award for the high­est
scholarship record in the ac­tive
chapter. For t he greatest im­provement
in academic average,
Nancy Cause, Gadsden, was pre­sented
the scholarship ring.
The Amy B. Onken Award was
won by Jo Ann Barlett of We-dowee.
This award is presented
to a senior each year and is based
on scholarship, leadership, ser­vice
and personality.
Tradition Plays Large Part In Spirit
Lathe, Pajama Parade, Rat Hats
Are Traditional Signs Of Loyalty
By LANCE HEARN
"Once an Auburn man always
an Auburn man." Trite though it
may sound, this continues to be a
mark of distinction for this insti­tution.
Wherever you go, practi­cally
everyone has heard of. Au­burn.
The reasons for this fame is
due in part to the customs and
traditions, though few as those
found in the average college of
comparable size, which have been
nurtured through the years and
passed on from student to student.
Much has been said and written
about Auburn's indomitable spirit.
It has become a far-flung broth­erhood
embracing all men who
have called Auburn their home.
Architecture Dean
At NX. State Will
Give Lecture Here
Henry L. Kamphoefner, dean
of the School of Design, North
Carolina State College, will be a
campus visitor this week.
Charles M. Kelley, head of the
department of architecture an­nounced
that Dean Kamphoefner
will speak in Biggin Hall, Room
91, Thursday afternoon on the
subject "The New Architecture
of North Carolina." The lecture
will be illustrated with color
slides, and students, faculty and
public are invited to attend.
Dean Kamphoefner came to
North Carolina State in 1948
from the University of Oklahoma.
He is a graduate of the Univer­sity
of Illinois and Columbia Uni­versity.
He has traveled in
France, Germany, England, Hol­land,
Belgium and Mexico, and
has been visiting professor and
lecturer at University of Minne­sota,
Sweet Briar College, Hol-lins
College, and Miami Univer­sity.
He is co-author of two books
on architecture and city planning
and has written many articles on
these professional subjects.
Dean Kamphoefner has en­gaged
in the practice of architec­ture
in Iowa, Minnesota, Oklaho­ma,
and North Carolina, and r e ­ceived
special recognition for the
Grandview Music Pavilion, Sioux
City, Iowa. Under the leadership
of Kamphoefner, the North Caro­lina
State School of Design has
developed nationally recognized
programs' in architecture, land­scape
architecture and industrial
design.
Dean Kamphoefner addressed
the Arts Festival banquet in Bir­mingham
on Feb. 4 before visit­ing
Auburn.
Perhaps the richest of all tradi­tions
and heritages, API's spirit
serves as the foundation for the
school's individuality.
No one knows exactly what
causes this surge of spirit. The
most outward manifestation of the
spiritual alliance is the renowned
battle cry, "War Eagle." Tales of
the origin of this tradition are
varied, but the compelling words
will be heard wherever Auburn
men gather.
On the other hand, some claim
that the spirit at Auburn is due to
the air of. friendliness which per­vades
the campus. A formal in­troduction
is unnecessary; every­body
speaks to everybody.
One of the most talked about
traditions is that of the Lathe.
Located next to Samford Hall,
the huge machine was used to
manufacture arms for the Con­federacy
during the War Between
the States, and was later retired
to its present location. It has be­come
a distinct landmark on cam­pus.
A custom which applies to all
incoming freshmen centers around
the Main Gate. Since the day it
was constructed, no freshman has
legally trespassed its width. In
order to accommodate Auburn's
"yearlings," asphalt sidewalks
have been constructed on either
side. A dirty look and perhaps a
directed paddle awaits the first-year
man who disregards this cus­tom.
One of the big days of the fall
quarter is Homecoming. Sponsor­ed
by Blue Key, national service
honorary, the celebration recalls
alumni for nostalgic reunions.
Fraternities and sororities decor­ate
for the weekend. A special
dance is held and a Homecoming
Queen is chosen to reign at the
football game.
All freshmen, sleepy or other­wise,
are required - to don their
most colorful sleeping apparel for
participation in the "Wreck Tech"
Pajama Parade, which is held
every year in conjunction with
the pep rally preceding the Au-burn-
Ga. Tech football classic.
Freshmen carry banners, shout
encouragement to the Tigers, and
predict impending doom for the
Yellow Jackets.
These are a few of the customs
and traditions which make ol'
"War Eagle Tech" a good place to
come to. There are many more
. . . the ODK-Wilbur Hutsell Cake
Race where the winning sprinter
gets a kiss from Miss Auburn, the
proud wearing of the Orange and
Blue, the "War Eagle Express"
each year to Tech, and others too
numerous to mention.
But regardless of their num­bers,
these traditions are of great
benefit to the school in that they
add an individuality, a personal­ity
to the loveliest Village.
"And because Auburn men and
women believe in these things, I
believe in Auburn and love it."
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ment in advanced military, Col­onel
John Lockett, PMS&T, said,
"It will present certain prob­lems
which we hope to overcome."
Commander D. M. Mcintosh of
the Department of Naval Science
refused to be quoted. Colonel S.
L. Crosthwait, Professor of Air
Science and Captain W. C. John­son
of Naval Science, could not be
contacted for a statement.
OPENING SOON
VILLAGE MEN'S SHOP
Next To Tiger Theatre
rftutouaeemettt
We wish to officially announce t h e purchase of Thompson Wholesale
Grocery, 320 West Glenn Avenue, Auburn, from Mr. C. E. McAlister and
Mr. John Penn Thompson. The n ew f i rm will be Southland Grocery of
Auburn, Alabama, Inc.
Our n ew f i rm will be institutional wholesalers only, which means,
in order to give b e t t e r prices and b e t t e r service, we will discontinue the
practice of retai l sales.
I t will be our policy t o always serve you promptly and courteously
w i t h quality merchandise at fair prices.
We sincerely solicit your patronage and shall offer any and every
assistance to you in keeping a low food cost.
Southland Grocery
of Auburn, Alabama, Inc.
320 W. Glenn R. E. Petty, General Manager Phone 1106
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what is in each dish, or (B) accept the
waiter's recommendation?
3. When invited to play an unfamiliar
game, do you (A) refuse to play until
you fully understand the rules, or (B)
pick up the rules as you go along?
4. When invited to a party, do you (A)
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matter who attends, or (B) t ry to learn
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social message?
When you run into a foreign phrase in
a textbook, do you first (A) head for
a dictionary to find the meaning, or (B)
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When reading the paper, do you (A)
catch yourself concentrating on
scandal stories, or (B) spend your time
on news and editorial matter?
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ON
SPORTS
By RONNIE McCULLARS . . . Sports Editor
While Auburn's undefeated basketball team continues to march
over the Southeastern Conference with little effort, Casey Stengel
continues to hold high hopes of Mickey Mantle and a few other
well known bat swingers to give in and accept the reduction in
salary—which they probably won't take—and the great southern
metropolis of Atlanta's police force, who are usually accustomed
to apprehending criminals, continue to burglarize that city's
inhabitants; the coaching staff and football team are making last
minute preparations before donning pads on Monday for the
. first day of a tentatively cool Spring Training.
The footballers, who have been outdone in the win column
by the capable basketball team, have somewhat of a sizable task
set before them. Come September they must find a few replace­ments
for such "football scholars" as Jerry Wilson, Lloyd Nix,
Mike Simmons, Tommy Lorino, Frank LaRussa, and Cleve Wester.
All of them contributed greatly to the Auburn cause and its string
of 24 games undefeated. But finding someone to f i l l the shoes
of All-American Wilson and SEC offense leader Nix will be a
major problem for the Tiger coaching staff.
As most Auburn folks know, when someone moves out in
Plainsman sports there stands two guys battling it out to move
into the vacated position. There is nothing unprecedented about
an unkno'wn Tiger athlete making headlines on his first appear­ance
before his home folks.
And the 1959 edition of the Auburn football team possesses
all the attributes of keeping in that same tradition. The grad­uates
will be missed, but by the time Kentucky gets to the
Plains there will be so many names to fill in their stead they
will almost be forgotten. Wilson and Simmons made us forget
about the outstanding play of All-America Jimmy Phillips. And
out there Monday to begin laying plans for the removal from
our minds the exhibitions of Wilson and Simmons will be three
potential greats at the Auburn end position.
Joe Leightman, a junior, Leo Sexton and Bobby Wasden, both
seniors, who'll not be in pads until the A-Day game at the end
of spring practice.
These three probably possess more offensive ability than any
returning ends coaches Gene Lorendo and Joel Eaves have seen
in just as many years. They may be a little smaller, but they
will get the job done and then drag in that home-run pass when
the chips are down.
Move into the line to the tackle spot and you find the most
up and coming young lineman in the conference, Leon Myers—
he got to see plenty of action last season as a sophomore and
he proved then that he is every bit of a leading SEC lineman.
Then there is the returner who started at tackle in '58, Teddy
Foret. He's big and tough and by September he'll be the polished
All-Conference candidate.
Then will come the parade of red-shirts itching for SEC play
in September.
Zeke Smith and Jackie Burkett—what more could you hope
for at the guard and center positions. Both big strong and fast
All-Americans and most of all, both returning.
Auburn's backfield will be star studded again as it has been
in the past. Nix and Lorino are gone.'but look at all of them
that are back.
Working at quarterback will be two of the best in the nation—
Bryant Harvard and Richard Wood.'... Harvard is the cool signal
caller who sat out last year^MiljjrjJijriarch because of a broken
leg. Wood is the lanky guy^njeirtedNinto the* Maryland game to
see what he could do in a game*for the first time, and he proved
himself a superior quarterback. He hasn't sat one out in a long
time and it will be a long time before he sits out another.
At halfbacks will be the best in the book, Lamar Rawson,
Jimmy Pettus and Bobby Lauder. Coach Eaves has his six
starters in basketball but Coach Bradberry has three great backs
in this bunch. Any one of them could make everybody's A l l -
Something list. There is no better way to start a spring training
than to have the three best halfbacks in the conference.
The fullback position is the same way, with Jimmy Reynolds,
Ronnie Robbs, and Ed Dyas being the greats here.
I HAVE GONE down the list of Tigers who proved themselves
last season, but that isn't why you have spring drills. The main
reason for a practice in the spring is to look at the guys who
are coming up or the ones who haven't played as yet. Sine*
this was just a preview of the so called old timers, by this time
next week there may be an entirely new list of outstanding
footballers. There is one thing for sure the young guys w i l l be
adding to that list.
6—THE PLAINSMAN
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Wednesday, February 4, 1959
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JACKIE BURKETT LEO SEXTON JIMMY PETTUS BRYANT HARVARD BOBBY LAUDER RONNIE ROBBS
Footballers Begin Spring Work
Twenty Lettermen Returning
For Tigers' Coach Jordan
By James Abrams
Plainsman Sports Writer
Auburn's mighty Tigers, who take to the.football field
like ducks take to water, have 20 hard-hitting, back-aching
days of spring t r a i n i n g coming up Feb. 9. Next Monday, 70
some-odd footballers are expected to r e p o rt to head coach
Ralph "Shug" Jordan, with 20 l e t t e r m e n included in the
group.
"We should have another fine
football team," Coach Jordan
says. "Each season we have lost
some outstanding players but
in the past we have had others
to step forth . . . the newcom­ers
are the ones we are most
anxious to view during spring
training."
"Our seniors will be in sweat
clothes during the workouts
but they will play during the
A-Day game," Jordan added.
"Our main concentration will
be on the sophomores."
Almost unprecendented in
the ranks of college football is
the fact that no player on this
year's Auburn team has ever
played in a losing encounter.
The upcoming seniors have a
record of 19 victories, no losses
and one tie. This year's team
has much to live up to as in
1958 the fourth-ranked Tigers
set four API records and led
the nation in both offense and
defense.
Ail-Americans Zeke Smith
and Jackie Burkett lead the
War Eagles back in what, we
think, will be another success­ful
. season. Ed Dyas Jimmy
Pettus, Joe Leichtman, Ken
Rice, and G. W. Clapp, all list­ed
on AP's All-Sophomore
team, will be competing for
starting lineups.
Holder of the nation's long­est
unbeatten string—24 straight
victories—the Tigers will fea­ture
20 returning lettermen.
Lettermen reporting will be
ends Joe Leichtman, Leo Sex-
Vanderbilt Tried,
Everybody Tried;
But Tigers Roil On
By John Wallace
Plainsman Sports Writer
A rugged Vanderbilt squad
fought hard and long Sat-t
u r d a y night only to become
t h e 25th victim of the na­tion's
winningest basketball
t e am by a 64-61 count.
Auburn downed Kentucky-killer
Vandy on the loser's
home court and before 7,000
partisan Nashville fans.
The last few minutes almost
spelled defeat for the fourth-ranked
Tigers as the Commo­dores
wouldn't say die. Three
times in the closing minutes the
Plainsmen found themselves
out in front by only a single
point and never by more than
four.
Rex Frederick, the "giant" of
the Auburn team, had one of
his best nights, sacking 22 bas­kets
and grabbing off eight re­bounds.
The 6-5 center dumped
in a layup with fourteen min­utes
remaining to send the
Tigers ahead for good at 40-
38.
Vandy, with four men 6-4 or
better, was surprisingly outre-bounded
by the smaller Tigers.
Henry Hart, a 6-1 guard, led
with nine rebounds followed by
Frederick's eight.
Vanderbilt hit from the floor
24 times for a 40.7 percentage
while Auburn, the SEC leader
in this department, connected
on 22 attempts for a sub-par
41-3 per cent.
Vandy captain, Jim Henry, a
hot-shot guard, out for a couple
of games with a bad annkle, r e ­turned
to action in good form
to share team scoring honors
with 6-4 Ben Rowan. Both
chipped in 15 points.
Behind Frederick came Hart
with 13, co-captain Jimmy Lee
with nine, and Jimmy Fibbe
and David Vaughn with eight
each to round out Auburn scor­ing.
Auburn shuffled off to an
early lead hitting mainly on
crip shots and appealed to be
on the way to an easy victory.
At halftime the Tigers led 31-
25.
But Vanderbilt had been rest­ing
and waiting for two weeks
during exams and wouldn't
give up. They came back again
and again scoring on free shots
mostly in the last quarter.
It was the free throws which
almost beat the visitors, al­though
Auburn netted 20 char­ity
tosses to the Commodores'
13.
6-0 in SEC play before last
night's Tech match, the Tigers
face Georgia and Florida next.
The game was Vandy's fourth
league defeat.
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Teddy Foret, Leon Myers,
Ken Paduch, and Ken Rice;
guards Zeke Smith, G. W. Clapp
and Haywood Warrick; centers
Jackie Burkett; quarterbacks,
Richard Wood and Bryant Har­vard;
lefthalfs Jimmy Pettus
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Lamar Rawson and Bobby Lau­der
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Jimmy Reynolds and Ronnie
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Graduation took 13 members
of the 1958 team. They are
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.Mike Simmons, Cleve
Wester, Jim Jeffery, Frank La­Russa,
Morris Savage, Don
Braswell, Jimmy Ricketts, Lloyd
Nix, Tommy Lorino, Jimmy
Laster and Billy Kitchens.
At the end of the 20-day
spring training period the an­nual
A-Day game will be held.
The complete Auburn foot­ball
schedule for 1959 with
Auburn's won-lost-tied record
against the ten opponents is
as follows:
Sept. 26—Tenn. at Knox-ville,
Tenn. (5-5-0)
Oct. 3—Hardin Simmons in
Auburn (0-0-0)
Oct. 10—Kentucky in Au­burn
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Oct. 17—Georgia Tech at At­lanta
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Oct. 23—Miami (N) at Mi­ami
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Nov. 7—Miss. State at Bir­mingham
(18-12-2)
Nov. 14—Georgia at Athens
(27-29-6)
Nov. 21—Miss. Southern in
Auburn (2-1-0)
Nov. 28—Alabama at Bir­mingham
(13-9-1)
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and Orange teams is slated for
the afternoon of March 7 at
Cliff Hare Stadium.
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7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, February 4, 1959
REX FREDERICK JIMMY LEE HENRY HART JIMMY F1BBE PORTER GILBERT DAVID VAUGHAN
Gators, Dogs Face SEC Menaces— And Arena
By Lance Hearn
Plainsman Sports Writer
The fourth-ranked Tigers are stalking their prey again
this week, desiring to leave behind them the mangled
bodies of Bulldogs and Gators. On Friday, Feb. 7, Georgia
journeys to Auburn. The following Monday, Feb. 9, Florida
treks to the Loveliest Village.
Both Georgia and F l o r i da
have let their chances for a
championship slip t h r o u gh
their fingers. These are the
type teams to be wary of. They
have nothing to lose and every­thing
to gain. A win over Au­burn
would be a shining bea­con
in an otherwise dismal sea­son.
The sophomore crew f r om
Athens has good average size
and its greenness is being pol­ished
off with every ensuing
game. John Johnson Gordon
Darrah, Don Keiser, Pat Casey,
and Fred Edmondson make up
this threatening quintet. A lit­tle
better shooting percentage
could put a bite in the tooth­less
Bulldog's attack". Their in­efficiency
in the field and at
the charity line was their prime
reason for defeat the last time.
Also if they tone down the
.rough stuff, they might keep
their first team in longer. Their
rough tactics, in the last en­counter
with the Plainsmen,
cost them the services of their
ace rebounder, Edmundson.
Flprida has.had its share of
troubles^ this season also. They
lost their three- top players and
have had difficulty recovering
the scoring and rebounding
power that these boys provided.
Dick Hoban, a speedster who
drives well, and 6-i Charles
Bike, who may be the Gators'
chjef scoring threat, are the
men to watch. Other starters
will be 6-5 Bob Sherwood, who
picked up some experience last
year and 6-2 Bob Shiyef and
6-0 Lou Merchant, a pair of
sophs. Shiver is reputed to be
an excellent rebounder for his
size. Reserves include 6r3 Wal-
Matmen Drop Emory
ter Rabbbn, a veteran, and 6-6
George Jung, 6r2 Frank Ethe-ridge,
5-11 PaulMosory, and
6-2 Jeff Osfcorpe, who have
seen action this year. .Coach
John Mauer thinks his boys
can overcome their lack of
heighth with, speed and aggres­siveness.
Let's fill the Sports Arena to
capacity' this week and' show
the team you're still behind
then). Your support will keep
the longest winning streak in
-the nation alive.
Auburn Accepts Bid To 1959 Classic;
Bama Only Other Team Named To Date
Athletic Director Jeff Beard
announced Saturday that the
Auburn Tigers w o u l d defend
their Birmingham Classic bas­ketball
championship next De­cember
in the Magic City. The
only other team to be invited
thus far is the Alabama Crim­son
Tide, who was runner-up
last year.
The other two teams will be
invited as a later date as the
selection screening committee
has been checking teams in the
Atlantic Conference and the
Southwest.
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three times while the Tigers
have only one championship to
their credit. Others to win the
event since its origin were
Mississippi State and West Vir­ginia.
Thus far this season the Tig­ers
are the only undefeated
major college in the nation as
they have run up 14 straight
wins this y§ar and have a vic­tory
streak of 25 oyer a two-year
period-
The Tiders are not doing as
well this year as they have
THbppea r««fe''thaiv*their' usual
share of ball games.
Auburn's wrestling t e am
looked like the powerhouse of
old as they trounced the mat-men
fropi Emory 26-8. This put
the Tigers ahead on the win
side of. the column as they now
have a 3-2 record thus far this
season.
Emory started the match with
a five point advantage as a
result of Ted Wilson winning
by forfeiture in the 123 pound
class. Leroy Mayer rounded out
Emory's scoring by decisipning
Brownnee Chanell 10-2.
Three API grapplers won by
pinning their opponents. How­ard
Tutwiler registered one of
the fastest pins on record as he
pinned David Lawrence of
Emory in 32 seconds of the first
period.
George McCrary (130) a n d
Aubrey Davis (177) also pinned
their opponents from Emory.
Auburn's victory was w.ithout
the services of SEIWA champion
Leonard O g b u r n . Leonard
missed his first collegiate wrest-
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ling match of his colorful career
due to a bout with the flu.
Summary:
123 pounds—Ted Wilson (E)
won on forfeiture.
130 pounds—George McCrary
(API) pinned Ben Lacey (E),
1:42 of the third period.
137 pounds — Felton Hastings
API) decisioned R a y Allison
(E), 4-0.
147 pounds—Leroy Mayer (E)
decisioned Brownee Channell
(API), 10-2.
157 pounds—August Bellsny-der
(API) decisioned P h il
Wakelyn (E), 3-0.
167 pounds—Howard Tutwiler
(API)%pinned David Lawrence
E)., 32 seconds in first period.
177 pounds—Aubrey Davis
1 (API)' pinned Eddie Stabell (E),
•1:05 second period.
Heavyweight — Garner Hast­ings
(API) "won by forfeit.
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Auburn's freshmen cagers
defeated the Jacksonville State
Gamecocks last Saturday night
in Jacksonville 71 to 58 to push
their season mark to seven wins
and two losses. The Tigers pac­ed
their offense behind the
sharp shooting of three double
figure producers.
Coach Bill Lynn's freshmen,
playing behind the limelighted
undefeated varsity hit 26 field
goals and 20 of 24 free th$ow
attempts.
Jphn Darby, the high scorer
of the game, poured 20 points
through the net. Leon Posey
hit for 15 points, Bill Ross 11,
and John Gibliant and John
Hemlinger scored nine point
each. To round out. the scoring
for Auburn, Jimmy DeVinnoy,
who has an injured ankle,, and
Burton Case each netted f ° ur
points.
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By WAYNE RINGER . . . Asst. Sports Editor
A couple of weeks ago, the nation's number one ranked team
ran head-on into a crippled Vanderbilt squad in Nashville, Tenn.
The results were that Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats came
out on the bad end of a terrific upset. The Vandy squad, whose
head coach, Bob Polk is even out for the season, defeated the
Wildcats at the free throw line by politely taking advantage of
49 fouls.
Mighty Auburn turned the tables last Saturday night, and
decisioned Vandy at the same line. The Tigers had 20 charity
tosses compared to Vandy's 13. It seems that of late in the
SEC, the team who can get the most foul shots and hit them, is
the one who wins the close ones.
The Vandy team, in conquering the powerful Kentuckians,
seems to have embarrassed the pride and prestige of the Bluegrass
country. The embarrassment has caused the Wildcats to soundly
slaughter Tech, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida. While Rupp's
men are always playing one game at a time, they seem to be
watching Auburn with one eye and their next game with the
other.
At the beginning of the season, Kentucky was picked to have
a usual good team, but not a national champion. Loaded with
sophomores and two junior college transfers, plus a tremendous
ballplayer in Johnny Cox, the Wildcats have developed a year
early. The kittens that most SEC coaches were hoping to beat
quickly turned into vicious Wildcats. Tucky overwhelmed Geor­gia
108 to 55 in the highest scoring game of the season in the SEC.
The men of. the Plains, who have won 25 straight, visit the
Wildcat's den in Lexington on Feb. 21 in a game which may
decide the SEC title. Coach Joel Eaves, the man behind the men,
"thinks that Kentucky has more speed than any Cat team in the
last three years."
When Auburn invades Kentucky, the Wildcats will remember
last year in Birmingham, when the national champions were ed­ged
by one point, they can't forget the Vandy game this year,
but Auburn won't forget who the winningest team in the nation
is, and three years ago in State Coliseum and a boy by the name
of "Brownie" Nelson.
SPORTS STAFF
Managing Editor
Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor _
Intramural Sports Editor
Typist
_ George Wendell
Ronnie McCullars
Wayne Ringer
Ronnie Harris
Joyce Hemphill
Staff Writers
Roy Bain.
John Wallace, Lance Hearn, James Abrams and
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 4, 1959
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PiKA.AP Gain Revenge Three New Teams Added In'59
Two fraternity basketball
teams gained revenge last week
by whipping a team that had
beaten them earlier. Revenge
was sweet for AP and PKA.
AP edged previously unbeaten
TX, 41-38, after TX had beaten
them earlier in the season. The
circumstances were almost the
same as Buddy Lemay led the
Pike crew past SAE 65-35. Le­may
tossed in 15 to lead Pike
scorers. It was the second loss
for fast starting SAE.
PKA also downed next door
neighbor SPE by a 48-37 mar­gin
for their second win of the
season. Only TC and KS remain
in the undefeated circle. Hunt
and Story combined for 29 bas­kets
as TC nipped PKT, 44-36.
Close battles saw KA outlast­ing
OTS, 27-24, and LCA edg­ing
SC, 33-32. SN picked up
two victories over AGR, 32-27,
and ATO 42-35.
No major upsets were noted
in the dorm leagues where WC,
R. L. and AH2 continue unde­feated.
AH2 and WC each
picked up two wins during the
week. AH2 rolled over Yl, 62-
30, and then disposed of a chal­lenging
Div. O, 45-30. WC con­tinues
to romp on their oppon­ents.
X was their first victim
of the week, 89-32, followed by
an outclassed M crew, that fell
before a 91-31 onslaught.
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Feagin dropped in 12 tallies
as Div. R overpowered X2 by
a 38-32 margin. E also notched
two victories over P2 and T.
Fla. Five revenged an earlier
loss to the Sharks with a 57-
38 win over the man-eaters.
Jordan hit for 19 to lead Fla.
Five scorers.
Unbeaten ASAE had a close
call before edging the Totes
50-49 in an overtime battle.
Raney's 21 points helped the
Rebels to a 55-32 win over the
Hornets. The Rebels also stop­ped
FFA, 44-34.
Newman Club protected their
clean slate by downing the
Chicks, 67-51. Tom Lorino hit
RETRACTION-DEATH
NOTICE
Last week's Death Notice,
describing a fatal mishap in­volving
Plainsman staff mem­bers
Jim Phillips and George
Wendell has been proven un­true.
Both were reported alive
last week by eye witnesses.
When approached yesterday,
Phillips stated that the autopsy
of death by being shot from the
saddle was definitely a fairy,
tale.
19 for Newman. Abrams and
Nix matched 11 point efforts as
BSU stopped Westminster, 58-
32. The important battle be­tween
Wesley and Newman
failed to materialize due to a
mixup in the schedule and will
be played later.
Looking forward to a sunny
Spring and the outdoors again,
schedules are being set up in
softball, tennis, and badminton.
Tigers Ranked
Fourth By AP
For the second straight week
the Auburn Tigers were placed
fourth in the nation by the Assoc­iated
Press. The Tigers were
thought to be t h e number one
team by seven of the voters as
they received t h a t many first
place votes.
Once again Kentucky, once
beaten power of Dixieland, led
the poll.
The top ten were Kentucky,
North Carolina State, Michigan
State, Bradley, Saint Louis and
West Virginia.
Auburn is the only unbeaten
team in the nation in basketball
and have a string of twenty five
straight games before the Tech
encounter last night.
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Three new games have been
added to the 1959 A u b u r n
football schedule, Athletic Di­rector
Jeff Beard announced
today.
Hardin-Simmons, M i a m i,
and Mississippi Southern have
replaced Chattanooga, Mary­land
and Wake Forest f r om
the 1958 schedule.
Another major change in the
schedule is the Georgia game
in Athens. This game had
been played in Columbus for
the past 27 consecutive years.
The Tigers will again play
the seven SEC opponents that
they have met for the past
few years—Tennessee Ken­tucky,
Georgia Tech, "Florida,
Mississippi State, Georgia, and
Alabama.
Four games will be played
on the Auburn campus. They
are Hardin-Simmons, O c t . 3;
Kentucky, Oct. 10; F l o r i d a ,
Oct. 31, and Mississippi South­ern,
Nov. 21.
Birmingham, the annual site
of the Auburn-Alabama game,
Nov. 28 will also have the
Auburn-Mississippi State game
this year as they do on alter­nate
seasons.
The remaining four games
will be played on opponent's
campuses — Tennessee, Sept.
26; Georgia Tech, Oct. 17; Mi­ami,
Oct. 31, and Georgia,
Nov. 14..
This will' be the first meet­ing
of the Cowboys of Hardin-
Simmons and the Tigers. Mi­ami
and Miss. Southern return
to the Tiger menu after being
off for several seasons. Auburn
last played Miami in 1954 and
Southern in 1948.
Falls are the No. 1 cause of. ac­cidental
home death.
A new peanut, to be available
by 1960, has been developed from
irradiated seed. One of about 11,-
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"N.C. 4-X." Dr. Walton C. Greg­ory
of North Carolina State Col­lege
developed the new variety.
Evangelist Billy Graham's eye
difficulty will not require surgery.
Prescribed: rest, and a postpone­ment
of his trip to Australia.
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