1959-07-15 The Plainsman

              Ths Plalndmarv
Volume 86
To Foster The Auburn Spirit
Auburn, Alabama, Wednesday, July 15, 1959 Number 32
Summer enrollment
at Auburn reaches
near-record 4,632
- School of Education
tops list; second term
begins this week
First-term enrollment for API's
Summer Quarter reached 4,632 this
week, and that figure is expected
to climb to 4,800 when the second
session gets under way Friday.
Registrar Charles W. Edwards
said last week that the current
total is almost equal to the cor­responding
figure for last year.
Exact registration for the f i r st
term of 1958 is not available, but
enrollment was estimated at 4,650
at that time.
Of the present total, 3,488 are
men students and 1,144 are wo­men.
L a r g e s t single enrollment
among the nine schools is 1,424
in education. Second on the list
is science and literature with 1,150
and engineering is third with
1,013.
Included in the science and lit­erature
total, however, are 299
pre-engineering students who un­til
this year would have been
listed in the engineering school.
^The three biggest schools ac­count
for nearly 80 per cent of
total enrollment. Registration in
other schools is: agriculture, 319;
architecture and arts, 299; chemis­try,
141; home economics, 135;
pharmacy, 98, and veterinary
medicine, 53.
: Freshmen total 974 to top all
classes. Graduate students, en­larged
by teachers returning for
summer study, number 888. There
are 885 seniors, 885 sophomores,
7fl7 juniors, 166 special students
and 67 fifth-year students.
Final exams for the first six-week
session are scheduled to­morrow.
Registration for second
session will be held the same day
and iclasses will get under way
Friday.
Last year's summer enrollment
was a new API record, and the
present registration is not far be­hind
if at all.
Auburn graduate
resident counselor
of magnolia dorm
Jerry Holton Godard of Coral
Gables, Fla., is the new resident
counselor of Magnolia Dormitories
at API. He succeeds Richard Arm­strong,
who has been appointed
assistant dean of, students at
Clemson College.
Godard received his bachelor's
degree from Auburn in 1958, and
is currently doing graduate work
in psychology. He has been an ac­tive
campus leader, having been
listed in Who's Who in American
Colleges a n d Universities. He
holds membership in Phi Kappa
Phi, Spades, Omicron Delta Kap­pa
and Squires honoraries. His so­cial
fraternity is Pi Kappa Al­pha,
which voted him "outstand­ing
brother" his senior year.
on Legislature says Dean
A Letter to the editor
This was a personal letter, and not meant for publication.
I hope that in doing so, I am not embarrassing the author. But
it states so well what should be said, that it seems the most
effective way to bring the message to the student body.
—The Editor
On Thursday, July 16, at the First Baptist Church basement
from 10-12 and from 1-5 there will be a blood drive for Lee
County citizens. Mr. William Poore is County Blood Chairman
and I have accepted responsibility for the campus phase of the
program.
This is not the student drive. It is primarily for faculty and
staff members. However, I have found in the past that many
students desire to give blood at each blood drive (about every
three months). I also find that a number of faculty give blood
during the student drive in February.
It is of interest to note that the Auburn Student Body has es­tablished
the blood donation record. In 1955 when blood plasma
was being used for polio research the Auburn Student Body
donated 1,822 pints of blood in a two day drive. No other col­lege
has been able to do as well.
Also of interest is the fact that for the past two years, we have
failed in Lee County to meet our assigned quota. Last year,
for example, we used 891 pints in Lee County whereas we do­nated
only 855.
Also of interest is the fact that Auburn students have furnished
nearly 70% of the blood donations during the past two years.
I hope that you will have some space in the Plainsman this
week to carry a news story on the blood drive.
It should be pointed out that students under 21 must have per­mission
from their parents. It should also be mentioned that
there is no pain involved in the giving of blood and no ill ef­fects
from it.
As an aside, I have now given almost two gallons and have
not been slowed down one Iota.
All best regards,
Sincerely yours,
James E. Foy
Director of Student Affairs
Nine new staff members join
next Fall announces Dr. Draughon
Nine new staff members have
been appointed to the department
of economics, business administra­tion
and sociology at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
"These people are being added
as replacements or as additional
staff," says Dr. Charles P. Ason
in recommending their appoint­ment.
As released by President Ralph
B. Draughon, those appointed are:
Kenneth J. Holcomb, Ray Y. Gil-dea,
Walter K. Rutledge, Coy Dor-man,
Mrs. Conner Brown, M i ss
Doris Evans, James O. Nickerson,
Mrs. Barbara H. Selvey and Jean
Luc Rocour.
Holcomb will join the econom­ics
department as assistant pro­fessor.
He is currently working
toward his doctorate at the Uni­versity
of Arkansas.
Gildea also will become assistant
professor of economics. He re­ceived
his B.S. degree at Cornell
University and his master's de-
AUGUST GRADUATES
Candidates for August grad­uation
whose name begins with
A-L, who have not been check­ed
for graduation, please come
by the registrar's .office immed­iately!
gree at the University of. *vjirginia
He is currently working on his
doctorate at the University of
Florida.
A 1958 Auburn graduate, Rut-ledge
will be an instructor, in the
accounting department. He is
presently completing work toward
his M.S. degree at the University
of Florida.
Both Mrs. Brown and Miss Ev­ans
will serve as instructors in
secretarial training. Mrs. 'Brown
graduated from Alabama College
and is working on her masters in
business administration at API.
Miss Evans bachelor's degree was
earned at Florence State College.
Her M. S. was awarded froni Pea-body
College. i
Dorman, who is completing his
master's at the University of Ten­nessee,
will be instructor 'of ge­ography.
He received his: B. S.
from East Carolina College.
Mrs. Selvey and Nickerson hold
teaching fellowships. Mrs. Selvey
is an API graduate and Nickerson
received his bachelor's degree at
Arizona State College.
Rocour is the holder of a re­search
fellowship. A native of
Belgium, he received his "under­graduate
degree at the University
of Louvain.
State must make improvements
permanent to regain
By Bud Miller
Reaccreditation at Auburn depends upon the Legislature,1
according to Dr. F r e d H. Pumphrey, dean of the School of
Engineering. The Legislature must make available enoughs
money to insure the improvements made w i t h money raised,
in the emergency fund drive, he continued. _;
Representatives of the Engi­neers'
Council for Professional
Development will inspect Auburn
in the spring of 1960 and an­nounce
its decision in the fall of
that year.
Aeronautical E n g i n e e r ­ing,
which has never been ac­credited
at Auburn, will also be
inspected by the committee.
The Departments of Electrical
Engineering and Mechanical En­gineering
lost their accreditation
in 1957. T h e main criticisms of
the committee were on unfavor­able
student-instructor ratio, and
an inadequate screening program,
which resulted in the admission
of some students who were not
qualified. In addition, the com­mittee
had some objections to
certain courses having college
credit.
Dean Pumphrey feels certain
that if the Legislature m a k es
available the money the engi­neering
departments concerned
will be reaccredited. Dean Pum­phrey
went on to point out that
the engineering faculty has been
raised from 75 to over 100 and
that increase includes over 10
PhD's. Also over $100,000 has been,,
spent on "new factory equipment.'
for. .the Electrical Engineering^
department. \. »
The department of Pre-engi-{
neering was set up to provide kx
screening program and also to al-,
low a student to determine if his
aptitude lies in the engineering,'
field. A student must take certain'
basic courses in the PN curricuV
lum and maintain a 1.0 average^
to be eligible for admission tOi
the School of Engineering.
Dean Pumphrey said that in:
the near future at Auburn, alge*
bra and trigonometry will become-remedial
subjects only. One'
course that the committee ques-'
tioned has already been dropped;,
this was a course in the operations
of a sliderule.
According to Dean Pumphrey.'
the engineering student can, int'
the future, look forward to learn--'
ing and using more math than h e '
has in the past.
He went on to state that witri'
support, Auburn can easily be­come
one of the foremost engi-':
neering schools in the county. He [
(Continued on page 12)
'LOVELIEST of the PLAINS'
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DOING HER PART for an expanding Auburn is Nancy Ches­ter,
a senior in education from Camp Hill. This week's Loveliest,
a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, admits to more expert-' :
ness at the piano than as an apprentice carpenter. t
YEAR AVERAGES
ARE RELEASED 1
Omega Tau Sigma and Alpha
Gamma Delta have again taken
first place in scholarship among
the Greek organizations at Au­burn.
Omega Tau Sigma, profes­sional
veterinary medicine fra­ternity,
made 2.064 during 1958-
59 to win first place among fra­ternities.
Alpha Gamma Delta
was first among the sororities with
a 1.774.
Tau Kappa Epsilon with a 1.494
average for the year was first
among the social fraternities. In
coming up to first place, TKE
made the most improvement of
any fraternity.
These three organizations will
receive trophies for their out­standing
academic achievements.
The trophies will probably be
awarded in the fall.
Both OTS and Alpha Gam were
also first last year. TKE is a new­comer
to the winner's circle hav­ing
replaced Alpha Gamma Rho,
first place winner among the so­cial
fraternities for the past five
years.
The 1958-59 ratings as released
by the Registrar's office are as
follows:
Graduate Women
Graduate Men
Pifth-Year Women
Omega Tau Sigma
Senior Women
Alpha Psi
Fifth-Year Men ...
Alpha Gamma Delta*
Junior Women
2.448
2.403
2.213
2.064
2.058
1.929
1.798
1.774
1.771
Auburrn - students
receive awards
Two of 52 William H. Danforth
Summer fellowships given to ag­ricultural
students of the United
States, including Hawaii, Canada,
and Puerto Rico, have been
awarded to John Clinton Hardin,
- Jr., junior in agriculture at API,
and Robert Helms, freshman in
Agricultural engineering at API.
The four-week scholarship, Au­gust
2-30, provides, through ac­tual
experience, for study of prob­lems
of manufacturing, commer­cial
research, distribution, adver­tising,
personnel, and leadership.
The award will cover expenses
for two weeks in St. Louis and
vicinity where a study will be
made of the Ralston Research
laboratories, experiment station,
and inspection of the plant. Also
included will be a two-week lead­ership
training course at the A-merican
Youth Foundation camp
on Lake Michigan.
This four weeks' summer fel­lowship
was first awarded in 1929
by William H. Danforth, founder
of the Ralston Purina Company.
It's purpose is to help college ag­ricultural
students to enlarge their
horizons, to broaden their contacts,
to make decisions, and to assist
them in finding their places in
life.
William H. Danforth awards
have been made to two Auburn
students in the School of Home
Economics. Freshman winner was
Miss Elizabeth Ann Murphree,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Murphree, Oneonta. She will also
get a two-week expense-paid trip
to a Michigan camp, as the out­standing
freshman in clothing and
textiles for the past year.
Miss Margaret Ann Sullivan,
daughter of Mrs. M. J. Sullivan
and the late Lt. Col. Sullivan of
Pine Mountain, Ga., is winner of
the junior William H. Danforth
award. She will use the award
for an expense-paid trip to St.
Louis, Mo., to be followed by two
weeks at a North Michigan camp.
Kappa Delta*
Sorority Members**
Alpha Delta Pi*
All Women
Sorority Members
and Pledges** _.
Senior Men
Chi Omega*
Undergraduate Women
Kappa Alpha Theta* _..
Pi Beta Phi*
Phi Mu*
Undergraduate
Women .
Delta Zeta* _
Independent
Delta Delta Delta*
Alpha Omicron Pi*
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Sophomore Women
Fraternity and Sorority
Members**
Alpha Gamma Rho
All College
Fraternity & Sorority
Members & Pledges _
Fraternity Members** _
Junior Men
All Men
All Undergraduates .
Total Undergratuate
Independents
Kappa Alpha
Freshmen Women _
Fraternity Members and
Pledges**
Sigma Chi
Zeta Tau Alpha*
Sigma Alpha Epsilon _.„
Pi Kappa Alpha .
Undergraduate Men
Undergraduate Independent
Men -
Pi Kappa Phi
Theta Chi
Alpha Tau Omega
Lambda Chi Alpha
Delta Tau Delta
Phi Kappa Tau
Sorority Pledges**
Sophomore Men
Kappa Sigma
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Nu
Theta Xi
Sigma Pi
Delta Chi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Delta Sigma Phi
Fraternity and Sorority
Pledges**
Freshmen Men
Fraternity Pledges** 1
* Sororities
**Does not include Graduate
dents.
1.736
1.698
1.690
1.662
1.612
1.611
1.603
1.575
1.557
1.552
1.547
1.538
1.512
1.501
1.497
1.494
1.493
1.493
1.476
1.439
1.409
1.392
1.369
1.358
1.355
1.354
1.325
1.313
1.310
1.297
1.294
1.293
1.290
1,288
1,282
1.274
1,268
1.268
1.264
1.264
1.263
1.259
1,246
1.215
1,208
1.197
1,191
.1,178
1,138
1.132
1.107
1.094
1.055
1.021
Stu-
Harold Grant
Grant to fill position
on permanent basis
Special to the' Plainsman
William Harold Grant has been
appointed assistant to the director
of student affairs here. Grant has
held a temporary appointment to
the position for the past year.
In announcing the change in
status, James E. Foy, director of
student affairs, said that Grant
will continue with the duties he
holds now.
As assistant director, the for­mer
Plainsman editor advises fra­ternities,
assists in in orientation,
keeps the college calendar, sche­dules
events for the Student Ac­tivities
Building, shares respon­sibility
for intramural sports,
serves as advisor to the Tiger Cub
and assists the director in the
performance of his duties.
A 1957 graduate of Auburn,
Grant has been working on his
master's degree in psychology
here.
In addition to other campus ac­tivities,
Grant served as exchange
editor and summer editor of The
Plainsman.
CAMPUS TO HOST CONFERENCES
API's Poore Elected
By Personnel Group
William D. Poore, director of
non-academic personnel at API,
has been re-elected vice-president
of. research for the College and
University Personnel Association.
The re-election came June 28-
July 1 d u r i n g the association's
meeting in Charlottesville, Va.
2—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, J u l y 15, 1959
Learn To Fly
With Auburn's
School of Aviation
PHONE 366
Latest facts in Alabama agri­culture
and in vocational training
will be given state vocational
teachers when they attend their
annual conference here July 13-
17. Several will be honored for
their long service to agriculture
of the state. T. L. Faulkner, state
supervisor, Montgomery, will be
in charge.
Equipment dealers from all
parts of the state will attend the
annual meeting of the Alabama
Farm Equipment Dealers Asso­ciation
here tomorrow. F. A, Kum-mer,
head of the agricultural en­gineering
department, will be in
charge of program designed to
help dealers in working with the
farmers in using farm equipment.
Veterinarians from throughout
the Southeast will gather here
July 19-22 for their annual train­ing
conference. Leading veterina­rians
from all sections of the
country will discuss latest veteri­nary
developments. Dr. J. E.
Greene, dean of veterinary school
will be in charge.
Details for forestry day, July
28, are being planned by W. B.
DeVall, head of the forestry de­partment.
How the forest industry
can be improved and strengthened
will be stressed;'. v':
Several education . workshops,
being held here at present, Will
end tomorrow. The National
Science Foundation science and
mathematics institute will con­tinue
through July and into Au«
gust.
Sport a neat, well-groomed
look at summer get-togethers
Prompt
service
always
Make the most of your summer relax­ing
clothes. Our superior cleaning
methods give a sunshine freshness to
even barbecue-scarred togs, keep col-ors
bright, fabrics looking like new.
Curry's Drive-ln Cleaners
244 W. Glenn Phone 573
Have You Tried
Speed-Wash?
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What a happy man he would have been if
his man Stanley could have brought along
a carton of Coke! That cold crisp taste,
that lively lift would certainly hit the spot
with any tired explorer. In fact, after your
next safari to classr-wouldn't Coca-Cola
taste good to you?
BE REALLY REFRESHED... HAVE A COKE I
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THESE TWO COEDS seem well pleased with the chance to
. vary their diet by using the Union kitchenette.
Lesser known facilities of Union
provide activity for leisure time
By Larry Hanks
Quite often it becomes a prob­lem
to try and occupy our leisure
time during the hot, lazy months
of summer, even with a full class­room
schedule. Within the frame-
Work of the complete program
6et up by the Auburn Union, there
;»re a number of facilities which
'you may 'hot have been taking
-advantage of simply because you
I had no knowledge of them. Here
• below are just a few you might
consider for your future benefit
And enjoyment.
For instance, a record room,
• complete with high-fidelity play­er
and records, is furnished on
the top floor of the building for
your listening enjoyment. Or, if
. you play a musical instrument
and your neighbor won't let you
practice, try the sound proof
. music room offered by the Union,
Which comes complete with a pia­no
and plenty of chairs for an
audience. The keys to these two
rooms may be obtained at the
main desk.
Very few persons know that a
fully furnished kitchenette is
available for student use in the
building. If you are having a
meeting and wish to mix refresh­ments
or if you just want to cook
a "different" meal, this room may
;fce reserved merely by contacting
-the main desk.
In the basement may be found,
among other things, a copper
enameling class on Mondays and
• an entire hobby shop that has
enough power and hand tools to
build anything you'might want to.
These tools may be requisitioned
at the main desk also.
The Intramural department
•perates a complete checkout ser­vice
at the disposal of any stu­dent.
Anything from tennis rack­ets
to volley balls can be obtained
from this service (on a tempor­ary
basis, naturally).
In room 303, a calendar of all
Campus events is kept for each
quarter. If an organization which
you belong to wishes to get its
activities on the F a l l calendar,
the deadline is July 24.
For y o u r benefit a campus
"Travelogue" has been organized
at the main desk. Anyone needing
riders or rides to or through your
Floridian Joins API
ETV Department
Richard L. Seifferman, a na­tive'of
St. Petersburg, Fla., has
recently joined the Auburn Edu­cational
Television Department as
producer-director. He comes to
API from WUFT-TV, Gainesville,
Fla.
Seifferman holds a B.S.C. de­gree
from the University of Flori­da
where he was elected to Alpha
Epsilon Rho and Kappa Tau Al­pha
honoraries. His social frater­nity
is Phi Kappa Tau.
home town may contact the desk
where you probably can find that
much-needed ride. This service, if
used to its full extent, could de­velop
into one of the handiest on
the campus.
In addition, the general campus
Lost and Found department and
a complete set of registration
cards is kept at the Union desk.
Remember, this myriad of facili­ties
is offered by the Union for
your convenience, so start using
them and help to make the Union
program a success! .
UNION BRIEFS
All you cats!! There's to be a
jazz concert this Sunday on the
Union Patio. If you blow a real
cool horn or slap a real mean
bass, bring it with you, or if you
just dig a rocking band strictly
from Coolsville drop on by for
this real gone session! The cats
will be swinging from 3 to 5 for
your listening pleasure so take
a few minutes out to un-lax with
the local jazz men!
A list of events for the Fall
Quarter is being compiled in Room
303 for the Campus Calendar. All
organizations should have their
functions registered by July 24 if
they are to be included in this
calendar. The calendar is under
the direction of Ann Flora, new
program director of the Union.
Final auditions for the summer
talent show will be held tomorrow
in the Union Ballroom. This will
be your last chance to win a free
appearance on television. Hur­ry
and register your name if you
have any talent what-so-ever.
After all, you may win!
Draughon attends
SREB conference
President Ralph B. Draughon
attended the National Conference
on Regional Education which
was held at White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., last week. He is
a member of the Southern Re­gional
Education Board.
The three-day meeting was
held in observance of the tenth
anniversary of the nation's first
regional education program, pio­neered
in the South in 1949 with
the establishment of the SREB.
The conference was sponsored
by the nation's three regional in­terstate
agencies in field of high­er
education—the SREB, the New
England Board of Higher Educa­tion
and the Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Educa­tion.
Thirty-five of the nation's 50
states are now participating in
the programs of these t h r ee
agencies.
Governor Cecil H. Underwood
of West Virginia, SREB chairman,
was also general conference chair­man.
The meeting was financed in
part by a grant from the Carnegie
Corporation.
Vefs will gather
on campus Sunday
Between 250-300 veterinarians
are expected in Auburn July 19-
22 for the 52nd annual conference
of the School of Veterinary Med­icine.
According to API Dean James
E. Greene, registeration gets un­der
way in the Union Building
at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 19, and
continues Monday at 8 a.m. The
conference agenda includes five
business sessions, to be led by
API staffers Dean Greene, Drs.
L. E. Evans, J. E. Neal, W. J. Gib­bons
and C. H. Clark.
Noted veterinarians appear­ing
on the program include: W.
D. Carlson, radiologist, Colorado
State University; W. V. Lumb,
department of surgery and med­icine,
Michigan State University,
and M. J. Tweihaus, head, path­ology
department, Kansas State
University.
P. M. Newberne, pathologist,
animal husbandry and nutrition,
API, will also participate.
The wives will be entertained
with a hospitality hour Sunday,
luncheon on Monday and swim­ming
party Tuesday morning.
They will join their husbands for
barbecue Monday evening.
3—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
Stretch Your Dollars
at
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18 API students
get scholarships
Eighteen additional scholar­ships,
ranging in amounts from
$100 to $500, have been awarded
Auburn students for the coming
year.
Alabama War Chest scholar­ships
went to William D. Collier,
Grady; v Aaron Lang, Albertville;
and Emily Snow, Munford.
Winners of. Boyd scholarships
are Jean M. Baxter, Dothan; Pa­tricia
McBride, Greenville; and
Ann Snuggs, Geneva.
Three H. K. Porter scholarships
have been awarded Billie J.
Schmale, Cullman; James E. Da­vis,
Hope Hull; and Robert C. Mil­ler,
Trussville.
Other recipients include Carl W.
Wilson, Andalusia, Blount schol­arship;
Gayle Thompson, Bir­mingham,
Lee C o u n t y Bulletin
scholarship; Elliott L. Dean, En­terprise,
Chemstrand scholarship;
Roger Allen, Jr., Auburn, and Sa­rah
N. Shipley, Rome, Ga., Merit
scholarships; Robert D. Storey,
Thomaston, Ga., and Sylvia C.
Thomas, Quitman, Ga., Lee Moody
scholarships; Thomas D. Floyd,
Birmingham, Texaco scholarship;
and Dan M. Broughton, Atmore,
Southern Maid scholarship.
Mag Dormitories elect
ten senators for summer
The residents of Magnolia Dor­mitories
have elected ten senators
to represent them in the dormi­tory
student government during
the Summer quarter.
These newly-elected senators
are James Issos, Birmingham;
Benny Howell, Piedmont; Joe
Tomlinson, Palatki, Fla.; Jim
Mitchell, Birmingham; J i m my
Mercer, Borden Springs; Hiram
"Red" Herring, Atlanta; I r aj
Khalkhali, Tehran, Iran; P h il
Porter, Bessemer; Don Dawson,
Birmingham; Jack Hannon, Bes­semer.
The Magnolia Dormitories Sen­ate
has recently elected officers
for the summer quarter. They are
James Lamar Mitchell, Birming­ham,
president Iraj Khalkhali,
Tehran, Iran, vice president, and
James Nestor Issos, Birmingham,
secretary treasurer.
The senate is the student or­ganization
through which resi­dents
may make their desires
known in the formation of gov­erning
policies.
PLAY GOLF
CUB GOLF
DR. C. B. BARKSDALE
Optometrist
Brownfield Building—East Magnolia
Examination of the Eyes
Contact Lens
Two-Hour Service on Broken Lens
CAFETERIA HOURS
Breakfast Daily...
Lunch Daily
Dinner Daily
Breakfast Sunday
Dinner Sunday —
Supper Sunday
.... 6:35 to 8:00
11^30 to 1:00
... 5:30 to 6:45
8:00 to 11:00
. 11:30 to 1:00
5:30 to 6:45
SNACK BAR OPEN DAILY FROM 8:00 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m. Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
WAR EAGLE CAFETERIA
IN THE AUBURN UNION BUILDING
I—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15,1959
EDITORIALS
A Different Sort of View
Recently having had to view Auburn with only one
eye, some things were seen — oddly enough — much more
clearly.
Most of the frequent and popular stories about Drake
Infirmary are without foundation. The attention and ser­vice
are wonderful. The food compares favorably with
that from any institution kitchen. As for the care, we are
fortunate to have such competent, experienced doctors
and nurses. Some patients may miss the coddling atten­tion
of their family doctor, but the treatment received
here is administered by persons every bit as capable.
Everything is not satisfactory at the Infirmary. But
the difficulty we refer to is caused by the thoughtless­ness
of a few Auburn students. Quite often during our
stay, the quiet was suddenly shattered by a loud example
of this thoughtlessness: jubilant students celebrating with
yells late on a weekend night, motor scooters unneces­sarily
"reving up" outside the Infirmary, and other
"sounds of Auburn." While we are certain that the stu­dents
meant no harm, that certitude didn't help a migrane
headache aggravated by the noises.
However, we are equally certain that all students —
once aware of the situation — will; when near the In­firmary,
cooperate to ease the lot of their unfortunate
brethren inside.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Concerning Traffic
BY JERRY HUIE
We need more like them
Few stories give us as much pleasure as those which
reflect the capabilities and scholarship of the Auburn
faculty. Two such stories crossed our desk last week.
Dean Sam Hurst, of the School of Architecture and the
Arts, recently attended the national convention of the
American Institute of Architects. The Auburn dean was
invited to make the closing address, an honor he has also
received at two regional conventions. Speaking to the
foremost architects of the country, Hurst analyzed the
professional position of the architect today. Having de­scribed
both the shortcomings and the advancements of
the profession, he then urged the members of AIA to
face the responsibilities he enumerated in order to justify
their position as professionals.
The AIA gave Hurst a standing ovation. The enthus­iastic
reception was significant in that it was not award­ed
by laymen nor even fellow teachers, but instead, was
a mark of the admiration and respect of the professionals
in Hurst's field.
We are somewhat more reluctant to pass along the
other story, because it involves an embarrassing admis­sion
on our part: we are not the scholars we once—two
weeks ago—thought. When it was time last issue to write
a head for an editorial commenting on faculty changes,
we immediately decided upon a famous (we thought!)
Latin quote that translates, "Hail and farewell." Al­though
we thought of this particularly applicable quote,
we unfortunately, wrote a meaningless (we found out!)
Latin phrase that translates, "Hail and and." Two of the
faculty gently pointed that out. With a little coaching, we
remembered that it should not have been "Ave Et Atque",
but rather, "Ave Atque Vale."
Since the students sometimes seem inclined toward
other things, it's nice to know that at least we have schol­ars
on the staff . . . and the reassurance is even more com­forting
when one of them is the President of the school.
One nagging question remains, however, "Where are
all the rest of the scholars?" 11
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Plainsman offices are located In Room 318 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
mail are $1 for three months and $3 for a full year. 3 .
The Plainsman is the official student newspaper of the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute and is written and edited by responsible students. Opinions
published herein are not necessarily those of the administration. Summer
publication date is Wednesday and circulation is 4,000.
No one who has ever walked
across campus needs an introduc­tion
to the traffic problem we
have here. The school has at var­ious
times mentioned plans for
relieving some of the traffic load.
One of the most frequently dis­cussed
plans involves the propo­sition
of stopping freshmen and
perhaps sophomores from bring­ing
cars on camRus. The Plains­man
has published several edi­torials
discussing] the merits and
disadvantages ofi this proposal.
While nothing has been decided
as yet, something must be done if
Auburn continues with its present
rapid growth.
In using this discussion as the
question .of the week, we a s k ed
the students to give their opinions
of such a plan and to explain
them. Every student questioned
felt that something had to be done
and that this plan with reserva­tions
could be made to work.
Most of those interviewed thought
that provisions should be made
for commuters and students who
live off campus. The majority felt
that the best plan would involve
starting with freshmen and in­cluding
the sophomores only when
it became necessary. It was also
believed that any freshman who
so wishes should be able to bring
a car to Auburn but not be al­lowed
to park it within a certain
radius of the campus. Many other
plans were offered all of which
might work with a few changes.
How about your ideas on the
subject. If you have any sugges­tions
or ideas you'd like to ex­press,
write a letter to The Plains­man
or to the student committee
on traffic. They would appreciate
hearing from the students.
Here are a few of the comments
received on the proposal.
Jim Whaley, a freshman in ar­chitecture
from Birmingham: I
wouldn't be against such a plan
even though I'm a freshman. I
don't have a car myself; I don't
really need one. You probably
need a car more as an upperclass-man
anyway. This plan, I belive,
would help solve the traffic prob­lem
here since so many of the
BB SHOTS
A Sense Of Values
The world is full of necessary
evils. Howsomever, these evil? are
not universal, that is, they are
evil only to an individual or a mi­nority,
or to everyone except an
individual or a minority, but not
to all people at all times. It is
further realized that a phenome­non
may not be an evil of the
same magnitude to an individual
or a minority at different times.
Take for instance money. Indi­vidual
A, a poor but learned col­lege
graduate, claims that money
is the root of all evil. It is a well
known fact that individual A does
not have any money. Sometime
later assume that individual A has
amassed a small fortune. Remind
him that his money is the root of
all evil, and kindly offer to re­lieve
him of this damnable bur­den.
He will admit that his money
may be evil, but insists that it is
a necessary evil. Notice the tight­ening
of the f i s t protectively
about the wallet. In this instance
only the magnitude of the evil
has changed.
Now take education as an ex­ample.
Jerk B is a college student
who typically studies little, learns
little, and desires to learn even
BY B. B.
less. His main interest in life is
simply to enjoy it and to lessen
the burden of individual A's wal­let
by drawing a large salary from
one of A's corporations. He is ex­tremely
disilusioned because he
thinks that A pays large salaries
to holders of degrees strictly for
prestige value. He realizes t h is
disilusionment when he discovers
that A requires job applicants to
take intelligence examinations to
place then in pay categories. At
this point Jerk B realizes that
college education is not an evil
but a privileged blessing.
Jerk B consequently did not-succeed
in relieving individual A
of the burden of his wallet. But
he is sorely convinced of the ad­vantages
of education. So much
so that he is working extra hard
to finance his children's educa­tion
and is stocking the house­hold
with cultural environment
that they may be prompted to
higher goals than he.
In this example the necessity
that at one instance was evil, later
caused a complete reversal within
an individual. This is known as
changing horses in the middle of
a stream, and people who do this
habitually are all wet.
THE STUDEJNTS' SOAPBOX
Letters To The Editor
I THE
Letter to the Edi&r:
I am a former student of A. P.
I., and at the present working in
one of the offices on campus. I
wonder why, when one of the
girls iii the office wears a sun-back
dress that all the men be­gin
to complain. The boys are al­lowed
to wear bermuda shorts,
and any kind of thin shirts, but
the ladies who are doing most
all their work for them aren't
allowed to stay cool. The offices
are equipped with only a few
small ' fans, and 50% of them
won't oscillate. They say that our
offices are "dignified" places to
work, but how can anyone be
"dignified" with perspiration
running down their faces, and
when they are cramped up in
small rooms with- half a dozen
other people. I can't understand
the difference between a sun-
FACULTIES* FOGHORN
back dress and a very tight
sheath dress. The men would
probably get their work done in
less time, and probably in more
pleasant surroundings, if the of­fices
were cooler. (Naturally if
the temperature of the room was
lower, the temperament of the
workers would.be less also. And
there would be less nerve pills
taken by the workers, trying to
keep calm while the boss and the
weather rage on).
I would like to see some opin­ions
of the other girls on campus.
What's the difference between a
boy showing his knobby, hairy
legs, and a girl showing part of
her shoulders? Which looks the
best, a girl in a sun-back dress,
cool and comfortable or a girl in
a dress with. a high neck, long
sleeves, soaking wet with per­spiration?
A Drenched Damsel
freshmen do have cars on cam­pus.
Mary Lou Newman, a senior in
science and literature, from Mo­bile:
I can think of a lot of draw­backs
to the plan. There are quite
a few students who depend on
their cars to make money for them
to go home on. They charge seve­ral
other students to ride with
them and make enough to cover
the trip. Many students live out
in town and need transportation to
the campus too. I suppose if Au­burn
keeps growing we will have
to use some provision like t h is
whether we like it or not.
Preston Dye, a sophomore in
forestry from Augusta, Ga.:" I
think the idea is pretty good be­cause
I don't believe a freshman
needs a car to start with. I don't
have a car but I could use one for
going home, etc. You might start
with just the freshmen to begin
with. You might have to make al­lowances
in special cases. I like
the idea as a whole and I believe
it could be worked out on a trial
basis if nothing else.
Larry Powell, a freshman in
business administration from
Loachapoka, Ala.: I like the idea
for those who live close in. I have
a car and commute from Loacha­poka.
I believe t h e y could use
this plan if. they gave commuters
stickers. Most people only need a
car on the weekends since classes
here aren't so far apart. A little
walking would do most people
good.'
Dyrat Eaton, freshman in home
economics from Carbon Hill: The
plan would probably work for
people in the dorms and living
close in but not for the mari'ied
students. I'm married and I know
we need our car to get home, like
a lot of other students who live a
good distance from Auburn. The
people who live off campus need
a way to school, too.
Betty Blair, a freshman in home
economics from Grove Hill: I
don't like the i d e a too much. I
know in my case I depend on a
friend who is a freshman to get
me home in his car. I live over
200 miles away and I probably
wouldn't get home if freshmen
couldn't have cars. I - guess it
might be a good idea in the long
run if there were provisions made
for bringing a car and just not
parking it on campus.
Donald Larison, a junior in
building construction from Selma:
I like the idea fine except maybe
for' married students and people
who live way off campus. I don't
believe freshmen need a car any­way.
Most of them can get a place
pretty close ip. This might help
them out some grade-wise too. 1
didn't have a car my first two
years in school and I didn't need
it. I rarely use my car now and
I plan to leave it at home this
week.
Sara Matthews, a junior in home
economics from Fayette: I like the
idea. I think the juniors and sen­iors
might get a little recognition
for being upperclassmen if this
were done. I feel that the fresh­men
and sophomores would make
better grades too. They would^.
work harder to become upper-'
classmen. There are , so , m a p y ..
freshmen with cars that a plan
like this one would help ease the
problem considerably.
A city banker who had spent
his youth on a farm persuaded an
old neighbor to take on his son
for the summer. When the father
called to ask how the boy was
making out, the farmer declared,
"I ain't the one to bandy words
with you. If the boy of yours had
one more hand, he's need a'third
pocket to put- it in."
Village players
present Comedy
at Union, July 22
The Broadway comedy success,
The Fourposter, will be presented
July 22, at 8:15 p.m. in the Union
Ballroom, by the Village Players,
Starring Will Sandy and Margery
MacDaniel. Students will be ad­mitted
without charge upon pres­entation
of ID cards.
Will Sandy has had over fifteen
years of professional acting ex-
Will Sandy
perience, including thirteen years
of. stock and eight tours—two of
which were Othello and Maid in
the Ozarks.. He was seen over a
national television network in
Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid
and The Importance of Being Er­nest
by Oscar Wilde. He has also
done radio and television work in
Chicago, New York and Philadel­phia.
• Margery MacDaniel, a graduate
of DePauw University in G r e en
Castle, Indiana, studied under
Margery MacDaniel
Madame Vera Soloviova in New
York City where she has appeared
on radio, major television shows,
such as "Kraft Theatre" and "Star
Tonight," and in several off-
Broadway plays, including the
successful Tobias and The Angel,
with the well-known Broadway
Chapel Players. As a singer she
has appeared in leading hotels and
supper clubs in this country and
in Canada, and such stock com­panies
as the Louisville Summer
Theatre and the Papermill Play­house
in New Jersey. Her stock
credits also include The Cincin­nati
Summer Playhouse, and the
Thousand Island Playhouse in
New York, the Summer Playhouse
of Long Branch, New Jersey and
prior to this engagement, appear­ed
with Mr. Sandy with the Sil­ver
Springs Players in Silver
Springs, Florida.
State meat packers
to meet at Auburn
'Members, of Alabama's M e at
Packers' Association, will meet
here Friday for their annual get-together
and program planning
meeting.
Highlights of the two-day event
will include a current livestock
research review by Dr. W. M.
Warren, head of the API depart­ment
of animal husbandry.
At the Friday banquet Exten­sion
Director Dr. E. T. York, Jr.,
will speak.
Tau Kappa Epsilon
has initiation
Sunday Beta Lambda Chapter
of Tau Epsilon will hold a special
initiation at which time three
members of the Livingston State
faculty will become members of
Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Being initiated into TKE are
Dr. Culp, president of Livingston,
and Dr. Lyons and Mr. Bridges,
instructors at Livingston. Dr. Culp
is a graduate of Auburn, and was
an instructor here before he be­came
president of Livingston. He
is also chairman of the State Edu­cational
Survey.
These men will be advisors to
Tau Kappa Epsilon's colony at
Livingston State, when Kappa Al­pha
Epsilon local fraternity be­comes
a colony of TKE this fall.
Besides local TKE's, Judge Wil­bur
Dearman of. Livingston and
Elmer Marvin King, TKE South­ern
Fieldman, will be at the ini­tiation.
During September 1-5, chapter
president Mike Maloney, chapter
historian Allan Thompson, and
Bruce Ivey will be attending Tau
Kappa Epsilon's National Conven­tion
at the Sherton-Cadillac Ho­tel
in Detroit, Michigan.
5—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
3 API engineers
to perform research
in U. S.# Germany
Three members of Auburn's
mechanical engineering depart­ment
are devoting their summers
to research work in the U n i t ed
States and Germany.
.Currently in Huntsville is Dr.
G. E. Tanger. He is working with
Thiokel Chemical Co., which
company is under contract to the
Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
For the first eight weeks, J.
Grady Cox will be at North Caro­lina
State College, Raleigh, N. C,
and. Oak Ridge, Tenn. There he
will participate in an Atomic En­ergy
Commission-American So­ciety
of Engineering Education
summer institute in nuclear ener­gy.
He will then go to Ramstein,
Germany where he will act as a
consultant for the U. S. Air Forces
in Europe.
Dr. W. A. Shaw is conducting
his research in the applied me­chanics
section of. Oak Ridge Na­tional
Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
Tenn.
Ala. PTA congress
convened at Auburn
Alabama's Congress of Parents
and Teachers staged their t h i rd
annual leadership conference at
Auburn on July 13-14, co-spon­sored
by the API School of Edu­cation
with Dr. Vernon Lapp as
coordinator.
Conference theme was "Streng­thening
America by Strengthening
the Schools and Strengthening the
H o m e s . " Key speakers were
Dean Truman Pierce, API School
of Education, whose topic was
"Strengthening Our Schools," and
the Rev. John Jeffers, pastor, Au­burn
First Baptist Church. Rev.
Jeffers spoke on strengthening the
home.
Mrs. G. C. O'Kelly, Congress
president, presided. Mrs. Harry
Nelson, Montgomery, executive
secretary, helped with program
arrangements.
Included in the program parti­cipants
were: Dr. Lapp and Dean
Katherine Cater, API; Charles
Bentley, API; Supt. of Education
V. C. Helms, Lee County, Auburn;
Mrs. Harold Cooper and Dr. Wil-ford
Baily made up the local com­mittee.
Captains Johnson,
Huestis join staff
Latest appointments to the
Army ROTC staff here were an­nounced
today by President
Ralph B. Draughon. They are
Captains Donald R. Johnson and
John L. Jiuestis.
Prior to coming to Auburn
Capt. Johnson, an engineer of­ficer,
was stationed at Ft. Bet-voir,
Va. A University of Mich­igan
graduate, he has seen active
duty in Europe and Korea. He
holds the Bronze Star medal and
the Purple Heart with two oak
leaf clusters.
Capt. Heustis, who received his
B. S. degree from the University
of Minnesota, is a member of the
artillery branch. In addition to
service in Thailand, his last sta­tion,
he has served in Germany
Ft. Sill, Okla.
Shown above is a scene from "Black Chiffon."
PLAYERS TO OPEN TONIGHT
WITH THREE-NIGHT STAND
The Auburn Players hold a fi­nal
run-through before starting
their first three-night stand to­night.
Lesley Storm's "Black Chiffon,"
a three-act drama, will be pre­sented
by the Auburn Players
tonight through Saturday, July
23-25.
Directing is Telfair Peet. Set
designs are by Bill Gentry.
The play is a psychological
study of an upper middle class
family in England. T h e mother
goes in for shoplifting when the
marriage of her son approaches
due to her fear of losing him. Yet
she chooses to serve a short prison
term rather t h a n divulge the
reason for her sin.
Members of the cast are: H. H.
Conner, III, Eufaula; P a t Hall,
Auburn; Sandy Whitinger, Au­burn;
Mary Frances Patton, Au­burn;
J a n e Griffin, Auburn;
Buddy Little, Camden, N.J., and
Fred McDonald, Valdosta, Ga.
"Black C h i f f o n " has drawn
enthusiastic audiences in b o th
London and New York.
Annual conference
of Vo-Ag teachers
convenes Monday
Alabama vocational agriculture
teachers attending the opening
session at the annual conference
of vo-ag teachers here Monday
heard Mr. Frank R. Stewart, state
superintendent of e d u c a t i o n -
pledge his support for an improv­ed
education program in Ala­bama.
"I will work night and day
with the • legislature to get the
necessary funds to make educa­tion
in the state comparable to
any in the South," he said.
He commended the teachers of
vocational agriculture for the
good job they are doing and con­tinued
"Teachers belong to a pro­fession
— the profession of all
professions because teachers train
persons for professions".
Other activity of the afternoon
session included the outlining of
the conference program by T. L.
Faulkner, state supervisor of vo­cational
agriculture and intro­duction
of new teachers.
A study of a new Supervised
Farm Record Book and a look at
latest developments in animal
husbandry are scheduled for the
remainder of the week by the
ference.
F O R S A L E!
One 1946 Chevrolet Four-door.
Radio and Heater. Good condi­tion.
$150.00.
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TWO-BEDROOM apartment with
central heating, air-condition­ing,
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range, exhaust f a n , telephone
jack. Conveniently located, rea­sonable
rent.
NOW AVAILABLE: Two-bedroom
apartments in new Woodland
Terrace Old Hare Apartments
location). Equipped with ranges
and refrigerators. See us with­out
delay for the apartment of
your choice.
NICE TWO-BEDROOM unfur­nished
brick house with den lo­cated
on Wright's Mill Rd. May
be leased through August.
GROUND FLOOR OFFICE lo­cated
on E. M a g n o l i a Ave.
Equipped with air conditioning
unit. Available J u l y 1, 1959.
Building could be used for
Small business.
ONE-BEDROOM furnished apart­ment
with kitchen and bath.
Available now.
ONE-BEDROOM furnished cot­tage
on N. Ross St. Available
now.
ONE-B E D R O O M unfurnished
apartment within one block of
campus. Available now.
ONE-BEDROOM efficiency apart­ment.
Available now.
SEE US for rental of one or two
rooming and boarding houses
which will be available for rent
in September.
Be Sure—Deal With a Realtor
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NICE 37-foot all-metal trailer
with built-on aluminum room.
Fully furnished, air-conditioned.
Available now.
ROOMIN GAND BOARD h o u s e
with additional house in rear*.'
Houses 14 male college students!
Situated on 98'x360' lot.
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two-story fraternity house sit*'
uated on an unusually large lot
located within business zone.
Excellent investment property.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY con­sisting
of one 2-bedroom house,
one duplex with 1 bedroom each
side, furnished, one 3-bedroom
house with 2 baths, three cot*
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150 ft. x 150 ft. lot within 4
blocks of API campus. Excel­lent
income property. Financ­ing
may be arranged at 5 per
cent interest over 15 year per­iod.
SEE US to buy a lot in beautiful
Cary Woods subdivision.
GOING BUSINESS located in an
excellent 100% location. Busi-»
ness has nice selection of na­tionally
advertised franchised
items and is priced to sell.
THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE with
one bath, located on Harris Ave.
House situated on large wooded
lot. Financing available.
THREE-BEDROOM VA approved
brick veneer house with base­ment
now being built on Rudd
Ave. Veteran may purchase by
paying closing costs only which
are estimated at $575. Monthly
payments estimated to be $85
per month.
FHA-APPROVED three-bedroom
house being built on Brown Ave.
Total cash required approxi­mately
$750, with monthly pay­ments
of approximately $75.
51 ACRES of excellent farm land
located approximately five miles
SW of Auburn. This land has
nice site for a p o n d . Priced
reasonably for quick sale.
After 5 p.m. call
Madrid D. Benson, Agent
Phone 1142
Jack M. Dunlop, Broker
Phone 1329
Be Sure—Deal With a Realtor
Current construction scenes on campus . show Auburn busily engaged »n 91J1
Auburn records 97 years of
+
Auburn marks 97th anniversary of
Lincoln's signing of Morrill Act
By L. O. Brackeen
Ninety-seven years ago this month, July 2,1862, President
Abraham Lincoln, whose 150th anniversary is being celebrated
this year, signed The Morrill Bill which led to the establish­ment
of Auburn and other land grant colleges and universi­ties
throughout the country.
During that 97 years a lot of
•thanges have taken place at Au-rfcurn
and in its state-wide in­struction,
research and extension
programs.
When the college was formally
opened on October 1, 1859, t he
town of Auburn had a population
of 1,000, the college had a facul­ty
of five and an enrollment of 80
students plus 113 pupils in the
preparatory department. The only
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Short Orders
- Hot Doughnuts Every Night
137 North College St.
function of the institution was
instruction of the enrolled stu­dents.
Before President Lincoln signed
The Morrill Act on July 2, 1862,
the college was closed and stayed
that way until it was reopened in
1866 following the Civil War.
On December 31, 1868, Alabama
accepted the federal land grant
act and appointed a commission
to sell the land script received
from the United States govern­ment
and to invest the proceeds.
Finally on February 26, 1872,
the state legislature accepted an
offer of the Alabama Conference
of the Methodist church to donate
to the state the college building,
land, equipment and good will of
the East Alabama Male College.
It was at that time that Auburn
became Alabama's l a n d grant
college—the Alabama Agricultur­al
and Mechanical College. It car­ried
that name until the state leg­islature
changed it to the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute in
1899.
Today Auburn's population to­tals
over 14,000. Each year over
11,000 different students are
taught by some 500 instructors
and teachers in 60 departments of
10. schools.
The schools and dates they
started are: Agriculture, 1872; Ar-?
chitecture and the Arts, 1907;
Chemistry, 1872; Education, 1904;
Engineering, 1872; Home Econo­mics,
1914; Pharmacy, 1885;
Science and Literature, 1872; Vet­erinary
Medicine, 1892, and Grad­uate
School, 1872.
In addition, three military ser­vices—
Army, 1872; Navy, 1945;
and Air Force, 1946—are repre­sented
by ROTC units at Auburn.
Women were first admitted to
Auburn in 1892 when only three
enrolled. Now over 2,000 women
students study at Auburn e a ch
year.
Organized football was started
at Auburn in 1892 with Dr. George
Petrie, later dean of graduate
school and head of history de­partment,
as the first coach.
The second major function of
Auburn was started in 1883 when
the college launched an extensive
agricultural research' program.
Since that time the research pro­gram
has been expanded to in­clude
engineering physics, home
economics, veterinary medicine,
mathematics, history and various
other subjects. At present the re­search
is being conducted by the
Agricultural Experiment Station
system, the Engineering Experi­ment
Station and the Auburn Re-
'search Foundation.
Not only are extensive research
projects conducted at Auburn but
6—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
To All Students;
Go by Branch Office, South College and arrange to have all your bed
linens, towels, wash cloths furnished each week.
No more transporting of these cumbersome articles. Clean and san­itary
linens ready for you each week.
Quality Laundry & Dry Cleaners
your one-stop, all-service laundry and dry cleaner
for Pick-Up & Delivery Service.
at various points throughout. the''-"
state.
At present the institution ope­rates
10 substations, seven experi­ment
fields, five forestry units,, ja;
plant breeding unit, an ornamen-mental
horticulture field station,
a foundation seed studies farm
and the main station at Auburn;- '
The third major division of Au­burn
was established in 1914. It-is
the Agricultural Exf&isien Ser^:' '
vice. Its duty i s ' tb earfy the re"-:_
suits of research^and-bth'er^scien-y1
tific information td* 'Alabama peo- - -
pie. It is a cooperative service fi­nanced
by county, state and fede--
ral funds..
In cooperation with the coun­ties,
Auburn maintains offices for
county farm and home agents in
all of the states 67 counties.
A new division of the institut- •
tion has been added within recent
years. It is the educational tele­vision
department which coope­rates
with the University of Ala­bama
and the Birmingham area in
presenting television programs
over a state-wide educational tel­evision
network. These programs
are telecast over Channel 7, Muri-ford,
Channel 10, Birmingham,
and Channel 2, Andalusia.
From its very beginning it has
been the duty of Auburn "to pro­mote
the liberal and practical ed­ucation
of the industrial classes in
the several pursuits-'and' pVofeis-'*
sions of life."
Commenting upfcpjite^ f u r a t o^
and services, Dr. Ralph*Draughon,
president, recently said: r\
"We are proud of Auburn's
record of service. Few educa- •
tiohal institutions have accom­plished
so much with so little
capital. Throughout the years •
the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
has remained true to its'
great responsibility of teaching -
the principles of science and •
their application to the needs of
the Agricultural and Industrial "
classes. Today its goal is un­changed.
Men must still learn
to recuperate our wasted lands;
to increase the productive pow­er
of our labor;_to make agri­culture
profitable; to design -
and construct and control ma­chinery.
But today the body of
useful knowledge has increased -
ten thousand fold, and we In
Alabama must learn to use the
new tools that scientific, r*-,.
search has given us as we move .
forward into a new era." ., ,.
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. . . in t h e never-ending race t o k e e p facilities abreast of demands . . .
progress... and
. . on API Campus . . .
on
Dothan dairyman
appointed trustee
William J. Forrester ,of Dothan,
Auburn graduate of 1923, was
named last week to the API
board of trustees to succeed the
late Jimmy Hitchcock. His term
expires in ;19.65frr ;.
At the same .tjme Gov. John
Patterson .named^R. C. Bamberg
of.jUniontpwn -to,} a full 12-year
term on the board. Bamberg, the
state agricultural commissioner,
has been on the board since 1956.
Both appointments were con­firmed
by the Senate Friday.
A dairy operator, Forrester will
represent the state's third district
along with G. H. Wright of Au­burn.
Hitchcock, who was named
to the board in 1951, died follow­ing
a heart attack June 23.
Bamberg completed the unex­pired
term of the late Walker
Reynolds and now will serve till
1971. The term of Redus Collier
of Decatur also expires this year.
He has been renamed to the board
but not confirmed.
A native of Dundee (Ala.), For­rester
has lived in Houston Coun­ty
most of his life. He is a for­mer
president of the Dothan
Chamber of Commerce and the
Alabama Jersey Cattle Club.
More facilities soon
jCi'iffauEiG nqlfci"
By J^mes Issos
Three new buildings are under
construction on campus and an
addition is being made to the
Animal Husbandry building.
Across from the Building and
Grounds Offices, a t h r e e story
building is under construction
and will be completed late this
fall. This building will be used
largely by the Industrial Manage­ment
and Engineering Depart­ments,
particularly the Electrical
Engineering Department.
A $1,700,000 building which
will house the Departments of of
Horticulture, Zoology, Entomol­ogy,
Agronomy and Soils, Botany
and Plant Pathology is under
construction on Ag Hill. It will be
ready for occupancy by the Win­ter
quarter of 1961.
An addition to the Animal Hus­bandry
Building which will house
the' 'Dairy*'''SrJd Poultry Depart­ments
wilt be ready by Septem­ber
I960. ' ,J
A-ene-story" building which will
house the Large Animal Clinic
is und«B construction on Wire
Road about two miles from Au-.
burn. This building will cost
$325,000, and will also be ready;
by September of 1960.
Pittsburgh native
named to faculty
Appointment of Harry Stites
Larson as assistant professor of
forestry in the API School of. Ag­riculture
has been announced by
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, president.
Larson, a native of Pittsburgh,
Pa., received a B.S. degree from
Rutgers, M.S. from Michigan
State College, and has completed
course work for his doctorate at
Duke University.
He has been an assistant in
teaching at Michigan State and a
forester for the Southern Timber
Management Service, Inc., Bir­mingham.
He is a member of the
Forestry Club, Xi Sigma Pi, Phi
Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Society of
American Foresters, and Ameri­can
Society of Plant Physiologists.
College steps up research projects in engineering
By L. O. Brackeen
Contracts for $100,000 in engi­neering
research projects at API
have been signed within the past
three months and it now appears
that additional contracts will dou­ble
this amount during the n e x t
six months.
This was reported jointly by W-.
C. Jonson, Jr., new director of
the Auburn Research Foundation,
and Fred H. Pumphrey, Engineer­ing
Experiment Station director,
in discussing the rapidly expand­ing
research program of the
School of Engineering.
"Our engineering research pro­gram
involves the School of En­gineering,
the Engineering Exper­iment
Station a n d the Auburn
Research Foundation," they s a id
7—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
in a prepared statement. "E a c h
'of these organizations has a sepa­rate
and distinct function, but all
three are oriented t o w a r d the
same ultimate purpose—that of
building an outstanding Engineer­ing
School."
The statement continued:.
"Concommitant with this ulti­mate
purpose is service to indus­try
and governmental a g e n c i e s
through o u r research program.
Auburn engineering research can
serve Alabama industry by pro­viding
direct service; it can aid
governmental agencies —- such as
Redstone Arsenal — and industry
by conducting federally or priv­ately
sponsored research projects
that are in keeping with our ul­timate
purpose.
"Direct service is the function
of the Engineering Experiment-
Station. T h e Auburn Research-
Foundation is responsible for-handling
sponsored research pro­jects.
The former is state-sup­ported;
the latter, of course, is
completely self-sustaining. With
each organization, the members of-the
School of Engineering faculty,
gain knowledge and experience
that will make them better teach-,
ers. - •• - •
"By direct service we mean en­gineering
research aimed at the'
discovery of scientific information'
that will solve general problems1
for a group of. manufacturing
units in the same industry.
"An excellent example of direct
service to Alabama industry is our
study of processing characteristics
(Continued on page 8)
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You've got more to go on than our say-so:
Every motor magazine has given Chevy's
standard passenger car and Corvette V8's
unstinted praise. SPORTS CARS ILLUS­TRATED
says it this way: ". . . surely
the most wonderfully responsive engine
available today at any price." And if you
want the thrift of a six, you still get the
best of i t in a Chevy.
BEST ECONOMY No doubt about t h i s:
a pair of Chevy sixes with Powerglide
came in first and second in their class in
this year's Mobilgas Economy Run—get­ting
the best mileage of any full-size car,
22.38 miles per gallon.
BEST BRAKES Not only bigger, but
built with bonded linings for up to 66%
longer life. Just to prove what's what,
Chevy out-stopped both" of the "other two"
in a NASCAR*-conducted-test of repeated
stops from highway speeds.
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BEST RIDE A few minutes behind the
wheel will leave no doubt about this.
MOTOR TREND magazine sums it up
this way: " . . . the smoothest, most quiet,
softest riding car in i ts price class."
BEST TRADE-IN Check the figures in
any N.A.D.A.* Guide Book. You'll find that
Chevy used car prices last year averaged
up to $128 higher than comparable models
of the "other two." .
'National Automobile Dealers Association
BEST ROOM Official dimensions re­ported
to the Automobile Manufacturers
Association make it clear. Chevy's front
seat hip room, for example, is up to 5.9
inches wider than comparable cars.
BEST STYLE It's the only car of the
leading low-priced 3 that's unmistakably
modern in every line. "In its price class,"
says POPULAR SCIENCE magazine, "a
new high in daring styling."
Open invitation to excitement'the Impala Convertible.,
only authentic sports car, the Corvette.
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Gl Bill possibility for post-Korea vets
if Hill's legislation approved by Senate
8—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
A measure extending GI Bill
readjustment benefits to post-Ko­rean
vets was approved last week
by the Senate Committee on La­bor
and Public Welfare. Senator
Lister Hill, senior Alabama Sena­tor
and chairman of the commit­tee,
said that the action paves the
way for ~ consideration of the
measure by the full Senate.
The legislation co-sponsored by
Senator Hill is similar to others
w h i c h he co-sponsored for' GI's
of World War II and the Korean
conflict. Under these earlier pro­grams
nearly 230,000 Alabama
veterans were educated and train­ed
in a wide variety of skills and
professions.
The new program for post-Ko­rean
veterans would make educa­tion
and training available to an
additional 90,000 Alabama veter­ans
by 1963.
The new bill, which is pattern­ed
largely after the Korean Gr
Bill, would make post-Korean
veterans eligible for education and
vocational training assistance and
home and farm loan guaranty as­sistance.
The bill also establishes a vo­cational
rehabilitation training
program for post-Korean veterans
with service-connected disabili­ties.
|
"The serious employment han­dicaps
resulting from service-connected
disabilities can fre­quently
be overcome by rehabili­tation
training," Senator Hill said,
"and the veterans restored to full
employability."
The principal feature of the
proposal is the provision which
would extend educational and vo­cational
training provisions simi­lar
to those of the Korean GI Bill.
The Korean GI Bill qualification
ended January 31, 1955. Senator
Hill's bill would extend the edu­cational
rights through July 1,
1(963, when the Selective Service
Act expires.
!' "In view of. the continued need
for the Selective Service," Senator
Ijlill said, "it is essential that the
Congress cope with the problems
produced for individuals by that
l^w. A reinstatement of some por­tions
of the Korean GI Bill," he
continued, "is the best means for
ceping with these problems ac­cording
to evidence and studies
submitted by my committee."
,The investment made in the ex­isting
GI Bills already has prov­ed
to be of great national bene-fit;
Because of their training un­der
the programs, veterans have
Biggin hosts painting
talent of foreign youth
By Gwen Roane
['"Paintings of Children from
Seventeen Countries," is the for­mal
title of an art exhibit which
•will be at Biggin Hall through
July 24. This is the second of a
series and is an exhibit of the In­ternational
Society for Children
Through Art.
The exhibit consists of fifty-five
paintings by children of 17
foreign countries ranging f r o m
f.our to fifteen years of age. Pri­marily
the paintings are in water
color and crayon. The subject
matter is assorted, mainly pertain-'
irig to events that happen in a
child's life. Some of the countries
represented are the United States,
Denmark, Trinidad, Tanganyika,
Egypt, India, Germany, Sweden,
Japan, England, and France. The
daintings came from Columbia
Teachers College where they were t. exhibit last.
. Other exhibits to follow in the
series presented at API's Biggin
Hall are Historical Photographs
from LIFE magazine on July 27-
31, and student sculpture and
prints done by art students at Au­burn.
improved their technical skills,
farming techniques, and have ac­quired
a higher level of education
generally, said the senior Alabama
Senator. It is generally agreed
that these facts mean more in­come
for the veterans, which, in
turn, means extra income tax
payments to the Federal Govern­ment.
One veterans administra­tion
spokesman has put these ex­tra
tax payments'at approximate­ly
$1 billion each year, a sum
sufficient to pay for the entire
veterans program in a 15-year
period.
College steps up research projects
FFA picks Evans
summer president
Waylon Evans, a senior in agri­cultural
education from Albert-ville,
has been elected president of
the Collegiate FFA chapter for
the Summer quarter.
Serving as vice-president is
Donald Sibley of Mount Hope; the
secretary is Joe Hill, Millry; Har­old
Edgeworth, Detroit, Ala., is the
treasurer; the reporter is Charles
McKay of Remlap, and Billy
Hawkins, Arab, is the sentinel.
The collegiate chapter is com­posed
of former high school FFA
members and agricultural educa­tion
majors. Meetings are on the
second and fourth Tuesday night
at 7 o'clock in Thach.
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(Continued
and fiber properties of major va­rieties
of Alabama-produced cot­ton.
Information obtained f r om
this research is helping the textile
industry determine what varieties
will fill specific manufacturing
needs and how to adapt its ma­chinery
to use a given variety
most efficiently. Results of this
research have been so satisfactory
to date that the textile industry
is assisting in providing facilities
for expanding the program.
"As we have already indicated,
sponsored research is the business
of the Auburn Research Founda­tion.
However, the role of the En­gineering
Experiment Station in
establishing a capability for spon­sored
research is one of its most
important functions. In this res­pect,
Experiment Station funds
serve to facilitate the recruitment
of capable research personnel and
to purchase necessary research
equipment.
"Auburn has asked for in­creased
state support for the En­gineering
Experiment Station in
order that we may continue to
increase our research capability
and to expand our direct service
to Alabama industry. We do not
yet know all of the key problems
of Alabama industries. But with
from page 7)
adequate research personnel and
a modest sum to give flexibility
to the Experiment Station pro­gram,
we can tackle those prob­lems
as they are identified, with
confidence that we can aid in their
solution."
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Conferences to be held
on high school math
A series of conferences on "Ex­perimental
High School Mathe­matics
Programs" is being con­ducted
on the Auburn campus by
Dr. Eugene D. Nichols, associate
professor of mathematics educa­tion,
the Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dr. Nichols was born, in Poland
and immigrated to the United
States in 1946. Since that time he
has taught mathematics, in Illi­nois,
New York and Florida and
has written numerous articles on
mathematics.
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Sports AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1959 Page 9
your sports
parade
By Wendell Mitchell
Did you know . . .
That Auburn will meet arch-rival Georgia Tech on Birm­ingham's
Legion Field in their 1960 gridiron match. This will
be the first time the Tiger-Tech game has been played out-sde
of the state of Georgia since 1899.
Incidentally, Auburn won that contest 63-0.
That Georgia's Bulldogs will visit Cliff Hare Stadium
for the '60 grid game with our Auburn Tigers after a long
period of playing this traditional affair in Columbus.
Glory, glory to ole Auburn.
That in 1960 Auburn will appear in Birmingham three
times in a single season for the first time since 1903. The '60
slate also includes five games scheduled for the Tiger's own
Cliff Hare Stadium, making a total of eight of the Plains­men's
ten contests to be played within the boundaries of Ala­bama.
Congratulations are in order for Coach Jeff Beard and
the athletic staff on this accomplishment.
Tfiiat Duke w^. Navy have been added to Birmingham's
'59 basketball 'cjpsic along with Auburn and Alabama. This
four te^m tournament is slated for Friday and Saturday, De­cember
18 and 19.
Auburn's Tigers are defending champions.
That nine of the talented high school athletes that will
be appearing in the annual North-South all-star classic to be
held in Tuscaloosa August 6 have been signed by the Auburn
athletic department.
Watch these future Auburnites. Remember Bobby Hunt's
(Continued on page 11)
Burkett, Rawson to lead Tigers
through tough '59 football season
by Joe Beasley
Someone once wrote, " . . .
for if winter comes, can spring
be far behind? . . ." To para­phrase
that statement I'd like
to use one of my own—" . . .
for if summer come, can fall
be far behind? . . . " With the
coming of fall and its blazing
colors in nature comes an­other
spectacle—the football
season. This fall when the whistle
blows at Shield-Watkins Field in
Rnoxville for the battle between
the Plainsmen and the Vols,
Coach Shug Jordan's-Tigers will
carry onto the field of combat the
longest collegiate winning streak
in the nation.
New stars will be born on this
season's gridiron and the already
established greats will return to
repeat their outstanding perfor­mances
as they have done in the
past. But have you ever stopped
to think what motivates the drive
and spirit it takes to have a win­ning
team? What has kept Au­burn's
morale high in game alter
game, season after season with the
NCAA dealing s u c h crushing
blows? You could probably give a
number of good reasons for this
continued fight and climb up the
ladder of success, but I'd like to
offer one for you to think about.
On a football field quick deci­sions
have to be made time after
time in a single game. If the de-
Captain Jackie Burkett and co-captain Lamar Rawson.
cisions made are wrong or if a
course of action were overlooked,
it could mean the difference in a
win or a loss. The men who make
these decisions must be capable
alert, and able to take advantage
of. every break. In addition they
must have the confidence of their
teammates.
Who makes these decisions?
Who is the sparkplug of the team?
—the captain, or captains! Who
are the captains of Auburn's Tig­ers
for the coming season?—Jac­kie
Burkett and Lamar Rawson.
These are the two men who will
lead Auburn's Tigers through the
1959 season. They possess all the
qualities of leadership. T h e ir
performances over the past two
seasons proudly present this fact.
Burkett is a 22-year-old, 6-foot
4-inch, 220-pound senior from
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He was
voted first-string AU-American
(Continued on page 11)
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A Look At Sports With Jim Phillips
Still Early, But . . .
Let's Talk Football!
Here in mid-July, thoughts are still far away
from the gridiron. The golf links, tennis c o u r t s , ||
lakes, streams, and baseball-packekd TV sets have
kept us busy. But King Pigskin in all his autumn regalia is just
around the corner.
This gridiron guessing game of picking December champions a
la July is every bit as enviable as a bout of Russian roulette. Unlike
calling the baseball shots in February, college football prognostica-tors
face an annual player turnover. As evidenced by the inconsistent
records of Georgia Tech and Tennessee squads in recent years, you
may lead the league during one season and drop to the bottom the
very next fall.
So with crossed fingers we look around the unpredictable South­eastern
Conference. At first glance our crystal ball reveals the '58
leaders back up there again. The gaudy Bengals of LSU and our Au­burn
Tigers finished one-two conference-wise, undefeated, and one-four
in the nation, respectively, last time out. They'll be the teams
that everyone's after, but we won't slit our throats just yet by
taking one over the other. Both could play unbeaten slates again in
'59. They've got power to burn!
The defending National Champs lost but four key players via
graduation and feature a lightning-quick attack led by everybody's
All-America, Billy Cannon, the powerful halfback who can run like
a fullback. Running mate Johnny Robinson would be a sure head-liner
with any other SEC squad, and AU-SEC quarterback Warren
Rabb may not have any Southern peers at his slot. The men from the
Bayou country sport a fast beefy line, whoops, three of them, paced
by All-America center Max Fugler. These Tigers have depth galore—
remember the White and Go teams of '58 and those heralded Chinese
Bandits who made everyone forget Terry and the Pirates? They'll all
return—almost Intact.
Auburn matches LSU All-America-wise with G u a r d Zeke
Smith and center Jackie Burkett anchoring the conference's top
line. Behind these solid middlemen, slick Bryant Harvard will vie
for all-star quarterback recognition, and troublesome s c a t b a ck
Jimmy Pettus leads the ball-toting corps. All-around solid b a ck
Lamar Rawson should enjoy his finest season, and there may not
be another tackle below the Mason-Dixon who can measure up
to big Ken Rice. Depth at end may prove the only Tiger weakness.
Johnny Vaught and his Ole Miss Rebels claimed they'd take the
national championship this year following their Gator Bowl win over
Florida last December. Maybe they will, with Bobby Franklin behind
Center, Cowboy Woodruff scampering from halfback, and an e a sy
Schedule on tap. But Auburn and the Bayou Bengals look better, and
(Continued on page 11)
Alumni gym facilities
open to all students
There's a way to beat the
heat. After classes or work,
take a swim in the pool at the
Alumni Gym. The pool and
the gym facilities are open to
students and faculty at the fol­lowing
hours this summer:
Monday and Thursday after­noons
from 4 to 6 p.m.; Tues­day
and Wednesday nights
from 7 to 9. Two qualified
lifeguards are on duty at these
hours. All you need is a suit,
cap and towel. No charge is
made for the use of pool or
equipment.
Other games you may play
are tennis, badminton, shuffle-board,
table tennis and arch­ery.
The tennis group meets at
4 p.m. on Monday at the Gym
and the archery group meets at
4 p.m. on Thursday at the Gym.
Watch the bulletin board at
the Alumni Gym for special
announcements c o n c e r n ­ing
special events and tourna­ments.
Nat'l science foundation
awards forester $6400
Dr. R. W. Becking, associate
forester of the API Agricultural
Experiment Station, has received
a grant for $6,400 to study forest
production.
The grant is in joint petition
with Brooklyn College of New
York and was given by the Na­tional
Science Foundation. The
study will be on "Productivity of
Forest Communities in the Smo­ky
Mountain Region." Field work
will continue through the summer
of. 1959. The grant is for a one-year
period ending May 31, 1960.
INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL TEAMS
QUALIFY FOR SUMMER PLAYOFFS
b y P e y t o n McDaniel
Play in the intramural sof.tball
leagues reached the halfway mark
with three teams still undefeated.
BSU is leading league No. 1
with a record of five wins and no
losses. In second place is AVMA
with a record of four wins and
one loss, that being to the league
leaders last Thursday by a score
of 25-10.
Currently the Delta Sig's and
the Tigers, an independent team,
are tied for first place in league
No. 2 by virtue of each taking a
victory over the Kappa Sig's last
week. The Tigers shelled the Kap­pa
Sig's 23-2 while the Delta Sigs
could manage only a 9-5 victory.
In league No. 3 the Sigma Pi's
qualified for the championship as
they marched to five straight vic­tories
behind their pitching ace,
Bill Hudson. They took the title
with an 8-5 triumph over the
Delta Chi's, runnerup in the lea­gue.
The Sigma Nu's rounded out the
undefeated teams by taking a 12-
0 perfect game victory over the
PKT fraternity. This superb per­formance
was turned in by Clar­ence
Roberts, the pride of the
snake mound staff. Roberts struck
out 12 men and didn't allow but
one ball to be hit beyond the in­field.
The four winners of these lea­gues
will participate in the play­offs
that Will-be-held at the end
of the season*. The balance .of the
teams to compete will be selected
from the winners 'Of the last hali
of the softball campaign.
For the second half of the sea«
son the leagues will re re-classi­fied.
Teams that have forfeited
over one game in the first half of
the season will be dropped in
making out the new schedule,
meeting will be held in the Union
Building. Thursday night for this
purpose. Everyone that is inter­ested
in participating is urged to
have a representative present.
THE PLAINSMAN
A staff meeting will be held
tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Plains­man
office in the Union Building
for all those interested in working
on the paper.
10—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1951
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Football tickets
sales break API's
all-time records
AUBURN, Ala., July 15 — Au­burn's
whirlwind record-break­ing
football ticket sales will end
today for priority groups and af­ter
this July 15 deadline, all tick­ets
left will be open for public
sales.
"We felt that last year's sales
could never be surpassed," Ath­letic
Director Jeff Beard said
Saturday, "but our ledger shows
Sales up 25 percent over the same
period a year ago."
Sellouts have already been an­nounced
for the Georgia Tech
and Alabama games. In fact, the
announcement about the Auburn-
Alabama sellout three weeks ago
Was the earliest since 1948, the
year of the renewal of the rival­ry-
The No. 1 reason for the rec­ord-
breaking sales is attributed
to the tremendous season ticket
sale. With 10 days still remain­ing
for purchase of season tickets,
and renewals for 1958 customers,
there is an excellent possibility
that the season ticket plan will
double the '58 output.
Auburn's season ticket plan for
the coming season will include
games with Hardin-Simmons,
Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi
State, and Mississippi Southern.
Beard's thumbnail analysis of
Auburn's 10-game schedule is as
follows: Tennessee, Hardin-Sim­mons,
Miami, Georgia, and Mis­sissippi
Southern—good seats
left; Kentucky, Florida, and Mis­sissippi
State—only a few seats
remaining; and Alabama and
Georgia Tech — sold out.
Football fans write to: Foot­ball
Tickets, Auburn Athletic
Association, Box 432, A u b u r n .
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a look at sports
(Continued from page 10)
the Johnny Rebs play LSU for their only real match.
Bear Bryant fielded a top-notch Alabama unit in his first year
back home last fall. You might as well bet your bottom dollar that
the relentless Bryant will produce a better one at the Capstone in '59.
Little Marlin Dyess runs like a march hare from a halfback po­sition
and Gary O'Steen can play anywhere in the quick Bama back-field.
The Tide freshmen a year ago were devastating.
After two dismal seasons, Bobby Dodd's Georgia Tech Yellow-
Jackets should rebound behind the slashing running of halfbacks
I Larry Fonts and Frank Nix. The aerial show put on by veteran quar-b
terback Fred Brasellion might be something to watch if Fred can pre-
, serve his position from determined Stan Gann, up from the Fresh-lj
men. Gann is recuperating from a leg wound suffered when practic­ing
the fast draw with a .22 pistol this summer. End Jake Rudolph
is labeled the nation's best by the Tech people. Look for a real sleeper.
Nifty Don Hudson leads Florida from an end and may be great
in '59. Dan Royal is a fine tackle and Asa Cox a top guard. The Ga­tors
may pull a surprise or two, but there's just two much talent
around the league. The Floridians, who scared our Plainsmen a year
ago should be on the fringe of Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, Alabama,
and Tech's shadows this season. In one respect the Florida schedule
is a dirty blow. Auburn and LSU test the Gators on successive Sat­urdays.
Coach Bowden Wyatt of Tennessee expects a better Vol squad
this outing. Tailback Bill Majors may not fill All-American brother
John's shoes, but much is expected of the tall lad. The Vols could
well be spoilers this time. They'll have blood in their eyes at Knox-ville
come September 26, Auburn's opening engagement with them.
Behind the Vols, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Tulane, and
Mississippi State should fight for the higher of the lowest rungs.
Blanton Collier at Kentucky has aces in quarterback Lowell Hughes
and half Cal Bird, but was jolted severely by graduation loss of star
back Bobby Cravens. Vandy claims a great in big halfback Tom Moore
and a fine end in 6'-5" Rooster Aiken. But they lost the entire middle
of a good line last fall and shouldn't present too many problems to
teams-of; the uppef-crust.
Georgia and. TtUane could rate better at this point had they not lost
stickouts to the pros. Blood-hungry fullback-center Dave Lloyd of
the Bulldogs and sterling field general Richie Petibon of the Green-ies
have prematurely inked their signatures, but watch quarterback
Charley Britt of Georgia and half Percy Colon, Tulane.
Down at Starkeville, all is woe. Mississippi State nearly pulled
the upset of the year against LSU last November in a 6-7 defeat, but
otherwise played a very disappointing season. Bill Stacy is gone and
With him the Maroon victory chant.
So roughtly it looks this way—1) LSU or Auburn—take your
pick; 3) Mississippi; 4) Alabama; 5) Georgia Tech; 6) Florida; 7)
Tennessee; 8) Kentucky; 9) Vanderbilt; 10) Georgia; 11) Tulane; 12)
Mississippi State.
The Bayou boys from LSU and our Tigers should again r a nk
high nationally. Mississippi will make the top twenty, and Alabama
could easily slip in.
That's the way it looks from our July vantage point. But in this
Wacky SEC who can ever tell?
Burketf, Rawson
to lead Tigers
(Continued from page 9)
in '58 by the American Football
Coaches Association, in addition
to making numerous other All-
America rosters. Many experts
consider him the best center in
the history of the SEC-because of
his great speed and linebacking
ability.
Jackie can play any sport with
amazing success. He led Auburn's
1958 SEC championship baseball
team with a .375 batting average
and is a good track prospect for
hurdling and the javelin. This
Floridian could well be the great­est
athlete in the history of Au­burn.
Jackie is married and the fath­er
of a one-year-old son. He loves
any outdoor sport, especially
hunting and fishing.
Rawson hails from Pensacola,
Fla. He stands 5 ft., 10 inches tall,
weighs 180 pounds, and is 20 years
old. In 1957 Lamar carried the
ball 224 yards in 47 runs for a
rushing average of 4.8 per carry
and tallied two touchdowns. He
set up the only TD against Ten­nessee
in his opening game as a
sophomore. Labeled "Mr. Consis­tency"
in spring practice, the fu­ture
is very bright for Mr. Raw-son.
Lamar is married and has a
four-year-old daughter. Bespec-kled
off the gridiron, he is an
outstanding engineering student.
I have but one after thought to
add. With leaders like this and
such solid support of the rest of
the team will give them—how can
we lose?
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Bobby Freeman
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M. L. Brackett.
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great exhibition last year!
That Auburn will have eleven players in professional foot­ball
the coming season who played on the Tiger team dut-ing
the '54 season or since: |
Detroit Lions •
Cleveland Browns •
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers ]
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49'ers
Chicago Cardinals '
Edmunton (Canadian
League)]
Winnepeg (Canadian
League)]
New York Giants
Well represented in the pro ranks . . . huh?
That Auburn has lost only four of its last forty football
games. j
War Eagle!
• * »
Auburn's football team has once more gained the re­spect
of the experts. The Plainsmen were voted to finish sec­ond
in the SEC in '59 by only one vote behind LSU, defend­ing
national champion, in a pre-season football poll conducted
by the Birmingham News. •
The '59 grid slate for the Tigers shapes up as follows: j
Sept. 26—Tennessee at Knoxville j l\
Oct. 3—Hardin-Simmons at Auburn j
Oct. 10—Kentucky at Auburn i 11
Oct 17—Georgia Tech at Atlanta ' ^
Oct. 23—Miami at Miami *[
Oct. 31—Florida at Auburn (HC) j'
Nov. 7—Mississippi State at Birmingham j
Nov. 14—Georgia at Athens
Nov. 21—Mississippi Southern at Auburn ]
Nov. 28—Alabama at Birmingham
Student tickets for these games
may be purchased beginning Sep­tember
25. Each student must
have their '59-'60 ID card which
will be made September 22-24 and
available in time to purchase tic­kets
on the 25th. Although the
game may be announced as a sell­out,
student tickets have been set
aside.
It's the American
Look!
11—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
Asst. Army ROTC Head
Attends Ft. Benning
Major Kermit O. Lindell, assis­tant
professor of military science
and tactics at Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute) is presently attend­ing
the 1959 Fort Benning ROTC
Camp in the Harmony Church
area of Fort Benning, Ga.
Major Lindell is assigned to
"A" Company at the camp. He is
scheduled to remain at the ROTC
camp until July 31st, the closing
day of the camp.
There are more than 1,500 RO­TC
cadets attending the camp
from 35 colleges and universities
in the six state southeastern area,
Puerto Rico and Massachusetts.
Major Lindell and his wife Ma­rian
reside at 289 Chewacla Dr.,
Auburn, Ala.
Other Army ROTC personnel
from API are: M/Sgt. Denham S.
Roberson, Weapons Committee, of
112 Thomas St.
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12—THE PLAINSMAN Wednesday, July 15, 1959
Auburn receives unique testing machine
ED JONES CONDUCTS EXACTING
TYPE PRESSURE TANK RESEARCH
By L. B. Williams
"Give him a bfg:group of postage stamp size testing de^
vices (strain gages), about four miles of wire and any old
storage tank. With those items plus some more technical ones,
Ed O. Jones, associate professor of mechanical engineering at
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, can tell you where a tank
is dangerously weak and likely to
The 400,000 pound Tatnall Universal Testing Machine being un­loaded
has given new breadth to engineering research on the Plains.
This machine, which is the only one of its type on a college cam­pus,
may be programmed electronically to apply loads on specimens
in several ways. It is also the only device now at Auburn that per-
'mits a study of the fatigue characteristics of a specimen of a ma­terial.
Only two of these machines have been built. The other is at
Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. API was able to purchase.this one
at a reduced price because the Auburn engineering staff gave assis­tance
to.the Budd Co. in design and details of construction.
This Tatnall, which is the third testing machine purchased by
the School of Engineering, is used by all the departments, but is
assigned to civil engineering for maintainance.
Kappa Tau's name officers for summer
Alpha Lambda Chapter of. the
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity has
elected Irby H. McCalla, Bir­mingham,
president for Summer
(Quarter. Also elected to offices
yveve Donald Larison, Selma, vice-president;
Charles Hicks, Head­land,
secretary; Len Burke, Bir­mingham,
treasurer; Dave Powell,
Raleigh, N. C, pledgemaster; War­ren
Claflin, College Park, Md.,
and Jim Stewart, Anniston, repre­sentatives
to the executive cabi­net.
collapse from too much inside or
outside pressure. . , . . . - -
What Jones and his student as­sistants
are. doing is called pres­sure
vessel research. Findings
from their tests help the Ameri­can
Society of Mechanical Engi­neers
set safety stndards for stor­age
tanks. Indirectly, the' setting
of the standards may save some
workman's life around a tank in
the future.
Jones takes the research pro­jects
through the Auburn Re­search
Foundation and the Engi­neering
Experiment Station. The
type tanks tested are for sub­marines,
oil and chemical stor­age
and water.
In making his tests Jones uses
a big containment tank. The
smaller tanks or vessels to be
Reaccreditation
depends upon State
says Dr. Pumphrey
(Continued from page 1)
said that even now receiving quite
a bit of work from the govern­ment,
especially from Army Ord­nance
Missile Command, which is
located at Redstone Arsenal.
When questioned about the ef­fects
of disaccreditation on grad­uates,
Dean Pumphrey said he
thought it would be negligible if
the departments were reaccredit-ed.
However, he went on to say
that if they were not reaccredited
the graduate would probably
have some difficulty getting
registered as an engineer.
Dean Pumphrey said he has re­ceived
the enthusiastic coopera­tion
of everyone from the admin­istration
on down.
He kissed her in the garden,
It was a moonlight night.
She was a marble statue,
He, a trifle tight.
tested are sealed inside with the
small testing devices attached.
The miles' of wire stream from
the deyices or strain gages to out-side
instruments. These help in
determining the allowable inter­nal
pressures for the tank.
The Pressure Vessel Research
Committee in. New York City
takes the results of Jones' find­ings
and those of other research­ers.
Direct benefit is given then
to the Navy, oil, steel and con­struction
companies.
; Jones. meets with the commit­tee
in New York quarterly. He
swaps findings with the other re­search
men and all benefit.
As for himself, Jones says the
research improves his own pro­fessional
growth because he gets
both the theoretical and the prac­tical
sides of a problem. Student
assistants get basic and advanced
knowledge in the strength of ma-terials,_.
and experimental work
for advanced study and the writ­ing
of master's degree theses. Al­so
they learn instrumentation and
advanced research techniques.
Jones explained that the ex­periments
require a group cf stu­dent
assistants. He said that some
of the tests call for 40,000 to 50,-
000 readings. That takes time.
Coming from the research will be
about four Engineering Experi­ment
Station bulletins and at
least two papers for national
journals.
Dr. H. B. James .
N. C. State man ;
to speak here
at staff meeting
Dr. H. Brooks James will ad­dress
the annual staff conference
of the School of Agriculture and
Agricultural Experiment Station.
of API this afternoon. Dr. James
is director of instruction for the
School of. Agriculture, North Car;?,
olina State College.
A recognized authority in agrl«>
cultural economics,-Dr. James re«
ceived B.S. and M.S. degrees from
N. C. State College and a docto-,
rate from Duke University.- He
was appointed head of the depart­ment
of agricultural economics at
N.C. State in 1950 and director of
instruction in 1957. Dr. James will
speak on "Tailoring Agricultural
Curricula to Meet Anticipated Fu­ture
needs."
The staff conference began
Monday and ends tomorrow.
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