THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
To Foster The Auburn Spirit
Johnson poll
What was the Auburn student's
reaction to President
Johnson's decision not to
seek re-election? See Page 3
for survey results.
VOLUME 95 AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, ALABAMA THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1968 S PAGES NUMBER 21
Mrs. Horry Philpott donates to bhod drive
Mrs. Harry Philpott does her part to help Auburn which began Tuesday, ends this evening at 5. Au-reach
an attempted goal of 5,000 pints of blood burn set the world's record last year with a total of
during the University's blood drive. The drive, 4.812 pints donated over a two-day period.
: (Photo by Curtis A. Mauldin)
Trustees approve dorm phones,
discontinue School of Chemistry
Conferences to study
religion, Greek system
By JOE LEHMAN
Plans for the installation
of private telephones in
each room of the women's
dormitories were approved
by the Board of Trustees
in recent action.
In other business, the
Board voted to change the
status of the School of Chemistry
to that of a department
in the School of Arts and
Sciences, granted a right-of-way
to the State Highway
Department for a revised four-lane
bypass route west of the
campus, increased the interest
rate of loans for fraternity
house construction from 4Vi to
$m
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Loveliest of the plains
5M per cent, and took additional
steps to acquire University
of Alabama facilities
in Montgomery.
Trustee Frank P. Samford
Sr. was unanimously elected
vice-president of the Board
succeding Paul S. Haley who
died Jan. 31, after 50 years
as a trustee. The vice-president
acts as presiding officer
at Board meetings in the absence
of the governor, who is
an ex-officio Board member
and serves as president. In
recent years, attendance by
a governor has been rare.
DORM PHONES
A private "outside" line
without the involvement of a
switchboard will be installed
in each room of the women's
dormitories by the fall of
1969. The action was a direct
result of a request for private
telephones made by the Asso-
* * * * * * * * * * *
Hester, Martin to fill
vacant trustee posts
By JIMMY REEDER
Two new members have been appointed to the Board
of Trustees by Gov. Lurleen Wallace.
Walston Hester, a Russellville businessman, was appointed
to fill the unexpired term of Paul S. Haley and
will serve until 1979. Dr.
Thomas E. Martin, aGunter-
Springtime daydreams
In spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of...
Loveliest Cheri Henry. The 18-year-old blue-eyed blonde
from Atlanta is a freshman in visual design-of which
she is a fine example. When not communing with the
flowers and trees, Cheri lives in Dorm C. A Zeta Tau
Alpha, the 5 foot, 3 inch coed enjoys bowling and dancing.
(Photo by Curtis A. Mauldin)
sville physician and mayor
of that city, was appointed
to a 12-year term from the
5th district. Martin's seat
on the board has been vacant
since last year and his
term will also expire in 1979.
Hester graduated from Auburn
in 1937 with a B.A. degree
in business. He was a
member of the marching band
and Delta Sigma Phi. He
served in the state legislature
from 1963-66 and was a
member of the House Ways
and Means Committee. During
his term educational programs
in Alabama were greatly expanded
to include the junior
college system.
Martin attended Auburn
from 1921 to 1923 in the pre-medicine
curriculum before
attending medical school at
(See Page 2, Column 6)
ciated Women Students, according
to Dr. Harry M. Philpott.
Installation of the telephones
will increase dormitory
rent by $10 a quarter for
each girl. The university will
handle the basic monthly
charge through the increased
rental income but will not be
responsible for long-distance
calls. There will be no provision
for rooms without
phones should a girl wish to
avoid the expense.
Noble Hall will be the first
dormitory with room phones
since it has no intercom system
and will be converted to
a women's dormitory by next
fall. Installation costs to
Southern Bell Telephone Co.
are expected to be approximately
830,000 for the entire
project.
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
The School of Chemistry
proposal was an implementation
of study committee recommendations,
according to Dr.
Philpott.
Under the new organization
structure, chemical engineering
will become a department
in the School of Engineering.
Laboratory technology will be
in this department.
Dr. C. R. Saunders, present
dean of the School of Chemistry
said Wednesday, "I will
be retiring from my adminis-
(See page 2, Column 1)
RAC will open
Sunday; Buffrick
to give keynote
By DONNA RENFROE
A live jazz band will
perform on the first night
of the Religious Affairs
Conference which begins
Sunday in the Union Ballroom.
The concert, presented
by the Howard Hanger
Trio, features jazz worship
music.
"Freedom and Responsibility"
is the theme of this
year's conference. Dr. David
Buttrick, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Fre-donia,
N.Y., will make the
keynote address Sunday at
7 p.m. on "The Crisis of Decision-
Freedom and Responsibility."
Joining Dr. Buttrick in the
conference will be Dr. William
Mallard, associate professor
of theology,Emory University,
who will speak Monday at
11 a.m. on "Responsibility
of the Church to the Free
Society."
This discussion will examine
the extent of the
church's influence today,
said Fletcher Comer, conference
chairman.
Dr. Buttrick will also speak
Monday at 9 a.m. on "Pattern
of Freedom in Contemporary
Literature." His topic will
examine what new writers are
trying to say, Comer said.
(See Page 2, Column 1)
| Students urged to break bhod drive record %
$• The blood drive continues today as Auburn students $
^attempt to break the world record of 4,812 pints which :§
gwas set here last spring. The total collection at press •:•:
:$was 2,462 pints. :•:;
« "Tomorrow will be our big day," said blood drive chair- S
Ijjjman Joe Busta last night. "The student body will have^
:$to respond in mass if we are to break our record," hei^
g emphasized. $•
$ Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan and the Auburn football •$
•$ squad, the first group to contribute, kicked off the drive:|
j§ Tuesday. Trophies will be given to all organizations whojij
'$ have 100 per cent participation. :•§
HSA action delayed;
Rights Forum okayed
By JAMES THORNTON
The Student Senate voted
Monday night to delay action
on joining the National
Student Association (NSA)
for further study and to
grant a charter to the
Human Rights Forum.
mously to grant a charter to
the Forum which has been on
probation for the last two
years.
The Senate also voted to
extend its study on the controversial
National Student Association
and to consider sending
delegates to the NSA congress
to get a first hand report
(See Page 2, Column 5)
Fraternity Forum
begins Tuesday
in Langdon Hall
By LYN SCARBROUGH
Dr. Noah Langdale, Jr.,
President of Georgia State
College, will deliver the
opening address of the Fraternity
Forum at 7:30 p.m.,
April 9, in Langdon Hall
Auditorium.
A former president of the
Georgia Association of Colleges
and a member of Delta
Chi fraternity, Langdale has
served as president of the
Atlanta college since 1957.
Fourteen sorority candidates
nominated for Greek
Goddess will be presented
April 11 at 8 p.m. at a concert-by
the Pozo Seco Singers in
the Student Activities Building.
The performance will end
Fraternity Forum activities.
Tickets for the concert will
remain on sale at the Union
(See Page 2, Column 2)
108 candidates qualify
in student body elections
The student government
qualifications hoard has
announced 108 students are
qualified to run for campus-wide
and school offices in
the April 18 election.
Phil Phillips, superintendent
of political affairs, said
Tuesday that, in addition to
June graduates J
5 Candidates for degrees S
Si in June must clear all $
£5 deferred grades (Incom- :£
B plete and Absent Exami- 8
% nation) by April 8. Corres- :|
:§ pondence work must be $:
6 cleared (final taken) by $
g April 29. $
Play rescheduled;
opens on April IS
By LYNN MOBLEY
The Auburn Drama Department will present "Long
Day's Journey Into Night," a modern tragedy, by Eugene
O'Neill at the Auburn University Theatre April 15-21
at 7:30 p.m.
The play is directed by
Robert Mooney, instructor
in the Department of Drama
and technical director for
the Theatre.
"A Long Day's Journey
Into Night" is a story of
one day in the life of a
family. During the day, the
entire life history of the
family is revealed through two
very important events.
James Tyrone, the father,
is played by Rick Pike.
Mary, the mother, is played
by Deborah Mooney. William
Akins, an instructor in the
Department of English, will
play Jamie Tyrone, the oldest
son. The younger son,
Edmond is played by Werdna
Hill, a graduate student in
English. Wendy McGowen
will play Cathleen, the maid.
Eugene O'Neill received
the Pulitzer Prize for "A
Long Day's Journey Into
Night." He was the first
American playwright to receive
the Nobel Prize for
literature.
Date for the play was previously
announced as April
8-14.
Tickets and reservations
are now available at the De-pa:
tment of Drama office.
Students with LD.'s will be
admitted free, but should
make reservations. General
admission is $2. Tickets for
high school students will
cost $1.
Conference next week
Drug abuses examined
the five candidates for Miss
Auburn, 29 students qualified
to run for campus-wide offices.
Candidates for Miss Auburn
are Sally McCord,2EED; Linda
Newton, 3EED; Gwen Roton,
3EED;Mary Lou Sandoz, 3HE;
and, Patti Wells, 3SL.
Unlike last year's campus-wide
races, there are no unopposed
candidates. Jim Bar-ganier,
4AR, and Jimmy Bryan,
3BA, are opposing each other
in the race for student body
president. In other major
races, candidates are Joe
Ellis, 3IE. and Phillip Wallace,
3MH, vice-president;
Thomas Hogan, 2SL, and
Chuck Taylor, 3PS, treasurer
and Carol Carter, 2SL, and
Laura Young, 2FL, secretary,
SEN ATOR-AT-L ARGE
Ten students have qualified
to run for senator-at-large.
They are Richard E.Dick,
3PL; Joanne Farris,3MH; Jean
Ford, 3EH; Samuel H. Franklin,
3HMH; Robert C. Hicks,
4IE; John A. Irvine, 3BA;
Brice D. James, 3BA; Vivien
Long, 3EED; Van Treadaway,
4AE and Tommy Willis, 4CN.
These students are competing
for six senator-at-large
positions. They will represent
the campus as a whole in the
Student Senate and have no
allegiance to any individual
school.
PUBLICATIONS
In other action the board
announced the candidates for
publications heads. David
Housel, 3JM; Joe Lehman,
3JM; and, Lyn Scarbrough,
3JM, are featured in the first
race for Plainsman editor'
since 1964. Other candidates
are Guy Neill Rhodes, 3JM,
and Taffy Wallace, 3HMN,
Plainsman business manager;
(See Page 2, Column 3)
Invitations on sak
m
Graduation invitations :•:••
will be on sale April 9-15 j:|
g at the Union desk from 9-«
jgl2 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. |
By DAVID HOUSEL
"Tell it like it is, baby; tell it like it is."
This is the purpose of the Drug Abuse Conference to
be held in the Union Building April 11.
Charles Reed, chairman of the conference which will
feature two national drug authorities and a panel discussion,
said, "This conference will inform students on
the effect of drugs. It will not take sides on any moral
or legal issues."
"The student body should gain through a better understanding
of drugs with potential for abuse physically or
mentally," Reed continued.
The conference will begin at 9 a.m. April l i when Dr.
Joe Schoolar, associate professor of psychiatry and
assistant professor of pharmacology at Baylor University
in Dallas, Texas, will lecture on hallucinogenic drugs.
Alvin E. Strack, senior information scientist in charge
of drug abuse and investigational drugs for Smith, Cline
and French Laboratories, will talk on amphetamines,
barbiturates and tranquilizers at 10 a.m.
A panel discussion, including the two speakers and
moderated by Dr. Richard Means, Auburn instructor in
health, recreation and physical education, will follow the
speeches. Dr. Means will summarize the lectures of the
two speakers.
A question and answer period will also follow each
lecture.
Dr. Schoolar will appear as a visiting scientist on an
institutional grant from the National Science Foundation.
WHO'LL BE THE NEXT MISS AUBURN?
Candidates are: seated, from left, Mary Lou Sandoz,
Gwen Roton; standing, from left, Patti Wells,
Sally McCord, Linda Newton.
(Photo by Curtis A. Mauldin)
2-THE PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 4,1968
Continued from page one
Religious Affairs Conference
to examine human rights
, Also participating in the
conference are the Rev. Grady
L. Nutt, director of alumni
affairs and assistant to the
president at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, and the
Rev. Earl H. Brill, Episcopal
Chaplain at American University,
Washington, D.C.
"Rev. Nutt will speak Monday
at 2 p.m. on 'The Ring of
Freedom,' which is a discussion
on the levels of
society," Comer says.
The Auburn Drama Department
will present Eugene
O'Neill's "A Long Day's
Journey Into Night" at 7:30
p.m. on the same day.
Rev. Mallard's speech Tuesday
at 8 a.m. on "The Freedom
of the New Theologian" will
be followed by a panel discussion
at 10 a.m. on "Sexual
New Morality." Rev. Nutt
and Brill will lead the discussion.
"Rev. Brill will conclude
the conference with a speech
on 'Personal Freedom and
National Responsibilities.'
This discussion will cover
the relationship betweenman's
desire for freedom and his responsibility
to his country,"
Comer said.
Dr. Buttrick, editor of the
new theological journal,
"Perspective," is also author
of several books. He was a
contributor to "Ecumenism,
The Spirit, and Worship."
A graduate of Union Theological
Seminary, Garrett
Theological Seminary and
Northwestern University, Dr.
Buttrick has been a professor
at Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary and has lectured at
many universities throughout
the nation.
Dr. Mallard was a graduate;
of Randolph Macon Men's
College. He received his B.S.
degree and his Doctorate from
Duke University. In 1955-57,
he served as instructor in
religion at Sweet Briar Col
lege.
Rev. Nutt, who recently
appeared on the,Mike Douglas,
show, has worked as a youth
director in several churches
in Texas, and as minister
of music in Kentucky. He was
pastor of Graefenburg Baptist
Church in Kentucky before
taking his current post
at Southern Seminary.
Rev. Nutt was educated at
Baylor University before attending
Southern Seminary
where he received his doctorate.
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Trustees...
trative duties this summer and
will return to full time teaching
in the new department.
The new organization is similar
to that of many universities
across the nation."
BYPASS ROUTE
The main function of the
bypass will he to relieve
traffic congestion caused by
football games. The trustees
approved rights-of-way in 1965
for such a road running from
Saugahatche Creek to Highway
280 but the route has since
been altered.
The new route will run
along the western edge of
university lands from US
Interstate 85 to State Highway
14 and on to State Highway
— IN OPELIKA.—
Thursday through Wednesday
April 4-10
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 7
7:00 p.m. Rev. David Buttrick,
"The Crisis
of Decision-Freedom
and Responsibility."
8:00 p.m. Reception, Faculty
Club Lounge.
9:00 p.m. Community Service,
Howard Han
ger Trio.
Monday, April 8
9:00 a.m. Rev. David Buttrick,
"Pattern of
Freedom in Contemporary
Literature."
ll:00a.m Rev. William Mai
lard, "Responsibi
lity of The Church
To The Free Society."
2:00 p.m. Rev. Grady Nutt,
"The Ring of Freedom.''
6:00 p.m. Banquet.
7:30 p.m. Auburn Players,
"A Long Day's
Journey Into
Night," by Eugene
O'Neill.
Tuesday, April 9
8:00 a.m. Rev. William Mai
lard, "The Freedom
of The New
Theologian."
10:00 a.m. Messrs. Nutt and
Brill Discussion,
"Sexual New Mora
lity."
1:00 p.m. Rev. Earl Brill,
"Personal Free
dom and National
Responsibilities."
147, north of Auburn.
GREEK LOANS
The increased interest rate
for Greek organization loans
was recommended to the
Board by the Board's budget
committee. The new policy
was adopted when the Board
approved a $5,000 loan to Pi
Beta Phi sorority for chapter
room improvements and a
$38,000 addition to Lambda
Chi Alpha's existing loan for
acquisition of adjoining property.
Plans for acquiring the
University of Alabama extension
center facilities in
Montgomery were approved by
the Board. Takeover of the
facilities is pending favorable
outcome of a court suit testing
the constitutionality of establishing
an Auburn four-year
branch in Montgomery.
Auburn will pay $129,000
for the property; funds for
this purchase will come from
a state bond issue. The property
has been appraised at
$225,000, according to Dr.
Philpott.
fraternity Forum...
Building desk until the day of
the performance.
Greek Goddess candidates
are: Jean Mann, Alpha Chi
Omega; Judy Anderson, Alpha
Delta Pi; Leslee Thomas,
Alpha Gamma Delta; Marilyn
Martin, Alpha Omicron Pi;
Suzanne Denny, Chi Omega;1
Andi Adams, Delta Delta
Delta; Rona Runkle, Delta
Zeta; Nancy Roper, Gamma
Phi Beta; Jane Nix, Kappa
Alpha Theta; Janet Murphree,
Kappa Delta; Linda Wood,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Terry
Weeks, Phi Mu; GailO'Bryan,
Pi Beta Phi; and, Betty
Gladding, Zeta Tau Alpha.
All fraternities are eligible
to vote for Greek Goddess.
Voting should be done during
fraternity chapter meetings
April 10 and returns must be
turned in to the Interfratemity
Council Office by 2 p.m.,
April 11.
The Greek Goddess winner
and her court will be presented
during the intermission of
the Thursday night concert.
Former Interfratemity Council
Pres. Steve McMillan will emcee
the activities and Greek
Goddess chairman John Irvine
will announce the election
winners.
Dr. Langdale graduated
from the University of Alabama,
received his law degree
from Harvard University
Law School and later received
his master's degree from the
Harvard University Graduate
School of Business Administration.
He was varsity tackle
on championship University
of Alabama football teams.
He currently serves as a
member of the board of directors
of Fulton National Bank
in Atlanta, Ga.; Georgia chairman
of the National Football
Foundation and the Football
Hall of Fame; a member of the
board of directors for the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce;
and an honorary life member
of the Atlanta Jaycees and
the Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America,
Dr. Langdale received the
first "Georgian of the Year"
Award given by the Georgia
Association of Broadcasters
and is now a member-at-large
of the Council of th« Association
of College Honor Soci-eites.
He is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta
Kappa and Jasons.
Candidates...
Dana Curtis, 3BA; Dee Dee
Ellis, 3SED and Jerry Lowry,
3PL, Glomerata editor and Joe
Blanton, 3MH; Floyd McCrae,
3SL, Glomerata business
manager.
In addition to the campus-wide
races, each student will
be allowed to vote for president,
vice-president and senator
from the school in which
he is enrolled.
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
The following is a list of
candidates by schools and
candidates in that school:
Apiculture. President: Jim
Benefield, 3AS; Bill Barnett,
4AN; Vice-President: Cliff
Cleveland, 3AG; Bobby Keen,
2AS; Terry Kendrick, 3BI;
GREEK GODDESS CANDIDATES PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN
From left, Rona Runkle, Linda Wood,
Andi Adams, Gail O'Bryan, Suzanne
Denny, Marilyn Martin, Judy Anderson,
Nancy Roper, Terry Weeks, Janet
Murphree, Betty Gladding, Jane Nix
and Leslee Thomas.
Senator: Jim Barrett, 3AG and
Karen Prude, IBI.
Architecture and the Arts.
President: Edward Bowman,
3BC; Joe Rabun, 4AR, Vice-
President: Keith S. Ferris
4FA; Everett Hatcher, 4AR;
Mary Holman Johnson, 3ID,
Senator: Johnny Allen, 4AR;
Betsy Cain, 1VD; Becky
Eason, 2VD; Matt Laws, 3ID;
Perry Richardson, 2AR and
Robert Wilson, 1AR.
Business. President: John
H. Beville, 3BA; Robert
Jacobs, 3BA; Sammy Lacey,
4BA; Alexy Ritchy, 4BA,
Vice-President: Fred Hamff,
3BA; JimHines,2BA; Richard
Ney, 3BA, Senator: Tommy
Baxter, 2BA; Pat Brumfield,
2BA; Jim Mills, 2BA; Sammy
J. Parker, 2BA and Mike Ten-nant,
2BA.
Education. President:Linda
Clark, 3EED, Ellen Crawford,
3SED, Vice-President:
Michael Anderson, 3SED;
Patricia Epperson, 4EED,
Mimi Graves, 3EED, Donna
Jo Massie, 3SED, Shirley
Whisenant: 2SED, Senator:
Sheryl Coker, 2EED; Debbie
Hobbs, 2SED; Lynda Hood,
1EED; Dianne Lovell, 2EED;
Rona Runkle, 3EED and Joan
Wages, 2SED.
Engineering. President:
Richard H. Cole, 3AE; Patrick
T. McDonald, 2PN, Vice-
President: Rodney Byard,
4IE; Ronald M. Gilbert, 3TS;
David Pearce, 2PMN, Senator:
Dan Bush, 1PN; Mike Wil-liams„
2TMN and Chris R.
Youts, 2EE.
Home Economics. President:
Mary Lou Sandoz, 3HE, Vice-
President: Pam Allen, 2HE,
Senator: Helen Comer, 1HE,
Suzanne Denny, 1HE and
Judi Warner, 2HE.
Pharmacy. President: Harry
L. Brown, 4PY, Vice-President:
Brad Shelton, 3PY,
Senator: Buddy Porch, 3PY.
Science and Lit. President:
Winston Lett, 3PL, Vice-
President: John Bryce
Brechin, Jr., 2PM; Harper
Gaston, 3PD; Michael T.
Peace, 3SP; Bob Wills, 2PL,
Senator: John Cotney, 2PL;
Jim Flanagan, 3PM, David B.
Hill, 2PL; Sandy Holdren,
2SY; Park McGehee, 1PL;
Matt J. Markey, 2 PM; Mark
Marsh, 2MH; Mike Nix, 2PL
and Rodney Nolen, 2PL.
Vet Medicine. Senator:
George Burch, 1VM and Troy
Majure;JVM,
H S A . . .
of NSA functions and activities.
The Senate Rules Committee
will study the cost of
sending delegates to the NSA
congress and to the convention
of the Associated Student
Government (ASG).
Several senators expressed
conflicting views on the NSA.
Joe Ellis, senator from engineering,
reported that there is
great opposition to the NSA
at the University of Alabama.
"I have learned that the NSA
has tried to go around the
student government at Alabama
to try to get things done, and
the organization will probably
be voted off the Alabama
campus this year," Ellis told
the senators.
Marvin Campbell, senator-at-large
stated, "I don't think
that the University of Alabama
is a good example of what the
NSA can do or has done for
other universities around the
nation."
Jimmy Fuller, vice-president,
read a letter from the
student body president of Alabama
who commended the NSA.
The letter read: "Despite the
recent NSA controversies, it
has provided many benefits for
Alabama students, in particular
low cost European tours,
bringing noted speakers to the
Alabama campus and providing
teacher evaluation."
Fuller told the senators that
Auburn needs to make its
voice heard in national student
assemblies. "We gain nothing
by isolation, and I do not
think the recent passage of
the controversial NSA resolutions
is a justification for not
joining the NSA," he said.
The NSA has passed anti-
Vietnam war resolutions, anti-draft
and pro-Black power resolutions.
However, there are
provisions whereby local campuses
can vote against such
resolutions after they are
passed.
"Personally I would be in
favor of joining NSA, but I do
not think it would be appropriate
to join now and turn it
over to the new government
next year," Fuller added.
The Senate also discussed
the possibilities of joining
the Associated Student Government
and withdrawing from the
Southern University Student
Association (SUSGA).
'' SUSGA is mainly concerned
with smaller universities, and
their program is not too organized,"
said Fuller. "We
usually wind up telling them
how to run a student government."
In other senate action approval
was granted to the
Senate High School Relations
Committee to hold an "Auburn
Day" for high school students,
onMay 18, the day of the "A"
Day football game.
Appointees...
Vanderbilt University. He
also was a member of the
marching band.
"I was very happy and
honored to be : selected for
this important position," said
Martin. "I am looking forward
to working with other members
of the board, several of whom
I know personally."
"I feel that filling the
shoes of Dr. Haley will be a
tough job," was Hester's
reaction. "I hope that I can
contribute significantly to
improving Auburn's educational
program especially through
determined efforts to obtain
additional funds for the university's
operation."
Hester is president of the
First State Bank at Phil Campbell
and member of the Board
of Directors of the Russell-ville
City National Bank.
Martin is a physician and
operates a private hospital.
The Board of Trustees is
the official governing body of
Auburn University. Members
of the board are appointed by
the governor for 12-year terms.
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McCarthy supporters
organize campaign
"Campus Concerned Democrats"
has recently organized
"to oppose the administration's
Vietnam policy
by backing Eugene McCarthy,"
according to Dr.
Thomas Iiams Jr., chairman.
The group will meet tonight
at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian
House on Cox Street near
Crockett Dorm.
"Tonight we hope to set up
a program of action toward
educating the campus about
Sen. McCarthy and his reasonable
approach to the Vietnam
conflict, which is relatively
unknown in this area,"
said Iiams.
'"Concerned Democrats' is
for those who feel that the
Vietnamese conflict is a tragic
blunder and that Sen,
McCarthy is the man to change
the present policy," continued
Iiams.
"Concerned Democrats"
was also formed recently at
the University of Alabama and
the University of South Alabama.
"We feel that no other candidate
offers both the political
background and the reasonable
approach to the war policy,"
said Iiams.
"The campaign intends to
follow a one-candidate peace
vote movement backing Mc:
Carthy and aimed at a clear
referendum of the. committment
in Vietnam in the Choice '68.
straw vote April 18," continued
Iiams.
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performances tonight and
tomorrow night from 7:30 to
10 at the Down and Under
Coffeehouse in the basement
of the Auburn Union.
The coffeehouse, which
was innovated last spring,
opened for the fifth time
Monday. Admission is free.
Miss Rhodes, who appeared
recently at the "Bitter End"
in New York and who has been
featured on the college coffeehouse
circuits, plays
mostly original tunes. She is
accompanied on the electric
bass guitar by Mark Goldfarb
from Buffalo, N.Y.
"My message is love and a
positive attitude," said Miss
Rhodes, who considers herself
a naturalist.
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Seeks Hill's senate seat Thursday, April 4, 1968 3-THE PLAINSMAN
Smith offers 'a progressive voice' supports education, attacks rivals
Ed. Note: This year's Alabama
Senate race marks the
first time in 32 years that
the incumbent Senator has
not been seeking re-elect-ion.
Because of the importance
of the race, the views
of the different candidates
will be presented in The
Plainsman. The following
is first of a series of articles
on each of the major
Democratic candidates.
A series on the Republican
candidates will follow
as their nominating convention
draws nearer.
By JIMMY REEDER
"I am a candidate in
order to offer a progressive
voice, to fill a void in the
senate race," said Hunts-ville
attorney Bob Smith, a
newcomer to the Alabama
political scene.
"We need to present the
issues to the voters for a
decision," Smith said.
"The other two major candidates,
Congressman Ar-mistead.
Selden and former
Lt. Gov. Jim Allen, offer
only one side of the issues.
Without my candidacy the issues
of this race would not
be discussed."
The politically-unknown
Smith picked ah experienced
array of politicians to oppose.
The others seeking the seat
include Rep. Armistead Selden,
a 15-year veteran in the
House of Representatives; Jim
Allen, former lieutenant-governor
of Alabama; and
James E. "Big Jim" Folsom,
a two-term former governor.
Smith once worked for the
man whose senate seat he now
seeks. He worked on Sen.
Lister Hill's staff from 1961-
63. He served as legal counsel
to the Senate Labor and Public
Welfare committee of which
Hill is chairman. He also
studied much of the legislation
which came before the
Senate and wrote many of
Hill's speeches for delivery
both in Alabama and on the
Senate floor.
"I would not be in this
race had Senator Hill decided
to run for re-election," said
Smith. "I am devoted to him
and believe in the causes he
fought for."
PAST RECORDS
While praising Hill's record
in the U.S. Senate, Smith
belittles the past records of
his opponents. His main target
is Representative Selden.
"I have examined Selden's
record and I will expose it to
the public before this campaign
is finished," said
Smith. "He says he is running
on his record, but he's never
said what part he is so proud
of. Selden is against everything
for nothing.
"Allen says he will stand
up for Alabama, but I wouldn't
bet on it." said Smith. "He
hasn't stood up for himself.
Nobody knows where he stands
on anything. He has constantly
shifted with the politicalwind.
"I feel that people want a
progressive in the Senate,"
BOB SMITH
Smith said. "People are tired
of the reactionary negativism
offered by my two major opponents.
"Alabama needs a man in
in the Senate with new, fresh
ideas who is not hamstrung by
old ideas. We need a Senator
with a positive attitude toward
the possibilities for service
in the office of United States
Senator," Smith said.
Smith attacked Selden's record
as a Congressman, particularly
his non-support of
education programs. According
to Smith, Selden voted against
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act.
"If the Congress had listened
to Selden, Alabama would
not receive an estimated $38
million next year under the
terms of this law," charges
Smith. "He also opposed the
National Defense Education
Act in 1958.
"Since Carl Elliot (former
Alabama Congressman) pushed
this act through, over two
million students have aided
their education through its
loan program. There has been
a lack of leadership in the
field of education on Selden's
part," said Smith.
Smith said there is a crisis
in education with low salaries
and inadequate funds. The tax
in many areas of Alabama is
insufficient to support an
educational system, and the
state general education fund
is exhausted, according to
Smith. He feels state and
Kennedy-Nixon race foreseen.
RFK picked to win presidency
As its residents recuper
• ated from the shock and
^surprise of President John
:;Son's withdrawal from the
< 1968 political cauldron, the
»;land commonly considered
\\' 'Wallace Country'' prepared
:-for an expected battle be
^tween Robert Kennedy and|set
| Richard Nixon for the presi
| dency.
A hasty poll of 85 stu-i
dents selected at random after
•" Johnson's withdrawal, reveal-
>;ed that Nixon or Kennedy is
I expected to be the next pre-
Z sident. Kennedy won by one
§ vote 27-26. The students were
| asked to predict who they
I thought would be elected.
| Others receiving votes were
£ George Wallace. Ronald Rea-
;*gan. Sen. Eugene McCarthy.
;-President Johnson and Vice-
President Hubert Humphrey.
;: McCarthy had three votes,
Humphrey three, and Reagan,
ZWallace, and President Johnson
had one each. Several
^students were undecided.
; Kennedy outpolled Senator
;McCarthy, 62-11, and Nixon
^collected over 80 votes as
;the expected Republican candidate.
| Belinda Gehle, 2SED, said,
*"The Democrats will nomi-
•nate Kennedy because he has
^tremendous financial backing
and a name which stands for
vitality and the ability to get
things done."
Paul Taylor, 1CN, said,
"Kennedy will get the nomination
as a favorite son on his
brother's political coattails."
However Jack Benedict,
3BA, believes McCarthy will
the nomination "because
people have a little more faith
in him, and Kennedy is just
too young."
Nixon, according to the
poll, is still fighting a loser
image, but Labron Brantley,
said, "He's the only one
really running-the only one
willing to stick hisneck out."
Several students said President
Johnson's withdrawal
was a political move and expect
the President to be
drafted at the Democratic convention.
If Johnson's move is "irrevocable"
as he says, 41 per
cent of the students believe
Wallace's Alabama movement
will be helped. Twenty-three
think it will hurt the Wallace
campaign and an equal number
of those polled said Wallace's
campaign would not be affected.
Ted Williams, 2PM,' said,
"Wallace will pick up a lot of
labor votes that Johnson would
have gotten, but he doesn't
have a chance to win. He will
definitely hurt the Democratic
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Buddy Moore and John
Frayne said that Wallace
would not have anyone to campaign
against now that Johnson
has withdrawn, but Billy
Stanton, a sophomore, said,
"What Wallace stands for will
always be there. People won't
change feelings because of
withdrawal. It won't affect
Wallace."
Johnson's withdrawal
"shocked or surprised" 80
per cent of the students
polled, but there was both
happiness and sadness at the
President's decision.
SherryHindman,3SED, said,
"I am glad Johnson withdrew,
but I am concerned about the
effect it will have. I don't
feel any of the other candidates
are as qualified as he."
John Cole expressed concern
over Johnson's withdrawal
from the race "because
no other president has left
office during a conflict like
the Vietnam war."
However 53 per cent of the
students were happy about
Johnson's withdrawal while
27 per cent expressed regret.
Phillip Stewart said, "I'm
glad he withdrew, because it
gives us a clear road to put
better leadership in office."
The prelaw sophomore
added, "Kennedy will win if
he gets a haircut."
, Most students expect the
Vietnam war to come to a
quick close now that Johnson
has halted the bombing and
said he would not seek reelection.
Jean Ford, 3SL, said Johnson's
moves would bring about
de-escalation. "They will
start pulling the troops out of
Vietnam since the Senate is
not behind him now. He's giving
in."
Allen Thomas, 2AA, said,
"He started a program of de-escalation
which, as all half-fought
wars do, results in a
lot of men dead and no decisive
victory for an honorable
cause."
EdSabatini,3AA, expressed
the view that the Viet Cong
Will step up the war. "Ho Chi
Minh. won't come to talks. He
will wait to see who the next
President is and then decide
what action to take."
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local governments should increase
their support of education.
"At the same time, I favor
increased federal aid to edu
cation and will work for such
programs when I am elected
to the Senate," said Smith.
"I have talked with education
officials on both the state and
national level. I believe a
program can be worked out
to provide direct federal grants
on a population basis and I
favor this method of fund distribution."
Under the present system
funds are allocated for specific
programs, such as the
purchase of laboratory equipment.
"Ipromise you that if elected
to the Senate I will be a
friend of education," said
Smith.
VIETNAM
Smith says a major mistake
was made in our involvement
in Vietnam. The Joint Chiefs
of Staff and the President
couldn't foresee the extent of
commitment when it was first
made.
"It's too late to start over
now," said Smith. "We should
back up the Joint Chiefs and
General Westmoreland to the
hilt in the war effort."
Smith got in his punches at
Selden on the matter of Southeast
Asia. Following the
Pueblo incident Selden was
quoted as recommending the
use of nuclear weapons.
"Seldenacted irresponsibly.
I never heard the Joint Chiefs,
Westmoreland or anybody in
the Pentagon make such a
recommendation." said Smith.
COATTAILS
Smith charged that both
Allen and Selden are riding on
former-.gov. George Wallace's
coattails in running their
wives on his presidential
elector slate.
"I think it was a mistake
on their part," said Smith. "I
can see no legitimate reason
for them to involve themselves
in more than one political
race at a time."
Smith promised to introduce
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a constitutional amendment to
lower the voting age in federal
elections to 18 years, but
said he feels the voting age
in state elections should be
left for the individual state
determine.
"Crime in the streets and
rioting are vital issues in any
political race this time," said
Smith. "The President, and
Congress have a duty to examine
the causes of urban unrest
and devise programs to
help meet the problems."
" Smith's approach to the
problem is through education.
He favors such governmental
progress as Head Start and
industry-sponsored education
programs.
"We should begin at an
earlier age to train and educate
the impoverished to give
them the training and skills
necessary to break the ghetto
cycle," said Smith. "With
proper training they can get
jobs and solve many of their
problems.''
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THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Bruce Nichols
Editor
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Managing Editor-David Housel; Assistant Editot-Lyn Scarbrough; Assistant Managing
Editors-Joe Lehman, Roy Riley; News Editors-Bob Sims, Roy Summerford;
Copy Editors-Margaret Hester, Bob Payne; Features Editor-Linda Greene; Sports
Editor-Richard Wittish; Art Editor-Chip Holland; Exchange Editor-John Reynolds;
Assistant News Editors-Jimmy Reeder, Bob Payne; Assistant Sports Editor-Jim Parker;
Editorial Assistant-Taffy Wallace; Advertising Manager-Guy Rhodes; Route Manager-
Harper Gaston; Circulation Manager-Winton Watkins; Associate Business Manager-
Charles Reed; Secretary-Jenny Schultes; Photographies-Curtis Mauldin.
Ready to quit, Mr. Wallace?
According to Associated Press reports,
nobody got more votes than
George Wallace in the Wisconsin primary.
That is to say that a line on the
ballots labelled "None of those named
above" got more votes from Republicans
and Democrats than Wallace did.
"None of those named above" received
approximately 16,000 votes while Wallace
collected approximately 4,500.
Worse still, perhaps, is the fact that
Harold Stassen collected more than
28,000.
Wallace was not on the ballot; he
will run in November as a third party
candidate. But,the totals are interesting.
Could a promising political career
be headed for the rocks?
Why not here?
As of April 2, the University of
Georgia has a non-voting, but recognized,
representative on the Athens
City Council, according to the Red
and Black, Georgia's student newspaper.
The representative will be
appointed by the Student Body Pre-a
sident with the approval of the Student \
Senate.
Georgia Student Body President
Rullie Harris and the Red and Black
commented that they believe the new
representation will go far toward alleviating
many of the hard feelings between
the city and students.
Eventually, the student body intends
to have a voting representative
on the council, but, wisely, they realize
that new innovations must be
accomplished by steps. They are not
complaining too loudly that the student
member cannot vote now.
Parts of the Red and Black editorial
related closely to the Auburn situation:
"Students had long felt that local
merchants treated them unfairly with
outrageous high prices, poor service,
and lack of courtesy being the most
heard complaints....
"The only contact students had
with Athens officials was with the
'meter maids' who ticketed them for
traffic violations....
"As non-voting residents of the
city students felt with some justifi-fication.
that Athens officials had no
interest in what students thought
The student body here feels all of
these frustrations and more-one
addition could be the three-quarter
leases which most realtors force upon
any student who wants to live off
campus.
The student senate here should
look into the creation of a similar
post on the Auburn City Council; after
all, the Auburn student body comprises
a much greater percentage of
this community's population during
the school year than does the University
of Georgia at Athens.
Cultural lag
An unfortunate lag in communications
let a real opportunity for the Auburn
student body slip away unrealized
last Friday night. A little publicity
effort by the Lectures and Concert
Committee might have attracted more
than a small number of students to the
Student Ac Building to hear the Branko
Krsmanovich chorus. The Yugoslavian
group presented a musical program
which ranged from American Negro
spirituals to classical music and
stirred the small group that did attend
to prolonged applause.
The quality performance was only
part of the opportunity, however. The
group, composed mostly of students
from Belgrade University, presented
Auburn with a rare opportunity for
genuine, close-range cultural exchange.
Auburn students might have benefited
greatly from a reception for the
chorus; the visitors would surely have
appreciated the courtesy.
The Lecture and Concert Committee
should make greater effort to assure
that its programs will be attended;
when something really special comes
along-like last Friday's chorus-it
should be pushed. The Plainsman will
cooperate gladly if only we are informed
of the program's relative significance.
In addition, the committee
should spend some money for publicity
posters.
The money spent to bring a program
to Auburn is wasted if few attend.
Human Rights Forum
In these trying times when racial
hatred and internal disorder threaten
the domestic security of this nation,
any promise of progress in the vital
business of human relations deserves
comment.
The Plainsman congratulates the
Human Rights Forum and the Student
Senate on the senate's granting of
charter status to the group; the charter
officially recognizes the organization
as an affiliate of the Auburn University
student body.
We look forward to the continued
growth and progress of the Forum and
to its contributions to the community.
Editor's views...
Robert F. Kennedy:
President by default?
By Bruce Hkhok
The year began so matter-of-factly. The
status quo didn't seem to be in any grave
danger. Eugene McCarthy seemed to be carrying the peace
fight alone-protesting against great odds, performing a valuable
service at great risk to his political career if not to his
personal vanity. He and his valiant following had little real
hope of victory; they hoped to And, that may be true. But
indirectly influence the war what have we got for evi-
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policy. Chances for success
seemed remote.
Then, McCarthy made a
tremendous showing in the
New Hampshire primary;
Robert Kennedy jumped into
the fray; and President Johnson
jumped out, said he, to
stay. This sequence of events
has left Kennedy the front-running
candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
President; and the status quo
has begun to be threatened.
So far this year, political
prognosticators haven't been
able to say tomorrow what
they said yesterday about
today's political situation;
however, unless strong opposition
to Kennedy develops
soon, prognosticating will
grow easier from here on into
November, presuming Johnson
is out to stay. Barring any
change in Johnson's position,
Kennedy seems likely to win
the Democratic nomination,
and perhaps the election,
almost by default.
Almost by default.
But, wait a minute. What
about this Robert Kennedy?
Actually, not too many
people seem to know the
answer to that question, but,
neither are many people asking
it. Student newspapers
from across the country have
come to us through the mail
with ringing endorsements of
Kennedy. Most of these editorials
say, in essence, that
Kennedy should be elected
President because he is
great. Mostly, they reflect
emotion rather than rumination-
Kennedy is great because
he is great, they too
often say.
dence?
Television newscasts show
more of the same emotional
reaction to Kennedy. Cheering
throngs made up mostly of
young people follow him
across the television screen
with signs saying such things
as "Return to Camelot: Kennedy
in '68." His call for a
"New America" brought enthusiastic,
almost hysterical,
response from students at the
University of Kansas before
he even explained what he
really intends to achieve.
One news article quoted
people who said they'd vote
for Kennedy even if he didn't
tell them what he plans to
accomplish or how, simply
because they like and admire
him. Much of this support,
that he doesn't even have to
ask for, comes from people
who remember the grief-stricken
Robert Kennedy of
Nov. 22,1963; they identified
with him then and they identify
with him now.
Emotion and charisma are
an important element in politics.
But, surely the American
people have not become so
televisionized that they will
not demand more substance of
Kennedy than he has shown
so far. Surely our political
system, and the Democratic
Party, are not so bankrupt
that Kennedy will be able to
coast on to the convention
without being subjected to
the clarification of a stiff
nomination contest. Kennedy
and the nation stand to benefit.
Maybe he is the best man
for the job; but America must
demand that he show it.
Bom good, but...
RFK: more promise
than Eugene McCarthy
By M e Bufkin
President Johnson's sudden announcement
that he will not seek renomination has
given the campaigns of Sen. Eugene McCarthy and Sen. Robert
Kennedy a new importance. No longer are they involved in a
come-from-behind effort to change the course of the Democratic
party. One of them is virtually assured of nomination. Now the
campaign must center on nation, for a resurgence of
which of these two men
should be president.
That much, and possibly
most, of the nation did not
want a continuation of Lyndon
Johnson and his policies was
evident. The country is faced
with problems of a gravity
seldom encountered before.
The possibility of a violent
racial split is regretted by
all concerned citizens, black
or white, liberal or conservative.
Equally regretted is the
course of the war in Vietnam.
No one likes the present
tangled and unknowable situation,
and everyone would
like to see an honorable
peace made. Rightly or
wrongly, both of these situations
have been blamed on
President Johnson, and he as
a man has been unable to
bring hope to the American
people that these problems
can be resolved. Neither has
Richard Nixon stirred any
such hope.
It is thus that much of the
dissatisfied, strangely restless
and dispirited populace
of America has welcomed the
candidacies of Eugene McCarthy
and Robert Kennedy.
Both of these men have
sensed this feeling of frustration.
Kennedy has been
speaking of it for three years,
and McCarthy graphically demonstrated
its presence in the
New Hampshire primary. The
winner - of the Democratic
nomination will probably be
the man who can turn this
dissatisfaction into support
for his own policies and personality,
and that man is
likely to be Robert Kennedy.
For those who view any
such event with deepest
alarm, let us examine the
man and his merits. Admitting
that America is a deeply divided
and frustrated society,
there is need for a man who
can offer hope for a reconci-national
spirit. And while
there are many candidates
who can claim the affection
of the middle class Americans,
no man but Kennedy
can command such support of
Negroes in Harlem and Watts,
the impoverished in Ohio and
California, students in Alabama
and Oregon, intellectuals
in Massachusetts and
Indiana and Democrats
throughout the nation. Only
the South, still suffering from
its civil rights trauma, is
hostile to Kennedy, and it is
slowly realizing that it too
must change.
This is the difference between
McCarthy and Kennedy.
McCarthy, an admirable and
warmly idealistic man, has
limited himself previously to
a single issue-Vietnam. Kennedy
has been regarded as a
spokesman on every phase of
American political life. For
those Americans who have
believed that the United
States can bring justice to
all its citizens, can eradicate
the horror of poverty and
can accomplish a reconciliation
between its races, Robert
Kennedy has represented
the spirit and means of accomplishing
this. Senator
McCarthy has, until recently,
said nothing and has raised
doubt that he can bring all of
America into a unified effort
to correct the situation which
both men have recognized.
The choice may well be
between a Wilson and a
Roosevelt. Like Roosevelt,
Robert Kennedy is that rarest
of combinations-an idealist,
a pragmatist and a politician.
His are th&ideals that may
well re-inspire America as
his brother did before. But
ideals are useless if they are
not reflected in the actions
of government. It is as a pragmatist
that Kennedy has realized
what can and cannot be
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Place yourself in this situation. You are
in a foreign counrty where customs are
strange, traditions are established and friends are few. You
will be there over a year and will probably have little contact
with home except by letter. You feel ill at ease, lonely and
now is the time for all good
left out.
; Most of you will not face
this problem during your
college years. But 142 Auburn
students are in a similar
situation this quarter. They
are foreign students, provided
with the academic tools of
any student, but too often
forgotten in the social and
cultural atmosphere.
Need for improvement in
this situation of near-neglect
is obvious. Foreign students
bring with them individual
ideas on religion, home life,
love, art and society. They
bring an international understanding
which could be
shared with other Auburn
students. Through displays,
projects and informal discussion
these students could
provide an invaluable wealth
of knowledge and understanding
which has been virtually
untapped on this campus.
The gain would be reciprocal
between foreign students
and the rest of the student
body. Foreign students
would receive a sense of belonging
and an orientation
into this strange society we
call Auburn. For perhaps the
first time, these students
could participate in coordinated
activities, take part in
scheduled events geared for
their interest and find a place
to really call home.
Long range gains are more
important than immediate
surface benefits. Broad student
and profess or exchanges,
cultural exchanges and improved
foreign language and
history study are among
possible results. Statewide
speaking engagements by
participating students could
be set up, as has been done
at other institutions.
Attempts have been made
to improve the situation.
Foreign instructors have
been added to several department
faculties and foreign
students have been more
active in student programs.
The number of foreign students
has increased about 15
per cent yearly for the past
three years and projections
indicate that the increase in
the immediate future will be
at least ten per cent each
year. This will increase
foreign student emphasis.
These facts are impressive,
but more positive action is
not be tried. And as a politician
Kennedy can hold out
the hope that those ideals
may indeed be realized
through government. McCarthy
certainly represents the best
of American ideals, but can
he fulfill them?
One of these men will undoubtedly
match Richard
Nixon for the presidency.
Perhaps it is asking too
much, but it i s possible that
Robert Kennedy, with the influence,
with the power and
with the goals, can restore
Camelot.
necessary.
One possibility is the
construction of or allocation
for an international house to
be occupied by foreign and
American students and to
. serve as a headquarters for
international activities. Displays
could be made by students
showing items from
their individual countries and
depicting their natural customs.
Jacksonville State University
which has only 40 foreign
students has constructed an
international house which
houses 80 persons. An American
student lives with each
foreign student, allowing a
better mixture of ideas and a
more full involvement of these
students in university life. A
similar plan could prove advisable
at Auburn.
Another possibility is the
allocation of a facility to
serve as headquarters for
international activity. This
would not have to be a residence
hall, but could be a
discussion center for students
and a location for displays
and international activities.
Under any plan a director and
staff should be appointed to
coordinate activities, provide
counseling and assist in
student orientation.
Possible locations for any
program is a major problem.
When Haley Center is occupied,
some facilities may
open which could be used.
Annie Mell Hall has been
mentioned as a possibility.
Graves Cottages, located behind
the Commons Building,
or a section of some other
building have also been
mentioned. At least one local
church has expressed interest
in providing temporary facilities
for an international center
until a permanent on-campus
location is available.
Financial sources must be
found. Projects such as
Jacksonville State's have
been supported by international
endowment funds set up
by the men's and women's
clubs. Under the Congressional
Education Act funds
are given if schools establish
good international education
programs. Other possible
financial sources include
federal endowment funds,
foundation funds and grants.
However, many of these
sources have been milked
near-dry.
Student and faculty interest
has grown in recent months.
The international scope of
the successful Auburn Conference
on International Affairs
brought world interest
into prominence. The International
Education Committee,
made up of students and
faculty members, has been
set up to study ways to obtain
grants and investigate
the establishment of a positive
program.
The initiation of an international
student project and
Hew atmosphere...
Students, faculty
must embark to
initiate change
By Sam Phillips
Money and buildings don't
necessarily make a university
"academic." And contrary
to the optimism of those in
the leather swivel chairs, the.
Haley Center will not bring
salvation to the Auburn campus.
Academic atmosphere is
more than a.
k%m)
^ f l f c | ^ scholarly de-m^
BWa^k d i c a t i on
V 1 among s t u -
1 *** * • ' dents and
,.„*. faculty. It is.
also characterized
by a
high degree
of academic
freedom. To
the professor
this means an unobstructed,
dissemination of information
and ideas. To the student
this means a relatively un-regimented
life both on and
off campus. And to the administration
this means less
control.
Students and professors
may be sure that the administration
at Auburn is in no
hurry to see academic atmosphere
become a reality. The
offices of deans, registrars,
etc., etc. seem to take pleasure
in exercising undue control
over the Auburn student.
Unfortunately, Auburn students
and Auburn professors
seem resigned to the system.
From the complaints that
are daily registered, one
must assume that students
and faculty are not apathetic,
but that their resignation results
from a lack of organization
and information. Mobilizing
Auburn students is
difficult, but, having observed
over the last four years that
changes "through the channels"
are hard to secure and
often meaningless, mobilization
seems now imperative.
After all that has been said
this year, students are still
punished under inequitable
discipline rules; the AWS co-ediquette
still reads like the
blue laws of the Massachusetts
Bay Colony and Auburn
book dealers continue to
make their fantastic profits
at student's expense.
Where are the professors
during all this? Those bright-eyed
intellectuals so eager
to broaden our view of the
world? Those hard-earned
Ph.D. holders who once believed
that educating is challenging?
Some, after rough
experiences, have given up,
some never cared and others
are just patiently waiting to
move on.
Is it, then, too much to suggest
that students provide the
impetus for needed changes?-
Those worried about discipline
procedures might
write Dr, Floyd Vallery,
assistant to the President, or
visit the meeting of the Student
Government Committee
on Discipline. Dates of the
meeting may be obtained
from the Student Body Office,
Girls sick of AWS's mickey-mousing
can attend AWS
Rules Workshop Monday night
with protest signs and hot
tempers and make their
opinions known. And those
who have finally realized
that Auburn book dealers are
draining our pocketbooks
might ask the Student Senate
for a student book cooperative
in which new books
could be purchased at cost
plus ten or twenty percent,
not three or four hundred. In
fact the whole area of selective
buying is open to
evaluation.
Though these steps will
not mean that Auburn has
completed its campaign for
"academic atmosphere";
they will mean that Auburn
students have embarked. And
Auburn needs it.
the visible results will be
no overnight phenomena.
However, there must be a
starting place. Students are
interested and working, international
emphasis is high and
potential facilities may soon
be available. We can only
hope that action will be
taken soon and that momentum
will not be lost until a
workable and beneficial program
is in practice.
_n_
Thursday, April 4,1968 5-THE PLAINSMAN
Letters to the editor
'Sick' lawn, class attendance,campus architecture draw comment
"Henbit' m Ml bhom;
President's lawn xskk'
Editor, The Plainsman:
I would like to comment on
the sad state of affairs of our
President's "lawn," It would
seem that if any lawn on campus
should be kept looking
nice, it would be our President's.
As it is, the "lawn"
is a disgrace to our lovely
campus.
One afternoon I collected,
pressed and identified 35
different weedy species on the
President's "lawn." This
"lawn" is an excellent place
to take a class for weed identification
purposes, and if you
happen to like henbit in full
bloom, the "lawn" is quite
colorful, and the summer weeds
aren* t out yet.
It would be one thing if
Auburn University, a land
grant college, lacked the
knowledge to improve our
President's lawn, but President
Philpott's lawn is particularly
appalling due to the
fact that Auburn has some of
the most competent people in
the turf field working here.
I would like to suggest that
the powers in charge (and we
all know who; hint, B. and G.)
get on the ball and make
President Philpott's lawn
something to be proud of.
James L. Whatley
4 AY
Class attendance poky
needs close examination
Editor, The Plainsman:
In reference to the present
system of mandatory class
attendance, there should be
an examination of its merit
and justification.
The reasons given for the
present system as I understand
it are three:
1. It is an agreement between
the student and the
University upon entry.
2. It is used effectively as
an objective basis for
grading.
3. Without the system penalties,
the "average
student" would never
attend classes.
In thinking of these reasons
which justify the system, there
are questions that need to be
answered. In regard to the
"agreement," what is the
value of the student who is
in class physically and yet
mentally absent? The student
must want to go to class in
order to further the learning
process.
All of those who have been
at the University for any
length of time should question
the validity of basing grades
on the attendance record of an
individual student. There are
classes on this campus where
the points lost or gained by
going or not going to classes
were points for endurance.
Lectures that are straight from
the text are not restricted to
any one department.
A further probe into the
question yields, what is the
quality of the instructor that
follows the policy of X number
of cuts per quarter? Could it
be that without some system,
of penalties there would be no
one there? One last question,
is it more important to answer
role call or to have a mastery
of the subject matter covered?
On the final justification
based on an assessment of the
"average student," who is
responsible to see that the
student goes to classes? If
the average student is unable
to grasp the cause and effect
relation of class attendance
and grades, then he or she
should not be here in the first
place.
This is an institution of
higher learning, not an arrangement
of an overpaid foster
parent. The parentalism of this
University is slighting the
"average student" of his
chance to accept the responsibility
of a higher education.
Changes of policy are slow,
but in regard to this issue,
changes should be made. All
of those who remain silent or
Notes & Notices
PRE-VET CLUB MEETS
The Pre-Vet Club will meet
from 7-9 p.m. Monday in the
lecture room, Small Animal
Clinic.
Dr. Jan E. Bartels, head
radiologist, Small Animal
Clinic, will speak on "Radiology."
Students needing transportation
may contact John
Slaughter, 821-2937 or Mark
Kearse, 887-9275.
PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM
Dr. Harold K. Forsen will
speak to the physics colloquium
on "Injection Problems
in Thermonuclear Research"
tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. in Commons
213.
AUBURN KNIGHTS
The Auburn Knights will
hold tryouts for female vocalists
Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. in the
Music Building. Anyone interested
in singing with the
orchestra is urged to attend.
SCABBARD AND BLADE
- Scabbard and Blade will
-meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in
Broun 209. Uniform and attendance
is mandatory.
INTERNATIONAL PICNIC
A picnic for all international
students on the Auburn campus
is planned for April 13 at
Callaway Gardens. For further
information or to make reservations,
contact the Baptist
Student Center office, 887-
6521 or Mrs. Leland Williams,
887-7202.
DAMES CLUB
"A Pediatrician's Look at
Pediatrics" is the topic for
the Dames Club meeting at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the
Social Center.
KENNEDY STUDENTS
Auburn Students for Kennedy
will meet tonight at 8
p.m. in Commons 254. All
interested students are urged
to attend.
THEATER LECTURER
Dr. Lowell Matson, a Broadway
theatrical agent, will
address the School of Architecture
and the Arts lecture
series this afternoon at 4:10
in Langdon Hall. The public
is invited to hear his address
"Where are the Great
Themes?"
College Relations Director
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Get one. Rooms are now up to 20% off with a
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follow the policy saying, "that
is the way it is," are in essence
giving their approval...
students, student leaders and
instructors.
John H. Hunter, 3 BC
James E. Sheffield, 3CN
Lee Fulton, 3 BI
Donna Dean, 3 HE
W.W. Stanton, 2AA
Diane Richardson, 2BY
Jay Schapiro, 3AR
Isaac Byrd, 3EE
Robert W. Jones, 3ZY
William P. Painter, 2 CE
Gary Livingston, 3AN
Don Marshall, 3BI
Janyee Hanson, 3PO
New publication praised
by former student
Editor, The Plainsman:
Some people on campus
might remember my brief stay
at Auburn from 1965-67 when
my husband, NewtonLeVine,
was an associate professor of
architecture and I was a student
in journalism. We have
departed from the "loveliest
of the plains" and are still
victims of nostalgia for Auburn
and the many friends we
left behind. And, it was with
great enthusiasm that we received
the new issue of The
Auburn Professor edited by Dr.
Sara Hudson. Let its liberal
voice influence administrative
policy toward greater freedoms,
philosophically and actively,
for the students and
faculty. As an Auburn graduate,
I am especially proud of
this Auburn voice. May its
renaissance have a long, creative,
thought-provoking life!
Marilyn LeVine
Boston, Mass.
/Midwest visitor praises
\lean<ut' students
Editor, The Plainsman:
Students are noticed, and I
believe that Auburn students
stand up well under most comparisons.
As I was reviewing
critiques of our recent Southeastern
Airport Management
Seminar, I found the following
comment made by a well-known
Midwestern visitor relating to
the students:
"I am impressed with the
fine appearance of the student
body-they are all clean-cut,
well-mannered young ladies
and gentlemen-so many other
campuses are filled with kooks
and hippies."
Harold R. Decker
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Architecture binders
campus appearance
Editor, The Plainsman:
Many funny things happen
every day on the Auburn campus,
but have you noticed the
new addition? As if the marquee
in front of the Union
Building wasn't enough to
C0LLIGI GRADUATES
Salaries Range Fro* $494 to $845
On May 4, 1968, a Civil Service examination
will be given to fill responsible professional,
technical and administrative positions with
local government. Examples are Civil Engineers,
Accountants, Statisticians, Planning
Technicians, Public Health Engineers, Public
Health Nurses, plus many others. Applications
may be submitted until April 29,1968;
For more information contact the
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PERSONNEL BOARD
301 Courthouse Annex
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
complete Jack's Hamburger's
beautification of Thach Ave.,
Barnum and Bailey dropped
part of their carnival off across
from Tichenor.
Not that we don't enjoy
Oriental architecture, (Parisians
use these structures as
sidewalk urinals) but the
style of the campus architecture
has too many variations
as it is. Not only was Charlie
Chan's mail box put on one
of the nicest spots left on 'he
campus, but the scale was
completely forgotten when
compared with its next door
neighbor, Haley Center.
Possibly the function provided
by the Pagoda is necessary,
but it could have been
integrated in the new Haley
Center or the Union Building.
We're sure it would never fit
in any campus planning
scheme, and we would like for
the non-architecturally minded
student body to take notice of
the useless squandering of
needed funds.
E. Bowden Wyatt
5 AR
Dr. Carlyle Marney
Director, Interpreter's House
Lake Junaluska, N.C.
One of the Nation's Outstanding
Preachers and Lecturers
WILL PREACH AT
Auburn Methodist Church
at 9:30 and 10:50 a.m.
Each Sunday in April
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By Richard Wiffish
Sports Editor
Hucking and a-bucking
Auburn defensive back Bobby Wilson crouched in the
characteristic stance of the deep defender, feet wide
apart, arms dangling but ready, head up.
"Get set, Bobby," boomed a voice. "Go! Move it.Wil-son,
Wilson! Come on, Bobby!"
Wilson ran hard at the chalk line, hurdling as he hit it.
"Nice going, Bobby!" yelled the voice.
A grass drill on the first day of spring practice as an
assistant coach runs a Tiger through his paces, right?
Well, not exactly.
Actually, this scene took place on Mar. 27, over two
weeks before Auburn's April 15 spring practice starting
date. Wilson was not participating in a grass drill; he
was having his picture made. And the assistant coach
with the big voice was in reality Jim Laughead, the
nations' s premier producer of posed football photographs.
Laughead takes the football publicity photographs for
69 colleges and all the professional teams. He also
handles the picture work for college and pro basketball
and major league baseball.
Laughead snapped Wilson a few more times, then
turned to greet his next subject, Don Webb. The six-foot
Webb was a good three inches taller than Laughead, who
was dressed in faded denim overalls, red vest, and a
Tennessee mountainer-type hat. The hat was punctuated
by several holes, and its brim was turned up in front,
Smiley Burnette fashion.
Laughead introduced himself.
"What do you do, Mr. Webb?" he asked, leading the
blond sophomore to a chalk spot a few yards beyond the
chalk line, which was flanked by red goal line markers.
The spot was one of several, laid out in a semi circle
which radiated from the line and comprised the starting
points for sprints at Laughead's camera.
Uncerfoinfy
"Defensive-half, sir," said Webb, a little unsure of
what was about to happen to him.
Laughead gave Webb a few instructions, ending with,
"All right, drive off hard," then retreated to his camera,
which was located in the shade of Laughead's tent. The
tent consisted of a piece of red, white and black awning
material stretched on four four-foot high poles.
"Get set, Don," said Laughead. "Let me call you
Mr. Webb! Come on. Brother Don!"
Webb flashed by, and Laughead had another picture.
And so it went, on into the rest of the summy afternoon.
The corner of Cliff Hare Stadium turf was dominated by
Laughead's voice, now fatherlike, then cajoling, but
always the vaiise" of a businessman; ; - tsf
The voice is like the man, in a hurry to get things
done.
Laughead made ready to photograph Dick Pittman, a
big junior guard who'd been through all this the year
before.
"Do you know how to 'huck,' Brother Pitt?" said
Laughead.
Pittman nodded, 'yes,' but Laughead demonstrated for
the benefit of newcomers in the crowd of white-uniformed
players which had gathered around the tent.
"This is the way you do the 'huck'", he said, his
chunky body moving wildly in a crazy side-stepping run,
his legs churning. "You're hucking and you're bucking!
"Hucking.and bucking!"
"Way to huck, Pitt!" said Laughead, turning and
noticing the crowd behind him again.
Laughead was too busy to be interviewed on the spot.
The day before he'd been in Tallahassee shooting Florida
State, and the next day he'd be in Troy photographing
State.
Buddy Davidson, sports information director, and Bill
Beckwith, manager of ticket sales, filled in some background
information on Laughead.
According to Davidson, Laughead, who's in his early
fifties, started his sports photography career while majoring
in journalism at Ohio State.
Jones, Brannan
star in relays
By LEWIS VON HERRMANN
D in photography
Laughead wasn't the greatest student in the world. He
was taking a photography course and decided to do his
project on the campus grid stars. His teacher told him
his idea was ridiculous and assigned him a D in the
course.
Laughead thought his idea had merit, and the teacher's
actions served to spur him on in quest of proving the
project's worth.
By the early forties, Laughead was in business in
Dallas, photographing the Southwest Conference schools.
Jim Corbett, head coach at Louisiana State, got wind of
Laughead's doings and asked him to photograph the LSU
athletic teams.
Corbett told Beckwith about Laughead, and Beckwith,
who was then Auburn's sports information director, invited
Laughead to come to Auburn. This opened the door
to the rest of the Southeastern Conference and the Deep
South to Laughead, and was a stepping stone to the
professionals.
By 1960, Laughead, had a monopoly on the business.
According to a six-page feature article run by Sports
Illustrated on Sept. 21, 1964, the same issue which predicted
Auburn to be the number one football team in the
nation that year, Laughead referred to his work as often
being hackneyed.
"I know most of this stuff is a bromide," he said.
"I've tried to come up with new poses. But the newspapers
like that old stuff, so who am I to tell them what
to use?"
Chances are you'll be seeing plenty of "that old
stuff" when fall pushes summer aside, and maybe even
a good bit of it when the Tigers get rolling on April 15.
And it will all be Laughead's.
AUBURN NINE PREPARES FOR CRUCIAL TWO-GAME SERIES WITH FLORIDA
Coach Nix, center, surveys batting practice as hitter connects with ball
(Photo by Curtis A. Mauldin)
Tigers ready for Gators
with big wins over Yandy
By RICHARD WITTISH
Vanderbilt's baseball
team left town Saturday with
goose eggs dancing before
their eyes and the empty
sound of bat missing ball
swishing in their ears.
The reasons for this
strange condition were three
Auburn pitchers named George
Simmons, Rodney Wallace and
Tommy Smith. Especially
Tommy Smith.
TOUGH TRIO
The trio of hurlers led the
Tigers to an 8-0 nine-inning
win on Friday and 7-1 and
4-0 victories in two seven-inning
games on Saturday.
The three wins preceded
Auburn's trip to Tuscaloosa
for a single game with Alabama
asd-ii a, journey to Gainesville
foraferiicial two-game series
with Florida this Friday and
Saturday.
'Bama nips Tigers
The Alabama baseball team
defeated Auburn, 2-1, Tuesday
afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
The loss leaves the Tigers
with a 8-3 overall record and
a 4-1 Southeastern Conference
slate going into two week
ending games with SEC title
contender Florida.
Rodney Wallace took the
loss as Crimson Tide ace
Eddie Propst pitched Alabama
to its eighth win in eight
games.
Simmons, Wallace and Smith
pitched 23 innings during the
Vandy series, allowing no
earned runs and only 12 hits,
striking out 24 Commodores
while walking but seven.
Smith led the strikeout
parade, whiffing 13. Tommy
allowed one hit and four
walks,pitching what he called
the "most satisfying complete
game" of his Auburn career.
Smith, who once struck out
20 of 21 batters while pitching
in a summer league for his
Foley, Ala, high school team,
ran his season's record to
2-0 and his earned run average
to 0.44. Smith has permitted
one earned run in 20 1/3 innings.
Smith ran into trouble once
during the game, in the sixth
inning.
After striking out the last
man in the fourth, thenretiring
the side one-two-three on
strikeouts in the fifth, he wif-fed
the leadoff hitter in the
sixth. Smith got two quick
strikes on the second batter,
then walked him on four
straight pitches. A hit batsman
and a walk loaded the
bases and sent Coach Paul
Nix striding to the mound.
"I was having control problems
all of a sudden," said
Smith. "Coach told me to settle
down and throw it over the
plate. I concentrated on the
last two batters."
Both sat down after striking
out, and Smith was out of
trouble.
NOT AS FAST
Tommy doesn't believe he's
throwing as fast as last year
yet, principally because of
the weather. He's been just
as effective, however, due
mainly to development of his
curve balL
"I didn't have much of a
curve before I came up here,"
said the sophomore* "Coach
Nix has taught me how to
throw the pitch, and I've been
(Continued on page 7)
Sports Spectacular
Mickey Jones placed
third in the Florida Relays
with his best-ever performance
Saturday in Gainesville,
Fla.
Jones jumped 49-1, only
nine-and a half inches off Bill
Meadows all-time Auburn record.
Breaking the school
record in the mile relay was
the team of Robert Maxwell,
Pete Ginter, Alvin Bresler
and Joe Bush. This quartet
turned the mile in 3:12, but
failed to place in the event.
SOPHOMORE THIRD
Sophomore Mike Brannan
captured a third in the broad
jump, defeating teammates
Jones and Jack Marsh, who
are regarded as the two best
Southeastern Conference performers
in the event.
"The meet was our first of
the season and it was good
for the experience gained and
the testing of our strong and
weak points," said Coach
Mel Rosen.
"Unfortunately this type of
meet is not the best way to
prepare for a good track season,"
said Rosen, "but it
is the best way we can find
at the moment. With the quarter
system and the unstable
March weather, it is almost
impossible to schedule an
earlier outdoor meet."
TIGERS FACE FSU
Auburn meets Florida State
Saturday in a dual meet in
Tallahassee. According to
Rosen, the meet should be a
close one, as each team is
weak in their opponent's
strongest events.
In other Florida Relay
events, Werner Biersdoerfer.
placed seventh in the two
mile and the 440-yard relay
team of Bresler, Bush, Maxwell
and Donnie Fuller recorded
a fifth place.
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Prep cage standout
visits Auburn campusl
By JOE FRIDDLE
Keep your eye on the birdie
Joelene Smith is one Auburn coed who'll
be in the gallery this weekend when the
Heart of Dixie Golf Tournament at Sauga-hatchee
Country Club gets under way.
Brown-haired Joelene is a sophomore in
Arts and Sciences who also enjoys spring
sports like water skiing, swimming, and
softball. The hazel-eyed Auburn native is
a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority
and has been chosen to Pi Kappa Phi's
Rose Court. (See related story on page 7).
(Photo by Jim Parker)
HIGH SCORERS
In 1957 the Auburn basketball
team averaged the highest
number of points per game in
Auburn history, 79 points per
?ame. '
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Within the past several
years, Auburn basketball
has not been noted for its
"big men."
Last weekend, however, a
top high school prospect big
both in height and ability vis
ited the campus. Six-ten Gary
Waddell of Lexington, Ky.
took a' look at Auburn and liked
what he saw.
So did Coach Lynn.
FINE BOY
"Gary has character and
he's a real fine boy," said
Lynn. "He fits in with our
kind of players and wants to
make something of himself.
"We really need him. He is
an outstanding athlete and
is only 17. He is the ball
player who could make us
great, and he'll play if he | Tom Perry.
comes to Auburn."
After receiving numerous
offers from major colleges,
Waddell has narrowed his
choice of schools to Florida,
Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn.
Traveling with Gary was
teammate Greg Austin, another
high school star in whom
Auburn has expressed interest.
OTHER PROSPECTS
Lynn is also working toward
the signing of Glen Butler
of Ozark and Bobby York
of Milner, Ga.
Waddell was selected to
numerous Kentucky all-state
teams.
"Gary seemed to like the
atmosphere of the campus,
said his host, senior guard
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Neffers rip Samhrd,
lose to Vanderbilt
By REED EDWARDS
Freshman netter Jerry
Maples won the first two
^matches of his Auburn tennis
career as Auburn lost
to Vanderbilt lastThursday,
5-4, and beat Samford, 6-3,
last Friday.
' Coach Young spoke highly
of his winning freshman,
Maples.
• "He shows a lot of promise
and is a pretty good boy, but
is not a champion," said
Young. "He is getting a whole
lot better and is showing more
improvement than anyone out
there."
Three of Auburn's singles,
Bill Hopton- Jones, Norman
Waldrop and Maples, defeated
their Vanderbilt opponents.
Auburn's other win was recorded
by Steve Davis and Bill
Hopton-Jones in a doubles
match.
Tigers...
mixing it in with my fastbalL
I use the two pitches about
half-and-half now."
Simmons turned in a solid
performance in Friday's game,
hurling a four-hit shutout.
George now owns a 2-1 record
and a 1.00 ERA. He's allowed
but three earned runs in 27
innings.
Catcher Mike Peden drove
in three runs in the Tiger's
8-0 win, hitting a two-run home
run and a run scoring double.
-Left fielder Dennis Womack
-^hipped in with two rbi.
Auburn swept by Samford
the next day on the Auburn
courts as they took four of the
singles and two of the doubles
matches. The victors of the
singles matches were Davis,
Waldrop, Maples and Henry
Lowe. Davis, Hopton-Jones
and Maples made up the two
winning doubles teams.
Auburn faced Mercer, Mon
day, and this afternoon meets
Florida State at 1:30 on the
courts here at Auburn. Coach
Young says FSU has one of
the best teams in the nation.
Tomorrow Auburn goes to
Birmingham to play Samford
again.
Soccer clubbers
face Tennessee
in first match
By JIM PARKER
The Auburn Soccer Club
suffered a setback after fall
quarter, losing their leading
scorer Alan Carter and three
other seniors.
"We feel we have some
new members who can fill the
gaps," said Kim Overcash,
vice-president of the club.
The club's first game of the
spring, against Tennessee
Saturday at 2 p.m., will be
played on the field behind
Cliff Hare Stadium.
The team is presently on
their own with members doing
the coaching as the coach and
president of the club is in
Mexico.
TOMMY SMITH
Strikeout whiz
RELYING ON VETERANS
The team's veteran members
being counted on to keep the
team on top are: Juan Bonilla,
center fullback; Bobby Boyd
and Orlando Heilborne, offensive
line; Tong Malasiddhe,
left wing; and Pat Wagoner,
goalie.
The club had a 6-1 record
during the fall. Five matches
are scheduled for this quarter,
and two other matches are
!tenatively scheduled.
j The club will travel to
^Lexington, Ky., later in the
spring fa the Southeastern
Conference tournament.
Nine students play
in big golf tourney
Auburn University will be
well represented in the
eighth annual Heart of
Dixie golf tournament as
the University will have
nine students and one
teacher in the field of 248
golfers.
Participating are Paul
Conner, instructor in industrial
labs; Don Martin, graduate
student; seniors John Moser
and Buckey Ayers; juniors
Mike Shannon and Al Mauldin;
and sophomores Charlie Harper,
Bill Summer, Danny
Berry and Bill Lovett.
The tournament will be
played on Saturday and Sun*
day over the Saugahatchee
Country Club's course, which
is located off the Opelika Highway
between Auburn and
Opelika. This is the largest
two-day home pro-amateur
competition in the world.
There will be 60 teams in
the competition for more than
$5,000 in prize money as well
as prizes for amateurs.
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Thursday, April 4,1968 7-THE PLAINSMAN
MVE BATHS
Section 5
LARRY maim
Townhouse
Sigma Nu Snakes clinch
frat-independent title
The Sigma Nu basketball
team demonstrated its power
for the last time last Tuesday
night when they defeated
Division P-2 in Alpha
Phi Omega's Fraternity-
Independent championship
game, 70-62.
Auburn student leaders
flunked the big test given by
faculty members as they
scoped out, 69-65.
The Snakes entered their
ime with a cocky attitude
which at first seemed to be
substantiated after they jumped
into a 17-point lead in the
second quarter. They then put
in their second team, which
plays an interesting brand of
ball.
But by then P-2 was warmed
up and before the Sigma Nu's
could say "boa constrictor,"
they were leading by only
one point.
FIRST TEAM IN
Johnny Robinson, Allen
Oakes, Kim Kimbrough and
Co. went back in for the third
quarter, but the Pistons were
able to keep up and the teams
entered the fourth quarter tied.
But the last quarter, as in all
their other games, brought out
the best in the Snakes. They
came through and won by
eight.
INDEPENDENT ALL-STARS
Independent basketball all-stars
are Dave Mathis and
Earl Compton of Section 5,
Don Webb of the Rebels, Wil-lard
Whitcomb of the Has-beens,
and Larry Mitchell of
the Townhouse.
The second team includes
By ED RUZIC
Donnie Boone, Division P-2;
Ray Cox, Hasbeens; Phil
Stewart, Buzzards; Freddie
Hyatt, Rebels; and Tony
Hooper, Rebels.
Honorable mentioned are
Charles Carr, Inmates; Wiley
Steen, Bandits; Buzz Morgan,
Division O; Terril Nell, Division
K; Bruce McAfee, Has-beens;
and Bob Rasmussen,
Air Force.
A final tidbit from last
quarter shows the Omega Tau
Sigma won the fraternity ping-pong
championship. Theta Zi
took second, Pi Kappa Alpha
took third and Alpha Psi finished
fourth.
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The main item of interest
from last quarter is the
naming of the 1908 Women's
All-Star Basketball team.
The following girls played
outstanding l e a g u e and
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spark wins
By BUDDY JONES
Bill Lovett and Tom Cox
fired five-under-par 67's to
lead Auburn's golf team to
victory over Chattanooga,
Georgia State, and Huntington
College in a four-way
match at Saugahatchee
Country Club Monday afternoon.
In their first major match
this season Auburn shot a six
man total of 352 as opposed
to Georgia State's 375 and
Chattanooga's 396.
In the match with Huntingdon,
Auburn recorded a four
man total of 285 to Huntingdon's
336.
ELLIOT SHOOTS A 70
In aiding the cause Auburn's
Elliot Kirven shot a
two-under-paf 70
Auburn's next match is
Thursday afternoon against
the University of the South in
Birmingham.
by their team captain, the
opposing captains, and the
referees:
Ellen Bell, KAT; Margie
Buist, DZ; Susan Causey, Phi
Mu; Gay Mitchell, KAT.
Leila Pratt, Dorm 6; Susan
Slover, AD Pi; Linda Smith,
ADPi; Kay Todd, KD; Chuck
Walker, DZ; and Peggy Williams,
DDD.
The Women's Intramurals
Association activities for
spring quarter include soft ball,
tennis and golf. Softball entries
are due by noon today.
Tennis entries are due by
noon Friday. All entries should
be turned in the WIA office in
Alumni Gym.
MINI-GOLF TOURNEY
A miniature golf tournament
is in the planning for later in
the quarter. There will be a
qualifying tournament first.
Winners will then play in a
final tournament to determine
the winner. All those interested
please turn your names in
to Miss Sandra Bridges, WIA
Office, Alumni Gym.
The Chi O's are leading in
points for the All-Sports
Trophy; the Pi Phi's are
second. Entries and winners
for the proceeding activities
will make the final difference,
so there may be a little added
excitement as the season
draws to a close.
There will be a called WIA
meeting April 15, in Alumni
Gym.
SCORING LEADERS
Auburn's 1966 basketball
team scored more points than
any other Tiger team in history.
They scored 1,974
points.
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8-THE PLAINSMAN Thursday, April 4, 1968
Portrait of excellence:
Senior Susan Skelton
By JJLA FLINT
English major Susan Skelton has won
more honors than any other graduating
senior at Auburn.
The 22-year old Auburn resident has
recently been awarded one of 123 Danforth
Fellowships. This is a four year graduate
school scholarship to the school of her
choice and is considered one of the highest
awards for scholarship in the United
States.
PHI KAPPA PHI
A few weeks ago Susan won the national
Phi Kappa Phi Sparks Memorial Award,
which is one of the 15 awarded in the
nation. It was for the amount of $3,000
and the first such honor to an Auburn
student.
An NDEA grant for a full three-year
scholarship at the University of Southern
California has been given to Susan. She
also was awarded one of the three AU
Woodrow Wilson Fellowships.
Susan entered and won the University
of Alabama Festival of Arts poetry award,
even though she is an Auburn student and
the daughter of a Foreign Language research
professor here. She won the honor
with a 45-line poem entitled "The Pilgrimage."
These are only Susan's most recent
accomplishments. She has been receiving
honors since high school.
It was two years ago that she was
studying in Hawaii.
"Hawaii is the most beautiful place I
have ever seen," Susan said. But it was
not all play. There was work, and plenty
of it; but Susan was ready for it. She
covered material during the year which
was equivalent to a four-year study in
Japanese. She also placed first in the
original competition and was awarded
further with a trip to Tokyo and study
during that summer.
The award was given by the Institute
for Cultural and Technical Interchange in
cooperation with the United States Government.
She was one of 30 students throughout
the U.S. to receive this honor.
She reads and speaks several languages
including French, Spanish and German as,
well as Japanese.
Susan's name constantly appears on the
Dean's List.
While in high school, Susan won the
highest score in Alabama as a National
Merit Scholarship finalist and a member of
the National Honor Society with a straight
A average.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
She also won a $1,000 national award
for an article on water pollution which was
published in the Congressional Record in
1964. Susan has won numerous writing and
essay contests.
She entered Auburn ranking in the 99th
percentile on both the American College
Tests and the Scholastic Aptitude Test
of freshman across the nation.
While at the University, Susan has been
tapped into several honoraries. She is a
member of Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman
honorary; Pi Delta Phi, French honorary;
Sigma Tau Delta, English honorary; Phi
Alpha Theta, history honorary; and Phi
Kappa Phi, highest scholastic honorary
at Auburn.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS s 'Students for Kennedy'
brings campaign to campus
An "Auburn Students for single candidate," said Buf- on campus later this spring
Choral group plans
road tour of schools
The Concert Choir will
perform at five high schools
on a two-day tour to Atlanta,
Ga.
The 50-voice choir will
perforin at Russell High
School, Sandy Springs High
and Roswell High School in~
On other campuses
Segregation lingers at Ole Miss?
m
By John
Did the admission of Negro James Meredith to the University
of Mississippi really abolish segregation there?
The 40 undergraduate Negroes on the Oxford campus insist
they are still confronted with subtle harassment
after five years of integration.
Negro Ernest Watson said, "If there's only one vacant
seat in the classroom and it's next to a Negro, nine out
ten whites will sit on the floor." Another Negro, James
Minor, recalled an incident where a girl seated herself
at the instructor's desk to avoid sitting by him.
UNFAIR TREATMENT
Many Negores agree that professors treat them unfairly.
One explained, "We have to do a damn good paper just to
get an average grade, because some teachers think all
Negroes are dumb." Watson also stated that Negroes are
just tolerated and not accepted by white professors, who
give whites preferential treatment.
In the dormitories white and Negro students are separated,
because whites object to having a colored roommate.
A Negro living off campus must reside in a Negro
community.
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mittance to Negroes. "Mymajor gripe.is that I can't shoot
pool anywhere around here," responded Tommy Wallace.
NO MINI-SKIRTS, BEARDS
"Neat and Clean for Gene" is the new slogan of 9,000
student workers who converged on Wisconsin in support
of presidential candidate, Eugene McCarthy, in the April
2 primary.
The students were asked to present themselves beardless
and with their hair trimmed. Mini-skirts were forbidden
for the occasion. They canvassed the neighborhoods
in an effort to build up support for McCarthy. Those
objecting to the drive to present a clean image of American
youth to the general public were assigned tasks such
as licking envelopes.
"We were warned we might have to sell out quite a bit
for McCarthy," said one young McCarthyite. So, in order
to draw more votes from Waukesha, Wise, which voted
80 per cent for George Wallace in the previous presidential
primary, Detroit Negroes campaigning for McCarthy
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Atlanta today.
Tomorrow they will sing at
Westminster High School in
Atlanta and Anniston High
School in Anniston.
The choir recently placed
third among the state's 23
college choirs in finals held
in Birmingham,
Kennedy" group has been
formed on campus to "unite
students who will not vote
for Wallace or Nixon behind
a single candidate in the
Choice '08 election," according
to Mike Bufkin,
chairman of the group.
The group will hold its
first meeting tonight at 8 p.m.
in Commons 254. 'We urge all
interested students to attend,''
said Bufkin.
"Our goal is to unite the
moderate voters that would
be split among Kennedy, McCarthy,
Hatfield, Lindsay,
Percy and others behind one
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kin. "A victory for Kennedy
and resultant necessary defeat
of Wallace will indicate
to the nation that Wallace
does not control all political
thought in Alabama and at
Auburn.''
The group's activities will
not stop with the Choice '68
presidential straw vote to be
held April 18. "We hope to
have Senator Kennedy speak
when he is scheduled to make
a trip to Athens, Ga.," said
Bufkin.
Organizers of the group include
student leaders from
student government. Charles
Bentley, president of the student
body; Jimmy Fuller,
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