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Volume 80 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36830 Thurs., May 16, 1974 Number 25 22 Pages
Petitions protest food policies;
ask more student voice, studies
COOKING AT HOME
Toni DiPietro, 3EED, fixes supper at her dorm
—Brent Anderson
By Janet Daly
Plainsman Staff Writer
Student reaction to Pres. Harry M.
Philpott's new seven-point food services
plan has taken the form of several peti­tions
circulating around campus protest­ing
the plan. Philpott said the plan was
implemented because the University is
not meeting its debt service require­ments
on campus dormitories and din­ing
halls.
One petition asserts that there was in­sufficient
study of the problem and in­adequate
student representation on the
Ad Hoc Committee to Study Food Ser­vice
Policies. The committee met to dis­cuss
the situation three days for a total of
seven hours. The seven-member commit­tee
included three students.
The petition claims that Philpott's
plan is not in the best interest of Food
Services and suggests a new study with
equal representation of students and
faculty members.
The petition also suggests a study by
private caterers on the feasibility of
catering University Food Services. The
two studies would be conducted separate-ly.
The new food services plan approved
Could affect AU
Retail sales tax hike proposed
By Steve Grenade
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University retail outlets will
be required to pay an additional one per
cent city sales tax on the already exist­ing
four per cent state sales tax if the City
Council passes a tax ordinance proposed
at its semi-weekly meeting Tuesday.
The proposed ordinance would require
payment of taxes on sales made by retail
outlets at Auburn University such as the
bookstore and the cafeteria, according to
Eugene Stanaland, council president. "It
would require payment of taxes on goods
AU awarded
grant to study
water system
By Becky Dunlap
"Plainsman Staff Writer
The City Water Works Board has
awarded a $29,670 grant to Auburn's
Agricultural Experiment Station for a
two year study to determine the factors
responsible for the disagreeable odor in
the city's water supply.
The object is to define the nature of the
problem in Auburn from every aspect
and make recommendations on how it
may be solved at the end of the program.
According to James Gilbert, director of
public works, the project has just been
initiated and the team is in the process of
interviewing lab technicians, purchas­ing
chemicals and doing reading re-seach
on the subject. The men will try to
determine the chemical, biological and
environmental factors responsible for
the odor, Gilbert said. "They will grow or
culture organisms under different lab
conditions to see what makes them grow
or not grow, and determine what chem­icals
they will respond to."
Previous methods for removing the
odor have been largely ineffective, ac­cording
to John D. Weete, assistant
professor of botany and microbiology.
Some of the unsuccessful chemicals
used were listed by Gilbert as powdered
carbon or granular carbon, which re­moved
75 to 90 per cent of the odor, and
potassium permanganate, an oxident
which turned the water pink before treat­ment
reaction, removing 60 per cent of
the odor. These two chemicals combined
were no more effective than singular use,
he said.
Another chemical used was chlorine
dioxide, which made little difference in
the water. The idea of using copper sul­fate
was abandoned because of the low
rate of human tolerance to it.
Gilbert said the problem has existed off
and on since the Water Works Board was
established in 1948, and possibly before.
The musty odor in the city's water usual­ly
lasts two or three weeks but this year it
has lasted more than three months.
Guesses to the cause of the odor have
been heavy algae growth caused by the
mild winter, animal wastes from nearby
cattle farms, and industrial plant pollu­tion.
"The mild winter we experienced
probably caused the odor and taste prob­lem
to persist for several months this
year," Weete said.
Members of the team are Weete, chair­man;
Willard T. Blevins, assistant pro­fessor
of botany and microbiology and
Gerald . Wilt from the Botany and Micro­biology
Department.
brought into Auburn for use, for exam­ple,
construction materials purchased
out of town but used for building con­struction
here."
However, "Auburn University is by
state law tax exempt for things brought
into Auburn from the outside," Rhett Ri­ley,
University business manager, said.
Riley said he had heard about the pro­posed
ordinance, but that the legality of
the ordinance would not be questioned
until the University received "some­thing
official from the council."
Another provision of the proposed or­dinance
includes a two per cent sales tax
on places of amuscmrat This would
cover athletic events .JIKI concerts at the
University. Oitv schools and theatres are
presently paying 'his tax.
"This new ordinance is not a move
against the University, but is a move to
create better equity in the tax structure,"
Stanaland said. "The intent is not to get
more revenue; the intent, as some on the
council feel, is that this is an equity mea­sure."
Under the present ordinance,
the City of Auburn cannot require a tax
for sales made by any agency of the state
of Alabama, which includes Auburn Uni­versity.
Also the city cannot require a tax
collection on merchandise purchased
outside the city, but delivered to cus­tomers
in Auburn.
The present "city sales tax" is not an
equitable collection of revenue because
."some people are paying it and o'thers are
not," Stanaland1 said.
At present, retail outlets at the Univer­sity
pay a four per cent sales tax to the
state and none to the city. Merchants in
the city pay a five per cent sales tax with
four per cent going to the state and the
other one per cent going to the city.
"If we create equity, then we will see
what amount of money comes in," Stana­land
said. "This will then give us the op­portunity
to look at the other taxes and
maybe reduce them. This would be a part
of the greater equity."
The proposed ordinance is on the
agenda of the Council's May 21 meeting
for action.
by Philpott May 8 includes:
—Installation of kitchen facilities in
each dormitory and prohibiting the "use
and storage" of cooking appliances in
dormitory rooms.
—Increasing room rents $15 per quar­ter
for students not purchasing meal
tickets, and
—Reopening Alumni Dining Hall fall
quarter.
Academic buildings are paid for by
state money whereas housing facilities
have to be built out of revenue, Philpott
said. "The Board of Trustees has a legal
and binding contract to meet the pay­ments.
This was simply a situation in
which the Board has to take such steps?'
Philpott appointed an ad hoc commit­tee
April 3 to study the debt payment pro­blem
and make recommendations. "The
decision as to what we would do was
made to me by the committee last week
and we released it just as soon as it was
made available," he said.
"The timing was due to circum­stances,"
Philpott said. "We had to anal­yze
the indebtedness payments and had
to study the War Eagle Cafeteria at least
one quarter to know exactly what the in­come
was.
"In March it became apparent that we
were losing money. At the Board of Trus­tees
meeting in March it was decided to
inaugurate debt requirements."
Rhett Riley, University business man-
Editorial on this subject, page 8
ager and a member of the committee
said, "The annual debt requirement is
$160,000 for food services. It was
estimated that through one of the two,
the $15 rent increase or the buying of
meal tickets, we could pay the indebted­ness.
"When bond issues are floated, the
resolutions specify that Auburn will
place into effect whatever is required to
pay. We have not been able to generate
enough revenue, so some action was re­quired."
"We have not enforced the no-cooking
restriction and are quite aware that cook­ing
has been going on in the dorms," said
Philpott. "We were trying to see the
proportions it would develop into."
Philpott said a great deal of com­plaints
have been received, there is no
way to meet the preferences of every per­son.
" They haven't had institutional
food before and tend to make judge­ments
that aren't justified," he said.
"When the dorms were built most of these
appliances were not in existence but now
they've become a way of life."
"It was not up to us to decide if there
was a health and safety problem,"
Harold Grant, chairman of the commit­tee
said. "It was my understanding that
problem had already been submitted to
the Board of Trustees and they in turn
instructed Philpott to do what was neces­sary.
"We inquired at several universities in
the southeast as to their arrangements
for paying off debt requirements. We also
studied off-campus housing. We are com­peting
with off-campus housing and
want to keep it that way."
Jan Cox, Quad senator said, "It's not
fair that on campus students be penal­ized.
The main reason that we live on
campus is that we don't have transpor­tation.
We all don't have cars so we can
live miles from campus."
"I think that this was done so late in
the year because students don't have
enough time to complain about it. By fall
quarter this issue may die down and
freshmen won't know what they're get­ting
into."
Mag resident charged
with porno films
Robert Prongay, 1GC, was released on
$900 bond Wednesday on charges of
possession of hard-core pornography
and untaxed liquor.
Prongay was arrested Tuesday when
police raided his Magnolia Dormitory
room shortly after 6 a.m.
The raid by the Auburn Police Depart­ment
and narcotics squad was initiated
with the assistance of the Campus Police
and the Lee County Sheriffs Depart­ment.
Prongay was allegedly making
pornographic movies in his room, police
said.
Eight films were confiscated from
Prongay's room, police reported.
Lt. Dale Howard said four of the films
taken were produced in the room where
they were seized. The movies featured
two females and three or four males, pre­sumably
local, he said.
Police said attempts are being made to
identify the other persons, who they
believe are students involved in the
pornographic movie-making. Police said
after viewing the films that all parti­cipants
were apparently 18 years or older
and were willing participants in the film­ing.
Howard said a search warrant was
issued for pornographic material, a
camera, screen, tape deck and obscene
props that were used in the alleged
movie-making.
Prongay was allegedly charging
admission to residents of Sewell Hall
and Mag Dorm to see the films and also
was charging admission in fraternity
houses where the films were shown.
Prongay's room had been converted
into a small, make-shift studio which
contained a large water bed with a bunk
bed above it, police said. They said a two-way
mirror was installed in the bunk
beds to facilitate filming of activity on
the waterbed from above.
Police also confiscated two dozen still
photographs, several gallons of wine and
a large quantity of beer. The liquor is
thought to have been purchased in New
Jersey.
It appears at this time the film was pro­cessed
out-of-state, probably in New
York or New Jersey, police said.
A Mag Dorm resident, Robert Hill,
1PN, said, "Off the bat I think the arrest
was wrong. He shouldn't have been
thrown in jail for that (pornography)."
A friend of Prongay's who wished to re­main
anonymous said, "Possession of
pornography won't hold up. Bob alleg­edly
had four cases of beer and that's
what they really got him for. The biggest
hassle could come from the University
administration instead of the police.
"They took the tape player and every­thing
they could get their hands on. The
sergeant wouldn't give us a bondman's
name. The police first said that bond
would be $300, then changed that after I
went back later in the day."
Howard said the bond was $900 which
amounted to $300 on each of three
charges.
Flower power
Nature lovers pose a perennial threat to campus
By Stteeeellee HHoollmmaann Jumper Jr. assistant campus fore-
Plainsman Staff Writer
A large, dark shape began .to
move in the magnolia tree near
Dorm three. From my vantage
point of a bench by Dorm One, it
looked like a giant squirrel. But as
Isquinteda little harder, the shape
became a poor student, in quest of
a magnolia blossom for the sweet­ie
of his life.
The young man, risking his life
for all, that's good about this
South, was about 25 feet in the air.
After edging out as far as possible
on a thin branch, he stretched
mightily for a big bloom. "Pluck!"
went the flower—and the hero,
none the worse for his brush with
death, returned with the waxy,
white prize.
Such episodes as this are com­mon
and a perennial problem for
Building and Grounds personnel.
There's a rule against it, of course:
"Nobody can pick flowers on this
campus but me," said Jack Wil­son,
Jr. campus foreman, quoting
the rule verbatim. Wilson said that
this rule, unwritten to his know­ledge,
was standing when he join­ed
Building and Grounds 27years
ago.
The incidence of flower-lifting is
more frequent around the end of
the quarter, Wilson said. "The stu­dents
must like to take them
home." Azaleas, camellias,
geraniums and chrysanthemums
are the fastest moving items, he
said.
"I don't really mind seeing peo­ple
cut a few flowers, but people go
and dig up the whole plant and
take it. This isn't just flowers, but
shrubbery, too." Wilson said.
But "for as many people as we
have here, there's really not that
much of a problem," said James
fore­man.
Earlier this quarter, big-time
flower rustlers dug up a bed of 10
geranium plants between Lang-don
Hall and the Music Building.
Some rustlers also took six young
azaleas from their bed near Sam-ford
Park recently.
The campus police also have a
fairly lenient attitude toward per­sons
who deflower the campus.
But campus rule against picking
flowers aside, there's • a law
against destruction of state pro­perty.
Enforcement consists of
patrolmen asking offenders not to
pick any more flowers.
"I feel that this is everyone's
yard and that a person just
shouldn't pick the flowers," said
Campus Police Chief Millard Daw­son.
"We don't make a big issue of
it. We just ask them not to and ex­plain
to them that the flowers be­long
to everybody on the campus
and that it's selfish for one person
to take them."
If a person insists on his right to
pick flowers, he is brought to the
Security Office for a talk with
Dawson. Dawson has the
authority to refer him to the
Disciplinary Committee or send
him to court for a misdemeanor but
has not done so, he said.
"If occasionally someone picks
a flower, thisisn't bad,"said Daw­son.
This is not always the case,
however. Occasionally, a dwarf
holly shrub or two disappear roots-and-
all from the library lawn or
inside the quadrangle.
In the case that someone might
want to use some campus flowers
for decorative purposes, they may
call Wilson and ask him for some
flowers. He keeps a little private
stock in a greenhouse at the
southern end of the campus.
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THE AUBURN PUINCMAN Thurs., May 16, 1974 page 2
Little theatre to be restored as chapel
Auburn's historic little
theatre, which has served as a
variety of purposes during its
124-year lifetime, will be
restored to its original func­tion
as a place of worship—it
will be designated as theUnc-versity
Chapel.
Gifts from several sources
and University funds will be
used in the restoration pro­gram,
expected to cost more
than .1000,000, according to
Pres. Harry M. Philpott.
"We want to make the build­ing
as authentic and as func­tional
as possuble so that it
can serve for interdenomina­tional
group meetings,
weddings and for the private
needs of students and facul­ty,"
Philpott said.
Part of the interior furnish­ings
are being donated by Chi
Omega sorority in recogni­tion
of that organization's
50th anniversary on campus.
A grant by the Alabama His­torical
Commission is being
matched by the University.
A substantial donation for
the project has been made by
Ed Lee Spencer Jr. of Spen­cer
Lumber Company in
Auburn and his wife Ruth.
Spencer, an alumnus of
Auburn, was active in stu­dent
affairs and was the reci­pient
of a Fulbright Scholar­ship
for study abroad.
Discussing plans for the
restoration of the building,
often referred to as the Y-Hut,
Academic Vice Pres. Taylor
D. Littleton said that Nicho­las
Davis, professor of archi­tecture,
will begin this
summer on a historical study
and interior design layout
0DK honorary taps 25 new members
Twenty-five men were tap­ped
this morning for mem­bership
into Omicron Delta
Kappa national leadership
honorary.
The new members have
achieved overall grade-point
averages of at least 1.5 and
were elected by the member­ship
of ODK after being
evaluated on a leadership
point system.
New members are:
Jaswant S. Bajwa, 9AY,
3.00 g.p.a.; International Re­lations;
President, Auburn
University India Associa­tion;
President, International
Relations Forum.
Jan Elliot Bellows, 4VM,
2.55 g.p.a.; Student Represen­tative
and University Plan­ning
Committee, University
of Florida; Auburn Univer­sity
Traffic and Parking
Committee.
Mike Byrne, 3FI, 2.64 g.p.a.;
President, School of Bus­iness;
President, Delta Sigma
Pi business fraternity; Vice
president, Delta Chi social
fraternity.
Thomas Henry Byron,
2VM, 2.62 g.p.a.; Senator and
Student Government
Association President at
Stonehill College; Freshman
Representative, American
Veterinary Medical Associa­tion.
David Childress, 4VM, 1.58
g.p.a.; Phi Kappa Phi; Presi­dent,
Alpha Psi professional
fraternity; Treasurer, Alpha
Zeta honorary at Mississippi
State University.
Lawrence Copenhaver,
3MCH, 2.30 g.p.a.; Director,
Interfraternity Council
checking service; Spectra; Phi
Eta Sigma.
Cecil G. Davis, 4VED, 1.77
g.p.a.; Student senator; Busi­ness
manager, Southeastern
Invitational Model United
Nations; Ombudsman.
Robert M. Hagler, 5PY, 2.53
g.p.a.; Phi Kappa Phi; Vice
president, Kappa Psi profes­sional
fraternity; Chairman
summer blood drive, 1973.
Charles Hannah, 3SED,
2.34 g.p.a.; Copy editor,' the
Glomerata; The Plainsman
staff; Squires.
Hugh Henderson, 3GPO,
2.20 g.p.a.; Director, Free Uni­versity;
Student senator;
Squires.
Charley King, 3VM, 2.40
g.p.a.; Student senator;
Plainsman (University host);
Phi Eta Sigma freshman
honorary.
David King, 4FI, 1.98 g.p.a.;
Student senator; Union
Board; Arnold Air Society.
Jim Lester, 6EC, 2.75 g.p.a.;
Student senator; Elections
Board; Staff writer and as­sistant
photo editor, The
Plainsman.
Michael Moore, .3CHE,
2.68 g.p.a.; Assistant secre­tary,
public relations in SGA;
Phi Eta Sigma; Horizons.
Thomas P. Ollinger, 4GPO,
2.25 g.p.a.; Vice president, Pi
Sigma Alpha honorary; Hori­zons;
Southeastern Invita
tional Model United Nations.
Carlen Pippin, 4VM
2.47g.p.a.; SGA treasurer at
Tennessee Tech; Vice presi­dent,
veterinary medicine
class; Honor court of justice.
Mike Price, 5PY, 1.88 g.p.a.;
Pharmacy Council; Presi­dent,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity; Arnold
Society.
Ricky Ray, 3ACF, 1.99
g.p.a.; Student senator; Secre­tary-
Treasurer, Interfrater­nity
Council; Board of Direc­tors,
Student Emergency
Loan Fund.
Robert Reynolds, 3GPO, 1.91
g.p.a.; SGA secretary of pub­lic
relations; Business mana­ger,
Tiger Cub student hand­book;
Horizons.
Robert Roberts, 3BT, 1.59
g.p.a.; Student senator, Vice
president, School of Architec­ture
and Fine Arts..
George Smith, 3IMN, 1.51
g.p.a.; Co-director, high
school relations; Director,
minority relations; Presi­dent,
Omega Psi Phi social
fraternity.
Stan Starling, 4GGY, 1.75
g.p.a.; Coordinator, Spectra
Programming; Scabbard and'
Blade honorary; Horizons.
Chuck Tatum, 4GSC, 2.21
g.p.a.; Secretary, studentwel-fare;
Sports editor, the
Glomerata; Squires.
Victor Wakefield,lVM, 2.76
g.p.a.; Phi Kappa Phi; Presi­dent,
freshman vet school
class; Phi Eta Sigma.
Mike Wimberly, 3PM, 2.34
g.p.a.; Alpha Epsilon Delta
honorary; Chairman, Spectra
special services; Staff, South­eastern
Invitational Model
United Nations.
New state ethics law
could affect University
Auburn Business Manager
Rhett E. Riley said the
University has received eco­nomic
interest forms under
the new state ethics law that
would require University em­ployes
earning more than
$12,000 a year to file a state­ment.
Ben T. Lanham Jr., vice
president for administration,
said the University is look­ing
into the requirements of
the law as it relates to state-financed
colleges and univer­sities.
He said the adminis­tration
is not certain Auburn
employes earning more than
$12,000 will have to fill out the
10-page form.
George Royer, one of two
lawyers in the Alabama at­torney
general's office work­ing
on the ethics law, said the
law makes it the duty of the
Ethics Commission to render
decisions.
The part of the ethics bill
which deals with statements
of economic interest, Regula­tion
No. 1, went into effect
Tuesday. Monday was the
last day anyone covered by
the regulation can resign and
not be required to file the
statement.
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Bike sale
Impounded bicycles held by the Campus Police will1
be sold Monday. The bikes will be available for inspec­tion
Friday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. A list describing the
bikes was published in the Jan. 17 issue of The Plains­man.
After viewing the bicycles, anyone wishing to pur­chase
a bike may submit a sealed bid to the Office of the
Color
Purchasing Agent, 307 Samford Hall.
Bids will be accepted until 2 p.m. Monday when the
bids will be opened. The University reserves the right to
reject any bids.
For further information contact the Campus Police
Office at 826-4846 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.
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The interior will be restored
as authentically as possible.
The exterior will be cleaned
and repaired, but will be
retained in its present form,
Littleton said.
The little theatre is the
oldest public building in
Auburn and is listed in the
National Register of Historic
Buildings. It predates the
college by several years, since
it was built in 1850 as the
First Presbyterian Church of
the newly-developed town.
The handmade brick used
in the exterior and other
building materials were pre­pared
on. the plantation of
the Edwin Reese family
which raised money for its
construction. The lot on
which it was built was dona­ted
by John Harper, the
town's developer.
When the congregation out­grew
the small building, the
church traded the lot to the
Auburn YMCA in exchange
for the one where the present
church is built with the stipu­lation
that the building would
not be demolished.
In addition to serving as a
Y-Hut, it was used for various
other purposes. During
World War I, it was the equi­valent
of a USO. Soldiers
from the area were enter­tained
there and a bulletin
board was maintained to keep
the community advised of
military campaigns and vic­tories.
As a Y-Hut, the building
became a favorite gathering
place of the Auburn Players,
students involved in campus
theatre.
In 1917, an exchange of pro­perty
between the Presbyter­ian
Synod and the Alabama \
Polytechnic Institute gave
the college title to the pro­perty
and it served until 1972
as the Player's Theatre.
Graduation fees
Graduation fees of $10
should be paid at the
Cashier's Office by Thurs­day,
by all students expect­ing
to graduate in June. A $5
late fee will be charged after
May 23.
—Brent Anderson
AUBURN LANDMARK SCHEDULED FOR REBIRTH
. . . Theatre to become University chapel
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Jokester Jabs varied victims
A squad of victims ranging
from Monty Hall to Richard
Nixon fell prey Tuesday night
to the satiric jabs of comedian
David Steinberg.
In his hour-long perfor­mance,
Steinberg delivered a
caustic mixture of old and
new material that delighted
the large Student Activities
Building crowd. In his usual
sardonic manner, he tore into
his favorite targets—day­time
TV, religious fanatics
and politicians—with deva-stating
effects.
The show was delayed
slightly because of a plane
mix-up in Atlanta, but Stein­berg
quickly made the audi­ence
forget the hold-up, the
bad microphones and the
Btuffy building.
After opening with a couple
of predictable jokes about his
height and Auburn's small1
size, he fell into the polished'
brand of sophisticated humor
that has made him, along
with Woody Allen and Bill
Cosby, one of the best of the
new breed of free-association
comedians.
City hall work to begin/
construction bids in July
Site work for the city hall
building and the police de­partment
facility should be­gin
on Beasley's Field within
the next two weeks, accord­ing
to City Councilman Cecil
Yarbrough.
The City Council decided
May 8 to put both facilities on
the field and to stay with the
original architectural plans,
thus ending a dispute over use
of the recreation area and
location of the new buildings.
Yarbrough said bids will
probably be let for the build­ing
sometime in July. He said
the matter of construction
will not come to a vote in an
open council meeting.
The only significant devia­tion
from the original plans is
the placement of the build­ings.
The police department
building will be built near the
back of the fire station and
the city hall placed near East
Glenn Avenue, at the other
end of the field.
The space between will be
developed into an open plaza.
Council president Eugene
Stanaland said the distance
between the two buildings
will be between 100 and 150
feet, and except for sidewalks
will be a grassed area.
A future walkway from the
plaza area to the downtown
business section by Burton
St. was discussed by the
council. The open plaza, how­ever,
is flanked east and west
by parking areas, and north
and south by the buildings.
Architects, did not make
any alternate plan sketches
other than to place the build­ings
facing each other to­ward
the plaza area, a plan
that was rejected in favor of
facing the building toward
Ross Street, Yarbrough said.
Another placement idea
was to put the city hall at the
south end of the field and the
police station behind it, leav­ing
more open space toward
the north end. A third idea
had the city hall facing to­ward
Burton Street and the:
police station near Felton lit­tle
Park. '
Yarbrough said no floor
space was redesigned. The
idea of a multiple story build­ing
was rejected by the
council because the city hall
and police departments would
have to be in the same build­ing,
Yarbrough said.
Yarbrough said, "If you're
building anything there at
all, you're taking up space.
Anything left would just be to
sit or walk on. There wouldn't
even be enough to throw
frisbees or play baseball on."
The field will now be divid­ed
into four major areas: the
fire department and police de­partment
building accom-.
panying paving to the south,
the open plaza just north of
there , the city hall to the
north, and what is drawn on
the architects' sketch as
"open recreation area" to the
west.
Steinberg's entire stage set
consisted of two stools, two
microphones and a guitar.
Although his .routine was
tight, he was able to get
laughs while he tried to get
the lighting adjusted, when,
the microphones buzzed and
when a dbg in the aisle dis­tracted
him.
Nixon was Steinberg's first
and most often-used punch­ing
bag. The traditional
Auburn conservatism seemed
absent—some of the biggest
laughs of the evening came
when Steinberg was cutting
him to shreds. Describing
Nixon as a man "whose face
looks just like a foot," he went
on to predict that the former
President would be selling
eight-track tapes of his Water­gate
conversations on TV by
1983.
Steinberg scoffed at the
people who say that "we need
just a little more to get him."
He said those same people'
would still say the same thing
if God were to write "crook"
across Nixon's forehead dur­ing
a press conference.
If Steinberg's show had a
weak spot, it was the repeti­tion
of his old material on the
"Dating Game" and "Let's
Make a Deal." But it didn't
really seem to matter that
some of the jokes had been
heard before when they were
of such absurdly high qual-
Plainsman budget cut recommended
By Frank Whatley
Assistant News Editor
The student Senate Budget
and Finance Committee
recommended that funding
for The Plainsman from Stu­dent
Activities Fees be cut
, from $29,471.56 to $26,416.92
- at a committee meeting Mon­day
night.
Graduate Senator Mike
Trapani said The Plainsman
has consistently under­estimated
revenue from ad­vertising
in past budgets
The Budget and Finace
Committee also recom­mended
cutting the budgets
requested by WEGL-FM, Stu­dent
Union Activities and the
Fine Arts Movie Series; while
it recommended an increase
in Women's Intramural's bud­get
request.
The Plainsman budget re­quest
estimates $46,100 from
advertising and subscrip­tions
for next year compared
to "a projected advertising
revenue of $51,432.46 for this
year. Plainsman Business
Manager-elect Mitch Garriott
said this is because the
Village Mall opened lsat
August and the increased
competition caused a large in­crease
in advertising revenue.
He said the increase in adver­tising
has since slacked off.
The committee estimated
The Plainsman would re­ceive
$47,779.64 in advertis­ing
and subscriptions based
on the difference between
past estimates and actual
revenues. "I don't think they-re
going to lose anything,"
said Committee Chairman
Dave Dyson."
The committee also recom­mended
that_ The Plains­man
go to the Concessions
Board for a $1,200 appropria­tion
for equipment and to the
Lectures Committee for the
$125 fee for the speaker at The
Plainsman banquet. The Con­cessions
Board distributes
University funds earned from
Driver charged with ma
ia car wreck deaths of
nslaughter
3 students
John Daniels, 28, of
Wewahitchka, FL, has been
charged with three counts of
manslaughter while driving
under the influence of alco­hol,
Wewahitchka Police
Chief Johnathan H. Glass
said Wednesday.
The charges were made in
connection with a May 5 auto­mobile
accident in which
three Auburn students were
killed and a Birmingham
high school student was
critically injured.
Glass said Daniels has been
charged with DWI man­slaughter
but said he has
since heard that blood
samples received by the Bay
County Sheriffs Office failed
to show Daniels had been
drinking at the time of the ac­cident.
"I haven't seen the report
yet," Glass said, "but if this is
the case the charges will be
changed to negligent man­slaughter."
Glass said the re­sults
of the blood tests have
not been officially released
yet.
John S. Hiam, 1GC, Jack
James, 2PN, and Kathy A.
Ray, 1GC, were killed when
the car in which they were rid­ing
collided head-on with
Daniels' car on the outskirts
of Wewahitchka. Glass said
Daniels was attempting to
pass another car when his
vehicle, traveling at an
estimated 65 miles-per-hour-plus,
hit the students' car,
traveling at an estimated 30-
35 m.p.h.
Daniels is reportedly out of
serious condition at Bay
County hospital in Panama
City, FL.
The lone survivor in the stu­dents'
car, Jackie Sue Willis,
18, of Birmingham is still in
critical condition in Bay
County Hospital. A fund has
been set up by friends to cover
her hospitalization costs be­cause
they said she is not
covered by insurance. Con­tributions
should be sent to
the Jackie Willis Fund, P. O.
Box 3267, Exchange Security
Bank, Birmingham, AL,
35205, or call 826-6467.
vending machines usually for
equipment purposes.
The committee- recom­mended
$4,290 for Women's
Intramurals, $75 more than
the original request. The ex­tra
funding was recom­mended
because the commit­tee
noticed no funds were
sitemized:in- thg request nfbr
publicity of athletic events?
The committee recom­mended
a $205 cut in WEGL
FM's budget, from $18,411.56
to $18,206.51. The committee
suggested that the fee for the
station's banquest speaker
come from the Lectures Com­mittee.
The committee recom­mended
cutting the funding
request for Student Union
Activities from $82,510 to
$75,310. A cut also was recom­mended
in the Union budget
forreceptionsfollowing Union
events, for'the four "medium
concerts" planned next year
and for "special events" such
as the Union Coffee House.
The committee suggested
cutting the Fine Arts Movie
series from $1,800 to $600 and
stated that student activities
fees should not fund the series
beginning next year. It was
mentioned that students go to
the fine arts movies as part of
course work. The committee
suggested that the series be
funded by the Speech Depart­ment
after this year.
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ity. Steinberg captured for­ever
a classic piece of Ameri­cana
when he described his
shame at seeing a woman
"dressed in a pizza suit" out­side
of one studio.
Steinberg talked about
ways of remaining calm dur­ing
exams. He paused from
time to time to make shadow
figures aarainRt the curtain,
and to deliver a judo-chop to a
tall plant on the side of the
stage. After praising the
inclusion of the word "bull­shit"
in a new dictionary, he
came up with one of his old
"sermons" from the days of
the Smothers Brothers' Show
It was one of his
best—"Moses and the Burn­ing
Bush."
Steinberg closed the show
with a racy song on the gui­tar
called "Freaking at the
Freaker's Ball" and a
recount of his experiences at
a.n exclusive screening of
"The Last Tango in Paris" in
New York. He was almost as
good as he could have been.
—Rodney Allen
Allen is a long-time
Steinberg fan and a
Plainsman staff writer.
He also i s a contributor to
the Auburn Circle.
Women lean mechanics
at AWS Auto Workshop
lost
Will the person who took
a Taiwan flag from 2406
Haley Center around April
26 please return it, the flag
was borrowed. If you
would like to remain
anonymous, just send it
through University mail
to Dr. Jone P. Wright's
office 5004 Haley Center or
drop it by the office.
Ladies, have you ever
wanted to know the differ­ence
between a carburetor
and a distributor, how to
change a tire, how to hot-wire
a car or where to put water
when the car is overheated?
Well, you can find out every­thing
you always wanted to
know about a car but were
afraid to ask at the As­sociated
Women Students
Automotive Workshop today
and next Thursday at 4 p.m.
at the Haley Center con­course.
The workshop is designed
understanding of how a car
operates so they won't feel
helpless when they have car
trouble.
A mechanic at the Univer­sity
Standard Station, is the
instructor of the workshop. At
this afternoon's workshop,
the second in a series of three.
he plans to show the girls how
to change a tire and let them
try it themselves.
Peggy Saunders, AWS
director of projects and pro­grams,
said she felt the May 9
workshop was a great suc­cess
and she hopes more per­sons
will attend the next two.
She said AWS hopes to
have more sessions like* this
in the fall and then try to
have them periodically dur­ing
the year.
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Some stores remove Playboy; others don't; some put under counter
By Curtis A.
Asst. EntertaiaikMBt
Editor
A lot of controversy has
developed concerning the sale
of "men'«mag»sine«"r usee
the removal of Playboy and
Penthouse from the Univer­sity
Bookstore in February.
There does not seem to be a
uniform policy about the sale
of such magazines in the
Auburn area. They are found
on display racks in some
stores, under the cashier's
counters in others, and they
have been removed from a few
stores.
Recently several of the
stores that sell magazines in
the Auburn area removed
"men's magazines" from
their display shelves. Custo­mer
requests were responsi­ble
for half of the removals
and management policy was
the reason for the remain­der.
. .
The Plainsman contacted
18 stores in the Auburn area
that sell magazines. Of that
number, 15 Bell "men's maga­zines",
nine display them in
some manner and six sell
them from under the counter.
Five of the stores have
received complaints concern­ing
the sale of magazines and
two of these were directed
toward National Lampoon.
Only three stores are known
to have received complaints
about the sale of Playboy or
related materials.
Four of the stores belong to
chain operations that have
established policies in regard
to the sale of "men's maga-aJK^
il
zines." The policies are not to
sail th* magazines at all or to
sell tbiNn fWm behind the
counter •'•'<
Customer requests were the
reason for the removal of the
material from the display
shelves in four of the stores
that sell the magazines. At
one store in Midway Plaza,
the manager said she was
asked by local police to
remove the literature from
display. The Opelika Police
Department said it had taken
no action in regard to maga­zine
sales. .
The other 10 stores which
were contacted have not
changed their display or
selling policies recently.
A group of concerned
parents in Opelika com­plained
about the display of
"men's magazines" on the
shelves of the Mr. Quick
stores. They requested that
they be removed, according to
Ed Peacock, manager of the
Mr. Quick near Glendean
Plaza.
The owners of the four
stores decided about three
weeks ago to sell the maga­zines
in question from behind
the counter because the
parents were upset about chil­dren
looking at them, said
John Severin, bookkeeper for
the business. There are three
Mr. Quick stores in Opelika
and one in Auburn.
The national office of Zippy
Mark instructed stores to put
the magazines, in an unobtru­sive
spot in their stores,
according to Don Murphy,
local supervisor for the chain.
Complaints were received in
other areas where the chain
operates, Murphy said. The
notice was issued about three
weeks ago.
A week later the under-the-counter
policy was changed to
permit the individual mana­gers
to determine their own
policy, Murphy said. There
had not been any problems in
Auburn and Murphy re­quested
that the stores be
allowed to put them back on
the shelves.
Of the four Zippy Marts in
Auburn, two have put the
magazines back on their dis­play
shelves and two have
refrained from putting them
back on the racks to keep peo­ple
from reading them in the
stores.
'Too many people come in
and read only," said the
manager of the Zippy Mart on
North College Street "People
clutter the aisle."
A lot of people come to look
at the magazines and don't
buy them, said Robert Per­kins,
manager of the Zippy
Mart on S. Gay Street.
The Gateway Book Store
and Card Shop in Midway
Plaza removed their "men's
magazines" from display
after two policemen asked the
management not to display
ODK membership sefecfs
76 freshmen for Squires
Sixteen freshman men were
tapped this morning into
Squires honorary after being
selected by the membership of
Omicron Delta Kappa na­tional
leadership honorary.
The new members were
j evaluated on a "leadership
| point system and elected jty.a.
vote of ODK members.
The new Squires are:
Kirby C. Adams, 1PN, 2.55
g.p.a.; Treasurer, Phi Eta Sig­ma
freshman honorary;
Assistant treasurer. Kappa
Sigma social fraternity;
Intramural sports.
Hugh Bostock, 1PB, 2.06
g.p.a.; Delta Sigma Pi profes­sional
fraternity; Varsity
track; Public relations
worker, Interfratemity Coun­cil.
Steven A. Boucher, 1PB,
2.48 g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma;
Community service worker,
Interfratemity Council;
Assistant associate member
trainer, Lambda Chi Alpha
social fraternity.
Jim Bradberry, 1AR, 2.61
g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma; Spec­tra
Publicity Committee;
Auburn Wheelmen.
Paul A. Cortese, 1GC, .2.03
g.p.a.; Magnolia Dormitories
"president} Magnolia Dormi­tories
intramural teams.
" VWalterM. Cruse, 1PM, 1.68
igip.&A :^ Pirbltoiity rtanforker: t
Model United Nations; Dis­tribution
staff, IFC News­letter,
House manager, Beta
Theta Pi social d .t.-uvtv.
Don l-Vio.r. lPLi 2.32
g.p.a.; Phi Ku. Sigma: Pledge
class president, Phi Delta
Theta social fraternity: IFC
Social Committee.
William C. Freeman, 1PL,
2.63 g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma;
Varsity football; Varsity
track.
George Hardy, 1GC, 2.41
g.p.a.; Cheerleader; Pledge
class secretary, Kappa Alpha
order, High School Relations
Committee.
Robert D. Lightfoot, 1PM,
2.76 g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma;
Freshman basketball.
2 arrested, charged
with drug possession
Michael Ray Stanley, 16, of
Eclectic, and Mike Whit-taker,
16, of Enterprise were
released from Lee County
Jail. Friday on $1,500 bond
each after being arrested and
charged with possession of
marijuana at Thursday
night's Doobie Brothers con­cert.
•.
Campus Security Chief
Millard E. Dawson said the
two were arrested on the floor
on the Coliseum during the
concert. "It is unfortunate
these things happen while
people are having a good time
but we can't ignore it. We
didn't have much of of a prob­lem
at this concert," Dawson
said.
Elbert McQueen, 1PM, 2.12
g.p.a.; Pledge class president,
Kappa Alpha order; Vice
president, School of Archi­tecture
and Fine Arts; Auburn
blood drive worker.
Steve Monk, 1PCN, 1.73
g.p.a.; Vice president, School
of Engineering; Vice chair­man,
All-Campus Fund
Drive; Assistant to secretary,
Lambda Chi Alpha social,
fraternity.
Phillip Seagler, 1PL, 2.31
g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma; IFC
rush committee; Best Pledge
Award, Alpha Tau Omega
social fraternity.
. Walter B. Schaffeld, 1PV,
2.68 g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma;
Social chairman, Phi Delta
Theta social fraternity;
Intramural sports.
Shannon Vinyard, IAN,
2.29 g.p.a.; Phi Eta Sigma;
Student-Faculty Relations
Committee, School of Agri­culture;
Chaplain, Farm­house
social fraternity.
Rex Yancey, 1PM, 2.98
g.p.a.; Student Life editor, the
Glomerata; Ombudsman; Phi
Eta Sigma.
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at the request of the city
commission, according to
Jackie Bryant, manager of
the store.
"They said we did not have
to and they could not force us
to," she said. The owner of the
store said to go along with
what the commission asked,
she said. This occurred a
couple of days after the
removal of Playboy and Pent­house
from the University
Bookstore.
"I am not familiar with it,"
said James Story, assistant
police chief in Opelika. There
was no action taken by any of
the men on the force to his
knowledge, he said.
"The commission has taken
no action with any maga­zine,"
said W. C. Cooper,
mayor of Opelika and presi­dent
of the city commission.
He said there was no problem
in the city and that nothing
had been brought before the
commission.
The City of Auburn does not
have a policy, according to
City Manager D. Kent Leich-liter.
No action has been
taken in the matter, he said.
The Auburn City Council has
"never been approached" con­cerning
the sale of maga­zines,
said Council President
Dr. Eugene Stanaland.
At Campus Drugs on W.
Magnolia Ave., it is a chain
policy to remove something
when unfavorable comments
are made, about it, according
to Joe Sheppard, manager.
The magazines were removed
from the: display shelves of
the store in January or Feb­ruary.
It was before the situa­tion
developed on campus, he
said.
The drug store received a
complaint about The
National Lampoon several
months ago, Sheppard said.
Gus Denny, retail sales mana­ger
at Johnston and Malone
Bookstore, said he had
received a complaint about a
different issue of National
Lampoon.
Playboy was never author­ized
to be in Super Foods,
according to Randolph Sides,
assistant manager. "The
owner does not < believe in
putting anything that has
nudity in his. stores," he said.
About three months ago
"men's magazines" were
removed from sale at Quality
Grocery at Donahue Drive
and E. Glenn St. There were a
lot of complaints, said Mrs.
James Ennis, manager.
Magazines that fall into the
Playboy category are not sold
at Lipscomb Drugs because
the owner said he docs not
feel that his best customers,
who are housewives, would
care for them.
"MEN'S MAGAZINES"
Display policies vary throughout Auburn
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Eggs-cellent business sees years of changes
By Curtis Mauldin
Assistant Entertainment Editor
On a Saturday in the fall of 1968, Evelyn Ennis,
the morning grill operator of the Kopper Kettle at
East Magnolia Avenue and North Gay Street,
cooked 60 dozen eggs. During that year, she cook­ed
an average of 45 dozen a day.
, On that busy morning, Mrs. Ennis cooked an
^averageof one and a half eggs every minute dur­ing
her eight hour shift. Most of them were for
breakfast, she said.
. ;, In.|956 the Kopper Kettle opened its doors for the
•first time, according to Ennis. She has been a grill
operator on the morning shift for 14 of those years
and has seen quite a few changes take place dur­ing
that time.
^he 'Kettle was the only restaurant open 24
hours-a-day in Auburn until about five years ago,
Mrs. Ennis said. Not only was it the only place to
go after midnight, but it was a very popular place
for students to go after dates, studying or decorat­ing
fraternity floats. Today there is no one place
whfhre students gather late at night.
When the 58-year-old black-haired cook started
frying eggs in 1960, one cost 30 cents; two were 42
cents. Today they sell for 65 and 80 cents respect­ively.
She recalled that a ham-and-cheese sand-
, wich sold for 45 cents; today it sells for 75 cents.
After considerable thought, Mrs. Ennis said she
- could remember working for nine different mana­gers.
There have been "some changes, not many,"
she said.
. "There were some (students) that were here
seven to eight years ago and I don't hardly know
.then today," she said. "They have let their hair
v grow out."
]•- Not only has she seen changes in the way boys
''wear their hair but also the girls. The girls always
| had their hair fixed nice and went to the beauty
.shop on weekends, she said. "Now they all have,
straight hair."
In the past 14 years fashions have changed quite
a bit and the grill operator remembers how stu­dents
used to dress. "Everybody dressed," she
said. "They used to go nice, now they don't care.
The way they dress has changed more than any­thing."
She said there have been more changes in
women's attire than men's
"It is ridiculous the way they dress today," she
said, referring to girls. She described the way girls
dress today with little or nothing covering their
bodies. "They did not dress that way five to six
years ago," she explained. "They dressed like a
lady was expected to."
"It doesn't bother me too much now," she said
expressing her feelings on the way students dress.
"It did to start with."
A recent manager put a sign on the door for a
while to notify customers that they would not be
served if they did not have on shoes and shirts.
They would come to the door, turn around and go to
their bikes or cars and put on a shirt or shoes,
Ennis commented. It did not keep them from com­ing
in, she added.
Looking to the future, Ennis said that fashions
are going back to the way they were five to six
years ago. "I hope so," she said.
For a period in the history of the Kopper Kettle, it
was the scene of late night student gatherings. Af­ter
taking their dates to the dorm or decorating
their fraternity's homecoming float, guys would go
the the "Cooper Commode," as they affection­ately
referred to it, for a late night snack.
Saturday nights were the roughest, Emma
Smith, a waitress on the evening shift, said. They
didn't get into any fights, according to the busy
waitress. "They would threaten, but never got into
a brawl."
She remembered one incident where two boys
were talking and one said, "Don't you think I could
make you wear that chile?" Then he put the bowl of
chile on top of his friend's head. With chile all over
him, he got up. laughing and walked out. The next
week the friend got back at him. "He got a choco­late
pie and put it on his head," she said.
It was common for the students, who were most­ly
boys, to annoint the counters with mustard,
according to Smith. There were times when they
would shoot catsup all over the place, Ennis add­ed.
"It was fun to them," she said.
It did not last long, Ennis said. The manager cal­led
the police and a student went to court and was
fined $85 and court costs, she said.
About five years ago the Kettle discontinued its
24-hour a day operation,, according the Ennis. A
student tried to put a lit cigarette down the shirt of
James Hall, general manager of KC Enterprises,
the Kettle's owner at the time. Hall was washing
dishes at the time of the incident and told The Ket­tle's
manager to close the restaurant, Ennis re­vealed.
The late night trouble was the reason for stop­ping
the 24-hour service, according to Smith. There
was never any trouble during any other time
period except after midnight, she said. Generally,
the students are good; "They always treated me
nice."
There are no incidents today because the Kettle
is not open that late, Mrs.Smith said. The current
hours of operation are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The type of class of students has not changed
over the years, according to the cook and the wait­ress.
They are just typical students, they said.
"Quite a few restaurants have opened" in the
last few years, Smith said. The Kettle doesn't have
near as many customers today as before, she relat­ed.
She was quick to add, however that there is a
good business at the Kettle's counters.
The restaurant was closed for about a week re­cently
when the ownership changed. Smith said
business has picked up because the new owner has
made some additions to the menu and started
offering specials.
In 1958 when a waitress started working at the
Kettle, she made 35 cents per hour. Today she re­ceives
$1.70 per hour.
Until about 1968 most of the Kettle's customers
were boys, according to Ennis. Girls would not
come because of the trouble that happened at
night, she said. Robert Lancaster, the manager at
the time, told Pres. Harry M. Philpott the girls
would be respected and treated nice, she said. "We
have always had a lot of girls since then."
One of the things that has not changed is the
most popular food served at the Kettle.
"Students eat eggs all day long," Ennis said.
"We serve eggs the most," according to Smith.
There is no particular style of eggs that is more
popular than any other that two employes could
think of.
"I don't know why eggs are so popular." Ennis
said it could be because the Kettle serves them all
day and most places don't, she speculated.
One of the other changes she noticed is that she
cooks an average of 15 dozen eggs a day nowadays
in contrast to the 45 dozen a day she used to cook.
Ennis said she does not like eggs anymore. "I've
cooked too many. Some days I would cook so many
that I would dream of them at night."
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Correction
The Student Senate did
not decide to consider the
women's intercollegiate
athletics budget last week,
as implied in the May 9
edition of The Plainsman.
The Senate was only to
consider whether to hear
the budget and not to con­sider
the budget itself, said
Senate Pres. John Decker.
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Robertson: 'no solicitation uncovered'
By Frank Whatley
Assistant News Editor
An investigation into
alleged solicitation of cam­paign
contributions from em­ployes
of the Auburn Exten­sion
Service "has not
uncovered anything," accord­ing
to Fred Robertson, vice
president for extension.
"We have a lot of rumors
but no solid evidence," said
Robertson concerning
.accusations of solicitations
:.for the re-election bid of Lt.
Gov. Jere Beasley.
"The investigation will con­tinue
for a couple of weeks or
until we're satisfied about the
charges," Robertson said.
"We're very much concerned.
Robertson has said any­one
with information about
solicitation is encouraged to
come forward. He said that
the identity of anyone giving
information will be kept con­fidential.
Robertson was scheduled to
meet Tuesday with President
Harry M. Philpott. Both
Robertson-ajrjdrXbilpott were
unavailable for comment on
the meeting.
Beasley denied charges
Monday that pressure had
been put on extension
workers to contribute to his
campaign. "I have never
solicited any money or put
any pressure on the exten­sion
service," Beasley said.
Stories of alleged solicita­tion
first appeared in the
April 30 issue of the Birming­ham
Post-Herald. A letter to
extension employes dated the
same day from Robertson.
quoted" Auburn regulations--
forbiding political soliciting
on University time or pro­perty.
Robertson said it was
'"inevitable to get accusa­tions"
and that extension
personnel have been warned
every election against
campaigning on the job for a
candidate.
Beasley said he talked with
those allegedly involved "and
they said nothing improper
went on." Beasley is facing
Dothan businessman Charles
•Woods. in. a June A Demo- <•
cratic runoff for lieutenant
governor.
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THE AUBURN PUINSMIN Thurs., May 16,1974 page 6
Female athletes boast history of wins
By Rheta Grimsley
Features Editor
Eight years ago Auburn's women's volleyball team was in­vited
to participate in the Memphis State Volleyball tourna­ments.
They went.
Now in 1974 the female athletes, composing basketball, vol-focus
leyball and tennis teams, have "the best intercollegiate pro­gram
in the state," according to Sandra Newkirk, director of
Women's Intramural Sports and intercollegiate sports co­ordinator.
To back her "boast" Newkirk cited wins in two out
of three state basketball tournaments, a first place in state for
this year's golf team and a third place state rating for the ten­nis
team.
Four years ago the intercollegiate volleyball team went to
the national competition in Kansas to go one step further in
their women's athletic participation.
"We drove in two cars and stayed with the aunt of one of our
players," Newkirk recalled. "We paid for everything, and it
was a real sacrifice for some of the players. We had to play
after driving all night. I can't think of any male athletes that
would even attempt to do that."
Because the teams have had to finance their own trips in the
past, including lodging transportation and any other travel
expense, some women athletes have had to quit the program.
"I had two kids that didn't get to go to regional volleyball tour­naments
because they had simply spent every cent of money
they had on other trips and school," Newkirk said. "I'm sure it
has kept others from doing things, too."
Travel expenses are not the only worry that the women's
teams have, according to Newkirk. Finding a place to prac­tice
and even a place to host games has been a problem for the
Philpott not considering
women's sports budget
By Frank Whatley
Asst. News Editor
Funding women's intercol­legiate
athletics from the gen­eral
fund is against a univer­sity
policy of funding athletic
activities from academic
sources, said President Harry
M. Philpott on WEGL-FM
Monday night.
A budget of $38,498.22 for
intercollegiate women's
sports has been drawn up for
next year by Sandra New­kirk,
assistant professor of
health, physical education
and recreation and past spon­sor
of women's athletic pro­grams.
The request for intercol­legiate
funding is different
from the $4,290 recom­mended
Monday by the SGA
Budget and Finance Com­mittee
for the intramural pro­gram.
"We consider our AIAW
(Associated Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women) com­parable
to the NCAA,'' said
Newkirk concerning the, ob­jective
of the program^. >Vl
W;qmen inyajrsjja'is.poiits/ge.t -
academic credit the same way
i/arsity men do, she said.
' jThey also compete with teams
lat other universities and con­dition
themselves for play,
j Newkirk said she is not sure
jif she will return to the Bud­get
and Finance Committee to
jfund the intercollegiate wo­men's
program. The commit­tee
recommends allocations
of the student activity fee
among projects.
Last year women's inter­collegiate
activities received
$9,000 from the student activ­ity
fee. According to New­kirk,
Philpott promised last
year "to take care" of the pro­gram
in 1974-75 if the fund­ing
came from activity fees
for the year 1973-74.
Philpott has denied mak­ing
a commitment. Speaking
for Philpott at the May 6 meet­ing
of the Senate, Dr. Taylor
Littleton, vice president for
academic affairs, said Phil­pott
views the program as be­ing
like sport clubs. Sport
clubs are part of recreational
services which are funded
through student activity fees.
Female varsity athletes
have developed what New­kirk
called "a high level of
skill" and also said that
similar programs are funded
through the athletic depart­ments
at seven of the 10
school in the South Eastern
Conference.
. (Newkirk cited the women's
varsity programs at. the uni­versities
of Georgisi Florida,
Kentucky, Vand"-iliili • <oii-sianaState.
Al'ih.ini.i t.ivlOlc
Miss as IM-U.'K !-moled by the
athletic dep;>i • • "nts there.
Newkirk siiii) Monday she
hoped to have a talk with
Philpott to reconsider the pol­icy.
Most of the funds for wo­men's
varsity sports would be
spent on lodging, food, equip­ment
and uniforms she said.
The volleyball team is sched­uled
to travel to six or seven
tournaments next year New­kirk
said.
The program has had no
trouble getting access to
facilities and Basketball
Coach Bob Davis has co­operated
in the use of the Col­iseum,
Newkirk said.
She said the female varsity
program could get funding
from drawing a sum out of the
fees a student pays the uni­versity.
Currently four dol­lars
per student per quarter
are taken out of the money
the student pays the universi­ty
and sent to the athletic de­partment,
she said.
Newkirk said the most spec­tator
interest is in basketball
and that the attendance for a
recent tournament "really
surprised us."
She said she "doesn't care"
where funding for women's
intercollegiate program
comes from if the money is
adequate. "For what we've
done for Auburn we think we
deserve enough.money to run
a good program."
Commenting on Auburn's
women's varsity which has
produced championships in
golf, volleyball and basket­ball,
Newkirk said "We have
the best program but the
toughest problem getting
funds in the state associa­tion."
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female athletes in the past. "We hosted the first state volley­ball
tournament here at Auburn," Newkirk commented. "We
had a time finding a place to have the games. We couldn't say
we'd host it without the assurance that we'd have a heated
place to play. Finally we got the Coliseum, but we had to take
the equipment down ourselves before a men's basketball
game that night and then put it back up again to finish the
tournament."
Newkirk feels that the Athletic Department has "been
extremely nice in letting us have a place to practice." Last
year the women's volleyball team used the Coliseum to prac­tice
whenever the basketball team wasn't using it, and New­kirk
calls it their "first home for practice."
To pay for equipment and uniforms the various teams have
sold greeting cards, Newkirk explains. "We can also use
some of the women's intramural equipment," she added. Fees
for membership in state intercollegiate sports associations
have been paid with the money earned by the team members.
Women's intercollegiate sports at Auburn has had an up­hill
climb, as far as funds, facilities and interest goes. "Par­ticipation
is good,"Newkirk said. "Less than 50 per cent of the
team members are Physical Education majors. People have
the mistaken idea that PE majors the only females interested
in women's sports. The most spectator interest has been in wo­men's
basketball."
The team members train and practice just like the male
athletes, Newkirk said. "What you have is possibly the top 20
athletes on campus, as far as their sport goes. They work out
individually, and then spend at least 12 hours a week in de­signated
practice time. Then they spend their weekends go­ing
to tournaments."
Organization for women's intercollegiate sports is a best in­formal,
as far as-a staff is concerned. "I'm in charge of it be­cause
I'm in charge of intramurals I guess," Newkirk com­mented.
Yet Newkirk claims that "you can ask anyone in the
state and they'll tell you Auburn has the best intercollegiate
program for women. It's really funny that we have trouble get­ting
money.
"All want is to know some place to go each year so we'll
have a little money to operate on. We've proven ourselves and
our program. I just don't want a big hassle every year.
"The kids are mad. They've been getting very very upset
about it. They've represented Auburn and done a good job.
Now the expect some help."
One female athlete, a golfer at the University of Alabama, is
on full-time scholarship, but she is alone in receiving fi­nancial
aid for athletics in the state. Athens College has been
giving gymnastic scholarships for years," Newkirk said,
qualifying her statement about female scholarship athletes.
"That's not the athletic department there, though, it's merely
because some individual had a special interest in gymnas­tics.
"I don't foresee athletic scholarships for women in the near
future, and we're not promoting this. We just need some equip­ment."
The difference . . .
Intramural Sports — a program that will promote
recreational participation among campus
athletes and create a spirit of sportmanship
among the members.
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intramural sports to promote interaction with
other schools and athletes for t he higher skilled
individuals.
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President Philpott has received the proposed budget yousent to h|sa||-i
for women's athletics. In discussing this with me, he has stated
that the University General Fund cannot support the entire
encompassed in this area. Accordingly, he haa asked me to p«
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Dr. Philpott has also asked me to work with Dean Pierce and Dr. Fourier
in supporting the program in ways related to the budget of the Depart­ment
of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. I have particularly
in mind here the possibility of providing released time for female staff
members who may be involved in coaching one of our women's teams.
Possibly some additional maintenance support may be provided also to
help with certain equipment outlays. 1 plan to discuss all of this
with Dean Pierce In the very near future.
One possible source of funding falls through
HEW guidelines
remain a mystery
After months of consideration and revision, the Health,
Education and Welfare (HEW) guidelines on discrimination
against women have still not been released.
Rumors that the HEW guidelines might make specific re­commendations
concerning women's athletic programs
loom as a possible "leg to stand on" for those involved with
the program at Auburn.
"The guidelines were supposed to come down in January,
and then in March, then April, but each time they were
delayed," said Dr. Marylou Morgan, assistant professor of
Health Physical Education (HPE). "The latest we've heard is
that they are in their 81st revision because of pressure from
interest groups and political reasons. We can't predict now
when they will be released, but we hope it's soon."
Sandra Newkirk, also an HPE assistant professor, added,
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down, but we don't know how well founded they are, and we'll
just have to wait until something definite is said. We're pre-,
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Gentle 'jocks' gypped,
charge discrimination
By Crhisty Hudgins
Asst. Features Editor
. "Is Auburn prejudiced against women athletes?"
With a big breath and a stifled "damn," Miss Chilson,
3GSY, answered the question. "Boys," she said, "can play at
the golf course and girls can't. In the past, boys have been able
to use the Coliseum for basketball games, while girls had to
use the Student Activities Building. Last year, all the money
for the golf team came out of the pockets of its members. They
'.; have to pay for rooms, meals, and equipment while in com­petition.
Chilson, a member of the golf team, said that she had spent
as much as $50 in travel expense while competing statewide.
She said that "an additional source of discrimination" can be
seen in the "practice fees" which women golfers must pay.
Men are allowed to practice free of charge.
According to Chilson, "Auburn is sucking in a lot of wind"
by its policy of nonsupport for varsity women athletes. She be­lieves
that lack of University funding has discouraged wo­men
athletes from attending Auburn. "Already," she says,
"Auburn is getting a bad name." When the coaches gather at
tournaments, they know that we don't have scholarships, and
it hurts Auburn's prestige."
According to Chilson, "Auburn is sucking in a lot of wind"
by its policy of non-support for varsity women athletes. She
believes that lack of University funding has discouraged wo­men
athletes from attending Auburn. "Already," she says,
"Auburn is getting a bad name. When the coaches gather at
tournaments, they know that we don't have scholarships, and
it hurts Auburn's prestige." According to Chilson, "Auburn is
the only school of its size that treats women this way."
Charlotte Davis, 3SEH, also believes that the treatment of
women athletes at Auburn is "basically unfair." She cannot
understand why "the women playing for the University are
not supported by the University." "Philpott," said Davis,
"sounded foolish referring to Women's Varsity Athletics as a
club. Those clubs as he sees them represent Auburn Universi­ty."
Sue McPherson, 1HPR, believes that "money should
come from the school and it should be based on equal funding
between men's and women's programs. "It is particularly sad
that girls are not offered scholarships in athletics,"
McPherson said.
Chilson said that scholarships are offered to women at Flor- •
ida State University, the University of Miami, the University.
of North Carolina and the University of Georgia. According-to
Chilson, even the University of Alabama offers one female-athletic
scholarship. Most women athletes agree, however,;
that the majority of women's athletic scholarships are of-,
fered by smaller colleges. McPherson attributes .this trend to.
the fact that smaller colleges are more interested in recruiting i
new students. She also believes that schools such as Auburn
have a long tradition of nonsupport for women athletes.
"Women's athletics is on the rise," McPherson commented.
"It's too bad that it takes Auburn 50 years to catch up."
Chilson said that she saw "no reason for any girl who might
become a professional athlete to attend Auburn; a school
which would not take any interest in her." Chilson, who said
that she would continue to play, plays primarily because she
enjoys the sport. She would, however, like to see "something
done for the girls who work just as hard and long and the
boys, and show just as well."
- " McPherson voiced concern about girls such as Nancy
Schlish, who placed third in the state in golf. Alabama was
trying to recruit Schlish, according to McPherson and the
team had been afraid that she might leave. "A joint effort of
the team talked her into staying," she added.
Kathy Stroup, 2HA, believes that the reason smaller col­leges
offer scholarships is that they are more concerned with a
person. "Larger colleges, don't want to spend money; they just
want to bring it in," she commented. Stroup said that she
doesn't believe, however, that Auburn is prejudiced against
women athletes. "They just don't think of women as
athletes," she said. "But there are quire a few women athletes
today." She believes that although women's athletes don't
receive as much attention as men, they are just as im­portant."
In addition to funding problems, some of Auburn's women
athletes claim that coaching is biased and often inadequate.
McPherson said that "coaching is often done by unqualified
instructors who played favorites. They'll be mad about me
saying it," she said, "but its true." McPherson believes that
the reason women's athletics have been viewed so
apathetically in the past is that most of the really talented wo­men
have gone to other schools where the coaching, competi­tion
and funding are better.
"How many athletes," asked McPherson, "would be will­ing
to get up at 4 a.m. to travel and then compete just because
they could not afford lodging the previous night?"
Stroup also stated that the athletic department is inade­quate.
She is "sick rnd tired of the guys getting everything
while the girls don't get anything." She is also concerned
about the favortism of women coaches. She cited one incident
where a girl who placed second in the state in a high school
tennis program was never even played at Auburn. She was
also concerned about the fact that there were no challenge
matches. She suggested that coaches attend sessions on
coaching.
Chilson said that the refusal to allocate $30,000 for intercol­legiate
sports was injustified. This allocation was to be used
by four teams for a year. Chilson could not understand "why
such a request would be refused when the football team could
make a trip from Columbus to Baton Rouge which cost ap­proximately
$200 per person for air fare in addition to lodging
ana meal costs." She also said that the addition to Sewell Hall
and the construction of handball courts was unjustified with
a need existing in women's athletics.
Chilson'said that "the University does not support wo­men's
athletics is because they have the misconception that
the "teams do not win." According to Chilson, the female
basketball team won the state championship and came in
third in the region. She said that the boys team came in next to
last in SEC competition. In volleyball the women's team came
in first in the state and the region. They also participated in
national competition. Tennis produced the top five in the reg­ion.
In golf the women ranked first in the state and sixth in the
region. The men's team came in sixth in the SEC and second
in the state.
Chilson was "impressed about these winnings because
most of these teams have been formed within the last couple of
years."
"We're a new beginning," she said. "We're winning more
than the boys who were here since the first year that Auburn :
was established."
McPherson, like other women athletes on Auburn's cam-.
pus does not believe that Auburn's problem is wholly finan-!
rial. "It's negligence," she said. "No one-has really barked*.
loud enough yet; With as much money as Auburn has, it's real­ly
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Editorials • Commentary
Page Eight Thurs., May 16, 1974
At last, the other sidd
Portrait: Auburn man
Hundreds of pounds of newsprint, gallons of ink
and thousands of words have been devoted to sketch­ing
out the Auburn woman. I had hoped during the
year that someone would show the "heads" side of the
Auburn coin, the Auburn man, but since nobody else
did, here goes: a sketch of the Auburn man.
The Auburn man does not trace his ancestry back to
the Southern gentleman as the Auburn woman harks
back to the Southern Belle. On the contrary, the Au­burn
man has made his break with the past and is
now living in the Twentieth Century — 1955, to be
exact.
He doesn't have a "masculine mystique" about him,
and he's not at all mysterious or hard to figure out.
The Auburn woman isn't very mysterious or hard to
figure out, for that matter, but she thinks she is and
that makes a big difference.
The Auburn Spirit is an important part of the Au­burn
man, even though he doesn't any more know
what it is than do Auburn women. You'll find him on
the front row at athletic events cheering for his
school, walking near Samford Hall for inspiration
and getting bombed out of his mind at parties for the
glory of good old Auburn University.
Over-indulging in alcohol is just one part of his
characteristic lifestyle, which is best summed up in
two words: Unclean living. He unmercifully bombs
his brain into oblivion with his choice of poison, then
catches a few hours' sleep before getting up in time to
cut his 8 a.m. class.
He doesn't eat well, he doesn't exercise enough, and
he doesn't keep his living quarters at all clean until he
has in his sights that object of the Auburn man's at­tention:
good ole Southern-BelleAi'siji ruled, mys­terious-
yet-straightforward, Auburn woraan.
Now the Auburn woman doesn't waul to aid in his
immoral and unclean.lifestyle, no matter how many
times he's swept his orange and blue tiger pattern rug.
Fortunately she has a mother hen to look after her —
and a curfew that she can use for an excuse when her
character might not take her far enough. Or when her
character might take her too far.
Naturally she resents the attitude of the Auburn
man toward her as he stalks his prey after the Free
Union Movie, frat party or other stirring social event.
Asa matter of fact, the Auburn woman sometimes de­scribes
the Auburn man in terms that would have him
look much like a Canadian moose.
But the Auburn man doesn't really have horns, or
Bill
Wood
antlers, or anything on his head like that; he's just a
little rude, that's all.
While the Auburn woman may be momma's little
girl, the Auburn man isn't daddy's little boy at all.
When he goes home to daddy, the Auburn man usual­ly
sits around making a nuisance of himself to mom­ma
who washes his clothes, and talking with dad-about
their main intellectual interests: sports. Both
can tell you the height, weight and number of the
third-string guard on Auburn's 1957 championship
football team, and their combined obsession with
sports makes for hours of pleasant prattle.
The chief difference between the Auburn man and
the Auburn woman, though, is that the Auburn man
won't let himself be pushed around by the University
administration like the Auburn woman will.
Every now and then when someone mentions equal­izing
dormitory rules and suggests that rules could be
preserved by making the guys at Magnolia Hall sign
in and out, he is laughed off. Why?
The fellows at Mag wouldn't put up with it. And
everybody knows they wouldn't.
The Auburn male was formed in the crucible of the
draft lottery, tempered by all-night drunks, endowed
with certain unalienable rights, conceived in liberty,
and dedicated to the proposition . . .
It's easy to get carried away when outlining a stereo­type;
maybe this absurd sketch of the Auburn man
puts things in better perspective. Actually, the Au­burn
man can't be described, any more than the
Auburn woman can be.
All kidding aside, there is that crucial difference be­tween
the Auburn man and the Auburn woman in
their dealings with the University administration.
The Auburn man really won't let himself be stepped
on. He won't let the administration walk on him.
Wouldn't that be a refreshing characteristic for our
Auburn belles?
On-campus food plan:
student opinion slighted
If the University administration had
tried deliberately to arouse student re­sentment
with its food service guidelines
handed down last week, it couldn't have
done a better job.
The signs of real student resentment
were apparent this weekend, as petitions
circulated and dorms meetings were held
protesting the guidelines. The protest­ing
students felt the committee on food
service policies hadn't taken their in­terests
into account, and the manner of
the issuing of the guidelines supported
their belief.
Pres. Harry M. Philpott brought forth
the sweeping finished plan before stu­dents
had any idea there was a commit­tee
studying such broad measures as
.banning cooking equipment in dorms or
charging a $15 fee to on-campus stu­dents
not purchasing meal tickets.
The committee did not hold public
hearings to seek student opinion, as it
should have in a matter affecting stu­dents
so directly. So when the plan was
issued suddenly, students' objections to
the plan were compounded by their feel­ings
that they had been left out of the
decision-making process.
The plan itself is one of a number of
alternatives to the problems of debt ser­vice
— that is, the repayment of loans
taken by the University to build dorms
and other buildings. And all of the
choices are unpleasant; there's no way
that the administration was going to
make any friends by adopting one.
Under the plan adopted:
—A kitchen will be provided for each
dorm.
—Cooking appliances will be banned
from dorm rooms.
—Room rents will be increased $15 per
quarter for students not buying meal
tickets, and
—Alumni Dining Hall will be re­opened.
On-campus residents who don't like
the plan, supposedly can move off-cam­pus
if they choose. Some students, how­ever,
can't get the required parental per­mission
to move out, and there isn't
enough suitable housing off-campus to
absorb a great exodus from the dorms.
On-campus students are in a tough
position, and the University is taking
full advantage of that in the new plan.
The administration turned down two
options that are currently being discus­sed
as alternatives to the guidelines
adopted: an across-the-board increase in
student fees and contracting the food ser­vice
system to a private operator.
A general increase in student fees
would probably arouse even greater
resentment than the food service plan,
and the administration correctly turned
this plan down. Student fees are already
scheduled for an $8 increase to finance
Health Center improvements, and any
additional increase would be a heavy
burden on already-strained students.
The other option, contracting out the
food service program, deserves more se­rious
consideration. Outside contrac­tors,
with their buying advantages, bet­ter
management and better labor use,
could provide the University with better
food service. Their use fees for the Uni­versity
facilities could go toward meet­ing
the debt service requirements of the
University.
But that bugaboo of the administra­tion,
"control by outsiders," cropped up
again here. The administration saw too
much danger in giving up direct control
over food services, and rejected the idea.
So the administration has handed
down the plan it apparently felt would
arouse the least student opposition.
It's still not too late for the administra­tion
to properly consider student opinion
on the debt service problem. Time might
be lost in 'actively soliciting student opi­nion,
but a lot of t;me and effort could
have been saved, had the administra­tion
used better procedures in the first
place.
The plan adopted is only one of a num­ber
of tough options. But while there may
be no easy answers to the problem, in­cluding
students more fully in the deci­sion-
making process would make the
final decision a lot easier to implement.
Win or lose for women?
Women's intercollegiate athletic teams
at Auburn boast a long series of vic­tories,
but now the teams that have
"done Auburn proud" are facing a major
defeat.
The female athletes entered battle con­fident
that the modest budget they had
prepared would be supplied through Uni­versity
funds to recognize their past ef­forts
and assure a continued program of
the same caliber. They had achieved
statewide recognition for wins in volley­ball,
basketball and tennis.
Their budget, amounting to somewhat
less money than it takes to send the foot­ball
team away for one weekend of out-of-town
competition, was not considered
eligible for part of the general funds al­located
by the administration.
The arguments that the general fund
should be left solely for academic needs is
debatable, but an even more obvious
source for the needed funds has been ig­nored.
Auburn's Athletic Department,
possibly the richest spot in the Universi­ty
system, should pay for some of the
good publicity that the women's inter-
Even Wallace
Hopefully my mother won't par­ticularly
like this column. See, she's a
George Wallace fan, and I don't want her
or anyone else to think that this is an
argument supporting Wallace's general­ly
conservative views or his political can­didacy
for any office.
But think back with me to 1962. . .the
first time George Wallace ran for govern­or
of the state. I'd love to remember be­ing
appalled by the racist stands he took
to win the election, but I can't. I was as
bigoted and prejudiced as he, just not as
articulate and not involved with state
"politics: "
Early during the 12 years of Wallace
reign that followed I guess George Wal­lace
spoke for me. I remember my shock
at seeing the first blacks enter a Jack's
may
Art Department progress encouraging
To the casual observer circulating through the outside
various spaces assigned to the Art Department, the
majority of the criticisms voiced in the May 2 edition
of The Plainsman are basically correct; some condi­tions
are crowded, some are inadequate, some equip­ment
is less than it should be and the dispersementof
classrooms across a wide area of the campus is a dis­advantage
to both the students and faculty.
Contrary to the claims made in the article and edi­torial,
the Art Department is not in danger of losing
its accreditation. The accrediting agency made
several recommendations, a few of which have
already been accomplished; and the remaining ones
will be within the time span allowed.
As credit to those who have and are continuing to
work for improvements, the following facts are
offered:
1) To think that only "Architecture" occupies Big­gin
Hall is erroneous. Biggin Hall: is occupied by four
different curricula: Architecture, Building Tech­nology,
Industrial Design and Interior Design. These
are interrelated disciplines which have some
common courses and educational objectives.
These, plus Art, constituted the residents of Biggin
Hall until 1964, when Art was moved to Smith Hall.
To claim that Art. with anenrollment of less than 200
students at that time, should have stayed in Biggin
and four other programs be moved to other quarters is
unjustifiable.
2) About five years ago Pres. Harry M. Philpott
made the decision to proceed with plans for a new
complex of buildings to eventually house the entire
School of Architecture and Fine Arts. A faculfy-stu-"
dent committee recommended that the following con­struction
priorities be adopted: Theatre Department,
Music Department (with the Band having special
consideration), Art Department and the remaining
design group comprised of Architecture, Building
Technology, Industrial Design and Interior Design.'
To date this firiorityJ'^tinK has been followed. The
Theatre is completed, the firsF phase ojf IheTSfusiq
Building (for the Band) completed and the second
phase of the Music Building currently under con­struction.
To the credit of Dr. Philpott it should be
noted that he could have allocated the funds yrhich
built these facilities to many other pressing purposes.
3) In 1972 when the possibility Of a new legislative
bond issue became a reality, the manner of how toac-
A guest editorial
By E. Keith McPheeters
quire a fair share of these new funds for Auburn Uni­versity
presented a particularly difficult problem,
because decisions on how to spend money for faci­lities
has been essentially retained by the Legisla­ture.
Considering the enormous pressures of applica­tions
for enrollment in the only state-supported pro­grams
in Architecture and Building Technology in
Alabama, it was decided to request funding for a new
building for Architecture and Building Construction
since 'there are many other schools in Alabama
offering degrees in Art. This was discussed in depth
with the Art faculty and it was agreed that the
priorities would be changed and the Art Department
would occupy Biggin Hall when the new building
was completed. The alternative to this was the pro­bability
of not having a new building of any kind.
4) Biggin hall is not really a "hand me down" build­ing
since it is in good condition and many students in
y both-'Art-and Architecture have expressed a pre­ference
for being on Toomer's Corner rather than in
the new Fine Arts Center.
5) The Art Department has received substantially
more than "token" support in recent years—faculty
salaries have improved substantially, the depart-
. ment maintenance budget has received the largest
increases in the School for several years, and several
special allocations for equipment and library acquisi­tions
have been made.
6) The '-most critical factor contributing to the
• crowded,conditions is the fact that the enrollment of
majors in Arthn8increa8ed63percent in just the past
three ,yWn^^i^.th'e^er^>H'i!Q.^.'^ Art htid been
restricted ttyo.yfiisrs'.$£$:$#'"Was recommended to the
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Art Department, the current crowded conditions
would be much less severe:
However, many of the students currently enrolled
would have been forced to attend other institutions or
to choose other curricula. It isn't possible to accom­modate
more students in any "studio" type curri­culum
by opening additional sections since special
space and equipment needs are required.
Next September the Art Department will acquire
the existing Music Building when that group moves
into the completed phase II of the Fine Arts Center.
This will relieve some crowding but enrollment
restriction in Art may yet be necessary just as it has
been in Architecture since 1967.
7) Biggin Hall was air-conditioned in 1972 as a part
of the long range University goal of air conditioning
all permanent major buildings. Air conditioning in
Smith Hall or Biggin Hall has nothing to do with
who occupies them. Smith Hall is not a long-range
permanent building and to air-condition it would be
economically unjustifiable.
The space problems of the Art Department are real
and will ultimately be resolved but not all of them
within the "academic lifetime" of the current stu­dents.
It takes approximately three years to design
and build a major building; therefore, the possibility
of occupying anyxnew facilities before September 1976
is impossible and 1977 is more realistic. Hopefully, all
programs will be housed in the Fine Arts Center
within the foreseeable future.
The udministratjon of the School and University
are aware of and sympathetic to these problems and
are making every effort to resolve them as quickly as
possible. In the meantime, I hope that the current stu­dents
in Art will not use the luck of ideal facilities as
an excuse for lack of personal effort.
Facilities per se are not a panacea for education.
Education is primarily achieved by faculty able to
teach and students willing to learn. The fact that
more progress has been made in recent years for the
School of Architecture and Fine Arts in general than
anyone thought possible a few years ago should be
reason enough to be encouraged about the future.
IflcPheeters, dean of the School of Architec­ture
arid Fine Arts, has served in that position
since 19^9. . . . _ _ „ ,.
Rheta
Grimsley
hamburger stand and eating. And I re­member
restrooms designated "White
Only."
The majority of southerners felt like
-George Wallace. They proved this by
electing him to the highest state office.
His stands (including the one in the
8choolhouse door) didn't seem radically
racist then, but merely representative
the people. For one, me.
Unsolicited black support,
for all the people. The new,
appeared during the
mary and will continu
general elections (and
another bid for the pi
discarded as merely f
Maybe Wallace has c
the early sixties. I k
Gradually, against
Alabama and around
lowed .to enter the whi
gan to eat, sleep and bee
the same institutions th
ly been grit white. They
ings they had previously i
ignored.
Blacks became my classmate
eventually blacks became my fri
this point I wouldn't have apj
another stand in the school IT
was a firm believer in freedom"oWlioici';
So, if I remember correctly, was George
Wallace. Both of us were adjusting with
time, though the strong influence of pasl
teaching held me back even when I knew
I was wrong occasionally.
Finally, maybe because I've grown
and matured, or maybe simply because
I've learned through first-hand ex­perience
that color of skin is no measur­ing
stick for a person's worth, no indica­tion
of talent or ability, I'm not the same
person. Maybe because now it's not
popular to hate the blacks or voice ethnic
slurs outside the privacy of small joking
groups, all of us act a little differently.
But I'm extremely grateful that no­thing
I said or thought during my period
of race adjustment and acceptance was
collegiate teams have given it during the
past eight years. Seven other South­eastern
Conference member schools fi­nance
the women's intercollegiate pro­gram
through their regular Athletic De­partments,
including the University of
Alabama. Auburn's superior program
has been independently effective in the
past even selling greeting cards to pro­vide
money for .athletes' basic needs.
Now the teams need help. To pay as­sociation
dues (in which Auburn athletes
are the officers), travel expenses and buy
equipment, the women's intercollegiate
teams need money and encouragement
from the school they represent. The
Athletic Department can afford to pay
for this additional part of the Universi­ty's
athletic program.
Admittedly, there are fewer par­ticipants
and spectators for female
sports events, but the requests and needs
of the women's program are also less. In
fact, interest and involvement in the pro­gram
will never increase without funds.
Even the determined female athletes at
Auburn might admit defeat if they don't
get the help they deserve soon.
have changed
- _ televised on national television or was
my political survival kit. Wallace isn't so
lucky.
that's the question I'm trying to answer
within my own mind. On the surface his
more progressive ideas seem just another
smooth political adjustment to catch the
more liberal conservatives and perhaps
even win the nomination of an existing
national party. Maybe Wallace is just
smarter than the segregationist die-hards
still selling ax handles in Under­ground
Atlanta.
Maybe he never really cared about the
race issue one way or the other, but just
mounted a popular stand at the time and
spurred it on until he rode it to victory.
his particular "race" horse is
d now an about-face seems the
lolitical force must be re-luated
for what it is now
ow of his past coloring
v. His political profile
when notdrawn in tin­es
of previous racial
js state still ranks 111-
any ateas should be a lcg-
'u\against him. His plans to
crVx'ship as a presidential
) a d \ i r i ' another eonsidera-iji-
piinded voter. But I
Vij.V the man hasn't
now I/nave.
to have to live with a per-t'bra'nd
plastered on my for-l$
rcdocs. And 1 was a bigot.
y^nfcgtflHc.of h'iriii but large-un
eagfeipcratcd cullurelhal
pH and llpuscd to let things
ir improve?'
as I favor conditional amnesty for
those evading the draft, I hope to see Wal­lace
reconsidered and forgiven with cer­tain
conditions. I advocate a plan that
would have people judge him and his
past just as they judge themselves. He
should be watched for any recurring rac­ist
leanings, just as they should be
watching themselves.
I probably still won't support Wallace,
but I won't call him a bigot unless he acts
like one.
I hope that we've all grown up a little,
forgetting some of our 12-year-old fears
and maturing with our civilization. Any­one
who haled other people — black or
white — was wrong. They still are.
THE AUBURN PUINSMAN V
associaTeD coLLeaaTe PRess
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor Greg Lishy, Editor-elect Rheta
Grimsley. Associate Editor Kathy Suhorsky, News Editor Mike Kenopke. Editorial
Board Chairman: Editor Bill Wood.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of Auburn University.
Signed columns represent the opinion of the writer, while unsigned editorials
labeled "Our opinion " represent the opinions of The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
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page 9 Thurs., May 16,1974 THE AUBURN PUINSMXN
'Fratman9 editor criticizes
AU establishment, Plainsman
HKCTWS&.'
In reply to your editorial of May 2,
1974, we, Howard A. Lawson Publica­tions,
must give thanks to Mr. Wood and
Mr. Nordness for their complimentary
reviews of "The Adventures of Frat-man."
We found their comments on the
general content and purpose of our pub­lication
to be both humorous and enlight­ening.
We must say that after having a brief
conversation with Mr. Wood and after
reading his excellent editorial, we would
like to re-examine our statements about
The Plainsman. Perhaps our statement
that The Plainsman is controlled by the
Interfraternity- Council was a bit blunt,
but we have noted undertones of Greek
influences in many of your articles in the
past few years.
(Note: The presentation of minor and
totally dull Greek oriented articles in the
front section of your newspaper as com­pared
to the demeaning placement of
independent and/or general interest arti­cles
in the rear sections of your paper.
(We believe an excellent example of
this is the presentation of the Mortal-
Board inductions on the second page of
your newspaper as compared to the arti­cle
buried in the back pages some issues
ago presenting the speech of the ranking
officer (POW) of Vietnam. A clash in
priorities of influence is definitely pre­sented
here.)
Consider the control of the dormitory
facilities by the sororities in the quad­rangle.
Independents have been forced to
live in restricted areas so that the mem­bers
of particular sororities may have
floors of buildings and/or entire build­ings
devoted solely to their organiza­tions.
Associated Women Students does
nothing to correct this injustice. Its offi­cers
allow this type of discrimination to
continue unchecked.
One need only look to the past issues of
The Plainsman to see that the offices of
the Student Government Association are
controlled by members of a few select
fraternities. We believe that this year is
the first in many where there has been an
almost equal representation of Greek
and independent candidates on the
ballot for the office of the SGA presi­dent.
Surely this lack of independent
candidates points to some basic flaw in
the system.
And lastly the Glomerata is also a
seemingly willing tool of the Greek esta­blishment.
Why else would there be 94
pages devoted to the picturing of Greek
organizations, and only 109 pages
devoted to the presentation of the entire
student population? Of course we realize
the above organizations pay to represent
themselves, but the students of Auburn
also pay for the Glomerata. Why must we
contend with 47 pages of egotism in the
form of "cute" group snapshots?
In closing, we quote from Mr. Wood's
editorial of last week. "The organiza­tions
indicted by the letter-writer can
defend themselves if they choose." Let us
hope they will make the effort to do so.
Howard A. Lawson
Editor
Howard A. Lawson is a pseudonym for
the writer of this contribution, who
requested that his name be withheld.'
—Editor's note
1 1 SEE YOUR SUBR5ENA...ANpgNSE y&) A PAIR OF SHOES'
.readers'- Drug arrests
Bail system, undercover tactics protested ...
(Expletive deleted);
bleachers deleted, too
. Oh (Expletive deleted).
Surely there has been a mistake. Oh,
please tell us the bleachers in center field
are still standing. How can such a thing
happen?
Can it be that Millard Dawson is
secretly an Alabama fan and is in
cahoots with the Alabama baseball
team? Or, perhaps, he is just an old
cahoot. Period.
I mean, for goodness ' sakes^ Millard,
beer drinking in the bleachers has been
going on for years. Can it be that the
crack Campus Police department has
just discovered it?
At Kent State
In my years as an Auburn student (and
three of my best years were spent in the
freshman class at Auburn) the bleacher
crowd was as important as the baseball
game itself.
I say bring back section 33.
Millard (or Mallard as we used to say),
tearing down the bleachers won't stop
the beer drinking in Auburn.
Oh, well. The campus police never met
a student face they liked.
Roy Riley
Class of '70
Before the shock of the recent drug arrests gets lost
in the ongoing parade of the campus social micro­cosm,
several social implications should be con­sidered.
Even after a week, two students were still sitting in
Lee County Jail. Why? The reason is that their bonds
were set at levels that exceeded their resources, the
resources of their friends and of their parents. The
effect is that human beings are degraded and further,
students are losing the education they paid for.
The question here is, "What is the purpose of bond?"
As I understand it, bond is intended to insure the
presence of the accused at the legal proceedings. In
some sections of the country that believe in justice
rather than procedure, a program known as recogni­zance
bail-bond has been adopted.
Such a system in Lee County could operate with stu­dents
offering their financial investment in educa­tion,
that is, their college credits as part of full guaran­tee
of their appearance. If they failed to appear, the
University would void all credits earned.
For example, an out-of-state student with junior
standing has invested $3,150. This amount could aid
the student in meeting bond so that he could continue
his education while waiting for the legal system to
decide the merits of his case.
In the overview: Stable hardworking citizens of the
county who also happen to be poor could meet bond
with their reputation and personal honor rather than
accumulated wealth they will never possess.
Another serious question that needs to be answered
by the community conscience is "To what extent does
the end justify the means?" This question pertains to
police practices of undercover agents.
How often and to what extent can such agents vio­late
the laws of our great state and nation in the
attempt to gain evidence that will insure conviction of
law violators? I will admit that I have heard only one
side of the story, but what I have heard is frightening.
With only redirection of present practices, I would
imagine many students and faculty members would
be in jeopardy of similar arrests.
Granted that there is the possibility these 24 people
had violated the law, but then again, when was the
last time you drove over 55 miles per hour or drank
beer on campus or as a minor?
James R. Manship,
Representative
American Civil Liberties Union
• • as Lee County goes 'too far9
The recent drug arrests of Auburn University stu-.
dents was the most recent case of the students being
maliciously used to benefit Lee County residents
through financial gain and recognition.
It seems ironic that all the so-called "drug pushers"
were arrested exactly one week before election day
and that no details on the arrests were given until'a
press conference was set by the sheriff himself.
Other cases where the students have been used for
the benefit of others includes the Rev. Dawson's re­moval
of Playboy and Penthouse, the AWS refusing
the women of Auburn the right to determine if they
arc old enough to stay out past 2 a.m., and many local
merchants refusing students employment when the
students make up a large portion of the financial sup­port
which keeps these merchants in business.
If you, the Auburn student, enjoy being used and
pushed around, disregard this letter because we don't
need your help. However, if you feel like a growing
number of students are beginning to feel, you can help
stop the injustices against you and your fellow stu­dents.
Apathy is no excuse. Now is the time to show Lee
County that they have gone too far.
Louie Buntin, 2GPG
Guardsmen not 'murderers9
I agree with the guest editorial by
Mark Harmon on Kent State (May 2) ex­cept
on the situation confronting the
National Guard. Mr. Harmon attributed
the deaths directly to the National Guard
and referred to the Guard as
"murderous."
Let us go back to May 1,1970 and see
what happened. The first rocks were
thrown on Friday night on a Kent street.
Hundreds of students were drinking at
the bull-and-beer spots. Spirits were
light.
A crowd swarmed into the warm night,
blocking North Water Street. Some stu­dents
climbed atop one motorist's car
and led a chant; "One-two-three, four, we
don't want your ( ) war!" Then
someone hurled a bottle into the street,
and the mood turned ugly. Students
smashed car windows, set fires in trash
cans, began to bash storefronts.
The following Saturday night, the stu­dents
disrupted a dance in one univer­sity
hall and then attacked the Army
ROTC building. The building caught
fire. Students harassed firemen as they
tried to put out the fire.
Then the National Guard was finally
called by Gov. James Rhodes. The fol­lowing
Monday about 1,000 students
began to assemble. About 2,000 lined the
sidewalks to watch.
The Guard ordered the group to dis­perse.
The students started toward the
guardsmen, throwing rocks. The guards­men
retreated up the hill, and the guards­men
found themselves facing a fence and
flanked by rock-throwing students. The
guardsmen were outnumbered and par­tially
encircled.
They knelt and aimed. The students
kept on coming and the guardsmen fired
their guns. (Reference, Time magazine).
What would Mr. Harmon do if he were
in the guardsmen's shoes? The guards­men
were not asked but told to go out
and do a job.
How can Mr. Harmon call the guards­men
"murderous" when the guardsmen
were called to dispose of violence and to
protect the innocent students? The radi­cal
students provoked the violence and
left guardsmen with no choice but to use
stronger measures.
Many of the students had obviously
committed lawless acts during the long
weekend. Apparently they thought they
could do so with impunity. A sad situa­tion
usually arrives when violence
breaks out because some innocent per­son
is going to get hurt.
God will take innocent lives for the sins
of other people in order to punish them.
This happened to David, King of Judah,
for committing adultery. The same sit­uation
arrived at Kent State. Because of
this situation. May 4,1970 marks one of
America's greatest tragedies.
James T. HilburnJPN
Vietnam veteran
points to the ...
Courage of the 'draft dodgers'
Having faced the crucible of war first­hand
in Vietnam, I feel I can speak for a
great many veterans and a large num­ber
of conscientious Americans. In the
years of that senseless conflict, which
took more American lives than World
War I, this country was fortunate t» have
true men of courage who know how to say
to the powers that be, "No, I will not
fight your political action. I will not kill,
or help kill, without knowing why."
It took a lot more guts to take this
stand, to risk permanent exile from
home, than it took to passively submit to
governmental will and spend a year or so
fighting an unjustifiable war. I admire
the men who showed the world that at
least some of the American people were
perceptive and courageous.
These men weren't fleeing the war
from fear of physical harm. The "draft
dodgers" just couldn't equate serving a
political war machine in an illegal, un­declared
war with their personal prin­ciples,
or the principles this country pub­licly
professes.
During the year I spent at Chu Lai, I
never heard of nor met a Vietnamese
with any concept of freedom, beyond per­haps
the freedom to work his rice pad­dies
in peace. They certainly didn't like
Americans — they only liked American
dollars, which had their wholehearted
approval.
In that year, I never met a GI who
could tell me why the United States was
in Vietnam. As a new guy, I soon
learned that question was pointless. It
brought only curses or laughter as a
reply, if the person bothered to answer at
all. Every GI I met there knew the whole
farce was ridiculous.
In memoriam: Kathy Ray
To know Kathy Ray was to love her.
I She was an inspiration to us and will con­tinue
to be as we remember her cheerful
voice and radiant smile. The qualities
possessed by Kathy were to be desired by
those who knew her.
Her love and concern for others
reached out and touched many lives. It
was an honor and privilege to call her our
sorority sister.
Sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi
When this country came to the aid of
the Saigon regime, it became immersed
in genocide, deadly toxicdefoliation, and
generally, cruel wanton destruction. The
prevalent attitude among our soldiers
might be shown by the credo of an Amer­ican
artillery unit: "We Prevent Forests."
Massacres such as the one led by Lt.
Calley were so commonplace that a
standard greeting among "grunts" was
"Calley died for our sins," replied to by
"Amen, brother." "America's finest"cer­tainly
could not claim to be any less bar­baric
than the enemy. The people of
Southeast Asia certainly didn't benefit
by our presence; only the Saigon dic­tatorship
reaped any rewards.
It is my opinion that those brave souls
who considered and understood these
things, who had the courage to think and
defy Big Government, did this country a
great service. They showed the world
that the United States does indeed still
have a moral conscience.
I only wish that this veteran had
known then what he knows now about
that whole shoddy affair. If he had, this
letter would have been postmarked
Canada."
Max Hayes, 1PN
A disgruntled ex-grunt
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THE AUBURN PUIN**HN •"»•«•. May is, 1974 Page 10
More readers' opinions
Philpott asked to reconsider
funding for women's athletics
An open letter to Pres. Harry M. Phil­pott:
We are insulted by your attitude
toward women's athletics on this cam­pus.
Our women's intercollegiate teams
have been to three national tourna­ments
and several regional tourna­ments,
where we have placed in the top
five teams.
In the past year, we have been first in
the state in volleyball, basketball, and
golf, and placed third in tennis. We are
proud to represent Auburn at these
tournaments, but unless we receive ade­quate
funds we may soon be unable to
continue representing our school.
Other Southeastern Conference
schools are proud enough of their women
to provide sufficient funds for the opera­tion
of their intercollegiate program. We
see no reason why we should be denied
the opportunity for competitive athle­tics.
Quoting last week's edition of The
: Plainsman: "Dr. Taylor Littleton, repre­senting
Philpott, said Philpott views
"women's sports mainly as a club acti-.
vity." This statement is an affront"to'the'
dedicated efforts of anyone interested in
the furtherance of physical education. It
indicates a total lack of understanding of
the extensive preparation and team­work
essential to a successful women's
program.
We encourage your reconsideration of,
this statement and of .your refusal to
grant us funds. We believe that our
achievements justify financial, support
by the University and merit respect from
the administration.
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"TMi H6ffman, HHPrT
Laurie Williams, 3HPR
Dawson says he doesn't want Satan to blind students cooUn'
There are two powers in this universe;
one is the Lord God Almighty, the crea­tor
of all things and He has all power. But
there is also another supernatural per-,
son at work in this universe and he seeks
to keep people from worshiping God, for
he wants to be worshiped himself.
But God Almighty has already told of
his end and that is he will be imprisoned
in Hell, the place of the damned of the
universe, forever. But he seeks to lead
man to disobey God and his ways are
many.
God has said, "Thou Shalt not com­mit
adultery" so what does Satan do, he
sends floods of movies and books that
will keep man's mind on sex and lead
him to disobey God and thereby also
damn man's soul to the place of the
damned.
I amconcerned for the students and do
not want them to be blinded by Satan
and trade Heaven for eternal life for the
place of the damned where Jesus said
there is eternal suffering. Sin, as Play­boy
most surely OKs, will damn us and
keep people from accepting Jesus Christ
'Crackdown on drunk drivers needed9
As most Auburn students now know,
three members of our student body were
killed Sunday afternoon (May 5). The
alleged drunk driver that struck their car
did not intend to kill, but a court may find
him legally and morally guilty of
criminal negligence.
The cost of this was the loss of life to
three innocent students on the way home
from a weekend at the beach. The very
thought that others guilty of the same
negligence with which he is charged
laugh at the incident and pay a small
fine is grotesque.
This negligency I am referring to is
driving while intoxicated. The standard
student reaction to people caught for
DWI is, "He shouldn't have allowed him­self
to be caught."
Alcohol is one of the largest contribut­ing
factors to deaths on the highway. If
the highways of Alabama, and indeed
the rest of the nation are to be made safe,
there must be a crackdown on drunk driv­ing.
This crackdown must be by both the
police and the general public.
If you are concerned with this problem
and with saving lives, there is some­thing
you can do. Next time youseeJohn,
or whomever, getting into his car after
drinking a six-pack, don't, laugh, stop
him. You may save a life.
Bob Sammons,2PB
as Saviour and will condemn us to Hell.
I love every student and have no desire
to see them in Hell no matter how much
they have been blinded by Satan and
hate me. But some will say we want our
freedom of press but this is only another
trick by this evil one to enslave you, for
he that committeth sin is a servant of sin.
People who read these books and think
on these things will not be' free, but will
find themselves enslaved by lust. Now
the God I serve loves the people He made
and desires for them to be happy and
have eternal life with Him and live in joy
and peace on a perfect earth in perfect
bodies forever.
But He will force no one to obey and
love Him, we must choose to love him and
live with Him. The only way that we as
sinners can be right with the God who
made us is to accept His Son who died for
us and paid for our sins and Satan knows
this and he will do everything possible to
keep us away from God, by keeping our
minds on sin.
Movies like "The Exorcist" are simply
made to get peoples minds on Satan and
his power and not God. So my one and
only reason is my concern that people are
blinded by Satan and he will lead them to
be damned as he will be, unless they trust
Jesus Christ as Saviour. ,
In The Name of Jesus the Lord,
Henry L. Dawson, Pastor
Sand Hill Baptist Church
Wild Willie was wondering about how
hard they're gonna enforce litis no-cook-ing
rule in the dorms next year.
.So Willie ashed one of them smart fell­ers
up in Samford Hall what would hap­pen
if some girls used a charcoal grill and
some camping pots up on their sundecl;.
instead of a hot plate.
Know what he said?
He said. "We'd kick theirashesout and
charge 'em with pot possession-'"
Editor says Clom underplayed
This next week and the promotional
period preceding this week will to some
extent determine the success of the 1974
Glomerata. By placing the news of dis­tribution
on the last page of The
Plainsman, you have given it the em­phasis
of something less than an import­ant
event. Each editor wishes to improve
his hook beyond last year's edition—we
are in competition with last year's hook.
The coverage of the H)7.'!Glom was ex­cellent.
It incited enthusiasm and excite­ment
in the' readers. The photo of the
book whetted their appetites and they
wanted more. The photograph—front
page coverage—and extensive write-up
was well deserved "'id appreciated. Why
has the. 1974 Glum coverage degenerated
to the point of becoming a last-page piece
of trivia?
•';•••'Larry J. Parker
Editor. W71C.iomerata
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SPORTS
A-Day ends toughest spring
LINEMEN GET IN FINAL LICKS
. . A-Day contest is set for Saturday
-Dave Brown
Fifth Ail-American signs
with basketball team
By Larry Gierer
Sports Editor
The future of Tiger basket­ball
keeps looking brighter as
Auburn reached UD into bas­ketball
country, Indiana, and
signed its fifth All American
basketball player, Jim
Krivacs from Indianapolis.
The 6'2" guard from South-port
High School in Indiana­polis
was highly sought after
by many colleges including
Tennessee, Kentucky, Pur-
Larry
GIERER
Sports Editor
What is A-Day?
What is A-Day? It is a time when all the football players re­joice
and start wondering how they are goingto spend their
afternoons now that they won't be running and hitting under
the hot spring sun.
It is time when all the coaches can take a look at the young
inexperienced players and see how they perform in the near­est
thing to an actual game and to see if their coaching inno­vations
have been helpful. It also lets the coaches get their
last look at the players until August.
It is a time when the true football fan can come out and start
taking notes on who will start where, and to decide Auburn's
chances for the next season.
For some students it is a good day to come out and get a tan
and for others it just another cheap date.
For sportswriters it is a chance to make their early prog­nostications
and for visiting coaches it is a time to either sit
back and grin or start taking notes and worrying over what
they will face next year. •
A-day is a good time for the Auburn band to come out in full
force again and see if they still remember the notes to the
songs they played all last fall.
It is also a time for new signees to be introduced, awards to
be given, a beauty queen to be chosen, and time for the pigeons
to vacate the press box.
A-Day is all these things and this year will be no exception.
The game itself could tend to be more exciting than in the past
due to the fact that Auburn has a new offense, although to
many there might not seem to be a whole lot of difference, and
because very few positions are set. Practically every job is
still up for grabs and many players will be going all out to if
nothing else get public appeal on their side.
Coach Jordan has said that the offense is ahead of the de­fense
right now and remembering last season that may not be
a reason to be overjoyed.
However the Tigers had one of the best springs ever and
there seems to be great enthusiasm among the players. They
feel that they let many people down last year and want to
make up for it. The way I have seen them work this spring I be­lieve
it.
One of the key positions is that of quarterback which is still
a four way race. The four contestants are Chris Vacarella,
Phil Gargis, Clyde Baumgartner, and Glen Ward, all sopho­mores.
Right now Gargis and Vacarella are in a dead tie for first
with Ward close behind. Baumgartner was leading the way
early in the spring but suffered a leg injury and has lost a lot of
work. He will not play Saturday.
Another position where there is a dogfight is running back
where such talented runners as Rick Neel, Mitzi Jackson,
Secdrick Mclntyre, Harry Ward, and Mike Henley are fight­ing
for those two running back slots.
Two other backs fans might watch for are converted line­backer
Kenny Burks who has a good spring and Bobby Heath
who also had some good performances.
The strength in the offensive line has also improved with
I,ee Gross, Dan Nugent, Chuck Fletcher, and Andy Steele all
having an outstanding spring.
Despite many injuries there will be plenty of top notch
defensive players returning also including Ken Bernich, Mike
Fuller. Mike Flynn and Rusty Deen.
One; thing to remember about A-day of'course is that
although a player is number one during the spring, it does not
mean he will star in the fall. Many talented freshmen will pro­bably
work their way into the lineups and injuries will occur.
However fans .should get