1975-06-19 The Auburn Plainsman

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Peggy Saunders, 40H, is trying to pick beans in her garden provided by
the Horticulture department. Everytime she does, though, ol' rover puts
his big nose into the scene. If Peggy can keep her furry friend out of the
way, she may be able to pick enough beans to can this winter.
Local TV possible soon
A commercial television station located in the Ope- Norman has more than a decade of radio and TV ex- "i would hope we could work out arrangements with
lika-Auburn area is a distinct probability according to perience and was strongly supported by Senators John Auburn University and Tuskegee Institute where we
Dickson Norman, who initiated the project and serves as Sparkman and James Allen, Rep. Bill Nichols, Lt. Gov. could either carry live or taped re-runs of nationally
spokesman for a group of prominent citizens seeking the Jere Beasley, and Gov. George Wallace for presidential known speakers and celebrities brought to the campus
facility. appointment to the FCC in 1973. each year — people like Bob Hope, Sen. Kennedy, James
Norman, president of H. Dickson Norman & Asso- "We intend to emphasize alternative programming. Kilpatrick and so forth," Norman explained,
dates in Opelika, has been working on the project for ^ o r example, during some prime-time hours there are
nearly two years. His company is handling all the paper l 0 n 'y three network shows to choose from on the ten ca- He said no location for the station has yet been se-work,
such as filing the application with the Federal ble-carried channels in this area. You can see one NBC .lected but the group has several in mind. Cost of the corn-
Communications Commission (F.C.C.) for a TV station show on three different stations and the same is true foriplete facility has been estimated at approximately $1 mil-in
the area, researching the market and many other de- t n e other two major networks. lion dollars,
tails involved • . . , . .,
"We will be an entirely independent station possibly "if 0Ur plans materialize as expected," he continued,
A nationally recognized consulting engineering firmaffiuatecl with TV News Service, a satellite service, tele- "we hope to be on the air in about 18 to 30 months, serv-has
surveyed the project and its report to Norman indi-casting such events as the Ali-foreman fight. We also can big an area with approximately 300,000 TV sets, or over a
cates a television channel is available but the FCC has associate with Miz-lou Productions and the Hughes million viewers."
made no allocation of it. Sports Network. I understand we could also present some
programs from N.B.C. and A.B.C. All three networks Theconsulting engineers' reportindicates the station's
According to Norman, the engineers developed all TVhave been contacted," Norman added. antenna should be between 500 and 1250 feet above aver-facilities
at the University of Michigan. They know all age terrain and "would have to be located within 19
the FCC rules and regulations and have indicated it is "Frankly, I don't think television programming has statute miles of the corporate boundries of both Opelika
technically feasible to locate a TV channel in the Ope- improved but rather gone downhill. In the summer about and Auburn to meet FCC rules. This should be no pro-lika-
Auburn area." all they offer is reruns of old detective stories and such.blem," they added.
things. In my opinion they are ignoring the area which
A separate corporation will be formed and a stock op- they are supposed to serve," Norman said, referring to "Our group is extremely optimistic about the idea,"
tion sale of a limited number of shares will be announced orogramming. Norman stated. "We're at least half-way home. I don't
as soon as possible. foresee any problems with financing, location of the sta-
' - •,.... Norman indicated the station would be on the air 24 «„„ a n d transmitter or with the FCC, for that matter.
The proposed station will have an estimated effective hours a day, during certain periods, telecasting news at
radiated power of over a quarter of a million watts, which idifferent times from the major networks, emphasizing lo- "We believe the station will be a distinct asset to Ope-will
extend coverage roughly from Montgomery to cal talent and coverage, sports and editorials as well as Hka and Auburn, an ideal test market for national adver-
Columbus, west and east, and from Alexander City to public service programs such as Opelika-Auburn church tisers and an additional inducement for industry to lo-
Dothan, north and south. services on Sunday mornings. cate in the area."
THE AUBURN PUINSMANI
Number 1 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36830 Thursday June 19, 1975 10 pages
Fincher, Jordan
New Board members named
FROM HEAD COACH
, Coach Jordan answers questions
TO UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE
. . . Jordan to fill Tatum's post
Crocker buckles to dorm restriction
By J. E. McGowan
Assistant Technical Editor
Lesa Crocker, 01GC, whose actions
caused last quarter's dispute over the
sign-in and sign-out rules in female
freshmen's dorms, is still enrolled in Au­burn
but lives off campus.
Crocker admitted that she was very
worried over the outcome of her various
disciplinary hearings. "I spent the night
in tears" prior to the meeting with the
University Discipline Committee, she
said.
"I would do it all over again if I had the
choice," said Crocker. "It was a great,
experience," Crocker added. "I learned a
good deal about people and the way the
University operates."
Crocker became involved in the dis­pute
over dorm rules last May. After fail­ing
to sign in and out of her dormitory
she was given a one night restriction by
the House Council of her dorm, Auburn
Hall.
Crocker still refused to sign the re­quired
forms claiming that they were in
public view and, therefore, an invasion of
her privacy. She was given an addi­tional
day's restriction by her dorm
supervisor.
Crocker then appealed the two day's re­striction
to theAWSDisciplineCommit-tee.
The AWS said that the restrictions
were valid. Taking her appeal one step
further Crocker went to the University
Discipline Committee.
TheUniversitvCommittee reduced the
restriction to one day. At this point Croc­ker
started to gather some support from
the student body.
Crocker went to various sororities to
ask their aid by signing a petition call­ing
for elimination of the sign out rules.
Crocker also asked that the women from
the sororities be present at a rally at Sam-ford
Hall.
During this rally, Crocker saw Presi­dent
Philpott and made her last appeal.
Philpott agreed with the decision of the
University Discipline Committee and
the one day restriction held. Crocker ac­cepted
this final ruling and sat out the re­striction
the following Friday.
Speaking after the incident was over
Crocker said, "the lip service that the
sorority women gave was surprising."
They promised to show up at the rally in
large numbers but they just didn't come."
I guess when the chips are down you
can't count on them."
"I got support from my close friends
and my family," said Crocker. "My mo­ther
said to 'raise hell' and my father said
'to be sure that I knew what I was get­ting
into," stated Crocker.
Crocker added that she had learned a
good deal about the method in which the
University operates and that she had
also learned about the way people be­have
in stress situations.
Gov. George C. Wallace unveiled a sur­prise
to a waiting press in a May 24 an­nouncement
concerning the University
Board of Trustees. Wallace was expected
to name a woman to the board but when
Auburn's most prominent citizen, Shug
Jordan, was announced by the gover­nor,
it took everyone by surprise.
Everyone but Jordan, "No the an­nouncement
didn't take me by surprise. I
was sort cf expecting to be named to the
Board ano' I deeply appreciate and thank
Gov. Wallace for having confidence that
I can do a good job," Jordan said.
Jordan commented on what he
thought the prime requisites for a Board
member should be. "I would like to think
that having a working knowledge of Au­burn
University would be a must and I
think I have that knowledge. I don't have
an intimate knowledge of every depart­ment
of the university, but I have been at
Auburn a very long time."
Wallace appointed Jordan along with
the first woman ever appointed to the
Board, Sue Fincher, who operates a
motor company in Wedowee.
"I hope to be of some service to the Au­burn
faculty, administration, staff and
students. Of course I couldn't help but be
interested in football and particularly
the athletic department but I don't in­tend
to preclude any other departments
of the University," Jordan said, speak­ing
on his intentions.
Jordan noted that the confirmation
has not been confirmed by the Senate.
Jordan would fill the term of office now
held by Jack Tatum of Opelika, who Wal­lace
said has agreed to continue serving
the school until Jordan's retirement as
Coach. Jordan said the law prohibits
him from serving on the Board while still
under University employment.
"I think that I'll begin on the Board
sometime after football season is over. Of
course, there has been no date set for my
retirement from the coaching position. I
hope that it would be some time after the
Orange or Sugar Bowls," Jordan said.
Jordan's vacancy from the head coach­ing
job will be filled by present offensive
coordinator Doug Barfield.
Fincher is a '51 graduate of Auburn
where she also received an M.A. degree in
English. She is currently enrolled in gra­duate
school working toward a Ph.D.
A life member of the Auburn Alumni
Association, Fincher would fill the board
vacancy created by the resignation of
Jesse Gulp of Albertville. Culp sub­mitted
his resignation April 19 for per­sonal
reasons.
Wallace also announced the reap­pointment
of current board members
Frank Samford Jr., of Birmingham,
John W. Pace III of Mobile and Henry B.
Steagall II of Ozark.
Steagall is also the governor's execu­tive
secretary. He is being appointed for
his first full term, after serving since
1971 in the unexpired term left by the
death of Sim Thomas.
Samford is also headed for his first full
term, having filled the vacancy left by
the death of his father.
Pace's appointment is to a second
term.
The full Board has ten members ap­pointed
by the governor plus the gover­nor
and state education superintendent
who serve as ex-officio members.
The presidents of the SGA's at Auburn
and at AUM are also ex-officio members
by virtue of an executive order from
Wallace in 1971.
Philpott nixes budget,
wants more for AWS
Auburn President Harry M. Philpott
rejected the budget sent to him by the stu­dent
senate at the end of May because of
the drastic reductions the senate had
made in the budget of the Associated Wo­men
Students.
The Senate, on recommendation of the
Budget and Finance Committee, headed
by Gus Lott, senator from Engineering,
cut the AWS budget from last year's to­tal
of over $7,000 to less than $1,000.
The senate cut out all salaries of AWS
officers and cut out funds for travel,
which would have paid for the AWS pre­sident's
trip to a national convention.
The senate also cut funds for a banquet
and the speaker funds, telling AWS to
plan its speakers through the newly
formed University Program Council.
President Philpott rejected the budget
saying that the cuts were too severe and
recommended the senators re-establish
the salaries, subjecting them to the 20 per
cent cut all other student salaries fall un­der.
He also suggested that the senate re-es­tablish
the travel funds for the AWS pre­sident.
The rejected budget and Philpott's re­commendations
were sent back to the
senate and the senate held a special
A record
meeting Thursday, May 23 to discuss
them.
In that meeting, the senate took no ac­tions
recommended by Philpott, accord­ing
to Bert Young, SGA president.
The senate concluded its meeting with­out
taking action on the rejected budget
and sent the same budget back to Phil­pott,
Young said.
According to Young, Philpott will now
adjust the budget by himself, according
to his recommendations.
The senate has now convened for the
summer with many senators appointing
friends or work study students to fill their
seats during the summer.
According to one student senator, who
wished to remain unidentified, the fate of
AWS will have to wait until the full se­nate
reconvenes in the fall.
The senators, in their last meeting of
spring quarter, also established a com­mittee
to study the effectiveness of AWS.
The senate wanted to know if AWS
worked as an effective body for the Au­burn
women, independent of the SGA or
if AWS should be incorporated into the
SGA.
AWS president Alison McClure was
unavailable for comment at press time.
Summer enrollment reaches 7289
RECORD ENROLLMENT THIS SUMMER
Over 7,000 students to face "dog days"
Auburn's enrollment has increased
this month to the record breaking figure
of 7,289, and this is not the final figure as
some students .are expected to register
late. The final number will be released
three weeks into the quarter.
Dr. W. A. Tincher , director of Educa­tional
Services, believes the increase is
due to the current economic situation. He
speculated that many students were un­able
to find jobs. In support of this, he
gave evidence that more students have
applied for financial aid and university
related work.
He said another reason for the in­crease
could be the number of people re­turning
for graduate studies. The num­ber
of graduate students this summer is
1,708, only 76 short of last fall's 1,784.
This summer's enrollment of 7,289 is
less than half of last fall's total of 16,013,
but it is a definite increase over the pro­ceeding
summer's enrollment of 6,919
and the summer 1973 enrollment of
6,541.
Dr. James Nolan, assistant to thedean
of the School of Business, also feels that
summer enrollment is up due to the lack
of job opportunities.
"Less than the usual number of stu­dents
in the School of Business pre-regis-tered
for summer," he said, "but the final
registration number was extremely
high." He speculated that many couldn't
find jobs so they returned to school in
time for final registration.
THE AUBURN PUINSMIN *n>urB., June 19,1978 page 2
Staying cool possible even in summer
By Tim Lockhart
Features Editor
Keeping cool during the
months of summer quarter
poses quite a problem for
those students unlucky
enough to be living without
air conditioners. Even those
students not taking geogra­phy
courses are very much
aware that Auburn is located
in South Alabama, south, as
in close to the equator. Conse­quently,
as the temperature in
the Loveliest Village in­creases,
so does the desira­bility
of owning what all Au­burn
students would surely
rank high on the list of man­kind's
greatest inventions:
the air conditioner.
Buyinganair conditioner is
not as simple a procedure as
it would first appear. An air
conditioning unit must be
matched to the room where it
will be used, so for the benefit
of the air conditioner sales­man,
one should make a list of
exactly what the machine will
be up against. The length,
width, and height of the room
should be measured, and
everything that either gen­erates
heat — a stove, for
example—or lets in heat from
the outside — such as win­dows
and doors — should be
mentioned also.
"The size of the room the
unit will be in is important,"
commented a local air condi­tioner
dealer, "and also the
number of people who will be.
in the room. Naturally, it
takes a larger unit for the kit­chen
because of the extra
heat."
An air conditioner's perfor­mance,
its cooling power, is
measured in British Thermal
Units per hour, abbreviated
BTU's. A 5,000 BTU unit will
cool a 200 square feet room, or
one measuring about 14 by 14
feet. An air conditioner suit­able
for a room of this size
would cost from about $140
for a low-efficiency model to
about $175 for a high-effi­ciency
model. If the room has
several windows and doors, a
unit 1,000 BTU's more power­ful
would be necessary.
For larger areas, unite of up
to about 30,000 BTU's are
available. These air condi­tioners
would cool a space of
about 1500 square feet and
start around $500. When buy-
Housing problem solved
for summer students
By Jane Pitts
Plainsman Staff Writer
A common problem among
Auburn students is the basic
one of finding a place to live.
This problem, however, is
greatly diminished for those
attending summer school.
Even though a record num­ber
of students are attending
the University this summer,
7289, according to Registrar
Tom Stallworth, this number
is still relatively small com­pared
to the Fall Quarter,
1974, enrollment of 16,013. So
most students attending
Auburn this quarter have had
little or no trouble securing a
dorm room or apartment.
Only four of 24 dormitories
provided for women stu­dents,
Dorms G, H, J, and K,
remain open during summer
quarter, and these are hardly
ever completely filled, ac­cording
to Ernestine
Lawhon, head of women's
housing. The residents in
Dorms G, H, and K are under­graduate
students, while
those residing in Dorm J are a
mixture of undergraduate stu­dents
and graduate students.
During the other three
quarters all 24 dorms are open
with usually every room oc­cupied
by at least two girls.
There are approximately 450
girls living in University
dorms this summer. Lawhon
said that the other air-condi-different
types of conferences.
Noble Hall will be used by
prospective women students
during pre-college counsel­ing.
Charles Schroeder, director
of Magnolia Dormitories,
stated that only six divisions
of Magnolia Hall and only
three divisions of Bullard
Hall are being occupied by
men students this summer.
He noted that while Mag­nolia
Dormitories are never
full during the summer
quarter, the number of resi­dents
is up from 160 last sum­mer
to 186 this summer. The
divisions of Magnolia and
Bullard Halls that are unoc­cupied
this summer will be
used for conferences and pre-college
counseling.
As with the dorms, most a-partment
complexes are
never full during summer
quarter, but usually complete­ly
full during the other three
quarters. At Cavell Court
only 30 per cent of the apart­ments
are occupied this sum­mer.
Around 20 per cent of the
apartments in Windsor Hall,
Campus Inn, and University
Apartments are currently
filled. According to the mana­ger
of Hyatt House, about 60
per cent of the apartments
there are occupied, and
Plainsman Apartments
reported a summer occupancy
tioned dorms will be used for of 66 per cent-
Auburn1 Bulletin sold
to Tuscaloosa firm
The Auburn Bulletin, a
serai-weekly newspaper in
Auburn has been sold to
James B. Boone Jr., pub­lisher
of the Tuscaloosa News
and his associates last
month according to a Bulletin
announcement.
The Bulletin had been
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Neil
O. Davis, their three children
and Graham M. McTeer. The
owners also owned the Tus-kegee
News which was sold
along with the Bulletin.
The Bulletin was estab­lished
in February, 1937, by
Davis and Joseph Roop, who
sold his interest in 1940.
The Auburn Plainsman
...has offices located in 2
Auburn Union. Entered as se­cond
class matter at Auburn,
AL, in 1967 under the Con­gressional
Act of March 3,
1879. Subscription rate by
mail is $4.25 for a full year
(this includes four per cent
state tax). All subscriptions
must be prepaid. Please allow
one month for start of sub­scription.
Circulation is
15,100 weekly. Address all
material to The Auburn
Plainsman, P. O. Box 832, Au­burn,
AL 36830.
Paul R. Davis, editor and
general manager of the Sel-ma
Times-Journal, will be a
major stockholder in both the
Auburn and Tuskegee papers
and will serve as publisher,
the Bulletin announced in its
May 27 edition.
The present staffs of The
Bulletin and the News, with
the exception of the Davis
family, will continue. Owen
Davis will senle until mid-Au­gust,
when lie will leave for
Chapel Hill, N.C., to enter
graduate school at the
University of North Caro­lina.
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Avfcwm - U1-4MS
ing an air conditioner it is bet­ter
to get one slightly less po­werful
than needed rather
than one more powerful, since
a too-powerful machine will
do its cooling job too fast, re­sulting
in a clammy room.
It is also important to get a
unit compatible with the
available wiring. Most houses
and apartments have only
115 volt wiring and this
should be taken into con­sideration.
Another point to decide is
the amperage rating of the air
conditioner. Twelve amp and
Th amp unite are on the mar­ket;
most old buildings are
wired for a 7V4 amp circuit but
newer buildings can gen­erally
accommodate the more
powerful 12 amp unite.
The efficiency rating of an
air conditioner, mentioned
above, is an indication of how
well the unit uses power. A
high-efficiency unit uses less
power to achieve the same de­gree
of cooling as a low-effi­ciency
model. Considering
the ever-increasing cost of
electricity, high-efficiency
units have a definite advan­tage
over their less-efficient
counter-parts.
A high-efficiency model
costs more initially, however,
and usually is larger and
weighs more. A high-effi­ciency
unit is the best buy in
the long run; the price differ­ence
can be made up in five or
six years, and the high-effi­ciency
unit offers the least
contribution to the energy
shortage.
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IT'S FOR REAL!!!
BLOWIN* IN THE WIND
. air conditioners the answer to cool i summer months
Local representatives present bills
Bills introduced in the Ala­bama
legislature last week
would appropriate $8.5 mil-
,lion to Auburn University for
constructing a new School of
Engineering building, a new
vocational teacher training
center and a new buildings
and grounds facility.
Rep. Pete Tumham of Au­burn
introduced the bill in the
House (HB 659) and Sen. C.C.
"Bo" Torbert of Opehka intro­duced
the measure in the Sen­ate
(SB 564).
"These are the top building
priorities at Auburn Univer­sity,"
said AU president
Harry M. Philpott. "With
these appropriations, we
would be able to provide badly
needed upgrading of our engi­neering
facilities; a center to
train the additional vocation­al
teachers being recom­mended
by the legislature;
and move our Buildings and
Grounds shops and facilities
away from the instructional
area of the campus."
The bills would provide $5
million for the engineering
building; $2.2 million for the
vocational teacher training
center; and $1.35 million for
relocation of B & G.
"At present, several de­partments
in the School of
Engineering are scattered
throughout four or more
buildings within and adja­cent
to the engineering'com-plex,"
Dr. Philpott said. "The
new facility would allow con-,
solidation of departments,
permitting them to operate
more efficiently as single enti­ties."
Dr. Philpott pointed out
that AU's engineering pro­gram
had a 31 per cent in­crease
in freshman students
last fall, with i applications
for this year running 15-20 per
cent ahead of last year.
"Without additional facili­ties,
Auburn faces the choice
of drastically reducing the
number of students or de­creasing
the quality of their
education," Dr. Phil-pott said.
Although Alabama has
made significant commit­ments
to vocational schools
and programs, "no institu­tion
in the state has the ne­cessary
programs or facili­ties
to properly prepare and
serve the teachers and direc­tors
who are responsible for
the local programs," Dr. Phil­pott
said. "A center such as
that proposed for Aubum
would provide the profession­ally
trained teachers needed
for vocational education in
the state/'
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page 3 Tliurs., June 19,1975 THE AllBURN PUMSMAN
Auburn parachutists attract attention of campus
By Phillip Gentry
Entertainment Editor
Man has always had the
urge to fly like a bird, or so
most air enthusiasts would
tell you. Most Aubum stu­dents
would prefer to fly the
conventional way — aboard a
giant airplane. But Donnie
Alexander, 4AM, of the Sport
Parachute team will tell you
that parachutists are not the
everyday breed of Aubum stu­dent.'
You might gather from the
members that falling at 120
m.p.h. or hanging suspended
from a canopy of canvas 3,500
feet up in the air was the most
enjoyable and natural action
imaginable.
One member described the
feeling by asking, "Have you
ever made love?" He was re­buked
when another said it
didn't feel like that, "not on
your first jump."
According to Alexander,
the Auburn team specializes
in relative work, one of the
three possible types of com­petition
for parachutists.
The other two kinds of com­petition
are accuracy at hit­ting
a small metal disk on the
ground and the style competi­tion,
which corresponds with
the compulsory exercises in
figure skating.
In the style competition the
jumper has to do certain man­datory
turns, rolls and loops
while freefalling from 5,000
feet or higher. The moves are
timed and points are de­tracted
for not stopping in
exactly the same position the
move began.
Most of the team members,
seem to think that relative
work is the highest form of
competition. In relative work
two or more jumpers, up to
eight or nine, jump as nearly
simultaneously as possible
and attempt to join hands
while freefalling to form a
human star. The amount of
time used is recorded and the
least time wins.
The last jumper out of the
airplane begins above the rest
of the team and must dive
down to them, sometimes'
having to make speed
*
NOT THE CONVENTIONAL BREED
. most Auburn students would prefer
to fly the conventional way
changes of 50 or 60 m.p.h.
when he arrives at their level.
Since all maneuvering is done
relative to the changing posi­tion
of the j umpers, it is called
relative work.
The parachute team has
grown to about 40 members
during the school year, in­cluding
seven girls who, ac­cording
to one member, are
"making life a lot easier." It is
obvious from observation
that there is a cameraderie
among the members that is
unique among Auburns' clubs
and athletic teams.
Perhaps this is in some part
caused by the element of dan­ger
involved in the sport.
Some of the team members
think so. Helpful hints are
freely given, and received.
The Sport Parachute Team
regularly competes in con­tests
throughout the state, the
most recent being in Syla-cauga
where several jumpers
placed well.
The skydivers also enter­tained
at Auburn's A-Day
game by trying to hit a plas­tic
disc on the field and by
bringing the game ball. Cer­tainly
something a bird would
not do.
But Alexander insists that
the free flight and movement
of skydiving is exciting and
enjoyable.
To tap Educational Fund
Trustees support Wallace money plan
Earlier this month, Gov.
. George C. Wallace an­nounced
a plan to use 12 per
cent of the Special Ed­ucational
Trust Fund for ot­her
state needs. The decision
sparked controversey in the
State Legislature and news­papers
across t the state.
On June 2, the Auburn
University Board of Trustees
took a 9-1 stand in support of
the Governor's plan. The dis­senting
board member was
Walston Hester of Russell-ville.
Explaining his stand,
Hester said, "I understand
the state's need for revenue
and recognize the governor's
plight in finding funds while
trying to hold down taxes '
But I feel that as trustees of
this institution it is our first
duty to fight for all the money
we can get for Auburn."
Wallace's plan would divert
funds from the Special Ed­ucation
Fund by taking one
half per cent of state sales and
use funds collected over the
next two years to use for
prison, medicaid, mental
health and highway needs.
Auburn President Harry M.
Philpott asked for the board's
assurance that he and other
staff members of Auburn be
allowed freedom to testify in­dividually
before the legis­lature.
The board assured Philpott
that he would be allowed that
freedom to tell the legislature
what he thinks Auburn's
needs are.
During the annual meeting,
the group also commended
Wallace for his recommended
appropriation to Auburn.
"We want to show the
governor that while we are a-ware
of the needs of education
for funding, we are also a-ware
of the state's other
needs. We also want to com­mend
the governor for his
budget proposals," Frank
Samford Jr., said, asking for
the board's support.
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"I certainly think it is in
order to thank the governor
for giving Auburn the largest
recommended budget for any
university in Alabama for the
first time," Jack Tatum from
Opelika said.
"It's good to know that we
are finally getting the recog­nition
we deserve for our
AUM campus," Philpott said.
Philpott agreed the gover­nor
should be commended for
Auburn's recommended
allocations but expressed
concern that it did not in­clude
an increase for the
second year of the biennium.
The board also approved a
continuation for Auburn's
current budget until such time
as the state adopts a new one.
Congressman Bill Nichols
asked the board to adopt a
resolution commending Jesse
Culp of Albertville, who re­signed
his seat on the board
for personal reasons, for his
five years of distinguished
service to his alma mater.
C .G. (Sue) Fincher, recent­ly
named the first woman
trustee for Auburn, was at­tending
her first AU Trustee
meeting. Fincher has two de­grees
from Auburn and is cur­rently
a doctoral student.
Suicide mars end of spring
On May 26, just before fi­nal
examinations were
scheduled to start, the
Loveliest Village was
shocked by the suicide
death of Patrick Connor, a
19-year-old Auburn stu­dent,
at his apartment
home on Thomas Street at
approximately 5:14.
Police reported that Con­nor
had left a suicide note
beneath his body. Detec­tives
said the two-and-one-half
pa?e note showed a
very depressed young
man.
The detectives added
that they believed death
was instantaneous. Con­nor
was found by one of his
brothers laying on the
lower bunk bed in the back
bedroom of the apart­ment.
. According to police, the
body was found within
minutes following the fir­ing
of the shot from a .45
caliber automatic pistol.
Connor lived in a con­verted
garage apartment
at 111 Thomas with his
two older brothers, also
Auburn students. The wea­pon
the victim used was
bought on May 15 at a lo­cal
store by the older bro­ther,
Charles Connor, as a
graduation gift for the
third brother, Walter who
graduated at the end of
spring quarter.
Connor, from Mont­gomery,
was pronounced
dead at the scene by
Deputy Coroner Harvard
Norred.
Connor was an above-average
student, the com­mander
of the Pershing
Rifles Drill Team, an out­standing
military cadet in
the Air Force ROTC pro­gram
and an active mem­ber
of Arnold Air Society,
the AFROTC honorary.
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Watch the trustees
Auburn University's Board of Trustees has been composed of a wide variety of
individuals in the past Some were competent men, deeply interested in Auburn
and its students, who did their jobs efficiently and well. Others, less concerned
with the welfare of the University, have been neglectful of their duty, ignoring the
needs of Auburn students and even failing to become familiar with the rules and re­strictions
that they live by.
According to the University Bulletin, "Auburn University is governed by a
Board of Trustees." Hopefully, the two newest appointees to the board, Sue Fin-cher
and Coach Ralph "Snug" Jordan, the first woman and the first football
coach, respectively, ever to be nominated to the board, will make every effort to
compensate for the poor image fostered by the performance of board members in
the past.
The appointment of Sue Fincher, a woman, to the formerly all-male board is a
milestone in the crusade for women's rights at Auburn. But appointing a woman to
the board, while significant, is not sufficient It remains to be seen if her presence on
the board will bring about any changes, particularly in the direction of fairer rule*
for Aubum women students, an area where the board has resisted change while dis­playing
astounding ignorance in the past.
Perhaps Fincher's most vital function as a Board of Trustees member would be
to campaign for the revision of the present rules regarding women at Auburn Uni­versity.
As a woman herself she is certainly in a better position than the rest of the
trustees to understand and sympathize with the displeasure many women stu­dents
seem to feel with the current rules governing them.
Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan has earned a reputation for honesty and common
sense during his many years at this institution. His concern for Auburn students is
well known and he is aware of the problems students face here. He should be an
ideal board member — but here again, only time will tell, and his performance ra­ther
than his reputation must be the yardstick by which his value to Aubum Uni­versity
as a board member must be measured.
It would indeed be regrettable if the appointment of these two individuals to the
Board of Trustees turns out to be only tokenism. Appointing a woman because she
is a woman and a coach because of past reputation does injustice to the total co . -
cept of what a Board of Trustees is. We do not hold that the two individuals ap­pointed
are not qualified. Hopefully,Gov.Wallace would not have made the ap­pointments
unless he was sure of their qualifications. Only time will tell.
19ers should be legal
The Alabama Legislature was scheduled to vote on the bill proposing the change
in the legal age from 21 to 19 Tuesday but due to extensive filibustering on an unre­lated
issue, it was never voted upon.
We don't know if the Senate of the Legislature will pass the measure or not The
House passed the issue once but the Senate amended the age from 18 to 19 and sent it
back to the House. The House passed the Senate's amended bill. Now, the Senate
must act on the matter.
We hope the Alabama Senate is competent enough to represent the people of
Alabama by passing the legislation. Georgia, Florida and many other, southern
states have passed the same type legislation long ago. As usual, the Alabama
system lags behind.
Many arguments have been raised over the issue. The main one was that if the bill
was towered to cover 18 yearolds, high school students would be free to purchase
beer and hard liquor.
We feel that particular argument is naive. If a high school student wants to buy
liquor, he is going to buy it Either he will risk the chance of his being caught in a
State store or he will get an older friend or relative to buy it for him.
That argument does not pertain to college students. We feel that young adults
have already been recognized as being mature in that they were eligible for the draft
and for that matter must still register for the draft
They have also been recognized by the passage of the amendment allowing 18-
year-olds the right to vote in elections. It is past time that the Legislature go ahead
and follow suit by recognizing its 18-year-olds as adults.
We feel that college students who have successfully made that transition from liv­ing
with parents to living alone in a new atmosphere are mature enough to handle
the additional responsibilities and benefits of the new bill.
UPC has good chance
The new University Program Council is in its first full quarter of operation and we
wish it success. The concept of the new council is sound. It was formed to prevent
any conflict in planning and we feel that goal can be accomplished.
The council was also formed to promote and bring major entertainment to
Aubum. We don't look for any major entertainment to hit the campus in the sum­mer
but we hope that Eric Ludgood, the new entertainment director, with the $20,000
that tiie student Senate passed for him to work with, will be able to attract some new
entertainment to Auburn.
We commend the UPC for the work that it has done for the University students in
its early career. This summer, in addition to a free movie every weekend, students
will be entertained to a free movie every Thursday of a pre-college counseling ses­sion.
The UPC has also planned several free street dances for the duration of
the .quarter. Maybe this summer won't be as boring as past summers have re­portedly
been. We hope not because we feel this summer is going to be a long and hot
one.
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Now, a better place to live?
When Lee County voters rejected a pro­posal
on dog racing at the polls June 10
they bit the proverbial hand that could
have fed them. Of course local mini­sters,
school marms and moral decency
advocates would tell us that the voters
struck a vote for a better place to live.
"They rejected legalized gambling and
gangsters," they would cry. "They pro­tected
our youth".
The fact of the matter is that they
struck down what could have been a
very valuable asset to county and city
pocketbooks. By blindly ignoring very
accurate statistics on what dog racing
has done for Florida and Mobile County,
the voters struck down the answer to Lee
County's economic woes.
"What woes?" the opponents would
ask. Lee County has a low unemploy­ment
rate, a thriving business market
and adequate industry. "What else could
we want?", they would inquire.
Lee County also has an inadequate
—deplorably inadequate—county jail
facility. Sheriff Pearson has admitted as
much but says he can do nothing with­out
REVENUE.
The Sheriffs office slso plans to hire
five new deputies. What will they pay
them with? REVENUE.
There are many more examples of
what extra revenue would have meant to
the city and county. City Council
President Eugene Stanaland certainly
won't tell you that the city couldn't use
more money.
The new city hall being constructed on
the old Beasley's Pasture site won't be
built from logs. The city had to sell.
bonds, which is not abnormal, to cover
costs for the multimillion dollar com­plex.
Extra money from dog racing
would certainly have been a boost to help
pay off the new city hall, allowing the
city to pay off the debt faster without
having to pay out the nose on the interest
rates.
The Village Mall has been demolished
for months and the parking lot behind
that now mud ridden area is in shabby
condition, in dire need of resurfacing and
repainting.
With the extra revenue from the
legalized betting on dogs, the city would
have had many options open to it. It
could have repaired the parking;lot and
expanded it by paving the empty lot
where the old Village Inn stood; or it
could have built a multi-decked parking
lot to accommodate the heavy down­town
parking traffic.
Rumors have been circulated that
the Auburn Fire Department will expand
its jurisdiction further out into the
county. Fire Chief Ellis Mitchell says the
jurisdiction can't be accomplished un­less
he has more on duty personnel and
additional equipment to handle the in­creased
load.
Even if the city decides not to expand
jurisdiction, Mitchell could use more per­sonnel.
He can't hire them without
money and there is no source except from
the .taxpayers pocketbooks, which is a
source as hard to tap as an under sea oil
well. .
The city could also have used the
money for its educational systems which
can always be improved no matter how
good they are.
The increase in revenue could also
have helped Aubum University stu­dents.
Money from dog racing could
have been budgeted to the University,
which can always use money. Anyone
who denies that would also deny that the
Pope is Catholic.
Any time you inquire to the Board of
Trustees or President Philpott about
additional services for students, such as
new intramural facilities, more parking,
better health facilities, more women's
dorms, where women now bunk three to a
room, you'll get the same old, hackneyed
answer, "Well, it's all fine and well to
want all those things and as soon as we
get some money, you'll get them."
With dog racing, Trustees would have
had the money to provide the services
students have been demanding for the
past six and more years.
County roads are also in deplorable
condition. Ask anyone who has to drive
in from Wire Rd. or in on Highway 14 to
go to school or work. Those roads need re­surfacing,
repainting and remarking to
provide additional safety to motorists.
Colleges and universities in Florida re­ceive
an average of over $3 million per
year from the dog racing industry that
has been run for years with no ill effects.
That money is used to pay for expert
teachers and new and better laboratory
equipment, making Florida's school
system one of the best in the nation and
the best in the southeast.
It is no secret that Alabama's ed­ucational
system ranks number 50 in the
nation. It earned that dubious dis­tinction
when it slid under good ol'
Mississippi. The additional money could
have vaulted Alabama's educational
system out of the sublineal ranks.
Ironically, the referendum was con­veniently
held on June 10 when every
student but the ones that live in Opelika
and Auburn were gone to summer jobs
and summer vacations. The students
that could haVe been so helped were not
even allowed a chance to vote on the
referendum.
The referendum didn't have to be held
with the other two statewide referen-dums.
It is local, affecting only Lee
County and could have been held at any
time. The officials chose to present it
June 10. For convenience sake? Maybe.
I doubt it.
Had the students been allowed to vote
on the referendum, the results would
have been clearly opposite. The city and
county voters managed only a 669 vote
spread (2672-2,003). Student votes would
have easily pushed the vote to the other
side.
I have to disagree with the good ol'
folks of Lee County. When thev defeated
the dog racing proposal, they didn't
make Lee County a better place to live.
They kept it in the sub-par, shoddy con-idition
it has always been in and now
Iprobably always will be.
Crocker fought the right way
J.E.
McGowan
bum's attention that their was at least
one person who disagreed with the man­ner
in which things are run and she was
willing to try to change things.
Crocker did more than sit and gripe a-bout
her situation. The lesson there, no
matter whatsideyoumay take on any is­sue,
needs repeating. If you have a com­plaint
there are ways to have it heard
without resorting to a bayonet assault on
Samford Hall.
The system for internal change in this
university is present. To make this sys­tem
work, the issue, popular support and
the ability to compromise must be used.
Initial set backs are also part of this pro­cess.
The faculty, staff, SGA, AWS and
WEGL will remain dormant unless some­one
or something moves them. You are
the prime mover.
go
"The system stinks" — Cro-Magnon
Man and others
"Make sure you're right then
ahead." — Davy Crockett
There is the right way, the wrong way,
the Army way, my way, your way and
their way. There are also a few other
ways, but Lesa Crocker's way wasn't too
bad.
I disagree with the manner in which
Crocker raised the issue of sign-out pro­cedures.
When any student or faculty
member agrees to attend or work at Au­bum
they sign a contract that states an
agreement to obey the University's rules
that apply to them. Crocker signed that
contract when she came to Auburn.
However, when she decided to oppose
the University she went about it in the
right manner.
The process of decision and appeal is
the best way of bringing about change.
This process when linked with popular
support and a little compromise has
brought about the best changes.
Before you start hurling the American
Revolution and other violent changes in
my face, let me ask a few things. What
would have happened if the British
Crown agreed to give her colonies pro­portional
representation in London if the
colonies would have agreed to pay the
Stamp Tax?
What would have happened if the
southern states would have agreed to a-bolish
slavery if the north would have a-greed
to state's rights? If Hitler would
have stayed in Germany? IftheUSand
North Viet Nam agreed on a hands-off
policy? I believe that they are good ques­tions,
but the answers we'll never know.
Crocker lost her appeals and did her
night's restriction. Despite this loss,
she at least tried. She did bring to Au-
Student representation
must be felt in committee
W^"**"****'
A letter from Dr. Philpott disturbed the
dust in some mailboxes last week. He
was asking people to serve on several
committees faced with the task of direct­ing
Aubum to compliance with Title DC
Guidelines from HEW. Following an Au­bum
tradition, students have been asked
to serve on the committees.
Twenty-four students are serving on
eight of the nine committees which must
recommend changes in university policy
to eliminate sex discriminations. With no
more than four students on each com­mittee,
their force won't be tremendous,
but the chance to speak out is before
them.
The students who are serving have in
some way made themselves known to ad­ministrators.
Student government lea­ders,
Greeks, independents, men, wo­men
— they represent all Aubum stu­dents.
For some, this is the first time to
deal with administrators as equals, in a
position to affect the life of the univer­sity
by the decisions they make.
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In the new situation of working with
deans and professors in a non-academic
setting, some of the students may be hesi­tant
to speak. It is difficult for some peo­ple
to express their own opinions when
they are facing the people who run the
University. "Who am I to say any­thing?"
may be a frequent question.
Those students who feel hesitant need
to take their courage in hand and let their
opinions be heard. Because of the
government guidelines, a lot of changes
must be made. Auburn administrators
may have one idea about how a change
should be made and Auburn students
may have another. Since the university
is here because the students are here,
those students need to speak out and let
their needs be known.
In the committee meetings the stu­dents
who serve must always be alert to
every side of the situation. Just because
someone older and with more experience
says something has to be doesn't mean
that a student can't ask "Why?" — and
ask it loudly. A little discussion may re­sult
in a much better solution to any pro­blem.
Aubum has generally been good to its
students. A lot of problems that have bo­thered
other schools have not bothered
Auburn because there has always been a
way for students to air their feelings. But
that is not to say that students have al­ways
been as forceful as they might be in
speaking out; Now is as good a time as
any to make sure the student voice is
heard loud and clear.
SSSMBP"
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Editorial Board Members: News Editor, Sherri Hughes; Sports Editor, Perry Bal­lard;
Features Editor, Tim Lockhart; Copy Editor, CharlotteDavis; Editorial Board
Chairman, Mike Jackson.
Technical Editor, David Boggus; Entertainment Editor, Phillip Gentry; Photo­graphic
Editor, Ronnie Colquitt
Assistant News Editor, Bert Young; Assistant Copy Editor, Mary Mccord; As­sistant
Features Editor, Vickie Pierce; Assistant Technical Editor, James Mc­Gowan;
Assistant Entertainment Editor, Robert J. Davis.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of Auburn Univer­sity.
Signed columns represent the opinion of the writer, while unsigned editor­ials
represent the opinion of The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
The first summer orientation session
will be held this week. Prospective Au­bum
University freshmen from all over
Alabama and neighboring states will ar­rive
with friends, parents or by them­selves,
carry their suitcases into hot,
stuffy rooms in Noble and Mag dorms,
discuss the relative merits of their re­spective
chosen curricula with their
newly-made friends and attend lectures
designed to teach these almost-students
how to navigate the maze called Haley
Center.
Seeing these scared, anxious arrivals
to the University, watching them scurry
across campus, orange J&M notebooks
clutched firmly in their hands, noticing
them as they pause on the sidewalks to
consult their campus maps and then
dash off in another direction, I remem­ber
that it was only a year ago that I was
where they are now, picking my way un­certainly
through the transitionary peri­od
between being just out of high school
and almost ready to enter college.
I recall the tremendous excitement I
felt when I received my acceptance no-
, tice from Aubum. Being a member of one
of those numerous "Aubum families," I
had always accepted as a matter of faith
the fact that someday I would be en­rolled
as an Aubum student.
When I graduated from high school I
began to think of myself as a college stu­dent
and I impatiently awaited the day
when I would attend a summer orienta­tion
session in the town I had already be­gun
to think of as the "Loveliest Village
of the Plains."
Arriving in Auburn early one June
morning, I went to Mag dorm and was as­signed
a room. I became acquainted with
my two-day roommate and together we
went marching forth to attend the first of
a long series of meetings. We were told
about the importance of good study hab­its,
the advantages of joining ROTC,
the benefits to be gained from fraternity
and sorority membership, how to apply
for a student emergency loan (but were
advised that loans were not available for
purely frivolous purposes — you couldn't
get a loan to go to the beach, for exam­ple)
and then only through experience,
that we learned about that magical infir­mary-
dispensed cureall: the War Eagle
pill, a wonder drug unknown to modem
medical science.
The thing that impressed us most
about Aubum was the unusual friendli­ness
of the students and faculty. It
seemed as though nearly everyone was
genuinely glad to see us and they all ap­peared
to be sincerely concerned about
our welfare. We did notice, however, that
the students smiled considerably at the
sight of us blindly attempting to find our
way across campus unaided.
And rather than ask directions even
when we were hopelessly lost, which was
about 75 per cent of the time, we went
blithely on, trying to give the impression
that we were seasoned students, perhaps
preparing to graduate shortly. We were
totally unaware that it was obvious to all
the University students around us that
we were as green as paint.
Perhaps the best example of how well I
knew this campus then is the incident
where I stopped a student in the building
named Parker Hall and asked him where
Commons was located. It took him about
five minutes to stop la ' -"» enough to
tell me.
That's how I remember my orienta­tion
days. Now, three quarters later, fac­ing
the prospect of directing some poor,
lost soon-to-be freshman to the Union
Building, I can only sigh and say, "I
guess it really hasn't been so long after
all..."
And I hope that these future contribu­tors
to the Aubum tradition won't take it
amiss if I smile at the sight of a familiar
orange J&M notebook.
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Editor, The Plainsman:
For the last three weeks, The Plains­man
ran a series of pro and con letters
about the issue of anonymous letter-writ­ing.
While I am glad this issue is openly
debated in the paper, it is nevertheless
away from the major point of my origi­nal
letter, dealing with Kent State and
dissent.
This is indeed a most critical time in
our nation's history. In a time when
many high government officials have
been indicted on criminal charges rang­ing
from the obstruction of justice to per­jury,
we as individual citizens should be
questioning the relationship of society to
the government.
We have recently seen to an alarming­ly
successful degree how men can be im­posed
on, and how men in positions of po­wer
can impose their own will over the
government for their advantage.
I share the view that the individual is
both higher and a more independent
power than the government. It is the in­dividual
who gives the government its
power and authority; when the govern­ment
reverses this fact, and attempts to
exert its will and strength over its citi­zens,
it becomes the duty of each indivi­dual
to voice his discontent until the pro­per
relationship is restored.
The present political mood of this coun­try
clearly indicates that now is such a
time to express concern for the restora­tion
of the individual to the position of
control of his cnvornmml
I recently received a letter from Mr. Ar­thur
Krause, the father of a young coed
killed at Kent State University on May 4,
1970. A portion of his letter read: "Know­ing
that feeling and caring people are
throughouto>ircountrv r.iakcs our'mi< »t
for justice' ro. irn meaningful.
"It gives us strength to overcome the
slings and arrows that have been cast
against not only our living selves but
also the memory of a child who cared for
her fellow man." 1975 is a year to care.
There should be a public outcry to
bring justice to those responsible for the
taking of four innocent lives at Kent
State; there should be a public outcry
against governmental abuses and in­fringements
upon civil and human
rights and liberties; there should be a re­discovery
of the meaning of the words 're­spect,'
'truth,' 'morality,' and decency
and value of human life.
And in this year of caring let it be re­membered
that "the State never inten­tionally
confronts a man's sense, intel­lectual
or moral, but only his body, his
senses.
It is not armed with superior wit or
honesty, but with superior physical
strength. I was not born to be forced... I
please myself with imagining a State at
last which can afford to be just to all men,
and to treat the individual with re­spect."
Rick Halperin
9HY
Campus Calendar
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Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity
will hold rush meetings for prospective
members on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the
Eagle's Nest (H.C.) and Wednesday at
7:00 p.m. in the Book Exchange (U.B.).
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The Swimming Classification Test for
all University students who have not
taken the test will be given Wednesday,
July 9, at 3:00 p.m. at the Coliseum Pool.
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Male says raped near Mag
Editor, The Plainsman:
The following account of a strange
incident that happened last quarter will
prove to the student body of Auburn Uni­versity
that the women's dorm regula­tions
are both necessary and rational.
Late one night last quarter, I was walk­ing
back to Mag Dorm after a heavy
night of studying at the library when a
very strange thing happened. As I was
cutting across the quad where the girl's
dorms are located, I heard a rustling
sound in the bushes and, then, the sound
of heavy footsteps as if someone were
running after me.
I turned, around slowly, not knowing
what to expect, and saw a beautiful coed
racing towards me with the moon shin­ing
down on her revealing nightgown.
Naturally, I remained where I was and
waited to see what she wanted.
As she got closer, though, I saw that
she had an eerie gleam in her eyes. Then,
as she kept coming at me, I saw that she
also had a maniacal grin on her face. My
first reaction was to tum and run, but
something held me, transfixed in the dim
glow of the moon.
When she was quite near, I knew that
she was a madwoman who would only do
me harm; but by the time I turned to run
for my life, she had overtaken me. She hit
me hard with her balled fist across the
temple — I still carry a scar. And I passed
out.
I can only half-remember what hap­pened
to me next. I have vague memo­ries
of my clothes being torn from my
body savagely; and then, she...she...she
had her way with me! Oh, no one can ever
know the fear and terror that rises with-1
in me each time I relive that horrible
night!
When I regained my senses, the phan­tom
had vanished. I looked everywhere
around the quad for her, but she was no­where
to be found. Finally, I spotted two
campus security guards asleep under a
tree. I ran up to them screaming: "Oh,
God! Please help me! I've been raped! I've
been raped!"
The guards woke up and handcuffed me
to the tree for my own protection. As they
were stretching my arms around the
wide tree, one of them asked: "Now what
seems to be your problem, kid?"
I turned my head towards him and, be­tween
sobs, I replied: "Oh, it was horri­ble.
I was raped not more than five min­utes
before I saw you. And I was saving
myself for my wife! Oh, everything is
ruined. She was a madwoman. I didn't
stand a chance with her. She took me by
force."
"Now back up just a second, kid," the
other guard said. "What's your student
number?"
I couldn't take it anymore; my clothes
were just rags hanging from my body
and the handcuffs were cutting into my
wrists. I became hysterical and began to
yell: "You have to do something! I'll tell
the Plainsman everything if you don't!
Evervthine!"
This remark shocked the two guards.
They stepped further into the shadows
and talked together in low voices. After a
moment, they came back to the tree and
told me that they had decided to take me
to see the Dean of Women Students.
We went straight to the Dean's quar­ters
and the two guards sat me down in
her office. They woke the Dean and told
her my sad story in muffled voices that I
could hear coming from the next room,
hen the voices stopped and the Dean
came into the room wrapped in her robe.
She locked the door and shut the drapes
tightly against the moonlight.
"Good evening, 416-78-3568," she said
in a solemn tone. "I realize that you have
had a terrifying experience tonight, but I
beg you not to tell the Plainsman what
has happened to you. They would only
blow the whole thing out of proportion.
"No...No...," I said. "I demand to know
why that girl is allowed to roam this cam­pus
and do such a terrible thing. I de­mand
to know what is going on around
here."
The Dean bowed her head in contem­plation;
and then she said: "All right, I'll
tell you, but you will wish that you had
never learned the truth." She paused,
clasped her hands together on top of the
desk and continued — "Let me begin by
saying that, as you know, the male stu­dents
at Auburn University have no
dorm restrictions.
That is because the men don't give us
any trouble. It's the girls that give us all
of the trouble, but they cannot help them­selves.
You see, if an Auburn coed is ever
touched by moonbeams, she will turn
into a raving sex maniac. The girls just
can't control themselves.
"I know it's hard to believe. We don't
even understand it ourselves. We think it
has something to do with the ozone layer
or perhaps the Van Allen belts over the
Auburn campus. As I said, we don't
understand the syndrome completely,
but we have a team of scientists working
on the problem day and night in a bun­ker
underneath the nuclear reactor.
"The scientists have come up with a
partial solution, though. They have deve­loped
a chemical that counteracts the ef­fects
of these monsterous moonbeams.
We put a coating of the chemical on the
cards that the girls have to use to sign
themselves out of the dorm at night. The
chemical seeps through their skin and
gives them protection against the moon
until they come back to the dorm at the
curfew hour.
"So, you see, the girl who attacked you
was a teenage nymphet. Shesnuckoutof
the dorm without taking ay of the won­der
chemical and you saw what hap­pened."
"That sounds reasonable to me" I said.
"But what do you want me to do now?
"Go home. 416-7H-&568," she an­swered.
"Go home and forget that this
whole, unfortunate incident happened.
But before you go, I want you to promise
not to tell anyone what has happened to
you. Especially the Plainsman. Will you
promise?"
I promised her that I wouldn't tell, but I
had my fingers crossed.
So I went back to the dorm and went to
bed; but I couldn't forget. Finally, after a
lot of serious thinking on the matter, I de­cided
to write the Plainsman and tell
everyone why we have to keep these
crazy girls locked up at night.
They can't help themselves, of course;
but if we let them do as they wish, they
would destroy everything that we hold
sacred and dear. We must not give these
girls freedom. We must preserve the pris­tine
virginity of our Southern men!
I hope I have convinced you.
Michael Alabama
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to the editor. Thanks!
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THE AUBURN PUMSMIN num., June 19, IOTO P««« e
After 43 fsors
McLeod ending full career
Some students count it a blessing they
never had to take a course in writing under
Mrs. Frances McLeod at Auburn and she
doesn't mind a bit She has an established
reputation as a demanding teacher and is
proud of it.
"It's all right for a student to curse me while
I'm making him learn, butit would be tragic if
he cursed me after talcing my course for not i
teaching him anything," she said.
McLeod has been turning students into
scholars at Auburn since 1945 and before that
for many years in public and private schools
Her subjects have included remedial English,
sophomore literature, composition and busi
ness and professional writing.
For the past seven years, her time has been
devoted to "teaching veterinary students
(they're the best, she says) the medical tor-'
minology they will use throughout their pro
fession "
More than a few of her former students have
expressed gratitude in later years fori
McLeod's unyielding persistence in urging
them on to higher achievements.
A "Who's Who" from the thousands of stu­dents
she has taught would include, among
others, a well-known SEC football coach, a
vice president of a major university and at
least seven bank presidents.
How would she advise junior and senior
high school students who plan to enter col­lege?
"I would emphasize their being excel­lent
in math, doing wide reading and being
able to write effectively what they want to
say," she stated simply.
Retiring at Auburn June 30, McLeod re­flects
over a lifetime of study and teaching
which is as much her heritage as her south-,
ern background.
Born on a plantation in south Macon
County at old Warrior Stand, McLeod was in-!
fluenced in scholarly pursuits by a family!
which dates back to that area nearly two cen­turies.
Her father, William Edward Reynolds,
an 1891 graduate of Auburn, maintained a
large library.
"We were all taught to work and my family
all believed in education," McLeod recalled.
"The state didn't provide for education in ru­ral
areas at that time so the three of us in my
family and two cousins had a governess until
I was 13 years old."
At that point, the family gave up their home
at Warrior Stand and moved to Tuskegee so
that the children could continue their educa­tion.
From there, McLeod continued her study
at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, ma­joring
in Latin, Greek and Religion with a mi­nor
in English.
"We had to study not only our major
courses, but also business and education
courses as well," said McLeod. "And students
who think they have rules and regulations to­day!
We had to be in bed by 10:30 at night and
were not allowed to ride with a man in a car
without a chaperone!"
Most of her life since college has been de­voted
to teaching — in Shawmut, Tuscumbia,
Tuskegee, Camden, Selma and Pell City be­fore
beginning at Auburn after receiving her
master's degree in English from Auburn in
1945.
In addition to nearly 43 years of teaching,
McLeod worked extensively in scouting for 30
years, taking her director's training in 1927 at
Juliet Lowe and at Hunt, TX, under officials
from New York. She received many offers to
run summer camps in various areas through­out
the United States but turned them down to
run camps in Alabama and Georgia.
She ended her scout work when her son, Wil­liam
Reynolds received a Fulbright Fellow­ship
to study for his doctorate in 18th Cen­tury
history in Heidelberg, Germany allow­ing
her an opportunity to visit extensively in
Europe.
Although there is no more Warrior Stand,
McLeod still owns land there. And there is the
family cemetery, marked by ancestors' names
who have been buried there for the past two
centuries. The cemetery is in a state of neglect
and McLeod is attempting to restore it.
» CLflSSIFIEDflDS!
Ouch!
Martha Formby looks like she's scared she'll cut her
hand on this piece of art. But it's only metal sculpture
smoothly rounded to reflect the artist's mood. This
piece of sculpture was shown along with others at the
end of last quarter in Smith Hall
Sigma Nu Fraternity house receives facelift
By Phillip Gentry
Plainsman Staff Writer
What appears to be a con­tinuing
disaster at the Sigma
Nu house is actually renova­tion
in progress. Missing win­dows,
smashed plaster and
general disorder will even­tually
give way to new car­pet,
paneled walls and wet
paint.
Up to $135,000 of combined
University and fraternity
money has been allocated to
the project. The national fra­ternity
has authorized the Au­burn
chapter to borrow up to
$85,000 from the University,
while themselves supplying a
$50,000 mortgage.
Ken Vance, a spokesman
for contractors J. G. Lockard
Construction Co., said the job
included completely renovat­ing
the main living areas with
paneling, windows and new
furniture. He said the house
would be reroofed and the kit­chen
and electrical wiring re­done
to bring them up to new
Lee County health and safety
standards. The work is sche­duled
to be finished in early
September.
The house looks very much
in need of renovating right
now.
Vance said that when
the brothers found out the
renovation was going to be
done they went on a "help­ing"
spree the last day of fi­nals,
knocking down plaster,
painting graffitti on the walls
and breaking windows in pre­paration
for the construction
workers.
1959 Plymouth, mok. offtr. 1959
MGA Coup., $1600. 1947 Joop,
4-WD, Hi-Lo, otc. $600. 1969
Mustang Moch I, not cloan, $700.
Call Kon or Bill, 887-6523 or com*
by lot 25, Barron's Traitor Park for
a lost drivo.
For Salo: 650 Yamaha XS-J,2 yrs.
old, 6,000 milos, 10" front and,
Hookw hoadori, pullback bars;
Call to soo Joff Conway 821-
7729.
For Salo: 2 year old Irish Sorter.
Have to sell, leaving Auburn. Call
•26-4586 or 821-8799. Good
with children, $35.00.
PorSalo: Mobile home, 10' x 50'
Hiltop. Air-conditioned, w /w car­pet,
washer. Mt. Vernon Village
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For Sale: Trailer • 2 bedroom, air
conditioned, located in Oontllly
Trailer Fork. Very reasonable.
Must sell by Juno. Call John 821-
3744.
For Sale: Mercier Ten Spoeo
excellent condition 16 inch $120
call 887-3884 .
For Salo: Spacious 1971 12x65 Re­gent
three bedroom trailer in
Ridgawood Village. Comfortable
living - dining • kitchen area, car­peting.
$3100. Call 821-1627
after 5:00.
For Sale: 1968 Renault 10 $200
or best offer; and 13 cubic foot Wi­zard
Refridgerator $50. Call Roger
at 821-3770 .
1972 Honda CB175 vary good
condition call 821-3148 After 4
p.m.
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Call 821-7196. Peace.
12' x 60' 2 Bedroom Mobile Homo.
Partially furnished, air-con­ditioned
with storage shad. Call
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Two bedroom apartment. $120
monthly. Rett of June rent free.
Quiet location, available im­mediately.
428 Brookside Drive.
Call 887-9365 .
For Rant: 2 and 3 bedroom mobile
homes. Available Summer quart­er.
Call 887-6715 after 6:00 .
For Rent: Trailers at Campus Trail­er
Court summer Qtr. 2 bod-room.
From $200 per qtr. 3 bed­room
$330 qtr. All a/cond & car­pet.
Call 821-1615.
Reduced rates for Summer: $150
entire summer quarter with pri-vata
bath furnished. One bad-room
apartment. Also, three-bed­room
furnished house. $300 for
summer quarter. Call 887-6735.
For Rant: 2 bedroom trailers for
summer quarter. $270. Air
conditioned, fully furnished,
swimming pool. 5 minutes to
campus. Summer rates. Greatly
reduced. Call 821-0747, Mt.
Vernon Village.
For Rent: large 2 and 3,1 ft baths
trailers, centrally air conditioned,
shag carpet, fully furnished,
roomy. Only 5 minutes from cam-put.
Price drastically reduced. Call
Wanda. 821-0747.
For Sublease: Large one bedroom
completely furnished apartment
for summer. $135 per month plus
utilities. 821-3062.
For Rent: June 4, 3 bedroom
haute, IK miles from campus,
quiet air conditioned, largo yard,
$130/month, 887-6690.
Maka up to $250.00 far ovary
1000 envelopes you stuff. Just
sand a stamped self-addressed
envelope to: Ralph Smith, 1 Ab­bott
Street, Bud Lake,, New Jer­sey
07828 .
Cars Wanted: We will buy your
wrecked or non-running foreign or
domestic car. We've got cash if
you have cars. 887-6523.
Wanted: One twin size bed.
Contact at 506 Dumit Drivo. Ask
for Bruce (no phone).
Needed: liberal roommate to
share largo 2-bedroom apart­ment
with mala senior. Complex
has pool and tennis courts. Call
John at 821-0222 anytime.
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Wanted: Female roommate for
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Quiet apartment 3 blocks from
Halay. Your share of rant only
$57.50/mo. Please call Wendy at
826-6374.
Horseback riding lessons. $3.50
per hour. Arte dog obedience
clan. $15.00 for eight weak
session. Will meet in largo park­ing
lot at Vet school on Juno 22nd
at 4:30 p.m. or Call 887-3961 .
Want to buy one raol to reel tapa
player. Call 887-8391 .
Pregnant and Distressed? Call
Birthright 887-3284 Tuesday
Night 7-9 p.m. or Thursday from
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Perry, Where are you? Call when
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Serving Hours for Dining Halls - Summer Qtr.
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NEW FOR SIGMA NU
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Extension Vice President Robertson to resign
Dr. Fred R. Robertson, an
AU staff member for 16 years*
and vice president for exten­sion
since 1966, will resign
from his present post Sept 1
and return to the class room
as a political science profes­sor,
President Harry M. Phil-pott
announced June 10.
Philpott said a search for
Robertson's successor will be­gin
immediately.
Robertson began his career
as an assistant county exten­sion
agent in 1940 and rose
through the ranks to become
an Auburn University vice
president.
"I knew Dr. Robertson had
a change under considera­tion
for the past year or so. I
discussed his plans with him
several times," Philpott said.
"We regret losing his ser­vice.
He has made outstand­ing
contributions at Auburn,
not only in the Cooperative
Extension Service which he
directed but also to the total
extension program in engi­neering,
industrial relations,
community services and
other fields served by the uni­versity,"
Philpott added.
Robertson earned a doc­tor's
degree in public admini­stration
from Harvard Uni-
Award gtvvw
Forest R. Knowles, 5AR, re­cently
received second prize
in InterRoyal Corporation's
13th annual Student Design
Competition.
Winners were selected by a
panel of working architects
and designers consisting of
Richard Roth, Hans Krieks
and Jim Morgan.
In the competition to de­sign
an ecology center,
Knowles placed second and
received a $500 prize.
The design problem set a
hypothetical situation: a tra­ditional
bridge spanning a
dry river bed.
The entries were to design a
complete ecological research
center that would fit the site
and meet the requirements for
space and facilities.
versity and became vice pre­sident
for extension in 1966.
"Dr. Robertson has accu­mulated
a very fine record at
Auburn and I know that he
will take that and his experi­ences
with him in the class­room,"
Philpott said.
Robertson was a Conserva­tion
Fellow at Harvard Uni- magazine.
versity in 1953-54 and re­ceived
his doctorate in public
administration in 1955, gra­duating
at the head of his
class.
Robertson was named
"Man of the Year" in service
to Alabama agriculture in
1970 by Progressive Farmer
A past chairman of the com­mittee
on public service for
the Alabama Commission on,
Higher Education, Robert­son
has served on several
committees appointed by the
governor. He is also a mem­ber
of the board of governors
of the Agricultural Hall of
Fame and National Center.
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THE AUBURN Pixntm AN Thurs. , June 19,197S page 7
Mitchell hits big time
By Perry Ballard
Sports Editor
With a number of high school and first-year college honors al­ready
under his belt, Mike Mitchell has received two more dis­tinctions
that could prove giant stepping stones toward future
collegiate and professional careers.
First, despite admitting to a "pretty good bit of nervous­ness,"
the 6-8 sophomore-to-be was named to one of 12 per­manent
spots on a United States team that will compete in
Mexico later this summer against representatives of the Pan-
American States.
Then, on Monday, "Mitch" was made a surprise sixth-round
pick by the New York Nets in the American Basketball As­sociation
college draft, becoming one of four players selected
from within the state. Alabama aces Leon Douglas, Charles
Cleveland, and Boonie Russell were also selected by ABA
teams.
Whereas the National Basketball Association would have
prohibited the signing of an underclassman such as Mitchell,
except under a hardship rule, the ABA makes no such provi-sionThat
gave the Nets a green light to sign Mitchell.
The Nets already have one of the premier forwards in bas­ketball
in Julius (Doctor J) Erving, but a shortage of other
players at the position due to trades has also opened the door for
Mitchell.
Mitchell has already said that the Pan-Am commitment is
"definitely set," but the stand on a possible pro offer is not quite
as certain. However, both he and AU coach Bob Davis have
indicated that Tiger fans should get a taste of sky-hooking and
shot-blocking for at least one more season, maybe two.
"It feels good to get drafted," Mitchell said from his Atlanta
home, "but I don't think there's much chance I'll sign. Nobody
in New York has been in touch with me, but if they do, I'm
pretty sure I'll decide to wait a little while.
"I hadn't really thought about going'pro after my freshman
year," he said. "I had just about decided to play college ball for
sure until this came along. But the only thing I really want to
consider out of this deal is the money I could get if I signed."
{-Olympics could be next
ey is important, Davis said, but the coach admitted that
with time Mitchell could improve both his bargaining power
and position in the draft.
The nomination to the Pan-Am team seems to be a key.
"That selection could easily lead to an Olympic berth," Davis
said, "and that would mean Mitch would be in school for at
least a year, if he's going to get the chance. But if he plays his
cards right he could be a first-round pick within a couple of
years.
"If you get realistic about it," Davis added, "there's no way he
is going to take a sixth-round bid. The money just isn't there for
that kind of player. Mitch can afford to wait and go for more
than a scratch salary.
Davis believes that the Nets went for Mitchell solely to have
rights when the powerful forward does decide to leave Auburn.
The coach went on to say that Mitchell's selection is not un­expected,
and certainly there is a good case for justification on
that point In only his first year of competition at the college
level, Mitch averaged just short of 20 points per game, and
proved an equal terror on the defensive end of the court.
It was that kind of play that attracted the attention of the
Pan-Am selection committee, and got Mitchell the invitation to
try out against 62 other hopefuls in Provo, UT.'
In preparation, Mitchell said he did a whole lot of running
and shooting, but also a "whole lot of worrying" about some of
the top-notch competition.
Once he got used to the strange environment and unfamiliar
company, though, Mitchell began to feel more at home.
"It was sort of like a vacation for me," he admitted. "All we
did was sleep and eat and play basketball and sleep some more.
It was the first time I had been that far from home.
"Most of the basketball stuff was drills and scrimmages," he
said "First we divided into teams of seven and eight and then
into teams of 10 or 12 and we just played a different team in
each session. I think it was designed to get you to meet every­body
that you were supposed to go up against"
When the final twelve names were selected, Mitchell said
"someone just came around about 5 a.m. and knocked on the
door and told us to come and sign papers. And that was all there
was to it."
—4 strong line-up
• Mitchell joins Douglas and Tennessee's Ernie Grunfeld as
the only representatives of the Southeastern Conference. The
list of those that didn't make it include Georgia's Jackie Dorsey
and Kentucky's Jack Givens. Also on the list that did are
Michigan's Mike Kupchec, Clemson's Wayne "Tree" Rollins,
and South Carolina's Alex English.
With the Pan-Am games scheduled for October, Mitchell will
miss the fall quarter at Auburn, but hell also be eligible for the
1975-76 season because of an N.C.A.A. rule that exempts
players who compete against international competition.
No matter how far his star forward goes, Coach Davis, him­self
a two-time Pan-Am coach, is sure the international corn-petition
will do wonders for experience and ability in the com­ing
collegiate season.
Mitchell, meanwhile, says he'll prepare for the coining event
with "a lot of running, a lot of shooting, and a little bit more
sleeping." In between, hell even talk with a few pro scouts
about money offers,, if and only if "they ever come down and
talk with me."
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. Atlanta native drafted by the New York Nets
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AU golf team in NCAA finals
By Perry Ballard
Sports Editor
For the second straight
year, Auburn's golf team has
been offered and has ac­cepted
a bid to play in the
NCAA championships, a 72-
hole test that will draw some
of the nation's finest teams to­gether
for the first time this
season.
Five members of the squad
and Coach Anthony Dragoin
will fly to Columbus, OH, for
the championships, which be­gin
next Wednesday. Ohio
State is the host University,
and the finals will be con­tested
over the Scarlet course
for the sixth time.
The Tigers finished fourth
in the recent conference tour­nament
at Dothan'a Olympia
Spa, tied with cross-state ri­val
Alabama. The Crimson
Tide has also accepted a bid to
the finals, along with SEC
champion Florida and run­ner-
up LSU.
Florida finished second to
Atlantic Coast power Wake
Forest in last year's cham­pionships
at San Diego, and
the two teams are considered
co-favorites in the upcoming
event Auburn competed' for
the first time ever last year,
but failed to make the 36-hole
cut that reduces the field from
40 teams to 15 for the final two
rounds.
This year, however, Dra­goin
is "pretty certain" he can
field a team that will make it
72 holes.
"Except for a few occa­sions,
we've had these five
players together ever since
October," Dragoin says. "It's
been a long season, and there
have been disappointments,
but I think that here at the
end we've found our five best
golfers. I don't really see any
reason why we can't get a de­cent
effort.
"If there is a catch to this,
it's that these five have been
on their own without a true
practice routine for 10 days
since school ended. It's hard
to tell what a layoff can do at
a time like this. All our gol­fers
have been playing some,
but it's been such a long sea­son
that I have no idea how
good their mental attitude
can be."-
Dragoin will admit, though,
that the Tigers have then-hands
full with the finest col­lege
field of the year.
"It's a classy field," he
said," and there are some
classy individuals. But I
think while everybody else
starts looking at Florida and
Wake Forest or Southern Cal,
we'll have enough problems
keeping ourselves afloat.
"This is the kind of tourna­ment
where a coach can get a
true indication of just how
good his team is," Dragoin
added. "With the kind of up
and down year that we've
had, I can use this kind of
thing to answer a few ques­tions
about some of our indi­viduals."
Freshman Bud Smith, who
finished in a tie for fifth in the
recent conference tourna­ment
on the strength of 78-71-
71 rounds, automatically re- '
ceived an individual bid to the
finals, along with a berth on
the all-conference team. Since
only five members of each
team can compete, with the
low four counting in the team
score, Dragoin had qualify­ing
for all members except
Smith.
Junior Bob Dumas, with
five rounds of 68 or better on
the par 72 Saugahatchee
Country club course, led the
qualifying, followed by team- >
mates Buddy Gardner, | pace.
Johnny Coker, and Barry
Holt, a member of the Bre­vard
national junior college
championship team of two
years ago.
Gardner, Aubum's number
one player and the reigning
Alabama Amateur cham­pion,
won the prestigious
Montgomery Country Club
Invitational two weeks ago,
beating teammate Coker for
the title. Gardner and Dumas
also tied for fourth in the
Arrowhead Country Club
Invitational in Montgomery
last weekend, finishing just
two strokes off the winning
Thinclads set three records
By Donnie Anthony
Plainsman Sports Writer
Coach Mel Rosen's Auburn
tracksters set three new
school records and Clifford
Outlin earned his fourth
straight All-American honor
in the NCAA National Track
Championships at Provo,
UT., June 5-7. Two other Au­burn
entries accompanied
Outlin to the finals, but the
speedster did all the scoring,
eight points worth, to land
Auburn twenty-eighth posi­tion
in the field.
Outlin finished second to
Hasley Crawford of Eastern
Michigan in the 100-yard
dash final. In the prelimi­naries,
he ran a 9.2 hundred to
set a new Auburn record in
the event, and in the finals he
ran the length in 9.3 seconds.
"I was real pleased with
Clifford's performance,"
Rosen said. "He came within
a stride of being Auburn's
first NCAA track cham­pion."
While Rosen was pleased
with Outlin's showing, he
was disappointed by the two
remaining Tiger entries.
Willie Smith ran a school re­cord
220 yard dash, but was
eliminated when he finished
fourth in the preliminary.
Smith's time of 20.8 seconds
was the fourth best in the
meet and was only one-tenth
of a second off the winning
time in the finals,-
The 440 relay team of Out­lin,
Smith, Jim Carson, and
Raymond Crump also set a
school record in their prelimi­nary
and finished third,
qualifying them for the finals
with a time of 39.9 seconds.
The team didn't finish the
championship race, however,
being disqualified when
Smith was charged with a
lane violation on the third leg
of the race.
"If Willie had been naired
differently, and if the relay
team had finished' trie race,
we would have finished at
least fourteenth," said Rosen.
"But we were far from embar­rassed
and we showed we
could compete on the cham­pionship
level. We are slowly
(See TRACKSTERS, page 8)
ALL-AMERICAN CLIFFORD OUTLIN
. . . Takes second in NCAA championships
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Auburn pitcher Davis May,
who was taken in the 24th
round of the major league
draft two weeks ago, signed a
contract with the Minnesota
Twins over the weekend and
was immediately shipped to
the Wisconsin Rapids farm
team in the Class A Midwest
League.
The righthander from
Chattanooga finished his
senior year on the Plains with
a 6-6 record and a 3.37 earned
run average, second best
among Auburn's regular star­ters.
He led the team in most
appearances (15) and most
strikeouts (72).
According to his college
coach, Paul Nix, the Twins
were "hurting for right-handed
pitching and were an­xious
to get Davis started in
their farm system.
"It's a pretty nice honor,"
he added. "We think he can do
the job for Minnesota when
he's given the chance."
Pitcher Jim Handley was
also taken in the recent draft
by the Chicago White Sox, but
so far has remained un­signed.
The righthander
fashioned a 2-4 record in the
last season, with a 4.37 ERA
and 29 strikeouts in 10 mound
appearances.
May becomes the third Au­burn
player in recent years to
break into a major league or­ganization.
Catcher Andy
Merchant, a three-time All-
SEC starter, and first base­man
Jack Baker are both in
Full schedule sef
the Boston Red Sox chain,
and through one third of the
season are having excellent
years for the Pawtuckett farm
club in the Class AAA Inter­national
League.
Merchant is hitting .305 at
the plate, while Baker, con­sidered
the best young right-handed
power hitter in the
Red Sox organization, is hit­ting
.298 with eight homers
and 31 RBI's.
On the college level, sev­eral
AU players have joined
top-notch summer leagues for
experience and preparation
for the upcoming season at |
Auburn.
Joe Beckwith, son of Athle­tic
Department Business
Manager Bill Beckwith, is
playing in the Cape Cod sum­mer
league, Curt Cope in the
Virginia college league, Mark
McClannahan and Gary Mor­rison
in Houston, TX, Chuck
Moore in Starkville, MS, and
Richie Howard in a league out
of Jackson, MS.
In addition, pitcher Terry
Leach will either join a league
in his hometown of Selma or
play on a team in the Auburn
Opelika area. Steve Rea could
also play on the local area
team.
"We've encouraged our
players every year to get intc
this kind of thing," Nix said.
"It helps them keep an edge
on conditioning. "We've had
players do this every year and
nobody complains about los­ing
anything because of it."
All-comers meet slated
Too fat or too old to run the 100 yard dash? Never. Not
as long as there are All-Comers track meets like the one
scheduled at Wilbur Hutsell Field starting this evening.
For six consecutive Thursdays, from June 19 through
July 31, sixteen events for ten classes will be held, with
field events starting at 5:45, and the track events at &30.
Track events will consist of: 50-yard dash (for 12 and
under only),100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard run,
880-yard run, mile run, three-milerun,120-yard high hur­dles,
120-yard low hurdles, and the 880 relative relay
(four 220-yard runs.)
The field events include shot put, discus, pole vault,
long jump, high jump, and triple jump.
The competition nouns are: 6 and under. 7-10.11-12,
, 13-14,15-17, 18-29, 30-39, 4049, and 50 years and over.
The results of all events will be kept and tabulated after
the last meet on July 31. At that time, the record holders
in all categories will receive special certificates acknow­ledging
their achievements.
Any questions concerning this program can be an­swered
through Mr. Herb Waldrop at the HPR office and
coach Jerry Smith at the Athletic Department.
DAVIS MAY SIGNS WITH TWINS
. Led Tigers in strikouts and appearances
Summer sports program planned
By Howard Wight
Intramurals Editor
The Auburn University
men's intramural sports pro­gram
is in the process of or­ganizing
the 1975 summer re­creation
program. The intra­mural
sports activities to be
offered will be basketball,
softball, volleyball, and
weekly all-comers track and
field meets. All league sea-
• sons will begin Monday, June
30,1975.
All unit (team) managers
are encouraged to attend an
intramural sports admini­strative
meeting Thursday
night, June 26, in Memorial
Coliseum 2043 at 8:00 p.m.
A softball officials clinic
will be held Tuesday, June 24,
at 3 p.m. in the Student Acti­vities
Building. A basketball
officials clinic will be held the
same day at 7:30 p.m. in
Memorial Coliseum 2043. All
persons interested in officiat­ing
this summer will be ex­pected
to attend these clinics.
The Memorial Coliseum
will also be available for stu­dents
and faculty members
during the summer quarter.
Recreational areas which will
be supervised for the campus
population consist of the
Memorial Coliseum swim­ming
pool, weight room, auxi­liary
gym, and handball
courts.
All Memorial Coliseum
recreational areas will be
open the following times:
Swimming pool: Monday-
Friday, 3:00-4:45 p.m. and
7:00-9:45 p.m.; Saturday, 2:00-
5:00 p.m. .
Auxiliary gym: Monday-
Friday, 6:00-9:45 p.m.; Satur­day
and Sunday, 2:00-5:00
p.m.
Weight room: Monday-
Friday, 4:00-9:00 p.m.; Satur­day
and Sunday, 2:00-5:00
p.m.
Handball courts: Monday-
Friday, 11:00-9:45 p.m.; Satur­day
and Sunday, 1:00-5:45
p.m.
The men's intramural
sports program will also
maintain a recreation check
point located in the Student
Activities Building Monday
through Friday 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Equipment may be checked
out for 24-hour use by stu­dents
or faculty members.
The student or faculty mem­ber
will be required to leave an
identification card with the
equipment check point until
the borrowed equipment is re­turned.
Equipment available con­sists
of volleyballs, footballs,
basketballs, softballs, soft-ball
bats, badminton equip­ment,
and soccer equipment.
In the fraternity all-sports
races, Lambda Chi Alpha won
the League A title with 1051
points, followed by Sigma
Alpha Epsilon with 1010
points. The league B title was
won by Delta Chi with 1062
points, followed by Phi Kappa
Tau with 1019 points. •
In softball playoffs last
quarter, PKT beat LCA for
the fraternity championship,
and then beat HITS to take
the university champion­ship.
In other fraternity play­off
action last quarter, KA de­feated
DC to take the tennis
crown, LCA downed PKT to
take the horseshoe title, and
LCA beat SPE to win the bad­minton
championship.
(TRACKSTERS, from page 7)
but surely making a good
track name for Auburn."
This past weekend, Outlin
finished third in the 100-yard
dash at the Meet of Cham­pions
in Berkeley, California.
Outlin's time of 9.6 seconds
was his lowest since coming
to Auburn and was primarily
due to a rainstorm and a hefty
headwind.
What the future holds for
Outlin now is undefined ac­cording
to Rosen.
"I don't really know what
Clifford plans to do now," he
said. "His eligibility has run
out, but he may compete on
the amateur level unat­tached.
If he gets the right of­fer
he probably would con­sider
a professional career."
Rosen said he was fairly
sure also that Outlin would be
extended an invitation to the
Pan American trials in
August at Oregon.
After completing its
outdoor season just before the
end of school, the Spike Shoe
Club consisting of AU track
members held its initial
Awards Presentation and Pic­nic
at Lake Martin, with six
members receiving awards
for outstanding achieve­ment.
Outlin, the team captain, re­ceived
the Wilbur Hutsell
award for the team's out­standing
sprinter. Outlin won
the SEC 100 yard dash to
qualify for the NCAA cham­pionships.
The John Barton Award,
given to the outstanding dis­tance
runner, went to senior
Bruce Sidles, who was cap­tain
of the 1974 cross-country
squad. Mike Anderson, who
finished third in the deca-thalon
at the SEC chanpion-ships,
took the Outstanding
Field Event Award.
Ben Freeman, holder of the
Auburn record in the high
jump at six feet eight inches,
received the Outstanding
Academic Award for scholas­tic
achievement As a junior
in Pre-Med, he holds a cumu­lative
average of almost 3.0.
TheOutstandingSpike Shoe
Club Member Award went to
long distance runner and club
treasurer, Neil Murphy.
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faucets - kitchen and
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kool seal brushes
exhaust fans
fan motors
hex head screws
hex head screwdrivers
clutch head screwdrivers
windows
window operator handles
window operators
putty tape
doors - standard and
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door locks
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Seals and Crofts put in a spectacular performance before Auburn stu-ddents,
ending the activities for Spring quarter. Held at the Memorial
Coliseum before thousands, the concert provided a break from exam
pressures.
t
"Paper Chase" is for students
By Robert J. Davis
Asst. Entertainment
Editor
Timothy Bottoms, Linsay
Wagner and John Houseman
join as stars in the first free
University Program Council
movie, "The Paper Chase."
James Bridges is director;
Robert C. Thompson and Rod-rick
Paul are producers.
Showing Friday, Saturday
and Sunday nights at 7 and
9:30 in Langdon Hall, the
movie requires presentation
of student I .D. cards.
The movie centers around
Hart (Bottoms), a rather
naive, idealistic young man
from Minnesota, who is a
freshman at Harvard Law
School.
Before he is familiar with
the surroundings of the Ivy
League school, he is slapped
in the face with his most for­midable
academic obstacle,
the brilliant, tough Professor
Kingsfield.
Making high marks in
Kingsfield's class is the chal­lenge
Hart and other new stu­dents
must meet if they wish
to be regarded by their peers
as. having the potential to be
good lawyers.
Kingsfield uses the Socra-tic
method of teaching, that
is, asking challenging ques­tions
of his students rather
than lecturing. Thus, his
classroom becomes an excit­ing
arena for some and a tor­tuous
pit for others.
In the pursuit of good
grades Hart joins a study
group organized by Ford
(Graham Beckel), a bright,
well-mannered hustler who
becomes Hart's best friend.
Director James Bridges, who
also wrote the screenplay,
develops the movie through
Hart's first year of law school,
from arrival through final
exams.
Hart meets a girl in the
course of his studies and is
surprised when he learns her
identity. Bridges mixes sub­tle
comedy with realism to
capture the affects.
"Paper Chase" is a wonder­fully
directed movie with su­perb
performances by Bot­toms
and Wagner. John
Houseman's portrayal of the
tough Professor Kingsfield
steals the show. "Paper
Chase" is a must for any
movie-goer.
The UPC also released a
schedule of the remainder of
the free movies for this quar­ter.
Among them are "Tra­vels
with my Aunt," "The
Great White Hope," and "Joe
Kidd," starring Clint East­wood.
Also scheduled are
"Tell Them Willy Boy is
Here," "Paint Your Wagon,','
a musical'^westerh with'Le»
Marvin playing an excellent
role as a drunk and "Cinder­ella
Liberty," a wonderfully
moving story.
UK sets activities
By Phillip Gentry
Entertainment Editor
In it's first full quarter of
operation the University Pro-ram
Council will sponsor
hree student services for
summer.
The woodworking shop, lo­cated
just off the Union Pa-do,
will be open 2-5 p.m. and
1:30-9:30 p.m. Monday
trough Friday nights for in-erested
students. There will a
supervisor to aid anyone
vho needs help operating the
nachines.
The recreation room in the
lasement of the Union Build-
! will be open from 10 a.m.
11 p.m. Monday through
riday and 6 to 11 p.m. on
laturday. In the Rec Room,
per* are tables for billiards,
rig-pong, foosball and air
ckey, along with playing
and supplies for chec-brs
and chess.
| UPC is also sponsoring a
eramics Class on Mondays
om 7 to 9 p.m. Anyone can
i up. There will be a $5.00
for everyone except stu-
(nts and student's wives
bo may attend free.
he University Program
buncil will also sponsor two
ltdoor events for students
\d incoming freshmen on
first pre-college counsel-
[ session.
Tonight at 8 p.m. a street
ace will be presented on the
Patio with the rock
hese are the first two of
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Also slated are "Two Peo­ple"
and "Patton," the Aca­demy
Award-winning film
with a dynamic performance
by George C. Scott in the star­ring
role.
The UPC also plans free
movies to be shown on each of
the Pre-College Counseling
sessions, which will be held
on Thursdays. Free street
dances will also be presented
during the course of the quar­ter
by the UPC.
In 1973 a very young
Englishman named Mike
Oldfield released his first al­bum,
Tubular Bells. That
work is a pulsing, introspec­tive
synthesis of rock's instru­mentation
and rhythms and
the structure and scope of a
"classical" symphony. At the
time of its appearance Tubu­lar
Bells was also unique in
popular music for its
combination of length (near­ly
fifty minutes) and lack of
lyrics.
According to Arthur Ja­cobs'
New Dictionary of Mu­sic,
a symphony is "an orches­tral
work of a serious nature
and a substantial size, in the
shape of a sonata for orches­tra."
Although Tubular Bells
is not orchestral in a conven­tional
sense (Oldfield played
almost all the instruments
himself), it is certainly seri­ous
and substantial. And the
composition's two move­ments
do follow the general
sonata form of statement,
fantasia (or development) and
restatement of musical ideas.
Last year Oldfield released
a second album-length work.
Hergest Ridge is a refine­ment
of his efforts in Tubular
Bells and a less hectic and
more cohesive work. Yet both
of these pieces, though built
around one of "classical"
music's forms, are powered by
the same energy as
rock'n'roll. Oldfield's fusions
of these distinct musical
styles have been the most
ambitious yet attempted.
Recently Oldfield's Tubu­lar
Bells reappeared in the
stores in a new version. David
Bedford, one of England's
leading avant-garde com­posers,
has scored the work
for orchestra and conducted a
recording of it by the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra.
For the first few playings
Bedford's version is interest­ing
merely for the ingenuity
involved in transforming Old-field's
electronically-aided
piece into one playable by an
orchestra. Yet that newness
soon wears off; in severe'
places the orchestral version
loses the forceful energy of the
original and lapses into Max
Steinerish "movie music."
Also sacrificed was the ori­ginal's
witty segment of self-examination.
At the end of
the first movement, many of
the instruments used are
"introduced" by a narrator.
Naturally, Bedford had to dis­pense
with that touch.
Bedford's "translation" of
Tubular Bells does demon­strate
clearly the influence of
"classical" music on Old-field's
work. At the same time,
this orchestration shows how
beautifully interwoven were
the rock and "classical"
strains in the original work.
The "new" Tubular Bells
lacks the relentless drive and
subtlety of the "old" oneTtoo
often Bedford's reading is
merely overblown.
Something similar hap­pened
to the Who's Tommy
when it was scored for the
London Symphony Orches­tra.
Although these orches­tral
versions are in them­selves
fine works, when com­pared
to the originals they are
no contest.
Curiously enough, the
finest passage on the orches­trated
Tubular Bells is the
appearance on guitar near the
end of the second movement
of one Mike Oldfield.
A. J. Wright
Wright is a graduate stu­dent
in English and a regu­lar
record reviewer for the
Plainsman.
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Atlanta
Concerts
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will give a Pops Concert,
Friday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m. in the Chastain Park Amphithea­tre,
Richard Hayman conducting.
Theatre _
"One Last Look" is being presented by the Atlanta Univer­sity
Summer Theatre Thursday thru Saturday, June 21, at the
Spelman College Fine Arte Building at 8:00.
"The Boor" by Chekov and "The Master and the Apprentice"
are being presented at 8 and 10 p.m. at the Banning Mill
through June 28.
"The Sunshine Boys" is being presented now through June
28 at the Barn Dinner Theatre at 9 p.m.
Montgomery
Any Wednesday" is being presented through June 28 at the
Lampliter .Dinner Theatre.
Birmingham I
"Beginner's Luck" will be presented at the Celebrity Dinner
Theatre in Vestavia.
—Compiled by Phillip Gentry
Entertainment Editor
Summer
Clearance
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band "Wind." Monday, June
23, UPC will present Woody
Allen's movie "Play It Again
Sam" at 8 p.m. on the Social
Center lawn.
quarter. Each movie or dance
is scheduled to coincide with a
pre-college counseling ses­sion.
There are five additional
dances scheduled for the
quarter featuring such bands
as "Menagerie," "Whistle
Britches," and "Ruskin." The
other outdoor movie is 'Take
the Money and Run " on July
21.
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Leo Comeau, associate pro­fessor
of theatre at Auburn
University, has been named
summer guest director for
Springer Theatre in
Columbus.
Comeau will direct
"Celebration," the Broadway
musical, for a 12-perfor-mance
run beginning July 18.
Tryouts for the four prin­cipals
and 16-member chorus
will be held June 15-17 at 7:30
p.m. in the Springer Theatre
studio.
Comeau, who has been on
the Auburn faculty since
1967, played the leading role
in "Fiddler on the Roof at the
Spriner earlier this season.
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THE AuBUftN PlAINfftUN Thurs., June 19,1975 page 10
Relaxed Auburn f
attracts students
By Tommy Rice
Plainsman Staff Writer
Mention Auburn, a sleepy
little college town, to most
people as a place to spend the
summer and chances are
you'll get plenty of adverse
reactions from those who, for
one reason or another, have
never tried it.
At first glance, Auburn
doesn't strike one as being the
most desirable place to spend
three long, hot summer
months, but this quarter's re­cord
enrollment of 7,289 is lar­ger
than the fall quarter en­rollment
of many "large" col­leges
in the South. Why have
students come to Auburn in
such numbers this summer?
Some of Auburn's summer
students have only recently
graduated from high school
and hg&e come to college ear­ly
during the slow-moving
summer quarter in order to
ease the sometimes difficult
transition between being a
high school senior and a col­lege
freshman.
"I decided to start school
this summer because I've
heard the atmosphere is more
relaxed and I'll have more
time to study," said Sharon
Downey, 1FCS, who is spend­ing
her first quarter in college
at Auburn this summer.
Other students have come
to improve their grades, be­cause
they have heard sum­mer
school is easier than the
other three quarters, or for
other reasons of their own: "I
came to pull up my grade
point," commented Melody
Martin, 1GC. Roy Ware, 3AC,
explained, "I heard that sum­mer
school is easier — and I
also was told that there are
more girls than boys here
summer quarter!"
The dismal economic situa­tion
was also an important
factor influencing students'
decisions to pack their bags
and travel to Auburn. At least
one student came to summer
school because of an oppor­tunity
to change her living
conditions: "Usually I have to
live in the dorm," reported Su­san
Byrd, 4EEE, "but my pa-,
rents think the dorm's closed
this summer and I wanted to
try living off-campus."
The relaxed atmosphere
that prevails during the sum­mer
quarter also appeals to
some. "Nobody seems to be in
much of a rush," said Rod
Duraski, 4MCH."There's not
as much pressure," he con­cluded,
"and I like the
smaller classes. It helps the
students and professors get to
know each other."
The concensus among stu­dents
seems to be that while
campus life at Auburn during
the summer isn't dead, it cer­tainly
proceeds at a slower
pace. True, it may be a little
harder to find things to do
this summer, apart from
studying. There aren't as
many campus activities to
watch or participate in, and
several of the local night­spots
have closed until the
fall.
But there are still a lot of
people in town for the sum­mer,
and if one complains of
boredom this summer, it may
be one's own fault.
lee rejects dog racing in light voting
Auburn and Lee County voters re­jected
the dog racing referendum
presented in the June 10 statewide refer­endum
and joined the rest of the state in
approving two statewide constitutional
amendments.
Voter apathy was again apparent in
the elections. A small turnout of just over
15 per cent on the 29,000 registered vot­ers
in Lee County ballots.
The dog racing referendum drew the
most attention from voters and in that
race, 2,672 voted no and 2,003 voted yes.
The Auburn vote was 835 yes to 1,006 no.
Officials noted the lack of Auburn
student voting but exact figures on the
student turnout were not available. The
referendum was conducted after final
examinations of spring quarter when
almost all students leave die county.
With rural boxes returning heavy ma­jorities
for a single county school sys­tem,
the issue passed 2,726 to 1,678. The
vote in Aubum was 1,004 to 754.
Both statewide amendments passed
easily. Amendment No. 1 which auth­orized
the state docks at Mobile to sell $45
million in bonds for dock expansion and
improvements, carried in Lee County by
3,627 to 1,010.
Amendment No. 2, which authorized
annual rather than biennial sessions of
the State legislature, carried in the coun­ty
2,816 to 1,617.
Several interest groups, foremost a-mong
them Farm Bureau, lobbied for the
defeat of the second amendment but Lee
County voters did not heed their argu­ments.
The vote was lighter than is usually
the case in the off-year elections. Only
1,850 of the 12,000 registered voters in
Aubum voted.
Airport plans will increase capacity
fascinated
Young Nabil Beers
seems to be fascinated by a
piece of sculpture. The
work of his father, Tho­mas
Beers, this piece, en­titled
"The Suffering
Christ," was on display at
the Metal Sculpture Show
held spring quarter.
Students charged with weapon theft
Three Aubum students
were arrested in late May in
connection with thefts of
guns and dynamite in the
Opelika-Auburn area.
The arrests were a coopera­tive
effort of the Opelika Po­lice,
Aubum Police, FBI
agents and the Aubum
University Police.
Arrested Monday, May 26,
were Ralph Warren Boddie,
1PB, Charles Steven Mor­gan,
2GL, and Curtis Lance
Robinson, 1BT.
The police agencies report­ed
weapons recovered in bur­glaries
of Howard Bros, in
Opelika, the AU ROTC
armory and dynamite from a
burglary of the Southeastern
Stone Co. powder magazines
near Chewacla State Park
last March.
The FBI agents entered the
case when two M-14 military
rifles were reported missing
after the break-in at the
armory. AU police reported a
scope-sighted .22 caliber rifle
missing in the same bur­glary.
The investigation led Ope­lika
detective Nick Abbett,
campus police Sgt Ronnie
Hay and campus Police Chief
Millard Dawson to an a-bandoned
farm house seven
miles south of the Aubum city
limits on Wire Road. At the
farmhouse, the officers found
the stolen dynamite. The Au­burn
city police were then
called in.
According to police, found
at or near the site of the farm­house
were two boxes of num­ber
eight blasting caps, three
boxes of number five, three
boxes of number four and one
box of number two caps.
Also found scattered about
the area were 18 number eight
caps, 36 number four and one
number two blasting caps, ac­cording
to Detectives Larry
Sims and Roger Jones of the
Auburn police.
The total number of caps ex­ceeded
700 when a final count
was made, and officials re­ported
that three rolls of blast­ing
wire were also recovered.
More than 400 pounds of
high explosives were also
found at the farmhouse, ac­cording
to police inventories.
Two cases of dynamite weigh­ing
50 pounds were reported­ly
found hidden while police
said 240 one-half pound sticks
of explosives were found hid­den
in 55-gallon drums.
In the investigation by the
FBI in connection with the
armory theft, the three sus­pects
will face charges for
theft of government pro­perty.
Both of the M-14 rifles
were recovered, as was the .22
rifle belonging to Aubum
University.
Plans to expand and im­prove
the Auburn-Opelika
Airport have met with ad­ministrative
approval and
are being forwarded to the
Federal Aviation Agency for
comments and suggestions.
The airport layout plan ap­proved
by the advisory com­mittee
for the Aubum Uni­versity-
owned airport is part
of an Airport Master Plan be­ing
supervised by the School
of Aviation at AU.
Among the major improve­ments
are an 1,800-foot ex­tension
to the east-west run­way,
bringing the length of
the runway to 5,800 feet; addi­tional
aircraft parking and
hangar space; and improved
lighting and navigation aids.
"Some of the major points
considered were increasing
the capability to handle ap­proximately
twice the traffic
the airport now has," said
Harold R. Decker, project di­rector
and associate profes­sor
of aerospace engineering,
in his report to the commit­tee.
"We are interested in ex­pansion
which would give the
airport the capability to han­dle
business jets, but not com­mercial
jet traffic."
Committee members Ed­ward
L. Spencer Jr., presi­dent
of Spencer Lumber in
Auburn, moved that the plan
be adopted as presented, and
Rep. Pete B. Tumham of Au­burn
seconded the motion.
Others present for the meet­ing
were committee chair­man
Harry M. Philpott, AU
president; Opelika mayor
Lewis Cooper Jr.; Lee County
Judge of Probate Ira H. Wis-singer;
William H. Jones of
Auburn, manager of South
Central Bell; architect Earl
M. Lancaster of Auburn; Dr.
Ben T. Lanham, vice presi­dent
for administration at
AU; Aubum city manager
Earl Townsend, representing
Mayor James K. Haygood;
Vincent Haneman, dean of
the School of Engineering at
AU; and Gary Kiteley, air­port
manager.
If approved by the FAA,
Decker said, part of the run­way
extension could be ready
by 1980.Theextension of the
east-west runway would be to
the east, he said.
"Total cost of the project is
estimated at $3.5-$4 million,"
Decker said. "Normally, the
federal government pays
three-fourths of the cost, with
some assistance usually
gained from the state. This
usually reduces the com­munity's
share to less than
one-quarter."
Decker cited industrial
growth of the area, travel re­quirements
in the county and
forecasts showing that an­nual
takeoffs and landings
will almost double by 1995 as
reasons behind expansion
called for in the airport Mas­ter
Plan The study has been
under way almost two years.
An earlier phase of the
study showed it "economi­cally
sound" to continue
operation of the present faci­lity
rather than relocate the
airport.
In a report on the status of
the new commuter airline
operating between Auburn-
Opelika and Atlanta, Kiteley
pointed out that this service
"provides additional support
for the decisions made in rela­tion
to the Airport Master
Plan in terms of improved
facilities and navigational
aids that will increase the
reliability of airline service."
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