1942-04-28 The Plainsman

              DR. WALSTON, EIGHT STAFF MEMBERS RESIGN
Women Students At Twentieth Annual Horse Show Plans Are Completed
Quad Hear Reasons
Dr. Duncan Accepts Resignation; States
Stand on Individual Case Involved
A large majority of Auburn's women students sat in the
Quadrangle just after noon today, to listen to a public re­statement
by Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, of her resignation from
the position of Dean of Women and Social Director of API,
made this morning to Dr..L. N. Duncan, president of the in­stitution.
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The meeting of women students was called voluntarily
by members of the Women's Student Government Council,
earlier in the day.
Present at the meeting was Dr.
Duncan, who spoke to the group,
and stated that he had no alter­native
but to accept Dr. Walston's
resignation.
According to a statement by
Dr. Walston, eight members of
her staff, against her wishes, are
also sending in their resignations.
The eight included: Miss Mary
Moss Wellborn, Miss Mary Mead,
Mrs. Knox McMillan, Miss Mil-derd
Emory, Miss Georgia Mc-
Corkle, Mrs. J. O. Cosper, Mrs.
Bruce McGehee, and Mrs. J. E.
Green.
Mildred Browne Davis, recently
elected head of the Women's Stu­dent
Government Association for
1942-43, also asked that the wom­en
students accept her resigna­tion,
as she "felt that" she could
not "live up to her oath of office
without the backing of Dr. Wal­ston,
and her staff."
Dr. Duncan, both in his talk to
the students, and in a .statement
to the press after the meeting,
said: "I am reinstating this young
lady because I believe in giving
every young person a second
chance. This institution is big
enough, and strong enough, to
do that for any one of its stu­dents."
Dr. Walston's talk to the as­sembly
included the reading of
two letters written by her to Dr.
Duncan, and covered the case in­volved.
These two letters are as follows:
(Editor's note: For obvious rea-around
whom this case centers
has been left out of the follow­ing
letters, and the words "this
student" substituted for that
name.)
"President L. N. Duncan
Auburn, Alabama
"My dear President Duncan:
"When I talked with you two
weeks ago about this student's
case, I made one request: that
was that I be notified as soon as
you had reached a decision. Now
a report has reached me that you
have agreed to reinstate her on
June 8 of this year. It is very dif­ficult
for me to believe that you
would leave me to hear this by
rumor. Assuming that the rumor is
correct, I wish to set the follow­ing
outline of the case before you.
"This student has been convict­ed
of stealing from her best
friend, of cheating, of flagrant
lying. In all her efforts to secure
reinstatement she has offered no
credible explanation of the evi­dence.
No other arguments are,
in my opinion, relevant. Besides
the evidence on which we base
our case, there are in my files
numerous statements by various
persons indicating that this young
woman has been highly unreli­able
in many relationships
throughout her college life.
"To me it appears that our
threefold responsibility, to the in­dividual,
to the college, and to so­ciety,
commits us to these posi­tions:
"1. We cannot hope to work
constructively toward a change
in character in an individual who
refuses to admit the facts.
"2. Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
has a definite moral re­sponsibility
to safeguard its de­gree
by refusing knowingly to be­stow
it on an unworthy person.
"3. Our obligation to society
will not permit us to send this
young" woman out to be a Home
Demonstration Agent.
"Were I alone in my opinion of
this student's guilt, I should think
long before setting my judg­ment
against yours. The evidence,
Program Will Begin
At 2 P. M. Sunday
On Drake Field
A colorful two to two and one-half
hour program has been ar­ranged
for Auburn's twentieth
annual horse show, to be held
Sunday, May 3, beginning at two
o'clock, according to Lt. Charles
Adams, Stable Officer.
Kibbons will be awarded to the
first four places in each event
and eleven cups will be awarded
to the winners of the various
events.
Drake field will again be the
scene of the horse show, and ad­mission
will be 25 cents for high
school and college students, and
35 cents for others.
There will be 105 different con­testants
in the ten contest events
and one exhibition event, of
which approximately 70 are col­lege
students, 12 members of the
college enlisted personnel, and 10
high school girls and townspeople.
The feature event, which has
never been presented before in
Auburn, will be the Stake Driving
Contest. This is to be a race
against time. A gun will be drawn
by six horses in complete field
artillery manner. They will go
around a track laid out in the de­sign
of a figure 8. Stakes will be
placed at strategic positions
around this track and knocking
over a stake will result in a
penalty. The track will be 72
inches across, and the width of
the gun axle will be 60 inches,
thus allowing a room of 6 inches
on each side of the gun.
The team will begin its journey
at a trot and at the beginning of
the second lap this gait will be
increased to a gallop. Touching or
knocking down a stake or increas­ing
the gait of a team before one
complete lap has been covered
will result in penalties. Failure
to complete the course will dis­qualify
the team.
Contestants in this affair are
members of the ROTC enlisted
contingent.
The military department has
announced that all ROTC stu­dents
taking part in the horse
show will wear uniforms as fol­lows:
ROTC trousers, cotton
shirts, leggings, ties, and caps.
The military department will
not attempt to presribe the uni­form
for the ladies taking part,.
Lt. Adams said.
The exhibition event will be
one of Roman Riding, and will be
performed by Harry Morgan, Bill
Spence, Charles Dubberley, and
J. P. Crow.
Other events this year will be
Junior Class Horsemanship (Boy
Scouts), Sophomore Class Horse­manship
(college), Senior Jump­ing,
Ladies Jumping, Junior
Jumping, Pair Jumping, Bare
Back Jumping, Ladies Horseman­ship
(1st year and Ladies Horse­manship
(advanced).
Judges for the Horse Show will
be Colonel Harry A. Flint, and
Major Paul D. Harkins. Both of
these men are former cavalry
officers. They are now in the
Second Armored Division at Fort
Benning.
Colonel Flint has served
throughout the west for many
years.
Major Harkins has served for
three years as instructor in equi­tation
in the cavalry school at
Fort Riley Kansas.
Colonel Waterman, in announc­ing
the 20th annual Auburn Horse
Show named Lt. Charlie Adams
director.
Capt. Louie James—Business
Manager.
Capt. Joe Fincher in charge of
training contestants in jumping
events.
Lt. Frank Ellis in charge of
training sophomore horsemanship
contestants.
Lt, Ed Ruth in charge of train­ing
the Junior Class of Boy
Scouts between age of 12 to 14
years.
Lt. Robert Wilson in charge of
training Ladies Horsemanship
classes.
Lt. William Blalock in charge
of training of-Soldier events.
however, has not been questioned
sons, the name of th«^ -stwfe**- ^y- a n y S r tEeluTmerous persons
who have examined it, and, as
you told the Morgan County Sup­erintendent
of Education, "No
living man could doubt it." Fur­thermore
we are safeguarded
against possible personal bias by
the fact that three of the state
toxicologists have worked with
me on this case and in the official
report said, "There is not a scin­tilla
of evidence that points' at
another person, nor away from
this subject."
"Indeed I believe that had I
been allowed to present all the
incriminating evidence to the
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Hw VlairidmarL TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT"
VOLUME LXV ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1942 NUMBER 58
Guy Blackwell, Joe Hamil, and Will
Gregory Are Qualified Candidates
Co-operative Engineering students will vote on their
representative to the Executive Cabinet Thursday. The elec­tion
will be held in the Student Center. The polls will be open
The candidates for cabinet representative are:
Guy Blackwell, a civil engineering student from Decatur..
Blackwell is a member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity.
Joe Hamil, from Columbus, Ga. He is a mechanical engi­neering
student.
Will Gregory, a civil engineer­ing
student, Birmingham. Greg­ory
is a member of Pi Kappa
Phi social fraternity.
Voters must bring their own
student activity books, and will
be checked off the eligibility lists
before being allowed to vote.
Candidates must Observe all
elections rulings, and no politick­ing
will be allowed in Student
Center or on the walks leading
directly to it from the front of
Langdon Hall or from the Build­ings
and Grounds building. Vio­lators
will be warned, and repeat­ed
violations by a candidate or
his supporters will subject the
candidate to disqualification.
Tigers Score LMmto Down Ft, Benning
Win Gives Auburn Even Break In
Week-End's Two Game Benning Series
By JIMMIE DAVIS
Combining singles by outfielder Jimmy Martin and key-stoner
Clarence Harkins, a past ball and a long fly by Tap
Wallis, Auburn scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat
Fort Benning 9-7 Saturday. The win gave the Tigers an even
break in their two-game series this week-end.
Junior Walt Milner won his fifth game of the year as he
put the doughboys down with ten hits while whiffing the
same number. He was very ef-fective
with men on base and
walked only one man.
Jenkins, Martin and Fletcher
lead the attack on two Fort Ben­ning
hurlers with Sickle being
charged with the loss. Milner was
given poor support by his team­mates
who were charged with
seven errors.
Auburn ab. h. o.
Martin, cf 4 2 0
Harkins, 2b ^ 5
Wallis, 3b 4
Williams, lb ....
Curlee, rf
Ferrell, c
Jenkins, ss
Fletcher, lf<
Milner, p
2
0
12
1
7
2
3
0
Totals 36 10 27 17
Fort Benning ab. h,
Odom, If
Dubbs, cf, c — 5
Neibler, rf 4
Sorrells, 3b 5
Guinn, 2b 5
Lehner, lb 5
Burnett, ss 4
Satterfield, c .>.— 0
r
1 2
Brewer, rf ..
Legendre, p
Sickle, p
Totals 41 10 27 12
Auburn 040 003 002—9
Benning 001 212 100—7
SUMMARY—Runs: Martin 2,
Harkins, Curlee, Jenkins 2, Flet­cher
2, Milner, Odom, Sorrells,
Guinn 2, Burnett, Brewer 2. Er­rors:
Wallis 2, Williams 3, Ferrell,
Fletcher, Sorrells, Sickle. Runs
batted in: Martin, Jenkins, Flet­cher,
Milner 2, Odom, Neibler,
Guinn, Brewer, Harkins. Two-base
hit: Jenkins. Three-base hits:
Fletcher, Guinn, Brewer. Stolen
bases,: Williams, Curlee, Sorrells,
Burnett, Odom. Sacrifice: Milner.
Double plays: Jenkins, Harkins
and Williams, Harkins and Wil­liams.
Left on bases: Auburn 3;
Benning 8. Base on balls off Leg­endre
4, Milner 1. Struck out by
Milner 10, Legendre 5, Sickle 3.
Hits off Legendre 7 in 6 innings.
Wild pitches: Milner 2. Passed
balls: Dubbs 2. Losing pitcher:
Sickle. Umpires Lee, McRae and
Holtzclaw. Time 2:05.
Women's
Intramurals
By Sara Frances Martin
The mass badminton tourna­ment
for women students is near-ing
its close. Participating in
League I were the Town Team,
Susan Smith, Alpha Delta, and
Dorm III, the Town Team being
the winner.
In League II were KD, FHA,
POP, and Dorm II, the winner.
Playing in League IH were Chi
Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta,
Theta U., and Delta Zeta with
Chi O. coming out in top place.
The finals, with Town Team,
Dorm II, and Chi Omega in ac­tion,
are being run off this week.
The softball tournament, which
is being run in the form of an
elimination tourney, begins Wed­nesday,
April 29. All games will
be played on Bullard Field at
4 P. M. Entries in this tourna­ment
are Chi Omega, Town Team,
Delta Zeta, Alpha Gamma Delta,
Theta Upsilon, POP, Susan Smith,
and Kappa Delta.
On Wednesday, April 29, Chi
O. and Alpha Gam meet and
Theta U. Plays POP. On Friday,
May 1, Town team and Delta Zeta
play and Susan Smith and KD
meet in action.
Mitec Engineers
There will be a meeting of all
Mitec Engineers Thursday at 7
P. M. in Room 312 Ramsay.
Naval Officer
Congratulates Mrs.
Drake on Birthday
The following letter was re­ceived
last week by Mrs. J. H.
Drake, 102 East Thach Street,
who celebrated her 90th birthday
on Saturday. It was written by
Lt. Edwin Phillips, U. S. N. R.,
officer in charge of the U. S.
Naval Radio Training School at
Graves Center on the campus of
the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute:
"I have just learned that you
are to celebrate your 90th birth­day
tomorrow.
"Please accept from me and
through me from my officers and
men, our sincere congratulations
on your long and useful life, and
our best wishes for many more
happy birthday anniversaries.
"We are well aware of the good
work of your distinguished hus­band
and are very happy to have
"Miss Mary", (Mrs. Askew) asso­ciated
with the work of providing
a recreation center for our boys.
"Good families like yours have
contributed much to our civiliza­tion
and to the communities in
which they live and to us they
represent backbone of America
and the things we are fighting for.
"Again, our sincere congratula­tions."
Co-ops to Vote for Representative
Polls in Student
Center Thursday
JACK TANKERSLEY ELECTED TO
HEAD ENGINEER'S COUNCIL
Maddox Calls
Class Meeting
There will be an important
meeting of the Senior Class on
Langdon Hall according to an
announcement made today by
class president, Hugh Maddox.
Plans for the class project will
be discussed.
Each member of the class is
urged to be present for this im­portant
meeting.
Seniors are excused from
classes at that hour to attend
the meeting if their names are
turned in at the door.
Sims, Richter,
Kaisner Are Other
New Officers
Jack Tankersley, of Decatur,
was elected president of the Engi­neers'
Council at the regular
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Tankersley is enrolled in aero­nautical
engineering and is a
member of Phi Delta Theta social
fraternity. He is president of the
Institute of Aeronautical Science,
is a member of ASME, and was
recently tapped for membership
in Blue Key.
Mearlin Sims, of Birmingham,
a co-op student enrolled in chem­ical
engineering, was named vice-president
of the council.
Billy Ritcher, of Savannah,
Georgia, an ATO taking mechan­ical
engineering, was elected
secretary of the organization.
New treasurer of the council is
Bob Kaisner, of Cocoa, Florida,
a Kappa Sigma who is enrolled in
ident, Holdman Baker; vice-pres­ident,
Fred Henning; secretary,
John Pope; and treasurer, James
Fitzpatrick.
Members of the Engineers'
Council represent seventeen hon­orary
and professional engineer­ing
societies on the Auburn cam­pus.
Professor B. H. Crawford, of
the Textile Engineering Depart­ment,
is faculty advisor of_ the
organization.
Three Thousand Attend Second
Auburn Rodeo Over Week-end
Tau Beta Pi
Initiates
New Members
Last Tuesday night, Tau Beta
Pi, honorary engineering society,
held an initiation for the sixteen
men tapped recently. Following
the ceremony, new officers for
the year 1942-43 were elected. The
following officers were elected:
President—Carl Hicks, Eutaw,
a junior in Aeronautical Engi­neering.
Hicks'is a Delta Sigma
PBi.
Vice-president — Bob Kloeti,
Havana, Cuba, a junior in Elec­trical
Engineering. Kloeti is a
member of Delta Sigma Phi social
fraternity.
Secretary—John Bruce Martin,
Auburn, a junior in civil engi­neering.
Martin belongs to Alpha
Tau Omega social fraternity.
Cataloguer — Jim Heard, Fair­field,
a junior in civil engineer­ing.
Heard belongs to Sigma Chi
social fraternity.
Representative to Engineers'
Council—Carl Hicks, Eutaw, a
junior in Aeronautical Engineer­ing.
Hicks is a Delta Sigma Phi.
Representative to Engineers'
Council — Sabert Oglesby, Birm­ingham,
a junior in electrical
engineering.
After the elections, the mem­bers
attended a banquet in the
Pitts Hotel Green Room. The
principal speaker of the evening
was Prof. Robert L. Partin of the
history department.
By BUCK TAYLOR
Over three thousand students,
faculty members, townspeople,
and visitors attended the second
annual Auburn Rodeo which was
held last Saturday and Sunday in
the Football Stadium.
Approximately one hundred
student riders and performers
displayed their abilities in the
big two-day show, which was
even more exciting and thrilling
than was last year's. Also, the
rodeo was pronounced a financial
success by Rodeo Manager Sam
F. Brewster.
In addition to very able college
talent, a number of special per­formers
were present at the rodeo.
One of these was John Sonney
who delighted the crowd with
his wonder horse, King, and his
educated dog, Keeno. Another
rodeo highlight was the perform­ance
of Billy Keen, the outstand­ing
western entertainer, who rode
his trained horse from almost
unbelievable positions.
Wild Mule Scramble: first prize,
sport shirt, Joe McManus; second
prize, cowboy belt, Rufe Neale.
Mounted Wrestling: Saturday
prize, cowboy belt, R. G. Hicks;
Sunday prize, cowboy belt, Evan
N. Johnson.
Wild Cow Milking: first prize
Saturday, two cowboy belts, Les­lie
Barbour and Ed Whaley; sec­ond
prize Saturday, two cowboy
belts, Mack Williams and Ben
Dawsey; first prize Sunday, two
cowboy belts, Mack Williams and
Ben Dawsey; second prize Sun­day,
two cowboy belts, Ray Hub­bard
and J. O. Whidden.
Mounted Musical Race: first
place Saturday, cowboy belt, Nor­man
Cohen, and cowgirl belt,
Charleroi McCue; first place
Sunday, cowboy belt, Joe Justo,
and cowgirl belt, Anna Breeden.
Steer Riding (Students Only):
first prize, pair of bronc spurs,
Jimmie Carney; second prize,
cowboy belt, Harry Morgan;
third prize, western tie clasp,
Marvin R. Tucker.
Barrel Race: first prize Satur­day,
boot jack, C. Beverly Hop­kins,
and cowgirl belt, Anna Bree­den;
first prize Sunday, boot
jack, C. W. Reedy, and cowgirl
belt, Ann W. Norton.
Saddle Bronc: first prize, pair
of bronc spurs, Harry Morgan;
second prize, cowboy belt, Rob­ert
Reisinger; third prize, west­ern
tie clasp, Mark Quilty.
Steer Riding (Open to Anyone):
first prize, pair of bronc spurs,
John Stewart; second prize, cow­boy
belt, Jimmie Carney; third
prize, western tie clasp, Henry
Lasseter.
Bareback bronc: first prize,
pair of bronc spurs, Mack Wil­liams;
second prize, cowboy belt,
Paul Crow; third prize, western
tie clasp, Jimmie Carney.
Cowgirl Milking Contest: first
prize Saturday, cowgirl belt, Shir­ley
Smith; first prize Sunday,
cowgirl belt, Charleroi McCue.
Bulldogging: first prize, sport
shirt, Willard Blunschi; second
prize, cowboy belt, Harry Mor­gan.
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THE P L A I N S M AN
April 28, 1942
A Suggested Student Government Revision THE REASON THAT THE GLOM ISN'T OUT YET
Quite a number of years ago, Auburn's
system of student government was insti­tuted.
Quite, a number of years ago, it was
satisfactory.
At that time, there was strong class or­ganization
on the campus. Freshmen were
freshmen, sophomores were sophomores,
juniors were juniors, and seniors were sen­iors—
no matter what courses they were
taking. In fact, their courses varied very
little, in those earlier years.
Now there are ten schools on the cam­pus.
Freshman have ceased to be just fresh­men—
they are engineers, or ags, or home
ec students, or something else. In the up­per
classes, the same thing is true, to an
even greater extent.
Quite a number of years- ago, every one
of the class officers had definite duties.
Now few, if any, of them do. We often
wonder just when the position of class
historian ceased to be a functioning job.
Or of class secretary, or of class treasurer.
The class presidents, even now,~do have
one duty, sometimes two. They hold seats
on the Student Executive Cabinet. Once
in a while they preside at a class meeting.
Students, since the old days, have be­come
more closely connected with their
schools. The class tie-ups have grown fur­ther
and further apart.
Yet, when the Executive Cabinet re­vised
the constitution of the Associated
Undergraduate Student Body three years
ago, they hung on to the old class divisions
and offices. Class offices, except for the
honor of holding them, are simply jokes.
Auburn is undergoing radical curricu­lum
changes. Auburn is modernizing its
whole set-up, administrative, scholastic,
and professional. Yet student government,
like Langdon Hall, remains ancient, un­satisfactory,
and comparatively useless.
Classes have ceased to be the strong di­visions
of the student body. Schools and
courses have taken that place.
Auburn needs a revision of its student
government set-up. Officers of student
government should be elected from the
most distinct divisions of student life—
the schools. The Cabinet should be made
up,"not of class representatives, but of
representatives from the ten schools, in
number proportionate to the size of the
schools.
There should be a triangular student
government set-up, with an executive
group (the cabinet), a legislative group,
(to make rules) and a judicial group (to
see that the students' own rules are en­forced,
and that violators are punished).
Much of this work, which should be the
responsibility of the students in a real stu­dent
government, is being done now by
administrative authorities. We feel that
they would be quite willing to turn that
responsibility over to. the students, if the
students could present to them an organi­zation
capable of handling that .responsi­bility
as it should be handled.
Credit Where Credit is Due—the Rodeo
A lot of people deserve credit for the
success of Auburn's second annual rodeo,
held in the stadium on Saturday and Sun­day.
First among these people are those stu­dents
and professional cowboys and cow-
'girls who participated in the rodeo. They
were grand performers. Also, to be thanked
are those whose cattle and horses were
used in the show. It was' a rootin', tootin'
bunch of stock.
Deserving of praise are the officers and
the officers including the powerhouse of
the whole rodeo, Sam Brewster, manager;
Harry. Morgan, assistant director; R. S.
Sugg, secretary and treasurer; Bill Spence,
assistant secretary; and Bob Reisinger,
assistant treasurer. ..
Committee chairmen Kirtley Brown,
Jack Snow, Willard Blunschi, Leslie Bar­ber,
Jim Robinson, Buck Taylor, Paul,
Crow, Jimmy Carney, Tom Hereford, and
Roy Fuller should share a large percentage
of the glory. They did excellent work in
their various duties.
And not the least of praise should go to
the three men who had the hardest jobs
of all, during the actual show—the judges,
Mr. Matt Murphy, Dean Sugg, and Frank
T*>t-tr\ --- :- --—-=—
Everyone, participants, judges, and spec­tators
agreed that Auburn's second rodeo
was a top-hotcher. May there be many
more of them.
Mow About a Ride, Lee County Car Owner?
Auburn's crop of habitual hitch-hikers
are, in general, bemoaning the thumbing
situation in this vicinity.
For years hitch-hiking has been the fore­most
method of transportation for the stu­dents
of the plains. The war is changing
that situation, and in a hurry.
One Auburnite called down curses on
the heads of Lee Countians Sunday night,
after spending seven hours in traveling
from Montgomery to Auburn, during
which time he claims that at least fifteen
cars, empty except for the driver, with Lee
County tags, passed by the "corner" in
Montgomery, and passed by several be-capped
and uniformed Auburn students
in the process.
We think he had a right to complain.
Hitch-hiking naturally is becoming a dif­ficult
means of travel. People just aren't
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Therefore hitch-hikers aren't getting as
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They were traveling. They were coming to
Auburn, or at least within a few miles of
Auburn. Their cars were empty. Yet they
refused to take Auburn students with them.
Some of them probably make their living
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they weren't exactly fair.
We've been having fun, kidding the'Glomerata staff, and particu­larly
one Alfalfa Joe Meadows, about the "late appearance" of this
year's book.
Truthfully, however, if the Glomerata were distributed this week,
it would still be out earlier than ever before.
A month or so ago, Meadows announced that the Glomerata would
be distributed to the students about the middle of April. At the
time, he really thought it would.be. He had received a letter from the
printer, informing him that his yearbook would be the first to ap­pear
in the South this year, and congratulating him on the speed of
his work, and that of the staff.
So Joe announced that the book, according to the printers, would
be in the hands of the students by the middle of April.
It would have been, too, except for one litttle thing. And that
wasn't the fault of Joe or the printer either. It was the fault of the
binders. The binders are the people who put the covers on the book.
It seems that they're haying difficulties.
But Joe seems to think that the book will appear early in May.
We hope so.
We Offer Apologies
Latest gripe in the Complaint Department is that of Beta Kappa
fraternity—or Kappa Phi, now, or to be.
Beta , Kappa, nationally, recently merged with Theta Chi fra­ternity.
Beta Kappa, locally, preferred to revert to its original status
as a local fraternity, with its original name, Kappa Phi.
A member of Beta Kappa, or Kappa Phi dropped into The Plains­man
omce eariy last weeK, wivn a story on tne national merger ana
the local withdrawal. Having visions of at least a six-page Plainsman
for last Friday, we promised said member that his story would appear
in Friday's Plainsman.
And it would have, except for the fact that the advertising last
week didn't turn up like it was supposed to, and we had to cut plans
down to four pages.
Consequently, with too much advertising for four pages, and not
enough for six, we had* to leave everything off the inside pages of
the paper except the main society stories of the week, and the edi­torial
stuff.
The rodeo, aviation training, Sadie Hawkins, the Alabama Farmer,
and Scabbard and Blade pushed everything else off the front page, and
Sports Editor Martin bombarded us with more sports copy for the
fourth page than we could use.
So we had to back down on our promise to the Beta Kappas, alias
Kappa Phi's.
We apologize. Next time~we promise not to promise to print any­thing.
We agree with the complainer that their's was a news story, and
a good one.
We explained to him that we tried to keep all fraternity stories
on inside pages, to prevent accusations of prejudice. He seemed to
think that that story merited front page coverage. It probably did.
Quite a few stories are kept off the front page of The Plainsman,
even when they «o merit that space, merely because some people
can't understand news values.
That's something we can't help. But, in this case, the fault was
ours. We take this opportunity to apologize publicly to those fra­ternity
members for leaving out their story. But please, fellows, don't
take anything like that as a personal offense, if anything like that
-happens again, in the future. It ain't meant that way!
PI ains Talk
By HERBERT MARTIN
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
In this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
Columnist's Note: The opinions ex­pressed
elsewhere on this pace are those
of the writer, and are not to be taken
as the editorial policy of this column.
This time John Pierce goes to
bat. Thanx, J. P.
* * *
Interesting People. No. I—Camera
Fiend.
—who is as rare as seeds in a
watermelon. He is everywhere.
He has photographed every event
since the landing of the Mayflow­er.
* * *
Every Sunday he hits the road.
He goes in a car and pulls three
trailers loaded with filters, ex­posure
meters, clocks, manuals
and assorted junk. He has more
equipment than Frank Buck. He
carries note books full of formulas,
a slide-rule and enough film to
cover World War II. And he
comes back with nothing but a
sunburn.
* * *
He takes pictures of people, au­tomobiles,
babies, trees, grass,
rivers, streets, bars, cows, rabbits
and buildings. He takes them
standing on one foot, hanging
from telephone wires, propped on
his head or with a half nelson
on the top of a flagpole. And all
of the time he is whispering num­bers
to himself. He is a walking
box score.
* * *
He climbs the flag pole and be­gins
to^.make adjustments. He
sets the meters, ranges, exposures
and times, turns on the radio and
polishes his shoes. He squints
through one gadget, then shakes
his head and puts a filter on the
camera. Then he takes it off. Then
he puts it on again. Then he falls
off the flag pole.
* * *
Strike one.
* * *
He climbs back up and wraps
his arms around- the pole and
holds the camera with his feet.
He turns all the handles once
more, looks into the sun and
writes down something that looks
like Saturday's Wall Street quo­tations.
Then he eats his lunch
end squtntb imougn anomer "gad­get.
Then he falls off the flag
pole.
* * *
Cut.
* * *
He has been out three hours.
He has sprained both legs and
twisted his arms like a Boy Scout
rope. He has hit on his head and
hasn't seen much more than the
sky. But is he discouraged?
* « »
He says "1/60, f 3.5." and de­cides
to take a shot of the kid­dies
playing in the yard with
Rover. The kids aren't interested.
Rover isn't talking either, so he
bites our hometown Hurrell in
the leg. Which makes a good pic­ture
but isn't so good on the pins.
* * *
By this time he is as battered
up as Kingfish Levinsky in the
fifth round. His face is swollen
and his fingers shake so he stops
in at the corner bar to snap the
bartender.
* * *
Now he heads for the beach for
some still life photos, but can't
find any still life on the beach.
In fact he can't find the beach.
* * *
Here he comes. He drives in
with the filters and the exposure
meters and the textbooks and
plants his camera in the sand.
Then a beachball hits him in the
head.
* * »
Strike one, second series.
* * *
He turns his filters on a blonde
in a bathing suit, whistles, clicks
the shutter. Then he puts a steak
on his eye.
* » *
He goes home to his dark room
and starts developing^ the film.
Three days later he steps out
with one print. It is black.
*. * *
"Over-exposed," he says.
* * »
Another day passes and he
comes out again, holding up a
white print.
* * *
"Under-exposed," he says.
* » «
The next print is of the flag
pole. The next is of a beach ball.
The next is of a steak. The others
are black.
* * *
Over-exposed.
* * *
He checks over his formulas
and decides what is wrong. Then
he throws the camera on the floor,
kicks it briskly and goes to bed.
* * *
Enter chorus, singing softly:
"Leave the panchromatic
In the trunk in the attic."
Here, There, and Elsewhere
By BOB BUNNEN
HAM WILSON WOODIE HUBBARD
Assistant Advertising Managers
JIM McCRORY
Collections Mgr.
Advertising and Collections Assistants
Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates by
mail: $2.50 per year, $1.50 per semester.
And While We're Apologizing ..
Obnoxious to faculty members of the Intramural Sports and Phy­sical
Education Departments was an editorial in Friday's Plainsman
which called on those departments, as well as the Athletic Department
and the Social Committee, to plan their activities for the summer—
from the point of view that if they didn't, we wouldn't have anything
to write about in this summer's Plainsman.
' We think that the editorialist must have had a little different idea
in mind, in that editorial. If he did, though, he didn't express it very
well. We believe after re-reading it, that he meant that these depart­ments
should announce their summer programs publicly. "Maybe he
didn't mean that.
If he didn't, he just didn't know what's going on. It seems that
the Intramural Department at least, has quite a program planned for
the summer, and that there'll be a story in a future issue of this paper
concerning it.
No Cotton Ball This Year
Phi Psi is making a formal announcement in this issue of The
Plainsman, concerning the cancellation of the Cotton Ball for this year,
previously scheduled for this Friday night.
In fact the announcement is se- formal that it fails to give the rea­son
for the cancellation, beyond stating that it was through circum­stances
"beyond the control" of the members of Phi Psi.
The Cotton Ball is a tradition here. The circumstances which pre­vent
its being held are beyond the control of Phi Psi.
It seems, according to the grapevine, corrected, that the Phi Psi's
had signed one of the local orchestras, "The Auburn Plainsmen" to
play for their dance, when the social calendar was first made up this
year, and the contracts for the orchestras were filled. But "The Plains­men"
got an offer of another job, possibly at a better price, and pro­ceeded
to give the Phi Psi's notice that they could look for another
band! 'Nuff said.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed
In this column are those of the writer
and are not to be construed as the edi­torial
policies of this paper.
Break with France?
A break in diplomatic relations
between the United States and
Vichy France now appears in­evitable.
This break in relations
will probably be the result of our
taking over the French Island of
New Caledonia.
The Vichy government has in­structed
her ambassador to the
United States to prepare a state­ment
and present it to our govern­ment.
This statement will cover
the act of our seizing the stra­tegic
island of New Caledonia.
This act has met with the com­plete
disfavor of the pro-German
Vichy government. Saturday night
reports from the Free French
government operating from Lon­don
said that they were in com­plete
favor of our act, and they
hoped that we would immediate­ly
fortify it for use against the
Japanese.
New Caledonia is strategically
located 800 miles east of Austra­lia,
and for that reason it can be
of great importance in taking
supplies to the Australians. Its
natural terrain also will afford
an excellent base for a landing
field. These events, coupled with
the effect that such a move will
have upon morale, will prove of
utmost importance in bolstering
the home defense of Australia—
and providing a stepping stone
from which we can take the war
to the Japanese.
40 Hour Week
Washington speculators have
it that President Roosevelt will
oppose suspension of the 40-hour
week in his message to congress.
This message is scheduled to be
sent to congress the first part of
this week, and it is believed that
Mr. Roosevelt will later deliver
a report to the nation on his mes­sage
to congress.
It is believed thatvMr. Roose­velt's
message will point out that
the primary issue is not the ques­tion
of the 40-hour-week, but that
the question of pay is of primary
importance. Close administrative
officials have pointed out that
since most plants are already
working on a 48-hour-week the
only feature that needs working
out is the question of over-time.
The present law stipulates that
pay and one-half must be paid
for each additional hour worked
in excess of the 40 hours now
permitted by law.
Further features of the presi­dential
message are expected. Mr.
Roosevelt is expected to outline
a program freezing most price
commodities at the levels of
March 1. Also suggested as pos­sible
enclosures in the president's
message would be possible wage
control and taxes on war profits.
This message is designed to
show congress the high cost of
living in this country. Some have
taken this message to be a step in
the direction of non-inflation.
Burma
The Japanese have thrown their
entire forces, including tanks,
men and planes, in an effort to
take Burma. This is one theater
of the war that must not be lost if
we have hopes of starting a coun­ter-
offensive in that area. The
fight for China depends upon the
outcome of the campaign in
Burma. Without Burma, China
could very easily be forced out
of this war.
Reports from the Central and
Western fronts of the Burma bat­tle
announced heavy fighting
over the past weekend, but no
official news has been released
as to new positions, casualties,
etc.
Reports further showed that
the Japanese are hurling every­thing
they have against the Al­lied
left flank. This flank is being
admirably held up by the tired
(Continued on Page 4)
April 28, 1942 THE P L A I N S M AN Page Three
WHITE COATS REPLACE TUX'S
AT AGR, ALPHA PSI DANCES
Jonnielyn Campbell,
Mary Sanders Lead
Fraternity Formats
White coats replaced the Cust­omary
tuxedo jackets at the first
spring formals this past week­end,
when the Alpha Psis and
the Alpha Gamma Rhos enter­tained
with their dances.
Miss Jonnielyn Campbell of
Prattville led the Alpha Psi grand
march Friday night with the pres­ident,
Tom Sutton. Corsages of
red carnations, the fraternity
flower, and favors of defense
stamps were presented to the
girls in the leadout. Music was
supplied for the dance by the
Auburn Plainsmen.
The Alpha Gamma Rhos danced
Saturday nighj in Graves Center
to the music of Bobby Adair and
the Auburn Knights. The lead­ing
lady was Miss Mary Sanders
of Highland Home, who was es­corted
by Bob Ike Bright. The
fraternity held a houseparty over
the weekend and gave a steak
fry Friday night.
JONES SPEAKS TO
FFA CHAPTER ON
WAR ATTITUDE
Dr. Randall Jones, professor of
soils, spoke to the Collegiate
Ohapter of the Future Farmers
of America last Tuesday on "Our
Attitude toward War."
Dr. Jones stated in his talk that
students should not think that
even/ though war has come all is
lost and our individual efforts are
in vain, but students should hope
that in the future world condi­tions
will be better through their
efforts to make them so.
"If this is another economic
warfare," said Dr. Jones, "or if
it is another imperialistic war­fare
that is being waged by the
Allies, I want nothing to do with
it; but if this is a warfare to pre­serve
our freedom, rights, and all
those things which we hold dear
—I trust, and I am led to believe
that it is a war of this kind which
we are fighting—then I believe
that we are justified in. fighting
this war."
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NAVY BLUES
Beta Kappa, Theta
Chi Nationals Merge
The Navy Makes Men ...
The Navy makes men. Ships and guns are inert, rusty hulks of
metal without men to operate them. Therefore, in order to have an
efficient Navy it is imperative that its personnel have skill, stability,
and all the requisites of a well developed character. The Navy takes
recruits and like a sensitive machine grinds slow but fine and all
the misfits and failures are ground out and those who stand the
test have imprinted on their hearts and in their general bearing the
•rtamp of manhood and character. Your Navy trains a man to keep
his feet on the ground securely, it teaches him the necessity and
importance of order and discipline and imbues in him a strong
respect for local and national law. It teaches him the use and the
proper value of things and that success is within and can be obtained
by every man who is willing to pay the price of sacrifice, effort and
right living. It teaches them to live and let live and the value of
good old fashioned honesty. The Navy does not long tolecate a liar,
a thief, or a drunk.
Sailors with a Lurch
Occasionally, some people, in good faith and with good intentions,
give our boys liquor. There is very little we can do about this, but
if your guest comes back here showing the slightest influence, he
is in for some sort of punishment. Most of our boys have just left
home and this is a dangerous period in their adjustment. They suffer
from homesickness and loneliness, but getting them drunk will not
cure that—it only makes it worse. Pretty soon these men Will be
on their own, they will have to choose to take liquor or leave it alone,
and if they do imbibe to a noticeable extent, they will just have
to take the consequences. They are going to go through some pretty,
tough sailing and it is just as easy for them to resort to liquor as
a temporary cure as it is for a person racked with pain to resort to
habit forming drugs. If we get them through this period of training
we will have accomplished something for every day they become
more able to make their own decisions.
Our baby sailor tells us that a gentleman is a man who can
look a woman over without her becoming aware that she is under
observation.
Social Problems Front and Center..
Our social problems grow with leaps and bounds. Most of them
we can take care of but often a'lady will call with a request that
we send three or four boys to her party or dinner and gives detailed
specifications. It is pretty hard to tell a lad that he will not do
for a party because he is not curly headed and stands above six
feet.
Says the Navy, of the Army...
Pretty soon we feel that local citizens should give the Army a
break when the orchids are being bandied around. Maybe it is be­cause
you have always had the Army and so many of them are local
people that you consider them citizens. At any rate the Navy knows
that you will never have a finer group of men in \uburn than you
have in the Army here now. To us they have shown a decided interest
in our welfare and have cooperated with us to the fullest extent.
Stuff and Nonsense . . .
Navy .Wife: "My husband is the only man that ever kissed me."
Ditto: "My dear, are you bragging or complaining?"
Some fair ladies asked me if sailors can get married. The answer
to this is affirmative, and while the Navy does not encourage them
to do this, there are two occasions when they may; one when they
can find the girl and a minister, and the other, which we call a
military wedding, when a father provides both the above and in
addition, brings up the artillery in the rear.
The.Navy takes cognizance of the fact that a man might get
married after he reaches the grade of second class petty officer. If
married, he then receives about a hundred and a quarter per month.
The pay grades range then up to that of a chief petty officer on
top pay, who with all his allowances gets something above two hun­dred
and a quarter.
Gertie: "I was on board a big battleship yesterday."
Lizzie: "Did you see any big guns?"
Gertie: "Goodness, yes. I've got dates with three of them."
Refreshment, complete
refreshment... delicious
taste, without an after­taste.,
.these things
give Coca-Cola some­thing
special in a soft
drink. Thirst asks noth­ing
more.
You trust its quality
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Beta Kappa's Here
Refuse Merger; To
Be Local, Kappa Phi
Through a recent agreement be­tween
the national chapters of
.the two fraternities, Beta Kappa
and Theta Chi have turned the
matter of a merger of the two-over
to a joint committee.
Sigma Chapter of Beta Kappa,
located here at Auburn, chose
not to follow the national fratern­ity,
and has received permission
from college authorities here to
remain on the campus as a local
fraternity, with the name of Kap­pa
Phi.
At the last meeting of the In-terfraternity
Council, the local
chapter of Beta Kappa secured
the permission of the council to
retain its present membership in
that group, as a local fraternity.
Kappa Phi, the name chosen
for the local fraternity, was the
original name of the group* found­ed
on this campus in 1921. The
chapter was accepted into the
national fraternity of Beta Kappa
in 1938.
Beta Kappa at the present time
has a membership of sixty, on
this campus.
R. H. MASON WINS
PROMOTION
Regnald Hoyt Mason, Eclectic,
Ala., a former student at Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, has been
promoted from second lieutenant
to first lieutenant at the Green­ville
Army Flying School, Green­ville,
Miss., the War Department
has announced.
Phi Lambda
Upsilon Names
New Officers
Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Lam­bda
Upsilon, national honorary
chemical society, elected officers
for the coming year at a recent
meeting held by the fraternity.
The new officers elected are:
president, A. L. Dodd; vice-pres­ident,
Jim Heard; secretary and
treasurer, Horace Williamson; and
representatives to the Engineer's
Council, Bob Nixon and, A. L.
Dodd. _
Seven juniors were formally
initiated into the chapter at the
same time. The new members are:
John Brush, Jim Heard, John
Rollins, Herald Knight, Horace
Williamson, Bob Nixon, and
Eugene Wilkinson.
The newly elected officers were
formally installed at the annual
banquet given by the Alpha Iota
chapter last Tuesday night
Professor P. P, Powell, of the
School of Chemistry, acted as
master of ceremonies, and Dr.
Fred Allison, of the Physics De­partment,
and Mr. Dryden
Baughton, librarian of the Emer­son
R. Miller Library of the
School of Chemistry, were pres­ent
as guests.
Member professors present
were Dr. C. A. Basore, Dr. C. R.
Saunders, Mr. H. G. Sellers,
Prof. R. E. Wingard and Prof.
H. M. Martin.
'The Vanishing Virginian" Is
Tiger's Mid-Week Feature
Society
by E. Gaines
Sigma Nu
Bringing to life the memorable
biography, "The Vanishing Vir­ginian,"
by Rebecca Yancey Wil­liams,
the film adaptation from
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer opens a
two-day showing at the JTiger
Theatre tomorrow.
Frank Morgan appears in the
title role as Cap'n Bob Yancey,
father of the author. Spring By-ington-
is the wife and mother.
The writer is portrayed in her
girlhood by Kathryn Grayson.
The-featured cast includes Nat­alie
Thompson, as the older sis­ter,
and Elizabeth Patterson as
grandma. The two young Virgin­ia
swains are portrayed by Doug­lass
Newland and Mark Daniels.
The Yancey children are played
by Juanita Quigley, Scotty Beck­ett
and Dickie Jones. Louise
Beavers and Leigh Whipper are
the faithful negro servants on the
old plantation.
Frank Borzage directed, closely
following the book. There is no
plot in the accepted sense, but the
narrative reveals the everyday
life of a typical American family.
Romance enters when the sisters
fall in love with two dashing
young Southern blades who re­ceive
the blessings of Cap'n Bob.
He runs for re-election as
State's Attorney after having
served many terms, and is de­feated.
The family and his towns­people
fear that the blow will
be too much for him, but Cap'n
Bob emerges laughing, unde­feated
in spirit and still the most
beloved citizen of his commun­ity.
The story traces the adventures
of the children and the older prin­ciples
exactly as the biography
recorded them, presenting the
humor and pathos of a true Amer­ican
home.
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Presiding over next year's Snake chapter meetings will be Dune
Liles, who was elected to the office of commander recently. Assist­ing
him will be Mike Michaels, lieutenant commander; Malcolm
Cook, secretary; Ralph Hunt, house manager; Ed Perry, pledge mast­er;
Warren Sockwell, chaplain; John Holman, chapter correspondent.
The Snakes gave a weiner roast and soft-drink party out at
Wright's Mill Saturday night. The affair was chapereoned by Mrs.
J. O. Reid, the Sigma Nu housemother.
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha entertained rushees, faculty alumni, members
and pledges with a picture show party, a morning dance in the Girls'
Gym, a steak fry at Chewacla, and a barefoot house dance this past
week-end as part of the fraternity's annual spring rushing.
The date list included: Joe Gandy, Chris Golson; Jack Berry,
Martha D. Vest; Hugh Maddox, Mildred Herring; Walter Going,
Julia Pouncey; Callen Aired, Betty* Barnes; Walker" Richmond,
Josephine Webb; Hubert Abernathy, Mrs. Hubert Abernathy; John
Blade, Marjorie Prince; Mac Davis, Jeannette Prather; Bill Gordon,
Ruby De Loach; Allen Nottingham, Emily Walton; Reese Gwillim,
Emma Frances Riser; Bill Sherling, Dorothy Norman; Billy Hitt,
Julia Digby; Burnham Bullock, Gay Williams; Billy Bedford, Mar­garet
Rodgers; Rock Reid, Toy McGehee; R. C. Stanfield, Dorothy
Burk; Hugh Gaylor, Lois Rogers; C. W. Hearn, Polly Barfield; Mont­gomery
Truss, Kay Carr; Kenneth Campbelle, Patty Campbelle.
Theta Chi
Theta Chi's Chi chapter at Auburn was host to representatives
from Alabama, Georgia Tech, and Florida at the Theta Chi Rebel
Reunion here last week-end. The fraternity entertained with a
smoker Friday night.
The main social event of the Reunion, however, was the banquet
at the Pitts Hotel Saturday night, which was attended by one hun­dred
and forty guests. Dean Zebulon Judd served as toastmaster.
The main speaker was the national president of the fraternity,
Frederic LaDue. His topic was "Fraternity Life During the War."
"Miss Rebel Reunion," Martha Gerhardt, was presented with a
cup.
After the banquet a semi-formal dance was held at the chapter
house.
Kappa Phi
The Kappa Phis, formerly known as the Beta Kappas, staged a
"Thug" party at the house Friday night. The house was named "The
Greasy Spoon" for the evening, and all the members and guests at­tended
in costume.
The date list included: Mr. and Mrs. Kirtley Brown; John Allen,
Jo Salter; Ed Richburg, Clare Martin; Ray Jeffcoat, Sue Northrop;
Joe Venerella, Elizabeth Hart; Bob Roffield, Jo Parker; Marion
Montgomery, Marian Thompkins; Bill Bittner, Katherine Phillips;
Conney Batson, Marion Hooper;- Albert Gaines, Dot Conley; David
McKnight, Miriam McClendon; Bob Allen, Vesta Stovall; Roy Cren­shaw,
Virginia Brady; Jacque Hauser, Arnold Owens; Jack Dean,
Frances Hay; Bob Sternenberg, Erin Crum.
A tiny pin-hole in a telephone cable can admit
moisture, causing short circuits and service inter­ruptions.
But Bell System men have found a way of
beating this trouble to the punch.
They charge the cable with dry nitrogen under
pressure. Then should a leak develop, the escaping
gas keeps moisture out. Instruments on the cable
detect the drop in pressure . . . sound an alarm at a
nearby station... indicate the approximate location
of the break. A repair crew is quickly on its way.
To maintain and improve America's all-important
telephone service, men of the Bell System are con­stantly
searching for the better way. Pioneering
minds find real opportunity in telephone work.
Page Four THE P L A I N S M AN April 28, 1942
Tigers Finish Second in Southeastern AAU Meet
Meet Florida in First
Dual Tourney There
Bob Morton Is Leading Tiger Scorer;
Ball Takes Two-Mile, Sets Record
By JOHN PIERCE
Auburn finished second in the Southeastern AAU Meet
Saturday in Atlanta as Coach Wilbur Hutsell's Plainsmen
scored 41% points with 18 places. Georgia Tech was the
winner for the second time in two years with a total of 59 V4
points. Vanderbilt brought up third with 20.
The Tigers travel south to Gainesville this week-end where
they are to meet Florida in the first dual meet of the
season.
Morton High Scorer
Bob Morton, senior letterman,
was the leading scorer for Au­burn
in the Saturday meet, ac­counting
for ten of the points. He
finished first in the 440 hurdles
with a time of 59.5, grabbed
second in the 220 lows and took
third in the 120 highs.
Outstanding single performance
given by an Auburn trackman
was the two-mile run by John
Ball, Southeastern Conference
champ in the event. Ball made
his best time and set a new Au­burn
record as he chalked up a
9:43.8 in keeping intact his long
string of SEC victories.
Other first for Auburn came
when Herbert Burton tied for top
honors in the broad jump. His
distance in this event was 21 feet,
9% inches. Burton also tied for
third in the high jump and was
fourth in the javelin throw.
Beside the three firsts the
Plainsmen gathered three second
places, eight thirds and four
fourths.
Relay Team Third
A third was gained by the Au­burn
relay team made up of
Flynn and Fred Morris, Ernie
Reed and Elnomac Creel. Reed
was a contestant in the 440-yard
run and finished third in that
event.
Second places went to Jim
Seay, junior hurdler, and Herbert
Morgan, miler. Seay crossed the
line behind Morton in the 440-
yard hurdles, while Morgan came
in second best in the mile.
Hoyt Hall, SEC pole vault co-champion
last year, and an un­attached
participant this season,
was the runner up behind Billy
Weeks of Georgia Tech with a
height of 13 feet.
Other'Auburn trackmen to gain
places were: Louis Chateau, third
in the discus; Charlie Finney,
fourth in the 100 and 220-yard
dashes; John Grimes, third in the
880; Bob Hints, third in the mile;
James Lewallen, fourth in the
broad jump; and Charlie Stewart,
third in the javelin.
Freshmen participants from the
Plains were Bob Ortagus and
Andy Lamar. Ortagus came in
fourth in the 880 and the mile.
Lamar was a fourth place winner
in the high hurdles.
Winners in the meet:
100-Yard Dash—Lamar Davis,
Georgia. Time, 10 seconds.
220-Yard Dash^Ed Ryckeley,
Georgia Tech. Time 22.1 seconds.
440-Yard Run—Comer Weaver,
Georgia Tech freshman. Time,
51.8 seconds.
880-Yard Run—Quinton Farm­er,
Georgia Tech. Time, 2:01.8
minutes.
Mile Run — Eddie Coughlin,
Georgia Tech. Time, 4:24.5
seconds.
Two-Mile Run—John Ball, Au­burn.
Time, 9:43.8 minutes.
120-Yard High Hurdles—Poy-ner
Thweatt, Vanderbilt. Time,
15.5 seconds.
220-Yard Low Hurdles—Hugo
Heidierick, Georgia Tech. Time,
25.2 seconds.
440-Yard Hurdles—Bob Morton,
Auburn. Time, 59.8 seconds.
One-Mile Relay—Georgia Tech
(Short, Wilson, Justus, Johns).
Time, 3:31.8 minutes. -
Sixteen-Pound Shot-Put—Jack
Helms, Georgia Tech. Distance
133 feet 4 inches.
Javeline Thrust—Lt. Martin
Biles, Napier Field Ala. Distance,
216 feet. -
High Jump—Kelly Horn, Union
Springs, Ala. Height, 6 feet 4%
inches.
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DEAN WALSTON
(Continued from page 1)
parents they would have con­ceded
their daughter's guilt de­spite
her denial. In your letter of
March 19 to this student's father
you stated that this student was
suspended from the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute until Sep­tember
1942, when she might ap­ply
to the Executive Council for
reinstatement, admission being
conditioned upon their favorable
vote.
"As the case now stands you
have, without asking the advice
of the Executive Council, agreed
to reinstate this young lady June
8, which would allow her to be
graduated in the same year that
she had originally planned.
"If, as you told me, society is
indifferent to our disposition of
this matter, our obligation be­comes
increasingly greater. So­ciety's
attitude may be due. in
some measure to the fact that
people in our positions have been
lax. I sincerely believe, however,
that the people of Alabama wish
only the highest standards to pre­vail
in their colleges.'
"I am not unaware of the fact
that some pressure has been
brought to bear on you from this
student's community. -I cannot
agree with your statement that
this would ruin the college in
North Alabama. Even if it did,
the corollary of refusing to deal
justly would be that no college
could ever take disciplinary
measures against anybody for fear
of giving offense. Since Governor
Dixon has written that he has no
right to interfere in this matter,
surely the private citizen can be
depended upon to take the same
attitude. As I have stated several
times in conference with you, to
compromise this issue means that
our other students are left de­fenseless
against stealing, since
I could never conscientiously take
action against another student
if this young woman is to be al­lowed
to return now.
"I know enough of student feel­ing
in this matter to know that
to allow this student to return
will arouse basic doubts in the
minds of her fellow students as
to the position of the college in
matters dealing with character.
If my efforts to set up a desirable
system for women on this cam­pus
over a long period of years
have any weight with you, I re­quest
you not to reinstate this
student except in terms of your
original letter.
Sincerely yours,
Rosa Lee Walston
Dean of Women
"President L. N. Duncan
Auburn, Alabama
"My dear President Duncan:
"It is with mingled feelings that
I write this letter of resignation.
My ten years at Auburn have
for the most part been pleasant
ones, filled with the joy and pride
of constructive achievement. For
your cooperation during these
years I wish to express my ap­preciation.
"I wish my position in the case
of this student to be very clear.
I do not for a moment question
your right, as President, to over­rule
me on this or any other mat­ter.
It is only for me to decide
whether it is possible for me to
hold a position under the sys­tem
which you set up. I am abso­lutely
convinced that I could not
deal fairly with all girls under
the kind of administration which
you wish. There has never been
a moment during my administra­tion
when I have been a "re­specter
of persons." A position
that required me to be so would
be much worse than no position
at all.
"This resignation cannot be un­derstood
unless it is read in con­junction
with the letter which I
sent you this morning. In part,
my resignation is the protest of
a native Alabamian that a col­lege
of this state should com­promise
its standards. It is im­possible
for me to view your ac­tion
in any way except as a de­cision
which strikes straight at
the heart of everything for which
a college should stand.
"It Is with reluctance that I
have written this letter, but I
could not do otherwise since I
see the issue clearly as a mora#l
one. You must perforce realize
that I do, for I believe that you
will readily grant that I would
not lightly give up so good a pos­ition
as I now hold with no other
in sight, if there were any alter­native
open to me.
"Because I know that you will
be at a disadvantage if you have
Plainsmen Lose First Game With
Ft. Benning on Friday, 3-7
Rookie Kronfeld Receives Second Set-Back
Of Season as Soldiers Take Ten Hits
By BILL MARTIN
Rookie Turner Kronfeld received his second set-back of
the current baseball season Friday as he generously dealt
out 10 hits while his mates committed a half dozen miscues
in the first of a two-game series with the Army Division team
in Fort Benning.
Pitcher Silcox of the Soldiers almost completely hand­cuffed
the touring Tigers as he set them down with only three
safeties and sent 11 of the Plains­men
down swinging. Silcox was in
rare form and didn't allow runs
except in the opening and last
frames. The Auburn team scored
to fill the position too hurriedly
I am willing for this resignation
to be effective September 1 in­stead
of July 1 as it would norm­ally
be: Please advise me of your
wishes in this matter.
Sincerely yours,
Rosa Lee Walston
Dean -of Women and
Social Director
Copies to members of the Board
of Trustees.
two of their three runs in the
ninth.
Tap Wallis, now high up among
the leaders in the Auburn batting
parade, collected two of the three
hits given by the Benning fire-baller,
both being doubles. The
other safe knock was a three-bagger
pounded out by Sopho­more
Carl Fletcher.
The end of the current season
is .near and only four more games
remain on the Tiger slate, two
this week-end and two the fol­lowing
week-end. One of these
contests will be played on a
foreign diamond while the last
three Will be home games. Friday
night, Cramton Bowl will be the
scene of battle with Auburn meet­ing
Maxwell Field. On Saturday
the Fort Benning boys will come
to Auburn to continue their
series. The final games of the year
will be home games for the Tigers
with the Oglethorpe Petrels.
Line Scores R H E
Auburn 100 000 002.-3 3 6
Ft. Benning 121 102 00x....7 10 3
BUNNEN
(Continued from page 2)
Chinese under the leadership of
Lt. Gen Joseph W. Stilwell.
Burma is of great importance
as a "morale builder" as well as
a military objective. If the Allies
af the Far East see that Burma
is being held against what ap­pears
to be unsurmountable odds,
we shall find that we will have
the complete assurance as to the
loyalty of those people as the
battles there progress.
If we can hold Burma until the
middle of May we can feel con­fident
of holding it for some time.
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