1943-07-09 The Plainsman

              President
Entertains Tonight The Army Camps,
Here We Come!
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT'
VOLUME LXVIII ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1943 NUMBER 9
ASTP ENGINEERING UNIT INVADES AUBURN
College Students
Leave For OCS
Fifty-Nine ERCs Report To Four
Army Camps For Officer Training
Fifty-nine Auburn students reported for duty on J u l y 5,
for training in Officers Candidate School. Upon completion
of a three-month course they will receive commissions as
second lieutenants in the Field Artillery.
Robert S. McKnight, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., reported to Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.; Shirley S. Cooksey,' Hattiesburg, Miss., to
Camp Shelby, Miss., and James
D. Brown, Pensacola, Fla.; Al­bert
W. G. Ervine, Tallahassee,
Fla.; and Jessie A. Jackson,
Pensacola, Fla.;. have reported to
Camp Blanding, Fla.
These To McPherson
The following students have
reported for duty to Fort Mc­Pherson,
Ga.; Sidney C. Adams,
Union Springs; James Anastasia,
Ensley; Charles W. S. Bailey,
Birmingham; James C. Baker,
Jr., Sheffield; John C. Barnes, Jr.,
Demopolis; Bernard S. Blake, Jr.,
Birmingham; Hollis S. Boozer,
Jacksonville.
Leonard C. Bostwick, Chicka­saw;
Joseph E. Bouchard, Colum­bus,
Ga.; John P. Brantley, Mon-roeville;
Thomas E. Brevard, Jr.,
York; Herman Broome, Alexan­dria;
Ernest P. Carter, Auburn;
William R. Christian, Columbus,
' Ga.; Richard H. Clay, Birming­ham;
Albert J. Clayton, Birming­ham.
They Went, Too
Claud W. Corcoran, Auburn;
Gleason C. Cornell, Hazel Green;
Henry M. Cring, Jr., Dothan; Joe
L. Davis, ""Montgomery; James A.
Dorman, Jr., Pinson; William T.
Douglas, Jr., Mobile; Rufus B.
Dowdy,1 Jr., Montgomery; Wade
Fleetwood, Jr., Birmingham.
Frederick L. Gaines, Mobile;
Julian B. Gamble, Ozark; Jos­eph
A. Giuli, Mobile; Jack P.
Gwin, Union Springs; John E.
Hagefstration, Birmingham; Wil­liam
R. Hanlein, Mobile Billy L.
Harbert, Birmingham; John M.
Harbert, III, Trebrah; Glenn L.
Henderson, Athens; Nathaniel B.
Hughes, Jr., Fort Payne.
Still More
John R. Jones, Jr., Huntsville;
Herman Kockritz, Birmingham;
Isador M. Lande, Birmingham;
William F. Laney, Columbus, Ga.;
Albert K. Loeb, Montgomery; Al­fred
A. Long, Evergreen; Forrest
D. McCulloch, Auburn; Thomas
S. Malone, Jr;, Camden; Merwyn
-L. Mendelsohn, Birmingham;
Sam G. Milazzo, Ensley.
William H. Myers, Birming­ham;
James E. Naftel, Bessemer;
Winston G. Peterson, Montevallo;
Harold E. Poor, Jr., Phenix City;
Thomas C. Pridmore, Ensley;
James C. Ratcliffe, Gastonburg;
Charles H. Ray, Wetumpka; Joe
W. Rice, Birmingham.
We're Not Through Yet
Claude L. Roberts, Jr., Bir­mingham;
Robert C. Russell, Bir­mingham;
William F. Smyly, La-
Grange, Ga.; Chester H. Swindle,
Jasper; Wyatt H. Thomas, Alex­ander
City; Ara W. Thompson,
Troy; Henry N. Turner, Dero;
Richard M. Watson, Havana,
Cuba; James S. Welch, Jr., Mo­bile;
Marion H. Wilkins, Jr., Bay
Minette; James W. Woodroff,
Athens; and James G. Zanthos,
Ensley.
ALT Fraternity
To Remain Active
.At a meeting of Beta chapter of
Alpha Lambda Tau held recently
it was decided that the chapter
would remain active during the
summer quarter. It had been
previously announced that this
fraternity, would be inactive for
the duration.
New officers elected to serve
for the summer quarter are Evan
Z#iger, Langdale, president; Rex
Rainer, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.,
vice-president; R. C. Johnson,
Greenville, secretary-treasurer;
and C. W. Horton, Courtland, In-terfraternity
Council representa­tive.
WSGA Drafts
New Plans For
Dating Bureau
To Assist Student's
As Well As Soldiers
Is Purpose Of Club
The Women's Student Govern­ment
Association has announced
plans for_ the organization of a
dating bureau to help students
and servicemen obtain dates for
the various campus functions and
for other forms of entertainment.
There will be a representative
of the WSGA on duty in the stu­dent
center and in the USO room
for about an hour each night to
register "the men who desire to
get dates. The house president in
each girls' dormitory will regis-ter
those girls who desire to have
their names placed on the list.
The two lists (men and wom­en)
will be matched up and an­other
list made showing the dates
arranged. Copite of this list will
be posted in the Student Center,
the USO room, and the girls dor­mitories.
The men will consult
this list and call the girl whose
name, appears opposite his to
make the final arrangement for
the date.
While the bureau is largely
concerned with securing dates
for the week ends, they will at­tempt
to secure dates for any
night in the week if so desired.
The selections are to be made
arbitrarily as a rule. However,
if a man or woman wishes to ex­press
a - certain preference, the
bureau will try to secure a date
which will fit the choice.
The bureau will begin to func­tion
Monday, when first requests
will be taken, according to a
statement made yesterday by
Blanche Ellis, WSGA president.
All persons who vyish to utilize
the services of the bureau are
urged to register at one of the
places mentioned.
BLEACHERS ARE USED BY TEACHERS THESE DAYS
Now that intercollegiate sports at Auburn seem to be on the downbeat, another use for the
bleachers out at the Stadium has been found. A group of STARS, above, are listening to a lecture
given by one of the instructors at Auburn's STAR Unit.
Square Dance
A square dance will be held
in the street back of Samford
Friday night from 8:00 to 8:45.
This dance is being spon­sored
by the physical educa­tion
department with Dr. Lapp
in charge. Immediately before
the dance some twenty couples
will give a demonstration. __
Alpha Psi Includes
Two Uniformed Men
In Initiation Group
Theta chapter of Alpha Psi,
professional and social veterinary
fraternity, initiated nine neo­phytes
S a t u r d a y afternoon.
Among those initiated were two
Army men. It is believed that
this is the first time in the his­tory
of Auburn that service men
in uniform. have been initiated
into a Greek society.
The men initiated were Pvt.
Bill Crum, Bartow, Fla.; Pvt.
Carl Sellars, Mebane, N. C ; Cliff
Hart, Mariana, Fla.; Aubry Dav­is,
Thomasville, Ga.; James Dix­on,
Thomasville, Ga.; Bill Ander­son,
Birmingham; Reuben Braw-ner,
Waverly; Ralph Scott, Chevy
Chase, Md.; Gibbs Ashley, Apop-ka,
Fla. After the initiation re­freshments
were served to the
members and initiates.
AVMA
AVMA will meet Tuesday night
at 7:30 p. m. in the old Vet Build­ing.
Morris Twins
Receive Honors
At Fort Sill
Cpl. Flynn D. Morris and Cpl.
Fred N. Morris, have been select­ed
by fellow Officer Candidates
as the outstanding men of their
section of Officer Candidate Class
No. 70 at Fort Sill.
Natives of Geneva, Alabama,
they A-ere graduates from Ala-bam;'.
Polytechnic Institute Feb­ruary
28 and transferred to the
Field Artillery Officer Candidate
School. A check of their records
reveals that each received the
same number of "gigs," or de­merits,
and for the same offens­es.
Outstanding men of Officer
Candidate Class No. 70, selected
by fellow members of their sec­tions
on the* basis of their lead­ership,
coopeartion, soldierly
bearing and attitude, ability to
work with others, and other at­tributes,
were presented bedding
rolls at the class party after
graduation.
Highlight of the award was the
selection of Officer Candidates
Fred N. Morris and Flynn D.
Morris, twin brothers, as the out­standing
men of their section.
The two brothers have been
together throughout their mili­tary
career. Receiving their com­missions
as Second Lieutenants,
they have been assigned to duty.
Besides the two Morris broth­ers,
several other Auburn grad­uates
were included as outstand­ing
men of the class. They are
John H. Sanders, Birmingham;
L. E. Brown, Dothan; and E. T.
York, Jr.
NEWCOMER TO AUBURN
KNOWS ABOUT WOMEN
Southern Chivalry Of Major Has Suffered;
Trains WAACs To Rise Upon His Entrance
Miss Bibza To Speak
Miss Olga Bibza, member of
the physical education faculty,
will speak at the Westminister-
Foundation of the Presbyterian
Church of Auburn Sunday at 7:00
p. m. Miss Bibza, a recent addi­tion
to the college faculty, has
traveled abroad, having spent'
nine years in Czechoslovakia
studying music and ballet danc­ing.
She is a staunch supporter
of that country and is very fa­miliar
with its problems and
many interesting customs. '
By Patty McCoy
"I learned - about women," re­plied
Major Louis W. Jackson,
when asked about his work with
the WAC. Major Jackson, a na­tive
of South Carolina, has
joined the military staff at API.
Before coming to Auburn he was
stationed at Conway, Arkansas,
as director of instruction at the
Army Administration School for
WAC.
Major Jackson was the only
member of the staff of forty-two
who had worked with WACs
prior to his work at Conway.
vVhile serving as an army admin­istrator
at the Adjutant Gen­eral's
School in Fort Washing­ton,
Maryland,, he had helped to
i.ain WAC officers. He is justi-ried
in being proud of having
been instructor to a group of
WAC officers now serving- in
North Africa.
"It was rather hard to acclim­ate
myself to treating WACs as
soldiers, instead of women," Ma­jor
Jackson said. He stated that
the women considered themselves
soldiers and expected to be treat­ed
as such, however, and that-they
did not expect nor want to
Dean Allen issues
Summer Dean's List
The dean's list for the School
of Science and Literature, an­nounced
recently by Dean Roger
Allen, included nine students. Of
these, two were seniors and the
remainder consists of juniors.
The two seniors on the list are
Wallace H. Hannum, business
administration student with a
grade point average of 3.44, and
Frank Marsh, a pre-law student
with an average of 3.83.
Others on the list were Robert
M. Bryan, pre-medicine with an
average of 3.58; Ralph Christo­pher,
pre-medicine, 3.44; Carolyn
Dixon, science and literature,
3.83; Frances King, science and
literature, 3.44; Shirley Smith,
science and literature, 4.00; An­nie
C. Thrasher, business admin­istration,
3.65; Laline White, busi­ness
administration, 3.44.
AlChE
AiChE will meet Monday night
at 7:30 p. m. in Ross.
be shown special courtesies be­cause
they were women. His own
"southern chivalry" suffered
quite a bit at having doors op­ened
for him by WACs and hav­ing
women rise when he en­tered
a classroom.
Most of the women in the WAC
Major Jackson found to be ex­ceptionally
intelligent and earn­est
about their work. They know
that they are in the WAC to re­lease
men to fight and their task
is not an easy one. Major Jack­son
said that the few who did
enlist for the "glamour" connect­ed
had found that the army
schedule is not suited to such
purposes.
, Major Jackson's entire career,
however, has not been made up
of training women. He is an
alumnus of McGallie Prepara­tory
School in Chattanooga, Ten­nessee,
and the University of the
South at Sewanee, Tennessee, and
he graduated in 1928 from Pres­byterian
College, Clinton, South
Carolina. He is a member of
Kappa Alpha fraternity.
He married "the girl he court­ed
all through college days," and
prior to entering the army, was
in the wholesale hardware busi­ness
in Anderson, South Carolina.
He was very active in civic af­fairs
and is a past president of
the Kiwanis Club. His special in­terest
was in working with Boy
Scouts. He devoted much time
and effort to this organization,
and in 1942 he was awarded the
Silver Beaver Award, the high­est
which can be given to a non­professional
Scout worker.
Being a Reserve Officer, Major
Jackson was called into active
duty when the present emergency
arose. He was first stationed at
Fort Jackson, South Carolina,
where he was adjutant of the Re­ception
Center. From there he
was sent to Fort Washington,
Maryland, to Conway, Arkansas,
and then here.
Major Jackson intends to go
back into the wholesale and re­tail
hardware business when he
gets out of the army, "if they
ever start making any hardware
again."
Orientation Program Ends
Saturday For First 400
Faculty Members And Campus Leaders
Are Presented To Men At Convocation
A three-day orientation period, which began Thursday,
s t a r t s off the ASTP basic engineering course for 400 hand-picked
soldier-students at API. The m e n assigned to unit 4432
all arrived and are q u a r t e r e d in the barracks. Classes will
s t a r t Monday morning.
At a convocation for the n ew unit held this morning Col.
John J. Waterman, commandant
Saturday Dance
Another in a series of Saturday
night dances and shows will be
presented -in the street back of
Samford Hall tomorrow night
starting at 8:15 p. m.
of all Army groups on the cam­pus,
presided. He presented Dr.
L. N. Duncan, Auburn's presi­dent,
who welcomed the soldiers.
Dr. George Petrie, former dean
of the graduate school and coach
of Auburn's first football team,
spoke on the history and tradi­tions
of the Plains.
Deans To Speak
Mrs. Marion W. Spidle, dean of
women, outlined the social ac­tivities
planned for the men and
the deans of the three schools in
which courses for the ASTP will
be given delivered greetings
from their respective schools.
They are Dr. Roger Allen, dean
of the School of Science and Lit­erature;
J. E. Hannum, dean of
the School of Engineering; and
C. L. Hare, dean of the School
of Chemistry.
Lawrence Cottle, president of
the Student Executive Cabinet,
welcomed the soldiers in the
name of the student body, and
Miss Shirley Smith, editor of The.
Plainsman, extended greetings
from the student newspaper and
its staff.
Formal Reception
The convocation will be at 11
o'clock in Langdon Hall. A re­ception
for the enrollees will be
held this evening in the form­al
garden at the home of Presi­dent
and Mrs. Duncan, from 8
to 10 p. m. The president and
his wife will head the reception
line, which will include also Col.
and Mrs. Waterman, Judge and
Mrs. T. D. Samford, and Mr. and
Mrs. S. • L. Toomer. Deans Allen
and Hannum, with their wives
and Dean Hare will assist in in­troducing
the soldiers to coeds
and their guests.
' Girls of the WSGA, under the
leadership of President Blanche
Ellis, will serve at the punch
bowls.
Prof. Joseph R. Marind-Merlo
will play at the Hammond organ
and a group of Negro singers will
offer spirituals and other songs.
Throughout Thursday and Sat­urday
morning the men will
meet their instructors for the
purpose of getting acquainted and
gaining previews of their cours­es.
To Be Heie 36 Weeks
Soldiers in this unit, chosen by
different STAR units because of
their scholastic backgrounds and
aptitude, will remain here for a
period of 36 weeks, divided into
Art Dep't Will Sponsor
War Poster Exhibit;
Canada To Be Featured
The Department of Applied
Art will present an exhibit of
Canadian War Posters beginning
Monday, July 13, in the Library
of the School of Architecture and
Allied Arts.
The exhibit was recently shown
at -the Library of Congress in
Washington. It was obtained
from the Director of Public In­formation,
under the authority of
the Minister of National War
Services of Canada. These post­ers
are an (example of one of, the
ways in which the government of
Canada, like that of other na­tions,
utilizes the talents of its
artists to stimulate the war effort.
This is one of a series of ex­hibits
sponsored by the Applied
Art Department. Visitors are
welcome from 8 to 4, Monday
trough Friday and 8 to 12 on Sat­urday.
three 12-week terms. Upon the
successful completion of this
course they will be assigned eith­er
to an advanced engineering
course or to an Officer Candidate
School.
During the first two terms the
soldier-students will have cours­es
in mathematics, physics, chem­istry,
English, history and geog­raphy.
In the third terni engi­neering
drawing will replace
chemistry on the schedule.
The men will be under regular
Army discipline. They will at­tend
classes 24 hours a week, and
will have 24 hours of compulsory
study, five hours of military
training, and six hours of physi­cal
training.
Instructors Chosen
Instructors for the different
courses, chosen from the API fa­culty,
will be as follows:
Mathematics: Dr. Ralph D.
Doner, Prof. A. Jude Robinson,
Prof. Ernest Williams, Hugh
Cook, A. J. Killebrew and Dr.
Gordon Fuller.
Physics: Dr. Fred Allison, Prof.
Roy Goslin, Prof. H. B. Pfost,
Prof. Henry W. Adams, and two
others yet to be named.
English: Prof. W. F. Jacob, Dr.
John R. Moore, and Charles I.
Patterson III.
. History: Dr. A. Wade Reynolds,
Dr. H. P. Smith (new), Prof. S. W.
Johnson, Jr., Dr. Robert L. Par-tin,
and Prof. O. P. Smith.
Geography: Prof. M. L. Beck,
Dr. John D. Black, Dr. Henry G.
Good, Dudley A. Preston, Charles
R. Wade, and Prof. C. C. Stal-naker.
Chemistry: Prof. James 'E.
Land and William Pressly.
Guyton Leads;
Auburn Sings
Marino-Merlo Plays
To Old Favorites
By C. W. Horton
A crowd of about 150 soldiers,
sailors, students, and townspeo­ple
attended and was pleased
with the first Step Sing of the
summer quarter. The program
was held in the pecan grove be­hind
the Library and lasted about
one hour.
Professor F. E. Guytorr served
as director and Mr. Joseph Ma­rino-
Merlo as organist. Mr. Ma­rino-
Merlo gave one organ solo
during the night which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The songs used during the
night ran all the way from
"Don't Sit Under The Apple
Tree' to such old favorites as
"The Man On The Flying Trap­eze"
and, indeed, one hymn,
"Come Thou Almighty King"
was included in the program.
Other numbers included "An­chors
Aweigh," "My Old Ken­tucky
Home," "Old Folks At
Home," "When I Grow Too Old
To Dream," "Goodnight, Sweet­heart"
and many others.
These sings are sponsored by
the entertainment committee of
the college as part of the sum­mer
social season and are held
every Wednesday night at eight
o'clock behind the library or, in
case of inclement weather, in
Langdon Hall. All students,
servicemen, and townspeople are
invited to attend and, if they so
desire, to request certain songs
that they would like to hear or
sing.
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T H E P L A I N SM A N July 9, 1943
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It Gives Us An Empty Feeling
The Tiger is dead! No more will his aw­ful
roar strike stark terror into the hearts
of his foes. No more will the War Eagle's
shrill cry of victory echo and re-echo from
the gridirons of the country. No more will
thousands cheer as the Great Auburn
Band plays "Tiger Rag." No more cries of
"Off with that rat cap, freshman" as we
stand to sing the Alma Mater.
According to the latest edict from the
President's office, intercollegiate football
at Auburn is out for the duration. And in
all corners of the globe Auburn men bow
their heads in sincere shame and regret
that their Alma Mater should have to sub­mit
herself to such humiliation.
We can't argue the merits and demerits
of this particular for we do not have the
cold facts and figures which we are sure
that the committee on athletics must have
had before making this decision. We're
just ordinary college students who have
loved football-since the days of pigtails and
knee-pants. And we believe that football
should have been continued at Auburn as
long as there were eleven men on the cam­pus
willing to play and one man willing to
coach them.
Perhaps the hardest blow of all is the
fact that our arch-enemy, Alabama, and
traditional rivals Georgia and Georgia
Tech have indicated that they will play
this season with whatever coaches and
players are available. Of these three, only
Georgia Tech has Naval trainees who are
eligible to play. If Alabama and Georgia
can do it, we see no reason why Auburn
cannot.
And even today, there seems a possibil­ity
that the Army may amend its rules
so as to allow Army trainees to participate
in intercollegiate sports. This change has
support in Congress, where some of the
senators and representatives cannot see
why Army trainees are not allowed \ to
take part while at West Point, Annapolis,
and Navy Pre-Flight schools competition
is urged.
There can be no question as to whether
the students would support the team. Trav­el
difficulties would necessitate the games
being played with nearby colleges and a
larger percentage of students would be
able to attend than ever before. We think
that the students would back the team to
the limit and that, from a student stand­point,
Auburn would have the most suc­cessful
season in years.-
Let's Face It
Second only to the perils which face our
country from war, is the racial friction
within her very boundaries, the most ser­ious
being between the black and white.
This friction is causing problems which
are coming closer and more real to us
every day. It presents problems that must
be solved efficiently and quickly for the
safety of each individual.
' For these reasons, it is necessary that
each of us face squarely and impartially
the immediate problem confronting us,
searching for and studying each time the
root of the trouble as well as the results.
In the South particularly,, since nearly
half our population is Negro, must we
come to a better understanding of the er­rors
he makes, realising that until recent
times the Negro has been only an ignorant
peasant type, deprived for the most part
of all education.
On the other hand, we might say that it
is not the Negros' new status in civiliza­tion
that is causing all of the trouble. Per­haps
certain individuals of the lighter race,
who have exploited them for political and
economic reasons, are largely responsible,
having subtly urged the Negro on; and
the Negro, still looking up to white lead­ers,
as we might say, "fell for it."
Each section of the country has a dif­ferent
attitude toward the Negro, some of
ignoring him, some of mere tolerence and
some, as in the south, have come to under­stand
his ways and to need him.
Until each of us pledges himself to help
free the Negro of that blind obsession that
he is still fighting for his freedom, and
until we provide adequate education for
him, we will still have a race problem on
our hands.
Our Readers Speak
North Africa
Dear Students and Faculty,
On the night of May 21 here in North
Africa, thirty former Auburn students
gathered once more to enjoy that real Au­burn
Spirit. These thirty officers of the
United State's Army w e r e gathered
through the efforts of Col. Brown and Maj.
Dean at Col. Brown's quarters for one of
the nicest get-togethers any Auburn man
could wish for.
Those present from the Engineer Corps
were: Col. R. C. Brown, Lt. Col. Herman
Johnson, Maj. Baker Dean, Capt. Ralphe
Jordan, Capt. J: D. Hilleke, Capt. G. R.
Carter, Capt. G. R. Doughtie, Capt. J. F.
Robertson, Capt. R. E. Strickland, Capt.
James H. Boykin, Capt. Y. S. Hargett,
Capt. W. E. Tredaway, Lt. M. R. Hazzard,
Lt. C. E. McMah'an, Lt. R. S. Carstens, Lt.
L. H. Poole, Lt. W. J. Brassell, Lt. J. M.
Reed, Lt. R. A. Botsford, Lt. G. L. Smith,
and Capt. Frank Cayce of the Signal Corps.
The representatives of the Field Artil­lery
were: Maj. R. B. Brush, Maj. W. J.
Crossed Cannon and Castles
Drawn for the Office Of War Information
Random Harvest
By ROBERT HART
Bowers, Capt. C. W. Walters, Capt. Doug
Wallace, Lt. Rabbi Hamond, Lt. Harry
Traeford, Lt. Ernest Howell, Lt. C. R.
Schlich, ,Lt. W. C. Knight.
Those in the near vicinity who were un­able
to attend were: Capt. W. C. Edington
(E), Lt. George Shumaker (E), Lt. McAd-ams
(E), Lt. Andy Cox (E), Lt. Abie Mil­ton
(E), Capt. Ernie Mills (F. A.), Lt. Mil­ton
Howell (F. A.), Lt. DuPont Stroud
(F. A.), and Lt. James Beasley (F. A.).
I'm sure there were many other Auburn
men over here but their names were not
available.
This get-together shows that even
though we are some 4000 miles from th'e
Auburn Campus, that 'Ole Auburn Spirit'
is still strong in our hearts. On every fight­ing
front in this war, you'll find Auburn
men in their with the best fighting for
American democracy and the standards
taught at API.'
Sincerely yours,
Grady L. Smith
Lt. C. E.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed In t h i s column are those of the writer and
are not to be construed as the editorial policies of this paper.
I know, but do they need 7one? And more important still,
do they want one? The answers were overwhelmingly in fav­or.
In favor of'what? In favor of a dating bureau, you dope.
* * *
In fact the suggestion created as much furor among the
armed forces, as if they had all been ordered to "shenango."
Well, that is, almost as much. And the' students seem to be in
favor^ too. Of course all of them are booked up solid, so they
don't need any help, but just the same.
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Then there was the matter of lemons. Every venture must
have accompanying dangers. Aha! Youlre wrong. Auburn
doesn't have any lemons, yaaaaaaa. Besides, all you have to do
is paint the lemon up a little and make her look like a peach.
Unless the girl is from G and then, of course, it's only
natural.
, Well, peaches or plums, here's what they think about it,
and public opinion should be supported.
* * *
Lucky Boy
Billy Squatlow
"It sounds like a pretty good idea. It will help the service­men
get acquainted." (Upon being queried as to how the bu­reau
would apply to himself, he replied: "I know a few.")
STAR
Max Schapiro
I think it's a wonderful idea. I'm sure all the fellows do
too. Personally I haven't had much trouble getting dates.
* * *
. Then there is the problem of ^ l i nd dates,- but to tell the
truth, I don't believe there are any lemons in Auburn, that is,
by inspection.
* • * *
Too Bad
Victor Pini
I think it's a good idea. I don't think I'll be around to see
it materialize, but it's still a good.idea.
The STAR Unit
Well, what are we waiting for? ,,
Unavailable
Bill Barnes
I'm married.
*• * *
*
Hmmmmmm
C. W. Horton
" A different date every nite Yippey!
Dessenter _ -_
R. Cj. Johnson
I don't think it's a good idea. If a man can't get his own
dates, he ought to do without.
* * *
Other Side
Winnie Price i
I think it's a good idea, if it's conducted- in the right way.
Unfair? »
Roy Brakeman
It's all right. Sort of unfair to the girls and boys because
they wouldn't know what they're getting, but I guess we don't
really know anyway.
* * *
Reckon?
Norman McLeod
Fine. More boys meet more girls—maybe there'd even be
a chance for me.
Necessary Evil
Miss Eleanor Dean
Rather nice, I think. It would give the servicemen a chance
to get acquainted and since they are going to be around here
quit a while it would be convenient.
* * *
My Boss
Mr. George Booras, Auburn Grille
Quit your kidding and get to work.
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.
When the average soldier
comes to the STAR Unit located
here at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, he is usually bubbling
over with enthusiasm about the
specialized training program it­self,
about Auburn, the campus,
and the girls. And he is quite
willing to talk about it!
Mose of the soldiers who come
here are fully aware of the splen­did
advantages being offered by
the AST Program. An education
at the nation's leading institu­tions
of higher learning was
something beyond the reach of
many who are here, but under
the army's program of selecting
the best fitted, soldiers are get­ting
a wonderful chance to im­prove
themselves while aiding in
the war effort at the same time.
Private Jimmy Harold summed
up the concensus of opinion when
he said, "I think it's a great op­portunity
for a fellow to improve
himself at the same time that he
is helping the army and the gov­ernment
to win the war. After
the war, he will be 'helping to
•reconstruct the world."
* * *
Life here at Auburn is much
finer than what we were accus­tomed
to in regular army camps.
The barracks here are finer, and
we enjoy more conveniences than
we had in camp.
But every one must be "on the
ball," to make the grade, for be­sides
the daily routine of drill,
physical exercises, and lectures,
there aTe examinations and inter­views,
which determine whether
or not the soldier is to be selected
for Specialized Training, and if
so into what branch he will go.
* * *
After filling out some personal
data forms, the testing begins.
First comes the psychological
test, which is not to see how
much you know about psychol­ogy,
but to determine whether
you have talents along mathemat­ical
lines or along linguistic lines.
After the results of that have
been checked you go on to your
other tests. If your "psychology"
test shows mathematical talents,
you take the scientific tests, al­gebra,
chemistry, etc., to determ­ine
what type of engineering you
would be best fitted for.
If""you have linguistic talents,
you take a language test, con­sisting
of two parts. The first
part, which is an unusual feature,
is made up of an entirely new
language, a sort of army esper­anto,
to determine your aptitude
for handling a new language. You
are given a few key words and a
few rules, and from there on,
you are on your own to figure
out what the sentences mean.
The second part is an examina­tion
in a language of which you
already have some knowledge. It
consists of grammar, vocabulary,
and reading. This is followed by
an-interview with a professor to
determine your speaking ability.
If you pass all these successful­ly,
and have the necessary quali­fications,
the board will make its
decision and tell you that you are
"in." Of course, not everyone is
selected, but those who are can be
sure that they are qualified.
* * *
The boys all agree that Auburn
itself, the "village of the plains,"
is a quiet, _ charming southern
town. The sociability and kind­ness
of the people is particularly
outstanding. Everyone in Auburn
seems to go out of their way to
help the service man. Private
Lundie Barlow commented, "Ev­erybody's
so friendly."
* * *
The campus, with its new
buildings is considered to be par­ticularly
attractive. Private Sol
Schapiro said, "I only hope that
the next school I go to will be
half as good as this one." Several
soldiers declared that it was one
of the most beautiful campuses
they had ever seen.
* * *
There is another aspect about
Auburn that rates very highly
with the soldiers—the girls. Most
of us have been used to seeing
• girls only when we went to town
on week ends. It's a treat to see
them walking about all during
the day. Of course, the average
soldier is glad of the opportuni­ties
for social contacts for he has
heard about the beautiful south­ern
women. Several soldiers de-
(Continued on page 4)
Prof Wash
By PROF. F. E. GUYTON
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.
Most professors when editing,
a column usually write about
some subject in their own special
field. Probably that is. all they .
are capable of writing about. Al­though
it would be nice to have
someone write on the most un-emphasized
aspect of the student
body, namely, their admirable
qualities, I will be orthodox and
stay in line with my specializa­tion.
* * *
Upon asking my class'in ento­mology
what subject they thought
would be most appropriate for the
professors' column in The Plains­man,
without .a moment's hesi­tancy
they replied, "The sanitary
conditions of Auburn."
It seems as though sanitary con­ditions
in Auburn have never
quite met the standards that our
students feel should exist here.
May I quote from a report writ­ten
in 1923 by students in sani­tary
entomology after they had
finished a detailed house-to-house,
store-to-store survey of
Auburn for insanitary conditipn:
"We, the class in sanitary ento­mology,
have made a survey of
the college, the campus, and the
business and residental section of
Auburn.
"We have tried faithfully and
conscientiously to record condi­tions
just as we have found them,
without exaggeration, and yet
placing due emphasis where it
rightly belongs. Since the college
and the town of Auburn are in­separably
linked and since many
of the youths of Alabama are be­ing
trained here for leadership;
we think that they should have
the right to demand the best of
sanitary conditions for the main­tenance
of good health while they
are here; also the best example of
•a sanitary town and college to be
found anywhere, upon which to
look back when they are gone
and to use as a model for their
own home towns?"
* * *
Many of the conditions that ex­isted
in 1923 have been correct­ed;
for example, at that time
there were 150 open toilets in
the white residential sections and
145 in the colored section. This
condition has been corrected
practically 100 percent. Many
other improvements have been
made by the city and college.
Yet, today some very insani­tary
conditions exist on the cam­pus
and in the city proper; and
many of the students today feel
as did the students of 1923—that
Auburn is not setting the best
examples in sanitation for them
to copy. ,
Within the past ten days condi­tions
intolerable to white civili­zation
have been corrected on
the campus. I doubt that such a
condition could have been found
in the darkest village of Africa.
Yet, here'it existed in a highly
civilized community. Why? No
one was responsible to see that
it did not exist.
* * »
Today mosquitoes are well
established in Auburn. Students
complain to me almost every day
about not being able to sleep on
account of mosquitoes. The in­festation
is earlier this year than
last. With such an early start, un­less
drastic control measures are
executed, students and towns­people
can look forward to
arousing mosquito population in
August, September, and October.
Where do mosquitoes come
from? The answer is water. They
must have water in which to
breed. Under normal conditions
breeding places are close to the
buildings infested. Barrels, buc­kets,
tubs, tin cans, roof gutters,
and poorly-cared-for fish and ljly
ponds that retain water are good
places forrfhe pest mosquitoes to
breed.
Most of our mosquitoes, how­ever,
breed in creeks where the
Auburn sewerage empties. During
dry weather this stagnated sew­erage
turns out mosquitoes by the
millions. The prevailing winfls
bring them to Auburn in large
numbers. Unless some action is
taken you may expect the mos-s
quito menace on hand until cold
weather stops it.
(Continued on Page 4)
July 9, 1943 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Three
"Which Are Best Routes
For European Invasion?"
Many Possible Ways Open, Says Analyst,
But There Are Disadvantages To Each One
By Richard Whistler
The following is a discussion on a favorite current topic—
the invasion of Europe. The author is not a military expert
and anybody who disagrees with any part of the article is
not to be condemned. After all, among other things, we are
fighting for free speech.
The continent of Europe is largely surrounded by water
and any invasion will of neces­sity
be an amphibious one, calling
for the greatest cooperation and
coordination of the land, sea and
air forces the world has ever
known. The problem of supply
will have the Services of Supply
chewing their fingernails down
to the bone.
Previous to any attack the Al­lied
air forces will do their best
to lay waste to the war industries,
transportation facilities, and air
force of the Third Reich.
Take Your Choice
The possible invasion points of
Europe are fairly great in num­ber.
Perhaps we should start in
the far north and work around
the continent.
In cooperation with Russian
forces United Nations troops
might land in north Finland in
an attempt to knock that coun­try
out of the war. The port of
petsamo would be the likely point
of entry. The weather this sum­mer
should be right for such op­erations.
At the same time other
attacks might be launched on
nearby Norwegian points to keep
the Germans busy.
The most likely point of inva­sion
is the Netherlands, Belgium,
and northern France. It is near
trie source of supply, England,
and seems a natural gate-way
into Europe. Here are the main
enemy fortifications, the strong-
"est being in France and known
as the "Atlantic Wall." It is re­ported
to have guns taken from
the Maginot line. Behind it are
strategically placed supply de­pots,
air fields, and mobile
troops. An attack here would re­ceive
heavy casualties but would
pay nice dividends if successful.
An example of what the United
Nations might expect is the at­tack
on Dieppe last year. Allied
forces, mostly Canadians, suf­fered
about 50 per cent casual­ties
while inflicting slight damage
on the Germans.
To The South
Everybody seems to think that
Italy will be the main point of
attack; but here the Alps form
an effective barrier into Ger­many,
although Italian air bases
would be handy. On their home
soil the Italians will probably
• fight better, unless the air bom­bardment
really softens them up.
The Italian Navy, based around
six battleships, should put up a
last ditch fight and could inflict
considerable damage on an invad­ing
fleet.
Greece and the Aegean Sea Is­lands
are sure to be hit, and hard.
Success here would lead to a
drive up the Vardar Valley in
the Balkans to the heart of
Europe. Valuable aid would be
received from the Yugoslavian
army. A successful assault in the
Balkan region would probably
see Bulgaria, Rumania and Hun­gary
jumping off the Axis band
wagon in a hprry.
The British Ninth and Tenth
Armies are stationed in Pales-
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tine, Syria, Iraq, and Iran with
contingents of Czechs, French,
and Poles. American forces are
probably being sent in growing
numbers to that area. If Turkey
could secure United Nations guar­antees
for permanent control of
the Dardenelles against Russian
desires she might come into the
war on our side. Lease-Lend ma­terial
has largely re-equipped the
Turkish army and air force.
In addition Turkish staff" offi­cers
visited the North African
warfront and Churchill stopped
off in that country. The fighting
qualities of the Turkish army,
about two million men, is con­sidered
excellent although all of
them are not well equipped. The
small navy is based at Izmit near
the Dardanelles and probably
would go into the Black Sea to
aid the Russian fleet. Undoubted­ly
Turkey would be a great as­set
and make things easier in
that area.
Coordination
A Russian offensive against
Germany is likely to come at the
same time the United Nations
strike at the continent. While it
is not likely that our side will
strike at all of the points men­tioned
they will probably hit
most of them simultaneously to
keep the Germans from bringing
their full strength to bear at one
or two points.
The number of places attacked
will depend mainly on t he
amount of available shipping,
supplies and trained troops. The
heaviest concentration should be
at one or two previous selected
main invastion routes; the rest
being diversionary a t t a c k s.
Strong as Germany is she can't
fight heavy assaults from several
sides at once.
The war is not yet over; the
hardest fighting is yet to come.
Germany appears doomed, but it
should not be forgotten that the
German Army is composed main­ly
of brave, well-trained, well-equipped
officers and men who
believe that their cause is as just
as we believe ours to be. The
fighting will be bloody, but vic­tory
will be ours.
Tiger To Show "Air Force";
Picture Is Based On Facts
U. S. Government Aids
In Production Of Film
"Air Force," Warner Bros.'
timely new picture which deals
with the war of the Pacific and
of the heroic feats of American
flyers, will have its initial open­ing
at the Tiger Theater Sunday
for 2 days.
Taken from government files,
the picture records the story of
one of our Flying Fortresses,
from the moment it takes off on
a peaceful mission from Mather
Field, just prior to December 7,
until it arives on Australian ter­ritory,
having taken active part
in the Coral Sea battle.
Featured in the cast are John
Garfield, Gig Young, Harry
Carey, George Tobias, Arthur
Kennedy, James Brown and John
Ridgely. Army fliers, many of
whom participated in actual
raids over Japanese-held bases
in the South Pacific.
Howard Hawks directed the
Hal B. Wallis production from
a screen play by Dudley Nichols.
The picture was made with the
cooperation of the United States
Army.
BUY WAR BONDS
AND STAMPS
John Garfield, above is fea­tured
in the cast of "Air Force."
to be at the Tiger Sunday and
Monday. The picture records
the siory of one of our Flying
Fortresses in its mission to Au­stralia
to take part in the Coral
Sea battle.
Ice Cream Goes Into Action
At the fighting
fronts, on the high
seas and at remote
o u t p o s t s Uncle
Sam's fighting men
eat Ice Cream regularly. It's more
than a delicious refreshment . . . it's
a vital, wholesome dairy food in its
most popular form! Because the milk
and milk products that make delici­ous
Froz-Rite Ice Cream are being
shipped in great quantities to our
fighting men and fighting allies all
over the world, less of all dairy foods
including Ice Cream are available for
us at home. So, please share Ice
Cream with your neighbors by taking
some in Sherbet (or Fruit Ice). In
this way, you are helping to extend
the supply of Ice Cream and enable
everyone to enjoy some of this nutri­tious
dairy food.
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OPELIKA CREAMERY
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"Sleep Before
You GefcThere,"
Warns Poellnitz
Auburn Grad Tells
Of Life At Ft. Sill
By Norman McLeod, Jr.
"The old Auburn tradition is
still being upheld in the Army,"
said Second Lt. Henry Poellnitz,
just returned from Officer's Can­didate
School at Fort Sill, Okla­homa,
Henry, since his gradua­tion
in Mafch, has been taking,
"How to become an Officer in
Ninety Days," out on the plains
of Oklahoma.
Henry said t h a i a l l the Auburn
boys are making good, and there
were thirty men from the "love­liest
village" at Fort Sill in OCS.
Four former students of Auburn,
Johnny Sanders, E. T. York, Fred
and Flynn Morris, and Luther
Brown, received bed rolls, a dis­tinguished
honor to the out­standing
man in each section.
Auburn men received the high­est
honors in four out of the
twelve sections of candidates at
Fort Sill;
"The day's schedule," contin­ued
Henry, "starts with drill at
6:30 and goes straight through
until 4:30. Most of this time is
spent in classes and practicing
what we have learned. Quizzes
are given all along in connection
with the courses and you are
continually studying."
"Get plenty of sleep before you
go to OCS," warns Henry, "be­cause
you only get four or five
hours of sleep a night at the most
while in school."
Lt. Henry. Poellnitz graduated
in business administration and is
from Greensboro. He is a member
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater­nity.
- » .
| Ain't It The Truth
We sailors at the radio school
have unanimously agreed that
we'll be glad when the day comes
(after Tojo's funeral) when we
can . . .
Roll over at 9:00 instead of
5:25 (twice too) . . .
Just tell Dad that we need the
five bucks until payday . . .
Have breakfast in bed . . .
Reach for that little paper
called a Discharge . . .
Pile into the old flivver and
burn up the road to Nellie's . . .
Leave our pants where they lie
when we come in at 3:00 . . .
Order another scotch-and-soda
without Jooking around twice.. . .
Take the first train to Shang­ri-
La . . .
Obtain a good suntan at Miami
Beach with plenty of sunburn
oil . . . -
Ask for a five-buck raise . . .
MEN IN UNIFORM
Sailors, Marines,
Cadet Flyers, Stars,
ROTC
L O F T I N 'S
3 & 10 Cent Store
WELCOMES YOU
SAEs Hosts
At Stag Party
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
enjoyed a stag dinner party last
week end at the Auburn Grille.
Those attending were Eric Hart,
Norman McLeod, Jr., Roy Brake-man,
Dexter Fearing, John La­nier,
Jack Anderson, Searcy Mc-
Cluse, Jimmie Smith.
Lewis Scarbrough, Henry Cook,
Jug Wright, Tom McLemore, Bill
Cook, Bill McClurkin and Bob
McClellean.
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. 2:15 Palmer House Orch. MBS
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-5:00 I Hear America Singing
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8:30 Spotlight Band Blue
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7:45 Smith & Gaston Singers
12:00 Poland vs. Hitler
2:00 This Is Fort Dix MBS
4:00 Mac's Quiz Whiz
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5:30 Sunday Cavalcade of Sports
9:00 John B. Hughes MBS
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6:00 Sunrise Salute
6:15-Overnight Sports
6':25 News Room
6:30 Rise and Shine
7:00 Morning News Summary
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7:00 Morning News Summary
7:15 The Plainsman
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9:00 Ian Ross MacFarlapd MBS
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MARTIN
"THE PLACE TO GO"
Friday, July 9
'TONIGHT WE
RAID CALAIS'
starring
ANNABELLA
JOHN SUTTON
Added
Latest War News and
Special, "Letters from Ireland"
Sat., July 10
'VALLEY OF
HUNTED MEN'
Ride to new thrills with the
THREE MESQUITEERS
Bob Steele, Tom Tyler
and Jimmie Dodd
Also serial,
"Overland Mail," No. 11
And cartoon, "Sheepish Wolf"
After 6 p. m., double featured
with
7 MILES FROM
ALCATRAZ'
Featuring
JAMES CRAIG
BONITA GRANVILLE
Sun. and Mon., July 11-12
'ACTION IN THE
ATLANTIC
Bogart back from
Casablanca
His all-time best.
Starring
RAYMOND MASSEY
ALAN HALE
"• Added
Latest War News and Cartoon
• "Fall Out, Fall In"
Tues., July 13
One Day Only
Double Feature Program
No. 1
'GOOD
MORNING,
JUDGE'
with
DENNIS O'KEEFE
No. 2
'PINTO
CANYON'
with
BOB STEELE
Also Novelty
"Fala, the President's Dog"
Wed., July-14
THEY CAME TO
BLOWUP
AMERICA'
Thur., July 15
'ICE CAPADES
REVIEW'
Page Four T H E P L A I N S M AN July 9, 1943
Auburn Seventh Member
Of SEC To Drop Sports
Football Apparently Out For Present-
Possibility For Basketball And Track
By Jay Green
The faculty committee on ath­letics
reached a unanimous de­cision
to abandon intercollegiate
athletics at Auburn for the dura­tion,
according to a statement is­sued
by Dr. L. N. Duncan last
week.
Football is definitely out for
this fall, but there are several
loopholes in the decision which
would seem to indicate that oth­er
sports, such as basketball, may
be continued. Indeed, plans for a
tennis team have already gone
forward.
The reason for discontinuing
competition is that practically ev­ery
member of the varsity and
freshman teams of last year and
all the coaches except Wilbur
Hutsell and Jeff Beard are now
serving in some branch of the
armed forces.
The last war could not stop the
War Eagle from screaming and
although he may not scream very
— FRIDAY —
VIRGINIA GILMORE
DANA ANDREWS
in
'BERLIN
CORRESPON­DENT'
Comedy and Novelty
— SATURDAY —
JAMES ELLISON
HEATHER ANGEL
'UNDYING
MONSTER'
Serial, Last Chapter
"Smilin' Jack"
1st Chapter
JR. G-MEN OF THE AIR"
Owl Show, Sat. 11 P. M.
Regular Showings
Sunday and Monday
Setc£/
often this year, you may count
on his screaming loud!
Intramural Sports
Plans Announced
Intramural competition in sev­en
sports will be carried on dur­ing
the summer quarter, it has
been announced by the Intramu­ral
Sports Department of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
The softball league will include
both independent and fraternity
teams. Doubles and singles ten­nis
tournaments will be held, and
an elimination golf tournament.
Entries are also being accepted
for two horseshoe tournaments,
singles and doubles.
An obstacle course race will
be staged July 10 at 5 p. m. The
record for this event is held by
Herbert Burton, Jasper, who last
summer was clocked at 2:04.8.
Table tennis tournaments will be
held during the latter part of
July.
Preliminaries for the swimming
meet will be held July 28-30. The
finals will be August 4. The
whole intramural program is un­der
the direction of Dr. V. W.
Lapp, head of the physical edu­cation
department.
PROF WASH
ills PL
THE PLAYERS INCLUDE. JOHN GARFIELD
GIG YOUNG • HARRY CAREY • GEO TOBIAS
ARTHUR KENNEDY; JAS. BROWN • JOHN
RIDGELY-6CREENPLAY. DUDLEY NICHOLS
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Some folks do not seem to mind
having flies in their homes and
business places. Yet the house
fly is probably responsible for
more deaths of babies in Ala­bama
than any other single
agent. For many years it has been
known that the house fly is cap­able
of transmitting many of the
worst diseases of man.
Just recently research evid­ence
adds infantile paralysis to
its long list of sixty or more dis­eases
which it has been found
capable of transmitting. From
the standpoint" of filth alone, ev-
- ^ r y effort should be made to erad­icate
fly breeding places frbm a
city; and particularly to keep
foods in groceries, drug stores,
restraurants, dormitories, and
boarding houses protected from
flies.
Just remember that the fly
must vomit on sugar before eat­ing
it, and that one fly speck has
been found to contain 5000 liv­ing
tubercular bacteria. Now
picture yourself in a grocery
store buying grapes that have
been covered with flies most of
the day. You wash the grapes,
yes, but you do not wash off all
the fly specks. It has never been
done.
* * *
Where do the flies come from?
Manures of various types princi­pally;
yet, by the thousands from
It's Not What
But Where It Is
We just heard this little story
which illustrates the importance
of the proper functioning of the
supply system of the Army.
It seems that there was a G. I.
in Australia who by strange
chance we will call "Joe." He had
been there for some months and
his letters to his gal friend back
in the Bronx became further and
further apart and finally she
didn't hear from him for some
six or eight weeks.
Whereupon she sent him a par­ticularly
hot missive, ending
with the query, "And what have
the girls in Australia got that I
haven't got?" To this she got the
prompt but not very reassuring
reply, "Not a darned thing, hon­ey,
but they've got it here."
WAA Sponsors
Girls1 Sports
The Women's Athletic Associ­ation
will sponsor intramural
sports for girls during the sum­mer,
it was announced today by
|Cay Hall, president of WAA.
There will be no team sports
as previously announced. There
are to be the following individual
sports: badminton, ping-pong,
and shiiffleboard.
Actual competition is to start
July 19. Date of registration for
the tournament is next Monday
through Saturday. Sheets on
which to sign will be found in
the gym or on the bulletin board.
The awards are to be decided
later.
"STARs Have Easy Life" Says
The Hardened Infantryman
Former Auburn Student Writes Parents
Of Varied Experiences At Fort Bragg
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To Men In Uniform
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The following is a letter re­ceived
by the parents of a form­er
Auburn student now attend­ing
Officer Candidate School at
Fort Bragg, N. C.'The former
student is a member of the unit
known as the "All-Auburn Pla­toon."
Hello Folks,
We have really put in two days
work! We started yesterday by
dispersing into the woods and
starting to move on. We had two
gas attacks, which forced us to
put on our masks, and then we
had an infantry attack. We were
supposed to take cover and pick
them off.
We had to cross marshes, etc.,
before we got there and then
when we arrived, we pitched
tents and dug fox-holes. After
this, we' had supper and then
went down to the pond to bathe
our feet. We built a bonfire and
sat around it and sang songs.
While going over, we lost thir­ty-
one men, but none were from
our battery. About eleven-thirty
we had another attack and were
supposed to get into the fox-holes
and pick the enemy off. They
threw flour bombs at us and then
we had another gas attack.
They got us up at five-thirty
We ate and then broke camp. Gun
sections were selected and these
men went out to select gun posi­tions.
Then"we got ready for ac­tion
by laying parallel. After fir­ing
several rounds of dummy
ammunition we had "a tank at­tack
from the rear. Then guns
were supposed to turn around
and open fire on the tanks. Our
gun was the only one in the bat­tery
which did.
We then filled up the holes we
had dug and prepared for mov­ing.
We were the first to get
ready this time. We went back to
decaying vegetables, such as on­ions
and potatoes, poorly cleaned
garbage cans, soil, gravel, or any
material soaked with water and
impregnated with bits of gar­bage.
the camp site and started march­ing
home. We made the first two
and a half miles in 29 minutes.
Then we were formed in battery
mass and marched the remaind­er
of the way as a whole.
We then went back to camp
and had a physical exam. Several
(about 50) fell out on the way
back but none of these were from
my platoon. We thought that we
had had enough for the day but
we ran the obstacle course in
competition in 20 seconds less
than any other platoon.
Then we had competitive drill,
which we won, rifle competition,
which we won by one point, and
gun drill. I don't know how we
came out on that, though. We had
motor competition, but I don't
know how we came out on that'
either. We thought by this time
we were done for, b u t w e had a
ball game and then more drill in
our woolen uniforms.
I imagine that I'll sleep like a
baby tonight after cleaning my
mess kit and rifle, making -my
bunk, bathing, shinning my shoes,
and then writing a few letters.
I don't know about any class­es
finishing—some that weTe
just waiting are leaving now. I
don't know of any going to
school. The Auburn, ROTC boys
have been issued uniforms and
are living in the dormitories.
Well, I would write more but I
just don't have time.
Love,
Son
Physical Training
Program Only Flaw
In G. I. Vacation
By Pvt. Peter H. Weidenreich
When you think of "stars" you
think of Hollywood. From there,
your mind turns naturally to pa­latial
residences, milk baths, fab­ulously
salaries and free and easy
living.
While the life of Uncle Sam's
stellar sons stationed at Auburn
has not quite reached that stage
yet, it certainly does seem like a
G. I. vacation to most of the boys
who come here straight from
manuevers, a permanent camp, or
worst of all, a replacement train­ing
center.
To begin with, there's the op­portunity
to catch up on some
much needed sleep. Scientists of
generations to come will find
among descendants of World
War II veterans an uncanny abil­ity
to fall asleep anywhere and
at any time. This art is being
perfected right here and now.
Then there's the food. It's a
long cry from stew and beans,
served unceremoniously into a
purportedly clean aluminum mess
kit somewhere on the rocky
grounds of Georgia or Louisiana
to the de luxe mess halls of API,
supervised by friendly female
dietitians rather than the pro­verbial
slave drivers of the age;
the Army mess sergeants. And
while the food at regular Army
posts is rarely something to real­ly
gripe about, the atmosphere of
civilization—as contrasted with a
G. I. chow dispensary—counts
heavily.
Of course, the physical fitness
program to which all STARS are
exposed twice a day for some­thing
of an hour each, does call
for exertion on the part of the
Air Corps men and those from
other services of the great chair-borne
infantry whose work does
not require constant marches,
rifle calisthenics, bivouacs, and
obstacle courses run with full
field packs and rifles. For the
hardened infantry veterans of
three to four months standing,
however, this, is considered strict­ly
Boy Scout stuff.
The proximity of town (and
civilians, particularly female) is
another tactical advantage ap­preciated
by the STARS. Few of
us have ever been lucky enough
to be stationed near a town
which is not overrun by Army
or Navy men and the natives of
which don't look at servicemen
as a financial bonanza and little
else.
Perhaps the most unusual ex­perience
for the STAR soldier is
the association with men whose
intelligence and abilities are
above those of the average sol­dier.
You can sense this the very
day you arrive—the men are a
little calmer and quieter; they
get along with each other with­out
the imposition of much Army
authority; they enjoy the unusual
opportunities offered to them but
they don't take advantage of
them. It's pretty evident, in short
that the STAR unit is a clearing
center for men who plan on serv­ing
Uncle Sarn. with brain as well
as brawn.
CROSSED CANNONS
(Continued from page 2)
clared that they were "the pret­tiest
gals we've seen since we've
been in the army."
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for everything in music
Hearty Welcome To
Men In Uniform
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OPELIKA
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
Bank of Auburn
AUBURN, ALABAMA
At the Close of Business June 30, 1943
f, RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts 5S $ 448,409.82
Overdrafts ....: ^ 783.60
Furniture and Fixtures ! 4,000.00
Stocks and Bonds 332,750.00
Cash on hand and due from Banks .- 513,522.62
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock ......
Surplus •- -
Undivided Profits ,
Deposits _..._* 1,184,233.39
Other Liabilities .„.-. 73.80
$1,299,466.04
.$ 50,000.00
40,000.00
25,158.85
$1,299,466.04
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S. L. TOOMER, President
EMIL WRIGHT, Cashier
W. H. SARTINJ Asst. Cashier
Federal Reserve System
DIRECTORS
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OPELIKA I
Naval Aviation TtlB PlulndATlCUV Special Section
Schedules
Difficult
For Flyers
Twelve Week's Stay
Completes Second
Stage Of Flying
Learning to be a Navy flier
means a lot more than just climb­ing
into the cockpit of a plane
and learning to take off, land and
put a plane through flying ma­neuvers.
The Navy flier must know and
understand his airplane engines.
He must know how to recognize
types of planes, and he must be
able to send and receive code
signals. He must understand the
theory of flight and must learn
to be his own navigator. (There
are no highways or railroad
tracks to follow when he's fly­ing
over the ocean.)
Because the Navy flier must
be an expert in every sense of
the word, the cadets now taking
their CAA-WTS flight training at
Auburn must spend many hours
in the classroom as well as in the
air and on the drill and athletic
field.
During his twelve weeks stay
at Auburn in this phase of his
Naval Aviation . education, each
cadet must spend approximately
324 hours on the ground, includ­ing
108 hours of physical train­ing
and 216 hours in the class­room.
For the first eight weeks his
elementary training includes the
following hours of study:
Civil air regulations 18
Navigation 48
Communications 24*
Physical training 72**
Aircraft recognition 24
Aerology 24
Aircraft engines 30
"RED" VOLUNTEERS AS MASCOT;
NOW HAS PERMANENT POSITION
Total hours 240
* Divided into two sections: ra­dio
code and semaphore code.
** Divided into three sections:
calisthenics, competitive sports
and swimming.
For the next four weeks the
cadet is in the intermediate
stage of his training here, and
his ground school work includes
12 more hours of aerology, 24
hours in communcations and 36
hours in athletics.
When he has completed these
twelve weeks of ground school
work along with his flight train­ing
out at the airport, he has
finished the second stage of be­coming
a Navy flier and will
graduate from the Auburn school
and move on to Pre-Flight School
at the University of Georgia in
Athens.
The ration of American" victo­ries
over the Axis nations grows
weekly. During three days in
May over North Africa, American
fighters knocked down 285 planes
and lost 12 planes—over 22 to 1!
—From "Our Navy."
Nearly every military organiza­tion
has a mascot of some sort,
and the Naval Aviation Cadets at
Auburn's CAA-WTS School have
a mascot who "adopted" them all
on his own idea.
Not long after the cadets ar­rived
here and started mustering
for drill in front of their quarters
at Alumni Hall, a reddish brown
mongrel dog looked them over,
sniffed around and decided he
liked these boys. He'd make
himself their protector. -
So, every morning and every
afternoon when the cadets fall
into formation, their canine
friend is always on hand to greet
them. His ears prick up at the
first sound of a military com­mand
and he barks twice. As each
command is given "Red" barks
twice again, and when the cadets
start marching off to classes or
drill, "Red" trots proudly in
front of them and growls, at any­one,
who crosses their path.
Lately "Red" seems to have re­cruited
an assistant, a larger,
flop-eared, curly-tailed b l a ck
hound who is usually on hand
along with "Red" for all drills.
But "Blackie" doesn't attempt to
steal the show. He seems con­tent
to remain an assistant while
"Red," barking joyously trots
proudly always in the vanguard
of the cadets, his new-found
friends.
Cadets Work;
Play Follows
As A Reward
That ancient saw about all
work and no play making Jack
a dull sort of fellow holds good
for the lads who are in training
at Auburn, learning to become
Navy fliers. They work hard and
long, these boys, so when the
week ends, they get a brief but
well-deserved rest. They can
play, moderately and nicely, of
course, like gentlemen and fu­ture
Naval officers.
All week long the cadets march
along the campus streets and look
longingly at the inviting shade
of the trees, the soda fountains,
the fraternity and sorority hous­es
and the cute little coeds walk­ing
along the streets. When Sat­urday
evening comes, the cadets
can relax and mingle with the
API students and the townfolk.
And they can enjoy an ice
cream soda, a sorority dance, a
picnic or a dip in the lake at
Chewacla Park.
The cadets can have dates on
week ends, and generally do. And
girls at several of the sororities
have been nice enough to invite
them to dances. Even the fratern­ity
men frequently call and ask
some of the cadets to attend one
of their dances to help fill out
the stag line. There are occasional
dinner invitations out in town,
for the hospitable Auburn people
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Men Represent
Cross-Section
Of The South
Former Occupations
Include Salesmen,
Clerks, And Lawyers
Navy cadets in training at the
CAA-WTS School here have come
to Auburn from all parts of six
southeastern states and from va­ried
civilian occupations. They
are all volunteers who were care­fully
selected by the Navy for
officer pilot training. They, rep­resent
a cross section of the fin­est
of the southland's young man­hood.
A number of ihe cadets were
college, students when they- en­listed.
Others were high school
graduates working in many dif­ferent
fields of commercial, tech­nical
and professional activities.
The list of their civilian occupa­tions
would run all the way from
clerks, bookkeepers, salesmen,
mechanics to athletes, engineers,
lawyers, designers and skilled
technicians.
A survey of the 100 cadets now
in training here shows that 12 are
from Alabama. 15 are Georgia
"Crackers". There are 13 Flori-dians,
30 North Carolinians, 15
from South Carolina, 11 from
Tennessee, 2 are Virginians, 1
from Texas, and 1 from the Brit­ish
Isles.
The cadet battalion is divided
into five squadrons of 20 men
each. Two squadrons comprise
one "wing" while three squadrons
compose another "wing" of the
battalion. Three squadrons are
taking their elementary training
while two are in intermediate
work.
The cadets have, their ..own
student officers, appointed by the
resident Naval officer in charge.
The ranking cadet officer is R. D.
Matthews, from Wilmington, N.
C, who is battalion commander.
Next in rank are two wing lead­ers,
R. W- Roberts, • Kannapolis,
N. C, and J. A. Windley, Belle
Haven, N. C. Squadron leaders
are A. L. Disher, Lexington, N. C ;
W. C. Correll, Raleigh, N. C ; F.
H. Brooks, Columbus, Ga.; M. A.
Bostwick, Atlanta, Ga.; and N. R.
J. Drew, Sarasota, Fla. C. W.
Ledford, from Spencer, N. C, and
L. E. Davis, of Columbia, S. C,
are wing drillmasters.
The members of the cadet bat­talion
and their home towns, ac­cording
to states, are listed below.
From Alabama are " Louie E.
Lamb, Gordon; J. C. Deloney,
Bessemer; Ray Hamerick, Cull­man;
Victor Earl Barton, Bir­mingham;
Albert J. Smith,- Bir­mingham;
John R. Drumbiller,
Birmingham; A. M. Allen, Spring
Hill; Kingon Vinson, Clantdn;
John Travis McKinzie, Mobile; B.
Miles, Birmingham; G. A. Bobo,
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Expert Flyers Teach Cadets
Fundamental Flight Lessons
The Big Chief
The Commander Comes To Town And Likes It
Praises Airport;
Likes Its Privacy
Commander S. M. Nordhouse,
in charge of Naval War Training
Service Schools in the South­east,
recently inspected the War
Training School at Auburn. Ac­companied
by Major Delareulle
of t h e Marines, Commander
Nordhouse inspected the airport
facilities and the API engineer-
. ing department.
Commander Nordhouse stated
that he was delighted with the
accomodations and facilities of
the airport and liked it especially
because of its privacy and safety
due to the lack of traffic. He ob­served
that since it was so close
to town, little time is lost in
communicating back and forth,
especially with the new road,
which he hoped would be paved
soon.
Most of the Naval Aviation
Training is being done in the
Southeast, according to the com­mander.
The favorable flying
conditions and facilities offered
in the South are the reasons for
this, he-stated.
'ABOUT THE LITTLE MATTER OF GRASSHOPPER LANDINGS .
Commander S. M. Nordhouse. in charge of the eight Naval
War Training Service Schools in the Southeast, and Officer-in-charge
of the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board in Atlanta
visited Auburn recently to inspect the Naval Aviation Training
School here.
Commander S. A. Frame illustrates a problem to three Naval cadets. Left to right, they are Cadets
F. H. Pouncey and F. H. Brooks, Commander Frame, and Cadet D. L. Russell.
Lingo Sweeps
Town, Campus
Like Wild Fire
Cadets Practice
New Language
Although far; from the rolling
waves and salt sea breezes, Au­burn
is becoming quite Navy-con­scious
these days and a strange
new "salty tongue" is heard in
the "loveliest village."
It began when the sailors came
to API, to study radio and other
subjects. It has been intensified
by the appearance of the Naval
Aviation Cadets here for training
in the CAA-WTS School.
For instance, Alumni Hall, tak­en
over by the Navy for the cadet
quarters, is -no longer a mere
building. It's a "ship." Cadets do
not merely enter and leave the
"ship"; they "go ashore" and
"report aboard." The floors are
not prosaic floors any longer but
are "decks" and the walls are
embellished With the term "bulk­heads."
The "ship's" hallways have be­come
"gangways," "port" on the
left and "starboard" on the right.
Fellow cadets are "shipmates,"
and an officer's command is al­ways
answered with "Aye, aye,
Sir!" y "
There's no such thing as ten
o'clock or one o'clock or five
o'clock. The clock is a 24-hour
clock and when it's one o'clock in
the afternoon it's 1300. At 5:00
p. m., it's 1700, and at 10:00 p. m.,
it's 2200, etc.
The Ramsay Engineering Build­ing
where the cadets go to ground
school classes, has been dubbed
the "U. S. S. Langley," and the
hangar at the airport is called the
"U. S. S. Lexington,", the build­ings
being named after famed
aircraft carriers. The operations
building at the airport is the "U.
S. S. Heron."
The cadets, you see, will some
day be sailors of the skies, and
they're getting into the habit of
using Navy lingo now, so they'll
be able to find their way around
when they board an aircraft car­rier
and are told where to go.
A MESSAGE FROM DR. DUNCAN
TO PARENTS OF NAVAL AVIATION CADETS
STATIONED AT AUBURN:
• We are delighted to have your son as a Naval Aviation Cadet
at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
As you know, these young men have qualified for one of the
most exacting and difficult branches of our armed forces. We glory
in their courage and in their exceptional ability which have quali­fied
them for training as future aviators in the United States Navy.
i I hope that you will have opportunity to visit Auburn while your
son is here and to observe the Navy's carefully directed program un­der
supervision of selected Naval officers.
It would thrill you to see these neatly uniformed young men
marching to and from class, frequently calling in unison the cadence
of their own marching, "1-2-3-4—N-A-V-Y!"
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute is glad to have this important
part ..in the Naval training program.
Yours sincerely,
P vt.^T^-^-
President
Dietition Supervises
Preparation Of Food,
Balancing Of Diets
Careful attention is paid to the
diet of the Naval Aviation Ca­dets
in training at Auburn.in or­der
that they may get proper
food and plenty of it.
Miss Margaret Dykes, an "ex­pert
dietitian, is in charge of the
mess hall and galley at the cadet
quarters and she sees to it that
the cadets get plenty of good
food, temptingly prepared. She
pays strict attention to calories
and vitamins, so the cadets may
get all they need, particularly of
vitamin. A, so essential to good
eyesight which aviators must
have.
Miss Jean Ellis is assistant die­titian
and helps Miss Dykes in
the supervision of five cooks and
eleven college boys who assist in
the serving of the cadets, the col-legs
boys working for their meals.
Miss Dykes is not only the
school's dietitian. She is the
"sweetheart" of the cadets and is
always eager to lend them a
helping hand by helping them
plan their picnics, and fishing
trips. She is on hand for all ca­det
social functions.
A graduate in home economics
and dietetics, from API, Miss
Dykes comes ffom Union Springs,
Ala. Since she cannot serve on
the firing lines, she is eager to do
her part in the war effort* by
preparing diets that will build
strong bodies for the Navy ca­dets
who will one day be in ac­tion
against the enemy.
We Didn't Do It
By Ourselves!
Yoeman Albert Riley, sent
down from Atlanta by the Naval
Public Relations Office to help
The Plainsman staff with this
special issue, really showed this
bunch of prospective journalists
how to work and get results.
In two days he turned out as
much copy as we could in a week.
And he wasn't too busy to shoot
the bull with the gang either. Mr.
Riley seemed just like one of the
•regular members of the staff and
could talk just as much.
His stories about the Navy were
interesting but what really won
us over were his stories about his
newspaper experiences. And his
sympathy toward our problems
convinced us that he did know
how much work is connected
with putting out a paper.
The pictures for this special
section were taken by Photog­rapher
Walter Wind, who was
also sent to Auburn by the Pub­lic
Relations Office. He proved
his ability by the results which
you see in this section. He also
won our respect because of his
ability to concentrate. The day
before Mr. Wind arrived in Au­burn
he beoame a proud father of
a new baby!
Instructors Come
From Every Section
Of The Country
It takes a lot of planes and a
lot of instructors to teach 100
boys to fly, especially when those
boys put in an average total of
100 hours in the air each day.
That's the job that is being
done by Buck's Flight School out
at the Auburn-Opelika Airport
in the flight training operations
of the Navy CAA-WTS School at
API. Stanley A. (Buck) Frame,
veteran flier and former air lines
pilot, is flight contractor and
head of the school. To train the
Navy cadets he has brought in a
staff of 22 CAA instructors, ex­pert
fliers who come from all
parts of the United States.
Second in rank to flight con­tractor
Frame is his right-hand
man, Squadron Officer W. B.
Buchanan who has three flight
officers under his direction. These
three officers are W. B. Wood-more,
J. E. Martin and H. D.
Hoover. Serving under Buchanan
and his three flight officers are
four flight leaders, M. B. Hicks,
C.C. Gilham, R. C. Smith and G.
W. King. These men are in
charge of fourteen flight instruc­tors,
each instructor having five
cadets assigned to him.
The instructors are Orville
Babcock, A. D. Barfield, Michael
Bove, Howard Bernard, A. D.
Collins, Glenn Darby, James L.
Goodner, M. B. Hicks, Vernon
Hill, G. W. Hopkins, William G.
Hunt, Roy F. Johnson, John Veal
and John W. Williams.
A ground crew of considerable
size is required to keep the planes
in the air. Heading the ground
crew personnel is Lewis J. Ash­ley,
Jr., maintenance supervisor.
Herndon Johnson is clearance of­ficer,
with George Fluker serv­ing
as tower operator. John E.
Gross, Jr., and Thomas Hugh
Friel are aircraft and engine me­chanics
and their helpers include
J. M. Coutta, John H. Dial, Ed
Jenkins, Claud Saidla, Jr., and
Thad Salmon.
Miss Rachel Wilkerson and Miss
Elizabeth Sahag are dispatchers.
Officer managers are Mrs. Nell
Quillian and Mrs. Boyce Suddath.
Rounding out the airport per­sonnel
of 42 persons are T. Pitt-man
and William P. Long, night
watchmen.
There are also three colored
employes, T. J. Kelly and John
Morgan, .mechanics' helpers, and
Will Carter.
Pilots flying on instruments on
commercial airways are said to be
"flying the beam." Did you know
that when a pilot is "flying a wet
beam, he's flying along a river?
—From "Our Navy."
Navy Requires
That The Cadets
Attend Church
Attendance at Sunday morning
religious services is required of
cadets at the Navy CAA-WTS
School in Auburn, but the boys
may attend the services of their
choice.
Each Sunday morning the boys
assemble and then divide into
groups who wish to attend Cath­olic,
Methodist, Baptist, Episco­pal,
Presbyterian or other church­es.
The various groups then
march to the denominational
churches they have chosen.
Although they go to church in
a group, they are free to llave
individually when the services
are over.
College Facilities
Insure Good Health
• Care is taken at the Navy CAA-WTS
School here to see that the
cadets are always kept in good
health. Under the terms of the
Navy's contract with API, the fa­cilities
of the college infirmary
and the services of the college
physicians and dentist are avail­able
to the cadets at all times.
Sick call is at 0800 each morn­ing
at which time any cadet who
may be feeling ill, reports to
Lieutenant Beall or Lieutenant
Nardo and is sent to the infirm­ary
or "sick bay" for a check up
by the physician in charge.
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Cadet Pilots Make Airport
Center Of Aviation Activity
Flyers Average 100 Hours in Air Daily;
Every Precaution For Safety Is Taken
Eighteen yellow J-3 Cubs flying around over the Auburn-
Opelika Airport these days make the field a busy center of
aviation activity. In these planes are the instructors and the
cadet pilots who will some day be flying Navy warplanes
against the J a p s and the Nazis.
The Auburn-Opelika Airport has been taken over by the
Navy solely for the training of
aviation cadets enrolled in the
CAA-WTS School at API, and the
100 cadets stationed here spend an
average total of 100 hours in the
air each day. .
Operations at the airport are in
charge of Stanley A. (Buck)
Frame, flight contractor for the
Navy unit, and working under
his direction are a total of 42
ground crew and flight personnel,
including 22 instructors.
The cadets are divided into two
"wings," with one wing flying in
the morning while the other wing
is a t ground school, reversing the
procedure during the afternoon
and alternating on this schedule
every week.
At the airport the two original
wings are divided into five flight
wings with 20 cadets and four in­structors
to each wing, five ca­dets
being assigned to each of the
four instructors. One of the four
instructors serves as "wing lead­er"
for each flight wing. Direct­ing
the "wing leaders" are three
flight officers, one of whom
serves as squadron officer. All
are under the direction of S. A.
"Buck" Frame, flight contractor.
Every precaution is taken for
the cadets' safety and no one is
allowed in the air without a par­achute.
An alert operator is on
duty in the control tower during
all operations, and blinker and
flag signals direct the flight ac­tivities.
Experienced aircraft and
engine mechanics keep equip­ment
always ship-shape.
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Cadets have their own student officers, appointed by the resident Naval officer in charge. Above,
right to left: R. D. Matthews, battalion commander; R. W. Roberts, company commander; F. H.
Brooks, company commander; and A. L. Disher, R. P. Atchison, W. C. Correll, M. A. Bostwick,
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DISCIPLINE NECESSARY
FOR FUTURE OFFICERS
Regulations Constantly Remind Cadets
That They're "In The Navy Now"
Like the soldier in the old Army song who is reminded
t h a t he's "in the army now and not behind a plow," Naval
Aviation Cadets are constantly reminded that they're in the
Navy now and must always observe the rules and regulations
of the service.
As future Naval Officers, the cadets stationed at the Au­burn
CAA-WTS School learn mil
tions here are rare, but there are
always bound to be some infrac­tions
occuring in a group of 100
healthy, spirited young men.
General offenses and violations
of regulations at the CAA-WTS
School are divided into Class "A"
and Class "B" offenses for which
demerits are assigned against the
guilty cadet's record with cor­responding
punishment inflicted.
The number of demerits varies
with the degree of seriousness of
the offense committeed. Punish
ment likewise varies in relation to
the offense and may be inflicted
by confinement to quarters, re­primand,
deprivation of liberty,
deprivation of privileges, extra
duties or suspension.
In addition to the rules against
misconduct, cadets must also ob
serve a number of other regula
tions. They must not smoke on
the streets, may not drive an au
tomobile or hitch-hike and during
liberty hours must not go more
than five miles beyond the sta
tion.
No special liberty or leave is
granted the cadets except in cas
es of urgent necessity. Regular
liberty hours include a 25-min-ute
period each evening from
1900 to 1925 (7:00 to 7:20 p. m.).
Liberty begins at 1830 (6:30 p. m.)
on Saturdays and extends until
2345 (11:45 p. m.). Sunday liber
itary discipline. They are no long­er
civilians and can't enjoy the
freedom they had when they
were carefree college or high
school students. There's a job to
be done for Uncle Sam, and it re­quires
discipline from top to bot­tom.
The cadets must observe a rig­id
schedule each day, must keep
their quarters ship-shape and
their uniforms neat and clean.
They must show proper respect
for authority. As future officers
their actions and conduct must be
above reproach.
Before reaching Auburn, the
cadets have already had their
first taste of Navy discipline at
the Flight Preparatory School, so
they have already begun to learn
the consequences of breaking
rules. Consequently rule infrac-
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JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
He's An Expert. . .
But Wrong Kind
Familiar to every man connect­ed
with Naval Aviation is Dilbert,
a sleepy, dopey looking tramp in
flying togs.
Dilbert is the creation of a
noted cartoonist who has drawn
a series of pictures in which Dil­bert
teaches student fliers every­thing
they should not do. He is
the sort of guy who forgets to cut
his switch on when the engine is
to be started. He doesn't bother
about letting his landing wheels
down when he's coming in for a
landing. He's always overshooting
a field, day-dreaming and cutting
across in front of other planes in
formation flying. He never both­ers
about finding a place to land
until his fuel tank is empty.
Dilbert, in short, is an expert
in how not to fly.
On the bulletin board at Alum­ni
Hall, cadet quarters for the
Navy CAA-WTS School at Au­burn,
a new picture of Dilbert is
posted each day, showing him in
some new phase of his nefarious
career.
Out at the airport where the
cadets learn to fly, they have a
"Dilbert Board," on which is post­ed
the name of every cadet and
every instructor of the unit.
Whenever a flier does something
he shouldn't, a red star is posted
by his name on t h e ' "Dilbert
Board," and the guilty flier is
fined. A cadet must forfeit ten
cents every time a star goes up by
his name. An instructor is fined
twenty-five cents.
The forfeit money is collected
until enough fines have been
amassed to pay for a party for
the cadets and instructors. Each
cadet and each instructor with
the fewest Dilbert stars against
his name receives a bonus from
the "pot" that has been collected.
ty is granted after morning
church hours until 2130 (9:30
p. m.).
LOST: Alpha Gamma Rho fra­ternity
pen bearing Tommy Bris-co's
name. Finder call O. S. Hud­son
at 9110. Reward.
Lt. Beall Is Familiar
With Every Side O f Navy
Enlisted As Seaman Second Class, V-5,
Before Advancement To Present Position
No stranger to Navy customs and regulations and the rou­t
i n e of a Naval Aviation Cadet is Lieut, (jg) M. L. Beall,
USNR, resident Naval officer in charge of the cadets at the
Auburn CAA-WTS School.
Lieutenant Beall has been in t h e Navy since 1939 and took
his flight t r a i n i n g at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. This
is the fourth station at which •
Lieutenant Beall has served.
A native of Atlanta, Beall
graduated with a B. S. degree
from the University of Georgia in
1938 and received his master's
degree in science in 1939. He en­listed
in the Navy for officer pilot
training and reported for duty
December 12, 1939, as a Seaman,
Second Class, V-5, at the Naval
Reserve "Aviation Base at Opa-
Locka, Fla.
After receiving his preliminary
flight instruction as student in
Naval Aviation at OpaLocka,. he
was made a Naval Aviation Cadet
and transferred January 12, 1940,
to the Naval Air Station at Pen­sacola.
Lieutenant Beall was first as­signed'
to Riverside Military
Academy, in Hollywood, Fla., in
September of 1940, as assistant
Naval Science and Tactics in­structor.
After remaining at this
post for a year, he was stationed
one month at Jacksonville, Fla.,
and was then made a member of
the Naval Aviation Selection
Board, in Atlanta, Ga., in the au­tumn
of 1941. He continued to
served as a member of the NAC-SB
until his transfer to Auburn
April 15, 1943, as resident Naval
officer in charge of the cadets at
this CAA-WTS School.
While a member of the NACSB,
he was officer in charge of ca­det
procurement for the state of
Alabama, visited many schools in
hundreds of towns and cities
throughout the state and became
well known ^io school men and
to members of civilian Naval
aviation committees. While a
member of the NACSB, Lt. Beall
was also the Personnel Officer
and Educational O f f i c e r in
charge of the advancement in
ratings and the assignment of
approximately 90 enlisted men
assigned to that board. Doing an
excellent job in this capacity, he
was promoted to the rank of lieu-'
tenant, junior grade, on Septem­ber
11, 1942.
The Navy, the sea, and flying
have long held the keen interest
of Lieutenant Beall. His interest
in the Navy dates back to his
boyhood days when he was • a
member of a Sea Scout unit,
sponsored by the Naval Reserve
unit in Atlanta. As a member of
this organization, he made eigh­teen
cruises on coast guard cut­ters,
patrol boats, submarine
chasers, motor gigs and motor
sailers. Most of these cruises were
made from the Charleston, S. C,
Navy Yard and the Coast Guard
Station at Savannah, Ga.
Thus, it is easy to see that
Lieutenant Beall is at home any­where
in the Navy — ashore,
afloat or aloft, and is well quali­fied
for his assignment in charge
of the Naval Aviation Cadets at
Auburn.
Lieutenant Beall and his wife
are making their home here on
College street.
Five Years Ago
America has long been consid­ered
the leading nation in avia­tion.
But did you know that in
1938 as American airlines carried
5000 tons of freight, little Colum­bia
transported 6150, tiny Hon
duras 7500, New Guinea 13,000,
Canada 10,000, and Russia 48,000
tons?—From "Our Navy."
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Montgomery, Ala., engraved in­side
of case. Reward. Call 598 or
235.
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Professor Robert G. Pitts, right, Coodinator for the Navy CAA
WTS at Auburn, talks things over with Lt. M. L. Beall, resident
Naval Officer.
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July 9, 1943 T H E P L A I N S M AN Page Seven
ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Cadets make good use of their free hours. Above, right to left:
Cadet Lewis Davis, Miss Margaret Toomer, Cadet William Correll,
Miss Susan Dick. Standing are Cadet Arthur Knighton and Miss
Toy McGehee.
Ground School
Staff Directed
By Beall, Pitts
Group Of Sixteen
Includes Several
Faculty Members
Headed by Prof. Robert G.
Pitts, Coordinator, and Lieut, (jg)
M. L. Beall, USNR, resident Nav­al
Officer, a total of sixteen per­sons,
including faculty and ad­ministrative
personnel, comprise
the ground school staff of the
Navy CAA-WTS School at Au­burn.
Lieutenant Beall is attached to
the Naval Aviation Cadet Selec­tion
Board, in Atlanta, which has
jurisdiction over t h e Navy's
Flight Preparatory School at Co­lumbia,
S. C, and eight CAA-WTS
schools throughout t he
Southeast. As the NACSB repre­sentative
here, Lieutenant Beall
is in charge of the cadets, and is
assisted by Lieut, (jg) Andrew
Nardo, USNR, athletic director of
the Auburn unit.
Jn addition to Professor Pitts,
who teaches theory of flight, the
school's faculty members include
Prof. Glenn A. Scott, ground
school supervisor, who teaches
civil air regulations and power
plants. Prof. J. Herman Johnson
teaches aircraft recognition and
is in charge of administration and
clerical work. Prof. C. A. Christ-ensen
is liaison officer and teach­es
aerology. He makes up the
students' schedules and is in
charge of transportation.
Prof. Gilbert Stacey teaches
navigation and is also a physical
training instructor. Navigation is
also taught by Prof. A. F. Nichols.
Prof. Marvin O. Williams is an
instructor in civil air regulations.
MEN
(Continued from page 5)
Jr., Collinsville; R. P. Atchison,
Birmingham.
From Tennessee are J. W. Mar­tin,
Kingsport; Harry Clark,
Nashville; Eugene McPeak, Le­banon;
Ralph Eaton Sykes, Wav­er
ly; Charles W. Sykes, Erin; Ed­ward
E. Camferdam, Memphis;
James C. Lewis, Memphis; W. J.
Goodlet, Chattanooga; J. T. D.
Corkraw, Nashville; B. T. Cobb,
Covington; Earl Luka, Memphis.
Cadets from Georgia are J. N.
Posey, Breman; J. A. Miller,
Smyrna; W. C. Reed, Cave
Springs; Troy C. Purvis, States-boro;
Harry E. West, Cedartown;
C. H. Miller, Marietta and Cedar-town;
John M. Smith, Griffin; J.
G. Hampton, Jr., Dames Ferry;
George H. Bush, Jr., Macon; John
C. Launries, Monroe; Andrew R.
Sackett, Stone Mountain; Frank
H. Pouncy, Columbus; M. A. Bos-wick,
Atlanta; Clyde D. Long,
Austell; Doyle Fleming, Atlanta;
Fuller Hamilton Brooks, Jr., Co­lumbus;
H. H. Buchanon, Marble
Hill.
From South Carolina are Cecil
Neal, KeTshaw; Kenneth A.
Shokes, Charleston; Donald Beall,
Prof. Woodrow Darling is in­structor
in communications, and
Prof. C. W. Covey teaches aero­logy.
Thomas Bass is a physical
training instructor and assists in
maintaing discipline among the
cadets at their quarters.
Miss Margaret Dykes serves as
dietician for the cadets and is
in charge of the mess hall, su­pervising
the feeding of the ca­dets
and directing the staff in the
"ship's galley." She is assisted
by Miss Jean Ellis.
The administrative personnel
includes Mrs. Leanora Y. Jack­son,
secretary of the school, and
two additional secretaries, Miss
Sybil Wright -end Miss Ha Orr.
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CONGRATULATIONS
GRADUATING CADETS
It has been a pleasure serving you. May
the best of luck be yours.
IDEAL LAUNDRY 8
V-5 Program Offers Advantages
To Boys Meeting Requirements
Navy Spends $27,000
To Train Each Cadet
To Be Finished Pilot
The Navy's CAA-WTS School
at Auburn is the second phase of
the training of aviation cadets
who will one day become flying
officers with the Fleet, proudly
wearing their Navy "Wings of
Gold" and insignia that will
stamp them as Ensigns in the U.
S. Naval Reserve, or Second
Lieutenants in the U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve.
This training program is now
open to high school graduates or
seniors in the upper scholastic
male half of their class, who are
17 years of age and able to meet
the Navy's rigid physical and
mental requirements for flight
training. It is estimated by the
Navy that a total of $27,000 is
spent on each cadet before he is
turned out as a finished pilot.
To enlist for this training, an
applicant first contacts the near­est
Navy Recruiting Station or
the local civilian Naval Avia­tion
Committee in his home town.
He assembles certain- papers such
as birth certificate, transcript of
scholastic record, consent of pa­rents,
letters of reommendation,
photographs of himself, and pre­sents
them to-the recruiting sta­tion
where he also undergoes a
preliminary physical examina­tion.
if the applicant's papers are in
order and he passes the prelimi­nary
physical examination, he is
sent, at Navy expense, to the
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection
Board, in Atlanta, where he is
quartered overnight at the Bilt-more
Hotel and spends an entire
day at the selection board.
The firs^t phase of Naval indoc­trination
comes at the Navy
Flight Preparatory School at the
University of South Carolina at
Columbia. Here, for three months,
the brand new cadet studies
mathematics, physics, aircraft
recognition, aerology and related
subjects.
When the cadet graduates from
NFPS, he moves on to one of the
eight CAA-WTS Schools, like the
one here at Auburn. Here he stud­ies
for twelve weeks and learns
to fly for the first.time, receiv­ing
instruction in the handling
of light trainer planes and learn­ing
the elementary principles of
flight that he'll need later on
when he begins to fly the real
Navy planes.
Although he has had plenty of
physical training when he leaves
this second phase of his training,
it is at the third stage of his de­velopment
that he really gets the
works in body-building exercises.
From Auburn or one of the seven
other CAA-WTS Schools in the
Southeast, the cadet goes to one
of the now famed Pre-Flight
Schools, the University of Geor­gia
or the University of North
Carolina. The emphasis is defin­itely
on physical training at Pre-
Flight, where the cadet is hard­ened
with competitive athletics,
obstacle courses, hand-to-hand
combat, swimming and practical­ly
every body-building exercise
in the book.
After three months at Pre-
Flight, the cadet is ready to be­gin
his real Naval training for
three months at one-of the Naval
Sumter; Benny T. Vichorn, Green­ville;
W. H. Smith, Jr., Florence;
L. E. Taylor, Greer; L. E. Dans,
Columbia; J. O. Brackman, Jr.,
Greer; J. B. Breeland, Jr., Aiken;
T. M. Hasell, Jr., Walterboro; M. J.
Keeman, Yonges Island; Charles
Edward Le Prince, Jr., Eutawville;
M. W. Smith, Anderson.
From North Carolina are John
L. Asbury, Charlotte; P. M. Lind­say,
Winston-Salem; Dallas Reece
Shugert, Winston-Salem; Ralph
D. Matthews, Jr., Wilmington;
Kenneth A. Page, Raleigh; Ray
W. Toberts, Kannapolis; R. L.
Miller, Asheville; J. H; Moore,
Statesville; Jimmie Wright, Roan­oke
Rapids; W. C. Correll, Con­cord;
N. Clyde Wall, Jr., Clay­ton;
J. W. Sanders, Jr., Roanoke
Rapids; H. H. Peacock, Jr., Spen­cer.
A. L. Disher, Jr., Lexington;
Wesley V. Long, Burlington;
Authur W. Knighton, Charlotte;
W. K. Anderson, Wilson; T. H.
Griffin, Sanford; N. C. Cox, Jr.,
Burlington; C. E. Craver, Lexing­ton;
E. C. Holleman, Apex; Rob­ert
M. Nicks, Winston-Salem;
William J. Morton, Salisbury; C.
W. Sykes, Raleigh.
Men from Florida are H. R. J.
Drew, Sarasota; R. E. Ward, Lake
City; C. R. Higdon III, Pensacola;
David L. Russell, Miami; D. F.
Davis, Jr., Dade City; C. Sidney
Reed, Daytona Beach, Clyde Al­len
Atwood, Orlando; M. C. Best,
Pensacola; J. V. Gander, Appla-chicola;
M. J. Hanes, Gainsville;
O. D. Gilman, Tampa; C. W.
Davidson, Pomona.
One cadet, C. P. Rudolph, is
from Independence, Va., and an­other,
Leonard E. Ott, is from
Long Island, New York.
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Air Stations located throughout
the country. Here he learns to fly
real Navy planes, gets more drill
and ground school work. When
this fourth stage of his training
is completed, he moves on to
Pensacola or Corpus Christi for
intermediate training. After three
months at one of these great Nav­al
Air Stations, the cadet wins
his "Wings of Gold." He emerges
at last from a cadet to a full-fledged
Naval flier and a com­missioned
officer.
As a flying officer, he is not
quite ready, however, to get into
combat operations. He is sent for
two more months of tactical work
at one of the Navy's operational
training bases where he flies the
actual planes he'll use in combat.
Finally he is ready to join the
fleet. He is an expert flier and a
first-class fighting man, hard and
tough and able to take care of
himself against any foe on land,
sea or in the air. He can fly a
fighter plane, a dive bomber, tor­pedo
plane, transport or one of
the big PBY patrol boats. He is
able to be his own navigator and
his own gunner. He is an officer
and a gentleman, but he's a
fighting man dangerous for any
enemy of America.
During his training the cadet is
paid $75 a month, plus his board
and uniforms. When he is com­missioned,
he is paid $285 a
month. During his training he has
acquired a physical development
that will pay him dividends in
health for years to come, and he
has gained technical education
that will enable him to take his
place in the tremendously ex­panded
field of commercial avia­tion
when the peace is won.
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Page Eight T H E P L A I N S M AN July 9, 1943
NAVY EMPHASIZES
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Goal Is To Make Our Combat Pilots
Toughest Fighting Men In The World
To be a Navy flier a man has to be tough. He has to be able
to stand the physical strain of long hours in the air. He must
be in shape to maneuver his plane into any position on a split
second's notice, when he's in combat. His life will depend on
that ability. If he is forced down at sea or ashore, he may have
to spend long hours of hardship. He may have to fight for his
very life.
That is why the Navy places so much emphasis on physical
training in the development of
fluture fliers. The Navy's goal is
to make these combat pilots the
toughest fighting men in the
world. For this reason the Navy
has assembled a host of the fin­est
coaches and physical instruc­tors
in America to give Naval
Aviation Cadets a rigid program
of physical education.
In a training manual on the
Navy's physical fitness program,
an introduction declares that "the
need for a physical program for
pilots is very evident."
"Our flight cadets come into
Naval service from a soft, luxuri­ous,
loose thinking,- lazy peace­time
life in our homes and
schools," the manual continues.
"It will be.our task in one year
to prepare physically and mental­ly
to meet and defeat pilots and
personnel of our enemies who
have been thoroughly trained in
a purposeful wartime physical
and mental system for years; in
fact, from childhood.
"Our high school and college
athletic programs have developed
mental alertness, agility, initia­tive,
and a sporting competitive
spirit possibly superior to that of
our enemies, but there is little
question that their youth is
stronger, tougher, better trained
physically and steeped in a na­tionalistic
and fanatical frame of
mind which drives them to carry
out their ruthless methods of to­tal
war.
"No matter how mentally alert,
agile and clever an athlete may
be in handball or other sports, he
will be defeated invariably by an
opponent only slightly less skill­ful
and less imaginative, who has
a great superiority in strength
and endurance, and a cold-blood­ed
will which pushes aside all
rules to win. So in war! The mis­sion
then is to train our pilots not
only so they are more skillful in
flying technique and knowledge,
but in one pear to turn them into
the air stronger and tougher, both
physically and mentally. To ac­complish
this, our methods must
be revolutionary as compared
with those prevailing in our
peacetime life. And the most in­tensive,
rigorous, and comprehen­sive
program of physical and
mental training has been outlined
for Naval Air Cadets."
Although the heaviest emphas­is
on physical training is placed
on" the Pre-Flight School of the
cadets' training, they get plenty
of athletics at the Flight Prepar­atory
School and at the CAA-WTS
School here in Auburn. In
fact, each cadet is given 108 hours
of physical drill during his twelve
weeks stay at Auburn.
Lieut, (jg) Andrew Nardo,
former University of Chattanooga
football coach and athletic direc­tor,
is one of the experts now di­recting
the physical training of
Naval Aviation Cadets. Lieuten­ant
Nardo, formerly stationed at
the Navy Pre-Flight School at
Chapel Hill, N. C, was recently
assigned to duty at the Navy's
CAA-WTS School at Auburn and
is athletic director of the cadets
here.
Lieutenant Nardo, assisted by
Prof. Gilbert Stacey and Thomas
Bass, is putting t h e cadets
through a strenuous program,
preparing them for the more rigid
training they'll get when they en­ter
Pre-Flight School.
The cadets get two hours of
military drill and athletics each
morning and afternoon. They go
through mass calisthenics drills
and military track and engage in
wrestling and competitive sports.
They take tumbling exercises,
play a little soccer and do a lot
of hiking. Considerable emphasis
is placed on swimming, so that
they will be able to take care of
themselves in the water if and
when they are ever forced down
at sea. They must master all
swimming strokes, be able to
swim while fully clothed, and
even at this stage of their train­ing
must be able to keep afloat
for art least 30 minutes at a time.
The time may come when these
lads who are cadets now, will
sorely need the physical stamina
and endurance they are _ now
building up. Lean and bronzed,
rough and tough, they'll be able
to take care of themselves when
they complete their training, and
will need to yield to no man in
physical combat, be the enemy
Jap, Nazi, or Wop.
The cadets have access to the
API gymnasium and swimming
pool, and Auburn may well be
proud of the part the school's fa­cilities
are playing' in the devel­opment
of these young fighting
men of the Naval Air Force.
Navy's Aviation Record
Ranks With The Best
Our Navy's record in aviation
stands for itself. We were first to
develop the carrier, the first to
dive bomb, the first to use the
carrier as the backbone of the
fleed. Our own Army even in
1940 had neither an effective
bomb sight nor a dive bombing
plane until the Navy gave both
to them. Our Naval planes are
without question the best in the
world — the "Avenger," t he
"Dauntless," the new SB2D, the
"Cosair," the "Wildcat" — are
without peer.
The fact that all but two of
three of Japan's aircraft carriers
are sunk, that the aggression in
the South Pacific was stopped,
that Australia was saved, that
the battles off Coral Sea, Midway,
Guadalcanal were shining victo­ries
is ample proof that Naval
aviation has a solid foundation.—
From "Our Navy."
CADETS
(Continued from Page 5)
are very friendly to the cadets.
Saturday afternoon picnics at
Chewacla Park are always a lot
of fun for the cadets and their
dates. Money collected from the
sale of soft drinks and candy, at
the cadet quarters is deposited
into a wardroom fund and this
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Civilian Instructors Wear
Uniforms Similar To Officers'
Color Of Neckties
Marks Instructors
As Ground Or Flight
In order that they may be
dressed in uniform of authority,
and to make them feel at home in
the company of Naval officers
with whom they are associated,
the civilian ground school and
flight instructors at the Navy
CAA-WTS School at Auburn
have been outfitted in uniforms
closely resembling the khaki work
uniform of Naval officers. •
The civilian instructors here
have adopted personalized uni­form
clothing and insignia, based
on the symbols of Navy rank.
- A distinction is made between
the ground school and flight in­structor
personnel by the color of
neckties they wear and the color
of stripes on their uniforms. All
ground school instructors wear
maroon neckties and uniform
stripes, while all flight instruct­ors,
wear neckties and stripes of
royal blue, with their khaki uni­forms.
The ground school men
wear cap and shoulder insignia
of spread wings surrounding the
letters API. The flight instructors
wear the same spread wings en­circling
the letters BFS, repre­senting
Buck's Flying School.-
As coordinator of the CAA-WTS
-School, Prof. Robert G.
Pitts wears on the sleeves of his
uniform blouse, three full stripes,
maroon in color. In the Navy
three full stripes designate the
rank of Commander. As Flight
Contractor, in charge of airport
operations, S. A. (Buck) Frame
likewise wears three full stripes
only his are royal blue in color.
W. B. Buchanan, squadron of­ficer,
and W. B. Woodmore,
flight officer, of the airport oper-fund
makes it possible for the
boys to finance occasional parties
of their own.
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stripes of blue, representing the
rank of Lieutenant Commander
in the Navy.
The flight officers under Buch­anan
and Woodmore wear two full
stripes similar to those of the
Navy's senior grade lieutenant.
The flight leaders under them
wear one and a half stripes of
blue braid, similar to the gold
braid of the Navy junior grade
lieutenants. The flight instructors
under them wear one stripe as
do ensigns in the Navy.
All ground school instructors
wear two full stripes of maroon
braid.
The cadets themselves wear
their khaki uniforms _with no
stripes, but with their Navy V-5
insignia on their collars and caps.
The two resident Naval officers,
Lieut, (jg) M. L. Beall and Lieut,
(jg) Andrew Nardo may be dis­tinguished,
of course, by their
regulation Navy uniforms and in­signia,
the eagle shield, and
crossed anchors on their caps,
their shoulder marks of one and
a half gold braid stripes, and
their collar insignia of one silver
bar. Their summer dress uni­forms
are white and their winter
uniform is Navy blue. Soon their
summer work uniforms of khaki
will be replaced by uniforms of
slate gray.
Former Chattanooga Football Coach
Directs Cadets' Athletic Program
A stellar athlete himself in his
college days, a football coach and
athletic director for several years,
Lieut, (jg) Andrew Nardo, USNR,
has been well-trained for his role
as athletic director of the Naval
Aviation Cadets at the Auburn
CAA-WTS School.
When the Navy embarked on
its tremendously expanded avia­tion
cadet training program after
Pearl Harbor," the need for physi­cal
instructors was realized, and
the Navy started out to enlist as
commissioned officers the finest^
athletic instructor talent among
the collges of the land.
Lieutenant Nardo was one of
these instructors. He was com­missioned
lieutenant, j u n i or
grade, and sent to Chapel Hill,
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served in that capacity until his
transfer to Auburn to take charge
of physical training of the cadets
here.
He is thoroughly familiar with
the Navy's physical training pro­gram,
especially since serving at
Pre-Flight School where empha­sis
is on body-building.
Lieutenant Nardo's home is at
Chattanooga, Tenn. He attended
the University of Chattanooga,
graduating in 1933, and later
studied at Columbia University
where he was a member of the
Tennessee Club. While a student
at Chattanooga, he participated in
varsity track and basketball and
won "All-Dixie" honors in the
SIAA football conference in 1931-
32.
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of athletics until he en­tered
the Navy. His Chattanooga
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in competition with the smaller
colleges of Dixie.
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