Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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An event falls in winter quarter that draws the attention of many Auburnucs. Mobile and New Orleans both celebrate Mardi Ciras and many students travel down to 10m in the festivities, parades and balls. Hie chill of winter gives way to the newness of Spring and Auburn's students celebrate the coming of the new season with outdoor activities. Pie most popular place to get away from it all during tlie Spring is Florida's sunny beaches. Skin-diving is the climax of a Florida weekend for some hearty souls, but most students are content to soak up the sun's rays and dip in the gulf waters. Although Florida weekends usually result in sunburned skin, empty bank accounts, and a carload of sand, those weekends remain the epitome of a weekend trip during the spring. Closer to home, water sports arc the favorite pastime for most, students as Lake Martin and water skiing join to form an irresistible combination. Fishing and swimming also entice many students to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding lakes and rivers in the Spring. Auburn is lucky to have two very beautiful places close by where students can relax in beautiful surroundings. Chcwacla State Park ami Calloway Gardens in Pirn- Mountain. Ga. offer serene settings for picnickers and lovers — both nature and otherwise. No spring is complete, however, without Auburn students viewing a baseball game from the left field bank Although not as professional as the games that some students travel to Atlanta to sec. the emotion of the games make them more enjoyable than any Brave’s game. After the game, the only place for the student to go is home to a Hibachi and another rite of Spring, cooking out. Getting away from it all. Every student gets away in his or her own fashion. Whether they simply go to sleep, get drunk, or leave town for one reason or another, getting away makes Auburn more tolerable and adds a dimension of education to the student that lie can’t find in the classroom. — Horis Cook 1 Wlvrrf . .ofxl.nd

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I l» M Another favorite winter quarter pastime is a trip to Montgomery to visit The Lamplitcr dinner theatre. There, good food and an amusing play join together for a very enjoyable evening. Many female students make the trip to Montgomery, Birmingham. Columbus, or Atlanta on weekends to get down to some serious simp-ping. Picking and choosing from the large selection of clothes and accessories available in the numerous stores in these cities is a welcome respite from the small selection of shops in the Auburn-Opclika area Other students use Winter weekends to visit nearby relatives and friends, or to check out the top groups in out of town concerts that Auburn can’t attract. Fraternity and Sorority formals also draw students out of town. Many sun bred students get their first taste of snow skiing by visiting Gatling-burg, Tennessee or other Appalachian resorts as a result of these formals. Some slope loving skiers make the long trek to North Carolina or Tennessee several times during the winter quarter to get the chance to speed «k wn the powdery paths.

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WAAAAAAAAAAAR RAGLE! The cry is known to all Auburn alumni and fans as well as to those who have met Auburn on the field of play. The cry has echoed through the cars of those who have sat in the confines of Jordan-Harc stadium on any given fall Saturday. The cry is well-known, yet the legend behind the battle cry and the eagle mascot is known only by few The exact beginning of the story has some uncertainty in it. There arc four versions as to the origin and establishment of the cry and eagle mascot. The title of War Eagle was given to the golden eagle by the Plains Indians. The feathers of the eagle were used in the making of war bonnets. This legend gives us the cry. but doesn’t tie it to Auburn. The misinterpretation by the crowd of what an Aubum quarterback was saying led to a second hypothesis In the 1914 game between Auburn and the Carlisle Indians. Auburn’s attack was at the Indian's star tackle called Bald Eagle. Our team would line up without huddling and the quarterback would call outloud Bald Eagle. Those watching the game picked up the phrase, but changed it to War Eagle.’’ At a 191) pep rally before the Aubum-Georgia game, cheerleader Gus Grayson told the crowd. If we are going to fight and win this game, we’ll have to get out there and fight, because this means war.” A student in military uniform. E. T. Enslen. noticed he had lost something from his hat while chccnng. As he bent down to get the eagle that had fallen from his hat. he was asked what Ik had found and loudly replied. It’s a War Eagle' The cry sounded throughout the stadium the next day as Aubum took on Georgia. The story giving rise to an actual War Eagle involves a Civil War Veteran During the war. the soldier had found a wounded eagle on the battlefield. At the Aubum-Georgia game of 1892. the soldier was present with his eagle. It broke away from the soldier and began circling the playing field. Auburn began an unstoppable drive to the goal line for a touchdown win while the eagle circled overhead. The crowd began yelling War Eagle” to help the team push onward As the game ended, the eagle made a crash landing into the ground. It died, yet the cry continues to live. In Auburn’s history, there have been four eagle mascots. Today’s mascot, ’Tiger,” came to the campus in 196). Tiger was obtained from a 200 in Jackson, Mississippi by the Downtown Action Committee of Birmingham. The eagle was presented to the student body prior to the Auburn-Gcorgia Tech game of 1964. The care of the eagle is the responsibility of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. WAAAAAAAAAAAR EAGLE! — Keith Conner