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Top Auctioneer
Lists Qualities
Needed for Job
BRYAN, Tex. (UPI)-Popu-
lar impressions notwithstand-
ing, a good auctioneer has to
be much more than a man with
a fast tongue and a heavy
gavel.
So says Col. Walter Britten,
who helps run one of the na
tion s most unusual schools an
i n s t i t u t e for auctioneers at
Bryan, Tex.
Britten is one of the coun
try's top auctioneers and is co-
owner of the National Auction
institute. The institute holds its
classes at Allen academy in
Bryan.
"The major prerequisite for
our institute is an interest in
being a good auctioneer," Brit
ten said. "A good auctioneer is
someone who is capable ol be
ing a good salesman. He has
a good personality, a good
knowledge of the product he is
selling and a keen sense of
observation.
The institute holds its classes
for two weeks in midsummer.
Apprentice auctioneers go to
classes up to 10 nours a day.
They come from all over the
country this year's class of
35 represented several states
and over the years, nearly ev
ery state and some Canadian
provinces have had students in
the courses.
Individualistic
Bidders are as individualistic
as the things they buy, Britten
says. For this reason, the auc
tioneer has to remember the
certain gesture, the character
istic wink or nod or wave of
hand, of his bidders.
Some bidders don't like oth
ers to know they are bidding.
Others yell right out. Some
wave. Others grimace.
"You have to be ready for
anything," Britten says.
Oddly enough, not all the
students at the Auction insti
tute come to be auctioneers.
"Sometimes their parents
send them to help them gain
confidence in their speaking
ability," Britten says. "Other
times, clerks in sales estab
lishments are sent by their
bosses to give them more in
sight into the business. Often,
somebody comes to us to work
on a bad speech impediment."
ROTC Detachment
Adopts Air Group
EUGENE Air Force ROTC
Detachment 690, at the Univer
sity of Oregon, has announced
that it will be "adopted" by the
408!h Fighter Group (Air De
fense) at Kingslcy Field, Klam
ath Falls.
In making the announcement,
Detachment Commander Lt. Co
John W Kocher said the cere
mony would take place at Howe
Field on the UO campus at
1 p. m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
The ceremony, to which the
faculty, students, and townspeo
ple are invited, will include a
color guard, a precision drill
marching unit, and a flyover of
a formation of supersonic F-101
jet fighters.
The F-101s from Kingslcy
making the low-level pass are
the most modern fighters in the
nation's defense inventory. They
streak to battle at speeds up
to 1,200 mph, and can carry
lethal loads of missiles and
rockets.
Col. Edwin J. Witzcnburgcr,
Kingslcy Field base commander.
will speak briefly at the cere
mony, as will University Presi
dent Arthur S. Flemming. Mnj.
James Price, assistant professor
of air science at the university,
win emcee the ceremony.
Prior to the field ceremony,
a luncheon for visitors and other
honored guests, will be hild in
the Erb Memorial Union.
AFROTC "arlnntinns" nf ml.
lege and university detachments
are becoming traditional and
are encouraged by Air Force
Headquarters so that cadets can
get an idea of what base life
is like. Adair Field had adopted
the unit at Oregon State univer
sity and the Portland Field unit
has adopted the Portland univer
sity AFROTC detachment.
Deadline to Apply
For Exam Is Near
SEATTLE The deadline for
those interested in the Coast
Guard Academy to apply for the
College Entrance Board exams
is Nov. 8, the Coast Guard
warned today.
Beginning this year, appli
cants for the Coast Guard acad
emy should request that their
College Board scores be sent to
that Academy for consideration.
The College Board examina
tions are scheduled Dec. 7.
Admission to the Coast Guard
Academy is based on these com
petitive exams. There is no Con
gressional appointment system.
Graduates will receive a com
mission as Ensign in the Coast
Guard and a bachelor of science
degree.
Eight billion meteors strike
the earth's atmosphere every
day but only five or six reach
ground.
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