1930-11-19 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LIV AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1«, 1930 NUMBER 21
TIGERS BEGIN
PRACTICE FOR
VANDY TUSSLE
Rain Soaked Field Hinders the
Practice of Plainsmen
BIRMINGHAM IS JINX
Kick of Extra Point Gives
A. & ML 7-6 Victory Over
Auburn in Saturday's Game
Auburn Scores In First Four Minutes Of Play, And Outplay
Maroons In First Half. A. & M. Unleashes! Attack During
Second Half, Finally Counting In Last Five Minutes Of
Play.
REPRESENTATIVES OF
SOCIETIES DECIDE TO
FORM TWO GROUPS
Bengals Determined to Atone
For Let-Down in A. & M.
Game
By Elmer G. Salter
Still stinging from the defeat
handed them in Birmingham last Sat­urday
when they had their first real
chance to win a Southern Conference
victory since 1926, the Auburn Tig­ers
returned to the Cornertsone and
immediately started strenuous work
for Vanderbilt, whom they battle in
Nashville, Saturday. The elements
continue to work against the coaches
as inclement weather, which kept the
Plainsmen indoors last week, still
prevails.
The coaches and players were dis­appointed
at the showing made by
Auburn in Birmingham last week.
They were disappointed because it
was the worse performance staged
by the Bengals this year since los­ing
the opening game to Birmingham-
Southern. Even at that, it was the
best game played in the Magic City
by an Auburn team in several years.
Mississippi A. & M. won and de­served
to win after outplaying the
Tigers all during the second half,
but in fairness to all, the wearers of
the Orange and Blue were consider­ably
off form. It begins to look like
Birmingham holds .a jinx over the
Tigers because they suffer a let down
when they go on exhibition before
Slagtown football enthusiasts.
At times the team showed some ef­fective
blocking against the Aggies,
but were not consistent. Since the
initial game of the season, an Au­burn
player or players could be spot­ted
because of their outstanding
playing, but last Saturday, no bril­liant
Auburn gridiron luminaries
sparkled. It was a case of the whole
team being off-form. Other teams
in the United States- have suffered
let-downs this year, so, when think­ing
it over, the Auburn players are
only youngsters and could not con­tinue
to perform all year like they
had against Florida, Wofford, Geor­gia,
Georgia Tech and Tulane. But
the let-down arrived at the most cru­cial
time. Just when Auburn fol­lowers
were counting on a confer­ence
victory. The game is now his­tory
and the Maroons won 7 to 6,
so the coaches, players and alumni
have turned toward the future, hop­ing
that it glitters with gold instead
of brass. The season of 1930 has
already been a success when com­pared
with records made in 1927,
1928 and 1929.
Vocal Trio On Auburn
Knights Radio Program
A new feature has been added by
the Auburn Knights to their regular
Tues.day evening broadcast over sta­tion
WSFA at Montgomery. Jimmie
Robins, director of the Auburn
Knights, stated that in order to be­come
popular with radio listeners it
is necessary to intersperse the orches­tra
programs with bits of feature,
with this in mind a vocal trio has
been added to the program.
The Auburn Knights are steadily
gaining prominence with scores of
radio fans over the state as evidenced
by the number of requests tfiey re­ceive.
In their repetoire appears the
most popular dance tuneB of the sea­son,
and fans can hear these new
numbers by tuning in on WSFA at
10 o'clock each Tuesday night.
Those who compose the orchestra
and the instruments they play are as
follows: Jimmie Robbins, J. R. Quin-livan,
Frank Noble, saxophones; Ga-bie
Drey, Floyd Carroll, trumpets;
"Goof" Robinson, bags; "Red" Mc-
Rae, drums; Howard Upchurch,
piano; Frank Tennille, banjo; and
Charles Blackledge, trombone.
By Tad McCallum
Apparently unimpressed by the ad­vance
dope, the Mississippi Aggies
unleashed a surprisingly strong run­ning
attack in the second half of the
game played on Legion Field Satur­day
to down the Tigers, 7 to 6. Prior
to the game Auburn was favored to
win by from one to three touch­downs.
At the start of the game it looked
as though the Tigers were going to
live up to the predictions as they
scored" before the game was three
minutes old. Hitchcock punted to
Bridges who fumbled, and Grant re­covered
for Auburn on the Maroons'
25-yard line. On the next play Hitch­cock
picked up a low pass from cent­er
and skirted his left end for 10
yards. Two line .plays failed to gain
and then Parker called for the same
pass that has netted the Tigers so
much yardage this season. It starts
like a reverse, Hitchcock receiving
the ball and handing it to Hatfield
who forward passes to Brown. The
play worked perfectly and "Sleepy"
was in the end zone when he received
the pass. Hitchcock attempted to
place-kick the extra point but the
pass from center was fumbled and
he was smothered by the red jersied
Aggies.
The Tigers continued to tear the
A. & M. line to pieces in mid-field
for the remainder of the first half
SENIORS AWARD
RING CONTRACT
TO BALFOUR CO.
The senior ring contract was
awarded to the L. G. Balfour Jewelry
Company of Attleboro, Massachu­setts
at a meeting of the Executive
Cabinet Monday night. This com­pany
was judged by the Executive
Cabinet as the fairest bidder and,
according to the Constitution of the
Associated Undergraduate Students,
this means the lowest responsible
bidder.
The Ring Committee is composed
of a chairman, who is-vice-president
of the Executive Cabinet, and four
associate members, two of whom are
members of the Executive Cabinet,
and two of whom are members of
the Junior Class at large. The chief
object of this committee is to sub­mit
sealed bids from four reputable
concerns to the Executive Cabinet,
the contract being awarded to the
fairest bidder of these four.
The Ring Committee is composed
of the following members: Sam Fort,
C. E. Sellers, Howard Upchurch,
Betty Buchanan, and Dan Winston.
but seemed to lack the scoring punch
when a scoring opportunity presented
itself. Brown, Hitchcock, Hatfield
and Pate rolled up almost three times
as much yardage as the Maroon
backs but the Aggie line was a stone
wall-when backed up to its goal line.
Conditions were exactly reversed
in the second half and Auburn as­sumed
the defensive role. The Tiger
line seemed to wilt before the hard
charging attack of the Maroon fore-wall
and Herrington, midget A. & M.
ball carrier, on a series of cut-back
plays took the ball to Auburn's 14-
yard line shortly after the second
half commenced. A fumble proved
to be the Tigers' salvation at this
juncture and the drive was halted.
Jimmie Hitchcock punted out to mid-field
but the Aggies promptly began
another drive that reached its con­clusion
when Davidson intercepted a
pass on his ten yard stripe and ran it
out to the 38-yard line.
Auburn had one more opporunity
to score in the final period after re­covering
Herrington's fumble of
Hitchcock's punt on the 35-yard line.
Pate and Brown made it a first down
in two plays but the Maroon line stif­fened
and a pass from Pate to Hitch­cock
placed the ball on the 12-yard
line but failed to make first down
and the Aggies took charge. Thomp­son
got off a quick kick that sent
the ball deep into Auburn's territory
and then the Maroons began to ham­mer
at the goal line and their efforts
(Continued on page 4)
Evans Society Is To Be Main­tained
; Other Three To
Combine
Grads Show Interest
In Alumni Association
A growing interest among alumni
of Auburn in their Alma Mater is re­vealed
by increased interest in the
work of the Alumni Association, let­ters
reecived by Dr. J. V. Brown,
executive secretary, revealed. Alum­ni
are now unusually active, he said.
The association has well arranged
offices in a building on the campus
here and is in direct touch with the
alumni scattered over the United
States, and in foreign countries. In
addition to a vast amount of corre­spondence
the association publishes,
with the cooperation of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, a monthly mag­azine,
The Alumnus, which has a
high standing among magazines of
its kind.
NOTICE
There will be a very important
meeting of the Plainsman staff at
the Sigma Pi House, Sunday night
at 6:30.
First Issue Economic Review
Will Be Released December 1
The first issue of the "Alabama
Economic Review," covering current
agricultural, industrial, economic and
financial conditions will be publish­ed
here at the Alabama Polytechnic
Intsitute December 1. It will be the
first publication of its kind ever is­sued
in Alabama.
Work on the manuscript is being
rushed to completion under the di­rection
of Dean J. W. Scott, head of
the department of economics and
business administration, by Prof. H.
L. Macon. Prof. J.' D. Pope of the
department of agricultural economics
is cooperating with Professor Macon
in collecting data and preparing it
for publication.
The review will give figures oh
the production of cement, iron, steel,
coal, and lumber, on insurance sales,
textile spindles in operation, building
contracts awarded, automobile sales,
gasoline consumption, banking and
financial conditions, all aspects of
agriculture, merchandise shipped,
and business failures.
Dean Scott hopes to include figures
on other industries in the initial is­sue.
If this is not possible they will
be included in other issues, he said.
Figures for the month reported
will be compared with figures for the
previous month and with the corre­sponding
month of the previous year.
Figures on general business condi­tions
will be compared with figures
on conditions in Alabama.
The bulletin will be circulated
among bankers, business men, manu­facturers,
farmers, industrial leaders,
professional men, and others inter­ested.
It. will be issued monthly.
Dean Scott stated that bankers,
business men, industrial leaders, and
others interviewed were cooperating
fully in helping collect data. "This
will enable us to present a fine pic­ture
of economic conditions in Ala­bama,"
he said. "We believe we
will have the most complete data on
finance ever assembled in this State."
The initial issue of the bulletin
will supply one of the long-felt needs
in Alabama, Dean Scott explained.
Though other states issue similar
publications, with few exceptions,
they have no special interpretation
for Alabama.
The four Literary Societies at
Auburn will combine and form two,
it was decided at a joint meeting
held Tuesday night. Phi Delta Gam­ma
sponsored the joint meeting, and
by a vote of the assembly it was de­cided
that the Evans Society should
remain under its present organiza­tion,
and the other three should com­bine
and form a new society, the
name to be decided at a meeting in
the future.
The members attending the meet­ing
voted to allow any member of
the three disbanded societies to join
the Evans Society if they wished. The
Evans Society returned to their room,
and the new society elected their
officers. Murff Hawkins was elected
president, T. N. Pyke, vice-president;
Miss Libby Jeanne Israel, secretary,
and Otis Spears, treasury.
The new society will hlds its first
meeting next Tuesday night in Room
301 Samford Hall. At this time the
name of the society will be decided.
Professor Rutland, of the Eng­lish
Department, made a short talk
to the new society. He stated that
the failure of the societies was prob­ably
due to the weakness of their
programs, but that in the future the
two societies would endeavor to pre­sent
better ones.
NOMINATIONS OF TWENTY-ONE FRESHMEN
TO HOLD CLASS OFFICES ANNOUNCED BY
CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE
COACH WYNNE SPIKES
RUMORS CONCERNING
THANKSGIVING GAME
Head Coach Announces That
Game With South Carolina
Will Be Played Nov. 27
ROBINSON TO ATTEND
INTERFRAT MEETING
HELD IN NEW YORK
Will Be Official Representative
Of Institute At Gathering
Auburn will meet the University
of South Carolina on Thanksgiving
Day, November 27, Coach Wynne
definitely stated today. The an­nouncement
is made as a result of
rumors which have been circulating
to the effect that the game is to be
played the following Saturday.
Due to the fact that the game
will have little effect on the Southern
Conference title many football fans
are expected to be following the
more colorful clashes over Dixie
where championship laurels are at
stake. However, all talk concerning
postponement has been dismissed by
the Auburn mentor, and a large
crowd is expected to witness the
meeting of these two teams.
The game is expected to become a
annual grid classic being played in
Columbia, South Carolina, and Co­lumbus,
Ga., alternately. This has
been arranged to take the place of
the Auburn-Tech game which has
been an annual affair in previous
seasons.
Big Mass Meeting
Planned for Tigers'
Send Offto Vandy
Band To Lead Parade Through
Town; Gigantic Procession
Starts at Langdon Hall
Election of Officers Will Be
Held on Tuesday, Novem­ber
25
Senior Information
Wanted By Glomerata
Prof. J. M. Robinson, chairman of
the Faculty Fraternity Committee
will attend the National Interfratern-ity
Conference at its twenty-second
annual session as the official repre­sentative
of the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute. The Conference is to
be held in New York City at the
Pennsylvania Hotel, on Nov. 28-29,
and will be attended by College and
University Administrators from all
parts of the United States.
General problems pertaining to all
national fraternities will be discus­sed
at the Conference. Standing com­mittees
on all phases of fraternity
problems are maintained and reports
from the various committees will be
heard. The Conference is not a leg­islative
body, but is merely a repre­sentation
of all the national fraterni­ties
in America to discuss fraternity
problems.
Among the principal speakers at
the Conference will be several mem­bers
of President Hoover's Cabinet
who will discuss various problems
confronting the national fraternities
today. Dr. F. M. Thrasher, of New
York University, will lead a discus­sion
on substituting a constructive
program for the present day Hell
Week.
The National Undergraduate Inter-fraternity
Conference, and the Local
Undergraduate Conference will meet
at the same time and at the same
place in New York.
Petrie Discusses
Indian Situation
Dr. George Petrie addressed the
Auburn branch of the American As­sociation
of University Women Mon­day
evening. Dr. Petrie traced the
political situation in India since the
world war in a very interesting man­ner
and Mahatma Gandhi, leader of
the struggle for Dominion rights was
presented* as a literary figure of
merit.
The Auburn branch of the Asso­ciation
of University Women will
hold a White Elephant Sale Wednes­day
evening, December 3, in the Y.
W. C. A. room. The proceeds from
this sale will be used for the Fellow­ship
Fund.
Sunday is the final day that Senior
information cards for the Glomerata
will be accepted, and members of the
graduating class are urged to get the
desired information in at once. The
cards may be obtained at Burton's
Book Store, Glomerata officials have
announced. According to Hugh
Ellis, editor, the annual staff is work­ing
day and night to produce a cred­itable
book. The editor also wishes
to express his appreciation to the
students for their cooperation in hav
ing their pictures made so that the
book may come out on time.
Any student wishing to have extra
prints made from his picture may do
so by leaving notice at the Glome
rata office, in the basement of the
Boy's dormitory. The hours are
from 7:00 until 8:00 p. m. daily.
Loyal supporters of the Auburn
Tigers will give the team a big send
off in the form of a torch light pa­rade
Thursday night at seven o'clock.
The parade will form in front of
Langdon Hall and, led by the band,
will march through town to the sta­tion
where the crowd will give yells
and cheers until the train leaves at
seven-thirty. Due to the pleasant
change in the weather, a large crowd
should be on hand to take part in
the send off that always turns out to
be a "howling" success. Although
handicapped by sickness of some of
the team members, the Tigers are-expected
to growl against Vandy in
Nashville on Saturday. Students are
again reminded by the cheer leaders
that "the great day is coming and it
is not far away." Undaunted by the
defeats of the past, that well-known
spirit will flare up anew amid the
glare of myriads of torches as the
students give the famous battle cries
and sing the war songs.
SEVEN FROSH IN RACE
FOR CLASS PRESIDENT
Only Two Men to Run For Of­fice
of Vice-President
FOUR FOR SECRETARY
Three Seek Treasurer's Office,
While Five Will Try to Be
Historian
AIEE DELEGATES
LEAVE FOR MEET
IN LOUISVILLE
Dean Petrie To Speak
Over WAPI Thursday
Dr. George Petrie, dean of the
graduate school and head professor
of history at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute, will speak over radio
from the Auburn studios of WAPI,
Thursday afternoon, Nov. 20 at 5:20.
His subject will be "Thanksgiving
and Hard Times."
Dr. Petrie's address is sponsored
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution of which Mrs. Fred Alli­son
of Auburn is state chairman of
Radio Publicity.
Preceding this feature, the Auburn
department of music will present a
twenty-minute musical program di­rected
by John W. Brigham, head
of the department.
Mobile Club To Meet
Thursday Nite, 8:45
The Auburn Mobile Club will hold
a special meeting Thursday night at
eight forty-five in Ramsay lounge for
the purpose of deciding on favors
and other details for their dance to
be held in Mobile during the Christ­mas
holidays. This is an annual af­fair
given by the club, which holds
an interest for all Mobile students.
This club is an organization founded
for the purpose of promoting good
feeling and fellowship between Au­burn
students and Alumni from Mo­bile.
It also acts as a means of
arousing enthusiasm among prospec­tive
Auburn students.
Professor W. W. Hill and R. A.
Mann, the Auburn delegates to the
Southeastern district convention of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, will leave today for Louis­ville,
Kentucky, where the conven­tion
is to be held.- Twenty Southern
Colleges are expected to be repre­sented
by delegates, and fifteen coun­cilors
of the Institute will also at­tend.
Speed Institute, the technical
school of the University of Louisville,
will aid the district headquarters in
welcoming and entertaining the visi­tors.
An interesting feature of the con­vention
is a dinner to be given Thurs­day
night for the purpose of promot­ing
good fellowship among the mem­bers,
and discussing problems con­cerning
the Institute. Student rep­resentatives
will attend and take
part in the discussion.
A part of the" meeting will be oc­cupied
by the reading of student pa­pers
on various subjects of interest to
electrical engineers. The best of
these will be awarded a prize of $25;
second and third prizes are $15 and
$10, respectively.
Professor Hill will serve on the
committee to judge the papers, and
also on the councilors' discussion
committee, which will go further into
certain problems than time allows at
the dinner.
The Auburn chapter was one of
the first student branches of the In-
(Continued on page 4)
Y. M. C. A. Releases
Student Directory
The directory of the administra­tive
staff faculty and students distri­buted
by the Y. M. C. A. is off the
press. It is divided into four parts,
directory of administrative staff and
faculty, directory of students, soro­rities
and fraternities, campus orga­nizations.
The history of the directory is very
short. The first ones were publish­ed
in 1929 through the combined ef­forts
of Prof. C. W. Edwards, associ­ate
registrar, and Mr. Davis, publici­ty
agent. This year the directory
was compiled by Prof. Edwards with-the
assistance of the Registrar's of­fice.
The purpose of this invaluable
ally is to present in a compact form
the history of every person and so­cial
organization on the campus.
Nominees for officers of the Fresh­man
Class were announced today by
the chairman of the Election Commit­tee
of the Executive Cabinet.
When the nomination box had
been closed, and the results counted
by members of the committee, it was
revealed that seven freshmen were
to run for president of the class. Two
men will run for vice-president, four
for secretary, three for teasurer, and
five for historian.
The following are the names of
the men who were nominated.
President
George P. Galloway, Montgomery,
Textile Engineering.
Curtis Gentry, Jr., Mobile, Elec­trical
Engineering.
Thomas Head, Troy, Electrical En­gineering.
Casey Kimbrel, Thomasville, "Edu­cation.
Ralph Neal, Ensley, Business Ad­ministration.
W. Allen Rogers, Greenville, Busi­ness
Administration.
Leslie Woodall, Greensboro, N. C,
Aeronautical Engineering.
Vice-President
Willis E. Phipps, Mobile, Business
Administration.
Julian A. Greer, Sheffield, Mechan­ical
Engineering.
Secretary
Edward Lowder, Cortelyou, Agri­culture.
. .
Earnest M. Howell, Foley, Electri­cal
Engineering.
Charles Parker, Ozark, Mechanical
Engineering.
James W. Wible, Montgomery, Ag­ricultural
Education.
Treasurer
Hugh L. Cottle, Montgomery, Busi­ness
Administration.
W. L. Gaines, Mobile, Chemical
Engineering.
Marion Talley, Decatur, Ga., Elec­trical
Engineering.
Historian
E. O. Batson, Jr., Sylacauga, Elec­trical
Engineering.
J. B. McKibbon, Birmingham, Elec­trical
Engineering.
Alex McRae, Fort Gaines, Ga.,
Civil Engineering.
Horace Shepard, Mobile, Aero­nautical
Engineering.
Watler Weaver, Jacksonville, Fla.,
Aeronautical Engineering.
Architecture Students
Get National Acclaim
Six problems out of the ten sub­mitted
by the School of Architecture
and Allied Arts received special men­tion
in the recent national competi­tion
of problems held by the Beaux
Arts Institute of Design of New York
City. The subject for these second
year projects was, "A Foot Bridge."
Of these six problems the one by
John P. Roberts received special mer­it,
while those by the following were
given other awards: Robert J. Mil­ler,
James L. Parker, George H. Se-wel,
Miriam Toulmin, and James E.
Wood:
"Not only were these problems
most gratifying due to the fact that
they were the first by those students,
but the number placing in such wide
competition is a special compliment
to our school here," was the opinion
expressed by E. W. Burkhardt, pro­fessor
of Architectural Design, to
convey his satisfaction of Auburn's
entries in this competition.
PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1930
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Published semi-weekly by the students of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au­burn,
Alabama.
Subscription rates $3.50 per year (60
issues). Entered as second class matter
at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
Business and editorial offices at Auburn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Offices hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
Gabie Drey Editor-in-Chief
Charles S. Davis Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Thomas P. Brown Associate
Robert L. Hume Associate
Victor White __ - Managing
Claude Currey - News
R. K. Sparrow News
J. W. Letson News
Alan Troup Composing
A. C. Cohen Composing
Adrian Taylor _. Sports
Murff Hawkins Exchange
K. M. McMillan . . - Literary
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REPORTERS
H. W. Moss, '33; C. E. Mathews, '32; V.
H. Kjellman, '33; Otis Spears, '34; S. A.
Lacy, '33; A. D. Mayo, '33; Horace Shep-ard,
'34; Frank Keller, '34; William Beck,
'34; N. D. Thomas, '33; C. F. Simmons, '32;
A. B. Hanson, '33.
BUSINESS STAFF
Virgil Nunn Asst. Business Mgr.
Ben Mabson Advertising Manager
Roy Wilder Circulation Manager
James Backes Asso. Advertising Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
R. W. Lauder, '34 L. E. Sellers, '34
C. C. Adams, '34
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We are in receipt of a letter written by
a student who wants to know where the
money allotted to the Y. M. C. A. from
the Studeht Activities Fee is spent.
The text of the letter is as follows:
"Noting your efficiency in giving to the
students the information regarding the dis­pensation
of the student activity fee, I and
several other students would like to ask
your cooperation in clearing up another
matter.
"Where does the money which is budgeted
to the Y. M. C. A. go? Each student pays
to this organization $1.20. Does he receive
adeqaute compensation in return?
"I have visited the 'Y' several times this
year, but with the exception of a few out-of-
date magazines, a couple of ping-pong
tables, and an ancient and worn phono­graph,
there was nothing to interest a per­son.
"Eight percent of the student activity
fee, or $2,160- (on the basis of 1800 stu­dents),
is allotted to the Y. M. C. A. This
money, if used properly, could be converted
into a great pleasure and benefit to the
male students of Auburn. But where does
it go?"
This student has voiced the sentiment of
a large number of men and women on the
Auburn campus.
The Y- M. C. A. is not the only activity
to receive criticisms of this nature. Almost
every activity deriving funds from students
has, at one time or another, been severely
critized for not giving the students any­thing
in return for the contributions that
the students have to make through the
Student Activities Fee.
Such controversies might be settled in
several ways; we suggest one way in which
this could be accomplished, namely, the
periodic publication of financial statements,
showing the distribution of the funds of the
activities.
The Constitution of the Associated Un­dergraduate
Students of the Alabama Poly­technic
provides for the receiving and filing
of financial reports of all activities.
Part c Section 4, Article II, of the Reg­ulations
of Permanent Committees of the
Executive Cabinet states that one of the
duties of the Finance Committee shall be
"to receive and permanently file financial
reports of Groups A and B activities at
the end of the fiscal year, such reports to
be received not later than the second meet­ing
of the Executive Cabinet following the
close for the fiscal year of each activity.—"
The groups are divided as follows: Group
A, Glomerata, Plainsman, Y. M. C. A., So­cial
Committee, Y. W. C. A., the Four
Classes; Group B; all interfraternity or­ganizations,
all professional and honorary
societies, all literary societies, "A" Club,
Band, Cajoler, Glee Club, Women's Student
Council, Auburn Players, Departmental
Publications, all Forensic organizations.
The activities classified as Group A are
of the most importance inasmuch as they
are financed by involuntary contributions
by students upon registering.
The Plainsman is not questioning the
right to have students pay for benefits they
may gain from the activities in Group A,
but many debates would be settled if the
financial statements that are submitted to
the Executive Cabinet were published in
either this paper, or, as is done in a great
many schools, the publication of an Exe­cutive
Cabinet report containing the reports
of all activities, both Group A and Group
B.
DEPARTMENTAL AND LIBRARY
SOCIETIES
Last week this paper carried an editorial
concerning the inactivity of certain honor­ary
fraternities on the campus; now we
feel that some comment is due on the pa­rallel
situation which presents itself when
other organizations are considered.
We realize, of course, that there is al­ways
a lull in activities during the foot­ball
season when almost everything gives
way to this sport, and that in addition, at
the present time, there are mid-semester
quizzes to think about. Nevertheless, it
does seem that some of the organizations
here have been even more quiet than is
usual.
Chief among these are the literary and
professional societies. If our source of in­formation
is correct, and we have every
reason for believing it to be so, the mem­bership
of all except one of the literary
societies has dropped off until it has almost
been impossible to hold regular meetings.
What the cause of this is we do not know,
but, to some extent, it seems as if the of­ficers
of these clubs are to blame.
It is apparenf that there has been a de­cided
lack of interest on the part of the
student body towards such societies, and it
is the duty of the officers of any organiza­tion
to keep the members interested. A
great deal of benefit can be derived from
these departmental clubs by both students
and faculty, since they serve to interest
the student still further in his work, and
at the same time bring the faculty and
students into closer touch.
With the close of the football season on­ly
a few days off, The Plainsman believes
that now is the time for the officers of
various departmental clubs to take some
concentrated and cooperative action to re­vive
the attention of the student body. • In
the event that something will be done to
make attendance at such meetings worth­while,
we heartily recommend these orga­nizations
to the students, but if nothing is
done to relieve the situation, we will as­sume
the attitude that Auburn would be
better off without so many of these liter­ary
and professional societies.
BREVITY
The Association of National Advertisers
has long contended that brevity is the soul
of advertising as well as the soul of wit,
and they applied their principle further
to their meeting in Washington Monday
night and added that brevity is the soul of
banquets. ,
Although the program included an ad­dress
by the President of the United States,
a speech by one of the nation's leading
journalist, and renditions by the United
States Marine Band, it consumed scarcely
thirty minutes. President Hoover reviewed
the history of advertising, iterated its con­tributions
to progress, commended its im­portant
role in the present-day economic
and business world, and praised advertisers
for being true to the responsibility and
power in their hands—all within less time
than it takes the average B student to make
a history recitation. David Lawrence made
a thorough discussion of the probable ef­fect
of the recent election on American
business—and numberless speakers have
talked five times as long and not said a
third as much. The Marine Band played
just enough to add spice to the program
—and the banquet was adjourned. ,
Lincoln's two-minute talk at Gettysburg
has out-lived by sixty-five years the two-hour
addresses made on the occasion by the
best orators of the day. One of Woodrow
Wilson's most popular statements was to
this effect: "If you want me to make a
two-hour talk, give me five minutes to pre­pare
it; if you want me to make a two-minute
talk, give me two weeks."
The principle that brevity is the soul of
advertising and wit and banquets could be
enlarged to infinity, and each statement
express a truth.
—The Cumberland Collegian.
Shakespeare Says
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By all the vows that ever men have broke,
In number more than ever woman spoke.
*
More tuneable than larke to shepherd's ear,
When wheat is green, when hawthorne buds
appear,
Reason and love keep little company to­gether.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact.
In the night, imagining some fear,
How easy is a bush suppos'd a bear.
Whilst the scritch owl, scritching loud,
Puts the wretch,' that lies in woe, .
In remembrance of a shroud.
Selected by Prof. C. L. Hare.
Solitary Speculations
By Haakon Provost
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in
this column are not necessarily the editorial
opinions of this paper. It is a column ol personal
comment, and is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
* * * * * *
"Hail fellow, well met."
—Swift.
Of all the written comments on our liter­ary
societies that I have read, the one pub­lished
in the last issue of this paper is
without a doubt the most logical. I wish to
congratulate the author on his taste and
insight. These societies should be an aes­thetic
contribution to the student's extra-curricula
activities. If they are not, they
should be abolished. They used to serve as
a social medium, but fraternities have tak­en
this duty on themselves. The way in
which these societies have been conducted
this year offer material for the columnist's
most scathing sarcasm and slashing criti­cism,
but I see no need to attack a well-meaning
institution because it is weak. To
be frank, I do not think literary societies
will ever again be the success on the Au­burn
campus that they once were. There
is too little interest in the things for which
they stand. I do not wish to discourage
them; if their purposes were accomplish­ed
Auburn would rise several more degrees
on its scale _of progress.
* * * *
A new sun rises and extends its serene
rays over the Auburn field of letters. Eddie
Coe, that puerile neophyte in the realm
of journalistic griping, imparts to the
reading world her "Wee Wisdom." That
she has mastered the principles of syntax
and rhetoric I do not doubt, but why can't
she say .something? Herein is recognized
that foible of the feminine mind, the in­ability
to think of anything original. At
the present rate, she would do well to call
her column "A Symposium of Nothing",
and continue ^her avaricious activities by
quoting everybody from Xenophon to Eddie
Guest. She may well reply to this attack,
"If my column is what you think it is, why
have you read it?" That is the columnist's
traditional defense, but I might say that I
read a great deal that does not produce on
me a very pleasing effect. In fact, I have
read quite a bit of meaningless literature"
—no, I won't call it literature; reading mat­ter
is better—or mere words. I shudder
to think of the future of The Plainsman
when such a one as this wields the pen of
vox animaliarum, a representative of that
weak-minded group of pests that blot the
campus and fall under the contemptible
nomenclature of co-eds.
* * * *
And then there is the fair co-ed from
Birmingham Southern who tries to apply
her feeble female logic in her defense of the
co-educational system. She seems to think
that a girl must go to a man's school to
properly adapt herself to his society. She
believes that co-educational adds "enjoy­ment,
mental stimulation, and the develop­ment
of the right attitude toward men."
Picture the Auburn co-ed mentally stimu­lated!
Picture her mind working at all!
Has the co-ed, even in her senior year, the
"right attitude toward men"? Think of
the Auburn female graduate more adapted
to the society of men than the seniors of
Woman's College or of Montevallo Let us
visualize her in society: she has poise; she
can converse easily on culture, on art, or
on literature; she has grown up with men;
she knows how to conduct herself around
them; she is the product of the new educa­tional
system; she is a great social figure
in the world; her name is on every society
page, usually accompanied with her pic­ture;
she is educated She was an Auburn
co-ed
The Gazook
I'm the gazook who can't keep still while
someone is trying to speak.
Whether it is in class or in Langdon
Hall, or whether the talk is interesting to
me or not, I cannot keep quiet, and respect
the rights and ability of the speaker.
Invariably I will start talking to my
friends and class-mates, and start a hub­bub
that is audible all over the room.
I know that I am stepping on the toes of
those who are interested and who want to
hear the discussion on the topics, but what
do I care? I am old enough to know that
I can do what I want.
To start talking is a poor way to get
attention, but I want attention drawn to
me, and talking is the way in which I can
succeed.
What I really need to do is to get out in
some field and yell until all my desires to
cause unnecessary disturbances are quench­ed.
Another thing that I enjoy doing is shuf­fling
my feet when someone walks down the
aisles of Langdon Hall. When a profes­sor-
or a co-ed comes into the hall, I immedi­ately
start the shuffling until a number of
fellows like myself do the same thing. I
think that this is a bright trick? What
chance has a co-ed against a big he-man
like me?
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
It is reported that several fraternities are planning football games in the near
future. We haven't learned what the training regulations are yet.
* * * * * * * * * r
t
We wonder:
If it Wood be a Senn to Grant a Brown Egge to. a Mason?
If King Arthur rode on a Wagnon?
If a Hatfields?
If a tied rooster would be a Hitchcock?
If you could Steer a Shackleford over the River Jordan, through the
Bush and Johnson grass, to the top of the Hill and Parker?
Wilson Wynne fame by Baskin in the sunlight and resting in the arms of
Molphus?
(With apologies to the football team.)
* * * * * * * * *
Jewess to drug clerk—"Have you any talcum powder?"
Drug" clerk—"Yes. Do you want Mennen's?"
Jewess—"No, I vant vimmens."
Drug clerk—"Scented?"
Jewess—"No. I'll took it vit me."
* * * * * * * * *
When bigger rains are had, Auburn will have 'em.
• * * * • * • * •
"Goof" Beck said he nearly turned his car over coming back from Birmingham
when a girl waved at him. We wonder what would have happened if she had spok­en
to him.
* * * * * * * * *
The latest thing in transportation is the canal between Auburn and We"tumpka.
The traffic is a bit congested right now, but this will be relieved as soon as the
scraper can be floated down from Birmingham via Goodwater, Alex City, etc. When
the scraper arrives, the canal will be made deeper, which will permit the use of
submarines.
* * * * * * * * *
George Tucker is now eligible for a professorship. He went to the game Sat­urday,
expecting to play in the band, and discovered that he had left his saxophone
in Auburn.
* * * * * * * * *
Miss "Zoo" Dobbs has kindly consented to act as sponsor for the Auburn-
Vandy game next Saturday. She will have for her escort Mr. George Washington
Smith, the "Prince Charming" with the vivid personality.
* * * * * * * * *
"Tine" shouts to the whole world that "Goof" Robinson is just an "Old Nut."
It might be added that "Goof" acted the part of a nice little boy in Birmingham.
* * * * * * * * *
"Snake" Reeves is a candidate for the walking team. He had to walk twenty
miles into Birmingham Saturday morning when his train broke.
* * * * * * * * *
One of the senior R. O. T. C. students was contemplating taking a co-ed rid­ing
Sunday, but changed his mind when he decided that the country-side was too
wet.
* * * * * * * * *
We couldn't find a good one about the co-eds.
& WITH OTHER COLLEGES <*
TRUE BROTHER
Randolph-Macon seems proud that Rudy
Vallee sang its two school songs in one of
his recent programs. To us the attitude of
Harvard is much more understandable.
Harvard recently refused to allow Rudy to
sing its songs, even though Rudy offered to
make the airs of Harvard as popular as he
has made the Maine "Stein Song." We
would much rather never be heard of, than
to be remembered only as the song Rudy
Vallee popularized. It is just our personal
prejudiced—Va. Tech.
* * * *
THE SWEET THINGS
We understand that about forty co-eds,
of the University of Georgia, recently
raised $150.00 to send the Georgia band to
New Orleans for the Tulane-Georgia game.
We admire their spirit.
* * * *
HONOR
It is believed by many, at least by Wash­ington
and Lee students, that they have one
of the best honor systems in the world.
Recently a $10 bill was found on the cam­pus
and immediately placed on the Bulletin
Board to await the owner. Finally the
owner came, idetified the bill, communi­cated
with the finder and took it. Not
many of us would risk a ten spot to test
the honesty of our dear school-mates. In
fact, we doubt even the safety of our Bul­letin
Board if it contained a green-back.
* * * *
HOWEVER
We understand that the idea for the
huddle system in football was suggested by
a bunch of Scotchmen lighting a cigarette.
* * * *
MUST THEY GO?
This was the title of a recent article
written by one of the sisters at Wesleyan
College; part of it flows beneath:
"Since the investigation of the Carnegie
Foundation was made, intercollegiate ball
games have held a place in the limelight
even larger than that held previously. Re­cently,
however., several writers have ques­tioned,
'Is intercollegiate ball good for the
students'?"
The natural impulse is to reply at once
that intercollegiate games teach players
sportsmanship, make them more democrat­ic,
and give them invaluable training.
Though these things may be true, are they
all the truth?
For reply to such an impulsive answer,
consider the suggestion in the November
Harper^ that class games give the same
opportunity for training in sportsmanship,
and tennis and swimming, the same physical
training that is gained from football, be­sides
eliminating part of the chance of in­jury.
According to the October Hygeia
class games are only one-third as danger­ous
as intercollegiate games.
The record of the twenty-two colleges
kept by the _ Carnegie Foundation showed
that seventeen per cent of the men who
played in college' football games during one
year received permanent injury. It seems
almost primitive to think of grown people
going into anything so dangerous and call­ing
it a game.
Again, consider another effect on a boy's
later life. Often the star of the team gets
an overrated idea of his personal ability.
For his first two years out of school, he
may get a job on glory gained in college,
but, as someone said, no glory if more fleet­ing
than that of an athlete and soon a new
crop of stars will come, and he is forgot­ten.
Aside from physical harm, intercollegi­ate
games are mentally harmful. Although
a player's grades permit him to pass, it is
generally admitted that he cannot possibly
read all the parallel assignments and thus
get full benefit of the courses. Besides that,
his mind is constantly, diverted from his
books, and he misses classes on account of
the trips necessary for the games.
If some purpose could be assigned to
these all absorbing contests, other than
passing pleasure, we would not have men­tioned
it. But is there a purpose?
In an examination made by the Metrop­olitan
Life Insurance company in 1928, it
was shown that college men with letters
have the greatest mortality and that high
scholarship men outlive athletes.
We are not arguing for people to plan to
lengthen their lives, but here is the point:
Can a man by playing ball or running a
race do any good for humanity?
On the other hand, how many brilliant
students have aided the race by their brain
work?
Therefore, if no permanent good can be
accomplished and since much damage is
done by intercollegiate ball games, abolish
them!"
A great many people are of the opinion
that intercollegiate meets on the athletic
field are soon to pass on. Many of us ad­mire
the great, clean athlete and the game,
but we must admit that some people can
not play the game fair and square, and
they are the ones that are bringing the
intercollegiate meets to a close. Emery,
along with a few other schools have already
abolished intercollegiate meets on the ath­letic
field and are taking up inter-class
games, at a great saving of money.
Mark Webb, Cambridge University bac­teriologist,
told students of the University
that two youths who had grafted the head
of a bee on a bettle afterward maintained
they had evolved the perfect humbug.
Jack Horwitz, Cleveland, makes his way
through Ohio State University by taking
pictures with a specially built camera, neg­atives
and prints from which he can turn
out in two minutes.
Rhapsodical Revelations
By Alexandre Provost
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in
this column are not necessarily the editorial
opinions of this paper. It is a column of personal
comment, and is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
ACOMMITTEE OF twelve prominent
educators is to spend two weeks at
Rollins College in an effort to form­ulate
an ideal college curriculum. This
committee, which has not been appointed
yet, is comparable in some ways to a jury.
Especially is this true in the selection of the
personnel. The members of the jury can­not
be college presidents because the col­lege
executive is biased toward the curric­ulum
he uses. The jurors must be men or
women who are not prejudiced in any way
toward any college curriculum now in ex­istence.
They must meet with open minds.
Their task will be too great to contend with
individual whims.
An ideal curriculum is a great goal to
strive for. When one considers the num­ber
of ideals that are never realized, the
magnitude of the task is obvious. Just the
thought of achieving an ideal raises a doubt
as to the results of this conclave.
The fact that our educational system is
far from ideal is conceded by all of us.
Our methods of transmitting knowledge to
the student are not as complete as we
should like. We continue to* use the same
methods because nothing better has been
found which will improve these conditions.
No other means of teaching has been of­fered
with proof of its efficiency. There
doesn't seem to be enough effort expended
in an endeavour to improve our present
educational system. It appears that we
are simply satisfied to let things ride as
they are. Herein we are wrong. When
an era of self-satisfaction is achieved all
progress ceases.
Under the present system of presenting
theories to the student, the tendency is to
drive home the theory of one man and de­mand
that the student accept these hy­potheses
as facts. The instructor of today
expounds on the theory of another man and
expects the student to swallow these ideas
without a grimace. This has an inclination,
to narrow one's views. Individual thought
is discouraged and branded as adolescent
•ynicism. We are told certain things and
given to understand that these are facts.
If the student shows any doubt, he is simp­ly
forced to swallow such thoughts. Under
our system of grading and promotion we
are compelled to accept what we are told
and make the best of it. The instructor
holds the whip hand.
These methods of instruction are prac­ticed
on the Auburn, campus as much as
anywhere else. We have men on our fac­ulty
who adhere strictly to the text simply
because that happens to be the textbook
selected. It is entirely possible and very
probable that the instructor.knows no oth­er
text. Some of them could not lecture
without constant reference to their typed
notes. The term educator cannot be ap­plied
to these gentlemen. The goal in view
is too often the monthly pay check.
The engineer does not have to contend
'so much with these methods of instruction.
His facts are presented with absolute proof
of their veracity. The knowledge he gleans
is not the theory of some wet duck, but
facts which have been proved to him. This
makes it difficult for the engineer to ac­cept
some of the things he is told in other
departments without raising a question.
It is in the study of the arts and of the
social sciences that the student has occa­sion
to reason for himself. It is here that
his reasoning is not wanted. It is in these
subjects that we find so many theories and
ideas.
Volumes can be written on this subject. "
We can go on and on with our views. This
jury which is to meet at Rollins may pre­cipitate
some radical changes. This may
be the forerunner of numerous other com­mittees
and investigators. We may have
a complete revision of our educational sys­tem
as a result of this beginning. This
committee is seeking to devise an "ideal
curriculum. Others may be formed to de­vise
ways and means of presenting the
education to the masses. It has been re­marked
before that all progress is the re­sult
of speculative thought.
University of Utah students are cam­paigning
to have a number of their pro­fessors
placed in the Hall of Fame being
selected by a Salt Lake City newspaper.
•
War themes won first place among both
books and plays in the poll of "senior
superlatives," at the New Jersey College
for Women.
One of the new courses on the curriculum
of the University of California is one on
investments. The students wilL learn how
to invest money in the stock market without
taking too big a loss.
It is estimated thjt 20,000 college stu­dents
will be under paddle rule this fall be­cause
they happen to be freshmen.
J
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1930 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
Philanthropic Agencies Called
Upon by 10 College Presidents
New York City—(IP)—Ten col­lege
presidents voluntarily have
joined in a call urging support of
philanthi'opic agencies to aleviate
suffering during the coming winter.
Their declarations were issued in
reply to a message from Dudley D.
Sicher, president of the Federation
for the support of Jewish philan­thropic
societies, but the replies were
broad and included all agencies for
relief which are seeking funds.
The college executives who replied
were Nicholas Murray Butler, Colum­bia;
Dr. Joseph S. Ames, Johns Hop­kins;
Chancellor Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, New York University; John
Grier Hibben, Princeton; Livingston
Parrand, Cornell; Frederick B. Rob­inson,
College of the City of New
York; Rev. John J. Cloonan, St.
John's College; George R. Hardie,
Long Islana University; Clarence A.
Barbour, Brown, and Josiah H. Pen-niman,
University of Pennsylvania.
Trade with the Advertisers.
Auburn Has Many
Sophomore Stars
By Elmer G. Salter
If all-Southern sophomore teams
were picked, Chet Wynne's Auburn
Tigers probably would grab more
than a lion's share on the mythical
eleven because the Plainsmen have
six first-year varsity performers who
have been outstanding in every game.
The Tigers, who are sophomores,
but have been playing this year like
veterans, are: Robert Arthur and
Hannis Prim, tackles; Donald Jones,
guard; Porter Grant, end; Jimmie
Hitchcock, halfback, and Tom Brown,
fullback.
Other graduates of Coach Earl
McFaden's 1929 frosh team who
have flashed at times in varsity roles
are: Lee Johnson, center; Commo
dore Wood, guard; Ernest Molpus
and Herbert Miller, tackles; Sam Ma­son
and Cary Senn, ends; Ike Park­er,
quarterback; Kenneth Phipps,
halfback, and Tom Shackleford, full­back.
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- Amherst, Mass.— (IP)—One of the
largest and most unusual endowments
ever bequeathed an American college
of arts and sciences has just been
accepted by the corporation of Am­herst
College here.
The bequest, provided for in the
will of the late Henry Clay Folger,
of New York, provides that the trus­tees
of Amherst College shall ad­minister
the new Folger Shakespeare
Memorial Library in Washington, D.
C, and shall pay the college one
quarter of the annual net income of
the fund of $10,000,000 left for the
maintenance of the building.
A clause in the will provided that
if Amherst did not accept the gift,
it should be transferred to the Uni­versity
of Chicago.
Amh»rst already has appointed a
committee of distinguished alumni to
formulate plans for the operation of
the new Memorial Library. Includ
ed on this committee is Senator-Elect
Dwight D. Morrow, former ambassa
dor to Mexico. •
The library building, of white
marble, and to be completed in 1931,
will be situated in the vicinity of the
Congressional Library, on a spot di
agonally across the street from the
block on which the new United States
Supreme Court Building is to be lo
cated. It will include a small Shake­spearean
Theatre, and will hold Mr
Folger's famous collection of Shake-speareana
of more than 20,000 vol­umes.
Game Saturday Marks
Seventeenth Encounter
With Vanderbilt Teams
College Humor Begins
Prize-Winning Novel
The college novel which almost
won the Doubleday, Doran—College
Humor Campus Novel Prize begins in
the December issue of College
Humor. It is a Southern story full
of romance and humor and laziness,
"Culpeper the Indifferent" by Fran­cis
M. Cockrell III and J. H. Crock­ett.
A complete novelette about a
pair of young eyes, whose leading
character appears in the cover—the
last Coles Phillips cover in existence
—is "Baby be Good" by James As-well.
Eric Hatch shakes a reproving
finger and says "Don't Parade!", the
great American tendency. Two short
stories by authors well known: "Man
Crazy" by Brooke Hanlon and "The
Perfect Stranger" by Rebecca Hoop­er
Eastman. "And Our Own Album"
of humor in cartoon and satire by
Dr. Seuss, Garrett Price, S. J. Perel-man,
John Held, Jr., Jefferson Mach-amer,
etc., etc.
Chick Shiver Will
Go To Big Leagues
"Chick" Shiver, Ail-American e»d
at Georgia several years ago, is go­ing
up to the Detroit Tigers next
year. And according to Jake Atz,
"Ghick" will make the grade.
Shiver played with Beaumont last
year, along with Oscar "Dutch" Eck-hardt,
the University of Texas back
who ripped Tulane and Vandy to
pieces in 1923.
Many an All-American gridder has
gone to the big show and failed to
make the grade, though being a good
minor league performer. Notable ex­amples
are Glenn Killinger of Penn
State, - Larry Bettancourt of St.
By Curtis A. Gentry, Jr.
Once again will Dudley Stadium
ring with Auburn cheers as the tired
Tiger takes to the field against the
Vandy Commodores. It has been the
habit in the past for Auburn to come
out on the short end of the score,
but the old grid spectres will hold
their sides with laughter at the sur­prise
that will be meted out when
the final score is rung up. This will
make the seventeenth time covering
a period of thirty-six years that the
old Bengal has crept from its lair
to meet the Commodores. The re­sult
of these contests were:
Year Aub. Vandy
1893 30 10
1894 4 20
1895- 6 9
1905 0 54
1909 0 17
1912 7 7
1913 20 6
1914 0 0
1915 0 17
1916 9 20
1917 l .21 7
1919 6 7
1920 56 8
1924 0 13
1925 10 ' 9
1929 - _ 2 41
Due to complications the game
will not be broadcasted direct from
the field, but will be sent by tele­phonic
communication to station W.
A. P. I. W. M. Cambell will an­nounce
the game.
Spots On The Sun To
Predict Disturbances
Vallejo, Calif. —(IP)—That with­in
a decade scientists will be able to
predict serious weather disturbances
such as tornadoes and hurricanes, and
their resulting floods and destruction,
by means of a study of the spots on
the sun, is the belief of T. J. J. See,
U. S. Navy mathematics professor,
now retired.
Captain See declares that he has
definitely connected sun spots with
the Mississippi floods of 1927, and
with the drouth that burned up the
mid-west last summer.
Rapid increase in sun spots, he
says, cause a sudden chilling of the
Earth's upper atmosphere, and thus
prolonged rains and floods.
A similar decrease in the sun spots,
on the other hand, he says, cause the
Earth to be supplied with an excess
of heat, and a drouth is the natural
result.
Captain See is now at work at­tempting
to work out a proper ratio
of sun spots to weather conditions in
order that he may be able accurate­ly
to predict the weather by the sun.
Entire Iceland City to Receive
Heat from Natural Hot Springs
PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM
SPONSORED IN DELAWARE
With the objectives of "a progres­sive
program for the children in the
kindergarten and the first six grades
and activities broadening the loves of
young adults in the evenings", a
demonstration school, supported by
both the state and the local board of
education has been opened at Geor­getown,
Delaware. .
CLEVELAND HAS A BRONZE
BUST OF VERGIL; ITALY'S GIFT
Cleveland, O. —(IP)—A bronze
bust of Vergil, Italy's gift to its
children in this city, is being sent
here to be placed in the Italian Gar­den
at Rockefeller Park. The bust
was made in Italy. Its base is of
marble—a . part of the old Roman
Forum.
Reykjavik, Iceland—(IP)—A plan
to heat an entire city by piping wa­ter
from natural hot springs direct­ly
into radiators of public buildings
and homes was put in operation this
summer by this city, the capital of
Iceland.
For years farmers and housewives
have utilized the springs found in all
Now scientific methods have been
used to make the unused heat avail­able
for city use.
A pumping plant was built at Wash
Springs, two miles from here, and
three public buildings are being heat­ed
this winter, a national hospital,
a public school, and a public indoor
swimming pool.
It has been found that in the vi­cinity
of hot springs, hot water can
be drilled for just as oil is drilled
for, and that it can be piped with
little loss of heat in transit.
Mary's, Bruce Caldwell of Yale, and
Ken Strong, of N. Y. U.
Atz insists Shiver isn't going to
flop.
Incidently, Jake tells a good story
on "Chick", who has been scouting
the Tulane Greenies for the past
month, including Saturday's game
with Auburn.
"We had the Exporters beat 3 to
l*in the ninth," said Atz. "They
had a man on base and 'Chick' went
up to bat for the pitcher with two
men out.
"I yelled out to«him: "You know
what Tulane did to you last year.
Well, they're going to do it again.
And that pitcher's going to treat
you the same way. «
"By that time the piitcher had
thrown the ball. 'Chick' didn't have
time to answer me. But he belted
the ball right out of the ball park,
tieing the score. And they -beat us
out in the 11th.
"Shiver's a bad guy to kid with."
COMMON HOUSE FLY
PREFERS WHITE LIGHT
New York—(IP)—That the com­mon
house fly has a preference for
white light, and that he will not go
near a room where there is a yellow
light, has been discovered by scien­tists.
A firm of jam manufacturers in
England first noticed the fact when
they found that flies, attracted to a
room where jam was stored, stayed
outside the room in the corridors
when yellow panes were placed in
the room's windows, and that when
yellow glass was put in the corridors,
the flies left altogether.
When you a r e in Montgomery Stop and Eat a t t h e
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120 Montgomery St. Montgomery, Ala.
Boys! If you Eat
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Pressing
Shop
QUICK SERVICE
L
MEAT j
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-Phone 37-
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Electrical Supplies — Kitchen Utensils
We Appreciate Your Business
Our Prices are Reasonable
WRIGHT HARDWARE CO.
10 Room—capacity—HEATERS
5 Room—capacity—HEATERS
3 Room—capacity—HEATERS
$75.00
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$22.50
0PELIKA HARDWARE CO.
Bob's Special
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They are the Best!
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TOOMER'S
HERE IT I S !
The Barber Shop gives away every week four
jobs. Do you hold the "Lucky Numbers"?
You'll find the "Lucky Numbers" posted on mir­ror
in Barber Shop. Look at your receipt numbers
and see if you are LUCKY.
You get hair cuts in our shop for THIRTY
CENTS.
ALL IN A NUT SHELL
You get shoe shines in our shop for FIVE
CENTS.
You get in our Shoe Shop, the best service at the
best price. Bring to us your Shoe Repair Work.
PAIR A DICE INN gives you better service for
less. GOOD HOT DOGS and GOOD HAM­BURGERS
for FIVE CENTS. Ice Cream, Can­dies,
Cakes, Fresh Cold Milk, Cold- Drinks, Hot
Chocolate and Hot Coffee served with Whipped
Cream. The best hot coffee found any where in the
world, FIVE CENTS.
Last, but not least; we are at your service for
Dry Cleaning and Pressing. Local representatives
for SUNSHINE CLEANERS, who set the pace for
good work at the least possible cost. See us.
Don't forget us; Don't forget the place.
ii UNCLE BILLY'S"
THE SHOE SHOP—
THE BARBER SHOP-PAIR
A DICE INN
p. S. On account of business connections with Sunshine Cleaners, we offer to the trade in Auburn and
Opelika special prices on SHOE REPAIRING.
MEN'S WORK—HALF SOLES AND HEELS—complete job - - - $1.25
WOMEN'S WORK—HALF SOLES AND HEELS—complete job - - - $1.00
This price is good for either leather or rubber soles and either leather or rubber heels.
Thank you, "UNCLE BILLY'S".
SUNSHINE CLEANERS
Across street from campus—
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1930
Civic Clubs Endorse
Circulating Library
All the clubs of Auburn have in­dorsed
the movement to establish a
circulating library in Lee County, ac­cording
to Charles Edwards, chairr
man of a committee promoting the
movement.
Indorsement by the Woman's Club
of Auburn made it unanimous as all
other clubs had previously acted in
favor of the movement. Clubs co­operating
are the Parent-Teacher As­sociation,
the Business and Profes­sional
Women's Club, Daughters of
the American Revolution, United
Daughters of the American Revolu­tion,
United Daughters of the Con­federacy,
P. E. 0., Sewing Club,
Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions.
Every indorsement carries with it
a subtsantial contribution which will
be paid over a •period of five years.
Donations by the Auburn clubs for
the five-year period will amount to
between $2000 and $3000. The first
two years the aggregate contribution
will be over $500 per year.
In announcing indorsement of the
movement by the Woman's Club Mrs.
C. A. Basore, president, described the
county library movement as one of
the most worthwhile the club has
been called on to aid in many years.
She mentioned its value as an educa­tional
project and stressed the fact
that its service will be universal in
that it will provide every person in
the county with books to read.
Mr. Edwards said that possibilities
are bright for successful completion
in the near future of plans for rais­ing
funds to match the Rosenwald
appropriation of $27,000. When
KICK OF EXTRA POINT GIVES
A. & M. 7 TO 6 VICTORY OVER
AUBURN IN SATURDAY'S GAME
(Continued from page 1)
were rewarded with less than two
minutes to play.
Auburn held on, her 11-yard line
and Hitchcock ran it out to the 21-
yard stripe oh the next play. Shackle-ford
fumbled on an attempted line
plunge, however, and Horn recover­ed
for A. & M. Thompson got seven
at right end. Then Bridges, who had
relieved Herrington, slipped off right
tackle and headed for the goal line.
He crossed unmolested and Vande-vere
nonchalantly sent the ball sail­ing
between the uprights for the mar­gin
of victory.
Auburn attempted a flurry of
passes in the last few seconds but
the Maroons had six men pulled back
into the secondary and none of the
aerial tosses netted yardage of any
consequence.
A. & M. decidedly outplayed "the
Tigers in the second half and deser­ved
to win, making 10 first downs to
6 for Auburn and gaining 168 yards
to 141. Goussett, roving center for
the Maroons, tackled hard and often
seemed to be in every play. Her­rington
is one of the best running
backs that Auburn has been called
upon to stop this season and Bridges
is not far behind him.
The entire Auburn team played
good football in the first half but
this is done the county library will
be a reality.
The plan is to circulate books from
a central point to stations located in
communities of the county. A book
truck will be used.
No surer way of getting Thanksgiving
Turkey than letting your home folks ,
know you'll be there.
Send them a Thanksgiving Card today.
Tallies - Place Cards - Nut Cups
Burton's Bookstore
SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
Special Prices by Grocerymen
PECANS
WALNUTS
BRAZIL NUTS
LARGE
SIZE
LARGE
CALIFORNIA
WASHED
LARGE SIZE
PER LB. 35<
PER LB. 29c
LB, 24(
Fancy APPLES and ORANGES, all sizes
At Good Prices.
SPECIAL PRICES on all TOILET SOAP.
"Uneeda Bakers" Cakes and Cookies
in boxes or bulk.
DESSERT PEACHESSL,CED 1 £ , 15c
SLICED Q OZ. 1 AC
v CAN DESSERT PEACHES 10'
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SAVE A NICKEL ON A QUARTER
W. D. COPELAND, Owner AUBURN, ALA.
Clifton A. Jones
Come in and investigate our
table of
SPECIAL BARGAINS
Take advantage of these
week-end specials
and Save!
Women's Club Holds
Annual Bosses Night
The Auburn Business and Profes­sional
Women's Club held its an­nual
"Bosses Night" banquet Tues­day
evening in the dining- room of
Smith Hall with Mrs. A. F. Nickel
as toastmistress.
Numerous stunts, dance numbers,
and musical selections entertained the
guests. Not only bosses, but also
friends of club members and repre­sentatives
from other Auburn orga­nizations
were present.
Mrs. C. A. Basore repi^sented the
Auburn Woman's Club, Prof. H. D.
Jones the Rotary Club, the Rev. W.
B. Lee the Kiwanis Club, and Lt. C.
P. Townsley the Lions Club. These
representatives and Mayor W. D.
Copeland made short talks in which
they congratulated the Business and
Professional Women's Club on the
fine work it is doing for the better­ment
of Auburn and the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Mention was
made of the fact that the club re­cently
sponsored Education Week in
Auburn during which time many
speeches were made, news articles
written, and interest otherwise stim­ulated
in education.
Among the entertainment features
was a skit in which the business girl
of the past, present, and future was
depicted.
As another feature, Prof. B. L.
Shi, Mr. C. C. Brooks, and Dr. Henry
Good furnished music as an orches­tra
under the direction of Mr. S. S.
Toomer. They used miniature instru­ments
and the music proved very
humorous.
Dance number included tap danc­ing
by Billy Bickerstaff and an Irish
folk dance by Miss Nora Towles.
Mr. John Brigham sang two solos,
accompanied at the piano by Mr. Earl
Hazel.
Near the end of the banquet guests
were showered with balloons from
the balcony of the dining room.
Throughout the evening music was
furnished by a student orchestra.
ANOTHER WAR IN NEAR EAST
PREDICTED WITHIN A DECADE
London, Eng.— (IP)—That anoth­er
War will break out in the Near
East within a decade is the belief of
H. G. Wells, well-known English au­thor
and historian.
Speaking a.% a conference on "The
Strategy of Peace," Wells said:
"Now is the time for men and
women to organize and to tell their
governments that if the governments
want war, they can count them out."
Wells is not of the opinion that a
memory of the horrors of the last
war will influence people from en­tering
another one.
STUDENTS MAKE PLANTS
GROW UPSIDE DOWN
St. Louis—(IP)— Plant life was
peeded up and literally turned up­side
down in a small experimental
garden when student botanists here
made plants grow upside down and
mature in half the usual time.
By the aid of chemicals, ultra­violet
rays and other means the
plants were made to lose their sense
of gravity and sprout their roots
above the ground while others grew
during the night under the treatment
of the students.
Rude are the wils of princes: yea,
.Prevailing alway, seldom cros­sed,
On fitful winds their moods are
tossed;
'Tis best men tread the equal
way.—Euripedes.
weakened badly in the last two pe­riods.
Auburn—Egge, left end; Arthur,
left tackle; Burt, left guard; Captain
Harkins, center; Jones, right guard;
Prim, right tackle; Grant, right end;
Parker, quarterback; Hatfield, left
halfback; Hitchcock, right halfback;
Brown, fullback.
Mississippi A. & M.—Brooks, left
end; Caperton, left tackle; Matthews,
left guard; Gussett, center; Cox?
right guard; Lundy, right tackle;
Danner, right end; Bridges, quarter­back;
Thompson, left half; Culpep­per,
right half; Lenoir, fullback.
Score by quarters:
Auburn 6 0 0 0—6
Miss. A. & M. 0 0 0 7—7
Scoring touchdowns: Brown, (Au­burn),
Bridges (A&M); extra point,
Vandevere.
Officials: Referee, King (Centre);
Umpire, Moriarity (St. Mary's);
Head-linesman, Haxton (Ole Miss);
Field judge, Clarke, (Sewanee).
Auburn Lions Club
Plans Xmas Cheer
Project At Meeting
Plans for work on the annual
Christmas cheer project of the Au­burn
Lions Club were made at the
regular meeting of the club Tuesday
at noon in the Thomas Hotel.. The
club decided to cooperate with the
other clubs in Lee County in a coun­try-
wide campaign sponsored by the
Auburn Kiwanis Club in which all of
the civic clubs in the county are ex
pected to take an active part in con
tributing towards its success.
Lt. C. P. Townsley gave a brief
report of the work done by the Lions
Club last year and suggested that
all members of the club take part in
the project, both by meeting in a
group to gather, assort, and repair
toys, and by purchasing such articles
that are necessary to complete the
assortments in the Christmas cheer
packages. He told the club that the
plan would not only arouse the in­terest
of every member in the pro­ject,
but would also be a source of
much enjoyment to the individual
members of the club.
It was suggested that the club
ask for a definite territory in which
to confine their efforts to bring
Christmas cheer so that they might
make investigations in the territory,
and see that no needy family is neg­lected.
Lt. V. C. Finch made a very favor­able
report on work being done on
the Auburn-Opelika airport sponsored
by the Lions. He reported that 13
shares have been sold to members of
the club at $50 per share, making
the total amount subscribed more
than that of any other civic club aid­ing
in the project. He pointed out
the necessity for publicity of the
project, and urged that members
talk the project up as much as pos­sible.
The club was assured that articles
would be published in the Plainsman
and the Opelika Daily News explain­ing,
in detail, the plan of the pro­ject;
a summary of the work already
done; the utility of such an airport;
the location of the field; the terms
for the sale of stock in the enter­prise;
and the economic soundness of
the purchase of stock as an invest­ment.
The board of directors was author­ized
to purchase a share of stock for
the. Auburn club.
Lt. Townsley was appointed by the
president to represent the club at a
meeting of the Auburn Business and
Professional Women's club held last
night. .
As a conclusion to the program,
the president urged faculty members
of the club to aid in making the fac­ulty
dance to be staged at the Opelika
Country Club Saturday night the
biggest and best of the year. He
announced that "peppy" music furn­ished
by the Auburn Knights and
fair weather should attract a large
crowd to the affair.
AIEE DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR MEET IN LOUISVILLE
(Continued from page 1)
stitute to be formed. It was chart­ered
in 1911, nineteen years after
the introduction of the eelctrical en­gineering
course here, and a large
percentage of students have contin­ued
their membership from that
time down to the present.
Thrift Books will not he good for
the Auburn-Opelika High School
game Friday evening.
Tiger Theatre
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19
NORMA TALMADGE
—In—
"DuBarry, Woman
Of Passion"
— W i t h—
Conrad Nagel - W i l l i am Farnum
ALSO SELECTED SHORT
SUBJECTS
THURSDAY, Nov. 20
"A Lady
Surrenders"
—With—
Conrad Nagel - G e n e v i v e Tobin
Rose Hobart - Basil Rathbone
Carmel Myers
ALSO SELECTED SHORT
SUBJECTS
FRIDAY, Nov. 21
"The Gorilla"
— W i t h—
Lila Lee, Joe Frisco, Harry
Gribbon, Walter Pidgeon
ALSO SELECTED SHORT
SUBJECTS
Mumps Take Prim
From Tiger's Ranks
By Elmer G. Salter
With only two more games to be
played before the curtain is lowered
on Auburn's 1930 football campaign,
fate again tseps in and robs Chet
Wynne of another first-string varsity
performer.
Hannis Prim, who has started
every game at right tackle this sea­son
except the Florida game, and the
Wofford tilt, has mumps and will be
unable to play any more this year.
This is the second case of mumps
to arrive in the Tigers lain during the
1930 season. James Bush, regular
guard, who was the best defensive
lineman on the team, was the first
to leave the team because of this
ailment. Bush was rendered hors de
combat after the Wofford encounter.
The jinx has followed Ch?t Wynne
and his Tigers since the first of the
season. Auburn has been hit harder
this year than any other team in the
Southern Conference, Tennessee in­cluded.
The players who have been
lost this year are: Howard Chappelle,
Leo Young, Will Bassett, James
Bush, Commodore Wood and Hannis
Prim. Chapelle, Young and Bush
are letter men: Wood and Prim,
regular sophomores, and Bassett was
o.ne of the leading sophomores on
the team, who was rapidly gaining
necessary experience as a reserve
since Lindley Hatfield and Jimmie
Hitchcock weer playing good ball in
the rear works.
The injury jinx has not only trail­ed
the Plainsmen this year, but when
fate wanted a player on his list, it
was a regular who was taken. Prim,
Wood and Bush were all in their
prime and were outstanding when
added to the hospital list for the
year. Tough break for Wynne and
his able assitsants, Earl McFaden and
Roger Kiley, but they will have to
take it on the chin and do the best
they can. What makes it worse is
that only Bassett was lost because of
an injury received on the football
field.
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Princeton, N. J.— (IP)—With the
installation by the Princeton Univer­sity
Press of a linotype machine com­pletely
equipped for printing Arabic
characters, work is in progress here
on the publication of the first series
of Oriental texts to be printed in
Arabic here.
Faculty Dance Plans
Are Being Completed
Plans for the faculty Thanksgiv­ing
dance, Saturday, November 22,
have almost been completed, accord­ing
to Charles Edwards, president of
the faculty dance club.
The dance will be held in the Ope­lika
Country Club. Music .will be
furnished by the "Auburn Knights"
orchestra, composed of 10 pieces.
Tables for bridge have been pro­vided,
as it is expected that some
members of the faculty will want to
be present but may not care to par­ticipate
in the dancing. Invitations
have been mailed to members of the
faculty and also to townspeople of_
Auburn and Opelika.
Mr. Edwards said that tremendous
interest has been shown in this dance
and that he expects it to be the best
ever attended by the Auburn faculty.
Thrift Books will not be good for
the Auburn-Opelika High School
game Friday evening.
Always Ready to Give You the Best of Service
TOOMER'S HARDWARE
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
~ 4
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AUBURN CAFE
SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER
Shrimp Cocktail
Cream of Turkey Soup
Roast Turkey with Oyster Dressing
Apple Fritters with Cranberry Sauce
Whipped Potatoes
Cauliflowers in Cream
Salad—Lettuce and Tomatoes with French Dressing
Dessert—Ambrosia Fruit Salad
Drinks—Coffee or Milk
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