1933-02-01 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LVI AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 1933 NUMBER 33
NEW THEORY CONCERNING
PLACING OF RADIOACTIVE
REMENTS ADVANCED HERE
LEGISLATURE SITS
IN JOINT SESSION
TO HEAR MILLER
Prof. Edna R. Bishop Works
Out N e w Radioactive Theory
in Research Laboratories
USES ALLISON METHOD
Details of Experimental Work
i s Published in Current Issue
of Physical Review
THEORY IS NEW
Places Isotopes of 12 Radioactive
Elements in Four Groups, AH
Originating in Uranium Isotope
From the laboratories of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute comes an
announcement that revises and ex­pands
the scientific conception of ra­dioactivity.
This more comprehen­sive
theory places the 12 radioactive
elements in four "families", each of
which has its origin in a different
isotope of uranium. Previous know­ledge
recognized only three such
"families".
The Auburn theory, advanced by
Miss Edna R. Bishop, associate pro
fessor of home economics research
with the Alabama Experiment Sta
tion, together with, other reports of
experimental evidence on which it is
based appears in five papers in the
current issue of Physical Review, of
ficial publication of the American
Physical Society. The papers report
Miss Bishop's research and also in
vestigations by Dr. Fred Allison and
Prof. Roy Goslin of the Auburn phys
ics department, with Miss Margaret
Lawrenz, former student, and C. B
Dollins, graduate student, serving as
junior authors of two of the reports
This work indicates that uranium
thorium, and thallium exist in eight
isotopic forms, with radium showing
four; bismuth, 14; and lead, 16. All
isotopic forms of an element are said
to possess identical chemical proper
ties but have different nuclear struc
tures, as indicated by their different
atomic weights or different types of
radio activity. Previous methods
have been unable to detect most of
these isotopes. Great sensitivity of
the Allison magneto-otpic method has
made this work possible.
In addition to these elements, pro
toactinium, actinium, viginium, ra­don,
alabamine, and polonium are also
radioactive. These radioactive ele
ments are peculiar in that they con
stantly give off radiations and under­go
transmutation into new elements
—perpetually evolving from uranium
into leads.
This property was first discovered
in uranium by Henri Becquerel,
French scientist, in 1896. Two years
later, Madam Curie discovered the
elements polonium and radium and
found that they also possessed radio
active properties. Later, other sci­entists
have added to the list of radio­active
elements and gradually evolved
theories to explain their inter-rela-
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POLO TEAM DEFEATED
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Unable to cope with the fine hit­ting
of the team from Maxwell Field,
the Auburn Polo team was defeated
Saturday afternoon. Getting off to
a flying start with three goals in the
first period and one in the two fol­lowing,
the opposing team was held
scoreless for the last three chuckers
The Auburn squad was never able to
score even though their defensive
playing tied up,the Montgomery team
;for three periods.
Playing for Auburn were: Bo Fin-cher,
No. 1; L. M. Jones, No. 2; Oel
-Johnson, No. 3; Jim Suydam,. No. 4.
Substitutes were: W. 0. Johnson and
E. Rouse No. 2; J. Morrel No. 3 and
Jim Wood No. 4.
The Maxwell Field Flyers were:
Captain Fleming No. 2, who scored
two goals; Lt. Vance, No. 3; Lt. Han­sel,
No. 2, and Captain Wood, No. 1,
who each scored one goal each. There
were no substitutes.
Speaks Tonight
Dr. A. L. Suhrie, of New York
University, noted lecturer, and
educator.
AUBURN PROFESSOR
INVENTS MACHINE
Sahag Invents Photographic
Exposure Meter, Consisting
of Series of Graduated Disc
FOUND EFFECTIVE
To Be Manufactured by Burke
and James Co. a nd Placed on
Market in Near Future
Professor Sahag, of the engineer­ing
department, has invented a photo
graphic exposure meter, consisting of
a series of graduated discs set on
top of each other. The meter is set
according to the following: object to
be photographed, bright, clear, or
hazy day, month of year and hour of
the day and the type of camera
(focal or other type shutter). When
this data is properly set on the discs,
it will show the most desirable speed
for any shutter opening on any cam­era.
The meter is made to vary the
time of the exposure according to the
type of film used, because the high
speed plenarchrome and verichrome
films do not require an exposure as
long as the ordinary film.
NEW STUDENTS ASKED
PAY FEE FOR ANNUAL
Students now in college but who
did not. attend the first semester are
asked to pay $1.80 to Frank Hardy,
business manager, or J. B. Garmany,
Glomerata editor, before the end of
this week, in case they want a copy
of this year's annual.
Since the Glomerata will go to
press early this year it is necessary
that the staff have the names and
remittances not later than Saturday
from students not in college both se­mesters.
It was explained that no extra
copies of the book would be purchas­ed
by the staff this year.
W. A. Benson of the Benson Print­ing
Company, Nashville, Tenn., was
in Auburn this week attending to
final details concerning the press
work on the annual. Covers are to
be ordered next week and it is es­sential
that the staff know exactly
the number to order. Copies will be
bought for all students in college
both semesters and for those attend­ing
only one semester provided the
$1.80 is paid this week..
JONES TO OFFER
NEW COURSE HERE
A new course is being offered this
semester by Prof. Dan T. Jones of the
industrial engineering department,
dealing with plant construction prob­lems
and a consideration of the engi­neer's
personal relations with those
with whom he comes in contact on
construction projects. The latter
phase is termed "human engineering."
.The course is listed as Seminar 418
and carries one hour credit.
Law-makers Convene for Sec­ond
Time in Extra Session
during Miller Administration
SESSION IMPORTANT
Job of Providing Additional
Revenue to Pay the Current
State Debts Up
DEBTS MOUNTING
Governor Favors Income Tax as
Means of Securing Needed Money
Immediately •— -
By Neil O. Davis
For the second time within six
months, the Legislature of Alabama
met in extraordinary session at the
state capitohin Montgomery yester­day.
The House of Representatives
and the Senate convened at eleven
minutes after twelve and immediately
set about the task of organization
for what will probably be one of the
most important sessions of an Ala­bama
Legislature.
At a quarter to one a committee
from the House appointed by Speak­er
Alfred Tunstall went across the
Hall separating the two houses and
informed the Senate that the House
was ready to receive them for the
purpose of hearing the address to
the Legislature by Governor B. M.
Miller. Shortly afterwards the com­mittee
escorted the Governor to the
Speakers' stand in the House. Lieu­tenant
Governor Hugh D. Merrill in­troduced
the speaker.
Governor Miller, began his speech
by stating that "an extraordinary sit­uation
exists in Alabama which re­quires
me to call you (Legislature)
together". According to the Execu­tive,
the situation referred to is the
$20,000,000 current debt which the-
State owes. He stated that over
$15,000,000 of this amount was owed
to the Educational Department. The
fact that schools all over the State
were closing and that money to keep
them open could not be obtained out
of. the present revenue was empha­sized
during the address. He said
that the voters repudiated the State
debts at the polls November 8. The
Legislators were reminded that they
did not see the wisdom of the Budget
Bill until after it had been killed in a
committee and then they introduced
the Bill again and passed it. He said
that the voters should have another
chance to ratify an Income Tax and
Bond Issue Amendment and that he
was hopeful that they would be given
the opportunity.
In accounting for the large cur­rent
debt of Alabama, His Excellen­cy
told the lawmakers that the debts
had been increasing for years be­cause
appropriations had exceeded
the revenue. Many people and or­ganizations
have challenged the state­ment
that Alabama owed such a large
amount and the Governor explained
that according to surveys made by
the Brookings Institute, Chief Ex­aminer
of Accounts, F. Hopkinson
Smith and Comptroller Hard, the
amount was equal to this figure. He
also accounted for the debts by say­ing
that Alabama had no adequate
budget until the Fletcher Bill, which
was passed during the last regular
session of the Legislature went into
effect. Many college and other school
buildings were built during the
Graves administration and no money
was available to pay for them, ac­cording
to the Governor. He gave
all of these conditions which, along
with a decrease in revenue caused by
the present depression made the in­debtedness
so much, as reasons for
the financial status of-the State to­day.
In enumerating the amounts owed
to different departments of the State
government, Governor Miller said
that a little over $1,577,000 was
owing to the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute and that this money must
be paid the school. He praised the
teachers of the colleges and secon­dary
schools of the State for their
loyal support and urged the Legisla-
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HOUSE APPROVES
BILL TO CURTAIL
R.O.T.C. FINANCES
Measure Will Provide $276,-
000,000 for War Department
Military Activities
C. M. T. C. RESTORED
E i g h t ' Million Dollars More
than Budget Estimate Ap­propriated
National Guard
R. O. T. C. CURTAILED
Wilmore Writes to Congressman Hill
Expressing Views of Military Of
ficers Here
The House of Representatives on
Tuesday, January 24, passed the War
Department 1934 Appropriation Bill
(H. R. 14199) after seven days of
intermittent debate.
'The Bill, as passed by the House,
provides $276,000,000 for-War De­partment
Military activities. The
Citizens Military Training Camps,
with provisions for 37,500 trainees
was restored, additional funds were
provided for the training of Reserve
Officers, eight million dollars" more
than the Budget estimate was appro­priated
for the National Guard funds,
and some seven hundred thousand
dollars was curtailed from the R. O.
T. C. appropriation.
Writing to Congressman Lister Hill,
Dean John J. Wilmore, chairman of
the Administrative Committee, ex­pressed
the views of the military au­thorities
here on the bills, stating:
"It is our understanding that the
commutation of rations paid to ad­vanced
course students at college is
to be reduced from thirty cents per
day to twenty-five cents." This would
place it below the allowance for ra­tions
for the Regular Army today,
29.7 cents.
"As to appropriation for clothing,
this institution receives an allowance
for the purchase of a distinctive uni­form
and any reduction therein
would adversely affect its quality, or
involve a charge against the individ­ual
student, who is already experi­encing
difficulty in financing his col­lege
career.
,". . . . we were not so concerned
with reduction of R. O. T. C. sum­mer
training from forty-two to thirty
days, and the reduction of subsist­ence
allowance in camp from fifty-nine
cents to -fifty cents, as we were
in other matters. The latter is thor­oughly
justified at this time, and the
former, although it is believed it will
seriously affect the most efficient
training, may also be considered just­ified
at such a time as this, provided
it is to be regarded as only a tempo­rary
measure and not a policy in Na­tional
Defense which, as such, would
seem to belong outside the province
of an appropriation measure.
"Another matter affecting Regular
Army personnel directly, affects us
indirectly most vitally, in that the
final result is apt to witness a lower­ing
of morale and an inferior grade
of such personnel in years to come.
I have reference to the following two
amendments:
One, offered by Mr. Taber, of
New York, providing that no
service prior to the date of the
commission of an officer shall be
taken into consideration in fix­ing
the amount of his pay, and
the other, offered by Mr. Con-nery,
of Massachusetts, requir­ing
that the retired pay of an
officer having an income of more
than $3,000 be discontinued.
.. . . Regular Army officers feel
that these amendments involve breach
of at least implicit contract upon the
part of the Federal Government.
They point out that if such amend­ments,
so vitally affecting their exist­ence,
can be so incorporated in an
appropriation act, it renders their
status most insecure and indefinite
from year to year. They express
themselves as feeling that under
such conditions of uncertainty as to
their status they cannot, in justice to
the individual, urge upon desirable
young men to pursue the profession
of arms. . . ."
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WESLEY FINDLAY WINS O.D.K. CAKE RACE
SETTING NEW RECORD; SIGMA NU'S GET
COUNCIL CUP OUTPACING OTHER GREEKS
With The Arrival Of Five Hundred Dollars In Script
Opelika Adopts Iowan's Plan To Relieve Unemployment
With the arrival of five hundred dollars in script, Opelika will adopt
the recently introduced plan to aid in combating unemployment. This
plan, the idea of an Iowan, is finding favor in Roanoke, Dothan and a
number of Alabama towns.
In Opelika, the script will be issued in denominations of one dollar
and will be used to employ members of needy families to work for the
city. Each dollar in script will be accepted for that much in trade by
Opelika merchants, after a three cent stamp issued by the city has been
affixed. The merchant, in turn, will buy a stamp from the city, stick
it onto the script, and use the script for its face value of one dollar.
After thirty-six such stamps have been attached, the script will be re­deemed
by the city for one dollar. The extra eight cents pays for
' printing and distribution.
By this method, each script dollar will exchange hands thirty^six
times, thereby creating eighteen thousand dollars worth of business
before January, 1935, when all script will be redeemed.
The city has agreed to accept the script in payment on light and
water bills to the amount of five dollars.
Mayor Dickinson says, "The success of the script plan depends
upon the cooperation of ajl Opelika merchants."
S. A. E. Freshman Sets New
Record of 14:58,. Beating
Pihl's Mark of 15:05
250 PARTICIPATE
Sigma Nu's P r e s s e d by A. T.
O.'s and K. A.'s Who Finish­ed
First, Second Respectively
RACE IS ANNUAL AFFAIR
PING-PONG TOURNEY
TO BEGIN THURSDAY
Entrants Must Report to L. H.
Clark in Y.M.C.A. Office 10
Minutes Prior to Matches
MUST ABIDE BY RULES
Widespread Interest in Affair
i s Manifested; Large Num­ber
of Spectators Expected
That the first round of play in the
Ping Pong tournament being spon­sored
by the Y? M. C. A. wifl begin
Thursday morning," February 2n4, ^as
been announced by L. H. Clark,
chairman of the committee in charge
of the affair.
All entrants must report to Clark
in the«Y. M. C. A. office at least ten
minutes prior to the time at which
their match is scheduled and failure
to report in time to play will con­stitute
a forfeit of the match. Con­testants
are expected to adhere
strictly to the rules of play and to
abide by all decisions of the referee.
The contestant winning the first two
out of three games will be declared
the winner in all first round matches.
Due to the fact that widespread
interest has been shown in the tourna
ment, a large number of spectators
are expected. Spectators are asked
to be as quiet as possible and to re­main
well clear of the tables on which
matches are being played.
Matches -for the first round are
scheduled as follows:
Thursday, Feb. 2—11:15 A. M.
Morris Miller vs. Phillip Gilchrist.
Hardie Deer vs. A. R. Williams.
Harold Ticker vs. Claude S. Prit-chett,
Thursday, Feb. 2 4 P. M.
Bill McTyeire vs. Norman Walkley.
Robert P. Greer vs. Cyril Williams.
Jack F. Cardinal vs."Howard Do-
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TWO FROSH AFTER
CABINET POSITION
Harry L. Hooper, of Selma, and
Bill McTyeire, of Birming­ham,
Candidates for Cabinet
INTEREST KEEN
Election t o B e Held Tomorrow;
Polls Will be Open from 8
A. M. to 5 P. M.
POST OFFICE CORNER
STONE BE LAID SOON
With the half-way mark in sight
on the construction of Auburn's new
$90,000 post office building, Post
Master L. A. Knapp announces that
fitting ceremonies for the cornerstone
unveiling will be held in the early
spring.
It is expected by Major H.-G. Lit­tle,
U. S. construction engineer in
charge, that the building will be com­pleted
by July 15. Construction is
well ahead of schedule, 42 per cent
of the work having been finished on
the first of this month. A portion of
the 'grading is now being done on the
grounds. All brick work on the out­side
walls has been done and the roof
will be completed early in March.
Cost of the building includes $64,-
000 in the original contract, $15,000
for lock boxes, $8,000 in furniture
and fixtures, $1,600 for safes, and
$5,000 additional cost for the sub­stitution
of Tennessee Cedar marble
for the oak paneling originally plan­ned
for the lobby..
Two freshmen, Harry L. Hooper
and W. W. (Bill) McTyeire, have an­nounced
their candidacies for the po­sition-
nf -freshman repres<?nt».tive..in
the Executive Cabinet.
The election is to be held tomor­row,
the polls to be open from eight
in the morning until five in the after­noon.
Hooper comes from Selma and is
registered in the Business Admini­stration
course, while McTyeire is a
Birmian, taking the Aeronautical En­gineering
course.
Considerable interest has been
taken by the freshmen in campus pol­itics
this year, and a large number
are expected to go to the polls to­morrow.
Crowd of Four Hundred Witness
Event in Slow Drizzle of Rain;
Part of Course Slippery with Mud
CUB PACK NUMBER TWO
IS AWARDED CHARTER
A charter was- presented to Au­burn
Cub Pack No. 2, junior boy
scout organization, at a court of hon­or
program held last week at the lo­cal
high school by Prof. P. P. Powell,
and eight Cubs were promoted to
the Wolf Rank following successful
passing of theTiecessary tests.
Cubs who received the promotion
are Rene Bidez, Harry Isbell, John
Bruce Martin, David Ott, Albert
Paul Rauber, John Scott, J. B. Wil­son,'
and Shelton Toomer.
Fifteen scouts from Troop 7 pas­sed
the examinations for various mer­it
badges which were.also presented
by the court of honor composed of
Prof. J. A. Parrish, Prof. A. L. Thom­as,
Dr. B. R. Showalter, Rev. S. B.
Hay, and Capt. E. S. Ott.
Over fifty visitors and parents were
present and refreshments were ser­ved
by mothers of the Cubs.
From the Cub Pack of 24 mem­bers,
which is headed by W. H. Fran­cis,
cub master, four members have
been graduated recently into the
scout organization. The Cubs hold
regular meetings on Wednesday af^
ternoons at 3:30 and a number are
reporting each Friday evening for
study and examination on promotion
tests under Mr. Francis. The Cubs
will witness a moving picture on the
subject of personal hygiene and
health next Friday which has been
arranged by-Executive J. J. Sigwald,
scout executive for the central Ala­bama
Area Council.
NOTICE!
There will be a meeting of the rep-ortorial
staff of the Plainsman Thurs­day
afternoon at one o'clock at the
office on Magnolia Avenue.
Coming into the home-stretch by
a two hundred and fifty yard lead,
W. L. Findlay set a new record of
14:58 in the annual Omicron Delta
Kappa Cake Race. His time was
seven seconds better than the exist­ing
record set by Carl Pihl last year.
Fraternity honors went to the
Sigma Nu's, their score being 61. The
Alpha Tau Omega freshmen came in
second with a total score of 77. Next
were the K. A.'s who rang up a score
of 93 points.
J. C. Whatley, Ed Powers and W.
Emrey came in second, third and
fourth respectively and finished in a
group. -
The twenty-five Freshmen who
won ' cakes are: Wesley Findlay, J.
C. Whatley, Ed Powers, W. G. Emry,
McKenzie, R. W. Steele, Leslie Ter­rell,
D. C. Wallace, • Joe Whiteside,
Robert Jones, Albert Blomquist, Rex
Godwin, Jack Lanier, Walter Byrd,
H. D. Smith, L. R. Martin, W. F.
Thomas, Wallace Shelby, J. W. Gul-
Iatt<?;.Sam WaU.._W..C,-T-hGnas, W.
B. Thomas, George Robertson, Nor­man
Walkley, George McCutchen.
The Omicron Delta Kappa Cake
Race has been an outstanding athletic
event on the Auburn campus for the
past four years and a great amount
of interest was shown by the fresh­men
this year. Several fraternities
had been putting their pledges
through various forms of training
for the event and competition was
keen over the "fraternity" cup,.
Carl Pihl won the race last year,
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity the cup.
#
At three-thirty, over three hundred
Freshmen met on the "Rat" football
field, where they were issued identi­fication
tags by members of Omicron
Delta Kappa. Of the three hundred
starters, over two hundred crossed
the finish line. About three hundred
spectators were on hand for the start
of the race, and probably one thous­and
more lined the course throughout
the three miles.
Cakes were presented to the first
twenty-five "Rats" to finish, in the
gymnasium following the race, by
Misses' Lily Barnes Cherry and Nora
Towles. The loving cup awarded the
winning fraternity will be presented
at a later date.
The Cake^Race is an annual affair
which is sponsored by the" Omega
circle of Omicron Delta Kappa. This
affair was started in 1929, and it has
been held each year since that time.
Omicron Delta Kappa also sponsors
a number of other outstanding cam­pus
affairs each year.
PROFESSOR BURKE TO
ATTEND DAIRY MEET
Prof. A. D. Burke, head of the Au­burn
dairy department, will attend
the meeting of the Southern Dairy
Science Association, held in connec­tion
with that of the Association of
Southern Agricultural Workers in
New Orleans on February 1-3. At
the meeting he will discuss some new
suggestions on the manufacture of
chocolate ice cream.
From New Orleans, Professor
Burke will go to College Station, Tex­as,
where he will take an important
part on the ,program of the short
course in dairy manufacturing in ses­sion
at Texas A. & M. college on
February 6 to 9. He will lead dis­cussions
and demonstrations on test­ing
milk and cream, butter judging,
and ice cream scoring.
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WITH FEET OF CLAY?
And so another of our gods has fallen;
our idol, divested of its gaudy trappings,
has been shown to have feet of clay, and
now the multitude looks upon it with scorn.
Technocracy has been repudiated by its
original sponsors. This doctrine, religion,
economic theory, or'fad, call it. what you
will, joins the ranks of Mah Johng, mini-'
ature golf, and Eugenie hat's as another of
the numerous ideas that have with amaz­ing
suddenness captivated' the American
mind, and as suddenly died out. This time,
however, we must confess that we feel a
slight sense of bereavement. The Plains-
- man has not looked upon Technocracy with
the same spirit of lofty cynicism, and gentle
raillery as it has upon so many of the other
fancies of the moment. We felt that some­where
in the'maze" of statistics and general­izations
that were included in the theory of
Technocracy, there was the germ of an in­telligent
approach to the solution of -the
economic problems of today. But the sav­ants
at Columbia University have announ­ced
that the school has withdrawn its sup­port
from Howard Scott and his band of
statistic-gleaners; and so Technocracy and
its high priest have fallen. Again we mere
college lads have been disillusioned.
Certainly there were many undesirable
and objectionable features to the doctrine
of Technocracy. Few of the leading econo­mists
of the country Jent their whole-heart­ed
support to it. On the contrary,# the the­ory
was bitterly attacked and ridiculed.
Its flaws were pointed out and magnified,
and its good points were rarely admitted.
Howard Scott, its promulgator, was held
up as an unknown who wished to gain no­toriety
by the use of catch-words and pretty
pnrases which would draw the attention of
the public. Yet, for the space of a few
months, the theory was hailed on all sides
as a means of deliverance from the present
deplorable conditions, and Mr. Scott was
likened unto him whose voice cried in the
wilderness. Technocracy had caught the
popular imagination. Few people claimed
to understand it completely, but many found
in it a new hope. Pure socialism was ab­horrent
to many, but they were- willing to
accept the socialistic teachings of Techno­cracy.
It is difficult to understand how any
new theory, no matter how^ radical and
startling in its concept, which had gained
the popularity of Technocracy, could suffer
such a complete downfall in so short a time.
Perhaps its supporters were mere fair-weather
friends, who were willing to ac­claim
the new doctrine as long as greater
minds than theirs did likewise, but who
hastily withdrew their support when it be­came
evident that the theory would soon
have to stand on its own merits alone.
Whatever the cause may be, it seems that
Technocracy, as it has been known in the
past few months, is a thing of the past.
The Plainsman does not rejoice to see
Technocracy go. We may be accused of
radicalism, yet we advocate a change of the
present economic system to some form of
socialism. Technocracy seemed to offer the
best theoretical plan presented so far. We
were not so naive as to believe that it would
be accepted at once and put into effect im­mediately.
We did hope, however, that it
would furnish a starting point from which
some definite progress could be made. But
our fond dreams have been shattered. We
must wait for the advent of some new
prophet whose teachings will be more ac­ceptable
than those of Mr. Scott. Until
then we will secretly hold to some of the
tenets of Technocracy and patiently wait
to see them put into effect.
MATURE MEN
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, chancellor-elect
of New York University recently made
the statement that the functions of a uni­versity
should be directed "to help people
to be the Sort who can keep on growing with
their world."
It is quite apparent that we have per­mitted
our world to grow beyond ourselves;
under our present social, moral, and educa­tional
standards we are not a t home in our
over-developed civilization. We have reach­ed
a point of educational fixity, but this
point is far behind the development of the
world. An educated man is at peace with
his environment; placidity is certainly not
the earmark of twentieth-century America.
Our governmental and economic leaders
are like men groping in the dark; they have
builded something which they cannot con­trol,
which has turned on them with merci­less
power. .;
The present decade is one of readjust­ment,
of instability. How long it will take
the American people to catch up with their
civilization no one knows. We are wholly
out of balance. Our machines have "out­grown
our population; hence millions of us
are without wherewithal to live. We are
still class-conscious; but our machine age is
fast reducing men to a common level, a sit­uation
which we will not accept because it
is called Socialism.
Thus we see our civilization calling for a
condition of harmony; we ignore its de­mands
and chaos is the result. Machinery
would have uniformity;, but we are lop-sid­ed
in our educational, moral, and social
lives. We over-specialize .in education:
this leads to a host of widely divergent
moral and social standards. It makes us
narrow-minded. We are not yet capable of
a cosmic point of view, a necessary factor if
we would be at peace with our world. We
cling to our preconceived ideas, unable to
array facts in their order and to treat them
in an objective manner. We insist on build­ing
a uniform civilization based purely on
facts but refuse to adjust our standards of
living thereto.
We may well say then, that the need of
the hour is mature men, men who hold to
certain irrefutable fundamentals, but who
are growing with the world, who can adjust
themselves to new situations in their emo­tional,
moral, and social lives with.a mini­mum
effort: _. i.- .... — . •
AUBURN'S TECHNOLOGISTS
Too much commendation cannot be given
Auburn's scientists for their achievements
of the past several years". With new dis­coveries
in technological fields being made
each year in the laboratories of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, our institution
is rising to a position of some importance
as a center of scientific research. Inven­tions
and discoveries in physical sciences
made here are witnesses of the worth of the
school.
Outsiders, who hear of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute will in the future think of
the names which are now making history
here, Allison, Bishop, Dunstan, Sahag, Em-mel,
and others. -
Letters to the Editor
271* South Gay,
Auburn, Alabama,
"""" January 28, 1933.
Editor, "The Plainsman",
Auburn, Alabama,
Dear Sir:
I do not think that the writer of the edi­torial
in Wednesday's paper, "No Connec­tions",
is fully justified in evading the ac­cusations
of the editor of the "Times".
Especially when it is printed on the page
that bears examples of what the editor was
talking about. The "Plainsman" and the
"Auburn Engineer", although not as bad
as the "Cajoler", are not lily white them­selves.
"Auburn Footprints" is well named,
but why not leave out the footprints of the
"black sheep". There is nothing funny
about that filth. Why can't we have clean
jokes that are jokes, and a paper that we
will not be ashamed to show to our parents?
If some must have that sort of thing, let
them read the "Cajoler" and "Ballyhoo" or
go to the average picture show. Bvft for
the rest of us, I believe that I speak for the
majority, give us clean jokes. Most of us
came to Auburn for an education, and, ac­cording
to Ruskin, "Education is .leading
human souls to what is best, and making
what is best out of them." I am afraid
these "jokes" are hardly in sympathy with
what Auburn should stand for.
Sincerely yours,
(Just A. Rat.)
TO MR. "JUST A. RAT":
Sir, your most humble, most obedient ser­vant.
In shame we regret and deplore
whatever naughty thoughts our poor little
Footprints may have stimulated in your
obviously tender mind.
Thunderations
By Gum
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. •
* * » »
THANKS FOR the letter. Here you
go.
Dear "Gum;':
I, unfortunately, belong to the co-ed"
group, and, therefore lack sufficient intelli­gence
to appreciate any thing deeper than
an EJinor Glyn, or an Ursula Parrot novel.
. . . If you don't mind, I should like to
attempt an answer to your recent plea for
an intelligent "co-ed". You say that no
such animal exists (at least not in "The
Fairest Village of the Plains"). Are you
positive that, there are none? What proof
have you? Because in our conversations
we never employ more ftian two syllable
words, do you think we don't know any? If
your conclusions are based on this point, I'm
afraid they are not exactly true. Why?
Because a "co-ed" has discovered that the
average college man reaches hurridly for
his hat if she begins a discourse that re­quires
any thought on the part of the male.
So you see it isn't really our fault after
all. Since our existance requires the At­tentions
of the exacting male; we must en­deavour
to attract, and be attractive to
him on all occasions. 'Though we pretend
to be "dumb", and look askance at the men­tion
of a big word, we know better.
Could I admit understanding the altru­istic
theory? Heavens, no! I like a date
occasionally . . . .
Just an unintelligent "co-ed"
* * * *
First of all please again accept my
thanks. You cheer me with the deleted
parts of the letter. r -
Now . . . You are wrong, of course. You
assume all boys want ydu to be two sylla­ble.
That is not true. All co-eds are
leery of big amful words; you say so. Stop
it. Be different. Just how much do boys
mean to you anyway? Do you appreciate
a man -who wants and expects you to be
dumb? Do you say, "Yes Sir", and play,
"Sit up doggy" just to please him? Allah
save you if such be the case. Tell him to
go love a dairy where calves say, "Maa",
which is a one syllable 'word. Go on and
read your altruistic theory and laugh at
the dumbness of people. f
And three don'ts: Don't continually ask
boys for cigarel'lea, and 'iry lu -piay-ba-c
bleery Betty. You are transparent. We
can tell how moral you are just as tho you
had a sign hung, on your dress.
Don't use the time battered rule of try­ing
to make a bby talk about himself. You
will be bored stiff. Don't be afraid of si­lence.
A lot can be gained by gazing into
a fire amid silence while smoke curls and
coals glow.
Don't try to fool a boy. You might find
yourself left, a fool. » «
For "further information write for my
bulletin, 49, entitled, "What Every Co-ed
Should Know.
Please don't let me matter. My green
spots before brown eyes are a triflle, and a
bit on the leeward of worse tonight.
Ballyhoo has a funny good criticism of
Hemmingway this issue. They decry his
user of foul words to put his books over. Add
to the clamor, my decry. The man is a
dirty minded writer of good books. Movies
are censored. The radio is censored, but,
it appears, a man may write what he damn
pleases.
I hear the college intends to publish the
names of those students caught cheating,
the students sent home in disgrace. I hope
not;. May it be something one hears in a
burst of gossip. Before publishing such a
list the college would do well to add more
names to the list.
I have heard several students criticise a
certain professor for permitting book-open
cheating by the privileged group on the
campus, while he flunked other Students who
were more honest. Of course, such students
must pass their work, but such lousy deal­ing
makes me fidgit. Studying will hurt
no man. Drug store cow-boying helps no
man.
* * * *
Don't you wish that, like me, your favo­rite
song was, "Dancing On the Ceiling?"
Then you could half-asleep watch Lupe Ve-lez
do her wiggle, hip jiggle shake on the
underside of the attic.
Did you ever eat, a piece of candy with
one hand, smoke a cigarette with your left
hand, and listen with both ears to Guy Lom-bardo
playing, "No More Love" . . . And
take a bite of candy, another bite of candy,
and then a bite of cigarette? Come shud­der
with me under the table.
I'm not myself, really. Guess who I
think I am.
A militarist is just a man, who is always
ready to lay down your life for his country.
—Judge. L
ARKANSAS BOOK LEARNIN'
Members of the Arkansas Legislature are
"agin furriner*" Or at least some of them
are "agin furriners," which includes Yank­ees.
The legislators do not like the idea of
"big-headed Northerners who think we
Southern people have no sense at all" teach­ing
in the State University.
Several members of the Legislature ob­jected
hot only to young Arkansans being
taught by instructors from other States
and countries, but *they also objected to
"some of the things they teach."
If the Arkansas assembly expresses the
wishes of the people of the State, there
should be no argument against its conduct
from without the State.
Arkansas can run its schools and univer­sities
as it wishes.
But if the people want the Legislature
to bring "Buy.at Home" campaigns into the
University, the people of Arkansas really
do not want a University.
If Arkansas does not want to know what
people who, live outside that great State
think, it does not need a university.
Foreigners and Yankees bring views into
the State that conflict with views held by
many Arkansans.
That is, they should hold views that con­flict
with those held by'residents of the
State. If they do not, "they are not worthy
of instructing young men and women—'-even
though their thoughts may be altogether
wrong while members of the Arkansas Leg­islature
always think right.
Not many college students receive train­ing
that enables them' to earn a living after
they graduate.
It is generally accepted that all schools,
especially universities, are supposed to help
students adapt themselves to living in a
world which, happily or unhappily, extends
beyond the borders of any one State.
Young men and women who attend uni­versities
should be old enough to accept
what ideas they wish to accept, and keep
them only so long as they seem to be true.
Otherwise they do not belong in such in­stitutions.
The worthy gentlemen who complain of
so many "furriners and Yankees a-teachin'
Arkansas boys and girls outlandish book
learnin'," help indict an innocent and cul­tured
people, but with such chatter it can
almost be believed that "big-headed North­erners
think we Southern people have* no
sense at all."
—Montgomery Advertiser.
ACROSS THE CAMPUS
By P. 0. Davis
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.
* * * *
THIRTY-SIX first semester students
failed to survive enough of the final
examinations to stay in college the
second semester. Consequently, the Execu­tive
Council—after thorough study and de­liberation—
decided that they should be sus­pended
for one semester. In making this
decision the deans considered the welfare
of these students and also the welfare of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. They
regretted it exceedingly that this group of
students had failed to meet requirements
for training.in college.
And it .is unfortunate in many ways.
Does it mean that each failed to take ad­vantage
of an excellent opportunity or that
something has stood in their way? Were
.jPp-they prepared adequately for college? Do
they know how to study? Were they dili-gent
and earnest in their efforts to gain
knowledge? JDid they actually try?
It is hoped that they are not "knocked
out". Perhaps this shocking experience
will shock them -to the extent of adjusting
themselves to make good. Auburn is an in­stitution
where men are trained to make
good—not to fail. Our business is to help.
We feel va peculiar interest in those in
trouble but earnestly trying to improve.
A long and interesting letter came to the
writer from Gerald R. Thompson aboard the
U. S. S. Asheville while at Swatow, China,
i
on December 23. It arrived at Auburn Jan­uary
30.-
Mr. Thompson should have graduated at
Auburn in 1932, but he says ittwill be 1938.
"I couldn't realize," he said, "as greatly as
I do now, the absolute necessity of a col­lege
education. I wanted to see something
of the world. I wanted to see everything;
so I decided to enlist in the Navy . . . ."
Mr. Thompson then told of his early ex-i
periences in the Navy but"could not remove
his mind from an education; adding: "I
can't say anything that will impress, .too
much, the dire necessity of a good educa­tion.
I wish that I could see and personally
talk to each and every one of the men now
at Auburn so that I might, in a measure,
make them realize what an education means.
I am in daily contact with men who have
good educations and also with men who
haven't. In every case, it's the man with
education who has the better position and-who
is steadily advancing to higher and
more responsible positions."
The letter is very long—but interesting
throughout. Space-would not permit pub­lishing
it; and so I'm merely calling at­tention
to the fact which Mr. Thompson
stressed most.
It is thrilling to see Jimmie Hitchcock
wearing a sweater bearing the words "All-
American". When we think of the thous­ands
of splendid athletes who played foot­ball
last fall we develop a peculiar honor
for Jimmie and his great achievement. To
be among the best eleven in the entire
United States is extremely unusual.
Jimmie has received also a gold football
from Collier's magazine.' It, too, bears the
"All-American" stamp.
Jimmie is admired for his excellent afe.
titude and his exemplary conduct. These—
above all—are of first importance. They
are lasting; they are fundamentals.
Such words as beautiful, lovely, and
charming have been used often in describ­ing
Auburn, "The Village of the Plains."
There are many points from which beauti­ful
views can be had but the best for a
night view the writer has found is the en­trance
to the handsome home of»the S. A.
E. fraternity. It is a view which Vill thrill
you.
* * * *
When Dr. Willis A. Sutton talked recently
to Phi Kappa Phi of Auburn he emphasized
the value of institutions for enriching lives
and making living more abundant rather
than merely making money. Of this we are
reminded in reading the following:
"When trouble comes we turn to funda­mentals.
Home becomes dearer. Neighbors
and friends mean more. We understand
better the mission of the church. We ap­preciate
the . services of the school. If
schools are a blessing in good times, they
are an imperative necessity in bad times.
They safe-guard the health of the child;
they fortify the home; they give hope and
encouargement to citizens who are the vic­tims
of misfortune but who can take satis­faction
that their children are cared for.
The schools are ourselves working together
in the education of our children. When
times are hard we need to make that educa­tion
better—to take riiore seriously our com­mon
task of preparing the young for life. .
"Times which suggest retrenchment call
for increased safeguards for schools. Next
to food, clothing, and shelter, they stand
between us and chaos. Let us preserve
and improve our schools. Let us keep the
children first."
The author of the above is unknown but
he stated a very fundamental fact—one en­tirely
in accord with what Dr. Sutton said.
* * * *
The National Interfraternity Conference
has published some gripping facts concern­ing
finances of social fraternities in the
United States. Initiation fees, for example,
range from $5.00 to $71.50; national dues
from $2.00 to $15.00 per year, with 29 fra­ternities
charging alumni dues; central of­fice
annual expenses vary from $250.00 to
$50,000; and salaries of executive secre­taries
from $480.00 to $10,600.00.
These figures are additional evidence of
the strong position occupied by fraternities
in college life. They, of course, extend
throughout life through loyalty and active
interest of alumni.
* * * *
Frederic J. Haskin reminds us of another
important problem. He reminds us that
during the period from 1860 up to the be­ginning
of the World War population only
trebbled but pig iron production increased
38 times, coal 39 times, and copper 76 times.
During this period the American people
changed from an agricultural nation to one
highly industralized. In mineral fuels, and
in no-ferrous metals the American per capi­ta
consumption is twice that of France and
Germany and ten times that of Italy and
Spain, thus indicating that we have in­creased
our demands with far greater rap­idity
than these older countries.
If we continue at this rate we shall ex-haust
our natural supply unless that de­posited
by nature is inexhaustible. But
we have faith in our chemists who have al­ways
responded with a-new product o r 'a
new development whenever sufficient need
arises. Mr. Haskin, however, has called
our attention to a fact worthy of a lot of
consideration, especially by college folks
who are supposed to be thinking about ma­terials
as well as culture and the extension
of knowledge.
INVICTUS
By Casual Observer
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.
"Sweet Auburn! lovliest village of the
plain;
Where health and plenty cheered the
laboring swain,
Where smiling spring its earliest visit
paid,
And parting summer's lingering blooms
delayed: . . . . »
. . . . Sunk are thy bowers in shape­less
ruin all,
And the long grass o'er tops the moul­dering
wall;
And trembling, shrinking from the
spoilers hand,
Far, far away thy children leave the
land.
Ill fares the land where hastening ills
a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men
decay:
Princes and lords may flourish, or may
fade;
A breath can make them as a breath
has made:"
* * * * x
Turn your imagination loose on that) poem
of Goldsmith's and you have no idea how
entertaining it can be. Personify well, ap­ply
locally, and the allegorical effect will
appear gradually in ratio to your sense of
humor.
Since I have been accused, and no doubt
justly so, of filling this column with clip­pings,
I shall submit to the charge with a
single reply. It appears to me that when
one finds an idea expressed much more
clearly and forcefully than than one's own
ability can equal, then for the sake of the
proposition, clipping is the thing. And af­ter
all, the majority of our essaying is
"borrowed", whether we submit it verbatim
or in a little less ethical manner. When it
is possible to pass on as forceful a para­graph
as the following, it would be a sacri­lege
to dilute it with second-hand phrases.
The argument of Abraham Flexner's, for
an improved educational system in this
country, as it appeared in The Atlantic
Monthly, rings as clear as a bell upon the
ears of those sympathizing with rising cla-morings
against our outworn system:
"I hold, then, that, while fully alive
to all that is significant in current life,
universities ought, in a word, to be a
paradise for scholars—places where
men are free, without constraint, to -
work out in their own way their spirit­ual
and intellectual salvation. It mat­ters
not whether presidents and trus­tees
think them wise or unwise, right
• or wrong. No administrative'or exe­cutive
or managerial influence should
be permitted to infringe the"ir spiritual
' freedom. To be sure, an academic
body, worthy to be so called, should be
heavily iconscious of the responsibilities
that freedom confers; and no man is
fit to be professor who for expediency's
sake surpresses his own freedom. But
in the cases in which men may be wrong
the university, viewed from the ad­ministrative
standpoint, should keep
hands off. For the search for truth
and the discovery of truth inevitably • |
involve criticism of ideas, customs,
and vested interests. The university
has no concern to maintain the social,
economic, or religious status quo. On
the contrary, it ought to be the home
of relentless questioning. An attack
from the public or the alumni or the
trustees on freedom of thought and -
speech should" be resented as a threat
to the very life of an institution of
learning. Time can be trusted to deal
justly with errors—if, indeed, errors
they be."
:|= * * *
Legislative Circus opened with a prayer;
both within and without the chambers of
the solons of this great commonwealth.
The people need not fear, there is really
little that can be done now to further the
predicament of the state in either direc­tion.
But after all, what would we do with­out
them?
* * * *
No one but the college student himself
knows just how ignorant he really is. He
basks in the light of the admiration shed
upon him by the less educated mass; and
wanders about with a platitude or generali­zation
on his lips to cover his real ignor­ance.
Why let the rest of the world know
just how ignorant we college students real­ly
are? Think of shattered egoes and the
pricked bubbles of allusions that would
come to earth.
* * * *
The majority of the freshman class will
be calf-conscious for the next week . . . .
2.7 miles is quite a jaunt when one is not
accustomed to it . . . and once there was
a man named Pat Garrett . . . all.
\
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 1933 T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- AL A7B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T'U T E PAGE THREE
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR FOREIGN
STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN INSTITUTIONS
Editor's Note: The following arti­cle
appeared in the January 13 issue
of the "Armenian Mirror", published
by the Baikar Association, Inc., Bos­ton,
and in other Northern papers.
By L. M. Sahag
International and cosmopolitan
spirit together with "the high stand­ards
of American -colleges and uni­versities
attract many foreign stu­dents
from every corner of the world.
Northern and extreme Western States
due to their geographic location
draw a great percent of these stu­dents,
whereas only a few seek the
hospitality of the Southern and other
interior institutions.
This preference is not due to su­periority
as much as to other causes
which enter into the selections of a.
college for desired education.
It is beyond the scope of this arti­cle
to point out, the causes and at­tempt
to prove their value in one's
education. It is merely intended to
acquaint our readers with Southern
institutions, especially our Armenian
parents and young people who are
about to choose a college for contem­plated
education.
We know that industrial life has
forced Armenian colonies to be es­tablished
in such cities as, New York,
Chicago, Detroit, Boston, etc., and
has made it possible for our young
people to seek admission into those
institutions which are close to their
residence, or about which they
have received sufficient information
through advertisement. On the other
DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL O F MEDICINE
D u r h a m , N. C.
Four terms of eleven weeks are given
"^ach year. These may be taken con­secutively
(M.D. in three years) or
three terms may be taken each year
(M.D. in four years). The entrance
requirements are intelligence, charac­ter
and at least two years of college
work, including the subjects specified
for Grade A Medical Schools. Cata­logues
and application forms may be
obtained from the Dean.
Tiger Theatre
W e d n e s d a y , F e b . 1
FREDRIC MARCH and
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
in Noel Coward's
"TONIGHT *
IS OURS"
—with Alison Skipworth,
Arthur Byron
- SHORTS
T h u r s d a y , Feb. 2
A villain who played hero—
A lover'whose reward was hate!
"AS THE DEVIL
C O M M A N D S "
—with—
Alan Dinehart - Mae Clarke
Neil Hamilton
F r i d a y , Feb. 3
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.
—in—
" P A R A C H U T E
J U M P E R "
—with—
Bette Davis - Frank McHugh
THE JUNG HOTEL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
E i g h t e e n stories of mod­e
r n Hotel Luxury.
700 Rooms, 700 Baths,
700 Servidors.
700 Ice* W a t e r Faucets,
700 E l e c t r i c Ceiling Fans.
*
The only Hotel in New
Orleans that has all of these
conveniences in every room.
Without exception. Largest
Free Parking Grounds in the
South.
Rates $2.50 and $3.00
"You can live better at the
Jung for Less" ,
hand such localities have constituted
many difficulties for all those who
have not been able to possess or ob­tain
adequate financial help to enter
college and have thus abandoned such
plans entirely.
The South, although *it does not
have 'many industrial cities which
may attract our foreign element, has,
however, several advantages which
make her very desirable for ambiti­ous
young men and women to pursue
their college education. One of these
advantages is the comparatively low
educational expenses. It will be
found that the Southern institutions
generally have lower fees and tuition
charges. This is especially true in
all state supported institutions. Other
expenses-, such as for room and board
likewise show considerable difference.
As these items are of prime import­ance,
many young men from the
Northern States with limited means
are able to go through four of five
years of college work with much less
than they could have done in any
Northern institution.
This may seem very desirable for
Armenian students. First, their par­ents
may be average business men, or
receive ordinary wages, hence with
only small income it will be quite
possible for them to send their child­ren
to a Southern college. Second,
those who leave..other countries, such
"as Armenia, Russia, or Persia and en­ter
America for educational purposes,
will also find their money will go a
long way, without imposing heavy
financial burden upon their home
folks in above countries.
Foreign students will also notice a
home-like atmosphere prevalent *in
Southern college towns. This is very
important for our Armenian young
men and women born in Russia, Per­sia
or Turkey, who are accustomed
to a life of simplicity. Furthermore
a foreign student will gain the friend­ship
of his fellow students and towns
people.. Such an attitude will enable
him to adapt himself gradually to
new ways and customs of the locality
without great strain upon his mental
capacities.
My college town is my second
home town in this country. I feel
it my supreme duty to visit the place,
even for a short period, any time I
find myself within driving distance.
In spite of the fact that year after
year I find some of my old friends
gone or dead, it gives me great satis­faction
to know that I am paying my
tribute to the town where I spent
the-best years and summer vacations
among true friends and classmates.
If a student lives in one of the col­lege
dormitories, it is needless to say
that all native students will show him
utmost courtesy, and endeavor to cre­ate
true friendly spirit, which is in­deed
a valuable factor in college life.
If he takes rooms with private fami­lies,
again, he will find many attrac­tive
sides to this arrangement. The
members of that particular family,
realizing that such students are sep­arated
from their beloved ones and
crave friendships _and associations,
and express their -desire to make
everything comfortable.
There there is the actual college
work which needs our attention. No
matter what you wish to specialize
in, be it medicine, engineering, law,
agriculture, pharmacy or teaching,
you will find Southern colleges and
universities excellently equipped for
the purpose. For instance, our South­ern
technical graduates not only com­pete
with Northern graduates, but
also occupy high positions in North­ern
industrial centers. In addition,
the rapid growth of industries in the
South present excellent opportunities
for our Armenian young people in
the future.
The attitude of college professors
in the South toward foreign students
is another thing not to be overlooked.
They take great interest in such stu­dents
and extend individual assist­ance
in every way. This undoubted­ly
builds up confidence and friend­ship,
and helps them to make rapid
progress and attain proficiency in
their class work. The writer has
seen many students who enter col­leges
with hardly any knowledge of
English but have been able to speak
fluently in a short time.
Earnest in their efforts, determined
to conquer all difficulties, through
desire for achievement and success,
they have been able to gain the inter­ests
of of every one and receive cor­dial
welcome in any Southern insti­tution.
As much as these lines may encour­age
many Armenian young men and
women to choose a Southern college
for higher education, it will be well
to warn those who may derive wrong
conclusions from the above state­ments,
and think for a moment that
the South may provide ample means
to Secure sufficient financial support
for their plans. As noted, the South
does not possess great industrial cen­ters,
where one may find some work
and draw substantial income. Again
many Southern colleges, such as Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, Univer­sity
of North Carolina, etc. are lo­cated
in small towns which have no
manufacturing plants of any size. It
is true that odd jobs or other occa­sional
opportunities may produce part
of the necessary amount for expenses,
but one without any means should
never attempt to pursue higher edu­cation
in the South, even though as
state above, learning and living ex­penses
may be fifty percent or lower
than that in the Northern States.
The splendid record made by Ar­menian
residents and students in the
United States is another point of
great value to note. What the South
needs is foreign elements of the high­est
type, whose moral and intellectu­al
aid in building up true Southern
civilization is often mentioned by
many authorities. A college gradu­ate
who embodies the hopes and aspi­rations
of a community will easily
find a leading position for himself in
any line. In conjunction with this,
the national and racial characteris­tics
of an Armenian, undoubtedly will
make him a beloved son of that col-lege,
that town or city where he may
choose to live in the future.
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
Society E d i t o r — BAM A LYNE AYRES — P h o n e 122
Dr. Showalter Speaks
To Kiwanis Club At
Luncheon. Monday
Dr. B. R. Showalter was the speak­er
at' the noon luncheon of the Au­burn
Kiwanis Club, having for his
subject mental hygiene. The speak­er
used different types of individuals
to illustrate important facts, conclud­ing
with practical suggestions for
mental improvement.
Emil Wright, president of the club,
presided at the meeting. Club sing­ing
was led by Dr. Paul Irvine. Upon
action of the club, Mr. Wright ap­pointed'
a committee of which W. D.
Salmon is chairman to act upon wel­fare
work for the club.
NOTED HISTORIAN SAYS
TECHNOCRACY MERE FAD
-Chapel Hill, N. C. (DTH)—"Tech­nocracy
states clearly how this coun­try
was plunged into its present mud­dle
but offers no practical means of
extricating it from its difficulty,"
states Dr. Charles" A. Beard, noted
historian, who is wintering in Chapel
Hill. Dr. Beard stated that technoc-racy
was merely another fad.
Woodruff to S p e a k t o Legion
A u x i l i a r y T h u r s d ay
Issues of far-reaching importance
to ex:service men and members of
the Legion Auxiliary will be discus­sed
by Herbert E. Woodruff,- agricul­tural
agent for the Western Railway
of Alabama, at a meeting Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in Parrish
House of the local Episcopal Church.
Members of the John H. Wills Post
and those of the Auxiliary, together
with wives, mothers, and sisters are
invited and urged to be present.
The Auburn meeting is to be one of
a large number of simultaneous gath­erings
by all posts throughout the
State. All posts in Alabama are
making a effort to hold such meet­ings
at this time.
In addition to the address by Mr.
Woodruff, there will be special music
and other features of entertainment.
Refreshments will be served.
Committee in charge of arrange­ments
includes the Rev. William B.
Lee, Jr., Dr. John T. Oliver, post com­mander,
together with Mrs. George
M. Bayne and Mrs. G. A. Trollope,
Legion Auxiliary members.
PERSONAL
AENTION
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The following announcement ap­peared
in the Birmingham News Sun
day last which will be of wide inter­est
to friends in Auburn; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. T. Corbitt of Eufaula, Ala.
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Fannie, to Cleveland
L. Adams, the wedding to.take place
February 4.
* * *
Several new co-eds enrolled for the
second semester, among whom are:
Misses Mortie Fincher and Isabell
Webb of Waverly, former students
at Montevallo; and Miss Anne Harris
of Waverly, a Woman's College stu­dent.
* * *
Miss Essie Hester who received her
degree at mid-semester left Tuesday
for .Montgomery where she has ac­cepted
a position with the state.
* * *
The many friends of Miss Zoe
Dobbs are glad to see her out again
after a severe attack of the flu.
ij; * *
A beautiful picture of Miss Cath-ryn
Bayne appeared in the Rotograv­ure
section of The Atlanta Journal
Sunday. Miss Bayne is a popular
member of the school set.
* * *
The Birmingham News carried a
lovely picture of Miss Frances Ash-hurst
Sunday. Miss Ashhurst is very
prominent in student activities on the
campus.
M. H. Pearson, Auburn '15, is with
the Phenix Life -Insurance Company,
in charge of the operation of farms.
He is located in Montgomery.
* * *
Di\ Marion Walker, Auburn '21, is
in charge of the Florida Experiment
Station at Leesburg. Af\ter graduat­ing
at Auburn he went to the Uni­versity
of Wisconsin, where he re-
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS WITH
MESPAMES HARKIN AND HIGH
The Literary Department of the
Woman's Club met Thursday after­noon,
January 26, at the home of
Mrs. D. C. Harkin, with Mrs. J. L.
High as co-hostess.
Mrs. A. D. Burke gave a ten-minute
outline, "Germany in the Field of
Medical Science."
s Discussing Heinrich Heine, the
study topic for the afternoon, .Mrs.
W. A. Ruffin gave an interesting and
comprehensive survey of the life and
works of this i>6ted German poet and
journalist. In pointing out the beau­tiful
simplicity and the pathos char­acteristic
of Heine's lyrics, Mrs. Ruf­fin
read several selections from
"North Sea Poems" and "Lyrical In­terlude."
Demonstrating his powers
of wit and raillery as a prose writer,
she used readings from "Norderny".
ceived his doctorate. His father, for
many years, was head of the depart­ment
of horticulture at Auburn and
his mother is now housemother at the
S. A. E. fraternity.
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In speaking of Heine's life, she quot­ed
frequently from the autobiograph­ical
fragment, "Confessions".
Following the program, a social
hour was enjoyed and refreshments
were served to twenty-one members
and several visitors.
Professor W i l l i am E. Glenn
Visits H e r e F r i d ay
Prof. William E. Glenn, Auburn
graduate of 1925, who is assistant
professor of mathematics at Birming­ham-
Southern College in Birming­ham,
visited the campus here Friday
afternoon in company with Prof. Wil­bur
Dow Perry, Mary Collett Mun-ger,
professor of English at the -same
institution.
While here Prof. Glenn called by
to see Dr. Petrie, Dr. Allison, and
other acquaintances on the faculty.
Prof. Glenn has met with outstand­ing
success as a teacher of mathe­matics.
After leaving Auburn he
took his Master's degree at Emory
University and has done advanced
study at Columbia University.
Dr. Petrie referred to Prof. Glenn
as one of most capable graduates of
the institution and commended his
success since leaving Auburn.
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PAGE FOUR T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 1933
AUBURN CAGESTERS TO MEET
TULANE FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Greenies Have Won Three and Lost Nine Games; Prominent
Players Such As "Little Preacher" Roberts, Donald Cram,
Ernie Beck Will Probably Be in Line-up -
The Auburn basketball team will
entertain the Tulane dribblers here
Friday and Saturday nights. These
games will be the-fourth and fifth
Southeastern Conference engage­ments
for the Plainsmen, the Tigers
having dropped one-point decisions to
both Vanderbilt and L. S. U., and de­feated
the latter in the final game by
the same margin.
Tulane will invade the Plains anxi­ous
to annex both games to boost
their Southeastern Conference stand­ing.
At present they have won three
and lost nine. The Greenie team is
composed of such well known per­formers
as "Little Preacher" Roberts,
football captain-elect; Donald Cram;
and Ernie Beck, one of the high scor­ers
of the Conference.
Four games against collegiate op­position
have given Coach McAllister
a pretty good idea as to his best com­bination.
At present Red Jenkins
and Sam Mason, forwards; Gump
Ariail, center; and Captain^ Slick
Kaley and Warren McMahan, guards,
seem to be the final selection. Papa
Morris, Frank Sindler, George Quin-ney,
arid Frank Ellis, forwards; Bob
Arthur and Wildman Kelley, centers;
and Howard Baker, Cleve Brown are
likely to see action, however.
The Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma
Phi Sigma inter-fraternity quintets
will meet in a quarter final game as
a prelminary match Friday night,
starting at 6:45. Saturday, also at
6:45, the Auburn freshman basket­ball
team will engage G. M. A. as a
preliminary to the varsity game.
LEGISLATURE SITS
IN JOINT SESSION
TO HEAR GOVERNOR
NOTICE!
Any students who will not be in
school the second semester, and have
paid their first semester activity fees
in cash, may have a copy of the Glom-erata
mailed them by payment of
$2.00. Such students are requested
to reserve their copies as soon as
possible. Mail check or money order
to The" Glomerata-, % The Business
Manager, and give your complete ad­dress.
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(Continued from page 1)
ture to provide means for paying
these and all other State employees.
According to the Governor, there
are three ways to raise the needed
revenue. First, additional Ad Valo­rem
taxes could be levied and tax­ation
on real and personal property
could be increased. Second, a gen­eral
sales tax could be placed upon
the people. Third, a tax on incomes
could be levied. He reduced these
plans to only one, an Income Tax, by
giving vigorous objections to the
other two methods. Governor Miller
said, "taxation on real and personal
property has reached its limit; these
taxes should be decreased, not in­creased."
He is opposed to a Sales
Tax on the grounds that the consum­er
is battling to provide bread and
clothing for his family now and he is
the one who would pay this tax. He
stated that he would favor this meth­od
of taxation only as a temporary
measure until the voters could ratify
an Income Tax Amendment. The
executive stressed the fact that if
his last plan was adopted, he would
favor a fair limitation on this form
of taxation so that only those citi­zens
who can pay and those who
have escaped their share of . the
State's burden would, pay. the taxes.
Profit taxes, inheritance taxes and
taxes on graduated incomes have been,
favored by President-Elect Franklin
Roosevelt and other leaders of the
country and Governor Miller said
that there must be some justice and
efficiency to such a system since such
men advocated it. He said that 7,785
persons and 215 corporations in Ala­bama
pay a Federal Income Tax, but
that they paid no such tax to the
State. In reading other data, he
stated that profits exceeding over
two billion dollars were made in Ala­bama
for the year the survey was
made and that it seemed only fair for
the State to collect a tax on some of
this money.
The Governor closed his remarks
by reminding the law-makers that
they are citizens of Alabama and rep­resent
their people in a Legislative
capacity. He told them that they
did not represent such small groups
as had organized to fight the Income
Tax Amendment but they were in
Montgomery as the delegate of all
the citizens. The Governor urged the
Legislators not to heed the pleas of
Anti-Income Tax organizations send
lobbyists but to unite and co-roperate
in a fight to pay the State's debts and
keep the schools open.
Shortly after the speech was over
the Senators returned to the Senate
Chamber and the House recessed for
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News Flashes
From Abroad
; ERSKINE COLLEGE
Due West, S. C.—Monday, January
23 marked the beginning of a real
week of driving work for the students
of Erskine College, as the semi-final
exams of the first semester were en­tered
upon, ft was a real effort for
the staff of the Mirror (school pa­per)
to put out an- edition this week,
and to make it more difficult all ex­tra-
curricula activities being dropped
there was almost no news to be writ­ten
up at all. Many a text-book was
reported to have been opened. The
seniors were sorely tried. The boys
in the Iodine State are evidently
hard-driven.
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WORCHESTER, POLYTECH
Worchester, Mass.—Did you know:
That, among the student escapades
that used to strain the sweet disposi­tions
of the Faculty, bonfires ranked
near the top?
In 1884 they published an edict
"to prohibit entirely processions of
any character on any public street of
the city, also to prohibit bonfires and
noisy demonstrations at night on the
grounds of the Institute, except at
times and under conditions approved
by the Faculty."
This edict was defied on New
Year's eve three years later. A fine,
big bonfire on the Hill lighted the
whole west side. A policeman at Lin­coln
Square pulled in the alarm and
the brave firemen were quite disgust­ed
to find that there was no need for
their mad dash to the scene.
A few days later each student was
buttonholed as he came out of chapel
and asked if he was on the grounds
between eleven and one that night.
One said he was, and three who de­clined
to answer were suspended.
Guilt was finally hung on nine stu­dents.
They were suspended until
they" raised a fund of $50 to be paid
to the Fireman's Relief Association.-
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BRESLAU UNIVERSITY
Breslau, Germany.—-As a result of
a student riot at the university nine
Nazi students were haled before the
Senate of Breslau University in con­nection
with the "protest" against
Professor Cohn. The results of the
examination was that one student
was expelled, one deprived of a se­mester's
credits, and six others were
put on probation for' the rest of the
year. One was acquitted. None of
the faculty of the school who enter­tained
Rightist learnings offered to
defend the accused students.
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^COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Golden, Colo.—The fact that "Hell
Week" is close at hand brings forth
a warning to all recalcitrant fresh­men.
"Hell Week" is really that in
Golden, and the six fraternities on
the campus vie with each other in
developing new forms of exquisite
torture. %
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.RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
New Brunswick, N. J.—All regular
undergraduate courses at Rutgers
University will be open to all unem­ployed
men under thirty, without
charge, the only requirement beside
sufficient preparatory education be-eing
evidence of inability to pay fees.
The colleges and schools entering in­to
this plan are the Schools of Edu­cation,
Engineering, and Chemistry
and the College of Agriculture.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Knoxville, Tenn.—When the East
Tennessee.Bank went broke, the pros­pect
of the mid-term dances at the
U. of Tenn., went flying out of the
window. With the orchestra already
contracted for, the closing of the
bank forced the abandonment of the
plans for the mid-terms and a can­cellation
of the orchestra engage­ment.
Besides the loss of these
funds, ,the Pershing Rifles Military
fraternity was involved and faced a
severe financial situation.
COLORADO AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
Fort Collins, Colo.—A reduction
of funds available for extension work
g,t the Colorado Aggie College seemed
probable when the lower house of
the Colorado legislature passed elev­en
measures affecting the appropri­ations
for this work. These measures
repeal statutory or continuing appro­priations
and if they are finally ap-
BLOCK & BRIDLE
CLUB SPONSERS
POULTRY SHOW
a few minutes. Both bodies were to
reconvene' and begin to dispense with
important business which confronted
them.
More than 2,000 day-old chicks
representing strains of highly bred
poultry in Alabama will be assembled
in Birmingham on February 23-25,
to compete for prizes in the Second
Alabama Baby Chick Show, staged by
the Auburn Block and Bridle Club.
With the growth of the poultry in­dustry
in Alabama, hatcherymen and
poultrymen are this year evidencing
increased interest in the show to be
held at the Municipal Market, 22nd
street and third avenue in Birming­ham.
At the first show last Feb­ruary
in Auburn some 1,500 baby
chicks were entered by leading hatch­eries
and breeds of fine poultry in
Alabama. M. S. Phillips, Auburn
student from Carrollton in charge of
the show, believes that a much larger
number will be shown this year h\
Birmingham.
There will be entries (consisting
of 25 chicks) of single comb white
leghorns, single comb Rhode Island
reds, barred Plymouth Rocks, white
Plymouth Rocks, white Wyandottes,
and other breeds. No entry fee will
be charged but the chicks become
property of the show in order that
ffhey may be sold the last day to de­fray
expenses of the project.
Genearl condition, vigor, uniform­ity
in size and color, and weight of
the chicks will be considered by J. A.
Medlock, poultry husbandry graduate
at North Carolina State College, and
F. H. Orr, Walker County agent, who
will judge the show.
The show is fostered by faculty
and students of the Auburn poultry
department and directly sponsored by
the Block and Bridle Club, organiza­tion
of outstanding students in ani­mal
husbandry, to recognize and en­courage
production of high quality
poultry. It will give poultrymen op­portunity
to compare their chicks
with those of others and to inform
the public of the progress Alabama
is making in the poultry industry.
Auburn poultry authorities said
that a profitable price for eggs has
been maintained during the past year,
that production costs have been re­duced,
and that, compared with other
farm products, poultry and eggs are
more profitable.
NEW THEORY CONCERNING ,
PLACING OF RADIOACTIVE
ELEMENTS ADVANCED HERE
(Continued from page \)
tions.
The Auburn theory places the iso­topes
of the 12 radioactive elements
in four "families", each of which has
its origin in an isotope of uranium. It
also recognizes a place in the radio­active
scheme for the newly discover­ed
elements, alabamine (85) and vir-ginium
(87), discovered here at Au­burn
during the last three years by
Dr. Allison and his associates using
his magneto-optic method. His meth­od
has made possible the formulation
of Miss Bishop's theory and indicates
the method's usefullness in another
field of scientific investigation.
HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO
CURTAIL R.O.T.C. BUDGET
(Continued from-page 1)
The proponents of the cut in ap­propriations
were Representatives
Taber, of New York; Blanton, of Tex­as;
Johnson, of Oklahoma; Ragon,' of
Arkansas; and Sabath, of Illinois.
They rallied under the leadership ..of
Mr. Collins, of Mississippi.
The leaders of the National De­fense
group included Representatives
Beedy, of Maine; Barbour, of Cali­fornia;
Jeffers, of Alabama, and Lam-neck,
of Ohio.
proved by the senate, will force a
curtailment in all activities heretofor
taken care of by the colleges along
the lines of agricultural extension
work, bee inspection, state, dairy com­mission,
state entomologist, pest in­spection,
state forester, state seed
laboratory, etc.
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YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, Conn.—A conference
between Judge Ben Lindsey, noted
jurist, and the Yale authorities was
scheduled for this week. His advoca­tion
of marriage for college students
to insure emotional stability while
attending school has received a great
deal of opposition from college au­thorities.
He insisted that students
should be taught birth control im­mediately.
LOST.—One pair of glasses with
white gold rims. Finder will please
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'Madame Butterfly'
At Opelika Theatre
Three very fine talkie attractions
will be shown on the screfti at the
Opelika Theatre this week. They are,
"Madame Butterfly", showing Wed­nesday;
Clara Bow in "Call Her Sav­age"
Thursday; and "Mr. Robinson
Crusoe", with Douglas Fairbanks,
showing Friday and Saturday.
Black-eyed Sylvia Sidney, eye­brows
slanted and hair lacquerated,
plays the title role in "Madame But­terfly",
screen version of one of the
most treasured romances of all times.
The wistful story of the Japanese
girl's love for the handsome foreign­er
is well known to all theatre-goers.
Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles and Irv­ing
Pichel play the principal support­ing
roles.
Clara Bow, erstwhile "It" girl,
stages a dramatic come-back in "Call
Her Savage", first of her Fox starr­ing
pictures. The story is a stormy-plotted
romantic drama, affording her
every opportunity for a full display
of her emotional ability, from the
head-strong willfullness of her youth
to the sublime tenderness of mother
love. Included in the cast are Gil­bert
Roland, Estelle Taylor, Monroe
Owsley and Thelma Todd.
Theatre fans of this section will
have their first opportunity to see
Douglas Fairbanks in "Mr. Robinson
Crusoe", modern version of the fam­ous
Defoe book, when it plays the
Opelika Theatre Friday and Satur­day.
Doug is an adventurous young
sportsman, who, on a bet, undertakes
to duplicate the life of the story-book
character. This picture was made in
its entirety in the South Seas, most
of it being photographed on the is­land
of Tahiti. Maria Alba is the
leading woman, William Farnum
plays the "heavy" and hundreds of
Tahibitian natives assisted in the pic­ture.
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
SHOWING MUCH IMPROVEMENT
Have Made Creditable Showing Against Lafayette, Being De­f
e a t e d 28-27 After Leading Most of Game; DuBose Has
Number of Promising Substitutes for Each Position
Best-Drilled Units
Announced Today
The following results of the R. O.
T. C. review held Saturday are an­nounced
by the Military Department:
1. In accordance with the policy
of the Commandant of choosing the
best Platoon and Battery in each
Field Artillery Regiment, and the
best Platoon and Company of Engi­neers
at ceremonies, the following re­sults
are announced from the Review
held Saturday, January 28, 1933.
Best Company Engineers—^Com­pany
"E" (Cadet Capt. T. W. Spar­row).
Best Platoon Engineers—1st Pla­toon
Company "E" (Cadet 1st Lt. F.
C. Mittell).
1st Regiment Field Artillery-
Best Battery—Battery "D" (Cadet
Capt. J. D. Wall).'
Best Platoon—1st Platoon Battery
"D" (Cadet 1st Lt. G. H. Sewell).
2nd Regiment Field Artillery
Best Battery—Battery "D" (Cadet
Capt. G. S. Christopher).
Best Platoon—1st Platoon Battery
"E" (Cadet 1st Lt. G. C. Moore).
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Debating Society
Has Novel Debate
An interesting variation of the
Oregon, or cross-question type of de­bate
was held at the meeting of the
Auburn Debating Society Monday
night. The Phi Kappa Delta ques­tion,
Resolved: that the United
States should agree to the cancell­ation
of the interallied war debts, was
argued by John Moffet, affirmative,
and Charles Workman, negative.
Then half of the audience question­ed
Mr. Moffet about various points in
his argument, after which the other
half fired questions at Mr. Workman.
This is the first of a series of dis­cussions
and practice debates sched­uled
for meetings of the society this
semester, on the Phi Kappa Delta
question and' other questions to be
used by the Upperclassman and
Freshman teams in intercollegiate de­bates
in the Spring.
The society is now working under
the leadership of new officers who
were elected at the first meeting of
the semester, held Monday night,
January 23. They are: President,
D. C. Turnipseed, Union Springs;
vice-president, W: G. Hall, Dothan;
sec-treas., Mary Crawford; reporter,
J. C. Ivey, Milledgeville, Ga.
PING-PONG TOURNEY
TO BEGIN THURSDAY
(Continued from page 1)
Thursday, Feb. 2—4:30 P. M.
' Walter L. Byrd vs. E. A. Wagnon-.
N. J. Webster vs. Bye. _
Officials for the matches will be
Creitre, Rew and Clark.
After several games against out­standing
competition, Coach Frank
DuBose's high school quintet is rap­idly
developing into a steady offen­sive
combination. The locals made a
most creditable showing against La­fayette
in their last game, being de­feated
28-27 after leading during
most of the game.
Bruce McGehee, formerly an un­derstudy
for Pennington at center,
led the scorers for the local team with
ten points. Pennington with 8 points
and Nichols with six were the other
leading scorers for Auburn. Biggins
and Franke turned in good perform­ances
at the guard positions. Jolly
and Whatley played good substitut­ing
for Nichols and Franke. Coach
DuBose has a number of capable sub­stitutes
for every position including
Whatley and Starr at the forwards,
McGehee at center, Hugh Wright,
Cecil Yarbrough, and George Hardie.
The locals next foe is Fairfax whom
they play at the college gymnasium
Friday night.
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