1924-09-19 The Plainsman

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TO FO R THE AUBURN SPIRIT
vol nwmz M. AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924 No. 2
BIG CELEBRATION
"COLLEGE NITE'-
Student Body Gets To­gether
For First Meet­ing
This Tepn
te biggest and best "College
celebration ever experienced
i rn was held on Saturday
September 13th, at the Alum-lnasium.
With the balcony,
fby upper classmen and the
full of yearlings, the celebra-
Ton began promptly at $ o'clock
with a band selection.
The first speaker, Mr. C. H. Turk,
president of the local Y. M. C. A.,
the Friendship Council, and the
Men's Student Council was intro­duced
by Coach Pitts. After a wel­coming
address, Mr. Turk made a
strong plea for the support of the
Student Council and its Student
Government. The Honor System
was also mentioned by the speak­er.
So sincere, earnest, and effec­tive,
was Mr. Turk in his talk that
it made a deep and lasting impres­sion
upon the whole Student Body
and all others present.
Coach Pitts next introduced Miss
Emily Hare, the local Y. W. C. A.
president, who began her talk with
"Hello Everybody." After a brief
Iriiiggission of the local Y. W. C. A.
worki its camp and its new Build­ing,
she pledged the Y. W. C. A.
assistance to any portion of the
Student Body and to any organiza­tion
when called upon to do so.
Miss Hare was followed upon
the platform by Rev." Mr. Robt.
Miles, pastor of the Auburn Pres­byterian
Church. Mr. Miles in his
talk brought out the necessity of
developing the spiritual side of man
and warned against an overbalanc­ed
or one-sided development.
Popular "Bill" Wood, ex-cheer
leader and author of the new A.
P. I. Alma Mater song, brought the
house down when he stepped upon
the speaker's stand. He expressed
his regret that he could not lead
the students again this year in rais­ing
the battle-cry "War Eagle" and
"Eat 'Era Up Tiger." Mr. Wood
j i r g e d the students to back the new
cheerleaders and the fighting Tiger
of the Plains. Several popular yells
were tried out so that the "Rats"
might learn them. That the Fresh­men
have mastered most of the
yells was evidenced by the great
volume I and intensity of the noise
emitted from the throats of some
five hundred "Rats."
"Bill" Wood introduced the new
Line Coach, Mr. Bunker, four letter
man and a member of Phi Kappa
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OLD AUBURN MAN
VISITS OLD HAUNTS
SENIOR EDICT
BRINGS BALDHEADS
"The Bape of the Lock"
was carried on on a large
scale during the past week
as a result of a proclamation
issued by the august seniors.
These dignitaries in their reg­ular
class meeting on Tuesday
/officially warned the Fresh­men
that all vestige of hir­sute
adornment must vanish
by September twenty-seventh.
The Rats, ever willing to co­operate
in matters like this,
have already begun to accede
to this request, and as a re­sult,
the barber shops report
a sudden boom in trade.
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Sooner or later they all come
back. When a man spends four
years in Auburn, something around
nere gets such a hold on him that
he cannot forget it. So it was in
the case of Mr. Finley Mc. C. Gris-sett,
a member of the class of 1908.
•On passing near here today, he
made it a point to stop over for
one day.
He spent some time in Tuskee-gee
in the hope of learning some­thing
which would be useful to him
in his work'with the native Afri­cans,
for he is a missionary to
French Co^ieron in West Africa.
The Presbyterian Board under
which he is working has about sev­enty
missionaries in his neighbor­hood.
The Africans must be better
church goers than the average Au­burn
student. According to Mr.
Grisset, it is not unusual for peo­ple
to walk thirty miles to church,
and a congregation of one thousand
is not unusual.
This man who finds pleasure in
giving his life to the spread of
Christianity in Africa got his B.
S. from Auburn in 1908 and C. E.
in 1913. H» d;d hip religious study
at—Columbia Seminary in South
Carolina.
Mr. Grisset made a short talk to
the Websterian Literary Society
Tuesday night and later spoke to
the Y. M. C. A. cabinet. Those who
heard him were delighted with his
vivid descriptions of life in Africa.
If we take it from him we shall
see that the life of a missionary is
not so dull and coWless after all.
Not many of us have had Gorillas
meander aimlessly across our path
or have assembled with the Lepers
or have made frequent journeys
thru a cannibalistic region, yet
these things are not unusual in the
life of an African missionary.
Judging from Mr. Grissett's en­thusiasm
his work must be very
pleasant. After all we are only-happy
in the work for which we
are suited. Our success depends
on our getting into the right pew.
Auburn Men at the Front
Auburn now has the distinction of having more alumni en­gineers
in the Westinghoiise Engineering School, than any other
college in the United States. The four men employed by the
Westinghouse Electric Co., have been given places in this school,
which is the highest honor that student Engineers can attain in
the student Department.
The men who gained this distinction for Auburn are: R. C.
Dickinson, W. E. Sewell, J. E. Moseley, and O. L. Taylor. Before
going to the Engineering School Dickinson had some valuable
experience with million volt transformers. The other men have
been doing a very high grade of work for the company.
APPOINTMENTS IN
R.O.T.C. ANNOUNCED
COL. FRANK W. ROWELL
INSPECTS R.O.T.C.
Dramatic Club Meets
The Auburn Players began their
fifth year of active work by raising
the standard for the admission of
Freshmen into the club. Hereto­fore,
the only requisition for mem­bership
was prompt payment of
dues. Under former conditions
there were no honors given in rec­ognition
of work done. According­ly
the committee which was ap­pointed
for the purpose of draw­ing
up requirements for Freshmen
to meet formulated the following
rules last Monday night;
1. To become a member of the
Dramatic Club it is now necessary
for the applicant to appear success­fully
in some- role in one of the
five one-act plays to be given be­fore
Christmas. - '
2. Those desirous of having
their names on the club's record as
members are cordially invited to'
attend all the meetings as spectat­ors.
It is the plan of the club to pre­sent
two plays at home, in afldition
to a weeks' road trip. This should
be an added inducement to the
Freshmen as well as ^o the present
members.
\
The following appointments have
been made from the Senior class
in R. O. T. C. as student officers
for the ensuing year upon recom­mendation
of the chief of the Field
Artillery Unit:
CADET COLONEL
W. A. Thompson.
CADET LT. COLONEL
E. A. Barks.
CADET MAJORS
A. Y. McConnell—1st Battalion.
J. W. Mcintosh—2nd Battalion.
CADET CAPTAINS
J. N. Relfe—Regt. Adjutant.
-JR. A.. Betts—Com. A Bat.
W. T. Savage—Com. B Bat.-•..
J. A. Wilson—Com. C Bat.
C. White Com. D Bat.
H. S. Jackson—Com. E Bat.
R. M. Meigs -Com. F Bat ,
CADET FIRST LIEUTENANTS
R. C. Evans—Bn. Adj. 1st Bn.
S. E. Nelson—Bn. Adj. 2nd Bn.
W. A. Wcidenbach—A Battery..
B. H. Cooper—A Battery.
T. M. Nesbitt—B Battery.
L. E. Bell—B Battery.
R. C. Pace—C Battery.
W. R. Martin—C Battery.
L. M. Hill—D Battery.
B.H. Adams—D Battery.
C. P. Evans—E Battery.
E. E. DelHomme—E Battery.
P. R. Mass—F Battery.
A. E. Duran—F Battery.
CADET SECOND LIEUTENANTS
E. R. Farley—A Battery.
F. L. Sheridan—A Battery.
B. H. Ford—B Battery.
T. P. Lee—B Battery.
W. E. Cooper—C Battery.
A. T. Harris—C Battery.
A. D. Carmichael—D Battery.
D. L. Thomas^—D Battery.
W. L. Randolph—E Battery.
C. H. Turk—F Battery.
Note: Appointments in the other
branches of R. 0. T. C. have not
been made public at the»present
writing" but it is hoped that they
can be published inext week.
College S. S. Department
The Methodist Sunday School has
a special College student depart­ment
for the coming year. Prof.
Baughman is the departmental sup­erintendent.
In order that the Methodist stu­dents
may become better acquaint­ed,
a social will be given on Friday
night, September 19. All Methodist
students are invited to be on hand
at 7:30 and get their share of fun,
refreshments, and other enjoyable
features.
Prof. Grant Returns
Prof. Hugh G. Grant, Professor
of Journalism, returned recently
from Tampa, Florida, where he
was called over a month ago on
account of the serious illness of his
father. We are glad to state that
his condition is improved and sin­cerely
hope that he will continue
on the road to a speedy recovery.
A distinguished visitor to the
Village on Monday last was Col.
onel Frank VV. Rowell, command­ing
the Fourth Corps Area R. O. T.
C." and former Professor of Military
Science and Tactics at Auburn,
t h e Colonel was busy all day in­specting
the local R. O. T. C. Unit
and greeting old friends made dur­ing
his abbreviated stay here.
Colonel Rowell was Command­ant
at Auburn during the scho­lastic
year 1916-17 his command
being given up here in order
for him to take charge of his
Regiment prior -^to sailing to ^oin
Jhe forces in Europe. Upon his
return to I b e States he was attach­ed
to Headquarters Second Divi­sion
of the Infantry. He has been
in charge of the Fourth Corps Area
R. O. T. C. for the past , three
months.
During his year of service at Au­burn
the Colonel made a wonder­ful
record in handling the then S.
A. T. C. which required the skill
of a well trained soldier. AF that
time men were required to take
military training and the Cadet
Corps embodied the entire student
body, many of which were detail­ed
here by the government. In
addition to his work in the Mili­tary
Department he found time to
lend a helping hand to many other
of the activities on the campus and
won for himself a host of friends.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
TEST DAY OBSERVED
HAPPENINGS AT
CAMP McCLELLAN
FRIENDSHIP COUNCIL .
CAPTAINS MEET
On Tuesday night, President
Turk called a meeting of the Cap­tains
of the Y. M. C. A. Friendship
Council at the assembly room of
the new Y home. Nearly all of the
Captains attended to help plan the
work for this year. Much needs
to be done and means and methods
of meeting these needs were dis­cussed.
"Doc" Glenn outlined the work­ings
of the Friendship Council. Mr.
Hale made several good suggestions
as did Major Watson of the Orange
Division. Among the plans dis­cussed
was One which is expeeted
to meet with great approval of the
"Rats." Some time before Septem­ber
27th a reception will be given
at the Alumni Gymnasium for the
Freshman Class. Mr. "Billy" Drake
is Freshman Director for the
Friendship Council and has charge
of this work. With him are work­ing
Mr. Staton and Mr. Carter.
More information concerning this
matter will be given out from time
to time.
The meeting was very glad to
have present Mr. Grissett, a former
Auburn man, who is just back
from missionary work in Kamerun,
Southwest Africa. He graduated
from Auburn in Civil Engineering
and completed a post course in
1913. The speaker made only a
short talk due to lack of time.
Reports drifting in from those
attending tliu lmantry Lamp at
iViimston indicate tnat the boys
uud a not old time of it. me daily
routine beginning with "nevielle"
at five o'clock was all that could
oe desired in the way of hot work.
The noon hour found the boys in
an exhausted state. Until retreat
was called at five o'clock the four
R. 0. T. C. units, the Howitzer, In­fantry,
and Machine Gun Com­panies
went at it with a will.
Plenty of wholesome recreation,
in the way of tennis, swimming,
boxing, und wrestling was provid­ed
for the boys. The most popular
diversion by far, however, was the
three weekly dances given in their
honor. Every Tuesday night a
dance was given out at camp,
while on Wednesday and Saturday
nights the Axis Club was the host
to about two hundred boys and
girls. The Auburn contingent pull­ed
an invitation affair about two
weeks before breaking camp, which
measured up to Auburn's recorcTin
having swell proms.
Old Auburn's banner was ayain
raised aloft as. u result of her con­quest
of the silver loving clip
rifle marksmanship. This victory
is her second in as many years,
and should she capture the trophy
again next year it will become the
permanent property of the Institu­tion.
According to reports only
two Auburn men failed to qualify
for the team. This is a record to
be proud of, and our hats are off
to those who so befittingly upheld
their Alma Mater's standard of ex­cellency.
Fitting Celebration Par­ticipated
In By Various
Organizations
Y. M. C. A. MOVES
TO NEW QUARTERS
That the Y. M. C. A. is gradually
taking a firmer hold upon the stu­dent
body is evidenced by the nec-cessity
of moving the Y. in order
to secure ample space for its work.
For several years the old Presby­terian
Church, which had served
as a Y. building, was large enough
to meet the needs of the student
body.
This year, however, predicted to
be the biggest and best year ever
experienced at Auburn, found the
Y. moving into its new steam heat­ed
borne under Langdon Hall. Here
a larger office affords ample space
for the Y. M. C. A. work. A large
reading room, well supplied with
papers and magazines, is at the
disposal of the students. Adjoin­ing
the reading room is a big room
given over to games and music.
The new Y. building is centrally
located and convenient to all the
college students.
Everyone is cordially invited to
visit our Y, your Y. Make it your
home, your hangout, after and be­tween
classes.
The old Y building at the pres­ent
time is being used by the Epis­copal
Church until the new Church
has been completed. It is then to
be devoted to the use of the Y. W.
C. A. girls, who, heretofore, have
not had a building of their own.
The enlarged Y. M. C. A. home
and the first Y. W. C. A. home in
Auburn may be taken as an indi­cation
of rapid progress towards
a Greater Auburn.
Friday, September 12th, designat­ed
By the War Department as •Na­tion
Defense Test Day was fittingly
celebrated at Auburn. At four
o'clock the members of the local
post of the American Legion, the
members of the R. O. T. C. Unit,
the Villagers' Club, the Lion's Club
and the various organizations as­sembled
on the Drill field and
marched to Langdon Hall, preced­ed
by the College band.
Hon. W. B. Bowling, member of
Congress from the Fifth District,
delivered an address on Prepared­ness,
its necessity, and its lack as
shown by the recent war. He re­ferred
to the fact that the other
countries, China for instance, was
greatly handicapped by their lack
of the necessary instruments of war
to protect themselves from foreign
invasion.
"Preparedness," said Mr. Bow­ling,
"began in 1870_wiisn__R3886;
velt and Wood saw the need of
'"TomtJ^irathod in which the Unit­ed
States should procu
place -among the nations
world." He showed that since then
the movement has steadily grown,
the different ways in which the
movement has gained its momen­tum
is the military training placed
in colleges, Citizens' Military Train­ing
Camps and many other equally
as effective. Another time when
the United States made a master
stroke was during the Roosevelt
administration when, the Navy was
sent on a cruise aroimd the world,
not on a mission of conquest but to
receive from the other nations the
respect due to a nation of so wor­thy
a navy.
"China," Mr. Bowling continued,
"is a pitiable example of unprepar-edness.
They represent one-fourth
of the population of the world
and still they are the weakest. Ev­ery
nation has gone into China
and taken their territory and in
other ways intimidated them. They
lack leadership and initiative, the
two most vital things necessary to
keep themselves intact and pro­tected
from others."
Following Mr. Bowling's address,
Hon. T. D. Samford, president of
the alumni Association of the Col­lege,
made a brief address on the
excellent way in which the stu­dents
are responding to the work
in the military departments and
urged that they continue to carry
on -and keep Auburn's name well
up among those other institutions
serving the government so bril­liantly.
REGISTRATION BREAKS
ALL FORMER RECORDS
Last Wednesday morning
the registration numbers had
mounted to 1438. Of this num­ber
100 girls have registered
which eclipses all former rec­ords
of enrollment at corre­sponding
dates in the college
calendar. More detailed , in­formation
will be given next
week.
THE PLAINSMAN
CEfy plainsman
Published weekly by the Students of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, Auburn, Ala.
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Entered as second-class matter at Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
STAFF
,W. E. Glenn Editor-in-Chief
W. A. Young - Business Manager
Editorial Staff
E. D. Ball - .. - Managing Editor
R. A. Betts News Editor
W. D. Horton — - - Sport Editor
A. E. Duran Bulletin Board Editor
Emily Hare - .. Co-ed Ediior
Dryden Baughman Exchange Editor
W. D". McLauren Kampus Kickoffs Editor
H. F. Schwkendiek Activity Editor
Business Staff.
J. F. Thompson Asst. Business Manager
C. D. Ebersole Advertising Manager
J. G. Hieber Circulation Manager
B. C. Burgoyne - - Asst. Circulation Manager
One of the most current and vital issues before the student body
is Student Government. As the term gets underway, it is time to
give this some^thought. Do ypu know what it means to have Student
Government? It means that the student body of Auburn has the priv­ilege
of making their own laws and enforcing them just- as the citi­zens
of our great nation govern themselves.
If Student Government passes the acid test of this year, each and
every student must believe that he is a part of the organization and
is willing to stand behind it in every way. If it does not stand the
test, we will not have the privileges that go with it. Can we put it
over? And are we going to wreck Tech? should receive the same re­ply.
The power"is now in the hands of the student body, headed by
officers of their choice. The faculty has no voice unless the deci­sion
rendered by the student council is unsatisfactory to the one re­ceiving
the decision. Complaint can then be made to the executive
council of the college who have the power to sustain the decision of
the student council or recommend a change in the decision.
Gentlemen, the responsibility of a good, live, working Student
Government rests upon every one of us. Let's make a touchdown from
the kickoff.
Dan Cupid made his first touchdown of the season last Tuesday.
Be patriotic to your own Student Government just as you are
patriotic to your own U. S. A. Government. .
FOR CHEER LEADER
Vote for the man that you want and stick behind the one that
the student body wants.
HELP THE BLIND -
Won't you help the blind? We have a poor- blind Tiger in Au­burn
who must have sustenance. He is not yet able to stand on his
feet as he is quite young. One dollar and two bits from every stu-ent
will make him a strong, healthy, jolly Tiger. Subscribe now.
ilelp the blind.
THE AUBURN SPIRIT
The Auburn Spirit is the spirit of unbounded love for Auburn.
NOTE: The Plainsman, wishes to run a definition of The Auburn
• r *
Spirit each week. Contributions will- come from the student body.
Send in your definition.
LOST, STRAYED, OR KIDNAPPED
From vicinity of Grand Cafe, Wil-kinsburg,
Pa., one Frank "Happy"
Hatchet—guilty of breach of prom­ise.
Notify Minette, care of above
address.
INNOCENT RECREATION
Tourist: "But what do you do
here when you're lonely?"
Mountaineer: "Oh, I shoot at 61'
Bill Scroggins down in the valley."
-^A. L. W.
Down in '"'Publication Row" (as we wittily refer to our Beaver
at, Board offices under j ^ a g d o i r Hall)" a newcomer has crept into our
aU the sT'eat literary minds aspiring to knock Irving S. Cobb
a row of sun-dried pigskins. This is none other than a gaunt
and afflicted beast whom by force of circumstances we have adopt­ed.
This species is unknown and we could not" tell whether it was
a yellow animal with streaks of dirt or a black beast who had turn­ed
yellow in stripes, due to negligence of its ablutions. The mystery
of its pedigree was solved, when Mr. Dimmitt told us that this was
none other than "The Blind Tiger," Auburn's new humorous publica­tion,
still a very young cub and gaunt from lack of subscription feed-ing.
Auburn has long needed a humorous magazine and it is with joy
that we welcome this newcomer. After listening to stale and point­less
quips of would-be-punsters for over three years on the campus
we are glad that at last these rheumatic and nimble wits will have
an outlet for their art and scribbling.
The magazine will be edited by a carefully selected and well rep­resentative
board. It is now up to us as students to show our spirit
and support it to the last boulder of the last ditch, both by subscrib­ing
and contributing. If you have an idea and can't draw, send the
idea in. Any humorous writing, joke, poem, quip, pun, etc., is raw
meat to this Tiger.
There will be six issues during the school year, three before
Christmas and three after. The first issue will be called the Fresh­man
Issue and will be ready for circulation about October fifteenth.
All material for this issue is due in by October the first. IF YOU
HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED—DO IT NOW.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Of the Members of the Alabama
Beta Club of Aupurn, Alabama,
A Corporation
Notice is hereby given to the
members of The Alabama Beta Club
of Auburn, Alabama, a corporation,
that a meeting of the members of
said Club will be held at the Club
House of said Club, in the town of
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, on
October 3rd, 1924, at 2 P. M., for the
.purpose of considering the propo­sition
of authorizing the Board of
Governors of said club to have
properly executed a mortgage on
all the Real Estate owned by said
Club, situated in the tojy'n of-Au­burn,
Lee County, "Alabama, for
the sum of $5,000.00, said mortgage
to be executed to Chas. E. Little,
and said sum of $5,000.00, is to be^
usedt for the purpose of paying off
the 'existing indebtedness of said
Club, and to pay for somei improve­ments
to the Club Hodse of said
Club.
This September 20th, 1924.
R. C. Smith,
C. L. Hare,
J. W. Williams, Jr.
W. Scott Farley,
W. L. Greene,
Geo. E. Clower,
Board of Governors,
of the Alabama Beta
Club of Auburn, Ala­bama.
THE
College Picture Show
Operated by the College
for the entertainment of the
student body
ALL THE BEST PICTURES
booked promptly after
release date
Ten piece STUDENT OR­CHESTRA
plays regularly at
every show.
ALL EMPLOYEES ARE
STUDENTS
Four programs per week
Regular program begins
at 6:15 P. M. and runs con­tinuously
until 9:30. ~~
Mr. A. is an ambitious
young u i . u , be knows, th*
importance of a good ap­pearance
in business and in
school.
Mr. A. has to make his
allowance go a long way,
but he says:
"Money spent in Carter's
Sanitary Pressing Shop is-a
good policy."
Phone 96
ARE YOU GOING
TO ATTEND THE
GAME ON THE
27th?
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN
VS.
AUBURN
Jf You do we want you college
men to make our store headquar^
ters—You'll find every modern anq
home-like convenience here, just
a part of our service which is
yours without cost or obligation.
We're headquarters, too, for Coll­ege
Clothes and Accessories. You'll
find unlimited stocks of every­thing
to wear, most reasonably
priced.
The Rats are now getting the right spirit. They displayed plenty
of enthusiasm on the bleachers at the first scrimmage last Saturday
afternoon, and made the proper amount of noise College Nite.
This is a fine indication of a good spirit throughout the
entire student body during the coming term. To keep this spirit
growing the Rat rules must be strictly carried out. The rule on
greeting upper classmen is very important. It has been noticed that
a few freshmen wait for the upper classmen to speak. This is not
the proper interpretation of the rule. The freshman should give a
hearty friendly greeting as soon as he meets anyone. This rule is
very beneficial both to freshmen and upperclassmen.
However, freshmen should not reserve their greetings for mem­bers
of the upper classes alone^ but should greet other freshmen, and
thus form the good old Auburn habit of "everybody speaks to every
body else." This habit makes everybody feel good, and if it is kept
up by everybody, Dr. Drake's sick list will become much smaller in
a short time.
For Drawing Supplies
See HARRISON & SANDIFER
(At Varsity Barber Shop)
* * Store of 9»ee«iry?fcsf»
Birmingham Alabama
WM. Mc D. MOORE JACK TAMBLYN MOORE'S MARKET
Phone 37
THE MEAT MARKET IN TOWN
"Let's Get Together, Gang"
The faculty welcomes your greeting.
Speak, speak, I pray you. Ham Let.
Note to typist—
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
country.
Everybody who attended College Nite can boast of the fact that
they heard, first hand, Bennie's new joke for the 20th century. His
new joke for the 19th century was told on April 1, 1872.
HELP THE BLIND-TIGAH
The Rexall Store Whitman's Candies
NEWELL & LIPSCOMB
THE TIGER DRUG STORE
Phone 200
The Home of Pare Drags A Service to Perfection
Auburn, Alabama
t»^^Ms»ie»««wi
You are cordially invited to visit the New Varsity Barber
Shop_the shop around the corner.
QUALITY AND SERVICE GUARANTEED
New Varsity Barber Shop
Motto—"Service"
HILL and JONES
BEGIN THE YEAR RIGHT
Write to
Klein's Sporting Goods Store
Montgomery
For your Golf, Tennis, Baseball and Boxing Supplies.
Speedy Mail Order Service
THE
First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
Any Financial or Business Transaction
Albert Thomas, '04, Pres. G. Herbert Wright, '17, Cashier
C. Felton Little, '06, Vice-Pres. W. D. Steele, Ass't Cashier
HEAR DR. DOWELL
at
BARACA CLASS
9:30 Baptist Sunday School
*—
Students Lunch and Recreation Room »
MONTEITH'S
Where Friends Meet
Auburn _ _ _ _ _ Alabama
VICTOR RECORDS
Little Clock on the Mantel—Paul Whiteman—19420.
Charley, My Boy—Jack Skilkret's Orchestra—19420.
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Kampus Kickof f s
MASS MEETING
We all know, that is, we all
should know, that our first mass
meeting of the year bloomed forth
in all its luscious glory on our last
bath night, known to the mor»
common species of the herd as
Saturday. Bath night was what I
said, men, and bath night it was,
for we were bathed in perfumed
and tear bringing speeches for the
greater part of the program. We
learned everything from why we
came to college to the reason that
co-eds dress like men, before we
were allowed to unhitch our vocal
organs for their first official try-outs.
Boozer Pitts, as we know, was
official introducer, and the numer­ous
introductions and presentations
consumed the greater portion of
his time, yet he found it appropri-to
tell some of our boys, from
into which civilization has
recently introduced, the
and appropriate missies to
upon such occasions. We
this advice will have 9
to penetrate else wrong
be gained of our wild
irongs.
Mr. Turk, President of nearly ev­erything
here, favored the audience
with a speech quite devoid of in­flections,
yet it was one to which
we should all heed. To those who
read between the lines this bit of
information is superfluous, but for
the benefit of the new students
and certain of the old his whole
theme was waxed around the his­toric
subject of Love, Honor and
Obey.
Miss Emily Hare dashed madly
upon the scene at this point, and
after the war had quieted to a cer­tain
degree, put out some very con­fidential
information concerning
the female of the species who in
this beloved institution are known
as Co-eds. She told us how the new
Co-eds would be taught to screech
for the team and how dearly they
loved the Auburn boys. Come now,
"who will, with Geo. Mandy, be the
first two to take advantage of
this generous offer? We presume
the moral of this was, Laugh and
the World Laughs with You;
Mr. William Wood spilled upon
the scene, possibly not at this point,
yet he spilled upon it and told us
jiH»t what games to think about
and who to and whom not to tell
about what a wonderful team we
would muster this year. He disap­pointed
those who know him best
by not offering a piano or vocal
selection, yet he gave some very
interesting pointers on cheer lead­ing
and in consequence must be
| pardoned for this social error.
| Great balls of fire, he shot a man.
Sometime during this conflict
I Benjamin Ross gushed upon the
'"platform. Now of course this was
bound to a cur, (the discourse not
Benny) and the merry congrega­tion
was favored (we will call it
I favored for politeness) with nu­merous
reminders of ancient varie­ty.
His beaming countenance and
breath taking elucidations were a
source of amusement to all con­cerned.
Major Hatch soon boomed forth
and instructed the boys in the gen­tle
art of becomihg conquering he­roes.
Holy Methusliah, we are about to
omit Coach Bunker. Your pardon
kind sir. We enjoyed your bunk
very much, and regret that you did
not tell us more about yourself and
things in general.
At last arrived the interesting
point or points on the program.
Charles Dudley (better known as
Chas.) bounced upon the flaming
scene. Hell broke loose, yes it did.
Long restrained voices were un­hooked
and to make a long story
somewhat shorter, the boys really
did their stuff. My, how they
shouted. And truly we had the
best torch light parade since ante
bellum days. With such backing
the old Tiger knows no bounds,
so look out everybody, hell's break­ing
loose, the way of the Tiger is
mighty, cross not his path lest you
be destroyed.
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HOW AN AUBURN SH1EK SPENDS
HIS EVENINGS
Monday — Decides to study.
Sleepy. Goes to bed.
Tuesday—Asks three Co-eds to
go to the show with him. Is turn­ed
down.
Wednesday—Thanks H e a v en
there is a fraternity meeting.
Thursday—Goes for a long walk
in the rain. Is alone. And enjoys
it-
Friday—Plays penny ante with
some of the brothers and loses
nearly twenty cents.
Saturday—Hangs around Post
Office all day. Wonders why he
doesn't drag.
Sunday—Has wildest time yet.
Drinks three lemon sodas.
If every Co-ed's face was her
fortune some would be arrested for
counterfeiting.
No, Dumbdora, just because
wheat is selling at a dollar a bushr
el, you can't call it buckwheat.
boy turned out the same way. They
got him in Leavenworth.
See: Came near selling my shoes
today.
Saw: Plow come?
See: Had them half-soled.
What a rotten bounder you turn­ed
out to be, screamed the rascal,
disgustedly, as he looked for a more
lively tennis ball.
"Words fail me," muttered the
Rat as he flunked the spelling
exam.
"What do you know of Samuel
Gompers?" asked the Prof, of the
Rat.
"Please Sir," the green one re­plied,
"it's my first week in col­lege,
and I don't know anyone yet."
"Funny it never repeats itself to
me," said the puzzled rat over his
History exam.
Who is the meanest man in the
world you ask? Why the guy who
proposes to an old maid over the
telephone and after she accepts
him tells her that he has the wrong
number.
We can imagine nothing with
less kick in it than an old maid's
kiss.
Prof.: What was that noise I
heard?
Helper: That was a student fall­ing
asleep.
Listen now, kind reader, if you
can't laugh at the jokes of the age
then laugh at the age of the jokes.
She was only an electrician's
daughter, but she gave me one hel-iuva
shock.
If you want to know who John
Doe is ask McKinney.
The main difference between a
girl chewing her gum and a cow
chewing her cud, is that the cow
generally looks thoughtful.
Buck up, Seniors, there is always
•o'om at the bottom.
Just because the Co-ed entertaining
her date,
In a dark corner doesn't yell for
the
Chaperone isn't any sign that one
is
Uncalled for.
A bride should be well groomed
on her honeymoon.
You can lead an ass to college,
but you can't keep him from drink­ing.
Prof.: Why are you always late
to class,
Rat: Because I have to pass a
certain, sign on the way.
Prof.: What has that to do with
it?
Rat: Why it says, School Ahead
—Go Slow.
Solicitous Neighbor: And where
is that boy of yours;
Tother One: He's been in Auburn
three years now.
S. N.: Too bad. My brother's
When a Co-ed looks sweet
enough to eat don't give her the op­portunity.
Stumpy says that its.the steam,
and not the freight, that makes the
cargo.
College would be a wonderful
place if it was not for the classes.
Lots of people never come to life
until their engines go dead.
He: "I think that Mable is love­ly."
He: ."Mable. That's a pretty
broad statement."
Rat: "Do you think Prof. Clark
meant it?"
Another: "What?"
The First: "He advertised a lec­ture
on 'FOOLS.' I bought a ticket
and it said, Admit One."
HEARD AT THE GYMNASIUM
He: Pardon me. May I have this
dance?
She: No. I'm too danced out.
He: You're too damn stout. Aw
hush, you're just pleasingly plump.
"Daughter, doesn't that young
man know how to say good night?"
"Oh, daddy, I'll say he does."
THE JOYS OF SUMMER CAMP
"Where do all these little bugs
come from?"
"Search me."
Boom: Those boys must have to
work pretty hard at camp.
Bam: What makes you think so?
Boom: Well, they have to report
that they are all in before they go
to sleep every night. ,
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1 Auburn at Fort Bragg
From their iionies amid the sticks
and tail chimneys came the sixty-one
artillerymen of A. P. I. to take
Uie six weeks summer training at
Fort Bragg, N. C, under the watch­ful
eye of Uncle Sam.
iTie gang arrived at noon Satur­day,
June 14th, and were cordially
received hy Dinky Bell, Skipper
Young, Doc Benson, and Jeff Wil­son,
who had travelled to cam^ uy
automobile, not their own, how­ever.
Saturday afternoon was giv­en
over to medical examinations,
which were passed by all, the boys
owing their splendid condition
to the physical training received
during their freshman year.
The officers in charge of the B
O. T. C. were:
Major Baborg, University of Ten
nessee, chief goldbricker and main
gripe.
Captain Howell, New Orleans,
Senior instructor, assistant gripe,
and know-it-all.
Captain Brown, University of
Tennessee, Assistant goldbricker.
Captain C'ushman, A. P. I., Fel­low-
sufferer.
Lieut. Jones, A. P. 1., and Lieut.
Garrison, Colorado A. & M., also
fellow-sufferers.
jL-ayeilevilie' extended the R. O.
i'. C. a warm welcome soon after
their arrival. A big banquet was
given at the Y. M. C. A. in honor
of the boys. The usual line of ban­quet
and welcoming speeches were
declaimed by several of the town's
most distinguished citizens. These
Lind gentlemen were frequently in­terrupted
by some excited Beau
Brummel, for the waiters were
waitresses and were beautiful to
behold. For further information
see "Papa" Jackson and "Hawk-eye"
Hill. The climax came when
a certain Charlie Jones, in a white
uniform, arrived fully half an hour
late. Naturally, all .the, waitresses
fell -for the gallant Looey, so hand­some
in his white attire; conse­quently
he received one hundred
percent service.
The banquet was followed by a
dance at the armory. We were
told to enjoy ourselves and to
dance with any and all of the la­dies.
They may have been peaches,
but there were some lemons too.
Our first training was with the
instruments and in harnessing. The
instrument work was not hard, the
hours were not long, and the boss
was not mean, but the sun was so
doggone hot, reaching 120 degrees
one morning and not a tree in
sight. Having acquired some skiU
in harnessing the next step was
draft and equitation. Captain How­ell
took us out to the bull pen and
walked, trotted and galloped us
some two hours or more. Lieuts.
Jones and Garrison instructed us
in draft work and we were soon
able to keep the horses from stop­ping
and breaking away at inop­portune
times, and the horses soon
learned to distinguish between the
various arm signals.
There were several dances giv­en
at the Officers' Club, one of
which was given by the R. O. T. C,
all being well attended and very
much enjoyed.
An aquatic meet was staged at
the Officers' pool and the R. O. T.
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C. showed their appreciation of the
invitation by taking all the prizes
except one.
The boys attended Paramount
Lab every night at the Post Thea­tre,
often appropriating a part of
the officers' section.
Our next work was on the range.
The boys started in and worked
like veterans, showing an astound­ing
efficiency and speed, firing
twice as many problems per day
as the Juniors of other years. Ev­ery
day one of the firing sections
was greatly aided in speed by a
certain 'that d ?' Bat Cicero
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upon request.
Alter a iigul uay we always hau
energy enough to do a kind deed,
one mglit, after just suqh a day,
u motion was made to drown
"Country" Robinson', wnich was
almost unanimously adopted and
speedily put into effect. Unsuspect
ing "Country" was thoroughly
drenched by a shower from the
Uarracks fire buckets. Next on
the program was a raid on the
other barracks; upon a given sig­nal,
a dozen stupefied boys were
suddenly cast out of their luxur­ious
cots upon the carpeted floor.
The casualties were: one broken
window pane; "Babbi" Barefield
wounded by friction with the car­pet
on the floor and a close shave
given Cireco by a flying shoe.
Sheridan and Ware had gone to
a dance and their cots were ex­tremely
lonesome at 10 P. M. It
was short work to tie the bedding
and cots of the absentees to the
rafters under the ceiling. A va­cant
cot and several chairs were
thrown down the stairs, a table was
placed across the stairway and the
light bulbs were taken out of the
sockets, then all present hit the
hay. About midnight Dogface came
stumbling up the stairs engaging
in a hand to hand p~nc9i*nicr with
the furniture in his path. By the
time he had reached the second
floor everybody was awake and en­joying
it immensely. Mr. Sheridan
failing to find the light and also
his luxurious cot requested "Speck"
White to share his cot with him.
Bill Ware had about the same ex­perience
and the two of them turn­ed
over every cot on the floor and
called the roll every thirty seconds
so no one could sleep, while they
argued as to which cot was who's.
Dogface says, "If I can't sleep no­body
else is either, I'm telling you
the truth."
We must not forget to mention
the polo games which were quite
numerous and exciting. Our be­loved
(?) Captain Howell played
several times. We might also men­tion
the fact that poker, blackjack,
and African golf were very attrac­tive
sports at times, to those who
could make the teams.
The fourth week of camp saw
us on our hike to Wilmington, N.
C. We left Fort Bragg on July 7th
and arrived at Wilmington on July
12th at 5 A. M. It rained three
days and we pitched camp in any
place we could find. Sleeping in
churches, schools, cemeteries,
strawberry fields, sand piles, and
the like became a habit. Cannon­eers
over here" and "Drivers lead
out to water" became sevoAl times
worse than monotonous. Lieut.
Garrison had the unique experi­ence
of finding a sponge at the
picket lines and then calling it a
rock.
A pleasant stay was had at
Wrightsville Beach from Saturday
through Monday. All enjoyed the
surf bathing and the ladies. The
Wilmington Light Musketeers gave
a big dance at the Lumina Pavilion
for the R. O. T. C. The pavilion
was very gayly decorated and the
music was furnished by Weiden-meyer
Orchestra, North Carolina's
best. The whole scene was very
romantic, with the beaming moon
above you and the roaring sea be­neath
you, the girl beside you,
your heart thumping within you,
and her eyes seeing thru you.
We left Wilmington July 15th
and arrived at Fort Bragg July 19th
at 11 P. M. Many difficulties were
encountered, one of which was a
hardboiled Major. When it comes
to selecting campsites Captain
Brown takes the gold-lined cookpot.
The boys became aware of the fact
that corned beef alias "corned
Bill" does not taste so well after
the first week and a half. This
bill of fare caused much griping
and the supply sergeant received
the nickname "Corned Beef Steve."
Having endured this fare long
enough, a committee of the boys
held a conference with the Major
and although he threatened to use
drastic measures, the boys' de­mands
were met. From then on
our fare was satisfactory. One
question still bothers our peaceful
minds and it is this: "What would
Uncle Sam do without tin cans?"
The last two weeks will be
grapes, so we were told. After
cleaning harness and guns, etc.,
a whole day, we were finally told
we would have an easy time the
rest of the camp which was three
days. We inspected the camp of
the Begulars and then observed the
Officers' Fire problems under the
supervision of Major Booker, in the
F. A. seventeen years and who
ought to know what he is talking
about, and who doesn't talk to hear
his head rattle.
"Turn in equipment and draw
pay," was the best news we heard
during the entire six weeks.
We look back upon the camp,
hard and unbearable as it seemed,
with pleasure, for we had a won­derful
experience and gained val­uable
information along military
lines which will greatly aid us in
the defense of our flag when we
are called upon to do so.
An Eyewitness.
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TIGERS ROUNDING INTO FORM
SWEDE SITZ
ng his fourth year on Var-is
going to prove a raoun-strength.
EX. TIGERS MAKE
GOOD IN BIG SHOW
The colony of Auburnites in the
big leagues is small, but the three
men who are at present in the
American League are making a
good showing. Two of them are
with the Philadelphia Athletics
while the third is with St. Louis.
Charlie Gibson, who was undoubt­edly
the best college catcher in
the South during his reign here, is
a relief catcher with the A's, and
has made a very good impression.
The big-time base stealers have
learned to respect his arm, and the
chances are much in favor of his
sticking.
Ed Shirling, swatter de luxe, af­ter
enjoying a successful season,
"partly in the South Atlantic, and
partly in the Blue Ridge leagues,
is back with the Philadelphians.
He celebrated his return to the ma­jors
last Saturday by batting for
the pitcher and swatting out a lus­ty
double.
Another alumnus of this institu­tion,
George Grant, is pitching for
the St. Louis Browns this year.
Although he has pitched in eight­een
games, the records credit him
with only one win and no losses,
as his main occupation consists of
quieting down wild outbursts of
batting started at the expense of
some other hurler.
This constitutes Auburn's entire
representation in the major leagues
, present, but there are several
no have been up and are now in
jminors and making good rec­ords.
Among those who are burn­ing
up the bushes this year are Pug
Griffin, who is hitting and field­ing
sensationally in the American
Association; Sammy Barnes, who
is making a fine record with
ShreVeport; and Red Smith who is
leading the Southern League in hit­ting.
All men desirious of gaining fame
and renown on the cinder path can
take their first step by reporting
to Coach Hutsell Monday afternoon
down at the gym. Candidates re­port
for fall track practice and
cross-country work. The schedule
for the harriers has not been ar­ranged
yet, but the season will
wind up with the Conference road
race in Birmingham.
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After more than two weeks of
hard work the Tiger griddcrs are
getting into good shape for the hard
schedule ahead of them this season,
the boys have stood the early sea­son
grind well, and the team is in
good shape except tor the minor
cruises, scratches and other souve­nirs
which fall to 'the lot of every
anight of the gridiron.
Up until last Saturday the prac­tice
consisted of getting the men
in shape for the trouble just ahead,
l'his period is the most monoton­ous
of the entire season, the men
spending most of their time in
calisthenics, signal drill, and pass­ing.
Toward the end of the week
the call came for shoulder pads
and headgear, and the Tigers got
their first taste of action. With
Messrs. Green and Moulton officiat­ing
at the kicking end, the linemen
were given a little practice in run­ning
down the backs who received
the spiraling ellipsoid. With a be­nignant
September sun shining
down, the exercise caused the sw—
er-er, perspiration to flow freely,
especially when,this,tackling prac­tice
was varied by assaults on the
unfortunate and uncomplaining
dummy.
After a couple of days of this
form of amusement the first scrim­mage
was held last Saturday. This
scrimmage marked a new depar­ture
from the usual order of inter-family
quarrels, in that instead of
being a scrimmage, between the
regular and the scrub teams, it was
a meeting between two varsity line­ups.
Yessir, brothers, two varsity
teams, and a merry battle did they
wage on the mud encrusted Drake
field. No less than seventeen letter
men were represented together
with many promising recruits from
the Rats of last year. Among other
changes were the placing of Minnie
Brice at guard and Swede Sitz at
tackle.
The scrimmaging has brought out
the fact that the Tigers have a
bunch of driving fullbacks in addi­tion
to a fast gang of halves and
quarters. With Dean Petersen and
Fenie Crane calling them, there is
no doubt but that the team will be
well run. JoJo Harrison, the pass­ing
demon, Pea Green, the punter,
and Williams and Allen, the speed
merchants, will probably be the
halves, although they may get plen­ty
of opposition. Dutch Salter,
Turner, and Hagood make up a trio
of fullbacks that can drive like an
electric snowplow, and are about
as easy to stop.
In the line will be found the
veteran Lawrence at the pivot
position, with Robertson and Lutz
helping him out in the ball-snapp­ing
business. On either side of
Captain Lawrence will be found
Self and McFadden, or either
Brice and Sitz. Lovelace, McCully
Spinks and Reeder, however will
furnish some bulky opposition to
the aboved mentioned guards. The
competition for the tackle posi­tion
will be a lot keener by the
return of "Noisy" Grisham, stellar
tackle of two years back. With
such men as Harkins, English,
Huckeba, and others to debate the
matter with the noisy one the pros­pects
are that the man who plays
tackle for the Tigers will have to
be on the job this year, for he will
have some mighty good understud­ies
to step in his place. At the
wing positions, the old reliable,
Hard-Boy Pruitt, together with
Ollinger and Spinks will hold
forth. However their job is not
cinched either, because Pat Moul­ton
will try to keep it in the family
by grabbing the position held by
the illustrious "Slick", while Joe
Market and several others demand
to be heard from too.
The players have not been the
only ones working out on Drake
Field. Head Coach Pitts has been
"aYtHiflg-ihe^men in the fundamen­tals
of the gahieSa^d showing them
his pet plays. Ned Cole is work­ing
hard with the backs, showing
them the gentle, arts of" driving,
twisting, and other accomplish­ments
considered so necessary to
the well being of the backfield
man. Herb Bunker, the latest edi­tion
in the coaching staff, is show­ing
the linemen how it really should
be done, while Coach Hutsell has
the important duty of seeing that
the players have no prolonged stiff­ness
and soreness as a result of
their afternoon gambolling on the
green sward of Drake field.
Although the game with Birming­ham-
Southern is only a week off,
the Tigers seem fit, and, barring ac­cidents,
will be in fine condition
to begin on one of the hardest sche­dules
in the history of the school.
THE EIGHTH OLYMPIAD
By Coach Wilbur H. Hutsell
The Eighth Olympiad held in
Paris during the past summer was
the greatest athletic spectacle ever
held, both from the point of compe­tition,
and the number of athletes
participating. While the Olympics
include everything from ice skat­ing
to fencing, the main interest of
the United States is in track and
swimming, with the former holding
the spotlight of all nations during
the time assigned for competition
in that sport.
The tryouts for places on our
track and field team were held in
Boston on June 14th, the other
sports having already had their
tryouts and selected the per­sonnel
of ,the teams. After the
Boston tryouts about 120 were se­lected
to make the trip. These ath­letes
were brought to New York on
a special train, where, with the
members of all other teams, the for­malities
incidental to getting pass­ports,-
etc., were gone through with
preparatory to sailing on the 16th.
The S. S. America had been chart­ered
for the purpose of transporting
our athletes and those especially in­terested
in the games, with accomo­dations
for 600. Special training ac­comodations
had already been pre­pared
for each group, and as soon
as the America left her docks
everything was in readiness for
the members of each team to
begin such training as would
keep them in condition dur­ing
the voyage. Even the dis­cus
and the javelin throwers were
not slighted, and were given as
much work as the other members
of the track team. A piece of heavy
canvas ten feet square, was sus­pended
immediately in front of
the discus circle, and all throws
hurled directly into it, the discus
falling harmlessly at the bottom.
The javelin throwers rigged up a
javelin, harpoon fashion, which
was thrown overboard, and then
hauled back for the next man. The
trip across was made in eight days,
in the calmest of weather, the boat
docking at Cherbourg on the 24th.
Everyone immediately entrained for
Paris, thence to Rocquencourt, a lit­tle
village about 15 miles from Par­is.
Here, on the estate of the Prince
of Murat, eleven huts or barracks
had been constructed, and prepara­tions
made for the final two weeks'
training before the beginning of
the games.
The games were officially open­ed
on July 6th, and included noth­ing
but ceremonies. The ever fa­mous
Parade of Nations, the most
spectacular part of the ceremonies,
was participate^! in by the uni­formed
athletes and officials of the
forty-one competing nations. The
U. S. Contingent was headed by
Col. Thompson, Chairman of the
American Olympic Commmittee,
and General Pershing. The athlet­ic
opening was on the 7th, and the
only two events completed that day
were the Javelin and 10,000 meter
run, won by Myrra and Ritola of
Finland. On the second day the
U. S. started piling up points, and
were in the lead the rest of the
time, finishing with more points
than the next two nations, Finland
and Great Britain. The outstanding
athlete of the games was Nurmi,
the wonderful distance runner from
Finland, who accomplished the all
but impossible feat of winning four
first places for his country. When
the number of preliminaries neces­sary
for each event are taken into
consideration,-his work was even
more remarkable. It was necessary
to have preliminary heats in all
events up to and including the 3000
meter run (two miles). The out­standing
U. S. athletes were Hous-er,
winner of the shot and discus;
Osborne, winner of the high jump
and" decathlon, and Scholz, second
in the 100 meters, and winner of
the 200. World's records were
broken by Taylor in the quarter
mile hurdles, LeGendre in the
broad jump and Osborne in the
decathlon.
The Olympic Games aroused in­terest
all over Europe, and imme­diately
after the close of the games
on the 13th, special track meets
were held in London, Brussells,
Christiana, Berlin, and Vienna. In­asmuch
as our athletes had made
such a wonderful showing in the
games their entries were greatly de­sired
by the promoters of each set
of games. The result was that the
team was split up into small groups
and sent "barnstorming" for about
two weeks. Practically all of them
returned in time to entrain for
Cherbourg, leaving on July 28th.
The America arrived in New York
on August titti, and the athletes were
immediately taken in charge by a
special entertainment committee.
After the banquet that evening,
what was acclaimed the greatest
athletic team that ever represented
the United -States was disbanded,
and the younger members began
looking forward to the trip to Am­sterdam,
where the Olympics will
be held in 1928.
No set of games of the magnitude
of the Olympics can be promoted
without a certain amount of criti­cism,
but the good derived from
such competition predominates, to
an extent that precludes the pos­sibility
of their being discontinued.
Yes, and there will be plenty of
time to think of the other teams
before they beat Auburn, a matter
of years in fact.
SMASH SOUTHERN
Not that we underrate Clemson,
however, for they sure gave us fits
last year, but we just don't believe
that it is in the books for them to
beat us this time.
SMASH SOUTHERN
This is the season of our heart's
discontent,
Our face is drawn and solemn,
For this bit of rime makes it evi­dent,
-
That it is hard to fill a column.
GRID RULES CHANGE
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
If the fields continue as muddy
as they were at the beginning of
the week, the Auburn line will
be a hefty one—that is, if they
weigh in just after an hour or so
of sliding and skidding in the all-embracing
mire.
SMASH SOUTHERN
Now that Coach Hutsell has been
over and seen the great Nurmi
burning up the track in the Olym­pics,
are we to see the local cin­der
path artists timing themselves
with their own wristwatches?
SMASH SOUTHERN
NoJ little girl, they don't use the
term scrub team just because the
varsity wipes up the ground with
them.
SMASH SOUTHERN
Hush, little pig, don't you cry;
you'll be a football by and by.
SMASH SOUTHERN
The esteemed Clemson "Tiger"
makes the statement that "after we
beat Auburn there will be plenty
of time to think of the other teams."
Laws of Football Etiquette Under­go
Annual Transformation
The by-laws concerning the con­duct
of that most intricate.,. and
complex of sports, namely football,
have been changed somewhat. by
the powers that be, and it be­hooves
every fan to acquaint him­self
with the latest addition, lest
he be branded as ignorant by his
neighbor.
When the tense moment arrives
that the kicking team places the
ball for the kickoff, the layman
will receive his first surprise, for
instead of stopping at the forty-yard
line and building a shapely
mound of mud, the kicker will ad­vance
to the center of the field
and proceed to tee off without the
tee. He will either place the ball
so it will stand erect by some
charm or exhibition of magic, or
else he can ask one of his comrades
to hold it for him, which said com­rade
will presumably do.
After the Tigers carry the ball
down the field for the first touch­down,
the ball will be brought out
to the three yard line instead of
the five, and the usual methods of
procedure will be followed in at­tempting
to receive the additional
point.
The rules that will cause the
most graying of hair among the
referees are the ones concerning
the time-outs. No more can the
naughty teams try to stall by mak­ing
unnecessary substitutions in
order to kill time. This year the
player will probably need a coron­er's
jury to determine whether or
not he needs a substitute. If the
player seems able to stand with­out
propping and still craves a
substitute, the referee will instruct
the timer to let the Ingersoll tick
merrily on. Also, if a team is us­ing
a time-out period for a social
chat, the arbiter can call time im­mediately.
The teams are allowed
MINNIE BRICE
With his level head. Minnie is
going to be a strong man in-the
Tiger line.
four time-outs per half, but the
penalty for exceeding this will be
five yards instead, of the former
two yaVds punishment.
Another rule which makes the
eagle eye even more indispensable
to the harassed official is the
edict concerning the screening of
the forward pass.' Players who are
not entitled to receive a toss from
the backfield man are enjoined
from interfering with the defensive
players who are endeavoring to
prevent the successful completion
of said pass. Any gridster not
obeying this rule is liable to a pen­alty
for interference. While on the
subject of passes it may be men­tioned
that no player is allowed to
run out of bounds and then return
to the field of battle to receive a^
pass. Another rule concerning the
pass states that ftie captain may de­cline
a penalty on a pass.^
The on-side kick is now consid­ered
Mid-Victorian, the word going
forth that when a ball is kicked
from the line oi scrimmage, no
player on the offensive' side may
touch the ellipsoid until it has
touched some defensive player. A
kicked ball which does not pass
the line of scrimmage may be re­covered,
however.
These are all of the principal
changes in the rules of the game,
although there are some minor ones
besides. To be a real authority on
the sport would require the pur­chase
of about a rule book per
week, but if the fan will learn the
changes printed above he will not
be considered an utter ignoramus
on the subject. „
Presbyterion Church
Regular Preaching—11 A. M.
Sunday School—9:30 A. M.
Christian Endeavor—6:30 P. M.
NIGHT SERVICE
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Auburn, Alabama
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THE PLAINSMAN
BIG CELEBRATION
"COLLEGE NITE"
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With The Co-Eds
Phi, at the University of Missouri.
He was met by a rousing "Fifteen"
from eager throats. The great ap­plause
handed him indicated that
he has become popular with every­one.
Coach Bunker 'stated that his
Alma Mater teams were also nam­ed
the Tigers, so he felt quite at
home in the lair of the fiercest of
all tigers—the Auburn Tiger. He
spoke favorably of the football
team, promising nothing, however,
as to the outcome of the Tiger as­pirations.
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Coach Hutsell was next intro­duced
and he thanked the student
body for making possible the trip
to the Olympic Games the past
summer. He stated briefly the
physical condition of the Tiger Ma­chine.
"Boozer" Pitts was greeted with
"Fifteen Rahs" from the fourteen
hundred enthusiastic students.
Coach Pitts spoke of the team and
the possibility of a good season,
but it is confidential, so no more
will be said. He warned the stu­dents,
especially the Freshman,
against the fallacy of making Foot­ball
and athletics his main interest.
He also emphasized the fact, that
Auburn men come to school pri­marily
for an education and not
for football as is indicated by the
fact that Auburn pays no man to
attend its .institution to play foot­ball.
'Coach Pitts then introduced Dr.
"Bennie" Ross, who began, as is
his custom, by "that reminds me
of a story."
Upon introduction, Major Hatch,
.popular Commandant, spoke of the
military department and its work
at Auburn. He mentioned the fact
that Auburn has been given a Dis­tinguished
College rating for the
past five years. That the Auburn
pistol team had won the National
Pistol Championship the past two
years was also brought out. Major
- Hatch-also, mentioned some of the
many ways in which the Auburn
Student Body can be loyal to Au­burn
and show the Auburn Spirit.
"Bill" Wood then introduced
"Fatty" Lawrence, the Captain, and
"Hardboy" Pruitt, alternate captain
of the Auburn Tigers. They asked
for 100 percent support of the Stu­dent
Body.
Charlie Dudley, cheerleader of
two years ago, was wildly greeted
when he arose to speak. How it
happened, we do not know, but he
asked and pleaded with the Fresh­men
to keep up in their studies
and not to cut classes, lest theybe
cut out of college.
Following Dudley's talk the Au­burn
Band played another selection
and "Touchdown Auburn," and
thus ended one of the greatest Col­lege
Nite meetings in the history
of Auburn.
In spite of the inclement weath­er,
the biggest torchlight parade
ever seen in Auburn, was staged.
From a distance it might have been
mistaken for a Klan parade. After
winding up and down Main Street
several times," in the wake of the
Band the torches were piled in the
street. Around the bonfire was
held a war council. When every
throat had become hoarse and the
yells mere croaks, the gathering
disbanded.
WOMEN'S ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
The Women's Athletic Associa­tion
held their first meeting Tues­day
afternoon with a large number,
present. New officers were elected
for the year as follows: Elizabeth
Young, President; Olive Gibbons,
Vice-President; Margaret Duncan,
Secretary; Mary Stodghill, Treasur­er;
Ruby Powell, Plainsman Report­er.
With these new officers the
association should have a very suc-cesful
year.
Immediately after the meeting
the giri's basketball squad elected
Miss Elizabeth Young Captain and
Miss Mary Tamplin manager for the
coming year. With all the new
material the girls should be able
to continue their perfect record.
Y. W. C. A. PROM
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
YOU NAME IT
The time will come
It won't be long
When Rats will sing
This sad, sad song.
O what is so rare
As a Rat with hair,
Tow-headed, square-headed,
But not quite bare.
Juicy, '21.
HELP THE BLIND-—
IT JUST WONT WORK
The guy who said that all the
world was harmony and peace
never had two girls in the same
school.
-HELP THE BLIND­S'
The Y. W. C. A. Prom Friday
evening was the most successful
ever -given in Smith Hall, according
to all who attended it. It can eas­ily
be compared with the dance in
177(5 given by a witch with a rose
and a satin gown, painted in Phila­delphia
town, by Mistress Penelope
Penrick.
After the first show the doors of
Smith Hall Lobby were thrown open
to welcome the new women stu­dents
of Auburn. The hall was at­tractively
decorated in the Auburn
colors but the unique thing about
the affair was the attire of the
guests. The old girls dressed as
"shieks," "jellies," sailors, or just
plain old Auburn men. The new
girls were society belles. Dorothy
Duggar and Olive Gibbons were al­most
thrown out, as they were tak­en
for real "shieks." Agnes Ingram
had to beat up a "rat" for falling in
love with her.
As usual, when the orchestra be­gan
to play, toes began to tingle and
each, girl graciously accepted some
young man's offer for a waltz.
This continued until the trio or­chestra
begged for a rest. The
music ceased for a short while. Dur­ing
this time the new girls drew
for "Big Sisters" for the ensuing
year. Then came the grand march,
led by Miss Celeste Nesbitt and Mr.
Margaret Lane. After more dancing
the prom came to a sweet close
with sherbet and cake.
The old girls are delighted with
their "little sisters" and everybody
is looking forward to this year as an
exceptionally good one for the
Y. W. C. A. of Auburn. Fine co­operation
has been shown so far
and it is confidently expected that
new girls and old will cooperate to
make this hope come true.
vutu something taugiuie, lute
this nut, to wont tor tne gins feet
much more enthusiastic qvt:r wont­ing
for the •&. AV. C. A. i It rills the
need of a definite sometning to
plan for, and so it is one of the
very best things that could have
Deeu done for the women students.
the Y. W. C. A. stands for the
development of the well rounded
woman, mentally, physically, so­cially
and spiritually. It is
felt that only through the wel-iare
of the body, first, can one
reach the highest development of
mind and soul.
All the women students wish to
thank the Y. M. C. A. for turning
over their building to the Y. W.
when they left it and hope that they
can use it to as good a purpose as
the men did.
WIRT LITERARY SOCIETY
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
The society held" its first meet­ing
of the year Monday night. There
was a goodly number of old mem-members
present, not including the
new members. Mr. Smith, the
President for the coming year, fail­ed
to return to school and Mr.
Lock, the Vice-President, was ask­ed
to take charge of the meeting.
He made a lengthy talk to the so­ciety
and in his talk he welcomed
the new members and asked the aid
of the old members in securing a
large number of new men from the
Freshman class.
Mr. Wood also made a talk along
this line and he asked that all up­per
classmen urge their RATS to
join a literary society. Mr. Brown
the Treasurer for this year, made
a report of the financial standing
of the society. An election was
held so as to fill the vacancy of a
Vice-President and after a lengthy
debate and the casting of-several
ballots Mr. Schwekendiek was
elected. After a complimentary
speech from Mr. Schwekendiek the
society voted to hold its weekly
meeting every Monday night at
6:30 o'clock.
The following were selected by
Mr. Schwekendiek as members
of the program committee: Mr.
Elder, Mr. Barefield.
"THE BULLETIN BOARD"
AG CLUB MEETS
Athletics for women will be
taught in the Alumni gymnasium
when it is not in use by men stu­dents.
Swimming lessons will be
given in the swimming pool in
Alumni Hall as soon as we huve
the new water supply. Gym suits
have been ordered for the women
students who are registered in the
physical training courses.
The women students of Auburn
are justly proud of these steps for­ward
in the women's work. No
woman student can afford to over­look
these valuable courses.
Y. W. C. A. HUT
"7
An attractive new feature in the
life of the women students at Au­burn,
is the Y. W. C. A. hut. Due
to the fact that the boys have mov­ed
out of their old Y. M. C. A. build­ing
and have now turned it over
to the girls, they now have a place
of their very own in which to hold
meetings and parties.
The building is now open to girls
at all times and it is hoped that
they will feel free to go there when­ever
they wish: It is not yet fixed
as attractively as the girls wish to
have it look eventually, but new
curtains are now being made and
many other plans to give the place
a cozy, homelike air are being for­mulated.
)
The Ag. Club met on September
11th for the first program of the
year and was well attended. Be­sides
the old familiar faces, head­gear
of Orange and Blue was much
in evidence and many members of
the faculty were also present.
A welcome address by Dean Fun-chess,
directed primarily to the
Freshmen, contained a message for
all. In this he stressed the Au­burn
Spirit, Loyalty to the Insti­tution
and devotion to work. -
The Auburn Spirit, he defined as
that something which sets Auburn
aside from every other college in
the land. He emphasized loyalty
in very respect and warned Fresh­men
especially to guard against un­balanced
participation in college
activities.
He emphasized work with every
available argument, but stated that
he would not lay more emphasis on
high grades than participation in
all student activities.
The history and purpose of the
Ag. Club were brought out by W.
S. Randolph, in which he stated
that success was due to coop­eration,
unselfishness and punc­tuality.
Mr. Randolph also spoke
of the things which the Ag. Club
fosters and maintains, namely: Ag.
Library, Alabama Farmer, Ag. Fair,
Annual Banquet and a high stand­ard
for program.
The introduction of the Faculty
was highly entertaining and a rev­elation
to all Freshmen. Several
expressed their deep appreciation
of and interest in the Ag. Club.
The welcoming words of Mr.
Hale, the President, were simple,
direct and effective in their im­pressive
sincerity.
It is tho aim of this department
to give previous notice of any and
all meetings of campus organiza­tions,
picture shows, Church ser­vices,
athletic games, and any oth­er
events of interest to the students
of Auburn.
If this section is to be run as it
should, the cooperation of some­one
from every organization is re­quired,
as the time, place tnd char­acter
of each event is desired.
For this issue, the Bulletin Board
lacks very much of being complete,
as a number of the clubs have not
had time to get organized and in
full swing as yet, but it is hoped
that they will be scheduled in next
week's issue.
Any notice left at the Plainsman
office, giving information of any
unusual event, will be greatly ap­preciated.
—Editor.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19.
7:00 P. M. American Society of
Mechanical Engineers in the Engi­neering
Auditorium.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20.
8:30 P. M. Radio Club, Room
203, Engineering Building. Anyone
interested cordially invited.
SUNDAY SEPT. 21.
9:30 A. M. Sunday School at
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
and Episcopal Churches.
11:00 A. M. Church Services at
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Episcopal and Catholic Churches.
1:30 P. M. Y. M. C. A. Meeting
under Langdon Hall.
2:00 P.M. Y< W. C. A. meetings
at the Y. W. C. A. hut.
6:30 P. M. Epworth League at the
Methodist Church. B. P. U. at the
Baptist Church. Christian Endeav­or
at the Presbyterian Church.
7:30 P. M. Church Services at
the Methodist, Baptist, and Presby­terian.
MONDAY, SEPT. 22.
6:30 P. M. Wirt Literary Soc­iety
in Room 301, Main Building.
7:30 P. M. American Society of
Civil Engineers in Engineering
Building.
TUESDAY SEPT. 23.
7:00 P. M. Websterian Literary
Society in Room 302, Main Build­ing.
Wilsonian Literary Society in
Room 304, Main Building. Archi­tectural
Association in Architec­tural
lecture room on second floor,
Main Building.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25.
7:00 P. M. Agricultural Club at
the Ag. Building.
RIVALS T H E BEAUTY
THACH HALL ORGANIZES
On Wednesday night, September
10th, the Thach Hall boys were
called together for the first meet­ing
of the year by the Matron "Ma"
Burney. She first extended a
hearty welcome to the old boys
who returnedd to Thach HaU and
the new boys who came under her
care for the first time. "Ma" Bur­ney
asked for the cooperation of
the boys in keeping the halls,
rooms and grounds in a sanitary
and inviting condition. After prom­ising
help to any of her boys who
requested it she withdrew. The
meeting was then carried on un­der
the leadership of Cicero Muse.
Election of officers was taken up
which resulted in the election of
Mr. Cicero Muse, House President;
Mr. T. B. Wilder, House Vice-Pres­ident;
Mr. H. F. Schwekendiek,
House Secretary and Treasurer;
and Mr. A. W. Rosenau, Mr. S. Dix­on,
Mr. M; Salzman, Monitors.
It is the duty of the Monitors,
one for each floor, to preserve
peace and quiet. The quiet hour
goes on at 7 P. M. until 7 A. M. ex­cepting
on Saturday nights.
The boys voted an assessment of
fifty cents for the school year, the
same to be expended for newspa­pers,
phonograph records and the
like.
Having completed all business
and the'supply of bull and gripe
having become exhausted the meet­ing
was adjourned.
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You will break something.
He: Why? What?
She: My word to mother. (
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