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VOL. XXXIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1926. NO. 17
ENIOR INSPECTION TRIP
TO BE HELD IN MARCH
Included Trip to Birmingham
and Muscle Shoals; Gen
eral Business Studes Pri
vileged To Go
The Senior inspection trip will be
held during the latter part of March,
the definite date to be announced
later. The trip will include tours
of the Montgomery telephone exchange,
the various industries in and
around Birmingham, a visit to Cherokee
Bluffs, Mitchell Dam and Muscle
Shoals. Negotiations are being carried
on with the companies who own
the properties for entertainment of
the Seniors. The party will leave
Auburn to be gone seven days, it
is thought that the tour will begin
Saturday, March 24 and will last
through Sunday of the week following.
All Engineers and General students
are expected to make the trip.
Those students in the General course
who have definitely decided upon
a specific line of work will be excused
from the tour. About three
hundred and fifty students will make
the trip.
Each year inspection tours are
held for the benefit of Seniors so
as to give them an insight into and
a practical knowledge of the work
j"to which they expect to enter. Last
yeaJ^'^Se^tfeneral' Students -flhl trotf-make
the trip to Muscle Shoals, having
utilized the time in visiting the
commercial business houses in Birmingham.
They were the guests of
jtbe ^Birmingham Rotary Club at a
luncheon given in their honor.
Dr. Allison Is
Convo. Speaker
Dr. Fred Allison, head professor of
Physics addressed the Freshmen at
their last convocation meeting. Dr.
Allison used part of his time in a
lecture on the universe, and had spe
cial slides shown to emphasize his
statements.
Dr. Allison was introduced by President
Dowell, who stated that he
really needed no introduction, rank
ing as one of the leading scientists
in the country.
Dr. Allison described the arrangement
and structure of the atoms
in a very simple manner so that even
Freshmen could understand it.
After hearing Dr. Allisons talk a
person certainly realizes what a
small particle they consist of in com
parison with the bodies that make up
the universe. The speaker gave the
distances of the main heavenly bodies
from the earth.
The address was enjoyed to the
fullest extent, the speaker holding the
attention of the Rats the entire hour,
which is quite an unusual feat in
itself.
Senior Class Meeting
HastoBe-Postpanei
Due to the fact that the attendance
at the last Senior Class' meeting was
in excess of five persons, President
Ted Phillips, after a few moments
of mental struggle, decided to. call
off the meeting until some future
date. It is expected that the attendance
will be even greater when
the dignified class convenes again on
Tuesday, January 26, 1926.
Mr. Phillips has expressed a wish
The relative purchasing power of that some of the near-alumni strain
RELATIVE POWER FARMERS
DOLLAR LESS THANIN1923
Alabama farm products in 1925 was
lower than in 1923 and in 1924, according
to a review of the year made
public here today by F. W. Gist,
a point and present themselves at
one of the meetings. The experience
be a novel one, and should be enjoyable.
Attractive programs and
agricultural statistician, and J. D.: surprises have been arranged by the
Pope, specialist in farm management
and agricultural economist.
This decline is due, to lower prices
for cotton and cotton seed, which
constitute the main income for Alabama
farmers. On the other hand,
the total income of the Alabama cotton
crop of 1925 was $155,000,000
which was the largest on record, the-nearest
approach being the 1919
crop which brought approximately
genial class president in the future,
and at least one-fourth of the class
should be on hand next time.
At a recent meeting of the class
it was voted to .have a meeting on the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month, for the general good and welfare
of the class. These meetings
Cost nothing and it is really worth
while to help Phillips hold the meeting
during an entire hour. Therefore
$140,000,000. The figures for the such seniors as are not making Con-
1925 crop are based upon an estimate
of 20 cents per pound for line,
which would make $135,000,000
and to this we add $20,000,000 for
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vocation for the Freshmen on these
Tuesdays would do well to present
themselves at the Engineering Auditorium
at eleven sharp on the above
mentioned days.
BANK OF AUBURN HOLDS
NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY
GREAT PUNS
UNDER WAY FOR
JUNIOR PROM
Social Committee Making Over
Time To Make Coming
Dances Success
Elaborate arrangements are being
made to make the Junior Prom one
of the most enjoyable social functions
of the year according to Ed
McCall chairman of the social committee.
The decoration for the gym
will be in harmony with the apparel
of the dancers who will be in full
dress also.
The music will be furnished by
Oliver Naylor's Orchestra from Pennsylvania.
The syncopators come
to the Village with a record of having
performed at many of the balls
and other occasions in the East.
Dances will be held Thursday
night, Friday morning, Friday afternoon,
Friday evening, and at the
same times on Saturday. The formal
dances will be the night dances and
the dances will be sponsored by the
various campus organizations as a
part of the initiation of their candidates.
It is not known definitely whether
there will be a masked ball Friday
night, but efforts are being made by
the Social Committee to secure the
consent of the faculty to deviate
from the usual Friday night dances
and allow them to give the mask
ball.
REGISTRATION FOR THE
SECOND SEMESTER
EPWORTH LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR SEMESTER
The Leaguers elected their officers
for the coming semester last Sunday
night. After a few campaign
speeches the following officers were
elected: Pres., E. C. Dean; vice-pres.,
E. S. Mosley;- secretary, B. F.-Har-kins;
treas., D. O. Sitz; Corresponding
Epworth Era agent, J. B. Stewart;
Sec, Miss Ella Joe Powell.
A baritone solo by Ludlow Hall-man
accompanied by Mrs. Tidmore
was enjoyed by all. Prof. M. L.
Smith of Woman's College also gave
a very interesting talk to the Leaguers.
Everyone should come out
next Sunday and see who are . the
winners in the individual contest.
Registration for the second semester begins at 8:15 A. M. Friday,
January 22 and closes at noon, Saturday, January 23.
An extra fee of $5 will be charged for registration on January 25 and
an additional fee of $1.00 per day will be charged for each day registration
is deferred beyond this date, the maximum charge for late registration
for the second semester being fixed at $10. Absences from class on or
after January 25 due to late registration on the part of first semester
students will count the same as other absences. No exception will be
made to these regulations.
COLLEGE FEES
Fees for residents of Alabama (Men) $52.00
Fees for residents of Alabama (Women) .. 40.00
Students in pharmacy (except freshman in the four-year course) pay an
additional fee of $10 and students in veterinary medicine pay an additional
fee of $5 each semester. Students in architecture, architectural engineering
and in home economics pay an additional fee of $7.50.
Non-residents of Alabama pay an additional matriculation fee of $25.
If the student wishes the special laundry service which is optional, an
additional payment of $3 is necessary.
The Accountant requests that students have the exact change ready
when fees are to be paid.
Each student must present his athletic ticket*book for second semester
validation.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
All members of the Faculty not assigned to special work will assist
the Deans with registration.
Students are requested to write legibly, using a fountain pen if possible.
In filling out class cards write only the second semester course numbers.
These are the even numbers.
Back work to be repeated should be scheduled first.
All women confer with Dean Harris, Room 309, before completing
registration.
1. Freshmen report to first floor of Main Building, North Entrance.
Pay fees in room 103 and register in room 100, first floor.
2. Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores go to second floor, pay fees, and
report to the Deans for registration as follows:
GRADUATE STUDENTS, room 303, third floor.
ENGINEERING, room 301, third floor, north end.
GENERAL, room 306, third floor.
HOME ECONOMICS, room 309, third floor, south end.
EDUCATION, room 312, third floor, south end.
AGRICULTURE, room 213, second floor, south end.
VETERINARY MEDICINE, room 207, second floor.
CHEMISTRY, PHARMACY, PRE-MED., room 211, second "floor, south
end.
Freshman Sections and Class Schedules: room 102, Professor Killebrew,
Chairman, and representatives appointed by the heads of departments.
Committee on Class Cards: Professor Crenshaw, chairman. All class
cards will be collected and placed in room 209 for sorting by departments
B. L. SHI, Registrar.
METER SCHOOL HAS LARGE
ATTENDANCE DURING WEEK
Mass Meeting Tonite
There will be a mass meeting of
vital interest to all students after
the first show in Langdon Hall
Saturday night regarding athletics
particularly football. An address
will be made by Coach Dave
Morey.
EVERY MAN IS EXPECTED TO
BE THERE.
Plans Being Made
To Send The Band
To Mardi Gras
Fifty Out-of-Town Registrants
Attend; Lectures By Leading
Engineers
DR. STRONG TO CONDUCT POULTRY DEPARTMENT
DIXIE STUDENTS TOUR
The Bank of Auburn celebrated
it •; nineteenth anniversary by re-electing
officers and declaring a net
earning of 25 per cent on the capital
.stock last year. A 10 per cent dividend
was paid and 15 per cent passed
over to the surplus account.
The officers re-elected are S. L.
Toomer, president, Dr. C. A. Cary,
vice-president, and W. D. Martin,
c;>shier. The board of directors are:
S. L. Toomer, C. A. Cary, W. D.
Martin, B. B. Ross, C. S. Yarbrough,
C. A. Jones, C. L. Hare, Emmett
Sizemore, Thomas Bragg, B. L. Shi.
Emmett Sizemore is the only new
member of the board, he taking the
place of T. O. Wright, deceased.
The official report showed de-
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posits of $225,000. Until little more
than two years ago it was the only
bank in Auburn. It opened in
January, 1907, with an authorized
capital stock of $25,000. Only 40
per cent, or $10,000, was paid in
when the bank opened and the remainder
has been paid by stock dividends.
The history of this bank is unique
also in that it has had the same officers
and been located in the same
building from the beginning. When
it was authorized more than half of
the capital stock was held by people
of Montgomery but now all of it is
owned by people in Auburn except
a small portion which is owned by
people who have moved away.
UNIVERSITY EXPRESSES AP-PRECIATION
OF SUPPORT
Ins-
Mr. Roy Dimmitt,
Care Alabama Polytechnic
titute,
Auburn, Alabama.
Dear Mr. Dimmitt:
The football team and the
whole University is especially appreciative
of the many messages
of encouragement and support
from the Auburn men all over
the'country at the time of our
game in Pasadena. I feel that we
should express our appreciation to
someone and it seems that you
are the logical one. It was a great
help to us to feel that we had
the support of our friends back
home and this, I am sure, had a
great deal to do with our team
developing the spirit to win. We
shall always remember the kind
support which we received from
you and other Auburn men when
we were so far away from home.
Again thanking you for your
kind messages and with kindest regards,
I am,
Very truly yours,
WALLACE WADE,
Athletic Director.
A Dixie Students' Tour for the
summer of 1926 is being organized
and will be conducted under the personal
supervision of Dr. Charles M.
Strong, head of the Economics Department.
The itinerary includes
visits to New v0rk, Cherbourg, Paris,
Nice, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Florence,
Venice, Milan, Lucerne, a steamer
trip up the Rhine, where Heidleberg,
Cologne, Brussells, and Amsterdam
will be visited. London will also be
visited before the return to \ the
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States.
The tour is arranged for Southern
students and teachers and includes
visits to places of historical and literary
interest, trips on Swiss Lakes,
and motoring along the Rivera and
the Bay of Naples. Side trips and
excursions are included. The tour
is under the business management of
the Stratford Tourist Company, who
conduct varied tours during the year.
Dr. Strong has engaged in newspaper
and publicity work in Cuba
and Mexico, and was exchange professor
to Chile from the University
of Washington in 1917-18. He was
for a number of years a member of
the faculty/of Boston University both
in Havana and in the home university.
He has been engaged in conducting
European tours for a number
of years having conducted a tour
the past summer through England,
Scotland, France and Germany, In
1924 he conducted a tour made by
the Students of the Illinois Military
School through France and England.
EXPECTS 50,000 CHICKS
BY EARLY SPRING
LOST—One black bill fold containing
ten one dollar bills. Has owners
name on bill fold. Please return
und receive reward.
With the hatching season already
started, the poultry department here
expects to hatch 50,000 chicks this
spring. Most of them will be custom
hatching, although a large number
will be kept by the department.
Dr. J. F. Hill of Montgomery will
be the largest customer, he having
contracted with the department to
hatch 28,000 eggs for him this spring.
Dr. Hill now has 3,000 white leghorn
hens and expects to add 5,000 during
the year, bringing his total up to
8,000. Many of those hatched this
spring will be sold as early spring
broilers, as cockerels, or as other
breeding stock.
The Oak Ridge Poultry Farm of
Letohatchie has contracted for 7,000
and J. M. Baldwin of Verbena for
6,600.
The department has three incubators
with a total capacity of 13,000.
Many of the chicks hatched during
January and February will go to the
market as broilers when about eight
weeks old, at which time they should
weigh around a pound and a half
each.
After completing plans for the
current hatching season, Prof. John
E. Ivey, head of the poultry department,
said that the present outlook
is for a strong demand for early
spring broilers next Spring. Although
prices have been good in former
years, farmers and poultrymeu
have always fallen far short of supplying
home markets. Early spring
broilers is now one of the most attractive
phases of the poultry business.
Efforts are being made to send
the fifty piece Auburn Band to Mobile
for the Mardi Gras Festival
taking place February 11-15. Mobile
authorities are negotiating with
several organizations in the state including
other college bands, to play
there during Mardi Gras, and the
Auburn Band has been mentioned
among those desired. It is said that
the entire expense of carrying the
band to Mobile will be paid by the
Mardi Gras officials.
Mardi Gras is an annual event held
in Mobile modeled after the custom
adopted in Spain several years ago.
For the Festival period the entire
city is bedecked in holiday attire and
it is attended by people from the entire
country. Parades are held each
day in which there are floats representing
various civic organizations
and bands from all sections of the
country.
The band under the leadership of
Instructor P. R. Bidez has developed
into one of the finest music making
organizations in any Southern
college and during the football season
has created favorable comment
after each appearance. New Uniforms
including capes were recently
purchased from funds raised by tne
Band Drive, for the members.
F. W. BURNS APPOINTED
LIVESTOCK SPECIALIST
Over fifty out of town men and
the entire class of Senior Electricals
are in attendance at the meter school
being held here this week under the
auspices of the electrical engineering
department. There are a number of
specialists representing the General
Electric Company. The Westinghouse
and Alabama Power Companies delivering
lectures in addition to the
lectures delivered by the members
of the faculty of the Electrical college.
The school is under the direct
supervision of Prof A. St. C. Dun-stan.
A smoker was given Monday evening
at a local tea room with the out-of-
town members enrolled as guests
of honor. Of the number a greater
percent of the visitors are graduates
of the electrical college at Auburn.
Lectures are delivered daily concerning
the different phases of meter
work. Those in attendance are
given practical demonstrations dealing
with meter reading, defects,
causes, and remedies. The school
will continue through Friday.
Home Ec Workers
Arrange Fro
Staff Spends Several Days in Making
Plans
Some men are so very much at
home anywhere that they make other
people feel like company.
F. W. Burns, associate professor
of animal husbandry in the Agricultural
College here, has been appointed
and accepted the position of extension
livestock specialist, effective
February 1, succeeding L. T. Wells
who resigned during December.
The new work of Mr. Burns, as
announced by Prof. L. N. Duncan,
director, will include all kinds of livestock
whereas Mr. Wells devoted his
efforts largely to dairying. Due to
better prices, interest in .hogs and
beef cattle is on the increase, and
that means requests are being received
for help.
Mr. Burns is well trained in livestock
work of all kinds. He was
reared on a livestock farm near Elgin,
Illinois, which is one of the
greatest dairy sections in the entire
country. Leaving Illinois, he entered
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
here in the fall of 1924 and graduated
in the class of 1917, specializing in
animal husbandry. The year following
graduation he worked on another
livestock farm in Illinois, returning
to Auburn in the fall of 1918 as assistant
in animal husbandry. He
has been with the department, largely
in teaching work, since that time.
In 1915 he received an M. S. degree
as a result of student work done
while" teaching.
Prof. Duncan announced also
that the position of extension agronomist,
made vacant by the resignation
Members of the staff of extension
workers in home economics with
headquarters here, have just completed
their plans and programs of
work for 1926. The entire staff
spent several days working with Miss
Agnes Ellen Harris, state home demonstration
agent, on their work for
the new year.
The members of the staff include
Miss Harris, the four district demonstration
agents, Miss Helen Johnston,
Miss Elizabeth Forney, Miss Elizabeth
Mauldin, Miss Mary I. Cureton;
and the three specialists, Miss Pearl
Jones, food preservation; Miss Josephine
Eddy, clothing; and Miss Cer-tie
Reynolds, nutrition.
PHARMACEUTICALS
ELECTS OFFICERS
On Wednesday night, after a few
impromtu talks, the officers for the
second semester were elected. They
were as follows: Belcher, president,
Threadgill, vice-president; Petty,
secretary-treasurer. All pharmacy
men be out every Wednesday night
and let's improve our society the sec
ond semester.
of Frank Boyd, will not be filled for
some time. Temporarily,-district demonstration
agents will assume responsibility
for his work in their respective
territoriw. -Jlhjj__di8trictjie-monstration
agents are J. T.
E. E. Binford, W. O. Winston.
M. H. Pearson.
Prof. M. J. Funcheaa, d**n o*
Agricultural College, has announced
the appointment of W. E. Sewell,
of the State Department of Agriculture,
Montgomery, as successor to'
Mr. Burns. Mr. Sewell was reared
near Birmingham and graduated at
the Jefferson County High Sjchool;-
Boyles, before coming to Auburn
where he graduated in 1924. In 1924
and 1925 he was a student at the
University of Missouri where he received
an M. S. degree.
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STAFF FOR 1925-26
B. D. Ball _ Editor-in-Chief
J. F. Thompson Business Manager
H. G. Grant Faculty Adviser
EDITORIAL STAFF
W. D. Horton Associate Editor
W. D. Baughman Managing Editor
S. H. Lynne Assistant Managing Editor
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J. P. McArdle - Sports Editor
G. D. Salter News Editor
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Grace Gardner Co-ed Editor
J. M. Jenkins _• -- Alumni Editor
Red Russell Humor Editor
C. D. Greentree Exchange Editor
George Cunningham Feature Writer
E. B. McCranie With Other Colleges
REPORTERS
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Katherine Hare
W. R. Hardin
J. M. Wills
C. C. Phillips
R. G. Lurie
W. C. Hurt
R. C. Cargile
L. O. Brackeen
BUSINESS STAFF
Alvin Smith __ Assistant Business Manager
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All articles for THE PLAINSMAN to
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TELEPHONE NUMBER 238—W
WOULD A REAL AUBURN STUDENT
DO THIS?
There has been a series of raids made
on the Dormitory Boys' property this
year, and this is a practice that is not
to be tolerated by any honest, upright,
and true Auburn student. It seems that
there are a lot of people who think that
the Boys' Dormitory is a public building,
its contents public property, all held in
common, and that they have a right to
come in and carry off anything that they
want, when they take the notion to do so.
Some boys have been heard to say that the
Victrola and records are property of the
college and that they have the right to it,
even though they do not room in the Dormitory.
This is not true, as the boys who
are rooming there bought the Victrola,
and paid for it themselves. It belongs to
them, alone and therefore is not public
property, as is supposed by some. Along
before Xmas, they bought a lot of new
records, and some one carried the best
ones off, even before the boys who had
paid for them had hardly had time to hear
them played. Again, this last week, some
one took the very best records which had
been bought by the boys during the Holidays.
This is most certainly, a very un-gentlemanly
act, and we hope that the
one who did this will remember that the
Dormitory is these boys' home, and- that
they take just as much pride in it as those
who live in the Fraternities do theirs. Anyone
is welcomed by these boys, if he will
come and let their property alone. They
are more than glad to have visitors in
their home, but they do not like to have
any one come in and take their property,
without their consent. It is sincerely hoped
that this practice will be discontinued at
once, as no real, Red-blooded Auburn man
will be guilty of such a crim°.
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THE WIND UP
With January comes the time for taking
stock; as in business students set about to
determine through examinations just what
they have accomplished during the first
half of their- scholastic year.
To some the results will be the same
as they have experienced in years past; to
others it will mean a surprise. Whether
the surprise will be affirmative or negative
is yet to be seen. To the Freshmen it
will be their first stock taking as college
men. It is a difficult proposition for a
Freshman to become acclimated to the
new ~rder of things in his new environs
and his task will be the hardest.
We hope the number who join the lost
battallion this year will be negligible, in
fact we hope that there will not be a
single man to fall by the wayside. Those
who have idled their time away will be
given an opportunity to see wherein they
have procrastinated. If you are one of
this number get to work during the second
semester and retrieve the points you
have lost. It can be done.
THE HIGH COST OF LIGHTS
Numerous complaints have reached us
regarding excessive light bills during the
past three months. In some cases the
bills have been exhorbitant. There is evidently
something at fault and the causes
should be located and remedied.
In one case a house occupied by eighteen
men with an average of two lights of 60
watts each for one man was charged fifty
nine dollars for current used for a period
of thirty ^days. The meter was tested
and found to be correct and an additional
two dollars was added to the bill making
a total of sixty one dollars and eighty-five
cents. The time limit was extended and
the reduction was allowed but then, with
the reduction, the amount was excessive.
For the time from December 1, to 18
the same house was charged twenty one
dollars, after the twenty five per cent
reduction had been made, for current.
What is the cause?
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Editor W. T. Sheehan in one of his recent
editorials in the Montgomery Advertiser
assumed a mighty optimistic attitude
in regard to the college man and
woman. He mentioned briefly the return
of the college boys to their respective
schools of learning after a fortnight spent
at home due to the holidays. The most
striking statement was that some men
were returning to college to pursue their
studies and make the best of an education
while it was presented to them. Other boys
will return to the halls of learning and
continue their same lazy no account ways
which they started when they entered college.
Most fathers (who by the way are
supplying the majority of the money for
maintaining the boys in school) would
yank their son out when they do not make
the grade, but their are boys at college
that just pass enough work to keep off
of probation and dear old dad lets them
continue thinking that they will improve.
Other fathers let their sons stay in school
because they have plenty of money to
waste but friends say that they are not
reaping any benefits. Mr. Sheehan says
that regardless of whether the boy does
the work or not it is worth something for
'him to be at college associating in a
college atmosphere and mixing with college
men. This is certainly commendable
in Mr. Sheehan taking this view point as
it shows that he is a real friend of the boy
and desires not to picture him all wrong
even if he turns out to be. These words
should act as a consolation and sympathy
for the father that thinks his boy is working
his hard earned money.
THE LAUNDRY FEES
The Ideal Laundry (named by a man
with a sense of humor) initiated a new
fee for the students to pay this year which
was entirely optional; this fee of three
dollars was perfectly all right if any students
felt inclined to pay it. Needless to
say several took advantage of it with the
remark that they would try it out for a
semester. Other men knowing the tactics
of the laundry remarked that it would not
be long before they would try to force
this fee upon all the student body. In less
than three months time this fee which was
supposed to be optional was going to be
forced in the form of a motion upon all
whether they liked it or not. This motion
was brought before the Senior class for a
vote and it was voted down by an overwhelming
majority, of course the Seniors
knocked it in the hole as it would be necessary
to get their vote before it could become
law. The general concensus of opinion
favors the attitude the Seniors assumed
and it was considered entirely out of
place to force this upon the students who
did not desire same. There are several
men at Auburn who desire getting their
laundry done outside of the laundry but
the college rule forces them to have it
done at the laundry. This is certainly bad
enough in its self but when the laundry
tries to force the Auburn men to pay an
extra fee they are carrying it entirely beyond
their jurisdiction. If the motion is
presented next year to the senior class it
is hoped that they will act exactly as the
class of this year and vote it down without
any hesitancy as it does not conform to
democratic standards which Auburn stands
for.
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To induce students to forget the" Latin
Quarter of Paris, and to give them the
advantage of a collegiate life and the opportunity
to work in a collegiate atmosphere,
commodious residence quarters -have
been opened at the University of Paris.
This is but a step toward a "university
city" which the school officials hope to
build. This group of buildings is interspersed
with grass plots suggesting English
surburban villas. They provide quarters
for 375 students, an assembly room, library,
restaurant and athletic field.
The University has acquired a plot of
forty acres which formed at one time part
of the southern fortifications of the city.
A donation of 10,000,000 francs made this
extension possible. Other countries have
been invited to establish residences for
their nationals, and a committee of cooperation
has been formed. Canada has begun
to build and plans are under way for
a Belgian and Argentine College. Most
of the lectures will continue to be given
at the Sorbonne and other buildings of the
University of Paris, which may be reached
in a- few minutes by underground railway
from the "university city."—The University
Echo.
Twenty three of the thirty six frater
nities on the campus of the University of
Minnesota have failed to maintain a "C"
average for the school year 1924-25. They
have been placed on probation for one
year.—Minnesota Daily.
"College 4s the greatest matrimonial
bureau on earth," declares Professor
Phillips of Denver University, "Not one
coed out of ten expects to get a job. Nine
out of ten plan to end their careers at
the altar."
This fall the University of Iowa is building
a new field house which will include
nine tennis courts, a basketball floor, an
indoor golf room, regulation size gridiron,
5,000 lockers, fifty showers, an equipment
room, and a baseball diamond.—The Crimson-
White.
KING FOOTBALL
Football is first in the hearts of college
men in the estimation of Professor W. J.
Newlin of Amherst, according to his speech
before the American Association of College
Professors, meeting at Chicago. Mathematics
is a poor second.
"Football builds stadiums—mathematics
can't even build a residence hall," he said.
"Colleges have taken on all the appurtenances
of country clubs in full blast, where
students may expect to find social recognition
and build future fortunes. Alumni
should be kept away from the student body
because they emphasize too much the world
of money. The students have lost their
respect for learning. Even the public looks
askance at the man teacher. No self-respecting
man with ability would be
caught teaching school. That is a refuge
for the incompetent. The he-man goes out
making money."
A bill has been introduced into Congress
by Senator Neely of West Virginia for the
purpose of making the date of Woodrow
Wilson's birth, Dec. 28, a legal holiday.
During ^football practice at Lehigh a
mud turtle was seen crossing the field evidently
taking a great interest in the proceedings.
Regarding this as a good omen,
he was seized upon by the students as a
mascot and has been christened "Knock-em."—
Exchange.
The Imperial Debating team of Great
Britain which represents Oxford and
Cambridge and several of the younger universities
of Great Britain, will arrive in
Canada January 11 and will debate with
fifteen universities and clubs throughout
the Dominion—McGill Daily.
The Track team of Harvard University
publishes a bi-monthly periodical issued
primarily for the interests and conveniences^
of the men engaged in track work.—Ex.
Under an edict issued by President
George Little of the University of Michigan
to check the drinking of liquor on the
campus, fraternities are given two plans
from which to choose or have a third forced
upon them.
The oldest journalism class in the United
States, founded in 1869, at Washington
and Lee University, at the time Robert
E. Lee was president, has recently
been re-established.—The Flat Hat.
'Sweets to the
JOKES
She: I like candy. '
sweet," you know.
He: I'll buy you some lemon drops
sometime.—Daily Texan.
"So's your old man."
"Don't call me a drunkard."
Jacket.
—Yellow
"Walking home from a ride?"
"No, just waiting for another auto.'
Cornell-Widow.
A flapper is a little bobbed haired girl
who paints, powders, rouges her lips, and
pencils her eyebrows and then says:
"Clothes, I'm going downtown. Want to
hang on?" — Center Colonel.
Big Blond Mama: You men like we
girls that "neck" better than the others,
don't you?
He: What others?—Black and Blue Jay.
"I shall now tickle the ivories," said the
dude as he fingered a tooth-pick.—Cornell
Widow.
"Please, just one. My heart, wealth, car,
pin, anything is yours. Gawd, woman are
you mad? On my knees I implore and offer
you everything for—"
"No," a cool voice cut him off. "This
is my last chew and I want it myself."—
Yellow Jacket.
Do You Know
Christmas is coming. Yes, and so are
the dances. Can you do the Charleston?
Now we have no idea of prying into your
private affairs but it seems that since so
many dance halls have collapsed, it has
become a national issue. We were told
during the holidays, by a very enticing
young female that if the Charleston were
properly dpne no damage would be done.
So with the heroic notion of saving our
Gym ever in the back of our minds let
us give you a little advice. Go to your
land-lady and ask her to lay in a supply
of rice, and when she gets it, eat long
and fully. For you see, they raise rice
in South Carolina and partake of a goodly
quantity in the fair city of Charleston.
Then by association of ideas you can readily
see that as all people can do the
Charleston in Charleston because they eat
rice, you will be able to do the Charlston
in Auburn if you eat rice.
We have just been politely told that this
was terrible rot to put in the paper. We
agree with the criticiser, but then what
are we to do. That is the best way that
we can think of to learn the darn thing.
We know, as we have tried all others.
First Roommate: "Sorry, old man, that
I lost your gloves."
Voice from bath: "That's all right, I
lost your Stetson."
First roommate: "Fine! The gloves I
lost were in the topcoat I borrowed from
you."—Notre Dame Juggler.
If there are six boys that have to leave
college through lack of funds, we wonder
how many think that they will have to
leave. And in the future it is going to
be even worse. Formally there used to
be great rejoicing when a check came from
nome. But what a different picture these
days. Many are the woes that a bank
can heap upon the unlucky creditor, but
what could be worse than having to give
some of your unexpected wealth to the
bank when you want to cash a check. Un-doubtably
it comes from the fact that
there are still people in the world who
will run a good thing into the ground without
the slightest sign of an excuse. Many
people make it a practice to pay for every
five cent article with a check and that
makes work for the bank that is entirely
out of proportion to the benefit that they
derive. So we have to pay for the prive-lege
of cashing checks. True this puts
most of the hardship on outsiders who
bank their money in another bank, but
somebody has to pay and that seems to
be the best way. Go ahead and collect
the fee. We still will be the winners if
a check conies our way.
Auburn Foot Prints
The main issue of the day is whether
or not the "Charleston" will be allowed
on the dance floor during the dances that
come next week. The objection seems to
be that the authorities predict that in case
it is allowed there will be danger of our
future basket-ball games being played
elsewhere because of the possibilities of
the "gym" giving way. You can hear
arguments both "pro" and "con" but none
final. It would be best to find out some
time before hand in case they are to be
banned because in that case several would
be out of luck.
You hear of these inspirations that live
back home and in near by towns and i t is
only by thinking of them that you are
able to say in Auburn. Or I should have
said it is only by forgetting them that
you stay in Auburn. Two of the members
in school have a n w kind of inspiration
whereby they are enabled to forget the
every day affairs of life. Kenneth Wil-kins
and "Doc" Heinz both declare that
they really and truly have "dream girls"
and believe in them to the fullest extent.-
How far they are correct I cannot say
because I have never been so fortunate
as to meet them. v
Our first four basket-ball games have
indeed been in our favor and we are glad
to see the boys hit the "old stride" but
there were several that hated to see us
make the last five points Monday night
in our game with Howard. Up to that
time "32" seemed to be a good omen for
us and although we are not superstitious
it would have at least look unique for
that score to have been 32 to 21 instead of
37 to 21. Any way we won.
She: Don't you dare kiss me again!
He (repenting): All right, I'll stop.
She: Don't you dare! Kiss me again.—
Vanderbilt Masquerader.
Who was it that said, "My kingdom, my
kingdom for just one small sip of Listerine?
—Yellow Jacket.
Pulling teeth is now a mathematical
problem, a dentist explains. Yes, just a matter
of extracting the root.Howard Crimson.
Eve was the first chicken to ruin a man's
igarden. —Blue Stocking.
"Are you waitingfor somebody?"
"No, I promised to meet a freshman
here."—Juggler.
MY AUTO
My auto 'tis of thee,
Sweet car of fliverty,
Of thee I sing.
The girlies taking a ride,
Stalled on the country side,
Thank God curtains hide
What I can't sing.—Polytechnic Reporter.
The Freshman wondered if it was the
asphalt when the mule slipped on the
pavement and broke his leg..—Puppet.
Menagerist: "Did you see my blackfaced
antelope?"
"Fundamentalist: "Whom did your
black-faced aunt elope with?"—Brown Jay
"What if your mother would see us
here in the dark?"
"My mother is not a cat."—Blue Stocking.
"What would you do if your girl would
begin to cry?"
"I'd hang out a sign—'WET PAINT'."—
Davidsonian.
"Zither are you going, my pretty maid?"
"To guit-ar comb, sir," she said.—Howard
Crimson.
At the first meeting of the faculty
of Bucknell University several new regulations
were passed governing social functions
of the student body. Among the most
important were the prohibition of fraternity
house parties and out-of-town dances.—
Exchange.
Joseph Marine, student at Howard Col
lege, has the distinction of playing the
only carillons in the South. There being'
only six in the United States. These carillons
are in the First Presbyterian Church
of Birmingham, Ala.—Howard Crimson.
"What nex'?"
"Most. gels."—^Calif ornia Pelican.
Telegram from H. P. Smith to His Son
39 J 8.10A New York, N. Y. 10, 25, '25
Mr. H. P. Smith, Jr.,
KN House,
Hanover, N. H.
Where is the back seat of the car? Reply
prepaid. —Jack-o'-Lantern.
Glancing Lniough 1J*e crack into ffile"
mail receptacle in the post-office, the other
day we noticed that there was a great
increase in the volumn of outgoing mail.
Also there was a strong smell of perfume
when the incoming mail was opened. What
can the meaning of this. It looks as though
many of the Auburn rats have been trading
on their reputation during the holidays.
Of course we would* not suspect an upper-classman
of boasting to the fairer sex that
he was from Auburn, but must put the
jlame on the rats.
Nevertheless, if all the feminine handwriting
that has come into this town within
the last week were placed end on end it
would reach goodness knows where and
nobody knows to what. The Xmas holidays
are a good time to give presents but they
also provide a fertile field for the would
be jelly-bean. We wonder how many
aghs were softly drawn when the young
man gently whispered that he was from
the fairest village of the plains. From the
latest reports of cupid we believe that
those fair words have once again done their
worst.
To take one example. A friend of ours
came back with eight framed pictures,
and they were not landscape pictures
either. There they sit upon his mantle
and so sudden was their acquisition that
the friend in question has to tabulate each
one with a name to keep things straight.
It seems as though such barbarious practices
as these approach almost unto the
edge of the law. Yet will he ask one
of them to the dances. Of course not, he
says, for then he might have to give her
picture back. Well, boys will be boys,
but \fte wish that we had the pictures just
the' same.
We have a class at eight and we wake
about fifteen minutes till the hour. Of
course we turn over for just a wink and
the consequence is that we barely have
time to make the roll call. We have heard
of those kinds and see them every day
but we rarely see anyone that does not
have time to take off his pajamas before
rushing to class. I think we can hand
the cake to Freret because that was his
case Monday morning when he walked into
his eight o'clock class with his night
and day uniforrii both on.
We walk in to get a cup of coffee and
when we present ourselves before the cash
register we find it costs us fifteen cents.
How come, we ask, when we hand up our
check for one dollar and only get back
eighty-five cents? Pardon us we forgot
we were back in Auburn where they assess
us ten cents just on general principles.
Who will be the next mighty one to
fall?? Murvin Earnest is the latest victim
that we have any track of. Ever.since
the holidays you can get nothing what
so ever out of Earnest except something
about dreamy eyes, teeth like pearls, and
the usual string of explectives that go with
the general topics when one has the symptoms.
Too bad that these stalwort men
should fall. Two in one week, first Swede
Mathison and then Earnest, are too many.
These Rats still have the upper hand
over some of the upper classmen. For
instance one Rat really made Sonny
Thorpe the other night,—he might not
want it to get put through.
Teacher: What were the children of the
czar called?
Tot: Czardines.—Awgwan.
"Mine is no idle tale," said the freshman
as he leaned over for another whack.
—Polytechnic Reporter.
Him: Then Walk!
Her: Give me my compact. I have car
fare in it.
Him: (again): Oh no you haven't. I
bought gas with that two miles back.—
Octopus.
Final exam time is here again, and with
it comes the joy of study guessing. That
is a very- old game that is played between
t . e student and the professor without eith-r'
ride admitting to the other that they
are in the game. To-wit: a crowd of boys
gather around the fire and one of them
lays a book on the table behind him. Then
the bull session begins and all try to guess
what the professor will ask on the exam.
After certain definite points have been
decided upon the book is taken up and
those points 'discussed. Truly tis a great
game and the only one that loses is the
student. But then students are like that
and as Barnum said there is another one
every minute.
L. H. McLendon claims that he had the
only kind of "date", of that kind, on record
during the holidays. It seemed that
he had to go to *a near by town for the
date on Monday night and naturally made
a date for the following Friday night.
In the meantime the girl marries but does
not let Mac know. He arrives Friday
night, finds her husband there and as no
one enlightened him he sat through the
whole time griped because the other fellow
refused to leave. At last 'he left
fully griped but the next day upon learning
the truth he was indeed thankful that
he was still alive.
Many and varied are the diversifications
of the college students, but we think that
Most things go to the right in the United
States but there is one thing that turns
to the left. We are all familiar with
"Paramount Motion Pictures" but did we
ever take any note of the way their trade
mark, which is the world, turns when put
on the serene? One wide awake student
wrote to the exchange wanting to know
why it turned to the left instead of to
the right. Did he ever get the answer?
we have found a new one. Two students
climbed the new two hundred foot radio
towers the other- night at eleven thirty
to see how many towns they could see.
Ye Gods, they will be climbing the tank
to see if there are fish in it pretty soon.
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AUBURN, ALABAMA
AN ELECTRIFIED WOMAN
When a woman is sulky and will
not speak—Exciter.
If she gets too excited—Controller.
If she talks too long—Interrupter.
If her way of thinking is not yours
—Converter. •
If she is willing to come half way
—Meter.
If she will come all the way—Receiver.
, If she wanted to go further—Conductor.
If she would go further—Dispatcher.
If she wanted to be an angel—
Transformer.
If you think she is picking your
pockets—Detector.
If she proves your fears are wrong
—Compensator.
If she goes up in the air—Condenser.
If she wants chocolates—Feeder.
If she sings inharmoniously—
Tuner.
r
If she is in the country—Telegrapher.
If she is a poor cook—Discharger.
If she eats too much—Reducer.
If she is wrong—Rectifier.
If she gossips too much—Regula-ter.
If she fumes and sputters—Insulator.
If she goes the wrong way—Reverses—
Blue and Gray.
New Year Sets Example for Railroads
And Arrives at Lexington On Time:
Breaks All World's Records for Noise
(By LeRoy Smith)
I went over to the officer the other
day, figurin' that everybody would
be on hand, rejoicin' over the exams
which is comin' up. Everybody greets
me like I had the smallpox. As usual
they was short^m-scandaL-The ad-
*miral drifted over my way, cast anchor
and says that there didn't seem
to be much to worry about except
somethin' to put in the paper. I says
I was glad that things was goin' so
well. He lights one of my cigarettes
with one of my matches and observes
that I seemed to be able to say noth-in'
and take longer to say it than
anybody else around the place and
would I say a few kind words about
the New Year. I says I would and he
picks up my cigarettes kind of absent-
minded like and floats back to
his desk. I got on one of them far
away clouds myself and floats right
after him. I asks a few questions
about the details, picks up my cigarettes
kind of absent-minded like and
floats back.
New Year Arrive* on Time
the half hour she was puttin' the
finishin' touches of color on. When
I seen myself in the glass I reflects
that we didn't decide whether I
looked like a drunken bartender or
an undertaker.
Mhen we. d r i v e s - a t t i r e " hoe-dc-wii
an Ethiopian head waiter steers us
over to the table which was near the
orchestra which didn't happen to be
playin' when we came in. Everybody
that wasn't overly sober was dressed
in the same sort of a layout I had
drapped on me and there wasn't nobody
dressed no different. The orchestra
played some of this here interpretive
music and it wasn't no
trouble to interpret it, if you had any
musical talent at all. They starts
with a gentle breeze which turns out
to be a cyclone later on . The harmony
wound up with a long wail from
an overgrown fiddle which howl I
interprets as a dyin' walrus callin'
its mate. I seen the leader give him
a dirty look, though, and figured that
he just failed to quit on time.
We surrounds several courses of
WILS0NIANS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
Well, the New Year hit where I (nutriment whilst we was waitin' for
was at the usual time and was un- the New Year to blow in. It did. It
common noisy about arrivin'. They
was havin' a meetin' at .a hotel dedicated
to the purpose of eatin,' drink-in,'
dancin,' and makin' more racket
than anybody else. I phones down
and reserves a table near the orchestra,
phones again and reserves
a damsel for the occasion, and wrestles
all afternoon and most of the
evenin' with some formal raiment.
There was a lot to it but I got into
everything except one of the pieces
which was a sort of cross between
a corset and a straight-jacket. I calls
the neighbors in and finally gets
harnessed complete. I calls for the
hidy in a plate-glass automobile, and
looks myself over in a mirror durin'
lit in the center of the room and
exploded about the same time a bunch
of firecrackers under my chair did.
The chief catastrophe came when
the musicians played what everybody
seemed to interpret as "Dixie" everybody
tried to stand up and everybody
oughta known better. A dignified
old gent leaned on the buffet
for support. Him and his dignity
and the dishes on the buffet hit the
floor about the same time. He was
rescued by his friends which meant
that about six of them staggered his
way and fell on him. It was clear
and calm outside but thunder and
lightin' was quite prevalent inside.
The orchestra and the firecrackers
Second Hand and New Books
for the Second Semester
"—at"—
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
Take our advice and buy yours now
With a large crowd present, the
Wilsonian Literary Society held Sits
meeting for the election of officers
for the second semester. The following
officers were elected, Presi-dent
S. R. Gibbons, Vice-president,
G. D. Salter, Secretary, Miss Mildred
Locke, Treasurer, J. M. Earnest, Reporter,
Rowe Johnson, Critic, F. ^3.
Arant, and Sergeant at arms, Jack
Nelms.
ine society gave a vote of thanks
to the retiring officers who have
served in such a splendid and cooperative
manner, and judging by the
enthusiasm manifested during the
election the various members are going
to render their fullest cooperation
to the new staff of officers.
G. B. Phillips the retiring president
gave a few words of appreciation
to the society for the cooperation
shown. Phillips whose all around
interest in Literary Society has been
a large factor in keeping the ball
rolling this year.
Judging frsm the comment of vis-tors
the society has featured some
very unusual programs this year .accounting
for the fact that the Wilsonian
Literary Society is the biggest
and best.
After the elections were held some
impromptu speeches were rendered
by the members so inclined. F. E.
Burtram recited a very snappy and
interesting piece of poetry which was
received with hearty applause. Miss
Susan Lipscomb delivered a very enjoyable
talk on "War" getting her
topic from the recent Methodist
Convention held at Memphis, Tenn.
The most outstanding statement was
that we shall destroy war and not let
it destroy us. W. C. Hurt also delivered
a short discussion on the current
events of the day.
BLISS
A college student is a young man
who can leave Madison for the Chicago
game with three dollars and a
quarter, and come back two days later
with two dollars, a pair of dice, two
empty bottles, an unpaid dinner check
from the Terrace Gardens, somebody
else's suit and a glorious headache.—
Wisconsin Octopus.
Father: I never kissed a girl until
I met your mother. Will you be able
to say the same to your son when you
become a married man?
Son :• Not with such a straight face
as you can, father. — Pup.
Order that
« <t ux» now-" -
We have them and
they're priced right.
< " r s » i
Gun: Do you believe in love at
first sight?
Gnat: Yes, and at every other opportunity.—
Siren.
Him: "Got any rabbits to sell?"
Butcher: "No, but I have some
mighty fine sausage."
Him: "Now, how in the devil could
I tell my wife that I shot a sausage "
—Blue Stocking.
BUDDIES
He: "No, my father wasn't exactly
a /policeman but he went with
them a great deal."—Denver Parakeet.
Of course college men don't mind
earning a million dollars, but it is
bothersome to wait two or three
years to do it.—Blue and Gray.
Tom: I know so many girls that I
have a hard time keeping them
straight.
Jerry: Well, who wants to?—Virginia
Reel.
.
• * • * / / • • •* «-*""i^,* J£l 0\\. t^»«" IT kwm-wm R. D. BOWLING '26 MANAGER i
Two deaf men meet on the same
road.
First deaf man: "How do you do?"
Second deaf man: "How do you
do."
First d. m.: "Going fishing?"
Second d. m.: "No, I'm going fishing."
First d. m.: "Oh, I thought you
said you were going fishing!"—Carolina
Buccaneer.
"YOU'RE NEXT" SHOWN
IN BIRMINGHAM
Prof.: "What do you know about
the Carribbeans?"
Stude: "Hoe 'em and water 'em regularly."—
Owl.
The three act comedy "You're
Next" written by Professor Hamilton
of the English department is to be
put on by the Little Theatre of
Birmingham as their January production.
Professor Hamilton has enarge of
dramatics here and it is understood
that the comedy "You're Next" will
AUBURN PLAYERS
HOLD MEETING
The Auburn Players held an important
business meeting on last Monday
night. The officers for the new
semester were elected and the cast
for the musical comedy, which is to
be given in Langdon Hall on February
the eighteenth, was announced.
The newly elected officers are:
President, Dryden Baughman; Secretary,
Alma Bentley; Advertising
be carried on the road when the M a n a g e r , Catherin Hare; and Stage
"What do you think of my voice?"
"Well, it might be of some use in
case of fire."—Blue Stocking.
It's a great life if you don't weaken,
and a greater one if you weaken
just a little bit.—Yellow Jacket.
Wha: You are an idle, dissipated
bachelor, a parasite to society, a—
Hoo: Aw, so's your old man.—Yellow
Jacket.
Club tours the state. "You're Next"
has already been shown in Auburn
and was declared by many to be a
great success.
AG CLUB HOLDS USUAL
SEMESTER ELECTIONS
Manager, Price.
The musical comedy is an entertaining
sketch concerning college life
called "Collegiately Speaking." The
play was written by Prof. H. A. Hamilton
of the corps of English teachers
who is also director of the Auburn
Players and will produce the play.
The cast includes a large number of
The main feature of the last I t h e students having a chorus of four-meeting
of the Ag Club was the reg- t e e n b o y s a n d t h e s a m e number of
ular semester elections. The following gir l s besides the members having
, officers were elected to serve for speaking parts. The play will be of
jthe next semester: President O. C. great interest to a large part of the
! Helms, vice-president, C. M. Kearns, student body as the "Charleston"
secretary, C. M. Ling, treasurer, Mar-fo
1st Drunk: Whatcha filling the
bath tub for?
2nd and 3rd Drunks: Got two gold
fish—goin' to race 'em, and see who
wins.—Yellow Jacket.
The girl who falls in love with
movie stars is to us almost as hopeless
as the cow who falls in love
with a Bull Durham advertisement.
^-Puppet.
The society will not meet next
Tuesday due to the exams but will
continue its regular routine of work
Tuesday January 26.
All new members are cordially invited
to attend the meetings the^next
semester.
made plenty of racket and one inebriate
was perched on the piano,
yelling at a grizzly bear that, he was
too young to die. He was, but there
didn't seem to be no bear so I judged
it was part of the program.
We went to another hotel to dance
and when I noticed that my partner
was becomin' lame, I piled her into
another one of them transparent
hacks and took her home. After ex-changin'
polite prevarications about
a pleasant evenin' she limped into
the house and I went home.
I hope the gentle reader also had
a Happy New Year. — Kentucky
Kernel.
J. A. GREENE
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DID YOU KNOW
The per capita consumption of
salt water taffy in Europe is negli-bile.
Though it is not generally known,
snails seldom use asbestos brake
lining.
Very few cases of snow blindness
are on record in Panama.
Eskimos are quite collegiate. Fur
coats are obligatory in the best Artie
Circles.
The drug habit is not prevalent
among jelly-fish.
The percentage of flappers suffering
from painter's colje is not as
great as one might be led to believe.'
The word "syzygy" does not appear
as frequently as it should in
cross-word puzzles.—Yellow Jacket.
vin Guin, librarian, J. B. Stewart,
critic, W. G. Sellers, cheer leader, A.
W. Denny, assistant Cheer leader, A.
U. Culpepper, sergeant at arms, W.
M. Reeder, and reporter G. B.
Phillips.
The past officers were congratulated
upon the splendid manner in
which they have run the society the
past semester and with earnest cooperation
the new regime will con;.
figures prominently in it.
The Players will present a play
sometime in the latter part of March
and practices on this play will begin
in about'two weeks. '
tinue the policy of making the Ag
Society the liveiest organization on
the campus. All visitors and new
members are extended a cordial invitation
to attend the meetings every
Wednesday night at the Ag Building.
KLEIN & SON
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Gifts for Every Occasion
Silverware and Fine China
Watches and Diamonds
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AUBURN
ADVICE AMD ACCOMMODATION
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-
Student (to drug clerk): "I want!
some pills."
Druggist: "Anti-billious?" . \
Student: "No. But Uncle is."—.
Blue Stocking.
"When I was in China I saw a
v.-oman hanging from a tree."
"Shanghai?"
"Oh, about six feet."--Amherst
Lord Jeff.
You tell me, said the Judge, that
this is the person who knocked you
down with his motor car. Could you
swear to the man?
"I did," returned the complainant,
eargerly, "But he only swore back
at me and drove on."—Blue Stocking.
Have you ever thought of the difference
between going "on a party"
and going "to a party"?—Mugwump.
AGAIN AND AGAIN
Many a student who knows noth-of
electricity wires his home for
j-.s.oney.—Judge.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DR. GEO. LANG
Auburn Presbyterian Church
Morning Service
0:30 A. M. Sunday School
6:30 P. M. Christian Endeavor
A Rest From Exams.
The Methoclist Chur
11:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M.
Sermons by Rev. W. H. McNeal
Sunday School 9:30 A. M.
Epworth League 6:30 P. M.
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Jungaleer Cagers
Wallop Ga. Tech
Ellis Stars as Tigers Cop First Campus
Game
Mr. William McKinney and Co.
otherwise known as the Tiger basketball
squad chunked more through
the hoops than did their Tech adversaries,
Saturday evening, and
thereby grabbed the most inviting
portion of the final result, the Pap-keities
triumphing to the tune of
32 to 28. Incidently the Bengals
won their third straight game, which
is the exact number that they have
engaged in this season, by making a
total of 32 points. The rats also
stacked up that many against the
small variety of Tornado, making a
unanimous 32 for Auburn.
The game was a typical Auburn-
Tech sport event and had all of the
elements present on such an occasion
There was plenty of fight, pep,
and excitement, with both teams on
their toes throughout and work hard.
As the game progressed it appeared
quite evident that Mr. "Buck" Ellis,
who was playing his first varsity
game with the Tigers on the local
court, was bent on making the inaugural
as auspicious as possible.
"Buck" was sidestepping all over the
court and tossing the enlarged pill
around with ease. Bill McKinney,
who has a habit of ringing a majority
of pointers for the Bengals, was in
total eclipse for the entire evening,
the said Mr. Ellis, formerly of Simpson
High, doing practically all of the
offensive work which is McKinney's
want to handle.
Ellis Leads Scorers
Ellis led the scorers by heaving
half dozen field goals for 12 points.
Most of the activity of the Birm-inghamer,
however, was ocnfined to
the second half. His nearest competitor
was Moreland, of Tech who
slung a trio through the loop from
the boards and added one foul point.
MciKnney couldn't get started during
the first half and the usual high
point man for the iTgers failed to
chunk a single goal or register a
tingle point in this time. However,
the Mobiler got more opportunity to
display his wares in the second half
and sunk two field goals and a foul
shot.
Tech Uses Two Teams
The Techsters continued their habit
of using two different teams during
the game and a squad which was
supposed to be of second string
variety opened against the Tigers.
By chunking a duo of field goals the
Tornado started out by blowing a
little ahead of the Tigers. In the
first couple of minutes, however ,the
Papke five tied up the proceedings
and then set sail for the front. Only
once were they overhauled and never
were they headed. Ellis, Hall, and
Akin, were responsible for puting
the Tigers out in front in the first
half, while "Red" Barron and Wilder
were those responsible for keeping
the Tornadoists slightly in arrears
all of the time. Barron placed three
in the coveted spot during the first
half which was as long as the pigskin
star was allowed to roam on the
court. The score at end of the first
stanza was Auburn 16, Tech 12.
The second half started as the
preceeding one had ended with plenty
of activity. Tech started a new
line-u which was called the first
string squad, though there appeared
to b- little difference in the calibre
of the two.
The Tiger lead hardly varied over
Tigers Hit Road
After the Exams
Will Invade Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia,
and Kentucky
131-82
Coach Papke's Tigers played their
final contest of the old semester
when they defeated Howard Monday
night. There will be no more games
for over a week after which the B.
A. C. Blues will be met in the Magic
City.
After the Birmingham game the
Tigers will move southward to New
Orleans and, while enroute to the
Crescent City, will halt temporarily
at Mobile where they will play the
Y. M. C. A. of the Gulf City.
The basketeers will have a job on
their hands when they tackle Tulane
a? the Greenies have defeated some
of the best teams in the conference.
Last year the Tigers made a similar
jaunt to the gulf and were dropped
twice by the Greenies. However, ™ » rather listless affair, 37 to 21,
the present squad has shown consi-jThis was the second time that the
derable improvement over the one of East Lakers fell victims to the Jun-
HOW THE TIGERS STAND
32-16 Howard, Dec. 16, Birmingham.
32-17 Birmingham-Southern, Dec. 17, Birmingham
32-28 Georgia Tech, Jan. 9, Campus.
35-21 Howard, Jan. 11, Campus.
1-1 B. A. C, Jan. 23, Birmingham.
?-? Mobile "Y", Jan. 28, Mobile.
1-1 Tulane, Jan. 29, New Orleans, La.
1-1 Tulane, Jan. 30, New Orleans, La.
1-1 Georgia, Feb. 4, Athens, Ga.
?-? N. C. State-, Feb. 5, Raleigh, N. C.
1-1 V. M. I., Feb. 6, Lexington, Va.
1-1 Kentucky, Feb. 8, Lexington, Ky.
?-? Georgia, Feb. 12, Campus.
?-? B. A. C, Feb. 13, Campus.
?-? Ga. Tech, Feb. 19, Atlanta, Ga.
Auburn Cagers
Down Howard
The Tigers of Mike Papke annexed
their fourth consecutive game of
basketball by trouncing the Howard
College Bulldogs Monday evening,
last year, and since Tech stumbled galeers this season, the McKinneys
the Tulaners last week, the Tigers are
confident that they also can turn the
trick and in a measure ever up the
score of last year.
After returning from the Tulane
squabble the boys will start the first e d ' ex<jrt t h c m s e l v es
Tiger Rats Defeat
Ga. Tech Juniors
In the first game of the season on
the home court the Auburn Tiger
Freshies marched to a victory over
their principle rivals, the Georgia
Tech Freshmen. Score Auburn 32,
Tech 27. The game was played as
a preliminary to the varsity affair
with the Jackets, and was slow and
ragged in comparison with the game
turning the trick in the opening game i t h a t followed
at the B. A. C.
The game as a whole was rather
Prep Cage Tourney
Meets Next Month
Lovers of the cage game in prep
circles are beginning to look forward
to the coming basketball tournament
which is to be held here February
18, 19, and 20. This, the Cotton
State tournament, is the fifth to take
place since Coach Wilber Hutsell
started the annual event in 1922.
Hutsell will be master of ceremonies
for the coming affair.
This prep tourney, which is one of
the bigest of its kind to be held tn
the Southland is always looked forward
to with great gusto by the leading
prep organizations in this and
surrounding states, and some mighty
desperate battles are waged when
competition gets underway.
Inquiries have been pouring in to
Hutsell for the past couple of weeks,
and it is expected that aggregations
coming from out 5 or 6 states will
journey to the Plains and enter the
scramble. Athletic authorities are
bending every effort to get the best
quints in this section, but this is not
always possible as many of the leading
fives will be represented in other
tournaments.
The number of participants is
CASUAL COMMENT
Looks like we have a real basketball
team. Four games in a row
are not to be sneezed at. The Tigers
have humbled Howard twice, Birmingham-
Southern once and Tech
once.
bo one of the most promising centers
to hit the gymnasium in some time.
week in February with a trip which
will carry them through several
states. First they move into Georgia
where they will be pitted against the
Bulldogs in Athens; then move over
into the Carolinas where a number
of games will be played. Following
these games V. M. I. will be engaged
at Lexingtin, Va. The Tigers will
return by way of Kentucky where
they will play the Blue Grass University
at Lexington.
slow, and the Auburnites never seem-as
was the
case against Tech. The Tigers assumed
the most desirable end of the
count early in the game and increased
their lead as the contest progressed.
The Crimson clad five fought
desperately all of the way and had the
ball within striking distance many
times only to see it taken away by
some alert Tiger and tossed into the
hoop at the other end.
The sdtelites of the evening were
Olin Smith of Howard and Bill Mc-
The Tigers tossed a couple of foul
goals to start things off, but Tech
began to get started immediately limited to 16 as the get-together will
thereafter and ran up field goals last but three days. Teams will be
with seeming ease until the count admitted by invitation based on their
respective terri-
We remember several years ago
when Simpson High and G. M. A.
were playing for the championship
of the prep basket tournament, and
Defeating Tech should serve as Ellis did this self same thing. "Buck"
a great boon to the Tigers when it a? that time was playing for Simp-is
considered that the Tornado blew son while Hearn towered above the
over Tulane, Marquette, and Mercer crowd and wore a uniform of G. M.
in rapid order after bowing to our A.
boys. Georgia also has felt the!
sting of the Yellow Jacket. Recently, when Tech played Tulane,
the Gi'eenies were not quite as
successful in repelling the efforts of
Mr. Hearn who's tossing won the
game. The Techster reaches so far
into the ozone that it is a simple
matter for him to catch a pass over
the domes of his opponents.
Auburn has played its last game
this semester. After the examinations
the squad will journey over to!
Birmingham to take on the B. A. C, I
and later on will take off for Newi
Orleans to meet Tulane.
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Mr. "Buck" Ellis, Tiger forward,
must be given credit for the manner
in which he kept his form in the
vicinity of "Tiny" Hearn in the Tech
game.
The big kick-off of the year comes'
Friday when the examinations begin.
Some of us may run for a
I touchdown on the first play and some
of us again might fumble the kick-off.
y
stood 12 to 2 in the Atlantans' favor.
•At this point the Auburnites began
to awake from out their reverie,
and, aided and abbetted, and other-standing
in their
tories.
For the past four years teams
coming out of our sister state of
The rats have also been strutting
their stuff lately. They illustrated
a few things Saturday night when
they walloped the Tech Rodents. Du-
Bose and Howell are the ones who
deserves honorable mention for their
first performance. Howell chunked
the elusive piece of hide around with
wise enchanced by the eye and ac- Georgia have seemed to have things
curacy of Howell, ran up enough to themselves with but few excep-points
by degrees, to overhaul the tions. Prominent among the Cracker
Baby Jackets. After climbing atop squads are Georgia Military Academy
the ladder the local representatives Tech High, Marshallville, Berry, and
i
began to forge into the lead the half Montazuma. On three of the four
many points as the combined efforts
The Auburn Tigresses weren't as
successful as the Tigers in the matter
of winning Saturday night. While
the big Tigers stung the Jackets and
the little Kittens mopped up with the
Junior Jackets, the Coeds were defeated
to the tune of 57 to 7 by the
Woman's College team. This was
comparative ease and registered as the~fir,st game of the ««ss*o»-£os~the.
gals except for a recent exhibition
of his mates. DuBose appears to I with the Froshettes.
ending with the count 25 to 15 in
their favor. The Tech rodents talli-
The Tigers have but four games K i n n e V ( p i i o t 0£the Bengaleers. Smith ed but three points while the Tigers
docketed for the campus. Two of
these have already been played. The
two remaining tilts will be with the
University of Georgia and the B. A.
C. These games will be played February
12 and 13, which will give the
squad plenty of time to get its bearings
after being away a week.
The last game of the Tiger schedule
except for the tournament, is
billed with Tech in Atlanta, February
19.
FROSH BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
32-27 Tech Rats, Jan. 9, Campus.
1-1 Tech Rats, Jan. 19, Atlanta, Ga.
1-1 Marion Jan. 27, Campus.
1-1 Marion, Feb. 13, Marion.
1-1 Sydney Lanier, Feb. 16, Montgomery.
1-1 Sydney Lanier Feb. 27, Campus.
four points until late in the half
when the Hanson crew spurted a bit
and knotted the count at 28 all.
With only a minute to play the contest
began to wax warm. Ellis broke
the ice after much maneuvering when
he concluded his evening's work by
sinking one for the Tigers. McKinney
added a stitch to the lead by locating
the basket a second or two later.
Summary:
Auburn 32 Tech 28
McKinney (6) aBrron (6)
Ellis (12) Wilder (4)
Hall (12) Rauber
Akin (4) Bullard (18)
Jray (4) Jamison
Referee: Dudley (Auburn)
Substitutions: Tech, Wilder (2)
for Barron, Moreland (7) for Wilder,
Hearn (5) for Rauber, Rosser (1)
for Bullard, George for Jamison.
chunked a quartet of goals from were staging their rally which net-quite
a distance from his mark and ted them 23 markers,
missed several more by degrees.
Whenever given an opportunity to do
so, the Crimson forward heaved one
at the basket when inside of the 25
ov 30 foot circle.
Bill McKinney, who was conspicuous
for his failure to register in his
During the second half the Bengals
stayed in the lead throughout.
Both teams seemed about evently
matched with the Tigers apparently
satisfied to rest on their laurels
gained during the initial semester.
The play which waxed warm towards
usual manner in the Tech game, re- the close of the first half began to
turned to form against Howard and wane during the final and was
sank 8 field goals. Thereby raising his punctured with numerous splotches
total to 56 points for the four games, f f • Kg dness.
Ellis, who starred against Tech was The individual stars of the con-not
up to Saturday's form. "Buck" test were Howell of Auburn and Wil-hit
the hole five times for ten points, son of Tech, each of these lads lo-however,
which is but two less than eating the hoops for 16 points. Both
the number made in his previous performance.
The game was the second of the
four scheduled for the campus and
i s the last athletic contest to be
of these forwards exhibited an abun
dance of energy and were in the
thick of nearly every mix-up. Howell,
formerly of Marshallville, and
high point registrar in the Cotton
played during the opening semester I States tournament last spring, started
off rather auspiciously in the
chunking game. Aside from tossing
them through, the Marshallviller gave
of the school year. After the examinations
and registration are over
the men of Papke are booked for a
little jaunt down to New Orleans.
On this trip they will engage Mobile
"Y" and Tulane. The first game
of the new semester, however, will be
with the B. A. C. at Birmingham on
January 23.
Line-up and Summary:
Auburn 37 Howard" 21
McKinney (16) F 0. Smith (8)
Ellis (10) F Wilking
Hall (3) C Lowery (6)
Akin (6) G Wells (4)
Gray G Cawthon (2)
Substitutions: Auhurn, Snyder for
Hall, Hall for Snyder, Evans for Ellis,
Slaughter for Akin; Howard, E.
Smith for O. Smith, Spear for Wilking.
Referee, Dudley (Columbus Y.
M. C. A.)
a neat exhibition of passing and side
stepping.
Frank Dubose, lanky Tiger pivoter
who hails from Sydney Lanier of
Macon lived up to advance notices.
Du Bose was acting pilot for the occasion.
The big' six footer, who
looks about the best bet that the Tigers
have had at center in several
seasons, looped 'em through the hoops
from various distances, missing one
foul shot.
The Tigers tried longer shots than
their Tech rivals, who unloosed all
of their efforts from close range.
Line-up and Summary:
Auburn Rats 32 Tech Rats 27
Mullins (5) Espedhall (1)
Howell (16) Wilson (16)
occasions, teams have carried the
laurels of victory into Georgia.
The first winner was Tech High,
of Atlanta, the Techsters copping
thn honors in 1922. The following
year G. M. A. came here with one
of the best teams seen in the Village
in some time and wound up at the
top of the heap.
In 1924 both Simpson High and
G. M. A. had good outfits and easily
brushed aside their opposition until
the finals when Simpson emerged
winner after a desperate struggle.
This is the only time that an Alabama
five finished first. Several
prominent cagers performed in this
game among whom were "Buck" Ellis
and "Slick" Vincent of Simpson,
and Tiny Hearn, of G. M. A.
' Last year the first honors went
to the peach belters from Marshallville,
Georgia, the Marshallvillers
sweeping through to a decisive victory.
Simpson, winner of the previous
year was not entered, the Birmingham
institution being represented in
another cage event in the Magic City.
Montgomery Bell, of Nashville,' was
runner-up.
Outstanding teams, noted for their
consistant work during the past four
years are Georgia Military Academy,
University High, Sydney Lanier of
Montgomery, and Simpson High. The
military boys, aside from copping in
1923 have been runners up for two
years. Lanier has been in all four
contests with strong aggregations.
DuBose (11)
DeVaughn
McGhee
Referee Dudley
Crane (6)
Randolph
Largen (4)
(Auburn)
Substitutions: Auburn, Booth for
McGhee, Ogletree for Booth; Tech,
Killett for Crane, Crane for Wilson,
Bard for Crane.
Simpson High and G. M. A. are old
timers in the event, each having been
represented in three out of four of
the tournaments.
The yearly competition always
serves to bring to light a number of
outstanding cagers many of whom
are now performing on college floors.
Howell, who led the tournament of
last year in the matter of tallying
pointers is now working out with the
Auburn Freshmen and is doing a
mighty good job of it. O. H. De
Vaughn of Montazuma is another
scintillating performer with the frosh
squad. Both of these boys were
chosen on the all-Cotton States five
last year.
The first day of the coming tournament
will find eight teams pitted
against one another. The second,
half as many and so on. The finals
will be held, as usual, on the night
on the last day. "Season" tickets at
reduced prices will be sold which will
admit the bearer to any or all of the
games. The prices of admission to
witness these games have hot yet
been announced.
At this early date there is little
dope that will enable one to determine
just who the leading squads will
be. However, it is known that Coach
Emerson's Montgomery Bell outfit
of Nashville, will return with the
same bunch that was eliminated in
the finals last year. The Bell boys
ought to do some cutting up with
that same roster and at present they
may be considered as the most likely
tc triumph.
The trophies of war will be the
President's cup to be given the winner,
the cup to go to the rummers
up and individual medals for members
of the first, second, and third
placers. Gold, silver, and bronz
medals will be given, respectively
to the indivdual members of the winners,
runners-up, and the two third
place teams.
Woman's College
Defeats Coeds
The Auburn Co-Eds, after a stunning
defeat at the hands of the Woman's
College outfit at Montgomery,
are busy at work preparing for the
invasion of the Howard College
team. Captain Rubye Powell and
her teammates are anxious to make
amends for the Capitol City disaster,
and are resolved not to let such a
catastrophe occur again.
There can be very little explanation
offered for the 62 to 7 setback
received in Montgomery. The Tiger-ettes
were just way off form, and
the Woman's College team was decidedly
right, and the lopsided score
was the result. The Lady Tigers
have showed up much better in prac-
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MASS MEETING TO BE -HELD
SATURDAY NIGHT
Coach David Morey issued a call
tc all students to be at Langdon
Hall Saturday night immediately after
the first picture show. The purpose
of this meeting is not known
except that it is in connection with
football.
The first meeting was called Wednesday
evening, but as the hall was
only about half filled the Tiger mentor
called off the proceedings until
the end of the week.
Morey announced that there are
a number of very important questions
to come up before the student body
as regards the future of Auburn's
football team. Just what this means
we will find out Saturday. Let's pack
Langdon Hall.
The mass meeting will be over in
time for the girl's basketball game at
the gynasium as the get-together is
slated to last only about fifteen
minutes at the most.
Golf Equipment S t a t i o n e ry
Fountain Pens
TIGER DRUG STORE
AUBURN in heart-in the heart of AUBURN
Prescriptions
Drugs
Sundries
THE PLAINSMAN Pace S
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« l l times asked: Where do
^ * V young men get when
they enter a large industrial
organization? Have they opportunity
to exercise 'creative
talents? Or are theyforcedinto
narrow grooves?
This series of advertisements
throws light on these
questions. Each advertisement
takes up the record of a college
man who came with the
Westinghouse Company within
the past ten years, after ^>
'nation. .-•''"
One Man's Summer Vacation
H' AVE you ever
seen a man dash
out from a crowd along
a busy street, stop a
runaway team, and save
many from danger?
That wins newspaper
if. c. Gmdwin headlines.
But it is only two horses—and it hap-pcnsonce
in ablue moon. Every hour in industry
horsepower up into the millions is
tamed to man's control. Runaway apparatus
is instantly checked. Electric controllers
protect operators and the public. They
safeguard motor and machine.
Thereby hangs a story of control development,
involving W. C. Goodwin, Peun
State 1915. Goodwin spent his summer
vacations tinkering with rotating apparatus
—testing motors and the like. He came
to Westinghouse. Control Engineering
was a magnet for Goodwin, even during
his training period. When the separate
Control Engineering Department was
formed in 1917 Goodwin was in it. Next
he was made engineer in charge of the
section to design and develop new control
equipment. Now he has nine
assistants.
The Control Engineer may be called
upon, as Goodwin was, to meet such an
emergency as tliis: The war was on.
Battleships were to be propelled by
electricity. Upon the starting, reversing
or stopping of the main propulsion motors
without the loss of a second, the fate of
the ship might depend. Goodwin designed
control to do that.
Or in industrial application, the Con-
' trol Engineer may add to human safety,
as Goodwin did. In rubber mills, hands
of operators sometimes are caught between
powerful rollers. A fraction of a second
may mean an arm—or a life. Goodwin's
new combination control apparatus has
greatly reduced the time in stopping the
motor.
. Control Engineers must know the industry
with which they are dealing—steel,
rubber, textile; railroad—and then literally
"fit the control to each order. " I n seeing the
job through the customer's eyes—Control
Engineers ,find themselves most at home
with Westinghouse.
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WIRT LITERARY SOCIETY
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING
The last meeting of the Wirt Literary
Society witnessed the close of
the meetings for the first semester
of 1925-26 under the able leadership
of Miss Annie Katherine Nunn and
Mr. R. H. Elder.
After concluding the business of
opening in the regular manner the
election of the officers for the next
term was carried out. The new officers
to take charge at the first
regular meeting of the next semester
are:
President, James H. Price.
Vice-President, Miss Caralyn Betts
Secretary and publicity manager,
J. R. Sudduth.
Treasurer, Earle Cason.
Se'rgeant-at-arms, M. S. Foster.
Mr. R. H. Elder made a short talk
on the relation of the Alpha Phi
Epsilon fraternity with the Literary
Societies.
Mr. J. R. Sudduth entertained the
society with an account of what he
did and did not do during the holidays.
Mr. David Paul Jones discussed
matters of importance to the society
after which the motion for adjourn-
CONSTITUTION AND BY-h
LAWS OF THE AUBURN
HONOR SYSTEM
Article I. Name.
The name shall be the Auburn
Honor System.
Article II. Purpose.
The purpose of the Honor System
shall be to maintain a high standard
1 of honor throughout the college.
Article III. Control.
The Auburn Honor System shall
be controlled solely by the students
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Article IV. Membership.
Section 1. Personnel.—The Auburn
Honor Committee shall consist
of eleven members, as follows: One
graduate student, four seniors, three
juniors, two sophomores, and one
• freshman.* The members representing
the three upper classes shall be
elected on or before the fifteenth day
of April in the scholastic year preceding
the one in which they are to
serve. They shall take the full duties
of office on May the first. The
freshman and graduate representatives
shall be elected sometime between
the first and fifteenth day of
October of the scholastic year in
which they are to serve.
Section 2. Election of Members.—
The members of the committee representing
the Senior Class shall be
chosen from among eight representatives
nominated by the class; those
representing the Junior Class from
among seven representatives nominated
by the class; those representing
the Sophomore Class from among six
representatives nominated by the
class; and the member representing
the Freshman Class from among four
representatives nominated by the
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class. All candidates for membership
on the committee shall have a
scholastic standing equal to that required
for participation in student
activities and on college teams.
Section 3. Vacancies.—Any vacancy
that may occur shall be filled by
the class in which the vacancy occurs
by selection from four nominees.
Section 4. Installation of Members.
—The members of the Honor Committee
shall be publicly installed before
the time of assuming the duties
of office. They shall take the oath
of office administered by the President
of the College or his representative,
from whom they will receive a
commission bearing the seal of the
co'* J^arid the signature of the President
of the College and the president
of the class which each member
represents.
Article V. Officer*.
Section 1. The officers of the
Honor Committee shall be a president,
a vice-president, and a secretary,
who shall be elected in May
by the newly-elected Honor Committee.
.
Section 2. The president of the
Committee shall be elected from the
members representing the Senior
Class, the vice-president from the
Junior members, and the secretary
from the Sophomore members.
Article VI. Procedure.
Section 1. The Honor Committee
shall adopt its own rules of procedure
elect its own officers (Art. V.) define
their duties, and keep its own records.
Section 2. The Honor Committee
shall have disciplinary power over
all of its members. The following may
be regarded as sufficient cause for
expulsion from membership: Neglect
of duty, persistent tardiness, continued
absence from meetings, or other
conduct deemed by the Committee as
prejudicial to the good name of the
body.
Section 3. Expulsion of a member
shall be by a two-thirds vote of the
Committee.
Section 4. A quorum, consisting of
| at least eight'members of the Honor
I Committee shall be necessary to conduct
business.
Article VII. Government.
j- Section 1. It is the duty of every
j student to report any case of dis-
| honesty that comes under his observation.
If, however, the student is
not sure that the Honor System is
being violated, or believes that dishonesty
can be prevented, it is the
duty of said student to tap upon his
desk loud enough to be heard.
Section 2. The Honor System shall
rest solely upon the honor of each
individual student and the public opinion
of his classmates.
Section 3. It requires that stu-
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dents refrain from giving or receiving
aid on tests or examinations or
on work designated by the professor
as work requiring individual preparation.
Section 4. It requires that students
refrain from answering to another's
name or in any way falsely
securing attendance for another.
Section 5. It requires that there
shall be no unnecessary talking or
disturbance during tests cr examina
tions.
Section 6. It requires that, for convenience,,
students seat themselves in
alternating seats where possible.
Section 7. It requires that students
assume entire responsibility for maintaining
honesty on all tests and examinations.
A faculty member
should be available to give necessary
information, but shall take no part
in enforcing honesty during examinations
and tests. The-faculty member
is not required to remain in the class
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ment was put into effect.
The semester just ended has been
a highly successful one for the Wirt
-and, with it as a foundation to build
•ipon, plans are being completed for
the next semester that will do much
toward making it the best in the history
of the society thereby upholding
its reputation as the oldest and
best on the Campus.
The Wirt extends an invitation to
all to meet with and visit the society
during the rest of the year especially
so to the Rats who are not connected
with any society work and who
are interested in developing their initiative
and self-reliance upon the
floor before others. • _...
room.
Section 8. Faculty members shall
turn over to the Honor Committee
examination or test papers when, by
comparison, they show probability of
dishonesty.
Article VIII. Duties of the Committee
Section 1. It shall be the duty of
the Auburn Honor Committee to give
hearing to all cases brought to their
attention, to render decision and inflict
punishment in such cases.
Section 2. In case there is no woman
on the Honor Committee, the
Women's Student Government Association
^hall elect a woman to sit,
with vote, on cases in which a woman
is defendant.
Section 3. Notification of the decisions
of the Honor Committee shall
be given the Dean of the College in
which the defendant is registered an^
tb the Registrar.
Article IX. Power of the Committee
Section 1. The Honor Committee
shall have the power to act in all
matters pertaining to honor in students'
academic affairs.
Section 2. The punishment inflicted
by the Honor Committee shall vary
in degree from permanent dismissal
from college as a maximum to recommendation
that the student be dropped
from the course and required to
repeat it for credit.
Section 3. The Committee shall
have the power to inflict any punishment
that it sees fit on students violating
the Honor System in accordance
with Section 2.
Section 4. A student receiving any
penalty from the Honor Committee
shall have the right of appeal to the
Executive Council of the Faculty.
Article X. Amendment.
This Constitution may be amended
by a two-thirds vote of the Honor
Committee and ratification by a two-thirds
vote of the student body, provided
the proposed amendments are
published at least one week before
the vote of the student body is taken.
An amendment shall become effective
after approval by the Executive
Council of the Faculty.
Article XI. Ratification.
This Constitution shall become effective
upon ratification by three-fourths
vote of the registered students
voting and ratification by the
Executive Council of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
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He warned the boys against devoting
their lives to acquisition of
riches."
"Most of the things worth having
—books, music, scenery, sport, holiday
with a knapsack on your back,
friendship, love-^are to be had for
little or no expenditure of money,"
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(,/^THE visiting French General stop-
\ ^ ped his hostess with a gesture as
she was explaining rather volubly how
to use the Otis Automatic Elevator in
her Park Avenue residence.
"Spare yourself the trouble, dear Madam.
I shall need your help in finding my
way about this vast city; you will have
to explain to me a hundred intricacies
of your American life, from the best
manner of facing a large audience of civilized world by the Otis Elevator
your compatriots to the best manner Company.
European cities do not have the high buildings that are constructed in this
country, and therefore their elevator service is not as intensive, but Otis elevators
serve the needs of their business life the same as they do in this country.
The Grands Magasins du Printemps illustrated, is one of the large department
stores of Paris, and contains fifteen Otis Elevators and seven Otis Escalators.
Many French apartments have installations of Otis Automatic Elevators.
of eating your Indian corn, but at least
I am as familiar with your elevators as
you yourself. Between floors I am at
home, for your Otis Elevators are as
indispensable to Paris as to New York,
no matter how wide the difference
between the two cities."
Every city, every separate building
presents its own problem, which
has been solved, in all parts of the
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Continued fromjpage^onel
the seed
Se acre-value of the 1925 cotton
crop was $2.38 above that of the
previous year., This was due to much
larger yields. The purchasing power
per acre of cotton in Alabama in
1926 was 109, which was the highest
since 1913 when it was 112. In 1910
it was 109, the same as for last year.
A statement regarding livestock
says: "The upward trend in prices
of cattle and hogs during 1925 has
beep important since together they
constitute. on the average probably
16 per cent of Alabama's cash farm
income. Hogs averaged for 1925
approximately $10 per hundred
weight as compared with $7.50 in
1924 and $7.20 in 1923. Beef cattle
averaged $3.50 per hundred
weight as compared with $8.26 in
1924 and $3.33 in 1923. Unfortunately,
however, a good many less
cattle and hogs were available for
market during 1926 than during the
years immediately preceding. The
past year has found the price situation
in hogs and cattle the best
since 1920 although beef cattle prices
are still below the general price level
and sufficient recovery has not yet
been made to impress growers forcibly."
On business conditions as related
to agriculture in Alabama, Mr. Gist
and Mr. Pope say: "Bank debits in
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery,
and Dothan. were approximately 10
per cent higher in 1926 than in 1924.
The steel and iron industry has been
active in the Birmingham district.
Building construction has exceeded
that of 1924."
For the United States the state-car
loadings, and new building con-ment
reads: 'iBank debits, freight
car loadings, and new building construction
and stock market prices
reached during 1925 the highest figures
ever known. The large volume
of building and automobile manufacture
and an abundance of money for
credit have been basic factors in the
prosperity of 1925. Such conditions
may not be expected to last indefinitely.
The past year has witnessed
a substantial rise in money rates
in financial centers from- the low
levels of 1924."
The summary for foreign countries
is: "The past year brought
substantial improvement in business
conditions in England and Germany.
Cotton imports to both countries
since August 1, 1925, have been
heavier than at any period since the
beginning of the World War. On
the other hand, cotton exports to
France since August 1, 1925, have
been slightly below those in the same
period of 1924.
"Germany has stablized her currency
and balanced her budget.
France has not yet solved her finan-
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cial problems and price inflation continues.
"For the first tijr.e - in history,
Japan has moved into third place,
next to Great Britain and Germany,
displacing France, in volume of cotton
imported from the United States."
Analyzing production during last
year, Mr. Gist and Mr. Pope say that
hay was very short and that other
feed crops were not sufficient to
meet farm needs. Although the corn
crop was greater than in 1924 it was
still inadequate and a larger acreage
in corn this year is advised. On
recommendations for 1926 one paragraph
reads: "Alabama farmers may
reasonably count on two things for
1926. It is hardly possible that they
can repeat the acre-yield of cotton
which they realized last year, nor
may they expect the price per pound
to be as good as it was at the beginning
of the last season. The boll
weevil has already experienced soma
killing weather, but they have a
fashion of coming back when rains
come in the spring and summer. No
farmer can reasonably afford to increase
his cotton acreage this coming
season, while most of them will
be better off with less acres to cotton
and more to hog and hominy.
Some farmers have made good cotton
plus food and feed the past year,
but most of them have to write a
minus sign in front of the eatables.
Just now the latter are cheaper than
formerly, but another season may
bring higher prices to the food and
feed grower, while the clothes wearers
may have their innings with
cheaper cotton. Safety first would
be a good slogan for the 1926 crop
year."
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MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL
STUDY CONFERENCE ON
WORLD PEACE
(Continued from Page 4)
tice, and it is expected that some of
their lost laurels will be retrieved
Saturday night.
Not much is known as to the
strength of the Howard team, but the
Co-Eds are taking nothing for granted,
and are working with all their
might and main for the coming contest.
The Plainswomen are not feeling
any too good over the recent defeat,
and are prepared to revenge
themselves on the fair visitors from
Birmingham. The team is much better
than last Saturday's score would
indicate, and a muchly improved
game can be,expected from the Au-burnites.
actually to know the mind of its Master
and to do whatsoever He commands.
We here have sought the
truth and the inspiration by which
right decisions' might be reached and
a program for peace be adopted which
we may ask the Church to undertake
with a vital faith and a conviction
of victory.
War is the most colossal calamity
and scourge of modern life. War
is not inevitable. It is~the supreme
enemy of mankind. Its futility is beyond
question. Its continuance is
the suicide of civilization. We are
determined to outlaw the whole war
system. Economics and industry,
social welfare and progressive civilization,
morality and religion, all demand
a new international order in
which righteousness and justice between
nations shall prevail and in
which nation shall fear nation no
longer, and prepare for war no more.
For the attainment of this high ideal
the life of the nations must be controlled
by the spirit of mutual goodwill
made effective through appropriate
agencies. War must be outlawed
and declared a crime by international
agreement. The war spirit and war
feelings must be banished and war
preparations abandoned. Permanent
peace based on equal justice and
fair dealing for all alike, both great
and small, must be achieved. The
Kingdom of God in the relations of
nations must be established.
This. stupedndous, difficult and
urgent task challenges the Churches
of America and all citizens of goodwill.
It is a moral and religious as
well as an economic' and political task.
All the forces of civilization must
therefore unite in this noble adventure
of faith and purpose.
This Study Conference, represent-ting
some thirty communions, rejoicing
in the many ringing declarations
and constructive proposals by
various religious bodies, in their official
actions, presents to the Churches
of the United States of America
the following Affirmations and Recommendations.
IDEALS AND ATTITUDES
1. The teachings and spirit of
Jesus clearly show that the effective
force for the safeguarding of human
rights, the harmonizing of differences
and the overcoming of evil is the
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• In every age Christians are compelled
not only to voice their protest
against the existing order but to
point out precisely what the spirit
of Christ demands and to try practically
to embody it.
In this effort to interpret and apply
the spirit and teaching of our
Lord, the Church, it should be frankly
admitted, has rendered a service
whose practice has stopped far short
of its ideals. It should be now ardently
seeking, as it confronts present
day obligations and opportunities,
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with the view of securing positions
this year, according to officials of
the academic department. General
Business students who desire may
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who will be here before commencement.
Heretofore only engineers have
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spirit of goodwill.
Throughout His- entire ministry,
in all human relationships He was
consistently animated by this principles
of active and positive goodwill
in the face- of opposition, governmental
oppression and personal violence.
He vindicated the life of love
and service in the face of suffering
and trial. His constant emphasis on
forgiveness, the charge to His disciples
to love their enemies and His
prayer on the cross, "Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they
do" express and illustrate His spirit
and method.
2. The Church, the body of Christ
all-inclusive-transcending race and
national divisions—should henceforth
oppose war, as a method of settling
disputes between nations and groups
as contrary to the spirit and principles
of Jesus Christ, and should declare
that it will not as a Church
scantion war.
3. The Church should not only labor
for the coming of the Kingdom
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night with its President, Miss Alma
Bently presiding. Mr. Perkins very
ably gave a discussion upon the life
of Sidney Lanier the "poet" after
which Miss Mary Delbridge entertained
the society with some of the
latest jokes. Upon the conclusion of
the program officers for the next
semester were elected as follows:
President, O. T. Ivey; Vice-president
S. H. Lynne; Secretary, Alberta Proctor;
Treasurer, G. H. Jester; Critic,
W. D. Stewart; Sg't. at Arms, "Rat"
Bohorfoush and Reporter I. S. Johnson.
The next regular meeting will
Baraca Class Resumes __
Work of Scholastic Year
The Baraca Sunday School Class
has again regained the height which^
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be held the first Tuesday night following
the conclusion of examinations.
should give itself to constructive policies
and measures for world justice
and peace. It should fearlessly declare
its distinctive message of goodwill.
It should proclaim this message
regardless of fluctuating opinion and
political exigencies.
4. The Church should teach patriotic
support of the State, but should
never become the agent of the Government
in any activity alien to the
spirit of Christ. The Church shJTuld
look to the responsible statesmen of
a Christian country to conduct the
public business along those lines of
justice and reason which will not
lead to war.
5. The Church should recognize
the right and the duty of each individual
to follow the guidance of his
own conscience as to whether or not
he shall participate in war.
We draw a clear distinction between
the use of force in police service,
domestic and international, on
the one hand and in war on the
other. While force involves coercion
or physical control in any case,
the motive and end of police force
is furfold: It is inspired by goodwill
for the common welfare; it is
corrective and remedial in its nature;
it is exercised by neutral parties;
it is strictly limited by law and
has justice as its aim.
War, whether aggressive or defensive,
is the use of organized violence
in a dispute between nations or
hostile groups. Even though one of
the parties may be guiltless, it creates
hatred, leads to unlimited loss of life
and property, and always involves
large numbers of innocent victims.
In war the parties directly concerned
seek to settle the issue involved by
superior force regardless of justice.
Usually war involves conscription of
the individual conscience and a nation-
wide propaganda of falsehood,
suspicion, fear and hate. This is
modern war in its nature and processes,
as our generation has seen it,
whether the war be fought for offensive
or defensive purposes. War
thus the very antithesis of police
force. Attention is called to the fact
that a punitive expedition undertaken
initiative is essentially a war mea-by
one or more nations on their own
sure, and not an exercise of international
police force.
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it claimed last year. During the
early part of last Spring tbef Btfraca
Class was among theyleading Sunday
School Classes in Alburn. But when
our beloved teaoher was injured,
just after the closing of College in £
May, a sadness swept over the State,, u
especially among the students, who
were at home. j
Then, with the re-opening of College
work last Fall the class seemed ..
to still have the bad end of the results.
No one had yet been able to
pull it back to the standard. But
now, we are back with the past, for'- j
our beloved teacher, Dr. Spright Do-well,
has returned. He has begun
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