1925-03-13 The Plainsman

              TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Vol. XXVIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1925 No. 24
A. I. E. E. VISITS NORTH
AUBURN SUB-STATION
Afternoon Hike Enjoyed
by Many
BOOK OF BOOKS
SUBJECT SPEAKER
Since the military engineers paid
a dollar to walk ten miles the elec­trical
engineers decided to walk
eight for nothing. These electrical
engineers were members of the A.
I. E. E., an organization noted, for
having members apt at walking
from one pole to another and often
walking up the pole. This group
of promising young pole roosters
R. 0. T. C. roosted on Toomer's
corner until a goodly number of
their fellows had gathered. When
the muster was complete the for­ward
signal was given and all were
off to North Auburn. The hike was
made in fine time with few casual­ties.
Some who were averse to
wearing out their shoe leather pro­cured
horses and rode to the great
sub-station. There were included
in the party members of the ag.
and general departments as well as
those of the ciwi? ".;.<i cicatrical.
After all had arrived and rested
an inspection of the station and
equipment was begun. Details of
^ T i p i r a r ; t « *ere amy expiaiueu,
^ ^ i h s s r s . Cower and De&giis; -Tbft-most
striking of the apparatus were
three large water-cooled transform­ers
used to transform 110,000 volts
to 44,000 volts and vice versa. The
metering and switching equipment
was also of great interest. From
the sub-station the hikers hiked a
little further to see one of the great­est
railroad fills in the country.
The return trip was not as well
organized as the forward one. Many
of the walkers rode. Some were
able to catch rides to Opelika and
thence to the village, while others
were not so fortunate and. had to
make the return trip as the other
Dr. W. R. Dobbins Convo­cation
Guest
GLEE CLUB MAKES FIRST TOUR;
TO APPEAR HERE SATURDAY
The Glee Club will make its first erson, Montgomery; H. C. Hopson,
one
A fine time was enjoyed by all.
j Websterian Society
March finds the Websterians in
! full motion. The society met at
their usual meeting place, with
nearly perfect attendance. Busi-
Iness was first discussed. One of
the main subjects was "The Pro-gram
Contest." Miss Kernodle out-l
lined the proposition and gave sev­eral
helpful suggestions. Mr. H. A.
[Small appointed Miss Seibold, Mr.
1 Lynne and Mr. Kernodle as a pro-
(gram committee. Mr. Harvey will
select his program committee dur­i
n g this week.
Miss Fullner gave the Bible read-ling
which was followed, by a talk
Miss Alice Cary on "MyFavorite
l^uthor." A very interesting talk
vas made on "The Air Ser­vice"
by Mr. C. M. Kearns, in
detailed outline
Inade of (S»ral Mitchell's
!»„ for a greater ^ £ l e e t ;
J i i r Nichols entertained the So-
"Ltv'with a rather humorous talk
"What I would Do If I Were
Ijohn D. Rockefeller," Mr. Frank
Talked on Stamp^Collecting, which
, a s followed by a sketch f»f Daniel
Webster's life by Mr. E. T. Martin.
. reading by. Mr. Lynne was ve*y
luch enjoyed by all.
J Miss Stodghill and Mr. Austin
Lre added to the roll of the so­ciety,
after which adjournment
uas carried.
"Criticism of the Bible is as old
as the devil himself" said Dr. W.
R. Dobbins, pastor of South High­land
Presbyterian Church of Birm­ingham
as he spoke to the student
body at Convocation Thursday,
March 5.
Dr. Dobbins is a native of Mis­souri
and was in charge of the re­ligious
work at Camp Gordon dur­ing
the recent war.
The subject of the talk was "The
Book of Books." In describing
this wonderful book, The Bible,
Dr. Dobbins said that it is over
1800 years old in some portions
and over 3500 years old in other
portions. It has been translated
inio 187 different languages as a
whole, while the New Testament
has been uansiaieu into over twice
that number of languages. It
During_thj&4
many translations that it has lived
through, the Book is practically in
its original form. The preserva­tion
has been marvelous in that
the language is precisely the same
as in the original writings. Al­though
the many parts were writ­ten
by different persons covering
a long period of years there is not
a conflict to be found in the state­ments.
The Bible is not thrust
upon us but must grow upon us
gradually.
The Book has a supernatural or­igin.
This statement is found in
the Book itself over 3000 times.
There is not an inconsistent utter­ance
from one cover to the other.
In describing its circulation, Dr.
Dobbins stated that as a gift book
it surpasses 100 percent the sale of
103 of the most popular sellers of
the day. It is the only Book that
pretends to give a complete con­nected
account of history from
beginning to end. No other liter­ature
can be compared to it. Ox­ford
and some other Institutions
will not grant degrees unless the
candidate has a fair knowledge of
the King James Version of the
Bible /
The Bible is the one Book to en­dure
all criticism and still live.
appearance Saturday night in con­cert
in Langdon Hafl. The song­sters
returned today from their
first tour of the season, having
performed in Birmingham, Bessem­er,
Talladega, Sylacauga, and Gads­den.
They were enthusiastically
received everywhere they visited
and judging from numerous en­cores,'
this year's Club is one of the
best to represent Auburn in a num­ber
of years.
Under the directorship of P. R.
Bidez, the selections have been
carefully arranged and a varied
and interesting program will be
rendered. The program is featur­ed
by a number of specialties,
among which is 'Tom Jones and
His Orchestra." This group of syn-copators
were a hit last year and
reports are to the effect that they
surpass their 1924 performances.
Members of the Glee Club with
their home addresses are as fol­lows:
first tenors: W. H. Francis,
Brooks ville, Fla.; J. W. Sparks,
JRussellville; J. C. Robinson, Clio;
w. j . hs4^Jk>ntgomery,-J. B. Pat-
Leesburg, Fla.; H. M. Tyler, Bir
mingham. Second tenors: D. F.
Cathcart, Montgomery; T. W.
Crump, Montgomery; T. D. Bank-son,
Jamestown; W. G. Killough,
Greenville; R. C. Trammell, Green­ville.
Baritones: C. A. Pruitt, Pine
Hill; J. H. Blake, Sheffield; O. F.
Wise, McCullough; M. G. Smith,
Montgomery; W. H. Strong, Brew-ton;
W. L. McCormick, Jackson­ville.
Second bass: R. E. Johnson,
Oxford; F. G. CroWe, Florence; W.
Threadgill, Talladega; F. Ponder,
Dadeville; W. G. Wooten, Siluria.
Mandolin Club: F. E. Russey, An-niston;
Faul Fontille, Ensley; S.
H. Foy, Eufaula; R. D. Yarbrough,
Auburn; E. R. Moulton, Mobile; and
A. P. LeMay, Sheffield.
The quartet: Harvey Tyler, first
tenor; Donald Cathcart, second
tenor; Bill Strong, baritone; and R.
E. Johnson, bass.
Members of the orchestra are as
follows: T. W. Jones, Birmingham;
Paul Fontille, Ensley; Dick Yar­brough,
Auburn; Frank Boyd, Shor­ter
;"TS. fiv i>fcyJton, Mobile; and A.
Foster, Birmingham
CLEAN-UP WEEK
ENDS TUESDAY
HONOR COMMITTEE
GUEST S. S. CLASS
Baptist Baraca Class
Supports System
Radio Club Meets
There was great excitement last
week in conjunction with the try-outs
for the Oratorical Contest. The
Freshman Literary Society met last
week and five members tried to
gain the honor of becoming the
Freshman representative in the In­ter-
society contest. The place was
awarded, to Mr. B. F. Kurtz. Mr.
Kurtz took as his subject "Wood-row
Wilson," and gave «fi excep­tionally
good talk. The Society is
glad to see Mr. Kurtz, who is a new
member, gain this honor and we
hope that he will go on and win
the final contest for us. The other
contenders were Miss Gibbs, Mr.
Lillick, Mr. Greentree and Mr. Hurt.
The Society also held a social
last week. Friday night they tramp­ed
out to the old grounds where the
All-College Hike was held and after
a weinie roast many a tale was
told, to the amusement of all there.
It is things like this that make a
Literary Society so much more
pleasant and we ar,e very thankful
to Miss Gibbs who was the origina­tor
of the plan. There is going to
be another top notch program next
week, and it is well worth your
while to attend, even thoi'th you
come as nothing more than a visit,
or.
WHAT'S IN A LITERARY SOCIETY
Mr. M. J. Gowdy presents this
\m
the
on
The Baraca Class feeling that it
should be actively behind the Hon­or
System, E. E. Hale, president of
the class, invited the Honor Board
to be present at the meeting of the
class on last Sunday morning.
F. S. Arant, M. G. Smith and F.
E. Tuxworth were present. Each of
them made a short talk on some
phase of the Honor System in its
relation to religious organizations
such as the Baraca Class. They ex­pressed
the opinion that the influ­ence
of organizations of this type
could be very helpful if properly
exerted.
The Baraca Class is behind the
Honor System. As a class primar­ily
for the development of Chris­tian
character, it can never lay too
much stress on one of the most fun­damental
elements of character—
HONOR. If honor is not deeply
Woman's Club Sponsor­ing
Movement
The Woman's Club through a
clean up campaign, is endeavoring
to make Auburn "The Loveliest Vil­lage
of The Plains". The campaign
begins immediately and lasts until
March seventeenth. All houses are
urged to have trash ready for wag­ons,
which will be furnished, on
next Tuesday.
It is hoped that all houses will
give the Woman's Club one hun-»
dred per cent cooperation in this
spring cleaning for Auburn. Now
is the time to kill the fly. Screens
should be put up before the fly
gets started. All stagnant water
should be disposed of and other
mosquito breeding places treated.
Mosquitoes are a very great danger
to the health of the inhabitants of
a city and, every precaution should
be taken against them.'' For the
sake of sleep in peace, everyone
is especially urged to cooperate in
keeping down the mosquito dur-
The Auburn Radio Club met in
their club room on the third floor
of the Engineering Building on
Tuesday night, March 3, for its reg­ular
meeting. Matters pertaining
to the club picture and finances
were discussed,.
The election of officers for this
semester resulted in the election of
the followding men: L. W. Howie,
President; R. J. Cooper, Vice-Presi
idea. The power to form and keep
good habits is an essential part of
our education. Dr. Frank Crane
said, "It is well to conquer the
•enemies, but first conquer your­self."
One of the sure ways to
conquer ourselves is to form the
habit of self-restraint, which will
be useful on most any occasion.
When one should show the proper
regard for the efforts of others,
An unusually inter
was given at the meeting oi
Wilsonian Literary Society
Tuesday evening. The meeting hour
of the society was changed during
the business session from 7:15 to
7:00 o'clock. Mr. Milner was giv­en
a few minutes for rehearsal of
his speech for the oratorical con­test.
He is showing much improve­ment
and is going to be a strong
contender on March the 26th.
The following program was ren­dered
: Scripture reading by Mr. W.
L. Morrow. Mr. O. C. Thigpen made
a very interesting talk on Prohibi­tion
as it is today. His talk was
very interesting and to the point.
Mr. L. L. Aldridge read, a fine pa­per
on Booth Tarkington, his life
and works. Mr. F. G. Haley spoke
on current events. He spent a
greater portion of his talk on Ger­many
and her present out-look.
After the regular program had
been rendered the President called
the following members for extem­poraneous
talks and assigned each
a subject as a basis of their talk.
Mr. Phipps made a very impress-^
ive talk on what I like best about
Auburn. Mr. J. E. Hydrick spoke
on his famous subject "What shall
we do about the Co-eds?" Miss
Bertha Aplin was given a chance
to defend the Co-eds. She told Mr.
Hydrick that his trouble was that
he didn't know enough about the
Co-eds. Mr. O. F. Wise made a
strong talk for literary society
work. He is a new member, but
judging by the enthusiasm shown
he will make a live wire for the
Wilsonian.
rooted in charac' uoipjjs juauruad* ling the |^mhigsuinme£
^ffeere .im uau a-snefi uu>cu,v b— &e™ a r - i j ^ B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^m
Sion of the Honor System in the I ready giving a new coat of
class the previous Sunday and the to the f' oris of their stores whu
feeling was that the Honor System,
if properly supported, is a good
thing. This is not only the opin­ion
of the Baraca Class but of ev­erybody
who has an opinion. If
it is a good thing and support is
what is needed, then let's give it
that support and put it across!
adds much to the looks of the vil­lage.
It is hoped that all business
men will do this before the end of
the clean up campaign. Many
other points of less importance
should be attended to in making
the old town clean by March seven­teenth.
Y. W. C. A. Delegates Make Interesting Report
President; R. f ^ ^ S S S and indicate an appreciation for
dent; N. E. Grubbs, Secretary-Treas ^ ^ ^
urer; W. D. Hassler, Plainsman Re­porter.
The new officers will take of­fice
at the next meeting. Interest­ing
talks, slides, and films will be
features of the future programs.
An invitation is again to those
interested in RADIO.
skill and training and find amuse­ment
in keeping stUl when any­thing
is unpleasant, they are learn­ing
the lesson of self-restraint. Make
up your mind to find the hidden
joys in discipline by joining a Lit-esary
Society and getting the most
out of it; it will help wonderfully.
Wirts Meet Tuesday Night
The Wirt Society held its regu­lar
meeting Tuesday night at 7
o'clock. Mr. Garrett gave a very
interesting talk, after which follow­ed
the try out for the oratorical
contest, but no decision was given
as to the winner. But next Tues­day
night the final try out will be
held and the winder selected.
Reports of delegates to the Y.
W. C. A. executive meeting, held at
the University of Alabama this
week-end, were the feature of the
Y. W. C. A. meeting on Sunday.
Alberta Proctor, former State Rep
resentative, presided.
Dorothy Duggar, who has recent­ly
been elected to the office of
State Representative from Auburn,
talked about the results of the exe­cutive
meeting. She told of the
plans for Blue Ridge and of the
plans for the Alabama State Con­ference
of next year, which will
probably be held at Camp Winne-taska,
near Birmingham, late in
September. This conference will
make it possible for many more of
the students to be together and
plan the year's work and receive
inspiration for its execution.
Alberta Proctor and Emily Hare,
who was State Chairman this year,
also talked of the results of the
State Executive meeting. Impor­tant
points which they stressed
were: 1, the spiritual atmosphere,
the determination of the girls pres­ent
to make Christianity a living
force for good, on the campuses;
2, the vision of the future of Ala­bama
Y. W. C. A.'s which was
glimpsed by the representatives
who were present for the execu­tive
meeting; 3, the recommenda
local and state conditions, . and
thus by state cooperation, to make
National Y. W. C. A. work a more
real and vital factor.
One of the vocation project
groups which has been formed this
year, that for the study of Educa­tional
Supervision in Business,
gave its program and the results
of its study. Beatrice Norris was
in charge of this vocation group
and the results were presented by
Mona Sullivan.
An important step which was
taken in Y. W. C. A. on Sundays
was the decision of the body to
have Y. W. C. A. meetings on ev­ery
Sunday instead of as formerly
on every other Sunday. This mo­tion
was made and discussed and
it was believed that more could be
accomplished and more interesting
meetings could be given if the Y.
w! C. A. met at least once a week.
The devotional exercises were
beautifully led by Annie Laurie
Crawley.
Y. W. C. A. plans for the rest
of the month include some very in­teresting
things. Miss Lumpkin
will be present from March 13th to
17th. On the Sunday of March
21st there is a treat in store for
all who attend the Y. W. C. A., as
Miss Zoe Dobbs will be the speak­er.
At this time the. nominating
committee for officers will be ap-tion
of the formation of a Fresh- pointed and the election will take
man Commission to work with the
Y. W. C. A. each year in the col­leges;
4, the formation of a project
group to carry out the plan of vo­cation
projection into high schools;
5, the responsibility of each Y. W.
. C. A. in Alabama to the uplift of
place on Sunday, March 28th. All
should, be carefully and conscien­tiously
thinking of the ones we
think will be best qualified to have
the place of spiritual leaders among
(he women students for the coming
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AGRICULTURE
3
THE PLAINUUH
cialist shows that thousands of hens are handled and culled each
year with a gradual tendency toward better poultry and a saving to
the farmer in dollars and cents. This department answers hundreds
of questions that confront the poultry man in his project.
Another division of the department of Animal Husbandry that has
contributed valuable information, is the nutrient research laboratory.
In this department has been determined the relative A and B vita-mine
content of pecans which had not been known before; the value
of milk in the -diet was given prominent emphasis by the research
of this department; they conducted valuable experiments on minerals
in the diet for the production of pork and found that the cost of pro­duction
could be lowered by 30 to 40 percent, and twice the gain
could be obtained by proper feeding of minerals. One of the largest
cooperative pieces of research work ever carried on is being carried
on by this department in connection with ten other Southern col­leges
in an effort to find out more about the possibility of feeding
peanuts and peanut products to pork without the product necessarily
becoming soft and oily.
And thus in somewhat of an outline form do we find just how^
the Ag. department is directly connected with the farmer in the state
and, the valuable service that the department is rendering each year.
THE HONOR SYSTEM AGAIN
Again we say that something is radically wrong with the Honor
System. The majority of the student body is still seemingly asleep
on the subject. The student body as a whole does not seem to
think that we can or should do anything about it. It is always the
other fellow's job. If you have anything to say about it, say it. Let
your friends know how you stand. We are tired of living under the
present system where a very small percent of the members of the
system feel that they can live up to their pledge for fear of ridi­cule.
It is our opinion that something must go. Which will it be
the Honor Syster, the student body, or the ridicule?
Let's have a real spring cleaning in Auburn.
Make Auburn "The Loveliest Village of The Plains."
The Honor System needs cleaning as well as the town.
Our Spring Motto: Clean up Auburn Inside and Out.
To Avoid Misunderstanding
In considering so great and so vital a subject it would be almost
impossible to give a very detailed account of the assistance that goes
out from the Ag. Hill each, year, for much of it cannot be given a
definite value in dollars and cents or in figures, for advice some­times
can not be so reckoned with, and knowing this I hope to give an
idea as to the true worth of our departments to the state by mention­ing
each of the different departments and some of the more impor
tant things they have don* for the state as a whole. m ...
" " • ^ • • • • • f i n ? prtToucnl and theoretical lints' ..~~~r~TSei
ce accordingly as their experiments have shown it to be; to make+at"i
Pestigations on matters that are of economical importance to the wel­fare
of the state and on some occasions extending even farther than
the state. In short it is a source of information for the person with
a perplexing agricultural problem.
Auburn and the state are very fortunate indeed in having at the
head of this division of the college the ablest man that could be ob­tained.
We believe that no better man than Prof. M. J. Funchess
could have been found to head this division had the search gone in­to
the four corners of the world,. Prof. Funchess is a man liked by
• the students, respected by the faculty, and appreciated by every man
throughout the state that has ever had any relations with him. He
is a man who sees, knows, and does.
The Agronomy department is probably one the most valuable de­partments
to the farmer at the present for three main and outstand­ing
accomplishments. First, they enabled the farmers to obtain and
use 80,000 tons of fertilizer at a saving of $8.00 per ton by following
a method originated by this department, with the aid of the Exten­sion
department as a distributing agent, and the Farm Bureau as a
purchasing agent. Second, they originated beyond doubt the highest
yielding variety of wilt resistant cotton grown today. Third, they
determined and realized the true worth of vetch and gave these re­sults
to the farmer in so convincing a form that they increased the
number of pounds of vetch planted in 1918 from 1533 to more than
550,000 pounds in 1924 according to the figures submitted by the
county agents at their meeting in December.
The Zoology and Entomology department has been instrumental
in that Dr. Hinds of this department was one of the earlier advo­cates
for using carbon disulphide for the protection of the seed corn
from the corn weevil. This department is continuous in its efforts
against the boll weevil, the rice weevil, the Mexican bean beetle, and
were very beneficial to the larger cities of the state two or- three
years ago when the Argentine ant was proving-a serious menace to
them.
One of the greatest problems that has ever confronted the Sat-suma
growers of this state was solved by the Botany department when
they devised, originated or discovered a means by which they could
change the color of ripe Satsumas from their natural green to an ap­petizing
and attractive orange color by the use of the fumes from the
exhaust of a gasoline engine.
In the Agricultural Engineering department we find them to be
of great assistance to the farmer in solving drainage problems, and
the aid that has been given with reference to terraces and terracing
has been invaluable.
While most of the extension work in the Horticultural department
is extended over a long period of years their services have been valu­able
in recommending sprays and methods for caring for the trees
and orchards.
The Animal Husbandry department has done more for the
farmer within the past year than probably any other simi­lar
department in the southeast in the. establishing of the1
first Alabama egg laying demonstration. Aside from the egg-laying
demonstration there are now representatives in the
field that yearly hold hundreds of meetings with people
over the state that are interested in poultry and at these meetings
valuable information is given out with reference to feeds and meth­ods
for feeding and caring for the flock. Aside from these meetings
culling demonstrations are held forlthe purpose of raising the stand­ard
of the Alabama farm flock and leach year the records of the spe-
A letter recently 'received ex­pressing
the views on the Honor
System was unsigned. It is a rule
of The Plainsman not to publish
unsigned material. This is to in­sure
student or faculty • -opinion
Vj** siic^rts claimed. The names
IJjChe writers are always kept se­ttle
editet ffiJieJLjsuct a re;
st'is, .made. ^ above - ^ ais-close
his name to the editor, the
article will be published.
The Plainsman will publish
faculty or student opinion on any
subject if the material is signed
and of a publishable nature. The
Plainsman, of course, takes no re­sponsibility
for opinion expressed
in such letters.
an almost fatal effect on the Honor
System. Therefore, I must disagree
with the writer of the editorials at­tacking
the Honor System because
in my opinion the Honor System is
as good now as it ever was. The
trouble lies in us not the Honor
System itself. All that is necessary
toVut tt»e Honor System back.-9&
it's feet isTo~geTThT~s1mrdten1 body
awake to the fact that there is an
M ^ , . - ^ci£T^hjt needs regairjlnj
of every mini and woman in Au­burn
before it can do its best work.
—A Student.
Auburn Mother Goose
Prof. C. L Hare
Prof. Hare like some others, has
labored in the service of his Alma
Mater for many years. This is
perhaps a natural attachment aris­ing
from the fact that he was "born
and bred" almost in sight of the
institution, though it existed in
quite a different status.
This gentleman was born in Lee
County in the old Billiard home,
the birthplace of General Bullard
ne"ar the little settlement called
Chewacla. One of his early teach­ers
at Goodwater was the grand­father
of Mrs. Shi, the wife of Prof.
Shi. A little later he attended the
East Alabama Male Academy at
Oakbowery and from there he came
to Auburn. He received from the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute in
1891 a B. S. degree and in 1892 his
M. S. degree. Graduate work at
the University of Michigan brought
him his M. A. degree. Not content
with these degrees study was con­tinued
for a time at the University
of Chicago.
Since then he has been instruc­tor
in Chemistry at the University
of Missouri and is now and has
been for years assistant State Chem­ist
and Professor in Chemistry.
Besides trying to drive something
into the "hard heads" of upper-classmen
and the "harder heads"
of Freshmen he has been able to
do some research work, especially
in collaboration with the agricul­tural
department. "The Causes of
Soft Pork and Correcting It" and
"Increasing the Oil Contents of Cot­ton
Seed" may be mentioned among
these.
The most interesting thing about
Prof. Hare, except the man himself,
to the average rather frivolous stu­dent
is his interest and work in
athletics. The beginning of this
dates back to his college days
when he was substitute quarter­back
on that famous first football
team organized at A. P. I. and
coached by Dr. Petrie. The good
work done at that time was taken
up again in 1895 when he was
made treasurer of the Athletic
Committee. Years and years of
"work and worry" over our little
"ball-playing," etc., have probably
been the least of his troubles. In
1918 he became Chairman of the
Athletic Committee and served un­til
the reorganization. His service
on that committee has been and is
invaluable to the student body and
to the college.
A new plan for a system of un­dergraduate
coaching has been de
vised by him, which, if adopted,
would eliminate many of the dif­ficulties
of the present system. The
suggested plan provides for the de­velopment
of the student's brains
and wits as well as his brawn in­stead
of the development of a mus­cular
machine functioning at the
will of a coach. The advantage or
disadvantage to the coach has not
been neglected, and the new idea
would seem to be advantageous to
them. All in all, it is an ingenious
idea with many practical possibili­ties.
Prof. Hare is a Southern gentle­man,
fulfilling to the last degree
the traditions and ideals that are
behind him. He is a helpful and
earnest professor and a kind friend
to all.
i THE BULLETIN BOARD i
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1
THE HONOR SYSTEM
In the last few issues of the
Plainsman somebody has 'cussed'
the Honor System to a perfection.
Just why this unknown person
should see fit to cast his 'gripe' in
that direction is as much a mystery
as his reasons for saying that Au­burn
has virtually no Honor Sys­tem.
We frankly admit that our
Honor System is at a very low ebb
and unless given immediate atten­tion,
no doubt, will die a natural
death. But, on the other hand we
must not lose sight of the fact that
"while there is life there is hope."
There is no reason why the Honor
System at Auburn should not equal
or even surpass that of any other
similiar institution in the country.
Auburn men are famed for the way
they do things. They do a thing
in a half way manner, and any­thing
they start they usually finish
in grand style. All that is needed
to improve the Honor System is to
ask the student body to improve it.
They will do it. The only reason
why the Honor System is in its
present condition lies in the fact
that everybody seems to be looking
to the other fellow to 'fix it up',
and in doing so have forgotten that
it's everybody's business. This, to­gether
with a somewhat waning co­operation
on the part of the faculty,
has put the Honor System in a con­dition
of rather poor health. Dur­ing
the time I've been in Au­burn
I've always found that
the majority of men are strong­ly
in favor of keeping the
Honor System at the highest
standard possible. But, at the
same time a lack of the feeling
"Don" Cathcart has lost -his heart,
And doesn't know where to find
it;
Leave it alone and it will come
home,
With a wedding ring behind it,
11:00 A.
2:00 P.
6:30 P.
M.
M.
M.
Come little Proctor and ring that
gong,
Miss Dobbs in the parlor: the dates
have all gone.
Where's the little couples that used
to sit here?
They're down on the Ag. campus;
don't go near.
A. I. E. E. Meets
8:15 P. M. TichenoT^Sr-X-^^-t^-Sc^r^BiSptist Church)^
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
9:30 A. M. Sunday School, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episco­pal.
Church Services, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Epis­copal,
Catholic.
Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Meeting, "YW" Hut.
Epworth League, Methodist Churrh.
Christian Endeavor, Presbyterian Church.
B. Y. P. U., Baptist Church.
Church Services, Methodist, Presbyterian (Baptist with
Methodist.)
MONDAY, MARCH 16
Revival Meeting conducted by Bishop Mouzon, Metho
dist Church.
Normal Discussion Group, "Y" Room.
Freshman Literary Society, 3rd Floor Main Building.
A. S. M. E., Engineering Auditorium.
A. S. C. E., 2nd Floor, Engineering Building.
Auburn Players, Attic Theatre.
Revival Meeting, Methodist Church.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Banquet, Auburn Cafe. /
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
Revival Services, Methodist Church. L
Dr. Gus Dyer of Vanderbilt, will speak to Freshmen
7:30 P. M.
10:00 A. M.
6:30 P. M.
7:00 P. M.
The regular meeting of the local
branch of the A. I. E. E. which was
held on February 4 was a business
one. The subject of the Glomerata
picture was brought up and every­one
asked to be present to give Mr.
Abbott's camera a real treat. Plans
were also formulated to acquire the
necessary compensation for the
owner of said camera and our
worthy publishers of the- afore­mentioned
Glomerata. These plans
took the form of appointment of a
committee, composed of a member
of each class, to extract the requir­ed
funds by means, fair or foul,
from the members of the branch.
Next, the future programs were
discussed. Plans for very attrac­tive
ones were made. The chair­man
of the program committee stat­ed
that plans were under way for
a musical program.
Through the efforts of Mr. Coop­er,
a trip to the North Auburn sub­station,
via foot, was planned. A
goodly number promised to make
this trip and see a large sub-station.
The time and place of meeting
7:30 P.
8:30 P.
10:00 A.
11:00 A.
5:00 P.
7:00 P.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
ik
10:00 A. M.
4:00 P. M.
7:00 P. M.
7:30 P. M.
10:00 A. M.
7:30 P. M.
10:00 A. M.
7:30 P. M.
at Convocation. jjf;;
Home Economics Club.
Websterian Literary Society, Room 309 Main Building.
Wirt Literary Society, Room 312, Main Building.
Pharmaceutical Society, Pharmacy Building.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
Revival Services, Methodist Church.
Architectural Association, 2nd Floor, Main Building.
Chemical Society, Room 212, Main Building.
A. I. E. E., Engineering Auditorium.
Veterinary Medical Association, Veterinary Building.
Agricultural Club, Comer Hall.
No prayer meetings, Revival Services at Metho­dist
Church.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
Revival Services, Methodist Church.
Revival Services, Methodist Church.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
Revival Services, Methodist Church.
Revival Services, Methodist Church. f
were agreed upon,
of personal responsibility has had j The concluding part of the meet-i
ing was upon a subject which in­terests
all men, namely, a banquet.
After some discussion the date was
set for this long-talked-of feed as
the second week in April.
All electricals who haw not al­ready
affiliated themselves with
the A. I. E. E., one of the most es­sential
and popular activities, are
cordially invited and urged to d£?
so. The meetings are held in th«j
Engineering Auditorium at seven
o'clock every Wednsday night.
Within a few weeks the intra­mural
boxers and wrestlers will be
matching their wits and strength
in the annual spring boxing and
wrestling tournament. The athletic
department plans to give belts to
the winners of the respective
weights and classes this year.
/ —The Miami Student.
"Do you like Lamb's Tales?"
"No, but I'm crazy about beef
?tew."—The Miami Student.
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V) *-
the Scarlet Tanagm
Its Color
Flashes
This Friendly
Caution:
"Don't Leave Your
Pen behind!"
Red and Black
Color Combination
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THE
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The Proper Place to dine
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
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The Store on the Corner
Service Satisfaction
Robertson's Quick Lunch
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
The Best That Can Be Bought
Served As Well As Can Be
Served
15 Commerce St. -
Montgomery, Ala.
The black-tipped, Chinese
lacquer-red beauty that's harder
to lose than plain black pens
'Point Guaranteed for 25 Years
THOUGH classicDuofold is
made in plain black too, we
recommend the black-tipped
lacquer-red because it's hard
to mislay.
Only the Parker has these
creations that abolish long­standing
pen faults:
1—The Ink-Tight Duo-Sleeve Cap
2—The Press-Button Filler con­cealed
inside the barrel—out of
eight—out of harm's way
3—The Lucky Curve Feed provid­ing
an instant flow and a steady
flow by capillary attraction
4—The Duofold Point, so smooth
and quiet-going that it makes
your writing a luxury—a Point
no style of writing can distort.
And Duofold's Over-size
Barrel holds an extra supply
of ink to tide you over longer
stretches of writing. Step in to
the nearest pen counter and
taste its "writing urge."
THE PARKER PEN COMPANY
/fanter Duofold Ptncih to match the pen, $3.50;
Oversize, $4
E«ctory and General Offices
~ I JANESVILt,E,WIS.
Turk
Duofold Jr. *S Lady Duofold #5
Same except for size With ring for chatelaine
Opelika Pharmacy, Inc.
Successors to
WILLINGHAM & HAMER
Phone 72 Opelika, Ala.
"Place your order for
engraved cards
now"
Burton's Bookstore
fff
J. G. BEASLEY
COAL, WOOD and BRICK
Auburn, . Alabama
p USE KRATZER'S ICE CREAM
Your Local Dealer Has It /
For your parties and feeds ask your local dealer toi
order from us. Our products are Pasteurized,using host
ingredients, therefore necessarily PURE.
KRATZER'S
Montgomery, Alabama
The Rexal Store Whitman's Candies
Newell & Lipscomb
THE TIGER DRUG STORE
Phone 200
The Home of Pure Drugs—
A Service to Perfection
AUBURN, ALABAMA
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' ~*S u PAUL WHITEMAN
And His Orchestra
(Victor Artist Exclusively)
WE LIST BELOW A FEW NEW VICTOR RECORDS:
No. 19487—All Alone; waltz.
No. 19461—Rose Marie; fox trot.
No. i9517—Indian Love Call.
Jo. 19345—Pale Moon.
io. 19391—Waters of Minnetonka; fox trot.
19414—Somebody Loves Me; fox trot.
19462—Doo Wacka Doo; fox trot.
55225—Rhapsody in Blue.
19447—Hard Hearted Hanna; fox trot.
£9—Biminy; fox trot.
California, Here I Come; fox trot.
vtt Hits on Victor and Columbia Records.
SONS PIANO CO.
Wet weather failed to dampen
the spirit or enthusiasm of the Ag.
Club as shown by the large at­tendance
and the interest display­ed
in the splendid program of
March 4.
A few minutes before the meet­ing
was called to order, "Shiek"
W. A. Young appeared on the
scene and was given a deafening
applause. As a result of this wide­spread
recognition of his popular­ity,
he was permitted by the
chairman to introduce the first
speaker, Mr. C. C. Smith. After a
most fitting introduction, C. C.
stretched himself, yawned once or
twice, arose, and commenced
"spouting." Having looked through
all the magazines he had received
for the past five years, Mr. Smith
chose a very appropriate story to
bring out his point that a man
may have the power of sight with­out
vision. This is the case with
several of the Ag.-Ed. seniors, ac­cording
to C. C.
The principal speaker, Mr. Ivey,
was next on the program. Mr.
Ivey gave some measure of the
work which is in progress at the
state poultry farm near Auburn.
A number of the contemplated ben­efits
of the egg laying contest were
presented by the speaker. Accord­ing
to Mr. Ivey, Alabama is leading
all the states in the average num­ber
of eggs laid dpily by each hen.
This statement was heartily ap­plauded
by all present.
"Rural Community Problems"
was the subject chosen by the next
speaker, Mr: H. A. Small. Aided
by diagrams, the speaker presented
the solutions of several of these
problems. Mr. Small is to be com­mended
for the methods used in
bringing out his point. C. B. Mil­ler
gave an interesting talk on the
life of the recently chosen U. S.
Secretary of Agriculture.
Several factors concerning the
controversy over the payment of
the French war debt were outlined
by Mr. J. W. Milher.
J. C. ("Little Six") Pritchett
spoke in behalf of "Katy" Elliott,
the Ag. candidate for May Queen.
Several hitherto unknown qualities
of this "perfect 36" candidate were
revealed by Mr. Pritchett, who has
recently been chosen to act as
campaign manager for "Katy."
The two committees to be in
charge of the ice cream social were
appointed by President Wieden-bach.
This ice cream social is an
annual affair fostered by the Ag.
Club. The date of the social will
be announced later.
Notice, Y^W. C. A.
Attention, girls! We are going
to have a visitor. Miss Katherine
D. Lumpkin, National Y. W. C. A.
Secretary, will arrive Friday, the
13th, and will be with us until
Tuesday. She will speak at Y. W.
C. A. meeting at two o'clock Sun­day
^in the Y. W. C. A. Hut. Be
on the lookout for other meetings
to be announced and posted.
None of us can afford to miss a
single one of the meetings at which
Miss Lumpkin will be present. She
is a very impressive speaker and is
a friend to all college girls. She
will arrange to have conferences
with all those who speak to her
soon enough for her to work it in­to
her schedule.
On Saturday afternoon there will
be a hike and| supper in honor of
Miss Lumpkin and all girls are in­vited.
Be sure and come for you
will have a good time.
After supper Sunday night there
will be a sing, led by Miss Lump­kin.
All girls who have been to
Blue Ridge remember how she led
the songs there on the steps of
Robert E. Lee Hall, just as the sun
went down over the blue tops of
the mountains. Come to Smith
Hall right after supper and join
the crowd.
Cabinet members please hold
yourselves in readiness to attend
called Cabinet meetings and con­ferences,
which will be of much
help to us if attended well.
Chi Omega to Establish
Service Fund
A hundred thousand dollars is
the goal set by the Chi Omega fra­ternity
for its service fund drive
which will end April 5. The pur­pose
of this fund is to make pos­sible
annual projects in education­al
research and to assist the col­leges
in their housing problems.
The first survey under the aus­pices
of the fraternity is a psycho­logical
study, entitled '.Human Con­duct
and the Law," written by Mrs.
Mary C. Love Collins, A. M., LL. D.
More than 300 copies of this will
be presented gratuitously to the col­leges
of the country.
Chi Omega is the only organiza­tion
of its kind that has ever at­tempted
such surveys. At a recent
conference of Chi Omega alumnae
held in Cincinnati, it was decided;
that the fraternities can no longer
exist on the basis of age and social
prestige but must establish the priv­ilege
of achievement through
worthwhile enterprises.
For many years Chi Omega has
made serious efforts to interest its
members in vocational, civic and
social service work. As a result,
it numbers among its alumnae
many literary and professional wo­men
of note. In its ranks are six
deans of women, the assistant at­torney
general of the United States,
Mrs. Marie Willebrant, and others
of distinction.
The fraternity is expecting the
loyal support of its alumnae and
the interest of the whole fraternity
world in this enterprise.
How Mai\y Coats
do you wear oui?
Think of the value of an extra pair
of pants with your Spring Suit.
CASH STOKE BJ BIRMINGHAM
AUBURN BRANCH
R, D. BOWLING L. E. MYERS
You'll do better by
buying your wearing
Apparal at
-rtfetrraft
KGMfBROS &COHEM<-
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W. R. ABBOTT
Photographer
Opelika and Auburn
IN AUBURN TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
For latest Phonograph Records and Music Rolls, send
your order to us.
KRANICH & BACH AND FORBES PIANOS AND PLAYERS
ALSO BRUNSWICH PHONOGRAPHS
E. E. F O R B E S & S O N S P I A N O CO.
Birmingham, Alabama
MISS EMMA GODWIN
MILLINERY, NOTIONS AND DRY GOODS
Published in
the interest of Elec­trical
Development by
on Institution that will
be helped by what*
ever helps the
Industry.
Stake out your claim
in this field
ONE field where there is still undeveloped
territory, still room for pioneers, is the
electrical industry. This will be encouraging news
to the man who thinks he was born too late.
J f your aptitude is technical, there are years of
usefulness ahead of you in helping to design,
construct and operate public utility lines. And too,
fast-growing markets for electrical apparatus call
for more and more college-trained men in the
manufacturing end of this industry.
Or if your interests are along commercial lines,
there is a broad opportunity for you here in the
various departments of purchasing, accounting,
distributing, selling and advertising
'estertt Etectric Company
Since 1S69 makers and distributors of electrical equipment
Number 41 of a series
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J. A. Greene
TAILORING
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Opelika
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SPORTING GOODS
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AT
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the
new
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Line
GIBSONS
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You are cordially invited to visit the New Var­sity
Barber Shop—the shop around the corner.
Quality and Service Guaranteed
New Varsity Barber Shop
Motto—"Service"
HILL and JONES
TOOMER HARDWARE GO.
A COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWARE
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MEN'S OUTFITTERS AND SHOES
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
For Sporting Goods
WRITE
Klein's Sporting Goods Store
MONTGOMERY
Auburn
Students Lunch and Recreation Room
MONTEITH'S
Where Friends Meet
I took myself to A. P. I. for a little
rest and ease, I thot I'd make no­thing
but A's; I'm thankful now for
D's. Thot I'd take a History course
—had too many tests; then I took
up Literature—Mr. Jones knows the
rest. Turned my 'ttentions then to
math hoping for a cinch, dropped
that subject in three days and then
I took up French. Finding French
was too hard, decided on B. S., but
when I entered that Physics class
I flunked out like the rest; Chem­istry
Lab. once a week, Biology as
well, and speaking of Phisosophy
OH! that's too sad to tell. About
this time to my mind came this
little thot, Auburn is a grand old
place, but it AIN'T NO winter re­sort!
THE COLLEGE BLACKSMITH
Directly back of Langdon Hall
The College forge shop stands,
The smiths a jolly bunch are they
With small and well cared hands
And, the muscles in their arms
Are strong as rubber bands.
Their hair is black, long, and slick,
Their mugs resemble Dapper Dan's,
Their brows are wet with liquid
sweat,
They bum whate'er they can;
They look not the whole world in
the face,
For they owe most every man.
Day in, day out, from noon till
night,
You can see them covered with
dust,
You can hear them swing their
little sledge,
And then they begin to cuss,
Like a rat who wants not to do a
thing
But is told that he must.
The "old men" coming by this way
Look in at the open door;
They love to see the freshmen gripe
As they have done before,
And when they are asked to come
right in
Say they all: "Never more."
—A. RAT.
It is reported that T. B. Wilder
is crazy to become May Queen. With
his majestic height and winsome
smile he would be a panic no
doubt, so it's watch out, Dopey.
I've got the goods on you, said
the tailor as he helped the custom­er
into his coat.
Locke says that lots of people get
up in the air over nothing, but it
takes a long pole to get him that
way.
It is reported that the Architec­tural
students are to inspect the
Laundry. There they can see B. C.
architecture hiding ultra modern
machinery. They are especially in­terested
in the recent additions to
the structure and, in the curious ma­chines
that swallow buttons, press
wrinkles in shirts, and distribute
blue spots and dirty streaks over
everything.
Nobody seems to be able to get
the Laundry's goat, said the lad as
he opened his weekly bundle.
A rat heard someone mention
"Charlie My Boy", then turned to
his fellow rodent and remarked
that he didn't know that the fel­low
was married.
DRINK"
Chero-Cola
7ff£P£~S NONC SO GOOD
Now that Spring is about to
thrust itself upon us, and the days
are bursting earlier and lasting
longer, we suggest that tacks be
put in all the seats to help keep
the poor students awake.
Dave Garvin says that it is no
fault of his because "Little Willie"
Tilden wont give him a match.
He may be your man but he
comes to see me sometimes, said
the Doctor.
Christian Endeavor Report
A surprise party is being planned,
for us. Nothing is quite so thrill­ing
as living in anticipation of a
pleasant surprise, so to those who
have missed the announcement I
hand on the news that you may
have it to look forward to. They
tell us that it will be a "different"
party. I can think of no kind of
party new to Auburn unless it be
a "treasure hunt," and it must not
be that, for we have the greatest
treasure among us, which is God's
love, youth and friendship.
Next Sunday, March 15th,. our
President, W. B. LaNicca, with
Royce Crawford and Milton Thom­as,
will visit Sunday School and
Church in Opelika and sound the
young people there upon the prop­osition
of our helping them estab­lish
a C. E. Society among them.
If they are agreeable, as we are
sure they will be, the whole crowd
of us will motor up the following
Sunday evening, March 22nd, and
help them start their society. As
there is no preaching at the Auburn
Presbyterian Church that night, we
feel that we can be spared, and
that our time and efforts will be
spent in a most worthwhile and
pleasant manner.
Next Sunday night our subject
for discussion will be "Preparation
for Soul Winning," and the leader
will be C. D. McLeod. Be with us.
L. SINGLETON,
Chairman Press Committee.
THE
First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
Any Financial or Busmen Transaction
Albert Thomas, '04, Pres. G. Herbert Wright, '17, Cashier
C. Felton Little, '06, Vice-Pres. W. D. Steele, Ass't Cashier
m m
Presbyterian Church
A. M. Partners
P. M. "Joseph Vance"
Pi
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
In Canada, fans must pay a year­ly
license fee of one dollar before
a radio set can be used in the
home. There have been such a
large number of evasions that the
police are now making raids and
confiscating expensive apparatus
because the owners failed to com­ply
with the formality of giving the
government its dollar.
—Collier's.
Waterman announces the suc­cessful
drilling of another ink well.
—Moonshine.
EMPLOYMENT
FOR STUDENTS
This I s Your Opportunity
If you intend to work during the
summer months, it "will pay you
to investigate our proposition at
once. This work is of a religious
and educational nature for which
you are specially fitted. Students
employed by us need have no fur­ther
worries concerning finances
for the next college year. Our
guarantee assures you of a mini­mum
of $300.00 with opportunity
of earning several times this
amount. Many of our student rep­resentatives
earned from $500.00 to
$1000.00 last summer. No capital
or experience necessary.
Write today for full particulars
and organization plan.
Address
Universal Book and Bible
House
College Department
1010 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Auburn Baptist Church
Regular Services
11:00 A. M. 7:30 P. M
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SEE
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FOR
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Selling Purity Brand
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HAGEDORN'S—Opelika's Best Store
1
We are for Auburn always
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THE PLAlNSiJAH
iy Not
Auburn?
a recent issue of the Infantry
100I News, of Fort Benning, it
is announced that the Soldiers
Ed four games in lacrosse booked
|th Georgia Tech this season. The
ter also stated that it was prob-that
Georgia would also have
bin of stickmen this year.
jcrosse has increased in popu-
|y by leaps and bounds in the
, where it now ranks with foot-ind
baseball as the major in-pllegiate
sports. It is a game
calls for a great deal of skill
(itamina so much, in fact, that
of the leading Eastern
es have had their men play
game in lieu of the regular
conditioning period.
pith Tech and Fort Benning
ling the way, and with Georgia
other schools contemplating
|ng up the game, it seems that
burn should begin to think about
»king up the sport. The Plains
School has always held her head
ligh in Southern athletics, and
aould be represented in all
(branches, especially a branch that
iromises to be a leading one with-
'in the next few years.
Then there is another side to the
latter. Athletics were primarily
istituted in the colleges for the
evelopment of the student body,
[iough this idea seems to have
len forgotten in some cases. With
|e Auburn finances in their pres­et
state it will probably be a long
le before the student body as a
ale gets a chance to develop it-
*in competitive games, but the
titution of one or two more
iches of sport will certainly
this opportunity to a great
iny more students.
What sports could be more logic-than
lacrosse and swimming?
ke cost of equipment of the first
CAPT. D. W. GRIFFIN
Second Base
We have with us today Mr. D.
W. Griffin, who also rejoices under
the cognomen of "Red,". The gen­tleman
from Birmingham is serv­ing
his second year as captain of
the Tiger baseball squad, and is in­cidentally
putting in his fourth
year as a member of said squad.
Mr. Griffin has achieved quite a
reputation while a member of the
Plainsman diamond combination,
the carrot-topped youth having at­tained
a high rank among Southern
keystone artists. His work around
the second sack is of the highest
order, and is fifty percent of one of
the smoothest keystone combi­nations
in Dixie, Rough Ed Allen
holding forth on the other side of
the bag.
The embryo Horse-Doctor. is al­so
quite a hitter, being one of the
three Tigers who earned a place in
the charmed circle last year. His
average, which was a bare three
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Tracksters Preparing for
Busy Season
hundred, would have' been much
wTuld be comparatively small, and I hfcb.erj^a Tf not been for the fact
that of the second wouldJje. almost
lese sports are rtrp-idly
being taken up by other South-rn.
schools, and therefore there
frould be no dearth of competition,
this giving the Tigers two more
lids in which to conquer. When
' cost of maintaining these teams
^weighed against the many bene­fits
to be derived therefrom, it is
easy to see where the verdict would
rest in favor of taking up the afore-
Lmentioned sports. Lacrosse and
Fswimming by '26, would be a good
•motto for the Tiger.
that opposing outfielders formed
the habit of making the most sensa­tional
catches off his drives. The
Tiger captain made the reputation
of several Southern outfielders last
year by cracking out drives label­led
"homer," only to see some gard­ener
leap up into the ozone and
spear the pellet on his finger tips.
In this, his last season, the Au­burn
captain should be at his best,
for he has been showing some great
form in the practice games and
bids fair to exceed even his work
of past seasons.
Speaking Of Sports
The curtain was officially drawn
Ion the 1925 basketball season last
veek when the letters were award-led
and the new captain elected.
^The choice of a captain was a
^wise one, as Bill McKinney was
jndoubtedly the star of the team
Ihis year, and has shown himself
^o possess a liberal education in
the gentle art of playing basket­ball.
Nobody could say that the '25
[team was a success, although the
nen showed plenty of fight and
^improved greatly as the season ad­vanced.
However, the two McKin-neys
and Gray were the only ones
who seemed to have had enough
experience to keep up a consistent
game all season.
- However, the other men showed
some flashes of form which speaks
well for their performance later
on. Therefore, a better team can
•be looked for next year, although
loss of Wallace McKinney will
fjlow, and his place will
11. Whether or not a
litute can be found
[of the Rats remains
l on this will largely
kmes of the '26 var-be
quite ready to start the season
when the time comes.
Messrs. Charlie Gibson and Slick
Moulton are working out with the
Tigers, getting ready for the com­ing
professional season.
Gibson is going to display his
wares at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the
New York-Pennsylvania League.
The former Tiger backstop should
get some valuable experience with
Wilkes-Barre, as the league is a fast
one, and a player has to step pret­ty
lively to keep up with the crowd.
While Gibson did not get many
chances with the A's last year, he
showed up well whenever called
upon, and created a very favorable
impression. It was, however, ask­ing
a little too much to ask him to
take the regular backstopping job
so early, especially with men like
Perkins and Bruggy in the way.
Along with this old, spring fever
has come the awakening of the
rather musty Knights of the Cin­der
Path. During the long winter
months a goodly crop of grass has
over grown the old track over
which many a sprinter has sped,
running his heart out for the^ Or­ange
and Blue, but now track has
been raked off and put in shape
for the stars and would-be stars.
Every afternoon a conglomeration
of hopeful young Nurmis dash
madly around the track with that
old "A" the ever attracting lode-stone
which draws their best ef­forts
out with many a grunt and
groan when some daring aspirant
realizes that cigarettes, pies and
track won't mix.
Now and then one can see a
brother with darn good intentions
falling out by the wayside when
It suddenly dawns upon him that
he just wasn't built that way. He
can always find consolation in the
fact that everybody isn't a born
runner. However, let all credit be
given to those, who, realizing that
glory is not for them, come out day
after day in order that a wearer of
the. dear old Orange and Blue may
be the first to break the tape and
then the records.
Taking everything into consider­ation
the track team this spring
should be one of the best that has
| made and, will make Auburn spike
men feared on every Southern Cin­der
Path. Led by the genial "Bob­by"
Locke, the elongated pole
vaulter who bids fair to smash
the Southern record, and who has
long since held the local high
mark, the redoubtable aggregation
from the Village of the Plains will
throw many a scare and many a
fit into hostile camps. "Bat" Nel­son,
who can easily lay claim to
the fleetness of the Bengal Beast,
emblem of old Auburn's dpys of
glory, is striving to acquire a swift­er
start, thus overcoming his one
weakness in the past. This im­provement
should place him in the
foremost ranks of Dixie's sprinters.
Duke Marquis and "Weemie"
Baskin will always be fonnd in the
front ranks of the hurdlers this
year. Both are wonderful "fence
jumpers" and should return many
places to the Village* of the Plains.
Pop Grisham, big Tiger tackle, will
put the shot with the best of 'em,
while Baskiri, who now holds a
slight advantage over "Noisy," will
stand by to relieve the big boy in
time of need. "Weemie" Baskin and,
"Hot Shot" White will probably
hurl the discus while "Spec" White,
who has hurled the javelin 165 feet
5 12 inches for the Auburn rec­ord,
will attempt the lower South­ern
Conference record in the
Spring meets.
"Slick" Moulton is returning to
Hattiesburg, in the Cotton States
League. The > tall one displayed
plenty of his old Tiger form last
year, as he ranked third in a lea­gue
which is noted for its good
pitching.
Alumni Notes: Mr. J. D. Law­rence
was a visitor in Auburn last
Sunday, looking prosperous and
not a bit thinner.
»One can never tell about this
School basketball. In the
|States Tourney the victor­ious
Marshallville quintette met
Montezuma on the way to the top
and, downed the latter 18-12. Ev­erybody
that saw the game con­ceded
that Marshallville had by far
the best team.
And then last Saturday the worm
turned sharply and spanked Mar­shallville
25-23, in the final and
deciding game of the Peach Belt
Tourney. This made the second
tourney in two weeks that was
won by Montezuma, Marshallville
having been eliminated early in
the Middle Georgia affair.
Announcement has been made
that Spring Training will continue
for three more weeks. With the
weather gradually growing warm­er,
it will soon have to be called
Summer Training. -
Plainsmen About
Ripe For First Game
Team ShowingUp Well and
Is Awaiting Umpire's
Call
With the time for the opening
game gradually drawing near, the
Tiger tossers are rounding into
form, and give every indication of
being ready when the umpire calls
play for the first time this season.
Just how the Plainsmen will line
up on the opening day still re­mains
a mystery, for several of the
places on the team are by no means
definitely filled. The infield seems
to be shaped up pretty well for the
coming season, but the outfield and
battery has not been settled upon
by any means.
With the conditioning period
over, the Tigers are indulging in
several practice games, the contests
being family affairs. The hurlers
are being nursed carefully, three
inning being the limit of time to
be spent in the box. In the first
game or so the batters have made
the Village ring with their healthy
drives, but as the twirlers have
gradually rounded into form the
hitting has been cut down some­what.
At that the quality of the
stickwork has improved over last
years, and chances that the some­what
dreary team average of last
season will take on a brighter hue.
Wallis, of last year's Rat team,
has made a good impression by his
work at first, and his hitting in the
practice games has been hard and
often. If he can keep up his pres­ent
work, he will be able to fill
very comfortably the shoes of the
departed Fancher.
Griffin and Allen need no intro­duction
to Tiger supporters, as they
have held forth on each side of the
keystone sack for quite a while.
Red and Ed are showing great
form in the early battles, and
should form a middle combination
with few superiors this year. Col­lier
and Hamilton have also been
doing good work around the sec­ond
bag, although their stickwork
could stand a little improvement.
Illness has kept one of the teams
outstanding players on the bench
for the last day or two, but he is
expected to be back in shape long
before the Tigers take the field
against Fort Benning. The absence
of Stewart has left an aching void
in the Tiger infield, and would
cause consternation in the ranks
In the high jumps Auburn will
be represented most creditably by
Duke Marquis, Bobby Locke and
the efficient Scott, while the broad
jump will be well taken care of by
"Weemie" Baskin, Duke Marquis
and Pea Greene. "Shorty" Mor­row
will probably be assigned to
the two-mile run while Jerry
Reeves and Belcher are excellent
distance men who should win
places in many of the events. Mar­tin
is a freat sprinter who should
closely trail Nelson in the short
dashes and run mighty strong in
the 220 and 440.
With such representatives as
these and such a ccoah as Hutsell,
the Auburn Track Team will as­suredly
create a very favorable im­pression
wherever they perform
and the students are expecting
their Knights of the Cinder Path
to avenge the recent defeats in bas­ketball
and football. Let's all get
behind Coach Hutsell and the band
of warriors whom he has most ar­duously
and effeciently trained for
what is expected to be a splendid
season.
were it not known that he will
soon be in harness again. Steen is
holding forth at the hot corner in
the absence of Stewart, and is mak­ing
a fine showing, although he is
primarily' an outfielder. His hit­ting
is hard and timely.
Just now the regular outfield
seems to be Self, Booth, and Mar­ket,
although they are by no means
securely anchored, due to the
wealth of material out for the sub­urban
positions. These three men
have speed, and are regular ball-hawks,
and, if their hitting im­proves,
will make one of the great­est
garden combinations in the
South.
Swede Sitz and Hughes are show­ing
the best form among the
moundsmen, although the entire
staff is doing well enough to give
rise to a belief that opposing team
averages will not be greatly bene­fitted
by a visit to the Plains. Dog
Face Sheridan's arm does not seem
to be troubling him as it did last
year, and, the big moundsman
should be able to repeat some of
his '23 work, which was of the
highest order.
Of the backstops, Stubby Mc­Donald
has been doing the best
work in the practice games. The
Winfield youth has shown some
real ability in handling the offer­ings
of the sharpshooters, and is
possessed of plenty of pep and
ginger. Dick Maury, letterman
from last year, and Shorty Johnson
are also showing up well. In fact
the race between the mittmen is a
close one and the crown will prob­ably
go to the one showing the best
clubbing ability.
The showing of the catchers is
causing the most concern just now,
as success of any ball team depends
largely on the ability of the receiv­ing
staff. With the other depart­ments
being ably filled this year,
all eyes are turned toward, the
knights of the chest protectos, and
if a competent player can be dis­cerned
in the ranks, then it can be
rest assured that the Tiger team
will be much more successful than
was the case last season.
Ye Assistant Editor
Bursts Into Poetry
Just as it seemed as if the well
known space would never be taken
up this week, our assistant Sports
Editor came nobly to the rescue
with the following lyrical outburst.
We had, never expected Mr. Lynne
of being a bard, but we are inclin­ed
to believe that he really is, after
a glance at the following. As the
subject was appropriate for the
page and the season we take the
liberty of introducing the soulful
lyric entitled:
BASEBALL
The snappy cries of the bleachers,
The crash of a bat on ball,
A streak of white on a field of
green,
Men minus their hats 'n all.
The bark of the man in the coach-er's
box,
Silence in the big grandstand*
A burst of speed, the long, hard
slide,
The wave of the umpire's hand.
The players, dirty and sweaty,
Troopin' out of the gate,
The talk of that last tense inning,
Of the rally that came too late.
Now jumble these scenes all to­gether;
Make one picture of them all,
And you'll have Old Glory's, pride
and toast,
The grand oF game, baseball.
BILL McKINNEY ELECTED
CAPT. '26 CAGE SQUAD
Was High Scorer on This
Year's Team—Eight Bas-keteers
Awarded
Letters
Mr. W. J. McKinney, who gener­ally
travels under the name of
Bill, was unanimously chosen cap­tain
of the 1926 Tiger basket squad
at a meeting of the team held last
week. The McKinney family seems
to have a strangle hold on the cap­taincy,
Bill's brother Wallace hav­ing
led the Tigers through the
1925 season.
The past season was the second
varsity year for McKinney, the
younger, and the Mobile youth cov­ered
himself with glory and the
scorebook with goals during the
winter. Although he performed
on a team that was not noted for
its offense, the Auburn forward
maintained the very respectable av
erage of more than a dpzen points
per battle, and therefore had the
honor of being the team's leading
scorer.
Bill turned in his greatest exhi­bition
in the second game against .
Mercer. Although the forward
was a bit the worse for wear due
to an attack of the "flu" he pro­ceeded
to uncork a windwhirl
game against the Maconites. Al­though
greatly outclassed in the
matter of height, McKinney drib­bled
through, around, and under
the lengthy Bear forwards / and\
managed to accumulate nineteen
points before the final whistle
blew. As the team only scored
twenty-seven points it is not hard
to see that Bill contributed some
valuable work that evening.
Toward the end of the season,
Captain Wallace moved up to for­ward,
and the McKinney duo be­came
a source of much annoyance
to opposing teams. In fact this
pair did just about ninety percent
of the Auburn scoring besides dp^,
ing some very effective work on
the defensive.
The new captain is a junior in
Elec, thus giving the College of
Engineering three ot the lour team
captains. Besides holding forth
with great efficiency on the court,
McKinney has a great academic
standing and is a member of sev­eral
student organizations. He is
a member of the Theta Chi frater­nity.
At a recent meeting of the "A"
Club, eight members of the cage
team were awarded letters for
their work in basketball this sea­son.
They were as follows: Cap­tain
Wallace McKinney, Mobile;
Captain-Elect Bill McKinney, Mo­bile;
Playing-Manager, Earl Barks,
Birmingham; William Gray, Jas­per;
Spurgeon Long, Danville;. W.
E. Kaley, Warrior; G. D. Evans,
Mobile; and William Ware, Bir­mingham.
Three years ago a law was pass­ed
at the University of Chicago
forbidding smoking in the dormi­tories
although there was no pen­alty
named for offenders. Although
the majority do not smoke, it is
whispered about that there is no
objection to the fellow hallmates
who do so. When a poster was
placed in one of the halls reading:
'There Shall Be No Smoking
On This Floor," there was a
heated objection. The next day
some wag put up a sign reading,
There Shall Be No Card Playing
On This Floor," followed by a se-
•ies "No Loud Gum Chewing Tol­erated
On This Floor," and "For
The Comfort Of Your Classmates
Do Not Snore." This completely
routed the enemy and there were
no more "No Smoking" signs.
The New Student.
Member of the band, track team:
Papa, I need a new track suit.
Dad: Where is the one you got a
month ago?
M. O. B. T. T.: Oh, I wore it out
sliding.
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ALUMNI NEWS J
'92—A. D. McLennan, who has
been with the U. S. Government as
boiler inspector for the past 32
years, was recently a visitor to
Auburn. He was on Auburn's first
football team; his oldest son made
his "A" here in football; and, his
youngest son is specializing in
punting and drop-kicking for next
year's Freshman team.
'93—Dr. C. W. Daugette, Presi­dent
of Jacksonville State Normal
School at Jacksonville, Ala., was a
recent visitor to Auburn.
'07—Ernest W. Thornton, grad­uate
in Chemistry and Metallurgy,
is Chief Chemist of the Davis Bak­ing
Powder Co., Hoboken, N. J.
Mr. Thornton, also, was a recent
visitor to the village and was greet­ed
with pleasure by many old
friends.
'14—Frank A. Winn, Architec­ture,
is a prominent architect at
Tampa, Fla., and a number of at­tractive
and costly buildings in
Tampa and other South Florida
towns, have been constructed ac­cording
to his plans. He visited
Auburn recently and renewed ac­quaintance
with a number of old
time friends.
'14—J. B. "Johnnie" Lovelace,
"all American" Student Manager of
football when he was here, recent­ly
spent a, week of his vacation in
Auburn. He is a member of Large
Stocks and Bonds Co., in Detroit,
Mich.
H. S. .Knowles, 'ex-'24, having
been a "rat" in Electrical Engineer­ing
in 1921, is pursuing the same
course in his junior year at Col­umbia
University, having served
for two' years at sea as wireless
operator. He is -on the technical
staff of Popular Radio, and is
President of the Columbia Radio
Club.
Dr. C. E. Lonnergan, Pharmacy
ex-23, was married on February 3
to Miss Maxine Shortridge of Bir­mingham,
Ala. They will make
their home, at 3112 Fifteenth Ave­nue
North in the "Magic City."
'24—A. S. Leith, Class of '24 in
Agriculture, is temporarily located
at Miami, Fla., where he is demon­strating
Purina Feeds.
First; "Where were you going
yesterday with an apple in your
hand?"-
Second: "Going to call on the
Doctor's wife."
—The Blue Stocking.
"My girl has a beautiful em­broidered
handkerchief that she
claims cost twenty dollars."
"My, that's a lot of money to
blowin." —The Miami Student.
The latest song hit: "She's a
Red Hot Mama, So I Call Her My
'Fire Belle'."—The Cracker.
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THE EDITOR'S RECORD
An editor once kept an invoice
of his ups and downs for a year,
with this result:
Been broke 361 times. "
Praised the public 89 times.
Told lies 720 times. .
Missed prayer meeting 52 times.
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others 52 times.
Washed office towel 3 times.
Missed meals, 0.
Mistaken for a preacher 11
times.
Mistaken for a captalist, 0.
Got whipped 8 times.
—The Reflector.
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which is the verb meaning "to
love" in the language of a certain
Esquimo tribe. This probably ac­counts
for the long night in the
Arties.—Gaboon.
"Isn't George rather fast?"
"Yes, but I don't think he'll get
away."—Georgia Cracker.
"Ho. Perurge, why doth a chick­en
cross the road?"
"Ah, Fremalchio, knowest not?
'Tis foul play."—Ex.
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Wun: "Let's walk around the
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Too: "Hell, no; let's run!"—Yel­low
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