1928-05-18 The Plainsman

              Welcome
Alumni Visitors THE PLAINSMAN
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Congratulations
Seniors
M<tfy E. Martfe
VOLUME LI AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928 NUMBER 32
SCARABS BE INSTALLED AS CIRCLE OF OMICRON DELTA KAPPA
Galaxy of Beautiful Girls Is Here For Senior Dances
FIRST DANCE
IS ONE ROUND
OF MERRIMENT
Visitors. Express Amazement
and Approval of Elaborate
Decoration Scheme
MUSIC IS E X C E L L E NT
Young Ladies Here "From Five
States, Twenty Cities
By Harry Wise
"Great Day! What Decoration,"
was the first expression made by Mr.
Henkle, of Weidemeyer's wonderful
orchestra, as he walked thru the
Great Fish's mouth and gazed upon
the dance hall at the Alumni Gym
where the Auburn Senior Prom was
to begin within a few minutes. Maybe
the rest of the visitors did not use
those words in expressing their opin­ion
of the results obtained by the
original ideas of Professors Wyatt
and Snook in decorating the hall for
this gala occasion, but the expressions
upon their faces seemed to echo the
words other members of the orchestra
when they said that all the college
dances they have furnished the music
for never had they seen such decora­tions
for a dance hall.
The under-sea effect was carried
out thoroughly from the rocks and
sand along the walls to the long ten­tacles
dangling from the underside of
the lilly bed which floated on the sur­face
of the "sea" and the weired look­ing
inhabitants of the deep sea-waters.
The awesome mouth of one of those
deep sea inhabitants was not as mons­trous
as it seemed for all of the "fair
visitors" to our dances had to walk
thru its mouth to gain entrance to the
dance hall. Those fearful teeth only
hinted at the beauties of the gorgeous
decorations which they were guard­ing
so zealously while the outspread
jaws opened wide to admit dancers
upon the floor that were in keeping
with that beauty.
From the minute that Miss Dorothy
Dee stepped into the dance hall to
kick one of the "rocks" along the wall
and say, "Isn't that cute", we knew
that things were going over fine.
Then in stepped Miss Billy Moore
with the very frank statement that
"I've never seen such decorations",
to assure us that time and music as
only Wedemeyer can give was all the
necessities for the Opening Ball of
the greatest dances that Auburn has
ever known.
"Oh! Gee! such music", came from
none other than the fair Miss Carolyn
Fain, Atlanta, Georgia, as the orches­t
ra began the tooting that will last
for three nights and two days to go
down in the records of the memories
of the visiting ladies as the greatest
festivity known upon our campus. The
music began slow and low as if to the
rhythmic beat of the waves that swept
back and forth over the surface of
the sea of nile green under which the
dancers swung.
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JOHN J, TIGERT
SPEAKS HERE AT
COMMENCEMENT
Noted Educator Wijl Deliver
Address at Graduating
Exercises
IS U. S. COM. EDUCATION
Named All-Southern Full Back
While at Vanderbilt
John J. Tigert, United States Com­missioner
of Education, who is to
speak here on Alumni Day, May 21,
was born at Nashville, Tenn., Febru­ary
11, 1882, son of the late John
James Tigert, Bishop Methodist Epis­copal
Church, South, and Amelia Mc-
Tyeire Tigert. His grandfather, Bish­op
H. N. McTyerie, secured a million
dollars from Cornelius Vanderbilt
and founded Vanderbilt University,
and was the first executive head of
the university as well as president of
its board.
Mr. Tigert began his education in
the public schools of Kansas City, Mo.,
in 1§90. Returning to Nashville in
1894 he completed his elementary ed­ucation
in the Nashville public schools.
In 1896 Mr. Tigert entered the fam­ous
Webb School at Bellbuckle, Tenn.,
from which he graduated in 1899. He
entered Vanderbilt University the
same year where he graduated in
1904 with honors. At Vanderbilt he
won Phi Beta Kappa and became
first Rhodes Scholar from Tennessee.
At college Mr. Tigert was conspic-ious
as an athlete, representing the
university in football and basketball
for three years. He was selected as
an all-Southern fullback, captain-elect
of the football team in 1904, and cap­tain
of the basketball team in 1903.
At Oxford University Mr. Tigert
took a Second Class in the Honor
School of Jurisprudence in 1907, and
degree of master of arts in 1915 "in
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Plans Completed For Publishing
Semi-Weekly Plainsman 1928-29
Plans have been completed for the in-Chief, and H. C. Hopson, Business-publishing
of a semi-weekly Plains­man
for the year 1928-1929; the
paper will be published each Thursday
and Sunday morning. Such a step
forward was made possibe by Dr.
Knapp's giving his encouragement
and promising the additional finan­cial
aid necesary.
In announcing these plans for the
forthcoming year, the Plainsman
especially desires to comment upon
the work of Rosser Alston, Editor-
Manager, during this past year, in
placing the finances of the paper on
such a basis as to make this achieve­ment
possible.
The Thursday morning edition will
be devoted to news of the week, and
with more space available this can
be covered much more completely.
The Sunday morning edition will car­ry
a complete survey of sports. This
is a realization of a desire on the
part of the staff to give students up-to-
minute news.
JUNIORS WILL
REPORT JUNE
8; FLBENNING
All Forms Amusement and
Work Promised ROTC
Students
LANE CHAPTER
C I V I L ENGRS.
HOLD BANQUET
Professor Callan Life of Party Held
In Opelika
Blue Key to Present
College With Flag
Malone To Make Presentation to
Dr. Bradford Knapp
One of the features of the Alumni
Day military exercises will be the pre­sentation
by Blue Key Honor Society
of a large American flag to the col­lege.
This presentation shows the ac­tive
interest that this society takes
in the college. This interest has been
evidenced in many other ways during;
the past year, especially Blue Key's
participation in nearly every campus
activity.
The flag will be presented to Dr.
Knapp by Frank Malone, retiring
president of the society, immediately
after the awarding of sabres and
medals for the competitive drill.
The General Lane Chapter of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
held one of the most successful ban­quets
given by any organization on the
campus at the Clement Hotel, Opelika,
last Saturday night.
There were several visiting engin­eers,
who were called on for a short
talk during the evening. These talks
started soon after the ninety guests
and students took their seats. They
lasted for almost four hours, but
everyone agreed that they were well
worth the time.
Professor John Callan, whom all the
senior civils claim to like more than
ever when exam time slips around,
acted as toastmaster. He seemed to
be the life of the banquet, and the
"banqueteers" expressed the opinion
that Professor Callan's presence was
absolutely necessary for the Civil Ban-qutt
to be complete.
Soon after the evening's activities
were under way, the first spasm of
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Orders have just been received at
R. O. T. C. headquarters here, for
all Juniors taking R. 0. T. C. to re­port
to summer camp at Fort Ben-ning,
Georgia, on June 8th. This
camp will last for six weeks, the
graduating exercises being held on
July 19th, the last day.
A well laid out and fully equipped
tent camp will house the students for
this period. The camp was construct­ed
especially for R. O. T. C. use last
year, and most of the comforts of
home are to be found there. A total
of 139 Auburn students are expected
to report to Fort Benning, which
number includes 77 Field Artillery
R. O. T. C. Juniors and 62 Engineer
R. O. T. C. Juniors. Engineer stu­dents
from the University of Alabama
and the University of Tennessee, and
Ordance and Signal Corps students
from Georgia Tech will also be mem­bers
of this camp.
Major John T. Kennedy, the P. M.
S. & T. at Auburn, will be in com­mand
of the camp. Other Auburn
officers who will be on duty there
are Captains B. C. Anderson and B.
H. Bowley, and 1st Lieutenants C.
P. Townsley, G. B. Barth, C. E.
Pease and W. B. Higgins.
The courses of instruction to be
pursued at camp will be in general,
practical applications of the theoreti­cal
training received during the past
three years of R. O. T. C. at Auburn.
This training will include actual fir­ing
on the range of the French 75
mm. guns for the Field Artillery Stu­dents,
and rifle marksmanship record
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WEEMS BASKIN
HERE; TALKS
ATHLETICS
Olympic Candidate Discusses
Auburn's Status and
Future Prospects
ft, H S * m l ANNOUNCEMENT IS RECEIVED
ADDRESS HERE FROM HEADQUARTERS THURS.
President-Elect to Speak Before
Alumni Here Monday
BARBECUE AND BASEBALL
Preparations Made to Care for
500 Visitors
Weemie Baskin Auburn alumnius
and star hurdler who is training for
the 1928 Olympic team tryouts is in
Auburn. getting some pointers from
Coach Hutsell.
When Weemie was asked what he
thought about Auburn's future he re­plied,
"The Alumni of Auburn depart
each year anxious to see Auburn put
on top. They do their best to win
prestige for their Alma Mater, but
there is one thing that I have thought
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Seniors Uphold
Class Supremacy
The Class of Twenty-eight re­tained
their rights and upheld
their privileges when the forces
of the Junior class were over­come
Wednesday after a hectic
encounter.
The privilege of painting the
numeral of the graduating class
on the main water tank was dis­regarded
a short while ago when
some persistent and oxeranxious
members of the junior class
changed the '28 to a '29.
Several loyal seniors turned
the tables on the would be seni­ors
and mounted the tank Wed­nesday.
While the work above
was going on a strong guard be­low
warded off any bold attempt
to interfere with the workers;
however, no attempt to stop the
proceedings was made by the
juniors.
With President-elect Bradford
Knapp on the program to deliver the
main address of the day, preparations
have been made for the greatest ga­thering
in years of old Auburn men
on Alumni Day, Monday, May 21, it
was announced recently by J. V.
Brown, executive secretary of the
Auburn Alumni Association. Coach
George M. Bohler will also address
the alumni in Langdon Hall; and in
addition, Judge William H. Samford,
president of the association, will
speak on this occasion. Following the
meeting an elaborate alumni barbe­cue
luncheon will be held on the
campus. Preparations have been
made to take care of more than 500
visiting alumni.
Various committees have been ap­pointed
by Dr. B. B. Ross, president
of the local chapter. These commit­tees
will provide for the details nec­essary
to make the return of old Au­burn
men the most enjoyable they
have experienced. Automobiles have
been secured to furnish free trans-
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Executive Council
Selects Committee
Pete Crenshaw To Serve as Chairman
Social Group
At the last meeting of the Execu­tive
Council the Student Social Com­mittee
for the y(ear 1928-29 was
selected from among the names sub­mitted
to them. Mr. Pete Crenshaw
will serve as Chairman and Charles
Davis as Treasurer.
The men to serve on this commit­tee
are: Seniors: Pete Crenshaw, J.
R. Taylor, Jr., Frank White, and P.
W. Anderson; Juniors: H. O. Davis,
Noble Crump, and Charles Davis;
Sophomores: Luke Brown and T. P.
Brown.
One Freshman will be selected at
the beginning of next year, which
will bring the total number on the
committee up to the usual number of
ten.
In considering the men selected for
this committee, scholastic standing,
ability for this work, and standing in
student activities in the colleges were
used as a basis.
Graduating Class
Is Largest Known
With the graduating class of
more than 300, the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute on the eve of its
56th commencement exercises an­nounces
the largest number of
candidates for degrees in the his­tory
of the institution. Informa­tion
to this effect was made
known Saturday by Prof. B. L.
Shi, registrar. The commence­ment
program was announced re­cently
by President Spright Dow-ell.
Commencement activities in­clude
addresses by two prominent
men in the United States, Dr.
Carter Helm Jones, D. D., pastor
of the Second Baptist Crurch, At­lanta,
Georgia, will deliver the
commencement sermon at 10:30
in Langdon Hall on Sunday, May
20. United States Commissioner
of Education, John James Tigert
will make the baccalaureate ad­dress
on Tuesday, May 22.
What Visitors Think of Senior Dances
BOOTH ELECTED
PRESIDENT KEYS
Keys Inter fraternity, at a recent
meeting, elected oficers for the com­ing
year. Pete Booth, Kappa Sigma,
was elected president; Howard Smith,
Pi K. A., Vice-President and Jimmie
Ware, A. T. O. secretary. These
men were duly installed. They suc­ceed
Lawrence Whitten, ex-president,
and Steve Croom, ex-secretary. The
fraternity has witnessed a very suc­cessful
year and should be equally if
not more su^oessful next year with
such a capable group of officers.
Such Labrynth of color—just
gorgeous—and nfusic fit for
kings and queens. How could
any one fail to enjoy every min­ute
of the time spent here with
all the things that go to make
happiness so outstanding. Only
Auburn men know how to enter­tain
so royally.—Carolyn Fain,
Atlanta.
* * * * *
Last and best ever—the Auburn
dances can't be beat and the Au­burn
boys are there and how!—
Ermie Trulock, Columbus, Ga.
* * * * *
I think the Auburn dances are
wonderful. Have never been to
' any better.'—Carribel Stouder-mire,
Prattville.
* * * * *
The Auburn dances are the
greatest dances ever—they have
every little thing—plenty of good
music, good dancers, a good floor,
and good boys who work hard to
make things look their best—and
they succeed. With congratula­tions
to Auburn from—Frances
Ryle, Macon, Georgia.
"Bang"! and the Auburn Sen­ior
Prom-was opened as the great­est
festivity of the South—with
such music and decoration along
with these Auburn boys, how can
anyone fail to adore it.—Rhona
Merriweather, Birmingham.
* * * * *
I've often heard a great deal of
the Auburn dances and have al­ways
wanted to attend them—now
that I am here I certainly am en­joying
the dancing, the music and
this gorgeous decorations.—Lena
Lamar, Macon, Georgia.
* * * * *
The best in the South.—Lauree
Ponds, Opelika.
* * * * *
My first trip to Auburn—the
Prom has been adorable.—Sara
Fisher, Atlanta, Ga.
* * * * *
J
Warm, Mild, Balmy—on a/
green ocean—Yea! the calm be­fore
the storm—when we shall
rush thru with this wonderful
music by Wedemeyer's, the kind
no one else can furnish.—Sue
Harris, Birmingham.
Auburn is a fine place and the
dances are great.—Elaine Con-well,
Birmingham.
* * * * *
The best dances that I have
ever attended. Every one is so
nice—I am enjoying it very much.
I am for "Dear Ole Auburn".—
Elizabeth Pearson, Columbus, Ga.
* * * * *
The plan carried out in deco­ration
was most original—never
have we Columbus girls seen so
many fishes at Auburn—Oh! for
a line.—Eliza Ott, Columbus, Ga.
* * * * *
Of all the Auburn Dances I
have attended these excel—mus­ic
grand—Decorations Gorge—
ous.—Bunch Dunbar, Atlanta,
Ga.
* * * * *
The Senior Prom is the best
yet. I have never enjoyed any
dances half so much and never
one so pretty. Here's hoping I
get to attend many more in the
future for they are really won­derful.—
Francis Buffin, Chatta­nooga,
Tenn.
Petition of Locals is Granted After Careful
Consideration of Merits. First Circle to be
Established in a Technical School. Will be
Highest Honor Attainable on Campus.
What is conceded to be one of the most outstanding events
of the college year will take place early next week when
Omicron Delta Kappa, one of the foremost honor societies in
the country will install the local Scarabs Senior Honor Society
as a Circle of the national organization. This is the first Circle
to be established in a technical institution.
The rating of Omicron Delta Kappa is in the forefront of
American c o l l e g e honor societies. The establishment of a Circle
at Auburn is heralded as the highest honor obtainable by a
student, faculty member or alumnus of the institution.
"The purpose of Omicron Delta
Kappa is three fold: First, to recog­nize
men who have attained a high
standard of efficiency in collegiate
activities, and to inspire others to
strive for conspicuous attainments
along similar lines.
"Secoind, to bring! together the
most representative men in all phases
of collegiate life and thus to create
an organization whcih will help to
mold the sentiment of the institution
on questions of local and intercollegi­ate
interest.
"Third, to bring together members
of the faculty and student body of
the institution on a basis of mutual
interest and understanding."
Banta's Greek Exchange recently
carried the following comment: "The
rise of the honorary society, Omicron
Delta Kappa, has been one of the
mdst o!ui<stan,ding features of the
development within recent years of
means to guide the growth of extra
curriculum activities in colleges and
to mold opinion on questions of local
and intercollegiate importance.—In
a word, it is conceded to be final au­thority
upon student affairs.
"Further, Omicron Delta Kappa
seems to be the goal, and ambition
of every student, from the time he
enters college. In the mind of prac­tically
every student,' is a desire to
be chosen during his junior or senior
year to wear the key of membership,
for the members are respected and
looked up to as the campus poten-
Last Wednesday night in the Hotel (Continued on page 6)
Clement, Opelika, the Class of '28 held
the annual Senior Banquet. From
beginning to end the keynote of the
affair was fun and filarity. "Even"
the after-dinner speeches were enjoy­ed
greatly.
The Seniors and their guest march­ed
into the banquet hall to the strains
of a stirring march, played by Max
Jones and his "Collegians". At the
beginning of the banquet, Dr. Dowell
offered an invocation. At the end of
the second course Dr. Dowell intro­duced
by Ben Sankey, toastmaster,
gave a stirring talk on what was ex­pected
of those who were about to
graduate. Then Miss Dobbs gave a
farewell talk which proved to be most
enjoyable. Professor Shi then gave
a short, interesting talk. At the con­clusion
of the banquet, Ben Sankey,
President of the Class of '28, made a
brief farewell address.
Throughout the banquet the "Col­legians"
rendered snappy selections
in their own origional way.
Everything, it seemed, tended to
make the banquet a huge success, it
being declared one of the best in
years.
SENIOR CLASS
ENJOYS FEED
ON THURSDAY
Sankey, President, Makes Farewell
Address at Banquet
MRS. BIBB GRAVES
WILL SPEAK HERE
To Make Address at Fashion Walk
in Langdon Hall
BOB BLAKEY WINS
ARCHITECT PRIZE
Department Faculty Makes
of Turner Token
Award
Mr. George P. Turner, one of Bir­mingham's
foremost architects, who
addressed the Architectural one eve­ning
last fall, offered as a prize for
the best set of outdoor sketches ten
dollars worth of architectural books.
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Mrs. Bibb Graves, who will accom­pany
her husband to Auburn, Mon­day,
May 21, will speak at the an­nual
Fashion Walk of the Depart­ment
of Clothing and Textiles at 4
p. m. in Langdon Hall.
The short play to be presented was
written by Miss Rachel Crook, Senior
Sec-Ed. It's three scenes are laid
in a costume designer's display room.
The characters are:
Costume Designer: Mr. Warren
Bower.
Rich Merchant: Mr. Thomas Brown.
Spirit of Art: Miss Lois Bostick.
The models contributing costumes
are Mesdames Velma Wylie, Ben
Wyatt, Kate Barrow and Misses Cindy
Lester, Irby Barrett, Viola Thorn,
Annie Lichty, Earline Hutcheson,
Martha Haupt, Mary Bradford, Alice
Whitcher, Clara Briscoe, Irene Flet­cher,
Vera Isbell, Celeste Nesbitt,
Sara Ingram, Mabel Johnson, Clara
Nale, Lottie Story.
Scenery by class in decorative de­sign:
Prof. Frank Applebee.
The dresses and coats worn are
made By students in clothing and cos­tume
design classes.
Pianist: Mrs. Clara Ellen Multon.
Soloist: Miss Ruth Frisbie.
Speaker: Mrs. Bibb Graves.
Types of costumes: Sports, School,
Afternoon, Evening, Coats; Develop­ed
in wool, silk, cotton, and linen
materials, appropriate to the wearer
in line, color, and design.
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Changing Main Gate
Improvement to Campus
There are various ways by which our
surroundings may be kept attractive, and
at the same time be materially improved.
Perhaps the foremost means for this is
thorough changes, rightly directed. At
least no worthy advancement comes with­out
changes—this you will have to admit.
And with this fact in mind, let us con­sider
the proposed changes of the campus,
particularly the main entrance.
It is now a settled fact that the main
gate will be moved. To this there is in
evidence quite a bit of student protest; the
disapproval wifl probably! increase with
the approach of the change. We did not
welcome this news at first, ourselves. And
it is still with a sense of regret that we
look forward to the proposed changes.
But in viewing the issue squarely from all
sides, we find that all argument isn't
wholly against it.
You should recall that consistently hold­ing
on to former practices and ideals is
refusing progressiveness. One needs only
to look to China for evidence—the ex­tremely
old nation that has been seriously
held in check because of her refusal to
change practices of her forefathers.
The changes now in evidence here have
been wisely planned, no doubt, and with
a view to improving Auburn. Let is read­ily
adjust ourselves to the rearrangement,
even though it does appear distasteful at
the beginning.
Think of the campus as it was fifty
years ago—would you appreciate it being
that same way now? Changes are re­sponsible
for its present appearance, which
is distinctly advanced over that of former
years. And even though the present ap­pearance
is not to be scoffed at, it stands
to reason that still further changes could
improve the campus.
One can be conservative advantageously
to a certain degree, but it is distinctly un­wise
to be doggedly so. Eventually we
will regard the new plans of the campus
with even more pride and satisfaction
than the present layout; why not start
now?
Why Do Students
Permit Such Conduct?
For some months the conduct of certain
members of the student body in public
gatherings has been steadily growing worse.
These hoodlums, there is simply no other
name for them, caused a general feeling of
laxness in many other weaker sisters. The
result is that a lady cannot attend a movie
performance unless she is inured to shock
and embarrassment from hearing filthy
language. Shouting for air in a theatre
can be overlooked in a college town; ob­scene
remarks uttered for broadcasting
cannot.
Auburn is indeed fortunate in having a
movie theatre like the Tiger. The very best
and latest pictures are shown for moderate
prices. Excellent music is provided by a
student orchestra. The manager, Mr. Rog­ers,
is doing his best to provide the town
and students with the best in cinema enter­tainment.
The thanks that he gets are that
his theatre is barred to ladies in a most
effective manner.
Perhaps it is a lack of that mythical
"Auburn Spirit", perhaps it is simply the
influence and conduct of a group of unre­fined
hoodlums, perhaps it is a lack of
ability to think; whatever it is, it is respon­sible
for filthy, obscene, profane, and un-gentlemanly
remarks during the showing
of pictures which would embarrass the or­dinary
roughneck in the hold of a cattle
boat.
Men of Auburn, we implore you to show
some of that spirit of which you are so
proud, and which is supposed to character­ize
a gentleman, show some elevation above
a bunch of hoodlums, show some manhood,
and see that such conduct is stopped.
A Present Day Fad;
and an Old Myth
One might think that students who work
their way through college make better
grades than those who do not. In fact,
this belief has become strongly entrenched
in the minds of some of the educators of
the North.
For one to wholly or partly defray his
expenses while in college is certainly to
his credit. And a great many show their
determination to get an education by re­sorting
to this, but it is too absurd to
think that one who wants an education
and whose father is paying for it is sur­passed,
scholastically speaking, by one who
does not have as much time to study on
account of the necessity of having to work.
A fanatic might argue that a student
whose expenses are paid seeks fun and a
good time instead of knowledge. Some
college men do this, but the vast major­ity
of men whose tuition is paid have a
genuine interest in their work, and their
standards and ideals are so high that the
"good timers" rarely ever reach them. It
can be seen then that the standard grade
of college men who are free from the bur­den
of work cannot be justly considered
the same as that of those who seek the
good time.
A man who works his way through school
is to be admired for his grit and determina­tion,
and he justly deserves the praise that
should be his. His actions may help him to
overcome that sense of helplessness that
enshrouds the lives of so many people;
they probably make him more serious-minded
in regard to his studies—not on
account of a greater interest in the studies
but because he knows that he might have
to drop out of the race when the other fel­low
can continue with the quest for know­ledge.
Psycho-Analysis as an
Asset in Business
Probably one of the most obscure and
yet extremely important real benefits de­rived
from college training is the experi­ence
received in analyzing people. In the
life of the business man after college it is
necessary to be acquainted with the rudi­ments
involved in this process.
We are first brought in contact with
such a test in associations with class mates.
These men come. from different parts of
the country; Their ideas, habits and
methods of meeting situations differ. The
new college student soon becomes acquaint­ed
with the various pecularities of the
men in his classes, with his closer associates
and with the men of the classes higher than
his own. As the time passes he learns in
whom he can confide and the extent to
which he can thus associate. He learns
upon whom he can depend for aid should
trouble arise. As the time passes and he
is placed over any small group of men he
is soon able to discriminate between those
upon whom he can depend to support him
to effect a definite end.
Further, if we consider the relation of
the student to the instructor in the class
room we may view the theory from prac­tically
the same angle. The instructor has
fixed habits and methods of teaching. He
stresses, in some particular manner the
points of greatets importance. His quiz­zes
are an indication\of the type of work
that he desires the student to produce.
His corrections on the quiz paper are a
true picture of the methods in which he
desires the work to be presented. It fol­lows
then that to present to the instructol
the type of work that he desires we must
have some knowledge of human nature.
We may readily conclude that the ability
to analyze people will consequently prove
invaluable to the student after he enters
the business world. He meets with a de­cidedly
more varied class of people, with
some of whom he will work subsidiarily and
with others of whom he will direct. If he
has experienced this training of character
and human anlysis, though he was unaware
of its value while in college, he will soon
find himself successfully analyzing people
who are either his employers or employees.
Should Individual Students be
Permitted to Blemish a Class?
It is a sorry state of affairs when the
Senior Class of a college will so lower
its dignity as to permit such boorish man­nerisms
as displayed recently. A student,
having completed four years of college
life, should have acquired enough of those
qualities which determine a gentleman to
enable him to control whatever crude en­vironment
he may have been subjected to
before hand. There is very little to ad­mire
in an impolite child, and there is
even less to covet in a silly loud-mouthed
boy. The term "man" certainly cannot
be applied to any person who would con­duct
himself in such a disparaging man­ner.
We hope that those condescending to
such debasement of themselves, comprise
a minority of the class. Yet even hope of
this consolation does not remove the re­gret
of having had' such a condition
arise.
Clemson.—To take the place~nf the old
Engineering hall at Clemson that was burn­ed,
now stands a new building represent­ing
nearly a quarter million dollars and
said to be one of the finest engineering
buildings in the entire United States.
The Seniors are being forced to attend
the graduation exercises; it seems that
the time is not far off when all the cere­mony
attendant on graduation will be
abolished, and the ^diplomas will be mail­ed
to the graduates. The drastic action
of the Executive Council indicates that,
in the minds of the students at least, the
formality and ceremony is only a lot of
bunk; simply another task to be performed
before getting a degree. Something will
have to change.
With Other Colleges
University of Cinn.—Extra! "People
Bleach with Fear As Ugly Men Display
Mugs". It is of interest to note that the
University instead of holding a "beauty con­test"
made it an Ugly contest. Six aspiring
young men have already turned in their
names as candidates.
* * * * *
Howard College. — Barbecue, Music,
speeches all are on program for the cele­bration
of President Dawson's twenty-five
years of faithful service at Howard.
* * * * *
Furman University, S. C.—Barn yard
Golf, commonly known as horse shoe throw­ing,
has for the past month or so been the
favorite sport at Furman.
* * * * *
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.—A
change in the awarding of sweaters to the
Letter-men will take place next year. In
the past the letter-man did not receive his
sweater until graduation. He could receive
one or more letters but only one sweater.
The chief objection to the holding back of
the awarding of sweaters was that in Col­lege
is the best place for the wearing of the
sweaters and would be an incentive for
athletics. .
If sweaters were held back here, the co­eds
would be vitally affected.
* * * * *
L. S. U.—A highiy valued collection of
newspapers dating from 1840 to 1912 has
been deposited in the new Hill Memorial
Library of L. S. U. by the Sandoz family.
The collectnon will be preserved indefini­tely
for the use of scholars and those inter­ested
in research and the history of jour­nalism.
* * * * *
Chapel Hill, N. C—The School of Engin­eering
of the University is busy with the
preparation for an open house which will
open soon. It will last from five o'clock in
the afternoon until eleven at night. The
chief purpose is tck display through a num­ber
of experiments, the work being done
in the different departments of the school.
* * * * *
Miss. A. & M.—Last Tuesday at A. & M.
College there was to be a Junior class meet­ing
for the election of the Student Execu­tive
Council. When the time arrived for
the meeting, only seven Juniors were pres­ent.
This brings to mind a few of the elections
around here, only absence is absent and all
are politicing.
* * * * *
Georgia Tech (Editorial): Horse play
and Initiations: "Always have we believed
that horseplay initiations were the biggest
piece of foolishness that ever invaded the
campus. . . . When a boy is kept up all
night, submitting to torture unknown to
the outside world, so that he is unable to
give forth his best efforts for his school,
then something should be done and done
quickly."
* * * * *
University of North Carlolina: The en­tire
May number of the Carolina Magazine
is devoted to the work of Negro poets and
writers. "It is but fitting that we, here at
the University of North Carolina should
follow with keen interest the various tran­sitions
in Negro verse."
* * * * *
Furman University, S. C.: Twenty-three
Seniors will receive diplomas from their
literary societies along with their degrees.
Twenty-five per cent of their Senior class
are active literary society workers.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
THE SWAN SONG
The wind-up ditty of the class of '28 will be rendered mindnight Saturday
by Weidemeyers orchestra. Everyone should stand in silence during this selection
in humble commemoration of the passing of such a historic class and it might be
added that everyone probably will. All who do not believe this will happen please
step to one side and watch the dancing couples stumble by. This memorial class
entered here in 1924 (at least a big per cent of the class did) in a lamb like and
harmless manner but it will take exit with the ferocity of a lion. The members
of this class deserve commendation for they are about ready to step forth into
the world with the label of education stamped in their own minds but this does not
worry other people to an unbearable extent.
These boys have attained success in that they have accomplished the task they
faced four years ago. What once seemed an impossibility is now a reality. It
was an unyielding, laborious assignment in the beginning which they faced with
a grim determination and mighty zest, fighting ever onward and upward with the
goal only a two by four piece of sheep skin and the self satisfaction possessed only
by college graduates. Now the end of a four year vacation is fast approaching
and the diploma bearers must apply their minds to things other than books and
women. Four year loafers, college bred are about to step upon the threshold of
the world and take it by surprise and attempt to teach the old dog new tricks. Our
hats are off tc the conquering class and we wish them much success and happiness.
More power to the class of '28. HORSEFEATHERS.
* * * * * * * *
The Belles, Queens, and what-nots of the South are swooping down upon us
but without surprise from the men, for the men are used to having the women fol­low
and trail after them. It is only natural because of a mans painstaking dumb­ness
and conceit, but it is Adams fault that man is endowed with two such un­desirable
qualities. Eve started the situation by sucking Adam in on the apple
proposition and the fool was dumb enough to bite and conceited enough to think
he could get away with it. Therefore it seems hardly fair that we should be
'forced to accept the consequences of heredity and be such easy marks for the
skirts of the race. Eve waylaid Adam and the modern Eve's continue this an­cestral
conquest of the world by waylaying every Tom, Dick and Harry they get
within shouting distance of, especially at the dances. So beware all males and
don't eat any apples or bananas during the dances.
* * * * * * * *
These women folks are slick articles so don't think they are as dumb as they
look. Some man was the originator of this beautiful but dumb razz that is so often
applied to girl friends, but what does a man know about women? Why nothing at
all. This dumb business is all the rasberries and only a suck in which has proven
its worth or it would have been discontinued long ago, for these women use only
the best quality and the highest percentage of efficiency pit falls. They acquire
a come on expression thru experience which just cannot be resisted and then they
get off and laugh up their sleeves.
* * * * * * * *
The surest place to find gratitude is in the dictionary.
* * * * * * * *
With apologies to an alumnus we will reprint a code of etiquette for the un­couth.
CODE OF ETIQUETTE FOR AUBURN COLLEGIANS
A Revised Edition of "How to Gain Popularity in Six Weeks," by that Well-
Known Authority and World-Renowned Author, G. Smith
AT THE PROM
The young mans head should be held very erect, and he should strive to up­hold
the slogan, "I can hold mine." In greeting a stag the expression "Brace' up
old man" should always be used, as this goes over big. When breaking, do not
ask the gentleman to unhand the lady as you would like to dance a dashing step
with her. Merely tap him thrice upon the shoulder (kicking is obsolete). If he
fails to respond, grab him roughly, thereby letting the young lady know that
you generally get what you go after. Always have a clever little remark for the
lady, such as, "Well I see where I'll have to put out for another shine," or even
better "Who is this Miss Fantastic everybody's tripping?" Such remarks always
puts the lady in high spirits and make you the talk of the dance. Should the young
lady be one whom you have evaded all night, dash up quickly and say, "Where have
you been hiding all night?" This makes your girl think that you have been con­ducting
a vain search for her, and at the same time advances you in her favor.
* * * * * * * *
AT THE BANQUET
When dinner is served, rush in ahead of the rest-of the guests, whispering
to the host or hostess that you are so hungry you could eat a bear. This brings
forth the most sedate smile and makes you the hit of the occasion. In drinking
soup, try to make a low gurgling noise. This assures your hostess that you are very
fond of her 'soup. While drinking coffee from the saucer be careful that none
runs down upon your vest, as coffee stains are very unsightly and hard to remove.
Before eating meat always ask the servant if it is strickly fresh. This lets every­one
know that you are accustomed only to the best of foods. If cutting meat and
it accidently slips off the plate, reach for it quickly making some quaint remark
such as, "Is this rabbit?" This shows that you are not embarassed in the least.
In reaching for something, never allow your sleeve to dangle in your neighbor's
plate. This is very annoying.
Always remember that love is only the tenth word of a telegram.
* * * * * * * *
We will now render a little ditty entitled:
She was only the mail-mans daughter, so I letter alone.
« BOOK REVIEW «
THE CIRCLE OF BOSWELL AND SCOTT
The two most recent books to reach the
WAPI—Plainsman book reviewer's desk
represent distinct types of literary en­deavor.
Elizabeth Corbett's Walt, pub­lished
by Frederick A. Stokes Company,
must necessarily be considered as bio­graphy
inasmuch as its main concern is
Walt Whitman. *
A reading, however, reveals that the book
is not biography at all, in any strict sense
of the word, but rather the author's concep­tion
of the "Good Gray Poet" revealed in
terms of imaginary conversations. There is
no bibliography; no inclusion of scientific
instruments of any kind. The book begins,
continues, and ends with talk.
Certainly this is not an accurate "life"
of Whitman, nor is it so intended to be.
In some fifty delightfully short sketches
the author has pictured through the me­dium
of dialogue enough of Whitman, the
man and poet, to afford even the most
casual of readers a distinct acquaintance.
There is Walt, the boy, talking to his
mother; Walt, the printer's devil; and
Walt, the hack writer. There is Walt in
conversation with Edgar Allan Poe, and
Ralph W. Emerson, and, of course, his
Boswell, Horace Traubel. There is intense
drama in store for the reader when he
reads, even if it is for the first time, of
Walt, the lover or Whitman, the comforter
of wounded boys struck down on either
side in the Civil War. For the lovers then,
of Walt Whitman, or for those who want
to know him, this book is indispensible.
Our other book is by that now celebrated
Irishman, Donn Byrne, who sprang to pop­ularity
with Mcsser Marco Polo and Hang­man's
House. For his new novel he has re­verted
to the crusades and, indeed, writes
his book under that title, Crusade.
Somewhere we seem to have read the
statement that the crusaders thinking they
represented the world's culture, went to
the Holy Land to conquer the barbarians,
and found when they arrived that they
themselves, compared to the Saracens,
were barbarians. Crusade seems to adopt
this idea as its theme. Sir Miles O'Neill,
the hero of the tale, is captured during an
encounter and taken to Damascus as a pri­soner.
He finds himself treated as a guest
by his captors, who gradually initiate him
to the Old World civilization of peace and
understanding. He is released to return
to his own people whom he finds in the
midst of petty bickerings, jealousies, and
treacheries. Asked to betray those who
have trusted him, he refuses in the face of
tremendous opposition and returns to the
enemy. There is typical Byrne romance
beautifully handled in Sir Miles' love for
Kothra, "little sister of Ali."
Little, Brown and Company publish this
novel and advnace sales testify to Byrne's
popularity.
With this last edition of this semester's
Plainsman it may be noted that copies
of all the books reviewed this year in these
columns are available at the college libr­ary.
It should be suggested, however, that
students can not acquire too early the ex­cellent
habit of book buying.
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
<By <]upiter <]. Tluvius
AGAIN we have with us a series of
dances. This time it is the Senior
Prom. The girls are beautiful (ex­cept
at morning dances), the music is all
that a dance orchestra should be, the
seniors who don't make the dances voted
to have them informal, there are no
troublesome and annoying student council-men
running around trying not to see the
drunks, every one who wants to is enjoy­ing
himself in his own way.
The girls who always evade the rules
are evading them as usual; the others
simply don't want to. The various agents
of the ladies societies are gathering ma­terial
and are anticipating some gleeful
sessions next week, when many wild tales
will be related and many more will be con­cocted.
The girls are telling gullible
Plainsman reporters how much better these
dances are than any others they've ever
attended.
The decorations are lavish and beautiful;
they are having the same effects on ro­mantic
youths who are meeting "the only
one" every few hours. Girls whose eyes
are following chosen swains are mechanic­ally
smiling at other swains whose eyes
are following other girls, but whose lips
are spilling eloquent avowals of undying
affection and devotion. Why do they have
to go through that formula, over and over?
The same boys who were swearing after
the Junior Prom that they would never
have their lady loves back to an Auburn
dance are swearing the same thing, just as
vehemently, and just as they will be
swearing it as long as they make Auburn
dances. Friends are being made; enemies
are being made; hearts, bottles, dates,
bank accounts, and other things are being
broken. The Faculty Disciplinary Com­mittee
is being noticed.
* * * * *
FIDO EVIDENTLY has tired of the
bush leagues and decided to enter
big-time baseball. Or maybe he had
missed his steak that day and was sub­stituting
a cowhide baseman's glove for
it. On the other hand he may have been
a bit jealous of the attention being paid
to the game. At any rate, he loped
across the diamond Monday afternoon, dur­ing
the South Carolina game, picked up
Howard Smith's glove from the grass, and
started a hilarious romp with it. The in­field
vainly chased and coaxed him; the
game stopped, but Towser joyfully con­tinued
to race about with the glove to the
peril of fielders and base runners. The
hero stepped forward in the portly form of
the umpire; Spot was deprived of his treas­ure
and chased from the field, humiliated.
* * * * *
ANOTHER CLASS is passing into the
ranks of the alumni. All of its
members will fall into one of three
classes of alumni; those who help the school
from the sidelines; those that are indiffer­ent;
those whose only contact with the
school is at the times when they return
to the campus to get drunk. There seems
to be sonie attraction in showing the
school authorities and the fraternity
brothers how to get inebriated without
suffering any penalty. How many of the
class of '28 will fall into the latter class?
Its members are capable of belonging to
the first group. I believe that they will.
* * * * *
JUST HOW FAR can one go in being
"collegiate" before he becomes vulgar?
Where does boyishness and vulgarity
begin? In other words, haven't the stu­dents
here gone beyond the limit in their
conduct in public places?
Certain things which are heard in the
ordinary audience may be apropos in a ga­thering
of degraded longshoremen on some
dock. I can't say from personal experi­ence.
Certainly they are out of place in '
the convocations and picture shows on a
college campus. Rowdyism is bad enough;
obscenity is an indication of a condition
which we don't discuss in polite society.
I have never talked with a speaker im­mediately
after convocation; I intend to do
so sometime, and find his frank opinion.
I may put it in print!
Tulane: Of recent there has been much
discussion of "Frat Rushing" at Tulane
and efforts have been made to limit this
to one week. One movement failed only
recently by one vote.
SELECTION
(From "Songs in Vagobondia")
You to the left and I to the right
For the ways of men must sever,
And well it may be for a day or a night
And well it may be forever.
And-whether we meet or whether we part
For our ways are past our knowing.
Here's a pledge from the heart to the
fellow heart
In the ways that we all are going
Here's luck!
In the teeth of all winds blowing.
—Richard Hovey.
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MCGHEE HURLS TIGERS TO WIN
OVER SOUTH CAROLINA TEAM
It is an old saying that "history
repeats itself," and this was well ill­ustrated
Monday when "Maggie" Mc-
Ghee took over the mound position for
Plainsmen, and licked them for the
second time of the season. It was a
walk-away from the first, with the
home team winning by a margin of
9 to 2. Auburn was "right", and pull­ed
some of the prettiest plays of the
season, but were credited with two
errors.
"Ebb" James Bats 1000%
One of the big features of the con­test
was the way Captain "Ebb"
James swung the willow, turning in
a perfect day. Out of four times at
bat, he drove out two triples, a double
and a single, which is a record to be
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shine on the batting end, but his
fielding was also perfect, and he held
the runners close to the sack.
Ben Sankey Gets Two Homers
Our "home-run king" was back on
the job, and Ben Sankey "was listed
with two homers when the game was
over. This is a favorite past-time of
Sankey's, who recently won two games
from Florida, due to his heavy hitting.
Tigers Score in First
In the first inning the Gamecocks
were held scoreless with some pretty
fielding. Then for the Tigers, the
first two men flied out. Then Jim
Crawford got a bingle, went to sec­ond
on Riggin's error, and reached
third on Cooper's error. Sankey came
to the plate next, and pounded out a
four base hit which brought Craw­ford
in, making two runs. .
In the second no scores were made.
Auburn made a pretty double play,
when a man was on first, and a hot
grounder came down to "Fob" James,
who threw it to Sankey on second, and
ran back and covered first.
Carolina made a run in the third,
when Salley hit a double, and stole
third. Chandler walked, and was
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caught off first. Then on a hit by
Swink,. Salley crossed the plate for
the tally . Some very pretty field­ing
kept Auburn from scoring in this
inning.
The Plainsmen got five bingles in
the fourth, but only ran in two runs.
Smith reached first on a safe bingle,
and was sacrificed to second by F.
James. Ellis hit, and Smith came
home. Ellis went to second on the
throw home. Then E. James drove
Ellis in.
In the fifth frame Auburn got two
runs. Crawford lead off and got a
triple. He came in on Windus' er­ror.
Sankey flied out. Smith reach­ed
first on a sacrifice hit, and made
second on F. James' bingle. Then E.
James hit a double that brought
Smith in.
Neither team scored in the sixth
inning.
The Gamecocks registered another
goose-egg in the seventh. The Moult-onmen
made three. Sankey lead-off
with a homer. Smith then hit a sing­le,
stole second, and went to third on
Swink's error. F. James flied out,
and Gilchrist, who was taking Ellis'
place, flied out. E. James hit into
deep center for three bases, bringing
Smith home. McGhee pounded one
down the third base line, and James
marked up another run. This ended
the Tiger's scoring for the game.
The visitors made one run in the
ninth. Wimberly hit one towards
third base, and Gilchrist failed to
handle it. Then he stole second and
third. Rich, Carolina pitcher, hit to
Gilchrist and was out at first, and
Wimberly came in on the play.
McGhee gave up five hits, to 19
that the three Gamecock pitchers al­lowed.
McGhee fanned six men, while
only three Auburn players took the
bench without tasting the apple.
Summary:
AUBURN AB R H E
Akin If 5 0 2 0
Currie 3b 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 5 2 2 0
Sankey ss 5 2 3 1
Smith 2b 4 3 3 0
F. James lb 4 0 2 0
Ellis cf, 2 1 1 0
Gilchrist 3b 10 0 1
E. James c 4 1 4 0
Booth c 0 0 0 0
McGhee p 4 0 2 0
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S. CAROLINA
Salley If
Chandler cf
Adams cf
Swink c
Cooper rf
Farr rf
Windus lb
Wimberly 3b
Lamar 2b
Clark ss
Stoddard x
Riggins p
Godshall p
Rich p
38 9 19 2
AB R H E
4 1
2 - 0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
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Total 31 2 5
x hit for Clark in ninth.
How They Have Hit
Present batting
Tigers:
NAME
Wright c
Lee p
Smith 2b
Crawford rf
Sankey ss
Akin If
Wood p
Booth c
Ellis, cf
Stoutenborough p
Potter p
F. James lb
Currie 3b
Gilchrist 3b
E. James c
McGhee p**
averages of the
AB H
1 1
9 4
92 37
105 39
89 32
96 33
27 9
25 8
84 25.
18
11
70 18
60 15
53 13
67 15
17 3
A%
1000
444
402
371
360
344
334
320
298
277
273
257
250
245
224
177
"Unc" Emmett Sizemore
Honored By Townsmen
"Unc" Emmett Sizemore, of the
Extension Service, was honored by
the voters here May 8, with the elec­tion
to the position of Constable, and
is receiving .the plaudits and congrat­ulations
of his friends.
Sizing up Emmett as of adequate
size and sufficient bearing and spunk
a number of his friends proceeded
to pass the word down the line to
write Sizemore's name on ticket for
Constable. It was done in sufficient
numbers to assure his election. To­day,
Constable "Unc" Sizemore is
nosing around to see if he can dis­cover
any disorder. He is big enough
and strong enough to quell almost
any kind of trouble.
Chesterfied 'Announces
Startling Sales Increase
From seventy billion smoked in
1922 to twenty eight billion smoked
in 1927—sales doubled and redoubled
all within five years. These are the
startling figures announced by the
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
for their ever-popular Chesterfield
Cigarette. Mr. D. N. Bottoms is their
College Representative at Auburn.
This amazing growth, representing
a gain of 300 percent, signalizes not
only the universal preference for the
cigarette as the smoker's choice, but
the acceptance of this one particu­lar
brand as the popular favorite.
It is conservatively estimated that
Chesterfied has acquired at least a
million new users in a little over a
year^certainly convincing proof that
finer quality and better taste is sub-tantially
recognized by the cigarette
smoking public.
This genuine testimonial for good
tobacco and good blending is based
largely on Chesterfied's particularly
pleasing flavor and taste. As it is
stated in the advertisements, Chester-field's
are "mild and yet they satis­fy";
in other words, the flavor has
been so skillfully balanced as to
eliminate any suggestion of harsh­ness
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know he is smoking".
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Six New Curb Markets
Are Started in Alabama
Six new curb markets have been,
or will be started in Alabama this
spring, according to Miss Isadora
Williams, Specialist in Home Indus­tries.
They are Auburn, Brewton,
Fairfield, Florence, Tuscumbia and
Tuskegee.
These six added to the eighteen
already established will make a total
of twenty-four. To date curb mar­ket
sales have exceeded $600,000.
Miss Williams says that the goal is
to exceed the million dollar mark
this year. She is confident that this
goal will be reached.
Two motorists met at a small
bridge too narrow for two cars to
pass.
"I never back up for any fool!"
shouted one driver.
"That's all right," replied the other
quitely as he shifted into reverse,
"I always do."
Where there's a will there's a wait.
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Act II, Scene 1
8 million a day ~ I T HAD TO BE G O O D TO G E T W H E R E IT IS
JULIUS
Student Body
Wishing you a pleasant vacation. Let each stu­dent
bring a new man with him.
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Seniors, Face the Sun!
Don't hunt for trouble, but look for success
You'll find what you look for—don't look for
distress.
If you see your shadow, remember, I pray,
That the sun is still shining, but you are in the way.
Don't grumble, don't dream, don't shirk,
Don't think of your worries, but think of your work.
The worries will vanish, the work will be done,
cHg man sees his shadolv Ivho faces the suru.
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HOMER WRIGHT
DRUGGIST
Page 4. THE PLAINSMAN
: Harriers Meet Tech Saturday in Atlanta t S P O R T S \
Plainsmen Take Last
Conference Fray Here
The Auburn baseballers made a
clean sweep of the two game series
with South Carolina when they turn­ed
the Gamecocks back with a second
defeat in as many days. Last Tues­day
Tiger bats invented base hits of
all sorts and in all directions out
there on Drake Field. The homlings
amassed a total of seventeen hits for
the afternoon and turned in twelve
tallies.
The affair marked the last Con­ference
baseball game on the Campus
for the 1928 season. The Moultonites
make a two day stay in Nashville
Friday and Saturday to close the sea­son
so far as the Conference goes.
They return then for a two game
series with the Mercer Outfit from
Georgia.
The feature of the game was the
timely hitting of most every member
of the Auburn squad. Every Tiger
got at least one bingle with the ex­ception
of "Cush" Wood, but Wood
made things safe by turning in one of
his most successful wins of the year.
He only yielded to one base on balls
and gave up a small total of four
safeties. The boys from Carolina
were unable to do anything with
Wood's fast ones during the whole
afternoon, and only by taking advant­age
of errors were they able to paint
three markers on the board. "Cush"
made only one South Carolinan hit
the ozone -Vul he had them eating out
of his hands by causing them to pop
weakly or hit easy rollers to the in­field.
The stellar support given to Wood
by the whole Auburn nine was largely
responsible for the win. Although
the team made seven bobbles they
came when a large margin of runs
was stacked on the wall. In the first
frame "Buck" Ellis ran almost to the
infield to make a great stab off
Swink's bat. Ben Sankey made two
miscues, but he redeemed himself by
turning in two hits, getting a walk
and bringing in a tally with a long
sacrafice fly.
Score in First
The Gamecocks registered a tally
in the first stanza when Chandler
singled after one was out. Sally at­tempted
to sacrifice and was safe on
a wild throw to first, Chandler going
to third on the play and scoring when
Stoddard was given life on Fob James
error. Their half of the inning end­ed
when Stoddard attempted to reach
third after he had gone to second on
two errors.
The Auburnites evened up the count
and got one besides in their half of
the initial frame. The first three
Tigers got on by bunting safely in
succession. Akin laid one down in
front of the pitcher and beat it out.
Ellis, attempting to sacrafice, and
beat out the tap, and Crawford fooled
them with another one down the third
base line, and he was safe. Sankey
registered Akin with a long sacrafice
fly to deep left center. Ellis and
Crawford advanced on the throw-in.
Smith went to first on a fielder's
choice but Ellis was thrown out at
the platter. Crawford stole home,
and F. James walked, but Gilchrist
skied to right and Auburn took the
field.
Gamecocks Score Again in Third
The Red and Grey Aggregation
pushed over another marker and knot­ted
the count in the third when Swink
of Carolina singled after one was
gone. Chandler advanced him on an
infield out, and Swink rode home on a
single by Sally. Sally ended the in­ning
when he attempted to reach sec­ond
on the tap.
Big Forth for Plainsman
The tigers got busy with the wil­low
in their half of the fourth and
scored four. E. James opened the in­ning
with a triple to the edge of the
lot. Wood lived on an error by Win-dus
and E. James counted on the play.
Akin forced Wood at second, but he
went to third on a clean bingle off
Ellis' bat. Akin, Ellis and Crawford
counted when the Auburn right gard­ener
sent a circuit clout out of the
park. Sankey popped to the pitcher
and Smith hit a roller and was out
(Continued on Page 6.)
LOUIE TAMPLIN
When Auburn engages in a cinder
duel Louie Tamplin dons a track uni­form
and represents the Orange and
Blue by running in the half mile
sprint. This is his third year on the
varsity squad and he has turned in
quite a large total of scores for
Coach Hutsell during this time.
Louie placed first in the Tulane
meet when he crossed for the half
mile event. He was second in the
dual affair with the Florida outfit
and came in third in the struggle with
the Georgia Bulldogs. We are ex­pecting
great things from Louie when
the Plainsmen invade Georgia Tech
in Atlanta next Friday.
Tamplin is a senior at Auburn and
he is taking secondary education. He
is a member of the S. P. E. Social
fraternity and of the Spike Shoes
Honorary fraternity for track men.
Louie makes his home in our own
"Village of the Plains." He attend­ed
the Lee County High School be­fore
his college days. At the high
school he was outstanding in foot­ball,
basketball, baseball and track.
He also participated in the Auburn
Inter-fraternity Basketball Tourna­ment
and he was largely responsible
for the good showing made by the S.
P. E. representatives.
Tiger Baseba
Date Opponent and Then
March 23—Fort Benning
24—Fort Benning
it Si
• Score
( 0)
( 0)
26—Montgom'ry Lions( 6)
28—Selma Cloverleafs( 4)
30—Tulane
31—Tulane
April 2—Clemson
3—Clemson
9—Georgia
10—Georgia (Rain)
11—Florida
12—Florida
13—Fort Benning
( 1)
( 3)
( 2)
( 6)
( 3)
( 1)
( 5)
(12)
14—Fort Benning (Rain)
16—Georgia Tech
17—Georgia Tech
20—Georgia Tech
21—Georgia Tech
26—Florida
27—Florida
28—Florida
May 2—Clemson
- 3—Clemson
4—South Carolina
5—Clemson
8—Georgia
14—South Carolina
15—South Carolina
18—Vanderbilt
19—Vanderbilt
( 4)
(U)
(Rain)
( 7)
( 6)
( 0)
( 1)
( 3)
( 6)
( 3)
( 6)
( 1)
( 2)
( 3)
:hedule For 1928
Auburn Score and Place Played
( 7) at Fort Benning, Ga.
(11) at Fort Benning, Ga.
( 2) "A" Day, at Auburn
( 3) at Selma
( 6) at Auburn
( 9) at Montgomery
( 6) at Auburn
( 6) at Auburn
( 3) at Auburn
at Auburn
( 4) at Auburn
(10) at Auburn
(11) at Auburn
at Auburn
(15) at Auburn
( 2) at Auburn
at Atlanta
( 5) at Atlanta
( 5) at Panama City, Fla.
( 2) at Panama City, Fla.
( 2) at Panama City, Fla.
(11) at Clemson
( 9) at Clemson
( 6) at Columbia, S. C.
( 5) at Clemson
( 5) at Athens
( 9) at Auburn
(12) at Auburn
at Nashville
at Nashville
The picture just above is that of
E. R. Moulton (better known as
"Slick"), who is the Tiger baseball
coach this year. He is one of the
best men in the baseball game, hav­ing
had much experience in this
sport here at Auburn and in Hatties-burg,
Mississippi, where he was star
pitcher for both outfits. He is one
of the greatest hurlers that Auburn
has ever produced. Not only was
he outstanding in the baseball field,
but he also starred in football. He
is also assistant football coach.
Coach Moulton is well fitted for the
job of baseball coach, for he has been
with all the players for several years
and knows them well. He also un­derstands
the conditions here, for he
COACH MOULTON
has been here many years and has
the real Auburn Spirit, which helps
put out real teams.
Last year -Coach "Slick" had
charge of the hurlers and turned out
some good men for the position. Then
he took over the team at the latter
part of the season, and the Plains­men
sailed on through a wonderful
season, claiming the Southern Con­ference
Championship.
He has put out a winning team so
far this year, only losing one series,
and that was to Georgia Tech. We
only have two more Conference
games on the schedule, and if we
win these, we will have a good chance
of retaining the title again this year.
Up to date we have won fourteen
games.
SOCIETY BASEBALL
UNDER FULL SWAY
At the present time much interest
is being put on the subject of base­ball
between the various societies on
the campus. Every year the Electri­cal
Engineering students, Mechanical
Engineers, Civil Engineers, and Ag-gricultural
students organize base­ball
teams, and play for the champion­ship.
This year all of the societies
have gotten teams together, but the
Ags have not played any games yet.
According to the present standing
the Elecs, Civils, and Mechanicals are
tied in the percentage of games won.
Each have won one game and lost
one. The Elecs have beaten the Me­chanicals
11 to 8. The Civils beat
the Elecs 10 to 7, and the Mechanicals
beat the Civils 4 to 3 in a hard fought
game.
The tie will be played off before
school is out, so there will be no doubt
as to who has the championship team.
3g«| ;.
WEEMIE BASKIN AND TWO OTHER CHAMPS
This is a picture of Baskin taken
during his stay in New York. Read­ing
left to right: Jackson V. Scholz,
World's record holder, 200 meters,
Olympic champ; "Weemie" Baskin,
A. A. U., indoor champ 70 yard hurd­les,
national collegiate champ, 120-
yard high hurdles, co-holder world
record 60-yard high hurdles; and
Francis Hussey, national 100-yard
champion 1925, member world's re­cord
400 meter relay team in 1924
Olympics.
a WEEMIE" BASKIN BACK ON
PLAINS FOR A SHORT VISIT
A very distinguished gentleman
visited the "Loveliest village of the
Plains" this week, and he was well
known to all of the old followers of
the Orange and Blue. "Weemie"
Baskin, national high hurdle champ­ion,
is spending a few days in Auburn
while he is in the South after several
months of hard training in New York.
Last Saturday at the Southern Con­ference
track meet he ran the high
hurdles with Boyd, of Georgia Tech,
in an exhibition meet. He is train­ing
for the Olympic tryouts which
take place on July 5-6.
It seems very natural to see "Wee­mie"
taking the track at a terrific
rate, with Coach Hutsell holding the
watch.
Baskin will go to his home in
Carrolton, Ga., but will be back in
Auburn in a few days, where he will
get his daily workouts under Coach
Hutsell on the Drake Field track. On
May 23 he plans to go to Annapolis
where he will enter the Navy's Spring
track carnival.
Everyone is glad to see "Weemie"
back again. We have all learned a
great many things about New York
from him.
Tracksters Take
Third Place in S.
Conference Meet
In the annual Southern Conference
track meet, which was held in Bir­mingham
last week, some of the great­est
track men in the country gathered
together, and set some records that
should stand for some time. L. S. U.
won the meet with 43% points. Tech
second with 34% points, and Auburn
third with 33%. North Carolina
came fourth with 30%.
One of the outstanding records was
that of Hamm of Georgia Tech, who
broad jumped a distance of 25 feet
6% inches, which is farther than any
white man has ever jumped, and is
only about three inches inside the
world record.
Snider Breaks Record in Prelims
Last Friday in the preliminaries
Captain "Snitz" Snider covered the
220-yard dash in the record time of
21.4, but the next day this record was
broken by Hamm of Tech, whose time
was 21.2 seconds which is a new Con-
In memory of Richard
Maury who was killed Mon­day
when struck by a pas­senger
train at Natchez,
Miss. The news of Maury's
death caused much sorrow on
the campus by those who
knew him while he attended
Auburn.
Shortly after leaving Au­burn,
he was employed by
the Kansas City Bridge Com­pany.
He was sent to the
Mississippi city a short time
ago. Before entering Au­burn
he attended Spring Hill
College and Barton Academy.
While at Auburn Maury
was a member of the "A"
Club, having made his letter
as a catcher on the baseball
team . He belonged to the
S. A. E. social fraternity and
other organizations, and
made many friends while he
was here.
Interment was made in
Mobile Wednesday.
Tracksters Meet Tech in
Atlanta, Closing Season
Coach Hutsell -will take his track
team to Atlanta this week-end, and
will meet Georgia Tech in a dual meet
on Grant Field. Tech has one of the
strongest group of harriers in the
Southern Conference, and will have
a slight edge on the Plainsmen. Last
week at the Conference meet in Bir­mingham,
Tech took second place,
beating Auburn by a mere half point,
but in a dual meet, she has an outfit
that will be hard to beat.
Snider and Hamm Will Run Dashes
On the hundred and 220 we will
see some of the prettiest running of
the year, when Captain "Snitz" Snid­er
and Ed Hamm get together. Last
week Hamm beat Snider on both of
ference record. "Snitz" was second
in the race. Hamm also took the 100-
yard dash, with Snider close behind
to take second place. It was taken by
tieing the Conference record time of
9.8 seconds.
Auburn Shines on Hurdles
On the 220-yard hurdles the first
three places went to the Plainsmen.
Beard took the S. C. record by climb­ing
over the fences in 24.4 seconds as
compared to the old time of 24.6. Au­burn
was well represented in this
event, with Virgin taking second and
Upshaw third. The old record was
made by Watt, of North Carolina, in
1926.
On the high hurdles Auburn was
again the leader with Virgin leading
the way. He took first place in this.
Virgin was high point man in the
meet for the Tigers. Beard had hard
luck in this event, for he knocked
down four hurdles, which disqualified
him.
In the javelin throw the Villagers
came through with a second. Robin­son
took this second with a little over
179 feet, which was a good throw,
considering that he had a sore arm.
Anderson, of Georgia took first place,
and set a new record of 193 feet 8%
inches. In the dual meet with Geor­gia
a short time ago, Robinson took
first place in the javelin throw, beat-continued
on page 6)
these events, but the question is, can
he do it again. Hamm had a good
day, but Snider ran him a good race,
and should give him a run for his
money this week.
Hamm will have no trouble in tak­ing
the broad jump, after the record
he made last week. However, he will
find some competition in Beard and
Tuxworth.
Auburn Will Likely Take Hurdles
With Beard, Virgin, and Upshaw
jumping the fences for the Tigers,
we have an excelent chance of taking
these events. Tech has a good high
hurdler in Boyd, but Auburn will bs
hard to beat on the hurdles.
On the 440-yard dash we will see
a pretty race with Snider likely run­ning
for the Orange and Blue, while
Kontz will take the track for Tech.
Our javelin thrower, Robinson, will
have little competition, provided his
arm is in good throwing condition.
Nash of Tech has a good chance of
taking the pole vault, with Creel and
Swain running close for second. The
high jump will be taken by Coker,
while Virgin and Swain will fight it
out for second place.
Hood will take the shot without a
doubt, and "Nick" Carter will place
about second. The discus will be a
close race between Carter and Horn.
Horn has got something over 132 feet,
and we understand that "Nick" has
been tossing the discus for good yard­age
this week.
The prettiest run of the week will
probably be the 880-yard run, which
will be run by Tamplin of Auburn and
Beall of Tech. It will be very close,
and will create a lot of excitement.
The distances will go to Tech.
Six Tigers End Careers on Track
Saturday
When this dual meet is over Sat­urday,
six Tigers will turn in their
uniform to Coach Hutsell for the last
time. These men are Captain Snider,
Upshaw, Tamplin, Duncan, Tuxworth,
and Creel, all of whom are seniors and
will graduate. These runners will be
greatly missed next year.
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who feel that in'ard hankerin' have discovered what to do about it. They
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Tobacco science has produced in Camel a superb blend of the choicest
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THE PLAINSMAN
SPRING TRAINING COMES TO END;
MUCH GOOD IS ACCOMPLISHED
Last Thursday afternoon the Tiger
spring t r a i n i n g sqaud left Drake Field
a f t e r taking their last work-out for
t h i s season. Even though there was
not such an extra large group to t u rn
out for this training, we can already
see lots of improvement in the way the
boys handle the "ball, both on the pass­ing
and the receiving ends. Coach
Bohler has gone to the bottom of the
game, and has taught some funda­mentals
that some of the players had
not thought of before. Of course, he
could not go too deep into the game,
because this training was mainly to
teach the players to handle the ball,
and to get t r a i n i n g in running. Never­theless
some few good scrimmages
were had, where good ideas of the
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Coach Bohler believes in students
going out for every team that he
possibly has time for. He says that
he would rather cut out spring train­ing
and have the squad t u r n out for
track and football. Several of the
best grid-iron artists were unable to
go out for spring training, but have
received just as much good while per­forming
on the other athletic fields.
Both of these help to keep the athlete
in good physical condition, and while
this is not always the main thing, it
is an important factor.
We should have a much better team
next year, even though we do not ex­pect
to win every game that we play,
for it will take Coach Bohler some
time to get his principals drilled into
his new proteges. At a recent meet­ing
in Montgomery, Coach states
"Our starting team should be well
able to take care of itself, but Auburn
will not be overly strong in reserve
force. Of course, this is an early
season to mention football prospects
and these are merely my May obser­vations
after a few weeks at Auburn.
I t is thought by Coach Bohler that
the best way of handling a forward
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Former Auburn Man
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CARTER'S PRESSING SHOP
I n a recent issue of the magazine,
"Certified Milk", there appeared a
picture of E. D. King, Jr., '16, with
the caption, "Successful Promoter of
Milk Week." Dr. King received this
honor for the splendid manner in
which he promoted "Milk Week" in
Valdosta, Ga., where he is .Meat and
Milk Inspector.
Born on a farm near Mobile, Ala.,
Dr. King received his early educa­tion
at the Lower Peach Tree High
School and Southern Business Uni­versity
of Mobile, and taught in the
public school of Monroe County be­fore
he was twenty-one years of age.
In 1916 he completed a course of
Veterinary Medicine at the Veterin­a
r y College of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, 'serving that year as presi­dent
of the college veterinary so­ciety.
He commenced practice in
Mobile the same year, but in October
1917, was called to the colors and
served with the Veterinary Reserve
of the U. S. Army with the rank of
Second Lieutenant. His duties took
him to France where he wasTn~active
service in the battles of St. Mihiel,
Aisne-Marne and Meuse-Argonne.
Returning to the United States in
the spring of 1919, Dr. King resumed
general practice at Mobile, remaining
there until 1920, when he became
Meat and Milk Inspector at Valdosta.
He has since been Commander of
the Valdosta Post of the American
Legion and is Resident-Secretary of
the American Veterinary Medical As­sociation.
He is also Chairman of
the Publicity Committee of the
Southeastern States Food and Drug
Officials Association. His career has
included lecturing at several import­ant
educational institutions and the
delivering of addresses and papers
before meetings of many veterinary
association. Dr. King is regarded by
his profession as one of the most de­pendable
authorities on food hygiene.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAM IS TO
BE BROADCAST
Senior Class To Pay
All On Basket-balls
Will
Ex-Auburn Hurler
Stars With B'ham.
Big Fred Sheridan,'the former Ti­ger
ferocious of Auburn's Plains, has
side-armed the Barons back into first
place in the Southern association.
After joining the Baronal forces
only a few days ago, Sheridan was
sent into the box for relief hurling
duties against Memphis and he held
them in check while his mates ram­med
out a belated 7 to 5 victory.
The decision placed the cohorts of
Johnny Dobbs a full game ahead of
the Chickasaws in the mad scramble
for leadership.
Four billion pounds more milk was
produced in the United States during
1926 than in 1925.
pass on the defense is by covering the
receivers instead of rushing the pass­er.
This is easily understood when it
is remembered t h a t there are five men
who are eligible to catch the pass,
while on the other hand the defense
has eleven men to break them up, and
the longer the passer takes to throw
the ball, the better is is for the men
on the defense, for they have time to
take in the situation. If the passer
does take some time to throw the ball,
the defense has plenty of time to cov­er
up the five eligible men. He be­lieves
in tricky playing and has his
plays work so that the opponents
think they know how the play is go­ing,
and then find t h a t they a r e wrong
when it is too late.
Coach "Boozer" Pitts has been a
great help to Coach Bohler this
spring, in helping him line up the
players and in getting a general idea
of the situation here. Coach "Boozer"
has the real old time Auburn Spirit,
and he has said that he feels more at
home teaching Math and coaching at
Auburn than he could at anything
else.
We all know the prospects for the
Varsity next fall. We will have one
of the heaviest lines in the South,
with such men as Carter, Cunning­ham,
Newton, Taylor, Long, Ingram,
and Harkins. Almost all of these men
weigh around two hundred pounds,
and don't mind hitting a man. In the
backfield we have Tuxworth, Craw­ford,
Snider, Ward, Granger, Peake,
and members from the Freshman
squad of this year.
The Rats should have a winning
season next year, for we understand
that much good material will be on
hand when the call is issued to the
yearlings next fall. Coach "Red"
Brown has been all over the state
looking over the prospects, and it is
thought t h a t the Freshmen will enjoy
a winning team.
Annual commencement exercises
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
two baseball games between Auburn
and Mercer, music, educational dis­cussions,
market news, and weather
forecasts will be broadcast from Sta­tion
WAPI during the week of May
20.
Sunday morning, p May 20, begin­ning
at 10:30, commencement sermon
by Dr. Carter Helm Jones, Second
Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Monday noon, May 21, music by
the studio trio. Auburn news notes
by C. K. Brown.
Monday afternoon, beginning at
2:30, a play-by-play report of the
Auburn-Mercer baseball game from
the fieldside.
Tuesday morning, May 22, begin­ning
at 10:30, the graduating ad­dress
by Dr. John J. Tigert, U. S.
Commissioner of Education.
Tuesday afternoon, beginning at
2:30, a detailed report of the Au­burn-
Mercer baseball game.
Tuesday night, beginning at 9, or­chestra
program. A book review will
be presented.
Wednesday noon, May 23, vocal
selections by Rev. O. D. Langston
and the student quartet. Prof. W.
B. England on a review of business
conditions.
Wednesday night, beginning at 9,
orchestra music.
Thursday noon, May 24, studio
orchestra program. The importance
of vegetables in the diet by Miss
Helen Kennedy.
Thursday night, beginning at 9,
orchestra program. Dr. George Pe-t
r ie on a current topic.
Make Gift Without
Other Classes
Aid
At the meeting of the Senior class
the past week it was decided that in
raising the money with which to buy
gold basket balls for the letter men
of the 1927-1928 basket ball team
that the class should give all the mon­ey
needed.
The underclassmen had previously
voted to furnish the needed money to
buy the balls if there was not enough
given by the Seniors but they decided
they would take the responsibility.
0
The letter men of the basket ball
team wish to thank the underclass­men
for voting to give them money
toward getting gold basket balls.
This attempt to gjve the men these
trophies has been met with unani­mous
approval because of the faith­ful
work during the season.
All the letter men, the coach, and
the manager received the balls. These
men are A. L. Smith, L. W. James,
W. E. James, G. J. Ellis, H. L. Mul-lin,
Fob James, Frank DuBose, J. C.
Akin, Coach A. P. Papke, and Mana­ger
E. G. Salter.
As a general practice Alabama
farmers leave their cotton too thin
and their corn too thick.
Friday noon, May 25, new Victor
releases will be played during the
Jesse FrenchrVictor program. "Aunt
Sammy" will discuss a home econom­ics
topic.
Saturday noon, May 26, a variety
program by the student quartet.
Prof. J. R. Rutland on the Sunday
School lesson, and Miss Helen Johns­ton
on the State short course for
club girls.
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Blindfolded
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James Montgomery Flagg selects
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taken in bis studio while leit m i being made
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Subject was blindfolded, and, in t h e presence of
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t h e t a s t e , coffee was served before each cigarette
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Page 6. THE PLAINSMAN
TRACKSTERS MEET TECH IN
ATLANTA, CLOSING SEASON
(Continued from page 1)
ing Anderson.
Other records that were broken in
the meet were: McDowell of North
Carolina, who high jumped 6 feet 1%
inches; O'Dell of Clemson vaulted 13
feet 3 inches to break his own record;
Gess of the University of Kentucky,
ran the 880-yard run in 1 minute 55.8
seconds; Pritchett, of North Carolina,
ran the two-mile in 9 minutes 47.6
seconds; Zulick, of Maryland, who put
the shot 45 feet 9Vi inches; and Lund,
of V. P. I., who threw the discus 136
feet 6Vi inches.
Louisiana State, the team that won
the meet, did not register a single
first place, but had enough other
places to win by a good margin.
Hamm, of Tech, was the outstand­ing
man of the meet, making three
first places. He was in perfect con­dition,
and there never has been an­other
trackster in the South who has
had more perfect day.
over in the eighth. Sankey opened
the inning when he worked Stoddard
for a base on four bad ones. Ben was
thrown out on a fielder's choice, but
Smith, who forced Sankey at second,
got busy and went down on the next
ball pitched. F. James fanned but
"Dooley "Gilchrist got his second hit
of the game and Smith rode home on
the rap. Booth went in to hit for E.
James, but Gilchrist was thrown out
stealing second.
The South Carolina outfit sent three
men to the plate in the ninth only to
take a swing and then take a seat in
the dugout. Sally hit a roller to Wood
who threw him out at first. Stoddard
lifted one to Jim Crawford and was
out. Farr hit a weak pop-up to Sank­ey
and the game ended.
AB R H E
S. CAROLINA 31 3 4 3
AUBURN 38 12 17 7
BOB BLAKEY WINS
ARCHITECT PRIZE
PLAINSMEN TAKE LAST
CONFERENCE FRAY HERE
(Continued from page four)
at first, Clark to Windus.
Carolinians Make Last Run in Sixth
The Gamecocks scored their last run
and got their last hit of the game in
the sixth frame. For the remaining
three innings "Cush" Wood was in­vincible.
From then on it was just a
case of three up and three down.
Swink led off with a tap to Howard
Smith, who pulled Fob James off the
bag. Chandler singled for his second
hit of the game and sent Swink to
third. Chandler was thrown out at
second, Wood to Smith. Sally flied
to Crawford, but Swink crossed the
plate on the throw-in. Farr went in
to pinch hit for Cooper, but he hit an
easy roller to Fob James and was out
at first.
Akin Swats Four Bagger
The Tigers got three more in the
seventh. Gilchrist singled through
short and went to third on E. James'
single . Wood popped to the pitcher
and was out. Akin up. "Jelly" sent
one for a ride that was good for four
bases and sent two mates in ahead of
him. Ellis followed with a slap over
second, but" was nipped off first on a
double play when Crawford hit a fly
to Winberly who shot the pill back
to first.
The Village boys put another run
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Years
(Continued from page 1)
This prize was won by Mr. Robert
Blakey, of Birmingham.
Seeing the interest created by the
offer of this prize, the Architectural
Faculty enhanced the interest by ad­ding
to it a second prize of five dol­lars
worth of books pertaining to
Architecture. The second prize was
awarded to Guy Winfried Swaim, of
Little Rock, Arkansas. Those receiv­ing
honorable mention were E. B.
Mims, C. F. Davis, and G. W. Howe.
This contest was open to all Archi­tectural
students, and was compre­hensive
of pencil sketches as well as
those done in water colors. Much in­terest
was shown in it, and many ex­cellent
sketches were entered. It is
to be an annual event, its object being
to stimulate the students to greater
endeavor.
JUNIORS WILL REPORT
JUNE 8; FORT BENNING
DR, KNAPP WILL DELIVER
MAIN ADDRESS HERE
(Continued from page 1)
portation for the returning alumni.
Following the barbecue to be held
at 1 o'clock there will be a baseball
game on the campus between the
Tigers and Mercer University.
Following the meeting Monday
morning, there will be elaborate mili­tary
maneuvers on the drill field di­rectly
behind the Main Building.
Many of the alumni will no doubt
find much interest here before the
activities in Langdon Hall begin.
More than 150 commisisons in the
Reserve Corps will be awarded by
Governor Bibb Graves to the Auburn
seniors who have completed courses
in R. O. T. C. There will also be the
competitive battery drills, individual
rifle drill, and other activities of in­terest.
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HUDSON and THOMPSON
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"CUSH" WOOD and "STUMPY" FEAGIN
Student Representatives,
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Advice and Accommodation
For Every College Man
Any Financial Assistance or Business Transaction
C. Felton Little, '04, President
W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President G. H. Wright, '17, Cashier
(Continued from page one)
firing for the Engineers. All stu­dents
will receive training in pistol
marksmanship. Each unit will make
a more or less extended hike of sev­eral
days, during which the experi­ence
of actual living conditions in
field service will be received. In­cluded
in this of course are the fa­mous
"chow line" with mess kits, and
the use of "pup" tents. Guard duty,
company and battery, drill, adminis­tration,
and many other subjects are
also in the training program, vary­ing
to suit the needs of the Field Ar­tillery
and Engineer units. «
Facilities for recreational activities
are bountiful for the Fort Benning
R. O. T. C. camp. An excellent 18
hole golf course and tennis courts are
near the camp area, as is the swim­ming
pool, which is one of the best
in the south. Baseball teams are
formed, and games arranged with
other teams of regular army organi­zations
on the post. Volley ball, in­door
base ball and- horse shoe pitch­ing
are other forms of athletics which
received much attention at the camp
last year.
The general consensus of opinion
among the students who went to
Fort Benning last year, was that they
had a mighty big time, and this year's
group of students expect to enjoy it
just as thoroughly.
SCARABS BE INSTALLED
AS CIRCLE OF OMICRON
D E L T A KAPPA
JOHN J. TIGERT SPEAKS
HERE AT COMMENCEMENT
(Continued from Page 1.)
absentia". At Oxford he represented
his college, Pembroke, in rowing, ten­nis
and cricket and was a member
of the All-Rhodes Scholar Baseball
Team.
From 1907 to 1909 Mr. Tigert held
the chair of Philosophy and Physol-ogy
in Central College, Fayette, Mo.
From there he was called to the Pres­idency
of the Kentucky Wesleyan
College at Winchester, Ky., holding
this position at the age of 27 years.
He was one of the incorporators of
the Association of Universities and
Colleges .of Kentucky and later served
as President of this Association. In
1911, Mr. Tigert accepted the position
of Professor of Philosophy and Psy­chology
in the University of Ken­tucky,
Lexington. In 1917 the De­partment
was divided and Mr. Tigert
was offered his choice of the chairs
of" Philosophy and Psychology. He
accepted the chair of Psychology and
kept this position until his appoint­ment
as Commissioner of Education
by President Harding in 1921.
(Continued from page 1)
tates controlling all student organiza­tions
and possessed of the knowledge
of the inner workings of college af­fairs."
The membership for the year
1927-28 is comprised of the most out
standing men on the campus. They
are: H. C. Hopson, President, Ben
Sankey, Ben Rives, C. H. Feagan.
Rosser Alston, Merritt Burns, J. B.
Beard, Frank Malone, J. C. Akin and
R. O. Lile.
As has been the custom in the past,
pledges were kept secret and an-nounceded
during Commencement
Dances. The initiation was the bur­lesque
of an Egyptian court, empha­sizing
the relation of the Scarabs as
a symbol of eternal service in the
worship of the ancient Egyptians.
To the strains of Egyptian music the
king entered with his court. W. W.
Paterson as the king ruled with great
pomp and grandeur until the entrance
of Pete Crenshaw as the dancer de
luxe. The setting of the court was
further carried out by slaves and at­tendants
who were A. F. McGhee,
Frank DuBose, Ludwig Smith, J. B.
Merrill, J. R. Taylor, Joe Ford, H.
W. Glover and P. M. Beard.
Following the public initiation this
morning the initiates, old members
and alumni with their dates enjoyed
a delightful banquet at the Clement
Hotel in Opelika.
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The men we select will be given a
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MONDAY, MAY 21
"THE COLLEGE HERO"
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(Continued from page 1)
of quite a bit, even before I left here,
and that is the prestige the school
loses by going under three names. You
would be surprised to know that the
University gets quite a bit of praise
that Auburn really deserves and
which is her own. I realize that it is
an old tradition to call the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute Auburn, but
when you stop to think that the pub­lic
outside of the Southern Conference
does not know where Auburn is and
when you try to explain or even
change the name of A. P. I. to Alaba­ma
Tech the general public jumps at
a conclusion and give's the University
the credit. I would suggest that Au­burn
go by the name Alabama State
or Alabama Tech., and let us get the
publicity and prestige that Auburn
deserves".
Do you think Auburn is coming
back? "I do. When I notice the good
work that our basket ball, baseball,
and track teams have been doing,
there is no doubt in my mind that the
Tigers are on the upward grade once
more".
Do you miss Auburn since you have
been in New York? "I surely do. Re­gardless
of where you go after finish­ing
school there is always a tender
spot, a longing for the dear old plains.
At times I have been so homesick for
the ring of the eight o'clock bells, the
whooping and hollowing, and the shirt
tail parades that I would have given
an unreasonable price to have walk­ed
down the streets and hollowed at
the top of my voice, "War eagle! Eat
'em up tiger! Give 'um hell, Auburn.
Ever see any other Auburn men up
in New York? "Yes! The Auburn men
in New York have a banquet each
month. There are usually 15 or 20
present and we all have an enjoyable
evening. Of course we 'sling a little
bull, and talk about old times".
LANE CHAPTER CIVIL
ENGRS. HOLD BANQUET
(Continued from Page 1.)
the "Aloutte Song", ably led by Prof.
John, disturbed the sleepers on the
floors above. This was not the only
source of music, however—and a very
good thing it wasn't—for plenty of
music were furnished by visitors.
Just before the wee hours of the
morning crept on, the senior story
telling contest, with a box of cigars
as a prize, began. The judges had a
hard time deciding who told the best
story, as so many amusing ones had
been told. However, they finally de­cided
in favor of one who doesn't
even smoke.
Mr. Earl Meadows, one of the sen­iors,
then captured the attention of
those present by displaying some of
his magic.
Professor Callan ended the evening
by telling the undergraduates that the
torch had been tossed to the men that
they were expecting to pick it up and
carry it forward as the preceding
classes had done.
FIRST DANCE IS ONE
ROUND OF MERRIMENT
DR. C. L. BOYD, D. D. S.
DENTIST
Tiger Drug Store Building
Upstairs
(Continued from page 1)
The merriment lasted for two and
one-half hours then thirty minutes
intermission. During the last hour of
the ball the music began to gain head­way
along with the carefree laughter
of the dancers. The increase in
rhythm and time had its effect for
soon every one was going at top speed
trying to utilize completely those last
few minutes of time. Even the am­phibians
upon the walls seemed to
catch the swing of the music and
dance about on the paper upon which
they were drawn.
The register at the Social Direct­or's
office shows that the visiting
ladies registered to date are from five
Southern States with more than thir­ty
cities represented.
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Office Over Toomer's Drug
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