1929-02-17 The Plainsman

              AUBURN RATS 49
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VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1929. NUMBER 34
SPECIAL R.0.T.C UNIFORM OF GRAY PROBABLE FOR NEXT YEAR
ATHLETIC COUNCIL APPROVES
AWARD SEVENTEEN LETTERS
No Awards Given Cheerleaders
Because Of Failure
To Elect
TWENTY FROSH AWARDS
Basis For Recognition Were
Scholastic Work And
Team Spirit
The Athletic Council announced
Friday the approval of the recommen­dations
for letter awards by Coach
George M. Bohler. Seventeen foot­ball
men received letters for the past
season. According to an announce­ment
given out today by lettermen
the captain of the 1929 .grid team
will be elected Monday.
The basis for the letter awards
were scholastic work, team spirit,
general attitude and athletic ability.
Aside from the football awards five
members of the cross country team
will be given the varsity cross coun­try
award. The members of the cross
country team to receive the awards
are: V. C. Helms, C. E. Teague, S. L.
Shanks, J. H. Pitts and J. F. Mc-
Clendon.
No awards were given cheerlead­ers
due to the fact that a head cheer­leader
was not elected. Coach Boh­ler
announced that twenty members
of the frosh squad would, receive
numerals.
The football men who will receive
the coveted "A" are: H. J. Carter
(capt.), E. W. Peake, J. B. Craw­ford,
P. Callahan, T. E. Tuxworth,
H. Long, G. Long, H. L. Green, C.
Harkins, R. Ingram, J. B. Burt, E.
Spinks, C. L. Schlich, W. G. Granger,
E. Shannon, W. R. Kirkwood, and
Mgr. R. M. Hatcher.
The twenty members of Coach Red
Browns frosh eleven to receive num­erals
are: J. M. Andrews, J. D. Bush,
F. J. Creighton, M. V. Davidson,
George Egge, W. B. Hardin, L. L.
Hatfield, Geo. Holdcroft, B. C. Jones,
R. J. Jordan, P. C. Kaley, B. W. Kin-caid,
J. A. Locker, Roy Pate, R.
Prim, J. D. Simpkins, P. C. Stone, W.
R. Tamplin, F. L. Young, and Mgr.
A. M. Harrison.
VIENNA HIGH FIVE
NOT TO COMPETE
By Elmer G. Salter
Vienna High School, winners of
the Cotton States tourney in 1927
and 1928 will not defend their cham­pionship
this year. The Vienna
cagesters will be unable to enter the
outstanding basketball classic in Dixie
because of a conflict in tournament
dates. Vienna will be represented in
a district tourney the days that the
Cotton States meet is in progress.
Tallassee High School, Tallassee,
Ala.; Wetumpka Aggifis, Wetumpka,
Ala.; Malone High, Malone, Fla.; and
Monticello High School, Monticello,
Miss, are the latest teams that Coach
Wilbur Hutsell has sent invitations
too. Counting the above teams, the
number of teams invited to the Cot­ton
States meet now numbers twelve.
Nine teams were sent invitations
Wednesday but Brookhaven High
School, Brookhaven, Miss, had to de­cline
their invitation.
With the eighth annual Cotton
States tourney less than a week off,
good reports of the teams that have
been invited continue to pour into
Coach Hutsell's office.
Coach Thurston Adams Foley High
dribblers have submitted their record
and the record is—13 wins and no
losses. In the 13 games, Foley has
scored 710 points against 330 for
their opponents. Their record was
made against the leading teams in
South Alabama.
Because the Auburn tourney is
governed under the rules and regu­lations
of the National High School
Federation, Riverside Military Acad­emy,
Gainesville, Ga., will be unable
to enter the meet.
Tries to Be Nonchalant
Without A Cigarette
Whether it is possible to be
nonchalant without a cigarette
in a trying situation is the sub­ject
of much speculation since
Kenneth Daughrity, popular pro­fessor
of English, now engaged
in extension teaching in nearby
towns, was embarassed for the
first time in his life.
Entering one of the fashion­able
cafes in Notasulga, Ala-
. bama the Auburn professor-gave
his order to the proprietor.
While the order was being filled
the professor, suddenly realized
that he had not brought the
funds. There was one alterna­tive—
would the proprietor ac­cept
a check? No, he did not
cash checks. Very well he would
assume the indifferent attitude
and smoke a cigarette. Being a
typical absent minded genius he
found that the. "smokes" had
been left in his apartment.
Having no means to purchase
the necessities of life and being
in a strange country without
sympathy he needed no catalyst
to hasten the action. It is said
that he unapologetically arose
and departed.
Nu Mu Society
Visits Gadsden
On Inspection
Are Guests Of Gulf States Steel
Company
Five-Year Course
In Architecture Is
Favored By Biggin
Strong endorsement for extending
college and university courses in ar­chitecture
from four to five years is
voiced by Dean Frederic Child Big­gin,
in an article published in the cur­rent
issue of the American Architect,
which is the leading magazine in this
field.
Dean Biggin gave his reasons why
this should be done, in a letter to
the editor of the publication, said let­ter
being the basis for the only edi­torial
appearing in the January num­ber.
He pointed out that an education
so comprehensive as a college course
in architecture cannot be given in
four years. He urged that all schools
of architecture extend their courses to
five years. He declared that wherever
this has been done the results have
been satisfactory. Graduates have-f
gone out more confident and have
been preferred by their employers
because of their better general edu­cation
and their knowledge of busi­ness
methods.
Dean Bigin indicated that the time
may come when, like law, a four year
college course will be required for
entrance to a recognized school of ar­chitecture.
CLASS OF '29 LOSES
SIX AT MID TERM
Many Students Complete Required
Work During Summer Session
Seniors of 1928-29, who are can
didates for graduation in May, and
who completed the required work
during the first semester are: Vera
Cosby, Sec. Ed.; Forney Rutledge
Daugette, Gen. Bus.; William Cur
tis Friday, Ag. Ed.; Mayme Howell
Miller, Sec. Ed.; Cornelius Marion
Suffich, C. E., and Frances Trammell,
Sec. Ed.
The following students have com
pleted the requirements for gradua­tion
since the last award of degrees
and will receive diplomas in May;
Henry Warren Hinton, Gen. Bus.;
Richard C. Shepard, Pre. Med.; Mary
Eunice Stinnett, H. Ec. and Richard
Dexter Yarbrough, Elec. Eng.
GIFT IS APPRECIATED
Twenty Mechanicals and Three
Chemicals Enjoy Trip
Headed by Prof. C. R. Hixon a
party of 23 students in engineering
made an inspection trip to Gadsden
as guests of the Gulf States Steel
Comapny. With the exception of
three chemical engineers all students
in the party are taking the course in
mechanical engineering.
The-trip was both pleasant and in­structive,
according to reports by
Professor Hixon and students upon
their return. They were impressed
with the plant of the Gulf States
Steel Company and grateful for cour­tesies
extended.
Those in the party were P. R.
Anderson, G. B. Ashcraft, Robert
Bruce, G. W. Dobbs, D. A. Gardner,
Jack Knight, R. L. Landstreet, W. W.
Oyler, C. G. Quails, O. G. Quenelle,
C. H. Rohling, E. Saddler, J. F.
Shackleford, Ludwig A. Smith, S. S.
Stewart, George Stafford, R. F. Tins-ley,
J. E. Turner, W. Walters, I. H.
Virgin, H. P. White, J. H. White and
H. G. Wilcox. *
INITIATIONS OF
FRATS IN SWING
Over One Hundred And Fifty Frosh
Go Greek
About this time of year in Auburn,
when the mid-term grades have been
turned in, there comes a period of
two or three days in the life of the
fraternity pledge which he will never
forget, initiation. This year there
are a total of 186 men going or hav­ing
gone through.
The names of the fraternities, the
number of initiates taking the initia­tions
and the time of the formal ini­tiations
are given as follows: Alpha
Gamma Rho, nine, Feb. 17; Alpha
Lambda Tau, five, Feb. 15; Alpha
Tau Omega, twelve; Alpha Psi, four,
Feb. 15; Beta Kappa, two, Feb. 16;
Delta Sigma Phi, five, Feb. 16; Kap­pa
Alpha, eight, Feb. 27; Kappa
Sigma, seven; Lambda Chi, seven,
Feb. 20; Phi Delta Chi, five, Feb. 2;
Phi Kappa Delta, six, Feb. 16; Phi
Kappa Tau, five, Feb. 16; Pi Kappa
Alpha, eleven, Feb. 20; Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, ten, Feb. 17; Sigma Nu,
thirteen, Feb. 27; Sigma Phi Epsilon,
seven, Feb. 23; Sigma Phi Sigma,
thirteen, Feb. 20; Sigma Pi, eleven,
Feb. ,17; Square and Compass, eight,
Oct. 29; Tau Omega Chi, eight, Feb.
5; Theta Kappa Nu, five, Feb. 30;
Theta Chi, eight, Feb. 20; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, ten, Feb. 17; Phi Kap­pa
Phi, Feb. 15.
First Faculty Dance
Of Last Term Friday
Four More Dances For Faculty On
Schedule
The first faculty dance, of the
second semester series of five fac­ulty
dances scheduled by the faculty
dance committee was held Friday
night at the Alumni Gymnasium, the
music being furnished by Max Jones.
In spite of the fact that no wax
was put on the floor, due to the bas­ketball
games scheduled Saturday,
this dance was declared by all pres­ent
to be the peppiest dance of the
1928-29 season, and with spring in
the air, the faculty dances are ex­pected
to take on a new and even
better spirit, if such is possible.
The following dances are scheduled
for the rest of the semester: March
Dance, Saturday, March 9; Easter
Dance, Saturday, March 30; May Day
Dance, Tuesday, April 30; Secorid
Faculty Commencement Day, Mon­day,
May 20.
Dean of Summer School
ZEBULON JUDD
SUMMER SCHOOL
PLANS FOR 1929
ARE COMPLETED
Outstanding Educators Will
Comprise Faculty
GRADUATE WORK GIVEN
Graduation Exercises To Take
Place At End of the
' Second Term
Three and one-half months in ad­vance
of the date for the opening,
plans have been formulated for the
1929 summer session at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute; Announcement
is made by Dean Zebulon Judd of the
school of education, who is director
of the Auburn summer school, that
the first term will open June 3 and
close July 12. The second term will
open July 15 and close August 17, at
which time the second commencement
of the year at Auburn will take place.
The faculty for the summer school
will consist of members of the regu-lare
faculty plus outsanding educators
gathered from numerous colleges and
universities throughout the country.
Those who are specialists in subjects
of interest to Auburn summer school
students will be added to the faculty
as is the annual custom.
In making this announcement Dean
Judd said that preparations are be­ing
made for regular college students,
for teachers in service, and for high
school students who wish to make up
back work or who wish to increase
their credits.
Graduate as well as undergraduate
work will be available. At former
summer schools at Auburn many who
have college degrees have done grad­uate
work to . obtain post-graduate
degrees; and to such students courses
will be offered in 1929. At the sum­mer
school commencement last Au­gust
70 degrees were conferred by
President Knapp, and eight of these
were degrees of master of science.
"In the early summer schools at
Auburn," said Dean Judd, "the ma­jority
of students worked for exten­sion
of certificates "but in recent years
the majority have taken work lead­ing
to college degrees. By doing sum-
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Daughrity Elected
For Alpha Mu Rho
Miss Zoe Dobbs Is Also An Honorary
Member
Professor Kenneth Daughrity, of
the English department of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, has been
initiated as an honorary of the Alpha
Mu Rho, a National honorary philo­sophic
fraternity of which a chapter
was established at Auburn in 1926.
Miss Zoe Dobbs, dean of women, is
also an honorary member of the Au-bui-
n chapter. Coke Matthews of Bir­mingham
is president. $
The fraternity promotes and en­courages
a search for truth in col­leges
and universities throughout the
United States. Members are selected
on this basis. •
I
Art Specimens
From Different
Colleges Here
On Display In The School Of
Architecture
HERE FROM BIRMINGHAM
Another Exhibit Is To Be Held
In April
With specimens of art from seven
universities and colleges, a traveling
art exhibit is now on display in the
School of Architecture here, where
students and professors are studying
it carefully. It was sent to Auburn
by the Birmingham Society of Ar­chitects,
and will go from Auburn to
the University of Miami.
Colleges and universities represent­ed
in the exhibit are Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, George
Washington University, Catholic Uni­versity
of America, Princeton Uni­versity,
University of Illinois, Yale
University, Carnegia Tech, New
York College.
Another exhibit will be in Auburn
in April, Dean Frederic Child Biggin
announced. In this way Auburn stu­dents
get ideas from leading schools
of architecture throughout the United
States.
H. E. COX SPEAKS
TO MEMBERS AIEE
Vice-Pres. Birmingham Electric Co.
Gives Instructive Talk
Speaking to the local branch of
A. I. E. E. at a special meeting Fri­day
night, Mr. H. E. Cox, vice presi­dent
of Uhe Birmingham Electric
Company, presented in interesting
detail the opportunities in the public
utility business for the enterprising
college graduate.
"The public utility business is a
complicated one, and is constantly
undergoing changes and improve­ments.
The industry is new, and is
growing so rapidly, that methods of
doing things are never stationary.
Standards of today are obsolete to­morrow.
Men who succeed in public
utility work must not only quickly
master experiences of the past, but
be able to meet the demands of the
present, and at the same time be
mentally alert to new situations as
they may arise."
Mr. Cox's visit is primarily for the
purpose of interesting seniors, in the
public utility, busines, especially his
company. Seniors will be selected
from the different engineering de­partments
to serve a two-years train­ing
course in the different phases of
the Birmingham concern. It is the
intention of Mr. Cox to choose men
from the civil, electrical, and chemi­cal
classes to fill present require­ments,
these three branches of engi­neering
including the technical side
of his business.
R. O. Magill Speaks
« At YMCA Banquet
Climaxing a brilliant semester of
Y. M. C. A. work the members of the
Auburn Y. M. C. A. held their an­nual
Mid-Term banquet Friday
evening in the Eastern Star Dining
Hall.
Mr. R. O. Magill, regional secre­tary
of the Y. M. C. A., journeyed
from Atlanta to attend the banquet.
He was the guest of honor and prin­cipal
speaker of the occasion.
Mr. Magill discussed specifically
the Y. M. C. A. work on the Auburn
campus and in more general terms
t h e work of that organization
throughout the United States. He
stated that all members of the Y.
M. C. A. everywhere have the same
idea in view in their work, that of
developing the Christian ideals among
the youth of today. He emphasized
that the college students are the most
influential of all the young men, and
that colleges are the best places for
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BASIC STUDENTS TO RECEIVE
COMMUTATION FOR UNIFORMS
Bennie Gets Upset in
Oil Pool on Thursday
While walking through con­gested
traffic at the intersec­tion
of Magnolia Street and Col­lege
Avenue, Bennett Battle
Ross, dean of the school of chem­istry
and pharmacy, lost his equi­librium
and took a seat in a pool
of oil deposited from a passing
car.
Contrary to student opinion of
his absentmindedness, Dr. Ross
arose from the grimy surround­ings
amid the din of a progres­sive
and fast moving community,
and reported the affair to the
city constable, who, in compli­ance
with the dean's request sta­tioned
a guard on the spot to
warn other passersby of the dan­ger
of slippery pavements.
The popular chemist has de­serted
test tubes and crucibles
for the baking business. It is re­ported
that he is a pilgrim to the
dressing room of the gymnasium
where he is being treated by
Coach Hutsell for injuries sus­tained
by the fall.
Board of Trustees
To Meet in Auburn
Coming Week-End
Governor Bibb Graves and other
members of the board of trustees of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
will be in Auburn on Washington's
birthday, February 22. They will
come for a regular meeting of the
board in the afternoon. During the
forenoon they will review the Au­burn
R. O. T. C. unit and listen to
an address by Judge W. B. Bowling
of LaFayette.
Being an ex-army officer and .a
world war veteran Governor Graves
will have peculiar pleasure in review­ing
the Auburn cadets. For many
years he has taken an active interest
in military affairs, both State and na­tional,
and is rated as one- of the best
informed military men in Alabama.
The exercises for the day will be­gin
with a military review at 10 A.
M., followed by the address in Lang-don
Hall. The program for the day
follows:
10:00 A. M.—10:45 A. M.—R. O.
T. C. Review.
10:45 A. M.—12:00 Noon—Exer­cises
in Langdon Hall.
Music.
Invocation—Rev. E. D. Burn-worth,
Auburn Methodist Church.
Address—Judge W. B. Bowling.
Benediction—Rev. J. R. Edwards,
Auburn Baptist Church.
12:30 P. M.—1:30 P. M.—Lunch­eon.
1:30 P. M.—Meeting Board of
Trustees.
2:00 , P. M.—Baseball Game and
Cotton.
Coton States Basketball Tourna­ment.
Military Ball To Be
Given In Gym March 8
The annual Military Ball, given by
the senior cadet officers, will take
place on March 8, according to an
announcement issued by the war de­partment
today. The date was
changed from February 22 since the
Cotton States Tournament will be
taking place on that date.
All cadet officers are urged to turn
invitations in at once, Tuesday, Feb­ruary
19, being the final date for
doing this. Also, all committees have
been requested to meet at the soonest
possible date with the officers in
charge.
First change in uniforms since
1917. Basic students to be
issued rolled collar coats and
long trousers. Freshmen,
sophomores will be paid
fourteen dollars, thirty cents
during two years of basic
training. Uniforms will be
personal property of stu­dents.
New system assured
by approval of request for
special uniforms and com­mutation
of first, second year
students in military on Feb­ruary
eleventh.
While details have not yet been
completed, it seems certain, from
announcements made today at eleven
o'clock, that the Auburn student body
will be wearers of a special R. O. T.
C. uniform next year. There has
been a constant desire for a return
to the distinctive uniform worn by
the military units, which was discard­ed
when America entered the war in
1917. At that time the present olive
tty-ab. clothing was issued, and no
change has been made since.
The new uniform will be a cadet
gray or Confederate gray, with rolled
collar coat and long trousers. The is­suance
of this new uniform is made
possible by the war department's ap­proving
a request for commutation
for basic students, commencing tlie
year 1929-30. This approval, signed
by E. S. Adams, was as follows:
February 11, 1929.
My dear Dr. Knapp:
I take great pleasure in advising
you that the war department has ap­proved
your request dated February
2, 1929, for commutation of uniforms
for your basic students commencing
iwith the school year 1929-30.
Sincerely yours,
E. S. ADAMS,
Lieut. Colonel, A. D. G.
Assistant Adjutant General
, Under this plan basic students,
freshmen and sophomores will receive
compensation amounting to seven dolr
lars and fifteen cents a year, or a
total of fourteen dollars and thirty
cents for the two years basic. The
new uniform, which will be sixteen
ounce cloth, will cost the student
thirty dollars complete. The finan­cial
sum involved over the two year
period will be fifteen dollars as
against thirty dollars under the pres­ent
system. The uniform will be the
personal property of each student;
however, should a student resign, the
college will purchase his uniform at
a reasonable price. This will effect a
great saving for the entire student
body.
BABY TIGERS WIN
FROM WETUMPKA
Auburn's Baby Tigers continued
their winning ways by swamping the
fast Wetumpka High quintet 38 to
19 in the Auburn Alumni Gym Thurs­day
night. "Lefty" Jordan led the
offensive onslaught against the high
school outfit, bombarding the hoops
for a total of 22 points.
Wetumpka took the lead in the
opening minutes of play when Jacks
sank two pretty ones from the floor
and Taylor went under the basket for
a crip shot. The Cubsv started off
slowly and were unable to open up a
sustained offense. Jordan, however,
soon found the basket and contri­buted
four consecutive field goals
to give his team a lead that they held
for the remainder of the game.
Wetumpka played a cautious,
short-passing game, but the superb
guarding of Kaley and Hatfield
forced the visitors to take most of
their shots from difficult angles.
Jacks was high point man for the .
Wetumpka aggregation with 7 points.
Coach Bohler used his entire squad
in the game and the visitors started
a rally against the Auburn second-
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PAGE TWO
THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1929.
(Sty ffilamgtttatt
Published semi-weekly by the students of
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Business and editorial offices at Au^
burn Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
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James B. McMillan ___ Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF.
Rosser Alston, '29 Associate Editor
Raymond DeArman, '29 _-Associate Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 _- Associate Editor
Victor Savage, '30 Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
K. R. Giddens, '30__Ass't. Managing Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Alex. Smith, Jr., '31 News Editor
Robert L. Hume, 31 __ Ass't. News Editor
Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News Editor
Carol Porter, '29 Sports Editor
Dick Jones, '31 Ass't. Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
REPORTERS
Robert Baxter, '32; T. S. Coleman, '32;
Kenneth Cooper, '32; Clarence Dykes,
'32; Thomas Dykes, '31; Edmund Eng­land,
'32; George Harrison, '32; John
Lewis, '3-1; S. H. Morrow, '32; Alex
Smith, Jr., ' 3 1 ; K. G. Taylor, '32; J. E.
Jenkins, '32; H. G. Tooney, '32; Victor
White, '32; D. Reynolds, '32; Don May,
'29; Virgil Nunn, '31; Gabie Drey,: ' 3 1 ;
Charles Matthews, '32; James David­son,
'32; W. M. Taylor, '32.
BUSINESS STAFF
George Carden, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
W. B. Jones, '30 1- Advertising Mgr.
White Matthews, '31 _- Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Office on ground floor of Alumni Hall.
Circulation Managers: Walter Smith '31,
J. M. Johnson '31, W. A. Files '31, J.
- E. Dilworth '31.
Assistants: B. W. Kincaid '32; R. A. Mann
'32; Roy Wilder '32, Cleveland Adams,
'32, J. M. Barton '32.,
You Call Me Chief,
And You Do Well
Another evidence of the clear-cut and
decisive qualities of leadership which are
characteristic of Dr. Knapp is given in his
action regarding tha ail-too troublesome
athletic situation here. For several years
we have been afflicted with a sore-spot,
centering in the Gym. Unhealthy and dis­cordant
notes have characterized our athlet­ic
administration. There has been contin-jjal
trouble; nothing definite, but always
present, rumbling under cover and disturb­ing
the surface.
The source seemed to elude detection.
Dave Morey resigned; everyone thought that
the trouble was over. Since then the de­partment
has been reorganized several
times; authority has been shifted and re­allocated;
the personnel of the staff has
been altered more than once; still we didn't
seem to get a smooth-working organization
in the athletic department.
The roots of this situation extend back
into the past; it is not a new growth; it is
a problem that was handed to the present
administration by the Board of Trustees
with the laconic mention of a big financial
deficit. Dr. Knapp had nothing to do with
the causes of the trouble; he has had all
to do with remedying it. He analyzed the
trouble; tried to smooth it over without tak­ing
drastic measures; he got at the remote
causes and decided that the only remedy
was to infuse new blood into the athletic
administration. We believe that the prob­l
em is solved. Only could a man of deep
insight and clear brain have thought
through the unpleasant problem and arriv­ed
at a. solution which seems to be effective.
He has not ignored the situation; he has
not shouldered it off on the Athletic Coun­cil
or the alumni; he has neglected other
work to apply himself to getting at the bot­tom
of a sore spot and to seeking and ap­plying
a remedy.
More and more, as he continues to deal
decisively and intelligently, with dispassion­ate
logic and human idealism, with dis­agreeable
and complex problems which are
not the creatures of his administration; set­tling
those problems fairly and finally, are
we reminded that we have" indeed a man at
the head of our institution who can take
the reins and say, "You call me chief, and
you do well . . . ."
or jolly humor, many times proves to be a
thorn in the flesh of the listener. How
frequently, after a particularly bitter
thrust, do we hear, ','Why, I was only jok­ing!
There were no intentions to hurt
your feelings."
Once a person gains some slight reputa­tion
as a maker of caustic quibs, he im­mediately
begins to attempt meriting that
reputation to the best of his ability, and
always at the expense of someone else's
feelings. Later, he wonders why the sudden
dwindling of his popularity.
The same human trait which causes us
to find pleasure in the misfortunes of our
friends, also causes us to laugh with the
sarcastic person. However, it is peculiar
that we do not like him, we do not trust
him, neither do we accept him as a friend.
Ridicule a man and he becomes your
enemy. That is why sarcasm, like a little
learning, is a dangerous thing.
Letters to the Editor
The Danger Of
A Little Sarcasm
Sarcasm—"to tear flesh like dogs," such
is the derivation from Greek of a much
used English word. Of all the words in
common usa'ge none is more fittingly de­scriptive
of those thoughtless words which
many of us carelessly use.
A most unfortunate feature of sarcasm
is that it is often unintentional. What the
person speaking intends for a "swift one,"
February 15, 1929.
Editor, The Plainsman,
Auburn, Alabama.
Dear Sir:
Through your paper I would like to make
a few corrections to an editorial which
appeared in the last issue. The editorial
to which I have reference was headed
"Fraternities Lower Standard."
There seems to be a misunderstanding in
regard to just what the standard of the
Inter-Fraternity Council really is. First
I would like to state the purpose of the
Council, as set forth by the constitution,
which is, "To promote the interests of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute and of the
several fraternities represented therein; to
insure cooperation among the said frater­nities
and between them and the college
authorities, to the end that the conditions of
the fraternities and their relations with
the college be improved."
Last April the initiation requirements
were changed from "In order for a pledge
to be initiated at the end of the first semes­ter
into any fraternity which is a member
of this council, he must have passed 13
hours of credit work," to "In order for a
pledge to be initiated into any fraternity
which is a member of this council, he must
have twice as many quality points as the
number of credit hours for which he is
registered for the first semester."
On February 4th at a regular meeting of
the Council, after much discussion, the re­quirements
were changed to "In order for
a pledge to be initiated at the end of the
first semester into any fraternity which is
a member of this council, he must have an
average of 70." but not back to the old
rule as the editorial pointed out, and also
the grades were not available from the
Registrar until February 11th., at which
time at a Special Meeting of the council
they were given to the fraternities. It is
true that this is not as high standard as the
quality point ruling, but it is a considerable
raise over the old standard ..of 13 hours in
that under the old rule a man would only
have to pass 13 hours credit work, which
could be done with grades as low as 60 in
each subject in 13 hours, and the rest could
be "zeros," and he would be able to meet
the requirements. While now he must
average 70, and to do this he will have to
pass.most all his work. The rule as it now
stands is on a sound working basis for the
time being any way. The average for All
Fraternity Pledges for the first semester
last year was 70.75 and the average for
all freshman for first semester last year
was 73.417. Over 70 percent of the pledges
of fraternities represented in the council
had an average over 73.417, for first semes­ter
this year. The all-freshman average
for first semester this year is not available
at this time. This in itself shows that the
rule to have an average of 70 is in line.
Out of 168 pledges of fraternities-repre­sented
in this council only 120 made the re­quired
average, while last year under the
old rule of 13 hours, out of 131 pledges
114 were eligible for initiation. This proves
that under the old rule 87 percent were
eligible while this year under the 70 aver­age
rule only 71.4 percent were eligible.
This means that the rule as it now stands
is 15.6 percent increase in standard over the
old- 13 hour one. Which proves that the
standard of the fraternities represented in
the council has been increased and not low­ered.
Of course there is room for improvement
and I see no reason why if each year the
requirements' are gradually raised it will
take only a short time before a much high­er
standard is reached, but for the present
the average of 70 rule is not to be scorned.
To me 70 is a pretty good average for the
average student his first semester of col­lege.
I trust that this letter will be taken in
the spirit in which it is written and will be
regarded as a correction to an editorial. *
Assuring you of my co-operation at all
times, I am,
Respectfully yours,
TOM WALTHALL,
President Inter-fraternity Coun­cil.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
We are coming to
the celebration of the
birthday of one of the
great characters of
history, George Wash­ington.
The other
day I received a pho­tostatic
copy of a rare
old writing of Wash­ington's
e n t i t l ed
"Rules of Civilty &
Decent Behavior In Conversation." The
austere standards of that day are not our
standards but there-is much that is valua­ble
in them. They were the standards which
produced a great people. Will we produce
as great a people with our new standards?
Let me quote only two of them: "Let your
recreations be manful and not sinfull" and
this one, "Labour to keep alive in your
breast that little spark of Celestial fire call­ed
Conscience."
* * * * *
The entire Board of Trustees will be here
for their regular meeting on February 22nd,
Washington's Birthday. There is to be a
review at ten o'clock and a program at
which Judge Bowling of Lafayette is to be
the principal speaker at 11 o'clock. I
trust we shall all cooperate in making a
fine showing to our visitors.
y At the Board Meeting next week approval
will be asked of the plans and location of
the Chemistry Building, the tentative loca­tion
of which has been made in that area
west of the Main Building fronting north
and south with its center or axis opposite
the opening between Broun Hall and Ram­say
Hall and situated on the terrace at
the north side of the present drill field.
* * . * * *
There is one old and very fine teacher.
His name is Experience. He is a very ac­curate
marker; he grades closely • but
squarely. If we take his teachings and
learn from him the art of adjusting our
lives constantly for the better as we ac­quire
the lessons of experience we gather
to ourselves strength'and control which will
make our lives worth .while. But if we
dodge the lessons of this old Professor Ex­perience,
if we cut his classes, if we figure
that there is a way to get around him or
to have enough influence to pass without
getting the lesson, our lives will be failures.
"Little Things"
By Tom Bigbee
Within a few weeks we shall be able to
turn, back a number of decades for a theme
and see Rip Van Winkle in a modern set­ting—
when Auburn's Little Theater pre­sents
this number. Our toboggans are off
to this organizati6n for their progressive-ness
in the dramatic line.
This Intra-mural athletic idea that is
gaining such rapid ground here is, we be­lieve,
a splendid prep method in the develop­ing
and finding of athletes. Personally, we
believe that Auburn has suffered due to
neglect in this phase of sports in former
years. If some institutions employ no other
than this form of sports, then surely we
can do nothing seriously amiss by adopting
it as a sideline. And who knows what it
may develop into? The idea deserves our
support, at least; and the Military depart­ment
is due tremendous credit in this work
here.
Auburn's Architectural school is being
noticed, as is indicated by the recent gift
from the Barrett firm. Which denotes that,
even though authorities and students here
highly appreciate gifts, after all it was
substantially merited. We can hardly con­ceive
of the limit in Auburn's advancement
if only the proper equipment were avilable.
Again Auburn is to shine in a worldly
way when her representative who is Dean
of Women here, Miss Zoe Dobbs, meets with
international educators in Geneva next July.
.We believe Miss Dobbs has justly earned
such an honor through the splendid educa­tive
work she has carried" on in the State.
The Institution shares with her the distinct
honor in this important appointment.
If you haven't yet read the account of the
football game staged in Ramsay Hall recent­ly,
there's ample cause for you to pause and
turn back to last Thursday's issue of this
publication where it may be found. A
rather brilliant piece of originality, spersed
with suitable wit, we call it.
In case your spirits are overly high, the
past few days have afforded a splendid time
for dampening them off.
THE GEDUNK
I am the Gedunk who is sweet, pure and
holy. The people in my home have always
told me that I was a good boy, and I know
that I am a good boy. I am certainly dif­ferent
from the other college boys._ I do
not smoke and try to prevent my friends
from smoking. When I hear boys swearing,
I very plainly show my disapproval.- If
anyone offers me a drink, I am horrified.
However, it gives me a good opportunity to
impress on everyone how virtuous I am.
I lecture on temperance to every "sinner"
I can button-hole.
« AUBURN FOOTPRINTS 56
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Happened into the Student's Supply Shop last week to be informed by Kather-ine
Porter that the selections in the new column were too long and very difficult
to read. Of course I should have immediately gone off into hysterics but for the
fact that much association with J. B. McMillan and Professor Kenneth Daughrity
has served to make me immune against foolish and absurd statements. Please
don't construe that they make foolish assumptions—no, please don't.
Two mechanical seniors were harping on the ways and means of Gadsden
women and getting a kick out of kidding Sid Stewart of being original Daniel
Boone. It seems as Mr. Stewart had a date with some meek and wild damosel who
lived seven miles, more or less, out in the wilderness surrounding the town. He
hired a guide to escort him and to assure finding his way back took along an ax
and blazed the trail. He reported a huge killing— ? —of two bears, one 'possum,
and three mountain lions.
* * * • * * • *
GULFPORT IN JUNE
Warm sun, blue skies, and Paradise;
Green trees and breezes sweet—
A sounding sea so wild and free
Are calling out to me.
•
"Oh, come," they say, "and laugh and play
"On Mississippi's shore,
"Where Nature's art and youthful heart
"Provide romatic lore."
The urge is strong and makes me long
Once more to lazy lie
Upon the sand of God's own land,
And let the world go by.
So June will find my troubled mind
At peace and lazily
In love, as tranquil breezes fan,
\ With Gulfport, by the sea.
' —Convict number 969
* * * * , * • * * *
A FANTASY
He heard her shriek!
He rushed to her assistance. She cried, "My chest!"
She was fumbling with the fastenings at her throat.
He gazed on its smooth, satiny surface. It quivered and shook.
He knew she wanted him to do it, but he hated to do so..
Finally he took it in his hand and it was plump and soft.
He said: "Now that mouse will not bother your cedar chest any more."
—Adonis.
* * * * * * * *
HAVE NOT HAD THE PLEASURE
Mave you met these famous characters?
-The girl who was so bashful she wouldn't have a rubber plant in her boudoir.
The girl'who went out to the zoo and wanted to borrow one of the garter
snakes because her stockings was coming down.
The fellow who's so dumb he has to think by proxy.
The cook who wasn't satisfied with one policeman. She was always calling
out the reserves.
The fellow who doesn't like to go to the circus. He says the sawdust makes
him thirsty.
—E. Fish Ency.
* * * * * * * *
FAMOUS LAST LINES
Nero, after setting fire to Rome: "C'mon, get hot."
Caesar Borgia, offering another enemy the poisoned goblet: "How 'bout a
little nightcap."
Prince.of Wales, picking himself up and searching for collarbone: "Now don't
get horsey."
Robespierre, shaking hands with executioner at the guillotine: "Well, I'll be
seein' you."
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
EDUCATION IS TOO CHEAP
The United States Bureau of Education,
after a survey of approximately 1,100 col­leges
and universities, declares that the
average minimum cost of a college educa­tion
is $581.00 a year, or $2,324 for a four-year
term, with the inaximum depending
upon the wealth of the students.
This $581 includes everything necessary
to college life—tuition, fees, books, board
and room, clothing and entertainment. It,
however, means that the student must live
strickly with a budget. And How! I'm
against such surveys. How can we continue
to fool the old man with such reports as
this coming out?
* * * * *
A HARD BLOW TO VANITY
The Seniors at Davidson now come along
with the announcement that their biograph­ies
will not appear in the 1929 issue of
Quips and Cranks. This action on the part
of the class and annual staff is one of the
most revolutionary undertaken by the an­nual
in many years. Gosh, this is going to
be "tuff" on those men who have spent
their whole four years gathering titles,
honors and what-nots just for this special
occasion. Four years completely wasted.
* * * * *
MAYBE WE WILL TOO!
The University of "North Carolina, at
Chapel Hill, is to have a daily paper. The
students expressed their desire for such, by
casting an overwhelming majority of votes
in favor of such; the vote being 5 to 1, or
666 to 148, in favor.
To meet the demand for more material
and more work, the staff will be enlarged
and divided into two sections with the re­porters
in each section covering beats on
alternating days.
Chapel Hill will be covered, thoroughly,
every day, giving the village virtually the
service that a daily town newspaper of­fers.
A number of other features will be
included. A cut service embracing pic­tures
from many colleges, in North Caro­lina
and other states, will be installed, and
highlights of the state and national news
will appear in the paper every morning.
This plan will go into effect with the
opening of school next fall. Everyday with
our women folks saying less and longer, we
see a need for a daily paper here.
* * * * *
THE STUDENT COP
State College "higher-ups" appear to have
their hands full, if Senator W. M. Pearson
has any say so, about the matter concern­ing
the shooting of Dixon Pool by a negro.
The negro was named as guard over the
college apple orchard by the college offi­cials.
It appears that he was adequately
filling this position very peaceful like when
Pool, desiring some apples, came along and
ran into a load of shot.
Why not poison the apples? This would
be cheaper than paying a negro to kill,
when on top of this ammunition has to be
furnished. This would also insure one or
more victims. And you know apples are
very expensive and valuable; so valuable
in fact that a matter like killing a few is
not to be considered.
* * * * *
RADIATOR SWEETHEARTS AT C. U.
Radiators seem to be the official locali­ty
for boys and girls to get together in
Cumberland. Every day on every floor
you can see each radiator with its quota
of couples.
Is it that certain radiators are allotted
to certain couples by the faculty, or do they
lease them and pay rent for them, or is it
that there is mutual rivalry between the
more romantically inclined to have and to
hold the most secluded spots in the build­ing?
Or is it that it is all due to the
weather and that they gather around the
radiators for the heat, some being warmer
than others?
Whatever the cause may be, it is strange
that they should back up to these radiators
every.time they want to talk, when it is a
well known fact that they can sit in road­sters
on the coldest nights for hours at a
time. Perhaps the heat makes the court­ing
more potent. At any rate the "radia­tor
sweethearts" will continue to gather in
the aforementioned places until spring
comes and then the campus will be so cov­ered
that a stranger would doubt its exist-.
ence:
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
tBy 'Benjamin Trovost—
EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions ex­pressed
in this column are not necessarily
the editorial opinions of this paper. It is
a column of personal comment, and is not
to be read as an expression of our edi­torial
policy.
• * * * •
ATHLETICS seem to be holding the
spotlight, headlines, street corners,
and more than the usual interest of
everyone. The following comment is clip­ped
from a recent numbar of the Emory
Alumnus. It is hardly necessary to say that
Emory has no intercollegiate football,
spending her athletic funds on inter-mural
sports which benefit four-fifths of the stu­dent
body. The editor of the Alumnus says:
"Emory may have her shortcomings, but
her non-intercollegiate policy is not one of
them. It is one of her chief assets. Is not
a ninety-two year record of consistent
growth in scholarship, enrollment, endow­ment,
power and prestige, without yielding
to the popular clamor for stadium amuse­ment,
more meritorious than the momentary
glory of a championship football team?
The disadvantages of intercollegiate ath­letics—
the undisputed necessity of paying
players, either by "scholarships" or other­wise,
in order to put out a winning team;
the frequent sacrifice of scholastic standards
to enable stars to enter and to stay in
school; the recurrent interruption of studies
by week-end games and the orgies atten­dant
thereto—are too obvious to make a
summing up necessary.
"Of course we like to see a good football
game. Who doesn't? But people also flock
to boxing bouts, horse races, and movies.
Is that any reason why Emory should go
into competition with Tex Rickard, the
grand circuit, or Cecil De Mille?"
The students at Emory are not in accord
with this view, as is evinced by the slogan
on the mast-head of their paper, the Emory
Wheel, "For a Greater Emory and Intercol­legiate
Athletics." However, plenty of
students seem to choose that school as an
Alma Mater.
AVISITOR dropped into the office
the other day with a load on his
chest, and as the editor was not in,
he confided his troubles to the ever-patient
and-interested columnist. He was worried
because we have not run at least one edi­torial
each issue asking men to come out
for debates and urging students to attend
the debates.
Now I do not know why the editor does
not write such editorials, but I do know
that I see no reason for him to do so. I
was looking through some old numbers of
the Orange and Blue, the predecessor of the
Plainsman, recently, and noticed several edi­torials
written thirty years ago, complain­ing
that students didn't take due interest in
forensics; that the debating clubs were los­ing
prestige; that things were not as they
were in the good old days. Subsequent
issues of that paper, and more recently, is­sues
of the Plainsman have carried similar
pleas and objurations. I doubt that the
oft-referred-to "good old days" ever existed.
If they did, they shouldn't have.
Debating is not a field for the entire stu­dent
body to take an interest in, such as is
taken in baseball or movie shows. Debat­ing
should appeal only to those interested
in either public speaking, or logical think­ing.
A mere notice in the press is suffi­cient
for those interested. Many debates
are judged now by audience-decision. A
haphazard farrago of freshmen seeking di­version
cannot weigh and appraise points
of logic; such an audience would defeat in­telligent
judging. All men should not be
encouraged to t ry to debate; many would
be wasting time. Debating, like running a
football team on the field, requires special
training that must be gotten through per­sonal
instruction. It would be the height
of folly to ask the coach to attempt to train
sixty men, many indifferently qualified,
when he could otherwise concentrate on a
few promising men. The gentle art of
platform argument is not for the rah-rah
boys; it is an activity that has its own
reward and is- appealing only to a limited
part of the student body. It seems to me,
therefore, that the paper should not waste
space appealing for a restoration of the
"old-time" interest (?) in forensics.
OUT FROM THE CROWD
"Men seem as alike as the leaves on "the
trees,
As alike as the bees in the swarming of
bees;
And we look at the millions that make up
the state,
All equally little and equally great,
And the pride of our courage is cowed.
Then fate calls for a man who is larger
than men,
There is a surge in the crowd—there is a
movement—
And then there arises a man who is lar­ger
than men—
And the man comes out from the crowd."
^' —Unknown.
I'NDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
EVELYN HENRY
Smith Hall
Phone 9115 S O C I E T Y AND F E A T U R ES This Department Open
From 11 A. M. to 5 P. M,
Daily
MYSELF
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able as day go by
Always to look myself in the eye.
I don't want to stand with the setting
sun ,
And hate myself for the things I've
done.
I want to go out with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men's respect.
But here in the struggle for fame and
pelf
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and
know
That I'm bluster and bluff and
empty show.
I never can hide myself from me,
I see what others may never see.
—Anonymous.
Mesdames Brown And
Meadows Hostesses At Tea
Mrs. W. F. Brown and Mrs. Alonza
Meadows were hostesses at a tea Fri­day
afternoon honoring Mrs. Philip
Brown, bridge of Mrs. Brown's son,
and Mrs. J. K. Lanning of Birming­ham,
sister of Mrs. Brown, Sr. The
house was attractively decorated fea­turing
the valentine idea. Mrs. J. C.
Grimes received the guests at the
door. Mrs. J. T. Watt and Mrs. S.
H. Wright were in the living room
to introduce to the receiving party.
Mrs. S. B. Mardre and Mrs. W. V.
Jones presided in the dining room.
Assisting them in serving were Mrs.
F. W. Parker, Mrs. O. C. Medlock,
Miss Gladney and Mrs. Orr. Over a
hundred ladies called during the af­ternoon.
Baptist Students Have
Valentine Social
PERSONALS
The young people of the Baptist
church entertained with a Valentine
social Friday evening in their new
rooms. It was an exceptionally well
planned affair and much credit is due
those in charge of it. Mr. J. R. Par-rish
is at the head of the social pro­gram
with committeemen under him;
Mr. Clem Helms, Chairman of the en­tertainment
committee, Miss Ruth
Frisbie, chairman of the refreshment
committee. The Valentine idea was
consistently carried out in every
phase of the social. The guests were
met by the King and Queen of Hearts,
Mr. Parrish and Miss Burson, and
divided into inhabitants of Cupidcen-ter
and Heartville, which produced
much lively rivalry during the games.
Further enjoyment was furnished by
readings by Miss Annice Weatherwax,
with music throughout the evening.
Delicious refreshments were served
after a delightfully varied evening.
Mrs. Van Wagenon Hostess
At Delightful Luncheon
On Friday, February 8, Dr. Beulah
Clarke Van Wagenon was hostess at
a lovely luncheon given in honor of
Miss Allen, of Montgomery, who
came to Auburn to confer with Dr.
Van Wagenon on cooperation of the
Parent Teacher's Association with the
Child Welfare Department of the
State, on the problem of juvenile pro­tection.
Those present were: Miss
Allen, Mesdames Toomer, High, Judd,
McDonald, Dixon, Scott, and Misses
Glanton, and Palmer. Miss Allen
spoke to the P. T. A. later in the
afternoon.
The First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
ANY FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
C. Felton Little, '06, President
W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President G. H. Wright, '17, Cashier
I . — .
T H E B I G S T O R E W I T H T H E L I T T L E P R I C ES
HAGEDORN'S
Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear,
OPELIKA'S BEST STORE
Shoes
j
VARSITY BARBER SHOP
APPRECIATES
YOUR BUSINESS
MOTTO— —SERVICE
150 rooms, every room Circulating ice water
with bath and and oscilating
showers fans
STRICTLY FIREPROOF
The Greystone
Montgomery, Ala.
Wolff Hotel Company Charles A. Johnson
Operators Manager
FOR H E A L T H SAKE
EAT MORE
ICE CREAM
its
PURE-PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED
And
"Best Because It's Froze-Rite"
Misses Eloise Floyd and Elizabeth
Mardre spent the past week end in
Montgomery as the guests of Miss
Anna Thomas.
* * *
- Miss Grace Gardner, Home Econo­mics
'25, after a severe illness in
Washington, D. C, is leaving in a few
days for Florida to recuperate at the
home of her grandfather. Mrs. Gard­ner
will meet her daughter in Atlan­ta,
and go down with her.
* * *
Miss Rosa Walker of Lee County
High School staff, attended a region­al
vocational home economics meet­ing
in Eclectic a week ago.
* * *
Mrs. John E. Ivey has returned
from North Carolina where she was
called because of the illness of her
father. Her friends are glad that her
father's condition permitted her re­turn.
^* * *.
Messrs. John Wood, Jack Pearson,
John Dilworth, James Bethel, Rufus
Shepherd, "Otto" Hendricks, and How­ard
Smith visited friends in Colum­bus
last week-end.
. * * *
Rat Bill Taylor, Pi Kappa Alpha
pledge, spent last week-end in Bir­mingham
visiting his parents.
* * *
Rat Sam Cutler has returned from
Mobile where he participated in the
festivities of Mardi Gras.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wyatt stopped in
Auburn for a few minutes while en
route from New Orleans* to New York,
on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Wyatt
instructed in the School of Architec-
, i
ture and Mrs. Wyatt was a senior in
Home Economics at A. P. I. last'
year.
* * *
Whiz Clayton and Dugan Taylor
enjoyed a delightful hunting trip to
Gold Hill, Alabama, during the past
week-end.
* * *
Miss Bess Rabey reports a thor­oughly
delightful visit in New Or­leans
during Mardi Gras.
* * *
Mr. Dugan Taylor visited his pa­rents
at Five Points, Alabama last
Sunday.
* * * ,
Mr. Paul E. Sandlin, of Atlanta,
arrived in Auburn on Saturday, to
spend the week-end with friends.
* * *
Miss Myrtle Feagan, who has spent
the past seven months here in train­ing
for. of f ice secretaryship, left for
her home in Brooklyn, Alabama, on
Saturday morning. During her so­journ
in Auburn, Miss Feagan won a
host of friends who regret very much
that she is leaving.
* * *
Mr. Bob Hauser has returned to
school after an absence of several
weeks, due to an attack of influenza.
* * *
Mrs. F. C. Biggin returned to Mont­gomery
on Sunday with her daughter,
Miss Dorothy Biggin, and spent Mon­day
in the city.
* * *
Mr. S. L. Toomer is enjoying a big
hunt with a party of friends in Cam­den,
Alabama.
* * *
Mr^ P. 0. Davis spent a few days
in Birmingham on business during
the past week.
* * *
Dr. Bradford Knapp and Mr. S. L.
Toomer were the guests of the Colum­bus
Rotary Club on Wednesday, at
which time, Dr. Knapp was the prin­cipal
speaker.
* * *
Dick Jones is spending the week­end
in Birmingham.
Mrs. Carries Entertains
Juvenile Music Club
Tfie Juvenile Music Club of the
Woman's Club, with Mrs. A. Carnes
as chairman, met with Mrs. Carnes
Thursday afternoon. The house was
literally running over with children
as there was a full attendance of the
35 members. They are the music
pupils of Mrs. Carnes, Mrs. Askew
and Mrs. Winters. The classes alter­nate
in presenting programs. Thurs­day
Mrs. Carnes' class gave a miscel­laneous
program of solos and duets.
Those taking part were Cora Lips­comb,
Velna Long, Rene Bidez, Eli­zabeth
Hill, Herbert Martin, Jack
Conn, L. Z. Thrasher, Burton Brooks,
Hazel Avery," Lucile Pace, Lucile
Flanagan, John Burnworth, and Jean-nette
Knapp. Refreshments were
served and all received valentines.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS GIVE SILVER
TEA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Epworth Leaguers Enjoy
Joint Social Friday
The Davidson and Wesley Epworth
Leagues held a joint social in the
parlors of the Methodist Church, Fri­day
evening. The spirit of the even­ing
was that of Valentine's Day, with
decorations, games, and refreshments
embodying that idea. Those who help­ed
"put over" this affair were: En­tertainment
committee, G. L. Williams,
Evelyn Henry, Bruce Harkins; Deco­ration,
Frances Moore, Mary Brad­ford,
Hazel Arant, D. M. Turney;
Refreshments, Emma Jo Atkins, Clari-bell
Parsons, Evelyn Bryant.
On Saturday afternoon, February 9,
the Junior and Senior Camp Fire
Girls gave a silver tea for the purpose
of raising money to help make pos­sible
a camp which they hope to have
at Fairhope, Alabama, during the
coming summer. The tea was held
in the Camp Fire room, which was
lovely with green candles and yellow
jonquils, thus emphasizing their colors
of yellow and green.
Those in the receiving line were:
Frances Williams, Mary' George La­mar,
Dorothy Brewer, Helen Funch-ess,
Elizabeth Rogers, Carolyn Jen­kins,
Elise Mathews, Mary Emma
Jones, and Gladys DuBose. The
guests were graciously served by Sa­rah
Price, Elizabeth Pace, Grace Ed­wards,
Bessie Ruth Smyer, Eleanor
Lewis, Laura Callan, Helen Gardner,
Elizabeth Chestnut, Marguerite Ken­nedy,
and Alma Smith. A delightful
program of music was given through­out
the afternoon: piano solos by
Julia Wiatt and Ernestine Hill, vo­cal
solo by Jean Funchess, and two
camp" fire songs by a group of:
Elizabeth Wright, Jane Eaton, Fran­ces
Wright, Susan Little, Jean Funch­ess,
Ernestine Hill, Dorothy Breed-love,
Virginia Yarbrough, Elizabeth
Thigpen.
About a hundred guests called dur­ing
the afternoon and twenty-eight
dollars was realized. Miss Elizabeth
Duncan, leader of these groups ex­pressed
her appreciation for the co­operation
of the townspeople.
Lieut. & Mrs. Bowley
Entertain With Bridge
Lieutenant and Mrs. B. H. Bowley
entertained with a three-table bridge
party on Saturday evening. The prize,
an attractive card table, went to the
couple making the highest score, and
was won by Lieut, and Mrs. Higgins.
At a late hour a delicious supper was
served to the following guests: Ma­jor
and Mrs. Kennedy, Captain and
Mrs. Anderson, Lieut, and Mrs. Pease,
Lieut, and Mrs. Townsley, Lieut, and
Mrs. Higgins, and Mr. and Mrs. S.
L. Toomer.
Mrs. Anderson Hostess
At Bridge Party
Mrs. B. C. Anderson entertained
for Mrs. W. B. Higgins with a two-table
bridge party, on Thursday.
Mrs. B. H. Bowley won high score
and was presented with a dainty prize,
while Mrs. Higgins received a love­ly
honoree's gift. At the conclusion
of the game a delicious two-course
luncheon was served. Those enjoy­ing
this hospitality were: Mesdames
C. P. Townsley, G..B. Barth, B. H.
Bowley, W. B. Higgins, W. B. Leitch,
C. E. Pease, and J. T. Kennedy.
Woman's Club Holds
Short Business Session
On Thursday afternoon the Wo­man's
Club held a short business ses­sion
in Smith Hall. The nominating
committee was elected at this time, to
report next month. The members of
the committee are: Mesdames Hixon,
B. F. Thomas, Caddell, Hill, and Miss
Mary Martin.
Mrs. Ruffin Hostess At
Valentine Bridge Party
St. Valentine furnished the inspira­tion
for a charming four table bridge
party given by Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Ruffin on Wednesday night. The
prize was given to the couple making
the highest score, and was awarded
to Professor and Mrs. Robinson. De­licious
refreshments were served the
following guests: Professor and Mrs.
Guyton, Prof and Mrs. Goode, Prof,
and Mrs. Sturkie, Prof, and Mrs.
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Carnes, Mr.
and Mrs. Medlock, Mrs. Stewart, and
Miss Ives.
Mrs. Gannon Hostess At
Delightful Bridge Party
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gannon de­lightfully
entertained at bridge Wed:
nesday evening. Dr. and Mrs. Cecil
Yarbrough were presented with the
top-score prizes. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. A. Carnes, Mrs. Dewey
Stewart, Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Yar­brough,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Nichols,
Mrs. J. M. High, Mr. and Mrs. Noel
Van Wagenon, Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Hixon, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sewell,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eaton, and Miss
Evelyn Henry.
Mrs. Ward Hostess At
Bridge Breakfast
Mrs. Louis Ward entertained at a
bridge breakfast Wednesday, honor­ing
Mrs. Dewey Stewart. Other
guests included Mrs. W. A. Ruffin,
Mrs. William Gregory, Miss Nora
Rathcock, Miss Elizabeth Duncan,
Miss Dana Gatchell,, Mrs. Leo Gos-ser,
Mrs. Roger Allen and Mrs. A.
H. Collins. House decorations fea­tured
jonquils and violets; the salad
course carrying out the jonquil colors
also.
Mesdames Medlock And
Isbell Joint Hostesses
Mrs. O. C. Medlock and Mrs. C. L.
Isbell entertained at bridge Tuesday
afternoon. The guest list included
Mrs. P. O. Davis, Mrs. Louis Ward,
Mrs. Carlovitz, Mrs. F. S. Arant,,
Mrs. M. S. Barnes, Mrs. Sturkie,
Mrs. W. A. Ruffin, Mrs. George
Scarseth, Mrs. W. A. Sims, Mrs.
Alpha Cullars and Miss Alice Ives.
Top score prize was won by Mrs.
Ward.
Neal Streeter and Jack McLeskey
are visiting in Athens, Georgia, this
week end.
GREENE'S
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Clothing, Shoes
-and-
Furnishing Goods
Art Group Meets
With Mrs. Scott
On Wednesday afternoon, the Art
Group met at the home of Mrs. J. W.
Scott. Mrs. Cary and Mrs. Toomer
were the leaders for the afternoon.
The talks, of the leaders were inspir­ing
and led to interesting round-table
discussions. Delightful refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Robinson Entertains
With Bridge Party
Mrs. Sam Robinson entertained with
a three-table bridge party in honor of
Mrs. H. B. Lee, who is leaving for
her home in Mississippi. Mrs. R. C.
Brown won high score prize, a love­ly
candy jar, while Mrs. D. C. Har-kin
was given a bridge pencil as con­solation.
The George Washington
motif was used in favors and delicious
refreshments.
Methodist Workers Have
Beautiful Silver Tea
On Wednesday afternoon, the la­dies
of the Methodist Workers enter­tained
with a silver tea at the home
of Mrs. Zebulon Judd. In the receiv­ing
line with Mrs. Judd were Mrs. M.
J. Funchess, General Chairman, and
Mesdames W. O. Shubert, E. D.
Burnsworth, and Miss Mary Cox,
chairman of the three circles. The
guests were welcomed by Mesdames
John.E. Ivey, A. Z. Wright, and F.
S. Arant. Mesdames C. M. Cheshire
and G. G. Nunn ushered them into
the dining room, where Mesdames J.
P. Creel and G. P. Lane presided at
the tea table, assisted in serving by
Mesdames Joe Ward, Homer Wright,
R. E. Cameron, and John King. The
affair was quite a success as about
fifty-two dollars was cleared.
Mrs. Patterson Honored
At Enjoyable Luncheon
Mrs. C. H. Patterson, of Toccoa,
Ga., was honored at a delightful
bridge luncheon Wednesday, given
by Mrs. Homer Gentry. Other guests
were Mrs. W. H. Eaton, Mrs. J. W.
Tidmore, Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. R.
C. Brown, Mrs. Louis Ward, Mrs. .P.
O. Davis, Mrs. John E. Ivey and Mrs.
J. T. Kennedy. Mrs. Davis was pre­sented
with top score prize and a
lovely gift was presented to the
guest of honor.
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Drinks, Smokes
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ON THE CORNER
TONY OF
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Says
"Be Sure And Visit My Display'
At The
Varsity Shoe Shop and The Barber
Opposite the Campus
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
February 18th and 19th
Showing
Clothes for the College Man
By Stetson "D' Tailors
MADE TO MEASURE, $29.50 and $34.50
This is our only visit this spring—so place your order with us for de­livery
this spring. You tell us when you want the suit and we will
see to it that you get it then. No matter whether it Jbe in March or
June, you will get what you order whenever you want it—BUT be sure
you make your selection now and place your order for it.
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17,42*S- ^
AUBURN TRAINED
ENGINEERS GET
GOOD POSITIONS
• Many of-the students trained in
engineering at Auburn, graduating in
the class of 1929, will find employ­ment
in the Birmingham district and
elsewhere in Alabama. To interview
students and offer employment to
them H. E. Cox, assistant general
manager of the Birmingham Electric
Company, was in Auburn this week
and offered employment to six young
men in the senior class.
For the same purpose and at the
same time L. H. Means of the General
Electric Company, of Schenectady,
New York, was in Auburn and of­fered
positions to 10 students who will
graduate in May. He was accompani­ed
by Mr. McLean and Mr. Collins
of the Birmingham office of the Gen­eral
Electric Company.
Six members of the class will be
employed by the Allison Chalmers
Manufacturing Company if they ac­cept
jobs offered them by a represen­tative
of the company while in Au­burn
recently.
The Southern Bell telephone and
telegraph company sent representa­tives
to Auburn and offered employ­ment
to 15 seniors in engineering, ef­fective
immediately after their grad­uation.
Announcement was made by these
representatives of the telephone com­panies
that their quota of new men
for the Southern division is 35 from
all the educational institutions in this
division. Auburn received 15 ap­pointments
out of the 35.
It is reported that tfte General Elec­tric
Company has a quota of 400 to
500 men to be selected from the entire
United States; and, of this number,
Auburn has received 10 appointments;
In each case, it is pointed out, that
Auburn appointments t are large be­cause
of the high standing of the col­lege
of engineering at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
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Ag Honor Society
Initiates Two Profs.
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BLA&HD
OF BIRMINGHAM
The Newest Styles
First—
The Best Values
Always—
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"PUSS" TYLER
Student Representative
Gamma Sigma Delta, honoray ag­ricultural
society, members of which
are chosen annually from the upper
one-fourth of the senior class honor­ed
Dr. William Pierre and Prof.
George Fick with membership last
night. Faculty members are eligible
for election only after having accom­plished
signal service to agriculture.
The purpose of Gamma Sigma Delta
is to encourage high standards of
scholarship in all branches of agri­culture,
and excellence in practise of
agricultural pursuits.
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bed room. Anyone interested
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TIGER VARSITY TO
BATTLE GEORGIA
TECH AT AUBURN
The Orange and Blue dribblers of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
will attempt to knock Coach Roy
Mundroff's Georgia Tech basketeers
off of the throne tonight at 8 o'clock
when the two teams meet in Alumni
gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets de­feated
the Bohlermen in Atlanta,
41-25, and the Auburnites will be
out to avenge this defeat.
Auburn will be playing on their
own court and they have shown a
good deal of improvement since their
initial contest with the Atlanta five.
Since their second win of the season
within the S. I. C, the Tigers have
shown a reversal of form and will en­ter
the Tech embroglio confident of
victory.
, Capt. DuBose played the best
games of his career against Mercer,
leading the scorers of both teams
Monday evening with 18 points and
repeated the same performance in the
second game with 16 counters. His
all-around playing was the best seen
on the Mercer court this season.
A victory over the conference lead­ers
will give the Auburn five a good
chance of entering the S. I. C. tour­ney
in Atlanta, and Capt. DuBose is
counting on ending his career against
Georgia Tech—leading his team to
victory.
Lt. Barth Gives Vivid
Picturization Of War
O. MAG1LL SPEAKS
AT YMCA BANQUET
Marcelling
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(Continued from page 1)
this work to be encouraged.
Formation of a Broken Heart So­ciety
among the speakers created
amusement throughout the banquet,
although Mr. Magill and several
others' refused to join. One entire
table was almost elected because of
their consistent voting and speaking.
Mr. R. A. Sansing, chairman of
the discussion groups of the Y. M.
C. A. announced the winning discus­sion
group of the semester, which
group was led by Mr. Ed Purvis.
Members of the prize discussion
group and of the Auburn Y. M. C. A.
ewer honored guests of the evening.
Mr. C. B. LeCroy was awarded the
badge as winning captain of the se­mester.
Having only three lieuten­ants
who worked faithfully through­out
the term, Mr. LeCroy worked
hard to gain this distinction from
among twenty other captains.
Miss Zoe Dobbs successfully sum­med
up. in a few words the true sig­nificance
of the "Y" on the Auburn
campus. Other speakers of the even­ing
were: George Stafford; A. B.
Johnson; G. L. Williamson; A. L.
On last Tuesday night the Society
of Military Engineers was entertain­ed
by one of the best programs of the
year. Perhaps the large attendance
helped the speakers of the evening to
put more "pep" in their talks for
they were unusually good.
The first speaker on the program
was Mr. D. C. Summerford, who gave
a talk on aerial photography. In his
talk Mr. Summerford pointed out the
uses of aerial pictures to surveyors
in their everyday problems. He also
showed the use of these photos to mili­tary
engineering during the was as
well as peace time.
After this interesting talk Mr. A.
V. Smith spoke of "Aviation as a
New Factor in Transportation." The
object of this talk was to show the
members of the Society how the Unit­ed
States had gained on Europe in
use of aviation for transportation
purposes. He pointed out the percent
gain of the air mail, the passenger,
and freight service in the last few
year. His talk also covered the classi­fying
of the airports as to the ex­tent
of modern equipment such as
flood lights, concrete runways, etc.
Last, but not least, was Lt. Barth's
interesting talk on "The Occupation
Army in Germany." He gave some of
his personal experiences while with
the occupation army and these prov­ed
very interesting. After his talk
Lt. Barth promised to return next
Tuesday night and tell the Society
about his inspection trip to the battle
fields.
The Engineers hike was mentioned
and the members showed much en­thusiasm
for this event. Plans are
being made for the hike and it is ex­pected
to go over in big style.
(t T H A T L I T T L E CAtWE"i»t«r-"»t'icartoonc«.,s.Y.-By B. Link [
Dr. Knapp Elucidates
On Extension Progress
county farm demonstration agents SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS
PROGRAM
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i
MONDAY, FEB. 18
Laura La Plante in
"THE LAST WARNING"
With John Boles and Bert
Roach
Admission 15c & 35c
TUESDAY, FEB. 19
Vera Reynolds in
"ALMOST HUMAN"
With Kenneth Thomson
Admission 15c & 25c
WEDNESDAY, FEB. ,20
"DRY MARTINI" J
with Mary Astor, Jocelyn Lee,
Sally Eilers
Admission 15c & 25c
THURSDAY, FEB. 21
Gltenn Tryon in
"HOW TO HANDLE WOM­EN"
with Marian Nixon
Admission 15c & 25c
FRIDAY, FEB. 22
Leatrice Joy in
"MAN-MADE WOMEN"
with H. B. Warner, John Boles
Admission 15c & 25c
SATURDAY, FEB. 23
"TENTH AVENUE"
with Phyllis Haver and Victor
Varconi
Admission 15c & 25c
Addressing 300 students, profes­sors,
and instructors at a meeting of
the Student Agricultural Club, Dr.
Bradford Knapp, president, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, said that there
are now in the United States 2000
and 1400 home demonstrations; and
that the annual expenditure for ex­tension
work in agriculture and home
economics is $23,000,000.
Dr. Knapp made this statement af­ter
a historical sketch of extension
work in agriculture and home econo­mics,
which was organized by his fath­er,
the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, in
Texas twenty-five years ago.
The speaker referred briefly to the
lines of work included in this service
which extends to the farm people of
the nation, the Land-Grant college of
each state, and also to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Extension was established not only to
demonstrate better methods and prac­tices
in agriculture, but also to make
the Land-Grant colleges of maximum
service to farmers, he said.
FOR 1929 ARE COMPLETED
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G. J. Cottier; A. V. Blanken-ship;
C. J. Tidwell; Miss Blanche
Tancredi; Miss Rebecca Pate.
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PICKWICK
(Continued from page 1)
mer schools work it is possible to
graduate at Auburn in three years
for the summer session runs 12 weeks,
which is one-third of the regular ses­sion
of college."
The summer school of 1928 brought
to Auburn 1455 students in both
terms. Of this number 193 were col­lege
and noi'mal school graduates. It
was the biggest and best summer
school in the history of Auburn, and
Dean Judd is determined to make
1929 exceed 1928.
Graduation exercises will take place
at the end of the second term. It
will be the second commencement of
the year.
BABY TIGERS WIN
FROM WETUMPKA
(Continued from page 1)
string outfit that was cut short by the
timer's whistle. Fain, Jacks, and
Taylor starred for the visiting quin­tet
while Jordan, Kaley, Hatfield,
and Aldridge turned in first class
exhibitions for the Tiger Cubs.
Lineups:
Auburn (38): Beard and Jordan
(22), forwards; Stewart (2), center;
Kaley (4) and Hatfield, Guards.
Wetumpka (19): Taylor (4) and
Fain (1), forwards; Jacks (7), cen­ter;
Woods (5) and Warner (2),
guards.
Subs.: Auburn: Aldridge (6),
Lumpkin (44, Lasseter, Johns, Law-son,
Kooiman, and Curvin.
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February 18th and 19th
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the most thrilling, entertaining and educational pictures
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