1929-03-07 The Plainsman

              SPECIAL BLUE
RIDGE EDITION THE PLAINSMAN SPECIAL BLUE
RIDGE EDITION
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929. NUMBER 39
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR THIRD ANNUAL MILITARY BALL
ELEVEN PROMINENT
JUNIORS ARE CHOSEN
TO ETA KAPPA NU
Electrical Fraternity Chooses
Outstanding Men in the
Junior Class
SCHOLARSHIP FIRST
POINT CONSIDERED
Is Second Election of Year;
Seniors Being Chosen Dur­ing
First Semester
Eta Kappa Nu, national honorary
fraternity for Electrical Engineers,
at a meeting on last Monday night,
pledged eleven men of the junior
class who are the most outstanding in
the Electrical Engineering) course.
This is the second election to be held
this year; in the fall, a number of
seniors were chosen by the frater­nity.
In this, the spring election, the
most outstanding juniors have been
selected. In choosing these men,
scholarship is considered first, per­sonality
and activities being given
due consideration.
At the next meeting of Eta Kappa
Nu, it is probable that some form of
a memorial will be decided upon as
a testimonial to the work and achieve­ments
of the class of 1929.
Following are the names of those
pledged:
J. D. Neeley, Montgomery; Arturo
Nieto, Celaya, Mexico; Lucien Owen,
Florence; Cletus Meyer, Mobile;
Douglas Baird, Phenix City; Heriry
Grady Mosely, Pensacola, Florida;
William Keister, Montgomery; John
J. O'Rourke, Selma; William O. By-num,
Troy; Thorne Winter, Mobile;
James Smith, Eutaw.
DEMONSTRATION
CLUBS CONVENE
Preparations Are Made For Annual
Meeting
President YMCA. Blue Ridge Student Conference,
Summer 1929, Has F* Brockman
And Div Henry Crane Speakers
W. T. EDWARDS
President of the Y. M. C. A., who is
actively interested in having a large
delegation from Auburn at the stu­dent
conference this summer. He,
himself plans to be among those at­tending
the convention.
MANY GIRLS BE
HERE AT DANCE
Great Interest Shown Engi­neer's
Day Dance and
Banquet
To plan work for the year for their
organization and to prepare for their
annual meeting, officials of the Ala­bama
Council of Home Demonstra­tion
Clubs were in conference in Au­burn
this week, meeting with the
State staff of home demonstration ex­tension
workers. They came as rep­resentatives
of 8,000 home demonstra­tion
club women scattered throughout
the State. Mrs. W. F. Jeffers of
Glenco is president of the State Coun­cil.
Other representatives of the
organization present were: Mrs. John
Morris, Alpine; Mrs. J. D. Giles, Sel­ma;
Mrs. Sears Lee, Hamburg; Mrs.
Hugh Tompkins, Fitzpatrick; Mrs.
Riqhard Pruett, Leighton; Mrs. L. W.
Spratling, Waverly; Mrs. Hugh Mor­ton,
Marion.
Mrs. Jeffers presided at the ses­sions
in Auburn which were attended
by Miss Helen Johnston, State chair­man
of home demonstration extension
work, Miss Elizabeth Forney, Miss
May I. Cureton, Miss Bertha Lee Fer­guson,
and home demonstration ex­tension
specialists. Short talks were
made by Miss Louise Glanton, head
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The Engineers are ^Contemplating a
great time on March 22, for this is
the day that has been chosen as Engi­neers
Day. Great interest is being
shown by everyone in anticipation of
the banquet, dance, and technical pic­ture,
that are to. feature the activi­ties
of the day.
The fact that there are expected at
least one hundred twenty-five out-of-town
gins is- Cieauiig iiiuun lnxerest.
The dance is assured o£ a huge suc­cess
with so many visitors adding color
to the affair. Max Jones' Collegians
will furnish the music.
The tickets to the banquet are be­ing
sold very fast, and since there
are only one hundred forty available,
no trouble at all has been encounter­ed
in their sale. These tickets are all
that can be gotten for both the stu­dents
and their dates, and means that
only half that number of boys can at­tend.
All the girls' names must be in the
box by nine o'clock Saturday morning.
After this time it will be of no use
as they will not be accepted. This
box will be placed in the Engineers
Lounge Room, Ramsay Hall, until the
time limit has elapsed.
In order that everyone will be able
to recognize one who is an engineer,
those men will wear a white ribbon
on that day. This will enable the
students themselves to become better
acquainted, it is believed.
VOCATIONAL
GUIDANCE TO
BE FEATURED
New Phase of Y. M. C. A. Ser­vice
Had Remarkable Suc­cess
Last Summer
For many years the Young Men's
Christian Association has been inter­ested
in the development of the Vo­cational
Guidance Movement, but not
until the summer of 1928 was Voca­tional
Guidance or Educational Coun­seling
made a definite part of the
program of the Y. M. C. A. Confer­ence
at Blue Ridge.
Mr. Owen E. Pence, research secre­tary
of the Personnel Division of the
National Council of Y. M. C. A., was
secured to direct the counseling serv­ice,
and there was associated with
him a committee of outstanding men
of representative southern colleges.
The plan of work was for this
group to meet with Mr. Pence for an
hour and a half each day to discuss
problems and technique. Each coun­selor
then agreed to meet with from
three to five students who asked for
eounseling service for at least one
hour each day. ,
Carrying out the counseling serv­ice
there was no effort on the part of
any counselor to send the student
away at the end of the ten-day period
Dr. Knapp Endorses
Summer Conference
wrtll Ilia nit; n\>*.n. u u i a i u i/uu i vi
him and his success assured. Such
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MANUFACTURE OF
PLATES IS BEGUN
The industrial arts department has
begun casting the special automobile
plates, a contest for the designing of
which was held earlier in the year.
The casting furnace, for aluminum,
bronze, and copper castings, is of the
most advanced type.
The design for this plate was drawn
by Bob Blakey, of the school of Ar­chitecture.
The manufacture of these
plates is being supervised by Profes­sor
Jones. Those who wish to buy
plates may give their orders at Red's
Place, Totomer's, or the Student's
Supply Shop, or to anyone of the fol­lowing
students: B. L. Hodnett, G. E.
Tucker, or Dick Adams. The cost
will be two dollars apiece.
The old' idea that a vacation was
a needed period of rest is fast pass­ing.
As a matter of fact we need
little, if any, rest. Mostly we need a
change of scenery ^and occupation, to
freshen our minds from tasks which
may seem to become routine. De­vote
your vacations to good purposes
Roger Babson has recently said that
the first fundamental change neces­sary
in our educational system is to
give more attention to character-de­velopment.
The inspiration of con­tact
with men whose lives have been
devoted to religious training, among
surroundings beautiful and. delight­ful,
with a chance for pure air, health­ful
and stimulating associations and
inspiring thoughts are worth every­thing
in the world. The annual Y. M.
C. A. Conference at Blue Ridge pre­sents
such an opportunity.
Bradford Knapp.
EXPECT FIFTEEN
GO FROM AUBURN
A large number of Auburn students
are expected to go to the Blue Ridge
this summer.
The following students are already
making their plans to attend the Con­ference:
W. T. Edwards, G. L. Wil­liamson,
Cleveland Adams, Roy Sel­lers,
Bill Yarbrough and Joe Plant.
will attend the Conference, but Roy
Sellers states that he is expecting at
least 15 delegates to attend the Con­ference.
If this many delegates at­tend
from Auburn it will break all
preceding records of attendance.
The Auburn delegation last summer
consisted of R. L. Hightower, R. A.
Sansing, G. L. Williamson, and Wil­liam
Yarbrough.
WORLD-FAMOUS
STATESMEN ARE
ON PROGRAM
Students Given Opportunity
Meet Them Personally and
Discuss Problems
Secretary Y.M.C.A.
Phi Kappa Phi Has
Annual Initiation
Chicken Banquet In Smith Hall Fol­lows
Charge
NOTICE
March 6, 1929.
Notice to Faculty Members, Stu­dents
and Student Organizations:
By common agreement and gener­al
understanding during religious
week all organizations are going to
refrain from holding meetings which
will in any way conflict with the re­ligious
meetings.
AH teachers are asked to refrain
from giving extra work, tests, ex­aminations,
or any other requirement
during the week except the regular
routine teaching and laboratory, work
which will continue during the week
uninterrupted except for the hours
indicated in the program which ap­pears
elsewhere.
\ Very truly yours,
BRADFORD KNAPP,
President.
The Auburn chapter of Phi Kappa
Phi, national honorary scholastic fra­ternity,
held its annual initiation on
Friday night; the Ramsay Hall read'
ing room was the scene of the cere­mony.
In the absence of Dr. B. B. Ross,
president of the chapter, Prof. Shi
read the president's charge to the ini­tiates.
The vice-president's instruc­tions
were given by Miss Mary Mar­tin,
Professor J. B. Leslie acting as
Marshall. Other faculty members
present at tire initiation were: secre­tary
and treasurer, C. A. Baughman,
also B. H. Crenshaw, C. W. Edwards,
Miss Louise Glanton, O. T. Ivey, and
J. M. Robinson.
Immediately, after the initiation
the initiates went to Smith Hall din­ing
room, where a very delightful
chicken dinner had been prepared.
Besid.es the initiates, the following
were present: Dean George Petrie,
Prof. J. W. Tidmore, Dr. A. W. Rey­nolds,
and the members already men­tioned.
Prof. Robinson acted as
Toastmaster.
Miss Glanton spoke on "Alabama,"
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A Little Child Shall
Lead Them; And Did
"And a little child shall lead
them "
And a little child was leading ,
some member of the second or
third battalion's baseball team by
a few feet most all of the time
during Friday afternoon's game.
The youngster, about four years
old, desired very much to get mix­ed
up in the fray. His first at­tempt
was to roll the "catcher"
of his position. He went out and
stood in the immediate rear of
the catcher just long enough for
someone to drag him back out of
the danger zone."
He stayed back and^ looked at
the game peacefully for a few
minutes, until he got the idea that
he'd make a much better umpire
than the one who was then offi­ciating.
He proceeded, on this impulse,
to go out to the rear of the pitch­er's
box and sit there throwing
sand at everyone who came near.
The little child did lead them.
He took second place in all the
evening's "track meets" and as
for "fielding" rebuffs to his
every attempt to attain "a spot
in the sun," his average was 1000
per cent.
SOCIAL LIFE NOT
TO BE NEGLECTED
Nearness of Ridgecrest and Mon-treat
add to the advantages of so­cial
life at Blue Ridge.
In addition to the some fifty or
sixty girls who remain at Blue Ridge
all summer, Ridgecrest, three miles
distant, and Montreat, three and a
half miles away, have several hundred
girls at their conferences during the
time of the Y. M. C. A. conference
at Blue Ridge.
Numbers of the boys last year
took advantage of this situation.
Hikes, picnics, and moonlight strolls
were planned and executed.
The Student Conference at Blue
Ridge for the summer of 1929 is pre­pared
to announce as its speakers
Fletcher Brockman, Christian world
statesman; T. Z. Koo, interpreter of
the Orient to the West and inimitable
in his presentation of the heart of the
Christian message, and Dr. Henry
Crane, regarded as the most accept­able
speaker today to students of the
eastern colleges and universities. Two
other speakers of a similar caliber
will be announced later.
Realizing that certain major life
adjustments confront the students
during their four years in college,
and that they must decide what they
are going to do about vocation, girls,
religion, the church, education, etc.,
all baffling experiences, and that
most of the students are puzzled by
the difficulties involved and make
choices blindly and disastrously, the
leaders of the conference have se­cured
these men and many others
as assistants to guide students in
these important phases of life.
Every student will be given the Op­portunity
tv -ojreiiu c* pw«J« ««r «™«-
mate daily contact with this group
of outstanding older Christian men
skilled in counseling.
With adequate provision for per­sonal
conference, forum, and group
discussion, inspiring presentations,
and ample time for quiet meditations,
they believe that an almost unparal­leled
opportunity is made available.
The best skilled leadership to be
found is being drawn from colleges
and universities, both north and
south. For the vocational counseling
service there will be a group of coun­selors
selected from southern col­leges,
who will give their whole
thought and time to the personal
needs of individual students. This
part of the program is being planned
and carried through by a group of
college deans under the chairmanship
of President H. W. Chase, of the
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GENERAL BULLARD
BE HERE MARCH 14
Will Make Number Of
While Here
Addresses
ROY SELLERS
General Secretary Auburn Young
Men's Christian Asosciation and State
Chairman heading up Blue Ridge at­tendance
for Alabama. Mr. Sellers
is planning to attend this summer,
even after graduation.
TO BE HELD ALUMNI
GYMNASIUM FRIDAY
EVENING, MARCH 8TH
Approximately Sixty Girls Are
Expected To Attend Gala
Social Event
SCABBARD AND BLADE
BANQUET IN OPELIKA
Be Strictly Military With Very
Appropriate Decorations
And Music
WEEK SERVICES
BEGIN MARCH 10
Visiting Pastors At Churches
Supplant Former Meet­ings
Langdon Hall
Auburn's greatest week of religious
services will begin on March 10th
and will , continue through the 17th.
The program begins with convocation
Monday at eleven o'clock in Langdon
Hall. Morning services will be held
at the various churches at eleven
o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday. Evening services will be held
at the various churches at 7:00 P. M.
Major Kennedy announced definite­ly
today that General Robert Lee
Bullard will speak here on March
14th. There has also been a review
of the R. O. T. C. unit planned for
March 14th. General Bullard's talk
will come immediately after the re­view,
which will begin at lOiOO a., m.
Major. Kennedy announced that
General Bullard will speak here again
on March 16th, and lastly on March
19th, both times at 11:00 a. m.
General Bullard expects to be in
and about Auburn a week or ten days,
spending this time in visiting his rela­tives
and numerous friends here and
in Opelika, beside spending, perhaps,
a few days in Montgomery.
NOTICE!
Members of Y. W. C. A. will sell
homemade candy on Saturday morn­ing.
A stand has not been decided
on, so a watch should be kept for
the girls with the brown paper bags.
Sophs Pull Fake Beat
On English Professor
It seems that April Fool's Day
is being celebrated a bit earlier
than the usual time by some over-enthusiastic
students.
A few days ago Professor Cole
was unexplainedly detained until
a very few minutes before time
for him to meet a class in Sopho­more
English. The students were
looking out of the second story
class-room window when "Baby-face"
hove into sight. As he drew
near they began shouting loudly,
apparently telling the world of
their joy on receiving one of the
college's most highly prized girls,
a "beat."
This apparently worried "Baby-face"
a great deal, judging from
the speed at which he wafted his
brief case up the stairs.^ When he
came into the room the students
were hiding behind the seats.
After listening to "PROF" voci­ferously
declare that they should
all receive much-merited zero's,
they solemnly (?) marched to the
front of the room and took their
seats as if nothing out of the ordi­nary
had' happened.
It is very probable that "Baby-face"
considered this an excellent
joke for kindergarten children to
pull.
It is expected that all business, pro­fessional,
or other club meetings will
be discontinued during the week, if
possible in order that students may
attend the services. No exams will
be given during the week and all
classes which meet from eleven to
twelve o'clock will be excused on the
days that services are held. This is
done so students will have perfect
freedom to take advantage of the
opportunity offered.
Dr. Edwards, of the Baptist church,
will have Dr. Dillard of Birmingham,
with him to assist in the conduction
of these services.
Colonel Bruce McGee, of Gulfport
Military Academy" will be with Dr.
Burnsworth, of the Methodist Church,
during the services.
At the Presbyterian Church will be
Dr. Donald C. McGuire, of Montgom­ery,
and Miss Julia Lake Skinner, as­sisting
Reverand Hay.
At the Episcopalian Church will be
Reverand W. H. Laird, of St. Pauls
Church, Richmond, Virginia, who with
Reyerend Lee will conduct the ser­vices
there.
Glomerata Ready
May 18-Christopher
The 1929 Glomerata will be out by
approximately May 18th it has been
announced by T. S. Christopher, Edi­tor.
The new Glomerata will feature
an enlargment of all sections, and a
new arrangement of the Senior class.
An unusually large staff has been
working persistently that the book
might come out on time. The enlarg­ed
humor section is being handled by
Jean Williams and Haskin Williams.
Howard Smith is in charge of the
senior section and Maggie McGhee
the Athletic section.
A recent edition of the Plainsman
carried Earl Carroll's selection for
the beauty section, and the following
is the letter from Mr. Carroll's secre­tary
stating his choices:
"My dear Mr. Christopher:
"Mr. Carroll came into town for a
few days, and was pleased to make
the following selections among the
pictures you sent him. 1st. choice,
Miss Elizabeth Davis; 2nd. choice,
Miss Madge Hardy; 3rd. choice, Miss
Mary Phillip Orme; 4th. choice, Miss
Marjorie Clifton; 5th. choice, Miss
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Following, the completion of all
necessary preparations, all is in
readiness for the third annual Mili­tary.
Ball, which will take place in the
Alumni Gymnasium on Friday even­ing.
The Military Ball is one of the
biggest social events of the year, and
is second only to the big dances, held
three times a year.
Approximately eighty invitations
have been issued, and from fifty to
seventy five girls are expected to
attend. Invitations have also been .
sent to reserve officers, National
Guard officers, regular army offi- , .
cers, and the R. O. T. C. seniors of
Auburn. Officers are expected from
Fort Benning, Maxwell Field, and
other places.
As stated before, the ball will be
strictly military. Those attending
will wear dress military uniforms;
novel decorations will adorn the
Gym. Guidons, "French 75's", and
many other army emblems and im­plements
will be placed prominently
about the dance hall; the decorations
will be very effective, and help to re- y
TOM/I nnQ fVrnt flip nffair ia a military
The dance music will be furnished
by Max Jones' Collegians; this group
of Auburn boys have a very capable
orchestra, and their presence will
add to the pleasure of the evening.
Several features will be presented
during the course of the ball; one
will be a drill of picked students of
the R. O. T. C. unit, which should
prove to be interesting, impressive,
and pleasing. The other features to
be presented have not been an­nounced
; they are to be pleasant sur­prises.
At seven o'clock Friday evening, a
banquet will be given by the Scab­bard
and Blade military fraternity
for the members of that organiza­tion,
their dates, and the officers of
the Auburn military department. This
affair will take place a t the Clement
Hotel in Opelika.
The program of the Ball is as fol­lows:
First No-Break; Scabbard and
Blade Leadout; Artillery Leadout;
a surprise Feature; Grand March; In­termission;
Engineer Leadout; Sec­ond
No-break. The activities will
begin at ten o'clock Friday evening
and last until two o'clock Saturday
morning.
The chaperones selected are:
President and Mrs. Bradford Knapp;
Major and Mrs. John T. Kennedy;
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Property Damaged
By Heavy Rains
Is Largest Rainfall On Record Here
For First Quarter "j
Rains of flood proportions fell in
this section of Alabama Monday and
Monday night, doing much damage to
highways and also washing farm
lands. The weather station here rec­orded
a rain-fall of five and fifty-six
hundredths inches in twenty-four
hours. Trains are running behind
schedule.
From records at Auburn for over
fifty years, Prof. J. M. Robinson, of
the weather station, states that the
rainfall so far this year of nineteen
and thirty-nine hundredths inches is
four and thirty-five hundredths inches
beyond the average for the first three,
months of any year past. The aver­age
for the entire month of March
is five and fifty-seven hundreths
inches.
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THE PLAINSMAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929.
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Published semi-weekly by the students of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au­burn,
Alabama.
Subscription rates $3.50 per year (60
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at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
Business and editorial offices at Au­burn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
Ludwig Smith Editor-in-Chief
James B. McMillan ___ Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rosser Alston, '29 Associate
Raymond DeArman, '29 _-Associate
A. V. Blankenship, '30 - - Associate
Victor Savage, '30 Associate
J. D. Neeley, '30 ___— Managing
K. R. Giddens, '30— Ass't. Managing
Tom Brown, '31 News
Alex. Smith, Jr., '31 News
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Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News
Carol Porter, '29 Sports
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Blue Ridge this June. There is room for
a few more, however. The office would
like to see two or three more of those who
are really interested in the Y. M. C. A. and
in availing themselves of the opportunity
of a most profitable ten days' outing.
An orientation course in the purpose,
methods and skill of modern character
building work with boys' club leaders, Sun­day
School teachers and superintendents,
parents, Scout Masters, social workers,
students, teachers and supervisors, is part
of the program at Blue Ridge. Building
Christian citizens is a cooperative job.
Boys' work leaders cannot do it alone or
even partially succeed along the old meth­ods
of lecture, authority, and divine right
of adulthood. We are living in a changing
world, and we have to learn a growing
technique of work with boys if we want
to succeed in the task of helping boys de­velop
Christian character.
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, '31; S. H. Morrow, '32; Alex
Smith, Jr., '31; 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 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.
Why Not A
Model City?
The planting of shrubs in Auburn recent­ly
is a most commendable move. It is
falling in line with the larger cities, who
Especially is this true of the Southern
cities, who are spending much money nowa­days
for hedges, parks, and trees. Au­burn
has the advantage of beautiful trees
already, and the addition of the shrubs will
make our city even more attractive. We
can live better lives and can enjoy life more
when we have a beautiful environment; we
can do better work and can be happier
when we are spared an ugly environment.
The recent work should be but the be­ginning
of an extensive program of city-beautifying.
With the facilities of land­scape
gardening that we have in the College
of Agriculture, we should be able to make
of Auburn a model city.
Training Y. M. C. A. Officers
At Blue Ridge Conference
To do any job well' one must have
training. Realizing this simple truth, the
Auburn Y. M. C. A. maintains the policy
of sending representatives to the Blue
Ridge Conference each year to study, play,
glean ideas from men like Dr. W. D.
Weatherford, and share fellowship with
other men from colleges all over this
Southland. These men return to our cam­pus
with new ideas and perspectives of
life in general, and of our campus in par­ticular.
With very few exceptions, these
fellows are outstanding "Y" leaders after
their return.
What is there at Blue Ridge to cause
such a change in an individual? It is the
religious environment with Nature as the
background. It is the very atmosphere
which pervades that wonderful land of
God in those gorgeous Blue Ridge Moun­tains.
In that beautiful setting of blue water,
hazy gray rocks, brilliantly green trees and
grass, hedges of rhododendron, and the
worshipful mountains acting as an ever-present
reminder of the presence of God;
dovetailed with happy fellowship with the
cream of southern colleges and inspiring
leaders like Dr. W. D. Weatherford, Dr.
Harry Emmerson Fosdick and Dr. J. M.
Culbreth in work, play and worship one
must certainly be reminded of his happy
privilege of partaking of the joy of living.
Realizing the vast amount of good gain­ed
by being represented at Blue Ridge
each year, the Auburn "Y" usually en­dures
considerable inconvenience in order
to help finance our representatives. How­ever,
the office is glad to help the fellows
whq are willing to help themselves and the
organization by attending the meeting. We
deem the money well spent.
A large number are planning to attend
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
An Ideal Vacation
For Any Student
With all of its charm and loveliness,
Blue Ridge cannot be catalogued, for it is
born of the clean, rare air of the hills, of
the glorious freedom of the great moun­tains,
and the cool summer breezes and rip­pling,
running waters.
But this much may be said: Every one
of the fifty thousand people who have visit­ed
this wonder spot during the past six­teen
years can tell you that there is no
place like it in the entire South.
If you are seeking1 an ideal vacation place
and want to find rest, recreation, fine fel­lowship,
inspiration and everything else
that makes for a most satisfying experience
—including real comfort and wholesome
food, then Blue Ridge is your place and
invites you.
It is located in the heart of the most rug­ged
mountains of North Carolina and
stands at an elevation of 2,700 feet—upon
an estate of 1619 acres of virgin forest.
Among other things which are to be found
upon its ground are, fifty-six modern build­ings,
including a splendid gymnasium, a li­brary,
a garage, athletic field, tennis and
volley ball courts, a swimming and boating
lake, miles of. rhododendron and laurel bor­dered
trails for hiking and horseback rid­ing.
If you are seeking for something in addi­tion
to the glory and beauty of this place,
with its invigorating atmosphere, its moun­tains,
its streams, its flowers and glorious
sunsets—you will not be disappointed, for
many of America's outstanding religious
leaders are to be on the grounds during
heights.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
In this Blue Ridge issue of The Plains­man,
as chairman of the Blue Ridge com­mittee
of the Y. M. C. A., I wish to say a
few words about the Southern Student
Conference held at Blue Ridge. First, let
me express my appreciation to The Plains­man
for printing this special 'Blue Ridge
issue. It is an invaluable help to us in ad­vertising
Blue Ridge and a great help to
our Y. M. C. A. organization.
Since I had the pleasure of attending
the Blue Ridge Conference last summer, I
can heartily recommend it to all students
who are interested in the Y. M. C.-A. The
unusual beautiful scenery of the mountains
of westeTn North Carolina and its excel­lent
recreational facilities make Blue Ridge
an ideal place for a- good vacation. The
fellowship of select groups of students from
nearly all of the outstanding Southern Col­leges
gives a good chance for making valua­ble
friendships. There is a rare oppor­tunity
for making contacts with noted pro­fessors,
college executives, and outstanding
religious leaders of the country. One can
learn many things at Blue Ridge which he
can not learn from books. Discussion
groups which discuss problems of vital in­terest
such as Science and Religion, Race
Relations, Sex Relations, Southern Indus,
try, and International Relations are led by
experts in their respective fields. A spirit
of frankness and unbiased search for truth
prevails. The Blue Ridge conference at­tempts
to help the students to solve some
of their vital personal problems. The most
outstanding effort of this kind is the vo­cational
counseling service. Who would not
welcome the sympathetic and expert ad­vice
of trained counselors in making the
decision of his life's work, one of the most
important decisions that each youth must
make? To anyone who is interested in the
Y. M. C. A. and who will go to the confer­ence
with a serious purpose, I can assure
an experience which he will value the rest
of his life.
Not only is the Blue Ridge conference
beneficial to the individuals attending but
also to our Y. M. C. A. We would like to
have a large delegation to represent Au­burn
at the Southern Student Conference
at Blue Ridge from June 14 to 24. Those
interested may get further information at
the "Y" office.
Sincerely,
George L. Williamson.
There are- so many
things to be done here
at Auburn that we
sometimes forget to
t a k e students a n d
faculty into full con­fidence
r e g a r d i ng
plans. Plans cannot
be published until
they are perfect and
assured. R e c e n t ly
those in charge of the Glee Club came to ask
if the trip might be cancelled because of
their feeling of lack of preparation. Those
who have worked with the Glee Club have
worked under difficulties which I hope may
be removed by next fall. We expect to
have a Department of Music by next fall
and the head of the department will be a
man qualified to take over the entire bur­den
of training the Glee Club, leaving Pro­fessor
Bidez to take care of the Band and
Mrs. Askew to take care of the work which
has been outlined for her.
* :|: * * *
Pavement last summer, repairs, paint­ing
and improvements on existing buildings,
campus improvement, building the Exten­sion
Building, construction of two frater­nity
houses and purchases of lands, are all
steps in the right direction but there is a
lot more to be done. The new building
program will soon be under way but there
are other much needed improvements. New
and complete sewer disposals for the Town
of Auburn; new and improved water sys­tem
with water mains large enough to give
adequate fire protection; a new fire en­gine
of modern make; a new hotel; apart­ment
houses; dormitories; an adequate
place for a cafeteria; a hospital; a faculty
club and a park; an outdoor theatre with
& seating capacity up to 2500. I am sure
someone will say: "Why stop here?" One
of the things we need is a daily paper. I
have been wondering if the Plainsman can
not perform that service and thus become
the means of daily contact for the institu­tion,
faculty, student body and tonswpeople.
The busy man keeps up with things through
the daily paper. Many times things hap­pen
in Auburn and unless one loafs about
the streets to gather information, he nev,-
er hears anything about it until it is all
over. Save the list and let's check off the
things accomplished from year to year. By
working together earnestly and industrious­ly
we can do a lot of these things.
""Little Things"
By Tom Bigbee
Big things are already in the making
for a big commencement here this spring.
What with speakers already engaged, alum­ni
preparations in order, and Seniors
"strutting" about as if they owned the
continent, we know that big things are
ahead! All we need to do is wait for the
present graduating class to get out in the
world, then watch John D., Thomas A.,
Henry and the rest of 'em fade into nothing­ness.
Now, you've guessed right—your
humble scribe hasn't reached the dignified
platform as yet.
If we are inclined to be at all serious
minded, all this light stuff can easily be
cast aside and replaced by some serious
thinking and reasoning. After all, the com­pletion
of the college training is only the
beginning; we step out from a college of
classes and comparative ease into the Uni­versity
of Hard Knocks, which has little
mercy, sympathy or encouragement. If,
during our brief sojourn here on the cam­pus,
we have learned to live—acquired
courage and tolerance, and a love for our
fellowman—then we are prepared to step
out with little fear of being downed for
good. Of course there are the inevitable
obstacles and discouraging factors, but
good use of our time here in college will
prepare us for successfully dislodging these.
The present graduating class—the chil­dren
of '29—evidently don't care to be for­gotten
after their departure; and really,
we must hand it to them on the memorial
they are leaving behind. Shows a bit of
foresight and level thinking, at least.
Which denotes that there may be some
worth while talent in this group, after all.
THE GEDUNK
I am'the great moralist. I rant and tear
my hair about my fellow man's short com­ings.
Neither am I too bashful to tell my
friends personally about their wickedness.
I take seriously this lore about everyone
being his brother's keeper. My friends all
steer clear of me with their waywardness
because they know that I will not tolerate
it and am not above lecturing them on any
and all occasions. I warn my friends that
they will come to no good end if they con­tinue
in their rosy and sinful paths. I can
make a wonderful and moral lecture out of
the least incident and never hesitate to do
so. Not that I am especially angelic my­self
or attempt to live what I preach, but
it makes me feel good and I think everyone
rather needs holding back or else they might
really enjoy life. And I shall get my re­ward
in Heaven.
AN AG, CLASS OF '27, WRITES TO HIS FORMER ROOMMATE
One day me and Bill went up in the country to buy a cow. The cow cost $40,
so Bill he paid $20 and I paid' $20. We brought the cow home and put it in the
barn. The next morning I got up early and went down to the barn to milk the
cow. And what do you think, Bill was down there milking the cow.
I says, "Bill I want half of that milk."
"Well, I'm sorry", says Bill, "but you own the front end of dis cow and I own
the hind end."
Now I gotta buy all the feed and hay and carry about eight or ten pails of
water every day, and then don't git no milk—But I got even.with Bill though—I
killed my half of the cow, and Bill's half died.
FICKLE MAN
Tall trees that whisper in the wind,
A laughing brook so gay;
An azure sky where swallows fly—
A perfect summer day.
A hush of tranquil Nature and
The splendor of an Eden—
A blazing sun when day is done;
Enthralling summer evening.
But those tall trees that whispered sweet
Now scream in tearing wind,
And the crackling light of Satan's might
The peaceful heavens rend.
The brook no longer sings a song,
But roars in turbid swell;
Old Sol retreats in rank defeat
Before the dismal spell.
Just so is Man; he's fickle and
His ways are ever changing;
Just as the ways and storms of fate,
His moods are always ranging.
Don't be absurd and take his word
With faith that's dumbly blind—
But take it all with a pinch of salt,
For tomorrow he'll change his mind.
—Convict Number 969.
« * * * * » » •
BUT WHY ADMIT IT?
Big-toe: I met the one and only last Saturday night at the dance. Do you
know why I love her? It's because she is so modest when driving a car she
won't even strip her gears before a man—and that's what I qall modest. After
the dance we sat in the parlor and I composed the following:
In the parlor there were three—She, the parlor lamp and me;
Two are company, no doubt, so the little lamp went out.
How do you like it? —E. Fish Ency.
AIN'T THAT TOO BAD?
"Your fiancee is a Woman's College girl, I believe.
"Yes."
"Then I suppose she is familiar with Browning."
"I beg your pardon. The true Woman's College girl is never familiar with
anybody."
* • '• * * * *_* *
THIS WEEK'S FANTASY
I felt his hot breath on my cheek and the gentle touch of his hand. His very
presence near me seems a breeze on desert sand. He deftly sought my lips seeking
my hand to enfold. And then he broke the silence: "Shall the filling be silver
or gold?" —Adonis.
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
1B^ benjamin 'Vrovosf—
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
WHAT, NO CO-EDS?
According to the Emory Wheel, Emory
University students consume 60,000 cigar­ettes
monthly. Allowing 20 cigarettes to a
package, we have 3000 packages, which,
when turned into cold- cash, amounts to
$450 burned up in a month. "Camels" are
the most popular brand, with "Luckies"
and "Chesterfields" sharing equal honors.
Three Kings, Home Runs, Marlboro and
Spuds have their champions, and there are
a few students who are nonchalant enough
to smoke Murads. I can't account for such
a large number of cigarettes being smoked,
as Emory has only about sixty-five co-eds.
* * * * *
THE BUCKET BRIGADE
After the fire department at Norman,
where the University of Oklahoma is lo­cated,
had gone fifteen years without ans­wering
a call on Sunday, the record was
broken recently, when there were five calls
on the same day. One of them was a fire
in a church. Five calls in one day re­minds
me of our own little red demon.
You usually have time to call five times
before the fireman can get it started.
* * * * *
THAT ALOOFNESS OF SOUL (?)
Fellow students, Elinor filyn has a few
words to say in regard to your personal ap­pearance,
in order that you may win that
co-ed that you have your eye on, and in or­der
that you may have "IT". You know,
that irresistible drawing something that
makes the women wild about you and gets
you married, and all that. She says College
boys must spruce up and starch up if they
would intrigue the interest and win the fa­vor
of the modern co-ed. "No woman likes
a wilted, slouchy man any better than she
likes a .wilted, faded flower." "It is not' the
effect of the clothes on the woman that is
most important. It is the effect of the
clothes on the man himself." Do you want
to be irrestible? Use listerine.
* * * * *
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
The boy who goes through college today
has to pay more for his college life than
the boy who had his college life fifteen
years ago, according to statements about
Syracuse students compiled in those days
before the World War. A student of that
university could swagger into a luncheon
wagon near the campus and eat a small
steak for five cents and top his meal off
with a dish of ice cream for three cents.
A porterhouse steak could be bought for
twenty cents. The special Sunday rate
for chicken a la king was a dime. Not
only was food cheap in those days, but
likewise clothes. A man could buy a good
suit for ten dollars. An overcoat cost
seven dollars. The tonsorial rates were
also much cheaper than at present; a shave
and hair-cut cost two-bits, and a shampoo
was only fifteen cents extra. And now
look at us.
* * * * *
A FLAPPER'S OPINION
"I'm for them. I think they are fine,
and I'm not sure that this generation is
not better than the one preceding it. The
youth of today is keen. I think the spirit
is wonderful." Edna Wallace Hooper, 63-
year old flapper actress, summed up in
three statements her opinion of the college
youth of today, according to the Daily Ne-braskan.
I wonder who the college man
was that Edna took out with her. She
has been flapping for quite a spell though
now, she would know.
* * * * *
HABITS
The habits formed early in life have
the utmost effect in shaping subsequent
careers, Dean E. F. Bradshaw declared in a
chapel talk before the university of North
Carolina a few days back.
"It is a tragic belief that college is a
sort of interruption in life, that the stu­dent
can be one thing during college and
another after."
He urged the necessity of students'
avoiding the mistake that Rip Van Winkle
made when he broke another resolution,
took another drink, and said "This one
don't count".
* * * * *
FINE SPIRIT
The prize of the week for bravery at
Ohio State university went to a freshman
football player who held the door so that
the professor cor Id not get into his class­room
until the required ten minutes had
passed, thereby giving the class an hour's
vacation.
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.
* * * * *
THE University of Alabama, to the
casual observer, may seem like the
common movie-drama type of school.
Sport roadsters, glaring blazers, plenty of
beautiful girls, a well-kept campus and an
occasional "Joe Collich" give the school
something in common with the Old Siwash
of the screen.
Howeved, the attitude of the students is
not very different from the attitude here.
Most of them are serious in what they are
doing, it seems. Eight o'clock classes seem­ed
to be worrying them as much as broken
dates or dance bids.
BIG fraternity houses, with roomy,
beamed-ceiling, spacious r o o m s;
huge lawns, well-mowed and green;
a quadrangle surrounded by handsome
buildings; several new buildings under
construction; the preliminary work on a
tine stadium; two sorority courts, over­flowing
with pretty girls; the Crimson Tide
finishing up spring training; several soph­omores
and freshmen looking like football
players; one of the state's biggest lawyers
on the field watching practice; several
other prominent alumni on the side lines;
they're still talking about experiences on
the Wisconsin trip last fall; a colony of
Gothamites; one freshman wearing an R.
O. T. C. uniform on Friday night; Charlie
Beane, who joined the War at Auburn,
wearing a Scabbard and Blade Key; an
"A" Club dance that reminded one of Au­burn,
except there were more girls; a per­fect
evening, until the orchestra played
"I Faw Down and Go Boom".
Politics are in the air at 'Bama; girls
are just as interested as boys; candidates
campaigning openly; many are rushing
around desperately rounding up votes.
* * * * *
ABUNCH of girls standing on the
curb across Tenth Street, just off
the campus, taking a smoke with­out
breaking the rule; boys and girls wan­dering
across the quadrangle to classes to­gether;
girls taking meals at fraternity
houses and boys playing bridge at sorority
houses; two dances a week are scheduled
from now until June; the ever-present
griping about eight o'clock classes; girls
hiring You-Drive-It automobiles; there are
a few collegiate fords left at Alabama;
don't ever let Addison McGhee borrow one
and take you home from a dance; he puts
Paul Revere in the shade; the usual sprink­ling
of boys who have transferred from
Auburn; plenty of boys wearing vests, ties
and coats, and seeming quite at ease; the
co-eds rather well-dressed; everybody in­terested
in the basket-ball tournament; a
most hospitable bunch of boys; don't be­lieve
what you hear about the school; go
and see for yourself.
* * * * *
WHAT has become of the "Fresh­man
Court" that was so energet­ically
organized last fall? I was
assured most emphatically that freshman
regulations could be enforced, and that
this court could do it. The court is very,
very quiet in operation if it is doing any­thing.
I once had the idea that rat rules couldn't
be enforced here, but I was convinced of
my error by a bunch of my contemporaries;
the court was organized to keep up the
good work, but it seems to have died a
natural death; there is a flickering idea
playing-around the corners of my mind
that maybe I was right about the rules.
Is it possible that this year is merely one
more example of the uselessness of trying
to have such a practice?
Through a mistake, the credit line was
omitted from a poem printed in this column
in the last issue. It was written by Os­car
Wilde.
THE STORY OF THE ASHES AND THE
FLAME
No matter why, nor whence, nor when she
came,
There was her place. No matter what men
said,
No matter what she was; living or dead,
Faithful or not, he loved her all the same.
The story was as old as human shame,
But ever since that lonely night she fled,
With books to blind him, he had only read
The story of the ashes and the flame.
There she was always coming pretty soon
To fool him back, with penitent scared eyes
That had in them the laughter of the moon
For baffled lovers, and to make him think—
Before she gave him time enough to
wink—
Her kisses were the keys to Paradise.
—E. A. Robinson.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
Cost For Blue Ridge
Conference Only $32
For Ten-Day Sojourn
The total cost of spending ten days
at the Blue Redge Conference from
June .14-24 is $32.00. A room in
Robert E. Lee Hall and meals for
ten days cost $25.00. The rooms and
meals are first class.
The program fee is seven dollars.
This goes to pay the cost of promot­ing
the conferences and the expenses
of the leaders, many of whom come
from distant cities and even from
across the water.
The other expenses depends on the
habits of the individuals. Some fel­lows
buy candy and drinks on the side
and some do not. Some travel in
Pullman cars and eat on diners while
others travel by Ford and eat at
Greek restaurants. The fellows from
Mississippi meet at some central point
in the state and travel by covered
wagon (old car rigged up for the
occasion).
In former years assistance in send­ing
delegates who are unable to pay
all their expenses has been secured
from Sunday schools and churches.
Perhaps this will be done again. Stu­dents
who desire to go Will have a
way found for them.
Lee Hall, Hotel and Main Building
Dr. Knapp Discusses Policies of
Station in His Talk Over WAPI
New Grading System
At Oberlin College
Oberlin College has followed the
lead of those higher educational in­stitutions
which have abolished the
six-letter grading system. The stu­dents
either pass or fail, and they
never know whether it was by a D
or an A.
Trade with the advertisers.
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2071/2 North 19 St.
Oh February 27, Dr. Knapp ad­dressed
the radio audience over sta­tion
WAPI. He announced the re­cent
agreement between Auburn, Uni­versity
of Alabama, and Alabama Col­lege,
concerning the sharing of WAPI.
He also discussed the enlarged possi­bilities
of the station under the new
agreement.
Text of Dr. Knapp's speech was as
follows:
"I have very great pleasure in an­nouncing
an important event in the
history of broadcasting and I think
in the history of education as well in
the State of Alabama.
"For years past the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute has realized the im­portance
of broadcasting, particularly
on account' of its influence on rural
life. It owned and operated the old
station, WAPI, alt Birmingham in
order to broadcast to the people of
this state useful and practical infor­mation
on subjects relating to agricul­ture,
home economics, the industries,
and relative to the engineering prob­lems
and educational problems of 'the
State of Alabama.
"Experience has taught us and has
taught other educational institutions
that no educational institution can,
without great expense, put out a pro­gram
for full-time over a radio broad­casting
station.
"Likewise, there are so many sta­tions
growing up in this country that
the aid is burdened with their conflicts.
The nation ha(s been dividjed into
regions and the Federal Radio Com­mission
has assigned certain rights
to each of these regions, these rights
being in certain wave lengths for
large broadcasting, certain regional
and certain local rights. The situa­tion
at Washington is difficult. The
great business of broadcasting is new.
We have got to find ourselves in it.
"We at Auburn know that Auburn
has its important program which it
out to get out for the benefit of far­mers.
We made an agreement with
the State Department of Agriculture
and worked with Governor Graves in
his great ambition to get market news
out to farmers. We" are as deeply
interested in that as he and glad to
cooperate fully. But even the State
Department of Agriculture and Au­burn
and the City of Birmingham will
find great difficulty in furnishing an
all-time program.
"Auburn called a meeting of the
other educational institutions a month
or so ago and invited them to partici­pate
in the use of WAPI. As a result
of that conference and repeated con­ferences
following that, the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute invited a special
conference with the University of
Alabama and the Alabama College at
Montevallo with the thought in mind
that if we could succeed in getting
unity of purpose in this State we
would be able to take one of the great­est
steps yet taken by any state in
the United States; namely, arrange
to have a station which could be pro­perly
called the "Voice of Alabama",
owned entirely by public educational
institutions, devoted to the highest
possible type of programs and not
in any way subservient to any com­mercial
interest.
"After consultation with the Board
of Trustees of the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute and securing their ap­proval
and power to proceed, and
after assurances from the two sister
institutions that they would be glad
to enter into such a conference, the
conference was held at the Governor's
Mansion by invitation of Governor
Graves as Chairman of all three
Boards. The group consisted of Dr.
George H. Denny, President of the
Joe Godfrey, Jr.
Picks All-American
Basketball Team
a number of stations but recently.
The court over-ruled the Commission
recently in limiting one great station.
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Fifty-one years old and still growing.
Henry Ford was refused license for University of Alabama, Dr. Oliver C.
Carmichael, President of the Alabama
College, and the speaker at this time,
President of the' Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, together with Director L.
N. Duncan and Mr. P. O. Davis of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, who
have been the great active spirits in
putting WAPI on the air through all
its history. President Denny brought
Professor C. P. Houser of the Univer­sity
to accompany him on the con­ference..
"I am very happy to announce that
a full agreement was reached at that
conference. This agreement provides
for cooperation between the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, the University
of Alabama, and the Alabama College
at Montevallo in the ownership and
management of WAPI, still to be con­tinued
at Birmingham and to foster
and continue the fine cooperation with
the "Magic City of Birmingham." I
am happy to announce that each of
these institutions will have a remote
control station at their institution and
make its own connection with the
central studio at Birmingham. The
arangement, so splendidly entered
into by the Protective Life Insurance
Company which furnishes the main
studio in ttie top of its new building
in Birmingham, will be continued. I
am happy to announce that the name
of the station will remain the Victor
Hanson Radiophone Broadcasting Sta­tion
and the call letters will remain
the same—WAPI, the Voice of Ala­bama.
The active management of the
station • will remain in the' hands of
those who have gained their experience
in its previous management, the Ex­tension
Service of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, under the wise di­rection
of Director Duncan, subject
to the approval of the joint manage­ment
in which each of these institu­tions
is represented by its president
and by the representative of the City
of Birmingham, and such others as
may be coupled in by action of the
owners from time to time.
For the first time in sports history,
an All-American basketball team has
been selected.
Joe Godfrey Jr., well known sports
outhority, with the cooperation of 200
college basket ball coaches has done
for basketball in his All-American
selections what Walter Camp did in
starting the annual choosing of All-
American college football teams. Mr.
Godfrey traveled all over the country,
seeing as many of the major quintets
in action as possible, and for the rest
he has relied upon the composite judg­ment
of the college coaches.
Here is the first All-American five:
Forward, Hyatt, Pittsburg.
Forward, Schaaf, Pensylvania.
Center, Murphy, Purdue.
Guard, Wineapple, Providence.
Guard, Pickell, Arkansas.
Alternate, Churchill, Oklahoma.
Assembly Before Lee Hall at Blue Ridge
"It is a part of the plan to arrange
with other educational institutions in
Alabama to have programs over
WAPI from time to time as they may
desire.
"I regard this as an important step.
There may have been much rivalry
between educational institutions in
Alabama heretofore and before I came
to this state there may have been
some rather marked differences of
opinion on some subjects; To my
mind it seems an exceedingly impor­tant
step that these three institu­tions—
the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute,
the University of Alabama
and the Alabama College should be
willing to enter into intimate coopera­tion
regarding broadcasting. I wish
to express to the radio audience my
hope that this may be the inaugura­tion
of a period of friendly coopera­tion
and,good understanding which,
I trust, may set forward the program
of education in Alabama.
"And so we go as a united force to
Washington to demand that this great
commonwealth shall have her full
right upon the air because she is the
first state in the American Union to
have a station of this character pre­senting
a great educational program
to her people, under united and uni­fied
state control. I am confident
this will insure to the listeners over
WAPI and to the great State of Ala­bama
a full-time wave length and full
connection with the great national
chains now sending out programs of
the highest talent in the world. Per­sonally
I believe that it is possible for
these three institutions through their
presidents to so conduct this great
affair that it will be helpful, without
discrimination, creditable to each of
these institutions and through them
to the state. It was especially point­ed
out that Auburn had her impor­tant
duty and her important obliga­tion
to the people of the rural sec­tions
of Alabama. This was recogniz­ed
by our sister institutions and noth­ing
will disturb our full performance
Special Group Study
Problems Of College
"To carry on the work of any stu­dent
organization or activity success­fully
requires that those in charge
acquire the proper technique for per­forming
their duties. The work of
the Student Young Men's Christian
Association is no exception to the
rule," says Roy Sellers, general secre­tary
of the Auburn "Y".
At Blue Ridge one hour each even­ing
is devoted to studying the best
methods for carrying on student "Y"
work. Last year the following groups
were conducted: Presidents' and Offi­cers'
Group, Religious Education,
Christian World Education, Commu­nity
Service, Campus Opinion, Work
with Freshmen, Membership Problems.
Each group was in charge of a
professor secretary, fitted by experi­ence
and training to lead the dis­cussion
on the problems his group
was studying. In these groups stu­dents
from ten southern states shared
their experiences with each other.
Thus, the delegates from Auburn pro­fited
by the experiences of students
from V. P. I., Clemson, A. and M. of
Mississippi, and other southern col­leges.
of that duty over the radio. I as­sure
you I have been very happy to
have the high privilege of making
this announcement."
Announcing-^
ADECIDED departure. from prece­dent
in the conduction of the annual
Religious Week services has been
inaugurated by the leaders of Auburn. The
plan which is sponsored by the Young Men's
Christian Association, the college, and the
Protestant churches of Auburn will be
an .entirely new scheme, which, it is hoped,
will have an instant appeal to a larger
number of students and townspeople than
the religious week services, which have
formerly been conducted in Langdon Hall.
March 10 to 17 inclusive has been set for the
services this year. Services will be held in
the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches daily and nightly during
the week. Classes excused for students who
attend. Special visiting ministers have been
engaged for that week. You are invited to
attend the church of your choice.
PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929.
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Elmer Salter, Contributor. Tad McCallum, Palmer P. Daugettc, Jr.
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KICKING AND PASSING ON FIRST
DAY PROGRAM SPRING TRAINING
By Dick Jones
Coach G. M. Bohler, the Auburn
Tiger mentor, held his initial Spring
football practice Thursday with eight
backfield men and manager-elect
Earl "Preacher" Smith being pres­ent
and in uniforms. The workout
only lasted an hour and was spent
with the gridmen kicking and passing
in order to get in perfect shape to
handle the pigskirl*^5efore any real
fundamentals of the {fame are taught
them by Bohler.
Of the eight men present there
were only three of last year's letter-men.
The rest were scrubs last year
or new comers who graduated from
the rat team last year. The three
lettermen were Captin-elect Howell
Long, Alternate Captain-elect Porter
Callahan, and Edward Peake.\ The
other five were: Roy Sellers, a young­er
brother to Clyde Sellers; Chas.
"Little Slick" Kaley, who was a sen­sation
on the rat football team and
basket ball team this year; R. Prim,
who was another hustler on the rat
grid team this year; W. H. Harris
and T. W. Spence.
According to Bohler's plans the
backfield men will workout by them­selves
for over a week, then the line­men
will be called out to work with
them. The Tiger mentor issued a call
for 34 backfield men to report to
him last Monday for practice, but un­der
the weather conditions that have
prevailed in the "Village of the
Plains" the Auburn gridmen were
only able to be equipped Monday and
hold their uniforms until Thursday
before the rain would stop and per­mit
them to get out on Drake Field.
The 34'backs that were called out
were, Captain-elect Howell Long, Al­ternate
Captain-elect Porter Calla­han,
Peake,-Wingo, R. Sellers, Ward,
"Ford" Snider, Linley, Hatfield, Ka­ley,
R.'Primm, H. Jacobs, W. H. Har­ris,
T. W. Spence, L. Chamblee,
"Slob" Chappelle, H. W. Srow, J.
Crawford, "Stumpy"'Granger, "Hog"
Manley, J. McLeskey, "Foney" Yar-brough,
Ed. Marty, Jones, Frazier,
Malone, Simpkins, "Frock" Pate,
Young, Tamplin, Hardy, Wadsworth,
Armstrong, Wible and Strickland.
Two Games Played
Off in Intradural
Loop on Saturday
First Bn. Wins From Second; Third
Bn. Cops One from Engineers
Baskin Steadily Advancing in Sport
World Leaving Wonderful Record
By Dick Jones
Weems O. ("Weemie") Baskin, Jr.,
who recently created a sensation in
sport circles by his extraordinary per­formance
at the Winter Garden in
New York where he established two
new world records in the indoor 50
and 60-yard high hurdles, has had a
remarkably successful career ever
since his first attempts at the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute at Au­burn,
Alabama.
During his second year at Auburn
under Coach Wilbur Hutsell he won
the Southern Conference and the
Southeastern A. A. U. high hurdle
championships which he held for three
successive years, 1925, '26 and '27.
In 1926 he not only won these two
meets but established two new rec­ords,
which also enabled him to "cop"
the All-Southern title. The follow­ing
year at the Penn relays he out­classed
the entire field to win -the
National Collegiate Championship in
the hurdles thereby successfully com­pleting
his college career.
Since leaving Auburn, he has won
some of the greatest honors ever to
be captured by a cinder path artist.
In 1928, after signing up with the
New York A. C, he succeeded in
proving his ability as a champion by
setting two new world records for
the outdoor high hurdle events, there­by
gaining for himself a place on the
1928 Ail-American team and a name
as a probable Olympic representative.
This year, only a few days ago, he
added two more laurels to his al­ready
famous record by setting the
two new world records already men­tioned.
In the 60-yard event he beat
the former time of 7 3-5 seconds by
1-5 second, with a sprained ankle and
also succeeded in lowering the 50-
yard record. The former 60-yard
record was made by Carl Christern-son
of New York on March 11, 1924.
The fact that this record has not
been broken in five years proves that
the Baskin boy has great ability. He
has already written his name beside
such stars^as Earl Thompson and Bob
Simpson and if he keeps up the
good work he will probably lower his
own record in a short time.
Baskin "went stale" at the time of
the 1928 Olympic tryouts, and failed
to qualify, but being of a roving dis­position,
decided to go to the games
anyway. Arriving in Amsterdam, he
proceeded to crash the Olympic sta­dium,
without ticket, passport or
identification card. Poised on the
fence a la "One-Eyed" Connolly, he
was knighted in a rather unusual
place by the sword of some trusty
gendarme. From there "Weemie"
proceeded to the' stands, where he
actually succeeded in entering the
royal box and getting his handsome
fizzJnto the official photograph of
the celebrities therein.
Edwin B. Dooley, sports writer for
the New York Sun, said: "It is some­thing
of a coincidence that Baskin
and Thompson both delight in the
same hurdle pastime. Thompson used
to take considerable pride in knocking
dimes off the hurdles with the back
of his heel, going full speed down the
track. Not a few times he collected
on a wager that he'd clean ten dimes
from as many hurdles without knock­ing
over a single one. Traclc fans
looked upon him as the eighth won­der
of the world, as the feat certain­ly
appeared impossible a*t first blush."
"For some reason Baskin prefers
pebbles to dimes, probably because
he can't carry dimes in his track suit.
He sets them on the successive fences
(Continued on page 6)
COACH LEE
Coach Lee left the "Village of the
Plains"'last week to join the Brook­lyn
baseball aggregation in their
Spring training camp at |Clearwater,
Florida.
Lee spent the last baseball season
as a member of the Macon Club in
the Southeastern circuit and his rec­ord
there was good enough to war­rant
a tryout in faster company.
"Sheriff has served as assistant
Coach in football and basketball at
Auburn for the past year and will be
back to resume his duties next fall.
All Auburn joins in wishing him
success with the Brooklyn "Robins.
SPORTS STUFF
By "Dusty" Porter
Hatcher Takes Up
Duties As Trainer
"Bubber" Hatcher, who was man­ager
of the 1928 Auburn-"Tiger grid
team, is now Coach Bohler's trainer
for all sports and is seen hustling
about his duties in the basement of
the Auburn alumni gymnasium every
afternoon.
Hatcher has spent most of his time
rubbing down the Track aspirants
lately but since the "roughest kids"
of the season are out to play Frater­nity
basketball he is going to be kept
busier than ever.
"Bubber" is an "Ace" when it
comes to using the liniments to keep
down the soreness of the muscles and
is going to be of great aid in keep­ing
the Hutsell track stars in perfect
condition this season.
1000
1000
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STANDING OF INTRAMURAL
BASEBALL LEAGUE
1st Battalion F. A. 2 0
3rd Battalion F. A. 1 0
Engr. Bn. 12
2nd Bn. F. A. 0 2
Games Played last wekk
1st Bn. F. A. 13—Engr. Bn. 5.
3rd Bn. F. A. 4—2nd Bn. F. A. 1.
Schedule this week
Thursday—2nd. Bn. vs. Engr. Bn.
Friday—1st Bn. vs. Engr. Bn.
Saturday—Double header — all
teams—playing off games that have
been called off on account of rain.
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE WINS OUT
Only the state of North Carolina could stand the terrific pace of
the Southern Conference basketball tournament. The underdogs can't
stay that way forever, and the more basketball conferences we have,
the worse will be our ability to pick the winners. Atlanta could see
nothing but Georgia and Georgia Tech entering the finals with Tech
the favorite to run wild, but a bunch of "Tigers" from Clemson were
quick to send them back to the class rooms. The latest addition to the
Southern Conference made a brilliant showing on their initial appear­ance
and almost carried the flag back to the tobacco town. We still
contend that a collegiate meet cannot determine the best team in the
Conference. A conference each week and we would have a different
team winning out each time. A major league baseball team may win
enough games in the early season to clinch the championship and falter
in the closing days.but still they will be considered champions, but in
the tournament you will win or lose in three days all that you have
accomplished throughout the season.
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BAN ON HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS
Now in High School Tournaments we believe that the best team
can be selected because High Schools do not have the chance to meet
the strongest teams of a section as do the Colleges. The High Schools
cannot pay expenses to travel around and meet the best teams and only
through tournaments can they be brought together and we think that
the National Federation of High Schools irtade a very bad move in
putting the ban on sectional High School tournaments. Nothing has
done more for High School basketball in the south than the Cotton
States Tournament. And such action against tournaments will no doubt
hurt the game. -
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GREEK WARS
Greek history reveals the names of many heroes and Auburn will
add to this list when the Greek of the Village meet on the hardwood
floor for* basketball honors of the campus this week, and just think
how wonderful it will be for the sideline coaches to have the chance of
putting into practice all of the things that we have to listen to so very
often. To inspire the boys along, the coaches of the various teams will
read the fraternity ritual between halves and remind them-of the great
work of old so, and so back in 1890. Now of course we don't believe
such will happen but it is being rumored that very few of the teams are
in good condition, and that some of the teams continue to smoke cigar­ettes
with the big battles so near at hand. We don't know just what
kind of uniforms will be worn this year, but if the traditions of the past
are carrieTt out Pajamas will be the standard uniform for most of the
teams. Any color will be allowed and any style will be approved, but
the more conspicuous you are the more publicity you will receive. Greek
will be spoken throughout the meet, and John the Greek from the'col­lege
cafe will be the referee.
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FOOTBALL NEVER STOPS
We can change the season and bring in new sports but football
will be going on somewhere. Most of the Southern Colleges are now in
the middle of a spring training program, and why not when football
finances practically all sports in college.
By Tad McCallum
The 1st Battalion advanced a notch
higher in the standing of the Intra­mural
baseball league by defeating
the 2nd Battalio nnine by a 4 to 2
score in the first game of a twin
bill played Saturday afternoon.
Both teams played jam-up baseball
and the. game was one of the best
yet played in the league. Ellison and
Hewitt hooked up in a pitching duel,
the former yielding 7 scattered
bingles and the latter only 5. Both
hurlers received good support from
their team-mates.
Ward and Tucker of the 1st Bat­talion
featured with the stick, each
getting two hits in three trips to the
plate. Tucker is the most consistent
hitter in the league and at present
his average is several points above
the .500 mark. None of the 2nd Bat.
sluggefls we^e credited with more
than one single.
Box score:
1ST BAT.
Edmondsun, If
Ward, cf .
Harding, 3b
Hewitt, p
Tucker, c
Bigg'staff, 2b
Burgess, lb
McGriff, ss
Smith, rf
AB
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
R
0
1
2
0
0
TJ
0
0
1
H
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
E
0
0
1-
0
0
0
1
0
0
Three Seniors and
Two Sophs Strive
Catcher's Position
Only One Letterman Contending for
Berth
Total
2ND BN.
Wilson, ss
Slaughter, 2b
Gholston, lb
Davidson, 3b
Ellison,' p
Turman, c
Riley, If
Stacey, cf
Mims, rf
Total
21 4 7 2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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EARL "BULL" McFADDEN
Who is the latest addition to the
"Tiger" coaching staff and who will
take up his duties next fall in the
capacity of Freshman Coach.
McFadden was one of Auburn's
outstanding athletes during his four
years in school, playing guard for
the "Tiger" machine during this time.
"Bull" was given honorable mention
for all-southern during his last year
as a mmeber of the orange and blue
aggregation.
Coach "Bull" has been having
great success in the coaching game
since leaving Auburn. Under his
guidance the Cloverdale High school
of Montgomery has been represented
by one of the best high school ma­chines
in the state, going undefeated
for one year.
With "Bull" in charge we should
produce more winning Freshmen
teams in the future as he will be like-
Palmer P.' Daugette, Jr.
With three seniors and two sopho­mores
working behind the bat Coach
"Slick" Moulton has a strong nu­cleus
for his catching department.
At the end of this season Pete
Booth, Frank Tuxworth, and Rupert
Ingram will conclude their athletic
careers here. Willie Tucker and
Travis Brown are two promising
sophomores and will greatly aid the
team.
Pete Booth, the only letter man
out is the outstanding contender for
the catchers berth on the team. From
the beginning practice he has had his
eye on the ball and can be counted
on to add a number of points to the
batting average of the team.
Although Frank Tuxworth and Ru­pert
Ingram have not been out for the
team since their freshman year they
are almost sure bets to play in a good
many games this season.
Travis Brown and Willie Tucker,
graduates of last year frosh, will give
the uperclassmen plenty of competi­tion.
Although Tucker did not seem
to have his eye on the ball at first
he is now coming through in fine
style.
The catching staff in all probabi­lity
will likely prove to be one of
the strongest seen here in several
seasons.
Third Battalion Cops
Game From Second
Battalion 4-1 Friday
By Tad McCallum
The 3rd Battalion defeated the 2nd
Battalion 4 to 1 in a fast encounter
Friday afternoon. Kennamer hurled
airtight baseball for the winners and
ly to bring along a few of his bestJw a s o n l y touched for one single.
22 2 5 2
2nd Game
Theh 3rd Battalion nosed out the
Engineers by a 5 to 4 score in the
second encounter of Saturday after­noon.
The game was close and in­teresting
but was rather loosely play­ed
and bobbles predominated.
The 3rd Bat. scored in the first
inning on errors and scored in all
but two of the remaining innings.
Not a single earned run was credited
either team. The Engineers rallied
in the 4th and 5th, scoring two runs
in each stanza, but the rally fell
short by one run.
McClure of the 3rd Battalion was
the leading hitter of the encounter
with two safeties out of two trips to
the platter. Tew hurled a nice game
for the winning aggregation and was
only touched for two hits.
Box Score:
3rd BN.
Kena'emer, If
Champion, cf
Lewis, A., c
Loyd, lb
Lewis, S., 3b
Hatfield, ss
Johnson, 2b
McClure, rf
Hargett, rf
Tew, p
players to the "Plains".
a Weemie" Sporting
A New Red Sweater
Total "
2ND BAT.
McCarn, 2b
Riley, c
Coleman, ss
Jones, If
Rickles, 3b
Nelson, lb
Varman, rf
Cumbee, cf
Fleming, p
Total
AB
3
3
2
R
1
0
1
2* 0
3
2
3
2
1
2
23
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
u
0
1
2
0
0
5
*
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
H
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
6
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
E
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
"Weemie" Baskin, who is not only
a track artsit but also a well dressed
man on "rare" occasions, has been
seen hurdling .the Auburn campus in
a crimson sweater since he has re­turned
from the big Northern games.
The sweater is of the same color as
the Crimson Hat that has been seen
about the campus on Jack Riley's
head.
"Weemie"* wears with this sweater
a black and white striped cap, and
where it carite from is not known, but
it resembles the ones issued at the
"Kilby Estate" very much. Of course
there is no doubt about "Weemie" not
ever being there for "short stops",
but he has probably had a friend
there at one time and is wearing it
in remembrance of him.
Smith and Mathews of the 2nd Bat.
also pitched nice games with the ex­ception
of one bad inning.
The 2nd Battalion p"ut across the
initial counter in the 3rd inning and
held the advantage until the 6th when
the 3rd Battalion bunched several hits,
including a home run by Hatfield, to
score 4 runs. A. Lewis walked and
took second when Champion was safe
on an error. Lewis scored on a wild
pitch and Champion crossed the plat­ter
when Loyd singled to center.
Johnson singled and scored on Hat­field's
four-ply wallop.
Wible, with two hits in three times
up, was the leading hitter of the en­counter.
Box score:
28 4 2 4
Pairings Made For
Inter-Frat. Tourney
Pairings for first round of Inter-fraternity
basket-ball tournament.
Beta Kappa vs. Alpha Tau Omega.
Phi Kappa Tau vs. Kappa Sigma
Sigma Chi Sigma vs. Tau. Omega
Chi.
Lambda Chi Alpha vs. Alpha Gam­ma
Rho.
Phi Kappa Phi "vs. Sigma Phi Ep-silon.
Pi Kappa Alpha vs.'' Sigma Nu.
Theta Kappa Nu vs. Alpha Psi.
Delta Sigma ,Phi vs. Sigma Pi.
Kappa Alpha vs. Square and Com­pass.
Theta Chi vs. Phi Delta Theta.
Phi Delta Chi vs. Sigma Alpha Ep-silon.
3rd BATTALION
Kennamer, p
Lewis, A., c
Champion, cf
Loyd, lb
Lewis, S., ss.
Johnson, 2b
Hatfield, 3b
Vance, rf /''
Hargett, rf
Harris, If
Jackson, If
Total
2ND BATTALION
Wilson, ss
Ellison, If
Gholston, lb
Davidson, 3b
Wible, 2b
Duke, c
Turman, rf
Lowe, cf
Smith, p
Matthews, p
Total
Score by innings:
3rd Bat
2nd Bat.
AB
3
«
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
23
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
27
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R
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
004
000
H
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
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0
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0-
0-
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0
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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE FIVE
Blue Ridge Ideal
Location Summer
Training Camp
By Herbert Green, N. C. State
Words are inadequate to • picture
Blue Ridge with all its beauty and at­tractiveness.
Up there in the Land
of the Sky, away from the hustle and
bustle of the world, one gets a sample
of Heaven on earth.
The environment grips you. The
beautiful mountains, flowers, the bab­bling
brooks, and the varied melodies
of the birds makes a peculiar sense
of content and happiness steal over a
person.
The contacts a person makes -while
there is worth his trip. Some of the
finest boys from practically all the
best schools of the Southland meet at
Blue Ridge. Hence, there is a won­derful
opportunity for delegates to
make friends with the best college
men in-the southern states.
In addition to the inspiring speeches
and interesting groups, there are ath­letic
events of various kinds in which
delegates can participate. Just be­low
the conference buildings is a lake
for swimming and just above the
building is High Top Mountain, which
is the ultimate goal of all hikers.
Yes, the memories of Blue Ridge are
like cool breezes on a sultry day; they
come and refresh me when I am chaf­ing
under the heat of worries and
unhappiness.
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What significance has Blue Ridge
to Auburn students? Why should all
students try to go to Blue Ridge at
least one summer during their stay
in college? Where is Blue Ridge lo
cated? What are the expenses? And
how long does one get to stay there?
These/'are some of the questions stu-den+:
f ask concerning one of the most
inspiring and greatest "get together"
points in the south for college stu
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dents. At Blue Ridge, one gets the
associations with college men from all
southern colleges. There they get a
broad viewpoint of life not to be had
elsewhere. An Auburn student should
attend because Auburn is rated as one
of the greatest southern colleges, and
at Blue Ridge that rating is either
strengthened or weakened by Auburn's
attendance.
Blue Ridge is located on the Blue
Ridge mountains of North Carolina,
sixteen miles from Ashville. In that
cool and inviting atmosphere, a great
gathering s to be held on June 15-25
for the purpose of studying some of
the problems of the college campus
activities.
Those students who go from Auburn
will have the privilege' of staying in
the "Auburn Cottage." The Y. M. C.
A. agrees to pay as much as twenty
dollars on the railroad fare of each
student who goes from here. The re­maining
expenses will probably not
be over twenty-five dollars.
All students who are interested in
Blue Ridge should call at the "Y" of­fice
and talk it over.
Lee School For Boys
Latest Enterprise of
Blue Ridge Meeting
Lee School for Boys is the latest
of the enterprises of the Blue Ridge
Association, having opened its doors
in September, 1926. It has had a
remarkable ' recognition and growth
in its brief existence.'
It has drawn patronage from fif­teen
states and two foreign coun­tries.
The enrollment for the cur
rent year has nearly doubled that of
the first year, and its achievements
in developing character and establish­ing
standards have been equally en­couraging.
Lee School believes with one lead­ing
college president that prepara­tion
for college life is as important
as preparation for college studies.
Therefore, both are done at Lee
School with equal thoroughness. A
thorough study of the Bible and a
sane and intelligent attitude to reli­gion
are cultivated.
Because the boarding school touch­es
every phase of the "boy's life, it is
peculiarly fitted to carry out such a
program. For this reason a boy can
secure here the very best training and
foundation for the future success in
college.
Taking the Trail at Blue Ridge
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Paper From Cornstalk
Is Now An Actuality
A supplement to the February issue
of "Mechanical Engineering" has
been printed on the new cornstalk
paper that has received such publicity
recently. It contains the following
ing discussion on the possibilities and
limitations of the new paper.
The development of the process for
manufacturing cornstalk pulp was
started about 12 years ago in Hun­gary
by Dr. Bela Dorner. Since that
time considerable experimentation has
been made and much has been writ­ten
about this subject.
In the manufacturing process, the
shredded cornstalk is placed in di­gesters
or cooking tanks, together
with the cooking liquors. After the
shredded cornstalk has passed
through the cooking process the re­sultant
pulp is a soft, frownish mate­rial.
This is then bleached to give
it a white color.
Pulp made from cornstalks, ba­gasse,
straw, and similar fibrous
plants has characteristics different
from those of pulp from wood. The
cornstalk pulp has a shorter fiber and
is much more- easily hydrated than
wood or rag pulps. This particular
characteristic lends itself well to some
grade of paper, such as glassin or oth­er
transparent or semi-transparent
papers. Paper made with a certain
proportion of cornstalk pulps tends to
be stiff and brittle.
Cornstalk pulp as a material for
the manufacture of paper has some
valuable properties, but also has cer­tain
limitations. It is probable that
a certain small percentage can be
used $n the manufacture of some
printing papers. It is doubtful if this
will ever exceed 20 per cent if the
same quality of paper is desired that
is used at the present time. In the
manufacture of transparent or semi-transparent
papers this pulp should
be of considerable value. This pulp
in limited percentages may also be
used in the manufacture of a stiff
cardboard. Apparently is is not an­ticipated
by the company developing
this process that it will in any way
replace book papers or newsprint pa­per.
The characteristics of the orig­inal
fibers preclude any such possi­bility.
Much publicity has been given to
the development of cornstalk pulp.
The estimate available indicate that
the farmer will receive $3 to $5 per
acre for his cornstalks. Obviously it
is necessary in a new development of
this type to go into the problem slow­ly.
The market for this type of pulp
is limited and as yet undeveloped.
Naturally it is not feasible that corn­stalk
pulp mills be established all
over the country immediately. Such
a development will be slow and only
sufficient to meet the demands of the
product.
"An average ten hour flying course
costs in the neighborhood of three
hundred dollars," says Robert B. Bell,
president of the Harvard Flying Club,
in the April College Humor. "The
chief value of a flying club is that
it allows a student to pile up fly­ing
time at a reasonable cost, cut­ting
the price of a course nearly in
half.
"The Harvard Flying Club, Incor­porated,
is the senior college flying
organization in the country. Its first
plane, flying only six months of the
year since 1926, has flown nearly four
hundred hours, and many pilots have
been trained and licensed, all without
serious mishap of any sort. This has
been largely due to the succes with
which it has solved the main problems
which will face every college flying;
organization: namely, the problem of
finance, and the problem of operation.
"The primary aim of any flying
club should be to keep its plane or
planes actually in the air; to pile up
flying time and train pilots. That
this may be done, some standard or­ganization
and well-defined rules are
needed. It is hoped that this article
will be of some interest and value to
those who are contemplating the
formation of flying clubs in other
colleges and localities."
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Interest Groups Talk
About Many Subjects
While At Blue Ridge
One of the features of the Blue
Ridge Conference which Auburn men
enjoyed most is the Interest Groups.
These groups discuss vital issues of
the present time under the guidance
of a man who has had wide experience
in the fields being discussed. Some of
the groups are as follows: Men and
Women Relationships, Southern In­dustry,
International Relations, Sci­ence
and Religion, Personal Voca­tional
Problems, The Church, Race
Relations, Politics, Campus Problems,
Recreation.
This feature of the conference will
be continued again this year. So
varied are the questions that will be
considered that the student who would
not be interested in at least one of
them is considered a rare specimen.
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ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
ANY FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
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W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President G. H. Wright, '17, Cashier
TOOMER'S DRUG STORE
Drug Sundries
Drinks, Smokes
THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
ON THE CORNER
No Blarney-they
Satisfy!
The Blarney Stone still does business at the
old stand. You tip the guide to hold onto your
heels, lean far over the castle wall, and print a
respectful smack upon the famous relic. There­after
you can charm the birds out o f the trees;
you can talk anybody out of anything, even to
switching his favorite cigarette.
Unfortunately, the writer has never had this
privilege, and his effort t o make you- see the
light and light a Chesterfield must limit itself
to a plain quotation of cigarette fact, namely:
"We state it as our honest belief that the
tobaccos used in Chesterfield are o f finer quality
(and hence of better taste) than in any other
cigarette at the price." j Q ^ ^ ^ O -
If that isn't the last word on the subject o f
smoking, your correspondent engages to eat
the Blarney Stone upon his very next trip to
the Emerald Isle.
CHESTERFIELD
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PAGE SIX THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929.
Go-To-Church Contest
Won By Tau Omega Chi
The Tau Omega Chi fraternity
won the go-to-church contest held the
past month between the fraternities
on the campus. The T a u Omega Chi's
did some excellent work during the
month, having an average of 82 per­cent
attendance at four services each
Sunday for four consecutive Sundays.
With thirty-six men in the chapter
this is a record to be proud of.
The Beta Kappa also did some fine
work, winning second place in t h e con­test.
This movement was sponsored
by the Y. M. C. A. with T. H. LeCroy
as chairman. The main idea in the
contest was to create more interest in
religious activities held in t h e various
churches each Sunday. The increased
attendance each Sunday at the serv­ices
is proof t h a t the efforts were not
in vain.
The Tau Omega Chi will be pre­sented
as a reward for their splendid
work, a nice engraved Bible. The pre­sentation
service will be held at the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning, March 10, a t eleven o'clock.
W. T. Edwards, president of the "Y,"
will have charge of the presentation.
The Bible is a gift from the local
Lions Club. The Y. M. C. A. wishes
to extend their thanks to the Lions
Club for their interest in the contest
and also the fraternities who helped
make the contest a success. We hope
the religious part of the fraternity
life may still be of major importance
in the students activities.
DEMONSTRATION
CLUBS CONVENE
(Continued from page 1)
of the home economics department
a t Auburn, and Mrs. S. L. Toomer.
Mrs. Jeffers gave a report of the
American Farm Bureau Training
School for women which was held in
connection with the annual meeting
of this organization in Chicago late
in December.
While here they were entertained at
a delightful luncheon at the home of
Director and Mrs. L. N. Duncan.
Special guests of the occasion were
Dr. and Mrs. Bradford Knapp, each
of whom made-short talks. Dr. Knapp
gave a review of extension work which
was started by his father and the
twenty-fifth anniversary of which was
celebrated recently in Houston, Tex­as.
Four home demonstration agents
came to Auburn for the meeting, be­ing
Mrs. D. B. Williams, Etowah
County; Mrs. Mabel Feagin, Bullock
County, Miss Mary Bailey, Lee Coun­t
y ; and Miss Harriet Plowden, Talla­dega
County.
The luncheon at the home of Direc­tor
and Mrs. Duncan was attended
by out-of-town visitors and also by
the following of Auburn: Dr. and
Mrs. C. S. Yarbrough, Mrs. S. L.
Toomer, Dean and Mrs. M. J . Funch-ess,
Mesdames John E. Ivey, J. T.
High, J. C. Grimes, P. O. Davis, Miss
Zoe Dobbs, Miss Louise Glanton, Miss
May I. Cureton, Miss Elizabeth For­ney,
Miss Bertha Lee Ferguson, Miss
Miriam Dean, Miss Helen Kennedy,
Miss Nell Pickens. Miss Helen Johns­ton,
Mrs. C. D. Killebrew. Gover­nor
and Mrs. Bibb Graves expected
to be present but were called to Wash­ington
in advance of the inaugura­tion.
ALL IN READINESS
FOR THIRD ANNUAL
MILITARY BALL
(Continued from page 1)
Captain and Mrs. B. C. Anderson;
Captain and Mrs. B. H. Bowley;
Lieutenant and Mrs. G. B. Barth;
Lieutenant and Mrs. W. B. Leitch;
Lieutenant and Mrs. C. E. Pease;
Lieutenant and Mrs. W. B. Higgins;
and Lieutenant and Mrs. C. P . Towns-ley.
- The various committees have been
working diligently, making prepara­tions
for t h e Ball, and with the prep­arations
that have been made, the
Military Ball should be a great suc­cess,
surpassing the preceding Mili­t
a r y Ball by a large margin.
GLOMERATA READY .
MAY 18—CHRISTOPHER
(Continued from page 1)
Janice Lane; 6th. choice, Miss Bo
Prather. Mr. Carroll made a very
careful study of these photographs,
and his choice is the result of much
considr-ntion. With very good wishes
for t l success of your annual, I am,
Very truly yours,
Ruth Rosenbton,
Secy, to Mr. E a r l Car­roll.
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
TO BE FEATURED
(Continued from, page 1)
a procedure would have been impos­sible
as well as utterly foolish.
What the counselors did endeavor
to do was, first of all, to become thor­oughly
acquainted with the students
assigned to them. (Fallowing this
they attempted to discover certain
"vocational tendencies" in the indi­vidual,
and, finally, to t r y to point
out to each individual those occupa­tions
or professions in which these
vocational tendencies might find their
fullest expression in service.
There were about sixty-one stu­dents
at the conference who asked
for counseling service, and these dis­tributed
about evenly among the
counselors.
In addition to these individual in­terviews
running throughout the
whole ten days, there were two voca­tional
forums and a number of voca­tional
information groups in which
a leader undertook to discuss with a
larger group of students the par­ticular
field or profession in which
they were interested.
Throughout the entire conference
a vocationary library was maintained
in a room in Robert E. Lee Hall.
Here were placed quite a number of
the best books and pamphlets dealing
with the occupations and professions.
A keen interest was shown in the li­brary,
and the students spent much
time reading.
At the close of the conference the
committee in charge attempted to se­cure
= the opinion of the students as
to the value of the counseling service.
This was accomplished by requesting
each student to fill out a question
naire in which he stated very frankly
his opinion about the plan in gen­eral,
and t h e methods used. It will
probably be interesting to note some
of the replies to the questionaire.
The number following-each reply in­dicates
the number of students an­swering
in practically the same w a y :
"Splendid—of great value"—16.
"Of good value—well worth doing"
—31.
"Exceedingly profitable"—18.
"Very pleasant and probably of
real benefit"—29.
"Found some fairly useful indica­tions
about my ability"—32.
"Discovered large number of new
lines to explore and understand"—23.
"Saw possibilities on campus in
new and significant light"—17.
"My outlook greatly changed,
deepened, broadened, on subject of
vocation"—26.
There were a small number of stu­dents
who felt that they did not r e ­ceive
any real benefit from the ex­perience,
but the majority were of
the opinion that the experiment
should be continued another year.
PHI KAPPA PHI HAS
ANNUAL INITIATION
(Continued from page 1)
and Dean Petrie, in his inimitable
way, told the group t h a t even though
he had-been warned by the secretary
that no one would be allowed to spoil
a good dinner by too much speech
making, still he had a few things
which he was determined to say. With
a few well selected illustrations and
stories, he pointed out very forcefully
the worth of Phi Kappa Phi.
The group at the banquet felt keen-fy
the absence of the faithful old
"wheel horse," Professor C. R. Hixon,
who is a t St. Margaret's Hospital in
Montgomery, having undergone last
week a very serious operation. On
motion by Dean Petrie, seconded by
everybody, the secretary was instruct
ed to send a message to Prof. Hixon,
congratulating him on his progress,
hoping that he will soon be entirely
well, and r e g r e t t i n g his inability to be
at the initiation .and banquet.
Before adjournment, the group
heartily approved the report of the
nominating committee, and elected of­ficers
for the ensuing year, as fol­lows
: President, Dr. Bradford Knapp;
Vice-President, Dean Zebulon Judd;
Secretary and Treasurer, C. A. Baugh-m
a n ; , a n d Historian, A. W. Reynolds.
The students initiated are as fol­lows:
J. R. Alexander, C. P. Austin,
P. M. Beard, C. D. Bradley, 0. W.
Bynum, Sara Hall Crenshaw, F. R.
Daugette, H. T. Drane, Eloise Floyd,
W. M. Garrard, Thelma Graves, L.
B. Hallman, Jr., Rives Hebblewhite,
Evelyn Henry, J. T. McAllister, Eliza­beth
Mardre, G. C. Morgan, C. E.
Smith, J. R. Taylor, and H. A." Wise.
Prof. O. E . Burley was also initiated.
Mr. Daugette graduated at the end
of the first semester) he made a spe­cial
t r i p here in order to attend the
initiation.
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and proceeds to brush them off with
amazing facility and consistency.
There's no trick or artifice about it.
Perfect form in clearing the hurdles,
coordination of mind and muscle and
a keen eye a r e the requisites. Only
the best of hurdlers, however, can
claim the distinction of being able to
brush a fense so closely and yet not
topple it over."
The likeness between Baskin and
Thompson is not confined to their
speed, form and penchant for knock­ing
things off the hurdles alone, but
in their respective careers their track
success has been due directly to t he
influence of their- coaches. Harry
Hillman, Olympic veteran and one of
the finest coaches in t h e game, con­verted
the huge, long-leged Thomp­son
into the greatest hurdler of all
time. Baskin owes his hurdling abil­i
ty to the u n t i r i ng efforts of Wilbur
Hutsell, former Missouri quarter
miler and .present member of the
Olympic coaching staff. Coach Hut-sell
first perceived in Baskin's lithe
legs the making of a hurdler. _ He
suggested to the latter that he t ry
clearing the fences some afternoon.
"Weemie" acquiesced, and from then
on his career has been a steady and
imposing one. Weems says "I have'
been under and around twenty of t he
best coaches known and I hold Coach
Hutsell above the mall." "He is with-
Hutsell above them all." "He is with-
Coach Henry Shulte, now coach at
Nebraska." Coach Shulte was coach­ing
at Missouri when Hutsell was on
the Missouri team. When Hutsell
finished his career there he returned
to be assistant to Coach Shulte. Since
coaching at Nebraska, Henry Shulte
developed Roland Locke into the
track artist he has proved himself to
be, and Hutsell has developed Baskin.
" 'Weemie' is a big, rangy fellow,
with a world of speed and a love for
the game, and a delightful southern
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EQUIPMENT
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(Continued from page 1)
University of North Carolina. Dean
Francis Bradshaw has been secured
as expert leader of this group in t he
field of counseling, and associated
with him will be Mr. H a r r y Bone of
Columbia University and Union Sem­inary
on campus life adjustments, and
Dr. English Bagby, well known expert
in the psychology of personality.
These three leaders, with the group
of twenty to twenty-five choice coun­selors
selected from the more impor­t
a n t institutions in the south, will
provide a service unique in the
quality of its personnel and the serv­ice
to be rendered.
High-Grade Bible Study
Rare, indeed, will be the privilege
of those who attend the conference
this year in their opportunity to ex­perience
such interpretations of the
Bible as will be provided under the
leadership of Dr. Bruce Curry of New
York, Dr. William J. Hutchins of
Berea College, Mr. H a r r y Bone of t he
National Council of Y. M. C. A.'s, Dr.
J. M. Culbreth of t h e Methodist Board
of Education, and Dr. H. M. LeSourd
of Duke University. This has been
arranged in answer to the strongly
expressed desire on the p a r t of stu­dents
for opportunity to gain an in­spiring
acquaintance with the Bible.
Interest and Technique Groups
Running through the conference
will be a number of smaller interest
groups delving into such question as
students themselves may choose for
discussion in relation to the applica­tion
of Christian principles to the
accent that never lets you forget his
'dear ole Auburn' and things below
the line made famous by Mason and
Dixon" as stated by t h e Metropolitan
Newspaper Service."
— 1
CIRCLE NO. 2
of the
Methodist Workers
are having a miscellaneous
SAL^E
Tomorrow, March 8th,
in the vacant building
next door to Lipscomb's
drugstore.
Opening at 9:30 o'clock
—every one invited to
come. This will be some­thing
different from other
sales.
Be on hand to see and
buy our display of goods.
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problems on the campus and in the
community. The l a t t e r half of the
conference will be devoted in these
same groups to the discussion of the
kind of programs that can actually
be carried out through the Christian
association back in the colleges. Such
leaders as H a r r y Bone^Dr. R. E. Ba-ber,
Dr. W. W. Alexander, Mr. H a r ry
Comer, Dr. Wijliam J. Hutchins, and
others of like caliber will be the re­source
men for these groups.
Recreation
This phase of the conference will
be in charge of competent athletic
directors, who will help organize the
sports, tennis, basketball, swimming,
rowing, track, hiking, etc. The af­ternoons
will be completely devoted
to these activities, or such recrea­tion
as the delegates themselves may
choose. Tournaments will be ar­ranged,
in which the delegations with
sufficient numbers can participate.
Sings
One/ of the most pleasurable fea­tures
of the conference comes each
evening after supper, when at the
"lobby sing" students share each
other's college songs and join to­gether
in both popular songs and old
favorites. It is in an informal ex­pression
of this nature that fellow­ship
is enriched and a warmth of
friendship develops betwen men from
the many different campuses repre­sented.
These are some of the values that
will go to make the annual Student
Conference at Blue Ridge a memor­able
event in the lives of those dis­criminating
students who choose to
invest two weeks of the next vacation
period in one of the most inspiring
and altogether satisfying experiences
that come in a lifetime.
Old Solid South Will
Never Be Restored
As soon as one bad account is col­lected
another seems to t a k e its place.
Most children have their parents
p r e t t y well sized up.
Hoover's,gains in the South will not
be maintained in full by the Republi­can,
but the old Solid South will nev­er
be restored, says Herman C. Nix­on,
associate professor of history, in
the Tulane College of Arts and
Sciences.
In his article in the winter issue of
of the "Southwest Review," he points
out that the new industrial South's
support of Hoover in the recent cam­paign
marks the passing of section­alism.
A generation ago, the frontier
separated the East from the West.
The strong sectionalism it produced
later tended to separate the North
from the South. But today the fron­tier
is gone, and the purely political
and economic ideas that it brought a re
also going.
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All of which goes to prove (if
we may be excused for saying so)
that the pause that refreshes is the
sanest temptation which millions
ever succumbed to. And to these
same millions the pause that re­freshes
has come to mean an ice-cold
Coca-Cola. Its tingling,
delicious taste and cool after-sense
of refreshment have proved that
a little minute is long enough for
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