1929-05-02 The Plainsman

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TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929. NUMBER 53
SPADE NEOPHYTES PRESENT SINGULAR PERIODICAL INITIATION
AUBURN ALUMNI
TO GATHER HERE
MAY TWENTIETH
P r o m i n e n t M e n F r o m O v e r t h e
S t a t e W i l l Make
A d d r e s s e s
R.O.T.C. DEPARTMENT
TO GET THREE NEW
MEN FOR NEXT YEAR
A T T E N D I N A U G U R A T I ON
C a p t . E. S. Ott, C a p t a i n R oy
W. G r o w e r , a n d L i e u t . F.
O. B o w m a n t o C o m e
t o A u b u rn
A V a r i e d a n d I n t e r e s t i n g Pro­g
r a m W i l l F e a t u r e t h e
O c c a s i on
Plans for the Alumni Day exer­cises,
on Monday, May the twentieth,
indicate that the annual get-together
of Auburn alumni will be g r e a t e r this
year than ever before. Prominent
men from all over the s t a t e will make
addresses; the exercises will include
the formal inauguration . of Dr.
Knapp; there will be an Inaugural
Banquet at the Alumni Gymnasium,
at which hundreds of visiting alumni
will be. served; sports will feature
the afternoon and night will witness
the annual Festival of Lights, at
which time the campus will be illumi­nated
by myriads of multi-colored
lights. —
Never before has such a varied and
interesting program featured this
event. Statewide rallies of alumni
are being held, in order to insure
t h a t a huge number of Augurn grads
will visit the Alma Mater on t h a t day.
The official order of exercises, as
announced by Dr. Bradford Knapp
today, is as follows:
9 A. M.: Military review; award­ing
commissions, reserve Corps, Gov­ernor
Graves.
10 A. M.: Inaugural exercises,
Langdon Hall; Governor Graves, pre­siding;
Auburn and Industry, Erskrne
Ramsay; Auburn and Agriculture,
Clarence Ousley; The Alumni, Gen­eral
Robert E. Noble; Induction into
office, Governor Graves; Inaugural
address, President Knapp.
12 M.: Alumni Business Meeting,
Langdon Hall.
1:15 P. M.: Inaugural Banquet,
Alumni Gymnasium, T. D. Samford,
Toastmaster; The S t a t e and Auburn,
Governor Graves; Higher Education
in the South, Chancellor J. H. Kirk-land;
The Land-Grant Colleges,
President E. W. Sikes; Auburn, Presi­dent
Knapp; Greetings from other in­stitutions
and alumni.
4 P. M.: Baseball, Auburn vs. Mer­cer.
8 P. M.: Festival of Lights and
reception, campus.
BANK OF AUBURN
IN NEW BUILDING
The Bank of AuBurn will move into
its remo,deled home at the end of
next week. For t h e past month t he
bank has been situated in t h e Tiger
Theatre building while the work was
going on. The contractors have an­nounced
that the woTk will be fin­ished
next week in time for t h e bank
to move before the week end.
The building has been remodeled
inside and outside. The outside wall
has been refinished with stucco. The
entire inside has been- changed and
rebuilt to suit the new needs. New
fixtures, vault, and safety deposit
vaults have been added.
The improvements add to the
beauty of t h e town as well as to t he
safety of the b a n k ' s funds.
TO REPORT NEXT FALL
B o w l e y , Leitch, a n d H i g g i ns
C o m p l e t e Work
H e r e
Next year the Military Department
will have three adidtions to its staff
of officers to take the place of Cap­tains
Bowley and Leitch, and Lieut.
Higgins, whose tour of duty here is
completed.
Capt. E. S. Ott, from the Field Ar­tillery
School at Fort Sill, will r e ­place
Capt. Leitch. Capt. Ott gradu­ated
from L. S. U. with an A. B. de­gree
in 1917, entered the f i r s t train­ing
camp that summer, and was com­missioned
in t h e a r t i l l e ry in October,
1917. After the war he served at
various posts, including three years
in Hawaii. He graduated from the
Field Artillery School in 1925, and
since that time has been an instructor
in the Department of Gunnery there.
Capt. Ott is a' personal friend of
most of the Artillery Officers on duty
here and all speak very highly of him.
Capt. Roy W. Grower will com­mand
the Engineer Unit, reporting
here for duty about September first.
He graduated from Syracuse Univer­sity
with an Electrical Engineers de­g
r e e - i n 1913. When war broke out
in 1917 he was commissioned in t he
Corps of Engineers. He graduated
from the Eiiainoar School in 1922. -
Lieut. Frank O. Bowman, who
comes here in place of Lieut. Higgins,
was appointed to the Military Acad­emy
from New Mexico, graduating
in the class of 1920. He stood near
the top of his class and was commis­sioned
a second lieutenant of Engi­neers.
He was promoted first lieu­tenant
in September 1919 and grad­uated
from the Engineer School in
1921.
Lieut. Bowman is an excellent rifle
shot and, at present, is on the list to
t r y out for the Engineer team which
will compete in the National Rifle
Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio.
He will report here as soon ' as his
duty with the Engineer Rifle Team
has been completed.
-s Elections Committee Determines
Latest Date Receiving Divisional
Nominations of Representatives
Notice to Seniors I SIXTEEN TO BE ELECTED
The Senior Class will meet
Thursday from 11 to 12 A. M. in
Broun Hall.
V e r y important announce­ments
will be made. Also, there
is other urgent business, per­taining
to class banquet, class
memorial, and class day exer­cises,
to be brought up and a t ­tended
to.
Every member of the class is
urgently requetsed to be present
promptly at 11 A. M. It is nec-cessary
that a majority of the
Class be present for conduction
of this business.
The publicity department will
make a group picture of the
class in the n e a r future. Watch
for announcement. All a r e r e ­quested
to wear coats at this
time.
HORSE SHOW IS
MAY DAY EVENT
F u l l e r B r o t h e r s Win Honors
I n M a n y E v e n ts
Under the supervision of Lieuten­ant
Townsley, the annual May Day
Horse Show was held on the athletic
field at two o'clock Wednesday af­ternoon,
many expert riders parti­cipating.
~*T"ne~arterTH7vii-o K1 VB1 C * ' " L-*.~,I
of eight events, with.the ninth event,
the musical chair, being rained out.
This event will be r u n off during the
graduation exercises.
Will Fuller shared with his brother,
John Fuller, the honor of having won
most events among the students, while
Sergeant E. P. Foreman, of the en­listed
detachment, walked away with
two first places and one second for
high point man of the show.
The first event was the D. E. M. L.
jump. Private Orndorff captured
first place; Sgt. Foreman, second;
Pvt. Avrett, third. Sergeant Fore­man
rode a novice horse in this race,
which did e x t r a well for its first ap­pearance.
Next came the Senior Jumping
event. T. R. Home won first honors;
P. V. Parden, second; J. E. Fuller,
third.
In the D. E. M. L. Potato Race,
i Sgt. Foreman won first place by a
j walkaway.
Prof. G. W. Hargreaves, of the I The Rescue Race was won by Will
School of Pharmacy, has received' Fuller, rescuing Harold Harmon: Hes
word that he has been awarded a
Prof. G. W. Hargreaves
Is Awarded Scholarship
Will Go To University of Michigan
For Summer Session
CIVIL'S BANQUET
SET FOR MAY 14
Tuesday night, May 14, will mark
the annual banquet of the Civil En­gineers.
The banquet is to t a k e place
a t the Clement Hotel in Opelika, at
eight o'clock.
Among the speakers of this special
occasion are Col. Finell, chairman of
t h e state highway commission; H. H.
Hauk, state highway bridge engineer;
and George M. Mitcham, superinten­dent
of public works, Columbus,
Georgia.
There are about one hundred stu­dents
expected to a t t e n d the banquet,
and also military officers, including
Major Kennedy and Capt. Leitch.
scholarship for this summer session
at the University of Michigan. He
will be associated there with Dr. F .
F. Blicke in carrying out research
work on organic compounds of ar­senic.
Dr. Blicke has made some r e ­cent
advances in a new phase of this
field of work, and is anxious to pub­lish
some more work in this line as
soon as possible.
t e r and Gissendanner were second,
John Fuller and Thil Parden coming
third.
J. E. Taylor won first place in t he
Junior and Sophomore Jumping, with
B. Q. Scruggs second, and J . C. Whit-son
third. •
. Sgt. Foreman then gave an exhibi­tion
of Roman Riding, by jumping t he
triple bars. He is stable sergeant and
(Continued on page 6)
The Election Committee appointed
by Dr. Knapp, as provided for in t h e
I petition presented to him by petition­ing
students, met Tuesday afternoon
j for the purpose of completing plans
for the coming election. It was decid­ed
at this meeting that all students
enrolled in Agricultural Education
would vote and select their represen­tatives
with the College of Agricul­t
u r e group. It was also deceed that
fifth year students enrolled in five
year courses would be ineligible for
nomination.
Closing date and time for receiving
nominations from the various divisions
was set a t 6 P.M. Friday, May 3. To
be valid all nominations must carry
the signatures of twenty-five under­graduate
students enrolled in that
division which the nominee has been
selected to represent on the ballot.
As provided for in the constitution,
by-laws, and regulations of perma­nent
committees, it is compulsory that
the nominee express his acceptance of
the nomination on the nominating
petition. A model of t h e form neces­sary
was published in the Plainsman
under the (late of April 14. Based
upon the present enrollment there will
be a total of sixteen representatives
elected at this time, apportioned as
follows: Academic, one senior, one ju­nior;
School of Chemistry and Phar­macy,
one senior, 6ne j u n i o r ; School
of Education, one senior, one junior,
one sophomore; _TollnjJ.fi of Agriculture
and Agricultural Education voting to­gether,
one senior, one j u n i o r ; Home
Economics, one senior; School of A r ­chitecture,
one senior, one junior; Col­lege
of Engineering, two seniors, one
junior, one sophomore; College of
Veterinary Medicine, one senior. These
representatives will be chosen from
the rising classes. Two freshmen rep­resentatives
will be chosen from next
year's freshman class, as provided in
the constitution.
Polling places will be set up in t he
following locations for the different
divisions:
Acamemic, Main Building
Home Economics, Smith Hall
College of Agriculture, Comer Hall
School of Education, Main Building
School of Chemistry and Pharmacy.
Chemistry Building
College of Engineering, Ramsay
Hall
College of Veterinary Medicine,
Veterinary Building
School of Architecture, Architectu­ral
Rooms, Main Building.
All students enrolled in a division
will vote for as many men as there
are representatives allotted to that
division.
Scabbard and Blade
Final Examinations for Seniors
The early Examinations for Seni­ors
shall apply to t h e following:
1. All candidates for graduation
in May or August in all their sub­jects.
2. All students taking senior sub­jects
(400 numbers) whether senior
students or not.
From the above it will be observed:
(a) That seniors who a r e n o t candi­dates
for graduation in May or Aug­ust
will not t a k e early examinations
in other than senior subjects and, (b)
That underclassmen will not take
early examinations in a n y b u t senior
subjects.
Special attention is also called to
the following regulations:
1. A final semester examination
will be given in every subject.
2. Official examination schedules
will be strictly adhered to by all in­structors.
In the interest of uni­formity
changes from the official
schedule will be by consent of the
Executive Council only.
The cooperation of the entire fac­ulty
is earnestly requested in t h e en­forcement
of these regulations.
Schedule—Senior Examinations
A. M. Examinations begin 8:30;
P. M. Examinations begin 1:30.
Instructors will hand in grades of
seniors as soon as possible after an
examination is held. Both class cards
and official list forms required.
Thursday, May 9
1:30 P. M. Subjects which meet
for recitation from 3-4 or 4-5 P. M.
7-8 P. M. Current Events.
(Continued on page 6)
At a, banquet in honor of
the inspection officers, Major
Franke and Major Duval, the
Scabbard and Blade passed a
resolution to present a saber to
the colonel of the regiment each
year. This has never been done
before. The saber will be pre­sented
the f i r s t of next year im­mediately
after the Command-mant
makes known the appoint­ments.
The saber will be the personal
property of t h e Colonel to whom
it is presented.^ This being an
innovation of a different nature
fi'om other awards on the cam­pus,
will add considerable honor
to the cadet colonelship.
TROPHY OF BLUE KEY
WILL PROBABLY BE
AWARDED NEXT YEAR
L o v i n g C u p W i l l B e P r e s e n t ed
T o Most O u t s t a n d i ng
S t u d e n t
DANCING GIRLS
CUT CAPERS TO
BRING LAUGHS
TO PROMOTE A.P.I. SPIRIT
Cup H a s Not B e e n A w a r d ed
f o r P a s t T w o Y e a r s -
EIGHT FRATS TO
HOUSE VISITORS
D e c o r a t i o n s C o n t r a c t A w a r d e d!
t o C h a r l e s Davis
i.tio« rather than.the
A list of these eight
The Auburn Social Committee is
rapidly winding up plans for the
Final Dances. Every fraternity
house has called for more bids, which
fact in itself indicates a record num­ber
of guests attending. To accom­modate
the unusually large number
of visitors tire I n t e r f r a t e r n i t y Coun­cil
has arranged for eight fraternities
customary six
fraternities from Jimmie Ware, r e ­cently
elected president of the Inter-i
r a t e r n i t y Council, includes the fol­lowing:
Alpha Tau Omega, Delta
Sigma Phi, Kappa Sigma, Beta Kap­pa,
Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sig­ma
Nu, and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
The contract for decorations has
been awarded to Charles Davis, J r .,
in conjunction with Mallory Collins
and Sam Pope, Jr., the aforemen­tioned
bid being the only one sub-c
o n t i n u e d on page 6)
The Blue Key Trophy, which for
the yast two years was to be awarded
to the most outstanding student on
the campus and which has gone un-awarded
during these two years due
to the decision that no student was
outstanding enough for the honor,
may be awarded next year to the
student who has rendered the most
conspicous service to Auburn. This
trophy, to be presented by t he Auburn
chapter of the National Blue Key
loving cup and to be judged worthy
of being pesented with the cup will
be the greatest recognition attainable.
Blue Key is a student organization
similar to the civic luncheon clubs
and meets to study, discuss, and strive
to further the best interests of the
Alabama Polytechninc Institute; to
promote the spirit of fraternalism
agmong the students of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute; to foster inter­collegiate
relationship and develop a
national collegiate spirit by placing
the stamp of approval on all college
leaders, which will make it possible
to recognize them wherever they may
be found.
At the ceremony of the awarding
of commissions to the seniors in R.
O.T.C; Blue Key will give to the
• J_I_
P. I. and will continue to print score
cards for the remaining baseball
games on the campus.
TWO KIWANIANS
GO CONVENTION
Grimes and Weidenbach Will Attend
National Meet
Plansman Staff To
Have Banquet May 11
Several Prominent Visitors To
Guests At Meeting
Be
Construction Is Begun
On Chemistry Building
Ground Broken By Dr. Knapp and
Dr. Ross
The first dirt was moved Tuesday
morning for. the construction of a
new chemistry building at Auburn.
Each equipped with a shovel, Dr.
Bradford Knapp, president, and Dr.
B. B. Ross, dean of chemistry, vied
with each other in the first step ' in
actual construction work.
While this was done, students and
faculty looked on and applauded.
Following them, other members of t he
faculty put their hands to the shovel
and moved some dirt, after which
contractors on the j ob continued with
the work.
The building is being erected at
the north edge of the old drill field,
midway between the two engineering
buildings and about midway between
the main building and the gym­nasium.
The Frost Construction Company,
Montgomery, is doing the work. The
building complete will cost $224,975.
The members of the Plainsman
staff and Press Club will enjoy a
banquet Saturday night, 'May 11,
which will be the second banquet
given this year by the Plainsman.
tors, including Dr. Knapp, P
Davis, J. .C. Grimes, Lieut, and Mrs.
Leitch, A, M. Saunders, and Prof.
President J. C. Grimes, of the Au­burn
Kiwanis Club, and W. H. Weid­enbach,
secretary of the organization,
will represent Auburn at t h e national
Kiwanis Convention, it was an­nounced
at the regular weekly meet­ing
of the club at the Thomas Hotel
Monday. The convention will be
held in Milwaukee sometime in June.
Homer Wright and Dr. B. F. Thomas
were appointed alternates.
A report on the attendance records
of the Kiwanis clubs in this district
showed that Auburn was fourth,
Opelika being first. A plan was of-i_,
f ered that would boost the attendance
i
There will be several prominent visi
O.! at the meeting in Auburn to almost
perfect.
A report was also made on the
Daughrity. The banquet is featured j work that the club has been doing
by excellent talks, all of which are I in Roxana, a small community near
rich with humor. This banquet is
given each semester for t h e benefit
of the members of the club and staff
who have worked earnestly for t he
development of the semi-weekly col­lege
paper.
here. A suggestion was made that
the entire membership go to Roxana
for supper some night; the suggestion
met with the approval of a majority
of members.
(Continued on page 6)
Students Averaging 90 or Above
General Business: Smith, J. A., J r .,
So., 91.32; Daugette,'Forney R., Sr.,
90.33.
Chemistry: Baskerville, Wm. Hurt,
Fr., 91727; Brown, Thos. P., So.,
90.00; Camp, Lawrence F., So., 90.52;
Lawrenz, Margaret, Si, 90.45; Mit­chell,
J., Floyd, Jr., J r . , 91.20.
L Education: Cosby, Vera, Sr., 92.54;
Crenshaw, Sarah Hall, Sr., 92.86;
Floyd, Eloise, Sr., 93.54; Henry,
Evelyn, Sr., 90.76; Graves, Lottie
Lane, So., 91.40; Mardre, Elizabeth,
Sr., 92.74; McCulloch, Mrs. Ellison,
Sr., 93.00; Pearson, Allen M., So.,
92.47; Trammell, Frances, Sr., 92.95.
Agricultural Education: Alston,
Clifford, Fr., 91.91; Lumpkin, Louie
I., Fr., 93.31; Lovvord, Roy L., So.,
90.36.
Agriculture: Carreker, John R., J r .,
J r . , 91.48; Wise, H. A., Sr., 90.44.
Home Economics: Graves, Thelma,
Sr., 94.72; Yarbrough, Mary S., Sr.,
93.72.
Architecture: Davis, Chas. F., Jr.,
90.44; Glover, Martin H., J r . , 90.01;
Hammill, John P., F r . , 91.10.
Civil Engineering: Beard, Percival
M., Sr., 96.20; Bryant, F. J., Jr.,
90.58; Smith, C. E., Sr., 92.87;
Walsh, Eugene, Jr., 90.00; Williams,
P,. Jr., So., 93.90.
Electrical Engineering: Alexander,
James G., Sr., 92.35; Alexander,
John R., Sr., 97.68; Baird, Douglas
O., Jr., 96.16; Beck, Henry L., Fr.,
93.45; Bell, Ernest A., So., 95.11;
Beavers, Geo. A., So., 9 1 . 4 5 ; Bewig,
Karl M., So., 90.35; Bradley, Chas.
D,. Sr., 95.92; Brpck, Chas. A., So.,
(Continued on page 6)
I d e a P r e s e n t e d W a s a N o v e l ty
A n d C h a r a c t e r s W e re
W e l l A d a p t ed
P A R A D E M A I N F E A T U RE
B a n q u e t H e l d in O p e l i k a W i th
P r e s e n t A c t i v e C h a p t er
S e r v i n g a s H o s ts
The month of May being the time
for banquets and initiation in t he
Village, received an appropriate send-off
Wednesday morning in t h e n a t u re
of the annual initiation of Spades.
Membership in Spades is one of t he
highest honors that an Auburn man
can obtain and each year the initia­tion
that is put on by t he new men is
rated on a par with any t h a t are put
on by the other honor societies. This
year was no exception and the ini­tiation
took the form of a negro min­strel
troupe that was playing in a
small country town and was complete
in every detail.
On a stage on Toomer's corner, t he
troupers performed in real minstrel
fashion with dancing girls and men
" s t r u t t i n ' their stuff" in front of t h e
big top, calling attention to t h e big
show going on inside the "Main En­trance".
Plaintive notes and weird
ones too, coaxed rather unwillingly
from various and sundry instruments
of torture, furnished the syncopation
for the restless feet of the hoofers
and they put on an excellent exhibi­tion
of the latest "light fantastic"
much to the amusement of the on­lookers.
Stealing some of a well-known
mur>_ .
'- plunder, was V. L. Tay­lor
who enactecr-ti*»—__
for the performers. In stenTonStt
tones he called people from far a nd
wide to view the magnificent spec­tacle
and an excellent man for his
role, proved to be.
Another touch of . "atmosphere"
was the peanut man, who passed
among the crowd with his balloons
and goobers disposing of his wares r a ­pidly.
John O'Rourke for the time
being, was t h e big peanut and bal­loon
man a nd he f i t t ed the role per­fectly.
Coming in to see the unfamiliar
sight of a negro minstrel, was Reu­ben
Hayseed and his ball and chain,
Amantha who took the day off and
hitched up the t r u s t y steed to bring
them to town to take in t h e sights.
J. K. Smith was t h e hick, while Bob
Sansing portrayed the r o le of his life
sentence.
The embryo actors and performers
consisted of Louie James and Haley
Milligan as "young Cullud ladies" a nd
J im Crawford, Jimmie Ware, Char­lie
Davis, and Carmon Teague who
formed the "Cullud gemmen" con­tingent.
The initiation idea present­ed
was a novel one and was well car­ried
out, with each neophyte going
through his paces in very approved
fashion. After the performance, the
entire troupe paraded through the
streets and then vanished just as
mysteriously as t h e y had appeared.
The annual banquet was held in
Opelika with the present active chap­ter
serving as /hosts on Wednesday
night. The active chapter each year
is composed of ten men, b u t owing
to the failure of Wink Glover to r e -
(Continued on page 6)
Mrs. Judd Injured
Slightly In Wreck
Mrs. Zebulon Judd received slight
injuries as a result of a serious jolt
which occurred six miles this side
of Montgomery last Friday night.
Mrs. Judd was sleeping on the back
seat of t h e car, which Prof. Judd was
driving, and as he hit a bump in t h e
road she was tossed to t h e t op of t h e
car receiving several bruises and
pulled ligaments. She is a t her home
in Auburn, wher she is recovering
rapidly, and is expected to be well
within the n e x t few days.
PAGE TWO
THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1829.
Published semi-weekly by the students of
Hie Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au­burn,
Alabama.
Subscription rates $3.50 per year (60
issues). Entered as second class matter
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 Editor
Victor Savage, '30 Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
Hugh W. Overton - Ass't. Managing Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Alex. Smith, Jr., '31 News Editor
Robert L. Hume, 31 __ Ass't. News Editor
Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News Editor
Carol Porter, '29 Sports Editor
Dick Jones, '31 Ass't. Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
REPORTERS
T. S. Coleman, '32; Clarence Dykes, '32;
George Harrison, '32; Robert Sansing,
' 3 0 ; S. H. Morrow, '32; J. E. Jenkins,
•32; H. G. Twomey, '32; Victor White,
' 3 2 ; D. Reynolds, ' 3 2 ; Virgil Nunn, ' 3 1;
Gabie Drey, ' 3 1 ; James Davidson, '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 ' 3 1 , J.
E. Dilworth ' 3 1.
Assistants: B. W. Kincaid '32; R. A. Mann
"'32; Roy Wilder '32, Cleveland Adams,
'32, J. M. Barton '32.
B l u e K e y M a k es
A W i s e D e c i s i on
The Blue Key Honor Society has de­cided
not to award its cup this year, but
to award one next year to that student who
rendered outstanding service to the insti­tution.
It will be an annual award, but it
will not necessarily be given if the award
committee does not see fit to give it. The
committee will be made up of faculty mem­bers.
This- is wise, we believe. The attempt to
award a cup to "the most outstanding man
in the senior class" as was once made, is
. .. inLeresis,
out of the question. Thr" ,•*,• -a., •_
" H . u«uy, the shifting criteria
ior 'outstandingness", the make-up of our
student body—all make such an award im­possible.
We have one man who stands out
above his classmates once in a blue moon.
Auburn simply isn't built that way. We
have a group of men each year who are
leaders and thinkers; the group is always
large and 'the men are conspicuous in many
different lines, yet none of them stand
head-and-shoulders above the rest of the
student body. Our system of concentration
on one or two activities prevents the rise
of one man to the top of everything.
We wish to commend Blue Key on its
decision. The new basis for award is on a
higher plane, will give more value to the
award, and will make it of more benefit
to the student body. It was a wise move.
D o P r o f e s s o r s C o n t r i b u te
A n y t h i n g to A d v a n c e m e nt
The idea that college professors contri­bute
nothing to natural" advancement is
rapidly dying oilt. It is foolish to attempt
a comparison of the relative usefulness of
theorists and "practical" men. Without
theorists, practical men would have little or
nothing to do.
Dr. Michael Pupin, who is professor of
electro-mechanics at Columbia University,
and inventor of the Pupin Coil, which made
long-distance telephony practicable, writes:
"The visible services of science which one
sees in every nook and corner of our daily
life were created by the pioneering pro­fessors.
I delight in making this state­ment;
it is a fitting answer to those people
who are inclined to believe that a profes­sor
of science is necessarily an apostle of
abstract scientific theories which may
sound well in the lectwre rooms of the uni­versities,
but contribute very little" to the
solution of the practical problems of life.
Practical men, it is true, formulate practi­cal
problems, and they also develop and
exploit their solutions. But it is also true
that the science which' leads to the solution
of these practical problems is a creation of
the pioneering professors. Morse, the prac­tical
promoter, installed the first telegraph
line, but Joseph Henry, the Princeton pro­fessor,
supplied the knowledge for the
earliest solution of the telegraph problem.
Marconi, the practical Italian youth, was
the first to transmit a wireless message
between ship and shore, * u t Prof. Hertz
told him the story of the electrical waves
which carried the message, and this story
of the electrical waves was born ih the soul
of immortal Maxwell, the great pro­fessor
of Cambridge University.* The
Wright brothers, the practical men, were
the first to sl^ep into a flying machine and
fly, but in their technical development of
the machine they started from the knowl­edge
which Professor Langley's experi­ments
had created. Many other illustra­tions
could be given, all showing how the
pioneering professors guided the hand of
the so-called practical man. The cradle
of the most practical things in the world
is the science which the pioneering profes­sors
created. Moreover, they originated
not only the visible but also the invisible
services of science. These are not seen
in every nook and corner of our daily life,
but they are, perhaps, even more important
than the visible services."
P o p u l a r i t y of T e n n is
G r o w i n g In A u b u rn
The sporting world is becoming broader
each year. Some may find only passing
favor, but the stronger are gaining sup­porters
as time passes. One of the latest
to gain prominence on the campus is ten­nis.
It is unmistakably gaining popularity
with the students.
Just a few years ago there was very lim­ited
space for tennis in Auburn, but re­cently
the Athletic Department and the Y.
M. C. A. have joined hands and provided
several courts for tennis players. This has
helped to create an interest in the game
and to cause matches with other schools to
be held.
We are glad to see this increasing popu­larity
as it tends to build up a more
friendly spirit among the representatives
of the competing schools and to promote
better sportsmanship among players. We
hope that in the f u t u r e the interest in the
sport will be enough to insure more courts
and more matches with other colleges.
Auburn is not having a very successful
season as far as the number of victories
are concerned, but it must be remembered
that the time necessary to build up and
develop a winning team has not been avail­able
yet.
Prexy's Paiagraphs
By Bradford Knapp
S t r e e t s of Mud and
G u t t e r s of W a t er
Only a short while ago the streets of
Auburn were of clay. They were dusty in
dry weather and muddy in wet weather.
Footways at intersections were deep in
either dust or mud, according to the
weather. The streets were unattractive.
They were inadequately serviceable. For
these reasons the people of Auburn placed
in effect the proper measures and com­pleted
the pavement.
Now Auburn has excellent streets. There
1 v. . . ... ~_ .« UMWV,— TrrauT™
Pedestrians should not have to worry about
spoiling their shoes at crossings. But such
is not entirely the case. At numerous
places about town the earth has washed
over the concrete and now there is mud on
the concrete. At some crossings pedestrians
have still to dodge mud puddles in. wet,
and dust beds in dry weather. The flow
of water to drains is hindered and the gut­t
e r s fill to overflowing with water. The
grilled drains provided to clear the streets
of water are in some cases filled with waste
paper and debris. Gutters are cluttered
with unsightly refuse. The streets are
dirty and ill-kept..
A great deal of money has been spent to
provide Auburn with good streets. It is
shameful that these streets are not better
taken care of. To have good but uncared
for streets is almost as bad as having poor
streets.
Ground broken for a new building of
commanding size and importance in our
work—that is really an event.
• * * • ' * *
..Thinking, planning, working, doing—
What for? Not just
for Auburn, not just
to win football games,
not just to build new
buildings, not just for
faculty and students;
but that some day
Alabama may be a
better place and her
people may be hap­pier
and more pros­perous
people and that thousands of men
and women may live lives of strength, use­fulness,
and service though they remember
not whence came the inspiration and how
grew the thought which fathered the deed.
* * * * *
The closing days of the school year are
fast approaching. What price have we
paid and what have we received for it?
Though no one know the secrets of our
every act, how worthily have we stood the
test? Have we helped another fellow dur­ing
this year to be a finer, better, strong­er
man for knowing us? • Have we dealt
thoughtfully and honorably? Or have we
lowered our own standards and dragged
others down with us? Have we acquired
habits like mill-stones around our necks to
drag us down? Have we increased in know­ledge
and power or flipped away the
chance like an idle penny? When the period
is over and the end approaches it is time
to think. What profit is there in the year
fast passing?
* * * * *
"111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay."
" I am quoting that off hand. It keeps
ringing through my mind. I am wondering
if the writer intended to say that where
wealth accumulates men do decay. After
all the chief thing is that men shall not
decay.
* * * * *
Forgive my putting such sober thoughts
in these paragraphs. Hard work makes
one have these thoughts. I have not had
time for a game of golf or of anything
else in weeks past. The program ahead
almost makes one shudder at the demands.
« AUBURN FOOTPRINTS «
The Los Angeles Times burst out with
the following gem as a lead for a red hot
low down on the billing and cooing at Car-mel-
by-the-Sea some time ago by the in­imitable"
Aimee: "Aimee Semple McPher-son
and Kenneth G. Ormistbn were the love
birds at the Carmel cottage, witnesses tes­tified
today!" My, my, and here we have
been thinking that it was Madame X all
this time.
McGill University has in its possession a
first edition of the oldest printed Chinese
encyclopedia which weighs 2 tons.
Letters to the Editor
Editor, Plainsman:
For the Agricultural Club and for my­self
I wish to express to you our sincere
appreciation for your cooperation in giving
us the Ag Banquet issue of the Plainsman.
We feel that for us to merit a special edi­tion
of the college publication is an honor;
and as the Ag students think of the occa­sion,
it will always be in a spirit of thanks
to you and your staff for making it a big
feature of our banquet program.
You have created within the minds of
the Ag students a deeper appreciation for
our already highly appreciated publication,
and the space and effort you gave us, we
assure you, will mean much to Auburn,
to those with whom Auburn students come
in contact, and especially will it mean much
to the students in Agriculture.
Again we thank you.
TOM LeCROY,
President Student's Agricultural Club.
" L i t t l e Things"
By Tom Bigbee
.__nM——». r — -i—m—.. !•»•««. -VTTV—x laniMuan
Staff rallied to the call of the Ag Club in
putting out an Extra Ag Banquet issue of
this paper last week is indeed commend­able.
Certainly the students of tnat de­partment,
and especially of the Ag Club,
are highly appreciative of this distinct
boost.
The speaker at this banquet, Dr. W. W.
Daniels of Clemson College, is a man of
great renown; his appearance here typi­fies
the cooperation that necessarily must
exist between sister colleges of the South
if the very best is to be obtained through
these educational plants of ours. The spirit
of unity seems to be steadily growing.
More Auburn profs, are receiving addi­tional
degrees. Which goes to show that
our instructors and educational leaders are
no means satisfied with the average. It
now falls our lot as students to respond
freely to this spirit of progress by doing
good work under them.
We, as students, owe it to the Alabama
Poly to do efficient .scholastic work, and be
reasonably serious about it. We cannot do
too much in recognition of the advantages
being made possible by the untiring ef­forts
of those at the helm—Dr. Knapp
leading.
Tuesday morning the ground was broken
in beginning a new portion of our growing
institution. This new Chemistry building
will fill a long felt need in the order of ef­ficient
work here. We welcome the addi­tion,
along with many others that are to
come, and those already accomplished.
Much concern should be taken in the
matter of electing Executive Cabinet mem­bers
of the new Student Association. If
capable, honest and progressive men are
selected, the Association will be a success­ful
force in student activities from the be­ginning;
but if personal greed and friendly
choice hold sway in the election, then the
organization is endangered in the begin­ning.
THE GEDUNK
I am the "Big Me" Gedunk. I make all
the dances, and when anyone breaks on me
I feel so sorry for the girl. She is losing
the company of a very good dancer and a
brilliant conversationalist. Of course I
know all of the good looking girls on the
floor, and, while I hate to admit it, they
are all wild about me. And the way they
encourage me to call on them! I have an
idea a few tell the other boys what a fool
I am. But what do I c a r e ; they ar« jealous
because I do not pay enough attention to
them.
• ' HASHED SCRAPS
Shakespeare has been "revived" and modernized. In fact, "Hamlet" has ap­peared
behind the footlights clad in knickers of the plus eight variety. Boy
Howdy, wouldn't it be hot to see "Sunny boy" Gosser portray the well-known role
of Macbeth in a full dress and knock down hat. He would be a sensation. But
if he insisted upon wearing the pea-green eye-shade—we just refuse to witness the
affair. Our mother cautioned us against seemingly strange men who wear such
apparel. Can you conceive of Miss "Itch" acting the part of Ophelia, clad in a
sunshine bathing suit? We can, but who likes to encourage nightmares. If the
Little Theatre takes up the mode, we would that " I 'm Winsone" Edwards be given
the part of Mark Antony. He could come dashing up in a high powered roadster,
waving a pint bottle of milk madly above his head, rush in Cleo's room—and kiss
her hand. But who in the hooray can take the part of Cleo? That's what's worry­ing
us. Dean Petrie could readily adapt himself to the role of Romeo, the burn­ing
lover. Ah! we have it—how about Dana for Cleo; that should carry some
weight. Won't the'women just go wild when "Baby Face" Cole rushes on the stage
shouting, "A Coca Cola!, a Coca Cola! My freshman English class for a Sope."
This all sounds funny, but it really should be taken seriously—for think how it
would increase the attendance.
* :;: * * * * * * * *
WHY MEN LEAVE. HOME
At Five:
A slight misstep he could not help,
* Brought forth the stinging switch,
So he chose to roam from parents and home
With dreams of becoming rich.
At Ten:
On circus day he ran away
To live the life of a clown;
The charm of a mask was all he asked—
The ideal life he'd found.
«
At Fifteen:
Historic sands of foreign lands,
The stormy, tossing foam—
That roving thrill of danger instilled
Desire once more to roam.
At Twenty *
Red, teasing lips, and lissom hips;
Bewitching golden curls;
A shady nook, or crystal brook—
Chalk one more for the girl!
At Twenty-five: /
An irksome life, a nagging wife,
And never-ending bills—
He shirks his load for the open road.
And freedom of the hills.
• And then:
At peace at last, with troubles past,
Departed from mortal days,
And never more will he go forth—
He's left at last to stay!
—Convict number 969.
A general and a colonel were walking down the main drag at Fort Snelling,
and every time they passed a private they saluted and the colonel muttered, "The
same to you." __ _
Finally, the general's curiosity got the best of him and he asked, "Why do
you always say t h a t ?"
" I was a private once
they're thinking."
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
^By 'Benjamin Trovosf—
EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions ex­pressed
in this column are not necessarily
the editorial opinions of thio paper. It is
a column of personal comment, and is not
to be read as an expression of our edi­torial
policy.
* * * * *
LAST FALL the Senior Class decided
to present to the college some form
of campus ornament which would be
a memorial to the class of 1929. A com-aiittee
was appointed; a memorial was de­signed;
the cost was estimated, and it was
proposed to the college. Since that time
we have heard that the memorial does not
fit in the scheme for the development of
the campus, and "that it cannot be used.
The memorial was original; it was designed
by members of the senior class; over six
hundred dollars is available for a me­morial;
yet we cannot give our own.
I t has been suggested that we give a
gate, something that is already on the
plans; something that would cost more
than .we can afford; something that would
not be the individual design of the class of
'29.
The point is, why isn't something done
about it? Why not do something, even if
is wrong? It is almost graduation time, and
we have no memorial. Let's do something.
replied the colonel, "and I know darn well what
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
STUDENT CHEERING
Coch Alexander, of Georgia Tech, com­menting
on the cheering of the student
body, reminding them of the very poor
cheering that Tech has had for the past
two years, told them that a winning team
did not need much help from the stands but
that he dreaded to think of the chilly at­mosphere
that will surround the next weak
team Tech puts out on the field. Tech has
really had a splendid football team for the
past few years, and that probably is the
cause of the student body feeling that
cheering was not necessary. Coach Alex­ander
says, "Georgia Tech has produced
two national championship football teams,
'five Southern Championship football teams,
any number of championship baseball
teams—a world record golfer and the
world's champion broad jumper and many
other teams and individuals that have
shown their class. Georgia Tech can win
national honors for having the best cheer­ing
sections in the world. If we could have
every man at every game, if every man
knew every cheer and every song, if every
man would put his heart into his cheer—
then Georgia Tech might win or lose but
Tech spirit would rule the roost." He says
that, to the Tech student body, an ice cream
cone goes better than a three base hit.
After all being a real sportsman is much
better than the actual winning.
* * * * *
WHAT OF IT?
A campaign will soon be launched at
Ohio State to put the R. O. T. C. on an op­tional
instead of compulsory basis. Ac­cording
to one of the instigators of this
movement, most students are under the im­pression
that the federal government com­pels
militai-y training. The national law
provides, however, that each State univer­sity
offer military training as an elective
subject.
* * * * *
GET MARRIED AND LEARN
A new way to make Phi Beta Kappa is
to get married—your family will keep you
home during the evenings. An Ohio State
co-ed who recently had the privilege of
paying $15 or so for a gilded key has the
following to say:
"I have been dividing my time between
my eight-year old daughter and my studies,
and this gives me an advantage over the
average college student in that it keeps
me away from formals, club meetings and
so on". I squeeze in time for my studies
among my household duties, which is
easier than among college activities." I
hear that marriage is expensive enough
within itself though, without the making
of honorary fraternities.
* * * * *
ISN'T IT THE TRUTH
When the freshman class of Massachu­setts
Aggies burned up its caps ahead of
the right time, the student senate punished
the rebellious frosh by suppressing their
baseball team, literary, and dramatic ac­tivities.
This seems to be rather childish
for college students, even though the frosh
did burn their caps; certainly a more sen­sible
way could be adopted to punish the
first year men.
* * * * *
CHOP STICKS AND EVERYTHING
Evidently, Chinese students are not
easily won over by American salads and
delicatessens, owing to action on the part
of several students from the Orient, en­rolled
at Iowa State, envolving a plan
whereby they are able to have their own
food cooked and served in the native
fashion.
Last fall they rented a residence on a
street near the college and transformed
it into a bit of their native China. In their
Chinese house they have the privilege of
presiding in the kitchen and turning out
delicacies which they enjoyed in the Far
East.
WHAT NEXT
Cigarettes are antiques and should be
replaced with pipes, Bryn Mawr under­graduates
have decreed. Personally I had
rather have a cigarette borrowed from me,
you know, than my pipe.
* * * * *
IN JOHN'S CAFE
This scene may be laid in any college
town. No? "Bandits robbed a lunch room
the other day. One of the patrons says he
owes his life to the fact that he was pro­tected
by a bullet proof steak."
* * * * *
The Yale Daily News, founded in 1878,
is the oldest college paper in the world.
a N MONDAY we elect the Executive
Cabinet for next year. Let us take
a little time off and think about the
qualifications of the candidates. Each de­partment
should elect its most level-headed,
progressive, clear-thinking man as its rep­resentative.
Now is no time for this "good
ole boy" stuff; it is time for some thought­ful
elections. There, is a good deal of
power vested in the cabinet; let's be care­ful
how we pick the men with whom we
intrust this power.
* * * * *
THE QUESTION of athletic relations
with the University" has been discuss­ed
pro and con for several years now.
Alumni of both schools agree that feeling
between the institutions is of the best;
that a longer wait is simply useless; that
the resumption of relations would be of
benefit to both schools. The student bodies
of Auburn and Alabama seem to be in ac­cord
with this sentiment. Our administra­tion
seems to favor athletic relations—just
where is the hitch? The time has come
when responsibility for the delay can be
laid at the feet of someone. There must be
some effective obstacle in the way; just
where is it?
The Plainsman made editorial comment
on the desirability of resuming relations
and the Crimson-White responded favor­ably;
the hitch doesn't lie with the student
bodies, yet it seems to me that the student
bodies are of first importance. Just who
compose athletic teams, and for whom do
the teams compete? Let's get together
with the University student body and start
something; maybe the only opposition is
inertia.
IN THE NEXT issue of this paper a new
column will take the place of this one.
I will continue to hold forth in the
Thursday issues for the remainder of the
year, the new columnist taking the Sun­day
editions. Next year the new column
will run in every issue.
I t will be a queer feeling not to have
to get up something for Sunday's issue.
I have gotten in the habit now, and it will
be hard to give up Meditations. Writing
this column has been one of the most pleas­ant
parts of my stay at Auburn. I have
had untold fun in trying to contribute my
meagre share toward building Auburn;
sometimes by destructive criticism of
things that seemed to be in the way of up­building.
I have made friends thru the
column; many of them disagreeing with
me, but still my friends. I have crossed
arms with members of the student body on
various questions; always I have tried to
disagree only when reason dictated dis­agreement.
It has been great fun. It is
with regret that I turn the column over to
my successor; but my best wishes go with
it.
FARM-WIFE
She never climbed a mountain,
She never heard the sea,
But always watched a winding road
That wandered aimlessly
Among unshaded meadows—
A farm, a pasture rife
With black-eyed Susans, level fields
Comprised her little life.
i
She never longed to travel,
She felt no urge to search,
Her longest journey the five miles
On Sundays to the church;
Yet, to her quiet dwelling,
In singing, sighing flow,
Came love and parting, birth and death,
And all that women know.
—John Hanlon.
/
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
SCHOLASTIC AVERAGES FOR FIRST
SEMESTER ISSUED BY REGISTRAR
Scholastic averages for First Se­mester,
1928-29 showing highest per
cent by courses.
SENIOR CLASS
General, 13: Sewell, MI-B. M. E.,
86.44.
General Business, 23: Paugette,
Forney.R., 90.33.
Chemistry, 9: Rehling, Carl J.,
86.66.
Home Economics, 22: Graves, Thel-ma,
94.72.
Agriculture, 11: Wise, Harry A.
90.44.
Agricultural Education, 30: Hall-man,
M. V., 84.33; Mayton, E. L.,
87.34.
Education, 47: Floyd, Eloiee, 93.54;
Power, Martha, 93.43.
Agriculture, 20: Riley, Benj.
Frank, 87.73.
Applied Art, 0.
Civil Engineering, 30: Beard, Perci-val
M., 96.20; Smith, C. E.
Electrical Engineering, 73: Alexan­der,
John R., 97.68; Bradley, Charles
D., 95.92; Turnipseed, S. T., 92.65.
Mechanical Engineering, 19: Ash-craft,
Geo. B., Jr., 93.27.
Highway Engineering, 1: Henry
Neal Coleman, 83.12.
Veterinary Medicine, 4: Milligan,
John C, 86.05.
JUNIOR CLASS
General, 16: Weaver, Horace K.,
82.55.
General Business, 38: Roberts,
Thos. Mc. G., Jr., 87.20; Rogers, Wm.
Warren, 88.90.
Chemistry, 15: Mitchell, J. Floyd,
Jr., 91.20.
Home Economics, 8: Whitcher, Alice
T., 89.26.
Agriculture, 8: Barret, Thos. R.,
Jr., 91.48.
Agricultural Education, 46: Alsa-brook,
P. H., 88.65; Friday, W. C,
87.80.
Education, 29: Kelley, Wm. C,
88.69.
Architecture, 19: Davis, Chas. F.,
90.44.
Civil Engineering, 28: Walsh, John
Eugene, 90.00.
Electrical Engineering, 64: Baird,
Douglas O., 96.16; Christensen, Harris
J., 96.59; O'Rourke, John J., 98.05.
Mechanical Engineering, 21: Frank­lin,
Malcolm A., 89.52.
J.,
L,
H.,
MAY & GREEN
Men's Clothing
Sporting Goods
Montgomery, Alabama
Veterinary Medicine, 11: McCreary,
Virgil D., 87.66.
Pharmacy, 11: Rains, Sibert D.,
85.63.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
General, 26: Turner, Jack F.
General Business, 30: Smith,
Alex, Jr., 91.32; Capell, Jack
88.84. .
Chemistry, 23: Horsleyi Chas.
95.17.
Pre-Medical, 1: Murray, Ruth,
82.04.
Home Economics, 15: Collins, Lot­tie,
89.00.
Agriculture, 14: Fleming, Earl,
83.35.
Agricultural Education, 60: Cotney,
Wm. W., 88.04; Lovvorn, Roy. L,
90.36; Lumpkin, Louie L., 93.31.
Education, 30: McCulloch, Mrs. El­lison
R.,« 93.00; Pearson, Allen M.,
92.47.
Architecture, 30: Gray, Eugene H.,
85.86; Wailes, Henry L., 87.63.
Civil Engineering, 31: Arnold, Hugh
M., 89.20; Roth, Irvin K., 88.77.
Electrical Engineering, 71: Bell, Er­nest
A., 95.11; Brock, Chas. A., 92.79;
Bush, M, Edgar, 9265; Stone, J. L.,
93.95.
Mechanical Engineering, 27: Wil­liamson,
G. L., 93.01.
FRESHMAN CLASS
General, 33: McCallum, Chalmers,
85.96; Pepper, Perry Bloma, 83.91.
General Business, 62: Fort, Sam­uel
B., 87.64; Stuckey, Samuel F.,
87.88; Tartt, Ted, 86.56.
Chemistry, 29: Baskerville, Wm.
Hurt, 91.27.
Pre-medical, 22: Collins, Leonard,
83.26.
Pharmacy, 11: Porch, Ralph D.,
89.36.
Home Economics, 8: Dougherty,
Anne L., 89.39.
Agriculture, 26: Johnson, Wm. Her­bert,
85.46.
Agricultural Education, 67: Als­ton,
Clifford, 91.91; Lumpkin, Louie
I., 93.31; Lumpkin, Thos. W., 88.09.
Education, 21: Rowe, Louise, 86.23.
Architecture, 15, Hamil, John P.,
91.10.
Architectural Engineering, 12: Wil­liams,
Claiborne K., 86.16.
Applied Art, 6: Buchanan, Betty,
84.60.
Civil Engineering, 45: Bostick, Or-bie,
83.84; Mabson, Benj. B., J.,
83.42.
Electrical Engineering,' 99: Beck,
Henry L., (93.45; Burton, Ben S.,
95.40; Cohen, Alonzo Clifford, 89.59;
Howard, Ezra G., 92.95; Williams,
Frank N., 91.04.
Mechanical Engineering, 44: Ap­pleby,
Philip, 90.08; Williams, Robert
E., Jr., 92.10.
Veterinary Medicine, 7: Hayes,
Howard 95.75.
Grand Old Dean Talks on Old Auburn
DEAN GEORGE PETRIE
Auburn's First Football Coach Tells
of First Georgia-Auburn Grid Game
As far back as anyone around Auburn can remember, Dean George
Petrie has been an integral and most vital part of Auburn. Truly, he and
Auburn grew up together. Since 1887, forty long years, they have been
inseparable. In addition to his work as professor of history and dean of
graduate studies, he is really the founder of athletics at Auburn, being
coach of Auburn's first football team, on which were many players who
are now notables like himself.
Dr. Petrie has an inexhaustible supply of grippingly interesting9
stories of Auburn in its formative stages at his command. When any in­formation
pertaining to the Auburn of decades past is wanted, the Dean
is always the first person consulted. Probably that is why he was extend-tended
the invitation to speak over the radio on Alumni Night, April 25,
on the subject,
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The most striking thing about Au­burn
is its progressiveness. During
the past forty years I have seen it
rise from small beginnings to a posi­tion
of leadership among the institu­tions
of the South.
When I came here in '87 the main
building had just burned. The only
college building on the. campus was
the one known to all old men as
Langdon Hall. I taught in a rude
shack of two rooms. One room was
occupied at night by the janitor; the
other I used as a lecture 'room by
day. My room was unplastered and
unceiled. Later I traded this room
for a corner of Langdon Hall which
had been partitioned off from the
rest of the Hall. When I took pos­session,
I discovered that the planing
machine of the Mechanics Arts De­partment
was located directly under
me in the basement. Every day we
fought it out. I must admit that my
broadcasting had a great deaT oT
static in it.
In those days there were about two
hundred students here. I knew them
all by name and by face, although my
memory has never been good for such
things Visiting Alumni who rest under
the shade of our trees on the front
campus can scarcely realize that this
was the scene of our first field day.
They would have been thrilled if they
could have seen a young giant of
those days win the mile race by taking j
off his brogans and running in red
socks that burnt the ground and made
him look like a flaming comet. He
is now quite a successful business man
in our state.
Some of the older boys may recall
the first football team. Perhaps it
might not score on one of the great
teams of today, but it was good
enough to beat Georgia 10 to Q, a
thing that hasn't happened often in
the last few years. Our college yell
was as follows:
"Rah! Rah! Ree!
Rah! Rah! Ree!
Alabama!
A. M. C!"
The last line referred to the name
of the college. We were then the
"Agricultural and Mecahnjcal Col­lege".
After the 'game was over
some enthusiastic drummers in At­lanta
who had reasons to be grateful
for the result and were celebrating
accordingly, shouted the yell all the
way back to the city, but gave the
fourth line as "A B C". In their ex­citement
they probably mistook us
for a literary institution.
Of that old football team many
members have since attained distinc­tion.
Its captain was Frank Lupton,
who is now an eminent physician. The
full back was Charley Barnwell, who
is now dean of the University of Ala­bama.
The .great right guard was
Henry DeB^rdeleben, now one of the
leading business men in the Birming­ham
district. But greatest of all, at
least in size, was the mighty McKis-sick,
the center rush, who weighed
two hundred and twenty pounds. He
is now one of the leading cotton mill
men in South Carolina.
I have often been asked who was
our greatest Auburn Athlete. That is
a dificult question to answer, especi­ally
as most people think of athletics
chiefly in terms of football. In my
opinion the Auburn man who had the
greatest talent for athletics never
played football. He was the greatest
tennis player that I have ever seen
in college. He was the outstanding
baseball player in the history of Au­burn.
After leaving college he took
up golf and was three times cham­pion
of Birmingham. I refer to Dr.
Charles A. Brown, Associate Super­intendent
of the City Schools of Bir­mingham.
Since those brave days many i
changes have ben made in the old col­lege.
We have more money. Instead
of two hundred students we have
nearly two thousand. We have many
buildings. Some of them, like Ram­say
Hall, rank with any in the coun­try.
The old Agricultural and Me­chanical
College has broadened out
into the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute,
which is now the foremost tech­nical
institution in the South.
In this wonderful development
many men have had their share.
Especially we must not overlook the
work done by three whose names are
familiar to all old Auburn boys.
Dr. William Leroy Broun was the
creative spirit who shaped the destiny
of this college while it was still in
the plastic stage. He had rare fore­sight
and sound judgment along with
his constructive talent. More clearly
than other leaders of his day he saw
that all practical education to be of
real value must be combined with
sound scholarship and high scientific
training. Under his guidance Auburn
became the pioneer for all this sec­tion
in Electrical Engineering, in
Biology, in .the emphasis on labora­tory
work, in co-education, and in the
development of graduate courses on
a high plane.
Dr. Charles Coleman Thach, be­loved
and respected by hundreds of
old Auburn men, brought to the col­lege
an enthusiasm for learning and
a personal influence with boys which
have lingered after him as one of the
most precious traditions of Auburn.
He was not only a great teacher him­self,
but he made fine teaching and
hard study the keynote of Auburn.
Under Dr. Spright Dowell the fi­nancial
side of the Institution first
began to get on a solid and growing
basis. Under his guidance and with
the enthusiastic help of Charles De-
Bardeleben of Birmingham the Au­burn
drive was launched. More help
from the legislature followed. The
rock of finance was struck and the
long needed streams began to flow.
These men struggled against great
dificulties and often almost despair­ed
of the future. But a new day has
now come. The College was never
before on so firm a foundation. The
new President, Dr. Bradford Knapp,
is a man of liberal training, of wide
experience, and of unflagging en­thusiasm.
He has great visions for
Auburn's future and a rare gift for
imparting those visions to others. Au­burn,
long inarticulate, has at last
found its voice. The old fighting
spirit is still here, and in the langu­age
of the boys, "We arc rearing to
go."
On Monday of Commencement
week we are planning a great day for
Auburn. In the morning there will
be the formal inauguration of Dr.
Knapp as President of this Institu­tion,
in the evening a great banquet.
On both of these occasions distin­guished
speakers will discuss ques­tions
of the utmost interest to all who
care for Auburn. All old students
will be especially interested in Dr.
Knapp's inaugural address and in his
more informal talk at the banquet.
Floods Show Value
Of Trees To Land
During the recent floods in south
Alabama the tremendous holding
power of the roots of trees was given
a severe test, says the Alabama Com­mission
of Forestry. In the vicinity
of Brewto'n and Flomaton many large
washouts occurred, the earth slipping
away in chunks often of an acre or
more in area. In practically every
case, however, such washing occurred
on lands supporting no tree growth,
says the Commission.
Soil fixing by means of the root
systems of trees is a common depend­ence
in various phases of engineering.
Hillsides above the roadbeds of rail­ways
are often artifically planted to
prevent the earth from washing down
upon the tracks. Highway embank­ments
are also frequently planted
with trees for the same purpose. In
some cases sizeable streams have been
The combination of Commencement held to their main channels merely
and Inauguration will make an oc­casion
of unrivaled interest and im­portance.
The future looks bright. Will the
Alumni stand by us in our deter­mined
efforts to keep old Auburn at
the head of the procession? We had
a famous slogan during the drive, "A
Greater Auburn Means a Greater
Alabama." That is unquestionably
true. It is now time to add another,
which is equally true, "The Success of
Auburn Depends on Its Alumni".
through the changes built up by strips
of timber along their margins. Cul­tivated
areas bounded and cross sec­tioned
by rows of trees or strips of
timber show much less erosion than
those not so protected. This fact was
extensively noted in south Alabama
during the flood period.
Berlin claims to have the world's
championship traffic policeman lin­guist,
Patrolman Richard Schottstadt,
who commands 16 tongues.
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929.
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CAROL PORTER, Editor DICK JONES, Associate Editor
Elmer Salter, Contributor; Tad McCallum, Palmer P. Daugette, Jack S. Riley, Assistants.
D
AUBURN FROSH
COP ALL GAMES
MARION SERIES
By Tad McCallum
Auburn's Baby Tigers copped from
the Marion Institute nine in the first
of a three game series Friday after­noon
by a 5 to 0 score. "Lefty" An­derson
on the mound for Auburn had
the Cadets completely at his mercy
and not only shut out his opponents
but only gave up two bingles during
the afternoon.
The Auburnites played heads-up
baseball throughout and found Bunk-ley
for 8 safeties. They scored in the
2nd, 4th, 6th, ana 8th innings while
Anderson was holding the Cadets at
bay.
Ike Lewis featured with the stick
for the Auburn team while Doster
was the big star for Marion.
Box score:
AUBURN
Lewis, 2b
Riley, ss
Ward, If
Hodges, rf
Loyd, lb
Jordan, cf
Harding, 3b
Lewis, A, c
Anderson, p
Gloston, 3b
Totals
MARION
Rainer, cf
Farrior, 3b
Webb, 2b
Doster, ss
Driskell, rf
L i l i a n , c
McKee, lb
Robinson, If
Bunkley, p
AB
4
5
3
5
4
3
2
4
4
0
34
AB
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
R
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
5
R
0
0
0
(L
0
0
0
0
H
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
8
H
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
E
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
E
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Coach Bohler's 1929 Basketball Team TIGER ATHLETIC
TEAMS ACTIVE
THIS WEEK END
At the beginning of the baseball
year the above young man was book­ed
to hold down the keystone for the
Auburn baseball nine, after serving
as a reliable substitute on the great
"Tiger" machine of last year, but
with a rosy future ahead for Luke it
was his hard luck to be bothered with
a bad shoulder contracted on the
gridiron, which has neccessitated him
giving up baseball for the present
season.
Ward is a consistent hitter and
fielder and his absence from the
squad has caused various changes in
the lineup and has effected the play­ing
of the team greatly. We all hope
that next year will find Luke ready
to go again.
Totals 31 0 2
Score by innings:
AUBURN 010 201 010—5
MARION 000 000 000—0
Second Game
The Auburn Freshmen made a
clean sweep of a three game series
with the Marion Institute tossers by
taking both ends of a double-header
Saturday, 11 to 4 and 2 to 0. The
Baby Tigers won Friday's encounter,
5 to 0.
The Auburn sluggers secured 10
hits in the first seven inning tilt from
which they manufactured 11 runs,
aided considerably by Cadet errors.
Kaley led the attack on the Marion
pitcher with two triples and a double.
Gholston was credited with two hits
in two trips to the plate.
The Rat nine scored in every in­ning
except the first and fourth and
crossed the plate four times in the
final stanza. Webb and Driskell fea­tured
for the Cadets at the bat, while
Doster's fielding was sensational.
Box score:
httx.i fi u.1 cf uUjf Tenuis
Tourney Under Way
The interfraternity doubles tennis
tournament is well on its way. It has
been an annual event for th'e Inter-
41 fraternity Council to sponsor a
doubles tennis tourney, and to pre­sent
the winner- with a large silver
trophy. Last year the tournament
was not held because of bad weather
Representing Auburn on the hard­wood
this year, in a manner to be
proud of, wer(e the hustling Tigers
above. Although they were not as
successful in winning as many games
as they did in 1928 they showed a
wonderful spirit throughout the sea­son
that Auburn proudly boasts of.
Front row, reading left to right are:
Vines, Chappell, Anderson, Captain
DuBose, Harmon, Yarbrough, and
James. Back row, left to right are:
Kennedy, Fulton, Chamblee, Frazier
and Mullin.
Tigers Make Make Clean Sweep of
Florida Series in Panama City, Fla.
and lack of tennis courts.
Fraternities having tennis courts] Untriener, Florida's ace, freely and
AUBURN
Lewis, S., 2b
Riley, ss
Ward, If
Kaley, c
Lloyd, lb
Gholston, lb
Jordan, cf
Harding, 3b
Tew, p
Hodges, rf
Smith, p
Totals
MARION
Rainer, cf
Farrior, 3b
Webb, 2 b
Doster, ss
Driskell, rf
Sherman, c
McKee, lb
Robinson, If
Higgins, p -
AB
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
28
AB
2
4
4
3
S
3
3
3
3
Score by innings:
AUBURN
MARION
R
0
0
0
3
0
1
3
2
0
1
1
11
R
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0.
.
023 011
101 020
Third Game
"Lefty"' Prim
H
1
1
0
"3
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
10
H
6
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
4—
0—
E
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
4
hurled airtight base-have
offered them for the tourna­ment,
and all matches will be played
as quickly as possible. The pairings
in the first round are: Phi Delta
Theta, Bye; A. T. O., Bye; Kappa
Sigma, Theta Chi; Alpha Gamma
Rho, Bye; Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta Sigma Phi, Bye;
Beta Kappa, Bye; Sigma Nu, Bye;
S. A. E., Bye; S. P. E., Bye; K. A.,
Sigma Pi; Alpha Lambda Tau, Bye;
Pi Kappa Alpha, Bye; Sigma Phi Sig­ma,
Bye; Pi Kappa Phi, Bye; Theta
Kappa Nu, Bye.
By Tad McCallum
Auburn's hard hititng Tigers ad­vanced
a notch higher towards the
Southern Conference championship by
making a clean sweep of a three game
series with the University of Flori­da
nine" in Panama City last week.
The Tigers hit their stride in this
series and returned to old time form,
both in hitting and defensive play.
Long distance clouts by Auburn's
heavy artillery "featured every game
and BUrt, Crawford, Newton and
Pate all contributed at least one four-base
knock to the festivities.
The first encounter went eleven in-innings
before Joe Burt poled one out
of the park with Smith on base to
win by a 9 to 7 score. McGhee start­ed
on the mound for Auburn but re­tired
in favor of Roper in the first
frame. Roper retired the 'Gators af­ter
six runs had been scored and
steadily for seven innings, giving up
only two bingles. The Tigers hit
Harkins tightened down and shut out
the opposition for the remainder of
the contest. Burt, Smith, Crawford,
and Newton hit hard and often to
mount the score to 7 runs which was
By Elmer G. Salter
Auburn's three athletic teams,
track, varsity and frosh baseball, will
swing into action during the coming
week-end, meeting three strong
teams. The track and field artists
clash with the Tulane Greenies in
New Orleans, Saturday, May 4. The
trip to the Crescent City will be the
first trip of the season for the Hut-sellmen.
Returning from Panama City, Fla.,
where they emerged victorious in the
three-game series with the University
of Florida diamond nine, Coach Moul-ton's
Orange and Blue horsehide
pasters will meet the Vanderbilt uni­versity,
Friday and Saturday, May 3
and 4. The series with Vandy will
be the semi-final series for the Tigers
against conference opposition as they
have only two more series remaining
on their 1929 schedule after the
games with Nashville lads. The lead­er
of the conference pack—University
of Georgia, will be played May 10
and 11, and the final games on the
Bengals schedule will be with the
Mercer Bears, a strong S. I. A. A. rep­resentative,
who will play the Plains-ample
as the Tigers were never \men> May 20 and 21. The series w^th
threatened after the second inning. Vandy, Georgia and Howard will be
tied the score at seven all in the 9th
and Fisher took over the mound du­ties
for Florida. Neither outfit scor­ed
in the 10th but in the first half
of the 11th after two Tigers had been
retired, Smith drew a free trip to
first and Burt lifted the ball over the
right field fence to win the game.
Florida failed to score in the last half
of the inning.
The Auburn infield played stellar
Pate and Currie starred in the infield,
handling numerous chances without
a single bobble being charged to eith­er.
Haffey, Fisher, and Shirley com­posed
the battery.
ting spree despite the fact that "Buck"
Carter, Auburn's Sophomore ace, and
Untriener were doing the hurling for
their respective outfits. .Home runs
again supplied the necessary winning
punch for the Tigers, Newton, Craw­ford
and Pate being the guilty par-ties.
CRSWFORPU I
Aubuirv M
HARRIERS MEET
TULANEINDUAL
MEET ON MAY 4
Crawford playing his second year
in a varsity uniform is one of the
sweetest outfielders we have ever
seen chase flys for any college base­ball
club.
Coming up to varsity ranks last ing performers are, of course, prac-year
Crawford easily broke into one j tically sure of going along. Captain
of the greatest college ball clubs in | Percy Beard will take care of the
the south and not only that but Jim j high and low hurdles and broad jump
By Tad McCallum
The Auburn Track team will em­bark
Friday for New Orleans where
they will engage in a dual meet Sat­urday
with the crack Tulane sOfuad.
The Tiger harriers are in good shape
following their two meets of last week
and should offer the Greenies plenty
of competition in every event.
Several workouts this week will de­cide
definitely the men who will make
the trip but several of the outstand-was
right in there showing some of
the older boys how it was done.
Jim is one of the greatest hitters
to play for Auburn in many years
and if he has a weakness we have
been unable to find it as yet. Speak­ing
of baseball of course. Jim still
has one more year to do duty for the
"Tigers" and no doubt next year will
be his best.
played on Drake Field.
The 1929 frosh baseballers will j swinging into the home stretch-of
bring to a close a highly successful I their season, having four more S. C.
season, Friday and Saturday, when opponents and two games with How-while
Virgin, his running mate in the
hurdles will also participate in the
high jump. Bell will run the 100 and
440, McLendon the 880, Pitts the
mile, and Teague the two mile.
Hughes reached 11 feet, 8 inches,
in the pole vault Saturday and should
be good for points against Tulane.
Nick Carter will handle the weights
and Creel, the javelin.
Tulane boasts of a well balanced
outfit that includes some of the out- •
standing tracksters in the Conference.
Oelker, husky weight man, will hook
up with Nick Carter in the shot and
By Palmer Daugette i discus events and the individual duel
The "Auburn diamond artists are! will provide an interesting sidelight
Tiger Diamond Artists
Reaching Home Stretch
they journey to Atlanta and meet
noy Mundroff s Baby Yellow Jackets
in a return series. The two teams
split even in their two games played
on the local diamond when the Cubs
tossed the first game of the series
away by costly miscues. Raymond
Primm was complete master of the
Baby Engineers in the second tilt and
I will be primed to start on the firing
to the meet. The Whatley brothers,
sprinters, Ford, hurdler, Wisdom and
Montgomery, distance men, and Al-ard.
Vandy will be played on the I len, a quarter miler, are other out-home
field next Friday and Saturday. \ standing Greenies who will take part
The Tigers will meet the University j in Saturday's meet,
of Georgia, in a two game series, to
be played .here on May tenth and
eleventh.
Last week the Tigers were victori- [
Florida scored a couple of runs j U n e i n o n e o f t h e games played in At-in
the second stanza but Ben New-jl a n t a Anderson or Smith will be
ton's homer in the 3rd with Roy Pate Coach Brown's selection to pitch the
on base evened things up. The 'Ga- o t h e l . g a m e . Anderson and Primm are
tors scored another in the 5th and
Jim Crawford was forced to sock an­other
one over the fence to keep the
score tied. The 8th inning found the
score standing at six all and it re­mained
that way until the first of "the
10th when "Frock" Pate hoisted one
over the left field fence and cinched
the game for Auburn, 7 to 6.
The Tigers remain in the Loveliest
Village for a two game series with
Vanderbilt Friday and Saturday. The
defensive ball behind "Red" Harkins' Vandy nine is coached by Bill
airtight pitching to cop the second
game, 7 to 3. The 'Gators scored
three runs in the second inning but
Schwartz, former Southern Leaguer,
and has one of the best teams in the
Conference.
portsiders while Smith is the depend­able
right hander listed among the
yearling ranks. The same lineup that
defeated the Mundroff lads, 10 to 4,
in the "Lovelist Village" will start
against them in the return series.
won six, lost six, and tied one. In the
first series with Georgia Tech the
Tigers soundly trounced Coach Clay's
()US |(] ;| | I l l T ( , l, a | i u , ,(,1(l.:: w i t h llie|cohorts but the Techmen turned the
University of Florida, taking ali j tables when they took the two games
,, , • plaved in Atlanta. Georgia won both
three games. An improvement m."~* «.^«^«c „
fielding was noticeable in these Iof t h e ^ a m e s p l a y e d i n A t h e n s b u t
games both in the infield and in the ! t h e T i»e l s w i l 1 h a v e a c h a n c e t o e v e n
outfield. This may be due to t h e | the series when the Bulldogs journey
fact that Coach Moulton has shifted | t o " t h e v i I l a g e o f t h e Plains"" C l e m"
son also holds a decision over the
Auburn diamondners having tied one
game and won one in a series played
here. Wins over Vandy and Georgia
the players around. Capt. Howard
Smith has been playing his old posi­tion
at the keystone bag while "Big"
Ben Newton has been shifted from
left field to first base. Both men
seem to be at home in these positions
Biggerstaff, Harding and Gholston | and are performing in a very pleas­ing
style. Pete Harris has taken Ben
Newton's position in left field and it
are waging a merry fight for third
base and that is the only doubtful
would help the Tiger average a great
deal. As all four of the games are to
be played on the campus the going-should
not be too rough to prevent
all of them being won, or at least the
majority of them.
Tennis Singles Meet
Starts Near Future
SECOND BATTALION FIELD ARTILLERY
CAPTURE INTRADURAL TRACK MEET ^ / ^ ^ * * ? to
h
be
reckoned with when the championship
position on the team as they start | looks as if he can ably fill the va-practice
for their final series of the I c.ancy.
1929 season. The record of wins and losses, in; There are 172 candidates tor de
With several of the leading teams j S. C. games, shows that Auburn has j grees at "Ohio State this quarter,
in the Southern conference winning
and losing with frequent regularity,
Coach Moulton's Tiger pastimers
figure that they are going to win the
remaining conference games on their
I
The Auburn singles tennis tourna- |
ment, sponsored by the Athletic As­sociation,
will begin, right away. The
pairings have been remade and since
it is not long until the end of school,
it is important that the matches be
played immediately.. The tournament
is to be an annual affair, to deter­mine
the best tennis player in school,
and to help discover new material for
the team of the following year. The
winner and runner-up of the tourna­ment
will be' presented with medals.
The pairings of the first round are
as follows: H. F. Halse, Moore; Lon-nergar,
Bye; T. L. Mathews, Hood;
Martin, Avril; Garvin, Bye; Kenney,
Bye; Jackson, Bye; May, Bye; Ran­dal,
Kennamer; J. D. Smith, Bye; G.
W. Smith, Bye; Allen, Bye; Gold­smith,
Wilson;.Cook, Bye; Seale, Bye;
Elliott, Bye.
The" 2nd Battalion Field Artillery
team won the second Intramural
track meet with a score of 64 points,
the 1st Battalion Field Artillery being
runner up with 50 points to its credit.
This victory for the 2nd Bn. practic­ally
clinches their claim on the Intra­mural
Track championship guidon as
they won the first meet by a large
scode. The final track meet of the
season will be staged on Drake field
this afternoon, May 2, at 3:30 p. m.
Results of second meet are as fol­lows:
100 yard dash: O'Hara (1st Bn),
first; Oliver (2nd Bn.), second; Beck
(2nd Bn.), third- Time 10: 3-5 sec.
220 yard dash: O'Hara (1st Bn.),
first; Oliver (2nd Bn.), second; Beck
(2nd Bn.), third. Time: 23 4-5.
440 yard dash: O'Hara (1st Bn.),
first; Cameron (1st Bn.), second;
Collins (3rd Bn.), third.
Mile: Robert (2nd Bn.) and Dol-lins
(3rd Bn.) tied for first; Huff,
Engr. Bn., third.
60 yard high hurdles: Beard (2nd
ball in the final encounter and the
Baby Tigers made it three straight
from the Marion Cadets. Robinson's
bingle in the third ruined a perfect
day for Prim as it was the only hitlBn.), first; Stewart (2nd Bn.), sec-secured
by the Cadets off his de-iond; Allen (2nd Bn.), third. Time:
(Continued on page 6) 8 4-5 sec.
110 low hurdles: Beard (2nd Bn.),
first; Stewart (2nd Bn.), second;
Allen (2nd Bn.), third. Time: 13
2-5 sec.
440 relay: 1st Bn., first; 2nd Bn.,
second.
880 relay: 2nd Bn., first; 1st Bn.,
second.
Javelin: Conradi (1st Bn.), first;
Lawson (1st Bn.), second; Stewart
(2nd Bn.), third. Distance: 152 ft.
Discus: Hunter (Eng.), first; Cur-vin
(2nd Bn.), second; Beard (2nd
Bn.), third. Distance 90 feet'
Shot p.ut: Wade (2nd Bn.), first;
SHone (3rd Bn.), second; Conradi
(1st Bn.), second. Distance: 35 ft.
4 inches.
Broad jump: Oliver
first; Stewart (2nd Bn.), second;
Beard (2nd Bn.), third. Distance:
19 ft. 6 inches.
Pole Vault: Boswell (1st Bn.),
first; Wood (2nd Bn.), second. 10:
6 in.
High jump: Stacey (1st Bn.), first;
Stewart and Boswell, tied. 5 ft. 7 in.
High point men: O'Hara (1st Bn.),
15; Stewart, 12; Beard, 12; Oliver
(2nd Bn.), 11.
is awarded. The Tigers have held it
for two successvie years, and will
fininsh with a high conference stand-continued
on page 6)
Intra Mural Swimming
Meet be Held in Gym
There will be an Intramural
Swimming meet at the Gymnasium
swimming pool during the week of
May 6 to 11th. Freshmen only are
eligible to compete.
The meet will be conducted and
scored in the same manner as an
Intramural track meet but no guidon
will be given the winning battalion.
(2nd Bn.), This meet is held for the purpose of
fostering competition along aquatic
lines so as to * unearth possible ma­terial
for a swimming team in future
years.
Events: 55 yd. free style; 55 yd.
breast stroke; 55 yd. back stroke;
220 yd. swim; 165 yd. relay; Diving,
(three required dives and two ori­ginals—
Plan, front jack knife, back
jack knife required); Plunge for dis­tance.
Tiger Baseball Schedule for 1929
Date Opponent and Their
March 28—Mtgy. Lions
29—Tulane
30—Tulane
April 1—Mtgy. Lions
3—Ga. Tech
4—Ga. Tech
• 5—B'ham.-Southern
6—B'ham.-Southern
8—Georgia
9—Georgia
12—Howard Aats
13—Howard Rats
15—Clemson *
16—Clemson
19—Ga. Tech
20—Ga. Tech
19—Ga. Tech Rats
20—Ga. Tech Rats
25—Florida
26—Florida
27—Florida
26—Marion
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May 3—Vanderbilt
4—Vanderbilt
3—Ga. Tech Rats
4—Ga. Tech' Rats
10—Georgia
11—Georgia
20—Howard
21—Howard
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leans, La.
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at Athens,
at Athens,
at Auburn
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at Auburn
at Atlanta
at Atlanta
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at Panama
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at Auburn Alumni Day
at Auburn
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE FIVE
NINETY-THREE MEMBERS ON
FACULTY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
For the seventeenth annual sum­mer
session at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute a faculty of 93 mem­bers
is announced by Dean Zebulon
Judd, director. In the main the facul­ty
consists of members of the regular
faculty of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. To offer special courses
and to give the summer school stu­dents
an opportunity to hear distin-tinguished
educators of other states,
members of the faculties of other col­leges
and universities have been added
to the summer school faculty here,
Dean Judd said.
The summer session will be divided
into two sessions each doing six weeks
of work. The first will run from
June 3 to July 13; the second from
July 15 to August 17. By running
more hours each week a total of six
weeks work will be done in five weeks
covered by the last session.
Dean Judd said that the approach­ing
summer session at Auburn offers
a broad program of study to meet
Professors and instructors announc­ed
by Dean Judd are Henry W.
Adams, English; Fred Allison, phy­sics;
Mrs. Mary D. Askew, music;
Thomas P. Atkinson, modern lang­uages;
Everett L. Austin, rural edu­cation
; Cleburne A. Basore, chemis­try;
Martin L. Beck, education; Mau­rice
L. Boevers, jjhysiology; George
H. Bohler, physical education; James
E. Doyle, economics; Sam F. Brews­ter,
horticulture; Chai-les K. Brown,
journalism; William P. Brown, his­tory;
Robert E. Cammack, agricul­tural
education; Arvey Carnes, agri­cultural
engineering; Samuel L. Chest-nutt,
agricultural education; Asa
Clark, modern languages; Frances H.
Clark, education; Albert H. Collins,
education; John E. Conn, economics;
William H. Coppedge, industrial arts;
Boiling H. Crenshaw, mathematics;
Edward C. Dillard, demonstration
school; Ralph H. Doner, mathematics;
William H. Eaton, animal industry;
Yndalechio A. Elizando, mechanical
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normal, or college credits. Both
graduate and undergraduate courses
will be offered, he said.
The officers of the administration
who are working with Dean Judd
consists of Dr. Bradford Knapp, presi­dent
of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute;
Dr. George Petrie, professor
of history and dean of graduates stud­ies;
Prof. B. L. Shi, registrar; Miss
Mary E. Martin, librarian; and Dr.
B. F. Thomas, surgeon.
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Botany; Lofton L. Carner, mathema­tics;
Dana K. Gatchell, home econo­mics;
Louise P. Glanton, home econo­mics;
Elizabeth Gleason, demonstra­tion
school; Leo G. Gosser, English;
James K. Greer, history; Stephen C,
Gribble, education; Fay E. Guyton
zoology; Pearl Jones Haak, home
economics; Duncan C. Harkin, mathe­matics;
Edith H. Harris, dietician;
Charles T. Harrison, English; Charles
R.; Hixon, mechanical engineering
Wilbur H. Hutsell, physical educa­tion;
John W. Hyde, landscape gar­dening;
Paul Irvine, education; John
E. Fvey, poultry; Roe L. Johns, edu­cation;
Dan T. Jones, industrial arts;
Lillian Jones, business courses; Max
Jones, music; Zebulon Judd, director
of summer session; William Koister,
chemistry; Cincinnatus D. Killebrew,
mathematics; Oscar D. Langston, re­ligious
education; Ernest C. McCul-loch,
veterinary medicine; Earl Mc-
Faden physical education; Herbert
Martin, chemistry; Mary E. Martin,
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Friswoode Tarleton, of Decatur,
Gedrj^ia, distinguished magazine
writer, has probably struck in his
first book, Bloody Ground, the best
note in realism since Stephen Crane's
Red Budge of Courage. In a cyclic
framework more flexible than the
Chaucerian and more clearly demark-ated
than the Homeric, Tarleton has
woven stories about the purest-blood­ed
survivors of the Nordic race, de­scendants
of the rugged Norse Vik-.
ings, who were hero-worshipped by
Carlyle,—Homeric in their primitive,
epic, sincere dignity—the mountain­eers
of the Southern hills who believe
in the J aw of blood and clan, and not
the law of the court-houses. They
fight at the drop of a twig, and al­ways
keep their word. They are si­lent
and sombre, almost inarticulate in
joy, in pain, in torture, rarely speak
but nevertheless understand each
other; even in silence, something pass­es
between them; their minds open
to each other. They know what the
scream of a wild cat means, but are
fooled by the silence of a cornered
fox. They do not understand irony
and above all the irony of their own
existence. Blood preserves and de­stroys
their clans, wipes out slurs up­on
a woman's name, and is the only
law except their promised word, and
the Bible.
"Shet up, Missouri, yore ignorance
air sinful; yuh skeer me. Yuh don't
know youre scripture. 0 Good book
says 'at corners O' the earth air thai-
Lord's. Cain't be corners on a roun'
earth. Cain't be corners on a horse-apple."
•Or an old woman, Maw Collet, for
a railroad has a "vague, unsettled pic­ture
in her mind of railroad cars,
puffing engines, and gleaming rails
that to her seem to strike out like
copperhead-snakes. Images change
before her mind's eye. May Collet's
never" seen steam-cars and locomotives.
Sometimes she imagines them as small
cabins on wheels, sometimes as large,
long wagons with seats and a smok­ing
stove in front, her boy, Ed, feed­ing
the stove with wood."
All the primitive folk ideas and
customs: blood-revenge, fairies, voo­doo,
religious fanticism, patriarchy,
etc.—survive. Old English forms
permeate the dialect. And ballads
and primitive music celebrate heroic
events—the wreck of the Titanic, the
flight of Lindberg, a blood feud, or
the latest murder.
Fiswoode Tarleton, called by the
New York Times "a Chaucer of the
Southern Hills but with none of the
urbanity of his English predecessor,"
by the very absence of that objec­tive
and less sympathetic Chaucerian
urbanity, attains a quality which
Matthew Arnold says Chaucer lacks
AMERICA'S FIRST
RAILROAD WAS
BUILT IN SOUTH
—"high seriousness," sympathetic, I p a s t q u a v t e r century, increased more
In search for facts relating to the
industrial development of the south­ern
states, Arthur Coleman, associate
editor of Holland's, the Magazine of
the South, learned that the first rail­road
in the United States chartered
for general use was in the South.
Beginning with a brief mention of the
historic "Tom Thumb" locomotive, fol­lowed
by the "Best Friend," which ex­ploded
after six months of successful
operation on the South Carolina Rail­road,
Mr. Coleman brings his readers
down to modern southern good roads
\and airways and shows what the
South's transportation system means
toward developing southern business.
In the current issue of Holland's,
the Magazine of the South, he states
that over 34 per cent of the total
railroad mileage in the country is in
the southern states and that since
1860 the South has shown an increase
in railroad mileage of 845 per cent,
as against 465 per cent for all re­maining
states. The" first steamship Approximately 20 per cent of all
to cross the Atlantic, according to students attending the University of
Mr. Coleman, was owned by Savan- Colorado are earning all or part of
nah capital and sailed from Savanah, I their college expenses.
Ga. He says that last year southern
export values more than doubled those
of the Pacific coast, while import
values through southern ports, in the
more than 300 air ports and landing
fields.
"As these various phases of the
commercial world are expanding, so
is expanding this entire region—in­dustrially,
socially, economically—ris­ing
head and shoulders above every
other section of the nation until it's
preeminence, so swiftly and so sound­ly
attained, is the wonder of the Unit­ed
States today. But as its people
prosper in the world of business and
trade, they are giving thought, too, to
those things in life which make for
cultured and happy minds; for beau­ty
and charm and grace of living.
They are giving their attention more
and more to the planning of esthetic
improvement to their cities and their
towns and even their rural sections.
Their forethought is repaying them
richly in dividends immeasurably in
terms of financial gains; and, as is
always true when men do worth-while
things without thought of money, they
Yale Man Wins
Graham-Paige Prize
Leo B. Pride, Yale University, has
been adjudged the winner of the $1,-
000 prize in the college drama con­test
sponsored by the Graham-Paige
Legion, an honorary organization of
employees of the motor car company.
Pride, who resides at 195 East 36th
Street, Los Angeles, completed his
course at Yale last June.
Grover A. Whalen, police commis­sioner
of New York City; Zoe Akins,
one of America's best known dramatic
writers, and Norman-Bel Geddes, the
noted artist and designer, were the
judges of the contest, which sought
to obtain the best dramatization of
the spirit of the Legion, and its ideals
of honor, integrity and unity of pur­pose.
There were 67 entrants from
colleges in America and Europe, and
the manuscripts submitted included
are being repaid in money, also, plays, sketches, pageants, and nearly"
Money which, in turn, is put backjall other forms of dramatic expres-into
further service for an apprecia­tive
people."
stration school; Olin C. Medlock, hor­ticulture;
Aileen Moody, physical edu­cation;
Edgar J. Murphy, physics;
Leo A. Naftel, chemistry; Mark L.
Nichols, agricultural engineering;
Frank M. Orr, architecture; Milton
S. Osborne, architecture; Lulu Pal­mer,
nursery school; Parker P. Pow­ell,
chemistry; George Petrie, history;
Orlean Handle, drawing; John W.
Randolph, agricultural engineering;
Alfred W. Reynolds, history; Alexan­der
J. Robinson, mathematics; James
R. Rutland, English; Marion A.
Saunders, English; John W. Scott,
economics; William E. Sewell, ani­mal
husbandry; Bernar L. Shi, regis­trar;
Benjamin R. Showalter, educa­tion;
Charles B. Smith, demonstra- s o o n be lost, transfixed in flight a
tion school; Robert E. Smith, electri-j vanishing race, and written a cycle of
cal engineering; Lillie Spencer, homeistories which are both powerful and
economics; James L. Stookey, music; distinctive."
complete psychologic understanding,
—a breath-taking, preeminently dra
matic portrayal. The pity and the
tragedy of feuds! The triviality of
events that so often lead to genera­tions
of bloodshed! And the down­right
fiendishness that drives the oc­casional
mountaineer to feed the
flames of hatred whenever the fires
threaten to die out.
Mr. Tarleton's style is his own: the
historical present broken by bits of
dialogue, unspoken and spoken
thoughts in ejaculatory, broken, suc­cessive
fragments—the minds of the
mountain mountaineer actors on pa­per—
words reduced to the primitive
minimum of ideas over which action
and blood predominate.
The New York Times says, "The
book flames and writhes. The pic­tures
burn into the brain. One will
encounter few books so unforgetable
as Bloody Ground. Friswoode Tarle­ton
has transcribed a speech that will
Dana G. Sturkie, agronomy; George
A. Trollope, poultry husbandry; Beu-lah
C. Van Wagenen, education; Noel
B. Van Wagenen, phychology; James
W. Watson, demonstration school;
Charles Weaver, English; Chalmers
B. Webster, health; and Edward F.
Williams, chemistry.
Special lecturers, in addition to
President Knapp and members of the
summer school faculty, are Dr. R. E.
Tidwell, superintendent of education,
Alabama; Dr. Clarence Poe, editor,
The Progressive Farmer; Dr. N. W.
Walker, dean, schol of education, Uni­versity
of North Carolina; Dr. Chas.
B. Glenn, superintendent of schools,
Birmingham; Dr. W. R. Harrison, su­perintendent
of schools, Montgomery;
Dr. W. C. Griggs, superintendent of
schools, Mobile; Hon. Frank L. Grove,
executive secretary, Alabama Educa­tion
Association; Dr. J. B. Hobdy, di­rector
of vocational education, Ala­bama;
Qr. O. C. Carmichael, presi­dent,
Alabama College for Women;
Dr. James J. Doster, dean, schol of
education, University of Alabama; Dr.
Henry J. Willingham, president, Flor­ence
Normal School; Dr. George W.
Brock, president, Livingston Normal
School; Dr. Edward M. Shackleford,
president, Troy Normal School; Dr.
B. L. Parkinson, state director of
teacher-training; Dr. Guy E. Snave-ly,
president, Birmingham-Southern
College; Dr. John C. Dawson, presi­dent,
Howard College; Dr. Walter Ag-new,
president, Woman's College, and
Dr. John B. Clark, dean, Judson Col­lege.
The New York Herald Tribune
says, "Mr. Tarleton has in a single
bound taken his place among the
most expert handlers of this native
American material."
than 840 per cent as against approxi­mately
350 per cent for all remaining
ports in the nation. Southern ports
handle 42 per cent of the country's
total water-borne tonnage. Export
values from Galveston and Houston
alone exceed the combined ports of the
Pacific coast. Navigable rivers of
the South handle over 17,250,000 tons
of commerce annually. Texas bus
lines carry 4,500,000 passengers an­nually,
and operate over 21,000 miles
of highway. In 1928 there were, in
the southern states, a total of over
2,900 miles of air mail routes and
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Social Club Elects
Officers At Meet
The regular meeting of the Social
Science Club, Monday night, April
22nd, was marked by the election of
officers for the coming year. Brief
talks were given in behalf of the
candidates for the presidency and oth­er
offices. The new elected officers
are E. W. Howell, president; A. M.
Sewell, vice president; E. D. McCor-quodale,'
Secretary; J. W. Sentell,
Treasurer, and Fred Hardy, reporter.
A large crowd was present at the
election and plans for the coming
year were discussed.
Weare reliably informed'that the above famil­iar
phrase is applied mainly to certain poor dears
in whom all the pituitary runs to pulchritude.
A gargoyle is"int'restin'", at least. Better pick
'em freckled and friendly than lovely but lacking.
And getting our minds back on business . . .
innocuous, unmitigated mildness rather palls
in a cigarette, too.
Chesterfields are mild, certainly—but "aren't
they all"? The point is that Chesterfields are
also "int'restin"'. They satisfy—and right there
is why they gather in the gang.
Taste— the taste and richness of quality tobac­cos—
that's what matters. And the blend can't
be copied; you know you are smoking a
Chesterfield, nothing else, at every puff.
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PAGE SIX THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929.
"Ole Miss" Editors
Are Dismissed
"Scurrilous and libelous" matter ap­peared
in the year book at the Uni­versity
of Mississippi, was the facul­ty's
charge causing the editor and
feature director to be indefinitely dis­missed.
The dismissal caused quite
a bit of disturbance on "Ole Miss's"
campus last week.
Fergus L. Lloyd, editor of the an­nual,
and Howard Tnames, the feature
director for the publication, were dis­missed
from school after a hearing.
They had made a public apology for
the appearance of the matter but the
dismissal followed.
About two weks ago a 500-word re­buke,
signed by Chancellor Alfred
Hume, was posted «n the university
bulletin boards by the discipline com­mittee
of the university. The matter
was apparently dropped by the com­mittee
at that-move, but the contro­versy
drew state-wide attention which
followed with the dismissal of the
editor and feature director.
Chancellor Hume issued a state­ment
deploring the year book as con­taining
"scurrilous and libelous state­ments
that would bring a blush of
shame to every right-minded person,"
soon after the dismissal of the stu­dents.
Mr. Hume further explained that
he thought.the students would "rise
up and repudiate such slanderous
statements on their institution," there­fore
he waited many days before mak­ing
the statement.
The annual is dedicated to mothers
of students at the university, and Mr.
Hume's statement calls attention to
this and then points with "shame" at
the "well-nigh libelous slurs at girl­hood
and womanhood." He said it was
like "laying a wreath of flowers on
your mother's grave and tying a pole­cat
to a nearby tombstone."
It is thought that the objectionable
portion of the book, while never speci­fied
by the committee nor Chancellor
Hume, was the write-up of sororities
wherein several indirect reference are
made to "laxity of conduct."
Miss. A. & M. Confers
An Honorary Degree
Only one honorary degree has ever
been conferred by Missippi A. and
M., and that was to Wayne C. Del-born
who finished there in 1886. The
degree Master of Progressive Agri­culture,
was conferred 1904. At one
time Welborn was Commissioner of
Agriculture of the Philippine Islands.
Later, he was agricultural editor of
the Kansas City "Star". •
Col. Ira C. Welborn, brother of
Wayne C. Welborn, was decorated
with^the Congressional Medal of Hon­or
in the Spanish-American War.
• During the World War, Welborn was
the head of the Tank Corps.
FRESHWOMEN
POUR ON WATER
The revolt of youth, which has been
bothering magazine article writers,
savants, and maiden aunts, recently"
slipped across the Canadian border
and caused quite a stir at McGill Uni­versity.
A group of freshmen wom­en
at that institution became surfeit­ed
with the domineering practices of
their seniors and pulled the well-known
worm-turning act.
The frosh formed a bucket brigade,
proceeded to drench very thoroughly
the upper-classwomen and climaxed
their uprising by ringing the fire
alarm and avacuating the field of bat­tle,
leaving the seniors holding the
famous burlap receptacle.
The McGill water carnival is indi­cative
of the prominent trend toward
equality of classes in campus conduct,
and reminds us of former years at
Washington, when seeds of revolt were
sown here, with the result that the
freshmen threw away their green hats,
sat down on Denny steps and lit cig­arettes.
Subsequent attempts to re­vive
freshmen traditions have failed
completely.
The heyday of freshman greenery
is a thing of history.
STUDENTS TO BE
ALLOWED CUTS
Beginning next Fall, students at
George Washington University, Wash­ington,
D. C, will be allowed occasion­al
absences not to exceed the number
semester hours which they are carry­ing,
with the exception that students
on probation are allowed no cuts, and
students on the honor roll are unre­stricted.
Cuts in excess of the allotted
number can be excused upon presenta­tion
of written excuse to the dean.
This ruling, with the exception of
the parts relating to honor students
and those on probation, is identical
with the one in force at Mercer. The
authorities have been liberal in grant­ing
a week's, cut per term; but it
seems that some distinction should be
made between honor students and
deadheads.
If a student can do his work out
of class, there is no reason why he
should attend unless he wishes. Vol­untary
attendance would reveal the
worth and unworthiness of many a
professor.—The Mercer Cluster.
College Students
Expensive Products
College students are expensive pro­ducts,
accordingto statistics obtained
from seniors at the University of
Pittsburg. It is estimated from these
that the usual undergrduate costs his
parents an average of $21,000 from
the time of his birth to his gradua­tion
from college. The extremes of
both ends were placed at about $58,-
000 on one and a little over $14,000
on the other.
STUDENTS AVERAGING
NINETY OR ABOVE
(Continued from page 1)
92.79; Bush, M. Edwar, So., 92.65;
Bush, Ben S., Fr., 95.40; Cone, James
H„ Sr., 91.96; Copeland, Fred E., Sr.,
90.90; Christensen, Harris J., Jr.,
96.59; Diane, Henry T., Sr., 91.04;
Ellenberg, Geo. W., Jr., 93.00; Ful­ler,
Willis, Sr., 91.40; Hebblewhite,
Rives, Sr., 91.62; Keister, Wra„ Jr.,
92.72; Howard, Ezra, G., Fr., 92.95;
Marsh, Wm. J., Jr., 91.49; Meyer,
Cletus, Jr., 90.87; O'Rourke, John J.,
Jr., 98.05; Owen, Lucien E., Jr.,
92.45; Shirley, J. H., Sr., 90.51;
Knight, Jack, Sr., 91.63; Smith, J.
K., Jr., Jr., 93.06; Stone, J. L., So.,
93.95; Turnipseed, S. T., Jr., Sr.,
92.65; White, Oliver F., Sr., 90.16;
Williams, Frank N., Fr., 91.04; Win­ter,
T. S., Jr., Jr., 92.76. -
Mechanical Engineering: Ashcraft,
Geo. B., Sr., 93,27; Appleby, Philip,
Fr., 90.08; Gilbert, Kermit C, So.,
91.19; Sturtevant, C. A., Jr., Sr.,
90.24; Williams, Robert E., Jr., Fr.,
92.10; Williamson, G. L., So., 93.01;
Horsley, Chas. H., So., 95.17.
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR ETA KAPPA NU
HORSE SHOW IS
MAY DAY EVENT
(Continued from page 1)
an ex-cavalryman. For the last five
years he has taken part in races and
been in the ribbons. He is consid­ered
one of the best riders in this
part of the country.
John Fuller was first in the stu­dent
Potato Race, while Will Fuller
was second, and Harmon third. -
Sgt. Foreman won first place in the
D. E. M. L. Saddling Race which was
the last event on the program. Private
Pounds Was second and Private Knox
was third. .
All first place winners received sil­ver
engraved cups, second place win­ners
being awarded red ribbons and
third place winners yellow ribbons.
Dr. Bradford Knapp presented the
tokens after every event. . .
IF FOUR WALLS TOLD
If four walls told—?
"No, that's not it, Colleen. I want
the tears in your voice. Your hus­band's
been unfaithful. You're crush­ed,
girl! Crushed! Here, like this:
(Pop clasps his hands and gazes
heavenward, writhing beneath the re­pression
of his emotion.) "Now give
it to me. Don't tell me I look like
that!"
"All right, Doc, that'll do."
"Why, Pop, I'm only practicing my
climax."
"Cut it out! You're too practiced
as it is."
"My dear Miss Hughes, can't you
see the expression in my face?"
Miss Hughes (Brightly)—"Yes, in
your eyes."
"Well, that's part of my face."
And no wonder Alfred, our cave­man!
Clear the stage!
If four walls told!
PAUSE 4i*D
roiUilRSElF
§
M I L L I ON
A DAY
/
AND ANYBODY WHO
EVER RAN AFTER A
TRAIN THAT WAS
GOING FASTER THAN
HE WAS KNOWS THERE
IS NOTHING ELSE TO
DO BUT.
Run iar enough, work
long enough, play hard
enough and you've got to
stop. T h a t ' s when the
pause that refreshes makes
the big hit. Happily you
can find it around the cor­ner
from anywhere, wait­ing
for you in an ice-cold
Coca-Cola, the pure drink
of n a t u r a l flavors that
makes any l i t t l e minute
long enough for a big rest.
The Coca-Cola Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
Eta Kappa Nu, national honorary
electrical engineering f r a t e r n i t y ,
elected from its membership officers
to serve next year. The following
were selected as officials: president,
Thorne ^S. Winter; vice-president, J.
D. Neeley; secretary, Cletus Meyer;
treasurer, A. Nieto; corresponding
secretary, Grady Moseley; Bridge
editor, W. Keister; and Auburn En­gineer
reported, D. O. Baird.
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
FOR SENIORS
(Continued from page 1)
Friday, May 10
(First hour subjects 8-9)
A. M. First hour subjects which
meet daily, or on Monday, Wednes­day,
Friday.
P. M. First hour subjects not in­cluded
Friday morning.
7 P. M. Coaching.
Saturday, May 11
(Second hour subjects 9-10)
A. M. Second hour subjects which
meet daily, or Monday, Wednesday,
Friday.
P. M. Second hour subjects not
scheduled Saturday morning.
Monday, May 13
(Third hour subjects 10-11)
A. M. Third hour subjects which
meet daily, or Monday, Wednesday,
Friday.
P. M. Third hour subjects not sche­duled
Monday morning.
7 P. M. Journalism.
Tuesday, May 14
(Fourth hour subjects 11-12)
A. M. Fourth hour subjects which
meet daily, or on Monday, Wednes­day,
Friday.
Tuesday Afternoon, May 14
(Sixth hour subjects 2-3)
P. M. Sixth hour subjects.
Wednesday, May 15
(Fifth hour subjects 1-2)
A. M. Fifth hour subjects which
meet daily, or Monday, Wednesday,
Friday.
P. M. Fifth hour subjects not sche­duled
Wednesday morning.
Thursday, May 16
A. M. Conflicts with this schedule.
TIGER ATHLETIC TEAMS
ACTIVE THIS WEEK-END
(Continued from page 4)
ing if they can annex-wins over Van-derbilt
and Georgia. Since both
series will be played on Friday and
Saturday, the Villagers will be able
to muster their full strength against
the Commodores and Bulldogs.
The leading pinch hitter on the
team is a newcomer, Joe Burt, hard
hitting right fielder. Burt is also
gathering quite a name for himself
as a long distance clouter as he is
the Babe Ruth of the team. Burt is
playing his first season as a regular
and has figured in several rallys
staged by the Bengals in their quest
for victory.
Capt. Smith, Crawford, Currie and
Pate are the other offensive stars
that have carried the Tigers to most
of their victories by their heavy
wielding of the bludgeon.
COLLEGIATE PLAYS
ATTRACT PUBLIC
EIGHT FRATS TO
HOUSE VISITORS
AUBURN FROSH COP ALL
GAMES MARION SERIES
YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
PAUSE THAT REFRESHES
I T H A D TO B E G O O D T O G E T W H E R E I T I S
(Continued from page 4)
livery.
After the second inning the affair
developed into a flinging duel be­tween
Primm and Walker, and neither
aggregation was able to cross the
platter. The Auburnites scored one
run in each of the opening innings
by timely hitting.
Riley and Primm led the hitting of
the Cubs, each being credited with
two hits out of three trips to the
plate. Robinson and Doster starred
for the Cadet nine.
Box score:
AUBURN AB R H E
Lewis, 2b 4 0 0 0
Riley, ss 3 1 2 0
Ward, If 3 0 0 0
Lewis, A. C. 2 0 0 0
Ghlostoh, lb 3 0 1 0
Jordan, cf 3 0 0 0
Harding, 3b 3 1 2 0
Primm, p 3 0 1 0
Hodges, rf 2 0 1 1
Totals
MARION
Rainer, cf
Farrior, 3b
Webb, 2b
Doster, ss
Driskell, rf
Godfrey, c
McKee, lb
Robinson, If
Walker, p
Totals
Score by innings:
AUBURN
MARION
SPADE NEOPHYTES
26
AB
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
•I
21
2
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
110
0 00
PRESENT SINGULAR
7 1
H E
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
00—2
00—0
PERIODICAL INITIATION
(Continued from page 1)
turn to school this year, this year's
chapter has gone through the year
with only nine men. The following
men as the active chapter and alumni
were hosts at the banquet: Percy
Beard, Pete Crenshaw, Frank Du-
Rose, Addison McGhee, Joe Ford,
Howard Smith, W. P. Smith, Jjugan
Taylor and Nick Carter; alumni at­tending,
Forney Ingram, Fred Led-better,
J. B. Leslie, "Unk" Sizemore,
Julian Brown, Bill Weidenbach, J.
W. Whatley and "Red" Arant.
Trade with the advertisers.
(Continued from page 1)
mitted to the Social Committee. All
remember the exquisite decorations
of the Mid-Term Dances, which also
were handled by Charles Davis and his
co-workers. The decoration scheme
for the Senior Prom will be a luxuri­ant
and colorful vineyard. Large
clusters of artificial grapes will hang
from the trusses and side-walls of
the gym. Vines will adoi-n the walls.
It is expected that the orchestra
stand will represent an old fruit
press, being circular in shape and
panelled in old wood.
TWO KIWANIANS
Within recent years collegiate skits,
movies, plays and musical comedies
have enjoyed a popularity unrivalled
in history. "There is no sale for a
college play" was an unwritten rule
on Broadway for many years.
"Brown of Harvard" was popular
about 30 years ago, but that like "The
College Widow" and a few others, was
a rare exception.
Several influences may have con­tributed
to the recent vogue for col­legiate
entertainment. The wide­spread
interest in colleges since the
World War may have been responsible
for the change. Student theatricals
have improved greatly since the intro­duction
of professional coaches as
faculty members, and more students
have pursued stage careers. Within
recent years several university jazz
bands stepped into high-salaried posi­tions
and made successful tours in
United States and abroad. Their
popularity may have created interest
in college entertainment in general.
At present we have "Good News,"
"The Poor Nut," "Hold 'Em Yale,"
"Six Minutes to Play," a modern ver­sion
of "The College Widow" and
"Brown of Harvard," "The Fresh­man"
and a score of other plays still
running on the,stage and screen, as
well as vaudeville acts in motion pic­ture
houses. The "finds," young men
selected from universities for the
movies were featured in several dif­ferent
college story films last season
College Boys Pilfer
Fifty Pounds Frogs
Two N. C. State College students
were taken into the hands of the law
last Wednesday for stealing a stone
frog and a stone turtle from the yard
of a Raleigh residence. The boys were
fined costs and required by the judge
to carry their loot back to where they
got it from while a grining cop ac­companied
them.
Neither the court nor the cops cauld
understand what the boys wanted
with the turtle and the frog, both of
which weighted more than fifty
pounds. Late Wednesday night an of­ficer
found them lugging the stone
menagerie out toward the college.
It was not the first time the frog
and turtle had been pilfered, and a
year or so ago some Cary high school
boys carried off a few cannon balls
from the Capitol Square. It is said
that police are expecting to find the
ten-ton "Confederate Mother" perch­ed
on the Riddick Field home plate
most any day now.
LOST, FOUND AND
WANTED
LOST—One Theta Chi Pin. Please
return to Ed. C. Marty, Theta Chi
house.
Thesis typed, 10c pe page.—Gabie
Drey, Phone 46.
GO CONVENTION
(Continued from page 1)
Otto Brown gave a very interest­ing
recitation of the poem "The Cre­mation
of Sam McGhee"; it was very
enjoyt.ble. Professor Roe read a
number of humorous accomplishments
that have been made by the president
of the club, ah" of which served as
reason why the executive should not
be "impeached".
About ten visitors were present,
most of whom were visiting members
of the Opelika Kiwanis Club.
WHEN BETTER SANDWICHES
ARE TOASTED
WE TOAST fEM
Tiger Sandwich Shop
Next Door to Theatre
THE
KL0THES
SH0PPE
UP-STAIRS
BIRMINGHAM
We sell good clothes
for less because it
costs us less to sell
FRED THALEN
Manager
Take the "L"
2071/2 North 19 St.
ELECTRICITY
the modern prospector
ASTOUT heart; a burro laden with pick, shovel,
and the bare necessities of life; and the pros­pector
was ready for the gold rush—Sutter's Mill,
the Pike's Peak country, Cripple Creek, Klondyke.
A scattered trail of half-worked claims marked
his sacrifices.
To-day mining is a business, with electricity
replacing wasteful brawn in mine and mill.
The deep mine, with electric lights, hoists, and
locomotives; the surface mine with huge electric
shovels scooping up tons of ore in a single bite;
the concentrating mill with its batteries of elec­trically
driven machines; the steel mill with its con­stant
electric heat—here are but a few of elec­tricity's
contributions to the mineral industries.
So in every industry, electricity increases produc­tion
and cuts costs. It is the modern prospector,
leading the way into wider fields and tapping
undeveloped resources—that we may enjoy a finer
civilization and a richer, fuller life.
You will find this mono­gram
on powerful motors
that drive heavy mining
machinery and on tiny
motors that drive sewing
machines. Both in industry
and in the home it is the
mark of an organization
that is dedicated to elec­trical
progress.
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G E N E R A L B L E C T R I C C O M P A N Y , S C H E N B C T A D Y , N E W Y O RK