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Library (3) Nominations Due 6 P. M. Friday THE PLAINSMAN Nominations Due 6 P. M.Friday 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, A. MEADOWS GARAGE AUTO REPAIRS TIRES CARS FOR HIRE U-DRIVE-*EM ACCESSORIES GAS OIL GREASES PHONE 29-27 TUBES CLEMENT HOTEL OPELIKA, ALABAMA Our grill room and other facilities always open to our Auburn friends See or Phone "W" Williams at 377-W about your next banquet L The Prettiest Mother's Day and Graduation Cards and we don't mean maybe. Come in and see our gifts for mother and the sweet girl graduate. 1 - Burton's Bookstore Something New Every Day Coty's Spring Offering $i Face Powder and Compact All Shades and Perfumes The Student Supply Shop From the Old Auburn to the New 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. TOOMER'S HARDWARE The Best in Hardware and Supplies CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager OPELIKA PHARMACY INC. Pkone 72 Prescription Druggist YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED • • t RED'S PLACE Pay Cash Pay Less OPELIKA FLORAL CO. "Say It With Flowers" FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Phone Opelika 211 Opelika, Ala BANK OF AUBURN We Highly Appreciate Your Banking Business The First National Bank of Auburn ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN Felton Little, 06, P r e $ « e ^ ? S I S T A N C E G. H. Wright, '17, U » . . C. W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President — — J After all's the pi said and done, easure you get in smoking is what counts CAMEL C I G A R E T T E S I 1929, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco ompany, Winston.S«l«m. N. C. WHY CAMELS ARE THE BETTER CIGARETTE Camels are made of the choicest tobaccos grown. The Camel blend of Domestic and Turkish tobaccos has never been equaled. Camels are mild and mellow. They do not tire the taste. They leave no cigaretty after-taste. Camels have a delightful fragrance that is pleasing to everyone. PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929. • • / ^ P ^ • A \ 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 Score ( 2) (10) ( 1) (10) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 3) 8) 6) 5) 5) 8) 3) 3) 6) 4) (12) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 27—Marion ( 4) ( May 3—Vanderbilt 4—Vanderbilt 3—Ga. Tech Rats 4—Ga. Tech' Rats 10—Georgia 11—Georgia 20—Howard 21—Howard 8) 7) 4) 7) 3) 6) 0) Auburn ( 4) ( 4) (17) ( 1) (23) (16) ( 8) (16) ( 3) ( 7) ( 5) (12) ( 6) ( 3) ( 8) ( 3) ( 4) (10) ( 9) ( 7) ( 7) ( 5) 0)(11)( 2) Score and Place Played at Montgomery at New O at New Oi •leans, La. leans, La. "A" Day, at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Athens, at Athens, at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Atlanta at Atlanta at Auburn at Auburn at Panama at Panama at Panama at Marion at Marion at Auburn at Auburn at Atlanta at Atlanta at Auburn at Auburn Ga. Ga. (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) City, Fla. City, Fla. City, Fla. (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) 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. 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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 WE MARK M T T / T T > 0 NEWSPAPER .1 X MAGAZINE ^ A W CATALOG Service Engraving Co "lOntgomery, Alabar GREENE'S OPELIKA, ALA. Clothing, Shoes —and— Furnishing Goods TOP- fif FLITE GOLF TENNIS BASEBALL EQUIPMENT TIGER DRUG STORE TOPMOST VALUE! HEIGHT OF STYLE! STYLES FOR COLLEGE MEN —Charter House -Learbury -Nottingham Fabrics NOW READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION <8hc LOUIS SAKS Store TOOMER'S DRUG STORE Drug Sundries Drinks, Smokes THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY ON THE CORNER . - - - - J beautiful but dumb X 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. CHESTERFIELD MILD enough for anybody. .and y e t . . T H E Y SATISFY UGGBTT * MYERS TOBACCO CO. 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. 95-658DH GENERAL ELECTRIC 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
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Title | 1929-05-02 The Plainsman |
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Date Issued | 1929-05-02 |
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OCR Transcript | Library (3) Nominations Due 6 P. M. Friday THE PLAINSMAN Nominations Due 6 P. M.Friday 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, A. MEADOWS GARAGE AUTO REPAIRS TIRES CARS FOR HIRE U-DRIVE-*EM ACCESSORIES GAS OIL GREASES PHONE 29-27 TUBES CLEMENT HOTEL OPELIKA, ALABAMA Our grill room and other facilities always open to our Auburn friends See or Phone "W" Williams at 377-W about your next banquet L The Prettiest Mother's Day and Graduation Cards and we don't mean maybe. Come in and see our gifts for mother and the sweet girl graduate. 1 - Burton's Bookstore Something New Every Day Coty's Spring Offering $i Face Powder and Compact All Shades and Perfumes The Student Supply Shop From the Old Auburn to the New 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. TOOMER'S HARDWARE The Best in Hardware and Supplies CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager OPELIKA PHARMACY INC. Pkone 72 Prescription Druggist YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED • • t RED'S PLACE Pay Cash Pay Less OPELIKA FLORAL CO. "Say It With Flowers" FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Phone Opelika 211 Opelika, Ala BANK OF AUBURN We Highly Appreciate Your Banking Business The First National Bank of Auburn ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN Felton Little, 06, P r e $ « e ^ ? S I S T A N C E G. H. Wright, '17, U » . . C. W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President — — J After all's the pi said and done, easure you get in smoking is what counts CAMEL C I G A R E T T E S I 1929, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco ompany, Winston.S«l«m. N. C. WHY CAMELS ARE THE BETTER CIGARETTE Camels are made of the choicest tobaccos grown. The Camel blend of Domestic and Turkish tobaccos has never been equaled. Camels are mild and mellow. They do not tire the taste. They leave no cigaretty after-taste. Camels have a delightful fragrance that is pleasing to everyone. PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929. • • / ^ P ^ • A \ 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 Score ( 2) (10) ( 1) (10) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 3) 8) 6) 5) 5) 8) 3) 3) 6) 4) (12) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 27—Marion ( 4) ( May 3—Vanderbilt 4—Vanderbilt 3—Ga. Tech Rats 4—Ga. Tech' Rats 10—Georgia 11—Georgia 20—Howard 21—Howard 8) 7) 4) 7) 3) 6) 0) Auburn ( 4) ( 4) (17) ( 1) (23) (16) ( 8) (16) ( 3) ( 7) ( 5) (12) ( 6) ( 3) ( 8) ( 3) ( 4) (10) ( 9) ( 7) ( 7) ( 5) 0)(11)( 2) Score and Place Played at Montgomery at New O at New Oi •leans, La. leans, La. "A" Day, at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Athens, at Athens, at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Auburn at Atlanta at Atlanta at Auburn at Auburn at Panama at Panama at Panama at Marion at Marion at Auburn at Auburn at Atlanta at Atlanta at Auburn at Auburn Ga. Ga. (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) City, Fla. City, Fla. City, Fla. (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) (Rats) 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. 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Sales Service Phone 300 Auburn Alabama THANK YOU BOY COME AGAIN COLLEGE BARBER SHOP "Say it laJith ^lowers" FOR ALL OCCASIONS R0SEM0NT GARDENS Homer Wright, Local Agent for Auburn MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA FLORISTS Use Kratzer's Ice Cream Your Local Dealer Has It For your parties and feeds ask your local dealer to order from us. Our products are pasteurized, using best ingredients, therefore necessarily PURE. * KRATZER'S Montgomery, Alabama Local Dealers HOMER WRIGHT S. L. T00MER 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 WE MARK M T T / T T > 0 NEWSPAPER .1 X MAGAZINE ^ A W CATALOG Service Engraving Co "lOntgomery, Alabar GREENE'S OPELIKA, ALA. Clothing, Shoes —and— Furnishing Goods TOP- fif FLITE GOLF TENNIS BASEBALL EQUIPMENT TIGER DRUG STORE TOPMOST VALUE! HEIGHT OF STYLE! STYLES FOR COLLEGE MEN —Charter House -Learbury -Nottingham Fabrics NOW READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION <8hc LOUIS SAKS Store TOOMER'S DRUG STORE Drug Sundries Drinks, Smokes THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY ON THE CORNER . - - - - J beautiful but dumb X 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. CHESTERFIELD MILD enough for anybody. .and y e t . . T H E Y SATISFY UGGBTT * MYERS TOBACCO CO. 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. 95-658DH GENERAL ELECTRIC 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 |
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