1928-09-14 The Plainsman

              All-College Night
Be There! THE PLAINSMAN Congratulations
Offi icers I f
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOLUME LII
AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 NUMBER 2
R.0.T.C CADET OFFICERS FOR
1928-1929 ARE APPOINTED
ADVANCED R.0.T.C
STUDENTS TO GET
MORE ALLOWANCE
D i s t i n c t i v e Auburn Emblem
P l a n n e d A s W o r k B e g i ns
For N e w Year
The Auburn military unit has be­gun
work in earnest to bring, for
the tenth consecutive time, the highest
military honors to Auburn.
Word has been received from the
War Department that this year the
full allowance of $30 will accrue to
first year advanced students to as­sist
them in. paying for the advanced
course uniform. This change will un­doubtedly
allow many deserving men,
who otherwise might hesitate because
of the cost of the uniform, to take
the advanced course.
The cammandant and his staff are
preparing a distinctive Auburn em­blem
in the form of a shoulder patch
to be worn on the uniform blouse.
This design will be a tiger head em­broidered
on a circular background.
The design, of course, will be exe­cuted
in Auburn colors, and should
add materially to the appearance of
the uniform. It is expected that this
insignia will arrive about the middle
of October.
GOOD FOOD CHEAP
AT NEW CAFETERIA
New System Proving Very Popular
With Students
"My breakfast cost seventeen cents,
and my lunch was only twelve, and
now I feel like I won't need any more
eats before tomorrow," declared C. E.
Teague, student at Auburn, Friday at
five p. m. Mr. Teague obtains his
meals at the new, modern cafeteria
for Auburn students, opened at Smith
Hall, Friday morning.
This is the first cafeteria at Au­burn.
It is equipped to serve four
hundred students at reasonable rates.
S. W. Garrett, business manager of
the new cafeteria and college purchas­ing
agent, is in charge. Miss E. H.
Harris, dietician and Columbia Uni­versity
graduate, will supervise and
plan menus.
This system of serving enables stu­dents
to secure meals conveniently,
paying for only those they actually
get. It is meeting with much success.
A capacity crowd was served on the
opening day. Four hundred chairs
are part of the equipment.
BYRDIE SMYTHE IS
NEW Y SECRETARY
Replaces Miss Leland Cooper Who Is
Now At Mercer
Miss Byrdie Smythe, who is well
known in church work and a resident
of Auburn, is the new YMCA office
secretary. Miss Smythe will aid the
General Secretary, Roy Sellers, in his
duties concerning student "Y" work.
Miss Smythe follows Miss Leland
Cooper, '06, in this work; the latter
going to Mercer with Dr. Dowell,
where she will be in charge of cam­pus
religious activities. Miss Cooper
won the admiration and respect of
every student with whom she came
in contact; it was with deep regret
that the students saw her go.
Pharmacy Department
Adds A New Professor
Prof. Ewald Witt Comes From
Nebraska With Master's Degree
Prof. Ewald Witt has been added to
the department of pharmacy as an
assistant professor. He is one of three
professors in pharmacy. The other
two are Dr. L. S. Blake, head pro­fessor,
and Prof. G. W. Hargreaves.
Prof. Witt is from Nebraska. He
graduated at the University of Ne­braska
with the degree of bachelor
of science, 1927, and master of science
in 1928.
F r a n k D u B o s e Is C a d e t Colo­n
e l ; P o p P a t e r s o n , Lt. Colo­n
e l ; J. L. B u r t o n H e a ds
E n g i n e e r B a t t a l i on
The following appointments for
Cadet Officers, Year 1928-1929, Field
Artillery Regiment are announced:
To be Cadet Colonel: Dubose, F. H.
To be Cadet Lt. Colonel: Paterson,
W. W.
To be Cadet Majors: Spann ,R. E.;
Rutledge, G. N.; McGhee, A. F,. Jr.
To be Cadet Regt'l. Adj.: Helms,
M. D.
To be Cadet Regt'l. Per. Adj.: Tur-nipseed,
S. T., Jr.
To be Cadet Regt'l Supply Off.:
Hatcher, R. M.
To be Cadet Bn. Adjutants: Mor­gan,
G. C.; Vincent, J. R.; Williams,
H. E., Jr.
To be Cadet Captains, Battery
Cmdrs.: Ford, J. F.; Brownfield, R.
G.; Smith, W. P.; Herzog, E. F.; Tay­lor,
J. R.; Fuller, J. E.; Booth, C. H.;
Smith, H.
The following appointments for
Cadet Officers, Year 1928-1929, En­gineer
Battalion are announced:
To be Cadet Major: Burton, J. L.
To be Cadet Bn. Adjutant (Capt.):
DeArman, C. R.
To be Cadet Bn. Pers. Adjutant
(Capt.): McMillan, J. M.
To be Cadet Drum Major Band
(Capt.) : Merrill, J. B.
To be Cadet Captains, Company
Cmdrs.: Ashcraft, G. B.; Madison, V.
B.; Tinsley, R. F.
The appointments of Cadet Cap­tains,
Military Instructors and 1st and
2nd Lieuts. will be announced later,
after enrollment has been completed.
Famous Freshmen
FRESHMEN ENJOY
EVENING SOCIAL
YMCA Entertains New Men Inform­ally
in Langdon Hall
In spite of the severe rain im­mediately
preceeding the event, the
Freshman social held at Langdon Hall
last Friday night was a success. Near
three hundred enthusiastic freshmen
and upperclassmen braved the flooded
footways to enjoy an hour of informal
talks and an abundance of envigorat-ing
refreshments. Due to the activi­ties
of "Jupe Pluvius," the affair was
held at Langdon Hall rather than in
the "ampi-theatre" area, as was pre­viously
announced.
This informal gathering was given
under the auspices of the local YMCA
and YWCA organizations, for the pur­pose
of aiding the newly instituted
frosh in catching the Auburn Spirit,
so that they might become truly Au­burn
men and women at the earliest
possible moment.
The general attitude, as was up­held
by the complimentary remarks
from freshman attendants, is that this
event was very beneficial, and more
than worth while.
DICK MARTIN IS
MARRIED IN MAY
Former Auburn Student Marries
Notasulga Miss
Dick Martin, a senior of 1927-1928,
celebrated his graduation from Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute last May
by getting married to Miss Alma
Richardson of Notasulga. The quiet
ceremony was performed after Mar­tin
received his diploma.
Martin entered Auburn from Alice-ville,
Alabama, enrolling as a General
Business student. He was well known
around the campus and was a mem­ber
of the Beta Kappa fraternity.
Miss Richardson at the time of their
marriage was teaching school in
Loachapoka. Her home was in Nota­sulga.
She had previously attended
summer school at Auburn. The couple
now reside in Notasulga.
A member of the freshman
class confided to a number of
upperclassmen and faculty mem­bers
recently what he was going
to do for Auburn.
Astonished old heads seemed
much pleased as the prominent
first year man told in prophetic
terms just what the college would
do if he stayed here.
He stated that he had no de­sire
to overstep the limitations
of a rat but that he would show
them soon.
Yes, the Class of '32 has quite
a well known—even famous
member of which they should be'
justly proud. He had his picture
taken recently with rat cap et al.
He has the laugh on the rest of
the frosh because he doesn't
have to cut his hair—he hasn't
any.
According to the report on re­gistration
540 first year men
have signed up. Of course this
number does not include Prexy.
ROY SELLERS MAKES
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON
COLLEGE NIGHT MEET
Program To Be Presented On
Drill Field Saturday Night
at Seven-Thirty
DR. KNAPP IS TO SPEAK
TUESDAY MARKS THE
CLOSE THIRD ANNUAL
FRESHMAN PROGRAM
M a n y T e s t s G i v e n a n d V a l u a b le
I n f o r m a t i o n L e a r n e d Con­c
e r n i n g N e w Men
The third annual Freshman Week,
which closed here Tuesday, was by
far the most successful one yet.
Approximately 500 freshmen regis­tered
during Freshman Week, Sep­tember
8-13, a preliminary course
conducted each year at Auburn to
acquaint the first year men with the
many phases of college life. Monday
they started taking placement tests
in English and Algebra. Tuesday
psychological tests were given fresh­men,
the results which together with
the other test scores will be used by
the instructors as an aid in ascertain­ing
the intellectual ability of the stu­dent.
At the close of registration Satur­day
Prof. B. L. Shi, registrar, an­nounced
that enrollment exceeded any
former enrollment on the same date
and that many more freshmen are
expected to register this week with
students in other classes.
After two days of training by
President Bradford Knapp and the
deans of the college the new students
feel and act as though they are a
part of Auburn. They have caught
the famous "Auburn Spirit" and are
started on the road which leads to a
college education which equips for
leadership in the professions, trades
and occupations of life.
Addresses by Dr. Bradford Knapp
have made a profound impression up­on
the new class. After greeting and
welcoming them he has talked to them
as a iather talks with his sons and
daughters. He has impressed upon
them a code of college ethics and em­phasized
the opportunities ahead for
the young men and young women
who are trained to take advantage of
them. He has told them that they
are in Auburn to train and equip
themselves for a high type of service
which only trained men and women of
high character can render.
Taking the new freshman class in-
(Continued on page 6)
W i l l Be First M a s s M e e t i n g of
C o l l e g e Y e ar
Announcements for college night
were given out today by Roy Sellers,
President of the YMCA. The pro­gram
will be presented Saturday night
at 7:30. As Langdon Hall will not
seat the large number of faculty and
students expected to be present, the
program will be given on the drill
field in the rear of the Main Building.
Although the program has not been
disclosed in detail it is known that
President Knapp, Coach Bohler and
others prominently connected with Au­burn
will give brief addresses. Ac­cording
to Mr. Sellers the program
has been greatly altered from that of
previous years.
It is especially requested that all
members of the faculty and student
body will be present for the very in­teresting
program to be presented.
This will be the first big mass meet­ing
of the year. It is therefore im­perative
that not only the freshmen,
but upperclassmen and faculty co­operate
with the YMCA in staging
College Night.
FRESHMEN SHOW
WONDERFUL SPIRIT
Take Town in First Mass Meeting;
of the Year
NOTICE
LOST
One pair of horn rim glasses.
Finder please return to Plainsman
and receive reward.
The individual pictures for the
1929 Glomerata will be made by the
Winn's Studio of Atlanta, Ga. This
work is to begin promptly at 8:30
Monday morning September 17,
1928. Each student will be notified
by .Jiail the day and hour that which
he is to appear at the office of the
Glomerata, located in the basement
of the Boys Dormitory.
We also request all Organizations
to refrain from letting contracts for
panels until they have communicated
with the Glomerata Office. The co­operation
of each individual and or­ganization
is earnestly requested so
that the 1929 Glomerata will come
out on time.
T. S. CHRISTOPHER, JR.
' Editor-in-Chief.
On the evening of Sept. 8, 1928,
the freshmen were called upon for a
"Pep meeting." This meeting was
held at Langdon Hall where most
everything at Auburn is held.
On the arrival of the "freshmen"
at Langdon Hall, they were not so
wild but after getting more acquaint
ed with each other and realizing just
what the "pep meeting" was for, they
began to shout and to raise the roof
off the building. They were at last
quieted down, and three cheer lead­ers
were chosen, these three got up
in front and directed the rats with
some yells, which were very good, and
the freshmen showed that they meant
business by the shouting put forth. .
After about forty minutes of this
noise which showed that the rats are
all ready for the helping of the won­derful
football team of excellent men
which we have this year, they ad­journ
to the heart of town with the
snake dance, or shirt-tail dance would
be a better name for it. They were
yelling and having great fun, but this
was not enough, as they said "tonight
is our night so let's make good use
of it, for tomorrow and on is the
Sophomores' time, so pray; let the
Lord be with us, and get going.
About this time some went in the
picture show making noise like bel­lowing
fog horns, but some did not
understand why they had to go on
through and not stay a while so the
whole rear end of the line, sits down
and enjoys the picture until some of
the upper-classmen come in and or­der
them out. That was tough luck,
but they still found more to do, and
plenty of it. They ran the negroes
about forty of them in number, down
past the railroad tracks. These poor
old souls, scared half to death, were
running faster than they have ever
run before.
Thus ended a perfect night. May
there be more like it.
The proverbial crystal stream
of whisky flowed freely over the
rocks in the alley behind Au­burn's
business district. Only
the mighty strength of the law
(as exemplified in Auburn's po­lice
force) could realize the
dream of millions fortunate
enough to live in the prohibition
age. Many of Auburn's dusky
population fell onto their knees
and salaamed the great power
that brought such a miracle to
pass. Evidently they saw fit to
take advantage of the golden op­portunity
offered them, for a
loud lapping was heard as they
bent low.
It is rumored that on the in­auguration
day of Ale Smith the
aforementioned alley will be
christened "Corn Valley."
River ofwhiskey AUBURN ENGINEER STAGING
NATIONAL MEMBERSHIPDRIVE
THREE THOUSAND
ENROLLMENT HERE
SEEN BYDR. KNAPP
President Appeals To Students
To Cooperate In This
Development
Fully Five Hundred Voluntary
Student Subscriptions
Required
Former Graduate
Returning As Prof.
Dr. A. W. Reynolds of California
Added to History Department
After spending three years as a
graduate student at the University of
California, Dr. A. W. Reynolds has
returned to Alabama Polytechnic In-stiute
as a full professor of history,
acocrding to announcement made by
Dr. George Petrie, head professor of
history and dean of the graduate
school.
(Continued on page 6)
A student body of three thousand
at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
within five years is foreseen by Dr.
Knapp, president, as he revealed this
in an address Thursday to seniors,
juniors and sophomores assembled in
their first convocation of the fifty-sventh
annual session.
"I shall be sorely disappointed,"
said Dr. Knapp, "if the student body
of this institution does not soon in­crease
to more than 2,000. With the
cooperation of you students, the alum­ni
of Auburn and friends over the
state, the attendance may be increas­ed
toed to 3,000 within the next five
years."
The keynote of Dr. Knapp's initial
talk to the upperclassmen was an ap­peal
for their cooperation in the de­velopment
of Auburn and the exertion
of a wholesome influence upon the
new Auburn students in this year's
freshman class. Sustained applause
at the the close of Dr. Knapp's talk
indicated the favorableness with which
the upperclassmen received the mes­sage
of the new president.
Students will feel free to go to Dr.
Knapp's office to consult upon any
matter they desire. In this concern
he said: I "want you to come to my
office at any time to talk over things
that benefit this institution." Stu­dents
from various classes will be call­ed
in by him at various times, he
said, in order that he might have the
benefit of their counsel regarding
student activities at Auburn.
Dr. Knapp strongly urged the stu­dents
to support Coach Bohler and
his athletic program. "We want a
winning team," he said, "but my
team, win or lose. I don't care how
badly they are defeated, I will stick
with them to the last. But with
your cooperation, by giving the proper
moral support to the training rules
laid down by Coach Bohler and his
staff, we will not lose. The alumni
(Continued on page 6)
The Auburn Engineer is conduct­ing
a campaign for five hundred sub­scriptions
to the magazine in order
to become a member of the Engineer­ing
College Magazine Association, a
national organization for outstanding
college engineering publications over
the country. Membership in the as­sociation
is only granted to the lead­ing
college engineering magazines
which are of a high type of publica­tion
and which hold this voluntary
student subscription of five hundred.
Only the magazines of the leading
engineering schools are thereby rep­resented.
Becoming a member of the associa­tion
will result in the spread of the
name of the magazine and in turn the
ame of Auburn to other colleges and
and engineering circles throughout
the country. Immediate benefits are
available through conventions and
correspondence that will consider the
problems that arise in publishing a
college engineering magazine. In
these discussions authorities expe­rienced
in this type of work as well
as representatives of the colleges of
the association will take active part.
In order to interest a greater num­ber
of students than those included
in the engineering schools alone, an
architectural section will appear in
in every issue of the publication be­ginning
with November. This section
will include news from the architectu­ral
department and a two-page panel,
made up of selected work done in this
department.
The support of the engineering stu­dents
as well as that of the students
of architecture, through subscrip­tions,
Students are urged to sub­scribe
some time during the next week,
influence others who have not sub­scribed
and help the Auburn En­gineer
gain admission to the E. C.
M. A.!
DEATH OF FATHER
PREVENTS RETURN
OF "WINK" GLOVER
Prominent Senior In Student
Activities To Manage His
Father's Business /
Requirements Relative
To the Annual Panels
Committee Makes Specifications To
Insure Better Glomerata
PRESBYTERIAN
DINNER PARTY
Affair Much Enjoyed by Presbyterian
Students
On the evening of September thir­teenth
Mr. and Mrs. Hay gave a wel­come
dinner party in honor of the
freshmen who are Presbyterians.
This was a sure enough party, enjoy­ed
by all who attended it, and it was
a nice place for the freshmen to
meet each other. Most of the boys
made themselves well acquainted.
Perhaps it destroyed the home sick­ness
of the boys who have been that
way so far. After the dinner which
consisted of many nice things: Lima
beans; sweet potatoes, baked ham,
hot biscuits, pickles, ice tea, chocolate
cake, and ice cream, several made
talks which were enjoyed by all.
Among the speakers were: Dr. and
Mrs. Knapp, Mr. Hay, the Presby­terian
Minister, Mrs. Hay, Mr. Rob­inson,
Superintendent of Sunday
School and Harry Cottier. •
The Committee on panels of frater­nal
organizations for the 1929 Glom­erata
has been appointed by T. S.
Cristopher, Editor-in-chief and J. F.
Ford, Business Manager. In order
that there might be no misunderstand­ing
the committee composed of Bruce
R. Anderson and Oscar D. Asbell have
laid down the following rules govern­ing
design and specifications for pan­els
for the year book.
Those interested in making panels
are requested to note the specifica­tions
printed below for all work not
done accordingly will be rejected.
During the past years it has been
deplored that a number have not con­formed
to the specifications in mak­ing
panels. The use of colors this
year will be prohibited because many
colors do not make good reproductions.
:In order to improve the appearance
of the cuts the committee have in­cluded
clause 9 in the specifications
below.
The specifications are as follows:
(Continued on page 6)
(SHEEP) LAMB
DIES SUDDENLY
Eutaw Former All-American Laid To
Rest After Stroke
Funeral services were held Thurs­day
at the Eutaw Baptist Church for
B. J. (Sheep) Lamb, 41, former all-
American football star at Auburn,
who died suddenly Wednesday at a
Montgomery hotel. Burial was in the
family cemetery at Eutaw.
Lamb was a member of the firm
of -Lamb & McLemore, bridge con­tractors.
He was in Montgomery on
a business mission at the time of his
death. Death was attributed to apop­lexy.
He is survived by his wife; two
children, Joe, Jr., and Mary Lee,
seven brothers and eight sisters.
Julian Glover of Rome, Ga., father
of W. H. "Wink" Glover, died at
his home last month after a short ill­ness.
On account of his father's death
Glover will not be able to return to
Auburn this year.
His absence will be felt very much
here where he would have been a
senior Electrical Engineer, and bus­iness
Manager of the Plainsman.
While here he was actively engaged
in working with several honor socie­ties,
being a member of Spades, Blue
Key, and Eta Kappa Nu.
"Wink" is to remain in Rome, Ga.,
this year where he will take charge
of his father's business. He plans
to make an effort to return in 1929
to complete his course.
PLAINSMAN STAFF
IN FIRST MEETING
Instructive Information Given By
Rosser Alston
Monday night heralded the first
meeting of the Plainsman staff for the
coming year. Many new men desir­ing
to serve were present, as well as
last year's experienced men. The
prospects seem to indicate another
successful year for the Plainsman.
The meeting was presided over by
former Editor-in-chief Rosser Alston.
It was held on the porch of the Phi
Kappa Delta house. Chairman Als­ton
gave the new members many
points on newspaper work and its
ideals.
As yet the staff is not thoroughly
organized, but new officers will be
elected at the next meeting, and work
will be carried on with increased ef­ficiency.
New men that applied for member­ship
were: Tad McCallum, Victor
White, S. H. Morrow, Marcus Als-paugh,
Robert Baxter, Clinton Jones,'
John Adams, Gerrel Thomson, Ken­neth
Cooper, George Harrison, K. G.
Taylor, F. Y. Peteet.
The former members of the staff
who were present are: John Lewis,
Tom Brown, White Matthews, Robert
Hume, Roy Sellers and Victor Sav­age.
The next meeting of the Reporter's
Club will be held at 7:30 Sunday night
at the Pi K A house.
GREAT BAND SEEN
AS SEASON OPENS
Orthophonic Victrola Added To
Musical Equipment
According to a statement by P. R.
Bidez, the Auburn Band is about to
enter its most successful season this
fall.
Mr. Bidez is going to organize a
concert band and a regimental band.
About thirty members are expected in
each. New uniforms and new instru­ments
will be purchased. The way in
which band practice is to be carried
out this year is interesting in itself.
Often in practice the band will hear
famous bands through the medium of
an Orthophonic Victrola.
For parades both bands will be com­bined.
It may be well to note that
Auburn has the oldest college band
in the south. The Auburn Band was
established in 1897, and is now be­ginning
its thirty-second year.
NOTICE
All officially registered students
who failed to receive "Rat Bibles"
are requested to appear immediately
at the "Y" office—under Langdon
Hall—and receive same. Be sure to
bring your registration receipt card
with you. Call at once.
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STAFF
Ludwig Smith Editor-in-Chief
J. B. McMillan Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
-JJosser Alston, '29 Associate Editor
Raymond DeArman, '29 _.Associate Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 _. Associate Editor
Victor Savage, '30 Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Campbell Blake, '30 News Editor
J. E. Taylor, '30 Proofreader
G. D. Waits, '30 Ass't. Proofreader
Chas. Ingersoll, '29 Sports Editor
J. E. McLeskey, Ass't. Sports Editor
Posey Morton, '31 Humor Editor
Bob Handley, '29 Humor Editor
REPORTERS
E. T. England, '30; Roy N. Sellers, '31;
Robert L. Hume, '31; Bob McConnell,
'31; White Matthews, '31; George Dun­can,
'31; Richard A. Jones, '31; -John
Lewis, '31; L. W. Strauss, '31; J. D.
Foy, '31; Murff Hawkins, '31; Alvin
McConnell, '31.
BUSINESS STAFF
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
H. Milligan, '30 Advertising Mgr.
Carlos Moon, '31 Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
A. C. Taylor, '30 Circulation Mgr.
G. W. Smith, '30 Ass't. Cir. Mgr.
J. M. Johnson, '31 Ass't. Cir. Mgr.
M. Hawkins, '31 Circulation Dept.
J. L. Sellers, '31 Circulation Dept.
Geo. W. Postelle, '31 . . Circulation Dept.
The Renaissance;
A New Era For Auburn.
' Auburn is now entering upon a period
of advancement yet unequaled in the his­tory
of this great institution. Optimism
is not the only element in the air now; this
is a condition that is real. Everywhere
about us, in the spirit of the students, in
the faculty and executives, in the new
buildings and improvements that are under
way, in the various changes that are being
made, and perhaps more prominent than
any other at this time, in the activities of
the football squads—Varsity and Fresh­man,
there abounds an atmosphere that
breathes progressiveness.
With happy vacation days in the past,
this group of busy students have returned
to make college real again. Upon our re­turn
we found all these milestones of prog­ress
planted about the campus, which have
served as a stimulus from the beginning.
It falls our lot to catch step, and keep
step throughout the remainder of our lives.
It would be playing the traitor indeed for
us as students to fail in our part of the
great scheme of building and keeping built
an institution such as this.
Quite a few new faces in the faculty
ranks greet us upon our return; these, we
know, will do their utmost for Auburn.
The new executive whom we learned to
love ere we left last spring is greeting us
with warm smiles, denoting his fatherly
interest and hope for our welfare. These
worthy men and women are to serve as our
instructors, advisors and sympathizers in
the course of events here this session. It
behooves us to become thoroughly ac­quainted
with them, regarding them as hu­man
beings—possessors of reason and un­derstanding—
as ourselves, and all work
together for one common pu rpose—a
Greater Auburn.
The Tiger Theatre;
A Civic Asset.
With the opening of school last week
came the opening of Auburn's new theatre,
the Tiger. The theatre is more than a
credit to the town. It is worthy of a much
larger city. We know from past experi­ence
what to expect from Mr. Rogers in
the way of entertainment. He has secured
the services of an exceptional orchestra,
composed of students. His pictures are
the latest one produced and are the best
in the field. One can always find a good
show on at the Tiger, which is a great help
during the monotonous school year.
It is only proper that the students should
show some appreciation for the service
which Mr. Rogers renders them. This can
be accomplished by seeing that irrespon­sible
boys conduct themselves as gentle­men
while in the theatre. It is quite the
thing to be very collegiate, i. e. to act in
public as one would in a stable yard. There
has been the time when ladies could not
remain in an Auburn audience because of
the vulgarity of the boys in the crowd.
Obscene and profane re*marks are consid­ered
quite in place. However, we feel
differently about it. It seems to us that
the students are just as willing to act prop­erly
in a theatre, and we believe that they
will show some appreciation to Mr. Rogers
by suppressing some of their surplus vul­garity.
It is the belief of the Plainsman
that the majority of the students are above
such practices and will counteract the mi­nority
who appear to be untaugh in polite
conduct.
Advantages of
Societies to the Individual.
The coming week will mark the begin­ning
of the new year for almost all of
Auburn's many student activities such as
literary, technical and honorary societies.
It has been the custom for some societies
to give quality points, others give both
quality points and also offer prizes to be
won in competition. There are merely an
inducement to get the new as well as the
old students to fall in line and engage in
some student activity. However, these in­ducements
should not be made pre-eminent
when one is thinking of joining some so­ciety.
The objective of literary societies is to
give the members opportunity to develop
poise, and to speak well before an audi­ence.
One will have that opportunity if
he becomes a member of any one of the
four literai-y societies on the campus.
The technical societies assist the stu­dents
to keep in close touch with the prog­ress
that is being made in their chosen
field. The students also have a chance to
get closer to each other and to understand
each other better. Societies create a bet­ter
spirit among the students, and the stu­dent
will not make a mistake if he joins
a society with the spirit of giving something
and learning something rather than the
thought of merely becoming a member.
The Auburn Spirit;
Will It Be Greater?
The spirit of Auburn has often been dis­cussed.
Some have praised it; others have
condemned it. That was the spirit of
yesteryear. Today no one can condemi
it, for a new spirit lives in Auburn. It has
been born within the past few months. It
is powerful enough to demand recognition;
it is great enough to receive recognition.
This spirit seems to pervade the very at­mosphere—
to place itself prominently on
the campus. It seems to have taken root
in the hearts of the students; it seems to
have been born in the hearts of the students
in order that a powerful drive to make a
famous Auburn a greater Auburn might
be well-supported. It has crept in and is
holding all the friends of Auburn in one
mighty hand.
The swelling pride of one as he walks
about the campus looking at the landscape
improvements, seeing the buildings that
"have been repaired, and all the attempts
to show progress cannot be easily ignored.
This pride houses the spirit that cannot be
seen but can be acutely felt.
As in the case every year the football
spirit is morepowerful than ever among the
students. As one watches the gridders
practice, that same hopeful spirit is abroad.
Even though it is the new coach's first
attempt at putting out an Auburn team,
the students, townsmen, and friends have
a faith in him that some would call blind.
This spirit will cause the students to follow
the coach and the team to the end of the
season and cause them to believe in them
in victory or defeat.
Most of all is the spirit which the stu­dents
have shown towards each other. No
matter where one may go or when the
time may be, an' intense spirit of friend­liness
is abroad. The warm handclasps and
the joy at seeing each other cannot be
anything but a spirit of goodwill.
This spirit—new spirit that it is—is on
the campus and it is one of the greatest
assets that the students of Auburn have
that they can keep. It cannot be seen,
for it is not that kind, but it can be and
is felt by all in town whether the one who
feels it be students, townsman, or friend.
Religion Essential;
Its Influence Necessary.
A college student is often prone to forget
his early religious environment. Whether
this is due to a sudden removal of home in-fluence
or of carelessness and laxity which
is inherent in all humans is difficult to
say. Voltaire is attributed the statement
"Were there no God it would be necessary
to create one." He knew the world's his­tory;
he knew at close quarters Frederick
the Great, and appeased him. The story
of the world's history wholly vindicates
Voltaire's pronouncement. Dismiss faith
in God and you dismiss all moral restraints,
whatever physical force which may be used
for enforcement of any enactment not­withstanding.
It is not mystery surrounding religion
which kills hope. Mystery involves us
every day in all our relations to nature.
Mystery can glow, gleam and smile. The
assassin of hope is unfaith. Without faith
in a supreme being whose limitations exist
only in our own, our life has no ultimate
guarantee or foothold. It is always a
blighting cynicism or despair like Anatole
France's "What is right?" It is such shal­lowness
as this that finds there is no God,
and proclaims it as a discovery.
In the church the sermon may bore you,
the preacher lack interest, the weather be
hot, the seats uncomfortable; it is the only
place in which you may go with your fel­low
man to kneel in worship before God.
¥ AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *
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4.
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THINGS OUR FROSH SHOULD KNOW
Shoes should not be removed 'till fried onions are served.
Bananas have smoother complexions than pinWpples.
A total eclipse is a towel hanging over a door knob.
Alum water comes in handy.
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
S v lupiter ']. Tluvius
Letters to the Editor
In the interest of the safety of the stu­dent
body and the good name of the In­stitution,
let me call the attention of
everyone to the danger of reckless driving
in Auburn and on the highway between
here and Opelika. One freshman boy now
lies in the hospital in Opelika very serious­ly
injured. Others have escaped injury by
the rarest of chance. A man and woman
were injured during the past week in a
collision on the highway. There seems to
be an abnormally large number of cars
parked in and about Auburn. Students
are, of course, going back and forth to
Opelika by catching rides. The highway
between here and Opelika has suddenly be­come
exceedingly dangerous. The trouble
is not so much fast driving as it is reckless
driving—driving with too much indiffer­ence
at the top of hills and on curves at
high speed. I want to call the attention to
the entire student body of this situation
and ask their cooperation in endeavoring
to prevent further accidejits.
BRADFORD KNAPP,
President.
September 12, 1928.
Prexy's Paragraphs
Virtue Its Own Reward;
It Pays Continuing Dividends.
Why? Because it keeps you out of jail?
Yes.
Because it contributes to a healthy body?
Yes.
And to mental balance and sanity? Yes.
Because it gives a lead in economic com­petition?
Yes.
Because it puts brakes on extravagant
expenditure? Yes.
Because it attracts the respect of your
neighbors? Yes.
Because it contributes to personal
charm? Yes.
Anything more? Yes, much more—
Because you fall in love with her for
herself.
Because there is no love like a pure love
for a pure object.
Because when you keep pure and up­right,
not through dread of any penalty
from without, but in dread of the penalty
from within, and shrink with a positive re­volt
of alarm from self-defilement, then,
when virtue undefiled fascinates to the
extent of sacramental devotion, when she
has become your patron saint, guarded in
her fane by the charity that loves too much
not to revel in love's prerogatives to bless
by being what you adore, then has arrived
the fruition of reward, both in experience
and prospect. So virtue is its own reward-
By Bradford Knapp
Interiors of buildings have been painted,
grass has been planted and other things
done to try to improve the appearance of
the Institute. Only cooperation on the
part of the student body can keep them in
good condition. We are planning a new
campus and new buildings. The best rec­ommendation
to the people of the state,
the Legislature, the Governor and the
Board of Trustees, will be to keep the
buildings we now have in the best possible
shape. May I ask your cooperation? It
will mean much for the future upbuilding
of Auburn.
* * * * *
Coach Bohler and his assistants are hard
at work on a great job. We can all help
them. If you, hear of anything which you
think is wrong, do not go down and pro­ceed
to tell these fancied wrongs all over
the village. Be careful to know the truth
before you circulate a statement as a fact
or even a rumor. Even then, the best way
is to come to some of those who have the
burdens of responsibility in these matters
and tell it to us first. That will give us
a chance to see what can be done before
you try spreading gloom and upsetting
spirit at Auburn. I know that this will
help. If we will all pull together we can
do great things.
* * * * *
The good name of an institution is some­thing
which money cannot buy nor wealth
create and yet it can be destroyed or taken
away by a few thoughtless people and a
few idle tongues. Auburn has won such a
place by the earnest efforts of thousands
of men and women through the long years;
men and women who have lived fine lives
and have reflected credit upon the institu­tion.
The thoughtless few may threaten
such an institution but they cannot, after
all. overcome the great force of the ex­ample
of these thousands who have built
the institution out of their own lives.
* * * * *
There is one thing worth thinking about
during the first week of the new school
year and that is THE REGULAR ROU­TINE
OF COLLEGE WORK. Don't neglect
it. Don't shirk. Don't procrastinate.
Clean up the work as you go. Do not let
it accumulate ahead of you. Many a failure
is the result of delayed application to the
work in hand.
Frosh, a poppy cock isn't a rooster that has become a parent.
* * * * * * * *
A girls dress used to "reach to her in-steps, now it reaches to' her step-ins.
* * * * * * * *
Co-ed: Why are so many of the boys going to the Hawaiian Islands?
Soph. I duno. The grass crop was a failure I guess.
* * * * * * * *
She lisped, but she married an old man, and when they asked her why she
divorced him, she said: "He wathnt any youth."
* * * * * * * *
Eat, Drink, and be merry for to-morrow the Grand Jury Meets.
* * * * * * * *
OLE MAN RILEY
OLD MAN RILEY was a sailor in his youth and delighted in telling his ad­ventures.
At a party one night an old lady asked for a story.
"Oh! yet," he began, "I-remember one time when I was sailing the old ship
around the horn and ran into a big squall. In spite of all we could do we were
shipwrecked and cast on a desert isle. Seventeen of us wuz saved though. Sixteen
men and one girl."
"A girl!" exclaimed the old lady, "Dear m,e, I hope she was chaste."
Oh yes!" replied Riley with a grin, "All over the blinking island."
* * * * * * * *
Conductor: Fare please.
Young man (after searching in pockets vainly) : I believe I left my money
at home. I changed pants. Sweetheart have you any?
Girl (after searching in purse): No dear, I believe I am in the same predica­ment.
* * * * * * * *
Ding: Has anything been discovered on Venus?
Dong: Not if the pictures of her are authentic.
* * * * * * * *
ANOTHER SMITH
"Kid" Smith bids fair to be a worthy successor to his brother "Goat." "Kid"
informs us that he stands for wetter punch and juicier chocolate cakes. From his
beginning it seems that young Smith will in time break even "Goat's" record for the
consumption of the "Spit Club's" staple.
* * * * * * * *
He knew she was a carpenters daughter by the way she used her nails.
He:-Do you see that girl walking up the street? She is going to have a coming
out party soon and I have an invitation. She is a well reared girl.
It: Well, she don't look so bad from the front either.
* * * * * * * *
WHY CAPTAIN!
Recently Captain Anderson, speaking to a Rat named Knight, said: "Knight
you belong down in the N's." Looks like another military unit should be added—
an S. B. (Spelling Bee) Unit.
* • * * * * * * *
Prospective purchaser: Is he a genuine bloodhound.
Owner: Certainly. Come Oscar bleed for the gentleman.
* * * * * * * *
Prof: Where was the declaration signed.
Rat: At the bottom of the page.
* * * * * * *. *
Girl: Should I join the Salvation Army?
Rat: I don't know. Who are they fighting?
* * * * * * * *
They call her Murad—She tries to be nochalant when she is lit.
* * * * * * * *
My girl must be a stenographer—her lines are driving me wild.
* * * * * * * * .
Parson (to young man cursing) : Don't you know it's wrong to curse. Every
time I hear someone curse it makes cold chills run down my back.
Young man: Well if you had been down at the branch the other morning when
Maw got her goiter hung in the clothes wringer you would have froze to death.
BOOK REVIEW «t>
"OLD FATHER OF WATERS"
Warren E. Bower.
Father Mississippi, by Lyle Saxon, New
York, The Century Co.
The memory of the 1927 flood is still so
grimly present in the minds of those people
who live in the lower Mississippi basin, and
indeed in the minds of us all, that a book
presenting the history of the great river
is very timely. Lyle Saxon's large and in­teresting
oolume intends to be just that.
He has covered the time from DeSoto to
the recent flood in a constantly readable
manner, and many of the periods in the
great river's history he has covered so viv­idly
that they become far more than his­tory.
No one can read the account of the
"steamboat days" on the Mississippi with­out
feeling the glamour and romance of
that short period. And no one can read
this book without having borne in upon
him the fierce struggle with the river which
has been going on unrelieved since New
Orleans was first established.
It is no doubt the sense of this dramatic
struggle which forms the chief contribution
of the volume. As history, the treatment
has necessarily to be sketchy. But the
long effort to keep the river within its
banks is set down carefully and fully. Year
by year we see the levees grow higher,
again and again we see them swept away
when the river is especially resentful of
the efforts to confine it. From the time
of Iberville in New Orleans we watch the
growing importance of the river in com­merce
and the development of the South
and Middle West. Wealth increased tre­mendously
along the banks of the river.
The necessity to keep the river from swal­lowing
some of the richest land in America
rises as the wealth increases. Elaborate
machinery comes into being to keep the
river where it belongs. It has been con­quered
for years, and a sense of security
comes down upon the people. And then
comes 1927 and the greatest flood in his­tory,
entailing incalcuable damage and
destroying that false sense of security.
Something wil have to be done about it;
such a castrophe cannot be allowed to hap­pen
again.
It is as a history of the flood that this
book will have a permanent value. Here
Mr. Saxon, who is a New Orleans news­paperman,
rises to great heights in his
ability to convey a vivid impression of
the scope of the devastation. In pages of
extraordinary powerful description, he
makes one experience with him the human
side of the disaster. One watches the fan-tic,
but in the end ineffectual, efforts to
make the levees hold; and after they have
given way, calmly heroic measures are
taken to rescue stray refugees, and to
succor them all. The resourcefulness of
everyone concerned and the resignation to
condition that precented a panic are per­haps
the most outstanding impressions one
has of the whole human side of the affair.
Near the end of the book Mr. Saxon
turns to special pleasing, as well he might.
That something must be done to prevent a
recurrence of such a flood is in everyone's
mind. He reviews the means taken to con­trol
the river and points out sharply the
inefficiency and inadequacy of the means
formerly trusted in. The former River
Board has almost stupidly persisted in a
policy of "levees only," which certainly
the flood lias shown to be ineffective. Mr.
Saxon suggests a new board, with a some­what
different constituency, and recom­mends
that broader policies should be pur­sued.
He also takes up the question of
whether or not the states bordering the
Mississippi should be compelled to bear
the whole of the tremendous burden of
protection. He points out the obvious fact
that approximately one-third of the terri­tory
of the United States is drained by the
river, and argues that this means the prob­lem
is a national one. That the president
has finally come round to this view, after
months of obstinate insistence that the
states bear a part of the burden, is a
heartening fact. It only remains now to
stir a dilly-dallying Congress into action.
WHY can't Auburn have a purely
literary magazine? True enough,
no one has discovered many lit­erary
geniuses around here, but there may
be several of them in a latent state, wait-
«
ing to be developed. There will be no in­centive
to develop writing until some such
magazine is provided to utilize local talent.
Auburn is no longer merely a technolo­gical
school. The school of Education and
the academic department are becoming
important, and are attracting many men
j who have literary leanings. Writing courses
are becoming more popular. The recent
beginning of a humorous magazine is
proof of the existence of a sentiment tow­ard
a magazine made up of local talent au­thors.
A wide field could be covered in such a
publication.
Poetry, essays, dramas, short stories, re­views,
sketches, biographies and other types
of writing could be used. I believe there
are enough talented men in Auburn to pub­lish
such a magazine. The lacking element
is an editor. A man who is an energetic
go-getter with some appreciation of belles
lcttres. A man who can finance such an
• undertaking, and who can get the stuff
from the students., O for Alladin's lamp
to produce a magazine editor!
FROM all' reports there was a mob
of freshmen out for football on the
first day. Auburn is beginning to at­tract
men who are good athletes, and no
small part of it is due to the efforts of the
i athletic authorities. Coach Brown is get­ting
men here who are real football play­ers.
It is a pity that such men should be
forced to attend classes .and get report
cards. The Conference is very unreason­able
in requiring a man to .study before he
can play football, in my opinion.
It is coming to be admitted that football
teams are nothing more than advertise­ments
for their colleges. It won't be many
years before athletic employees will be
hired just as janitors or charwomen are
hired. The day of the amateur athlete is
coming to an end. The line between ama­teur
and professional is getting pretty
vauge as it is. Soon the boy who plays
football for the love of the game will be a
curiosity on the campus and will be out of
place.
* * * * *
AS YET we notice the growth of pro­fessionalism
only in football. How­ever,,
baseball, basketball, golf
teams and crews are feeling the same
change, although less noticeably. I confi­dently
expect to see the day when players
will be traded between colleges as big
league teams trade baseball players today.
Aside from the wonderful advertising
which the games afford, the sheckels
which roll in at the gate are not unwelcome
at most colleges. A crowd of one hun­dred
thousand people at one game means
some money for somebody. This may
sound rather pessimistic but it looks in­evitable.
Influence
Every man, however obscure, however
far removed from the genei-al recognition,
is one of a group of men impressible for
good, and impressible for evil, and it is
the nature of things that he can not really
improve himself without in some degree
improving other men.
—Charles Dickens.
Love is either a remnant of something
degenerating, -something which has been
immense, or it is a particle of what will
in the future develop into something im­mense;
but in the present it is unsatisfying,
it gives much less than one expects.
—Ch«khov.
BOUGH OF BABYLON
How shall I sing whose harp-strings rot
upon
The old habitual bough of Babylon—
The exile's branch where no tears can ap­pease
The inarticulate and iron trees?
Malignant beauty locked in the cold bough
Never so cold as now.
How shall I sing in a strange land, alone
With time like water dribbling over stone,
And in my heart a small recurrent sound
Like water eating stubbord edges round?
To some grief brings a trumpet's throat, to
seme-—
"O my son Absalom.
O Absalom my son." O harp as dead.
O flutes forever choking in my head,
Where is that laughter? Shall I hear again
The dark sonorous music of that brain?—
The bough of Babylon is dripping cold;
This heart is old.
—Joseph Alexander.
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THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
DEPARTMENT HOME ECONOMICS
TO BE ENLARGED AT AUBURN
Beginning with the opening of col
lege home economics education at Au­burn
will be enlarged and improved.
Plans for this were announced by Miss
Louise Glanton, head of the depart­ment,
before leaving for Bouler, Col-orada,
where she taught in the sum­mer
school of the University of that
State.
Miss Helen Dumond who has serv­ed
as assistant professor of home
economics will begin research work.
She will study malformation of chil­ls,
dren in Lee County during the year.
In this way she will gather facts as
to the cause of malformation of the
bones and other parts of the body, and
determine how to correct them.
Dr. Lidia J. Roberts, a national
authority on this subject of the Uni­versity
of Chicago, will be advisor in
this work. Other advisors will be
Dr. B. F. Thomas, college surgeon,
Dr. Kathorine Blunt of the Universi­t
y of Chicago, and Miss Glanton who
will assist also in collecting data.
The home economics faculty for this
year will consist of Miss Glanton, Miss
Dana Gatchell, Miss Lute Palmer, and
Miss Lilly Spencer. Miss Gatchell has
returned from Columbia University
where she received her degree of mas-of
science. She has been promoted
to associate professor of home econ­omics.
Miss Palmer is in charge of
nursery school, and Miss Spencer will
will be in charge of clothing work,
succeeding Miss Henrietta Thompson
who resigned.
An important part of the home
economics course will be the nursery
school as in the past. Here students
in home economics are taught to
understand the mind of a child. They
a r e given an understanding of paren­t
a l education. All students in home
ecoomics are required to take part in
this work before graduation. The
nursery school runs throughout the
year, including the summer session.
Children from two to five years of
age are kept during the day. Or­dinarily,
a dozen children are in the
school.
Out of 130 girls who were students
in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
last year 69 of them were taking the
course in home economics. Most of
the others took part of the course.
Those who a r e studying economics are
preparing to be home demonstration
agents, to teach, to manage commer­cial
concerns, to serve as hospital or
institutional dieticians and for other
positions.
"The major aim of the course in
home economics," said Miss Glanton,
"is based upon the home as the cen­t
e r of social, economic, educational,
aesthetic, and health promoting ac­tivities
of the family. To the end that
well-rounded culture may be obtained,
courses in English, foreign languages,
history, sociology, economics, and psy­chology
receive due attention."
Emphasis is being placed on the
financial part of home" economics.
Girls are taught money values and
how to use it. Modern complications
require the housewife—as well as her
husband-—to know business, at least
as it applies to the home.
Miss Glanton insists that home
economics is not a single science but
a combination of sciences and that the
course has been advanced toward per­fection
at Auburn. There is an ever
increasing demand for young ladies.
Cotton Quality Being
Studied by Station Here
At the end of this season more will
be known about the quality of cot­ton
produced in Alabama. A compre­hensive
study of it is being made by
the Experiment Station here in co­operation
with the Bureau of Agri­cultural
Economics of the U. S. De­partment
of Agriculture, according to
J. D. Pope, Auburn, who is in charge
of the study.
This study was started in 1926
when the Experiment Station collect­ed
samples from 5000 bales. It was
found that 99 per cent of this cot­ton
was % of an inch in length.
The study was made with the coopera­tion
of cotton buyers, ginners, ware­housemen,
and merchants. During
the 1927-28 season 3000 bales were
sampled and it was found that 85 per
cent had a staple of % inch. Pour-teen
per cent fell below this length.
Through a cooperative agreement
this year a much larger number of
samples is being collected and a fair­ly
complete picture of cotton produced
in the various areas of the state will
be determined in this way, according
to Mr. Pope.
This study of the Alabama cotton
crop should answer the question as to
quality and how it compares with cot­ton
produced in other states, he said.
A similar study is being made in other
states. A study in Georgia last year
revealed that while Georgia mills used
more t h a n 600,000 bales of cotton with
staple 15/16 of an inch the state pro­duced
only 172,000 bales of this
length.
JUDSON ENROLLS
BIG FROSH CLASS
Y. W. C. A. ENTERTAINS
The Y. W. C. A. entertained for
new girls with an informal tea from
four thirty to five thirty o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. An effort
was made to present each new girl
to each old girl. Bernice McMillan
and Evelyn Henry welcomed the
girls. Blanch Tancredi presented
them, old and new, to Mrs. Knapp.
Punch and cakes were served by
Lucy and Dorothy Parker, and Marq
Johnson, assisted by other YWCA
cabinet members.
Smith Hall was very attractive with
its new draperies and flowers.
SALES SERVICE
Auburn Motor Co*
AUBURN, ALA.
The 91st session of Judson College
opened Sept. 12 with exercises in the
Alumnae Auditorium. President E.
V. Baldy announced a large enroll­ment
of new students and great sue
cess in the Summer School. The ex­tension
course, an innovation at Jud­son
last year, are already under way
for the present session.
The exercises opened with an ad­dress
by President Baldy, who spoke
of the history and service of the col­lege
and declared that Judson is al­ready
looking forward to a celebra­tion
of its 100th anniversary.
The new members of the faculty
were introduced to the audience. They
include: Mr. W. S. Naylor, director
of music, B. M. and M. M., Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music; Miss Natalie
A. Lucia, instructor in voice culture,
graduate in voice, New England Con­servatory.
Miss Ruth Rogers, assist­ant
professor of mathematics and
physics, A. B. Coker College; M. A.,
University of North Carolina. Miss
Thelma Mclntyre, assistant professor
of biology, A. B. and M. A., Univer­sity
of Kentucky. Miss Daisy An­derson,
librarian, graduate of Library
School of Carnegia Library, Atlanta,
Ga. Miss Lotta Pugh, assisting pro­fessor
of education and supervisor of
observation and practice teaching, A.
B. and M. A., Ohio University.
The new director of music, W. S
Naylor, and the new instructor of
voice, Miss Natalie Lucia, then gave
interesting interpretations of piano
vocal compositions.
Speeches of welcome were made by
R. K. Redwine, pastor of the Siloam
Baptist Church and B. C. Glenn, pas­tor
of the Marion Methodist Church.
Classification of students took place
Wednesday and Thursday and regular
classes start Friday.
An announcement causing much in­terest
at the college is t h a t Miss Annie
Lorrie Carroll, of Slocomb, a senior
of last year at Judson, has been
awarded $200 for winning the Ala­bama
and Southern Contests held by
the Sunday School Board of the South­ern
Baptist Convention for the best
essay on the subject, "Baptist Doc­trines
and Their Application to the
Needs of the Age." Miss Carroll has
been appointed Young People's Work­er
at the Southside Baptist Church
in Birmingham. «
The extension work of the college
is under the direction of Dean John
B. Clark and is going forward rapid­ly.
The classes organized in Marion
will hold their first meeting within a
few days.
NOBLE '90, ELECTED
ALUMNI PRESIDENT
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With the Election of Gen. R. E.
Noble '90 to the presidency of the
Alumni Association on Alumni Day,
May 21, one ,of Auburn's most dis­tinguished
sons was placed at the head
of the college's most important or­ganization.
General Noble is amply
qualified through experience, ability
and love for Auburn to direct the af­fairs
of the association.
The able continuance-of the work
so well conducted during the past
four years by Judge William H. Sam-ford,
of Montgomery, was assured
when General Noble accepted the re­sponsibilities
of this office following
his unanimous election with no one
else being nominated. From the poli­cies
of the new president it is
is no tdifficult to see that General
Noble has great plans in mind for
the development and furtherance of
the alumni work.
General Noble was born in Rome,
Ga., November B, 1870; moved to An-niston,
Alabama, 1879. Educated in
private schools in Rome and Annis-ton
until entering the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute in January, 1887.
Graduated 1890, degree of B. S.
Post graduate 1891, degree of M. S.
Assistant State Chemist, states of
Alabama and North Carolina, 1890-
95. Student Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
New York, 1895-99. Graduated, de­gree
of M. D. Internship, Reynold's
Island, Metropolitan Hospital, New
York, 1899 to 1900.
Appointed First Lieutenant, As­sistant
Surgeon, June 21, 1901; Cap­tain,
Assistant Surgeon, January 1,
1910; Colonel, Medical Corps, Na­tional
Army, J a n u a r y 26, 1918; Briga­dier
General, Medical Corps, Nation­al
Army, May 27, 1918. Served in
Phillipine Islands, several posts in the
United States, and in the Canal Zone.
With the Department of Sanitation
from June 190.7 to April, 1914. May
to September 1914 with the Expedi­tionary
Force, Vera Cruz. September,
1914, on duty in the office of the Sur­geon
General, Washington, D. C.
While on duty with the Panama Ca­nal
Commission, Canal Zone, Depart­ment
of Sanitation, Member of Sani­t
a r y Commission to study the yellow
fever and plague situation in Quaya-quil,
Ecuador, December to January,
1911-12. In Porto Rico August, 1912,
to April, 1913, on anti-mosquito work.
Member of the Commission to Rand
Mine, South Africa for inquiry into
the cause of pneumonia among native
mine workers; at Vera Cruz, Mexi­co,
May to September, 1914; duty War
Dept., Washington, D. C , 1914-18; ar­rived
in France, October 25, 1918; re­turned
to U. S. August 3, 1919; re­tired
as major General, February 8,
1925; member and later director of
the Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fe­ver
Commission to the West Coast of
Africa, May 4-December 3, 1920.
Decorations: D. S. M.; Commander
Legion of Honor (French). Member
American Medical Association, Ameri­can
Health Association, Society Colon­ial
Wars, Society of the Cincinnatti,
Phi Delta Theta and Army and Navy
Club.
With an abundantly successful ca­reer
as evidenced by his constant pro­motion
and honors, it stands to reas­on
t h a t the Auburn Alumni may con­fidently
expect the same splendid
leadership attending his activities as
president of the association. It is an­ticipated
for General Noble that a
ready response on the part of the
alumni will be forthcoming wherever
united and enthusiastic support is in
demand from the association.
AUBURN HONORS
ERSKINE RAMSAY
THIS SOPH SHOULD INVENT
GADGET THAT WILL CON­JUGATE
VERBS
Robert Brown, sophomore, is the
big gadget and thingamajig man of
Princeton university.
A faculty investigation of the time
and effort-saving devices which he
has installed in his room was ordered
recently.
Brown's pet device is an alarm
clock that awakens him in the morn
ing, falls off wooden pegs and sets
off a net work of weights and cords
which close the window, turn on an
electric heater and start a fire in a
stove on which coffee and an egg
are on to boil. He opens his door by
pulling a cord, lights the apartment
or any part of it from a central
switchboard, picks up objects with a
hooked pole and sleeps on a bed seven
feet from the floor.
The elevation of the bed gives
Brown room for a piano. He gets
water thru a hose run to an adjoin­ing
washroom, and to save the bother
of going in to turn it on has rigged
up an electric buzzer near the fau­cets.
Some of Brown's contributions vio­late
rules, but the authorities have
agreed not to disturb him if he re­stores
his room to its original condi­tion
when he is graduated.
Of peculiar interest during com­mencement
was the professional re­cognition
given the Hon. Erskine
Ramsay, Birmingham capitalist and
philanthropist, by the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute when President
Spright Dowell conferred on him the
degree of mining engineer.
The award came just after Dr.
Dowell had completed conferring of
degrees upon the graduation class of
approximately 250 on May 22nd.
This was the last degree conferred by
Dr. Dowell as president of Auburn.
In addition, by action of the presi­dent
and executive council and with
the approval of the board of trustees,
an engraved testimonial of apprecia­tion
was given Mr. Ramsay in recog­nition
of his tremendous service to
Auburn through the $100,000 gift
which made possible the erection of
the Ramsay Engineering hall. The
certificate was artistically sketched
by C. J. Snook, '27, instructor in the
department of architecture.
Introductory to the special service
honoring Mr. Ramsay, Dr. C. B.
Glenn, of Birmingham, reviewed
briefly his career as an engineer and
as a citizen. He referred to him as
a friend and benefactor of Auburn.
Following this Dr. Dowell have him a
certificate expressing the high appre
ciation of him by the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. It was a token of
thanks for his generous donation to
the institute, making possible one of
the buildings on the campus named
for him. Mr. Ramsay responded
briefly and thanked the college for
the high honor. He said that he fail­ed
to get a college education. He
was high in his praise of Auburn
alumni, the work of whom attracted
his favorable attention to Auburn,
and resulted in a gift of $100,000
which went into a new building.
MISS DOROTHY T. DEAN IS TO BE
NEW SPECIALIST IN CLOTHING
NOTICE
All students and others interested
in Christian Science are invited to at­tend
church services Sunday morning
at 10:30 at the homejjf Mrs. C. A.
Cary, 360 North College Street.
A good thought, well expressed, is
often a source of inspiration to thous­ands
whom the author never sees.
L
ROBERTSON'S QUICK
LUNCH
Open Day and Night
The Best that can be bought—
Served as well as can be
served
5 Commerce St. Montgomery, Ala.
DR. C. L. BOYD, D. D. S.
DENTIST
Telephone Building
Upstairs
Prominent Alumni
Present At Opening
The opening of the fifty-seventh
annual session of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute brought to Auburn
many prominent alumni of the in­stitution
and also visitors and friends
who came to see and to accompany
sons and daughters. Among those
here one or more days during the
opening exercies were Dr. J. O. Per­sons,
Montgomery; Hugh Bickerstaff,
Columbus; George Foster, Dallas,
Tex.; W. L. Neil, Birmingham; John
B. Martin, Eufaula; Judge Francis
W. Hare, Monroeville; Judge A. J?
Grubbs, Birmingham; D. D. Gipson,
Greenwood, Miss.; William Hardie,
Mobile; Bert Arnold, Jacksonville,
Fla.; Dr. George Penton, Montgom­ery;
Arthur Feagin, Montgomery;
J e r r e Gwin, Birmingham; and R. D.
Martin, Ozark.
By the time the members of a com­mittee
have eaten lunch and learned
the purpose of the meeting it's time
to adjourn.
THE
KLOTHES
SH0PPE
UP-STAIRS
BIRMINGHAM
We sell good clothes
for less because it
costs us less to sell
FRED THALEN
Student Representative
Take the "L"
2071/2 North 19 St.
Effective September 16, Miss Doro­thy
T. Dean will become specialist in
clothing and handicraft here, accord­ing
to announcement made by Miss
Helen Johnston, chairman, committee
on home demonstration work.
At the same time Miss Nell Pick­ens
will be transferred from the posi­tion
of specialist in clothing to that
of home management, which is a new
project being added at this time. Miss
Helen Kennedy, nutrition specialist,
will broaden her work so as to include
foods, nutrition, and food preserva­tion.
Miss Isadora Williams will
leave the extension service to become
county home demonstration agent at
Henderson, Ky.
Miss Dean came to Auburn at the
beginning of the first session of the
1928 summer school as a member of j
the faculty, teaching clothing. She
was selected for an extension service
position as a result of her work on
the faculty, previous training and ex­perience,
and the impression she made
upon those with whom she came in
contact.
Miss Dean is a Tennesseean and an
alumnus of Peabody College, Nash­ville,
where she received her B. S. de­gree
in home economics. For five
years she was a county home demon­stration
agent in North Carolina and
for two years imediately before com­ing
to Auburn she was head of the
clothing department in the East Caro­lina
Teachers College at Greenville,
N. C.
Miss Pickens, who will start the
new work in home management, spe­cialized
in this course when she was
a student at Columbia University,
where she received her B. S. degree
and completed half the work for
her M. S. degree in home economics.
While in Columbia, Miss Pickens
studied interior decoration, including
both household arts and fine arts. In
addition she completed the course in
house and house-planning, problems
of the family, problems in home man­agement,
and problems in household
arts.
These changes are being made by
Miss Johnston in order to strengthen
the staff of home demonstration spe­cialists
and render more efficient
service to the home demonstration
agents and the farm women and girls
of Alabama.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
RECONDITIONED
The Administration Building is
being thoroughly reconditioned with­in.
Work on the first and second
floors has practically been completed.
The woodwork has been varnished,
and the walls have been kalsomined.
The changed surroundings are much
brighter and are conductive to bet­ter
classroom work.
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ALABAMA POWER CO. EMPLOYS
MEN FROM MANY COUNTRIES
Colleges and universities from all
corners of the world have contributed
to the personnel of the Alabama Pow­er
Company and its subsidiary the
Dixie Constructuion Co., a survey of
the personnel records of the 5,000 em­ployes
reveals.
The long list includes 479 employes
representing 93 colleges and univer­sities.
Schools in Germany, Austria, Hol­land,
Czechoslovakia, Scotland, Nor­way,
Switzerland and Canada are
represented by former students and
graduates—a cosmopolitan gathering
of men from every quarter of the
globe.
Auburn leads the list of schools in
representation in the power organiza­tion
with 156 graduates, with the
University of Alabama second with
86. Two other Alabama schools are
represented—Birmingham Southern
College with six, and Howard with
three.
Outside Alabama, Georgia Tech
leads the list of schools in representa­tion
with 38 graduates. Clemson Col­lege
is second with 17, and Massachu­setts
Tech third with 13. Mississip­pi
A. & M. has 12 graduates on the
roster, the University of Florida
has eight and Cornell seven.
Bergen Tech, Norway; the Univer­sity
of Edinburgh, Scotland; the
University of Munich, Norwegian In­stitute,
Oxford University, Polytech­nic
Institute, Mittweda, Germany;
Strelitz University, State College of
Germany, the University of Toronto,
the University of Vienna and Zurich
University.
Almost every state in the Union has
a representative in the Organization,
a graduate of one of its schools. Here
are some of the schools which have
contributed one or more to the per­sonnel
rolls:
Arkansas University, Armour In­stitute,
Arizona University, Baylor
University, Bradley University, Buck-nell
University, Cumberland Universi­ty,
Citadel, Carnegie Tech, Universi­ty
of California, Clarkson Tech,
North Carolina State, Cincinnati Uni­versity,
the University of South Caro­lina,
the University of North Caro­lina,
Chicago Tech, Colgate, Detroit
University, Duke University, Emory
and Henry College, Florida Universi­ty,
University of Georgia, George­town
University, University of Illi­nois,
State College of Iowa, Jesuits
University, William Jewell College,
Kansas State College.
Others Represented: Kansas Uni­versity,
Louisiana State University,
Lehigh University, Leland-Stanford
University, Maine University, Missis­sippi
College, Manchester College,
Michigan College of Mines, Maryland
University, University of Mississippi,
Missouri University, University of
Michigan, University of Minnesota,
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo­gy,
Northwestern University, Uni­versity
of Nebraska, University of
Ohio, Oklahoma A. & M., Ohio State
College, Princeton, Perdue, Universi­ty
of Pennsylvania.
Penn State College, Rennesselaer,
Institute, Rutgers College, St. Louis
University, Sewanee, Syracuse Uni­versity,
St. Mary's College, Universi­ty
of Tennessee, Texas A. & M., Tu-lane,
University of Toronto, United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Vanderbilt, Virginia Military Insti­tute,
Virginia Polytechnic Iustitute,
University of Virginia, William and
Mary College, Washington State Col­lege,
University of Wisconsin, Wash­ington
and Lee University and Yale.
Bureau of Public
Information to be
Established Here
ATTENTION DRAWN
TO POULTRY WORK
Maximum Sentence To
Be Imposed For Arson
ATTENTION: Young men who are
working their way through school. I
have a splendid opportunity for a
hustler to take orders for the popular
Ebroclo shirts and underwear, and
Nusilk ties and sox. A steady in­come
can be made with these prod­ucts.
Write to Mr. Garrett, 410
Jackson Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.
Special attention to criminal of­fenses
against forest property was
recommended by Circuit Judge Thom­as
E. Knight in his recent charge to
the Bibb County Grand Jury at Cen-terville.
The willful or negligent setting of
fire to other people's woodlands con­stitutes
flagrant breach of law, point­ed
out Judge Knight. "We are us­ing
and burning timber about four
and one-half times as fast as we are
growing it," said the Judge. "State
Forestry Agents are working in near­ly
every locality," continued Judge
Knight, pointing to the various quar­ters
of the horizon. "If you will co­operate
with these men it will en­hance
the value of your timberlands
and contribute to the welfare of your
County and State more than many
of us realize. The people have been
informed quite generally on these
points and ample warning has been
given to men inclined toward woods
burning. It rests largely with you
gentlemen whether we shall have tim­ber
cr not, and we certainly can't
grow as much on burned land as we
can on unburned."
With the announcement of the
opening of college, the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute will create a Bureau
of Public Information according to
a statement issued today by Dr. Brad­ford
Knapp, president. Mr. P. 0.
Davis, formerly Extension Editor,
will be director of the new depart­ment
and will be assisted by C. K.
Brown recently publicity director.
The new bureau will be not only a
news gathering agency but will have
direct charge of all college publica­tions.
Employing student assistants
the new bureau will have a close con­tact
with the student body. In the
corps of assistants there will be in­cluded
an artist to furnish the re­quired
illustrations, a managing edi­tor,
and a number of special sports
and feature writers to take care of
the many phases of the work. A man
of experience will assist the editors
and business managers of the student
publications in an advisory capacity.
In turn mmebers of the student body
will report all news to the central of­fice.
Members of the faculty will
likewise report all news to the bu­reau
office.
It is planned to make the bureau
of public information a distributing
point for the news of the community
and the section.
First Issue of New
Humor Magazine
Put On Sale Today
The initial issue of the Cajoler, I
humorous and literary publication of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
which appears on the campus for the
first time today is one of unusual mer­it.
Although hampered somewhat by
various limitations the new publica­tion
appears much better than the
average comic or similar magazine
generally issued from our American
colleges.
A number of quite original bits of
humor gleaned from many contribu­tions
are a feature of the infant mag­azine.
The reading matter is inter-sperced
with unusually fine examples
WAP1 RADIO STATION SITE
SELECTED IN BIRMINGHAM National and even international,
recognition was given to the poultry
work of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
when the officials and
members of the American Poultry
Science Association decided at their
recent convention in LaFayette, Ind.,
to come to Auburn for their 1929 con­vention.
It will be the first national
convention to be held at Auburn.
The state was given further recog­nition
and honor T^y the selection of
Prof. John E. Ivey, head of the poul­try
division at Auburn, as first vice
president for the ensuing year. At
the same time Prof. Ivey was made
president of the American Record of
Performance Council and chairman
of the extension program committee
for the Fourth World's Poultry Con­gress
to be held in London, Eng., in • of art.
1930. I lend interest to the pages and mark tance between the location and the ] tractor will be asked to complete the
The new radio station WAPI at
Birmingham will be located on a
mountain overlooking the village of
Sandusky, about seven miles from the
center of the business district of Bir­mingham.
Of all the prospective lo­cations
considered this one is pre­ferred
by radio engineers and also by
officials of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, according to announcement
made today by Dr. Bradford Knapp,
president.
not feasible. Consequently other lo­cations
were considered—the final re­sult
being in favor of that near San­dusky.
On this site will be erected a build­ing
to house the broadcasting ap­paratus,
and another to provide liv­ing
quarters for the engineers. The
two towers, each 200 feet tall, will be
erected to support the antennae sys­tem.
The specifications require a
powerful electric light on top of each
In deciding upon the location theItower as a protection and guide for
type of soil and other factors had to aviators. *
be taken into consideration, eleva­tion
being an important factor. The
elevation of the site is about 740 feet.
It presents an excellent view of a
The variety of art subjects I large part of Birmingham. The dis-
Architects are completing the plan
for the building and it is expected that
contract will be let within a few days.
Immediately after the contract is let
construction work will start. The con-
The American Poultry Science Asso-; the publication as one apart in its
ciation is composed of instructors and j particular field.
Advertisers make our paper pos­sible.
Let's trade with them.
J.T.HUDSON
Staple and Fancy Groceries
PHONE 94
BANK OF AUBURN
We Highly Appreciate Your Banking Business
Numerous Changes
Made On Campus
Former students of Auburn who re­turned
to school this semester are
greatly pleased at the improved con­ditions
of some of the buildings and
the campus.
Upon entering the grounds the stu­dents
immediately noticed the addi­tion
of walks where there had been
before only unsightly footpaths
across the grass. These new walks
will eventually be paved, thus adding
still more beauty to the campus. Also
in many places, new grass has been
planted over other old paths.
Inside the buildings, especially in
Broun Hall and in the library, the
students were struck with the fresh­ness
and neatness of the rooms. In
both of these buildings the walls and
ceilings have been freshly painted
and the woodwork has been varnish­ed.
The painting and varnishing of
the walls and woodwork has erased
njany ugly and defacing marks that
had been put there by thoughtless
students, and it is hoped that these
same marks or any other marks will
not reappear in. their places.
Another great improvement is the
painting of the president's home, and
the addition of a new garage and ser­vants
quarters.
The school and its executives have
gone to much trouble and expense to
affect these improvements, and it is
their hope that the students will strive
to keep the grounds and buildings in
as good condition as they are at pres­ent.
investigators and extension poultry-men
in the United States and Can­ada.
At the meeting in LaFayette,
Ind., 41 states and every province in
Canada were represented. Prof. Ivey
and G. A. Trollope, extension poultry-men
at Auburn, represented Alaba­ma,
each appearing on the program.
It was the 21st annual convention of
this organization.
Although President B r a d f o rd
Knapp, Director L. N. Duncan and
officials of the civic luncheon clubs
at Auburn invited the association to
meet here next year, poultry develop­ments
within the state within recent
years was a big factor in making the
decision. Being largely a college or­ganization
the association seeks to
give recognition to outstanding college
work and also to meet where members
will gain by observation as well as by
contact and listening to addresses.
The cover design by Davis is one
full of color and depicts a collegiate
scene. The best example of art in
the openingisue of the Cajoler is the
dedication page by Rosser Alston, for-resident
or business section is said to
be adequate for the approval of the
job at the earliest possible date.
The exact location of the studio has
Federal Radio Commission at Wash- j not been decided. However, the main
ington. i studio will be at a convenient loca-
The land on which the station will
bo located is now owned by the Ten­nessee
Coal, Iron & Railway Com-mer
Cartoonist of the Plainsman andj pany, but is being bought outright by
later Editor-in-Chief. The drawing j the Extension Service of the Alabama
recently declared by professor of the \ Polytechnic Institute. The deed will
School of Architecture to be of un-jcall for 7% acres of land to provide
usual merit depicts an interior scene! ample space for ground system and
in a theatre as viewed from the bal-1 other facilities for the station. The
cony. It illustrates the opening num- j ground system will require an area
ber of the show and gives the reader' 400x600 feet.
a taste for the next scene. Before finally selecting this site
Two unusual pieces are especially! many other prospective sites were
clever. The brief but unique bit i considered. At first it was thought
about the feline romance and I'm on-! that the station would be located on
ly a Freshman, deserves commenda-1 Shades Mountain, but inspection of
tion in the heart of the City. Aux­iliary
stations may be added later as
demands arise out of experience of
broadcasting.
The new station is being bought and
will be installed by the extension ser­vice
of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute.
The station will be operated
in cooperation with the city of Bir­mingham.
AUBURN BARBER SHOP
Razor Honing a Specialty
Oldest Barber in Auburn
First Ag Club Meeting
To Be Held Wednesday
All Ag students are urgently re­quested—
and others who are inter­ested
are cordially invited—to attend
the opening Ag. Club meeting to be
held in Comer Hall Wednesday even­ing,
Sept. 19. Upperclassmen should
start their Freshmen off right by
seeing that they attend .this first
meeting.
The Ag Club is one of the oldest
and most progressive organizations on
the campus. Last year the attendance
ran well over the century mark; in
all probability this high mark will be
augmented this session.
tion.
A feature new to a college publi­cation
gives character to the pages.
The "Southern Writers'" division
will prove a big feature. Succeeding
issues will contain interesting stories
and photographs of many familiar
figures in the southern writers club.
! possible sites revealed that this was
PROF. JONES GIVEN
LEAVE OF ABSENCE!
To spend one year as chemist for
the Agmel Corporation at Mexico
City, Prof. Herman Jones has been
given a leave-of-absence from the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He
has been employed by the Agmel
Corporation to conduct a thorough
stucty of the century plant from a
chemical standpoint.
Prof. Jones graduated at Auburn in
1924 with a B. S. degree and recently
received his M. S. degree from Co
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Dean Petrie does the most puzzling
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office he has placed a notice which
reads: "Do not remove this bench. It
belongs here. It is • for the sick,
weary, and discouraged."
. He can't be referring to the phy­sically
ill, for he isn't that kind of a
doctor; and surely Dean Petrie
wouldn't dare suggest that anyone
could be sick of history. By the
weary he couldn't mean those weary
of studying, for he doesn't believe
that such a person exists. And we're
unable to explain to whom such a
confirmed optimist as Dean Petrie can
refer when he speaks of the discourg-aged.
Now, by gosh, who is to sit on the
bench? We've about decided to con­sult
Dean Petrie before doing so.
PLAINSMAN OUTLOOK
The present outlook shows that the
Plainsman this year is going to be
better than ever before. Last year
thirty-two issues weer put out. This
year sixty issues will be put out. This
is an increase of twenty-eight copies
per year. This year the Plainsman
will be issued twice a week. These
days being on Thursday morning and
Sunday morning. The Thursday
morning edition will contain sports.
Full details of Football, basket ball
and baseball will be given in the Sun­day
morning edition. This year the
Plainsman will be the leading College
publication of the South.
ROGERS HORNSBY . . . capable
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THE PLAINSMAN PAGE FIVE
Bohler Men Working Hard as Second Week of Practice Draws to Close
PASSES ARE BEING STRESSED
MORE IN THE TIGER CAMP
By C. T. Ingersoll
The second week of grid practice
has found the fighting Tigers receiv­ing
much coaching in the a r t of pass­ing,
while skull practice and charg­ing
have been some part of the work
t h a t the gridders have undergone.
Then too the candidates have put in
some time in learning how to handle
the pigskin, for the coaches realize
t h a t if a man is going to carry the
ball, he must know how to hold it
without losing it.
Strong Passing Attack
When one walks out on Drake Field
now the first thing that meets the
eye is a big group of gridders toss­ing
the pig-skin, while another bunch
will be practicing on the receiving
end. Nothing is prettier than to see
a team that has a perfect passing
outfit, and it seems t h a t Coach Bohler
is really going to get the Tigers where
they can put a scare into the Auburn
enemies, due to this form of offen-ty
to heave the ball, but it is believed
that the quarterback will do the most
of it. In the return of "Tux" Tux-worth,
we have a man who will be a
triple threat if Coach BoWler lets
him throw passes. Although "Tux"
was out of school last year, it will be
remembered that he can throw the
ball with much accuracy, having
thrown the pass that tied Georgia
Tech three years ago. Then we must
not forget that Jim Crawford will al­so
be in the backfield, and not only
can he fling passes but he sticks his
foot under the ball for good yardage.
Porter Callahan is another of last]
year'- lettermen who can pass and
punt, and according to a certain
sports writer can "do anything but
eat a football."
Coach Bohler's New Methods
During the last few weeks Coach
Bohler has spent much time in put­t
i ng Drake Field and the field adjoin­ing
it, into condition for the team to
Many Old Tigers
Making Good In
Professional Ball
Ten Former Auburn Students Play
On Professional Teams
sive play. With the fast ends and | get t h e ' b e s t possible training. Just
halves that are on hand, we shouldj to glance at the- field a spectator
be able to net some nice gains by tak­ing
to the air.
would think a circus or side show was
in town, for various devices have been
The question now arises as to who I erected on the field, which enable the
will toss the passes. There are sever- coaches to give the gridders different
al Tigers in camp who have the abili-' kinds of exercise t h a t will help great-
RESULTS OF PLAINSMEN
GRID TEAMS SINCE 1904
Auburn
1904
5 Clemson
19 Nashville
12 Ga. Tech
29 U. of Ala.
17 Georgia
83
1905
0 Davidson
18 Miss. A & M.
0 Vandy
0 Clemson
0 U. of Ala.
29 Georgia
47
1906
5 Sewanee
0 Ga. Tech
4 Clemson
0 U. of Ala.
0 Georgia
33 Tulane
42
1907
23 Howard
63 Mercer
12 Clemson
34 Gordon
8 Sewanee
6 U. of Ala.
12 Ga. Tech
156
1908
18 Howard
42 Gordon
23 Mercer
6 Sewanee
44 Ga. Tech
23 Georgia
156
1909
11 Howard
46 Gordon
23 Mercer
0 Vandy
.11 Sewanee
17 Georgia
Opp.
0
0
0
5
6
11
6
0
54
6
30
0
96
10
11
6
10
4
0
41
0
0
0
0
12
6
6
24
0
0
0
- 0
0
0
0
5
5
17
12
5
7 Vandy
6 Georgia
7
12
0 Centre
0 Ga. Tech.
21
14
164 45
1913
53 Mercer 0
55 Florida 0
34 Miss A. & M. 0
20 Clemson 0
7 L. S. U. 0
20 Ga. Tech. 0
14 Vandy 6
21 Georgia 7
287 13
1914
"39 Marion 0
20 Florida 0
28 Clemson 0
19 Miss. A & M. 0
14 Ga. Tech 0
6 Vandy 0
0 Georgia 0
7 Carlyle Indians 0
163
1922
61 Marion
72 Howard
19 Spring Hill
6 Army
50 Mercer
30 Ft. Benning
7 Georgia
19 Tulane
6 Centre
6 Ga. Tech
62
0
0
6
19|
6
0
3
0
0
14
CAPTAIN H. J. "NICK" CARTER
By R. H. Snowden, '32
The Auburn Tigers are indeed for­tunate
in haying a man like "Nick"
Carter to lead them through a hard
schedule. We are proud of our cap­tain
who for two years has been one
of Auburn's outstanding players. He
duly deserves this honored position as
leader of the Tiger. Last year he
was mentioned for all-Southern hon­ors
and had he been with a winning
team he would have landed this berth
without any trouble. Being over six
feet tall and of heavy build, he makes
an ideal football player. With these
qualifications and the old Tiger spirit
makes him an outstanding player.
Carter's home is in Blountsville,
where he played four years of high
school football. His record there was
outstanding and Auburn was glad
to Welcome him to her Freshman
team, where he was one of the main­stays
on the line.
Auburn has something to gain back
in football prestige after a disas-j
trous season last year. We needed
an outstanding man, who is out­standing
in leadership and one that r ^ ^ ^ ^ G o i f e r e n c e Championship.
By C. T. Ingersoll
During the past summer several
old Auburn baseball players took up
professional baseball, and some of
them have made records that should
make their alma mater proud of them.
"Dooley" Gilchrist
Nashville is the proud owner of
"Dooley" Gilchrist, who has develop­ed
into quite an artist at swinging
the willow. He has been in the ma­jority
of the games this summer, and
we recall one game in particular when
he hit a home run with the bases
full, which sewed up the game for
Nashville. He was manager of the
Tiger nine last year, played third
base, and was cheer leader.
"Cush" Wood
Another Nashville player is "Cush"
Wood, who pitched for that team this
season. He recently won a pitchers
dual, and showed up the good form
that we used to enjoy seeing last
spring when he was one of our star
hurlers.
"Fob" James
Instead of going back to the movies,
"Fob" James, decided to take up
baseball for the summer. He play­ed
first base for Carrolton in the Ga.
Ala. league. His fielding was not far
from perfect, and his hitting was
way above the average. "Fjb" was
captain of that wonderful basket ball
team last year that only missed the
Southern Conference championship by
one point.
" E b b " James
Since graduation last spring, "Ebb"
James has held down the position of
catcher with the Selma team. He
was captain of the great 1927 dia­mond
aggregation that won the
133 0
1916
25 Howard 0
92 Mercer 0
28 Clemson 0
7 Miss. A. & M. ' 3
3 Georgia 0
20 Florida 0
9 Vandy 20
7 Ga. Tech. 33
276
1923 •
0 Clemson
20 B'ham. Sou.
30 Howard
^6 Army
34 Ft. Benning
0 Georgia •
6 Tulane
0 Centre
0 Ga. Tech
48
0
i 0
0
28
0
7
6
17
0
191 56
. 1917
56 Howard 0
7 Celmson 0
13 Miss A. & M. 7
68 Florida 0
7 Davidson 21
21 Vandy 21
0 Ohio State 0
7 Ga. Tech 68
96
1924
7 B'ham. Sou.
13 Clemson
0 V. P. I.
3 L. S. U.
17 Howard
0 Vandy
6 Tulane
0 Georgia
0 Ga. Tech.
58
can be depended on to hold back the
Tiger foe. We have the man, "Nick"
Carter who is' well qualified to lead
the Tiger on. It takes help to do
this. Let the whole student body
pledge themselves to help Carter
"Give 'em Hell."
ly in putting them into shape. On
one side of the field are found small
Ben Sankey
One of the best infielders on the
Selma team this year was Ben Sank­ey,
who still has his keen eye for
swatting out the old agate. He had
Largest Squad in History Reports
For Freshman Football Practice
By C. T. Ingersoll
On Wednesday afternoon the
Alumni Gym was the center of much
attraction, to all prospective Rat
are to step into the vacancies that
the Seniors leave each year it is
best that they have closer relationship
with the coaches who will be in
footballers, for at that time, the first j charge of them when this time comes.
call to the new men was sounded. It Some men have reported who are
well known through the state and
should have good chances of making
the team, but we can not tell so early
seems that there were close to two
hundred of these ex-high school play­ers
on hand who were rearing to
show their wares to the coaches. I in the season who will be in the first
Although there are many Freshmen in
the fold who have fine high school
records does not mean that they are
line-up. Among these are Pate of
Woodlawn Hi, Hatfield of -Cloverdale,
who played under Coach "Bull" Mc-sure
of wearing the coveted "32", forjFadden, and Davison of Sidney La-if
a man makes the squad, he will I nier. We have linemen galore,
have to be there with the goods, j among them bein^: Andrews and
There are some Rats out for the j McRee of Lanier, Pebble Stone of
team who have made berths on all- Marianna, Fla., and Stewart of An-a
good batting average at the end of
the season.
" P o " Moulton
On the pitching staff of the Mont-
(umll(,,._ w l i i | ( , m ; ! „ , l t h e i . p a „ l l K „ e | g o m e r y Lions, we find a good Au-is
equipment that gives the linemen burn representative in Pat Moulton.
, • -i This ex-Tieer is hard to hit when he
excellent practice in making a quick l m s e x x i 5 e l
gets warmed up.
RUPERT INGRAM
By Kenneth Taylor
One of the mainstays of the squad
is Alternate-Captain Rubert Ingram,
better known on the Campus as
"Rupe."
Ingram hails from Wetumpka
where he played footba.ll, baseball and
basketball. We have great expecta­tions
for Alternate Captain Ingram
this year and we believe that he will
excell our greatest hopes. "Rupe"
has been on the varsity squad three
years and was one of the main fac­tors
in the " R a t " football of '24, on
the Freshman team he played end and
fullback.
In his Sophomore year he was shift­ed
to end exclusively. This year as
well as last year he was dreaded by
all Auburn foes. This hefty end is
also well known for having a very
educated toe. His kickoffs are very
seldom surpasses and when Auburn
gets within kicking distance of the
crossbars and do not think they can
make first down, our pet endsman is
called back and you can just write
down three points for your dear "Ole"
Alma Mater.
When it comes to grabbing the
"Ole" pigskin out of the air you can
bet that "Rupe" is there with the
goods. He is noted and dreaded by
opposing teams as being hard to get
around.
Ingram was mentioned for All-
Southern last "ear ind we have every
reason to believe that he will make
it this year.
s t a t e teams, but the coaches will not
pay any attention to what their past
niston.
Taking the situation all in all, it
record is, for what we want now is | might be said that the prospects are
men who can play well at the present]very bright for a successful year for
time. In other words every man will | t he Yearlings at the Loveliest Village
be given the same rights, and in this j 0 f the Plains,
way the coaches will get better teams The schedule is not known at the
present time, but will be published at
a later date, when the team begins to
take form and is cut down some.
There are too many candidates out
to say who is likely to land berths on
the team..
get off. As we move on, a structure
is noticed where the dummies are lo­cated,
and it is here that the mys­terious
moving dummy is found. By
having this moving dummy, the play­ers
can learn to tackle a moving ob-o
l j e c t . This is good practice, for al
Coach "Slick" Moulton
Coach Moulton was with Nashville
a while this season, and took over
the mound on several occasions. He
left before the season was over, in
order to resume . his duties here on
NOTICE
most all tackles in the game are made the athletic field
,_ iU "Jelly" Akin
when the man is moving.
108 •
1910
78 Howard
6 Miss| A. & M.
17 Clemson
0 Texas U.
16 Ga. Tech
26 Georgia
143
1911
29 Mercer
20 Celmson
0 Texas A. & M.
11 Miss A. & M.
5 Texas U.
0 Georgia
44
0
0
0
9
0
0
76
1912
56 Mercer
27 Florida
27 Clemson
7 Miss A. & M.
27 Ga. Tech.
7 L. S. U.
0
0
16
5
18
0
45
0
13
6
0
7
0
176
J918
War Year.
1919
37 Marion
19. Howard
7 Clemson
6 Vandy
7 Georgia
19 Spring Hill
7 Miss A. & M.
14 Ga. Tech
117
1920
87 Marion
88 Howard
21 Clemson
. 56 Vandy
0 Georgia
49 B'ham. Sou.
77 W. & L.
0 Ga. Tech.
528
1921
35 Howard
44 Spring Hill
56 Clemson
14 Ft. Benning
0 Georgia
14 Tulane
105
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
. 7
20
0
0
0
6
7
0
0
34
47
3
0
0
7
7
0
46
1925
25 B'ham. Sou.
13 Clemson
19 V. P. I.
0 Texas
7 Howard
0 Tulane
0 Georgia
10 Vandy
7 Ga. Tech
39
Large Crowds Look On
Every since the students started
1 : 3'coming in Monday, the field has been
1 3 filled with spectators. There have
fi ' been no closed practices so far, and
7 large crowds of spectators have eager­ly
watched the boys go through the
stiff training. This seems to be a
good plan to let the spectators watch
the practice, as the candidates get
used to having people watch them,
and when the game comes off, they do
not get rattled or get "stage fright."
The total number of uniforms out
to date comes to seventy nine, as
three men have had to withdraw from
school. Amdng these are: "Chink"
6
6
0
33
6
13
33
9
7
81
1926
15 Chattanooga
47 Clemson
33 Howard
0 L. S. U.
2 Tulane
9 Sewanee
6 Georgia
3 Marquette
7 Ga. Tech.
103
6
0
14
10
0
0
11
19
20
It has been noticed on a good many
schedules that Auburn will play the
University of Florida in Jackson­ville
on October 13. This is a mis­take,
for the game will be played in
Gainesville, and is Florida's Home
Coming Day.
LANIER STARS
ENTER AUBURN
than if they showed partiality to some
men who really are not the best on
the field.
New Coaching System For the Rats
Since Coach Bohler has taken over
the Tigers at Auburn, he has made
many changes in the way that the
teams have been practicing. One j JJ Q p J S I D N E Y
of the most important of these is that
the Freshmen have no regular coach
or coaching staff, but in the place of
having one man to coach them for
the whole season, he puts one mem­ber
of the coaching staff in charge
of them for one week, and then
another the next. In this way one
coach might notice some weakness in
the team that another might not, and
the result is a smooth working com­bination.
Then too with this system
more interest is shown in the Fresh­men,
for the coaches all get a chance
to work with them and to know them
better than they would in the old
way. As a rule there is not enough
stress laid on the Baby Tigers or any
other Freshmen team, but it should be
anything but this, for the Freshmen
of today will be the Sophomores of
tomorrow, and they will have to
do their part on the varsity. If they
Out of seven Sidney Lanier grid­iron
stars entering college this fall
five entered Auburn. Paul Duncan,
former assistant sports editor of the
Montgomery Advertiser, is going to
the University of Alabama, and Ar-thus
Freehling will go to the Uni­versity
of Florida. The five selecting
Auburn were R. E. Lutz, Joe An­drews,
Verlon Davidson, George
Egge, and Louis McRee.
Keep up that Auburn Spirit.
WE M A KE
1 NEWSPAPER
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S e r v i c e E n g r a v i n g Co
1928 Football Schedule
Sept. 28—Birmingham Southern
Oct. 6—Clemson (Home coming)
13—Florida
20—U. of Mississippi
27—Howard
3—U. of Georgia
10—Tulane
17—Mississippi A. & M.
29—Georgia Tech.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
—Montgomery (Night game)
—Auburn
I—Gainesville
—Birmingham
—Auburn
—Columbus
—New Orleans
—Bix'mingham
—Atlanta
The first of the season found
"Jelly" Akin in the Mobile lineup in
the Southern League, but he later j
went to Hattiesburg. At the present
time, he is playing with the Jackson,
Mississippi team.
"Buck" Ellis
"Buck" Ellis has been with Nash­ville
until recently, when he left for
Bay Minette to accept a job as coach
there. .
"Dog-Face" Sheridan
Newark bought "Dog-Face" from
Birmingham, and now he is under the
tutorage of the nationally known,
pitching ace,. Walter Johnson.
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played. The latest arrivals are Carol
Cosper, who was a speedy ball toter j Porter and E. R. Taylor.
122 80
1927
0 Stetson 6
0 Clemson 3
6 Florida 33
3 L. S. U. 9
9 Howard 9
3 Georgia 33
6 Tulane 6
6 Miss. A. & M. 6
0 Ga. Tech. 18
33 113
1928
? •> i
of last season; and H. P. White and
David Moseley. "Dummy" Howard is
having an attack of boils, and has
been unable to make the last few
drills. "Sheriff" Sellers has not been
out for the last few days due to a
slight attack of appendicitis.
Light Scrimmages Being Held
The first of this week the linemen
were divided into teams, and light
scrimmages were given them, and the
fine points of blocking were brought
out by the coaches in charge of them.
Shoulder pads were issued for the
first time Monday.
P a r t of the work consisted in sever­al
teams running signals. Tuxworth
seems to be calling the signals for
one of the teams, while there are
several other quarterbacks in action
with the other teams. It is too early
to predict who will fill each position,
as the season is too young yet, but
in a few days we will be able to see
who the outstanding men on the
squad are. There are a number of
Sophomores that will have to be reck­oned
with before the first game is
Coach Lee Will Arrive on Sept. 20
The coaching staff will be strength­ened
greatly when Coach Lee arrives
on the Plains to help Coach Bohler
and his assistants. He will be as­sistant
coach. He brings a fine
record with him to the Orange and
Blue camp, having made a name for
himself at Mississippi College under
the direction of our own Coach Boh­ler.
Coach Lee was a four-letter man
while at Mississippi, and had the
honor of being captain of the football
and baseball teams there. At the
present he is playing baseball with
Macon, Georgia, having been farmed
out by Brookland. We will all wel­come
such a man into our midst.
John Shirey in Uniform
The call of the grid candidates
"sounded too good to John "Barley­corn"
Shirey, for every afternoon he
is seen in football togs on Drake
Field, and has been a great help to
both the players and the coaches. He
still has that same Auburn Spirit
that a school needs in order to put
out a winning team.
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PAGE SIX THE PLAINSMAN
New Equipment In
Highway Department
In line with the highway develop­ment
work in Alabama and to fulfill
training requirements the department
of highway engineering of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute has added
new equipment and made provision for
a research fellowship, according to an­nouncement
by Dr. Bradford Knapp,
president, and Prof. .C. A. Baughman,
head of the department.
The new equipment includes a test­ing
machine of the most modern de­sign
to be used in a study of concrete
and other structural materials. It
is being installed as part of the gener­al
policy to strengthen the work of
all divisions of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute and especially those
lines in which it has the greatest in­terest.
In making the announcement Presi­dent
Knapp said that Auburn is the
only state institution in Alabama au­thorized
to offer degree courses in
highway engineering. This is pro­vided
in an agreement by the presi­dents
of the three higher institutions
of learning entered into about nine
years ago. With this agreement in ef­fect
the department at Auburn is
charged with the responsibility of
training students for this work and
the new equipment provides for bet-
THREE THOUSAND
ENROLLMENT HERE
• SEEN BY DR. KNAPP
(Continued from page 1)
of Auburn wants to win, but along
the right lines. I will make the proph­esy
that we will win if we have your
full support."
One of Auburn's most urgent needs
fit the present time is an auditorium
to seat the entire student body, he
said. Auburn also needs adequate
hospital facilities.
A $200,000 student union building
with adequate office space for all stu­dent
publications and organizations to­gether
with commodious reading
rooms and a banquet hall is one of the
ultimate developments which Dr.
Knapp has in mind. This building is
to be a memorial to Auburn's World
War heroes.
The belief that Auburn can soon
have a daily student newspaper in­stead
of the present semi-weekly pub­lication,
was expressed by Dr. Knapp.
Dr. Knapp stated that many thous­ands
of dollars has been spent during
ter training.
In addition to added equipment and
increasing the personnel for highway
engineering the civil engineering staff
is being strengthened and plans made
for practical laboratory work and
field experience.
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the past Summer to remodel buildings
on the Auburn campus. He express­ed
his intention to make the entire
college holdings here a wonderful
place of beauty. With the new build­ings
to be erected at Auburn soon
and the ultimate development of the
college, Dr. Knapp hopes to make Au­burn
bear the same relation to Ala­bama,
as the Massachusetts Institu­tion
of Technology bears to that state.
Dr. Knapp stated that there would
no longer be any regular convoca­tions.
One will be held only when
something vitally important must be
discussed.
Another development pictured by
Dr. Knapp is an immense reactional
center including a large lake for
swimming and boating, together with
a large area for golf and other sports.
Touching upon minor students dis­turbances
usually occurring in the
fall following pep meetings, Dr.
Knapp directed attention to the fact
that citizens of Auburn are the most
valuable friends the institution pos­sesses.
Upon this ground he urged
the students to permit no action at
any time that will be embarrassing
to them. "I believe in having a whale
of a good time," said Dr. Knapp, but
I believe in having it in the right
way."
In conclusion, President Knapp ex­pressed
the importance of students
conducting themselves so as to reflect
credit on the institution, especially
when away on football trips and at
all other times. This, he said will add
immensely to Auburn's popularity
throughout the state and the South.
"So far as I am concerned there
will be only two rules at Auburn
while I am here. First, as students
you should obey the laws of the state
of Alabama and statutes of the Unit­ed
States. Secondly, I merely ask
that you conduct yourselves as gentle­men,
bearing in mind at all times the
old Southern ideals of courtesy and
general manliness."
Even highbrows are attracted by
the promise of refreshments.
Appease Your Appetite
—At—
Uncle Tommy's
Lunch Counter
Next door to Auburn
Studio J
Everybody Come! Everybody Come!
Freshmen!!
Bring Your Rat Bible and Assemble
in the West end of the Bleachers for
College Night
"Auburn Spirit Nigtth t
7:30 P.M. Saturday Night
TUESDAY MARKS THE
CLOSE THIRD ANNUAL
FRESHMAN PROGRAM
(Continued from page 1)
to his confidence, President Bradford
Knapp, Friday morning had a real
heart to heart talk with the new
students at the first session of their
Freshman Week exercises. Much
fatherly advice was given the new
students as Dr. Knapp explained to
them how to get the most out of col­lege
life, emphasizing the importance
of each student going into the bus­iness
of a college education in a se­rious
manner.
At the conclusion of his talk Dr.
Knapp introduced each of the deans
of the various divisions of the college,
and explained that these men were
not "stand-offish guys" but that they
were sympathetic advisers and friends
to whom the new students could talk
confidently upon any occasion.
Dr. Knapp impressed the freshmen
with the fact of his personal interest
in each of them and urged that they
come to his office and talk to him at
any time upon any matters in which
he might be of aid to them. Auburn's
new President went to far as to in­vite
the freshmen to call upon him at
his residence after office hours if
there was any matter of immediate
concern where he could help them.
It is Dr. Knapp's belief that a fresh­man
upon coming to college must pre­cipitate
in all college activities, giv­ing
a right proposition to each. For
instance he pointed out that it will
not be the "Book worm" who does
nothing but keeps hjs nose in books
who will succeed, but it is the stu­dent
who studies when the time comes
and who participates in other college
activities in addition.
A union church service with Dr.
Bradford Knapp as speaker was a
climax Sunday in the exercises intro­ducing
the fceshman class into the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The
service was conducted in Langdon Hall
which was packed for the occasion,
resembling commencement sermons in
the past. All churches of Auburn
suspended their services to take part.
Dr. Knapp selected for his subject
the eighth verse of the fourth chap­ter
of Phillrpians which reads:
"Finally brethren whatsoever things
are true, whatsover things are honor­able,
whatsover things are just, what­soever
things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report; if there be any
virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things."
The speaker attributed much of the
progress and greatness of America to
her religion and declared that any
nation that forgets the finer things of
life, and""geftuine religion, is doomed
to fall. He interpreted religion in
terms of happiness and condemned the
long-faced type. He closed with an
appeal to the students to follow the
road of honor, to seek the truth, and
live lives of service.
FORMER GRADUATE
RETURNING AS PROF.
(Continued from page 1)
At the conclusion of his study at
the University of California, Dr. Rey­nolds
was awarded the degree of doc­tor
of Philosophy. His doctorate
thesis was written on the "Alabama-
Tombigbee Basin in International Re­lations"
with a historical discussion of
the Anglo-French struggle over the
fur trade in Alabama, Georgia, and
Mississippi, beginning in 1701 and
ending with the fall of the French at
Quebec in 1763. Although no fishing
was done in this Basin the struggle
for commercial supremacy was in­tense.
Much of this centered in Alabama-especially
around the Mobile port be­cause
of its outlet to the sea. At
that time Mobile and Charleston were
keen rivals as southern ports. With­out
railroads water transportation
was the only reliance and control of
the outlet to the sea was essential to
the nation controlling the fur trade.
Dr. Reynolds is an Alabamian, hav­ing
been born and reared at Clio,
Barbour County. He attended Au­burn
where he received the degree of
bachelor of science in 1912 and master
of science in 1913. From 1913 to
1925 he was in the history department
at Auburn. Immediately after the
World War he spent a summer study­ing
European post-war conditions. In
the fall of 1926 he studied at the fa­mous
Sorbonne in Paris.
He spent two summers as student
at the University of California be­fore
going there in the winter of
1926. During the 1927-28 session he
had a fellowship in history. He won
it on his record in competition with
a large number of students and was
one of ten to win the high honor. As
a student he majored in history and
minored in political science. Dr. Rey­nolds
wrote his thesis under Dr. H.
E. Bolton, well-known historian and
head of the history department at the
University of California, which is the
largest University in America. He
conducted courses in history at the
University of Alabama during the
summer of 1928.
Opelika-Auburn Golf
Tournament Be Held
Upperclassmen!
Be Present—with Plenty of Pep
And Help
Cheer, Sing and Encourage the Team
Talks by
Dn Knapp, Coach Bohler
and Members of Team
Everybody Come! Everybody Come!
REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE
TO THE ANNUAL PANELS
(Continued from page 1)
1. Each organization with panel of
mounted pictures appearing in the
Glomerata.
2. Glomerata will furnish contract
form for agreement between the de­signer,
organization, and panel com­mittee
of the Glomerata Staff.
3. All panels must be in Glomerata
Office before or on November 30,
1928.
4. Every panel must be passed by
the Panel Committee of the Glomerata
Staff, on or before Novt"30, 1928 be­fore
entering the Glomerata.
5. All panels must be done in black
and white, pen and ink; ABSOLUTE­LY
NO COLORS.
6. Higgins black drawing ink shall
be used.
7. The only work to be done in side
of border to be names of individuals
and coat of arms or insignia of or­ganization.
No organization name or
other symbol or date to appear with­in
boi'der.
8. All panel proportions inside bor­der
shall be 5x7.
9. There shall be % inch clear space
left between inside border line and
the edge of picture, and % inch clear
space between inside border line and
border design.
10. The panel committee will not
OK more than 5 panel designed by
one man.
11. All men interested in designing^
panels see Bruce R. Anderson and Os­car
D. Asbell, panel committee of
Glomerata.
Nobody likes compulsion but we
must all submit to it if we hope to get
along in this world.
Auburn and Opelika golf players
are getting in trim and practice work
this week for the beginning of the
Opelika-Auburn tournament starting
within next two weeks.
By end of this week both cities
players will play eighteen holes for
qualifying scores, and the week fol­lowing
the sixteen lowest qualifying
players of each town will meet on
Opelika links for foursome matches
of eighteen holes and the week fol­lowing
each team of sixteen in four­somes
meet on Auburn links for the
finish of the tournament.
There will be no charges for qual­ifying
and no winner bribes as the
tournament is put on by Dane Jen­sen,
Opelika Pro and Auburn Club
officials for the sport and for fur­ther
cementing good will between
the sister cities.
This tournament should attract
great interest and the local players
will put out all they have to get in
list of sixteen lowest to qualify for
the tournament play.
The qualifying rounds wiH be on
Sunday September 16th. The first
match play on Opelika links will take
place on Sunday, Sept. 23rd, and the
final math play on Auburn Links will
be on Sunday Sept. 30th.
RECTOR LAUGHS AT IDEA OF
SINFUL "YOUNGER
GENERATION
"Decadent youth" and the "sins of
our younger generation" are scoffed
as absurd fallacies and ridiculously-trite
pet sayings in an interview with
The News by Raimundo De Ovies,
former rector of St. Andrews Episco­pal
Church, Birmingham, and now
Chaplain of the Univeristy of the
South, Sewanee, Tenn.
This minister views modern life
and customs as more conducive to
character building for youth than was
the rule-controlled life of his boy­hood.
His interview is captioned
"The Younger Generation." Ques­tions
put to him on the younger gen­eration
and his answers follow:
"What do you consider the great
difference between the younger gen­eration
of today and that of a decade
or two ago?"
"A difference in environment and
the natural reaction to it. But the
term 'younger generation' is mislead­ing.
A generation is a period of say
33 years. Youth is a far briefer per­iod,
and generation merges into gen­eration
overnight, as we realize the
moment we really think about it. Five
years make an enormous difference in
our boys and girls, and in even so
short a time they can pass through
tremendous changes."
"What do you mean by 'a differ­ence
in environment and the natural
reaction to it'?
"Well, simply put, we adapt our­selves
pretty readily to our outside,
material surroundings. For instance,
many boys of 25 or 30 years ago
drew water from the well, heated it
over the kitchen stove, poured the hot
water into the family washtub and
bathed in front of the kitchen fire.
That is, they did if it was Saturday
night! Now, our boys turn on hot
or cold water at will into a porcelain
bathtub in a well-appointed bath­room
and bathe frequently and at
little cost or effort. But our boys
would and will go to as great an ef­fort
as boys have ever done if they
think a thing either necessary or de­sirable—
we just do not have to make
the same effort to attain certain ends
as once we did.
"Do you think that modern con­veniences
and luxuries are softening
our present-day youth?"
"Not at all. I remember distinctly
many magazine articles and sermons
prior to the great war on the subject
of the 'decadence of youth.' But the
youth of all countries responded to
the call of country about as well as
it has ever done; and you know how,
here in Birmingham, young lads
boosted up their age in order to serve
with the colors. It was the blood of
youth, not age, that stained the field
of Flanders first! Youth always finds
hard things to do, and it enjoys dif­ficulties.
Football isn't as gentle
a game as golf; but the Fall of 1928
will see even more youngsters offer­ing
themselves to the mess and sweat
and bruises of the gridiron than ever
before. Youth still likes the 'rough
stuff,' it still sees romance in stren­uous
effort."
CRIMSON TIDE SWINGS INTO
REAL PRACTICE
University of Alabama's Crimson
Tide swung into its second week of
practice Monday with its initial squad
of 41 players intact.
The Wadesmen cast aside their
track suits this week and donned reg­ulation
moleskins, cleated shoes, and
shoulder pads. Two or three light
scrimmages formed the menu for the i
Tide the early part of the week.
Head Coach Wallace Wade is try­ing
out Moore, a likely ex-frosh, at
the end position with Captain Earl
Smith holding down the other termin­al.
Dwight Deal, hefty back coming
up from the freshman eleven, seems
a good bet for the hole left by the
graduation of Tolbert (Red) Brown.
Holm at fullback, Brasfield at quar­ter,
and Hicks and Deal have been
working in the backyard of the varsi­ty
since practice begun.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
OPENS ITS 98TH SESSION
The University of Alabama opened
its doors for the ninety-eighth session
last Monday morning. Monday and
Tuesday were devoted to the regis­tration
of freshmen. Upperclassmen
registered Wednesday and Thursday,
and classes in every department of
the University will be in full swing
Friday morning.
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PROGRAM
TIGER THEATRE
MONDAY, SEPT. 17
Greta Garbo in
"THE MYSTERIOUS LADY"
with Conrad Nagel
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18
"FORGOTTEN FACES"
with Clive Brook, Mary Brian,
William Powell, Fred Kohler,
and Baclanova.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 19 & 20
John Barrymore in
"THE TEMPEST"
with Camilla-Horn, Louis Wol-heim
and George Fawcett.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21
James Hall & Ruth Taylor in
"JUST MARRIED"
with William Austin and Harri­son
Ford.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22
Dolores Costello in
"THE COLLEGE WIDOW"
With Wm. Collier, Jr.
Schedule "The Tempest" will
be 2:00, 4:15, 6:30 and 8:45.
Rings
L G. BALFOUR CO.
Fraternity Jewelers
Announces
, the opening of their
NEW BRANCH OFFICE
2104 Fifth Ave., North
Just Across from the Redmont Hotel
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Badges Novelties Favors
Introducing Our Fall Opening
BOSTONIAN
PORTAGE
FRIEDMAN SHELBY
INTERWOVEN SOCKS
ARROW SHIRTS
VANHEUSEN }
ARROW-TEX J
SHOES
COLLARS
Also See our New Fall Line of
YOUNG MEN'S SUITS AND NECKWEAR and
SPORTS WEAR
GIBSON'O
MEN'S WEAR V^
OPPOSITE THE TIGER THEATRE