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VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1929. NUMBER 38
AUBURN LOSES FIRST TOURNAMENT GAME TO GEORGIA, 42-24
HOWARD DEBATERS RECEIVE
DECISION OVER AUBURN TEAM
Opening Meet Intercollegiate
Debate Lost To
Baptists
MATCH WELL ATTENDED
Speakers Demonstrate Ability
To Think on Feet
- Howard College of Birmingham
won over Auburn in the first inter­collegiate
debate of the season here
Friday night. The subject debated
was: "Resolved that three or five ex­pert
jurists should replace the present
system of juries'."
Auburn represented the affirma­tive.
Howard College was repres­ented
by C. Dobbins of Camden and
H. Cohen of Birmingham, and Au­burn
' was represented by Clifton
Kirkpatrick of Selma and J. M. Jones
of Montgomery. Both Auburn de­baters
are freshmen. Howard sent
her regular debating team.
The debate was well attended and
proved to be an unusually interesting
battle of argument.
Plans Are Perfected
Evangelistic Services
Be Held In Local Churches, Depart­ing
Former Custom
Plans have been perfected toward
the presentation of Evangelistic Week
Services, which begin in the various
local churches of Auburn Sunday,
March 10, according to announcement
made by J. R. Carrcker, student re­ligious
chairman, today.
Unlike former attractions of this
nature given here, which have been
centralized in Langdon Hall chiefly
in the interest of students, this sea­son
will find the services being given
in the various local churches, in the
combined interest of students and
townspeople. This comes as the result
of cooperative efforts among "Y" of­ficials
and local ministers.
Noted evangelists have been secur­ed
by the various churches to conduct
these meetings; they bid fair to prove
intensely interesting to. each and
every individual student. The pur­pose
of the segregation is to permit
students to attend the churches of
their choice.
Go-To-Church Sunday, which has
been announced for a previous Sun­day,
is being postponed until Sunday,
March 10, in an effort to start the
evangelistic services in full force.
Go-To-Church Month, which extend­ed
through February in the interest
of Fraternity attendance, terminated
with decided success and a distinct
revival of church attendance among
the students. The winning prize for
this event will probably be awarded
at the opening of these evangelistic
services.
March 4-7 Date
of Short Course
for Metermen
Will Include All Systems and
'Theories of Modern
Meter Uses ,
The annual short course of electric
metermen at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute will be conducted March
4»7. Prof. Arthur St. C. Dunstan
will be in charge and the course will
be opened to any one wishing to
take it, he announced today.
Subjects to be covered by the short
course include fundamental prin­ciples
of single phase and polyphase
alternating current circuits; the prin­ciples
upon which meters operate;
mechanical and electrical details of
meters and their functions; the in­stallation,
wiring, testing and adjust­ing
of two and three wire single
phase and polyphase meters; the in­stallation
of meters in connection
with potential and current transform­ers;
demand meters; and considera­tion
of problems suggested by meter­men.
The course will be conducted by
members of the faculty in electrical
engineering with the assistance of
representatives of commercial con­cerns
and also of the Alabama Public
Service Commission. This commis­sion
will cover work, rules, and regu­lations.
In making this announcement Prof.
Dunstan said that the general public
as well as utility companies are in­terested
in accurate metering. The
customers want a correct meter the
same as the utility company supply­ing
the current.
The short course last year was at­tended
by more than 100 and Prof.
Dunstan expects fully this many to
attend this year.
GYM BE SCENE
THIRD ANNUAL
MILITARY BALL
Invitations Being Sent Out for
Social Event To Be
March 8
PLANS ARE KEPT SECRET
Executive Committee of
Alumni Meet March 16
Much Business Is To Be Brought
Before Body
A meeting of the executive com­mittee
of the Auburn Alumni Asso­ciation
will be held here March 16
in the office of President Bradford
Knapp, according to a call issued by
Professor C. L. Hare, chairman of the
committee.
Election of an orator for alumni
day at commencement, consideration
of a revised constitution and by-laws,
and plans for nominating a president
of the association will be considered
by the committee, Prof. Hare an­nounced.
General Robert E. Noble of Annis-ton,
president of the association, will
be present. Other members of the
committee are C. L. Hare, chairman,
Auburn; S. L. Toomer, Auburn; Jo-siah
Flournoy, Columbus, Ga.; B. H.
Crenshaw, Auburn; P. O. Davis, Au­burn;
and John V. Denson, Opelika.
Mrs. Sarah H. Bragg
Dies In Birmingham
Mrs. Sarah H. Bragg, mother of
Thomas Bragg of the Alabama Pow­er
Company and for many years a
member of the faculty at Auburn,
died at her home in Birmingham,
February 28, and remains were in­terred
in Elmwood Cemetery the fol­lowing
day.
Mrs. Bragg lived in Auburn many
years, moving to Birmingham in
1923. The Bragg family was well
known and popular in Auburn.
She is survived by three sons, Tom,
Braxton, and Edwin, and one daugh­ter,
Miss Emma Bragg of Birming­ham.
Dr. B. B. Ross and Prof. C. L
Hare attended the funeral.
Machine Guns Are Placed at
Strategic Positions
Decorations are being arranged and
other preparations made for the third
annual military ball given by the ca­det
officers of the military unit in
the Alumni Gymnasium, March 8. In­vitations
to reserve officers, nation­al
guard officers, regular army of­ficers
at Atlanta and Fort Benning
and elsewhere in the vicinity of Au­burn
have been extended. -
The colors red, white, and blue will
be featured in the decorations.
Streamers will be festooned from the
center of the ballroom to the wall.
There will be guidons of the en­gineer
companies and field artillery
batteries about the wall with colors
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
regiment protected by a color guard
immediately in front of the stage.
Machine guns and other equipment
will be placed in strategic positions
about the hall.
Patronesses are Mesdames Bradford
Knapp, J. T. Kennedy, B. C. Ander­son,
B. H. Bowley, W. B. Leitch, W
B. Higgins, C. E. Peace, G. P. Towns-ley,
and G. B. Barth.
Miss Alice Virginia Terry of Fort
Benning, Georgia, will be a special
guest, as will Mrs. Knapp and Miss
Funchess Kennedy, daughter of Ma­jor
and Mrs. John T. Kennedy, Au­burn.
Entertainment plans are being kept
a secret. However, one feature will
be a zouave drill by a platoon of stu­dents
selected for their military ef­ficiency.
Miss Catherine Hare
Makes Stage Debut
Miss Catherine Hare, daughter of
Dr. C. L. Hare of Auburn, and niece
of Major General Billiard, has made
her debut on the New. York stage as
a member of the Louise Gifford Play­ers.
Miss Hare went north last year
to, attend the summer course at the
Louise Gifford Studio for the training
of the young actor, and applied her­self
so diligently to her work that
she has been give,n an important role
in "Uneasy Street," a play by Alfred
Kreymborg. This play is being given,
in Kreymborg group at the New
School for Social Research, and is di­rected
by Romney Brent, one of the
best known actors in New York to­day.
Miss Louise Gifford, whose sum­mer
school is famous, not only gives
her students individual attention, but
also helps to.get them established in
their dancing and dramatic careers.
Catherine Hare attracted Miss Gif-ford's
attention almost on her im­mediate
arrival because of the apti­tude
she showed for stage dancing.
With the physical freedom thus ob­tained
she became an easy subject for
dramatic training, and it is said by
several critics who have seen her work
that she gives promise of going a
long way in her. chosen field.
TEN INITIATED
INTO "A" CLUB
ON SATURDAY
Initiates Perform As Traffic
Cops, Fishermen, and
Street "Cleaners
TENNIS COURTS
COMPLETED YMCA
Two New Courts Added On West
Magnolia Avenue
The Y. M. C. A. has completed
four up-to-date tennis courts on the
lot adjacent to the Lambda Chi
Alpha house. Two of these courts
have been completed for some time,
while the others have just received
the finishing touches.
In a statement issued to the press
yesterday Mr. C. R. LeCroy, "Y"
worker, said: "Although tennis is a
minor sport, Coach Bohler is laying
much stress on the game and within
a few days he hopes to have several
intercollegiate games scheduled. In
an institution like Auburn, I can see
no reasons why we cannot develop
some Helen Wills and Bill Tildens.
The "Y" appreciates the interest and
help of Coach Bohler in assisting the
organization in equipping the ne- j
courts."
SENIOR CLASS TO
ERECT MEMORIAL
"A" Be Placed On Parkway Near
Main Gate
In a statement to the press today
Frank BuBose, president of the Sen­ior
Class, announced that plans had
been completed for a class memorial,
to be erected in the near future on
the parkway between "Red's Place"
and the main gate. The memorial will
be in the form of an "A", twelve feet
high on a base of fifteen feet in
width. It will be contracted either
of limestone, concrete, or granite.
At night a battery of lights on the
roof of Toomer's Drug Store will
shine upon the monument, making it
visible from the railroad station.
A bronze plate on the cross bar
of the "A" will bear the inscription,
"Class of 1929." It is expected that
another bronze plate at the base will
bear the names of the, entire mem­bership
of the class.
On the past Monday letters of re­quest
for bids on the project were sent
out, and from all indications the mem­orial
will be completed long before
the end of the present term. '
DANCE AT GYM TONIGHT
Picked from Football, Baseball
Teams Last Season
COUNTRY CLUB
OPENS TOURNEY
"Look what the Mayor has hired,"
are the words heard about the Auburn
campus Saturday morning as the new
Traffic Cops and Street Sweepers
were seen hustling about such duties
clad in unique clown uniforms.
" 'A' Club initiation", was the ans­wer
given'to this by one of the "so-called"
men when inquired- into by a
little boy who wished to know if a
circus had come to town.
Ten men are in "full swing" re­ceiving
all requirements of the order
in an effort to be made members of
this best Club on the Auburn Cam­pus.
The 10 men are the new lettermen
in Baseball last year and Football this
year.' Kirkwood, Schiich, G. Long,
Harkins, Shannon, Joe Burt, Green,
and "Bubber" Hatcher were awarded
letters in football. Those who re­ceived
them in baseball are Lee and
Mosley.
These men are to walk the campus
and streets all day. Some of them
directing traffic, some sweeping the
streets, some helping the ladies across
the street, and the rest are required
to entertain the town in general.
All these requirements are only the
part that is made public while the
rest goes on behind closed doors and
"probably" swinging boards.
Two of these new men were man­agers
of the sports mentioned above,
and have proved to be the best that
could be found on the Auburn Cam­pus.
"Bubber" Hatcher was man­ager
of the football team this year
and John Mosley was manager of the
baseball team.
The initiation will be concluded by
an "A" Club dance in the Alumni
gym Saturday night.
TIGERS DROP BY WAYSIDE;
PLAY HARD BUT I M GAME
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Recommende d
City of Auburn
Building Practically Assured
Say Officials of
Treasury
Juniors And Seniors
Enjoy Hike On Friday
The towns of Auburn has been of­ficially
recommended for first consid­eration
in the next extension of ap­propriations
by Congress for a post
office building. Announcement of this
is contained in a telegram from Hugh
Grant, secretary to Senator Hugo
Black, to Dr. B. B. Ross. This ac­tion
by treasury officials means that
Auburn should get appropriations for
a post office building next year, Mr.
Grant said. t
Several weeks ago Auburn's claims
for a Federal post office building were
presented to officials in Washington
by Dr. Ross and Prof. L. N. Duncan,
acting for Dr. Bradford Knapp, who
assured officials in Washington that
a lot will be provided.
In view of the fact that the Au­burn
post office transacts a large
amount of business and serves people
throughout the state, treasury offi­cials
admitted that a -post office
building should be erected here. The
recent action as announced by Mr.
Grant should result in final action,
he said.
Quintet
HARRIS FOR GEORGIA
Bulldogs Hold Lead Through
Entire Game
DR. C. W. DYE, OHIO,
INSPECTS COLLEGE
Says Auburn Lacks Space And Ade­quate
Facilites
Eta Kappa Nu Entertains
"Eats" And Fun
With
Special Blue Ridge Edition of The
Plainsman Be Published March 7
Be Spiced With Attractive
Summer Training Camp
Cuts
Thursday, March 7 has been set
aside as the date for the publication
of the special Blue Ridge edition of
The Plainsman. Arrangement has
been made with the regular editorial
staff to this effect, and details are
being hastily rushed to completion.
This edition will feature the Blue
Ridge "Y" summer training camp lo­cated
at Blue Ridge, North Carolina,
with Auburn YMCA officials in
charge of the number.
Detailed information concerning
this spendid summer camp will be
presented, spiced with attractive cuts
and feature articles, in an effort to
favorably impress students who have
"Y" work and its furtherances
at heart, with a view of influencing
them to attend the coming summer
session, which will be held there in
June.
For the past few years it has been
the custom here to publish annually
this special edition, and as a partial
result Auburn has been represented
at the convening camp. These rep­resentatives
have invariably returned
to the campus with a brilliant vision
and increased ambition in the furth­erance
of "Y" work- that is efficient
and effective on the Auburn campus.
The regular news and advertising
sections of The Plainsman will ap­pear
practically unchanged in this is­sue,
with special emphasis on the Blue
Ridge features, the sole purpose being
to favorably present the campus and
its uplifting advantages to the stu­dents
here. '
This number will doubtless prove
interesting and worth while to the en­tire
student body, which to a man,
is composed of YMCA members.
Many Prizes Offered "Knights
the Niblick"
The Auburn Country Club's first
golf tournament of the 1929 season
began March 1st with 56 competitors
entered.
Prizes of a total value of $60.00
will be given. These prizes may be
seen at Homer Wright's drug store.
The Tourney play is expected to
end about March 10th. No handi­caps
will be given but players are di­vided
according to ability into seven
flights. H. W. Nixon will referee the
play.
No Program Broadcast
From Auburn Monday
Inaugural Ceremonies At Washington
Be Transmitted
Timely information on agriculture,
home economics and college features
constitute this week's broadcast from
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at
Auburn over WAPI from Tuesday
through Saturday, March 9. The
schedule, as announced from the col­lege,
also includes musical features
on each day's program.
No program will be broadcast from
Auburn on Monday, March 4, since
the entire inaugural ceremonies at
Washington will be transmitted over
station WAPI on that day.
On Friday afternoon at four
o'clock, a large number of Juniors
and Seniors in Electrical Engineer­ing
gathered in front of Ramsay En­gineering
Hall for the annual Eta
Kappa Nu hike. This hike is given
every year with the idea of creating
a closer union between the Seniors
and Juniors who are studying "Elec".
The procession walked out Mag­nolia
Avenue to Yarbrough Springs.
The afternoon's entertainment began
with a tug of war. Next came a fis-
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At 11 o'clock Thursday the students
and faculty of the pharmacy depart­ment
.assembled in the pharmacy
building to have presented to them
Dr. C.'W. Dye, Dean of the School of
Pharmacy at Ohio State University,
and incidentally, the accredited rep­resentative
of the American Associa­tion
of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Dr. Dye is here in the capacity of
inspector of Schools of Pharmacy,
such inspection being made every
three years. In his address he made
a very favorable report as to the
conditions existing here, merely stat­ing,
to the contrary, that there was
a lack of space and facilities. His
entire lecture was permeated with
the magnetism of his personality.
During his talk he said that the
science of pharmacy had really ad­vanced
very much in the last ten
year, but that it is not so obvious as
it is in other fields, since it is com­paratively
so much smaller in scope
than most other professions. "Re­gardless
of where one is stationed, he
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Ninety-Seven from South Applying
Admission to West Point Academy
The Auburn quintet was forced to
bow before the basketballers from
Georgia in their first game in the
Southern Conference tournament.
The Georgia aggregation took the
lead in the opening minutes of the
game and were never in danger of
being overcome. The first half saw
Georgia leading the Tigers by the
top-heavy score of 20-8 and continued
to increase this lead as the game pro­gressed.
For Auburn James and DuBose
played the best game. DuBose was
able to continue his art of hitting the
basket with regularity acquiring 10
points for the Auburn cause. James
played a good game at guard and was
second in the scoring column with
six points.
Palmer and Harris did most of the
scoring for Georgia with 13 and 10
points respectively.
Many substitutions were used by
both teams.
A defeat at the hands of Georgia
eliminated Auburn from the tourna­ment
and concluded a very disastrous
year in basketball for the Tigers.
Lineup and summary:
AUBURN (24): Mullin (2), and
Fulton (0>, forwards; DuBose (10),
center; James (6), and Vines (2),
guards. Substitutes: Chappelle (2),
Frazier (2), Yarbrough, and Ken­nedy.
GEORGIA (42): Palmer (13), and
Harris (10), forwards; Sanford (8),
center; Anderson (5), and Martin
(4), guards. Substitutes: Reber (2),
Courts, Fryer, Davidson.
Referee: Sutton.
Exhibit Of Beaux Art
Problems On Display
Seven Problems Contain Much Color
and Variety
Fourteen Are Alabamians; Three
Attend School Here
Ninety-seven young men of vari­ous
schools and colleges in. the south­east
will assemble at Fort McPher-son,
Georgia, on March 5th for the
purpose of taking the entrance ex­amination
for the United States Mil­itary
Academy, according to an an­nouncement
by Major General Rich­mond
P. Davis, commander of the
Fourth Corps Area.
Of -this group of young men who
ond with twenty-two, and Alabama
is third with fourteen. South Caro­lina,
Tennessee and North Carolina,
in the order named,' are furnishing
thirteen, twelve and seven. Twelve
enlisted men of the Regular army are
included in this group, one coming
from Fort Barrancas, Florida, eight
from Fort Benning, two from Fort
McPherson and one from Fort Ogle­thorpe,
Georgia.
Those who pass the examination
and are accepted will enter the Unit­ed
States Military Academy at West
Point, New York, next June for a
four-year course at government ex­pense.
Upon satisfactory completion
of the course they will receive com­missions
as second lieutenants in the
various branches of the Regular
Army. This course at the academy
will include, among other things,
aspire to enter West Point, Georgia higher mathematics, languages, civil
is first with twenty-nine, Florida sec-1 and military engineering, history,
.English and philosophy, as well as in­struction
in all different arms of the
military service.
The young men who have been di­rected
to report for examination
from Alabama are:
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According to a statement issued to­day
by Milton Smith Osborne, pro­fessor
of architectural design at Au­burn,
an exhibit of Beaux Art prob­lems
is now on display in Room 202
in the School of Architecture, second
floor of the Main Building. The
seven problems may be seen today,
Sunday and Monday.
Problems in the exhibit represent
New York University, Atelier Hirons,
Columbia University, Armour Insti­tute
of Technilogy and Ohio State
University. One of the most inter­esting
problems is "A Cambodian
Temple" which has an unusually
sketchy quality. The mosaic treat­ment
of "A Roman Bath" is especi­ally
pleasing. Two of the drawings
are done in the modern manner and
have their appear to those of cer­tain
taste and temperament. An in­terior
problem "A Living Room" is
executed in opaque water color.
From the standpoint of variety the
exhibit should hold special interest
from residents of Auburn as well as
students. It is expected that a large
number of townspeople will take, ad­vantage
of the opportunity to see the
exhibition.
Preacher Smith Named
Manager Grid T e am
Earl "Preacher" Smith, who has
been a "life-long" assistant to the
Auburn football team, has been elect­ed
as Student Manager of the 1929
Tiger grid team and has been seen
hustling about his duties during the
past week while the Bohler gridmen
were going through their first week
of Spring training.
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PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1929.
Published semi-weekly by the students of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au­burn,
Alabama.
Subscription rates $3.50 per year (60
issues). Entered as second class matter
at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
Business and editorial offices at Au­burn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
Ludwig Smith Editor-in-Chief
James B. McMillan Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rosser Alston, '29 Associate Editor
Raymond DeArman, '29 —Associate Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 __ Associate Editor
Victor Savage, '30 _!__ Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
K. R. Giddens, '30__Ass't. Managing Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Alex. Smith, Jr., '31 News Editor
Robert L. Hume, 31 __ Ass't. News Editor
Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News Editor
Carol Porter, '29 Sports Editor
Dick Jones, '31 Ass't. Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
REPORTERS
Robert Baxter, '32; T. S. Coleman, '32;
Kenneth Cooper, '32; Clarence Dykes,
'32; Thomas Dykes, '31; Edmund Eng­land,
'32; George Harrison, '32; John
Lewis, '31; S. H. Morrow, '32; Alex
Smith, Jr., '31; K. G. Taylor, '32; J. E.
Jenkins, '32; H. G. Tooney, '32; Victor
White, '32; D. Reynolds, '32; Don May,
'29; Virgil Nunn, '31; Gabie Drey, '31;
Charles Matthews, '32; James David­son,
'32; W. M. Taylor, '32.
BUSINESS STAFF
George Carden, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
W. B. Jones, '30 Advertising Mgr.
White Matthews, '31 __ Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Office on ground floor of Alumni Hall.
Circulation Managers: Walter Smith '31,
J. M. Johnson '31, W. A. Files '31, J.
E. Dilworth '31.
Assistants: B. W. Kincaid '32; R. A. Mann
'32; Roy Wilder '32, Cleveland Adams,
'32, J. M. Barton '32.
Financial Statements
Insure Efficiency
The plan whereby a full financial
report is made to the student body by
each campus organization seems to us
to be a good one. At present, The
Plainsman. The Glomerata, and the
Social Committee are the only or­ganizations
here whose records are
under the supervision of the college
authorities, so far as we know. There
are many more campus organizations
here, and we think that they should
be put under a system of checking
or public reporting.
The various class officers have
much student body money to spend,
yet the average member of a class
never knows where one cent of his
class dues goes. Banquets are held,
rings and invitations are bought, and
other transactions go on that are en­tirely
unknown to the student, or at
least the financial side is not known.
Why not let competing companies
submit bids for class rings openly?
Or submit bids for invitations open­ly?
Why not let the members of the
class know just how much I the bids
are and why one or the other is chos­en?
If each company had to submit
its bids through the president's of­fice;
that bid be made public; and
the action of the committee made pub­lic,
we feel that the students at large
would be more interested in their class
business.
The exact compensation received
by each student who is paid by an or­ganization
or publication should be
made public. This is no more than
taxpayers require to be known of their
public servants. This would preclude
the insinuations of "graft" that hang
about publications, societies and com­mittees.
It would be little trouble,
would be perfectly ethical and in good
form, and would be more satisfactory
to the members of the classes.
Interfraternity socials are not en­tirely
self-centered. They are cam­pus
organizations; why should a man
not know something of their financial
status before he joins? Why not
have these organizations make a
periodical report to someone working
under the college president, who will
check this report and make it pub­lic
to those interested? Honor so- -
cieties and other groups made up of
members of the student body would
fall under this system. Dr. Knapp
in his column Thursday, mentioned
such a system at another school, and
mentioned the possibilitiy of the same
thing working at Auburn. We be­lieve
that it would.
We are not insinuating that there
is any need for a check-up of student
body affairs here; we are suggesting
an improvement that many other larg-ger
schools have found good. We
do not mean that we believe that
there is a larger amount of irregulari­ties
or graft going on at Auburn; we
have fullest confidence in the men
selected by the students to hold the
important and responsible positions
here.
We think that it is fine that a
charge of graft has not been made
here; many schools have been faced
with that situation recently. A shake-up
occurred at Syracuse University
last fall; other shake-ups have oc­curred,
and we are proud that Auburn
has been exempt.
However, under the proposed sys­tem,
we could not be even suspect­ed,
even tho falsely, of such a thing.
The whole matter of public business
being carried on by individuals would
have the open approval of the whole
student body and would be subject
to the student body.
Perhaps this will come in time, when
we are able to reestablish student gov­ernment.
Let us be thinking about it.
The Y. M. C. A. Is
Yours; Protect It
During this school term the Y. M. C.
A. has made much effort to make the
recreational room a place for the stu­dents
to drop in and enjoy themselves.
They installed at the beginning of the
term a new victrola with several new
records. Sad to say many of the records
have vanished to some place or other
and those who come down to enjoy music
have to listen to the few old records left.
This condition should not exist in an in­stitution
like Auburn. Apparently the
ones who took a liking to these records
and allowed them to take up with them
do not realize that they are stealing from
the Y. M. C. A. and also their fellow stu­dents,
and at the same time they are
breaking one of the Great Commandments,
"Thou shalt not steal."
The victrola and records are the prop­erty
of the Auburn Y. M. C. A. and are
at the service and care of the students
enrolled here. The machine has recently
been repaired and is again in good con­dition,
so let's all cooperate in the care* of
it. To those who are inclined to con­sciously
take records away from the "Y",
we suggest that they unconsciously bring
some new records to the Y. M. C. A. rec-creational
room.
A Revival
Of Quakerism
Not long ago, the editor of The Varsity,
University of Toronto daily newspaper,
commented editorially on modern parents'
becoming reconciled to the customs of to­day's
youth, saying, " . . . .parents have
long since given up decrying modern circum­stances,
and have submitted gracefully to
them."
Without warning, college officials at
Toronto asked the student government there
to oust the editor, asserting that what the
truthful young editor's commment did not
make for the moral up-lift of the readers.
The student executives, true to their broth­ers
and to their convictions, refused to do
the suggested firing. The official had other
means, however, and the editor lost his
job.
True to their chief, the staff members
resigned with him, and after a large To­ronto
daily threw open it's pages to the
editor and his staff, they helped him to
edit the University.
Almost the entire student body there was
in' sympathy with the editor but what
could it do? A purblind few, probing
with their long, investigating, noses into
that which neither concerned them nor
affected the moral state of their charges
had accomplished their purpose. It was
purely a case of ultra-conservatism—a state
which usually falls with a liberal educa­tion.
Quakerism died with the exodus of peg-top
trousers and hoop skirts. Today's open-minded
frankness, coming with universal
advancement, of education, is a thing of
beauty; it is something to be welcomed by
parents who do not wish their offspring
to be reared in a state of shame-faced ig­norance.
The tenacious holding on to the dead and
rotting traditions is nothing short of bar­baric.
Clinging doggedly to the past, they
refuse to give up the teachings of unedu­cated
ancestors for the light a new, and
much more beautiful, trend of thought has
shown them.
So-called educators, who are blind
enough to place a nailed heel on the neck
of a well-meaning student who very grace­fully
voiced an appreciation of tolerant
parents, have no place in the educational
world. \ .
The editor of the Toronto university's
newspaper lived too soon. ' He would have
worked much better in his place after his
slow-thinking assailants slept peacefully
with the ancestors from whose customs they
could not loose themselves.
Prexy's Paiagraphs
By Bradford Knapp
Religious week at
Auburn will be from
March 11 to 16. It
is an important time
.in the life of the stu­dent
body. We are
trying to do it a lit­tle
differently this
year than previous
years. Each of the
churches is going to
conduct services. The college is going to
keep programs as clear as possible. Next
week we will announce the hour during
which classes will be dismissed each day
for these services and each church, as I un­derstand
it, will hold a night meeting which
students are expected to attend. If we are
to get the all-round development of our
life which- we ought to have, there is noth­ing
more important than the religious side
of our life. The man who fails to develop
that side is only half prepared for life and
even less than that. I hope we may make
these meetings worthwhile. Go to . the
church of your own choice and make these
meetings a real source of strength and de­velopment
in your lives.
* * * * , *
I am greatly concerned regarding fire
risks in Auburn. I know that it is easy to
get careless but I am afraid that some day
a disastrous fire may occur. I think stu­dents
ought to be especially thoughtful of
their uses of matches and smoking and
throwing down cigarettes. I wish we had
esprit de corps up to the point where there
would be no smoking in buildings but I
know how difficult it might be to establish
such a custom which many institutions
have. However, if we are going to smoke
in buildings it would be very helpful if
smokers were careful. I do not know how
many times I have stepped upon lighted
cigarettes thrown on wooden floors or wood­en
steps at the entrance of buildings where-by
a little thoughtfulness these could have
been put on the ground or at such a point
as to have prevented danger. Thoughtful­ness
might save the State of Alabama a
lot of money.
" L i t t l e Things"
By Tom Bigbee
Someone says that the sage who coin­ed
the all-too-true adage of "Procrasti­nation
is the thief of time," ought to be
awarded a button. Maybe so, but we're
in for rewarding the one who devises a
workable remedy with a gold brick.
With all the loving cups, recognition
pins, banquets, et al., these Plainsman
reporters have reason to "get huming"
right. Not many years since a reporter
was lucky to even get his name on the
mast head, and this came only in the
junior or senior years. Oh, well, time
brings changes, you know; and we are
enthused to note that time has brought
us a better college paper.
Perhaps you noticed what Mr. Patrick,
'24 had to say in the last issue of this
paper. Right encouraging, wasn't it? And
we wonder if our Editor isn't receiving
the lauditory comment with a tinge ,of
egotism? Only natural that he should,
you know. And our hat is off to him for
his successful advancement of the Plains­man.
While it's handy, we wish to add our
personal stamp of approval on the status
of the college weekly at present. In our
honest opinion, it is unquestionably the
best college paper in the South, even as
a bi-weekly. And just think of the ad­ditional
advancement when it becomes a
daily.
Did you attend the debate Friday night?
Or did you stride along in your custom­ary
way, retaining your moral support
from this worth-while college activity by
being absent again? Since you've never
heard a college debate (not because you
haven't had the chance) we think you
should go at least once, for a change.
It might prove interesting, who knows?
Judging from the recent notice in this
paper, stating that lack of interest in the
attempted "Auburn Spirit" essay contest
caused its complete failure, one might
think that this renowned "Spirit" actual­ly
has waned to a critically low ebb. Or
is it something too delicate to write about?
However, it has stood a lot of talk.
Sunshine or rain—which? (Speaking
of the weather, of course; and which,
by the way, is a good topic to fall back
on).
THE GEDUNK
I am the Gedunk who must tell every­one
my troubles. I spend hours every­day
worrying about life and its complexi­ties.
I don't, know what will become of
the situation here at Auburn and I am
deeply troubled about my own future. I
always in any gathering or place that I
find myself begin to unburden my soul.
Of course I know that other people are
not interested in my problems but it makes
them think that I am important and that
I am a thinking individual.
IS AUBURN FOOTPRINTS «
HASHED SCRAPS
It's a wise guy who can keep his name out of this column, for instance; it is
with regret that we announce the mysterious disappearance of Asa Clark. Several
strange theories have been advanced as to his departure. One cannot be mentioned
in print and the other pertains to either attempted suicide or robbery. Chief of the
Detective Early avers that it is his honest opinion that Asa was belayed by thugs,
and when they discovered his only possession was a manuscript of "Hoosier Sweet­heart"
ballads, they butchered him in disgust and threw his body under the Chem­istry
Building. Asa Clark is survived by a trunk of love-letters, a joyous French
class and a much fingered copy of "Hoosier Sweetheart" Ballads. It seems as
though Woornie Baskin, not satisfied with the idea of copping all the medals avail­able
has to break one or two world's records before he considers i.t a days work.
WAITING FOR A TRAIN
With apologies to Jimmy Rodgers.
.Beside the'water tank I sat.
And stirred the glowing coals;
Then into the dreary night I peered,
As I shivered with the cold.
No welcome scream of racing steam,
Nor piercing whistle shrill,
So I turned again to face the flame,
Small, but burning still.
Your face was there, sweetheart so dear,
Pictured in the embers;
They all forget, but you, I guess—
I know that you remember.
I lived my life with you that night,
Heedless of pattering rain,
And my eyes were moist with tears of joy
As you kissed me once again.
But no—my castle of thinnest air
Was fading from my sight;
My fire died down; in the rain it was drowned,
And I lost its comforting light.
Perched on a log, all wet and cold,
And shivering in the rain;
A thousand miles from you, sweetheart,
Just waiting for a train.
—Convict Number 696.
* * * * * * * *
• PERSONAL
Tell me, Big Toe, how do you like bathing beauties and have you ever indulged
in any moonlight bathing?—Adonis.
Well confidentially, I have never had the ecstatic pleasure of bathing a beauty,
however I agree with you that moonlight bathing allows greater freedom in
choosing a costume.
* * * * * * * *
NASTY!NASTY!
Mis: My mind is wandering.
Take: Well, keep your mind off your hands.
* * * * * * * * -
* THIS WEEK'S PHANTASY
"Do you act toward your wife as you did before you married her?"
"Exactly. I remember just how I used to act when I first fell in love with
her, I used to lean over the fence in front of her house and gaze at her shadow on
the curtain, afraid to go in. And I act just the same way now."
—Gambler.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
TOO TRUE! TOO TRUE!
From a reporter down at Mississippi
A & M College, we get the following pic­ture
of a freshman: "A freshman is an
animal with two legs, two arms, two hands,
a head in which there is nothing, a mid
point which is, when turned in the prop­er
direction and bent at the right angle,
a very good place to bounce a belt off;
a mouth which is always gaping at some­thing,
a pair of eyes which are always
staring, and a tongue which is always wag­ging
but saying nothing. A freshman is
useful in a few ways; he makes a fairly
good laundry boy, but has to be prompt­ed
quite frequently; he can sing in a fine
barnyard tenor, the laundry list when he
is made to do so but, it is funny that he
must always be begged to do this; He
has no sense, so it could not be expected
of him to do any of your school work for
you; he is at his best in the role of a
chambermaid and this is the only thing
that he can do that he has a right to
boast of.
"All freshmen are not alike. Some- of
them are ugly and others are still uglier.
Some are gawky and most of them are
bow-legged. Some freshmen have an al­most
humanlike look on their face but
the majority of them remind us of a trip
to the zoo.—" etc. A very interesting
sketch, I'll say. It seems very strange that
the author of this particular description
can be so perfect in describing himself and
still get by with it. That is, he must look
like this, because a man can not change his
personal appearance in a year or two
even with the aid of facial tonics,etc. Per­sonally
I'd like to see this kind of a guy.
* * * * *
NEXT
North Dakota University is a back num­ber.
It bends its head in shame—it has
never had a student suicide at the school,
according to the university physician.
Good work doctor.
* * * * *
OH! MY, MY
At the University of Hawaii freshmen
boys have to carry at least two brands of
popular cigarettes in an old sock, but the
sock must be clean, white, and have no
holes. Co-eds are required to wear grass
skirts and goggles and always have a good­ly
supply of jelly-beans. Not bad.
MORE POWER TO 'EM
The University of North Carolina "is
going to place some kind of a restriction on
the freshmen who enroll with them in near
future, it appears from an editorial appear­ing
in their paper of recent date. It seems
that the faculty is not large enough to
give adequate attention to the individual,
that the buildings are not quite large
enough to accomodate any larger student
body, and already has too many students
whose prime purpose in going to college is
not to get an education. The high school
records back of applicants is likely to be
one of the means of picking the new stu­dents
if the worse comes.
* * * * *
EXCELLENT
As a result of experimental work by the
University of Minnesota Mines Experiment
Station, millions of tons of low grade mag­netite
on the eastern end of the Mesabi
range, formerly worthless, are now under
development.
University ore experiments have made it
possible for a $5,000,000 plant to be built,
and when operations are begun the income
provided will be more than enough to make
up for the cost to the state of the School
of Mines and the Mines Experiment sta­tion.
* * * * *
AND HOW!
West Point, Uncle Sam's school on a
bend of the Hudson, is decidedly not col­legiate,
but the cadets apparently have at
least one social custom to which less re­strained
students favor unanimously.
When the cadets stage a formal affair
the girls, considering themselves quite the
most fortunate creatures to even get a
bid, pay all the incidental expenses. This
would suit us. Eh?
* * * * *
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
That intelligent football fans appreciate
the ability of the opponents is brought forci­bly
to mind by the incident which occurred
recently at the finish of the V. M. I.-Ga.
Tech basketball game.
The Shriners of Atlanta presented to Al­bert
Barnes, captain of the '28 Flying
Squadron, a handsome wrist watch as a
token of their appreciation of his remark­able
football ability. Barnes has played
against Tech for the past three years.
MEDITATIONS
O N T H I S A N D T H AT
1B\ 'Benjamin Trovosp-~
EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions ex­pressed
in this column are not necessarily
the editorial opinions of this paper. It is
a column of personal comment, and is not
to be read as an expression of our edi­torial
policy.
* * * * *
CAMPUS politics are creating a con­stantly
increasing stir; all under coy­er.
One never hears politics being
discussed on the street corner; it is always
in the back of a store or in some corner of
the campus.
Why is this? I'd like to mention again a
proposal that I have discussed before: open
campus politics; with open campaigning and
secret voting. Why shouldn't a man an­nounce
that he wants to be editor of the an­nual
or president of the class? Why
shouldn't he be allowed to make stump
speeches, telling members of the class just
why he should receive this or that office?
This silly false modesty that forces a man
to walk around half-shamefully admitting
his candidacy when questioned about it by
an interested classmate, useless, harmful,
and antiquated, is a thing that the reform--^
ers can start upon. It encourages and faci­litates
crooked politics. It has no virtues
of its own and no borrowed ones. What
about a little change, Juniors.
m * * * * *
THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE
Thou knowest all; I seek in vain
What lands to till or sow with seed—
The land is black with briar and weed,
Nor cares for falling tears or rain.
Thou knowest all; I sit and wait
With blinded eyes and hands that fail,
Till the last lifting of the veil
And the first opening of the gate.
i
Thou knowest all; I cannot see.
I trust J shall not live in vain,
I know that we shall meet again
In some divine eternity.
WHEN Dean Biggin, of the School
of Architecture, stepped on'board
the train for New York, the first
lap on his trip to Egypt, a big undertak­ing
was achieved.
When the students in one of Auburn's
colleges can raise funds sufficient to send
their Dean to Africa, they have accomplish­ed
something. Congratulations to the ar­chitects,
and to the unsung heroes who put
the job over. It is something big for Au­burn.
* * * * *
WHEN these lines appear in print
I will be on the campus of the
University of Alabama. All my
life I have heard of 'Bama, but have never
visited the school; I intend to keep awake
and see how they do things at our sister
institution.
Originality is a fine thing, but imitation
isn't so bad when one has a good model.
Maybe I can learn something over there
about how to do this or that. Maybe they
have some customs that are as bad as some
that we have; maybe some as good as some
of ours; I am deeply interested in observ­ing
them; and what I see will at least pro­vide
space-filler for the Thursday issue.
HOD PUTT
Here I lie close to the grave
Of Old Bill Piersol,
Who grew rich trading with the Indians,
and who
Afterwards took the bankrupt law
And emerged from it richer than ever.
Myself grown tired of toil and poverty
And beholding how Old Bill and others
grew in wealth,
Robbed a traveler one night near Proctor's
grove.
Killed him unwittingly while doing so,
For the which I was tried and hanged.
That was my way of going into bank-
- ruptcy.
Now we who took the bankrupt law in our
respective ways
Sleep peacefully side by side.
—Edgar Lee Masters.
LAKE SONG
The lapping of lake water
Is like the weeping of women,
The weeping of ancient women
Who grieved without rebellion.
The lake falls over the shore
Like tears on their curven bosoms.
Here is languid, luxurious wailing;
The wailing of king's daughters.
So do we ever cry,
A soft, unmutinous crying,
When we know ourselves each a princess
Locked fast within her tower.
The lapping of lake water
Is like the weeping of women,
The fertile tears of women
That water the dreams of men.
—Jean Starr Untremeyer.
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
EVELYN HENRY
Smith Hall
Phone 9115 SOCIETY AND FEATURES This Department Open
Fvom 11 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Daily
HOW TO MAKE A PRETTY CHILD
First choose your child—
'Most any one will do.
Add a quart of milk
And an egg or two.
Garnish with vegetables and plenty
of fruit,
Top with a pudding or a chocolate
mint.
Then put her out in the sun to stay
Till she takes on a rosy tint.
At half past seven pop into bed.
Cover up warm, all but the head.
Open the windows and shut the door.
Do not disturb for ten hours or more.
Now if you've followed this recipe
right,
Your child is certain to rise up light.
Her cheeks will be rosy, her eyes
shiny bright,
And she'll be happy from morning
till night.
Mrs. Ruffin Hostess
At Lovely Bridge Party
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. W.
A. Ruffin entertained with a three
table bridge party. High score was
made by Mrs. W. A. Hutsell, with
Mrs. Homer Wright, second high. A
lovely prize was presented each. At
the conclusion of the games a salad
course was served the following
guests: Mesdames W. A. Hutsell, J.
J. Wilmore, D. C. Harkin, E. R. Moul-ton,
Homer Wright, Monk Wright, B.
P. Thomas, W. B. Higgins, R. D.
Doner, E. S. Winters, and J. E. Pitts.
Prof. Powell Honored
With Stag Dinner
On Thursday evening, February 21,
Mrs. P. P. Powell entertained with a
five-course dinner, honoring Professor
P. P. Powell. Emblems of Washing­ton's
birthday were used in decora­tions
and menu to add to the attrac­tiveness
of the affair. The center­piece
was. a miniature cherry tree,
with tall red tapers shedding a soft
glow over the lovely appointments
of the table. George Washington
place cards bore the following names:
Dr. Bradford Knapp, Major J. T.
Kennedy, Dr. J. W .Scott, Dr. Rodger
Allen, Prof. C. A. Bazore, Mr. J. A.
Parrish, Lieut. W. B. Leitch, Jrof. W.
W. Hill, Mr. A. D. Lipscomb, Dr. D.
C. Harkin, Dr. B. F. Thomas, Rev.
S. B. Hay, Dr. Emerson Miller, Dr.
B. B. Ross, Prof. C. L. Hare, Prof.
Herbert Martin, C. D. Powell, and
Dean F. C. Biggin.
Local Chapter D. A. R.
Meet Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Fred Allison and Miss Mary
Martin were joint hostesses to the
local chapter of the D. A. R. on Tues­day
afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
Allison. In the absence of the Re­gent,
Mrs. C. A. Bazore, the Vice-Re­gent,
Miss Mary Martin, presided.
Mrs. Judd was in charge of the pro­gram
and spoke on immigration. Af­ter
the program was concluded, tea
and sndwiches were served in the
dining room. *
Kappa Delta Sorority
Initiates Pledges
Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa
Delta held its first initiation of the
year on Friday night, February 22.
The initiates are: Mary Yarbrough,
Auburn; Ruth Hollingsworth, Opeli-ya;
Betty Buchanan, Opelika; Rober­ta
Hayden, Opelika; Elizabeth Brown-field,
Opelika; Mary Carlington,
Camp Hill; Susan Spangler, Macon,
Georgia; and Helen Garrett, Auburn.
Immediately after the initiation a
dinner was served at the Kappa Del­ta
chapter house. Many alumnae and
out of town Kappa Deltas were pres­ent.
The reception hall of the house was
appropriately decorated in green and
white crepe paper and white roses.
The sorority flower,and colors were
symbolized in the dessert course which
was ice cream in the form of white
white roses and green and/white cake.
PERSONALS
TOOMER'S HARDWARE
The Best in Hardware and Supplies
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
i . - - .
150 rooms, every room Circulating ice water
- w i t h bath and and oscilating
showers fans
STRICTLY FIREPROOF
The Greystone
Montgomery, Ala.
Wolff Hotel Company Charles A. Johnson
Operators Manager
Misses Dean and
Ferguson Joint Hostesses
Misses Dorothy Dean and Bertha
Lee Ferguson were joint hostesses at
a charming bridge party on last Sat­urday
evening, at the home of Mrs.
John E. Ivey. Six tables enjoyed
spirited games, at the conclusion of
which high score for the ladies was
awarded Miss Evelyn Henry; for the
gentlemen, Mr. P. 0. Davis. ' Conso­lation
was given to J. P. Wilson and
Mr. Julian Brown. The spirit was re­flected
in the tallies, the lovely ar­rangement
of jonquils throughout the
living room and sun parlor, and the
delicious salad course served.
VARSITY BARBER SHOP
APPRECIATES
YOUR BUSINESS
MOTTO- SERVICE
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Dean Biggin Honored
By Prof. & Mrs. Osborne
Professor and Mrs. M. S. Osborne
charmingly entertained with a five
course dinner on Friday, February 22,
in honor of Dean F. C. Biggin, who
left Monday for a trip abroad. The
spirit of the occasion was that of
France. A menu consisting entirely
of French dishes was served in the
appropriate manner. Place-cards
written in French designated places
for the following guests: Dean and
Mrs. Biggin and Dr. and Mrs. B. F.
Thomas.
GREENE'S
OPELIKA, ALA.
Clothing, Shoes
—and—
Furnishing Goods
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OVE#* •s M I L L I O N
A DAY J
IT WON'T BE. LONG
NOW. AND THE PAUSE.
THAT'S COMING MAY
NOT BE SO REFRESH­ING
AS SOME OTHERS
KNOW OF.
The moral is to avoid situations
where it is impossible to pause
and refresh yourself — because
whenever you can't is when you
most wish you could. Fortu­nately,
in normal affairs there's
always a soda fountain or refresh­ment
stand around the corner
from anywhere w i t h plenty of
ice-cold Coca-Cola ready. And
every day in the year 8 million
people stop a minute, refresh them­selves
with this pure drink of
natural flavors and are off again
with the zest of a fresh start.
The Coca-Cola Co.. Atlanta, Ga.
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YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
PAUSE THAT REFRESHES
I T H A D TO B E G O O D T O G E T W H E R E I T
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Alpha Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa
Sigma announces .the following new
pledges: Misses Mary Bradford, of
Lineville and Catherine Lowe, of Ope­lika.
* * *
Sigma Phi Beta announces the fol­lowing
new initiates: Mrs. Hazel
Hewitt and Miss Mary Claude Fletch­er.
* * *
Raymond Spann and J. B. McMil­lan
attended Grand Opera in Bir­mingham
last week.
* * *
Malcolm Franklin and "Squire"
Bradley were in Newnan, Georgia, for
a short stay during last week.
* * *
Huber Culpepper was the guest of
Gerald Breitling on last week-end.
* * *
Emmitt Sizemore, now with the Ex­tension
Service will be located per­manently
in Auburn.
* * *
Messrs Hugh Smith and J. D. Foy
of Dothan, visited their sons, Hugh
Smith, Jr., and Drury Foy here on
last Sunday.
* * *
W. B. Jackson, President of Beta
Chapter of Alpha Lambda Tau, was
in Birmingham last week.
* * *
Dick Jones was called to Birming­ham
on last Friday because of the
illness of his mother.
* * *
"Stumpy" Granger, Mick Howie,
Clayton Weldon, and Rat Campbell
motored to Montgomery last week­end
for the formal opening of the
Jefferson Davis Hotel.
* * *
Miss Mary Mills, of Montgomery,
was the guest of Miss Frances What-ley
on last Thursday.
* * *
Mr. Levie H. Shelley, of Eufaula,
Alabama,'was in Auburn on Monday
and Tuesday. Mr. Shelley is a for­mer
student of A. P. I. and a mem­ber
of the local chapter of the. Al­pha
Tau Omega fraternity.
* * *
Miss Kathleen Haygood, State Y.
W. 'A. Secretary of Montgomery, was
in Auburn from Sunday through Wed­nesday
of this week. While here Miss
Haygood was the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. Edwards.
* * *
Mrs. Arthur Gannon spent a.few
days in Atlanta this past week. She
went for the purpose of having the
final sitting for her portrait, being
done by Mr. Paul Menzel.
* * *
Mr. Neal Suffich who finished his
work here at mid-semester, is now lo­cated
at Huntsville, Alabama, work­ing
with the State Highway Depart­ment
in the construction of a large
bridge across the Tennessee River.
* * *
Mrs. Hoyt Jolly spent last Saturday
in Montgomery.
* * *
Misses Evelyn Bryant and Clari-bell
Parsons drove to their home in
Bessemer on Friday, to spend the
week-end with their parents.
« * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lowery an­nounce
the arrival of an eleven-pound
boy, on February 23, at the hospital
in Opelika. Mrs. Lowery and her
young son are both doing nicely.
* * *
Mr. Irving Patrick, 24, Editor of
Plainsman his senior year, was in
Auburn this past week-end. At
present Mr. Patrick is located in Bir­mingham
and is connected with the
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
* * *
Miss Nellie Hester, teaching at
Ramer, Alabama, is visiting her sis­ter,
Miss Helen Hester.
* * *
Dr. Beulah Clarke Van Wagenen
left Wednesday for Birmingham,
where she is attending the regional
conference of Y. W. C. A.
* * *
Miss Mamie Matthews, Home
Demonstration Agent of Henry Coun­ty
spent Sunday with friends in Au­burn.
Miss Matthews received her
B. S. in Home Economics with the
class of '28. She has an enrollment
of nearly 500 women and girls in 26
clubs in the county. The young girls
are doing special work in foods. The
women have clothing as their special
project this year.
Members of Pi Kappa
Sigma Entertained
On Friday evening, February 22,
members of Pi Kappa Sigma sorori­ty
were complimented by their new
pledges, Misses Katherine Lowe, Lur-lene
Betts, and Sara Wilks, with a
George Washington Party given at
the lovely surburban home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Thomas, Opelika.
The house was tastefully decorated
with a profusion of early Spring flow­ers.
The colorful costumes worn by
the girls were effectively suggestive
of Colonial days.
A series of bridge games, music and
dancing afforded amusement through­out
the evening while merriment was
supplied by interesting games and con­tests.
The refreshments consisted of de­licious
home-made candies, sandwiches
and punch.
Forty guests enjoyed this courtesy
for the Pi Kaps.
Mrs. Ruffin Entertains
With Bridge Party
Mrs. W. A. Ruffin was the hostess
to a four table bridge party on Thurs­day
evening. Mrs. T. B. McDonald
won high score prize for the ladies,
and Mr. Monk Wright, for the men.
After an evening of interesting games,
a salad course was served the fol­lowing'
guests: Dr. and Mrs. T. B.
McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Wright, Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Harkin,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gannon, Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
Monk Wright,- Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Hill, and Mrs. Leo Gosser.
Dr. C. C. Dye Honor
Guest At Dinner
Last Wednesday evening Professor
Blake entertained Dr. C. W. Dye at
a dinner party. Dr. Dye, who is on
an inspection tour, is the representa­tive
of the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy, and is dean of
Pharmacy at Ohio State University.
Among those present at the dinner
party were three faculty graduates of
Ohio State University., Professors
Guyton, Robinson, and Osborn. Pres.
Knapp, Dean Ross, and Profs. Har-greaves
and Witt were also in atten­dance.
Dr. W. C. Williams and Mr. Walk­er
Austin of Bridgeport, Alabama
visited Dr. Williams' son, Claiborne,
a freshman at A. P. I.
* * *
Mr. Lawrence Haley of Oakman,
Alabama, is pending this week in Au­burn.
.Mr. Haley is a former stu­dent
of this institution.
'Tis Fine to
Dine
at the
PICKWICK
MAY & GREEN
Men's Clothing
Sporting Goods
Montgomery, Alabama
TOOMER'S DRUG STORE
Drug Sundries
Drinks, Smokes
THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
ON THE CORNER
Men's and Young Men's
SUITS
WITH TWO TROUSERS
$ 35
Not the cheapest priced clothes in Columbus
-but the best qualities at the lowest possible
prices.
A. C. CHANCELLOR CO.
Columbus, Georgia
but a mosquito blocked the way
THE Panama Canal diggers had
engineering brains and money
aplenty. But they were blocked by the
malaria and yellow-fever bearing mosqui­toes,
which killed men by thousands.
Then Gorgas stamped out the mos­quito.
The fever was conquered. The
Canal was completed.
The importance of little things is rec­ognized
in the telephone industry too.
Effective service to the public is possible
only when every step from purchase of
raw material to the operator's "Number,
please" has been cared for.
This is work for men who can sense
the relations between seemingly unre­lated
factors, men with the vision to see
a possible mountain-barrier in a mole­hill—
and with the resourcefulness
to surmount it.
BELL SYSTEM
A nation-wide system of inter-connecting telephones
O U R P I O N E E R I N G W O R K H A S J U S T B E G UN
PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1929.
NINETY-SEVEN FROM SOUTH
APPLYING ADMISSION TO
WEST POINT ACADEMY
(Continued from page 1)
Andalusia—Gerald Chapman, Rt.
" C " ; Elmer B. Kennedy, Care Maj.
J. T. Kennedy, Alabama Polytechnic
I n s t i t u t e ; Allen M. Pearson, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute; George V.
Nunn, 242 Thach Avenue.
Birmingham—Raymond B. Davis,
111 Fourt Avenue, West; Alfred Ro-moo,
3100 Avenue F . ; George Sulzby,
4201 Clairmont Avenue.
Decatur—Lawrence L. Lee, 222
Fifth Avenue, West.
Florence—Edward L. Peerson,
Hawthorne Street.
t —
OF BIRMINGHAM
The Newest Styles
First—
The Best Values
Always—
"PUSS" TYLER
S t u d e n t R e p r e s e n t a t i ve
Marion— Walter E. J J a r e , Marion
I n s t i t u t e ; Ewing Boyd, Marion In­s
t i t u t e ; Tom Harris, Marion Insti­t
u t e ; James M. Kimbrough, Marion
I n s t i t u t e ; Harrison King, Marion In­s
t i t u t e ; John D. JVIcCormick, Marion
I n s t i t u t e ; James P. Pearson, Marion
I n s t i t u t e ; Lawrence B. Savage, Mar­ion
Institute.
Montgomery—Oliver D. R. Lyon,
101 Alabama Street; William E.
Pearsons, Office, Instructor 31st Div.
State Capitol.
Tuscaloosa—Morris Howard, 1816
Broad Street.
Tuscumbia—George J. Weitzell.
Union Springs—Arthur H. Feagin,
J r .
Dr. William B. Bizzell
Graduation Speaker
Is President Oklahoma University,
And Is Noted Speaker
Y o u n g L a d i e s S u n d ay
S c h o o l C l a s s E n t e r t a i n ed
Mrs. C. E." Isbell with Mesdames
Medlock, Carlovitz, and Roger Allen
as joint hostesses, entertained the
young ladies' Sunday School class of
the Baptist Church on Wednesday,
February 20. The members of the
class were served a lovely salad after
an enjoyable afternoon.
DR. T. B. MCDONALD
DENTIST
Office Over Toomer's Drug
Store
Boys! If You Eat
M E A T
Buy it from your
Friends
MOORE'S MARKET
—Phone 37—
BANK OF AUBURN
We H i g h l y A p p r e c i a t e Y o u r B a n k i n g B u s i n e ss
The First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
ANY FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
C. Felton Little, '06, President
W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President G. H. Wright, '17, Cashier
A Six Cylinder Car in the Price Range
of a Four
AUBURN MOTOR CO.
Sales Service
Phone 300
Auburn Alabama
Optical Department
KLEIN & SON
M O N T G O M E R Y
Dr. T h o s . D . H o p k i n s , O p t o m e t r i st
N e w a n d Most M o d e r n E q u i p m e n t for E x a m i n a t i o n and
F i t t i n g E y e s w i t h S c i e n t i f i c L e n s es
T H E B I G S T O R E W I T H T H E L I T T L E P R I C ES
HAGEDORN'S
Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, Shoes
OPELIKA'S BEST STORE
FOR H E A L T H SAKE
EAT MORE
ICE CREAM
its
PURE-PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED
And
"Best Because It's Froze-Rite"
The Commencement speaker for
May 21 at the Alabama Polytechnic
I n s t i t u t e will be Dr. William Bennett
Bizzell, President of the Oklahoma
University. Pr. Bizzell is a Texan by
birth, graduated at Baylor University,
received his Master's degree from the
University of Chicago and his Ph.D.
degree from Columbia University,
New York; and numerous honorary
degrees.
In commenting upon his choice, Dr.
Knapp pointed out that Dr. Bizzell
is peculiarly fitted to deliver an.ad­dress
at Auburn because he was at
one time President of a State Wo­man's
College at Denton, Texas, simi­lar
to the institution at Montevallo;
that he was president of the Agricul­tural
and Mechanical College at
Texas for eleven years and has been
president of the University of Okla­homa
for four years. He has a won­derfully
winning personality, is be­loved
by the student body of Texas
A. & M. College and the University
of Oklahoma and is greatly devoted
to the work in engineering and in ag­riculture
as well as a broad cultural
training. He was for some years a
member of the Executive Committee
of the Association of Land-Grant Col­leges
and Chairman of the Military
Committee of the same Association.
DR. C. W. DYE, OHIO,
INSPECTS COLLEGE
Unpublished Works
Of Harris Found
After five months of sorting and
filling, Dr. T. H. English, of Emory
University has recently brought to
light an unpublished manuscript writ­ten
by Joel Chandler Harris 29 years
ago. The work was among a collec­tion
of manuscripts given to the
Emory library by the children of Mr.
Harris and includes more than a score
of the original writings of the belov­ed
Georgia author, some of which had
never been published. The most im­portant
of these is the manuscript
novel which bears the title: "Qua—A
Romance of the Revolution."
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
ENJOY HIKE ON FRIDAY
(Continued from page 1)
tic encounter between "Kid Nieto"
and "Battling" Strauss. After this
mix-up came a like affair with
"Knockout" Smith and "Two-minute"
Mosely holding the spotlight. And
lastly came a championship bout be­tween
"Bruiser" Geist and "Dog-eye"
Jones.
After the conclusion of these war­like
encounters came the feed, which
was made up of de-luxe "Hot-dogs",
pickles, marshmallows, and a lot of
the various other edibles that accom­pany
an affair of this sort.
After the sounding of "Taps" on
the eats, Charlie Ingersoll, President
of Eta Kappa Nu, introduced the
members of the society to the visitors.
Mr. John Liston, of the General
Electric Company, made a short talk.
The society had as its guests, Pro­fessors
Hill and Carlovitz, of the En­gineering
faculty.
(Continued from page 1)
must realize the responsibility pf his
work. He must also t r a i n himself to
be exact. Among other points
brought out, he held forth one in
which he drew a contrast between the
profession of pharmacy a few years
ago and the labor unions. "We must
have organization," he said. Along
this vein he mentioned the fact that
those following this profession are
rapidly realizing the need for organi­zation
and have taken steps in that
direction by precipitating such im­provements
as brought about the or­ganization
of the American Pharma­ceutical
Association.
At the conclusion of his address
Dr. Dye spoke of the cordial rela-
.tions existing between O. S. U. and
A. P. I. He is an ardent advocate of
athletics, as is shown by his remem­brance
of the Auburn—O. S. U. foot­ball
game in 1927 at Montgomery
which ended 0-0.
Dr. Dye held conferences with Pres.
Bradford Knapp, Dean Ross, and
Professor Blake, and inspected all the
departments of the college where
pharmacy students work, including
those of pharmacy, chemistry, botany
and bacteriology.
At noon Thursday, Dr. Dye was a
guest at the Rotary luncheon at the
Thomas Hotel.
Mrs. V i v i a n J o n e s G u e st
Of Honor At P a r ty
Mrs. Hoyt Jolly delightfully enter­tained
on Tuesday afternoon, com­plimenting
Mr. Jolly's sister, Mrs.
Vivian Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, who
is visiting in Auburn. Guests for
nine tables of bridge enjoyed this
charming affair, given at the Thomas
Hotel. Lovely spring flowers were
used in profusion throughout the re­ception
rooms. Top score was won
by Miss Mary Beasley, while Mrs.
J. P. Creel won second and Mrs. Al­pha
Cullars, t h i r d ; dainty prizes were
presented to them and the honor
guest. A delicious salad course with
coffee was served.
H o r t i c u l t u r e D e p a r t m e nt
H o n o r e d W i t h P a r ty
Mr. and Mrs. C. LT Isbell enter­tained
the Horticulture Department
with a bridge party on Wednesday
evening, February 20. High score was
won by Mr. Otto Brown. An attrac­tive
salad course was served. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Medlock,
Mr. Hyde, Dr. Kimbrough, and Mr.
Taylor.
ROBERTSON'S QUICK
LUNCH
Open Day and Night
The Bett that can be bought—
Served a* well as can be
served
15 Commerce St. Montgomery, Ala.
PREACHER SMITH NAMED
MANAGER GRID TEAM
(Continued from page 1)
"Preacher", as he is probably call­ed
on account of the various" sermons
he has deliverd on the campus about
his trips with the teams, is without a
doubt going to be "par-excellent".
He hails from Auburn and has had
his whole heart and soul in Auburn
athletics since he has been old enough
to cheer "War Eagle", "Eat'm up
Tigers", and "Beat Georgia".
Three Smith's are likely to be
handling the duties of a manager
next year as there were two besides
"Preacher" who were assistants this
past year. The other two were,
George Washington Smith; and
"Little Goat" Smith, a younger broth­er
to "Goat" Smith manager of the
1927 Tiger eleven.
While talking to a gathered crowd
on the Auburn campus last week
"Preacher" said, " I t ' s time for 'Ole
Auburn' to stage her great 'come­back',
and I believe she's going to
do it next year." All Aubuwi fol­lowers
hope "Preacher" is right in
this statement and are looking for­ward
to that day.
Earl will be a member of the Sen­ior
Class next year and is taking Sec­ondary
Education.
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PROGRAM
TIGER THEATRE
MONDAY, MAR. 4.
Richard Dix in
"REDSKIN"
with Gladys Belmont
Admission 15c & 35c
TUESDAY, MAR. 5
Irene Rich in
"BEWARE OF MARRIED
MEN"
with Clyde Cook
Admission 10c & 25c
WEDNESDAY, MAR 6
"THE BELLAMY TRIAL"
with Leatrice Joy & Betty
Bronson
Admission 10c & 25c
THURSDAY, MAR. 7
Jacqueline Logan in
"NOTHING TO WEAR"
with Jane Winton
Admission 10c & 25c
FRIDAY, MAR. 8
Alice White in
"LINGERIE"
with Malcolm McGregor
Admission 10c & 25c
SATURDAY, MAR 9
"THE LONE WOLF'S
DAUGHTER"
with Bert Lytell & Gertrude
Olmstead
Admission lOc & 25c I
Announcing-
ADECIDED departure from prece­dent
in the conduction of the annual
Religious Week services has been
inaugurated by the leaders of Auburn. The
plan which is sponsored by the Young Men's
Christian Association, the college, and the
Protestant churches of Auburn will be
an entirely new scheme, which, it is hoped,
will have an instant appeal to a larger
number of students and townspeople than
the religious week services, which have
formerly been conducted in Langdon Hall.
March 10 to 17 inclusive has been set for the
services this year. Services will be held in
the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches daily and nightly during
the week. Classes excused for students who
attend. Special visiting ministers have been
engaged for that week. You are invited to
attend the church of your choice.