1929-12-13 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LIU AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929. NUMBER 27
MARSHALL CALEY WINS IN RACE
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Kappa Alpha Team Wins Interfraternity Loving Cup
K. A. Frosh Are
Winners By Big
Margin of Points
Alpha Gamma Rho And Pi
Kappa Phi Teams Are
Runners-Up
The Kappa Alpha fraternity team
.will be awarded the Interfraternity
Council silver loving cup, it was an­nounced
by Coach Wilbur Hutsell, of­ficial
of the ODK Cake Race. The
cup will be presented to the four
Kappa Alpha frosh at the Honors'
Convocation on Tuesday, December 17.
At the same time a numeral will be
presented to Marshall Caley. The
Kappa Alpha pledges won the Coun­cil
award by a large margin, their
total number of points being sixty-six
less than the number amassed by
the runners-up. The members of the
winning team and their respective
places are as follows: H. O. Murphree,
second place; Bill Jackson, third place;
R. R. Ellis, twenty-sith place; H.
Nolen, thirty-first place; total num­ber
of points, sixty-two.
The Alpha Gamma Rho team plac­ed
second. Though no member of this
team finished in the bracket of the
first five, each ran a consistent race,
placing high enough to win second
place for their chapter. Following
are the^nembers of the team and the
positions in which they placed:
Brooks, seventh; Charles Patterson,
twentieth; W. B. Harlin, thirty-sixth;
Gaines, sixty-fifth; total points, one
hundred and twenty-eight.
The Pi Kappa Phi freshmen copped
third place with a total number of
one hundred and thirty-seven points.
The stellar running of the race win­ner,
Saley, saved the day for the Pi
Kap's. The other' men that shared
the fraternity honors with Caley
were: Robert Arthur, twenty-second;
L. Summerlin, thirty-ninth; J. M.
Owen, seventhy-fifth.
Student Church Clubs
To Hold Treasure Hunt
Will Meet in Front of Langdon Hall
At 7 O'clock Tonight
A treasure hunt will be held Sat­urday
night, December 14, under the
auspices of the B. Y. P. U., Epworth
League, Christian Endeavor, and E.
Y. P. U. The hunt is to begin at
seven o'clock in front of Langdon
Hall.
O. C. Moore, chairman of the com­mittee,
stated that from one hundred-sixty
to one hundred seventy-five
young people are expected to attend
the entertainment. Instructions for
the hunt will be given at the start.
The hunt will be terminated by a
wiener and marshmallow roast in the
field at the east end of Magnolia
Street, adjoining the Varbrniierh prop­erty.
PHI KAPPA PHI WILL
INITIATE 18 PLEDGES
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Following Initiation N e w Mem­bers
Will Be Honored
At Banquet
Initiation of eighteen members of
the senior class and four faculty
members into the Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society will take place on Mon
day evening in the president's offices.
The initiation will start at five forty
five p. m. and Dr. Knapp, who is
president of the Auburn chapter, will
have charge of the ceremonies.
Following the administering of the
ritual, all members will adjourn to
Smith Hall, where a banquet will be
given in honor of the initiates. A
large attendance of faculty members
is expected at both the initiation and
the banquet.
Certificates of membership will be
given at the Honors Convocation on
next Tuesday.
The faculty membership to receive
the ritual are: Dr. John W. Scott,
dean of the school of science and lit­erature,
Dr. B. R. Showalter, direc­tor
of extension teaching and profes­sor
of education and psychology, Pro­fessor
W. W. Hill, professor of elec­trical
engineering, and Professor J.
C. Grimes, head professor of animal
industry.
The following are the students to
be initiated: J. D. Atkins, F. J.
Bryant, H. J. Christensen, C. F. Da­vis,
J. M. Henderson, J. D. Jackson,
William Keister, J. F. Mitchell, J. J.
O'Rourke, L. E. Owen, Alice W. Sand-lin,
L. L. Sledge, W. B. Story, D. C.
Summerford, Blanche Tancredi, D. M.
Turney, and T. S. Winter.
War Department
Promotes Three
M. A. Franklin is Promoted to Rank
Of Cadet Captain
Major Kennedy announces the pro­motion
of M. A. Franklin, formerly
cadet 1st lieutenant, to the rank, of
cadet captain instructor, E. L. Dean
and G. P. Haslam, formerly cadet 2nd
lieutenants, to the rank of cadet 1st
lieutenant, and M. M. Whitehead,
formerly cadet 2nd lieutenant of Bat-
Frosh Present Motley
Array in O.D.K. Race
A motley looking crew it was—
that mob of four hundred eager
freshmen, crouching in wait for
the pistol shot that began the
Cake Race. One there was in
crying-out-loud pajamas—another
in overalls—and any number in
coats and vests, or sweaters, and
wearing ties. And the unique
feature about the latter was that
most of them, garbed, it seemed,
for the "A" Club Dance tomor­row
night, crossed the finish line.
One Rat that finished in the cake
division was seen to receive a
cigarette and lighter before his
tag was clipped. Another yelled
for his cut plug.
The thought strikes the author's
cranium that those freshmen are
brave lads—leather-lined internal­ly.
Two hundred seventy-three out
of the four. hundred starting
finished the race. Some fell ex­hausted
at the finish line—some
sprinted easily across—but the
startling and gratifying fact is
that over a triple of hundreds of
the young rascals saw the race
to the end. It's certain that there
has never been such a wholesome
finishing of a cross country face.
Others have said that the Cake
Race was a success—but let's be
original and say, "It 'us a hum-dinnger!"
Laundry Robbed
Loss Estimated
At About $250
Robbery Perpetrated Late
Wednesday Night Or
Thursday Morning
NO WATCHMAN ON PLACE
Management Believes Stolen
Clothes Will Be
Recovered
Phi Delta Gamma Plans
Huge Debate Tourney
Arrangements Will Probably
Be Completed Early In
The New Year
At a special meeting of Phi Del­ta
Gamma Thursday night, the forma­tion
of plans for a gigantic debating
tournament to be held in Auburn was
undertaken. This is the first time in
the history of Auburn that such a
huge forensic campaign has been
started.
This matter was brought to the at­tention
of the fraternity by Dr. Shav­er,
director of debating activities in
the college. He brought out the point
that the two things which have done
most to destroy interest in debating
have been the selection of uninterest-
Forcing an entrance through a win­dow,
thieves made away with clothing
valued at approximately two hundred
and.fifty dollars from the Ideal Laun­dry
here on Wednesday night or
Thursday morning. Police have been
working on clues, and developments
are expected to materialize in a short
time.
The total loot, which was six suits
of clothing, three extra pairs of
trousers, and two sweaters, was not
covered by insurance, Mr. Young,
manager of the laundry, said.
. The thieves were particular about
the clothes they took. A large num­ber
of R. 0. T. C. uniforms remained
untouched and no overcoats were tak­en.
One of the stolen suits was taken
from under an overcoat.
Most of the clothing had come into
the laundry on Tuesday, and had been
cleaned and pressed on Wednesd"."*'
By using a thin bladed instrument,
the thieves were able to force the
lock on one of the windows to the
plant, and then easily opened it. They
were not hampered in their job, as
there was no night watchman on the
place.
Mr. Young expressed the opinion
that the clothes would be recovered.
Cops Threaten Arrest
Of Peace Disturbers
Vocal Choruses Will
Sing in Xmas Program
Christmas Carols Will Be One Feature
Of Concert
tery A, to the rank of 1st lieutenant.
Members of the military staff stated i nS s u b J e c t m a t t e r t o t h e a v e r a ^ e co1"
lege student and the lack of time pos­sessed
by most college' debators for
much research in preparation. These
two objections are to be overcome by
the selection of topics that will' be of
that the advancement of M. A. Frank­lin
to the rank of cadet captain is
made in recognition of the splendid
quality of work that he has accom­plished
during his three years of mili­tary
training at Auburn. "Franklin
would have undoubtedly attained a
very high rank in the R. O. T. C. regi­ment
this year had he ben able to
attend the summer camp at Fort
Benning," one of the military instruc­tors
stated.
Three Members College
Staff Attend S I C Meet
Dr. Knapp, Prof. C. L. Hare and
Cecil Floyd Represent Auburn
To represent Auburn in the anual
meeting of the Southern Intercolle­giate
Conference, three members of
the college staff left Auburn this
week. President Knapp, Coach Floyd,
and Professor C. L. Hare are the
delegates from Auburn.
The meeting is being held in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday and Sat­urday,
December 13 and 14; all con­ference
members will have represen­tatives
at the gathering. The purpose
is to discuss athletics in the Southern
institutions, to arrange schedules, and
to bring the schools closer together.
"A" Club Xmas Dance
To Be Held Tonight
Nomads, of Montgomery, Will Furnish
Music for Dance
The final "A" club dance before the
1929 Yuletide season begins will be
held Saturday evening in the alumni
gymnasium with the well-known No­mads
Orchestra from Montgomery
furnishing the music for the occasion.
The "A" club dance will climax the
many activities that have been plan­ned
for the week-end. In getting the
Nomads orchestra from Montgomery,
the "A" club went to quite a good
deal of expense as they secured one
of the best group of music-makers in
the Capital City.
Girls will be there galore as every
member of the "A" club has invited a
member of the fairer sex, and that
will mean that visitors will be quite
evident on the floor, which will add
to the occasion very much.
special interest to Auburn and which
will not require an undue amount of
time in preparation.
Final plans for the tournament,
which will include teams from almost
every campus organization, have not
been completed. However, shortly af­ter
the beginning of the year they will
have been worked out. An appro­priate
award will be made to the win­ning
team in recognition of their abili­ty
in going through the entire sea­son
without a defeat.
Professor J. W. Brigham an­nounces
that everything is in readi­ness
for the program to be presented
in Langdon Hall Tuesday evening
by the Mens' Glee Club, the Women's
Glee Club, and the Auburn Choral
Society. These three organizations
have united to entertain Auburn with
a concert of secular choruses and
Christmas carols.
It is the first time that such a con­cert
has been presented in Auburn,
and it should be a success for the vo­cal
clubs.
Practices have been held this week
and with each practice great improve
ments have been noticed. Accord­ing
to reports, the program will be
the best to be presented in Auburn
in several years.
The director of the concert is Pro­fessor
Brigham; Professor Earl C.
Hazel, pianist and accompanist; Dr.
Duncan C. Harkin, violinist, and Pro­fessor
Walker Kinkaid, accompanist.
Seven men were caught by Chief
Hobbs on the streets of Auburn early
last night creating unnecessary dis­turbance.
The culprits were charged
with malicious and intentional "rough
house" and were on the point of being
caged by the constable when they
produced credentials.
C. F. Brittain, senior electrical en­gineer
and member of Phi Kappa Del­ta
fraternity was found on Toomer's
corner shortly after seven o'clock
singing love lyrics to the moon. A
second student who was later identi­fied
as E. E. Cobbs was charged with
insanity. He said that he was giving
solitary aid to homeless female spar­rows.
When questioned by a Plains­man
reporter, Chief Hobbs declined to
discuss Cobbs' antics.
- Others engaged in riotous conduct
were F. E. Copeland, C. H. Early,
George Ellenburg, 0. T. Allen, and
O. F. White. The seven seniors were
held for two hours pending examina­tion.
According to reports received at the
police station the seven men were un­dergoing
the requirements of the pub­lic
initiation for Eta Kappa Nu, na­tional
honorary fraternity of electri­cal
engineers. Xi chapter was es­tablished
at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute in 1920 with eight charter
members. In the present active chap­ter
are ten men that have been chosen
for scholarship, character and per­sonality.
Eta Kappa Nu is generally
conceded to be a distinct honor for the
electrical engineers.
AWARDS TO BE MADE
BY DOCTOR KNAPP AT
HONOR CONVOCATION
Professor L N. Duncan
Awarded Farmer Medal
Purpose Of Convocation To
Acquaint Freshmen With
Honor Fraternities
At the first Honors' Convocation ev­er
to be held in Auburn, on Tuesday,
December 17, Dr. Bradford Knapp will
confer honors upon a large number
of students and faculty members. Al­so,
at this time, the Blue Key Honor
Society will present the official college
flag to the administration. Dr. Knapp
will present certificates to the newly
initiated members of Phi Kappa Phi,
will officially announce the award of
football "A's" and introduce the let­ter-
men, and will introduce the mem
bers recently initiated into Tau Beta
Pi (honorary fraternity. Also, the
president will present a numeral to
Marshall Caley, winner of the Cake
Race, and will award the Interfrater­nity
Council silver loving cup to the
Kappa Alpha fraternity cross coun­try
team.
The President decided to hold the
special convocation, the first of its
nature, so that the freshmen and oth­er
members of the lower classes
could become better acquainted with
the honor fraternities. Through this
closer association Dr. Knapp believes
the freshmen will have a greater in­centive
to work and to strive for bet­ter
results during their college career.
Tiny Freshman
Finishes 70 Yds.
In Lead of Field
Pretty Sponsors Present Cakes
To First Twenty-five
To Finish
KIWANIS BANQUET
HELD FRIDAY NITE
Smith
Service In Agricultural Work
Recognized By Presentation
Of Medal
Report Issued Showing Comparison
of Averages of Students by Courses
First Mid-Semester, 1929-30
School of Agriculture
Agriculture, 383 students, average
70.30; Agricultural Education, 180
students, average 72.52.
School of Engineering
Civil Engineering, 110 students,
average 75.53; Electrical Engineering,
266 students, average 77.17; Mechani­cal
Engineering, 132 students, average
77.84; Textile Engineering, 39 stu­dents,
average 71.64.
School of Architecture & Allied Arts
Architecture, 67 students, average
74.29; Architectural Engineering, 42
students, average 74.25; Applied Arts,
15 students, average 74.79.
School of Science and Literature
General, 62 student's, average 75.99;
Business Administration, 169 students,
average 69.08; Prelaw, 14 students,
average 70.21; Premedical, 38 stu­dents,
average 68.92.
School of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Chemistry, 117 students, average
75.20; Pharmacy, 38 students, average
68.06.
(Continued on page 6)
Professor L. N. Duncan, director of
extension service, was honored for his
outstanding work for agriculture in
Alabama and the United States, and
on December 10, in Chicago, he was
awarded the American Farm Bureau
Federation's medal for distinguished
service in agriculture.
There were only two men in the
country awarded this distinction this
year. They are Prof. Duncan, Ala­bama,
and George L. Cooley, Ohio
farmer -and farm bui'eau leader.
George M. Putnam, president of the
New Hampshire bureau, last year was
the first farmer to receive the dis­tinguished
service award. It is the
highest honor the organization can of­fer.
Mr. Duncan and Mr. Cooley were
nominated by the "home folks" in their
home state and were elected as worthy
of organized agriculture's highest
honor by a committee consisting of
Clifton Gregory, editor of the Prairie
Farmer, Chicago; Estes P. Taylor,
editor of the Agriculture Leaders Di­gest
and American Farming, and J.
D. Harper, director of information
for the National Live Stock Producers
association.
"Farmers of America believe this
award to be of just as great signifi­cance
as various military crosses and
medals awarded to soldiers and sail­ors,"
declared Sam H. Thompson,
president American Farm Bureau
Federation, when presenting the
medal. "We believe that it is fitting
that a distinguished service award be
made to men and women who are de­voting
their lives and their energies to
the service of organized agriculture."
Edward A. O'Neal, president of the
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation,
vice president and chairman of the
legislative committee of the American
Farm Bureau Federation nominated
Prof. Duncan for the honor which he
received and says that he believes
there has been no person who has been
*•"""(Continued on page 6)
Hall Scene of
Celebration
Christmas
In observance of the approaching
holiday season, the Auburn Kiwanis
Club entertained members and their
guests at a Christmas banquet in
Smith Hall on Friday night.
The attendants gathered at the hall
at eight o'clock, and were entertain­ed
for half an hour by the Auburn
Collegians, ' who presented musical
numbers. Much favorable comment
was given the orchestra for its pre­sentations.
At eight-thirty everyone went in­to
the dining room where a five-course
dinner was served and a pro­gram
presented.
The program was as follows: song,
America; Invocation; Introduction of
guests; song, Kiwanis Builders; skit,
Model Luncheon^ songs, Smiles, Let
Me Call You Sweetheart; vocal solo
by Miss Mirian Dean, My Heart at
Thy Sweet Voice from "Samson and
Delilah;" stunt, Dynamite; solos by
Dr. Hoffsommer; skit, The Forgot­ten
Law; song, Kiwanis, with Dr.
Hoffsomer; skit, A Dark Secret, and
old song favorites. Mrs. Mary As­kew
accompanied the musical num­bers.
The banquet was acclaimed a suc­cess
by all. It was the third annual
Christmas banquet of the club.
The officers of the club are J. C.
(Continued on page 6)
Marshall Caley, the diminutive Pi
Kappa Phi distance runner, came in
seventy yards ahead of a field of four
hundred freshmen in the Cake Race,
making the 2.7 miles in 15 minutes,
88.9 seconds. For second place the
honor seemed to be almost evenly di­vided
between H. O. Murphey and Bill
Jackson, both of whom bore the Kap­pa
Alpha colors, but the second place
was awarded Murphey, while Jack­son
received third. W. R. McQueen
came in fourth, and J. E. Kennedy
fifth.
The first twenty-five to finish were
as follows: Marshall Caley, 1st; H. O
Murphy, 2nd; Bill Jackson, 3rd; W
R. McQueen, 4th; J. E. Kennedy, 5th
Homer Fisher, 6th; J. B. Brooks, 7th
E. E. Wilkens, 8th; C. S. Ward, 9th
W. P. Sitz, 10th; C. A. Lewis, 11th;
M. Tingle, 12th; C. W. Trammell,
13th; J. E. McQueen, 14th; L. W.
White, 15th; D. B. Borden, 16th; B.
A. Webb, 17th; E. L. Bottoms, 18th;
H. E. Hudson, 19th; Charles Patter­son,
20th; W. T. Vernon, 21st; Robert
Arthur, 22nd; Hugh Swaner, 23rd;
T. Harwell, 24th; W. Richardson,
25th.
The freshmen were lined up for
the start in the order of their re­spective
R. O. T. C. batteries, and
the gun for the start was shot at ex­actly
four o'clock. There were prac­tically
four hundred freshmen that
started the race and of this number
about three hundred or more finish­ed.
Exactly 15 minutes, 38.9 seconds,
a smiling "Rat" sprinted easily across
the finish line, leading his opponents
by seventy yards. Following behind
him was a closed packed field and the
rest of the places were more contest-
(Continued on page 6)
KAPPA KAPPA PSI
INITIATES FOUR
Banquet Held Prior to
Tuesday Night
Initiation
Kappa Kappa Psi,. bandman's na­tional
honorary fraternity, held its
fall initiation on Tuesday night. New
members initiated are: Gabie Drey;
S. C. Nethery; A. Headley; J. R.
Quinlivan.
Prior to the initiation a banquet
was held in honor of the initiates. The
program was as follows: "Welcome,"
J. D. Neeley; Invocation, W. F. Na-bors;
address, Professor A. L.
Thomas; toasts by Rosser Alston and
Cletus Myer. Several pledge songs
concluded the banquet.
Brother of Dr. Knapp
Is Seriously 111
Mr . Knapp Receives Word Dr. Her­man
Knapp Suffering from
Pneumonia
Mrs. Bradford Knapp received a
telegram Friday morning from Ames,
Iowa, stating that Dr. Herman Knapp,
older brother of Dr. Bradford Knapp,
the President of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, is seriously ill with
bronchial pneumonia.
Dr. Herman Knapp has been con­nected
with Iowa State College for
almost a half century, starting in as
assistant Professor after his gradua­tion
and is now vice-president and
business manager. Dr. Herman
Knapp entered Iowa State as a stu­dent
while his father, Dr. Seaman A.
Knapp, was president.
Sam Williams Triumphs
In Ping Pong Tourney
R. P. Greer and Arley Baas
Second and Third Place
Win
In the final contest of the Ping
Pong tournament, held the early part
of the week, Sam Williams emerged
victorious over A. P. Greer, the score
being 3-1. Baas won third place.
The tournament was sponsored by
the Y. M. C. A., one or two being
held each year for those who care" to
try their skill at this game. Prizes
amounting to two dollars in trade was
given by Burton's Book Store for first
place; a prize of one dollar and fifty
cents by Askew's Shoe Shop to sec­ond
place, and one dollar to third
place by Collier's Shoe Shop.
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THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929.
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THE PLAINSMAN
—Congratulates those receiving foot­ball
letters. The name and fame of a
school depends to a great extent on the
kind of athletic teams put out and
the hind of men on them. Those who
are willing when she is down are those
that are worthy.
WAPI Petitions
For More Power „
Last Saturday the first step was taken
toward making Radio Station WAPI a 50,-
000-watt station when the board of direc­tors
signed an application to the Federal
Radio Commission asking for a construc­tion
permit for a station of this power.
It seems to us that there is every pos­sible
reason in the world why this permit
should be granted. In the first place this
station is not a privately owned station,
but is jointly owned by the three State in­stitutions
of learning. The Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, the University of Ala­bama,
and Alabama College at Montevallo,
and is operated in cooperation with the
City of Birmingham. A greater part of
the programs presented over WAPI are of
great educational value and the granting
of this proposed permit would mean that a
greater number of people could be reached,
thereby increasing the educational value
of the station. Then the topography of
Alabama is such that more power is need­ed
for state coverage than other states hav­ing
natural conditions more favorable to
radio broadcasting. There are no stations
in the South that are operating or have
permission to operate at this high power
but it is equally true that permission has
been granted a dozen or more stations in
other sections of the country to operate at
this power. There is no reason why the
South should be discriminated against by
the Radio Commission and the application
should be granted without any question.
Certainly no better type of station
than that of one owned entirely by state
colleges and operated in connection with the
city where the actual broadcasting plant is
located could be selected as a super-power
station.
The efforts exerted by the presidents of
the three institutions involved will bear
great influence in obtaining permission to
increase the station to much higher watt
station, and even though some unforeseen
difficulty may hinder the progress, there
will be no doubt about the success of their
petition.
Seniors Successful
In Quest For Holidays
Another one of Auburn's old customs was
raised from the dust and given new life
when President Knapp due to the action of
the deans and heads of schools, authorized
the announcement that the petition of the
senior class, to be let out for the Christmas
holidays a few days in advance of the un­derclassmen,
was approved.
Last year due to the influenza epidemic
the entire student body was released for
the holidays a week early to prevent furth­er
spread of the disease, and, consequent­ly,
no action was taken on the seniors pe­tition
which had been offered for approval.
There was some speculation this year as to
what course the college authorities would
take. Many thought that due to changing
conditions the petition would not be approv­ed.
The petition was approved, but along
with this gift came the following stipula­tion,
"that all seniors should loyally co­operate
in carrying forward, without in­terruption,
the work of the senior class to
the hour approved for leaving." Surely
this is a small request, in fact one almost
unnecessary to be expressed, for after the
action taken by the college authorities the
senior class should be more than glad to
cooperate with them in an effort to carry
classes through until the time set for dis­missal.
Their presence is especially want­ed
at the Honor's Convocation called for
Tuesday as they are the chief members of
the student body to receive honors.
The college in recognizing senior privi­leges,
has won even more respect from its
members.
Engineers Club in
First Technical Meet
The Engineers Club, formed last year by
representatives from the various engineer­ing
schools of the college held its first
meeting of a technical nature this week.
The program included a technical movie,
a few short speeches, some music by mem­bers
of the school, and a few songs by the
audience. A speaker had been procured
for the occasion, but he was unable to be
present.
The club has started off on the right
foot by trying to bring some useful and
interesting facts to the attention of the
students and also make it as informal as
possible. From the success achieved by
this first real meeting, it seems safe to
predict a very rapid and influential growth
for this organization.
In organizing the club brings the engin­eers
together for the study of some topic
of common interest and to enlighten those
of one school about things of value to stu­dents
of another. The club fills a vacancy
in Auburn, and we believe its success has
already been assured.
Auburn And
The Fundamentals
Another football season is at an end. If
winning games is the only measure, it has
been a disastrous year for Auburn because
only two minor games were won. It was like
others of recent years for Auburn but en­tirely
unlike those of- former years when
the gridiron glory of A. P. I. eclipsed all
others. On a long-time average the Tigers
of the Plains still occupy a place among
the high and mighty.
But football does not determine the
greatness or measure the usefulness of
an educational institution. It is secondary
in everything except interest and enter­tainment.
The various lines of fundamental
service are paramount; they are why educa­tional
institutions exist.
Auburn is demonstrating this, for she
is extending her service into every nook
and corner of the State. She is carrying
the torch and leading the way to better
economic conditions in industry, agricul­ture
and education in Alabama. Her influ­ence
extends far into other States.
For example, the college of engineering
at A. P. I. is the recognized leader in the
South in the training of young men for
engineering positions of leadership. Evi­dence
of this is the fact that Auburn-trained
men are found not alone in Ala­bama
industry but throughout the Nation.
Conspicuous among them is Matt Sloan,
who was trained at Auburn and who has
climbed to the top in the great field of
public utilities. Other men are following
in his footsteps, although very few can ex­pect
to climb to the heights to which he
has attained.
In agriculture Auburn is rendering a
constructive service which stands out as a
national example. In research, teaching
and extension the agricultural work of Au­burn
stands among the very best. As a re­sult,
fundamental agricultural improve­ments
are in the making. Through the Ex­tension
Service the agricultural leadership
of Auburn i« felt in every county in the
State.
Home economics work is combined with
that of agriculture, thereby serving the
home as well as the farm. And this is a
service which is immediately fruitful and
of inestimable value.
In the professions, Auburn men are dis­tinguishing
themselves. Although Auburn
does not offer courses for those specializ­ing
in all the professions, foundation work
for professional courses is offered.
And in war, as well as in peace, Auburn
men have distinguished themselves. Gen.
Robert Lee Bullard, who was second in
command of the American forces in Europe
.during the World War, had his first col­lege
training at Auburn. And there he had
his first military training. The record of
when he was promoted from private to
corporal is on file there. While Gen Bul­lard
was second in command, there were
hundreds of Auburn men of lower rank—
down to. private—each courageous and
brave, and conducting himself honorably
and uprightly as a soldier.
These are fundamentals—they are last­ing.
The public will soon forget the 1929
football record but it will continue to re­member
and appreciate the training the
service which Auburn is rendering to Ala­bama
in industry, agriculture and educa­tion.
Under President Bradford Knapp,
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute is
making rapid strides. Her future progress
is assured for it is in service that Auburn
is great.—Montgomery Advertiser.
" L i t t l e Things"
By Tom Bigbee
Thoughts are always turning to the ap­proaching
Junior Prom—well, why not!
But uppermost in the hearts of the Au­burn
student body at this time is—Christ­mas
holidays. And again—why not? May­be
the released secret that "there ain't no
Santa Claus" is true;. but. the one happy
reality is that holidays roll 'round right
on. There's no use arguing, we couldn't do
without 'em.
Maybe you have longed for a few days
of campus life in the absence of all these
"dignified Seniors"—and next week your
wish will be granted. The pleasure is all
ours! Signed, Senior Class of '30.
You haven't been tossing bricks at Prexy,
but now you have ample cause to fling a
big bouquet his way. We think he was
exceptionally generous in granting the two
extra days for our benefit and pleasure.
Seems that Prexy is continuously thinking
of the welfare of his boys; and he certainly
is filling the bill well, by satisfying this
large group so well. There's nothing wrong
with our President.
Did you ever try to concentrate in a
room with radio music flowing full force
this near Christmas? If you have, then
you can sympathize with the scribbler. So
bloomin' many things try to flow thpough
that little mite of gray matter at one time
—Christmas parties . . . . Dances . . . . Cozy
dates back home No getting up for
eight o'clock classes during holidays
All these—and more! But still you don't
understand what we mean if you haven't
been caught in just such a trap. Don't try.
Hot off the Radio: "What do you think
of civilization, Bill?" "I think it's a good
idea; somebody oughta start it."
And again: "I heard you're just back
from a bully trip up into the mountains;
did you have a guide?"' "Sure—my con­science."
Don't forget to take that home
with you for Christmas—or do you care to
have any extra baggage around as a both­er?
Well, here we've wandered clean home
before holidays opened. Tut, tut! let's hie
us back to the campus before we miss a
class.
This Frosh cake race makes some of us
want to turn back a few hops and be a
rodent again long enough to get a whack
at that fine looking cake. We hope tne
lucky bird doesn't forget to be liberal when
he has bagged the eats.
About the most ticklish teaser of the
olfactory system has struck our snout re­cently
is the odors which float from the
new bakery up town.
By jingo! four distinguishable stations
coming in at the same time—believe it or
no. A comic opera, an orchestra, barn
dance music and a bed-time story.
The Cajoler has scored another hit, thanks
to the unsuccessful efforts of certain un-cerimonious
colyumist of this publication.
Too bad he went so far as to wring a con­fession
from the Editor to the effect that
the Cajoler would fade away at the close
of the present scholastic year, due to—his
(the colyumnist's) punches? Well, no—
hardly! but to certain promotions through
graduation.
The radio again—it's playing "Home,
Sweet Home." Feature that! at a time like
this. Say Bud, turn that dial, please . . . .
Now I can proceed.
We wish again to commend our Executive
for instituting this Honors Convocation.
The event should prove very effective, and
inspirational to the entire student body.
Did you read the reprint of "The Firing
Line" clipped from the A.M.I, college paper
and reprinted in the "With Other Colleges"
column of The Plainsman last Tuesday?
'Twas fine; and we chime in with the head­ing,
to offer Thanks.
There's still one consolation in being
broke—you're then out of the range of
Wall Street.
Now for a word to the dame back home;
a warning to have the plush cushions all
set, and—
Happy Christmas, everybody.
The Gecko
I am the Gecko who goes to the show
and annoys everyone. When the show is
nearing its climax, and almost all are in a
sentimental and expectant mood, I break
forth with some kind of wise crack and
spoil it all. I just can't be emotional; it is
just a sign of weakness to me, and I know
that I am a great big he-man.
I make it appear that I am a critic of
everything that comes along, is seen, or
heard. Of course, if I were considerate of
other people, I would not do such things.
But that doesn't deter me in criticizing the
Shows; in fact, some day I believe that the
National Board will hire me as a first hand
critic. No doubt they (the members of the
Board) have never heard of my fame as
yet.
Before I came to Auburn, I had never
seen many shows, and those didn't have
much to them. Now that I am able to en­joy
good shows, I must read them out or
say the things I hear again. I don't know
whether it is because I am dumber than
the rest or not, but that must be it since I
fill this space so^OWSl.
« AUBURN FOOTPRINTS %
We want to apologize to certain of the co-eds—those who feel that they are
getting a rotten deal—for the appearance of their names in this column, but at
times it is absolutely necessary to fill it up with something. To the good sports we
take off our hats in admiration. They are able to see the comical side.
* * * * * * * *
Life is so bitter to some of us that it hurts our face to smile for the photo­grapher.
* * * * * * * *
In looking down the row of proverbial pipers, we are led to wonder if they love
their smoke-piece as much as the man who didn't say anything, after leaving the
swear words out, when he dropped the obstacle on the concrete one day.
* * * * * * * *
We noticed in the paper where Ben Lindsey has been ousted from the Colorado
Bar for illegal practice. Ben seems to have quite a time with his companionate
marriage these days, although it isn't as bad" now as some time back. Time was
when his life wasn't any too valuable. He has probably grown used to it by now
though.
* * * * * * * *
Wonder if any of the local girls are as dumb as she who, when on reaching
Venice, wired home that the place was flooded. Probably she was from South
Alabama.
* * * * * * * *
We are reminded that the doctor said that good indigestion depended on what
"you choose and how you chews". Not so much difference at that.
* * * * * * * *
For those brave souls that risk their lives at the cafeteria, finding anything
harder than choosing—there is no choice, while chewing is no easy task in itself.
* * * * * * * *
EXTRA!
The Cajoler humbles the Engineers, but for the benefit of that Ag student
laughing so loudly at the jokes pulled on some of the defenseless pupils, we want
to inform him that Haskins told us confidently that he contemplated getting out
an Ag number, but that on investigating he found that nothing printable could be
said about them
* * * * * * * *
She, knew her jokes—her father was a traveling salesman.
* * * * * * * *
And he believed in his stories—he attended a university in Paris.
* * * * * * * *
The laundry is getting better. Not so long ago, one couldn't get any clothes
back; they are returned now, but are unrecognizable. Some optimist decided he
would attend Auburn another six years in the hope of getting back some clothes
laundered correctly in that length of time.
* * * * * * * *
From what we can see a great many won't be able to leave before that length
of time.
* * * * * * * *
We curse when a button comes off our shirt; it is terribly embarrassing to be
half dressed every day.
* * * * * * * *
What word is used more than any other that no one has any of. Money. That's
easy; ask another.
* * * * * * * *
It is rumored that every boarding house in town is practicing hippophagy.
The authorities should investigate at once.
* * * * * * * *
The world's record for selling cigarettes would be easily broken if all who bum­med
them should start buying. - •
* * * * * * * *
The Chinese government appears on the bring again. It has been in this posi­tion
many times recently, but it seems certain that it is going (io take a swim this
time, Oh, well.
*> WITH OTHER COLLEGES *
BEEF AND WATER
Bald headed, six foot one inch, two hun­dred
and seventy-seven pound water boys
are not considered commonplace anywhere
in the realm of-football. But the 'Gator
team from the University of Florida has
just such a water boy, and everyone calls
him "Tootie."
Wherever the 'Gators struggle on a
gridiron, there you'll find "Tootie," and
his little water bucket. When a 'Gator falls
on the bottom of a human pile, "Tootie"
always grabs his little bucket and like a
gentle, good natured elephant lmbers out
on to the field with his toy-like pail.
"Tootie's" appearance usually furnishes
a surprise to the stranger, and if the lat­ter
recovers sufficiently, he is filled with
laughter like all the other spectators. But
everyone laughs With "Tootie"—not jat
him.
* . * * * •
HOUSEKEEPING FOR BOYS
After an inspection of the boys' dormi­tory
at Translyvania College, there has
been much thought on whether a course in
housekeeping should be given to boys or
not. It seems that even after the boys knew
that there was to be an inspection and just
when that still their rooms were unclean.
The only hold-back, as seen at present, is
that the boys are uncapable of wielding a
broom or duster as skillfully as the girls.
We see no reason why a little coaching
wouldn't help.
* * * * *
WHAT PRICE GLORY
Five boys appeared on the University of
Baylor campus recently with their hair
shaved off as the result of a contract with
a Baylor barber that they would have their
heads shaved if Baylor did not come
through with the conference flag.
Evidently, the boys gave up hopes of
Baylor winning although there are still
two games, but as the entire student body
was doubtful as to whether they would keep
their, agreement, the boys kept their bar­gain
and are minus curly locks.
* * * * *
THIRTY-FIVE NEW PREXYS
According to Archie M. Palmer in the
November issue of the Bulletin of the As­sociation
of American Colleges, thirty-five
new college presidents have been elected
sine January 1, 1929; six that were elected
in 1928 inaugurated, and change of heads
in ten other institutions effected in the
same period.
Commenting on this apparently serious
situation in his article headed, "Fifty-five
New College Heads," Mr. Palmer says,
"When 45 such changes are received with­in
the brief span of nine months and the
existence of at least ten vacancies is re­ported,
it is time for those interested in
and concerned with the welfare of the
American College as a useful factor in the
training of our youth, to take notice."
The reason why a college president does
not hold his office for more than ten years,
is due to the hardships imposed on them
while in office and the severe strain that
goes with such a position, so Palmer
thinks.
* * * % *
COLLEGE SPIRIT
The student senate at Ohio State Uni­versity
has started an investigation among
students, faculty members and alumni to
determine just what is necessary to keep
the school spirit alive. About two-thirds of
some institutions' so called school spirit de­pends
on alcoholic encouragement.
* * * * *
ADVICE FOR GIRLS
1. Keep away from track men; they are
usually fast.
2. Never make dates with biology stu­dents;
they enjoy cutting up too much.
3. The football man is all right; he will
tackle anything.
4. You can trust a tank man; he will
dive in and do his best.
5. The tennis man is harmless; but he
enjoys a racket.
6. Watch out for the baseball man; he
hits and runs.
7. Be careful of the dramatic member,
he usually has several lines.
8. Don't play cards with a civil engin­eer;
he is a bridge specialist.
9. Always let the members of the band
talk about themselves they enjoy blowing
their own horns.—The Parrot.
* * * * *
SWEET BRIAR TO THE FRONT
Probably the first girls' college in the
South to allow smoking on its campus is
Sweet Briar College. The Sweet Briar
News says that Sweet Briar has now taken
her place among th.e leading women's col­leges
in another way. The highest consump­tion
of cigarettes, we suppose, will soon
be an asset to the female institution.
THOUGHTS IN SILHOUETTE
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EDITOR'S 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.
WELL, I HAVE a whole flock of
keys here in front of me and
don't know what to do with any
of them. That part of my anatomy charit­ably
referred to as a mind is as blank as a
window pane. Perhaps, if this so-called
jnand was clear and functioning with the
precision of our modern science I would fill
this space with a bunch of meaningless
words anyway; so I will close my eyes and
let my fingers ramble innocently over the
keyboard.
The holidays are almost on us, and I
realize that everyone is very busy com­pleting
their work before a few days of
revel. Working under the assumption that
you or to busy to frame a letter for that
better half back home I will attempt to do
so for you. A letter that will possess all of
the sentiment and idiosyncrasies of one in
love; however, I will not be responsible for
the out come if you so happen to choose
to use this suggestion to prepare a recep­tive
background for your arrival. You
might get married.
Dearest Luella:
In spite of the overpowering confidence
I have in myself in spite of my realization
that I was made for woman's eyes alone,-
in spite of my knowledge that I am the
sweetest of sweets, I could never love one
who is not in every way decidedly better
than I. I could never condescend to lower
my dignity to the extent that I should do
anything so plebian and bourgeois, so sug­gestive
of the proletariate as to bow in
subservient humility before any representa­tion
of woman's adjacent species who is
not blessed with the heavenly characteris-tice
of the fairest flower in God's green
garden; neither would I become so weak
as to lose any -part of my magnanimous
facilities as to allow my strong heart
to desire and solicit the love of anyone
whom I did not like better than myself. It
is with awful tenderness, and with a heart
shining like a beacon through the darkness
of winter night, that I express my firm con­viction
that you are the only personage
beneath the tall towering tapestries of
trees lifting their leafy boughs in everlast­ing
devotion to the cloudy empyream that
rests mobile above the grassy meadows of
my terra firma, which I like better than
myself. Consequently you are fully de­serving
to be the eyelash of my eyelash,
toenail of my toenail, apple of my eye,
orange of my mouth, and guiding light of
my existence.
Darling, in every srilcke ring that floats
nonchalantly through the calm atmosphere
of my quiet and tranquil palace of study,"
I visualize the beautiful image of the one
in whom the most celestial like character­istics
of humanity have been blended to­gether
to suggest an aspect of the un-brageous
foliage extending its untramelled
vines across gravel walks in gloriqus pro­fusion.
Ah! it is the picturization of god­liness
itself in Whose mysterious depths
call the lost lures of'the Elysian fields, and
the happy hunting grounds shiver and shin­ing
langurously in resplendent redundancy.
I love the early moon, mysteriously misty,
mistly mysterious, more mysterious than
mystery itself—infinitely transient, transi­ently
infinite, more infinite than infinity
melancholy, the thick dark whipped cream­ed
chocolate milks drenching the innard
and pleasing the palate with a joy kin to
pleasure, through it all the melancholy
voices singing, "Luella, my Luella," blend
in a poem of pain.
The last light fades and drifts across the
land, the low land, the land of flowers and
flies that wander lonely lest the lurid liars
press their pail petals with a passionate
hand, enchanted essences and pagan pyre.
Oh! dream that sleeps and sleep that knows
no dreaming, so wert thou wrought in fra­grant
fadeless flowers, so wert thou wrapt
in garments Godly gleaming and dying
knew not what should end this seeming.
The ghosts of evening haunt these aft­ernoons,
the mid-day twilight shifts with
my desire, and yet before mine luminous
orbs do they conspire to distil the fragrance
of the violets that are consumed with
glorious atmosphere and hurl them to
alight in their abode where young (name
please) there tombed his youthful lyre and
sang to Luella this melodious ode. .
Well, I am coming out of the trance and
I hope that this colum is filled. At least the
space seems to be taken up; so I will kick
off hoping that each of you realize the
Christmas your personal attributes will
justify you in having. I am a kindly soul
and want everyone to have a very good
Christmas, which is another way of telling
you, dear reader, that you are not so bad.
FROM "A LONELY PLACE"
Day after day, though no one sees,
The lonely place do different seems;
The trees, the stack, still images
Constant in who can say whose dreams?
—Edward Shanks.
MM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929.
Salary Surveys Show
Earnings of Graduates
Recently various statistics were
complied by various sources on how
much salary a college graduate
should earn in the years following
graduation. Assuming that he makes
satisfactory progress tin his work,
what may a college graduate expect
in the way of salary?
The Department of Personnel
Study at Yale University has stated
these figures:
First Year $1,300-$1,800
Second Year $l,500-$2,200
Third Year $2,000-$2,600
Fourth Year $2,400-$3,000
Fifth Year $2,800-$4,000
A similar study made by the Uni­versity
of Buffalo of the normal
earning powr of the average success­ful
man at forty gives the following
list of salaries intemized by profes­sions:
Medicine $9,500
Law $6,600
Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering $5,300
Dentistry $8,000
Civil Engineering $5,500
Electrical Engineering .-$5,500
Mechanical Engineering _$5,200
Research Ecience $5,900
Ministry $3,500
Teaching .$4,000
Advertising $6,750
Insurance $6,900
Banking $6,500
Sales Management $7,500
Gen. Business Executive $6,900
Investment Banking $6,500
This survey was compiled on the
basis of information received from
713 graduates representing more than
seventy colleges and universities in
the United States and Canada. The
men were asked to give their estimate
of the normal earning power of the
average successful man at forty.
ROCKWELL FAMILY FAIL
TO GET COMMUNICATIONS
FROM DEAD DAUGHTER
New York—(IP)—If any spirit
manifestations have been sent from
the other world by Ruth Rockwell,
who leaped to her death from an
airplane above Curtiss field, they
have been received only by her dog.
In a farewell letter that the 19-
year-old girl left, she said she would
try to communicate with her rela­tives
at 9 o'clock each night.
At that hour for several nights,
according to her brother Donald, the
girl's great Dane has been acting
queerly.
The dog, Rockwell said, pretends to
be greeting an imaginary person. It
wags its tail, leaps in the air, and
barks welcome. None of the Rockwell
family, however, have noticed any
manifestations.
One thing we haven't seen yet is a
paper guest towel.—Mobile Press.
THE PLAINSMAN
Books of Interest
'Zero Hour" Depicts Emotions and Trials of Youth
in German Trenches During World War
ZERO HOUR
By Georg Grabenhorst
Little, Brown & Company
Review by K. M. McMillan, '33
Zero Hour is the story of the hard­ships
and privations of the Great War
as they came to Hans Volkenborn, a
German youth, who enlisted in the
Kaiser's army.
The most striking characteristics of
the book is that it contains no preju­dice,
and Volkenborn is pictured as
representing the millions of youth who
fought in the great conflict. The
book does not deal with the view of
one narrow caste, but expresses the
feelings of the soldier at the front;
his realization of the futility of the
struggle, and his ignorance of its
causes and motives.
The German soldiers all seem ig­norant
of the cause for which they
are fighting; they struggle on, like
dumb beasts, having been told that
their sacrifices were for their homes
and the Fatherland. Although they
have firmly believed that God was
on their side, they finally realized the
mockery of the German military re­ligion,
and the despotism of the Kai­ser
and his colleagues. Exhausted,
and starved to the breaking point,
they accept peace joyfully, and re­turn
to their homes, feeling only the
regret for their fallen comrades, and
the contentment of peace after four
years of harrowing, nerve-racking
trial.
The book is a realistic story of the
dash and enthusiasm of youth chang­ing
to disillusionment. Volkenborn
entered the war as a boy of eighteen,
full of patriotism and sentiment for
the Fatherland for which he was
fighting. He returned, his nerves
shattered, his comrades dead, his eye­sight
almost destroyed, and his once
strong body now a broken wreck.
Volkenborn's experiences in the
trenches are partly autobiography;
Grabenhorst himself went to the front,
was nearly blinded by a falling trench
wall, and was forced to abandon ac­tive
service. Although Zero Hour is
the author's first novel, it is worthy
to be placed among the highest pieces
of war literature.
* * * * *
TELEVISION
By H. Horton Sheldon and Edgar
Norman Griswood.
D. Van Nost'rand Co., Publishers
Reviewed by A. C. Cohen, Jr., '32
H. Horton Sheldon, Ph. D., chair­man
of the Departments of Physics at
Washington Square College and New
York University, collaborating with
Edgar Norman Grisewood, M. A., in­structor
of Physics at New York Uni­versity,
has recently published a book
entitled "Television," which takes up
HILL & CATON
BARBER SHOP
Next to Burton's Bookstore
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I TS the newest dance record by Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians, so of course it's another peppy foot-warmer.
Lombardo plays these two snappy hits (no need to introduce
them to you!) in the smooth, moderate tempo you hear on
all the smartest dance floors. And into each number he injects
skilful musical embroidery of his own that will have you say­ing,
"Give me that one!"
Hear these other new hits, also . . . .
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Record No. 2017-D, 10-inch, 75c
MY FATE IS IN YOUH HANDS ) Fox Trots
A LrrrLE Kiss EACH MORNING (A Little > G u y
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Kiss at Night) (from Motion Ptcture ( *™UlB,.
'^The Vagabond Lover") J »°y«l Canadians
Record No. 2016-D, 10-inch, 75c
BLUE LITTLE You. AND BLUE LITTLE ME i j g j j j ^ .
IF YOU KNOW, WHAT I KNOW, YOUXL > (TheWhispering
KNOW I LOVE YOU * Pianist)
Record No. 2014-D, 10-inch, 75c
THE WOMAN IN THE SHOE (from Motion \ Fox Trots
Picture "Lord Byron of Broadway. ) \ Ben Selvin
ONLY LOVE IS REAL (from Motion Picture ( and
"Lord Byron of Broadway") J His Orchestra
"Magic Not—'
Columbia P&Recqrds
Viva -tonal Recording* The Records mthout Scratch
in a popular style many of the prob­lems
relating to present day television.
Very few highly technical terms are
used, and the average layman will
have no difficulty in following the
discussions.
The true value of this volume can
hardly be estimated, because of the
chaotic condition of television develop­ment.
The advancement in this field
has been in a kaleidiscopic manner,
and the authors even expressed a
doubt that their book would be up-to-date
on the publication date. How­ever,
their fears were of little con­sequence.
To date no further revolu­tionary
developments that would ren­der
their work incomplete have been
made, though as a result of the intense
research work being directed toward
this end, it would not be a t all sur­prising
to hear the announcement of
some outstanding improvement. at any
time. It was in the face of these dif­ficulties
that the authors undertook
the task of writing their book.
A brief account of the historical
background and the earlier attempts
at picture transmission is included in
the opening chapters. The essentials
of any television sytem and the im­portant
theories underlying the opera­tion
of the different apparatus used
are discussed. Detailed descriptions
of the Baird, Bell Telephone, Jenkins,
and Alexanderson systems of televi­sion
are included in the book. These
four systems of television are the most
important in existence, and the des­criptions
are sufficiently broad for
an elementary understanding of the
subject. Thjere aire qther systems
for television, but their operation is
similar t'o the ones mentioned, and
the authors save themselves the neces­sity
of useless repetition by careful
election of material.
In separate chapters the photo-elec­tric-
cell, the neon tube, methods of
scanning, methods of synchronization,
and cathode ray oscillagraphs are dis­cussed.
The importance of these in
television is evident, and the authors
of this book present a very clear ac­count
of their operation and develop­ment.
One chapter is devoted to amateur
equipment, and in it the authors dis­cuss
the work being done by ama­teurs
in receiving television pictures.
Descriptions of the apparatus used is
given, and hints on how to overcome
the difficulties with which the ex­perimenter
is likely to meet are also
presented.
The book is well illustrated with
photographs and diagrams of appara­tus
discussed, making it very easy to
follow the author's line of thought.
The main purpose of this work is
to present to the layman a clear
statement of the fact's concerning ac­tual
progress made in television, yet
the authors cannot refrain from ex­pressing
the opinion that in a few
more years, commercial television suf­ficiently
developed for practical pur­poses
will emerge from the labora­tories
to business institutions and the
home.
Old Bible Discovered
In Library at Tulane
A fifteenth century Bible, the old­est
book so far discovered in Tu-lane's
library was recently found in
the stock room of the Tilton Memorial
Library by the librarian.
When discovered, it was wrapped in
paper, tied securely, and piled among
some other uncatalogued books in a
remote corner of the room. It is
worm eaten and so fragile that it has
to be repaired and photographed be­fore
it can be exhibited.
The Bible, which includes the Apo­crypha
and the writings of the saints,
is entitled, "Dialogues in Biblism."
The initial letters of each paragraph
are hand done; the covers are bound
in tooled leather of the period. The
book appears to have a brass plate on
the front cover.
There are two other copies of this
Bible in the United States, at the
Union and the Central Theological
Seminaries, respectively.
NOTICE
LOST: One plain gold cross watch
chain with the name RUTH printed
across the back. Lost sometime Wed­nesday
night between the post office
and the Phi Kappa Tau House. Find­er
please call R. L. Witherill at the
Phi Kappa Tau House. Phone 58.
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AUBURN CAGERS MEET FIRST
OPPONENT NEXT WEDNESDAY
By Elmer G. Salter
The 1929 ensemble of the Auburn
Tigers basket ball five will come off
the press Wednesday evening in the
local gymnasium when they meet the
strong LaGrange Y. M. C. A. team in
the only game for the Plainsmen be­fore
the Yuletide begins.
After the initial game of the sea­son
for the Orange and Blue quintet,
a lull in athletic activities on the Au­burn
campus will be had until De­cember
27 when the cagesters re­sume
practice for their campaign
with Southern Conference foes which
probably will begin January 3 with
the University of Florida furnishing
the opposition.
With more than a week devoted to
calisthenics and other conditioning
exercises, Coach Hal Lee has brought
his hoop artists around to scrimmage
form and mock battles are in the of­fing
most every evening in the gym­nasium.
Coach Lee has been starting a
team of sophomores against Capt.
Louie James and the reserves of last
season. The sophomores had Lumpkin
and Jordan at forwards; Stewart, cen­ter,
and Aldridge and Lawson, guards.
They were opposed by Pate and Ful-
Prospects For Auburn
Cagers Grow Brighter
By R. T. Wasson
The prospects of the Plainsmen
cagers grow brighter as the time
passes on. Much new material has
been brought to light by Coach
"Sherif" Lee this season and as the
squad dwindles down the prospects
brighten up. The squad has been cut
in about half since the day the call
for recruits was made.
The twenty odd remaining players
have been going through hard scrim­mages
form the past week and should
be in excellent condition for the
coming tilt with the LaGrange Y. M.
C. A. The coming game will be a hard
one as every year the Y. M. C. A.
boys have a strong team and give all
opponents a hard fight.
Competition for regular berths on
the team has been hotley contested
so far and the starting line-up will
not be definitely known until the
opening whistle for the game. There
have been several men fighting it
out for the places left open from last
season and the only man certain of a
berth on this year's quintette is Cap­tain
Louie James. There are several
men that scrubbed on last year's team
that are fighting for their former
posts but there are several good
men that came up from last year's
Freshman squad that are keeping
them on their toes.
There can be more definite state­ments
made as to the prospects for
this season and for the men to hold
regular berths this season after the
game with the LaGrange "Y'' is over.
A good hot battle is expected in the
forth coming tilt and no rating of
either team is known definitely up
to the present but it is said that the
Plainsmen cagers hold a slight edge.
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ton, forwards; Anderson, center, and
Capt. James and Yarbrough, guards.
The above teams displayed a neat
brand of basket ball and it looks like
the prospects for a winning team are
not as dim as they were before the
season started. Capt. James & Com­pany
outscored their less experienced
brethren but the youngsters gave
them as much opposition as they de­sired.
After scrimmaging for thirty min­utes,
Coach Lee put a team on the
floor with Jordan and Lumpkin, for­wards;
Stewart, center, and James
and Lawson, guards. This team work­ed
better together than any other five
men that teamed during the evening.
It would not be much of a surprise to
see this five start against the La­Grange
Y. M. C. A. cagesters.
Competition is very evident for
regular positions on the 1929-30
team. Only Capt. Louie James is
practically sure of a regular berth
with promising reserves and mem­bers
T>f Coach Geo. Bohler's cham­pionship
1929 freshman team battling
for the other places.
Coach Lee has cut the squad to 21
players. The axe probably will be
wielded again before Christmas. The
squad is now composed of the fol­lowing:
Aldridge, Anderson, Cham-lee,
Curvin, Fulton, Hatfield, Jor­dan,
James, Harmon, Lumpkin, Law-son,
Jack Stewart, Earnest Stewart,
Smith, Vines, Ingram, Robinson,
Rogers, Yarbrough, Chappelle and
Pate.
Notre Dame National
Champions This Year
The close of the 1929 football
season in the United States has left
little doubt in the minds of the na­tion
that Notre Dame is the champion
of the country, although both Pitts­burgh
and Purdue as well as several
other undefeated elevens stand ready
to dispute such a title.
Notre Dame, however, has been
awarded the Jack F. Reisman nation­al
intercollegiate football trophy for
1929 for the second time in the last
five years. In announcing the win­ner
of this throphy, Dr. Frank Dickin­son,
of the University of Illinois,
whose system is rated on strength of
team and opponents rather than per­centages,
declared Purdue second and
Pittsburgh third in strength.
By general agreement, the follow­ing
champions of the country's sec­tions
have been selected:
East—Pittsburgh
Midwest and National — Notre
Dame
Big Ten—Purdue
South—Tulane
Southwest—Texas Christian
Rocky Mountain—Utah
Pacific Coast—St. Marys.
Although many of the stars of the
two teams this year will graduate
next June, some opportunity to de­cide
the relative strength of Notre
Dame and Pittsburgh will be offered
next year when the two meet in a
football contest at Pittsburgh stadi­um.
The next year the two will play
at the new stadium at South Bend.
We are combatants in a battle
which is not yet decided.—Dean Inge.
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NAME SCHOOL POSITION
Paul Hug Tennessee End
Freddie Sington Alabama Tackle
Ray Farris North Carolina Guard
Lloyd Roberts Tulane Center
Bull Brown Vanderbilt Guard
Pete Drury Kentucky Tackle
Jerry Dalrymple Tulane End-_
Bobby Dodd Tennessee Quarterback
Billy Banker Tulane Half
Gene McEver Tennessee Half
Tony Holm Alabama Fullback
GRIDIRON QUINTESSENCE
By PERCY VAL
Somewhat slowed up by a deluge of rainfall, and a consequently muddy
field, the Georgia Bulldogs decisively defeated their ancient enemy 12-6.
However, Tech gave a good account of herself, and the three varsity men
on each side sang their Swan Songs with a fervor. Fat Bryant, of Georgia,
made the most spectacular exit of all the three year men. With the game
apparently headed for a 6-6 deadlock, Bryant broke through the Tech line,
blocked the punt, and raced the reamaining thirty yards for a touchdown.
Frisbie, the other Georgia tackle was also representing his school for the
last time, and as usual played his steady and reliable game. For Tech, Mizell,
Thomason, Westbrooke and Coot Watkins were playing their last game and
all made a grand finale to the brilliant careers. Although Stumpy Thoma­son
was injured and had to retire from the game, he played a wonderful
game, and his running mate, Warner Mizell, also climaxed his brilliant ca­reer
with some excellent punting. Besides these illustrious warriors, Cap­tains
Boland and Rusk, the rival centers, did noble work.
Before the rainfall started, the
game began with Georgia receiving
the ball on her own 35 yard line.
Here the Bulldogs scored before Tech
could get her hands on the ball. This
drive started with Chandler getting
a 18 yard gain through Tech's line.
Armen Waugh followed with a run
of a dozen yards around his left end,
and the ball was on Tech's 30 yard
line. Momentarily, the Georgia ad­vance
was stopped, but Tech was pen­alized
five yards for offside, giving
Georgia a first down. Then Chandler
slipped back for a pass and Maffet,
on the snap, went snaking over to
the corner of the field. Chandler shot
the ball to him, and in another stride
he was across the goal line.
Following this touchdown, a punt­ing
duel ensued with each punter
doing noble work, considering the
fact that the field was, by this time,
a sea of mud. After obtaining the
ball on her own 37 yard line, Tech
began her most valiant and determin­ed
offensive. Mizell went off right
tackle for eight yards, then followed
with a drive of nine yards, and final­ly
went around right end for 19
yards, placing the ball on Georgia's
26 yard line. However, on another
try at the line, Stumpy Thomason
fumbled, and Maffett recovered for
Georgia. Downs quickly punted the
ball out of danger. Neither side did
much in the second period except
punt, the offensive being hindered
by a steady down pour of rain.
However, early in the third period,
Chandler's punt was blocked, and
Jim Brooke recovered behind the
goal line, giving the Tech Engineer's
a touchdown and tying the score.
Until the opening minutes of the
fourth period the game continued in
a deadlock. However, Fat Bryant
pleted stadium to witness as colorful
an intersectional game as the entire
season has afforded.
Cannonball Crabtree, playing his
last game for Florida, broke up a,be back next season and should prove
Fill out the above positions on the
team and place your vote in the bal­lot
box to be found in the Student
Supply Shop or Homer Wrights Drug
Store. Have the name of the player
and his address.
RULES:—
1. No man can win a place on the
team that did not participate in the
tournament this season.
2. The vote must be in by three
o'clock Monday evening.
3. Each man voting must fill out
all spaces in the ballot form and not
make his vote for but one man.
4. No one man is entitled to but
one vote in the contest.
5. In case of a tie for places the
winner will be chosen by Sports De­partment.
Nine Athletic Awards
Received By Athletes
From Our Capital City
By Elmer G. Salter
Nine of the 42 athletic awards re­cently
given to the varsity and fresh­men
football teams at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, were received
by Montgomery boys. Kenneth
Phipps, halfback on Coach McFaden's
frosh team, played at Cloverdale
High School, but is at present living
at Greensboro.
All of the Capital City players will
Eighty Men Report For
Tryouts For Places On
Rifle Team of This Year
By R. P. Greer, 33
The Rifle team is off on a great
start, and a very successful season
is predicted. There are already eleven
matches scheduled with colleges and
universities ranging from the New
England Coast to the State of Wyom­ing,
and the team will compete in the
Hurst Trophy Match, in which match,
all the leading colleges and universi­ties
of the country will compete. The
team will have a new rifle gallery in
the old chemistry building, and with
this improvement, better scores
should be made than in previous
years.
Eighty candidates have reported to
Lieut. Bowman, in which number in­cludes
twelve men from last year's
team. The letter men that have re­turned
are: 0. T. Allen; W. W.
Bryant; M. W. Wullenbuchar; and
M. Williams.
The rifle team has been consider­ed
a minor sport at Auburn for sev­eral
years, and Auburn has had teams
that rank with the best in the coun­try.
Letters are awarded to the five
men chosen to compete in the Hurst
Trophy Match.
punting duel which persisted through­out
the scoreless first period, by re­turning
an Oregon punt 80 yards for
a touchdown. From that time on it
was a Florida victory, and the west
coast invaders peeled off their jersies
and played desperately, naked from
the waist up, save for shoulder pads.
Encouraged, Florida immediately
started another scoring march led by
Seay, who went 20 yards from mid-field
to the 30 yard line. Here Ed
Sauls running behind perfect inter­ference,
skirted around right end for
a touchdown.
As the shadows fell over the new
stadium, Oregon managed to score
in the last five minutes of the game.
(Continued on page 6)
blocked and recovered one of Mi-zell's
punts and raced thirty yards
for the winning touchdown. From
then on it was a Bulldog victory, and
the ball frequently changed hands,
with most of the play being done in
mid field.
* * * * *
A smooth working University of
Florida football team, playing under
its own warm sunshine, outclassed
and outscored a determined but per­spiring
University of Oregon team
Saturday 20-6. More than 20,000
spectators crowded into the half com-
Foreman Rogers Devises
Plan for Rewarding All-
Fraternity Basket Team
Through the cooperation of the Tig­er
Theatre, Auburn Cafe and Hom­er
Wright Drug Co., the thing that
has been impossible has become a
fact. These concerns showed great in­terest
in the promotion of the choice
of a mythical All Fraternity Basket
Ball team. The choice will be made
by the student body and the rules
governing the contest can be found
on the Sports Page of this edition.
The members of the team receiv­ing
the greatest number of votes for
their respective positions will receive
five passes to the Tiger Theatre. This
was assured through Foreman Rog­ers,
manager of the Tiger. The man
coming the closest to choosing the en­tire
team will receive a carton of
cigarettes given through the courtesy
of the Auburn Cafe. The man com­ing
next in the choice of the entire
team will receive a two pound box of
Norris chocolate given through the
courtesy of Homer Wright Drug
Company.
The above mentioned firms have
at all times manifested great interest
in the affairs of Auburn and have
once more come to the front in the
promotion of affairs for the bene­fit
of the school.
very instrumental in lifting the Tig­ers
out of the Southern Conference
football cellar.
The Montgomery boys honored are:
George Egge, Louis McRee, Chattte
Davidson, Lindley Hatfield, Tom
Brown, Chas. Bunkley, Joe Andrews,
Tom Shackleford, and John Fonville,
manager.
Tony Holm to Play With East
Against West All-Star Eleven
Alabama, Dec. 7.— (AP)—Tony
Holm, Alabama's All-American full­back,
will play with a team of eastern
football stars against a selected team
of western players in a New Year's
Day football game on the Pacific
Coast.
Holm wired his acceptance of an
invitation by Andy Kerr, coach of
the eastern team, and will join the
squad in Chicago, December 16, for
practice before the trip to San Fran­cisco.
Holm, playing his last year with the
University of Alabama, has scintillat­ed
in every game this season in spite
of constantly shifted backfields. He
gained three-fourths of Alabama's
total yardage for the year.
Plans Are Finished
For Charity Game
On January First
Players who will compose the two
southern conference squads that will
play a charity football game in At­lanta
New Year's Day were announc­ed
Saturday night by Dr. W. D.
Funkhouser, secretary of the south­ern
conference.
There are twenty-five men on each
squad, one known as the Northern
Division being chosen from confer­ence
teams in Kentucky, Maryland,
North and South Carolina, Tennes­see
and Virginia, and the Southern
Division from Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Auburn.
NORTHERN DIVISION
CENTERS—-Grow, V. M. I.; Beal!
South Carolina; Williams Kentucky.
(Continued on page 6)
Much Speculating as Time
New Coach To Be Named
Dr. Bradford Knapp, president of
Auburn, is expected to name the
Plainsmen's head coach after a con­ference
with coaches attending the S.
C. meeting in Baton Rouge. Dr.
Knapp failed to deny or confirm a
rumor for The Age-Herald that Biff
Jones, former Army coach, would be
named head coach at Auburn. It is
known that Biff Jones has consider­ed
the Auburn offer and also, that
Tom Lieb, assistant coach at Notre
Dame, has been considered.
Johnny Floyd, now acting head
coach, is, also a strong candidate for
Bohler's job and has been recom­mended
by a number of the S. C.
coaches as the man for the job. Floyd
has been at Auburn long enough to
know the situation and believes he
can start Auburn on an upward climb.
But regardless of who is named" head
coach at Auburn, it is going to take
two or three years for the Tigers to
regain the heights that once were the
Tigers. Decay is fast but progress is
slow.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE FIVE
AT A WINDOW
Give me a hunger
O You Gods that sit and give
The world its orders.
Give me Hunger, pain and want,
Shut me out with shame and failure,
From your doors of gold and fame.
Give me your shabbiest, weariest
hunger.
But leave me a little love,
A voice to speak to me in the day's
end,
A hand to touch me in *••"> iJaxV room,
Breaking the long loneliness.
In the dusk of day-shapes
Blurring the sunset,
One little wandering! western star
Thrust out from the changing shores
of shadow.
Let me go to the window,
Watch then the day—shapes of dusk,
And wait and know the coming
Of a little love.
—Carl Sanburg.
PERSONAL
MENTION
. U. D. C. Meets at Home of
Mrs. Basore on Tuesday
The U. D. C. meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. C. A. Basore on
Tuesday afternoon.
The home was beautifully decorated
with poinsettas and white narcissus
which carried out the Confederate
colors, red and white.
To celebrate "Alabama Day" was
the purpose of this meeting, and the
program was made unusually interest­ing
with this in mind. -
A summary of Julia Tutwiler's life
was given by Mrs. Clara Yarbrough.
Mrs. J. P. Creel answered the que?-
tion, "Why the capitol was moved
from Montgomery to Richmond.
A report of the Biloxi convention
of the U. D. C. was given by Mrs.
B. B. Ross.
.Miss Edith Harris Entertains
Wiflr^enrfsfnias" Banquet
Miss Edith Harris entertained with
a Christmas banquet on Wednesday
evening in the Cafeteria balcony for
the students who work in the cafe­teria.
Red and green colors were carried
out in the decorations and menu. In
the center of the table stood a small
but attractive Christmas tree with
the presents laid around it.
Shorty Long acted as toastmaster.
After the banquet the gifts were
presented by Miss Edith Harris, who
in turn was presented with a lovely
waffle iron by the Cafeteria force.
Dr. Van Wagenen Speaks
To Y. W. Board Meeting
Dr. Beulah Clark Van Wagenen
who is a member of the J. W. Na­tional
Board, Girl Reserve Depart­ment
spoke to the National Y. W.
Board, meeting in New York City dur­ing
last week. Her subject was: "The
Girl Reserve and Y. W. Work in the
Southern States.
Mr. and Mrs. English, of Mobile,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Robinson.
* * *
Dean M. J. Punchess is ill at a
hospital in Montgomery.
* * *
Mrs. Clifford Hare is expected to
return from Brooklyn, N. Y. next
Friday evening.
* * *
Mrs. ~B. R. Showalter is expecting
her sister, Miss Maude Slaght, for
the Christmas holidays.
* * *
The Benefit Bridge Club, sponsored
by the P. T. A. of Auburn has been
postponed from Tuesday evening un­til
Wednesday evening.
* * *
Mrs. C. C. Brooks, Mrs. Cary
Wright, Mrs. W. V. Jones and Mrs. A.
Meadows motored to Montgomery on
Monday to do Christmas-shopping.
* * *
Mrs. G. H. Carlovitz, Mrs. H. S.
Gentry, Mrs. Charles R. Hixon, and
Mrs. L. S. Blake spent Saturday in
Columbus.
* * * t
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Duncan, Mrs.
Cary Wright, Miss Elizabeth Duncan
and Mr. S. W. Garrett spent last Fri­day
in Montgomery.
* * *
J. E. Harold Jr., of Fairfield un­derwent
an operation for appendici­tis
this week in the East Alabama
Hospital.
* *
Mr. Jack Stewart will spend the
week-end in Anniston with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stewart.
* * *
Dr. B. B. Ross is recovering after
a brief illness at his home on Mag­nolia
Avenue.
* * *
Miss Helen Shackleford has as her
guests Mrs. Claudia Shackelford, and
Miss Florence Parker, of Atlanta, and
Mrs. C. W. Killebrew, of Augusta,
Georgia.
* * *
Mrs. F. W. Van Wagenen is ex­pected
to arrive here soon to spend
the Christmas holidays with Profes­sor-
N. B. and Dr. B. C. Van Wagen­en.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Frank' Gillard and
two sons, Frank, Jr., and Billie, spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Stodghill.
* * *
While attending the meeting of the
National Y. W. Board, in New York,
Dr. Van Wagenen visited Mrs. F. W.
Van Wagenen.
* * *
Malsolm Franklin left Friday for
his home in Birmingham.
NEWS OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB
By Mrs. W. A. Ruffin, Acting Publicity Chairman
At its regular bbuussiinneessss meeting
Thursday afternoon, the Wo'man'9
Club of Auburn in an interesting pro­gram
observed "Alabama Day."
The Club opened the meeting by
singing "America."
The chairmen of the various de­partments
gave reports.
Mrs. W. W. Hill gave a most in­teresting
account of the Fifth District
meeting at Luvrine.
Several" new members were elect­ed.
After all business was transacted
the club sang "Alabama."
The speaker for the afternoon was
Dr. Petrie, a most beloved and dis­tinguished
Alabamian. His. subject
was "Alabama's Influence in Na­tional
Affairs" and his treatment of
the subject was comprehensive, sym­pathetic
and conclusive.
Beginning with the state as a terri­tory
he gave a complete history of
the high points in the career of Ala-
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Delta Sigma Phi Holds
Thirtieth Anniversary Banquet
On Tuesday evening the Delta Sig­ma
Phi fraternity held its thirtieth
anniversary banquet dance in their
lovely new home on Fraternity Row.
The rooms were decorated very at­tractively
with smilax and mistle-toe.
Green and white, the colors of the
fraternity, were beautifully carried
out in" the dinner and the decoration
of the table.
The pledges gave a "stunt called,
"The Seven Most Foolish Virgins,'
each one representing one of the sev­en
seniors of the house which was
greatly enjoyed. After the stunt,
several darkies rendered many South­ern
selections. A brief summary of
the history of the fraternity and the
significance of the banquet was giv­en
by Mr. Wallace Postelle. Mr. Wil­liam
Thomas, president of the Delta
Sigma Phi fraternity, acted as toast-master.
After the elaborate banquet dancing
was enjoyed. Among the guests who
were present were: Mrs. Bradford
Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sewell,
Miss Zoe Dobbs, Professor and Mrs.
J. C. Grimes, Prof, and Mrs. Adams,
Misses Kathleen Russell, Elizabeth
Smith, Mildred Wood, Elizabeth
Gregory, Katherine Porter, La Verne
Watts, Dabney Hare, Vivian Hester,
Louise Bedell, Audrey Fuller, Bertha
Northrop, Hallie Mae Ingram, Abbie
Brasseale, Hoyt Enloe, Nola Heath,
Marjorie Capps.
bama as related to National Affairs
up to the present time.
He pointed out that Alabama has
had intimate contact with three
foreign countries—Spain, France and
England. He drew a series of vivid
pictures of the march of DeSoto
through Alabama; the attempt of the
French to build an, empire in America
with the settlement of Mobile as a
beginning; and the downfall of the
English in Alabama with the defeat
of the Creek Indians.
Another point of interest was the
impoi'tant part which he showed Ala­bama
to have played in bringing
about the War Between the States.
He als'o emphasized the influence
which Alabama had during the war
and afterward. He stated that Ala­bama
was the real leader of the new
South since she stood first in the in­dustrial
and hydro-electric develop­ments
which had made the new South.
Among the distinguished Alabami-ans
who have been influential in
national affairs and who as individu­als
have distinguished the state, he
mentioned, Richard Pearson Hobson,
Joseph Wheeler, William Lowndes
Yancey, Generals Bullard, Gorgas and
Sibert, Matthew Sloan and Helen
Kellar.
Fashions for Supermen
Discussed by Pegler
"Impelled both by their own zeal
for victory and promotion, .and by
the opportunities of the manufac­turers
to take leave of precedent and
obsolete styles,' says Westbrook Peg­ler
in telling about' "Fashions For
Supermen" in the January issue of
College Humor, "the coaches have
transformed the varsity man from a
shaggy fearsome figure who breath­ed
through holes in a rubber mask,
into a trim, fleet affair in pants so
tight that they seem to be painted on,
a shoulder harness like a prospector's
pack saddle, and a form fitting, shock
absorbin casque of pliable leather,!
LOVE A DISEASE SAYS
A BERLIN PHYSICAN
DR. SCHWEISSHEIMER
CORNERSTONE OF OLD
BUILDING UNEARTHED
Paris—(IP)—Workmen excavating
Berlin—(IP)—Love, according to for the new metropolitan subway line
Dr. Wadleman Schweissheimer, noted here, have unearthed a stone block
Berlin physician, is a disease, usujUJy under the ancient chapel of St. Yves
responding to a curvative treatment,]^11 the Rue St. Jacques, which bore
but sometimes becoming chronic with tfe^following inscription:
a number of individuals.
The physician has published a treat­ise
dealing with this "affliction" of
mankind.
Love, he says, like measles, affects
the human being only when it finds
the condition of the body unprepared
to withstand it.
"The disease has very evident synv
ptoms," the doctor says. "The glance
Union of Young Peoples
Societies Held Sunday
A union of all the young people's
societies was held in the basement of
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening. About two hundred were
present.
The first part of the hour was spent
in becoming acquainted and having
supper which was served by several
members of the Christian Endeavor
Society.
The members then repaired to the
Auditorium where Dr. W. H. Hudson,
a returned missionary of Kashing,
China, spoke on "China's Youth Calls
to the Youth of America."
A short business meeting then en­sued
and it was decided that the
Treasure Hunt to be made by the
members of the union societies would
take place on Friday night, Decem­ber
13.
Baptist Missionary Society
Observe Prayer Week
Prayer Week for Foreign "Missions
was faithfully observed last week by
the Baptist Woman's Missionary So­ciety.
Several very interesting and
inspiring lectures were given through­out
the week. Among those who
spoke were Miss Jeffers of Roanoke,
who is on a furlough from Cina;
Professor Roe who spoke on some of
his experiences while in France and
Germany; Professor Atkinson like­wise
spoke of his experience while in
Mexico last summer; Rev. Duggar, a
returned missionary from Brazil spoke
of his work there, and Miss Lula Pal­mer
spoke on "Things that-are Last­ing.
who looks no more like the idols of of t h e eye darkens, the face pales, the
my adolesence than Napoleon looked
like Old King Cole.
"On wet or extremely warm days,
the boys show up with their shins
nude, and it is a fact, although not
generally known, that the Harvard
and Dartmouth teams of 1927 receiv­ed
issues of scanties, or shorts like
Boy Scout pants, which disclosed an
area of undraped athlete between the
sheetops and a point well to the
north of the knee-cap. The trend is
that daring."
American Association of
University Women Meets
The Auburn Branch of the Ameri
can Association of UniveiSJtjMiM'BWeif •"*Cfc~-»^_
held its December meeting at the' home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. High. The
husbands and gentlemen friends of the
members were delightfully entertained
at this meeting.
The living and dining rooms were
artistically decorated with smilax and
holly and a very pretty Christmas
tree stood in the living room.
Much fun and amusement was af­forded
the members and guests by the
program which was something of a
burlesque-of our schools. In this, the
members and guests were introduced
to a school conducted by the A. A. U.
W. in order to determine the ability
and rating of the applicants seeking
admission into this association.
Each one stood a mock test on va­rious
subjects.
The intelligence test was given by
Dr. B. C. Van Wagenen; the Music
Appreciation test by Mrs. J. T. High;
History and Mathematics test by Lt.
C. P. Townsley assisted by Mrs. C. D.
Killebrew, and-the Spelling test was
given by Miss Zoe Dobbs.
Mrs. S. L. Toomer distributed the
gifts from the tree and each gift had
an appropriate rhyme attached which
was written by Mrs. Townsley.
Refreshments served to about fifty
members and guests..
STUDENTS IN POSTOFFICES
More than one third of the 2,800
extra helpers used in new York
post offices during the Christmas
rush this year will .come.
Lege cla;
heart acts violently, the patient loses
weight and sleep.
"But when the object of their love
is responsive, the disease is cured in
most cases. But, alas!—sometimes it
is chronic, and persons wander
through life always a prey to this
burning emotion."
One reason why part -of the world
is sane is that it can't afford to be
anything else.
John, King of France and Na­varre,
nave placed this first stone in
honor oflsjfld and Minseigneur Saint
Yves in the jfc;ar 1352, second of my
reign." \
Because Yves is toe patron saint of
lawyers, the French" Star Association
has been granted perrnresion by the
city to have the historic eVrnerstone
installed in its museum in ths^alace
of Justice.
CHEMISTRY MAY PROVE
PROFITABLE TO INDIA
Calcutta, India—(IP)—Dr. H. jK.
Sen, of the University College ;of
Science here, declares that chemistry
apapplied to industry can be the one
great remedy for Indian poverty. The
country abounds in raw materials, he
said, which wait only the hand of
science to turn them to economic
goods.
A Real Xmas Treat
Only a short time before Christmas Vacation—Get into
loliday Spirit in.j^^»J^ Collegiate way! Wear your
folks' Handsome Hook-Fast
Theta Epsilon Holds
Initiation Monday
Theta Epsilon, local honorary frat­ernity
for the School of Home Eco
nomics held its initiation on last
Monday evening at seven o'clock.
At this time honorary membership
was given to Mrs. Bradford Knapp
who is very much interested in home
economics and its influence on the
lives of people.
The other three new members are
Misses Ruth Dobyne, Sallye Hamilton
and Audrey Fuller.
After the ceremonies the new mem­bers
were entertained by the older
members. A delicious salad course
was served to Mrs. Knapp, Misses
Louise Glanton, Lillie Spencer, Alice
Whitcher Sandlin, Claribel Parsons,
Lottie Collins, Dorothy Parker, Mrs.
Hazel Hewitt, and Mignon Mallette.
Local University Wowen's
Club Increases Membership
The Auburn Branch of the Ameri­can
Association of University Women
has had continual growth since its
establishment. There are now thirty
members.
The meetings for the year are equal­ly
divided between special discussions
by local and out-of-town speakers and
special activities.
Special emphasis will be given to
the topic, "The Place in Work of Uni­versity
Women."
Mrs. L. A. Ward Hostess at
Informal Christmas Party
A lovely little informal Christmas
party was given Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. L. A. Ward in honor of Mrs.
B. F. Basore.
The rooms in use were very beauti­fully
decorated with Christmas colors,
poinsettas and ferns.
The table made a very attractive
picture with it's pretty lace cover,
centerpiece of poinsettas and silver
service.
Grapefruit punch was served by
Mrs. Homer Ward and Mrs. C. R.
Hixon and Mrs. J. W. Scott assisted
in serving dainty poinsetta cakes,
nuts and mints which further carried
out the Christmas idea. About thir­ty
called during the afternoon.
Announcement
There will be a call meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary on Fri­day
night at 7. P. M. in the Sunday
School rooms of the Episcopal church.
This meeting is "for the purpose of
completing plans for Christmas work.
All who are interested, please be there.
TOOK SODA FOR STOM­ACH
FOR 20 YEARS
"For 20 years I took soda for indi­gestion
and stomach gas. Then I
tried Adlerika. One bottle brought
complete relief."—Jno. B. Hardy.
Adlerika relieves GAS and sour
stomach in TEN MINUTES! Acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, re­moving
poisons you never knew were
there. Don't fool with medicine which
cleans only PART of the bowels, but
let Adlerika give stomach and bowels
a REAL cleaning and see how good
you feel! Homer Wright, Druggist. I.
•»t home your loyalty
Here is something useful and distinctive—something
every young college man will be proud to own.
The Belt is made of Genuine English Cowhide. The
Buckle is finished in Plati-Croyd—it will not tarnish or
rust, and lasts a life time. A special patented Hook-
Fast catch keeps the belt from slipping.
A Wonderful Holiday
Number!
Come and see the Hook-
Fast College Belt and
Buckle on display at—
Student Supply Shop
DAN GARRETT, Rep.
Our authorized campus
representative, or mail
your order directly to—
HOOK-FAST BELT CO.,
Incorporated
20 West 27th Street
New York, N. Y.
Bank Of Auburn
Auburn, Alabama
First National Bank
Auburn, Alabama
To Our Depositors
After making a careful anaylsis of the cost of handl­ing
checking accounts and certain other banking serv­ices
the banks of Auburn have decided that it is neces­sary
to put into effect on January 1, 1930, the schedule
of service charges listed below. These service charges
are inaugurated merely to partially cover cost of the
banking services rendered. The chief object is to re­duce
the inevitable loss involved in the service to the
smaller depositors.
It is not generally understood that even on a deposit
of as much as $100 that, after deducting the necessary
cash reserves which are required to be maintained, there
is only about $75 available for the bank's use. On this
amount the bank can earn less than 50 cents per month.
This is not sufficient to pay the cost of bookkeeping,
stationery, supplies and clerical help. It is believed that
the depositors will readily see the fairness of the
changes which are to be made and that our customers
will not wish to be served at an actual out-of-the-pocket-loss
to the bank.
We wish each depositor to feel that his account and
patronage is appreciated and shall be glad to have each
one carry a minimum balance of $50 or an average bal­ance
of $100. If this is done no charges will be made.
Those who may not wish to meet this requirement are
cordially invited to continue to carry the smaller ac­count
with the understanding that such a depositor is
willing to pay the small charge which we are obliged to
make for the services rendered. The banks have no in­tention
of deriving a profit from such accounts but
merely wish the depositor to carry a part of the cost of
the service.
We shall be very glad to discuss with depositors per­sonally
any questions concerning the policy which is
herewith announced, effective January 1, 1930.
THE BANK OF AUBURN,
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AUBURN.
SERVICE CHARGES TO BE INAUGURATED JANUARY 1, 1930
50c
25c
50c
10c
15c
per month on all active checking accounts whose balance falls
below $50.00 unless an average balance of $100.00 is maintained.
Accounts with more than three checks per month considered
active.
for each check drawn against an account without sufficient funds
to cover.
minimum interest charge on a note.
for each cashier's check.
Or 1-10 of 1% for each bank draft.
Printing cost of overprinting on customer's checks.
PAGE SIX THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929.
S A M E Repaints
Airway Marker
Society Follows Policy of Doing
Something Beneficial to School
Annaully
Following their policy of doing
something each year of benefit to
the campus and the school, members
of the American Society of Military
Engineers repainted the air-way
marker on the roof of Toomer's Drug
Store, on last Tuesday afternoon. The
. • S o c i e t y originally installed this mark-
/~ er last year, but due to weather con­ditions
it had become dim, and a fresh
coat of paint was deemed necessary.
This airplane guide is the standard
marker adopted by the Aeronautical
Association, and consists of the word
Auburn done in box-car letters; also
a north arrow helps the aviator to
orient himself. Against the black
background of the roof, the white let­ters
are readily discernible at a high
altitude.
PROFESSOR L. N.^QWNCAN
AWARDED FARMER MEDAL
L
REPORT ISSUED SHOWING
COMPARISON OF AVERAGES
(Continued from page 1)
School of Education
Education, 142 students, average
74.37; Agricultural Education, 180
students, average 72.52.
School of Home Economics
Home Economics, 56 students
age 77.40.
School of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine, 32 students,
average 73.53.
All College
1602 students, average 71.16.
(Continued from page 1)
more active in assisting organized
agriculture than has Professor Dun­can.
"If we had such men in each state,
American Agriculture would be or­ganized.
Not only has Professor
Duncan fought for us in Alabama,
but as a member of the executive com­mittee
of the extension leaders of the
United States, he carried on the same
fight nationally," Mr. O'Neal declar­ed.
As director of extension service of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
Professor Duncan called and presided
oyer the first farm bureau meeting
in Alabama at Auburn in January,
1921. Since then he has been a lead­er
in farm bureau organization work,
although he has never been an offi­cial
of the farm bureau.
Prof. Duncan is credited with the
establishment of the Alabama Farm
Bureau as a model organization. In
addition to work in Alabama he has
been called into service in other states,
advising with officials of other or­ganization
of farmers and helping
them to solve their mutual problems
by cooperative means.
Mr. Duncan is a farmer, born and
raised on his father's farm near Rus-
Ala. He was graduated from
^^^^^^r\ sti tute in
1900.
Later he received his M. S. at Au­burn.
He has attended the Univer­sity
of Tennessee and the University
of Illinois.
PLANS ARE FINISHED
FOR CHARITY GAME
ON JANUARY FIRST
Always Ready to Give You the Best of Service
TOOMER'S HARDWARE
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
Always Ready To Serve You
BANK OF AUBURN
Bank Of Personal Service
Ward's Place
Washing -:- Greasing
Motor Fuel
A PIANO
An ideal gift for the whole family. Prices greatly re­duced
on N e w and Used Pianos. New Pianos as l ow as
$275.00. Used Pianos as l ow as $75. Sold on easy
terms. Prices also greatly reduced on Victrolas and Ra­dios.
We can save you money on these. Write or call
us collect—or best, visit our Store.
Mason Music Co*
Opelika, Alabama
TOOMER'S
WILL GIVE YOU SERVICE
DRUG SUNDRIES
DRINKS, SMOKES
THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
ON THE CORNER
f
The
ELECTRIK-MAID
Bake Shop
is now fully equipped and can furnish both
special and regular orders in any quantity.
The formal opening will be held Tuesday—
Watch for the Specials
(Continued from page 4)
GUARDS—Farris, University of
North Carolina; Brown, Vanderbilt;
Swofford, Clemson; Thaver, Tennes­see.
TACKLERS—Abernathy, Vander­bilt;
Drury, Kentucky; Chadwick, V.
M. I.; Johnson, Tennessee.
ENDS—Hug, Tennessee; Scott, V.
M: I.; Williams, Washington and Lee;
Heagy, Maryland. . ^
QUARTERBACKS—Dodd, Tennes­see;
Hawkins, V. M. I.
FULLBACKS—Dunn, V. M. I.;
McMilan, Clemson.
HALVES — McEver, Tennessee;
Kelly, Kentucky; Magner, University
of North Carolina; Hackman, Tennes­see.
EXTRA PLAYERS — Hawkins,
Washington and Lee; Branch, Uni­versity
of North Carolina.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CENTERS — Harkins, Auburn;
Roberts, Tulane; Boland, Georgia;
Eberdt, Alabama.
GUARDS—Steele, Florida; Leath­ers,
Georgia; Bodinger, Tulane; Mad-dox,
Georgia.
TACKLES — Sington, Alabama;
Rucker, Tulane; Maree, Georgia
Tech; Smith, Alabama.
ENDS—Van Sickle, Florida; Dal­le;—
T-alane; Jones, Georgia
Tech; Smith-,-Georgia
QUARTERBACKS—Downes, Geor­gia;
Crabtree, Florida.
FULLBACKS — Holm, Alabama
Cowthorn, Florida.
HALVES—Baker, Tulane; Thoma-son,
Georgia Tech; Chandler, Geor­gia;
Armstorng, Tulane.
EXTRA PLAYERS—Bethea, Flor­ida;
Mizell, Georgia Tech.
The game will be played for the
benefit of the Scottish Rite Hospital
for Crippled Children in Atlanta, and
the members of the two squads were
chosen by the coaches in the confer­ence,
which for the purpose of the
game was divided into northern and
southern divisions. Their nominations
were mailed to Dr. Funkhouser, of
the University of Kentucky, the con­ference
secretary.
REAL DIAMOND
MADE BY MAN
Professor J. Willard Hershey, of
McPherson college, has made a real
diamond from sugar and iron filings.
The man-made gem, about the size
of a grain of sand, was exhibited at
the meeting of the American Chemic­al
Society at Minneapolis, and the
scientists gathered there accepted
the proof offered by the McPherson
professor that the stone was a real
diamond.
Dr. Hershey believes the day will
come when real diamonds of large
size will be manufactured for decora­tive
as well as commercial use.
The gem was made by exerting ten
tons of pressure to the square inch of
pure table sugar. This was done by
heating the sugar to white heat at a
temperature of 5,000 degrees
Fahrenheit, and then, while still
white hot, dropping the mass into an
ice cold brine. The theory is that the
immense pressure created by such
fast cooling turned the sugar into
diamonds. The foreign matter in the
product was then dissolved with vari­ous
acids, until only the pure carbon
remained—carbon now in the form
of the world's most precious stone.
AIRPLANE RISES
FROM AUTO TOP
An aviation stunt, said to have nev­er
before been attempted, was carried
out successfully when a Moth Air­plane
took off from the top of a
speeding Hudson Sedan. The car was
driven by Ira J. Snow of Pine Point,
Me., and the plane by Alexander
Krapish of Lowell. The Hudson car,
equipped with two uprights from the
running board, extending six inches
above the top, and another upright
from the tire carrier, was furnished
by the Henley Kimball Company of
Boston. Fastened to the tops of the
two forward uprights was a plank, on
which the wheels of the plane rested.
The tail skid rested on a bracket at­tached
to the rear upright. The
wheels were fastened to the plank
by a coupling so arranged that it
could be released by the pilot of the
plane by pulling a string.
The engine of the plane was just
above the engine of the automobile,
the propeller whirling in front of
the automobile radiator. With both
engines roaring, the Hudson started
Prof. Callan Speaks
To A.S.C.E Tuesday
Gives Interesting Lecture on Proposed
Mississippi Flood Relief
At at special meeting of the A. S.
C. E. in Ramsay Hall Tuesday night,
Professor Callan, head of the civil
engineering department, gave a lec­ture
on the proposed Jadwin plan for
the flood relief of the Mississippi.
During the lecture Professor Callan
gave lantern illustrations that showed
the work going on at the present in
the levee construction work. He
showed the new cross sections of the
levees and the change that will be
made in the present levee system.
He illustrated the work that was be­ing
done on the levees by the use of
hydraulic dredges and the other forms
of machinery used in the work on this
$300,000,000 plan. There were sever­al
interesting slides showing in detail
the laying of the willow mat's in the
revetmen work done on the levees.
The purpose of these mats is to keep
the river banks from caving and cut­ting
back into the levees.
Much criticism has been made of this
plan by engineers as the proposed plan
will flood thousands of acres of fruit­ful
soil. Despite this fact several
of these jobs have begun and work
on them is rapid. The best equipment
the government can obtain is being
used and the work is moving along
rapidly. Many prominent engineers
believe that this waste of land is not
necessary ' - i t tTr^r-hTTHT-nflt 1""° able
to furnish a better plan.
The present plan is to raise the new
levees above former high water marks
and to eliminate bends in the river.
The elimination of bends is done by
the cutting across country by gigantic
spillways. These spillways are put
at the head of a series of big bends
in the river and a cross country route
for the river is made by building
levees along this route. The water
can be released into these spillways
as soon as the water reaches a dang­erous
stage.
R. F. Ham Elecjted
President A. I. E. E.
W. L. Cochrane Elected Society Vice
President of Engineer's Club
R. F. Ham was elected chairman of
the A. I. E. E., at the election of
officers for the coming semester, at
the regular meeting Thursday night.
Other officers-are J. A. Willman, vice-chairman,
G. A. Beavers, secretary
and treasurer, J. L. Stone, Auburn En­gineer
reporter, and W. L. Cochran,
A. I. E. E. vice-president of the En­gineers'
Club. All of these men are
juniors. Recognition was given the
retiring officers for their efficient
work in the society during the semes­ter.
'
Lots At Cedarcrest
To Be Sold Tuesday
Twenty building lots in "Cedar-crest"
will be sold at auction Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock by the J. P.
King Auction .Company of Chatta­nooga,
Tennessee. The auction will
take place on the site of the lots, and
the crowds will be entertained with
music by a brass band.
"Cedarcrest" is Auburn's newest
residential addition. It is situated on
the East side of Auburn between
Magnolia Avenue and Thatch Ave­nue.
Many improvements are being
made on the land. The lots are be­ing
graded, and new streets are be­ing
opened. Already the street con­necting
Magnolia Avenue and Thatch
Avenue has been completed. The en­gineers
are rushing the other work to
completion and statements from them
indicate that this subdivision will be
one of Auburn's best and most mod­ern
residential sections. The plans
call for the paving of all the new
streets at an early date.
Several persons are intending to
begin construction of homes in
"Cedarcrest" immediately, the auc­tioneers
announced. The opening of
this new residential section is anoth­er
evidence of the progress being
made in Auburn at present. The col­lege's
huge building program is well
under way. The civic clubs are fost­ering
a landscaping project, and plans
are being formulated for the erection
of a new high school building.
and in about half a mile had attain­ed
speed of fifty-two mile an hour,
Krapish then shoved his stick forward
and brought the tail of the plane up
off the bracket. He then pulled the
string to disconnect the wheels and
the plane rose.
TINY FRESHMAN
FINISHES 70 YDS.
IN LEAD OF FIELD
(Continued from page 1)
ed than that of first.
Young Coley has pluck, plenty of
wind, and knows how to set his pace
to gain the best results. He passed
several men on the course and was
smiling from the beginning ef the
race until the last foot had been cov­ered.
When he walked over the goal
to win, he was breathing freely and
easily, and seemed as if he had mere­ly
been out for a walk.
The first twenty-five men crossing
the line were given tickets as they
passed through the lane and the rest
of them were rid of their tags and
their places were kept in order up to
the last man.
After the race was over the cakes
were presented to the winners by the
spons'ors, who were: Betty Buchanan,
Opelika; Alberta Benfro, Opelika,
Dabney Hare, Auburn. A surprise
was given the first place winner in
the form of an Auburn pillow case by
Burtons Book Store. The pretty
sponsors gave the first five winners
their cakes and the rest were given
out by members of the O. D. K.
The Student Supply Shop furnish­ed
one of the best surprises of the day
by presenting each man that finished
in the first twenty-five a "surprise
card." These men are to call by the
Student Supply Shop and will receive
the gifts awaiting them..
The first place winner's picture
was taken as he^ was-pfeeeaificLtb
cake and a picture of the first
twenty-five to finish was also taken.
There was a great crowd to see the
race. Coach Hutsell said, "It was one
of the best races I have ever seen. No
other colleges have Cake Races that
are half as successful as this one.
There were more men to finish than
I had expected.- It shows the old
fighting spirit of Auburn has the
freshmen already. I hope that the
Cake Race will become an annual
event."
Members of O. D. K., the fraternity
sponsoring the race, are Bob Sansing,
Haley Milligan, James Ware, Street-er
Wyatt, A. V. Blenkenship, Carmon
Teague, Charley Davis, Jim Craw­ford,
Rosser Alston, J. J. O'Rourke,
Haskins Williams, Doctor Knapp,
Professor Baughman, Coach Hutsell,
P. P. Davis, and Percy Beard.
Eloise Katherine Larson, niece of
Governor Larson, of New Jersey, was
secretly wed recently to William
Millman, Lafayette College student.
I vision England as a small star in
the American flag.—George Bernard
Shaw.
Recently a couple on Long Island
were married in a plane at noon and
descended by parachute. The ordinary
marriage is a leap in the dark.—Mo­bile
Press.
25 PHOTOS FOR $1.00—
50 FOR $1.50
PERFECT COPIES OF ANY PHOTO
MADE. YOUR ORIGINALS RE­TURNED
UNHARMED. Useful—in­expensive.
SAMPLE FREE. Your
photos placed on pocket mirrors 25c.
Tinted in colors 10c extra. 500 Gum­med
Stickers printed with your name
and address 35c. — BELMONT
SHOPPE, AP-5, Downers Grove,
Illinois.
SAY FOLKS
Send your friends a box of Real
Silk Hosiery for Christmas.
REAL SILK HOSIERY MILLS,
Incorporated
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Grimes, president; W. B. Lee, Jr., R.
Y. Bailey, vice-presidents; Captain
B. C. Anderson, trustee; and W. H.
Weidenbach, secretary-treasurer.
GRIDIRON QUINTESSENCE
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A 28 ys.rd pass from Shearer to
Brown placing the ball over Florida's
goal. Oregon seemed to be affected
by the warm weather during the en­tire
afternoon.
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Tennessee's touchdown twins, Hack
and Mack, personally conducted the
Vols to a 54-0 victory over the
South Carolina Gamecocks. This game
gave McEver a chance to step into
the role of leading scorer in the
United States, as he scored five of
the eight touchdowns. McEver's
Buddy, Hackman, accounted for the
other three. These five scores gave
McEver a total of 130 points scored
for the year.
A great exhibition of team work
was given by the Twins and the
Gamecocks were never able to solve
their system of attack. Each had a
sensational run, McEver returning a
punt for 65 yards, and Hackman run-
U. of Fla. Registrar
Is Auburn Visitor
On Inspection Tour of Southern
Chapters of Phi Kappa Tau
Professor H. W. Chandler, regis­trar
of the University of Florida, at
Gainesville, was in Auburn for several
days this week; he is on a semi-an­nual
inspection tour of the chapters
of the southern domain of the Phi
Kappa Tau social fraternity. Profes­sor
Chandler is Domain Chief and
Grand Councilor, having been elected
to the latter office this summer past.
He came to Auburn from Atlanta,
where he inspected the Alpha Rho
chapter at Georgia Tech . He has been
actively engaged in various forms of
fraternal work during the past few
years.
ning 60 yards from scrimmage for a
score.
Although the South Carolinians
were outclassed they never gave up
hope, and put up a determined ef­fort
for the 10,000 spectators. This
was the last game of the year for
the two teams, and the Vols closed
their third successive year without
a defeat. They have won 28 games
since the 1927 season began.
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