1929-11-08 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929. NUMBER 18.
FROSH ELECT HITCHCOCK PRESIDENT; JOHNSON VICE-PRESIDENT
ANNUAL AG FAIR IN LIMELIGHT
AS HUGE PROCESSION BEGINS
PARADEM 0 V E ST£E: Convention to
TOWARDAGHILLBegm o n Saturday
TO BEGINFROL1C
Festivities Will Include Many
Interesting Features
All In Readiness For Reception
Of Many Visitors
CROWDS THRONG TO FAIR
Event Is Sponsored By Three
Departments Of
College
The seventh annual Ag Fair was
formerly opened this afternoon at 3
o'clock with a parade through main
downtown district which was led by
the Auburn band.
The parade, lasting one hour, be­gan
at the Ag building, and came
down College Street through the main
part of town. Turning at Meadows
corner, it continued to Gay Street,
and returned to Ag Hill.
The parade consisted of numerous
floats from the Ag department and it's
allied branches. The Ag Engineers
were represented by a float, on which
were arranged a large variety of
modern farm implements; the poul­try
department presented a float with
many of the department's pride poul­try;
the Horticultural department's
float was attractively designed with
fruit; the Animal Husbandry Depart­ment's
large float consisted of farm
animals. Several comic features com­pleted
the parade.
The Ag Fair, under the supervision
of Mr. Merriweather, senior manager,
and a group of his assistants, is being
presented this year under the joint
auspices of the Agricultural Depart­ment,
the Home Economics Depart­ment
and the Veterinary Department.
The fair, backed by one of the most
aggressive and enthusiastic groups on
the campus, has since its beginning,
been a red-letter day on the college
calendar. This year in an attempt to
take in more territory, the Agricul­tural
department combined with the
Home Ecs and the Vets.
The evening program, an open-air
affair, begins at 7 o'clock at the east­ern
end of the Ag Building. The pro­gram
will consist of: a boxing match,
with comic preliminaries, a wrestling
match, a square dance, the members
of which will wear novel costumes,
string music, and several comic stunts.
Freshmen will operate side-shows.
One of the feature attractions on the
evening program will be a rodeo, in­cluding:
roping, riding, and bull-dogg­ing
of wild steers. The program will
be climaxed by the annual wheelbar­row
polo-match between the freshmen
and sophomores of the Agricultural
Department. The Home Ec girls will
stage a sheet wedding which bids fair
to be a "wow!"
A front window of the Students
Supply Shop carries an advertising
display of the fair, and has attracted
quite a bit of attention during the
week. Other exhibits will be on dis­play
in the lower hall of Comer from
6 till 9 to-night.
The display can be seen for a short
while after the stunts are over.
Recording Wattmeter
Presented by Alumnus
Harry P. Sparkes Makes Presentation
Of Instrument
A Westinghouse recording watt­meter
has been presented to the elec­trical
engineering department by
Harry P. Sparkes, meter engineer for
the Westinghouse Electrical and Man­ufacturing
Company.
Mr. Sparks, an Auburn graduate,
originated a stroboscopic method of
testing hour meters; this is said to
be a big improvement over the old
ways of testing. His company holds
the patents on this new method.
Fourteen Alabama towns will be
at the sixth district convention of the
Christian Endeavor, convening in the
opening session Saturday morning at
10 o'clock in the auditorium of the lo
cal Presbyterian Church. Seventy-five
out of town delegates have signi
fied their intentions of being present.
While here the delegates will be the
guests of the Auburn Presbyterian
Church. The girls' will stay in the
homes of the ladies of the church, and
the boys will be assigned various frat­ernity
houses.
A special pageant will be presented
at 8:30 Saturday night, at which time
students from other churches will be
invited to attend. The pageant was
written and will be directed by Mrs.
D. A. Fitzgerald. Delegates to the
convention will take part in the pre
sentation.
• The annual fellowship banquet will
be held Saturday evening at 6 o'clock
At this time F. F. Ballard, state reg-
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Alabama Cotton is
Famous in Russia
Two Russian Visitors Make
Fact Known To Funchess
The fame of cotton grown in Ala­bama
has spread to far-away Russia
and seed of this variety grown in Ala
bama are being bought by represen
tatives of the Russian interests to be
planted in that country.
This became known when two Rus­sians
appeared at the office of Dean
M. J. Funchess, of the College of Ag­riculture
and Director of the Experi
ment Station here. One, E. Mauei, is
manager of the selecting station in
Russia and the other, George Wissh-nak,
is a representative of the All-
Russian Textile Syndicate at New
Orleans. Wishnak serves as interpre
ter.
The cotton which they are seeking
is the Cook 1010 variety which was
developed several years ago by the
Experiment Station here. Farmers
of the State began growing it and. it
is now one of the leading varieties.
Mr. Mauei told Dean Funchess that
Russia prefers it to any other short
staple variety and that seed are want­ed.
He and Mr. Wishnak were placed
in touch with Alabama seedmen hav­ing
this variety for sale.
* While here they requested to see
the experimental work in progress.
This was explained by Home Tisdale,
plant breeder, who has done much to
develop and improve varieties of
cotton for Alabama. The Russians
said that they had heard of the work
of Dean Funchess and that they had
come ten thousand miles to see him.
Duke & Duke, New
Law Firm Formed
Father and Daughter Form Law
Partnership
Judge Lum Duke of Opelika an­nounces
the formation of the new law
firm Duke and Duke of which he is
senior partner and his daughter, Inez
Harwell Duke, junior partner.
Miss Duke graduated from the Uni­versity
of Alabama with high honors
and is the first young lady of Opelika
to take a place at the bar. She was
a very popular student and her first
appearance in court will be a signal
for convocations of many friends.
Although Judge Duke formerly de­cided
to retire from active law prac­tice,
the legal training of his daughter
and the present preparation of his
son, William, have altered his plans.
EIGHTEEN TEAMS TO
TAKE PART IN GREEK
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Practice Periods For Various
Frats Are Announced
BEGINS NOVEMBER 18
Tournament Promises Unusual­ly
Keen Competition
The annual inter-fraternity bas­ketball
tournament will begin Mon­day,
November 18. This sporting
rivalry is now a part of the competi­tion
between the Greeks of the cam­pus
each year. Basketball has each
year held the spotlight of inter-frat
sports and the interest already taken
this year promises keen competition.
Inter-fraternity basketball prac-practice
started in earnest last Mon­day
when the gym was turned over
to the fraternities from 3:00 until
9:45 P. M. each day. The schedule
offers a 45 mintue period to each
frat. This period may be used for
practice or two groups may combine
their time and scrimmage.
The schedule for this week has
been posted since Monday and the
one for next week is being prepared
The schedule this week is arranged so
as to give some teams two practice
periods and the others three but the
new one for next week will make it
possible for each team to have only
five periods before they enter the
tournament.
The elimination will be arranged
so that the winners of each first game
will automatically enter the first
flight and the losers will enter the
consolation or second flight.
Announcement will be made later
of the schedule of games and also of
the practice periods for next week
The schedule for Friday and Satur­day
of this week follows:
Friday Saturday Time
T O C PDC 3.00 to 3:45
S A E PKT 3:45 to 4:30
S N PKD 4:30 to 5:15
S P E ATO 5:15 to 6:00
S P S AGR 6:00 to 6:45
S P ALT 6:45 to 7:30
S & B AP 7:30 to 8:15
P K A BK 8:15 to 9:00
P K P DSP 9:00 to 9:45
Myrick Selected for
Office at S A M E Meet
At the largest meeting of the S. A.
M. E. of the year Tuesday night Wil­liam
S. Myrick was elected vice-president
of the organization. D. C.
Summerford was the retiring vice-president.
Rats Turn to Lambs
In Leisurely Election
The freshmen have very quiet­ly
and calmly elected their class
officers. The campus, during the
two weeks set aside for the frosh
campaign, has been utterly de­void
of any signs of political bal­lyhoo.
No one seemed to get ex­cited
over the exceedingly tame
elective contest. Rather, the rats
were very nonchalant in proceed­ing
in a leisurely fashion to pick
their man, and, keeping "mum"
about it, electing them.
The infant class has establish­ed
a precedent. Never before has
such a dormant class election
been staged on this campus. Will
the children follow the plan they
adopted for the late contest?
Probably not. They will be jun­iors
'ere many years pass—and
then. Then, there will be a politi­cal
embroglio worthy of Chicago.
Every implement of persuasion
except machine guns will be
used. They'll elect their men—
oh, yes!
So, lowly freshmen, you have
something to anticipate. The
junior election will be held five
months from now. Then you will
learn the ways of all good poli­ticians.
ShifUfc YPII A< GEORGE GRANT ML
aniaentsieuAsSpEMINARMISTICE
rlainsmen Leave EXERCISES MONDAY
For Tulane Game
Student Body Sends Band To
Crescent City
TIGERS MAY UPSET DOPE
Coach Floyd Takes Squad Of
Twenty-three Men
Amid the lusty cheers of hun­dreds
of students and the blare of
trumpets Coach Floyd and 23 Plains­men
gridiron warriors boarded the
train for New Orleans Thursday
night. The huge pep rally at the rail­road
station was preceded by a torch­light
parade in which scoi-es of stu­dents
and the Auburn Band took
part. The Orange and Blue pigskin
toters are now in the Crescent City
awaiting the opening whistle of the
feud of many years' standing, the
Auburn-Greenies game.
The student body by popular vote
Thursday made it possible for the
Auburn Band to attend the Tulane
game, and tonight, according to
statements from the members, the
musicians will embark for the Deep
South. Many students, also, are leav­ing
for New Orleans. Of course, they
will hold a parade through the down­town
section of New Orleans, and
with many a "war eagle" and "eat
'em up, Tiger," will follow the well-trodden
path to the football stadium.
For the past several years the Au-burnites
have played their best games
against Tulane, and the struggle to­morrow
is doped to be a hard-fought
contest. Many are predicting that
the Floydmen are due to turn the
tide on the hitherto invincible Green
Wave. Three years ago the team
from the Plains dedicated Tulane's
new stadium with a thrilling 2-0 vic­tory.
In 1927 they held Billy Banker
and Company to a tie, and last year
were barely nosed out by the slim
margin of one point.
Before boarding the rattlers Coach
Floyd sent his charges through a
light scrimmage on Drake Field. The
scrimmage was against the scrubs
who walked through the Tulane
players. A short session in passing
brought the final workout of the
week on the home fjeld to a close.
Coach Floyd had planned a short
scrimmage against both the rats and
scrubs but a steady downpour during
the day turned the Tigers' practice
fiend into a miniature sea so his
original plans had to be changed.
The weather gods have given the
Bengals three good days of practice
this week and they should make a
better showing in the Crescent City
than they made in Knoxville. Coach
Floyd only had one afternoon in
which he could teach his proteges
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R. O. T. C. Review Will Begin
Observance Of Day
BARBECUE TO BE GIVEN
Concluding Event Will Be
Freshman Football Game
Auburn Engineer To
Run Special Numbers
December Issue Will Be Architec­tural
Number
,J;o
Beginning with the December issue
of the Auburn Engineer, which will
be a special Architectural Number,
the engineering publication will de­vote
the remaining isues of the year
the various departments of the
college of engineering. It is planned
ti issue a special number for every
one of the large divisions.
In order to make this plan suc­cessful,
stated A. A. Strauss, editor
of the Engineer, the cooperation of
the students in each department is
necessary. Articles indicative of the
work in each of these divisions are
solicited. All contributions will be
welcome, said the editor.
A special feature of each of these
special numbers will be several pages
of pictures of the professors of the
department which is the theme of the
magazine, together with short bi­ographies
of each.
The Hon. George Grant, State
Commander of the American Legion
will be the principal speaker at the
Armistice Day celebration Monday.
The program for the day includes an
R. O. T. C. review, two addresses, a
barbecue, and the Freshman football
game. American Legion Posts
throughout East Alabama and Geor­gia
have been invited to send repre­sentatives.
At ten o'clock a review will be
staged by the R. O. T. C. unit, and a
salute fired by the Artillery Branch
of the service to Major General R.
F. McCoy, one of the speakers of
the occasion. General McCoy, who is
commander of the Fourth Corps Area,
graduated from the United States
Military Academy in 1897. He served
in the World War, being connected
with the Rainbow Division, making
a distinguished record and being
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal.
Following the review, at eleven
o'clock, Hon. George Grant, of Troy,
will deliver an address, "The Ameri­can
Legion." He will be followed at
11:15 by General McCoy in an ad­dress
on "Armistice Day." Both
spediieib will be introduced by Dr.
Bradford Knapp.
At 12:15 a barbecue will be serv­ed
by the John H. Willis Post of the
American Legion, with members in
Auburn and in Opelika, and the Ro­tary,
Kiwanis, and Lions clubs of
Auburn. The program will be climax­ed
Monday afternoon by a football
gf r^e between the Auburn and Geor­gia
Tech Freshmen.
A large number of Legionaires
from over Alabama and Georgia are
expected to be present for the cele­bration.
ONLY TWO HUNDRED BALLOTS
CAST IN LUKEWARM ELECTION
Auburn Players to
Follow New Plans
Will Present Full Evening
Play November 13
According to an announcement from
Professor Shaver, the Auburn play­ers
have inaugurated a system of
presenting plays every Monday night.
These weekly one-act performances
have not hitherto been open to the
public, but in the future all will be
welcome, Professor Shaver stated.
The dramatic group reserves the right
to postpone or cancel any of these
performances, be such to the interest
of the organization.
The major project upon which the
Auburn Players is now working is the
presentation of full-evening plays.
The first of these major performances,
"A Little Child Shall Lead Them,'"
will be presented to a public audien-e
on the night of Wednesday, Novem­ber
13, at the Little Theater. The
present plan is to issue only sixty
tickets, all of which will be sold in
advance. If this plan proves success­ful
in its first trial on November 13
other full-evening plays will be given
throughout the year on the same basis.
ENNIS IS CHOSEN
SECRETARY FOR
INFANTJCLASS
Pringle Is Choice Of Rats
For Treasurer
VOTE RUNS CLOSE
Stickle Is Elected Historian
By Freshmen
Fifteen Registered
in Ping Pong Match
Tournament Will Begin At Y.
M. C. A. On Nov. 9
Son Born to Couple
Graduated Last Year
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise Proud
Parents of Fine Boy
Announcement is received at Au­burn
from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise,
of York, Alabama, that a son, Harry,
Jr., was born to them on October 31.
Mr. Wise graduated at Auburn this
year. He was editor- in-chief of the
Alabama Farmer and took a leading
part in many other student activities.
He is a member of Alpha Lambda
Tau fraternity.
Miss Dana Gatchell
Undergoes Operation
Miss Dana Gatchell, who under­went
an operation for appendicitis
two weeks ago at the Hubbard Hos­pital
in Montgomery two weeks ago,
is rapidly convalescing, according to
a report received in Auburn early
today. It is said that she will prob­ably
return to Auburn within the
next week.
Homer Wright Will
Report Game Results
As there will be no football
matinee for the Tulane game, and
as the game will not be broadcast,
Mr. Homer Wright announced to­day
that he will post the score
of the game at the end of each
quarter on the window of his drug
store, College Street.
The quarterly results of the en­counter
will be sent special to the
Homer Wright Drug Store by a
special correspondent at the game-side.
First reports will be posted
at about 3 P. M.
The annual Y. M. C. A. ping pong
tournament will begin in the "Y"
rooms Saturday, November 9. To date
fifteen students have entered the
tourney, but before the beginning of
play it is expected that at least twice
that number will have registered to
compete. The prizes to be awarded to
the winning contestants are as fol­lows:
first prize, two dollars in trade
at Burton's Bookstore; second prize,
one. dollar and fifty cents in trade at
Askew's Shoe Shop; third prize, one
dollar and twenty-five cents in trade
at Collier's Shoe Shop.
The following men have registered
to take in the tournament. S. A. Wil­liams;
A. Harrison; J. A. McKee; W.
S. Coggan; A. F. Bass; C. W. Jor­dan;
W. B. Freeman; R. A. Sansing;
G. L. Williamson; O. S. Adams; R.
P. Greer; G. B. Wood; A. B. Allen;
R. Forney; M. Koplan.
Deficiency Averages
Released by Registrar
English Department Leads List of
Deficiencies
The registrar's office has released
a tabulated report of the deficiency
averages of the fraternities and va­rious
departments of the college. It
reveals that the English department
leads the lists with the greatest num­ber
of deficiencies issued to students.
Mathematics, history, and physic
come next, respectively. The total
number of deficiencies is announced
to be 1421. Following is the detail­ed
report:
Distribution on Deficiencies by
subjects and departments: English,
296; mathematics, 202; history, 181;
physics, 130; economics, 116; chem­istry,
62; modern language, 37; ac­counting,
29; ROTC, 29; drawing, 28
grain crops, 28; zoology, 28; pharm­acy,
26; drainage and terracing, 26;
business administration, 20; heat en­gines,
17; horticulture, 16; highway
engineering, 14; shop, 14; orchard
management, 13; architectural de­sign,
13; botany, 12; dairying, 12;
sociology, 4; typing, 11; architec­ture,
8; physical education, 5; educa­tion,
4; other subjects, 26.
FRATERNITIES AND SORORI­TIES—
Member and pledges. Defici-
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Casting an exceptionally light vote,
the freshman class elected its officers
today. Little interest was evidenced
in the election.
The following men were elected:
Jimmie Hitchcock, president.
Lee Johnston, vice-president.
Lawrence Ennis, secretary.
Howard Pringle, treasurer.
Charles W. Stickle, historian.
Jimmie Hitchcock, of Union
Springs, Alabama, is a student in edu­cation.
He is a pledge of the Sigma
Nu fraternity. Already he bids fair
to establish his name indelibly in the
annals of football at Auburn, being
one of the most brilliant stars of the
backfield of the frosh eleven.
Lee Johnson, of Langdale, Ala­bama,
is studying electrical engin­eering.
He is pledged to the Phi Del­ta
Theta fraternity. Like the newly
elected president of the class, he is
a football flash, serving in the capac­ity
of center on the Tiger cub aggre­gation.
Lawrence Ennie, of Montevallo,
Alabama, is enrolled in the depart­ment
of textile engineering. He is a
pledge of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fra­ternity.
Howard Pringle hails from Mobile,
and is studying mechanical engineer­ing.
He is a pledge of the Phi Delta
fraternity.
Charles W. Stickle is a Birmingham
boy enrolled in electrical engineer­ing.
He is a pledge of the Beta Kappa
fraternity.
The election was conducted in the
Y. M. C. A. rooms. The rats voted
two hundred strong, approximately
one-third of the class.
Magill Will Lead
Discussion Group
Discussion to Be Held at Baptist
Church
O. R. Magill, who is the Southern
Regional Secretary of the Y. M. C.
A. is to lead a discussion in the "Y"
cabinet meeting, Saturday evening,
November 9.
Mr. Magill is from Atlanta and
has come here to discuss the work of
the local "Y", as well as to acquaint
the "Y" cabinet with facts concern­ing
the activities of the organization
on other campuses.
This meeting is to take the form of
a supper at the First Baptist Church,
tomorrow evening. All the members
of the "Y" cabinet are requested to
be present at that time.
Beta Alpha Sigma
Initiates Ten Men
Honorary Commercial Frat Is Peti­tioning
Delta Sigma Pi
Beta Alpha Sigma, honorary fra-terinty
of the School of Business Ad­ministration,
initiated ten pledges
Thursday night. The fraternity is
petitioning Delta Sigma Pi, National
honorary Business fraternity.
The initiates were: Dan Garrett,
Jack Capell, Sable Shanks, Joe
Hughes, Egbert Potter, J. H. Quinn,
B. S. Davis, H. P. Henderson, and M.
D. McCann. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served follow­ing
the initiation.
Plainsman reporters' meeting Sun­day,
6:30 P. M., at Y. M. C. A.
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PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929
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STAFF
A. V. Blankenship Editor-in-chief
Walter B. Jones _ Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Thomas P. Brown _ Managing Editor
Robert Hume Associate Editor
Rosser Alston Associate Editor
Chesley McCaskill Associate Editor
Gabie Drey News Editor
Victor White News Editor
Dick Jones Sports Editor
A. C. Taylor Associate Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
REPORTERS
A. C. Cohen, '32; K. B. McMillan, '33; Jas.
Davidson, '32; H. G. Toomey, '32; Clar­ence
Dykes, '32; T. S. Coleman, '32; K.
G. Taylor, '33; J. C. Johnson, '33; Free­man
Barnes, '33; J. R. Wilder, '32; C.
B. Thompson, '33; R. P. Greer, '33; A.
B. Hanson, '33; J. R. Chadwick, '33; C.
H. Currey, '33.
BUSINESS STAFF
Hugh W. Overton Advertising Mgr.
Charles Davis Circulation Mgr.
THE PLAINSMAN
—congratulates the Veterinary De­partment
in its successful campaign
against cattle diseases in Alabama. It
was truly a great public service.
—believes that the freshman class
will get a good man as its leader. Any­one
of those up will serve the class
faithfully and efficiently.
Auburn Engineer Is
To Be Congratulated
The Auburn Engineer is to be most
heartily congratulated upon its being
granted full membership into the E. C. M.
A. at the national convention of this body
held last week at Purdue University. The
magazienes which make up this association
are located in some of the leading engin­eering
colleges in the country, and for the
Auburn Engineer to gain admittance is to
be considered a national mark of recog­nition
as to the quality and prominence of
the magazine.
No small part of the praise should rest
upon the shoulders of the editor and busi-manager
as well as the staff of last year
for they were the ones who first fostered
the movement and gained a provisional
membership. The staff of this year has
carried on splendidly, having raised the
circulation and improved the quality and
general make up of the magazine until it
has finally met with the standards set by
the E. C. M. A., and was deemed by this
association as worthy of membership.
The significance of this announcement
touches not only the Auburn Engineer but
spreads to the college itself for it reflects
the high standards of and recognition ac­corded
to Auburn everywhere. By gaining
membership in this association the Auburn
Engineer has gained, for itself, the stamp
of approval of the leading Engineering
school magazines of the country and for
the college, another mark of recognition.
Auburn Is Growing In
Conventional Favor
On November 9 and 10, the sixth district
of the Alabama Christian Endeavor Union
will convene in Auburn, with approximately
seventy-five delegates from various towns
in this district expected to be present.
Conventions such as this are always wel­comed
by the college not only because of
their religious and moral value to the stu­dents
but because they are a wonderful ad­vertisement
for the school and help a great
deal in bringing Auburn to the attention of
the people of the state.
It is true that the people attending such
a convention are only here a day or so and
see comparatively little of the school and
its student body, yet by their very pres­ence
they lend themselves towards the mak­ing
of a greater Auburn. No matter for how
short a period they are here they cannot
help but observe something of the college.
There is no doubt about Auburn being as
fine a school both in scholastic standing
and in general worth as any school in the
country, and if people are given a chance
to really see something of the institution,
they cannot fail to carry away with them
a lasting impression of this fact.
The greater the number of people who
can visit Auburn the better of the college
will be. Such conventions are a means to
this end and should receive the fullest co­operation
from the college and town au­thorities
We commend the local Christian Endeav­or
in bringing this convention here, and
believe fine results for both Auburn and
the local organization will be forthcoming.
Plainsman Letters
Must Have Signature
The Plainsman is desirous of receiving
even more letters from the students and
townspeople concerning subjects that need
discussing or that need to be brought to
the attention of the proper authorities. We
realize that this is one of the very best
methods to accomplish this and are always
willing to cooperate to the best of our
ability.
The one requirement which we must
have filled is that all letters be signed by
the writer's real name. If he does not care
to have it attached to the end of the let;
ter when it is printed, he can request that
it be that way. However, as the Plainsman
is responsible for anonymous letters, we
want to know who the writter is. If the
writer wants the letter to appear as anon­ymous,
he may sign his pen name, but he
must also sign his real name which will be
withheld on request.
Several letters have been received which
were not published due to the fact that the
name of the writer was not affixed to it.
We regret that they could not be publish­ed,
as some of them were worthwhile, but
the Plainsman cannot make a practice of
digressing from its policy in regard to this.
We have done this on a few occasions in
the past, but will discontinue in the fu­ture.
We are very anxious to get the students'
thoughts on any subject, and we appreci­ate
their cooperation in this manner, but
at the same time we feel compelled to
know the name of the writer before taking
the responsibility of the contents of any
letter.
Freshman Cake Race Is
Work of Honor Fraternity
We are glad to see that one honor fra­ternity
at least has set out to perform a
definite task. In the past it has been the
policy of the majority of the honor frater­nities
to remain in the background as far
as doing something that will be benficial
to the student body and school is con­cerned.
We are speaking of the work done by
Omicron Delta Kappa in sponsoring the
first cake race to be held at this school.
The results of this race will be much
greater than just the winning of prizes of­fered
by the fraternity to those coming in
first. Many possible athletes will be
prompted to go out for their sport after
competing in this contest, as it will sim­ply
open the door to them.
Letters to the Editor
Editor, The Plainsman—
In case anyone happened to read Aaron
Billowheel's column in Tuesday's issue, it
was noticed that he wasn't interested in
"editors of humorous magazines that have
no sense of humor themselves and who can­not
read a column and understand it." As
for my sense of humor I will only say that
I have been enjoying Mr. Billowheel's col­umns
immensely.
As for understanding the columns, may­be
he's right, I've never been able to un­derstand
why they are published, or why
he wastes his time writing them, or why
anyone should be expected to be interested
in what he's not interested in, or many
other things about them. One with the
plebian mind that God has seen fit to be­stow
on poor little me cannot be expected
to understand the intricate and subtle ex­poundings
and propoundings and sly
thrusts that appear in those columns. I'll
not even try again. In fact I'll not even
read the column again. For that matter I
wouldn't have read it before if someone
hadn't told me I was being sat upon.
But if the war is on, "Lay on, McDuff,
and damned be he who first cires, 'Hold!
Enough!' "
Haskins Williams.
* * * * *
Editor, The Plainsman—
All the boys on the campus at one time
or other have heard of the club made up
wholly of Mobile boys. That club, in my
opinion, is doing a great piece of work for
this institution and for those boys making
up its membership. At the various enter­tainments
given in Mobile by the club
more new boys are made to believe in Au­burn
and come here in preference to oth­er
schools. The number of that Gulf City
increases year by year and I'm sure the
club is due some credit for it. Besides this
factor we find those Mobile boys working
with each other for social and intellectual
attainments. They are a group, set apart,
organized to do a great work for this insti­tution
and for themselves.
As a Birmingham boy I wonder if we
boys of the Industrial District couldn't
organize a club and do a similar work to
that of the Moblie club. We could give
several social entertainments during Christ­mas
and the vacation months. To these
gatherings we could bring boys who are
planning to go to college, but are undecid­ed
where they will attend. Besides work­ing
on new prospects the club could travel
hand in hand with the Auburn Alumni of
the city and prove a help in carrying out
any proposed movement.
Clyde Kimbrough.
" L i t t l e Things"
By Tom Bigbee
We note with considerable lamentation
the view taken by many outsiders concern­ing
situations at colleges. Too many people
have never attended college, and simply
do not understand. They take it for grant­ed
that all conditions and situations in the
higher institutions of learning are ideal,
and work continuously with the very high­est
degree of accuracy and perfection. Of
course that is just what all of us would like
very much to see accomplished; but as yet
such an earthly Utopia has not been reach­ed—
and never will be, inside of college
walls, or out.
Too bad our well-meaning friends can­not
remember that colleges are made up
of human beings, and that so long as two
individuals come in contact there will be
differences. But "strong winds make a
kite sail higher"; so what you need most is
a strong string, then dodge storms and be
prepared for the stronger drifts that con-not
be evaded. We must remember to sit
steady in the boat, and steer straight
ahead.
College environment offers an excep­tional
situation for revolutionary move­ments,
because of study and discoveries
not commonly accepted by the majority of
people. And naturally so, for humanity is
prone to be slow in accepting new and un-established
advances. It is well to be cau­tious
and careful—but there's a limit in
that, even. Who knows what's what, until
it has been tried? What we think would be
helpful is more tolerance, especially in cer­tain
instances.
Something else we can talk about with­out
knowing what it is: This new Vitamin
G which has been discovered by Prof. Sal­mon.
Guess we will just have to doff our
lids to this research worker for finding a
"something" which he cannot even de­scribe.
A commendable act was that of the Ex­ecutive
Cabinet in voting payment of dam­age
on the football specials to.Montgom­ery,
out of student class funds. It is to be
regretted that such a matter should arise;
but it is only just that the event should" be
disposed of thusly. Perhaps some of the
saner students will of force become daddies
of these "wayward children" who became
barbarious, in order to retain an inkling
of class funds—at least enough to have
ballots printed for elections.
We commend the argument contained
in a Letter to the Editor in last week's
Plainsman; have you read it? There's food
for thought and action in his closing sen­tence:
"I believe that we should take im­mediate
steps to improve our reputation
over the state."
Are you the Gecko who oscillates with­out
socks? Better not be at R. O. T. C.
inspection that has been promised those in
that aggregation.
Snake-Fright Beneficial
Violent shock has sometimes been known
to cure where medical treatment has failed.
A sudden fright is the traditional prescrip­tion
for hiccoughs. Air plane rides with
hair-raising loops and drops have been
known to cure deafness. Hopeless para­lytics
have been known to leap from their
beds when a sudden fire threatened their
lives.
Utilizing this principle, physicians of
Guayaquil loosed a nine-foot-long boa
constrictor in the paralytic ward of the
Civil Hospital. Terrified by the monster,
several patients forgot their ailments,
rushed from their cots to doors and win­dows
and fought each other in their fran­tic
attempts to escape. Those who were
unable to leave their beds were hastily re­assured
by attendants that the snake was
really quite harmless.
By this means it was discovered that
some of the patients had been shamming.
Others, really mental cases, were definite­ly
cured by realizing that they actually
could move arms and legs.
—New York Times.
The Gecko
I'm the Gecko who never buys cigarettes.
I know that most of the boys I know don't
like the idea of being the victim of my
cigarette begging tactics, but what do I
care? I am not interested in what they
like, but I must take care of my own self­ish
wants.
Instead of spending the money I have
for smokes, I use it some other way, and
I simply must have my cigarettes. I could
buy them, of course, but how I do like to
have my parasitic friends bring out the old
pack and hand it over to me. Sometimes
when they aren't looking, I am able to
snatch an extra into my pocket. I am
lucky then.
The thing that makes me so successful
in my major occupation is that I smoke
every known brand, and have on occasion
accepted a few unknown. Another thing
is my utter lack of pride. I admit that it is
terrible for me to always be begging and
hardluck storying my way into the sym­pathy
of others, but that can't be con­sidered
when I want a cigarette.
m AUBURN FOOTPRINTS ^
Did you ever hear of the Scotchman who offered $100,000 to anyone who
would swim the Atlantic? The big dodo!
* * * * * * * *
Colonel, to young man preparing to take exam: "Well, I hope that next time
I see you, you will be a second lieutenant."
Victim: "Thank you, sir. The same to you, sir."
* * * * * * * *
Which all goes to prove that a student isn't as foolish as he looks.
* * * * * * * *
Al's hat is still in the political ring. We have a feeling that it is going tip be
well perforated by an antagonistic and infuriated ball.
* * * * » * * *
Bill Myrick is now running for the job as dogcatcher in the ROTC department.
As far as we know, no one else has a chance against this modern workman.
* * * * * * * *
If he doesn't know his war, he is up-to-date with all the 'other rules of the
game.
„ * * * * * * * *
It teased me in the morning,
It worried me at night,
And often without warning
Took all my appetite.
At last I had to do it,
My anger made me stout,
I tied a flatiron to it,
That wisdom tooth was out.—B. E.
* * * * * * * *
The theory that all beneficial experiments have to be appreciated at a dis­tance
seems to have gained proof in the case of the Chemistery building and the
listerine experiment. If it should ever be used iat home, we think this is one time
when it could most appropriately be Kept a member of the family.
• * • * • • • * *
Why does Haskins always seem so busy? No, we don't want to know, but just
wondered.
* * * * * * * *
Gene Walsh recently completed a course in voice culture; it is considerably
lower now than it was before. Quite successful, huh!
* * * * * * * *
An Airedale pup is the god of the class of theory. The professor was probably
paying tribute to the Scotch boys who brought this type into existence. He LIKES
Scotch (men).
* * * * * * * *
Another religious meet is on this week-end and it seems that if there are
many girls here, there will be some other kind of meet staged by over anxious
boys. Oh, just use your own judgment.
She must have been a barber's daughter—she knew her cuts and how to take
them.
• • * • • * • *
He believed in human nature; his father was a preacher.
* * * * * * * *
The modern young man can learn a lot from the modern young woman in the
are of kissing, it seems. Wonder how they learn so early and—easily.
* * * * * * * *
A French peasant brought suit against a railway company over there recently,
charging that he was subjected to great humiliation when his trousers, which he
had removed in his compartment to shake out the ants that had attacked him while
he was waiting for the train, caught on a mail hook and disappeared forever.
Too bad there wasn't a bathing beach handy—he could have gone forth in a
new fangled bathing suit if such had been the case.
* * * * * * * *
We understand that the students are in for a real treat when one of our well-known
co-eds shakes a mean foot for the Ag. Fair. There will probably be a go'od
crowd for that reason alone. Who is she? Well, go and see.
* * * * * * * *
Have you met the "Lady Hentchatel?"
We never paly bridge for money, but some of our friends do.
* WITH OTHER COLLEGES *
MIX MIXES WITH THE TIDE
Tom Mix, famous movie actor, visited
the University of Alabama recently while
enroute to California. Tom was one of
Alabama's arch supporters when she play­ed
in California. His picture was snapped
out on the football field with 'Bama's play­ers,
and he was all cowboyed up.
* * * * *
Y. M. C. A. GETS RADIO
The Y. M. C. A. at Washington and Lee
recently purchased a radio to be used by
the students and faculty in listening in on
games and programs. A radio and Yo Yo is
all that is required these days to spend a
very enjoyable evening.
* * * * *
PIPES USED FOR GUNS
A freshman a t N. C. State while on the
way back from town where he had pur­chased
his girl a box of candy, and sudden­ly
came face to face with a burly looking
negro. The negro sounded off "put 'em
up!", and the rat being wise excuted the
command. A cold, hard, circular object on
his spine was all the coaxing required for
him to decide to reach for the sky. Then
the negro went through his pockets, took
the poor boy's candy, two dollars, and told
him to continue down the road.
As soon as the frosh started off the
negro turned his back. The rat immediately
grabbed his pipe, which he was smoking,
aimed it in the negro's back and requested
that he reach for«.the sky-hooks. He re­covered
his candy and two bucks, but could
not find a gun on the darky. Instead he
found a long stemmed pipe, the object
with which the negro had held him up.
Two hold-ups, both the same night, on
the same spot, with only two people star­ring,
using pipes for guns, happening with­in
yelling distance of both State College
and State Penitentiary, is quite an acci­dent.
No? Anyway, the frosh told a great
story.
* * * * *
HOW'S THIS?
The University of Texas has the picture
of the student owning the student athletic
ticket on the back. Right good idea, as no
one else use his book; so they say.
HATH THE BETTER HALF HALF
The freshmen at Emory exhibited signs
of rare judgment when they elected hus­band
and wife joint class treasurers.
Here's the idea, more than likely the wife
will get the money sooner or later, so why
not give the poor hubby a little honor?
* * * * *
GOOBER-GRAVELERS
According to statistics issued by the Uni­versity
of Boston last year, there were men
in attendance from every state in the Union
except Georgia. We suppose the Georgians
were raising peanuts for the other students
to eat on all solmen occasions, like at foot­ball
games and picture shows.
* * * * *
WHY NOT?
We see where Colgate has stored 500
pounds of salt in the gymnasium to tough­en
the skin of the football men. Why not
store up a few tons of onions to make them
stronger?
* * * * *
HASH FACTS
The Aggies, of Texas A. & M. College,
consumed 1800 pounds of meat, 7000 buns,
3500 packages of potato chips, 3500 bot­tles
of milk, 3500 individual servings of
ice cream, pickles, coffee and waldorf
salad on hand to serve the Aggies at T. C.
U. Ingredients of the salad were 1250
pounds of cabbage, three gallons of may­onnaise
and 1000 marshmallows. There'll
be tight time in the old town tonight.
* * * * *
THE ONE YOU LOVE TO TOUCH
The Co-eds at Birmingham Southern
have become very much engrossed in the
game of touch football. Instead of tackl­ing
each other's shoe-strings in this game,
which resembles the real football game as
closely as an elephant does a baboon, the
idea is to touch the one in possession of
the ball. Since these girls are fi-eshmen,
and have adopted this game, we would
have reason to believe that their cry may
be, "touch me not." College has strange
events in store for the younger genera­tion,
and in another year or two their cry
has apparently met with a fumble and re­versed
the field. Do we care?
THOUGHTS IN SILHOUETTE
c3tert T)iogene$e ^eufelsdrockh
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.
* * * * *
NOT LONG ago I registered in a hotel,
yes registered, in northern Ala­bama.
From stickers on my hand
bag the clerk observed that I was from Au­burn.
He asked to verify his observation.
When I replied in the affirmative he said
to me in a rather joking manner. "Well I
guess I had better move every thing out of
the room that is not nailed down." But
that little joke was not sponsored by hu­mor.
Once while coming to Auburn on
one of the Central of Georgia trains the
conductor observing that I was from Au­burn
engaged me in conversation. After
wehad settled most of the vital matters
Auburn was concerned with at that time he
branched off on Auburn boys' remarkable
ability to steal and their evident complete
lack of scruples in regard to the misde­meanor.
He waxed very warmly on the
subject; finally saying to me that an Au­burn
boy would steal a red hot stove then
come back for the lifter and poker. That,
perhaps, is just a wee bit exaggerated, but
it at least gives one an idea as to just what
extent a great many people have suffered
losses due to what some very chaiitable
people call thoughtlesness on the part of
our students. Also, as pointed out by a
letter to the Plainsman not long ago, Au­burn
Student's membership cards in the
Y. M. C. A. are no longer recognized by
the Birmingham Y. M. C. A., due to steal­ing
attributed to our students.
All of this simply goes to show just
how deplorable the situation has gotten to
be. I resent terribly this reflection on my
character. Every where an Auburn man
goes in this locality he has this situation to
confront simply because there are enough
of the students engaged in this rotten prac­tice
on trips away from here. Merely be­ing
from Auburn excites suspicion and
places the man under observation. It is a
rotten mess when the more scrupulous men
have to shoulder the responsibility of the
so-called thoughtless and weak. The only
way this deplorable practice can be elimi­nated
is for the student body to face the
situation squarely to, fromn upon acts of
this nature and do their individaul parts in
doing away with it. Often you will be on
trips out of town and have the opportuni­ty
to observe some of this stealing. The
men engaged in the act are weak through
virtue of the fact that they even consider
it. Being weak they can often be persuaded
by the proper persuasion not to engage in
such a rotten practice.
If a man directly reflects something un­desirable
on your character, such as call­ing
you a thief, you would have very
little hesitation in engaging him in mor­tal
combat. Yet you sit idly by and let
countless numbers of them indirectly mark
you a thief; often being amused at the
practice. If persuasion will not work then
a little physical combat will be entirely in
order, since you are being indirectly mark­ed
a thief by an act, which is the same as
being called one. Why shouldn't being
marked a thief by some persons well up in
your heart the lust of battle just as much
as being called one? I am quite confident
that this attitude would greatly reduce
some of this wholesale stealing.
A diploma is not given to a man who has
no conception of the particular field he
is enrolled in, as later that man would
cause an objectionable reflection on the
institution. As a rule the faculty is more
than anxious to reduce anything of this
nature to a minimum. If a thief goes
through our institution and is marked by
its diploma, he will certainly reflect a
great deal of objectionable matter back on
the school by the continuation of a prac­tice
he learned while there. In this light
alone it is certainly justifiable to ship him
from the school.
But a great many of our students con­tend
that taking towels and blankets from
a hotel, stripping a train of various articles,
taking traffic signs and signals,' and, in the
words of the hotel clerk, taking everything
that is not nailed down is not cold stealing.
It is certainly taking by unlawful means
that which does not belong to you. As soon
as we recognize these practices as being
nothing but cold stealing and treat them as
such we will have taken the cardinal steps
in eliminating them.
FROM "BALDON LANE"
The poor brat gasped an hour or so,
A goodly child, a thoughtful child;
Perceiving nought for us but woe
It stretched and sudden died;
But I, when spring breaks fresh and mild,
To Baldon lane return again,
For there's my home, my women vain
Must hold their homes in pride.
Frank Prewett
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
LANE GRAVES
AUDREY FULLER
Smith Hall S O C I E T Y AND F E A T U R ES This Department Open
From 11 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Daily
Phone 9115
MORNING PHOENIX
In my body lives a flame,
Flame that burns me all the day;
When a fierce sun does the same,
I am charred away.
Who could keep a smiling wit,
Roasted so in heart and hide,
Turning on the sun's red spit,
Scorched by love inside?
Caves I long for and cold rocks,
Minnow-peopled country brooks,
Blundering gales of Equinox,
Sunless valley-nooks.
Daily so might restore
Calcined heart and shrivelled skin,
A morning phoenix with proud roar
Kindled new within.
Mrs. Hudson Charming
Hostess At Luncheon
Mrs. John Turner Hudson was a
most charming hostess on Thursday
when she entertained at her home
with a bridge luncheon.
After a series of games a delight­ful
three course luncheon was serv­ed.
A profusion of chrysanthemums
was used in the rooms where the card
tables were placed and an individual
vase of roses adorned each table.
High score was held by Mrs. W. W.
Hill, who received a hand painted
sugar and cream set and a hand tint­ed
fruit knife went to Mrs. John
Floyd as second prize.
Those sharing in the hospitality
were: Mrs. John Wilmore, Mrs. Frank
Wilmore, Mrs. Bradford Knapp, Mrs.
J. W. Scott, Mrs. George Petrie, Miss
Mrs. W. W. Hill, Mrs. J. E. Pitts,
Miss Suthard, Mrs. John Floyd, Mrs.
Fred Allison, Miss Alma Lamar, Mrs.
Homer Wright, Mrs. A. D. Burke,
Mrs. W. A. Ruffin, Mrs. B. L. Shi,
Mrs. Charles Hixon and Mrs. C. A.
Basore.
A.L.T. Receives Many
Friends Sunday
The Alpha Lambda Tau Fraterni­ty
was at home to 150 students,
faculty members, and townspeople
Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock.
Students from every fraternity on
the campus and many non-fraterni­ty
students called.
Guests were received at the door
by Prof, and Mrs. Orin Burley, and
Prof, and Mrs. C. D. Killebrew.
They were presented to J. K. Smith,
regent of the chapter, who headed
the receiving line composed of sen­ior
members and other officers of
the fraternity and Dr. and Mrs.
Bradford Knapp.
The spirit of autumn was express­ed
in the living room and parlor dec­orations.
Red and brown autumn
leaves, chrysanthemums, dahlias, and
ferns turned the spacious rooms in­to
a fantastic fall garden.
Mrs. C. A. Baughman, presided
over the dining room table, which
was covered with a beautiful lace
cover, and decorated with bronze
dahlias and black and gold candles,
carrying out the fraternity colors
of gold and black.
Mrs. J. W. Scott and Mrs. A. L.
Thomas poured tea from two large
brass samovars, which adorned each
end of the table. Tea and wafers were
served by Misses Miriam Moore,
Mildred Moore, Gene Funchess,
Julia Wiatt, LaVerne Watts, Ruth
Murry, and Mary Louise Hakanson.
Prof, and Mrs. A. F. Nickel stood
at the west door of the house to bid
the guests good-bye.
PERSONALS
D. A. R. Holds Meeting
At Home of Miss Burton
The D. A. R. meeting was held at
the home of the Misses Burton on
Tuesday afternoon.
A nominating committee was elect­ed
for the election of new officers
for next year.
The principal topic of the meeting
was Ludwig's Napoleon, which was
discussed by Mrs. Scott.
Woman's Club Requested
To Sponsor Radio Program
The State Federation of Woman's
Club has requested that -the Wo­man's
Club of Auburn sponsor a short
radio program each week.
Mrs. Showalter will give an inter­esting
report on current magazine
articles next Friday.
Alpha Gamma Rho's
Guests At Bridge Supper
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Davis enter­tained
the Alpha Gamma Rho fra­ternity
at their home with a bridge
supper on last Saturday evening.
Large white and yellow chryianthe-mums
were used throughout the
home for decorations.
A delightful evening of bridge
playing ensued. Frances Ingram
winning high score for ladies; Beck­er
Drane for men and Clarence Wills
winning consolation prize. Later in
the evening a delicious supper was
served.
Art Department Of
Woman's Club Meets
The Art Department of the Wo­man's
Club met with Mrs J. R. Ed­wards.
Mrs. B. F. Thomas gave an
excellent comparison of the works
of various paintings of the four­teenth
and fifteenth centuries; and
there was also a business meeting and
talk by Miss Glanton.
An announcement appearing! in the
Montgomery Advertiser ' of recent
date< which is of interest here is as
follows: Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Ingram
of Marvyn announce the engage­ment
of their daughter, Agnes, to
Ray W. Stain, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
* * *
Mrs. Bradford Knapp and Mrs. S.
L. Toomer are guests at a bridge
party given by Mrs. C. W. Stewart
in Opelika in honor of Mrs. Charles
Dryer, today.
* * *
Miss Lorene Parrish formerly of
Auburn and now of Mercer visited
Misses Margaret Lorenz and Viola
Thorn the past week-end.
* * *
Clifford Stodghill, Jr., is spending
the week-end with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Stodghill.
* * *
Friends of Miss Dana Gatchell are
glad to her that she is resting well
at Hubbard's Infirmary, after un­dergoing
an operation last Saturday.
* * *
Governor Bibb Graves spent Tues­day
in Auburn.
* * *
Mrs. Bradford Knapp spent last
Tuesday in Tuskegee.
. * * *
Dean M. J. Funchess, D. T. Sturkie,
G. D. Scarseth, and J. W. Tidmore
will attend a national meeting of the
American Society of Agronomy dur­ing
the latter part of next week.
* * *
Mr. J. T. Williamson visited Au­burn's
experimental field at Alice-ville,
Alabama, last week.
* * *
Mrs. J. T. Watts visited with her
daughters in Tuscaloosa last week.
* * *
Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Smith, of
Champlain, Illinois, are visiting
Professor and Mrs. Keith G. Reeve on
Gay street.
* * *
Sylvia Sheptrine of Alabama Col­lege
is visiting her uncle, Dr. E. S.
Winters.
4 * * *• ,
Mr. Toulmin of Mobile visited his
daughter, Miss Miriam Toulmin, last
Tuesday.
* * *
Friends of L. A: StodghiU's family
congratulate them upon the arrival of
a grandson, Charles Stodghill Miles.
* * *
Misses Helen Shackleford and Su­san
Spangler enjoyed the past week­end
at the Shackleford home in At­lanta.
* * *
Miss Bess Raby will take Miss
Helen Shackleford to her home in
New Orleans to attend the Auburn-
Tulane game.
* * *
Mrs. C. C. Brooks gave a birthday
dinner in honor of Mr. Brooks on last
Monday evening.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Ingram,
and Miss Lucile Lloyd.
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Mrs. Clara Yarbrough entertain­ed
at cards honoring Mrs. Myers of
New Orleans on Saturday night.
Beautiful roses were used as deco­rations.
Top score was awarded to Mrs. F.
C. Biggin, and Mrs. Myers was pre­sented
with a lovely guest prize.
Those enjoying this delightful hos­pitality
were: Mrs. C. A. Cary, Mrs.
F. C. Biggin, Mrs. Mary Askew,
Mrs. John Wilmore, Mrs. George
Petrie, Mrs. C. L. Hare, Mrs. B. L.
Shi, Miss Minnie Whitaker, Miss Kate
Lane, Mrs. Paul King and Mrs.
Myers.
After the games a salad course and
fruit juice were served.
"Who's W h o " Contest
Sponsored By Age-Herald
A "Who's Who" contest is being
sponsored by the Birmingham Age
Herald to determine the best look­ing,
most popular, most intellectual,
best athlete, most studious, and best
all around enrolled in each college
in Alabama.
Balloting will be held in the lobby
of Smith Hall, beginning at 8:00 A.
M. and closing at 5:00 P. M. Satur­day,
November 9.
Every woman student is eligible
to vote and to compete in the contest.
Music Department of
Woman'6 Club Has
Good Meeting
The Music Department of the Wo­man's
Club met at the home of Mrs.
W. W. Hill with Mrs. D. C. Harkin
as co-hostess on Thursday afternoon.
This was one of the best meetings of
the year and about thirty members of
the club were present. The program
was a study of American composers
as follows:
An autobiography of Nevin was
given by Mrs. Homer Wright.
"Mighty Lak a Rose" and "Wood­pecker"
by members of the sixth and
seventh grades.
"Venetian Love Song" by trio
composed of Mrs. High, Mrs. Lee
and Mrs. Doner, accompanied by Mrs.
Winters.
"Narcissus Good night" by Mrs.
Blake.
An autobiography of Cadman by
Mrs. Eaton.
"I Hear a Thrush at Eve" by Mrs.
Lipscomb.
"Love Song," a piano solo by Miss
Frances Atkinson.
"Melindy Lou" by trio.
"Curran" by Mrs. D. C. Harkins.
"Ho! Mr. Piper" by Mrs. Lipscomb.
"Idylle" by Mrs. Winters.
An autobiography of Reginald De-
Koven by Mrs. Austin.
A duet "Merry Miller" by Mrs.
Doner and Mrs. Lipscomb.
An autobiography of Clara Jacobs
BOnd by Mrs. Irven.
"God Remembers," "Perfect Day"
and "Just a Wearying for You" by
Mrs. Burnsworth.
After the program a social half
hour was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
The next meeting will be held
at the Grammar School on December
4, and English, German and Spanish
folk songs will be studied.
Bi-Monthly Meeting Of
Eastern Star Held
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Eastern Star was held at the
chapter room on Thursday night with
Mrs. B. E. Burnsworth, worthy ma­tron
presiding.
After the regular business meet­ing,
Mrs. Cora McAdory, who has
been recently installed as worthy
grand matron of Alabama, was in­troduced
and also Mrs. Moxham and
Mrs. Copeland, grand officers were
presented.
The chapter was honored by guests
from Opelika including Mr. W. C.
Davis, Mr. John K. Watkins and Mrs.
W. E. Davis.
Prof, and Mrs. Killebrew
Give Bridge Party
On last Friday evening Professor
and Mrs. Killebrew gave an eleven
table bridge party in honor of Dr.
and Mrs. Weaver.
The high score prize for a couple
went to Dr. and Mrs. Harkin. Miss
Kennedy won high socre for ladies
and Dr. McAdory made high score
for men.
A delicious salad, sandwiches, and
cocoa were served to about fifty
guests.
Kappa Delta Sorority
Holds Pledge Ceremony
Last Saturday afternoon the Sig­ma
Lambda Chapter of Kappa Delta
Sorority held their pledge ceremony,
pledging Misses Darbney Hare, Al­berta
Renfro, Jean Funchess, Mary
George Lamar, Carolyn Jenkins,
Carolyn Buchanan, Catherine Shaef-fer,
and Julia Wyatt.
The active members of the chapter
then entertained the pledges with a
lovely tea.
Mesdames Toomer and
Knapp Guests At Tea
Mrs. S. L. Toomer and Mrs. Brad­ford
Knapp were honor guests on
Friday at a tea given by the Woman's
Club of Montgomery for Mrs. John
Sippel, of Baltimore, Md., president
of the General Federation of Wo­men's
Clubs.
Home Ec. Students
Meet In Chicago
On November 18, there will be a
meeting of Home Economics Stu­dents
at Lewis Institute, 'Chicago,
Illinois. Miss Louise Glanton has
been invited to speak at this meeting;
she has chosen as her subject, "The
Psychology of Dress."
Sigma Phi Beta Gives
Party For Pledges
The Sigma Phi Beta Sorority en­tertained
its pledges at a Halloween
party, Wednesday night, October
30, at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Goode.
As the guests arrived they were
led into the deep gloom of the living
room where occasional flickers of
firelight and the faint glow of jack
o' lanterns revealed witches and bats
flying over walls and ceiling while
a decrepit old witch brought forth
a cauldron of punch, disguised as
witches' brew, for their refreshment.
Fortune telling by all known methods
from apple bobbing to roasting nuts
then followed. The party was brought
to its climax with the telling of a
weird ghost tale during which a
"white mist floated through the
room," something wet flapped across
the faces of the guests and a ghost
appeared. The tension was relieved by
the reading of the witch's message,
which proved to be nothing more
than an invitation to gather around
the refreshments of jack o' lantern
sandwiches, baked apples, nut cookies,
and candy witches.
Mrs. Martin E n t e r t a i ns
With Bridge Party
Mrs. Herbert Martin entertained
with a bridge party on Saturday aft­ernoon
honoring Miss Southard of
Fort Smith, Arkansas who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Hutsell.
Top score was won by the honoree
and second score was won by Mrs.
Hutsell.
After the games a salad course and
coffee were served.
Those enjoying this delightful oc­casion
wei-e: Mrs. Hutsell, Miss
'Southard, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Frank
Wilmore, Mrs. Biggin, Mrs. Townsley,
Mrs. J. E. Pitts, Mrs. John Wilmore,
Mrs. Hixon, Mrs. Floyd and Mrs.
Homer Wright.
" W e e k of P r a y e r " Is
Observed On T u e s d ay
The Methodist Missionary meeting
observed "Week of Prayer" on Tues­day
afternoon with Mrs. Hollifield.
The subject of discussion "Faith and
Personal Service" was treated in an
interesting manner by Mrs. L. D.
Stodghill and Mrs. T. A. Sims.
P a r e n t - T e a c h e r s Assoc.
Meets In Selma, Ala.
The Parent- Teachers Association
of Alabama met in Selma this last
week. Those who attended from Au­burn
were: Dr. and Mrs. Showalter,
Mrs. J. P. Kennedy, Miss Louise Glan­ton,
Mrs. Hixon, Miss Lula Palmer,
and Mrs. K. D. McDonald.
Mesdames King And
Myers Joint Hostesses
Mrs. Paul King and Mrs. Myers
entertained at a bridge luncheon on
Saturday at the home of Mrs. King.
Halloween decorations were used.
Large black cats were on each table
giving directions to the bidding which
caused a great deal of merriment.
At the head table straight bridge
was played; at the second all bidding
was done before cards were dealt.
Winners had to give their scores to
the losers, but they progressed at
the third table, and at the fourth
every thing was panomine. If a play­er
spoke, five points were given to
opponents.
Top score was won by Mrs. John
Wilmore. Table prizes were given
Mrs. J. W. Scott, Mrs. Louis Ward,
Mrs. S. L. Toomer and Mrs. Brad­ford
Knapp.
The guests enjoyed a delicious
three course luncheon served by Mrs.
Knapp, Mrs. Wilmore and Miss
Dorothy Taylor.
Guests enjoying the games were
Mrs. Askew, Mrs. I. S. McAdory,
Mrs. John Wilmore, Mrs. S. L. Toom­er,
Mrs. Clara Yarbrough, Mrs. F. C.
Biggin, Mrs. Bradford Knapp, Mrs.
B. L. Shi, Mrs. B. F. Thomas, Mrs.
Frank Wilmore, Mrs. J. W. Scott,
Mrs. George Petrie, Mrs. Louis Ward,
Miss Minnie Whitaker and Miss
Kate Lane.
Luncheon guests were Mrs. Lee,
Mrs. Baughman, Mrs. Tach, Mrs.
Hare and Mrs. Ross.
With much regret the guests de­parted
as one of the hostesses was
leaving almost immediately for her
home in New Orleans.
Dr. and Mrs. Johns
Entertain With Bridge Party
Dr. and Mrs. Johns entertained at
their home last Saturday evening with
a seven table bridge party.
The home was artistically decorat­ed
with varied colored chrysanthe­mums.
Mrs. D. C. Harkin won high score
which wps a lovely compact, and
Professor Kurderna won high score
for the men which was a bill folder.
After a very enjoyable evening
refreshments in keeping with the
Hallowe'en season were served.
Unique Halloween
Party Is Enjoyed
Telegrams were sent about twenty
persons telling them to meet at
Toomer's Corner at a certain hour
dressed as raga-muffins. Here they
found lighted tapers which contained
directions to go treasure hunting in
the cemetery. Several spooky ghosts
were found which carried them to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Reeve
on Gay Street. Another ghostly ghost
met the guests at the door and told
the fortune of each as he entered.
They were then carried into the
living room to play bridge weher each
had to hunt for his tally card.
The prize was awarded to Mrs.
Brown for the best rag-a-muffin
costume for women and Mr. Staples
for men. Mrs. Nixon and Mr. Robert­son
won high score prizes.
Unusual refreshments consisting of
spook salad, witch candy, and sand­wiches
were served.
Mrs. J. B. Robinson
Honored With Tea
Mrs. J. B. Robinson of Birming­ham
was the inspiration of a lovely
tea given by Mrs. Sam Robinson on
Thursday afternoon from three
thirty until five.
The color scheme of lavendar and
white was effectively carried out in
the profusion of flowers used in the
reception rooms.
The receiving line was composed
of Mrs. Sam Robinson, the honoree,
Mrs. H. W. Nixon, and Mrs. H. B.
Lee. Mrs. J. E. Brigham presided
over the tea table which was adorn­ed
with beautiful lace over a pink
cover. Mrs. Frank Orr and Mrs. Med-lock
served.
The color motif was further used in
the refreshments consisting of indi­vidual
cakes with lavendar icing,
mints, nuts, and tea.
Home Ec. Department
Woman's Club Meets
The Home Economics Department
of the Woman's Club met Thursday
with Mrs. C. C. Brooks and Mrs. L.
M. Sahag as hostesses.
A round table discussion of "Habits
in Child Development" was made with
Mrs. Toomer as leader of the discus-
(U »y 'Say It With Rowers'
And Say It With Ours
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Montgomery, Alabama
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All of which goes to prove (ii
we may be excused for saying so)
that the pause that refreshes is the
sanest temptation which millions
ever succumbed to. And to these
same millions the pause that re­freshes
has come to mean an ice-cold
Coca-Cola. Its tingling,
delicious taste and cool after-sense
of refreshment have proved that
a little minute is long enough for
a big rest any time.
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TIGERS EMBARK; DETERMINED
TO GIVE TULANE REAL FIGHT
By Dick Jones
Whether or not the eleventh hour
is the proper time to scramble line­ups
which in many cases have with­stood
a season of battering—the
first strings on the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute team is getting
mighty queer patches these days in
preparation for their conflict with
the Tulane Greenies at New Orleans
Saturday, November 9.
Perhaps it's experiment, and all
will be well with the time-tried vet­erans,
perhaps not, but take the case
of the hustling Auburn Tiger squad.
Only this week Coach Johnny "Red"
Floyd, head coach, took Lawrence
Chamlee, third string halfback into
his first string line.
Coach Floyd has an idea that
Chamlee has the makings of a brilli­ant
end, and linesmen are what the
Plainsmen need. He's over 165
pounds, this Chamlee, fast and hustl­ing.
This galloping Tiger came to Au­burn
from Dora High, which school
is just on the outskirts of Birming­ham.
Floyd has been speaking highly of
the fighting spirit of the Auburn
Tigers against the University of
Tennessee last Saturday, but has
been drilling them to work together
more on the offense. The passing and
running departments have both re­ceived
plenty of attention this week.
Coach Floyd is planning on giving
the Greenies a real taste of his brand
of football this Saturday for he has
had his Tigers doing almost nothing
but running his new plays in the
mock battles all week. Without a
doubt, it was his new plays that held
the Volunteers to as low a score as
they did last Saturday.
After an unusually good practice
on a wet field Thursday, the Auburn
Tigers knocked the mud off their
uniforms Thursday night and check­ed
out of the "Plains" for New
Orleans strong. With Jim Crawford
the only veteran failing to make the
trip. Crawford received a broken
collar bone in the game with Ten­nessee
last Saturday and it has
knocked him out for the rest of the
season. Which has caused gray hairs
to come in Floyd's head on account of
Jim being the Tigers' chief punter.
Coach Floyd has been searching all
week for another booter to fill his
shoes. Herman Jones, the Tigers
hustling quarterback, has proven in
the scrimmages this week, to be the
most able candidate for the job. He
has averaged from 35 to 45 yards
with his punts in all the mock bat­tles.
Slob Chappelle and Chattie
Davidson will probably do the kick­ing
when Jones doesn't do it. Craw­ford
was not only a loss to the boot­ing
department, but was also a great
loss to the ball carrying department.
Porter Callahan, who returned to
Drake Field in his football togs last
week after a three weeks lay-off,
will easily fill the shoes of Crawford
when it comes to lugging a pigskin.
Callahan has a name for playing his
best game of the season against the
Tulane Greenies and will be watched
on every play when Auburn has the
ball. Year before last he returned a
kickoff 97-yards to tie the Greenies
6 to 6, and last year he returned a
kickoff 50-yards, getting away from
every man but the last one. Calla­han
is a Senior this year and is Al­ternate
Captain of the team. This is
his last year to perform on the grid
field under the Orange and Blue col­ors.
The first game Auburn played
Tulane was in 1906. Auburn won,
33 to 0, to win the only game Auburn
won that year. But the Tigers scored
42 points to their opponents' 41
points that year. Auburn has defeat­ed
Tulane four times while the
Greenies have licked the Tigers only
three times. They have tied twice.
The score was 6 to 6 both times. Au­burn
has scored 98 points on Tulane
and Tulane has only scored 51 points
on Auburn.
Past records show that out of the
nine games played between the Au­burn
Tigers and the Tulane Greenies,
the Tigers have averaged 10 and
8-9 points to every game while the
Greenies have averaged only 5 and
6-9 points.
The sores by years are as follows:
Auburn Tulane
33 1906 0
14 1921 0
19 1922 0
6 1923 6
6 1924 13
0 1925 13
2 1926 0
6 1927 6
12 1928 13
98 TOTAL 51
Championship Team
Be Selected Under
Novel Conditions
An authoritative attempt to select
the championship college football team
for 1929 will be made under new and
novel circumstances during the present
season, according to an announcement
just made by the committee which will
undertake the task.
Under the chairmanship of W. O.
McGeehan, nationally known sports
columnist and newspaper writer, and
with the sponsorship of a committee of
prominent amateur sport patrons, the
aid of 250 newspaper sports editors is
being enlisted to secure an "exhaustive
and satisfactory national selection for
the Albert Russel Erskine Award."
Sponsors of the plan are Albert Russel
Erskine, president of The Studebaker
Corporation, and the following com­mittee:
Theodore Roosevelt, New
York; John McE. Bowman, New York,
head of the Bowman hotel chain; W.
T. Anderson, publisher of the Macon,
Ga., Telegraph; W. R. Morehouse,
vice-president of the Security First
National Bank of Los Angeles; Wal­ter
M. Christie, track coach of the Uni­versity
of California; W. T. Clayton
of Anderson, Clayton & Company,
Houston, Texas, and Martin J. Collins,
president of the Graham Paper Co.,
St. Louis, Mo.; Feg Murray, sports
cartoonist; Avery Brundage, president
of the Central Association of the A.
A. U.; and Walter C. Allen, president
of the Yale & Towne Manfuacturing
Co., Stamford, Conn.
A preliminary ballot will be taken in
December among the 250 sports critics
and a final ballot will then be voted
on the few teams which lead in the
first ballot. Between the halves of the
New Year's Day game in California,
the winning team will be announced.
The coach of this team will be pre­sented
a Studebaker President Eight
motor car. The committee plans to
make the award an annual feature of
the football season.
Babe Taylor is now playing the
tackle position for the second year.
He is probably the most consistent
performer in the line, as he plays
nearly every minute of each game,
and never fails to put up a good
game. Tipping the scales close to
the 200 pound mark, Babe is very
aggressive and fast, and is a terror
to opposing tackles. Erquiet hails
from Pinson, Ala., and is registered
as a member of the Junior class.
GRIDIRON QUINTESSENCE
— = — = By PERCY VAL = = = = = = =
Rallying around the blonde head of their superb leader and captain,
Billy Banker, the Green Wave of Tulane outplayed an inspired Georgia
team, and emerged victors of the fray. Playing in a climate that was too
hot and close for football, the fighting spirit exhibited by each team will
long be remembered by fans witnessing the game. The game was packed
with thrills, for the scoring balances would swing from one side to the oth­er
and the winner was doubtful until the final whistle. Although Geor­gia
led Tulane in the latter part of the game, the Green Wae put forth
a 80-yard drive for a touchdown, and won the game 21-15.
Rainey Cawthon,
Florida Captain,
Becomes Benedict
Rainey Cawthon, captain of the
University of Florida football team,
was married Nov. 3 to Miss Sarah
Payne, Columbia university student.
The couple remained in New York for
a brief honeymoon before Cowthorn
returns to college later in the week.
Cawthorn is the son of W. S. Caw­thon,
of Tallahassee, superintendent
of public instruction for Florida. Miss
Payne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene S. Payne of Nashville. She
taught at the University of Florida
summer school last summer.
Members of the Florida football
team, defeated by Harvard Saturday,
came to New York from Cambridge
and attended the ceremony in a body.
A little mented butter on the chin
makes the whole world grin.
The Golden Tornado of Tech was
unable to withstand the battering of
three brilliant Irish teams, and went
down in defeat to the tune of 26-6.
Blocking and tackling with a vieious-ness
that is seldom seen in the South,
Notre Dame completely wore Tech
down, and with the exception of the
first quarter were masters of the sit­uation.
This was the last engage­ment
that Tech find Notre Dame have,
and is to be regretted as Rockne al­ways
brings a colorful and efficient
team to Tech Flats. In the first pe­riod,
Tech played Notre Dame on even
terms, and in the second quarter
scored a touchdown, thereby jump­ing
into the lead 6-0. However, the
Irish began to make further substi­tutions,
and Tech was unable to keep
her slender lead. Elder made the
first touchdown by slipping off right
tackle for 53 yards, and a second was
soon added by a long pass, followed
by Mullins' plunge over the goal line.
Early in the third period, Carideo re­turned
a punt 75 yards for a touch­down,
sprinting through the entire
Tech team. The final score was made
by Notre Dame as the result of
Schwartz's ability to ram the line.
Notre Dame's fleet backs crossed the
goal line on several other occasions,
but each time were called back and
penalized. The Irish capably convinc­ed
spectators that they have one of
the strongest teams of the country,
as they have everything necessary
for a winning combination plus plen­ty
of reserve strength.
* * * * *
Although Alabama made more yard­age
and twice as many first downs
as did Vanderbilt, Coach Dan Mc-
Gugan's warriors played heads-up
football, and added another victory
to their perfect Conference record
when they defeated the Crimson Tide
13-0. The ability of Vanderbilt to
withstand the drives of 'Bama in the
shadow of their own goal, saved the
day for the Gold and Black. A long
pass from Parker to McGaughney was
responsible for the first touchdown
made by Vanderbilt. For two periods
Vanderbilt was unable to score again,
while 'Bama was putting forth drive
after drive which the Commodores
would manage to withstand. How­ever,
in the middle of the last quarter,
Leonard made another touchdown for
Vandy running behind perfect inter­ference.
This was the best game play­ed
by 'Bama this year and although
they lost, they received much praise
for their courageous fight. This vic­tory
made Vandy a strong contender
for conference honors, however, they
have rough sailing ahead.
The Kentucky Wildcats upset the
dope Saturday, when they decisively
trimmed Josh Cody's Tigers by an
overwhelming score of 44-6. Although
many picked Kentucky to win, yet
such a score was unexpected. Ken­tucky
is another team who to date
is undefeated in the Conference race.
The game Saturday was almost a
rout for Clemson, as the Cats scored
in the first two minutes of the game.
Toward the end of the first half,
Kentucky was leading 30-0, and Coach
Gammage sent in his second team.
Although Clemson scored in the third
period, the reserves managed to add
to their lead, and the game ended
with the Wildcats victorious.
* * * * *
The Florida Gators seemed to be
suffering from Stadium fright against
Harvard, and went down in defeat
14-0. Both of Harvard's touchdowns
resulting from costly fumbles made
by Florida backs. Harvard used only
straight football, and although the
Gators put up a spirited fight, never
threatened their opponents goal.
* * * * *
Probably the most interesting game
in the North was Yale's somewhat
unexpected victory over Dartmouth.
A Yale track star, Ellis, went in the
game, and completely stole the lime
light from Booth and Marsters. The
brilliant runs of Ellis, on the wet and
slippery field provided many thrills
for the fans. Dartmouth managed
to lead by a score of 12-10 until the
final period, when Ellis intercepted
a pass and dashed 75 yards for the
winning score.
* * * * *
This week-end some very interesting
and important games will be played
throughout the South. Tech will
journey to Nashville where they meet
Vanderbilt. Both teams had hard
Harriers Lose To
Univ. of Georgia
In Opening Meet
By Dick Jones
The University of Georgia's cross­country
team captured their second
consecutive victory over the Auburn
Tigers Saturday 24 to 31 in a hard-fought
meet. The score last year was
20 to 35.
Barnhardt (Georgia), Captain
Teague (Auburn) and Plant (Au­burn)
all suffered fainting spells
which Coach "Weemie" Baskin said
was due to the atmospheric condi­tions.
Baskin said this was very un­usual
for a cross-country meet.
Bob Young led the Bulldog's at­tack
by winning first place in 28
minutes and one-fifth second. Barn­hardt
(Ga.), second; Roberts (Au­burn),
third; Boyd (Ga.), fourth;
Plant (Auburn), fifth; Shanks (Au­burn),
sixth; Bennett (Ga.) seventh;
Teague (Auburn), eighth; McClendon
(Auburn) ninth; Jim Young, (Ga),
tenth. There were six Georgia men
running and eight Auburn men.
Baskin was the starter and the oth­er
officials were: Chamblee, Bell,
Steward, Stripling, P. Beard, and G.
Beard.
Big Men Not Essential
To Successful Elevens
Pittsburg, Pa.—(IP)—The general­ly
accepted theory that big men are
essential to a football squad if it
would be successful, is being disput­ed
by Duquesne University here, which
has several small men as its most im­portant
players.
Captain Buff Donnelli, who has the
distinction of being able to get off
long punts with either right or left
foot, is only five feet seven inches
tall. Several other players are the
same height, or smaller. The biggest
man on the team is Kass Kovolocheck,
plunging full back, six feet two inches
tall.
No Chance for Army-
Navy Game This Year
Annapolis, Md.— (IP)-Chances of a
game yet this year between Army and
Navy if differences between the two
can be ironed out, have faded with the
announcement following a conference
here that Army's schedule for the
rest of the year is too full. Army
will play a post-season game Dec.
28 at Stanford, California.
DUNNAM HARMS PROVES TO
BE GREAT STRENGTH IN LINE
By Dick Jones
Coach Johnny "Red" Floyd, Au­burn's
new head mentor on the grid­iron,
boasts of one great pivot man in
the person of Dunnam "Red" Har-kins,
the well-built Birmingham boy
who is performing his second year on
the Auburn Tiger eleven.
Harkins has snapped the pigskin
back in fine style in every game the
Plainsmen have played so far this
year and only once has he sat on a
"side-line" bench. That was during
the last half of the Vanderbilt-Au-burn
game in Birmingham when he
was accused of unnecessary rough­ness
by an umpire who apologized
after the game was over, because he
could change his decision.
After graduating from the Jones
Valley High School in the Spring of
1927 Harkins entered Auburn the
next fall. He was an outstanding
athlete in the three major sports at
Jones Valley for four years and was
elected Chaptain of the football,
basketball, and baseball teams at dif­ferent
times. Dunnam remembers
well the first football game he ever
took part in. It was the first year
that Jones Valley High opened up to
shift some of the bruden off the
shoulders of Bessemer High. He was
a member of their first football team
and played center too. He was also a
member of their first basketball and
baseball teams. The Tiger star cen­ter
was elected by the student body
as the best all-round athlete and was
awarded the Jaffe medal for the best
Rockne's First Job
In Chicago P. O.
"Knute Rockne's first job was in the
Chicago Post Office at the handsome
salary of five bucks per week," says
Jimmy Corcoran in the December issue
of College Humor. "I am told by old
time employees of the P. O. that Rock
could toss a mail sack farther and
faster than anyone in the place. One
day he asked for a raise. They gave
him an extra fifty cents per week,
and that's one reason why Knute
Rockne went to Notre Dame. The
other was that he could sprint and
pole vault. He did not go to Notre
Dame as a football player, and I will
be willing to bet my straw skimmer
all-round athlete in 1927. The last
two years he played on the baseball
team they were crowned the cham­pions.
And whoever made the state­ment
that good football players were
not good-looking men were badly
wrong in the case of Dunnam Har­kins,
for he was elected the prettiest
boy in Jones Valley his last year.
Harkins also captured many other
honors while in school, among them
the Presidency of the "V" Club and
Business manager of the School year
book.
"Doc" Newton, assistant coach at
Howard College, and "Polly" Scokel,
former Howard College gridder, coach­ed
Dunnam during his four years at
Jones Valley. "Ben Turpin" Minis,
former manager of the Auburn Tiger
eleven, performed on the same grid
teams with Harkins. Since coming
to Auburn Harkins has well filled the
shoes left vacant by his oldest broth­er,
Mitchell "Red" Harkins, who play­ed
at Auburn under Mike Donahue
and David Morey. Mitchell earned a
letter on the Auburn eleven three
years, being captain his last year, in
1925.
When Dunnam completes his so-far
successful year on the gridiron this
year he will have performed on his
fifth team in sports at Auburn. His
Freshman year he played on the Rat
football and baseball teams. Last
year, which was his Sophomore year,
he played on the varsity eleven and
on the varsity nine. Harkins was
the only Sophomore that Geo. M. Boh-ler
awarded an "A" to on the grid­iron
last year. He is a member of
the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at
Auburn and a member of the Execu­tive
Committee.
Working at the Nashville Bridge
Company every summer keeps Har­kins
in "tip-top" condition tor the
grid game. He has worked there
every summer since he entered Au­burn.
"Red" has high hopes of play­ing
professional football someday. He
has already turned down a chance
to play baseball in the Big League.
Harkins will probably be the only
veteran of years to answer the call
for grid aspirants next year and big
things are going to be expected of
him.
games last Saturday, and are in some
what bad condition, however, both
teams are improving with experience,
and this promises to be a good game.
The Commodores should withhold their
clean conference record against Tech,
but it is going to be a hard scrap.
After decisively beating Clemson,
Kentucky's chances have soared in the
Conference race, and they are going
to Montgomery Saturday with the in­tention
of giving the Tide another set
back. Although they are the favor­ites
to win, Bama has a team that im­proves
with each game, and are going
to put up a hard fight.
Georgia will journey to New York
City where they engage the New York
University in a very interesting tilt,
and as N. Y. U. has a mediocre team
this year, and as Georgia seems to
win every other Saturday, we be­lieve
that the Bulldogs- will emerge
victorious. This prediction of scores
is getting to be quite interesting, and
this week we only hope for the luck
that was experienced last week. Here
goes.
Yale 20—Maryland 6.
Georgia 15—N. Y. U. 6
Vandy 18—Tech 6.
Kentucky 19—Bama 6.
Tulane 20—Auburn 6.
Tenn. 40—Carson-Newman 0.
N. C. 20—S. C. 0.
Chattanooga 19—Howard 0.
jon that. I have it from one of King
Knute's old associates, who will go
nameless here (in order to save his
hide), that Rock arrived at the South
Bend station with a derby hat, a
sweater with a choker collar, a pair of
trousers that had given good mileage
—and a track suit. You can believe
this or not. Still another crony swears
that Rock borrowed forty-five dollars
to get his first peek at the golden dome
of Notre Dame. I wish to be neutral
here, although I will state that Rock
paid back the forty-five."
"In looking over my favorite boxing
guide, I see no record of the myste­rious
conductor who barnstormed the
town of Niles, Michigan, La Porte,
Indiana, and way places, polishing off
some of the ham-and-eggers of the
day. In fact there may never have
been a mysterious conductor; and for
that some one will accuse this splendid
old Norseman of picking up a stray
iron lad here and there in his fresh­man
year, I will not place the stamp
of fact upon it. Let it go as rumor."
Tongue-twisting Names
For The Cheerleaders
The Oosterbann, Mitterwainers and
Ukelbergs, whose names harried head­line
writers and radio announcers,
have gone, but the Big Ten has plenty
of unique names to replace them.
Ohio State offers Bueschsenschuss,
Ujhelyi, Kazmerchak,. Wiragos and
Erf, which Indiana matches with Mag-nabosco,
Antonini and Hojnaccki,
among others.
Wisconsin's threats to easy football
conversation are Lubratovitch and
Ketelaar, which are not so bad when
Minnesota presents Pulkrabek, Kakela
and Oja.
Illinois has Nusspickel and Yanus-kus
to stack up against Yunevick of
Purdue, Diedendorf of Chicago and
Captain Joe Truskowski of Michigan.
Every Freshman at New Your Uni-veristy
was ducked on Hallow'een in
the fountain behind the Hall of Fame.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE FIVE
RUBE GOLDBERG THINKS THAT
COLLEGE SPIRIT IS THE BUNK
"I most certainly think that college
spirit in its true, native, poetic sense
is the bunk. But wait! Don't hit me.
Let me explain," Rube Goldberg sets
out in the December College Humor
to define college spirit.
"First let me say that I am con­cerned
only with old age, bald headed,
gouty, bulging bodied college spirit—
the kind you should find in the old
graduate who grasped his diploma
twenty or twenty-five years ago and
swore everlasting allegiance to every
blade of grass that lifted its academic
head upon the campus green. This is
the only phase of the subject that is
really important.
"The pyrotechnic display of love for
the dear old alma mater during the
undergraduate days must be taken as
a matter of course. The undergrad­uate,
unless he has premature harden­ing
of the arteries, cannot help being
infected with the virus of loud, glo­rious
enthusiasm for the flaming
black and blue, or was it the irrides
cent green and white? The so-called
undergraduate college spirit isn't spir­it
at all. It is merely a healthy dis­play
of temporary patriotism due prin­cipally
to proximity. The college boy
is on a four year educational spree
before going out into the world to pay
his own rent. It is HIS college be­cause
he eats in it, sleeps in it, plays
in it and studies in it. He naturally
thinks it is the best college in the
world, if for no other reason, simply
because it is HIS college.
"Did you ever meet any person who
said your radio was better than his,
or your car would go up a hill faster
than his, or your dentist could pull
teeth better than his? Not on your
Long List Romances
Prevail at Oberlin
life. So, it is no surprising phenom­enon
that a college student likes HIS
college—yea, loves it. It is much
more expensive than a radio or a car
or a dentist, and one should be that
much more proud of it—if that is pos­sible.
"You may say that when a boy is
willing to break his neck for his col­lege
on the football field, he is dis
playing the highest form of college
spirit. I don't think so. He is break
ing his neck because he loves the gla
mour of it, and because all the other
fellows are breaking their necks, and
he is just a big healthy kid who likes
to break his neck. I used to try to
kill myself, making points for my side
in a sand-lot football game, and I don't
believe I ever displayed any hysterical
love for sand-lots. It is the spirit
wanting to win rather than wanting
to express a love for good old Where
isit.
"The whole thing is relative
there is any such thing as college spir
it, it is the four year variety. After
that, it is just like belonging to
lodge, only you go once a year, if you
go at all, instead of every Thursday
night. And then it's pretty hard to
get good beer."
Oberlin, 0.— (IP)—Co-education as
an American college institution began
here 98 years ago, but it is difficult
for Albert Brown, Oberlin College
freshman from Jackson, Mich., to rea­lize
it.
In 1843, ten years after Oberlin
College was formed and began admit­ting
women students with the men,
Brown's great-grandfather met his
great-grandmother here.
All four of Brown's grandparents
were Oberlin students, their marriages
climaxing college romances.
Albert's father likewise found his
mother at Oberlin, and three of his
aunts met their future husbands in
the student body here.
Although Freshman Brown hesi­tates
to commit himself, he declares
after looking around that he is not
decided as yet to let the tradition
drop.
If
Columbia Places
Taboo on Hazing
Twenty years of reform-minded
under-graduate effort bore fruit for
decorum at Columbia College recent
ly when the Sophomore cap and rules
committee announced abolition of
Freshmen hazing. Peanut rolling,
penny pushing, and toothpick rowing,
it was proclaimed, are henceforth
not only unworttiy but illegal, and
passe besides..
Frosh won't have to Charleston
and cavort on demand any more and
row imaginary shells to victory over
imaginary opponents on an imagin­ary
river. The crew is certain to suf­fer,
it was said in some quarters with
a worried shake of the head.
"Professor Rogers, is right," mut­tered
irate students, "the whole coun­try
is going sissy. Might as well
give up and put on Buster Brown
collars and pink bows."
As a concession for anti-abolition­ists,
the committee will still require
frosh to wear cute black longshore­men's
caps with white buttons and
to forego all but black neckwear.
Guayaquil, Ecuador—(IP)-A mass
meeting of students and the Federa­tion
of Labor here recently decided
to ask for the closing of the universi­ty
here as a protest against the sus­pension
of five students for an alleg­ed
breach of discipline.
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Buddy Rogers Doesn't
Feel Like An Actor
Charleson Gray asked Buddy Rogers
what he thought about it all, and what
Buddy answered appears in the De­cember
College Humor:
"Say! I can't believe it! It's a
dream. I'm going to wake up and
find myself a little country boy back
in Kansas. Look! Twenty-three
thousand fan letters, and Valentino
got only sixteen thousand his biggest
month! Letters from all over the
world. I look at them, and they're
addressed to me, but I can't believe
that they're really for me. But," he
added naively, "they are."
"Sometimes people tell me that' I
should be a little more reserved, now
that I'm a star. But, gee! I couldn't
get that way. I guess I get roped in
on hundreds of things I might avoid,
but I've been friendly with everyone
always. Why should I stop now? I
go to the Phi Psi dances over at U. S.
C, and I'm around at the house a
lot for lunch. I like college people;
they speak my language and at the
same time they keep me from seeing
too much of Hollywood. You know,
keep me balanced.
"They're my people! Gee, when I
went back to Lawrence and the boys
in the house gave me a little banquet',
I think it was the proudest day of my
life. The family of one of the boys
from the chapter, the fellow with
whom I went to Eupore on the mule
boat has a bungalow out here and I've
lived with them ever since I've been
in Hollywood. They've been great to
me and to another boy from home, a
Beta. When I'm with them I don't
feel like an actor at all, and all of
this that's happened to me in the past
few months just slips out of my mind.
Not that I do anything but love it, but
honestly, in spite of all this marvelous
luck I've had, the days I spent in the
university were the happiest of my
life.
"Picture girls are all right," he ac­knowledges.
"You know t h a t . . . but
you know what I mean. The univer­sity
girl has something they can't
touch. They're the class of the land."
Electric Lamps Now
Serve Many Purposes
The electric lamp has found an in­finite
number of unexpected uses.
It enables us to postpone our spec­tacles
for a few years longer.
It has made reading in bed infinitely
more comfortable.
By merely pushing the button we
have introduced the element of sur­prise
in dealing with burglars.
The goblins that lived in dark cor­ners
and under the bed have been
driven back into the furthest retreats
of the night.
It enables the doctor to peer into
the recesses of our insides.
It substitutes for the hot water
bottle in aches and pains.
It enables our cities and towns to
clothe themselves in gayety by night,
no matter how sad their appearance
may be by day.
And by its multiple uses it has
lengthened the hours of our active
lives, decreased our fears, replaced the
dark with good cheer, increased our
safety, decreased our toil, and enabled
us to read the type in the telephone
book.—President Herbert Hoover at
banquet to Thomas A. Edison at Dear­born.
Major Ralph Sasse
To Succeed Jones
West Point, N. Y.— (IP)— Major
Ralph Sa'sse has been appointed to
succeed Captain Lawrence (Biff)
Jones as coach of the Army football
team. Jones is forced to give up the
position under an army rule which
prevents an officer from remaining
at West Point for more than four
years. Jones has been transferred to
the Field Artillery School at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
TEACHERS STRIKE
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—(IP)—One hun­dred
and forty striking public school
teachers in Plains Township have been
advised by the Board of education
that unless they report for duty, their
jobs will be declared vacant, and sew
teachers employed in their places.
The walkout occurred when teach­ers'
pay was not forthcoming.
Milwaukee—(IP)—Dr. William
Dehorn, head of the modern language
department of Marquette University,
recently witnessed his first football
game. The professor came from Ger­many
five years ago, and has taught
also at the University of Minnesota.
Fourteen Reasons Why
Co-eds Prefer Library
Steps as Place to Sit
What is the most interesting prob­lem
on the Campus? Confronted with
this intriguing problem, a busy report­er
rooted around in search of a psy­chological
situation to explain. And
this is the conclusion the reporter
reached. Why do the co-eds like to
sit on the library steps more than
any other spot on the grounds? It
would seem that a simple answer to
that question could be easily found,
but no—there seems to be no single
reason, but rather a group of highly
complex ones. In order that the stu­dent
body as a whole may be enlight­ened
as to the cause for this puzzling
situation, the conclusions which have
been reached by much research, obser­vation,
and experience are listed in
this student publication:
1. The coeds favor the library steps
because they want the professors who
pass to see that they spend most of
their time hanging around the library.
They think this will form a good im­pression
in the prof's mind about their
studiousness and help on the next
quiz grade.
2. Colds seem to be fashionable, and
damp marble steps are the ideal place
to acquire them.
3. A co-ed feels that there is always
a slim chance of some boy's seeing her
hungry look and inviting her to the
dope shop (perhaps with only a little
weeny hint thrown in!).
4. Girls know that the surest way
to see everybody they know is to be
in front of the library and watch ev­eryone
who walks by.
5. They feel the need of furnishing
entertainment and amusement for the
tired and over-worked graduate stu­dents
in the north side of number One,
who occasionally glance up from their
books in the hopes of an interesting
view from their window.
6. They consider it their duty to
make the school look as collegiate as
possible.
7. They enjoy watching the fashion
parade on the quadrangle.
8. They think the music in the
Union is "simply wonderful."
9. They wouldn't want go IN the
library because then they couldn't
talk! Imagine that!
10. Now that sun-tan is the vogue,
they believe in making use of the sun;
and anyhow, fresh air is always
healthful.
Wisconsin Has One
All-American Player
Wisconsin University— (IP) —Wis­consin,
left out in the cold consistent­ly
when it comes to selection of Ail-
American football players, has never­theless,
an All-American on its squad
this year.
He is John Rasmussen, 37-year-old
college senior, whose football days date
back to 1912 when he began carrying
the pigskin for the Oshkosh, Wis. high
school.
In 1915 he entered the University
of Nebraska and played a season as
end for that team. He then transfer­red
to Wisconsin, and in 1917 joined
the A. E. F., where he continued to
play football.
In 1918 Rasmussen was chosen on
Walter Camp's All-American eleven
which was composed of college men
with the colors.
Returning from the war in 1919, he
entered business, but after ten years
of this decided to finish his college
course. This fall Coach Glen Thistle-waite
promised him a berth if he
could return to form.
Sunday Discussion
Groups at Princeton
Princeton—(IP)—Sunday evening
discussion groups are being tried at
Princeton university' as a solution of
the compulsory Sunday chapel atten­dance
rule here, which has had such
little support recently among the stu­dents.
Those who attend the discus­sion
groups need not go to church on
Sundays.
In instituting the new plan, Dean
Wicks is following out his own belief
that one can get to the heart of re­ligion
with students far better by
talking informally than by holding
prayer and hymn-singing meetings.
New Brunswick, N. J.—(IP)—R.
Bernard Crowl, captain of the Rut­gers
football team, has completed
thirty-six consecutive football games
without ever being relieved.
Younger Generation
On Horseback Says
Lindsay in Magazine
"In my six months' tour of colleges
and universities," writes Vachel Lind­say
in the November College Humor,
"I noted among the students and the
young professors a tide that is rising,
the Cavalier spirit in a 1929-1039
form.
"Our younglings believe in the di­vine
right of splendor, neither the
splendor of kings nor of Babbitts, but
the splendor of their own sense of
design, the divine right to choose and
put on their own pageants, to give
Maypole dances and elect their own
queen of the May.
"They believe in freedom in choice
of religion more than any other group
of citizens of the United States, and
a typical committee for a Washing­ton's
Birthday celebration of distinc­tion
and even grandure may be a Cath­olic,
a Christian Scientist, a Jew, a
Unitarian and a kid from Chicago still
ballyhooing about Ingersoll watches
and Robert G. Ingersoll. But they
work in harmony and friendship to
the end of achieving this new splendor
which challenges and destroys the
Babbitts, who are their own blood
fathers.
"And they hate above all the caste
system, temporarily created by Bab­bitt,
which puts the business man
above the artist in every field of life.
Their form of Americanism would put
the born artist above the whole busi­ness
system of America and keep him
there, with his heel on the neck of
Babbitt, whetever the blood or stock
or race or family history of the artist.
It that is a caste system, they have
a caste system.
"They are not Cavaliers in the sense
in which Cavaliers of old England
fought Cromwell and Milton. Quite
the contrary. If a Cromwell or Mil­ton
should appear, they would follow
him and sing with him to the death.
They hate the little cowards and will
follow the bold and gallant spirits
wherever they find them.
"And they are brilliant, dashing,
decorative, always on horseback in
imagination, and in that sense they
are Cavaliers.
Methodist Students
Council Elects Sunday
D. M. Turney was elected presi­dent
of the Methodist Students Re­ligious
Council at the regular Sun­day
School meeting Sunday night.
Other officers elected were E. S.
Morgan, vice president; Hugh Camer­on,
secretary; and William Yar-brough,
treasurer. Departmental
heads were appointed by the presi­dent
with the advice of the other of­ficers.
The new officers of the Methodist
group are planning to make a mem­bership
drive at an early date. State­ments
from several sources indicate
that the regular Sunday School pro­grams
are showing much improve­ment.
Special musical numbers are
offered frequently.
Wesleyan Suspends
Student Executives
Delaware, O.—(IP)—Because stu­dents
allowed risque jokes, censured
by a faculty committee, to remain in
a play presented here, Ohio Wesleyan
University is without a student execu­tive
body temporarily, and a number
of students were on probation, includ­ing
Francis Hughes, editor of the
college year book, and son of Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
11. It's one good excuse to get on
this side of the campus.
12. They'd be afraid of missing
something if they didn't sit outside.
13. The steps are so much more
comfortable than the library chairs.
14. Last, but oh, decidedly not least,
they take into consideration the free
shower baths provided for all by the
ever-obliging janitor. Come on, join
us—the water's fine.—Exchange.
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PAGE SIX THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929
CHARLES LAWRENCE DISCUSSES
CARNEGIE FOUNDATION REPORT]
Charles W. Lawrence, editor of
the Intercollegiate Press, in a dis­cussion
of the recent Carnegie Foun­dation
investigation of American
athletics, said that North American
educators are unwilling to apply the
thesis of building upon fact to a dis­cussion
of college athletics. He said,
further:
"Assuming that the purpose of col­lege
is honesty, intellectual as well as
moral, we find ourselves less able to
say with finality that subsidizing of
athletes by college is either all right
or all wrong. If honesty is to be the
basis of our higher education, to be
sure, we must assume that effort to
conceal subsidation when it is prac­ticed
is wrong.
"The right or wrong of the sub­sidizing
itself, however, cannot be de­termined
by the fitting together of
high-sounding phrases about the puri­ty
of amateurism, the evils of big
time football, or the necessity for
such form of athletic competition be­tween
colleges. To come to some con­clusion
on the subject we must go fur­ther
and decide first of all what is
the end to be accomplished by higher
education.
We find two distinct schools of
thought with which we must contend
here. One school,'roughly represent­ed
by the small private college with
very high scholastic requirements for
admission, holds that the purpose of
education is to develop an intellectual
aristocracy. This class of colleges, as
a rule, do not find it necessary to
solicit students, nor do they care for
mere size in student body. Many of
this sort of college are now engaged
in efforts to reduce themselves in
size, by greatly raising the standards
for admission.
"Another school of thought, repre­sented
in part by the great state uni­versities,
tell us that the purpose of
higher education is to raise the level of
all intelligence, to give every boy and
girl an opportunity to become a col­lege
graduate, regardless of his de­gree
of intelligence, or his fitness for
higher education.
"The lines, one must remember, are
not so finely drawn as we have as­sumed
for the purpose of our argu­ment.
Many state institutions are
raising their entrance requirements,
while many private colleges are seek­ing
size rather than quality.
"However, investigating the two
schools of thought, we find the ques­tion
of subsidized athletics much more
complicated than we had supposed.
"Theoretically at least, the former
school should be opposed to intensive
intercollegiate athletics of any sort,
and should apply themselves merely
to the development of intra-mural
sports wherein every college student
may have the opportunity to supple­ment
his development of the brain
with development of a healthy body.
A name as a football school is not
needed by such a school, nor is it
desirable.
"On the other hand, where size rath­er
than quality is to be desired, in­tercollegiate
activities are necessary,
and subsidizing of athletes is quite
clearly advisable, for such a school
needs advertising to attract the youth
who otherwise would not be tempted
to attend college. Big time football
is as much a part of the business of
that institution as its courses of
study. Football arouses a college en­thusiasm
which inspires otherwise dull
minds to become a graduate of that
institution, and the ultimate result
very probably is more college grad­uates
than there otherwise would have
been.
"Roughly speaking, therefore, we
must assume that before we solve the
right or wrong of subsidized football,
we must know what is to be the pur­pose
of education. And since the two
ideas of the purpose of education un­doubtedly
will exist always, side by
side, we must expect that there will
be two sides to the question of pay­ing
youths to play football."
Auburn Hi Defeats
Tuskegee, Score 48-0
The Auburn High School gridders
slashed out a decisive victory over
Tuskegee High today by the score 48
to 0. The Auburn boys showed speed
and aggressiveness as they trampled
over the Tuskegee team for seven
touchdowns.
The local eleven consists almost en­tirely
of non-letter men, most of them,
in fact, playing football for the first
time this year. They are a light but
exceedingly scrappy aggregation.
This game is the fifth triumph of
the year for the Lee County foot­ballers.
With only one defeat on their
records the high school team promises
to make this a banner year. From
the ability displayed in their last three
games the high school Plainsmen show
great likelihood to win the remainder
of the tussles on their schedule.
JOHN HELD, JR.,
GOES LITERARY
A large black hawk recently start­led
spectators at the Walker Air Der­by
at Windsor, Ont., by imitating per­fectly
the stunts of aviators.
Air planes are now being used by
scientists studying the active volca­noes
in the Hiwaiian Islands.
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"The writing of John Held, Jr., we
feel, is very what-ho," says the editor
in the December number of College
Humor. "This magazine is the first
to introduce him as an author, and he
will appear frequently here, doubling
in brass. Perhaps a few years from
now he will regard the art work he
has done as mere dieroglyphics on the
walls of his Connecticut cave."
With a sketch by Mr. Held, illustrat­ing
"Musk," the following dialogue
takes place:
"I never was one that went in for
necking. Maybe it's because I'm dif­ferent,
but kissing has always sort
of made me sick. My girl cousins and
my aunts were always wanting to kiss
me when I was a boy. I guess that's
what made me all fed up with women,
but I guess necking is all right in it's
place. It's kind of old-fashioned now­adays.
Necking was all right for old-fashioned
people four or five years
ago."
"Yes," interrupted Gladys, "I think
it was just a sort of a fad."
"Yeah, that's it, a fad," said Goofy.
"If there is anything that burns me
up, it's to have a girl want to rub
teeth the first time I go out with her.
I get terribly disgusted with girls that
always have red ants. It's garter
snapping, that's all it is; it's just
garter snapping. It isn't done any­more.
I think it's awful common, gar­ter
snapping. I'm glad you're not
common, Gladys."
"I always try to avoid being com­mon.
I think the same way you do,
Goofy. I think it's awful common
of a girl to have red ants for a boy
the first time he takes her out," agreed
Glady's. "I could tell the minute I
saw you that you wouldn't want to
neck. I felt safe with you."
"I'm glad," said Goofy, "because I
think necking is terribly cheap."
"I do too," said Gladys, looking at
him with half closed eyes, "Oh!"
"Say, what kind of perfume is that,
baby?" asked Goofy.
"Why, do you like it?" asked Gladys.
"Yeah," sighed Goofy, and he sank
into her arms.
Books of Interest
"A Victorian Village" Gives Delightful and Re­freshing
Reminiscences of Author's Life
A VICTORIAN VILLAGE
by Lizette Woodworth Reese
Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., Publishers
Reviewed by A. C. Cohen, Jr., '82
Delightful and refreshing reminis­cences
of her past life constitute "A
Victoriari Village" by Lizette Wood-worth
Reese. This new book by Miss
Reese is highly personal. It gives a
clear insight into the author's person­ality,
which though sometimes elusive
is never indefinite. To be understood
it must be treated not as a convention­al
autobiography, but as an intimate
record of the author's innermost
thoughts.
No one can help being attracted by
Miss Reese's freshness of style. Al­though
she is seventy-three years old,
her writing contain all the freshness
and vigor of seventeen. Her language
is clear, and her sentences well-form­ed.
The story is a record of the German-
Saxon life in American towns from
the Civil War to the present time.
It is a life that is quiet, secure, and
well founded in tradition. The story
is never dull.
Miss Reese is witty, and never fails
to express her own mind. She is
frank about everything; nothing is
concealed. Speaking of writing, she
says that she has always enjoyed, yet
dreaded the task. She expresses her
sympathy for the struggling students
in their attempts at composition.
Much is said of literature, and the
author expresses her mind quite free­ly
on the subject. Dickens was one
of her favorite authors, yet she doesn't
hesitate to point to his flaws. She
disliked Poe's prose stories, but en­joyed
his poetry. Of Tennyson's
"Idylls of a King," she says, "It is an
over elaboration of Tennyson's worst
fault. It has too many words."
In a similar manner Miss Reese dis­cusses
many of the important authors,
both contemporary and past. She
never hesitates to give her opinion of
one of them.
Free verse, of which Amy Lowell is
the foremost expounder, is the worst
type of poetry imaginable, according
to the author. There is no feeling,
no depth of thought. There is nothing
lovely in this type of poetry. Miss
Reese believes that poetry should be a
means of expressing thoughts of love­liness
and beauty. This she discusses
together with her own progress in
writing poetry. She is most modest,
and assumes no undue credit.
Miss Reese was for forty-five years
a teacher in the city schools of Balti­more,
and she has much to say of her
experiences. She also expounds fully
her philosophy of teaching. *
Each chapter'of this book is indi­vidually
complete, but considered as
a whole the work constitutes a charm
ingly well written, unified piece of
literature.
Things Literary
By HOWARD CRAWFORD
The hard-earned victory of the Sen­ate
liberals and intellectuals over Fed­eral
censorship of foreign literature
has met with a warning from moral
welfare organizations that it will be
warmly contested. Informed that the
Senate had eliminated the restrictions
of the tariff bill against immoral and
indecent literature, Deets Pickett, sec­retary
of the of the Methodist Board
of Prohibition, Temperance, and Pub­lic
Morals, with magnificent lobby of­fices
directly opposite the capitol
building at Washington, declared he
would consult immediately with inter­ested
senators and congressmen to see
that the matter is reconsidered when
the bill goes to conference. The suc­cessful
amendment was brought for­ward
by Senator Bronson Cutting,
New Mexico, Republican, newspaper
editor, and Harvard graduate, who
ridiculed the idea that a clerk in the
Treasury Department be permitted to
censor imported literature. He pro
tested against the recent ban on
Quiet on the Western Front."
DEFICIENCY AVERAGES
RELEASED BY REGISTRAR
(Continued from page 1)
encies per member: Chi Omega, 0;
Sigma Phi Beta, .09; Pi Kappa Sig­ma,
.12; Square & Compass, .22; Al­pha
Psi, .25; Beta Kappa, .29; Kappa
Delta, .39; Sigma Pi, .45; Alpha Tau
Omega, .51; Theta Kappa Nu, .56;
Phi Delta Chi, .63; Chi Epsilon Chi,
.64; Theta Chi, .66; Kappa Alpha,
.70; Phi Kappa Delta, .704; Delta
Sigma Phi, .71; Sigma Phi Epsilon,
.73; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, .75; Alpha
Lambda Tau, .852; Phi Kappa Tau,
.856; Pi Kappa Alpha, .86; Phi Delta,
.89; Kappa Sigma, .92; Tau Omega
Chi, .96; Lambda Chi Alpha, .973;
Pi Kappa Phi, .975; Sigma Nu, 1.00;
Sigma Phi Sigma, 1.07; Alpha Gam­ma
Rho, 1.08. Total Fraternities and
Sororities, 746; Non-fratei-nity and
non-sorority, .931.
Collegiate Hall of
Fame Gains interest
Among Undergrads
Over a year and a half ago College
Humor Magazine inaugurated a new
department, called The Collegiate Hall
of Fame, which has since become a
feature of great interest to under­graduates
and alumni everywhere. In
it are pictured distinguished person­alities
from the campuses of Ameri­can
colleges and universities whose
activities have made them deserving of
recognition. This section consists of
two pages in each issue, containing
photographs and short paragraphs on
eight college men and women, and is
the first editorial feature of the maga­zine.
It is now planned that shortly after
the first of the year this monthly
pictorial feature will be expanded into
an art section to occupy eight pages,
each subject to be given a full page.
This will mean marvelous results in
reproducing photographs of under­graduates
whose careers are interest­ing
to the college crowd.
College Humor has asked for nomi­nations
to this new Collegiate Hall of
Fame. Their editorial board, who
make the final selection, are anxious
to receive suggestion of people who
are truly deserving of this honor.
They do not insist that their nominees
wear horn-rimmed spectacles; and
Phi Beta Keys, though very nice in
their way, are not an absolute re­quirement.
If there's a girl in school
who can fly an airplane upside down
and who keeps herself in lipstick
funds by taking care of babies while
their mothers cope with the intracacies
of contact, take a picture of her, with
either the plane or the baby, and send
'er in! If there's a boy in school who
would have to launder a flock of
limousines in order Jto get enough
money to have his photograph taken,
College Humor ought to have on of
those photographs.
Nominations should be addressed to
Collegiate Hall of Fame, College Hu­mor,
1050 North LaSalle Srteet, Chi­cago,
Illinois.
World Celebrates
Signing of Peace
Eleven years ago the world was
reborn. Out of a flaming, hideous hell
came news of peace. The war-rack­ed
orb became again an earth, a world
of life, not of devastating, crushing,
turmoil. Man became man, evolving
from a savage creature with sanguin­ary
lust. War, hate—then the mirac-uolous
metamorphosis—peace, love.
On Monday throughout the world
peoples of all races will observe a
holiday. It will be a beautiful day.
Nations will pray with contrite and
humble hearts in honor of the patriot
dead. Bands will play, veterans will
parade, children will shout—but all
that lived those years of the Great
War, though there be a smile on their
faces, will see, think, greater things.
Behind the glamour of war they will
see the horrible, smirking face of the
demon of battle. In his hands were
crushed, in five short years, the lives
of millions— in his powerful grasp
were annihilated nations.
And now, the world celebrates—not
war, but peace. Youth of this nation
will hallow those millions who fought
to uphold the very principles upon
which the mighty United States of
America was founded. They will
cherish peace, but in their hearts will
be a thrill of admiration for the milit­ary
hordes that held the torch on
high. They will respect with a feel­ing
of profound devotion those who
preserved the civilization of the world
at the sacrifice of their lives.
E. CONVENTION TO
BEGIN ON SATURDAY
(Continued from page 1)
istration manager will serve as toast-master.
The color scheme of red and
white, the Christian Endeavor colors,
will be carried out in the decorations.
Mrs. Bradford Knapp and Miss Mil­dred
Hanson will have charge of the
decorations.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev.
Hay, local pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, will preach a special sermon
to the delegates and the young people.
The convention will be brought to a
close with the Vesper services Sun­day
evening at 5 o'clock.
Immediately on arrival in Auburn
Saturday morning the delegates will
report to Miss Edith May Slights,
chairman of the registration commit­tee,
to registrar and get room assign­ments.
"For Christ and the Church" is the
theme of the convention, and this will
be appropriately emphasized through­out
the convention. A large banner
containing this motto will be stretch­ed
across the front of the church.
Sergeant Moxham will sing at the
Saturday afternoon services. Other
special Music will be provided at the
remaining programs. B. F. Ballard
will lead the song services with A. H.
Morton, student, as pianist.
Undergraduate college students with
a literary turn of mind have an op­portunity
to contest for prizes total­ling
$1500, offered by Julius Rosen-wald,
Chicago philanthropist, for the
best essays on "The Future of Ameri­can
Judaism." Judges in the contest
will be Dr. Lee K. Frankel, Elisha M.
Friedman and Judge Irving Lehman,
of New York, Professor Nathan
Isaacs, of Harvard University and
Judge Horace Stern, of Philadelphia.
Antioch college has introduced what
is believed to be the first collegiate
"Leap Week," during which co-eds do
all the dating.
The "-of-the-month" club idea will
spread. Now we have the Picture a
Month Club, by subscribing to which
you will receive each month copies of
such pictures as Mona Lisa and Mrs.
Fitzherbert. Of course a prominent
automobile manufacturer has brought
out the Car of the Month. Such things
always are carried to extremes. If
you will keep it in mind that the
writer has no interest whatever in
Book of the Month clubs, he will
undertake to suggest that the idea is
is not so bad as most college profes­sors
would have us believe. In fact,
it is the college professor who should
be happy that something is creating
an interest in the public books some­what
above the level of The Scarlet
Woman and such. It is probable, how­ever,
that the most effective book of
the month club is that recently or­ganized
by one publisher, who under­takes
to put out one of his own books
each month at a very small price.
Subscribing to this club, one has lit­tle
excuse for suspecting favoritism
to publishing companies. The first
two books of the new club are far
above those of the other clubs so far
as literary content is concerned.
* * * * *
One of these two is "The Golden
Wind," by Takashi Ohta and Mar­garet
Sperry. The collaboration is
not only unique in that the ideas are
those of a Japanese and the style that
STUDENTS YELL AS
PLAINSMEN LEAVE
FOR TULANE GAME
(Continued from page 1)
• •/anything last week so they encount­ered
Bob Neyland's undefeated Ten­nessee
Vols with only one day of
practice.
The probable starters against Tu-lane
only participated, in one lengthy
scrimmage and they emerged from
this engagement with Coach Lee's
Blue Shirts in good condition. A prac­tice
game against Fort Benning was
on the menu for the second-stringers
Tuesday and no injuries were obtain­ed
in this game so the Floydmen will
enter the encdunter with the Greenies
in good physical shape.
Jim Crawford, who was injured in
the Tennessee game, is the only play
er that was in the starting lineup
against the Vols who is not making
the ti-ip to the Crescent City. He
is out for the remainder of the sea­son
with a broken collar bone.
The players making the trip to the
French City are: Capt. Howell Long,
Grady Long, Dunham Harkins, J. D.
Bush, Joe Burt, Erquiet Taylor, Ben
Newton, John Wilson, Joe Andrews,
George Egge, Louis McRee, Lawrence
Chamlee, Herman Jones, Chattie
Davidson, Howard Chappelle, Lind-ley
Hatfield, Leo Young, Porter Cal­lahan
and Ralph Jordan.
Coach Floyd gave out his prob­able
lineup and will start Egge and
McRee, ends; Newton and Taylor,
tackles; G. Long and Captain H.
Long, guards; Harkins, center; David­son,
quarterback; Young and Hat­field,
Half backs, and Chappelle, full­back.
Porter Callahan might receive
the call to start at one of the half­back
posts.
Premier James Ramsay MacDonald,
of Great Britain, received the honor­ary
degree of Doctor of Laws from
George Washington University when
he was a recent visitor in Washing­ton.
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of an American, but also in the fact
that the book is about China, and
while it has to do with a very modern
China, it is written in such style that
one finds himself for the first time
understanding the civilization that is
China's. Were it not for an occasion­al
reference to the United States, to
steam railroads, to modern battles,
one reading the book might almost
imagine himself reading the work of a
Chinese philosopher of several cen­turies
ago. Thus the very tenor of
the book excellently presents the mod­ern
oriental air.
The Ohio State University Aeronau­tical
Society will be host Nov. 8-10 to
college air enthusiasts from 14 col­leges
and universities who will come
here for the Intercollegiate Aeronau­tical
Association convention.
KING'S ECONOMY SALE
November 8th & 9th, 1929
Dear Folks:—
Let me help you portion out your budget.
The following are our specials for this
week, come and see.
Yours for thrift,
JOHN.
Schedule of delivery:
8:30 and 10:30 A. M.; 4:30 P. M.
S lbs. SUGAR (In Cloth Bags) 35c
2 cans Mission TUNA 29c
3 cans small MILK, Libby's 15c
1 small bottle HEINZ CATSUP 19c
1 lb. jar PEANUT BUTTER 22c
1 can Sunday Dinner PEAS 25c
Heinz PLUM PUDDING 19c
1 pint GRAPE JUICE 25c
1-12-oz. jar VEGETABLE RELISH 23c
1 can No. 2V2 PIE PEACHES 27c
10 lbs. IRISH POTATOES 39c
1 box N ew Club Shot Gun SHELLS 65c
1 box Smokeless Shotgun SHELLS 75c
2 No. 1 cans choice APPLES 26c
5 lbs. Fancy Stewart PECANS $1.90
GRAPES, Malagas, per lb 65c
1 qt. Queen OLIVES 65c
Sliced Cured HAM, per lb 40c
1 No. 10 can Red Hill SYRUP 65c
24-lb. bag Pansy FLOUR $1.25
4-lb bucket Jewel SHORTENING 66c
8-lb. bucket Jewel SHORTENING $1.29
SALT MEAT, per lb 17V2c
1 gal. can TOMATOES 68c
1 peck SWEET POTATOES 25c
1 gal. SALAD OIL $1.35
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