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VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1928. NUMBER 19
AUBURN TIGERS WORK HARD
FOR TECH GAME TURKEY DAY
BOHLERMEN TO MAKE
A DESPERATE EFFORT
TO TROUNCE JACKETS
G O O D F I G H T IS C E R T A I N TY
A u b u r n Spirit Is Still U p ; De­f
e a t s A r e F o r g o t t en
Little Theatre Guild
Holds Second Meeting
E n t h u s i a sm Is S h o w n O v e r N ew
O r g a n i z a t i o n
By Dick Jones
The Auburn Tigers will face this
coming Thursday the Yellow Jackets
of great destructive power, on Grant
Field, in Atlanta, in the 25th annual
football classic between the Plains­men
and the Yellow Jackets since
1892. For years this game has been
pointed out as the one battle never
to miss, as Auburn has upset the dope
many times by defeating the Georgia
Tech gridders when the Tigers were
t h e under dogs.
In the past years this Turkey Day
t i l t has been the deciding factor in
the success of Auburn's grid teams
and it will prove the same this year
if the Plainsmen are in perfect con­dition.
For the wearers of the
orange and blue colors, as a rule,
play better against the Tech men
than they are expected to play
against any other team as a result
probably of the strong rivalry of long
years standings between the two
schools.
In spite of the fact that the Boh
lermen have only one victory on their
slate this year they will make one
final desperate effort for a success­ful
climax. The Auburn coaches have
added extra sessions in preparation
for this game. They have scrim­maged
until after dark every evening;
scrimmaging the r a t s and scrubs, who
r a n Georgia Tech plays over them
for long gains at first, but the Tigers
soon checking them and throwing
them for bad losses before the week
was over.
The history of football relations
between Auburn and Georgia Tech
is an exceptionally interesting one.
In the first four games the Yellow
Jackets failed to score on the Tigers,
while the Orange and Blue eleven
scored more points in these frays
than Georgia Tech marked up against
Auburn in all of the twenty-four
games.
Past scores are as follows:
1892—Auburn 26—Ga. Tech,
1894—Auburn 96—Ga
1896—Auburn 45—Ga
1899—Auburn 63
1903—Auburn 10
1904—Auburn 12—Ga. Tech
1907—Auburn 12
1908—Auburn 44
1910—Auburn 16—Ga.
1912—Auburn 27—Ga.
1913—Auburn 20—Ga.
1914—Auburn 20—Ga.
1915—Auburn 0—Ga.
.1916—Auburn 7—Ga.
1917—Auburn 7—Ga.
1919—Aub,urn 14—Ga.
1920—Auburn 0—Ga.
Continued enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the second meeting of Au­burn's
Little Theatre Guild, at the
Little Theatre, on Thursday evening.
The purpose of the meeting was for
the completion of the organization of
the Guild.
Professor Atkinson presided over
the meeting. The constitution pre­sented
by the special committee was
voted on and adopted. A member­ship
committee was also appointed,
consisting of Chas. W. Edwards, C.
K. Brown, and Mrs. Barth. All who
desire membership in the Guild are
asked to leave their name with some
member of the committee. Work is
to begin soon on a play; several dra­mas
are already under consideration.
The play to be presented will be chos­en
at the next meeting, which will be
on Monday night, Nov. 26.
1921—Auburn
1922—Auburn
1923—Auburn
1924—Auburn
1925—Auburn
1926—Auburn
Tech.
Tech
-Ga. Tech
-Ga. Tech
--Ga. Tech
-Ga. Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
0—Ga.
6—Ga.
0—Ga.
0—Ga. Tech.
7—Ga. Tech
7—Ga. Tech
1927—Auburn 20—Ga. Tech
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20.
18.
Auburn 419—Ga. Tech 237.
DR. KNAPP GIVES
3 SOUSAPHONES
Band Has Needed These Instruments
For Several Years
Dr. Knapp, seeing the urgent need
of some new Sousaphones in the band,
personally gave between twelve hun­dred
and thirteen hundred dollars for
the purchase of three of these instru­ments.
The band has long needed
these instruments, and is with the
student body deeply indebted to the
President for his contribution.
NOTICE
Mrs. Lewis Ward lost wrist watch
in front of her home Wednesday
night. Finder please return.
GO-TO-CHURCH
MONTH PLANNED
These Four Men Play Last Game For Auburn on Turkey Day In Atlanta
Y. M. C. A. Will Give Trophy To
Winners of Contest
The Go-To-Church month planned
as a contest between fraternities for
stimulating local church attendance
which was to come in December has
been postponed until February, ac­cording
to officials in charge. The
event is being put on by the local
YMCA organization; the reason for
delaying was given as scarcity of Sun­days
in December when students will
be on the campus.
At a Cabinet meeting of Friend­ship
Council members several weeks
ago, plans were drawn up and passed
on for putting on this F r a t e r n i t y Go-
ToChurch month. The following com­mittee
was appointed to perfect and
execute these plans: T. H. LeCroy,
chairman, A. L. Smith, J. R. Carreker,
and T. J. Cottier.
A handsome trophy will be se­lected
and awarded the high scoring
fraternity. This will serve as a
stimulating reward in spreading a
feeling of church interest among
these influential campus organiza­tions,
the foremost purpose being to
spread a warm friendly invitation to
every fraternity student, as well as
all others, and make all feel that their
presence in solicited in the churches.
Rating in determining the winner
of the contest will be based on per­centage
attendance of regular church
services.
Positions of the above men are,as follows: Captain Nick Carter,
guard; Alternate Captain Rupert Ingram, end; Frank Tuxworth,
quarterback; Pete Spinks, guard.
SENIOR CIVILS
CARRYING CANES
Supplies Long Felt Need For a Mark
Of Distinction
In order to distinguish themselves
from the other students at school, the
Senior Civils have inaugurated a cus­tom
of carrying walking canes at all
times. The canes are lining poles, or
flags, cut in two, to supply these dig­nified
men with a means of recogni­tion.
It is hoped by some that this
fad will lessen the extent of tobacco
chewing among Civils, and at the
same time give them something to
occupy their minds while not under
the tension of so much study. By
breaking so many flags last year, the
engineers of the class of '31 have
made it possible for the Civils to
carry out this idea at a little expense
reference, shortage in freshman
contingent fees at the end of the
year. By so doing, the Senior Civils
have established a precedent that will
probably be adopted by seniors in
other courses; namely, wearing or
carrying some exclusive mark of
recognition.
NOTICE
Left one blue sweater in drawing
room on second floor of Ramsay Hall.
Finder please return to Paul White,
Phi Kappa Tau house.
DECLAMATION
CONTEST IS WON
BY S. D. RAINS
W i n n e r R e p r e s e n t s W e b s t e r i an
L i t e r a r y S o c i e ty
" S O U L O F A V I O L I N " W I NS
O v e r t o n and D u B o s e Render
C r e d i t a b l e S p e e c h es
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KAPPA KAPPA PSI
I N I T I A T E S FIVE
BAND MEMBERS
Professor Thomas Fullan Made An
Honorary Member
Seven new members were instituted
into Kappa Kappa Psi, national
honorary band fraternity, Friday
night. Selection was made an musi­cal
ability, scholarship, personality,
and leadership.
The initiates included five students,
four of them being from Mobile. R.
H. Jones, one of the students, is from
Andalusia, and C. E. Meyer, C. W.
Meyer, W. F. Nabers, Jr., and Ken­neth
Giddens are Mobile boys.
Prof* M. Thos. Fullan and P. R.
Bidez, director of the band, were tak­en
into the organization. Prof. Ful­lan
was the founder of the Auburn
band. He is professor of mechanical
engineering here.
A banquet followed the initiation.
ARCHITECTS MAKE
MERRY MONDAY
Pi K. A. Frat Pledges
Entertain At Smoker
Twenty-Six Visitors Enjoy Affair To
Fullest Extent
TIGER SCRUBS TROUNCE FORT
BENNING ELEVEN AGAIN 44-0
S. D. Rains, a Junior pharmacy
student, from Albertville, Alabama,
won the annual declamation contest
last Tuesday night. Rains is a mem­ber
of the Websterian Literary So­ciety,
which he represented in the
contest. It was held in Langdon Hall
before several hundred people.
The two other contestants were
H. W. Overton from the Wilsonian
Society and Moffat DuBose from the
Evans Society. Both these men had
splendid speeches, but failed to reach
the peak gained by Rains. Mr. Over­ton
spoke on "Does An Education
P a y ? " He apparently convinced a
great many that it does. Mr. Du­Bose
spoke on "The Keynote to Dem­ocracy",
and stressed those things
that go to make up a great democr­acy.
The winner had as his subject,
"The Soul of a Violin," by Margaret
M. Merrill. He delivered it in a very
fine manner, so fine in fact that he
won a decisive number of the bal­lots.
This contest is the first of three to
be sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma,
honorary professional forensic order
on the campus. The other two, the
oratorical contest and the annual de­bate,
will be held later on in the scho­lastic
year. Phi Delta Gamma has a
cup for each contest and the name
of the winner of each contest, with
the name of the society which he rep­resents,
is engraved on this cup.
The old method of holding the con­test
before the upperclassmen convo­cation
was abandoned by Phi Delta
Gamma in view of the fact there is
no convocation now. It was decided
to have it at a joint meeting of the
societies. Forty ballots were pre­pared
and passed out to responsible
people in the audience. This method,
according to those in charge, worked
very satisfactorily.
Dr. W. A. Gardner
Cow Makes Record
A smoker was held by the pledges
of the Pi Kappa Alpha f r a t e r n i ty Fri­day,
night, at eight o'clock, at that
f r a t e r n i t y ' s house. One pledge from
each fraternity on the campus was
invited.
After everyone had become ac­quainted
they were taken into the
dining room where refreshments
were served. During the refresh­ments
the guests were entertained by
Jimmie Cone and Rat Bill Taylor
with popular selections on the banjo
and saxaphone. After this everyone
returned to the living room, where a
contest was held to determine who
could tell the biggest lie. It was
found that there were several good
loars present, but Rat Mims judged
to be the best, and was given first
prize, a leather cigarette case. Second
prize was won by Rat Johnson.
Auburn Scores 44 Points, Passes Are
Feature of Game
Hold Their First Social Meeting of
the Year
Monday night the members of the
Architectural Association enjoyed
their first social meeting of the year.
One of the novelties offered on the
program was the signing of Donald
Towbridge. He whipped a mean ban­jo
uke accompaniment to his vocal
selections. Another feature of the
program was the showing of carica­tures
of mmebers of the architectural
faculty. First, Dean Frederic Biggin,
with his familiar pipe and smile, ap­peared
on the screen. He mas fol­lowed
by caricatures of Profs. Os­borne,
Appleby, and Staples. The
members of the association, feeling
ambitious after hearing the selections
of Towribde, roared out the strains
of "Glory, Glory, Dear Old Auburn"
to the accompaniment of a uke. Re­freshments
were served at the end
of the hour.
FIRE TRUCK TAG
TELLS EFFICIENCY
The efficiency of the local fire
department is evidently known
far and wide if the number of
the fire truck, owned and op­erated
when possible by the Au­burn
fire fighters, is any indica­tion.
The new license plate
which graces the foreparts of the
modern flame battling equipment
has attracted wide attention
from passers by.
Issuance of the new tag which
is number 000-000 was made
after a thorough investigation of
the efficiency of the village fire
men by county officials.
But for the absence of a one
the villagers would be enjoying
the security of a million dollar
fire fighting equipment. Such
being the case it is evident that
there is something lacking—
mainly a fire department.
By Dick Jones
While the Varsity Tigers of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute looked
on from the side lines the scrub wear­ers
of the Orange and Blue colors de­feated
one of Fort Benning's grid
elevens on Drake Field Friday after­noon
by the overwhelming score of
44-0. The scrubs scored on the Army
boys in every quarter. They scored
twice in the first and second, and
once in the third and fourth. All of
the touchdowns but one were scored
with overhead plays. The last one
being a straight heave away for 15
yards. McLeskey caught the ball on
the 5 yard line and carried it over the
goal with the Army boys hanging all
over him.
This was probably the weakest team
Uncle Sam has sent over to invade
the "Village of the Plains" this year.
The Fort Benning Gridders were play
ed off their feet throughout the whole
game. Had it not been for Joe
Ryan's toe, the Army Indian Lad, the
Tigers would have walked off with a
much larger score. Several times he
punted over 60 yards to push the
Plainsmen back out of Benning's dang­er.
The young Bohlermen gained most
of their yardage by passes, end runs
and straight drives through the line.
John Mosley gained most of the
yardage through the line, while Ma-lone
and Jones gained most of it
around the ends. McLeskey, Culpep­per,
and Yarbrough snagged most of
the passes while Jones did most of the
tossing.
During the half period of the game
Coach Bohler had his Varsity taking
ten laps around Drake Field. After
this he sent them in to the showers
completing the lightest workout they
have had this week. Two of the long
lost Tigers reported back for prac­tice
this week to put all they have in
preparation for the Georgia Tech
game in Atlanta Thanksgiving Day.
They are Riley Cunningham and Red
McLeskey. Both of these men saw
quite a bit of service in all the games
except the past two. They have been
on probation since then but are up in
their studies now and have been put­t
i ng all they had in the practices all
week.
Ideal weather has favored the Ti­gers
this week and they haven't fail­ed
to take advantage of it a single
day. The cold weather has seemed to
make them puti a snap in their work
and after four more days of hard work
they will be ready to face the Yellow
Jackets and take what they can't help
but take. However, they will give
the Alexandermen what they have in
store for them.
Work On Frat House
Progressing Rapidly
Delta Sigma Phi House Assuming
Proportions
Wins Contest Conducted For Three
Year Olds
Work on the new Delta Sigma Phi
house, which is under construction
on F r a t e r n i t y Row, is progressing ra­pidly.
The building has reached the
stage where it is possible to get some
idea of the size and general lay out
of the completed structure.
The foundation and cellar have
been completed, and brick veneer
has been carried up to the level of
the first floor. In view of the bad
weather which has somewhat hindered
the work, exceptional headway has
been made.
When completed, the house will be
quite a creditable addition to the
Auburn campus, and one of which
Delta Sigma Phi may well be proud.
As yet, work has not started on the
Phi Delta Theta house, but it is un­derstood
that the contractor will
break ground in the near future.
Fern's Fair Missie 600853, owned
by Dr. Wright A. Gardner, Auburn,
Alabama, won the senior three-year-old
Jersey championship of Alabama
in the 305-day division as well as a
Silver Medal in a recently completed
official production test. Starting at
the age of 3 years and 8 months she
made the fine record of 540.60 lbs. of
butterfat and 13,059 lbs. of milk, and
met all calving requirements.
In the sixth month of the test she
reached a total of 65.43 lbs. of butter-fat
and her yield was above the 50-lb.
mark in eight months of the ten. She
superceded Gold Hill's Test 553282,
owned by P. H. Graham, Prattville,
Alabama, a cow wchich held the cham­pionship
with a record of 536.46 lbs.
of butterfat and 9,601 lbs. of milk
made in a test started when she was
3 years and 7 months of age.
Fern's Fair Missie, the new cham­pion,
is the daughter of Alba's Fairy
Lad 5th 209053, and her dam is Gold­en
Fern's Coomassie 359978.
Dr. Gardner is professor of botany
in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
SPECIAL TRAIN
LEAVES 7:30 A. M.
Round Trip Will Cost Only Nominal
Sum of $4.43
The special train to be run from
Auburn to Atlanta for the Thanks­giving
game will leave Auburn at
7:30 A. M. Thursday and will leave
Atlanta at 11 o'clock that night. This
will give students time to go to a
show after the game, or to see more
of Atlanta. The round trip ticket
will cost $4.43. It will be honored on
any train leaving Auburn for At­lanta
Thursday morning and on any
train leaving Atlanta for the return
t r ip through Sunday, December 2.
PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1928
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STAFF
Ludwig Smith Editor-in-Chief
James B. McMillan Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rosser Alston, '29 Associate Editor
Raymond DeArman, '29 _.Associate Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 __ Associate Editor
Victor Savage, '30 Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
K. R. Giddens, '30__Ass't. Managing Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Campbell Blake, '30 __._i_ News Editor
Robert L. Hume, 31 __ Ass't. News Editor
Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News Editor
J. E. McLeskey, '31 ____— Sports Editor
Bob Handley, '29 Humor Editor
Howards Sparks, '31_-Ass't. Humor Editor
REPORTERS
Marcus Alspaugh, '32; Robert Baxter, '32;
T. S. Coleman, '32; Kenneth Cooper, '32;
Clarence Dykes, '32; Thomas Dykes, 31;
Edmund England, '32; J. D. Foy, '31;
George Harrison, '32; Murff Hawkins,
'31; Clinton Jones, '32; John Lewis, ' 3 1;
Richard Lightfoot, '32; White Matthews,
'31; S. H. Morrow, '32; Frank Parker,
'32; Will T. Sheehan, '32; Alex Smith,
Jr., ' 3 1 ; K. G. Taylor, '32; W. M. Taylor,
'32; Gerald Thompson, '32; J. E. Jen­kins,
'32; H. G. Tooney, '32; Victor
White, '32; Thome Winter, '30; D.
Reynolds, '32; F. Y. Peteet, '32; Virgil
Nunn, ' 3 1 ; Gabie Drey, ' 3 1 ; Charles Mat­thews,
'32; James Davidson, '32; L. W.
Strauss, '31.
BUSINESS STAFF
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
H. H. Milligan, '30 Advertising Mgr.
White Matthews, '31 __ Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
Walter Smith, '31 _ „ _ _ _ Circulation Mgr.
J. M. Johnson, '31 Circulation Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Benjamin Kinkaid, '32; Jack Bauneister,
'32; Roy Gamer, '32; Donald Simmons,
'32; Warren H. Gard, '31; C. F. Strip-lin,
'31.
Mob Spirit Is A
Destructive Factor
The tragic killing of a Birmingham
Southern Student by a member of the How­ard
student body forcibly shows us how far
football rivalry can go. When students are
wrought up to the heights of hysteria which
culminated in the tradegy, then matters
have been carried too far. Disgraceful oc­curences
which have taken place in Bir­mingham
have filled the newspapers for
several weeks; it was the same last au­tumn.
The feeling between the students of
the two institutions was originally friend­ly
rivalry; it was fed and nurtured until
it has overthrown reason and restraint; the
killing was the natural culmination. This
is a result of the emphasis which is placed
upon football. Whole schools become craz­ed
during football seasons, and when two
schools are close neighbors the animosity
is seemingly aggravated. We believe in foot­ball;
we believe in school spirit; but we be­lieve
that there is a limit which should not
be exceeded. We believe in high school feel­ing,
during the games; not for whole weeks
during the season. The occurrence is a ter­rible
indicator of what over-excitement may
lead to.
Do Fraternity Pledges Have
Mediocre Mentalities?
The statistics recently published by the
Registrar's office on the grades of various
student groups last year are of interest.
The most noticeable point is that the low­est
fourteen places out of eighteen are oc­cupied
by members of the National Inter-
Fraternity Council. The larger and older
fraternities seem to make the poorest show­ing
scholastically.
Do the fraternities select for member­ship
the lowest stratum of the student body,
intellectually? Are the men pledged each
year by -the fraternities handicapped by
mediocre mentalities? On the other hand,
the men may be capable of making good
grades ordinarily, but are handicapped by
the fraternity life. Certain conditions
which are peculiar to fraternity life may
have the effect of preventing men from
reaching their maximum efficiency in study­ing.
It this the true explanation?
We believe that the present condition is
a result of several influences. It appears
that the Greek societies are placing too
much emphasis upon extra curricula acti­vities.
Many of them are frankly telling
their pledges to "Get out and get all you
can in campus politics." They falsely as­sume
that the chapter that is composed of
"big men on the campus" is serving the in­dividual
member best. They forget why
they are in college. They stress scholar­ship
only enough to see that their pledges
reach initiation requirements.
This, we believe, is the main source of
trouble. It does not apply to all the chap­ters,
nor to any two in the same degree,
but it is a factor of much importance, and
is one which the fraternities themselves
must remedy. Otherwise their good equal­ities
are counteracted by their detriment
to scholarship.
Is There Any Excuse For
Ungentlemanly Conduct
Is it necessary that the students create
the impression of roudyism in our theatre
here? Certainly there can be no logical
reason for its existence; never the less
it is present.
The Tiger Theatre has gone to an enor­mous
expense in order that the students
might enjoy the best movies that are avail­able.
The Movie-Tone has recently been
installed at much expense to the theatre,
and other features are constantly being of­fered
at a small cost to the students.
Lately there has been considerable un­favorable
criticism by the town patrons.
It is a source of no little embarassment to
have some roudy freshman or upperclass-man
pollute clean wholesome amusement
by remarks that would hardly do credit to
a rogue. A gentleman feels reluctant in
taking his mother, sister, or girl to a
theatre or any place of amusement when
the chances are very good that he will be
embarassed.
A college is no place for persons that
indulge in this noxious habit. The students
here are supposed to have been taught com­mon
decencies long before they arrived.
It is not a very difficult task for one to
suppress his feelings or emotions in a
theatre. If this were done all would bene­fit,
and we would have a student body of
which we could be justly proud.
Football Spirit; May It
Grow Among Citizenship
Within the past two weeks letters have
been received from students of two south­ern
universities, Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute,
and the University of the South,
known generally as Auburn and Sewanee.
The Auburn letters took Daily sports writ­ers
to task for failure to give Auburn credit
for a touchdown or so, the Sewanee letter
spoke of valuable football material that has
come up from Decatur and predicted vic­tory
over the University of Tennessee on
the following Saturday.
There is a lesson in each of those letters
to the man or woman who desires to build
a city, but who has not yet learned tyiat a
victory is accompanied with a reverse, per­haps
several reverses.
There is the Auburn football team, a
team that won its first game this year since
the season of 1926. There is the Sewanee
team that has a record that is not much
better. Yet, the students of those two
schools are as strongly in favor of those
football teams as if the pair pointed the
way to glory in athletic competition. In
the face of overwhelming defeats at the
hands of Alabama and Florida in two suc­cessive
weeks, the Sewanee students- pre­dicted
victory over Tennessee, a team that
defeated the University of Alabama. You
may believe that such a spirit is born of
youth and confidence, but there is some­thing
more in that spirit. That opinion was
an honest opinion, a belief, built to some
degree upon a vague hope, but neverthe­less
as true as the heart of that student
for his university.
Civic workers who are attempting to
build a city can draw lessons from such a
spirit, for there will be reversals for civic
workers, just as football teams rise and fall,
go from the leadership in glory to the
gloom of defeat. Students follow that team
even with greater enthusiasm in defeat,
than in victory.
Why not follow the fortunes of a city
in the same way. Why not turn after a
civic reversal with greater confidence and
belief, why not continue every effort, fight-in
for the city that has provided a privi­lege
and prestige? A city is yours to make,
a football team belongs to the squad of
football players and the coaches, they make
the team that represents the university.
You have the advantage, you have the city,
with vast material; you have every indi­vidual
working with you, expressing con­fidence
in you. Do not easily be mistaken,
could easily be founded upon an unsound
base.
The collegian can be accused of eccentri­cities
of every sort, he can be accused of
individualism, but he cannot be called dis­loyal,
regardless of the temperature of the
team record.
A citizen who actually is after the build­ing
of his city will go down in the cellar
of defeat and work his way back up the
the stair bringing his cry with him. Deca­tur
has the opportunity, the advantage, it
remains for her loyal people to lend a hand
in pulling her up the stir of growth in the
progressive record of the State of Ala­bama.
Take that lesson from the boys who are
experiencing disappointment, apply it local­ly,
then watch Decatur go forward with
your aid.—Decatur Daily.
Some girls are. sent to co-ed schools, and
some parents are content to get their son-in-
law in the home town.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Ever since I came to Auburn I have be­lieved
that the heading of the Plainsman:
"To Foster The Auburn Spirit" was the
aim of that publication but the editorial
appearing in last Sunday's issue under the
head: "Co-eds shouldn't sling mud" com­pletely
disproved that idea. If the thoughts
brought out in that article 'constitute the
ideal of the Auburn Spirit then our ideal
is certainly not an admirable one. Per­sonally
I refuse to believe that the student
body feels as the writer of this article, that
he has a misconception of the true aim and
object of the Plainsman in its purpose of
furthering the interests of Auburn.
If we indulge in such expressions of the
feelings of a few students through the most
influential representative we have how can
we expect to build up our Alma Mater?
The Plainsman is accepted by outsiders as
the true representative of the student body.
Are we going to give the thoughts contain­ed
in that article to the world to judge us
by?
Perhaps the Co-eds don't speak to every
boy them meet. Perhaps they are a little
"high hatty," who can blame them? They
can't go up town, walk on the campus or
even go to classes without being subjected
to embarassing inspection and insulting re­marks
by "Auburn men" who have nothing
more to do than to loaf on street corners
and tell "smutty" jokes. They are the ones
who display such wonderful disgusting
drunken enthusiasm and give our ALMA
MATER its name for roughness. Of course
the boys are horrified when they see the
Co-eds dressed so indecently and they al­ways
turn their heads to keep from seeing
them dressed in such manner. Have you
ever seen a "college man" walking down
the street barefooted, trousers rolled up,
and an enormous "hunk of tobacco in his
mouth? What could be more disgusting?
perhaps we should correct our habits be­fore
we tell the Co-eds how to dress and
act.
I fail to understand why we should want
the Co-eds to speak to us if they are so un­desirable.
It seems to me if we didn't want
them around that we wouldn't be so anx­ious
to have their attentions and yet the
"Zoo" is besieged every night by prospec­tive
"Sheiks." If the Co-eds were "griping"
about lack of attention we might have room
to tell them how to act and dress but until
they do it is their business to speak to whom
they want and to dress as they please.
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As for their crowding into line; I think
that anyone who eats at the "Zoo" will
agree with me that the offense is as preva­lent
among the boys as it is among the Co­eds.
I have waited in line practically every
day since the cafeteria opened and haven't
starved yet.
I wonder which of the Co-eds has slight­ed
the editor, or maybe it was his friend?
Very truly yours,
"ELEC."
Editor, The Plainsman:
"Co-eds Shouldn't Sling Mud." What an
uproar of conflicting responses that one lit­tle
editorial brought about. Let me add
my sentiment to the numerous letters of
retaliation.
I don't know who wrote that editorial.
I have no desire to know. What he said,
is a tremendous thing.
Is the Auburn coTed snobbish? As a rule
I find that she is not. There are exceptions
to the rule. It is true, we find a type here
that is unbearably conceited. But who does
she hurt by her unwarranted egotism? No
one but herself. If she chooses to pass me
with her head in the air, she doesn't hurt
my feelings a bit. She can ramble on, in
her own little cosmos of egotism, with no
protest from me. There are plenty of co­eds
here who exercise the fundamentals of
politeness. I can choose my friends from
among their ranks.
Dress? Perhaps I'm no competent judge
of women's clothes but after scanning the
attire of numerous males on the campus, I
find the subject of female dress fades into
the background.
And then there is that outstanding sore
spot; the cafeteria line. I must agree with
the editorial on that point. Girls insist on
equal rights these days. Let us treat them
as equals in the breadline. First come, first
served. If any co-ed thinks she will starve
by having to go through the line, let her
tell me about it, and I will gladly yield my
place in line to her, and take my stand at
the end. However, I hardly think any of
our co-eds are so much under-nourished as
to necessitate such exchange of places.
Co-eds shouldn't sling mud—but neither
should we. Nothing can be gained by in­sulting
the girls. I don't think the writer
of that article meant his words to sound as
harsh as they did. I rather hope his object
was to be trivially sarcastic.
Co-eds are here. We can't eliminate the
snobbish ones any more than we can elimin­ate
the self-centered males. (There are
lots of them.) Let's make Auburn an in­stitution
any girl can be proud to attend.
C. M. RUSH, JR.
The members of the Senior Class are very elated with the success attendant
to the forming of a chapter of the "Royal Order of Nu Mu." The Royal Order of
Nu Mu is an honor society conceived to mark in a suspicious manner those men,
who as undergraduates have slept through four of Dean Wilmore's lectures in
"Heat and Vent"; have the audacity to address Prof. McKinnon as "Mac"; do not
hesitate to pat Prof. Hixon on the back and ask "How is the weather, Uncle Char­ley?";
have listened to Prof. Fullan's jokes and not become griped; have main­tained
a scholastic average of not less than two deficiencies a semester; realize
that the Mec. Engineering faculty is composed of the best sports in college; who
know that the Ags., Elects., and General Business students are a homogenous mass
of society composed of the scum of the earth.
* * * *
CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF NU MU'S ARE:
Prof. Tommy High Gobbler
OFFICERS
Chief Mu - .- J. F. Shackleford
Assistant Chief Mu S. S. Stewart
Mu Toter D. A: Gardner
Nickel Chaser Mose White
MEMBERS
G. B. Ashcraft Nu Mu With the Spirits (Gas & Spirits=?)
Robert Bruce r Is Mr. Bruce Here?
D. A. Gardner Mu Toter_
J. B. Kincaid Like Al, He Also Ran
Jack Knight The Dark Spot
E. L. Landstreet Mu Poet and Soloist
C. G. Quails __„ That Wont Work
Geo. Stafford Mu Tenor
L. A. Smith Pledge (He's still on the Dime)
J. E. Sadler Nu Mu Model (?).
C. A. Sturdivant * The Mu With These That and Those
S. O. S. Stewart "My Dear Sir"
J. F. Shackleford Have You Got That Problem?
R. F. Tinsley The "Yes" Man
J. E. Turner Mu Yodeler
I. H. Virgin Master Mind
Mose White Shoot You a Quarter
Paul White Pile-It of the White Bros. Limited
Gordon Wilcox The Red Kimona
* * * * * * * *
NEITHER HAVE WE
Man (to clerk) : Say have you any camel hair brushes?
Clerk: Hell, I didn't know camels used hair brushes.
* * * * * * * *
In Sunday School. Teacher: "Now come on James tell them who led the
children of Israel out of Egypt."
New Pupil: "It weren't me teacher, I've only been here a week."
* * * * * * * *
WE SUGGEST PARKING
Cop (to driver with one arm around girl) : Hey you! Use both hands.
Driver: How in the devil will I drive if I do?
* * * * * * * *
Student: Tech and Georgia played lacrosse yesterday.
Co-ed: The dirty bums! Two against one.
* * * * * * * *
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT W. C. A.
"Yes, I wrote a song for her, saying how I loved her and all that, and she
sent it back foir me to write a chorus,"
"What for?"
"So that all the others could join in."
BOOK REVIEW
THE MAN MOSES
By Louis Untermeyer
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. $2.50.
Louis Untermeyer, well known poet, edi­tor,
and critic in American literary circles
has written a new book, "Moses." The
New York Times says of it:
"Sometimes following closely the biblical
account, sometimes entirely forgetting that
certain definite statements were made in
that book, Louis Untermeyer has turned
from poetry as such to enter the field late­ly
plowed and harrowed by John Erskine
and Elmer Davis, with the result that his
'Moses' unquestionably overtops any book
in which historic characters are made to
speak colloquilly that has to date been writ­ten.
"At first the reader fears that this will
be just another one of those. After a short
time, however, the situations rise above the
distressingly modern diction and a drama
so vivid, so absorbing unfolds that one waits
breathlessly for an outcome he should have
remembered from Sunday school days.
"But this is not a religious book; there
is nothing of either the pulpit or the class­room
about it. It is an account of the Exo­dus,
to be sure, but it is far more than that;
it is the interpretation of a character in
human terms. Moses ceases to be the horn­ed
colossus of Michaelangeo's conception
and becomes a man, without, having lost,
either dignity or respect. In place of the
miracle worker who talked face to face with
God is an earnest man who seizes opportuni­ties
presented.
"Conversation with God is represented
as warings within himself. Untermeyer
has retained the leader militant, but has
made him also a dreamer. Not because God
has forbidden his entrance does Moses stay
out of the Promised Land, but because he
knows that the dream materialized ceases
to be the dream and Canaan, too, can be
within.
"Possession is only another effort to ex­tend
the power of these little selves. Pos­session
is the worst of tyrants, for it binds
us to the object. We are the servants of
the Thing; we become the slave of what
our slaves create for us. Without posses­sions
we are rich and free. We can identi­fy
ourselves with disembodied power, share
impersanal beauty, some into an undertak­ing
where every man is a comrade and every
hour is a commuion. In that world there
can be no antagonisms, for we have be­come
part of everything in it; we are
everybody. And so I do not need Canaan.
I will remain here.
"Yet this is the same Moses who, in his
youth, wanted to-be a man who 'could direct
people fighting, playing, winning territory
because of the words he made up,' and a
Moses who asked nothing better than that
he be allowed to praise God with a sword in
his hand.
"It is the birth of Moses that the author
most resolutely disregards, Exodils ii, 1-G.
He intimates in best Erskinian that Pha­raoh's
sister found Moses in the bullrushes
in about the same manner that modern
mothers find babies under cabbage leaves in
the kitchen garden. But the Egyptians
are credulous. Indeed, Queen Ti, mother
of Akhnaton, in whose time Untermeyer
has been so free as to place Moses says:
" 'The people have not enjoyed a miracle
* * * since your brother came back from
the Nubian coast to find himself a father.'
"Contrary to best biblical tradition also,
Moses passes his childhood among the cour-eiers
of Egypt, and not among the Hebrews.
He ,does not know what strange impulse
prompts him to rescue a Hebrew from the
abuse of an Egyptian, and curses his moth­er
for defining her seed when he learns that
his father was a Jew. Some will take these
liberties on the part of the author as in­excusable
inpudence. Others will recognize
the artistry that makes possoble Moses'
slowly dawning recognition of his place in
life and the work he can do.
"For himself, Untermeyer accepts the
burning brush and the rock that yields wa­ter
as natural phenomena; too easily ex­plained
to need explanation, yet in the man­uscripts
of Nath, orator and scribe, he
puts such accounts of the miracles as will
justify later tradition, softly satirizing, at
the same time, all historians who create,
rather than record history.
"Except for occasional jarring phrases
(Moses in one lapse says "It won't be long
now") the story is told in a style that be­speaks
the poet. Paragraph after para­graph
is alive with beauty. This is most
true of the last part of the book, and par­ticularly
of the last chapter, when Moses,
in a valedictory, gives to the restive Israel­ites
the accumulated wisdom of all his years,
while thy, impatient to be off into Canaan
at last, shuffle and grumble and sigh with
relief when he is nearly done.
"Some will find in 'Moses' topics for dis- i
cussion. Others will find in the book a
richness of phrase, delineation of character
and philosophic background that makes the
ordinary novel very petty indeed."
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
T>-j benjamin Trovosp—
EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions ex­pressed
in this column are not necessarily
the editorial opinions of this paper. It is
a column of personal comment, and is not
to be read as an expression of our edi­torial
policy.
* * * * *
WHY IS IT that an asinine opinion
always has a wider and stronger
circulation than a rational one?
Why are groups of people much more prone
to repeat what they hear than to arrive at
independant conclusions?
The particular notion which is on the
column's mind today is the common idea
that the student who is the personal friend
of a member of the faculty is seeking to
"bootlick" the faculty member as a means
of getting high marks. This may be the
reason occasionally; why hang the label on
every case? It is considered impossible that
an instructor and a student can meet on
the commond ground of friendship outside
the classroom without the presence of an
extraneous motive.
Faculty members are human; they can
enjoy friendship with students; students
can find pleasure and profit in faculty
friends. The cultivation of faculty-student
friendships should not be discouraged as
they are at present. They increase the ef­fectiveness
of teaching and are of great
benefit to students. The friendship of a
mature person of character and intelligence
will provide a much-needed element in the
student's life. I'm always afraid to be seen
with an instructor up town; somebody is
likely to shout, "Gettin' a boot" at me.
That is childish, high-schoolish. Yet is is
here.
NEXT THURSDAY, Thanksgiving
day, means a trip to Atlanta to
some of us. To others it means a
visit home, with big eating, maybe hunt­ing,
maybe a football game. However, it is
still Thanksgiving day. We have much to
be thankful for; we who are students of
Auburn. We have the heritage of a great
school. We have wonderful opportunities
to make Auburn a greater school. The
school is on the threshold of a great ad­vance.
We should be thankful that we are
here when the foundations are being laid.
We can say in later years that we helped
make Auburn what it is because we were
here in 1928, and helped to start the re­forms
and improvements. Not many men,
comparatively, have our opportunity. We
have much to be thankful for.
J M. BARRIE has published his delight­ful
fantasy, "Peter Pan" in book form
at last. He has put in the volume a
preface, in which he tells something about
the writing of the romance, itself interest­ing.
It was first presented in 1904, just
twenty four years ago, and immediately
took its place as one of the greatest of its
kind. Barrie dedicates it to the five
children who inspired him to write "Peter".
That is one story which will never grow old
for me.
WELL, Birmingham-Southern and
Howard have "done gone and
clone it now." No one knows just
how far human emotion can be trusted.
Their little football squabble kept getting
worse and worse, each school adding a little
more, until it has ended with the death of
a student. Yet I'm sure that football
fighting does not represent the true spirit
of the two schools. We've played both
schools this year, and their student bodies
didn't impress me that way. Why is it
that two schools located in the same town
cannot live in peace? That is an interest­ing
point in psychology. Why can't Au­burn
and the University play a game?
There is something behind these conditions;
something powerful enough to drive the
students of two schools into a frenzy which
resulted in a death.
MIRACLES
It is a miracle to me
Whence the crooked apple tree
Draws his rough and russet fruit.
Fungus mould is at his root,
And beneath lie only speckled
Granite ridges that thrust freckled
Boulders up for stony fare.
And through the long Winter where
Are willow-kits and daffodils
And marsh-frogs which the Spring earth
spills?
Roses, and cabbages, and corn,
Pansies and cradled beans are born
All from rain and crumbled rock.
When the tulip with soft shock
Breaks the April-pliant earth,
'Tis as wonderful a birth
Out of black and misty mould
As when hearth-logs bloom in gold.
—E. Merrill Root.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1928 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
MISS ALMA NEWTON
Editor
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TRAGIC BOOKS
That I have lived I know; that I
Have loved is quite as plain;
Why read of Lear, a wild old king,
Of Caesar sta"bbed in vain?
The bitter fool, the Dover heath,
The stumbling in the grass
I know. I know the windy crowd,
And Rome as in a glass.
Life taught them all. These later
days
Are full enough of rain;
I will not weep unless I must,
Or break my heart again.
—Lizette Woodworth Reese.
Mrs. Hill Entertains At
Series Of Bridge Parties
Mrs. W. W. Hill entertained, in­formally,
at a series of bridge sup­pers
Friday and Saturday evenings
of last week.
Fall colors predominated in the
decorations being carried out in the
tallies, score pads and other details.
Mrs. Homer Wright suceeded in
scoring high and Mrs. Basore won
low score prize.
The guests Friday evening were:
Mrs. Homer Wright, Mrs. George
Petrie, Miss Kate Lane, Mrs. Mary
Askew, Mrs. Basore, Miss Dana Gat-chell
and Mrs. Showalter.
Saturday evening's guest list in­cluded
Mrs. Bradford Knapp, Mrs. B.
L. Shi, Mrs. Biggin, Mrs. Cary, Mrs.
Hixon, Mrs. S. L. Toomer, and Miss
Minnie Whitaker. Mrs. Knapp won
high score prize.
Auburn Alumni Guests
Of Honor At Dinner
n Honululu
MAY & GREEN
Men's Clothing
Sporting Goods
Montgomery, Alabama
On Sunday evening, September 30,
the Auburn Alumni, at Scofield Bar­racks,
Honolulu, were delightfully en­tertained
at dinner by Lieutenant
and Mrs. J. H. Drake, the occassion
being in honor of Lieutenant Drake's
birthday.
The dining room and table were
beautifully decorated in details sug­gestive
of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute atmosphere, with an ar­rangement
of the orange and blue
colors, while the place cards were
miniature tigers.
The guest list included: Major and
Mrs. Hatch, both very popular dur­ing
their stay here, Major Hatch
being Commant of the R. O. T. C.
Unit; Major and Mrs. Hern, Major
Hern attended Auburn two years
and was a member of the Glee Club,
he also attended West Point and was
in the same class with John Wills;
Captain and Mrs. W. L. Blanton, Cap­tain
Blanton was also a member of
the R. 0. T. C. unit; Captain Russell
Walthoun who was at Auburn in
1909-10-11; Captain and Mrs. Graves,
Captain Graves serving on the En­gineering
Unit until 1924; Captain
and Mrs. Cushman, who left in 1927;
Lieutenant McKinnon and Earnest
Thomas, brother of Prof . Albert
Thomas of Auburn.
PERSONALS
Woman's Club Conducts
Welfare Chest Drive
The Welfare chest drive in Auburn,
conducted by the Woman's Club has
been completed. The total amount
contributed is $105.50. The sections
of town which led in contributions are
named as follows: South Gay Street,
Mrs. Homer Wright, Chairman; Thach
Avenue and Miller Street, Mrs. Wil­liamson,
Chairman; North College
Street, Mrs. Biggin, Chairman; Ope-lika
Road, Miss Sewell, Chairman.
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JEWELERS
GIFTS FOR EVERY OCCASION
SILVERWARE AND FINE CHINA
WATCHES AND DIAMONDS
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
"Say it 'With blowers"
FOR ALL OCCASIONS
R0SEM0NT GARDENS
Homer Wright, Local Agent for Auburn
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
FLORISTS
FOR H E A L T H SAKE
EAT MORE
ICE CREAM
its
PURE-PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED
And
"Best Because It's Froze-Rite"
Dr. Knapp is expected to return to
Auburn tomorrow morning after
spending the past week in Washing­ton,
D. C. and New York City. While
in Washington he attended the Land-
Grant College Association, also met
with the Auburn Alumni in Washing­ton
and New York.
» * *
Bill Tidwell, Sigma Pi, '28 spent
a few hours here Friday greeting
friends.
* * *
The Sigma Phi Beta Sorority
pledged Mrs. Hazel Hewitt of St. Pet­ersburg,
Florida during the past
week. Mrs. Hewitt formerly attend­ed
Florida State Womans College at
Tallahassee.
* * *
Dr. John W. Scott has returned to
Auburn from a recent meeting of the
Southeast Economics conference held
in Atlanta, Georgia. While there,
Dr. Scott took part on the program.
Business, industry, and agriculture
were discussed at this conference.
* * *
Mr. J. V. Brown, Chairman of the
Alumni Association, has recently re­turned
from a tour of the state where
he, accompanied by Gen. Noble, vis­ited
with the Alumni organizations.
* * *
Miss Zoe Dobbs spent Monday in
Montgomery, going down to visit with
Miss Izola Williams. Miss Williams is
rapidly recovering from the accident
sustained recently.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. I. S. McAdory, and
Mrs. M. E. Rose were visitors in Bir­mingham
during the past.week-end,
going up for the Mississippi A. & M.
game.
* * *
Siegert Roue was called to his home
in Mobile Wednesday on account of
the death of his aunt.
* * *
Miss Minnie Motley has returned to
Auburn after an extended visit wjth
friends in Montgomery and Birming­ham.
While in Montgomery she was
the guest of Miss Maxine Pepperman,
and visited her sister, Mrs. Dick Yar-brough
during her stay in Birming­ham.
* * *
Mr. M. A. Barnes spent last week­end
here with his family.
« * *
Charlie Davis was a visitor in We-tumpka
last week-end.
* * *
Walter Whatley was the guest of
relatives in Montgomery last week
end.
* * *
Dr. Stutts, '25 ,a popular Phi Delta
Chi spent Friday visiting at his fra­ternity.
Dr. Stutts is now a dentist
in Thomason, Ala.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Collins of Hart­ford,
Alabama, spent Wednesday here
visiting with friends.
* * *
Albert Scott '24, of Longview, now
engaged with the State Highway De­partment,
Montgomery, was a visitor
here Monday_ at his fraternity, Delta
Sigma Pi.
* * *
Mrs. W. T. Irigram and young
daughter, Barbara, are visiting with
Mrs. Ingram's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. McCormack of Atlanta.
* * *
Miss Francis Moore, Mr. Kirtley
Brown and Mr. C. W. Edwards spent
last week end visiting friends in Bir­mingham
and attended the Misissippi-
A. & M. game Saturday.
* * *
Joe Ford, business manager for the
Glomerata, spent Friday in Columbus
attending to business.
* * *
L. F. Sawyer, Editor of the Cajoler,
announced that the "Puritan" num­ber
will be off the press the day be­fore
Thanksgiving.
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Duncan left Thurs­day
for New Haven, Conn, where she
will attend the Harvard-Yale game.
Before returning to Auburn, Miss
Duncan expects to visit with friends
in New York City.
* * *
Mr. E. P. McDonald '23, M. E., who
is now employed by the Factory Sup­ply
Company in Birmingham, was in
Auburn Sunday. Mr. McDonald was
an instructor in Machine Shop from
1918 to 1923.
MISS ELIZABETH GLENN SMITH
WEDS J. M. WILDER '27 SUNDAY
A wedding of much interest
throughout the state was that of Miss
Elizabeth Glenn Smith and Mr. John
Malcombe Wilder which was solemn­ized
Thursday evening at the home
of the bride's mother, Mrs. Maude
Smith.
The ceremony was beautiful in its
simplicity and impressiveness, the
the ring ceremony being used with
Rev. Hays, pastor of the First Presby­terian
Church, officiating. Only reU
atives and a few close friends were
present.
The bride was lovely in a costume
I of blue with accessories to match.
She is the only daughter of Mrs.
Maude Smith, and a niece of Miss
Allie Glenn. She formerly lived at
Macon, Georgia where she attended
school and has been muchly admired
and popular member of the younger
set since her arrival in Auburn five
years ago.
Mr. Wilder graduated from Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute in '27, in
Electrical Engineering. He was a
popular member of the Theta Kappa
Nu Fraternity also served as chief
operator at the Broadcasting Station.
He is now located in Birmingham,
head of the new Radio Station there.
Mr. Wilder and his bride" left immedi­ately
after the ceremony for a short
wedding trip, and after December 3,
will be at home in Birmingham".
A sentimental attachment to this
ceremony, was the fact, the bride was
married at the same age that her
mother was married, at the same
hour, and on her anniversary.
Literary Department of
Woman's Club Meets
With Mrs. Scott
Mrs. L. C. LeBron, of Birmingham,
who will be pleasantly remembered
as Miss Jennie Mcintosh, was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Davis,
Thursday and Friday.
, - * * *
Mias Lorefcta Toomer, of Ports­mouth,
Virginia, spent a few days
last week end here as the house guest
of Mrs. L. B. Yazarus.
* * *
Miss Allie Glenn left Thursday for
Birmingham, where she will visit with
friends.
* * *
Mr. Hugh Harper, of Greenville,
spent Sunday here visiting friends.
* * *
Misses "Jackie" and "Pete" Hut-chenson
are entertaining as their
guest this week-end, Miss Elsie Prit-chett,
of Dothan. Miss Pritchett at­tended
summer school here this past
summer.
* * *
Roy Sellers, General Secretary of
Y. M. C. A. spent last week-end in
Birmingham.
* * *
Among the Lee County High School
teachers spending Thanksgiving at
their homes are Miss Marie Sewell,
of Wetumpka, and Miss Rosa Walker,
of Dothan.
* * *
Robert Marsh, "27, was a visitor
here during Monday.
* * *
Fred Ledbetter, Jim Wood and Joe
Anderson spent last Sunday in Co­lumbus.
* * *
Miss Evelyn Henry, accompanied
by Mrs. Stodgill, and the Chi Omega
pledges spent a very pleasant day last
Saturday at Cherokee Bluff.
Miss Glanton Leaves To
Attend Conference
Miss Louise Glanton, head of the
home economics department, left Sat­urday,
November 18, for Washington,
D. C. to attend the Land-Grant Col­lege
Association. In route to Wash­ington,
Miss Glanton stopped in Wil­liamsburg,
Virginia, and visited with
friends at Williams and Mary Col­lege.
While in Washington she at-tneded
a tea given' in honor of Dean
Margaret Justin, President of the
American Home Economics Associa­tion
and the Executive Council of the
Association. This affair was given at
the A. A. U. W. Club and hostesses
were Miss Atwater, Editor of the
Home Economics Journal, Miss Ed­wards,
Secretary of the American
Home Economics Association and
Miss Richardson, representative of
the Pre School Education. Miss
Glanton formerly taught with Dean
Justin at the State Agricultural
School in Kansas.
The Literary Department of the
Woman's Club met on November 22,
with Mrs. J. W. Scott. Miss Kate
Hollifield gave many interesting
points on the Life of Lowell Thomas,
author of the book, "With Lawrence
in Arabia." Miss Hollifield has
heard Mr. Thomas speak.
Mrs. Basore gave an excellent re­view
of the book, "With Lawrence in
Arabia."
Mrs. Ingram, of Opelika, told of
the work being done in the county
by the Opportunity Schools. She sug­gested
that used magazines be sent
to all county schools for distribution
among both parents and children.
The club voted to make as a project
for the new year the collections of
magazines and their distribution in
the county schools. Mesdames Ralph
Doner, W. W. Hill and S. L. Toomer
were appointed to collect the maga­zines.
At the close of the meeting a social
hour was enjoyed.
U. D. C. Meets With
Mrs. Powell
Mrs. Askew Entertains
Group Of Friends
Miss Mary Askew entertained a
group of friends informally, Wednes­day
evening. Seasonsal flowers were
effectively used in decorating the
rooms. Bridge was the diversion of
the evening. Those enjoying this af­fair
were: Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Geo.
Petrie, Miss Kate Lane, Mrs. Brad­ford
Knapp, Mrs. John Kennedy, Mrs.
B. L. Shi, and Mrs. S. L. Toomer.
Mrs. High Hostess At
Lovely Bridge Party
Mrs. J. T. High was a charming
hostess Thursday afternoon when she
entertained a group of friends at
bridge.
The home was tastefully decorated
in autumn colors, using yellow and
red chrysanthemums in profusion in
the spacious reception rooms. The
color scheme was further emphasized
in the score pads and tallies.
Mrs. J. T. Williamson, who scored
high, was presented beautifully dec­orated
candles and the low score
prize, guest towels, was given Mrs.
Medlock.
The hostess served a delightful
salad course. Twenty guests were in­vited
to this affair.
Boys! If You Eat
MEAT
Buy it from your
Friends
MOORE'S MARKET
—Phone 37—
150 rooms, every room Circulating ice water
with bath and and oscilating
showers fans
STRICTLY FIREPROOF
The Greystone
Montgomery, Ala.
Wolff Hotel Company Charles A. Johnson
Operators Manager
Miss Mary Judson Webb
Weds Auburn Alumnus
The marriage of Miss Mary Judson
Webb, of Mobile, Alabama, and W.
M. Steel, Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
student, was solemnized Mon­day
evening, November 19, in Pasca-goula,
Alabama.
Mr. Steele is a Sophomore Agricul­tural
Education student and a popu­lar
member of the Beta Kappa Fra­ternity.
He has returned to Auburn
to resume his work, while, Mrs. Steele
will remain at the home of her par­ents
in Mobile.
The Admiral Semmes Chapter Uni­ted
Daughters of the Confederacy
met at the home of Mrs. P. P. Powell,
Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock.
Mesdames Stodgill, Rush, Hare and
Ruffin were joint hostesses.
The house was artistically decor­ated
with red and white chrysanthe­mums
interwoven with Confederate
flags.
The program consisted of two vocal
solos by Miss Nora Rothrock accom­panied
by Mrs. Carnes. A most in­teresting
paper was given by Miss
Miriam Burton, which was entitled,
The Diary of a Confederate War-
Clerk. During the social half-hour
refreshments were served to about
twenty-five members and visitors.
Civics Department of
Woman's Club Meets
A very interesting meeting of the
Civics Department of the Woman's
Club was held on last Thursday af­ternoon
at the home of Mrs. Sho­walter.
The program consisted of a
talk by Mr. Hyde, of the Horticul­ture
Department, of Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. He used for this
subject, "Landscaping Our Homes."
He stressed, especially, the placing
and arranging of shrubbery.
Discussion Group Meets
With W. D. Martin
The Discussion Group was enter­tained
Thursday evening by W. D.
Martin, with Professor Hixon as the
speaker for the evening. The house
was decorated with Autumn foliage
and flowers. A beautifully appointed
diner was served in the sun parlor,
where orange colored tapers placed
on the tables, lighted the room.
The First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
ANY FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
C. Felton Little, '06, President
W. W. Hill, '98, Vice-President G. H. Wright, '17, Cashier
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HAGEDORN'S
Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, Shoes
OPELIKA'S BEST STORE
FREE use of this JOHNSON
ELECTRIC FLOOR POLISHER
We will let you use one of "these
wonderful Johnson Electric Floor
Polishers for a day absolutely F R EE
—any day you wish. All you need to
do is to purchase a half-gal. of
the famous Johnson's Liquid Wax.
Telephone your order today.
I t polishes all floors ten times
easier, faster and better
than is possible by hand.
Just what you need for
Fall House-cleaning
AUBURN FURNITURE COMPANY
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STATIONERY
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Use Kratzer's Ice Cream
Your Local Dealer Has It
For your parties and feeds ask your local
dealer to order from us. Our products are
pasteurized, using best ingredients, there­fore
necessarily PURE.
KRATZER'S
Montgomery, Alabama
Local Dealers
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1928
STANDING OF TEAMS IN INTRA
MURAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Won Tied Lost Per
2nd Bn. F. A. 3 1 2 600
Engineer Bn.
3rd Bn. F. A.
1st Bn. F. A.
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
500
500
400
Results of Games
3rd Bn. F. A. 7—Engineer Bn. 0.
2nd Bn. F. A. 6—Engineer Bn. 0.
Games Scheduled This Week
Tuesday, November 27th—1st Bn.
F. A. vs. 3rd Bn. F. A.
DR. T. B. MCDONALD
DENTIST
Office-Over Toomer's Drug
Store
WE MAKE
n T T T O NEWSPAPER
1 .1 J I N MAGAZINE
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S e r v i c e Engraving Co .
Montgomery, Alabama
FINAL PUNS NEARLY COMPLETE
FOR OPENING NEW RADIO STATION
The new radio station WAPI in Birmingham is scheduled to go on
the air for the first time on or before the end of 1928. This announce­ment
was made here today by P. O. Davis, manager of th£ station. It
followed a report from the engineers in Birmingham that the transmitter
has arrived, been delivered to the Station house on the mountain over­looking
the village of Sandusky, and electrical engineers are proceeding,
with installation. It is the latest Western Electric equipment with power
of 5000 Watts.
Shipment of the transmitter and other broadcasting apparatus was
delayed until the station house was completed and electrical connections
made. Now that it is on hand installation work will be done as rapidly as
engineers can do it so that expert engineers may have time to tune and
adjust it before broadcasting begins.
W. A. Young and J. M. Wilder, "
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OF BIRMINGHAM
The Newest Styles
First—
The Best Values
Always—
"PUSS" TYLER
Student Representative
who were connected with the old sta­tion
WAPI in Auburn, are in Bir­mingham
in charge of installation and
construction work.
The station will be housed in a
large fire-proof building designed es­pecially
for it. Conduits and other
THE
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SH0PPE
UP-STAIRS
BIRMINGHAM
We sell good clothes
for less because it
costs us less to sell
FRED THALEN
Manager
Take the "L"
207y2 North 19 St.
0PELIKA PHARMACY INC.
Prescription Druggist
YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED
Phone 72 Opelika, Ala.
TOOMER'S HARDWARE
The Best in Hardware and Supplies
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
BANK OF AUBURN
We Highly Appreciate Your Banking Business
HUDSON and THOMPSON
Solicit Business of Fraternity Houses
"CUSH" WOOD and M. J. SLAUGHTER
Student Representatives
TOOMER'S DRUG STORE
Drug Sundries
Drinks, Smokes
THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
ON THE CORNER
RAINBOW THEATRE
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
November 26th & 27th
William Fox
Presents
"FOUR SONS"
A Ford Production
As big as the heart of humanity. Margaret Mann
playing the part of a mother, with her four sons,
Francis X. Bushman, Jr; Charles Morton; George
Meeker, and James Hall. A picture for everybody.
ADMISSION 10c & 25c
things were made when the building
was erected. In addition to the sta­tion
house a cottage has been erected
for living quarters for the engineers.
Meantime the highway department
of Jefferson County is completing a
modern road from the Bankhead
highway at the foot of the mountain
to the radio station on the top. Pow­er
lines have been erected by the Ala­bama
Power Company, telephone
for connecting these as soon as the
broadcasting apparatus is installed.
Work on several jobs is in progress
at the same time.
Foundations for the towers have
been laid and the cowers are -ieing
erected. These foundations requir­ed
100 tons of cement. On them the
huge towers 200 feet tall—used by
the old station at Auburn—will rest.
Electric lights will burn at the top of
each tower at night in order that
aviators may see and avoid them.
A Birmingham contractor has the
contract for erecting the towers and
the job should be completed on or be­fore
early December.
The main studio of the station will
be in the new building of the Protec­tive
Life Insurance Company at 21st
Street and 5th Avenue. The entire
fourteenth floor (which is the top
floor) will be used for the radio sta­tion
and auditorium. When needed
the auditorium will be used for ra­dio,
according to S. F. Clabaugh,
president of the Protective Life In­surance
Co.
Plans and specifications for the
studio and other radio apparatus in
the Protective Life building have been
completed and a contractor will be­gin
work soon.
This includes two studios, a recep­tion
room, offices, and control room.
They will be arranged for the best
radio outlay, which will be one of the
best and most attractive of any radio
station.
The state's new radio broadcasting
service advanced another step tow-ard's
being on the air when the State
Board of Agriculture met and au­thorized
S. M. Dunwoody, commis­sioner
of agriculture to sign an agree­ment
with Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute,
working out financial details,
whereby the state will obtain broad­casting
arrangements for one year
through the wire connecting Auburn
and Montgomery and thence running
to the college transmitting station at
Birmingham.
The actual contract between the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele­graph
Company and thee state will be
signed by Dr. Bradford Knapp. This
will be done within a short time, it
is understood.
The financial details whcih were
put into the hands of Mr. Dunwoody
by the board calls for an approximate
expenditure by the Department of
Agriculture of $12,000 for the wire
service linking Auburn and Montgom­ery
with the Birmingham transmitting
station, to be furnished by the South­ern
Bell Company. The cost is ap­proximately
$1,000 per month.
Mr. Davis explained that something
may happen to delay the opening date
but that the probabilities are that
the powerful station will be heard be­fore
Christmas day.
PROGRAM
TIGER THEATRE
John Gilbert in
"MASKS OF THE DEVIL"
TUESDAY, NOV. .27
Richard Dix in
"MORAN OF THE MARINES"
with Ruth Elder
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28
George Sidney in
"WE AMERICANS"
THURSDAY, NOV. 29
Lois Wilson and Sam Hardy in
"BROADWAY NIGHTS"
FRIDAY, NOV. 30
Richard Barthelmess in
"WHEEL OF CHANCE"
with Lina Basquette
SATURDAY, DEC. 1
Lew Cody & Aileen Pringle in
"BABY CYCLONE"
Beta Alpha Gamma
New Honor Frat.
The latest addition to Auburn's
honorary fraternity group in Beta
Alpha Gamma which was recently or­ganized
with the co-operation and
under the suprvision of Prof. J. M.
Herren.
The aim of Beta Alpha Gamma
is to foster interest in Economics and
Business Administration problems,
and to pursue in this field work of
professional nature in addition to
what can be got in the class room,
and to put into practice principles
learned. To excel in scholarship,
character, and qualities of business
administration is the aim of the mem­bers.
'Tis Fine to
Dine
at the
PICKWICK
The charter members of the fra­ternity
are: Otis De Vaughn, Jesse
Little, Frank Lasiter, E. H. Kilgore,
R. Daugette, Geo. Dozier, Collins,
C. P. Austin.
NOTICE
Wanted to sell: One typewriter
that is in A-l condition. Will dis­pose
of it at a cheap price. For in­formation
see Dick Jones, Kappa
Sigma house.
ROBERTSON'S QUICK
LUNCH
Open Day and Night
The Best that can be bought—
Served as well as can be
served
IS Commerce St. Montgomery, Ala.
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Clothing, Shoes
-and—
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New Home of WAPI, Located in Protective Life Insurance Building
We Clean and Dye
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"A SERVICE THAT SATISFIES"
REAL ESTATE
AUCTION
Wednesday, November 28th, 10:00 A. M.
NOTASULGA, ALA.
359 acres of good farming lands divided into 10 tracts, e a c h tract fronting on highway with school bus service
daily, this place is well watered, and only 5 miles south of Notasulga and 7 miles from Tuskegee, right at Con­cord
Church.
Terms, V& cash, balance 1 and 2 years. Property of W. A. Clements.
AT 12:30 P. M.
160 acres only 2 miles from Concord Church fronting on the old Auburn and Tuskegee road, this is a good farm
with about 40 acres of bottom land on it. Terms Vs cash, balance 1 and 2 years. S. S. Christian Estate.
At 2:00 P* M,, Same Date, Auburn, Ala*
150 acres x/2 miles from city limits divided into several small tracts together with one nice home and two small
houses, this property is located south of Auburn and in walking distance of this good school. Any of the
above property is cheaper today than it will ever be again. Take advantage of this opportunity.
Terms, x/z cash, balance 1 and 2 years. J. M. Whatley, Owner.
At 4 : 0 0 P. ML: 1—8-Room Dwelling with furnace heat and hardwood floors, on Thatch and Payne St. 1—6-
Room dwelling on Payne St. will be sold for the high dollar. Terms, \/3 cash, balance monthly. W. J. Edwards,
Owner.
Friday, November 30th, 10:00 A. M.
TALLASSEE, ALA.
222 acres 7 miles west of Tallassee on the n ew Montgomery highway divided into several tracts, together with
one store, 1 filling station, 4 dwellings, 6 mules and horses, 2 jersey cows, 2 wagons, 2 buggies, 1 0 0 bu. corn and
all farming implements will be included in this sale. Terms, V3 cash, balance 1 and 2 years.
Buying property in and around Auburn you cannot go wrong, with one among the best schools in the state lo­cated
there you will never see property go down for it will continue to go higher, and with about five million
dollars being spent in Tallassee by the Power Company you will never have the opportunity to buy property as
cheap again as you can now, all the above properties w e have advertised is good and well improved and will
be sold regardless of price.
Good Music and free attractions at each sale.
Johnson Realty Auction Co.,
223-24 Wynne-Claughton BIdg., Atlanta, Ga.
Woodall Hotel, Local headquarters, Tallassee, Alabama.