1929-03-10 The Plainsman

              Engineers Fill
Out Dance Bids THE PLAINSMAN Attend The
Church Services
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOLUME LII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1929. NUMBER 40
RESERVE OFFICERS' MILITARY
BALL IS GALA SOCIAL EVENT
Members Of Junior Class Con­duct
Silent Drill
DR. A N D MRS. KNAPP LEAD
Scabbard & Blade Fraternity
Entertain At Banquet
Many out of town visitors helped
to make the third annual Military
Ball an auspicious social event. There
were many attractive girls present;
the decorations were beautifully ar­ranged,
and the evening was pleas­ant
in every way.
The features of the ball were the
Grand March, a silent drill, and an
impersonation by Jimmie Cone. The
Grand March was led by Dr. and Mrs.
Bradford Knapp. Members of the
junior class conducted the silent
drill, which was well done and very
effective. Toward the end of the
ball, Jimmie Cone put on a stunt.
He was dressed as a girl, and he im­personated
a member of the fair sex
indulging in her first drink of liquor.
After many different facial contor­tions
and inward battles, the blush­ing
maiden finally succeeded in "put­ting
it down."
The decorations in the Gym were
well arranged; red, white and blue
streamers were placed over the Gym.
Guidons, guns, and military emblems
formed a part of the ornamentations.
A French 75 completed the adorn­ments.
Fraternity pennants were
placed conspicuously about the bal­cony.
Small silhouetted figurers car­rying
further the military effect,
garnished the walls.
The orchestra, Max Jones' Colle­gians,
were seated on a stand deco­rated
with bunting, behind which was
mounted a large painting of St.
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TAIL-TWISTER
COLLECTS FINES
FROM MEMBERS
Golf Tournament Is Announced
Between Civic Clubs
Auburn Reimbursed
For Radio Station
Montevallo and Alabama Enter Into
Agreement
To examine the cost accounts for
the installation of radio station WAPI
with a view to settling with the ex­tension
service of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute on a basis of pur­chase
agreement recently signed, S.
C. Houser of the University of Ala­bama
and Houston Wills of Alabama
College, Montevallo, were in Auburn
Friday at the request of Dr. Bradford
Knapp.
Under the agreement the Univer­sity
of Alabama will reimburse the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute to the
extent of 39 per cent of the cost of
installing the station in Birmingham
and the Alabama College will reim­burse
to the extent of 22 per cent,
thereby making the three institutions
joint owners on a basis of 39 per
cent for Auburn, 39 per cent for the
University, and 22 per ce"nt for
Montevallo.
Cost of operation above what the
City of Birmingham pays will be
borne by these institutions on the
same ratio.
The weekly luncheon of.the Lions
Club was held at the Thomas Hotel
on Tuesday. Before the president,
Lieutenant Townsley, called the
meeting to order, an unusual bustling
was noticed. This was explained by
the ancient custom of the order to
exact fines from its members for un­known
causes. In such cases, the
Tail-twister of the order, Professor
F. E. Guyton, displays his superiority
by shaking the money-box until the
culprit deposited his dime. The presi­dent
turned the meeting over to Mrs.
A. Carnes, who, ably assisted by the
Auburn Boy Scouts, gave several
pleasing features.
The main event of the occasion
was the introduction of the newest
Lion, Mr. C. C. Brooks. Mr. Brooks
narrowly escaped paying a fine for
some unknown offense by spell-bind­ing
his audience to such an extent
that the fine was forgotten.
President Townsley concluded the
meeting by announcing that a golf
tournament between the members of
Auburn's three civic clubs will be
held in the near future. He appoint­ed
H. W. Nixon to draw up the plans
for the tourney.
EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES BEGIN
HERE THIS WEEK
Daily Services Will Be Con­ducted
At Each Church
DR. KNAPP OFFERS HELP
Local Pastors Invite Public To
i Attend Regularly
To Conduct Revival Services Here
AUBURN MEN
PROVE ABILITY
Outstanding Men Selected For State
Conventions
Miss Ernestine Hill
Wins At Montevallo
News has reached Auburn that Miss
Ernestine Hill, daughter of Prof, and
Mrs. W. W. Hill, was the winner of
first honors in the state high school
music contest conducted at Alabama
College, Montevallo, this week. The
final contest was held Friday night
at which time Miss Hill was declared
to be winner in piano.
All high schools in Alabama were
eligible to participate in the contest
and a large number of them did so.
Miss Hill is the daughter of Prof,
and Mrs. W. W. Hill. She is a senior
in the Lee County High school at Au­burn.
She has studied music ever since
she was large enough to do so; and
for several years she has been a pu­pil
of Mrs. Mary Drake Askew, who
is- now giving credit courses in piano
and violin at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute, in addition to "teaching
music in the Lee County high school.
In agricultural service men who
were trained at Auburn are disting­uishing
themselves. Recently when
each of eleven southern states select­ed
a county demonstration agent to
represent the state at the extension
service celebration at Houston, Texas,
an alumnus of Auburn was selected
in three of the eleven, they being Er­nest
Carnes, South Carolina; G. H.
Stewart, Louisana; and A. A. Lau­derdale,
Alabama.
At the same time Arkansas select­ed
her five best county agents and
two of those selected were trained at
Auburn, they being Glenn Riddell and
J. M. Thomason.
Another example of the demand for
Auburn trained men is that of the
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational
Bureau which has placed Auburn men
in six of ten southern states. In ad
dition, Frank Boyd is supervisor of
the work of the bureau in the south­ern
states; and H. H. Nast is in the
New York office.
The Auburn men employed by the
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational
Bureau are, in addition to those
named, M. H. Pearson, Montgomery;
W. L. McArthur, Little Rock, Ark.;
Frank Curtis, Alexandria, La.; Fred
Bazemore, Jacksonville, Fla.; T. H.
Bonner, Atlanta, Ga.; and G. L. Fos­ter,
Dallas^ Texas.
With Frank Boyd in charge, Mont­gomery-
is southern headquarters for
this corporation which sells annually
millions of dollars worth of nitrate of
soda, most of which is sold to South­ern
farmers.
At four churches in Auburn reviv­al
services will begin Sunday, March
10, and continue throughout the week.
The services at the Baptist church
will be conducted by Dr. J. E. Dillard,
pastor of the Southside Baptist
Church, Birmingham; those of the
Methodist by Colonel Bruce McGhee,
of the Gulf Coast Military Academy;
those of the Presbyterian church by
Dr. Donald C. McGuire, of Montgom­ery;
and those of the Episcopal
church by Rev. W. H. Laird, St.
Paul's Church, Richmond, Va.
Twice daily services will be con­ducted
at each of these churches. The
first service each day will be at 11
o'clock and the second at 7 in the eve­ning.
In the past the custom has been to
conduct a union service in Langdon
Hall with the different denomina­tions
alterating from year to year in
supplying a minister. A change to a
revival service conducted in unison at
each of the churches was suggested
by Dr. Bradford Knapp, president,
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and
his suggestion was approved by the
local pastors and church officials.
Dr. Knapp has offered full cooper­ation
from the standpoint of the col­lege.
No examinations will be given
during the week and all classes which
meet from 11 to 12 o'clock will be
excused on the days the services are
held. This is being done in order that
each student may take advantage of
the opportunity to attend services at
the church of his or her choice con-
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GENERAL ROBERT L BULLARD
TO VISIT AUBURN MARCH 14
White Ribbons Will
Identify Engineers
Many Bids Will Be Mailed
Next Week
Girls
Annual School For
Metermen Closes
The fourth annual school for elec­tric
metermen at the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute came to a close
Thursday. It was attended by meter­men
and electricians from five states,
the majority of them being from Ala­bama.
The attendance exceeds either of
the three former meter schools at Au­burn.
Likewise the courses of in­struction
was exceptionally good.
Those who attended the school learn­ed
the principles of metering and
also the structure and operation of
meters. Accurate metering was the
main objective in view.
White ribbons with "Engineer's
Day" upon them will be distributed
Friday, March 22nd, to all classes of
Mechanicals, Elecs, Civils, Chemical
Engineers, Architectural Engineers
and Highway Engineers. These will
admit the wearer to a technical pic­ture
in Langdon Hall, a baseball
game, probably with Fort Benning,
the banquet and dance.
The banquet will be held in Smith
Hall. Tickets for everybody and
their dates are on sale now by a
committee of W. P. Smith, Virginius
Taylor, Haley Milligan and Doug
Baird. This dollar will buy the
"Zoo's Best" plate and an entertain­ing
program. The speaker will be
announced in the next few days.
From 9:30 until 2:00 the Engineers
will shuffle to the tune of Max
Jone's Collegians at the Gym. There
will be two no-breaks and a Tau Beta
Pi and Eta Kappa Nu leadout. All
girls' names must be in the box in
Ramsay Reading Room by Tuesday
morning at 10:00. Bids will be sent
out immediately afterwards.
Dr. McGuire who will conduct the
Presbyterian revival is a convincing
speaker and an outstanding church
worker. Because of his splendid
qualifications he was. requested by
DR. DONALD C. McGUIRE
Rev. S. B. Hay of the Auburn Pres­byterian
church to spend the week
in Auburn, speaking to and working
with students and others in intensive
religious work.
ALUMNUS GIVEN
RECOGNITION IN
LOWER HOUSE
As An Award For Leadership
Among Members Of the
Democratic Party-
Was Cadet Lieutenant In Same
Company As John J.
Pershing
ATTENDED AUBURN
Will Give A Series Of Speeches
During Stay Here
General Robert Lee Bullard, who
is coming to Auburn on March 14th
for a series of speeches, has had about
as colorful a career, during his forty
When the next Congress of the
United States convenes an Auburn
man will be Democratic whip, he
being Congressman John McDuffie j y e a r s o f a c t i v e s e r v i c e t o h i s country
of the first Alabama district, whose I t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of the United
home is in Mobile but who was rear-! S t a t e s Arm^ as a n y m a n i n t h i s Pa r"
Schedule Completed
For Freshman Team
For the first time since the inau­guration
of freshmen teams by the
Southern conference, the Orange and
Blue first year track team of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute will have
a schedule this season. The schedule
mapped out by Coach Hutsell includes
a trio of dual meets with two of the
leading colleges in the -conference,
and the other with the Fort Benning
Doughboys from Columbus, Ga.
The initial meet for the frosh team
will be held in Auburn, April 6, when
thirty-five of Uncle Sam's Army lads
will journey over from Columbus.
This extra large number of men
means that the Benningnites will en­ter
four or more men in each event.
The second meet of the season will
be with the strong Georgia Bullpup
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HONOR SOCIETY TO
PRESENT LOVING CUP
TO BEST AG JUNIOR
The Gamma Sigma Delta, honor
society in agriculture is making plans
for the presentation of a large loving
cup, given by them annually to the
best all-round junior in agriculture.
The society is composed of certain
agricultural faculty members and
ten seniors in agriculture.
The junior to receive this beautiful
trophy is selected by the members of
the Gamma Sigma Delta. It is pre­sented
to him at the annual Ag Club
banquet, held the latter part of April.
In choosing the best all-round juni­or;
scholarship is given primary con­sideration,
but emphasis is also placed
on student activities, Ag Club attend­ance,
personality and popularity.
Auburn Players Plan
To Present Icebound
4-H CLUB INCREASE
INTEREST IN CORN
AND IN LIVESTOCK
The Play Which Received
Prize For 1923
Pulitzer
Auburn Players' major production
this spring, will be Icebound. This is
a comedy-drama, in three acts, by
Owen Davis, which was awarded the Marine Corps Will Send Officers To
T. A. Sims, state 4-H club leader
at Auburn, announced that, upon
totaling the club books, it was found
that the 4-H boys had produced prod­ucts
during the year 1928 worth
$633,624.13. Of this amount cotton
topped the list with $380,663.63. Corn
was next with $54,055.00; hogs
third with $40,760.00; and dairy
calves fourth with $20,100.00. Chick­ens
came fifth with $4,805.50, and
beef calves sixth with $2,640.00.
It was 20 years ago when 4-H club
work was started in Alabama. Prof.
L. N. Duncan, now extension director,
started it. At first the work was
limited to corn clubs to demonstrate
the advantages of growing corn in
Alabama. Later pig clubs were ad­ded
to stimulate livestock; and other
clubs were added to as needed. The
work is conducted by the county
agents.
ed at Monroeville.
Announcement of this is contained
in a press dispatch from Washington.
Mr. McDuffie was given this place
by members of his party in the lower
house of Congress, it being a recog­nition
of his ability as a leader and
also evidence of his popularity among
those with whom he served.
Mr. McDuffie is an alumnus of
Auburn. He graduated in 1904. Fol­lowing
graduation at Auburn he
studied law and became a practicing
attorney at Monroeville. Later he be­came
solicitor for his district and his
next promotion was his election to
Congress.
While at Auburn he distinguished
himself not only as a student but as
a speaker, and also in military.
As a congressman, Mr. McDuffie
takes an active interest in all things
pertaining to his district and especi­ally
to his Alma Mater. A few years
ago he delivered the alumni oration
during commencement.
HILLEN TQ DISCUSS
AIR CONDITIONING
Will Interview Senior Engineering
Students
Cadets Apply For
Posts In Marines
Pulitzer Prize for 1923, and had a
long run in New York with Robert
Ames as star. Dr. Gosser is assisted
in directing this play by members of
his play production class, and much
thought and effort is being put forth
by the cast and directors. This pre­sentation
will give the people in Au­burn
an opportunity to see the mem­bers
of Auburn Players in an entire­ly
new type of play.
Distinguished Historian
Goes In For Evolution
•The thrill seekers of Auburn, who
attended the fire art the home of J.
A. Parrish Sunday morning, indeed
saw an unusual spectacle—Dean
Petrie ascending a twenty foot'lad-der.
Not only did the Dean perform
this hazardous feat, hut he also as­sumed
charge of our gallant fire de­partment
in extinguishing the raging
blazes, dividing his attention between
shouting orders to the fire fighters,
and offering reassuring condolence
to the unfortunate inhabitants. The
fire truck brigade made* an excellent
showing and deserve another wreath
added to their laurels, or perhaps,
more appropriate, another zero on the
license.
Interview Candidates
Eight Auburn men have filed appli­cations
for replacements of twenty-five
vacancies in the U. S. Marine
Corps. These vacancies are to be
filled by college graduates who have
taken four years of R. O. T. C. dur­ing
their college careers. Applica­tions
for these twenty-five positions
have b»en received from about one
hundred colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
The Auburn men sending in appli­cations
are: Forney Ingram, 1927;
E. G. Salter, 1928; M. D. Helms; R.
G. Brownfield; W. A. Willis; H. J.
Woodall; A. H. McRae; and M. B.
Hoffman. The last six are members
of the class of 1929.
It is understood that the Marine
Corps will send an officer in the
near future to interview the candi­dates,
and form a personal opinion
of them.
After the twenty-five successful
applicants have been chosen they will
be second lieutenants probationary;
if, after two years as officers of this
ranking, they choose to remain in
the Marine Corps, they will be given
examinations for regular- commis­sions.
(Continued on page 4)
At the regular meeting of the A.
S. M. E. Mr. Hillen, director of edu­cation
for the Carrier Engineering
Corporation will discuss the principals
of air conditions, drying, and refrig­eration.
Mr. Hillen will present a
number of interesting slides to show
clearly the actual work of this cor­poration.
The main purpose of Mr. Hillen's
visit to Auburn is to interview the
Senior Engineering students. En­gineering
students are invited to at­tend
this meeting.
Fraternity Basket-
Ball Being Played
The first round of the interfra-ternity
basket ball tournament has
for the most part been played during
the past week and the results of the
games played to date are as follows:
Alpha Tau Omega, 22 vs. Beta Kap­pa,
14; Phi Kappa Tau, 11 vs. Kap­pa
Sigma, 9; Tau Omega Chi, 28 vs.
Sigma Phi Sigma, 10; Alpha Gamma
Rho, 21 vs. Lambda Chi Alpha, 20;
Pi Kappa Phi, 12 vs. Sigma Phi Ep-silon,
8; Sigma Nu, 21 vs. Pi Kappa
Alpha, 10; Phi Kappa Delta, 15 vs.
Theta Kappa Nu, 11. Due to a misun­derstanding
the game between Sigma
Phi Sigma and the Tau Omega Chi
is to be played over. Referees for
the games have been Henery Dye,
Louie James, Dick Jones, and Elmer
Salter.
ticular branch of service is able to
boast.
During his boyhood he attended a
private school at Oak Bowery and
left there to teach country school. Af­ter
one year of this work he came to
Auburn, leaving in his junior year to
attend the United States Military
Academy at West Point. It might be
interesting to note that while attend­ing
school here he was compelled to
ride horseback twelve miles each day
from Oak Bowery.
General Bullard was graduated in
1885 from West Point, where during
his last year he was cadet lieutenant
in the-same company of which Cadet
John J. Pershing was first sergeant.
His first fighting assignment as a
shavetail lieutenant was to Indian
warfare in the campaigns against
Geronimo and his wily bands.
In the World War Bullard was one
of the first Americans in and one of
the last ones out. He sailed for
France in June, 1917 as a Colonel
with the first Regular Army contin­gent
that later became the first di­vision.
Soon he was given a brigade
and by the spring of 1918 he was
commander of the division. Under
Bullard's command the First Divis­ion
participated in the first big action
of the war for American troops. At
Cantigny his men broke through the
enemy's lines and held their ground
against a series of counter attacks by
the Prussian Guard. Like a rapier
of energy the division commander
seemed to be everywhere at once. His
headquarters—wherever they were
—in the words of his staff, "were in
touch all the time, everywhere and
with everything."
FROSH WILL PLAY
EIGHT GAMES HERE
First
Chandler Inspects Phi
Kappa Tau Fraternity
Professor H. W. Chandler of the
University of Florida is in Auburn
this week-end on his semi-annual in­spection
of the Alpha Lambda Chap­ter
of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity
of which he is a Domain Chief. Pro­fessor
Chandler is Registrar and Pro­fessor
of Mathematics at the Univer­sity
of Florida. 'He graduated at
Coe College in '20 with an A. B. de­gree,
taking graduate work at the
University of Minnesota and at the
University of Iowa where he receiv­ed
his Master's Degree. He is a mem­ber
of the Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Zi
and Gamma Alpha honorary frater­nities.
He leaves here Sunday for
Gainesville.
Game On Campus Will
Played April 12
Be
Coach George M. Bohler has dis­closed
the completed frosh diamond
program. The yearling baseballers
will play eight games, four of which
will take place on the Auburn dia­mond.
Games have been arranged
with Howard College, Georgia Tech,
and Marion Institute, which will keep
the firs tyear followers of the nation­al
pastime busy.
The first game will be played at
Auburn April 12 when the Auburn-ites
will meet the Georgia Techsters
in a two game series. One week la­ter
on the following Tuesday and
Wednesday the Tiger yearlings will
play a series with the Howard College
diamond artists. A week later on
April 26 and 27 the Baby Tigers will
journey up state to meet the Marion
Institute cadets for a two game se­ries
on the latter's home diamond.
The season will close with a two game
return series with the Georgia Tech
diamondeers in Atlanta May 3 and 4.
Ag Club Arranges
Debate With U. of G.
B. Q. Scruggs of Cullman County
and Beckjer Drake of Brookhaven,
Miss., have been selected to represent
the students agricultural elub of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute in the
annual debate with a similar club at
the University of Georgia.
Scruggs is a junior in the College
of Agriculture and Drane is a soph­omore.
The subject which they will
debate is: Resolved, That land for
re-forestation should be exempt from
taxation for a period of twenty years.
PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1929.
Published semi-weekly by the students of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au­burn,
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Business and editorial offices at Au­burn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
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James B. McMillan Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rosser Alston, '29 Associate Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 __ Associate Editor
Victor Savage, '30 Associate Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 Managing Editor
H. W. Overton, '31 __ Ass't. Man. Editor
Tom Brown, '31 News Editor
Alex. Smith, Jr., '31 News Editor
Robert L. Hume, 31 — Ass't. News Editor
Roy Sellers, '31 Ass't. News Editor
Carol Porter, '29 Sports Editor
Dick Jones, '31 Ass't. Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
REPORTERS
Robert Baxter, '32; T. S. Coleman, '32;
Kenneth Cooper, '32; Clarence Dykes,
'32; Thomas Dykes, '31; Edmund Eng­land,
'32; George Harrison, '32; John
Lewis, '31; S. H. Morrow, '32; Alex
Smith, Jr., ' 3 1 ; K. G. Taylor, '32; J. E.
Jenkins, '32; H. G. Tooney, '32; Victor
White, '32; D. Reynolds, '32; Don May,
'29; Virgil Nunn, '31; Gabie Drey, '31;
Charles Matthews, '32; James David­son,
'32; W. M. Taylor, '32.
BUSINESS STAFF
George Carden, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
W. B. Jones, '30 Advertising Mgr.
White Matthews, '31 — Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Office on ground floor of Alumni Hall.
Circulation Managers: Walter Smith '31,
J. M. Johnson '31, W. A. Files '31, J.
E. Dilworth '31.
Assistants: B. W. Kincaid '32; R. A. Mann
'32; Roy Wilder '32, Cleveland Adams,
'32, J. M. Barton '32.
Why Do Citizens
Permit Such A Hazard
Auburn needs a fire-truck. There is
quite a bit of valuable property in this
town, both belonging to the state, and to
citizens. Any and all property is liable to
fire. We believe that the architectural
department will support us in the state­ment
that there is no fire-proof building.
Some buildings are fire-resisting. Some of
the buildings here are not even fire-resist­ing.
What is going to happen when a house-afire
and a high wind strike Auburn at
the same time? We shudder to think what
will happen when a lighted cigarette hap­pens
to ignite some wooden portion of the
Main Building. Or Broun Hall. Or Lang-,
don Hall. Aside from the college build­ings,
there are many wooden structures
in Auburn that are fire-hazards. Many of
the beautiful old homes are frame struc­tures
that would offer absolutely no re­sistance
to a fire; an efficient company
with an adequate apparatus is the only
solution.
It is high.time that something is done.
Every year we have one or two fires after
the fire gets started. We need fire equip­ment
now. The citizens of Auburn and the
college authorities should be able to get
together and provide a fire truck, at least.
Right Now!
The Kiwanis Club
Again Steps Forward
The recent announcement from Mr.
Hugh Grant, to the effect that the new
Post Office project for Auburn had been
approved is a source of gratification to all
Auburn. This means that the project will
be given a favorable report to the appro­priations
committee. Soon we should have
a new Post Office building. Credit for
this accomplishment must go largely to the
Auburn Kiwanis Club. Members of that
club have been industrious in working for
the new Post Office, and have efficiently
worked. A committee from the club made
a special trip to Washington for the pur­pose
of presenting Auburn's claims to the
federal authorities, and was directly in­strumental
in getting the project gmnted.
A former member of the club, Mr. Hugh
Grant, has represented the club in Wash­ington,
and has materially aided the com­mittee
in working for the Post Office.
This important work is but one of the
many ways .in which the active civic clubs
here are serving the best interests of the
town. It is necessary, from a utilitarian,
as well as from an aesthetic standpoint,
that we have a new building as a unit in
building a finer town. The work of these
citizens in getting an assurance that the
building will be erected is to be commend­ed
b; -oth town and college; it is a big
thing, omething to be proud of.
Lend Your Influence To
Go-To-Church Movement
Beginning today, a series of evangelistic
services will be conducted in the various
local churches throughout the coming
week, this being designated as a special
Go-To-Church Week. These services are
substituting the general evangelistic ser­vices
commonly given each spring in Lang-don
Hall, and are customarily sponsored
by the local Y. M. C. A. The movement is*
primarily for encouraging religious interest
among students, and college activities will
give way to their convening. No effort
is being spared on the part of college and
"Y" officials, cooperating with the local
ministers, in making this a real spiritual
revival among students.
It is very fitting indeed that this take
place, since the spiritual training and de­velopment
is of first importance in the
life of every individual—student and busi­ness
man, professionalist and artist alike.
Since Dr. Knapp is wholeheartedly behind
the event, we can rest assured that it is of
prime importance.
These services are being offered specific­ally
for the benefit of students, and since
every possible convenience is being made
to this effect, you are expected to catch
step with the movement and do all you can
for its success. You as students owe that
to those who are making the privilege pos­sible,
and to the spiritual welfare of your
fellow-students.
It is possible that a scant minority will
ignore this offering, and will possibly tend
to lead others along with them; there is
always a cynic element to contend with.
We should early recognize the wholesome
influence of these services, and support
them enthusiastically, both with our pres­ence
and good intent. Even though an in­dividual
should not care to participate, he
can ill afford to refrain because of the
liklihood of influencing another who should
by all means be taking part.
•These are our meetings, arranged for
our benefit and training, just as much as
are the regular classes we meet daily. Even
though we are not compelled to attend, this
at least is expected of us; and we cannot
go wrong by entering into these services
with a zeal that will make them a power
for unlimited good among our ranks and
in the college community.
Let's fill the churches at every service—
and later mark the needed wholesome in­fluence
accomplished.
Engineer's Day To Honor
A Respected Profession
March the 22nd will portray the spirit
of the engineer, for on that day he will
come into his own. Other departments of
the college have such special days, but not
until recently have technical men come to
the front with an annual celebration. The
spirit of Ramsay Hall is truly finding its
way into every corner of the campus.
The day, to be featured with a banquet
and a technical show, and to close with
a dance, is one of which every engineer is
proud. Auburn will honor the occasion
by suspending classes in the afternoon;
other departments will help by cooperating
to make this initial occasion a signal suc­cess
so that those in the future will have
a successful past to encourage them. The
engineers of Auburn, though young recog­nize
the respect due their profession.
The combined efforts of the technical
societies tend to make this day a landmark
in the engineering school by creating a
more friendly, finer feeling among the
various engineering students. Those things
of common interest will be shared by the
combined societies.
We heartily commend the engineers for
their fine way of celebrating and showing
respect to their profession. It is but human
that they are proud to be listed in the
same vocation as so many who have gone
before them and have done so much for
the world that their knowledge is now a
necessity.
Culture;
A Modern Definition
Met a poor guy the other day who was
kicked out of Harvard College for cribbing.
He looked on the examination paper of
the man in front of him and stole his idea.
You see, Harvard College doesn't think
it's right to steal that way. When you do
your stealing you want to be a bit cleverer
than that.
When I first came to Harvard College I
had the funny idea they might like an ori­ginal
idea once in a while. I got that beaten
out of me.
In this college there is just ONE right
idea in every course. And that is the
PROFESSOR'S idea. The professor's idea
has been cribbed out of other books.
Now all you have to do, is to read the
book the professor's idea is in, slap that
down, and you're a success.
As long as you have a good memory
and can remember the other man's idea,
you stay in. If you don't have a good mem­ory
and have to refer to notes or look over,
someone's shoulder, you go out. And
that's culture.—Harvard Lampoon.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
Roger Babson, the
great authority on
Economics, wrote an
article recently i n
which he said that
the trouble with the
present school system
is that it has no real
goal. He maintains
that ninety per cent
of the students going
out of colleges do not know into what work
they are going. He makes a second criti­cism
that the present system of education
does not place enough emphasis upon the
development of character. He has this to
say: "Whatever the methods used it is of
primary importance that young people be
graduated only when they have the right
motives, purposes and ambitions and that
the chief work should be to develop these
fundamental forces which make or break
men and nations." If there is any one
group of our colleges in America to which
the first of these criticisms does not apply,
it is that group which is known as the
Land-Grant Colleges or the Colleges of Ag­riculture
and Mechanic Arts. Here men
are trained for definite vocations. We
are making some inquiry regarding how ef­fective
the work of this institution is in
actually getting men into the vocation for
which they are prepared. The second of
his criticisms is by all odds the more diffi­cult.
At the end of this article he uses
these words: "Our country cannot long
continue with material progress so far in
advance of physical, spiritual and intellec­tual
progress." I believe that statement
thoroughly and it accounts for many de­cisions
which I am trying to make earnestly
and sincerely for the benefit of the young
men and young women of this institution.
"During the next week we are to have
the pleasure of entertaining at this insti­tution
a very distinguished man who is an
alumnus of Auburn, Lieutenant General
Robert Lee Bullard. I need not recount
the great work of this man'who has re­flected
so much credit upon this section of
the country and upon Auburn. I want to
urge that student body and faculty unite
in giving General Bullard a royal reception
and in making every meeting which he at­tends
a great meeting. By doing so we
will do honor to him and reflect honor
upon ourselves and our Alma Mater.
'^Little Things"
By Tom Bigbee
Attending church has never hurt any­one;
let's make it one hundred per cent at­tendance
at the Evangelistic services
through this week. See that every fellow
in your room is present with you regularly.
You will be surprised at how much better
you feel when it is over with—if you take
an active part.
Now who is it that wouldn't like to spend
a few weeks at Blue Ridge during the
coming summer? If you read the last issue
of the Plainsman, surely you caught the
spirit to a certain degree. Now is the time
to boost Auburn's representation at this
splendid training camp next summer. If
you can't go, lend your moral support to
some other fellow who may.
Seems as though beats—either fake or
real—are about to take the day. Perhaps
it would be wise to advance elections for
a diversion.
Who said sports at Auburn are waning?
Just take a peep at baseball practice—
Varsity and intra-mural, spring training in
football, fraternity basketball preparations,
track trotting, and you will be compelled
to admit that the athletic side of affairs
is very much alive.
It is a pain that reaches deep to think
that Nixon of Tulane may be right in his
statement that the old Solid South will
never be restored. We will just have to
drown that sorrow in the coming student
elections.
Eating onions during intensely foggy
weather is commendable; keeps others
from bumping into you!
Doing everything people tell you to keep
a cold off will leave you a physical wreck,
even if the cold doesn't.
The most liberal givers afe—soft rub­ber
heels under a judge.
If money were contagions germs, how
disease-free most of us would be.
THE GEDUNK
I am the Gedunkette that is the main at­traction
at the cafeteria. When I arrive
every one in the dining room knows it, be­cause
I am very careful to see that I at­tract
their attention. I come breezing into
the cafeteria with my tray, giggling and
chattering at the top of my voice. I wave
and scream at everyone there. I stare and
goggle at all the boys and when I see one
that is unfortunate enough to know me, I
let out a screech that would deform a Spit­toon.
Of course I know that I am ob­noxious
to most people, but I am worth
looking at and no one does, unless I force
them to.
« AUBURN FOOTPRINTS «
HASHED SCRAPS
We have been endeavoring to learn which Co-ed sent her name in to some
matrimonial agency. Anyway, we asked Grace Moon about it and she says the
gentleman who answered the ad is a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. Because she
knows so much about it we are tempted to believe she is guilty. The Nu Mu society
of Mechanical Engineering has undertaken a civic project. They have decided to
go in for foreign missions for the purpose of converting the Elecs. There has
been a decided lack of grease spots for the Mechanical field and it is believed that
if enough Elecs are converted they can be utilized for such and eliminate this con­dition.
At the same meeting it was agreed that no overture should be made toward
converting "Bull" Dunstan, while due recognition was given the fact that he would
make more grease spots than any other in the Elec. group, the society voted to
confine the good work to the younger members. It was also decided to dispense
with any attempts to show "Tubby" Hill the errors of his life because the toughness
of his skin would necessitate special designed machinery and the grease spots
would not compensate for the investment.
» * • » * * * *
BLACK LAGOON
I dreamed last night of times gone by;
Of a trim and light canoe—
A day in June, and Black Lagoon,
And you, Sweetheart, just you.
We floated lazily that day,
With naught to do but play,
While overhead a sky of red
Proclaimed the close of day.
We glided past the lily-pads;
No sound but dipping oar—
The forest vines and trees behind;
The smoothe lagoon before.
But now—alas! That all is past;
I've lost my dearest treasure,
And Black Lagoon in the month of Julie
Adds nothing to my pleasure.
—Convict Number 969.
* * * * * * * *
WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS
Mother had come in from the farm to visit her daughter in the city. After
the kiss of greeting, she noticed her daughter's bobbed hair. Her eyes opened wide
in astonishmen.
"Well, fer pity's sake, Pete," she exclaimed. "You never even writ me you
had the typhoid!"—Reported by Adonis.
* * * * * * * »
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Conductor—Can't you see the sign "No Smoking"?
Sailor—Sure, Mate, that's plain enough. But there are so many dippy signs
here. One says "Wear Brown's Corsets". So I ain't payin' no attention to any
of them.
* * * * * * * * *
FOOTPRINTS
Presents
IRA HOLDER VIRGIN
With Ann Summers,
Stars in "PARLOR LIGHTS ARE A CURSE"
You saw and loved him in "Why the Sofa Springs Are Broken." Live again
with him in his greatest role.
Scenario by Max McMurray; Directed by Sonny Boy Gosser; Sob music by Jimmie
Cone; Titles by Pete Hutcheson.
;jc ;[: ifl $t )jc ij( l)c a(:
SMOKING 'EM OUT?
Joe Ford and Addison McGee, staring in a barber shop window, earnestly
looked on as the barber went over his customer's hair with a singeing torch.
"Blymey, Joe," ejaculated McGee, "he's looking for 'em wiv a light!"
—E. Fish Ency.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
AMEN
The early bird catches the worm, pro­vided
the worm is where the early bird
looks for him. "If you get up earlier in
the morning than your neighbor," says the
man at the key-hole, "and work harder and
scheme more and stick to the job more
closely and stay up later planning how to
make more money than you neighbor and
burn the midnight oil planning how to get
ahead of him while he is snoozing, not only
will you leave more money when you die
than he will but you'll leave it a damsite
sooner". Amen. How true of college!
* * * * *
OH MY!
The Mechanical Engineering Department
and the Civil Enginering Department at
Georgia Tech have announced a new re­quirement
in' their courses. Beginning in
1930 these departments will require the
students to have sixty days of practical
work, such as machine shop work or sur­veying,
before obtaining a degree. Until
now practical work has not been required
at Tech except in the Textile and Ceramic
Departments, which have been requiring
this work for the past two years.
* * * * *
GOOD FOR THE CO-EDS
The phenomenally large total of five
thousand, three hundred fifty-five class-cuts
were taken by Emory students of the
College of Arts and Sciences and the
School of Business Administration during
the Fall quarter, according to figures com­piled
from reports of the absence clerk by
two more or less mathematically inclined
reporters.
Further figures show that chapel cuts
were taken to the number of four hundred
twenty-four, and that two hundred forty-seven
cuts were taken by JSmory's co-eds,
numbering approximately sixty.
* * * * *
SUCH WEAKLINGS
Football practices were held twice week­ly
throughout the winter at the University
of Iowa. This was to keep the men in good
shape and tnus avoid the loss of good ma­terial
through the means of an accident in
the fall training.
MAYBE IT WAS CHEAPER TO MOVE
Fourteen fraternity house at Duke Uni­versity
were recently locked up by the Sher­iff.
They were not locked because of vice,
drinking, or any illegal proceedings, but
simply because they failed to pay their rent.
Only the parlors were locked, and not the
individual study rooms. This is quite a
record, even for a University as large as
Duke.
THAT'S FINE
A. J. Garing, former band master of Fur-man
University, is now in charge of the
famous "Rambling Wreck" band of Geor­gia
Tech. He is a famous musician and
plays twenty-four different instruments.
Just think, he had twenty-four ways of an­noying
his room-mate when he so desired.
* * * * *
AGGIES GALORE
Aggies and former students who attend­ed
the All-College Stunt Night are brag­ging,
and they have a right to brag, maybe.
Competing with 35 colleges from all
parts of the U. S. and foreign coun­tries,
Oklahoma A. & M. college won first
honors for the best display of college pep;
the Aggie delegation was the largest there
from visiting schools, and the A. & M.
college band furnished music for 4,500
celebrating college students and alumni.
Four hundred and fifty Aggies were there.
* * * * *
A REGULAR FOREST
Five thousand trees, selected under the
supervision of D. J. Shubai-t of the Okla­homa
A. and M. College horticulture de­partment
from the state forestry depart­ment
nursery of the college. These trees
will greatly add to the beauty of Oklahoma
A. and M. campus.
WHAT FRATERNITY
The world's champion denatured alcohol
drinker is now at the University of North
Carolina; but is a negro janitor. "Pink"
Guthrie drinks pint of denatured and uses
whisky for a chaser; he has drunk so much
alcohol he thinks his stomach has turned
into a radiator.
MEDITATIONS
O N THIS A N D THAT
IBy "Benjamin Trovosh^
I
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.
* * * * *
ALITERARY society meeting is a
bore. I was told that three years
ago, when I first came to Auburn;
however, I didn't investigate for myself
until last Tuesday night. Now I say from
personal knowledge, a literary society
meeting is a bore.
The meeting that I attended was un­worthy
of college students. It was child­ish
and banal. During the whole of the
program, no one uttered a thought that
was new or even interesting. I am told that
the college gives quality points for mem­bership
in these societies. I, from a stu­dent's
viewpoint, can see no justification
for this wholesale donation of college
credit. Credit is not given for such stuff
in reputable high-schools, and high school
societies put on better programs.
The total time taken up was thirty-nine
minutes, including both business and pro­gram.
A business session occupied the
first twenty minutes of the meeting. Busi­ness
was as follows: The captain of the so­ciety
basket ball team reported that a game
had been won; he'd forgotten the score.
A bill owed to a local grocer was mention­ed.
After discussing the advisability of
paying the bill, at length it was duly
moved, seconded, and voted that the bill
be paid. The next question was the time
of meeting for next week. Someone sug­gested
eight o'clock. Silence. Someone
else approved eight o'clock. Someone said
that we should go to church. Several
others agreed that eight o'clock was a
pretty good time, so it was moved, second­ed,
and voted that the society meet at eight
o'clock. This ended the business session.
THE NEXT ITEM was the program.
A co-ed read a "piece". A fresh­man
read something about Maggie
and Jiggs. (educated college men and
women, mind you). Another freshman
made a speech, startling the audience with
the observation that some boys go to col­lege
to study, some to play ball, some to
have a good time. The next orator took
several minutes to tell the society that
prize fighters used to box for pleasure, but
that nowadays they make a lot of money.
Thus far the program was uninteresting,
but it was at least negative and harmless.
However, the next speaker made some re­marks
that freshmen shouldn't have heard.
He handed out some dangerous propaganda,
while talking on "What I Have Gotten
from College." He established his qualifi­cation
to speak by stating that he had
spent five years here. He then said that
he had received very little from his class­room
work; that his profit from college
had come from the Y. M. C. A. and the
literary society. He proceeded to elabor­ate
this thesis at some length.
Now, to my mind, that was a rather
serious thing to say. He placed a question
mark against the value of classroom and
laboratory work; he struck at the primary
purpose of this institution. He deprecated
the value of scholarship and of association
with scholars in lecture rooms. Let's take
a hypothetical case of a normally intelli­gent
freshman who comes to college and
hears such a talk, coming from a man who
seemed to be qualified to speak. He could
easily come to the conclusion that the
money that he was spending here was
wasted. Good- Y. M. . C. A. organizations
and literary societies can be found in any
town. If the lecturers and libraries here
are of no value, why come across the state
and pay good money to attend a college
when there is little of value in what the
college offers? That might be the process
of the freshman's reasoning. He might de­cide
to leave school. It would be the logical
thing to do, under the circumstances. That
isn't so far-fetched a situation.
* * * * *
I DON'T believe that an organization
that is normally negative and that rises
occasionally to positive harm is a good
thing. I wasted the time that I spent in
the meeting. The man who had belonged
five years has wasted an hour a week, or
one hundred and sixty hours while at Au­burn.
In that time he could have read
Shakspere; or Plato; or Moses; or Tolstoy.
He could have learned something practical;
he could have passed any standard five-hour
course.
When the meeting neared its end, I
began to think that I had found a good
point; a meeting was almost over and not
a committee had been appointed! But just
as I was about to check one good feature,
the president appointed a committee! As
it was moved, seconded, and voted to ad­journ,
I hung my head in grief; I had found
not one good thing at the Wilsonian liter­ary
society meeting.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
EVELYN HENRY
Smith Hall
Phone 9115 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
AN OLD STORY
Strange that I did not know him then,
That friend of mine!
I did not even show him then
One friendly sign;
But cursed him for the ways he had
To make me see
My envy of the praise he had
For praising me.
I would have rid the earth of him
Once, in my pride. . . .
I never knew the worth of him
Until he died.
Patroness for Gala Social Event
Pi Kappa Alpha Gives
Banquet At Chapter House
Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Al­pha
entertained with a banquet at
the chapter house in honor of their
freshmen, on Wednesday evening. J.
R. Taylor, Jr., president of the chap­ter,
acted as toastmaster. The ad­dress
of the evening was made by
Professor Alec Saunders who chose
for his subject, The Duty of the Fra­ternity
Man. In his well organized
and interesting talk, Professor Saun­ders
treated the subject from three
main view points; the duty to the
college, to other fraternity men, and
to yourself. Short talks were made
by Weems 0. Baskin, Chick Leland,
and Ben Sankey. After the delights
of the five course dinner had been
fully enjoyed, all adjourned to the
Tiger Theatre.
PERSONALS Special Guests at Military Ball
GREENE'S
OPELIJCA,. ALA.
Clothing, Shoes
—and-
Furnishing Goods
MRS. BRADFORD KNAPP
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Has Founder's Day Meet
The annual Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Founder's Day Meeting was held in
Birmingham and also at the Univer­sity
of Alabama on the 8th and 9th,
Ex-Governor Brandon and Judge
Jones of Montgomery were the prin­cipal
speakers. These meetings were
well attended by members of the lo
cal chapter. Those attending being
Bill Wood, Paul Owens, Frank Lull,
Leo Young, Ed Cobbs, Kelly Tray
wick, Norman Illeges, and Ben Lively.
THANK YOU BOY
COME AGAIN
COLLEGE BARBER SHOP
Optical Department
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MONTGOMERY
Dr. Thos. D. Hopkins, Optometrist
New and Most Modern Equipment for Examination and
Fitting Eyes with Scientific Lenses
TOOMER'S DRUG STORE
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Drinks, Smokes
THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
ON THE CORNER
Men's and Young Men's
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Not the cheapest priced clothes in Columbus
—but the best qualities at the lowest possible
prices.
A. C. CHANCELLOR CO.
Columbus, Georgia
Mrs. Funchess Honors
Miss Dorothy Styles ,
Dean and Mrs. M. J. Funchess
were hosts at a delightful party hon­oring
Miss Dorothy Styles, on Thurs­day
evening. Unusual games were
enjoyed throughout the evening
among them being one for brides. A
sewing contest in which all took part
and hemmed cup towels for the hon-oree
was won by Miss Rosa Walker,
who received Easter eggs as a prize,
and Mr. George Keller, who was giv­en
an Easter rabbit. Miss Styles was
presented with a half dozen teaspoons
in her pattern.
A delicious salad course was served
by Misses Helen and Jean Funchess,
to the following guests: Misses Doro­thy
Styles,, Eleanor Home, Nora
Rothrock, Mary Tippin, Margaret
Mast, Rosa Walker, Irma Kennedy,
Terrye Broadus, Natalie Creel, Lola
Turner, Elizabeth Duncan, Mrs.
Stearns, and Messers. Keller, Savage,
Jester, Kimbrough, Brackeen, Naftel,
Bertram, Martin, Hyde, Jones, and
Richards. Miss Styles was lovely in a
trousseau frock of peach colored taf­feta
hand painted in orchid.
Mrs. Duncan Entertains
Farm Women's Council
The officers and directors of the
Farm Women's Council were gra­ciously
entertained by Mrs. L. N.
Duncan with a barbecued chicken lun­cheon,
on Saturday, March 2. After
the luncheon Miss Helen Johnston
presided while an interesting pro­gram
was enjoyed. A number of ad­ditional
guests were included in this
hospitality, among them were: Dr.
Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Toomer,
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Yarbrough, Dean
and Mrs. Funchess, Mrs. Killebrew,
Mrs. J. C. Grimes, Mrs. Ivey, and
Mrs. P. 0. Davis. The house was
beautiful with its decorations of
spring flowers.
Phi Kappa Tau
Has Election of Officers
At a meeting Wednesday night, the
Phi Kappa Tau fraternity held its
annual election of officers. Those
elected and the offices they hold are
as follows: R. P. Willingham, Presi­dent;
J. D. Atkins, Vice-President; R.
L. Hume, Secretary; M. B. Dinsmore,
Treasurer and T. W. Spence, Ser-geant-
at-Arms.
Local Chapter D. A. R.
Meets With Mrs. Hill
The local chapter of D. A. R. met
on Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. W. W. Hill with Mrs. Clara
Yarbrough as joint hostess. Dr.
Knapp gave the address of the after­noon,
and used as his topic the heroes
of the Revolution. An ice course was
served.
Mrs. Wilmore Hostess To
Thursday Card Club
Mrs. J. J. Wilmore was hostess to
the Thursday Morning Card Club
this week. The two tables of mem­bers
were served a delicious luncheon
at the conclusion of the usual number
of games.
Misses Helen Stuart and Hathaway
Crenshaw, of Montgomery, are spend­ing
the week-end with Mrs. H. H.
Smith, on Mell Street.
* * *
Miss Evelyn McGriff of Columbus
and Miss Eleanor Fuller, of West
Point, Georgia, attended the A Club
dance last week-end.
* * *
Mr. S. W. Garrett spent a few days
in Birmingham on business during
the past week.
* * *
Miss Mary Johnson spent last week
at home..
* * *
Addison McGhee and J. B. McMillan
attended the O. D. K. convention held
at the University of Alabama last
week-end. Pete Crenshaw accompan­ied
them.
* * *
Miss Audrey Fuller is spending the
week-end in Birmingham with rela­tives.
* * *
Buddy Hoskins, Otto Hendricks,
Howard Smith, H. B. McLaren, Ty
Jones, and Whiz Clayton attended the
annual Founder's Day Banquet and
ball given by the Howard chapter of
Pi Kappa Alpha, last week-end.
* * *
Mesdames C. A. Basore and Zebu-
Ion Judd are in Birmingham where
they attended the state convention of
D. A. R., which was held on Thurs­day,
Friday, and Saturday.
* * *
Tom . Walthall is spending this
week-end in Greenville.
* * *
Misses Dorothy and Margaret Tay­lor
and Beth Seibold spent the past
week-end in Auburn. Miss Dorothy
Taylor is teaching near LaFayette,
Miss Margaret Taylor at Sylacauga,
and Miss Beth Seibold at Smith's Sta­tion.
* * *
Miss Ethel Davis spent last week­end
at her home in Milltown, Ala­bama.
* * *
Misses Roberta Hayden and Louise
Rowe were the guests of Miss Pete
Hutcheson during last week-end.
* * *
Miss Susan Spangler is spending
this week-end at her home in Macon,
Georgia.
* * *
Mrs. J. J. Ward, of Dothan, and
Miss Janice Wslrd, from Alabama
College, Montevallo, arrived on Thurs­day
to spend the week-end with Miss
Mary Ward.
* * *
Jack Naegley left Thursday for
Montgomery where he will stand the
physical examination at Maxwell Field
for entrance to aviation school at
Brooks' Field, Texas. His credits
from A. P. I. were accepted.
* * *
• Miss Annie Fenn is the guest of
Miss Catherine Porter this week-end.
Miss Fenn is a student at Alabama
College.
* * *
Misses Mary Bradford and Anice
Weatherwax drove to Lineville, the
home of the former, on last Sunday.
* * *
Mr. Forney Ingram, Instructor in
Civil Engineering, returned to Au­burn
on Thursday from a trip to
Washington, D. C, where he witness­ed
the inauguration of President
Hooyer.
MISS MARGARET KENNEDY MISS ALICE TORREY
Miss Alice Torrey, of Fort Benning, and Miss Margaret Kennedy,
daughter of Major and Mrs. John T. Kennedy, were special guests at the
Military Ball Friday night.
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S e r v i c e E n g r a v i n g Co
DR. T. B. MCDONALD
DENTIST
Office Over Toomer's Drug
Store
MAY & GREEN
Men's Clothing
Sporting Goods
Montgomery, Alabama
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcomb Wilder
of Birmingham visited in Auburn the
past week-end. Mrs. Wilder is re­membered
as Miss Elizabeth Smith,
and Mr. Wilder is still connected with
Auburn through WAPI.
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Forney, district
home demonstration agent for south­east
Alabama, has been granted a
leave of absence for three months in
order to attend the spring quarter at
the University of Chicago from early
April until late June.
Miss Styles' Engagement
Announced At Party
Miss Dorothy Styles whose engage­ment
to Mr. Jack Norman Nelms of
Birmingham, was recently announced
at a party given by Miss Natalie
Cr^el, was ho'nored with a lovely
bridge party given by Misses Bess
Fleming, Mary Tippins, and Eliza­beth
Duncan at the home of Mrs. L.
N. Duncan. The color scheme of yel­low
and white was carried out in the
house decorations with a profusion of
jonquils, and in the refreshments con­sisting
of a salad course. At the con­clusion
of the games, top score prize
a hat brush in rainbow colors, was
presented to Mrs. "Slick" Moulton,
and consolation, bath salts, to Miss
Margaret Mast. The honoree was
given a half dozen ice teaspoons in
her pattern. Miss Styles was charm
ing in a black chiffon afternoon frock
with flesh colored accessories. Six
tables of players enjoyed this af­fair.
Those present were: Miss Marga­ret
Mast, Mesdames Moulton, Basore,
Davis, Killebrew, William Gregory,
Guyton, Stearns, Carnes, Stewart, J.
D. Moore, Hare, Cannon, and Misses
Margaret Mast, Leola Kennedy, Irma
Kennedy, Natalie Creel, Edith Slights,
Kyle Caldwell, Nora Rothrock, Da-lene
Jeter, Lola Turner, Eleanor
Home, Terrye Broadas. Mesdames
Funchess and Duncan were guests for
tea.
1'iade with the advertisers.
Miss Home Honors
Miss Styles With Shower
One of the early pre-nuptial af­fairs
given for Miss Dorothy Styles,
Secretary to Dean Funchess, whose
marriage to Mr. Jack N. Nelms, class
'27, will be an event of March 23,
was the delightful five table bridge
shower with Miss Eleanor Home as
hostess.
Daffodils and potted ferns were
used in the living and dining rooms
of the home of Mrs. R. Y. Bailey,
where the party was given. At the
end of the games, Miss Natalie
Creel had top score and was present­ed
with an attractive silhouette;
Miss Nettie Dennis was given three
pretty handkerchiefs painted by the
hostess. The honoree's gift was a
handsome piece of silver. The "wed­ding
party" composed of tiny china
dolls graced Miss Styles' table when
the delicious refreshments were ser­ved,
and the shower gifts were pre­sented
in a basket covered with yel­low
crepe paper. Miss Home was as­sisted
in serving by Misses Jean
Funchess and Frances Williams. The
guests were: Misses Dorothy Styles,
Mary Tippin, Elizabeth Duncan, Rosa
Walker, Margaret Mast, Natalie
Creel, Nettie Dennis, Bess Leverette,
Nora Rothrock, Kyle Caldwell, Lona
Turner, Edith Slights, Leola Kenne­dy,
and Erma Kennedy. Mesdames
C. D. Killebrew, J. C. Cannon, F. E.
Guyton, W. H. Gregory, Otto Brown,
and A. B. Stearns.
A Six Cylinder Car in the Price Range
of a Four
AUBURN MOTOR CO.
Sales Service
Phone 300
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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
T H E B I G S T O R E W I T H T H E L I T T L E P R I C ES
HAGEDORN'S
Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, Shoes
OPELIKA'S BEST STORE
SPECIAL SALE
All This Week-
Juvenile Books
Our stock must go. Select now!
The
Student Supply Shop
The Distinctive Shop
FOR HEALTH SAKE
EAT MORE
ICE CREAM
its
PURE-PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED
And
"Best Because It's Froze-Rite"
V
PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1929.
RESERVE OFFICERS* MILITARY
BALL IS GALA SOCIAL EVENT
(Continued from page 1)
George and the Dragon. The national
and college standards were unfurled
to the rear of the band.
Among the visitors were several
reserve officers from Fort Benning
and other army posts. Approximate­ly
fifty out of town girls attended
the ball.
The Scabbard and Blade fraterni­ty
entertained with a banquet at the
Clement Hotel, in Opelika, preceed-ing
the ball Friday night. Howard
Smith acted as toastmaster, and
Lieutenant Leitch made a short ad­dress
to the attendants. It was a
very enjoyable affair.
During the ball, there were two
no-breaks; leadouts for Scabbard
and Blade, Engineers, and Artillery­men;
the Grand March; and the drill
and stunt. The dancing lasted until
two o'clock.
The following received bids to the
ball: Misses Maxine, Margaret Hor-ton,
Frances Dexter, Virginia Bicker-staff,
Carolyn Fussell, Louise Bal-lowe,
Betty Buchanan, Julia Boyd,
Elizabeth Cogswell, Mrs. A. F. Mc-
Ghee, Misses Laura Kirby, Dorothy
Alexander, Elmina Chambers, Cath­erine
Harris, Hathaway Crenshaw,
Hellen Stewart, Lucy Holcomb, Min­nie
Lee Miller, Ruth Ellis, Odelle
Stewart, Belle McCall Hart, Virgin­ia
Flowers, Mrs. F. H. Dubose, Miss­es
Freda DeVaughn, Ella Neill, Lou­ise
Thompson, Edith Wideman, Re­becca
Breedlove, Rosalie Sloan, Ruth
Osborn, Ermine Trulock, Dot Kilgore,
Rebecca Hill, Kate Calton, Elmore
Booth, Grace Brunei-, Eloise Floyd,
Mary Lou Head, Alma Newton, Bess
Smith, Eleanor Owens, Ben Lou Hod­ges,
Mary Lou Methvin, Dorothy
Foy, Hazel Adams, Ethel Cushing,
Elizabeth Poole, Mrs. F. L. Lasseter,
Misses Mary McRae, Frances Cum­mins,
Eloise Lasseter, Laura Waddell,
Vera Howard, Helen Gray McNeill,
Pauline Edwards, Harriett Johnson,
Katherine Porter, Annie Fenn, Doro­thy
Smith, Mabelle Prowell, Sue
Spangler, Melba Sellers, Helen Ru-ark,
Emily Lively, Mary Tippins,
Mary Raley, Rose Gunter, Elizabeth
Davis, Gladys Jackson, Allice Torrey,
Ellen Grant, Helen Shackelford,
Louise Carter, Elizabeth Young, Lou­ise
Rowe, Isabel Sellers, Mildred
Tompkins, Elizabe'th Reeves, Willie
Mae Cowden, Louise Batchtel, Sally
Smith, Imogene Holman, Nelle Hen­ry,
Helen McCary, Mary Lucy Cloude,
Betty Reid, Ollie Mae Hood, Donnie
Berry, Annie Leah Sowell, Mildred
Turner, Janice Ward, Mildred Cox,
Helen Speir, Leona Ferrandou, Nora
Heath, Alveree Arnold, Annie Laurie
Godbee, Margaret Caldwell, Edna
Rice, Jean Murray, Felda Gentry,
BANK OF AUBURN
We Highly Appreciate Your Banking Business
BOB WOLFORD
-With-
^LOUIS SAKS^
-of-
Birmingham, Alabama
Will Have a Complete
Showing of Spring Suits,
Shoes, Shirts, etc* • • •
At
RED'S PLACE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
March 11, 12, 13.
RAINBOW THEATRE
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
MONDAY & TUESDAY, March 11 & 12
15 Mighty Features of
"SUNRISE"
The Greatest Picture In the World
1. DRAMA—An intense drama of everyday life—of people who
are real—who Love—who Hate—who Sin—who Repent.
2. ROMANCE—The joys of two people who find again the over­powering
loves which made them mates.
3. HUMOR—Rich, wholesome comedy that runs the scale from
the Tender and Wistful to the Boisterous and Gay.
4. PASSION—A man so enslaved by the seductive lure of a siren
that he forgets home and honor.
5. PATHOS A devoted wife realizes thalt the man of her
heart is slipping from her embrace into the clutches of a vampire.
6. TEMPTATION—A husband so blinded by lust that he listens'
—even to thoughts of murdering his oWn wife.
7. REMORSE A man saved by his conscience but scourged by
remorse, presents a pathetic figure in his attempt to redeem himself.
8. ADVENTURE—-A re-united couple cast loose from home ties,
find themselves forced by fate to explore a strange city.
9. REVENGE—Justice triumphant over lust—by the very plan
she had evolved to snare her prey—the temptress lose him forever.
10. SUSPENSE—A powerful story unfolding to an ending you
can not guess until the final fade-out.
11. SURPRISE—The most novel photography ever employed in
the making of a picture effects that are beautiful—original—
startling.
12. SPECTACLE—Scenes that will make you gasp—an entire
city especially built an amusement park that fairly shouts that it is
real—a tempest at sea that will hold you transfixed in your seats.
13. JANET GAYNOR—Superb—Marvelous—Inspiring. Her art
is perfection itself, far greater even than her role in "7th Heaven."
14. GEORGE O'BRIEN — Strong—Fearless—Desired—whose
amazing performance as the central figure is one of the most elec­trifying
portrayals in the history of motion pictures.
15. F. W. MURNAU—Foremost among the world's motion picture
directors who has blended all thesef actors into the
MOST IMPORTANT MOTION PICTURE EVER MADE
The William Fox Masterpiece
"SUNRISE"
Chemical Laboratories
Analyze Many Samples
Required By Law To Prevent Fraud
In Manufacturing Fertilizers
To determine whether or not com­mercial
fertilizers being sold in Ala­bama
measure up to guarantees, the
state chemical laboratory located here
will analyze 2500 samples this season.
Samples began arriving in February
and Dr. B. B. Ross, state chemist who
is in charge of the laboratory, says
that practically all will arrive by
early June.
The samples are drawn and sent to
Auburn by representatives of the
State Department of Agriculture at
Montgomery. They are being receiv­ed
from every section of the state and
are being analyzed as soon as possible
after reaching Auburn, Dr. Ross ex­plained.
Since fertilizer is a seasonal busi­ness
Dr. Ross said that it is not pos­sible
to analyze all samples immedi­ately
after received. The work will
continue several months. Each sam­ple
will be analyzed and a report
made to the proper person, he said.
Work of this kind is required by a
State law; and it is the object of the
State to prevent fraud in the manu­facture
and sale of commercial fer­tilizer,
a business which exceeded
$20,000,000 in Alabama in 1928.
Fertilizer is not ,the only product
analyzed by chemists at Auburn.
Each year the state laboratory anal­yzes
about 800 samples of feeds, 300
of paints and paint material, 300 of
drugs and medicinal products, and a
large number of samples of illumin­ating
oils, gasoline, foods, insecticides,
fungicides, and other products.
Along with those the work in the
laboratory include toxical analyses
when requested by officials. Ordin­arily
only a few of those are made
annually.
As State Chemist, Dr. Ross is in
charge of the work. He is assisted
by Prof. C. L. Hare, J. B. Jackson, H.
W. Nixon, T. H. Burton, G. N. Kellor,
and P. R. Bidez. Prof Hare devotes
only part of his time to state work.
Dr. Ross has been state chemist for
35 years. At first fertilizer analysis
was about all that was required of
his office. From time to time other
projects have been added until a mul­titude
of work is now being done by
Dr. Ross and his associates in the
chemical laboratory.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
BEGINS HERE THIS WEEK
Buna Mae Sellers, Mary Phillips
Orme, Edith Wilkinson, Jewell Green,
Nina Jones, Josephine Hughes, Louise
Grogan, Frances Jackson, Margaret
McCutcheon, Pertice Tucker, Helen
Ingram, Mary Frances Andrews, and
Sara Couch.
SCHEDULE COMPLETED
FOR FRESHMAN TEAM
(Continued from page 1)
team. The Athenians will be met in
Athens on April 27. A dual meet
with the Baby Yellow Jackets of
Georgia Tech on May 11 to be helcVin
Auburn will end the season for the
local yearlings.
The complete schedule:
April 6—Fort Benning at Auburn.
April 27—University of Georgia
at Athens.
May 11—Georgia Tech at Auburn.
PROGRAM
TIGER THEATRE
MONDAY, MARCH 11
Dolores Del Rio in
"THE TRAIL OF '98
with Karl Dane, Ralph Forbes,
Tully Marshall and a Splendid
Cast.
Admission 15c & 35c
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
Clive Brook in
"MIDNIGHT MADNESS"
with Jacqueline Logan
Admission 10c & 25c
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 13
"MOTHER MACHREE"
with Victor McLaglen, Belle
Bennett, Neil Hamilton.
Admission 15c & 35c
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
"TRUE HEAVEN"
with George O'Brien and Lois
Moran
Admission 10c & 25c
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
"THE CANARY MURDER
CASE"
with William Powell, James
Hall, Louise Brooks and Jean
Arthur.
Admission 15c & 35c
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
Phyllis Haver in
"SAL ON SINGAPORE"
with Alan Hale & Fred Kohler
Admission 10c & 25c
(Continued from page 1)
ducted by an able minister brought
to Auburn for the occasion.
As pastor of the Southside Baptist
Church, Dr. James E. Dillard is in
charge of the outstanding Baptist
congregation in Alabama, according
to Dr. J. R. Edwards, pastor of the
Auburn Baptist church. Dr. Dillard
is well known not only as a religious
leader but also as an orator and a
lecturer, having delivered lectures in
a large number of states and in for­eign
countries. He is author of a
book on Robert Browning and collab­orator
of other books. The handsome
new Baptist church which was com­pleted
only a few weeks ago will be
used, all services being conducted in
the auditorium which has a seating
capacity of 700.
Colonel McGhee is known not only
as a minister but also as an educator
who understands boys and girls and
how to appeal to them from a prac­tical
religious standpoint. His ser­vice
in Auburn during the week was
requested by Dr. E. D. Burnwoi-th,
pastor of the Auburn Methodist
church.
Dr. McGuire who will conduct the
Presbyterian revival is a convincing
speaker and an outstanding church
worker. Because of his splendid qual­ifications
he was requested by Rev S.
B. Hay of the Auburn Presbyterian
church to spend the week in Auburn,
speaking to and working with stud­ents
and others in intensive religious
work. He will be assisted by Miss
Julia Lake Skinner.
Rev. W. H. Laird will travel a long
j distance in order to spend a week
preaching and doing other religious
work during the intensive service at
Auburn. He is coming at the request
of Rev. W. B. Lee of the Auburn
Episcopal church and the service will
be conducted- in the handsome *build-ing
completed recently by the Auburn
congregation with outside help.
Each local pastor has invited the
public to attend these services.
COSMETICS HELP GOD
BEAUTIFY WOMEN
Cosmetics held the undivided at­tention
of the Evans Literary Society
at its weekly meeting on Tuesday
night. Dr. Allen, cosmetic chemist,
gave many varied and interesting
view points on the manufacture of
man's method of helping God in mak-
LOST, FOUND AND
WANTED
ing beautiful women more beautiful.
"As a cosmetic chemist I have had an
advantage over many men," says Dr.
Allen, "for I may go home with pow­der
or long hairs on the lapel of my
coat and when friend wife notes these
I have a ready answer. I have either
been working on some brand of pow­der
or hair dye."'' If your girl friend
has dark skin, not too dark, and dark
eyes get her a spicy type of perfume;
but if she is a blond with blue eyes
get her perfume made from some
flower, is the advice given to the men
by Dr. Allen. He also stated that lip­stick
in its container was not danger­ous
but in the hands of some young
female it immediately became so.
The subject was changed immedi­ately
from cosmetics*to dogs by Mr.
Morgan. Mr. Morgan explained the
feeding and selection of dogs.
Mr. Henderson followed with a re­view
of Dr. Secret and Captain Lash
CADETS APPLY FOR
POSTS IN MARINES
(Continued on page 4)
The time of the selection is yet to
be announced, but it will probably
be before the end of the school term,
and the successful men will go to
their station sometime in the summer.
They will be placed at either Paris
Island, S. C, or Quantico, Va.
At these stations the men will re­ceive
a six months basic course deal­ing
with the Marines' work, and after
that they will be sent to some Marine
post, either at sea or on land.
After the two years as probation­ary
officers, the commissions will
either be terminated or renewed, as
regular second lieutenants.
These twenty-five positions are
very desirable, and as they are hotly
contested, Auburn will be very for­tunate
if one or more Auburn men
receive appointments.
TOOMER'S HARDWARE
The Best in Hardware and Supplies
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
ROOM wanted by two boys. Would
prefer securing one where garage
for car is available. Call or write
Plainsman office. Phone 46.
ROOMS FOR RENT
Apply 262 West Glenn Avenue
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
RELIGIQ.-
«
What Does It Mean
To You?
All peoples look toward some supreme
being as their God. It is instinctive for hu­mans
to recognize a being that will fulfill
t h a t longing-unanswered in a material
world save through that emulation of mind
and heart which ripens character and leads
to a life of usefulness, fired with high ideals
and truth.
*
During the coming week you will be called
upon to answer this question. No man should
dare to reply negatively.
If religion means anything to a man it
means life itself. JOIN A CHURCH NOW.