1927-12-16 The Plainsman

              MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Mary E. Martin THE PLAINSMAN HAPPY
NEW YEAR
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
VOLUME LI AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRtDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1927- NUMBER 14
BLUE KEY PLEDGES FIVE
OUTSTANDING MEN HERE 3logful %art
FALL ELECTION
HONOR SOCIETY
HELD RECENTLY
Smith, Beard, Taylor, McGhee
a n d Carter Chosen
ALL-ROUND MEN CHOSEN
Society Promotes Best Interests
of College
ENGINEERS MAKE T R IP
TO THREE POWER PLANTS
Recently the Blue Keys National
Honor Society offered bids to several
well known students on the campus.
Those receiving bids were Howard
Smith, J. R. Taylor, T. M. Beard, A.
F. McGhee, and A. J. Carter. AH of
the pledges are Junidrs since all mem
The A. I. E. E. sponsored an in­spection
trip Saturday for juniors
and seniors in electrical and mechani­cal
engineering, on which they visited
three of the Alabama Power Com­pany's
plants. The party of seventy
left Auburn at 7:30 Saturday morn-
'ing. Means of transportation was
provided by student's cars and U-Drive-
It's
The completed power plant at Mar­tin
dam was first visited. Employees
of the plant together with Professor
W. W. Hill of the electrical engineer­ing
department at Auburn conducted
groups about the plant and explained
the mechanical construction and elec­trical
equipment in general.
From Martin dam the, party con­tinued
the trip to the Upper Tallas-bers
are elected during their third g e e H y d r o P l a n t > n o w u n d e r COnstruc-
It is the custom year of Blue Keys • n l l < .„t a t ,Hl__ f e a t u r e o f t h e
to hold two elections annually, one in
the fall and one in,the spring. At
these elections they attempt to select
the best all-around men on the
campus. '
The purpose of Blue Keys is: to
study, discuss, and strive to further
the best interests of Alabama Poly­technic
Institute; to promote the
spirit of fraternalism among all
students of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute; to foster inter-collegiate
relations, and to develop a national
collegiate spirit by placing a stamp
of approval on all college leaders,
which will make it possible to recog­nize
them wherever they may be
found.
The following are just a small per­centage
of the honors and accomplish­ments
of the recent Blue Key pledges:
A. J. Carter (Tau Omega Chi) To
be captain of the 1928 football team.
T. M. Beard (A. T. O.) A member
of the Track team. For the three
years that he has been here he has
gained highest distinction. In fact,
he is one of eight that have averaged
ninety-five or above since they came
to Auburn.
A. F. McGhee (Sigma Alpha Epsi-lon)
Since his Freshman year he
has been president of his class. Last
year he made a letter in baseball.
J. R. Taylor (Pi Kappa Alpha)
Freshman baseball; President Evans
Literary Society, '26, '27; made dis­tinction
'25-'26, and '26-'27.
H. Smith, Treasurer Freshman and
Sophomore Class; Vice President Y.
M. C. A., '27-28; Secretary-Treasurer
Evans Literary Society, '25-'26; On
Varsity baseball squad '26-'27; Stu­dent
Council '26-'27.
ALL-COLLEGE HIKE
IS A HUGE SUCCESS
At about two o'clock Saturday, Dec­ember
10, a body of students about
three hundred strong started from
Langdon Hall on the annual All-Col­lege
Hike. The party went out Col­lege
street into Gay street and on out
of the northern part of town. After
a hike of a little over a mile, the
noisy crowd arrived at a large field
where elaborate preparations had been
made for their entertainment.
The first event was a game of
would-be-volley ball, in which about
SIGMA NU'S GIVE
SUPPER TO TEAM
On Friday night at six o'clock the
two hundred participated. Next,
there was a series of boxing matches der touch across monogrammed pages
in which the contestants were blind- of stylish stationery, according to
folded. Rat Smith and Rat Mosley Uncle Sam.
fought ^to a tie. Two more rats
fought viciously for a round. The
next was a boxing match between two
co-eds, Mabel Price and Miss Thig-pen.
Miss Price had the advantage in
weight, but Miss Thigpen was su- Sigma Nu Fraternity entertained the
perior in speed, so the decision was members of the Auburn football team
a tie. in honor of Merrit Burns and Pop
The co-eds then furnished enter- Paterson the Sigma Nu varsity men.
tainment in the form of a volley ball The entertainment took the form of a
game. The event went forward dog- buffet supper after which smokes
gedly for about ten minutes. The w e r e passed,
co-eds then tested their strength by Among those present were: Coach
engaging in a tug-of-war. This was Papke, Coach Molton, Nappy Hodges,
fast growing into a deadlock when "Stumpy" Granger, "Buck" Ellis,
some of the boys ended it by powerful Porter Callahan, Riley Cunningham,
tugs on the weaker side. "Red" Carter, "Bull" Andress, Jim
At this point the real climax came Crawford, Luke Ward, "Dummy"
in the form of a tug-of-war between Howard, Hartselle, Sellers, Spinks,
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tion. The outstanding feature of the
construction at present is a clear view
of the cone arrangement provided for
a rapid discharge from the water
wheel, a detail that will be invisible
when the dam is put into operation. ,
At one o'clock dinner was served to
the group at Jordan dam by that
branch of the company. The dam is
commonly known as Lock 18, it was
recently changed however, when the
construction was dedicated.
Talks were made by authorities of
the company in charge of the project.
Mr. B. C. Davis, superintendent of the
construction at both Jordan dam and
the Upper-Tallassee Hydro Plant, dis­cussed
the work in general. Mr. L.
G. Warren, chief engineer of the dam
spoke on developing a personality.
A thorough inspection of the work
followed. Special note was made of
the method of constructing the dam
wall at the plant. Prospects of a
canal and a lock in the near future
were also discussed. By means of
such a canal and lock, in conjunction
with the other two plants on the river,
the river will be made navigable.
MAIL ON DECLINE
AS XMAS IS NEAR
Affections Wane With Approach Qt
Christmas Season
Love, like a candle flame, waxes and
wanes. Auburn affection (syn.: at­traction,
devotion, esteem, liking, pas­sion,
tenderness) wanes noticeably the
two weeks just before Xmas holidays,
that is if judged by the mail.
Sixty epistles a day, affectionate or
otherwise, comprise the approximate
allotment of mail from Auburn to Wo-mens
College. While thirty is the
average for Montevallo. Yet it is a
sad tale that during the two weeks
preceding Christmas the falling off of
the masculine attention is startling.
However this is diametrical opposite
of the feminine institutions. Strangely
enough a constant stream of verbiage
is received by the Beau Brummels
here, nor do conditions return to nor
mal until after the yuletide season.
This pre-Christmas condition is by
no means mere coincidence, in the
opinion of the post office clerks, who,
with a great air of knowledge, pre-ceive
its deeper meaning. Not until
after Christmas, do the pens of Au­burn
students hasten again with ten
The Plainsman wishes each reader a happy holiday
season. May the enjoyment equal the contemplation,
and as we begin the New Year may each day bring some
new success that keeps the light of contentment glowing
and brightens our way with good cheer.
Christmas reawakens the appreciation of pleasant as­sociations,
rekindles the warmth of enduring friendships.
May this spirit so permeate our hearts that we will return
resolved to give a larger portion of our helpfulness to
Auburn.
Let us so strive to attain that the coming of a New Year
will mean more than 'just another milestone'.
ETA KAPPA NU
INITIATION
HELD FRIDAY
Seven Seniors Are Honored By
Electrical Honor Society
The campus was tastefully decorat­ed
with seven seniors Friday night,
Dec. 9, who were being initiated into
the honorary electrical engineering
fraternity, Eta Kappa Nu. These
seven seniors were to be found on the
most prominent parts of the campus
and could be recognized by the extreme
elevation of the left leg of the overalls
they wore. '
The astronomical observations of
R. O. Lile, perched on the Senior
Tank, will be of great interest to the
scientific world. Mr. Lile claims the
temperature was 40 degrees below
zero. G. L.Kenny, parked on top of
the Main Gate, entertained with ex
cellent and appropriate vocal selec­tions,
ably aided by the aforesaid Mr
Lile on the tank. P. E. Sandlin cour­teously
aided all ladies and co-eds to
win the perilous crossing of Toomer's
Corner. R. C. Malmborg was at the
station proving that Montgomery has
not the only person who ean call
trains in a melodious manner. G. N.
Lagrone was at the Post Office help­ing
the weaker sex get their mail. H.
P. Jones and H. L. Brownlee were at
the Zoo seeing that no co-eds entered
or left the building without a proper
excuse. They performed their duty
like knights of old but were routed by
the dragon, Miss Harris, who came
forth breathing fire and smoke. They
retired right hastily, nor tarried to
remonstrate. When a rescue party
was sent out they were found- slowly
freezing on the steps outside of the
Zoo. All hail to this valiant band of
seniors!
Many Colleges Have
Very Good Papers
Few Outstanding Ones Are Received
By "The Plainsman"
Out of the four score or more col­lege
newspapers received by the
Plainsman there are a large number
of creditable publications. There are
fifteen of outstanding merit. Among
those deserving special rating are:
The Kentucky Kernel,. Tulane Hulla­baloo,
Emory Wheel, Duke Chronicle,
Cincinnati Bearcat, The University
News (Cincinnati), The Gold and
Black, The Hdward Crimson, The
Hornet of Furman University, The
Davidsonian, and The Tar Heel. The
latter is published three times a
week and is thus not to be compared
with other college weeklies.
The college paper is the newspaper
of the institution which it represents
and should present the appearance of
a newspaper. A number of the in­stitutional
papers have disregarded
this fact which necessarily causes
them to lose a great deal of their ef­fectiveness.
Truth should be the one
outstanding characteristics in news-writing.
NOTICE
Miss Mildred Dimmit, chairman of
the social committee of the Methodist
Epworth League, announces a league
social for Saturday evening at 8i00
in the church parlor. The following
are in charge: refreshments, Miss
•Ifrene' Fletcher; decorations, "Rat"
Mosley; publicity, "Rat" Jones; en­tertainment,
Miss Hazel Arant.
Everything is made, and everyone is
invited to come and have a good time.
DR. ALLISON IS
DISCOVERER OF
X-RAY FEATURE
New Property Found By Au­burn
Professors
When x-rays were discovered by
Prof. William Conrad Roentgen of
Germany in 1895 he did not know
the elements or the nature of their
make-up. He did know, however,
that they were different from com
mon light rays since they could pene
trate substances that were entirely
impervious to light. So he termed
them x-rays, the letter x being em
ployed by every school boy to in­dicate
the unknown quantity in his
algebra problems.
Later with the accumulated ef­forts
of many scientists, these rays
were found to be the same as com­mon
light rays except that the wave
length or the x-ray is much shorter
and therefore vastly more penetrat­ing.
A light wave is about one-fifty
thousandth of an inch in length,
while an x-ray is about one thou-santh
times shorter than the light
wave. Because of their short wave
length the x-rays penetrate the
flesh with great ease, but the bones
with less ease; and hence their value
to surgery is casting shadows of
heavy objects such as bones and met­als.
When it is desirable to locate
bullets or other metal objects buried
within the human body, these rays
are employed.
Scientists are constantly seeking
to find new things that these my­sterious
rays will perform or new ef­fects
that they will produce on other
substances. Dr. Fred Allison, head
professor of physics at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, has just dis­covered
some performances of these
rays which have hitherto been un­known.
During his recent research­es
he finds that when x-rays are
directed on some transparent liquids,
such as chloroform or water, that
a beam of light which is projected
through the liquids will be twisted
simultaneously with the application
of a magnetic current across the li­quid.
Previously Dr. Allison has
found there was a short interval of
time required between the applica­tion
of the magnetic current and the
twisting effect of the beam of light;
but when the x-rays are directed on
the liquid there is no delay. This
delay is of an incredibly short dura-
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Cary Named Pres.
Of Live Stock Ass'n.
Organization Held Its Meeting In
Chicago, December 2
Dr. C. A. Cary, State Veterinar­ian
and Dean of the College of Vet­erinary
Medicine was elected presi­dent
of the National Live Stock
Sanitary association at the close of
the annual meeting in Chicago on
Dec. 2, 1927.
The association is composed of
Federal, state, municipal and private
livestock sanitarians of the United
States and all the separate states, of
cities, and private practicing veter­inarians;
also of sanitarians from all
of Canada and Cuba. It meets an­nually
at Chicago to discuss and
formulate new methods, new regula­tions
and new laws to improve ways
of preventing, controlling, and eradi­cating
livestock diseases. The mem­bership
is composed of nearly 500
delegates from every state, Canada
and Cuba.
"Miss Drew9' Gets
Hearts at Dance
On Saturday Night
It has been rumored around
the campus that "Dummy"
Howard, Tom Shotts and others,
were hard hit by Mr. Cupid's
arrow last Saturday night at the
A Club Dance. A certain Miss
Drew seemed to be the innocent
cause of all this. We wonder
why these boys were so attracted
to "Miss Drew" as she was an
exceptionally awkward dancer.
We also wonder what the quota­tions
meant that were heard in
her vicinity. . . .Possibly "Bull"
Andress could tell us. It seems
that the boys had a disappoint­ment
in store for them, for after
they had her all dated up for the
next six years, she was discover­ed
to be of masculine gender.
You can imagine "Dummy's"
disappointment at this unique
discovery. It has also been ru­mored
that "Dummy" even went
so far as to suggest marriage, as
a last resort. We sincerely hope
that "Dummy" won't grieve too
much over the loss of his soul
mate, but if he should we advise
him to go see "rat" Foy for
heart balm, whose personal ap­pearance
suprisingly resembles
that of "Miss Drew's".
Others who were overwhelmed
by "Miss Drews" charms are:
Knuckles, Lewie Bayne, and pos­sibly
Miss Dobbs.
25 Seniors Elected
To Phi Kappa Phi
Twenty-five members of the Sen­ior
class have been elected to mem­bership
in Phi Kappa Phi, national
honor society, because of their ex­tremely
high scholarship standing
throughout their three years at Au­burn
and because of outstanding
qualities of leadership, it was an­nounced
Tuesday by the committee
in charge.
The rigid requirements of Phi
Kappa Phi membership give it the
distinction in technical colleges that
Phi Beta Kappa emplies in the non­technical
institutions.
These newly elected members will
attend the national meeting of the
society in Nashville during the later
part of December.
"Seniors who make a high average
on all subjects during the first three
years of their course are eligible if
they can meet requirements as to
character and individual initiative
as demonstrated by usefulness and
prominence in worthy student and
other collegiate activities. Leader­ship
is given most consideration if
students pass the scholarship re­quirements."
These are the require­ments
set forth in the college cata­logue
for membership in Phi Kappa
Phi.
The officers of the faculty mem-bership
committee are: Dr. Fred
Allisos, head professor of Chemistry,
president and Prof. C. A. Baugh-man,
head professor of highway en­gineering,
secretary-treasurer.
The newly elected members are:
T. D. Alldredge, Ag. Ed., Brooksville;
L. G. Brackeen, Ag. Athens; L. C.
Cargile, Sec. Ed. Covin; C. A. Chris-tensen,
M. E. Athens; A. M. Dun-stan,
E. E. Auburn; R. B. Evans,
Gen., Birmingham; A. P. Francis, M.
E., Birmingham; C. D. Greentree, E.
E. New York; H. M. Hanbury, M.
E., Birmingham; T. L. Hancock, E.
E., Rome, Ga.; Myrtle Kumi Jeter,
Sec. Ed. Auburn; F. O. Miller, E. E.
Clanton; A. L. Mullins, C. E. New­ton;
Celeste Nesbitt, H. EC. Birming­ham;
J. W. Handle, Gen. Piper; E.
W. Root, Gen. Huntsville; C. Savage,
Ag. Ed. Gorde; Ruth Seibold, Sec.
Ed. Guntersille; H. A. Snow, E. E.
Birmingham; W. F. Tidwell, Sec. Ed.,
Blountsville; E. K. Tucker, Chem.
Auburn; B. H. Walkley, Ag. Ed. Au­burn;
W. C. Weatherley, E. E. Mo­bile;
L. S. Whitten, Arch. Anderson,
S. C ; C. N. Worthington, E. E. Mo­bile.
FOOTBALL BANQUET CLOSES
SEASON OF 1927 ON PLAINS
DEANS OF GRADUATE
SCHOOLS HOLD MEET
Striking evidence of the increased
interest in graduate work in the
South was afforded by the representa­tive
character of the attendance at
the recent conference of deans of
Southern graduate schools at the
Henry Grady Hotel, Atlanta, Dean
J. C. Metcalf of the Graduate School
of the University of Virginia presided
over the conference and Dean William
H. Glasson of the Duke University
Graduate School served as Secretary.
The United States Commissioner of
Education sent Dr. W. C. John as a
special representative to address the
conference and assured it of the co­operation
of the Bureau of Educa­tion.
Among the many institutions
represented by officers in charge of
graduate work were the American
University, Washington, D. C. the
University of Virginia, the University
of North Carolina, Duke University,
the University of South Carolina, the
University of Georgia, Mercer Uni­versity,
Vanderbilt University, the
University of Tennessee; the Univer­sity
of Florida, the University of Ala­bama,
Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
the University of Mississippi, and the
University of Oklahoma.
Among the matters discussed at the
conference were the rating of colleges
whose graduates desire to be admitted
to graduate schools, the purpose and
character of graduate courses, the
grading of graduate students, the per­sonnel
of the graduate instructing
staff, and the policy to be followed
in the manner of extension courses.
Dr. John of the United States Bureau
of Education promised the coopera­tion
of the bureau in serving as a
clearing house for information as to
the standing of colleges desiring to
have their Students admitted to gradu­ate
schools. He also spoke of the
plans of the Bureau to collect infor­mation
as to the extent and char­acter
of the graduate being offered by
Southern institutions and as to the
research in progress.
PLAYERS AND
COACHES ARE
ENTERTAINED
Brown Serves As Toastmaster
Very Ably
CUP PRESENTED ANDRESS
Library Gets New
Books Of Interest
Several Architectural Books
Been Received
Have
The library is receiving a lot of
new books every day now, and among
them are several which should be of
special interest to all students in the
School of Architecture.
The new books now in the Archi­tectural
library are: Phelp's "City of
the Great King", an attractive, il­lustrated
book dealing with Jeru­salem;
Munsell's "Color Notation,"
Brown's "Applied Drawing"; Poore's
"The Conception of Art"; Laver's
"Portraits, in Oil and Vinegar";
Clute's "Treatment of Interiors";
Rosenberg's "Monograph of the
Vananzati Palace"; W a t s o n 's
"Acoustics of Buildings"; Brigg's
"The Architect in History"; Gallat-ti's
"Moorish Houses and Gardens,"
(two vol.); and Goldstein's "Art in
Every Day Life."
Many pleasant and profitable hours
might be spent in looking over these
new books. They are here to use, use
them!
ALPHA MU RHO
TO INITIATE FIVE
Philosophical Fraternity Pledges Are
Announced
It is customary during the fall
term of each year for Alpha Mu Rho
to pledge a small group of outstand­ing
seniors who show an exceptional
interest in philosophy. Those to re­ceive
the honor this semester are:
George Williams, S. S. Tatum, Beth
Seibold, T. D. Alldridge, and J. W.
Randle.
On Wednesday night the local
chapter composed of Ben Sankey, J.
B. Hollingsworth, Roy Sargile, Sam
Mosley, Dorothy Taylor and Celeste
Nesbitt, will be hosts at a banquet,
after which the initiation of the
pledges will take place.
With the presence of over one
hundred players and others connected
with the athletic activities at Auburn
the Annual Banquet at Smith Hall,
December 12, marked the close of
another season.
J. V. Brown, director of athletics,
very ably served as toastmaster. He
announced that the athletic council
was meeting very often trying to se­lect
the best man as head coach of
football for 1928.
Probably the most important event
of the night was the presentation of
a loving cup to "Bull" Andress. The
cup was given by a business man of
Auburn, an old Auburn man, to the
player who had the best record on the
gridiron and in the class room. Coach
Pitts, explaining his method of choos­ing
the winner, presented the cup to
Andress who could only say that he
appreciated it. Andress has made a
remarkable record at Auburn and
there will be a hard job finding some­one
to fill his place in the Auburn
line.
President Dowell made a very in­teresting
speech on the college. He
explained the relation of football, to
college life, how Auburn had advanced
in the last few years, and our pros­pects
for the future.
Coach Pitts made an excellent talk
on the team and his relations with the
squad for the past season.
The best speech of the banquet
was by Coach Papke on the reserves.
He called them the scrubs and gave a
meaning for every letter in the
word. Explaining the real value of
the scrubs and the knocks they get he
ended his speech by asking for a ris- .
ing vote to put the scrubs on the Ail-
American team. Everyone voted fav­orably.
,
Red Brown, the freshman coach,
gave a brief account of the freshmen
for the past season and urged that
more freshmen be given him in 1928.
Captain Paterson made his final
speech as captain of the Auburn foot­ball
team. He is the last of a line
of Patersons who have fought for Au­burn.
Nick Carter, the new captain, urged
that all players be out for spring
practice and said that Auburn was
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Book By Local Men
Is Adopted Widely
Text On Mathematics
Need
Fills Great
Realizing the difficulty of present­ing
to students in the allotted two
years time an adequate course in
mathematics, many colleges and uni­versities
have sought a solution in
adopting the "Analytic Geometry and
Calculus" written by Professors
Crenshaw and Killebrew of this in­stitution.
The course as presented in
this book contains only that which is
essential to the student in obtaining
a working knowledge of engineering
mathematics.
The other schools using this text
at present are,
University of Delaware, Newark,
Del.; Rockhurst College, Kansas City,
Mo.; University of Cincinnati, Cin­cinnati,
Ohio; University of Akron,
Akron, Ohio; Carroll College, Wau­kesha,
Wise; Carnegie Institute,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; University of Mary­land,
College Park, Md.; Hobart Col­lege,
Geneva, N. Y.; St. John's Col­lege,
Annapolis, Md.; College of Ag­riculture
& Mechanical Arts , State
College, N. M.; Mt. Holyoke College,
South Hadley, Mass.; Howard Col­lege,
Birmingham, Ala.; Buena Vista
College, Storm Lake, Iowa; Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y.; University
of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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STAFF
Rosser Alston Editor-in-chief
H. C. Hopson Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
C. D. Greentree, '28 Associate Editor
R. C. Cargile, '28 Associate Editor
C. R. DeArman, '29 Associate Editor
J. B. McMillan, '29 Managing Editor
Ludwig A. Smith, '29 News Editor
J. W. Powers, '28 Proofreader
J. E. Taylor, '30 Proofreader
Max Kahn, '28 Sports Editor
Chas. Ingersoll, '29 __ Ass't. Sports Editor
Geo.Ashcraft, '29 __ Ass't. Sports Editor
Celeste Nesbitt, '28 Co-ed Editor
J. W. Randle, '28 Exchange Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 Humor Editor
REPORTERS
J. W. Powers, '28; Catherine Hare, '28;
Harry Wise, '29; J. W. Mills, '30; H.
H. Milligan, '30; E. T. England, '30; Roy
N. Sellers, '31; Robert L. Hume, '31;
Thomas P. Brown, '31; R. O. Ximbrq,
'31; Clyde Seale, '31; Bob McConnell, '31;
White Matthews, '31; George Duncan,
'31; Richard A. Jones, '31; Jessie C.
Adams, '31; L. W. Strauss, '31; E. M.
Flynn, '31; W. D. Dryer, '31; J. D. Foy,
'31; John Lewis, '31.
BUSINESS STAFF
H. W. Glover, '29 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Geo. Williams, '28 Advertising Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
Carlos Moon, '31 Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
John McClendon, '28 _ Circulation Mgr.
A. C. Taylor, '30 _ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
G. W. Smith, '30 _ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
J. M. Johnson, '31 Circulation Dept.
M. Hawkins' '31 Circulation Dept.
W. H. Smith, '31 Circulation Dept.
After all it seems that the seniors have
a way of putting things over. At least
they know what ropes to pull at the right
time. It doesn't always take a Scanda-navian
sailor to know that.
Each professor apparently is trying to
take a few good .shots a t the students before
the old year passes if we can judge cor­rectly
by the volume of work being as­signed.
Many will soon be giving the old home
town a treat if the branch in the hollow
isn't too high or the foot log washed away
or the grape vine broke or the dummy line
stops at Chitling Switch and if the profs
would forget about this assigning work.
The post office reports a decided slump
in the volume of outgoing mail- and a notic-able
increase in the number of 'drags' from
—well in pink envelopes and feminine hand­writing.
•
The colleges are not the only one that
seem to be having trouble with the high of­ficials.
On December thirteenth the Okla­homa
Legislature met and impeached the
governor and other state officers. The
thirteenth proved unlucky for someone.
A large number of students are having
to burn the midnight oil in order to keep
pace with the work to be done before the
holidays. We would venture the assertion
that the power companies would go on the
rocks if their income depended on the lights
used next week but what about the filling
stations?
CONVOCATION
During the past several weeks we have
commented on the dress and manners of
students. We feel that these remarks were
justifiable because they applied to a large
number of students. Such topics never
grow old although they may become tire­some
to the reader.
Those who had the displeasure to attend
convocation on Thursday of last week
could not appreciate the subject being pre­sented
by the speaker because of a number
who expressed themselves in an objection­able
manner. This is one of the most not­able
examples of ill breeding that we have
had occasion to witness in a long while.
Being openly disrespectful to a speaker,
especially one of the opposite sex, is break­ing
all laws of respect and regard for
others.
The unnecessary shuffling and scraping
of feed reminds one of a stampede of wild
animals. It is not the desire of any up­right,
clear thinking Auburn man to give
visitors the impression that this is a mena­gerie.
Nevertheless there are too many
who have not kept pace with the laws of
evolution. These, who are yet in the lower
state are apparently the ones who are
corns on the feet of Alma Mater.
It is needless to say that the days of
town criers have ended. They have taken
their places among the antiques and have
been covered by the demands of a modern
' civilization^ We have no need for bell
ringers for the services of such a person
have long been replaced by mechanical con­trivances
which have proved far more effi­cient.
Our college clock, inaccurate thongh
it may be, is not to be imitated. Only
animals and machines carry bells now.
Would it be asking too much to request the
person who brought the bell to convocation
to discontinue the practice? Someone might
mistake him for one of those A. & W. P.
wooden axles or something from the ag.
farm.
Some students are not content with
setting both ends to work to determine
which is capable of producing the most dis­cord,
but turn the pages of their convoca­tion
lab books not only noisily but conspicu­ously.
It is unnecessary for the writer to
enter into details for the conditions are
thoroughly understood. It is to be hoped
that students who have caused themselves
to be objectionable by their unbecoming and
disrespectful conduct in convocation will
not cause further discredit to be reflected
on their institution by continuation of the
same.
OUR PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
The present day standards of our civil­ization
have been constantly and steadily
increased until we now find ourselves sur­rounded
with an atmosphere of progress,
of increased efficiency in productive
methods, an advanced form of govern­ment
and a high moral code. In keeping
with the gradual rise and a fosterer of the
growth and development, our educational
system has likewise risen to unparalled
heights. Such an advanced period is not
unusual for it is natural to suppose that
the living present is laid on the founda­tions
of the past. In keeping with the pro­cess
of evolution kingdoms rise and wane,
civilization flourishes for a time and then
is retarded by some upheaval. Those who
contribute to the progress of an age perish
and are lost but their works are not de­stroyed.
We believe in our college, the glory of
her past, we comment on her present status,
but most of all do we point to the future
as the realization of all the fondest desires
and highest aspirations that a loving and
respectful student body can give.
Not all of the attainments in the field
of science and letters have gone to the
alumni. Certain members of the faculty
have been instrumental in bringing the
standards of Auburn to a high plane in
educational circles.
Dr. Fred Allison of the physics depart­ment
is to be given much credit for the
splendid work which he has accomplished
during the past several years. Dr. Alli­son
has raised the standards of his depart­ment,
to such a plane that students who do
not know the subject are not allowed to
have credit. This fact has been the source
of much comment on the part of students
but it is the reason for the rating of our de­partment
of physics; that of second to none
in the south.
The research work done by Dr. Allison
is outstanding. He has made several valu­able
contributions to science aside from
many interesting experiments and discov­eries.
His recent experiment performed in
collaboration with Dr. J. W. Beams of Yale
University disclosed the fact that there
was a time lag in the disappearance of elec­tric
double refraction behind that of an
electric field. The results were read be­fore
a gathering of scientific men in Chi­cago
recently. It was also published in
the Philosophical Magazine and Journal of
Science of London, Edinburg and Dublin.
We wish to commend the accomplish­ments
of Dr. Allison for his valuable con­tributions
to the scientific world and for
his untiring efforts to elevate the Depart­ment
of Physics at Auburn to a position
unparalleled in the south. We uncondition-allly
nominate him for our hall fame.
FOOTBALL DURING THE HOLIDAYS
To many this might seem absurd but
nevertheless it is an old custom which has
caved in on us from the cave men. It is
with hestitancy that we write any discourse
on this all too familiar subject.
This relic of the dark ages is still carried
on in the same manner in which it was
played in the middle ages. It is still played
in the dark but under slightly different
conditions. Most men are apt to favor the
off-guard and tackle plays. The game is
marked with a decided conservatism in
lighting effects for real beauty is disclosed
to advantage in shade. Even the moon may
be dispensed with when necessary. On the
other hand what is saved on the one hand
is taken advantage of on the other. Gas
.is used freely both in the real and applied
sense of the word.
This is one form of sport that few if
any ever fail to take part. The increasing
success of night football is disclosed when
it is known that Auburn will play one
game at night next year. This should prove
to advantage to both teams owing to their
thorough familiarity with the funda­mentals
and intricacies of the international
game.
Here is a typical scene at this unusual
contest which often proves more interest­ing
when both sides win. "Your smiling
face, a fire place, a cozy room—" Ah!
it is enough.
Blind Tiger
Lawyer, to hefty widow whose estate he
is settling: "Ah, my dear madam, you have
a nice fat legacy."
When he woke up three days later he
wondered what on earth he had said.
Take me to the land of Spain,
Where every sight's a charmer;
Where the fragrant nights are warm,
And the girls are warmer.
A college youth on a week-end excur­sion
had been devouring with his eyes a
pretty girl who seemed not unmindful of
the devasting effect of her charms.
"I'm Helen French," she said with a de­lightful
drawl.
"Well," he responded with the proper
emphasis', "if you are Helen French, I'd
blame well like to see what heaven would
be in English."
Ain't It-
Flapper walks into the lobby,
(Flappers are my greatest hobby)
Knees are bare and hair is bobby.
GEE!
Opens up a little box,
Gives her nose a couple o' knocks,
Pats her ears and roll her socks.
GOSH!
Glances at me—sweetest eye,
Starts up smiling—no not I
Goes to meet some other guy.
H---
Vocabulary of a Co-Ed
1. Charmed, I'm sure.
2. Shall we sit this out?
3. Please don't do that.
4. Do you think it's nice?
5. What would you think of me?
6. Let's go in.
7. Well, if you'll behave.
8. Take me in!
Angry parent: "My daughter does not
want to be tied to an idiot all her life."
Suitor: "That's all right, str. Why not
let me take her off your hands."
"Haven't I seen you somewhere before?"
"Well, you may have seen my picture in
the papers. My name is Lydia Pinkham."
"Mother," said a little boy after coming
in from a walk, "I've just seen the man who
makes horses."
"Are you sure?" asked his mother.
"Yes," he replied, "he had a horse nearly
finished when I saw him: he was just nail­ing
on his back feet."
From A Flapper's Diary
Sunday—All my friends came down to
see me leave.
Monday—We are out of sight of land.
Had a long talk with the captain of the
ship.
Tuesday—The captain asked me for a
kiss. I refused.
Wednesday—The captain is very mad.
Says if I don't kiss him he will blow up
the ship.
Thursday—I saved the lives of 1,000
people.
"Mary certainly has a smooth skin. Just
the kind you love to touch."
"Well, you know what constant wear will
do."
"Everyone seemed to agree with your
speech this morning."
"Yes, I noticed that they were all nod­ding.'
'
Never judge a man by the amount of
powder on his vest.*
."Dear " he wrote, "pardon me, but
I'm getting so forgetful. I proposed to you
lost nite, but really forgot whether you
said yes or no."
"Well, dear," she replied, "so glad you
wrote. I know I said yes to someone last
night, but I had forgotten who it was."
Judge: "How did this accident happen,
young man?"
Buster: "Well, sir,'I dimmed my lights
and was hugging the curve—"
Judge: "Yeah, that's how most accidents
happen."
"Did you hear about the wooden wed­ding?"
"I'll bite."
, "Two Poles were married."
Long skirts and long hose used to be
close affinities, but now they are drifting
away from each other.
Anxious Young Father (as doctor ap­pears
from sickroom): "Him or her?"
Doctor: "Them".
With Other Colleges
Vanderbilt makes its freshmen have their
pictures taken, copies of which are posted
so that professors may know who is who.
* * » * *
Only students who are physically disabled
are allowed to have cars at Princeton Uni­versity.
* * * * *
The University of Pavia, Italy, was
founded by Lothaire, grandson of Charle­magne,
in 825, and celebrated its eleventh
centenary on May 5, 1925.
* * * * *
At Kansas it is thought that freshman
rules rightly interpreted, are a means to
the promotion of good fellowship, patrio­tism,
and enthusiasm that wins.
* * * * *
Night rifle practice for girls will begin
at George Washington University, as soon
as a sufficient number of girls sign up for
it.
* * * * *
The University of Vermont is about to
adopt the new ruling which is in effect at
Tulane. All football men who received
their letter will be barred from participat­ing
in basketball.
* * * * *
Seniors have adopted an official garb,
at Rice Institute this year. It is a short
tailored coat of blue flannel with grey on
the cuffs and the word Rice in gray letters
diagonally across the left pocket.
* * * * *
Co-education is considered undesirable
in Japan, and was abolished in 1921. Since
that time a medical school has been estab­lished
in Tokio which has an enrollment
of 700.
* * * * *
A college without examinations; no
credits obtained by present stereotyped
methods, routine banished excepting that
which is self-imposed; a place where the
student may get the most fun out of life—
such is the .university of the future pro­posed
by President Max Mason, of Chicago.
* * * * *
Fraternity pledges at Ohio State Univer­sity
.were ordered to change the plaques
from one house to another. A Y. M. C. A.
plaque was put on the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority house, and an Alpha Xi
Delta sorority was put on the Sigma Pi
frat house.
* * * * *
The University of Kansas is receiving a
great deal of adverse criticism because its
students maintain rigid restrictions to keep
its colored students from entering exten­sively
into the life of the university. The
criticism comes from Mrs. Haldeman Julius,
wife of the Girard publisher, in that the
administration of the university holds no
brief against the colored student."
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The writer has been a member of a liter­ary
society for more than three years and
therefore does not propose to discourage
active work in literary pursuits in any
form. But any thing can be ridiculously
emphasized. It is for that reason that we
wish to point out a-move made by one lit­erary
society on last Tuesday night, at a
regular meeting, to over estimate values.
In this particular society a committee had
been appointed to see about getting some
new pins for the society, which as they now
stand are standard, and the committee re­ported
to the society with a recommenda­tion
to adopt a new distinctive Key to be
worn on the watch chain, in case of boys
and a similar pin in case of girls, along
with the other keys representing, the higher
honors any one might have attained on the
campus. Such a move must be given serious
consideration by those concerned in order
to stay in sight of the fact that real honors
can be cheapened by haphazardous treat­ment.
Further a false classification could
be given to our societies that have high
standards that they must live up to regard­less,
by those not so familiar with the so­cieties
and fraternities of our campus.
To any one who has not made any of the
honor fraternities or societies, such a kej'
might be highly appreciated. But those in
the literary societies should remember that
we have as honorary literary, Chi Delta
Phi, Alpha Phi Epsilon and Phi Delta
Gamma. Any of these you may be a mem­ber
of some day and they all have a dis­tinctive
pin or key. Those Seniors who
failed to measure up to the high standards
set by these organizations and should not
encourage a move to lower the value of any
award on the Auburn campus.
Any organization as general as a literary
society has only a general meaning and
those students seriously attending literary
societies are expressing their willingness
to do an extra hours work each week,- that
they are not required to do, in order to
add to their college training some valuable
experience that will reflect in their other
college activities and future endeavors to
such a degree that one will not need a piece
of hardware on his watch chain to show
for it.
TRAGIC PIONEERS
By Warren E. Bower
Giants in the Earth: O. E. Rolvaag. New
York: Doubleday, Page & Co.; $2.50.
A curious set of circumstances surrounds
the author and publication of this novel.
While the author is a Norweigian by birth,
he is a resident and a citizen of this coun­try.
He lives in Northfield, Minnesota,
where he is professor of the Norwegian
language and literature in St. Olaf's Col­lege.
The book was first written in the
Norwegian language, and published in Nor­way.
To make the whole matter even more
curious, this is not Mr. Rolvaag's first
book, although it is the first to be published
in this country. He has-been known for
some years in the Scandinavion countries
as an author of considerable reputation and
power. In his native Norway he is ranked
with Johan Bojer, and compared favorably
with Knut Hamsun. I hope to show that
this judgment is not at all wrong, and that
for once a prophet in his own country has
same sort of recognition. But Rolvaag
himself would probably say that this coun­try
is now his for the scene of the book is
not*laid in Norway, but in our own pioneer
West, in the Dakotas of the fifties and
sixties. To be sure, the people of the story
are Norweigians still speaking their own
tongue, except for the few words necessary
to carry on trade and business with the
early storekeepers in the infrequent towns.
But this matter need not disturb no one
for it is not to native Americans that we
owe the taming and the settling of the
West. As Willa Cather has very ably
shown already in her novels laid in early*
Nebraska, it is the immigrants into this
country that subjugated the great areas
of the West to the plow, and were the out­posts
that an advancing civilization thrust
on ahead of itself to remove some of the
worst dangers. And compared to Miss
Cather's work, I feel that Giants in the
Earth will far more greatly deepen our
understanding of the great human cost of
the settling and conquering of the West.
The story is a tragic epic of the unre­lenting
efforts of this group of Norwegian
immigrants to overcome the forces of Na­ture,
which are just as unrelenting in their
malignant resistance to the seemingly puny
strength of the men. This tragic note is
struck at the very beginning of the story,
when Per Hansa, the strong man of the
book, has to linger behind the train of
wagons moving westward because of a
broken wheel, and all but loses his life in
his efforts to find the trail again and re­join
his companions. Starvation and weari­ness
and the dull monotony of plodding
travel were the forces they had to combat^
and even tho Per Hansa is always light-hearted,
except when he is alone, the reader
comes to feel the comparative hopelessness
of the struggle against the huge, indifferent
strength of Nature and the great stretching
prairies. But Per Hansa does rejoin his
companions, the settlement is established,
the plowing is begun, seed is sown, tempor­ary
houses are erected, and there is promise
of a livelihood at least, a home, a measure
Auburn Footprints
We hear that Bill Sibert was unfortunate
enough to break his leg in the Stag initia­tion
last week. We extend our sympathy
to him, but at the same time we wonder if
he were not just testing out the friendship
of his fellow members by giving them a
chance to help out one in distress. He was
really in a position after the accident to
give them the distress signal.
John Paisley has been acting queerly
lately. We have not been able to find out
just what the trouble is, but it has been
whispered that it is the result of the near
scandal which took place last year when
John lost his war cap and it was later found
near one of the zoo windows.
The greatest benefactor of the male
population of Auburn and the other third
of the world has been found in the retiring
personage of William Ledyard. This man
is almost certain to receive great praise and
glory because of his famous book, "Ten
Points About Women". This book will
probably come off the press within a few
weeks. Anyone desiring a copy will please
see Ladyard at the dormitory whe ncon-venient.
Prices reduced on large pur­chases.
Sees all—Knows all—Pathe' not Price
this time but Bull-Rat Meyer. He is the
only traveling information bureau and
chronic question box of the country. He
must have a winsome way with the ladies
too, for he and Lane are getting to be fast
friends.
Instead of calling it the Band Show, we
move it be called Bayne's Show, for what
would it be without the actors?
"Goofy" Nuckols couldn't attract the at­tention
of the public by simply living in Au­burn,
so he decided to join the gang putting
the Band Show across. If everyone in Au­burn
doesn't know him by this time, then
it proves that they didn't support the Show.
Many young men spend most of their time
tinkering with a miss in their motor.
of happiness, and even a possibility of
weath to be wrested from the rich soil.
Yet there are countless harships to be un­dergone
before anything like comfort even
comes to these pioneers.
One thing that very greatly impresses the
•reader is the resourcefulness of these
people with the few implements and con­veniences
that they were able to bring with
them. Within a year or so Per Hansa,
chief among the settlers, had built a sod
house of unusual size, had planted a few
trees brought from a great distance, and
had been successful enough with his crops
to bargain for more tools and for more
seed. Things went on famously for a few
years, until each family had nearly a whole
section under cultivation, and yearly more
conveniences were added. But Nature,
aroused that such inroads had been made
upon her domain while she had been list­less
and uncaring, stirred herself to pro­test.
Storms devasted crops, accidents oc­curred,
and as a climax for seven' years the
country was afflicted with a terrible, con­suming
plague of locusts that cleared the
fields of every growing thing. The sweep
of that catastrophe is almost too much;
some of the elders have almost to fight to
prevent some of the younger ones from
going back to the towns. The dull loneli­ness
is oppressive, the level stretch of the
prairie is maddening; inevitably there is
a reaction- upon the souls and spirits of
the pioneers. Per Hansa's wife, the most
sensitive soul among them, feels it first.
She watches horrified the gradual disin­tegration
of the fine instincts she has
always felt and loved in her husband. She
sees these coarsening effects upon the other
men, their turning from religion, and all
this so weighs upon her mind that for a
time she is actually insane and a great,
heavy care to Per Hansa and the commun­ity.
But she is saved from complete in­sanity
by the arrival of an itinerant preach­er,
who is able to bring the people back
to their accustomed folk-ways through the
power of his personality and preaching.
The final tragedy to Per Hansa comes
almost unexpectedly, after a season when
it seems that Nature has been kind, be­cause
crops have been good and many
things have been done for the improvement
of the little colony. But it is only an il­lusion
to suppose there has been a kindly
impulse from fate, for at the end one
realizes that the tragedy has been immi­nent
throughout the course of the story,
and that the catastrophe might have fallen
at any time. The only thing sure about
it all was that the tragedy would sometime
occur. The last scene is too grand to des­cribe
here, and it ought not to be given
away to those who will, I hope, read this
book. The tragic irony is all the deeper
because of the fine impulse which led Per
Hansa to his foolhardy deed, grand and
self-sacrificing though it was.
The qualities that I distinguish in this
book which seems to me to be particularly
admirable are its deep truth of the cost
of making the land, the sincerity and hon­esty
with which the author tells the story
(there isn't a single sentimental reflection -
in the whole book, where it would have been
so easy to make them), and the complete­ness
of his understanding of his characters.
Rolvaag is a Norwegian, and he under­stands
the psychology of that people far
better than any strictly American could
have. It is precisely that fact which makes
this book of more importance than Willa
Cather's novels on the same general theme.
My Antonia was as fine a novel as had
come out of the West in a generation, but
in it Miss Cather was writing of her
people from the outside, as she inevitably
had to do; but in Giants in the Earth Rol­vaag
is writing from the inside, as it were.
For that reason that latter book has a
greater fullness and a deeper understand­ing
than any that deals with "the making of
the West", to use a trite term. It is said
that Rolvaag was impelled to write his
book because he heard that Bojer was in­tending
to write The Emigrants, and that
Rolvaag felt the Norwegians in America
to be his own particular field. Bojer's
novel preceded Rolvaag's in America, but it
appeared a month later than Giants in the
Earth in Norway. The two novels are re­markably
alike in scope and power, though
written from somewhat different points of
view. It would be an interesting compari­son,
but one too extended to make here.
The book with which this one invites com­parison
in my mind is Knut Hamsun's
Growth of the Soil, one of the great novels
of all time. There is not the high poetic
tone of Hamun's epic, but there is the same
deep feeling for the land and the dramatic
struggle that goes on in the making of
the land. Giants in the Earth is a book
that is at least worthy of being placed on
the same shelf with Hamsun's masterpiece;
and that is almost honor enough. One is a
little chary of using the word "great" when
every novel that falls from the presses is
hailed as great. But here, it seems to me,
is a novel that will bear up proudly under
that word. It is a great novel; that it
comes out of the America of the present
is a gratifying and heartening thing.
Gazes 'round her all demur,
Looks so lonesome, can't endure—
. Really quite on the allure.
OOOOOO??
THE PLAINSMAN Pag* 3.
PI K. A.'S AND DORMITORY PLAY
TO DEADLOCK ON GRIDIRON
Drake Field was the scene of quite
a bit of excitement last Friday after­noon,
when the Pi K. A.'s and the
Dormitory Wildcats locked horns in a
grid classic, where plenty of fight
and hard playing was done on each
side. The final result was a 0 to 0
tie, neither team being able to score.
The sides were evenly matched and
it was just a give and take affair.
In the first half the Wilcats were out­played,
while in the second half the
Wilcats came back fighting, and out­played
the Pi K. A.'s. In the first
half the fraternity boys held the Dor­mitory
to a lone first down, but the
second half, they slacked up some, and
did not stop^the fast Dormitory out­fit
so well. The Dormitory had a
passing and end running attack, while
the Pi K. A.'s had a line smashing
outfit.
In the second quarter the Pi K. A's
team started a fierce drive down the
field, but the Dormitory linemen got
on their feet and stopped them on the
twenty yard. line. The Wildcats line
displayed some real fight when they
stopped the powerful drives which the
Pi K. A's were making.
In the third quarter the Wildcats
came back fighting hard but were
unable to make a score. They started
a drive from their own 35 yard line,
and carried the ball to the Pi K. A.'s
two yard line. Just'at the critical
moment when it seemed that the
Wildcats had a touchdown, they
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fumbled and the fraternity recov­ered.
They then punted out of dan­ger
to mid-field, where the ball stayed
during the third quarter, neither team
threatening to score.
In the last quarter the Dormitory
intercepted a pass on their own 45
yard line with three minutes to play.
They tried two or three plays, but
could not gain, so a pass, Jones to
Worthington was tried. Worthington
caught the pigskin, and with beautiful
interference, carried it to the ten
yard line before being stopped. The
game ended here, with the score 0 to
0.
The outstanding men for the Pi K.
A's were Manley, Kirkwood, Nagaley,
and Chappell. Chappell did the
punting for his team mates.
Worthington and Martin were the
outstanding stars for the Dormitory.
Worthington was the best individual
ground gainer, due to his swiftness
on end runs, and ability to snag
passes.
These two teams expect to play the
tie off shortly after the Christmas
holidays. The exact date of the game
will be announced later, so everyone
can turn out and see some real foot­ball
playing.
Lineup:
\
DORMITORY j Pos. Pi K. A.
Sikes RE Shephard
Gerber RT Manley
Mayton RG Roth
Sturkie C Kirkwood
Sturtevant LG Leland
Martin LT Nagaley
Rudder LE King
Jones QB Chestnut
Worthington LH Chappell
Ross RH Smith, H.
Kenny FB Boone
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Giddens To Receive
Rhodes Scholarship
Lucien Giddens, 21, a senior at Bir­mingham-
Southern College, will re­ceive
the 1928. Rhodes Scholarship for
Alabama, according to announcement
Sunday afternoon by Ray Lange, sec­retary
of the Rhodes scholarship com­mittee.
The announcement follows the
meeting Saturday at which time Gid­dens
and nine other students were
examined by the committee. Giddens
is the first Birmingham-Southern
student to receive the scholarship
which provides for three years' study
at Oxford University, with an an­nual
appropriation of $2,000 for nec­essary
expenses.
Giddens is a member of five hon
orary fraternities, of which he is the
president of three. He played short­stop
on the varsity baseball nine and
also served as team manager. He is
editor of LaRevue, the college annual;
vice president of the student body;
president of the senior class; winner
of the Student Senate loving cup for
the greatest service to the college.
Giddens, moreover, is honor roll
student, member of the staffs of all
the student publications, a special
writer for the Birmingham News
and Age-Herald, and a member of
the various debating, dramatic and
public speaking organizations. Gid­dens
is a member of the Birmingham-
Southern Glee Club and the varsity
quartet.
Giddens participated in four sports
during his collegiate career at Bir­mingham-
Southern, namely in base­ball,
basket ball, tennis and football.
He was elected this year the most
popular man, the best all-round man,
hardest worker, most talented stu­dent
and the most dignified senior at
Birmingham-Southern. Last year he
was elected the most intellectual stu­dent,
the best writer and student with
the best future. \
He is a member of the Omricon
Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa, Sigma Up-silon.
honor fraternities of national
type; and also of the Pi Gamma Mu
and the Eta Sigma Phi.
MISS LUCILE LOYD
PAYS VISIT TO CITY
Miss Lucile Loyd, state secretary
of the Baptist Student Union, was in
"The Village" from Sunday noon until
Tuesday noon, of this week.
Plans of the local Baptist Student
Union for the coming year, was the
business to be attended to that
brought Miss Loyd here. Mr. S. L,
Hancock, Jr. is president of the B,
S. U. Council* here which will be res­ponsible
for carrying .out the plans
as outlined.
The Baraca Sunday School class,
the B. Y. P. U. work, and the Y.' W.
C. A. work on the campus are a few
of the organizations coming under
the B. S. U. Council plans.
Miss Loyd_ first came to Auburn
a year ago on her first trip Jto a
campus in the state after reaching her
office in Montgomery. She came, here
from Louisiana, where she was con­nected
with similar work. There are
about fourteen institutions of higher
learning in the state, state institu­tions
and Baptist institutions, to
which she makes regular visits and
keeps in close contact with the activi­ties
upon those campuses.
WAPI Announces
Program For Week
Five programs will be broadcast
from Station WAPI beginning Mon­day,
December 19, and Christmas se­lections
will be featured. The station
is operating on a frequency of 880
meters or 340.7 meters.
Monday noon, Miss Evelyn Smith
and the student quartet in Christmas
selections. "Preserving Farm Tim­bers"
will be discussed by Otto
Brown, extension forester. Prof. C.
K. Brown will give Auburn news
notes.
Tuesday*noon, December 20, the
studio trio with Miss Sadie Florence
Laselles and Jerry Feagin. Miss
Dana Gatchell will discuss pastimes
of ante-bellum days, taking as her
subject, "Pastimes in the Days of
Grandma and Grandpa."
Tuesday night, beginning at 9, the
Collegians in a dance program.
Wednesday noon, December 21, the
studio orchestra with Mrs. Christine
Newman Tidwell.
Thursday noon, December 22, music
by the Auburn stringers, and a short
Christmas talk by Rev. Milligan
Earnest.
The weather forecasts and market
news will be given on each of the pro­gram!.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY NOW
COOPERATING WITH PATHE
Harvard University has definitely
entered the field of visual education
through the medium of motion pic­tures.
As a result of a contract be­tween
Harvard and Pathe Exchange,
Inc., of New York, the University will
prepare series of pictures dealing
with different scientific subjects, to
be known, as the Pathe Science series.
Although these pictures are destin­ed
primarily for university, college,
and school uses, they will be appro­priate
for the theatre, the church, the
club and other social organizations.
These series, when completed, will be
distributed through Pathe's thirty-three
branch offices all over the
country. The first of the series will
be ready for distribution by January
30, 1928.
The contract, which extends over
a five-year period, was signed by
President A. Lawrence Lowell, of
Harvard, and Elmer Pearson, first
Vice-President of Pathe. As Pathe
has been cooperating with Yale Uni­versity
through the distribution of the
"Chronicles of America" series for
four years, this contract means that
Pathe now has the Cooperation of the
oldest universities in the United
States.
Only one branch of science, Anthro­pology,
the study of mankind, is spe­cifically
mentioned in the contract
However, the Division of Geology has
also decided to participate in this
work and has a series of pictures in
the course of preparation. Dr. Kit
tery F. Mather, of this Division, and
Dr. Ernest A. Hotton, of the Division
of Anthropology, are heading a com­mittee
which will supervise the pre­paration
of the pictures.
Pathe Science Series will be- made
from Film selected by the Harvard
committee from Pathe's vast film li­brary.
This includes over two mil­lion
feet of pictures taken during the
last fifteen years. There are fifteen
years of the Pathe News, nine years
of the Pathe film magazine,—the Re­view,—
and eleven travel feature pic­tures
such as William J. Morden's
Asiatic Expedition, Byrd's and Amud-sen's
Polar Flights, Prince William of
Sweden's African Expedition, and
"Nanook of the North", the famous
Eskimaux picture.
This library is constantly growing
from pictures sent in from all parts
of the globe by Pathe cameramen
1928 Football Schedule
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
28—Birmingham Southern
6—Clemson (Home coming)
13—Florida
20-—U. of Mississippi
27—Howard
3—U. of Georgia
10—Tulane
17—Mississippi A. & M.
29—Georgia Tech.
—Montgomery (Night game)
—Auburn
—Jacksonville
—Birmingham
—Auburn
—Columbus
—New Orleans „
—Birmingham
—Atlanta
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working for the News, the Review, or
on special assignment on scientific ex­peditions.
After representatives of the two
Divisions have selected film which
they consider of value, graduate stu­dents
will classify, cut, assemble and
title the various pictures in the series.
A workshop has already been- set up
in the Peabody Museum at Cambridge
and two graduate students in anthro­pology
and one in geology are already
at work.
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military training at the Univer­sity'
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R. O. T. C. courses has decreased so
rapidly that the field artillery course
has been withdrawn entirely. This
leaves the students to choose be­tween
the infantry unit or the
classes in physical education.
No feeling of satisfaction quite
equals that of having done a difficult
job extremely well.
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SPORTS I First Basketball Game Saturday Night I SPORTS
BULL ANDRESS GETS TROPHY
AT BANQUET MONDAY NIGHT
Optimism for Future Is Seen By Speakers at
Annual Football Dinner
The annual football banquet hon
oring the Auburn Tiger football var
sity was held at Smith Hall Tuesday
night. Dr. J. V. Brown, faculty
chairman and director of athletics,
was master of ceremonies and pre­sided
while an interesting program
that had been arranged by a commit­tee
of the athletic board, was execut­ed.
In attendance was the varsity,
scrub, and freshman football teams,
the coaches, Dr. Spright Dowell,
president, members of the athleic
committee, and some few invited
guests.
The first number to feature the
evening's program after several
sumptuous courses had been served
was the award of a trophy, given by
W. N. LaCere, local alumnus and
business man. The award was made
to the best football player of the
1927 squad, with performance on the
field and collegiate standing—grades
in studies—as a basis of award. The
trophy was given to W. T- "Bull"
Andress, of Beatrice, Ala., who was
an outstanding guard in the South­ern
Conference this year. The pre­sentation
was made by Coach Boozer
"Pitts, in a few well chosen words of
commendation to Andress.
Short but spirited addresses were
made by Capt. Pop Paterson and
Capt.-Elect Nick Carter. Both ex­pressed
a feeling of optimism for the
next season's team. The meeting of
nearly a hundred athletes and ath­letic
officials expressed their appre­ciation
of the elaborate floral dis­plays
sent to the banquet by the Pat-ersons
of Rosemont Gardens ,and for-mer
Auburn football stars. A high
tribute was paid the late Jim Pat­erson,
also a member of the Paterson
quartet of grid stars, whose death
has occurred since the last annual
gathering.
Coaches Pitts, Papke, Spinks, Moul-ton,
Brown, and Hutsell reviewed the
work of their respective squads during
the last session. All voiced a feeling
of better times in Auburn athletics
next year. Dr. Spright Dowell res­ponded
to the toast "The College",
and in a forceful manner told the ath­letic
gathering of the bright pros­pects
for Auburn in the near future.
He expressed his confidence of an up­ward
trend in Auburn football at a
not far distant date and stated that
while football and other athletics was
(Continued on page six)
Co-eds will Meet
Athens Friday in
Basketball Tilt
Twenty-six Fieshmen
Get Class Numerals
Twenty-six freshmen football play­ers
were awarded their '31 numerals
for playing on the freshman football
squad this fall. The list includes
many good players who will greatly
augment the varsity squad next year.
Many of these should give some of
the letter men of this year a fight
for their positions on the varsity next
fall. The freshmen went through a
fairly successful season this year, and
due to the efforts of Red Brown,
the capable freshman coach, a lot of
promising material was unearthed
and developed.
Those receiving numerals were:
Brown, E; Creel, E; Griffin, E; Cul-.
peper, E; Taylor, T; Newton, T;
Dreaden, T; Summerville, G; Carter,
G; Frazer, G; Hill, G; Christopher,
C; Harkins, C; Wood, Q; Chambliss,
Q; Wingo, H; Bell, H; Malone, H;
Chappell, H; Sullivan, H; Armstrong,
F; Sellers, F ; Herron, F.
"SNITZ" SNIDER
Here is the portrait of "Snitz"
Snider, the speediest man in the
South* "Snitz" is taking his daily
dozen in a basketball uniform now
that the grid season is over. He is
never happy unless he has on ah Au­burn
uniform of some description, and
is training so he can take part in
someform of athletic events for the
Plainsmen. So Snider is playing bas­ketball
now that the football season
is over, and it is too early for track.
Snider, .as stated above, is the fast­est
man in the South, and covers the
floor like "the dew covers Dixie."
There is not one spot on the floor
that Snider does not cover, and when
he gets his hands on the ball, you had
better watch very closely, for he is
gone like a streak of lightning. It
nearly always means a score too, for
he rarely ever misses the goal when
he gets an open field. Guarding is
another point in Sniders favor. His
keen eyes are ever on the ball, and he
is death on breaking up passwork.
He is at all times in good shape, for
he trains throughout the year, and
keeps fit.
Snider is one of the most likeable
fellows on the campus. He is never
too busy to stop and speak, and every­one
knows and admires him. He is a
good sport, plays the game fair and
square, and is a gentleman from the
ground up. Now could anyone help
from admiring a man like that?
The Co-eds are fast getting into
shape for their opening basketball
game, which is to be played with
Athens College Friday night, Dec.
16th. This team is one of the best in
the state, so a good game is in store
for us, for Auburn is classed right at
the top, when it comes to playing
basketball.
Miss Brown has been giving her
charges much practice in guarding,
dribbling, and shooting goals, and by
Friday night the team will be in good
shape to start. "Practically the whole
squad is back this year, and they all
work well together, for they have all
played together before. Several of
the girls are starting their second and
third years on the Auburn basketball
court. All indications point in the
direction that a successful season will
be enjoyed at the Village of the
Plains.
Very likely the ones to start the
game will be, Tucker, (Captain),
Creel (Manager), Johnson, Price and
Thorn. Hutchinson, Haupt, and Wil­liams,
however, will be ready to go in
at a moment's notice, and will show
their ability in the art of the game.
This is the only game that the mem­bers
of the fair sex will play before
Christmas. There are four other
games on the schedule at present, but
all of these will be played later on.
These games are with Howard, Bir­mingham-
Southern, Montevallo, and
Jacksonville State Normal. These
schools all belong to a conference, of
which A. P. I. is a member.
Frosh Basketeers
Down to Work
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Camel wins its prestige with modern
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of the choicest tobaccos that money
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Select Camel for smoking pleasure,
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H. J . R E Y N O L D S T O B A C C O C O M P A N Y , V I N S T O N - S A L E M . N. C.
After the usual preliminaries of
first starting practice the freshman
basketball squad are now working
daily to get in condition, improve
their shooting eye, and learn a little
coordination and team work. Since
it is only a very short time now
until the Christmas holidays not very
much can be done at present to get
into any very advanced work, so the
time until the boys all leave is being
devoted mainly in just throwing the
ball around and getting used to the
feel of it, and also to some practice
playing. The main purpose now is
to just keep the squad together until
after the holidays. There are still
about fifty men out, and with this
number nothing can be done toward
the elimination of any from the squad
in the short time, remaining.
The material is-plentiful this year,
enough to satisfy the most critical.
The majority of the fellows out are
tall rangy fellows with speed and
adeptness in handling the ball. They
seem to have the potential ability to
give us a more than the average
freshman team this year, and to fill
in the varsity and help keep up its
record next year. Certainly Coach
Brown will bring out everything in
the players. that is possible. There
is enough material on hand to keep a
large squad, even after the first cut
is made. This will give some keen
competition for a coveted place on the
final team, and will not insure even
a place there as, permanent.
The first game will not be until
about the third week in January,
(Continued on Page 6.)
VARSITY BASKETEERS TO OPEN
SEASON ON SATURDAY NIGHT
EBB JAMES
Ebb James, Auburn's own, is one
of the fastest men in the Tiger bas­ketball
five. He holds down one of
the guard positions for Coach Papke,
and the opponents always have con­siderable
trouble in trying to pass the
ball by him, or trying to get a shot
at the goal, for he is noted for taking
the ball away form the opponents.
Ebb also knows his stuff on making
scores, even though he is not one of
the forwards. Last year and the
year before, he made some beautiful
shots, and some of them were at an
angle to the basket, which made it
harder than ever.
James is not only known on the
basketball court, but has also achieved
fame on the baseball diamond. This
year he is Captain -of our basball
team, and deserves every bit of this
honor. He is catcher on the team.
Ebb is joint holder of the Porter lov­ing
cup for the best all-round athlete
at Auburn. He and his brother,
"Fob", have received this great honor
together, which one Auburn athlete is
given every year. This one thing
alone speaks for itself, as to the abil­ity
of Ebb as an athlete.
Ebb first became interested in bas­ketball
at the Lee County High
School, which is better known as Au­burn
High. After finishing there
with a fine record, he came with the
Tigers where he came into the lime­light
in college athletics. His home
is in Auburn.
James is starting his last season
with the Plainsmen, and when his
college career is over, he can look
back and say that he has left a record
at Auburn which will be long remem­bered.
Play the Strong Montgomery Y. M. C. A. Quintet
on the Campus in Pre Season Fray
BUNK BUNK
AROUND THE CAMPUS
BUNK BUNK
Auburn Loses B.
A. C. Road Race
The Auburn cross-country team,
coached by Wilbur Hutsell, failed to
repeat their victory of last year in
the seventeenth annual Birmingham
Athletic Club road race, held last Sat­urday
in the Magic City. This year
the meet was won by Georgia Tech
with a total of 81 points, putting them
in possession of the S. I. C. trophy
for the following year. Georgia was
second with a total of 87 points. Mis­sissippi
A. & M. was third. The S.
I. A. A. trophy was won this year
by the University of Mississippi. The
total best Auburn could do was a total
of 130 points.
For the individual honors, Luny
Smith of Alabama came in first with
a time of 15.51 3-5, breaking the
former record, which he also held, of
16:09. Bill Tate, former Georgia
runner but' now with the B. A. C
was second. Brewer and Wright of
Georgia Tech, were third and fourth
respectively. The highest place cap­tured
by an Auburn runner was tenth
place, Captain Duncan finishing in
this position.
WANTED! A 100 PER CENT
EFFICIENT COACH
When a final decision is reached
regarding just who is to be the Head
football coach at the Alabama Poly
technic Institute for the next season,
you can. just lay your last dollar on
the fact that he will be the best man
-obtainable. In the efficient manner
in which the Faculty Athletic Coun­cil
and Alumni Athletic Council are
going at the matter, the man given
the job will have been recommended
by several very prominent football
authorities, will be a man of reason­able
age with a past that speaks for
itself and will be of good standing in
the Southern Conference. There are
still about seven or eight coaches
under consideration at this time.
Their names were not given for pub­lication
as that is not a- matter for
the public to deal with. Of this list,
one is not obtainable, another can not
be obtained because of the attitude of
the Southern Conference towards him.
Such are the difficulties that lie in
the path of a hasty decision. If all
runs smoothly, a final decision should
have been made before the holidays
are over, but this is not definite as
each candidate for the position must
make his appearance before the Coun­cil
before they can decide on him.
The Council is paying the transporta­tion
of several of the likely applicants
to Auburn in order that a better
judgment of his merits may be obtain­ed.
Such is the work of the Athletic
Council.. Lets all cooperate and back
up their choice for the best of the
best College in Dixie, Auburn!
ELLIS PICKED ON A. P. ALL-AMERICAN
In the last Sundays issue of papers
all over the Country, the name of a
very sturdy athlete from Alabama
Polytechnic appeared under the
Honor Roll of football player for the
season just ended. This name was
none other than Buck Ellis, past
holder of the Porter Loving Cup and
past Captain of the Auburn Five- of
1927. Buck played his last game for
Auburn against Tech and will be
sorely missed in future games. His
best play of the season was a sixty
(60) yard run off tackle against the
University of Georgia, which resulted
in the placing of the oval in position
for one of the very few scores against
that formidable opponent.
After three weeks of hard practice,
Coach Mike Papke's Varsity Five will
engage the Montgomery Y. M. C. A.
team on the campus Saturday night
at 8 o'clock. This game will do much
to give Coach Papke a opening as to
the ability of all newcomers and
should give the dribblers a good deal
of confidence as to their ability. The
starting line-up has not been an­nounced
but will possiby read some­thing
like this: Forwards, Akin and
Ellis, Center, Dubose, Guards, James,
E., and James, F. (Captain). This is
merely a guess and it is not to be
banked on as there are quite an array
of stars not mentinoned in that list,
such as: Howell, Snider, Mullins and
Booth. All of these men have about
rounded into shape and are fast ap­pearing
in mid-season form. It is
necessary that the players be in ex­cellent
form on their return from the
holidays for Georgia Tech will appear
on the Campus the first week of
school to engage them in the first
Conference setto.
tive cities in the South. These three
men all performed worthy of such a
position during the past season. Two
of them are bidding A. P. I. adieu this
year, the other will be the Captain of
the 1928 Eleven and has received
quite a few mentions for All-Southern
during the-past two years. The pass­ing
masters of the art of football are
"Pop" Paterson and "Bull" Andress,
center and guard, respectively, while
the other is Nick Carter, tackle and
guard. We are proud of all of these
men for upholding the stands of our
Alma Mater.
1928 Auburn Basketball Schedule
DATE OPPONENT
Jan. 7—Ga. Tech
9—Southern College
13—U. of Florida
14—U. of Florida
18—Clemson
20—U. of Tennessee
27—Tulane
28—Tulane
1—Vanderbilt
3—,U. of Georgia
9—Georgetown U.
10—Ole Miss
11—Ole Miss
18—Ga. Tech
22-^-U. of Florida
23—U. of Florida
27—S. I. C. TOURNEY
Feb.
Feb.
PLACE
Auburn
Auburn
Gainesville -
Gainesville ...
Auburn
Auburn
New Orleans
New Orleans
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Atlanta
Auburn
Auburn
Atlanta
PATERSON-ANDRESS ON ALL-SOUTHERN
SENIOR SQUAD
With the announcement of the list
of players to uphold the interest of
the South in the Clash between the
Southern All-Stars and the Pacific
Coast All-Stars on Christmas day ap­peared
two prominent Auburn lines­men.
"Pop" Paterson, Captain of
the 1927 gridders and his 200- pounds
of man was the first alternate to be
selected for the center position. The
regular centers are Butcher, Tenn
and Sharpe, Vandy. If either of the
two regulars can't make the trip for
any reason at all, Mr. "Pop" Pater­son
will be called upon to fill his post
"Bull" Andress, guard, was the
other Auburn man mentioned. He
will fill in the post next to center if
either of the three regular guards fail
to make the trip. Andress finished
his career as a football player this
year and would do very well on the
All-Southern team. While he may
lack a bit of beef, he makes up for it
in sturdiness and agility. We hope
that both of these players get tfl^make
this trip and are sure that they will
make a showing that will be worthy
of-A. P. I.
•BAMA BASKETEEERS EXPECT
STRONG TEAM
Over at our sister Institute, Uni­versity
of Alabama, there is talk of a
strong contender for the Southern
Conference titlte this year. Altho
they bewail the loss of Messrs. Pepper
and Vines, they do believe that the
spirit of the past will come through
and place them once more on the map,
athletically speaking. So far, they
have played but one game; that being
won from the B'ham Y. M. C. A. on
the campus, by the score of 25-24.
Alabama will soon find out that it is
not so easy to back a team that does
not carry off all the honors and the
sooner they do, the better they will
be. As, President Denny said, "Ala­bama
completed her best season in
1927." That is true in more sense
than one.
CARTER, ANDRESS AND PATER-SON.
HONOR ROLL
Three prominent Auburn linesmen
appeared on the honor-roll of the
-Southern Conference picked^y six
sports editors of the most representa-
TULANE TO HAVE STRONGEST
BASKETBALL -SCHEDULE
Tulane has come through with
about the hardest basketball sche­dule
ever compiled by a S. I. C. team.
There are twenty-one Conference
games with the very strongest oppon­ents
to be found. This list includes;
University of North Carolina, L. S.
U., Miss. Ar & M., U. of Georgia, U.
of Mississippi, Clemson, Auburn, and
U. of Alabama. Bierman will take
charge of the basketeers this year
and has quite a bit of varsity ma­terial
to build a team around.
1928 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
ANNOUNCED
The announcement of the 1928
football schedule was brought to light
about the middle of the week. There
was not much difference in the list
of opponents. B'ham. Southern will be
the opening opponent in place of
Stetson and the University of Miss­issippi
under the tutelage of Coach
Hazel will replace the L. S. U. Tigers.
The night game in Montgomery is an
added feature and should be a leader
to the other Conference teams as to
the advisability of this method of ar­rangement
during the early season,
due to the extreme heat. Clemson
will be the Home-Coming opponent
and Howard will furnish the second
fray for the students on the Campus.
Both of these teams should be especi­ally
strong in 1928. Two other
games will be played in 1927 and in
the same cities.
We have certainly appreciated your patronage
and wish to extend to each of you a Most Happy
Xmas. TIGER DRUG STORE SEE OUR LINE OF
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES AND CANDIES
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THE PLAINSMAN P«g • S.
Notes of the Societies
WIRT
Wirt Literary Society held its
regular meeting Tuesday, December
13 in Wirt Hall. The program was
impromptu, giving much amusement
to the audience and good practice to
those who served.
Mr. Thompson and Miss Pinnell
for the affirmative, Rat Brown and
Miss Askew for the negative brought
out many original points in the de­bate
on the subject, Resolved, That
a Long String is more Useful than a
Short String. The four speakers were
so well matched that the judges an­nounced
a draw. "What is it all
about" was the subject of a deep dis­course
by Rat Tate, and Rat Dryer
became quite eloquent over "If Every­thing
is made for Love, then Why?"
Two readings which delighted the so­ciety
were given by Miss Stewart and
Miss Hutcheson. As a fitting con­clusion
to this good program, Mr. Cul­pepper,
the president, was called upon
to make a talk. This talk was of real
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value to the society for in it were dis
cussed some of the ambitions of the
Wirt for the New Year.
After the conclusion of the pro­gram,
business was in order. There
was discussion of several questions.
The most important point settled was
the time of the next meeting. Be­cause
of holidays it was agreed to
have the next meeting, Tuesday, Jan­uary
10, 1928.
A. S. M. E.
The A. S. M. E. held its fortnightly
meeting in Ramsay Hall, Monday
night, Dec. .12, 1927. Mr. A. P.
Francis, President of the society
called the meeting to order and the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read by the secretary.
Following this the program began.
Mr. Dan Sikes introduced the first
speaker, Mr. Madison of the Junior
class. His subject was The Life Sav­ing
Devices Now Being Used on the
Coast Lines. Mr. Madison discussed
fully the methods used and their im­portance.
The next speaker was Mr. Burton.
Mr. Burton told the society of the
Rigolets Bridge at New Orleans. He
explained brifely the construction of
the bridge and other points of inter­est
to engineers.
Mr. Bowden gave an excellent talk
on the Characteristics of the Modern
High Pressure Steam Boilers. All
members absent really missed a good
talk, because Mr. Bowden certainly
told many things of interest about
these boilers. _
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told of his experience in a foundry
making cores. He explained the
methods used and some of the diffi­culties
the moulders had in making
the cores. ;
The society was particularly hon­ored
in having Dean Wilmore pres­ent,
and enjoyed the interesting topics
he brought out relative to a steam
boiler plant which he visited while in
Chicago a few weeks ago.
This concluding the program, the
Society adjourned to meet Jan. 8,
1928.
A. I. E. E.
The last meeting of the local branch
of A. I. E. E. was held in the pro­jecting
room at Comer Hall. The
Chairman, Tommy Lynch, introduced
Mr. Carnegy of the Locke Insulator
Company who was the speaker of the
evening. Mr. Carnegy made a short
introductory talk and then a three
reel film on the manufacture of por­celain
insulators was shown to the
society. This film started with the
mixing of the three clays, felspar,
bal clay and china clay, and proceed­ed
through the manufacture of the
insulators to the glazing and final
testing. Conspicuous in the procedure
were the many tests, both mechanical
and electrical, the insulators were
subjected to before shipping. One in­teresting
fact about the procelain is
its non-porous quality. A hollow
specimen of the material was placed
under high water pressure and left
24 hours. At the end of that time
no water was in the specimen. At
the end of the film Mr. Carnegy ans­wered
the questions of the members
present about the processes of manu­facture.
He invited any student to
visit the Locke Insulator Plant in
Baltimore.
After the program several an­nouncements
were made concerning
the proposed inspection trip to Mar­tin
Dam, Upper Tallassee, and Jordan.
This inspection trip was in every way
a success and those who missed it
missed something.
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by this treatment.
Mr. Kelly gave some snappy jokes,
and the society adjourned after we
voted not to have another meeting
before the holidays.
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S. A. M. E.
The S. A. M. E. held its regular
meeting Tuesday night in the Engi
neer room in the main building. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.
Alston, Pres. of the Auburn Chap­ter.
Mr. Nuckolls was the first speak­er,
and he gave a very interesting des­cription
of foundry life. He told of
the general routine in producing casts
from moulds. He brought out the
fact that minor mistakes sometimes
will cause great loss to the company.
The next debut was made by Mr.
Meadows who told of the United
States War College, which is located
on the Potomac between Mr. Vernon
and Norfolk. The college buildings
was erected some twenty years ago as
a result of the conditions just after
the Spanish American War. The
idea was first conceived by Elihu
Root, Sec. of War in 1899. At pres­ent
the War College trains selected
officers who have attained distinc-iion
in the United States Army. Those
who have the privilege of attending
the War College should be looked
upon with high regard of excellence
since they are those who will some
day be the highest ranking officers of
the Army.
Mr. Fowlkes then told of the con­struction
of the Mobile docks where
he has had much experience in the
making of concrete piles for the docks.
He explained fully the arrangement
of the docks a/id made a very inter­esting
explanation of the contractors
problems.
After Mr. Wright made an an­nouncement
the last meeting before
Christmas holidays came to a close.
The next meeting will be Tuesday
night, Jan. 3rd. and it is hoped that
the attendance will be large.
EVANS
The meeting was called to order by
our president McColl and roll call and
minutes of last meeting were read.
If some of the older members of the
society don't realize the situation,
there will not be an Evans after
Xmas for there has been a continual
decrease in attendance since its first
meeting. Nevertheless one of the
best programs of the year was ren­dered
Tuesday night. The members
participating in the program were: H.
V. Hallman, and his talk expressed
James Oliver Curwood's pathetic at­titude
toward wild animals. "Red"
Fombey then gave us a talk on why
we should care for our wild animals.
This number was followed by a very
interesting talk by H. M. Cottier.
The Society unanimously voted not
to have a meeting next Tuesday night
as most all of the Seniors would be
at home.
and life of Theodore Roosevele. Miss
Alice Whicher made several startling
disclosures concerning the long de­bated
existence of Santa Claus and
thereby raised high once more the
hopes of the disappointed students
who had expected to be dismissed from
classes on Friday instead of Wednes­day
by the grace of Santa Claus and
the executive council. Although
Santa'is considered as residing at the
North Pole, a discussion by Mr. Lov-vorn
on "Why I am going to the South
Pole" was followed with great inter­est.
As this concluded the program
for the evening, the society adjourned
until their next meeting on Tuesday,
January 3, 1928. .
development and present standing of
the Home Economics movement in the
United States, and we feel that we
can never praise her enough for the
wonderful work she has started. We
are proud of the fact that our club
has pledged $20.00 to the Ellen H.
Richards fund. We are anxious for
all of the members to be present at
the next meeting of the club, which
will be the first Wednesday after the
holidays. Officers for the second
semester will be elected. Please be
there.
WILSONIAN
The meeting of the Wilsonian Lit­erary
Society on Tuesday, December
13 was- well attended both by regular
members and guests. After the rou­tine
business of calling the roll and
reading the minutes had been attend­ed
to by the secretary, the question
of a social was again brought before
the society, as the former legislation
had been rendered ineffective by
reason of inclement weather. It was
decided that the social should be de­ferred
until after the holidays. This
concluded the business of the even-
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opened with a Baconic essay, "Dis­cussion
exercises the mind while ar­gument
exercises only the tongue"
delivered by T. B. Shell. Miss Flora
Hickman, next speaker on the pro­gram
pointed out the essention differ­ences
between key men and rich men,
while J. H. Rumbly sketched inter­estingly
the high spots in the career
HOME EC CLUB
One of the most interesting meet­ings
of the Home Ec. Club was held
Wednesday at the regular meeting
hour. Miss Glanton gave a most
vivid and interesting picture of Mrs.
Ellen H. Richards as she had really
known her. To Mrs. Richards more
than any other one person is due the
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compete with tropical rubber, but to
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Iptse we are cut off from imported by
a war, which we are likely to face
sooner or later: Messrs. Ford, Edi­son
and Firestone are spending vast
sums on research work of this kind.
Rat Kimbrough told of the con­tributions
of the chemical engineers
to the electric lighting industry. An
Auburn man discovered the process
of frosting lamp bulbs from the in­side
and gave us the present light bulb
with a smooth outer surface and a
soft light. Mr. Kinbrough showed
the society how the bulbs are treated
with hydroflouric acid, ammoniun-bi-flourate,
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SEASON OF 1927 ON PLAINS
(Continued from Page 1.)
going to have a better team next year.
There' were many good speakers.
The most important were Ben E.
(Rabbit) Harris of the alumni and B.
B. Ross of the faculty. Both speeches
were full of jokes and Harris said
we were going to win next year be­cause
he had his rabbit foot.
A few of the impromptu speeches
were made by Coach Hutsell, Coach
Moulton, Coach Spings, J. E. (Red)
Carter, B. Shotts, "Goat" Smith, W.
O. Baskin, T. T. Brown and Winston
Sheehan. These speakers were confi­dent
that we would have a better team
in 1928.
The menu for the banquet was
tastefully selected by Dr. McAdory.
The little book form programs were
very attractively arranged and were
passed around during the banquet
for the autographs of those present.
Dr. Dowell'a Speech
The problem of athletics is the most
difficult and serious situation facing
educational institutions today, stated
President Dowell Tuesday evening as
he addressed both the Varsity and
Freshman football players gathered
at the annual banquet given by the
athletic council in Smith Hall.
Before the gathering of approxima­tely
125 athletes, coaches, faculty
members and alumni, Dr. Dowell
briefly but clearly outlined what he
believed to be the relative position of
athletics in a great institution of
learning and suggest several measures
which he believed necessary in the
solution of this athletic problem Con­fronting
the cause of education today.
Dr. Dowell's remarks follow in part:
"As this is sort of a valedictory for
me I shall not endeavor to be hum­orous,
but will seek to direct my re­marks
with the good of the institu­tion
in mind. First of all, the prob­lem
of athletics is the most difficult
and serious situation facing the edu­cational
institutions today. Football,
by virtue of its magnetism and be­cause
it supplies more thrills than
any other college sport, is the most
vital part of this problem. In other
words football possesses more dyna­mite
than any phase of college ath­letics,
and hence is of the most con­cern
to college administrators.
"The establishment and maintenance
of a proper perspective which causes
us to view athletics merely as one of
the student activities and not as the
major end of a college education is
imperative if we are to solve this
problem. It is necessary for athletics
to be regarded as a part of the whole
system of college actiyity. Though
athletics have a rightful place in the
college activities this place is of sec
ondary importance.
"Secondly, to solve this problem the
promotion and development of schol
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arship must be emphasized. The
scholarship objectives is by all means
the paramount objective, since the
lasting values accrues from this phase
of higher education. Athletics may
form the incentive and the romance,
but in reality scholarship is the one
major portion of a college course.
"Again, there must be a cultivation
of loyalty and a spirit of team work
bringing about the proper support to
the ones in position of responsibility.
There must be the proper relations
with the duly constituted authorities.
I deplore the tendency of those on the
outside who do not have this respon­sibility
to seek to supersede through
pressure and otherwise to direct the
institution's affairs.
"If through my going will come this
spirit of team work and cooperation—
so well typified in the game of foot­ball—
I shall be happy. For my suc­cessor
in the office of president I wish
for him the ideal condition of perfect
cooperation between the trustees,
faculty, student body and alumni, all
working together whole-heartedly for
the good of Auburn and welfare of
the state—a condition which has not
existed during my connection with the
institution.
"Whatever may have been the griev­ances
of the past I hope they will be
forgotten in the loyalty and enthu­siasm
for the Auburn of tomorrow.
"Throughout the eight years of
my stay at Auburn I have directed
myself to what I considered to be Au­burn's
greatest problem—that of fin­ancial
limitation. For the first time
in its history this handicap is being
removed and a greater day is in pros
pect for Auburn just ahead. At the
beginning of the next scholastic year
Auburn will be entirely removed from
debt as the maintenance allotment
this year has been used for this pur­pose
and to increasing salaries of the
faculty.
"I am happy that I have lived long
enough to see the State of Alabama
give suitable relief in removing the
debt of the institution and making
possible a suitable salary schedule in
addition to providing for the adequate
endowment and maintenance for the
work of the institution.
"At the beginning of next year there
will be a very substantial aid at the
disposal of the college for material
facilities to meet immediate needs.
With this fundamental problem solved
and with the reorganization and ex­pansion
which are now possible a new
administration will be in position to
give more time and thought to the
various activities and contracts which
the material foundation and structure
make possible.
"I believe in Auburn and in her mis­sion,
and T <aV««ill rejoice in her pros­perity
and larged service."
SCOTT AND JUDD
ADDRESS FROSH
Budgeting of Time and Money Were
Subject* Dealt With
Continuing the series of convoca­tion
lectures before the Freshman
class at Alabama Polytechnic Insti
tute designed to aicT the first year
men in making their adjustments to
college life, Deans J. W. Scott and
Zebulon Judd spoke jointly on the
budgeting of time and money. Presi­dent
Spright Dowell introduced the
speakers following the reading of
the devotional by the Rev. O. D.
Langston, professor of religious edu­cation.
Dean Scott of the academic facul­ty
pointed out that every college stu
dent would greatly profit by the wise
expenditure of the money furnished
him by his parents. He asked the
question whether or not the students
were exercising as much care and
thought in seeking to spend their
money wisely as their parents must
have exercised in obtaining this mon­ey.
By presenting figures Dean
Scott illustrated the wisdom in thrift
and showed how that the saving of a
small amount of money each month
would in time become a very com­fortable
reserve to offset the an­xiety
of old age. In conclusion Dean
Scott pointed out that 85 per cent of
the population of the United States
were dependent or partially so at the
age of 65 years.
With practical suggestions of ways
of college students could utilize spare
moments in improving themselves
through useful reading, Dean Judd of
the school of education, discussed the
scheduling of the student's time while
in college. Time. wisely spent, said
Dean Judd, is an ever increasing
asset to one throughout the remainder
of his life since added powers gained
in this way aid one continually gain­ing
other abilities that result in his
perpetual development.
having a necessary training to take
up their life work, when they have
finished their collegiate careers, the
same as any other student.
Ben "Rabbit" Harris, of Montgom­ery,
speaking for the alumni, and Dr.
B. B. Ross, speaking for the faculty,
gained much interest among the ban­queters
by their reminiscences of the
olden days in Auburn football.
During the closing minutes of the
program Dr. Brown told the gather­ing
of the work of the athletic com­mittee
in making ready to name a
head football coach for next year. He
stated that every effort was being
made by the committee to name the
best coach available for the important
position of head coach.
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FROSH BASKETEERS
DOWN TO WORK
(Continued from page 4)
when the rats meet Howard College.
This will give plenty of time to de­velop
a team worthy of Auburn.
Other games scheduled are with Bir­mingham
Southern, Georgia Tech, and
Mercer. In addition to these there
will be several pre-season games with
some of the various mill teams in the
vicinity.
Among the players now out some
of the more promising looking in­clude
Chappell, Burt, Frazer, Mc-
Ghee, Bearden, Mullis, Lee, Harmon,
Creel, Chambliss, .Newton, Harkins,
Dreaden, G. T. Harmon, Brown, Mar­tin,
Warren, and Baker. John Mos-ley
is the student manager for the
rat squad this year.
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(Continued from Page 1.)
tion, it being only several billionths
of a second—one of the shortest in­tervals
of time ever measured.
Not only this but Dr. Allison has
also just discovered that the x-rays
give to a number" of liquids the po­wer
of twisting a beam of light which
normally do not display such a pro­perty.
It is commonly known by stu­dents
of physics and chemistry that
some liquids possess this ability of
slightly twisting the beam of light
which traverses them, while other
liquids do not have such power. A
number of the latter liquids, Dr. Al
lison finds, acquire this property of
twisting the plane of polarized light
when-they are exposed to x-rays.
These effects are all of small mag­nitude
and for that reason have prob­ably
escaped the notice of other in­vestigators.
It is further found that
not only do x-rays induce this twist­ing
effect in some liquids but their
presence increases the amount of the
twisting of the light beams when the
liquids are placed in the path of a
magnetic current.
Dr. Allison reported these findings
at a meeting of the American Physi­cal
Society in Chicago, Saturday,
Nov. 26th. Among the fifty pro­fessors
on the program, Dr. Allison
was the qnly representative from
any of the Southern colleges or uni­versities.
X-rays are produced when an elec­tric
current of high voltage projects
streams of electrons traveling at
enormous speeds within a glass tube
which are suddenly stopped by strik­ing
a piece of dense metal within
the tube known as the anticathode.
The x-rays then pass through the
walls of the tube out into space and
may be directed on any object.
The electron, which produces the
x-rays, is the smallest unit of electri­city
or matter. It is the flow, or
constant vibration and movement, of
millions and "millions of electrons
through the wires which provide the
electrical Conveniences. The elec­tron
is also the common unit or con­stituent
of all matter. The entire
universe is constructed of this sim­plest
and smallest building stone—
the electron.
The Southern Y. M. C. A. general
secretaries held their first conference
in Atlanta during the past week-end
to discuss mutual problems. The con
ference was the first to be held in the
Southern region and promises to set
a precedence. Among those colleges
represented by their secretaries were:
Auburn, Tulane, University of Miss-isssippi,
Clemson, University of Flor­ida,
Georgia, University of S. C,
Georgia Tech, North Carolina State,
University of Virginia, Emory, and
the University of Tennessee.
The conference was conducted under
the supervision of C. B. Loomis and
O. R. Magill, southern regional secre­taries.
Among those who appeared
on the program were C. R. Elliott and
Harrison Elliott, representatives of
the National Council. W. W. Alex­ander
of Atlanta who is connected
with the Inter-racial commission con­ducted
devotional exercises throughout
the series of meetings. He also led
several interesting forums.
The Columbia Theological Semi­nary
acted as host to the secretaries
and very willingly turned over its
lobby and several closs rooms to the
conference. The out of town dele
gates were taken care of by the
faculty members of the seminary.
The question of student member­ship
in the campus Y was the subject
of the first forum. Among other
issues discussed were, Blue Ridge, the
President's training school, finances,
duties of regional secretaries, etc. It
was decided that the secretaries i. e.
regional secretaries, could best employ
their time by visiting the various col­leges
rather than staying in their
offices and working.
Alabama was represented by only
one institution, namely Auburn. The
other college Y. M. C. A.'s in the
state failed to send representatives.
Auburn was represented by Sam
Mosley, general secretary. He proved
to be the only secretary at the con­ference
who was a student, carrying
regular class work. All other secre­taries
were full time men.
ALL-COLLEGE HIKE
IS A HUGE SUCCESS
(Continued from Page 1.)
the Sophs and Frosh. It took place
over a stream of much-dreaded cold
water. The sophomores proved theiv
superiority by outpulling the fresh­men
repatedly. The freshmen were
dragged through.
The concluding event was a pillow
fight between an artillery man and an
engineer facing each other on a log
over the creek. This terminated in
a decisive victory for the artillery
which was represented by Bottoms.
Another fight on the log was brought
to a speedy close when both contest­ants
plunged head first, into the
water.
The attention of the crowd was then
turned to the top of the hill where the
eats were. The refreshments con­sisted
of weiners, ' marshihallows,
pickles, and cocoa. The eats were
thoroughly enjoyed. When every­body
had eaten their fill, a tired but
happy crowd turned their faces home­ward,
declaring the hike to be a huge
success.
Phi Delta Theta Will
Have New Home Soon
I. J. DORSEY SPEAKS
AT JOINT MEETING
The local chapter of the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity have completed the
plans and other necessary arrange­ments
for the buildings of their new
fraternity house. The construction
of the house will begin at an early
date and will be completed not later
than June first. It is to be of the
colonial type, somewhat similar to the
two fraternity houses on Fraternity
Row at the present time, with the
exception of the pillars. It will be
located on Fraternity Row, facing
the right side of the Theta Chi
House.
Report on Trip to Stock
Show Made at Meeting
Was it the stock show, the city life,
or was it the "calf show" that inter­ested
G. S. Williams, T. D. Aldredge,
M. T. Gowder and Joe Givhan on the
recent trip to Chicago? According
to news enunciated and rumored at
the Ag. Club by these attendants there
was probably a combination of fac­tors.
T. D. Aldredge said that due to his
privilege of getting to talk first he
would give an account of their experi­ences
going and coming. He said that
an argument ensued as to who should
sleep upstairs and the solution had to
be given by the Conductor.
Mr. Givhan of the party was to be
guide in that he had been to a city
before, according to Mr. Aldredge, and
the importance of the guide was not
realized until the guide had completely
lost his sense of detection.
M. T. Gowder and G. S. Williams
gave an account of the meeting of the
American Association of Magazines
of which The Alabama Farmer is a
member. To become a member of the
association it was necessary that there
be at least 1000 paid circulation.
Joe Givhan said that the grand
champion cow at the show was from
California and was a cross between
a shorthorn and an angus. The
animal sold for $2.50 per pound.
J. R. Carriger said in his talk on
farm aid, "The best way of helping
the farmer is by helping directly and
not by political or legislative means."
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secondary to the one main great ob­jective
of American colleges, it was
a great agency for good everywhere.
Dr. Dowell emphasized the absolute
necessity of maintaining scholastic
standing among members of athletic
teams with a view of all athletes
I. J. Dorsey, of Opelika, was the
principal speaker at a joint meeting
of Auburn Rotary and Lions clubs
last night, when twenty-eight ' boy
scouts were entertained as the guests
of honor. The occasion was one of
the finest of its kind ever held in the
College City, and attended by scores
of prominent .business men and edu­cators.
Emmett Sizemore, President of the
East Alabama Scout Council, presid
ed at the banquet, and recognized rep­resentatives
of the two civic clubs,
who made strong talks. President B
L. Shi represented the Rotary club,
and Vice-President J. A. C. Callan,
the Lions club.
Rev. S. P. Hay formally presented
the scouts, and each Scout in turn in­troduced
his father.
Mr. Dorsey delivered a fine ad­dress,
calling on the scouts to make
the best of their opportunities in life,
and be sure to grasp every chance to
get an education. The speaker com­pared
today with the year 1836-when
Indians roamed this country, and
pointed out the great developments
that have taken place. He impressed
his hearers with the question of how
it will seem and look a hundred years
hence.
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The Tulane school of pharmacy
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After winning a series of mental con­tests
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verie, under the auspices of the
American Legion, went to Paris in
1926, where he competed against
Inandi, French champion of the Poly­technic
school of Paris.
Claverie entered the pharmacy
school this fall and judging from his
progress he is making, say fellow-pharmacists,
will add to the laurels
acquired in mathematical fields.
During the summer of 1928 Claverie
contemplates another trip to Paris,
again to compete against the ex-champion.
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