1930-02-28 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930 NUMBER 42
Engineer's Day
To Be March 21
Banquet And Dance To Fol­l
ow Day's Observation
and Activities
IS AN ANNUAL EVENT
Technical Movie And Baseball
Game Ranking Events
Of Occasion
Plans for the annual Engineers'
Day which will be held on the 21st of
March are tentatively made. This af­fair,
which began two years ago, and
proved to be so popular, will be un­der
the auspices of the Engineers'
Club and Tau Beta Pi, the honorary
engineering fraternity. A widely di­versified
program has been arranged
for the enjoyment of the technical
men.
A short address by Dean Wilmore
at the Tiger Theatre will be followed
by the showing of a technical movie
and a comedy.
At two o'clock a parade will be
held. The line of march running
through town and ending up at the
athletic field. Various colored floats
and exhibitions will feature the dif­ferent
departments of the school. A
prize for the best float will be award­ed
to the department featuring it.
At,the field a tug-of-war will be
held between the freshmen of the
various departments. The upper-classmen
have the responsibility of
their own department in the hands
of the mentioned freshmen. About
four o'clock a baseball game will be
held. The Engineers will challenge
the Ags and fight the
diamond.
A banquet at Smith Hall will be
held at seven o'clock. A very limit-d
number of tickets, due to the size
of the hall, is available. It is urged
that those who wish to attend the
banquet buy tickets as early as pos­sible.
The program at the dinner
will feature several prominent speak­ers
from the south. Prof. John C.
McKinnon, acting as toastmaster, will
introduce the engineers of note to
those present. «-
The closing feature of the day, a
dance supervised by Miss Zoe Dobbs,
Dean of Women, will take place at
the Gym. The music for the dance
will be rendered by Abie Hardin and
his Auburn Collegians.
Historic Landmark at
Wright's Mill to Pass
Old Bridge Goes After Serving
Nearly A Century
Almost all Auburn students and
many people in the southern part of
Lee County particularly are interest­ed
in the demolition of one of the
county's oldest landmarks, Wright's
Mill'Bridge.
This bridge has been a sort of
shrine for the more adventuresome of
the students as many have gone over
the dusty road to the locality of the
bridge many times. The interest in
"the old bridge has never been lack-
Eighteen Schools
Already Entered In
Dramatic Tourney
Marks The Fourth State-wide
High School Dramatics
Tournament
THE NEW ROSS CHEMICAL LABORATORY
Eighteen schools in the state have
accepted the invitation to participate
in the annual state high school dra­matic
tournament to take place here
April 4 and 5. Each team registered
will enter one one-act play. From
the interest expressed by high schools
in the state more than thirty insti­tutions
will enter before the closing
date of March 25, it was stated by
Prof. J. R. Rutland, head of the Eng­lish
department, and Dr. John D.
Shaver, director of the tournament.
Entries to date include Murphy
High of Mobile, with Miss Louise K.
Hamil, trainer; Sidney Lanier of
Montgomery, Miss Mildred Ford,
trainer; Beulah High of Blanton, Mr.
F. C. Tillery, trainer; Felix High,
Miss Lucille Fuller, trainer; Ridge
Grove High, Miss Grace Pinnell, train­er;
Alexandria High, Miss Thelma
Grogan, trainer; Monroe County
High of Monroeville, Mrs. W. T.
Staugh, trainer; Pike County High of
Brundidge, Miss Leah Stevens; Tal-ledega
County High of Lincoln, Miss
Janie Carroll Stevens, trainer; Opp
High, Miss Frances Turner, trainer;
Dixons Mill High, Miss Katie Mar­tin,
trainer; Barbour County High of
Clio, Miss Atkinson, trainer; Wadley
High, Miss Maude Douglas, trainer;
(Continued on page 4)
Ag Engineers Go
On Inspection Trip
Professor Nichols Of A g Engi­neering
Department To
Sponsor Tour
T. L. Baggette, president of the
ASAE, states that all Ag engineers
will leave on March 13th. for a four
day inspection trip of power farming
in north Alabama.
The Ag students are to go from
here to Gadsden, and then on to north
Alabama, where they will have the
opportunity of looking over some of
the outstanding power farming plan­tations
of the south. From there they
will return by Birmingham to inspect
several rural lighting plants in Jeffer­son
County.
Professor M. L. Nichols head of the
Ag Engineering Department will
sponsor the tour.
Men making the trip are: J. D. Ald-ridge,
T. L. Baggett, T. Cantrell, J.
R. Carreker, B. F. Griffin, M. A.
Jones, L. G. McDonald, Victor Sav­age,
M. H. Sexton, H. G. Sherard and
B. E. Winn.
DAVIS AWARDED FIRST
PRIZE IN COMPETITIVE
MODERNIST DESIGNING
Swain and Giddens Win Prizes
Offered By New York
Architect
In a competition for a modernistic,
decorative "panel, to be used in the
•new Municipal Building of Middle-town,
N. Y., prizes were awarded to
the following Auburn men.
1st, of $25—C. F. Davis.
2nd, of $15—Guy W. Swain.
3rd, of $10—Kenneth R. Giddens.
""The contest, open only to upper-classmen
of the Auburn School of
Architecture and Applied Arts, was
offered by Mr. R. R. Graham, archi­tect
of Middletown, N. Y. Mr.,Gra­ham
who submitted the accepted plans
for the Municipal Building, suggested
that perhaps the ^ men in the Auburn
Art School would be able to render the
mentioned panels. His reason for se­lecting"
Auburn was given in a
letter which he wrote to Dean Biggin.
(Continued on page 4)
Work On Annual Horse
Show Starts Monday
Carreker, Strickland
At Baptist Convention
Acting as representatives of the
Auburn union John Carreker and W.
B. Strickland attended the state con­vention
of the Baptist Student Union
which was held in Montgomery last
Sunday at the Whitley Hotel.
Delegates from all over the state
were present at this annual meeting.
Plans for the coming year were made
and adopted. At this time, also, dis­cussions
concerning the Southwide
Conference which will be held in At­lanta
the coming fall. Several
speeches were made by prominent men
who lauded the results of the unions
for the past school year.
Glee Club to Broadcast
Over WAPI on Monday
Thirty Minute Program To Be
Rendered By Club
The Auburn Glee Club under the
direction of Professor John W. Brig-ham,
will present a varied program
from the A. P. I. broadcasting station
over station WAPI Monday evening,
March 3, beginning at 9:45. A thirty
minute presentation by the club will
constitute the first half of the Au­burn
hour which lasts until 10:45.
This radio period from Auburn is an
addition this week to the regular Fri­day
evening Auburn hour 7 to 8
o'clock. '
(Continued on page 4)
Auburn Stud, to Study
Theatre In Savannah
Co-Ed to Investigate Historical The-tre
In South'* Oldest Theatrical
City
Miss Wyoline Hester of Opelika left
Auburn Friday for Savannah, Ga., to
make a study of the theatre in that
city. She is a graduate student in
English at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, and is taking as her thesis
subject the development of the theatre
in the Georgia seaport.
Savannah was a center of theatri­cal
activity long before the end of
the eighteenth century. The "Old
Savannah Theatre" is said to be the
oldest theatre in the United States.
Miss Hester is a member of the
Auburn Players. In their recent pro­duction,
"The Rock," she played the
role of Mary Magdala. She is a
former student of the University of
Georgia, having been awarded the
bachelor's degree from that institu­tion
before coming to Auburn.
MILITARY BALL MARKED
AS MOST COLORFUL HOP
OF THE CURRENT SEASON
Decorations Suggestive Of The
Occasion Make Dance
Hall Attractive
Surpassing all former affairs in
brilliance and color the Military Ball
last night was voted as one of the
most popular dances ever held in
Auburn. Attended by the officers'
staff of Fort Benning as well as the
staff and senior officers in Auburn
the affair presented a galaxy appear­ance.
Girls from all parts of the
South were present as the guests of
the cadets. Miss Rose Gunter, bejle
of Montgomery, with her escort,
Cadet Colonel H. H. Hillman, led the
Grand March.
The music^ given by Dunk Rendle-man's
Alabamians, was perfect. This
orchestra entertained with several
novelty acts as well as with its most
njoyable music and helped to make
the affair the success it was. Much
praise has been given to these synco-pators
and to H. Milligan and Lieut­enant
Townsley, who had» charge of
the music committee.
The decorations, arranged for by
C. F. Davis and Lieutenant Bowman,
stepped aside fro mthe ordinary run
and diverged into a novel display of
military appearance. Red, white, and
blue streamers covered the ceiling, and
guidons of all the batteries and com­panies
hung from the gallery. Field
pieces placed in strategic points
guarded the occasion. In back of the
orchestra stand a huge panel depict­ing
the chivalry and ideals of Auburn
was mounted.
The committees, captained by V. L.
Taylor, assisted by W. W. Bryant
and Lieutenant Townsley, fired off
(Continued on page 4)
ROSS CHEMICAL LABORATORY
TO BE OCCUPIED THIS MONTH
Board of Trustees Name Building for Dr. Ross, Who Has Been
Connected With College 38 Years
STRUCTURE AN EXPENDITURE OF $280,000
4 2 , 0 0 0 Square Feet of Floor Space in Sixty-Seven Room Build­ing
t o Furnish Ample Space for Work
Juniors and Seniors Interested
Invited to Enter Contest
Are
ing. y
This old structure has been stand­ing
for nearly a century and has
stood the traffic for all these years
over one of the more popular coun­ty
highways. Built of the old cov­ered
type construction, and of long,
large, heart pine timber, covered
with shingles of fat pine, the old
structure went for fifty years before
showing any sign of rot.
This ancient landmark is being re­moved
to make way for a new steel
or concrete bridge, able to accom­modate
modern traffic.
Many people in this section are
viewing with interest and sadness the
removal of this famous bridge, so
well known in the eastern part of the
state. Another shrine and haven of
pleasure for Auburn students is go­ing
in the interest of progress.
NOTICE!
There will be a meeting of the Re­porters'
Club and Plainsman staff
Sunday evening, 6:30 at the S. A. E.
House.
Work on the annual horse show will
start Monday, March 3. Captain An­derson
and Lieutenant Townsley who
are in charge of the show request
all seniors and juniors who expect to
enter the events to report to the' stab­les
Monday afternoon.
The horse show has always been
a splendid event at Auburn. The in­terest
has always been high and it is
not expected that this one will be an
exception. A sophomore event will
be started later in order to give in­terested
sophomores a chance to par­ticipate.
Textile Engineering
Studs. Sought By Co.
Goodrich Company Seeking Auburn's
Textile Graduates This Year.
Professor E. W. Camp, head of the
school of Textile Engineering, states
that he has received a letter from
Mr. B. M. Fredrick, manager of the
personnel department of the Goodrich
Rubber Company, requesting that he
recommend several of this year's grad­uates
for positions with his company.
Dr. Bradford Knapp Is Awarded Football Letter by
Vanderbilt Forty Years After Being on First Team
The Ross Chemical Laboratory—
Auburn's newest and finest—is now
nearing completion. The contractor
is giving it the finishing touches, in­stallations
are being made, and the
building will be occupied and in use
before the end of March. Complete
and equipped it will represent an ex­penditure
of $280,000.
The building was named by the
board of trustees for Dr. Bennett
Battle Ross, who has been in charge
of chemistry at the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute since September,
1893. On the front of the building
just above the name is carved in
white limestone these words: "Chem­istry
leads man into the domain of
those latent forces whose power con­trols
the whole material world." And
this has been the ideal of Auburn
chemists from the beginning to this
very day.
The Ross Chemical Laboratory is
modern throughout. It is of brick,
stone, tile and concrete plus a small
amount of wood. Itis fireproof. The
architecture is the Georgian type.
The structure is three stories with
a basement. It will provide offices
Over Sixty Couples
At Legion's Dance
Variety In A g e And Costumes
Feature Dance Wednes­day
Night
President Bradford Knapp of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute has
just received a sweater bearing the
gold "V" from Coach Dan McGuigin
of Vanderbilt University. This ward
was given to Auburn's popular prexy
forty years after he starred at right
guard and tackle on the first two
football elevens ever organized at the
Nashville institution.
When Dr. Knapp performed with
the Commodores, letters were worn
by the athletes, but were not confer­red.
No organization existed at that
time which conferred letters as the
athletic councils do at present.
Dr. Knapp has always been a firm
believer in athletics organized on a
level plane. He helped plan the first
football team at Vanderbilt and help­ed
them considerably by holding down
a regular berth at right guard on the
initial team. This was during his
junior year as moleskins wearers were
unknown on the Vandy campus dur­ing
his first two years.
The first coaches at Vandy fully
realized that good footballs are not
to be had unless two giants and ex­cellent
players are performing at
tackles. Because good gridiron teams
are generally built around two good
By ELMER G. SALTER
tackles, Dr. Knapp was shifted to
tackle his last year.
The shifting of t>r. Knapp from
guard to tackle aided the Commodores
very much as they won one of the
first intersectional games played by
a Southern team. They defeated
Washington University of St. Louis,
4 to 0, in their final game of the sea­son.
This was quite an honor to be
achieved by a Dixie team. The first
meeting between the two teams result­ed
in a 24 to 6 victory for the Mis­souri
school.
The team organized at Vandy in
1890 was the second in Dixie. Only
the University, of Virginia could boast
of a gridiron team in the South when
President Knapp aided in starting the
Commodores on a record in football
which has been equaled by very few
teams.
One win and one loss was the record
made the first year. The victory
was recorded over the University of
the South, at Sewanee by the score
of 22 to 0, while the loss was sus­tained
at the hands of Washington
University, 24 to 6.
In addition to being in the lime­light
as right tackle during his sec­ond
season placing cleats in terra
firma, President Knapp also managed
the team. He performed in every
game that Vandy played while he
was attending school there, and was
taken out only once, and that was
because of an injury in the Washing­ton
University^tilt at St. Louis.
Though it has been forty years
since he played football. Dr. Knapp
looks as fit as the modern athlete,
and still appears capable of tearing
a. few forward walls to threads.
Coach McGugin sent Dr. Knapp a
size 46 sweater which fits him like
it was tailor made. Coach McGugin
failed to ask the size but just took
a look at him and sent him his size,
which is several sizes larger than the
average present day football play­er
wears.
"Football players on the first team
below the Mason-Dixon line faced
many hardships that the modern play­ers
do not have to endure," related
Dr. Knapp in stating his experiences
when playing on Vandy's first two
teams. The players, when Dr. Knapp
played, had to buy their equipment
and often paid their expenses on
trips.
Ranging in age from two to seven­ty
five and dressed in many different
costumes, sixty couples attended the
American Legion dance Wednesday
night at the Alumni Gymnasium.
Among the different types of cos­tumes
represented were Confederate
uniforms, overalls, hoop skirts, colon­ial
dress and common college wear.
One participant wore a Scotch outfit
including the proverbial bottle.
The ball was started rolling with
a square dance, Mrs. Moseley and
Mr. Gardner being selected as the
best couple executing that dance. A
grand march then took place, led by
Lan Lipscomb and Mrs. Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake took the prize,
a pair of tooth brushes, for the best
waltz. In a final inspection the fol­lowing
were selected to fill the places
indicated: Mrs. Cash, it; Otis Gunter,
most comical; Abe Martin, most coun­trified.
The music for the occasion was fur­nished
by a five piece orchestra from
several points east. West Point, Ga.,
Lanett, and Opelika, Alabama were
represented.
Smith Station Girls'
4-H Club Here Today
The entire Smith Station Girls' 4-H
Club consisting of 80 members are to
be in Auburn today to present a ra
dio program at noon. The presenta
tion is sponsored by Miss Mary Bailey,
home demonstration agent of Lee
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County, and Miss Bess Fleming, state
girls' club leader.
The program will consist of songs,
yells, and short talks by the club
members telling about the work ac­complished
by the Smith Station club.
Miss Bailey and Miss Fleming will
speak.
'Miss Blue Bonnet' Be
Given By Chi Omega
The Chi Omega Fraternity will pre­sent
a comedy in three acts, "Miss
Blue Bonnet," next Friday night. Miss
Celeste Vance of Iron City, is here to
direct the play. ••
Most of the characters have been
selected, the fourteen leading, being
members of Chi Omega, while thirty-two
performers, forming four chor­uses
will come from the young peo­ple
of the town.
for faculty, class rooms for students,
laboratories for research and space
for the other lines of work conduct­ed
by the school of chemistry, chemi­cal
engineering and pharmacy. The
building contains 57 rooms.
The three floors and basement total
42,000 square feet of floor space. A
unique feature of the building is an
auditorium or lecture room with out­lets
on three floors. It has direct
connections with the basement and
first and second floors.
The building is arranged and equip­ped
expressly for the purposes for
which it was erected. Of the 67
rooms 22 are small rooms for individ­ual
work. The floors are of mastic
tile which is resistant to chemicals.
It is also the best for the workman.
All working surfaces of laboratory
desks are of alverone stone which re­sists
chemical action. Locks and oth­er
hardware are of solid brass. Seven- ,
teen fume fans are included to re­move
fumes from the building.
For repair all pipes are exposed,
enabling workmen to locate pipe
troubles and correct them immediate­ly
without tearing into either floors
or walls.
The building was designed by War­ren,
Knight, and Davis, Birmingham
architects, under the direction of
Bradford Knapp, Dr. B. B. Ross, and
other members of the chemistry staff.
It is one c3P|8« largest buildings at
Auburn. Yet provision was made for
erecting later two wings. It is- lo­cated
immediately west of William
J. Samford Hall and immediately
east of the* Alumni gymnasium and
south of Erskine Ramsay and Broun
engineering halls, giving it a location
at the north side of the new campus
and convenient for the large number
of students in chemistry.
Ross Chemical Laboratory, with its
modern equipment, is another mile­stone
in chemistry work at the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, and in
Alabama. Prior to 1872 chemistry
was an important part of the work of
the East Alabama Male College, a
Southern Methodist institution, which,
on that date, became the Alabama
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
the landgrant college for Alabama.
Later the name.was changed by the
legislature to the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute
The first professor of chemistry at
Auburn i was Professor John Darby,
who held this chair in the old East
Alabama Male College. Professor
Darby was professor of natural sci­ence.
While at Auburn he originated
a formula for a prophylactic fluid
which is still sold under his name
over the United States. The first
of this fluid was manufactured at
Auburn. Along with his other duties
Professor Darby found time to as­semble
a large collection of geologi­cal
products.
Darby's tenure of service at Au-
(Continued on page 4)
Dr. Ross On Vacation
In Miami, Florida
Florida Sunshine and Health Prove
Healthful to Chemistry Dean
Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Ross are now in
Miami, Florida, where they are en­joying
a vacation and where the sun­shine
and rest are combined in a
healthful way. They are located at
636 6th Street, S. W. Correspondence
from Dr. Ross reveals that he is
thinking of Auburn and his work
here, although he is several hundred
miles away.
Early in the winter they spent a
few weeks at Hot Springs, Ark. Re­turning
to Auburn they spent a few
weeks while Dr. Ross attended to ur­gent
business, after which they went
to Florida.
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THE PLAINSMAN
—is pleased to know that the Military Ball
upheld the high place it holds in the social
events of Auburn last night. Its exclusive-ness
is a mark of distinction,
—extends congratulations to the eleven
juniors in electrical engineering who were
honored by bids from Eta Kappa Nu.
—awaits the band's return from a wonder­ful
trip to Mobile. The Mardi Gras would
not be complete without the Auburn Band.
Chicago P a p e r P r a i s es
G r e a t S o u t h e r n E d u c a t or
Too often attempts are made by great
northern dailies to find cause for casting
abusive remarks towards the South. On
occasions when nothing detrimental to the
good name of this section can be had, the
old game of printing imaginary news is
resorted to, but for once we are glad to
see that one of the big papers has found
reason to express a word of praise for
something coming from the South. The
Chicago Tribune, .attesting of the good
fortune of Illinois University obtaining Dr.
Harry Chase from the University of North
Carolina, reads very eloquently thus:
"Illinois has reason to rejoice over the
selection and the acceptance of Doctor
Chase of the University of North Carolina
as president of the great institution at
Aurbana. A committee representing the
trustees of the University, the faculty and
the alumni has been very thorough in can­vassing
the field of available educators
and is to be congratulated upon its suc­cess.
Doctor Chase is one of the outstand­ing
University builders of the country,
with a record of accomplishment which
brought him not only distinguished recog­nition
but many tempting offers from other
institutions. That he has decided to come
to us is gratifying and significant.
"It is no disparagement of North Caro­lina
to say that Illinois offers an opportuni­ty
to a man and educator of Mr. Chase's
moral and mental calbre not surpassed any­where
in the country. It now has a magni-ficant
physical and technical plant. The
great work of James in the field has been
carried on and consolidate during the as­tute
and devoted administration of Dr.
Kinley.. It has a good board of trustees
and a strong backing in the alumni and
press. What it needs most at this stage
is a strengthening of the scholastic and
teaching structure and a general advance
along this line. Doctor Kinley's health has
hastened his retirement but he steps aside
with the appreciation and gratitude of
every friend of the University. Doctor
Chase will take over his responsibilities
with the prestige of his own high reputa­tion
and striking accomplishment. He is
also assured of support from the intelli­gent
public opinion of the State and from
a loyal alumni. The prospect is one of in­spiring
progress for the great institution of
which Illinois is rightly proud."
S t u d e n t Association To
Be In Real Test I n Election
It is not so very long now until the an­nual
spring elections will roll around at
which time, if precedent still holds sway,
this campus will conceal, beneath an ap­parently
calm and seren sufface, a virtual
political hot-bed. To a visitor here, noth­ing
of this colossal struggle, going on un­derneath,
will be visible, yet in spite of
all efforts at eradication, this underground
political machine will be hard at work.
Past elections, too numerous to ™"-j:
have shown that this condition will un­doubtedly
exist.
No recognizance will be taken of the
fact that these elections will be the initial
and therefore the most important tests of
the Undergraduate Student's Association.
It is of upmost importance that the cam­paign
be perfectly free and above board,
with no faction being intent on getting any
certain man into office but rather all fac­tions
on the campus combining and as a
whole work towards the elert-'—• of th"
men best suited for office. If this condi­tion
could only be brought about, all the
past underground campaign work could be
done away with as being unnecessary. No
one does a thing in the dark which can
just as easily be brought forth into tKe
light. If a man is especially suited for a
particular office it is not necessary to tell
people about it in whispers; this only be­comes
necessary when a nominee has no
particular qualifications but is being put
into office because he is a "good fellow" or
for some political reason.
However, conditions, with no underhand­ed
campaigning are apparently highly ideal­istic
on the Auburn campus. The advant­ages
are many for such an ideal, yet it
seems as if all efforts at cleaning up the
political situation and bringing this ideal
into "reality are doomed to disappointment
simply because it would take too much pow­er
away from the individual factions.
We wonder if the Student's "Associa­tion"
is strong enough to pass this first
real -crisis.
S p r i n g T r a i n i n g Is
P r o g r e s s i n g Rapidly
Out on the athletic field a large group
of men may be seen any day getting into
shape for the contests to take place later
on in the Spring. Among these are seen
candidates for the football squad, working
out earnestly, endeavoring to learn more
of the game so that when the crisis comes
next season, they will know and be in con­dition
to perform in a creditable and
praiseworthy manner; the track aspirants
are toiling away trying to reach the maxi­mum
perfection possible for the coming
meets; while on another field the baseball
players are being put through the paces
in anticipation of the season which opens
shortly.
On the face of almost every man there
is no trace of duty or selfishness present,
but rather one of wholesome joy and pleas­ure
which leads us to believe more strongly
than ever that Auburn athletes strive for
positions on the various teams out of love
for the games and for the institution. This
is in direct contradiction to the condition
in many colleges where the strained ex­pression
of duty predominates because of
the manner in which the athletes were ac­quired.
A large and appreciative number of stu­dents
can be seen looking on the practice
groups; they are meditating on the pros­pects
and every now and then they com­ment
on something that has caught their
eye. We are glad to see such an interest
on the part of both the student spectators
and the players, for it shows an intense
interest in an athletic situation that has
become in some cases both deplorable and
encouraging. We feel that athletics are
on the upward climb, that the captains of
the teams are fighting for the comeback
that will enevitably arrive. They are en­couraged
to put forth a more unified and
earnest effort when the students go out
to watch the practice sessions, and the
students are showing a loyalty to and
faith in the institution that the casual visi­tor
does not notice.
Letters to the Editor
Feb. 27, 1930
Editor, The Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
Refering to the current discussion on
whether or not to put in a nickel and pull
the handle, for one, I feel much like the
life termer-who didn't mind staying in
jail except for the prison uplift ladies.
Our discussion on the Roscoe question has
reached such proportions that it once more
becomes necessary to read the funny pa­pers
for amusement. Even the eminent
Billowheel has seen fit to spare a few of
his precious words in behalf of Magnus
Carter and the Rights of Man. And I
might say here that his guess as to the
identity of Mr. Roscoevitch was erron­eous,
I myself having gotten my hands dir­ty
standing on my head.
A Sophomore (thank God for the sopho­mores)
seems to have gotten quite wrought
quite wrought up over the fact that that
first lemon always soured his nickel. Don't
you worry, though, little Sophomore, news­boys
were matching for pennies long be­fore
you situated in the Fairest Village of
the Plains. And some naughty old bays
will still be playing marbles for keeps
when you leave. Some of 'em will go to
heaven and some won't, but if I were you
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Roscoes
will disappear when they start making
paper nickels.
If this gambling question is to be sol­ved
soon I would suggest that someone
buy a pair of dice and get it over the nat-uial
way. Then maybe we will get a rest.
We need one.
Yours with a sigh,
I van Awfulitch.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
The expansion of
knowledge through
research and discov­ery
is just as import­ant
to the intellectual
existence of a techni­cal
institution as is
its teaching. Person­ally
I have received a
very great amount of
satisfaction out of
some of the work underway here at Au­burn.
I have not commented upon the very
fine notice which has appeared in the press
of the whole country regarding the discov­ery
recently made by Dr. Allison of the
department of Physics but I count it a
very high privilege indeed to be associated
on the faculty with a man who can "extend
the boundaries of our knowledge." Most
of us are followers or imitators. It. is not
the privilege of the average individual to
give birth to a single new idea. This has
led the philosopher to say "there is noth­ing
new under the sun." The truth of
the matter is there are things yet undis­covered
under the sun and since they are
undiscovered, in a certain sense, they are
surely new. Dr. Allison, with the able
assistance of Mr. Murphy of his depart­ment,
has developed a new and very use­ful
method of analyzing substance so deli­cate
and so fine that its full practical
worth to the human race is not yet under­stood.
The use of light in this work is
new and startling; it is fascinating as well.
And then these two fine workers move on
to certain verifications of the existence
of element No. 87 and again attract the
attention of the scientific world. I care
very much less for the advertising value of
such a thing than I do for the fact that
we have on our faculty and in our midst
men who are capable of doing such a piece
of work. I am predicting quite freely that
two or three members of the Engineering
staff will presently be developing some
new and interesting discoveries of great
practical value. Likewise men in the Agri­cultural
Experiment Station are doing the
same kind of work. These men are worth
knowing. It will be worth something in
after years when the history of the coun­try
is being detailed to say you knew such
a person upon the faculty in college when
you were a student. It is my belief that
there are men on the faculty of this insti­tution
who are going to write their names
into the history of our country.
* * * *
It is unfortunate when a student per­mits
his mind to become clouded regarding
the true value of things. Very often the
student who does not put forth a good ef­fort
himself or who fails to realize the im­portance
of a certain subject in His course
commences to get into an attitude of mind
in which he regards the mere passing of
the course, the mere getting of a passing
grade, as the main object. As a matter
of fact, the important thing may be the
mastery of that subject and the student,
no matter how good he may be, may not
be putting forth a sufficient effort to reach
this mastery. I think the most interesting
thing is to compare what the older men
who have had long experience in a profes­sion
think about a college education and
the value of the different subjects in it
and what the student thinks about the
value of these different subjects. The
student may think that the practical side
of his education is the superior side while
the experienced man in the highly technical
profession knows that before we reach the
point of making good application of a sci­ence
to practical things, we must master
the fundamentals of the science itself.
Before you can have a thoroughly good soil
chemist or soils expert you must have a
thoroughly good chemist. Before you can
have a thoroughly good master of the sub­ject
of animal breeding you must have a
man who knows the fundamentals of bi­ology
and knows them well. Before you
can have a thoroughly good engineer you
must have a man who has mastered phy-ics,
chemistry and mathematics. I am just
as strongly for practical applications and
for the vocational side of education as
anyone but I have no intent or purpose
ever to neglect the fundamentals. If the
course at Auburn is a "stiff" course, all
the more glory in getting a degree from
this institution.
* * * *
In the last issue of the Plainsman I said
.something about "spring feveT." I said
it on purpose because I felt there was a
little growing danger of let-up in effort
on the part of the student body. Today I
want to say just a little bit about the cut­ting
of classes. Cutting classes is some­thing
which just seems to happen at cer­tain
period. We put in a lot of time on it
last fall and made a very remarkable im­provement.
In fact during the first se­mester
closing in January the number of
students who received a loss of credit in
the Registrar's office was reduced more
than one-half below what it was in the
last semester of last year. In the last
$ AUBURN FOOTPRINTS H
Vacationing is even in the minds of college studer.ts these days. Some of the
more optimistic are risking their cameras on the co-eds.
* * * * * * * * *
Wonder if some of these high-powered agents around town who seem to be able
to sell one anything he doesn't need could have any luck against the man who said
he was married and didn't need one when told of a new invention that was a com­bined
talking machine and carpet sweeper with a detachable arm that could be used
as a letter opener?
* * * * * * * * *
That would be a good test for some of the Auburn business students.
* * * * * * * * *
A combined agricultural andj chemical course should be offered here so that
getting "meat" and sugar from cotton seed would be facilitated. The farmers will
support the course, anyway.
• * * * * * * * * *
Wisconsin wouldn't be the only state who would try to raise a howl against a
bi-product of cottonseed were that the case.
* * * * * * * * *
THE LATEST FOR HOMEBREW
Chase a wild bull frog three miles; then gather up-the hops. To this add ten
gallons of tan bark, one-half pint shellac, one bar of home made soap, and boil ten
minutes. Strain through an I. W. W. sock to keep it from working, and add one
grass hopper to each pint to give it a kick. Then place in cool place for at least one
day.
* * * * * . * * * *
This seems to be about as good as any yet devised, and since the season is al­most
here, the rats in town can find another task to begin on.
* * * * * * * *
Seats in the Student Supply Shop are selling at a premium since warm weather
made its advent. It seems thafl the popular idea of this demand is the fact that
more girls are in the shop sitting at the tables.
* * * * * * * * *
Heimie Ware predicted that the Military Ball would be a failure because he
would not be there; too bad he doesn't rate senior standing in the subject. Wonder
what the rest of the boys thought about it.
* * * * * * * * *
Several days ago Toots Straussburg was seen coming out of the zoo with his
shirt just about torn off. On investigating it was found that he had been attacked
rather savagely by two co-eds, and being unable to defend himself, he was the vic­tim
of their wrath. Seems to us that by now he must be learning about women from
Kathleen. Oi-oi-Tootsie.
* * * * * * * * *
Several fair visitors from Jackson Forks came up to see Lefty Primm perform
on the diamond and all they saw was their hero batting grounders to the infield. We
suggest that next time the damsels pay a visit to the illustrious member of the base­ball
squad that he see the coach and make special arrangements to let- them see the
brand of ball he intends to toss towards the opposing batsmen this year. The game
receipts might be a few dollars larger by the end of the season.
* * * * * * * * *
At the beginning of the second semester, several members of the Junior civil
class swore off taking a course under Professor Baughman to pursue the study of
geology under the direction of the business department. Now it appears that after
being compelled to hand in some typewritten reports at every class meeting, they
have beeome conscious of some kind of "suck-in." Anyway, Jew Beeman has been
sufficiently impressed that it is no "laughing matter" any longer, but at the same
time such pictures are comical.
* ' _* * * * * * * *
Some of the income taxes that have been coming in for so long are now on the
outgo. .
* * * * * * * * _ _*
Now that the basket ball season is over Louie James can keep some of those
warm dates with less secrecy than he usually does.
* WITH OTHER COLLEGES <<
PRICE TOO HIGH
Fraternity pictures will not be carried
in this year's Bonhomie, Furman Univer­sity
Yearbook, according to the recent ac­tion
of the Pan-Hellenic council. Such ac­tion
came as the result of a prolonged dis­cussion
of the present cost of pages in the
Furman yearbook.
The cost of running fraternity pages in
the Bonhomie for $40.00 per page is too
expensive on the various social groups of
the campus, it was pointed out by the mem­bers
of the council who were advocating the
omission of all fraternity pictures.
Just what the final outcome of the step
taken by the Pan-Hellenic will be is only
a matter of conjecture. Efforts are being
made to secure partial payment for frater­nity
pictures from the school administration
on the grounds that social clubs are a big
asset to the school. At presene there are
approximately thirty pages of athletics car­ried
in the Bonhomie free of charge, be­cause
such a section in the year-book is us­ually
considered a big asset to Furman.
Whether or not the fraternities will suc­ceed
in getting aid on the same basis is
not yet known.
* * * * *
NEW KIND OF DAY
Down at the University of Florida, up-perclassmen
have instituted "Bush Day".
This even comes on Wednesday, and all
freshmen are compelled to hide behind bush­es
when they see upperclassmen approach­ing,
and stay hidden until they get oufc of
sight. We wonder if they have an Ag Bot­tom.
But then it isn't the "rats" that are
hiding there, is it?
* * * * *
Another good argument in favor of hav­ing
spring holidays is that Ole Miss now
has them. According to the Mississipian
five day in March will be set aside for the
students to stir around, or sleep it off, and
get rid of the attack of fatigue, spring fev-week
there has been a slight tendency to
increase the percentage of classes cut. I
hope every student who reads this para­graph
will just do a little thinking on his
own account, pull himself together, buck
up his courage and realize that cutting
classes is about the most useless, the most
foolish and illogical thing a student can
possibly do. The student who cuts classes
is just cheating himself and that is not a
very healthy practice.
er, or what have you. Wonder how long
before we will get a few holidays of this
kind. There is no argument against them
that we can see.
* * * * *
CHOOSE BETWEEN
Professor Seager, of "the Rockefeller In­stitute
has found that West Indies negroes
are old men and women at the age of 30
because of the hardships they have to un­dergo
to eke out a living. Well, we have
to go to college until we are broken down.
* * * * *
RECORDS
The University of North Carolina has the
record on small students. They have one
fellow over there only a yard long. We
know a better one than that, however. We
once knew a prof, who was so narrow that
a fly could stand on his nose and put a
foot in both of his eyes.
* * * * *
WE HAVE SOME MATERIAL
Wanted: A college freshman. He must
be tall and handsome with hair cut a la
freshman. He must be obedient to upper­classmen—
He need not be intelligent but
he must show some indications of initiative
ability.
—A Psychology Student.
P. S. He is wanted for experiment in the
new Psychology lab.
* * * * *
The School of Pharmacy at Constantin­ople
is a failure this year, as not a single
student is enrolled in the course this se­mester.
The government ha been asked to
work up interest among young Turkish
students.
* * * * *
SWEETHEART PIN WEARERS
"Sixty days in jail or a fine of $50" may
be the sentence imposed upon co-eds in
Minnesota wearing fraternity sweetheart
pins if one statute of the state should be
enforced.
The fraternity pin, traditional insignia
of affection in college circles, would be
confined to masculine • wearers only, if
section 10, 452 of the general statutes for
1923 should happen to be enforced.
* * * * *
STILL YOUNG
The first year-book ever published by a
school in Texas, was in 1895, edited by F.
M. Law, was called "The Olio," and was
the year-book of this College?
THOUGHTS IN SILHOUETTE
c\Kerr THogenese ^eufelsdrockh
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed ia
this column are not necessarily the editorial opin­ions
of this paper. It is a column of personal
comment, and is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
* * * * *
ON BEHALF of the space so chari­tably
and generously donated to this
column in the paper I wish to ex­tend
a very warm and sincere welcome to
all visitors here for the Military Ball.
May the occasion reach your highest ex­pectations
and may you experience pro­found
pleasure and happiness during your
stay.
* * * * *
ANIGHT or so ago I was looking
around at a bunch of fellows I have
known for at least four years ana
known more or less intimately. I was led
by the sight into a little bit of drunken
retrospection of the college man. He spends
four years in high school. Just prior to
his graduation he begins to feel awfully
important to that high school" and be a
big part of the school. He is known by
most every one. The fellows pat his back
in a friendly way. The girls fall on his
neck or not; just as he wishes. Perhaps
he has made a letter or so in athletics.
A number of things happen to feed his
vanity and he begins to develop quite a
bit of ego and an exalted opinion of him­self.
In the graduation he realizes the cli- •>
max of his exaltation.
The following fall he goes to college.
In a week's time most of the ego has gone.
The exalted opinion that he had of him­self
has turned into sour grapes. His vani­ty
gets painfully hungry. He becomes ex­tremely
meek. He has many adjectives
hurled at him that are unbecoming to his
high school graduate complex. He is put
quickly into his place; a very little and
mean place. He is continually humbled,
but he lives through it and becomes a very
hard boiled sophomore.
His hazing days being fresh in his mind
he begins to attempt retaliation. He prac­tices
this attitude for a year just to let
everyone know that he is bawly rat and to
heal some of the wounds received in his rat
year; also to sooth the numerous hurts to
his adolescent pride. His junior year he
begins to feel very big and intellectual; to
talk a great deal with the key burdened
seniors; to have designs on a number of
keys and to familiarize himself with the
necessary procedure to procure same. He
becomes known on the campus. His ego
comes back. He becomes puffed up.
Then comes the senior year. He gets
the keys. He is a big man. There is a
piece in the home town paper about him.
Again he has a complex. He knows plen­ty;
a lot more than most people. He has
a very amplifed opinion of himself: he
really thinks there is something to him.
Along at the latter part of the year he gets
a job with some big company; then he
knows that he is most desirable man and
very valuable. Oh! yes, very valuable.
He graduates and reports to the com­pany
for work. The company puts him at
some humble task of labor that he is far
too good for. The company sure hasn't
much sense behind it, or else it would not
waste the services of a good man like him
on a such a despicable job. Pretty soon
the good college atmosphere is worn off.
The ego leaves with the exaggerated opin­ion
of his value. He begins to realize that
he doesn't know so much; that there isn't
so much to him after all; that he isn't any
better than any one else: and not worth
nearly as much commercially.
On realizing that a new attitude comes
and he begins to get along a little better.
Pretty soon he gets a promotion and begins
to be somewhat of a success. The success
grows and the money keeps coming in. He
has more and more hours of leisure. The
leisure hours are all right but he doesnt
know what to do with them. He wakes up
to the fact that he has spent all of his time
in studying and equiping himself with those
things that facilitate the making of money
with no idea of what he will do after he
gets the money, or how he will live. He
finds he doesn't know how to live. He only
knows how to make money. If he is very
wise he will set a rich happy contented life
for his goal instead of money and begin
studying all over. Life being short death
claims him before his conception of how to
live is even remotely complete.
Many things are left out, but I begin to
get sober. The turth is I had to go in a
trance to even find the so-called butt to
take up this little space.
She cheats her lover of his dues
And yet contrives to keep him tied,
At first deciding to refuse
And then—refusing to dicide.
And —to unexplored Tibet
And furthest Himalayan snow
He talks of going—to forget
And, talking, forgets to go.
Colin D. B. Ellis.
•Ufth.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
Women Teachers Like
Movies Better Than
Drama, It Is Stated
New York—(IP)—The average wo­man
teacher in the United States likes
the movies better than the drama, pre­fers
musical comedies to grand opera,
and reads popular magazines and
books rather than the classics, ac­cording
to a survey of the habits,
tastes and background of prospective
teachers made at Teachers College,
Columbia University.
The survey, which is perhaps the
most comprehensive ever made of the
teaching profession, charges that the
average teacher is hopelessly bour-geoise
and provincial and worthy of
being placed in the same company
with the character, "Rabbit."
Until the teachers', experience and
background are improved, it will be
impossible to have better teaching,
according to the survey, which has
been conducted in fifteen teachers
colleges in all parts of the United
States by Dr. McLedge Moffett, of
Columbia.
The average teacher is declared to
be a "good representative of the mid­dle
class of American society," who,
in mentality, is only slightly above
the average.
Her father is a manager of a small
business, a skilled workman, or a far­mer,
and her sister is either a steno­grapher,
a nurse or a business clerk.
Her chief source of pleasure has been
picnics, amateur plays and basketball
games, and she has never wandered
more than 200 miles from the place of
her birth, or visited more than one
city that could be called large.
Less than 2 per cent of the teachers
have no church affiliation, while more
than 85 per cent are Protestants, 7.6
per cent Roman Catholics, and 3.5
per cent Jewish.
In the Protestant denominations the
Methodists and Baptists lead with the
Episcopalians, Congregationalists and
Quakers coming last on the list. While
the average teacher attends church
regularly, she never comes in contact
with the leaders of thought in the
religious world, according to the sur­vey.'
Temple Bailey, Gene Stratton Por­ter
and Charles Dickens are the au­thors
most widely read by the teach­ers,
with Kathleen Norris, Zane Grey,
and John Gallsworthy read only
slightly less frequently.
Windowless Buildings
Soon To Be Practical
New York — (IP) — Windowless
buildings and television that will send
business executives "through wires or
ether" to attend board meetings and
make addresses are soon to be reali­ties,
according to Dr. Zay Jefferies,
consultant engineer of Nela Park,
Cleveland, who spoke here recently.
He startled his listeners by predict­ing
for the near future buildings with
no windows, lighted by artificial sun­light,
ventilated artificially, with
rooms completely enclosed and free
from drafts, uneven temperatures and
noises.
"These objections will be largely
eliminated by dispensing with win­dows,"
he said. "This would permit
cheaper construction and inclosed
rooms would be cool in summer and
warm in winter. Buildings would be
of any desired size. The production
of ultra violet rays to stimulate the
health rays of the sun tends toward
the new type of building construc­tion."
In such a building, less steel would
be" used and less coal would be re­quired.
Salt Lake City, Utah—(IP)—Pro­fessor
F. F. Hfntze, geologist of the
University of Utah, has announced
the • discovery of a supply of helium
gas in southeastern Colorado, believed
to he the richest in existence.
Students Ride In
Taxi To Classes
WOMAN GRADUATE OF LAW
SCHOOL WRITES BIOGRAPHY
Washington—(IP)—The first wo­man
to graduate from the law school
of the University of Wisconsin, is
writing the biography of one of Wis­consin's
most noted sons.
The biography is of the life of
Robert M. LaFollette, last Senator
and presidential candidate, and the
author is Mrs. LaFollette. She en­tered
the university at the age of 16.
PROFESSORS ANALYZE
Ithaca, N.Y.—(IP)—A series of
analyses of six metorites by two Cor­nell
professors, Dr. Jacob Papish and
Zaida M. Hanford, have resulted in
the discovery of two chemicals here­tofore
regarded as practically non-ex-istant
elsewhere than on earth. The
two chemicals are arsenic and ger-manium.
New Haven, Conn.—(IP)—Thanks
to the enterprise of Howard Lihme,
of New York, some of the seniors of
the Sheffield Scientific School now
ride in a taxicab to recitations or
laboratory work distant from their
dormitory.
Lihme solved the transportation
problem by purchasing an old taxi
which he parks near his dormitory.
Just before classes Lihme and his
passengers board the antiquated, de
crepit vehicle, wedging themselves in­side
like sardines in a can and cling
ing to the running board like flies.
Clattering and banging like a string
of tin cans, the machine bounces its
way for a mile through the university
precincts from Pierson Sage Square
to the Medical School.
POLITICS PLAN PART IN
ELECTION AT HIGH SCHOOL
Cleveland, O.—(IP)-Girls of South
High School here showed that they
had learned a political trick or two
from their elders in recent senior class
elections, when they organized in cau-cusses,
obtained the pledge-of every
girl in the class and swept an all girl
slate into office in a two-week cam-pain
against traditional male candi­dates.
For the first time since 1925 a
girl president emerged victorious
through the smoke of feminine poli­tics.
»
VALUABLE CIGAR STUB
Los Angeles—(IP)—A woman won
a battle royal here for the recovery
of a cigar stub thrown away by for­mer
president Calvin Coolidge.
She put the. stub into her hand
bag and hurried away without giving
her name t'o reporters who rushed to
get it. •
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Fresh Oysters and Fish
Come to the
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THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY
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Books of Interest
Book Recounting Happenings of the Boer War Finds
Place With Reading Public
A YOUTH SEES THE BOER WAR
By Howard Crawford
COMMANDO By Deneys Reitz.
Charles Boni, Paper Books.
"Here is the book," says General
John C. Smuts, in his preface to
Commando, "for which I have been
waiting for twenty-five years and
more."
And here is the book which your
reviewer has been waiting almost as
long.
Americans know very little of the
Boer War, I wager to say; especially
thu^e Americans who have been for­tunate
to have been born within the
present century.
But the war was so like our own
Revolution in many ways, that any
accurate record of its carrying on
should be of intense interest to all of
us. '
Denys Rietz, whose father was once
President of the Orange Free State,
and later was secretary of state for
the Transvaal, was only 17 years of
age when the war broke out; and he
joined the Boer forces immediately.
I doubt if any more exciting or
praiseworthy recordof a soldier's ex­periences
have ever been written.
Reit'z saw the war in all of its
myriad form and angles. He was
with the first fighting in the Natal.
He saw his fellow Boers beaten at
every turn, and then he enters into
that most interesting and extraordi-nary_
campaign which was carried on
Campus Politics Kill
Minnesota Uni. News
The student board of control, in
charge of the Minnesota Daily, Uni­versity
of Minnesota campus news­paper,
has been dismissed by univer­sity
authorities "to remove the publi­cation
from campus political influenc­es."
Dean E. E. Nicholson, announced
that the Senate committee on student
publications henceforth would handle
all duties of the former student board,
including supervision of the year book
and humor magazine.
Editorial and news policies of the
daily have received considerable crti-cism
from faculty members and stu­dents
who charged the paper was not
a representative publication of the
student body.
They said its news was sensational
and its editorials were too often find-ding
fault with the university admin­istration.
AIL students become subscribers to
the paper through their tuition fee
payment.
by General Smuts in the Cape Colony,
where a band of three or four hun­dred
men underwent every hardship
imaginable, to gain glorious victories
over British troops by guerrilla oper­ations.
"The Boer War," writes General
Smuts, also in his preface to the book,
"was more than a mere 'War. It was
a vast tragedy in the life of a people
whose human interest far surpassed
its military interest."
And it is the record of this people
during a time of great stress that
Reitz writes.
You will be interested in the gener­al
who would not pursue the enemy
after a' victory because he believed
not in taking too much from God at
one time.
You will be interested in the man­ner
in which the Boers abandoned
their injured and sick soldiers to the
British in the sure knowledge that
they would be well taken care of.
You will be interested in the lessons
in South American Geography.
You will be interested in the person­alities
of many of the soldiers, who
came from all parts of the world to
join in the fight on one side or the
other.
You will find little of what started
the war, but you will learn that had
Smuts had his way, it probably would
have ended in favor of the South Af­ricans.
This is another proof of the worth-whilehess
of the Paper Books, still an
experiment, which Boni instituted less
than a year ago to introduce to the
United States the European plan of
publishing books in a form and at. a
price attractive to everyone.
With the return of Rockwell Kent
from the far north, the covers of the
books are being changed each month,
and the whole project is one which I
believe is to be in the nature of a rev­olution
in the American publishing
world.
SEVEN KINDS OF LOVE
DEFINED BY SEABURY
Ideal College Girl
Is Being Discussed
The ideal college girl is good look­ing—
but not so good looking that you
have too much competition; studious
—not too studious to make her a
boner or a grind, but studious enough
to always have her lessons so that
she can tell you what it is all about,
quickly, before class; fast—but not
so fast that she will incur the ire of
the old maids composing the vigilants'
morals committee; clever—but not so
clever that she outshines you; witty
—but not so witty that she is always
cracking jokes on you; a good dancer
—but not such a good dancer that she
is always getting tagged; a dramatic
star—but not such a star that she is
always given the love scenes with the
leading man; a teacher's pet—not so
much that she will get a bad name
but enough to" get you some "pull"
with them;—in other words just nice
enough for you—but not too nice. •
Kansas City—(IP)—The seven dif­ferent
kinds of marital love, accord­ing
to David Seabury, psychologist
and author, are, in order of their
ability to make married life happy:
MATE LOVE, founded on natural
compatibility.
ROMANTIC LOVE, that is in love
with love.
SEX LOVE, based on physical at­traction.
HOME LOVE, based on the univer­sal
longing for a retreat.
INTELLECTUAL LOVE, founded
on mental attraction.
PROPINQUINTY LOVE, which de­velops
from having the same social
background.
SELF-LOVE, which results in the
meal-ticket marriage.
WILD ROSE IS CHOSEN
THE NATIONAL FLOWER
Youth Startles World
With Astronomy Find
Delphos, 0.—(IP)—A farm boy,
who works in a factory office here
by day and pursues his hobby of as­tronomy
at night in his home-made
astronomical observatory three miles
from here, again has startled the
world's star-gazing sharks with his
discoveries in the realms of infinite
space.
"He's done it again," was what the
people of this village were saying as
the great news agancies of the coun­try
carried the stories that the farmer
boy, Li C. Peltier, had found a new
comet. I
Several nights ago, Peltier, who
sweats over figures in the accounting
department of Graham Motors, Inc.,
during the daytime, saw a faint gleam
in the northern sky as he gazed
through his six-inch telescope.
Observation and calculation con­vinced
him that he had come once
again upon a "find."
It was a comet that the astronomers
who looked through the most power­ful
telescopes had failed to discover.
Five years ago Peltier made his
most notable previous discovery, when
he located a comet which scientists
now call Peltier's comet.
It was shortly before he found that
celestial wanderer that Harvard Uni­versity,
m recognition of his services
to astronomy, loaned him the telescope
he now uses.
Peltier is single and lives at the
farm home of his parents. He has a
large library of books on astronomical
subjects.
The Racial Menace
In South Africa Course in Good and Evil
Two Good Stories
Come From Princeton
Two good stories wander down from
Princeton. One is about a rich little
boy whose father sent him there for
some higher education and then found
out that undergraduates are not per­mitted
to have cars on the campus
The father stormed into the Dean's
office angrily. He was amazed to
hear that his son should have to walk
- -in all • kinds of weather. Why, it
might ruin his health. So he built the
lad a twelve-room house opposite the
grounds of the university, equipped
it with a butlejr, maid, and chauffeur.
The chauffeur drives the boy to his
classes—and outside the city limits
the boy takes the wheel.
The boy in the other story must have
come from the same family. He had
been studying too hard, and. he had
injured hi» health. His father, a busi­ness
man, had no use for study. The
invalid student came home for a holi­day
week-end. The father summon­ed
him imperiously to his office.
There he glared at him, handed him
ten $100 bills, and roared: "Spend
that by Saturday night or never dark­en
my door again!"
TUMULTOUS DEMONSTRATION
ON RETURN OF STUDENT
TARIFF CONFERENCE
HAS SESSION IN GENEVA
Geneva—(IP)—Twenty-three na­tions
have sent representatives here
for a conference the purpose of which,
is to seek an agreement for a tariff
truct in Europe.
The immediate aim of the confer­ence
is to get the nations not to raise
present customs duties during a stated
period—two or three years—and not
to create in this period any new duties.
All nations in the world, whether
members of the League of Nations
or not, were invited to attend the con­ference.
Every European state
agreed to take part, but Columbia
was the only New World country to
send a representative.
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Washington—(IP)—In a nation­wide
referendum in which more than
a million ballots were cast, the wild
rose has been chosen as the national
flower, the American Nature Asso­ciation
announces.
Out of a total of 1,067,676 ballots,
the wild rose received 492,811 votes.
This was more than 150,000 above
the nearest competitor, the columbine.
The also rans were, in order, the
violet, the goldenrod, American Beau­ty
rose, phlox, daisy, dogwood and
mountain laurel;
Congress now is to be asked to rati­fy
the selection.
•RED" SMITH IS COACH
AT GEORGETOWN UNI.
Washington—(IP)— Annoucement
has been made here of the appoint­ment
of Richard (Red) Smith as base­ball
coach of Georgetown university.
Smith graduated from Notre Dame
in 1927, after playing three years of
varsity baseball and football. He was
with the New York Giants for a year
as a catcher, later going to Montreal
with the International League and
spending last year with the Boston
Braves. .
LITTLE THEATRE OPENED
Middletown, Conn.— (IP)— Wesley-an
University here has opened a little
theatre, the gift of the class of 1892.
The theatre is in old.Rich Hall, until
recently the college library.
Madrid, Spain—(IP)-Several thou­sand
university students here engaged
in a rather tumultous demonstration
on the occasion of the return of an
exiled student, resulted in many pro­tests
against the present dictatorship,
and called for the •abdication 'of the
Spanish king.
While the gay youths were dining
and dancing, they shouted continually,
"Down with the King and the Mon­archy!
Death to Primo! Down with
the new dictatorship!"
The authorities did not interfere,
but let them "blow off steam.".
NEWSPAPERS
Northampton, Mass.— (IP)—Prof­essor
Sidney Bradshaw Fay, of Har­vard
University, author of "The Ori­gins
of the World War", said in an
address here recently that in his opin­ion
the newspapers of the United
States are the most informative of
the world.
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And Any
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The native African is the most pa­tient
of all people, but imposing white
civilization on him, says -Gen. Jan
Christian Smuts, former Premier of
South Africa, can only result in bol-shevizing
him and making him a men­ace
to the rest of the world.
Mr. Ray E. Philips, in The South
Africa Outlook, declared that " the na­tive
South Africans are increasingly
feeling that the wrongs done to them
by the white man can not be righted
by peaceful means alone. They are
rapidly losing their faith in the Gov­ernment.
They feel that the mission­ary
has betrayed- them, or at least
stood silently by while the unscrupu­lous
white man has grabbed their land
and driven them to work; they see
the wide discrepancies in wages paid
white and black workers for the same
work.
The negroes in South Africa have
hesitated to join an organization such
as the Communist party but their at­titude
toward the whites is increasing
and becoming more like the Com­munist
party daily. The natives ac­cuse
the missionaries of educating
them but failing to provide for their
food. They blame the Government
for low wages and poor living con­ditions.
General Smuts, recently speaking in
New York, on the racial problems,
maintains that it is wrong to make an
"inferior European" out of a native
who is proud of being an African.
He states that the natives are natural­ly
better "off without coming into
close contact with the white races for
they learn the vices of white civili­zation.
ATHLETES INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Baltimore, Md. — (IP) — Maurice
McCarthy, former collegiate golf
champion and captain of the George­town
university basketball team, and
three other athletes received injuries
near here when an automobile in
which they were riding struck a park­ed
car.
The others injured were Larry Mil-stead,
of Ocean City, N. Y., captain of
the Georgetown track team, Joseph
Cranley, of Chicago, a runner, and
Tom Murphey, of Phillipsburg, N. J.,
a football player.
McCarthy, who was driving, was
booked on a reckless driving charge.
Five Chinese youths, all in their
teens, were arrested, tired, and shot
within two hours at Changhai, recent­ly
when they were apprehended while
distributing Communist literature.
The youths were arrested in the In­ternational
Settlement.
Rollins College Adds
Winterpark, Fla.— (IP)—In an aca­demic
sense, evil has been elevated to
co-equal educational rank with good by
Rollins College here.
Mrs. Cora Harris, novelist, who de­clares
she "has no use for conscious
goodness," has been placed in charge
as the first known professor of good
and evil.
A rush of applicants for the revolu­tionary
course was reported.
President Hamilton Holt dispelled
any doubts about the scope of the
course, however, when he made it
clear that no actual practice of evil
was anticipated.
"Rather the class will study the
history and philosophy of evil as con­trasted
with virtue, discussing the
effects of evil in history and life."
Students in the advanced sociology
groups only will be admitted to the
classes.
"Evil is one of the oldest classics
of human nature," Mrs. Harris said.
"It is taught by people morally illit­erate
and mentally corrupt, when it
should be an important part in the
education of youth.
"Evil is a dignified subject and an
important part of education. It is a
subject that should be taught by good
people and not by evil persons."
BEET SUGAR GROWERS
REMEDY LOSS IN PRODUCT
Syracuse, N. Y— (IP)—Beet sugar
growers have been losing millions of
dollars every year because they cut
the tops off their beets too for down.
This was discovered by Dr. Ernest
Reed, professor of botany at Syracuse
university here.
At present the top cut off and
thrown away, Professor Reed said,
contain at least ten per cent of the
sugar crop.
The discovery was made while Dr.
Reed was investigating the theory
that the sugar in the sugar beet is
concentrated in the heart of the beet.
WORLD SHOULD STUDY
FINER THINGS IN LIFE
Bryn Mawr, Pa.— (IP)—The world
should study the finer things of life
and not dwell on the greatness of
evil, Dr. Horness Hart, professor of
social economy at Bryn Mawr college
said, attacking the "chair of evil" re­cently
established at Rollins College,
Florida.
"Such a chair is superfluous and
without cause," he said. To place
evil on a pedestal as the college plans
to do, is placing a premium on evil,
and it is no longer approached on a
positive or constructive manner, but
in a decidedly negative way."
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930
Ross Chemical Laboratory
To Be Occupied This Month
(Continued from page 1)
burn ended in 1869, three years be­fore
Auburn became a state institu­tion.
He was succeeded on that date
by Dr. William C. Stubbs who re­mained
at Auburn until 1885. Thus,
he was the first State chemist in Ala­bama.
He was succeeded in 1885 by
Dr. N. T. Lupton who was State
chemist and professor of chemistry
at Auburn until 1893 when Dr. B.
B. Ross, an alumnus of Auburn, be­gan
his period of long, faithful, and
distinguished service at his Alma
Mater.
Dr. Ross was born in Auburn. His
father, Dr. B. B. Ross, Sr., was pro­fessor
of English literature at the
old East Alabama Male College. The
younger Ross graduated at Auburn
in 1881 with the degree of bachelor
of science. In 1886 he received the
degree of master of science. Later
he went to Germany where he was a
student at the University of Gotting-ham
and at the University of Berlin.
He was a student in Germany one
year.
Before assuming his duties at Au­burn
he spent six years as professor
of chemistry and chemist for the
Louisiana Experiment Station of the
University of that State..
In assuming his duties as State
chemist and professor of chemistry
at Auburn, Dr. Ross became one of
a small group of noted chemists who
have served in this capacity. The
work of the initial chemist, Professor
Darby, continues to bear fruit; and
the same is true of Dr. Stubbs and
Dr. Lupton who passed on years ago.
Dr. Stubbs was a Virginian. At
one time he was president of the
University of Alabama. He held the
chair of chemistry of the old South­ern
University at Greensboro. During
the Civil War he was chemist for the
Confederate government, being en­gaged
in the manufacture of explo­sives
at Selma. From Auburn, Dr.
Stubbs went to Louisiana State Uni­versity
as chemist and director of the
experiment station. There he dis­tinguished
himself in several ways,
especially for his research work With
cane sugar.
Dr. Lupton was also a Virginian.
His record at Auburn is an important
chapter in the history of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
The exact date of the beginning of
chemistry work at Auburn is not
known. However, the records do
show that chemistry was among the
first subjects on the curriculum of
the old East Alabama Male College.
In accepting this institution to the
State the Alabama legislature quali­fied
to take advantage of the Morril
act, which is the federal landgrant
act. It became a law in 1862 when
the Civil War was raging and Lin­coln
was president.
Unwritten history- says that the
first chemistry building owned by the
State was located on the present ex­periment
station grounds at Auburn.
Later other space was provided. In
1883 a room in one corner of the
basement of the old main building
(where William J. Samford Hall now
stands) was the college laboratory
and another room in another corner
of the same basement was the State
laboratory.
In 1887 the old main building was
burned. Temporary quarters were
provided for chemistry work until
the old chemistry building was erect­ed
in 1888. It is located near the
main building, being only a few steps
from Langdon Hall. This has be­come
old, worn, outgrown twice over
and so far out of accord with modern
structures that a new one became im­perative
as the first step in the new
building program when the legisla­ture
of 1927 at last made provision
for badly needed buildings at Au­burn.
In 1900 a small building was erec­ted
near the old chemistry building
for a State laboratory. In it State
work has been done for 30 years. It
too^will be abandoned when all chem­istry
work at Auburn j s assembled in
one building, the Ross Chemical Lab­oratory.
Nearby is an old cottage which has
housed the research laboratory and
offices for chemistry since 1906. It
is one of the older buildings on the
campus and was long used as a resi­dence.
It is to be mbved away soon
after it is vacated.
Such is a brief history of the work
done in chemistry by the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Men who as
students were trained at Auburn are
occupying important positions in the
field of chemistry throughout the
world. Some are executives, some
continue in the laboratory, others
are engaged in teaching, and still
others are in various lines of work
in which chemistry is involved.
These men reflect the excellence
of training at Auburn. It is the suc­cess
of Auburn trained men that is
the best measure of the high type of
work done at Auburn.
And teaching has not been all. It
has been—and is—only one division
of the work. For example, the State
laboratory requires a staff large
enough to meet the numerous re­quirements
of the State.
When the State laboratory was es­tablished,
fertilizer analysis was the
major line of work, as related by Dr.
Ross. It has continued as much.
Records kept by Dr. Ross show that
about 2,000 samples of fertilizers are
taken" by the Department of Agricul­ture
and Industries at Montgomery
each year and analyzed at Auburn.
Along with these 1,000 samples of
feed, 500 samples of food, and 150
samples of insecticides are gathered
by the same forces for analysis at
Auburn to determine whether or not
they measure up to the standard un­der
which they are sold.
Waters, minerals, ores and other
things of a piiscellaneous nature add
much to the requirements of the lab­oratory.
Toxical work is perhaps the most
difficult. Viscera and other parts of
human bodies where death by poison
is suspected are sent to Auburn from
time to time. This work requires Dr.
Ross, Prof. C. L. Hare, and other
members of the staff to appear in the
court as witnesses; and their testi-'
mony frequently is a big factor in
the decision of the jury. Thus, the
lives of men who are charged as
criminals are, in a measure, in their
hands.
When, in 1893, Dr. Ross became
chemist at Auburn he had only a
small staff. Now his chemistry work
on the campus at the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute is the most import­ant
line of endeavor connected with
the institution considering the num­ber
of students taught and also the
state work has grown greatly. Those
now associated with him in the direct
work of teaching and research in the
department of chemistry are: Profes­sor
Clifford LeRoy . Hare, "Doctor
Roger Allen, Doctor Cleburne Ammen
Basore, Associate Professor Parker
Preston Powell, Associate Professor
Herbert Marshall Martin, Associate
Professor William Karl Schweick-hardt,
Instructors Lee Albert Naftel
and A. D. Staples, assisted by a num­ber
of graduate and student assist­ants
employed for laboratory work.
In the school of Pharmacy, which
(Continued from page 1)
Saying, "Permit me to compliment
you on the fine type of men you are
sending, out from Auburn. During
the past four years we have had only
Auburn graduates in this office. They
have all been highly satisfactory, and
I wish to congratulate you on sending
forth men so well equipped for the
-architectual profession."
Many Kinds
But One Standard
Electrik Maid breads and cakes are
varied and many in number, but we
have but one standard—a standard
of quality, that's why you can "taste
the difference."
The Electrik Maid Bake Shop spe­cializes
in just the things that whet
the appetite and make the rest of the
meal still more delicious.
ELECTRIK-MAID BAKE SHOP
AUBURN, ALA.
EIGHTEEN SCHOOLS ENTERED
IN DRAMATIC TOURNEY
(Continued from page 1)
Lee County High of Auburn, Miss
Wyoline Hester, trainer; Opelika
High, Miss Emma Durham, trainer;
State Secondary Agricultural School
of Wetumpka, Mrs. T. W. Lull, train­er;
Handley High, of Roanoke; and
Tallapoosa County of Dadeville.
Competition in the presentation \>f
one-act plays will feature "the tourna­ment;
preliminary and final showings
will be made. The winning cast will
be awarded a trophy.
The state-wide dramatic tourney
was started four years ago^/by Miss
Janice Graham of Murphy High, Mo­bile.
It was sponsored by. the Ala­bama
Association of English teachers
of which Professor Rutland is presi­dent,
and was held that year at the
Little Theatre in Birmingham, the
second year at Ensley. For 1928-29
it Was brought to Auburn.
The Auburn English department is
devoting much time to the successful
staging of this tournament. "I be­lieve
the state-wide high school dra­matic
tournament is one of t h e fin­est
developments in secondary edu­cation
in Alabama," said Professor
Rutland, "Drama is the one field^of
art that can be brought within the
reach of every student. The cultural
level of a community can often be
measured by its appreciation of the
good things in music, painting, and
drama. If we can increase this ap­preciation
by encouraging high school
students to present the best in drama,
we will have rendered a distinct ser-
DAVIS AWARDED FIRST
PRIZE IN COMPETITIVE
MODERNISTIC DESIGNING
GLEE CLUB TO BROADCAST
OVER WAPI ON MONDAY
(Continued from page 1)
The Glee Club recently returned
from a five-day tour of north Ala­bama
and has been accorded favor­able
mention by those prominent in
musical circles over the entire state.
The program will consist of five
groups of numbers which* are as fol­lows:
,••••
1. Bedouin Love Song Rogers
A Summer Lullaby Gibson
Redman's Death Chant Bliss
Glee Club
2i Lassie O'Mine -—Walt
Kentucky Babe Geibel
Male Quartet
3. The Broken Melody Sibelius
Tell Me Not of a Lovely Lass
Forsythe
The Blizzard Cadman
Glee Club
4. A Finish Lullaby Palmgren
Timbuctoo".— Geibel
A Plainsman's Song Bliss
Glee Club
5. Alma Mater '. Wood
Glee Club
NEWS OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB
By Mrs. C. P. Townsley, Publicity Chairman
Mrs. Phillip Brown and Mrs. Nix­on
were in oriental costume to re­ceive
the guests at the Japanese meet­ing
of the literary department of the
Auburn Woman's Club on Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Camp's home was
decorated with Japanese parasols and
lanterns and branches of blossoms.
'Besides Mrs. Camp, Mrs. Jackson and
Mrs. Brown were hostesses.
Mrs. High briefly reviewed leading
articles in the February magazines,
classifying them according to seven
subjects, health and public welfare,
education, women, the stage and litera­ture.
Mrs. Scarseth gave a most inter­esting
talk on Japanese folklore. She
opened with a quotation from the
news magazine "Time," which showed
the extent to which the^ old legends
and customs still persist. The folk­lore
is much influenced -by7 the ances-
\
tor— and nature—worship which are
mingled with Japanese religion. Sup­erstitions
are varied and strange, fes­tivals
colorful and full of ceremony
and tradition. The talk ended with
the reading of a Japanese story.
• Refreshments were rice pudding
and served in Japanese China. In the
dining room was a collection of bowls
trays, and chopsticks brought by
Mrs. Tidmore from San Francisco's
Chinatown. Burning incense added
to the Oriental effect.
A great deal of the credit for the
cleverly arranged program on the
folklore of various countries is due
to Mrs. Bohler, who is chairman of
the department of literature.
The Children's Story Hour will be
held on Wednesday, March 5, at the
home of Mrs. Camp on West Glenn
Avenue. The time is from three to
four 6'clock.
Long Reported Resting
Well In Hill Hospital
Reports from the Hill Hospital
state that Grady Long, who was in­jured,
his jaw being broken, several
teeth being knocked put", and his face
severely cut, in an auto wreck last
Sunday about ten miles from Tallas-see,
was resting well after a few days
of painful unrest.
The wreck of the Chevrolet in which
Miss Edith Harris, manager of tne
cafeteria, Howell Long, Luke Ward,
and Grady Long were returning from
Birmingham, occurred when a tire
blew out as they met and were pass­ing
a Studebaker in which was a Mr.
and Mrs. Baker, of Montgomery.
Howell Long was lacerated about the
face and lost a few teeth, while Luke
Ward was knocked unconscious. He
escaped injury when he was hurled
clear of the collision. Miss Harrris
sustained, a few painful but not se­rious
cuts. The Chevrolet was almost
completely demolished, while the
Studebaker had its frame badly bent
up.
Several Auburn Men At
K. A. Banquet, B'ham
Auburn was represented at the Kap­pa
Alpha banquet in Birmingham
Friday by Dr. Bradford Knapp, De-
Witt Knapp, "Hugh Ellis, Bob Ellis,
and Streeter Wiatt. The banquet was
given by the Birmingham alumni for
the three active Kappa Alpha chap­ters
in Alabama. Dr. Knapp and par­ty
made the trip in automobile.
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PROFS. EXPLAIN FAILURES
Grades won't be the only reports
sent in a few days to parents of Wash­ington
and Lee students. Along with
results of scholastic work.during the
first semester of this school year will
go the professor's peronal estimate
of the reason for each student* defi­ciency.
An unsuccessful study cannot be
wisely handled without a diagnosis of
his complaint, University officials be­lieve,
and to apply blame to a case
which needs only sympathy and en­couragement
may prove fatal.
Fifty Albion Students
Now Face Arrest
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Next To Rainbow Theatre
Fifty Albion college students are
facing re-arrest here as a result of a
riot of the Albion students in which
300 of them tore down the city jail
to release twelve of their number
who had been placed in cells follow­ing
a celebration of a basketball vic­tory
over Alma College.
Albion police sent to the county
seat at Marshall for help and Jack­son
and Hillsdale for state police in
an effort to quell the disturbance.
Tear gas bombs were used by police
to drive back the students after they
had raided the jail and were attempt­ing
to release the rest of the stu­dents
held by police.
The riot started at Bohn- theatre,
where the students gathered after
the game. Police were on guard as
an unsuccessful atttempt to raid the
theater had been made by the stu­dents
earlier in the week.
When .about 300 students demanded
admittance, police saught to disperse
the crowd.
' In the melee that followed, about
150 of the students were arrested'and
taken to city jail.
There was room for only 12, and
the rest were taken back to the theat­er.
Police called trucks and arranged
to take the rest of the students to jail
at Marshall.
While police were busy, the students
obtained pick axes and released the
twelve men in the city jail, after the
door had been battered off.
The students then rushed the po­lice,
seeking to release those held at
the. theater. At the same time they
let the air out of the truck's tires,
moved carburator adjustments and
otherwise put the trucks out of com­mission.
Police then let loose several tear
gas bombs to drive the students back
from the theater. In the disturbance
that followed a dozen or more stu­dents
held in the theater escaped and
joined their companions. Police then
put incalls for the state police.
President -John L. Seaton of the col­lege
was called from his home and
he attempted to address the student
mob and get them to disperse, but
he was unsuccessful.
MILITARY BALL MARKED AS
MOST COLORFUL HOP OF
THE CURRENT SEASON
(Continued from page 1)
their duties with excellence and pre­cision.
The duties of invitation and
reception were in charge of T. Reeves,
D. Turney, K. George, J. Wiatt, and
Lt. Barth. L. L. Sledge, W. Welden,
O. White, and Lt. Pease were in
charge of finance. W. Jones, V. Sav­age,
W. Haskins, and Capt. Anderson
were responsibile for publicity. C.
Davis, G. Haslam, J. Taylor, E. Smith,
G. Collins, W. Cummings, G. Carden,
and Lt. Bowman decorated the dance.
Music was arranged by H. Milligan,
B. Scruggs, J. Calhoun, and Capt.
Grower. Refreshments were served
by F. Copeland, J. Atkins, J. Ward,
W. Edgar.
The University of Pennsylvania is
erecting four new buildings at an ap­proximate
cost of $1,400,000.
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Enjoy a good game of
Pocket Billiards with
your friends*
You are always wel-come
at
Auburn Social and
Amusement Club
MEMORIAL BE ERECTED
TO WAITER AT L. S. U.
Meeting in the cafeteria where
Uncle Jeff, waiter last served Louisi­ana
State university before his death
in October, a group of students made
plans Wednesday for the establish­ment
of -a memorial trust fund which
would provide for 'the purchase of a
house for the old darkey's widow,
who is homeless and unable to work.
Uficle Jeff, known as the "waiter
emeritus," at ,97 years of age was in
the service of 'the University 64 years
and endeared himself to thousands of
students.
is a part of the work of the school
of Chemistry, are Doctor Lynn Stan­ford
Blake, head of the work in
pharmacy, Assistant Professor Geor­ge
W. Hargreaves and Assistant Pro­fessor
Albert F. Nickel. In the work
of the State Laboratory are James*
Baxter Jackson, chief analytical che­mist,
Paul Rubens Bidez, assistant
chemist, Herbert W. JUxon, assistant
chemist, T. H. Burton, assistant che-mit,
George N. Keller, assistant che­mist.
Approximately 1,000 students at
regular sessions of college take one
or more chemistry courses. The num­ber
of freshmen who enrolled in the
1929-30 session to specialize in chem­istry
exceeded the 1928-29 enroll­ment
by more than 50 per cent.
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