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VOL. XXVII. AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1924. No. 25
TIGERS DROP TWO
GAMES TO MERCER
Errors Prove Costly To
Plainsmen—Sitz
Pitches Well
The Auburn ball-tossers tripped
over to Macon and aided materially
in extending Mercer University's
winning streak to 8 straight.
In both games the Tigers hit about
as hard as the Baptists, but a profusion
of errors, made many unearned
runs for the Mercerites,
and spelled defeat for the Tigers.
Skinny Hines started the first
game but retired with two out in
the fourth after (j runs and 7 hits
had been marked up against him.
Sitz came to the relief, and gave
a pleasing performance, not a hit
being registered off his delivery.
On the other hand, Hamilton pitched
a good steady game for the locals,
keeping his hits well scattered
and whiffing seven men. He
seemed at his best with men on
bases for on two or three occasions
Auburn had men on bases with
none out and then failed to tally.
Poor's home-run was the batting
feature of the day, while Hamilton
helped out his own game with a
single and a triple. Allen's two-bagger
was the only extra-base hit
registered by the Tigers. "Rough
also played a good defensive
game, accepting six difficult
chances at short without an error.
In the second, Doug Knight only
allowed four hits, but some wild
and woolly throwing by the Tiger
infield helped the Mercer cause
considerably, as only one Baptist
run was earned. The Mercerites
helped themselves to three runs in
the first, but Auburn tied up in the
third on Stewart's timely double.
Mercer forged one ahead in the
fifth and were again tied by the
Tigers in the sixth. However, in
the last half of the sixth the Baptists
sent three runs across the pan
and had the bases loaded with two
out when kindly Jupiter Pluvius
came to the rescue and stopped the
game before any more damage was
done.
AUBURN AB R H PO A E
Stewart, 2b 5 1 1 2 3 0
Allen, ss 4 0 1 2 4 0
Maurice, 3b 5 0 1 2 0 3
Griffin, lb 5 1 0 11 0 0
Fancher, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0
Ansley, cf 2 1 0 1 0 0
Self, If 2 0 1 3 0 0
Davis, c 4 0 1 2 10
Hines, p 10 0 3 0 0
Sitz, p 3 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 3 C 24 12 3
MERCER AB R H PO A E
Lawrence, c f - - 3 1 1 0 0 0
Poor, If 3 1 1 1 0 0
Reese, ss 3 1 0 1 5 1
Smith, l b 4 0 1 13 1 0
Shepherd, rf . . . 2 0 0 1 0 0
Pinkston, 2b . . . 4 0 0 4 1 0
Bush, 3b 4 1 1 0 6 2
Morgan, c 3 1 1 7 0 0
Hamilton, p . . . 3 1 2 0 2 0
Totals 29 6 7 27 15 3
Auburn 000 011 100—3
Mercer 210 300 OOx—6
Summary: Two base hits, Allen.
Three base hits, Hamilton. Home
Run, Poor. Stolen bases, Reese,
Smith, Fancher. Sacrifice hits, Allen,
Lawrence, Poor, Morgan. Double
play, Allen to Stewart to Griffin.
Passed ball, Morgan. Hit by
pitched ball, by Sitz (Shepherd).
Earned runs, Mercer 5. Struck out
by Hamilton 7, by Hines 1. Base
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FROSH BREAK EVEN
WITH MARION
Drop First tiame But Take
Vine ietuiiu
Under the tutorship of James
Kirk Newell, the "'rats journeyed
over to Marion last week for the
opener and took the fast flying Ca-,
dets as tlieir initial foe. rihe re-suits
of the invasion was that of
the two games played, one went
to each of the two contestants, the
first to the cadets uy a 7 to 6 score
and the second to the Frpsh 2 to 1.
, Nervousness in the early innings
of the first game cost the
"rats" a victory but they came
back strong in the second and
copped. Hughes pitched a beautiful
game in the first and struck
out ten men but errors and "Nigger"
Frasier's hitting were the deciding
factors. Booth hit a homer
that sailed so far that the cadets
are still marveling at the feat but
there was only one on base at the
time.
Austin, gave up only four scattered
hits in the second and kept
the Marionites well in hand. The
first performance was very pleasing
and it seems that Auburn is
sure to have some baseballs won
by one or more teams this season.
FIRST GAME.
Auburn 001 010 000—275
Marion 200 003 OOx—561
Earned runs, Marion 0, Auburn
1, Base hits, Frazier. Bases on
balls, Vickery 3, Hughes 1. Left
on bases, Marion 5, Auburn 5,
Wild Pitch, Vickery 1, Hughes 1,
1st on errors, Marion 3, Auburn 1,
2 Base hits, Frazier 2. 3 Base hits,
Frazier. Home runs, Booth. Struck
out, Vickery 3, Hughes 10. Double
plays, Hamilton to O'Brien, Hughes
to Hamilton to Wallish. Hit
by pitcher, Gray L. (Hughes)
SECOND GAME.
Auburn 000 002 000—231
Marion 100 000 000—143
Earned runs, Marion 0, Auburn
0. Base on balls, Contrie 3, Austin
1. Left on bases, Marion 3,
Auburn 9. 1st on errors, Marion
1, Auburn 2. 2 Base hits, Frazier,
Gray, A. Struck out, Contrie 8,
Austin 5. Hit by pitcher, Steen
(Contrie) Contrie (Austin)
PREP SCHOOL TRACK
MEET IN AOBURN APR. 19
On Saturday April 19th, the Annual
Interscholastic Track and
Field meet will be held at Auburn.
It is the fourth time for the holding
of this annual affair and an
increased interest has been demonstrated
each year. Indications are
that the coming meet will be the
best yet held.
The events that will be on the
menu for the prep teams are,
100 yd. dash, 220 yd. dash, 440
yd. dash, half mile run, mile
run, 120 yd. low hurdles, pole
vault, discus throw, high jump,
shot put (twelve pound shot) running
broad jump and half mile relay.
Any institution that is a member
of the Alabama High School
Athletic Association is eligible to
enter a team. A silver loving cup
will be awarded to the team scoring
the greatest number of points.
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TRACK TEAM OPENS
SEASON SATURDAY
Strong Team Ready For
Georgia Bulldogs
The Auburn Track team, after
weeks of hard training, will open
their l'J24 schedule on the local
cinder path here today, with the
Georgia Bulldogs as their oppon
ents. Coach Hutsell, assisted by
Coach Wilson, has rounded into
shape one of the strongest track
teams that has represented the Tigers
in many moons, and unless the
Georgia visitors bring down an unusually
strong aggregation, they
are doomed to come out second in
the melee.
Captain Pippin, who is serving
his third year on the varsity, is
showing rare form in the broad
jump this season, and all indications
are that he will lead a corking
good team on the field today.
He is assisted in the broad jump
by "Pea" Green and Scott. Both
of the last named are showing up
well, and one of them with Captain
Pippin will hold down the
broad jump today.
In the sprinting department there
is to be found a quartette of cinder
artists that are hard to beat. In
Goodwin, Nelson, Martin and
Crane, Coach Hutsell has developed
four speed demons that will
hold their own in any meet. These
men will take care of both the 100
and 220 yard dashes, and the
Plainsmen will no doubt acquire
their share of the points in these
events.
In the 440 (quarter mile) Creel,
Meigs and "Emma" Golirtan are
holding the leading ranks. All of
these are showing up well, and
there is no telling as to which two,
Coach Hutsell will use in today's
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WIRT HOLDS ELECTION
The Wirt Literary Society held
its regular meeting Monday night
and besides the regular program
an election of officers was held.
Following are the officers elected;
C. H. Turk, Pressident.
R. H. Elder, Vice-president.
J. G. Elliott, Secretary.
M. E. Josey, Treasurer.
H. Kinzer, Critic.
Dryden Baughman, Sergent-at-arms.
H. F. Schwekendick, Reporter.
The members are urged to continue
their good attendance for
the rest of the year.
MRS. BENNER TALKS
ON MODERN WOMAN
Mrs. Benner was the Y.W.C.A.
speaker, Sunday afternoon at Smith
Hall and an unuasually large number
of girls was present to hear her.
The speakker compared the modern
college woman to the character,
Nora in Ibsen's "Doll House."
"Nora," she said, "did not feel that
she was necessary to her own
household, she was not prepared
for anything and could not manage
her home. The woman of today
is being prepared for some
definite work. Through her college
training she learns how to
direct her home and at the same
time enter into social and other
activities.
"The modern woman feels and
knows that she is an essential factor
in the home life of her family;
she is a partner and companion to
her husband and it is this type,
not the "Nora type," which man
considers ideal."
CLASS OF '24
SHOWS DECREASE
Electrical Engineering
Leads for Third Time
SENIORS MAKING
INSPECTION TRIP
The class of ZZ graduated one
hundred and thirty-four strong, the
largest number to finisn at Auuurn
up to that time, 'inis did not take
into account the ' twenty-six students
who for some cause or other
were unable to complete their
courses until the following summer
school, which brought the total
number of graduates for that
year to one hundred and sixty.
The record was again broken the
next year when '23 marshalled one
hundred and sixty at the graduation
exercises, nine of whom were
of the misrepresented sex. They also
left a rear guard of thirty-two to
receive their "goathides" during
the summer.
With these records before us the
question "How come?" arises
when it is seen that this year, '24,
seems unable to muster more than
one hundred and fifty to answer
roll call on Commencement Day,
with twenty-five more finishing
this summer. The two main reasons
for this drop is the number
of graduates are that in the last
few years the classes have had a
larger percentage of rehabilitation
students than the present one, and
an unusually large number of men
who entered with this class finished
in three years by coming to
summer school to make up a year's
work.
In '22 degrees were conferred in
nine departments, Electrical Engineering
leading with forty-eight,
the next being Civil Engineering
with a total of nineteen and ranging
on down to Pharmacy with two
representatives. In '23 Electrical
Engineering still held the lead with
thirty-six, Agricultural Education
having usurped second place with
twenty-three while the infant
course of Architectural Engineering
gave one graduate to the class.
This year there will be graduates
from fourteen courses receiving degrees,
forty-two in Electriral Engineering,
nineteen in Agriculture,
eighteen in General, eighteen in
Agricultural Education, fourteen in
Mechanical Engineering, twelve in
Civil Engineering, eight in Secondary
Education, six in Veterinary
Medicine, five in Pharmacy, four
in Chemical Engineering, three in
Architecture, three in Architectural
Engineering, three in Home Economics,
and one in Highway Engineering.
RECEPTION GIVEN
HINDS AND THOMAS
Popular Professors Leaving
Auburn
Members of the Extension Service
and Ag. Faculty were joint
hosts to an informal reception in
the lobby of the Agricultural building
from 3:30 to 5:00 last Saturday
afternoon in honor of Dr. and
Mrs. W. E. Hinds and Dr. and Mrs.
F. L. Thomas who are leaving Auburn
at an early date.
The building was attractively
decorated in palms and other
plants. An orchestra furnished
pleasing music during the occasion.
Late in the afternoon, a delicious
ice course was served the large
crowd which had gathered to pay
respects and regrets to the two entomologists
and their wives who
have decided to go to other fields.
Dr. Hinds who has been with
Auburn for seventeen years as
Head of the Department of Entomology
and Extension Entomologist
has accepted a like position
with Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge; while Dr. Thomas
who has been with Auburn for the
past seven years as Station Entomologist
has decided to take up
entomology work •with Texas A.
& M. College, Bryan.
Engineers and Professors
Tour Alabamas Industrial
Centers
WILSONIANS ELECT OFFICERS
SIGMA RHOS ENTERTAIN
AT MAH JONG PARTY
The Sigma Bhos entertained
with a Mah Jong party Monday
afternoon March 31, at the Practice
Home. This party was given
in the honor of the winning side
of the efficiency contest of the
sorority.
Both the Hall and living room
of the Home was beautifully deco-f
rated and at the conclusion of the
Mah Jong series, a delightful salad
course with punch was served to
Misses Agnes Ellen Harris, Zoe
Dobbs, Loulie Gamble, Agnes Ingram,
Georgia; Thomas, Frances
Roberts, Lucia Porter, Flora
Thompson, Elizabeth Cojlings,
Fannie Igou and Mrs. Margaret
Blair.
Ike: "Swim out, fadder, I'm sinking."
Abe: "I can't swim. Throw papa
your watch and I'll pray for you."
A very eventful meeting of the
Wilsonian was held last Tuesday
night. The regular mid-semester
election of officers was the main
feature of the program. A very
"hot" race for president between
Mr. Sweet and Mr. Thaggard finally
terminated in a victory for the
former. A large number of enthusiastic
supporters rallied to the
cause and elected Mr. B. W. Creel
as vice-president. The main feature
of the aforementioned position
is that the vice-president acts
as chairman of the program committee,
on which a great deal of
the success of the society depends.
The election of the other officers
was equally as interesting as fhe
two just mentioned. Everyone is
wishing the new officers much
success and beliove that they will
continue to do the work in the
same splendid manner as the former
ones.
The officers for the rest of this
semester are:
President, H. W. Sweet; Vice-president,
B. W. Creel; Secretary,
Miss Jimmie Lee Smith; Treasurer,
T. W. Thaggard; Plainsman Reporter,
W. E. Glenn; Critic, O. C.
Medlock; Sergeant-at-Arms, "Rat"
Cornelius.
LOST, STRAYED OR OTHERWISE
Will someone please return the
new Oliver plow that was taken
from the gallery rifle range, back
of the gymnasium, sometime during
March. This plow is badly needed
by the Ag department. Return
to Lieutenant V. A. Beers of the
Military Department. ,
"You can say what you like
about jazz music, but it keeps a
lot of people out of jail."
"How come?"
"Well, if it wasn't for the music
they would be arrested."
Sunday March 30th was a big
day for the senior engineers as a
party of one hundred, including
five professors, left for the annual
inspection trip to the various industrial
centers of the state. Several
of the biggest industrial plants
of the south were included in the
program.
Among the places to be visited
were Montgomery, Mitchell Dam,
various plants in the Birmingham
district and Muscle Shoals. This
annual trip is one of the most interesting
as well as as most instructive
features of the senior engineering
course and is always looked
forward to as big occasions of
the final semester's numerous activities.
Beginning on last Sunday,
the trip will terminate April
6th.
The professors conducting the
tour are Professors W. W. Hill, of
the electrical engineering department;
J. A. C. Callan, civil engineering,
C. R. Hixon, mechanical
engineering; C. A. Basore, chemical
engineering and Dean Rupert Tay-~
lor of the English department. The
list of students includes: H. S. Bourgeois,
Chamberlin, La.; I. L. Berlin,
West Blocton; E. W. Bartlett, Line-ville;
E. H. Chambers, Albertville;
Harry Curtis, Auburn; H. Cobb,
Carbon Hill; M. M. Collins, Ozark;
R. B. Dowdy, Florence; T. G. Dowe,
Montgomery; D. L. Edwards, Clan-ton;
W. V. Guy, Montgomery; J.
Harrison, Montgomery; W. P.
Heath, Opelika; F. J. Hendley, Livingston;
F. L. Holman, York; N.
Y. Horn, Montevallo; L. R. Housel,
Lathrop; J. T. Johnson, Meltons-ville;
J. C. McKinnon, Talladega
Springs; W. P. McCutcheon, Birmingham;
G. E. Manley, Birmingham;
W. E. Matthews, Montgomery;
H. K. Miller, Monticello,
Fla.; H. F. Newman, LaFayette;
Val Price, Florala; E. D. Scott,
Crop well; W. H. Sewell, Tampa,
Fla.; G. W. Strother, Camden; J.
W. Stevenson, Notasulga; B. H.
Swartgo, Birmingham; A. R. Swan-son,
Gadsden, V. A. Scalco, Birmingham;
C. M. Smith, Montgom-
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ECHOES OF THE
GLEE CLOB TRIP
Believe It or Not
By O. Gosh
"Vini, Vidi, Vici," might have
been a very appropriate message to
have been sent back to the Village
from the Glee Clubbers at any of
their various stoppages. The only
correction the writer wishes to
make in the famous quotation
above, is that the last word would
be more correct if it were spelled
"weaky." If a goodly number of
hefty freshmen had not been at
the train to welcome their "long
lost" brothers back into the fold,
and escort them to their various
plac/s of abode, there is much
doubt as to whether some of them
had enough energy left to leave
our 'terminal." To hear it in the
words of the Songbirds themselves
you could easily tell that they
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THE PLAINSMAN
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OFFICIAL WEEKLY STUDENT PUBLICATION OF THE
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
FORMERLY "ORANGE AND BLUE"
t EDITORIAL STAFF
Irving Patrick Editor-in-Chief
O. S. Hagerman Managing Editor
B. H. Swango -- Associate Editor
R. E. Lambert --- Associate Editor
J. G. Stockleberg - Associate Editor
Mary Apperson -- - Associate Editor
Chloe Earnest - - Associate Editor
W. T. Wood - Sports Editor
Milton Collins 1 - -- Exchange Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
Fred Almgren JL - Business Manager
L. R. Housel Advertising Manager
R. A. Allen i - - Circulation Manager
D. M. Chambers Assistant Circulation Manager
Entered as second-class matter at Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
THAT GROWING EVIL
You have a sense of honor—
and so has everyone else—but these
differ widely as a rule. What is
your interpretation of honesty and
what is your sense of honor? Let
every Auburn student ask himself
that. Am I entirely bonest, or am
I a cheat? Let every student answer
himself that. Rather a coldblooded
way to put it but such is
the demand of the occasion.
Those to whom Auburn means
most have recently become seriously
concerned regarding certain infringements
of honor on the part
of a few students. Nor do these
acts confine themselves to the examination
room for they are more
far reaching than cheating. This
thing is none other than the acts
of larcency (both petit and otherwise)
that seems rapidly on the
increase. It is becoming far too
common to let pass by unheeded
and the time has come when the
matter should be dealt with harsh-ly-
• '-.MA;
Two or three years ago, one
could leave books and other articles
round on the campus and
feel sure that he would find them
when he returned later but that
time has passed. There seems to
be a few individuals around who
have such larcenous tendencies
. that things of this kind soon disappear.
During the past football
season some overcoats were stolen
at a dance where several students
were in attendance. Accusations
were made and there is occasion
to believe that some of them were
implicated.
More recently watches and other
personal property has been taken
from the locker room at the Gymnasium,
leaving fellows who were
working out for the team to return
/ a n d find their things stolen. Some
articles of college property have
also been "appropriated." Only this
week, the Athletic Association received
a bill from a hotel for linen
that "strayed" during the team's
recent stop there, which goes to
show that this practice is not confined
to any one group of individuals.
Perhaps this act was done
rather through thoughtlessness
than premeditation, but it was a
degrading reflection that hurts Auburn
far more than the ill doer.
However, in instances of this kind
there is little chance of criminal
investigation which would incriminate
the individual as the responsibility
is thrown on the institution
as a whole. This fact makes
it far easier for one given to
these petit acts of dishonor.
This is not an effort on the part
of THE PLAINSMAN at the indictment
of any individual or organization,
but merely a few recent instances,
as a warning to the growing
seriousness of the situation.
These would make it seem that the
time is about ripe for the students
to act.
Honesty is still the best policy,
while thievery is the germ of a
most destructive disease that breeds
fast if allowed to run in the field
of fertile minds. "Swiping," "hooking,"
"pinching," etc., are merely
polite terms for stealing, adopted
by amateur rogues. No form of
student government, no honor system,
and no form of constructive
plans of development can be carried
out without a true sense of
honor. No sacred traditions can
survive amid contaminating influences
of dishonesty.
Students, remember your honor.
The percent who are bringing about
this reproach is small and the time
to stamp it out is while they are
few in number. Stand by your
Alma Mater and drive out this dangerous
few. Let's stop this damnable
practice. Auburn, first, last
and always. Let's protect her
honor.
WE DOFF OUR CAPS
The following is an excerpt from
the editorial page of the HOWARD
CRIMSON and THE PLAINSMAN
feels that their's is the right spirit.
"Put 'er there, boys; good work.
Congratulations!
Just to think that our little Bulldogs,
our own boys, went down into
the Village of the Plains and
mopped up with that mighty state
school, Auburn.
Boys, we're proud of you. We
knew you could do it. You know
we believe in you, and we are for
you, win or lose.
Say, studes, did you give 'em the
glad hand Wednesday morning?
They deserved it. Think of beating
Auburn?"
Can ypu blame them? The Bulldogs
did themselves proud and
that at the expense of the Plainsmen.
It is no disgrace to lose to
a team of Howard's caliber. While
the Baptists have a good team, Auburn
should have a better one, but
there is little chance that she will
ever have a much better baseball
team than at present unless more
men can go out and get into the
scrap for a place on it.
Lack of adequate playing fields
makes this almost impossible,
and Auburn may well expect to
bow" to many other teams on
the diamond if this condition
is not remedied. With a sufficient
number of athletic fields
to accommodate the student body
and more interest shown in intramural
athletics, plenty of good material
would be developed annually
to take the place of the athletes
who graduate
What Auburn needs, Auburn men
can get. She has always been a
winner and tradition shall not long
suffer. Let's all pull together, gang,
for better college spirit and more
athletic fields.
the words of their new Alma Mater
Song.
AUBURN ALMA MATER
1.
On the rolling plains of Dixie
'Neath it's sunkist sky,
Proudly stand, O Alma Mater
A. P. I.
To thy name we sing thy praise
From hearts that love so true,
We pledge to thee our loyalty
The ages through.
Hail thy colors Orange and
Blue,
Unfurled unto the sky;
To thee, our Alma Mater, We'll be
true, *
Oh, A. P. I. .
2
Hear thy student voices swelling
Echoes strong and clear,
Adding laurels to thy fame
Enshrined so dear.
From thy hallowed walls we'll
part
And bid thee sad adieu,
Thy scared trust we'll bear with
us
The ages through.
God, our Father, hear our
prayer,
May Auburn never die;
To thee, 0 Alma Mater we'll be
true,
Our A. P. I.
Bill Wood, '24.
Personals
"FISH" CLUB, NOTE!
File all applications for "Blind
Dates" with "Storkey" Mosley. Only
six weeks until Commencement
Prom. A friend in need is a friend
indeed.
CHECK
Duke: I stood up for you yesterday.
Cutie: So sweet of you to take
my part. 'i.
Duke: Oh that was nothing; they
were taking a standing vote for
the dumbest girl.
SUGGESTED TITLES FOR NEW
BOOKS
Stumbling Along—By Pete Davis.
A Tragedy of Errors—By Dick
Maury.
The Branded Man—By Frank
Russey.
The Midnight Call—By Rickey
Mellen.
The Babe by the Roadside—By
Storky Mosley.
Winning by a Nose—By "Emma"
Goleman.
Her Brother's Revenge or The
Last of the Rear Gang—By Grundy
Marbury.
ALMA MATER SONG TO
APPEAR IN SHEET MUSIC
It might be of interest to know
that the new Alma Mater song is
at present being arranged for the
band and the band parts are expected
to arrive at any time. A contract
has been made to hav«: this
song published in sheet music
form, and it will be on sale at local
stores in about three we«ks.
At the request of Dr. Dowell
and many students, The Plainsman
is again running the words
to this song. The students should
take this advantage of learning
Reports have it that a rapid-fire
exchange of amorous messages almost
proved fatal to Jack Wiatt during
the inspection trip. The shock
came as a result of a delay in the
mail when the Prince was forced
to wait the rising of another sun
before he received the flaming missive.
The girl in the case also failed
to "drag" on one trip to the P.
O. but was calm and reserved. Experience
counts. Don't kid him,
boys, what he needs is sympathy.
Osie Hagerman is convalescing,
thanks to our twinklers of the
night. The worst almost came
when Osie failed to make above
ninety-five for a mid-semester
grade in Shakespeare, and consequently
his chair in the Plainsman
office was vacant this week.
The untiring efforts of Doctors
Drake and Thomas are responsible
for his recovery.
ALL ABOARD, JUNIORS
Good speeches, election of officers,
good eats—all to be found at
the Junior banquet, Friday night,
April 18. Get your tickets, and get
them now. On sale by members of
the banquet committee: Patillo,
Nichols, Pearson and Bell. No
tickets sold after the fourteenth.
"Say, don't you always pity a
girl who is frightened in the
dark?"
"Yes, I can't help feeling for her."
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"Now tell us about it—why did
you steal the purse?"
"Your honor, I won't deceive
you—I was ill and I thought the
change would do me good."
ELECTRICALLY SPEAKING
If a woman is sulky and will not
speak—Exciter.
If she gets excited—Controller.
If she takes too long—Interrupter.
If she goes up in the air—Condenser.
If she wants chocolates—Feeder.
If she eats too much—Reducer.
If she gossips too much—Regulator.
If she is contrary—Transformer.
If she is willing to come halfway—
Meter.
If she wants to go further—Conducted
If she will come all the way—Receiver.
If she is a poor cook—Discharger.
If she is wrong—Rectifier.
If she becomes upset—Reverser.
Little Boy: "Look, ma, the circus
has come to town; there's one of
the clowns."
Ma: "Hush, darling. That's not
a clown. That's just a college
man."
Tosie: "He said he'd drown himself
if I refused to marry him."
James: "So he's between the
devil and the deep blue sea."
Daughter: "Has my mail come
yet?"
Mother: "Daughter, I wish you
would stop using that terrible
slang."
—Petrel.
"What is your new little brother's
name, Elsie?" asked the kind
old gentleman.
"I don't know, yet. We can't
-understand -a word he says.
—Judge.
Drunk: "I'm going out after this
dance."
Partner: "I wouldn't be at all
surprised."
—Yellow Jacket.
Atom: "See where a bellhop got
his eye burned out."
Molecule: "Yea? Howzat?"
Atom: "Saw a lighted cigarette
in the dark and thought it was a
keyhole."
Bee: "Is your Packard friend
calling tonight?"
Lee: "No."
Bee: "Dodge Brothers?"
Lee: "No, dearie, you see, this
is Willys-Knight."
—Humbug.
Student: "Shee here, where are
those oysters on the half shell I
ordered some time ago?"
Waiter: "Don't be impatient,
young man. We're a trifle short of
shells, but you're next, sir."
—Punch Bowl.
Prof. Allison: "I am going to detect
a lie detector."
Prof. Petrie: "You're too late.
God made one of those things out
of Adam's rib."
He: "Sweetheart, I'm going to
steal a kiss."
She: "Let the crime wave begin."
—Orange and Blue.
"That girl reminds me of a popular
magazine."
"Which one, 'Popular'?"
"No, 'Everybody's'."
THE INVASION
It was a sweet and restful place.
The barber shop of old.
Where man could bring his hairy
face
And have it scraped and rolled;
And while the barber did his job,
He spoke of Collins, Ruth and
Cobb,
Of Hornsby, Schalk and all the
mob,
Of athletes brave and bold.
it was a place where men could
hear
A story rich and quaint,
Or talk of horses, fights and beer,
Without the least restraint;
A place where men could rave and
shout
And criticize a wrestling bout,
And call the lowly umpire out—
It was, but now it ain't.
The barber toils with solemn face
His merry voice is still,
The genial tales that filled the
place
Are rendered void and nil.
For maiden fair and shingled hair
Have parked themselves in every
chair
While menfolks wait in dumb despair
And all is cold and still.
ECHOES OF THE
GLEE CLUB TRIP
(Continued from Page 1)
were completely "whupped."
At our first stop, Onion Sprigs,
the troupe of Enrico's could hardly
wait to get into their full-dress
togs, in fact it is rumored that
Haley started dressing on the train
when the conductor hollered Union
Springs. The concert was a "howling"
success (as far as the Glee
Club was concerned) and as to the
aduience—well, they liked it fine,
and the reason the writer happens
to know is that Both of them told
him so.
The evening was progressing
nicely when Frank Russey emerged
from the fracas with a burnt neck.
Some fair damsel had evidently
branded him in order to recognize
him in future days, but any way
Frank proved himself to be a hot
poker player.
The Songbirds arose early the
next morning and boarded the train
for Eufaula, in music-box formation.
We were met at the subway
station by a flotilla of flivvers, and
it was soon evident that we were
doomed for a "rattling" good time,
in fact we were simply "carried
away" with them.
The shieks, after rehearsing their
"lines" on the train, soon found
plenty of material to "give a treat."
Headed by "Dean of Women,"
Swango, a complete canvass of the
female population was made, and
"Rat" New vamped 'em all (including
himself).
Fred Almgren ran wild, as did
Tommy Jones, and between the two
the "gals" learned the latest art of
lovin'. Fred had a "ripping" good
time, as his trousers indicated the
following day. The poor boy fell
so hard the seams gave way.
At a hurried business meeting of
the Club called by Frank Crow a
few minutes before departing, it
was unanimously voted to change
the name "U-faula" to "I-faula."
Soon after this we "All-faula" in
a truck and drive across the continent
to Dothan. The driver told
us when we got there.
Here we ran into our old friend
Crow Wright and believe the writer
he had everybody in a radius
of fifteen miles aware of the fact
that the Auburn Glee Club was on
its way. It was here that Cath-cart's
new song hit, "The Women
Won't Leave Me Alone," went over
in great style, in fact it went clean
over. He was called back the second
time, and dared back the
third.
We evacuated the fair city at
daybreak (for reasons better known
to the club) and headed for the
metropolis of Enterprise. We
reached there all during the morning
and found that Wheeler Bill
was home on a visit and had everything
all fixed (with the cops).
The most exciting incident during
our stay there was that "Chisusla"
Foy came very near being mistaken
for a burglar when he went to fill
his "early" date.
Having had a very enterprising
time we packed our collar and left
for Troy. According to reports
several members met the original
Helen. "Allah" Orum was shiek de
luxe here, especially, but he was
Helen every place we went. When
Rat Zeigler announced that he
would sing "Forever," some of the
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audience thought he meant it and
they got up and left.
It was in Andalusia where the
club got right—. The weather was
so cold that some of us good singers
didn't go out much. Bio Drake's
"Drink to Me Only with Thine
Eyes" got about as far as the footlights.
Greenville was all decorated for
us, and so were we, for them.
That night we went to a barn
dance, and it made Boyd and Cross-tie
Simpson so homesick that they
couldn't dance.
We capped the climax at the
Woman's College with the curtain
taking the leading roll. When Dean
Swango stood up to tune his mandolin,
our customers thought that
he was preparing to sing, and they
all began to clap their hands (over
their ears).
This ends our trip and besides
it's hot under this seat, and too,
the conductor in hollering "Orbing."
HIS COLLEGE BOOKS
(Courtesy of The Ch^stiai? Science
Monitor)
His library is filled with costly
volumes,
Bound in limp leather, scrolled
with burnished gold;
And there are manuscripts dim
scribes once lettered,
Time-fingered parchments, subtly
frail and old;
And there are first editions that
have traveled
From age-hushed places far across
the sea—
Besides the books that he himself
has written,
BrightJ-colored tomes on modern
history.
Yet he regards all these with calm
indifference
As things he has received for ample
pay,
As if it would not very greatly matter
If someone came and took them all
away.
But I have never seen more human
fondness
Shown by a man for anything so
small
As that he shows for one low shelf
of booklets
Standing against his rich brocaded
wall.
These are his college books, old
Latin grammars,
And "Horace" who has lain these
many years
Marked in blue pencil, "Sap
phic" or "Alcaic",
Names that were once the cause
of haunting fears.
Here ''Homer" rests, as tattered as
a beggar,
Yet master still of Troy and Helen's
fate;
Here "Pope conceals a faintly perfumed
letter,
Its paper and its message out-of-date;
While, on the fly-leaf of a Saxon
primer,
A hand that since has done far
better work *
Has drawn a picture of a gaunt
professor,
Scolding the sleepy, corpulent
class-shirk I
His library is filled with costly
volumes,
But they are younger, brighter
things than he;
And there are manuscripts dim
scribes once lettered,
But they were old before he came
to be;
And there are first editions, but
their pages
Harbor the memories of some
other men;
Then, too, the books that he himself
has written,
But he was old and disillusioned
then.
Always his college books have
been his comrades! y
They were the guides that led him
down glad ways!
They are the keepers of his boyish
secrets
And they alone hold youth's long,
dream-tinged days.
Violet Alleyn Storey.
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EDMUND HALLEY
1656-1742
Son of a London soap-boiler
who became Astronomer-
Royal. At the age of 20 headed
an expedition to chart the stars
of the Southern hemisphere.
Financed and handled the
printing of Newton's immortal
Principia.
As spectacular as a
comet has been the
world's electrical development.
By continuous
scientific research the
General Electric Company
has accelerated
this development and
has become a leader in
the industry.
The comet came back
The great comet that was seen by William
of Normandy returned to our skies in 1910
on its eleventh visit since the Conquest
Astronomers knew when it would appear,
and the exact spot in the sky where it
would first be visible. w
Edmund Halley's mathematical calculation
of the great orbit of this 76-year visitor—
his scientific proof that comets are
part of our solar system—was a brilliant
application of the then unpublished Principia
of his friend Sir Isaac Newton.
The laws of motion that Newton and
Halley proved to govern the movements
of a comet are used by scientists in the
Research Laboratories of the General Electric
Company to determine the orbit of
electrons in vacuum tubes.
CTRIC
B
4
TIGERS DROP TWO
GAMES TO MERCER
(Continued from Page 1)
on balls off Hamilton 3, Hines 3,
Sitz 1. Hits off Hines 7 in 3 2-3 innings,
Sitz none in 4 1-3. Losing
pitcher Hines. Left on bases Mercer
7, Auburn 10. Time of game
1:56. Umpire Eibel.
AUBURN AB R H PO A E
Stewart, 2b 3 1 1 2 3 0
Allen, ss 3 0 0 2 5 1
Maury, 3b 2 1 0 0 2 4
Griffin, l b 3 0 2 7 0 0
Fancher, rf 3 0 0 1 0 0
Ansley, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Self, If 3 0 0 1 0 0
Davis, c 2 1 0 4 0 0
Knight, p 1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals 22 4 3 17 12 6
MERCER AB R H PO A E
Lawrence, cf . . . 2 2 1 1 0 0
Poor, If 2 0 1 1 0 0
Reese, ss 3 1 0 2 2 1
Smith, l b 4 1 0 10 0 0
Pope, rf 2 1 1 0 0 0
Pinkston, 2b . . . 2 0 1 1 2 0
Bush, 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0
Morgan, c 3 1 0 2 0 0
Sawin, p 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sims, p 1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 24 7 4 18 9 2
Two out when game was called.
Score by innings:
Auburn 003 001—4
Mercer 300 013—7
Summary: Two base hits, Stewart,
Pope. Sacrifice hits, Poor 2,
Ansley. Stolen bases Lawrence,
Reese. Double play, Reese to
Smith. Struck out by Knight 2,
by Sims 1, by Sawin 1. Base on
balls Sawin 1, Sims 1, Knight 3.
Hit by pitched ball by Knight
(Lawrence) and (Pope). Hits off
Sawin 2 in 4 innings; Sims 1 in 2
innings. Winning Pitcher Sims.
Passed ball Morgan. Earned runs
Mercer 1; Auburn 1. Time of game
1:25. Umpire, Morgan.
PREP SCHOOL TRACK
MEET IN AUBURN APRIL 19
(Continued from Page 1)
Gold, silver and bronze medals
will be awarded to the winners of
first, second, third and fourth
place in any event, with silver
medals being given to each mem-
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ber of the winning relay team.
Points lor tiie uveiils will be
scored as follows: five for first
place, three for second place, two
lor third place and one for fourth
place.. Three men may be entered
in each event by schools entering
teams when the entry blanks are
mailed in but only two will be allowed
to start in each event. These
blanks have been mailed to the various
high schools and the entries
must be mailed to Wilbur H. Hut-sell,
Director of Athletics, by April
12.
TRACK TEAM OPENS
SEASON SATURDAY
(Continued from Page 1)
meet, for any of them is capable
of holding his own. This article
was not supposed to be connected
with politics at all, but the writer
can't help but say that if "Emma"
Golman can run the race for May
Queen like he can clip off the
quarter mile, the other candidates
might as well retire.
On the menu it seems that Stock-leburg
and Golman will step out in
the half-mile aifd mingle freely
with our Georgia guests. This
assures us, that this event will
find two of Auburn's leading
track men that can be counted on
to do their stuff, and they seldom
fail to bring home the bacon.
For the one mile event, Stockle-berg,
England and Brown have received
their summons. Any two of
these will give a good account of
themselves, as all of them have
shown up well In the tryouts.
Armstrong, Boyd and Reeves
have offered their services to handle
the two mile race. These long
distance artists are known for
their ability to keep at it, and
there is no doubt as to the quality
of these men.
In the hurdling events the Tigers
will be represented by Marquis,
Young and Crane. Marquis and
Young will be the entrants for the
120 yard high hurdles, and they
will be assisted by Crane when the
call is made for the 220 yard low
hurdles. All of these "fence junq>
ers" have been going good this season,
and they are slated to hand
in some points in the Georgia meet.
Marquis, Scott and Locke will do
the high jumping for the Plainsmen
and all of them possess uncanny
ability for "crossing the
bar." Marquis and Locke are also
slated to do their stuff in the pole
vault and their followers are counting
on them to do it.
In the shot putting department
Midget, M. White and Green are to
be found. There is no telling as to
which of these will be Coach Hut-sell's
selections, but he can't go
wrong any way.
For the discus throwing there is
M. and C. White, and Couch. All
three of these men are mean "plate
slingers" and there will no doubt
be some good records made this
week-end.
In the javelin throwing contest,
four husky aspirants in the personnel
of Messrs. Ollinger, Green,
Scott and C. White have offered
to play cannibal and throw the
spear. Whether through heredity
or not, all of them possess a wicked
fling with the "pilum bonum."
Below is to be • found the Tiger
track schedule for 1924.
April 5, Georgia at Auburn.
April 12, Tech at Atlanta.
April 26, Tech Relays at Atlanta.
May 3, Tulane at New Orleans.
May 9-10, S. I. C. Meet at Montgomery.
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SENIORS MAKING
( INSPECTION TRIP
(Continued from Page 1)
ery; B. A. Bates, Montgomery; W.
G. Beasley, Samson; R. G. Brice,
Charlotte, N. C; W. Chapman Enterprise;
W. B. Goodwyn, Montgomery;
K. W. Grimley, Fairhope; H.
L. Holman, Ozark; P. H. Howard,
Flora, Miss.; L. B. Howell, Marion;
G. T. Naff, Bastrop, La.; F. M. Orr,
LaGrange, Ga.; G. W. Phillips,
Europa, Miss.; G. B. Wilkes, Cor-dele,
Ga.; P. S. Timberlake, Stevenson;
W. C. Turner, Birmingham;
W. C. Warner, Jackson; J. E. Wiatt,
Auburn; R. A. Allen, Ward; F. J.
Almgreen, Fairfield; T. B. De-
Ramus, Verbena; G. D. Douglas,
Cordova; O. K. LeBron, Wetumpka;
F. H. Morriss, Talladega; R. M.
Powe, Silas; R. L. Simpson, Washington,
D. C; H. D. Jones, Dothan;
G. M. Keller, Birmingham; L. A.
Naftel, Auburn; S. Blackwell,
McNeil, Miss.; R. A. Betts,
Opelika; R. G. Cooper Ster-rett;
D. G. Gardner, Huntsville;
E. A. Johnson, Biloxi, Miss.; C. M.
Lauderdale, Deatsville; R. O. Mc-
Lemore, Rogersville; V. H. Nelson,
Berry; L. C. Sands, Five Points;
G. L. Simcox, Birmingham; J. M.
Shelton, Tuscaloosa; E. F. Warren,
Harris; Luke Wesson, Alexander
City.
HOME ECONOMICS
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
The Home Economics Club met
at the regular time last Wednesday
evening. The work of the
"Ways and Means Committee" was
discussed and found that they had
been doing some very excellent
work, but it was decided that more
members were needed to carry on
the work of the committee. Mary
T i n p l i n was appointed to help out
the committee.
The club then elected the follow-lowing
officers: Elizabeth Young,
president; Mary Hain, vice-president;
Ruth Kernodle, secretary;
Evelyn Waller, treasurer.
Miss Elizabeth Collins was elected
to represent the club at the
State Home Economic Association
at Montgomery on April third and
fourth.
The program consisted of a talk
by Miss Olive Gibbons on "How
Women Control the Future," stressing
woman's enlarged field of activity.
HOW THE TIGERS ARE
BATTING THIS SEASON
If you knew
what ageing in wood
does for pipe tobacco
Even the finest Kentucky
Burley Tobacco (and that's the
kind we use) is green and raw
when i t 's pulled. You could hardly
smoke one pipe load of it.
And here's where Velvet is different
: Our ageing takes out that
rawness and harshness, and
makes the tobacco mild and mellow
and gives it fine flavor. Ageing
in wood does what no artificial
treatment can do.
Remember—Velvet Tobacco
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Due to the pernicious activities
of the Mercer pitchers the batting
averages of the Auburnites took a
nose dive, the team average dropping
to a mark of .225. Pete Fancher
is the leading regular with an
average of .333. Bo Self also has
that mark but he has only appeared
in two games. Stewart was
the only Tiger to hit safely in lioth
of the Mercer games. Individual
averages including the first four
games are as follows:
AB R H Pet.
Fancher 21 2, 7 .333
Self 3 1 1 .333
Allen 23 5 7 .304
Stewart - 23 5 C .201
Griffin 23 2 6 .201
Harrison 8 0 2 .250
Davis 19 3 4 .211
Ansley 10 1 3 .188
Maury 23 1 4 .174
Sitz 10 0 1 .100
Knight 5 1 0 .000
Hines 4 0 0 .000
Market 2 0 0 .000
Argo --- 2 0 0 .000
Sheridan 0 0 0 .000
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