1929-11-22 The Plainsman

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MATT SLOAN
VOLUME LIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929. NUMBER 22.
Local Delegates
Find Land Grant
Meet Successful
The Influence of Auburn Seen
To Be Growing
KNAPP ON PROGRAM
Duncan Named Chairman Im­portant
Committee
College officials who attended the
annual convention of the Association
of Land Grant Colleges and Universi­ties
in Chicago have returned to Au­burn.
President Bradford Knapp,
who was one of the Auburn repre­sentatives,
expressed himself as be­ing
well pleased with the meeting
and the recognition given to Auburn
men. "I find that the influence of
Auburn is growing everywhere,"
said Dr. Knapp.
Upon request of Dr. Knapp, Prof.
L. M. Duncan, director of the Ex­tension
Service, was made chairman
of the standing committee on organ­ization
and policies, which is the
most important committee of the or­ganization.
Professor Duncan is also
a member of the new committee
created to represent the organization
on cooperative work with the new
Federal Farm Board. He was chair­man
of the entire agricultural group
at the convention.
A meeting of the Farm Board with
members of the Association was a
major feature of the convention.
President Knapp appeared on the
program, and his address was one of
the best delivered at the convention,
according to reports of other Au­burn
representatives present.
Presidents, deans, directors, and
other officials of Land Grant col­leges
and univeristies attended the
convention.
Dean M. J. Funchess of the college
of agriculture was president of the
American Society of Agronomists
which met in Chicago immediately
following the convention of Land
Grant college offipials. Other Auburn
representatives were Dean John J.
Wilmore of the college of engineer­ing,
Miss Louise P. Glanton, head of
the school of home economics, Prof.
W. D. Salmon, Prof. G. D. Scarseth,
and Dr. J. W. Tidmore. Professor
Salmon, Professor Scarseth, and Dr.
Tidmore presented papers.
DEADLY RATTLER
KILLED BY SPIDER
Prof. Robinson Experiments With
Tarantula
Although a rattle snake is dreaded
and hated by most people, he is en­joyed
by a tarantula spider. Profes­sor
J. W. Robinson, head of the de­partment
of entomology and zoology
knows this to be true for he has
seen it demonstrated.
Several weeks ago a tarantula
landed in Auburn after traveling all
the way from Central America on a
bunch of bananas. Professor Robin­son
put him in a cage to keep com­pany
with a rattle snake about six
inches in length. In a few days the
spider had killed the snake and eaten
a portion of him.
Following this, a copperhead
(pilot rattler), a chicken snake, a
blowing adder, a grass snake, and a
rat snake were all assembled and
placed in a cage with the rattle-eat­ing
tarantula. To date they all are
living together in peace and harmony.
Second Battalion
Plays Tallassee Hi
Game To Be Played At Tallassee
Today
The Second Battalion football
team will play Tallassee High School
in Tallassee today; this team is the
only one in the Intra-mural League
to go through the season undefeated.
Luke Ward, coach, and Captain
Goldson will have charge of the ca­dets
on the trip. The Tallassee eleven
is coached by Frank DuBose, Auburn
alumnus, and captain of the 1929 Au­burn
Basketball team.
OPEN AIR PEP RALLY
WILL BE CONCLUDED
BY BURNING DUMMY
Mammoth Revival Of Spirit
Will Take Place At Final
Grid Practice
CONSTRUCTIONS
IN ATLANTA TO
BE INSPECTED
Commandant of Cadet Corps
Remains Here Another Year
SCABBARD-BLADE TO PRESENT
SABRE TO HILLMAN SATURDAY
Thirty Seniors Engineers To
Make Trip
GA. TECH TO BE VISITED
PLAYERS WILL SPEAK
Special Ceremonies Will Be
Conducted Under Spon­sorship
of O. D. K.
Prof. Callan In Charge Of
Students
All members of the faculty, stu­dent
body, citizens and visitors are
invited to Drake Field Tuesday aft­ernoon
at four o'clock to witness the
final practice of the 1929 gridmen
and participate in the special cere­monies
being sponsored by Omega
Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa.
As Captain Long and Company
sing their swan song and the curtain
falls on the 1929 grid season. ODK
has planned impressive and solemn
ceremonies which are expected to
bring unusual expression to the Au­burn
Spirit.
Reviving a custom formerly prac­ticed
on the Plains ODK is sponsor­ing
a mammoth outdoor pep meeting.
Present at the ceremonies will be
Dr. Knapp and Coach Wilbur Hut-sell,
both members of ODK, the foot­ball
squad, the band and students.
Captain Long will apply the torch
to the dummy at the conclusion of
the practice period Tuesday to form­ally
close the work for the Plains­men.
Short talks will be made by Dr.
Knapp and prominent members of the
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FORENSIC FRATERNITY
EXTEND BIDS TO SEVEN
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
All Men Leaders In Literary
And Dramatic Work
Phi Delta Gamma, national profes­sional
forensic fraternity, elected
eight members of the junior and sen­ior
classes, at its meeting Tuesday
night. These men are leaders in for­ensic
activities on the campus.
The men elected are as follows:
seniors: Henry Shaefer and B. Q.
Scruggs; Juniors: A. C. Taylor, L. F.
Camp, W. L. Cochrane, R. L. Lovvorn,
and C. S. Davis.
The Auburn chapter of Phi Delta
Gamma was established in 1924. Its
purpose is to encourage work in de­bating,
declamation, and all forms of
forensic activity. The annual literary
contests held each year between the
various societies on the campus are
sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma.
To inspect industrial plants in At-llanta
and vicinity, seniors in the
'civil, highway, and architectural en-jgineering
classes will make a trip to
'Atlanta, November 25, 26, and 27.
Professor John A. C. Callan, head
of the civil engineering department,
will be in charge of the party.
Visits will be made to the Stone
Mountain granite quarry, East Point
Highway Department Warks, the At­lantic
Terra Cotta Works, Atlanta
Water Works and sewerage systems,
the Ford assembly plant,. the War-renite
plant, and the Sears-Roebuck
plants; steel and bridge company
works are among plants to be inspect­ed.
The Georgia School of Technology
will be visited Wendensday; Dr.
Franklin C. Snow, head of the civil
and highway engineering departments
at Tech, and Professors Lucas and
Black will be hosts to the Auburn
party.
The different buildings under con­struction
at Georgia Tech, the de­signs
of houses about the city, pro­fessional
testing work being done by
the highway engineering department
will be shown the Auburn students.
The department of ceramics will al­so
be visited.
Principles of engineering involved
at each plant visited will be explain­ed
by officers of the companies and
Professor Callan.
The inspecting will be completed
on Wednesday evening; on Thursday
the party will attend the Auburn-
Tech game. About thirty seniors are
expected to make the trip.
Students and Faculty
To Attend Exposition
Eighteen To Go To Chicago For
Livestock Show
To view America's finest livestock,
hay, and grain, and to hobnob with
premier producers, 15 students and 3.
faculty members will attend the In­ternational
Live Stock Exposition and
Grain and Hay Show in Chicago, No­vember
30 to December 7.
They go upon special invitation
from B. H. Heide, secretary-manager
of the show, who informed Prof. J.
C. Grimes that he is making special
arrangements for them.
F. W. Burns and Dr. R. S. Sugg,
extension livestock specialists, and
W. E. Sewell, assistant professor of
animal husbandry, are the faculty
members who will attend.
The students are W. H. Gray,
from New Market; C. P. Grande,
Brilliant; F. N. Farington, Walnut
Grove; J. E. Washington, Wedowee;
O. S. Adams, Scottsboro; B. E, Winn,
Scottsboro; J. D. Allredge, Blounts-ville;
J. C. McClinton, Leroy; V. Sav­age,
Kennedy; J. P. Civhan, Blalock;
W. M. Steele, Aliceville; J. R. Speed,
Auburn; F. E. Boles, Notasulga, J.
R. Carreker, Cooks Springs; and J.
P. Bedingfield, Rogersville.
While at America's premier agri­cultural
show, the Auburn party will
also visit Chicago's world-famous
stockyards, and study the handling of
cattle there.
Art Display to be Held
In Practice House Soon
Dr. Knapp And Professors To Wit­ness
Ceremonies
To offer local art fans inexpensive
originals, a display of 28 etchings,
lithographs, drypoint etchings, and
woodcuts will be opened next week at
the practice home here. Prospective
buyers and art enthusiasts may see
the exhibit, which is under the direc­tion
of Miss Louise Glanton, head
professor of home economics, between
1 and 5 p. m. Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday afternoons.
The work of Birger Sandzen, in­ternationally
known Swedish artist
now living in the Swedish colony at
Lindsburg, Kansas, is featured in the
display. Midwestern scenes from
Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska are
the subjects of most of his 23 dry-point,
lithographs, and woodcuts,
which range in price fro $2.50 to $12.
The works of Scrammon, Goldthwaite,
Duff, and Dicknell are included, the
last artist being one of the foremost
men now working in Chicago. All
pictures are originals and the most
expensive is $15.
Aiding students in recognizing dif­ferent
media of artistic work, a special
showing of the pictures will be for
various classes tonight.
Seniors to Petition
J For Early Holidays
Privilege Has Been Granted
Class In Past
MAJOR JOHN T. KENNEDY
Masons Officiate
Over Cornerstone
Laying Exercises
Stone Is Laid By Grand Lodge
With Impressive Cere­monies
DR. KNAPP PRESIDES
Edward O'Neal Delivers Main
Address Of The
Occasion
With fitting and impressive cere­monies,
the cornerstone of the ani­mal
husbandry and dairy building
now under construction on the camp­us
was laid, Wednesday afternoon.
The services were conducted by J.
M. Pearson, of Alexander City, Grand
Master of the Grand Masonic Lodge
of Alabama, assisted by R. A. Beau-champ,
Grand Secretary, Mont­gomery,
Col. Woolsey Finnell, Mont­gomery,
E. H. Warren, Birmingham,
Velma Meadows and W. C. Davis,
Opelika, Milligan Earnest, Auburn,
Period of Service at
Auburn is Extended
By Prexy's Request
Request Made Because Of Ex­cellent
Influence Of Major
On Corps
HAS BRILLIANT RECORD
Auburn Regiment Rated Excel­lent
For Ten Consecutive
Years
Major John T. Kennedy, command­ant
of the R. O. T. C. Unit will re­main
at Auburn another year. By
special request of President Bradford
Knapp the War Department at Wash­ington
has extended his period of
service at Auburn to five years. The
usual assignment of commissioned
officers of the regular army for R.
0. T. C. service is four years.
This special request by Dr. Knapp
was~made because of Major Ken­nedy's
splendid record and excellent
influence as commandant at Auburn.
To ask President Knapp to excuse
classes several days earlier for the
Christmas holidays this year, a com­mittee
was appointed by the senior
class at a meeting on Thursday. The
committee will appear before the
president shortly and present the pe­tition.
The seniors have decided to leave
a memorial of some description at
Auburn after graduation. The nature
of the memorial has not been decided
upon, but it will be known in the
near future.
The class urged the student body
to make a special effort to attend the
traditional burning of the dummy on
Drake Field on Tuesday afternoon.
PRESENTATION
TO BE MADE AT
R.O.T.C. PARADE
Awarding Of Sabre Inaugurat­ed
This Year
TAYLOR TO MAKE AWARD
Presentation Will Become An­nual
Custom Hereafter
MUCH VALUABLE DATA
IN THE FIRST AUBURN
DIRECTORY COMPILED
Condensed Information Valu­able
To Faculty And
Students
and other prominent masons, along "The task of training young men at
with the Auburn Lodge. I this institution will be greatly helped
Inside the cornerstone was placed! b v h a v i m ? M a J o r Kennedy remain
a casket containing memorials and
records for use in case of examina­tion
by anyone in the great distant
future. The casket contains a Bible,
names of officers of the Grand
Lodge, a catalogue of the College,
names of members of the Board, a
copy of the Plainsman, names of of­ficers
of the town and county, copy
of the Alumnus, the Alabama Farm­er,
a current coin, and copy of the
program for the exercises.
President Bradford Knapp presid­ed
and participated in the Masonic
ceremonies, he being a prominent
member of the lodge. The address of
the occasion was delivered by Ed­ward
A. O'Neal, president of the Ala­bama
Farm Bureau Federation. Mr.
O'Neal spoke of the importance of
the livestock industi-y in Alabama
which he said has increased in pro-here
for an additional year's service,"
Dr. Knapp said. Four times the Ma­jor's
work here has been inspected
by staff officers of the regular
army and four times received the
highest rating given by the War De­partment.
In June, 1929, both the
engineer and field artillery units
were rated "excellent." This was the
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Miss Glanton Invited
Home-Ec Conference
Meeting To Be Held In Athens, Ga.,
Dec. 2 and 3
Miss Louise Glanton, head of the
school of home economics, has been
invited to attend a conference at the
University of Georgia, Athens, De­cember
2 and 3, to discuss how col-duction
67 per cent during the last lege departments of home economics
Glomerata Notice
All men that want to enter their
girl's picture in the contest for the
Beauty Section of the Glomerata must
have such picture in the Glomerata
office by November 30, 1929. The
selection this year will be made by
an outside disinterested artist.
All Seniors that wish to put their
girl's picture in the Senior Favorite
Section will please turn in such pic­tures
by November 30, 1929. There
will not be any specifications regard­ing
these pictures, except we will not
accept any one's baby picture, his
grandmother's or mother's picture, for
this section. m
For more detailed information see
C. F. Davis or H. O. Davis.
The Staff.
eighteen years. He declared that the
greatest single industry in the United
States is not the stock market, the
banks, or the railroads but the dairy
industry, which is equivalent to cot­ton
and wheat combined.
The speaker condemned the one-crop
system which has been a curse
to Alabama and urged greater diver­sification
by expansion of livestock
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can best make their contribution to
the preparental courses of education
for Qollege students.
The conference was called by Miss
Anna E. Richardson, Field Worker,
Merican Home Economics Associa­tion,
Washington.
In her letter Miss"Richardson said:
"We do not expect that in the near
future nursery schools will be estab-
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Matt Sloan Returns to Receive
Alma Mater's Highest Honor
A printed directory of the admin­istrative
staff, the faculty, and stu­dents
is being presented by the col­lege,
and will be ready for distribu­tion
late this afternoon. Students
may receive copies from the
Y. M. C. A., and faculty members will
receive directories from the registrar's
offices.
It is the first time that such a di­rectory
has been published by the in­stitute;
the purpose, as stated in the
foreward, is to serve for informa­tional
purposes.
Included in the book are the follow­ing:
directory of administrative staff
and faculty; directory of students;
sororities and fraternities; and camp­us
organizations. The campus organ­izations
'included general organisa­tions,
publications, literary and tech­nical
societies, and honor societies and
activities. The directory contains
fiftyltwo pages.
The information in the directory
of the administravite staff and facu-ty
is arranged as follows: office tele­phone
number, name, title, office ad­dress,
and residence telephone number.
Everyone connected with the college is
included in the list.
The directory of students contains
the name of every student, and also
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Dedication Lay Dam
To Attract Officers
When Matt Sloan returns to Au­burn
tomorrow to receive the hon­orary
degree of Doctor of Engineer­ing
to be presented by Dr. Knapp in
Langdon hall Saturday evening at 8
o'clock, all of Auburn will pay trib­ute
to one of her most famous sons.
Graduating here in 1901 as a lead­er
in student activities, Matt has since
proven himself a leader in the affairs
of the world, and today holds the
position of president of the combined
New York Edison Company, Brook­lyn
Edison Company, Inc., United
Elecertic Light and Power Company,
New V •' & Queens Electric Light
& Power Company, and Yonkers
Electric Light and Power Company,
five companies which comprise the
largest power system in the world.
Since assuming his present duties,
Matt Sloan has done much to pro­mote
good feeling between his com­pany
and the power consumers. Gove
Hambridge in an article published in
the "New York Herald-Tribune" pic­tures
him as the modern slave of the
lamp, always to give the best service
possible at the lowest rate.
The secret of his success, says
Hambridge, lies in his friendliness.
By this Matt Sloan means, genuine
friendliness. "If you don't feel gen­uinely
friendly with Tom, Dick, and
Harry," he says, "don't try to act as
if you were. You can never in the
world put it over. They will see
through your bluff."
He is equally friendly with his em­ployees
from engine wiper to de­partmental
heads. He was responsible
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Upon invitation of the - officers
and directors of the Alabama Power
Company, several members of the
Auburn staff will attend the dedica­tion
ceremonies, of the Lay Dam,
next Saturday, November 23rd.
The main speaker on the program
will be Matthew Sloan, noted Au­burn
alumnus. Directly after the dedi­cation
he will come to Auburn upon
special invitation of President Knapp,
to receive the honorary degree of
Doctor of Engineering, climaxing one
of the most spectacular careers in the
annals of public utilities.
The dedication is to take place at
Lock 12 on the Coosa River, in Chil­ton
County. This dam is one of the
huge hydro-electric developments of
the Alabama Power Company and is
to be named, Lay Dam, to commemo­rate
the services of William Patrick
Lay, founder and first president of
the Alabama Power Company.
Among the Auburn faculty mem­bers
who will attend the dedication
are: President Bradford Knapp, Dean
John J. Wilmore, Dean George Pe-erie,
Dean M. J. Funchess, Profes­sors
A. St C. Dunstan, C. A. Baugh-man,
and C. R. Hixon.
At a special military parade on Sat­urday
morning Scabbard and Blade,
honorary military fraternity, will pre­sent
a sabre to Cadet Colonel, H. H.
Hillman. The presentation, inaugura-ter
this year by the honor society,
will probably be an annual practice
hereafter, it was announced by V. L.
Taylor, captain of L Company, Fifth
Regiment of Scabbard and Blade.
V. L. Taylor will make the presen­tation
to the Cadet Colonel.
The company is to form in front
of the R. O. T. C. unit formed for
a parade and march up to the regi­mental
commander. Taylor will then
make the presentation; after which
the members of the honorary com­pany
will return to their respective
position and pass in review.
Although the captains have a com­petitive
drill to see who gets the sabre
presented annually to the best drilled
company, the colonel with his higher
office has not received any before
this year. Last year the local com­pany
of Scabbard and Blade decided
to present a sabre annually to the
man who was chosen as Cadet Colonel.
Acting on this decision, plans were
carried forward for the presentation
to be made at this parade.
O. D. K. CAKE RACE
TO BE HELD DEC. 13
Plans Event Are
Complete
Almost
NOTICE PLAINSMAN STAFF
There will be a meeting of the
Reporter's Club tonight, Friday, at
six-thirty p.m., at the Y.M.C.A.
Friday, December 13, has been set
for the all freshman cake race being
sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa,
it was announced today by the special
committee consisting of Carmon
Teague, Hayley Milligan and Rosser
Alston.
The race will start on the freshman
football field and proceed through the
streets of Auburn. In case of inclem­ent
weather the course is so planned
that he run will be almost entirely on
the pavement. It has been intimated
by athletic officials and coaches that
the college will cooperate with Omega
Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa in
making the event especially attractive
to first year men.
Credit for the race will be given
in the several sections in physical
training and those who make credit­able
showings will be excused from
a number of physical training calsses,
it was announced by a member of
the athletic staff.
Pretty sponsors will present a
large number of cakes to successful
harriers. Arrangement's are being
made with the "A" Club to sponsor
a dance on the evening of December
13. A goodly number of out of town
guests are expected for the various
attractions planned for the day.
A complete list of rules and regu­lations
with maps of the course to be
run will be published prior to the
race. The cakes which are being furn­ished
by Ingram's Sanitary Bakery
of Opelika will be on display in the
windows of the Student Supply Shop
prior to the race.
TO HONOR BISHOP
WITH RECEPTION
In honor of Bishop McDowell, a
reception will be held at the Auburn
Episcopal church on Monday even­ing.
All students are invited to hear
Bishop McDowell, who will make a
short address.
A business meeting of the Young
Peoples League of the church will be
held on Sunday evening; all members
are requested to bring as many as
possible with them.
THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929.
« AUBURN FOOTPRINTS IB
Then there was the freshman who went to the blacksmith's shop a few days ago
trying to get a chance to forge a letter.
His intelligence is on a par with that of a great many others who dare call
themselves educated.
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You may not like the stories we print, but you certainly would enjoy those we
have to turn down. Do we mind if you read them? Certainly not—if you will
come after them.
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Dumb: "Is Skeeter Calhoun an adjutant?"
Mum: "No, he is a Protestant."
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In a class several days ago Professor Barrow told "Silent" Ward that he would
have to take a course in penmanship before he could give him a passing grade as
he was unable to pick out the proper hieroglyphic style Ward used in a quiz. He.
then read out the grade he had given him tentatively, but Ward only replied, "I
don't believe you read any of it."
The friends of Windy Smith have sent in a complaint that there was a mis­print
in last issue of the Plainsman. Smith is reputed to be no "ordinary" man
rather than a student.
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Which only goes to show that everyone has his own opinion about the matter.
It has been rumored that Doug Baird has a winning way with the ladies.
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It would not startle me a bit
Nor would it make my pulses quail
To hear that Rutgers plastered Pitt,
To hear that Amherst won from Yale.
It would not jar my fragil frame
If Alfred conquered Notre Dame,
Or Norwich flattened N. Y. U.
Or Muhlenberg outclassed Purdue.
It would not stumble my feeble brain
If Harvard lost to Dear Old Maine,
And I could stand it very well
If Susquehanna trimmed Cornell.
Nor would it make me tear my hair
If Princeton lost to Delaware
Nor would I wear a puzzled f rown
If Wabash slapped Northwestern down,
Nor would it be a jolt to me
, If Centre won from Tennessee.
Some distant day I fondly hope
And if that fervent hope comes true
I'll throw a fit and so will you.
—New York American
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"This is one way of finding where the road is," soloquized the drunk as he
picked himself up out of the gutter.
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It seems that the Ag students are comtemplating a new source of political
power—they have another club to their credit.
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We haven't gotten to the point where we can refuse manuscript the first time
much less the second as was the case with the editor who fired his reporter for
bringing up a thing twice.
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Senior Class Must
Consider Memorial
As the semester wears on and mid-sem­ester
comes around the corner, we are
brought face to face with the fact that it
is a very short time indeed before the
present senior class will take its place
among the alumni of Auburn, and it seems
as if this group of men are going to follow
the precepts set down by the senior class of
last year, who graduated without leaving
behind them any remembrance of their stay
here.
The senior class last year were unfor­tunate
in selecting as their memorial a gift
which had to be rejected because it could
not be fi'tted into the landscaping plan
which had been laid out for the school. This
was found out at such a late date that it
was almost impossible to select an appropri­ate
token and, consequently, the class of '29
passed on without leaving behind it any
gift to be remembered by. However, this
action or rather lack of action on the part
of that class should not be accepted by the
senior class of this year as a criterion. It
has been the custom for many years for the
senior classes of Auburn to leave behind
them some gift to the college by which they
can be remembered. The fountain in the
back of the Main Building, for example,
was presented to the school by the class of
'01 and although it is worth only a few
dollars in actual value, it forms a sort of
physical connecting link between the mem­bers
of this class and their Alma Mater. It
is quite true that many of Auburn's old
time established customs have fallen by the
wayside during the past few years, yet
this custom is one well worth preserving
and the action of the class of '30 will prob­ably
stand as a rule for the rest of the
time to come. If it decides against the
presentation of a gift this year it will prob
ably mean the abolishment of this cherished
custom. The fact that one class has broken
this practice does not mean much, but the
fact that it has been broken two years in
succession will. It is time that the leaders
of the senior class get together and formu­late
a plan whereby some action may be
taken towards the erection of a memorial.
This custom is far too valuable to
be thrown into the discard merely because a
group of men are too disinterested to do
anything about its continuance.
A gift will prove a connecting link be­tween
the old graduate and the college when
he returns for a visit. By means of this
physical bond, memories close to the heart
of the graduate can best be brought back.
The Plainsman believes that if the prop­er
impetus is gi'ven this in the near future a
worthy gift will be the result. We hope
some definite action is taken soon so that
in case a change has to be m*ie later on
in the nature of the remebrance, it will
not be too late to carry out the general
plan.
Formation of Education
Club Helps Many Students
On last Monday evening, when a large
number of Education students met together
and organized the Education Club of
A. P. I., they exemplified their interest in
this field of learning, and expressed a defin­ite
desire to further their interests to the
utmost while here in college. This co-opera­tive
movement which marks a combined ef­fort
on the part of the Education students
here for additional advantages is to be
commended; it merits support and strong
backing.
Up until now, the students in this depart­ment
have had no such local organization
through which they might pool their as­pirations
and expressions within their
specific field of training. Such a step means
that they are looking forward to bigger and
better things in their line, and are not sat­isfied
with anything short of the best.
Being among the strongest departments
in the institution, such a club is very fit­ting
to its members, in that it offers a
channel for further development not to be
had under classroom instruction. We feel
confident this wide-awake band of future
pedagogs will use the new organization to
the very best advanjfge, making it an aven­ue
of self expression and advancement for
the Education stduent.
This infant Club bids fair to rival the
present leading organizations on the campus
both in members served and quality of ser­vice.
Under the proper leadership, it can
add to the training facilities of its mem­bers
as no other available source of train­ing
can. Ie behooves every education
student to catch step, swing in line and
"give and take" talong with his department­al
fellows.
This organization has a fair chance to
become one of the strongest on the campus
within a few years, but such for a perfec­tion
to take place requires the dili­gent
work of the members. Sometimes it is
hard for a new group of workers to find
itself on the campus, but we feel that the
one just organized has started in the cor­rect
spirit. We shall watch it with grow­ing
interest.
Interfraternity
Basketball Holds Sway
The interfraternity basketball tourna­ment
now under way is becoming more
heated each' day. Several teams have ad­vanced
through several stages of the
tourney with no sign of letting up.
When the various fraternities on the
campus get together in competitive but
fair play, it is worthy of notice. The sports­manship
displayed on the floor by the play­ers
is commendable. We feel that the finer
things in fraternity life and in the stu­dents
are brought to the surface; greater
cooperation is manifested among the stu­dents;
and a greater feeling is developed.
We believe that every fraternity on the
campus is doing its part in helping make
this success, and although a few may pre­sent
exceedingly weak teams, greater
things are in store for them in the future.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir:—
In a recent issue of a New York news­paper
there appeared a feature story con­cerning
one David Morey, one time Auburn
coach. The story which is printed else­where
in the Plainsman, appealed to me
from the standpoint of his former con­nections
with this institution and from
the publicity idea. It has occured to me
that the Plainsmen and their alma mater
have received a vast amount of publicity
from Mr. Morey.
The very tenor of the article pointed an
accusing finger at Auburn and Auburn men
and relieved her former coach from any
blame in the affairs which resulted in
his severing connections with this institu­tion.
Although it has been my opinion that
Coach Morey was not entirely to blame
his resignation only saved the athletic com­mittee
the embarrassment of demanding it.
I do not like to think of those hectic
days nor is it my wish to recall to mind or
discussion the affairs and incidents in re­gard
to athletics and the college adminis­tration.
The facts remains that the hound
is on the other side of the fence and is
doing the barking.
The publicity policy of Mr. Morey in re­building
confidence in him rather than his
team is similar to that resorted to by many
football coaches. The idea is to cast a halo
about the head of a sort of glorified foot­ball
mentor.
Morey was not a practical man. A $37,-
000 debt of the Dept. of Athletics is a mon­ument
to his mismanagement. He was not
influenced by sectional traditions for his
very nature forbade close contacts. While
in Rome he did not do as the Romans. I
liked him for this but Morey was a Janus
at heart and at mouth. Like the old Roman
god he was two-faced.
I am glad to know that he is making a
success among his type of people. Surely
he could have never accomplished any feat
of bringing a depleted grid team to foot­ball
out of his own sphere No, a savage
cannot even exist in civilization.
Sincerely,
Rosser Alston.
EDITORS NOTE: The author of the
above letter probably was in closer con­tact
with student and college affairs at
the time Morey was coach here than any­one
else on the campus. The expressions
set forth in his letter are founded on a
thorough investigation of the relations be­tween
the institution and Coach Morey
two years ago.
Editor, The Plainsman:—The subject of
(inter fraternity swimming) matches is one
that is often discussed during the winter
season. Auburn has, for a long time con-
" L i t t l e Thmgs"
By Tom Bigb«
We owe it to this distinguished Son of
Auburn to be present at Langdon Hall Sat­urday
evening and sit in on the conferring
of an honorary degree upon Matthew S.
Sloan, 'ol, who has justly earned such an
honor through his service in the Engineer­ing
realm since graduating from this
Institution. He stands out among Auburn's
most distinguished sons, having gained
world repute and recognition in the elec­trical
world. Let's see and hear him at
his appearance "back home" Saturday
night.
The laying of the cornerstone of the An-iman
Husbandry building on Ag Hill Wed­nesday
afternoon marked another upward
step in the progressiveness on our campus.
The Seniors are beginning to regret (pos­sibly!)
that they cannot remain here for
years to come, so that they might observe
the coming rapid strides to near perfec­tion
on the local campus. Last year's grad­uates
will barely know the place two years
hence, is our conclusion.
Seven cents extracted from funds de­posited
by each student registered here,
for the purpose of reimbursing damages
suffered by the local railroad company at
the hands of Auburn students recently—
isn't this a direct reflection upon those
students who respect orderly conduct and
common law? This is as it should be, since
such matters have already occurred; but
are those students who have the best in­terests
of the Institution at heart willing
to sit idly by henceforth, and let such a
disgrace recur? This instance should cer­tainly
be enough, and the last one.
Such matters should be taken seriously,
and steps initiated to avoid any liklihood of
them being repeated. Some things are not
to be tolerated; this should be included in
the list.
There is one local organization free from
superstitious membership—the Auburn Ki-wanis
Club. Else it would never have ar­ranged
to stage a Christmas party on De­cember
13.
"Sweet and Twenty"—do you recognize
the phrase? It is the comedy presented by
the Auburn Players last Monday night.
Did you see it? Why not?
We marvel at the fact that Mr. Arrow-heel,
or whatever he dubs himself) gives us
credit for the parentage of an idea. Yet
he is so bold and unreserved as to pro­claim
himself the instigator. We doubt not
that he has instigated ideas within many
heads during the past few weeks—but are
they to his credit? Poor fellow!
If a davenport is a sheik's workbench,
a rumble seat is a flapper's showcase.
But it's better to have halitosis than to
have no breath at all.
People who haven't any sense are the
only kinds you can't do anything with. .
"You may be the sun to your family,"
remarked the disgusted flapper to her late
sweetie, " But you are less than a watt
to me."
Some people who buy anti-knock gaso­line
should pour it into themselves instead
of their car.
The Gecko
I am the Gecko who never knows where
my lessons • are. If someone tells me I
have something to write, I appear as though
I don't know it and in this manner am able
to get out of it for a few more days. Of
course, I know that I should stay up with
everything, but you must admit that I am
pretty smart to be able to get away with
this consistently. Sometimes the joke is on
them too; I will have it all written out, but
making out that I don't know anything
about it.
I try to make people think I am naturally
smart, but I really do study hard. When
someone asked me what I made on a quiz,
I.lie beautifully and say that I don't know
In fact, to hear me tell it, I never make
anything on them.
Everyone is fooled, for instead of letting
it be known that I am studying hard, I
just make-believe.
templated on intercollegiate swimming team
to compete with those representing Tech,
Vandy and Tulane. To this ultimate was
offered a solution by intra-mural swimming.
Now int'ra-mural sports are established and
since their appearance interest has grown
in military service. On the other hand, it
is the barrier that keeps many good men
out of the picture. We could name some
outstanding men who would render valuable
service in the water, but have not chosen
by various reasons to pursue the higher
realms of army life.
Inter-fraternity basketball and golf have
proved popular and successful, and are
looked on in their season as events of in­tense
interest.
Intra-mural meets have been arranged
for this season. To these meets why not
add a series of the golf and basketball con­tests?
Auburn is the owner of one of the
best collegiate pools in the South. With the
new heating system to be installed this win­ter,
there should be no reason why Auburn
should not be included in Southern aquatic
meets.
Chesley McCaskill.
VOT?
Honor is the key word at the University
of Virginia where a cooperative store is
operated with no clerks in charge, students
serving themselves, ringing up their pur­chases
and making their own change. So
supreme is the spirit of honor on the camp­us
that there has been only one violation of
the rule since the inauguration of the sys­tem
several years ago.
We wonder how Ike "jews" down the
cash register.
* * * * *
OLD AND FEEBLE
The Seniors at Northwestern University
are carrying canes as the class symbol. Most
seniors need them before they get out any­way.
This puts one in mind of the follow­ing
article.
* * * * *
COLLEGE STUDENTS VERSION OF
23rd PSALM.
The college professor is my shepherd,
and I am in dire want; he preventeth me
from lying down in the bed which I rent-eth;
he leadeth me to distraction with exam
questions. He shaketh my resolution to get
a college degree; he leadeth me to make a
fool of myself before my classmates. Yea,
though I burneth my light until the precep­tress
howleth, I fear much evil: for he is
against me. His policies, his theories, and
his rantings frighteneth my wits from me.
He assigneth me extra work in the presence
of mine enemies; he annointeth my quiz
papers with blue pencil marks; my zeroes
filleth a whole column.
Surely, theories, exams, and themes will
follow me all the days of my college career,
and I will dwell in the bughouse forever.
* * * * *
NO MORE FREE RIDES
We see where the students at Clemson
will not be permitted to "hitch" rides in
any way, manner, or form any longer. It
requires a great amount of intelligence, on
the part of the college officials, to keep
the youngsters under foot. It may not be
manly to "hop" a ride to some place you
want to go, but it is still less manly to be
subjected to such "petty" rulings as the
new one at Clemson. Most of our colleges
and universities have them.
* * * * *
SCATTERED RATS
The frosh at Tulane have been scattered
throughout the entire cheering section this
year. The new arrangement, it is expected,^
will tend to inspire' more cheering and pep
through the stands, and not leave the bur­den
of cheering entirely to the plebes. A
great deal of school spirit is manifested
when one keeps his own mouth shut so that
the rat by his side can yell; a little persua­sion
on the part of the upperclassman does
the work. After all, why should we yell?
It's the rat's football team out there fight­ing.
No? Well!
^: # * * *
TRIBUTE TO THE PLAINSMAN
The King College News has this to say
about our own paper, The Plainsman:
"The Plainsman, published by Auburn
College has reached the top of the ladder
in school publications; the place that is the
ambition of all small papers."
We get close to fifty publications from
other papers the better we are pleased with
our own publication. Several of the col­leges
put out splendid issues, neatly ar­ranged,
well balanced subject matter, well
typed and on fine paper. Others?
* * * * *
PAGE THE AGS
It has long been known that cows that
have been given, or have taken, a good
swallow of "Mountain Dew," or other
variety of choice spirits, have been prone to
get rather frisky, just as folks often times
do when they imbibe. But the newest point
of resemblance to human traits to be ex­hibited
by cows has been discovered by an
Oklahoma cattle man, who, because his cat­tle
refused to eat the parched grass of the
fields, devised a scheme of putting green
goggles on them. The result, according to
him, was that they began to eat of the
dry grass right along, just like it was the
finest clover.
Which goes to prove that cattle, like
human beings, are subject to illusions. Im­agination
seems to play a part in the animal
world as it does in the human. Nothing
like believing a thing to be so whether it is
so or not.
* * * * *
PAGE THEM AGAIN
"If something isn't done for the farmer
he'll soon be in the condition of the Alaska
editor. This editor wrote in his paper one
day:
" 'It is reported that a fastidious girl
bride in Boston kneads bread with her
gloves on. The incident may be odd, but
there are others. Thus the editor of this
paper needs bread with his shirt on; he
needs bread with his pant's on; he needs
bread with his shoes on; and unless some of
us delinquent subscribers pay up mighty
quick, he'll need bread without a darn
thing on; and Alaska is no Garden of Eden
in the Winter time, nuther.' "
THOUGHTS IN SILHOUETTE
^Herr "Diogenese ^eufelsdrockh
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions express­ed
in this column are not necessarily the
editorial opinions of this paper. It is a
column of personal comment, and is not to
be read as an expression of our editorial
policy.
* * * * *
IN WHAT ways does a student have a
better opportunity to cultivate individ­uality
than by thinking and by writing?
To my mind there are none. Cultural ad­vancement
and democracy equally require
full liberty of the people to engage in dis­cussion,
to write, and to publish their
thoughts. As much is guaranteed every
citizen of the United States as long as
sinister implications do not enter into the
things spoken or printed.
When written words which appear to be of
radical origin are seen, the readers become
at once alarmed at the brazenness of the
writer. However, few stop to consider his
train of thought. They only jump at that
which is easiest to sieze, and then construe
the possibly irreproachable statements into
the severest criticism of existing conditions.
Those who are personally concerned with
the remarks, read, reread, and paraphrase
every line in order that they might ap­proach
the true feelings of their accuser.
A serious matter should be handled in a
serious monner, and, therefore, let he that
would take offense at personal opinions be
sure that he understands the situation be­fore
condemning the writer.
In many cases the only logical way to
get the mass to support a move is to knock
it, and then if there is a spark of loyalty in
this dormant mass, it will take the matter
more seriously and the desired results will
be forthcoming.
I am not trying to defend anyone for do­ing
what I consider wrong, but I am de­fending
my friend Ladyfingers. I would
go out of my way to get a paper with one
of his letters in it than for anything else.
His letters show thought, individuality,
courage, and more than the mere pedantry
that fills so many letters as well as the
lives of people.
There are many existing conditions that
require great courage on the part of any­one
to write and give his views. I believe
that more students in Auburn should voice
their opinion. In any manner? Certainly
not. One's opinion should never be voiced
when it" is detrimental to the welfare of
anyone, but at the same time it should
not be held back when knowledge of it
will possibly lead to good, constructive work.
Ladyfingers may have been at error in a
part of his letter; it may have been mis­interpreted
by many—it probably was; yet
he showed us that he is thinking deeply.
He should not be judged harshly or un­thinkingly:
his letter had its place if he
felt that way about the situation.
OF LATE the professors have been
doing double duty in giving the stu­dents
plenty of work; in fact, it
seems that some have been trying to see
just how high the work can be piled up.
I think there would be more satisfaction
and more work done if it were scattered
through the semester, it cannot be much fun
to have to do a month's work in four or .
five days.
* * * * *
THE PETTY grievances that some of
the students have toward each other
and which have been finding a way to
survive through the columns of the paper
are about to come to an end. The utter
foolishness of all of it is surprising. To
think that college students must resort to
such a poor method of considering their
troubles explains in some measure the rea
son that business men thing that a fresh-from-
college boy is about as worthless a
being as they can have in their organization.
On the other hand the sarcastic letters
have found an anxious and ready public to
devour them. Just as a bold article finds
an eager reader. Because it is something
different, they are desired and wanted. But
the student body need not worry, for as
long as college student's are with us, they
must have their fun. I enjoyed them; I
suppose I am just one of the group too.
* * * * *
THE COMING declamation contest is
worthy of anyone's hour. The con­testants
will show a certain style, in­dividuality,
and above all, patience and de­termination.
If you don't think it is work,
try preparing one.
* * * * *
A MAN TO A SUNFLOWER
See, I have bent thee by thy saffron hair
—O most strange masker—
Towards my face, thy face so full of eyes
—O almost legendary monster —
Thee of the saffron, circling hair I bend,
Bend by my fingers knotted in they hair
—Hair like broad flames.
So, shall I swear by beech-husk, spindie-berry,
To break thee, saffron hair and peering eye,
—To have the mastery?
—Peter Quennell
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929. THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
LANE GRAVES
AUDREY FULLER
Smith Hall S O C I E T Y AND F E A T U R ES This Department Open
From 11 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Daily
Phone 9115
THE PHILOSOPHER
And what are you that missing you,
I should be kept awake
As many nights as there are days
With weeping for your sake?
And what are you that missing you,
As many days as crawl
I should be listening to the wind
And looking at the wall?
I know a man that's a braver man,
And twenty times as kind, .
And what are you that you should be,
The one man in my mind?
Yet, women's ways are witless ways,
As any sage will tell,
And what am I, that I should love,
So wisely and so well?
GARB
I always thought that sorrow
Wore a small brown hood,
Sitting in a corner
With a crust for food—
I always thought that heartbreak
Wore a dismal shroud,
Hung her head in silence,
Never spoke aloud.
Now I know that Sorrow
Wears a circus gown;
Heartbreak's empty laughter
Echoes through the town.
Mrs. Hudson Entertains
With Bridge Party
One of the many lovely affairs of
the week was the bridge party at
which Mrs. John Turner Hudson en­tertained
on last Friday afternoon.
A profusion of cut flowers adorned
the rooms where the tables were
placed.
Mrs. Clara Yai-borugh held high
score and received a box of lace hand­kerchiefs.
Mrs. Mark Nichols was
presented with a pretty compact for
second high score.
Those sharing in this hospiatality
were: Mrs. Susie Wright, Miss Min­nie
Whitaker, Miss Dorothea Biggin,
Mesdanies Seal, Gosser, Harkins, Sew-ell,
P. 0. Davis, I. S. McAdory, Carlo-vitz,
Brown, Paul King, Wilmore, Tis-dale,
Williamson, Bayer, Showalter,
Sims, Reese, Nichols, Clara Yar-brough,
Hutsell, Townsley and Miss
Ruth Southard.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Gardner Hostess
At Informal Tea
Mrs. Wright A. Gardner was hostess
at a small informal tea on Thursday
afternoon, which was in the form of
a neighborhood get-to-gether.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Harmon Gardner in entertaining.
Sandwiches, tea, toasted cheese
cracker and date loaf were served.
Those enjoying this delightful oc­casion
were; Mesdames M. L. Nichols,
Griffin, Sargent, Sims, Scarseth;
Sudie Zuber, Alma Whatley, Simpson,
Alvord, Seal, Showalter and Burke.
Miss Katherine Smith
and J. A. Greene,
Jr. Wed
A marriage of widespread interest
throughout the staote was that of
Miss Katherine Echols Smith and
James Allums Greene, Jr., which
was beautifully solemnized Saturday
afternoon at five o'clock at the home
of the bride's sister, Mrs. Truman
Aldrich Thomas, in Birmingham
The impres.sive ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Vernon McMas
ter of St. Andrews Episcopal Church
in the presence of a large assemblage
of relatives and friends.
The house was beautifully decorat­ed
with ferns, palms, similax and
baskets of Madonna lilies and giant
white chrysanthemums placed in ef
fective arrangement.
A lovely altar was formed in the
living room with tall candelebra and
upright standards holding Madonna
lillies marking the place where the
bridal party stood.
Preceding the ceremony a program
of beautiful nuptial music was ren­dered.
Miss Miriam Dean, cousin of
the groom, sang "Until" and "If God
Left Only You" accompanied by Mrs.
John T. Botton, pianist, who also
played the wedding march.
First to come down the starway
was Miss Frances Pape, bridesmaid,
who wore a lovely gown of pencil
blue chiffon and carried an arm
bouquet of orchid chrysanthemums.
Miss Margeurite Smith, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore
a beautiful afternoon costume of
Capicine Chiffon and carried an arm
bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums.
The bride entered with her brother-in-
law, Truman Aldrich Thomas, by
whom she was given in marriage. She
was lovely in an ensemble of brown
transparent velvet with egg-shell
blouse and hat and accessories to
match. She carried a shower bouquet
of bride's roses and valley lilies.
Chalmers Green served his brother
as best man.
The bride is the youngest daughter Miss Evelyn McGriff of Colum
of Mrs. Julia Butterfield Smith, of LUSi G a - j s p e n t the past week-end in
Birmingham. She received her educa- Auburn
(Continued on page 6)
Miss Odendahl Entertains
Applied Arts Students
Miss Marguerite Odendahl delight
fully entertained for her class of Ap­plied
Art students during last week­end.
Jesting, toasting marshmallows
were enjoyed by the participants.
John Wood added to the fun and
mirth by giving several harmonica
selections.
Sandwiches, fruit, potato chips
and coffee were enjoyed "by Bess
Raby, Frances Moore, Bertha North­rop,
Betty Buchannon, Lewis Bos-well,
John Wood, Day Canterbury,
R. W. Herbert, and William Kipp.
The Methodist Choir and Orchestra
will give a radio program on Friday
evening from seven to eight.
:I: * :i:
Mrs Ruth Neidig, Grand President
of Pi Kappa Sigma sorority will ar­rive
Sunday evening to visit Alpha
Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Sigma.
* * *
Mrs. L. A. Ward gave a lovely
Waffle Supper for the Baptist
Dormitory girls at her home on Gay
street on Wednesday evening.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Yarbrough of
Pensacola were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Brewer last week-end.
Mrs. Fred Allison and Mrs. Brad­ford
Knapp spent Tuesday in Atlan­ta,
Ga.
* * * ^
The Presbyterian Auxiliary is giv­ing
an all day discussion on Tues­day
of a Mission Book, which is now
being studied. The group will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. W. Scott and
luncheon will be served to its mem­bers.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Schilling will
make thier home in Arkansas after
the first of December. Dr. Schilling
has accepted a position with the cora-merical
department of the state.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Salmon are
being congratulated on the arrival of
a little daughter who has been nam­ed
Helen Jane.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. George Scarseth and
daughter are expected home next
Tuesday. Mr. Scarseth attended the
Agronomy Convention in Chicago,
while Mrs. Scarseth visited relatives
in Madison, Wis.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. William Gregory had
as their guest during the past week,
Mrs. Gregory, of Florence.
* * *
Thanksgiving
A bustle in the kitchen,
Smell of cakes and pies,
Children running everywhere
With bright and wondering eyes.
Rows and rows of good things
On the closet shelves,
A cunning little table
All to themselves.
Such a splendid dinnei-,
Coming on at last,
Knives and forks a chattering,
Tongues that go so fast.
Apples in the evening,
Lots^of merry play
All the fun at grandma's
On Thanksgiving Day.
Home Economics Club
Holds Interesting Meeting
The Home Economic club of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute held
one of the most interesting meetings
of the year in the Practice house on
last Monday evening.
During the business session Mary
Louise Collins was elected as editor
of the section for women of the Ala­bama
Farmer,
Clara Bell Parsons reported on the
disease of plants. Louise Lewis gave a
very interesting article on Flower
Gardens in Spain. "Home" by Edgar
A. Guest was read by Annie Weath-erwax.
Miss Louise Glanton gave a
very inteersting and peppy account of
her trip to Chicago to the Land
Grant College Association.
Refreshments were served by the
Sophomores to the members during
the social half hour.
News of the Womans'
Club
The Woman's Club has been busy
this week with the Lee County Wel­fare
Fund drive, which gives promise
of being very successful. It is under
the direction of Mrs. Homer Wright,
chairman, Mrs. Shi and Mrs. J. T.
Kennedy.
The Education Department meeting
was postponed until December but
the Civics Department had a well-at­tended
meeting on Thursday. Dean
Biggin spoke most interestingly on old
European gardens and showed his col­lection
of lantern slides illustrating
that subject.
Mrs. Ruffin gave valuable advice
on Fall Planting over W. A. P. I. last
Friday night. This Friday's program
jis a talk by Mrs. Bradford Knapp on
her work as State Chairman, depart­ment
of the American home.
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Mrs. E. F. Cauthen attended the
flower show in Atlanta this week..
* * *
Harold Floyd spent last week-end
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. Y.
Floyd, in Brundidge, Alabama.
* * *
Mrs. B. B. Ross is attending the
General U. D. C. convention in Bil-oxi,
Mississippi this week.
* * *
Mrs. E. W, Camp has been i}l at
her home on Loachapoka avenue the
last few days.
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Rev. E. D. Burnworth and Rev, 0.
D. Langston are attending the Ala­bama
Methodist Conference which js
being held in Montgomery this week.
* * *
Mrs. Charles Hixon and daughter
Emily spent last Saturday in Mont^
gomery.
* $ *
Misses Jane Mertins, Marion
Thorpe and Elizabeth Camp spent
the past week-end with the latter's
parents, Prof, and Mrs. E. W. Camp,
* * *
Dean Frederick Biggin gave a
very interesting illustrative lecture
on European gardens at the Civics
department of the Woman's Club on
Thursday afternoon.
* * *
Mrs. M. A. Barnes and little son,
M. A., Jr., are visiting relatives in
Ozark, Alabama,
* * *
Mrs. Thomas C. Burke of Wheel­ing,
West Virginia, will spend several
weeks with her son, Prof. A. D.
Burke, and Mrs. Burke.
* + *
Alpha Beta chapter of Chi Omega
sorority has as its national visitor,
Miss Helen Jackson.
* * *
Mrs. Shaver is recovering from an
appendicitis operation at the East
Alabama Hospital in Opelika, Ala.
* * *
Miss Inez and Messrs Bill Bryant
and Tom Archer will motor to Dade-ville
on Thursday to visit Miss Eliza­beth
Shepard.
* * *
Mrs. G. H. Wright and little son
have returned after a delightful visit
with Mrs. Ralph Pruitt of Anderson,
South Carolina.
Mrs. Stodghill Gracious
Hostess to Chi Omega
Mrs. L. D. Stodghill very gracious­ly
entertained on Wednesday after­noon
from four to five for the Alpha
Beta chapter of Chi Omega sorority
and their national inspector, Miss
Elizabeth Jackson,
The sorority colors, cardinal and
straw, were carried out in a delici­ous
salad course. Coffee was serv­ed
by Misses Ruth Murray, Mary
Louise Hakason and Inez Sheperd.
Those enjoying this lovely hospi­tality
were: Miss Elizabeth Jackson,
Mrs. C. A. Basore, Mrs- C, D. Kille-brew,
Mrs. 0. R. Hixon, Mrs. W. E-Sewell,
Mrs, S, L. Toomer, Misses
Martha Northrup, Mildred Wood,
Louise Bedell, Miriam Toulmin,
Louverne Watts, Lane Graves and
Audrey Fuller,
U. D. C. Meets at Home
Of Mrs. P. P. Powell
The U. D. C. meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. P. P. Powell last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Stodg­hill,
and Mrs. L. A. Ward as co-hos­tesses.
The home was beautifully and ap­propriately
decorated with confeder-at
flags and red and white carna­tions
which are the confederate col­ors
and flower.
The program consisted of several
Southern songs by Rev. 0. D. Langs-ton
and a report "The Advancing
South" by Mrs. Ruffin.
Beautiful refreshments in har­mony
with the decorations were serv­ed
to the members during the last
half hour of the meeting,
Lieut, and Mrs. Townsley
Entertain With Dinner
Lieut, and Mrs. C. P. Townsley en­tertained
at a dinner on last Satur­day
night. Lovely roses and snap
dragons were used as decorations. Mrs.
Conn Anderson and Capt. Ott won
high score in the various games.
The guests were: Maj. and Mrs.
Kennedy, Capt. and Mrs. Ott', Capt.
and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Seal, Lt. and Mrs. Bowman, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee, Lieut. Barth and Lieut.
Pease.
Mrs. C. P. Townsley
Hostess At Bridge Tea
Mrs. C. P. Townsley entertained at
a lovely bridge-tea on Thursday after
noon in honor of Miss Ruth Southard,
of Fort Smith, Arkansas, who is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. W. H. Hutsell.
Roses and Chrysanthemums were
used throughout the rooms where the
tables were placed. The prize winners
were Miss Southard, Mrs. Gentry and
Mrs. Wright.
The bridge guests enjoying this de­lightful
occasion were: Miss South­ard,
Miss Minnie Whitaker, Mes­dames
Frank Wilmore, John Wilmore,
J. T. Hudson, Louis Ward, Clara Yar­brough,
Ercel Friel, G. M. Bohler,
J. W. Brigham, Homer Wright, John
Floyd, T. B. Chambers, J. E. Pitts,
H. B. Lee, Sam RoMnson, Herbert
Martin, L. V. Baver and her guest
Miss Jones. Mesdames Homer Gen
try, H. W. Nixon, G. A. Trollope, Roy
Staples and W. H. Hutsell.
Tea guests included: Mrs. Burk-hart
and Mrs. Burke.
Mrs. W. C. Taylor Honored
With Lovely Bridge Party
Mrs. Pool and Mrs, Weidenbach
were joint hostesses on last Friday
afternoqn at a lovely bridge party.
Mrs. W. C. Taylor, who Js to make
her home in Tuscaloosa was the
honor guest,
Fall flowers were used artistically
in the living room as decoration.
Top score was held- by Mrs, W- E.
Sewell and was awarded a dainty
candy jar as first prize and Mrs.
Taylor was presented with a lovely
guest prize,
A delicious frozen salad course and
coffee was served to about twelve
guests.
Mrs. Yarbrough Hostess
At Bridge Party Friday
Mrs. Cecil Yarbrough entertained
at an eight table bridge party on last
Friday night and a ten table one on
Saturday afternoon.
On Friday night Mrs. Winters re­ceived
high score for the ladies while
Mrs. Gibson had low score. Mr. Bur-ley
held high score for the men and
Mr. Staples, low score.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. A.
Meadows held high socre, Mrs. John
Floyd, second score and Mrs. Orr, low.
At each party, a salad plate and
coffee were served at the close of the
games.
Prof. W. E. Sewell and fifteen
students of' the Animal Husbandry
department will attend the Interna­tional
Livestock Exhibition in Chi­cago.
* * *
Mrs. W. E. Sewell will make a ten
day visit to her mother, Mrs. J. R.
McSwean, of Birmingham. Ala.
* * *
Miss Dona Gatchell has returned
to Auburn from Hubbard's Infirmary
in Montgomery, Alabama where she
underwent an appendicitis operation.
Mrs. Hill to Entertain
Discussion Group
Mrs. W. W. Hill will entertain
Thursday evening for the Thanks­giving
meeting of the Discussion
Group. This meeting will be one of
the regular meetings designated for
the husbands to attend. Mrs. Albert
Thomas is to be the principal speak­er
and has chosen as her subject,
"Clubs for Young People."
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Sporting Goods
Montgomery, Alabama
Do You Know That—
4,000 roses of several species are
required to yield one ounce of "al­tar
of roses," and which is so fra­grant
that the use of one drop is suf­ficient
in making one gallon of co­logne.
The largest bell ever made was the
Tsar Kolokal of Moscow which was
never rung because, before it was
finished, an eleven ton piece fell from
its side.
Chocolate is obtained from seed
pods of the cocoa tree which grows
directly from the trunk of the tree.
Chinese silks were once sold in
Greece and Syria for their weight in
gold. Death was the penalty for tak­ing
the eggs of the silk worm out of
the country. In 550 A. D. two monks,
missionaries in China concealed a
supply of the eggs in the hollow
bamboo staffs and carried them to
Constantinople.
Madame Curis is the first woman
scientist to win the Noble prize and
the only person who has ever receiv­ed
two Noble prizes.
Mrs. C. D. Killebrew
Hostess to Chi Omega
A lovely hostess on Wednesday to
the Alpha Beta chapter of Chi Omega
and its national visitor, Miss Eliza­beth
Jackson, was Mrs. C. D. Kille­brew,
an alumnus of this chapter.
The entertainment was in the form
of a delicious three course luncheon
at the Killebrew home on college
street. The sorority colors, cardinal
and straw were used in the dining
room.
The luncheon guests were: Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, Dr. and Mrs.
Weaver, Misses Inez Shepherd, Ruth
Murray, Lane Graves, Audrey Fuller,
Mary Louise Hackanson, Lillian
Meadows and Mr, Killebrew.
Missionary Society
Holds Regular Meeting
Circle number one of the Mission-arq
Society held its regular meeting
at the home of Mrs. G. P. Lane on
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Schubert,
chairman of this circle was in charge
of this meeting.
It was voted that a dinner would be
given on December 13. It was also
voted that booklets containing 1200
Bible questions be given the mem­bers
to guide them in their study of
the Bible. These are to be reported
on later during the year.
During the social hour peaches,
cake, coffee and nuts were served
the members.
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Davis
Entertain with Party
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Davis enter­tained
with a three table bridge
party on Tuesday evening in honor
of Mrs. W. H. Gregory of Florence,
Alabama.
High score was held by J. G.
Amason for men and Miss Elizabeth
Gregory won high score for ladies.
After a 'delightful evening, a salad
course was served to Dr. and Mrs.
Judd, Dr. and Mrs. Yarbrough, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Gregory, Jr., Misses
Martha Armstrong, Elizabeth Greg­ory,
and Messrs. J. G. Amason and
S. A. Hardin.
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929.
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DICK JONES, Editor A. C. TAYLOR, Associate Editor
Elmer G. Salter, Contributor; Rhodes Wasson, Harry Barnes, Charles Trice, Tad McCallum, Assistants
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AUBURN FRESHMAN SCRUBS TO
PLAY LANIER IN MONTGOMERY
By R. T. Wasson
The forthcoming tilt of the Auburn
Freshman Scrubs and the Sidney
Lanier High School of Montgomery
is a cause for great discussion among
the atheletically inclined fans of Mont­gomery
and Auburn. Many familiar
faces will be seen in Cramton Bowl
Friday but' under entirely different
circumstances. Many of the men con­tending
for honors in the coming con­flict
have met before. Some of them
have fought side by side while others
have T)een rivals in prep school days.
As well as the prep school stars meet­ing
once more, we also have "Bull"
McFaden roaming in former hunting
grounds. Bull, for quite a while was
Coach of the Cloverdale High team
and there gave the Poets plenty of
cause for the loss of sleep.
The Montgomery boys have not lost
a High School game this season and
the strong team from Mobile fought
them to a 0-0 tie and but for this
they would have an unblemished
record. Up until the game with
Murphy High they had run up large
scores against all opponents and
Auburn Holds Edge
Over Ga. Tech Rivals
The Auburn Tigers will enter the
game with Georgia Tech on Thanks­giving
holding an advantage in games
won and points scored. The Plains­men
have won 15 tilts, the Yellow
Jackets 12 and two games ended in
no-decision affairs. The tie games
were in 1923 and 1925.
The Bengals have scored 421 points
against 366 for the Engineers. The
Alexander eleven has the record of
winning by the largest margin when
they defeated the Villagers in 1917,
68 to 7. Auburn's biggest score
against the Tornado was recorded in
1899 when they emerged victorious
63-0 The ancient rivalry between
the Jackets and Tigers began in 1892
with the Orange and Blue eleven win­ning
26-0.
Scores of previous games:
should furnish plenty of opposition
for the Rat reserves. The Rats of
Auburn have no mean record behind
them for the 'games that they have
played this season. They have tasted
defeat but once and this at the hands
of the Georgia Rats who had the
breaks of the game and were lucky
enough to intercept several passes.
The score from this conflict cannot
be judged the comparative strength
of the two teams.
Some of the former Montgomery
boys that will face ancient foes of
former team mates are, Phipps,
Shackelford, Bricken and Bunkley.
Three of these are backs while Bunk-ley
is a linesman of no mean ability.
Mosely and Brown for the Lanier
boys have been tearing up all oppon
ents this season and on a dry field
they are a threat to anyones team
Cone, one of the best linesmen for
Lanier will probably be out of the
game with a bad hand but his posi­tion
is filled by a star second string
man, Haygood. Katz, who has been
out. of the lineup for the last few
game is said to be back in fighting
condition for the coming game and
will show some of the boys how the
backfield should do its stuff. The
Lanier boys are going through some
tough scrimmages for one of the hard­est
games in which they participate.
The scene seems to be set for a good
game and with the weather continu­ing
fair the fans will see plenty of
action.
CHATTIE DAVIDSON
Here we have pictured one of Coach
Floyd's signal barkers. Although only
a Sophomore, Davidson has started
most of the games this year and has
established for himself an enviabler
cord. Chattie, as he is familarly
known, hails from Montgomery, where
he was a star on the strong Sidney
Lanier high school team. He entered
Auburn with the class of '32, and im­mediately
became a member of the
Fresman football team. Davidson is
registered in the General course, and
he is going to be quite an asset to
Auburn football teams of the future.
GRIDIRON QUINTESSENCE
By PERCY VAL
On a muddy Grant Field, two strong defensive teams locked horns Sat­urday
in a slow and uninteresting game. Alabama, due to her superior
offensive strength, decisively beat the Tech Engineers 14-0. The plung­ing,
swift and elusive Tony Holm furnished the thrills of the afternoon,
and convinced the fans that he is the premier fullback of the South. The
game began with the teams testing the ability of each other.
However, in the latter part of
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Auburn Freshmen Play
Greenie Frosh Evenly
By Dick Jones
According to first downs the Tig­ers
outplayed the Greenies during
the first half, in spite of the fact
that Tulane was leading 7 to 0 when
the half ended. Auburn registered
one first down in the first quarter
while Tulane was unable to run a
single ten yard gain with four downs.
Parker was rushed into the fray by
Coach McFaden to take Shackleford's
place at quarter during this initial
period, as a victory stilled looked
dark for the Tigers. The opening
quarter ended with Auburn in pos­session
of the ball on their own 21-
yard line. During this initial period,
Tulane missed recovering a fumble
on Auburn's 15-yard line by a skin
of the teeth when an Auburn man was
returning a punt and fumbled while
he was surrounded by Tulane men,
only to be saved by the ball rolling
out of bounds before a Tulane man
could bat his eye and touch it.
In the second quarter, Auburn
ran up three first downs while Tu­lane
were only able to register one,
which was their only one in the first
half. The one first down that Tulane
made in the second period, was the
results of a 26-yard run by Felts
around right end that placed the ball
on Auburn's 24-yard line. The
Greenies were then able to score
when they resorted to the air. After
this score the Tigers begin fighting
with fire in their eyes. They started
a red-hot forward march for Tu-lane's
goal from the center of the
field and made three succesive first
downs before they were halted on the
(Continued on page 6)
Auburn Runners Split
Even With First Two
Opponents This Year
By winning from Coach Hal Bar­ron's
Georgia Tech cross country team
in Atlanta last Saturday, Coach Wil­bur
Hutsell's 1929 Orange and Blue
harriers of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute closed their season with a
record of one win and one loss.
The Plainsmen runners lost their
first meet of the season to the Uni­versity
of Georgia team by the score
of 24-31. This meet was very close
and was not determined until the final
participants had crossed the tape.
Climatic, conditions affected both
teams as the time was comparatively
slow. The duel race with the Bull­dogs
was run over the local streets
The final meet of the season re­sulted
in a 26-30 victory for the Hut-sellmen.
It was at first thought
Georgia Tech had won when an Au­burn
runner had been overlooked in
finishing. A checkup revealed that
the lost Tiger had placed with the
leaders and the Orange and Blue
team was the winner.
Coach Hutsell is not going to enter
his team in the Southern Conference
meet at Chapel Hill, N. C, Saturday.
Only two members of this year's
team will be lost. Capt Teague and
McClendon are the two that will be
lost via graduation. Pitts and Shanks
juniors, and Plants and Roberts, soph­omores
are the other members of the
team.
Second Battalion Wins
Intramural Title Heie
TIGER
DRUG
STORE
By Elmer Salter
The Second Battalion of the Field
Artillery again has won the battalion
championship at Auburn for the sec­ond
consecutive season. The champs
are coached by Luke Ward, former
varsity quarterback and second base­man
on the baseball team.
Only one touchdown was scored
against the Ward coached machine
by the other members of the intra­mural
league. The game in which
the lone six points was scored is the
only blot on the champions record
as this tilt ended in a 6-6 tie. The
record of the two-time champions is
14 wins and one tie in 15 contests.
Luke Ward was serving his second
season as mentor of the Second Batta­lion
and has made a brilliant debut in
the work that he intends to pursue af­ter
receiving his sheepskin. Ward
(Continued on page 6)
in the latter part
the first period, Bama carried
the ball to Tech's 20 yard line, and
there Tech was penalized 15 yards
for roughness thereby giving the Tide
the ball on the 5 yard line. Here the
astute Tony Holm, in three tries,
plunged over the Jackets goal line.
Sington adding the extra point. The
second and third periods were rather
listless and uninteresting as neither
team scored, however, Alabama threat­ened
several time. In the earlier part
of the fourth period, Tech displayed
a little more offensive ability, and
made her only first down of the
afternoon; Graydon receiving a pass
from Duhlay for 15 yards and run­ning
15 more before being tackled.
Tech was throwing passes incessantly
in an attempt to tie the score, but the
receivers could not make the proper
connections. The indefatiable Tony
Holm intercepted one of these passes,
and galloped 55 yards for Bama's sec­ond
touchdown. The game ended soon
afterwards. The line playing of Fred
Sington was again the feature of the
game, and coupled with the.brilliant
game played by Tony Holm, provided
the thrills of the afternoon. Mizell
played his usual excellent game, and
twice saved Tech by getting off ex­cellent
punts while behind his goal
line. Vance Maree was at his old
tackle position, and seldom were Bama
plays directed at this giant.
Tennessee's unsung line, combined
with her famous backfield complete­ly
played Vandy off her feet, there­by
eliminating another team from the
conference race. The final score was
13-0. The game opened on a muddy
field with a punting duel, and al­though
Schwartz for Vanderbilt and
Dodd of Tennessee were evenly
matched, the ability of McEver to
return the punt's gave the Vols the
advantage. Alsa Hug and Brandt,
the Vol ends, were always down under
the punts, and tackled the Vandy
safety in his tracks or else grounded
the ball near the Gommodore goal line
Tennessee's first touchdown resulted
from the ability of these ends at get­ting
down under the punts, as Leonard
accidently touched the ball while
blocking Brandt, and Hug fell on the
ball on Vandy's 7 yard line. Here the
mighty McEver displayed his great­ness,
by bucking the ball over the goal
line in three attempts. Then out
dashed a young Sophomore, by the
name of Charley. Kohlbase, who drop
kicked for the extra point, and then
retired from the game apparently
pleased with himself and the situation.
In the beginning of the second half
the Vols began a drive from their own
39 yard line which also terminated in
a touchdown. McEver being the main
cog in this drive. The ball was carried
to the 18 yeard line where Bobby
Dodd made a fake pass to Hackman,
and dashed across the goal line. Dur­ing
the remainder of the game, Ten­nessee
was content to play defensive­ly,
and often kicked on first and sec­ond
downs. The inability of Vandy's
offensive to function gave proof of
Tennessee's strong line, which hereto­fore
has not received its proper credit.
Vanderbilt made only 30 yards from
scrimmage, and never threatened the
Vol's goal. Besides the brilliant play­ing
of Dodd and McEver, too much
cannot be said concerning the per­formances
of Hug and Brandt who
certainly covered themselves with
glory.
* * * * *
The Sewanee Tigers gave the Tu­lane
Green Wave quite a surprise
Saturday when they held them score­less
for almost three quarters. Coach
began the game by starting his sec­ond
string backfield, but much to
their surprise they were unable to
make any headway against the Tigers,
and then the high powered first string
men were sent in. Again the many
fans were treated to another surprise
for the mighty Banker was constant­ly
stopped for no gains, and once
Sewanee almost scored. However,
physical exhaustion began to tell on
the Sewanee team, and Banker scored
in the last part of the third period.
In the fourth period Banker account­ed
for another touchdown, and a third
was soon added by S. Whatley. None
of the extra points were made and the
game ended in an 18 to 0 victory for
Tulane.
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The Florida Gatoes had quite a dif­ficult
time in defeating the Clemson
Tigers 13-7 in Gainesville Saturday
The Gators were frequently out-played
and but for the timely breaks that
they received, it is very doubtful if
they would have had the good luck
of winning. After making a touch­down
in the second period, Florida was
content to play a defensive game, but
Clemson took the lead in the third
period by kicking the extra point' after
making a touchdown, in the last quar­ter,
Florida made a determined drive
of 86 yards, resulting in a touchdown
by Captain Cawthon. The extra point
was made by a pass from Crabtree to
Van Sickle. Crabtree again added to
his numerous string of freak plays
by passing 35 yards to Green after
being rushed for what looked to be a
14 yard loss.
Floyd Invites Tiger
Backers to Watch
Practice Sessions
Bush is another Sophomore, who
broke into varsity football as a line­man.
J. D. has done excellent work
at the guard position this year, and
performs equally as well as a tackle.
His versatility has made him an ideal
substitute. Bush came to Auburn
from Mobile, and is a member of the|
Civil Engineering class. He is quite
popular on the campus and a member
of the Alpha Tau Omega social fra­ternity.
Coach Dave Morey is
Making Good Showing
With Team at Bates
By Dick Jones
According to an article written by
Charles E. Parker, which appeared in
a New York paper last Sunday, and
handed to me this week by "Tubby"
Jacobs, Coach Dave Morey, former
I Auburn mentor, is making a great
showing as coach of a little New Eng­land
college grid team this year. The
little New England school is Bates
College.
Morey produced Bates' first touch­down
in two years in their first game
this season. In their fifth game
Plaving before a record crowd of ^ t e s w o n i t s f i r s t v i c t o r y i n m o re
123,000, and with their beloved coach t h a n t w ° years—a 6 to 0 conquest
on the side lines, the Notre Dame
Hoosiers kept their record clean by
defeating the. Southern California
Trojans 13-12. The game was not as
close as the score indicates, for.Notre
Dame out charged, out played and
generally out classed the Trojans.
Frequently, during the game, decisions
by the officials were generally booed
by the huge gathering. Notre Dame
played probably the best game of the
year, and it looks now as though they
are headed for another national cham-
(Continued on page 6)
over Maine. Bates then licked Bow-doin
26 to 0, and on Armistice Day
won the Maine Conference champ­ionship.
In Mr. Charles E. Parker's article
he says that, "Morey has won the
sincere respect of the Bates presi­dent,
faculty, and student body. It
has been Dave, rather than the scor­ing
star, who has been given the
shoulder rides following Bates' con­quests."
Just as he had been done
when Auburn won a great victory
while he was coach in the Plains.
By Elmer G. Salter
Coach John Floyd, genial general­issimo
of the 1926 Auburn Tigers,
has issued an invitation to all former
"A" Club men to pay a visit to the
Plains and view the Plainsmen in
action on Drake Field. The Tigers
have shown • improvement recently
and Coach Floyd would like very
much for all former Auburn athletes
that possibly can come to the Loveliest
Village and see Capt. Howell Long &
Company prepare for their final game
of the season against Georgia Tech in
Atlanta, Thanksgiving.
Egge and Holdcroft Hurt
The Tigers are in fair shape now
but should be in good condition by
the time the ancient feud is renewed
with the Yellow Jackets on Turkey
Day. Egge and Holdcroft are the
major casualties from the Georgia
game but Trainer Hutsell expects to
have them in good condition for the
final game on the 1929 schedule. Other
players received minor bruises but are
expected to be able to start against
the Golden Tornado provided they do
not receive additional injuries in the
scrimmages that Coach Floyd has or­dered
for the latter part of this week
and the early part of next.
In bringing their 1929 campaign to
a close against the 1928 national
champions, the Plainsmen will be writ­ing
finis to probably the hardest
schedule ever undertaken by a losing
team and undoubtedly one of the
toughest schedules that any Southern
Conference member has had this sea­son.
The present leaders of the confer­ence
pack—Tulane and Tennessee
have beer, played, as well as the other
members that are near the top. Clem­son,
Florida, Vanderbilt and Georgia
are the other S. I. C. teams played by
the Bengals this season. Birmingham-
Southern and Howard, two strong
S. I. A. A. elevens have also been the
opponents of the roamers of the for­est.
Georgia Tech, the team that defeat­ed
Mississippi A. & M. and the Uni-vresity
of Florida is still to be en­countered.
Auburn has not won a con­ference
game in over three years but
undertook a schedule from which it
was almost impossible to win a single
game. The 1929 Tigers might not
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Class Enrollment Is
Declining Annually
In American Schools
The rush to enter college, follow­ing
the World War, is over, according
to Dr. Adam Leroy Jones, Director
of Admissions of Columbia Universi­ty,
in The Literary Digest for this
week.
Last year's increase of only two
per cent, he thinks, is of more than
passing significance. It applies to 216
colleges in the approved list of the
Association of American Colleges,
but as it included most of the strong­er
institutions, Dr. Jones believes it
to be larger than if all the colleges
in the contry were included.
Restriction of immigration and the
decline of the birth-rate indicate a
further falling off during the next
ten years.
"The slowing up has no special
Geographical limits. In twenty-two
states last year there were actually
fewer university and college students
than in the previous year, and these
states are scattered through every
section of the country.
"Is the lessened acceleration to be
taken as merely accidental and tem­porary,
or is it the beginning of a
possible slowing up or a decline?
There are good reasons to believe
that it may be more than temporary.
"It is not even certain that those
with increased enrollments may not
have lost ground. Some of them show
very small increases. In six states in
which there was a gain, the total gain
was less than one per cent.
"In this connection the part to be
played by the Junior College may be
very significant. Undoubtedly the
growth of the junior colleges has cut
down to some extent what would
have been still larger increases in the
four-year colleges. Within a few
years junior colleges have increased
in number to more than 400.
"The strong institutions will prob­ably
continue to grow, partly at the
expense of the weak, but any general
high rate of growth in the near fu­ture
would seem to depend on a still
stronger feeling on the part of the
public that a college training is a
valuable asset."
Intercollegiate Press
Flashes
Between four and five thousand
books are listed in the new Index of
Prohibited books published recently
by the Pope.
Russian women are now to be ad­mitted
to officers' training colleges,
and are to receive instruction in
rifle and artillery fire, aviation,
photography, communications, and
medical service.
The Intercollegiate Aeronautical
Association, meeting at Columbus, O.,
recently asked the government to
make flying instruction a regular
part of the courses of instruction at
institutions of higher learning where
military training is taught.
A conference of Chicago Universi­ty
professors and policemen from 45
cities recently resulted in the con­clusion
that speed, and not congestion
is the cause of most automobile traf­fic
fatalities.
Three of fifteen students at a
medium school in Milwaukee have
gone to court to receive return of
their tuition, claiming that the affair
was a big fake. One of the students
touched a ghost, and got a handfull
of cheesecloth.
A Schubert Memorial organization
has been formed for the purpose of
encouiraghig musical tendencies of
promising American youth.
Herman Schulenberg, 53, Mil­waukee
mechanic, astonished the
American College of Surgeons recent­ly
by showing them how, after being
speechless without a larynx for three
years, he has taught himself to talk
without such an organ.
"A hard cider drunk often takes
reason away," is the slogan adopted
by the New York State W. C. T. U.
in an educational campaign to teach
citizens the evils of drinking apple
juice.
More Horses Than
Cars In Wyoming
Old Dobbin is making his last and
most protracted stand in the State
of Wyoming.
A recent government survey shows
that while automobiles outnumber
horses almost two to one over the
country, the situation is reversed in
Wyoming. .
Records of the board of livestock
commisioners show the state's horse
population to be 147,988, while the
number of automobiles is only 56,698.
In only two counties do automo­biles
outnumber horses. Natroma
county had 8,605 motor cars on Jan­uary
1, 1929, against 4,849 horses.
Sweetwater county had 3,638 autos
compared to 1,181 horses.
The dying prayer of Vincent Pan-nones,
of Brooklyn, was that his
three-year-old grandson, Michael,
deaf and dumb since brith, might
gain these faculties. A few minutes
later the boy had spoken, and gave
evidence of hearing.
So many aspiring horn blowers
turned out for the Oberlin college
band this year, that the director form­ed
two band squads, a first and sec­ond
string.
Co-eds at Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh, have taken to signaling
the plays made by football teams to
the crowds in the stands.
Announcement has been made in
New York of the organization of
The Catholic Students Travel League.
A Real Xmas Treat
Only a short time before Christmas Vacation—Get into
the Holiday Spirit in a real Collegiate way! Wear your
College Emblem and colors on a Handsome Hook-Fast
Belt and Buckle. Show the folks at home your loyalty
to your school.
Here is something useful and distinctive—something
every young college man will be proud to own.
The Belt is made of Genuine English Cowhide. The
Buckle is finished in Pfati-Croyd—it will not tarnish or
rust, and lasts a life time. A special patented Hoqk-
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Co-eds Unpopular With
Tulane Male Students
The male student of Tulane has
a decidedly unfavorable opinion of
the female of his species. Dr. Roger
McCutcheon, of the arts and science
college, gave the faculty view of co­eds
when interviewed about them
saying with a grim look, "My opinion
for publication? The less said the
better."
Co-eds at Tulane are the point of
male students' jokes, for the most
part. It seems to be the opinion of
most of them that the women at­tend
Tulane for the pleasure of
masculine society alone. This atti­tude
is plainly descrenible. Fancy
that, dear co-eds! There is reason to
believe that the old idea of a wo­man's
place is in the home, (or New-comb),
still prevails in the masculine
mind.
The co-ed is, of course, a fairly
new creature in the development of
human society, and it cannot be ex­pected
that men, with their very pre­judicial
minds, will accept them as
equals and not jokes for some time to
come. Dear co-eds, they live in fear
of your infringing on their masculine
prerogatives.
Medical Students At
Emory Keep Records
The Emory Medical school received
one hundred ledger books from the
American Medical Association last
week for the purpose of aiding in a
five-year experiment which is now in
progress.
Twenty-five men out of each class
who were willing to keep an accurate
and complete account of all expenses
during the current year were given
one of these books. In keeping this
record every cent that is spent during
the year must be strictly kept. At
the end of the year they are to be
turned in to Dean Oppenheimer of
the Medical School, who, after a
careful examination of the books, will
turn them in to the association.
This is only one phase of the ex­periment
which is now in progress.
The experiment is being directed by
a committee of forty-three prominent
men in different walks of life.
The purpose of the experiment is
to find out to the nearest cent the
cost of a medical education, and in
the future fix a definite rate which
doctors will charge for their services.
College Professors Live
Longer Than Average
College professors have a better
chance of living a long life than
the average man, according to the
twenty-third annual report of the
Carnegie Foundation for the Ad­vancement
of Teaching, recently
made public. A study of the lives of
353 teachers who received retiring
allowances from the Foundation dem­onstrated
that the placidity of their
existence contributed to their long­evity.
It was also found that half of the
teachers who became professors at
an early age enjoyed longer retire­ment
longer lives. At the same time
the report states that a study of
professional salaries in 90 universi­ties
and colleges shows that "none
of those institutions having more
than one thousand students has a
minimum professor's salary of less
than $2,000 a year, but that no
small college of the group pays any
professor more than $5,000.
University Student
Finds Relic Rifle
A Springfield army rifle nearly 95
years old was found 50 feet below
the surface of the Mississippi River
last summer by M. A. Cole, a- Florida
student. The old firearm was found
under 40 feet of water and 10 feet of
mud near Rosedale, Miss., where
some dredging was taking place.
The rifle was made by the Govern­ment
at the Springfield Arsenal in
1835. The date, name of the arsenal,
and seal of the United States are still
legible where they are stamped on
the gun. It is a .58 caliber muzzle
loader with compression cap. The
sights are brass, but in other respects
the gun resembles the modern U. S.
rifle. ,
Near the gun were several human
skeletons, and Mr. Cole believes that
the firearm was dropped in the river
during an Indian conflict before the
Civil War.
Nowadays people apologize, if they
own only one automobile.
Books of Interest
"Laughing Boy" is Picturization of the Present-Day
American Indian
"LAUGHING BOY"
Intercollegiate Press—Literary
By Howard Crawford
To one who has spent some time
in the more or less undeveloped por­tions
of the American southwest, and
has often wondered why some one
had not written a real Indian story,
Oliver La Farge's "Laughing Boy"
comes as the answer to a prayer.
True, as the author tells us in his
introduction, "this story was meant
neither to instruct nor to prove a
point, but to amuse;" but after all
we Americans, at least, are largely
insturcted through fiction, either in
the written word or the no longer
silent drama, and since we believe
most unknown things to be as we
have read of them in fiction, or have
seen them in moving pictures, it is
well that every now and then an au­thor
puts in novel form an exact
situation.
The picture of the American In­dian
which comes to our minds wher­ever
we hear the name mentioned is
one made up of the characters creat­ed
by James Fenimore Cooper, and
the engraving on the old Indian pen­ny.
That is natural. Until the late
war, we venture to say, the average
European, when he heard America
mentioned, had a mental picture of
Daniel Boone. What is unnatural, to
our way of thinking, is that these
many years should pass without a
single writer seeing the posibilities
of writing a story about the real
American Indian.
It is possible that the interest in the
subject aroused by Farge's novel will
produce a greater and more compre­hensive
work by someone. But for the
present "Laughing Boy," a current
Literary Guild selection by the way,
will suffice to make up for lost time.
La Farge has given us this picture of
of the real Indian, without fear or
favor, without wishing to instruct,
but instructing in spite of himself..
So much for the picture. As a lit­erary
work, "Laughing Boy," is typi­cal
of that modern American writing
which has recovered sufficinetly from
the after-war moral depression to
lack the unnecessary blase ugliness,
but has not gone so far back as to
mimic the Polyanna.
Laughing Boy, the hero of the
story, marries a beautiful Indian girl
who has been attending an American
school. Slim Girl (the missionaries
perpetrated the name Lillian upon
her) has lost the emotional Indian
superstition, but retains the desire
to be one of her own people, and,
thinking to regain what she has lost,
marries Laughing Boy in cool, calcu­lating
manner. But she falls in love,
and the love story is as beautiful as
you, will find anywhere. It is almost
classical. Laughing Boy's friend
visits the pair, and finds them "wear­ing
moccasins that do not-fit you."
Therein lies the plot, which we will
not spill for you.
Striking is the manner in which
the author has been able to repro­duce
his ideas in the word pictures
of the Navajos themselves.
You should know the author Oliver
La Farge is the son of a well known
architect, Grant La Farge, and the
grandson of one of America's fore­most
artists, John La Farge. He was
born in New York City, and gradu­ated
at Harvard, after which he con­tinued
there to take work in anthrop­ology.
In this way he was connected
with several expeditions sent by Har­vard
to the American Southwest to
study the Indian. It was on these ex­peditions,
during which he become
intimate with the life of the red­skins,
of course, that he gathered the
information which he ultimately saw
fit to put in novel form. Although he
has. decided to write extensively
henceforth, La Farge has not given
up his interest in anthropology, the
combination so far has resulted in
one real contribution to American
literature. We expect the continued
combination to produce even more
of the same.
The book is published by Hough­ton
Mifflin company, and sells at the
bookstore for $2.50.
Slick "Employer" Gets
Florida Boys' Cash
Gainesville, Fla., Nov. 20.—A
snappy car and a business-like ap­pearance
proved profitable for an
"employer" who visited the universi­ty
campus this week, and departed
hastily with a considerable sum of the
students' money. The sharper repre­sented
himself as agent for an Ohio
River Steamship Company in search
of college boys who wanted to work
during the summer and collected a
$10 deposit from each student. His
general appearance lent confidence
to the students, many of whom were
eager to secure their jobs by posting
the required deposit. . The exact
| amount lost by students has not been
ascertained.
A single fact will often spoil an
interesting argument.
Rats Trousers Are
Ignited In Court
Fire by friction! Or maybe it was
spontaneous combustion! The strong
arm of an upperclassman at the Pi
Kappa Alpha house at Emory Uni­versity
started things smoking at rat
court Tuesday night in the seat of a
freshman's trousers.
When the belt came down on Billy
Nottingham, his trousers began to
pour forth wreaths of smoke instead
of the customary dust, and it was only
through fast thinking and quick ac­tion
that the pants were saved.—
Emory Wheel.
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Univ. of Florida Has
237 Pound Waterboy
Bald headed, six foot one inch, two
hundred and thirty-seven pound wat­er
boys are not considered common­place
anywhere in the real of foot­ball.
But the 'Gator team from the
University of Florida has just such a
water boy, and everyone calls him
"Tootie."
Wherever the Gators struggle on a
gridiron, there you'll find "Tootie,"
and his little water bucket. When
a 'Gator falls on the bottom of
the human pile, "Tootie" always
grabs his little bucket and like a
gentle, good natured elephant lum­bers
out on to the field with his toy­like
pail.
'Tootie's" appearance usually furn­ishes
a surprise to the stranger, and
if the latter recoveres sufficiently,
he is filled with laughter like all the
other spectators. But everyone laughs
with "Tootie"—not at him.
MISSIONARY TAKEN CAPTIVE
Shanghai — (IP) — Rev. Ulrich
Kreutzen, of Calumet, Mich., a mis­sionary
at Wuchang, Hupeh Pro­vince,
has been taken captive by
bandits, and held for $10,000 ran­som.
STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti — (IP) —
When scholarships at Ecole Centrale
here were reduced recently, two hun­dred
students, training as teachers,
went on strike.
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MATT SLOAN RETURNS TO
RECEIVE ALMA MATER'S
HIGHEST HONOR
(Continued from page 1)
for establishing a sickness pay roll,
and group life insurance; he furnish­ed
company doctors and nurses; he
started a cafeteria, got baseball teams
going, and at the games threw the
first ball himself; held track meets.
Matt Sloan was responsible for
reduction in power rates amounting
to $8,000,000 in Brooklyn during the
nine years as president of the Brook­lyn
Edison Company. More than that
he made the electric company seem
as human to the public as any Flat-bush
family.
Not only has Matt Sloan been the
power at the head of a vast electrical
organization of 35,000 employees
serving six million persons with a cur­rent
totaling three and a half billion
kilowatt hours of electricity yearly,
but the has also been an important
leader in civic affairs. He is a direc­tor
or trustee in at least four banks,
an active member of the Board of
the Chamber of Commerce, treasurer
of the Polytechnic Institute, treasur­er
of Long Island University, trus­tee
of the Brooklyn Hospital, director
and vice-president of the Brooklyn
Acadamy of Music, chairman of the
Safety Council. He has talked to in­numerable
organizations, not only in
New York, but throughout the East.
Matt has not always held the im­portant
position he holds today. He
was at one time a pit man with the
Memphis Street Railway Company. As
such his duties were to clean the mud
and gerase from under the street
cars. At the end of a day's work in
the pits he looked anything but like
the Matt Sloan of today. By a series
* of advancements, he attained the
heights he now occupies.
He was working in the General
Electric plant when the first big
turbine of 2,000 kilowatts capacity
was developed, and was given the job
of installing it in Washington.
Mr. Sloan will come to Auburn di­rect
from Lock 12 of the Alabama
Power Company on the Coosa River
in Chilton County, where he will be
the principal speaker at the dedication
of this dam to the honor of Captain
Patrick Lay of Gadsden.
Following the award of the degree
of D. Eng., the first of its kind to
be awarded by this institution, Mr.
Sloan will be the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. Geroge Petrie. While here he
will be the honor guest at many recep­tions
and dinners.
Research On Causes
Of Great World War
Cambridge, Mass.—(IP)— Furth­er
research into the causes of the
World War are to be carried on by
Professor Sydney Bradshaw Fay,
Professor of History at Harvard Uni­versity
and author of "Origins of the
World War," under a special grant
made by the Bureau of International
Research of Harvard University and
Radcliffe college. Professor Fay will
go on leave of absence during the
second semester of this year, and will
study in Europe.
MASONS OFFICIATE
OVER CORNERSTONE
LAYING EXERCISES
(Continued from page 1)
in combination with crops. He spoke
from his long experience as a practi­cal
farmer as well as a leader in the
farm organization movement.
President Knapp said the building
complete, without equipment, will
cost $145,000. The walls have been
erected and the first floor laid. It is
one of two big buildings now under
construction at Auburn, the other
being Ross Chemical Laboratory. A
dairy barn is also being erected.
Dr. Knapp introduced Dean M. J.
Funchess, of the College of Agri­culture,
Professors J. C. Grimes, A.
D. Burke, W. D. Salmon, and G. A.
Trollope of the Animal Husbandry
faculty, and S. P. Storrs, Commis­sioner
of Agriculture and Industries.
When complete the building will
house the Animal Husbandry and
Dairy faculty and provide labora­tories
and classrooms. The top floor
will provide laboratories for research
work.
Drinking No Longer
Stylish At Virginia
Just as the nation is discussing the
Volstead act and as our modern cam­puses
are at a loss over what to do
with the liquor situation, there comes
a ray of hope from Virginia students.
"From the ultra modern campus
comes whisperings of a new vogue.
The very young generation has plac­ed
a taboo on promiscuous drinking.
The undergraduates of Princeton,
Harvard and Brown no longer consid­er
it a social obligation to serve the
old time brace of liquors; in fact, to
do so is no longer chic. The cocktail
book has been placed on the shelf
along with the so-called necking com­plex
of by-gone days."
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(Continued from page 1)
tenth consecutive time the highest
rating was given Auburn.
For bravery during previous serv­ice
Major Kennedy holds the Con­gressional
medal of honor, considered
the highest award that can be con­ferred
on United States Army of­ficers
for bravery. This honor came
to him July 4, 1909, when "he was a
second lieutenant, 6th U. S. Calvary,
which was stationed at Jolo, Philli-pine
Islands.
On this Independence Day the
Americans were fighting Jikiri's band
of outlaws on Patian Island. The ci­tation
explains Major Kennedy's ac­tion.
It reads: "While in action
against hostile Moros he entered
with a few enlisted men the mouth of
a cave occupied by a desperate
enemy, this act being ordered after
he had volunteered several times. In
this action Lieutenant Kennedy was
severely wounded."
For service in the World War he
was twice cited for unusual service,
being given the Distinguished Service
Medal (U. S.), and the French Deco­ration
of Officer of the Order of
Etoiler Noir.
The citation for Distinguished Ser­vice
Medal reads: "As a regimental
commander during the St. Mihiel of­fensive
and "the Meuse Argonne of­fensive
he displayed conspicuous ef­ficiency,
marked aggressiveness, and
leadership. By his exceptional techni­cal
and executive ability he solved
many perplexing problems, although
much handicapped by losses in men,
material, and animals. He at all times
rendered invaluable support to the
attacking infantry and proved to be
a material factor in the result achiev­ed."
The major also holds many ribbons
for service in the Phillipine Islands,
Mexico, and the World War.
He was born at Orangeburg, S. C,
and attended public school there.
After spending one year at The Cita­del,
Charleston, S. C, 1903-1904, he
entered the United States Mititary
Academy, June, 1904, and was gradu­ated
with the class of 1908.
After service in the Phillipines, he
served on the Mexican border, off
and on, from 1911 to 1916. In De­cember,
1916, he was transferred to
the Field Artillery, and joined the
7th Field Artillery at San Antonio,
Texas, in March, 1917.
He went to France and served •as
captain, major, and lieutenant colonel
of the 5th Field Artillery, and as di­rector
of instruction at Artillery Fir­ing
Center, Coetquiden, France. He
commanded the 5th Field Artillery
from August 1, 1918 until after the
Armistice. He was in command of this
regiment at the St. Mihiel offensive
and the Mouse-Argonne offensive.
Returning to the United States in
April, 1919, he was assigned to duty
as instructor at the Field Artillery
School, Fort Sill, Okla., where he
served four years. While there he
was a member of the board charged
with preparation of training regula­tions
for the field artillery.
From Fort Sill he was ordered to
the Command and General Staff
School, Fort Navenworth, Kan., and
graduated with honor with the class
of 1924. He remained there as in­structor
until he was transferred to
Auburn in 1926.
AUBURN RAINFALL
ABOVE AVERAGE
OPEN AIR PEP RALLY
WILL BE CONCLUDED
BY BURNING DUMMY
(Continued from page 1)
football squad. Coach Floyd will ad­dress
the football men and students.
The entire student body will sing
the Alma Mater song with the band
as the pall of darkness gathers round
the Auburn warriors and their co­horts.
The complete program is as
follows:
Football practice. Organized cheer­ing
in the stands.
"Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here"
by the band.
"The True Significance of This
Occasion" by Dr. Knapp.
A word from Coach Floyd.
Expressions from members of the
football squad.
Application of the torch to the
dummy by Capt. Long.
The Alma Mater song and Auld
Lang Syne.
BROTHER PLAYS BROTHER
New York—(IP)—The brother act
was put on here Saturday when Rolf
Carlsten, on the Pennsylvania team,
and Earle Carlsten, of the Columbia
eleven, played against each other.
With five more weeks until the
end of the year, the 1929 rainfall at
Auburn is already 12 inches above a
full-year average, according to Prof.
J. N. Robinson who is in charge of
the local weather station. The aver­age
annual rainfall at Auburn is
53.43 inches. The total to date this
year is 65.48 inches.
The greatest rainfall in any one
year since the station was establish­ed
50 years ago was 70.22 inches in
1887. The second greatest was 67.21
inches in 1912.
With a total of 17.47 inches March
was the high month of this year. Feb­ruary
was next with 9.61 inches, and
May third with 7.05. August was the
dryest with 1.53, and July second
with 1.63. The Auburn station record­ed
rain 14 of the first 20 days of
November.
As an average rainfall at Auburn
is scattered throughout the year
with October, November, September,
and May being the dryest months.
MUCH VALUABLE DATA
IN THE FIRST AUBURN
DIRECTORY COMPILED
MISS GLANTON INVITED
HOME-EC CONFERENCE
•(Continued from page 1)
lished or specialists in child develop­ment
will be appointed in all of the
colleges in Alabama, yet you are all
interested in having home economics
serve even better than ever before
in the field of child development and
family relationships. We all value an
opportunity to get together for the
exchange of points of view and help­ful
experiences, Therefore we are
planning this conference as a round
table at which we will discuss quite
informally some of the problems
which must be met in better organiz­ing
our courses and facilities so as to
offer our students training and ex­perience
which will help them to meet
their present and future responsibili­ties
as members of family, as home-makers
and as teachers.
"As you well know, the University
of Georgia has a department of
child care staffed by well trained
specialists and excellent nursery
school which is used as a laboratory
by the home economics students. Miss
Creswell has generously invited us
to meet at the University and has
offered to place all of the facilities
of her department at our disposal.
We will also have the assistance of
Miss Flora Thurston of the National
Council of Parent Education, who
will help with our discussion group.
"I hope that you will be able to
attend this conference and that you
will participate fully in the discus­sions.
Enclosed is a tentative pro­gram
for the meeting. As it is import­ant
that we know in advance how
many of you expect to be with us, I
shall greatly appreciate your filling
out the enclosed blank and returning
it to Miss Creswell at your earliest
convenience. If there is some mem­ber
of your staff who you would like
asked to attend the confernce, I shall
be glad to have you write me."
MISS KATHERINE SMITH AND
J. A. GREENE, Jr., WED
(Continued from page 3)
tion at Phillips High School, after­wards
attending Howard College. She
is a young woman of unusual beauty
and charm and a popular member of
the younger set.
The groom is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Allums Greene
of Opelika. He is a graduate of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute and a
member of the A. T. O. fraternity.
He holds a responsible position as
engineer for the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
Mi-, and Mrs. Greene left imme­diately
after the wedding and recep­tion
for a motor trip through Flor­ida
after which they will return to
Birmingham, where they will be at
home at the Belmar Apartments on
South 14th St.
The out-of-town guests at the wed­ding
were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Greene,
Chalmers Greene, and Miss Miriam
Dean, of Opelika, and L. B. Rainey,
of Gadsden.
A study of sixteen cities made by
the University of Chicago during the
past year revealed that an average of
fifty-five families for each 10,000
population required charitable aid
each month.
Mrs. S. E. Longwell of Middle-town,
Vt., eluded guards recently,
and gained the distinction of being
the first person ever to spend the
night atop the Washington Monu­ment.
She had lunch with her.
(Continued from page 1)
the following information: residence
telephone number, name, home ad­dress,
class and course, Auburn ad­dress,
social fraternity or sorority, and
church preference.
The information about sororities
and fraternities contains the name
chapter name, address, telephone num­ber,
members in the faculty, faculty
advisors, alumni advisors, active mem­bers,
and pledges.
The campus organizations are div­ided
under four heads. The general
organization's contain the classes, the
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., under­graduate
governing associations, in-t'erfraternity
council, social commit­tee,
pan-hellenic council, and captains
of athletic teams. The publications
include the names and officials of all
campus publications. Under the head
of literary and technical societies are
listed literary societies, departmental
organizations, "A" Club, and musical
and dramatic clubs. The list of hon­or
societies and activities includes the
names of the organizations, and the
officials.
Information for the directory was
obtained by the college authorities
with the cooperation of the
Y. M. C. A., the fraternities and sor-roities,
and other campus organiza­tions.
College officials are well
pleased with the efficiency of the di­rectory.
AUBURN FRESHMEN PLAY
GREENIE FROSH EVENLY
FLOYD INVITES TIGER BACKERS
TO WATCH PRACTICE SESSIONS
(Continued from page 4)
win a conference game this season but
they will go down in the annals of
football history as a team that fought
in every game against overwhelming
odds, and did not give up until they
had fought 60 minutes.
The second practice of the week was
devoted to a long dummy scrimmage
and additional instruction in blocking
and tackling. Fifteen minutes of sig­nal
drill concluded by Coach Floyd
sending his proteges around the track
for five laps brought the workout to
a close.
Wednesday was an off day for the
Floydmen as Coach Floyd is not driv­ing
his players very hard this week
a she wants every man to be in shape
for the rough work ahead.
HEY!
We Are Always
Ready to Give
You the Best
Of Meat
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(Continued from page 4)
Greenies' 10-yard strip. The first first
down in this quarter mas made when
Neal passed to Phipps after the Tig­ers
had attempted a couple of line
bucks. The next 10-yards was added
by line bucks. Then a pass Phipps to
Neal was good for 10 more yards.
Phipps then tosed another through
the -ozone to Hitchcock that was good
for 25 yards, and placed the ball on
Tulane's 10-yard line. Phipps passed
to Hitchcock again, but it was knock­ed
down by Felts. Phipps passed two
more through the air, the first one
being knocked down and the second
one being caught by Hitchcock to
place the ball back on Tulane's 11-
yard line, after they had been pen­alized
5- yards for excessive pass­ing.
Phipps attempted another pass
on the Tiger's fourth down here and
it was blocked again. The ball then
went over to the Greenies on Tu-lanes'
11-yard line. Tulane bucked
the line twice for only a small gain
and the half was called.
In the third quarter Tulane regist­ered
only one more first down while
Auburn ran up two. The Tigers also
scored their tounchdown in this
period. Then in the final quarter the
Tulane Greenies scored 6 first downs
and Auburn scored two. This made
a total of eight first downs for both
teams. Tulane made the last first
down and it was made just as the
final whistel blew. "Sleepy" Brown
carried the pigskin three times to
register both of Auburn's first downs
in this last quarter. His first drive
through the line was good for 15
yards. Then on the next two plays he
plunged through the line two more
times for a 11-yard gain and another
first down.
SECOND BATTALION WINS
INTRAMURAL TITLE HERE
(Continued from page 4)
was quarterback on Coach Morey's
team at the Plains but had to forsake
the gridrion last season when he re­ceived
a badly sprained shoulder.
This injury kept him out of baseball
last season but he is expected to be
a leading contender for the keystone
post when Coach John Floyd issues
a call for the hickory wielders to re­port
next Spring.
Capt. Louis Gholston Culver, Sam
Wade and Oliver were the stars for
the champions in the oval toting de­partment.
Kirkley, former Phillips
High School star, Pate, Holstum and
Thornton were the luminaries in the
forward wall.
The intramural League aids the
varsity coaches in developing future
material as the teams are coached
by former Plainsmen football stars.
Weems Baskin, Fred Sheridan, Rup-puert
Ingram and Luke Ward were
the quartet of tutors in the league
this season. Coach Floyd is going
to call the leading players in the
league out for Spring football which
will begin early in February.
GRIDIRON QUINTESSENCE
(Continued from page 4)
pionship.
Outside of the annual fued between
Birmingham-Southern and Howard, in
Birmingham Saturday, not many
games of interest' will be played in
the South Saturday. All of the
stronger rivals are busy making ele­gant
preparation for ancient foes to
be met on Thanksgiving Day.
B'ham-Southern 13—Howard 0.
Florida 19—South Carolina 12.
Oglethorpe 15—Mercer 6.
Clemson 20—Citadel 6.
Dine at
! AUBURN CAFE
Special Sunday Dinner
Tropical Fruit Cocktail
Cream of Turkey Soup
Roast Turkey with Oyster Dressing
Apple Fritters with Cranberry Sauce
Whipped Potatoes Cauliflower, Creamed
Lettuce and Tomato Salad with
French Dressing
Dessert-Fruit Jello
Drinks-Coffee or Milk
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AND PAUSES. AND
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IT'S A MATTER
OF TOO MUCH PAUSE
AND NOT ENOUGH
REFRESHMENT.
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fortunate. We can take our
pauses as we want them.
And to refresh us, Coca-
Cola is ready, ice-cold,
around the corner from
anywhere. The whole
some refreshment of this
pure drink of natural fla­vors
makes any little
minute long enough for a
big rest
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