1928-03-16 The Plainsman

              ANNUAL A DAY
MARCH 26 THE PLAINSMAN
VOLUME LI
TO FOSTER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, I Mary B- Martin
ANNUAL A DAY
MARCH 26
NUMBER 24
DR. KNAPP IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF AUBURN BY TRUSTEES
OFFICIALS TO
INSPECT ROTC
ATEARLY DATE
Local Unii Now Preparing For
Annual Inspection
TO MAKE STUDIES
RATING WILL BE GIVEN
Uniforms and Equipment Being
Put in Shape
Information, has been received by
Major J. T. Kennedy, that the an­nual
inspection of the war depart­ment
will be held Monday and Tues­day
March 19 and 20. The inspec­tion
officials, who will come from
the headquarters of the fourth corp
area, will be Lt. Col. Henry G. Mer-riam
and Maj. G. H. Franke, both of
the general staff and Major Wm. J.
McCaughey, 8th Inf., who will ar­rive
at 9 A. M. Monday.
The past week has been devoted to
preparation for the anticipated in­spection.
This preparation has in­cluded
careful overhaul of all the
equipment property and storage fac-iliates,
of which the students them­selves
are not directly involved, and
also careful cleaning of the rifles,
equipment and clothing by the stu­dents
themselves. To this end
members of the R. O. T. C. unit have
not been required to wear their uni-froms
to classes from Monday through
Friday of the past week.
The laundry as heretofore has ren­dered
the utmost cooperation in help­ing
to put the uniforms of the stu­dents
in first class condition and as
a result it is believed that the per­sonal
appearance of each man will
be above reproach.
This annual inspection is an in­spection
to rate the colleges for dis­tinguished
college in military science
and tactics. For the past seven
years the R. O. T. C unit has been
rated as a distinguished college in
the inspections. By the heartiest co­operation
of each individual or mem­ber
of the unit here we are positive
that Auburn again will receive the
distinguished rating.
Alabama Players
To Appear Here
First of Kind Since Snow Rolling
Contest"
For the first time since the snow
rolling contest of four years ago the
students of Auburn will have oppor­tunity
to see, in Auburn, a production
of the Dramatic Clubs of any of the
Colleges for Women fn our state.
Following what has been one of
their greatest triumphs at home the
Alabama Players of our "Sister" in­stitution
Montevallo will present in
Langdon Hall on the night of March
23rd, the play "Entre Madame"
which is full of entertainment from
the parting to the closing curtain.
The success of presentation .is attest­ed
by the fact that they are playing
to Womans College of Montgomery,
then the week-end following their ap­pearance
here they play in the Little
Theatre in Birmingham.
"Entre Madame" is under the di­rection
of Miss Ellen Haven Gould
who is bringing the troupe to our
campus. Miss Alice Lowery, presi­dent
of the Alabama Players has been
instrumental in arranging for the ap­pearance
here and will accompany the
play. The twelve characters in the
cast are represented by Lorraine
Carmichael, Margaret Reeves, Laurice
Butler, Ann Jones, Eloise Lee, Nina
Dantzler, Martha Allen, Frances
Lofton, Helen Mahler, Charity Arm­strong,
and Alice Lymann.
"Entre Madame" is coming to Au­burn
under the auspices of The Au­burn
Players and because of the criti­cism
that goes with the usually higher
price for out of town performances
they—Auburn Players—have set the
price at twenty five cents—25c—so
that all may see the first play from
another school In four years.
VAUDEVILLE TO
BE PRESENTED
BY KAPPA DELTA
Old Custom Is Being Revived
Here
DR. L. N. DUNCAN
Duncan To Study
Extension Work
For Government
Prof. L. N. Duncan, director of
the extension service of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, has been in­vited
by officials of the Federal Bu­reau
of Education at Washington to
make a study of extension work in
agriculture and home economics as
being done by the Land-Grant Col­leges
in seven states. He has agreed
to do the work, devoting three weeks
of May and June. He will be on tem
porary leave.
The study will be part of a na­tional
survey of Land-Grant Colleges
and Universities authorized by an act
of Congress. Outstanding men in
the various lines of work conducted
by the Land-Grant Colleges and Uni
versities are being selected to direct
the work as in the case of Prof. Dun­can,
who is an extension director of
national recognition. i
The invitation is accepted as na­tional
approval of the extension work
being done in Alabama under the di
rection of Prof. Duncan, as an offi
cial of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute.
In making plans for - the
study of extension work, a represen­tative
of the Bureau came to Ala­bama
to get first-hand information
about the work in this state, and also
to get suggestions from Prof. Dun­can
and members of his staff.
Early in April, Prof. Duncan will
meet with a committee in either Wash­ington
or Chicago where final de­tails
will be agreed upon. When the
study is completed it will form a part
of a comprehensive study of all
phases of'teaching, extension and re­search
work by the Land-Grant Col­leges
and Universities of the United
States. The Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
is the Land-Grant College for
Alabam•a .
AUBURN-HOWARD
DEBATE UNIQUE
Two Institutions Well Represented
By Freshmen
So far as it is known the Howard-
Auburn debate Friday evening was
the first of its kind to be held on our
campus—perhaps' the first in the
south—in that each of the four par­ticipants
were, by contract, a fresh­man.
This, in our mind, is the prop­er
way to stimulate an early interest
in this commendable activity. Who
knows how many Websters or Cal-houns
are registered as freshmen only
to remain unheard?
Howard sent two debaters to Au­burn
who are destined to come before
the public again. Brown debating
for Howard proved himself to be a
deliberate persuasive speaker, natur­ally
endowed. Lancaster lived up
to his reputation as a champion
speaker, a title which he acquired
while in high school. Cochran, for
Auburn, displayed an enunciation as
clear as a bell and distinctly forceful,
while Overton handled himself and his
voice with the ease of a veteran.
The greatest trouble and one nat­urally
expected was the doubtful pro­cedure
by all of the debaters. In
fact two of the judges felt that Brow-der
and Lancaster failed to refute
sufficiently the issues offered.
OUT-OF-TOWN T A L E NT
Thursday Night, April Fifth,
Is Date
The girls of Kappa Delta Soror­ity
are reviving a unique custom of
their organization on this campus by
staging a "Vaudeville" at an early
date. Plans have been going for­ward
for the past several'months and
are rapidly taking shape. From all
appearances this performance prom­ises
to be one of the outstanding
events of the year.
The Vaudeville will assemble tal­ent,
not only from all over the campus,
but from Montgomery, Selma, and
Opelika as well. Every effort, is
being made to make this show one
long to be remembered in the annals
of Auburn. The promoters are striv­ing
to set a new standard in the qual­ity
and swankiness of the entertain­ment
offered locally.
The Vaudeville will present some­thing
new in the way of attractions
at Auburn. The exact nature of the
performance is not being published,
but it is understood that the ^ery
latest song and dance hits out of the
East will make up part of the pro­gram.
Along with these will be fea­tured
special acts with a local atmos­phere,
together with bits from cur­rent
musical comedy successes of the
New York stage.
The staging is being prepared on a
large scale with new ideas for creat­ing
the right atmosphere. Judging by
preparations the show will be run­ning
loose with snap, color and fun.
The Vaudeville will be presented at
Langdon Hall, Thursday night, April
the fifth, at 8 o'clock sharp.
Embryo Magazine
Announces Plans
Fraternity Offers Five Prizes For
Contributions
The Alabama Alpha of Alpha Phi
Eplison announced today five prizes
for the proposed publication of a lit­erary
magazine. This magazine, in
keeping with the National organiza­tion's
purpose, is to foster literary
writing on the Auburn campus.
The publication is to be supported
by contributions from the students.
The contributions are to be poems,
narrations, descriptions, short stories,
and essays. Five prizes of $2.50 are
to be given the winners of subjects
published under the above heading. A
prize of $5.00 is to be given the winner
for the name of the magazine. Any­one
may enter either, or both con­tests.
The name or contribution must
be typewritten, and handed in to
Prof. Daughrity by April 10.
This will be the third magazine to
be published on the campus, by Au­burn
students. Let's get behind all
three and make them a success.
Radio Station WAPI
Aids Replacing Car
Owner Is Found Within 20 Minutes
of Announcement
C. B. Atkins, owner of a garage
at Wadley, Alabama; had left at his
place a stolen car. To find the own­er
he advised radio station WAPI at
Auburn, giving the make, number
and other information about the car.
A few minutes after opening a noon
program the announcement was
made. About 20 minutes later I. T.
Dutton of Lanett telephoned the sta­tion
that it was his car. During the
interim he had talked to Mr. Atkins
over long distance and made final
identification of it.
The record of this transacting re­veals
the rapidity with which busi­ness
is done in these days of telephone
and radio.
TIES TRACK RECORDS
Auburn Star Is
Making Records
On Indoor Track
By Max E. Kahn
"Weemie" W. O. Baskin, former
Auburn track Captain and probably
the best all-round track star the
South has ever produced is literally
burning up the floor in the tryouts for
the U. S. Olympic team. At present
he is running under the name of the
New York Athletic Club. His out­standing
feat is the tieing of the Na­tional
indoor record for the 70 yard
high hurdles. Baskin has made a
name, record and won a sure place
for himself on the team to go across
by winning the only two races that he
has taken part in, so far.
The mere fact that "Weemie" has
won two races is not sufficient to il­lustrate
the grain of the wood. He
had never taken part in an indoor
race, nor ever tried out on a wood­en
path, before leaving Auburn this
winter. But, anyone that knows this
promising young Herculesian will
understand it fully. Baskin won for
himself the nickname "The Iron
Man of the Track," spliced on by
Morgan Blake, .through his versatil­ity
on field and track events. Inci­dentally,
he holds records on the Au­burn
track for the following" events:
120 yard high hurdles, shot put, dis­cus
and 'javelin. Several sports
critics said that the South was losing
the best all-round track man ever
put out when "Weemie" graduated.
Fellows, he's a true Hutsell man and
is really worthy of his trainer and I'd
say maker.
Baskin's feats have ben featured
in several popular New York sport
papers and with the oncoming races
and National try-outs> it is expected
that he will gain even greater honors.
He won the multitudes praise by his
never say die spirit that he demon­strated
in one of his first races when
he tripped over a' hurdle at the
start and kept on to the finish.
For the benefit of those that do
not know more of him, I may state
that he is a Pi. K. A., hails from Car-rollton,
Georgia, played-one year of
football as an end, was captain of the
1927 track team and ended up by
being a prominent sports editor for
several out-of-town papers. For fur­ther
records, I refer you to the Book
of Fame or Coach Hutsell. Anyway,
"Weemie," Auburn is sure proud of
you and your actions. Keep up the
good work.
GLEE CLUB HAS
GOOD PROGRAM
LANGDON HALL
Chorus Selections Especially
Good
STRING CLUB IS SUCCESS
Ludwig Smith and Van Daw­son
Durrett Soloists
"A" Dance Failure
Account of Rain
Those Braving the Elements Have
Good Time
The "A" Club dance Saturday night
March 10 was not quite the success
that it should have been. Due to the
fact that we have not had a dance
for so long and that there was noth­ing
else going on, a real good dance
was predicted.
The dance committee, however; did
not take the' elements into considera­tion
and consequently it rained.
Most of the young ladies that would
have been present were absent on that
account. At any rate the Officers
wives, the co-eds, and both of the out
of town girls had a glorous time.
Music was furnished by the "Wol­verines,"
a snappy conglomeration
from regions around Opelika.
The Auburn Glee Club scored the
biggest hit of the season in their first
local concert of the season in Lang­don
Hall, Tuesday night. From the
opening chorus to the final curtain
the audience was captivated. Never,
it seemed, was there a more appre­ciative
audience, for the soft, beauti-f
ul classical songs and" the snappy
jazz numbers received wild applause.
The concert began with "The Ca­valier's
Song," -rendered in almost
perfect style by the Chorus. The
Chorus appeared at three other times
during the concert, and at each time
was literally forced to give an encore
by the enthusiastic audience. Some of
the beautiful selections sung by the
Chorus are "Thank God for a Gar­den,"
"There is No Death," and "The
Bells of St. Mary's."
Mr. Ludwig Smith and Mr. Dur­rett
were soloists for the club. Both
of these sang exceptionally well, and
were greeted by spontaneous ap­plause.
Charles Moore sang a jazz
nuniber, "Nothing," in an inimitable
manner. His encore offering was
equally as good.
The String Club was a huge suc­cess.
All of their numbers struck a
responsive chord in the hearts of the
listeners, for they were encored again
and again. In their first appearance
they played two modern melodies,
"Hallelujah" and "After I've Called
You Sweetheart." Mr. McKinnon
and Mr. Williams then moved for-
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SELECTION IS MADE PUBLIC
AFTER BOARD MEET TODA
Special Committee Recommends Election of Dr. Bedford Knapp,
Head of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College,
t o Board Meeting at Noon Today. Board of Trustees
Accepts Recommendation of Special Committee
TEACHER FUND
ALLOTMENT IS
NOW ADJUSTED
State Board Accepts Recom­mendations
of Council
SLIGHT CHANGES M A DE
Auburn Will Get $25,000 Of
Fund Is Decided
GLEE CLUB TOUR
GREAT SUCCESS
Large Crowds Applaud At Each
Performance
The Auburn Glee Club returned
Sunday from its opening tour flush­ed
with the thrill of success. The well
arranged programs went over big in
every town that they visited.
In Anniston large crowds flocked
to the performance, and in Talladega
our Glee Club was declared to be be­yond
reproach. And, oh boy! Those
concerts in Montevallo and at Wo­man's
College in Montgomery. Pretty
girls were all around. Handsome
boys? Yes, that was the crying need
and the Auburn Glee Club, like a gift
from heaven, was there to supply the
demand. "Such popularity must be
deserved." We'll all agree that it
was after hearing the delightful con­cert
here last Tuesday.
The Glee Club plans a tour of south­ern
Alabama in the near future. All
arrangements have not as yet been
completed.
Ag Bottom Cries
Remain Mystery
For a long time the strange
cries at night in Ag. Bottom have
been a source of mystery. Specu­lations
as to what kind of wild
life was responsible for these
weird noises have long been cur­rent.
Notwithstanding—the wild
life in Ag Bottom is rapidly, on
the decline due to the efforts of
Uncle Bill who has been in the
employ of the Sigma Nu's for
some fifteen years. Uncle Bill
sets traps in the wilder parts of
the Bottom and since the begin­ning
of school he has bagged two
pole-cat, one opossum, and one
large rat (not the kind that has
two legs.) Perhaps the strange
noises issuing • from said bottom
MAY have come from these wild
animals or perhaps they come
from some of the higher animals
who are sometimes pretty wild.
The controvery between the three
state colleges of Alabama regarding
the allocation of teacher training ser­vice
between them was adjusted yes­terday
when the State Board of Edu­cation
accepted and endorsed, the al­location
of services as recommended
by the State Council of Education.
The meeting, like other sessions of
the state board, was closed to the
public in defiance of the statute that
requires open door meetings.
The allocation of the teacher train­ing
service made effective by the
board's action is practically the same
as that first adopted by them and
carries with it the same financial
program, with a $5,000 annual in­crease
to each school's allotment of
the teacher training fund. The Uni-versity
of Alabama will receive $7Q,-
000, the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
$25,000 and Alabama College,
$5,000.
Under the former arrangement the
University was alloted $65,000, Au­burn
$20,000 and Montevallo nothing.
The new financial program is sub­ject
to the provision that Monteval­lo,
in the first—the present—year
shall receive $15,000 which is to be
used for providing more adequate
practice school facilities - for the
training of teachers.
The present financial program pro­vides
for the expenditure of the en­tire
teacher training fund of $100,000
per year. The former arrangement
alloted $85,000 of it, the $15,000 bal­ance
having been held to finance ad­ditional
service.
Several other financial matters
were approved and authorized by the
board.
The board authorized the distribu­tion
among the counties of the bal­ance
left of the equalization fund to
aid the .counties in making adjust­ments
of salaries.
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By Harry Wise
Upon the recommendation of a special committee the Auburn Board of
Trustees selected Dr. Bedford Knapp, President of the Oklahoma Agricul­tural
and Mechanical College, Stillwater, Okla. to succeed Dr. Spright
Dowell as President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, this after­noon
in the Governor's Office, in Montgomery. s .
This special committee, composed of Dr.. R. E. Tidwell (Chairman),
Messers. C. W. Ashcraft, C. S. McDowell, Jr., Victor H. Hanson, and W. H.
Oates, has been working for several weeks in which time almost one hundred
prominent men have been considered and members of the committee have
made personal visits with several noted educators before selecting Dr. Knapp
for this position.
• Enviable Record
Since Dr. Knapp has been at the
Oklahoma A. and M. College the en­rollment
has increased from 1600 to
almost 3,000, during which time eight
major buildings and a stadium' have
been erected on the campus. The
streets and sidewalks on the campus
have been paved, five hundred acres
of land have been purchased and the
offices have been well equipped.
Also during Dr. Knapp's administra­tion
the faculty has grown in numbers
and the scholastic standing of the
faculty has been raised.
Probably the highest recommenda­tion
that Dr. Knapp has is the es­teem
and reverence held for him by
the faculty and students of the col­lege
where he has been for the past
five years. Persons who have had
close contact with and observation of
Dr. Knapp think that few men can
win and hold the confidence of stu­dents
better than he. He is interest­ed
in extra curricula activities so
long as they do not interfere with
scholastic work.
Before coming to the Okla. A. and
M. College, Dr. Knapp was Dean of
the College of Agriculture, Univer­sity
of Arkansas, and Director of the
State Experiment Station from Jan­uary
1920, to October 1923, when he
was called to Oklahoma. From 1909
to 1920 he was with the United
States Department of Agriculture;
during which time he was assistant
to his father, Seman A. Knapp, spe­cial
agent of farmers cooperative
demonstration work with the Bureau
of Plant Industry, until his father's
death April 1911; then he was se­lected
to succeed his father; 1913
he traveled in Europe, investigating
rural finance organizations and coop­erative
marketing; 1915 he was made
Chief of Extension Work in the
South, States Relation Service, which
office he held until 1920.
Many College Degrees
Dr. Knapp was born at Vinton,
Iowa, Dec. 4, 1870. He was at the
Iowa College of Agriculture two
years; conferred with B. S. degree
by Vanderbilt University, 1892;
LL.B. degree by University of
Michigan, 1896; and Doctor of Agri­culture
by Maryland Agricultural
College, 1918. For a few years after
graduating from the University of
Michigan Dr. Knapp was associated
with his father in Southern Agricul­tural
work then he practiced law in
Clarion, Iowa, 1899 to 1909.
Dr. Knapp is a Mason, member of
Kappa Alpha, Alpha Zeta, and Phi
Kappa Phi fraternities and is a Ro-tarian.
Senior Engineers
Get Good Positions
Not so long ago, and In keeping
with usual customs at Auburn, sev­eral
large concerns over the country,
who stand always in need of well
trained enginers, sent representatives
down here to look the boys over. As
usual many of the Auburn students
were awarded positions. In fact we
made quite a creditable showing in
comparison with the other schools.
•Southern Bell, for example, picked
twelve men from southern schools;
ten of them were Auburn men. There
has been quite a bit of adverse criti­cism
during the past year, but what­ever
else has been said concerning
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YMCA DISCUSSES
RACE QUESTION
Normal Group Meeting Led by Dean
Judd
Is our present attitude towards the
negro, Christian? is a question of
growing importance to the southern
people, and this subject was the topic
of the discussion at the Friendship
Council normal group meeting last
Monday night. Dean Judd, as one who
would look at the question in an in­telligent
way, was selected to lead
the discussion, and he did so in a
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gtyr Pammnatt
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STAFF
Rosser Alston
H. C. Hopson .
Editor-in-chief
Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
C. D. Greeatree, '28 Associate Editor
J. B. McMillan, '29 Managing Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 __ Ass't. Managing Editor
Ludwig A. Smith, '29 News Editor
J. W. Powers, '28 . Proofreader
J. E. Taylor, '30 Proofreader
Max Kahn, '28 Sports Editor
Chas. Ingersoll, '29 __ Ass't. Sports Editor
Geo. Ashcraft, '29 .._ Ass't. Sports Editor
Celeste Nesbitt, '28 Co-ed Editor
J. W. Randle, '28 Exchange Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 Humor Editor
REPORTERS
J. W. Powers, '28; Catherine Hare, '28;
Harry Wise, '29; J. W. Mills, '30; H.
H. Milligan, '30; E. T. England, '30; Roy
N. Sellers, '31; Robert L. Hume, '31;
Thomas P. Brown, '31; R. O. Kimbro,
'31; Clyde Seale, '31; Bob McConnell, '31;
White Matthews, '31; George Duncan,
'31; Richard A. Jones, '31; Jessie C.
Adams, '31; L. W. Strauss, '31; E. M.
Flynn, '31; W. D. Dryer, '31; J. D. Foy,
'31; John Lewis, '31.
BUSINESS STAFF
H. W. Glover, '29 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Geo. Williams, '28 Advertising Mgr.
Carlos Moon, '31 Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Adv. Mgi.
John McClendon, '28 _ Circulation Mgr.
A. C. Taylor, '30 _ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
G. W. Smith, '30 __ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
J. M. Johnson, '31 Circulation Dept.
« M. Hawkins' '31. Circulation Dept.
W. H. Smith, '31 Circulation Dept.
J. L. Sellers, '31 _..._._ Circulation Dept.
Geo. W. Postelle, '31 Circulation Dept.
Any individual, organization or institu­tion
that can survive without severe criti­cism
from H. L. Mencken or Jim Reed
must be in Utopia.
Committees take almost as much time
in selecting an officer for an important
position as the multitudes do in getting
rid of them.
The revival and participation in public
speaking and debating is to be commend­ed.
Such an opportunity for forensic de­velopment
should be taken advantage of
by the underclassmen.
Saint Patrick, whose day we celebrate
Saturday is said to have chased all the
snakes out of Ireland. We wonder what
changes would be made in fraternity row
should the old geneltman make his ap­pearance
in Auburn.
We are about convinced of the fact
that some persons or group of persons en­deavors
to see that each succeeding "A"
club dance means a bigger financial loss to
the club. Why not charge stags more than
couples? That seems to be the only logical
equalizer and guarantor.
The Tar'Heel, tri-weekly newspaper of
the University of North Carolina, states
in headlines, "New Fireman Gives Town
Better Service." It goes on to say that
the fire engine leaves the firehouse in
answer to all fire alarms in less than
thirty minutes carrying the necessary hose
and wrenches to the fire on the first trip.
Can Auburn cope with such service?
It is our pleasure to announce in this
issue the fact that Auburn is to have a
humorous publication. Plans are now
under way for the first number which will
appear shortly before the close of the
second semester. This magazine will con­tain
wit, humor, comics, satire and art.
We are glad that the management has seen
fit to publish such a magazine that will
not be limited to the college but southern
in scope. This point alone seems to war­rant
the success of the project. We can
only wish the staff success in the new
undertaking.
The activities of the local Kiwanis Club
have started off in high. The success in
their first movement to bring Will Rogers
to Auburn met with popular approval
among the people of southeast Alabama.
The coming of such a national figure as
Will Rogers meant a great deal to Auburn.
Probably he never had the pleasure of
speaking before a more appreciative au­dience
or was met with a more sincere
reception than here. When our organiza­tions
cease to be onlookers then Auburn
will assume a more pronounced atmosphere
of prosperity and opportunity. • The Ki­wanis
have set the pace.
THIEVES AND ROBBERS 1!
What is the value of a background in
modern society? We make no reference
to ancestors nor inquire into the fancy
limbs on one's family tree but rather
choose to consider the mental condition of
the individual. We appreciate the fact
and boastingly relate that we were trained
in a certain preparatory school that stands
high sch'olastically but do we ever consider
that startling fact that we were cheated
out of a rich and valuable, one might
say almost essential and basic requirement
of the well informed? •
There are comparatively few indeed
whose mental backgrounds permit an in­telligent
conversation concerning literature,
art or history. We cannot with any mark­ed
degree of authority refer to an artist
with reference to a period or link his
name with any work of his own genius.
We hesitate to place a writer in a certain
period with the sense of joy of knowing
that it. is correct. All are mentally shal­low
when it come, to the discussion of some
important dates of historical significance.
There is no group or individual in any
course in college who does not need a
strong foundation for intelligent conversa­tion
or reference. It saves time and effort
and add satisfaction to the possessor. Life
proves uninteresting to the man who knows
his specialty but little general information.
Students in our colleges do not take the
time or are denied the opportunity to read
a daily paper thoroughly. The class room
assignments are given little attention and
personal preference cause students to
peruse, the' sports page, and neglect the
vast store of lasting information.
Can the average student name any
paintings of Rembrandt, Leonado da Vinci,
Van Dyke or Michaelangelo? the great
writers after Shakespeare? the significance
of the year 1066 or the French Revolution?
The answer must be made in the negative.
The person who can converse with some
familiarity with the significant figures and
important historical events in the world's
history is well informed and at least com­mands
the earmarks of the educated. It
is just as important for one to be able to
enter into a discussion as knowing what
the discussion is about.
The high and preparatory schools have
failed to instill into the students minds
the highlights of literature, art or history.
We have been denied the vital nucleus of
the learned.
INTOLERANCE
A college education is supposed to teach
one the scientific method of learning, ^hat
is, before reaching a conclusion, the college
man should carefully weigh all the facts
in a case and consider the matter from
every«angle. He should be able to see
more than one side to any question, and
should ignore all extraneous evidence.
Facts, and facts alone should form the
basis of his decisions.
Everyone above the level of an imbecile
is capable of being stirred up by a one­sided
presentation of a question. The most
uncultured and illiterate backwoodsman
can be aroused to a fury against anyone
if he is told only one side of a question
which tends to antagonize Kim. -vGovem-ments
make use of this principle when they
spread false propaganda in an effort to
arouse the people against the government's
enemy. The gullibility with which the
public received many of the stories about
German atrocities during the World War
illustrates this.
Thus the ability to refrain from jumping
at conclusions when not in possession of
all the facts in a case is supposed to be
imparted by the colleges. It is one of the
attributes of a well-educated men.
But the fallacy in the colleges comes in
the teaching of intolerance of intolerance.
We are brought to see the light on certain
things, we try to reason with others who
are not quite capable of seeing them, and
as a result we become impatient with them.
This soon develops into intolerance. When
we refuse to see the side of the man who
cannot, for one reason or another, see our-side,
we are just as intolerant as he is,
if not more so.
When an intelligent man is taught the
scientific method of arriving at conclu­sions,
when he becomes able to sift the
facts and arrive at unbiased decisions, he
should have concurrently developed his
ability to tolerate the views of the other
man. It is commonly supposed that the
education carries with it the spirit - of
tolerance, but this is a fallacy in that it
sometimes develops the man in a one-sided
manner, teaching him to see two sides, but
failing to teach him to respect the opinions
of those who haven't had the enlightment
that he has had.
Thus it is up to us, the college men of
today, to develop the spirit of tolerance
of intolerance. We already have a good
start towards becoming tolerant; let us
not make the mistake of becoming, warped
in our views so that we cannot respect the
honest views of another, no matter how
intolerant he may'be.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor Auburn "Plainsman,"
Auburn, Alabama.
Dear Editor:
"One good turn deserves another." As
I am endeavoring to express my views of
the Frosh athletic situation at Auburn—
I admit I am only continuing a good deed
started by your Sports Editor in last week's
issue.
The facts, records, and faults of the
entire Freshman campaign in the past three
years is deplorable, to say the least. In
the case of student editors, it is impossible
to hit the nail on the head, but even they
can strike at the nail. With me, it is
different.
The cog in the machine is an easy one
to find. He is a former Auburn and
University of Alabama athlete and goes
under the cognomen of "Red" Brown. A
coach! No! A man that cannot win a single
conference football game in three years,
cannot win a baseball tilt in two seasons
and only triumph in one S. I. C. basketball
game in the same*number of years, is
clearly—not a coach. He has not aspired
to his true vocation.
From several former understudies of
Coach Brown, I've heard that he does not
give athletic coaching very much attention.
He appears on the field and tells the can­didates
what to do but not'how to do it.
In football, he allows an inexperienced
assistant to instruct the "rats" in the fun­damentals.
In basketball, he is seldom
even present for practice. In baseball—
well he likes to hit a ball to the out-field,
but doesn't do that,much. However, he
does two things that he should; he makes
all the trips and calls himself a coach.' A
student's conception.
At Auburn—my alma mater—and I do
With Other Colleges
A squad of traffic policeman has been
appointed among students in a Boston
School to keep order.
Columbia University for the last few
years has had the distinction of having the
largest number of students enrolled. This
year, Columbia's 74th, 35,000 students are
enrolled.
Sometime within the next year 300 stu­dents
from Princeton University will go
to Argentina for three month's study. It
is expected that a' like number of Argen­tinians,
or other South American students,
will visit this country.
At the University of Florida, Sigma Nu
and Phi Delta Theta have agreed to play
a football game every year for the next
ninety-nine years, and have sighed- a con­tract
to that effect. It is said that this is
the longest term football contract ever
signed.
The Student Council, of Lafayette Col­lege
has delivered a telling blow to extra­vagance
in college functions by a bill re-,
cently passed in one of its sessions. This
bill prohibited a charge of more than five
dollars for each couple to any dances spon­sored
by any organizations of the college.
At the University of Maryland next
year there will be no captain of the foot­ball
team until after the schedule is com­pleted.
The coach will appoint a man as
temporary coach before each game, and at
the end of the season the team will elect
the captain purely as an honor. This ac­tion
was taken because of the influence
of fraternity politics.
Heywood Broun, nationally famous colum­nist
magazine contributor, who is consider­ed
' as having the largest personal follow­ing
in New York, was interviewed by the
New York University Daily News. Asked
about coeducation he told a reporter:
"I'm strong for the co-ed and heartily
believe in co-education. I think it's the
best thing for colleges. It's preferable for
the college man to have association with
women in the college than outside of it.
When there is no opporunity within the col­lege,
the men will go outside and associate
with women on a lower intellectual and so­cial
standing. And they often show a pre­ference
for waitresses.
"The monastic idea, of purely men's col­leges,
is all wrong! I can't see them at
all."
The vogue for painted slickers, now so
popular that some students are having the
work done by professional artists, appears
to have had a lowly origin. The first dec­orated
slicker came by its honors quite ac­cidentally
when a collegian returning
from a victorious football game, was slap­ped
on the back by another student whose
print of a muddy hand stood out clearly on
the rain coat. The rest of the mob saw
him and adopted the fad.
At least, -that's the explanation they're
giving at Penn College.
believe I'd do as much for her as the next
one—^the facts are not of the best grade.
The Athletic Council realizes all of the
above concerning Coach Brown. But,
Brown is exceedingly strong with certain
alumni, and they are a bit afraid to act.
Confidentially speaking, I agree that he
belongs at Auburn—but not in his present
capacity. "Red" should be employed as
a "go getter." In other words, he should
go out and get bigger and better men for
A. P. I. athletic teams.
If Auburn is to come back as she should;
start at the bottom—the top is already
cleaned up". How can you build a team,
a house or anything without a solid foun­dation?
Mike Papke could fill "Red"
Brown's shoes to a perfection and place
Auburn "yearlings" on higher ground. He
could coach Frosh football and baseball
and varsity basketball, as he has so very
successfully done in the past two years.
Bohler will have his hands full with varsity
football and baseball. Hutsell knows bas­ketball
and would fit in excellently as
Frosh basketball mentor along with his
track responsibilities. That, in my opinion,
along with Coach Pitts and several other
assistants would comprise one of the best
all-round coaching machines ever formulat­ed
south of the Mason and Dixon.
Fellow alumni, students, coaches, and
admirers, I am writing this letter for the
best, of dear old Auburn. I have nothing
personal against anyone mentioned in this
letter. But, I desire to back up the article
appearing recently on this subject. If it
will do any good towards the betterment
of Auburn—I consider my time well spent.
Always for Auburn—up or down. .
Always yours,
A "spirited" Tiger
MEDITATIONS
' ON THIS AND THAT
^y lupittr 7- Tluvius
A Stroll
From the Main Building up town. Co­eds
and J. W. Powers sitting on the stone
benches. I miss Shelley Ross in that pic­ture.
The campus looks as if someone had
heard that the Germans were coming and
had started erecting fortifications, only
to abandon, them half-finished.
P r o f e s s o r Crenshaw unconcernedly
strollingly along with his eyes glued to
the morning paper. Who else on the cam­pus
can walk from the Post Office to the
Main "Building every morning without
speaking to a person, and yet not offend
anyone? And the Main Gate is to be
removed. Where will the Y.M.C.A. hang
signs?
A dash across the intersection. Barely
missed running down Professor Wyatt in
his big Ford motor. I must be more care­ful
in the future. Civil engineers sitting
on th& parkway in the center of Magnolia
Avenue. Why can you always spot a civil
in a crowd?
Toomer's window. Goldfish, army offi­cers
and fat men. Dr. Petrie, a load of
newspapers under his arm, telling a yarn.
Beau-Brummell clothing store salesman.
This week's Post? Bow, Wow! Rosser
Alston lettering notices on Na window in
bright colors.
Gene Walsh with his pipe and flock of
feminine admirers. Professor of short
stature passes, half hidden by a huge brief­case.
Dr. Cary drives by, gripping his
steering wheel as if he bore it some grudge.
The Tiger Drug Store. Library hours
for the current True Story will be posted
by Mr. Lipscomb in a few days. Dr. Mc-
Adory conies in with his corn-cob and smile.
Professor Powell bulling about dogs and
things. Self-conscious blonde buying
"dope". Does she live on the things?
Somebody wants to match me for a horn
of cream.
* * * * *
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love;
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
—William Wordsworth.
* * * * *
The difference between a debater and
an orator was strikingly illustrated last
Friday night at the debate between Auburn
and Howard freshmen. Qne member of
Howard's team was Maxwell Lancaster, of
Birmingham, who went to the finals in the
National Oratorical Contest a year or two
ago. He went on the platform with a cut-and-
dried speech. It happened not to
meet the issues raised by the Auburn team.
He was at a loss; his speech was not to
the point, and he did not change his tactics
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
uL.
Charlie Rush has decided to become hu­man
and cut down on the number of his so-called
girls. Possibly the pressure became
too great, for there is a limit for some
things becoming human. Or possibly the
girls decided that it was dangerous to con­tinue
to be under his watchful surveillance
for fear of being lead to the altar all too
early because of his masterful love-mak­ing.
• * * • *
"Booty" Partin received a telegram from
his girl a few days ago to the effect that
she was to be in Auburn for a few days and
that he might look her up. Poor Booty!
He looked her up, but found that someone
had beaten his time. He left the scene
with a drooping head. However, Booty
was not to be beaten by one terrible thrust
of a female heart, so he went back to her
abode Sunday evening to see if the fog could
not be lifted sufficiently for him to mount
to his old level. From all reports he suc­ceeded,
for it is known that he had a date
Monday morning at one A. M.
* * * * *
R. A. Sansing went to Birmingham last
week to see a friend. After he had been
back a few days, he received a letter which
he had been expecting and which he eag­erly
opened, but to his sorrowful dismay
it was to this effect: Are you dead or mar­ried-
We saw Sansing a day or so ago.
He isn't dead and we don't think he's mar­ried.
* * * * *
Once upon a time there was a Scotchman
who was engaged to a girl who became so
fat that he wanted to break the' engage­ment.
But the girl couldn't get the ring off
so he had to marry her.
* * * * *•
In the days when Adam patrolled the
Garden of Eden, woman was man's rib;
now she's his neck.
* * * * *
A college professor is a man who is paid
to study sleeping conditions among stu­dents.
We think we have several profes­sors
here on the campus who have proved
a great success if they have any natural
ability at all, for they have surely learned
the secret of putting the students to sleep
for experimental purposes by their dry
chatter.
* * * * *
The breaking of the St. Francis Dam in
California the other day which1 resulted in
a tremendous loss of life and property can
probably be attributed to the inefficiency
of Congress or the fact that the engineer
got the decimal in the wrong place. Moral:
be accurate.
* * * * *
Sam Gas was returning home from work
one evening. Nearing the house he noticed
his frivolous wife in the embrace of a sofa
snake, putting the finishing touches to a
prolonged osculation, and beside them on
the table was a bottle.
Infuriated, he rushed in and shook his
fist under the stranger's nose "Give me
ten dollars or you don't get out alive," he
shouted, "That was my last bottle of
Scotch."
Gregg Kenny has just added another
laurel to his ever-growing number. He
has recently won a beauty contest. We also
heard that due to the fact that he was
getting along in years he is going to start
wearing ribbons before long so he will
not be counted out of the race.
A challenge to the co-eds. Fred Tucker
has never seen a girl that he could not kiss.
These startling words are straight from the
mouth of this dauntless young Lochinvar.
* * * * *
Goofy Nuckols has also entered a beauty
contest. If he were the only one entering,
we might enter ourselves, for we couldn't
possibly lose when none but Goofy is run­ning.
* * * * *
Dick Lyle came to the rescue of dumb
animals a few days ago. It happened in
an Elec class. We don't know whether he
was helping the students or not. He will
be glad to supply detailed information to
anyone who desires to learn the particulars.
* * * * *
The latest method of gaining publicity
was used by Paul Smith last week when
he sent a report to his home town news­paper
telling it that he had made an hon­orary
fraternity. He was even bold enough
to post the news article in a very con­spicuous
place. Mr. Smith evidently be­lieves
that if you don't blow your own horn
no one else will.
Mary Ward: "Who's that cute fellow
that's always smiling?"
Answer: Gregg Kenny.
* * * * *
This story survives the Glee Club trip.
Ludwig Smith had such a hot date in An-niston
that he gave out after several hours
of struggling. After he had passed on,
the date then decided to try her ability, so,
accordingly, she turned on poor Lud, and—
well, he looks terribly dilapidated this week.
* * * * *
Will Rogers hasn't a chance any more
since Bedie Bidez came upon the scene in
Montevallo. He surely was successful in
imbuing the crowd with the Auburn Spirit.
* * * * * *
The women of Anniston got or rather
enticed our Physics Lab professor out to
the country club and positively refused to
let go. When he started to talk; every­thing
else was static. More power to you
professor! - See if you can persuade the
students to give you better backing in your
campaigns.
* * * * *
One of the mysteries of the trip remains
-unsolved.
A girl was caught at the bothom of the
fire escape by the night watchman. About
the same time a well-known figure on the
Auburn Campus was seen to make for the
tall timber at about ninety miles per hour.
* * * * *
A man worships something he can't un­derstand.
That's__why he's such a cinch
for a woman.
* * * * *
The seniors at Furman will soon be doing
"Dress Parade," judging from the formal­ity
with which they make their appearance
on the street. We wonder if they ever have
time to do any work.
* * * * *
The seniors here have apparently decided
to let the freshman rule for awhile. The
rats have surely succeeded in putting one
over on the upperclassmen by getting them
to quit beating them (freshmen), We are
in favor of having inspection every night
until the freshmen know what's what on
the campus. Furthermore, the rats have
proceeded to paint the town tank with their
numeral. Oh, well, we should worry; it's
the seniors job to see that nothing of this
sort is put across by the rodents.
% BOOK REVIEW %
MANSFIELD ANA
This department has received a most
interesting book from Alfred A. Knopf, the
publisher,, for review purposes. For the
lovers of the craft of Katherine Mansfield
only mention of the publication need be
made. They will let nothing pertaining to
her escape them. For those who are not
familiar with the art of Katherine Mans­field,
this might be said; that she belongs,
at least in our minds, to that small group
of English writers whose lives never ex­tended
to what might be called the prime.
Much literary speculation, of course, exists
as to what Chatterton, or Keats, or Shelly
would have left us had they lived to at
least the fifth of the seven ages. Katherine
Mansfield's work bears marks, easily dis­cernible,
as it is with the work of Chat­terton,
or Keats, or Shelly, of a strange
exoticism which almost completely defies
or defeats the labor of criticism. We often
to meet the opposition. The Auburn team
won because the Howard team failed to
meet its issues. Lancaster's speech was
well constructed, and was beautifully de­livered,
but it was not a debater's speech;
the debater can get nowhere unless he can
think on his feet, and to a great extent
mould his speech to meet his opponents'
issues.
The Emory Glee Club has a contract for
a two week's engagement at the Coliseum
Theatre of London during the coming sum­mer.
•see, or think we see, in their work a mys­terious
presaging of the early termination
of that life.
We will not, however, be concerned at
this time "with the art of Katherine Mans­field.
Suffice it to say that through the
publisher and her husband, Mr. John Mid-dleton
Murray, we have been presented
with a most remarkable instrument—that
of an edited edition of the intimate jour­nal,
or diary, of this' author. In it one finds
a revealing record of secret thoughts,
doubts, despairs, hopes, plans. Indeed, so
intimate, so frank, are these revelations
that one is convinced that Mr. Middleton
has given us, as he says, the record of her
secret thoughts which cover her producing
life, and in such a manner that no criticism
can be made of over-editing, cutting, or sav­ing
back of essential details. Criticism
might be made by some minds that Mr.
Middleton has been too liberal, too free with
those records which many of us, had we
made them, would shudder to think had
been offered for the public's perusal.
The uninitiate will find in this record a
story—that of the struggle of a young wo­man
against those peculiar blocks life puts
in one's way so indiscriminately—poverty,
unrewarded ambition, death of loved ones,
ill health, ennui, and finally death itself.
The student of the work of Katherine Mans­field
will find an invaluable scientific in­strument
indispensible for accurate study.
We commend the Journal of Katherine
Mansfield to your attention.
—By Kenneth Daughrity.
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THE PLAINSMAN P«ft 3
TEACHER FUND ALLOCA­TION
IS NOW ADJUSTED
(Continued from Page 1.)
On recommendation of Dr. S. W.
Welch, head of the State Department
of Health, the board passed a resolu­tion
requiring counties to-submit a
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school houses. The program must be
carried out, one-third each year with­in
the space of three years. Counties
delinquent in this program at (he
end of the three years given them will
lose one-third of the aid given them
under the attendance fund.
Dr. Welch, making the recommen­dation,
declared that it would be im­possible
to control typhoid and hook­worm
in the state if such measures
were not adopted. He said that there
was three times as many typhoid
and hookworm cases in the small
towns of Alabama as the average per
capita for the entire state.
The board also approved the ap­propriation
out of the attendance
fund of a sum not to exceed $2,000
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Auburn, Alabama
visited by Old Gold's "Voice of the
Sky" in connection with a nation wide
tour, sponsored by P. Lorillard Co.,
Inc., manufacturers of the well
known Old Gold Cigarettes, which
commenced last fall in New England.
By summertime the Old Gold slogan—
"Not a Cough in a Carload"—will
have been broadcast from Maine to
Key West.
The' "Voice of the Sky" has, accord-1
Pictured above is the Old Gold's "Voice of the Sky."
Commander Byrd flew to the North Pole.
It is the sister ship of the plane in which
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"This is Old Gold's voice of the
sky. 'I'm sitting on the top of the
world', and I'm smoking an Old Gold
cigarette. 'Aint it a grand and
glorious feeling.'" These words, sung
and spoken laughingly by a Stentorian
voice, high in the clouds, Wednesday
afternoon, caused everyone in Auburn
to crane his neck, and to turn his
eyes upward.
The source of the sounds was a
tri-motor Fokker airplane, called Old
Gold's "Voice of the Sky," flying
through the clouds at an altitude of
3,000 feet. The fact that practically
everyone heard the program was due
to the use of a recently invented sound
amplification device, which makes
possible the magnification of sound
impulses several million- times.
Old Gold's "Voice of the Sky" is a
sister ship to the historic plane which
carried Commander Richard E. Byrd
to the North Pole. It weighs ap­proximately
six tons when fully loaded
Nothing could be more con­vincing
of our ableness to
serve our Varsity clientele
than this painstaking assem­blage
of Braeburn University
clothing and accessories for
Spring.
$35 $40 $45
AiJmrn,Ala.
Clothes for College Men
per annum to be used to employ a
child welfare supervisor under the
educational department of each coun­ty.
This supervisor is to have charge
of attendance work and will aid in
the probation work of the juvenile
courts.
The board authorized the State
Normal School at Florence to buy
three small plots of ground adjacent
to the campus and necessary for its
further development.
i The Livingston Normal School was
authorized to purchase a small house
and lot.
The Livingston and the Jackson
Normal Schols were authorized to
make repairs to the wiring systems
of the buildings, which have been
condemned and also to make improve­ments
in dormitory equipment.
Twenty-six counties 'of the state
were given aid from a special ap­propriation
to further the interests of
consolidated schools. Each of the 26
counties will receive $2,269.63.
They are: Conecuh, Covington,
Crenshaw, Monroe, Perry, Chilton,
Clay, Elmore, Etowah, Lee, Madison,
Marion, Shelby, Talladega, Baldwin,
Barbour, Clarke, Coffee, Dale, Frank­lin,
Lamar, Washington, Escambia,
Calhoun, Hale and Tuscaloosa.
The board approved a working
agreement between itself and the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute Which is
required by law, for the operation 61
demonstration farms which are to be
purchased and made available for each
of the 11 agricultural schools of the
state. The title of the farm is to be
vested in the state but the college, as
the agricultural institution of the
state, will be given full control of the
farms.
The farms are to be of 120 acres
each. Three are to be purchased this
year, three the next, three the next
and two in the last year of the quad-renium.
For their purchase com­mittees
were appointed, consisting of
the governor, the state superinten­dent
of education, and the member of
the board resident in the district
where the farm is to be located. The
committees are given full authority to
sell present farms, trade land, etc., in
order that the regulations providing
that 120 acres of tillable land be in
each farm shall be met.
Each farm wil be given $17,500 for
buildings and equipment in the be­ginning
and will receive $3,500 per
year for maintenance.
Two actions of the board vitally af­fect
the welfare of the rural school
children of Alabama.
and has a wing spread of 49 feet 10
inches. Three Wright "Whirlwind"
motors, each of 200 H. P. are used.
The plane is operated by two pilots,
The chief pilot, J. H. Lewis Gower,
is an overseas war veteran, whose air
log shows upwards of 300,000 miles in
the air without serious- mishap to
either passengers or equipment.
There are two announcers—Fred W.
Bell and Herbert G. McGrath—who
are well known in New York radio
stations as announcers and entertain­ers.
All large cities in the south will be
ing to inventors of the apparatus,
many possibilities in directions other
than entertainment and advertising.
This' unusual airship is regarded by
aviation authorities as one of the most
important development in modern
communication, taking its place with
trans-oceanic telephony, radio pho­tography,
and other marvels. It has
attracted the interest of the govern­ments
of this and foreign countries.
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Pag* 4. THE PLAINSMAN
SPORTS Coach Bohler Will Arrive This Week
Track Team Gradually
Rounding Into Form
By George Aihcraf t
With the advent of spring weather,
the track season has started to come
into its own. At present one of the
largest squads ever to turn out for
track at Auburn is daily running
around the track and doing the many
other things that comprise the list
of track and field sports. Under the
watchful eye of Coach Wilbur Hut-sell
the boys are gradually rounding
into form in their respective events.
The boys are all working out every
afternoon, and there is every indica­tion
of Auburn's continued success on
the track.
The first meet in which Auburn will
participate this year is the Texas Re­lays,
which are to be held this year
in Austin, Texas, on March 23rd.
Three Auburn representatives are
to be entered in-this event. These
three are: Capt. Snider, who will run
the 100 yard dash; Beard, who will
enter the 120-yard high hurdles; and
Robinson, who will participate in the
javelin throw. The above three men
are the ones who would have the most
chance of placing in the meet, and it
is expected that they will at least
place in their various events. On the
following day, the 24th, the Rice Re­lays
will be held at Houston. These
three men will also be entered in this
meet, since it is necessary to come
through Houston on the way back
to Auburn.
The team this year is under the
leadership of Captain "Snitz" Snider,
who should have one of the most suc­cessful
seasons this year. After a
couple of meets last year he was
forced to drop out of competition due
to illness, but from the record of his
sophomore year, he is one of the fast­est
men in the South. In that year
he was the S. I. C. champion in the
220, and was also second in the 100.
He set a new Auburn record of 21.7
in the 220, and won the 100 and 220
in every dual meet Auburn had that
year. He was fourth in the 100 at
the Drake Relays, running against the
best in the country. He won the 220
in the Tech Relays, setting a record of
22.1 that still stands. Also he holds
the Southeastern A. A. U. record in
both the 100 and 220 of 9.9 and 21.7
respectively. Last year, after win­ning
the 100 and 220 in the Tulane
meet, and the 220 in the Tech Relays,
he was out for the remainder of the
season with illness. But he should go
strong this time.
The squad has already had one prer
liminary set of tryouts in the sev­eral
events! Due to the soft condi­tion
of the track the times in the vari­ous
running events have been below
normal. All the distance men have
been taking a great deal of work in
the 880 for the last three weeks, and
have had several merry battles in un­official
tryouts with Duncan, Tamp-lin,
and Helms leading the pack. Sev­eral
of the new men have been push­ing
them closely, however. The hurd­lers
have not run more than a half
flight during the season. Beard won
the last half flight in 8.1. Creel,
pole vaulter from last year's squad,
has done most of his work in practice
at a height of around 10-6 and 11
feet, with very few trys for height.
The high jumpers have also made no
great effort for height as yet, devoting
their attention to proper form. In
the discus event, "Nick" Carter has
been hurling it for a distance of
around 115 to 120 feet, the Auburn
record in this event being only a few
inches mores than 124 feet. In the
javelin throw Robinson, who comes
up this year from the fresmen, has
thrown better than the Auburn record
in practically every work out this
year in which he has attempted dist­ance.
The Auburn record is 172 feet
3 inches, while he has bettered 180
feet half a dozen times this year.
Some of the outstanding perform­ers
in each event are listed: Sprints
and quarter—Snider, Granger, Tux-worth,
Broughton. In a special 100-
yard tryout Monday they finished.in
the above order.
Half Mile—Helms, Tamplin, Bot­toms
.
Mile—Duncan, McLendon.
Two-Mile—Teague, Hicks.
Hurdles—Beard, Virgin, Upshaw.
Shot Put—Carter, Hoffman.
Discus—Carter, Robinson.
Javelin—Robinson, Nagely, Up­shaw.
Pole Vault—Creel, Tinsley, Gail-lard.
High Jump—Virgin, Upshaw, Bur­nett,
Hines.
Broad Jump—Tuxworth, Beard,
Upshaw.
With the above array of material,
together with many more, and the
best track coach in the South, Au­burn
should have one of the best
track teams in the conference this
season. We're all behind you, big
gang.
TRACK SCHEDULE FOR 1928
March 23—Texas Relays at Austin
April 14—Tech Relays at Atlanta
April 21—Georgia Campus
April 28—Florida at Gainesville
May 5—Tulane Campus
May 12—S. I. C. '. at Birmingham
May 19—Tech 1 at Atlanta
June 9—Nationals .-•- Chicago
Baseball Practice
is Going Forward
With Full
Rat Baseball Gets
Underway With a
Speed Half Hundred Out
By George Aihcraft
With the coming of warm weather
the first of the wek, baseball prac­tice
has gone into high and is pro­gressing
at full speed toward again
turning out the best nine in the South­ern
Conference. Continuing his policy
of learning baseball by playing it,
Coach Moulton has been putting his
charges through several impromptu
practice games. The team likes these
games, and aside from the fun they
give the players, they are also a great
aid in the development of a champion­ship
nine. Everybody concerned is
working morning and afternoon to
get the team in readiness for the Port
Benning series, which is only a short
week away.
In a practice game Wednesday sev­eral
promising candidates were un­covered.
This game was featured by
the pitching of Lee and McGhee, both
of whom come from the squad of last
year. Lee showed plenty of sense on
the mound, and played his position in
fine style. He showed himself as a
good infielder, both on fielding bunts
and backing up the other positions.
McGhee showed that he can be
counted on to do his share of the
pitching in fine style this coming sea­son.
This game also saw the arrival of
a good catcher to the ranks. Pete
Booth handled the backstop position
for one of the nines, and he looked
mighty good. He showed that he
knew how to receive the ball, and his
pegs were as good as anyone could
wish. He used his head in great
style, and caught several men off base
by his quick and accurate throws. He
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BUNK •¥• BUNK
AROUND THE CAMPUS
BUNK 1? BUNK
By Max E. Kahn
Auburn's Future—(?)
Contrary to the expectations of
most Auburn supporters, the future
of this fair college, athletically, is
considered brighter than in the past
eight or nine years. The year 1928
has just started. Yes, and Auburn
has started the year off by having
her basketeers fight their way to the
finals in the S. I. C. basket-ball tour­ney,
lead the conference in records
with a summary of 20 triumphs out
of 22 tilts and losing two games by
a total of two points. Add to that
the fact that two Auburn players
were placed on the mythical all-southern
five. Nothing but basket­ball!
No! Well, how can you win the
track or baseball championship be­fore
their season starts. Give the lads
a chance and such a chance as they
have. The track* outfit should be one
of the best ever developed in the
"Fairest Village" and the diamond
artists under the tutelage of "Slick"
Moulton should retain the baseball
championship won last year. Then,
the big show will open in the hectic
month of September. Auburn is not
expecting to win the football cham­pionship
next season. No! Not that!
But, take a hint and believe a bit of
it. Auburn's eleven will win at
least half of her games next year.
The following year Bohler will have
taught his methods and fundamentals,
then scatter and watch the tigers dust.
Unless, several prominent anticipa­tors
expectations are all the bunk,
Auburn will once more rise to the
heights once held by her on the grid­iron.
As to that, much will depend
on the spring training now in vogue.
Tiger Baseball Schedule For 1928
March 23-24—Fort Benning at Fort Benning, Ga.
.."A" Day, at Auburn
at Selma
at Auburn
March 26—Montgomery Lions '.
March 28—Selma Cloverleafs —
March 30—Tulane
March 31—Tulane at Montgomery
April 2-3—Clemson at Auburn
April 9-10—Georgia _ at Auburn
April 11-12—Florida _ at Auburn
April 13-14—Fort Benning at Auburn
April 16-17—Georgia Tech at Auburn
April 20-21—Georgia Tech _ at Atlanta
April 26-27-28—Florida at Panama City, Fla.
May 2-3—Clemson -- at Clemson
May 4—South Carolina at Columbia, S. C.
May 7-8—Georgia at Athens
May 11-12—South Carolina — at Auburn
May 18-19—Vanderbilt at Nashville
Bohler will asuume fulUbharge this
montlTand the big climb will be on.
let's go Tigers. A slip of the mind.
Although, I don't fully understand
the game of basketball as played by
the weaker sex, they also should have
a relapse and gain back lost laurels.
I have heard of the times when the
Tigerette quintet were out of all
others class. Well, they're Auburn,
too, so as Will Rogers would say,
"Let's go Coooo-Eds!"
Former Auburnite Coaching 'Bum
Rat*
Over at our sister school, Seybourn
Lynne, former Auburn student and
track aspirant has charge of all
Frosh track artists for the coming
season. Seybourn is well known on
the campus through his numerous
campus activities one of which was
editor of the Plainsman. He was a
hard worker and although he never
succeeded in winning a track letter,
he never said die and fought it out
to the end. After four years under
the direction of Coach Wilbur, he
should be excellently prepared for his
present work and his Auburn friends
sure wish him the very best of suc-
"A" Day—Be.t Ever
March 26, 1928 should go down on
record as the best "A" Day ever held
at the Fairest Village. According to
predate plans and expectations a very
elaborate schedule is to be in vogue
for the day. A petition to the execu­tive
council is now starting things
off by requesting a half holiday of the
program, and there is a good chance
of the request being granted. As a
feature for the return of all of the old
"grads," the Auburn Tiger nine will
take on the Montgomery "Lions" in
the early evening. This is to be the
first game on the campus for the sea­son.
That night is to be the climax
to a grand and glorious day. The
"A" Club is going to give a real all-round
dance in the gym. One that is
different and up to standards. Other
forms of entertainment are expected
and if every thing works out to per­fection—
well, that day is not likely
to be forgotten in a very big hurry.
Auburn or Alabama
Who's holding back athletic rela­tions
between Auburn and the U. of
Alabama? That is probably the most
though of question in the state among
sportsmen. Why cannot the blame be
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By George Ashcraft
Coach Brown's call for Freshman
baseball aspirants brought a squad
of half a hundred or mote in response.
These candidates for a position on
the frosh team this spring are now
organized and outfitted, • and have
started practice in earnest. The
warm weather of the last few days
has greatly helped in the practice,
limbering up throwing arms and
loosening up muscles.
The large squad of rodents are
nearly all strange faces to. Coach
"Red,': and it will certainly be a hard
job to pick a first string team from
among them. Several numeral men
in both baseball and basketball have
now turned their activities to the
diamond, however, and these men are
already familiar to the coach. With
a few more weeks of practice a better
line can be gotten on the material
out. Also the candidates can be ex­pected
to show up much better.
Coach Brown has been putting them
through their paces every afternoon
on the drill field, which the freshmen
are using for their diamond. The
preliminary work of limbering up is
about over, and the practice periods
are being devoted to batting and
fielding. Also several practice games
between two teams picked from the
large squad have been played.
Among the most promising looking
rodents out is "Frock" Pate, who ca­vorts*
around the shortstop position.
In the training sessions he has shown
up exceptionally well, and should be
able to make the regular nine with
ease. Coach Brown thinks he is one
of the most promising freshmen he
has handled in a long time.
Another who looks mighty good is
"Breeey" Winn, a pitcher. He can be
counted to bear a lot of the pitching
burden during the coming season.
Two outfielders showing up fine
in practice are Pete Harris and Big
Ben Newton. Newton is a real
slugger, and when he leans on the
ball he certainly gives' the old apple
a ride. Harris is mighty good at the
bat too.
The above four have shown up as
about the most promising on the lot,
but of course there may be several
more real good players who have not
come to light yet. The whole squad
is of course now in the rough, and it
will require practice to polish up a
team. It is a cinch that they will at
least get enough practice, for im­promptu
games are the usual order
of the day. These practice games
will surely uncover whatever baseball
talent there may be in the large squad
out, which at present is enough for
several teams.
Although in the past it has been
the policy of the freshmen teams to
lay off high school games, it is quite
likely that there will be several prac­tice
games this spring with high
school nines in the vicinity. Several
high schools have already asked for
games,' among which is. La Grange.
The freshmen open up the season
here on Friday, the 30th of this month
in a game with Birmingham-Southern
Rats. Although this game is still
pending, it is quite certain to be defi­nitely
closed some time in the near
future. A return game with South­ern
is to be played in Birmingham
April 20. Two games with the Tech
Rats are scheduled, the first here on
April 14 and the second in Atlanta
April 30. These games have been
closed, but negotiations are under­way
to swap the locations of the
games, making the first come off in
Atlanta and the second here. An­nouncement
will be made on the final
settlement. A two game series is
scheduled for April 27-28, on which
dates the frosh will play Marion on
the campus. The Howard Rats enter
the village for two games on May
7-8. These two games will close the
season.
Schedule
March 30—Birmingham Southern
Campus (pending)
April 14—Tech Campus (pending)
April 20—B*ham-Sou.»-r~Birmingham
April 27—Marion Campus
April 28—Marion Campus
April 30—Tech ....Atlanta (pending)
May 7—Howard „.. Campus
May 8—Howard ,—Campus
Inter*Frat. Cage
Tourney In Full
Sway on Campus
By C. T. Ingersoll
In the second night of the Inter-fraternity
basket ball tournament the
Sigma's beat the Phi Kappa Delta's
in a very close game, the score being
14 to 9 at the end. The game was
very tight from the beginning, and
the score was 0 to 0 at the quarter
and 4 to 2 at the half with the Sigma
Pi's on the big end.
In the second half they began to
find the basket, and although neither
team rang up many points, some few
pretty goals were shot. A good part
of the game was spent in carrying
the ball from one end of the court to
the other, with very few players ever
getting any good shots. Both sides
lost possession of the ball frequently.
Peake, Sellers, and J. Mosely were
the outstanding men for the Phi
Kappa Delta's. Mosely's floorwork
stood out. Sellers had a keen eye
for shooting, and was high point man
of the game. The Sigma Pi men had
a hard job carrying the ball past
Peake, who was ever on the job.
Root and Armstrong were the stars
for the winners. Root handled the
ball like a veteran, and was high point
man on his team, making 6 points.
Armstrong clayed an aggressive game,
and caused the opponents considerable
worry. McKnight, who was only in
the game a few minutes, proved to
be an excellent player at forward.
Lineup and summary:
Sigma Pi (14)— Guards: Root (6)
and Tatum (2), Pope center, Arm­strong
t2) and Swift—forwards.
Subs: Pritchett and McKnight (4).
Phi Kappa Delta (9)—Forwards:
Sellers (7) and Brittin, J. Mosley
center, Peake (2) and Adams, guards.
Subs: G. Mosley.
Pi Kappa Phi'a Defeat Alpha
Lambda Tau»
The Pi Kappa Phi frat had no
trouble in licking the fast Alpha
Lambda Tau team at the tune of 30
to 19 in the second night of the
tournament. The winners got an
early lead which they held through-continued
on Page 6.)
Coach Bohler Ready to
Conduct Spring Training
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Barely Nose Out
Tau Omega Chi's
By C. T. Ingersoll
The first night of the tournament
gave the spectators a great thrill
when the S P E's staged a last minute
rally and beat the fighting t|am of
the T O X by a measly one point. The
final score was 25 to 24, and the
game was just as exciting as the
score shows. The lead changed sev­eral
times, and when there was just a
couple of minutes to play, the E P E's
found the goal several times in suc­cession,
and overcame a four point
lead to win.
From the start the game was very
fast, and the T O X boys managed to
get a small' lead, but it changed a
couple of times before the whistle
blew for the half, which ended with
the T O X leading 15 to 14.
Very pretty passwork was display­ed
in the fracas, and we think it was
one of the best games that will be
seen in the tournament.
For the T O X Kuykendall was the
star of the meet. This fast forward
was very alert, and had an eye for
shooting that coul not be beaten. He
chalked up 20 points, which makes
him high individual scorer of the
tournament. Smith at center played
an aggressive game, and proved to
be much worry to the S P E.
Tuxworth and Johnson were out­standing
players on their team. Tux­worth
helped keep his team in the
fight by his beautiful shooting from
the floor.
Lineup and summary:
T O X (24) Forwards I. C. Kuy­kendall
(20) and Kuykendall (2),
center Smith (2), and Armour and
Kindig, guards.
S. P. E. (25) Forwards Tuxworth
(12) and Tamplin, center Johnson
(6), Price (7) and DeVaughn guards.
By Max E. Kahn
Following about two weeks of hard
training in the fundamentals and mi­nor
points of the gridiron game,
Coach Boozer has the many candi­dates
for berths on next years var­sity
in fairly good shape. Boozer has
had the boys running, passing, punt­ing
and exercising in other ways
since the first of the month and will
continue until the 15th. At that
time "Professor" Bohler will make
his formal appearance on the campus
to take over his office of head coach
and professor of athletics.
. The prospects for next years outfit
are undeterminable, yet it is not ex­pected
that Auburn will not be rec­ognized
as one of the real candidates
for honors in the future. Auburn is
on the upward lap of a long and hard
journey. She struck rock bottom in
football last season and has - to go
up.- The players last year were of
the better type, they were fine. But,
no team is any better than its morale.
Auburn's team lost its morale before
the season ever started and the play­ers
knew it, hence the deplorable
showing made. But, with those same
players a different outfit could easily
be formed. Many of those players
will return and they will be the
foundation upon which to build a
winning eleven.
Bohler is a mentor of the scientific
type. He is "no sideline coach and
does the right thing at the right time.
He will have considerable material
and will appreciate all the help that
new aspirants will give him by com­ing
out for the team—spring train­ing.
The more men out, the better
chance he will have of finding the
men he requires for his different
plays. Every man that has any ex­perience
at all is wanted out for the
game's tryouts. Get the lead out and
help the cause.
Later in the month it is expected
that a couple of exhibition games will
be played and the students will be
cordially invited to come out and get
a glimpse of the prospects for next
year.
Telephone men <>f
today are extend­ing
the horhxtis of
speech to points be­yond
the seas.
New Worlds for Old
IIKE Galileo, every pioneer seeks
-A new worlds. In the telephone
industry this has led to discoveries of
ways and means to better service.
Telephone pioneers of yesterday
hewed a way through intricacies of sci­ence,
finance and business management
to establish the era of "distance speech."
Telephone pioneers of our own day
imagined a 'cross-ocean service—and
then made it.
Telephone pioneers of tomorrow
will face the challenge of new and
greater problems sure to arise.
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" O U R P I O N E E R I N G WORK HAS J U S T B E G U N"
THE PLAINSMAN Pat* 5.
Notes of the Societies
EVANS
Did Auburn get a square deal from
the State Board of Education? This
question was asked and answered by
Moffet DuBose in discussing the
teacher training fund appropriation
at the meeting of the Evans literary
society Tuesday night. Mr. DuBose
declared that the scales of justice
and equality were by no means bal­anced
when these funds were ap­propriated
but that they weighed
heavily in favor of Alabama, He
further stated that Montevallo trains
more teachers than Auburn or Ala­bama
and that college received only
one thirteenth of what Alabama re­ceived.
He also said that A"uburn
trains more teachers than Alabama,
but Auburn gets little more than one
third as much as Alabama gets. He
denounced the action of the Board as
being partial and as having all the
characteristics of the work of a poli­tical
machine. He asked, in conclu­sion,
that the undergraduates of Au­burn
never forget their alma mater
and her financial needs as the State
Board of Education forgot Auburn
when the funds were divided.
The theme of the address by T. M.
Guyton was of a much lighter nature,
but the talk was very interesting.
The subject of Mr. Guyton's oration
was The Band Wagon. Mr. Guyton
described the Band Wagon very vivid­ly
and defined it as that trait in hu­man
beings that causes them to 'fol­low
the crowd.' He also named and
discussed some of the things which
go to make up this influential fac­tor
in the lives of men.
J. B. Bethune talked on Radio and
the many usfes it is being put to. Mr.
Bethune also stated that some laws
had to be passed to govern the use of
radio.
As the concluding number, I. C.
Kuykendall discussed the causes of
College evils. His talk was very in­teresting.
State, and be entertained with some
good music.
After the discussion about the ban­quet,
McMillan gave > us an interest­ing
talk on "Eifty Years as a Drug
Clerk." In it he told some of the
experiences of the Author while a
night clerk for a certain store in
Pennsylvania.
The meeting then adjourned after
an admonition by McCallum for the
members to be thinking about the
banquet. Let's make it a success fel­lows!
WEBSTERIAN
The Websterian Literary Society
always has an interesting program,
but at the last meeting, the numerous
visitors and members were unusually
well entertained.
Mr. W. L. Cochrane^ opened things
up with a short talk which pointed
out that man's worst enemies are pub­lic
opinion and fashion. Following
Cochrane, Mr. Blankenship told a few
interesting adventures in the life of
Harry Houdini, and the narrowest es­cape
he ever had. Later, Blankenship
was chosen to represent the society in
the oratorical contest. His talk was
enjoye by all, and his subject, "Honor
Fraternities," is of vital interest to
us all.
Mr. LeCroy gave us the impres­sion
that the Glee Club made quite a
hit with the girls at Montevallo. We
just hope the boys didn't alienate the
affections of "our" little red-haired
girl there.
"Red" Smith, the eternal sheik, told
of his first date, and the society learn­ed
from him a few pointers in the mys­terious
art of love-making. /
The Websterian invites visitors.
Come and see us next Tuesday night.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY
The mosfimportant as well as most
interesting meeting of the Pharma­cy
Building on last meeting night. It
.was important in that plans were
ceutical Society was held at Pharma­cy
Department Banquet which is
sponsored yearly by the Pharmaceu­tical
Society. Committees were ap­pointed
to start working on the plans
for the banquet, and Professor Har-greaves
made a little talk urging all
members of the department to be
present. The committee on programs
will invite the various members of the
State Board of Pharmacy to be here
at that time, and some of them if not
all will be here, and fellows, you who
are taking* Pharmacy take my advice
and be there so you will meet the
various members of the board and get
a "boot" on them. For you will prob­ably
need one when you go before it
to take the examination.
In addition, there will be several
prominent druggists here from over
the State whom you will meet and
who will be able to offer you a lu­crative
position (or job??) when you
finish your course. So when the
members of the committee who are
selling tickets for the banquet ap­proach
you to try to sell you a ticket,
have the shekels ready and buy one,
for you'll never regret the small out­lay
of cash required to attend it.
You'll get some good eats, hear some
good speeches, meet the Board mem­bers
and Prominent druggists of the
WILSONIAN
On account of the revival services,
the society did not meet on March 6.
At the meeting held March 13, Pro­fessor
Hutchinson announced the in­tercollegiate
debate between the Uni­versity
of Florida and Auburn would
be held in Langdon Hall March 15.
He urged all members of literary so­cieties
to be present as the debate
will be decided by the. audience.
Fallowing Prof. Hutchinsons an­nouncement,
the president announced
that the meeting would be taken up
in selecting a member to represent
the society in the oratorical contest
to be held March 15 in Langdon Hall
and called on anyone who wished to
try out.
Henry Shaffer was the only con­testant
and he presented his oration
on "Presidential Possibilities for the
Coming Election." After unanimous­ly
electing Shaffer to represent the
society in the final contest the soci­ety
adjourned.
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GLEE CLUB TO MAKE
TOUR WITH PUBLIX
CHI DELTA PHI
Chi Delta Phi, the honorary liter­ary
sorority sponsored a joint meet­ing
on Friday afternoon of all the
honorary organizations on the campus,
of which a woman- student may be­come
a member.
The- purpose of the meeting was to
inform the new girls of the organiza­tions
for which they could work with
the aim of becoming a member, and
a representative from each of these
organizations stated in few words the
purpose, aim, and requirements of
her particular organizations.
The various representatives were
Phi Kappa Phi, Kumi Jeter; Jamps,
Katherine Hare; Alpha Mu Rhp, Ce­leste
Nesbit; Theta Alpha Phi, Beth
Seibold; Alpha Phi Epsilon, Grace
Pinnell; Kappa Delta Pi, Beth Sei­bold;
Nuclohoma, Irene Fletcher; Chi
Delta Phi, Cindy Lester.
After the program a social hour
was spent, during which about fifty
guests were served with delicious re­freshments.
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A concert tour on the Publix vau­deville
circuit will be made by a group
from the Birmngham-Southern Col­lege
Glee Club during the vacation
months, Prof. Sydney D. Nielson, di­rector
announced. The club will ap­pear
in its annual home concert March
23.
A private trial concert last week
proved successful, stated -the instruc-rto.
From 15 to 20 of the 32 members
of the glee club and orchestra will
make the trip out of New York.or out
of New Orleans. A recent tour of six
North Alabama cities proved a success
it was stated.
MONEY IS LOST BY BURNING
STALKS STURKIE SAYS IN TALK
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
PAYING ORDINANCES
The City Council Thursday, night
passed for final action improvement
ordinances providing for street pave­ment
nearly one mile on Magnolia
Avenue. Bids will be received for
the additional paving projects passed
by/the council as advertised in the
Opelika Daily News.
With passage of this additional pav­ing,
the projects for new paving
amount to about $150,000, total street
improvements.
Three reasons why it is a mistake
for farmers to burn stalks of cotton
and corn are named by Prof. G. D.
Sturkie of the Experiment Station,
Auburn, in a recent statement. They
are: (1) The loss of plant food; (2)
loss of organic matter; and (3) waste
of labor.
The amount of fertilizer in stalks,"
said Prof. Sturkie, is more than is
commonly thought. An acre of cot­ton
making 200 pounds of lint per acre
has left in the sctalks and burs 8.2
pounds of nitrogen per acre or a little
more than is in 50 pounds of soda.
They have 2.7 pounds of phosphate or
a little less-than is in 20 pounds of
acid phosphate. They have 18.2
pounds of potash or more than is in
150 pounds of kainit.
"To supply what is lost by burn­ing
these stalks would take 170 pounds
of good fertilizer. At present prices
this is worth $2.60. The same stalks
have 1,000 pounds of organic matter
in them or about as much as in a crop
of average cowpeas. The value of the
organic matter cannot be figured. It
is called 'the life of the soil' by some.
It aids in preventing washing, and
does many other valuable things.
"A crop of corn making 50 bushels
per acre has in the stalks 24 pounds of
nitrogen or an amount equivalent to
that in 150 pounds of soda. They
have 14 pounds of phosphorus or
equivalent to 80 pounds of acid phos­phate
and 40 pounds of potash' or
equivalent to 330 pounds of kainit; or
a total of 520 pounds of fertilizer,
worth $7.50: They also have over a
ton of organic matter in them."
Although stalks may be slightly in
the way in preparing land and in
cultivating, this is of minor import­ance
as compared with the value of
the stalks, Prof. Sturkie declared. ,
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(Continued from Page -1.)
ward and began to play "The Doll
Dance." And how they did play!
The audience thrilled. The applause
at the conclusion of this piece shook
the building. The two string artists
then played their encore, and what
should it be but "Turkey in the
Straw." The next offering of the
String Club was "Bits of Harmony,"
including "Just Once Again" and "A
Shady Tree." Mr. Ellis and Mr.
Raines, two other members of the
club, then played a duet selection,
"The Saxophone Waltz."
The Auburn Stringers,, Mr. Mc-
Kinnon and Mr. Williams seemed, by
the repeated bursts of applause they
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received, to be the hit of the evening.
Their vocal duets, with string ac
companiment, were splendid. Their
selections were "My Bungalow of
Dreams," "So Tired," and "Why Was
Little Boy Blue.'
"Impromptu," an exquisite piano
selection, was rendered by Mr. Kin-caid.
Mr. Kincaid is also due praise
for his fine accompaniments through*
out the concert.
Finally, the curtain opened to dis­close
the Auburn Collegians, masters
of jazz. They were flashily costumed
in blazers of striking colors. Their
syncopated jazz kept the audience
swaying to the perfect rhythm. The
"mystery piece", "Jazzmanta," was a
great surprise. It was played excep­tionally
well. During their second
number, members of the orchestra
swapped instruments and cut "mon­key-
shines" that kept the audience
roaring with laughter until the cur­tain
was drawn.
The Concert closed with "The Alma
Mater Song," by the Chorus.
The entire Glee Club, including the
Director, Professor Bidez, merit un­stinted
praise for this splendid per­formance
and for their untiring ef­forts
in making such possible.
SENIOR ENGINEERS
GET GOOD POSITIONS
(Continued from Page 1.)
Auburn, it was certainly not that
the graduates did not have sufficient
training to get jobs. A few of the
Seniors who accepted offers for posi­tions
are as follows: Allis Chalmers
Mfg. Co.; Snow, Christensen, Hines,
A. G. Singleton; General Electric:
D. S. McKenzie, William Hurt, Duns-tan;
Dixie Construction Co.: G. A.
Moore; Southern Bell: Carol Worth-ington,
W. D. Alston, Cameron, Moore,
Frank Malone, Dick Lyle; and with A.
T. & T.: Browless, Malmburg.
BASEBALL PRACTICE GOES
FORWARD AT FULL SPEED
Annual "A" Day, March 26.
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(Continued from page 4)
should see a lot of service this spring.
AH the other players also played
their positions likt. they were born
doing it. The regulars from last
year showed the stuff that made Au­burn
turn out the best team in the
conference. The fielding was above
par, and some mighty good stick work
was in evidence, in spite of the great
work of the pitchers. Auburn can
well be proud of her baseball team
this year.
The condition of the whole squad is
excellent. The absence of sore arms
is amazing. On the whole squad
there is only one who has had any
serious trouble as yet. Potter has
a shoulder in bad shape, and will be
out of uniform for two weeks.
A practice game with the freshmen
is promised for Saturday afternoon
at 2 P. M. Everybody come out and
see for yourselves what a wonder­ful
baseball team Auburn has, and
decide for yourselves that we are
going to win this old S. I. C. Cham­pionship
again this year. Tea, Ti­gers!
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out the contest. Some very pretty
passwork was exhibited in this game,
but that of the Pi Kappa Phi was su­perior,
to-the teamwork of the Alpha
Lambda Tau's.
The score at the half was 12 to 5,
and both teams managed to make sev­eral
goals in the final quarter. The
game was cleanly played with only
a few fouls called on either aggre­gation.
For the losers Kincaid played an
outstanding game at guard. He was
in every play and used every effort
to stop the attack of the opposing
forwards. The two forwards, Bur­nett
and Morton, displayed rare form
in shooting the oval, but were unable
to overcome the large lead that the
Pi Kappa Phi's had.
For the winners Lester was the
brilliant player and the man that
brought home the points. He was
high point man for the Tuesday
night games, having gotten 13 points
to his credit. Every man on the
team scored, but some put their ef­forts
in aiding Lester in scoring.
Herring and Wilkins displayed pretty
floorwork.
Lineup and summary:-
Alpha Lambda Tau (19)—For­wards
Morton (7) and Burnett (8),
Center Boyd, and Williams and Kin­caid
guards.
Subs: Beeman, Hollaman (4), Sel­lers,
Sides, Thomas, and Maxwell.
Pi Kappa Phi (30) Forwards Leat-er
(13) and Wilkins (5), center
Hines (4), Rogers (4) and Herring
(2).
Sub: Moore (2).
(Continued from Page 1.)
most practical and interesting man­ner.
Who is the negro? was asked by
Dean Judd, and he pointed out that
we must look at the negro as a race
and not as individuals altogether.
Many southern people think of the
negroes as entirely ignorant , but
tests have shown individuals in the
negro race who tested as high intel­ligently
as did white people.
But, is our attitude toward the
negro Christian, even though we
realize that the negro is capable of
great intellectual development, when
we fail to admit him to a place where
the better qualities can be shown?
When the negro is looked upon as a
sort of degraded creature in the sight
of men and God, and when we fail to
recognize the negro as possessing a
soul in the sight of God, our attitude
is not Christian. A Christian should
favor any undertaking that will up­build
humanity and civilization, and
if we are superior to the negro, we
should be willing to lend them a help­ing
hand, show a willingness, to be
their friend, and help provide facili­ties
for their education. Until we
exhibit these qualities, we fall short
of our duty to do God's will.
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placed on one or the other of the col­leges
and why not the men or man
that is little enough to restrict friend­ly
relations between the only two
state institutes for men? Last year,
Coach Morey tried his very best to
arrange a football game with Coach
Wade for the past season, but with
no better results than in past years.
President Dowell of Auburn endorsed
the plan of resuming relations in all
sports and civic groups throughout
the state replied with glee that they
were behind the movement 100 per
cent. But, for some reason or other,
the bottom fell out of the bucket and
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the entire plan was lost. Why? Is
Auburn the cause? Is Alabama hold­ing
up the deal? This matter is be­yond
the criticism of any one per­son,
it is large, necessary and of the
utmost importance to all concerned.
A good thing would be to follow in
the footprints of the sister state,
Georgia, and have the legislature com­pel
athletic relations. The outsiders
have the--wrong view, Auburn and
Alabama would conduct .themselves
just as well as the Georgia and Tech
students have done in the past three
seasons. Alabama has just as good
citizens as any other state and al­though
I do not hail from her clay
hills, I do believe they're a wee bit bet­ter
than some others. Why hold back
the two institutes and give each a
black name in this way? Wake up
and do the right thing!
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