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VOL. XXVII. AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924. No. 19
COTTON STATES BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT UNDER WAY
Annual High School
Event Going Better
Than Ever
Thursday morning found sixteen
of the South's leading prep school
basket ball teams in the Village
to compete in the Annual
Cotton States Inter-scholastic
Tournament. The present meet
is the third since it was inaugurated
and the interest is far
greater than ever before. The entries
as a whole are stronger and
from a larger area of the south,
which shows that the interest is
being spread further and further
every year.
Last year the strong Georgia Military
Academy team from Atlanta
won the title, taking from the Tech
High team of that city. The title
holders are back to defend their
possessions and are supposed 4o
be stronger than ever. Two of the
other teams that won cups in '23
are again competing and hope to
do even better this time, these being
Lanier of Montgomery and
Simpson of Birmingham. Two of
the strong entries to compete for
the first time are, Chattanooga
High of Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Montgomery Bell Academy, of Nashville,
Tenn. These entries have traveled
upwards of three hundred
miles and look to be among the
leading contenders.
Lee County High (Auburn Hi)
seems to be one of the favorites
this time and may finish around
the top. Other teams that have
been picked for a position high up
the ladder are, Leeds High, of
Leeds, Alabama, Berry School of
Rome, Georgia, and Chambers
County High, of Milltown, Ala.
Each of the past tournaments
has had its Richardsons, Ansleys,
Estes, Vincents, Hearns and Pat-tons,
but this 1924 event holds
the record for individual stars.
There is a vast number of forwards
displaying their wares that will
rank with those found in any prep
schools and who are sure to be
starring with college teams in the
near future. Patton, who captained
the M. M. A. team to victory is
again doing the same kind of brilliant
work that made him an all-star
pick of the meet. The James
twins are again in the limelight
trying to determine which of them
it was that was chosen all-state
last year, their similarity being a
cause of worry in more ways than
one. Kaminsky, of the Lanier Poets,
and Anderson, of the Berry School,
come among the role of luminaries.
Starring centers seem to be the
fad as a large number of teams
have a long boy who is the center
of their attack. G. M. A., Chattanooga
Hi, Lanier, Alliance and Macon
County come among this number.
Hearn, of the first named,
and Brown, of Chattanooga Hi,
lead the list in inches with seventy-
nine each. If these two teams
meet it is sure to be a "Battle
above the Clouds," so to speak.
Patterson, of Lanier, Aders, of
Leeds, Vines, of Alliance, and Aiken,
of Macon County, come among
the leading centers in the meet.
Byrd, of Simpson, -was all-State
center last year ,and must not be
overlooked.
Good guards are as plentiful as
any thing else. Charlie Vincent, of
Simpson, is participating for the
third time in the tourney, and is
' >-. good guard needs to be.
TIGERS LOSE TO B. A. C.
Magic City Scene, of Great
Game, 36 to 32
Although the Tigers kept the lead
during the entire first half, the B.
A. C. Blues staged a comeback during
the last part of the second
which knotted up the score just before
the whistle blew.. The tie required
an extra five minutes of
play and through only extra hard
play did the Birmingham troupe
succeed in defeating the Auburn
five with a score of 36 to 32.
The Auburn Tigers started the
game with a rush and accurate
long distance shooting ended the
first half with 14 points for Auburn
and 9 for the Blues.
As the second period opened the
skillful hands of Fred Hahn and
Bill McKinney lifted the ball frequently
into the basket to give the
Tigers a decided advantage, but the
hard punch and zeal of the Birmingham
Basketeers brought their score
up over that of Auburn. Just before
time for the game to end the
Plainsmen tied the score necessitating
the extra period that brought
their downfall.
Fouling came frequent during
the game, Auburn and B. A. G. both
having three men each put out of
play on personals. During the fury
of the added period OUie Hilburn,
outstanding star for Birmingham,
rung' one from the field, and two
points were added on fouls to give
the Blues victory.
Ollie Hilburn sank fourteen
points for the Blues, and was the
leader of the parade, while Hungry
Floyd, an old Auburn player of
fame, ran him a close second. Hub
Hahn forward, • and Montgomery
and Leake at guards played a brilliant
game, while Harrison played
a great game at Center for the Tigers,
and Duke proved a hard obstacle
for the Birmingham bunch
to overcome at guard.
Throughout the game "fight" was
plentiful, both teams playing hard
all the time, not to say the least
about roughness. It was there and
the referee had a hard time holding
things in check. Forty-two fouls
were called. As the referee had
been instructed by both teams to
call them close. It was through the
fighting spirit of Auburn that the
Tigers staged the comeback near
the close of the game that brought
the extra five minutes of play.
Summary and line-up:
B. A. C. (36)—Mandy and H.
Hahn, forwards. Montgomery and
Leake, Guards. Hilburn, Center.
Auburn, (32)— F. Hahn and McKinney,
forwards. W. McKinney
and-Duke, guards. Harrison, center.
Substitutions: B. A. C—Floyd,
Stubbs, Richter. Auburn—Creel,
Stockleburg, Midgette.
Referee: Reynolds (Birmingham
Southern.)
'Picture me,"r she cried, "in your
arms."
And so he framed her.
—Ski-U-Mah.
He has made the all-star selection
on both previous occasions and
looks like one of the leading candidates
again. Ferguson, running
mate of Vincent is another of the
leaders, while Sturdivant of Berry
School and Ogletree of G. M. A.
rank well with the others.
BASEBALL, TENNIS AND
GOLF TOURNAMENT
BEING PLANNED
Something new in the way of in-terfraternity
activity is planned for
Auburn. The fraternities, in the
Interfraternity Council passed a
motion at a meeting of this body
Monday night, February 18, to the
effect that a tournament to embrace
baseball, tennis and golf be arranged
between the respective chapters.
This is a rather comprehensive
undertaking but with each fraternity
backing the enterprise enthusiastically,
it's success seems assured.
R. G. Brice, G. A. Orum and
R. E. Lambert compose the committee
in charge of drawing up
rules and regulations such as will
be necessary, matching the contestants
and the other general details
connected with the tournament.
As stated above, this is a new
field of activity among Auburn fraternities,—
at least on an organized
basis with all the groups participating
in the proposition. For a
number of years the nationals have
competed for a scholarship cup,
but almost no attention has been
given to developing a similar
friendly spirit of athletic rivalry
as is practiced at most leading institutions
throughout the country.
The idea is welcomed by students
and faculty alike, and it's adoption
is expected to prove advantageous
in many respects.
According to present plans the
winner will be the fraternity whose
combination score of the three
sports is the highest. A suitable
wall plaque or cup will'he awarded
the championship group.
BROADCASTING STATION
TO BE DEDICATED
As this issue goes to press plans
are on foot for a dedication of the
broadcasting station which was
presented to the institution by the
Birmingham News some time ago.
This formal ceremony is to take
place on Thursday Night and will
take the form of a program which
will be'broadcasted all over the
South and such places as the powerful
apparatus is able to reach.
The principal speakers in the dedi-ction
of the station are Victor H.
Hanson, Editor of the Birmingham
News which presented it to the college,
and Governor W. W. Brandon,
who is President ex officio of the
Board of Trustees of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Dowell
will probably make a talk also, and
several musical selections will be
rendered.
Probably the order of the program
will be as follows, with possibility
of subsequent changes:
1. Music.
2. Dedication of Birmingham
News Broadcasting Station by Victor
H. Hanson.
3. Acceptance of the gift in the
name of the institution by Governor
Brandon.
4. Probable Speech by President
Dowell.
5. Music.
WMAV, by which the station is
known, is the most powerful broadcasting
station in the South and is
still being improved. It has been
doing splendid work and complimentary
reports have been received
from all parts of the country. Each
Thursday Night a program is broadcasted
which consists of various
kinds of music and speeches. Further
particulars will be given in
the next issue.
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INTERFRATERNITY
COUNCIL INVITES TWO
NEW MEMBERS
GENERAL FARNSWORTH
MAKES OFFICIAL VISIT
At a recent meeting of the In
ter-fraternity Council the Alpha
Gamma Rho and Delta Sigma Phi
fraternities were voted into- the
council. Both of these fraternities
are nationals holding membership
in the National Inter-fraternity
Conference, and are well established
in Auburn.
For many years the Council has
held rigidly to its membership of
the older ten fraternities on the
campus, but in the future it has
decided on the policy of admitting
any fraternity represented in the
college which holds senior recognition
in the National Inter-fraternity
Conference. For this reason,
and also because of the fact that
Alpha Gamma Rho and Delta Sigma
Phi have built up good reputations
for themselves in the few
years in which they have been established
here, they were unanimously
invited into the local Interfraternity
Council. This increases
the total membership from ten to
twelve fraternities.
The Council is composed of two
members from each fraternity, and
has for its purpose the regulation
of fraternity relations and the fostering
of scholarship, athletics, and
other worthwhile activities deemed
beneficial to the common interest
of its members.
At present time the Council has
in its possession a silver scholarship
cup which is awarded annually
to the fraternity having the
highest average for that year. When
the cup is won three times in succession
by a fraternity, it becomes
the permanent property of that organization.
This cup has been offered
for many years, but a uniform
system of averaging the
grades of the various members of
each chapter had, so far as is
known, never been agreed upon.
However, this lack of a definite
plan of averaging grades was cared
for at this meeting by the adoption
of the following system: records
marked "no grade" will count
zero; "incomplete," fifty per cent;
absence from examination but eligible
to re-examination will count
fifty percent, while absence from
examination and not eligible to reexamination
will be counted zero.
"Drop cards" for a subject will
qualify that subject to not be considered.
Dr. E. E. Sparks, President Emeritus
of Penn State, Region General
of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity,
and now Traveling Secretary of
the Chi Phi Fraternity addressed
the Council on his recent visit to
Auburn. .He spoke on the purpose
of the college fraternity and the
way in which he thought they
should be run, naming scholarship,
a "clean" house, and usefulness
to the college as some of the
principal considerations. Dr.
Sparks' remarks were received with
much interest and gratefulness, and
he seemed delightfully pleased to
find that the Auburn fraternities
took part in encouraging scholarship.
"HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY'
I stole a kiss the other night,
My conscience has been a rack,
I am going again tonight,
And put the durn thing back.
—Exchange.
"Where'd you get the picture of
the bathing girl?"
"Mack Sennett." ,
'"He did?"
—Purple and White
SENIORS WIN FROM RATS
To Meet Sophs For Championship
Saturday
Despite the chilly winter breezes
the Senior-Freshman class football
game was played Wednesday
afternoon and resulted in a 2 to
0 score, the seniors having the
winning end of the score. The
game was well played throughout
and was far better than the one
played last week by the two teams,
which resulted in a tie.
During the first half neither
team scored and neither seemed
to hold any great advantage. Both
teams resorted to a punting game
with little to choose between this
style of attack. Good defensive
work on the part of the lineman
of the two teams made toe work
necessary in the second half. The
upper classmen profited by this
exchange as Chambers outpunted
Gower and Shamblin. Just before
the third quarter ended the Seniors
drove dangerously near the
Frosh goal. On the first play of
the. final period Bostick of the
seniors placed the ball on the
"rats'" one foot line, but , the
Frosh held, as this was the fourth
down. On the next play the pass
was bad and Gower was tackled
behind the line, giving the Seniors
a safety and the game.
While both teams fought hard,
the defense of the Seniors was
the outstanding point of the game
as not once did the Frosh make a
first down. Good work by the
Lambert brothers, Home, Godwin
an Snapp was largely responsible
for this. Bostick, Chambers and
Knight gained most of the ground
for the winners. For the Freshmen,
Carter, Sitz and Phipps led
the fight with Gower doing most
of the ground gaining for them.
Their win gives the Seniors the
right to meet the Sophomores in
the finals for the class championship.
This final game will probably
be played on Saturday afternoon.
Line-up:
Seniors: Horn, left end; Home,
left tackle; Medlock, left guard;
Godwin, center; J. Lambert, right
guard; R. Lambert, right tackle;
Snapp, right end; Knight, quarterback;
Bostick, halfback; Chambers,
halfback; Mosley, fullback.
Freshmen: Reagan, left end; J.
Sitz, left tackle; Earnest, left
guard; Carthage, center; Phipps,
right guard; Carter, right tackle;
Irvine, right end; Shamblin, quarterback;
Thrash, halfback; Hoffman,
halfback; Gower, fullback.
Substitutions: Seniors, Cobb,
Waller, Edwards.
Freshmen: P. Sitz, Meadows
and Smith.
Referee, Pruitt; Umpire, Gibson.
Distinguished Officer
Speaks To Auburn Students
At Convocation
Rats Lose To
Tech Frosh
The Freshman team from Georgia
Tech invaded Auburn last Friday
night and triumphed over the
local Rats 22 to 15, an extra period
being necessary to decide, the issue.
The Techmen led in the first
•
half by the score of 10 to 8, but the
Rats rallied and the second half
ended 15 all. In the extra period
however, the visitors got together
and scored 7 points while the Tig-
Major General Charles S. Farns-worth,
Chief of Infantry of the
United States Army, with headquarters
in Washington, D. C, paid
an official visit to Auburn on Tuesday
last. Upon his arrival from
Camp Benning about ten o'clock, a
salute of thirteen guns was fired in
his honor. While here the General
was the honor guest at the International
Lions Club luncheon at the
local tea room. He was also the
guest of President Dowell and of
the R. 0. T. C. Army Officers headed
by Major John E. Hatch..
A review had been planned in
honor of the distinguished visitor,
but owing to the inclemency of the
weather it was found necessary to
call it off. Instead, General Farns-worth
spoke in Langdon Hall to a
large part of the student body during
the regular Freshman convocation
hour. The hall was filled to
overflowing and profound interest
was manifested at all times in
what the speaker had to say.
Predicting that within the lifetime
of a great many of his hearers
the United States would find itself
involved in another great war, the
general emphasized in forceful
terms the necessity for preparedness
during times of peace. He
toh? how the armed forces oi the
country were ever ready to participate
in rescue work in case of
great disasters like fires and earthquakes,
and were constantly affording
protection of life and property
to the people of the land.
"While people desire peace"
continued General Famswoith,
"there will always be war, especially
so long as competition continues
to exist between men and nations.
And it is necessary and imperative
that the United States
maintain an effective means of national
protection which can be "called
upon in case of an emergency.
To-day there are enrolled in two
hundred and twenty colleges in the
country a total of one hundred and
fifteen thousand young men, undergoing
training and instruction
that is to fit them for the work of
officers in the army or organized
reserves." .
Major General Farnsworth is
now about sixty-two years of age
and has had a wonderful military
career. He served in Alaska upon .
more than one occasion and took
an active part in the Spanish
American War. Later he aided in
putting down the Phillipine Insurrections
and remained in the Islands
for a period of six years.
During the World War he was commander
of the Thirty-seventh division,
which made an enviable reputation
in the Vosges Mountains, at
St. Mihiel, Ypres, and elsewhere.
er whelps were unable to find the
basket.
Moreland and James showed up
best for the visitors, while the leading
lights in the Rat team were
Hall and McKinney.
LINE-UP: Tech Rats (22)—
Schwalb (2) R. F.; Conley, R. F.;
Parish, R. F.; Moreland (4), L. F.;
Rauber (2), C; James (10), R. G.;
Baker, R. G.; -Jamison (4), L. G.
Auburn Rats (15): Cummins (4),
R. F.; Slaughter, R. F.; Arnall, L.
F.; McKinney (4)," L. F.; Hall (7),
C; Long, R. G.; Thigpen, R. G.
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COTTON STATES TOURNAMENT
The Athletic Committee deserves
to be highly commended for the
•wise step it took two years ago of
holding a Cotton States Basketbiill
Tournament here at Auburn. For
the past two years it has proved a
decided success and there is not
the slightest doubt that the one
which is being held this week will
excel both the preceding ones in
every respect.
No better scheme could be devised
for placing Auburn in the
public eye and advertising the college
to the high school students of
Alabama and neighboring states.
These high school boys come here
and during their brief visit usually
catch glimpses of real college
life and gain some knowledge of
what the Auburn Spirit is like.
And they go away with good impressions
of the institution, and as
the members of these teams are
generally leaders among the students
of their respective schools
they can and do exercise a strong
influence over their fellow-students
which plays Auburn up strongly
and serves to popularize the A. P.
I. among the younger classes from
which future college students are
going to be drawn.
Besides this, the Cotton States
Tournament affords pleasure and
interest to the fellows who are already
serving under the standard
of the Orange and Blue. The gymnasium
is always crowded with
Auburn boys during the tournaments
and they always seem to enjoy
the prep games heartily. Moreover,
they have the opportunity of
seeing friends from their < own
home towns and schools. Can any
other plan be suggested which
could be more beneficial both to
Auburn and to the high school
students than the annual Cotton
States Tournament? No! And the
Lest part of it is, Auburn was the
first Southern College to sponsor
such a meet for the basketball
teams of prep and high schools.
mKb. BtiNNtK 1ALK.S TO
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB
HOLDS GOOD MEETING
At the meeting of the Social Science
Club on Monday night the entire
hour was given over to the discussion
of the British System, of
Government as compared with
that of the United States. Although
the crowd was not so large it manifested
a great deal of interest in the
question in hand and it is hoped
that the information acquired was
of benefit to everyone.
0. S. Hagerman gave a twenty
minute talk on: "A Comparison of
the British and American Systems
of Government." He told how the
two governments resembled each
other and in what ways they were
different. Treating the subject
under several different heads, the
speaker told how England's Constitution
differed from that of the
United States and gave the con-ents
of each. Then he gave a detailed
account of the various duties,
powers, and characteristics of the
three departments of the British
Government.
Later the meeting was thrown
open to a free discussion of points
relating to the subject under consideration,
and the members present
seemed to be keenly interested.
This is thought to be a good method
of arousing the interest of all
the members and getting them to
take an active part in the work of
the club. Hereafter a part of the
hour will be devoted to this round-table
discussion.
t o r tne benefit of the members of
the Christian Endeavor Society,
who are studying Japan and its
present day conditions, Mrs. Ben-ner
has been giving a series of lectures
on "The Wnite Fields of Japan."
In her first lecture, she gave
an interesting account of how the
missionary movement for evangelizing
that country originated
among the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic
sect, how they sent out mission
aries, and how those missionaries
met with varying successes. This
initial lecture paved the way for
those which were to follow by
arousing a more intense interest in
the missionary history of this Far
Eastern Empire.
On Sunday Night at six-thirty,
Mrs. Benner gave her second lecture
on mission work in Japan. In
a masterly way she held the attention
of her audience, every member
of which seemed afraid that he
or she would allow something to escape.
She told how Japan was first
opened to the trade and civilization
of the outside world during 'he
administration of President Fillmore,
who sent Commodore Perry
to that country to open its ports to
the world. Then the speaker gave
an account of how the different denominations
of Protestantism followed
the example set by the
Catholics and began sending missionaries
to the East to evangelize
the nation which had so recently
opened its doors to the world.
Further information on this broad
and attractive subject was given by
the speaker, and altogether her
speech was as interesting and instructive
as one could wish to hear.
At the next meeting, Mrs. Benner
will give her third lecture on
Japan and it is hoped that a much
larger audience will be out to hear
lvr. She is a splendid speaker and
giies valuable information along
missionary lines. No one can afford
to miss this great opportunity
for enlightenment which is being
offered at the Christian Endeavor
Society every Sunday night.
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R. 0. L_& NOTES
GENERAL FARNSWORTH
VISITS AUBURN
DRAMATIC CLUB
STAGE IS BUILT
Members of the Dramatic Club
have dreamed for several years of
having a well equipped workshop
in the attic of the main building.
The new stage is the first concrete
expression of this dream; consequently
the whole club is very
grateful to Mr. White, who built it.
The stage itself is one to be proud
of. It has a white, a blue, and a
red lighting system. The blue lights
produce synthetic moonlight which
we know will tremendously increase
the popularity of the Dramatic
Club.
The., first play given on the new
stage will be "The Monkey's Paw"
presented by Thcta Alpha Phi.
The spooky surroundings of our
attic workshop will furnish a suitable
background for this gripping
mystery play.
In spite of the inclemency of the
weather, a fairly large crowd was
out at the meeting of the Wilsonian
Literary Society on last Tuesday
Night. As there was no business to
be taken up the entire hour was
given over to the debate which
made up the program. Three speakers
spoke on each side and one on
each side was given the privilege
of a rebuttal.
The subject of the debate was:
Resolved that the Mellon Tax Bill
Should be Passed by Congress. On
the affirmative side of the question,
W. S. Heron, O. C. Medlock, and J.
E. McLean gave carefully prepared
talks, while the negative was fully
as well defended by J. W. Fant, J.
H. Rumbley, and W. L. Randolph.
Speakers on both sides brought out
some good points and some information
which ought to be of value
to any student of government, economics,
and currertt politics. Finally,
however, the judges decided
in favor of the affirmative.
As the constitution of the society
has been lost, a committee was appointed
at a previous meeting for
the-purpose of drawing up a new
one. Accordingly, Mr. Mullins, the
vice-president, read the new document
which was presented by a
member of the committee, and <id-fispd
{he careful consideration of
it by every member of the organization
in order that they might b«
able to take a vote on the question
of its adoption next time.
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. On February 19th, Major General
Chas. S. FarnswoBth, Chief of
Infantry of the United States Army,
paid an official visit to Auburn.
Due to the fact that the weather
was so bad it was not possible to
stage the review as planned. However,
the student body enjoyed a
splendid talk given by the General
at Langdon Hall.
•General Farnsworth's record of
service is marked by gallantry in
action and devotion to duty of the
highest order. He assumed command
of the 37th Division at Camp
Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama,
early in 1918. Under his able
leadership the division occupied a
trench sector in Alsace Lorraine,
participated in the first phase of
the Argonne battle and held a part
of the line at St. Mihiel.
This division was signally honored
by being chosen as one of the
two American Army units to assist
the King of the Belgians in driving
the enemy from his country. It
participated in two very successful
battles there. Throughout all
these campaigns much of the success
of the division was attributed
to the able leadership and personal
bravery of General Farnsworth.
After the War, General Farnsworth
was most instrumental in the
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THE PLAINSMAN
THE HEIGHT OF IGNORANCE
"jDoes your fiancee know about
automobiles V"
"Heavens no. She asked ine if 1
cooled my car by stripping the
gears."
How doth the busy college boy
improve each shining minute?
By bulling when he's out of class,
And sleeping when he's in it.
I once knew a girl who was so
modest that she wouldn't even do
improper fractions. She was shocked
at the bare facts of history; and
used only proper nouns in her
themes.
THE CYCLE.
Acquaintance, iri&ausiup, love, engagement,
Marriage, quarrels, ire, engagement,
Lawyers, judges, something phoney,
Verdicts, scandals, alimony.
"Dear Clara," wrote the young
man, "pardon me, but I'm getting
forgetful. I proposed to you last
night but really forgot whether you
said yes or no."
"Dear Will," she replied, "so glad
to hear from you. I knew I said
yes to someone last night but I had
forgotten just who it was."
THE TRAGIC TRAVELER.
Hubby comes hiccoughing home
and meets someone on the steps.
John: "Who are you?"
Wife: "I'm the devil."
John: "Zatso? Well, I married
your sister."
—Sun Dial.
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS
Abie: Veil, lkey, how's dot goil
of yours?
Ikey: It's my business.
Abie: Veil, How's business?
—Ski-U-Mah.
The Rexall Store
Prescriptions
Patents
Sundries
Toilet Articles
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Whitman's Candies
Films & Developing
Athletic Goods
Fountain Pens
Light Globes
NOTICE TO SENIORS.
"De noive o' dat guy," oomplain-ed
Freddy, the office boy, "offering
me $6 a week. What does he think
I am—a college graduate?"
—Exchange
FRATERNITY HOUSES
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:
"Who is that terrible looking
woman?"
"That's my sister"
"Oh, that's all right; you ought
to see mine."
He: "Would you rather take a
walk or be kissed?"
She: "You know I have a sprained
ankle."
(Voice from bath-room) Hey,
got any Ivory Soap?
(Voice from the pillows) Wassa
matta? Wanta wash your head?
Upward: Schuyler has a beautiful
picture entitled "Surf-bathing in
Russia.
Dombrowsky: "All rot. Serfs
never bathe."
Doctor: Deep breathing, you understand,
destroys microbes.
Patient: But doctor, how can I
force them to breathe deeply?
MODERN ENGLISH
Nuthin' else but.
"Did you get my flowers?"
"Didn't get nothing else."
"Did you wear them to the banquet?"
"Didn't wear nothing else."
"Well, what did you pin them to?
If at first she don't believe, lie, lie
again.
FINISHING STRONG. -
They sat alone in the moonlight,
And she soothed his troubled
brow, v
"Dearest," she said, "I know my
life's been fast,
But I'm on my last lap now."
"Three hair nets, please."
"What strength?"
"Two dances and a car ride."
—Sun Dial.
She: "How dare youl I never
kissed a man in my life."
He: "Aw don't get so stuck up
about it. I never did either.
r~
Teacher: Who can tell me the
meaning of the world "leisure?"
Little Boy: Please teacher, it's
the place where married people repent."
'
What about the sailor's girl who
had a wave put in her hair to make
him feel at home?
M. D. "Have you any organic
trouble?"
Fresh: "No doctor, I can't even
carry a tune."
Gallant Captain: "We're in a
devil of a fix. The rudder's broken.
Sweet Young Thing: "Oh captain
that's all right. You know it
hardly ever shows."
Alma made an Angel cake,
For her darling Harry's sake,
"Harry, you a piece must take.'
This she meant.
Harry eat in every crumb,
Then he heard the angles hum,
Calling softly, "Harry come"
Harry went.
Has blowing out the gas gone out.
of style?
Yes. Nowadays they step on it
Same results.
THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE
MONTH.
Shadows at the Window, by Seymour
Peeking.
The Lion Tamer, by A. Claude
Foote. •
The White Race, by Abel T. Runn.
The Saloon Around the Corner,
by Phillip McCann.
The Girl I left Behind, by Pastor
Upp.
Scratched, by Ivan Awfulich.
The Pullman Porter, by Caesar
Bagg.
The Sunken Garden, by Rose
Busch.
The Unhappy Bride, by Iver
Diary.
Bootlegger, by Agrippa Booze.
—Exchange.
THE LEGEND OF FIVE BOLDE
KNYGHTES."
Five bold knyghtes did fare forth
To see what they could see,
On this day of fen and four.
Quoth the brave Sir Shofer,
"On to Tallassee,
Ye damsel we shall find
And perchance a hostile 'shriek',
We will drive thru yon Tallapoosa
And smile while the rear wheels
squeak."
Out to ye Country Klub,
Up ye gulley of woe,
Listen to the Royal Piano moan.
" 'Tis early we are,"
Quoth brave Sir Honniebeau
As he gave ear to ye rythms
Belched forth by ye dusky wards
Of the Noble Tuskegee.
"We will ride forth,"'
Suggests Sir J. J.
"And perchance a damsel find
And then return to make the 'hop'
in tyme."
The five bolde knyghtes did return
By way of ye toll bridge
(And great was the sorrow thereof)
As they stole upon the scene
Great was the struggle,
Great was the sound, and great
was the thronge
Which hobbled forth
In honor of ye Saint Valentine.
As they charged the central tower,
(No cowards they), "Behold, ye
slave
How dare ye challenge our entrie
And demand a card
Of ye knyghtes of Notasulga—
(s-s-sh!—Auburn),
Ye know not who we are whose
Name is feared afar," quoth Sir Red
The bolde five charged
But only four returned.
"Revenge!" cried all, for a comrade
brave,
But as they planned to scalpe the
tribe, behold
The multitude issued forth to hear
them rave.
"Sneeze in my ear, thou villain,"
Said the Mayor, "I believe the corn
I smell,
To Hell, ye knaves of the Devil,
No hop for you tonyte.*'
(B. B.)
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Before Alternating
Current Dominated
the Electrical
Industry ~£ ~e «-e
The pathways of power are
the highways of progress
What Engineering Owes
to ike Far-Sightedness
of Qeorge Westinghouse
THE impregnable position now occupied by alternating
current was attained only after a bitter
struggle, for, due to its supposedly deadly characteristics,
practically the entire electrical fraternity once
opposed the progress of what was generally referred
to as "Westinghouse Current."
Gaulard and Gibbs originated the alternating
current system in Europe. Their system was impractical
in many respects, but had been used with
some success for lighting.
George Westinghouse became interested, and immediately
recognized that the weakness of their
system lay in the design and principles governing
the transformer.
He devoted the resources of his organization to
the development of the transformer- When he made
it a practical unit, alternating current, with its vast
commercial advantages, then became possible.
The beginning of the bitter struggle by George
Westinghouse for the supremacy of alternating
current goes back to 1885 and 1886. Remarkable
progress has been made since then and voltages as
high as 220,000 are in commercial use today.
Engineering owes much to the far-sightedness and
fighting qualities of George Westinghouse.
Westinghouse
ACHIEVEMENT 8 OPPORTUNITY
THE PLAINSMAN
SOPHS. TRIM JUNIORS
On Saturday last, the team representing
the class of 1926, defeated
the Junior team by -a score of 6 to 0.
A good sized crowd was present,
and they must have been well satisfied
as nobody asked for their
money back.
The battle was nip and tuck at
first, neither team being able to
cross the other's goal line ,and the
yardage gained being about equal.
The first half ended with the score
0-0, and every prospect of being
another Rat-Senior classic. In the
third quarter however, things began
to happen. The Juniors were
held for downs, which had happened
earlier in the game from time
to time, and following the rules of
good football, as laid down by Hoyle
or the Marquis of Queensbury or
somebody, sent a long punt spiral-ing
through the upper regions of
the atmosphere .This was a mistake,
as Nelson, when he received
tbe^ball, began a good imitation of
Charlie Paddock, and did not cease
until sixty yards separating him
from the goal line had dwindled
down to nothing, and a large six
was chalked up for the Sophs.
After this catastrophe, the Juniors
began to play like men possessed
and succeeded in making two
or three first downs in succession.
When they found that all other
roads to the goal were closed, they
began to resort to forwards, and
end runs, but their activities were
seriously curtailed by Messrs. Hart
and Breedon, the Sophomores' capable
wingmen. When the final
whistle blew, the valiant Juniors
were still behind, but they had
the satisfaction of knowing that
they had waged a splendid fight,
and played like sportsmen.
For the '25 team, Evans was the
shining light, while Jackson, Campbell,
and Reeder were also stars.
Nelson was the outstanding star for
the Sophs, while McNeill, Breeil-n,
Hart, and Joe Market also performing
brilliantly.
Line-up:
Sophomores (6) Juniors (0)
Breedon _L. E. Jackson
Couch L. T. Russell
McNeill L. G. Reeder
Johnson C. Isbell
McCully R. G. Creel
Market R. T. . . . . Graham
Hart R. E. ... Turk
Nelson Q. B — Argo
Aldridge H. B Cooper
Dunn H. B. Evans
Williams F. B. -- Campbell
Substitutions: Sophomores: Carrol
for McCully, Singleton for Carroll,
Simcox for Williams, Chastain
for Nelson, Kinzer for Breedon,
Reeder for Carroll.
Juniors: Bell for Evans, Sanford
for Creel, England for Cooper, Hee-ber
for Isbell, Whigham for Jackson.
Referee: Reagan (Auburn); Umpire:
Crane (Auburn)
SENIORS AND RATS
IN DEADLOCK
The first of the class football
games to be staged at Auburn was
played Friday afternoon between
Seniors and Freshman and resulted
in a scoreless tie. The total yardage
gained was in fact so near that
it was impossible to decide the winner
in the matter of yardage gained.
From the beginning i t was a stubbornly
fought game with neither
side showing any great advantage.
Costly fumbles gave the seniors a
setback early in the game while on
the other hand it was a costly mis-cue
on the part of the Freshmen
that kept them from winning the
game just before the final whistle.
From the standpoint of first downs
the seniors made four to one for
the Frosh, and this one was awarded
by an off-side penalty on the
part of the upper-classmen.
From the standpoint of fighting
the edge must be given to the Freshmen,
for they worked their way
through the big line of the Seniors
and smeared many of the line
plays. The principal threat of the
seniors was a forward passing attack
and two of four attempts
went for good gains. A third pass
was complete and netted about fifty
yards but was called back on account
of an extra player being on
the field following a substitution.
This cost the seniors heavily also
as it put them in position to score.
On two occasions Wiatt tried for
field goals but both kicks went
wide.
For the seniors Lambert, Horn,
Wiatt, Home and Bostick were the
outstanding performers. Shamh-lin,
Carter, Sitz and Cower were
most the public gaze from the
freshies^ point of view. Owing to
the no-decision performance of this
afternoon, it is probable that a
second game will be arrainged for
the coming week.
WIRT LITERARY SOCIETY BUSY
" A large number of members were
present at the meeting of the Wirt
Literary Society, February 18th. A
number of old members were re-instated
and several rfew ones added
to the list.
The program consisted of a talk
on "The Tea Pot Dome Oil Scandal"
by Mr. J. B. Beard. A large number
of interesting points were brought
out in his speech. Mr. P. Hicks
gave a talk on "The Future of Alabama
in Education." Mr. Hicks is
very much interested in this kind
of w6rk, and was therefore well
prepared to speak on the subject.
He gave us the sources of, the advantages
of, and the present day
needs of advanced education in the
Alabama schools.
Mr. Gibbs reports that there is a
large number of members out for
the society basketball team.
COEDS WIN OVER
.HOWARD AND SOUTHERN
The Auburn Tigerettes have recently
returned from a very successful
trip to the Magic City, defeating
both Howard and Birmingham-
Southern. The Howard game
resulted in a 15 to 10 victory for
the Auburn lassies and was a hard
fought game throughout the entire
period. Ruby Powell, along with
Mary Tamplin, proved to be too
great an offense, despite the close
guarding of their opponents. Each
of these forwards looped three
goals, and aided by three fouls,
piled up a grand total of fifteen
points, which was enough to win.
The game with the female cage-sters
of Birmingham-Southern was
even more thrilling and harder
fought than the one with Howard.
In this game the Tigerettes barely
emerged with the large end of a
10 to 8 score.' This game closely
resembled the one played between
the two teams on the Auburnites'
court some three weeks ago, when
the Tigerettes escaped with a 10
to 9 victory. "The features of this
last game were the close guarding
of Elizabeth Young and Ethel
Price, and the splendid offensive
work of Captain Brown. Cutie
scored three of the four field goals
shot by her team.
Two more games have now been
chalked up on the winning side
without a single defeat having been
recorded this season. It looks as
though our co-eds have gone out
for the championship, and if they
continue their good work we are
counting on them to win it.
LINE-UP: Auburn (10), Lane
(2), L. F.; Tamplin (2), R. F.;
Brown (6), C; Young, R. G.; Price,
L. G.
Birmingham-Southern (8): Stan-bury
(2), R. F.; Manar (5), L; F.;
Cannon, C; Crane (1), C ; Williams,
R. G.; Green, L. G.
Auburn (15): Tamplin (8), R.
F.; Gibbons (1), R. F.; Powell, R.
F.; Lane, L. F.; Powell (6), L. F.;
Brown, C; Tamplin, C; Gibbons,
C; Young, R. G.; Price, L. G.
Howard (10): Stacy (5), R. F.Martin
(3), L. F.; McNeil, C; Dur-ro,
R. G.; Sadler (2), L. G.
METHODIST STUDENTS
ORGANIZE FOR WORK
There are between five and six
hundred Methodist students in
school in-A. P. I. For the purpose
of more effectively carrying the
program of the church to this large
constituency and enlisting their
hearty sympathy with it, an organization
of Methodist student
leaders has been formed.
On Tuesday night, February 19,
these men and women met by appointment
at the residence of Mrs.
H. C. Armstrong. The following
were present: J. A. Ikerman, C. H.
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SPECIALISTS IN
YOUNG MEN'S APPAREL
Kelley, C; H. Turk, J. M. Dean, R.
D. Bowling, C. G. Muse, R. S. Whig-ham,
Sam Morgan, A. T. Harris,
Miss Frances Armstrong, Miss Kirk
Armstrong, Mrs. A* E. Barnett,
Henry Sweet, P. S. Timberlake, A
H. Riley, H. P. Creel, and A. E.
Barnett. Others of the twenty-five
invited to be present were
unavoidably detained by sickness
or bad weather.
Mr.C. H. Turk was elected chairman
of the organization. It was
(agreed fto, have regular mionthry
meetings when" a program dealing
with Methodist history and polity
will be given. A committee of three
was appointed to select a name for
the organization.
The first piece of work undertaken
was a complete canvass of
Methodist students for the twofold
purpose of assembling some
needed information and •. getting
every individual into a Sunday
School class and active in the
Church and League.
After the transaction of business
there was a short get-together social.
BAPTISTS TO HOLD
ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
TRAINING SCHOOL
The annual training school of
the Auburn Baptist Sunday School
will be inaugurated Sunday, Feb:
ruary 24th, when Mr. Emmett
Moore, Sunday School Secretary of
Baptist State Board, of Montgomery,
and Miss A. Moody, Secretary
of elementary work, will arrive in
Auburn. Mr. Moore will speak at
the closing exercise of the Sunday
School Sunday morning and again
at the evening church services.
Regular work of the training
school will begin Monday afternoon
at five o'clock. Mr. Moore will give
a course on "Organized Bible
Class", and Miss Moody will teach
"Seven Laws of Teaching." The
Reverend Earl Holmes will conduct
a course, "Winning to Christ,"
while Professor Stivers will teach
the convention Normal Manual.
Free lunch will be served to
those enrolled in the course. The
hours from five to seven o'clock
in the afternoon have been arranged
for the convenience of students
at Auburn as well as resident
members who must take the
work after they have completed
their own daily duties. The school
will extend through Friday, February
29th. Diplomas and seals will
be awarded to those completing the
course.
AUBURN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
R. W. Miles, Pastor, Phone 53-W
11:00 A. M. The Fullness of Time.
7:30 P. M. The Great Hunger.
By Bojer.
BAPTIST CHURCH
E. VV. HOLMES, Pastor
11:00 A. M. A Sinner's Prayer.
7:30 P. M. Address by Mr." Emmett Moore.
Good Fellowship and a Warm Welcome. Come!
METHODIST CHURCH
11:00 A.
11:00 A.
6:30 P.-
7:30 P.
M.
M.
M.
M.
I Sat Where They Sat.
Student Church. Immortality of Influence.
Ep-worth League. Missions in Cuba.
Miss Minnie E. Kennedy will speak.
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We have what you want when you want it
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