"A" DAY
MONDAY THE PLAINSMAN
TO F O S T E R THE. A U B U R N S P I R IT
ELECTIONS
WEDNESDAY
VOLUME LIV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931 NUMBER 48
FIFTY-EIGHT STUDENTS ARE NOMINATED FOR CLASS OFFICERS * * • *
All Afternoon Classes Will Be Excused for "A" Day Monday
BOXING MATCH TO
OPEN ACTIVITIES
FOR CELEBRATION
Phillies to Present Some of the
Heaviest Hitters In the National
League
TO HOLD FASHION SHOW
"A" Club to Be Host at Dance
in Gymnasium Monday Night
—Bull Stier to Lead Grand
March
Classes will be dismissed at twelve
o'clock on Monday, March 30th, in
observation of the annual "A" Day
which is sponsored by the "A" club.
Activities will start at twelve-thirty
on the baseball field with a boxing
bout between the two heavy weights,
"Gump" Arial and Marion Talley.
This will be followed by a greased
pig contest, in which a prize of $2.50
is being offered, and a greasy pole
contest, in which a five dollar prize
is offered.
A fashion show will also be held
with a five dollar prize for the winner.
Contrary to previous plans, the
winner of this event will not lead
the grand march at the dance.
Coach Sam McAllister's Tigers
will meet the Philadelphia Phillies on
the local diamond at two-thirty. Some
of the best hitters in the National
League will play for the Phillies in
this game, and some good slugging
should be witnessed. Captain Pate,
of the Tigers has also been walloping
out homers lately, and should
give the Philadelphia pitchers something
to worry about. .
The "A" Club will be host at a
" dance, in the Alumni Gymnasium on
Monday night to top off the day's
activities. Carl D. "Bull" Stier will
lead the grand march with Miss
Kathleen Russell. Several leadouts
and no-breaks will be announced during
the dance.
The Auburn Knights, a popular
student orchestra, will play for the
dance, and according to student comments
should furnish the best of
music.
TIGERS TRIM BENN1NG
12-1 IN OPENING GAME
19 Players Used In Tiger's
Line-Up In Winning Season's
Opening Game
Coach Sam McAllister used 19
players in Auburn's initial game of
the season against Fort Benning,
which the Tigers easily won, largely
through gifts by the Benning fielders,
12 to 1. Auburn scored twice
in the opening frame and were never
in danger of losing this lead because
Benning would generally miscue
when they were given a chance to
make an easy out on a ground ball.
Capt. Frock Pate accounted for
the Tigers runs in the first when he
slammed one of Holliday's offerings
over the center fielders head, sending
Duck Riley, who had walked,
home ahead of him. Pate and Riley
also looked good at short and second.
The big stanza for the Plainsmen
was the sixth. Three singles, a
double, two free-trips to first and
two errors gave them six runs. Alternate-
captain Joe Burt singled
twice during the inning.
Mitchell, at the keystone, was -the
individual star for Benning. He
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Two Tigers Who Will Be In Game Monday
NOTICE
Bid cards for the Inter-fraternity
Council dance will be placed in the
Tiger Drug Store and Homer Wrights
on Tuesday, March 31. These cards
will be taken up on March 7, and
invitations mailed out accordingly.
Every one is urged to turn in their
bids before that time.
RESERVATIONS MADE
FOR PRESENTATION
OF 'TWELFTH NIGHT'
ROY "FROCK" PATE
Captain
Short-stop—Auburn
JOE BURT
Alternate Captain
Outfield—Auburn
MAJOR G. H. FRANKE
NAMED RM.C. HEAD
New Commandant Will Report
to Auburn In the Summer,
Perhaps About July
Announcement by the United
States War Department and President
Bradford Knapp, that Major
Gustav H. Franke will come to .Auburn,
as commandant and head professor
of military science and tactics,
has been received with great interest
here where he is already well-known.
He succeeds Major John
T. Kennedy. Major Franke has
made three of the annual official
inspections of the Auburn R.O.T.C.
Unit and has visited the campus on
other occasions.
President Knapp expressed himself
as being highly delighted with the
coming of Major Franke, and with
the cordial cooperation of the War
Department in detailing an officer of
such fine personality and professional
training and experience for this important
work of the institution.
Major Franke will report to Auburn
in the summer, perhaps about
July. For four years he has been
on duty with the General Staff Headquarters
of the Fourth Corps Area
at Atlanta.
Major Franke was born in Iowa
and was appointed from that State
to- West Point where he graduated
in 1911, receiving his commission as
second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery.
Six years later he went to
the Field Artillery. In May, 1917,
he was promoted to captain. In July,
1930, he received his permanent
commission as a major.
He was in service in France from
August, 1917, until after the armistice.
During the World War he served
as Lieutenant-Colonel of Field
Artillery.
In 1925 he graduated from the
Field Artillery, Advanced Corps. He
is also a distinguished graduate of
the Commanding General Staff
School.
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Ag Day Will Be
Held On April 24
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Banquet and Dance to Feature
Annual Ag Festivities; Auburn
Knights to Play
That the Annual Ag Day Festivities
would be held on Friday night,
April 24, was decided at a meeting
of the Ag Club held on Wednesday
night. Definite plans for the occasion,
which will consist of a banquet
and dance, are being made by
a special committee appointed by the
president of the organization. The
banquet will begin at 8 o'clock with
J. L. Liles, demonstration agent of
Jefferson County and an alumnus of
Auburn, as main speaker. At this
banquet, the Gamma Sigma Delta
Loving Cup will be awarded to the
most outstanding junior in agriculture.
Ag club diplomas will also be
presented at this time to all seniors
who have been outstanding in Ag
Club work.
Following the banquet, a dance
will be held in Alumni Gym. This
dance will last from nine to twelve
with The Auburn Knights, popular
broadcasting artists, furnishing the
music. Many out-of-town girls have
been invited to attend this gala
event, and it is expected that a large
number will be present.
Missionary Societies to
Meet Friday 3 O'Clock
The Federation of Woman's Missionary
Societies will hold its monthly
meeting Friday, April 10, at three
o'clock in the Baptist Church. Mrs.
J. T. Williamson, president of the
society, has announced the following
program.
Devotional—Mrs. J. C. Grimes.
Talk (ten minutes) "The National
Council of Federated Church Women"—
Mrs. J. T. Williamson.
Business.
Special Music—Mrs. E. L. Rauber.
Address—"The Peace Situation
and Outlook"—Dr. Reynolds.
Prayer—Mrs. R. B. McGehee.
W. E. FREE CHOSEN AS NEW
PRESIDENT OF TAU BETA PI
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
Six Matches Scheduled For the
First Round; Schedule Posted
At Homer Wright's
The Inter-fraternity Council Tennis
tournament will get under way
this week-end with six scheduled
matches in the first round. Because
of the number of fraternities in the
council, a large number of byes had
to be included in the first round,
thus cutting down on the first round
matches.
The schedule, showing which teams
must play each other and the time
limits, is posted in Homer Wright's
Drug Store for public inspection. All
fraternities are requested to find out
their oDnonents onrt p W *J—s-matches
as scheduled. Arrangements
are to be made between the two contestants
as to \he time, place, etc.
Matches are to be two out of three
sets, except in the finals, when three
out of five will be played.
First round matches must be played
and posted on the schedule by
April 5th. Second round matches
must be played by April 19th, third
round matches by April 26, the semifinals
by May 2nd and the finals by
May 9th.
Unless results -of each match are
posted by the required time both
teams will be dropped from the race.
A handsome silver loving cup will
be awarded the winner of the tournament
and a smaller one will be presented
to the runner-up.
Auburn Athletes
Receive Mention
In N. Y. Times
Seven men were elected to offices
in Tau Beta Pi during the business
meeting which followed their banquet
Thursday night.' W. E. Free was
chosen to lead the fraternity during
next year, with J. F. Turner assisting
as vice-president. The other men
elected to office are Hoyed Chambers,
secretary; Prof. C. R. Hixon,
treasurer; Cleveland Adams, cataloguer;
C. L. Dykes, bent reporter;
and G. W. Mozo, Auburn Engineer
reporter.
All of these men except Prof.
Hixon were initiated into the brotherhood
earlier in the evening. The
other initiates were: W. H. Dear-ing,
C. B. Elledge, W. J. Rogers, R.
E. Williams, and L. H. Norris. Initiation,
started at 4 o'clock and lasted
until time for the banquet at seven.
G. L. Williamson acted as toast-master
for the evening and presented
a very interesting program. Dr.
D. C. Harkin and Prof. N. B. Van-
Wagenen rendered a violin duet, being
accompanied by Dr. E. L. Rauber
at the piano. R. F. Ham delivered
the president's address, and he was
followed by Prof. E. W. Camp, who
made an interesting talk. Prof. C.
A. Baughman, who spoke on "Tau
Beta Pi", was followed by Lt. V. C.
Finch, who gave a very interesting
talk on "Aeronautics". The program
was concluded with the introduction
of guests.
Tau Beta Pi is an honorary fraternity
for Engineers. The Alabama
Alpha chapter was established at Auburn
in May, 1920. Its purpose is
"To mark in a fitting manner those
who have conferred honor on their
Alma Mater by a high grade of scholarship
. . . and to foster a spirit of
liberal culture in the engineering
schools of America."
In the sports pages of the New
York Times of Sunday, March 15,
there appeared two articles telling
of phenomenal achievements of two
Auburn athletes, Percy Beard, who
recently broke the world's 70-yard
high hurdle record, and Ralph J.
Jordan, who led- the Tiger basketball
team in scoring for the last two seasons.
These articles were written by
Elmer G. Salter, sports publicity di-rectar
for the college.
Beard's track achievements have
attracted interest throughout the
country. In addition to national publicity
having been given him by the
Associated Press and other news
services, stories of his rise to fame
in trackdom have been sent to 150
newspapers all over the United
States.
Display Boards Are
Exhibited by School
Textile Engineering
Electrical display boards showing
action scenes of bleaching, dyeing,
and finishing apparatus Have been
received by the School of Textile Engineering
from the Lockwood Green
Company of Spartanburg, S. C. Students
and townspeople are cordially
invited to inspect the display at the
new Textile Engineering Building
where they will remain on exhibit
for the next two or three weeks.
Reservations May Be Made At
Accountant's Office; Will Be
Held Until Thursday
SEATS ARE RESERVED
Agent of Players Speaks to the
English Classes Here On
Friday Morning
Gets Valued Medal
For the accommodation of students
wishing to see the Ben Greet Players
in "Twelfth Night", at Langdon
Hall, on they, evenings of April 3,
ticket reservations may now be made
at the Accountant's Office. Tickets
thus reserved will be held until
Thursday noon, and students are
asked to call and purchase them before
this time.
Miss Blanch M. Wagner, a representative
of the players, reached
Auburn Thursday, fend has spoken
before several English classes. She
presented many important facts
about the players and the rollicking
comedy which is to be giyen.
According to Miss Wagner, Sir
Philip Ben Greet was born on a recruiting
ship on the River Thames.
The ship was commanded by his
father, Capt. William Greet, of the
Royal Navy. Choosing the stage as
his profession, Ben Greet served an
apprenticeship in J. W. Gordon's
stock company at Southampton, and
Ttroc -fni. fhrpp vMrs wi+li ^iss
Thorne at Margate. Later he joined
the Lyceum Theatre in London. He
was also in the supporting cast of
Lawrence Barrett at that theatre.
In 1903, when Sir Philip first presented
"Everyman" in America, it
was the first time that a play had
been offered in the Elizabethean
manner in this country by a profes-
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FIVE JUNIORS ARE
IN HOT RACE FORI
PLAINSMAN EDITOR
Twenty-Eight In Race For
Sr. Class Offices, Eighteen
For Jr. Offices
POLLS OPEN AT 8 O'CLOCK
Results of the Election Will Be
Printed In Wednesday's Edition
of the Plainsman
RUSSELL THORNDIKE
who plays the part of Sir Toby
Belch in "Twelfth Night", was
awarded a beautiful jeweled medallion
which first belonged to
William Shakespeare. ' It was presented
to him because of his superb
interpretation of Hamlet by
Dame Ellen Terry, famous English
actress. Shakespeare gave the
medallion to Edmond Kean, who
presented it later to Irving, thru
•"J""* hands it was presented to
Dame Ellen Terry.
EGG HUNT PLANS
NEAR COMPLETION
P r i z e s to Be Awarded to Freshman
Finding Most Eggs and
to Best Dressed Freshman
Auburn Foreign Studes
To Speak Rotary Meet
Four foreign students attending
Auburn will speak at the State Rotary
Convention in Gadsden on
April 13. They are: Missak Assa-dourin,
of Armenia, Theodore Rummer
of Germany, Hugo Waldheim
of Guatamala, and Ignacio Villasen-or
of Mexico. By special request
from those in charge, a 20 minute
program has been arranged by these
students.
Several representatives from the
Auburn club will attend the conven-tion
in Gadsden.
Auburn Pistol Team
Defeats IT. of Olda.
Auburn's pistol team was again
victorious last week, this time in a
pistol match with the University of
Oklahoma. The score was 830 to
818. By winning this match the Auburn
team raised its percentage to
.500 for the season. F. N. Williams
was high man for Auburn with 171
points. Others scoring for Auburn
were T. W. Clarkson,G. S. Sanford,
C; E. Howard and F. Means.
The team has two matches this
week, Cornell and the Colorado Aggies.
Auburn Methodists To
Sing Sunday In Opelika
A special musical program will be
given by the Auburn Methodist
Choir at the Trinity Methodist
Church, in Opelika, Sunday afternoon,
at 5:00 o'clock. The choir,
directed by Dr. Paul Irvine, consists
of a chorus of 25 voices and seven
soloists. Dr. E. L. Rauber is organist.
A similar program given by the
choir at the local church last Sunday
was well received.
Plans are nearing completion for
the annual Interfraternity Council
Easter Egg Hunt which will be held
on Sunday, April 5th. Freshmen
from all fraternities belonging to the
council are eligible to enter this affair.
The entrants will meet in front
of the A. T. O. house at two p. m.,
and will go in a body to the College
Street end of Ag BottonT where the
hunt will begin.
All fraternities belonging to the
council are requested to send two
dozen painted eggs to the A. T. O.
house not later than Saturday at 6
p. m.
A bridge table will be presented
to the Rat who finds the most eggs,
and a prize, which has not yet been
decided on, will also be presented to
the best dressed Freshman. The
committee in charge of the hunt has
requested that all entrants wear plenty
of clothes, since in the past some
have come very scantily clad.
A golden football, representing a
mammoth Easter Egg, will be
awarded to the one who succeeds in
holding it the required time. In this
contest the Rats are gathered in a
large ring outside a rope and at a
given signal rush for the football
which will be in the center. The
frosh in whose hands the ball rests
when the final whistle blows will be
awarded this trophy. This is usually
an exciting affair, and one which
stirs up quite a commotion.
HONORS CONVOCATION
A special Honors Convocation
• has been called fo't next Tuesday
by President Knapp for the
purpose of recognizing the students,
who have recently been
elected to honorary societies on
the campus. It is hoped that a
large number of students will
witness this ceremony which will
take place in Langdon Hall between
the hours of eleven and
twelve o'clock. Drill will be
excused at this hour.
That fifty-eight men are in the
race for the twenty offices to be
voted upon at the annual class election
to be held Wednesday, were announced
today by John L. Christian,
chairman of the Election Committee
of the Executive Cabinet.
Twenty-eight men are in the race
for senior class officers, while junior
class positions are being contested
by eighteen. Twelve men are candidates
for sophomore class officers.
In regard to the election, Christian
said, "The Election Committee has
received the following nominations
for the various officers for next year.
The election of a student to each of
these offices will be held on Wednesday,
April 1, 1931. The ballot box
will be at the Y.M.C.A. The polls
will be open from eight to twelve
and from one to five. Voters will
please vote by preference and sign
their votes. The returns will be
published in the Plainsman on
Wednesday, April 1, 1931. If any
name has been omitted, mis-placed,
or spelled incorrectly please notify
John L. Christian, chairman of the
Election Committee, before one
Glomerata
Editor: John Farris, Lawrence B.
Haley, Howard Upchurch.
Business Manager: Sam B. Fort,
Bob Howard.
Art Editor: Tom B. Kirkland, Jim
Wood.
The Plainsman
Editor: A. C. Cohen, Jr., J. W.
Letson, Jr., Charles E. (Tip) Mathews,
Charles F- Simmons, Victor B.
White.
Business Manager: Ben Mabson,
Virgil Nunn, Roy Wilder.
Class of 1932
President: James D. Bush, George
Egge, Tom Lumpkin.
Vice-President: M. V. (Chattie)
Davidson, Jack Stewart.
Secretary: G. W. Beard, Henry
Dryer, Otis Samford Moreman, Jr.,
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TEXTILE ASSOCIATION
TO BE ORGANIZED HERE
Representatives From Alabama
and Georgia to Be Present
At First Meeting
For the purpose of forming an organization,
textile chemists, dyers,
bleachers, and finishers of Central
Alabama and Georgia will gather in
Auburn Saturday afternoon, April
4, at 2:30 o'clock, in the Textile Engineering
Building.
The visitors will be welcomed with
an address by Prof. E. W. Camp,
head of the school of textile engineering.
Prof. Hibbard Busby, director
of the Georgia Tech school of
textile engineering, and Prof. C. A.
Jones, in charge of courses in textiles
dyeing and finishing at Georgia
Tech, will address the meeting. Prof.
Charles E. Mullin, head of the textile
chemical department of Clemson College
has also been invited but it is'
not certain that he will find it possible
to attend.
In making the announcement,
Prof. C. B. Ordway, associate professor
of textile chemistry and dyeing,
stated that these industries were
progressing rapidly in this section.
Already there are five large piece
goods, dye works, and bleaching
plants in Central Alabama and Georgia.
This does not include the big
cotton mills.
PAGE TWO
THE PLAINSMAN
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931
Published semi-weekly by the students of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn,
Alabama. .
Subscription rates $3.50 per year (60
issues). Entered as second class matter
at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
Business and editorial offices at Auburn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
Offices hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
Gabie Drey Editor-in-Chief
Charles S. Davis Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Thomas P. Brown Associate Editor
Robert L. Hume Associate Editor
Victor White - — Managing Editor
Claude Currey News Editor
J. W. Letson ~ News Editor
Alan Troup Composing Editor
C. F. Simmons Composing Editor
Adrian Taylor ., Sports Editor
Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor
K. M. McMillan ...Literary Editor
A. C. Cohen Contributing Editor
V. J. Kjellman . Contributing Editor
C. E. Mathews Contributing Editor
H. W. Moss Contributing Editor
REPORTERS
Horace Shepard, '34 Otis Spears, '34
Frank Keller, '34 R. E. Hodnette, '34
N. D. Thomas, '33
BUSINESS STAFF
Virgil Nunn Asst. Business Mgr.
Ben Mabson Advertising Manager
Roy Wilder - Circulation Manager
James Backes Asso. Advertising Mgr.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Charles Adams, '34 W. S. Pope, '34
L. E. Sellers, '34
ELECTIONS
A greater part of the student body
is, at this time, engaged in the prepar-'
ation for the annual class elections
that will be held next Wednesday, April'
1.
Although there is much to be said
concerning students politics, The
Plainsman is not undertaking to make
any comments along that line. Politics
on this campus are in a bad
enough condition; our ideas might even
tend to tangle them up more.
Each student, except, of course, the
members of the senior class, have the
privilege of voting on their class officers.
Every member of the three lower
classes is urged to exercise that priv-all
officers, it is his duty to go to the
polls and cast his ballot.
In order that students will make no
mistakes when voting, we are quoting,
the Undergraduate Association
Constitution in regard to class elections.
The following are several of the
rules and regulations of the election
committee.
"All student body elections and all
class elections shall be by the preferential
system of voting.
"All persons shall vote only with the
class to which they are assigned by the
Registrar.
"The low portion of the ballot shall
contain a space for the voter's signature
and class.
"There shall be no voting by proxy.
"The voter shall, on entrance, receive
his ballot, which he shall fill out
at a booth or serened table provided
tor that purpose. The voter, on exit,
shall drop his ballot in the ballot box.
"The counting of ballots shall be
done by members of the Executive Cabinet
who are not nominees in the election.
All men counting votes shall be
on their honor not to divulge or intimate
the results to anyone, until formal
announcement of the results has been
made by the Executive Cabinet.
"All forms of electioneering at the
polls shall be prohibited.
"The voter numbers his candidates
in order of his preference. He may
. number as many as he likes."
Students are cautioned about certain
measures. The Cabinet has asked that
voters will vote by preference and sign
their votes; the signing of votes is most
important. The preferential system of
voting will probably decide the election
of many of the candidates.
The Cabinet has a definite job to
face in the fulfilling and enforcement
of the By-Laws of the Election Committee.
Formal announcement of the election
will be published in the next issue of
The Plainsman, immediately following
the counting of votes.
SUPERSTITIOUS AMERICA
It is amazing and well-nigh incredible
that one of the most enlightened nations in
the world in the most enlightened era of
history should pour $125,000,000 annually
into the laps of those who depend for their
living upon the belief in superstition, little
better than the witch-doctor-craft and astrology
of medieval times. Yet, according
to the "Secrets of the Fortune-Telling Racket"
in the December "Popular Science
Monthly", the people of the United States
spend twelve and a half times more with
fortune-tellers every year than the amount
Red Cross is having so much diiculty in
raising to buy food for the hungry.
The patrons of fortune tellers embrace
all classes of society, the wealthy and the
poor, the educated and the illiterate, the
millionaire manufacturer and the farmer
at the county fair.
Perhaps the most logical explanation for
so wide-spread and costly a patronage
among a people who should know better is
the fact that science has performed so
many seeming wonders during the past
several years. If a message can be sent
around the world without wires, why cannot
a message be transmitted from the
world beyond? If man can harness an invisible
force called electricity and heat,
refrigerate, clean, light, communicate, manufacture
and ride by means of it, why
cannot that same force be used to wrought
the wonders that tricksters advertise?? If
man can prophesy the eclipse of the *un
to the exact minute for any time in the
future, why cannot he read the future life
of the individual? If he can turn a dial
and hear music thousands of miles away,
why cannot he look into a crystal and prophesy
happenings years away? Anything
that is advertised under the name of science
is swallowed, bait, hook and sinker.
Such a confidence in science may be construed
as encouraging, however, and indicative
that the people will be ready to ac-cept,.-
the truth when they are taught what
the truth is.
Another explanation of the success of the
100,000 or so fortune tellers drawing incomes,
some of them, bigger than President
Hoover's salary, is the ingenuity and
cleverness with which they carry on their
trade—convincing enough in many cases
to convert the most sceptical patron.
• A third explanation is the degree of love
for the mysterious and unreal which
prompts the most sophisticated of us to enjoy
the supernatural variety of literature
and "graveyard" stories.
Such an expenditure for tomfoolery and
bunk by a people that take pride in their
intelligence and advancement at least impresses
us that American education has its
rockiest road ahead.
—The Collegian.
ARE COLLEGIANS PEOPLE?
Some rollicking new acts are added to the
Prohibition Follies of 1931. Collegians are
coming in for their share.
-—«*w» ^»»iv*:j.»*sy <*i iwunnesota suspends
seventeen students for drinking. Five University
of Michigan fraternity houses have
been padlocked, with students suspended.
Two co-eds and three men students were
expelled from the University of Oregon for
•drinking. The names of the three men were
made public, presumably in the hope that
they would feel disgraced. Names of the
girls were withheld. We don't know why.
There's no sex distinction in drinking.
This writer asked a young lady, who's
just reached her eighteenth birthday, if
there had been drinking at a recent weekend
party given by Harvard law and medical
students, supposedly the more serious
grads.
"Lots of it," she replied.
The thing we can't understand is, why
discriminate against students?? Most young
people between 19 and 22 drink at parties
in the more civilized sections of the country.
That can't be denied. Clerks and
sales girls aren't fired Monday if they've
been drinking at a Saturday night party.
They're only fired if they don't appear at
work. But students are expelled, and deprived
of training for earning a livelihood,
simply because they drink—whether they
are crack scholars or not. What stupid nonsense
!
Political faculties seem to think they
frighten students into being good little
drys. They don't know students. Every
time they can a student for taking a drink,
they'll make a lot of other students drink
just to show they're hellers. That's human
nature and that's what prohibition never
took account of.
Students show that. Down in the good
bourbon state of Kentucky a state university
student was expelled from his fraternity
by his brothers because he threatened
to turn dry informer. That was natural.
Fraternity would end if a brother couldn't
mix ginger ale and the makings without
another brother rushing to" the "phone and
calling the flatfeet.
Professional drys make a great fuss over
the fact that a few of the expelled students
were bootleggers.
In the old days, students helped poorer
friends to get an education by giving them
jobs as waiters, tutors, etc. Now they patronize
them as bootleggers, a modern development
of the old kindly feeling.
The most sensible view from a .college
professor we've heard came from President
Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartmouth. "They
shouldn't raid college fraternities unless
they are going to raid country clubs," he
said. He's right.
Such a business!
—New York City Daily News.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
"A" Day can be
made a fine day. It
will be a half holiday
and I hope we can
put in that half holiday
not only a splendid
game of baseball
but other things as
well, and a splendid
"A" Club dance that
night. I hope the weather is good and
that we can put in an hour or an hour and
a half of sports before the game is called
and finish up the program in the evening.
* * * *
Let me remind you again that the Honors
Convocation, on Tuesday, March 31,
depends entirely upon whether you make
it what it ought to be or not. The freshman
cabinet members of this year are to
be inaugurated and the outstanding students
of the college, who have won honors,
are to be introduced.
* * * *
On Friday evening, of next week, we'are
to have a rare" treat in seeing one of the
most celebrated English actors and his
company in the Shakespearean play,
"Twelfth Night." It is a rare opportunity
and everyone, who can, should take advantage
of it. I remember when I was in
college having the opportunity to hear
such famous actors as Booth and Barrett
and Joseph Jefferson. This occasion will
be a sort oif test as to whether we' can have
this kind of entertainment in Auburn. The.
great interest taken in the recent high
school dramatics tournament makes us all
hopeful that this play will be well attended.
* * * *
I should remind you that mid-term reports
of grades are due April 1. Make
your record. It will be worth a great deal
to you. At the Honors Convocation next
week men will be introduced who have a
grade average for three years and a half
above 90. Quality points are worth having.
Many of these outstanding students
have quality points to spare.
* * * *
It is very discouraging to hear a man
say at times something to the general effect
that "the college is broke." I think
such a remark is not only inappropriate,
but though said lightly, ought not to go
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
institution are in just as good shape as
any institution in the State of Alabama.
Our expenditures are on such a basis that
if we receive the money that is due us
from State appropriations, we shall have a
balance of cash at the end of the year
after paying all obligations of the institution.
While the State is somewhat financially
embarrassed and payments from
the State must of necessity be slow, the
administration of this institution has used
every energy and every financial ability
within its power to keep things going in
good shape. We have asked the cooperation
of the entire staff in so curtailing expenditures
that we might continue without
interruption in the important work of
the institution. With an income from the
State for buildings of only $250,000 in
cash, and $250,000 in warrants, still un-cashed,
and with the proceeds derived
from converting some of our capital, investments
into cash and re-investing it in
buildings and equipment, we have done an
outstanding piece of work in the past two
years and a half and incidentally have assisted
materially the town of Auburn in
accumulating enough money to build the
new school house. It has been hard work.
Instead of there being any mismanagement
resulting in financial distress, the financial
distress is only the temporary failure
to receive cash on our State appropriations.
Personally I have faith in the
State of Alabama and therefore I do not
think that we should lightly question the
financial ability of this institution. We
have reached a new day where care in our
expenditures is more than ever the rule.
In that matter it seems to me I have the
right to ask the full cooperation of every-
Quotations
Economic depression has served to uncover
a wealth of human kindness and consideration.—
Gov. Larson, New Jersey.
The family that used to keep a quart in
the house now has a barrel in the cellar.
—James A. Reed.
What we suffer from today is the subtle
undermining of the ethical sense fife such.
—Rabbi Samuel Schulman.
The man capable of growing rich in a
year should be hanged twelve months beforehand.—
Premier Benito Mussolini.
Beware of one-sided diets.—Dr. Leopola
Steiglitz.
Professor: "Have you got some of that gasoline that stops knocking?"
Service Station Agent: "Yes."
Professor: "Then give my wife a glass."
* * * * * * * * *
Most of the boys who don't go to the Library at night have a date already.
* * * • * * * * *
There was once a college dance where everyone came inside to rest at intermis-
If the English professor tells you that you can't express yourself—go by freight.
* * * * * * * *
The trouble with aviation is the overhead expense.
* * * * * * * *
"Under the hanging mistletoe,
The homely girl stands,
And stands, and stands, and stands,
And stands,
And stands, and stands, and stands."—Ex.
* * * * * * * *
WB are wondering why JIMMIE COCHRAN walked back from Opelika Tuesday
night. It is suspicioned that he went riding with a girl; however, he feared no
foul play, since he carried no skates along.
* * * * * * * *
Russian conservatism is going to be in style, judging from the goatees that
BILL McINTOSH and SAM DYSON are seen wearing just recently. Mr. Gillett
had better get some better salesman.
* * * * * * * *
Then there was the chorus girl who put the motion before the house.
* * * * • * * * *.
JOHN L. CHRISTIAN requests that young women students not tempt him
any more. It seems as though JOHN rushed unexpectedly into a pajama party the
other night.
* - * * * * * * *
HOG MANLEY, child wonder, recently made a memoer of the Age-Herald
birthday club has written a very beautiful poem:
I wish I was a sardine
In a little can
For when.it rains —
I never would get wet.
. * * *• * * * * *
When all other ruses fail, the college boy usually gets his fraternity pin back by
marrying the girl.—Ex.
* * * * * * * *
At the present time, there seems to be quite a lot of talk concerning a debate
made at a certain literary society meeting. It seems as though the subject for debate
was something or other about whether or not co-eds should pay half of the
expenses when they dated with a student.
Our good friend and fellow Plainsman worker, MURFF HAWKINS, loudly
upheld the dignity, and, at the same time, the financial outlook for the poor, trampled
men students of Auburn. He still maintains that it should be a Dutch treat when
a student invites a co-ed to the show.
Don't rush girls, MR. HAWKINS still has some dates left for the first two
weeks in May. But you had better hurry—this man has power and pretty soon his
date book will be filled, and then you will have to go back to your old friend "Goof."
Hie Et Ubique
By Anon
& WITH OTHER COLLEGES *>
CA3T TAKEN FOB RIDE
The publicity manager of the dramatic
group of the University of Minnesota staged
a fake raid recently, but the farce turned
out to be a patrol wagon ride for the cast
anyway. The police were informed that
the party held by the group was a Bach-analian
one, but when John Law arrived
upon the scene he found that the stunt
was arranged for publicity. The club members
were taken to the station house where
each was sold a ticket for the Policeman's
Ball.
Probably our dramatic group has been
taken for a ride—and not by John Law.
Strange that a college would place in the
catalogue it • mails out to prospective students,
a list of extra curricular activities of
which the dramatic club is a major one,
when said club is practically inexistant.
The blame can not be placed on the student
body for the lack of interest. When an organization,
with approximately seventy-five
members, is placed on the shelf at the
beginning of the school term and kept there
until almost time for final exams in the
spring, when only about ten members can
attend its meetings, we can not call that
lack of interest on the part of the student
body.
* * * * *
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
All junior and senior students at American
university who receive class honors
during a given semester will be given the
liberty of unlimited cuts in all regular
classes during the following semester. They
are also allowed double the regular number
of chapel cuts. Freshmen and sophomores
who receive class honors are to be allowed
twice the usual number of cuts in regular
classes and chapel. Honor students, however,
just as . ordinary students, are held
responsible for all written class work at
the discretion of the instructor. We gather
that there is more merit in being able to
play politics strong enough to win a class
honor than there is in making a high
scholastic honor fraternity.
. * * * * *
LET'S GO TUX
Eight o'clock classes have been discontinued
at the University of Rochester because
of the number of students making
their appearance in tuxedos. You can't find
a better place for these reminding hints
on exams than on the front of the tuxedo
shirt. Is that the cause? Maybe the boys
go to formal smackers in the evening and
then study all night preparing their next
day's lessons. No? Don't try making anyone
believe that the little boys would stay
out all night. (Out being in either the
horizontal or "lamp post" conditions.)
NATIONAL FRAT AVERAGE HIGHER
THAN NON-GREEK
The scholastic averages of college fraternity
men throughout the country is higher
than the general scholastic average of all
male undergraduates, according to a statement
made by Alvin E. Duerr, chairman of
the scholarship committee of the Inter-fraternity
Conference. This statement was
made in a report at the annual meeting
of the conference at the Hotel Pennsylvania,
New York City, to delegates of seventy
national fraternities having a total membership
of 750,000 men, of whom 60,000
are undergraduates.
For the college year 1929-1930 the complete
returns from 125 institutions having
a male enrollment of 200,000 show that the
fraternity men's average is somewhat more
than one percent higher than the average
of all men undergraduates, and almost two
percent higher than the average of non-fraternity
men.
* * * * *
CO-ED TAKES PLACEMENT TEST
"Al Smith is a famous scientist."
"There are two parts to a sentence, the
subject and the predicament."
"The heart is an infernal organ."
"The teeth are the grind organs."
"Nicotine is such a deadly poison that
a- drop of it on the tail of a dog will kill a
man."
"Geometry teaches us how to bisect angels."
"A circle is a round straight line with
a hole in the middle."
"Gravitation is that if there were none
we should fly away."
"Georgia was founded by people who had
been executed."
"Weapons of the Indians—Bow, arrow,
tomahawk, and warwhoop."
"The purpose of the skeleton—to hitch
meat onto."
\ That's all .
* * * * *
JANITORS TUTORED
Not only teachers, but .janitors, at Colorado
Teachers College are taught. Culture
and philosophy are not for the white-collar
man alone, it seems.
"Given for the first time in 1925, the
short course for janitors, engineers, and
custodians will be offered from June 8 to
13, of this year;* this will be the seventh
annual class."
Instructions are to be given by correspondence
to those unable to attend classes.
Now we wonder just how practical the lab
in sweeping can be carried out by correspondence.
Just as easily as courting by correspondence,
and as thrilling though—
maybe.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinion* expressed in
this column are not necessarily the editorial
ODinions of this paper. It is a column of personal
comment, and is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
Far be it from us to tear down Doctor
Petrie's well-known dignity, but an old-timer
recently told a good one on him. We
can't vouch for the truth, but the aforementioned
old-timer doesn't usually get far
away from the truth.
"A few years ago," he said, "it was the
horrible custom here to shave the heads
of freshmen in imitation of Doctor Petrie.
The doctor, genial, good-natured fellow that
he is, recognized the fact, and one morning,
in the history class, with Machiavellian
humor, picked out one of the pseudo-
Petries to conduct the class. 'You may have
full charge of the class', he told the boy;
'now, do what you want to.'
"The boy was not abashed, but Dr. Petrie
was quite astonished when the boy said,
'Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no
class today.'"
* * * * *
The attendance at the dramatic tournament
last week was quite enheartening. At
least, it shows that we do have some interest
in drama, and the tournament probably
heightened interest in it. Indications, if
we may judge from this, are that Langdon
Hall will be packed at the appearance here
of Sir Philip Ben Greet. If we can get a
full house, next year we will probably get
to see some other worthy troupes, if it is
possible to secure any. The principal object
in the past , if hearsay is true, was lack of
attendance. This year, Langdon Hall has
been filled for the Auburn Glee Club and
the tournament, and was nearly filled at the
concert of the Woman's College Glee Club.
It is certainly everyone's duty, if he is
financially able, to see Twelfth Night.
* * * * *
A recent edition of The Plainsman contained
a letter from one S. M., commenting
on the Halsey, Stuart, and Company's advertisements
that were distributed in several
of the English classes last week. S.
M. seems to ignore the fact that there may
be other motives in advertising besides that
of ^selling. Actually, the ad contained a
very convincing argument showing the importance
of English and composition in business.
There aren't many companies that
will forsake pure advertising for educational
advertising, and it is quite a pity that
S. M., with marvelous discernment,- focuses
his eye on the unforgivable commercial motive
when a company does. Really, we
doubt if Halsey, Stuart, and Company have
evil designs on Auburn students. Halsey,
Stuart is one of the largest bond houses in'
the world, and we don't believe they would
be seriously interested in the financial opportunities
of the Auburn district. As for
the epithet "trashy advertising"—are the
industrial pamphlets issued by the Commonwealth
and Southern Corporation trash?
Are the reports of the Bell Telephone Laboratories
trash? Are the educational booklets
distributed by any industrial concern
trash? Frankly, such a form of advertising
can do much good, and we don't believe it
deserves the criticism that S. M. gives it.
BARROOM BALLADS
By HIC-HIC
Could I forget, the day we met,
Forget the hours we spent?
Just live anew, and be with you,
Would things go as they went?
Love divine, would e'er be mine,
And life would be a song.
I love you yet, and can't forget,
That I to you belong.
Just 'member you, I still am true,
And 'tis my fate to be.
An unwise lad, who still is sad,
And penned this ode to thee.
You have my heart, tho we're apart;
Can I still be the same?
To me my all, yet my downfall,
You fair and fickle dame.
My sins are paid, confessions made,
Two-fold would I atone,
Your mind is set, or so I bet,
Your heart has turned to stone.
Now if by chance, I go askance,
And as for life I fail.
Or if my name, is linked with fame,
And I in ease regale.
Or glory calls, or ill luck falls,
Or tho I gain a nation.
I'll know 'twas thee, that made it be;
My love thru consecration.
It takes a noble soul not to show a feeling
of envy, but a positive and real delight
in the success of others.—James Mof-fett.
America is waking up intellectually.
There are evidences everywhere of a rising
tide of freedom.—Dr. Magnus Hirschfield.
All great humorists have been old, for
age alone frees us from seriosity.—Poult-ney
Bigelow.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
Rocket Locomotion
Is Given Boost By
Syracuse Student
Syracuse, N. Y.—(IP)—The science
of locomotion by rocket, by
which man hopes eventually to leave
this more or less well explored earth
and search out new planets, was given
another boost on the mushy ice
of Oneida Lake near here recently
when Harry W. Bull, 21, undergraduate
at Syracuse University, made
the first rocket ice-boat run on record.
The silvery little 'craft, invented
• by the student, roared and spit fire
and leaped 50 feet in two-fifths of
a second. Then it struck some snow
which caused it to spin about like a
pin-wheel.
A gasping crowd of 500 spectators
scattered in all directions as the
small vehicle, with flames and smoke
gushing from ten exploding rockets,
whirled dizzily about and pointed toward
the spectators. Young Bull sat
coolly in the cockpi*t and held a
steady hand on the switch which was
set to touch off the 28 remaining
rockets.
Other tests ended in the same manner,
but the Syracuse student had
demonstrated to the satisfaction of
all that a rocket-propelled boat is
capable of moving with dazzling
speed.
Duke of Hoboes Visits
Emory College Studes
A man who designated himself
as the "Duke of Hoboes" of the
United States visited the Emory
campus, and while he was there he
put on a lecture at one of the local
fraternity houses. According to the
boys who happened to be at the
house at the time, the wanderer
made his address, he made his talk
in an effort to distinguish between
the general run of hoboes, bums,
and tramps.
Although he stated that all three
of these classes belong to the great
army of the unwashed, he also maintained
that the hobo was the most
respected of the three, and that he
differed from the others by virtue
of the fact that he wanted to and
was willing to work for any "handout"
that he might receive. "Bums,
and tramps," he said, "think that the
world owes them a living and they
are out to get it by fair means or
foul."
Jl^ORE than 1,000,000 letters were received by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
*** Company at Winston-Salem, N. C, In the contest for $50,000 cash
prizes in connection with the new cellophane wrapping for Camel
cigarette packages. The photograph shows one mountain containing
more than 500,000 unopened letters as they were delivered to the judges.
Several weeks will he required to read letters and select winners.
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS FOUND
IN DIET SAYS MISS GLANTON
Chicago University
Rebelling Against
President Hutchins
Ponce de Leon's quest of perpetual
youth would not have been so
disappointing had he known more
about vitamins. For a daily diet
containing these five mysterious food
elements will do much more for human
health and longevity than the
explorer's mythical Fountain of
Youth.
This is the opinion of Miss Louise
P. Glanton, head of the school of
home economics, who herself promulgates
a formula for happiness and
good health. Here it is:_ "If you
will eat yellow foods, green foods,
fresh foods, and unrefined foods,
and spend a large part of your time
in the sunhsine, you should live to
a ripe old age and be happy, contented
member of society."
"No one, not even the smartest
man in the world,"- she continued,
"has ever seen a vitamin, heard a
vitamin, smelt a vitamin, or tasted
a vitamin. You -may know them 'by
their works', as Paul said in speaking
of faith."
you something of their function in
life.
"Vitamin A is found in yellow
foods, such as butter, whole milk,
carrots, yellow corn and yellow sweet
potatoes, egg yolk, and all other
naturally yellow foods. Vitamin A
is also in green leaves, but one does
not see the yellow because there is
so much of the green to cover it.
But why should we eat these yellow
foods? Because vitamin A in then
prevents infection such as common
colds, sore throat, sore eyes, pimples
on the face and hands. To insure
that the baby does not catch cold,
give it four or five tablespoonfuls of
orange juice every day with its regular
amount of milk.
"Vitamin B is in the outer layers
of all the grains and in all the green
leaves. The greener the leaf the
more vitamin B there is in it. Our
grandmothers used to think we
should eat white leaves such as the
hearts of lettuce and white cabbage,
but now we know that turnip greens
Chicago—(IP)—Philosophers are
supposed to regard the vicissitudes
with a dispassionate calm. But at
the University of Chicago five of
the eight members of the philosophy
department, headed by the veteran
George H. Mead, have handed in
their resignations, and on the last of
this month will -assume chairs in
eastern universities.
With one department in open rebellion
against the policies of President
Robert Maynard Hutchins, the
entire campus is seething with rumors
of similar gestures on the part of
other staffs. This is the first serious
opposition the young Yale graduate
has encountered since his inauguration
as president of the institution
a year ago last fall.
"An intolerable situation, due to
the administration policy in reference
to appointmenlts," is all the
rebels will admit. But beneath this
charge lies the implication of a dictatorship
and an iron hand suspected
until recently by nobody.
EMINENT EDUCATOR PREDICTS Mass. Body Asks
DRY LAW'S DEATH IN SIX YEARS
Washington, D. C.—(IP)—The
18th amendment will be nullified
within the next five or six years.
That is the prediction of Rev. Dr.
John A. Ryan, professor of social
ethics and moral theology at the
Catholic University of America,
one of the. country's outstanding
economists and sociologists.
Thirteen, or even 20 small radically
dry states cannot block the demands
of a majority when the movement
reaches the stage where they
are actually demanding repeal of the
amendment, Dr. Ryan explains.
"One session of Congress can end
it by refusing to pass appropriations
to support the Volstead act. That
would bring the issue to the front
so that it would demand immediate
attention," he said.
"Another indication of the growing
trend against the 18th amendment,"
Dr. Ryan said, "was the action
taken by the Senate of New
Mexico a few days ago in passing a
bill for the manufacture and sale of
intoxicants by the state on the
theory that the amendment applies
only to individuals."
Canadian Talks On
League's Importance
Students Needs Will
Determine Curriculum
"The only way one can detect the and collards are much better for us
presence of a vitamin is by what it than hearts of lettuce.
does. So it is no wonder that people
have such hazy notions about
these important food factors, or that
one needs help to- assujre himself
that he has caught a vitamin and
can hold it for his own good health.
Let me present to you these five vitamins,
A, B, C, D, and G, and tell
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"But why should we eat these
green, leaves? If you are cross, irritable,
snappy, and nervous, you
need vitamin B. This keeps your
nerves in good working order. The
next time you feel nervous, eat a
dishful of turnip greens or collards,
not just a spoonful but a generous
helping. In a few hours you will be
surprised how bright the crop outlook
becomes, what a nice husband
or wife you have, or what a wonderful
child little Johnny is; little Johnny,
who a few hours before 'drove
you crazy,' is now a delightful companion.
Eat some leaves every day
and you will cease being a family
liability.
"Vitamin C is found in all fresh
foods and not in a single dried food.
If you want to keep your teeth, at
every meal you should eat something
fresh, something that has not been
dried—milk, fresh meat, fresh fruits
and leaves. Vitamin C is not found
in ham, bacon, salt pork, dried milk,
dried fruit, dried vegetables and
beans. These foods, are all • good
for you, if you eat some fresh foods
along with them to keep your teeth
intact. In one-half your daily diet
consists of fresh foods, you will not
have pyorrhea, nor will you loose
your teeth before you are 60 years
of age. You may even take them
to your grave with you.
"If you want to put the vitamin C
back into dried seeds of any sort,
let them sprout, and they are just
as good as new.
"Vitamin D you do not have to
buy. It comes with the sunlight,
and it keeps your bones well and
strong. All you have to do is wear
as few clothes as the law allows,
every day spend some time in the
sunlight and drink a quart of milk
daily. Vitamin D builds up your
teeth, while vitamin C keeps them
firmly embedded in the gums.
"Vitamin G is very important to
people in Alabama where last year
over 500 people died of pellagra.
Vitamin G will prevent and cure pellagra.
A quart of milk a day will
protect anyone against pellagra for
life. Nursing infants with pellagrous
mothers do not take the disease.
Besides milk, whole foods, (such as
eggs, all fruits, all vegetables, all
whole grains) if eaten constantly
will prevent pellagra. None of the
refined foods such as sugar, white
After a search of several years
for the "ideal college curriculum,"
to be used at St. Stephens College,
the country undergraduate College
of arts and letters in Columbia
University, located at Annandale-on-
Hudson, the faculty there declared
in a New York Times article that
there is no such thing and never can
be. This statement was coupled
with the announcement that hereafter
the college would make an individual
curriculum for and with
each student.
The faculty, and not the student,
however, will have complete control
over the making of such a program
and there will be no elective courses.
It has been decided, according to the
announcement, that at the end of
a year of residence a faculty committee
and the student will confer
on the cultural background -of- the.
student's home, his work in classes,
the opinions of those who have
taught him, his intelligence as disclosed
by psychological tests, his interests
intellectually, the extent to
which he still needs either orientation
studies or discipline in language
and mathematics and his later professional
objective.
Worry About Food, Not
Drinks Advises Condon
"Worry about food, not drink",
advises Frank Condon in the April
issue of College Humor. "It is food,
not booze, that makes men and
women growx old before their .time.
. Consider the obese and bulbous
figures of once husky men in golf
club locker room . . . Look at once
beautiful, slim girls of a few years
ago who now require a rear seat
for easy breathing."
"Few citizens go tearing around
full of whisky, but practically everybody
is full of food, and a wave
of food poisoning is setting in,"
Condon declares. There is no law
to cover the situation as there is a
Volstead Act to settle the drink question.
In the old days bartenders
used to refuse more drink sots; but
the restaurant man won't stop selling
food when a patron is full of it.
Something should be done about it!
The League of Nations is "a general
association to protect both large
and small," Sir Herbert Ames, prominent
Canadian Parliamentarian told
students in the second of a series
of lectures on the "League and Its
Importance to Humanity."
The main purposes of the League,
according to Sir Herbert, ate to
prevent war, to promote cooperation
among nations and to execute peace
treaties. He said that the League
of Nations is not a new idea. As
far back as 1713, nations of the
world had visions of such project.
President Woodrow Wilson was given
the credit of founding the first
League of Nations and today there
stands at Geneva a tablet in commemoration
of his service to the
cause.
"It cost the world nine million
dollars every hour while the war
lasted", he said. The great Canadian
went on to tell of the physical
makeup of-the League, stating that
the covenant consisted of the preamble
and twenty six articles, and
was adopted on a motion made by
Woodrow Wilson 'on the 28th of
April, 1919. He closed by expressing
his regret that the United States was
only one of the five great nations
of the world who had not joined the
organization.
Sir Herbert Ames, before entering
the League of Nations, was a
member of the Canadian parliament
of seventeen years. At the outbreak
of the war, he was delegated to care
for the wives and children of the
men taking part in the great struggle.
He was also the first treasurer
of the League. Today, tall, broad
shouldered, grey haired and carrying
his age lightly, Sir Herbert crusades
for a cause which he thinks will
benefit the world.—Ex.
Standardization
Imperils Liberty
In a recent issue of Forum, Mr.
J. Gresham Machen discusses liberty,
a term which is now regarded as out
of date and written by modern historians
in quotation marks. Those
people who pride themselves on the
possession of the so-called Modern
Mind are nevertheless bound by the
mechanical that they have lost completely
the sense of the larger interpretation
of the word liberty. Priding
themselves on extreme liberality,
and absolute freedom, they have be-com
blind to the fact that they are
losing that liberty in standardization.
It would seem that liberty is out of
date in the modern world and that
standardization and high-powered efficiency
are replacing it.
Mr. Machen goes into a more detailed
account of liberty in his article,
but it is with the question of
standardization that we are concerned
for the moment. Doubtlessly he
assumed a far wider interpretation
for the word than we are now giving
it when we apply it to ourselves.
Here in college we are not bound
so much by the mechanical, perhaps,
but we do tend to merge ourselves
into a more or less standard form.
To submerge completely" one's personality
and individuality into the
mechanics of any institution can assume
alarming proportions. It seems
that it is uncommonly easy to conform
to a standard here; even more
so than in most other places. Cur-
States To Consider
Prohibition Repeal
Boston—(IP)—The Massachusetts
Legislature has called on the national
Congress for a constitutional convention
of the states to consider repeal
or amendment of the prohibition
amendment.
If 31 other states did the same
thing, Congress would be compelled,
under the constitution, to do the
same thing.
The Massachusetts act was believed
the first in the country to take
advantage of the constitutional
guarantee that two-thirds of the
states can compel Congress to call
a constitutional convention.
The methods of dealing with the
project are in agreement with those
prescribed in the recent decision of
Federal Judge Clark in New Jersey,
in which he declared the Eighteenth
Amendment was unconstitutional because
Congress passed the resolution
and state Legislatures ratified it.
The Supreme Court overruled
Clark by declaring that the Constitution
provided for amendment by
both methods, and holding that either
could be used at the option of
Congress or petitioning states.
ricula are largely the same; everyone
is pushed through the same regime
of required work regardless of
the individual's particular inclinations.
Then, too, there is an amazing
lack of self-expression in a number
of classes. Conceptions rather
than the rule. At times it seems
that we learn merely by rote with
no projection of ourselves into what
we are learning at all. We, too, in
a smaller way than the one to which
Mr. Machen referred perhaps, are
submerging our liberty, our individual
freedom and expression, into the
standardization that tends. to stamp
indelibly all alike.—Ex.
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TOOMER'S HARDWARE
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
tions. In one week he counted 785
deer on his property. He estimates
his loss from the deer in alfalfa and
other crops at $5000 annually. He
is planning to get state or federal aid
in relieving him of the deer.
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CONDIGN PUNISHMENT
Berlin.—Pedestrians who received
a mud bath when a chauffeur drove
his truck through a puddle of water
next to the curbstone in a Berlin
street filed a complaint and the
chauffeur was summoned to court.
The evidence showed that he had
plenty of room to turn out and avoid
the puddle, and the court imposed a
fine of three marks on him. Similar
decisions have been rendered also
in Bavarian courts.
TOO MANY DEER
Yrkea, Calif.—Wilbur Parker's
ranch near here is an ideal spot for
deer hunters. But Parker, although
he admits he is a lover of deer, declares
there is a limit to his affec-flour,
bolted corn meal, rice and
corn syrup should constitute the
whole die. If you wish to avoid pellagra,
eat colored fodos at least
three-fourths of the time."
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931
MANY SOUTHERN BOYS
WILL PLAY AGAINST
AUBURN ON "A" DAY
In addition to having two Alabama
boys and a large number of
Southern players on the team, who
will see service against Auburn when
Philadelphia plays the Tigers on
Drake Field, "A" Day, Monday,
Manager Burt Shotton also has several
erstwhile college performers.
The leading ex-collegians with the
Phillies are: Ray Benge, Texas
Teachers College; Clise Dudley, University
of South Carolina; Hal Elliot,
University of Michigan; John Mil-ligan,
Cornell, and Al Phillips, University
of North Carolina, pitchers;
Virgil Davis, Gulfpoft Military College,
Harry McCurdy, University of
Illinois, and Gene Connell, University
of Pennsylvania, catchers; Don
Hurst, Ohio State, first base, and
Fred Koster, University of Louisville,
and Hal Lee, Mississippi College,
outfielders.
Koster, who ,was drafted from
Little Rock after a good season in
the Southern League, holds a record
in winning college athletic letters.
He received 17 while at Louisville.
This fleet-footed recruit is being
groomed to play centerfield with the
Phillies this season. If he doesn't
stick in the majors, he intends to
give up baseball and practice law.
Another former college player
with Philadelphia who was a sensation
as a college athlete is Hal Lee.
Lee starred in football, basketball
and baseball under Coach Geo Boh-ler
at Mississippi College, graduating
in 1929. He was immediately signed
by the Brooklyn Robins when he
received his diploma, and was traded
to Philadelphia during the Winter
along with Dudley and Elliott.
Before sticking in the older circuit,
Lee played with Macon and
Atlanta, and was one of the heaviest
hitters to play in the South Atlantic
and southern Leagues durfng the
1929 season. He was with the Robins
last year. Lee also was assistant
coach at Auburn in 1929 andJ930,
and was assistant mentor at his alma
mater this year.
Though they are not expected to
win from Philadelphia, the Auburn
Tigers are working assiduously for
the only professional opponent that
they will meet this season, and "believe
they will make a good showing
against- the major league club
Monday.
To Play Here Monday MAJOR KENNEDY ENDS
FIVE YEAR PERIOD AS
R.O.T.C. COMMANDANT
HARRY McCURDY
Catcher—Philadelphia
F. O. "DON" HURST
First-Base—Philadelphia
EIGHT MEN AWARDED LETTERS
BY AUBURN ATHLETIC COUNCIL
Six Members of Basketball Team, Basketball Manager and
Assistant Cheerleader Are Awarded Varsity Athletic Letters
by Council
Upon the recommendation of
Coach Sam McAllister and with
the approval of the Auburn athletic
council, six players and manager
of last season's basketball squad
.have been awarded varsity athletc-ic
letters. DeWitt "Bull" Stier,
Birmingham, assistant cheerleader
was also given a letter by the athletic
council at its last meeting.
All of the cagesters to receive
letters are expected back next
season. They are: Capt. Ralph
Jordan, Selma, and l o m Lumpkin,
Millerville, forwards; Jack Stewart,
Anniston, center; Chas. Kaley,
MAJOR G. H. FRANKE
NAMED R. O. T. C. HEAD
MISS DANA K. GATCHELL
IS STEADILY IMPROVING
Following almost a week's confinement
to her room because of illness
from an infection, Miss Dana King
Gatchell is now steadily improving.
(Continued from page 1)
In announcing the appointment of
Major Franke, President Knapp expressed
the highest appreciation for
the fine service of Major John T.
Kennedy, who, in June, completes his
fifth year of distinguished service as
head of the Auburn R.O.T.C. Unit.
Because of his excellent administration
of the affairs of the Military
Department at Auburn, Major Kennedy
was allowed to remain an extra
year at the special request of President
Knapp. Major Kennedy has received
his appointment to attend the
War College in Washington, D. C,
for 1931-32.
On three occasions Major Franke
has served* with Major Kennedy,
whom he will succeed at Auburn.
They were together at San Antonio,
Texas, and at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. They went to France together
in the First Division.
Warrior, guard, Lindley Hatfield,
Montgomery, and Harbin Lawson,
Nelson, Ga., guards. Cliff Jones,
Columbus, Ga., was the manager
who received an "A".
The half-dozen hardwood performers
who received letters played
together as freshman and all
except Kaley, performed on last
year's team. Kaley was not in
school. Each received a freshman
numeral for basketball in
1929.
RESERVATIONS MADE
FOR PRESENTATION
OF "TWELFTH NIGHT'
sional company. During his 50 years
on the stage, he has presented Shakespearean
plays to thousands of people
throughout the United States,
Canada, and England.
Sir Philip has schooled his actors
in the forgotten art of speaking
words. When his actors speak, it
is easy to understand the words and
sense of what is spoken.
The play "Twelfth Night", was
written in 1601, as indicated by an
entry in the diary of John Manning-ham
in February of that year: "February
2—At our feast we had a play
called 'Twelve Night, of What You
Will,' much like the Comedy of Errors,
or Menechmi in Platus, but
most like and near to that in Italian
called Iganni. A good practice in it
to make the steward believe his Lady
widow was in love with him, by
counterfeiting a letter, as from his
Lady in general terms, telling him
what she liked in him and prescrib-
After five years as commandant at
Auburn, Major John T. "Kennedy
will leave at the end of this year.
He has been ordered to the Army
War College at Washington, where
he will spend a year in special training
in that college which is the final
step in the Army school system.
Officers who are assigned to the
Army War College make a special
study of tactics and strategy of larger
units. They give attention also
to the more recent military developments.
At the end of the year there,
Major Kennedy will be assigned to
another post of duty, wherever his
services are needed.
Major Kennedy and his family are
very popular in Auburn and their departure
is generally regretted. Year
after year, under his command, the
R.O.T.C. Unit at-Auburn has received
the highest rating. It is a popular
branch of student work.
Major Kennedy graduated at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point in 1908. He went immediately
to the Philippine Islands
where he spent 18 months, during
which he was severely wounded. He
returned to the States and later was
sent to the Mexican Border. He
participated in the expedition to
Vera Cruz.
Not long after the United States
declared war on Germany, he left
for France, arriving there in August,
1917, and remaining until April,
1919. He participated in several of
the major battles of the World War.
Returning again to the United States
he became an instructor at Fort Sill,
Okla., remaining there four years.
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was his
next assignment. There he remained
three years, at the end of which,
1926, he came to Auburn.
FIFTY-EIGHT STUDENTS
ARE NOMINATED FOR
CLASS OFFICERS
(Continued from page 1)
Ellwood F. Oakley.
Treasurer: Jack A. Cumbee, Lewis
Gholston, Ralph Jordan.
Historian: Joe E. Jenkins.
Class of 1933
President: Cecil (Sue) Carroll,
Bob Greer, Otha (Goof) L. Robinson,
Frank W. Smith, W. C. Wood.
Vice-President: Felix Maxwell
Bradley, Lee Johnson, J. T. Millsap,
W. D. Reaves.
Secretary: John R. Chadwick,
Virgil Lovill, R. R. (Foots) Martin,
Al Summerlin, Harold Williams.
Treasurer: Howard Pringle.
Historian: Marshal Caley, Jim Collins,
Charles W. (Stick) Stickle.
Class of 1934
President: F. G. (Buddy) McCol-lum,
Malcolm (Scotty) McRae, Oliver
Jackson, Allen Rogers.
Vice-President: Julian A. Greer,
Ellis Royal, Marion Talley.
Secretary: Jimmie Rogers, Horace
Shepard, Clark A. Singleterry.
Treasurer: Hugh Cottle.
Historian: E. O. (Red) Batson.
The Election Committee urges that
every Auburn student cast his ballot
as early in the day as possible so
that the votes can be counted and
the results announced that same evening.
At the New Jersey College for
Women a collection of paintings by
contemporary East Indian artists is
on exhibition.
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TIGERS TRIM BENNING - -*
21 TO 1 IN OPENING GAME
(Continued from page 1)
handled three chances without an
error and made one of his teams two
singles. Tinsley, centerfielder, made
the other.
Score by innings:
Benning 010 000 0— 1
Auburn 206 112 0—12
Called in seventh on account of
darkness.
Tiger Theatre
SATURDAY, March 28
Skeets Gallagher - Carole Lombard
- Norman Foster - Eugene
Palette
—In—
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"
Also Colortone Revue
"THE SNAPPY CABALLERO"
SUNDAY - MONDAY
March 29, 30
NORMA SHEARER
—In—
"STRANGERS MAY KISS"
—with Robert Montgomery -
Neil Hamilton - Irene Rich.
Also Paramount Sound News
—and—
"I'D CLIMB THE HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN"
TUESDAY, March 31
Samuel Goldwyn presents
"ONE HEAVENLY NIGHT"
—with—
EVELYN LAYE
JOHN BOLES
LEON ERROL
—also—
"WIZARD'S APPRENTICE"
—and—
"HIS PRICE"
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ing his gesture smiling, his apparel,
etc., and then when he came to
practise, making him believe they
took him to be mad."
Tickets, which sell for $1.50 and
$1.00', are now on sale in the Accountant's
Office, first floor of Sam-ford
Hall. All seats are reserved.
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