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VOLUME LIV AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931 NUMBER 56
SHANKS REPORTS
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR SENIOR PROM
Approximately 8 0 0 Bids Mailed
Out to Girls Throughout the
South
5 DANCES ON PROGRAM
Visiting Girls Are Expected to
Report to Miss Dobbs Immediately
After Arriving for
Assignment to Houses
That plans are complete for the
final dances which are to be held on
Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17,
has been announced by Sabel Shanks,
chairman of the Social Committee.
Approximately eight hundred bids
were mailed out to girls throughout
the South by members of the Social
Committee on Monday night. Of
these about one hundred fifty are
expected to attend. All visiting girls
should report to Miss Zoe Dobbs, Dean
of Women and be assigned to house
immediately upon their arrival.. Five
fraternities are giving house parties
to the visiting girls, these being Sigma
Nu, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha,
Pi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Tau Omega.
Visiting girls must attend all
night dances but they will not be required
to attend day dances. The
same system of checking in both girls
and boys that was used at the mid*
terms will be used at the finals.
The program of dances will be, 4
p. m. to 6 p. m. Friday, Tau Beta Pi
Tea Dance, 9:30 p. m. to 1:30 a. m.,
Senior Ball, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday,
Blue Key Dance, 4 p. m. to 6
p. m., Saturday, A Club Tea Dance,
and 8:30 p. m. to 12 m, Farewell Ball.
Miss Gwendolyn Bell of Selma, Ala.
will lead the grand march at the Senior
Ball of Friday night with Tommy
G. Amason, Treasurer of the Social
Committee.
The price of ticket's for the dances
has been set at seven dollars by members
of the Social Committee. A four
dollar ticket will allow the purchaser
to attend one night dance and the
day dances on that same day. For
those not wishing to attend night
dances, admission to the day dances
may be gained by purchasing tickets
at one dollar each. Tickets will be
on sale at two o'clock Friday afternoon
in the gymnasium so that the
crowd at the door during the dances
may be somewhat reduced.
All the arrangements have been in
charge of the Social Committee and
Miss Dobbs. Members of this year's
committee are Sabel Shanks, chairman,
T. G. Amason, Treasurer, Rex
Sikes, Earnest Bell, Render Gross, J.
S. Bush, Milton Culver, Carson Jordan,
Sonny Patterson, and Johnny
Ware.
PRODUCTION OF "KING 0LAF"
BE GIVEN AT COMMENCEMENT
Oratorio To Be Presented by Auburn Choral Club and the
Men's Glee Club; Will Take Place of Annual Vesper Serv
i c e ; To Be Held Sunday Evening, May 17
The elaborate choral production
by John W. Brigham, music department
head, Elgar's oratorio, King
Olaf, during the 59th- Commencement
here will be an important musical
feature of the exercises. Seventy
voices including members from
the Auburn Choral Society of faculty
and townspeople and selected
voices from the. Men's Glee Club will
take part.
The Auburn Band, directed by P.
R. Bidez, will give two concerts during
commencement. The first will
be at 4:30 Sunday afternoon, May
17, and the second will be given during
the annual festival of lights at
7:30, Monday evening. Both will be
given-on the campus.
Plans are underway for the broadcast
of both the band concerts and
the oratorio presentation presentation
over Station WAPI in Birmingham.
Produced in Norwegian costume,
the oratorio presentation will be the
most colorful musical attraction yet
attempted at Auburn, it is said. The
story, an old Norse legend depicting
the conversion of Norway to the
Christian religion, will form an appropriate
two hours of entertainment
for Sunday evening, May 17, for the
hundreds of visitors and alumni who
will come to Auburn for commencement.
Local churches have canceled
services for this occasion. The production
will take the place of the
annual vesper services.
The part of King Olaf will be taken
by C. B. Anderson of Montgomery,
who is said to be one of the best
tenors in Alabama. Mrs. E. L. Rau-ber
sings the role of Thyri. The
parts of Gudrun and Sigrid will be
taken by Mrs. A. Carnes and Mrs. G.
Richard Trott, respectively. Dr.
Harold Hoffsommer will appear in
the production as Ironbeard. The
various Skald parts will be taken by
P. R. Bidez, Dr. Hoffsommer, George
Moxham, and L. Hampton. Earl
Hazel, instructor in piano, will serve
as accompanist.
MARCHING SONG TO
BE PRESENTED AT
BIG MASS MEETING
Marieno and Sykes Are Judged
Composers of Best Song Submitted
in Contest
ALL URGED TO ATTEND
'A" Club Members Are Sponsors
of Contest To Secure
Auburn Song
CONCERT BY BAND
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Conflict Causes Change of Date
of Concert To Be Given by
Musical Organization
The date for the open air concert
that is to be presented by the Auburn
band, under the direction of P. R.
Bidez, has been changed from Tuesday
evening at 7:00 p. m. to Friday evening
at 7:30 p. m.
This concert which is bieng given
under the auspices of the music department
of the Auburn Woman's
Club in celebration of Music Week,
will be in front of Langdon Hall.
The entire program will consist of
classical numbers, featured with selections
by Lizst and Beethoven.
Works of several contemporary composers
will also be presented. This
concert should prove of interest to
music lovers of Auburn, and the community.
A number of prominent
musicians from over the state are
expected to be here at the time.
This is the first appearance of the
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SMITH SHUTS OUT
MERCER; WINS 3-0
Auburn A c e Chalks U p Seventh
Win of Season As Tigers
Near Championship
POPPY SALE WILL BE
HELD NEXT SATURDAY
Sale Will Be Conducted By
Auburn Auxiliary of American
Legion
A poppy sale will be conducted by
the Auburn Auxiliary of the American
Legion in Auburn, Saturday, May
9, according to Mrs. John T. Kennedy,
president.
Camp Fire girls and the members
of the Auxiliary will be on the streets
to sell poppies, the money to be used
for rehabilitation and child welfare
work of the Legion and Auxiliary.
"Poppy Day" is the one day each
year when the public is privileged to
contribute towar dthis work.
The poppies which will be sold
were made by soldiers and sailors in
hospitals. The makers will receive
one cent per poppy.
In line with a fixed policy and a
custom, no price will be named. The
purchaser will name the price.
Last year more than 10,000 poppies
were worn, each one being made
by a disabled veteran. More than
bne million dollars was received.
Every penny of it was expended in
relief work for the living victims
of the war.
The place of the poppy in the
hearts of the World War veterans
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Harman Is Visitor To
Auburn Last Week
By Elmer Salter
Macon, Ga., May 5.—The league-leading
Auburn Tigers advanced
nearer the Dixie Collegiate championship
here Tuesday when they annexed
their third straight game this season
from the Mercer Bears, 3 to 0.
Coach Sam McAllister started his
ace and one of his two undefeated
hurlers, Clifford Smith, on the mound
against Mercer, Smith won his seventh
game in a row and his third
during his collegiate career over
Mercer.
He let the Bears down with only
four widely scattered hits, struck out
four and issued only two bases on
balls. It was a cool afternoon, but
the elongated Mississippian continued
to breeze them across the plate
in All-American college style.
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Presentation of the new marching
song which was written as a result
of a recent contest held by the "A"
Club here, will be made at a mass
meeting to be held next Monday evening,
at seven-thirty.
The meeting will be held at Langdon
Hall, C. D. "Bull" Stier, new
head cheerleader, announced, and, if
present plans materialize, a portion
of the Glee Club will first sing the
new march, after which mimeographed
forms will be passed among the
students.
The winners of the prize in the
Marching Song Contest were Joseph
Marieno and William Sykes, both of
Birmingham. Their song was selected
by a committee. Sykes is an
Auburn graduate.
The sponso'ring of the contest met
with the hearty approval of the student
body, and much favorable comment
was directed at the "A" Club.
It was decided that as the marching
songs sung on the campus were
either old songs or borrowed from
other scholos, a song was needed that
would be written for Auburn alone.
It was with this in their minds that
"A" Club members decided to hold
the contest.
1931 Glomerata To Be Mailed Out
During Summer In Order To Allow
Time To Include Spring Features
EXAMS FOR UNDERCLASSMEN
BEGIN ON TUESDAY, MAY 19
Official Announcement Concerning Examinations for Second
Semester Made by Registrar; Exams Will Extend Through
Tuesday, May 26
Quality of Book To Be Improved
by Waiting Until After
the Rush Season for Printing
J. V. BROWN TALKS TO
LIONS ON ALUMNI DAY
The second semester examination
schedule for underclassmen was announced
today by the Registrar. Examinations
will begin on Tuesday,
May 19 and extend through the following
Tuesday, May 26. Classwork
of underclassmen will continue as
scheduled until Saturday noon, May
16.
A final semester examination will
be "given in every subject. In those
subjects which meet only once a
week, examinations will be given at
the last regular period scheduled for
the section prior to the Commencement
Sunday, May 17. The official
schedule will be strictly adhered to
by all instructors. In the interest
of uniformity changes from the official
schedule will be by consent of
the Executive Council only. Morning
examinations begin at eight
thirty, and afternoon examinations
at one-thirty.
The schedule as announced by the
Registrar is as follows:
Tuesday, May 19—1:30 p. m. Subjects
which meet for recitation from
3-4 and 4-5 p. m.
May 20
Wednesday a. m.—First hour classes
8-9 scheduled MWF, MW, MTW-ThF
and MF. Wednesday p. m.—
First hour classes 8-9 scheduled TTh-
S, ThS, TTh and TThF.
May 21
Thursday a. m.—Third hour classes
9-10 scheduled MWF, MW, MT-WThF
and MF. Thursday p. m.—
Second hour classes 9-10 scheduled
TThS, ThS, TTh and TThF.
May 22
Friday a. -m.->-Third hour classes
10-11 scheduled MWF, MW, MTW-ThF
and MF. Friday p. m.—Third
hour classes 9-10 scheduled TThS,
ThS, TTh and TThF.
May 23
Saturday a. m.—Fourth hour classes
11-12 scheduled MWF, MW, MT-WThF
and MF. Saturday p. m.—
Sixth hour. All classes meeting from
2-3.
May 25
Monday a. m.—Fifth hour classes
1-2 scheduled MWF, MW, MTWThF
and MF. Monday p. m.—Fifth hour
classes 1-2 scheduled TThS, ThS,
TTh and TThF.
Tuesday, May 26—8:30 a. m. Conflicts
with this schedule.
WILL BE MAILED IN JULY
Will Include Pictures of 1931
Baseball and Track As Well
As Commencement Details
Features of Alumni Day Program
Pointed Out by Alumni
Secretary
Dr. Emmel Attends
Vet Meet At Florida
W. A. Harman, class of 1910, who
is an engineer with the National Bis-_
cuit Company at Philadelphia, visited
in Auburn a portion of the week ending
Saturday. He was accompanied
by his family.
It was his first visit to Auburn
since his graduation 21 years ago and
he was exceedingly favorably impressed
with the progress he observed in
his alma mater from the time of his
graduation until to date. Harman
was originally from Honey Grove,
Georgia. While in Auburn he visited
Dean J. J. Wilmore, Prof. W. W. Hill,
and others of the school of engineering.
George" Rigley, who graduated at
Auburn in 1897, was here during the
Dr, M. W. Emmel, Prof, of Pathology
and Research in the school of Veterinary
Medicine is at present attending
a convention at the University of
Florida in Gainesville, where he is to
make several talks about poultry diseases.
He was invited to speak to
a large group of veterinarians who
have gathered for a chort course in
poultry diseases. The meeting convened
today and will continue through
May 8.
This morning Dr. Emmel spoke on
Fowl Cholera and Typhoid fever, and
will speak this evening on Colds,
Roup, and Chicken Pox. He will also
talk on Poultry Sanitation tomorrow
morning, and will use Avian Coccidi-osis
as his subject Thursday afternoon.
He will conclude his series of
week. He is with the Serene Cotton j talks with a lecture on Avian Tuber-
Mill Engineers at Columbia, S. C. jculosis Friday afternoon.
JOE BURT IS VOTED WINNER
OF THE PORTER LOVING CUP
Joe Burt, letterman in football and
baseball, and a senior in mechanical
engineering, has been awarded the
Porter Loving Cup, emblematic of the
outstanding athlete at Auburn. The
award was made by the "A" Club.
Burt was a three sport star at
his high school, Shades-Cahaba, and
while a freshman here was a member
of the football, basketball and baseball
teams.
After his plebe year, he played
football and baseball, concluding four
years of superb work on the gridiron
last Thanksgiving when Auburn won
its first Southern Conference victory
in four years against South Carolina.
He will complete four years of sensational
playing on the diamond against
Vanderbilt here on May 15 and 16.
While his performances on the gridiron
were not starry, Burt was a consistent
player who could be depended
upon in every game to more than do
his part. His play in rightfield on
the baseball team ranks him as one
of the outstanding college players of
the country. His hitting has played
a large part in keeping the Plainsmen
on the top of the Dixie College League
since the opening of the season. He
is at present leading all hitters in the
league.
His teammates elected him alternate-
captain in 1930 and bestowed the
same honor upon his this season.
"I believe that I can enlist every
member of the Lions Club to make
Alumni Day one of the most delightful
and worthwhile days ever spent
at the cornerstone by visiting alumni",
J. V. Brown, executive secretary
of the Auburn Alumni Association,
told members of the local
Lions Club, speaking at the regular
weekly luncheon of the club at the
Thomas Hotel Tuesday at noon.
Mr. Brown stated that the Alumni
Association, was very fortunate in
obtaining such a distinguished and
popular Auburn graduate, in the person
of Hon. William M. Williams, to
deliver the alumni oration at the annual
meeting in Langdon Hall, and
assured members of the club that the
speaker will have something t<T~say
which will be of interest to every
Auburn alumnus. Mr. Brown stated
that Alumni President Haygood Pat-
«rson of Montgomery will preside.
"A special feature of the meeting",
he continued, "will be the formal
presentation of a portrait of the
late Dr. B. B. Ross, by Thomas Bragg
of Birmingham. The portrait will
be accepted by Judge Frank C. Dil-lard
of Sherman, Texas, or the Hon.
Owsley of Dallas, Texas. It will
then be presented to the college and
presented to the college and President
Knapp will make the speech of
acceptance. The Ross portrait will
be hung permanently in the Ross
Chemical laboratory, which stands as
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Kappa Delta Pi
Honors Members
Honor Education Fraternity
Plans To Be Active During
Summer
The annual Kappa Delta Pi supper,
given in honor of the recently initiated
new members, was held at
the home of Dr. Paul Irvine instead
of at Wright's Mill, where preparations
had been made for an outdoor
meeting. The supper was held Monday
evening, and rain made the
change in plans necesary.
A very interesting program was
aranged by the program committee,
and every member was given a chance
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Christian Endeavor
Gives Picnic Friday
The Auburn Christian Endeavor is
giving a picnic at Wright's Mill Friday,
May 8, and it is requested by
those in charge of arrangements that
all members be at the Presbyterian
Church not later than 5:30 Friday.
Transportation will be provided fol all
whowish to go on the picnic, and cars
will leave the Presbyterian Church at
5:30 Friday.
All Christian Endeavor members
are invited to attend the picnic with
a date. The committee in charge of
arrangements will provide all the supplies
needed for the picnic.
In case of rain Friday the picnic
will be called off.
Gholston to Attend
Interfrat Meeting
Vice-president of Local Council
Will Go to Blue Ridge for
Conference
Louis Gholston, vice-president of
the Inter-fraternity Council, has
been selected by the council to represent
Auburn fraternities alt the
Southeastern Inter-fraternity Conference
which will be held at Blue
Ridge, North Carolina, from June
15th to 25th. At this conference
problems of various fraternities will
be discussed and solutions decided
upon. Topics will be discussed that
pertain to fraternities and fraternity
management, such as, Faculty Cooperation
with the Fraternities, The
Fraternities Part in Character, and
Building on the Campus.
Beside selecting a representative to
the Inter-fraternity Conference, several
committees were appointed by
the newly elected president of the
council. Committees appointed by
President Ellis were, Houses for
girls, John T. Harris, chairman; Joe
Jenkins, Cash Stanley, and Cary
Hooks; Athletics, Louis Gholston,
chairman; Lindley Hatfield, and R.
A. White; Scholarship, Sam Fort,
chairman; G. N. Anderson, Frank
Campbell, and Jack Turner. Howard
Pringle was also appointed chairman
of the committee which will attend
to the new handbook, which will be
published and issued to all freshmen
next year.
That the staff of the 1931 Glomerata
has chosen summer delivery of this
year's annual was announced this
week by Hugh W. Ellis, Editor, and
Rex Sikes, Business Manager, who
stated that by this choice a much improved
publication will be possible,
and that approximately seven hundred
and fifty dollars will be earned
for the Glomerata in discounts. A
copy of the book will be mailed during
the latter part of July to each student
who has paid his fee.
It was stated that by summer delivery
of the Glomerata it will be
possible to include a full season of
Baseball and Track with a complete
record of this year's scores, and to introduce
commencement pictures and
details, which under the former plan
could not appear. Believing that it
is the desire of the student body to
have the good records of this year's
baseball and track teams appear in
the book, and wishing to take advantage
of a considerable earning, the
staff formulated this plan.
By delaying publication until after
the rush season for printers and engravers,
the quality of the book will
be greatly enhanced. The engravers,
having more time to do the work, can
produce «neater and more clear-cut
effects, while the printers will not
be required to use quick drying inks
which kill the lustre of the pictures,
and the full time required for binding
will be given to that process.
The delay cannot be attributed to
the holding up of funds by the college.
The funds for The Glomerata stand
available at any time.
"It was after much deliberation and
consideration," Ellis said, "that this
action was taken. An inquiry among
many prominent men on the campus
and of the entire Executive Cabinet
revealed the unanimous opinion that
this is the wisest and most logical
plan."
It is the desire of the staff that the
student body realize it was in the
best interest of the Glomerata that
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Prexy Represents
Two Institutions At
Alabama Centennial
Dr. Bradford Knapp will be the
official representative of two educational
institutions at the centennial
exercises of the University of Alabama
on May 10, 11, and 12. They
are Auburn and the Universty of
Michigan, where he graduated in law
in 1896.
Dr. Knapp recently received an invitation
from the University of Michigan
from President Alexander G.
Ruthven to serve as the representative
of that institution and he has
accepted the invitation.
H0RSLEY HAS BEST AVERAGE
FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER, 97.38
Charles H. Horsley, a senior in
mechanical engineering, had the
highest general scholastic average
for the first semester of the present
college year, of any Auburn student,
according to an announcement
issued today from the office of the
registrar. Horsley's general average
for the first semester was 97.38.
The school of electrical engineering
lead the college in regard to the
number of students averaging 90 and
above, having thirty-one students
making such an average. Mechanical
engineering came second in this
connection with thirteen students averaging
90 or above.
The following is a complete list of
Auburn students averaging 90 or
above for the first semester of this
year:
Agriculture
INITIATION HELD BY
ALPHA PHI EPSILON
Six New Members of Forensic
Society Initiated on Monday
Evening
Lovvorn, Roy Lee Sr.
Simmons, Charles F. Jr.
Agricultural Education
Logue, Hanchey E. Soph.
Lumpkin, Louie I. Sr.
Montgomery, Robert W. Jr.
Aeronautical Engineering
Appleby, Philip Jr.
Civil Engineering
Bell, Ernest A. Sr.
Clarke, John C. Sr.
Packard, D. B., Jr. Sr.
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Six students were initiated Monday
evening to membership in Alpha Phi
Epsilon, national honorary literary
and forensic fraternity, acording to
an announcement made today by
Thomas Kipp, prseident of the local
chapter. Those admitted were H.
E. Timmerman, a sophomore; Cleveland*
Adams, a junior; J. W. Letson,
Jr., a junior; Douglas Brown and
Libby Jean Israel, sophomores; and
Otis Spears, a freshman.
After the ceremony, a banquet in
honor of the new members was given
.at Smith Hall. During the evening,
each of the new members gave a
short speech, after which Miss Zoe
Dobbs delivered a very interesting
address in praise of the purpose for
which Alpha Phi Epsilon was founded.
Miss Dobbs, who has been an
active members of the fraternity for
several years, remarked that there
seems to be a new spirit among the
group, adding that she believes the
group will carry forward the cause
of forensic activities especially well.
After Miss Dobbs' address, officers
for the next school ession were
elected. Those elected are Thomas
Kipp, president; J. W. Letson, Jr.,
vice-president; Libby Jean Israel,
secretary; and Otis Spears, reporter.
PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931
*:* AUBURN FOOTPRINTS .->
Lost! Lost! Lost! One petite poodle dog. The Plainsman joins in the search
with Scotland Yard and TOMMY FULLAN for this famous dog which has been
missing for several days: Any reports on the mutt will be appreciated as several
engineering courses are reported to have been discontinued.
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SUGGESTED RULES FOR INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL
1. No man may be pledged until he has satisfactorily finished the eighth grade.
2. Meals served during rush week shall not exceed five times the regular cost
of meals.
3. Rushees must be introduced to the chapter wisecracker.
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GEORGE WALTER, of flying fame, tells us that the tailspin is the last word
in aviation.
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Then there was the freshman who tried to book passage to Europe on the S. S.
Van Dine.
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"I'm fed up on that" said the baby as he pointed to the high chair.
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When the doctor orders you to take more exercise—roll your cigarettes.
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The little waves rippled about our'canoe. The water lillies bobbled gently in
the moonlight. We sat there, she and I, looking across the beautiful expanse of water.
She rested her head against my shoulder. Suddenly she looked up at me with
those dreamy eyes of hers.
"Pipe de scenery," she exclaimed in a high nasal voice, "ain't it a boid."
Silently I knocked the ashes from my pipe and drowned her.
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If money talks it certainly speaks broken English these days.
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Song of the conductor: "You are the one I carfare."
Then there was the homesick song writer who did not pine for Carolina or
Alabama.
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TOM KIRKLAND DESERTS PI K. A.
We have heard numerous reports that TOM KIRKLAND, notable baseball
player, who sometimes manages the Pi K. A. eats, has decided to quit slinging hash
in favor of professional baseball. We don't believe these reports, however. Something
tells us that the Pi K. A.'s have started eating at the Zoo because TOM'S
playing did not go over so big with the cook, and so TOM is in the market for a
cook who will admire his athletic prowess.
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VICTORY SONG
A need long felt in Auburn has been
realized. Through the efforts of the
"A" Club a new victory song has been
obtained, as a result of a contest recently
conducted by that organization.
Rich in tradition, famed for its school
spirit, and possessing a band that
would be a credit to any college, Auburn
has used the battle anthems of
other institutions for many years. The
few songs originally belonging to this
school are not particularly adapted to
victory marches.
The Plainsman congratulates the
"A" Club for this step. It is very appropriate
that the school, as she stands
on the threshold of a new1 era of athletics,
to introduce a new victory song
to the many lovers of Auburn and her
traditions.
The student body should learn this
song as soon as it is released.
ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT
In a recent discovery concerning the
manufacture of glass, made by Dr.
C. A. Basore, of the chemistry department,
the attention of this country is
called once again to the accomplishment
of an Auburn man. His discovery
of a new process may make possible
the addition of another industry to the
state, and should prove of untold value
to Alabama.
The institution is always ready to
point with pride to men who have done
so much to bring credit upon Auburn.
The Plainsman congratulates Dr. Basore
on the perfecting of his process,
believing that Auburn is very fortunate
in having men of his calibre.
A REAL AUBURN MAN
Among the men of this institution
who are here for advancement of Auburn,
there are many who, to the average
student, pass unnoticed in the flurries
that accompany everyday life.
These men go about their business in
such quiet, diligent- ways that their
presence is sometime forgotten. In all
departments of the school there are
certain men who are content to work
for Auburn, not seeking any renown
for the accomplishment of their tasks.
There are many such men here, and to
name them would make a long list.
Among the men who have done much
for Auburn one cannot help but find
the name of P. R. Bidez, director of the
Auburn Band, a man who occupies a
place in the life of Auburn that would
be hard to fill were it not for "Beedie,"
as he is known about the campus.
That the band is an integral part of
the school is a known fact, and one
cannot very well think of Auburn without
the Auburn Band. And one cannot
think of the Auburn Band without
thinking of Mr. Bidez. If there is any
one man who is directly responsible
for any success that the band might
have had in the past few years, that
man is none other than the director.
And rightly SQ—who is the man who
will attend practices five times each
week in an effort to round out a group
of musicians capable of playing well?
This is seemingly an easy task, but to
bring a group together for the first
time, and list to the discords produced
when members of such an organization
attempt to play together for the
first time is enough to drive the average
person to the woods.
But each year, the director of the Auburn
Band must start anew, and to the
best of his abilities, he must produce
a band out of the men returning from
the previous year and those who are
entering Auburn for the first time. In
as short a time as possible, he must produce
a band that will represent Auburn
at a football game. If this is an easy
job, we dare anyone to tackle it!
Throughout the year, the director
meets with the band members, always
striving for the betterment of Auburn
by the improvement of the band.
While one is referring to the director,
he cannot help but put in a few
words for the members. They, too,
must work, if they are to truly represent
Auburn. They must~go to rehearsals
regularly if they are to help make
a good band. Several football trips
and a trip to Mobile each year represent
the reward for the time put in
band practices.
A proof of Mr. Bidez's worth to the
school is the popularity he enjoys with
the band members. It is certain that
the band would not be a successful organization
if the members could not get
along with the director. Bandsmen,
representing the rest of. the school, hold
only the highest opinions of Mr. Bidez,
and this, in itself, is a tribute to him,
and to Auburn for whom he works.
MILITARY TRAINING
It is all very well to be modestly still in
time of peace and tigerish in time of war,
but how often the bold tiger is needlessly
sacrificed to a smaller, better prepared foe.
No man, whether he be of mountainous proportions
or otherwise can go very far
against an adversary unless he has at least
a fundamental basis of preparation. For
that purpose we have military training in
the educational institutions of the land, not
to teach love of war but to teach the intelligent
men of our country something of
their duties in facing such a crisis.
Weekly the staff gets a large amount of
hooesy and propaganda from various committees
for the "Abolition of Militarism in
Education" and similar organizations and
immediately the question pops into our
mind: "What do these people know of war?"
Now we admit that we don't know so much
ourselves, but we do know enough to hate
it and detest and eagerly strive to learn
enough to be of some value to our country
in case of another catastrophe like the
World war, rather than coming back as an
exalted butcher of men. We -thoroughly
agree with those supporters of military education
who state that these rabid oppon-nets
are those who know least of the functions
of the service. Some say communists
are responsible. We don't know about that,
but we do know that if these men who are
continually howling would get at the facts
they would soon change their tune. With
statistics to prove that hundreds of thousands
of men needlessly met their death in
the last war because their officers and leaders
were poorly and improperly trained,
isn't it sensible for a man with any pride
to want to avoid such a thing in the future?
Military training in college is the
only solution for a man who has no other
time to devote to it.
The writer personally opposed this training
as much as any of these ultra-pacifists
when he entered college but as soon as he
became open-minded enough to try and
learn what it was about, his opinion changed
to the other extreme. Repeated examples
of this all over the country answer the
charge of letting the students voice an opinion.
When this is brought up, the opponents
of "militarism" point out such things
as the recent petition presented to congress
asking for the abolition of the training and
signed by 10,000 students. We will wager
that nine-tenths of these were freshmen
who didn't know what was going on and
the customary run of lazy, rich quidnunces
who have never done a lick of work in
their lives. And on top of that, we'll wager
that we can present a petition for just the
opposite, signed by 100,000 students and
take less than half the time required, for
the other, to do it! Then, too, we know a
number of students who could not have
finished their education had it not been for
the uniform and pay furnished in the advanced
courses.
Every professor of military science that
we have ever seen or heard has taught the
horrors of war and the cold-bloodedness of
it but not for the purpose of arousing one's
beastly passions but to make the idea of
war absolutely repulsive. They all emphasize
the unpreparedness of the leaders in
other wars and show the necessity of having
well-trained, competent leaders in the
future. For this purpose are selected the
cream of the college men who are supposed
to be our intellectual leaders as well.
No broad-minded, intelligent person who
goes after the facts can oppose this train-irig
that does so much to make MEN of
our youth! —The Blue Stocking.
OUa Podrida
By Chariot
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in
this column are not necessarily the editorial
opinions of this paper. It is a column of personal
comment, and is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
* * * * *
I hear no more the swish of silk along
the marble walks; the winter winds blow
sharp and cold among the flowerless stalks.
In place of petals of the peach fast falls
the wellow leaf, and looking in the lotus
pond I see one faee of grief.
* * * *
Broadway columns being local as they
are, they are necessarily rewritten for
out-of-town syndication. Each paper
buying the services does its own editing
for its circulation. The champ
garbling of such stuff is the manner in
which they handle Walter Winchell's
inside dope on Broadway, perverting
the points of the gags in an endeavour
to clarify the argot for lay understanding
in the hinterlands.
There is unprecedented flood of magazines
on the stands, most of them of
the woodpulp variety. It is estimated
this country now produces more mags
than England. Although not a few
magazines folded in the midst of the
midst of the depression, twice the number
of new ones are out.
War stories are anathema just now
to the pulp paper monthly. The vogue
for the boom-boom tale is at its lowest
ebb. Chain publishers are discontinuing
war-story mags right and left.
Western stories are again the leaders,
with a strong demand for love stories,
those mostly of the stickily sweet kind.
Detective tales are not so forte, although
there is a good market for the
supernatural, mystic stuff. But try
and get more than 2c a word for any
of it.
The lowdown:
Leon Trotsky is getting seventy-five
grand for his memoirs now running in the
Satevepost.
Warwick Deeping's The Bridge of Desire,
a better seller today all over the world,
was the first offered to publishers in 1916.
Too hot then.
Ralph Barton is jerking his "News of
the World" out of Liberty. Disagreed with
McFadden pver salary.
Andrew Jennsen, the original of Hildy
Johnson in "The Front Page," died last
week in Chicago.
The Langdon Hall Murders has a successor
on the way. Due soon, probably before
commencement.
* * * *
"Just call me Sir Freddie Birdsong,
Sr. "said the famous drill-watcher
proudly today.
* * * *
At least a half-dozen persons have asked
me the names of ten pictures (motion) I
have liked best. Here they are:
Soil—Russian.
The Cruiser Potemkin-—Russian.
Variety—German.
Metropolis—German
The Cabinet of Doctor Cagliostro—German.
'
Joan of Arc—French.
Ich Geh 'Aus—German.
The.End of St. Petersburg—Russian.
Holiday—American.
The Man Who Laughs—American.
And all that, even though I admit a columnist
has reached the height of insanity
when he commences making lists. ,
* * * *
By some means I have displeased a
student who writes me a letter promising
dire consequences if I do not "take
back" some statement he charges me
with making; in fact, the person threatens
to come over to my domicile and
"take it out in licking you", as he so
quaintly expresses it. Unfortunately
he forgets to sign his missive.
All right, come on over, but be careful
that you don't step on the flowers,
and beware of the cat.
BARROOM BALLADS
By H1C-HIC
PARTING
How time flies, and yet the fates decree,
That I must make my bow and let by absence
be.
Whether long or short, it's how I stand the
test.
Will I stay bright, or fade out like the
rest?
Will you, my heart, keep true and still intact?
Or will you break it, forget our vows and
pact?
And look> around and search for other
' boys,
To play with them, as children play with
toys.
I can't resist, I give my heart to thee.
My only hope is that you keep the faith
with me.
Freshmen at Wreaton used a novel
method of announcing class elections. Five
'escaped convicts' were rounded up by an
'emergency police' squad and led to 'prison'
in the Science Hall. 'Sentences' were
pronounced on each new officer. To make
it more realistic, the enthusiastic frosh ended
with a 'prison riot'!
Judging from some of the campus "politicking"
that goes on prior to most of the
elections, it might be considered not entirely
inappropriate to conduct such ceremonies
for the victorious candidates.
* * * * *
The Daily lowan gives us a new slant
on an age old question:
It isn't often that a college professor
calls down one of his students, but when it
does happen the student grumbles to himself
as if the professor were at fault.
"On the other hand football coaches spend
their time finding fault with their proteges
in a verbial manner all their own. What
if coaches were professors? If they were,
perhaps the class room dialogue would sound
thus:
'What's the matter' with you bunch of
hoboes? I want you to put some pep in
the recitation this morning. You're not at
a pink tea. All you've done this year is
stall around, and I'm one guy what won't
stand for it see? Yeh, I mean you Billings
and you, too, Hart.
" 'There's one thing I don't like about
you Hart, and that is you're too d—
cocky. Can you recite the lines of Shakespeare
that I assigned for today? You
can't do it? That's about the class of work
you've been doing all year.
" 'Hey, you dizzy blonde in the front row,
can you come out of the coma and give it?
All right, that's not bad. You're showing
better form blonde.
" 'Wake up Smith, and tell me where
Shakespeare was born. What? You halfwit,
you dumb cluck gowan to the to the
showers. I mean it, don't stand there with
that far away look in your eyes, Git!
" 'I don't know what you will do when
you meet the semester exams. I can't drill
any knowledge thru your phony domes. I
give up. Get out of here now and don't
show up again until you study your lessons.'
"
We wonder what effect such a .system
would have on class attendance.
* * * * *
IN THE UNITED STATES:
People are put to death by elocution.
Newspapers are used for reporting calamities
such as deaths and marriages
To be called to the bar is to be offered
a drink
A bibulous man is one who often quotes
from ,the Scriptures.—Ex.
* * * * *
An unenforceable law is a danger spot
for graft and corruption.—C. R. Robinson.
Short Ends
Reviews of Recent Books
Spy and Counter-Spy is more than a
collection of spy stories, yet less than a history
of espionage. The result is of more
interest to the general intelligent reader
than either of the alternatives. Mr. R. W.
Rowan takes as his text the various aspects
of spying, and discourses upon hem
in a vivid and fluent style, giving modern
or older examples as they suit his purpose,
and concludes the book with studies of some
outstanding spies and "spy-masters." The
conclusions seem to be that war is won or
lost behind the lines, or rather beyond them,
and then spying, if not exactly a peaceful
pursuit, is not the dangerous and romantic
business it is supposed to be. It is rather
a department of government akin to criminal
investigation, with which it often collaborates.
The author included in his survey
admirable short discourses on the subjects
of censorship and propaganda, the latter
of which at least may be thought somewhat
out of its place. After reading the
book, however, few will wish them away,
for Mr. Rowan adds, at any rate, zest to
the study of any subject he touches.
* * * *
From the hirsute jowl of Lorenzo the
magnificent to the smooth cheek of a pretty
girl who drowned herself in the Seine,
and from the nerve-racked profile of Sheri-i
dan to the Antinous-like beauty of Napoleon,
a pagetant of death-make is displayed
to us in Undying Faces, by Herr Ernst
.Benkard, which terrify, exalt, amaze and
enthrall. Death sometimes brings peace and
repose, reflecting the spiritual side of man.
But not alwaysT Henry II of France, who
died with a lance-wound in his right eye,
died very clearly in pain, as we may still
see it as plainly as those who watched by
his bedside four hundred years ago. Lenin
is there, and Heine, terrible in his paralysis,
and the powerful head of Hegel. The
two most impressive photographs in this
fine collection as those of Napoleon and
Frederick the Great, but all the illustrations
are good, and the text, translated
from the German, is well done. This is
one of the most curious and interesting
books I have seen in some time.
* * * *
Savage Messiah, the life of Henri Gaudier,
a sculptor who has become famous only
in the last few years. H. S. Ede, the
author, has followed the life of Gaudier
from his early efforts to his final trials,
retailing his information through letters
which M. Gaudier wrote to a certain friend
of his, Miss Brzeska. The book ends with
the deaths of Brzeska in a madhouse and
of Gaudier on the Western Front in 1915.
The illustrations are better than the text.
* * * *
From, Day to Day, a novel in a new manner,
involving a novel written within a
diary. The conclusion, when the two become
one, is truly superb. The first English
translation of one of F. Goetel's books, and
the Literary Guild selection for May.
* * * *
Puritans' Progress, a rehashing of a Sat-utday
Evening Post series by the author of
the Mr. Tutt stories, Arthur Train. Tripe.
* * * *
The Good, Earth, the best of the "back to
the earth" novels, but I hate the soil.
Yale University has just dedicated its
new $7,000,000 library.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
AUBURN BOWS TO
U. OF FLORIDA, 5-1
Gainesville, Fla., May 4.—Wihle
Al Rogero, a sophomore, pitched superbly
to hold the league leading
Auburn Plainsmen to three hits here
Saturday, the, Florida Alligators collected
10 hits to win the second game
of the series 5 to 1.
Rogers did not strike out a single
visiting batsman, but his pitching
was so steady and baffling to the
league leaders that they were not
able to do.much. Of the three hits
off the 'Gator ace, Burt, powerful
Auburn slugger, was credited with
two, both doubles. One of these hits
bounced against the left field fence.
After the Plainsmen had scored their
only run in the first inning, the Flori-dians
came back with a vengeance
.in the same frame to score three
runs and win the game. In the fifth,
however, they added two more to
their total. The lone Auburn run
came wfoen Burt drove Hitchcock
home with his first double.
The game was one of the fastest
yet played in the newly founded Dixie
College League. It was played in
an hour and a half. The fastest inning
was the sixth when eight balls
were pitched, four by Rogero, and
four by West for Auburn. Neither
pitcher struck out a single batter.
A double by Mizell and a single
apiece by Bradley and C. Clark sent
the three Florida runs across in the
first inning. A double by Pittman
in the fifth inning scored Mizell, and
Pittman scored the final Florida tal-
AUBURN AND TECH TRACK TEAMS
TO MEET IN AUBURN THIS WEEK
The freshman and varsity track
and field athletes of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, both with perfect
records this season, will meet
Ed Hamm's Georgia Tech varsity and
frosh harriers on Drake Field in dual
engagements next Saturday.
The Tiger Cubs have participated
in one dual meet, winning from the
University of Georgia Bullpups, 9 to
5. Allen Rogers won first places in
the 100, 200 and 440 against Georgia
and a second in the javelin, and
along with Anderson, Rutland, Kille-brew,
Kyser, Blunt, Johnson and
Pool, will be the local plebes leading
competitors against the Baby Jackets.
Anderson will enter the high jump,
Rogers the four events that he
placed in Athens, Rutland the pole
vault, Blunt the high hurdles, Johnson
the 880, Pool the two-mile, and
Killebrew the-low hurdles.
Coach Wilbur Hutsell's varsity
spikemen have defeated Tulane and
Georgia in dual meets, 62 to 50 and
79 to 47, and won over a strong field
in the Southeastern A. A. U. to win
the championship for the second successive
year. Auburn retained the
championship trophy with 40 points
over the University of Alabama, who
placed second with 34 points.
Jy .on a single by C. Clark to left
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Dual Record Great
The Plainsmen, under Wilbur Hut-sell,
have' a record in dual meets that
is one of the best, if not the best,
in the United States. Up until this
season, the Tigers had lost only two
dual meets in nine years, and have
already annexed two more this year.
They will be out to uphold this marvelous
record when they meet Georgia
Tech in the only appearance that
they will make at home during the
1931 campaign.
In the field events, Auburn is
strong in the shot put, discus, high
jump and javelin. Champions wear
Orange and Blue colors-in each of
these events.
William "Primo" Coleman, of Bir-ingham,
is one of the leading weight
men in the Southern Conference. He
is conference discus champion and
holder of the Southeastern A. A. U.
records for the discus and shot put.
He will be a menace to the existing
conference records in these two
events in tbe conference meet in
Birmingham, May 15 and 16.
Capt. Sam Robinson hurled the
javelin 200 feet in the A. A. U. meet
in Atlanta to erase his 1927 record
of 187.3 feet from the books. This
mark is a little over six feet better
than the existing conference record.
Two High Jumpers
Jack Stewart is Southern Conference
high jump champion and along
with Bob Stacey, gives the Tigers
two strong competitors in this event.
Both lacked only an eighth of an
inch of equaling the conference record
of 6 feet 1% inches credited to
McDowell, of North Carolina State,
in 1928.
If Earnest Bell is able to participate,
the Plainsmen will be strong in
the 100 and 440 against Georgia
Tech. Bell, who was unable to run in
the A. A. U. meet on account of an
injured leg, is undefeated in the
100 and has annexed a first and second
place in the quarter.
Ross and Emmett McQueen, Southeastern
A. A. U. champs in the mile
and two-mile, have been improving
lately and probably will break Auburn
records before concluding four
years of collegiate competition. Ross
also is a good half-miler.
Stewart has been rapidly climbing
to the front ranks as a high hurdler,
and if he continues to improve, will
be a serious contender for conference
honors when the cream of the
track stars in the South gather at the
Magic City for the conference jamboree,
May 15 and 16.
AUBURN HI
NOTES
TECH AND AUBURN FROSH
PLAY TWICE THIS WEEK
Splitting the two games with the
Georgia Tech Baby Jackets in Auburn,
Coach Earl McFaden's freshman
baseballers will attempt to make
it three out of four for the season
with Roy Mundorff's rodents when
the two teams meet for the final series
of the year in Atlanta, Friday
and Saturday, May 8 and 9.
The local plebes defeated the Tech
yearlings here, 5 to 3, with Ben
Benson on the mound, and lost, 11
to 9, in 10 innings, with Robert
Brackin and Walter Weaver sharing
the mound duty.
Ripper Williams, the Cubs' leading
pitcher, was unable to toes the rubber
against Tech here and probably
will be called upon for service in
Atlanta. He is one of the most promising
frosh hurlers to enter Alabama
Polytechnic Institute lately and along
with Benson forms a two-man hurling
staff that will compare favorably
with the best in the Southern Conference
first-year ranks.
McPaden might use Benton in the
second game against Tech in Atlanta
or he might decide to send Marion
Talley to the box. Talley played in
the outfield against Tech here, but
has received plenty of work on the
.mound during the past week. He is
a powerful youth with plenty of
speed and might be nominated for
Saturday's game.
The Camp Fire Girls enjoyed an
overnight camp at Spring Villa last
week-end. Supper was cooked on an
open fire in the woods and thoroughly
enjoyed by every one. The moonlight
on the empty swimming pool
made a delightful playground where
many games were enjoyed after the
evening meal. Each hill and hollow
was explored by every girl before
returning to Auburn the next afternoon.
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The Dramatic Club held its regular
weekly meeting on Friday. An
unusual program was presented. Each
member had. to do some kind of
stunt. Some groups gave a play,
some sang, recited and danced. Those
who failed to do a stunt, had to pay
a forfeit and had to redeem them.
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A few of the Pamaho Camp Fire
Girls enjoyed a sunrise breakfast in
the woods back of Duncan Hall Saturday
morning. A sprinkle of rain
threatened to stop the fun but in a
short while the sun came up.
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At the Boy Scout Jamboree held
at Auburn Friday, May 1, the Auburn
Troop placed in several events.
Auburn Troop 7 was tied with Troop
2 of Opelika in the Inspection event.
A First Aid team composed of Mark
Nichols, Bobbie Chesnutt, Bruce Mc-
Gehee, P. P. Powell, Jr., and Dan
Friel captured second place in First
Aid event. A team composed of Bobbie
Chesnutt; Glenn Smith, James
Parrish and P. P. Powell, Jr., won
third place in the Morse Signaling
event.
TIGERS TO PLAY DUKE U. TEAM
ON FOOTBALL FIELD IN 1932
Auburn and Duke will me,et on the
gridiron for the first time in Birmingham
on October 8, 1932, and
will play in Durham, N. C, on a corresponding
date in 1933. This announcement
was made Saturday by
Head Coach Chet Wynne.
The signing of the contract to
bring Auburn and Duke together on
the gridiron will bring much joy to
thousands of Alabamians, who will
have their first -opportunity to see
the Blue Devils in action under Wal-
HUTCHINS APPOINTED
TO JUNIOR COLLEGE
Prof. Sewell Elected
President Of Ag Frat
Officers for the local chapter of
Gamma Sigma Delta, honor fraternity
for agriculture, have been elected
for -next year. They are Prof. W.
E. Sewell, president; Prof. O. C.
Medlock, vice-president, and F. S.
Arant, secretary.
The club is composed of students
and professors in the school of agriculture.
To be elected to membership
students must stand among the highest
group in scholarship attainments
and also be active in student affairs,
establishing themselves as prospective
leaders.
Annually the Auburn chapter elects
the best all-around junior in agriculture,
to whom a loving cup is presented.
The recipient this year was
Thomas W. Lumpkin of Millerville,
Clay county.
Bridgeport, Conn., April 30.—
Harold Hutchins, instructor at Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, has been
appointed an assistant professor of
English at the Junior College of Connecticut
for next year, according to
an announcement of E. Everett Cort-right,
president of the college.
Mr. Hutchins, who is a native of
Indiana, graduated from Wabash
College in 1925, and received his M.
A. in English from Columbia University.
This is his fifth year in the English
department at Auburn. During the
time he has been at the Institute he
has had charge of the oratorical and
debating contests. This year he is
conducting a classi in technical writing
for engineers.
lace Wade in the Magic City in 1932.
Wade, after putting the University
of Alabama on the football map by
leading three undefeated teams to
Rose Bowl without suffering a loss,
will coach his first team at Duke
next Fall.
Duke had one of the outstanding
teams in the United States in 1930,
and is expected to be much stronger
next season with the addition of
Wade to the coaching staff and the
graduation of several sensational
freshman players to the varsity
ranks.
The Durham institution had a
championship freshman team in 1930
and these players should be at their
best as juniors when the Plainsmen
meet them in Birmingham in 1932.
JOE BURT LEADS
DIXIE BATTERS
STRAYED
Small, white, woolly poodle dog,
black ears, hair over eyes, large
black spot on back. Strayed from
home and probably is not able to
return. Information of whereabouts
will be gratefully received. M Thomas
Fullan, Phone 83-J.
Burt, of Auburn, leads the batters
of the Dixie College league as
the season starts its final two weeks.
He has a batting average of .451 in
14 games.
McKee, of Georgia Tech, follows
with 431, while Holt of Georgia
Tech, has an even .400. All other
regulars are below the .400 mark.
Auburn continues to lead the teams
at bat with a team average of .313.
Georgia Tech and Oglethorpe are tied
for second at .302. All others are
below .300.
Georgia went into the lead in the
team fielding during the past week.
The Bulldogs have a percentage of
.934. Florida and Auburn are just
behind with .932 and .931 respectively.
Smith, of Auburn, continues to lead
the pitchers. He has won six successive
games. Harkins of Auburn
is second with four wins. Crowley,
Georgia Tech, and Hamilton, Georgia,
have three each.
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the Louisiana State University, is
self-supporting while she studies
journalism. An orphan, she has
earned her living for the past four
.years by teaching French at the
State School for the Blind.
She hopes to be able to write
stories, but says she is not expecting
to become "great." She uses a
typewriter.
SCRIMMAGE HELD ON BUILDING
Philadelphia, Pa. —(IP)— A high
standard has been attained in the
football practice of Temple University's
eleven this spring. Coach
Heinie Miller has had his boys working
out on the roof of the new student
recreation building, 300 feet in
the air. Incidentally, no scrimmages
were held on the roof, but the fundamentals
were put across fine, Miller
said.
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t<\ • > > 'Say It With Flowers'
And Say It With Ours
FOR EVERY SOCIAL OCCASION
Rosemont Gardens
Florists
Montgomery, Alabama
Homer Wright, Local Agent for Auburn.
TOOMER'S
THE DRUG STORE
On the Corner
STEPPING INTO A MODERN WORLD
"THE THINKER
. a telephone version
The name Electrical Thinker might be applied
to one unit of telephone apparatus.
Technically it is known as a Sender and is
brought into action each time a call is made
in a panel dial central office. By means of
electrical mechanism, it records or "remembers"
the dialed number and routes the call
to the proper line.
The steady expansion of the Bell System
— in volume of calls, number of telephones
and miles of wire — cannot be taken care of
merely by an enlarged use of existing types
of apparatus.
To serve the continually growing telephone
needs of the nation, it will always be the task
of Bell System men to devise, refine, perfect
and manufacture new kinds of equipment
such as The Thinker.
BELL SYSTEM
A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM OF I N T E R - C O N N E C T I N G TELEPHONE'
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PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN / WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931
CONCERT BY BAND
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
(Continued from page 1)
Auburn Band in concert since its
return from the Mardi Gras celebration
at Mobile in February. Practices
have been held regularly thru-out
the year, and the performance
Tuesday evening promises to be one
of the best of the year. Other concerts
will be played before the close
of the college, May 28.
The Auburn Band is widely known
and popular all over the South, having
traveled extensively following
the football team, and presenting
concerts.
WOOSTER COLLEGE STUDENTS
IN MOURNING FOR LITTLE JOE
Wooster, 0.—(IP)—Residents of
Kenarden Lodge, upper classmen's
dormitory at Wooster College, were
in deep mourning one day last week
as appropriate funeral services were
held for Little Joe, day-old mongrel
pup that died that morning.
The morning before Josephine, the
pet of the seventh section, Kenarden
Lodge, became the mother of seven
puppies. The room of Jim Courtney,
high scoring ace of this season's
basketball team, was transformed in-
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Bank of Personal Service
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TOOMER'S HARDWARE
CLINE TAMPLIN, Manager
OUR WHITE DUCK TROUSERS
this season are considerably cheaper
than last year.
Also reduction in Interwoven Socks.
GIBSON
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ALL THE TIME—
in every season—ice is essential
for food preservation. To
be without it even for a day is
to endanger your family's
health. We supply ice daily,
Sundays excepted, throughout
the year to homes in your own
neighbourhood. Deliveries are
as dependable as taxes! 'Phone
and our driver will call regularly
at your home, too.
AUBURN ICE & COAL
COMPANY
Phone 118 — Prompt Delivery
Notice Auburn Ladies!
Mrs. R. S. Dull, famous Cooking
Expert, will visit with you every
week . . . in attractive new feature
of Opelika Daily News.
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Our Representative, Olin L. Hill
to an emergency hospital ward. All
during the day periodical bulletins
were posted in front of the chapel
stating conditions in the improvised
hospital.
One of the puppies, christened
Little Joe, had difficulties in competing
with his huskier brothers and
sisters and it was thought he would
die. However, several of the pre-medico
students took charge of Little
Joe and by administering warm milk
with a medicine dropper, prolonged
his life. But Little Joe died the following
morning.
That night the men of the college
formed a funeral procession in front
of the chapel and proceeded to the
quadrangle in the rear of Holden
Hall, women's dormitory. Two trumpeters
from the college band led the
procession, followed by six freshmen
pall bearers.
Bill Woodall of Carnegie, Pa., assisted
by Tibby Young, West Middlesex,
Pa., star football player, conducted
the services, delivering a eulogy.
Roily Roehl of Cleveland was funeral
director.
Accompanied by tolls of the chapel
bell and taps by the trumpeters, Little
Joe was laid to rest in a plot at
the rear of the co-ed dormitory.
KAPPA DELTA MEMBERS
GIVE DANCE IN HONOR
OF SENIORS FRIDAY EVE
HORSLEY HAS BEST
AVERAGE FOR THE
FIRST SEMESTER, 97.38
(Continued from page 1)
Roth, Irwin K. Sr. 90.01
Williams, Powell, Jr. Sr. 94.35
Electrical Engineering
Anderson, George N. Jr.
Avant, Potice C; Sr.
Beavers, Geo. A. Sr.
Beck, Henry L., Jr. Jr.
Burton, John L. Sr.
Clark, Kenneth R. Jr.
Coleman, Wm. Rather, Jr. Sr.
Croen, Herbert F., Jr., Soph.
Crouch, Lemuel B. Jr.
Dollins, Chalmers B. Jr.
Elledge, Charles B. Jr.
Free, William E., Jr. Jr.
Gasman, Harold S. Soph.
Ham, Richard F. Sr.
Hanby, Frank T. Sr.
Hill, Wm. Welch, Jr. Sr.
Hume, Robert L. Sr.
Johnson, Joseph M. Sr.
Johnston, LaVerne A. Soph.
McConaghy, C. M. Jr.
Mullins, Leslie E. Sr.
Panhorst, Geo. Mari, Jr. Jr.
Perry, Charles S. Jr.
Quinlivan, James R., Jr. Sr.
Stone, Jesse L. Sr.
Waldheim, Hugo Sr.
Walters, Eugene Sr.
Wesson, Roy A. Sr.
Williams, Robert E., Jr. Jr.
Willman, Joseph A. Sr.
Wood, Claude Sr.
Engineering
94.31
94.34
93.52
90.06
92.03
95.22
94.56
91.24
93.31
90.95
94.98
92.60
91.30
90.57
90.36
90.76
95.50
90.49
92.17
90.23
92.84
91.51
92.38
94.83
97.00
91.17
92.49
90.52
93.80
P0.79
91.60
95.12
90.29
90.06
95.03
97.38
96.70
91.16
90.21
9L55
94.60
95.09
90.45
91.25'
90.40
94.27
94.00
90.39
90.59
Undergraduate m e m b e r s and
pledges of Kappa Delta gave a dance
Friday evening in honor of senior
members, at the Girl's Gym. The
gym was decorated in canopy fashion
in crepe paper of pastel shades.
During the evening an additional
honor was given by a Senior Leadout.
Confetti and balloons added to the
merry-making.
Music was furnished by the Auburn
Knights. The dance was chaperoned
by Miss Dobbs, Mrs. Smith, and alumni
and patronesses of the sorority.
This event brought a climax to the
May Day festivities and was attended
by a number of guests.
Officers of the chapter who were
recently installed are: Mary George
Lamar, president; Jane Yarbrough,
vice-president; Ernestine Hill, secretary;
Carolyn Jenkins, treasurer;
Martha Moore Milligan, assistant
treasurer; and Alberta Renfro, editor
1931 GLOMERATA BE MAILED
OUT DURING SUMMER; TO
INCLUDE SPRING FEATURES
SMITH SHUTS OUT
MERCER, WINS 3-0
Mechanical
Barrett, Joseph C, Jr. Jr.
Burt, Joe B. Sr.
Dykes, Clarence L. Jr.
Gilbert Kermit C. - Sr.
Horsley, Charles H. Sr.
Kummer, Theodore H. Sr.
Montgomery, Fred A. Sr.
Mullin, Cecil W. Jr.
Rogers, William J., Jr.
Villasenor, Ignacip Jr.
Williamson, George L. Sr.
Withington, Kenneth • Sr.
Yarbrough, Wm. B. Sr.
. Architecture
Breithaupt, W. C. 4th Yr.
Davis, C. F., Jr. 5th Yr.
Giddens,' K. R. 5th Yr.
Owen, T. W. 2nd Yr.
Toulmin, Miriam 2nd Yr.
Architectural Engineering
Glover, M. H: 5th Yr. 93.94
Williams, Elliott M. 5th Yr. 90.94
Williams, Max 5th Yr. 92.39
Commercial Art
Ward, Mrs. Betty B. Jr. 91.36
Science and Literature
Hardie, Frank W. Jr. 90.89
Jacob, Wilmer F. Sr. 92.09
Scott, Harold Sr. 90.19
Spain, Johnnye L.
Spain, Johnnye Lorene Sr. 91.20
Pre-Medicine
Moore, Mildred Sr. 91.40
Chemical Engineering
Beck, Wm. W. Fr.
Black, Asa C. Soph.
Morningstar, Otto Soph.
Robinson, Sam P. Sr.
Turner, Jack F., Jr. Jr.
Whorton, Leonidas P. Soph.
(Continued from page 1)
Jimmy Wilkes, Mercer pitcher, also
was in rare form, but his mates
failed to back him sensationally at
crucial stages like the Plainsmen did
Smith. He limited the heavy hitting
loop leaders to a double and four
singles. Only two runs were earned
off him.
The Baptist team threatened to
score in only one stanza, the sixth,
when Smith hit Matt and Wilkes followed
him with a single, but the next
three batters flied out.
Smith was backed by brilliant support,
Capt. Frock Pate and Company
playing errorless ball for the first
time this season.
The winners drew blood in the
fifth when Duck Riley was walked,
sacrificed to second by Clifford Smith
and scored on Phil Hodges's timely
bingle.
Not satisfied with a lone tally, the
winners came back in the sixth and
added two more to their total. Harry
Lloyd was safe at second when Johnson
muffed his fly in right and tallied
on Porter Grant's single between
short and third. Grant stole second
and came home when Riley duplicated
Grant's hit.
Score by innings:
Auburn 000 012 000—3
Mercer 000 000 000—0
Smith and Kaley; Wilkes
Sperry.
(Continued from page 1)
this step was taken. Copy was available
for early publication of the book,
if such had been thought necessary.
However compilation of copy was materially
delayed by the inability of
the staff to get pictures from the
photographer when they were most
needed.
It will be necessary for each student
to fill out a card indicating to
what address he wishes his Glome-rata
sent. These cards will be placed
in the Tiger Drug Store, The Agricultural
Building, and in Ramsay
Hall, Wednesday, May 6, and will remain
there until the following Wednesday.
The mailing list will be compiled
from these cards, and any student
who fails to fill out one of these
cards is likely not to get his Glome-rata.
The return address will accompany
each Glomerata sent, and any book
failing to be delivered will be returned
to the publicity office of this
institution.
5 0
4 5
and
POPPY SALE WILL BE
HELD NEXT SATURDAY
(Continued from page 1)
is well known. The best known poem
written during the World War was
"In Flanders' Field," written by Col.
John McCrae, as follows:
"In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below."
Education
Breland, Virgil Spoh.
Cargile, Mrs. Minnie C. Soph.
Spears, Otis Sheldon Fr.
Home Economics
Garrett, Lucille Sr.
Veterinary Medicine
Durr, Robert L. Jr.
Sawyer, Harold W. Sr.
94.09
91.58
95.07
91.34
90.73
91.09
91.68
90.50
93.35
90.04
90.10
90.40
CITY OF AUBURN
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS
Notice is hereby given that at six
o'clock, p. m., on May*18, 1931, in the
City Council Chamber in the City of
Auburn, Alabama, the City Council
of Auburn will sell to the highest
bidder $21,000.00 of its General Obligation
Street Improvement Bonds, to
be dated May 15, 1931; there will be
eighteen bonds in the demoniation of
$1000.00 each, and six bonds in the
denomination of $500.00 each, bonds
numbered 1 to 18, inclusive, will be in
the denomination of $1000.00, and
bonds numbered 19 to 24, inclusive,
will "be in the denomination of $500.00.
The bonds will bear interest at 8 per
cent per annum, payable annually, and
will mature as follows: Bonds numbered
1 and 2 mature on May 15,
1932; Bonds numbered 3 and 4 mature
on May 15, 1933; Bonds numbered
5 and 6 mature on May 15,
1934; Bonds numbered 7 and 8 mature
on May 15, 1935; Bonds numbered
9, 10 and 19 mature on May 15,
1936; Bonds numbered 11 and 12 mature
on May 15, 1937; Bonds numbered
13 and 14 mature on May 15,
1938; Bonds, .numbered 15 and 16 mature
on May 15, 1939; Bonds numbered
17 and 18 mature on May 15,
1940; Bonds numbered 20, 21, 22, 23
and 24 mature on May 15, 1941.
Sealed bids will be received by the
City Clerk at any time up to six
o'clock p. m. on May 1$, 1931, and at
that time will be opened by the City
Council.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
This the 4th day of May, 1931.
Bert Newton, City Clerk.
Adv. 5-6, 13-31.
FOR SALE
Beautiful, imported, hand-made
bed room suite. Phone 347, N. B.
Jones.
Black leather hand bag, containing
grey suit, was lost Saturday afternoon
about 1:30, between Auburn
and Loachapoka. Finder return to
The Plainsman Office.
KAPPA DELTA PI
HONORS MEMBERS
(Continued from page 1)
to take part. A large number of
visitors were present at the supper,
•many of them being graduate members
of Kappa Delta Pi.
Kappa Delta Pi, an honorory educational
fraternity, will be very active
during the summer session this
year. According to the present plans
a weekly meeting will be held, and
many social as well as educational
features will be included in the program.
Kappa Delta Pi is one of \he few
honorary fraternities at Auburn that
continues its activities twelve months
in tne year. Several of the newly
elected officers of the fraternity will
be in Auburn throughout the summer,
and a very valuable program is
being planned.
J. V. BROWN TALKS TO
LIONS ON ALUMNI DAY
(Continued frontpage 1)
as monument to the great work and
long years of service at this institution
by Dr. Ross."
In pointing out the features on the
program for the day, Mr. Brown
stated that the class reunions are always
an important event on Alumni
Day. Among other attractions, a
mammoth barbecue luncheon and an
address by Coach "Chet" Wynne will
be features on the program for the
day.
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