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1 BAND MATINEE SATURDAY THE PLAINSMAN T O F O S T E R T H E A U B U R N S P I R IT MASS MEETING THURSDAY VOLUME LIV AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 NUMBER 9 FIFTEEN SENIORS IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL PLEDGED TAU BETA PI GREEK LETTER MEN WILL BE HOSTS AT HOUSE PARTIES Social Committee Announces All Plans for Sophomore Prom Completed FRANK SILVA TO PLAY Friday Afternoon Tea Dance to Open Gaieties Five fraternities on the campus will give house parties during the Opening Dances, it was announced today by Sabel Shanks, chairman of the Social Committee. The fraternities taking part are: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta Kappa Nu, Kappa Alpha, and Lambda Chi Alpha. The members of the Social Committee expressed the hope that this part of the Opening Dances would be considered a high light of the occasion. All final preparations for _the dances have been completed, it was stated by the chairman of the Social Committee today, and the members are looking forward to the Executive Cabinet tea^ dance which will open the season Friday afternoon, October the tenth. This tea dance wijl be held from four until six, and will be followed Friday night by the Sophomore Ball which will last from ten until one-thirty. Saturday morning the Scabbard and Blade dance will be given, and the "A" club will entertain with a tea-dance. Saturday night the Farewell Ball will be held from nine until twelve. Frank Silva and his orchestra will be on the air over station WAPI for a part of each dance, if the present plans are carried out. . , The decorations for the gymnasium, which when completed, will form a modernistic ball room, were started this morning, and will be finished by Friday morning. Edwards Is Speaker At Kiwanis Meeting J. R. Edwards, who has been ac tive in the affairs of the Auburn Community for many years, spoke to local Kiwanians last Monday noon at the regular weekly luncheon of the club held in the Thomas Hotel. Sis subject, "What are You Worth?" proved very interesting, according to statements made by several of the members. Doctor Edwards cited Ray Chapman, who was killed in a baseball game several years ago; Tris Speader, the man who would try anything; and the man who played "scrub" football for four years and never quit; as examples of men of worth. He continued by saying that people's worth cannot be measured by material things. "The true measure of a man's worth is the amount of happiness he has caused by his contacts with others during his life," Edwards stated. Another feature of the luncheon program was Mrs. Trott's two vocal selections, "Danny Boy" and "Joy", followed by Sargeant Moxham's rendition of "Deep Down in the Cellar". Both singers received much applause. Soph. Radio Course Offered Elec. Students As an option for Sophomores in electrical engineering, a course in fundamentals of radio is being offered in place of machine shop. The course was inaugurated to relieve the congested situation in the machine shop, and to give an introduction into radio to those students who plan to enter the field of radio communications. The classes are being taught by A. C. Cohen, Jr., junior in electrical engineering. An advanced course in radio engineering consisting of three hours of lecture is being offered to Junior and Senior electrical students by Woodrow Darling, senior in electrical engineering and former radio operator for the United Fruit Company. TEXTILE BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION New Structure to Be Equipped With Most Up-To-Date Equipment Work on the new Textile Engineering Buildingis being rushed to the utmost, and with its completion Auburn will have the most up-to-date plant in the country for textile instruction. The new structure is equipped throughout with the latest models of machinery, driven with individual motors. Atmospheric conditions will be controlled by humidi-tors of the newest type, and fire hazards will be reduced to a minimum by the use of automatic sprinklers. The building has its own steam boiler which will provide steam for heating and also for the finishing and dyeing processes. On the south side of the building, where the machinery halls are located, the upper half of the large windows are of ribbed glass to disfuse the light in the machinery halls and to obstruct the direct rays of the sun. Classrooms, offices, reading room, laboratories, and machinery halls have been admirably arranged. The north side of the building will contain the classrooms and offices, while the laboratories and machinery halls will occupy the south side. The preparation department will occupy the east end of the second floor. Here the bales of cotton will be received, opened, picked, and carded, and converted into roving. The roving will be made into yarn in the spinning room at the west end of the building, and then twisted and found on spools. The yarn will be woven into cloth in the weaving department which will be located in the east end of the building on the first floor. Eahxics of both coarse and fine material will be made and also fabrics of mixed cotton and silk. The east end of the first floor will be used for the finishing and dyeing processes. Raw stock dyeing, dyeing of yarn in skeins and in package form will be done in this department as well as -the dyeing of the finished products. One of the features of the new building is an elevator which will be extremely useful in the handling of material. Some of the machinery and equipment for the building has arrived and at present there is a carload in transit. Student labor will be used in the installation of equipment as far as it is possible. Columbus High School Defeats Aubufn Team Sigma Pi Is Winner Of Scholarship Cup Interfraternity Council Trophy Awarded Annually to Group with Highest Average In a football game that was closer than the score might indicate Columbus Hi defeated Auburn Hi 18 to 0, at Columbus Friday. Columbus' first touchdown came early in the first period when one of Columbus' backs slipped through tackle for about 20 yards and the touchdown. The try for extra point failed. The other two Columbus tallies came in the middle and last of the second quarter when, by two cutback plays, they carried the ball over. Both attempts for the extra point failed. For Columbus, Richardson and Turner played the best games while for Auburn, Benson and Howard were outstanding. The line-up was as follows: AUBURN Carroll Moore Schubert Foster Powell P. Bailey Bain Powell W. Yarbrough Howard (C) Benson LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB RH LH FB COLUMBUS Nelson Hagins Jones Brady Gallagher Wadsworth Chambless McCook Richardson Turner Roberts The Interfraternity Council scholarship loving cup for the year 1929- 1930 was awarded to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at a meeting of the Council held Monday at the Alpha Tau Omega house. The Sigma Pi's, who led council members with an average of 79.27, were awarded the cup which is presented by the Council each year to the fraternity possessing'the highest average in scholarship for both semesters. A scholarship committee was appointed; it will be under the leadership of Chairman Murff Hawkins. Mac Jones, R. F. Ham, and Max Williams were chosen as the other members of the committee. Members of the athletic committee who were appointed at the meeting Monday night are: C. L. Adams, chairman; Carl Schlich, J. 0. Anderson, and T. G. Amason. A committee to be in charge of housing the visitors forvthe Opening Dances are: Rex Sikes, chairman; Hugh Ellis, Fred Hardy, and Charles F. Davis. Scabbard And Blade Elects Army Men Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, announces the pledging of three new officers of the R. O. T. C. Unit. They are as follows: First Lieutenant T. S. Gunby; Captain W. A. Metts, and Lieut. H. L. Watts, all of the Field Artillery Unit. The officers will be initiated at the same time as the student pledges. All officers of the R. O. T. C. Unit are now members on pledges of the fraternity. . Reservations Received Opelika District Fair With only two more weeks until the Opelika District Fair opens, reservations for exhibits are being received and space is being taken rapidly. School exhibits, livestock exhibits, poultry exhibits, a flower show, and Boy Scout booths will feature in the numerous exhibitions. The Pepperell School which has been taking first prize in the county exhibits in the past will be on hand again. Smith's Station, Salem and the Opelika City Schools have reservations and other schools will probably come in. Three booths have been reserved for Boy Scout Troops 1 and 2 and the Lone Scouts. Palmer Long is assembling material for the Lone Scout exhibit which will be a feature exhibit for the scouts. Other troops will probably come in later. "Pkzwinks" Reorganized After remaining inactive for quite a period of years, the Ancient and Royal Order of Exalted Pizzwinks has been reorganized. This order was founded at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1921. It was very active in humorous circles around the Cornerstone for a few years, but owing to the scarcity of new blood the order faded out. However an old Auburn Alumnus has returned and set about to reestablish the Alpha chapter much to the welfare of all. At a meeting held recently the old chapter was reorganized'. Nine charter members were chosen from the upper ' classes. After the business of the evening, was completed several new pledges were put thru * the first two degrees. The high standards of the Pizzwinks are expressed in their motto, "Vive la vie, a l'enfer du mort!" The purpose of the organization is to take fun where it is found, to promote good feeling and fellowship, and to do away with intoxicants in any shape, form or fashion, and at any time or place. ^ HAM WILL ATTEND TAU BEMPI MEET Annual Convention Will Be Held At Lehigh University Richard F. Ham, president of the local chapter of Tau Beta Pi, left yesterday morning for Bethlehem, 'Ohio, where he will attend the annual national convention of the society which will be held at Lehigh University. Enroute he will stop over in Philadelphia and tour Drexel Institute. He will also attend a banquet to be given by the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania. Pate Accepts Position With United Fruit Co. "A" Club Dance Is LM Pronounced Success The first "A" Club dance of the year, given Saturday night following the Auburn-Spring Hill game, was unusually well attended. A member of young ladies, among them many visitors remaining over after the game, were present. Among the visitors were many from Mobile, Montgomery, Columbus, Opelika, and other nearby towns. Other dances sponserd by the "A" Club will be given during the year. Naval Fliers Attend Football Game Here Lieut-Commander Ross Allen and Lieutenant Harold Fick flew here from the Naval Air Station at Pen-sacola, Florida to see the game Saturday. They were flying a Wright Corsair observation plane and landed on the Pace farm. The officers returned to Pensacola Sunday. They were the guests of Lieutenant Finch of the Aeronautical department. W. W. Pate, cooperative soil inves tigator with the Auburn Agricultural Experiment Station and the State dustries, Montgomery, has been employed as chief soil chemist by the United Fruit Company, Tela, Honduras. Mr. and Mrs. Pate will sail from New Orleans, October 24. It will be Mr. Pate's second trip to South America, as he was employed as assistant soil chemist by the United, Fruit Company before beginning his present work at Auburn a year ago. In his new position he will make soil investigations relating to cultural practices in producing bananas, v Mr. Pate graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1924 and received his master's degree here in 1926. He remained one year as instructor in agronomy and soils. After this he went to Hela, Honduras. Pharmaceutical Club Has Large Membership A reading by Mrs. K. O. Reeves featured the meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society, Monday night. A talk by H. O. Partridge on the history of Pharmacy from the stone age Department of Agriculture and Into the present cosmetic and luncheonette age. The Pharmaceutical Society is boasting of having a larger percentage of attendance than any other departmental organization on the campus. President "Red" Sugg reports that the students and faculty members are working to complete a Pharmaceutical Library. Several large wholesale drug houses have already pledged their aid to the project. Band Will Sponsor Football Matinee Students to Receive Play-by- Play of Florida-Auburn Game Auburn football enthusiasts who cannot go to the Auburn-Florida game next Saturday in Jacksonville will be given opportunity to hear the game when the Auburn Band sponsors a football matinee in Langdon Hall at 1:15 p. m. The band has secured a leased wire direct from the field in Jacksonville, and plays will be called immediately after they have taken place. The proceeds from the affair will go to the band, and officers hope that a large number of students and townspeople will attend. The schedule has been so arranged as not to conflict with the freshman football game against the Florida rats on Drake Field. Admission will be twenty-five cents. The band members will play before the matinee and during the halves. Other matinees later during the football season will probably be given by the band. Radio Club Elects . Sparrow President Tom Sparrow was elected president of the Auburn Radio Club at its initial meeting of _ the year Tuesday evening. A. C. Cohen was selected as secretary and treasurer of the group, and Woodrow Darling was chosen as station engineer to amateur radio station W4AQ. The Radio Club owns and operates two transmitters working in the amateur bands, one twenty meter, and one forty meter outfit. Plans for the coming year call for the construction of a new receiver to be used for the station, and improvement in the transmitters. Theta Chi Fraternity Gives Pledges Social The Theta Chi Fraternity gave a social in honor of their pledges last Friday evening, October the third. The young ladies attending the function were: Frances Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Ernestine Hill, Dabney Hare, Mary Fae Riser, Jean Fun-chess, Mary Emma Jones, Kathleen Russell, Maryline Cauthen, Luverne Watts, Evelyn White, Mary McGee, Hoyt Inloe, Sue Parsons, Helen Dunn, Abigaile Brazeale, Frances McGee, Flora Hickman, and Sarah Hall Crenshaw. The evening was spent playing bridge and dancing, being chaperoned by Mrs. Smith, Dean and Mrs. Judd, Professor and Mrs. Beck. The party was concluded at eleven o'clock, when refreshments were served, which consisted of ice cream and cake. HONOR FRATERNITY NAMES MEN AT ENGINEERS MEETING TORCHLIGHT PARADE GIVE TEAM SEND-OFF Students to Assemble at Langdon Hall at 7 : 3 0 and March to Train What promises to be the biggest, loudest, and best pep meeting of the year will be held Thursday night, when the student body sends the team off to the Auburn-Florida game in Jacksonville. Head cheer leader, "Happy" Davis states that the crowd will assemble in front of Langdon hall at 7:30 o'clock, and led by the band, the torchlight parade will pro-cede to the station where yells will be given until the train leaves. In an effort to make this one of the greatest send-offs the team has ever had, the cheer leaders are making special efforts to have every Auburn student present, and equipped with torches. "Happy" Davis states that he wants the send-off Thursday night to surpass the. one given the team three years ago on the eve of the game with Tulane. On that occasion the line ~of torches extended from the station back up college street to the main gate. Pledging at Open Meeting Novel Feature of Auburn Chapter Is PROF. BAUGHMAN SPEAKS On the Founding and Ideals of The Society A. S. C. E. Elects Officers For Year J. C. Clarke was elected president of the •American Society of Civil Engineers for the first semester of the current year at the initial meeting of the Auburn chapter Monday evening. A. C. Taylor was elected vice president, and Ben B. Mabson was chosen secretary and treasurer of the group. Professor J. A. C. Callan gave a short talk in which he told of the problems that face the civil engineer. He also urged the Seniors and Juniors present to use their influence in instilling interest in the underclassmen. Short talks were also made by Professors A. C. Barron, V. B. Wat-wood, and P. M. Beard. Professor Beard said that effort should be made to get the Juniors out to the meetings; the Seniors would come anyway "from a sense of duty". The next meeting will be held next Monday night at 7 o'clock. NOTICE A very important meeting of the Chemical Society will be held next Monday night at 7 o'clock in Room 203, Ross Chemical Laboratory. The question of joining the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will be discussed. All members and any other students of chemical engineering who are interested are requested to attend. Tigers Will Face Hard Opponents In Next Three Games To Be Played By Elmer G. Salter Tasting victory last Saturday for the first time since October 26, 1929, when they defeated the Howard College Bulldogs, 6 to 0, the Auburn Tigers are expected to cast aside all inferiority complexes, if they have had any, and start playing the best football that they have played in several seasons. However, they face three of the strongest teams in the Southern Conference in a row, meeting Florida in Jacksonville, Snturday; Georgia Tech in Atlanta, October 18, and Georgia in Columbus, October 25, but they are expected to give a good account of themselves in this trio of hard contests. The Plainsmen 'have already shown wonderful improvement on the defense, and if they can perfect the intricate Notre Dame system to a certain degree of effectiveness on the offense, then Auburn's opponents will fear her in both departments. The Tigers are tough meat for most any table now, but too much cannot be expected from Coach Chet Wynne's initial team. They are improving and that should be glad news to the ardent Auburn followers. Sophomores continue to occupy the major positions on this year's eleven. Eight first-year warriors were found in the starting line-up against Spring Hill, and they showed up well. Sam Mason, Herbert "Bing" Miller, Donald Jones, Hannis Prim, Porter Grant, Ike Parker, Jimmie Hitchcock and Tom Brown were the non-seasoned performers who started. Commodore Wood, Cary Senn, Kenneth Phipps, Robert Arthur, Tom Shackleford and Lee Johnson are other sophomores who saw service. (Continued on page 4) Pledging in a new method, Tau Beta Pi announced the election of fifteen seniors in the engineering department at a meeting of the Engineers' Club held last night in Langdon Hall. In previous elections, the society had announced its pledges by letters. The following are the new men: Max Williams, architectural engineering, Birmingham. , L. E. Mullins, electrical engineering, Newton. K. C. Gilbert, mechanical engineering, Birmingham; J. C. Clarke, civil engineering, Mc- Shan. W. A. Robinson, chemical engineering, Birmingham. Irvin Roth, civil engineering, Jacksonville, Fla. L. W. Mathews, Jr., electrical engineering, Birmingham. W. J. Sindo, mechanical engineering, Birmingham. \ Gabie Drey, electrical engineering, Mobile. H. L. Hubbard, chemical engineering, Anniston. W. R. Coleman, electrical engineering, Birmingham. Kenneth E. Withington, mechanical engineering, Birmingham. T. H. Kummer, mechanical engineering, Auburn. Robert L. Hume, electrical engineering, Birmingham. R. A. Wesson, electrical engineering, Waterloo. Eugene H. Gray, of Mobile, fourth year student in architectural engineering, was also presented to the engineers. Gray was chosen in the annual spring election held last year. In absence of JRichard F. Ham, president of the local chapter, who left yesterday for the national convention in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, George L. Williamson, vice-president, was master of tapping ceremonies. (Continued on page 4) Lutherans To Hear Rev. Hahn Last Time Delivering the last of a series of sermons to Auburn Lutherans, Rev. R. W. Hahn will speak at the Y. M. C. A. assembly room Sunday morning at ten o'clock. Rev. Hahn, Lutheran pastor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has held services in Auburn once a month during the past year, but due to probable changes by the Mission board of the church the work is to be shifted, in all probability to the Rev. Ahrendt of Atlanta. An educational and social program, consisting of an open discussion of the first four articles of the Augsburg Confession, has been planned for Saturday night. This meeting will be held at the Y. M. C. A. under the direction of Professor Fick and Mrs. Weidenbach. New Luncheonette, Fount At Toomer's A new soda fountain and luncheonette is being installed by Toom-er's Drug Store, and will be ready for service by Saturday. The new fount will have such features as mechanical refrigeration, and will be modern in every respect. It will be six feet longer than the old fount. This new equipment is being added as a part of the remodeling program begun by Mr. Toomer this summer when he altered the front entrance to his store. The sandwiches and drinks will be dispensed by "Tommy" Atkins. PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 Sty? ffi kmamatt 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 A. C. Cohen News Editor Claude Currey ,- News Editor R. K. Sparrow News Editor Alan Troup Composing Editor J. R. Chadwick Composing Editor Adrian Taylor Sports Editor Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor K. M. McMillan : Literary Editor REPORTERS H. W. Moss, '33; J. W. Letson, '33; C. E. Mathews, '32; Cleveland Adams, '32; V. H. Kjellman, '33; Otis Spears, 34; S: A. Lacy, '33; A. D. Mayo, '33. BUSINESS STAFF Virgil Nunn Asst. Business Mgr. Ben Mabson Advertising Manager Roy Wilder Circulation Manager James Backes Asso. Advertising Mgr. CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT R. W. Lauder, '34 L. E. Sellers, '34 J3. C. Adams, '34 AN OUT-GROWN CUSTOM In the past few years there have been many changes at Auburn; a sort of reconstruction period has been in effect with the result that many old customs which had outgrown their usefulness have been abolished. The most agreeable thing about most of these changes is that they have been brought about by the students and not by the administration. However, there is one custom still in existence wherein the student body shows a very apparent lack of intelligence and mental ability. The custom referred to is that of accusing any classmate who shows enough interest or concern about a course to ask the professor a few intelligent questions of. Trying to get what is popularly known as a "boot" on the professor. It seems to be the fate of any man who asks three or four questions a week to be looked upon as either a downright know-nothing or a man who is trying to get thru the course by working the professor. Most of the men in the class probably could not answer any of the questions asked, but in spite of this they are content to sit back and criticise those who do make an attempt to clear the matter in their minds. The Plainsman believes that this is one custom that Auburn could get along just as well without. It is not the fool who asks questions about things he does not understand; the fool is he who sits back and looks wise and tries to impress everybody with the fact that it is not necessary for him to inquire about anything. DUTIES OF SOCIAL COMMITTEE Perhaps one oi the most important of the permanent committees of the Executive Cabinet is the Social Committee, since its purpose is to supervise and arrange all affairs for the Sophomore Hop, the Junior Prom and the Senior Dances. This committee consists of a chairman and treasurer who are members of the Executive Cabinet and eight associates who are members of the student body at large, all of the men being elected by the Cabinet. These ten members are proportioned out among the classes so that the Senior Class has four, the Junior Class has three, the Sophomore Class has two and the Freshman Class has one. It is the business of this committee to obtain orchestras for the dances; to obtain bids for decorations at these dances; to determine, with the approval of the Executive Cabinet, the admission price of the dances; to issue complimentary tickets to no other persons or organizations except those on the approved list given in the Rat Bible, and in, general to handle all business pertaining to the dances in accordance with the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations of Permanent Committees. Any net profits accrued from the dances are divided by the College Accountant as follows: Athletic Council, seventy per cent for a gymnasium fund; Glee Club, ten per cent; Forensic Council, ten per cent; and The Auburn Players, ten per cent. As compensation for their work the members of the social committee receive three tickets each to all three of the dances and as further compensation the chairman receives a salary of one hundred dollars per annum. During the year we shall engage in no less than 375 intercollegiate games. The prestige of the college does not depend on any of these contests. No one will accuse you of having 'poor spirit' if you prefer to spend a Saturday afternoon in the library rather than to attend a football game. No coach will urge you to play "for the glory of dear old Harvard." This is heresy, nothing more or less. When everybody knows that the purpose of intercollegiate Sports, as bodied forth universally, is to win games, here is a man who thinks that victory is a mere bagatelle. When everybody knows that that mysterious essense, college spirit, is somehow generated from the thronging of as many students as possible at football games, here is a man who actually says to a body of freshmen, needing more than all others the right guidance, that going to the library on Saturday afternoon is not treason. Who is this Bingham, anyway? Is he merely on exponent of the well-known Harvard superciliousness, or is this a dodge to divert attention from the fact that this season Harvard prospects are not very good? In other words, is it impossible that here is a shrewd fellow who is exploiting the "I don't care" tradition for the purpose of proving that Harvard men really care when they have a team worth caring about? That seems to be a much more plausible explanation than the more obvious one that Harvard authorities foster play for the sake of the game and not for the sake of winning. At the same time, something ought to be done by colleges and universities generally to offset the pernicious propaganda into which the Bingham statement can be so easily turned. Particularly is it essential that Southern institutions, which seem to be so keenly aware of the profits of football success, take a stand which would serve to squelch the ugly transval-uation of values which this Bingham person may be thought to have in mind. Surely the Southern Conference, which was brave enough to throw into the waste bask: et the Carnegie report on athletics, has the courage to tell Harvard where to get off. —Birmingham Age-Herald. Letters to the Editor TREASON Addressing the freshman class the other day, William J. Bingham, director of athletics at Harvard, made the following statement: Editor, The Plainsman, Dear Sir: The purpose of The Glomerata is to portray the campus life of the Auburn student body. This portrayal would be most imperfect without an individual picture of each student. So far only a comparatively small number of students have had their pictures made. It should not be necessary to impress the importance of this matter on the minds of the students. Each undergraduate should be proud to have his picture in The Glomerata. The annual is, in a sense, an index to student activities at Auburn. To present a forceful reflection of the life of our institution in its true light to the public The Glomerata must have the full support of each student, and the least that the individual undergraduate can do it to have his picture made. We believe that Auburn is progressing, that we are moving forward; to insure this advancement, we must support not only our athletics, but our publications also. Your share in this support is to have your picture made at once. We do not want to publish an annual that seems small and spiritless; it ought to be, and I trust will be, a vividly drawn illustration of the Greater Auburn. Sincerely yours, A Preletarian. My Opinion By Vasili Leoniduitch The Gazook I'm the gazook who never thinks of the value of my time. When I have afternoons free, one can find me on the streets. I know I should try to get more out of college, but I manage to get by. I'm the "just-get-by-boy." I know I'm not playing fair with my parents, but they do not know it, and what people do not know will not hurt them. If I were graded by the amount of work I put on my books, I would have a. minus grade. There is not very much to me and every one is finding it out. It shows on me in many different ways: first, by the crowd I run with; second, by the way I utilize my time. This is only a habit and I could "snap out of it," if I wanted to, but what is the use? There is one thing for certain, and that is that I'm not going to work if I can get out of it. I have no ambition, but maybe I'll get lucky some day and make some money and then I'll be sitting pretty. If I had my time to go over again, I would study more and have something definite in view. I know some boys would like to have my opportunities; they would make something out of the education I am supposed to be getting. But I'm not doing anything for myself. Often as I listen and participate in the disgruntled murmurings concerning college, I wonder what the Utopian campus would be like. I am sure that it would be a very uncollegiate place. Maybe no one would even make a wise-crack. They would have beer dispensaries, no classes before nine or after eleven, fraternities that served eggs for breakfast every morning, and I am sure there would be no columnists. • * * * * * Hats off to the architects! Not once during the present year have I heard any complaint concerning their hard life. They don't look sleepy-eyed any more. The campus is losing some of its color, for no more do they drift in from the drafting room with the cruel dawn to sip coffee with the expression of martyrdom on their faces. * * * * * I understand that the "College Racket" department held a lab at one of the sandwich shops Saturday night. Al Capone should be able to find some good material —now that some of the students are utilizing their talents. * * * * * Speaking of talents, I fear that a psychoanalysis of most Auburn men would reveal that we are laboring under wise-cracking complexes. We greet each new day with boisterous repartee and go to bed each night amid the babel of crude puns. * * * * * For the benefit of the gentle readers (and sophomores) the three other vodka sots have voiced their hearty approval of "My Opinion" of women. A Yeal* Ago In Auburn The whole student body was preparing to make the trip to Montgomery to see the game with the University of Florida eleven. Two special trains were to be chartered, and all students tickets for the trains and to the game were to be given gratis by the institute. , * * * * * The R. O. T. C. was in readiness for a parade to be staged in the downtown streets of Montgomery after the trains arrived at the Capital City. The cadets, In their new gray uniforms, Were hoping to make a good showing. * * * * * Dr. Knapp was given several African trophies by alumnus. They were the craft work of West African natives. * * * * * The Architecture Department announced that a showing of the seventh art exhibit of the Southern States Art League would begin here November first. * * * * * - Plans for a landscaping were announced by the extension service. * * * * * \ Professor G. A. Tfollope was made head of the poultry department. * * * * * The issue of Sunday movies was still before the town and college, and The Plainsman was fighting hard for the question. * * * * * Many Southern sports writers were hailing Auburn as being on the upward track although they had lost to Clemson in her first conference game. Students from twelve countries are registered at the Princeton Theological seminary. Dr. Herman Schneider, president of the University of Cincinnati, hopes to eliminate many of the complexities of university organization by providing for five major university divisions: Liberal arts, economics, or engineering and commerce, human adjustments, physical and mental health, and fine arts, the last four corresponding to the divisions of mankind's professional activities. The fossil of a remote ancestor of the common morning glory, that bloomed twenty one million years ago, and the feather of a bird of the same period have been discovered by the Field Museum geological expedition' in the vicinity of Florris-sant, Colorado. In an effort to offset the habit of becoming "music listeners" engendered in youngsters by the radio and player piano, school authorities in New York are setting up courses in music, to develope "players of music" among children. Dr. Jean Betzner of Teacher^ College, Columbia University, believes the present methods of teaching English composition to children in primary grades tends to hinder rather than to develop their creative literary talents. Last year there were more college students in the United States than in all the rest of the world combined. There were 1,237,000 students enrolled in colleges and universities in this country. One of the' latest books is a biography of Al Capone, A "Self Made" man, written by Fred D. Pasley, a Chicago newspaper reporter. AUBURN FOOTPRINTS There's one born every minute. Two of 'em were sitting on the little silent policeman Sunday night, in the middle of the street at Toomer's corner. - * * * * * * * ** If the aeroplanes don't stop coming low over the campus, the students in Dean Biggin's History of Architecture class never will catch up on their sleep. * * * * * * * * * Coach Cannon went horseback riding Sunday. He can't resist the temptation to smash backs. * * * * * * * * * B. Lowe, Opelika's ambassador to Auburn, has been reelected by an overwhelming majority to represent his fair city again this year. Lowe is well advised on legal matters; he hasn't lost a suit in four years. * * * * * * * * * Now that Fred Hardy's "marriage" is publicly known, we guess he'll meet the same fate as Red Cagle at West Point. * * * * * * * * * It is rumored that Professor Dunstan left yesterday for a lengthy visit at Uncle Bim's. He took with him his very latest finding machine, by means of which he hopes to recover the great Mogul diamond. Bon voyage Professor. * * * * * * * * * By the time the new textile building is completed, dresses will have become so short that cloth-making will be a minor industry. * * * * * * * * * So many aeroplanes have been landing out by the chicken farm lately, that a big hawk flew down the other day and carried off the hen that won last year's egg derby, before the roosters knew what it was all about. * * * * * * * * * MY "FRAT." PIN When this, my frat pin, goes astray; It must go to one of whom I can say, "She's truly the one that I adore; I wish her for mine for-ever-more." * And she, in like manner, should think of me As the one she shall love through eternity Not a mere passing fancy, as a ship off the shore, But eternal, undying, for-ever-more. ,' » I'll expect her to wear it the same as I've done, Thru hot and thru cold, thru rain and thru sun. 'Tis' not like a trinket to be dropped on the floor When done with. No! 'Tis for-ever-more. ' And when her ador's cooled and mine's done the same. And we both think the other is really to blame. I'll expect her to return it, but I won't be sore. There's others who'll take it For-ever-more. —Marc, '31 * WITH OTHER COLLEGES UNIVERSAL We emerge from the inspection of a multitude of early exchanges with several very definite impressions, namely: that if streamer headlines on college newspapers are to be believed, the enrollment in schools all over the country is unusually large this year, freshman classes are large and highly intelligent, there is no end of championship football teams in the making. Old man hard times is able to give gray hairs to the tired business man, but certainly not to this group of optimists, the student editors. We find not one line about seventy-day droughts, crop failures or market crashes. One idea prevails; that countless American colleges are beginning the biggest year in their histories. * * * * * DON'T* FOR FRESHMEN 1. Don't exalt thyself and think you are the whole cheese, Mr. Rat, humble thyself and be wise. Beware of the cat. 2. Don't think that all the girls are crazy about you because they look at you and smile. They may be thinking that perhaps Darwin was right after all. 3. Don't give the professors any of your advice. Keep it to yourself awhile until you know better. 4. Don't sit up all night and study. You might ruin your eyes, and you would be sure to lose sleep. 5. Don't cut too many classes. You may dull your blade. 6. Don't go to sleep during a lecture. The professor might think he isn't interesting. 7. Don't step on the grass. You can make more noise on the sidewalk. 8. Don't get sore if the prof, gives you an "E" instead of an "H". * * * * * MAROONS TO TRAVEL With Notre Dame scheduled to stay at home once in a while in its new stadium, it appears that Colgate University's football squad will be the leading contender for travelling honors this year. In all the Maroon team will travel 3,800 miles to play eight games. Distant opponents who^will be met on their own fields by Colgate include Michigan State, Brown University, Penn State and Columbia. * * * * * MARVELOUS Co-eds are certainly no curiosity at Ohio Wesleyan, where there are 1,015 of the fairer sex as compared with 793 men. In addition to their advantage in numbers the women students havfe permission to stay out until 10:30 on week nights and still later on \yeek-ends. In spite of being exposed to this istuation, some of the men do actually pass. Ask the ticket agent for information concerning chartering an extra train with special rates headed north. * * * * * WITH THE SMALLEST COLLEGE Not more than 24 undergraduates were expected to register at Urbana University when it opened this fall. The university boasts the smallest student body of any higher educational institution in the United States. The size of the student body was swelled somewhat b y The institution of a new course in music. * * * . * * TUNE IN THE HEAT Tests madefy students of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with Radio Station KSTP have proved that students can do their best studying when listening to jazz music on the radio. Less distraction was found to prevail when the loud speakers were vibrating than when absolute silence reigned in the student's room. * * * * * OH YEAH? The Carnegie Institution has announced that its scientists have found it possible to measure the heat from an unnamed star which is 631 times fainter than the faintest star visible to the unaided eye. The tiny heat wave was caught by an instrument weighing one Thousandth of that of a drop of water, and called a therma-couple. * * * * * Although he admits that the system would be difficult to abolish, Rev. Dr. Charles L. O'Donnell, president of Notfe Dame, believes that the credit system is one of the outstanding evils of higher education today. "It is an obsession on the undergraduate mind today," Dr. O'Donnell said. "Students are working by the credit clock. I think it is up to the faculty to create an interest in learning for the sake of learning." The University head believes that in spite of the interest in football, 95 per cent of the students in American universities are seriously seeking an education above everything else. * * * * * BRUSHING UP ON POLITICS Fear on the part of the government that the present precarious political situation might lead to riots among" students were they gathered at college, has led authorities of the National University, at Havana, Cuba, to postpone the opening of the institution from October 1 to November 10. By that time the election of senators and representatives will have been held. (Same policy as ours, only we use cigars, instead of knives.) Rhapsodical Revelations By Alexandre Provost 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. * * * * * THE inherent desire of the Auburn student to destroy property became evident again last Saturday night after the dance. Some of us seem to have a mania for this particular type of entertainment. The wanton destruction of any and every thing that strikes the fancy furnishes rare sport for a part of our student body. Energy stimulated by excitement is all too often expended in this manner. * * * * * Some of the more excited of our students took over the operation of the sandwich shops in the village late Saturday night. Possession seemed to be nine-tenths of the law, so the establishment was placed at the mercy of the mob. The lone man in charge was powerless to offer any resistance and accepted the inevitable loss with a smile. Unable to obtain immediate service, the boys decided to help themselves to anything they fancied. Some paid, some did not. * * * * * Not content with helping themselves to candy, soft drinks, etc., a few of the more boisterous men decided that they could emulate John, the Greek, and cook. As a result a conglomeration of tomatoes, ham cheese, eggs, etc. was deposited in the skillet and set on the stove to fry. This odoriferous concoction was cleft on the range to add to the havoc already existing. In this manner the stock of provisions was exhausted. * * * * * After" the orgy the students departed for places unknown, leaving in their wake a path of destruction. The situation was comparable to Sherman's march through Georgia. With all respect to Sherman, I expect he could get a few pointers from some of our more boisterous students. Such occurrences as this cause the more pacific students considerable inconvenience. It is very doubtful if any of the sandwich shops will be open to serve the public at intermission during the opening dances. There was only one open at midnight Saturday, and look what happened to it.. The others closed early because the proprietors knew of the destructive potentiality of a group of excited Auburn students. I have talked with several of the lunch stand operators and it is their avowed intention to be closed, long before midnight during the dances. Past experiences have proved that the volume of trade does not take care of the losses that will acrue. "The boys raise too much hell," is the retort of the man behind the counter when asked why he wouldn't remain open late. * * * * * This is the sort of thing that many of our students boast of. They are a "tough lot" and only "he-men" go to Auburn. These "he-rnen" boast about how they wreck trains, hotels, restaurants, etc. They are proud of the fact that the Auburn business men have to close their establishments early during the dances to protect their stock. It is no wonder that Auburn is so often termed a "high school". We have our girls down for the dances and cannot find a place open to purchase a Coca-Cola at midnight. We should attempt to curb our destructive tendencies and prove to the public that we can act the part of gentlemen during the dances. * * * * * There is an larming lack of interest being shown by the students in the production of The Glomerata. The staff is attempting to get individual photographs of all the matriculates. Less than five hundred persons had posed prior to Saturday night out of the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes. At this rate there will not be over seven hundred pictures in our annual. Last year 1118 individual cuts were made. A student body the size of ours should have well over 1400 pictures printed. We have here an apalling situation which can only be remedied by the full cooperation of the individual students. The Glomerata is the annual year book of the school, depicting student life and activities in Auburn. A book of this nature is of no value without the photographs. We are not supporting the enterprise as we should. The staff cannot produce anything at all without the cooperation of the students in securing the photos. It should not be necessary to swear out warrants to secure these cuts. The Glomerata is a book that we want to be proud of and treasure as nothing else of its kind. It is a pictoral record of the current college year. It is most desirable that every student have his or her photograph in the annual. The complete set of four books will be prized more and more every year after having left college. Cooperate with the staff and have your picture made immediately. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE Difficult Encounters Will Begin With Florida Game on Saturday After meeting two of the leading teams in the S. I. A. A., Auburn will launch out into the extensive sea of Southern Conference teams, starting with the University of Florida in Jacksonville, October 11, and-ending with the University of South Carolina at Columbus, Thanksgiving. From October 11 to November 27, the Plainsmen will encounter Georgia Tech, Georgia, Tulane, Mississippi A. & M., and Vanderbilt, confer-ence^ foes, and Wofford, another S. I. A. A. eleven. Florida, Georgia Tech and Georgia will be met on successive Saturdays, followed by Wofford and the others in the order named. It begins to look like the Tigers always pick out one of the strongest teams to start against. Birmingham- Southern played like an S. I. C. eleven, in Auburn's initial battle for the season and Coach Charlie Bachman's Florida 'Gators are doped to finish J To Advance Education Of American Negroes Washington, D. C—(IP)—Advancement of Negro education in this country is the purpose of a new -position which has been created within the Office of Education in the United States Department of the Interior. Secretary Wilbur has appointed to this position Dr. Ambrose Cali-ver, the first negro in the United States to receive the degree of Ph. D. in the field of education. Dr. Caliver, former dean of Fisk University in Nashville, is a native of Virginia, and a graduate of Knox-ville College and the University of Wisconsin. ? - - » • Boys! If you Eat MEAT Buy it from your Friends MOORE'S MARKET —PD I hone 3tn7 — —~4 near the top when the year is over. The engals have not won a conference game since defeating Se-wanee in 1926, 9 to 0 in Montgomery, and it is very doubtful if they will be able to enter the select group this season. The team is gradually improving under Coach Chet Wynne and his outstanding sttKf of assistants, but learning a new system in one season is too much to ask from an inexperienced squad. Captain Dunham Harkins & Co will not be easy for any team, but every eleven that Auburn plays will have several veterans who have faced the best in -Dixie. Some times sophomores come through all right their first varsity season, but is generally takes seasoning for them to rank above what Bobby Jones always betters—par. While Auburn and Florida are bat* tling in Jacksonville in the initial conference clash for Chet Wynne's proteges and the second for the 'Gators, the two frosh elevens will be waging warfare here on Drake Field. It will be the first conference game for the Tiger Cubs and their second for the season. Ala. 4-H Girls Get Honors In Contest Co-Ed Gets Degree In House Fly Study Columbus, O.—(IP)—If the despised house fly is a dirty creature, it is not his fault but that of his surroundings, according to Miss Mar ian Mcllhenny, of Dayton, O., who earned her master of science degree at Ohio State University here by making a study of the fly. It was when the pretty co-ed began to take up entomology here that she stopped swatting house flies, and began to eye them through microscopes. During the past year she studied the individual habits of some 3,018 of the "musca domestica", and not once did she find one that failed to make an honest attempt to keep himself clean. The cleaning process is accomplish ed by rubbing the body vigorously with the legs, the co-ed reports. • Always Ready to Give You the Best of Service TOOMER'S HARDWARE CLINE T A M P O N , Manager W h e n you a r e in M o n t g o m e r y Stop a n d E a t a t t h e PARAMOUNT CAFE 120 M o n t g o m e r y St. Montgomery, A l a . ..)»——--. COLLIERS SHOE SHOP FIRST CLASS SHOE REPAIRING We Cator to Student Trade Short Orders Cigarettes E A T AT TIGER SANDWICH SHOP "HOME OF GOOD SANDWICHES" Drinks I Ice Cream QUICK-DRYING ENAMELS LOWE BROTHERS QUICK-DRYING ENAMEL comes in many new and striking colors, designed for furniture, woodwork, metal work, toys and such surfaces. It is very easy to apply, flowing out freely and leveling smoothly under the brush. It dries in four to five hours. One coat of Quick-Drying Enamel is ordinarily sufficient. We have a chart of the beautiful colors for you. Come in and get a FREE BOOKLET on HOME DECORATION. OPELIKA HARDWARE CO. r-"-~' TOOMER'S WILL GIVE YOU SERVICE DRUG SUNDRIES DRINKS, SMOKES THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY ON THE CORNER Four-H Club girls of Alabama carried away most of the honors in judging contests held during the Southern Club Congress at the Mid- South Fair, Memphis. Opal Jones of Butler County made the highest score thereby winning over representatives of 4-H club work for the other southern states who judged materials used in home improvement, preserved food products, and clothing. Miss Jones was a member of the Alabama food preservation judging team and her partner was Lala Pope, also of Butler County. This team won first place in judging preserved food products. Alabama's team in home improvement, Robbie Kate Register and Jeanette Borland of Dale County, also won first place. Another team entered by Alabama was Lillian HoK and Ellen Amanda Ingram of Lee County who judged clothing. This contest was won by the Kentucky team. -These girls won the right to represent Alabama at Memphis by winning in judging contests held during the State short course at Auburn in May. They were the first teams Alabama has sent to the Mid-South Fair. Speaking of the achievement. Miss Helen Johnston, State home demonstration agent, stated that judging had been emphasized in 4-H club work conducted under the direction of Miss Bess Fleming, and that she was delighted with the showing made by Alabama's representatives. The teams were chaperoned while in Memphis by Miss Lavada Curtis, Dale County home demonstration agent, who trained the home improvement team. The clothing team was trained by Miss Mary B. Bailey, Lee County home demonstration agent, and the food preservation team by Mrs. Thelma Fraser, Butler County home demonstration agent. All of the club girls in Alabama studied food preservation, clothing, and home improvement. Foods work is under the supervision of Miss Helen Kennedy, extension nutrition ist. The clothing work, is supervised by Miss Dorothy Dean, specialist in clothing and handicraft, and the home improvement work by Miss Nell Pickens, specialist in home improvement. RAINFALL FOR 1930 LOWEST SINCE 1879 College Saved Waring's Band From Bust-Up Ann Arbor, Mich.—(IP)—War ing's Pennsylvanians got their start at a university, and it wasn't Pennsylvania either. | t 'came to light here just recently that the famous jass orchestra was so broke back in 1921 that the members decided to bust up, and would have done so, had not Fred Waring been invited to come up and play at the LTpiversity of Michigan. Here's how it happened: One of the boys went to Ann Arbor, where a friend told him that the University of Michigan committee was looking for a small band to play in an old gymn for the overflow crowd at the annual Jay Hop. The committee already had two famous bands for the main dance. The orchestra member telegraphed to Fred. Fred wired the committee and the band assembled. "That was the greatest night ever," Fred tells the story himself. "We stole the crowd right away from under the Big Names. All our success started in that old gymn. And we didn't even have hotel money. A fraternity put us up on condition that we play free for their house party the next night." From there the band went to a Detroit theatre and radio station and a"fter one night they got an eight-week stage contract. They've been going ever since. Miss. A. & M. College Enrolls 1,467 Studes Agricultural and Mechanical College, Miss., Sept. 26.—The enrollment at Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college reached 1467, one more than enrolled by February 1 last year. A new enrollment record is certain to be set this year. Several years ago the enrollment rose to near 1600 when about 500 vocational students were placed here by the veterans' bureau, but only a small percentage* of these trainees took work of college grade. Statistics based upon a fifty-one-year average show a 1.46 inch decrease in Auburn rainfall during the first nine months of 1930. The least recorded rainfall for one month came in April of this year, when only forty- three hundredths inch of rain fell. This is a 4.89 inch decrease from last year, and a 3.71 inch decrease from the fifty-one-year average for April. During the past month there were eighteen days of cloudy weather, fourteen of which were rainy, amounting to a rainfall of 6.14 inches. Two thunderstorms were recorded during the fourteen days of rain. The following figures give accurate records of the rainfall for the first nine months of 1929-30, and the average per month for the past fifty-one years. Oregon To Vote On Cabinet Government Portland, Ore.—(IP)—A constitutional amendment designed to completely change the machinery of administration of this state is to be voted upon by the voters in November. The amendment, if passed, will institute the cabinet form of government instead of the present board of control, which has made the governors of the state mere .figureheads in the past. Patient New Yorker Gets Tired Of Continued Practical Pranks Month January . . February . March . . . April May . . . June . . . July . . . August . . September . TOTAL . . 1929 . 4.28 . 9.61 . 17.47 . 5.32 . 7.05 . 4.19 . 1.63 . 1.53 . . 4.55 . 55.63 1930 4.78 3.05 6.36 0.43 2.84 2.09 4.97 4.56 6.14 35.22 1879- 1900 4.87 5.50 5.56 4.14 3.64 4.21 5,51 4.66 3.08 41.08 Arabia, with a population of over five million, has only one public motion picture house. Americans Desire To Leave Port Au Prince Port Au Prince—(IP)—with $25,- 000,000 already spent here by the United States since American occupation was begun in 1915, both soldiers and civilians are anxious to leave, and return to their homes in the United States according to authoritative reports. The United States is now spending $95,000 a month in salaries alone here. Florida To Dedicate Her New Stadium Gainesville, Fla.—(IP)—The University of Florida will dedicate its new stadium, seating 50,000 on Nov. 8 in a game with the University of Alabama. The stadium is now nearing completion. Heretofore the University has been able to provide seats for only about 1,500 spectators. New York.—Poor Michael Kenny! He goes about his electrical repair business slightly bewildered these days. At any moment an undertaker is likely to call and demand his body. Any time he peers cautiously out the side of his door he may see a collector advancing with a bill for unasked, produce dumped on the Kenny sidewalk. ' Kenny is the victim of a perpetual practical joke. It's all so very mystifying. Twenty-five dollars worth of sandwiches were sent him with a collect bill attached. Kenny had no sooner convinced the delivery man he had not ordered the food than a truck backed up and unloaded 15 gallons of ice cream which the driver insisted had been ordered by Kenny. A little while ago a newspaper carried the ad: "Electricians wanted. Bring tools. Apply all week. Kenny Electric Company, 172 Eighth Avenue." The next morning Kenny came down to his shop to be mobbed by 300 men who had carried their kits long distances to get jobs. Hundreds more called at the shop that week. The ad was traced to the mail, and the trail ended. Another time a fleet of trucks drove up to Kenny's door and unloaded 18 tons of coal. The drivers threatened Kenny with violence when he told them to load it up and carry it away again. . — Then he got a . check for $800, with a note, "Things are picking up good now, Mike. Here's some money you loaned me two years ago." The only catch was Kenny could not cash, the check. Kenny is a patient man. "I didn't mind when they sent the dog-catcher for my two dogs," he said, "or when the ambulance called for a supposedly sick wife, or when chicken dinners were delivered on a fake order or when the gas and light company called ,to fix pipes with which there was nothing wrong, but when I'm awakened in the middle of the night and somebody asks me to take a taxi several miles to fix their lights—and I'm fool enough to do it —then I say I've had enough." The climax of something or other came through when a hearse drove up the other day and an embalmer asked Mrs. Kenny where was her husband's body. Mrs. Kenny told him there must be some mistake. She had seen Kenny only a half hour ago. "Anything can happen in a half hour," gloomily predicted the embalmer. And he insisted on seeing the reported dead man before he consented to leave. Freshmen women at the New Jersey State College for Women last year voted that they prefer marriage to a career. WINTERS ON TH-E WAY its time TODAY-to fill the bin with money saving BRILLI ANT TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFFI CE COAL leaves no clinkers only 2°/o Ash Brilliant Coal is the Nation's Standard of Fine Fuel. Be Sure to Get the Genuine Brilliant Coal. RRILLIANT D COAL I B-r-r-r! Cold weather's coming. Time to lay in that supply of Brilliant Coal—the thrifty winter fuel. Brilliant Coal is economical to use because it has t he lowest ash percentage of any coal on t h e market—only 2 % a nd no clinkers. Burn Brilliant, and you'll get more coal to t h e ton (because of its light weight), more heat to t h e p o u n d (15,000 heat u n i t s ) , and less ash to the shovelful ( 2 % or l e s s ) . Unless you have money to b u r n - burn Brilliant Coal this winter. 1 HERE'S WHERE TO BUY IT P R O D U C E D BY B R I L L I A N T C O A L C O M P A N Y - B I R M I N G H AM A L A B A M A AUBURN ICE & COAL COMPANY PHONE 118 PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 Los Angeles to Send Employees to College City Cooperates with U. of S. C. for Employees to Go to Night Classes Los Angeles—(IP)—In an effort to raise the standards of the various de- ' partments, the city of Los Angeles and nearby towns are cooperating with the University of Southern California to make it possible for city employees to attend classes at the University this Fall at the end of their office day. Special courses laid out by public officials will be given for credit toward certificates in subjects ranging from public finance and the administration of criminal law to water supply and irrigation and police report writing. Boy Delivers Sermon In Absence of Father Cleveland, O.—(IP)—R. W. Harold Mark, son of Dr. Robert Wilson Mark, pastor of Old Stone Church here, is only a junior at Oberlin College, but he didn't hesitate the other Sunday to climb to his dad's pulpit, on the Public Square here, and preach a sttraight-from-the-shoulder sermon. "No man can be properly adjusted in life," preached Junior Mark, "until his spiritual nature becomes as important as his intellectual and physical natures." Young Mark contemplates entering the ministry. COUNTY LIBRARY IS HEARTILY ENDORSED A candidate for the Nebraska legislature this summer included in his campaign expense account an item of "Joshing the Ladies." TRY YOUR SKILL - On miniature golf course. Prettiest course in state— lots of hazards. It's fun. Pine Putt Links Opelika, Ala. The movement for establishing a circulating library in Lee County continues to receive the endorsement of influential organizations and leading citizens. In a signed statement Mrs. B. B. Ross declared that she is pleased to learn that definite plans are in the making for establishing a circulating library in Lee County. Her complete statement follows: "Realizing from experience as a teacher and club woman that a library is an indispensable institution and being deeply interested in the development and growth of my own people, I am well pleased to learn that definite plans are in the making for establishing a circulating library in Lee County. This will be good news and a privilege that none will appreciate more than club women. "I heartily agree with Wm. F. Bigelow when he declares, 'Could we give one gift to every child we would choose the love of books.' A good, accessible library will increase and promote a love of reading and it will be a' centre from which will radiate an ever widening influence for the advancement of community life. "This Circulating Library movement for Lee County is a profoundly important one and I am confident that every thoughtful club woman and teacher, and indeed every mother, when this enterprise is explained to her will cooperate and take an active enthusiastic interest in bringing it to a successful completion." Teacher Handles 250 Students In A Class Cleveland, O.—(IP)—A new system of instruction, whereby one teacher will be able to handle a class of as many as 250 pupils, is to be tried out in one local high school this fall, and if the experiment proves a success, it will be used in all public schools here. The new system involves the broadcasting of lectures by wired radio to various rooms in the school. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HOME ECONOMICS LEAD SCHOOL IN SCHOLARSHIP RATINGS Our complete line of writing papers and correspondence cards presents an opportunity for you to please your taste at prices to suit your purse. Burton's Bookstore G r e e t i n g C a r d s Typewriter S u p p l i es S h e a f f e r P e n s a n d Inks THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES HAGEDORN'S OPELIKA'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICED Kratzer's Ice Cream Your Local Dealer Has It Have the satisfaction of knowing that our products are pasteurized, and of the finest ingredients, thereby making it one of the very best. Eat the Purest and Best Sold Only by KRATZER'S M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a ma Local Dealers Homer Wright S* L. Toomer Tiger Drug Store No. Av. Freshman School of Agriculture Agriculture 35 73.44 Agr. Ed. ' 36 73.76 Total 71 73.60 School of Engineering SCHOLASTIC AVERAGES SECOND SEMESTER, 1929-30 By Classes, Courses and Divisions No. Av. No. Av. No. Av. No. Av. Sophomore Junior Senior 5th Yr. No. Av. Graduate Civil Highway Electrical Mechanical Total 17 0 71 33 121 76.37 75.53 75.70 75.70 22 42 64 29 0 64 37 130 71.81 77.00 75.22 74.24 72.36 74.43 20 37 57 27 2 54 30 77.27 77.65 77.52 78.02 79.37 80.34 78.91 5 42 47 25 0 61 22 73.37 113 79.39 108 School of Architecture and Allied Arts Architecture 17 70.10 17 71.99 Arch. Eng. 14 78.54 10 70.50 App. Art. 5 74.59 8 76.41 Total 36 74.01 35 72.57 School of Textile Enigneering Textile 27 68.53 16 7 2 25 75.44 78.71 69.49 75.88 11 5 0 16 7 61.70 4 67.59 0 School of Science and Literature General Busi. Adm. Pre-Medical Pre-Law Total 21 44 20 10 95 71.96 69.53 70.95 76.29 71.08 17 41 10 2 70 School of Chemistry and Pharmacy Chem. Eng. 49 77.37 34 Pharmacy 9 69.06 8 Total 58 76.08 42 School of Education Education 27 75.86 40 Agr. Ed. 36 73.76 42 Home Ec. Ed. 4 72.64 1 Total 67 74.54 83 School of Home Economics Home Economics 11 75.93 11 Horn. Ec. Ed. 4 72.64 1 Total A 15 75.05 12 School of Veterinary Medicine Vet. Med. 7 59.95 10 77.24 3 Total All Div. 497 73.65 453 ' 73.16 373 Less duplicates 40 73.65 43 76.83 44 GRAND TOTAL 457 73.65 410 72.78 329 80.89 71.21 70.17 79.31 71.22 72.64 68.79 71.91 71.76 77.00 69.76 74.39 72.55 69.76 72.32 10 30 4 0 44 20 7 27 39 37 7 83 10 7 17 80.29 77.98 66.63 77.47 78.86 71.58 76.97 77.08 77.65 80.17 77.59 81.48 80.17 80.94 41 28 1 0 40 13 6 19 37 42 5 84 6 5 11 78.27 10 78.00 335 78.05 47 78.00 288 84.03 81.26 81.55 80,23 83.17 84.14 82.69 81.96 78.93 81.01 79.78 79.68 83.78 79.81 81.35 80.17 80.98 80.38 81.36 84.45 81.03 83.37 84.45 83.86 77.36 81.48 81.60 81.46 '73.71 86.35 48.44 7.1.18 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 13 4 0 17 1 0 1 0 71.18 43 4 71.18 39 75.10 87.21 80.48 91.22 92.37 91.65 85.65 85.00 85.33 91.21 91.38 91.24 No. Av. Special 6 78.92 0 6 78.92 1 64.97 0 1 78.24 1 88.08 3 77.10 0 0 0 0 1 94.00 0 0 0 1 94.00 87.39 87.21 87.35 85.00 85.00 87.11 87.21 87.09 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 No. Av. Total 93 74.89 161 77.79 254 76.75 104 77.74 2 79.37 251 77.62 126 78.07 483 77.77 64 74.14 38 76.90 17 73.92 119 74.99 38 67.17 65 76.10 144 73.89 35 70.60 12 76.79 256 74.14 116 76.69 32 71.53 148 75.57 156 77.15 161 77.79 17 79.05 334 77.55 39 77.78 17 79.05 56 78.16 30 73.35 77.83 1718 76.35 178 77.91 77.83 1540 76.17 67.57 67.57 TIGERS WILL FACE HARD OPPONENTS IN NEXT THREE GAMES TO BE PLAYED (Continued from page 1) Capt. Dunham Harkins was again a Rock of Gibraltar on the defense and passed the pigskin with unerring accuracy from the pivot post. This outstanding leader is destined fo^r greater honors Ms final year starring on Southern gridirons. Donald Jones, guard, started his first varsity game against the Jesuit eleven and was outstanding after Coach Wynne had taken him out once and told him his faults. Sophr omores make many .mistakes, but when they are like Jones, they are determined not to make the same errors again, and generally prove this by being in the midst of every play when given another chance. The two touchdowns made by the roamers of the forest were made by graduates of Coach Earl McFaden's 1929 frosh team. Jimmie Hitchcock brought the 5000 fans to their feet early iiTthe second quarter when he raced 68 yards for the first marker, and Tom Brown, did likewise in this period, only his six-points were annexed on a brilliant, never-give-up 20 yard buck over center. A bright future is predicted for both of these ball carriers. When Florida and Auburn meet in Jacksonville, the 'Gators will be engaging their second conference foe, while the Bengals will be making their debut against an opponent in their own ranks. Florida has met and defeated Southern and North Carolina State, while Auburn has broken even in her two games with SENIORS IN ENGINEERING PLEDGED BY TAU BETA PI RAINBOW THEATRE JACK LONDON'S Greatest Story "THE SEA WOLF 9 9 —with— Milton Sills Jane Keith Raymond Hackett (Continued from page 1) Each member of Tau Beta Pi called one of the pledges from the membership of the Engineers' Club to the platform, pinned the fraternity's ribbons on him, and extended congratulations. Previous to the announcement of new men, Professor C. A. Baughmah, a faculty member of Tau Beta Pi, spoke briefly on the history and purpose of the organization. He told of the tendency of Phi Beta Kappa to overlook engineering students and the subsequent forming of Tau Beta Pi at Lehigh University for the purpose of recognizing and honoring engineering prowess. In 1920, when Tau Beta Pi had only 35 chapters, the fraternity was established on the Auburn campus. Professor Baughman stated that the intention of the society is to recognize those who have high scholastic standing and general upstanding characters. According to Professor Baughman, statistics proved, with few exceptions, that those men who have high grades while in college become successes in later life. At the opening of the meeting, Lawrence Camp, president of the club, tendered his resignation and submitted the names of the four vice-presidents, one of whom should be elected temporary president. J. A. Willman was chosen for the office. It was decided by the club that the presiding officer should be called chairman instead of president, and that the four vice-presidents should be directors. The chairman is to be head of the board of directors. The other officers of Tau Beta Pi are as follows: George L. Williamson, vice-president, Tom Brown, secretary; Professor C. R. Hixon, corresponding secretary and treasurer; J. R. Quinlivan, Jr., cataloguer; and Powell Williams, Bent reporter. The following countries have a lower per cent of illiteracy than the United States—Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, England, Canada, and Wales. Birmingham-Southern and Spring Hill. Both coaches, Charlie Bachman and Chet Wynne, are exponents of the Notre Dame style of football. This system has been very successful at the Gainesville institution because the fans in Gatorland have been patient and have supported Bachman. It is believed that it will be just as successful at the Cornerstone if time and support is given Coach Wynne. Florida is boasting of another strong team which makes her the favorite in Saturday's affair, but everyone may rest assured that the rejuvenated Palinsmen have enough new spirit to make the game one of the most interesting to be played in Dixie. The Tigers will fight hard. They are gradually showing signs of starting on the hard and treacherous comeback trail. Tiger Theatre THURSDAY, Oct. 9 "Road to Paradise" —With— LORETTA YOUNG JACK MULHALL RAYMOND HATTON All-Talking FRIDAY, Oct. 10 HEAR THEM TALK! SEE THEM ACT! JOE COOK in "Rain or Shine" A Columbia Picture The Laff Riot of the Year SATURDAY, Oct. 11 WHAT CAUSES JAIL RIOTS? "Numbered Men" —With— CONRAD NAGEL BERNICE CLAIRE RAYMOND HACKETT . mmmm — — — ^»»»»»»^»^^^»J jfprreHEss * TROUSj^j l O ' a Buttoa:* "Let 'em rip —if they can!" < You'd be surprised to learn that in spite of this unlimited Warranty—ioc a Button; $l.oo a Rip—less than three out of every thousand pairs of Dutchess Trousers and Knickers sold are brought back because of faulty seams! Our own experience has proven this fact. That's why we say, "Let 'em rip—if they can.* For we know they won't rip. Come in and see for yourself how stylish they are— how comfortable—and how well they fit, GIBSON'S MEN'S WEAR AUTUMNLEAVESVERY GOOD AS FERTILIZER The fallen leaves, as autumn approaches, usually cause a series of hazardous conditions due to the common practice of burning them, states the Alabama Commission of Forestry. In cities and towns it is customary for the residents to rake or sweep the leaves into piles and then set fire to them. The possibility of a sudden gust of wind carrying the fire to grass or buildings is very great. The smoke caused by the burning, while pleasantly pungent if not inhaled in too great quantities, obstructs the view and often contributes to traffic accidents. In localities the burning of leaves around buildings also may cause fire to be carried to the woods, resulting in large financial loss to the owners. Fallen leaves in both city and country are a valuable asset and may well be gathered and utilized. Leaves make excellent fertilizer, and if they are piled and covered with earth they rot quickly. They contain phosphoric acid and potash but burning them drives off the most abundant and valuable element,—nitrogen. Decayed leaves, or humus as this part of the soil is called, applied to lawns, flower and vegetable gardens increase growth to a great extent, and when applied to crop land in the case of corn and cotton materially increases the yield per acre. Evans Literary Society Holds Weiner Roast The Evans Literary Society entertained its members and their friends last night with a "weiner" roast at Yarbrough Springs. Miss Helen Garrett acted as hostess, and served "weiners" and coffee. The purpose of the meeting was not for business but merely as a friendly social gathering. The party disbanded with three cheers for the hostess. The president of the Evans Literary Society states that another meeting on this order will be given in the near future. DR. JOHN C. DAWSON RESIGN AT HOWARD Dr. John C. Dawson, president of Howard College since 1921 and a member of the faculty for twenty-eight years, has announced his resignation, to be effective in February, 1931. Dr. Dawson leaves Howard to take the chair of romance languages at the University of Alabama. A. D. Smith, president of the board of trustees, said no move has been made towards naming Dr. Dawson's successor. ' Argentina purchases one-half of the 25,000 windmills which are manufactured annually in this country. W E M A KE n T T / T ^ O NEWSPAPER . , I X MAGAZINE ^ •*- W CATALOG S e r v i c e E n g r a v i n g Co "ontgomery, Alabai Bob Foster's Pressing Shop QUICK SERVICE Always Ready to Serve You BANK OF AUBURN B a n k of P e r s o n a l S e r v i ce AUBURN ICE & COAL CO. D e a l e r s i n E v e r y t h i n g N e c e s s a r y t o B u i ld a n d C o m p l e t e A H o m e . M i l l w o r k , F i n i s h e d a n d U n f i n i s h e d Lumber. 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Title | 1930-10-08 The Plainsman |
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OCR Transcript | 1 BAND MATINEE SATURDAY THE PLAINSMAN T O F O S T E R T H E A U B U R N S P I R IT MASS MEETING THURSDAY VOLUME LIV AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 NUMBER 9 FIFTEEN SENIORS IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL PLEDGED TAU BETA PI GREEK LETTER MEN WILL BE HOSTS AT HOUSE PARTIES Social Committee Announces All Plans for Sophomore Prom Completed FRANK SILVA TO PLAY Friday Afternoon Tea Dance to Open Gaieties Five fraternities on the campus will give house parties during the Opening Dances, it was announced today by Sabel Shanks, chairman of the Social Committee. The fraternities taking part are: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta Kappa Nu, Kappa Alpha, and Lambda Chi Alpha. The members of the Social Committee expressed the hope that this part of the Opening Dances would be considered a high light of the occasion. All final preparations for _the dances have been completed, it was stated by the chairman of the Social Committee today, and the members are looking forward to the Executive Cabinet tea^ dance which will open the season Friday afternoon, October the tenth. This tea dance wijl be held from four until six, and will be followed Friday night by the Sophomore Ball which will last from ten until one-thirty. Saturday morning the Scabbard and Blade dance will be given, and the "A" club will entertain with a tea-dance. Saturday night the Farewell Ball will be held from nine until twelve. Frank Silva and his orchestra will be on the air over station WAPI for a part of each dance, if the present plans are carried out. . , The decorations for the gymnasium, which when completed, will form a modernistic ball room, were started this morning, and will be finished by Friday morning. Edwards Is Speaker At Kiwanis Meeting J. R. Edwards, who has been ac tive in the affairs of the Auburn Community for many years, spoke to local Kiwanians last Monday noon at the regular weekly luncheon of the club held in the Thomas Hotel. Sis subject, "What are You Worth?" proved very interesting, according to statements made by several of the members. Doctor Edwards cited Ray Chapman, who was killed in a baseball game several years ago; Tris Speader, the man who would try anything; and the man who played "scrub" football for four years and never quit; as examples of men of worth. He continued by saying that people's worth cannot be measured by material things. "The true measure of a man's worth is the amount of happiness he has caused by his contacts with others during his life," Edwards stated. Another feature of the luncheon program was Mrs. Trott's two vocal selections, "Danny Boy" and "Joy", followed by Sargeant Moxham's rendition of "Deep Down in the Cellar". Both singers received much applause. Soph. Radio Course Offered Elec. Students As an option for Sophomores in electrical engineering, a course in fundamentals of radio is being offered in place of machine shop. The course was inaugurated to relieve the congested situation in the machine shop, and to give an introduction into radio to those students who plan to enter the field of radio communications. The classes are being taught by A. C. Cohen, Jr., junior in electrical engineering. An advanced course in radio engineering consisting of three hours of lecture is being offered to Junior and Senior electrical students by Woodrow Darling, senior in electrical engineering and former radio operator for the United Fruit Company. TEXTILE BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION New Structure to Be Equipped With Most Up-To-Date Equipment Work on the new Textile Engineering Buildingis being rushed to the utmost, and with its completion Auburn will have the most up-to-date plant in the country for textile instruction. The new structure is equipped throughout with the latest models of machinery, driven with individual motors. Atmospheric conditions will be controlled by humidi-tors of the newest type, and fire hazards will be reduced to a minimum by the use of automatic sprinklers. The building has its own steam boiler which will provide steam for heating and also for the finishing and dyeing processes. On the south side of the building, where the machinery halls are located, the upper half of the large windows are of ribbed glass to disfuse the light in the machinery halls and to obstruct the direct rays of the sun. Classrooms, offices, reading room, laboratories, and machinery halls have been admirably arranged. The north side of the building will contain the classrooms and offices, while the laboratories and machinery halls will occupy the south side. The preparation department will occupy the east end of the second floor. Here the bales of cotton will be received, opened, picked, and carded, and converted into roving. The roving will be made into yarn in the spinning room at the west end of the building, and then twisted and found on spools. The yarn will be woven into cloth in the weaving department which will be located in the east end of the building on the first floor. Eahxics of both coarse and fine material will be made and also fabrics of mixed cotton and silk. The east end of the first floor will be used for the finishing and dyeing processes. Raw stock dyeing, dyeing of yarn in skeins and in package form will be done in this department as well as -the dyeing of the finished products. One of the features of the new building is an elevator which will be extremely useful in the handling of material. Some of the machinery and equipment for the building has arrived and at present there is a carload in transit. Student labor will be used in the installation of equipment as far as it is possible. Columbus High School Defeats Aubufn Team Sigma Pi Is Winner Of Scholarship Cup Interfraternity Council Trophy Awarded Annually to Group with Highest Average In a football game that was closer than the score might indicate Columbus Hi defeated Auburn Hi 18 to 0, at Columbus Friday. Columbus' first touchdown came early in the first period when one of Columbus' backs slipped through tackle for about 20 yards and the touchdown. The try for extra point failed. The other two Columbus tallies came in the middle and last of the second quarter when, by two cutback plays, they carried the ball over. Both attempts for the extra point failed. For Columbus, Richardson and Turner played the best games while for Auburn, Benson and Howard were outstanding. The line-up was as follows: AUBURN Carroll Moore Schubert Foster Powell P. Bailey Bain Powell W. Yarbrough Howard (C) Benson LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB RH LH FB COLUMBUS Nelson Hagins Jones Brady Gallagher Wadsworth Chambless McCook Richardson Turner Roberts The Interfraternity Council scholarship loving cup for the year 1929- 1930 was awarded to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at a meeting of the Council held Monday at the Alpha Tau Omega house. The Sigma Pi's, who led council members with an average of 79.27, were awarded the cup which is presented by the Council each year to the fraternity possessing'the highest average in scholarship for both semesters. A scholarship committee was appointed; it will be under the leadership of Chairman Murff Hawkins. Mac Jones, R. F. Ham, and Max Williams were chosen as the other members of the committee. Members of the athletic committee who were appointed at the meeting Monday night are: C. L. Adams, chairman; Carl Schlich, J. 0. Anderson, and T. G. Amason. A committee to be in charge of housing the visitors forvthe Opening Dances are: Rex Sikes, chairman; Hugh Ellis, Fred Hardy, and Charles F. Davis. Scabbard And Blade Elects Army Men Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, announces the pledging of three new officers of the R. O. T. C. Unit. They are as follows: First Lieutenant T. S. Gunby; Captain W. A. Metts, and Lieut. H. L. Watts, all of the Field Artillery Unit. The officers will be initiated at the same time as the student pledges. All officers of the R. O. T. C. Unit are now members on pledges of the fraternity. . Reservations Received Opelika District Fair With only two more weeks until the Opelika District Fair opens, reservations for exhibits are being received and space is being taken rapidly. School exhibits, livestock exhibits, poultry exhibits, a flower show, and Boy Scout booths will feature in the numerous exhibitions. The Pepperell School which has been taking first prize in the county exhibits in the past will be on hand again. Smith's Station, Salem and the Opelika City Schools have reservations and other schools will probably come in. Three booths have been reserved for Boy Scout Troops 1 and 2 and the Lone Scouts. Palmer Long is assembling material for the Lone Scout exhibit which will be a feature exhibit for the scouts. Other troops will probably come in later. "Pkzwinks" Reorganized After remaining inactive for quite a period of years, the Ancient and Royal Order of Exalted Pizzwinks has been reorganized. This order was founded at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1921. It was very active in humorous circles around the Cornerstone for a few years, but owing to the scarcity of new blood the order faded out. However an old Auburn Alumnus has returned and set about to reestablish the Alpha chapter much to the welfare of all. At a meeting held recently the old chapter was reorganized'. Nine charter members were chosen from the upper ' classes. After the business of the evening, was completed several new pledges were put thru * the first two degrees. The high standards of the Pizzwinks are expressed in their motto, "Vive la vie, a l'enfer du mort!" The purpose of the organization is to take fun where it is found, to promote good feeling and fellowship, and to do away with intoxicants in any shape, form or fashion, and at any time or place. ^ HAM WILL ATTEND TAU BEMPI MEET Annual Convention Will Be Held At Lehigh University Richard F. Ham, president of the local chapter of Tau Beta Pi, left yesterday morning for Bethlehem, 'Ohio, where he will attend the annual national convention of the society which will be held at Lehigh University. Enroute he will stop over in Philadelphia and tour Drexel Institute. He will also attend a banquet to be given by the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania. Pate Accepts Position With United Fruit Co. "A" Club Dance Is LM Pronounced Success The first "A" Club dance of the year, given Saturday night following the Auburn-Spring Hill game, was unusually well attended. A member of young ladies, among them many visitors remaining over after the game, were present. Among the visitors were many from Mobile, Montgomery, Columbus, Opelika, and other nearby towns. Other dances sponserd by the "A" Club will be given during the year. Naval Fliers Attend Football Game Here Lieut-Commander Ross Allen and Lieutenant Harold Fick flew here from the Naval Air Station at Pen-sacola, Florida to see the game Saturday. They were flying a Wright Corsair observation plane and landed on the Pace farm. The officers returned to Pensacola Sunday. They were the guests of Lieutenant Finch of the Aeronautical department. W. W. Pate, cooperative soil inves tigator with the Auburn Agricultural Experiment Station and the State dustries, Montgomery, has been employed as chief soil chemist by the United Fruit Company, Tela, Honduras. Mr. and Mrs. Pate will sail from New Orleans, October 24. It will be Mr. Pate's second trip to South America, as he was employed as assistant soil chemist by the United, Fruit Company before beginning his present work at Auburn a year ago. In his new position he will make soil investigations relating to cultural practices in producing bananas, v Mr. Pate graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1924 and received his master's degree here in 1926. He remained one year as instructor in agronomy and soils. After this he went to Hela, Honduras. Pharmaceutical Club Has Large Membership A reading by Mrs. K. O. Reeves featured the meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society, Monday night. A talk by H. O. Partridge on the history of Pharmacy from the stone age Department of Agriculture and Into the present cosmetic and luncheonette age. The Pharmaceutical Society is boasting of having a larger percentage of attendance than any other departmental organization on the campus. President "Red" Sugg reports that the students and faculty members are working to complete a Pharmaceutical Library. Several large wholesale drug houses have already pledged their aid to the project. Band Will Sponsor Football Matinee Students to Receive Play-by- Play of Florida-Auburn Game Auburn football enthusiasts who cannot go to the Auburn-Florida game next Saturday in Jacksonville will be given opportunity to hear the game when the Auburn Band sponsors a football matinee in Langdon Hall at 1:15 p. m. The band has secured a leased wire direct from the field in Jacksonville, and plays will be called immediately after they have taken place. The proceeds from the affair will go to the band, and officers hope that a large number of students and townspeople will attend. The schedule has been so arranged as not to conflict with the freshman football game against the Florida rats on Drake Field. Admission will be twenty-five cents. The band members will play before the matinee and during the halves. Other matinees later during the football season will probably be given by the band. Radio Club Elects . Sparrow President Tom Sparrow was elected president of the Auburn Radio Club at its initial meeting of _ the year Tuesday evening. A. C. Cohen was selected as secretary and treasurer of the group, and Woodrow Darling was chosen as station engineer to amateur radio station W4AQ. The Radio Club owns and operates two transmitters working in the amateur bands, one twenty meter, and one forty meter outfit. Plans for the coming year call for the construction of a new receiver to be used for the station, and improvement in the transmitters. Theta Chi Fraternity Gives Pledges Social The Theta Chi Fraternity gave a social in honor of their pledges last Friday evening, October the third. The young ladies attending the function were: Frances Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Ernestine Hill, Dabney Hare, Mary Fae Riser, Jean Fun-chess, Mary Emma Jones, Kathleen Russell, Maryline Cauthen, Luverne Watts, Evelyn White, Mary McGee, Hoyt Inloe, Sue Parsons, Helen Dunn, Abigaile Brazeale, Frances McGee, Flora Hickman, and Sarah Hall Crenshaw. The evening was spent playing bridge and dancing, being chaperoned by Mrs. Smith, Dean and Mrs. Judd, Professor and Mrs. Beck. The party was concluded at eleven o'clock, when refreshments were served, which consisted of ice cream and cake. HONOR FRATERNITY NAMES MEN AT ENGINEERS MEETING TORCHLIGHT PARADE GIVE TEAM SEND-OFF Students to Assemble at Langdon Hall at 7 : 3 0 and March to Train What promises to be the biggest, loudest, and best pep meeting of the year will be held Thursday night, when the student body sends the team off to the Auburn-Florida game in Jacksonville. Head cheer leader, "Happy" Davis states that the crowd will assemble in front of Langdon hall at 7:30 o'clock, and led by the band, the torchlight parade will pro-cede to the station where yells will be given until the train leaves. In an effort to make this one of the greatest send-offs the team has ever had, the cheer leaders are making special efforts to have every Auburn student present, and equipped with torches. "Happy" Davis states that he wants the send-off Thursday night to surpass the. one given the team three years ago on the eve of the game with Tulane. On that occasion the line ~of torches extended from the station back up college street to the main gate. Pledging at Open Meeting Novel Feature of Auburn Chapter Is PROF. BAUGHMAN SPEAKS On the Founding and Ideals of The Society A. S. C. E. Elects Officers For Year J. C. Clarke was elected president of the •American Society of Civil Engineers for the first semester of the current year at the initial meeting of the Auburn chapter Monday evening. A. C. Taylor was elected vice president, and Ben B. Mabson was chosen secretary and treasurer of the group. Professor J. A. C. Callan gave a short talk in which he told of the problems that face the civil engineer. He also urged the Seniors and Juniors present to use their influence in instilling interest in the underclassmen. Short talks were also made by Professors A. C. Barron, V. B. Wat-wood, and P. M. Beard. Professor Beard said that effort should be made to get the Juniors out to the meetings; the Seniors would come anyway "from a sense of duty". The next meeting will be held next Monday night at 7 o'clock. NOTICE A very important meeting of the Chemical Society will be held next Monday night at 7 o'clock in Room 203, Ross Chemical Laboratory. The question of joining the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will be discussed. All members and any other students of chemical engineering who are interested are requested to attend. Tigers Will Face Hard Opponents In Next Three Games To Be Played By Elmer G. Salter Tasting victory last Saturday for the first time since October 26, 1929, when they defeated the Howard College Bulldogs, 6 to 0, the Auburn Tigers are expected to cast aside all inferiority complexes, if they have had any, and start playing the best football that they have played in several seasons. However, they face three of the strongest teams in the Southern Conference in a row, meeting Florida in Jacksonville, Snturday; Georgia Tech in Atlanta, October 18, and Georgia in Columbus, October 25, but they are expected to give a good account of themselves in this trio of hard contests. The Plainsmen 'have already shown wonderful improvement on the defense, and if they can perfect the intricate Notre Dame system to a certain degree of effectiveness on the offense, then Auburn's opponents will fear her in both departments. The Tigers are tough meat for most any table now, but too much cannot be expected from Coach Chet Wynne's initial team. They are improving and that should be glad news to the ardent Auburn followers. Sophomores continue to occupy the major positions on this year's eleven. Eight first-year warriors were found in the starting line-up against Spring Hill, and they showed up well. Sam Mason, Herbert "Bing" Miller, Donald Jones, Hannis Prim, Porter Grant, Ike Parker, Jimmie Hitchcock and Tom Brown were the non-seasoned performers who started. Commodore Wood, Cary Senn, Kenneth Phipps, Robert Arthur, Tom Shackleford and Lee Johnson are other sophomores who saw service. (Continued on page 4) Pledging in a new method, Tau Beta Pi announced the election of fifteen seniors in the engineering department at a meeting of the Engineers' Club held last night in Langdon Hall. In previous elections, the society had announced its pledges by letters. The following are the new men: Max Williams, architectural engineering, Birmingham. , L. E. Mullins, electrical engineering, Newton. K. C. Gilbert, mechanical engineering, Birmingham; J. C. Clarke, civil engineering, Mc- Shan. W. A. Robinson, chemical engineering, Birmingham. Irvin Roth, civil engineering, Jacksonville, Fla. L. W. Mathews, Jr., electrical engineering, Birmingham. W. J. Sindo, mechanical engineering, Birmingham. \ Gabie Drey, electrical engineering, Mobile. H. L. Hubbard, chemical engineering, Anniston. W. R. Coleman, electrical engineering, Birmingham. Kenneth E. Withington, mechanical engineering, Birmingham. T. H. Kummer, mechanical engineering, Auburn. Robert L. Hume, electrical engineering, Birmingham. R. A. Wesson, electrical engineering, Waterloo. Eugene H. Gray, of Mobile, fourth year student in architectural engineering, was also presented to the engineers. Gray was chosen in the annual spring election held last year. In absence of JRichard F. Ham, president of the local chapter, who left yesterday for the national convention in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, George L. Williamson, vice-president, was master of tapping ceremonies. (Continued on page 4) Lutherans To Hear Rev. Hahn Last Time Delivering the last of a series of sermons to Auburn Lutherans, Rev. R. W. Hahn will speak at the Y. M. C. A. assembly room Sunday morning at ten o'clock. Rev. Hahn, Lutheran pastor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has held services in Auburn once a month during the past year, but due to probable changes by the Mission board of the church the work is to be shifted, in all probability to the Rev. Ahrendt of Atlanta. An educational and social program, consisting of an open discussion of the first four articles of the Augsburg Confession, has been planned for Saturday night. This meeting will be held at the Y. M. C. A. under the direction of Professor Fick and Mrs. Weidenbach. New Luncheonette, Fount At Toomer's A new soda fountain and luncheonette is being installed by Toom-er's Drug Store, and will be ready for service by Saturday. The new fount will have such features as mechanical refrigeration, and will be modern in every respect. It will be six feet longer than the old fount. This new equipment is being added as a part of the remodeling program begun by Mr. Toomer this summer when he altered the front entrance to his store. The sandwiches and drinks will be dispensed by "Tommy" Atkins. PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 Sty? ffi kmamatt 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 A. C. Cohen News Editor Claude Currey ,- News Editor R. K. Sparrow News Editor Alan Troup Composing Editor J. R. Chadwick Composing Editor Adrian Taylor Sports Editor Murff Hawkins Exchange Editor K. M. McMillan : Literary Editor REPORTERS H. W. Moss, '33; J. W. Letson, '33; C. E. Mathews, '32; Cleveland Adams, '32; V. H. Kjellman, '33; Otis Spears, 34; S: A. Lacy, '33; A. D. Mayo, '33. BUSINESS STAFF Virgil Nunn Asst. Business Mgr. Ben Mabson Advertising Manager Roy Wilder Circulation Manager James Backes Asso. Advertising Mgr. CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT R. W. Lauder, '34 L. E. Sellers, '34 J3. C. Adams, '34 AN OUT-GROWN CUSTOM In the past few years there have been many changes at Auburn; a sort of reconstruction period has been in effect with the result that many old customs which had outgrown their usefulness have been abolished. The most agreeable thing about most of these changes is that they have been brought about by the students and not by the administration. However, there is one custom still in existence wherein the student body shows a very apparent lack of intelligence and mental ability. The custom referred to is that of accusing any classmate who shows enough interest or concern about a course to ask the professor a few intelligent questions of. Trying to get what is popularly known as a "boot" on the professor. It seems to be the fate of any man who asks three or four questions a week to be looked upon as either a downright know-nothing or a man who is trying to get thru the course by working the professor. Most of the men in the class probably could not answer any of the questions asked, but in spite of this they are content to sit back and criticise those who do make an attempt to clear the matter in their minds. The Plainsman believes that this is one custom that Auburn could get along just as well without. It is not the fool who asks questions about things he does not understand; the fool is he who sits back and looks wise and tries to impress everybody with the fact that it is not necessary for him to inquire about anything. DUTIES OF SOCIAL COMMITTEE Perhaps one oi the most important of the permanent committees of the Executive Cabinet is the Social Committee, since its purpose is to supervise and arrange all affairs for the Sophomore Hop, the Junior Prom and the Senior Dances. This committee consists of a chairman and treasurer who are members of the Executive Cabinet and eight associates who are members of the student body at large, all of the men being elected by the Cabinet. These ten members are proportioned out among the classes so that the Senior Class has four, the Junior Class has three, the Sophomore Class has two and the Freshman Class has one. It is the business of this committee to obtain orchestras for the dances; to obtain bids for decorations at these dances; to determine, with the approval of the Executive Cabinet, the admission price of the dances; to issue complimentary tickets to no other persons or organizations except those on the approved list given in the Rat Bible, and in, general to handle all business pertaining to the dances in accordance with the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations of Permanent Committees. Any net profits accrued from the dances are divided by the College Accountant as follows: Athletic Council, seventy per cent for a gymnasium fund; Glee Club, ten per cent; Forensic Council, ten per cent; and The Auburn Players, ten per cent. As compensation for their work the members of the social committee receive three tickets each to all three of the dances and as further compensation the chairman receives a salary of one hundred dollars per annum. During the year we shall engage in no less than 375 intercollegiate games. The prestige of the college does not depend on any of these contests. No one will accuse you of having 'poor spirit' if you prefer to spend a Saturday afternoon in the library rather than to attend a football game. No coach will urge you to play "for the glory of dear old Harvard." This is heresy, nothing more or less. When everybody knows that the purpose of intercollegiate Sports, as bodied forth universally, is to win games, here is a man who thinks that victory is a mere bagatelle. When everybody knows that that mysterious essense, college spirit, is somehow generated from the thronging of as many students as possible at football games, here is a man who actually says to a body of freshmen, needing more than all others the right guidance, that going to the library on Saturday afternoon is not treason. Who is this Bingham, anyway? Is he merely on exponent of the well-known Harvard superciliousness, or is this a dodge to divert attention from the fact that this season Harvard prospects are not very good? In other words, is it impossible that here is a shrewd fellow who is exploiting the "I don't care" tradition for the purpose of proving that Harvard men really care when they have a team worth caring about? That seems to be a much more plausible explanation than the more obvious one that Harvard authorities foster play for the sake of the game and not for the sake of winning. At the same time, something ought to be done by colleges and universities generally to offset the pernicious propaganda into which the Bingham statement can be so easily turned. Particularly is it essential that Southern institutions, which seem to be so keenly aware of the profits of football success, take a stand which would serve to squelch the ugly transval-uation of values which this Bingham person may be thought to have in mind. Surely the Southern Conference, which was brave enough to throw into the waste bask: et the Carnegie report on athletics, has the courage to tell Harvard where to get off. —Birmingham Age-Herald. Letters to the Editor TREASON Addressing the freshman class the other day, William J. Bingham, director of athletics at Harvard, made the following statement: Editor, The Plainsman, Dear Sir: The purpose of The Glomerata is to portray the campus life of the Auburn student body. This portrayal would be most imperfect without an individual picture of each student. So far only a comparatively small number of students have had their pictures made. It should not be necessary to impress the importance of this matter on the minds of the students. Each undergraduate should be proud to have his picture in The Glomerata. The annual is, in a sense, an index to student activities at Auburn. To present a forceful reflection of the life of our institution in its true light to the public The Glomerata must have the full support of each student, and the least that the individual undergraduate can do it to have his picture made. We believe that Auburn is progressing, that we are moving forward; to insure this advancement, we must support not only our athletics, but our publications also. Your share in this support is to have your picture made at once. We do not want to publish an annual that seems small and spiritless; it ought to be, and I trust will be, a vividly drawn illustration of the Greater Auburn. Sincerely yours, A Preletarian. My Opinion By Vasili Leoniduitch The Gazook I'm the gazook who never thinks of the value of my time. When I have afternoons free, one can find me on the streets. I know I should try to get more out of college, but I manage to get by. I'm the "just-get-by-boy." I know I'm not playing fair with my parents, but they do not know it, and what people do not know will not hurt them. If I were graded by the amount of work I put on my books, I would have a. minus grade. There is not very much to me and every one is finding it out. It shows on me in many different ways: first, by the crowd I run with; second, by the way I utilize my time. This is only a habit and I could "snap out of it," if I wanted to, but what is the use? There is one thing for certain, and that is that I'm not going to work if I can get out of it. I have no ambition, but maybe I'll get lucky some day and make some money and then I'll be sitting pretty. If I had my time to go over again, I would study more and have something definite in view. I know some boys would like to have my opportunities; they would make something out of the education I am supposed to be getting. But I'm not doing anything for myself. Often as I listen and participate in the disgruntled murmurings concerning college, I wonder what the Utopian campus would be like. I am sure that it would be a very uncollegiate place. Maybe no one would even make a wise-crack. They would have beer dispensaries, no classes before nine or after eleven, fraternities that served eggs for breakfast every morning, and I am sure there would be no columnists. • * * * * * Hats off to the architects! Not once during the present year have I heard any complaint concerning their hard life. They don't look sleepy-eyed any more. The campus is losing some of its color, for no more do they drift in from the drafting room with the cruel dawn to sip coffee with the expression of martyrdom on their faces. * * * * * I understand that the "College Racket" department held a lab at one of the sandwich shops Saturday night. Al Capone should be able to find some good material —now that some of the students are utilizing their talents. * * * * * Speaking of talents, I fear that a psychoanalysis of most Auburn men would reveal that we are laboring under wise-cracking complexes. We greet each new day with boisterous repartee and go to bed each night amid the babel of crude puns. * * * * * For the benefit of the gentle readers (and sophomores) the three other vodka sots have voiced their hearty approval of "My Opinion" of women. A Yeal* Ago In Auburn The whole student body was preparing to make the trip to Montgomery to see the game with the University of Florida eleven. Two special trains were to be chartered, and all students tickets for the trains and to the game were to be given gratis by the institute. , * * * * * The R. O. T. C. was in readiness for a parade to be staged in the downtown streets of Montgomery after the trains arrived at the Capital City. The cadets, In their new gray uniforms, Were hoping to make a good showing. * * * * * Dr. Knapp was given several African trophies by alumnus. They were the craft work of West African natives. * * * * * The Architecture Department announced that a showing of the seventh art exhibit of the Southern States Art League would begin here November first. * * * * * - Plans for a landscaping were announced by the extension service. * * * * * \ Professor G. A. Tfollope was made head of the poultry department. * * * * * The issue of Sunday movies was still before the town and college, and The Plainsman was fighting hard for the question. * * * * * Many Southern sports writers were hailing Auburn as being on the upward track although they had lost to Clemson in her first conference game. Students from twelve countries are registered at the Princeton Theological seminary. Dr. Herman Schneider, president of the University of Cincinnati, hopes to eliminate many of the complexities of university organization by providing for five major university divisions: Liberal arts, economics, or engineering and commerce, human adjustments, physical and mental health, and fine arts, the last four corresponding to the divisions of mankind's professional activities. The fossil of a remote ancestor of the common morning glory, that bloomed twenty one million years ago, and the feather of a bird of the same period have been discovered by the Field Museum geological expedition' in the vicinity of Florris-sant, Colorado. In an effort to offset the habit of becoming "music listeners" engendered in youngsters by the radio and player piano, school authorities in New York are setting up courses in music, to develope "players of music" among children. Dr. Jean Betzner of Teacher^ College, Columbia University, believes the present methods of teaching English composition to children in primary grades tends to hinder rather than to develop their creative literary talents. Last year there were more college students in the United States than in all the rest of the world combined. There were 1,237,000 students enrolled in colleges and universities in this country. One of the' latest books is a biography of Al Capone, A "Self Made" man, written by Fred D. Pasley, a Chicago newspaper reporter. AUBURN FOOTPRINTS There's one born every minute. Two of 'em were sitting on the little silent policeman Sunday night, in the middle of the street at Toomer's corner. - * * * * * * * ** If the aeroplanes don't stop coming low over the campus, the students in Dean Biggin's History of Architecture class never will catch up on their sleep. * * * * * * * * * Coach Cannon went horseback riding Sunday. He can't resist the temptation to smash backs. * * * * * * * * * B. Lowe, Opelika's ambassador to Auburn, has been reelected by an overwhelming majority to represent his fair city again this year. Lowe is well advised on legal matters; he hasn't lost a suit in four years. * * * * * * * * * Now that Fred Hardy's "marriage" is publicly known, we guess he'll meet the same fate as Red Cagle at West Point. * * * * * * * * * It is rumored that Professor Dunstan left yesterday for a lengthy visit at Uncle Bim's. He took with him his very latest finding machine, by means of which he hopes to recover the great Mogul diamond. Bon voyage Professor. * * * * * * * * * By the time the new textile building is completed, dresses will have become so short that cloth-making will be a minor industry. * * * * * * * * * So many aeroplanes have been landing out by the chicken farm lately, that a big hawk flew down the other day and carried off the hen that won last year's egg derby, before the roosters knew what it was all about. * * * * * * * * * MY "FRAT." PIN When this, my frat pin, goes astray; It must go to one of whom I can say, "She's truly the one that I adore; I wish her for mine for-ever-more." * And she, in like manner, should think of me As the one she shall love through eternity Not a mere passing fancy, as a ship off the shore, But eternal, undying, for-ever-more. ,' » I'll expect her to wear it the same as I've done, Thru hot and thru cold, thru rain and thru sun. 'Tis' not like a trinket to be dropped on the floor When done with. No! 'Tis for-ever-more. ' And when her ador's cooled and mine's done the same. And we both think the other is really to blame. I'll expect her to return it, but I won't be sore. There's others who'll take it For-ever-more. —Marc, '31 * WITH OTHER COLLEGES UNIVERSAL We emerge from the inspection of a multitude of early exchanges with several very definite impressions, namely: that if streamer headlines on college newspapers are to be believed, the enrollment in schools all over the country is unusually large this year, freshman classes are large and highly intelligent, there is no end of championship football teams in the making. Old man hard times is able to give gray hairs to the tired business man, but certainly not to this group of optimists, the student editors. We find not one line about seventy-day droughts, crop failures or market crashes. One idea prevails; that countless American colleges are beginning the biggest year in their histories. * * * * * DON'T* FOR FRESHMEN 1. Don't exalt thyself and think you are the whole cheese, Mr. Rat, humble thyself and be wise. Beware of the cat. 2. Don't think that all the girls are crazy about you because they look at you and smile. They may be thinking that perhaps Darwin was right after all. 3. Don't give the professors any of your advice. Keep it to yourself awhile until you know better. 4. Don't sit up all night and study. You might ruin your eyes, and you would be sure to lose sleep. 5. Don't cut too many classes. You may dull your blade. 6. Don't go to sleep during a lecture. The professor might think he isn't interesting. 7. Don't step on the grass. You can make more noise on the sidewalk. 8. Don't get sore if the prof, gives you an "E" instead of an "H". * * * * * MAROONS TO TRAVEL With Notre Dame scheduled to stay at home once in a while in its new stadium, it appears that Colgate University's football squad will be the leading contender for travelling honors this year. In all the Maroon team will travel 3,800 miles to play eight games. Distant opponents who^will be met on their own fields by Colgate include Michigan State, Brown University, Penn State and Columbia. * * * * * MARVELOUS Co-eds are certainly no curiosity at Ohio Wesleyan, where there are 1,015 of the fairer sex as compared with 793 men. In addition to their advantage in numbers the women students havfe permission to stay out until 10:30 on week nights and still later on \yeek-ends. In spite of being exposed to this istuation, some of the men do actually pass. Ask the ticket agent for information concerning chartering an extra train with special rates headed north. * * * * * WITH THE SMALLEST COLLEGE Not more than 24 undergraduates were expected to register at Urbana University when it opened this fall. The university boasts the smallest student body of any higher educational institution in the United States. The size of the student body was swelled somewhat b y The institution of a new course in music. * * * . * * TUNE IN THE HEAT Tests madefy students of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with Radio Station KSTP have proved that students can do their best studying when listening to jazz music on the radio. Less distraction was found to prevail when the loud speakers were vibrating than when absolute silence reigned in the student's room. * * * * * OH YEAH? The Carnegie Institution has announced that its scientists have found it possible to measure the heat from an unnamed star which is 631 times fainter than the faintest star visible to the unaided eye. The tiny heat wave was caught by an instrument weighing one Thousandth of that of a drop of water, and called a therma-couple. * * * * * Although he admits that the system would be difficult to abolish, Rev. Dr. Charles L. O'Donnell, president of Notfe Dame, believes that the credit system is one of the outstanding evils of higher education today. "It is an obsession on the undergraduate mind today," Dr. O'Donnell said. "Students are working by the credit clock. I think it is up to the faculty to create an interest in learning for the sake of learning." The University head believes that in spite of the interest in football, 95 per cent of the students in American universities are seriously seeking an education above everything else. * * * * * BRUSHING UP ON POLITICS Fear on the part of the government that the present precarious political situation might lead to riots among" students were they gathered at college, has led authorities of the National University, at Havana, Cuba, to postpone the opening of the institution from October 1 to November 10. By that time the election of senators and representatives will have been held. (Same policy as ours, only we use cigars, instead of knives.) Rhapsodical Revelations By Alexandre Provost 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. * * * * * THE inherent desire of the Auburn student to destroy property became evident again last Saturday night after the dance. Some of us seem to have a mania for this particular type of entertainment. The wanton destruction of any and every thing that strikes the fancy furnishes rare sport for a part of our student body. Energy stimulated by excitement is all too often expended in this manner. * * * * * Some of the more excited of our students took over the operation of the sandwich shops in the village late Saturday night. Possession seemed to be nine-tenths of the law, so the establishment was placed at the mercy of the mob. The lone man in charge was powerless to offer any resistance and accepted the inevitable loss with a smile. Unable to obtain immediate service, the boys decided to help themselves to anything they fancied. Some paid, some did not. * * * * * Not content with helping themselves to candy, soft drinks, etc., a few of the more boisterous men decided that they could emulate John, the Greek, and cook. As a result a conglomeration of tomatoes, ham cheese, eggs, etc. was deposited in the skillet and set on the stove to fry. This odoriferous concoction was cleft on the range to add to the havoc already existing. In this manner the stock of provisions was exhausted. * * * * * After" the orgy the students departed for places unknown, leaving in their wake a path of destruction. The situation was comparable to Sherman's march through Georgia. With all respect to Sherman, I expect he could get a few pointers from some of our more boisterous students. Such occurrences as this cause the more pacific students considerable inconvenience. It is very doubtful if any of the sandwich shops will be open to serve the public at intermission during the opening dances. There was only one open at midnight Saturday, and look what happened to it.. The others closed early because the proprietors knew of the destructive potentiality of a group of excited Auburn students. I have talked with several of the lunch stand operators and it is their avowed intention to be closed, long before midnight during the dances. Past experiences have proved that the volume of trade does not take care of the losses that will acrue. "The boys raise too much hell," is the retort of the man behind the counter when asked why he wouldn't remain open late. * * * * * This is the sort of thing that many of our students boast of. They are a "tough lot" and only "he-men" go to Auburn. These "he-rnen" boast about how they wreck trains, hotels, restaurants, etc. They are proud of the fact that the Auburn business men have to close their establishments early during the dances to protect their stock. It is no wonder that Auburn is so often termed a "high school". We have our girls down for the dances and cannot find a place open to purchase a Coca-Cola at midnight. We should attempt to curb our destructive tendencies and prove to the public that we can act the part of gentlemen during the dances. * * * * * There is an larming lack of interest being shown by the students in the production of The Glomerata. The staff is attempting to get individual photographs of all the matriculates. Less than five hundred persons had posed prior to Saturday night out of the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes. At this rate there will not be over seven hundred pictures in our annual. Last year 1118 individual cuts were made. A student body the size of ours should have well over 1400 pictures printed. We have here an apalling situation which can only be remedied by the full cooperation of the individual students. The Glomerata is the annual year book of the school, depicting student life and activities in Auburn. A book of this nature is of no value without the photographs. We are not supporting the enterprise as we should. The staff cannot produce anything at all without the cooperation of the students in securing the photos. It should not be necessary to swear out warrants to secure these cuts. The Glomerata is a book that we want to be proud of and treasure as nothing else of its kind. It is a pictoral record of the current college year. It is most desirable that every student have his or her photograph in the annual. The complete set of four books will be prized more and more every year after having left college. Cooperate with the staff and have your picture made immediately. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE Difficult Encounters Will Begin With Florida Game on Saturday After meeting two of the leading teams in the S. I. A. A., Auburn will launch out into the extensive sea of Southern Conference teams, starting with the University of Florida in Jacksonville, October 11, and-ending with the University of South Carolina at Columbus, Thanksgiving. From October 11 to November 27, the Plainsmen will encounter Georgia Tech, Georgia, Tulane, Mississippi A. & M., and Vanderbilt, confer-ence^ foes, and Wofford, another S. I. A. A. eleven. Florida, Georgia Tech and Georgia will be met on successive Saturdays, followed by Wofford and the others in the order named. It begins to look like the Tigers always pick out one of the strongest teams to start against. Birmingham- Southern played like an S. I. C. eleven, in Auburn's initial battle for the season and Coach Charlie Bachman's Florida 'Gators are doped to finish J To Advance Education Of American Negroes Washington, D. C—(IP)—Advancement of Negro education in this country is the purpose of a new -position which has been created within the Office of Education in the United States Department of the Interior. Secretary Wilbur has appointed to this position Dr. Ambrose Cali-ver, the first negro in the United States to receive the degree of Ph. D. in the field of education. Dr. Caliver, former dean of Fisk University in Nashville, is a native of Virginia, and a graduate of Knox-ville College and the University of Wisconsin. ? - - » • Boys! If you Eat MEAT Buy it from your Friends MOORE'S MARKET —PD I hone 3tn7 — —~4 near the top when the year is over. The engals have not won a conference game since defeating Se-wanee in 1926, 9 to 0 in Montgomery, and it is very doubtful if they will be able to enter the select group this season. The team is gradually improving under Coach Chet Wynne and his outstanding sttKf of assistants, but learning a new system in one season is too much to ask from an inexperienced squad. Captain Dunham Harkins & Co will not be easy for any team, but every eleven that Auburn plays will have several veterans who have faced the best in -Dixie. Some times sophomores come through all right their first varsity season, but is generally takes seasoning for them to rank above what Bobby Jones always betters—par. While Auburn and Florida are bat* tling in Jacksonville in the initial conference clash for Chet Wynne's proteges and the second for the 'Gators, the two frosh elevens will be waging warfare here on Drake Field. It will be the first conference game for the Tiger Cubs and their second for the season. Ala. 4-H Girls Get Honors In Contest Co-Ed Gets Degree In House Fly Study Columbus, O.—(IP)—If the despised house fly is a dirty creature, it is not his fault but that of his surroundings, according to Miss Mar ian Mcllhenny, of Dayton, O., who earned her master of science degree at Ohio State University here by making a study of the fly. It was when the pretty co-ed began to take up entomology here that she stopped swatting house flies, and began to eye them through microscopes. During the past year she studied the individual habits of some 3,018 of the "musca domestica", and not once did she find one that failed to make an honest attempt to keep himself clean. The cleaning process is accomplish ed by rubbing the body vigorously with the legs, the co-ed reports. • Always Ready to Give You the Best of Service TOOMER'S HARDWARE CLINE T A M P O N , Manager W h e n you a r e in M o n t g o m e r y Stop a n d E a t a t t h e PARAMOUNT CAFE 120 M o n t g o m e r y St. Montgomery, A l a . ..)»——--. COLLIERS SHOE SHOP FIRST CLASS SHOE REPAIRING We Cator to Student Trade Short Orders Cigarettes E A T AT TIGER SANDWICH SHOP "HOME OF GOOD SANDWICHES" Drinks I Ice Cream QUICK-DRYING ENAMELS LOWE BROTHERS QUICK-DRYING ENAMEL comes in many new and striking colors, designed for furniture, woodwork, metal work, toys and such surfaces. It is very easy to apply, flowing out freely and leveling smoothly under the brush. It dries in four to five hours. One coat of Quick-Drying Enamel is ordinarily sufficient. We have a chart of the beautiful colors for you. Come in and get a FREE BOOKLET on HOME DECORATION. OPELIKA HARDWARE CO. r-"-~' TOOMER'S WILL GIVE YOU SERVICE DRUG SUNDRIES DRINKS, SMOKES THE STORE OF SERVICE AND QUALITY ON THE CORNER Four-H Club girls of Alabama carried away most of the honors in judging contests held during the Southern Club Congress at the Mid- South Fair, Memphis. Opal Jones of Butler County made the highest score thereby winning over representatives of 4-H club work for the other southern states who judged materials used in home improvement, preserved food products, and clothing. Miss Jones was a member of the Alabama food preservation judging team and her partner was Lala Pope, also of Butler County. This team won first place in judging preserved food products. Alabama's team in home improvement, Robbie Kate Register and Jeanette Borland of Dale County, also won first place. Another team entered by Alabama was Lillian HoK and Ellen Amanda Ingram of Lee County who judged clothing. This contest was won by the Kentucky team. -These girls won the right to represent Alabama at Memphis by winning in judging contests held during the State short course at Auburn in May. They were the first teams Alabama has sent to the Mid-South Fair. Speaking of the achievement. Miss Helen Johnston, State home demonstration agent, stated that judging had been emphasized in 4-H club work conducted under the direction of Miss Bess Fleming, and that she was delighted with the showing made by Alabama's representatives. The teams were chaperoned while in Memphis by Miss Lavada Curtis, Dale County home demonstration agent, who trained the home improvement team. The clothing team was trained by Miss Mary B. Bailey, Lee County home demonstration agent, and the food preservation team by Mrs. Thelma Fraser, Butler County home demonstration agent. All of the club girls in Alabama studied food preservation, clothing, and home improvement. Foods work is under the supervision of Miss Helen Kennedy, extension nutrition ist. The clothing work, is supervised by Miss Dorothy Dean, specialist in clothing and handicraft, and the home improvement work by Miss Nell Pickens, specialist in home improvement. RAINFALL FOR 1930 LOWEST SINCE 1879 College Saved Waring's Band From Bust-Up Ann Arbor, Mich.—(IP)—War ing's Pennsylvanians got their start at a university, and it wasn't Pennsylvania either. | t 'came to light here just recently that the famous jass orchestra was so broke back in 1921 that the members decided to bust up, and would have done so, had not Fred Waring been invited to come up and play at the LTpiversity of Michigan. Here's how it happened: One of the boys went to Ann Arbor, where a friend told him that the University of Michigan committee was looking for a small band to play in an old gymn for the overflow crowd at the annual Jay Hop. The committee already had two famous bands for the main dance. The orchestra member telegraphed to Fred. Fred wired the committee and the band assembled. "That was the greatest night ever," Fred tells the story himself. "We stole the crowd right away from under the Big Names. All our success started in that old gymn. And we didn't even have hotel money. A fraternity put us up on condition that we play free for their house party the next night." From there the band went to a Detroit theatre and radio station and a"fter one night they got an eight-week stage contract. They've been going ever since. Miss. A. & M. College Enrolls 1,467 Studes Agricultural and Mechanical College, Miss., Sept. 26.—The enrollment at Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college reached 1467, one more than enrolled by February 1 last year. A new enrollment record is certain to be set this year. Several years ago the enrollment rose to near 1600 when about 500 vocational students were placed here by the veterans' bureau, but only a small percentage* of these trainees took work of college grade. Statistics based upon a fifty-one-year average show a 1.46 inch decrease in Auburn rainfall during the first nine months of 1930. The least recorded rainfall for one month came in April of this year, when only forty- three hundredths inch of rain fell. This is a 4.89 inch decrease from last year, and a 3.71 inch decrease from the fifty-one-year average for April. During the past month there were eighteen days of cloudy weather, fourteen of which were rainy, amounting to a rainfall of 6.14 inches. Two thunderstorms were recorded during the fourteen days of rain. The following figures give accurate records of the rainfall for the first nine months of 1929-30, and the average per month for the past fifty-one years. Oregon To Vote On Cabinet Government Portland, Ore.—(IP)—A constitutional amendment designed to completely change the machinery of administration of this state is to be voted upon by the voters in November. The amendment, if passed, will institute the cabinet form of government instead of the present board of control, which has made the governors of the state mere .figureheads in the past. Patient New Yorker Gets Tired Of Continued Practical Pranks Month January . . February . March . . . April May . . . June . . . July . . . August . . September . TOTAL . . 1929 . 4.28 . 9.61 . 17.47 . 5.32 . 7.05 . 4.19 . 1.63 . 1.53 . . 4.55 . 55.63 1930 4.78 3.05 6.36 0.43 2.84 2.09 4.97 4.56 6.14 35.22 1879- 1900 4.87 5.50 5.56 4.14 3.64 4.21 5,51 4.66 3.08 41.08 Arabia, with a population of over five million, has only one public motion picture house. Americans Desire To Leave Port Au Prince Port Au Prince—(IP)—with $25,- 000,000 already spent here by the United States since American occupation was begun in 1915, both soldiers and civilians are anxious to leave, and return to their homes in the United States according to authoritative reports. The United States is now spending $95,000 a month in salaries alone here. Florida To Dedicate Her New Stadium Gainesville, Fla.—(IP)—The University of Florida will dedicate its new stadium, seating 50,000 on Nov. 8 in a game with the University of Alabama. The stadium is now nearing completion. Heretofore the University has been able to provide seats for only about 1,500 spectators. New York.—Poor Michael Kenny! He goes about his electrical repair business slightly bewildered these days. At any moment an undertaker is likely to call and demand his body. Any time he peers cautiously out the side of his door he may see a collector advancing with a bill for unasked, produce dumped on the Kenny sidewalk. ' Kenny is the victim of a perpetual practical joke. It's all so very mystifying. Twenty-five dollars worth of sandwiches were sent him with a collect bill attached. Kenny had no sooner convinced the delivery man he had not ordered the food than a truck backed up and unloaded 15 gallons of ice cream which the driver insisted had been ordered by Kenny. A little while ago a newspaper carried the ad: "Electricians wanted. Bring tools. Apply all week. Kenny Electric Company, 172 Eighth Avenue." The next morning Kenny came down to his shop to be mobbed by 300 men who had carried their kits long distances to get jobs. Hundreds more called at the shop that week. The ad was traced to the mail, and the trail ended. Another time a fleet of trucks drove up to Kenny's door and unloaded 18 tons of coal. The drivers threatened Kenny with violence when he told them to load it up and carry it away again. . — Then he got a . check for $800, with a note, "Things are picking up good now, Mike. Here's some money you loaned me two years ago." The only catch was Kenny could not cash, the check. Kenny is a patient man. "I didn't mind when they sent the dog-catcher for my two dogs," he said, "or when the ambulance called for a supposedly sick wife, or when chicken dinners were delivered on a fake order or when the gas and light company called ,to fix pipes with which there was nothing wrong, but when I'm awakened in the middle of the night and somebody asks me to take a taxi several miles to fix their lights—and I'm fool enough to do it —then I say I've had enough." The climax of something or other came through when a hearse drove up the other day and an embalmer asked Mrs. Kenny where was her husband's body. Mrs. Kenny told him there must be some mistake. She had seen Kenny only a half hour ago. "Anything can happen in a half hour," gloomily predicted the embalmer. And he insisted on seeing the reported dead man before he consented to leave. Freshmen women at the New Jersey State College for Women last year voted that they prefer marriage to a career. WINTERS ON TH-E WAY its time TODAY-to fill the bin with money saving BRILLI ANT TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFFI CE COAL leaves no clinkers only 2°/o Ash Brilliant Coal is the Nation's Standard of Fine Fuel. Be Sure to Get the Genuine Brilliant Coal. RRILLIANT D COAL I B-r-r-r! Cold weather's coming. Time to lay in that supply of Brilliant Coal—the thrifty winter fuel. Brilliant Coal is economical to use because it has t he lowest ash percentage of any coal on t h e market—only 2 % a nd no clinkers. Burn Brilliant, and you'll get more coal to t h e ton (because of its light weight), more heat to t h e p o u n d (15,000 heat u n i t s ) , and less ash to the shovelful ( 2 % or l e s s ) . Unless you have money to b u r n - burn Brilliant Coal this winter. 1 HERE'S WHERE TO BUY IT P R O D U C E D BY B R I L L I A N T C O A L C O M P A N Y - B I R M I N G H AM A L A B A M A AUBURN ICE & COAL COMPANY PHONE 118 PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1930 Los Angeles to Send Employees to College City Cooperates with U. of S. C. for Employees to Go to Night Classes Los Angeles—(IP)—In an effort to raise the standards of the various de- ' partments, the city of Los Angeles and nearby towns are cooperating with the University of Southern California to make it possible for city employees to attend classes at the University this Fall at the end of their office day. Special courses laid out by public officials will be given for credit toward certificates in subjects ranging from public finance and the administration of criminal law to water supply and irrigation and police report writing. Boy Delivers Sermon In Absence of Father Cleveland, O.—(IP)—R. W. Harold Mark, son of Dr. Robert Wilson Mark, pastor of Old Stone Church here, is only a junior at Oberlin College, but he didn't hesitate the other Sunday to climb to his dad's pulpit, on the Public Square here, and preach a sttraight-from-the-shoulder sermon. "No man can be properly adjusted in life," preached Junior Mark, "until his spiritual nature becomes as important as his intellectual and physical natures." Young Mark contemplates entering the ministry. COUNTY LIBRARY IS HEARTILY ENDORSED A candidate for the Nebraska legislature this summer included in his campaign expense account an item of "Joshing the Ladies." TRY YOUR SKILL - On miniature golf course. Prettiest course in state— lots of hazards. It's fun. Pine Putt Links Opelika, Ala. The movement for establishing a circulating library in Lee County continues to receive the endorsement of influential organizations and leading citizens. In a signed statement Mrs. B. B. Ross declared that she is pleased to learn that definite plans are in the making for establishing a circulating library in Lee County. Her complete statement follows: "Realizing from experience as a teacher and club woman that a library is an indispensable institution and being deeply interested in the development and growth of my own people, I am well pleased to learn that definite plans are in the making for establishing a circulating library in Lee County. This will be good news and a privilege that none will appreciate more than club women. "I heartily agree with Wm. F. Bigelow when he declares, 'Could we give one gift to every child we would choose the love of books.' A good, accessible library will increase and promote a love of reading and it will be a' centre from which will radiate an ever widening influence for the advancement of community life. "This Circulating Library movement for Lee County is a profoundly important one and I am confident that every thoughtful club woman and teacher, and indeed every mother, when this enterprise is explained to her will cooperate and take an active enthusiastic interest in bringing it to a successful completion." Teacher Handles 250 Students In A Class Cleveland, O.—(IP)—A new system of instruction, whereby one teacher will be able to handle a class of as many as 250 pupils, is to be tried out in one local high school this fall, and if the experiment proves a success, it will be used in all public schools here. The new system involves the broadcasting of lectures by wired radio to various rooms in the school. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HOME ECONOMICS LEAD SCHOOL IN SCHOLARSHIP RATINGS Our complete line of writing papers and correspondence cards presents an opportunity for you to please your taste at prices to suit your purse. Burton's Bookstore G r e e t i n g C a r d s Typewriter S u p p l i es S h e a f f e r P e n s a n d Inks THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES HAGEDORN'S OPELIKA'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICED Kratzer's Ice Cream Your Local Dealer Has It Have the satisfaction of knowing that our products are pasteurized, and of the finest ingredients, thereby making it one of the very best. Eat the Purest and Best Sold Only by KRATZER'S M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a ma Local Dealers Homer Wright S* L. Toomer Tiger Drug Store No. Av. Freshman School of Agriculture Agriculture 35 73.44 Agr. Ed. ' 36 73.76 Total 71 73.60 School of Engineering SCHOLASTIC AVERAGES SECOND SEMESTER, 1929-30 By Classes, Courses and Divisions No. Av. No. Av. No. Av. No. Av. Sophomore Junior Senior 5th Yr. No. Av. Graduate Civil Highway Electrical Mechanical Total 17 0 71 33 121 76.37 75.53 75.70 75.70 22 42 64 29 0 64 37 130 71.81 77.00 75.22 74.24 72.36 74.43 20 37 57 27 2 54 30 77.27 77.65 77.52 78.02 79.37 80.34 78.91 5 42 47 25 0 61 22 73.37 113 79.39 108 School of Architecture and Allied Arts Architecture 17 70.10 17 71.99 Arch. Eng. 14 78.54 10 70.50 App. Art. 5 74.59 8 76.41 Total 36 74.01 35 72.57 School of Textile Enigneering Textile 27 68.53 16 7 2 25 75.44 78.71 69.49 75.88 11 5 0 16 7 61.70 4 67.59 0 School of Science and Literature General Busi. Adm. Pre-Medical Pre-Law Total 21 44 20 10 95 71.96 69.53 70.95 76.29 71.08 17 41 10 2 70 School of Chemistry and Pharmacy Chem. Eng. 49 77.37 34 Pharmacy 9 69.06 8 Total 58 76.08 42 School of Education Education 27 75.86 40 Agr. Ed. 36 73.76 42 Home Ec. Ed. 4 72.64 1 Total 67 74.54 83 School of Home Economics Home Economics 11 75.93 11 Horn. Ec. Ed. 4 72.64 1 Total A 15 75.05 12 School of Veterinary Medicine Vet. Med. 7 59.95 10 77.24 3 Total All Div. 497 73.65 453 ' 73.16 373 Less duplicates 40 73.65 43 76.83 44 GRAND TOTAL 457 73.65 410 72.78 329 80.89 71.21 70.17 79.31 71.22 72.64 68.79 71.91 71.76 77.00 69.76 74.39 72.55 69.76 72.32 10 30 4 0 44 20 7 27 39 37 7 83 10 7 17 80.29 77.98 66.63 77.47 78.86 71.58 76.97 77.08 77.65 80.17 77.59 81.48 80.17 80.94 41 28 1 0 40 13 6 19 37 42 5 84 6 5 11 78.27 10 78.00 335 78.05 47 78.00 288 84.03 81.26 81.55 80,23 83.17 84.14 82.69 81.96 78.93 81.01 79.78 79.68 83.78 79.81 81.35 80.17 80.98 80.38 81.36 84.45 81.03 83.37 84.45 83.86 77.36 81.48 81.60 81.46 '73.71 86.35 48.44 7.1.18 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 13 4 0 17 1 0 1 0 71.18 43 4 71.18 39 75.10 87.21 80.48 91.22 92.37 91.65 85.65 85.00 85.33 91.21 91.38 91.24 No. Av. Special 6 78.92 0 6 78.92 1 64.97 0 1 78.24 1 88.08 3 77.10 0 0 0 0 1 94.00 0 0 0 1 94.00 87.39 87.21 87.35 85.00 85.00 87.11 87.21 87.09 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 No. Av. Total 93 74.89 161 77.79 254 76.75 104 77.74 2 79.37 251 77.62 126 78.07 483 77.77 64 74.14 38 76.90 17 73.92 119 74.99 38 67.17 65 76.10 144 73.89 35 70.60 12 76.79 256 74.14 116 76.69 32 71.53 148 75.57 156 77.15 161 77.79 17 79.05 334 77.55 39 77.78 17 79.05 56 78.16 30 73.35 77.83 1718 76.35 178 77.91 77.83 1540 76.17 67.57 67.57 TIGERS WILL FACE HARD OPPONENTS IN NEXT THREE GAMES TO BE PLAYED (Continued from page 1) Capt. Dunham Harkins was again a Rock of Gibraltar on the defense and passed the pigskin with unerring accuracy from the pivot post. This outstanding leader is destined fo^r greater honors Ms final year starring on Southern gridirons. Donald Jones, guard, started his first varsity game against the Jesuit eleven and was outstanding after Coach Wynne had taken him out once and told him his faults. Sophr omores make many .mistakes, but when they are like Jones, they are determined not to make the same errors again, and generally prove this by being in the midst of every play when given another chance. The two touchdowns made by the roamers of the forest were made by graduates of Coach Earl McFaden's 1929 frosh team. Jimmie Hitchcock brought the 5000 fans to their feet early iiTthe second quarter when he raced 68 yards for the first marker, and Tom Brown, did likewise in this period, only his six-points were annexed on a brilliant, never-give-up 20 yard buck over center. A bright future is predicted for both of these ball carriers. When Florida and Auburn meet in Jacksonville, the 'Gators will be engaging their second conference foe, while the Bengals will be making their debut against an opponent in their own ranks. Florida has met and defeated Southern and North Carolina State, while Auburn has broken even in her two games with SENIORS IN ENGINEERING PLEDGED BY TAU BETA PI RAINBOW THEATRE JACK LONDON'S Greatest Story "THE SEA WOLF 9 9 —with— Milton Sills Jane Keith Raymond Hackett (Continued from page 1) Each member of Tau Beta Pi called one of the pledges from the membership of the Engineers' Club to the platform, pinned the fraternity's ribbons on him, and extended congratulations. Previous to the announcement of new men, Professor C. A. Baughmah, a faculty member of Tau Beta Pi, spoke briefly on the history and purpose of the organization. He told of the tendency of Phi Beta Kappa to overlook engineering students and the subsequent forming of Tau Beta Pi at Lehigh University for the purpose of recognizing and honoring engineering prowess. In 1920, when Tau Beta Pi had only 35 chapters, the fraternity was established on the Auburn campus. Professor Baughman stated that the intention of the society is to recognize those who have high scholastic standing and general upstanding characters. According to Professor Baughman, statistics proved, with few exceptions, that those men who have high grades while in college become successes in later life. At the opening of the meeting, Lawrence Camp, president of the club, tendered his resignation and submitted the names of the four vice-presidents, one of whom should be elected temporary president. J. A. Willman was chosen for the office. It was decided by the club that the presiding officer should be called chairman instead of president, and that the four vice-presidents should be directors. The chairman is to be head of the board of directors. The other officers of Tau Beta Pi are as follows: George L. Williamson, vice-president, Tom Brown, secretary; Professor C. R. Hixon, corresponding secretary and treasurer; J. R. Quinlivan, Jr., cataloguer; and Powell Williams, Bent reporter. The following countries have a lower per cent of illiteracy than the United States—Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, England, Canada, and Wales. Birmingham-Southern and Spring Hill. Both coaches, Charlie Bachman and Chet Wynne, are exponents of the Notre Dame style of football. This system has been very successful at the Gainesville institution because the fans in Gatorland have been patient and have supported Bachman. It is believed that it will be just as successful at the Cornerstone if time and support is given Coach Wynne. Florida is boasting of another strong team which makes her the favorite in Saturday's affair, but everyone may rest assured that the rejuvenated Palinsmen have enough new spirit to make the game one of the most interesting to be played in Dixie. The Tigers will fight hard. They are gradually showing signs of starting on the hard and treacherous comeback trail. Tiger Theatre THURSDAY, Oct. 9 "Road to Paradise" —With— LORETTA YOUNG JACK MULHALL RAYMOND HATTON All-Talking FRIDAY, Oct. 10 HEAR THEM TALK! SEE THEM ACT! JOE COOK in "Rain or Shine" A Columbia Picture The Laff Riot of the Year SATURDAY, Oct. 11 WHAT CAUSES JAIL RIOTS? "Numbered Men" —With— CONRAD NAGEL BERNICE CLAIRE RAYMOND HACKETT . mmmm — — — ^»»»»»»^»^^^»J jfprreHEss * TROUSj^j l O ' a Buttoa:* "Let 'em rip —if they can!" < You'd be surprised to learn that in spite of this unlimited Warranty—ioc a Button; $l.oo a Rip—less than three out of every thousand pairs of Dutchess Trousers and Knickers sold are brought back because of faulty seams! Our own experience has proven this fact. That's why we say, "Let 'em rip—if they can.* For we know they won't rip. Come in and see for yourself how stylish they are— how comfortable—and how well they fit, GIBSON'S MEN'S WEAR AUTUMNLEAVESVERY GOOD AS FERTILIZER The fallen leaves, as autumn approaches, usually cause a series of hazardous conditions due to the common practice of burning them, states the Alabama Commission of Forestry. In cities and towns it is customary for the residents to rake or sweep the leaves into piles and then set fire to them. The possibility of a sudden gust of wind carrying the fire to grass or buildings is very great. The smoke caused by the burning, while pleasantly pungent if not inhaled in too great quantities, obstructs the view and often contributes to traffic accidents. In localities the burning of leaves around buildings also may cause fire to be carried to the woods, resulting in large financial loss to the owners. Fallen leaves in both city and country are a valuable asset and may well be gathered and utilized. Leaves make excellent fertilizer, and if they are piled and covered with earth they rot quickly. They contain phosphoric acid and potash but burning them drives off the most abundant and valuable element,—nitrogen. Decayed leaves, or humus as this part of the soil is called, applied to lawns, flower and vegetable gardens increase growth to a great extent, and when applied to crop land in the case of corn and cotton materially increases the yield per acre. Evans Literary Society Holds Weiner Roast The Evans Literary Society entertained its members and their friends last night with a "weiner" roast at Yarbrough Springs. Miss Helen Garrett acted as hostess, and served "weiners" and coffee. The purpose of the meeting was not for business but merely as a friendly social gathering. The party disbanded with three cheers for the hostess. The president of the Evans Literary Society states that another meeting on this order will be given in the near future. DR. JOHN C. DAWSON RESIGN AT HOWARD Dr. John C. Dawson, president of Howard College since 1921 and a member of the faculty for twenty-eight years, has announced his resignation, to be effective in February, 1931. Dr. Dawson leaves Howard to take the chair of romance languages at the University of Alabama. A. D. Smith, president of the board of trustees, said no move has been made towards naming Dr. Dawson's successor. ' Argentina purchases one-half of the 25,000 windmills which are manufactured annually in this country. W E M A KE n T T / T ^ O NEWSPAPER . , I X MAGAZINE ^ •*- W CATALOG S e r v i c e E n g r a v i n g Co "ontgomery, Alabai Bob Foster's Pressing Shop QUICK SERVICE Always Ready to Serve You BANK OF AUBURN B a n k of P e r s o n a l S e r v i ce AUBURN ICE & COAL CO. D e a l e r s i n E v e r y t h i n g N e c e s s a r y t o B u i ld a n d C o m p l e t e A H o m e . M i l l w o r k , F i n i s h e d a n d U n f i n i s h e d Lumber. K e e p y o u r H o m e i n G o o d R e p a ir B r a g g A v e . Phone 2 3 9 -J Special This Week! FROZEN FRUIT PUDDING (ICE CREAM WITH REAL RUM) You will like this one~-you cannot help doing so, for it is an "epicurean's dream of delight"—a dish fit for the gods. A recipe taken from one of the favorite cook books of the Old South, containing the indescribable flavor of those high and spacious days when living was indeed an art, and crowned with the approval of those who know. Such is— FROZEN FRUIT PUDDING Order this week's SPECIAL today from your Drug Store. BEST BECAUSE IT'S "Froz-Rite" Opelika Creamery, INCORPORATED Opelika, Alabama »^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^« |
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