1931-12-12 The Plainsman

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Congratulations
Social Committee THE PLAINSMAN
TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
Congratulations
Social Committee
VOLUME LV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1931 NUMBER 26
B ERNIE CUMMINS AND NEW YORKERS
PLAY FOR JUNIOR PROM JANUARY 21*23
NATIONAL RADIO FAVORITE
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OF NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS
ELEVEN FRESHMEN
GET NOMINATIONS
FOR PRESIDENCY
Three Men Are to Run for Vice-
Presidency of the Freshman
Class
ELECTIONS TUESDAY
Polls Will Be Located at Y. M.
C. A.; to Open from Eight
to Five
Election of freshman class officers
will be held on Tuesday, December
15, at the Y. M. C. A. office. The
ballot boxes will be open all day until
5:00 p. m., and all freshmen are ex­pected
to present themselves at the
office sometime during the day to cast
their vote.
Following is a list of the nomina-tions
for the various offices: Presi­dent:
Curtis Caton, Niel 0. Davis,
Bennie Fenton, William Garnol Hall,
Buren Henderson, N. G. Houston,
Jack Kemp, William C. Piatt, Carl H.
Pihl, Billy Powell, and Mike Welch.
Vice-president: Max Davidson, Curtis
Carter, and Howard J. Morris. Sec­retary:
T. A. Dunlap, Austin Martin,
Fred Parker, and James A/ Parrish.
Treasurer: James Cooper, Edward
Prewitt, and Britt Veazey. Historian:
H. H. Altman and Bill Davis.
Election to any of this coveted po­sitions
is considered a signal honor
for the first year men, who are able
to distinguish themselves as leaders
so early in their college career.
Interest in the balloting has in­creased
greatly during the closing
days of the nomination period, and
an unusually exciting election is ex­pected.
Announcement of the successful
candidates will be made in the next
issue of the Plainsman.
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Not the North Pole—Auburn's Lions are seen above renovating old
toys to be distributed among unfortunate children during the Christmas
season. The Club is asking for all discarded toys available to make the
movement a success. The town has been divided into three sections to
effect collection, and all citizens are urged to make some contribution
to the leader in their respective section. They are: North of the railroad,
Lieut. H. L. Watts; South of Railroad, east of Gay, Dr. L. S. Blake;
south of railroad, west of Gay, Lieut. V. C. Finch.
FRAT AND PLEDGE
SUBJECT OF TALK
BY JUDGE JONES
Alabama Jurist Tells Freshmen
What to Expect from Their
Fraternities
OVER 200 ATTEND
Banquet for Freshman Pledges
Is Held Thursday Evening at
Baptist Church
TRADE EXPANSION
BALKED BY RAIN
Parade and Dancing Feature
Celebration A s Program
Nears End
Polo Team Applicants
Report For Practice
Twenty-three members of the mili­tary
unit have been reporting to Lieu­tenant
Gunby for the past several
days for the purpose of making some
effort to secure an organized polo
team here at Auburn among the stu­dents
with a future possibility, in tjie
event that the horses are developed,
of engaging in competition with out-of-
town teams. This however, at the
present is a bare possibility as many
conditions would enter into such a pro­gram,
as stated by Major Gustav
Franke, head of the military depart­ment.
Elementary training of the
horses and dummy practice on a wood­en
horse was the program followed by
the group for the first few practices.
Each man has been assigned a mount
and regular periods will be set aside
fo rpractice in the future.
Pi Kappa Alpha's
Enter New Home
As their beautiful, new home, on
Gay street, nears completion, members
of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity are
preparing to move to the new quarters
Monday. The new building is modern
in every respect, being a story and a
half of the English type, in rough
brick. The living room is extremely
attractive with the beamed ceiling and
the stone fire-place. There will be
room for forty boys in the living
quarters and it is expected that it
will be entirely filled for the next se­mester.
The furnishing is expected to be
completed immediately after Christ­mas,
and plans are being made for a
house warming soon after the holi­days.
NOTICE!
Anyone driving to Texas for the
"holidays will please call Mrs. Reid at
the Sigma Nu house, 259.
Off to a slow start, which was part­ly
due to the inclement weather, Au­burn's
big "Trade Expansion Celebra­tion",
sponsored by leading merchants
got into full sway last night at the
big street dance featured by red-hot
rythym by "Susie" Freeman and his
Columbus melody makers.
A previous dance, scheduled to be
held on the street Wednesday night
was transferred to the Christian Sci­ence
meeting room, and due to the
lack of feminity was not an over­whelming
success, although the Tuske-gee
Nighthawks produced some snap­py
melody.
The "Expansion" also featured a
parade by the R. O. T. C. Unit Thurs­day,
and another today.
Daily drawings for prizes also at­tracted
a crowd of optimists, who are
hopeful of being the lucky man to
take • home the ten-dollar gold piece
awarded each day.
OPELIKA TO TAKE
HOLIDAY ATTIRE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decorates City For Xmas
Holidays
Mobile Club Meets
On Sunday Evening
A meeting of the Mobile Club has
called for Sunday night, December 13,
in room 109 Ramsey Hall. All Mobile
students are urgently requested to
attend.
Opelika—Special to the Plainsman)
—Streets in the business section of
this city will sparkle and flash with
holiday lights for the first time Mon­day
night, December 14th. Gaily dec­orated
and electrically lighted Christ­mas
Trees now line four blocks of
the city and the trees will be offici­ally
lighted at a formal celebration
Monday evening at 7:30.
This project was sponsored in Ope­lika
by the Junior Chamber of Com­merce,
an organization of young busi­ness
and professional men, and was
put over by them with the cooperation
of local merchants and the City of
Opelika. The object was to beautify
the city for the holiday shopping sea­son.
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Santa Claus, the patron saint of all
the kiddies, will be the guest of honor
at the celebration. He will be form­ally
welcomed by Mayor Henry K.
Dickinson. Another attraction will be
the Pepperell Band, which will furn­ish
music for the occasion. Jaycee
officials witf throw the switch that
lights all the trees promptly at 7:30.
Following this, Santa Claus will make
his entrance and will greet all the
kiddies.
Throngs of people are expected to
be in Opelika Monday evening to wit­ness
the celebration.
INFERNO WILL BE DEPICTED IN
MIDTERM DANCE DECORATIONS
It was announced by the Social
Committee that the contract for the
decorations for the mid-term dances
had been awarded to Charles Davis
and Mallory Collins and B. A. Eng­land.
The scheme of decorations has
already been decided upon the gym­nasium
will take on the aspect of a
"fiery hades" ruled over by the devil
and all of his cohorts.
"Hell hath no fury" comparable to
the originality of the decorators for
he ensuing set of dances. The di­abolical
aspect will be .portrayed to
the most minute particle, with the en­trance
to this fiery hell guarded with
gigantic, gaping, green dragons from
whose mouths fire and smoke belch
forth. The guests must pass these
monstrous sentinels in order to gain
admittance to this se«thing inferno.
This glowing redgrotto will be
bound on all sides by a belt of leap­ing
flames apparently emerging from
the floor and bounding upward. At
intervals in these flames appear the
grinning faces of Denizen's of the
Nether regions.
This den of the devil is capped with
a flaming red ceiling that appears as j behind these figures will play
billowing amber smoke clouds through * (Continued on Page 4)
which flying sparks play intermittent­ly.
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This effect is obtained by the use
of a large crystal ball placed out .of
sight above a red cloth ceiling. To
produce the desired effect three, one
thousand watt, spot lights will be
utilized.
Reigning over this brilliant chaos
is the Devil himself, depicted by a
large bust directly behind the or­chestra.
The orche'stra platform will
be encircled by the arms of the devil
The head of the Devil will be a
large eight foot mask projecting sev­eral
feet from the wall presenting a
life-like appearance. In the eyes of
this mask will be lights which flash
regularly.
From his position high above the
floor the, "King of Sinners" leers at
the invaders of his tropical domain.
To produce the oppropriate lighting
effect a modern indirect lighting will
be imployed. Light will be supplied
from invisible sources. At regular
intervals around the walls we plan to
place indirect lighting fixtures in the
form of grotesque figures. The light
on
Pledges have a right to expect their
fraternities to surround them with a
group of gentlemen, to realize that
pledges are in college to get an edu­cation,
and to imbue the pledges with
a fraternal spirit, said Judge Walter
B. Jones of Montgomery in a speech
to freshman pledges of fraternities,
as the principal speaker at a ban­quet
given Thursday evening by the
Auburn Y. M. C. A. through the In-terfraternity
Council. Two hundred
pledges attended.
The Judge said that it mattered
not how much value a fraternity was
to a man, if it surrounded him with
a "bunch of rough-necks" during the
four years he is in college, it would
have been vastly better had he never
joined that organization. He used
the words of Professor Copeland of
Harvard in defining a gentleman:
"If a man is a gentleman, he will
speak the truth, never treat a woman
discourteously and never be unkind
to dumb animals."
"You have a right to expect that
your fraternity brothers will realize
that you have come to college to get
an education, and that your frater­nity
will do its part to help you
realize that worthy aim," said Judge
Jones, "You have the right to ex­pect
that you will get from your
fraternity a thing that we may call
The Fraternity Spirit, a something
within your heart and mind, that for=-
ever keeps your wistful eyes upon
the great table-lands where men who
love Honor, Truth, Justice, Know­ledge,
Virtue and Friendship walk in
sweet companionship."
In discussing what the fraternity
expects of the pledge, Judge Jones
said that men should enter fraterni­ties
with the understanding that they
are entering upon a relationship that
is to endure not only during college,
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but in after life, and they are ex­pected
to be loyal alumni. Frater­nities
also expect members to ad­vance
every interest of the college
they are attending, for fraternities
are dependent upon the college.
"Your fraternity expects that in
your fraternity house or in youi*"
home, you will be congeniaj and mix
with your brothers," he said, "It also
expects you to have a useful part in
the life of the college and in the
life of your,chapter; to do your part
to makh- it a home; to take an in­terest
in all fraternity work; and to
wear the badge in the proper place.
The badge is representative of the
fraternity and binds members with
their ^college life."
Judge Jones has been active as a
fraternity worker since his initiation
into the Auburn chapter of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon 25 years ago, holding
at present the second highest office
in the national organization. He is
circuit judge, president of the Jones
Law School of^ Montgomery, and is
author of a column in the Montgom­ery
Advertiser.
Prof. J. M. Robinson, chairman of
the faculty committee on fraternities,
acted as toastmaster during the even­ing.
At the speakers' table were
President Bradford, Faybert Martin,
general secretary of the local Y. M.
C. A., Joe Plant, president of the
"Y," Hugh Ellis, president of the In-terfraternity
Council, and pastors of
Auburn churches. The freshmen were
welcomed by Plant. Ellis introduced
the speaker.
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CONCERT PROGRAM
IS ANNOUNCED BY
GLEE CLUB HEAD
Christmas Choral Concert to Be
Presented at 8 p. m. Wednes­day
FEATURE SOLOIST
Choral Society to Join Glee
Club In Varied Programs to
Be Given
The program for the Christmas
choral concert to be given Wednesday
evening at 8 p. m. at Langdon Hall,
by members of the Auburn Choral So­ciety
and the Auburn Men's Glee Club
was announced today by Prof. John
W. Brigham, director.
Soloists are Mrs. E. L. Rauber, so­prano,
Miss Miriam Dean, contralto,
Mr. George Moxham, basso, and Mr.
Earl Hazel, pianist and accompanist.
There will be no admission charge.
The program is as follows:
1. Alabama (Gussen). Three chor­ales:
va. To God on High (Decius,
1541) ; b. Lo How a Rose (Praetorius,
1571); c. Morning Hymn (Henschel,
1850)— Glee Club.
2. The Lord is My Light (Allitsen)
—Mr. Moxham.
3. The Wind in the Chimney
(Parks)—Glee Club Quartet'. .Messrs.
Jones, Rogers, Stayton, and Cameron.
4. The Virgin's Slumber Song (Max
Reger)—Mi-s. Rauber.
5. Three Russian Carols: a. The
Star (Panchenko) ; b.' In a Manger
(Ivanoff) ; c. Glory to God (Arch-angelsky)—
Choral Society.
6." Winter (Gatty)— Miss Dean.
7. Popular famous Carols: a. The
First Noel (Traditional) ; b. Away in
a Manger (Spillman); c. Silent Night
(Gruber); d. Adeste Fidelis. (Read­ing)—
Choral Society.
Revelry Reigns As
Dancers Celebrate
Harvest Festival
Mechanical Engineers
Will Meet On Monday
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineering will be held Monday eve­ning
at eight o'clock in Room 109
Ramsey Hall. Lt. Finch, head of
aeronautical engineering at A. P. I.,
will be the speaker of the evening,
relating some of his experiences in
the air.
There will be a very important
business' meeting at this time, also.
This will concern the offer made by
the Birmingham branch of the A. S.
M. E. to the society here to present a
paper at the spring meeting in Birm­ingham
in competition with a like pa­per
from the University of Alabama.
This is to be entirely a student pro­ject
and all members of the society
are asked to be present in order that
a subject may be chosen. A number
of interesting subjects will be present­ed
at this time and any one who has
a subject to suggest is asked to give
it to W. J. Rogers.
Vachel Lindsey might have
found added stimulus to his im­mortal
poem. There is no deter­mining
what barbaric elements
might have presented themselves
to the poetic soul when some thou­sand
students, two members of
the fairer sex, and the homeless
canines about town joined to­gether
in a glorious manifestation
of the "light fantasic".
A street dance in the historic
thoroughfare of College Street.
Tradition prostituted to the great
god commercialism. One wonders
if Goldsmith was proud last even­ing.
Yet, youth must have her
day. Must sing, dance, and glee­fully
destroy those remaining ves­tiges
of dignity to appease the in­satiable
cry of the spirit of Bac­chus
from his rose-petal bed in
the realms of eternal reveling and
unending delights. We found
ourselves wondering why a dark
skinned gypsy girl with her tink­ling
tambourine did not slip from
the crowd and join the dancers be-neah
the stars. Where was Guis-eppe
and his dancing bear?
Where were they all, all those who
could turn this modern revelry
into a thing of beauty. But they
danced- on, with every step they
trod like heathern debauchers on
our shrinking flesh, our wounded
sense of aesthetic symmetry and
beauty was crushed to the cold
pavements of disillusion.
But from the dim and veiled
way out yonder there came from
the seers of old a fire-side legend,
that the gods would grant peace
and plenty to all those who strove
throughout the year and harvest­ed
the results of their efforts in
due season. As a recompense for
their annual graciousness the
people were to set aside for one
day and night a harvest festival,
laughter and song were to be un­bridled
and the gods would at-
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Home Ec Students
To Have Exhibit
A clothing and handicraft exhibit
by students in classes of Miss Lillian
Spenser, assistant professor of home
economics, will be held on Monday
and Tuesday of next week in room
108, Comer Hall. The hours are 4:00
to 5:00 p. m. on Monday, and 8:00 to
12:00 noon on Tuesday. The public
is invited.
ELIGIBILITY AT WEST POINT
DISCUSSED BY MAJOR FRANKE
Major Gustav H. Franke, command­ant
of the Auburn R. O. T. C, today
stated that he had noticed an article
which appeared in the Harvard
"Crimson" of recent date, and which
had been reprinted in many other pa­pers.
In this article, the "Crimson"
asked that West Point should be drop­ped
from the list of teams which the
Harvard football team plays each
year. The main reason given for this
request was the lax eligibility rules
of the Army.
Major Franke states that it is a
fact not generally known that the
Army has, without doubt, one of the
strictest eligibility codes in the colleg­iate
athletic world. Any student who
wishes to engage in athletics at West
Point must have passed all courses
for the semester before, and must also
be passing all courses at the time he
is in training, and at the time he plays
in each game. Three grades are giv­en
out each week, and if the young
athlete is not passing on each of his
courses at each of these grades, he
is dropped from the team until such
time as he is passing all of his courses
again. The rule is rigidly enforced,
regardless of the value of the player.
Major Franke says that he does
riot make these statements in any
quarrelsome mood, but merely wishes
to clear up the unfounded belief that
the Army eligibility rules are very
low.
Long Featured by WLW and
WFAA Is Popular Among
Radio Audiences \
CAMPUS FAVORITE
Just Completed Engagement at
Hotel New Yorker, Baker
Hotel and Biltmore
Direct from a series of notable en­gagement,
Bernie Cummins and his
New Yorkers come to Auburn for the
annual mid-term dances, January 21,
22, 23. Announcement of the signing
of this orchestra was made public to­day
by Bob McMillan, chairman of
the Student Social Committee.
Cummins' orchestra, with a person­nel
of twelve men, have long been a
national radio favorite, having been
featured many months by such rep­utable
stations as WLW and WFAA.
For some time an attraction at the
Biltmore in New York City, where
the tea dances and after theatre sup­per
dancing are considered the most
popular in town by members of the
collegiate set, Bernie further estab­lished
himself in that city by proving
extremely successful in his long stay
at the Hotel New Yorker.
To those not familiar with the Cum­mins
unit in person, the mention of
"Minnie the Mermaid" will immedi­ately
recall the band's inimitable re­cording
of that popular number
Further recognition was accorded the
making of the record "Absence Makes
the Heart Grow Fonder."
The southland became more impres­sed
with Cummins last summer, dur­ing
his month's engagement at the
Hotel Baker in Dallas, Texas. He
drew continuial crows to the Peacock
Terrace, and his nightly broadcasts
brought a storm of approval from the
entire country.
The orchestra is a campus favorite
here, and this announcement should
be of unusual interest to that host of
dance lovers who have so ardently
admired Bernie Cummins over the air.
Public Invited to
Hear Ivey Lecture
Prof. O. T. Tvey's lecture on "The
Manchurian Situation" to members of
the Auburn American Legion will be
open to the public, officials of the
post announced. Prof. Ivey, who is
conneccted with the history depart­ment,
is an authority on this subject.
The meeting will be held Monday, De­cember
14, at 7:30 p. m. in the base­ment
at the north end of Samford
Hall.
Captain E. S. Ott, post commander,
again invites legionnaires and other
ex-service men to attend. The lecture
will be followed by a short business
meeting for members only.
Special Rates Given
By R. R. For Holidays
For the accommodation of stu­dents
going to and from home
and other travel during the holi­days,
railroads are offering re­duced
round-trip fares. They will
be on sale from December 16 to
25th, with a return limit January
6.
The fare is one way plus one- • •
third, or a net reduction of 33%
per cent, by buying a round trip
ticket.
Official announcement of this re­duction
says that the tickets will
be good in coaches and that they
will be honored on Pullman cars
on payment of the usual seat or
berth rate charges. Stopover
privileges will be allowed.
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at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala.
Business and editorial offices at Auburn
Printing Co. on Magnolia Street.
-Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF
Victor R. White, Jr. Editor-in-Chief
J. Roy Wilder Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
Gabie Drey _ Associate Editor
R. A. McMillan Associate Editor
J. W. Letson _. Associate Editor
J. R. Chadwick Managing Editor
L. C. McCallum Sports Editor
H. W. Moss News Editor
Horace Shepard _.„News Editor
Charlie Simmons Composing Editor
V. H. Kjellman Exchange Editor
Helen Garrett Society Editor
Frank G. Keller Contributing Editor
W. W. Beck Contributing Editor
REPORTERS
Otis Spears, '34; M. M. Spruiell, '34; Billy
Hamilton, '34; Hugh T. Lawson, '35; Walter
Brown, '35; J. C. Ivey, '34; W. G. Hall, '35;
B. C. Pope, Jr., '33; Jack Knowlton, '35;
Walter Smith, '35; Marion Kelley, '33.
BUSINESS STAFF
James Backes Asst. Business Manager
Knox M. McMillan .... Advertising Manager
Robert Greer Circulation Manager
Phillip M. Benton Asst. Adver. Mgr.
MOBILE AND AUBURN
Mobile students do a good piece of ad­vertising
for Auburn each year in addition
to affording themselves a good time when
the annual Christmas Ball of the Mobile
Club is given. This affair is always one
of the high-lights of the season in Mobile
and has done much for the advancement
of the reputation of Auburn.
However, it is usually the case that not
enough students attend the ball, and this is
unfortunate—only a slight majority of the
sixty-odd Mobilians participate. There is
no reason why a much greater number
should not attend, -as they no doubt would
have an enjoyable time, in addition of swel­ling
the ranks of the participants and mak­ing
the ball bigger in the eyes of invited
guests.
While talking about Mobile and the Mo­bile
Club ball, we cannot help but com­mend
the Alumni Chapter of Mobile, on its
work in the support of Auburn and student
activities. The officers have pledged their
support to the Christmas dance, and they
are helping in an endeavor to make the one
this year one of the best ever given by
students in that city. In addition, they have
secured bookings that make it possible for
the Auburn Knights orchestra to play for
the Mobile Club dance as well as several
other dances in the vicinity.
The alumni have, in a very big way, help­ed
to swell the enrollment through the at­tendance
of Mobile boys and girls. Mobile
ranks next to Birmingham and Montgom­ery
in representatives at Auburn, having
more than 60 students. This is a very
large number, and is exceedingly so when
it is considered that Mobile js twice as far
away as Birmingham. Thomas M. Moore,
president; Stephens G. Croom, vice-presi­dent,
and Maurice M. Payne, secretary-treasurer,
and the rest of the alumni have
a real chapter in Mobile.
The Mobile Club and the Mobile Chapter
of the Alumni Association are to be heartily
commended on the work they have done
for Auburn.
CHRISTMAS UP TO NOW
From a state paper we learn that last
Sunday in Bari, Italy, the natives celebrat­ed
the feast-day of Saint Nicholas, who
was the basis of the first Christmas cele­bration.
His bones repose in that little
town, where as the legend has it, he started
all the sorrow for future wage earning
fathers, by giving three poor girls dowries.
The Dutch then decided that he should
have an additional name, hence the title
Santa Claus. Short historical facts say
that he was bishop of Myra, in Lucia, and
in the time of Emperor Diocletian, he suf­fered
persecution and was thrown in prison
where he remained until his release by the
christian emperor Constantine. He might
claim or disclaim, were he alive today, the
established belief that he is the patron
saint of. the seafaring, thieves, virgins and
children. He is also regarded as the pa­tron
saint of the Greek Church. Such va-
• ried patronages which he encloses lead us
to believe that he looked much the same as
he is pictured today. The establishment
of the Christmas that is celebrated by the
present christian world blended into its
legends that of this famous gentleman of
history, perhaps due to the fact that he
was the protector and patron of children.
In spite of his diversified activities we can
hardly believe that he would have let his
gift of dowries be known could he have
foreseen the customs which are being fol­lowed
today. Giving is one of the funda­mentals
on which the present christian
world bases its religious principles but we
often doubt that the giving is practiced with
the same spirit that Nicholas had when he
began all the excitement hundreds of years
ago.
THE GOLDEN RULE AND BUSINESS
We have just read a blasphemous copy
of "An Industrial Miracle", excerpts from
lectures which were delivered by Arthur
Nash, head of the A. Nash Company, at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
An introduction to the pamphlet by Nash
informs the reader that a copy of his book,
"The Golden Rule in Business" may be ob­tained
from the publishers. The book, so
Nash says, contains a more detailed account
of the early history of his business prin­ciples.
This man, who professes a devout belief
in the principles of the christian religion,
has published a pamphlet which not only
advertises his business but seems to con-vey
the impression~that all those who read
it will be divinely impressed by the micac-ulous
workings of the Almighty in aiding
him in building up his business. He begins
his introduction by modestly quoting from
the introduction written for the first print­ing
of his original booklet nine years ago
by another man, who said in part, "Arthur
Nash had a sincerity beyond doubting, and
what appeared to an ordinary minister to
be an almost fanatic faith in the principles
of Jesus." That a man who claims such
unfailing beliefs in the Golden Rule and
all the principles of Jesus would use any
part of his professed beliefs in what can
be branded as nothing more than an ad­vertising
medium lacks even the slightest
touch of rationality. Had the principles
which he lengthly expounds upon in his
booklet been published without the ever re­curring
allusion to A. Nash Company, he
would have done a work which could be
readily defined as a benefit to Christianity.
From certain quotations given by this man
in respect to his employees we find that he
has instilled into them an unshakable belief
in his propaganda. To us this seems highly
lamentable in view of the stand we have
taken. It seems that someone should in­form
them of the vast difference between
practicing such highly commendable prin­ciples
and practicing them in conjunction
with a public announcement of how they
have made such a phenomenal success in
the world of business.
If Nash published this pamphlet in all
good faith we owe him great respect for
his beliefs, we can offer no more than that.
At the same time we can not help but be­lieve
that he made a great mistake in fol­lowing
such lines and that he had a dis­torted
conception of the manner in which
Christianity is associated with modern busi-
WHY FAILURES?
The announcement of the mid-semester
grades showed that there was, to some ex­tent,
something lacking in the various de­partments
over the ' entire school. The
total number of failures was far above the
numbers which have been recorded within
the past several years. There have been
no unusual diverting influences brought
to bear from extra-curricula activities than
in any other year which would cause the
percentage of failures to take such an
alarming increase. If there was ever a
time when much thought should be given
to an increased degree of application, this
year above all others should be the fore­most.
Deans of the various departments have
attempted with an increased degree of
acumen to determine the source of the un­usual
laxity which has evidenced itself
within the past few months. They have
not yet been able to find just where this
stream of deficiencies has its origin. We
cannot believe that the seeming total lack
of student interest in studies can be at­tributed
to the students alone. There is
always the possibility that there has been
some failure of the faculty to fully coop­erate
with their former degree of diligence.
It is a generally known fact that the sys­tem
of grading in many of the depart­ments
does not show the slightest relation
to the system practiced in others. - If the
heads of the departments fail in all else,
perhaps they might find a partial remedy
in the lack of system practiced by their
co-workers.
Not with dreams, but with blood and
with iron, shall a nation be moulded at
last.—Swineburne.
Of course there isn't a real war in
China, Neither side has asked Uncle Sam
for a loan.—El Paso Herald.
Technical accomplishment is not so vital
in musical education as bringing out the
primitive instincts.—Percy Grainger.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
The fine appearance
of the R. O. T. C. dur­ing
the parade down
the main street of
town was source of
comment on the part
of all who had not
seen our boys in gray.
I like the new forma­tion
very much.
I have the following leter from Major
John T. Kennedy, which I know will be
appreciated by his host of friends here at
Auburn.
"I have followed with great interest Au­burn's
return to football power during the
past season. I know how much this means
to you as President of the College.
"I wish to congratulate you, the coaching
staff, the members of the team, and the
college itself on the fighting spirit and ac­complishments
of Auburn's great 1931 team.
I know that the friends of Auburn all over
the country have been watching her struggle
up the long, steep slope that leads to foot­ball
heights, but I am sure that no one
has any keener pleasure from her victories
than I have."
* * * *
When you are off by yourself with a
group of "young fellows all, your own age
the crowd mind often carries you into temp­tation
and action which are regretted al­most
immediately. In a group of boon com­panions
we often fail to think of the con­sequences.
When we get away and have
a chance to think it over there is nothing
but regret. In the. meantime we probably
have taken the first real step in establishing
a reputation or character for doing a thing
or performing an act which a large major­ity
would consider reprehensible. It is use­less
to think that taking a drink dries not
amount to anything but one drink leads
to another and no one can tell how many
of them fix the character of a student as a
th-inker. That kind of a reputation is pretty
hard to live down. High schools do not
want teachers or coaches with such a repu­tation.
Business men do not want to trust"
their money, their business of the integrity
of their company to any except those who
have a reputation of the most sterling char­acter.
The vast majority of this student
body get through college with a reputation
which is worth its weight in gold. I firmly
believe the drinking problem at this insti­tution
is much less serious that it is at
other institutions. I recognize it as an in­stitutional
problem but yet I prefer by all
means to make it a personal problem. It
is your problem. The whole wrold and
especially the United States is terribly up­set
these days over the "wet and dry prob­lem"
but that is not to me the big problem.
To me the big problem is the problem of
personal temperance versus personal dis­sipation.
I think we need to begin back
where we began fifty years ago by trying
to teach the people of the United States
to understand that temperance is after all
the greatest thing. So in your life I am
not worried about whether you believe in
prohibition or do not believe in it. If you
are going to get anywhere in the world
you mush establish a reputation for strict
temperance and self-control.
No matter how humble your position,
faithfulness counts. To me there is some­thing
noble about the man or woman who
does his or her task, whatever it may be,
faithfully, conscientiously with a feeling
of devotion and a sense of the work being
worth while. A man held a job among us
for some years past and established a repu­tation
for thoroughly, conscientiously and
faithfully doing the work set before him.
Sargeant Meredith took pride in what he
was doing. He took care of the property
intrusted to him. He knew when to say
no and get along with the boys. He knew
how to mend the athletic clothing, and the
shoes. He put them in good shape and
stored them away so as the prevent injury
to them. He did his work well and I say
all honor to him. He was a faithful em­ployee
of this institution.
All we need in capitalism is a strength­ening
of the sense of social responsibility.
—Professor E. R. A. Seligman.
An interesting experiment was carried
out recently at Duke. Two boys who were
majoring in psychology equipped themselves
with stop watches, and went to twenty-five
rooms and started twenty-five bull-sessions.
They introduced any subject for conversa­tion
which did not include girls. With stop
watches they timed the length of time it
took the conversation to turn to the fem­inine
gender. They would probably start
by saying, "Who do you think will win the
football game tomorrow?" and some might
say, "I don't care as long as I have my
girl there." In that case it took only thirty
seconds. In some cases the conversation
would go on for sixteen minutes before the
subject of women was brought in for the
boy's analysis. You may be surprised that
the average time it takes a bull session to
start talking about women is six minutes.
—The Chronicle.
*> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
American progress—from flag pole sitters to bridge marathons.
* * * * * * * * * *
How, may we ask, can one pursue his studies unless he is behind in them?
* * * * * * * * * * *
Certain puritanical brethren would have enjoyed the strictly male dance put
on by the trade expansion exponents.
* * * * * * * * * *
How could China lose a war to Japan after all the practice they have had at
home in the past few years?
* * * * * * * * * *
At last the Engineers have lost all basis for argument in respect to the merits
of their unit. The exhibition they put on was about as successful as—think up
your own simile.
* * * * * * * * * *
20,000,000 women want, says Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson; good clothes, cig­arettes
and culture. And she quoted those three foremost desires in the order you
read them.
* * * * * * * * * *
This part of the country is undoubtedly the safest section in the world as
Joseph Hergesheimer says that it is better to be safe than rich. At that a large
number of our daring populace would not mind being exposed to danger temporarily
under such conditions.
* * . * * * * * * * *
So the decorations for the mid-term dances are going to look like HELL.
* * * * * * * * * *
At that they will look better than some that have been offered in the past few
years. We personally nominate the decorations for last year's Interfraternity
Council Ball as the best in the last decade for originality and cleverness.
* * * * * * * * * *
And the angel of depression flew down and saw the handwriting on the door,
and having seen it flew on.
* * * * * * * * * *
Who was that learned individual that said that going to college and gaining an
education were not always the same? We have been hearing that from home for the
past several years.
* * * * * * * * * *
Congress has been in session for a whole week and the price of cotton has not
yet become more stable. The time is about ripe for some of the "liberal" Republicans
to begin a series of complaints against the new Democratic House. At that, it is
their turn.
* * * * * * * * * *
In this new world of ours the people are expected to do their duty and pay it too.
* * * * * * * * * *
Since we have practically done nothing but make remarks in this column this
issue about depression and the like we will venture one more and then turn in our
resignation. When a hand is extended toward one these days, the chances are that
it will be extended palm upward:
* * * * * * * * * ». •
Prison officials now threaten to force paroles upon all inmates who break prison
rules.
* * * * * * * * * *
Among other things we can be thankful for is that we can always be prepared
for the gentle-toned high-C. And unlike Thanksgiving we are reminded of it fifty-two
times a year.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
Thus spake the South's Leading Semi-weekly:
"The Auburn Plai7isman laments the fact
that the Crimson-White has become the
'South's Leading Semi-Weekly' within three
months, especially since The Plainsman has
been going to press twice a week for three
years and has not yet reached the stage
where it could possibly adopt a similar
slogan. Oh well, they are coming alone
fine now that they almost exclusively pub­lish
IP Service material and excerpts from
the Crimson-White." Congratulations."
Two misrepresentations in the first sent­ence
of this withering article deserve some
explanation. The Plainsman does not la­ment
the fact that the Crimson-White has
become the "South's Leading Semi-Weekly';
we rather stand aghast, astounded at the
ingenuity, the perspicacity, the industry,
the raw genius which has, in a blaze of
glory, given birth to this chef-de-oenvre of
college journalism, with its five pages of
clippings and nonsense," and one page of
cigaette advertisement.
Then again, the omnipotent Crimson-
White charges that the Plainsman has been
endeavouring for three years, without suc­cess,
to adopt this slogan. We must concur
here. Three years is far too short a period
for us to develop the brazen gall, the con­ceit,
the personal estimation of one's own
subtlety, the vast incongruity, the pitiful
ignorance which the staff of the Crimson-
White has engendered in three months. Or
did it take that long!
In regard to the last sentence, we wish
to express our appreciation for. the en­couragement
and permission to quote the
best semi-weekly in the South. Such per­mission
gives us a franchise unequaled by
any other college paper in the country, and
if we are allowed to continue quoting the
Crimson-White, The Plainsman may some
day hope to be "the second-best semi-week­ly
in the South." .
* * * *
The position of Georgia in the educa­tional
world, as explained by a columnist in
the Gold and Black, the University student
paper:
"Dear Sir: -.
"Which are the three best universi­ties
in the United States?—T. A. T.
"P. T. A.—Thanks for the letter. We
enjoyed it and hope you'll write again
soon. About the universities—well,
suppose Harvard would rank about
second, with Yale a close third."
* * * *
First year men at Mississippi A. & M.
are doubly glad when Christmas holidays
come. Of course there's always the antici­pation
of going home and staying up at
night to see Santa Claus, and the mere go­ing
home. But, most of all, there is the
relief from having to recite such doggerel
as this at a moment's notice and without
a smile.
"Sirs:
"Realizing with exuberance the unim­peded
passage of time which unhalt-ingly
brings near the glad and festive
Yuletide Season, it is my paramount
wish and uncontrollable desire that I,
freshman .'. wish to make the
following report: At hr.
min. sec. on this the —..day
of . 1931 A. D. there
remained bu ™ days
hours i min sec
until we shall be permitted to desist
from our fatiguing labor at this insti­tution
of learning and I, to proceed
cum magna celeritate to my domicile
which is located at (town), (county),
(state).
* * * *.
The latest chapter of "The Bayings of
Belligerent Bowser", which is reprinted
from the Daily Tar Heel without the per­mission
of the copyright owners, follows
meekly. Blame it on Bowser's embarass-ment.
Who wouldn't be if they tried to
do what the Carolina campus canine at­tempted?
"Bowser inspected the Davie Poplar,
made sure that all was well, then head­ed
overtown. Midway to Franklin
street, he stopped, sniffed eagerly
through the mist, began circling; then
pointed.
" 'Trouble ahead', said Bowser. 'Must
rectify!'
"Sure enough, there was a strange
man .standing on a stone.
"Bowser charged, backing furiously.
Stout-hearted Bowser backed into an­other
direction; charged again. And
still the man didn't move. For ten
minutes Bowser barked, growled, par­ried
and attacked. But the man didn't
move.
• "On a nearby sidewalk, two of Bow­ser's
friends—also of uncertain vintage
—watched Bowser. And laughed. They
were WISE!
"Bowser still can't understand why
a bronze Confederate veteran refuses
to be afraid of a dog—but he had had
his big moment. He 'stole the show'."
His conduct still right, with his argu­ment
wr*ong.—Goldsmith.
INSIGHTS
By Conscientious Cletus
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.
AUBURN'S annual Cake Race, spon­sored
by O. D. K. Fraternity, is
an excellent contribution to the ath­letic
program of the institution. The Race
holds a unique position on the campus and
if the student interest continues to develop
in the future as it has in the past the race
could be turned into something more like a
field day and fill a much needed place in
the round of campus activities.
As it is organized at the present, how­ever,
the freshmen who go out for track
have a decided advantage in that the course
is so long that the race becomes really a
test of endurance instead of speed. The
men who planned the Race might have in­tended
it to be a test of endurance, but if
that is true some provision should be made
whereby all those entering could start on
as nearly an equal basis as possible. It is
true that many advantages can be seen in
the practice of placing a premium on train­ing
for the race, but as long as it is or­ganized
to make an appeal to the entire
Freshman class each individual should have
an equal chance to win.
Theoretically that is true at the present,
just as it is theoretically true that every
American' citizen has an equal chance be­fore
the law, but in actual practice only
those men who" have trained for the race, in
one way or another, have much chance to
place. Of course that is a general state­ment
and does not hold good in every case
but as a rule it is true. Because of the
fact that a majority of the students tak­ing
part in the race have not trained for
it, the ones who have not trained should
be given first consideration.
This suggestion is not made with any
spirit of fault finding because as stated
above, the Cake Race is making a valuable
contribution to Auburn's athletic program.
It is a suggestion that is made after hear­ing
several discussions among non-track
men who have taken part.
* * * *
In their Trade at Home celebration the
Auburn merchants do not seem to believe
very much in their own theory. Auburn
has an excellent student orchestra, and one
that has been well received by students and
townspeople of Auburn, but instead of trad­ing
at home and using the Auburn Knights
to play for the "Street Dance that was held
inside", those in charge went to Tuskegee
and imported an orchestra. That meant
money was carried away from Auburn that
should and could have been kept in town
to help out the local merchants. The ques­tion
might also be raised regarding the
advantages of trading at home when the
merchants go out of town to get a man to
put on the celebration who in turn gets all
the advertising matter printed out-of-town.
The merchants put on a program during
the summer along the same lines that this
one is being put on, except that local men
were responsible and local merchants got
all the trade. The success of the two pro­grams
compared with each other will leave
no doubt in anyone's mind as to which is
the best plan. The Lions Club was really
in charge of the celebration during the
summer, but the merchants in town coope­rated.
* * * *
"The breakdown of free trade in the
British Isles should be cause for general
lamentation. To adopt protection at this
late day is to block progress toward a sane
economic world order. To be sure, Eng­land
was forced to this last resort by the
high tariffs of the United States, France,
Germany, etc., no one of whom will cheer
the move. Economists and business men are
arriving at t"he conviction that increased
tariffs are a menace to the economic health
of all countries, especially to that of the
state levying the duties. Retaliation has
become customary; continued retaliation on
all sides can lead only to disaster. The
vicious circle goes on, and Great Britain, it
is to be feared, has now added to its vi-ciousness."
* * * *
We can at least begin to see light when
we think of the Democratic control of the
House, and we still have the presidential
election two years off to look forward to.
Quotations
During excavations in Italy, three statues
were found awenty feet below the surface.
We must admit that it seems a splendid
idea.—The Humorist. (London).
A Georgia Congressman asserts that
crime films cause crime. Now we have
only to find out what causes crime films.
—San Diego Union.
What, business seems to need is the com­mand,
"Cease firing!"—Grand Rapids
Press.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1931 T H E P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE PAGE THREE
TAD McCALLUM, Editor
CONTRIBUTORS:
HARRY BARNES
MARSHAL KALEY
K. G. TAYLOR -
NEIL 0. DAVIS
High Ranking Teams
In Leading Athletic
Conferences are Given
The following ranking of the teams
of the leading athletic conferences
of the United States is the work of
a Tucson, Arizona, sports writer. He
calls it the Azzi Ratem System. The
teams are not ranked strictly accord­ing
to the percentage of games won
and lost but gives a grade between
52 and 196 for every conference
game played. This grade is based
upon whether the game is won, lost
or tied, the strength of the opponent
and, to a limited degree, the differ­ence
in score.
Southern Conference
Team— W
Tulane 8
Tennesse 6
Georgia 6
Alabama 7
Maryland 4
Kentuck 4
Vanderbilt 3
Auburn 3
La. State 3
Duke 3
Sewanee 3
South Carolina 3
Georgia Tech 2
Florida 2
North Carolina 2
Pacific Coast
Team— W
Southern California. 7
California 4
Oregon U. 3
Stanford - 2
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Much Interest Is Shown in Fraternity Basketball Tournament
TEAM STRONGEST TO
APPEAR AT AUBURN
SINCE 1926 SEASON
Coaches Receive Credit for Im­pressive
Record Made by the
Tigers This Year
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Defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow
Jackets, 13 to 0, for the first time
since 1919, and finishing the season
with a record of five wins, one tie
and three losses, the Tigers closed the
past gridiron campaign with the most
impressive record made by an Auburn
eleven since 1926. The five victories
over Birmingham-Southern, Georgia
Tech, Spring Hill, Sewanee and South
Carolina brought Auburn's total num­ber
of triumphs for 39 years of inter­collegiate
football to 152 against 18
no decision verdicts and 95 reverses.
Chet Wynee and his assistants,
Roger Kiley and Sam McAllister, did
a wonderful job coaching the Plains­men.
Their proteges were outweigh­ed
in every game, but superior coach­ing
and brainy playing on the part
of the Orange and Blue wearers
stamped Auburn as the most improv­ed
team in the Southern Conference.
Auburn failed to meet an opponent
during the year that Co-Captains
James Bush and Chattie Davidson and
their mates did not have to work over­time
in an effort to turn in a credit­able
performance. Every game on
the schedule was tough.
Being put on the "spot" generally
means the downfall of gangsters, and
also to a lot of football teams and
coaches, but to the Auburn Tigers it
meant that their opposition would be
inspired every Saturday, and would
fight much harder than usual to win.
The Tigers were on the "spot" when
they played Birmingham-Southern,
Georagia Tech, Sewanee and South
Carolina, but conquered each and
emerged as heroes.
A loss to Birmingham-Southern in
the opening game would have spelled
a disastrous season for Auburn, but
the Tigers looked good at times and
trounced the Panthers, 24 to 6.
Following the tilt with the Metho
dist. eleven, the Plainsmen met a ti
tanic team in Wisconsin, who defeat­ed
Purdue a week later. Rising to
supreme heights, Wynne's machine
clicked as well as possible on a muddy
field and tied the Badgers, 7-7. This
game was one of the highlights of Au­burn's
schedule.
Auburn completely dominated the
annual game with Georgia Tech, on
Grant Field. Only two touchdowns
were scored, but at no time during the
fray did the Engineers have a good
Four Stars of Last Year's Team Ready for Coming Season GOOD GAMES FEATURE AS TEAMS
FINISH FIRST ROUND OF TOURNEY
Kappa Alpha 46, Theta Chi 2 7 ; S. P. E. 20, Theta Kappa Nu 7;
Alpha Lambda Tau 19, Sigma Pi 16; Phi Delta Theta 12,
Delta Alpha Delta 11.
Four Tiger basketball stars who are expected to lead the Auburn squad through another
successful season. The four pictured will furnish most of the offensive strength. From left to
right they are: "Lefty" Jordan, who has led the team in scoring for the past two seasons;
Captain Jack Stewart, six feet, seven inches of all-round ability; Tommy Lumpkin, sharpshooting
forward, and "Slick" Kaley, speedy guard.
This quartet, along with Lindley Hatfield, has played intact for three years and should be
one of the best in the conference this season.
WITH EVERY REGULAR RETURNING
STRONG CAGE IS TEAM EXPECTED
Team Last Year Won Fourteen and Lost Seven Games; Pros­pects
Unusually Bright for Very Successful Year; Stewart
to Captain Team
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Returning every regular from last
season's team, which won 14 and lost
seven games, Coach Sam McAllister's
1932 Auburn hardwood five is again
expected to rank with the leaders in
the Southern Conference. The con­ference
record for the Tigers last sea­son
was eight victories and six re­verses.
At times during the 1931 campaign,
the Plainsmen' looked like Auburn's
famous 1928 machine, the best to
ever represent Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. The 1928 team won 20
and lost only two tilts, both to the
University of Mississippi by a lone
point. The highlights of the 1931
season were triumphs over South Car­olina,
39 to 21; Clemson, 44 to 20;
North Carolina State, 30 to 28; Tu­lane,
44 to 22; Vanderbilt, 42 to 25,
and Virginia, 33 to 26.
The Cavaliers, the only team to
defeat the Southern Conference cham­pions,
Maryland, last year, were down­ed
in the first round of the tourna-ment_
in Atlanta. The Bengals seven-point
margin was the largest made
by any of the winners in the opening
day of the tourney, and labeled the
boys from the Plains as the most im­pressive
quintet to appear on the
court in the initial round.
' Jack Stewart, Charles Kaley and
Tom Lumpkin, three mainstays, were
just up from the "flu" when the
tournament started and were unable to
set a fast pace for five days and their
team lost in the second round to Geor­gia
31 to 27. Lumpkin was not even
in condition to perform against Vir­ginia.
The letter-men in the fold this year
are Captain Jack Stewart, center;
Ralph Jordan, 1931 leader, and Tom
Lumpkin, forwards, and Charles Ka-
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chance to score. Time probably kept
Auburn from scoring two additional
six-pointers', both halves ending with
the Tigers in possession of the ball
only a few yards short of the Jack­et's
goal line. This was probably the
best game played by Auburn during
the season. \
The win from Tech, however, was
costly, as Lindley Hatfield, halfback;
Tom Browns, fullback, and Ernest
Molpus, guard, received broken ribs
that kept Molpus from playing his
best the following week against Flor­ida
and the other two from playing at
all. The 'Gators won, 13 to 12, but
the game was never in the bag until
the final whistle.
A small breathing spell was allow­ed
when Spring Hill invaded the
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ley, Lindley Hatfield and Harbin Law-son,
guards. These superb players
performed on the same freshman team
and with the exception of Kaley, have
played together on the varsity for
two years. Kaley was not in school
the first semester of his sophomore
year and decided not to let service in
only two games in 1929 count against
him as a whole year of competition.
Standing six feet five inches, Cap­tain
Stewart is expected to be a ter­ror
at the pivot post.x He was able
to get the tip-off on every opponent
last year, and his all-around playing
in 20 of the 21 games on the sched
ule stood out. He failed to play in
the final engagement with Georgia
Tech in Atlanta, because of illness.
He is rated as one of Auburn's great­est
athletes and ranks as one of the
leading centers in the South, placing
tenth among the Southern Conference
scorers in 193 lwith 95 points. Au­burn's
inspiring leader also holds the
Southern Conference high jump rec­ord,
jumping six feet two and three-quaiter
inches at the conference meet
in Birmingham last May. Stewart
lives in Anniston.
Battling to understudy Stewart are
David Rogers, of Marbury, and Bob
Arthur, of Birmingham, reserves last
season, and David Ariail, Birming­ham,
and Elmer Kelley, Evergreen,
spohomores. Ariail was an outstand­ing
end on the gridiron eleven during
the past campaign. Arthur will prob­ably
get first call if he gets down
to serious work and is able to show
form that he displayed against North
Carolina State as a sophomore.
Jordan, Selma boy, who has led the
team in scoring for two seasons, and
"Little Papa" Lumpkin, of Millerville,
will hardly have any trouble retain­ing
their forward berths. The Selma
boy was ninth high scorer in the con­ference
last year and Lumpkin car­ried
off thirteenth honors. Jordan has
been held scoreless but once during his
long career on the hardwood. Both
are regular Jelly Akin's in locating
the hoops and are also, stellar defen­sive
players. They are also ball-hawks
deluxe.
For reserve forwards, McAllister
will have George Jenkins, a promising
auburn-haired youth from Columbus,
Ga., and Sam Mason, of Tallassee, up
from the reserve ranks, and Bartlett
Clark and Sterling Dupree, freshman
graduates. Jenkins and Mason stand
a good chance of earning letters this
year.
Heading the list of veteran guards
is Charles Kaley, all-state during his
high school days at Warrior, who is
a second Ebb or Fob James in cover­ing
opposing players; Lindley Hat­field,
Montgomery boy, and Harbin
Lawson, of Nelson, Ga. Kaley is
slated for a coveted position with
Hatfield and Lawson staging a merry
fight to play opposite him. Hatfield
and Lawson are not spectacular, but
are consistent and will be in the midst
of every battle when the score is the
closest. Lawson is probably the hard­est
worker on- the team.
The reserve guards will probably be
recruited from Scott Turk, Marion
Talley, Warren McMahan and Rus­sell
Wann. Turk was a member of
the varsity squad during the 1930-31
season and the others performed un­der
Coach Earl McFaden on the plebe
five.
Daily practices have been held
since the first of December and the
boys are rapidly getting in shape for
a gruelling campaign. The 1932 sched­ule
has not been announced, but will
probably include games with Florida,
Tulane, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ten­nessee,
Vanderbilt, L. S. U., Sewanee
and maybe a few of the other leaders
in Dixie.
The first round games of the inter-frateinity
basketball tournament are
rapidly being played off, two being
fought out each night at the gym.
The opening games have drawn fair­ly
large crowds and there seems to
be more interest in the tourney tha-n
ever before.
The Theta Chi and Kappa Alpha
quintets started things off Wednes­day
night with a lively battle which
the latter outfit won, 46 to 27. The
second game of the opening night
brought the Theta Kappa Nu's
against the Sigma Phi Epsilon team
and the S. P. E.'s won by a 20 to
7 margin.
The Thursday night games were
closer and kept the numerous spec­tators
oji edge all through both strug­gles.
The Sigma Pi sharpshooters
went down before the strong A. L. T.
team, coached by Red Jenkins, 19
to 16, and the closing game between
the Phi Delta Thetas and Delta Alpha
Deltas was won by the Phi quintet,
12 to 11.
The final first round games were
played Friday night with the Phi
Kappa Deltas opposing the Kappa
Sigmas and the Pi K. A.'s meeting
the Alpha Tau Omegas. The remain­ing
teams drew byes and automatic­ally
proceed to the second round
which will be played off as early as
possible next week.
A number of the stronger teams
of last year have not seen action, in­cluding
the championship Sigma Phi
Sigma team, the S. A. E.'s, T. U. O.'s,
Sigma Nu's, Lambda Chi Alpha's and
Delta Sigma Phi's. The first round
battles:
Kappa Alpha 46 vs. Theta Chi 27
Led by Frank Ellis, flashy for­ward,
the Kappa Alpha's had little'
trouble in winning over the Theta
Chi team, 46 to 27. The K. A. crew
piled up a commanding lead early in
the first half and held it for the re­mainder
of the game. Both teams
substituted frequently.
Frank Ellis took over the individ­ual-
scoring lead of the tournament
with 18 points in his first game. He
was closely pressed by "Handsome"
Wible, K. A. center, who accumulat­ed
16 points during the brief time
that he was ori the floor. Riley and
Nichols scrapped hard for the losing
cause.
Lineups: Kappa Alpha (46)—Bob
Ellis (7) and Frank Ellis (18), for­wards;
Wible (16), center; Phillips
(3) and Slack, guards. Subs: Creigh-ton
(2), B. Ellis (2), Waller, Mur­phy,
Cook, Jackson, and Snow.
Theta Chi (27)—Riley (4) and
Nichols (11.), forwards; Rudder (6),
center; Orme and Woodall (6),
guards. Subs: Washburn, Cooper,
Urquhart, Yarborough.
S. P. E. 20 vs. Theta Kappa Nu 7
The Sigma Phi Epsilon team prov­ed
too powerful for the Theta Kappa
Nu's and pulled away in the second
half to win easily, 20 to 7. The first
period was slow and rough and the
S. P. E. team left the floor leading
by a 6 to 1 count. Business picked
up toward the end as Hunt, Sig Ep
forward, began to hit the basket and
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EIGHTEEN THOUSAND AND SIX
CHOOSE ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
An ail-American football eleven, the
first ever chosen by a large section
of the American public and the first
even chosen through the medium of
radio, was announced today.
Eighteen thousand and six voters,
who began to make their choices im­mediately
following the Hart, Schaff-ner
and Marx Trumpeter broadcast
Nov. 19, in which regular weekly pro­gram
the poll was announced, gave
Ma,rchmont Schwartz, Notre Dame
back, first place in the matter of pop­ularity.
Schwartz received 16,887
votes. The three judges, 'fed Husing,
ace sports announcer of C. B. S., Sol
Met'zger and Warren Brown, both na­tionally
known football authorities, in
each case approved the popular
choices, which, in almost every case
coincide with prominent all-American
elevens picked by football writers and
experts in various sections of the
country.
The Hart, Schaffner and Marx all-
American team follows:
Left end—Jerry Dalrymple of Tu-lane.
Left tackle—Dallas Marvil, North­western.
Left guard—Clarence Munn, Min­nesota.
Center—Tommy Yarr, Notre Dame.
Right Guard—John Baker, South­ern
California.
Rick tackle—Jim McMurdo, Pitts­burgh.
Right end—Vernon Smith, Georgia.
Quarterback—Barry Wood, Har­vard.
Left halfback — M a r c h m o n t
Schwarte, Notre Dame.
Right halfback—Ernest Pinckert,
Southern California.
Fullback—Ernest Rentner, North­western.
Tommy Yarr, believed to be one of
the two most important pivot men on
national gridirons this year, placed
second in the poplar vote, 14,003 of
the 18,000 voters naming him on their
teams. Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Geor­gia
end, with 12,727, Jerry Dalrymple,
Tulane with 12,506 and Ernest Rent­ner
of Northwestern with 12,384 took
v the next places in number of ballots
received.
One of the unusual features of the
poll, a matter in which all three judges
concurred, was selection by the voters
of Barry Wood of Harvard for quart­erback,
with 12,157 votes. Husing,
the C. B. S. announcer, who was bar­red
during the season from any furth­er
broadcasts at Harvard, because of
his description of a play in which
Wood figured, had no hesitancy in ap­proving
the voters' choice of Wood on
the Trumpeters all-American. It was
in the controversial broadcast that
Husing referred to a play in which
Wood participated as "putrid."
North, south, east and middlewest
voters participated in the poll. Those
who won first places with their se­lections
and the reasons they gave for
their choices are: A. E. Berry, Colo­rado
Springs; M. E. Chapman, Cleve­land
Heights,Ohio; Clarence W. Gray,
New Orleans, La.; Frank Eugene
Kock, Warsaw, 111.; C. B. Prescott,
New Orleans; C. D. Ruth, Buffalo,
N. Y.; John F. McEvoy, Trenton,
N. J.; Bryce Bullington, Atlanta, Ga.;
Cecil White, Pascagoula, Miss.; Bert
W. Anderson, Charleston, W. Va.
Each of the first ten listed will re­ceive
full winter wardrobes from
Hart, Schaffner and Marx while the
next 50 also will receive a free suit
or overcoat.
TEAM STRONGEST TO
APPEAR AT AUBURN
SINCE 1926 SEASON
I.S.A. ADJUST CERTAIN TACTICS
New York—(IP)—An effort to
eliminate objectionable tactics from
college water polo was made at the
annual meeting of the Intercollegiate
Swimming Association.
A number of several penalties for
offenses were made official.
OBJECTS TO USE OF POLO FIELD
New York—(IP)—The New York
University Daily News has objected
to the practice of university athletic
officials in using the polo grounds
here for its games instead oi the
campus gridiron.
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(Continued from page 3)
Plains, the Badgers going down, 27 to
7. However, Wynne had to use his
regulars before the Badgers would
give ground.
Tulane was the only team to hand
Auburn a decisive reversal, winning,
27 to 0, after being held to a lone
marker in the first half. The Greenies
scored during the closing seconds of
the second quarter and it is doubtful
if they would have crossed Auburn's
goal line during the initial half if
Coach Bernie Bierman had not sent
in four substitutes with less than a
minute to play. Auburn's showing
brought praise from the four corners
of America.
A determined Sewanee eleven was
the next opponent in Birmingham.
Auburn won, 12 to 0, but received a
real scare from another team that
has also made rapid progress up the
gridiron ladder recently.
Holding Georgia to a one-touch­down
victory, Auburn made a better
showing against the Bulldogs than
V. P.. I., Yale, North Carolina, Van-derbilt,
Florida and Georgia Tech.
The 12 to 6 count represents the dif­ference
between the two teams the
day they met. Some experts on foot­ball
believe that the roamers of the
forest looked better against Georgia
than any other team that they en­countered
during the season.
The campaign closed against South
Carolina in Montgomery. Auburn was
considerably off form after a stren­uous
season of having to meet more
experienced and much heavier oppon­ents
every week, but managed to car­ry
off the honors, 13 to 6. An 80-
yard run by Casey Kimbrell and a
50-yard gain on a pass from Jimmie
Hitchcock to Sterling Dupree scored
the Tigers touchdowns.
Finishing in a four-way tie with
Sewanee, South Carolina and Duke
for eighth place in the final Southern
Conference standings and having Por­ter
Grant, James Bush, David Ariail,
Boots Chambless, Jimmie Hitchcock,
Allen Rogers, Casey Kimbrell and
Lindley Hatfield considered for the
mythical all-Southern eleven, the Tig­ers
staged a remarkable comeback.
Grant, Bush and Hitchcock also re­ceived
All-American recognition.
Conquering the comeback trail was
a perilous undertaking, but a courag-
T H E P L A I N S M A N .
HIGH RANKING TEAMS
IN LEADING ATHLETIC
CONFERENCES ARE GIVEN
(Continued from Page Three)
Washington U. 3 3 1 .105
Washington State - - 4 3 0 .103
Oregon State - - - - - - 1 3 1 .86
Idaho4 1 4 0 .70
U. C. L. A. 0 3 0 .56
Montana 0 5 0 .52
Big Ten
Team— W L T A.R.
Northwestern 5 1 0 .132
Michigan 5 1 0 .127
Purdue 5 1 0 .125
Big Six
Team W L T A.R.
Nebraska 5 0 0 .144
Iowa State 3 1 0 .121
Kansas State _ - - - - 3 2 0 .114
Southwest Conference
Team— W L T A.R.
So. Methodist 5 0 1 .144
Texas Christian 4.1 1 .120
Texas A&M 3 2 0 .114
Utah, Colorado Aggies, Utah Ag­gies
and Colorado U. ranked one, two,
three, four in the Rockies according
to Azzi Ratem.
North Dakota is the outstanding
1931 champion of the North Central
Conference.
Tempe State grabbed the first
championship of the newly formed
Border Conference.
A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1931
Seasons Second Dance
Held By Wittel Hall
Wittel Hall held its second dance
of the year Friday night amid Christ­mas
decorations and shaded lights.
The Auburn Knights furnished the
music for the occasion. Holly was
placed among red and green stream­ers
to add color to the occasion at­tended
by a large group of students
who occupy the hall and the numer­ous
young ladies. Refreshments were
served during intermission. The so­cial
committee of Wittel Hall were
honored in the leadout as a feature of
the evening's entertainment.
No Approximations
Radio Broadcasting
Becomes Very Prompt
T e rm " A b o u t " Loses Twenty
Minutes P e r Day For Aver­a
g e American
FRAT AND PLEDGES
SUBJECT OF TALK
BY JUDGE JONES
JINX TAKES TENTH AS
MELINKOVICH TUMBLES
South Bend, Ind.—(IP)— That
mysterious jinx which has hung over
the last nine fullbacks at Notre Dame
has taken its tenth victim in George
Melinkovich, who asserted earlier in
the season that he would, not let it
get him.
Melinkovich was severely injured
in the .Navy game at Baltimore. In
the last two years nine of hi spre-decessors
had been injured so that
they had to leave the game, or were
declared ineligible for play. -
THE EYES HAVE IT
IN THE LOWLY SPUD
"Say It With Flowers"
And Say It With Our*
FOR EVERY SOCIAL
OCCASION
Rosemont Gardens
FLORISTS
Montgomery, Alabama
Homer Wright, Local Agent
for Auburn.
j „
{ Alemiting W a s h i ng P o l i s h i ng
W0C0-PEP SERVICE STATION
ALLEN B. KLING, Prop. PHONE 86
State College, Pa.—(IP)—Practi­cal
use for the eyes of a potato has
been found for the cooks at Pennsyl­vania
State College.
They are one index to show how
good a potato is likely to be after
it is cooked. The fewer eyes the
more delectable the potato, according
to experiments carried on by J. S.
Cobb, professor of Agronomy.
"This is station Z.X.Z. signing off at
exactly 10:00^ o'clock . . . or this is
station Z.X.Z. switching you to the
network of the Federated Broadcast­ing
System at 8:45 and five seconds."
Have you ever; and that is a fool­ish
question because everyone has;
asked someone what the time was?
And in answer they have replied
"about" six fifteen or "about" some­thing
else. Yes, ninty nine per cent
of the people of America run on a
pretty nearly timely schedule.
They get up in the mornings around
a certain time. Usually ten or fifteen
minutes earlier or later. Breakfast
is taken leisurely today and on the
fly tomorrow. Oftimes the "about"
eight o'clock awakener will oversleep
"about" twenty minutes and as a re­sult
cram "about" half his toast into
his mouth, which forces him to chew
and digest the food to the tune of an
interurban street car. •
As a result of this twenty minute
loss in the daily schedule he arrives at
the office "about"«the same number of
minutes late. His routine work for
the day, or if he is an executive, his
appointments will also be met "about"
on .time, but not quie.
It is within the realm of possibility
that said Mr. Business Man might
have missed landing a deal of "about"
or many thousands of dollars because
he was running "about" a quarter of
an hour or so behind schedule. Then
too, he may be forced to give up a
golf game or a social contact with a
very important client who couldn't
wait "about" that extra few minutes,
as he (the client) had to fill certain
engagements in "about" this time or
that time.
• "I will meet you 'about' so and so
time." These are the easiest words
of all to say and they most assuredly
do not leave one feeling that he is
definitely tied' to an engagement at a
specified moment. Yet if the annual
cost and loss of these relieFgiving
words were counted it would make an
appalling total.
Which brings us back to the radio
station, and the start of this narrative.
In the studios of station WAPI the
one unforgivable sin is to become care­less
in watching the split second. Pro­grams
usually run in fifteen minute
intervals. Each change in a feature
must be made on the second, or a ra­dio
faux pas has been committed. An­nouncers
and technicians must live by
the clock and become second hand con­scious.
_ •
There are no "abouts" in radio
broadcasting. A signal example of
this is the handling of network pro­grams
over the National Broadcasting
Company. The announcer's voice in
(Continued from page 1)
President Knapp urged pledges to
form fellowships and associations
with their classmates, and to work for
their own good and the good of the
institution, in order that they might
be benefited in later life by their
contacts and works.
The gathering of freshman pledges,
held at the Baptist church, is the only
one of its kind in the South, accord­ing
to Y. M. C. A. officers. Several
Northern universities sponsor similar
banquets for the promotion of con­tact
among pledges.
ELI CRUSHES CHANCE
FOR HARVARD RECORD
Cambridge, Mass.—(IP)—As it
prepared to face Yak, Harvard was
the only unbeaten football team in
the East this season, which had not
been at least' tied. Fordham and
Allegheny had been unbeaten but
tied twice and Bucknell was unbeat­en
but ties three times. Beaten
once and tied not at all were Pitts­burgh,
Syracuse, Columbia, Colgate,
Cornell and Pennsylvania.
FIVE CAPTAINS PLAY
FOOTBALL FOR PENN
Philadelphia, Pa.—(IP)—The Uni­versity
of Pennsylvania football team
includes this year the captains of five
college athletic teams.
the studio of WAPI mus deliver the
message in a stipulated length of
time. In fac the speed of delivery
must be judged to a fine point so that
the switch to the network can be made
with only a second or so interval.
"Abouts" don't go in radio. Yet
"about" this time or "about" that time
will always be an American charac­teristic,
for which they will pay and
pay, and don't fool yourself about this
fact.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN
FRATERNITY CAGE TOURNEY
(Continued from page 3)
increased his team's total to 20
points. Coleman played the best
game for the losers.
Lineups: S. P. E. (20)—Hunt (8),
and Powell (4), forwards; Max Da­vidson
(5), center; Egge (3) and
Chattie Davidson, guards. Subs:
Duke.
Theta Kappa Nu (7)—Coleman
(4) and Harris (1), forwards; Bry­ant,
center; R. Smith and Green,
guards. Subs: C. Smith, Marshal
(3), Sims, Sullivan, Harris, and
Edge.
Alpha Lambda Tau 19 vs. Sigma
Pi 16
Failure to make their free throws
good cost the Sigma Pi tossers
a hard fought battle with Red Jenk­ins'
Alpha Lambda Tau's. The los­ing
quintet had nine free chances
at the basket and missed all of them,
losing the game by the score of 19
INFERNO WILL BE DEPICTED IN
MID-TERM DANCE DECORATIONS
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for your Safety. One is on duty at
all hours. Lipscombs Tiger Drug
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(Continued from Page 1)
sparkling flames. The combination of
this lighting effect will be such as to
create a soft, fitful glow throughout.
A second crystal ball will be used
underneath and hanging from the
highest point of the ceiling directly
over the orchestra. This ball will be
used only for special dances when a
battery of powerful spotlights will
play upon its reflecting surfaces.
REVELRY REIGNS AS
DANCES CELEBRATE
HARVEST FESTIVAL
(Continued from page 1)
tend in spirit and hear their
praises sung. It is a beautiful
custom this harvest festival. May
it prosper and gain in beauty
every year. Let us not be the
only people who do not give
thanks to their patron saints and
gods for the benevolent watchful­ness
they have shown for us
throughout the ages.
to 16. Both teams resorted to long
shooting and made a number of spec­tacular
mid-court shots good. Ed and
Harry Whitten, two big guards, kept
the Sigma Pi forwards out of close
shot range. Singleterry led the Sig­ma
Pi attack with 8 points.
Lineups: Alpha Lambda Tau (19)
—Quinney (6) and Langdon (2),
forwards; H. Whitten (4), center;
E. Whitten • (4) and Wood (3),
guards. Subs: McKinnon and Mc­Laughlin.
Sigma Pi (16)—Hooten (4) and
Singleterry (8), forwards; Gates
(2), cetner; Mann (2) and Moore,
guards. Subs: Lindsey and Albright.
Phi Delta Theta 12 vs. Delta
Alpha Delta 11
The Phi Delta Theta shock troops
were not able to handle the Delta
Alpha Delta's but the Phi regulars
managed to eke out a one point vic­tory
after subduing a last minute
rally by the Pharmacy boys. The
Delta Alpha Delta quintet, with
plenty of big powerful players in the
lineup, offered stubborn opposition
to the smaller but faster Phi Delta
Theta performers. Pugh and Wat-kins
were outstanding for the win­ners
while Albritton was the shining
light for the Delta's.
Lineups: Phi Delta Theta- (12) —
Wilson and Rencher, forwards; Ste­wart,
center; Scott and Deer, guards.
Subs: Duncan (2), Pugh ^(4), Smith,
Johnson (2), Watkins (4), and Kirk-by.
NOTICE
The Episcopal Church
Auburn, Alabama
December 13, 1931
Rev. Wm. Byrd Lee, Jr., Rector
3rd Sunday in Advent.
Church School and Bible Class—
9:45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon—11:00
a. m.
Meeting of the Y. P. S. L.—6:30
p. m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
CHINESE EDUCATORS
BAR ALIEN LETTERS
Shanghai — (IP) — The Nanking
Ministry of Education has forbidden
Chinese students and athletes to
wear foreign numerals or characters
on their caps, sweaters or other bits
of clothing, terming the custom an
unpatriotic one, and "a disgrace to
the country.''
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RED PAINT AND. THE
STUDENT GOES MAD
Selinsgrove, Pa.—(IP)—Agitation
against the strict rules enforced by
the administration of Susquehanna
University here resulted recently in
the students going beserk and liter­ally
painting the town red.
In the melee the town's niglit
watchman was attacked.
eous band of gridders and a coaching
staff that rates second to none in the
country accomplished the hard task
at Auburn. Auburn, annually a lead­ing
contender for the Southern Con­ference
football championship through
the 1922 season, is no longer a weak
sister in the Southern Conference.
Tiger Theatre
SATURDAY, DEC. «2
Eddie Quillan
Robert Armstrong
Ginger Rogers
"The Tip Off"
Also: BOY FRIENDS COMEDY
SUNDAY - MONDAY,
DEC. 13-14
GEORGE WHITE'S
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^_WHft—
Bert Lahr
Charlotte Greenwood
Pat O'Brien
Also PARAMOUNT NEWS and
COLLEGE CAPERS
TUESDAY, DEC. 15
"Waterloo Bridge"
Where Lonesome Ladies Stroll
MAE CLARK
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Also Comedy, "TAKE 'EM and
SHAKE EM"
Problem: how to answer a
million a day
Users of Bell System service ask "Informa­tion"
more than 1,000,000 questions every
day. Providing facilities for answering them
promptly, correctly, was one problem put up
to engineers of the Bell System.
So effective was their solution that this
prodigious task is now a matter of smooth
routine. They designed desks which enable
each operator to reach quickly the listings of
some 15,500,000 telephones. They developed
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